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Agritourism at Liberty Hill Farm

by Jane Primerano n a long farm lane in the shadow of the Green Mountain National Park, a couple of city kids enjoyed the pleasure of a tire swing and kittens in the hayloft.

Their mother, Norah, said the kids were given a choice between the farm and the beach for a late summer mini-vacation and picked the farm.

For the kids — Brennan and Mariah McVeigh of New York City — Liberty Hill Farm is the vacation of choice.

“Cows, kittens, people, food,” Brennan, 12, and Mariah, 8, listed as what they like about the farm they have been visiting every year since Mariah was a baby.

“I do make great pancakes,” Beth Kennett said.

She and her husband, Bob, have operated this dairy farm in Rochester, VT, since 1979 and started taking guests in February 1984, for ski season. They are near Killington and Sugarbush, the two largest ski resorts in the East.

“There was a downturn in the economy,” she pointed out, “and we needed to diversify.”

With boys who were then 6 and 7, and the fact that Beth was ‘Bob’s hired man,’ they used the assets they had — extra bedrooms. Their first guests were a family from New Jersey with five kids who still come.

Their 1780 farm was

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started by John Emerson, grandson of Dr. Charles Wesley Emerson, founder of Emerson College. Part of the barn dates to 1787, but the house was built in 1825.

“We don’t know what happened to the first house on the farm,” Kennett said.

Although they converted the large woodshed into two bedrooms, they didn’t change the structure of the house at all.

The bedrooms over the woodshed were for hired hands. Now they are for guests, with a big room for lots of children.

In spite of the proximity to ski resorts, which includes the Middlebury College Snow Bowl, a Mecca for cross country skiing, summer is actually the busiest time followed by the fall foliage season with winter third.

The length of visitors’ stays is not as long as it was when people tended to have longer vacations, although that doesn’t apply to visitors from Europe, who still have a month vacation each year.

Interest in farm stays is global, Kennett said.

Some European countries, notably Poland, have a long list of farms with bed and breakfasts.

“In the past, agritourism meant going to New Zealand or Ireland. The model was sheep farms,” she said. “In Italy, agriturismo is vineyard visits.”

So in Vermont, people are looking for Cabot cheese and maple syrup. Which they get at Liberty Hill,

along with a base from which to explore the area, hike in the state park, go tubing on the river or check out the small towns along the rural highways.

In 1998, Kennett accompanied Sen. Patrick Leahy on a mission to Ireland where they saw agritourism as economic development for rural areas, not just for the farmer, but for the entire area.

She has spoken on what agritourism means in Canada and West Virginia. The economic benefits are joined by the educational benefits to the tourists. They learn what goes into raising crops and caring for animals.

“It certainly has been salvation for us,” she said of the bed and breakfast.

“It’s the way we can stay in business. The topography doesn’t lend itself to 500 cows.” “The cows pay for the cows, guests and pancakes cover living expenses,” she added.

The Kennetts are among the Vermont farmers who supply milk to Cabot Creamery. They milk 100 registered Holsteins. Both of their sons live on the farm with their families. Tom grows 300 acres of field crops.

He and wife, Jennifer, have four children, twins Tucker and Calvin, 9, Amelia, 5 and Wyatt, 3.

David raises Holstein bull calves for breeding. He and Asha have a daughter, Ella, 4 months.

The boys are partners on the farm. Beth and

Visitors at Liberty Hill Farm learn what goes into raising crops and caring for animals, such as the bull calves pictured here.

Photos by Jane Primerano

Brennan and Mariah McVeigh play on the tire swing. For these two, Liberty Hill Farm is the vacation spot of choice.

Bob created an LLC years ago so their sons would establish equity and feel they had a legal and financial stake in the farm.

Many of the young people who visit the farm say they want to go into farm-

ing. “It’s not the kindergarten set, it’s high school and college students. It’s fascinating to be cool with the college set,” she said.

Conversations at the dinner table range “from basic biology to the effect

of internet trade,” Kennett said.

The two-way discussions with her guests have been educational for Kennett as well. “You’ve got to have the facts and figures because they want to know.”

Liberty Hill farmhouse was built in 1825. When the Kennetts realized they needed to diversify their farm, this house was a key asset.

Strolling of the Heifers

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Eleanor are involved.

Currently the farm milks 40 cows, with a herd of 80, and has participated in the parade for the last ten years.

Margaret, along with friends from college, led Nika, one of their five Jerseys. Margaret just graduated from University of Massachusetts, wearing her black graduation cap with the tassel pulled forward to prove it.

Shelley Martell of Winchester, NH representing Highland Valley 4-H Club, led her four month old Guernsey heifer Waffle, so named, “Because her mom’s name is Maple, like maple syrup,” she said, leading Waffle in the town common where 50 vending booths were set up. Her brother Riley also led a heifer in the parade.

Shelley’s sister Hayley Martell, age 16, was one of four chosen to represent New Hampshire at the 2014 World Dairy Exposition that will be held in Madison, WI in October. With her were Tyler Woodman of Claremont NH, age 16, and Joe Davis, 16, of Richmond NH, the other two representatives. The fourth, Lottie Paige, was not present.

Hayley has attended the parade she was her sister’s age. The best part is, “Probably letting everybody see the cows,” she said.

No matter how much lead training has taken place at home, being led amidst a

cheering crowd of approximately 50,000 is daunting for the heifers. Several had to be nudged along. One six month old Milking Shorthorn made it to the middle but had to be picked up and trucked to the town common. Nonetheless, her owner, 12 year Grace Marsh from Winchester NH, was calmly leading her heifer, named Pride, around the common, showing her off for people to pet and meet at the end of the parade.

Further down the street at the Slow Living Expo, were students performing from New England Center for Circus Arts, Woodland Forest exhibits, cooking demonstrations, and Cheese Village and others displaying their talents and wares.

This year, Strolling of the Heifers organizers teamed up with Vermont Technical College for a statewide Vermont Farm/Food Business Plan Competition that awards $60,000 in multiple prizes to farms, food producers, and forestry businesses in Vermont to assist businesses and prospective entrepreneurs develop viable business plans.

Is Orly surprised at the parades’ continued success?

“Of course. It’s taken such an evolution, three hundred volunteers to put this together.

We work on this all year round, morning to night. It brings us all great joy.”

Tyler Woodman, left, of Claremont, NH, stands next to Hayley Martell of Winchester NH, and Joe Davis of Richmond, NH. All age 16, they will be representing New Hampshire at the World Dairy Exposition in Madison, WI in October. They were all present at the Strolling of the Heifers.

Shelley Martell, age 9, of Winchester, NH, leads her Guernsey Waffle during the Strolling of the Heifers.

Photos by Laura Rodley

Mariel Daniels leads a Jersey heifer from Mapledge Farm in Shelburne, MA during the Strolling of the Heifers.

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by Laura Rodley ver 50 heifers adorned in garlands were led in the 12th annual Strolling of the Heifers that occurred on Saturday, June 8 in Brattleboro, VT. Mules, Morgans, tractors, clowns, alpacas and marching bands dressed in cow costumes took part, cheered by viewers approximately 50,000 strong who lined the streets of Brattleboro from Flat Street to the town common, almost a mile away. Festivities started on Friday with a Mardi Gras Street Festival and Gallery Walk.

The fun event geared to preserve and protect the tradition of farming is the brainchild of Dummerston resident Orly Munzing, created in response to her neighbor Dwight Miller’s plea in 2001 to do something about the plight of farmers going out of business and to raise public awareness of how intricately vital they are to the community, and how hard they work.

Based on the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain, she created the Strolling of the Heifers, with people getting a chance to talk to participating farmers and learn about farming, local foods and agriculture at its conclusion. The first stroll occurred in 2012.

“I think that we are getting word out, that it’s really important to help farmers, connecting people with food that they eat in a fun way. I’m not a farmer but I support all farmers. I see it as a privilege, a duty to do this. Farmers help me to anchor myself in good health. Living in such an amazing culture helps us. It’s our duty to support our farmers. I’m passionate about that,” she said.

One farm in the parade’s procession, Mapledge from Shelburne, MA, began in 1871. “My great-great-great grandmother bought it for her grandsons, who lost their father in the Civil War,” said current owner, descendant Peter Williams, referring to Lucy Bishop, his ancestor. It was Lucy’s son-in-law, Eros Williams, who died of injuries sustained in the Civil War. One of her grandsons, Ned Williams, operated the farm on what is now Williams Road and was joined by Peter’s father James in 1940. Peter grew up working with his father and took charge in 1981. Peter, his wife Faith, and daughters Margaret and

4-H textile event

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by Kathleen Jablonski, Field Specialist, UNH Cooperative Extension It was 4 p.m. on Friday, May 3, 2013. The room was large and it echoed. The volunteers and judges were all in place, just waiting. A young lady walked in, her mother and grandmother trailing behind her. She was a bit nervous. The volunteer at the registration desk smiled and said, “Welcome to Textile Event judging.

What’s your name?” She answered, got her score sheets and instructions and went on her way.

The 2013 Grafton County 4-H Textile Event had begun.

Overall, 58 youth entered 108 garments, sewn items,

knit and crocheted creations and quilts.

Judging took place at the Clifford Memorial Building in Woodsville. Seventeen judges and 10 volunteers helped to accomplish the goal of getting everyone judged in the various categories they had entered.

Youth practiced modeling for the fashion show the next night, held at Haverhill Cooperative Middle School.

Along with the Fashion Show on May 4, there was an hour long 4-H quilt exhibit and photography show.

At the end of the show, certificates of participation and ribbons, based on the Danish system of judging, were awarded. Top scorers in each of the categories

were awarded a prize from one of the following sponsors: Grafton County 4-H Leaders’ Association, Trendy Threads, Cut ‘N Sew, Barnyard Quilting, OneStitch-Two Stitch, Country Cottage Quilting, Mountainside Quilting, Inspire to Knit and Tea, Yarn Garden, Windfall Clothing, The Sewing Tree and Seams Sew Easy. Thanks to all our sponsors for fostering the continuing skill development of our 4-H Clothing and Textile project youth.

Winners in each category Garments: Novice division — Madeline Roy and Kaylynn Regan; Junior — Lilah Flynn; Intermediate —

Emily Stoddard; Senior — Grace Flynn. All are members of North Haverhill’s Bob-O-Links 4-H Club.

Other Sewn Objects: Junior — Lilah Flynn, Jessica Riley, Abby Taylor from the Bob-O-Links 4-H Club, Bradley Hendrickson from Haverhill Corner Clovers 4-H Club; Intermediate — Therese Cataldo from Bob-O-Links 4H Club and Adam Cataldo from Little Ox-Bow 4-H Club.

Quilts: Junior — Lilah Flynn; Intermediate — Emily Stoddard; Senior — Catherine Flynn, Madeline Flynn and Grace Flynn. All are members of the Bob-OLinks 4-H Club.

Knitting and Crocheting: Junior — Abby Sargent; Intermediate — Therese Cataldo; Senior — Madeline Flynn, all of Bob-O-Links.

Fashion Selections: Amanda Geil of Hunt Mountain 4-H Club and Grace Flynn of Bob-O-Links 4-H Club.

The Grafton County 4-H Staff would like to thank the organizing committee, event volunteers and judges for volunteering their time and expertise to this event.

For more information about 4-H in Grafton County, New Hampshire, contact Donna Lee at 603787-6944 or ce.grafton@unh.edu.

Cover photo by Laura Rodley The 12th annual Strolling of the Heifers parade was held Saturday, June 8 in Brattleboro, VT. Over 50 heifers adorned in garlands were showcased.

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Farm organizations react to passage of Senate Farm Bill National Grange releases comment on passage of Senate Farm Bill WASHINGTON, D.C. — On June 11, the National Grange released a statement regarding the 66-27 passage of the Senate’s Farm Bill, saying while hopeful we now wait again on the House for action on the nearly $1 trillion piece of legislation that affects every American directly or indirectly.

“While we’re happy that the Senate passed their version of the Farm Bill, we can’t help but feel a slight sense of deja vu. Last June we saw the Senate pass their version of the Farm Bill but the House didn’t even get theirs to the

floor,” National Grange Legislative Director Grace Boatright said.

“I’m hopeful that the house will pass their version of the bill this month, but realistically, we are still a long way from getting American agriculture a full five-year Farm Bill,” Boatright said. “We all have to keep working to let our elected representatives know how important the Farm Bill is to producers and consumers.”

National Grange President Ed Luttrell said the Farm Bill is an essential piece of the puzzle in stability in

NCBA president comments regarding Senate passage of 2013 Farm Bill there is not a livestock title, conservation programs are maintained and the research title is sustained. We are also pleased that disaster assistance programs are included in this legislation which is a positive step toward providing a strong safety net for our producers.

“Passage of a 2013 Farm Bill is not only important to farmers and ranchers, but also to Americans nationwide who enjoy an abundant, safe and affordable food supply. We support the Senate’s passage of this legislation and will continue working with the House as they bring their version of the farm bill to the House floor this month. As Congress moves forward with the 2013 Farm Bill I urge family farmers and ranchers to continue their grassroots efforts and remain involved and engaged in this process.”

bills are still far apart and advocacy to find compromise is important.”

Specifically, the House and Senate bills show about a $16 million difference in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

SNAP includes funding for more than 15 percent of Americans who currently receive what was formerly known as food stamps, along with money for reduced school lunches and other nutrition assistance programs.

ASA welcomes Senate passage of the Farm Bill With a vote of 66 to 27, the United States Senate voted to pass the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013, better known as the 2013 Farm Bill. The focus now shifts to the House of Representatives, where work is reportedly scheduled to begin soon. Passing a comprehensive, five-year farm bill is the top priority for the American Soybean Association (ASA), whose president, Danny Murphy, issued the following statement: “The Senate has again shown admirable dedication to passing a new farm bill that will provide certainty for soybean farmers and our fellow members of the agriculture community,” said Murphy, a soybean farmer from Canton, MS. “The bill passed this evening represents many of ASA’s priorities and is a critical step toward strengthening the farm safety net, protecting planting flexibility, improving conservation, bolstering exports and feeding our nation’s hungry.

“The bill also represents a commit-

ment from farmers to our collective national financial responsibility, cutting billions in spending and streamlining redundant and ineffective federal programs. It is a bill that provides much-needed certainty to farmers facing a mounting force of weather- and market-related unknowns, and we commend Chairwoman Stabenow, Ranking Member Cochran, members of the Senate Agriculture Committee and the entire Senate for its hard work.

“We now turn our attention to the House, and call on Representatives to move the bill quickly through the chamber this month and on to conference with the Senate before the August recess. The version of the farm bill passed earlier by the House Agriculture Committee cuts Direct Payments as part of $40 billion in total savings, and streamlines more than 100 federal programs.

“We look to both the House and the Senate to work together quickly to formalize this commitment to America’s farmers.”

NCGA congratulates Senate on Farm Bill passage, urges House action WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Corn Growers Association congratulates the Senate on passage of the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act (2013 farm bill). The legislation was agreed to by a vote of 66-27. NCGA now urges the House of Representatives to quickly follow suit.

“America’s farmers greatly appreciate the leadership and bipartisan efforts by the Senate to complete their work on the farm bill,” NCGA

President Pam Johnson said. “We also recognize the efforts put forth to address regional concerns to ensure all areas of the country are adequately represented in the final language.”

NCGA has worked to advance market-oriented reforms in commodity programs to address significant gaps in the farm safety net. The revenuebased Agriculture Risk Coverage Program, designed to complement pro-

ducers’ individual crop insurance policies, will provide protection against multi-year price and production declines that adjusts with the marketplace. This signature reform, coupled with a strong federal crop insurance program, will result in substantial budget savings for taxpayers and more effective risk management tools for corn growers.

“This legislation is long overdue and our work is still not done,” Johnson

Senate approves Farm Bill containing dairy policy reform ARLINGTON, VA — For the second time in a year, the Senate has approved a comprehensive farm bill containing the dairy policy reforms backed by the National Milk Producers Federation. The Senate passed the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 by a vote of 66-27 on June 10.

The measure contains the Dairy Security Act backed by NMPF and its farmer members, which creates a more effective safety net for dairy producers.

“On this strong bi-partisan vote, the Senate has again shown its determination to put politics aside, and work to implement new and better policies for America, including the country’s dairy farmers,” said Jerry Kozak, President and CEO of NMPF. “NMPF appreciates the determination of the leaders of the

Senate, and in particular, the leaders of the Agriculture Committee, Senators Stabenow and Cochran, for shepherding this historic legislation through the Senate.”

The bill is similar to the farm bill approved last June 21 by the Senate, especially where dairy policy is concerned. The Dairy Security Act in the measure establishes a voluntary margin insurance program, allowing farmers to better manage the twin risks of milk price and feed cost volatility. The measure also features a market stabilization program to improve the cost-effectiveness of the program, helping farmers and taxpayers alike. The bill’s dairy title eliminates the MILC, price support, and dairy export incentive programs.

Demonstrating the strong momentum behind the Dairy Security Act there was no effort to significantly alter the dairy title during Senate consideration of the bill, Kozak said.

“We are very pleased at the progress made during this vital step in the Farm Bill process, but we also know that much work lies ahead,” he added.

“We encourage the House of Representatives to also support its Agriculture Committee-passed bill, and reject any dairy processor-backed amendment to undermine the bill’s effectiveness by removing the market stabilization program. Prompt action in the House is necessary so that farmers won’t spend the last half of this year like they spent 2012: expecting a harvest that never materializes.”

said. “Our focus now turns to the House of Representatives with hopes that they schedule floor time to consider the legislation as soon as possible.

We look forward to continuing to partner with agriculture advocates to pass a new common-sense, reform-minded farm bill.”

Peterson statement WASHINGTON, D.C. — On June 10, U.S. House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin C. Peterson, DMN, made the following statement after the U.S. Senate approved S. 954, the 2013 Farm Bill.

“Today’s Senate vote brings us one step closer to having a new, five-year farm bill in place this year.

Chairwoman Stabenow and Ranking Member Cochran did an excellent job and I applaud their leadership.

“This process has gone on far too long but with the strong bipartisan support in the Senate, I’m optimistic the House will be able to consider our farm bill next week. It’s going to be difficult but if everything stays on track, I believe it’s possible to get a bill to the President before the August recess, finally providing some certainty for our farmers, ranchers and consumers.”

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate in a 66 to 27 vote passed the 2013 Farm Bill (S. 954) on June 10.

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President Scott George, a dairy and beef producer from Cody, WY, issued the following statement on the passage of the legislation: “NCBA is very pleased with today’s passage of the 2013 Farm Bill by the Senate.

We commend both Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Thad Cochran (RMS) for their leadership on this very important piece of legislation.

Cattlemen and women have been asking Congress to pass a farm bill which not only provides certainty for agricultural producers nationwide, but also incorporates priorities important to the cattle industry —

the market.

“Farmers are affected by so many variables, so a Farm Bill is important because it offers stability in the face of natural disasters, market shifts and so much more,” Luttrell said. “Every American enjoys benefits from a Farm Bill, from stable prices at the grocery store to continued research into best practices of farming and nutrition science. We look forward to the House taking action, but understand the two

Crop Comments

by Paris Reidhead Field Crops Consultant

2012 averaged 59.

With our corn-centered cropping mindset, growing-degree-days (GDD) are calculated with a baseline of 50 degrees. A day which has a low temperature of 55 degrees and a high temperature of 75 degrees would have an average temperature of 65 degrees. Although I’m sure that sophisticated recording equipment breaks this reading down throughout the course of the day, rendering some sort of weighted tally for

each 24 hour period.

