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Deciphering drought ~ the science behind the numbers

by Sally Colby What constitutes a drought? Shriveled corn, sluggish soybeans or a hayfield that doesn’t bounce back for another cutting? To the farmer whose crops are suffering, drought isn’t hard to identify. But the science behind a drought is more complicated than a mere lack of rain.

The grade-school explanation of drought is rather simple: drought occurs when sinking air results in high pressure that i n h i b i t s cloud formation. In turn, r e l a t i v e humidity is lower and there is less precipitation.

Most regions experience varying levels of high pressure dominance, often influenced by season. Some areas of the world, such as major African deserts, are deserts due to being under the influence of semi-permanent high pressure for most of the year.

According to the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC), drought is a normal, recurrent feature of climate.

It occurs nearly everywhere in the world, but is difficult to define because the impact of drought varies among regions. A July 5, 2012 analysis of drought data showed that 46.84 percent — nearly half the nation’s land — is in some stage of drought. However, only a

small percentage of the country is in a serious drought, although that figure is rising.

In general, drought originates from a deficiency of precipitation over an extended period of time, usually a season or more, resulting in a water shortage for some activity, group or environmental sector. The U.S. Drought Monitor uses a ranking system that begins with abnormal dryness (expressed as DO) to moderate drought (D1) to severe drought (D2), followed by e x t r e m e drought (D3) and except i o n a l drought (D4).

To further explain the concept of drought, the NDMC states that drought is ‘a protracted period of deficient precipitation resulting in extensive damage to crops, resulting in loss of yield.’ Conceptual definitions such as this consider normal climate variability and are sometimes used to help establish drought policy. Operational definitions of drought help define the onset, severity and end of droughts. Because there is no single operational definition of drought that works in all circumstances, policy makers and resource planners often have difficulty recognizing and planning for drought.

Today, most drought planners rely on mathematical indices to help

One measure of drought, the Crop Moisture Index, was designed to evaluate moisture conditions that affect developing crops.

Corn that is beginning to show signs of drought stress begins with firing — an overall loss of color and yellowing on lower leaves.

Photos by Sally Colby

determine when to implement water conservation or drought response measures.

The onset of drought is designated by the degree of departure from the average of precipitation or some other climatic variable. The current situation is compared to the historical average, which is usually based on a 30-year record period. One type of drought, meteorological drought, is based on the degree of dryness as compared to ‘normal’ and the duration of that dry period.

Agricultural drought links characteristics of meteorolog-

There are many factors that affect corn during drought conditions. This corn, planted earlier and within about a mile of the corn in the other photo, is currently in much better condition and is already starting to silk and tassel.

ical drought to the impact on agriculture, with focus on factors such as rainfall shortage, soil water, reduced groundwater and plant water demand.

One measure of drought, the Crop Moisture Index (CMI), was designed to evaluate moisture conditions that affect developing crops.

Values for the CMI are based on mean temperature and total precipitation for each week within a climate division, along with the CMI value from the previous week. Although CMI information is useful for monitoring short-term moisture conditions, those who refer to it should be aware that it is best used as an indicator for short-term conditions. For example, if an area that is experiencing drought receives beneficial rainfall, the CMI value may indicate adequate moisture conditions even as drought persists. Current CMI maps are available through USDA’s weekly weather and crop bulletin (link below), which is posted every Wednesday by noon.

Although short-term drought is difficult to predict, long-term meteorological studies suggest that drought is the result of ongoing changes in global climate.

Scientists who study global climate patterns agree that these changes are not new, and that modern, sophisti-

cated technology has enabled meteorologists to follow and monitor weather patterns with far greater accuracy.

Historical records show that periods of unusual temperature and precipitation (rain and / or snow) vary greatly, and may last months, years or decades. According to the NDMC, much of the atmospheric variability that occurs between several months to several years is associated with variations in tropical sea surface temperatures.

Interacting systems such as the El Nino/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) occur often enough and have similar characteristics so scientists are able to follow those patterns.

Results from the Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere (TOGA) project show that it might now be possible to predict certain climatic conditions associated with ENSO events more than a year in advance. In areas where climate is highly influenced by ENSO events, more precise and reliable forecasts may be possible. This information can potentially help forecasters make more accurate weather predictions in economic sectors (such as agriculture) that are most sensitive to climate variations.

The USDA’s weekly weather and crop bulletin is available at www.usda.gov/oce/weather/pubs/Weekly/Wwcb/wwc b.pdf

Raising sheep for wool can be profitable

by Sanne Kure-Jensen “Nearly all wool is saleable somewhere,” said Tom Colyer, sheep farmer at Greenwood Hill Farm in Hubbardston, MA, and President of the Massachusetts Federation of Sheep Association. Wool is ranked or priced based on the thickness in microns (thin is softer and more valuable) fiber length and the crimp. Short strands create garments that pill which customers do not want. The price paid will be based on the worst wool in that bundle. Prices range from 10 cents a pound to $1.50.

Remove as much vegetable matter as possible. Colyer urged separating the various categories of wool (bellies, skirt, legs, crowns or heads and main body). You will earn much more money with separate bundles or packages than

if you put all your wool together. Keep the tail sections for your water baths, as mulch or just compost them.

In the western United States, there is almost no market for colored wools.

Western buyers want only white wool for dying and use in blankets, rugs, yarns, etc.

East coast markets welcome all natural wool colors.

Colyer urged farmers to keep sheep clean and dry for best wool quality. He shears his Merino sheep in late fall.

By feeding whole grain at this time, they soon grow enough wool; 1/2 inch will keep them warm enough. Tom’s sheep come into his barns for protection from extreme winter weather. Tom suggested NOT changing barn bedding just before shearing. Set up your feeder so the sheep will not

Sam Anderson of the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project demonstrates sheep tipping.

feed requirements are different. Donkeys also defend against dogs so are not good partners with herding dogs like border collies.

Be sure NOT to make pets of the dogs. They must remain with the sheep to bond with them.

Sales outlets The American Wool Council (www.sheepusa.org) has been making wool and blended wool yarns and threads for socks. The U.S. Navy is going back to wool/wool blend uniforms since synthetic fabrics were shown to melt and cause terrible burns to solders in Middle Eastern conflicts.

Government contracts must

be fulfilled by domestic suppliers whenever possible, so U.S. Merino wool producers have a great opportunity.

To find sales venues and speak to knitters and weavers, go to local sheep festivals and “Stitches” regional trade shows, www.knittinguniverse.com/stitches.

View Colyer’s blog on industry happenings at www.tomcolyerscorner.blogspot.com. You can find information on shearers, animal and supply sales at the Worcester County Sheep Producers Association website, http://worcestersheep.com or the Pioneer Valley Sheep Breeders Association, www.pvsba.com.

New Hampshire Breed Show to be held at Lancaster Fairgrounds The New Hampshire Breed Show for Holstein, Brown Swiss, and Milking Shorthorn will be held Wednesday, Aug. 8, at the Lancaster Fairgrounds in Lancaster, NH. Fitting and showing will start on Tuesday, Aug. 7 at 6 p.m. and the Type Breed Show will start at 8 a.m. on Wednesday on Aug. 8.

Justin Burdette of Mercersburg, PA will judge the fitting and showing for 4-H classes on Tuesday. On Wednesday, he will judge the 4-H type qualifying show for Ayrshire, Jersey, and Guernsey plus the adult type show for Holstein, Milking

Shorthorn, and Brown Swiss.

Some of the best purebred dairy cattle in New Hampshire will be shown in the ring. This is an opportunity to see some great cattle and chat with folks around the ringside.

Granite State Dairy Promotion will have an ice cream booth and a food trailer will be provided.

The Guernsey and the Ayrshire Shows will be a part of Cornish Fair on Aug. 18 and the Jersey Show will be held during Deerfield Fair on Sept.

28. All these breed shows will be held in conjunction with fairs.

Registration information will be sent out directly to previous N.H. Breed Show participants. However, if you would like some information, please contact the breed secretaries below.

The breed secretaries are: Ayrshire Show Chairperson — Mary Musty, 33 River Road, Piermont, NH 03779, 603-272-5864; Brown Swiss Show Chairperson — David Conway, 128 Bailey Road, Jefferson, NH 03583, 603-586-7950; Guernsey Chairperson — Sandy Creighton, 163 Battle Street, Webster,

NH 03303, 603-746-4338; Holstein Show Chairperson — Cindy Putnam, 7 Route 25, Piermont, NH 03779, 603-272-4869; Jersey Show Chairperson — Rosella Sawyer, 420 Wentworth Road, Walpole, NH 03608, 603-7564049; and Milking Shorthorn Chairperson — Anita Cate, 202 Lake Tarleton Road, Warren, NH 03279, 603-764-9430.

For more details call Michal Lunak, UNH Cooperative Extension, Grafton County, at 603-787-6944 or e-mail michal.lunak@unh.edu.

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At Sheep School, Tom Colyer, sheep farmer at Greenwood Hill Farm in Hubbardston, MA, and President of the Massachusetts Federation of Sheep Association, warned sheep farmers to avoid burning down barns with the wrong heat lamps.

Photos by Sanne Kure-Jensen

drag hay across each others’ backs while eating.

Sheep produce the most wool when fed high protein foods but not necessarily better quality. Poor nutrition results in finer wool.

Colyer’s sheep get 16 percent protein pellets yearround. Veterinarian, Rosario Delgado-Lecaroz of Country Veterinary Services in Upton, MA, recommended high protein, pasture or second cut hay. “Buy the best hay you can get.”

Colyer’s most vital tip: do NOT let your shearer make multiple passes over your sheep so they look smooth and pretty. This puts short strands into the main fleece and lowers the value of the whole package.

Merino sheep are wrinkly and lumpy. A tight shearing will be more likely to cut the sheep and bleed into the fleece. Any wool left behind this year can be part of next year’s fibers.

Color from marking crayons used at breeding time may not wash out fully.

Predation protection With tongue firmly planted in cheek, Tufts Herdsman, Scott Brundage recommends Doctors Smith, Wesson and Winchester as one option for predator control. When regulations do not allow these defenses, llamas, donkeys and Great Pyrenees dogs can work effectively in various situations. Colyer said using one llama is simplest as it has the same eating, vaccination needs as sheep. Two llamas may not be as effective, as they may pay more attention to each other than the sheep.

Do not buy a llama from a petting zoo; also avoid a castrated bottle-fed, or ‘beserk’ male llama as they can be aggressive. There is very little or no market for llama meat.

A donkey can also protect sheep but will require more careful management, as their vaccination, hoof care, and

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High levels of iron in water may hurt dairy products Cows are thirsty and with good reason — they need to drink nearly 30 gallons of water a day to produce milk and stay healthy. That water needs to be high quality because much of the ingested water becomes milk, which is 87 percent water. But high levels of minerals in water due to shortages can be problematic for cows.

Virginia Tech is leading research into how excess amounts of iron and other minerals can impact dairy cow productivity and health, nutrient digestibility, milk synthesis, and the quality of dairy products.

Susan Duncan, a professor in food science and technology, Katherine Knowlton, a professor in dairy science, and Andrea Dietrich, a professor in civil and environmental

engineering, are conducting the research.

Duncan and Knowlton are in the College of Agriculture and Life S c i e n c e s (www.cals.vt.edu/).

“Excess amounts of iron and copper in milk can lead to flavor problems, making the milk taste bad,” said Duncan.

“Additionally, changes in the milk’s mineral composition may reduce the quality of manufactured dairy products, such as cheese and yogurt.”

The results of the study will provide preliminary data to establish mineral recommendations for water reuse in dairy herd health. The project will benefit water and dairy managers in the U.S. and around the globe.

A potential for decreased availability of

Georgianna Mann, a graduate student in food science and technology, conducts studies on milk composition and processing.

groundwater for dairy farming exists. Western dairy farms are already seeking alternative sources of drinking water to reduce the burden on natural groundwater reservoirs. High levels of minerals may be in some water sources.

How the cow’s health

Cover photo by Sally Colby Soil conditions are one factor that affects how corn responds to drought conditions.

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“But we do know that iron from feed sources can affect calcium absorption,” Duncan said. Calcium is stored in cows’ bones, just as it is in humans.

In any species, a mother’s body can respond to dietary changes to protect the infant. Many questions remain about how that relationship is affected.

The research seeks to answer several questions, including: Will the cow’s natural response to excess iron in the water protect the calf by

maintaining the normal milk calcium content? If so, will this cause changes in the cow’s metabolic mineral balance at the expense of her bone health? Will iron from the water source change the way the cows synthesize milk proteins so that there are more iron-binding proteins in the milk?

Changes in milk composition can impact the quality of dairy products, which may be noted by a decrease in flavor, odor and texture, and a shortened shelf life of milk and dairy products, Duncan said.

Georgianna Mann, of Marietta, GA, and a graduate student in food science and technology, is conducting the initial studies on milk composition and processing.

Aili Wang, of Beijing, and a doctoral student in the same department, will join the study in August to study the changes in milk proteins. Xin Feng, from the Hebei province of China, is a doctoral student in dairy science, studying the effects on cows.

Katherine “Kat” Phetxumphou, a graduate student in civil and

environmental engineering, is evaluating the chemistry of water on dairy farms in Virginia.

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Vermont Tech announces finalists for business plan competition RANDOLPH, VT — Finalists have been selected to compete for prizes in Vermont Tech’s 2012 Food and Farm Business Plan Competition. The competition for food- and farm-related businesses encourages new business development. Open to residents and students in Washington, Orange, and Windsor counties, prizes totaling $22,250 will be awarded.

“We were truly impressed with all of the competitors, and are particularly excited about this group of finalists,” said Steve Paddock, director of the Vermont Tech Enterprise Center, a business incubator designed to support growth companies. “It’s great to see so many entrepreneurs and growing businesses with cutting-edge ideas about how to make food and farm production meet the challenges of the 21st century.”

The competition is open to farm and food individuals and businesses engaged in food production, processing, distribution, packaging or retailing, including restaurants. Also eligible are those in the agriculture enterprises of wood products, equine-related businesses and fiber production.

The Vermont Small Business Development Center offered

Application Workshops in April to help those interested create high-quality applications.

Finalists have until Oct. 5 to complete their full business plans, which they will present to a panel of judges on Oct. 12 at Vermont Tech. Winners in each category will be announced that day, following the presentations.

Finalists, selected in three categories, include: Student Category — Douglass Calderwood of Echo Hill Farm will compete for an award of up to $3,000.

Calderwood, who will be a senior at Vermont Tech next year, is creating a plan for a goat dairy in Craftsbury.

New Business Category — Katja Evans, Raven Hill Farm Natural Meat, Braintree; Ignacio Villa, Vermont Whey Fed Pig Co., Waitsfield.

Existing Business Category — Catherine Bacon, Freedom Foods, Randolph; Lisa Johnson, Yummy Yammy, Norwich; Zachary Stremlau, Green Mountain Flour, Windsor; Solenne Thompson and Jean Newberry, Tulsi Tea Room, Montpelier; Sjon Welters, Rhapsody Natural Foods, Cabot.

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Stakeholders react to House committee passing Farm Bill New England Farmers Union comments on House Agriculture Committee Farm Bill (D-OH) and Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) and adopted by voice vote would authorize the Farm Services Agency to make small loans using a streamlined application process to beginning and veteran farmers.

An amendment sponsored by Peter Welch (DVT) and adopted by voice vote would direct USDA’s Risk Management Agency to complete the development of its organic price series. Currently, organic farmers pay a higher premium for crop insurance but are paid an organic price after a loss on only four crops. A similar provision is included in the Senate bill.

The Federal Agricultural Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012 as passed by the House Agriculture Committee would carve $35 billion dollars from the agriculture budget over 10 years, with $16.5 billion dollars of those cuts coming from the Nutrition Title.

In addition to the severe cuts to SNAP, there are a number of other disappointing aspects to the House bill.

This bill does not authorize the Hunger Free Communities Incentives grant program to provide federal cost share to organizations providing nutrition incentives to SNAP beneficiaries.

“We have our work cut out for us when this measure reaches the House floor,” said Cheatham.

NCGA supports legislative process, calls for significant changes to House Farm Bill WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Corn Growers Association President Garry Niemeyer released the following statement in response to the House Agriculture Committee’s 35-11 passage of the 2012 Farm Bill: “The National Corn Growers Association is disappointed the House Agriculture Committee’s passed version of the 2012 farm bill does not include a more viable market-oriented risk management program.

We support moving the legislative process forward and urge Speaker (John) Boehner to schedule time for full House floor consideration before the August recess.

“However, we feel there needs to be significant changes made to the legislation. Our farmers will be working with members of the House of Representatives to ensure those changes are included in a final package.”

Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, seated, prepares to markup the 2012 Farm Bill at a meeting of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry earlier this year. The House Agriculture Committee passed its version of the bill on July 12.

Center for Rural Affairs urges major changes in 20012 Farm Bill before final passage On July 12, the House Agriculture Committee passed their 2012 Farm Bill by a vote of 35-11.

“Unfortunately, the Farm Bill proposal passed by the House Ag Committee slashes investment in rural small business development and value-added agriculture while increasing crop insurance subsidies for some of the nation’s largest farms and wealthiest landowners,” said Traci Bruckner of the Center for Rural Affairs. “There were opportunities to fix some of these issues last night, but now members of Congress who want a farm bill that invests in creating a better future for family farmers, ranchers and rural communities must find the courage to keep standing up on these issues as the Farm Bill moves toward debate on the House floor.”

According to Bruckner, a bright spot in the debate so far has been the amendment offered by Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Rep.Kristi Noem (R-SD) and Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN) that works to remove subsidies for breaking out native grasslands and invests some of the savings in the next generation of family farmers and ranchers.

“While respecting the federal government’s severe budgetary constraints, we need a new farm bill that provides our nation’s farmers adequate protection options, tightens payment limitations, promotes good conservation practices, embraces new domestic and international market opportunities, and helps young and beginning farmers set up agricultural businesses,” said Congressman Fortenberry.

According to Bruckner, however, the bill passed by the Committee fails on another vitally important front, namely, conservation. Deep cuts to the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), well above the Senate’s 10 percent cut, will significantly limit a key tool that farmers and ranchers have at their disposal to address soil and water improvements while facing increasingly unpredictable weather and production conditions. The bill would limit CSP to 9 million acres a year — a 50 percent reduction in CSP acreage per year for a program that can only enroll half of the farmers and ranchers who apply currently.

“A modern, fiscally responsible farm safety net would not just pay farmers for a loss and subsidize risk management tools but would help them reduce future risk by practicing state-of-the-art conservation,” Bruckner added. “Rather than building upon the proven successes of the program, this bill takes a step backward.”

The following statement was made by Jerry Kozak, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation, and Randy Mooney, Chairman of NMPF and dairy farmer from Rogersville, Missouri: “The passage of the 2012 Farm Bill by the House Agriculture Committee is a deeply satisfying accomplishment for the many farmers who support the measure, including America’s dairy farmers.

“In particular, the House bill includes dairy reforms modeled after NMPF’s Foundation for the Future program. These elements represent badly-needed improvements in our safety net for milk producers.

We’re very appreciative that members of the Agriculture Committee have preserved the carefullycrafted economic and political compromises that went into the creation of the dairy program in the Farm Bill. The fundamental package of dairy policy reforms supported by NMPF remained unchanged throughout the Agriculture Committee’s debate this week.

“We commend Congressmen Frank Lucas and Collin Peterson for their leadership and diligence in shepherding the Farm Bill to this point. The fact that a large bipartisan majority of the committee voted in favor of the bill bodes well for its ultimate success, and we look forward to working with the full House as it considers this legislation in the near future. We are pleased at the progress made in the House, but we also know that much work lies ahead.”

AFBF applauds House Ag Committee Farm Bill The farm bill approved July 12 by the House Agriculture Committee, in a 35-11 vote, is a fiscally responsible, bipartisan measure that continues to provide a basic-but-broad foundation of risk management protection for America’s farmers and ranchers, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.

“As the congressional calendar ticks down, time is of the essence,” said American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman.

“There are very few days remaining for this bill to be completed, but we need a new farm bill this year.”

Stallman said farmers are not going to receive all the provisions they had hoped for in this bill, but he commended “the bipartisan efforts that went into providing farmers and ranchers the risk management, marketing, conservation and trade tools necessary to ensure a solid, predictable agricultural economy over the next few years.”

“For more than a year, we have been advocating farm policy that protects and strengthens risk management programs for all farmers,” Stallman said. “This leg-

islation maintains proven program features such as the marketing loan provision and strengthens the crop insurance program while setting a clear example of fiscal responsibility with significant but fair reductions in agriculture spending over the next decade.”

Passage of the bill by the House Agriculture Committee came as presidents of state Farm Bureaus were holding crucial meetings in Washington. Stallman commended House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK) and Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-MN) for their leadership and teamwork on the bill.

“Just as with the Senate farm bill, there are provisions we think could be improved — and we will continue working with leadership of both committees as the process moves forward,” Stallman said.

