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North Ferrisburgh farm named Vermont Dairy Farm of the year ~ Page 2 A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. ~ Proverbs 11:25

North Ferrishburgh farm is Vermont Dairy Farm of year DeVos family milks about 220 Holstein, Jersey and JerseyHolstein cross cows BURLINGTON, VT — A North Ferrisburgh farm family that plans to take its certified organic dairy to the next level by bottling and selling their own milk has been named the Vermont Dairy Farm of the Year for 2011.

The award is presented annually

by University of Vermont Extension and the Vermont Dairy Industry Association, in cooperation with the New England Green Pastures Program.

JD DeVos and his wife, Cheryl, received this prestigious award for their overall excellence in dairying, including their high-quality milk production; outstanding herd, crop and pasture management; and sound conservation practices. The latter also earned them recognition

as the 2010 the state.

Otter Creek The farmers Conservation currently are in Farmer of the the process of Year. establishing Green Mountain The DeVoses Organic Creamery operate Kimball in Hinesburg to Brook Farm, bottle their organwhich has been ic milk to sell in JD’s family locally.

Once since 1968. viable, they plan They purto purchase milk chased it from his parents, from other Vermont organic John and Sue dairy farms.

DeVos, in 1997, transitioning They milk about from a conven220 Holstein, tional farm to Jersey and organic six Jersey-Holstein years ago. A cow and her calf at Kimball Brook cross cows with a Today they are Farm, Vermont’s 2011 Dairy of the year. rolling herd averone of the age of 18,000 largest organic dairy operations in pounds. They consistently produce

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The flight of the bumble bee: Why are they disappearing?

by Dennis O’Brien A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist is trying to learn what is causing the decline in bumble bee populations and also is searching for a species that can serve as the next generation of greenhouse pollinators.

Bumble bees, like honey bees, are important pollinators of native plants and are used to pollinate greenhouse crops like peppers and tomatoes. But colonies of Bombus occidentalis used for greenhouse pollination began to suffer from disease problems in the late 1990s and companies stopped rearing them.

Populations of other bumble bee species are also believed to be in decline.

Entomologist James Strange is searching for solutions at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Pollinating Insects — Biology, Management and Systematics Research Unit in Logan, Utah. ARS is USDA’s chief intramural scientific research agency, and this research supports the USDA priority of improving agricultural sustainability.

Many greenhouse growers now use commercially produced Bombus impatiens, a generalist pollinator native to the Midwest and Eastern United States and Canada.

But scientists are concerned about using a bee outside its native range, and some western states restrict the import and use of non-native bees. If B. impatiens were to escape and form wild colonies in the western United States, they could compete with native bees for food and resources and expose native bumble bees to pathogens they are ill equipped to combat.

Strange has been studying

Hunt's bumble bee, a native of the intermountain west, is being studied as a potential crop pollinator for greenhouses in the western United States, as an indigenous replacement for declining bumble bee species.

a pretty, orange-striped generalist named Bombus huntii, native to the western half of the country, that could be used in greenhouses in the western United States. He is determining how to best rear B. huntii in a laboratory setting, a vital step in commercializing it.

To understand the decline of B. occidentalis, Strange and his colleagues also have been tracking its habitat range and population trends. Evidence gathered so far shows that the range and populations of B. occidentalis have declined, that it is not as genetically diverse as it used to be, and that it has higher pathogen prevalence than other bee species with stable popula-

tions. The results were recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The researchers also have assembled a large database with information on more than 80,000 Bombus specimens representing 10 species throughout the country, including B. occidentalis.

With Geographic Information System (GIS) modeling technology, they were able to construct historic and current range maps of several bumble bee species. The mapping process is described in the Uludag Bee Journal.

Read more about this research in the August 2011 issue of Agricultural Research magazine.

top quality milk, which has earned them numerous milk quality awards from Horizon Organic, where they ship their milk.

The dairy herd is housed in a freestall barn with access to pasture seven months of the year. Dry cows and heifers six months of age and older are kept at a second farm, also located in North Ferrisburgh. The dairy farmers grow 100 acres of organic corn, averaging 15 tons of silage per acre, and 550 acres of organic hay, averaging 3.5 tons of haylage per acre for feed for their animals.

The family, which includes sons Josh, Ryan and Jack and daughter Hilary, will be honored at Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, MA, in September, and the Vermont Dairy Industry Association banquet at the Vermont Farm Show in Barre in January.

Deficit plan paves way for changes to future of farms, farmland and food WASHINGTON, D.C. — “The various budget deficit talks that have gripped the attention of Washington these past months have finally resulted in a plan to reduce our nation’s deficit,” said Jon Scholl, President of American Farmland Trust (AFT). “While we are thankful that this crisis has been dealt with, we also know that the plan will have serious implications for the future of U.S. agriculture and its ability to provide food, fiber, fuel and stewardship of our natural resources.”

The plan agreed upon recently will address the nation’s budget deficit by requiring $900 billion in immediate cuts and then over $1 trillion in cuts either via a “super committee” of 12 members of Congress, or through automatic cuts if the committee can not come to agreement.

“We do not know what these cuts will mean for farms, farmland and food since the immediate and longer-term cuts have not been fully mapped out for each area in the federal budget,” adds Scholl. “However, it is clear that agriculture will need to do more with less.”

“I believe the next farm bill can be transformational,” Scholl said. “Our country must now make big decisions about the nature of government and how it will spend our money, and agriculture and food policy will be no exception to that rule.”

Scholl notes that many of today’s farm programs and rural development efforts have been in place for decades, with the last major overhaul of Title I occurring in 1996, and conservation programs evolving since 1985. “Congress is now asking very different questions.

Rather than asking how a pro-

gram works, or how it can be improved, they are asking what is the appropriate societal benefit for the program, what is the role of government, and how can we ensure programs best serve producers and society?”

These different questions could lead to a transformation of farm policy next year. “I am excited about the prospects for change because at American Farmland Trust we know that protecting farm and ranch land, and keeping farmers on their land, providing healthy and safe food and addressing environmental concerns are the top priorities of the majority of Americans — priorities that we believe will be better reflected in future policy choices,” Scholl said.

AFT is already at work on the next farm bill. “Farmers and ranchers acting through their policymakers have an opportunity to set a long-term vision for agricultural policy in the next farm bill,” added Scholl.

Although excited by the prospects of new policy, Scholl is concerned that the farm bill might be pushed through Congress on a very tight timeline — as little as 10 weeks. “A farm bill that is not deliberate and well-thought out could be a long-term disaster for agricultural policy. In the spring, Chairman Lucas (R-OK) indicated that he needed time to get his committee up to speed and ready to write a bill. While the House has had many hearings to review how programs work they, neither they nor the Senate have spent equal time examining what the future holds for programs. I agree with Chairman Lucas, we need the time and some semblance of normal order to work through what could be a transformational farm bill,” Scholl concludes.

Ag secretary announces new animal disease traceability rule ly for cattle where improved tracing is most needed.

Vilsack says that the proposed regulations specify approved forms of official notification for each species, but added that livestock can be moved between shipping and receiving states with another form of ID, such as brands, as long as officials in the two jurisdictions agree on that identification. There will be exemptions for producers who raise animals to feed themselves their families and immediate neighbors. Animals that are moved interstate to a custom slaughter facility are also exempt.

“We proposed this framework because increasing levels of official identification will help USDA more quickly identify which animals do not need to be held and tested in the conduct of a disease investigation,” said Vilsack. “This information can reduce the number of locations affected and the number of animals tested, thereby decreasing significantly the length of the investigation and the cost to producers and the government.”

Vilsack noted that the sheep industry is clear evidence of how rapidly tracing can occur when identification is present. “Ninety-two percent of culled sheep bear an official tag,” he said. “In a 2010 incident, sheep were easily traced to flock of origin within minutes. On the other hand, low levels of official ID in the cattle sector require more cattle, often thousands of head, to be tested more than necessary, and it dramatically increases the time necessary to conduct an

investigation.” Vilsack says that although the system will not prevent disease, knowing where disease and at-risk animals are is indispensable during an emergency response and for ongoing disease programs.

“Reducing the number of animal owners impacted by an animal disease event also reduces economic strain on the owners and affected communities.”

Vilsack is hopeful that the new proposal is an adaptable system that will help respond to disease events quickly and minimize harm. “It’s flexible, yet coordinated, in its approach to traceability,” he said. “I think it embraces the strengths and expertise that exist in our states, tribal nations and producers, and empowers all of them to find and use traceability approaches that work best for them and their region.” He noted that the former system, which was voluntary, was not well-received among various industries. “The notion of ‘one size fits all’ was not well-received in the marketplace or by producers,” he said.

“The reality is that there are different needs in different regions of the country. We’ve attempted to recognize the uniqueness of each region and each livestock sector to work with them and do a better job of traceability.”

Vilsack estimated that less than 30 percent of producers were involved in the original plan, which led to situations where they had to test and respond to emergency situations with a ‘broad brush’.

Chief veterinary officer for the

United States Dr. John Clifford says they’ve worked closely with the cattle industry and marketing sector in the development of the rule. “I can assure you that this rule will not impede commerce,” he said. “It’s not the responsibility of the market to determine the destination. After animals are sold and buyers determine where those animals go, they will get certificates for those animals if they are moving interstate. That can be done after the sale. We worked closely with states to give them maximum flexibility, but at the same time, make sure we have good traceability.”

The department encourages producer feedback during the comment period, and says that that input, added to what they’ve already learned during the hearings and outreach, will help create a proposal that will be workable for producers and other stakeholders as well as meet the country’s need for an adaptable approach to animal disease traceability. “It will help us find animals associated with disease quickly,” said Vilsack, “and focus efforts on those animals and minimize the harm and economic loss to producers.”

To comment on the proposed rule: Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov/#!documentDet ail;D=APHIS-2009-0091-0001.

Or mail comment to Docket No. APHIS-2009-0091, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238.

Dairy Farmers: Do you want pricing that covers your cost?

by Arden Tewksbury, Manager, Pro-Ag For years, some of us have been pounding away for the need of a raw milk pricing formula that would cover the dairy farmers cost of production.

I can remember back in the 1970s and early ’80s when the former Eastern Milk Producers Dairy Co-op urged such a formula plus a reasonable supply management program.

At that time, Eastern witnessed the same type of opposition that we are today. Some people say you can’t have a cost of production formula because every dairy farmers’ cost of production is different. Some say you can’t have it because no other agriculture commodity has such a formula. Others continue to say; I want to produce all the milk I want to, as long as someone will buy all my milk.

Dairy farmers, if you continue to believe and support the above-mentioned reasons for not having a cost of production formula, then you know what? You will never get one!

Of course milk is a heavily regulated commodity. The fact (as everyone knows) that milk is a wholesome product, but milk is very perishable and must be handled properly.

The first and most important place to prevent milk from becoming perishable is at the dairy farm!

Dairy farmers across the country

have invested countless thousands ment that no other agriculture comof dollars to be sure when the raw modity has been priced with some milk leaves the farm the milk meets type of a cost consideration. the top quality standards that have Please look at some of the grain been established by proper health programs where target prices and regulators. deficiency payThis is m e n t s all great, t h a t but you Opinions of the letters printed are not necessarily h e l p e d k n o w k e e p w h a t ? those of the staff or management at Country Folks.

E-mail letters of opinion to jkarkwren@leepub.com t h o u Someone forgot to or fax to 518-673-2699, or mail to Country Folks, PO sands of g r a i n tell the Box 121, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428. farmers dairy farmers they should be rewarded with a stabilized. price that covers their cost of proAs one grain farmer told me once duction. from Ohio, “Once I collect my defiWell Mr. and Ms. Dairy Farmer, let ciency payments, I take off for me tell you something — there is a Florida for the winter, while you proposal out there that will allow dairy farmers must keep on milking you the opportunity to cover your your cows.” cost of production.

Of course, every dairy farmer’s It’s called the Federal Milk cost of production is different.

Marketing Improvement Act of 2011 As I said in Syracuse last week, (FMMIA). The FMMIA calls for your everyone’s cost of production is difmilk to command a price that covers ferent today. Is anyone crying today the National Average Cost of because your neighbor and other Production, plus an opportunity to dairy farmers’ costs are higher or realize a profit. lower than yours? I have never The FMMIA does not tell you how heard one farmer complain that much milk you can produce, but it other dairy farmers are receiving the does say the following: If and only if same starting price; even with a there is over-production of milk, higher or lower cost of production. then those who over-produce will be All the FMMIA wants to do is to penalized on their amount of over- give all dairy farmers an equal production. (but just on the amount chance to stay in business with an of over-production). adequate, stable price!

Please don’t buy into the arguThe beauty of the FMMIA is the

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fact that the proposal is not geared to cost the U.S. government any funds.

Oh, by the way, the assessments on over-production (if it happens) will be transferred to the Commodity Credit Corporation and will be used to purchase excess dairy products (if they exist) to be given to needy Americans!

However, Mr. and Ms. Dairy Farmer, do you want to support FMMIA, or do you want to support the proposal that calls for the USDA to purchase insurance to help cover your feed cost, and then ask you if you want to cover other costs, you must buy additional insurance?

The proponents of the insurance programs are now saying they are not aiming for a profit for dairy farmers.

Isn’t that nice!

So, the decision is yours. Mr./Ms. Dairy Farmer, do you want an adequate price for your raw milk as the FMMIA obtains for you, or do you want the government to buy an insurance program to help cover your cost and then tell you that you must obtain additional insurance to cover your costs.

Remember, do you deserve a profit? The FMMIA will obtain it for you if you continue to manage your farm properly, (as you already are). The choice is very clear, but it’s up to the dairy farmers.

August 22, 2011 • COUNTRY FOLKS New England • Section A - Page 3

by Sally Colby Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) proposed animal disease traceability (ADT) rule, which appeared in the Federal Register Aug. 9.

“It’s been a long and very detailed process that required a great deal of outreach,” said Vilsack. “Knowing where diseased and at-risk animals are, where they’ve been and when, is very important in making sure we have a rapid response when animal disease events take place.”

Vilsack explained that the eight public meetings held last year provided industry representatives and producers an opportunity to discuss the new framework, and for APHIS to provide additional details about the program. The proposed rule meets the four tenets initially laid out: it will be administered by states and tribal nations, will apply only to livestock moved interstate, encourages the use of low technology and will be implemented transparently through federal regulations and a full rule-making process.

“Under this proposed rule,” said Vilscak, “livestock moved interstate would have to be officially identified and accompanied by an interstate certificate of veterinary inspection or other documentation such as an ownership statement or brand certificate.”

Vilsack acknowleged that tracing capabilities vary by species, especial-

U.S. Department of Transportation reinforces commitment to no new regulations for America’s agricultural community

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Guidance will ensure states continue to use common sense in applying existing safety rules WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. supplies to or from a farm.

Department of Transportation’s “We have no intention of instituting Federal Motor Carrier Safety onerous regulations on the hardAdministration (FMCSA) announced working farmers who feed our counon Aug. 10 that it has no intention to try and fuel our economy,” said propose new regulations governing Secretary Ray LaHood. “Farmers the transport of deserve to know agricultural “We want to make it absolutely that reasonable, products. The common sense clear that farmers will not be agency also exemptions will released guidcontinue to be subjected to new and ance designed impractical safety regulations.” c o n s i s t e n t l y to make sure available to agristates clearly cultural operaunderstand the ~ U.S. Transportation Deputy tions across the common sense country, and Secretary John Porcari exemptions that that’s why we allow farmers, released this their employees, and their families to guidance.” accomplish their day-to-day work This guidance — which does not and transport their products to mar- impose any new rules on farmers — ket. follows the Federal Register public After hearing from concerned farm- notice which FMCSA issued on May ers earlier this year, FMCSA initiated 31, 2011, asking farmers, farm this review to make sure states don’t organizations and the public to give go overboard in enforcing regulations input on the agency’s longstanding on agricultural operators, and to safety rules. ensure consistent access to exemp“We want to make it absolutely tions for farmers. No regulations will clear that farmers will not be subjectbe proposed for any new safety ed to new and impractical safety regrequirements or changes to the rules ulations,” said U.S. Transportation governing the transport of agricultur- Deputy Secretary John Porcari. “The al products, farm machinery, or farm farm community can be confident

Cover photo by Peggy Manahan/UVM Extension JD and Cheryl DeVos, recipients of the 2011 Vermont Dairy Farm of the Year Award, take a break from their work at Kimball Brook Farm in North Ferrisburgh.

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AFBF pleased by DOT guidance on agricultural transportation WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Farm Bureau Federation is pleased the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration listened to farmer and rancher concerns regarding changes to agricultural transportation regulations and commercial drivers license provisions.

As a result of comments received from AFBF and others, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said that the FMCSA has no intention to propose new regulations governing the transport of agricultural products, and that the agency has released guidance to states so they clearly understand common-sense exemptions “to allow farmers, their employees, and their families to accomplish their day-today work and transport their prodthat states will continue to follow the regulatory exemptions for farmers that have always worked so well."

“FMCSA is pleased with the input we’ve received from the agricultural community and members of Congress. We received about 1,700 comments and the vast majority called for us to preserve the guidance that leaves states to carry out the farm exceptions as they have for many years.” said FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro. “We want to make crystal clear that we are not imposing any new regulations.”

Earlier this year, farm groups came to FMCSA with concerns that some states might not allow exemptions to Commercial Drivers License (CDL) requirements for certain farm operations using “crop-share” leasing.

When FMCSA investigated, there appeared to be wide differences among states in how the “for-hire” and related agricultural exceptions were being applied. In order to ensure consistency, FMCSA asked state officials to cease all new entrant safety audits on farmers engaged in “crop-share” leasing and issued the public notice soliciting input that would provide insight on the complex use of farm equipment on public roads. The guidance released Aug. 10, which is based on that input, clarifies three critical issues: • Interstate vs. intrastate commerce. Since the difference between the two has been determined by the U.S. Supreme Court and other Federal courts, FMCSA has limited flexibility to provide additional guidelines. The Agency has concluded that new regulatory guidance concerning the distinction between interstate and intrastate commerce is not necessary. Generally, the states and the industry have a common understanding on this point. To the extent that fact-specific questions arise, the Agency will work with the States and the industry to provide a clarification for the specific scenario.

ucts to market.”

“This public announcement and the guidance sent to states today by the FMCSA is great news for America’s farm and ranch families,” said AFBF President Bob Stallman.

Stallman said he was pleased by Secretary LaHood’s clarity in stating the department “had no intention of instituting onerous regulations on the hardworking farmers who feed our country and fuel our economy.”

“Operating and moving the machinery necessary to tend and harvest crops and care for livestock is a vital part of farming and ranching,” Stallman said. “Long established protocols are in place at the state and local levels to ensure that safety is paramount, and that farmers are able to do their jobs and transport their goods to market.”

• Commercial Driver’s License.

Federal regulations allow states to make exceptions to Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) regulations for certain farm vehicle drivers such as farm employees and family members, as long as their vehicles are not used by “for-hire” motor carriers. Some states have questioned whether this exemption applies to drivers who work for “crop share” or similar arrangements.

FMCSA’s notice includes guidance to ensure consistent application of the exemption.

After considering the public comments, the Agency has determined that farmers who rent their land for a share of the crops and haul their own and the landlord’s crops to market should have access to the agricultural CDL exemptions given by the states.

• Implements of Husbandry. In a perfect world, farm vehicles would only operate on farms, while commercial trucks would operate on public roads. The reality is that farm equipment that is not designed or intended for everyday use on public roads is often used for short trips at limited speeds. This creates a gray area for classification. After considering the public comments, FMCSA has determined that most States have already adopted common sense enforcement practices that allow farmers to safely move equipment to and from their fields. In areas where farm implements are common, the enforcement community and the agricultural community have achieved a mutual understanding of which safety regulations should apply to farm equipment on their public roads.

FMCSA is committed to the safety of our highways and the long-term success of America’s agricultural industry. To learn more about federal safety regulations that impact the transportation of agricultural products and equipment, please visit the FMCSA Web site at www.fmcsa.dot.gov.

Farm Aid 2011 highlights vital role of family farmers in addressing nation’s economic challenges Katherine Kelly.

“In this climate of deficits, our nation’s family farmers are our strongest asset. It’s their know-how and ingenuity that can fix our economy,” said executive director Carolyn Mugar.

Long-time, grassroots family farm supporters hosted a two-day meeting to impart their wisdom to a new generation of advocates who are working for a stable, vibrant family farm-based system of agriculture. Farmers heroes that included veteran advocate Shirley Sherrod, crisis counselor Betty Puckett, and law expert Neil Hamilton provided information on a variety of areas essential to successful family farming, from credit to discrimination.

Farm Aid 2011 featured performances by Nelson, Mellencamp, Young, and Matthews, who was joined by special guest Tim Reynolds. Also performing were Jason Mraz, Jamey Johnson, Jakob Dylan, Billy Joe Shaver, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Ray Price, Robert Francis, Will Dailey & the Rivals, Rebecca Pidgeon, The Blackwood Quartet, John Trudell, and the Hearts of Darkness.

The concert event offered family farm-identified, local, and organic foods with Farm Aid’s signature HOMEGROWN Concessions®. Farm Aid’s HOMEGROWN Village featured hands-on activities that offered concertgoers a chance to meet farmers, get their hands dirty, and learn about the ways family farmers are enriching our soil, protecting our water, growing alternative fuels, and bringing us good food for good health.

Event sponsors of Farm Aid 2011 are Horizon Organic, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Anvil Knitwear, Organic Valley, Silk Soymilk, United Natural Foods, Applegate Farms, Whole Foods Market, Brightcove, Goodness Greeness and Hippie Chow Natural Foods. Additional food donors are The Rogue Creamery, Paradise Locker Meats, Patchwork Family Farms, farmer Eric Norton, Farm to Market Bread Company, Rudi’s Organic Bakery, Late July Organic Snacks, Popghum LLC, Yummylicious Cookie Company, Gehring Buffalo, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams and GetReal Food Company.

Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews performed at Farm Aid 2011 on Aug. 13 at the LIVESTRONG Sporting Park in Kansas City, KS. Photos © Paul Natkin/Wire Image

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As America struggles with mounting economic challenges, Farm Aid used its annual benefit festival to underscore family farmers’ essential role in a stronger financial future for our country. Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews, joined by more than a dozen artists at Kansas City’s LIVESTRONG Sporting Park, emphasized the role of family farmers in vibrant, healthy communities and an economically stable nation.

“Family farmers persevere,” said Nelson, president and founder of Farm Aid. “We have a lot to learn from their innovation and tenacity, and if we support an agricultural system that treats them fairly, they will lead the way to economic recovery.”

This is the first Farm Aid concert to take place in Kansas, a state where agriculture is the foundation of the economy and culture. At a press event early in the day, Nelson was honored for his 26-year commitment to farm families with an induction into the National Agricultural Hall of Fame.

Missouri farmer and advocate Roger Allison introduced him, and Oscarwinning farm broadcaster Ken Root presented the award.

“We want to recognize Mr. Nelson for his long commitment to America’s family farmers and for the millions of dollars and enormous attention he has contributed to the devastating economic problems faced by this country’s family farmers and their communities,” said Cathi Hahner, Executive Director of the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame.

Following the induction, Jim Hightower, national radio commentator, author, public speaker, humorist, and two-term Texas Agriculture Commissioner and populist agitator, moderated a discussion about the promise that family farmers offer our nation and the challenges that impede their progress. Participants included Nelson, Mellencamp, Young and Matthews, along with Farm Aid executive director Carolyn Mugar; Kansas cattle rancher and owner of Ranch Direct Foods, Mike Callicrate; farmer and founder of Good Natured Family Farms, Diana Endicott; and farmer and founder of Cultivate Kansas City,

At a press event early on the day of the Farm Aid benefit concert, Willie Nelson was honored for his 26-year commitment to farm families with an induction into the National Agricultural Hall of Fame.

Massachusetts announces new land protection grant program BOSTON, MA — Strengthening the PatrickMurray Administration’s commitment to land protection, Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary (EEA) Richard K. Sullivan Jr. recently announced the Landscape Partnership Program, an innovative new grant initiative that encourages non-governmental organizations already pursuing large landscape-scale land protection investments to partner with the state and local communities.

“The Landscape Partnership Program will focus on landscape-scale conservation by leveraging state funds and encouraging a collaborative

approach to protecting large unfragmented forests, hillsides, lakeshores and more,” said Sullivan.

Through existing state capital funds already dedicated to land protection, the Landscape Partnership program will offer $4 million in competitive grants to municipalities, non-profit land trusts and EEA agencies — the Department of Agricultural Resources (DAR), Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) and Department of Fish and Game (DFG) — for projects that permanently protect parcels of land of at least 500 acres.

Applications for the new grant program are due Oct. 28.

To qualify for grants, projects must include public access and applicants must form partnerships. For example, a state agency can partner with a nonprofit or municipality, a nonprofit can partner with a state agency or municipality, or municipality can partner with a state agency or non-profit. The new grant program will also encourage and fund innovative natural resource zoning initiatives for local communities to protect rural working lands, such as farms and forests, within communities that host the large land conservation projects funded through the Landscape Partnership program.

EEA launched this program to reduce the complexity and increase the success rate of large land protection projects, which historically have often involved coordination among multiple local organizations and across a variety of state programs.

By offering state grants to support large projects like these, an incentive is created for other private funders to contribute to the projects, encouraging state-municipal-private partnerships, enhancing stewardship of conservation land and increasing public access opportunities, the program aims to protect some of the few remaining large unfragmented

landscapes in the state.

This initiative will support rural economies by encouraging local communities, land trusts and EEA’s agencies to proactively seek partnerships with farmers, foresters, sawmill owners and harvesters who own many of the remaining large working forest blocks in the state. It also allows DAR’s Agricultural Preservation Restriction Program — the nation’s oldest farm protection program — to add working forests to its portfolio with the additional funding in these grants.

For more information on the grants or to apply, visit www.mass.gov/eea/dcs-grants

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Farmers pitch in to protect our nation

by Michael Pettengill For farmers and ranchers, upholding one’s duty to defend and protect the liberties and ideals for which our nation stands is not a choice, but rather a debt owed by all Americans.

This patriotic spirit has been engrained in rural agricultural communities since the birth of our nation. Even today, more than 44 percent of all U.S. military troops boast rural roots.

America’s farmers and ranchers have always demonstrated unwavering commitment to protecting our nation from threats both foreign and domestic. And, as the U.S. faces the growing threat of individual acts of terrorism, farmers are honoring their national duty by supporting Department of Homeland Security regulations on ammonium nitrate, a fertilizer used to provide essential nutrients to crops.