Shortening this part of a long story, we see that May 2012 delivered the Hartwick area 279 GDD, compared to only 198 GDD this past month. Another way to look at it is that this month just past enjoyed about a third less functional growing season than did May 2012: we’re 10 GDD days behind this growing season compared to last year.

Again, these are corncentered ground rules.

Pastures and winter

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Gasping for air Last week (as I write) I received the electric bill for power consumed during May by Sue and myself. As always, there was a statement of average daily “juice” consumed for the previous month, compared to consumption of same month one year ago. And the good folks at NYSEG also cited the average temperature (recorded somewhere in Hartwick): May 2013 averaged 56 degrees Fahrenheit, while May

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grains are not suffering quite as badly as corn planted this spring. Two killing frosts suffered last month by most of the Northeast didn’t help matters either. I haven’t seen any corn seedlings that were killed outright.

But about 10 miles from me, as the crow flies, is a piece of corn on flat land adjoining the Wharton creek. That corn was up about five inches when a heavy frost hit about three weeks ago (as I write). When I drove by that corn two days ago the light tan discoloration of the frostseared leaf tips was still very visible… almost frozen (literally) in time by the GDD shortage.

The rest of this week (ending June 15), ac-

cording to my online Weather Bug, is only slated to average about nine GDD per day. GDD requirements run about 20 units per day of necessary growing season for corn; thus a so-called 90-day corn needs about 1,800 GDD. In a column early last July I wrote about Ogood fertilizers, a term which most younger people now farming aren’t familiar with. The “O” just meant that the fertilizer blend in question had zero nitrogen in its analysis. In that column, I recommended that growers, particularly corn growers, in their minds, let the “O” stand for oxygen, acknowledging that this element is even more important

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than the N, P, and K listed in the guaranteed analysis. Those are the so-called big three. (Although, if we accept the crop’s need for sulfur, we now have the big four: N, P, K, and S.) In the last couple decades, sustainable agriculture began to gain momentum, as the organic movement experienced quantum leaps.

The ancient idea of feeding the soil first, thus enabling it to feed the crops, resurfaced. More and more crop people, not just those certified organic (or hoping to become such) started thinking about soil biology, i.e., the tiny guys with the big names who

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Center for Rural Affairs Board of Directors calls for comprehensive immigration reform Recently, the Board of Directors of the Center for Rural Affairs unanimously called for comprehensive federal legislation to fix the broken immigration system and strengthen our communities.

Board President and Fullerton Nebraska Farmer Jim Knopik said, “As the United States Senate takes up their im-

migration bill, we felt that it was important to emphasize that reforming our broken immigration system is especially important to rural America.”

The Center’s policy position calls for: • An opportunity for undocumented immigrants who fulfill the requirements for obtaining citizenship to remain in the U.S. as citizens.

• A more robust process for legal immigration that shortens the timeline and waiting list for legal immigration and creates clear avenues for future immigrants.

• Practical and appropriate limits as determined by an independent commission on the number of manually skilled workers allowed to immigrate legally each year.

• More effective enforcement of existing wage and labor laws and of the prohibition on hiring undocumented immigrants and falsely classifying them as independent contractors.

According to Knopik, the United States admits only 10,000 manually skilled workers on work visas each year, about one for every 100 immi-

grants who enter without a visa and find work.

“The door to legal, documented immigration used by earlier generations is today largely closed for all but the wealthy and welleducated,” Knopik said.

Kathie Starkweather, director of rural community development work, went on to explain that the Center for Rural Affairs further recognizes

plants to build energy (through photosynthesis)... basic plant science. Plant science becomes weed science, when not enough oxygen is available to form the CO2 needed by the more finicky plants that we call crops. Annual grasses and other weeds do quite well in soil environments with little or no oxygen. Soil scientists call these conditions anaerobic, and anaerobic organisms are rarely farmer-friendly. Very often soils are desperate for more oxygen. And the best way to get O into the

soil for row crops is rowcrop cultivation.

While county agent, during most of the 1970s, I got enthusiastic about row cultivation, way before the organic movement took off. I had discovered an ancient Cornell leaflet which dealt with cultivation (printed between World War II and the Korean War). That leaflet made a couple unforgettable statements.

The first point was that field corn, on average, which had not been sprayed with herbicide, would experience a 17 percent improvement in

silage yield caused by row-cultivation (presumably twice). The second point was that field corn which had not been sprayed with herbicide was also expected to experience a 17 percent improvement in silage yield due to cultivation.

Why did cultivation effect any yield improvement on sprayed corn?

In 1950 corn monoculture was extremely rare, so aggressive weed populations wouldn’t have been as common as they are today. Continuous row-cropping makes many weeds feel very much at home (like those annual grasses I mentioned earlier). At that time, absent modern-day chemical monoculture,

the weed control benefit was likely less significant than the aeration benefit. Back then, sprayed corn fields, as well as un-sprayed corn fields, probably benefited from row cultivation for the same reason: the soil needed oxygen.

Fluffing up the soil drove oxygen into it, and the lack of this gas often limits crop production more than a shortage of N, P, K, and the other better-known nutrients.

An oxygen shortage can be almost as detrimental to crop yields as a water shortage.

Cultivation makes more oxygen available to the soil, but it helps catch and retain dew moisture: this dampness is conveyed

the need to fully engage immigrants in rural communities and American democracy through support for minority business development, voter registration, leadership development and other means. “Such approaches bring people together and build community,” Starkweather said.

The Center’s statement on immigration can be found at www.cfra.org/node/463 4

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upward from below the cultivation zone through capillary attraction provided by the fluffed-up topsoil. Ever notice how in moderate drought conditions row cultivation will cause “fired” corn to rapidly uncurl?

Another important endorsement for cultivation appeared in an article in this paper last year. Reknown Cornell weed scientist Professor Russell Hahn was addressing the issue of herbicide tolerant (HT) weeds. He recommended row-cultivation to control these HT weeds, because, to the best of his knowledge, no weed had ever developed immunity to steel!

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make sure the crops get fed. In the mindset of more and more crop people, soil became something more than a rooting medium: soil now had a personality… if not a soul in the minds of some folks.

All these tiny guys need moisture and oxygen more than N, P, and K (and sulfur and magnesium, and all the trace elements). They use the oxygen pretty much the same way as all animals, including you and me.

Then they give off the used oxygen as carbon dioxide (CO2), used by

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Shrinking is expected, creating a gap between the cured concrete and the shrunken post. This gap traps rainwater, exposing the wood to high levels of moisture. When the wood wicks up this available water, and the surface water disappears, an increased surface area of the wet wood is exposed to oxygen.

This circumstance creates a perfect environment for bacteria and fungus to thrive.

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Brett Denny

"Jim" contacted me this last weekend; his computer had been struck by lightening. I usually get calls like this in the summer, at least once every couple of weeks, but his was the first one this year. In one quick shot, the lightening strike fried his computer and he lost all of the data in PCDART and in the electronic milking system. "You don't miss it until it's gone" pretty well summed up this situation.

Unlike most people, Jim was diligent at making backups on a daily or near daily basis. Normally, he would have had to get a new computer, install a current version of PCDART, and restore his backup and he could have been back up and running in no time - except he made one small mistake. Although he was backing up to a flashdrive, as we often recommend, he never took it out of his computer. His flashdrive and his backups were fried too.

Although we were able to recover some of Jim's data from DRMS, it wasn't complete. Jim is now up and running with his basic herd data again, after a lot of time and headaches. We also set up off-site backups through the new DART Safe system (see below), so we know this won't happen again.

Why Should You Backup?

Think for a minute - since you started using PCDART (or any other program for that matter) - how much total time you have spent entering information into the program. Hours? Days? Weeks? Consider, with all of that spent, how much information you've captured over the years. How much is that time and effort worth?

What would happen if you lost everything? Could you continue operating normally or would you struggle to find basic information that you were accustomed to having at your fingertips?

Isn't that information stored at DRMS/Raleigh?

Yes and no. The data at DRMS/Raleigh that you upload every test-day is limited and includes only your basic test-day information, status events, and some health data. And this information is only current as of your last test-day. Information such as custom reports and settings, group numbers, TimedAI and Protocol setup information, TimedAI enrollment, and more are NOT available from standard test-day uploads.

Manually Backup Your Herd Data Thirty Seconds or less!

A manual backup in PCDART shouldn't take more than thirty seconds. Your time and effort is easily worth that. You should make a manual backup anytime you enter a large amount of information, or weekly on a small herd and daily for larger herds.

The more frequently you backup, the less information you'll have to recover in the event of a disaster.

This process will not only backup your herd data, but also your user-defined reports and any other settings within PCDART. This is provides a means to transfer herd data to another computer, if you are sharing your data with a consultant, for instance.

Backups cannot help you recover from a failure of they are unusable. Store your backups off-site so that in the event of flood, fire, or other catastrophe, your data is still available. Flashdrives should be stored in a clean, dry environment.

Automatic Local Backups PCDART also has an option to perform automatic

scheduled backups of your data. When choosing where to save an automatic backup, I usually create a folder on the hard-drive of the computer and save them in there, but that will only help if your PCDART data becomes corrupted. Some people - like Jim used to - leave a flashdrive plugged into the computer all the time and save to that - which can help in hard-drive crash, but is useless if there is a disaster at the barn/office or a lightening strike.

Automatic backups are an extra level of protection, but are not substitutes for regular manual backups.

NEW: DART Safe (Off-Site) Backups Beginning with PCDART 7.15.3, which was released in April 2013, you can now perform complete off-site backups of your data through DRMS. Once your automatic local backups are set up, there is a one-click setup to perform a complete backup of your data (and settings) at DRMS. It works best on computers with high-speed internet connections, but it can work on dial-up connections as well. In the event of a catastrophe, simply give us a call and we can send you a complete backup of your data.

There is a $5 monthy fee for the DART Safe service, but the convenience and security of off-site backups are easily worth the price (less than the cost of one breakfast per month). Additionally, consultants can access these complete backups from DRMS, if you provide them with your herdcode and RAC number, without having to manually take backup from your computer or hassle with setting up an alternative service (like Dropbox).

Other Thoughts There may also be other programs on your computer - such as financial programs, payroll, animal identification/registration - or pictures or important personal files that you wouldn't want to lose in the event

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of a disaster. If you have a local computer representative, they can often help you find solutions to backup all your important information.

While it's cliché, when it comes to saving your data, an ounce of prevention really is worth a pound of cure!

If you have any questions on making manual backups, setting automatic backups in PCDART, or about the new DART Safe off-site backup option, please give us a call or send us an e-mail!

Step-By-Step Manual Backup * From within PCDART, click on the "File" menu * Click on "Backup" and then select "Herd (Offload)" * A screen will appear asking where you want to save the backup to * Click the "Browse" button, select the drive or location to save to, and select "Save" * Click the "OK" button to save to the location shown * Once the mouse pointer turns from an hourglass back to an arrow (often it's instantaneous), the offload is complete * That's it!

On newer versions of PCDART, you also have the option of doing a Full Backup when you close PCDART. If your version supports this, when you close the screen, you will be prompted with a window that says "Full Backup" in green at the top. You can sim-

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Automatic Backup * From within PCDART, click on the "File" menu * Click on "Scheduled Items", then select the "Backup" tab. * Turn the backup to "On" * Select a time to perform the backup. Try to pick

a time that the computer is usually turned on. * Next to "Path where backups are saved:", click on the "Browse..." button and choose a location to save your automatic backups in (see the note below) * Set "Number of Generations to keep" to 60 and check the box to backup archived cows. * Click the "Save and Exit" button If you are using the off-site (DART Safe) option below, recommend creating a folder on the C:\ drive called "PCD_Back" and saving your backups in there. If you are not using DART Safe, you can also

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Immigration bill gains momentum with Senate committee OK WASHINGTON, D.C. — A comprehensive immigration reform bill has moved from the Senate Judicial Committee’s consideration to the full Senate for debate. The American Farm Bureau Federation says one big question the bill should raise is whether Americans want to import farm labor or farm products.

“For better or for worse, we rely on an immigrant labor force in agriculture, and we need a way to keep those experienced workers to ensure we have access to that stable workforce,” said Kristi Boswell,

AFBF labor specialist.

“Seventy percent of our workforce is falsely documented. We need to make sure we have a safe, affordable food product, and the only way we can do that is to be sure that it’s grown here on American soil.

“It really comes down to either we import our labor or we import our food.”

Boswell said she is optimistic that Congress will make needed improvements to the nation’s immigration system.

“This process has been so dramatically different than past attempts, and I really commend the

Senate for doing what they can to facilitate the discussion,” she said.

“All the 300 amendments were posted online for review. All the markup sessions were streamed live. Every introducer of an amendment got full time to debate and to fully vet the amendment.

Allowing even the strongest opponents to vet and discuss and debate their amendments makes everyone more comfortable with what the ultimate product is.”

The agreement has two main components. The first is a “blue card” pro-

gram in which experienced agricultural workers would get a blue card work visa. That could cover those working in the United States without permission or under the current H-2A farm labor program.

The second component is creation of a new guestworker program that would replace H-2A. “That allows long-term stability, ensuring that we could access guestworkers into the future,” Boswell said. “The program provides for a three-year visa term. It provides for employment arrangements on con-

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Keystone Outdoor Expo is for the serious outdoorsman

by Jon M. Casey For the outdoorsman who is preparing for their fall and winter sporting activities, the Keystone Outdoor Expo being held at the York Expo Center, York, PA on Aug. 16-18 is the ideal way to start.

Hosted and promoted by Richard Huff, III, avid outdoorsman and coowner of Keystone Valley Ranch, a private deer and elk hunting facility in central Pennsylvania, the three day event begins Friday Aug. 16 at noon and runs through 8 p.m. the first day. Saturday’s activities run from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. while Sunday, the Expo is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

“At the Keystone Outdoor Expo, we are looking to provide the outdoorsman with a complete, high quality, experience that will prepare them for their hunting, camping and fishing activities at a time that is best suited for their schedules,” said Huff

during a recent interview. “We are creating a show that will appeal to attendees and vendors alike. We want to offer show goers the best of the outfitters when it comes to the products and services that attendees are seeking.”

Huff said with more than 200 exhibitors already signed up for the show, he is looking forward to an event that has something for everyone. “We will have Kate Fiduccia, the co-host of the Woods N’ Water TV Series on hand to share some of her recipes that

she features on the wild game cooking segment of Cooking Wild in Kate’s Kitchen. We are also looking to have her husband Peter Fiduccia, ‘The Deer Doctor,’ on hand as well. Peter is a highly recognized authority on white-tailed deer hunting and is recognized for his ‘Woods N’ Water’ TV Series.”

“When we decided to put this show together, we wanted to offer a variety of exhibitors that focus on outfitting the hunters, fishermen and outdoorsmen without bringing in a number of

unrelated vendors that distract from the main theme of the show,” said Huff. “If the vendor’s products are items that outdoor people use or need while they are out in the wild, that is the kind of product lines we are looking to offer. We have a number of gun manufacturers represented including Savage.

Cabela’s will be there as well. In addition to exhibiting, Cabela’s has donated products to be

tract or at will, so workers would have flexibility and could migrate and follow seasonal patterns.

And, also, employers have the stability of a contract if that’s needed.

There are fair and equitable labor conditions and standards ensuring we’re treating these workers fairly.”

The agreement would allow workers to return to their countries when seasonal farm work is done.

AFBF President Bob

Stallman said that would let the government focus border security on real security risks.

“We know that one of the best ways to improve border security is to create a legal, workable way for farm workers to enter our country,” Stallman said. “If we do not have to waste resources locking up lettuce harvesters, we can focus on keeping those with criminal intentions out of our country.”

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F UKB50594 KUBOTA M135XDTC 2010 118HP 4WD CAB 16SPD PS 3 VALVES 311HRS SL LOADER. . . . . . . . . $68,900 A UNH90637 NH 638 RD BALER 2000 4X4 GOOD SHAPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,495 F UA020298 NH BR730A 2006 RD BALER 4X4 BELT BALER GOOD SHAPE $11,250 F UAG83093 JD 457 RD BALER SILAGE SPECIAL WIDE PU BALE RAMPS 4X5 CLEAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$13,500 F UA30589 JD 458 RD BALER 4X5 2007 TWINE SILAGE SPECIAL MEGAWIDE PU RAMPS AUTO LUBE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$16,900 F UNH66551 NH BR740 05 4X5 RD BALER NET WRAP SILAGE SPEC 7' PU VERY CLEAN NICE SHAPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$17,500 F UNH37224 NH BR7060 08 4X5 SILAGE SPECIAL TWINE TIE VERY GOOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$18,900 F UNH02985 NH 640 RD BALER 1994 4X5 BALES SILAGE CAPABLE GOOD AS IS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,900 F UA317207 JD 336 SQUARE BALER WITH KICKER GOOD SHAPE GOOD PAINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,295 USED MOWERS F UKHC4608 KUHN GMD600 DISC MOWER 7'10" CUT 3PT . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,500 USED RAKES TEDDERS WRAPPERS GRINDERS AND MERGERS U BK930588 KUHN GF440T TEDDER 14' 1994 GOOD BROKERED . . . . . . . .$1,800 F UTL0R084 TUBELINE IN-LINE WRAPPER 2010 HONDA ENGINE 30" WRAP VG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$21,900 F IH 35 BAR RAKE DOLLY WHEEL GROUND DRIVE VERY GOOD . . . . . . . . .$1,800 F UKHA0061 KUHN GA7000DL HAY RAKE 24' TWIN ROTOR SEMI MOUNT AS IS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,900

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Keystone from A14 given away at the show.”

Huff said by hosting the event at the Toyota Arena at the York Expo

Center, the show is a destination for Mid-Atlantic outdoorsmen that is a reasonable driving

distance. More importantly, there are plenty of accommodations for those who wish to spend

The Toyota Arena at the York Expo Center will be the venue for the Keystone Outdoor Expo.

Photos by Jon M. Casey

the night if they choose.

With free parking and a low, $10 general admission (children 11 and under are free), campers, hunters and fishermen are able to spend the day with vendors economically, and come away with the gear and services that they need to make their outdoor experiences the very best.

For more information on the Keystone Outdoor Expo, give them a call at 717-497-9744.

Visit their website at www.keystoneoutdoorexpo.com or you can contact them via email at KOExpo@verizon.net.

Outdoorsmen like this one, will be attending the Keystone Outdoor Expo in York Aug. 16-18.