“But at a time when bipartisan compromise is such a challenge in Washington, it is refreshing to see agriculture, through our elected leaders, set a clear example of working together on building a package of reforms in a fiscally responsible manner.”

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In the wee hours of July 12, the House Agriculture Committee passed its version of the 2012 farm bill by a vote of 35 to 11. Three of four members of the New England Congressional delegation on the House Agriculture Committee voted against the bill in opposition to steep cuts in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

A number of amendments supported by the New England Farmers Union were passed during committee markup.

“The New England members of this Committee played a key role in pressing for amendments and other provisions in the underlying bill that will benefit New England agriculture,” said Annie Cheatham, NEFU’s executive director. “On local food, dairy, nutrition, beginning farmers and organic agriculture, our delegation has done a fantastic job.”

Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT), James McGovern (D-MA), and Joe Courtney (D-CT) all serve on the House Agriculture Committee.

An amendment sponsored by Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and Christopher Gibson (R-NY) and adopted by voice vote would authorize many small rural schools to use their school lunch commodity funds to make their own local food purchases.

An amendment sponsored by Marcia Fudge

NMPF statement on House Agriculture Committee approval of Farm Bill

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Mud mummies With all the hoopla surrounding the upcoming 2012 Summer Olympics to be held in London, it was no surprise that the Smithsonian provided extensive British background in its July/August issue. As I am seriously addicted to puns, the title of one such article reached out to me: “Let the Good Thames Roll”, written by Joshua Hammer. Hammer’s article leads off with his interviewing Steve Brooker, who was wading through a sea of slime, protected by rubber boots and fisherman’s coveralls, stopping every few feet to probe the soggy ground with his trowel. “We’re looking for pure black mud. The black mud is anaerobic — there’s no air in it. If we chuck your trainer in,” Brooker adds, “it will survive for 500 years.” Brooker is a tall, gaunt 50-year-old marathon runner and “trainer” is the British term for running shoe.

His day job is commercial window fitter.

Brooker showed Hammer a stretch of the Thames flowing past Greenwich, a district in south London. Here two men could inspect a nearly 600-year-old garbage dump at the former site of Placentia Palace — the main residence, demolished in the 17th century, of King Henry VIII and birthplace of Queen Mary I and her half-sister, Queen Elizabeth I. There, members of the royal staff discarded everything from oyster shells to the pins used

by the Elizabethans to secure their high frilled circular collars. Now it’s a favorite digging spot for Brooker and his Mudlarks, amateur archaeologists licensed by the city who prowl the banks of the Thames searching for fragments of London’s history.

The original mudlarks were 19th-century street urchins who foraged along the river, where they scavenged for rags, bits and pieces of boats, anything they could sell.

Brooker has scoured almost every inch of wadeable water of the Thames as it winds through London, as he studies the river’s tides and flow. He’s one of the group’s most prolific spotters, as well as a minor celebrity who stars in “Mud Men,” an ongoing British History Channel documentary series. He calls himself the “Mud God”, as do most of the series’ viewers.

As the author and the scrounger walked along the river’s edge, Brooker bent down and plucked from the ooze what looked like a thin copper farthing. He showed it to Hammer, identifying the coin as a 17th-century “traders’ token” distributed by candlemakers, butchers and other shopkeepers during government coin shortages.

These (legally) improvised coins were accepted in lieu of cash. (In more modern times, certainly states have paid their employees with scrip… when the budget hasn’t been passed.)

Other recent Thames artifacts, claimed by Brooker, include a finely carved wooden harpoon

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some 4,000 or 5,000 years old, an iron ball and chain worn by a prisoner from the 17th or 18th century, and decorated stoneware from the 1600s and 1700s.

Occasionally, Brooker encounters evidence of folks who didn’t receive proper burial.

The anaerobic (oxygenfree) black mud environ-

ment has done a wonderful job of preserving London’s history. The same anaerobic principles in the cropping arena show preservation at work, but it’s not a good kind. In soils, if oxygen is seriously lacking, weeds are invited, along with certain organisms, which are not compatible with crop production.

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Ugly weeds, such as jimson and velvetleaf, to name a couple, enjoy anaerobic living quarters. As little or no oxygen is available, good microbes basically suffocate. As they do not breathe, they no longer exhale carbon oxygen, the compound desperately needed by plants.

In a strange irony, the

oxygen which would have corroded away the ancient London artifacts, is conspicuous by its absence as far as healthy crops are concerned.

My Acres USA textbook, Eco-Farm, explains, as simply as possible, soil horizons. The top horizon is called A,

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NFU: USDA reports should be released when markets are closed WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson submitted comments on July 12 to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) urging the agency to release critical reports such as the monthly “Agricultural Prices” when markets are closed.

“We believe that those using agricultural com-

modity markets, especially bona fide hedgers and end-users of commodities, would be best served if those markets were not open when the NASS critical reports were released,” said Johnson. “Whether the report releases occur outside of regular trading hours or during a pause in trading of one hour or more is at the discretion of USDA, but it stands to reason that it is beneficial for market

participants to be able to read and analyze the reports before trading resumes. There are additional concerns that it may be difficult for some in rural areas to download the reports in time to react quickly when the markets are open, which underscores the need for a release time outside of trading hours.”

In the first half of 2012, trading hours extended to more than 20 hours per day at both

the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Intercontinental Exchange.

This change prompted the need to reexamine report release times and consider the effect of those reports on the

the report release schedule,” said Johnson.

“Over time, and especially in recent years, commodity markets have shifted emphasis from managing the inherent risks of farming

tivity, which is far more than the 15 percent needed to maintain liquidity. It is unfortunate that federal agencies are now forced to act to conform to the needs of speculation rather than

“We believe that those using agricultural commodity markets, especially bona fide hedgers and end-users of commodities, would be best served if those markets were not open when the NASS critical reports were released.” ~ Roger Johnson commodity markets.

“NFU is also concerned by the ongoing shift in focus of commodity exchanges that has forced USDA to alter

and business to the influx of speculators and index funds. Speculators are now thought to account for 85 percent of commodity market ac-

to the needs of the farmers and businesses using their products — the ostensible reason for these markets to exist in the first place.”

gen-free.

I’ve taken soil samples in which the probe goes down, hitting something hard, but not quite rocklike. This layer is called a plow-pan, the man-made kind of hard pan. In this situation corn trash can be mold-board plowed and flipped eight inches under, only to be turned back up... totally undecayed... the next time that primary tillage is performed. One can argue that the buried trash didn’t enter the anaerobic B horizon. Evidently it was close enough so that no oxygen was available. Would the buried corn trash last 500 years, like Mr.

Brooker’s “trainer” theoretically would avoid decay? Probably not, but “un-digested” corn trash indicates that some crop management changes are in order.

Meanwhile, back to the Thames in jolly old England, the part of that river just above the black mud has been cleaned up so much in the last 50 years or so that oxygen-loving salmon are repopulating it. So if you think of salmon, think of friendly aerobic soil microbes.

Fortunately for the Mudlarks, there’s no proof that the black mud will be any less anaerobic in the next few centuries.

Crop from A6

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then there’s B; further down there’s C, which normally is right above bedrock. A and B each have three or four different levels. Before this starts to get really complicated, let me state that the A level soil bacteria are 70-95 percent aerobic, while in B and C all soil life is essentially anaerobic. Often the boundary between the A levels and the B level becomes quite solidified when a plow pan is formed.

Deep-rooted plants like alfalfa have difficulty poking into the B horizons; earthworms have trouble getting through also, so the B horizons stay quite oxy-

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Farm Credit East gives $42,000 in college scholarships arship recipients listed by the branch office they represent: New England recipients • From the Bedford, N.H. office territory: Nathaniel Kimball-Barr, of Hopkinton, NH, will be attending UNH Thompson School of Applied Science to study integrated ag business management. His goal is to be a family farm owner/manager.

Josiah Robertson, of Contoocook, NH, attends University of New Hampshire. Josiah majors in integrated agriculture and is interested in becoming a farm owner/manager.

• From the Claverack, NY, office territory: Alixandra Borgert, of East Canaan, CT, is working towards a career as a veterinarian at the University of Findlay. Alixandra majors in prevet/animal science and biology.

Dalton Jacquier, of East Canaan, CT, will attend

SUNY Cobleskill to major in agricultural engineering. Dalton is aspiring to become a farm owner/manager. Victor Salazar, of New Hartford, CT, is majoring in agricultural education at Clemson University. Victor is working towards a career in agricultural public policy.

• From the Dayville, CT, office territory: Nate Baribault, of Amston, CT, will attend North Carolina State University where he will major in animal science. Nate aspires to become a large animal veterinarian. Kelia Cutkelvin, of Milford, MA, will attend Randolph College to major in biology/pre-veterinary.

Kelia plans a career as an equine veterinarian.

• From the Enfield, CT, office territory: Heather Hunt, of Orange, MA, is majoring in animal science at Cornell University. Heather is working towards a career in the dairy industry.

• From the Middleboro,

MA, office territory: Adam Marazzi, of Walpole, MA, will attend Delaware Valley College where he will major in livestock management/ agribusiness.

Adam plans a career as a farm manager/owner.

New Jersey recipients • From the Bridgeton, NJ, office territory: Desiree Clark, of Alloway, NJ, attends Cumberland County College and majors in agricultural business. She is working toward a career as a farm owner. Also pursuing a career as a farm owner/manager is Nicholas Culver, of Mannington, NJ. Nicholas will attend Cornell University to study agricultural sciences. Sarah Hamner, of Jobstown, NJ, will attend South Dakota State University to major in agricultural education.

Sarah aspires to become an agricultural educator.

• From the Flemington, NJ, office territory: Charlie Hoffman, of Hillsbor-

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ough, NJ, is attending Cornell University where he is studying animal science as he works toward a career as a large animal veterinarian.

• Representing the Middletown, NY, office: Levi Gibbs, of Andover, NJ, will attend Morrisville State College and major in diesel technology. Levi hopes to become a farm owner/manager.

New York recipients • From the Batavia, NY, office territory: Jacob Dueppengiesser, of Perry, NY, will attend Cornell University to major in animal science. Jacob aspires to become a dairy farm owner/manager. Also aspiring to be a dairy farm owner/manager is Emilie Mulligan, of Avon, NY. Emilie attends Cornell University where she majors in animal science. Betsey McKenna, of Albion, NY, is studying animal and agricultural science at Cornell University. Betsey is working towards a career as a dairy consultant.

• Representing the Burrville, NY, office: Ryan Willits, of Copenhagen, NY, will attend Morrisville State College to major in agricultural science and education.

Ryan is pursuing a career in agricultural education. John Allen, of Belleville, NY, will major in agricultural business at Cornell University.

His goal is to become a business operator.

• From the Cobleskill, NY, office territory: William Chandler, of Delanson, NY, attends Cornell University where he is majoring in animal science. William’s career goal is to become a large animal veterinarian.

• Representing the Cortland, N.Y. office: Chelsea Jones, of Little York, NY, is majoring in animal science at Cornell University. She is working towards a career in agricultural communications. Abigail Teeter, of Ithaca, NY, will attend

SUNY Cobleskill where she will major in agricultural business. Abigail plans a career in agricultural communications.

• From the Geneva, NY, office territory: Chelsea Van Acker, of Williamson, NY, attends Cornell University where she is majoring in plant science/agricultural science with an eye toward a career in agricultural consulting.

• Representing the Hornell, NY, office territory: Casey Arlig, of Friendship, NY, is majoring in animal science at Cornell University.

Casey plans a career as a dairy nutritionist.

• From the Mayville, NY, office territory: Christian Deakin, of Portland, NY, is studying viticulture and enology at Cornell University. Christian aspires to become a wine maker/researcher.

• From the Potsdam, NY, office: Kristin King, of Waddington, NY, is working towards a career as a dairy nutritionist or consultant. She is majoring in animal science at Cornell University.

• Representing the Riverhead, NY, office: Kaitlyn Anderson, of Manorville, NY, attends Cornell University where she majors in agricultural science. Kaitlyn is working towards a career as a greenhouse manager.

• From the Sangerfield, NY, office territory: Stacy Collins, of Ilion, NY, will attend SUNY Cobleskill where she will study dairy science on her way to a career as a dairy nutritionist.

The Farm Credit East scholarship program is for college bound students with career aspirations in agriculture, forest products and commercial fishing. Farm Credit East makes a strong commitment to promoting diversity as part of the scholarship program.

The industries supported by this scholarship are key contributors to the economy of the Northeast, providing billions of dollars of economic activity and extensive employment throughout the region.

To be a candidate for a 2013 scholarship, contact a Farm Credit East branch office or visit Far mCr editEast.com.

Applications will be available in January 2013.

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28 students receive $1,500 each ENFIELD, CT — Farm Credit East, the Northeast’s largest agricultural lending cooperative, recently awarded $42,000 in college scholarships to 28 student recipients.

Each student received a $1,500 scholarship to apply towards his or her higher education.

“This year’s scholarship recipients aspire to make a difference in their communities and are well on their way to becoming agriculture’s future leaders,” said CEO Bill Lipinski. “Our program supports students with diverse career aspirations in agriculture, commercial fishing and the forest products industries from across our six-state territory. Our Board of Directors and staff sends its congratulations to these deserving students and best wishes for a successful educational experience.”

Here is this year’s Farm Credit East schol-

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Dairy researchers identify bacterial spoilers in milk

by Stacey Shackford Our days of crying over spoiled milk could be over, thanks to Cornell food scientists.

Milk undergoes heat treatment — pasteurization — to kill off microbes that can cause food spoilage and disease, but certain bacterial strains can survive this heat shock as spores and cause milk to curdle in storage.

Researchers in the Milk Quality Improvement Program at Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences have identified the predominant spore-forming bacteria in milk and their unique enzyme activity, knowledge that can now be used to protect the quality and shelf life of dairy products.

“Control of food spoilage is critical in a world that needs to feed 7 billion people,” said Martin Wiedmann, food science professor and study co-author. “Approximately 25 percent

of post-harvest food is spoiled by microbes before it is consumed.”

The study, published in the March issue of Applied Environmental Microbiology by the lab of Wiedmann and Kathryn Boor, the Ronald P. Lynch Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, identified the predominant strains of spore-forming bacteria, which can foul milk and other food products.

The culprits, Paenibacillus bacteria, are ubiquitous in nature and cause off-flavors in a variety of foods and curdling in dairy products.

As spores, the bacteria can survive in dormant form for years despite the best practices in cleaning, processing and packaging.

In fact, the bacteria may be uniquely adapted to overcome the twin tactics of dairy protection: pasteurization followed by refrigeration. According to co-author and research support specialist Nicole Martin, the spores

are not only resistant to heat, the small jolt of heat during pasteurization may actually stimulate them to germinate.

Some can reproduce in refrigerated dairy products at temperatures that would stymy other types of bacteria.

“We studied 1,288 bacterial isolates in raw milk, pasteurized milk and the dairy farm environment; however, only a handful of strains accounted for 80 percent of the sporeformers present,” said Wiedmann. “They grow well in milk — and possibly other foods — at temperatures as low as 43°F, and we can identify

Paenibacillus because of their uniquely high galactosidase enzyme activity at 32°C.” They also investigated how pasteurization affects the presence of such bacteria.

Concerns about food safety have prompted many dairy processors to increase pasteurization temperatures above the 161°F minimum set by the government. Anecdotal reports, however, suggested this practice actually led to more spoilage once the products were refrigerated.

Tallying bacterial numbers throughout the refrigerated shelf life of

milk pasteurized at two different temperatures — 169°F and 175°F — the Wiedmann-Boor lab found that lowering the temperature significantly reduced bacterial growth during refrigerated storage, especially by 21 days after pasteurization.

The findings are already being applied in the field. The WiedmannBoor Lab was enlisted by Upstate Niagara, a cooperative of more than 360 dairy farm families throughout western New York, to further improve the quality of their award-winning milk by assessing milk samples for spore-formers.

Data on samples that contained spore-forming bacteria are now being analyzed using DNA fingerprinting to identify the types of organisms present and where they might have come from.

Martin said she hopes the collaborative project will become a model for how to approach sporeforming bacteria in individual dairy processing plants.

“It’s one of the strengths we have at Cornell — we are able to do advanced research and immediately turn it around to help the industry,” Martin said.

Two stand-out members of our Northeast Congressional delegation

by Bob Gray There were two members of our Northeast Congressional Delegation on the House Ag Committee who were important players in defeating the Goodlatte Amendment. The first was Peter Welch of Vermont.

Congressman Welch contacted over half of the 46 members of the House Agriculture Committee to help secure their opposition to Goodlatte. He was on the phone and House floor all day Tuesday pressing his colleagues on the Committee to vote against the amendment. And his efforts were very, very successful. Hats off to Congressman Welch and his very able Deputy Chief of Staff and Legisltive Director Jake Oster.

Congressman Chris Gibson of New York State played a critical role in the vote against Goodlatte also. As a freshman Republican who has a lot of dairy producers in his District south of Albany, Gibson gave his word to his dairy farmers that he would oppose Goodlatte. But more than that, the Congressman gave an impassioned and well reasoned presentation to the Committee as to why he would oppose Goodlatte. And it worked since he brought a number of his colleagues along on opposing the amendment.

Source: NDFC E-letter for July 13

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Johne’s Disease Nineteen on-farm practices that can make a BIG difference If you’re serious about managing Johne’s disease before it gains a major “in” in your herd or you want to reduce the

incidence of Johne’s disease already in your herd, then these practices identified by dairy producers could be the

to remove manure. #6 Separate young stock housing from adult cow housing.

#9 Do not spread manure on alfalfa fields in the same season the fields will be harvested.

Remove the calf from the dam within one hour of birth.

#7 Do not use a cattle trailer to move calves on and between farms. #8 Ear notch — permanently identify — calves born to positive dams as this easily identifies them as higher risk animals.

#10 Separate bull calves from heifer calves if bull calves get colostrum or milk from Johne’s disease-positive cows. #11 Use separate calving pen for Johne’s diseasepositive animals and use separate equipment to clean it. Clean all calving areas as often as possible. #12 Use milk ELISA on the last DHI test before dry off, or pre-breeding, to

Because the same manure that carries nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium may also be carrying MAP that puts dairy livestock at risk.

Dr. John H. Kirk, DVM, extension veterinarian at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Tulare, offers these four additional strategies to help prevent the spread of MAP: #16 Ensure that manure from sick pens and adult animals flows away from the most susceptible animals on your dairy — young calves. #17 Control the turbulence of flush water to prevent it from entering any feed area. #18 Thoroughly wash boots worn by dairy workers to remove all manure and disinfect tthe work boots when moving from one location to another on the dairy. This is particularly important when

Dairy workers should wash boots thoroughly when moving between locations, particularly when moving to where young animals are housed.

help make more informed management decisions. #13 Implement a plan post test results. For example, examine inseminated cows by ultrasound and cull Johne’s disease positive cows if not pregnant or if carrying a bull calf. #14 Do not feed heifers waste feed from cows. #15 Hold an annual meeting on Johne’s disease control for everyone who works with the farm livestock.

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moving from one area to a high-risk area such as to calf hutches or pens. #19 Avoid using the same equipment to handle manure and feeds.

Dairy producers should implement a Johne’s disease control and prevention program, and work with their veterinarian to conduct a Johne’s disease risk assessment and to develop a farm plan based on the identified risks.

To learn more about Johne’s, visit www.johnesdisease.org.

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Because young calves are extremely vulnerable to MAP, take precautions to keep them from being exposed to the bacteria.

key. According to the Michigan Dairy Review, Michigan dairy producers who implemented these practices give them a “thumbs up” when it comes to Johne’s disease control and prevention. #1 Provide individual calving pens. #2 Remove the calf from the dam within one (1) hour of birth #3 Don’t use colostrum from Johne’s disease-infected or suspect dams — particularly for heifer calves. #4 Do not feed unpasteurized waste milk to calves. #5 Do not use the same skid-steer or tractor bucket to feed cattle and

Improving air quality with no-till cropping

by Ann Perry Studies by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists show some no-till management

nities in complying with federal air quality regulations.

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) research

Management and Water Conservation Research Unit in Pullman, WA. Farmers in the inland Pacific Northwest favor

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New ARS research has found that using some no-till farming systems with spring cereal crops can reduce soil losses from wind erosion.

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systems can lower atmospheric levels of PM10 — soil particles and other material 10 microns or less in diameter that degrade air quality — that are eroded from crop fields via the wind. These findings could help Pacific Northwest farmers reduce erosion from their fields and assist commu-

leader Brenton Sharratt and ARS agronomist Frank Young conducted this research, which supports the USDA priorities of promoting international food security and responding to climate change. ARS is USDA’s chief scientific research agency. Both scientists work at the ARS Land

winter wheat-summer fallow production systems so that crops can germinate and grow during late summer and fall.

But controlling weeds and conserving soil water during the summer can require up to eight tillage passes. This produces a dry, loose layer of fine soil particles that can be

easily eroded by strong summer winds.

