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Virginia cattlemen enlightened on current NCBA hot topics

by Jennifer Showalter WEYERS CAVE, VA — Around 235 cattlemen from the Shenandoah Valley were recently treated with a presentation by Colin Woodall from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Legislative Affairs Office in Washington, D.C. at this year’s Rockingham Feeder Cattle Association’s Annual Meeting. The crowd consisted of both consignors of feeder cattle to the Rockingham Livestock Graded Sales as well as buyers.

Organizations like NCBA fight for the best interests of producers and their efforts unfortunately go unnoticed too often. The Rockingham Feeder Cattle Association was pleased to welcome Woodall to the Shenandoah Valley for a brief presentation on hot topics NCBA is currently dealing with.

From smacking down dust restrictions geared toward farmers, to preventing the government from saying how producers can market their livestock, as well as promoting free trade, standing up against the proposal for tractor operators being required to have CDLs, and holding back the passage of child labor laws, Woodall proudly explained just how busy the NCBA has been working to protect the interests of cattlemen across the United States.

He went on to say that even though there has been some success in holding back things such as the Department of Labor’s wish to restrict children under age 16 from working on farms and ranches, he cannot help but wonder if this rule, along with other proposals, will be brought back up if the current president is re-elected.

During his discussion, Woodall pointed out a few specifics to really bring things home to producers in the audience. According to Woodall, trade adds about $20 per head to cattle sold

in the US. Beef tongue in the U.S. is worth about $0.12 to $0.18 per pound but when it is put on a boat and shipped to Japan or Korea, it is worth about $18 to $20 per pound. “Ninetysix percent of the world’s consumers live outside the U.S.! We need to maintain our U.S. beef demand, but try to take every opportunity we can to take advantage of trade,” said Woodall.

Woodall touched on some of the challenges he sees in the 112th Congress.

In December 2010, Congress passed a temporary estate tax relief effective through Dec. 31, 2012. Currently, estates worth more than $5 million per individual or $10 million per couple are taxed at a rate of 35 percent. Unless Congress acts to provide permanent relief, the estate tax will revert back to what is was prior to 2001. Estates worth more than $1 million will be taxed at a rate of 55 percent. “The number one burden to passing farms and ranches to the next generation is the death tax,” said Woodall. With most agriculture producers being asset rich and cash poor, the NCBA has a long-term goal of fully repealing the death tax but for now to at least maintain current conditions.

Woodall shared some of his thoughts on the 2012 Farm Bill and how NCBA is working to maintain conservation programs and keep Congress from have the right to tell producers how to produce a calf or lay an egg. He mentioned that NCBA feels that producers hauling goods to market should not have the same requirements as commercial over the road drivers and how NCBA is pushing to increase trailer weight limits even if it means adding a third axle to help cattlemen get more cattle on each load and in return decrease transportation costs.

According to Woodall, NCBA is also dealing with ethanol and horse slaughter issues. NCBA is not against ethanol production, but is against government subsidies for ethanol.

“We don’t want the

Colin Woodall from the NCBA’s office in Washington, D.C. gives an update on current legislative issues NCBA is addressing to a crowd during the 2012 Rockingham Feeder Cattle Associations Annual Meeting.

cattle industry to suffer if too much corn is drawn into ethanol production,” said Woodall. On the horse slaughter issue, Woodall stated that since 2006, neglect and abuse of horses has greatly risen and more and more horses are going to Mexico to be slaughtered, where they are not under the control of U.S. regulations. “If this truly was about welfare, groups pushing this wouldn’t continue to support this,” said Woodall. The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) started a horse sanctuary but quickly found out it was too expensive for them to continue to operate and they shut it down. Woodall points out, “If HSUS had really been concerned about animal welfare, they would have raised more money and kept the sanctuary going.”

Woodall touched on the recent cases involving lean finely textured beef (LFTB), inappropriately termed ‘pink slim’, and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). He admitted the industry simply was not ready for social media to spread the word of pink slime like it did. LFTB is 100 percent beef. The scare that spread was based on misfacts and in turn cost 22,000 indirect job losses and 10 to 15 pounds per animal that were once utilized. Woodall explained how the industry learned its lesson and when the BSE case appeared in the media shortly following the pink slime deal, the industry was ready. There was no dip in demand, international markets stayed open, and it was not falsely broadcasted.

Woodall shared NCBA’s concern of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wanting to regulate anything that has water in it or could have water in it. NCBA is trying to get the EPA to look at sound science and stop trying to eliminate production agriculture.

Finishing up with a discussion on the threat HSUS proposes to food animal production, Woodall brought light to the audience of how powerful such groups are. Woodall stated that HSUS supports anything that makes produc-

tion agriculture harder. The organization wants to put more and more restrictions on producers so it gets harder and harder to produce.

According to Woodall, HSUS is working with a $100 million annual operating budget, while PETA is working with $30 million, and the NCBA government fairs only has a $590,000 to work with. These companies are powerful and producers must pull together to educate the general public what they are really about. Woodall said that less than half of 1 percent of the money HSUS receives to help dogs and cats goes toward helping dogs and cats. The bulk of it is used to eliminate production agriculture.

Keeping producers up to speed on what is going on off their farms is critical in today’s agricultural industry.

The need for producers to work together to stand up for their livelihood is real. “I hope that in addition to a better understanding of the key livestock issues being tossed around in Congress this year, that many cattle producers left the meeting with a growing appreciation of the need for livestock producers to be cohesive for the business regardless of what they produce and how they market it. The desire by many legislators on the state and federal level to grow oversight in the food animal production industry is increasing at the urging of both a naïve public and an overzealous activists contingency. The representative and educational efforts of NCBA are very important for the beef business and I hope this meeting motivated a few more producers to support their local, state and national cattlemen’s associations,” said Jason Carter, with Virginia Cooperative Extension.

This educational event was made possible because of the following supporters: Farm Credit of Virginia’s, First 2Bank and Trust Company, Rockingham Livestock Sales, Inc., Rockingham Co-op, Valley Feed, Rockingham Farm Bureau Federation, Virginia Cattlemen’s Association, and the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

A group of 235 cattlemen are brought up to speed on current legislative issues that have the potential to affect them during the 2012 Rockingham Feeder Cattle Association Annual Meeting.

Photos by Jennifer Showalter

Part one

by Sally Colby Dr. Limin Kung, professor of animal science and dairy nutrition at the University of Delaware, says that because forage quality drives intake, whatever comes in from the field should be preserved so that the investment made in that tonnage isn’t lost.

“Forage quality drives intake,” said Kung. “The rumen has a fixed volume, and if it’s stuffed with poor quality forage, the rumen is full. If I want to feed more to the animal, I can’t because the rumen is already full of lowdigestibility, high-fiber stuff. The only way to un-stuff the rumen is through digestion, but if the silage is poor quality, it doesn’t digest well.” Kung wants producers to understand that high production does not increase feed intake. “If you can get cows to eat more, they’ll produce more milk,” he said, “but not the other way around.”

Kung outlined four possible scenarios for forage quality. The first is starting with poor quality forage in the field and doing a bad job putting it into the silo — the obvious result is poor quality feed for the entire year. In the second scenario, with poor quality coming in from the field but an excellent job putting it in the silo, the result is still poor quality feed. The third scenario, which Kung says is the worst, is having the best possible quality forage in the field, but doing a poor job putting it in the silo. “What we want is high quality forage coming in from the field, and excellent silage management,” he said. And because harvest usually takes place within a two-week period each year, farmers should remember that those weeks are crucial to the entire year’s feed program.

As he visits dairy farms throughout

the United States, Kung has found that two things stand out, regardless of farm size or cow numbers. “These two things make a difference on topproducing farms,” he said. “One is cow comfort, the other is forage quality. If you have those two things down, everything else becomes a little easier.

If those two things blow up, everything else (reproduction, mastitis) becomes a lot harder.”

Kung referenced a Michigan study that examined NDFD (fiber digestibility) and for every one unit of NDFD increase, there’s a 0.4 to 0.5 increase in pounds of milk per cow, per day.

What does that mean? “If I have 100 cows, increase NDFD by one point, and get 0.5 more milk per cow, I just made $3,000 more for that year.”

What about quality after the forage is in the silo? Kung says that no one has 100 percent recovery — even the best silo manager loses about five to ten percent of total dry matter. “Dry matter loss is the result of heating,” said Kung. “CO2 is a gas, so when silage ferments poorly, the CO2 produced goes into the atmosphere. The ‘C’ is carbon, which is part of the fiber, protein, sugars and starch, so that’s where you’re losing dry matter through calories in heat.”

16:10 Kung says that making good corn silage is all about staying away from extremes. “Try to get most of the crop somewhere in the middle, at about 32 to 37 percent dry matter,” he said. “You’re never going to get it all there, but the key is to get as much as possible in that middle range.” That’s best because starch digestibility is ideal at that range.”

Corn silage that’s harvested too early is usually too wet. “If you put it up too wet, you have low kernel development so there’s low starch and low

energy,” said Kung. “Wet silages ferment a lot, and probably ferment too much.” Kung noted that feeding high amounts of wet silage means reduced intake because of high acid content.

Wet silage also results in seepage, which means loss of minerals, proteins, sugar, and energy. If silage is put up too late, at about 42 percent dry matter, the result is too much starch that is less digestible. “I want high starch and high digestibility,” said Kung.

Kung reminds farmers that testing is essential — especially in a drought year — because it’s impossible to determine moisture content by looking at the stand. “What happens is that the first wave coming out of the

field in a drought year is too wet,” he said. “The water isn’t in the leaves, it’s in the stalk. Unless you have x-ray vision, you can’t see that.”

The other important factor in harvesting corn silage is that particle length should be 3/8 to 1/2 inch for unprocessed silage, and 3/4 inch for processed silage. “We want better particle size because the cow needs to chew,” said Kung. “When they chew, they make saliva; saliva buffers the rumen and keeps the cow out of acidosis. If you chop too fine, the fibers aren’t re-chewed and leave the rumen too fast. If you’re bringing in really dry silage, chop it finer and pack it better.”

Part two will discuss kernel processing and fermentation.

Corn silage that is harvested at the optimum time and stored properly will retain the highest quality nutrients.

Photo by Sally Colby

Governor O’Malley requests federal drought assistance to help Maryland farmers Governor submits formal letter to U.S. Dept. of Agriculture for disaster designation ANNAPOLIS, MD — Governor Martin O’Malley has formally submitted a letter to the United States Department of Agriculture requesting a Secretarial Disaster Designation for all Maryland counties impacted by the severe dry weather and excessive heat during the months of June and July. Governor O’Malley sent the letter to Secretary Tom Vilsack of the U. S. Department of Agriculture.

“Working with the

State Farm Service Agency and the Maryland Department of Agriculture, we estimate that farmers in 13 Maryland counties have lost between 30 and 54 percent of their corn crop,” said Governor O’Malley. “By requesting this disaster designation, we hope to provide some relief to our local farmers, who are a vital part of Maryland’s economy, and we will continue to work with the Maryland Department of Agriculture and our federal delegation to help

our farmers get through this drought.”

“We are concerned that Maryland’s farmers may have trouble paying their bills due to the drought that has been impacting parts of the State during the past several months,” said Buddy Hance, Secretary of the Maryland Department of Agriculture.

“We are working closely with both the federal government and local jurisdictions to ensure that Maryland’s farmers are protected during this

arid growing season.”

Maryland experienced a dry, mild winter with rainfall amounts that are well below average.

This shortfall has continued into the spring and summer, the most critical time for the development of most summer field crops.

While the Mid and Lower Eastern Shore and Southern Maryland appear to be the driest regions, data analysis from the National Drought Mitigation Center shows 76 percent of the State in at least

abnormally dry conditions. Fifty-one percent is in a moderate drought while nearly 30 percent is in a severe drought.

The FSA data show that the following Maryland counties are reporting crop losses at more than 30 percent in 2012: Anne Arundel Dorchester Somerset Calvert Kent Talbot Caroline Prince George’s Wicomico

Cecil Queen Anne’s Charles St. Mary’s To support Maryland farmers during this time of need, the Maryland Department of Agriculture is offering free testing of grain for the presence of aflatoxins and other toxins, which can be present under drought conditions and are poisonous to livestock.

To read the Governor’s letter, go to www.governor.maryland.gov/documents/AgLetter.pdf

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Virginia State Fair returns to its roots

by Matthew J. Lohr, Commissioner, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) I learned a valuable lesson from my parents. Actually, I learned many of them, but this one has served me especially well throughout my life: sometimes when things look bleak, we need to think outside the box and discover new opportunities and possibilities. So it has been with the State Fair of Virginia this year.

For awhile there, it appeared that we would not have a 2012 state fair at all.

The former owners went into Chapter 7 bankruptcy and there were a few nervous weeks when we thought this was the end of a 150 year-old tradition. That was the bleak part.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when Universal Fairs LLC out of Tennessee bought both the State Fair of Virginia property and the name.

Everyone breathed even deeper when they announced they would produce a Fair in 2012 - September 28 through October 7 - and that it would emphasize agriculture.

The biggest sigh of all came when the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation

bought a 50 percent interest in the fair with the goal of not only keeping agriculture as a focus, but making it even stronger. As far as we know, this is the first instance where a Farm Bureau organization bought a significant portion of a state fair and will help produce it. So I am happy to report that as of this date, the State Fair of Virginia is alive and doing quite well. The fair this year may be smaller, but it will offer plenty of entertainment, amazement, education and grazing for the citizens of Virginia and surrounding states.

Many things will stay the same. It just wouldn’t be the State Fair of Virginia without farm animals, giant pumpkins, rabbits, displays of the state’s best fruits and vegetables, hatching chicks and a dairy birthing center. Also returning are the arts and crafts competition, Young MacDonald’s Farm and livestock exhibits. Most livestock exhibits will be grouped in the Young MacDonald’s Farm area.

Because so much work and advanced planning is required for livestock exhibits, the 4-H and FFA livestock shows will be at the Rockingham County

Cover photo by Sally Colby Dairy feed specialist Randy Potter collects a silage sample from a bunker silo.

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Fairgrounds in 2012, but cows, sheep, chickens, pigs and other animals will be on hand during the run of the fair.

Last year the fair introduced a Microbrewing Festival, and it will be back in 2012. The Fair is reinstating equine events at the facility and is ready to welcome horses and their owners to the park. Given the historic association between the park and Triple Crown winner Secretariat, a full slate of equine events is a priority at the new State Fair of Virginia.

I know fairgoers will be glad to see old favorites this year, but I think they will be surprised at some exciting new features and events. This year on Oct. 3, the fair is hosting the Real Virginia Virtual Farm Tour, a live internet broadcast. Consumers can ask their most pressing agricultural questions and a panel of experts will answer them. These can be as simple as “Where can I find a pick-your-own pumpkin farm?” to “How will state and federal policy influence renewable energy production in Virginia.” During the live broadcast, participants will be able to tour six Virginia family farms via video.

I really appreciate the focus on agriculture that embraces all the traditional elements but that also emphasizes technology. Most of you know how farm technology has just exploded in the past few years. Many of you probably use GPS to target your pesticide applications or you market your products on Facebook and Twitter as much as at the farm gate. I’m glad to see the State Fair educating people about agriculture using up-to-date technology.

In keeping with this theme, we will offer online resources as part of the educational emphasis. You will learn how my daughter raised lambs for her 4-H project and see our farm through the eyes of my son when he was five. You’ll find these at vdacs.virginia.gov/teachers/farmlife.shtml.

Speaking of ag education, another new feature at the fair this year will be the Ag in the Classroom (AITC) Stampede. This 5K run will wind

through the various agriculture exhibits that are on display on the final day of the fair. It also serves as a fundraiser for AITC, an educational program that brings modern agriculture directly to the classroom. Our Virginia Grown program is a sponsor of the event. You can learn more or sign up at agintheclass.org/SupportAITC/Events/ Stampede5K.aspx.

Other new features will include the State Fair Special Cookie Competition, an event children may enter with their parents, grandparents or guardians.

The fair is also working with the Museum of the Virginia Horse to build an equine museum on site. This won’t happen in 2012, but it’s something to anticipate for the future.

I constantly remind people that agriculture is our largest industry in Virginia to emphasize just how important it is – not only to feed and clothe us but to bolster our economy. The State Fair is one way that we can educate the public about the industry, and we are proud to continue to be partners in this endeavor. Look for our exhibit in the Commonwealth Building and look for our staff elsewhere around the facility.

You’ll see VDACS employees grading livestock, checking scales or inspecting animals to ensure they have Certificates of Veterinary Inspection. You may not recognize them in civilian clothes, but many of them also will be there on their own time showing livestock or competing in equine events.

The fair is important to us personally and professionally, and we couldn’t be more delighted to see its continuation in 2012. So let me close by telling you how you can participate. Links to enter adult and youth competitions can be found at StateFairVa.org/competitions.

The deadline for entries is September 7.

New announcements related to this year’s fair are being posted on the State Fair’s website and Facebook page continuously, so check back often, register for competitions and make plans now to attend the 2012 State Fair of Virginia.

See you there.

Commissioner’s Food Safety Forum will focus on new federal produce-safety rules RALEIGH, NC — New federal rules governing produce safety will be among the topics at the eighth annual Commissioner’s Food Safety Forum on Tuesday, Aug. 28.

Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler will host the event from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Expo Center at the State Fairgrounds. The event is open to farmers, food businesses, regulators, health professionals and others with an interest in food safety. Admission is free, and lunch will be provided.

“With passage of the federal Food Safety Modernization Act, producers and growers are anticipating the impending release of major rules and regulations regarding preventive measures and produce safety,” Troxler said.

“Our agenda will focus on these rules in an effort to help prepare the industry for the changes.”

Keynote speakers will be Leanne

Skelton, senior policy analyst with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and Dr. Liz Wagstrom, chief veterinarian for the National Pork Producers Council. Skelton’s presentation will focus on the new federal produce rules and the protective measures required by them. Wagstrom will speak about food safety issues in the meat industry.

Thomas Mack of Dole Food Co. and Bob Reinhard of the Hillshire Brands Co. will provide food-industry perspectives about the rules. And Ben Chapman, a food safety specialist at NC State University, will talk about food safety training for farmers markets.

Troxler also will speak at the forum.

Even though admission to the forum is free, registration is encouraged. To register, go online to www.ncagr.gov/ncfoodsafetyforum or contact Chrissy Waggett at 919-7073008 by Friday, Aug. 24.

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Unless you’re in the drought stricken areas that are extremely dry, the very warm summer temperatures this year are helping parasites multiply in very short times. Parasites are those creatures which serve no real purpose but to live for themselves — at the expense of other living beings. Parasites can be internal or external. Important internal parasites of livestock usually bring to mind stomach worms and coccidia.

There are many more, but those probably cause the most problems. External parasites bring to mind flies, lice and mange. Flies torment animals during the warm season while the effects of lice and mange tend to be seen during the indoor housing times of colder season.

Right now, unless your paddocks are scorched, parasites are thriving and sending millions of eggs out onto pasture as your herd animals drop their manure on the ground. The eggs hatch in a few hours, soon crawl up the blades of nearby grass hoping to be eaten by animals as they graze, then start their life again in the host, sucking blood from the stomach walls. This is basic biology and there’s no getting around it completely. Parasites (of any

kind) will always be present wherever there is a high animal density in a contained area. Only the free roaming bison on the American Plains could constantly move along and not encounter heavy pressure of internal parasites.

However, there are ways that you can reduce the pressure while also keeping your animals healthier by eating better. How? By using rotational pasture management so animals get new paddocks every 12 hours and by giving the paddocks a rest once grazed in order to re-grow. Just as important, dragging pastures to spread out manure will allow quicker drying out of manure to kill the fragile microscopic larva crawling about. The ideal time to drag out manure pies is 2-3 days from when the cows are on the paddock.

This will not hinder pasture re-growth and more importantly will allow the dung beetles to do their work. This timing also allows time for horn flies and face flies to lay their eggs, so eggs will be hatched and the fragile young larva can also be killed by spreading out the manure pies and quickly drying out their living areas of internal parasites and developing flies.