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TYPE TEST

B R COW E E YEARS D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

MAINE

ANDROSCOGGIN-SAGADAHOC

JASON & JOY RAY SON TO SON FARM

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

H H H H H H J H H H H M H

480.6 113.4 326.8 70.1 112.2 45.4 81.4 94.6 67.3 53.7 115.6 27.0 37.2

KAYBEN HOLSTEINS HALL C.W. BAKER BROOK FARM PINELAND FARMS, INC YOUNG C.E. JUNIPER FARM INC GARY WINSHIP AND FAMILY TRUDY GRAFFAM

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

H H X H H H H A

73.3 49.3 64.7 80.6 49.2 46.7 45.5 22.5

24983 22119 21056 21178 18322 18205 17982 17469

934 855 769 848 682 638 664 670

3.7 3.9 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.8

736 682 661 635 558 549 544 541

2.9 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1

DAVIS, JIM & RICK JOHN DONALD THOMAS BAILEY MARC BAILEY RICHARD COREY YORK, LH & B HD 2 FARRINGTON, THAYDEN

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

H H H H X H H

56.6 79.0 13.2 62.0 44.9 51.5 54.4

21637 20511 19494 18987 17405 16729 17177

858 704 660 649 705 662 664

4.0 3.4 3.4 3.4 4.1 4.0 3.9

695 583 566 552 539 528 510

3.2 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.0

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

H J H H H H X A H X

121.3 100.1 91.2 97.1 147.6 113.8 74.6 15.3 60.1 14.8

26970 20589 22818 21226 23438 20647 21691 20226 20992 17671

997 967 756 925 919 909 901 848 846 844

3.7 4.7 3.3 4.4 3.9 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.8

811 725 720 698 695 685 678 658 645 625

3.0 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.0 3X 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.5

FRANKLIN

KENNEBEC

SILVER MAPLE FARMS INC 1 SILVER MAPLE FARMS INC 1 CLEMEDOW FARM PEARSON RICHARD NICK MICHAUD PEARSON RICHARD GAIL QUIMBY BEVERLY DONOVAN BARTER FARM PEARSON RICHARD

28881 1008 3.5 851 2.9 3X 28798 1030 3.6 849 2.9 3X 27494 974 3.5 828 3.0 25627 985 3.8 761 3.0 20887 776 3.7 632 3.0 21129 796 3.8 621 2.9 16899 827 4.9 620 3.7 19125 721 3.8 594 3.1 19475 713 3.7 585 3.0 18447 724 3.9 562 3.0 17445 669 3.8 548 3.1 17798 668 3.8 543 3.1 17133 655 3.8 538 3.1

KNOX-LINCOLN

RALPH PEARSE & SONS HAWES LINCOLN J NEWBERT, GARY & ANDREA

OXFORD

CONANT ACRES INC. BRIAN M. BAILEY KUVAJA FARMS INC

TYPE TEST

B R COW E E YEARS D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

DHI-AP X 71.1 DHI-AP H 40.5

15575 18036

633 4.1 533 3.4 645 3.6 519 2.9

DHI-AP H 33.3 DHIR-AP H 31.9 DHI-AP H 54.5

23390 19711 17220

862 3.7 693 3.0 754 3.8 615 3.1 599 3.5 505 2.9

DHIR H 101.5 DHI-AP H 33.6 DHI-AP H 39.0

22268 17603 17505

851 3.8 691 3.1 654 3.7 541 3.1 630 3.6 538 3.1

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

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

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

356.6 374.9 980.0 681.2 54.2 45.5 174.4 138.4 183.6 158.3 203.9 206.6

29262 1038 3.5 879 3.0 3X 25485 871 3.4 774 3.0 24742 872 3.5 743 3.0 3X 25133 884 3.5 743 3.0 3X 24096 898 3.7 739 3.1 24365 912 3.7 709 2.9 23179 862 3.7 697 3.0 20984 767 3.7 651 3.1 21053 810 3.8 649 3.1 19576 766 3.9 628 3.2 18715 725 3.9 587 3.1 18375 685 3.7 570 3.1

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

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

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

111.0 276.3 58.2 431.3 275.9 58.6 58.8 374.4 50.3 47.2 78.9 183.9

25610 24817 24331 21321 19330 20778 20076 20580 17948 17850 16200 16056

889 911 822 809 846 766 765 797 727 659 672 640

3.5 3.7 3.4 3.8 4.4 3.7 3.8 3.9 4.1 3.7 4.1 4.0

781 742 737 655 639 626 611 610 557 514 511 508

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

THE THOMPSON FARM DHI-AP H 82.3 JOHN COX DHI-AP H 34.0 LARRABEE HAROLD & GALEN DHI-APCS H 469.0 INGRAHAM JOHN W & SONS DHI-APCS H 483.8 KEENE DAIRY DHI-AP H 100.7 SCHOFIELD, WAYNE DHI-AP H 20.3

23482 24536 24035 22160 18182 17290

932 914 919 831 637 661

4.0 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.8

731 730 717 683 546 513

3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0

SOMERSET

WALDO

MAINE HAMMOND TRACTOR CO 216 Center Rd. Fairfield, ME 04937 (207) 453-7131 VERMONT HICKS SALES LLC 1400 Bowen Rd. East Corinth, VT 05040 (877) 585-5167 www.hicksales.com

NORTHEAST FARM SALES & SERVICE INC Rt. 5, Box 4497 Irasburg, VT 05845 (802) 754-8863

TYPE TEST

HERD OWNER

YORK

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

CHESHIRE

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

B R COW E E YEARS D

H H J H H H

84.7 26.4 256.1 82.7 48.6 44.9

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

22313 20511 16934 18933 19224 17685

841 758 830 695 728 720

3.8 3.7 4.9 3.7 3.8 4.1

715 613 604 590 589 557

3.2 3.0 3.6 3.1 3.1 3.1

NEW HAMPSHIRE

WINDYHURST FM PARTNERSHIP DHIR-AP STONEHOLM FARM DHI-APCS SAWYER SHELDON S DHI-AP STONEWALL FARM DHI-AP

H H J H

181.2 758.4 317.8 25.6

26422 1037 3.9 803 3.0 25100 855 3.4 770 3.1 3X 17112 848 5.0 619 3.6 18130 677 3.7 541 3.0

KEITH DAVID RITCHIE GEORGE F RITCHIE GEORGE F RITCHIE GEORGE F

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

H H J A

217.2 12.9 20.1 73.9

19920 19314 14931 16198

821 723 683 647

4.1 3.7 4.6 4.0

634 629 543 530

3.2 3.3 3.6 3.3

KNOXLAND FARM FITCH FARM, LLC POMEROY, KEITH E. ALVIRNE SCHOOL FARM

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

H H H H

340.5 104.9 79.4 17.9

23896 25864 23657 22576

934 884 877 773

3.9 3.4 3.7 3.4

767 764 735 637

3.2 3.0 3.1 2.8

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

H H H H H H X

241.0 63.9 61.9 307.5 76.2 78.6 12.5

27033 1036 3.8 817 3.0 3X 25119 982 3.9 767 3.1 23429 854 3.6 708 3.0 22725 812 3.6 692 3.0 22307 823 3.7 678 3.0 19898 715 3.6 612 3.1 17529 768 4.4 599 3.4

GRAFTON

HILLSBORO

MERRIMACK-BELKNAP HIGHWAY VIEW FARM JONES, MARION & GORDON BACHELDER, KEITH MORRILL FARM DAIRY,LLC BARTLETT,A.S.&S.A. GLINES, PETER & ERIC GLINES, PETER & ERIC

ROCKINGHAM

BODWELL, H & SONS FERNALD FARM DAIRY, LLC GREAT BAY FARM

DHI-APCS H 263.8 DHI-AP H 185.7 DHI-APCS H 84.3

24203 24066 21583

UNH CREAM UNH RESEARCH HERD NAUGHTAVEEL FARM UNH RESEARCH HERD

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

27645 1107 4.0 859 3.1 27411 1086 4.0 847 3.1 23645 878 3.7 706 3.0 16627 914 5.5 635 3.8

STRAFFORD-CARROLL

H H H J

18.8 60.2 115.0 10.8

906 3.7 742 3.1 896 3.7 717 3.0 851 3.9 655 3.0

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ADDISON

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

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

B R COW E E YEARS D

H H H H X J

184.0 36.9 80.3 191.2 18.1 65.0

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

WINDSOR

VERMONT 25838 26080 24473 23036 23099 20502 20914 19501 16497 16139

942 900 891 830 874 788 779 706 775 706

PINE HILL VIEW 2 LLC

DHI-AP H 380.3

19116

746 3.9 611 3.2

TWIN OAKS DAIRY FARM LLC WAYNE BARR

DHI-AP H 64.8 DHI-AP H 26.9

27441 20237

957 3.5 813 3.0 693 3.4 601 3.0

207.4 260.6 80.8 104.0

21730 22143 20072 18121

850 851 760 749

QUINTIN,ANDRE

DHI-AP H 367.3

26091

973 3.7 767 2.9 3X

KNOXLAND FARM

DHI-AP H 876.9

25996

983 3.8 817 3.1

MACH FARM, INC. BOOK BROTHERS

DHI-APCS H 163.0 DHI-APCS H 116.2

22109 21428

838 3.8 680 3.1 784 3.7 650 3.0

CHITTENDEN FRANKLIN

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

MOUNTAIN VIEW DAIRY DHI-AP BURT, JASON AND CHRISTINA DHI-AP FOURNIER INC, RENE & SON DHI-AP GORT0N,GRANT JOHN DHI-APCS

GRAND ISLE ORANGE

RUTLAND

HERD OWNER

H H X H

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

3.6 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.6 4.7 4.4

3.9 3.8 3.8 4.1

794 768 766 717 701 655 651 607 587 550

681 670 640 564

3.1 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.6 3.4

TYPE TEST

B R COW E E YEARS D

GLEN AND MARTHA HAYWARD DHI-APCS H 86.9 GLEN AND MARTHA HAYWARD DHI-APCS B 12.8

28248 1034 3.7 876 3.1 23471 952 4.1 693 3.0 22105 839 3.8 693 3.1 21762 867 4.0 675 3.1 18912 765 4.0 630 3.3 17230 781 4.5 626 3.6

H 508.7 H 324.8 H 1424.0 H 1502.0 H 188.0 A 55.2 H 107.3 H 191.4 J 43.8 A 40.3

BENNINGTON

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TYPE TEST

Top 40 Herds For May

3X 3X 3X

3X 3X

3.1 3.0 3.2 3.1

TERRITORY REPRESENTATIVES DREW DENMAN New York & New England 417-872-5053 VIC LEININGER New York & Pennsylvania 417-872-5715

RHA MILK

19708 16854

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

773 3.9 591 3.0 718 4.3 545 3.2

HERD OWNER

TYPE TEST

B R COW E E YEARS D

VERMONT FARMSTEAD CHEESE DHIR-AP H 53.0 BILLINGS FARM MUSEUM DHIR J 42.3 VERMONT FARMSTEAD CHEESE DHIR-AP X 35.0

RHA MILK

20468 14875 15633

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

748 3.7 653 3.2 756 5.1 571 3.8 680 4.3 562 3.6

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

HERD OWNER

B R COW E E YEARS D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

MASSACHUSETTS

BERKSHIRE

FAIRFIELDS DAIRY FARM,LLC DHI-AP MARTHA & ROBERT KILMER JR DHI-AP MARTHA & ROBERT KILMER JR DHI-AP HIGH LAWN FARM DHIRAPCS TURNER FARMS, INC. DHI ZIEMBA, MICHAEL,MARK&TIM DHI-AP

H H J J H H

223.8 112.1 29.5 206.5 135.7 184.9

24931 1026 4.1 787 3.2 22318 916 4.1 693 3.1 17269 880 5.1 631 3.7 16658 808 4.9 628 3.8 20599 790 3.8 600 2.9 18144 685 3.8 547 3.0

TYPE TEST

HERD OWNER

FRANKLIN

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

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

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

X X H H H

42.9 19.8 87.8 97.4 89.0

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

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

H H H H B J J H

53.8 183.8 109.7 111.0 133.3 114.0 11.8 87.2

24974 23598 22717 21787 20335 15776 15854 19377

957 936 874 861 770 789 825 746

3.8 4.0 3.8 4.0 3.8 5.0 5.2 3.8

784 731 695 692 667 607 605 603

3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.8 3.8 3.1

PALMER,TERRY POMEROY & SONS MURPHY, TOM DREAM MEADOW FARM

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

H H H X

149.7 72.9 27.9 27.0

21655 18931 18807 15630

816 764 689 743

3.8 4.0 3.7 4.8

671 605 562 517

3.1 3.2 3.0 3.3

TULLY FARMS, INC. PICKARD, JAMES & ELEANOR

DHI-AP H 124.2 DHI-AP H 86.1

20116 16433

802 4.0 647 3.2 625 3.8 502 3.1

HERRICK,DAVID SAM RICHARDSON'S DAIRY, INC.

DHI-AP H 102.4 DHI-AP H 164.3

30121 22863

986 3.3 903 3.0 793 3.5 682 3.0

HORNSTRA FARMS LLC

DHI-AP X 40.9

19127

654 3.4 583 3.0

BRISTOL COUNTY

DHI-AP H 17.8

20696

736 3.6 617 3.0

HAMPSHIRE

HAMPDEN

MIDDLESEX ESSEX

PLYMOUTH BRISTOL

28755 1046 3.6 890 3.1 23547 974 4.1 791 3.4 24232 896 3.7 757 3.1 22442 878 3.9 712 3.2 22537 926 4.1 711 3.2

RHODE ISLAND

WASHINGTON KENYON, FRANCIS COTTRELL HOMESTEAD

DHI-AP X 63.4 DHI-AP H 16.0

20052 19161

774 3.9 630 3.1 684 3.6 578 3.0

HARTFORD

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

JACQUIER, ROBERT & PETER CHRIS & TODD HANNAN FREUND'S FARM, INC. TANNER T. MEADOW RIDGE FARM LLC. WEIGOLD FARMS LLP ARETHUSA FARM LLC CARLSON,DOUGLAS J. JACQUIER, DAVID & MELODY ARETHUSA FARM LLC

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

LITCHFIELD

GREENBACKER, C & SNS FM 2 CEDAR RIDGE DAIRY PAGE, ROBERT A.

NEW LONDON

UNIV OF CONNECTICUT BAHLER FARMS INC. HYTONE FARM MAPLELEAF FARM, INC BAHLER FARMS INC. UNIV OF CONNECTICUT FISH FAMILY FARM

WINDHAM

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

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

22.7 46.1 13.1 112.1 24.7 30.3

22521 22697 17066 19706 15780 17863

809 792 829 759 722 781

3.6 3.5 4.9 3.9 4.6 4.4

675 674 598 591 535 533

3.0 3.0 3.5 3.0 3.4 3.0

H 1113.2 H 45.7 H 282.3 H 93.7 H 70.7 H 91.6 H 73.2 H 53.3 H 434.2 J 34.9

28418 23548 23098 20865 21622 21584 20959 18610 16823 13657

953 914 851 761 893 808 852 716 652 726

3.4 3.9 3.7 3.6 4.1 3.7 4.1 3.8 3.9 5.3

854 714 693 660 654 654 629 586 546 507

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

DHIR-AP H 124.8 DHI-AP H 15.5 DHIR H 69.4

19760 19174 15868

709 3.6 596 3.0 710 3.7 559 2.9 601 3.8 501 3.2

DHI-AP H 385.8 DHI-AP H 107.0

23134 18624

938 4.1 713 3.1 3X 730 3.9 557 3.0

85.9 936.0 258.8 244.5 909.2 22.2 26.0

27162 24806 23316 23560 24112 17065 14420

964 855 948 901 855 852 728

DHIR-AP H 109.2 DHI-AP H 115.5 DHIR-AP J 157.1

23646 21483 16473

920 3.9 724 3.1 783 3.6 673 3.1 815 4.9 580 3.5

NEW HAVEN/MIDDLESEX

TOLLAND

RHA MILK

CONNECTICUT

MILLBORNE FARM FUSIEK,D,& COULTER FUSIEK HASTINGS FARM HASTINGS FARM MILLBORNE FARM PERRY, SCOTT

SPIELMAN FARM BLUESLOPE FARM, INC

B R COW E E YEARS D

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

H H J H G H

H H H H H J J

SALEM FARM SUPPLY, INC. Rt. 22 Salem, NY 12865 518-854-7424

3.5 3.4 4.1 3.8 3.5 5.0 5.0

784 740 728 727 724 585 505

2.9 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.4 3.5

3X 3X 3X 3X

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

TYPE TEST

HERD OWNER

NO BULL TOO BIG OR NASTY

Top Herds For May

Semen Freezing Since 1983 Semen Fertility Evaluations A Value Adding Company

For Records Processed through Agritech Analytics HERD NAME

COWS BRD

MAINE

ANDROSCOGGIN BRIGEEN FARMS

481

HAMPDEN POMEROY & SONS

29080

RHA FAT

1015

RHA PRO

www.semenfreezing.com

H

19626

787

625

262

H

25282

890

742

2003

H

29348

1102

879

ANGELROSE DAIRY HILLBROOK HOLSTEINS

89 43

H H

22945 17977

866 693

696 551

CHA-LIZ FARM LLC

971

H

28383

1015

842

CURRIE VALLEY DAIRY LLC

917

H

28204

1110

887

OAKFIELD CORNERS DAIRY 2

1493

H

24828

870

767

HYLIGHT FARMS, LLC GRAND VENTURE DAIRY

374 845

X H

29639 27880

1181 1048

923 869

ROLL-N-VIEW FARMS

1128

H

29574

1052

920

49

H

27173

840

829

LAKESHORE DAIRY LLC

1798

H

27605

1114

829

WORMONT DAIRY

269

H

16688

728

542

SUNNY TRAIL FARM MOUNTFIELD FARM

208 153

H H

25032 24677

973 972

786 804

SILVER SPOON DAIRY FLY CREEK VALLEY FARMS

77 147

H H

25416 20394

979 756

782 649

DAVID R WOOD KING'S RANSOM FARM FLY HIGHER HOLSTEINS LLC

1038 792 157

H H H

27405 26779 26584

1103 999 1009

873 824 817

CROSSBROOK FARM MAPLE DOWNS FARM II LAWVIEW FARM

359 160 100

H H H

29289 22977 19954

1167 961 719

878 725 594

MURANDA HOLSTEINS

82

H

25061

879

770

1386

H

25622

1009

777

CAROLRAY FARMS

88

H

20113

773

638

TRUE FARMS INC EMERLING FARMS

1108 1168

H H

26265 25357

978 947

806 777

2085

H

23276

921

720

STOLTZFUS DAIRY

59

H

19781

761

622

RANKIN DAIRY FARM

66

H

25039

928

778

347

H

25672

952

795

354

H

24564

925

746

NEW HAMPSHIRE

SCRUTON'S DAIRY

NEW YORK

CAYUGA AURORA RIDGE DAIRY

CHENANGO CLINTON

CORTLAND GENESEE

JEFFERSON

LIVINGSTON MADISON 5 B RANCH

NIAGARA ONEIDA

ONONDAGA OTSEGO

SARATOGA

SCHOHARIE

SENECA

STEUBEN

LISMORE DAIRY

WASHINGTON WYOMING

PENNSYLVANIA

BLAIR PENN ENGLAND LLC

CHESTER CLARION

LEBANON

REID K HOOVER

VERMONT

ADDISON ALLENDALE FARM

ZIMMERMAN’S CUSTOM FREEZING

856

73

STRAFFORD

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MASSACHUSETTS

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Cell 717-940-1430 717-355-2048

Automatic Wagon Hitch • Works on tractors, pickups, choppers • Built tough to pull even the largest grain wagons • Makes chopping silage fun • Increases productivity up to 25% • Bolts to drawbar • Works with PTO • Iowa State University Tested

BERGMAN MFG. 2866 Quail Ave., Arthur, IA 51431

800-551-4554 • www.bergmanmfg.com

Visit These New York-New England Dealers KRAMER'S INC. 2400 West River Road Sidney, ME 04330 207-547-3345

FOSTERDALE EQUIPMENT CORP. 3137 Route 17B Cochecton, NY 12726 845-932-8611

CLINTON TRACTOR & IMPLEMENT CO. Meadow Street, PO Box 262 Clinton, NY 13323-0262 315-853-6151

WHITE'S FARM SUPPLY, INC. RD 4, Box 11 Jct. Rtes. 31 & 316 Canastota, NY 13032 315-697-2214

LAMB & WEBSTER INC. 601 West Main Springville, NY 14141 716-592-4924

DHI TOP 40 FOR MAY NAME

Brd Cows

Milk

FAT

%

PRO %

* Denotes Herds Milked 3X

Vermont DHIA Country Folks List for the Month Ending May 2013 Following is the May 2013 VT DHIA Top 40 herds of 10 or more animals based on protein pounds in each County serviced by VT DHIA and processed through the Dairy Records Management Processing Center, Raleigh, NC during the calendar month. Rolling herd averages will appear on this list for herds which have chosen the option to have their herd average published and the herd has 12 consecutive tests including components for each test.