Sharratt and Young conducted an 11-year study that evaluated whether no-till spring cereal rotations could help mitigate wind erosion.

The systems they studied included typical winter wheat/summer fallow rotations, no-till spring barley/spring wheat rotations, and no-till spring wheat/chemical fallow rotations.

The scientists found that in the spring, soils in spring barley and spring wheat rotations

were wetter than soils in traditional winter wheat systems. In late summer, the spring barley rotation also had more standing stubble than the other two rotations. The stubble helped keep soil on the ground and out of the air. Spring wheat/spring barley rotations also resulted in soils that had larger and more continuous pore space, higher water infiltration rates, higher saturated hydraulic conductivity, and higher drainage rates.

Sharratt and Young concluded that annual

no-till spring cereal crops could significantly improve water infiltration and retention and help retain crop surface residue in the late summer — results that improve soil quality and reduce soil losses from wind erosion.

Findings from this work were published in the Journal of Soil and Water Conservation and Soil & Tillage Research in 2011.

Read more about this research in the July 2012 issue of Agricultural Research magazine.

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“Building a Strong Management Team” Dr. Bernard Erven, Professor Emeritus, The Ohio State University Sponsored by: Zurex PharmAgra Continuing Education Credits: ARPAS (1), RACE (1) Dr. Bernard Erven will outline the three critical steps in forming an effective management team.

Dairies have to identify what a management’s team role will be, who will make best candidates including family and nonfamily team members and, finally, provide the right training and leadership to accomplish goals.

The seminar will conclude with take home tips that any manager can use almost immediately on any size operation.

Wednesday, Oct. 3, 11 a.m.

“Avoiding Drug Residues in the Dairy Industry” Dr. Geof Smith, Associate Professor, North Carolina State University – College of Veterinary Medicine Sponsored by: Neogen

Corporation Continuing Education Credits: ARPAS (1), RACE (1) The use of pharmaceuticals is an important part of animal health.

Proper administration and usage of drugs is important for everyone on the dairy. Record keeping and utilizing protocols are a vital part of avoiding the consequences that can ensue with drug residue. Dr. Geof Smith will discuss these critical points and give an overview of how drug residue testing in milk and meat is implemented in the U.S. Wednesday, Oct. 3, 1 p.m.

“Building U.S. Agricultural Exports: One BRIC at a Time” Jason Henderson, Vice President and Omaha Branch Executive, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City – Omaha Branch Sponsored by: Badgerland Finacial Continuing Education Credits: ARPAS (1), RACE (1) Brazil, Russia, India and China, also known as

BRIC, have huge buying power, accounting for more than 40 percent of the world’s consumers.

As economic conditions improve in these countries, a growing middle class has emerged. Jason Henderson will discuss this growing market and how it will affect agricultural exports and global food production.

Thursday, Oct. 4, 11 a.m.

“Planning for Change: Transitioning the Family Farm” Elizabeth Rumley, J.D, LL. M, Staff Attorney, The National Agricultural Law Center Sponsored by: EW Nutrition Continuing Education Credits: ARPAS (1), RACE (1) You’ve decided to sell the farm to the next generation, and now what?

Family farm transition is a process that takes time and open communication. Assets, management and decision making must all be transferred in order to make the transfer a successful one. Elizabeth Rumley will discuss how to make the

transition while keeping the farm financially viable for all parties involved. She will also outline ideas on creating a structured plan for making a smoother transition to the next generation.

Thursday, Oct. 4, 1 p.m.

“How to Many Replacement Heifers Does Your Dairy Need” Dr. John Currin, Clinical Associate Professor, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine Sponsored by: Nutrition Physiology Co. LLC Continuing Education Credits: ARPAS (1), RACE (1) In the past, producers have struggled to have enough quality replacements. With the advent of sexed semen and having better reproductive management, the number of replacement heifers has been on the rise in recent years. Feed costs have also been on the rise and the price of bred heifers is on the decline. Dr. John Currin will discuss how to manage your replacement herd in terms of size and quality.

Friday, Oct. 5, 11 a.m.

“Making Sense of the Global Dairy Markets” Alan Levitt, Vice President of Communications, U.S. Dairy Export Council Sponsored by: Zurex PharmAgra Continuing Education Credits: ARPAS (1), RACE (1) As global markets become more integrated, the need to understand the supply and demand of dairy products becomes more critical. Alan Levitt will be discussing just how large the global marketplace is and where the market is headed. He will outline the current U.S. export situation, key markets and what factors are driving the global price.

Friday, Oct. 5, 1 p.m.

“The Effect of Risk on Dairy Farm Management” Dr. Christopher Wolf, Professor, Michigan State University Sponsored by: Arm & Hammer Continuing Education Credits: ARPAS (1),

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At World Dairy Expo fresh ideas will be presented by the best in the dairy business. Eight free seminars will cover a variety of management topics including: management teams, drug residue, dairy exports, farm transferring, replacement heifers, dairy marketing, feed economics and milk quality.

Continuing education credits can be earned by members of the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS) and the American Association of State Veterinary Boards – RACE Program* (RACE).

Additionally, all seminars will be available for viewing after they are presented at www.worlddairyexpo.com.

Seminars will be showcased each day, Tuesday through Saturday, in the Mendota 2 meeting room, in the Exhibition Hall.

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A Lot of “Hot Air” Is Driving the Industry Issued July 13, 2012 The Farm Bill took front and center attention this week as the House Agriculture Committee took up the measure (HR 6083, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act) and approved it 3511. It now moves to the full House for consideration but Dairy Profit Weekly editor Dave Natzke reported in Friday’s DairyLine that the Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Colin Peterson (D-MN) warned there are only 13 legislative days before the August recess. Once approved by the House, a conference committee will have to iron out differences between Senate and House versions. The current Bill expires September 30.

About 100 amendments were considered.

One introduced by Representatives Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and David Scott (D-Ga.) would have cut the Dairy Market Stabilization Program (DMSP, often called the “supply management” program) portion from the dairy title. The amendment offered a stand-alone margin insurance program which

is similar, but not identical to, the Dairy Producer Margin Protection Program (DPMPP) of both the Senate and House Farm Bill. It would have repealed the existing Dairy Price Support Program, Milk Income Loss Contract program (MILC) and the Dairy Export Incentive Program and replace them with a single Margin Insurance Program but it was defeated 29-17.

More than a quarter of the other amendments were withdrawn. Dairy wise, http://farmbillprimer.org reported that an amendment was offered from Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-CA) that would have allowed dairy producers to use regional feed prices in calculating feed costs under the dairy income margin insurance program. It failed and an amendment from Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN) to extend the MILC program during a transition period to new dairy policy including an income margin insurance program was withdrawn.

Crop conditions are probably a more immediate concern to dairy farmers, according to Natzke.

USDA’s Crop Progress report rated about 60 percent of the corn and soybean crops as fair, poor or

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Saturday, Oct. 6, 11 a.m.

“Should You Treat Them or Should You Eat Them? How to Improve Your Mastitis Treatments and Maintain Healthy Cows” Pamela Ruegg, DVM,

MPVM, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison Sponsored by: A&L Labs Continuing Education Credits: ARPAS (1), RACE (1) Mastitis remains the most frequent and costly disease of dairy cows and is one of the top reasons for culling. Dr. Pamela Ruegg will discuss the changing presence of mastitis pathogens on modern dairy farms and will demonstrate how and when antibiotic treatments should be used.

Differences in the types of pathogens, differences in cow characteristics and a better understanding of how bacteria behave in the udder will be covered using practical case studies.

very poor this week, due to hot dry weather. Nearly 80 percent of the pasture and range area is also rated fair, poor or very poor, he said.

Also this week, USDA’s World Ag Supply & Demand Estimates report lowered the projected 2012 corn and soybean harvests, with forecasted average yields down 12 percent for corn and 8 percent for soybeans from a month ago. As a result, both corn and soybean prices were projected sharply higher, adding to dairy farmer feed costs. Since June 20, 2012 and 2013 corn futures prices are up 2025 percent and 2012-13 soybean futures are up more than 10 percent.

“If there’s any silver lining in this,” Natzke concluded, “The high feed costs are likely to force dairy farmers to cut back on milk production, which should help push milk prices somewhat higher. Whether that increase is enough to offset high feed prices remains to be seen. Both the Senate and House versions of the Farm Bill contain provisions for income margin insurance, which, if passed, may help farmers weather the policy and economic storms.”

The cash dairy markets saw some strength the second week of July and brought block and barrel cheese in a closer price

relationship. The blocks closed “Friday the 13th” at $1.68 per pound, up 4 cents on the week but still 37 3/4-cents below a year ago. Barrel gained a half-cent, also closing at $1.68, down 43 cents from a year ago. Twenty one carloads of block found new homes on the week and only one of barrel. The AMS surveyed, U.S. average block price inched up to $1.6424, up 0.8 cent, while the barrels averaged $1.6793, up 5.7 cents.

The record hot, humid weather across much of the U.S. remains in the headlines. USDA’s Dairy Market News reports that the Midwest and East experienced extended record temperatures.

With milk solids already decreasing, cheese plants are anticipating reductions in volume due

to the weather. Retail demand has been good, but higher prices continue to slow export demand.

Cash butter remains strong, closing Friday at $1.55, up 1 3/4-cents on the week but 48 cents below a year ago. Only one car was sold on the week.

AMS butter averaged $1.5050, up 3.6 cents.

Churning schedules were enhanced at varying rates throughout the country as additional cream became available due to the 4th of July holiday. A major storm in the Mid-Atlantic region of the East Coast caused extensive power outages that interrupted and shut down operations at numerous dairy facilities. The combination of the storm and holiday related shut downs decreased cream demand and increased cream volumes to

churns. Some Eastern cream was cleared to Midwestern butter operations. Overall butter demand slowed as retailers and food service outlets prepared for the holiday.

USDA reports that milk production is trending lower in the Midwest as temperatures surpassed 100 degrees. Hot conditions reached into Arizona and New Mexico and impacted milk production but are not as severe in California where milk receipts are declining slightly on a week-to-week basis. The Pacific Northwest experienced more moderate temperatures although warmed considerably after the 4th. Milk output was staying at levels above a year ago.

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USDA has rated the condition of the corn and soybean crop as worse than any year since 1988 and corn yields could fall below 150 bushels per acre. Sarina warns that, if the crop does not improve, end users will have to begin rationing demand. Rains could change that, she said, but forecasts are not very promising.

Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk closed the week at $1.2650, up 3 1/12cents, while Extra Grade held all week at $1.1950.

AMS powder averaged $1.1597, up 6.2 cents, and dry whey averaged 49.33 cents, up 0.6 cent.

Checking demand; 4.3 billion pounds of packaged fluid milk products is estimated to have been sold in the U.S. in April, down a whopping 4.5

percent than April 2011, and down 2.7 percent after adjusting for calendar composition. Total conventional fluid milk product sales were off 4.6 percent from April 2011 and estimated sales of total organic fluid milk products decreased 1.7 percent.

Tom Gallagher, CEO and president of Dairy Management Incorporated, says in a preview of an August feature in Eastern/Western DairyBusiness magazine, that “Fluid milk sales have been in a crisis state for decades and the industry’s ‘trustees’ must work together to change that trend.”

“The problem is clear and the solution is even clearer,” writes Gallagher, “Fundamental change is needed in how we handle, price, and market the product, and

it is needed now. To do that, the dairy checkoff is trying to work with a broad group of industry companies to change fluid milk forever.” Let’s hope so!

The latest dairy product commercial disappearance data for the first four months of 2012 totaled 65.4 billion pounds, up 0.7 percent from 2011. Butter was down 5.4 percent; American cheese was up 1 percent; other cheese, up1.2 percent; nonfat dry milk up 29.5 percent; and fluid milk products were down 3.3 percent.

And while we’re talking about fluid milk, California’s August Class I milk price is $18.01 per hundredweight for the north and $18.28 for the south.

Both are up 41 cents from July but are $5.23 below August 2011.

That brought the 2012 Class I average to $17.82, down from $20.27 at this time a year ago, and compares to just $16.38 in 2010.

The southern average

now stands at $18.09, down from $20.54 a year ago and compares to $16.65 in 2010. The August federal order Class I base price is announced July 18.

Looking “back to the futures;” the last half 2012 Federal order Class III prices were averaging $15.96 on June 1, $16.53 on June 8, $16.59 on June 15, $17.01 on June 22, $17.40 on June 29, $17.49 on July 6, and was trading around $18.27 late morning July 13.

The latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report actually reduced its 2012 and 2013 milk production forecasts from last month “as higher forecast feed prices are expected to pressure producer returns and encourage a more rapid decline in the cow herd.”

Look for 2012 production to hit 201.6 billion pounds, down 600 million pounds from last month’s estimate, while

2013 output will inch up to 201.7 billion, down 900 million pounds from last month’s report.

Milk per cow was reduced due to higher forecast feed prices this year and next. Imports were raised on a fat basis, reflecting stronger imports of cheese. Exports were raised on stronger sales of cheese, whey, and nonfat dry milk (NDM).

Cheese prices were forecast higher for 2012 and into early 2013 as stronger exports support prices. Butter prices were forecast higher in 2012 but weaker domestic demand is expected to offset lower production in 2013 and the price forecast was unchanged.

Weaker expected domestic demand will also limit price movements for NDM and whey, according to the report.

The NDM price was reduced slightly from last month, but the 2013 forecast was unchanged.

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Food Market Analyst that a cheese maker in the Upper Midwest told him that the fat content of milk coming into his plant had dropped by a full percentage point in just 10 days.

He adds that “cheese makers are fortifying with nonfat solids (nonfat dry milk or condensed skimmed milk) to make up for the lost protein, but not much can be done on the cream side of the equation. Meanwhile, the demand for cream gets ramped up by the heat as consumers turn to ice cream.”

Daily Dairy Report market analyst, Sarina Sharp, reported in the DDR’s website “Daily Dairy Discussion” that “the hot dry weather hit the nation’s corn crop during the critical pollination period when the crop requires more water and is particularly sensitive to

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Organizations call for support of Federal Milk Marketing Improvement Act Prior to the July 11 Farm Bill (HR-6083) marathon mark-up in the House of Representatives Agriculture Committee, National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) delivered a letter to House Agriculture Committee members signed by over 20 organizations and more than 75 businesses urging support for dairy policy reforms based on the Federal Milk Marketing Improvement Act (S-1640).

“The Farm Bill that was recently passed by the United States Senate fails to correct the financial inequities that are being experienced by dairy farmers all across the country,” the letter reads; “the Senate Bill continues to use very questionable insurance programs as their method to solve the dairy farmers’ financial dilemma.”

As the House begins work on their version of the Bill (HR-6083), the letter urged members of the House Ag Committee to consider the Federal Milk Marketing Improvement Act, introduced by Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr., (D-PA). The Bill contains a pricing formula that would cover the na-

tional average cost of producing milk, while also providing a milk supply management program, if needed, which would be paid for by dairy farmers rather than the U.S. government.

As it stands HR-6083 does not change the pricing formula used to price raw milk produced by dairy farmers. Instead, it calls for U.S. taxpayers to subsidize the cost of insurance programs that will supposedly cover some of the dairy farmers’ losses, while concurrently encouraging dairy farmers to take out additional insurance to cover the broader losses. “It makes no sense for the U.S. government to be subsidizing insurance policies and at the same time encouraging dairy farmers to take out additional coverage for the additional financial losses that are anticipated under this proposal,” commented Arden Tewksbury, Manager of Progressive Agriculture Organization (Pro Ag). “We feel that there is plenty of room in the market to pay dairy farmers a fair price for their raw milk without taxpayer subsidies,” Tewksbury added.

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The Class III milk price forecasts for 2012 and 2013 were raised from last month due to the higher forecast cheese price. Look for the Class III to average $16-$16.30 per cwt., according to USDA, up from the $15.75-$16.15 estimated a month ago, and compares to $18.37 in 2011 and $14.41 in

2010. The 2013 projected average now stands at $16.25-$17.25, up a nickel on both ends.

The 2012 Class IV price was raised on the higher butter price. The 2012 average is now projected at $14.55-$14.95, up from $14.35-$14.85 expected last month, and compares to $19.04 in 2011 and $15.09 in 2010. The estimated 2013 average remained at $15.40-$16.50.

The letter stressed that financial hardship has been felt not only by dairies, but also by support businesses. “It’s disheartening to hear the widespread financial suffering being experienced by these businesses who have faithfully provided supplies and services to their dairy farmer customers for so many years,” said Donna Hall, a Pro Ag member from Muncy, PA. Illustrative of Hall’s concerns, Dave MacK-

night of MacKnight AGWAY Field Service in Westfield, PA, stated, “the people in Washington, D.C., must realize that if substantial corrective action is not taken soon, then not only will you witness an accelerated loss of dairy farmers, but you will witness many businesses dealing with dairy farmers being taken out.” Operators of the Ben Van Dussen Farm Equipment Dealership in Sayre, PA echoed MacK-

night stating they had “never experienced such terrible economic conditions” in their last 65 years of business.

Martin Reisdorf, Vice President of Residorf Brothers, Inc., a farm feed business, explained, “the current price the family dairy farm is receiving is just another round for the family farm having no control over the selling price of their short shelf-life bulk product.” NFFC and Pro Ag insist that emergency

action be implemented

by Congress and the USDA to put a floor under dairy prices as the policies included in both the House and Senate bills ignore the urgent need for policies that enable dairy farmers to earn a fair price for their product from a fair and competitive market, not from taxpayers.

Additional businesses are continuing to sign the letter and updates can be found at www.nffc.net.

National Jersey leadership for 2012-2013 named at annual meetings Officers and directors of the USJersey organizations were elected during the Annual Meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) and National AllJersey Inc. (NAJ) held June 29 and 30 in North Conway, NH. Chris Sorenson, Pine River, WI, was elected to a one-year term as President of the American

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Walter Owens, Frederic, WI, was appointed to fill the Tenth District seat vacated by Chris Sorenson. Owens is a two-time president of the Wisconsin Jersey Breeders Association and currently serves on the Select Sires Inc. Jersey sire committee. He served on the Wisconsin Department of Commerce’s Dairy 20/20 Initiative and more than 30 years on the PolkBurnett DHI Board, 10 years as president. In 2011, he was a co-chair of the all-donation 54th National Heifer Sale.

Chairs of standing committees on the AJCA Board for 2012-13 are Jerry Spielman, Seneca, KS, Finance; Charles Steer, Cottage Grove, TN, Breed Improvement; William Grammer, De-

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National All-Jersey Inc. David Endres, Lodi, WI, was elected to serve his fourth term as president of National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ).

James S. Huffard III, Crockett, VA, was reelected NAJ director from District #1, and also the organization’s Vice President for 201213. Chairman of the Finance Committee will be Kelvin Moss, Litchfield Park, AZ. The American Jersey Cattle Association was organized in 1868 to improve and promote the Jersey breed.

Since 1957, National All-Jersey Inc. has served Jersey owners by promoting the increased production and sale of Jersey milk and milk products. Visitwww.USJersey.com or more information about AJCA and NAJ programs and services, or follow the news feed at facebook.com/USJersey.