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Moo from A5 farms in the same area may experience vastly different fly populations. Why is that? I certainly don’t have the answers, but when farmers apply concepts of biology, chronic problems like flies can be managed better. Take for instance that flies like warm, humid conditions and flies don’t like wind.

How many times are you bothered by flies on a windy day? Applying this basic concept to farms would indicate that air flow in the barn would mean dramatically less fly problems in the barn. Lo and behold, go into a barn that has tunnel ventilation and you will experience few if any flies. It certainly need not be tunnel ventilation, but something about tunnel ventilation simply works extremely well against flies.

You have probably heard by now off the Spalding Fly-Vac: a machine which generates high velocity wind in a large walk through chamber. It also has a vacuum aspect which sucks the flies into a large jar that have been blown off the cows. Without a doubt this is the best way to reduce the amount of flies from tormenting your cows as well as eliminating them from the breeding population, thereby lowering fly numbers throughout the fly season. They are now commercially available (see your trade magazines).

It was developed at North Carolina State University.

At the 180 cow dairy herd at NC State Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) in a time of one week, 410,000 flies were eliminated and during the second week another 457,000 were eliminated. Horn fly densities were reduced from 775 per cow to 263 in the first week and down to 150 per cow by the second week. This is a 70 percent reduction in flies compared to cows not going through the fly

trap. In the 3 month study between late May and late September, over 2.4 million flies had been removed from the 180 cows. That is an amazing amount of flies taken out of the system, no longer tormenting the cows nor rapidly reproducing. These same fly traps have also removed over 15,000 face flies and 8,000 stable flies.

Face flies are the ones that carry the pinkeye bug. In bad situations, there may be as many as 100 flies per face.

It is well known that reducing face flies to less than 10-15 per face will reduce the spread of pinkeye and maximize animal comfort. (from: Managing Parasite Flies in Pasture-based Dairy Systems by Dr. Wes Watson and Steve Demming, presented at the Mid-Atlantic Grazing Conference, July 2012).

Horn flies are smaller than other kinds of flies and are usually found on the bellies and backs of cows; horn flies deposit eggs in fresh manure and it takes 9-12 days to develop into an adult. They take 10-12 blood meals per day and can transmit Staph aureus between animals. Face flies also lay eggs in fresh manure and are adults in 14 days; face flies have been found to carry over 30 bacterial diseases and are the main carriers of the pinkeye bug. Stable flies are found on the lower body and legs of cattle and take about 2-3 blood meals a day; stable flies prefer aging manure and bedding or round bale feeder areas to deposit their eggs. Cattle bunch up trying to avoid painful bites. House flies will use a variety of organic materials to lay their eggs and it takes about 7 days for them to become adults. (Watson and Demming, 2012).

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West Virginia farmer won’t go down without a fight

by Tracy Grondine West Virginians are nothing if not hardworking, honest and humble people. So, when West Virginia farmer Lois Alt was told by the Environmental Protection Agency that she needed a discharge permit for her non-discharging poultry farm, she was dumbfounded.

Alt’s farm is immaculate. She’s even won several environmental stewardship awards. But, when EPA paid her a visit last year, they told her they spotted some feathers and dust on the ground in her farm yard and saw a splotch of litter outside her chicken houses — things that exist on all animal farms.

But, according to EPA, because of these everyday farm elements,

runoff from Alt’s farm should be regulated as a Clean Water Act discharge.

Alt told the inspector that if there was something she was doing wrong to let her know and she would correct it immediately. But, to this date, she hasn’t heard a peep from EPA, except that she needs to get a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit.

And until she does, she’s looking at a fine of $37,500 per day.

“It’s very, very intimidating,” says Alt, who worries about having to mortgage — and possibly even losing — her farm. Alt believes that, as one of the larger poultry farms in her state, if she’s intimidated into applying for a

permit, most other West Virginia poultry farmers will feel compelled to do the same.

That’s why she’s brought a lawsuit against EPA. Although she’s a West Virginia farmer, the issues raised in her lawsuit are national in scope and affect all livestock and poultry farmers. The American Farm Bureau Federation, as well as the West Virginia Farm Bureau, has asked the court to join the suit.

The lawsuit challenges just how much power EPA has to sweep into the Clean Water Act permitting system. AFBF hopes it will be a case that generates positive law to help other livestock and poultry farmers nationwide that face the same kind of intimi-

dating EPA inspections and enforcement efforts.

“A farm is a farm. It’s not a laboratory,” says AFBF General Counsel Ellen Steen. But, “EPA has come up with an interpretation of the federal Clean Water Act that says basically if you’re a farm you’re going to be regulated if you have enough animals.”

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“Oxygen barrier film is 60 times more effective at protecting silage from oxygen than standard plastic covers,” notes Bolsen.

It is advised to look for the term “oxygen transmission rate” or OTR when selecting a covering material.

Choose a product with a very low OTR number and ask for the test data that backs the number. “The lower the number, the less oxygen will get through,” explains Bolsen.

It’s also advisable to consider using a two-layer system to cover ensiled forage or grain. The first layer prevents oxygen from getting in and the second layer protects the oxygen barrier film from damaging ultraviolet light.

“With the price of feedstuffs today, producers can’t take a chance at leaving silage unprotected or using an inferior product. Oxygen barrier film pays for itself every time,” says Bolsen.

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Prevent heat stress and lowered productivity: monitor moisture and mycotoxins in your fields this summer

by Evan Wisell The heat is on and it’s seriously affecting the agriculture industry in the Northeast and beyond. The intense heat is combined with the most severe and extensive drought in 25 years, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. This combination has wreaked havoc on more than 62 percent of the nation’s farms.

According to Dr. Swamy Haladi, global technical manager of the Alltech Mycotoxin Management Team, drought not only causes obvious losses in crop yield but brings more mycotoxins to the farm as plants become stressed and more susceptible to diseases. “It is not just excess rain that brings with it the increased mycotoxin challenge but historically the worst mycotoxin years are also drought years,” Haladi said.

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No matter what the cause, all the elements associated with drought are precursors for Aspergillus and some of the Fusarium molds such as Fusarium verticilloides and Fusarium moniliforme. Haladi recommends producers take field checks to look for grayish, yellow green mold near the tips of or all over the ears. Producers should check in several areas of the field to be sure.

While the Midwest may be used to seeing incidences of vomitoxin (DON) and zearalenone, Haladi warns that this year may be worse due to the dry conditions and insect damage. Such conditions allow some Fusarium molds to produce another group of mycotoxins called fumonisins. These toxins can compromise immune and gut systems at lower concentrations but cause pulmonary edema (fluid accumulation in lungs) at higher concentrations.

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“Silage that is too dry, less than 65 percent moisture, will not pack well,” Haladi said. “This situation can increase the chances of Penicillum molds from making an appearance in our silage. Unlike other mycotoxins, these silage mycotoxins can act as antibiotics and kill beneficial microbes in the rumen. The net result is lowered productivity.”

Haladi also warns if producers are cutting the silage lower to increase tonnage, they may also be increasing the amount of soil contamination and thus further increasing the amount of mold spores.

“Producers should positively identify any situations that may arise with this year’s corn crop and not assume it is only Aspergillius,” Haladi said.

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The Heat is Taking Its Toll Issued Aug. 10, 2012 The Agriculture Department has again lowered its 2012 and 2013 milk production estimates in its latest monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report “as higher forecast feed prices are expected to pressure producer returns and encourage a more rapid decline in the cow herd. Milk per cow was also reduced due to tighter feed supplies.

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U.S. feed grain supplies for 2012/13 were projected sharply lower again with corn produc-

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The August projection put the 2012 average steer price at $119-$122 per cwt., down $4 from last month’s forecast.

The 2013 average price is forecast at $122-$132 per cwt., down $2-$3.

Meanwhile the cash dairy markets continue to reflect what’s happening weather-wise in the country. Block cheese closed the second Friday of August at $1.8550 per pound, up 14 1/2-cents on the week, the highest it’s been since November 2011, but still 17 cents below a year ago when they tumbled almost 11 cents, to $2.0250. They plunged another 12 1/2 cents the following week and 11 cents after that before recovering.

The barrels, despite a

half-cent slip on Friday, closed at $1.82, up 13 1/2-cents on the week and 26 cents below a year ago. Fourteen cars of block traded hands on the week and 22 of barrel, 19 on Friday. The AMS U.S. average block price hit $1.7125, up 3.6 cents, while the barrels averaged $1.7189, down slightly.

Cheese plants are worried about milk supplies, according to USDA’s Dairy Market News (DMN), especially in ar-

eas experiencing hot, humid weather. “Cheese plants would like to increase production schedules for fall foodservice needs, but are not getting all the milk they desire.”

Butter closed 6 cents higher on the week, at $1.75, 32 1/4-cents below a year ago. Nothing sold on the week. AMS butter averaged $1.6311, up 6.2 cents.

Many churning operations continue to capital-

ize on the good returns for cream by selling at least some of it to take advantage of the current opportunities, reports USDA. Butter churning is steady to lower. The impact of hot weather continues to affect the volume and fat content of milk in the Midwest and East, but only to a limited extent in the West. Butter holdings are adequate for current and future needs but butter is being pulled

out of storage to service accounts. Retail and club store demand remains good. Food service demand is fair to good.

Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk closed Friday at $1.48, up 8 cents on the week on 3 bids. Extra Grade closed at $1.44, up 4 cents, on 12 bids.

AMS powder averaged $1.2144, up 1 1/2 cents, and dry whey averaged 51.97 cents, up a penny.

DMN reports that milk

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UDA reports commercial disappearance of dairy products in the first five months of 2012 totaled 83.1 billion pounds, up 1.8 percent from 2011. Butter was off 0.2 percent; American cheese, up 1.7 percent; other cheese, up 1.4 percent; NDM, up a whopping 36 percent; but fluid milk products

production continues to be impacted by weather across wide areas of the U.S. Class I demand is beginning to increase as schools start in some areas of the country and demand will build over the next month.

The Northeast and Midwest are seeing milk output leveling off and areas are receiving much-needed rainfall for crop and pasture growth.

Southeast and Florida milk output is at season-

hydrous milk fat.

National Milk is calling on members of Congress to meet with their dairy farmer constituents over the August recess to discuss the “perilous economic conditions affecting farmers and the urgent need to pass a new farm bill in 2012.” It says that this will enable members in both the House and the Senate to “see firsthand the need for passing a five-year farm bill, including the

were down 2.9 percent.

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native view point to that presented at a session last week on the Dairy Security Act. Dr. Stephenson’s presentation on “Dairy Options for the Farm Bill” called attention to the “Unintended Consequences” of the Dairy Market Stabilization Program, including the speed at which circumstances change in the dairy industry, and the fact that the current drought situation has moved the dairy industry into concern about not having enough milk.

In other dairy news; a national class action lawsuit alleging false reporting of nonfat dry milk (NFDM) prices to USDA, resulting in lower milk prices to producers, will be allowed to proceed.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a February 2010 U.S. District Court ruling dismissing the case, according to Dairy Profit Weekly’s Dave Natzke in Friday’s DairyLine.

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NMPF President and CEO Jerry Kozak warned; “We are approaching a crisis comparable to or worse than 2009, when dairy farmers lost $20 billion in equity and thousands of farmers went out of business.”

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However, a USDA audit found some reports included the contract prices, and the lawsuit alleges the reporting errors started in 2002. At its peak, in 2006 and 2007, it is estimated nonfat dry milk prices were underreported by about 4 cents per pound.

“That may sound like pennies,” Natzke said, “But those pennies add up. A 1-cent increase in the nonfat dry milk price raises the minimum price paid to dairy farmers by about 9 cents per hundredweight, and USDA’s Ag Marketing Service estimates dairy farmers lost about $50 million due to the errors.”

“However, under USDA policy, prices can only be adjusted for the previous three weeks, so there was no mechanism for farmers to receive back payments. That prompted the class action lawsuit, which was filed in 2009, and now has new life,” Natzke concluded.

suit were dairy farmers Gerald Carlin, Pennsylvania; Paul Rozwadowski, Wisconsin; Bryan Wolfe, Ohio; and John Rahm, Ohio. (Wolfe died as the result of a farming accident, Aug. 7, 2012.)

The lawsuit, filed on behalf of approximately 50,000 dairy farmers who sold milk from 2002 to 2007, charges DairyAmerica, the largest marketer of nonfat dry milk, and dairy processor California Dairies Inc. (CDI), for misreporting information used by USDA to set farmer milk prices under the federal milk marketing order system.

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800.496.3344 • www.dairyone.com TYPE TEST

HERD OWNER

BALTIMORE

B R COW E YEARS E D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

DHI-AP H 166.4

CAROLINE

HARMONY FARM RICHARD EDWARDS HOLLINGSWORTH DANIEL 3 FAITHLAND FARM ARTIE FOSTER HARMONY FARM

DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP

15764

595 3.8 518 3.3

H H H H H J

130.8 678.4 44.4 243.4 265.2 10.6

25753 25021 21078 20494 19624 16203

950 843 788 709 706 798

3.7 3.4 3.7 3.5 3.6 4.9

806 740 642 616 605 602

3.1 3.0 3X 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.7

RICHARD &DIANE FLICKINGER DHIR H R.A.BELL&SONS LLC DHI-AP H R.A.BELL&SONS LLC DHIR-AP B DONNA & JASON MYERS DHIR-AP H GARY R BRAUNING DHIR-AP H COLDSPRINGS FARM DHIR H PANORA ACRES DHI-AP H QUEEN ACRES JERSEYS DHIR-AP J FRITZ FARM LLC DHIR-AP H PEACE AND PLENTY FARMS DHIR-AP H BAR NONE JERSEYS DHIR-AP J CEDAR KNOLL FARMS DHI-AP H BYRON D. STAMBAUGH DHIR-AP H LEASE BROS. DHIR-AP H CHARLES L. LETHBRIDGE DHIR H ARBAUGH S FLOWING SPRINGS DHI-APCS H MARYLAND DELIGHT FARM DHIR-AP H

165.6 137.2 14.6 57.3 33.4 876.0 281.3 39.5 70.0 210.8 51.2 127.6 131.8 111.5 95.9 296.0 100.1

27236 23972 21819 23334 23452 24146 22744 18465 21348 21633 18063 21995 21618 20820 20718 20516 19648

989 901 909 903 889 879 863 886 801 807 904 830 774 789 755 752 728

3.6 3.8 4.2 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.8 4.8 3.8 3.7 5.0 3.8 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.7

865 760 744 742 738 732 711 690 680 672 669 667 660 647 643 640 635

3.2 3.2 3X 3.4 3X 3.2 3.1 3.0 3X 3.1 3.7 3.2 3.1 3.7 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2

H 468.7 H 116.3 X 73.4 J 47.2 H 125.3

22958 22127 19063 15805 16892

790 767 816 796 698

3.4 3.5 4.3 5.0 4.1

680 659 630 568 514

3.0 3X 3.0 3.3 3X 3.6 3X 3.0

DHI-AP H 174.3

18288

800 4.4 611 3.3

1144.6 92.4 555.2 180.3 234.0 72.2 90.7 92.3 45.8 184.6 88.4 98.8 51.5

23972 22447 23796 22329 20523 20812 20193 19702 18299 17601 16690 17548 16724

930 868 884 848 807 814 771 667 687 683 703 611 600

DHIR-AP H 152.0

20269

755 3.7 632 3.1

DHIR-AP H 70.9 DHI-AP H 149.4

22144 22738

833 3.8 706 3.2 897 3.9 706 3.1

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DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-APCS DHI-AP

WICOMICO W. BLAN HARCUM

FREDERICK

TEABOW INCORP. BULLDOG HOLSTEINS PAUL COBLENTZ & SONS DAVE & CAROLE DOODY MATTHEW TOMS JEREMY & JULIE THOMPSON VENTURE LUCK FARM PLAIN FOUR FARMS MERCURO FARM LLC ROCKY POINT FARMS, INC. ANDREW TOMS NEW DESIGN ACRES JOHN STONE

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DHI-APCS DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H H H H H H H H H X H H

3.9 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.4 3.8 3.9 4.2 3.5 3.6

756 738 728 681 660 648 623 611 579 570 560 528 518

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

H H H H X

345.2 127.2 200.8 171.7 76.3

22556 23292 22787 20632 17720

889 853 808 738 652

3.9 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.7

DHI-APCS H 72.5 DHIR-AP H 113.5

23974 18932

884 3.7 744 3.1 713 3.8 634 3.3

FAIR HILL FARM INC. DHI-APCS H 342.4 CENTERDEL FARM INC. DHI-AP H 200.4 ROBERT FRY & JUDY GIFFORD DHIR-AP J 72.3 BRICK HOUSE FARM, INC. DHI-APCS H 52.3 P. THOMAS MASON DHIRAPCS H 73.6 FAIR HILL FARM INC. DHI-APCS B 10.6 P. THOMAS MASON DHIRAPCS J 192.9

25956 22775 19499 22255 22564 21376 16532

888 881 894 877 878 815 848

80.6 72.9

19634 20194

716 3.6 616 3.1 676 3.3 633 3.1

1304.0 174.2 293.9 148.3 124.9 85.7 170.3 55.0

26817 23081 22538 21455 20659 19017 18681 17564

927 921 839 809 759 768 655 597

DHI-AP H 24.2 DHI-AP H 152.7

21045 19542

772 3.7 635 3.0 781 4.0 595 3.0

24602 25168 22991 20982 22507 22245 18417 22011 20938 20006 18797 19135 20366 19421 19826 20586 15979 19604 14120 16767

996 931 821 829 811 863 893 814 749 792 820 785 719 682 653 722 806 695 699 624

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TYPE TEST

HERD OWNER

3.2 3X 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.0 3.1

DHIRAPCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

HOWARD

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BOWLING GREEN FARM INC.

KENT

WORCESTER

CHESAPEAKE BAY DAIRY ARTIE JAY FARM

DHI-AP H DHI-AP H

QUEEN ANNE

LESTER C. JONES, INC. W. EDWARD PALMATARY PATTERSON FARMS INC. WINTERSTEIN FARMS LLC FRANKLIN & JEFF MOORE KEVIN LEAVERTON BOONE BROTHERS BENJAMIN STANTON

DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-AP

TALBOT

HENRY SNOW 111 WM. BRINSFIELD

WASHINGTON

TRANS OVA GENETICS CLETUS & JANICE FREY ISAAC AND DIANE MARTIN CLETUS & JANICE FREY BRENT HORST RALPH W SHANK SHENANDOAH JERSEYS PRYOR BROTHERS DAVID HERBST MARSH-HAVEN FARM CLETUS & JANICE FREY RALPH W SHANK COOL BROOK FARM EARL GROVE, JR. MICHAEL FORSYTHE JAMES A. CAMPBELL JR. MARSH-HAVEN FARM DEBAUGH FARMS MICHAEL FORSYTHE S.J. WINTERS JR. & FAMILY

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DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-APCS DHIRAPCS DHIRAPCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHIRAPCS DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H H H H H H H

H H H B H H J H H H G A X H H H J H J H

16.1 103.9 59.7 22.2 137.9 72.2 118.1 107.7 177.3 40.4 13.8 112.8 100.2 106.1 23.3 103.7 12.2 131.2 35.8 126.3

3.4 3.9 4.6 3.9 3.9 3.8 5.1

3.5 4.0 3.7 3.8 3.7 4.0 3.5 3.4

4.0 3.7 3.6 4.0 3.6 3.9 4.8 3.7 3.6 4.0 4.4 4.1 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.5 5.0 3.5 5.0 3.7

697 695 687 634 554

767 728 720 709 708 695 601

768 712 674 655 644 615 550 528

837 786 715 710 702 699 689 682 651 635 633 632 625 624 622 619 604 593 532 505

3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1

3.0 3X 3.2 3.7 3.2 3.1 3.3 3X 3.6

2.9 3X 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 2.9 3.0

3.4 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.7 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.8 3.0 3.8 3.0

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RECORDS RECOGNIZE ENERGY CORRECTED MILK (ECM) BASIS - Over the years, totals have recognized milk, fat, and protein production. Since 1989, high herds on a county and state basis, along with all individual production awards, have been made on an (ECM) basis. The ECM formula (7.2 x lbs protein) + (12.95 x lbs fat) + (.327 x lbs milk) has helped identify cows that not only produce high volumes of milk, but also of milk solids.