While many farmers and ranchers have transitioned away from ammonium nitrate, the compound is still used as a nitrogen source for many crops, particularly in warmer climates.

However, in the right concentrations ammonium nitrate can be added to explosive devices to

increase the magnitude of explosions. Ammonium nitrate was used in several terrorist attacks including the 2005 London underground bombings, and the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 innocent U.S. citizens and cost the U.S. $1.35 billion.

In 2007, new legislation instructed DHS to step up existing efforts to protect the nation from the potential misuse of ammonium nitrate. Earlier this summer DHS announced initial steps creating the Ammonium Nitrate Security Program. Unlike previous DHS programs focused primarily on security at high-risk chemical facilities, ANSP is designed to increase controls and monitoring of sales, purchases and transfers of the product.

Purchasers, sellers and individuals involved in the transfer of ammonium nitrate products containing 30 percent or more of the compound by weight would be required to register for approval by DHS. The registration process is estimated to take about two hours and will require a payment every five years (based on volume purchased) that the agency estimates would average

from under $100 to $832 for farm use. Purchasers who use ammonium nitrate, but never come in direct contact with it are not required to register.

According to DHS, the program will be cost-effective if it prevents just one attack the same size of the Oklahoma City bombing every 14 years.

In keeping with farmers’ and ranchers’ commitment to protecting our great nation, Farm Bureau is working to support efforts that help further secure ammonium nitrate. This includes requiring individuals making purchases to show positive identification and increased agency oversight of sales, provided undue burdens are not placed on farmers, fertilizer distributors and dealers.

Farmers and ranchers are proud to produce agricultural products to meet the growing global demand for food. Now more than ever, it is important that we provide our farmers and ranchers with every tool at our disposal.

However, we must also keep in mind that the risk of ammonium nitrate being used to commit acts of terror is real.

The new standards will allow farmers and ranchers to assist DHS

www.leepub.com Signals for beef cow herd rebuilding The U.S. beef cow inventory totaled 30.9 million head on Jan. 1, 2011, marking a decline for 13 of the past 15 years. The combination of record high cull cow prices and intensifying drought across the Southern Plains states continues to support an elevated rate of beef cow slaughter this year. Reduced cull cow slaughter rates and increased heifer retention rates by cow-calf producers provide the initial indica-

tions that size of the beef cow herd has stabilized and/or started to expand.

Stabilization, and subsequent expansion, of the beef cow herd will require a sustained reduction in beef cow slaughter levels and further reductions in heifer placements into feedyards, back into the 30 to 33 percent range for a prolonged period of time.

Look for these trends to develop over the next year or two.

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in monitoring ammonium nitrate, while still ensuring the product is available for agricultural production.

While national security must come first, food security is equally impor-

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FOCUS ON AGRICULTURE American Farm Bureau Federation tant in ensuring the success of our nation and its economy. Through the combined efforts of both DHS and our farmers and ranchers, we can

achieve balance between the two.

Michael Pettengill is a public relations intern at the American Farm Bureau Federation.

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Farmers markets could generate tens of thousands of new jobs with modest federal support, new report finds ing against them. If the U.S. government diverted just a small amount of the massive subsidies it lavishes on industrial agriculture to support these markets and small local farmers, it would not only improve American diets, it would generate tens of thousands of new jobs.”

UCS released the report just a few days before the 12th annual U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Farmers Market Week, which took place the week of Aug. 7. According to the report, “Market Forces: Creating Jobs through Public Investment in Local and Regional Food Systems,” the number of farmers markets nationwide more than doubled between 2000 and 2010 jumping from 2,863 to

6,132, and now more than 100,000 farms sell food directly to local consumers.

All that growth happened with relatively little help. Last year, for example, the USDA spent $13.725 billion in commodity, crop insurance, and supplemental disaster assistance payments mostly to support large industrial farms, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

The amount the agency spent that year to support local and regional food system farmers?

Less than $100 million, according to USDA data.

In 2007, the most recent USDA figure, direct agricultural product sales amounted to a $1.2 billion-a-year business, and most of that money recirculates locally. “The fact that farmers are

selling directly to the people who live nearby means that sales revenue stays local,” O’Hara said. “That helps stabilize local economies.”

Keeping revenues local also can mean more job opportunities. Last summer, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack asked Congress to set a goal in the 2012 Farm Bill of helping at least 100,000 Americans to become farmers by, among other things, providing entrepreneurial training and support for farmers markets. O’Hara’s report takes up Vilsack’s challenge and argues that supporting local and regional food system expansion is central to meeting that goal.

In the report, O’Hara identified a number of initiatives the federal government could take

to encourage new farmers and the growth of farmers markets in the upcoming Farm Bill. For example, the report called on Congress to: • support the development of local food markets, including farmers markets and farm-toschool programs, which can stabilize community-supported markets and create permanent jobs. For example, the report found that the Farmers Market Promotion Program could create as many as 13,500 jobs nationally over a five-year period, if reauthorized, by providing modest funding for 100 to 500 farmers markets per year.

• level the playing field for farmers in rural regions by investing in infrastructure, such as meat-processing or

dairy-bottling facilities, which would help meat, dairy and other farmers produce and market their products to consumers more efficiently.

These investments could foster competition in food markets, increase product choice for consumers, and generate jobs in the community.

• allow low-income residents to redeem food nutrition subsidies at local food markets to help them afford fresh fruits and vegetables. Currently, not all markets are able to accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.

“Farmers at local markets are a new variety of innovative entrepreneurs, and we need to nurture them,” said O’Hara.

“Supporting these farmers should be a Farm Bill priority.”

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2001 Krause 6152 Landsman one pass tillage tool. . . . . . . . . . . $7,450 2000 LP RCR 2684 7’ Rotary Cutter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,540 2005 H&S ST420 Rotary Rake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,900 2002 H&S XL-00 Forage Box on 10 Ton H&S Gear . . . . . . . . . . . $5,600 Brillion 24’ Drag Harrow w/Transport Cart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,200 WIC Cart Mounted Bedding Chopper with Honda Engine . . . . $1,450 2003 Kioti KT03-59 3pt. 59” Roto Tiller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,195 2008 Cole 1 Row 3pt. Planter with multiple Seed Plates . . . . . . . $1,195 1981 NH 320 Baler w/70 Thrower Hyd. Bale Tension . . . . . . . . . . $4,995 2001 Keenan FP80 Mixer Wagon, needs new liner . . . . . . . . . . . $4,200 JD 336 Baler w/Thrower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,200 2010 NH H7230 10’4” Discbine, Roll Conditioner, Like New, Demo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,900 1987 NH 326 Baler w/70 Thrower, Hydra Formatic Tension, Hyd. Pickup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,700 1994 NH 360N3 3 Row Corn Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,900 2010 Easy Trail CF890 Rd Bale Carrier/Feeder . . . 4 Available $4,995 CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 2008 NH W50BTC Mini Wheel Loader, Cab w/ Heat/Air, Bucket/Forks, 290 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $69,500 2009 NH E135B SR Excavator w/ Cab, Dozer Blade, 36" Bucket, 1,211 Hrs.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $128,500 2009 NH E50B Cab w/ Heat & Air, Blade, Rubber Track, Hyd.Thumb, 348 Hrs.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $48,500 1971 6x6 Army Truck Diesel, Dump Box, 37,434 Miles . . . . . . . $4,900 2007/08 (2) NH C185 Track Skid Steer, Cab, Heat/AC, Pilot, 84" Bucket Around 700 Hrs. Each. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Your Choice $46,250 Mustang MS60P 60” SSL Pickup Broom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,650 2004 NH LS150 Skid Steer, Hand Controls, 60” Bucket, 3908 Hrs. . $9,750 2002 NH LS170 Skid Steer, OROPS, 72” Bucket, 4685 Hrs . . . . $9,875 ATTACHMENTS 1999 Mensch M1100 6’ Sawdust Shooter, SSL Mount, Good Cond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,150 2002 Mensch M1100 6’ Sawdust Shooter, SSL Mount, Like New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,640 2008 Scoop Dogg 8’ Skid Steer Mount Snow Pusher, Powder Coated, Like New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,100 2008 NH 96” Hyd. Angle Dozer Blade-Demo . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,875 2010 N.H./Bradco 6" x 4' Trencher, Skid Steer Mount, Like New $3,995 2009 Virnig HD Hyd. Drive SSL Post Hole Digger w/ 9” Auger . . $2,195

August 22, 2011 • COUNTRY FOLKS New England • Section A - Page 7

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Over the last several decades, thousands of farmers markets have been popping up in cities and towns across the country, benefiting local farmers, consumers and economies, but they could be doing a lot better, according to a report released by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). What’s holding farmers markets back?

Federal policies that favor industrial agriculture at their expense.

“On the whole, farmers markets have seen exceptional growth, providing local communities with fresh food direct from the farm,” said Jeffrey O’Hara, the author of the report and an economist with UCS’s Food and Environment Program. “But our federal food policies are work-

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(3) REG. red and white holstein heifers, due Sept., vaccinated, wormed, trained to tie stalls. 20 minutes south of Syracuse.

315-683-5532.(NY)

BALE WRAPPER, $10,800 or trade for quality Black Angus Cattle; 844 Lull 8,000 lb capacity, 35’ booms, $5,500 OBO. Lyons. 585-329-7954.(NY)

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6 YEAR OLD Standardbred gelding, carriage horse, 16 plus hands, trots some, mostly pace, safe and sound, call for price.

585-526-6004.(NY)

WANTED: Poly liquid storage tanks, any sizes considered, will pay cash, no petroleum tanks. Also, 20’ belt conveyor wanted.

413-584-4268.(MA)

1999 FORD F350, diesel; 1999 24’ Featherlite stock trailer; 1995 4 axle equipment trailer, rated 11 ton, all good cond., 518483-6067.(NY) COW-CALF and bred back combinations.

40 foot hay-grain elevator. 585-5935685.(NY)

12 REG. Jersey cows and bred heifers for sale, due Sept. to Feb., $1,500 each. Call 607-397-8973.(NY) FOR SALE: Weaverline stainless steel 430 feed cart. 550 hours. 585-384-5536.(NY) BOB’s 44 bean combine, vgc, $1,000 or going for scrap. 315-591-0270.(NY)

SHARKY, heifer calf from Rolex, DAM born 08/08/2011, $250. 315-823-4192.(NY)

NUBIAN Buckling, three months, can be registered. 315-675-8128.(NY)

JAYCO Sportsman 8’ pop up truck camper.

Heater, sink, Ref. sleeps 4, $2,250. Also 8’ Fiberglass high cap, black, $425. 315-9861185.(NY)

NEW HOLLAND 707 chopper with corn head, Dion two beater silage wagon, INT. #56 blower, all very good condition. 585542-9134.(NY)

FARMALL M tractor, new tires, paint, battery; NH 477 haybine, field ready; IH 484 diesel tractor; NH 273 drop baler. 518-8756093.(NY) BREEDING RAMS: Dorset, Cheviot, Romney, Border Leicester. Ewes and lambs.

Also, some black. Production oriented, flock 25 years. 585-526-5393.(NY) WANTED: Fanning mill in working condition and John Deere 40 combine hyd. cylinder. 315-687-7726.(NY) WANTED: Calf hutches in fairly good condition. 585-968-2435.(NY) EARLY JULY CUT HAY, baled, dry, $20.00 out of field. 518-673-8055.(NY) 300+ 4x4 round bales hay, $15 each, loaded on your truck. FOB, Knox, NY. Call Ron. 100 bales bedding, $10.00. 518-8720077.(NY) FOR SALE: 2250 Farm loader, IH mount ‘o’ matic, 8’ material bucket mounting brackets for IH 06 series, $1,500. 607-5466841.(NY) IH 56 forage blower, $750. Also, poultry plucker for rent. 315-536-3480.(NY)

JD A, dump 10,00 9465,

needs work, $1,850; GMC Silage truck, 1985 7000, good silage box, tries, runs, drives, $3,500. 315-684315-825-8185.(NY)

03 GEHL 5635 series II counter weight, 3000 hrs., $7,400; 05 Gehl 3935 4,300 hours; Yanmar diesel, $6,500; 315-5363176.(NY)

HEREFORD bull, good disposition, herd bull, dark color, three years, six months old, $1,100. 518-797-3308.(NY)

1068 HAYBUSTER grain drill, no till, new coulters, fresh paint, shed kept, exc. condition, $4,000. 434-286-4198.(VA)

WANTED: 14.9x30 tire, good, used or new for tractor. 860-481-2316.(CT)

(2) JOHN DEERE 483 “stalker” four row corn heads with lots of extra parts, cam make one good one, $1,000. 518-4950531.(NY)

McCormick deering reaper binder, always shedded b.o.; NH 707 chopper with two heads, B.O. Lewis County. 315-3488184.(NY) JD 16A chopper, metal corn crib. 315-2539578.(NY)

BEAN Equipment: Bob’s 44, late model; JD bean puller; New Holland 27 silage blower; Red Giant grain Stir-ator unit. 585747-7577.(NY)

NH 1037 bale wagon, $5,500; Some new parts. Mohawk Area. 315-868-1310.(NY) (2) 489 Haybine, Fordson Major Tractor, 1957 John Deere 24T baler, minute mount snow plow for Ford F150. 315-8913585.(NY)

FOR SALE: Clover seed sieve that fits Case Int Combine 2366 or 2166. 585-3941214.(NY)

(3) DION unloading wagons, roof and tandem gear; GEHL 99 forage blower; John Deere grain drill, horse or tractor. 607-5389612.(NY)

48” pallet forks for skid loader, $550.

18.4x34 tires with rims, $250. 315-5368854.(NY)

ANGUS HEIFERS, four registered and two commercial, located in central NY. 315440-3083.(CNY) SILVER KING pigeons, breeding age, $5; Golden Red pullets, laying 3 months, $4 each. WANTED: New Hampshire red rooster. 607-243-7119.(NY)

#800 Air cyclo corn planter, 6 row, good condition. WANTED: Sliding patio door, 18 ft., 16 ft., 12 ft. silo unloader 315-5367875.(NY)

MILK RECEIVER jar, inlet 2”, outlet 1 1/2”, $100. Johnsville Area. 518-753-4888.(NY)

BULL, Angus Simmental, Quaker Hill Brand, $1,200. Louisa Area. 540-9670862.(VA) 10’x16’ AMISH SHED, double doors, insulated and sheeted with plywood, wired with conduit, multiple outlets, work bench, 3 years old. 518-893-2643.(NY) TAMWORTH cross piglets for sale.

Wormed, iron shots, and cut. 30 piglets ready, $75. All colors and spots! 315-7961128.(NY)

BREEDING AGE pure bred Jersey bull.

413-743-1990.(MA) WANTED: NH 919N4 corn head for a NH 1900 corn chopper. 716-474-2628.(NY)

GROVE Self Unloading wagon, JD four bottom trailer plow, Farmall “M” with loader; Int. model 1100 trailer mower. 607-7948380.(NY)

JERSEY springers heifers and calves; Gehl 1540 blower, for parts. 315-4962357.(NY)

WANTED: 40 to 50 heifers or steers to board. 7811 Coates Road, North Holland Patent, New York, 13354

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Natural animal fiber and fleece festival to celebrate 3rd year Southern Adirondack Fiber Festival adds new classes and workshops GREENWICH, NY — Take hundreds of natural animal fiber producers, some knitting, spinning and weaving, throw in some sheep, alpacas, llamas and angora bunnies then add the Washington County Fairgrounds and you have a unique festival perfect for the fiber enthusiast as well as the family looking for something fun to do on a weekend.

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Auxiliary heifer auction raises funds Auction in Louisville raises $6,000 for youth scholarships.

The 2011 Auxiliary heifer auction at the AllAmerican Angus Breeders’ Futurity, June 19 in Louisville, KY, raised $6,000 for the American Auxiliary scholarship fund.

The heifer, O’Neill’s Eraline 259 (reg. no.

16717542) donated by Jim and Ardyce O’Neill of O’Neill Angus Farm, Logan, Iowa, sold for $6,000 to high bidder Greg Buie, Copan, OK. “The heifer was a good fit for my program and I knew the money would go to a good cause,” Buie said.

Buie has just transitioned to the Angus breed and said the heifer will help expand his herd with quality genetics. He also

toured the O’Neill facility before and after the sale, traveling more than 700 miles.

“I know buying the heifer was the right thing to do because O’Neill Angus Farm is more than quality Angus cattle — Jim and Ardyce are generous and honest people wanting to make a difference,” Buie said.

American Angus Auxiliary President Barbara Ettredge said, “The Auxiliary is grateful to Mr. Buie and all other individuals who realize the importance of our scholarship program.”

“The success of the fundraiser is attributed to the dedication and hard work of everyone who had a hand in organizing, promoting and bringing the

project to fruition.”

The Auxiliary hopes to continue the project for many years and is beginning work for next year’s heifer auction.

“After a 15-year absence, the fundraiser was a success, and the Auxiliary is excited about the funds raised,” Ettredge said.

The proceeds from the fundraiser will go toward the Auxiliary’s scholarship fund, managed by the Angus Foundation.

Each spring, the Auxiliary reviews the scholarship fund activity and determines scholarship amounts.

Visit www.angusauxiliary.com to learn more about the American Angus Auxiliary.

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Fiber animals including a variety of sheep breeds, alpaca, llama, cashmere goats and angora rabbits will be exhibited by their owners.

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My summer garden party

by Meg Downey Hardy, UNH Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Some gardeners have fantasies about lounging in an Adirondack chair under the arbor, sipping iced tea with freshpicked mint, and enjoying the results of their hard work.

But sitting under my arbor is too close to the action for me. I feel a need to pull the weeds or deadhead those flowers that I missed — everything that doesn't meet the perfection idealized in magazines and books.

So, I enjoy and observe from above, from my second-story bedroom window.

Working in my garden is like meditating to me.

The physical labor of maintaining and nurturing all that life pulls me in, and hours go by without a thought of anything else. After hours in my yard, I retreat to the cool house to rid myself of my wet, mud-drenched clothes and shoes. I scrub my grime-filled fingernails and my weathered skin of sweat, sun block and insect repellent and I settle down to my quiet reflections from my upstairs window.

When I am in the garden, I work because I can't help myself: deadheading a plant here, staking a plant there, watering another plant, pulling weeds or snipping blossoms and foliage to bring pieces of my garden indoors. My

hands are full, and I scatter tools around the garden as I jump from one task to the next. I carry scissors, clippers, a shovel, a bowl of water, ties for stakes, plant identification labels, and my glasses.

My garden is a party I am hosting; my guests need attention and I need to offer it.

The distance and perspective from my bedroom window offer a different kind of meditation. The view from above allows me to soak in the multitude of summer colors and patterns, each flowing into the next with the changes between colors varying from rigid angles to fuzzy and soft blends.

Some areas are explosive and wild, catching my eye and demanding attention, while other parts of the garden seek my eyes with a quiet, understated presence.

Plants have personalities. The garden party that I witness from above is full of drama. The sungold, majestic daisies stand firm and rigid next to the fuzzy lavender and red of the bee balm, equally as tall but fighting for attention with less gusto.

My eye travels away from my tall, egotistical friends to the shady corner where the comical mauve and white astilbes bob their feathery heads, daintily dancing over the bold-leaved, no-nonsense hostas of

white, green and yellow.

Next, my eyes rest on the soft, muted lamb’s ear reclining next to the splashing purple, peach and plum pansies bobbing along the edge, holding their own with mirth and good humor. Fragrant mint spreads to every vacant spot; fragile multi-colored cosmos add their dainty touch, and sturdy, bold marigolds work hard to fend off uninvited insects.

My 2011 tomato crop leans limply against stakes. As their hostess I hope for a harvest like a few years ago that kept me in the kitchen for hours with friends cook-

ing and freezing pasta sauces and chili. But from above, my tomatoes are only a small part of the party.

Some of my gardener friends choose to invite one type of flower friend to their party. Some want peaceful, calm attendees.

I like interesting parties that deliver surprises. So I expand my guest list to wild unknowns. I welcome native weeds to add their spunk and stubbornness. My husband groans as I find new loners along back roads or swamp edges or the untended fringes of our yard. He thinks they are ugly and should be kept

plants towards the front of the crowd. When a guest gets too aggressive, I replant it at the fringe of the party.

Every day new surprises await me. Guests come and go. As one flower drops its faded blooms, a new one of a different height, color, or shape appears.

I enjoy inviting guests and tending to their needs. I like the succession of guests and the varying moods of the party. And I cherish stepping up and away to watch them from above seeing the guests intermingling and enjoying the party as a whole.

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World Dairy Expo announces next dairy cattle superintendent The World Dairy Expo Executive Committee is pleased to announce that Jim Crowley, Jr. has accepted the position of Dairy Cattle Show Superintendent, effective at the March Annual Board of Directors meeting in 2012. Crowley brings a substantial amount of experience to the position, having followed in his father’s footsteps by becoming an integral part of the World Dairy Expo cattle shows at a young age.

Most recently, Crowley has served as the Brown Swiss Superintendent, meeting the needs of Brown Swiss exhibitors from throughout the United States and Canada.

Crowley will be shadowing current overall Dairy Cattle Show Superintendent Bob Kaiser at this year’s show, in addition to serving as Brown Swiss Superintendent. This will be Kaiser’s fifth show serving as overall Dairy Cattle Show Superintendent, before that he served as Ayrshire Superintendent. From all of us at World Dairy Expo, we are extremely grateful for Kaiser’s efforts over the past five years and look forward to working with Crowley in the future.

World Dairy Expo is an international trade and dairy cattle show for dairy producers. “Around the World of Dairy in 5 Days” is the theme for this year’s event, Oct. 4-8, at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, WI. For a show schedule and further information, visit www.worlddairyexpo.com.

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The Moo News ~ we tend to lose sight of the animal as its own individual being. Granted, a warm name like Cuddles will probably make for a cow that everyone instantly likes. Oppositely, a name like Jerk will make for a cow no one likes much nor will people be as likely to gladly help her if she needs it, compared to one named Cuddles. Each cow may have “earned” the name, but then it sticks forever and we sum up the animal in one breath.

When I was taking blood samples every few weeks from a herd a couple months ago, the herdsperson would tell me the name of the cow and then perhaps tell me of some interesting tidbit about the cow. Granted, I definitely like to know the story of the animal in front of me. We veterinarians always like to get as much history as possible, though at times the telling of innocent barn history of a cow can throw us off track!

But what I have come to realize is that while I’ve always enjoyed getting a short story along with a name of the animal, even simply knowing a name can actually “blind” me to connecting with the animal directly on a “being to being” basis. This may be due to pre-conceived notions I may have with whatever name an animal has. For instance, I have found

that many female animals named Hazel seem to have odd, quirky temperaments. I’m not sure if this is a case of behavior following a given name or a name following a given behavior pattern, but the name Hazel is kind of old fashioned and perhaps implies an odd, quirky type nature.

Now, is this actually fair to the animal? The cow Hazel I am thinking about is generally known to be kind of witchy and kicky. And, granted, I will always listen to a farmer in regards to a potentially kicky cow. So for a few sessions of taking blood samples, we restrained her very well before I even got near her and I even ended up taking blood from her jugular vein one time because of her thrashing to get free of the restraints.

However, the last time I got a blood sample from her, I simply approached her quietly. In my usual way of using the backs of my fingers to touch the tail to alert the cow of my presence, she momentarily clamped down her tail and then relaxed. After that, with calm and peaceful intent, I gently lifted her tail and drew the blood sample. No problems whatsoever.

Another cow, with the cute name of Babette, was nothing but trouble, even though the herdsperson told me glowing stories of her be-

fore hand. I guess a nice story with a friendly name like Babette calmed me into a false sense of security.

I then mentioned to the person that knowing the name of the cow isn’t as important as knowing the cow herself as an individual being. That large creature is a conscious, highly aware being that has a private life separate of the temporary interaction with people at milking time. She thinks and perceives the world in ways that only cows do. And she knows every cow there quite well, in “cow-ways” which we will never truly know — and yet she knows not one of their names.

Once we let go of names we can start to understand animals as they truly are, rather than how we project our thoughts upon them.

Only then can we truly connect ourselves with them — and they to us.

This is best done by gazing into their eye for a few moments and catching their gaze returned to us. With cows this can be deeply penetrating, giving one a sense of “bovinity” and their wild ancestors — the bison and buffalo. It is then that a complete realization of their individuality can be experienced: a clear awareness of their individual presence in our midst. It is then that we can understand that the

world will be experienced by them in quite a different, unique way than we do. The outcome of such awareness is a true respect for diversity, especially biodiversity for life in our midst on the farm.

Whether it is a bird looking for a place to land or a plant rooted and drawing up the earth’s minerals to grow, each life form adds to Life.

What would a cow’s most complete experience of life, if we weren’t involved? What is the highest “cow-ness” a cow can achieve? In the case of ruminants, it would be grazing forages and forbs. For an individual cow, regardless of what we may name her, it would to be blended in with her herd mates, not drawing attention to herself, yet knowing each and every subtle movement of her herd mates in ways we simply will never truly understand.

After bringing the cows into fresh pasture when afternoon milkings were done, I remember well sitting on the ground and simply being there: listening to the cows rip at the grass to eat it, then move along and rip at more grass. Combining this with a colorful sunset and crickets chirping, lightening bugs blinking and cicadas resounding, a sense of knowing what a cow experiences in her own element emerges — Bovinity! This is a deeply

calming experience, allowing one to immerse and be one with other living beings — they going about their life as if you weren’t even there. This allows you to see these wonderful animals for the beautiful, peaceful beings that they are, both individually and as a group. They don’t mind you’re there, after all they know you quite well — and guess what, they don’t even know your name. Removing filters, like names, allows us to connect directly with life around us at a heart felt level. Try it, even if just occasionally. It is a very revealing yet humbling experience.

I’m pretty sure there is some sort of innate bond between humans and cows, with cows surrendering some of their “cow-ness” while people hopefully surrender some of their pre-conceived notions and mindfully blend themselves into the herd, to become clear and aware of their cows’ bovinity.

Indeed this is the case for any truly dedicated cow person. And as we will continue to name and number cows — just remember to occasionally look beyond the name or number for the individual that is there.

“The real journey of discovery consists not of seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes…” Marcel Proust.