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H H H H H H X X

56.5 31.7 55.3 76.6 60.7 13.8 41.2 36.7

20983 19111 18928 20028 19613 18967 17091 14751

826 669 749 713 664 626 698 643

3.9 3.5 4.0 3.6 3.4 3.3 4.1 4.4

659 590 589 578 573 565 532 503

3.1 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.4

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

H H H H J H X X J

121.4 303.3 94.8 97.5 89.3 136.5 16.4 76.3 62.3

DHI-AP H 32.1 DHIR-AP H 35.0 DHI-AP DHIR DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H H J H H

75.5 101.4 35.6 19.9 21.4 30.5

PENOBSCOT-PISCATAQUIS VEAZLAND FARMS SIMPSON RON,BETH STONYVALE INC. SCOTT KEITH UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SAWYER WILLIAM & SONS VELGOUSE FARM,LLC LIBBY LAND HOWARD BROS

27807 972 3.5 826 3.0 3X 26920 1030 3.8 823 3.1 26308 923 3.5 798 3.0 25604 962 3.8 786 3.1 3X 23390 860 3.7 693 3.0 20854 775 3.7 626 3.0 20156 775 3.8 617 3.1 19487 720 3.7 599 3.1 19582 698 3.6 592 3.0 16152 754 4.7 590 3.7 18398 685 3.7 572 3.1 18818 701 3.7 571 3.0 18022 662 3.7 552 3.1 18010 654 3.6 533 3.0 17679 670 3.8 528 3.0

27405 1012 3.7 819 3.0 27068 958 3.5 801 3.0 3X 23552 765 3.2 738 3.1 23045 949 4.1 736 3.2 20741 984 4.7 728 3.5 20505 794 3.9 621 3.0 16767 815 4.9 605 3.6 19702 821 4.2 604 3.1 14901 644 4.3 523 3.5 24810 19159

887 3.6 743 3.0 740 3.9 600 3.1

25458 22314 20732 16656 18745 18062

833 848 747 708 703 668

3.3 3.8 3.6 4.3 3.8 3.7

748 685 638 579 572 550

2.9 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.1 3.0

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

H H H H H H H H H

378.9 648.9 995.9 50.7 45.9 171.5 125.2 193.1 202.0

24388 25168 24357 23522 22691 20171 20146 19808 19484

867 889 822 892 883 800 747 715 734

3.6 3.5 3.4 3.8 3.9 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.8

752 739 731 722 679 650 621 617 606

3.1 2.9 3X 3.0 3X 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1

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

H H H X H H X H H H H J X H

124.6 73.3 265.3 269.5 165.5 407.2 85.9 378.6 59.9 56.1 50.5 40.8 44.2 46.2

27166 24478 23837 19987 20498 21693 19430 20389 19912 19537 18278 16168 16963 16279

919 841 922 862 846 814 828 777 717 706 746 764 619 595

3.4 3.4 3.9 4.3 4.1 3.8 4.3 3.8 3.6 3.6 4.1 4.7 3.6 3.7

825 731 710 671 663 662 631 605 595 576 574 574 520 510

3.0 3.0 3.0 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.6 3.1 3.1

THE THOMPSON FARM DHI-AP H 71.6 LARRABEE HAROLD & GALEN DHI-APCS H 469.5 INGRAHAM JOHN W & SONS DHI-APCS H 458.9 SCHOFIELD, WAYNE DHI-AP H 22.8 KEENE DAIRY DHI-AP H 103.4 CLEMENTS WALTER DHI-AP H 36.5

23490 23740 21573 20603 19773 19188

928 919 870 770 750 676

4.0 3.9 4.0 3.7 3.8 3.5

732 696 676 623 605 564

3.1 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.1 2.9

23534 20352 17614 19781 19932 18329 17189

846 734 856 691 728 704 641

3.6 3.6 4.9 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.7

759 636 621 616 609 585 507

3.2 3.1 3.5 3.1 3.1 3.2 2.9

SOMERSET

DANIEL HARRIMAN DICKINSON FRANK CHARTRAND FARMS INC. CAMBRIDGE FARMS MARK OUELLETTE JR. SOMERSET FARMS L.P SEVEY LAROY L BOSWORTH FARMS INC. FARRAND CHARLES DEAN PAINE SMITH ROGER JOSHUA CLARK GRASSLAND JAMES STROUT

WALDO

YORK

JOHNSON FARM INC. ALDERWOOD FARM, INC. HIGHLAND FARMS INC GIRARD,RYAN DUNN, FRED HARRISON FARM LEARY FARM INC.

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

H H J H H H H

81.9 87.2 255.0 25.4 51.0 42.3 50.9

TYPE TEST

HERD OWNER

CHESHIRE

Top 40 Herds For June B R COW E E YEARS D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

NEW HAMPSHIRE

WINDYHURST FM PARTNERSHIP DHIR-AP H 181.7 STONEHOLM FARM DHI-APCS H 779.9 SAWYER SHELDON S DHI-AP J 320.4 STONEWALL FARM DHI-AP H 26.6

GRAFTON

RITCHIE, GEORGE F. HD2 KEITH DAVID RITCHIE, GEORGE F. HD3 RITCHIE GEORGE F HD 1

HILLSBORO

FITCH FARM, LLC KNOXLAND FARM INC POMEROY, KEITH E. ALVIRNE SCHOOL FARM JONES, MARION & GORDON HIGHWAY VIEW FARM BACHELDER, KEITH MORRILL FARM DAIRY BARTLETT, A.S.&S.A. GLINES, PETER & ERIC GLINES, PETER & ERIC BODWELL, H & SONS FERNALD FARM DAIRY, LLC GREAT BAY FARM

14.9 215.8 24.2 75.0

22662 19880 15430 16632

706 805 666 586

3.1 4.0 4.3 3.5

711 632 555 533

3.1 3.2 3.6 3.2

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H H H H

101.2 332.1 74.5 18.9

26545 24312 24040 21068

872 978 863 879

3.3 4.0 3.6 4.2

799 782 744 629

3.0 3.2 3.1 3.0

H H H H H H X

62.5 226.6 60.4 157.8 78.5 81.6 13.5

24908 25229 24797 23575 21214 20038 15972

971 934 944 864 785 687 692

3.9 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.4 4.3

766 764 750 709 632 610 540

3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.4

DHI-APCS H 238.6 DHI-AP H 192.4 DHI-APCS H 94.6

24742 23502 21092

928 3.8 756 3.1 926 3.9 700 3.0 816 3.9 630 3.0

STRAFFORD-CARROLL UNH CREAM UNH RESEARCH HERD SCRUTON'S DAIRY, INC. NAUGHTAVEEL FARM

SULLIVAN

LECLAIR GARY D. JOHNSON, JOLYON BOB & SUE FOULKS KEITH KIMBALL MC NAMARA, PATRICK ECCARDT FARM, INC. HOLMES, JEFF AND STEVE

26345 1006 3.8 790 3.0 24434 830 3.4 729 3.0 3X 17020 834 4.9 624 3.7 17512 668 3.8 530 3.0

H H X A

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

ROCKINGHAM

COOK,GORDON,JR. & HANK HARTSBROOK FARM

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

MERRIMACK-BELKNAP

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

H H H H

19.6 70.2 244.6 113.7

26803 1045 3.9 822 3.1 25984 1003 3.9 798 3.1 25300 891 3.5 748 3.0 24262 877 3.6 721 3.0

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

H H H H H H J

177.2 37.2 83.8 560.3 184.1 111.6 63.5

27294 24136 22283 22013 21996 21178 17049

997 936 813 847 856 762 772

3.7 3.9 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.6 4.5

866 712 704 693 682 629 605

3.2 2.9 3.2 3.1 3X 3.1 3.0 3.5

3.7 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.5

773 764 754 662 659 658 638 600 554

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

VERMONT

ADDISON

BLUE-SPRUCE FARM INC DEER VALLEY FARM M AND J DAIRY BLUE-SPRUCE FARM INC FOUR HILL FARMS SABOURIN, GERARD & JUDY MIDDLEBROOK FARM INC. THOMAS, BRAD AND JILL PLOUFFE HILL FARM

CHITTENDEN

TWIN OAKS DAIRY FARM LLC

FRANKLIN

BURT, JASON AND CHRISTINA FOURNIER INC, RENE & SON GORT0N,GRANT JOHN

ORANGE

KNOXLAND FARM

RUTLAND

BOOK BROTHERS GLEN AND MARTHA HAYWARD MACH FARM, INC. GLEN AND MARTHA HAYWARD

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

H 1404.8 H 473.1 H 295.8 A 60.8 H 1470.8 H 102.8 H 180.7 H 179.3 H 35.1

24935 25428 24403 20729 21583 21520 21292 19866 18555

914 927 892 796 809 804 814 728 651

DHI-AP H 65.3

27630

952 3.4 830 3.0

DHI-AP H 256.4 DHI-AP X 73.4

22592 19661

839 3.7 672 3.0 754 3.8 607 3.1

DHI-APCS H 105.4

19175

781 4.1 600 3.1

DHI-AP H 875.5

25074

948 3.8 783 3.1

DHI-APCS DHI-APCS DHI-APCS DHI-APCS

H H H B

119.1 87.6 156.1 11.7

22342 21642 21391 16415

808 847 770 727

VERMONT FARMSTEAD CHEESE DHIR-AP H BILLINGS FARM MUSEUM DHIR J

57.8 42.0

20123 15385

775 3.9 644 3.2 764 5.0 582 3.8

WINDSOR

TYPE TEST

HERD OWNER

3.6 3.9 3.6 4.4

669 660 658 564

3.0 3.0 3.1 3.4

HAMPDEN

PALMER,TERRY POMEROY & SONS

MIDDLESEX

TULLY FARMS, INC. PICKARD, JAMES & ELEANOR

ESSEX

HERRICK,DAVID SAM RICHARDSON'S DAIRY, INC.

BRISTOL

BRISTOL COUNTY

B R COW E E YEARS D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

DHIR J 11.2 DHIR-AP H 88.6

14366 17505

757 5.3 556 3.9 649 3.7 539 3.1

DHI-AP H 155.4 DHI-AP H 72.4

21521 18700

809 3.8 662 3.1 724 3.9 607 3.2

DHI-AP H 125.3 DHI-AP H 87.6

20239 17663

812 4.0 643 3.2 678 3.8 547 3.1

DHI-AP H 94.8 DHI-AP H 157.5

26676 23797

931 3.5 803 3.0 761 3.2 705 3.0

DHI-AP H 18.9

21692

779 3.6 638 2.9

RHODE ISLAND

WASHINGTON COTTRELL HOMESTEAD KENYON, FRANCIS

DHI-AP H 14.7 DHI-AP X 63.5

20163 19538

755 3.7 622 3.1 731 3.7 596 3.1

CONNECTICUT

HARTFORD

MILLBORNE FARM SMYTHS TRINITY FARM FUSIEK,D, & COULTER FUSIEK COLLINS POWDER HILL FM. HASTINGS FARM MILLBORNE FARM COLLINS POWDER HILL FM. H0USE OF HAYES HASTINGS FARM PERRY, SCOTT

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

H H H H H G X H J H

21.0 29.3 46.8 41.0 114.9 26.7 47.0 76.0 15.0 29.0

21919 20966 22167 20242 20154 17264 16669 18376 16195 18239

762 786 784 737 767 757 706 686 751 776

3.5 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.8 4.4 4.2 3.7 4.6 4.3

681 652 649 632 604 577 574 552 548 545

3.1 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.4 3.0 3.4 3.0

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

H H H H H H J H H H X X

90.1 40.5 282.9 125.5 80.3 69.1 26.3 34.2 367.1 58.9 52.9 43.3

22543 21635 22317 20447 21455 20002 16018 17815 17102 17254 15788 16485

825 841 806 773 873 798 809 739 650 662 590 607

3.7 3.9 3.6 3.8 4.1 4.0 5.1 4.1 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7

676 675 661 644 630 592 576 563 556 537 511 503

3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.6 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.1

DHIR-AP H 132.8

19846

673 3.4 592 3.0

SPIELMAN FARM RIVER PLAIN DAIRY BLUESLOPE FARM, INC

DHI-AP H 368.7 DHI-AP H 52.0 DHI-APCS H 116.6

21967 20429 17704

846 3.9 684 3.1 752 3.7 628 3.1 668 3.8 528 3.0

BAHLER FARMS INC. BAHLER FARMS INC. UNIV OF CONNECTICUT HYTONE FARM MAPLELEAF FARM, INC SHADOW VALLEY FARM SHADOW VALLEY FARM UNIV OF CONNECTICUT SHADOW VALLEY FARM

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

973.2 943.0 87.2 256.5 231.7 90.9 51.3 23.3 20.6

26239 24851 25670 23437 22799 19906 18065 16654 15595

916 869 878 933 888 731 782 790 751

DHIR-AP H 114.4 DHI-AP H 117.9 DHIR-AP J 149.1

22085 20216 16019

890 4.0 672 3.0 748 3.7 632 3.1 799 5.0 566 3.5

LITCHFIELD

WEIGOLD FARMS LLP CHRIS & TODD HANNAN FREUND'S FARM, INC. TANNER T. ARETHUSA FARM LLC MEADOW RIDGE FARM LLC. ARETHUSA FARM LLC THORN, CLINTON JACQUIER, DAVID & MELODY CARLSON,DOUGLAS J. NUTMEG ACRES BIRCH MILL FARM

NEW HAVEN/MIDDLESEX GREENBACKER, C & SNS FM 2

NEW LONDON TOLLAND

WINDHAM

TYLER BROTHERS HD. 2 MAY HILL FARM TYLER BROTHERS HD. 2

H H H H H H X J J

3.5 3.5 3.4 4.0 3.9 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.8

797 755 725 721 703 622 618 573 566

3.0 3.0 2.8 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.6

3X 3X 3X

3X

MASSACHUSETTS

BERKSHIRE

FAIRFIELDS DAIRY FARM, LLC DHI-AP H 228.8 MARTHA & ROBERT KILMER JR DHI-AP H 105.4 MARTHA & ROBERT KILMER JR DHI-AP J 22.6 HIGH LAWN FARM DHIRAPCS J 209.0 TURNER FARMS, INC. DHI H 123.2 ZIEMBA, MICHAEL,MARK&TIM DHI-AP H 179.2 LEGEYT, RICHARD &BETTY DHI-AP H 67.7

FRANKLIN

WHOLEY COW FARM WHOLEY COW FARM BOYDEN BROS. DAIRY MT.TOBY FARM ROBERTSON,CHRIS & BOB

HAMPSHIRE

COOK,GORDON,JR. & HANK DEVINE FARM,INC. LONGVIEW FARM BELDEN,LUTHER A.INC PARSONS,HENRY & EDWARD ALLARDS FARM INC. JOYNER DAIRY FARM KOKOSKI, JOHN HD1

22490 22405 16505 16297 19651 18600 17851

889 891 817 796 743 690 703

4.0 4.0 5.0 4.9 3.8 3.7 3.9

700 696 614 588 565 564 538

3.1 3.1 3.7 3.6 2.9 3.0 3.0

DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

H X H H H

40.3 19.5 89.1 102.9 87.9

27698 1035 3.7 864 3.1 23898 1055 4.4 839 3.5 24354 918 3.8 756 3.1 22504 864 3.8 702 3.1 22335 911 4.1 694 3.1

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

H H H H H B H J

54.7 187.7 234.0 110.0 108.8 129.8 22.1 107.2

23924 21858 21881 21695 20511 19123 19600 14920

933 854 816 832 814 725 737 761

3.9 3.9 3.7 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.8 5.1

767 674 670 664 648 634 617 577

3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.9

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NMC Scholars Program — call for applications Full-time graduate students interested in controlling mastitis, promoting udder health and improving milk quality are invited to apply for the NMC Scholars Program to attend the National Mastitis Council 52nd Annual Meeting, on Jan.

27-29, 2013, in San Diego, CA. NMC, a global organization for mastitis control and milk quality, supports the development of future udder health, milking management and milk quality specialists. For the sixth

consecutive year, NMC is providing up to four travel scholarships to fulltime graduate students for attendance at the NMC annual meeting. At least two NMC Scholars will be students enrolled as graduate students in a university or college out-

side of the United States and Canada.

Eligible candidates must: • Be an NMC member.

[For more information on student membership ($25 per year).]

• Be a graduate student enrolled full time at

a college or university in a dairy, animal or veterinary science, microbiology or related program at the time of application deadline, with an area of interest that includes mastitis control and quality milk production.

The application deadline is July 31. Applicants will be notified by Sept. 1, regarding the selection committee’s decision. Selection priority will be given to applicants who have not previously attended an NMC annual meeting. Previous NMC scholars are eligible to apply, but preference will be given to

those who have not been previously selected.

Funding for these scholarships comes from the National Mastitis Research Foundation, which is financed through generous contributions from NMC members and supporters.

NMC strongly encourages qualified students to apply for the NMC Scholars Program, even if they have attended a previous NMC annual meeting. If you have any questions, please contact JoDee Sattler, program coordinator, at 608-8484615 ext 112, or jdsattler@nmconline.org.

The Cheshire County Conservation District, in collaboration with UNH Cooperative Extension and Natural Resources Conservation Service, is holding an informative discussion and demonstration of the district’s Haybuster 77 No-Till Drill from 10 a.m. to noon on Aug. 9 at Edgefield Farm, 123 Coyote Road, West Chesterfield, NH. The host site will have a previous seeding to take a look at. The No-Till can be adjusted in many different ways and the more you understand the implement the better it can perform for you. Join us for an update on seeding rates, germination and how to plan your No-Till acres for best results. Carl Majewski, UNH Cooperative Extension Ag Specialist will spearhead discussion on adjusting and using this implement to benefit soil and seeding quality.

Coyote Canyon Road can be accessed from River Road in Westmoreland. There will be orange CCCD Workshop signs posted on River Road to aid in directions.

DICK SOULE, INC. 3598 Vermont Route 105 Enosburg Falls, VT 05450 802-933-6167

HAGERTY FARM COOLING EQUIPMENT P.O. Box 63 Hinchley, ME 04944 207-453-6727

HANDFIELD DAIRY EQUIPMENT 789 Rt. 32 North Franklin, CT 06254 860-642-7147 TERRITORY REPRESENTATIVES ROBIN SHIRLEY New York & New England 417-872-7094 VIC LEININGER New York & Pennsylvania 417-872-5715

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No-till demo and performance workshop planned

DHI TOP 40 FOR JUNE NAME

Brd Cows

Milk

FAT

%

PRO %

* Denotes Herds Milked 3X

Vermont DHIA Country Folks List for the Month Ending June 2012 Following is the June 2012 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.

CONNECTICUT NEW LONDON BERIAH LEWIS FARM INC. JOHN OSGA STEVE SNURKOWSKI JACK TIFFANY DAVID HYDE VALLEY VIEW DAIRY GARY PISZCZEK REW FARM GIGLIO LEONARD CATO CORNER FARM

H H H H H H H H H J

369 100 135 79 36 44 34 32 51 56

27819 25220 25371 23519 22711 20420 17756 17030 16914 12800

1022 880 816 943 752 810 705 627 644 570

3.7 3.5 3.2 4 3.3 4 4 3.7 3.8 4.5

889 777 751 748 695 668 556 537 533 457

3.2 * 3.1 3 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.6

22406 19547

923 4.1 775 4

646 2.9 * 596 3

24520 22399 22378 22927 20885 21307 16374 19568 16167 17652 16854 17075 15278

975 909 829 853 859 808 808 697 736 663 670 680 633

750 735 707 691 671 665 608 589 561 559 550 541 512

NAME

Brd Cows

PHILLIPS & SUSAN FERRY DELLAVALE FARM DELLAVALE FARM

J H J

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WINDHAM HIBBARD HILL FARM COATNEY HILL FARM 2 FAIRHOLM FARM INC. ELM FARM ELM FARM VALLEYSIDE FARM LLC COATNEY HILL FARM 1 ROCK MAPLE FARM 1 ROCK MAPLE FARM 1 DESJARDINS DORIS ROCK MAPLE FARM 1 KINGSWOOD FARM SELBUORT VALLEY FARM

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

85 36 224 90 49 212 111 19 60 166 17 97 75

4 4.1 3.7 3.7 4.1 3.8 4.9 3.6 4.6 3.8 4 4 4.1

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469 4.3

H H H H H H J H J

34 97 128 58 131 48 16 59 39

H H H H H X

32 221 147 80 29 27

25 12 87

371 3.4

22397 22337 23118 21451 21499 20527 16427 17776 11187

894 860 975 861 735 833 856 755 540

4 3.9 4.2 4 3.4 4.1 5.2 4.2 4.8

707 701 700 664 648 617 583 566 413

3.2 3.1 3 3.1 3 3 3.5 3.2 3.7

25595 24024 22006 20101 20115 19214

940 889 833 791 887 884

3.7 3.7 3.8 3.9 4.4 4.6

810 720 680 617 609 600

3.2 3 * 3.1 3.1 3 3.1

15148 14928 15294

704 4.6 764 5.1 599 3.9

531 3.5 519 3.5 491 3.2

25965 24854 23556 21917 20045 18857 14847 12198 11230 2557

988 977 942 847 767 700 562 588 430 89

807 765 732 680 631 579 477 439 339 70

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

H H H H H H X J H A

452 108 85 76 133 24 30 52 34 11

3.8 3.9 4 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.8 4.8 3.8 3.5

3.1 * 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.6 3 2.7

MERRIMACK-BELKNAP PINELANE FARM BOHANAN FARM TOPLINE JERSEYS YEATON DAIRY FARM TOPLINE JERSEYS

H H X H J

247 203 15 95 64

29914 27607 26029 21768 18725

1009 980 1015 930 889

3.4 3.5 3.9 4.3 4.7

920 3.1 * 820 3 * 790 3 707 3.2 661 3.5

23539

911 3.9

720 3.1

29757

1086 3.6

899

24180 20591 19560 17027 16160

882 882 693 784 665

735 3 640 3.1 594 3 559 3.3 513 3.2

ROCKINGHAM STUART F

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STRFFD-CARROLL ATHMOR HOLSTEINS

H

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SULLIVAN PUTNAM FARMS INC. EDWARD MACGLAFLIN JOHN W. LUTHER GREGORY & MARCIA CLARK GREGORY & MARCIA CLARK

H H H B M

484 502 39 15 32

3.6 4.3 3.5 4.6 4.1

NEW YORK MONTGOMERY SKIFF- DEBLOCK GLEN MEADOWS FARM HOBART & CYNTHIA PICKARD JOHN & CHRIS NELLIS PETERSHEIM SAMUEL & SADIE HOBART & CYNTHIA PICKARD JOHN G. KELLETT JR.