NAME

Brd Cows

MOLODICH FARMS INC. DESJARDINS DORIS ROCK MAPLE FARM 1 SELBUORT VALLEY FARM ROCK MAPLE FARM 1 ROCK MAPLE FARM 1

H H H X J X

29

CRICKET CREEK FARM

H H H H H H H H H H H J H J

408 97 83 36 134 53 32 48 33 51 23 10 39 54

H

58

661 5.2

479 3.7

27085 23938 23367 24099 24504 21280 20949 20810 19543 18084 16807 13425 16620 11425

1069 1130 906 853 823 813 768 804 772 690 671 680 589 538

3.9 4.7 3.9 3.5 3.4 3.8 3.7 3.9 4 3.8 4 5.1 3.5 4.7

852 756 743 737 735 680 662 646 612 569 532 492 486 409

20236

811

4

24031 23575 21593 22633 21389 19999 18567 15295

974 856 878 881 1022 858 742 777

4.1 3.6 4.1 3.9 4.8 4.3 4 5.1

3.1 * 3.2 3.2 3.1 3 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.7 2.9 3.6

632 3.1

WINDHAM HIBBARD HILL FARM FAIRHOLM FARM INC. COATNEY HILL FARM 2 ELM FARM WOODHILL FARM ELM FARM KINGSWOOD FARM COATNEY HILL FARM 1

H H X H H X A J

83 243 44 108 397 59 99 95

PRO %

NAME

18182 17718 17697 15397 14576 15366

827 664 653 620 675 641

4.5 3.7 3.7 4 4.6 4.2

574 559 520 508 495 492

ECHO FARM INC. ECHO FARM INC. ECHO FARM INC.

3.2 3.2 2.9 3.3 3.4 3.2

B

30

10055

427 4.2

340 3.4

751 748 718 700 658 656 597 578

3.1 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.8

DARRIDGE FARM HERBERT & ROBERT PURINGTON GUNN STEVE DAVID DUPREY HUNT FARM KAREN HERZIG PAUL L WILLIS MAPLEDGE JERSEYS CRAIG W. AVERY

H X H H H X H J J

34 46 98 64 137 49 63 40 44

25024 22717 22001 20775 21308 18868 17549 11493 10493

893 933 866 753 732 749 735 559 553

766 726 692 651 643 566 557 426 408

24362

956 3.9

3.6 4.1 3.9 3.6 3.4 4 4.2 4.9 5.3

3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1 3 3 3.2 3.7 3.9

H

62

H H

65 15

H H H H H H X J

31 219 127 77 30 77 28 108

STUART FARM

28616 19295

928 3.2 725 3.8

862 579

24201 24758 21344 21542 20150 19446 18884 13559

897 901 817 862 880 813 818 699

776 748 667 667 619 615 590 506

3 3

3.7 3.6 3.8 4 4.4 4.2 4.3 5.2

3.2 3 * 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.7

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

90

15027 15093 12117

708 4.7 582 3.9 575 4.7

528 3.5 474 3.1 409 3.4

H H H H H H H H J X

529 105 89 86 163 138 33 29 49 31

25595 24143 24319 23709 23774 21647 21460 19489 13364 14385

951 953 897 926 867 816 839 728 619 564

3.7 3.9 3.7 3.9 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.7 4.6 3.9

778 764 746 739 733 679 672 592 478 458

3 * 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 * 3.1 3.1 3 3.6 3.2

H H X H J

239 196 11 100 64

26252 27057 22401 22538 16084

932 930 893 933 768

3.6 3.4 4 4.1 4.8

828 799 730 725 583

3.2 * 3 * 3.3 3.2 3.6

H

259

24234

959

4

761 3.1

H B H M H H M

492 22 471 41 40 35 17

24964 19103 20602 19089 19133 19269 16246

882 844 891 745 692 691 531

3.5 4.4 4.3 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.3

758 3 639 3.3 638 3.1 597 3.1 583 3 575 3 486 3

14385

564 3.9

458 3.2

23211 22677 18889 21366 19581 16429 20054 16058 18286 11661

912 853 888 786 766 800 925 817 617 544

758 705 689 650 641 614 609 597 576 433

24434

914 3.7

766 3.1

13972

561

439 3.1

22512 21061

842 3.7 808 3.8

ORGANIC GRAFTON PUTNAM GLEN

X

31

NEW YORK

CHESHIRE H

PRO %

SULLIVAN

NEW HAMPSHIRE VINCENT & CAROL MALNATI

%

* Denotes Herds Milked 3X

ROCKINGHAM 787 3.2

WORCESTER CV & MARY L SMITH JR OTTER RIVER FARM LLC WHITTIER FARMS INC. JIM & KRISANNE KOEBKE TEMPLETON DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER FARM CHERRY HILL FARM TEMPLETON DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER FARM PETER HAWKES

23 90 11

FAT

MERRMK-BELKNP PINELANE FARM BOHANAN FARM TOPLINE JERSEYS YEATON DAIRY FARM TOPLINE JERSEYS

MIDDLESEX WARREN SHAW WARREN SHAW

J M G

Milk

GRAFTON TULLANDO FARM INC. PATCH FAMILY GRAFTON COUNTY FARM DOUGLAS & DEBORA ERB RICH & DOREEN MORRIS JOHN C. PERKINS WILLIAM & DIANNE MINOT SCOTT & COLLEEN JOHNSTON RUSSELL & MARY HICKS PUTNAM GLEN

HAMPSHIRE JOYNER DAIRY FARM

Brd Cows

MONTGOMERY 18588

684 3.7

544 2.9

MAINE KRAMER’S INC. 2400 West River Road Rte. 104 Sidney, ME 04330 207-547-3345 www.kramersinc.com

SKIFF- DEBLOCK JOHN & CHRIS NELLIS GLEN MEADOWS FARM PETERSHEIM SAMUEL & SADIE JOHN G. KELLETT JR. PHILLIPS & SUSAN FERRY DANIEL B STOLTZFOOS JR POTTER OWEN & MISSY DELLAVALE FARM DELLAVALE FARM

REAL DESROCHER FARM SUPPLIES & EQUIP., INC. Located on the Derby Rd. Derby, VT 05829 802-766-4732 NEW HAMPSHIRE & VERMONT HICKS SALES, LLC 1400 Bowen Rd. East Corinth, VT 05040 877-585-5167 www.hicksales.com

110 103 235 82 68 61 59 22 27 21

3.9 3.8 4.7 3.7 3.9 4.9 4.6 5.1 3.4 4.7

3.3 3.1 3.6 3 3.3 3.7 3 3.7 3.1 3.7

OTSEGO M. CHARLES EVANS

H

52

RENSSELAER TERRANCE & MICHAEL H0AG

H

71

4

SCHOHARIE SEVEN VIEW FARM SLATEHILL FARM

VERMONT BAILEY EQUIPMENT 181 Collinsville Rd. Craftsbury, VT 05826 802-586-9675

H H J H H J H J H J

H H

129 143

721 3.2 651 3.1

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12830

TOLLAND HILLSIDE FARM

%

* Denotes Herds Milked 3X

FRANKLIN

NEW LONDON BERIAH LEWIS FARM INC. CLARK WOODMANSEE III JACK TIFFANY DAVID HYDE STEVE SNURKOWSKI VALLEY VIEW DAIRY M & K DAIRY RIVER PLAIN DAIRY GARY PISZCZEK GIGLIO LEONARD REW FARM SANKOW BEAVER BROOK FARM LLC. LUKE BOTTICELLO CATO CORNER FARM

FAT

MASSACHUSETTS

N. HAVEN/MDX J

Milk

BERKSHIRE

CONNECTICUT ROCKLAND VALLEY FARM

320 141 16 77 65 15

Vermont Dairy Herd Improvement Assn., Inc. 220 Holiday Drive, Suite 22 White River Junction, VT 05001 Phone 1-800-639-8067

DHI TOP 40 FOR MAY NAME

Brd Cows

GEORGE B. WILSON GEORGE & KATHY CRAFT GEORGE & KATHY CRAFT

J X G

112 26 42

Milk

FAT

%

PRO %

14455 16549 13450

689 4.8 639 3.9 581 4.3

522 3.6 518 3.1 430 3.2

26574 23819 23138 22479 17592 19611 19392 17168 14952 14224

915 862 882 893 889 782 741 739 597 537

800 724 712 690 623 604 599 562 514 421

19581

766 3.9

641 3.3

19283 15297 5286

734 3.8 652 4.3 224 4.2

582 3 508 3.3 171 3.2

26120

969 3.7

786

15671

719 4.6

573 3.7

29157 28093 27052 25625 27347 26939 26448 25618 24196 24990 25238 23580 24858 23919 23789 23483 23947 23784 21054 19104 20571 20946 20759 20404 18066 19713 20577 18966 19640 18478 18148 17768 17859 18587 15819 12529 11804 11773 2109

1068 1041 976 971 995 999 934 998 865 914 954 923 984 911 928 877 868 890 826 764 808 746 830 777 746 761 780 710 737 711 652 646 699 656 583 577 551 467 64

891 891 833 825 811 808 806 805 776 771 760 755 746 745 743 738 732 719 665 661 648 643 640 636 621 615 604 594 590 565 541 535 531 528 469 443 423 367 58

24738 22786 22433

1061 4.3 924 4.1 938 4.2

791 3.2 * 750 3.3 687 3.1

27067 26413 23381 22882 22019 22241 20454 17904 19949 19407 18530 16560 16743 18417 18247 15843 15165 14969 15833 16339 12896 12419

924 951 1035 905 875 816 760 843 787 713 730 853 785 712 726 701 716 777 693 651 589 556

850 792 714 712 707 673 652 652 638 602 601 598 593 581 571 554 536 533 514 476 468 433

* Denotes Herds Milked 3X

H H H H J H H H B H

161 25 138 98 20 160 79 116 18 106

3.4 3.6 3.8 4 5.1 4 3.8 4.3 4 3.8

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

690 763 627 299 775 397 567 183 911 586 498 83 156 32 53 138 910 430 56 170 143 54 377 315 39 433 57 273 98 146 54 12 65 23 56 41 30 124 36

3.7 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 4 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.9 4 3.9 3.6 4 3.8 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.9 3.5 3.7 4.6 4.7 4 3

3.1 3.2 3.1 3.2 3 3 3 3.1 3.2 3.1 3 3.2 3 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3 3.2 3.5 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.1 2.9 3.1 3 3.1 3 3 3 2.8 3 3.5 3.6 3.1 2.8

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340 116 82

CALEDONIA WAYSIDE MEADOW FARM LLC DON-SIM FARM KEMPTON FREEMONT & ETHAN NELSON SCOTT LANGMAID DENNIS WOOD DOROTHY & ANGELA WILLSON BRIAN NICHOLS JAMES W. SEYMOUR DON LANGMAID PLYN N BEATTIE LUCKY HILL FARM LAGGIS BROS. BILL & JENNIFER NELSON HOWARD & JACQUELINE BENNETT DENNIS WOOD WILLIAM & GWEN PEARL DWAYNE & DEBORAH MARCEAU BILL & JENNIFER NELSON ROLAND & SHONNA HEATH JR. BRIAN & KATHLEEN SOMERS ERIC BEAN

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

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PRO %

NAME

230 23 22 125 164 20 119 22 23

18842 22324 22401 22049 21477 16639 17322 17056 15337

976 888 868 720 716 836 807 685 756

5.2 4 3.9 3.3 3.3 5 4.7 4 4.9

738 711 688 666 658 619 607 571 531

3.9 3.2 3.1 3 * 3.1 * 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.5

314 201 29 103

26011 21599 21349 18326

955 803 812 751

3.7 3.7 3.8 4.1

804 680 669 579

3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2

26359 25555 24932 24373 24775 24536 23462 22856 23369 22163 22218 22719 22777 21938 22002 22324 22359 20230 21401 17008 19717 16039 18838 16162 16745 16198 15788 13769 11613 12237 11371 12442 11341 10742

974 1062 973 961 849 915 904 910 935 862 808 868 1107 809 806 820 849 834 771 837 717 724 714 675 637 616 626 556 522 508 509 484 465 439

3.7 4.2 3.9 3.9 3.4 3.7 3.9 4 4 3.9 3.6 3.8 4.9 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.8 4.1 3.6 4.9 3.6 4.5 3.8 4.2 3.8 3.8 4 4 4.5 4.2 4.5 3.9 4.1 4.1

843 803 785 757 750 748 732 721 718 716 713 713 711 688 684 684 675 673 641 632 603 583 571 540 511 501 483 442 426 406 400 385 382 341

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

WALTER & MARGARET GLADSTONE WHITE FARM PINELLO FAMILY FARM ROBERT & MELANIE SWENSON SILLOWAY FARMS VERMONT TECH COLLEGE HARKDALE FARM INC. RANDY & AMY FERRIS L.JR. & GORDON HUNTINGTON WHITE FARM RANDY & AMY FERRIS WHITE ROCK FARM ROBERT J HOWE ROBERT & LINDA DIMMICK GRAY KIM HARKDALE FARM INC. DERRICK & BEVERLY WRIGHT CHAPMAN COREY & ANN ALLENVILLE FARM RAY E. CHURCHILL JEFFREY & BETH BAILEY KENNETH & LISA PRESTON OUGHTA-BE-FARM LLP ANTHONY & CHRISTINE BROWN ROBERT J HOWE DAVID CHILDS NONEMACHER CHRIS JOSEPH O. ANGELL PEASE FAMILY FARM - SHIRLEY PEA L.JR. & GORDON HUNTINGTON WARREN PRESTON FARM 1 LAMBERT FARM DUANE & DALE WILLIAMS M. GARY MULLEN THOMAS & REBECCA LOFTUS JAMES WILLIAMS DEAN & TERRI CONANT STEVEN SMITH M. GARY MULLEN CHESTER & SCHEINDEL ABBOT

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633 3.1

586 2.9

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834 3.8 752 5.1

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BRUCE & MARY TAFT MURRAY THOMPSON CREAM NORDIC HOLSTEINS LLC NORDIC HOLSTEINS LLC CREAM SHELBURNE FARMS PAT FITZGERALD MURRAY THOMPSON

WASHINGTON LUNCREST FARMS GARY & DEBBIE MOORE TAYLOR & ALAN HENDERSON HOLLISTER BROTHERS GARY & DEBBIE MOORE WINDY LEA FARM SKIFF FARMS INC. CRYSTAL DEW FARM SKIFF FARMS INC. MICHAEL & LOUISE WOODDELL

NAME

Vermont Dairy Herd Improvement Assn., Inc. 220 Holiday Drive, Suite 22 White River Junction, VT 05001 Phone 1-800-639-8067

3.4 3.6 4.4 4 4 3.7 3.7 4.7 3.9 3.7 3.9 5.2 4.7 3.9 4 4.4 4.7 5.2 4.4 4 4.6 4.5

3.1 * 3 * 3.1 3.1 3.2 3 3.2 3.6 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.6 3.5 3.2 3.1 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.2 2.9 3.6 3.5

HOWRIGAN HOME FARM DAN & SHAWN GINGUE MIKE BENJAMIN REAL & MARY LAROCHE L'ESPERANCE CODY ANDREW & SUSAN BROUILLETTE TOM & MARY MACHIA BALLARD ACRES WRIGHT FAMILY FARM BERKSON DAIRY LTD. CARPSDALE FARMS HAROLD J. & LAWRENCE HOWRIGAN SIZEN DAIRY FARM PAUL & RAMONE & DANIEL COUTURE HOWRIGAN HJ & A & LAWRENCE LLOYD DIANE & BRADLEY LUMBRA DANIEL & KAREN FORTIN TOM & MARY MACHIA WARREN HULL & SONS GARY & CRAIG TINKER KANATO FARM PAUL-LIN DAIRY BEN WILLIAMS BEN WILLIAMS GARRY & EILEEN TRUDELL PARADEE DORA & BRAD CALLAN LONGE LLOYD & MARIE RAINVILLE DAIRY LLC NEIL H. & JOANNE W. DOANE LONGE LLOYD & MARIE FLEURYS MAPLE HILL FARM KIRT WESTCOM MARC & CAROL JONES WALTER & DIANE BERTHIAUME

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273 588 534 258 54 77 163 222 512 109 81 263 150 125 258 131 92 26 94 129 98 30 53 30 110 77 34 105 84 43 33 124 59 37

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57 393 49 162 12 97 404 223 821 15 69 78 60 115 69 57

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27011 26370 23803 23671 23965 21980 22074 22558 22726 16662 16872 17125 19217 18251 16104 15314 16270 18154 19215 15727 18368 17243 14538 14990 14284 14480 16099 14389 16963 15710 15302 15857 16427 14702 12587 14812 14353 14795 11574 11852

1047 957 957 933 853 867 874 803 907 853 739 796 753 776 773 798 761 710 716 746 679 641 711 730 691 681 650 691 607 622 590 653 615 609 565 612 585 504 525 535

3.9 3.6 4 3.9 3.6 3.9 4 3.6 4 5.1 4.4 4.6 3.9 4.3 4.8 5.2 4.7 3.9 3.7 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.7 4 4.8 3.6 4 3.9 4.1 3.7 4.1 4.5 4.1 4.1 3.4 4.5 4.5

834 828 742 739 726 712 710 697 693 625 613 606 597 596 586 578 578 575 574 573 562 556 540 538 533 528 527 522 502 491 488 486 479 474 472 457 448 437 409 407

3.1 * 3.1 3.1 3.1 3 3.2 3.2 3.1 3 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.1 3.3 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.2 3 3.6 3.1 3.2 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.6 3 3.1 3.2 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.7 3.1 3.1 3 3.5 3.4

23819 23730 23386 23389 21426 21755 22879 21145 21871 20642 17402 19854 20296 16415 18907 19038

885 895 938 1068 870 777 852 875 809 790 832 701 750 763 808 725

3.7 3.8 4 4.6 4.1 3.6 3.7 4.1 3.7 3.8 4.8 3.5 3.7 4.6 4.3 3.8

752 735 727 726 701 682 677 667 657 656 622 619 607 605 598 587

3.2 * 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.1 3 * 3.2 3 * 3.2 3.6 3.1 3 3.7 3.2 3.1

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WEBSTER DANIEL & MEGAN ANDY ANDREWS MISSISQUOI VALLEY FARM LLC ADAM & JOANNA LIDBACK STERLING & KELLY RICHARDSON JAMES & SHARLYN JORDAN RANDALL DEXTER & ALICE MICHAEL LACROSS JACK & ANNE LAZOR PAMELA HELENEK ANDREW KEHLER WAYNE SR. DONCASTER MEGAN LETOURNEAU ANDREO & DENISE POTHIER ANDREO & DENISE POTHIER

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85 97 68 42 41 271 112 92 47 24 52 51 40 67 11

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PRO %

NAME

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18927 18358 18343 18069 15310 17318 16822 17279 12788 12273 13984 10176 9470 10118 9117