New export opportunities have resulted in optimism for local dairy producers

by Maureen Duffy NH Farm Bureau Federation Communications Director Within the past year, about 11,800 American bred heifers have made their journey across the Atlantic Ocean. It has been over 20 years since livestock export was permitted from nearby ports, hence the excitement over the approval to do so at Eastport, Maine.

Since permission was granted, back in July of 2010, cattle from New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Ohio have been transported to the coast of Maine in preparation for their voyage to Turkey.

This export opportunity is a welcome market for Eastport residents and a struggling dairy industry.

The cattle making their way to Turkey are shortbred dairy heifers, explained export dealer, Jay Roebuck. He estimates

between 500 and 600 New Hampshire heifers have made the trip. Roebuck has been shipping cattle overseas for years out of Delaware, except during the BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy or Mad Cow) crisis a few years ago, when the border was closed to all ruminant exports. Now that the export market is open again, Roebuck is ready to access the market with high-quality American dairy cattle.

“It’s a good market and it looks like it will be stable for awhile,” said Roebuck.

“We are also working on attaining the Russian and Middle East markets.”

The port is considered suitable because it is closer to Europe than other US ports, making it a wise choice for the customers and cattle. To ensure satisfied customers, the delivery of healthy living cattle is vital to future sales. All the cattle destined for the nation of Turkey are transported to

Turner, Maine, where they are held for their mandated rest stop. It is at this location where the cattle are inspected for the last time before they board the ship.

On average there are approximately 600 animals shipped about three times a month that require the proper health checks and certification 24 hours prior to their departure. That’s where veterinarians Chip Ridky, the primary inspector for the USDA from Maine, and Nicole Giguere, Veterinary Medical Officer for the, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Veterinary Services (APHIS), as well as two veterinarian technicians come into action.

“We make certain the animals being exported test negative for Tuberculosis, Brucellois, and Bluetongue Disease (catarrhal fever),” said Giguere, whose office is based in Concord, NH. “Any animals that exhibit

concerns such as coughing, lameness or infections are pulled. We are the final advocates for these animals and it is our responsibility to ensure their well-being. Animal welfare is very important to APHIS and we take it seriously.”

Each individual animal, has a radio frequency identification (RFID) ear tag. As each heifer runs through the cattle chute they are identified by scanning the RFID button tag and are cross checked with their individual health records from at least two other vet checks and are certified accordingly. The animals that pass inspection are herded onto a cattle liner where the truck is then sealed for port delivery.

At the port, the cattle are unloaded from the trucks and herded into transport containers, known as CATs or comfortable animal transport suites. There are 13 heifers per container, a

number that prevents crowding but is tight enough to keep them safe from getting tossed around by rough seas.

The containers have been completely modified to have windows, electric fans, automatic-waters, feed and bedding in order to make the 11- to 14-day trip at sea as comfortable as possible.

In general, most of the cattle being shipped are Holsteins, but there are some Jerseys, Shorthorns and a few beef heifers aboard. Turkey has a severe shortage of milk cows and is seeking American cattle for their milk production capabilities. On average, farmers are paid $1,300 per animal.

“The price was good, better than what we could get locally for the 14 short-bred registered Holsteins that we sent,” said Debbie Erb of Springvale Farm in Landaff, NH. “It was an intriguing experience and we plan on sending

more.”

The University of New Hampshire dairy facility has also utilized this market opportunity.

“It’s good money for a 14-month-old heifer,” said Jon Whitehouse, manager of the Fairchild Dairy Teaching and Research Center at the University of New Hampshire. “We are able to make our costs back and we’ve been very pleased the three times that we have shipped our registered Holsteins. The best part is that you don’t have to haggle over the price, the dealer offers $1,300 and it’s a nice way to market animals.”

Eastport has opened the doors to opportunities and optimism for the American dairy industry.

The ability to access foreign markets has generated excitement and hope for many people directly and indirectly involved in the ag-industry. And for that reason, it is a voyage worth taking.

August 22, 2011 • COUNTRY FOLKS New England • Section A - Page 11

by Hubert J. Karreman Hi Folks, What’s in a name?

What does a name relay to us? What do we associate with different names? How does a name affect how we interact with whomever or whatever it is — whether it is plant, animal or person? For instance, “deadly nightshade” — is it always “deadly”? Or could deadly nightshade have some interesting characteristics in its growth or preference for soil type that we don’t even think about because we simply see “deadly nightshade” and tremble?

For sure, I have never liked when a cow has no actual name but is only known by an ear tag or neck chain number. This is in part because I can’t remember a cow by its number if my life depended on it. I’m simply not a “numbers guy”. Yet I can remember cows with real names for many years.

Ask some farmers around Lancaster County and they will likely agree. The other reason I haven’t like cows being given only a number is that I have thought that it shorts them out of a personality.

Indeed, names for animals can provide the animal with instant character.

The potential problem is that when we give a name to an animal (especially if it in some way reflects a behavioral pattern of the animal),

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Upgrading the brown-bag lunch

by Dianne Lamb, Extension Nutrition and Food Specialist, University of Vermont Bringing lunch from home is a bargain in a bag — easy on your waistline and on your wallet. You also get to “think outside the box” and be creative with your food choices instead of settling for the same ho-hum options at the office cafeteria.

When you make your own lunch, whether it’s a sandwich, wrap or salad, you can control portion size as well as calorie and fat content. Making smart choices increases nutritional benefits that may even lower the risk of cancer and other chronic diseases.

A good place to start when planning your brown bag lunch is the traditional, central item: the sandwich. Since about 60 percent of a sandwich is bread, choose one made with whole-grain flour. But don’t be fooled. Just because the bread is dark bread that doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s whole grain.

Caramel color or molasses often is added to give bread a deep color.

Whole grains, which are denser than refined versions, are more fiber-rich and filling than refined grains. They are rich in many health-protective substances including antioxidants, phytochemicals, vitamin E, folic acid, zinc, selenium and magnesium. When buying a loaf of bread, check the ingredient label. The first item listed should be either “100 percent whole grain” or “whole” followed by the type of grain used.

For sandwich fillings consider alternatives to meat, such as vegetables or cheese. Since many cheeses contain more fat per ounce than most meats, select a reduced-fat cheese. If making sandwich fillings with soft cheese, include vegetables or fruits or both to add extra flavor, texture and nutrition.

Or instead of a traditional peanut butter sandwich, why not put peanut

butter in celery sticks with a few wholewheat crackers on the side. Include a handful of raisins in a sealable bag in your lunch, and you have the adult version of “ants on a log,” for many a childhood favorite.

Wraps made from soft tortillas are a popular restaurant item and easily can be made at home to take for lunch.

Consider a spinach or tomato-herb tortilla as the base instead of a plain tortilla.

When making wraps it’s better to err on the side of “less” instead of “more.”

Too much filling, particularly ingredients like salsa, chopped tomatoes or runny spreads and dressings will ooze out, making it difficult to eat. If you are using any “juicy” items for the wrap, pack the components separately and assemble just before eating.

Layer thinly sliced meats or low-fat cheese with your choice of vegetables, fruit or beans. Hummus (chickpea spread) and pesto both make flavorful “glue” for a wrap.

Leftover tossed salad also makes a great filling. Or use pita bread or whole-grain breads or crackers instead of a tortilla.

Pasta salad made with differentshaped pasta or whole wheat pasta and colorful vegetables such as broccoli, carrots or red peppers and a light dressing is another option for lunch.

You can add beans, cheese or meat to the salad or serve these on the side for protein. Round out the meal with a piece of fruit and a glass of low-fat milk.

Soup makes a great packed lunch as do leftovers including chili, macaroni and cheese, casseroles or spaghetti.

Heat these items to 165°F before packing into an insulated thermos to keep them warm (140°F) until lunch. For best results, fill the insulated container with boiling water and let it stand for a few minutes. Empty out the hot water and refill the container with the piping

hot food (165°F). Keep the container closed until it’s time to eat.

Think safety when packing lunches.

The first rule is “Wash your hands.”

Make sure counters, cutting boards and utensils are clean. Wash after use in hot soapy water and rinse well. Keep family pets off counters and other food preparation areas.

Don’t cross-contaminate. Remember, harmful bacteria can spread easily from one surface to another. When preparing food such as tomatoes or lettuce that will not be cooked on a counter or cutting board, be sure these surfaces have been thoroughly washed first.

Keep perishable foods in bag lunches out of the danger zone (40 to 140°F) as bacteria can multiply rapidly at these temperatures. Perishable foods including milk, meats, fish and eggs need to be kept cold at 40°F or below.

Insulated, soft-sided lunch bags are ideal or use metal, plastic or paper containers and freeze bottles of water, fruit juice or ice packs to keep foods cold. If possible, store your lunch in the refrigerator at work until ready to eat.

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Back to school Getting your kids ready for school has changed tremendously since sharpening some pencils and packing an apple for the teacher. But even if technology and the times have changed, it never hurts to have some tips to make sure your little scholar is ready to hit the books. Here are some suggestions from the Federal Citizen Information Center: • Sending your child to school means more than ABCs and 123s. It’s easy to forget about updating their immunization record, or talking with them about school bus safety. Get your kids and yourself ready with these back-to-school resources from USA.gov for easy to overlook guidelines.

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Visit www.whitehouse.gov/itgetsbetter Going back to school is an exciting and busy time. With so much going on, it’s easy to forget some of the odds and ends that come with boarding the school bus again. Using these back-to-school resources from USA.gov in the beginning and throughout the school year will help you and your child both make the grade.

Carrot Spread 1 8-oz. package low-fat cream cheese 1/4 c well-drained crushed pineapple 1 to 2 Tbsp. low-fat sour cream 1 c. coarsely grated or finely chopped carrots 2 Tbsp. chopped blanched almonds or other nuts Place cream cheese in a medium bowl and allow to soften at room temperature. Then mash and work with a fork until texture is light enough to combine easily with other ingredients. Mix in remaining ingredients, gradually adding just enough sour cream so cheese becomes soft and easy to spread. Cover and refrigerate up to 2 days ahead or let stand at room temperature for 1 hour before serving to allow flavors to blend and mellow.

Spread on slices of whole-grain bread.

Per serving (1 Tbsp.): 31 calories, 2 grams (g) total fat (1 g. saturated fat), 2 g carbohydrate, 1 g protein, less than 1 g dietary fiber, 30 milligrams sodium.

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sugar. Bake 20 minutes until golden brown. Cool; cut into squares.

Cherry Ganache Brownies 1 (19.9-oz.) Duncan Hines® Chewy Fudge Brownie Mix 1 (6-oz.) pkg. semisweet chocolate chips 2/3 cup heavy cream 1 (21-oz.) can Comstock® or Wilderness® More Fruit Cherry Pie Filling 1. Prepare brownie mix as directed for cake-like brownies. Lightly grease 36 mini muffin cups. Fill each cup 3/4 full. Bake for 15 minutes or until brownie tops are crackled and brownie is separating from cup.

2. With your finger, make an indentation in each brownie top. Cool 10 minutes. Run a thin spatula around edge of brownie. Remove from pans.

3. Place chocolate into bowl. In saucepan, heat cream over medium heat until it starts to boil. Immediately remove from heat; pour cream over chocolate. Stir until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth.

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Dairy producers reject status quo, support policy offering budget savings commentary from Jerry Kozak, President and CEO of NMPF ARLINGTON, VA — Dairy producers realize that the status quo protections offered by current federal policies have

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cating comprehensive reform of those policies.

The Dairy Product Price Support Program (DPPSP) and the Milk In-

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dairy farmers, almost all of which were small to medium-size operations of 500 cows or less. This clearly demonstrates the inadequacy of the current program and the need for better dairy policy.

The policy proposals contained in the National Milk Producers Federation’s Foundation for the Future (FFTF) eliminate the DPPSP and MILC programs, and create a more efficient and effective safety net in the form of a Dairy Producer Margin Protection Program, the costs of which are shared by dairy farmers and the federal government. FFTF also establishes a Dairy Market Stabilization Program to prompt producers to respond more quickly to economic signals from the marketplace and at no cost to the government.

Existing farm programs, including the dairy title within the Farm Bill, are expected to undergo further cuts as part of the new federal budget deal passed by the House and Senate.

FFTF was created to achieve better economic

protection for farmers, while also yielding a budget savings — compared to current baseline spending levels — precisely because farm safety nets are going to shrink in the future. The Congressional Budget Office says FFTF will save $166 million over the next five years, at a time when Congress has now pledged to cut more than a trillion dollars from federal spending.

Dairy producers have acknowledged that shrinking federal resources are the reality.

Keeping the status quo is not an option, either economically, as the best safety net to producers, or fiscally, due to budget demands.

Producers have been calling for something better for the past two years. We can’t stay where we are and change is needed, which is why Foundation for the Future was developed.

To learn more about Foundation for the Future, including the Dairy Producer Margin Protection Program and the Dairy Market Stabilization Program, visit www.futurefordairy.com.

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come Loss Contract (MILC) program combined constitute nearly 80 percent of the dairy budget baseline over the next 10 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office. However, the DPPSP has become an ineffective safety net for farmers, and has created an unintended outcome whereby the U.S. has become burdened with balancing the world’s milk supply.

The MILC program also has been ineffective in providing a safety net for farmers, and treats farms and entire regions of the country unequally. More specifically, it does not address the rise in volatile feed costs, and has not prevented the exodus of farms during its decade of existence. In 2001, there were 97,460 U.S. dairy farms, but by 2010, that figure was 62,500 — a loss of 36 percent of the nation’s

Proposals sought for Jersey research The AJCC Research Foundation has issued a request for research proposals to be funded in 2012 addressing significant issues for the Jersey breed and Jersey milk producers.

Current priorities for research funding are: • Nutrition of high-producing Jerseys, particularly practical feeding methods to maximize

production of valuable milk components; • Factors affecting management of Jersey calves; • Factors affecting yield and/or quality of products manufactured from Jersey milk; • Factors affecting economic impact of Jerseys: efficiencies, net income, longevity, and lifetime profit; • Optimizing the genet-

ic basis for improving animal health and/or enhancing product quality; • Enhancing environmental impact associated with Jerseys; • New technologies for safe and sustainable food production from Jersey cattle; and • Feasibility of adding value and increasing consumer acceptance of Jersey-derived products

through enhanced product quality and branding.

Application deadline is Thursday, Dec. 1. The Research Advisory Committee of the American Jersey Cattle Association will evaluate the proposals, then forward its recommendations to the AJCA Board of Directors, which will award funds at its meeting in March 2012.

Submissions are eval-

uated for (a) merit (e.g., potential to advance practical knowledge, creative approach to the problem); (b) competence (i.e., high probability of successful completion within the proposed time frame); and (c) relevance (e.g., problem derived from one of the areas of research priority).

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ly $880,000 in seed money for selected projects.

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Committee holds eighth audit hearing on agricultural programs WASHINGTON, D.C. — On July 27, Rep. K. Michael Conaway, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, held an audit hearing to examine Title I programs and the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) program.

This is the eighth hearing in the series on farm policy that is designed to provide oversight of current spending to ensure programs are delivered effectively. It also provides Members of the Committee with a comprehensive view of farm programs.

Title I programs, plus crop insurance, form the backbone of the farm safety net, but only account for roughly 16

percent of all farm bill spending. In addition to crop insurance, the primary components of the title include direct payments, the counter cyclical program, and marketing loan assistance. Together, they ensure that farmers have support during seasons of bad weather and volatile prices. The 2008 Farm Bill introduced another form of commodity support in the form of Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE). Also new to the 2008 Farm Bill is the SURE program, which provides assistance to eligible producers suffering crop losses during natural disasters.

“In the last few years American agriculture has experienced a multitude of perils, both natu-

ral and man-made. With that in mind, and Congress lacking the ability to accurately predict the future, it is imperative that future farm policy not only mitigates a crisis, but also establishes a framework to prevent one. With little time before the next farm bill, we should be cognizant that our resources are finite, our decisions are timely, and our investments need to last. Our choices must be wise,” said Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX).

“As a farmer, I have always considered myself an eternal optimist.

However, every now and then the farmers and ranchers who feed our nation face painful consequences to their operation. Our producers must operate and suc-

ceed in an industry that relies on uncontrollable forces, such as weather, ever increasing cost of inputs, and market volatility. We need to provide a strong support system to enable farm-

ers and ranchers to continue to provide the safest, most plentiful and affordable food supply in the world. All Americans have a vested interest in their success,” said Ranking

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DHI TOP 40 FOR JULY Brd Cows

CRAIG RUSSELL ROCK BOTTOM FARM A. & K. BURGESS HERD 1 M. GARY MULLEN JAMES T DOYLE STANLEY & LAURENCE ARMSTRONG

X G G J H J

VERNON & MARY JUDITH HURD AARON & CHANTALE NADEAU ANDERSONVILLE DAIRY LLP WEBSTER DANIEL DOUG NELSON BRUCE & LAURIE PERRON GARY & GAIL LYMAN PADDLEBRIDGE HOLSTEINS ADAM LIDBACK FLUFFY II JAMES & SHARLYN JORDAN AGAWAM FARM MICHAUD BARN 2 JACQUES COUTURE MICHAEL LACROSS ANDY ANDREWS LEATHER JEREMY & JENNIFER RANDALL DEXTER & ALICE PAMELA HELENEK AGAWAM FARM ERIC DAGGETT JONATHAN & JAYNE CHASE RYAN BROS LAURENCE LUMSDEN & FAMILY ANDREW KEHLER WAYNE SR. DONCASTER LAINI FONDILLER WOOD LAWN FARMS INC.

83 53 26 34 34 33

ORLEANS H H H H H H H H X H H H H H H H X H J A J X X H A J A

46 155 228 75 93 43 72 47 32 224 238 21 94 60 84 79 112 101 26 38 72 122 215 58 51 49 43

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H 168

Milk

FAT %

PRO %

NAME

Brd Cows

13456 12577 12103 11000 12975 9176

537 558 547 518 518 424

4 4.4 4.5 4.7 4 4.6

408 407 401 388 375 320

3 3.2 3.3 3.5 2.9 3.5

22542 22955 22348 21429 20576 21518 19093 19362 18811 18130 19198 18542 18804 18721 17976 17710 15303 16256 13964 14728 12675 13724 12863 14822 13376 10951 1917

898 856 950 819 760 846 734 767 765 706 705 744 718 720 674 651 654 625 661 624 605 643 641 533 516 495 75

4 3.7 4.3 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.8 4 4.1 3.9 3.7 4 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7 4.3 3.8 4.7 4.2 4.8 4.7 5 3.6 3.9 4.5 3.9

715 709 704 672 654 642 599 598 598 593 584 583 572 565 529 520 511 503 499 481 475 469 445 431 430 383 55

3.2 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.2 3 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.3 3 3.1 3 3 2.9 2.9 3.3 3.1 3.6 3.3 3.7 3.4 3.5 2.9 3.2 3.5 2.9

RICHARD SHELDON BARTHOLOMEW BROS. HERD 1 CASH & KAREN RUANE HARVEY FARMS CALEB P SMITH PAUL & KARI LUSSIER CASH & KAREN RUANE BARTHOLOMEW BROS. HERD 1 JOESPH & OR UNA MORRISSETTE CLIFTON & D.R. CRESSY PARKER DAVID & MICHELE SHAUN YOUNG SHAUN YOUNG MCCULLOUGH BURTON & SON ANGELA MILLER

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

22938

896 3.9

* Denotes Herds Milked 3X

734 3.2

176 102 66 117 58 136 10 38 30 28 89 36 25 36 83

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H H H H X H H J H H H X A A J X X J X

181 77 36 61 32 70 297 116 79 66 56 95 13 18 42 23 111 27 50

Milk

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FAT %

PRO %

22477 20514 20943 18637 14872 18314 15947 15383 15978 16680 15371 15637 13993 13547 1696

902 807 737 704 753 599 664 643 616 630 579 605 587 526 56

4 3.9 3.5 3.8 5.1 3.3 4.2 4.2 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.9 4.2 3.9 3.3

664 631 627 584 560 528 528 491 486 484 480 455 440 428 45

3 * 3.1 3 3.1 3.8 2.9 * 3.3 3.2 3 2.9 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.2 2.7

24551 24846 23615 21679 19077 19888 19571 16660 19875 19177 18636 17470 17080 16339 14767 14951 15873 12100 9977

916 963 755 827 856 771 750 830 784 693 725 713 663 632 815 647 629 543 457

3.7 3.9 3.2 3.8 4.5 3.9 3.8 5 3.9 3.6 3.9 4.1 3.9 3.9 5.5 4.3 4 4.5 4.6

773 759 732 697 664 651 633 626 618 575 568 563 526 513 483 469 469 432 326

3.1 * 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.5 * 3.3 3.2 3.8 3.1 3 3 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.1 3 3.6 3.3

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NAME VERN-MONT FARM LLC BAZIN FARM AMY & NICK STONE BAZIN FARM KEVIN HAMILTON CHARLES SR ROBB & SON PETER MILLER AMY & NICK STONE LILAC RIDGE FARM WESTMINSTER FARM THE CORSE FARM MALCOLM SUMNER THE PUTNEY SCHOOL JONATHAN WRIGHT

Brd Cows

WINDHAM H H H X H H H X H H H J X X

561 106 19 45 46 49 147 13 36 667 55 41 36 33

Milk

FAT %

PRO %

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26250 1051 4 24281 867 3.6 23429 931 4 21601 875 4.1 20401 802 3.9 18371 748 4.1 19724 792 4 16478 789 4.8 18885 766 4.1 18577 724 3.9 17189 706 4.1 14058 646 4.6 14556 593 4.1 7155 276 3.9

805 747 741 715 622 616 593 578 575 566 519 502 452 209

3.1 * 3.1 3.2 3.3 3 3.4 3 3.5 3 3 3 3.6 3.1 2.9

23949 959 4 24123 974 4 24404 894 3.7 23507 972 4.1 23447 850 3.6 17536 1007 5.7 18584 938 5 21149 795 3.8 17981 812 4.5 19671 771 3.9 18709 728 3.9 16634 762 4.6 15139 629 4.2 13614 620 4.6 15035 548 3.6 12129 460 3.8 10741 474 4.4 9401 396 4.2

768 751 742 733 707 694 683 647 629 627 598 595 487 481 467 380 376 310

3.2 3.1 3 * 3.1 3 4 3.7 3.1 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.6 3.2 3.5 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.3

WINDSOR LEMAX FARM MICHAEL & HEIDI DOLLOFF RHOMAN WAI FARMS ROBETH HOLSTIENS LLC. DAVID AINSWORTH RICHARDSON FAMILY FARM BASSETT ROBERT P GEORGE MILLER KAIMAN LISA DAVID AINSWORTH JEFFREY & DAVID TOWNSEND SPRING BROOK FARM MIKE L CLARK JAMES S. LEWIS GREEN ACRES MILKING SHORTHORNS JAMES & TINA SPAULDING JR. JAMES & TINA SPAULDING JR. LONE OAK FARM LLP

H 91 H 82 H 425 H 115 H 35 J 58 J 90 H 65 J 25 X 11 H 123 J 53 X 33 J 56 M 39 A 28 J 14 X 32

NMPF’s Foundation for the Future program is national in scope, equal in effect The new legislative draft of National Milk Producers Federation’s (NMPF) Foundation for the Future program adheres closely to two key principles: that it be national in scope, and apply equally to all producers, the organization said on Aug. 11.

Those key objectives were established two years ago when NMPF Chairman Randy Mooney, a dairy farmer from Rogersville, MO,

formed a task force to examine how best to improve dairy policy.

“The task force had to generate policies that were national in scope, meaning that because they would apply to all dairy farms across the country, they must treat all regions equitably — and any policy changes must not discriminate among producers in any way, especially with respect to the size of their farms,”

Mooney said. The Foundation for the Future (FFTF) package “follows those principles because it treats each producer fairly and equally.”

As a result of volume caps, current dairy safety net programs contain a major shortcoming in that they do not protect the majority of U.S. milk production, leaving large segments of the industry exposed to the inherent, unique

financial risks associated with dairy farming.

This exposure threatens not only dairy farmers, but also American consumers by undermining the ongoing ability of producers to produce a reliable supply of nutritious, wholesome, and affordable dairy products, according to Mooney.

FFTF’s Dairy Producer Margin Protection Program (DPMPP) guards against the eco-

gram as a result of their production volume.

“NMPF recognizes that just as farmers of all sizes, and in all regions, contribute equally to the dairy promotion and research checkoff (fifteen cents for every hundred pounds of milk produced), they should also share equally in the benefits of sensible dairy policy reform,” Mooney said.

Another member of the NMPF task force that created the Dairy Producer Margin Protection Plan said that while each farm has different feed costs, those differences are minimal when margins are greatly compressed, as they were in 2009.

Ken Nobis, a producer from St. Johns, MI, noted that “while operational costs will always differ among producers — even within states or local regions — these differences should have no bearing in the establishment of a safety net provided by the federal government. The Dairy Producer Margin Protection Program and the other elements of Foundation for the Future recognize this, and were designed to be available to all without bias.”

To learn more about Foundation for the Future, including the Dairy Producer Margin Protection Program and the Dairy Market Stabilization Program, visit www.futurefordairy.com.

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nomic hardship resulting from poor margins caused by low milk prices and high feed costs, and provides for a basic level of no-cost insurance coverage for all producers (and a larger share of the U.S. milk supply). It also incorporates an additional measure of risk management for those producers looking for supplemental protection — but largely at their own cost. In addition, by allowing farmers of all sizes to choose their own level of supplemental margin protection, the DPMPP gives smaller producers access to a form of self-directed risk management that previously had been unavailable to them.

For the same reason of fairness, Mooney said that NMPF rejected any consideration in its DPMPP of adjustments to feed costs that would contain regional considerations or biases.

DPMPP also places no limitations on individual producers’ ability to participate in the pro-

DHI TOP 40 FOR JULY NAME

Brd Cows

Milk

FAT %

PRO %

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Vermont DHIA Country Folks List for the Month Ending July 2011 Following is the July 2011 VT DHIA Top 40 herds of 10 or more animals based on protein pounds in each County serviced by VT DHIA and processed through the Dairy Records Management Processing Center, Raleigh, NC during the calendar month. Rolling herd averages will appear on this list for herds which have chosen the option to have their herd average published and the herd has 12 consecutive tests including components for each test.