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BURLINGTON, VT — Clover Hill Farm and the University of Vermont (UVM) Extension Northwest Crops and Soils Team will host a field day Aug. 14 for farmers interested in learning more about growing hops in the Northeast.

The event takes place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Clover Hill Farm in Gilbertville, MA, where owner Steve Prouty will share his experiences growing hops on his 300-acre diversified farm. The crops and soils

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team will discuss hops variety selection, fertility requirements, pest management, best management practices and the challenges of growing hops in a humid climate. The team also will provide an update on research at the UVM Extension research hopyard.

Registrations will be accepted until Aug. 9 either by phone or online. The fee is $15 and includes lunch.

To register online visit www.uvm.edu/ extension/cropsoil. Or call 800-639-2130 (toll-free in

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Vermont) or 802-524-6501 to speak with Susan Brouillette or Heather Darby. Anyone requiring a disability-related accommodation to participate, please call Brouillette by Aug. 3.

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Bulk Tank to Track, DHIA Testing to React Cows "talk" to us every day about our success in building their rations and managing their feeding programs. Pounds of milk produced per cow measured from the bulk tank are the most basic and common measures used. Bulk tank results for fat and protein percent, as well as milk urea nitrogen, are available for each tank of milk, and can usually be accessed within a couple of days after being picked up at the farm. These test results and how they change from tank to tank can help us evaluate one of the key aspects of cow performance and herd profitability. Bulk tank sampling, while cheaper and easier than individual cow sampling, can be used for frequent analysis of changes taking place in the herd. That being said, one very important deficiency in using only bulk milk analysis is that we are left with knowledge of a problem, but little to no direction for solving it.

More specific information, all the way down to the cow level, is available for herds on a regular DHIA testing program. These results, although primarily used by the nutritionist serving the farm, should be looked at on a regular basis as new results come in. Three components commonly used to judge our proficiency in dairy nutrition are percent fat, percent protein and milk urea nitrogen (MUN).

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Milk fat and protein percentages, as well as percent fat to percent protein ratio, reflect ration nutrient content, rumen microbial Table 1: Breed Averages output, and dry matter intake. Guidelines and differences by breed are shown in Table 1. It is interesting to note the consistency in For Fat and Protein the fat to protein ratio of all the breeds, even when normal fat and protein levels vary so much. Component variation within breeds is about 55% genetic, and the remaining 45% is largely controlled by how we manage cows. The variation in fat and protein percent from tank to tank and from test day to test day helps us evaluate that 45% that is largely influenced by our management.

Relying solely on bulk tank component results to evaluate herd performance may not provide enough information to make the best possible management decisions. Similarly, looking only at herd averages on test day information can be misleading and often sends the wrong signal about how the herd may be doing. For instance, newly fresh cows may not have enough influence on the bulk tank or herd average butterfat to indicate something has changed, and we can experience a great deal of lag time before a real problem is recognized. We overcome a problem like this by using test day data where we can look at the herd by a specific management group. One place where we can look to see this kind of breakout is the Herd Summary 202. This report is used extensively to look at herds just beyond test day or rolling herd average. We have the opportunity to look at cows by parity, as well as days in milk, on the Stage of Lactation Profile section (Table 2).

Looking at milk components and their relationship to each other can give us important clues about the performance of the herd. We commonly use fat and protein inversions (%fat less than %protein) in diagnosing poor rumen function. We also know that milk fat to milk protein ratios as referenced earlier may also have value in diagnosing of subclinical ketosis in early lactation cows. This is true because subclinical ketosis typically causes both an increase in milk fat percentage and a decrease in milk protein percentage. If more than 40% of cows at first DHIA test (1-40 days in milk) have a fat to protein ratio greater than or equal to 1.5, the herd may have an elevated level of subclinical ketosis (Figure 1).

Table 2: Stage of Lactation Profile

Figure 1: FIRST TEST %F: %P for Past 24 Months This graph from Dairy Comp 305 shows a line drawn at a ratio of 1.5 (fat: protein), and each dot is the first test (5-45 DIM) of each cow fresh over a 2-year timespan. Notice the growing number of cows on the right side of the graph that are over 1.5: these are the most recently fresh cows, and far more than 40% are over 1.5.

MUN as Another Management Tool MUN reflects the level and type of protein, carbohydrate balance and overall rumen health. Bulk tank MUN should range between 8 and 12 mg/dl. If bulk tank MUN changes by 2 or more points, a ration change may have occurred, and reasons for this change need to be investigated. One problem we experience using bulk tank MUN is the influence of higher-producing cows being greater than other cows. DHI testing of all individual cows overcomes this problem by treating all cows' MUN equally in pen and herd summaries. This is better information since we aim to feed all of our cows correctly, not just the average cow. This graph of herd average MUN over time indicates there were three 30-day periods where the MUN changed by more than 2 points, indicating that significant ration changes occurred. Tracking the bulk tank MUN may actually show changes in a shorter period than the 30-day test day interval. Either way, significant opportunities could be realized by making adjustments as changing MUN indicates.

Bulk tank analysis can tell us about the consistency in feeding management and may identify opportunities if performance indicators were to change. However, bulk tank analysis lacks target information and is likely to be slow in pointing out that specific parts of the herd are changing. Butterfat, protein, and MUN from each bulk tank should be monitored for unexpected changes so we can take appropriate corrective action.

But when we decide to make a management change, it is better to use test day data to know the right place to start. Having access to the most complete, comprehensive information will result in the best management decisions.

Figure 2: Milk Urea Nitrogen Herd Average Past 12 Months

Tom Sleight selected as USGC President and CEO The U.S. Grains Council announced the selection of Thomas N. Sleight as president and CEO to replace the retiring Thomas C. Dorr. Sleight initially joined the Council in 1983 and has served in multiple capacities both in Washington, D.C., headquarters and overseas. After leaving for stints with other agricultural organizations, he returned to the Council in November 2010 as vice president of operations and membership.

Sleight’s cumulative service with the Council spans 18 years and includes successful assignments in program operations in the Washington, D.C., office, international program direction in the field, communications, membership and administrative functions.

While he is retiring from day-to-day executive duties, Dorr will continue on a part-time basis with the Council as a consultant focusing on a number of long-range

initiatives begun during his tenure. “Tom Dorr has made a tremendous contribution to the Council, especially in reorienting us to emerging markets and new opportunities,” said Wendell Shauman, USGC’s Chairman. “Tom’s leadership has been responsible for the adoption of a new strategic plan, the beginning of a global realignment of the Council’s assets, and very productive engagements at a policy level with China

and other countries around the world.”

Dorr joined the Council in December 2009 after serving as Agriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development in the Bush Administration. Dorr’s tenure as president and CEO was highlighted by a major expansion of the Council’s role beyond its traditional capacity building and trade servicing missions.

Recognizing that the most significant impediments to expanded exports of U.S. feed grains

Thomas N. Sleight has been selected as USGC President and CEO.

will continue to drive food demand, and both U.S. producers and our competitors around the world are ramping up to meet the challenge. The Council’s Board of Directors deserve great credit for recognizing the need to change. I cannot say enough about the readiness of our staff to step up to the new challenges.”

“The Council is expanding its reach and focusing on new priorities and strategic direction set by the Board of Directors,” said Sleight.

“We have made great progress in recent years and I look forward to continuing to create value for U.S. producers and agribusinesses.”

Statement of ATA President & CEO Graves on electronic logging amendment On June 29, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves issued the following statement after approval of an the amendment offered by Representative Jeff Landry (R-LA) to prevent the Department of Transportation from going forward with a requirement for electronic logging devices: “Just one day after the House and Senate came together on a common sense compromise transportation bill that moves the cause of highway safety forward, adoption of this amendment is a step back.

“Though opponents of honest, fair and efficient enforcement of important safety rules have used this back door to thwart the will of Congress, we fully expect that the language of the conference report — agreed to by House and Senate leaders of both parties — will be the final word on the use of electronic logs and that DOT will quickly move to require this important safety technology on all trucks.”

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are today rooted in policy barriers, the Council reached out to partners around the world at a policy level to engage on issues including international acceptance of new crop production technologies, enhancing food security through trade, and expanded export of value added products and corn co-products. To support these efforts, the Council also developed and implemented a new long-term strategic plan and a strategic communications and branding initiative.

“I am very proud of what the Council has achieved in the last several years,” said Dorr. “The growth of the global middle class is driving and

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AUCTION SECTION and MARKET REPORTS EPA withdraws proposed livestock reporting rule NCBA commends decision, urges EPA to protect nation’s food system WASHINGTON, D.C. — Late Friday afternoon, July 13, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdrew its proposed Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 308 CAFO (Concentrated An-

imal Feeding Operations) Reporting Rule. The rule sparked controversy within the agricultural community due to what was referred to as a serious overreach of EPA’s authority. The National

Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s (NCBA) primary concern was the likelihood the proposed rule could put the nation’s food system at risk of increased terrorist attacks.

NCBA President J.D.

that would allow them to work toward their goal of improved water quality.

“EPA resides in Washington, D.C., and seldom gets the opportunity to hear directly from the providers of food for this country.” ~ J.D. Alexander

This can be done in a way that does not put

our food system at increased risk.”

The proposed rule required all cattle operations meeting the regulatory definition of a CAFO to report a long list of information about their operations to EPA, including latitude and longitude (or street address) of the production area, acres available for land application of manure, type and number of head and contact information for the owner or authorized representative. EPA stated it would place this information on the agency’s website in an easily searchable data-

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Alexander said this move

by EPA is a victory for cattlemen and women and illustrates the importance of the beef cattle community working together to educate government officials.

“Early on, we called for EPA to pull this rule. It turns out they listened.

This really showcases the importance of cattlemen and women becoming engaged in the regulatory process and making sure their concerns are heard,” said Alexander.

“We encourage the agency to redirect its focus to working with states and other partners to attain already publicly available information

New biofuels investments a positive for rural America On July 2, National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued the following statement after U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, joined by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change Heather Zichal, announced the availability of up to $30 million in funding for commercial scale advanced drop-in

biofuels both through the Defense Production Act and the Department of Energy.

“Today’s announcement is a very positive step as the U.S. military continues to increase its use of biofuels, decreasing its reliance on foreign oil. As a matter of national security, it simply makes sense to utilize home-grown fuel rather than relying on foreign oil.

Increasing the use of bio-

fuels also helps to moderate fuel costs. A small increase in the price of crude oil means a big jump in fuel costs for our armed forces.

“This initiative is also great for rural America, because it helps to create more jobs and keeps more money here in the United States rather than sending it overseas. These jobs help ensure a thriving rural America, which is good for everyone.”

and women. On Feb. 3, 2012, NCBA invited EPA to attend its annual convention in Nashville, TN, to discuss the proposed rule face-to-face with the beef cattle community.

Ellen Gilinsky represented EPA at NCBA’s convention, where she acknowledged the industry’s biosecurity and privacy concerns. Alexander said cattlemen speaking directly with EPA officials makes a lot

of difference.

“EPA resides in Washington, D.C., and seldom gets the opportunity to hear directly from the providers of food for this country,” said Alexander.

“It is paramount that we continue being engaged in the regulatory process. They need to hear from us. We must not take this lightly. This recent announcement by EPA proves that we can make a difference.”

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EPA from B1 base, where NCBA feared extremists could access the information with the intent to do harm to cattle operations or the nation’s food system. Any non-compliance with the proposed rule would have been a violation of the CWA, which would have resulted in fines of up to $37,500 per day.

Alexander said NCBA worked with EPA to convey the privacy concerns on behalf of cattlemen

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Preserving every pound of ensiled forage is always important, but severe drought condi-

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According to Keith Bolsen, professor emeritus at Kansas State Uni-

versity, about 20 percent of the corn silage each year is lost to shrink.

This loss comes at a cost of more than $1.3 billion to livestock producers.

“In a year where we are

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2. Select the right number of tractors to achieve optimal packing density. Corn silage density should be 15 to 16 pounds of dry matter and 44 to 48 pounds of fresh weight per cubic foot. Silages with higher packing densities have lower shrink losses.

3. Cover with an oxygen barrier film. Oxygen barrier film can cut the

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shrink loss in the outer two to three feet of silage by 50 percent or more. In comparison, it takes 60 sheets of standard white on black plastic to produce the same results.

4. Use an inoculant.

The research is there to back the practice and an inoculant should be applied to every load of forage ensiled.

In addition to these four steps, it can also be helpful to host a team meeting prior to harvest.

“Team meetings provide the opportunity for discussion of each party’s role in the harvest and ensiling process. They also help to ensure a safe and efficient silage program,” says Bolsen.

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facing the possibility of significantly less forage, it becomes paramount that farmers take every precaution necessary to reduce silage dry matter losses,” says Bolsen.

Bolsen suggests that producers consider the following four steps: 1. Shape the drive-over pile using a three to one ratio. For every vertical foot, there should be three feet of horizontal on the back, front and each side. The pile

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• 12:00 Noon: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, Sue Rudgers, Manager, 518-584-3033 • 12:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St., Dryden, NY. Calves. Phil Laug, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 607844-9104 • 12:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses & Hay. 1:30 pm Calves & Beef. Regular Monday schedule. Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Special - Emergency Health Issues Complete Dairy Dispersal. Reg. Grade Hols. & 1 Jersey. 59 head - 47 milking age, 10 open & yearlings & 2 hfr. calves. Misc. & Small Animals.

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Wednesday, July 25 • West Addison, VT. Bodette Farm Complete Equipment Dispersal. Sale Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, neks@together.net, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892 • 1815 Hicks Field Rd. East FORT WORTH TX 76179. Rental Fleet Construction, Support Equipment & Attachments. A. Lyon & Son. 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-2589752 • 10:00 AM: Kutztown, PA. Plushanski Farms Complete Dispersal. 550 head of outstanding Holsteins with close to 300 tracing back to world famous “Chief Faith.”

275 freestall/parlor trained cows plus all the hfrs. The Cattle Exchange, 607-7462226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Regu-

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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

AUC TION CALENDAR To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact David Dornburgh at 518-673-0109 • Fax 518-673-2381 approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com Friday, August 3 • 11:00 AM: Lakeview Holsteins, 2456 Rt. 14, Penn Yan, NY. Selling complete dairies and registered & grade cattle. Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315-521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030 • 6:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 6:00 PM: D.R. Chambers & Sons, 76 Maple Ave., Unadilla, NY. Horse Sales every other Friday. Tack at 1 pm, horses at 6 pm. D.R. Chambers & Sons, 607-3698231 www.drchambersauction.com Saturday, August 4 • 10:00 AM: 1507 Pre-Emption Rd., Penn Yan, NY (Yates Co.). Real Estate Absolute Auction. 103 acre DeWick farm w/100 acres tillable, farmhouse, shop 2 machine sheds. Thomas P. Wamp/Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com • 10:30 AM: 1529 Rogers Rd., Farmersville, NY. Farm Machinery Public Auction. Tractors, Dozer, Machinery, Farm Tools & Lumber. R.G. Mason Auctions, 585-567-8844 www.rgmasonauctions.com Monday, August 6 • 1:00 PM: Hosking Sales (former Welch

Livestock), 6096 NYS Rt 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S of utica & 6 miles N of New Berlin. Monthly Feeder Sale. Followed by sheep, lamb, goats, pigs & feeders. Calves & cull beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hoskings 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com Wednesday, August 8 • 2:00 PM: Gehan Rd., off Rts. 5-20, 5 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY. NY Steam Engine Assoc. 4th Annual Consignment Auction.

1st day of pageant of Steam Show Aug. 811. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.ht m Thursday, August 9 • 1:00 PM: Route 414, Seneca Falls, NY. Farm & Equipment Auction. Next to Empire Farm Days Show. Farm Equipment, Tractors, Antique Equipment, Construction Equipment. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com Friday, August 10 • 10:00 AM: North Java, NY. Vickers Dairy Farm Machinery Auction - Selling a full line of farm machinery including Case IH 7140, IH 1566, IH 886, NH 1900 forage harvester, Kenworth W900B 10 wheeler, Claas 180 RotoCut baler, plus truck parts, tillage, planting, harvesting and more! See our website for more information. William Kent, Inc., 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com

Monday, August 13 • 1:00 PM: Hosking Sales (former Welch Livestock), 6096 NYS Rt 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S of utica & 6 miles N of New Berlin. Monthly Heifer Sale. 2 R&W bred hfrs, 1 R&W 8 mo. old hfr., 1 R&W hfr calf.

Followed by sheep, lamb, goats, pigs & feeders. Calves & cull beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hoskings 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com Wednesday, August 15 • Lee, New Hampshire. Ath-Mor Holsteins Complete Equipment Dispersal. Sale Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802525-4774, neks@together.net, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892 • 12601 State Rd. 545 North WINTER GARDEN FL 34787. Late Model Rrental Fleet Construction Equipment, Aerials, Trucks & Trailers. A. Lyon & son 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • Pike, NY. Wyoming County 4H Meat Animal Sale - Come support the local 4H youth by bidding on their animals! See our website for more information. William Kent, Inc. 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com • 10:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale. Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-4473842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer &

HARRIS WILCOX, INC. Bergen, NY 585-494-1880 www.harriswilcox.com Sales Managers, Auctioneers, & Real Estate Brokers

KELLEHER’S AUCTION SERVICE 817 State Rt. 170 Little Falls, NY 13365 315-823-0089 • 315-868-6561 cell We buy or sell your cattle or equipment on commission or outright! In business since 1948

NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLE Norman Kolb & David Kolb, Sales Mgrs.

Auctions Every Mon., Wed., & Thurs.

717-354-4341 Sales Mon., Wed. • Thurs. Special Sales

R.G. MASON AUCTIONS Richard G. Mason We do all types of auctions Complete auction service & equipment Phone/Fax 585-567-8844

NORTHEAST KINGDOM SALES INC. Jim Young & Ray LeBlanc Sales Mgrs. • Barton, VT Jim - 802-525-4774 • Ray - 802-525-6913 neks@together.net

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

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

PA RT I C I PAT I N G A U C T I O N E E R S

HILLTOP AUCTION CO. 3856 Reed Rd., Savannah, NY 13146 Jay Martin 315-521-3123 Elmer Zieset 315-729-8030 HOSKING SALES Sales Managers & Auctioneer 6810 W. River Rd., Nichols, NY 13812 Tom & Brenda Hosking • AU 005392 Looking to have a farm sale or just sell a few?

Give us a call. Trucking Assistance. Call the Sale Barn or check out our trucker list on the Web site.

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 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 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

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

Consignments at 9 AM 413-665-8774 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 PIRRUNG AUCTIONEERS, INC. P.O. Box 607, Wayland, NY 14572 585-728-2520 • Fax 585-728-3378 www.pirrunginc.com James P. Pirrung

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

July 23, 2012 • COUNTRY FOLKS New England • Section B - Page 5

• 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, Sue Rudgers, Manager, 518-584-3033 • 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Our usual run of dairy cows, heifers & service bulls. Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952 US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy and Beef. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220 • 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.

Saturday, July 28 • 10:00 AM: 100784 Rt. 19, Fillmore, NY. Building, Flooring, Tool & Remodeling Materials Auction. R.G. Mason Auctions, 585567-8844 www.rgmasonauctions.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Saturday Horse Sales. Tack at 9 am, sale at 10 am. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Monday, July 30 • 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Misc. & Small Animals. 12:30 Produce, 1 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef

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Sales Manager 716-450-0558 • 3:00 PM: D.R. Chambers & Sons, 76 Maple Ave., Unadilla, NY. Dairy Day Special Feeder Sale. Every Wednesday following Dairy. D.R. Chambers & Sons, 607-369-8231 www.drchambersauction.com Saturday, August 18 • 1755 S. E. Frontage Road STURTEVANT WI 53177. Complete Liquidation of Late Model Earthmoving Equipment, Truck Tractors, Equipment Trailers & Support. A. Lyon & Son 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 8:25 AM: New Oxford, PA (Adams Cty.). 4 +1 Acre Farmette, Antiques, Collectables.

Leaman Auctions, 717-9464-1128, 610662-8149 cell leamanauctions.com or auctionzip#3721 Wednesday, August 22 • 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Feeder Sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-2965041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558 Friday, August 24 • Barton, VT. Important Holstein Dispersal.

More info soon. Sale Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, neks@together.net, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802626-8892 • 5:30 PM: 5279 Ridge Rd., New Hope, PA. Collection of 200+ & high quality toys and 1,000 pcs. of collectable farm literature. Leaman Auctions, 717-9464-1128, 610-662-8149 cell leamanauctions.com or auctionzip#3721 Saturday, August 25 • 9:00 AM: 5279 Ridge Rd., New Hope, PA. 35+ Minneopolis-Moline & Oliver tractors. Leaman Auctions, 717-9464-1128, 610-662-8149 cell leamanauctions.com or auctionzip#3721 • 9:00 AM: Penn Yan, NY. Finger Lakes Produce Auction Farm Machinery Consignment Auction. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com • 10:00 AM: 66 N. Brookfield Rd., Spencer, MA. Real Estate & Personal Property Auction. By owner. Jacquier Auctioneers, 413569-6421 www.jacquierauctions.com Thursday, September 6 • 1:00 PM: 10400 Gillette Rd., Alexander, NY. WNY Gas & Steam Engine Assoc.