711 707 656 704 677 633 628 633 641 606 550 445 410 382 356

3.8 3.9 3.6 3.9 4.4 3.7 3.7 3.7 5 4.9 3.9 4.4 4.3 3.8 3.9

578 567 566 565 538 520 520 519 471 455 452 353 306 304 278

WOOD LAWN FARMS INC. CASH & KAREN RUANE BARTHOLOMEW BROS. HERD 1 CASH & KAREN RUANE CALEB P SMITH BARTHOLOMEW BROS. HERD 1 SHAUN YOUNG PARKER DAVID & MICHELE SHAUN YOUNG MILLER ANGELA

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3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.5 3 3.1 3 3.7 3.7 3.2 3.5 3.2 3 3

192 74 105 12 77 31 36 78 31 93

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LYLEHAVEN FARM WALTER C'O RAYMON BO BOTHFELD DAVID PULLMAN DAVID PULLMAN DOUGLAS H & SHARON A TURNER

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Vermont Dairy Herd Improvement Assn., Inc. 220 Holiday Drive, Suite 22 White River Junction, VT 05001 Phone 1-800-639-8067

Milk

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23369 21596 19006 16278 13939 15030 14602 12273 12043 1692

916 801 753 682 732 626 552 465 475 59

3.9 3.7 4 4.2 5.3 4.2 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.5

754 676 572 570 522 471 424 381 373 46

3.2 3.1 3 3.5 3.7 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.1 2.7

25126 22516 22289 19374 21784

978 837 825 825 730

3.9 3.7 3.7 4.3 3.4

799 709 693 651 645

3.2 3.1 3.1 3.4 3

STANLEY & CATHERINE SCRIBNER FRANK & MARILYN JOHNSON MORGAN & JENNIFER CHURCHILL JAMES ACKERMANN MOLLY BROOK FARM LLC BURKE FARM STEPHEN & AMY BOTHFELD WOODARD FARM BURKE FARM CHARLES P. CARRIER WALT & JOSEPH MAHR MORSE JR. VONTRAPP FARMSTEAD JOHN ARMSTRONG SHARON PECK

* Denotes Herds Milked 3X

USED EQUIPMENT SPRING SALE

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297 70 92 62 109 12 56 26 16 81 30 51 18 48

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579 34 720 25 23 16 154 87 45 42 58 36 84 40

WINDSOR

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

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126 529 84 42 92 59 80 190 99 46 61 33 42 28 16

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PRO %

19780 20231 17557 17873 14635 16251 15933 14873 14885 15323 12919 10369 5995 823

781 706 709 712 711 615 630 639 567 579 711 498 252 49

3.9 3.5 4 4 4.9 3.8 4 4.3 3.8 3.8 5.5 4.8 4.2 6

637 611 573 568 564 499 489 474 461 440 435 342 206 33

3.2 * 3 3.3 3.2 3.9 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 2.9 3.4 3.3 3.4 4

26272 23868 23434 21825 15705 17345 18912 18046 17976 16567 16641 15475 14064 12687

1007 936 878 848 797 784 737 771 684 684 629 594 706 617

3.8 3.9 3.7 3.9 5.1 4.5 3.9 4.3 3.8 4.1 3.8 3.8 5 4.9

825 772 712 694 604 597 584 558 524 504 495 480 471 460

3.1 * 3.2 3 3.2 3.8 3.4 3.1 3.1 2.9 3 3 3.1 3.3 3.6

24083 24685 23184 23366 20399 16086 20791 19171 16085 14521 13740 13966 13345 12437 10888

913 853 924 852 814 933 779 708 836 653 606 575 487 473 468

3.8 3.5 4 3.6 4 5.8 3.7 3.7 5.2 4.5 4.4 4.1 3.6 3.8 4.3

759 753 726 723 670 664 649 600 591 506 496 438 405 389 375

3.2 3.1 * 3.1 3.1 3.3 4.1 3.1 3.1 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.1 3 3.1 3.4

11804 11773

551 4.7 467 4

423 3.6 367 3.1

18838 16162 16745 12442 10742

714 675 637 484 439

3.8 4.2 3.8 3.9 4.1

571 540 511 385 341

3 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.2

19217 18251 18154 19215 14538 14990 14284 14480 15857 14702 12587 14353 11574 11852 13556 12048 13320 12375 10942

753 776 710 716 711 730 691 681 653 609 565 585 525 535 505 517 527 481 496

3.9 4.3 3.9 3.7 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.1 4.1 4.5 4.1 4.5 4.5 3.7 4.3 4 3.9 4.5

597 596 575 574 540 538 533 528 486 474 472 448 409 407 400 393 391 375 369

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

19038 18358 16822 12788

725 3.8 707 3.9 628 3.7 641 5

587 567 520 471

3.1 3.1 3.1 3.7

14602 12043

552 3.8 475 3.9

424 2.9 373 3.1

21784 20231 17557 17873 15933 14873 15323 12919

730 706 709 712 630 639 579 711

645 611 573 568 489 474 440 435

18912 16641 12687

737 3.9 629 3.8 617 4.9

584 3.1 495 3 460 3.6

12437 10888

473 3.8 468 4.3

389 3.1 375 3.4

* Denotes Herds Milked 3X

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VERN-MONT FARM LLC SUE MARK WESTMINSTER FARM AMY & NICK STONE SUE MARK AMY & NICK STONE PETER MILLER CLARK FARM LLC KEVIN HAMILTON LILAC RIDGE FARM THE CORSE FARM THE PUTNEY SCHOOL BRANDON BUCOSSI MALCOLM SUMNER

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HAPPY JUNE DAIRY MONTH!!

Issued June 7, 2013 June Dairy Month in 2011. starts with a nice 93-cent In a week of heavy increase in the May Fed- trading, cash cheese saw eral order Class III milk some ups and downs the price, announced by first week of June Dairy USDA at $18.52 per hun- Month but the blocks redredweight (cwt.). It is versed four weeks of $3.29 above May 2012, losses, closing Friday at equates to about $1.59 $1.7475 per pound, up a per gallon, and is $1.32 quarter-cent on the week above the comparable and 13 1/4-cents above California 4b cheese milk a year ago. Barrel finprice despite the tempo- ished at $1.76, up 5 1/4rary price increase man- cents on the week and 23 dated by the California 3/4-cents a year ago.

Department of Food and Fifty cars of block traded Agriculture (CDFA), hands on the week and which ends with the May four of barrel. The lagprices. The Class III price ging AMS-surveyed U.S. average now stands at average block price $17.69, up from $15.96 slipped to $1.8090, down at this time a year ago, 3.3 cents on the week, $16.65 in 2011, and and barrel averaged $13.57 in 2010. $1.7746, down 0.3 cent.

The June Class III fuCheese production tures contract was trad- continues at a busy pace ing late Friday morning as extra milk found its at $18.10; July, $18.63; way to cheese plants August, $19.06; with the over the Memorial Day peak at $19.12 for Sep- weekend, according to tember.

USDA's Dairy Market The May Class IV price News (DMN).

Lower is $18.89, up 79 cents prices continue to infrom April and $5.34 crease interest from inabove a year ago. It's 2013 ternational buyers, aidaverage now stands at ed by the Cooperative $18.02, up from $15.24 a Working Together (CWT) year ago, and compares to program, and aging pro$18.86 in 2011, and grams continue to take $13.74 in 2010. advantage of the lower The AMS-surveyed prices to build inventoU.S. average cheese ries, according to DMN. price used in the May CWT accepted eight remilk price calculation quests for export assiswas $1.8274 per pound, tance this week to sell up 9.6 cents from April. 2.1million pounds of Butter averaged cheese to customers in $1.6483, down 2.8 Asia and North Africa. The cents. Nonfat dry milk product will be delivered averaged $1.6374,up through November, and 10.6 cents, and dry whey raised CWT's 2013 cheese averaged 57.65 cents, up exports to 59.2 million fractionally from April. pounds, plus 51.7 million California's May 4b pounds of butter, 44,092 cheese milk price was pounds of anhydrous announced by the CDFA milk fat and 218,258 at $17.20 per cwt., up 28 pounds of whole milk cents from April and powder to 31 countries. $3.64 above a year ago.

Cash butter closed the The 4a butter-powder week at $1.5450, up a milk price is $18.24 per half-cent and 12 3/4cwt., up 22 cents from cents above a year ago.

May and $4.79 above a Twenty cars were sold on year ago. the week. AMS butter The 2013 4b price aver- averaged $1.6182, up a age now stands at $16.08, penny. Eyes are on the up from $13.66 a year ago weather to see if summer and $15.05 in 2011. The heat will drive ice cream 4a average, at $17.84, is sales and draw cream up from $15.04 a year ago away from the churn to and compares to $18.56 the cone. Cream sup-

plies over the Memorial Day Weekend in all regions were very heavy, according to DMN, and kept many churns operating at full schedules.

April butter production totaled 169 million pounds, down 6.9 percent from March and 0.3 percent below April 2012, according to USDA's latest Dairy Products report. Nonfat dry milk output, at 161 million pounds, was up 7 percent from March but 15.7 percent below a year ago.

American type cheese, at 373 million pounds, was down 3 percent from March but up 2.4 percent from a year ago. Total cheese production amounted to 928 million pounds, down 2.9 percent from March but 3.2 percent above a year ago.

Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk closed Friday at $1.6925, up 1 1/4-cents on the week while Extra Grade remained at $1.70. AMS powder averaged $1.6690, up 1.2 cents, and dry whey averaged 58.13 cents per pound, up 0.8 cent.

The Memorial Day holiday proved to be challenging for processors in the Northeast, yet was a busy, uneventful period at most dairy plants in other regions, according to USDA's weekly milk production update.

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supplies were very heavy over the holiday weekend in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic with some plants reporting milk volumes comparable to yearend holidays. Handling problems and delays were more problematic in the Northeast with some plants having to dump milk. Midwest milk handling and processing went rather well, thanks to increased processing capacity.

California milk production is mostly steady with recent weeks. Hotter weather conditions caused a dip in output for a couple of days, but levels did recover. Arizona output was steady, New Mexico production uneven. Hotter weather is impacting milk receipts with lower milkfat and solids content noted.

FC Stone's June 4 eDairy Insider Opening Bell reported that the latest Crop Progress report showed 91percent of the corn is planted in the major producing states, up 5 points on the week but still off the five-year average of 95 percent. Soybean planting, at 57 percent, lags the five-year average of 74 percent. "Market consensus appears to be that corn plantings may be 2 to 2.5 million acres less than expected," according to the Opening Bell, "down from last week's expectations of 5 to 6 million acres."

Checking demand; USDA reports commercial disappearance of dairy products in the first three months of 2013 totaled 48.2 billion pounds, down 0.6 per-

cent from the same period in 2012. Butter was up 5.4 percent; American cheese, up 0.3 percent; other cheese, up 0.1 percent; nonfat dry milk was down 15 percent, and fluid milk products were off 0.9 percent.

The Agriculture Department's latest Ag Prices report shows the May index at 152, up 2.0 percent from a month ago and 23 percent above May last year. The May all milk price of $19.80 per cwt. is 30 cents above last month and $3.60 higher than May 2012.

The April Milk Income Loss Contract payment (MILC) will be 69.884 cents per cwt. The University of Wisconsin's Dr. Brian Gould estimates

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The All Milk price for Wisconsin increased in May to $20.50 per cwt., 60 cents higher than last month. However, the drought-related rise in alfalfa costs of $25 per ton since April nearly eclipsed the improvement in the milk price, leading to a May 2013 milk price over feed of $6.67 per cwt. in Wisconsin, up only 14 cents.

In May, the top four milk producing states are enjoying an improvement in milk price over feed performance, a stark contrast to one year ago. Last year, the national All Milk price was $14.51 in May, $5.29 per cwt. lower than this year with comparable feed costs. This resulted in a national May 2012 milk price over feed of only $2.22, $4.81 lower than the numbers reported this month, the DDR said.

In politics; the National Milk Producers Federa-

tion (NMPF) praised the Senate's vote Thursday to end debate on the 2013 Farm Bill. The decision to invoke cloture "clears the way for approval of a much-needed reform of the federal dairy program," an NMPF press release stated. The Senate was expected to vote on final passage of the Farm Bill the week of June 10. NMPF stated

that "Milk producers need the 2013 Farm Bill enacted as soon as possible" and to "know the details of the federal dairy safety net, " to "make business decisions."

Meanwhile; DairyBusinessUpdate (DBU) reported that U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released a statement this week after a House Judiciary Committee mark-

up of H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013. Goodlatte, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced an amendment that would ensure regulations imposed under the FARRM Act are subject to promulgation under the Administrative Procedure Act and the Congressional Review Act, which fall under the jurisdiction of the House Judiciary Committee.

Goodlatte wants review of rules establishing the Dairy Market Stabilization Program, which is part of the Dairy Security Act, the dairy title of the proposed farm bill.

The version of the bill reported by the House Agriculture Committee last month waived this requirement. Goodlatte's amendment passed the House Judiciary Committee by voice vote with bipartisan support.

National Milk called the measure "a reasonable compromise to get the reform approved," but added that the Goodlatte amendment was "another

attempt to sidetrack a dairy policy proposal already approved by the House Ag Committee."

DBU reported that the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) has a slightly different take on the measure.

IDFA said the Judiciary Committee action will "require USDA to examine the impacts of proposed dairy policy in several areas, including consumer prices, the cost of USDA nutrition programs, competitiveness within the dairy industry and the potential for dairy market growth, prior to adopting interim and final regulations."

And, a new campaign is being launched in conjunction with June Dairy Month and dairy's REAL Seal that enables consumers to learn more about the benefits of real, American-made dairy products and foods made with them, using a new Facebook page, blogger outreach, and digital advertising. Details are posted at www.facebook.com/REALSealDairy.

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that, based on June 4 futures prices, the May MILC payment will be about 70 cents.

The May 31 Daily Dairy Report said that, although Midwest farms are challenged with heavy rains, the fallout from last year's drought is far-reaching and continues to affect farm margins even today as evidenced by the Ag Prices report.

Western dairy state milk price over feed continues to improve while Midwestern and Eastern states' gains were modest, according to the DDR. Nationally the milk price over feed for May 2013 at $7.03 per cwt. was higher than last month, up 21 cents versus April.

The DDR said that performance was mixed for the four largest dairy producing states. Idaho milk prices have been bolstered by stronger cheese and milk powder prices. Changes in milk powder markets will disproportionately influence Western states' milk prices due to high Class 4a or Class IV utilization.

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Winners are presented with a Quality Milk barn sign and a year sticker for the first year that they win the award. Those who have won in previous years are given a year sticker to add to the barn sign, indicating another year of excellence. Award packets are currently being distributed through Dairy One Farm Service Technicians and Market staff.

Herds with low somatic cell counts (SCC) tend to be more profitable than herds with high SCC. Increased profit comes from reduced mastitis treatment and veterinary costs, higher milk production per cow and milk quality premiums. Additionally, milk with lower somatic cell counts has a longer shelf life and results in a higher yield of cultured dairy products. Herds producing high quality milk with low SCC set a standard of excellence for the entire industry. Careful milking procedures, good milking equipment maintenance, and excellent herd management using individual cow SCC all contribute to a herd’s low SCC. Out of the approximately 4,500 members that process through DRMS Raleigh and get Record Services through Dairy One, 793 were honored with the Outstanding Quality Milk Award. Listed below are those who are on the published option. Dairy One congratulates all winners and wishes them continued success through 2013-2014.

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Erie County • Rolling Meadows Farm, LLC • Fredrick Haier • Jeffrey Simons • Richmond Farms • James Emerling • R&D Enterprises, LLC • Keith & Ann Schmitz Franklin County • Hamilton & William Wood • Glengarry Farms, LLC • Papa’s Dairy • Alan Lobdell • Rocklan Farm • Rolling Brook • George Henry Jerseys • Beaver Flats Holsteins • Glenn & Mary Blow Genesee County • Howard Kingsley & Sons • Valley View Farm Herkimer County • Valley High Farm • Salmstead Farms • Foster’s Acres Jersey’s • Done-In-Farm • Henderson View Farm • Foster’s Acres Holsteins • Jordan Valley Farm • Maypar Farm • Kel-Vista Holsteins Jefferson County • Eastman Dairy Farm, LLC • Williams Farm • Lilac Lawns Farm, Inc. • Michael Northrop • TMT Farms • Cady-Lee • Big Dog Dairy • North Harbor Dairy • Louis & Olive Peachy • Jenkins Dairy Farm • Wood Farm LLC Lewis County • Thunder Lane Dairy • Carl & Doris Hoppel • Jasdale Farm • Sunny Slope Farm • Donald Roggie • Harmony Haven Farm • Jeff Simpson • Paluck Farms • Windmill Crest • Bruce Tabolt • Glory Days Farm • Wilfred & Lois Schrag • Riveredge Dairy • A&M Tabolt Farms • South Keener Dairy Livingston County • Kevetta Farm • Dairy-Knoll Farm • Cadyville Farm • Maxwell Farms • La Cas De Leche, LLC Madison County • White Eagle Farms • Perry Farms • Keith Nower • Tuscarora Dairy, LLC • Doug Evans • Timothy Head • Journey’s Joy #2 Montgomery County • Our Hope Farm • Clyde Snyder

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Schuyler County • Olympia • Glenview Dairy, LLC • Lone Oak Farm Seneca County • Muranda Holsteins • Daryl Martin • John Mehling • Gem Lake Farm, LLC St. Lawrence County • Stauffer Farms, LLC • Putney Dairy • C&M Dairy, LLC • Freoge Farms • Scott & Traci Laing • Lisbon Centre Farms, LLC Steuben County • Remark-Able Farms • Jackson Hill Farm • David & Kathy Stewart • Jon & Kim McElwain • Damin Farms • Smith Stock Farm, Inc. • Karr Dairy Farms, LLC Sullivan County • J&E Weissmann Farms • Brandon Peters • Weissmann Mshorhorns

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Tioga County • Howland Acres • R. Hidden Valley Farm • Crest Valley Farm • Kwiatkowski Brothers • Merle & Margaret Lawton • Spencer Farm

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Full-fat cheese the secret to a healthy quesadilla

by Sara Moulton, Associated Press At heart, a quesadilla is pretty much a Mexican grilled cheese. Take a tortilla, stuff it with something savory, add some cheese, fold it in half and toast it.

It’s also pretty delicious.

I love any dish that includes melted cheese, and it’s that much better when Mexican ingredients are added to the mix. But as much as I enjoy the standard recipe for this widely loved treat, I was pretty sure I could dream up a lighter version.

I quickly discovered that it doesn’t take a ton of cheese to flavor — and glue together — the fillings of a quesadilla. as long as you use full-fat cheese. I tried using 4 ounces of reduced-fat cheese, but I found the flavor to be so weak that my tasters didn’t know there was any cheese in the recipe. A second attempt using 2 ounces of full-fat sharp cheddar was an immediate hit.

The rest of the filling is vegetables. I started by quickly cooking bell peppers and onions over medium-high heat until that magic moment when they were golden at the edges but still retained their crunch. I added mushrooms for two reasons — depth of flavor and bulk. Carnivores like to think of mushrooms as steak for vegetarians. Any kind of mushroom would be welcome here, but I favor a mix of cremini and shiitake.

Finally, as a big fan of chilies, I had to toss in a jalapeno. But it’s your choice whether to add the seeds and ribs, which make the dish much hotter.

Of course, given that dairy and chilies tend to counter-balance each other, the cheese in this recipe will tamp down some of the heat.

A cast-iron skillet is the perfect pan in which to cook this recipe or, if you happen to own one, a Mexican comal, the pan usually used for making tortillas. If you use your iron skillet often and care for it with love, it becomes almost stick-resistant, which means you won’t need much oil to cook the quesadillas. You also can grill the assembled quesadillas over low heat for a few minutes on each side to impart a lovely smokiness.