NAME

Brd Cows

Milk

EDWARD MACGLAFLIN ASCUTNEY VIEW FMS.LLC GREGORY & MARCIA CLARK TAYLOR FARM INC. GREGORY & MARCIA CLARK GREGORY & MARCIA CLARK

H 485 H 38 H 10 M 13 B 17 M 32

20295 19730 19245 19452 16608 17274

NEW LONDON H H J J

85 34 46 13

24987 18170 13007 12597

973 669 589 585

HILLSIDE FARM

H

55

19035

761 4

H H H H X H J A H H X

40 87 91 202 45 330 104 93 171 271 76

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COATNEY HILL FARM 2 ELM FARM HIBBARD HILL FARM FAIRHOLM FARM INC. ELM FARM WOODHILL FARM COATNEY HILL FARM 1 KINGSWOOD FARM DESJARDINS DORIS MOLODICH FARMS INC. SELBUORT VALLEY FARM

3.9 3.7 4.5 4.6

23129 929 4 24050 927 3.9 24530 981 4 22962 856 3.7 21205 898 4.2 22345 1058 4.7 16108 809 5 17872 711 4 18105 680 3.8 16526 744 4.5 14903 631 4.2

795 555 469 462

3.2 3.1 3.6 3.7

587 3.1 766 760 755 736 708 682 607 566 564 516 503

3.3 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.8 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.4

MASSACHUSETTS BERKSHIRE CRICKET CREEK FARM

B

24

8967

366 4.1

320 3.6

DARRIDGE FARM HERBERT & ROBERT PURINGTON GUNN STEVE PAUL L WILLIS HUNT FARM CRAIG W. AVERY

H 33 X 40 H 88 H 59 H 130 J 51

26317 21786 20487 19246 19268 13969

941 871 819 776 680 729

3.6 4 4 4 3.5 5.2

783 703 647 620 579 539

3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3 3.9

JORDANS DAIRY FARM INC. JIM & KRISANNE KOEBKE WHITTIER FARMS INC. RAYMOND & PAMELA ROBINSON

H 317 H 78 H 142 X 45

26114 22778 21711 8319

904 915 848 334

3.5 4 3.9 4

769 714 679 251

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FRANKLIN

WORCESTER

NEW HAMPSHIRE H J M G

18656 15272 15203 12634

743 686 589 644

H 208

20828

793 3.8

667 3.2

TULLANDO FARM INC. PATCH FAMILY DOUGLAS & DEBORA ERB RICH & DOREEN MORRIS GRAFTON COUNTY FARM JOHN C. PERKINS SCOTT & COLLEEN JOHNSTON RUSSELL & MARY HICKS ALLENS FARM LYMAN ROBIE CATHARINE MABIE

H H H H H H H J H H A

25776 24704 23259 22583 22228 20592 20412 13199 14884 11262 3033

993 976 930 878 883 784 796 635 597 424 105

3.9 4 4 3.9 4 3.8 3.9 4.8 4 3.8 3.5

812 775 726 710 695 652 641 461 443 334 84

3.2 * 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.5 3 3 2.8

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H 220 X 19 H 97 J 57

30680 1010 3.3 27653 1138 4.1 20799 878 4.2 18526 911 4.9

951 850 682 647

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24886

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764 3.1

H 495 H 50 H 35

24438 23869 23221

902 3.7 851 3.6 856 3.7

749 3.1 712 3 701 3

RICHARD & MURIEL MARTIN

GRAFTON

436 129 74 142 80 136 31 50 27 38 10

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STUART FARM PUTNAM FARMS INC. TAYLOR FARM INC. JOHN W. LUTHER

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NAME

901 741 812 655 807 721

4.4 3.8 4.2 3.4 4.9 4.2

613 606 588 581 546 531

3 3.1 3.1 3 3.3 3.1

M. CHARLES EVANS

H 31 J 134 J 13 H 84 H 101 H 65 J 63

OTSEGO H

874 827 931 804 818 718 765

3.8 4.5 5.4 3.7 3.9 3.9 4.8

751 681 679 662 647 595 583

3.3 3.7 3.9 3 3.1 3.2 3.6

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772 3.1

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20489 20977 20181 15035 16044 14098 13752

802 819 741 694 626 584 590

3.9 3.9 3.7 4.6 3.9 4.1 4.3

680 661 610 555 512 459 444

3.3 3.2 3 3.7 3.2 3.3 3.2

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893 739 716 706 678 670 621 535 518 489 264

3.1 * 3.1 3.1 3 3.3 3.1 3 3 3 3.4 1.8

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SEVEN VIEW FARM SLATEHILL FARM MIKE SWART GEORGE B. WILSON GEORGE & KATHY CRAFT DEB-RAY DAIRY GEORGE & KATHY CRAFT

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IDEAL DAIRY FARMS TAYLOR & ALAN HENDERSON WILLIAM LUNDY HOLLISTER BROTHERS CRYSTAL DEW FARM WINDY LEA FARM DON DURKEE SKIFF FARMS INC. ALAIN ETHIER SKIFF FARMS INC. MICHAEL & LOUISE WOODDELL

919 133 149 104 125 146 77 80 45 14 97

RHODE ISLAND KENT KEVIN BREENE KEVIN BREENE THE WOLOOHOJIAN FAMILY

H X G

25 21 10

20582 16112 9467

771 3.7 667 4.1 444 4.7

630 3.1 543 3.4 313 3.3

4 4.5 3.9 5.1

568 540 496 437

3 3.5 3.3 3.5

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The Agriculture Department reduced its 2011 milk production forecast for the first time since April, despite rising cow numbers. Its July World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report says “Although the July Cattle

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The report predicts 2011 milk output to hit 195.6 billion pounds, down 100 million pounds from the July estimate. The 2012 forecast is for 198.8 billion, unchanged from a month ago, but above 2011 reflecting a larger herd in the first part of 2012 but slightly slower growth in milk per cow.

Commercial exports for 2011 were forecast higher on the strength of butterfat. Imports were lowered reflecting less cheese and milk proteins. Trade forecasts for 2012 were unchanged.

Cheese, butter, and whey prices were forecast higher for 2011 but nonfat dry milk (NDM) was forecast lower.

Tighter milk supplies are expected to support higher product prices, according to USDA, but softening international prices will likely weigh on U.S. NDM markets.

The Class III price forecast was raised based on higher forecast cheese and whey prices, but lower forecast NDM prices will outweigh higher butter prices so the Class IV price forecast was reduced. Look for the Class III price to average $18.40-$18.60

per hundredweight, up from $18-$18.30 expected in last month’s report.

The 2012 average was projected to range $16.10-$17.10, up a dime from a month ago.

The 2010 average was $14.41 and an anemic $11.36 in 2009.

The 2011 Class IV price is expected to range $19.05-$19.35, down from last month’s $19.15$19.55. The 2012 average was put at $16.45$17.55, down a nickel from last month and compares to $15.09 in 2010 and $10.89 in 2009.

NFDM prices for 2012 were forecast lower on expected weaker earlyyear demand but cheese prices were forecast slightly higher. Forecast butter and whey prices were unchanged from last month.

Dairy Profit Weekly editor Dave Natzke detailed the feed side of things in Friday’s DairyLine. He reported that USDA lowered its 2011 corn production estimate compared to a month ago.

The corn harvest is now forecast at 12.9 billion bushels, up 4 percent from 2010, but down 4 percent from last month’s forecast. With

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Mielke from 17 the lowered forecast, USDA raised the seasonaverage projected midrange price for corn to $6.70 per bushel.

The 2011 soybean harvest forecast was downgraded slightly from a month ago, to 3.1 billion bushels, down 8 percent from last year.

With smaller supplies, season-average prices were raised 3-4 percent, to a projected mid-range of $13.50 per bushel, and $370 per ton for soybean meal, according to Natzke.

Production of the other major dairy feedstuffs, dry alfalfa and other hay was also lower. The alfalfa hay harvest forecast was lowered 4 percent from a year ago and the harvest of other hay was forecast down 14 percent from last year. “The news isn’t good for farmers already stressed by recordhigh hay prices this summer,” Natzke concluded.

Cooler weather in the Midwest has reduced stress on animals and farmers however milk production is not likely to rebound to previous levels real soon. The extreme heat and humidity that covered most of the U.S. brought declines of 10-30 percent, according to US-

ADA, with the exceptions of California, Utah, Idaho, and the Pacific Northwest. Much of Texas remains in the oven, with several cities about to shatter records set in the heat wave of 1980.

Class I demand has increased in the Southeast and in some urban areas where schools have or are about to start their fall terms.

Manufacturing schedules are lighter in the Central and Eastern regions due to the reduced milk supply with some plant managers concerned over the future available milk supplies.

Internationally; the winter season continues to make its presence known with cold temperatures and snow in New Zealand while wet in Australia. Producers and handlers remain optimistic about the upcoming production year. Although too early to tell, milk producers and handlers in New Zealand project a 3-5 percent increase with Australian estimates near 1-2 percent.

The new season resumes in 4-6 weeks and a few weeks later for Australia.

Increased milk production in those countries can mean lower international dairy prices howev-

er California’s Milk Producers Council’s August 5 newsletter says “Global demand, led by China, Russia, India, and several Southeast Asian nations is still being projected to absorb those increases and more.”

Back on the home front, effects from Standard & Poor’s downgrade of U.S. debt, may not have a direct effect on dairy, according to eDairy economist Bill Brooks in their August 8 Executive Edition. He said “It takes a while for development like that to filter through, to see how it impacts demand and production.” To become a subscriber of eDairy’s Executive Edition and receive twice daily insights on the markets, call 1-800-231-3089.

Monday’s downgrades on Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, farm lenders, and similar entities prompted major equity indexes to drop. The University of Wisconsin’s Dr. Brian Gould warned in Tuesday’s DairyLine that, “When the quality of the bonds goes down the cost of attracting money for those bonds has to go up because they’re viewed as more risky.” “If that holds true then

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those short term and medium and long term loan costs could go up for the ag sector.”

He added that the markets “aren’t reacting as we would have thought in terms of significant increases in those interest rates but it’s a wait and see because we’ve never been in this state before.”

Gould also called on producers to “look at both sides of the coin.”

The industry is seeing volatility because of fluctuation in the grain prices, he said, and that affects the revenue and

the cost side. When looking at the relative volatility of feed versus the Class III milk price since 2006, feed markets have been just about as volatile in terms of month-to-month variability, according to Gould.

Gould’s analysis includes a series of 16 percent dairy rations and how it varied relative to the Class III price since the BFP formula in 1995.

He reported that, “Between 2000 and 2005 we did have relatively stable feed prices and we didn’t need to be concerned about margins, all we

had to do is look at the milk price. But, since 2006, the volatility measures that I’ve looked at are about equal with respect to the 16 percent dairy ration that I put together versus the Class III milk price so again that implies that you need to look at both the revenue side and the feed side since feed is such a high portion of total cost of production.”

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Council (MPC). It warned that “The U.S. economy continues to barely grow, and consumer confidence is not much higher than it was at the depth of the recession.

The concern about cheese demand is healthy for the industry; it is causing both sides to become cautious.”

Jerry Dryer, editor of the Dairy and Food Market Analyst, sees things a little differently. He wrote in his August 5 issue; “Some folks continue to look for a sizable downward correction in the cheese price, but it just doesn’t seem to be in the cards. Almost all of the manufacturers and distributors/brokers I talked to this week reported good orders.”

A major converter reported that it is current-

ly running its plants six days a week; another said, we’re much busier than usual for this time of year. A third added: “Our volumes are about equal to a year ago.”

Sales into retail and foodservice are both enjoying fairly good volumes, according to Dryer, based on evidence he’s seeing. For a free trial subscription to Dryer’s weekly newsletter, log on to www.dairymarketanalyst.com.

Meanwhile; California’s September Class I milk price is a record high $23.56 per hundredweight for the North and $23.84 for the South, up 32 and 33 cents respectively from August, and $6.41above September 2010. That equates to about $2.03 and $2.05 per gallon respectively.

The 2011 average now stands at $20.64 for the North and $20.91 for the South, up from $16.46 and $16.74 a year ago.

The September Federal order Class I base price is announced by USDA on August 19.

Updating the CME cash dairy markets; block cheese closed the second Friday of August at $2.0250 per pound, down 10 3/4-cents on the week, but still 40 1/2-cents above a year ago. Barrel dropped to $2.07 but regained a penny Friday to close at $2.08, down a nickel and a half on the week, 49 1/2 above a year ago, and 5 1/2-cents above the blocks. Only eight cars of block traded hands on the week and five of barrel. The NASSsurveyed U.S. average

block price inched a half-cent higher, to $2.1116, while the barrels averaged $2.1554, up 2.1 cents.

Butter rallied some on Friday as well after slipping to $2.0425 on Thursday. It closed Friday at $2.0725, up 3 cents on the day, down 3 cents on the week, but still 15 1/2-cents a year ago. Ten cars were sold on the week. NASS butter averaged $2.0812, up 7.3 cents. NASS powder averaged $1.5726, down 1.1 cent, and dry whey averaged 56.31 cents, up 0.4 cent.

Looking “Back to the futures;” the Federal order Class III contract’s average for the last half of 2011 was $18.34 per hundredweight on June 10 and 17, $18.21 on June 24, $18.19 on July

ket Improvement Act of 2011 would enable farmers to earn a decent living without being dependent on a government subsidy because milk buyers would pay a fair price,” he said. NFFC has called on lawmakers to co-sponsor the legislation “before it is too late.”

MPC’s Rob Vandenheuvel remains adamantly behind National Milk’s FFTF, saying “Independent thinking has been a luxury the dairy industry enjoys and often benefits from.

But every once in awhile, a time comes for dairy farmers from coast-tocoast to unite behind a common plan. That time is now with FFTF.” Vandenheuvel’s perspective is featured in MPC’s newsletter and appears in the September editions of Western DairyBusiness and EasternDairyBusiness Gary Genske, CPA, managing partner with Genske, Mulder & Company and a member of the National Dairy Producers Organization (NDPO) board, asks producers to compare the FFTF with one developed

by NDPO, called the “Dairy Industry Stabilization and Sustainability Act of 2011.” Genske also shares his comments in an editorial in Western DairyBusiness.

The FFTF got a thumbs-down from Jim Eichstadt, a Wisconsinbased dairy consultant and former general manager of the Farmers Union Milk Marketing Cooperative (now Family

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1, $18.54 on July 8, $19.29 on July 15, $19.75 on July 22, $19.92 on July 29, $19.75 on August 5, but was looking like something around $19.12 late Friday morning August 12.

In dairy politics; the National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) gave a thumbs-down to National Milk’s Foundation for the Future (FFTF) dairy policy proposal saying it has “serious potential to further drive raw milk prices down and also marginalize nearly 20 percent of the nation’s remaining dairy farmers who cannot participate in an insurance-based program due to religious beliefs.”

A NFFC press release said “In just the last four years, close to 20 percent of this nation’s dairy farms have closed their doors for good, wreaking havoc on rural families and economies,” adding that “Crisis hotlines have been at record levels as have the level of farm bankruptcies and auctions, all signaling that something is seriously wrong,” states Ben Burkett, President of the NFFC. “Dairy farmers receive unfair prices for their milk that come nowhere close to covering their cost of production,” the press release said, and called for “a new pricing system that requires the processors and/or marketers to pay a fair price for the milk they purchase,” according to Wisconsin farmer Paul Rozwadowski.

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Corn production on up swing while soybean and wheat suffer, USDA reports As U.S. farmers are on track to produce the third largest corn crop in history, this summer’s extreme hot and dry conditions across much of the country are hindering soybean and all wheat production.

This is the latest forecast, according to the Crop Production report released Aug. 11 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

Corn production is forecast at 12.9 billion bushels, up 4 percent from last year. Based on conditions as of Aug. 1, corn yields are expected to average 153.0 bushels per acre, up 0.2 bushel from 2010, and the fourth highest yield on record.

Acreage planted for all purposes is estimated at 92.3 mil-

lion acres, unchanged from NASS’s June estimate in the Acreage report.

NASS reports a different picture for soybean production, which is forecast at 3.06 billion bushels, down 8 percent from last year. Based on Aug. 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 41.4 bushels per acre, down 2.1 bushels from last year. Planted area to soybeans is estimated at 75.0 million acres, down fractionally from the previous NASS estimate.

All wheat production, at 2.08 billion bushels, is down 1 percent from the July forecast and down 6 percent from last year. Based on conditions as of Aug. 1, the U.S. yield is forecast at 45.2 bushels per acre, up 0.6 bushel from last

month but down 1.2 bushels from 2010.

Specifically, double-digit decreases are expected in Durum and other spring wheat production from last year due to flooding and excessively wet conditions earlier in the season.

Durum wheat production is forecast at 57.1 million bushels, down 10 percent from July and down 47 percent from 2010. The U.S. yield is forecast at 42.4 bushels per acre, up 3.7 bushels from last month but unchanged from last year. Acres planted to Durum wheat are down nearly 18 percent from the previous estimate in June, a change based on farmer re-interviews during mid- to late-July.

Other spring wheat is forecast at 522 million

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bushels, down 5 percent from last month and down 15 percent from last year. The forecasted yield is 42.5 bushels per acre, up 0.8 bushel from last month but down 3.6 bushels from 2010.

Acres planted to other spring wheat are down 7 percent from the estimate in the June Acreage report, another result of the producer

re-interviews.

The August Crop Production report contains USDA’s first surveybased estimates of yield and production for corn, soybeans and other spring-planted row crops. Between July 25 and Aug. 6, NASS surveyed approximately 27,000 producers and also took objective field measurements from

more than 4,500 plots of land in the major cropproducing states. In addition, producers in Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota were resurveyed for updated planted information following the June Acreage report.

Crop Production is published monthly and is available online at www.nass.usda.gov.

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Family Farm Defenders announce support for the Federal Milk Marketing Improvement Act of 2011 The Federal Milk Marketing Improvement Act of 2011 (new dairy proposal) received a real boost recently when John Kinsman, President of the Family Farm Defenders (FFD) announced that the Family Farm Defenders was strongly supporting the introduction of the new dairy proposal (formerly the Specter-Casey bill).

President Kinsman, a dairy farmer from LaValle, WI, said, “ it’s

time that dairy farmers have a pricing formula based on the dairyman’s cost of production.”

According to Kinsman, Wisconsin is the second largest milk producing state in the union, but the dairy leader said, “we are losing a substantial amount of dairy farmers and this new dairy proposal is going to help eliminate the current exodus of dairy farmers.”

Fred Matthews, a dairy farmer from La

Fargeville, NY, who is a member of the Family Farm Defenders said, “there are various dairy proposals being tossed around the milk shed, but the Federal Milk Marketing Improvement Act of 2011 (which is an update of the SpecterCasey bill) is the only proposal that will cover the dairy farmers cost of production and price raw milk at the dairy farmers bulk tank.”

Kathy Ozer, Executive

Director of the National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) stated, “It’s really rewarding to realize there are many organizations that are lining up in support of the Federal Milk Marketing Improvement Act of 2011.”

The NFFC and many of their support organizations have been very critical of the National Milk Producers Federation proposal which calls for both the United States Department of

Agriculture and dairy farmers to purchase insurance programs to cover the dairy farmers potential losses.

According to news releases by the Progressive Agriculture Organization, (Pro-Ag), the dairy farmers’ cost of production will be covered by the new dairy proposal, and also will return a profit to the dairy farmer, without costing the government any funds.

Both Kinsman and Matthews are urging all dairy farmers and Agribusiness people to contact their U.S. Senators and Congressmen and urge them to support the Federal Milk Marketing Improvement Act of 2011.

The Family Farm Defenders is a multi-state organization.

For more information, you may contact John Kinsman at 608-9863815.

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NEW YORK

CENTER STATE AG SERVICE Morrisville, NY 315-684-7807 DON’S DAIRY SUPPLY, INC. 349 Roses Brook South Kortright, NY 13842 607-538-9464 DUPREYS FEED & SUPPLIES 9748 Rt. 9 P.O. Box 535 Chazy, NY 12921 518-846-7338 JOCK’S FARM EQ. & REPAIR 727 Co. Rte. 7 Brushton, NY 12916 518-529-0113 LOGAN’S SILO 9111 State Route 12 Copenhagen, NY 13626 315-688-4414 • Fax: 315-688-2203 P&D EQUIPMENT SALES 10171 Brookville Rd. Alexander, NY 14005 585-343-2394 SPRINGER’S INC. 55 Main St. Richfield Springs, NY 13439 315-858-0720 www.springersinc.com

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VERMONT

BAILEY EQUIPMENT 181 Collinsville Rd. Craftsbury, VT 05826 802-586-9675 HICKS SALES, LLC 1400 Bowen Rd. East Corinth, VT 05040 877-585-5167 www.hicksales.com REAL DESROCHER FARM SUPPLIES & EQUIP., INC. Located on the Derby Rd. Derby, VT 05829 802-766-4732

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Hay for Texas Group seeking donations for farmers to feed their livestock A group of concerned citizens in Chenango County, New York has started a project to help Texas farmers feed their livestock in the midst of what experts say is the

worst drought in that state’s history.

“It’ll be Americans helping Americans for a change,” said Herman Sherwood-Sitts, one the organizers of the effort.

The project began Aug.1 and Hay for Texas has collected 74.5 tons of hay so far, including 26.5 tons donated by an individual from Endicott in Broome County. The im-

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Support for dairy policy legislation signals progress in efforts to stimulate dairy policy reform Dairy Farmers of America Inc.’s (DFA) Board and management commend Representatives Collin Peterson, D-MN, and Mike Simpson, RIdaho, for their bipartisan leadership in the effort to reform dairy policy.

Recently Simpson, a senior member of the House Budget and Appropriations committee, joined Peterson, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, in supporting America’s dairy producers through a re-write of federal dairy policy.

Peterson took a vital first step earlier this summer in developing

draft legislation that begins the discussion on dairy reform. Simpson’s follow-up pledge this week to be the lead Republican sponsor for the bill underscores the bipartisan support for this critical legislation.

We look forward to the bill’s introduction when Congress reconvenes in September and are working with Peterson and Simpson to secure additional support for this measure.

Dairy plays a vital role in this nation’s agriculture industry and in the fight against hunger and malnutrition. Working toward federal dairy policy

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CERTIFIED ORGANIC DAIRY DISPERSAL & ADDED CONSIGNMENTS Complete Dispersal for Dan Kurtz consisting of: 40 Head of Cattle. 18 milking age cows, 11 bred heifers, 8 open heifers. Cows are averaging 50# 3.8/3.2 in all stages of lactation (Pro-Cert). Mostly Holsteins, 2 Jersey X, 2 Normandy X. Consignment #2: 13 Milking age cows mostly Jerseys in all stages of lactation.

Consignment #3: 20 Head of bred & open heifers which are mostly Holsteins & Jersey X. We will be accepting consignments up until sale time. Organic paperwork must be in order at time of arrival. Call to get in advertising.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2011 @ 11:30 AM - NEW BERLIN, NY PINE HOLLOW DAIRY HERD REDUCTION SALE - 150 HEAD SELL

Freestall - Sire ID Young Holstein Cows and Heifers. 25 - 1st & 2nd calf springers, 15- Fresh 1st calf heifers, 50 bred heifers, 60 open breeding age heifers. Pine Hollow Dairy is a 800 cow Dairy that milks at 2 locations, in an effort to down size to 600 cows at one location; this is hand picked cattle from each age group.

They are commercially sound cattle that are working hard. All vaccinations are up to date and all cattle will be vet checked. We will not be accepting consignments for this sale.

Both sales will be held at our sale barn. Directions: Former Welch Livestock 6096 NYS Rt. 8, 30 miles South of Utica & 6 miles North of New Berlin, NY. Check out our website for all our upcoming sales.

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reform is essential to ensure producers have the tools they need to remain competitive in the world market and facilitate the industry’s growth and long-term sustainability.

mediate goal of Hay for Texas is to collect 80 tons, which it is estimated will feed 4,000 cows for one day.

The biggest obstacle the project is facing is finding a way to transport the hay to where it needs to go. Sherwood-Sitts said he has attempted to get tractor-trailer operators to help, “but so far, no one’s stepped up to the plate.”

According to Sherwood-Sitts, at his urging, Utica-area Rep. Richard Hanna sent a letter to

TRACTORS Ford 8N w/Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 4240 Quad Cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,500 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 7210 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,000 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 5510 w/540. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,500 . . . . . . Fultonville (2) JD 244 J Loaders. . . . . . . . . . . . $37,900 . . . . . . Fultonville AC CA 2btm/cult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,750 . . . . . . Fultonville Ford 4610 Narrow, MFWD, cab . Coming In . . . . . . . . Goshen JD 5320 MFWD w/ldr . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . . . Goshen Kubota MX5000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,400 . . . . . . Fultonville NH 8240 2WD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,800 . . . . . . Fultonville NH TL90 cab 2WD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,900 . . . . . . . Chatham AC 200 w/ cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,900. . . . Schaghticoke JD 5425 w/542 ldr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,800 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 5325 2WD/Cab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,500 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 5325 2WD/Cab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,000 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 5065M w/553 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,500 . . . . . . . . Goshen JD 7420N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In . . . . . . Fultonville COMPACT TRACTORS MF 1220 w/mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,595 . . . . . . . Chatham JD 2305 w/ldr & deck . . . . . . . . . Coming In. . . . Schaghticoke JD 110 TLB, w/cab . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In. . . . Schaghticoke JD 855 w/cab, & loader . . . . . . . . . . . $9,800. . . . Schaghticoke JD 2520 w/loader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,900 . . . . . . . Chatham Kubota L39 TLB, canopy. . . . . . . . . $28,400 . . . . . Clifton Park Kubota L5450 loader/backhoe . . . . $21,000 . . . . . . . Chatham NH TZ25DA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,900 . . . . . . . . Goshen SKID STEER / CONSTRUCTION 317 Skid steer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,500 . . . . . . . Chatham Cat 236 cab, heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,500 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 320 w/cab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,900. . . . Schaghticoke MOWER CONDITIONERS NH 477. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,900 . . . . . . Fultonville TILLAGE Brillion Seeder 10’. . . . . . . . . . . Coming In. . . . Schaghticoke IH 710 4 bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In. . . . Schaghticoke IH II Shank Chisel . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In. . . . Schaghticoke JD 1450 4 bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 2000 6 bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 2500 4 bottom plow . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000 . . . . . . Fultonville HAY AND FORAGE 666R Corn head . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coming In. . . . Schaghticoke Claas 870 SPF H w/Heads . . . . . $169,500. . . . Schaghticoke DBL Rake Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $950 . . . . . . Fultonville Dion Forage Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000 . . . . . . Fultonville Gehl 860 w/2R 6’ po . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,950 . . . . . . Fultonville Gehl 1470 RB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 . . . . . . . Chatham NH 258. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,750 . . . . . . Fultonville NH 169 Tedder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,500 . . . . . . Fultonville H&S merger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,900. . . . Schaghticoke Miller Pro Rake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,900 . . . . . . Fultonville Miller Pro Rake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,750 . . . . . . Fultonville

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Aug. 15 requesting the use of the New York Air National Guard to transport the hay. The request is within the realm of the Air Guard’s capabilities a lieutenant-colonel told him, Sherwood-Sitts said.