2nd. Annual Consignment. 1st day of show Sept. 6-9. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.ht m Friday, September 7 • 11:00 AM: Lakeview Holsteins, 2456 Rt. 14, Penn Yan, NY. Selling complete dairies and registered & grade cattle. Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315-521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030 Saturday, September 8 • North Country Storage Barns. 2nd Annual Shed and Shrubbery Auction. Benuel Fisher Auctions, 518-568-2257 • 9:00 AM: Town of Lansing Highway Dept., Rts. 34 & 34B, Lansing, NY. Municipal Surplus & Contractor Equipment Auction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers,

585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 11:00 AM: Morrisville, NY. 30th Annual Morrisville Autumn Review Sale. 90 head.

The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Saturday, September 15 • 8:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, 6502 Barber Hill Rd., Geneseo, NY. Special Fall Consignment Auction. Farm & Construction Equipment. Heavy & Light Trucks.

Consignments welcome. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-2431563 www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Saturday Horse Sales. Tack at 9 am, sale at 10 am. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, September 19 • 10:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale. Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-4473842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558 Saturday, September 22 • Scranton, PA. Complete Liquidation: Aggregate, Construction, Support Equipment, Truck Tractors, Dump Trucks & Trailers. A. Lyon & Son 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 9:00 AM: Routes 39 & 219, Springville, NY. Lamb & Webster Used Equipment Auction. Farm Tractors & Machinery. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, September 26 • 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Feeder Sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-2965041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558 Saturday, September 29 • Twister Valley, Fort Plain, NY. Power Sports Consignment Auction. Benuel Fisher Auctions, 518-568-2257 Friday, October 5 • 11:00 AM: Lakeview Holsteins, 2456 Rt. 14, Penn Yan, NY. Selling complete dairies and registered & grade cattle. Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315-521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030 Saturday, October 6 • 9:00 AM: 145 Paul Rd., Exit 17, Rt. 390, Rochester, NY. Monroe County Municipal Equipment Auction. Heavy Construction Equipment, Cars & Trucks. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-2431563 www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585394-1515

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, October 13 • Hosking Sales. OHM Holstein Club Sale.

Brad Ainslie sale chairman 315-822-6087.

Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 9:00 AM: Hamburg Fairgrounds, Hamburg, NY. Municipal & Contractor Equipment Auction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 11:00 AM: Ben K. Stoltzfus Farm, Intercourse, PA. Vison-Gen & Friends Sale. Comanaged with Stonehurst Farm. 100 outstanding Holsteins, many with contract Genomic pedigrees. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Wednesday, October 17 • 10:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale. Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-4473842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558 Saturday, October 20 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 11:00 AM: South Kortright, NY. Hosking Farm Complete Dispersal. 120 Holsteins.

Don & Joanne Hosking. Tremendous cow families, quality, low SCC & lots of type & production. The Cattle Exchange, 607746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Saturday, October 27 • 9:00 AM: Syracuse, NY (NYS Fairgrounds). Onondaga Co. area Municipal Equipment Auction. Municipal & Contractor Equipment. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com Saturday, October 27 • 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Feeder Sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-2965041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558 • 11:00 AM: Cornell Livestock Pavilion, Ithaca, NY. The NY Holstein Harvest Sale.

100 of the finest Holsteins to sell all year!

The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Thursday, November 1 • 11:00 AM: Reserved for major Holstein Herd Dispersal in NY. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Saturday, November 3 • Hosking Sales (former Welch Livestock), 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Fall Premier All Breed Sale. Call early to consign to make catalog & advertising deadlines.

Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585394-1515

www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, November 10 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, November 21 • 10:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale. Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-4473842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558 Thursday, November 29 • 11:00 AM: Lampeter, PA. Destiny Road Holstein Dispersal. Jay Stolzfus, owner.

The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Saturday, December 1 • 9:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, 6502 Barber Hill Rd., Geneseo, NY. Special Winter Consignment Auction. Farm & Construction Equipment, Heavy & Light Trucks, Liquidations & Consignments. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, December 8 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Saturday Horse Sales. Tack at 9 am, sale at 10 am. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, December 12 • 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Feeder Sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-2965041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558 Wednesday, December 19 • 10:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale. Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-4473842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558 • 10:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale. Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-4473842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558 Friday, April 5 • Intercourse, PA. Past Present Future Sale hosted by C.K. Kerrick & Matt Kimball.

Held at te Ben K. Stolzfus sale barn. CoManaged by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farm. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT

ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES East Middlebury, VT July 16, 2012 Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean 8083.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 70-82.50; Boners 8085% lean 65-77; Lean 8590% lean 45-73.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls 92-125# 75-110; 80-90# 6789; Vealers 100-120# 55-80; 90-100# 53-65; 80-90# 4965; 70-80# 40-60; 60-70# 26-40.

COSTA & SONS LIVESTOCK & SALES Fairhaven, MA July 11, 2012 Cows: Canners 43-71.50; Cutters 72-76; Util 77.5082.50 Bulls: 80-109 Steers: Sel 105.50-111; Hols. 110.

Heifers: Sel. 80; Hols. 64.

Calves: 5-135 ea.

Feeders: 69-171 Sheep: 65 Lambs: 175 Goats:78-232 ea; Kids 41155 ea.

Sows: 47 Hogs: 55-71 Chickens: 1-11 Rabbits: 1-18.50 Ducks: 1-17 Sale every Wed. @ 7 pm.

No sale July 4. Sale will be July1 @ 4 pm.

FLAME LIVESTOCK Littleton, MA July 17, 2012

Beef Cattle: Canners 3052, bulls 85-96; Cutters 5567; steers Hols. 95-110; Util 62-70; heifers 70-82.

Calves: Growers No 1. 75115; Veal 80-100; Heifers 110-180; Other 85-100.

Hogs: Feeders 80-80; Roasters 100-140; Market 60 ea; Sows 35-42; Boars 18-20.

Sheep: 70-85; Lambs 150225.

Goats:80-120ea; Billies 150-200ea; Kids 50-110 ea.

NORTHAMPTON COOPERATIVE AUCTION, INC Whately, MA July 17, 2012 Calves (/cwt): 0-60# 5-24; 61-75# 22-50; 76-95# 4080; 96-105# 48-75.

Farm Calves:80-110/cwt Start Calves: 165/cwt Feeders: 92.50-107.50/cwt Heifers: 70-72/cwt Canners:20-73/cwt Bulls: 87-89.50/cwt Canners: 40-67.50 Cutters: 68-71/cwt Utility:72-77/cwt Sows: 40-50/cwt.

Hogs: 69.50 Lambs: 125-190/cwt Sheep:137.50/cwt Goats: 75-187.50 ea.

Rabbits: .50-9.50 ea.

Poultry:1-14.50 ea.

Hay: 8 lots1-2.10/bale northamptonlivestockauction.homestead.com HACKETTSTOWN AUCTION Hackettstown, NJ No report CAMBRIDGE VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Cambridge, NY No report EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKET June 25, 2012 Calves: Hfr. Calves Grower over 92# 175-210; 80-92# 140-185; Bob Veal 75.

Cull Cows: Gd. 81-87; Lean 73-85.50.

Beef: Veal 85-110; Beef Hfrs. 88-92; Beef Steers 109-113.

Lamb & Sheep: Feeder 190-220.

Goats: Billies 240-270; Nannies 110-130; Kids 40-65.

BURTON LIVESTOCK Vernon, NY No report CENTRAL BRIDGE LIVESTOCK Central Bridge, NY July 10, 2012 Calves: Heifer 50-170;

Grower bulls over 92# 70185; 80-92# 60-150; bob veal calves 10-65 Cull cows: Gd. 68-85; Lean 45-78; Heavy beef bulls 7299 Dairy Replacements: Fresh 800-1300; springing cows 850-1250; springing heifers 1000-1400; bred heifers 800-1100; fresh heifers 750-1350; open heifers 450-900; started heifers 150-400; service bulls 500-1000 Beef: Feeders 50-120 Lamb & Sheep: market 100-180; slaughter sheep 20-85 Goats: billies 75-175; Nannies 65-125; Kid 10-60.

Swine: Feeder Pig 40-75.

CHATHAM MARKET Chatham, NY July 16, 2012 Calves: Grower over 92# 85-105; 80-92# 70-95; Bob Veal 60-69.

Cull Cows: Gd 78-83; Lean 74-76.50; Hvy. Beef Bulls 85-97.50.

Beef: Veal 112-141 Lamb/Sheep: feeder 210240; Market 210-250; Slaughter Sheep 80-104.

Goats: Billies 130-160; Kid 135-150.

CHERRY CREEK Cherry Creek, NY July 11, 2012 Calves: Hfr. Calves 125190; Grower Bulls over 92# 1-120; 80-92# 80-1225; Bob Veal .10-70.

Cull Cows: Gd 70-80; Lean 44-75; Hvy. Beef 89-99.

Beef:Feeders 85-120; Hols Ch 95-105; Hols. Sel 76-87 Lambs: Feeder 80-125; Market 145-155; Slaughter 45-65.

Goats: Billies 120-150; Nannies 45-102; Kids 120160 DRYDEN MARKET Dryden, NY No report GOUVERNEUR LIVESTOCK Governeur, NY July 12, 2012 Calves: Hfrs. .70-1.70; Grower Bulls over 92# .851.35; 80-92# .75-1.15; Bob Veal .20-.68.

Cull Cows: Gd .80-.89; Lean .70-.84; Hvy. Beef Bulls .84-.97.

PAVILION MARKET Pavilion, NY July 02, 2012 Calves Hfrs. 1.725-2.025; Grower Bulls over 92# 1.201.575; 80-92# .60-1.30; Bob Veal .40-.70.

Gouverneur

Canandaigua Pavilion Penn Yan Dryden Cherry Creek

Bath

Vernon New Berlin

Cambridge

Central Bridge Chatham

Cull Cows: Gd 78-86; Lean .74-.79; Hvy. Beef Bulls .8599 Beef: Hols. Ch .91-.97 Lamb/Sheep: Market 1.351.525; Slaughter Sheep .50.60.

Goats: Nannies 150-200; 100-150.

BATH MARKET Bath, NY July 12, 2012 Calves: Hfr. Calves 135160; Grower Bulls over 92# 1-130; 80-92# 90-110; Bob Veal 10-50 Cull Cows: Gd 72-83; Lean 60-71; Heavy Beef Bulls 85102.

Dairy Replacements: Bred Hfrs. 1125; Spring. Cows 1100; Started Hfrs. 2-260.

Beef: Ch. 108-115; Sel. 1107; Hols. Sel. 82-90; Hols.

Ch. 90-102.

Lamb & Sheep: Slaughter Sheep 40-67; Feeder 130150.

Goats: Billies 70-85 Swine: Hog 52-57; Sow 3542; Boar 20; Feeder Pig 45.

FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK AUCTION Canandaigua, NY July 11, 2012 Dairy Cows for Slaughter: Bone Util 64-84; Canners & Cutters 46-76.

Dairy Bulls for Slaughter: HY Util 76-90.

Slaughter Calves: Bobs 95-110# 50-70; 80-95# 4067.50; 60-80# 30-65.

Dairy Calves Ret. to Feed: bull over 95# 95-130; 80-95# 85-125; 70-80# 75-100; Hfr. Calves 100-160. Beef Calves Bulls over 95 70125.

Beef Steers: Ch 108117.50; Sel. 97-103; Hols.

Ch. 94-105; Sel. 84-91.

Hogs: Slgh. Hogs US 1-3 58-69; Sows US 1-3 45-47; Feeders US 1-3 22-59.

Lambs: Feeder Ch. 50-80# 130-150.

Slaughter Sheep: M 30-44; Rams Ch. over 130# 52.50.

FINGER LAKES PRODUCE AUCTION Penn Yan, NY No report Produce Mon. @ 10 am Wed. & Fri. at 9 am sharp, Hay Auctions Fridays@ 11:15.

FINGER LAKES FEEDER SALE Penn Yan, NY June 13, 2012 Beef Steers: 301-500# 88142; 501-700# 84-139; 701# & up 78-131.

Beef Heifers: 301-500# 79136; 501-700# 80-132; 701& up 89.95-130.

Beef Bulls: 301-500# 81151; 501-700# 87-134; 701# & up 89.50-119.

Hols: 301-500# 88-110; 501-700# 80-98; 701# & up 76-86.

Bred Replacements: 5101140 Families: 460-1270.

FINGER LAKES HAY AUCTION Penn Yan, NY Alfalfa: 3-3.50/bale Alfalfa Mix: 4.20-5.50 Timothy: 1.80-4.90 Timothy Mix: 1.50-3.60 Grass Mix: 1-4.30 Grass Mix Round Bales: 21ea.

Clover Hay: 2.20-2.90 Straw: 2.10-3.10 Oats: 4.50/bag Ground Corn Feed: 4.50/bag Alfalfa Pellets: 5/bag Hay Tuesdays & Fridays @ 11:15 am. Produce Friday

@ 9 am sharp!

HOSKING SALES New Berlin, NY July 16, 2012 Cattle: Dairy Cows for Slaughter Bone Util .70-.80; Canners/Cutters .58-.70; Easy Cows .60 & dn.

Bulls: Bulls & Steers 1.03 Calves: Bull Calves 96120# 1.10-1.25; up to 95# .10-1.00; Hols. under 100# 1.55.

Lambs/Sheep: Cull Sheep .40-1.27; Lambs 50-93# 1.02-1.38.

BELKNAP LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belknap, PA July 12, 2012 Slaughter Cows: Prem whites lean 65-75; Breakers lean 75-80, 85-87; Boners lean 80-85% lean 78-82.50; lean lean 85-90, 72-77, lo dress 67-71.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1512-2210# 77-87.50.

Feeder Cattle: Steers M&L 1 600-700# 118-124; 700900# 109-120; M&L 3 300500# 74-85.

Heifers: M&L 1 500-700# 94-103.

Bulls: M&L 1 300-400# 500-600# 104; 900-1000# 103.

Return to Farm Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 85-120# 80-90; No. 2 80-120# 67.5077.50; No. 3 80-120# 50-65; Util. 70-120# 32.50-42.50; Beef Type 92# 95; Hols.

Hfrs. No. 1 88-92# 150-190.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 45-50% lean 268-289# 72-90; Sows US 1-3 300500# 42-44.50; Boars 300500# 12-14; Feeder Pigs US 1-3 40-60# 46-66/hd; 6080# 69-92.50/hd; 108-141# 80-95/cwt.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs

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MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middlefield, CT July 16, 2012 Calves: 45-60# 35-45; 6175# 65-72; 76-90# 75-80; 91-105# 90-95; 106# & up 9750-100 Farm Calves: 1.0750-1.10 Started Calves: 38-48 Veal Calves: 65-1.0250 Open Heifers: 83-96 Beef Heifers: 80-95 Feeder Steers: 9750-1.12 Beef Steers: 1.04-1.23 Stock Bull: 1-1.25 Beef Bull: 95-99 Replacement Hfrs: 860975 Boars: No Report Sows: No Report Butcher Hogs: No Report Feeder Pigs (ea): 75 Sheep (ea): No Report Lambs (ea): 110-195 Goats (ea): 30-245; Kids 20-115 Canners: up to 64 Cutters: 70-74 Utility: 75-80 Rabbits: 5-20 Chickens: 4-17 Ducks: 4-23 On the Hoof, Dollars/Cwt

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT Ch. 2-3 60# 140; 80-100# 123-134; Ewes Util 1-2 164188# 60-90.

Slaughter Goats: Sel 1 6080# 112.50-147.50; Sel 5060# 62.50; 60-70# 87.50124; Sel 3 15-20# 40-65; Nannies Sel 1 105-150# 137.50-160; Sel. 2 90-110# 102.50-142.50; Billies Sel. 1 90-110# 137.50-163; 180200# 222.50-257.50.

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BELLEVILLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belleville, PA No report CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA July 17, 2012 Slaughter Steers: cpl Hols.

83.50-91.

C o w s : BreakersBoners/Lean 70.50-84; Big Middle/lo dress/light 61.50-69.50; Shelly 55 & down Bulls: 1325-1455# 76-90 Feeder Cattle: Steers dairy types 340-880# 77-108; Longhorn 915# 73; Hfrs.

BWF 535-1010# 74-94; Hols. 240# 82; Bulls 625915# 88.50-108 Calves Ret. to Farm: Hols.

Bulls No. 1 95-110# 92-97; No. 2 95-120# 82-92; No. 3 90-115# 74-80; Util 70 & dn.

Goats (/hd): L Wethers 170; Fleshy Kids 102-135; Small/ thin 50-87.

Lambs: Gd & Ch 45-55# 116-140; 60-80# 120-150; 105-110# 136-150.

Sheep (all wts): 44-82 * Sale every Tuesday. 5 pm for Rabbits, Poultry & Eggs, 6 pm for Livestock starting with calves. * Special Fed Cattle Sales July 24.

Receiving 7:30 until 10 am.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA June 19, 2012 Rabbits: 3-13.50 Bunnies: .50-6 Hens: 1.50-4.50 Roosters: 2-7 Pullets: .50-3 Peeps: .50-1.50 Ducks: 4.50-8 Ducklings: 1 Chickens: 2-3.50 Chicken Family: 11 Turkey: 24 Pheasant Peeps: .75 Guinea Family: 20 Guinea Pigs: 1-4 Quail Peeps: 1 Eggs (/dz): Jumbo Brown 1.65; XL Brown 1.55; L Brown 1.55; M Brown 1.201.30; M White 1.05; Fertile Leghorn .95; Fertile Green 2.25.

All animals sold by the piece. Sale starts at 5 pm.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC State Graded Feeder Pig Sale Carlisle, PA US 1-2: 31# 141; 40-48# 135-136; 56-59# 118-131; 60-69# 114-124; 68# with tails 108; 71-79# 107-111; 74# 85; 81-88# 87-90; 103109# 97; 130-149# 70-91.

US 2: 38# 178; 43-49# 114125; 54-59# 115-122; 6569# 106-113; 80# 97; As Is 15-20# 90-100; 35-68# 80100; 72-97# 66-87.

DEWART LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKET, INC July 16, 2012 Holstein Steers: Ch 4-5 1328# 106.50; Ch 2-3 14141454# 97.50; Hfrs. Ch 2-3 1180-1406# 106-108.50; Breakers 75.50-77.50; Boners 71.50-75; Lean 60-71.

Bulls: Grade 2 1690-2252# 81-85.

Holstein Bull Calves: Bull Calves No 1 94-124# 90115; 80-92# 85-107; No. 2 94-122# 85-92; 80-92# 7290; No 3 94-122# 72-110; 80-92# 60-77; Util 66-118# 32-67; Hfrs. No. 1 92-108# 145-165; No. 2 84-106# 65130; Non-Tubing 74-84# 5060.

Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 226242# 69-75; Feeder Pig 40# 57/hd.

Goats (/hd): Kids Sel 1 3050# 72-85/hd; 60-70# 92100/hd; Sel 2 40-50# 6265/hd; Nannies Sel 1 130140# 145-152/hd; Sel 2 80100# 95-115/hd; Billies Sel. 1 130-140# 182-187; Sel 2 120# 150/hd.

Hay: Grass 255/ton; Mixed 110/ton; Timothy Grass 115210/ton.

Round Bales: Grass Mixed 20/bale Straw: Wheat 175-200/ton Oats:4.75/bu.

Corn: 300/ton EIGHTY FOUR LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Holland, PA No report GREENCASTLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Greencastle, PA July 16, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi. Ch & Pr. 2-3 1298-1524# 119.50122; Ch 2-3 1124-1482# 113-115.50, Full/YG 4-5 109.50-111; Sel 1-3 11321432# 102.50-107.

Slaughter Holstein Steers: Hi Ch & Pr. 2-3 1508-1618# 101.50-104; Ch. 2-3 13761646# 97.50-102.50; Sel 1-3 1162-1442# 87-88.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr. 2-3 1276-1374# 111113.50; Ch. 2-3 1274-1504# 103-107; Sel 1-3 1122-

Pennsylvania Markets Mercer

Jersey Shore

New Wilmington

Dewart Leesport Belleville Homer City

New Holland Carlisle Lancaster Paradise

Eighty-Four 1312# 89-95.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% 87-88.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 73.50-78.75, hi dress 79.5083, lo dress 70-72.50; boners 80-85% 71.50-76, hi dress 76.75-79, lo dress 6569.50; lean 85-90% lean, 64-68, Hi dress 69-74, Lo dress 56-61; Light Lean 8592% Lean lo dress 4651.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1334-2006# 93.50-104, lo dress 1000-1466# 81-90.

Steers:M&L 1 500-700# 125; M&L 2 500-700# 93-97; Hfrs. M&L 1 300-500# 123; M&L 2 500-700# 117.50121; L 3 Hols. 500-700# 106.