Maryland dairy producers are using the ECM formula and no longer mention lbs of fat or lbs of 3.5% fat corrected milk, since fat has become a negative word in promoting dairy and other food products.

HERD NAME DAIRY CATTLE RESEARCH SAVAGE-LEIGH FARM PAUL F. HARRISON JR. PAUL YODER GLEN-TOCTIN FARM MAR-K FARMS ORION-VIEW HOLSTEINS LAVON YODER BENEVA FARMS DAVID & JAMES PATRICK JAMES & JOHN MYERS GLENN BEARD CALVIN SCHROCK ANDREW W. SCHROCK SHAFDON FARMS PHILIP BEACHY CESSNA BROS. FARM BRAD & CATHY WILES ERIC & FAITH BURALL MD.-CARROLLTON PAUL & HENRY KINSINGER HARA VALE FARMS VALES - PRIDE HOLSTEIN THOMAS H. MULLER JEFF ENGEL MIKE & ANITA HAINES TOBIE KINSINGER O. CLAYTON SMITH EZRA SCHROCK

TYP BRD TEST H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

22 23 23 00 20 00 31 00 23 23 23 31 20 23 22 20 20 20 23 23 23 00 23 31 31 23 20 00 23

ECM 27,697 27,205 25,229 25,013 24,903 24,741 24,333 24,034 23,875 23,565 23,228 23,209 22,833 22,669 22,601 22,377 22,230 22,223 22,154 22,061 21,921 21,751 21,712 21,603 21,569 21,484 21,412 21,354 21,113

3X

45

24

AVG MILK

AVG FAT

ANNUAL LIFETIME AVG AVG AVG PRD PRD PRB % FT PRO. % PRO. TOT MILK TOT FAT TOT SNF

26638 1014 25445 1020 22363 978 24715 878 23055 942 23859 897 23311 886 24428 823 23031 866 22608 855 23039 822 21937 845 22770 796 22370 804 21312 836 22016 791 21674 796 20463 816 21305 800 21911 782 20887 807 21389 784 22406 727 20960 774 21119 769 21854 735 21511 742 20559 756 19003 805

3.81 4.01 4.37 3.55 4.09 3.76 3.80 3.37 3.76 3.78 3.57 3.85 3.49 3.59 3.92 3.59 3.67 3.99 3.75 3.57 3.86 3.67 3.25 3.69 3.64 3.36 3.45 3.68 4.23

814 789 730 773 718 740 728 749 713 709 702 708 706 687 668 686 672 690 671 663 645 640 691 657 654 670 663 673 622

3.06 3.10 3.26 3.13 3.11 3.10 3.12 3.07 3.10 3.14 3.05 3.23 3.10 3.07 3.14 3.11 3.10 3.37 3.15 3.03 3.09 2.99 3.08 3.13 3.10 3.07 3.08 3.27 3.27

82.8 73.0 67.4 69.7 66.6 70.3 70.3 67.2 58.3 70.5 68.7 66.1 61.1 61.9 66.3 64.0 61.1 58.1 68.6 60.0 45.5 69.3 71.3 51.2 50.5 63.5 42.6 60.4 58.2

3.1 2.9 2.9 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.6 2.1 1.8 2.6 2.5 1.9 1.8 2.1 1.4 2.4 2.4

2.5 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.1 1.8 2.2 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.1 1.8 1.4 2.1 2.2 1.6 1.5 2.0 1.3 1.9 1.8

HERD NAME

TYP BRD TEST

ECM

3X

AVG MILK

AVG FAT

ANNUAL LIFETIME AVG AVG AVG PRD PRD PRB % FT PRO. % PRO. TOT MILK TOT FAT TOT SNF

MAPLE LAWN FARM INC. WAYNE BURDETTE PINEY RUN FARMS WILLOW SPRINGS PARTNERS DOOL-LEIGH FARM EHRHARDT FARM INC DAVID E. YODER

H H H H H H H

23 20 00 31 23 31 31

20,859 20,812 20,797 20,446 20,410 20,158 20,129

20018 18728 18627 18634 18413 18805 19848

762 787 809 755 770 744 726

3.81 4.20 4.34 4.05 4.18 3.96 3.66

618 625 588 636 614 608 589

3.08 3.34 3.16 3.41 3.34 3.23 2.97

52.3 37.9 44.4 61.1 58.2 54.9 52.3

1.9 1.6 1.8 2.4 2.4 2.2 1.9

1.6 1.2 1.4 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.6

PATRICK, DAVID & JAMES VALES - PRIDE AYRSHIRE WHISPERING AYRSHIRE ROOM-TO-GROW

A A A A

23 23 00 20

20,848 19,154 14,071 1,268

19807 17776 13370 1384

767 713 519 43

3.87 4.01 3.88 3.11

617 571 414 36

3.12 3.21 3.10 2.64

53.0 50.8 41.8 7.5

2.1 2.1 1.7 .2

1.6 1.6 1.3 .2

VALES - PRIDE BROWN SWISS ERIC F-FAITH M. BURALL DUBLIN HILLS SWISS DWAYNE BELL

B B B B

23 23 31 20

20,547 20,216 19,563 16,248

19041 18237 17813 14262

757 750 722 619

3.98 4.11 4.05 4.34

628 631 610 496

3.30 3.46 3.42 3.48

57.2 54.1 42.5 39.2

2.3 2.2 1.7 1.7

1.8 1.8 1.4 1.4

WALNUT RIDGE GUERNSEY MAR SHIRL GUERNSEY

G G

31 31

21,977 19,367

17115 17746

931 728

5.44 4.11

601 575

3.51 3.24

53.2 47.0

2.9 1.9

1.8 1.5

O. CLAYTON SMITH GLENN BEARD JOHN & JULIE MAYER MIKE & ANITA HAINES 2 WILLOW SPRING FARM SPRING VALLEY JERSEYS ASH & BEAR ELI SWARTZENTRUBER GLADE VIEW DAIRY

J J J J J J J J J

20 31 31 23 31 31 23 23 20

29,677 24,743 19,005 17,611 17,367 15,941 13,376 12,105 7,912

21380 1329 20585 982 15275 768 14012 705 14267 678 12760 636 11071 525 10001 480 6499 318

6.22 4.77 5.03 5.03 4.75 4.98 4.74 4.80 4.90

761 736 565 542 545 491 411 364 232

3.56 3.58 3.70 3.87 3.82 3.85 3.71 3.64 3.57

77.0 49.1 38.4 42.5 37.0 32.1 35.1 32.5 20.8

4.7 2.4 1.9 2.1 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 .9

2.7 1.7 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.2 .7

ARLINGTON, VA — The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research organization,

on Aug. 7 launched the 2012 Top Industry Issues Survey. The annual survey, commissioned by the American Trucking Associations (ATA), asks

trucking industry stakeholders to rank the top issues of concern for the industry along with appropriate strategies for addressing each issue.

This year the survey has been streamlined to allow the industry to give feedback more quickly, while also providing a broader range of issues

to consider.

The results of the 2012 survey will be released at the ATA Annual Management Conference and Exhibition, to be held Oct. 7-10 in Las Vegas.

Industry stakeholders are encouraged to complete the survey online.

Alternately a paper copy is available on ATRI’s website at www.atri-online.org.

Prevent from A12 ing rate, restlessness, and drooling, animals standing in pens and grouped together in Stages 1 through 3 to labored breathing, decreased heart rate, tongue protruding, open mouth breathing, head down and isolation in Stages 4 through 6. Typically for dairy cows, heat stress is noticed in the production of less milk with lower milk fat and protein.

“These take approximately three days to be seen,” Hawkins said. “Initially, the cows will have a higher respiration rate (80 per minute), more standing, less dry matter intake, more water consumption and seeking the shade or cooler locations.”

He suggests calling a veterinarian when body temperature is over 102.5 degrees, there is increased ke-

tosis, and the respiration rate is over 90.

Hawkins recommends the following management tips to prevent heat stress: • Provide adequate shade, fans, misters; • Provide extra cooling in holding areas, cool water; • Use propionic acid to prevent feed heating in bunk; • Feed multiple times and at cooler parts of the day to encourage intake; • Keep feed pushed up and as fresh as possible to enhance intake.

“Reduced feed intake is a main effect of heat stress,” Hawkins said. “The loss of nutrition intake needs to be of concern to maintain cow performance and health.”

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According to Dr. Mike Hutjens, University of Illinois, producers should consider the following nutrient guidelines during periods of heat stress: • Maintain 20 to 22 percent effective NDF (neutral detergent fiber) in the ration to maintain cud chewing and forage raft in the rumen; • Limit total crude protein to less than 18 percent on a dry matter basis with 6.5 to 7 percent as RUP (rumen undegraded protein); • Maintain 28 to 30 percent NDF, 18 to 20 percent ADF (acid detergent fiber); • Target 24 to 26 percent starch and 4 to 6 percent sugar to adjust the rate of carbohydrate fermentation in the rumen and favor microbial growth; • Raise DCAD over 350+ meq per kg; • Increase total ration potassium to 1.4 to 1.6 percent, sodium to 0.4 to 0.5 percent, and magnesium to 0.35 percent.

Feed additives can also be beneficial. According to Hutjens, yeast culture and fungal products can help to stabilize rumen pH and improve the rumen environment while maintaining fiber digestion. These products can also reduce lactic acid levels in the rumen that can drop rumen pH. For more information, contact your local Alltech sales representative or e-mail AlltechDairyAdvantage@alltech.com.

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For Records Processed Through DRMS Raleigh 800.496.3344 • www.dairyone.com TYPE TEST

HERD OWNER

ADAMS

B R COW E E YEARS D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

PENNSYLVANIA

SPUNGOLD HOLSTEINS KEHOLTZ DAIRY KEHOLTZ DAIRY HILCREST DAIRY CIRCLE CREEK HOL. LADD S. MUMMERT STEVE & CHRISTINE WOOD APPLE VALLEY CREAMERY KENNETH WENGER

DHIR-AP DHIRAPCS DHIRAPCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H H H H H H H H

104.3 40.2 393.1 286.6 156.2 182.0 53.4 63.7 242.8

24968 22960 22591 22735 22278 22318 19745 19768 17644

998 868 878 823 770 758 799 722 765

4.0 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.4 4.0 3.7 4.3

790 715 700 700 679 672 635 627 547

3.2 3.1 3X 3.1 3X 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.1

SCOTT BOWSER RON & BETH RUFFANER SHIREY FARM SHANMAR JERSEYS SILVER BROOK FARM LARA WILSON SHIELDS

DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H X J H H

87.1 39.7 253.5 355.1 44.9 32.7

23584 23125 21687 17753 16663 16313

815 785 794 863 677 605

3.5 3.4 3.7 4.9 4.1 3.7

721 695 657 643 517 502

3.1 3.0 3.0 3.6 3.1 3.1

BONZO ONEOONE BREEZE RIDGE CRAIG FARMS BREEZE RIDGE NYE FARMS FISCHERS WINDY RIDGE FRED SCHEEL DIANE BURRY

DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI DHI-AP

H H H B H J H J

39.3 31.4 104.2 56.0 130.8 41.2 47.4 20.0

27585 1012 3.7 841 3.0 22461 765 3.4 695 3.1 21600 844 3.9 676 3.1 19709 758 3.8 658 3.3 22116 826 3.7 652 2.9 16692 797 4.8 601 3.6 17835 661 3.7 560 3.1 15147 710 4.7 547 3.6

DEVON MARTIN RAY D MOWRY & SONS RAY D MOWRY & SONS

DHI-AP H 60.1 DHIR-AP X 38.5 DHIR-AP A 32.5

22484 17095 16256

MELVIN M OBERHOLTZER DHI-AP H 123.6 DON & AMY RICE DHI-AP H 106.0 CARL Z GOOD DHI-AP H 85.7 EARL R HAFER & SONS DHI-APCS H 229.3 ROCKYCREST HOLSTEINS DHI-AP H 38.9 TULPACANAL FARM DHI-AP H 131.1 MIL JOY FARMS DHI-AP H 237.0 SKYLINE ACRES INC. DHI-APCS H 587.0 DAVIEW FARM DHIRAPCS H 64.9 SHOW TOP FARMS DHI H 175.7 LARRY GRUMBINE DHI-AP H 64.0 MICHAEL FORRY DHI-AP H 99.4 WHISTLING ACRES DHI-AP H 45.4 GARY & KATHY HEFFNER DHI-AP H 81.3 MICHAEL HAAG DHI-AP H 86.8 ALLEN P+MARY J GRUBE DHI H 65.1 E&N SHAYNAH KEE DHI-AP H 73.3 MISTY MOOR HOLSTEINS DHIR-AP H 77.6 SCATTERED ACRES INC DHI-APCS H 324.5 SUNRISE FARM DHI-AP H 39.8 ARDOUNIE FARM INC. DHI-AP H 131.7 LLEWELLYN MOYER DHI-AP H 108.5 MARTIN & MISSY MOYER DHI-AP H 44.2 UNITED HEARTS HOLSTEINS DHI-AP H 116.0 DANA & DEBBIE STOUDT DHI-AP H 86.0 KIRBYVILLE HOLSTEINS DHIR H 98.1 RODGER WAGNER DHI-AP H 208.3 WALNUTRIDGE HOLSTEIN DHI-AP H 56.9 JAMES P. & JAN M. ADAM DHI-APCS H 181.0 GLENN A DAVIS DHI-AP H 73.8 CEDAR CREEK DAIRY LLC. DHI-AP H 106.1 ONE HILL FARM MOYER DHIR-AP B 27.6 BARRY+BARBARA GOOD DHI-AP H 85.8 LUKE & LORI TROUTMAN DHI-AP H 75.0 SUNNYSIDE DAIRY FARM DHI-AP H 202.0 MARK A KIEFFER DHI-AP H 69.9 DAVID WOLFSKILL DHI-AP H 322.2 NORTHKILL CREEK FARM DHI-AP X 128.2 R LOST CREEK DHIR-AP H 65.8 LEROY NOLT DHI-AP H 42.8

29769 29749 27329 27810 26802 27169 25620 24993 25005 24022 25089 24210 24702 24622 25264 24642 25023 25288 24940 24348 24293 24556 24579 24072 24415 22937 23380 23424 23096 22623 23584 22250 22744 23008 23094 21788 22839 22102 21915 21860

CLOVER WILL FARMS

DHI-AP H 193.2

21602

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI

H H H H

84.2 59.5 68.7 209.5

29957 1037 3.5 933 3.1 26178 862 3.3 811 3.1 22395 864 3.9 676 3.0 20940 825 3.9 658 3.1

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP

H H H H H H J H H H

281.1 167.5 208.2 128.7 100.6 217.3 17.6 249.3 117.3 74.3

26794 26067 26079 22319 23018 23058 19461 22614 21644 17680

WALMOORE HOLSTEINS DHI-APCS ROBERT +BETTY PEIFER DHI-AP ROY & RUTH ANN BENDER DHI-AP ROY & RUTH ANN BENDER DHI-AP NOLAN&NORI KING DHI-AP DAVID F KING FARM #2 DHIR-AP MARSHAK DAIRY -NBCDHI-APCS NEAL & LOU KING DHI-AP MARK & MELODY STOLTZFUS DHI-AP CENTURY OAK FARM DHIRAPCS

H H H H H H H H H H

805.0 186.4 81.3 87.0 159.7 53.4 204.1 155.0 74.5 78.8

28141 985 3.5 852 3.0 27250 951 3.5 838 3.1 28172 1074 3.8 818 2.9 28250 983 3.5 807 2.9 25987 1056 4.1 786 3.0 24353 863 3.5 767 3.1 23490 877 3.7 739 3.1 24838 859 3.5 730 2.9 22496 832 3.7 700 3.1 23148 889 3.8 693 3.0

ARMSTRONG

BEAVER

BEDFORD BERKS

BLAIR

BUCKS

DEB & RAY DETWEILER BRENDA & JIMMY HARRIS MARWELL DAIRY FARM ROY + ART SHULL

CAMBRIA

DAVID MYERS BRENT LOWMASTER RALPH J LIEB BILL HOOVER MARTIN SHERRY VALEWOOD DAIRY DAVID MYERS STRITTMATTER DAIRY RON HOOVER RONALD HOGUE

CHESTER

833 3.7 707 3.1 652 3.8 545 3.2 627 3.9 513 3.2 1007 1043 1044 906 1002 981 864 903 806 944 818 962 898 856 891 937 895 948 901 942 840 852 823 902 902 877 893 887 803 909 829 838 896 821 810 868 829 760 731 809

3.4 3.5 3.8 3.3 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.2 3.9 3.3 4.0 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.9 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.5 4.0 3.5 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.5 4.0 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.7

896 884 857 843 821 818 789 781 778 770 766 761 760 758 757 756 744 744 742 742 739 736 733 732 731 730 729 728 727 719 714 707 707 703 696 691 678 673 669 663

3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0

3.5 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.8 4.5 3.8 3.6 3.7

847 803 784 707 702 696 695 684 672 545

AMOS LAPP HERBETH FARMS EVERGREEN FARM AMOS J STOLTZFUS RIDGE STAR FARM HOLLY SOLLENBERGER

3X 3X

3X 3X 3X

3X

3X

3X 3X 3X 3X

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

854 845 777 772 581 601

3.8 3.8 4.0 4.0 3.5 3.9

22346 22434 19617 19500 16375 15546

DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H X H H H H X H H H

258.4 389.3 66.2 57.1 176.9 148.0 92.6 152.0 90.7 62.6 367.1 29.5 121.7 81.7 152.1 68.9 95.1 274.7 188.0 29.2 36.2 122.2 51.3 61.8

29859 1016 3.4 919 3.1 30415 1037 3.4 898 3.0 3X 26945 993 3.7 828 3.1 24514 923 3.8 787 3.2 25167 892 3.5 786 3.1 25644 907 3.5 754 2.9 3X 23396 913 3.9 743 3.2 24291 885 3.6 741 3.1 23580 828 3.5 723 3.1 22746 850 3.7 719 3.2 21772 769 3.5 687 3.2 22119 825 3.7 672 3.0 21658 800 3.7 672 3.1 21062 816 3.9 660 3.1 21430 787 3.7 655 3.1 19739 741 3.8 643 3.3 20637 735 3.6 632 3.1 20069 765 3.8 628 3.1 3X 19469 675 3.5 609 3.1 20440 731 3.6 608 3.0 17734 742 4.2 608 3.4 18402 669 3.6 583 3.2 17884 619 3.5 559 3.1 15650 562 3.6 502 3.2

TY & TRACY LONG LEHMANSTEAD FARMS BOB KESSLER PLEASANT HILL FARMS STONEY LAWN FARMS J MELVIN BRANDT

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI

H H H H H H

113.8 170.0 51.7 50.8 139.1 70.8

24647 854 3.5 747 3.0 23595 839 3.6 743 3.1 22397 1007 4.5 688 3.1 22212 761 3.4 683 3.1 21096 666 3.2 653 3.1 19224 692 3.6 588 3.1

ORR FARMS ORR FARMS HOLANONE DAIRY ALLEN HILL DAIRY JACKSON FARMS STARLIGHT HILL FARM HOKE FARM FERENS FARM LLC

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H X H H H H H H

109.4 72.2 19.0 126.7 142.0 39.7 138.1 101.8

25630 22476 21934 21451 21526 20248 20364 20684

CUMBERLAND

BRYMESSER FARMS NEALAND FARMS SMITHDALE FARMS MARLIN & ADAMAE ZIMMERMAN STOVER FARMS TRIPLE L FARM JETRAE FARM CURTIS WEAVER MARCUS GOOD SILVER HILL FARM JOHN STAMY DORELL & BEV AGAR WESTYLE HOLSTEINS HENSEL HILL FARM BERKHEIMER FARMS J&S DAIRY DAVE AND DOUG LEHMAN HARRY & PAUL HOCH HARPER HERSEY + SONS K HALE & L WENGER LIGHTNING BOLT FARM TIM WITTER HARRY E THOMPSON DAVID R WALTON