“They needed (the hay) last month and we’re going to try to get it to them this week,” he said.

The ultimate goal of Hay for Texas is to have the effort spread throughout the Northeast to provide as much hay

as possible to the farmers for their livestock.

“We’re just trying to get the word out and to get people informed,” Sherwood-Sitts said.

Anyone interested in donating to Hay for Texas can contact the Chenango County Farm Bureau at 607-334-6061. That organization is working with the Texas Department of Agriculture to distribute the hay when it reaches Texas. Sherwood-Sitts can be reached at 607-3347186.

Miller 1416 merger . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,500. . . . Schaghticoke Miller 1416. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,500. . . . Schaghticoke JD 1209 Moco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . . Chatham JD 925 Moco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,900 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 714 Forage Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,750 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 3960 forage harv., base unit. . . . . $3,800 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 3970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,000 . . . . . . Fultonville NH 166 inverter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,850 . . . . . . Fultonville Fahr KH500 Tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,200 . . . . . . Fultonville Ford 3pt hitch, 6’ sickle bar mowerComing In . . . Schaghticoke Vicon 4 Star Tedder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,200 . . . . . . . . Goshen JD 945 Moco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,500 . . . . . . . . Goshen Kuhn FC 302 Moco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500 . . . . . . . Chatham Kuhn FC 4000 Disc Mower . . . . . . . . $6,800 . . . . . . . Chatham Kuhn 500 Disc Mower . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 . . . . . . . Chatham Krone 550 Tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,650 . . . . . . Fultonville Rossi 7’ sickle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500 . . . . . . . Chatham Sitrex 302 Tedder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . Fultonville PLANTING / TILLAGE Brillion 18’ Harrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,900. . . . Schaghticoke JD 220 disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . Fultonville Taylorway 16’ disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500. . . . Schaghticoke JD 2500 4 btm hyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 7000 4RH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,550 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 12’ BWA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $750 . . . . . . Fultonville BALERS NH 326 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,900. . . . Schaghticoke NH 279 baler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,000 . . . . . . . . Goshen NH 316 baler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500 . . . . . . . . Goshen JD 335 Round Baler . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,850 . . . . . . Fultonville Pequea Fluffer 81⁄2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 . . . . . . Fultonville Hesston 560 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500 . . . . . . . Chatham Hesston Rounder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500 . . . . . . Fultonville MISCELLANEOUS HARDI 210 3pt Sprayer . . . . . . . . . . . $2,850 . . . . . . Fultonville POLARIS RAZOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,250 . . . . . . Fultonville ARCTIC CAT 650 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,850 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 620 XUV gator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,400. . . . Schaghticoke JD 1008 10’ Rotary Cutter . . . . . Coming In. . . . Schaghticoke JD 135 mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,500 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 840 loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,950 . . . . . . . Chatham JD 6600 combine w/215 . . . . . . . . . . $7,800 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 7000 Series 3 pt./PTO, front hitch $4,950 . . . . . . Fultonville JD HPX Gator 4x4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,750 . . . . . Clifton Park H&S 125 spreader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000 . . . . . . Fultonville Keenan 140 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,000 . . . . . . Fultonville Great Bend loader for JD 7000’s . . . $5,500 . . . . . . Fultonville Bush Hog 4 ft. mower . . . . . . . . . . . . . $850 . . . . . . . Chatham JD 9600 w/643, combine. . . . . . . . . $41,500 . . . . . . Fultonville JD 2 BTM Plow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $450 . . . . . . . . Goshen 3 pt. Disc 4’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $750 . . . . . . . . Goshen

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Proposed overhaul of federal dairy programs would harm New England dairies New England dairy farmers need a safety net program that will protect them from the volatility of the market. A proposal being considered in Congress would leave the remaining dairy farms in

our region more vulnerable, at a time when New England dairies are shutting down at a rapid rate.

New England Farmers Union (NEFU) voiced opposition to a proposed overhaul of federal dairy

policy, recently voting in favor of a resolution passed by the National Farmers Union (NFU).

Representative Collin Peterson, D-MN, the ranking member on the House Committee on Agricul-

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add more production, which would exacerbate oversupply problems, depress prices and put family farmers at greater risk. In addition, where the current Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program caps payments, the proposed Margin Protection Program does not include a similar cap, which means the largest dairies stand to reap the most financial benefit.

NFU's resolution includes several suggestions that would counter shortcomings in the Committee's proposal, including a plan that, when combined with the current MILC program, would provide a fiscally responsible way to manage risk in dairy production at minimal or no cost to the American taxpayer. The resolution passed by the NFU Board of Directors is available at http://nfu.org/images/s tories/legislation/dairy/ 071811_DairyResolution.pdf

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SATURDAY - AUGUST 27TH, 2011 STARTING @ 8:30 AM

SELLING CONSTRUCTION & FARM EQUIPMENT, AUTO'S, TRUCKS, TRAILERS & MORE F or this sale: 2003 JD 310G 4WD xtenda-hoe loader backhoe, JD 690 E-LC excavator, JD 8875 skidsteer, 2008 Komatsu SK820-5 skidsteer 930 hrs, Bobcat 328 excavator w/blade-cab-hyd thumb, Kubota BX22 2 4WD tractor w/loader-backhoe-mower deck-snow blower, Ford 2000 tractor, Ford 8N tractor, Badger 460 gradall, Woods HD315 15' brush hog, 3pth Valby CH260 hyd feed chipper, 3pth Harley pro 6 power rake, EZ-Go work horse utility vehicle, 1988 Wess tern Star tri-axle w/18' alum dump-Cat powered 8LL trans, JD M653 Z-Trak mower, JD 17 Iron II comm walk behind mower, JD 1545 Series II 4WD mower-snow blower, JD LT155 lawn tractor, H 158 tedder, Sitrex tedder and much more.

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“New England dairies need federal programs that provide them with a safety net when prices drop below the cost of production,” said NEFU President Annie Cheatham.

“MILC has helped many dairies in our region, and to replace it with an untested insurance program that would benefit large dairies at the expense of small ones, like those in New England, is unfair. We are pleased that National Farmers Union is taking up this issue and defending the small- and mid-sized dairies as this discussion goes on in Congress.”

“It is encouraging that the issue of reform in the dairy industry is being taken up in Congress, but it is clear that this legislation is not the answer,” said Johnson. “We will continue working with policymakers to ensure that any proposed dairy policy reforms do not exacerbate an already dire situation. We must be certain that the cure is not worse than the disease.”

New England Farmers Union, a member-driven organization, is committed to enhancing the quality of life for family farmers, fishermen, nurserymen, and their customers through educational opportunities, co-operative endeavors and civic engagement.

For more information, see www.newenglandfarmersunion.org .

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ture, has released a dairy reform proposal that attempts to resolve a number of critical issues that prevent the current national dairy safety net from functioning adequately. However, it would do so at the expense of small dairies, such as those in New England.

“While we are very appreciative of ranking member Peterson's proposal to initiate meaningful and necessary dairy reform, our Board of Directors feels that the proposal in its current form is inadequate,” said NFU President Roger Johnson. “The current proposal, which claims to be size neutral, would not provide a safety net for all dairy farmers, particularly family-sized operators. A fundamental problem with this proposal is that it appears that the largest farmers will reap the greatest benefits at the expense of smaller family farms.”

The proposal would encourage small dairies to

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To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact David Dornburgh at 518-673-0109 • Fax 518-673-2381 Monday, August 22 • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752.

• 12:00 Noon: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 585584-3033, 585-738-2104.

• 12:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St., Dryden, NY. Calves. Phil Laug, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-844-9104 • 12:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses & Hay. 1:30 pm Calves & Beef. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 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 315287-0220 • 4:00 PM: Chatham Market, 2249 Rte. 203, Chatham, NY. Regular Sale. Harold Renwick, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-392-3321.

• 6:00 PM: Village of Antwerp. DPW - Lift Truck ‘81 Chevy lift truck w/360 hp 8 cyl. gas engine.

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• 6:05 PM - Monroe No. 1 BOCES - Furniture & Equipment - (100) New metal joists, assorted wood cabinets, desks & overhead cabinets, bookshelves, tables & more.

• 6:20 PM - Private Consignor - Concession Equip. - ‘02 Chevy G2500 Express van, Nelson cold plate mechanizing cooler, XL beverage merchandising cooler & tons more. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com Tuesday, August 23 • Houston, TX. Late Model Construction Equipment, Aerials, Forklifts, Attachments, Support, Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-6332944 www.lyonauction.com • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Tuesday. Groceries, hay, straw, grain & firewood. Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518-568-3579 • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Tuesday. Groceries, hay, straw, grain & firewood. Mohawk Valley Produce Auc-

tion, 518-568-3579 • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Tuesday. Groceries, hay, straw, grain & firewood. Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518-568-3579 • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Tuesday. Groceries, hay, straw, grain & firewood. Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518-568-3579 • 1:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock, Rte. 30A, Central Bridge, NY. Dairy, sheep, goats, pigs and horses; 3:30 PM feeders followed by beef and calves. Tim Miller, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-868-2006, 800-3213211.

• 5:00 PM: Albion, NY (Orleans Co.). James F. Davis Farm Machinery Auction. Selling a complete line of farm machinery including JD tractors, JD combine, hay, tillage & barn equip. and much more. Visit our Web site for more information. William Kent Inc., Sales Managers & Auctioneers, 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com • 6:00 PM: Oswego Co. BOCES. Shop Equip. AAMCO 3850 brake lathe, Bridgeport mill, hyd. shop press, Sun performance analyzer, Hobart welder & more.

• 6:25 PM - Erie Co. Warehouse - Surplus Assets - Hammond Model C3 organ, 20 drawer mahogany dental cabinet, surveying equipment, Oliver saw, medical equip. & more.

• 6:55 PM - North Salem CSD - Computers & A/V - Computers & related equip., A/V equip., televisions, VHS players & video cameras & record players. Auctions International, 800-5361401 www.auctionsinternational.com Wednesday, August 24 • The Pines Farm, Barton, VT. 148th Top of Vermont Invitation Dairy Sale. Sales Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892 neks@together.net • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752 • 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Feeder Sale.

Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104.

B RO U G HT ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES Rte. 125, E. Middlebury, VT 05740 Sale every Monday & Thursday Specializing in Complete Farm Dispersals “A Leading Auction Service” In Vt. 800-339-2697 or 800-339-COWS 802-388-2661 • 802-388-2639 ALEX LYON & SON Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc. Jack Lyon Bridgeport, NY 315-633-2944 • 315-633-9544 315-633-2872 • Evenings 315-637-8912 AUCTIONEER PHIL JACQUIER INC. 18 Klaus Anderson Rd., Southwick, MA 01077 413-569-6421 • Fax 413-569-6599 www.jacquierauctions.com Auctions of Any Type, A Complete, Efficient Service philcorn@jacquierauctions.com AUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL 808 Borden Rd. Buffalo, NY 14227 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com BENUEL FISHER AUCTIONS Fort Plain, NY 518-568-2257 Licensed & Bonded in PA #AU005568

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BRZOSTEK’S AUCTION SERVICE INC. Household Auctions Every Wed. at 6:30 PM 2052 Lamson Rd., Phoenix, NY 13135 Brzostek.com 315-678-2542 or 800-562-0660 Fax 315-678-2579 THE CATTLE EXCHANGE 4236 Co. Hwy. 18, Delhi, NY 13753 607-746-2226 • Fax 607-746-2911 www.cattlexchange.com E-mail: daveramasr@cattlexchange.com A Top-Quality Auction Service David Rama - Licensed Real Estate Broker C.W. GRAY & SONS, INC. Complete Auction Services Rte. 5, East Thetford, VT 802-785-2161 DANN AUCTIONEERS DELOS DANN 3339 Spangle St., Canandaigua, NY 14424 585-396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com dannauctioneers.htm DELARM & TREADWAY Sale Managers & Auctioneers William Delarm & Son • Malone, NY 518-483-4106 E.J. Treadway • Antwerp, NY 13608 315-659-2407

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St., Dryden, NY. Phil Laug, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-844-9104 • 1:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Calves followed by beef. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104 • 6:00 PM: Town of Marcellus. Dump Truck & Assets - ‘01 Dodge Ram 3500 dump truck, ‘90 John Deere 240 tractor, 8’ sander box & office desks & folding chairs.

• 6:10 PM - Port St. Lucie, FL - Vehicles & Assets - ‘99 Ford F150 pickup, ‘97 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo, Apple IPhone 3G, Toshiba TV, Olympus microcassette recorders & more. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com Thursday, August 25 • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop off only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752 • 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, 585-738-2104.

• 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Dairy Cattle followed by Beef & Calves. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 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 315287-0220 • 5:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock, Rte. 30A, Central Bridge, NY. Calves, followed by Beef. Tim Miller, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-868-2006, 800-321-3211.

• 5:00 PM: Elba, NY. Dan & Penny Bridge Farm Machinery Auction. Selling a full line of farm machinery including New Holland 1915 forage harvester, 7 tractors, mixer wagon and more.

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eers, 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com Thursday, August 25 • 6:00 PM: August Second Chance Auction. Lots worth taking a second look at here! ‘04 Ford F550 dump truck, Eager Beaver trailers, GMC Sierra 2500 pickups & more.

• 7:15 PM - Private Consignor - ‘85 Midland P1201 paver w/new parts, Meyer plow w/accessories & (2) Salt Dogg salt spreaders.

• 7:25 PM - Country Cafe - Restaurant Liquidation - Star Grill Express sandwich press, Hobart automatic slicer, Traulsen 4 door reach-in freezer, Wells flat grills & more.

• 7:50 PM - Franklinville CSD - Vending Machines - Two snack vending machines. Model & serial numbers are unknown, however both machines are in working condition.

• 7:55 PM - Private Consignor - Olds Bravada ‘00 Olds Bravada 4 door 4WD SUV w/GM 4.3L V6 CPI gas engine. Runs good! Sold with keys & clean title. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com Friday, August 26 • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Friday. Full line of produce, bedding plants & flowers. Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518-568-3579 • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Friday. Full line of produce, bedding plants & flowers. Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518-568-3579 • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Friday. Full line of produce, bedding plants & flowers. Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518-568-3579 • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Friday. Full line of produce, bedding plants & flowers. Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518-568-3579 • 7:00 PM: Fraley’s Dairy Complex, 1515 Kepner Hill Rd., Muncy, PA. 300+ Dairy Cattle featuring 2 herd dispersals. Fraley Auction Inc., 570-5466907 www.fraleyauction.com Saturday, August 27 • North Lawrence, NY. Sid & Joan Cheney Dispersal of farm machinery, horse equipment, household and 4 tractors sell. Delarm & Treadway, Sale Managers & Auctioneers, 518-4834106

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EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKETING LLC 5001 Brittonfield Parkway P.O. Box 4844, East Syracuse, NY 315-433-9129 • 800-462-8802 Bath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607-776-2000 Burton Livestock . . . . . . . . . . .315-829-3105 Central Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . .518-868-2006 Chatham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .518-392-3321 Cherry Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . .716-296-5041 Dryden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607-844-9104 Farm Sale Division . . . . . . . . . .315-436-2215 Gouverneur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315-287-0220 Half Acre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315-258-9752 Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .585-584-3033 FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK 3 miles east of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Livestock Sale every Wednesday at 1 PM Feeder Cattle Sales monthly Horse Sales as scheduled 585-394-1515 • Fax 585-394-9151 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com FRANKLIN USED EQUIPMENT SALES, INC. AUCTION SERVICE Franklin, NY 607-829-5172 Over 30 Years Experience in Farm Equipment Auctions Frank Walker, Auctioneer P.O. Box 25, Franklin, NY 13775 fwalker2@stny.rr.com

FRALEY AUCTION CO. Auctioneers & Sales Managers, Licensed & Bonded 1515 Kepner Hill Rd., Muncy, PA 570-546-6907 Fax 570-546-9344 www.fraleyauction.com GENE WOODS AUCTION SERVICE 5608 Short St., Cincinnatus, NY 13040 607-863-3821 www.genewoodsauctionserviceinc.com GOODRICH AUCTION SERVICE INC. 7166 St. Rt. 38, Newark Valley, NY 13811 607-642-3293 www.goodrichauctionservice.com H&L AUCTIONS Malone, NY Scott Hamilton 518-483-8787 or 483-8576 Ed Legacy 518-483-7386 or 483-0800 518-832-0616 cell Auctioneer: Willis Shattuck • 315-347-3003 HARRIS WILCOX, INC. Bergen, NY 585-494-1880 www.harriswilcox.com Sales Managers, Auctioneers, & Real Estate Brokers

AUC TION CALENDAR To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact David Dornburgh at 518-673-0109 • Fax 518-673-2381 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com Tuesday, August 30 • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Tuesday. Groceries, hay, straw, grain & firewood. Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518-568-3579 • 4:00 PM: Wayland, NY (Steuben Co.).

Jablohski Brothers Retirement Auction. Potato & Grain Farm Machinery. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com • 6:00 PM: Christian Central Academy. Surplus Assets - (12) Solid Oak laminate doors, (30) 2 bulb fluorescent fixtures, children’s chairs, Minolta copier & more. Auctions International, 800536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com Wednesday, August 31 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, September 1 • Oakfield, NY area. Farms for Sale Sealed Bid Auction. Retiring will sell 562 total acres in 6 deeds mostly contiguous, 6 houses, 3 sets of barns and farm machinery. 400 acres of mostly Ontario soil presently in crops and a majority of the balance in pasture. Farms are owned by Virgil Phelps and Sons, Inc. Bids will be accepted until noon on Thurs., Sept. 1, 2011 at Harris Wilcox’s office, 59 So. Lake Ave., Bergen, NY. Owners have right to accept or reject any or all bids and to re-open the bidding process. Owners are motivated sellers and have indicated they will probably accept the high bid. 10% Buyer’s Premium in effect. Willard Pengelly & Craig Wilcox, Brokers. Call 585-494-1880 between 8 am and 11:45 am Mon. - Fri. and speak with Christine Martz for information and bid packets.

Harris Wilcox, Inc., Auctioneers, Realtors & Appraisers, 585-494-1880 www.harriswilcox.com Friday, September 2 • 11:30 AM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Certified Organic Dairy Dispersal & Added Consignments. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-847-8800 or 607-699-3637 www.hoskingsales.com Saturday, September 3

• 9:00 AM: Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 792 Fords Bush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Farm Machinery Consignment Auction. Benuel Fisher Auctions, 518-568-2257 Monday, September 5 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Labor Day - We will be closed and reopen on Tues., Sept. 6. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-847-8800 or 607-699-3637 www.hoskingsales.com Tuesday, September 6 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin) . Monthly Fat Cow & Feeder Sale. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-847-8800 or 607-699-3637 www.hoskingsales.com • 6:00 PM: City of Poughkeepsie . Police - Autos & SUV’s - ‘02 Land Rover Freelander SE, ‘97 Ford Explorer, ‘01 Ford Focus SE, ‘92 Nissan Sentra GXE & (2) Honda Accords. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com Thursday, September 8 • 1:00 PM: 10400 Gillete Rd., Alexander, NY. Western NY Gas & Steam Engine Assn. Consignment Auction. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm Friday, September 9 • 11:30 AM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Pine Hollow Dairy Herd Reduction Sale. 150 head sell. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-847-8800 or 607-699-3637 www.hoskingsales.com • 6:00 PM: Town of Deer Park. Trucks & Office ‘01 & ‘95 Dodge Ram 2500 pickups, ‘98 Chevy CK31003 dump truck, copiers & fax machine, monitors, printers & cartridges. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com Saturday, September 10 • Morrisville, NY. Morrisville Autumn Review Sale. Hosted by the Morrisville College Dairy Club. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 9:00 AM: Town of Lansing Highway Dept., Rts. 34 & 34B, Lansing, NY. Municipal Surplus & Contractor Equipment Auction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563.

www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation.

Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Monday, September 12 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin) . Monthly Heifer Sale. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-847-8800 or 607-699-3637 www.hoskingsales.com Wednesday, September 14 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, September 15 • Belleville, PA. First String Holsteins Complete Dispersal. Andrew Fleischer, owner. Co-managed by Stonehurts Farms & The Cattle Exchange. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special Feeder Calf and Beef Replacement Sales. Phil Laug, Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607776-2000 or 315-427-7845.

Friday, September 16 • 10:30 AM: 1226 S. Philadelphia Blvd., Aberdeen, MD. 5 Properties and 6.76 +/- Acres to be offered. Leaman Auctions Ltd., 717-4641128, AuctionZip Auctioneer ID #3721 ed@leamanauctions.com www.leamanauctions.com Saturday, September 17 • Canton, CT. Estate of Dean Moulton. 1922 IH 8-16 Tractor, Cat 15 Dozer , Boat Motors, Early Canoe; Early Mowers & Gravely’s, Horse Drawn Equipment, Early tools, Antiques & Collectibles.

Auctioneer Phil Jacquier, 413-569-6421 • Warriors Mark, PA. Maple Hill Farm complete Dispersal featuring 90 deep pedigreed registered Holsteins. Carl & Carla Gates, owners. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 www.cattleexchange.com • Atlantic City, NJ. Rental Returns of Construction, Aerials, Attachments, Support, Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944

PA RT I C I PAT I N G A U C T I O N E E R S HOSKING SALES Sales Managers & Auctioneer 6810 W. River Rd., Nichols, NY 13812 Tom & Brenda Hosking • AU 005392 607-699-3637 • Fax 607-699-3661 www.hoskingsales.com hoskingsales@stny.rr.com HOSKING SALES-FORMER WELCH LIVESTOCK MARKET Tom & Brenda Hosking • AU 008392 P.O. Box 311, New Berlin, NY 13411 607-847-8800 • 607-699-3637 cell: 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com hoskingsales@stny,rr.com LEAMAN AUCTIONS LTD 329 Brenneman Rd., Willow St., PA 17584 717-464-1128 • cell 610-662-8149 auctionzip.com 3721 leamanauctions.com KELLEHER’S AUCTION SERVICE R.D. 1, Little Falls, NY 315-823-0089 We Buy or Sell Your Cattle or Equipment on Commission or Outright In Business Since 1948!

MEL MANASSE & SON, AUCTIONEERS Sales Managers, Auctioneers & Real Estate Brokers Whitney Point, NY Toll free 800-MANASSE or 607-692-4540 Fax 607-692-4327 www.manasseauctions.com

NORTHAMPTON COOP. AUCTION Whately, MA • Farmer Owned Since 1949 Livestock Commission Auction Sales at noon every Tues.

Consignments at 9 AM 413-665-8774

ROBERTS AUCTION SERVICE MARCEL J. ROBERTS Specializing in farm liquidations.

802-334-2638 802-777-1065 cell robertsauction@together.net

MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION 488 Cherry Hill Rd., Middlefield, CT 06455 Sale Every Monday Lisa Scirpo 860-883-5828 Sales Barn 860-349-3204 Res. 860-346-8550

NORTHERN NEW YORK DAIRY SALES North Bangor, NY 518-481-6666 Sales Mgrs.: Joey St. Mary 518-569-0503 Harry Neverett 518-651-1818 Auctioneer John (Barney) McCracken 802-524-2991 www.nnyds.com

ROY TEITSWORTH, INC. AUCTIONEERS Specialist in large auctions for farmers, dealers, contractors and municipalities.

Groveland, Geneseo, NY 14454 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com

MOHAWK VALLEY PRODUCE AUCTION 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY 13339 518-568-3579 NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLE Norman Kolb & David Kolb, Sales Mgrs.

Auctions Every Mon., Wed., & Thurs.

717-354-4341 Sales Mon., Wed. • Thurs. Special Sales NORTHEAST KINGDOM SALES INC. Jim Young & Ray LeBlanc Sales Mgrs. • Barton, VT Jim - 802-525-4774 Ray - 802-525-6913 neks@together.net

PIRRUNG AUCTIONEERS, INC. P.O. Box 607, Wayland, NY 14572 585-728-2520 Fax 585-728-3378 www.pirrunginc.com James P. Pirrung R.G. MASON AUCTIONS Richard G. Mason We do all types of auctions Complete auction service & equipment Phone/Fax 585-567-8844

TOWN & COUNTRY AUCTION SERVICE Rt. 32 N., Schuylerville, NY 518-695-6663 Owner: Henry J. Moak WILLIAM KENT, INC. Sales Managers & Auctioneers Farm Real Estate Brokers • Stafford, NY 585-343-5449 • www.williamkentinc.com WRIGHT’S AUCTION SERVICE 48 Community Dr., Derby, VT 14541 802-334-6115 • www.wrightsauctions.com

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• 9:00 AM: 140 Perrin Rd., Woodstock, CT. Estate of Ernest Levesque. JD 2355 tractor w/loader, JD 327 baler, Woods backhoe, equipment, huge collection of horse drawn equip. & collectibles, lumber, tools, real estate, barns & 57 acres . Auctioneer Phil Jacquier, 413-5696421 • 9:00 AM: Ionia, NY. Estate of Keith & Thelma Bennett. Excellent, clean household, lawn equip. & shop tools. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm • 9:00 AM: Finger Lakes Produce Auction. Inc. Fall Machinery Consignment Sale. For info contact Edwin Zimmerman at 315-536-6252. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com • 9:00 AM: Oswego County DPW, Oswego, NY. Oswego County Municipal Contractor Equipment Auction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com • 9:30 AM: 50 Old Mill Rd., New Oxford, PA. Public Auction of Real Estate and Farm Related Antiques, Tools, etc. 30+ - OR Acres to be offered separately as 12.8 and 17.6 acre subdivided lots and together. Leaman Auctions Ltd., 717-4641128, AuctionZip Auctioneer ID #3721 ed@leamanauctions.com www.leamanauctions.com Sunday, August 28 • 6:00 PM: Onondaga County. Bulldozer & Autos - ‘80 Fiat Allis 16-B bulldozer & (2) ‘99 Ford Taurus LX 4 door Sedans. All start, run & drive/operate. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com Monday, August 29 • 6:00 PM: Private Consignor. Trailers - ‘06 Heavy duty flatbed trailer sold with a transferable registration & Mallard travel trailer w/gas, electric, cable.