Bulls: M&L 1 300-500# 130-137.50; 500-700# 121125; L 3 Hols. 500-700# 7990; L 3 370# 90; 976# 99.

Ret. to Farm Calves: Hols.

Bull No. 1 96-124# 100112.50; 80-92# 95-102.50; No. 2 80-122# 80-102.50; No. 3 76-108# 60-75; Util.

56-104# 10-85; Hols. Hfrs.

No. 1 92-108; No. 2 82-92# 110-130; Slaughter Sheep: Lambs, Ch 2-3 20-40# 130-132.50; 60-80# 155-165; 80-100# 135-137.50; Ewes Gd 120160# 72.50.

Slaughter Goats: kids Sel 1 10-20# 30; 20-40# 37.50-40; 80-100# 142.50-147.50; Sel 2 10-20# 22.50-25; 20-40# 50-55; 40-60# 50-69; Nannies Sel 1 50-80# 67.50; 120-160# 145; Sel 2 80# 6577.50; Whethers Sel 1 100150# 140-147.50; 150-250# 215.

INDIANA FARMERS LIVESTOCK AUCTION Homer City, PA No report KUTZTOWN HAY & GRAIN AUCTION Kutztown, PA No report LANCASTER WEEKLY CATTLE SUMMARY

New Holland, PA July 13, 2011 Slaughter Cattle: Steers High Ch & Pr 3-4, 13201615# 118-121; Ch. 2-3 1235-1620# 113.50-117; Sel. 2-3 1145-1350# 106112; Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 13351605# 116-120; Full/YG 111-116; Ch. 2-3 11451515# 110-115; Sel 1-3 1185-1435# 106-111; Slaughter Hols. Ch. 2-3 1380-1585# 96-102; Hols.

Hi. Ch. & Pr. 3-4 1360-1560# 103.50-106.50; Ch 2-3 1340-1535# 99-103.50; Sel 2-3 1260-1470# 94.5097.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem Whites 65-75% lean; Breakers 75-80% lean 80-83, hi dress 86-89, lo dress 79-80; Boners 80-85% lean 77-81, hi dress 82-84, lo dress 6973; Lean 85-90% lean 7276, hi dress 77-81.50, lo dress 65-71.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 8501855# 102-107, hi dress 108-111.50, very hi dress 123-127, lo dress 93-98; YG 1 1085-1890# 93-99, hi dress 103-107, lo dress 8388.

Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 95-125# 135-155; 80-90# 130-160; No. 2 75-130; 110135; No 3 75-125# 80-110; Util 70-105# 140-1802.

Graded Holstein Heifers: Few No. 2 80-90# 100-130.

Graded Bull Calves: No. 1 123# 115; 95-112# 122-132; 85-90# 107-115; No. 2 95113# 105-122; 83-90# 8090; 90# 110; 73# 55; No. 3 93-108# 73-82; 73-83# 3055; Util 72-108# 17-45.

Holstein Heifer Calves: No. 1 113# 150; 94-103# 185-195; 93# 125; No. 2 90104# 165-180; 84# 122; 73# 80; Non-Tubing 37-60.

LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK AUCTION Fredericksburg, PA July 17, 2012 Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White Lean 65-75%; Break-

ers lean 75-80, 70-73; boners lean 80-85#, 64-70; lean 85-90%lean 57.50-62, lo dress 46-52.

Holstein Bull Calves: No 1 80-130# 85-100; No. 2 80125# 70-90; No. 3 80-115# 40-70; Util 65-110# 20-60.

LEESPORT LIVESTOCK AUCTION Leesport, PA No report MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middleburg, PA July 17, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1265-1460# 114.50117.50; Ch 2-3 1185-1460# 109-114; 1530-1610# 109115; Sel 1-3 1265-1415# 100-104.

Slaughter Holstein Steers:Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1370-1500# 98.50-100; Ch. 2-3 1210-1480# 93-98; Sel. 1-3 1175-1400# 84-88.

Slaughter Heifers: Hfrs. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1055-1375# 111-115; Ch. 2-3 10701305# 104-109.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean, 74-79, hi dress 79-84; Boners 8085% lean, 67-74; Lean 8590% Lean, 62-66.50, lo dress 55-59; Light Lean 8592 % Lean, very lo dress 4248.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1020-1715# 94-104.50; lo dress 1135-1975# 89-94.

Steers: M&L 300-400# 172175; 400-600# 137-155; M&L 2 250-450# 137-150; 650-750# 110-112.

Holstein Steers: L 3 400600# 102-106; 600-900# 9095.

Heifers: M&L 1 200-400# 125-132; 500-700# 112122; 750-850# 105-107; M&L 2 400-500# 110-112; 500-750# 100-112.

Holstein Bulls: M 1 350600# 135-145; 600-800# 122-132; M 2 400-600# 122132.

Holstein Bulls Calves: No

1 80-120# 87-107; No. 2 80120# 70-85; No. 3 175-115# 50-65; Util 65-95# 25-65.

Holstein Heifer Calves: No 1 90-105# 125-145; No. 2 80-105# 100-120.

Barrows & Gilts: 49-54% lean 220-300# 62-64.50; 4550% Lean 220-270# 59-61; 40-45% lean 200-230# 5055.

Sows: US.1-3 400-500# 3839.50; 500-700# 45-49.50.

Boars: 600-700# 18.50 Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 3040# 52-59; US 2-3 15-25# 37-47.

Lambs: Ch 2-3 40-70# 162172; Ch 2-3 40-60# 137147; 60-80# 130-145; 8090# 125-140.

Ewes: Gd 2-3 130-150# 8292; 170# 77; Util 1-3 120150# 67-70; 175-200# 6065.

Kids: Sel 1 45-65# 120140; 75-110# 150-182; Sel 2 10-20# 35-45; 40-50# 8085; Sel. 3 25-35# 35-45; 4050# 52-72.

Nannies: Sel 2 80-130# 115-130; Sel. 3 90-120# 7287.

Billies: Sel 1 140-150# 235240.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Martinsburg, PA July 16, 2012 Steers: Gd 98-104 Heifers: Gd 95-100 Cows: Util & Comm. 72-80; Canner/lo Cutter 72 & dn.

Bullocks: Gd & Ch 90-100 Bulls: YG 1 82-90 Cattle: Steers 90-100; Bulls 80-100; Hfrs. 70-95.

Calves: Ch 110-130; Gd 80105; Std 15-70; Hols. Bulls 90-130# 60-100.

Hogs: US 1-2 65-67; US 13 60-63; Sows US 1-3 3845; Boars 15-42; Feeder 3555.

Sheep: Lambs Ch 130140; Gd 120-130; SI Ewes 35-80 Goats: 60-185 *MORRISON’S COVE HAY REPORT Martinsburg, PA July 09, 2012 Alfalfa: 205-210.

Mixed Hay: 130-160 Round Bales: 90-135, Lg 125.

Straw: 155-180.

Hay Auction held every Monday at 12:30 pm.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK, POULTRY & RABBIT REPORT Martinsburg, PA July 09, 2012 Roosters: 2.50-6.

Hens: 1.25-3.50 Bantys: .50-4.50 Pigeons: 2-2.50 Ducks: 2-6.75.

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT Guineas: 8.75 Bunnies: .75-5.25 Rabbits: 4-10.50 Auction held every Monday at 7 pm.

NEW HOLLAND PIG AUCTION New Holland, PA July 05, 2012 Feeder Pigs: US 1-2 1530# 200-210; 30-40# 120140; 40-60# 170-170; US 2 20-30# 180-210; 30-35# 135-155; 40-80# 160-180.

NEW HOLLAND SHEEP & GOATS AUCTION New Holland, PA July 16, 2012 Slaughter Lambs: NonTraditional, Wooled, Shorn Ch & Pr 2-3 50-60# 168188; 60-80# 156-176; Fancy 196; 80-90# 143-162; 90110# 130-148; Fancy 152164; 110-130# 130-142; Fancy 154-160# few 150200; Fancy 140; Wooled & Shorn Ch. 2-3 40-60# 150158; 60-80# 144-158; 8090# 126-136; 90-110# 122130.

Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-3 M flesh 120-160# 80-90# 160200# 82-100; 200-300# 78; Util 1-2 Thin Flesh 120-160# 70-82; 160-200# 70.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-60# 122-162; 60-80# 148-166; 80-90# 160-178; 90-110# 174-192; Sel 2 4060# 100-132; 60-80# 124155; Sel 3 20-40# 30-68; 4060# 66-108; Nannies/Does Sel 1 80-130# 140-150; 130180# 152-172; Sel 2 80130# 120-140; Sel 3 50-80# 76-92; 80-130# 96-110; Bucks/Billies Sel 1 100-150#

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 Compared to last week corn sold .30-.35 lower, wheat sold .20-.25 higher, barley sold .25-.30 higher, Oats sold steady & Soybeans sold .15-.20 higher.

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

Southeastern PA: Corn No. 2 Range 7.90-8.55, Avg 8.25, Contracts 7.75-7.75; Wheat No. 2 Range 8.298.67, Avg 8.49, Contracts 8-8.42; Barley No. 3 4.50-5, avg 4.66, contracts 5; Oats No 2 range 4.30-4.50, avg 4.40; Soybeans No. 2 15.20-16, avg 15.55, contracts 15.30-15.57; Ear Corn range 230, avg 230.

Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 7.50-8.50, Avg 8.01; Wheat No. 2 8.42, Avg. 8.42; Barley No. 3 Range 5.25-5.50, Avg. 5.37; Oats No. 2 4, Avg 4; Soybeans No. 2 Range 14.50-15.68, Avg 15.14; EarCorn Range 195-220, Avg 195.

South Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 7.50-8.50, Avg 8.10; Wheat No. 2 Range 6.77-7.30, Avg 7.17; Barley No. 3 Range 4-4.30, Avg 4.18; Oats No. 2 Range 3.25-3.95, Avg 3.65; Soybeans No. 2 Range 14.4414.65, Avg 14.54; EarCorn 195, Avg 195.

Lehigh Valley Area: Corn No. 2 Range 8.05-8.80, Avg 8.37; Wheat No. 2 Range 8.40-8.60, Avg 8.50; Oats No. 2 Range 4.05-4.20, avg 4.12; Soybeans No. 2 Range 15.35-16.32, avg 15.84.

Eastern & Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.958.61, Avg 8.17, Month Ago 6.50, Year Ago 8.06; Wheat No. 2 Range 6-8.26 Avg 8.09, Month Ago 6.34, Year Ago 5.93; Barley No. 3 Range 3.75-5.50, Avg 4.66, Month Ago 4, Year Ago 4.78; Oats No. 2 Range 3.25-4.50, Avg 4, Month Ago 4.21, Year Ago 3.95; Soybeans No. 2 Range 13.95-15.97, Avg 15.31, Month Ago 13.19, Year Ago 14.03; EarCorn Range 190205; Avg 210, Month Ago

193, Year Ago 213.75.

Western PA: Corn No. 2 Range 7.42-7.85, Avg 7.67; Wheat No. 2 Range 7.38, Avg. 7.38; Oats No. 2 4.255.35, Avg 4.80; Soybeans No. 2 15.86, Avg. 15.86.

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Weekly Livestock Summary July 13, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 116-122; Ch. 1-3 110118; Sel 1-2 104-111.

Slaughter Hols. Steers: Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 103108.50; Ch. 2-3 96-103; Sel 1-2 90-96.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 116-120; Ch 1-3 108.50-113.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 77-84; Boners 80-85% lean 75-80; Lean 85-90% lean 70-76.

Slaughter Bulls: hi dress 103-111; Avg dress 93-107; lo dress 83-95.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300500# 147.850-172.50; 500700# 160-172; M&L 2 300500# 140-167; 500-700# 117-133.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-500# 130-150; 500700# 127-147; M&L 2 300500# 117.50-125; 500-700# 115-127.50.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300500# 135-177; 500-700# 127-145; M&L 2 300-500# 127-140; 500-700# 130135.

Farm Calves: No. 1 Hols. bulls 80-120# 117-160, 90112.50; No. 2 80-120# 95140, 75-102; No. 3 80-120# 55-110, 40-75; No. 1 Hols.

Hfrs. 84-105# 130-195; No. 2 80-105# 80-155.

Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 4954% lean 220-270# 75-78.

Sows: US 1-3 300-500# 4749; 500-700# 51-53.50.

Graded Feeder Pigs: US 12 20-30# 180-180; 30-40# 110-110; 40-50# 130-140; 50-60#130-140; 60-70# 100-130; US 2 20-25# 220230; 25-35# 160-180; 3550# 140-160.

Slaughter Sheep Lambs Ch & Pr 2-3 40-60# 136155; 60-80# 114-164; 80110# 110-124; Ch. 1-3 60# 110-156; 60-80# 112-132; 80-110# 104-124; Ewes Gd 2-3 120-160# 90-100; 160200# 94-105; Util 1-2 120160# 64-84.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-60# 118-162; 60-80# 147-171; 80-100# 168-190; Sel 2 40-60# 94-122; 60-80# 124-141; Sel 3 20-40# 2868; 40-60# 66-82; 60-80# 120-150; Nannies Sel. 1 80130# 140-160; 130-180# 155-173; Sel 2 80-130# 116135; Sel 3 50-80# 76-88; 80130# 96-116; Billies Sel 1 100-150# 186-207; 150250# 222-247; Wethers Sel 1 70-100# 196-212; 100150# 209-237; 150-250# 245-267; Sel 2 100-150# 150-162.

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Hay Market Summary Hay & Straw Market For Eastern PA: All hay prices paid by dealers at the farm and/ton. Compared to last week hay sold mostly steady. Alfalfa 275-325; Mixed Hay 220-325; Timothy 145-200; Straw 80-160; Mulch 65-75.

Summary of Lancaster Co. Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 38 lds, 185 Straw; Alfalfa 240-300; Mixed Hay 220-360; Timothy 210-300; Grass 130-240; Straw 80-230.

Diffenbach Auct, July 09, 53 lds Hay, 18 lds Straw.

Alfalfa 270-300; Mixed Hay

220-360; Timothy 225-240; Grass 140-240 Straw 80230.

Green Dragon, Ephrata: July 13, 18 lds Hay, 10 Straw. Alfalfa 250; Mixed Hay 255-290; Timothy 300; Grass Hay 145-185; Straw 122-162.

Weaverland Auct, New Holland: July 12, 17 lds Hay, 4 Straw. Mixed Hay 260-300; Grass 130-185; Straw 165-195.

Wolgemuth Auction: Leola, PA: July 11, Alfalfa 240; Mixed Hay 255-300; Timothy 210; Grass 145-167; Straw 145-175.

Summary of Central PA Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 9 Loads Hay, 44 Straw. Mixed Hay 210-225; Timothy 150165; Grass 155-185; Straw 100-195.

Belleville Auct, Belleville: June 20, 11 lds Hay, 0 lds Straw. Alfalfa 150; Mixed 295; Grass 75.

Dewart Auction, Dewart: July 02, 10 lds Hay, 3 Straw.

Mixed Hay 110-255; Grass 115; Straw 100-195.

Greencastle Livestock: July 2 & 5, 6 lds Hay, 1 Straw. Timothy 135-147; Straw 90.

Kutztown Auction, Kutztown: July 07, 20 lds Hay, 6 Straw. Mixed Hay 210-270; Timothy 210-290; Grass Hay 200; Straw 120-140.

Middleburg Auct, Middleburg: July 03, 13 lds Hay, 2 Straw. Timothy 180. Mixed Hay 210-230; Grass 260.

Straw 70-180.

Leinbach’s Mkt, Shippensburg: June 07 & 10, 14 lds Hay, 4 Straw. Alfalfa 180; Mixed Hay 165-200; Straw 105-126; Timothy 204; Grass 145.

New Wilmington Livestock, New Wilmington: July 06, 8 lds Hay, 0 Straw.

Timothy 165; Grass 140.

Straw 150.

VINTAGE SALES STABLES July 16, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1365-1550# 111-115; Full/YG-5 107-110.50; 1610-1675# 108-110.75; Ch. 2-3 1245-1600# 109113; Sel. 2-3 1265-1370# 103-108.

Slaughter Holsteins: Hi Ch & Pr. 3-4 1485-1730# 98.50103.50; Ch 2-3 1275-1600# 93-98; Sel 2-3 1200-1575# 89-93.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi. Ch & Pr 3-4 1050-1350# 111113.50; full 104-106.50; Ch. 2-3 1105-1390# 107109.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem white 75-80% lean, 76-79; Breakers 75-80% lean, 7175, lo dress 68-70; Boners 80-85% lean 70-75, lo dress 66-68; Lean 85-90% Lean, 66-70, hi dress 70-72, lo dress 57.50-62.

Slaughter Bulls: Calves No 1 95-115# 100-112; No. 2 80-120# 80-95; No. 3 70105# 60-75; Util 60-100# 2555.

WEAVERLAND AUCTION New Holland, PA July 12, 2012 Orchard Grass: 1 ld, 295 Mixed Hay: 8 lds, 120-130 Straw: 4 lds, 165-195 Oats Hay: 1 ld, 120 Timothy Hay: 3 lds, 140320.

Grass: 5 lds, 130-185 Ear Corn: 1 ld, 225 WOLGEMUTH AUCTION Alfalfa: 1 ld, 240 Mixed: 16 lds, 161-300 Timothy: 4 lds, 176-210 Grass:8 lds, 143-167 Clover: 1 ld, 310 Straw: 6 lds, 158-175

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NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES New Holland, PA July 03, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr. 3-4 1345-1550# 119122; Ch 2-3 1190-1585# 114-118.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean, 78-83, lo dress 75-77; Boners 8085% lean, 77-80, hi dress 82-84, lo dress 74-77.50; Lean 85-90% Lean, 73-77, hi dress 77.50-81, lo dress 65-72.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 9702135# 95.50-97.50, hi dress 105.50-110.50, lo dress 8894.

Graded Bull Calves: No. 1 94-128# 145-157; 80-92# 80-100; No. 2 112-128# 137142; 102-110# 117-125; 98100# 100-105; 80-96# 7080; No. 3 90-130# 60-80; 7288# 25-40; Util. 60-110# 2040.

Holstein Heifer Calves: No. 1 85-100# 130-195; No. 2 75-95# 50-100.

185-204; 150-250# 230250; Wethers Sel 1 70-100# 190-210.

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by Angela Shelf Medearis Grill a summer pizza If you love fresh vegetables and adore pizza, why not combine them on the grill? The best part is that you can change this recipe and use whatever vegetables you have on hand. This pizza is so good you might want to devour the whole thing!

Although traditional Neapolitan pizza dough is made only with flour, yeast, salt and oil, the recipe below has an American twist. This unique recipe uses bread flour for strength, all-purpose flour for tenderness and cornmeal for flavor and texture. It makes a delicious, slightly crunchy dough for any pizza recipe, but especially for vegetable toppings. If you don’t want to make your own pizza dough, you can purchase commercially made dough, dust your board with some cornmeal and then roll out the dough so that the bottom will be coated with cornmeal to give it a similar crisp texture. You can use any combination of the vegetables below on your pizza.

Summer vegetable pizza 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1 teaspoon sea salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1 medium zucchini, cut lengthwise into 1/4-inchthick slices 1 medium yellow squash, cut lengthwise into 1/4inch-thick slices 1 large bell pepper, stem and seeds removed and cut in half 1 large purple Globe eggplant, stem removed and cut into rounds

1 large Portabello mushroom or 4 small mushrooms, wiped free of debris, stem trimmed or removed 3 plum tomatoes, cut in half 6 green onions, root ends removed 4 pieces of asparagus, stems trimmed Cooking oil spray 1 (12-inch) pizza crust or packaged pizza crust (see recipe and tips below) 1/4 cup (1 ounce) finely grated pecorino Romano cheese 2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil 1/2 teaspoon finely chopped fresh oregano 1. Prepare a medium-hot fire using charcoal or gas grill. Meanwhile, using a large bowl, soak the vegetables in cold water for about 30 minutes before you grill them to keep them from drying out. Drain and pat vegetables dry.

2. Combine oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, pepper flakes, zucchini, yellow squash, bell pepper, eggplant, mushrooms, tomatoes, green onions and asparagus in the bowl, tossing gently to coat. Place vegetable mixture on grill rack coated with cooking spray. Grill 2 minutes on each side or until tender.

3. Lightly coat pizza crust with cooking spray; grill 1 minute on each side or until lightly toasted. Arrange vegetable mixture over crust. Sprinkle with pecorino Romano cheese. Grill 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Remove from grill; sprinkle with basil and oregano.

Cornmeal pizza dough Pizza dough doesn’t freeze very well, although it can be made one day ahead, allowed to partially rise, then refrigerated overnight for use the following day, or even punched down again and kept chilled for use the second day. Allow the dough to come to room temperature before rolling or stretching into a circle or tongue shape.