FAYETTE

FULTON

HUNTINGTON

DHI-AP H 495.3

MOWRER FARMS BILL & KAROL WINGERT EVERGREEN FARMS INC LOCUST LANE FARMS WILLOW BEHRER FARMS WILLOW BEHRER FARMS TIMOTHY R PEACHEY LOST HOLLOW FARM BILL & KAREN DAVIS IRVIN G MARTIN DIAMOND VALLEY FARM TOM & GLORIA COFFMAN LAKEVALE AYRE FARM TERRY ALLISON LUZERNE FARM HERON RUN FARMS HAWN CREST FARMS N&N FARMS

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

BLOSSOM HOLLOW FARM LARRY H MARSHALL JERRY NESBIT PLEASANT VIEW FARMS NEHRIG FARM DAN L. HANCOCK JEWART DAIRY BERKEYS DAIRY FARM

INDIANA

DARYL & DEL BRUBAKER MYRON+MARY GEHMAN GLEN HENRY AND SONS TUSCARORA RUN HLSTNS GRAYBILL, DAVID MARCUS J ZOOK RUSSELL ADAMIRE JR MICHAEL W BEAVER JOEL & SARA MILLS RUSSELL J DRESSLER J.SCOTT LANDIS CHARLES & TAMMY KLINE BARRY E+BARB A LUCAS B. C. + E. BRUBAKER MARLIN CHARLTON TIMOTHY E LAUVER GLEN &BEVERLY PEACHEY KENT MABEN ANDREW B.SWARTZ COCOLAMUS FARM ROBERT A MILLER G V FARMS CENTERVIEW FARM TUSCVU FARMS E MARLENE PEOPLES DARRON SHEARER#

928 890 700 785 800 818 706 787

3.6 4.0 3.2 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.5 3.8

688 682 617 616 520 508

815 749 695 687 682 648 643 617

3.1 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.3

3.2 3X 3.3 3X 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.0

29957 1203 4.0 919 3.1 3X

H 367.7 H 778.0 H 2773.6 H 471.6 H 703.3 H 107.3 H 92.6 H 120.3 H 180.2 H 82.2 H 94.7 H 181.0 H 59.1 H 88.5 H 437.9 H 176.5 H 82.4 H 42.4

28953 26620 27924 26622 26189 24057 23638 22186 22148 23611 21380 20787 20598 19418 21320 19572 17610 16779

1089 1084 1045 980 1063 962 923 803 923 771 788 780 762 756 797 675 680 645

3.8 4.1 3.7 3.7 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.6 4.2 3.3 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.7 3.4 3.9 3.8

878 835 831 829 798 731 730 711 701 697 673 652 632 630 626 593 565 526

3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.1

3X

DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H H H H H X H

66.2 48.9 101.2 237.2 101.7 113.9 229.7 48.6

25466 925 3.6 793 3.1 23807 963 4.0 717 3.0 22480 1016 4.5 706 3.1 21675 749 3.5 652 3.0 21010 756 3.6 648 3.1 20560 717 3.5 638 3.1 19798 773 3.9 627 3.2 19162 703 3.7 576 3.0

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR DHIRAPCS DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

97.0 340.7 51.8 104.6 65.4 76.4 83.2 22.0 109.5 84.5 66.0 79.6 136.9 69.1 72.5 41.4 36.6 61.8 62.0 42.7 54.9 116.4 99.6 24.2 110.1 65.3

28429 1046 3.7 869 3.1 26566 939 3.5 805 3.0 3X 25136 932 3.7 767 3.1 25218 965 3.8 758 3.0 24266 906 3.7 749 3.1 24392 917 3.8 747 3.1 23277 905 3.9 743 3.2 23606 876 3.7 743 3.1 24176 888 3.7 740 3.1 24649 862 3.5 738 3.0 24076 832 3.5 735 3.1 23850 817 3.4 720 3.0 21940 813 3.7 702 3.2 22629 747 3.3 696 3.1 21901 804 3.7 677 3.1 21064 810 3.8 670 3.2 21599 839 3.9 661 3.1 3X 21677 752 3.5 659 3.0 20648 767 3.7 648 3.1 20426 739 3.6 636 3.1 20437 785 3.8 634 3.1 19868 751 3.8 625 3.1 20316 756 3.7 622 3.1 18802 739 3.9 581 3.1 18534 709 3.8 572 3.1 16869 671 4.0 531 3.1

3X 3X 3X 3X

3X

TYPE TEST

HERD OWNER

LANCASTER

53.3 62.4 130.0 57.2 49.9 39.3

JUNIATA

3.2 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.6 3.0 3.1 3.1

B R COW E E YEARS D

H H H H H X

CREEK VALLEY FARMS 3X 3X

TYPE TEST

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP

DAUPHIN

865 4.0 688 3.2

928 957 853 823 849 886 871 852 774 652

HERD OWNER

Top 40 Herds For July STAR ROCK FARMS SCATTERED ACRES REINHOLDS LLOYD M REIFF RAYMOND H GOOD TRUDALE FARM MEGASTAR HOLSTEINS JAY & ANNETTE STOLTZFUS MEGASTAR HOLSTEINS HERMAN COOK HERMAN COOK

DHIRAPCS DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-APCS DHI-APCS DHI-APCS

BRANDT VIEW FARM EARL RAY & CAROL MARTIN LITTLE HILL FARM DALE+PATTIE MAULFAIR LITTLE HILL FARM LEON E. MARTIN RUPLAND HOLSTEINS GARY LENTZ B & L HOSTETTER KIRBY L HORST ADAM LIGHT MARTIN RIDGE FARM MILE EE FARM KENDRA MASE DEW MIST HOLSTEINS PHILHAVEN FARM DALE HOSTETTER & SON MARK M. HOOVER CURVIN+DAWN GOOD KEVIN & ALLISON SELLERS BRUCE R HEILINGER ROBERT & SHERRY BASHORE JAY W GOOD JERE BRUBAKER ZIM LEA HOLSTEINS MUSSER RIDGE FARM WHITE BIRCH FARM K & M SELLERS BARRY HOSTETTER CARISTONE FARM, LLC LEROY WISE RUPLAND HOLSTEINS DALE BURKHOLDER MARK BALMER RICREY HOLSTEINS MARK & STEPH PATCHES BRUCE BOLLINGER & FAMILY HARLAN GOOD DUANE COPENHAVER CLIFFORD+FAY BERGER# MELVIN & JUDY PEACHEY LOWELL J PEACHEY DAVID C YODER ROBERT & LISA PEACHEY DAVID T HOSTETLER KISH VIEW FARM RAMOND & ROSE KAUFFMAN LEE AND JOANNE YODER AMMON FARMS FORGY DAIRY DAVID J & RUTH PEACHEY RAYMOND S HOSTETLER VERNAN HOLSTEINS PAUL NEER RODERICK KAUFFMAN ROBERT L KAUFFMAN JOHN & SALOMA BYLER FROG MEADOW FARM PEACHVIEW FARM VALLEY VIEW FARM SHAWN & EMILY YODER DALE I KING MICHAEL P YODER SAM K KAUFFMAN JOHN SPICHER JESSE L SPICHER JAMES L HOSTETTER G SHELDON PEACHEY LOREN K. YODER MARK & VERNA PEACHEY TITUS R PEACHEY DARVIN RENNINGER REED GAP FARMS A FRED KING CAS STEAD FARMS CAS STEAD FARM2 ELWOOD H STITT CLARK N. PEACHEY NATHAN&EUNICE YODER NATHAN PEACHEY

B R COW E E YEARS D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

H 1410.3 H 623.2 H 59.9 H 275.0 X 11.2 H 53.2 H 132.4 X 13.5 J 29.2 H 77.6

28899 1082 3.7 887 3.1 3X 25312 915 3.6 762 3.0 3X 25202 890 3.5 740 2.9 22979 821 3.6 699 3.0 3X 22298 787 3.5 689 3.1 19861 732 3.7 613 3.1 19810 690 3.5 597 3.0 18523 729 3.9 586 3.2 16392 718 4.4 562 3.4 17852 569 3.2 536 3.0

DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H H H B H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H X H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

117.7 92.0 55.9 60.0 37.3 65.6 116.4 82.1 117.1 46.9 119.4 105.2 208.7 61.6 103.3 91.8 88.1 47.2 117.5 67.2 78.6 36.2 130.7 133.7 84.4 147.5 139.1 66.0 64.3 268.4 136.9 106.2 61.0 40.5 123.9 84.3 80.5 76.8 315.4 67.8

31887 30280 29880 27088 25752 27261 27068 25672 26374 25069 25189 24805 25041 25445 25099 25053 24558 24948 25002 24013 24437 24577 24595 24479 24139 24431 24281 23688 23453 22907 23485 23819 23354 22964 23285 23189 22822 22992 22540 23115

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ducted in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences.

Begun in 2010, the Sustainable Dairy Cropping Systems research project involves researchers from several areas of expertise to examine dairy farm sustainability. It simulates a Pennsylvania dairy farm of 240 acres and 65 lactating cows, including young-stock, by growing crops on 12 acres of Penn State’s Agronomy Research Farm at Rock Springs and using a computer program to model herd management.

Combining previous research conducted on a small scale into crop rotations at a farm-scale, the study takes a holistic approach to look at several components of a dairy farm.

Various crops are grown for feed and energy use, yield and feed and forage

quality are measured, and milk production for the farm’s dairy cows is simulated with a computer model.

Heather Karsten, associate professor of crop production and ecology and lead director of the project, said the goal is to design and identify management practices that will increase farm sustainability by minimizing off-farm inputs and reducing environmental impacts.

“We are looking at ways to conserve soil, nutrients, biodiversity and energy to design a farm that is productive as well as economically and environmentally sustainable,” she said. “By using diverse crop rotations and innovative conservation practices, we think we can promote ecological processes to reduce fertilizer and pesticide use, protect soil and wa-

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ter quality, and sustain farm productivity.”

Karsten said dairy is an important part of the agricultural economy, but many farmers are under pressure because of the environmental needs to manage nutrients, protect water quality, and reduce soil erosion and nutrient losses, while seeing to the economic needs of managing a farm.

“Dairy farmers must deal with the rising cost of feed and fuel, as well as unpredictability and instability in the milk price,” she said.

“A big part of our goal is to figure out how we can help dairy producers reduce their offfarm inputs so they are more profitable.”

The project combines disciplines such as agronomy, agricultural and biological engineering, entomology, dairy science and agricultural economics. Contributors include scientists from Penn State and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service; graduate students in agronomy, soil science, ecology, entomology and agricultural engineering; and undergraduate students in various majors serving

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as research assistants.

Glenna Malcolm, postdoctoral research associate in plant science, is the project manager.

The feed portion of the project involves two, sixyear rotations of grains and forages. Both rotations are managed with no-till. The grain rotation uses a combination of weed management practices to reduce herbicide use in a rotation of alfalfa and orchardgrass, canola, rye, soybeans and corn.

The forage rotation evaluates shallow-disk manure injection as an alternative to surface application in a rotation that includes alfalfa and orchardgrass, corn silage, winter wheat, red clover or hairy vetch, and canola.

In both rotations, legumes are planted for “green manure” — plants that add nutrients and organic matter to the soil — and for integrated pest management, while cover crops are used to protect the soil.

Karsten said that the rotations provide several benefits, such as promoting biodiversity. The researchers hope to encourage beneficial insects, such as spiders

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Research from A19 and bees, and to combat pests such as slugs, which are a major problem in no-till systems.

Another important component of the research is energy. Canola is included in the rotations to produce fuel for a straight-vegetable-oilpowered tractor, which is being evaluated for its performance by New Holland. The canola is pressed for the oil, which is put straight into the tractor with no need to convert it to biodiesel.

The leftover canola meal serves as a feed for the farm’s dairy cows.

The animals’ rations are maintained by Virginia Ishler, nutrient management specialist.

She enters data based on the field results into a computer program to measure feed intake and milk production.

She noted that her work as manager of the Penn State dairy complex contributes to the model.

“The university cows are my barometer,” she said. “When their milk production goes up, the virtual cows’ milk production goes up.”

The model consists of two different scenarios that use the two different crop rotations, so Ishler performs each calculation twice. She compares cow performance and feed costs in both scenarios to see if one is more profitable than the other.

The cows’ diets in both scenarios consist of corn silage. In one scenario, cows are fed alfalfa haylage, while in the other, they receive alfalfa grass.

“We grow our own corn grain and soybeans,” Ishler said. “We’re optimizing home-raised feed to minimize what we purchase off-farm.”

To monitor income for the virtual dairy farm, Ishler uses the milk prices paid at Penn State. Another source of income is the sale of ex-

cess feed produced on the farm.

She also calculates feed costs each month and tracks the “income over feed costs” — the portion of income left to

pay for inputs such as electricity and labor after paying for feed (measured per cow per day).

Ishler uses a feed price list to compare a farm growing its own feed to

buying feed on the open market.

“With the high cost of purchased feed, the more farmers can grow

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711 679 653 651 614 579 557

3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.6 3.6

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TOWN (3X)

JAFRAL HOLSTEINS

HAMPTONVILLE NC

COREY FOSTER M&M'S DAIRY MYERS FARMS INC NEAL P JOHNSON BEN SHELTON JOHNNY, KAREN, & BRIAN MOORE BUTTKE DAIRY DAVID A SMITH GARY & SHARON MACGIBBON NATHAN SOUTHER CROSS CREEK DAIRY GEORGE SMITH SCOTT AND BANKS DAVIS SUNNY HILL FARM GREEN VALLEY FARM, LLC BOBBY & ALVIN EVANS SAM GALPHIN A D & CARLTON WILLIARD CARL & CLAYTON SMITH SHUMAKER DAIRY, INC. DARRELL WRIGHT NELSON RIDDLE STEPSTONE HOLSTEINS INC MIKE BEESON RIDGE FARM GRAYHOUSE FARMS MIKE DUCKETT DONALD PAYNE SAMUEL J. FLOWE AUBREY N WELLS COLTRANE FARM ENGLISH DAIRY FARM, LLC ATT. LENNIE BREEZE S & L RIVERSIDE DAIRY LLC JOHN HAMPTON ANDERS FARM JEFF CORNWELL CARLAND DAIRY MCCAINS DAIRY SHELLY J SMITH WILLIAM H DAY JR JERRY W. CRAWFORD OAKMERE FARM WRIGHT DAIRY PROCTOR DAIRY BEVILLE BROTHERS DAIRY

CLEVELAND NC STATESVILLE NC (3X) UNION GROVE NC (3X) STATESVILLE NC OLIN NC (3X) MOUNT ULLA NC (3X) RANDLEMAN NC LEXINGTON NC (3X) CROUSE NC (3X) UNION GROVE NC (3X) HURDLE MILLS NC LEXINGTON NC (3X) MOORESVILLE NC VALE NC RANDLEMAN NC (3X) SPARTA NC DURHAM NC GRAHAM NC ENNICE NC BLANCH NC FRANKLINVILLE NC (3X) STATESVILLE NC BLANCH NC CLIMAX NC (3X) RANDLEMAN NC STONY POINT NC (3X) LEICESTER NC TAYLORSVILLE NC MIDLAND NC LEICESTER NC PLEASANT GARDEN NC (3X) MARION NC GREENSBORO NC VALE NC SPARTA NC ENNICE NC LAWNDALE NC MILLS RIVER NC SOPHIA NC (3X) NORWOOD NC OXFORD NC CHAPEL HILL NC (3X) BROWNS SUMMIT NC REIDSVILLE NC BESSEMER CITY NC REIDSVILLE NC

ROBERT NUTTER & MICHAEL STROWD HILLSBOROUGH NC (3X)

R TEST A MTH N K

7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48

ANNUAL AVERAGES

MILK LBS

DAYS IN MILK

LBS MILK

% FAT

LBS FAT

87.0 87.0 86.9 82.0 81.3 81.3 78.6 78.3 78.1 76.0 75.9 75.8 75.8 74.4 73.2 72.9 72.3 70.4 69.9 69.7 69.5 69.4 69.0 68.5 68.2 68.1 67.9 67.5 66.7 65.9 65.9 65.7 65.6 65.6 65.1 64.7 64.6 64.1 63.7 63.7 63.6 63.2 62.9 62.5 61.8 61.4 61.3 61.1

194 189 199 185 164 173 168 152 162 210 213 191 194 244 225 157 165 135 229 203 232 199 200 170 192 211 125 200 193 219 171 193 227 215 123 194 163 146 188 169 277 168 157 220 187 191 209 247

30190 26179 26982 27623 27910 24602 26116 24311 25855 25714 23272 24762 24265 25214 25299 17175 23379 20294 .

23068 21476 23348 20393 17368 23971 21638 22638 23417 22176 20583 20478 23464 20155 22762 13347 23005 19343 19039 21791 20629 24555 19101 19158 24794 19587 20344 19453 20286

4.1 3.7 3.3 3.8 3.7 3.6 4.1 3.5 3.8 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.8 3.8 3.8 4.2 . .

3.9 3.5 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.3 3.6 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.3 3.4

1250 961 890 1039 1039 896 1064 842 986 886 845 904 846 947 961 645 975 . .

906 742 899 731 622 908 739 802 798 790 726 716 791 764 833 478 878 633 677 845 807 875 682 725 905 732 765 637 691

B % LBS R PRO PRO E E D

3.1 2.9 3.1 2.9 2.7 3.0 2.9 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.1 2.8 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1 . .

3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.8 3.1

922 767 826 813 765 744 760 691 774 779 720 701 755 779 798 536 733 . .

733 649 699 606 531 732 635 704 699 685 608 615 734 597 684 427 722 586 582 677 631 726 599 581 762 601 634 551 639

TEST DAY AVG (COW) OWNER

TOWN (3X)

R TEST A MTH N K

ANNUAL AVERAGES

MILK LBS

DAYS IN MILK

LBS MILK

% FAT

LBS FAT

B % LBS R PRO PRO E E D

GLADDEN'S DAIRY TALLEY-HO FARM WAYNE ROBERTSON BOWMAN DAIRY INC RANDY DOUGLAS WAYNE SMITHERMAN GARY SCHLABACH ALLENS DAIRY CHARLES CURRIN DAIRY LARRY D GALLIHER MAPLE RIDGE FARM INC. HERMANS DAIRY FARM NEAL GROSE PENDRYS DAIRY FARM MANCO FARM INC. MACGIBBON FARMS JY-RO HOLSTEINS GEORGE L PLESS AND SONS STAMEY FARMS

VALE NC OLIN NC STATESVILLE NC JULIAN NC HAMPTONVILLE NC EAST BEND NC UNION GROVE NC ASHEBORO NC OXFORD NC HARMONY NC (3X) MT. AIRY NC (3X) TAYLORSVILLE NC HARMONY NC BOONVILLE NC PITTSBORO NC STATESVILLE NC ELKIN NC ROCKWELL NC STATESVILLE NC

7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67

59.8 59.4 58.9 58.5 58.0 57.7 57.6 57.1 56.8 56.6 56.3 55.5 54.9 54.8 53.6 53.5 53.5 53.0 53.0

192 166 188 243 218 168 174 246 207 229 211 169 326 170 205 207 238 239 108

22036 20670 14906 17552 19162 17662 19104 18960 19341 19679 .

15941 19395 20747 19223 19490 18255 19675 19449

3.7 3.9 3.6 4.2 3.4 3.5 4.0 3.9 3.8 4.2 .

3.9 3.8 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.9 3.6 3.7

806 813 538 730 660 624 757 738 743 821 .

624 735 748 759 714 707 718 714

3.2 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 .

3.2 3.3 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0

696 646 463 565 604 529 600 587 592 608 .