• 6:10 PM - Private Consignor - Farm Tractor ‘50’s Ford 8N farm tractor. Near perfect body; everything original. Starts & runs just fine. Keys are available.

• 6:15 PM - Private Consignor - Grand Cherokee - ‘97 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo. Lots of new & replaced parts. Formerly owned by a school teacher. Keys & clean title.

• 6:20 PM - Private Consignor - Sports Cards Thousands of Baseball, Football & Hockey trading cards. Pinnacle, Donruss, Fleer, Score, Topps & Upper Deck. Auctions International,

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(cont. from prev. page) www.lyonauction.com • 8:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, Groveland, NY. Special Fall Consignment Auction of Farm & Construction Equipment, Heavy & Light Trucks.

Consignments welcome. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com • 9:00 AM: Windmill Farm Market, 3900 Rt. 14A, 5 Mi. S. of Penn Yan, NY. Equipment Consignment Auction. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm • 9:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Horse Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, September 21 • 9:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale.

Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104.

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, September 22 • Cadiz, OH.Yoder & Frey Auctioneers, Inc., 419865-3990 info@yoderandfrey.com www.yoderandfrey.com Friday, September 23 • South Bend, IN. 2 Auctions in One Day! Complete Liquidation of Late Model Construction, Support Equip. & Large Job Completion of Late Model Construction, Support Equipment & Large Job Completion of Late Model Earthmoving Equip., Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com Saturday, September 24 • Betty & Nelson LeDuc, Champlain, NY. Dairy Dispersal. 180 head. Northern New York Dairy Sales, 518-481-6666, Joey St. Mary 518-5690503, Harry Nererett 518-651-1818 www.nnyds.com • Woodward, PA. Houserdale Holsteins Dispersal. Featuring 100 registered Holsteins. David Houser & family, owners. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 8:30 AM: Gray’s Field, Rt. 5, Fairlee, VT. Public Consignment Auction of Farm Machinery, Construction Equipment, Autos, Trucks, Trailers and small tools. Consignments accepted on Friday from 8 am till noon. C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc., Complete Auction Services, 802-785-2161 • 9:00 AM: Routes 39 & 219, Springville, NY. Lamb & Webster Used Equipment Auction of Farm Tractors & Machinery. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation.

Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Tuesday, September 27 • Ben K. Stolzfus Farm, Intercourse, PA. PA Dairy Classic Sale featuring herd reductions for Liddleholme (NY) and Schug’s Holsteins (OH).

100 head will sell. Co-Managed by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farms. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 9:00 AM: Spencer’s Inc. of Mt. Airy, 525 Quarry Rd. (Spencer’s yard), Mt. Airy, NC. One Owner Complete Liquidation Going out of Business Absolute Auction. Construction Equip., Trucks & Trailers. Online bidding is provided by RealtimeBid. Visit their Web site at www.realtimebid.com for more information and to bid online. Note: There is an additional 2% buyer’s premium for online bidders. Yoder & Frey Auctioneers, Inc., 419-865-3990 info@yoderandfrey.com www.yoderandfrey.com Wednesday, September 28 • Hardwick, VT. Mapleview Jersey Dispersal. 110 head of top quality registered Jerseys. RHA 15,035 M, 4.7%, 3.6 protein. Art & Sharon Ling,

owners. Sales Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892 neks@together.net • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, September 29 • 10:00 AM: Bath, NY (Steuben Co,). Steuben Co. Surplus Vehicles, Heavy Equipment & Accessories. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-7282520 www.pirrunginc.com Friday, September 30 • 9:00 AM: Showaker IH Sales & Service, 44 Hair Rd., Newville, PA. Public Auction of rare & unique memorabilia. Two day event - Sept. 30 Oct. 1. Quality collection of Farmall, McCormick & IH. Leaman Auctions Ltd., 717-464-1128, AuctionZip Auctioneer ID #3721 ed@leamanauctions.com www.leamanauctions.com Saturday, October 1 • 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., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation.

Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, October 5 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, October 8 • 9:00 AM: Hamburg Fairgrounds, Hamburg, NY. Municipal & Contractor Equipment Auction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com Wednesday, October 12 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Friday, October 14 • Detroit, MI. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • Intercourse, PA. Plankenhorn Farms Complete Dispersal. Co-managed with Stonehurst Farms.

Dr. Sam & Gail Simon, owners. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 5:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special Feeder Calf and Beef Replacement Sales. Phil Laug, Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607776-2000 or 315-427-7845.

Saturday, October 15 • Sweet Water Farm Auction, 26 Barker St., Three Rivers, MA. IH 5088 & 1086, JD 2020, Dozer, IH Silage Trucks, Equipment, Owner George Foskit. Auctioneer Phil Jacquier, 413569-6421 • 8:30 AM: Gray’s Field, Rt. 5, Fairlee, VT. Public Consignment Auction of Farm Machinery, Construction Equipment, Autos, Trucks, Trailers and small tools. Consignments accepted on Friday from 8 am till noon. C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc., Complete Auction Services, 802-785-2161 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation.

Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 11:00 AM: Richfield Springs, NY. 63rd OHM Holstein Club Sale. 100 head of quality registered Holsteins sell. Hosted by Roedale Farm, the Pullis Family. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607847-8800 or 607-699-3637, Brad Ainslie Sale Chairman 315-822-6087 www.hoskingsales.com Wednesday, October 19 • Allentow, PA. State Auction. Complete Liquidation of Automotive Dismantling Operation. MAC Car Crusher, Rubber Tired Loaders, Rollback & Dump Trucks, Vans. Over 100 Cars (40-50 running), UNBELIEVABLE Accumulation of Motors, Transmissions, Shocks, Glass & Much More.Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-6332944

www.lyonauction.com • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, October 20 • Darlington, PA. Yoder & Frey Auctioneers, Inc., 419-865-3990 info@yoderandfrey.com www.yoderandfrey.com • Gordonville, PA. Jo-Lan Farm Complete Dispersal. John & Rachel Lantz, owners. Co-Managed by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farms. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Friday, October 21 • Ben K. Stolzfus Farm, Intercourse, PA. VisionGen & Partners Elite Offering. Hosted by Vision Genetics. Co-Managed by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farms. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Saturday, October 22 • 9:00 AM: Syracuse, NY (NYS Fairgrounds).

Onondaga County Area Municipal Equipment Auction of Municipal & Contractor Equipment.

Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-2431563. www.teitsworth.com Wednesday, October 26 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, October 27 • Moira, NY. Complete Dispersal for Carl Bilow.

100 High quality dairy cattle sell. Delarm & Treadway, Sale Managers & Auctioneers, 518483-4106 Friday, October 28 • Bloomfield, NY. Bennett Farms Milking Herd & Bred Heifer Dispersal. Bennett Farms, Inc. owners. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-7462226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Wednesday, November 2 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, November 5 • Ithaca, NY. New York Holstein Fall Harvest Sale. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • Ithaca, NY. NY Fall Harvest Sale. Hosted by Cornell University Dairy Science Club. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 8:30 AM: Gray’s Field, Rt. 5, Fairlee, VT. Public Consignment Auction of Farm Machinery, Construction Equipment, Autos, Trucks, Trailers and small tools. Consignments accepted on Friday from 8 am till noon. C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc., Complete Auction Services, 802-785-2161 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation.

Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, November 9 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. . Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, November 10 • Ben K. Stolzfus Farm, Intercourse, PA. Reserved for a major New York Herd Dispersal w/ a BAA of 110%! Co-Managed by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farms. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Friday, November 11 • 11:30 AM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Fall Premier All Breeds Sale. 100 head of quality all breeds sell. Call to participate in this sale. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-8478800 or 607-699-3637 www.hoskingsales.com

Saturday, November 12 • Madison, NY. Fern Hill Farm II Milking Herd Dispersal. 100 outstanding registered Holsteins sell. Jack Russin & Family, owners. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation.

Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, November 16 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, November 17 • Bow, NH. Yoder & Frey Auctioneers, Inc., 419865-3990 info@yoderandfrey.com www.yoderandfrey.com • 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special Feeder Calf and Beef Replacement Sales. Phil Laug, Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607776-2000 or 315-427-7845.

Wednesday, November 23 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, November 30 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, December 3 • 9:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, Groveland, NY. Special Winter Consignment Auction of Farm & Construction Equipment, Heavy & Light Trucks, Liquidations & Consignments. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation.

Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, December 7 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, December 10 • 9:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Horse Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, December 14 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, December 15 • 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special Feeder Calf and Beef Replacement Sales. Phil Laug, Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607776-2000 or 315-427-7845.

Wednesday, December 21 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, December 28 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Monday, February 6 • Kissimmee, FL. Yoder & Frey Auctioneers, Inc., 419-865-3990 info@yoderandfrey.com www.yoderandfrey.com Wednesday, September 7 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT

COSTA & SONS LIVESTOCK & SALES Fairhaven, MA August 17, 2011 Cows: Canners 30-56; Cutters 57.50-66.50; Util 67-77.

Steers: Ch 111-114.

Calves: 4.50-85/ea.

Goats: 34-161/ea; Kids 2166/ea.

Sows: 55-56.50 Boars: 28-31 Chickens: 1-4.50 Rabbits: 1-11.50 Ducks: 1-16 * Sale every Wed. @ 7 pm.

FLAME LIVESTOCK Littleton, MA August 16, 2011 Beef Cattle: Canners 2558; Cutters .50-.72; Util 7075; Bulls 70-89; Steers 90115; Heifers 65-82.

Calves: Growers 50-120; Veal 80-102; Heifers .751.50; Other 50.

Hogs: Roasters 120160/ea; Sows .45-.58; Boars .34; Market 60-70/ea.

Sheep: .60-.85; Lambs 1.10-1.85.

Goats: 50-110/ea; Billies 125-220/ea; Kids 10-100/ea.

NORTHAMPTON COOPERATIVE AUCTION, INC Whately, MA August 16, 2011 Calves: (/cwt) 0-60# 5-24; 61-75# 17-52; 76-95# 3955; 96-105# 14-55; 106# & up 46-59.

Farm Calves: 60-280/cwt Start Calves: 215/cwt Feeders: 69-123/cwt Heifers: 58-79/cwt Steers: 86/cwt Bulls: 67-91/cwt Canners: 25-62/cwt Cutters: 63-72/cwt Utility: 73-80/cwt Pigs: 45-57/ea.

Lambs: 125-265/cwt Sheep: 45-140/cwt Goats: 21-220/ea.

Rabbits: 1.50-7.50/ea.

Poultry: 1-12.50/ea.

Hay (6 lots): .45-5/bale. northamptonlivestockauction.homestead.com HACKETTSTOWN AUCTION Hackettstown, NJ August 16, 2011 55 Calves .14-1.56, Avg .75; 39 Cows .46-.80, Avg .68; 8 Easy Cows .09.5-.59.5, Avg .40; 10 Feeders 300-600# .88-1.24, Avg .98; 6 Heifers .53.5-.93.5, Avg .83; 1 Bull .94; 11 Steers .65-1.07.5, Avg .88; 1 Hog .54; 1 Roasting Pig (ea) 90; 1 Sow .40; 11 Sheep .60-1.70, Avg 1.10; 32 Lambs (/#) .822.44, Avg 1.96, 2 (ea) 57.5077.50, Avg 67.50; 8 Goats (ea) 57.50-87, Avg 85.56; 22 Kids (ea) 31-57.50, Avg 44.50; 1 Hide (ea) 15. Total 209.

Poultry & Eggs: Heavy Fowl (/#) .70-.75; Pullets (ea) 12.50; Roosters (/#) 2.30; Bunnies (ea) 5.507.50; Ducks (/#) 1.80-2.20 Rabbits (/#) 1.50-2.30; Pigeons (ea) 3-5.75; Guineas (ea) 12.25-12.50.

Grade A Eggs: White Jum XL 1.65; L 1.42; M .80; Brown Jum XL 1.75; L 1.70; M 1.05.

Hay, Straw & Grain: 1 Mixed 5.50; 1 Grass 4.10; 1 Rye Straw 1.90. Total 3.

CAMBRIDGE VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Cambridge, NY No report EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKET BURTON LIVESTOCK Vernon, NY August 11, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfrs. .75-2.25; Grower Bull Calves over 92# .80-1.25; 80-92# .70-1.15.

Cull Calves (/#): Gd .62.75; Lean .45-.67; Hvy. Beef Bulls .75-.84.

Dairy Replacements (/hd): Fresh Cows 800-1500; Springing Cows 850-1300; Springing Hfrs. 900-1400; Bred Hfrs. 800-1200; Fresh Hfrs. 850-1450; Open Hfrs.

500-900; Started Hfrs. 200400.

Beef (/#): Feeders .7 Lamb/Sheep; (/#): Feeder 1-2; Market .80-1.50; Slaughter Sheep .30-.65.

Goats (/hd): Billies 100175; Nannies 80-135; Kids 30-80.

CENTRAL BRIDGE LIVESTOCK Central Bridge, NY August 1-5, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfrs. .75-2.50; Grower Bull over 92# .701.20; 80-92# .70-1.15.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .65-.79; Lean .45-.69; Hvy. Beef Bulls .70-.85.

Dairy Replacements (/hd): Fresh Cows 1000-1400; Springing Cows 900-1400;

Springing Hfrs. 1000-1500; Bred Hfrs. 900-1400; Fresh Hfrs. 1000-1400; Open Hfrs.

600-1000; Service Bulls 700-1000; Started Hfrs. 200500.

Beef (/#): Feeders .70-1.20; Hols. Steeer Sel .65-.85.

Goats (/hd): Billies 100225; Nannies 75-135; Kids 30-80.

CHATHAM MARKET Chatham, NY August 15, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfrs. .75-2.25; Grower over 92# .80-.90; 80-92# .45-.65; Bob Veal .38-.45.

Cull Cows (/#): 70-75; Lean 64-69.50; Hvy. Beef Bulls 81-83.50.

Beef (/hd): Feeders 75-93; Ch hfr. 70-101; Hols. hfr. 70101; Hols. Veal 88-140.

Lamb/Sheep (/#): Feeder 1.95-2.20; Marlet 1.40-1.95; Slaughter .62-.70.

Goats: (/hd): Billes 180220; Nannies 72.50-155; Kids 32.50-65.

Feeder Pigs: Sow 35-39’ Feeder 48.

CHERRY CREEK Cherry Creek, NY August 10, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfrs. 2.80; Grower Bull over 92# .801.10; 80-92# .40-1; Bob Veal .05-.40.

Cull Calves (/#): Gd .64.76; Lean .50-.63; Hvy. Beef Bulls .73-.80.

Beef (/#): Beef Ch 1.10; Hols. Ch .92.

DRYDEN MARKET Dryden, NY August 10, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfrs. 1.50-2; Grower Bulls over 92# .801.10; 80-92# .65-.85.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .70-.78; Lean .60-.69; Hvy. Beef Bullss .82.

Beef (/#): Feeders .90-1.10.

GOUVERNEUR LIVESTOCK Governeur, NY August 11, 2011 Calves (/#): Grower Bull over 92# .70-.95; 80-92# .50-.65; Bob Veal .38-.47.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .71-.75; Lean .51-.66.50; Hvy. Beef Bulls .74-.78.50.

Beef (/hd): Feeders 102111; Hols. Hfr. Ch 65.50; Sel Steer Hols. 77-80.

Lamb/Sheep (?hd): Feeder 170-200; Market 190220; Slaughter Sheep 7680.

Goats (/hd): Billies 120140; Nannies 90-109; Kids 27-55.

PAVILION MARKET Pavilion, NY August 11, 2011 Calves (/#): Grower over 92# .80-1.25; 80-92# .40.95; Bob Veal .05-.40.

Cull Cows (/#): Bone Util .60-.75; Canners/Cutters .45-.64; Hvy. Beef Bulls .78.

Gouverneur

Canandaigua Pavilion Penn Yan Dryden Cherry Creek

Bath

Vernon New Berlin

Cambridge

Central Bridge Chatham

Beef (/#): Ch 1.10; Sel .90.93; Hols. Sel .78-.79.

BATH MARKET Bath, NY August 9, 2011 Calves (/#): Grower Bulls over 92# .80-0.975; 80-92# .70-.90; Bob Veal .20-.40.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .70-.77; Lean .62-.70; Hvy Beef Bulls .80.

FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK AUCTION Canandaigua, NY August 17, 2011 Cows: Bone Util 58-77.50; Canners/Cutters 40-72.

Dairy Bulls: HY Util 77-93.

Calves: Slaughter Bobs 95110# 30-50; 80-95# 2547.50; 60-80# 20-45; Vealers 250# & up 70-88.

Dairy Calves Ret. to Feed: Bull ove 95# 45-112.50; 8095# 40-110; 70-80# 35-75; Hfrs. 100-245.

Holstein Steers: Ch 88100; Sel 76-86.

Hogs: US 1-3 62-95; Sows US 1-3 68-70; Boars US 13 22-26; Feeders US 1-3 20-41.

Slaughter Sheep: 40-64 Lambs/Goats: Market Ch 80-100# 125-200.

Goats (/hd): Billies L 110# & up 80-170; Nannies L 75112.50.

FINGER LAKES PRODUCE AUCTION Penn Yan, NY August 10, 2011 Apples (1/2 bu): 9.50-10 Beans (1/2 bu): 11-30 Beets (bunch): 1.25-1.60 Blackberries (pt): 3.60-6 Blueberries (pt): 2.30-2.65 Broccoli (hd): .10-.35 Cabbage (hd): .10-1.15 Cantaloupes: .2-2.55 Cucumbers (1/2 bu): 2.5010 Eggplants (1/2 bu): 311.50 Eggs (dz): .60-1.50 Hot Peppers (1/2 bu): 1.25-12.50 Mums: 2.85-3.05 Nectarines (8 qt): 13-14 Onion (bunch): .07-.75

Peaches (1/2 bu): 8.50-27 Peppers (1/2 bu): 2-16 Pickles (1/2 bu): 1-15 Plums (peck): 7.50-20 Potatoes (1/2 bu): 1314.50 Salad Tomatoes (pt): .85-2 Salt Potatoes (1/2 bu): 14.50-25 Sweet Corn (dz): 2.55-5.95 Summer Squash (1/2 bu): 4.50-12 Tomatoes (25#): 9-36 Watermelons: .65-3.55 Zucchini (1/2 bu): 3-12 Produce Mon @ 10 am, Wed-Fri @ 9 am sharp.

HOSKING SALES New Berlin, NY August 15, 2011 Cattle: Bone Util .60-.72; Canners/Cutters .58-.65; Easy Cows .60 & dn.

Bulls: Bulls & Steers .75.86 Calves: Bulls 96-120# .801.05; up to 95# .10-.95; Hfrs.

Hols. under 100# 2.

BELKNAP LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belknap, PA August 10, 2011 Slaughter Holstein Steers: Sel 1-2 11301168# 82.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 2-3 1080# 104.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 79; hi dress 84; lo dress 74.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 7476.50, lo dress 68; Boners 80-85% lean 68.75-73.50, hi dress 74.50; Lean 8590# 60-67; lo dress 56-59.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 2 1220-2250# 74-80.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-400# 112-119.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300400# 125-133.

Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.

Bulls 95-120# 70-87.50; No. 2 90-130# 50-65; No. 3 90120# 32.50-47.50; Beef type 180-196# 122.50-140.

Vealers: Util 65-120# 1030.

Barrows & Gilts: 45-50% lean 258# 76.

Sows: US 1-3 400-500#

56-56.50.

Boars: 400-700# 23.5024.50.

Feeder Pigs: 40-60# 27.50-48/hd.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 1-2 60-80# 182.50192.50; Ewes Util 1-2 115185# 88-95.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 50# 82-84; 60-70# 108115; Sel 2 40-50# 47.50-77; 60-70# 87-100; Sel 3 3040# 32.50-33; Nannies Sel 1 100# 95; Sel 2 80-110# 67-84; Sel 3 60-80# 47.5052.50; Billies Sel 1 120140# 119-132.50-152.50; Wethers Sel 1 160# 147.50.

BELLEVILLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belleville, PA August 10, 2011 Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 72, lo dress 66.50-71; Boners 80-85% lean 66.50-69.25, hi dress 70.50, lo dress 50-56; Lean 85-90% lean 58.25-65.50, hi dress 70.75, lo dress 50-56.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1095-1210# 65-75.

Feeder Steers: L 3 770# 66.

Feeder Heifers: L 2 780# 68.50.

Feeder Bulls: L 2 375# 86; 695-865# 71.50-77.50; L 3 575# 67.50.

Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.

Bulls 95-120# 92.50-120; 90# 102.50; No. 2 95-115# 72.50-87.50; 85-90# 55-75; No. 3 80-105# 45-57.50; No. 1 Hols. Hfrs. 85-100# 155185/hd; No. 2 80-100# 115145/hd.

Vealers: Util 70-95# 28-44.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 49-54% lean 260-290# 185.50-225/hd; Sows US 13 400# 160/hd; Jr. Boars 220# 120/hd.

Feeder Pigs (/hd): US 1-3 10-55# 27-50; 60-70# 5053.

Slaughter Lambs: Ch 2-3 35-60# 132-210; 70-95# 162-190.

Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-3 85-185# 60-77; Util 1-3 90100# 35-40.

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MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middlefield, CT August 15, 2011 On the Hoof, Dollars/Cwt Calves:45-60# .16-.18; 6175# .20-.24; 76-90# .30-.35; 91-105# .40-.45; 106# & up .50-.62.

Farm Calves: .65-1.15 Started Calves: .22-.28 Veal Calves: .75-1.22 Heifers: Open .83-1.25; Beef .83-1.

Feeder Steers: .87-1.17 Beef Steers: 79.50-82 Stock Bull: 91-112.50 Beef Bull: 81-90 Feeder Pigs, ea: 2 @ 55 Lambs, ea: 100-250 Goats, ea: 85-217 Kids, ea: 45-115 Canners: up to 62.50 Cutters: 63-67 Utility: 69-74 Rabbits: 4-20 Chickens: 5-21 Ducks: 6-16

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Slaughter Rams: 305# 50.

Slaughter Goats (/hd): Kids Sel 2 under 20# 20; 3545# 50-80; 50-65# 77.50-90; Nannies Sel 1 100-130# 95110; Sel 2 90-130# 45-95; Billies Sel 2 120# 142; Sel 2 130# 122.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA August 16, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Ch 1215-1485# 112-117.25; Sel & Lo Ch 1200-1325# 107-113; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 1465-1560# 102.25-105; Ch 1405-1700# 97.25-101.50; 2 hd thin 92-92.75; 2 hd Std. 75-79.

Slaughter Heifers: Beef type 1300-1505# 96-107.50.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 76-79; Boners 72.50-75.75; Lean 68.50-76; Big Middle/lo dress/lights 58.5065.25; Shelly 57.50 & dn.

Bulls: Beef type fleshy 1555-1875# 78.50-83; 1 hd 1510# 70.

Feeder Cattle: Steers L 1 525# 121; 990-1220# 88-95; Hols. 165-185# 87-89; 1 hd 770# 58; Hfrs. BeefX 90150# 102-130; Bulls beef types 210-470# 120-130; Dairy type 410# 79.

Calves Ret. to Farm: Hols.

Bulls No. 1 90-115# 110116; No. 2 95-120# 85-110; No. 3 70-120# 45-80.

Hogs: 273-300# 72-72.75.

Sows: US 1-3 315-470# 69.50-71; 485-540# 7072.75; US 2-4 330-485# 5967.50.

Boar: 450# 37.

Goats: L Nannies/Billies 110-180; cpl thin dn to 66;Fleshy Kids 84-105; Small/Thin/Bottle 15-78.

Lamb: Gd & Ch 45-60# 134-176; 65-85# 152-170; cpl thin 80-90# 145.

Sheep: all wts. 80-130; 1 hd fat 250# 30.

Sale every Tuesday * 5 pm for Rabbits, Poultry & Eggs * 6 pm for Livestock starting with Calves * State Graded Feeder Pig Sale Fri., Aug. 26. * Special Fed Cattle Sale Tues., Aug. 30.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA Small Animal Sale August 16, 2011 Rabbits & Bunnies: 1-15 Chickens/Chicks: .50-7.25 Guinea Keets: 2-5.50 Frizels: 1 Bobwhite Quail: 4 Ducks: 2-6 Pigeons: 1.25-3.50 Rabbit Families: 5-25 Guineas: 7.25 Guinea Peeps: 1.25 Guinea Pig: 1-4 Turkins: 2.50 Chuckers: 4.75 Swan: 100 All animals sold by the piece. Sale starts at 5 pm

Pennsylvania Markets Mercer

Jersey Shore

New Wilmington

Dewart Leesport Belleville Homer City

New Holland Carlisle Lancaster Paradise

Eighty-Four CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC State Graded Feeder Pig Sale Carlisle, PA No report. *Next State Graded Sales Fri., Aug. 26. Receiving 7:30 am till 10 am. Sale time 1 pm.

DEWART LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKET, INC Dewart, PA August 15, 2011 Cattle: 135 Steers: Hi Ch 1286-1302# 116.50-118; Ch 2-3 11761296# 112-115.50; Sel 1-3 1020-1286# 109-111.50; Hols. 1270-1525# 98-101.

Heifers: Hi Ch 1125-1254# 114-115; Ch 2-3 11151224# 109-112.

Cows: Prem. White 71-74; Breakers 67-70.50; Boners 63-66.50; Lean 54-63.

Holstein Feeder Bulls: 360-500# 110-117.

Calves: 128. Bulls No. 1 94# & up 97.50-115; 86-92# 82.50-97.50; No. 2 94# 82.50-97.50; 78-92# 60-75; No. 3 76-114# 40-70; Hfrs.

No. 1 88-110# 275-330; No. 2 76-90# 135-235; 62-72# 50-75.

Veal: Util 12.50-32.50.

Feeder Pigs: (/hd) 10-15# 31-32.50; 50# 50.

Hay: 5 lds, 50-200/ton.

EIGHTY FOUR LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Holland, PA August 15, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1070-1355# 108-111; Sel 1-2 990-1105# 90-100.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 7878.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 71-74.50; Boners 8085% lean 66-71, lo dress 62-63; Lean 85-90% lean 60-65, hi dress 6668, lo dress 56-59.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1250-2050# 81.50-87; YG 2 1115-1340# 75-80.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300500# 136; 500-700# 119130; 700# 115; M&L 2 400# 114.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-500# 115-125; M&L 2 300-500# 97-115; 500-700#

85-94.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300500# 127.50-130; 500-700# 110-125; M&L 2 300-500# 111-119.

Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.

Bulls 90-120# 90-115; No. 2 90-130# 70-92.50; No. 3 85120# 32.50-65; Hols. Hfrs.

No. 1 100-105# 200-230; Beef 95-205# 90-130.

Vealers: Util 65-120# 10-30.

Sows: 400-500# 56.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 3070# 30-50.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 1-3 50-80# 150-165; 80120# 145-155; Ewes Util 1-2 120-160# 62.50-65.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 50-60# 67.50-75; 75-95# 100-107.50; Sel 3 42-57# 40-67.50; Nannies Sel 2 105# 50-72.50/cwt.

GREENCASTLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Greencastle, PA August 15, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1264-1442# 116.50118.50; Ch 2-3 1116-1556# 113-116.50; Sel 1-3 10681484# 108-114.

Slaughter Holstein Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1326# 99.50; Ch 2-3 1406-1528# 93-95; Sel 1-3 1216-1374# 91.5092.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1058-1208# 114.50115; Ch 2-3 1170-1270# 107-112.50; Sel 1-2 10961256# 103-106.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 8185.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 75-79, hi dress 80, lo dress 70-74; Boners 8085% lean 71.50-75.50, hi dress 75-77, lo dress 67.5072.50; Lean 88-90% lean 66.50-72.50, hi dress 73.50, lo dress 57-65.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1284-1854# 81.50-90.50, 2158# 80.50; hi dress 15241692# 92-93; YG 2 8241296# 73-78.

Feeder Steers: M 1 382# 140; M&L 2 356-450# 117.50-119; 594-684# 105110; 812-866# 94-98; L 3 Hols. 276# 94; 506-754# 8595.

Feeder Heifers: M 1 280490# 112.50-125; L 2 444-

506# 87-90.

Feeder Bulls: M 1 762# 106; M&L 2 372# 92; 517706# 90-104; L 3 Hols. 440# 86.

Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.

Bulls 96-120# 110-127.50; 92# 82.50-90; No. 2 94120# 80-110; 84-92# 62.5075; No. 3 76-110# 40-75; Hols. Hfrs. No. 1 98-106# 220-250; No. 2 98# 150.

Vealers: Util 68-108# 10-49.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 49-54% lean 228-248# 70-74/ Sows: US 1-3 434# 57.50.

Slaughter Lambs: Ch 2-3 58-60# 175-182.50; 74-95# 170-197.50; 120-134# 175195; Ewes Gd 2-3 120-139# 75-82.50; 218# 65; Util 1-2 94-124# 70-77.50.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 50-60# 110.50-117.50; 7090# 120-142.50; Sel 2 2040# 32.50-77; 45-65# 52.5092.50; 80-90# 79-100; Sel 3 20-30# 15-41; Nannies Sel 1 120-160# 75-125; Sel 2 90-130# 56-65; Billies Sel 1 160# 190-192.50; Sel 2 130140# 150.

INDIANA FARMERS LIVESTOCK AUCTION Homer City, PA August 11, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1336-1682# 111113.50; Ch 2-3 1166-1430# 108-110.50; Sel 1-2 11601430# 99-106.50; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1532-1668# 93.50-94.25; Ch 2-3 14621618# 89.50-93.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 2-3 1468# 107.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 79, hi dress 87.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 71.50-74, hi dress 79.50, lo dress 71; Boners 80-85% lean 67-70; Lean 85-90% lean 59-65, hi dress 66, lo dress 53.50-57.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 2 1200# 79.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300# 120; M&L 2 400# 90.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 2 300# 97.50-107.50.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300400# 107.50-110; 500-700# 87.50-99.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 90-125# 70-80; No. 2

90-125# 55-67.50; No. 3 85120# 35-50; Hols. Hfrs. No. 1 100-102# 210-245.

Vealers: 70-120# 15-30.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 45-50% lean 218-272# 68.50-70; Boars 700# 46.50.

Slaughter Ewes: Util 1-2 100-122# 45-75.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 65-70# 96-106; Sel 2 40# 37.50.

KUTZTOWN HAY & GRAIN AUCTION Kutztown, PA August 13, 2011 Alfalfa: 2 lds, 255-355 Mixed Hay: 6 lds, 160-320 Timothy: 1 ld, 170 Grass: 7 lds, 140-295 Straw: 1 ld, 190 LANCASTER WEEKLY CATTLE SUMMARY New Holland, PA August 12, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1310-1545# 113.75116.75; Ch 2-3 1250-1580# 111-114.50; Sel 2-3 12601455# 107.75-111.75; Sel Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1240-1510# 114.50-118; Ch 2-3 12051515# 111-113.50; Sel 2-3 1095-1420# 105-109; Hols.

Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1320-1455# 98.25-101.50; Ch 2-3 13801520# 94.50-97.25.

Slaughter Cows: Prem Whites 65-75% lean 72.5083; Breakers 75-80% lean 70-78, hi dress 78-80, lo dress 63-70; Boners 8085% lean 66-72, hi dress 72-76.50, lo dress 60-66; Lean 85-90% lean 62.5067.50, hi dress 68.50-73.50, lo dress 57.50-62.50.

Slaughter Bulls: Mon.YG 1 1285-1710# 89-94.50; hi dress 1455-1875# 96100.50, lo dress 11851835# 822-85; Bullocks 880-1220# 89-93, hi dress 965-1295# 96.50-102; lo dress 750-1280# 83-88; Tues YG 1 lo dress 11301250# 79.50-82.50; Thurs.

YG 1 1235-1895# 90-95, lo dress 1470-1650# 80-83.

Graded Holstein Bull Calves: Mon. No. 1 95-120# 95-115; No. 2 95-115# 6080; 85-90# 40-50; No. 3 95110# 37-55; 70-90# 32-40; Util 75-110# 27-37; 60-70# 11-25; Hols. Hfrs. No. 1 8595# 270-290; No. 2 75-95# 130-210; non-tubing 50-85# 11-50; Tues. No. 1 121-122# 82-85; 95-113# 109-120; 8590# 60-85; No. 2 pkg. 114# 100; 95-103# 110-122; 7590# 30-53; No. 3 73-111# 13-35; Util 72-103# 12-37; Graded Hols. Hfrs No. 1 92100# 325-335; pkg. 83# 235; No. 2 pkg 93# 290; 7281# 150-175; non-tubing 6393# 12-40.

Graded Bull Calves: Thurs.

No. 1 114-128# 100-108; 94-112# 116-126; 86-92# 35-40; No. 2 106-128# 100110; 94-104# 107-122; 8092# 30; No. 3 72-130# 1830; Util 60-110# 15-25; Hols.

hfr. calves No. 1 85-105# 260-350; No. 2 80-105# 120-220; Jersey Xbred 70110# 70-90.

LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK AUCTION Fredericksburg, PA August 9, 2011 Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 73-75.50; Boners 80-85% lean 62-67; Lean 85-90% lean 58.5063.50, lo dress 47-55.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-120# 80-110; 8090# 50-70; No. 2 95-120# 50-85; No. 3 90-120# 30-55.

Vealers: Util 60-100# 1040.

LEESPORT LIVESTOCK AUCTION Leesport, PA August 10, 2011, 2011 Slaughter Holstein Steers: Ch 2-3 1440# 95; Sel 2-3 1250-1390# 80-84.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 2-3 1115-1140# 106.50-109.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean 80.5085.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 74-77.50; Boners 8085% lean 67.50-71.50, hi dress 72-74.50; Lean 8590% lean 61.50-65, lo dress 54-61.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1100-2050# 84-99.

Feeder Steers: L 3 Hols.

300-500# 67.50-82; 500700# 43-551.

Feeder Bulls: L 3 Hols.

300-500# 67.50-82.50.

Vealers: Util 70-105# 10-30.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-120# 107.50-120; 80-90# 55-70; No. 2 95125# 65-102.50; No. 3 80115# 30-50.

Lambs: Ch 1-3 40-60# 202.50-212.50; 60-80# 167.50-190.

Slaughter Sheep: Gd 2-3 76-94.50.

Goats: Nannies Sel 3 5080# 52.50-77; Billies Sel 2 100-150# 167.50; Wethers Ssel 1 80-100# 112.50152.50.

Slaughter Hogs: Sows 300-500# 54-58; Boars 550610# 31.50.

MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middleburg, PA August 9, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1365-1490# 116116.50; Ch 2-3 1140-1480# 110-115.50; YG 4-5 12201350# 109-111; Sel 1-3 1010-1445# 104.50-110.

Slaughter Holstein Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1345-1530# 102-105; 1665# 97; Ch 2-3 1300-1505# 95-101; Sel 1-3 1225-1560# 89-92.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1175-1395# 110-114; Ch 2-3 1075-1295# 106.50110; Sel 1-3 1050-1250# 99-104.50.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 73.50-74, lo dress 72; Boners 80-85%

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Martinsburg, PA August 15, 2011 Cattle: 84 Steers: Ch 105-111; Gd 98103 Heifers: Ch 103-108; Gd 96-102.

Cows: Util & Comm. 65-71; Canner/lo Cutter 64 & dn.

Bullocks: Gd & Ch 74-82 Bulls: YG 1 60-82 Feeder Cattle: Steers 75130; Bulls 70-105; Hfrs. 65100.

Calves: 84. Ch 110-125; Gd 75-90; Std 15-50; Hols. Bulls 90-130# 50-110.

Hogs: 28. US 1-2 72-74; US 1-3 68-72; Sows US 1-3 4862; Boars 20-40.

Feeder Pigs: 28. US 1-3 20-50# 20-90 Sheep: 33. Lambs Ch 160-

180; Gd 140-160; SI Ewes 55-80.

Goats: 25-175 MORRISON’S COVE HAY REPORT Martinsburg, PA August 15, 2011 Alfalfa: 160-300 Grass: 135-195 Mixed Hay: 90-175 Rd. Bales: 130 Lg. Sq. Bales: 135-195 Straw: 190-205 Hay Auction held every Monday at 12:30 pm.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK, POULTRY & RABBIT REPORT Martinsburg, PA August 15, 2011 Roosters: 3.50-6.75 Hens: 2-4.50 Banties: .10-1.50 Pigeons: .50 Ducks: 4.25-8.75 Bunnies: 2-5.75 Rabbits: 8-10 Auction held every Monday at 7 pm.

NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES New Holland, PA August 11, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1240-1510# 114.50118; Ch 2-3 1205-1515# 111-113.50; Sel 2-3 10951420# 105-109.

Holstein Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1290-1625# 98-102; Ch 2-3 1255-1550# 92-95.50; Sel 2-3 1280-1430# 8791.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean 80-83, lo dress 76.50-77.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 74-78, lo dress 67.50-72; Boners 80-85% lean 68.50-72, hi dress 7476.50, lo dress 65-68.50; Lean 88-90% lean 62.50-67, hi dress 68.50-71, lo dress 57.50-62.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1235-1895# 90-95, lo dress 1470-1650# 80-83.

Graded Bull Calves: Hols.

No. 1 114-128# 100-108; 94-112# 116-126; 86-92# 35-40; No. 2 106-128# 100110; 94-104# 107-122; 8092# 30; No. 3 72-130# 1830; Util 60-110# 15-25.

Holstein Heifer Calves: No. 1 85-105# 260-350; No. 2 80-105# 120-220; Jersey Xbred 70-110# 70-90.

NEW HOLLAND PIG AUCTION New Holland, PA No report.

NEW HOLLAND SHEEP & GOATS AUCTION New Holland, PA August 8, 2011 Slaughter Lambs: Non-traditional markets: Wooled & Shorn Ch & Pr 2-3 50-60# 190-210; 60-80# 187-215; 80-90# 179-199; 90-110# 176-191; 110-130# 177192; Wooled & Shorn Ch 23 40-60# 177-192; 60-80#

165-183; 80-90# 168-183; 90-110# 166-181; 110-130# 167-176.

Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-3 M flesh 120-160# 98-104; 160200# 94-109; Util 1-2 thin flesh 90-120# 64-71; 120160# 86-93.

Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 3040# 83-98; 40-60# 89-124; 60-80# 122-141; 80-90# 128-143; 90-100# 129-144; 100-110# 133-148; 110120# 146-157; Sel 2 30-40# 69-84; 40-60# 72-98; 60-80# 100-118; 80-90# 120-126; 90-110# 126-140; 110-120# 127-143; Sel 3 30-40# 5873; 40-60# 61-81; 60-80# 71-93.

Slaughter Nannies/Does: Sel 1 80-130# 100-116; 130-180# 108-118; Sel 2 80-130# 98-113; Sel 3 5080# 56-71; 80-130# 66-79.

Slaughter Bucks/Billies: Sel 1 100-150# 168-180; 150-250# 186-201; Sel 2 100-150# 128-143.

NEW WILMINGTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Wilmington, PA No report NEW WILMINGTON PRODUCE AUCTION, INC. New Wilmington, PA No report PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Market Summary August 15, 2011 Compared to last week corn sold steady to .05 higher, wheat sold .15-.20 higher, barley sold steady, oats sold .05-.10 higher & soybeans sold steady to .05 lower.

EarCorn sold steady to 5 lower. All prices /bu. except ear corn is /ton.

Southeastern PA: Corn No. 2 Range 8.17-8.45, Avg 8.30, Contracts 7.25-7.29; Wheat No. 2 Range 6.837.22, Avg 6.90, Contracts 6.88-7.10; Barley No. 3 Range 4.25-5, Avg 4.65; Oats No. 2 Range 4.505.20, Avg 4.85; Soybeans No 2 Range 12.68-13.68, Avg 13.40, Contracts 12.85; EarCorn Range 230-235, Avg 233.

Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 7.80-8.55, Avg 8.18; Wheat No. 6.25-6.74, Avg 6.49; Barley No. 3 Range 44.75, Avg 4.45; Oats No. 2 Range 3.80-4.75, Avg 4.18; Soybeans No. 2 Range 1314, Avg 13.60; EarCorn 165240, Avg 202.50.

South Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 7-8.40, Avg 7.86; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.50-7.30, Avg 6.22; Barley No. 3 Range 4-5.20, Avg 4.75; Oats No. 2 Range 3.25-5, Avg 3.91; Soybeans No. 2 Range 13-13.65, Avg 13.35.

Lehigh Valley Area: Corn No. 2 Range 8-8.41, Avg 8.25; Wheat No. 2 Range 7.05-7.22, Avg 7.13; Barley

No. 3 Range 5.05; Oats No. 2 Range 4.60; Soybeans No. 2 Range 13.35-13.82, Avg 13.64; Gr. Sorghum Range 7.80.

Eastern & Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 7.808.55, Avg 8.17, Mo. Ago 8.06, Yr Ago 4.14; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.50-7.30, Avg 6.61, Mo Ago 5.93, Yr Ago 6.17; Barley No. 3 Range 45.20, Avg 4.67, Mo Ago 4.78, Yr Ago 2.31; Oats No. 2 Range 3.25-5.20, Avg 4.25, Mo Ago 3.95, Yr Ago 2.28; Soybeans No. 2 Range 12.68-14, Avg 13.51, Mo Ago 14.03, Yr Ago 10.70; EarCorn Range 165-240; Avg 198.75, Mo Ago 213.75, Yr Ago 112.20.

Western PA: Corn No. 2 Range 7-7.62, Avg 7.30;Wheat No. 2 Range 6.48; Oats No. 2 Range 3.25-4.75, Avg 3.76; Soybeans No. 2 Range 12.95 PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Weekly Livestock Summary August 12, 2011 Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 113.75-118; Ch 1-3 110115.50; Sel 1-2 105-110.

Holstein Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 98-102; Ch 2-3 92-98; Sel 1-2 87-93.

Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 110114; Ch 1-3 106.50-110; Sel 1-2 99-106.

Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 72-78; Boners 80-85% lean 66-72; Lean 85-90% lean 62-67.50.

Bulls: YG 1 82.50-93.50; YG 2 75-85.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300500# 122-144; 500-700# 115-130; M&L 2 300-500# 103-122; 500-700# 93-115.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-500# 107.50-130; 500700# 92-120; M&L 2 300500# 84-115; 500-700# 85107.50.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300500# 115-142.50; 500-700# 107.50-125; M&L 2 300500# 100-127.50; 500-700# 83-100.

Vealers: Util 60-120# 10-45.

Farm Calves: No. 1 Hols. bulls 95-125# 95-126; No 2 95-125# 75-107.50; No. 3 80-120# 30-55; No. 1 84105# 260-350; No. 2 80105# 110-290.

Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 4954% lean 220-270# 72-76; 45-50% lean 220-270# 6869.50.

Sows: US 1-3 300-500# 5762.50; 500-700# 65-67.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-2 2030# 136-159; 30-40# 120138; 40-60# 126-129; 5060# 121-131; 60-70# 116124; 70-80# 88-101; 80-90# 80-100; US 2 40-60# 129132.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch & Pr 2-3 40-60# 198218; 60-80# 190-220; 80110# 190-212; Ch 1-3 4060# 162-193; 60-80# 179-

198; 80-110# 168-195.

Ewes: Gd 2-3 120-160# 103-118; 160-200# 100115; Util 1-2 120-160# 8698.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-60# 92-135; 60-80# 132-153; 80-100# 156-171; Sel 2 40-60# 77-100; 6080# 100-123; Sel 3 40-60# 55-72; 60-80# 70-98.

Nannies: Sel 1 80-130# 104-119; 130-180# 108123; Sel 2 50-80# 76-91; 80130# 82-97; Sel 3 50-80# 64-79; 80-130# 68-83.

Billies: Sel 1 100-150# 187202; 150-250# 190-205; Sel 2 80-100# 142-157; 100150# 146-161.

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Hay Market Summary August 15, 2011 Hay & Straw Market For Eastern PA: All hay prices paid by dealers at the farm and /ton. Compared to last week hay & straw sold steady. All hay and straw reported sold /ton. Alfalfa 130-210; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed Hay 130-175; Timothy 120-160; Straw 135-150 clean; Mulch 45-60.

Summary of Lancaster Co. Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 122 lds Hay, 41 Straw. Alfalfa 145-310; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed Hay 110360; Timothy 175-300; Grass Hay 95-235; Straw 110-190 clean.

Diffenbach Auct, N. Holland: Aug. 8, 40 lds Hay, 18 lds Straw. Alfalfa 160-275; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 110360; Timothy 295-300; Grass Hay 95-200; Straw 115-180 clean.

Green Dragon, Ephrata: Aug. 5, 29 lds Hay, 13 Straw.

Alfalfa 200-245; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed Hay 150-330; Timothy 175; Grass Hay 120-235; Straw 110-180 clean.

Weaverland Auct, New Holland: Aug 11, 22 lds Hay, 3 Straw. Alfalfa 195230; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 135-330; Timothy 180; Grass 200; Straw 170-190 clean.

Wolgemuth Auct, Leola: Aug. 10, 31 lds Hay, 7 lds Straw. Alfalfa 145-280; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 140-265; Timothy 122-265; Grass 102-235; Straw 125-187 clean.

Summary of Central PA Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 66 Loads Hay, 12 Straw.

Alfalfa 255-322; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 75-400; Timothy 100-190; Grass 80295; Straw 125-170 clean.

Belleville Auct, Belleville: Aug. 10, 19 lds Hay, 1 ld Straw. Alfalfa 285-322.50; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 100200; Timothy 100-190; Grass 80-192.50; Straw 105 clean.

Dewart Auction, Dewart: August 8, 1 ld Hay, 1 Straw.

Timothy 170; Straw 165.

Greencastle Livestock: Aug. 8 & 11, 14 lds Hay, 0 ld Straw. Alfalfa/Grass 90-160; Timothy 125-152.50.

Kutztown Auction, Kutztown: Aug. 13, 16 lds Hay, 1 Straw. Alfalfa 255-355; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 105-400; Timothy 170; Grass Hay 130-295; Straw 190 clean.

Middleburg Auct, Middleburg: Aug. 9, 4 lds Hay, 4 lds Straw. Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 105-220; Straw 90-180.

Leinbach’s Mkt, Shippensburg: Aug. 6 & 9, 12 lds Hay, 5 Straw. Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 75-305; Timothy 120; Grass 150; Straw 100-130 clean.

New Wilmington Livestock, New Wilmington: Aug. 12, 7 lds Hay, 2 lds Straw. Timothy 105-150; Grass Hay 125; Straw 145165.

VINTAGE SALES STABLES Paradise, PA August 15, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1220-1630# 115-118; Ch 2-3 1200-1600# 112.50116; Sel 2-3 1090-1335# 109-113; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 23 1300-1450# 100-103; Ch 2-3 1290-1570# 96-100.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 2-3 1080-1315# 109-112.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 70-75% lean 7174.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 61-68.50; Boners 8085% lean 64-66.50, hi dress 68-71, lo dress 59.50-61; Lean 85-90% lean 60.50-64; hi dress 6550-68; lo dress 52-59.

Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 85-115# 75-87; No. 2 95110# 50-70; 75-90# 40-60; No. 3 65-110# 30-45; Util 60-105# 12-35. * Next Feeder Cattle Sale Sept. 9.

WEAVERLAND AUCTION New Holland, PA August 11, 2011 Loads: 26 Alfalfa: 2 lds, 195-230 Timothy: 1 ld, 180 Orchard Grass: 1 ld, 200 Mixed Hay: 17 lds, 135-330 Grass: 1 ld, 135 Straw: 3 lds, 170-190 Rye: 1 ld 10/bu WOLGEMUTH AUCTION Leola, PA August 17, 2011 Loads: 44 Alfalfa: 2 lds, 200-250 Mixed Hay: 20 lds, 165-270 Timothy Hay: 3 lds, 135200 Grass: 5 lds, 167-210 Straw: 10 lds, 140-175 Oats: 1 ld, 215 Rye: 1 ld, 14.25

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lean 68-73, lo dress 65.5069; Lean 85-90% lean 6168.50, hi dress 70, lo dress 54-61.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1280-1870# 77.50-87; 2120-2390# 74.50-78.50; lo dress 1575-1975# 70-72; YG 2 1225-1445# 75-77; 2180# 72.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 365455# 122-130; 500# 117; 775-950# 90-101; M&L 2 250# 125; 565# 95; L 3 Hols.

425# 72; 630# 75; 8001030# 62-69.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 365-390# 110-126; 530770# 87-92; M&L 2 455# 90; 522-755# 82-85.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 2 240# 99; 320-370# 122; 550-647# 93; L 3 Hols. 630-910# 6582.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-115# 100-122; No. 2 95-105# 70-105; 85-90# 57-72; No. 3 95-110# 50-67; 75-90# 47-57; No. 1 Hols.

Hfrs. 80-100# 195-240; No. 2 75-90# 80-160.

Vealers: Util 65-100# 10-45.

Barrows & Gilts: 49-54% lean 241-265# 71-76; 310# 74; 45-50% lean 225-285# 68-72.75.

Sows: US 1-3 360-482# 5666.50; 505-790# 66.5067.50.

Boars: 405-645# 33.50-37; Jr. Boars 243-290# 5659.50.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 4045# 40-69; 60-65# 52-58; Roasting Pigs 100-120# 5866/cwt.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 50-69# 180-207; 7090# 170-195; 110# 180; Yearlings 120# 95; Ewes Gd 2-3 145-165# 55-77; Util 1-2 120# 37; Rams 170-175# 70-75.

Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 65# 135; Sel 2 20-40# 40-70; 4560# 77-107; 65-75# 90-137.

Slaughter Nannies: Sel 1 160# 132; Sel 2 80-120# 7097; Sel 3 90-100# 57-62.

Slaughter Billies: Sel 1 160# 185; Sel 2 120-150# 102-147.

Dairy farmers: fair milk prices needed to stop the bleeding in rural America In just the last four years, close to 20 percent of this nation’s dairy farms have closed their doors for good, wreaking havoc on rural families and economies.

“Crisis hotlines have been at record levels as have the level of farm bankruptcies and auctions — all signaling that something is seriously wrong,” states

Ben Burkett, President of the National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC).

The primary cause?

Dairy farmers receive unfair prices for their milk that come nowhere close to covering their cost of production. The need to reform federal policy is clear, however, the Senate Agriculture Committee is hesitant to act because of a lack of

consensus within the dairy industry.

The lack of consensus is actually among the marketers and processors whose interests are at odds with dairy farmers. The National Milk Producers Federation’s (NMPF) “Foundation for the Future” plan, which is the basis of Representative Collin Peterson’s recent dairy reform pro-

posal, has serious potential to further drive raw milk prices down and also marginalize nearly 20 percent of the nation’s remaining dairy farmers who cannot participate in an insurance-based program due to religious beliefs.

But dairy farmers have a different solution: one that will affect real, lasting change.

“What we need is a new pricing system that requires the processors and/or marketers to pay a fair price for the milk they purchase from dairy farmers,” said Wisconsin dairy farmer Paul Rozwadowski. The Federal Milk Market Improvement Act of 2011 would enable farmers to earn a decent living without being depend-

ent on a government subsidy because milk buyers would pay a fair price.

NFFC has delivered a letter to key Congressional allies, urging them to co-sponsor The Federal Milk Market Improvement Act of 2011.

America’s dairy farmers need swift action in Congress before it is too late.

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Combat sizzling temperatures With most of the country sizzling, it’s a good time to repeat this Tip on ways to help prevent heat stress in your heifers.

• Insure sufficient water supply — cows may drink 1-2 gallons per hour at 90 degrees F. • Insure that the water is clean (dirty water will discourage consumption).

• Allow sufficient water trough space.

• Provide shade at all times — refer to the DCHA’s Gold Standards II at www.calfandheifer.org/?p age=GoldStandardsII for housing guidelines.

• Sprinklers that emit large droplets are helpful.

• Occasional spraying with a fire hose is helpful if no sprinklers are available.

• If cattle must be penned, moved or

worked, do it very early in the morning.

• Provide strong air flow at all times (5 to 7 mph or more for adult cows and older heifers).

• Provide plenty of space for each animal to insure good air flow.

• Put cattle in pastures with tall grass (and shade). (Tall grass will be cooler than short grass or no grass).

• For cattle not on an always-available TMR feeding program, put out

most of the feed in the evening.

• For cattle on pasture, speed up the rotation of pastures to improve quality of forage.

• Be sure that cattle have access to sufficient minerals due to increased water intake/excretion.

• Reduce fly population to reduce tendency of cattle to crowd together.

• Insure that water troughs are always in the shade.

• Increase the energy density in the feed ration (compensate for reduced DMI).

• Have your water supply checked for minerals and contaminates.