These quesadillas also would work well on a camping trip. Just chop all the vegetables and grate the cheese ahead of time and, since there is no oven for keeping them warm, you can cook them and cut them up to share as they are done. Finally, wherever and however you cook these beauties, don’t forget the avocado, yogurt and cilantro garnish, an important part of the finished product.

And if you throw together a quick coleslaw to serve on the side — dressing it with lime juice and a tiny bit of vegetable oil — you can easily stretch this into a full meal.

Mushroom, pepper and onion quesadillas Start to finish: 30 minutes Servings: 4 1 firm ripe avocado, diced 1 tablespoon lime juice Kosher salt and ground black pepper 4 teaspoons vegetable oil, divided 1/2 cup chopped yellow onion 1/2 cup chopped red or green bell pepper (or a mix)

1 teaspoon minced garlic 1 1/2 cups assorted sliced mushrooms 1/2 fresh jalapeno, finely chopped (seeds and ribs discarded, if desired) 2 ounces coarsely grated sharp cheddar cheese Four 8-inch flour tortillas, preferably whole wheat Nonfat plain Greek yogurt 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro Heat the oven to 350°F. In a small bowl, toss the diced avocado with the lime juice and a bit of salt and pepper. Set aside.

In a large, preferably cast-iron skillet over medium-high, heat 2 teaspoons of the oil. Add the onion, bell pepper and a pinch of salt, then saute until golden at the edges, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Transfer the mixture to a bowl.

Add the remaining 2 teaspoons of oil to the skillet along with the mushrooms and a pinch of salt.

Reduce the heat to medium and saute until the liquid the mushrooms give off has evaporated, about 7 minutes. Transfer the mushrooms to the bowl with the onions and peppers. Add to it the jalapeno, cheese and a bit of salt and pepper. Mix well.

Wipe out the skillet with a paper towel. Coat it with cooking spray.

Set 2 of the tortillas flat on the counter. Divide the onion-pepper mixture between them, spreading it evenly over each. Press a second tortilla firmly over each.

Heat the skillet over medium. Add one quesadilla and toast until golden, about 2 minutes per side.

Transfer to a baking sheet. Repeat with the second quesadilla, placing it on the baking sheet when toasted. Bake for 5 minutes, or until just heated through. Cut each quesadilla into quarters, then divide between 4 serving plates. Top each serving with avocado, yogurt and cilantro.

Nutrition information per serving: 350 calories; 180 calories from fat (51 percent of total calories); 20 g fat (4 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 15 mg cholesterol; 32 g carbohydrate; 6 g fiber; 4 g sugar; 12 g protein; 520 mg sodium.

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The impact of immigration reform on the dairy industry

by Mike Oscar For years, the dairy industry has been advocating for easier access to foreign workers, armed with studies designed to demonstrate the economic harm caused by the current system, which allows

visas for foreigners to do seasonal work but not for the year-round needs of dairies. The bill approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee would create three-year visas, renewable for another three years. For a flavor of how important the

raging debate over immigration reform is to rural America, one needs to drive only a few hours outside of Washington.

Brubaker Farms in south-central Pennsylvania has about 930 cows, mostly Holsteins, those iconic black and white

animals that many consider to be the world’s best milk producers. Bob (Gray) and I had the pleasure of walking the halls of Congress with Tony Brubaker, owner and operator of Brubaker Farms.

The Brubaker family

has operated the dairy farm on 1,800 acres over the past century, a period that saw the country’s demographics change with more and more young people gravitating to cities. Tony Brubaker said enactment of immigration leg-

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islation would ensure a steady workforce for his operation.

“Before I started hiring immigrant workers, it was nearly impossible to keep all positions full.” By 2009, 62 percent of the nation’s milk supply came from farms using immigrant labor, almost exclusively from Mexico, per an industry survey conducted by the Agriculture Workforce Coalition (AWC). Even so, for Brubaker and other dairy farmers, hiring immigrant labor can be complicated. That is because agricultural immigrant visas are mainly aimed at providing short-term work stints of six to 10 months to accommodate farmers needing field hands to help with seasonal crops. However, in dairy operations, where laborers are needed around the clock 365 days a year, the current visa system is clunky at best, Brubaker said, “it takes six months before they’re decent at the job. And it takes two years before they’re really good at the job for new employees.”

To respond to Tony, the Senate bill would let dairy operators hire foreign workers for three years at a time to milk their cows, tend to sick livestock and do other farm chores. For all of U.S. agriculture, at least half of the 1.1 million farm workers are undocumented and in the freewheeling Senate debate, nobody is sure which provisions will stand and which might come under attack and be removed.

Any major changes to the bill could fracture the coalition of the “Gang of Eight” that supporters see as essential to this legislative fight.

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Nathan and Barb Blesy, Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc. Young Cooperative Chairpersons strongly urge cooperative members to attend the upcoming 35th Future Cooperative Leaders Conference.

relevant to tomorrow’s future cooperative leaders. Highlights of the event include: Charles Sullivan, Attorney, Bond, Schoeneck, and King, LLP will provide insight into the Capper Volstead Act and the challenges that cooperatives may need to address in the future.

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COMBINES JD 9660STS 1900 hrs well cared for unit H000752 (B).....$243,063 Case IH 6088 2009, 1490 eng. hrs, 998 rotor hrs, MFD, 18.4x42 w/duals, straw chopper, lateral tilt feeder w/2speed hdr (C) ..............................................................................$213,313 Case IH 8010 4WD 1500 hrs H000500 (A)........................$156,250 Case IH 8010 2003, 1200 hrs U17986 (B) .........................$160000 Lexion 570R straw walker, 2400 hrs H000246 (B)............$135,000 JD 9650STS 2WD H000127 (H) ..........................................$75,000 JD 9610 H000605 (B).........................................................$56,250 JD 9500 1996 H000603 (B)................................................$41,250

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COMBINE HEADS Case IH 983 corn head (A)....................................................$3,995 Gleaner 630 6RN corn hd off N-Series combine U19334 (A) .$5,000 IH 963 6R head 1986 U12223 (B) .........................................$5,384 Case IH 1063 corn head U12110 (B) ....................................$5,384 Case IH 1063 corn head 1993 U12213 (B) ...........................$8,995 Case IH 1083 8R corn head 1991 U12202 (B) ....................$18,995 Case IH 2212 12R corn head H001428 (B) .........................$33,750 Case IH 2062 platform head H000496 (AC) ........................$37,500 Case IH 1020 1993, 25ft 3”knives w/Crary air reel, 1 yr old U87319 (C) .........................................................................$19,913 Case 1020 flex head H001706 (B) ......................................$14,286 Case IH 2020 U17581 (B)...................................................$20,634 Case IH 2212 corn head (B)................................................$32,500 Case IH 3412 12R corn head 2008 U11560 (B) ..................$56,250 Geringhoff Northstar 120 2008 (B) ...................................$56,250 JD 625 flex head 25’ H001505 (B)........................................$9,995 RS70 header cart - fits 2062 platform head H000499 (AC)..$1,995 Claas 6R corn head 1996 H001543 (AC) ..............................$9,995 SP FORAGE HARVESTERS NH 2115 with heads H000918 (B).......................................$39,995 JD 6810 fwd w/KP and rotary corn, p/u heads H001548 (B)$62,500 Claas 870 eng and cutter drum rebuilt, new knives and shearbar, all new wear liners U11254 (B) .........................................$106,000 Claas 870 2850 eng hrs, 2100 cutter head hrs, 800x65R32 drive, 540x65R24 steer tires, rear hydr, auto lube, KP (C)............$139,900 Claas 870 2004 U17760 (A) .............................................$149,900 Claas 860 1996 3787 hrs U19332 (AC) ..............................$59,995 Claas 850 2005 U12206 (B) .............................................$125,000 Claas 870 2005 1139hrs new Scherer KP U11214 (B)......$150,000 Claas 890 2004 Speedstar H000126 (AC) ........................$109,900 Claas 900 2003 4000 hrs H000228 (A) ............................$120,410 Claas 900 2006 3320 eng hrs, 2781 cutter hrs, 800x65R32 50%, 540x65R24 50%, auto lube, cracker, U16177 (C) ..............$175,913 Claas 970 2009 Scherer KP, 4WD, cameras H002256 (AC)$256,250 Claas 960 2009 Scherer KP, 4WD, cameras H002257 (H) .$287,500 Claas 960 2009 1900 hrs U17232 (AC) ............................$287,500 HAY FORAGE HEADERS Claas PU300 1996 U16151 (C).............................................$7,500 Claas PU300 2000 U19534 (A).............................................$6,995 Claas PU380 2008 U15392 (B)...........................................$15,385 Claas PU380 2005 U17983 (AC).........................................$18,700 Claas PU380 2006 H000131 (AC).......................................$18,900 Claas PU380 2005 (A)........................................................$19,900 Claas PU380 2005 (A)........................................................$19,900 CORN FORAGE HEADERS Claas RU450 2003 U11189 (B)...........................................$37,500 Claas RU450 2002 U11255 (B)...........................................$38,750 Claas RU450 extra (A) ........................................................$39,900 Claas RU450 U11188 (H) ...................................................$41,250 Claas RU450 extra (A) ........................................................$42,500 Claas RU600 (A)...............................................................coming in Claas RU600 2001 H000128 (AC) ......................................$29,900 Claas RU600 U15836 (AC) .................................................$47,368 Claas orbis 600 U15598 (AC).............................................$61,250 MOWER CONDITIONERS NH 1441 2006, has shear hubs, rubber rolls (C)..................$24,888 Case IH DCX131 2004 U12232 (B).....................................$18,571 Hesston 1365 2004 15’ U11555 (AL) .................................$15,714 Claas 3050C front mower U17567 (C) ................................$16,239 Taarup 4036C merger on rear 2000 U15363 (AC)...............$12,900 NH 116 16ft sickle bar, hydra swing, good shape (C).............$8,547

MOWER CONDITIONERS continued JD 4995 2006 H002316 (AC)..............................................$67,375 Krone Big “M” 2002, 1460 eng hrs, 1052 cutter hrs, auto lube, 700/50R26 60%, 600/25R26.5 60% (C)..............................$59,900 NH 1495 SP mower 1985 H002453 (AC)...............................$6,995 RAKES/TEDDERS/MERGERS JD 705 double roll bar rake, 2000 H002073 (AC) ..................$6,995 H&S BF12H 2000, 12 whl bifold rake U07508 (C) .................$7,995 Claas 3000 2004, rake U01206 (AC) ..................................$37,500 Claas 3000 2009, rake U01207 (AC) ..................................$44,500 Kuhn GA15031 rake H002320 (AC) ....................................$52,500 Kuhn 7822 rake H002392 (B).............................................$15,000 Kuhn 7302 twin rake U19190 (albany ) ................................$9,462 Kuhn GA4120TH rake H001474 (B)......................................$7,143 Harley MX7H landscape rake N93969 2008 (BG) .................$7,400 Miller Pro 7916 merger H002241 (B) .................................$11,429 BALERS NH 855 coming in.................................................................$5,833 JD 457 twine baler ...........................................................coming in JD 346 wire baler with 1/4 turn bale chute H000390 (B).......$6,154 Case IH RBX 442 round baler 2005 (A).................................$8,883 NH 74A 4x5 round, wide sweep pickup 2007, twine & netwrap sn Y7N030695 (C)...............................................................$18,813 Case LBX 432 square baler 2004 U15420 (B).....................$62,500 DISKS Athens 167 H001293 (H)......................................................$3,995 White 270 rock flex, 24ft, rear hitch & hydr H001759 (C)......$5,295 Krause 3954WR (A) ...........................................................$14,900 Krause 3950 21ft disk harrow H001679 (B) .......................$15,428 Gentil II 22.5ft, single roll w/coulter cart, straight coulters on front, tine are 7” (C) ............................................................$24,400 Krause 2400 25ft (B)..........................................................$25,000 Krause 8200-38 disk H001305 (B).....................................$43,125 Krause 8300 28ft H001052 (B) ..........................................$44,700 Sunflower 1435-30 2010 H000969 (AC)............................$33,125

TRACTORS Ford 7700 4WD H001481 (H) .............................................. $13,571 Case IH Farmall 95 ROPS, 2 remotes, 419 hrs, 2WD, 540/1000 PTO, 18.4x34 with LX730 loader and 83” bkt, s/n ZAJP50031 like new H001010 (C)................................. $33,333 Case IH JX1080U cab, 942 hrs, 2 remotes 24x24 power shuttle, 2WD, 540/1000 PTO, air seat, 16.9x30, 9.5L s/n HJT079387 coming in (C).............................................. $29,513 JD 4320 1971, 9801 hrs, w/ldr H001407 (A) ...................... $14,286 NH TT75A 2009 H001118 (AC) ........................................... $22,857 Case IH Maxxum 5140 1990, 9163 hrs H001813 (A)......... $25,000 Case IH MXM 140 H001199 (AC) ....................................... $51,500 JD 8430 w/30.5x32 singles, 2 remotes, 3pt. w/quick hitch (A) ...................................................................................... $15,900 Steiger ST310 20 speed, 20.8x38 (C)................................. $23,810 JD 9100 2001 4WD 6200 hrs, bareback, 4 remotes H000493 (A) ....................................................................... $65,000 Case Puma 195 2010, 794 hrs H000538 (AC).................. $143,750 Case IH STX375 full auto guidance .................................. $112,500 Case IH 400 Steiger 2011 PTO, 550 hrs H000526 (A) ...... $250,000 SPRAYERS / APPLICATION EQUIPMENT Rogator 874 sprayer H000778 (B).................................... $155,250 BBI Liberty 6 ton, 1000 PTO like new (C) ........................... $17,200 Terragator 1664T floater-4 weels, w/New Leader L3020GT 12ft. box w/bar chain, Fuller manual trans., Ebisco controller, 48x31 front tires, 66x43R25 rear tires(C) consigned unit.............call MISCELLANEOUS Landpride RCM5615 15ft bush hog N88227 (C) ........................call Genesis Tillage 40ft C flex head, 2007 H000157 (B) .......... $25,000 Meyers 2636 spreader 2004 U06904 (B).............................. $5,018 Claas kernal processor 2005 U11616 (B) ........................... $5,128 Claas processor fits Jaguar 860 U00703 (AC) ..................... $8,995 Keenan FP230 feeder mixer U15285 on AutcionTime.com June 19

PACKERS / CRUMBLERS Brillion XL108 27ft packer H002053 (B).............................$21,495 Brillion 12ft packer H000688 (H)..........................................$1,666 DMI 110 1998 H001720 (AC)................................................$8,950 Unverferth 1225 28ft rolling harrow, 1 yr old H001933 (C) .$17,900 FIELD CULTIVATORS DMI TM 1995 30’5” w/hitch and hydraulics H000958 (A) ...$10,000 Ezee on 3500 H001292 (AC ) .............................................$11,000 JD 980 24.5ft walking beams center and wings, 3R coil tine, hitch and hydraulics, like new (C)........................................$25,213 Krause 5630 32ft field cult. 3 bar spike-rebuilt 2 yrs ago, walking beams (C) ..............................................................$25,713 JD 2210 30ft field cult. 2007, walking beams, 4 bar tine harrow (C)...........................................................................$31,413 JD 726-24 3R remlinger, homeade rear hitch 2006 H001983 (AC) ....................................................................................$25,900 EZZE-ON 5100-18 4 row remlinger, rear hitch, 9” sweeps 1990 H001984 (AC) ............................................................$13,200 PLANTERS / GRAIN DRILLS Case IH 1250 12R, front fold, single fert dic, double seed opener, liquid fert, AFS Pro monitor U07648 (C) ...................................... call JD 1750 planter H001424 (B) .............................................$10,000 JD 7200 conservation vaccum planter, liquid double disk, bug boxes, mechanical drive, seed disk, 6R, s/n 665116 (C) ......$21,413 Case IH SDX30 grain drill w/box H001787 (B) ....................$62,500 Kinze 3600 12R liquid 2003 H002413 (H)...........................$43,750 SKID STEERS Case 450CT track loader 2006 U75005 (E).........................$27,778 Case 445CT track loader 2008 N36866 (BG) ......................$42,778 Cat 242B 2005, 3471 hrs, U57008 (E) ................................$20,556 Case SR220 Cornell lease returns, low hrs, (A) .......... call for details NH LS185B 2005 H002051 (AC).........................................$20,000 Case SR220 2012 H001581 (B)..........................................$30,306 Case 430 (A) ......................................................................$11,500 Case 420 2006 H001588 (B) ..............................................$14,286

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Section B Country Folks AUCTION SECTION and MARKET REPORTS

LARGE FARM & CONSTRUCTION EQ AUCTION THE ESTATE OF WALTER WESARG

FRIDAY, JUNE 21ST • 10 AM 149 BROOKLYN HEIGHTS RD., RHINEBECK, NY UNBELIEVABLE SELECTION OF FORD NH EQUIPMENT!!!!!!

Mr. Wesarg owned a Ford-NH dealership for many years as well as doing custom farming and snowplowing.

The entire fleet is in good working condition and ready to go to work for you!!

Brillion 8ft 3pt seeder; Bush Hog 10 shank chisel plows; Bush Hog 13ft HD offset disc; Brillion WL-03 25ft flat fold cultimulcher; Ford 10ft HD offset disc; Ford 152 3x reset plow; Ford 154 5x variable width reset plows; Haybuster H-106 rock picker; Haybuster 256 bale grinder; BushWhacker 20ft batwing mower; Bush Hog 3715 HD Batwing - like new; Kuhn 5ft 3pt sicklebar mower; J&M 375 gravity wagon; Kilbros 375 gravity wagon; NH 616 3pt disc mower; (8) good Land Pride 3pt blades 7 & 8ft; Armor rock rake; NI 314 picker; NI 325 sheller-parts; Nice 6ft Brown Tree Cutter; (4) 5 & 6 ft Bush Hogs; Loftness 3pt snowblower; McKee 3pt snowblower; NH 679 manure spreader; NI 176 42ft elevator; Goosen 3pt bale chopper; Arps 728 3pt backhoe; Ford 3pt flail mwr; American wood splitter; Rainbow 12 inch PTO irrigation pump - nearly new!; Katolight 35KW alternator; Shaver 3pt stump grinder - like new; Tuffline 2 shank subsoiler; several small 3pt implements; Land Pride FS700 Grass Seeder; Befco 6 ft rototiller; Many spare tires, wheels, buckets, shop tools, parts and more!!!!

VEHICLES: '87 Ford F800 dump truck; 12 ton tandem axle trailer; 2000 Ford F250 service truck; '94 Ford F350 dump truck; '88 Ford F600 truck w/ sander; Many more misc items.

STEEL BUILDINGS: 40x130ft I-beam frame steel building with (7) OH doors and shop; (3) Steel Quonset buildings with doors 40x55, 50x70, and 60x80 (Last one is brand new). All buildings to be taken down & removed by buyer within 60 days of auction at buyers own risk.

TERMS: Cash or good check. Any buyers unknown to auction company should have bank letter of credit. All equipment sold as is where is.

PREVIEW THURSDAY JUNE 20th 10am-4pm ONLY!!