513 633 625 617 586 573 614 593

GARY & SHARON MACGIBBON GREEN VALLEY FARM, LLC AUBREY N WELLS BRIAN MOORE JERSEYS JEFF CORNWELL CARLAND DAIRY BRUSH CREEK SWISS FARMS BEVILLE BROTHERS DAIRY LUCKY L JERSEY COREY LUTZ TALLEY-HO FARM TREASURE CHEST JERSEYS WAYNE AND KAREN LUTZ SHADY BROOK FARM BILTMORE DAIRY FARMS INC COY + WANDA REESE TREASURE CHEST JERSEYS SHADY BROOK FARM RIVERSIDE DAIRY FARM G W BELL ATT. ANNA G. AMORIELLO CALDWELL OVERCASH KARRIMONT FARM CHAPEL HILL CREAMERY CHARLES FISHER WARD HARRY WELLS JERSEY

CROUSE NC (3X) RANDLEMAN NC (3X) LEICESTER NC MT. ULLA NC (3X) LAWNDALE NC MILLS RIVER NC SILER CITY NC (3X) REIDSVILLE NC STATESVILLE NC LINCOLNTON NC OLIN NC LINCOLNTON NC MOCKSVILLE NC STATESVILLE NC FLETCHER NC TAYLORSVILLE NC LINCOLNTON NC STATESVILLE NC GIBSONVILLE NC KINGS MOUNTAIN NC (3X) GIBSONVILLE NC KANNAPOLIS NC MOCKSVILLE NC CHAPEL HILL NC LEXINGTON NC CLOVER NC AYDEN NC

7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

75.9 72.3 65.7 65.3 63.7 63.7 61.7 61.1 60.9 60.5 59.4 54.8 52.4 51.0 50.6 50.5 49.1 47.6 47.3 47.1 46.4 44.7 44.5 39.6 39.5 36.8 34.9

213 165 193 147 188 169 255 247 166 168 166 125 141 158 159 191 229 139 208 221 202 214 181 130 198 215 264

23272 23379 23464 19044 21791 20629 22397 20286 19958 18278 20670 15626 17020 15715 16149 17961 19478 13799 16779 15784 13797 15953 15180 11866 15074 11896 .

3.6 4.2 3.4 4.6 3.9 3.9 4.0 3.4 4.4 4.6 3.9 4.4 4.8 4.5 4.8 4.3 3.9 4.4 3.9 4.7 4.1 3.7 4.9 4.7 3.8 4.6 .

845 975 791 871 845 807 893 691 878 847 813 691 817 701 777 765 768 603 653 747 562 587 740 555 574 553 .

3.1 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.4 3.6 3.1 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.2 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.5 3.7 3.1 3.6 .

720 733 734 652 677 631 736 639 675 658 646 543 620 548 582 647 619 475 527 497 452 493 528 434 472 431 .

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X X X J X X B X J J X J J J J J X J X X X X J J X J J

base of normal expenses, such as electricity and labor, which stay consistent for the scenario.

Ishler said one of the important aspects of the project is the timeframe.

“We’re not looking at just one point in time, we’re seeing how this ro-

tation holds up over multiple years,” she said.

“The project is constantly in motion.”

“This is what the producers really want to see,” Ishler said. “We’re typically in our own boxes — crop and soil science, nutrient manage-

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DHI-APCS H 273.6 DHI-AP H 573.6 DHIR H 611.4 DHI-AP H 897.1

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24187 22705

26225 1002 3.8 798 3.0 3X 22606 771 3.4 709 3.1 17658

650 3.7 539 3.1

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22416 14684

849 3.8 702 3.1 671 4.6 509 3.5

DHI-AP H 145.6

22370

812 3.6 695 3.1

DHI-AP H 136.2

21260

754 3.5 625 2.9

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the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Farms in these counties participate as demonstration farms, utilizing practices examined in the research, such as rolling cover crops to essentially serve as mulch and injecting manure into the ground.

To help promote these practices, equipment was purchased through a Conservation Innovation Grant from the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

875 3.6 723 3.0 3X 846 3.7 690 3.0 3X

DHI H 34.6

ROCKBRIDGE

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grain and forage crops, is economically successful, according to Karsten.

Researchers also found that canola yields are higher when planting canola after alfalfa instead of planting it after corn silage.

Even though neither of the crop rotations has been completed, the conservation practices used are being promoted across Pennsylvania and applied in four Pennsylvania counties located in

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ment, weed science, entomology, engineering, animal science or economics. Now we all sit at the same table and hear what others are doing, and we learn from each other. There is no other work being done like this across the country.

We’re incorporating multiple disciplines.”

The two years of research conducted so far have shown that producing all of the feed for the farm, including both

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TEST DAY AVG (COW) OWNER CLAUDIA PAULSON LEWIS AND KEVIN WENGER CEDAR RIDGE DAIRY INC CRESTHAVEN FARMS HAMMOCK DAIRY INC. STEVE RAINEY RIVERBEND DAIRY FARM JOHN O HARDESTY & SON MICHAEL COUNTISS MEL-PAULA HOLSTEIN'S CONNER DAIRY FARM INC HOME PLACE DAIRY INC BACK RUN DAIRY BOWSTRING HOLSTEINS BROOKSTONE FARM RANDALL INMAN R.JEFFERSON ROBERT D STOOTS LINDEN AND CHRISTIE RHODES TRIPLE R DAIRY JASON AND KAREN HEWITT HEATWOLE FAMILY DAIRY WHISPERING OAKS FARM GOLDENVIEW DAIRY INC E H SPURLIN & SONS GRANDVIEW HOLSTEINS,INC HILLSIDE FARM INC. CLIFFORD BOWMAN ALFRED STEPHENS THOMAS E STANLEY & SONS INC FRF CROSS KEYS LLC K & K DAIRY, LLC. AMEVA FARM INC CARLTON W BRUBAKER DAVE JOHNSON CHAD & REBECCA MCMURRAY KYLE LEONARD ERIC & RACHEL SIMMONS DAVID HOOLEY JOE ULMER FULLER VIEW FARM CAVE VIEW FARMS INC SHEN-ROCK HOLSTEINS BARNY BAY DAIRY INC JAMES L WILL LLOYD E PHILLIPS LESTER & CAROL COBB LUKE & ROBERTA HEATWOLE CHERRY GROVE FARM INC ROLLING HILLS DAIRY GARY RUSSELL & RUDOLPH RUSSELL STAN AND WES SHOWALTER WALKUP HOLSTEINS KNICELY BROS. INC #1 BACK CREEK DAIRY

TOWN (3X) PORT REPUBLIC VA (3X) DAYTON VA (3X) ELKTON VA GALAX VA (3X) CHATHAM VA (3X) DILLWYN VA (3X) ROCKY MOUNT VA BERRYVILLE VA ABINGDON VA (3X) ROANOKE VA FLOYD VA DAYTON VA (3X) ROCKY MOUNT VA ROCKY MOUNT VA HARRISONBURG VA MT. CRAWFORD VA (3X) CHATHAM VA (3X) MAX MEADOWS VA SINGERS GLEN VA CREWE VA (3X) MT. CRAWFORD VA HARRISONBURG VA (3X) ROCKY MOUNT VA REDWOOD VA GALAX VA CHATHAM VA DUBLIN VA CALLAWAY VA WYTHEVILLE VA ASHLAND VA HARRISONBURG VA MOUNT CRAWFORD VA AMELIA VA BOONES MILL VA (3X) GLADE SPRING VA HARRISONBURG VA (3X) SPOTTSWOOD VA BRIDGEWATER VA (3X) AMELIA VA (3X) MT. CRAWFORD VA (3X) MT. SOLON VA WEYERS CAVE VA HARRISONBURG VA (3X) ROCKY MOUNT VA BRIDGEWATER VA RADFORD VA DAYTON VA MT. CRAWFORD VA FAIRFIELD VA ROCKY MOUNT VA WOODLAWN VA BRIDGEWATER VA HARRISONBURG VA HARRISONBURG VA PULASKI VA

R TEST A MTH N K

7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55

ANNUAL AVERAGES

MILK LBS

DAYS IN MILK

LBS MILK

% FAT

93.6 86.6 86.6 86.3 83.8 83.1 82.5 81.7 80.9 80.7 80.2 80.0 79.7 79.6 79.6 79.4 79.1 79.1 78.8 78.7 78.0 77.9 77.6 77.5 76.6 76.6 76.3 76.2 76.1 75.4 75.1 74.8 74.5 74.4 74.4 74.1 74.0 73.8 73.7 73.5 72.8 72.8 72.8 72.5 72.5 72.3 72.1 72.0 71.9 71.4 71.4 71.3 71.1 71.0 70.9

192 171 163 212 186 179 179 200 169 196 193 171 203 177 170 195 174 193 162 226 114 156 185 158 195 166 155 192 210 213 213 165 194 175 175 198 173 244 169 197 145 189 164 199 172 183 196 191 181 208 255 181 197 172 200

27343 .

24828 31106 26190 26899 25300 25667 24080 23880 25000 25131 25454 26133 21937 26291 25558 25120 20133 27630 .

26296 26295 22947 24509 22356 24080 24071 24552 22502 23438 22379 25848 24909 22956 24182 23186 23749 25167 .

19677 23596 23735 25144 22985 21646 22249 25987 23062 23952 25014 21630 22837 22451 23555

3.9 1067 . .

3.9 960 3.1 975 3.6 938 3.4 927 3.7 924 3.6 923 3.4 822 3.5 847 2.9 735 3.5 883 3.7 938 3.8 1003 3.9 850 4.0 1053 3.7 946 3.9 977 3.6 722 3.4 934 . .

3.8 990 3.6 939 4.0 913 3.3 821 3.5 791 3.7 881 3.8 919 3.8 925 3.7 835 3.9 921 3.6 803 3.7 969 3.3 826 3.4 779 3.9 935 3.9 893 3.4 796 3.5 892 . .

4.1 812 4.0 933 3.6 854 3.6 902 3.4 787 4.0 872 3.5 780 3.2 841 3.7 845 3.6 858 3.6 889 3.6 774 4.1 938 3.8 864 3.7 874

LBS FAT

B % LBS R PRO PRO E E D

3.0 .

2.9 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.8 3.1 3.0 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.9 .

3.0 2.9 3.2 0.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 .

3.2 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0

815 .

721 937 792 788 718 797 712 734 726 732 740 772 677 783 773 767 614 802 .

801 767 731 20 690 730 724 761 685 700 681 791 727 692 735 685 717 783 .

637 708 704 737 667 676 694 754 689 705 758 648 670 683 715

Karsten said the team hopes the results of the study can be used beyond central Pennsylvania.

“We hope to use the principles and results to inform researchers, educators and growers about strategies and some options, but of course they would have to be fine-tuned to different regions, soils and climates,” she said.

The project was fueled by a $400,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Sustainable Agriculture Research Education Fund, a $200,000 match from Penn State and additional funds from the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service. Dairy farmers, employees of the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and other researchers serve on an advisory panel that helps guide the research.

TEST DAY AVG (COW) OWNER KENDRA & JULIA HORST RICHARD L SHOWALTER CUB RUN DAIRY NATHAN HORST STONEY RUN FARM INC. HENRY L HOPKINS WALL BROTHERS INC NELSON AND WAYNE WENGER DAVID TERRY M.D.& LEE SIMMONS ROBERT P WHITMAN-WHITMAN FARM ALLEN LAYMAN JENNINGS GAP DAIRY NORMAN BOOTH CLAUDE AND KAREN GREEN AIRY MONT FARM BILL BLALOCK MELVIN R WENGER SHENDALE DAIRY INC. BURKDALE FARM MOTLEY DAIRY INC. ALLEN L SHANK JORDAN ROHRER BROWN ELBE FARM, LLC DANIEL LAYMAN ROBERT RUTROUGH GEO ALVIS & SONS REGGIE DUNCAN SLATE HILL FARMS, LLC R-GARNETT SMITH JR CARTER S ELLIOTT JR LW COLE FARM WATSON FARMS INC RIVER HAVEN FARMS INC LONG-ACRE FARM J & B FARMS INC. M J ATKINS JARECO FARMS BIRCH LANE DAIRY DRY RIVER III LANAHAVEN FARM,INC D. BRUCE HARPER AND SON CHARLES F MOYER AND SONS BURNT CHIMNEY DAIRY DAN ABE SLEMP AND SON JOE BLANKENSHIP J S HUFFARD III JACOB SHENK R Y STILES & SONS E CLINE BRUBAKER MICHAEL AND LORI WEBB NELSON & BEVERLY SINE & FAMILY

TOWN (3X)

R TEST A MTH N K

HARRISONBURG VA 7 56 DAYTON VA 7 57 MCGAHEYSVILLE VA (3X) 7 58 WEYERS CAVE VA 6 59 MC GAHEYSVILLE VA (3X) 7 60 ROCKY MOUNT VA 7 61 BLACKSBURG VA 7 62 DAYTON VA 7 63 RURAL RETREAT VA (3X) 7 64 MOUNT SOLON VA 7 65 PULASKI VA 7 66 WIRTZ VA 7 67 CHURCHVILLE VA 7 68 SPOUT SPRING VA 7 69 BOONES MILL VA 7 70 GLADYS VA 7 71 BASKERVILLE VA 7 72 DAYTON VA 7 73 TIMBERVILLE VA 7 74 HARRISONBURG VA 7 75 CHATHAM VA 7 76 BRIDGEWATER VA 7 77 GROTTOES VA 7 78 MARTINSVILLE VA 7 79 LINVILLE VA 7 80 WIRTZ VA 7 81 ROCKY MOUNT VA 7 82 MANAKIN SABOT VA (3X) 7 83 CHRISTIANSBURG VA 7 84 HARRISONBURG VA 7 85 BEAVERDAM VA 7 86 RUSTBURG VA (3X) 7 87 CHILHOWIE VA 7 88 MAX MEADOWS VA 7 89 RADFORD VA 7 90 MT JACKSON VA 7 91 MAX MEADOWS VA 7 92 CHARLOTTE C H VA 7 93 PENHOOK VA 7 94 HARRISONBURG VA 7 95 DAYTON VA 7 96 FERRUM VA 7 97 DAYTON VA 7 98 AMELIA VA 7 99 WIRTZ VA (3X) 7 100 VIRGINIA COLOR BREEDS SUGAR GROVE VA 7 1 SUGAR GROVE VA 7 2 CROCKETT VA 7 3 CATLETT VA 7 4 CLEAR BROOK VA 7 5 ROCKY MOUNT VA 7 6 CONCORD VA 7 7 WOODSTOCK VA 7 8

ANNUAL AVERAGES B % LBS R PRO PRO E E D

MILK LBS

DAYS IN MILK

LBS MILK

% FAT

LBS FAT

70.8 70.7 70.3 70.1 70.0 69.4 69.4 69.1 69.0 68.9 68.6 68.5 68.4 68.3 68.3 68.2 67.9 67.8 67.7 67.7 67.5 67.5 67.4 67.4 67.4 67.3 67.1 67.1 67.1 67.0 66.9 66.8 66.7 66.7 66.6 66.4 66.3 66.1 66.1 65.9 65.9 65.8 65.8 65.6 65.5

164 235 207 183 177 184 204 157 161 199 190 171 178 209 174 182 180 139 157 194 222 221 185 203 157 213 218 186 166 140 190 206 219 173 179 187 246 212 209 193 168 175 193 196 199

22673 22937 24012 23333 21644 22236 21079 19516 21674 23979 21017 22864 21515 23515 20428 20391 22818 19508 .

22326 21866 22974 23452 23664 20624 23069 24047 22554 22968 21571 21660 23298 23060 20765 23226 21681 23392 24084 22963 22283 16219 20824 20865 23715 21718

3.6 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.8 4.0 3.7 3.4 3.8 3.7 3.6 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.7 3.5 . .

3.8 3.6 3.6 3.3 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.4 3.9 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.2 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.9 4.2 3.6

811 848 895 803 762 855 845 714 737 911 770 828 886 899 716 764 796 . .

843 782 825 775 852 800 857 938 864 851 740 851 818 829 783 817 801 876 773 916 859 601 788 804 988 789

3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.2 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.1 . .

3.1 3.1 3.2 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0

690 717 712 694 635 687 670 570 654 718 626 666 658 728 601 611 700 . .

688 679 724 683 732 638 692 745 643 691 622 657 693 717 648 693 650 715 730 716 696 485 654 647 737 648

62.6 54.9 53.6 48.3 46.0 42.0 39.9 34.7

178 130 142 180 197 196 169 159

18570 14803 16197 15635 14379 13264 11619 12123

4.5 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.4 4.5

831 707 763 739 684 640 511 549

3.3 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.3 3.5 3.4

607 J 519 J 563 J 558 J 534 J 444 G 404 J 407 J

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By Janet B. Fallon, CCA - Dairy One Forage Lab & Agro-One Soils Lab What a difference a year makes. Last year, we dealt with the effects of too much water, but this year, we are dealing with the opposite problem: not enough water. I don't think I have to tell you that drought has had a significant impact on crop yield and quality in much of the Northeast this summer. If you are feeding livestock, then chances are good that you are concerned about the nitrate content of your homegrown or purchased forages. Below is a “refresher”about nitrates and dairy cows, followed by information about drought impact on soil fertility and crop management in 2013.

Nitrates and Dairy Cattle Nitrate is a major precursor of plant protein. At certain times, environmental conditions can cause excessive nitrate accumulation in the plant. These conditions include heavy nitrogen fertilization, drought, low light intensity, and low temperatures. Nitrate concentrations can rise immediately after a drought-ending rain, which is an important consideration when making harvest decisions.

Crops susceptible to nitrate accumulation include sorghum, sorghum-sudangrass hybrids, sudangrass, corn forage, small grain forages, and certain weeds, including red root pigweed, lambsquarters, and Johnsongrass. Drought can also result in elevated levels of prussic acid in sorghum, sorghum-sudangrass hybrids, sudangrass, and Johnsongrass, so extra precautions should be taken to protect against prussic acid poisoning as well.

Ensiling can reduce nitrate concentration by up to 50%, but safety precautions should be taken to protect farm workers and livestock from silo gas, which may be more likely when ensiling high nitrate forages.

Nitrate levels (DM Basis)

% Nitrate

ppm Nitrate Nitrogen

Comments

< 0.44

< 1012

Safe to feed

0.44 - 0.66

1012-1518

Safe for non-pregnant animals. Limit to 50% of ration dry matter intake. Animals may go off feed, experience a slow drop in milk production or abort in some cases.

0.66 - 0.88

1518 - 2024

Limit to 50% or ration dry matter.

Above symptoms, some death.

0.88 - 1.54

2024 - 3542

Limit to 35% - 40% of ration dry matter.

DO NOT FEED TO PREGNANT ANIMALS.

1.54 - 1.76

3542 - 4048

Limit to 25% of ration dry matter.

DO NOT FEED TO PREGNANT ANIMALS.

> 1.76

> 4048

TOXIC - NO NOT FEED.

http://www.dairyone.com/Forage/FactSheet/Nitrates.htm For more information on dealing with the risk of nitrate toxicity in drought-stressed forages, please refer to Cornell’s new Agronomy Fact Sheet, 70 Drought and Risk of Nitrate Toxicity in Forages, found at http://nmsp.cals.cornell.edu/publications/factsheets/factsheet70.pdf. This provides additional information on the causes of nitrate buildup in drought-stressed plants, nitrate testing guidelines, signs of nitrate poisoning in livestock, and management options if high nitrate levels are known or suspected.

In a nutshell, if high nitrates are suspected: 1. Delay harvest until a week or two after drought is “over”.

2.

3.

Raise the cutter bar for harvest to avoid the highest concentration of nitrates located in the lowest part of the plant. This may be difficult but necessary to do when yields are already compromised by the long drought.

In hard-hit areas, grain producers may decide to harvest their crop for silage. This is good because it helps alleviate potential feed shortages and provides a market for drought-damaged corn crops that will produce little grain, but it is very important to know the nitrate status of this “salvaged” grain crop.

4.

Make silage instead of hay or green chop. But beware, elevated nitrates will also increase the risk of potentially deadly silo gas, so be sure to follow adequate precautions to avoid injury to farm workers or livestock.