1/2 pound (2 cups minus 2 tablespoons)

stock.xchg photo unbleached all-purpose flour 1/2 pound (2 cups) unbleached bread flour 1/4 pound (3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons) stoneground yellow cornmeal 2 teaspoons fine sea salt 1/2 cup lukewarm water 1 tablespoon honey 1 (1/4-ounce) package (21/2 teaspoons) active dry yeast 3/4 cup lukewarm milk 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients: all-purpose flour, bread flour, cornmeal and salt.

2. In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, whisk together water, honey and yeast, and allow mixture to proof for 10 minutes or until bubbling. Beat in milk and oil. Beat in flour mixture, then switch to dough hook and beat on low speed for about 10 minutes, or until dough is smooth and elastic. The finished pizza dough should be soft and slightly sticky: You should be able to press a finger into the dough and pull it away cleanly after it sticks briefly.

3. Transfer dough to a lightly oiled bowl, turning it so all the dough is coated with oil. Cover with plastic film and set aside in a warm place.

Allow dough to rise at warm room temperature until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.

4. Divide dough into 2 or 3 portions and form into smooth rounds. Roll out or stretch out by hand into desired size: 12 to 14 inches is common. Makes 2 pounds of dough, enough for 2 large or 3 smaller pizzas. (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc., and Angela Shelf Medearis

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those right around calving time.

Typical signs include the ones shown in the table — and also standing more and seeking shade.

Once increased breathing rates are seen, more severe heat stress is setting in. If cows are open mouth panting, immediate action is required or heat stroke is likely.

It should be remembered that while pasture and grazing is a great goal for healthy cows, the hottest days of summer are NOT times for dairy cows to be on pasture (they won’t graze if too hot anyway). If cows are waiting at the gate and looking to the barn, they want to come in. Do something, don’t let them just stand there.

Some of the nicest barns on the nastiest, hottest days are those with tunnel ventilation. I was in one today on an organic farm where it almost was difficult to walk upstream into the wind generated by the fans. The cows looked content and calm. Grazing at night is certainly allowed. Cows will graze much better in the early morning and cooler

evenings than during bright daylight hours when it’s steaming. Simply put, cows shouldn’t be on pasture between 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on those hot and humid days above 90 degrees.

Individual cows or young stock that seem dull and have a distant look — and especially if breathing rapidly and shallowly — are likely suffering from heat stroke and need to be hosed down immediately. A cow with heat stroke usually appreciates being hosed down and will stand there without being tied. A cow with a temperature of 108 will usually drop to about 103 with about 20 minutes of hosing. Animals with temperatures of 109 or higher usually get permanent brain damage and won’t recover fully. If a hose isn’t available, pouring water over the animal (especially the head, but everywhere also) will take many 5 gallon buckets to be effective.

Those animals that already are having problems — like a fresh cow

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Hi Folks, I’ve found over the years that the weather around July 4 somewhat predicts what it will be like the rest of the summer. It’s hot. Heat stress comes to mind. Fortunately over the past 15 years it seems that most farmers have taken appropriate measures to keep cows more comfortable during hot weather.

An on-line article called “Heat Stress in Dairy Cows”, a team of University of Arkansas authors provides good information www.extension.org/pages/11047/ heat-stress-in-dairy-cattle#Signs_of_Heat_Stress Notice this is information is from the National Research Council in 1981. Information like this doesn’t change. With increasing heat, cows eat less, milk less and need more water — it’s that simple. Cows need — and will drink — 30 gallons of water a day!

Signs of heat stress are very consistent among animals, it’s just that some are more at risk than others: those that are clinically ill and those teetering on becoming ill and especially

AFBF: Methyl bromide is indispensable to farmers WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Farm Bureau Federation has told Congress that the continued shortage of methyl bromide and viable alternatives will negatively impact crop production in the U.S. and lead to higher dependence on imported food sources.

“Methyl bromide is an indispensable pest control tool used in crop production, grain storage, food processing and general pest management,” said AFBF President Bob Stallman.

“For some agricultural users, its availability is nearly essential to providing consumers the

safe and reliable food they expect.”

AFBF sent a letter to lawmakers in preparation for a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on the U.S. Agriculture Sector Relief Act of 2012, which supports all continued uses of methyl bromide.

Non-critical use of the chemical compound was phased out in the U.S. in early 2005.

Since that time, the Environmental Protection Agency has increasingly rejected critical uses of methyl bromide. Sales of viable alternatives, such as methyl iodide, have been suspended.

The EPA has also proposed withdrawing tolerances of sulfuryl fluoride, another alternative. No other compound has proven as effective.

“Farm Bureau is concerned that the industry has reached a critical point and that, in the end, American con-

sumers will suffer greatly from agriculture’s loss of methyl bromide,” said Stallman. “This elimination means the United States will increasingly depend on imported food sources that are potentially less regulated, less reliable and less safe.”

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NFU: Split WTO ruling means no need to change labeling law WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued the following statement in response to the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) split decision that Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) is compliant with WTO rules: “NFU is pleased that the labeling law itself is allowable under WTO. NFU will work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to ensure that COOL is implemented in a way that is WTO-compliant.

“The ruling was a split decision. It stated that imported animals are being discounted due to the segregation requirements and additional record keeping that is required to comply with the law. The good news is this can be changed through the regulatory

process and there is no need to change the law that informs consumers from where their food comes. A statutory change is unnecessary and NFU will not support any such modification.

“The appellate body also reversed the lower bodies ruling and said that COOL is not more trade restrictive, which is a win for the United States, our ranchers and our consumers.

“Consumers have a right to know from where their meat comes — and they overwhelmingly want to know just that. WTO’s decision today confirmed that right.

“NFU has a proud record of supporting COOL. We were instrumental in getting the COOL laws passed in 2002 and again in 2008.”

The labeling law was passed as a part of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 and amended in 2008, requiring retailers to notify their customers of the source of certain foods. Canada and Mexico filed a complaint against the United States’ law. A WTO ruling earlier this year agreed with the complaint, and that decision was reaffirmed.

IV CMPK) to help get her up and then use water to cool and for her to drink.

While there’s not much you can do about the hot summer weather, there are things you can do to prevent them from getting heat stroke. More

reasonable to let them enjoy some swimming time, just as we like to do. Allowing cows into the woods is another option. But making them wait at the gate until

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Moo from B11 that had twins and didn’t clean, or an animal which had pneumonia as a calf, or scouring calves — will all be more likely to succumb to real heat stroke if not kept cool somehow. Hint: put a cinder block under the

back of calf hutches to prop them up and allow air to circulate better through them.

Note: if a cow just freshened and has both milk fever and heat stroke, treat for the milk fever first (give a bottle of

and more people are misting their cows to cool them. And while I don’t think cows in streams is generally a good idea, on those hottest days it seems

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NOFA Summer Conference set Aug. 10-12 at UMass Looking ahead to the 38th year of the NOFA Summer conference.

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Chellie Pingree came to Maine in the 1970s, inspired by Helen and Scott Nearing’s book Living the Good Life.

With a degree in human ecology from the College of the Atlantic, she started an organic farm on the island of North Haven. Selling produce to summer residents and raising sheep for wool turned into a thriving mail order knitting business that eventually employed 10 people in her small community.

Chellie is still a small business owner today, owning and operating the Nebo Inn and Restaurant on North Haven, which features locally grown food.

After serving on the local school board, and as the town’s tax assessor, Chellie went on to serve eight years in the Maine Senate, and later became the national

CEO of Common Cause.

In 2008, she was elected to represent Maine in the United States Congress.

As a member of the Agriculture Committee in Congress, Chellie is committed to helping reform farm policy with interests of small farmers and consumers in mind. Last year, Chellie introduced the Local Farms, Food and Jobs Act-a comprehensive package of reforms to agriculture policy that will expand opportunities for local and regional farmers and make it easier for consumers to have access to healthy foods.

• Jeffrey M. Smith on Saturday, Aug. 11, at 7 p.m.

The leading consumer advocate promoting healthier non-GMO choices, Jeffrey M. Smith, is the author of the world’s bestselling and #1 rated book on the health dangers genetically modified organisms (GMOs). His meticulous research documents how biotech companies continue to mislead legislators and safety officials to put the health of society at

risk, and the environment in peril.

His first book Seeds of Deception: Exposing Industry and Government Lies about the Safety of the Genetically Engineered Foods You’re Eating combines the art of storytelling and investigative reporting. His second book, Genetic Roulette: The Documented Health Risks of Genetically Engineered Foods, is the authoritative work on GMO health dangers. It includes 65 health dangers, linking GMOs in our food to toxic and allergic reactions, infertility, and damage to virtually every internal organ studied in lab animals. The book summarizes why the safety assessments conducted by the FDA and regulators worldwide teeter on a foundation of outdated science and false assumptions, and why GM foods must urgently become our nation’s top food safety priority. Former UK environment minister says the revelations in Genetic Roulette may “change the global course of events this century.”

Smith has counseled

leaders from every continent, campaigned to end the use of genetically engineered bovine growth hormone (rbGH or rbST), and influenced the first state laws in the United States regulating GMOs. Smith has lectured in 30 countries and has been quoted by world leaders and hundreds of media outlets.

Smith has united leaders to support, The Campaign for Healthier Eating in America, a revolutionary industry and consumer movement to remove GMOs from the US food supply. He is the executive director of the Institute for Responsible Technology, producer of the films Hidden Dangers in Kids’ Meals and Your Milk on Drugs-Just Say No!, writes an internationally syndicated column, Spilling the Beans, has a regular blog on the popular Huffington Post, and is followed on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

The Institute for Responsible Technology’s Campaign for Healthier Eating in America mobilizes citizens, organizations, businesses, and the media, to achieve

the tipping point of consumer rejection of genetically modified foods.

The Institute produces a wide range of consumer education and advocacy tools for its seven million monthly web site visitors and newsletter readers, including the nation’s most popular non-GMO in-store brand publication, the Non-GMO Shopping Guide.

The Institute informs policy makers and the public around the world about the risks and impacts of GMOs on health, environment, agriculture, the global economy, and the prob-

lems associated with current research, regulation, corporate practices, and reporting.

Smith lives with his wife in Iowa, surrounded by genetically modified soybeans and corn.

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#718 - Nice 210 A. free stall dairy farm w/170 tillable flat to rolling acres w/sandy/loam soil - 120 cow free stall barn w/double 10 Beco Parlor w/ATO’s, 3,000 gal bulk tank - also 160 ft. free stall heifer/dry cow barn, 20x41 ft. SealStore grain silo & 170x100 ft. bunk silo w/concrete floor - Good 9 rm. home w/5 bdrms. & 2 baths - corn & wood stoves - nice fireplace, also village water & Artisian spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$555,000 #267 - Hobby/horse farm w/49 acres - 27 tillable, 12 pasture & 8 woods - 10 rm. 2 story home in good cond’t w/deck, above ground pool, vinyl siding steel roof, circular driveway & full basement 84x40’ 2 story barn w/cleaner, 34x18’ horse barn w/4 stalls - 24x74’ garage w/shop, 26x75’ hay storage shed & 14x30’ steel silo - 2 wells & half acre pond w/fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$210,000 #35 - JUST LIKE THE PONDEROSA W/NO NEIGHBORS IN SIGHT! Lots of good hunting & panoramic views - 500 acres in secluded country setting - 206 acres of managed wood lots - 200 acres tillable land - Nice 7 rm. 3 yr. old Modular home w/garage underneath - eat-in kitchen w/oak cabinets, full basement, buried electric & phone line - also 2 story barn w/horse stalls & new 45x30 ft. single story addition - 3 wells, 1 Ex. spring & 2 Lg. ponds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $900,000 B-401 - This is an orchard and retail operation in busy “Apple Valley” in the Town of La Fayette seven miles south of Syracuse. This farm has 9 acres of apple trees with six different varieties.

There is a retail store with a full kitchen, It has a sorting room and a cold storage which will hold 8,000 bushels of apples. This is set on 22 acres just off of NYS Route 20. It has a partially remolded home with 5 bedrooms. This is a turnkey operation being sold equipped with tractor, sprayers, mowers, bins, cider press and store equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking Price is $455,000 B-402 - This 48 acre parcel has 2300 ft. of highway frontage on NYS Route 11A.There is one acre of apple trees with 500 trees that has been well managed. This area along the road is sloping and tillable. The remaining 40 acres is a forested hillside with mostly hardwood trees. The soils are a gravelly loam in the town of La Fayette in Onondoga County, 7 miles south of Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $240,000 C-84 - Turnkey Purchase Feed Operation located on 14 acres in Southeast Montgomery County.

40x150’ two-stall Dairy Barn w/60 Lg. tie-stalls, Lg. enclosed spreader room; 36x52’ addition w/tierails for Heifers, Calf Pens, 21x30’ Milk House, 2” pipeline, new tank and vacuum pump in 2006, mow conveyor; two 20x80’ concrete silos, 30x36’ mixer room with stationary mixer and elevators; 42x86’ Morton Bldg. with horse stalls and heated shop; 36x50’ steel machine shed; 27x47’ two-stall garage; two-story home, 5 bdrms., 1.5 baths, new furnace, septic roof and windows in 2006, 14x70’ mobile home on-site, 3 bdrms., 2 baths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $250,000

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3 POINT UNIFOREST Log Tree Winch: I will pay the shipping. Look at them at www.hud-son.com or call 800765-7297

TEITSWORTH TRAILERS: Over 400 in stock now! PJ Goosenecks, Dumps, Tilt Tops, Landscape, Car Haulers, Skid Steer & more.

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FIREWOOD or MULCH Conveyors: 10 foot to 32 foot. www.hud-son.com or 800765-7297 SAWMILL COMPLETE UNIT: Brand new $2,495. I will pay shipping. Made in the USA. Video or more info at www.hud-son.com or 800765-7297 USED FOREST EQUIPMENT: Sawmill, firewood processor, edger, conveyor, tree skidding log winch. Call 315-941-7083. MUST SELL.

Services Offered CANVAS PRINTS: All sizes.

Mounted or Unmounted. Just bring in or send us your photo at Lee Publications. Call 518673-0101 bsnyder@leepub.com

Silos, Repairs, Silo Equipment

St. Lawrence Silo Service • New Stave Silos • Stave Replacement • Silo Retensioning • Shotcrete Relining • Footer Repairs • Fill Systems • Silo Parts • Chute Repairs CALL FOR ESTIMATE

(315) 393-3399 Lisbon, NY 13658 www.slsilo.com Tractor Parts NEW AND USED TRACTOR PARTS: John Deere 10,20,30,40 series tractors.

Allis Chalmers, all models.

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Mark Heitman Tractor Salvage, 715-673-4829

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

JUL 24 Cornell Cooperative Extension Cornell Cooperative Extension Albany County, 24 Martin Road, Voorheesville, NY. 7-8:30 pm. A group of beef producers, assisted by Cornell Cooperative Extension, has been meeting in Washington County for 8 months to try and form a marketing cooperative to assist smaller scale beef producers in achieving sustainable and profitable prices for their meat by marketing it south of us in the greater New York City metro area. Contact Sandy Buxton 518-3801498 or Meagan Blank 207664-8179 or 518-642-1030.

Improved Grazing and Pasture Management & Nofavore Social Robillard Flats Farm, Irasburg, VT. 10 am -1 pm. A workshop on pasture management featuring grazing consultant Sarah Flack.

Topics will include getting the most from your pasture through informed grazing decisions, how to increase the amount of dry matter your herd gets from pasture to cut feed costs and how to calculate dry matter intake.

Free for VOF certified organic farmers and VGFA members: $10. NOFA-VT members; $20. non-members.

Visit www.nofavt.org/sws to register or contact info@ nofavt.org or 802-434-4122 Registration requested for the social to follow. Call 802434-4122 or info@ nofavt.org. On Internet at www.nofavt.org/sws Integrated Oilseeds into Diversified Agriculture Field Day Woods Market Garden, Wood Lane, Brandon, VT. The Crew at Wood Market Garden will describe how

they have integrated oilseed production into their vegetable operation, and the benefits and challenges they have had in doing so. Contact Suzanne Brouillette at 802524-6501 or 800-639-2130 or susan.brouillette@uvm.edu.

Contact Suzanne Brouillette, 800-639-2130 or susan.brouillette@uvm.edu.

JUL 29 Cumberland County Farm Bureau Picnic Ingallsides Recreation of Southern ME, Scarborough, ME. 4-8 pm. All are invited.

Bring your friends. Join us for family fun, food and friends. Enjoy a delicious summer meal made from fresh locally grown products and get to know the other farmers in the area. On Internet at www.ingallsiderec.com AUG 1 102nd Plant Science Day Lockwood Farm, 890 Evergreen Ave. Hamden, CT 06518. The Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station. 10 am. through 4 pm.

Contact New Haven, 203974-8500. On Internet at www.ct.gov/caes AUG 2 Livestock Feeds and Nutrition Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, 200 Westboro Rd., Grafton MA. 10 am - 3 pm. This workshop will focus on feed options and nutritional requirements for pigs, cattle, sheep, or goats. Cost $40 registration fee includes lunch and resource materials. Contact Sam Anderson, 978-654-6745 mailto: sanderson@comteam.org AUG 2 Regulations for Sellers of Acidified Foods Workshop Vermont Food Venture Center in Hardwick. For anyone interested in selling canned, shelf stable foods, a workshop will be held Aug. 2 at the Vermont Food Venture Center in Hardwick, beginning at 6:30 pm. The cost is $5/person. Please call 802472-5362 by July 30 to register. If requiring a disability related accommodation to attend, contact Rose Crossley at 866-860-1382, ext.

201, (within Vermont) or 802-223-2389, ext. 201, by July 12. Contact Rose Crossley, 802-472-5362.

AUG 2-5 6th National Farm to Cafeteria Conference: Digging In! Dudley H. Davis Center, University of Vermont, Burlington VT. There will be skillbuilding-short-courses, field trips to innovative Vermont fsrms and institutions, a diverse workshop program, and plenty of opportunities to the network with inspiring individuals from across the country.

Contact Vera Simon-Nobles for general info at 802-434-8411 or vera.farm2cafeteria@gmail.com or register with Emily Becker at 971-266-0780 or registration@farmtoschool.org. Contact Vera Simon-Nobles, 802-434-8411 or vera.farm2cafeteria@gmail.com On Internet at registration@farmtoschool.org AUG 3-4 Youth Farm Safety Mini-Camp Vermont Technical College, Randolph VT. Hands on skill

building camps designed for boys and girls 12-15. Safety topic areas will include tractors & machinery, ATV, chainsaw & woodlot, livestock, farm emergency, and more $25/participant, including meals. Contact Kristen at 802-656-2034 or kristen.mullins@uvm.edu.

Contact Kristen, 802-656-2034 or kristen.mullins@uvm.edu.

AUG 7-8 2012 NH State Breed Show Lancaster Fairgrounds, Lancaster, NH. Ayrshire Show Chairperson: Mary Musty603- 272-5864 Brown Swiss Show Chairperson: David Conway, 603-586-7950 Guernsey Chairperson: Sandy Creighton- 603-7464338 Holstein Show Chairperson: Cindy Putnam-603-2724869 Jersey Show Chairperson: Rosella Sawyer-603-7564049 Milking Shorthorn Chairperson: Anita Cate-603-7649430.

AUG 9 No Till Demo & Performance Workshop Edgefield Farm, 123 Coyote Canyon Rd., West Chesterfield, NH. 10 am - noon. A hands on demonstration of the Haybuster 77 No Till Drill and a look at an earlier seeding with the implement.

Contact Conservation District, 603-756-2988 ext.115, e-mail sharlene@ cheshireconservation.org.

On Internet at www. cheshireconservation.org Annual Crops & Soils Field Day Borderview Research Farm, Alburgh, VT. 10 am - 4 pm.

Learn how building healthy soils, and using multiple cropping system and other best management practices can position your farm to withstand these weather fluctuations. Contact Susan Bruillette at 802-524-6501 or 800-639-2130 or susan.bruillette@uvm.edu.

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AUG 14 Hops Production Field Day Clover Hill Farm, Gilbertville, MA. 11 am to 3 pm. Registrations will be accepted until Aug. 9 either by phone or online. The fee is $15 and includes lunch.

Contact Susan Brouillette or Heather Darby, 800-6392130 or 802-524-6501. On Internet at www. uvm.edu/extension/cropsoil AUG 14 Value Added Processing Tour at Vemont Smoke & Cure Vermont Smoke & Cure, Hinesburg, VT. 6-8pm. Open house opportunity to walk through the new Hinesburg facility and mix with others fans of value added meat processing. VSC will have a grill going for some tasty treats and participants are invited to bring potluck items. Contact Jenn Colby at jcolby@uvm.edu, 802-6560858. Contact Jenn Colby, 802-656-0858 or jcolby@uvm.edu.

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AUG 23 Hopyard Design & Maintnance Addison Hop Farm, Addison VT. 3-6 pm. Register online at www.uvm.edu/extension/cr opsoil. On Internet at

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