MACFADDENS' SUMMER AUCTION

SATURDAY, JUNE 29TH • 8 AM

AT OUR YARD ON US RT. 20, 4MI EAST OF SHARON SPRINGS, NY TRACTORS - FARM - CONSTRUCTION - TURF - ANTIQUES & MORE COMING IN DAILY! ONLINE BIDDING AVAILABLE AT MACFADDEN.NEXTLOT.COM TRACTORS: JD 7930 4wd w/ ILS, front 3pt, 50K transmission, 5400 hrs immaculate condition!!; Case IH Puma 165 4wd w/ 3400 hrs, big tires, wgts, one owner and it's nice; Kubota M9000 Hi-Clearance 4wd w/ cab; Landini Rex 100 4wd orchard tractor w/ cab; NH T5040 2wd w/ 471hrs - 85hp; JD 5103 2wd w/ 203 hrs; Nice JD 2750 2wd w/ hi-lo, 2 hyd. 4200 hrs; Ford 7600 w/ cab; Ford 2120 4wd w/ ldr; JD 3020; JD 4010; (2) very nice Oliver 2255s w/ Cat V8 both 2wd w/ cab; Case IH 995 turbo 2wd - one owner; Landini Blizzard 85 4wd w/ cab & ldr; Oliver 1655 gas w/ 1727 orig hrs; Case 1410 - fresh OH; Kubota L3400 hydro w/ ldr; Kubota B6200 4wd; Kubota B20 w/ ldr; NH TZ18DA w/ ldr & hoe; Ford 2120 & 1900 4wd w/ ldr; Kubota L3410; IH 100HC w/ cult. (2) IH 656 dsl; Nice IH 574; IH 544; More daily!

FARM EQ.: NH 595 big square baler - excellent!; Like new NH BC5060 baler w/ thrower; NH 316 baler w/ thrower; Nice NH 311 w/ thrower; JD 338 baler w/ kicker; (2) NH 575 balers w/ 1/4 turn chutes; 2011 Elho wrapper - done 378 bales since new!; JD 336 baler w/ kicker; Hesston 540 round baler; M&W round baler; (3) Gehl 1470 balers; Hesston 555 round baler like new; CIH 8450 round baler; Vermeer 504L baler; Sharp Kuhn 4 star hyd fold tedder; (2) NH 162 tedders; Kuhn double rotary rake; 09 Kuhn FC353 9ft discbine; 2010 JD 730 MoCo discbine less than 40 acres since new!; (2) New Idea 5209 discbines; Gehl 2412 discbine; JD 925 discbine; JD 1327 discbine; Kverneland 10ft discbine - excellent!; Claas 3000 10ft front mount discbine; NH 1465 haybine - like new; NH 474 7ft haybine - like new; Vermeer bale wrapper; NH 1037 & 1034 bale wagons; (4) kicker wagons; United Farm Tools 8ft No-Till Drill; Kverneland 3pt bale round bale chopper; Kuhn TB181 offset flail mwr; Husky 3000 gal tank spreader; JD 7720 4wd combine w/ 6RN & grain heads; JD 4400 combine; Kelley & Bradco 3pt backhoes; Houle manure pump; (5) used ldrs; large row of misc equipt; + much more!

CONSTRUCTION EQ.: 2011 Caterpillar 236B-3 Skid steer with cab & AC - only 74 hrs!!; 2011 Caterpillar 226B-3 Skid steer w/ cab & AC - only 147 hrs!!! JD 50-D excavator; Mustang 3503 excavator w/ thumb - only 646 hrs; Yuchai mini excavator w/ cab - 100 hrs!; NH 575D TLB; Hitachi EX200-2 excavator; Case 420 Skid steer w/ cab; Case 1840 skid steer - 2000 original hrs!; Gehl 4840 skid steer; NH L555 skid steer; Case 400XT directional drill on tracks - only 1800 hrs - hard to find!! '77 Gradall G440; New Goosen bale chopper; more coming in!

SALVAGE & REPAIRABLES: Case IH 7210 Magnum 2wd w/ duals - weak engine; JD 6400 4wd w/ ldr - light fire damage; 2007 Hitachi ZX120 excavator w/ 1200 hrs - cab fire; Cat 267 Skid steer- cab fire; Ford 1920 4wd w/ ldr & hoe - bad clutch; more coming in!

MOWING EQ & UTILITY VEHICLES: Kubota RTV900 Camo w/ half cab & dump - only 200 hrs - near new!; Kawasaki 4x4 mule; Jacobsen AR2500 4wd diesel rotary mower; (10) late model Cub Cadet & JD lawn & garden tractors; Cub Cadet, Toro, & Cushman utility vehicles; Jacobsen out front diesel mower; Ransome 723D diesel mower; Snapper Zero turn mower; Bush Hog 12ft batwing finish mower; Several large commercial lawn mowers and golf course mowers; ANTIQUE TRACTORS: Nice original JD 70 Dsl Std; JD 620 one owner w/ original title from 1957!; Nice JD G; nice Farmall Cub w/ cultivators; Super nice original AC D10; Farmall MD; JD 620 - restored; Nice Early MH 55 Diesel - restored w/ big rubber; Farmall 450; Farmall 460 puller; Leyland 154 - restored; more coming!!

TERMS: Cash or good check. All items sold as is. All purchases must be paid in full day of sale. Pickup within 2 weeks. List is subject to change. Call early to consign. All buyers & sellers welcome!

MACFADDEN N & SONS,, INC. 1457 Hwy. Rt. 20, Sharon Springs, NY 13459 (518) 284-2090 or www.macfaddens.com

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TRACTORS: Ford NH 8970 4wd - 3800 hrs; Ford NH 8970 4wd - 4700 hrs; NH 8670 4wd - 3800 hrs; Ford NH 8670 4wd 5300 hrs; Ford TW35 4wd - 6200 hrs; Ford TW20 4wd; Ford 5610 4wd w/ cab - 3000 hrs; (2) NH 7740 4wd w/ cabs; All (9) tractors above have Degelman, Anbo or Meyers front blades which will be offered separately; Ford 6610 tractor w/ ldr; Ford County 1164 4wd; Ford 5000 w/ cab; CONSTRUCTION EQ: Hyundai 210LC-3 excavator w/ 3rd valve & thumb 4870 hrs excellent cond.; Hyundai 210LC-3 Long Reach excavator 4911 hrs - excellent condition; Hyundai H70 dozer - low hours; Dresser TD15D dozer w/ cab - 1500 original hours; Ford 655A 4wd loader backhoe; Ford 755B loader backhoe w/ thumb; Ford A64 wheel loader very nice; Dynapac CC102 roller; Rockblaster 1000GG hyd hammer for excavator; Schutts tree spade; (6) backhoe & excavator buckets; Eaco ES35 hyd hammer; (4) Heavy duty dump trailers; 6ft Rockhound-3pt hitch; York 3pt sweeper; many good backhoe & loader buckets; shop tools, spare tires & rims, lumber, Several orig Ford dealer signs + much more!!!!!

FARM EQ: NH BC5070 baler w/ thrower - like new; NH 570 baler w/ thrower; '09 NH BR7090 Round baler; NH BR740 Silage Special round baler; NH 900 harvester w/ corn & snapper heads; NH 892 forage harvester; (2) N 716 forage wagons; NH 8 forge wagon; Nice Fargo Dump wagon; NH 1411 discbine; NH 1412 discbine; Kuhn GA6522 Twin Rotary Rake - almost new; (2) NH 163H 4 star tedders; (2) excellent NH 57 3pt rakes; (3) nice steel kicker wagons; (4) good wooden kicker wagons; Sunflower 1233 18ft Rock Flex discs; Kinze 3000 4 row No Till planter - near new; Tye 8ft 3pt no-till drill - very good; Haybuster 107 10ft no till drill 3 boxes - excellent; Brillion SP10 10ft 3pt seeder 2 boxes - excellent;

National Mastitis Council regional meeting

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July 23-24, 2013 DoubleTree Hilton Hotel Portland, Maine The NMC Regional Meeting will be held July 23-24, 2013 in Portland, Maine. The first day of the conference will include specialized, interactive short courses. Individuals will be able to select specific topics of interest to them. The second day will feature the main program, with a variety of topics related to udder health, milking management, and quality milk production.

“This year’s regional meeting is shaping up to be a fun-filled educational event, with a little something for everyone,”

said Anne Lichtenwalner, the 2013 NMC regional program chair and extension veterinarian with the University of Maine. “Portland Maine is a great place for excellent food, sight-seeing and outdoor activities. It is home to both biotechnology and agriculture, and we plan to integrate all of the above into this summer’s meeting.”

Visit http://nmconl i n e . o r g / r e gionalmeet/2013/ for complete program details, online registration information and hotel information.

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Tuesday, July 23 — Short Courses • Board of Directors meeting (morning and afternoon) • Short courses (morning and/or afternoon) • Luncheon Tour (noon) • Social event (evening) Wednesday, July 24 — Main Program • General session 1 (morning) • Luncheon (noon) • General session 2 (afternoon) Watch the NMC meeting website, Facebook, and Twitter for updates!

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Registration now open for regional National Mastitis Council meeting This two-day event will be held July 23-24 in Portland, Maine The registration deadline for the National Mastitis Council (NMC) Regional Meeting, July 23-24, is fast approaching. This two day event will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Portland, Maine. The pre-registration deadline is Tuesday, July 16.

This year’s program provides information and skills necessary to strengthen milk quality programs and increase dairy profitability around the globe. The conference also provides an excellent opportunity to

network with individuals who share the common interest of quality milk production.

The two-day conference starts off with specialized short courses on Tuesday, July 23. The short courses provide a smaller group setting for the participants, offering the opportunity to interact directly with the instructor and other registrants in the course. Individuals are encouraged to bring questions, experiences and potential problems they may have encountered.

“The courses are de-

signed to be two-way, interactive learning sessions,” said Anne Lichtenwalner, the 2013 NMC regional program chair and extension veterinarian with the University of Maine. “The short courses have limited enrollment, so be sure to register early to ensure a spot in the course.”

Short course topics to choose from include: • Robotic milking: Planning for new facilities and evaluating current installations • NMC systems evaluation: Dynamic vs. static

testing — let’s milk cows!

• The role of the microbiology laboratory in mastitis control • Advanced milking concepts and diagnostics The main program will be held on Wednesday, July 24, and includes eight speakers covering topics ranging from a look at Staphylococcus aureus and coagulasenegative staphylococci to a discussion about common issues that impact milkability and cow behavior in the parlor and treatment decisions for milking and dry cows.

The program on Wednesday will run from 9:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is no registration limit for the general session.

Other events available to registered meeting attendees include a tour of the IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., headquarters and manufacturing facilities on Tuesday at noon, and a reception Tuesday evening.

“Topics presented at this year’s regional meeting will benefit attendees of all levels who are interested in udder health, mastitis control, milking management, milk quali-

ty and milk safety,” said Lichtenwalner.

To learn more about the NMC regional meeting and to register, visit: http://nmconline.org/re gionalmeet/2013/, contact the NMC office by email at nmc@nmconline.org or phone 608848-4615. Registration will also be accepted onsite at the meeting, however please note that the short course may fill up before the deadline. Registration for the short courses is based on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Processors distort consumer milk price increase claims cost of milk, yogurt, cheese, and other dairy products.” The truth is that this program would not increase the cost of any dairy product.

While IDFA picks a single month to assert that the Dairy Security Act (DSA) “would have raised

milk prices by about 32 cents a gallon in September 2012,” the study shows that DSA, in fact, would have resulted in lower milk prices than the actual prices 37 out of 48 months and lower prices than the Goodlatte-Scott in 36 out of 48

DEUSENBERY FARMS, INC. AUCTION

DAIRY EQUIPMENT, ALLIANCE UNLOADERS, MANURE HANDLING, FREESTALLS, FEED EQUIPMENT AND OTHER!!

FRIDAY EVE. JUNE 28 @ 6:00 P.M. 4044 STATE ROUTE 21 (NORTH) WAYLAND, (STEUBEN CO.) NEW YORK Sale at the farm located along State Route 21, 1 mile “south” of North Cohocton; 5 miles “north” of Wayland; 6 miles “south” of Naples.

Dairy Sold, Selling: Kuhn Slinger 8132 spreader, tandem axle, like new! (used here one short year only on box stall manure!); Knight 5132 vertical TMR mixer wagon (real low use) with DigiStar EZ2000 scale; Reel Auggie 3136 stationary TMR mixer, 7 1/2hp motor, with DigiStar 3500V scale; Miller Pro 1060 blower (used one year!); Valmetal 2R12 roller mill, 10hp motor; Two (2) Harvestor Alliance (like new and out of silo) unloaders; model 3000 25 ft. and model 2400 20 ft.; AgriMetal small bale shredder with Honda 11hp motor; Valmetal 10hp hammer mill with 6 in. vertical auger; Three (3) “Farmer Boy” taper bottom steel bins: 15 ton, 4 ton, 2 ton; Houle 3pt PTO 8 ft. vertical 6 in. liquid manure pump; Houle 8 in. liquid manure stand pipe on wheels; Houle drive unit and controls for cable alley scraper; Nuhn Magnum tandem axle 4000 gal. liquid manure spreader; Red Line hard hose irrigation unit on 4 wheel running gear, turn table, turbo return 5 in. hose (probably about 1000 ft.?); Plus feed conveyors; augers; freestalls; barn fans; calf handling; etc.!! See detailed ad and pictures: www.pirrunginc.com TERMS: CASH. Honorable checks will be accepted from persons known by and in good standings with either the Auction Company or Deusenbery Farms, Inc. Unknown Persons shall present at registration a currently dated “Letter of Good Standing” from their banker, signed and on official letterhead and specifically addressed to this auction. Acceptable ID required for bidder number.

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months. IDFA bases its claim on a recent study of the impact of the DSA and the Goodlatte-Scott amendment, which shows that the DSA would have increased farm milk prices by an average of just one-half cent (0.5¢) per gallon during the period 20092012, while the Goodlatte-Scott amendment de-

creases farm milk prices by one and a half cents per gallon (1.5¢), compared with actual prices during that period.

The responsible conclusion from the facts discussed above is that the very temporary increases in the farm milk price that might occur under the DSA program would not result in any

discernible change in the cost of milk and dairy products to consumers or to government food assistance programs that use milk.

IDFA is simply being deceptive in an attempt to alarm consumer groups about a dairy program that would benefit dairy farmers, but not affect consumers.

COMPLETE DAIRY DISPERSAL

WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2013 @ 11:00 AM Robert Labare 248 Cty. Rt. 35, Chateaugay, NY 12920 DIRECTIONS: East on Rt. 11 in village of Chateaugay turn right before bridge onto Cty. Rt. 35 go 1 mile on right. West on Rt. 11 in village of Chateaugay turn left after bridge onto Cty. Rt. 35 go 1 mile on right. Watch for signs!!

58 A.I Sired Holstein Cows & 42 Heifers 8 Dry cows — 10 Bred Hfrs —15 Yearlings to RTB — 10 from 5-8 months — 7 calves DHI Rolling Yearly Herd Ave. 4.4 BF — 3.0 Protein — 269,000 SCC — 68.2 lbs. Ave. 30 yrs. of A.I Breeding Sires: Million, Sanchez, Planet, Guthrie & Olegant • Service Sires: Al, Shout, Shot, Blitz Jinx & Gabor

Machinery Tractors: JD 2940; JD 2640; AC 7000; AC D17 series 4 Hay Equipment: JD 448 round baler w/mega wide plus head, like new; NH 411 disc bine; Horst 25' Tandem round bale wagon, like new; NH 311 Hayliner kicker baler; JD 660 side delivery rake; (3) H&S Kicker wagons; E-Z Trail kicker wagon; Round Bale Squeeze; (2) running gears; 3pth hay spear Tillage & Planting Equipment: Brillion 8' seeder; Kverneland 316 3-BTM plow; Hutch Master 8' offset disc; Oliver 12' disc; White 5400 4-row corn planter; Fertilizer wagon w/auger; 12' Spring tooth drags; 3pth fertilizer spreader; Case spreader; 200 gal sprayer Harvesting & Feeding Equipment: JD 3940 2-row corn chopper; (2) Dion tandem silage wagon; Hesston 7014 silo blower; Wic #52 feed cart, nice: Wic #48 round bale cart; Wic bale cart; Wic Bedding chopper; JD 3pth side dress; NH wagon; Misc: H&S 185 manure spreader; JD 8' loader bucket; Allied 3pth 7' snow blower; Ford 951A 5' bush hog; Woods 6' back blade; (6) JD 100lb tractor weights MANAGERS NOTES: It was a tough decision for Bob to sell, but due to his health he decided it was time. If you're looking for some honest & quality bred cattle don't miss this opportunity!! *** Selling No Small Items *** To see pictures check out our website: www.nnyds.com Terms: ABSOLUTELY NO CREDIT! CASH OR GOOD CHECK

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1838 STATE RT. 11~NORTH BANGOR, NY 12966 • 518-481-6666

Sales Managers Joey St. Mary 518-569-0503 Harry Neverett 518-651-1818

Auctioneer John "Barney" McCracken 802-524-2991

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From Jerry Kozak, President and CEO, NMPF: The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) claims that “the current Farm Bill includes a new intrusive program that would significantly increase the

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To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact David Dornburgh at 518-673-0109 • Fax 518-673-2381 Monday, June 17 • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752.

• 12:00 Noon: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, Sue Rudgers, Manager, 518-584-3033 • 12:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St., Dryden, NY. Calves. Phil Laug, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-844-9104 • 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, New Berlin, NY. Monthly Sheep, Lamb, Goat & Pig Sale. Weekly Livestock Commission Sale starting at 12:30 pm with Produce, Small Animals, Dairy, Feeders, Sheep, Lamb, Goats, Pigs. Calves & cull cows at approx. at 5:30 pm. . Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 12:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses & Hay. 1:30 pm Calves & Beef. Regular Monday schedule. Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 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 • 4:00 PM: Chatham Market, 2249 Rte. 203, Chatham, NY. Regular Sale starting with calves. Harold Renwick, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-420-9092 or Auction Barn at 518-392-3321. www.empirelivestock.com

• Westchester Co. 18 lot(s) in NY online auction. Closing at 6:15 pm. ’05 Toyota Camry sedan, ‘05 Chrysler Town & Country minivan, ‘98 Chevy K2500 pickup truck, various mowers & more. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 ext. 115 www.auctionsinternational.com • Depew Uion Free School District Surplus. 17 lot(s) in NY online auction. Closing at 6:45 pm. ’’56 Ford tractor, ‘88 Corbell bus, Onan generator, desks, chairs, carts, tables, file cabinets & more. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 ext. 115 www.auctionsinternational.com Tuesday, June 18 • 10:00 AM: Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 840 Fords Bush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Produce Auction. Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518568-3579 or 518-568-2257 • 12:00 Noon: Spencerport, NY. Online Machinery Auction. Featuring line of equipment from retiring local contractor including JD 450G dozer, JD 210C backhoe, Komatsu PC90 excavator and more! Visit our website for more information. William Kent Inc., 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com • 1:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock, Rte. 30A, Central Bridge, NY. Dairy, sheep, goats, pigs and horses; 3:30 PM feeders followed by beef and calves. Tim Miller, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-868-2006, 800321-3211.

• 4:00 PM: Cherry Creek, NY. Estate of Donald Yahn Real Estate & Machinery Auction. Selling for the Estate 70 acre farm with very nice home and great livestock barn plus two Featherlite trailers, Bobcat S185 skid loader and more!

Visit our website for more information. William Kent Inc., 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com

• 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Regular Livestock Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St., Dryden, NY. Phil Laug, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-844-9104 • 1:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Calves followed by beef. Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & 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 • Village of Hamilton Surplus. 1 lot(s) in NY online auction. Closing at 6:15 pm.2,000 tons of road mllings. Auctions International, 800-5361401 ext. 115 www.auctionsinternational.com • Warsaw CSD. 6 lot(s) in NY online auction.