5.

Test suspected forage to determine if it can be diluted with a low-nitrate feed, or to determine if you should avoid feeding it altogether.

6.

Feed a balanced ration and make sure that livestock have ready access to nitrate-free water.

7.

Introduce forage with elevated nitrates gradually. Feed cows low-nitrate hay before turning them into a suspected high-nitrate pasture.

8.

Avoid feeding greenchop, especially if it has heated in the forage wagon or feed bunk.

9.

Don't overstock high-nitrate pastures, since it encourages consumption of the lower canopy, which will be highest in nitrates.

10. Consult with your nutritionist or veterinarian for other management practices to reduce the risk of nitrate toxicity on your farm.

11. Observe livestock frequently. Remove animals and call a veterinarian promptly if symptoms occur.

Dairy One Forage Lab can test suspected forages for nitrate content. If added to a routine package, it will cost an additional $6 per sample. Nitrate alone costs $12 per sample. For a complete list of services and prices, please refer to http://www.dairyone.com/Forage/ services/Forage/ForageInfoForm.pdf

Impact of Drought on Soil Fertility and Crop Management in 2013 Some areas of the Northeast got some much needed rain the last week in July…an inch or two or three…enough to green things up a bit, but it was too little and way too late. Even if we get normal rainfall for the rest of the summer, much of the damage is already done.

At this point, we really need to start thinking about the impact of the drought of 2012 on soil fertility and crop management in 2013. After reading numerous publications on the subject, I would like to offer these observations and suggestions.

Fertilizer use can become an important consideration during the year after a drought. Low crop yields during the drought year means that a significant amount of unused nutrients could remain in the soil or in the crop residue of unharvested crops and weeds. In other words, if your 2012 crop yield was 1/3 of your goal and nutrient uptake is proportional to yield, then roughly 2/3 of the phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) applied in the 2012 was not used and may be available for use by your 2013 crop. Nitrogen is a bit more tricky, but there may be a lot of that left over as well.

Nitrogen (N) As most of you know, N is perhaps the most critical and costly nutrient of all. It is also the most volatile and mobile nutrient with the shortest life in the soil. Carryover is most likely if: • The 2012 crop received moderate-to-high amounts of N from fertilizer, legume or manure inputs.

• If yields were lower than expected.

• If soils are heavy textured.

• If winter precipitation is normal or below normal.

The use of fall cover crops may help hold expensive N in place for the 2013 crop, as well as provide a much needed source of supplemental feed. However, be mindful of herbicide residues that may damage more sensitive crops like oats or wheat. Check herbicide labels for replanting restrictions.

Consider reducing your total nitrogen rate or splitting nitrogen applications to corn the year following a drought if the prior crop was heavily fertilized or low yielding and the fall and winter precipitation was below normal. Using a Pre Plant Nitrate Test can be used to determine if and how much additional nitrogen is needed at side-dress time.

Boron (B) Drought reduces B availability and may be quite noticeable in high B-requiring crops like alfalfa. In alfalfa, deficiency shows up as a bronzing to yellowing of the top leaves, especially on dry ridges and light sandy soils. It can be also be confused with potato leafhopper damage.

Drought also reduces leaching of B from the soil (especially sandy or coarse textured soils), so it is hard to tell if your soil is truly deficient or if you have a drought induced deficiency. The amount of B required by any crop is quite small, so application should always be based on soil test results, since excess B can be toxic to many other crops at levels that are needed by high-B crops like alfalfa, beets, or brassicas. Boron is NOT included in the standard soil test analysis, but can be requested as an additional test for a cost of $10 per sample. http://www.dairyone.com/AgroOne/soiltesting/SoilTestingServices.pdf

Phosphorus (P) and Potassium (K) Phosphorus and potassium are more stable in the soil than nitrogen. Fertilizer that is not used by the 2012 crop due to lower yield caused by the drought will most likely be available in 2013 for use by the next crop. It is important to determine the levels of these nutrients through soil testing to avoid applying excess fertilizer, which is hard on your wallet and bad for the environment.

Unfortunately, taking a representative sample in dry hard soil can be very difficult. Shallow sampling depth that is common in these conditions can result in very different and misleading results. Specifically, you may see higher levels of P and K and lower soil pH. If the soil is too hard to sample, it is better to wait until you can sample to the correct depth and take the appropriate number of sub-samples per field vs. compromising accuracy.

In addition to soil fertility, it will be important to consider persistence and carryover of 2012 herbicides into the 2013 cropping season. Drought can reduce microbial activity and breakdown of some herbicides, which can increase their persistence and potential for carryover and damage to the rotational crop.

Check with your Certified Crop Adviser, the herbicide label and/or University Herbicide Restrictions included in their Agronomy Guidelines, especially if you used herbicides that are at a higher risk of carryover, such as Atrazine or Command.

Forage analysis and soil testing are important management tools every year, but they are even more important in a year of extreme drought like we had in many areas in 2012. For a complete list or our forage analysis and soil testing services, please visit www.dairyone.com.

MIDDLETOWN, DE — On Saturday, Aug. 25 Hoober, Inc. will host a Tractor/Truck Pull at the Chestertown Elks Lodge to benefit the Hudson Family Farm in Berlin, MD. The Mid-Atlantic Pulling Association sanctioned event will get underway with the Antique Tractor Class at 9 a.m. Classic and Open Tractor classes will follow with pickup trucks starting at 5 p.m.

“This is our fourth year

hosting the pull at Chestertown and it’s always a lot of fun,” said Mike Null, manager of Hoober’s Middletown location. “The community comes together to see these high horsepower machines in action. It’s very competitive and everyone has a blast.

More importantly this year’s pull gives people a chance to support a family that’s facing a stressful time and legal expenses that just keep

piling up.”

Proceeds from the pull will be contributed to Alan and Kristin Hudson’s legal fund to assist their efforts in defending a lawsuit filed in 2010 by the New York-based Waterkeeper Alliance which claims the Hudson Family Farm violated the Clean Water Act. A Maryland Department of Environment investigation of the Hudson Family Farm found no violation and Mary-

Tires spin at last year’s truck/tractor pull, which benefited the Fisher House at the Dover Air Force Base.

A classic Farmall strains in the muck and mud during the 2011 Hoober Truck/Tractor pull.

land Governor Martin O’Malley characterized the allegations against the Hudson’s to a Delmarva Poultry Industry audience as “an injustice” telling the couple they “should not be litigated off your land.”

Last year’s event raised more than $5,000 in support of The Fisher House at Dover Air Force Base and Chuck Hoober, president and corporate sales manager for Hoober, Inc. is hoping this year’s pull generates significant support as well.

“It’s extremely satisfying to see the way people come together, especially the number of people who volunteer so much of their time to this event each year,” said Hoober. “We know the families and organizations that benefit from these pulls are very appreciative and I think the day always reflects positively on the efforts of the agricultural community. Plus it’s just a lot of fun to see all the competition and action that takes place during the pull.”

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HAGERSTOWN, MD FEEDER CATTLE: Feeder Steers: 270-350# 110-127; 400-575# 125135; few 925-1100# 106110.

Feeder Heifers: 290475# 110-130; 500-700# 105-115.

Feeder Bulls: 300-350# 125-140; 360-450# 115140; few 500# at 140; few 675-825# 96-102.

Beef Stock Cows: L B&W Cow/Calf to 1500.

MT. AIRY NC FEEDER CATTLE: Feeder Steers: M&L 1-2 260# 141.50; 360-385# 143-145.50; 410-430# 148150; 453# 140; 615# 115132; S 1-2 330# 130-132; 355-385# 107-130.

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Feeder Bulls: M&L 1-2 427-430# 124-129; 455461# 128-137; 500-530# 114-127; 605-643# 119119.50; 650-655# 117-120; S 1-2 415-445# 114-123; 470-495# 107-116; 460485# fleshy 86-97; 500545# 96-106.

Bred Cows: M&L 1-2 Middle Aged 900-1095# 800-900/head 4-6 mos bred.

SILER CITY, NC FEEDER CATTLE: 818 Feeder Steers: M&L 1-2 200-245# 158-175; 250295# 140-174; 300-345# 122-157; 350-396# 120-

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Feeder Bulls: M&L 1-2 450-495# 120-141; 500-

AUCTIONS 545# 115-130; 550-595# 110-125; 600-645# 100116; 650-695# 105-111; 700-730# 97-106; 825-826# 96-101; 850-895# 90-99; 980-995# 96-97; S 1-2 450495# 100-116; 500-540# 100-114; BLACKSTONE, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 121 Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 400-500# 112-119; 500600# 114; 600-700# 109.50114.50; M&L 2 300-400# 124; 400-500# 119.50; 500600# 113-116.50; 600-700# 108-108.50; M&L 3 300400# 90-114; 400-500# 110116; 500-600# 106-110; 600-700# 100; S 1 300-400#

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Wednesday, August 22

• Hosking Sales (former Welch Livestock), 6096 NYS Rt 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S of utica & 6 miles N of New Berlin. Monthly Heifer Sale.

Cream Hill Heifer Dispersal - 35 hd. calves to open heifers, we sold their milking herd & bred heifers a few months ago now they have decided to sell the rest of their youngstock consisting of a Holsteins, few Brown Swiss & Xbreeds. 4 handling holstein heifers from heifer raiser. 2 R&W cows one due in Feb. to Picalo Red, one dry due Sept. to Mazda Red, R&W bred heifer due Nov. to Runner-P Red, R&W calf born 3/19/12 sired by Picolo Red. Tom & Brenda Hoskings 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, 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, Sue Rudgers, Manager, 518-584-3033 • 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. 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: 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. Misc. & Small Animals. 12:30 Produce, 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 • 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 • 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin) . Special - Emergency Health Issues Complete Dairy Dispersal. Reg. Grade Hols. & 1 Jersey. 59 head - 47 milking age, 10 open & yearlings & 2 hfr. calves. Misc. & Small Animals. 12:30 Produce, 1 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy.

Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952 US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy and Beef. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220 • 4:00 PM: Chatham Market, 2249 Rte. 203, Chatham, NY. Regular Sale. Harold Renwick, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518392-3321.

• 5:00 PM: Robert Smith, 859 Dale Rd., Dale, NY. Consignment Auction, Tractors, Farm Equip., Trailers, etc. R.G. Mason Auctions, 585-567-8844 www.rgmasonauctions.com

• 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Feeder Sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-4473842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716450-0558 • 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

Thursday, August 23 • 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, Sue Rudgers, Manager, 518-584-3033 • 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 • 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952 US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy and Beef. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220

Friday, August 24 • 4918 Rozzells Ferry Rd., Charlotte, NC. General Consignment Auction. Godley Auction Co., 704399-6111, 704-399-9756 • 11:00 AM: Lighthall Farm, Fort Plain, NY. Complete AI sired herd dispersal for Karl & Joanne Gebhardt, consisting of 90 milking age cows in all stages of lactation, 22 bred heifers, 60 open heifers & calves. This year around herd is in full flow of milk averaging 62 lbs. in the tank with a SCC 280,000. Majority of this herd is Holsteins, though there are 10 nice Jerseys & a few Crosses. This herd is Genex sired and the heifers are bred to sex semen. Youngstock are well grown and in excellent condition. Cattle will be inoculated for shipping fever and pregnancy checked prior to sale. Cattle will be tested for interstate shipment immediately after the sale. Tom & Brenda Hoskings, 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 5:30 PM: 5279 Ridge Rd., New Hope, PA. Collection of 200+ & high quality toys and 1,000 pcs. of collectable farm literature. Leaman Auctions, 717-9464-1128, 610-662-8149 cell leamanauctions.com or auctionzip#3721

Saturday, August 25 • 9:00 AM: 5279 Ridge Rd., New Hope, PA. 35+ Minneopolis-Moline & Oliver tractors. Leaman Auctions, 717-9464-1128, 610-662-8149 cell leamanauctions.com or auctionzip#3721 • 9:00 AM: Penn Yan, NY. Finger Lakes Produce Auction Farm Machinery Consignment Auction.

Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com • 10:00 AM: 66 N. Brookfield Rd., Spencer, MA. Real Estate & Personal Property Auction. By owner. Jacquier Auctioneers, 413-569-6421 www.jacquierauctions.com

Wednesday, August 29 • The Pines Farm, Barton, VT. 153rd Top-ofVermont Invitation Dairy Sale. 150 head expected. Sale Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, neks@together.net,

Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892

Thursday, August 30 • 9:30 AM: Newark Valley, NY. Large Public Auction. Farm Tractors, Combines, Grain & Gravity Wagons, Farm Machinery, Skid Steers & more. Consignments welcome. Goodrich Auction Service, Inc., 607-642-3293 www.goodrichauctionservice.com or a u c t i o n z i p . c o m

Friday, August 31 • 6:00 PM: D.R. Chambers & Sons, 76 Maple Ave., Unadilla, NY. Horse Sales every other Friday. Tack at 1 pm, horses at 6 pm. D.R. Chambers & Sons, 607-369-8231 www.drchambersauction.com

Thursday, September 6 • 1:00 PM: 10400 Gillette Rd., Alexander, NY. WNY Gas & Steam Engine Assoc. 2nd. Annual Consignment. 1st day of show Sept. 6-9. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm

Friday, September 7 • 11:00 AM: Lakeview Holsteins, 2456 Rt. 14, Penn Yan, NY. Selling complete dairies and registered & grade cattle. Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315-521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030

Saturday, September 8 • 9:00 AM: Town of Lansing Highway Dept., Rts. 34 & 34B, Lansing, NY. Municipal Surplus & Contractor Equipment Auction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.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: North Rd., (Wyben Section) Westfield, MA. Tractors & Cattle Trailer; Horse related items & Antiques Furniture, Toy Trucks, Tonkas, early games & comics. Jacquier Auctioneers, 413-569-6421 www.jacquierauctions.com • 11:00 AM: Morrisville, NY. 30th Annual Morrisville Autumn Review Sale. 90 head. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com

Monday, September 10 • 1:00 PM: Hosking Sales (former Welch Livestock), 6096 NYS Rt 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S of utica & 6 miles N of New Berlin.

Monthly Feeder Sale. Followed by sheep, lamb, goats, pigs & feeders. Calves & cull beef approx.

5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hoskings, 607-6993637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

Friday, September 14 • 11:00 AM: Smyrna, NY. Frog Rock Farm Complete Milking herd & Bred Heifer Dispersal.

55 head All AI sired Holsteins. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

Saturday, September 15 • 8:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, 6502 Barber Hill Rd., Geneseo, NY. Special Fall Consignment Auction. Farm & Construction Equipment. Heavy & Light Trucks. Consignments welcome. . Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.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

Wednesday, September 19 • 3:00 PM: D.R. Chambers & Sons, 76 Maple Ave., Unadilla, NY. Dairy Day Special Feeder Sale. Every Wednesday following Dairy. D.R. Chambers & Sons, 607-369-8231 www.drchambersauction.com

Saturday, September 22 • Scranton, PA. Complete Liquidation: Aggregate, Construction, Support Equipment, Truck Tractors, Dump Trucks & Trailers. A. Lyon & Son 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 9:00 AM: Routes 39 & 219, Springville, NY. Lamb & Webster Used Equipment Auction. Farm Tractors & Machinery. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.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: Fuller St, Ludlow, MA. JD Skidsteer; Tractors; Tools; Horse Drawn Mowers & Equipment, Bumper Livestock Trailer. Jacquier Auctioneers, 413-569-6421 www.jacquierauctions.com

Saturday, September 29 • 10:00 AM: 43 Meadowbrook Rd, Granby, CT. Complete Commercial Woodworking Shop & Antiques. Jacquier Auctioneers, 413-569-6421 www.jacquierauctions.com

Friday, October 5 • 11:00 AM: Lakeview Holsteins, 2456 Rt. 14, Penn Yan, NY. Selling complete dairies and registered & grade cattle. Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315-521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030

Saturday, October 6 • 9:00 AM: 145 Paul Rd., Exit 17, Rt. 390, Rochester, NY. Monroe County Municipal Equipment Auction. Heavy Construction Equipment, Cars & Trucks. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.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

Saturday, October 13 • Hosking Sales (former Welch Livestock), 6096 NYS Rt 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S of utica & 6 miles N of New Berlin. OHM Holstein Club Sale.

Sale hosted by Roedale Farms in Richfield Springs. Brad Ainslie sale chairman 315-8226087. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 9:00 AM: Hamburg Fairgrounds, Hamburg, NY . Municipal & Contractor Equipment Auction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 11:00 AM: Ben K. Stoltzfus Farm, Intercourse, PA. Vison-Gen & Friends Sale. Co-managed with Stonehurst Farm. 100 outstanding Holsteins, many with contract Genomic pedigrees. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com

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

HOLLINS, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 197.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200-300# 131; 300-400# 131; 400-500# 139; 500600# 132-135.50; 600-700# 123-128; 700-800# 127; 800-900# 118-120; 9001000# 113; M&L 2 200-300# 100; 300-400# 110; 400500# 139-140; 500-600# 136.50; 600-700# 128.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 200-300# 104; 300400# 119; 400-500# 80-94; 500-600# 85-87; 600-700# 94.50-96; 700-800# 85; 800900# 84; 1100# & up 79.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 134; 300-400# 134; 400-500# 123; 500600# 123-124; 600-700# 119; 700-800# 118; 800900# 104-113; M&L 2 200300# 127.50; 300-400#

127.50-134; 400-500# 124; 500-600# 123; 600-700# 117; 700-800# 112; 800900# 85.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 117; 300-400# 117; 400-500# 130-137; 500-600# 120-128; 600700# 119; 700-800# 113; 800-900# 104; 900-1000# 100; M&L 2 200-300# 112; 300-400# 130; 400-500# 116; 500-600# 128; 600700# 111.

LYNCHBURG, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 616 Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 165; 400-500# 159-160; 500-600# 142145.25; 600-700# 136.25; 700-800# 125-128; M&L 2 300-400# 169; 400-500# 164.50-165; 500-600# 132145.25; 600-700# 135.75; 700-800# 130; M&L 3 300-

AUCTIONS 400# 159; 400-500# 157163; 500-600# 135.50-139; 600-700# 123; S 1 300-400# 155; 400-500# 149; 500600# 135; 600-700# 117.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 139.50; 400-500# 128.50-133.50; 500-600# 128-128.75; 600-700# 122.50; 700-800# 114.50115; M&L 2 300-400# 143; 400-500# 130-139.75; 500600# 128.50-129; 600-700# 125-127.75; 700-800# 114.50; M&L 3 300-400# 138-139; 400-500# 127; 500-600# 121-128.75; 600700# 117-118.75; S 1 300400# 128; 400-500# 130; 500-600# 1121.50.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300-400# 173; 400-500# 136-164, mostly 147.25; 500-600# 122.50-132.50; 600-700# 123.75; M&L 2 300-400# 168-170; 400500# 147.25-167; 500-600# 115-142.50, mostly 130.50; 600-700# 124; S 1 300-400# 155; 400-500# 125.50154.50, mostly 154.50; 500600# 112.

MARSHALL, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No Report

NARROWS, VA FEEDER CATTLE: No Report ROCKINGHAM, VA. Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 400-500# 110-116; 500-600# 104; 600-700# 98.

STAUNTON, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 428.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400146-149; 400-500# 140-146; 500-600# 135145; 600-700# 127-138.50; 700-800# 120-130; 800900# 115-123; M&L 2 300400# 128; 400-500# 124; 500-600# 123-135; 600700# 108.50-127; 700-800# 106-108; S 1 500-600# 103.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 400-500# 129-140; 500600# 110-126; 600-700# 124-125; 700-800# 106; M&L 2 400-500# 122-124; 500-600# 113; 600-700# 105.50.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 400-500# 127-130; 500600# 115-126; 600-700# 117-124; M&L 2 400-500# 129; 500-600# 109.50-115; 600-700# 109-119; 700800# 107-111; 800-900# 104.