• Run misters a few minutes at a time, then shut off until cows dry off, then run again.

• Use high quality roughage in the diet.

Always consult with

your veterinarian and nutritionist for specific recommendations for your operation.

Refer to DCHA’s Gold Standards II for Temperature Humidity Index (THI) guidelines.

Source: Dairy Calf & Heifer Association

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

HERD OWNER

B R COW E E YEARS D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

MAINE

ANDROSCOGGIN-SAGADAHOC DHI DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR DHIR-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHIR DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR DHIR DHI-AP

H H H H H H H H H M H H H J J A

69.2 488.9 85.3 304.7 53.7 62.3 46.3 107.4 82.0 24.4 21.5 100.5 73.5 65.0 29.9 15.0

KAYBEN HOLSTEINS HALL C.W. PINELAND FARMS, INC ZACHARIAS PETER GARY WINSHIP AND FAMILY BAKER BROOK FARM YOUNG C.E. BAKER BROOK FARM TRUDY GRAFFAM

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

H H H H H H H X A

76.9 50.0 74.9 41.9 48.9 29.1 60.4 33.7 25.6

25356 23283 21469 21938 18748 18016 18304 17215 16973

931 873 812 808 694 686 678 660 660

3.7 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.9

764 711 658 657 560 555 547 527 520

3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1

DAVIS, JIM & RICK JOHN DONALD BAILEY HILL FARM RICHARD COREY FARRINGTON, THAYDEN MARC BAILEY SHADY LANE FARM TURNER, MALCOLM HERD 1

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

H H H H H H X H

58.1 76.7 25.0 35.7 55.4 54.9 38.9 36.0

21264 20830 19355 19199 19027 19623 15541 17490

832 765 692 755 770 675 688 640

3.9 3.7 3.6 3.9 4.0 3.4 4.4 3.7

688 616 609 596 587 574 532 518

3.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.4 3.0

SILVER MAPLE FARMS INC 1 SILVER MAPLE FARMS INC 1 CLEMEDOW FARM PEARSON RICHARD PEARSON RICHARD NICK MICHAUD GAIL QUIMBY PLOURDE, ARTHUR E. JASON & JOY RAY

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI DHI-AP

H J H H X H X H J

121.3 78.4 94.2 103.3 19.9 140.3 76.7 65.4 61.2

27051 19839 23111 20352 16447 18905 18481 18690 15508

994 949 749 897 863 758 771 683 685

3.7 4.8 3.2 4.4 5.2 4.0 4.2 3.7 4.4

823 719 716 653 610 571 567 551 543

3.0 3.6 3.1 3.2 3.7 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.5

RALPH PEARSE & SONS HAWES LINCOLN J TIBBETTS, BARRY & ELAINE NEWBERT, GARY & ANDREA

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

H H H H

33.7 39.8 51.8 59.2

23571 18646 18558 18761

843 735 691 688

3.6 3.9 3.7 3.7

698 588 566 565

3.0 3.2 3.0 3.0

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

H H H X H

72.1 101.0 39.0 19.3 24.0

24884 22365 20312 17720 17446

830 845 753 752 667

3.3 3.8 3.7 4.2 3.8

748 685 637 610 519

3.0 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.0

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

H H H H H H H H H H

53.5 358.0 606.8 999.1 207.8 46.8 201.6 170.5 131.6 40.3

24219 23368 23804 22644 21153 22145 20666 18869 19643 16396

909 880 870 818 780 864 768 749 720 689

3.8 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.9 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.2

737 719 708 699 679 675 649 622 597 536

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

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

H H H X H H H H H H H J X H

114.2 72.3 264.0 270.5 400.2 107.7 59.2 366.6 60.2 51.0 45.4 39.8 93.8 47.5

26294 23966 23559 20943 21726 21716 21613 20423 20228 18772 17396 14821 16099 17511

932 834 905 927 826 896 804 797 738 751 655 712 668 676

3.5 3.5 3.8 4.4 3.8 4.1 3.7 3.9 3.6 4.0 3.8 4.8 4.1 3.9

791 732 711 706 673 669 649 616 605 575 541 518 517 516

3.0 3.1 3.0 3.4 3.1 3.1 3X 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.2 2.9

THE THOMPSON FARM DHI-AP H 78.0 LARRABEE HAROLD & GALEN DHI-APCS H 483.5 KEENE DAIRY DHI-AP H 94.6 ALAN & SUE HUNTER DHI-AP H 88.8 CLEMENTS WALTER DHI-AP H 36.3 SCHOFIELD, WAYNE DHI-AP H 28.0 SIMON STOLL DHI-AP X 45.9

23798 23790 19280 19419 19080 18493 15548

904 873 749 764 695 730 660

3.8 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.9 4.2

743 705 593 584 572 572 532

3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3X 3.0 3.1 3.4

JOHNSON FARM INC. ALDERWOOD FARM, INC. GIRARD,RYAN HIGHLAND FARMS INC DUNN, FRED HARRISON FARM LEARY FARM INC.

21778 20290 21098 17769 19317 18495 17920

843 782 728 883 742 799 663

3.9 3.9 3.5 5.0 3.8 4.3 3.7

707 641 635 626 600 591 527

3.2 3.2 3.0 3.5 3.1 3.2 2.9

CUMBERLAND

FRANKLIN

KENNEBEC

KNOX-LINCOLN

OXFORD

BISSELL JOHN & CINDY CONANT ACRES INC. KUVAJA FARMS INC KUVAJA FARMS INC LONE MOUNTAIN FARM

PENOBSCOT-PISCATAQUIS SCOTT KEITH VEAZLAND FARMS SIMPSON RON,BETH STONYVALE INC. LIBBY LAND UNIVERSITY OF MAINE HOWARD BROS SAWYER WILLIAM & SONS VELGOUSE FARM,LLC EATON FARM

SOMERSET

DANIEL HARRIMAN DICKINSON FRANK CHARTRAND FARMS INC. CAMBRIDGE FARMS SOMERSET FARMS L.P MARK OUELLETTE JR. DEAN PAINE BOSWORTH FARMS INC. FARRAND CHARLES SMITH ROGER JAMES STROUT JOSHUA CLARK SEVEY LAROY L CONNOLLY JAMES D & MARY

WALDO

YORK

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

H H H J H H H

76.9 63.6 29.4 247.9 52.2 45.3 49.0

26350 1033 3.9 812 3.1 26099 953 3.7 793 3.0 3X 24596 956 3.9 780 3.2 25478 935 3.7 774 3.0 20943 821 3.9 646 3.1 21654 768 3.5 642 3.0 21808 770 3.5 640 2.9 20370 780 3.8 619 3.0 20431 780 3.8 618 3.0 19395 634 3.3 577 3.0 19735 718 3.6 576 2.9 17570 669 3.8 550 3.1 17956 682 3.8 549 3.1 15397 732 4.8 548 3.6 15202 719 4.7 532 3.5 17725 697 3.9 532 3.0

CHESHIRE

B R COW E E YEARS D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

NEW HAMPSHIRE

WINDYHURST FM PARTNERSHIP DHIR-AP STONEHOLM FARM DHI-APCS STONEWALL FARM DHI-AP SAWYER SHELDON S DHIRAPCS

H H H J

181.9 781.7 24.8 306.3

26055 24305 21334 16607

966 822 765 846

3.7 3.4 3.6 5.1

778 741 644 609

3.0 3.0 3X 3.0 3.7

RITCHIE, GEORGE F. HD2 KEITH DAVID RITCHIE, GEORGE F. HD3 RITCHIE GEORGE F HD 1

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H X A

15.4 211.0 27.0 78.2

22986 19412 16520 16163

710 789 706 592

3.1 4.1 4.3 3.7

733 612 602 537

3.2 3.2 3.6 3.3

KNOXLAND FARM INC FITCH FARM, LLC POMEROY, KEITH E. ALVIRNE SCHOOL FARM

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H H H

337.1 104.0 78.4 19.8

24662 26394 22907 21524

988 923 832 968

4.0 3.5 3.6 4.5

793 791 705 654

3.2 3.0 3.1 3.0

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

H H H H H X H

61.0 221.8 62.9 158.9 77.7 13.5 79.4

26096 1000 3.8 799 3.1 25754 949 3.7 784 3.0 23442 917 3.9 724 3.1 23826 882 3.7 718 3.0 22921 821 3.6 661 2.9 19290 821 4.3 651 3.4 20452 734 3.6 638 3.1

GRAFTON

HILLSBORO

MERRIMACK-BELKNAP

JONES, MARION & GORDON HIGHWAY VIEW FARM BACHELDER, KEITH MORRILL FARM DAIRY BARTLETT,A.S.&S.A. GLINES,GEORGE HERD GLINES,GEORGE HERD

ROCKINGHAM

BODWELL, H & SONS FERNALD FARM DAIRY, LLC GREAT BAY FARM

DHI-APCS H 245.0 DHI-AP H 177.6 DHI-APCS H 107.1

25200 23874 20309

UNH CREAM UNH RESEARCH HERD SCRUTON'S DAIRY FARM NAUGHTAVEEL FARM

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

H H H H

29.2 84.6 261.0 109.1

27554 1058 3.8 843 3.1 26045 998 3.8 796 3.1 24665 930 3.8 752 3.0 23726 867 3.7 730 3.1

LECLAIR GARY D. KEITH KIMBALL JOHNSON, JOLYON BOB & SUE FOULKS ECCARDT FARM, INC. MC NAMARA, PATRICK BOB & SUE FOULKS HOLMES, JEFF AND STEVE

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

H H H H H H X J

169.8 555.4 37.7 80.5 109.0 177.0 17.6 61.1

25264 23166 24339 22506 22917 21746 18757 17250

STRAFFORD-CARROLL

SULLIVAN

963 3.8 772 3.1 989 4.1 697 2.9 809 4.0 601 3.0

973 899 918 800 839 874 768 773

3.9 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.7 4.0 4.1 4.5

786 748 712 699 691 681 655 611

3.1 3.2 3X 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.5 3.5

3.6 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.8 4.1 3.9

765 727 689 684 667 653 642 616 581 539 529

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

VERMONT

ADDISON

DEER VALLEY FARM BLUE-SPRUCE FARM INC BINGHAM, WILLIAM AND KIM FOUR HILL FARMS MIDDLEBROOK FARM INC. M AND J DAIRY THOMAS, BRAD AND JILL SABOURIN, GERARD & JUDY BLUE-SPRUCE FARM INC RANDALL MUNGER BARBARA LADUC

H 434.0 H1320.7 H 70.2 H1509.3 H 176.7 H 303.6 H 174.4 H 97.1 A 47.7 X 69.1 H 45.8

25673 23831 22119 21930 21800 21273 20682 20014 18996 16700 17220

921 859 840 814 850 772 768 760 719 691 671

DHI-AP H 64.5

27872

957 3.4 856 3.1

268.5 77.4 101.2 48.3

21587 19969 19376 15462

815 788 775 631

QUINTIN,ANDRE

DHI-AP H 369.0

25970

902 3.5 785 3.0 3X

KNOXLAND FARM

DHI-AP H 852.7

25710 1009 3.9 815 3.2

ANDY DE LA BRUERE

DHI-AP X 104.3

16714

690 4.1 531 3.2

CHITTENDEN

TWIN OAKS DAIRY FARM LLC

FRANKLIN

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

BURT, JASON AND CHRISTINA DHI-AP H FOURNIER INC, RENE & SON DHI-AP X GORT0N,GRANT JOHN DHI-APCS H BERARD, RICHARD DHI-AP X

GRAND ISLE ORANGE

ORLEANS RUTLAND

MACH FARM, INC. BOOK BROTHERS GLEN AND MARTHA HAYWARD GLEN AND MARTHA HAYWARD

WINDSOR

BILLINGS FARM MUSEUM WADE MAXIM

DHI-APCS DHI-APCS DHI-APCS DHI-APCS

3.8 3.9 4.0 4.1

3.8 3.8 4.3 3.8

638 627 598 508

659 654 654 648

3.0 3.1 3.1 3.3

H H B H

151.5 118.0 14.7 91.4

20785 21429 19827 21048

792 819 849 800

3.2 3.1 3.3 3.1

DHIR J DHI-AP J

41.7 70.1

15848 14913

807 5.1 583 3.7 722 4.8 550 3.7

MASSACHUSETTS

BERKSHIRE

MARTHA & ROBERT KILMER JR DHI-AP FAIRFIELDS DAIRY FARM,LLC DHI-AP HIGH LAWN FARM DHIRAPCS MARTHA & ROBERT KILMER JR DHI-AP ZIEMBA, MICHAEL,MARK&TIM DHI-AP TURNER FARMS, INC. DHI LEGEYT, RICHARD &BETTY DHI-AP HOLLYLOU HOLSTEINS DHI-AP

H H J J H H H X

103.0 242.1 215.5 18.1 175.2 114.9 69.6 11.2

21830 21813 16693 15862 18828 19394 17622 15792

WHOLEY COW FARM WHOLEY COW FARM BOYDEN BROS. DAIRY ROBERTSON,CHRIS & BOB MT.TOBY FARM

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H X H H H

40.2 16.8 91.6 91.5 103.2

26517 1006 3.8 826 3.1 22779 1081 4.7 810 3.6 25033 926 3.7 771 3.1 22742 945 4.2 705 3.1 22244 872 3.9 689 3.1

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

H H H H H B

101.9 62.2 226.8 111.8 105.0 130.0

24610 1012 4.1 805 3.3 23365 916 3.9 761 3.3 22877 865 3.8 703 3.1 22646 863 3.8 692 3.1 20575 848 4.1 666 3.2 19697 788 4.0 653 3.3

FRANKLIN

HAMPSHIRE

JOYNER, R.C. COOK,GORDON,JR. & HANK LONGVIEW FARM BELDEN,LUTHER A.INC PARSONS,HENRY & EDWARD ALLARDS FARM INC.

885 837 794 750 711 705 730 693

4.1 3.8 4.8 4.7 3.8 3.6 4.1 4.4

688 661 591 580 572 556 547 504

3.2 3.0 3.5 3.7 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.2

TYPE TEST

HERD OWNER

B R COW E E YEARS D

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

3.9 5.3 5.0 4.1

DEVINE FARM,INC. KOKOSKI, JOHN HD1 COOK,GORDON,JR. & HANK HARTSBROOK FARM

DHI-AP DHIR DHIR DHIR-AP

190.2 94.0 10.8 90.4

20833 15595 14927 16816

822 830 747 685

POMEROY & SONS PALMER,TERRY MURPHY, TOM

DHI-AP H 71.1 DHI-AP H 151.6 DHIR-AP H 31.7

22320 20382 18458

847 3.8 696 3.1 785 3.9 629 3.1 655 3.5 562 3.0

TULLY FARMS, INC. PICKARD, JAMES & ELEANOR

DHI-AP H 128.7 DHI-AP H 83.4

20300 18446

813 4.0 653 3.2 723 3.9 565 3.1

HERRICK,DAVID SAM RICHARDSON'S DAIRY, INC.

DHI-AP H 94.7 DHI-AP H 166.9

24246 23458

879 3.6 760 3.1 800 3.4 705 3.0

BRISTOL COUNTY

DHI-AP H 19.3

20848

773 3.7 643 3.1

HAMPDEN

MIDDLESEX ESSEX

BRISTOL

H J J H

RHA MILK

643 607 571 529

3.1 3.9 3.8 3.1

RHODE ISLAND

WASHINGTON KENYON, FRANCIS COTTRELL HOMESTEAD

HARTFORD

DHI-AP H 62.4 DHI-AP H 15.1

20775 17567

783 3.8 638 3.1 657 3.7 562 3.2

CONNECTICUT

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Corn farmers forecast to produce third largest crop on record U.S. corn farmers are still on track to produce the third largest crop on record despite difficult growing conditions that have plagued much of the Corn Belt since planting according to USDA reports released recently.

Projected at 12.9 billion bushels, the total 2011 U.S. corn crop will only be 1.3 percent, or 177 million bushels, below the record set in 2009.

“This report confirms

again that U.S. farmers continue to work hard to produce the most abundant, affordable crop possible,” said National Corn Growers Association President Bart Schott. “While many of us have faced extreme drought or severe flooding, we have persevered and, through the use of improved technologies and practices, we will nearly reach the crop record set under more fa-

vorable conditions. It is important that the 98.5 percent of the population totally removed from agriculture understand that farmers, due to the triumphs of modern agriculture, can and will meet all demands for food, feed, fuel and fiber.”

The USDA revised estimates for the total crop and harvested acreage in these reports to reflect acreage lost due to weather conditions in-

76 CATTLE - AUCTION - CATTLE 76 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2011 - 12:00 NOON

THOMAS & CARMEN MALONEY • 433 CONSTABLE BURKE TOWN LINE RD,CONSTABLE, NY 12926 DIRECTIONS: From Malone, take Rt. 11 East towards Chateaugay, approx. 6 miles, turn left on Spencer Rd, go 2 miles to Coveytown Rd, turn left, go 2 miles to Constable Burke Town Line Rd, turn right, 1st farm on left. Watch for signs!!!!

CATTLE CONSISTS OF 51 MATURE HOLSTEIN COWS

SALE MANAGED BY:

H&L AUCTIONS-MALONE, NY

SCOTT HAMILTON 518-483-8787 483-8576, cell- 569-0460 ED LEGACY 518-483-7386, cell- 518-832-0616 WITH WILLIS SHATTUCK AUCTIONEER, 315-347-3003 DAVID BUSH 315-287-2436

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PUBLIC AUCTION - OWNERS RETIRING SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10 @ 10:15 A.M. 1820 FOX HILL ROAD ULYSSES (POTTER CO.) PENNSYLVANIA 16948

Between U.S. Rte. 6 (Galeton-Coudersport) and State Rte. 49 at Ulysses. (App. 24 miles south of Wellsville, NY) Offering the Home Farm of 297 acres with 231 prime tillable (irrigatable) acres with excellent crop production records! App. 6 acres pasture lot, managed hardwood forest land.

Buyer will have option to rent up to 1000 additional tillable acres!

Ultra clean, modernized, 5 bedroom, two story home; heated shop, various machinery and hay storage sheds, lime/fertilizer building, grain storage bins, 70 ft. truck scale.

Owner Financing to Qualified Buyer!! Possible vegetable crop contracts to qualified buyer!

Natural gas to house/shop/dryer from off site well available at 1/2 commercial rate cost!

Owner has 1/2 of gas rights that are leased for next two years and can be purchased by farm buyer at that time.

NOTE: Jim and Sandy came here in 1981 after 7 years of farming in Chester County. This hard working, progressive family has done exceptionally well here and are just finishing up their 31st crop year on this productive, well known farm. It can be yours!

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Jim and Sandy Hoopes 814-848-9753 Office OR Jim’s cell 607-738-5970

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during pollination, and prolonged drought across the southern plains, Gulf Coast and southern Atlantic region of the United States. In Iowa, Illinois and South Dakota, yields are projected to be up from last year. Excessive drought negatively impacted yield projections in Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma and the Carolinas.

The USDA supply and demand report revised several forecasts from previous editions. While 2010/2011 feed and residual projections held, ethanol and export usage forecasts fell to 5.02 billion bushels and 1.82 billion bushels respectively. These revisions are reflective of larger trends such as decreased consumer demand for automotive fuel and displacement of corn demand by increased use of wheat in the feed sector. In antici-

pation of these conditions holding into the next year, feed and residual and ethanol demand forecasts for the 2011/2012 crop were also reduced.

Demand forecasts for the 2011/2012 crop were further revised with food, seed and industrial demand increased by 10 million bushels to 1.41 billion bushels and exports reduced to 1.75 billion. The export forecast for the 2011/2012 crop showed decreased demand in the European Union, South Korea and Southeast Asia with increased demand from Egypt. Estimates of corn exports from this crop to China held steady.

The season-average farm price went up $.70 per bushel to $6.70 reflecting revised total crop projections. This trend held true for most major agricultural commodities.

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31 ARE 1ST & 2ND CALF 15 FRESH IN LAST 60 DAYS AND 15 DUE IN NEXT 60 DAYS MILKING 62 LBS IN TANK W/ 3.86 BF & 3.31 PROTEIN & SOMATIC CELL OF 250,000 14 - BIG BRED HEIFERS BRED 5 MONTHS TO SPRINGING 4 - SHORT BRED HEIFERS 7 - HEIFERS FROM 6-12 MONTHS CATTLE ARE AI BRED & SIRED WITH SELECT & ABS SIRES INCLUDING GARRISON, BEST, MOSCOW AND JO. COWS ARE WELL BRED & WELL CARED FOR AND ARE IN GREAT CONDITION HEIFERS ARE WELL GROWN AND IN EX. CONDITION ALL CATTLE WILL BE PREG CHECKED AND HAVE ALL NECESSARY SHOTS Manager’s Note: As Tom & Carmen have sold the farm through North Country Realty, they are offering this great group of cattle for sale. For quality replacements, plan to attend.

TERMS: Cash or good check day of sale. Nothing removed before settlement. Lunch available.

OWNERS: Tom & Carmen Maloney 518-483-3248, Tom's cell 518-521-7890

cluding flooding and acres abandoned in the South due to extreme drought. In spite of these challenges, projections on harvested acreage remained high at 84.4 million acres, the second highest harvested acreage since 1944 behind only the 2007 record of 86.5 million.

Weather conditions also affected national average yield forecasts with the estimate revised to 153 bushels per acre, a 5.7 bushel per acre drop from the July report.

While this places estimates slightly below yield trends, if realized it will still be the fourth highest average yield on record.

If this yield estimate stands, it represents a strong performance on the part of corn farmers who faced late planting dates, excessive moisture in the northern Corn Belt, excessive heat

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Landpride RCR2510 10’ Rotary Mower Demo Model like new trailer type w/(3) gearboxes, hard rubber tires, & chain guard kit (New List over $7,400) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Our Price $5,500 4x4 ‘06 NH TC45D w/NH Loader ROPS, 40-45HP Dsl, hydro rabbit/turtle control on joystick . .$14,500 4x4 Ford 2120 w/Ford Loader 40HP Dsl, 1100 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,750 3Pt Flail Mowers 6 1/2’ & 7 1/2’ starting at . . $975 3Pt Snowblowers 4’ thru 7 1/2’ New/Used Dayton PTO Generator 50/30KW on good cart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,450 Farmi Winches new/used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$Call Oliver 550 all original w/PS & live PTO, one of the nicest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,500 Steel Rack Kicker Wagon 18’ on good gear $2,550 3Pt 4’ New Heavy Duty Rototiller w/slip clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,599 4x4 NH 1920 Full Cab & front 5’ angle blade, 1100 hrs, 30HP Dsl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,250 Lots More Tractors & Equip. In Stock

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JD 2940, 90hp, ROPS, canopy, $6,000; Krohn KR151 round baler, silage/ twine, $5,500; MF 150, gas, nice, $4,500. Two Projects: 1) Int’l 544 diesel, needs motor wk, nice; 2) MF 180, Needs hyd pump & TLC, $3,000 each, $5,000 pr. 802-376-5262

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JOHN DEERE BALER PARTS: New & used. New Miller bale wrappers, basic, $7,200; with cut and hold, $8,400. New Super Crimp hay conditioners, $4,200; 8’, $4,626. New bale grabbers, $1,750; HD $1,950.

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MCCORMICK MCX 140 POWERSHIFT, 4wd, cab, AC, quick tatch 810 loader, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$38,500 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ‘88 GMC 18’ Platform Dump, Cat Diesel, 53,000 GVW, Lots of Extras, Very Good . . . . .$11,500.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • New 8x18 Bale Wagon, Steel Sides & Oak Floor, 8 Ton Gear w/11Lx15 Implement Tires, Ready for Field $3,585. *With All Steel Construction Add $300.

•••••••••••••••••• New Running Gear - 3 Ton $750.

6 Ton $900; 8 Ton $1150; 10 Ton $1295.

12 Ton Tandem . . . . . . . . .$1,995.

With 11L by 15 Implement Tubes & Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$90 Ea. •••••••••••••••••• Exchange 15” for 16” Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Plus $15 Ea. Wide Track Gear . . . . . .Plus $60.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 20’ Hay Conveyor Aluminum w/Electrical Shut-offs Both Ends . .$1,895.

16’ & 20’ Aluminum Ladder Conveyor w/Belt for Hay or Bag Shavings, 120# w/Motor .$1,450/$1,550.

•••••••••••••••••• Morra Tedder 17’, Used . .$4,350.

New . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,950.

Morra Rotary Rake, Tandem 9’ 3pt. Hitch, New . .$4,500.

11’ Pull Type, New . .$7,200.

CIH DCX101 Discbine (Same as NH 1411) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$13,500 CIH SBX540 Baler w/Thrower (Same as NH 575) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15,500 J&L Hay Saver, Feeders Available CALL Other Sizes Wagons, Tedders, Rakes, Feeders & Gates Available Call SANDY DODGE 668 RT. 12, PLAINFIELD, CT 06374

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Herd Dispersal: 3 Tamworth sows (run with Tamworth boar) $550/ea.; 2 Duroc/ York Cross sows $450/ea.; Tamworth Boar $550; 2 Duroc/York Boars $350; Duroc/Tamworth Boar, 1yr $275; $100 Feeders also available. 315-866-5994

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Help Wanted ASSISTANT HERDSMAN for 950 cow farm in Western Saratoga County,NY. Wage plus benefits. David Wood, 518-882-6684 or drwfarm@aol.com

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

Horses

TEAM of small Belgian Mares 9 & 10 years old, will hitch to all farm machinery, stand quiet after hitched, traffic safe and sound. Erin C. Lundy 315493-1051

Motorcycles 2000 HARLEY SOFT TAIL, low miles, excellent condition.

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Priced at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$268,000 C-17 - Wood lot w/5.35 acres on the edge of the Adirondack Park located on paved rd. w/electricity - property has never been logged - very clear brook trout stream running thru property - small hunting cabin - great location for fishing & hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$33,000

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SEP 10 Scaling Up: Producing and Processing for the Larger Regional Market SE VT Community Action & Westminster Meats, 91 Buck Dr., Westminster, VT. 10 am - 3 pm. Contact Chelsea Lewis, 802-828-3360.

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OCT 1-2 13th Annual North Quabbin Garlic and Arts Festival Forster’s Farm, 60 Chestnut Hill Rd., Orange, MA. 10 am - 5 pm both days. Rain or shine. $5/day for adults, weekend pass $8. Kids under 12 free. Call e-mail deb@seedsofsolidarity.org.

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