TRI-STATE, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 305 Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200-300# 163; 300-400# 144-145; 400-500# 139149; 500-600# 133-140; 600-700# 125-139; 700800# 125-134; 800-900# 120; 900-1000# 117-118; 1000-1100# 89; M&L 2 200300# 163; 300-400# 136; 400-500# 107-141; 500600# 130-141.50; 600-700# 130-131; 700-800# 126; 800-900# 118; 900-1000# 89; 1000-1100# 88.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 500-600# 85; 600700# 90; 700-800# 74.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300B5 149; 300-400# 131-155; 400-500# 134146; 500-600# 115-131.50; 600-700# 115-129; 700800# 117-120; 800-900# 89; M&L 2 200-300# 143; 300400# 131-145; 400-500# 110-123; 500-600# 101126; 600-700# 108-126; 700-800# 89; 800-900# 89.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 179; 300-400# 128; 400-500# 136; 500600# 125-127.50; 600-700# 117-121; 700-800# 108114; 800-900# 97.50; 9001000# 91.50; M&L 2 200-

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135.50; 500-600# 101-126; 600-700# 108-126; 700800# 89-116; 800-900# 89102.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 150-179; 300400# 128-151; 400-500# 136-149; 500-600# 117130; 600-700# 117-123; 700-800# 104-114; 800900# 97.50-105; 900-1000# 91.50-93; M&L 2 200-300# 142-146.50; 300-400# 142145; 400-500# 100-140.50; 500-600# 107-130; 600700# 91-120; 700-800# 96103; 800-900# 105; 9001000# 94.50.

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MARKET REPORTS 300# 142; 300-400# 142; 400-500# 100-127; 500600# 116-125; 600-700# 91120; 700-800# 96.

WINCHESTER, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 243.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-400# 129; 400-500# 130-145; 500-600# 125144; 600-700# 130-139.50; M&L 2 400-500# 120-132; 500-600# 115-128.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 140-144; 400500# 131-135; 500-600# 122-126.50; 600-700# 115122; 700-800# 116; M&L 2 400-500# 122-127; 500600# 119-123; 600-700# 115; 700-800# 105; S 1 400500# 120.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 165-189; 300400# 146-166; 400-500# 127-143; 500-600# 128138; 600-700# 117-121; 700-800# 113-117; M&L 2 300-400# 135-145; 400500# 118-125; 500-600# 124; 700-800# 104.

WYTHE COUNTY, VA FEEDER CATTLE: 154 Feeder Steers: M&L 1 200-300# 150; 300-400# 150; 400-500# 148-150; 500-600# 135.50-140.50; 600-700# 127; 700-800# 123.50; 800-900# 116-124; 900-1000# 114.50; M&L 2 200-300# 148; 300-400# 148; 400-500# 147.50-148; 500-600# 135; 600-700# 125; 700-800# 122; 800900# 116.

Feeder Holstein Steers: L 2-3 200-300# 99-122; 300400# 85-108.50; 400-500# 99.50; 500-600# 89-106.50; 600-700# 86; 700-800# 74; 800-900# 84; 900-1000# 74.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 200-300# 149; 300-400# 140; 400-500# 130-139; 500-600# 122-124; 600700# 120; 700-800# 113.50; 800-900# 102; M&L 2 200300# 138; 300-400# 139; 400-500# 129-135.50; 500600# 121-122; 600-700# 115; 700-800# 116; 800900# 102.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 200-300# 150; 300-400# 138-145; 400-500# 138; 500-600# 130; 600-700# 123; 700-800# 108; 800900# 105; 900-1000# 93; M&L 2 200-300# 146.50; 300-400# 145; 400-500# 140.50; 500-600# 130; 600700# 118; 700-800# 103; 800-900# 105; 900-1000# 94.50.

SLAUGHTER CATTLE HAGERSTOWN, MD SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: Break-

ers 73-78, hi dress to 81.50; Boners 71-77; Lean 65-70; Thin & Light 65 & dn.

Bulls: YG 1 89-98; hi dress to 103, very hi dress 1215# at 125; YG 2 18002450# to 85.

Fed Steers: L Ch Hols.

1400-1550# 95-98.50; Sel 1250-1500# 93-94.

Calves: Hols. Bull Ret. to Farm No. 1 95-112# 105117; 115-138# 112-120; 9294# 90-107; No. 2 95-120# 85-107; 80-94# 70-90; Hols.

Hfrs. No. 2 85-100# 95-120; BW Face Bulls/Hfrs. No. 1 92-116# 145-195.

Slaughter Calves: Gd 80-100# 50-65; L Ch 280# at 116.

SILER CITY, NC SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: Breaker 70-80% lean 1400-1999# 78-83; 1400-1580# hi dress 85-92; Boner 80-85% lean 810-895# 73-79; 770-850# hi dress 86-89; 920-1390# 75-84; 990-1390# hi dress 85-94; 900-1235# lo dress 60-74; Lean 85-90% lean 835-935# 65-66; 835-960# lo dress 63.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1065-1465# 90-97; 12701360# lo dress 88-89; 16352280# 94-98; 1540-2300# hi dress 102-107.50.

Baby Calves, per head: Hols. 45-85.

MT. AIRY SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Slaughter Cows: Breaker 70-80% Lean 10151395# 78-84; 1445-1785# 78-84; Boner 80-85% lean 670-890# 77-88; 975-1395# 75-84; 1465-1585# 77-84; Lean 85-90% lean 10851385# 70-74; 935-1395# lo dress 50-67; 1430-1485# 69-71.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1145-1480# lo dress 80-92; 1570-2220# 95-104; 15551885# hi dress105-106.50.

Cows/Calf Pairs: 2. M 12 1045-1050# middle age cows w/150# calves 11201150/pr.

Baby Calves, per head: Hols. 55-100.

SW VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 245.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% Lean 850-1200# 74-82.50; 1200-1600# 7787; HY 1200-1600# 85.5093.50; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 72.50-80; 12002000# 73-84, HY 12002000# 77.50-85; Lean 8590% lean 750-850# 55-73; 850-1200# 62-79.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 80.50-95; 1500-2500# 93-102.50; HY

1000-1500# 95-109; 15002500# 101-112.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 11.

M&L 1, 3-5 yrs. old 845990# 725-980/hd; L 1, 3-8 yrs. old 960-1000# 725775/hd; M&L 1, 3-5 yrs. old 1085-1590# 950-1270/hd.

Cows w/Calves at side: 3. L 1, 12 yrs w/200# calf 900# 875/pr; M&L 1, 10 yrs. old w/calf 200# 950# 990/pr; M&L 1, 8 yrs. old w/75# calf, 1200# 1900/pr.

Calves Ret. to Farm: Hols. bulls 70-100# 3540/hd; 100-130# 40-127.

N VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 377.

Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1100-1300# 109-114.25; 1300-1500# 109.75-116; 1500# & up 107-109; Sel 23 1100-1300# 108.50; 13001500# 104; Hols. Ch 2-3 1100-1300# 98.50-104.50; 1300-1500# 98-108; Sel 2-3 1300-1500# 93.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 23 1000-1200# 105-112.75; 1200-1300# 111.25-114.25; 1300-1500# 108-114.50.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 71-84; 1200-1600# 7495.50, HY 1200-1600# 8690; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 67.50-81.50; 12002000# 67-82, HY 12002000# 81-87; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 41-72; 8501200# 45.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 79.50-97; 1500-2500# 89-97; HY 1000-1500# 97-98.50; 1500-2500# 98-102.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 8.

M&L 1, few 2, 4 yrs. old to aged, bred 2-5 mos. 10051240# 860-1000/hd.

Cows w/Calves at Side: 6. M&L 1, 4-7 yrs. old w/120255# calves 1090-1435 1300-1340/pr.

Calves Ret. to Farm: Hols. Bulls 70-100# 3582.50/hd; 100-130# 106.

BLACKSTONE, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 26.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 1200-1600# 74-86, HY 1200-1600# 8790; Boner 80-85% lean 800-1200# 70-78; 12002000# 72-83, HY 12002000# 84-90; Lean 85-90% lean 850-1200# 64-67.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 80-84.50; 1500-2500# 76.50-86.50.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 23 Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1100-1300# 105.50-114.25, mostly 107.50-114.25; 1300-1500# 109.50-116.25;

Sel 2-3 1100-1300# 111.25.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 23 1000-1200# 104.50108.25; 1200-1400# 105.50115.75, mostly 108.50115.75.

FRONT ROYAL, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: No Report HOLLINS, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 37.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% Lean 850-1200# 76.50-79; 1200-1600# 7481.50, HY 1200-1600# 84.50-85.50; Boner 80-85% Lean 800-1200# 73-76; 1200-2000# 75-79.50, HY 1200-2000# 82.50; Lean 8590% lean 750-850# 6172.50; 850-1200# 68-75.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 86; 1500-2500# 85; HY 1500-2500# 98.

Cows Ret. to Farm: L 1, 2-4 yrs. old, 855-1130# 700975/hd; M&L 1, 3 yrs. old 1155# 1150/hd.

LYNCHBURG, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 181 Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% Lean 850-1200# 83-87.50; 1200-1600# 83.50-90, HY 1200-1600# 91-94; Boner 80-85% Lean 800-1200# 73.50-83.50; 1200-2000# 75-82, HY 1200-2000# 84-89.50; Lean 85-90% Lean 750-850# 6570; 850-1200# 68-73.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 88-94; 15002500# 87-98; HY 100-1500# 95-97; 1500-2500# 99-106.

MARSHALL, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 56 Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% Lean 12001600# 77-82.75, HY 12001600# 85.25; Boner 80-85% Lean 800-1200# 69.5079.50; 1200-2000# 76-78, HY 1200-2000# 81-86; Lean 85-90% Lean 750-850# 55.50; 850-1200# 59.50-67.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 89.50.

ROCKINGHAM, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 140.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% Lean 8501200# 71-84; 1200-1600# 74-85, HY 1200-1600# 8687; Boner 80-85% Lean 800-1200# 67.50-76; 12002000# 67-78, HY 12002000# 81-84.50; Lean 8590% Lean 750-850# 63-69.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 79.50-94; 1500-2500# 91.50-95.50; HY 1000-1500# 97; 15002500# 102.

Calves Ret. to farm: Hols. Bulls 70-100# 3560/hd. 100-130# 106/cwt.

STAUNTON, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 49.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 82-84; 1200-1600# 78-87, HY 1200-1600# 87.50-90; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 74-80; 1200-2000# 69-82, HY 1200-2000# 84.50-87.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 97.50-98.50; 1500-2500# 98-99.

TRI-STATE, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 113.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 7582.50; 1200-1600# 77-85, HY 1200-2000# 87-88.50; Boner 80-85% lean 8001200# 78-80; 1200-2000# 79-84, HY 1200-2000# 85; Lean 85-90% lean 750-850# 60.50-70; 850-1200# 62-77.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 80.50-95; 1500-2500# 95.50-102; HY 1000-1500# 100-109; 15002500# 109-112.

WINCHESTER, VA SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 89.

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% Lean 850-1200# 79-84; 1200-1600# 7785.75, HY 1200-1600# 87; Boner 80-85% Lean 8001200# 69.50-78.50; 12002000# 68-76, HY 12002000# 82-86.50; Lean 8590% Lean 750-850# 68.50; 850-1200# 61-71.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 90.50-92.50; 1500-2500# 86-95.50; HY 1500-2500# 98-103.

Cows Ret. to Farm: 27.

M&L 1, few 2, 4-12 yrs. old bred 2-8 mos. 815-1310# 750-1060/hd.

Cows w/Calves at side: 6. M&L 1, 5-8 yrs. old w/110250# calves 1060-1265# 950-1200/pr.

Calves Ret. to Farm: Hols. 70-100# 45-70/hd; 100-130# 82.50-90.

WYTHE CO SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 105 Slaughter Cows: Breaker 75-80% lean 850-1200# 74-82.50; 1200-1600# 7987; HY 1200-1600# 85.5093; Boner 80-85% Lean 800-1200# 72.50-75; 12002000# 73-75.50, HY 12002000# 77.50; Lean 85-90% Lean 750-850# 55-69; 8501200# 62-72.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1-2 1000-1500# 92-94.50;

1500-2500# 95-102.50; HY 1000-1500# 95; 1500-2500# 106.50.

Cows Ret. to Farm: M&L 1, 3-5 yrs. old 1085-1590# 950-1270/hd.

Cows w/Calves at side: 1. M&L 1, 10 yrs. old w/calf 200# 950# 990/pr.

Calves Ret. to Farm: Hol Bulls 100-130# 127/cwt.

HOG REPORT HAGERSTOWN, MD PIGS Pigs & Shoats (/hd): thin 25-40# 20-31; 1 lot 60# at 46; (/#) 140-170# 76-80.

Butcher Hogs: few 210270# 64-67; 1 302# at 70.

Sows: 380-450# to 49; 1 592# at 43.

Boars: 386# at 16.

NC SOWS: 300-399# 29.90-38; 400-449# 29.9039; 450-499# 30-41; 500549# 37.31-42; 550# & up 38-43.

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: 29.

Barrows & Gilts: US 1-3 190-210# 63; 210-230# 6081; 230-250# 61-81; 250270# 60.50-81; 270-300# 65-81.

Sows: US 1-2 400-500# 31.

WYTHE CO, VA HOGS: No Report

LAMB & GOAT MARKET N VA SHEEP: 132.

Slaughter Lambs: Spring, Wooled, Ch & Pr 60-80# 135; 80-110# 120137.50; 110-125# 125; Spring, Wooled, Gd & Ch 13 30-60# 115; 60-90# 125137; Wooled Ch & Pr 2-3 90110# 125-131; Wooled, Ch & Pr 1-2 110-130# 124-170; Wooled, Ch & Pr 3-4 130160# 130; Wooled, Gd & few Ch 1-2 60-0# 130-154; 90110# 141-150.

Slaughter Ewes: Ch 2-4

61-69; Gd 2-4 49-70; Util 1-3 46-56.

S VA SHEEP: No Report HAGERSTOWN, MD LAMBS: L Ch 62# at 132; Gd 100-110# 117-120.

HAGERSTOWN, MD GOATS: (/hd) L Billies/Wethers 190-215; L Nannies at 7; Sel 1 kids 3050# 47-70; 50-70# 95-122.

N VA GOATS: Kids No. 12 20-40# 150-175; 40-60# 150-174; 60-80# 121-160; Pairs no grade 100-120# 122.50-132.50.

Slaughter Bucks: Sel No. 1-2 70-110# 128-154; 100-150# 113-119; 150250# 111.

Slaughter Does: Sel 1-2 50-70# 119; 100-150# 7891.

MT. AIRY SHEEP: No Report MT. AIRY GOATS: 87 Slaughter and Replacement Classes: Kids: Sel 1 40-60# 70-77.50; 60-80# 110-125; Sel 2 20-40# 27.50-45; 40-60# 45-67.50;

60-80# 62.50-95.

Yearlings: Sel 1 80-100# 115-150.

Does/Nannies: Sel 1 100-140# 115-185; Sel 2 70100# 40-95.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA SHEEP: No Report FREDERICKSBURG, VA GOATS: No report HOLLINS, VA SHEEP/GOATS: No report MARSHALL, VA SHEEP: No Report MARSHALL, VA GOATS: No Report ROCKINGHAM, VA GOATS: No Report ROCKINGHAM, VA SHEEP: 68 Slaughter Lambs: Wooled Ch & Pr 1-2 110130# 124; Wooled Gd & few Ch 1-2 60-90# 148-154; 90110# 141-150.

SHENANDOAH SHEEP: Slaughter Lambs: Spring, Wooled Ch & Pr 80110# 120-126; 110-125#

125; Spring, Wooled Gd & Ch 1-3 60-90# 125-137.

SILER CITY, NC GOATS: 62 Slaughter and Replacement Classes: Kids: Sel 1 under 20# 30-37.50; 20-40# 45-60; 40-60# 65-80; 60-80# 82.50-90.

Yearlings: Sel 1 60-80# 97.50-112.50; 80-100# 130140.

Does/Nannies: Sel 1 5070#s 75-97.50; 70-100# 100-115; 100-140# 120; Sel 2 50-70# 50-70; Sel 3 5070# 40.

Bucks/Billies: Sel 1 100150# 132.50-150; 150-250# 245.

SILER CITY, NC SHEEP: 10.

Slaughter Ewes: Gd 100-200# 120-155; Util 80100# 85.

STAUNTON, VA SHEEP: No Report STAUNTON, VA GOATS: No Report TRI-STATE, VA GOATS: No Report WINCHESTER, VA

SHEEP: 24.

Slaughter Lambs: Wooled, Ch & Pr 1-2 80110# 130; 110-125# 130145; Spring, Wooled, Gd & Ch 1-3 60-90# 125; Wooled Ch & Pr 3-4 130-160# 135145.

Slaughter Ewes: Ch 2-4 60; Gd 2-4 59-65; Util 1-3 63.

Slaughter Rams: all grades 79.

WINCHESTER, VA GOATS: 77 Kids: Sel 1-2 20-40# 149-160; 40-60# 170-180; 60-80# 142-160; Sel 3 2040# 100-125; 40-60# 101133; 60-80# 130.

Bucks: No. 1-2 70-110# 146-160; 100-150# 138.

Does: Sel 1-2 50-70# 208; 100-150# 65-86.

WYTHE CO SHEEP: No Report WYTHE CO GOATS: No Report CASH GRAIN MARKET NC GRAIN US 2 Yellow Corn was 16 ¢ higher. Prices were 8.068.92, mostly 8.06-8.27 at the

feed mills and 8.17-9.02, mostly 9.02 at the elevators.

US 1 Yellow Soybeans were mixed. Prices were 16.80 at the processors, 16.70 at the feed mills and 15.90-16.50, mostly 16.50 at the elevators. US 2 Soft Red Winter Wheat was 10¢ higher.

Prices were 7.82-8.34, mostly 8.34 at the elevators.

Soybean Meal (f.o.b.) at the processing plants was 565.10/ton for 48% protein.

Feed Mills: Bladenboro 8.42, -----, ----; Candor 8.92, -----, 8.17; Cofield 8.27, 16.70, ----; Laurinburg 8.42, -----, ----; Monroe 8.80, -----, ----; Nashville ----, -----, ----; Roaring River 8.85, -----, ---; Rose Hill 8.42, -----, ----; Selma ----, -----, 7.77; Statesville 8.60, -----, 9.09; Warsaw 8.42, -----, ----; Pantego #2 8.06, -----, ----.

Elevators: Cleveland ----, -----, ----; Belhaven ----, -----, ----; Chadbourn ----, -----, ---; Clement ----, -----, ----; Creswell 8.20, 16.40, ----; Elizabeth City 8.17, 16.50, 8.34; Greenville ----, -----, ---; Lumberton ----, -----, ----; Monroe ----, -----, 8.19; Norwood 9.02, 15.90, 7.82;

Pantego ----, -----, ----; Register 8.56, -----, ----; Warsaw #2 8.95, -----, ----.

Soybean Processors: Fayetteville, 16.80; Raleigh, 16.80.

RUSHVILLE SEMIMONTHLY HAY AUCTION Prices/ton FOB unless otherwise noted. Delivery beyond 10 miles mostly 2.50 /mile. Hay 20 tons. No Report.

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

The estimated slaughter for Wednesday in NC is 2,667,000 head compared to 2,611,000 head last Wednesday.

NC EGGS: The market is lower on M’s and steady on the balance. Supplies are moderate. Retail demand is moderate. Weighted average prices for small lot sales of Grade A eggs delivered to nearby retail outlets: XL

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MARKET REPORTS

DEUTZ-ALLIS 7085 90HP Tractor 4wd canopy $9,500. OBO. WANTED: 4” Lay flat hose. No Sunday calls. 315-536-8803.(NY)

WALK IN COOLER with compressor and condenser. 6 Allis tractor Powell planter, 2 row Moline 607 gas. 585-526-6606.(NY)

DION UNLOADING wagon tandem gear, 3 beater roof, ready to work, silage elevator 16-20ft. 528 McMurdy Brook Rd. So. Kortright, NY. 607-538-9612

JOHN DEERE corn binder one row, PTO drive, rubber tires, nice shape, can see work $2,000. or best offer. Syracuse, NY. 315-382-6656

JD 260 LOADER, JD front silage blade, JD 46A loader, Case IH-885 w/cab JD direct cut head, 55gal. barrels w/lids. 518-3760244.(NY)

40 DORSET FINN Ewe Sheep 2-3yrs. old $150/ea. or make offer for all. Roy Miller 7725 Mosher Hollow Rd. Cattaraugus, NY. 14719.

9 ANGUS STEERS and 6 Angus Bulls 600 to 700 weight, all natural grazers $1.25/pound. 607-743-3037.(NY)

BLUE HEELER puppies, good cattle dogs or will make a friendly pet. Both parents are working cattle dogs and friendly. 607-5329582.(NY)

2003 FORD F350 DRW 4WD 6.8LV10 auto 161K 8’x9’ Gooseneck bed brake controller F+R electrical plugs, new tires and brakes. 802-376-7452 OBRO.(VT)

12.4 X 24 GOODYEAR tire 100% tread 45° angle tread pattern, $250. Came off Farmall A. Ask for Ben 607-263-5120.

(NY)

FOR SALE: ROPS fits Oliver 1850-1955 stored inside, after market, no canopy $1,000. obo. 315-269-3794.(NY)

FOR SALE: D4 Winch complete $360.

Daniel A. Stoltzfus 16568 County Route 161 Watertown, NY 13601.

PIGLETS FOR SALE: Pure bred Yorkshire, shots, teeth cut and wormed, good feeder Pigs. Whole grain fed, papers available.

315-858-0088.(NY)

RISSLER SILAGE conveyor silage dump table for trucks at silo always under cover 16’ silage truck. 607-627-6637 Home, 607627-6245 Farm.(NY)

7FT. BELLY MOUNT IH Dynahead mower, 12ft. IH power set drag model 401, side hill hitch for swinging draw bar. 607-3432768.(NY)

GLEANER MODEL K combine, gas engine, 12ft. grain head $2,500. obo. 814837-7336(PA)

GRAVITY WAGON w/auger $1,500.

16.9R26 tire 50% tread w/tube $250. NH 27 Blower $800. Front weights 3020 w/brackets. 585-747-7567.(NY)

DONKEY WEANLING Jenny gray halterbroke $350. Also Peacocks India blue Black shoulder crosses $30. each 2 months old. 315-717-8261.(NY)

89 FORD L8000, diesel grain hay truck, 102w 18-24L, 35000 GVW, 10sp. good rubber, scissor hoist, work ready $7,500.

OBO. 607-387-6671.(NY)

WANTED: Farmall model AV with cultivators. 585-289-4143.(NY)

REGISTERED ANGUS and Angus cross Bulls for sale. Wellville Farm. 434-2923102.(VA)

FOR SALE or trade Southdown Ram born 04-02-2012 triplet, will trade for Ram of equal value, grand champion at fair. 607847-8621.(NY)

15K PTO Generator, Antique HayRake, 3 Produce Wagons, 1/2Bu. Baskets, 5/8 Potato Baskets, 50# Cabbage Bags, 50# Potato Bags, Scales. 315-853-5889.(NY)

JOHN DEERE 4440, great condition, good paint, new front tires, good back tires, runs excellent has served us well. 401-8220131 401-397-5404.(RI)

WANTED: Deutz Fair round baler 3.20 parts or repair, also 19L 16.1 manure tank tires 8 bolt rims. No Sunday calls. 315-5360235.(NY)

SHAVINGS 3.4 CU. FT. bags $5.25 per bag, quantity discount. Cherry Valley, NY area. 607-547-8536

GLENCOE CHISEL plow 10’ wide $2,000.

Call evenings. 585-599-3489.(NY)

PARLOR, DOUBLE six Herringbone Boumatic, complete low- line system, pump with VF-drive, meters, chain detachers. Crowd gate also. 315-292-4229.(NY) CHEVY C-60 silage dump truck $2,500;Hesston 7155 Chopper $2,000; Harsh 303 mixer $3,000; Farmall 400 $2,200; Baby Chicks $2. 607-2869362.(NY) 1971 FORD 3000 tractor w/back blade; also Ford 8N; both in good condition $5,000 for both. 518-257-6718.(NY)

JD 218 FLEX HEAD VG $3,650, JD 216 Flex Head, fair condition $1,300. 315-4065836.(NY)

2 HESSTON SP. 110 haybine’s for parts or rebuild. 607-965-8285.(NY)

FOR SALE: Irish Dexter cattle breeding stock. Call 585-928-2725.(NY)

REGISTERED AND PET quality Nigerian Dwarf Goats for sale. Kid and adult Does, Bucks and Wethers available, $50 to $225.

716-492-4351(NY)

ONE 5 TON Schuld bin with auger and International Agitator. No hammer dents and two elec. motors $1,600. 814-3260826.(PA)

FOR SALE: JD 327 square baler with kicker, extra wide pickup, excellent condition, field ready, always stored inside $8,500/obo. 716-731-4021.(NY)

15 YEAR OLD blonde Belgian Mare, light mane and tail, good worker, rides $750, 518-673-2431.(NY)

J.D. 920 FLEX HEAD with wagon $6,000.

1978 C60 diesel grain body $2,000. obo.

315-251-4656.(NY)

NH 718 CHOPPER w/2 hay heads $800.

New 8ton running gear Stoltzfus, never used $1,500. 802-464-2644.(VT)

WANTED: Qualified person or husband wife team with passion for dairying, pay by percentage of income conventional pipeline barn 90 Cows. 716-358-4762.(NY)

BRED SOWS for sale: (1) 800lb. Duroc, (1) 600lb. Tamworth, (2) 400lb. TamworthHampshire mix. Asking $200. each. 845234-7157.(NY)

NH 2R717 CORN HEAD EX NH 258 rake EX JD 70 NF rare half size PaPec ensilage cutter. 845-469-2430.(NY)

THREE REGISTERED Holstein Heifers due Sept. sired by top sires. 607-5832084.(NY) THREE FIRST CALF Heifers, two due in Oct. one in Sept, good size $3,000. obo.

Will deliver Jersey Heifers. 802-4764423.(VT) 4X4 TRIPLE WRAPPED baleage pure alfalfa $85. Clover grass mix $75. Can load trailers. Forage Soybean Sept. $75. 315265-6788.(NY) 32 COW DAIRY herd Holsteins, Jerseys and H-J crosses $1,200. obo. 607-2439147.(NY) 400’ 3/4” WATER LINE Goat milking stanchion, headlocks/ramp, make offer. 4-burn barrels $20/ea. William Byler 4831-State Hwy. 10 Fort Plain,NY 13339.

WESTFIELD 8” X 51’ grain auger PTO drive $2,800. Phelps, Ontario County, NY. 585-748-9474

32’ LITTLE GIANT hay elevator, fair to good condition $650. 315-852-6192.(NY)

FOR SALE: Berkshire cross feeder Pigs, farrowed on pasture $50. 315-6843228.(NY)

WOOD KICKER feeder wagon. 860-2745659.(CT) WANTED: 15-20 Ton hopper, bottom feed bin. Also small hammermill or rollermill.

315-536-3480.(NY)

JOHN DEERE 730 diesel direct start, too many new parts to list, 16.9x38 rubber, wife say’s must sell. 315-497-0323.(NY)

WANTED: 16ft. Rear dump silage wagon with roof. FOR SALE: 7700 Ford tractor; 336 square baler 3+4 bottom IH plows.

585-526-5954.(NY)

BLACK POLLED reg.Simmental Bull, Sire: Triple-C extra power. Bred 45 Cows in 60 days, ready for heavy service. 315-7967371.(NY)

WANTED: 8”-Roller mill, good shape. FOR SALE: 42ft.-Double chain-drive hay elevator, G.C. 625gal. Bulk tank. Lester Byler 8811 St.Rt.274 Holland Patnt, NY13354.

TWO TIRES 20P. 710/75/34 two tires 20P. 540.65.R30. 315-856-0483.(NY)

NH 718 WITH HAY head for parts $350.

Hesston 2-row Chopper model 2000 for parts $300. 518-638-8724.(NY) HAY FOR SALE: Large round bales, 1st cutting. Call 518-762-1523.(NY)

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NY EGGS Prices are steady. The undertone is steady. Current supplies are light to moderate on larger sizes, moderate to heavy on M’s. Retail demand remains ligt. Market activity s moderate. Prices to retailers, sales to volume buyers, USDA Grade A & Grade A white eggs in ctns, delivered to store door, cents per dz. XL 158-162, L 156-160, M 110-114.

NC STATE FARMERS MARKET Butterbeans, Shelled (4# bg) 13, (8# bg) 20; Beets (25# bg) 20; Blackberries (flat) 23-24; Blueberries (flat) 20-22; Cabbage, Pointed Head & Round (50# crate) 12-15; Cantaloupe (bin) 100; Cantaloupe (ea) 1-2; Corn, White or Yellow (4 dz crate) 13, (5 dz bag) 15; Cucumbers, Long Green (3/4 bu) 18, Pickling (3/4 bu) 20-28; Eggplant (1/2 bu) 15,

(1-1/9 bu) 1015; Okra (25# bx) 20-22; Potatoes, Red or White (1 bu) 22-25; Sweet Potatoes (40# bx) 12-15; Peaches (1/2 bu) 14; Peanuts (30# bg) 35; Pepper, Bell (3/4 bu) 20, (1-1/9 bu) 12-15; Peas, Dixie Lee (1-1/9 bu) 20-22; Squash, Yellow (1/2 bu) 12, (3/4 bu) 20, Zucchini (1/2 bu bx) 12, (3/4 bu) 20; Tomat-oes, Slicing (25# bx) 14-20; Tomatoes, German Johnson (25# bx) 28-30; Tomatoes, Grape (12 pt flat) 15; Tomatoes, Cherry (12 pt flat) 15; Tomatoes, Roma (25# bx) 14-15;

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(40# ctn) 37.15; Greens, Collard (bu ctn/loose 24s) 10, Kale (ctn/bunched 24s) 10.55-14.15; Turnips, Topped 11.85-14.65; Honeydews (ctn 5s) 29; Kiwi (ctn 117s) 12.15-13.15; Lettuce, Iceberg (ctn 24s, wrapped) 29.85-33.95, Greenleaf (ctn 24s) 22-26.50, Romaine (ctn 24s) 27.50-29.50; Nectarines, Yellow/White flesh (1/2 bu ctn) 24; Onions, Yellow (50# sack) Jumbo 2025.45, White (25# sack) 1416, Red (25# sack) 1522.50, Green (ctn 24s) 14.65-19.65; Sweet Onions (40# ctn) 22-24.35; Peaches, Yellow/White Flesh (1/2 bu ctn) 24; Peanuts, Green (35# bg) 53-69; Pears, Bartlett (16# ctn) 34; Peppers, Bell Type Green (1-1/9 bu ctn) 16.65-19, Red (11# ctn) 25-32.50, Yellow (11# ctn) 29; Potatoes (50# ctn) Red size A 14-18.65, Red Size B 25-28, White size A 14.35-17.15, Russet ID 19.35-20.05; Radishes (30 6-oz film bgs) 14.35-15.75; Plums, Red (28# ctn) 27; Squash, Yellow Crook-neck (3/4 bu ctn) 20-23, Zucchini (1/2 bu ctn) 16-18; Strawberries CA (flat 8 1-qt conts) 16.95-20; Sweet Potatoes, Orange (40# ctn) 16-21.45, White (40# ctn) 20-20.75; Tomatoes, vine ripened XL (25# ctn) 17.15-20.75; Tomatoes, Cherry (flat 12 1pt conts 19.35-22.95; Roma (25# ctn) 18-20; Grape (flat 12 1-pt conts) 20-21; Turnips, Topped (25# film bg) 14.35-22.15; Water-melon, Seeded (bin) 150, Seedless (bin) 150.

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Doebler’s is expanding its leadership in the market place and is pleased to introduce four new district sales managers in its Eastern region.

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He attended Penn State University where he majored in Business Management. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, the American Boer Goat Association and the Empire State Meat Goat Producer’s Association. Peter shares

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Jerrod Lance will serve in northern Ohio. He tells us he’s “been around agriculture my entire life.” Jerrod grew up on a small family grain farm in Wayne County, Ohio and graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in Ag Business. Before coming to Doebler’s he worked for a small ag retail outlet where he worked his way to becoming its agronomy manager. Jerrod says he chose to represent Doebler’s because of the comprehensive product selection and quality of

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Bill Johnston will be managing northern and western Pennsylvania, western Maryland and northern West Virginia.

He grew up in the small farm community of Mill Run, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Bill graduated from Connersville area schools and immediately began working at the local farm and country store. He moved on to becoming a district manager for a tractor supply company and later a dairy automation equipment company. Bill came to Doebler’s because “here is where one can build relationships that go beyond selling, ones that can last a lifetime.”

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generous donors, the Angus Foundation awarded more than $200,000 in scholarships on July 20 during the National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) in Louisville, KY. True to its mission to support Angus youth, education and research, the Angus Foundation is proud to provide scholarships to graduate and undergraduate NJAA members. At the heart of the scholarship program is a desire to support the youth who will become future supporters and advocates for the breed.

“Angus breeders see youth as the future of the industry,” says Katie Allen, Angus Foundation director of public relations and marketing.

“They will be the ones to carry the breed forward, whether they are pursuing a degree in agriculture or not. These scholarships enable Angus youth to go on and do great things.”

A five-member committee evaluates the scholarship applications and considers NJAA involvement, state association participation, leadership and other criteria. Since 1998, the Angus Foundation has awarded more than $1.5 million in graduate and undergraduate scholarships to Angus youth.

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by Angela Shelf Medearis Spice up your rice Rice is a staple food for two-thirds of the world’s population. In fact, 85 percent of the rice consumed in the U.S. is grown right here! Farmers in Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Texas, Missouri and Mississippi produce more than 20 billion pounds of rice each year. They produce high-quality varieties of short-, medium- and long-grain rice, as well as specialty rices including basmati, arborio, red aromatic, black japonica and jasmine.

Jasmine is a long-grain rice variety, also known as fragrant, aromatic or scented rice. Grown in the mountain highlands of Thailand for centuries, jasmine rice was first cultivated for the royalty of the kingdom of Siam. It’s named after the sweet-smelling jasmine flower of Southeast Asia. Jasmine rice has a naturally distinctive scent released during the cooking process and is likened to a flowery perfume. Jasmine rice is praised for its whiteness and silkiness. When cooked, it is soft, white and fluffy.

According to the American Dietetic Association, rice is a good choice for a healthy diet. It is a good source of complex carbohydrates and can help you achieve a reduced-fat diet. Rice also is gluten-free — as long as you watch how it’s prepared. Many recipes and restaurants use chicken stock instead of water to cook their rice. Some chicken stocks contain gluten, so any rice cooked in such stocks is not gluten-free.

This recipe is a perfect way to create a gluten-free side dish using jasmine rice. Nutrient-dense parsley adds to the health benefits and flavor.

Lemon-lime jasmine parsley rice

1 3/4 cups water 1 1/2 cups jasmine or white rice

1 teaspoon salt, divided 1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 cup diced green onions 1 clove garlic, minced 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 tablespoons lime juice 1 1/2 teaspoons stevia or agave syrup 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper to taste 1 cup finely chopped parsley 1. Place rice in a glass bowl containing 3 cups cool water. Move your fingers through grains of rice to remove some of the excess starch. Drain, refill bowl with cool water and repeat the process until the water looks clear and without any milky residue. Drain off the water.

2. Place rice in a pot with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Bring rice to a boil, uncovered. Turn heat down to the lowest setting. Cover and simmer until the rice is cooked through (about 20 minutes). Remove rice from the heat and allow to sit, still covered, for at least 10 minutes before fluffing with a fork.

3. While rice cooks, toast pine nuts in a dry skillet over medium-low heat. Shake skillet frequently, about

stock.xchg photo every 30 seconds, to ensure even browning. Pine nuts are small and full of rich oil, and will burn quickly if not watched carefully. When nuts are fragrant and lightly browned, remove pan from heat. Transfer pine nuts to a plate to cool.

4. Add oil to the pan and saute green onions for 2 minutes. Add garlic and cook for another 1 to 2 minutes. Add in lemon and lime juice, stevia and remaining salt. Add cooked rice, pine nuts, black pepper and parsley. Continue to cook until parsley is slightly wilted. Serves 4. (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc., and Angela Shelf Medearis

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by Matilda Charles Three simple steps to weight loss Far too many of us, women especially, can develop weight problems as we age. We’re less active.

Menopause doesn’t help. We might have different eating patterns.

Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have done a study that looked at self-monitoring as a way to reduce weight.

The study results show how we can lose weight safely in three steps: 1) Keep a journal that reports everything that’s eaten; 2) Don’t skip meals; and 3) Don’t go out to lunch. Sounds so simple, doesn’t it.

They divided 123 overweight and obese senior women into two groups for the yearlong study: one group used diet and exercise, and the other only diet.

Here’s what they learned: Women who kept journals of what they ate lost six pounds more than those who didn’t keep a journal. This appeared to be the most important of the three steps, and it makes sense. If we write down exactly what we eat, it’s easier to identify whether we’re meeting our goals. The trick is to be honest, and being honest means measuring portions and reading labels — and always keeping your journal with you in case you do eat while away from home.

Women who went out for lunch at least once a week lost five pounds less than those who didn’t, or who ate lunch out less frequently. When you eat at a restaurant, you can’t control the size of the portions or how the food is cooked.

Women who skipped meals lost eight pounds less than those who didn’t skip meals.

Researchers weren’t sure why this was so, but it could be that being hungry leads to overeating or eating out. Eating at regular times gave the best success. (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation Board to Meet Maryland Department of Agriculture headquarters, 50 Harry S. Truman Pkwy., Annapolis, MD. 9 am. The agenda will consist of general board business. The Foundation is anticipating a closed meeting at the conclusion of its open meeting. Contact MALPF Office, 410-841-5860.

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SEP 15-20 The 49th All American Dairy Show Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center, Harrisburg, PA. Featuring 23 shows in six days, including four full days dedicated to youth shows and more than 2,400 animals shown by nearly 1,000 exhibitors from across the nation. Call 717787-2905. On Internet at www.allamerican.state.pa.us SEP 18 Robeson Co. Area Beekeepers Assoc.

Monthly Meeting O.P. Owens Ag. Center, 455 Canton Rd., Lumberton, NC. 6:30 pm meal, 7 pm educational meeting. Contact Nelson Brownlee, 910-671-3276.

SEP 20 Luzerne County Sustainable Landscapes Bus Tour Kirby Park, Old River Road, Wilkes-Barre, PA. Visit six sites that showcase natural stormwater management, green buildings, sustainable agriculture and more. 7:30 am - 4:30 pm. Contact Jessica Sprajcar, 717-7982409 or e-mail

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OCT 2 Building a Strong Management Team Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI (Mendota 2 meeting room). 1 pm. Dr. Bernard Erven will outline the three critical steps in forming an effective management team. Continuing Education Credits: ARPAS (1), RACE (1). On Internet at www.worlddairyexpo.com OCT 2-3 “Come Home to Kansas” 2012 National Angus Conference and Tour Doubletree Hotel-Airport, Wichita, KS. Call 816-383-5100 or sstannard@angus.org.

OCT 3 Avoiding Drug Residues in the Dairy Industry Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI (Mendota 2 meeting room). 11 am. Dr. Geof Smith will discuss these critical points and give an overview of how drug residue testing in milk and meat is implemented in the US. Continuing Education Credits: ARPAS (1), RACE (1).

On Internet at www.worlddairyexpo.com Building US Agricultural Exports: One BRIC at a Time Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI (Mendota 2 meeting room). 1 pm. Brazil, Russia, India and China, also known as BRIC, have huge buying power, Jason Henderson will discuss this growing market and how it will affect agricultural exports and global food production. Continuing Education Credits: ARPAS (1), RACE (1). On Internet at www.worlddairyexpo.com

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