Closing at 7:30 pm.’05 ‘87 Ford lift truck, White 50” zero turn mower, water reel sprinkler, 9’ wooden table, misc. electronics & more. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 ext. 115 www.auctionsinternational.com Thursday, June 20 • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop off only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752

• 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. 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 • 4:30 PM: Geneseo, NY. Estate of Francis Farley Auction. Selling house, barn & 4+ acres plus vehicles, tractor, equip., tools, household & antiques. Visit our website for more information.

William Kent Inc., 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com • 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.

• State of New Hampshire Surplus. 20 lot(s) in NY online auction. Closing at 6 pm.’’05 Ford Crown Vic, ‘04 International 7600 dump truck, ‘02 Honda TRX450 Foreman 4x4 ATV, laptops, Gurley transit & more. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 ext. 115 www.auctionsinternational.com • Private Consignor. Marine Surplus, North Tonawanda, NY. 7 lot(s) in NY online auction.

Closing at 6:45 pm.’49 Ford F-5 pickup truck, ‘11 Bobcat ZT 3100 mower, Packard 4M2500 engine, (2) outboard engines & more. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 ext. 115 www.auctionsinternational.com

Wednesday, June 19

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D.R. CHAMBERS & SONS 76 Maple Ave., Unadilla, NY 13849 607-369-8231 • Fax 607-369-2190 www.drchambersauction.com EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKETING LLC 5001 Brittonfield Parkway P.O. Box 4844, East Syracuse, NY 315-433-9129 • 800-462-8802 Bath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607-776-2000 Burton Livestock . . . . . . . . . . .315-829-3105 Central Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . .518-868-2006 Chatham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .518-392-3321 Cherry Creek . . . . . . . . . . . . . .716-296-5041 Dryden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607-844-9104 Farm Sale Division . . . . . . . . . .315-436-2215 Gouverneur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315-287-0220 Half Acre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315-258-9752 Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .585-584-3033 FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK 3 miles east of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20.

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

FRALEY AUCTION CO. Auctioneers & Sales Managers, Licensed & Bonded 1515 Kepner Hill Rd., Muncy, PA 570-546-6907 Fax 570-546-9344 www.fraleyauction.com GENE WOODS AUCTION SERVICE 5608 Short St., Cincinnatus, NY 13040 607-863-3821 www.genewoodsauctionserviceinc.com GOODRICH AUCTION SERVICE INC. 7166 St. Rt. 38, Newark Valley, NY 13811 607-642-3293 www.goodrichauctionservice.com H&L AUCTIONS Malone, NY Scott Hamilton 518-483-8787 or 483-8576 Ed Legacy 518-483-7386 or 483-0800 518-832-0616 cell Auctioneer: Willis Shattuck • 315-347-3003 HILLTOP AUCTION CO. Specializing in Agricultural & Construction 863 Smith Rd., Clyde, NY 14433 Jay Martin 315-521-3123 Elmer Zieset 315-729-8030 www.hilltopauctioncompany.com HARRIS WILCOX, INC. Bergen, NY 585-494-1880 • www.harriswilcox.com Sales Managers, Auctioneers, & Real Estate Brokers

AUC TION CALENDAR To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact David Dornburgh at 518-673-0109 • Fax 518-673-2381 • Village of Depew Public Works. 13 lot(s) in NY online auction. Closing at 7:45 pm.’05 Ford F250 w/plow, ‘93 Autocar dump truck, plows, Ridgid pipe threader, torch set, police surplus, ‘96 Elgin sweeper & more. Auctions International, 800-536-1401 ext. 115 www.auctionsinternational.com

Saturday, June 22 • 9:00 AM: Fraley Farms Complex, Munch, PA. Construction Consignment Auction. Accepting consignments of all & any kinds of construction and support equipment. Call to consign. Fraley Auction Co., 570-546-6907 www.fraleyauction.com • 9:30 AM: Broome County Fairgrounds, Rt. 11 Whitney Point, NY. “All New” Building & Remodeling Materials HUGE 1 day Auction. A super large auction of all types of new home improvement items, lots of new items plus nursery stock. Mel Manasse & Son, 607692-4540 or 800-MANASSE www.manasseauctions.com

Monday, June 24 • 10:30 AM: Saranac Lake, NY (along State Rte. 3 in Exxex Co. between Bloomingdale & Saranac Lake. Ron Edgley’s Retirment of Windy Mountain Farm. (Grower of early stage seed potatoes). Complete dispersal of high quality machinery. Pirrung Auctioneers, 585728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com • 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, New Berlin, NY. Weekly Livestock Commission Sale starting at 12:30 pm with Produce, Small Animals, Dairy, Feeders, Sheep, Lamb, Goats, Pigs. Calves & cull cows at approx. at 5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com Wednesday, June 26 • Highgate Center, VT. Complete Dispersal of registered Jersey herd, field & barn equipment for John & Jane Ferland. Sale Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-474, neks@together.net, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892 • 11:00 AM: Robert Labare, 248 Cty. Rt. 35, Chateagay, NY. Complete Dairy Dispersal and Machinery Auction. Northern New York Dairy Sales, 518-481-6666, Auctioneer John “Barney” McCracken 802-524-2991 www.nnyds.com • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Regular Livestock Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

• 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558

• 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558

Friday, June 28 • 9:30 AM: Newark Valley, Ny. Public Auction.

Farm & Construction Equip. Consignments welcome. Nice selection of hay equip. Trucking available. Goodrich Auction Service, 607-6423293 www.goodrichauctionservice.com • 5:30 PM: Refton, PA. 2 Day Auction. 5:30 pm on the 28th and 8:30 am on the 29th. Refton Community Fire Company Sale. Leaman Auctions, 717-464-1128 www.leamanauctions.com • 6:00 PM: Wayland, NY (Steuben Co.).

Deusenbery Farms, Inc. Dairy Barn & Dairy Farm Equip. Auction. Pirrung Auctioneers, 585728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com

Wednesday, July 10 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Regular Livestock Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558

Saturday, June 29 • 10:00 AM: 275 Jackson St., Belchertown, MA. Lampson Brook Farms Auction. Tractors, trucks, trailers & equip. Full listing and pictures online. Jacquier Auctions, 413-569-6421 auctioneer2@jacquierauctions.com www.jacquierauctions.com Wednesday, July 3 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Regular Livestock Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Thursday, July 11 • 3:00 PM: NY Steam Engine Assn. Show Grounds, 3349 Gehan Rd., off Rts. 5& 20, 5 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY. NYS Two Cylinder Expo XI JD Consignment Auction. 1st day of Expo XI Show. For show info contact John & Cheryl Jensen 585-526-6607. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676, 585-233-9570 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm Friday, July 12 • 10:00 AM: Bath, NY (Steuben Co.) Haverling High School Auditorium. Steuben Co. Tax Title Auction. Thomas P. Wamp & James P. Pirrung licensed Real Estate Brokers. Pirrung Auctioneers, 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com • 6:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Cattle Sale. . Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, July 13

PA RT I C I PAT I N G A U C T I O N E E R S HOSKING SALES Sales Managers & Auctioneer 6810 W. River Rd., Nichols, NY 13812 Tom & Brenda Hosking • AU 005392 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 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

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 MOHAWK VALLEY PRODUCE AUCTION Auctions every Tuesday at 10 am 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY 13339 518-568-3579 NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLE Norman Kolb & David Kolb, Sales Mgrs.

Auctions Every Mon., Wed., & Thurs.

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

NORTHEAST KINGDOM SALES INC. Jim Young & Ray LeBlanc Sales Mgrs. • Barton, VT Jim - 802-525-4774 • Ray - 802-525-6913 neks@together.net 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 R.G. MASON AUCTIONS Richard G. Mason We do all types of auctions Complete auction service & equipment Phone/Fax 585-567-8844

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

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

June 17, 2013 • COUNTRY FOLKS New England • Section B - Page 5

Friday, June 21 • 9:00 AM: 2214 Conowingo Rd., Bel Air, MD. 2 Day Auction. Hickory Hardware Store Liquidation. Owners have retired, store is closed. Contents support equipment. Leaman Auctions, 717-464-1128 www.leamanauctions.com • 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 315729-8030 • 6:00 PM: D.R. Chambers & Sons, 76 Maple Ave., Unadilla, NY. Horse Sales every other Friday. Tack at 1 pm, horses at 6 pm. D.R. Chambers & Sons, 607-369-8231 www.drchambersauction.com

• 10:00 AM: Mason Facility, 10784 Rt. 19, Fillmore, NY. Annual Summer Consignment Auction. Tractors, farm equip., trailers, nursery stock. R.G. Mason Auctions, 585-567-8844 or 585-261-8844

Auction Calendar, Continued (cont. from prev. page) • 601 North Peterboro St., Canastota, NY. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.alexlyon.com

Page 6 - Section B • COUNTRY FOLKS New England • June 17, 2013

Wednesday, July 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, 716-2965041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Regular Livestock Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558 Friday, July 19 • 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 315729-8030 Saturday, July 20 • 11:00 AM: Tully, NY. Slice of Summer at Currie Holsteins & NY Holstein Summer Picnic. 100 of the finest Holstein in North America will sell. NY Picnic hosted by the Currie family & all are invited. Sale managed by The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Wednesday, July 24 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Regular Livestock Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558 Saturday, July 27 • 9:00 AM: Martins Country Market, Waterloo, NY. Annual Summer Equipment Auction. Selling complete farm lines, estates, selling eq. for farmers, dealers, construction, bank reposes, large & small trucks. Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315-521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315729-8030. Manager Raymond Zimmerman 315-531-8521 • 9:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Horse sale.

Tack at 9 am, horses at 10 am. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Sunday, July 28 • 10:00 AM: Washington Co. Fairgrounds, Rts. 29 & 392, Old Schuylerville Rd., Greenwich, NY. Tri State Antique Tractor Club, Inc. 2nd Annual Consignment Auction of antique & modern equipment. 2nd day of Antique and Irwin Show.

For info contact Bill Herrick, 518-692-1106.

Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676, 585-233-9570 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm Wednesday, July 31 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Regular Livestock Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558

Friday, August 2 • 6:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Cattle Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, August 7 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Regular Livestock Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558 • 2:00 PM: New York Steam Engine Assoc. 5th Annual Consignment Auction. 1st day of Pageant of Steam show. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676, 585-233-9570 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm Thursday, August 8 • Next to Empire Farm Days, Rt. 414, Seneca Falls, NY. Important 2 Day Auction. Trucks, Farm Equipment, Large Construction Equipment, Landscape Supplies &Equipment, Recreational Equipment, Fleets, Complete Liquidations, Repo’s, Leas Returns & Consignments of all types! Roy Teitsworth, Inc, 585243-1563 www.teitsworth.com Wednesday, August 14 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Regular Livestock Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558 Wednesday, August 21 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Regular Livestock Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558 Saturday, August 24 • 9:00 AM: Finger Lakes Produce Auction Inc., Penn Yan, NY (Yates Co.). Late Summer Farm Equipment, Light Construction, Equipment Auction. Pirrung Auctioneers, 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com Wednesday, August 28 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Regular Livestock Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558 Saturday, August 31 • Lancaster Co., PA. Androscoggin Holsteins Dispersal. One of the highest BAA herds in the country & the finest Red & Whites! Owner: John Nutting, Leeds, ME. Co-managed by Stonehurst Farm and The Cattle Exchange. Sale managed by The Cattle Exchange, 607-7462226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 2:00 PM: Empire State Farms. Total Full blood Wagyu Dispersal. 170 head sell. For full details contact James Danekas at 916-837-1432, or Mercedes Danekas at 916-849-2725 or visit www.jdaonline.com. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771

www.hoskingsales.com Wednesday, September 4 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Regular Livestock Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558 Thursday, September 5 • WNY Gas & Steam Engine Assoc. Inc. 3rd Annual Consignment Auction, 1st day of show Sept 5-8. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585396-1676, 585-233-9570 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm Saturday, September 7 • 9:00 AM: Town of Lansing Highway Department, Rts. 34 & 34B, Lansing (Ithaca), NY. Lansing Municipal/Contractor Equipment Auction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Cattle Sale. . Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, September 11 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Regular Livestock Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558 Saturday, September 14 • 8:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, Groveland, NY (Geneseo Area). Groveland Fall Consignment Auction. Construction Equipment, Heavy & Light Trucks, Landscape Machinery, Nursery Stock. Roy Teitsworth, Inc, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 9:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Horse sale.

Tack at 9 am, horses at 10 am. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Sunday, September 15 • 11:00 AM: H&L Auction, Malone, NY. 2nd Annual Franklin County Auction. Seized vehicles, cars, trucks, 4 wheelers, snowmobiles, heavy equip. H&L Auctions, Scott Hamilton 518-4838787, cell 518-569-0460, Edward Legacy 518483-7386, cell 518-832-0616 Wednesday, September 18 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Regular Livestock Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558 Thursday, September 19 • 10:00 AM: Conestoga, PA. 2 Day Sale! Frey Farms Milking Herd & Bred Heifer Dispersal.

Same starting time both days. Over 900 Head of sire ID, AI sired and served Holsteins! Owners: Frey Farms, Inc. Sale managed by The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Saturday, September 21 • 9:00 AM: Lamb & Webster, Routes 39 & 219, Springville, NY. Used Equipment Auction. Farm Tractors, Machinery, Lawn & Garden Equipment.

Roy Teitsworth, Inc, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com Saturday, September 21

• 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Cattle Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, September 25 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Regular Livestock Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558 Thursday, September 26 • 11:00 AM: Homer, NY. Bud Ranch Holsteins Complete Dispersal. 150 outstanding registered Holsteins. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Saturday, September 28 • Morrisville, NY. SUNY Morrisville Autumn Review Sale. 100 high caliber Holsteins. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Saturday, October 5 • 9:00 AM: CNY Farm Supply, Cortland, NY. Construction Equipment, Farm Machinery, Trucks, Recreational Vehicles & Trailers. Roy Teitsworth, Inc, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 9:00 AM: Monroe Co. Fleet Center, 145 Paul Rd., Rochester, NY. Monroe County Municipal/Contractor Vehicle & Equipment Auction.

Heavy Equipment, Tandem & Single Axle Trucks, Trailers, One Tons, Pickups, Vans, Cars & Landscape Equipment. Roy Teitsworth, Inc, 585-243-1563 ww.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Cattle Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, October 12 • 9:00 AM: The Fairgrounds in Hamburg, NY, 5600 McKinley Pkwy (closest to Clark). Municipal & Contractor Equipment Auction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 11:00 AM: Cochranville, PA. Ar-Joy Farm Select Sale. Owners: Duane & Marilyn Hershey.

100 of the finest Holsteins at Ar-Joy!. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226 www.cattlexchange.com Thursday, October 17 • 11:00 AM: Chateaugay, NY. Rocklan Holsteins Complete Dispersal. Mike Garrow, owner. 175 Head sell! One of the greatest type and production herds in the world!. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Saturday, October 19 • Richfield Springs, Pullis Farm. OHM Club Sale. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Cattle Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, October 26 • 9:00 AM: NYS Fairgrounds, 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse, NY. Onondaga County Area Municipal Equipment Auction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 11:00 AM: Ithaca, NY. New York Holstein Harvest Sale. Hosted by Cornell University Dairy Society. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Saturday, November 2 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Cattle Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT Calves: Growers 90-125; Veal 70-90; Hfrs. 1-1.15.

Hogs: Feeders 35-50; Roasters 70-80; Market 4555; Sows 35-40; Boars 5.

Sheep: 30-45 Lambs: 1.10-140 Goats: 100-130; Billies 175200; Kids 20-100

ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES East Middlebury, VT May 30, 2013 Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean 80-88; Breakers 75-80% lean 7582; Boners 80-85% lean 7380; Lean 85-90% lean over 1000# 60-77, under 1000# 48.50-65.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls 92-125# 65-167.50; 80-90# 60-115.

Vealers: 100-120% 60-71; 90-100# 60-80; 80-90# 4575; 70-80# 50-68.

HACKETTSTOWN AUCTION Hackettstown, NJ June 4, 2013 Livestock Report (/#): 31 Calves .20-1.50; 24 Cows .30-.80; 2 Easy Cows .01.21; 12 Feeders. 300-600# .73-1.27; 2 Feeder Hfrs. .701.05; 1 Bull .92; 9 Steers .85-1.03; 25 Roasting Pigs 47.50-72.50; 4 Nannies 5180; 1 Butcher Hog 62.50 ea., (/#) .50; 2 Sheep .50; 2 Lambs (/hd) 55-65, 31 (/#) .65-2.50; 14 Goats (/hd) 40185; 27 Kids (/hd) 35-155; 3 Billies (/hd) 30-230.

Poultry & Egg Report (/hd): Heavy Fowl 1.502.50; Silkies 1.25-2; Guinea Pigs 1-1.25; Quail 3-5.50; Geese 20; Pullets 2-6.50; Chicks .50-5.50; Bantam 3.50-7; Roosters 2.25-8, (/#) .90; Bunnies .50-7.50; Ducks (/#) 1.40-1.50, (ea) 115.50; Rabbits (/#) .50-2.10, (ea) 2-8.50; Pigeons 2.50-6; Guinea Fowl 11-11.50.

Grade A Eggs: Brown XL 1.25-1.45; L 1.30-1.35; S 1.40-1.60; White L 1.

Hay/Straw/Grain Report (/bale):36 Alfalfa 2.50; 188 Mixed 2.75-4.75; 205 Orchard 2-3.40; 615 Grass 2-5.25; 94 Mulch 1; 20 60 Wheat Straw 4.10; 18 Shell Corn 7.25; 20 Oats Feed 6.50; 2 Posts 2.

COSTA & SONS LIVESTOCK & SALES Fairhaven, MA June 5, 2013 Cows: Canners 43-73; Cutters 73.50-81; Util 82-88.

Bulls: 89 Steers: Sel 102; Hols. 91100.

Calves: 21-108 ea.

Feeders: 51-125 Sheep: 40-81 Lambs: 140-150 Goats: 41-221 ea; Kids 18134 ea.

Sows: 35 Feeder Pigs: 15-21 ea.

Chickens: 1.50-18 ea.

Rabbits: 2-24 ea.

Ducks: 4-25.50 ea.

Pigeons: 2-5.50 ea. *Sale every Wednesday at 7 pm.

FLAME LIVESTOCK Littleton, MA June 11, 2013 Beef Cattle: Canners 5575; Cutters 72-82; Util 7485; Bulls 80-96; Steers 100115; Hfrs 87-90.

NORTHAMPTON COOPERATIVE AUCTION, INC Whately, MA June 11, 2013 Calves (/cwt): 0-60# 23-30; 61-75# 29-44; 76-95# 54-65; 106# & up 51-56.

Farm Calves: 70-150/cwt Feeders: 56-110/cwt Heifers: 84.50-88/cwt Bulls: 80/cwt Canners: 30-72/cwt Cutters: 74-85.50/cwt Utility: 86-91/cwt Sows: 51-53/cwt Feeder Pigs: 65 ea.

Lambs: 150-225/cwt Sheep: 42.50-230/cwt Goats: 20-230 ea.

Rabbits: .50-4 ea.

Poultry: 1-20 ea.

Hay: 4.10/bale Straw: 14.10/bale

CAMBRIDGE VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Cambridge, NY No Report EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKET

Chatham, NY No Report VERNON LIVESTOCK Vernon, NY June 3 & 6, 2013 Calves: Hfrs. .50-1; Grower Bulls over 92# .85-1.30; 8092# .80-1.320; Bob Veal .05.65.

Cull Cows: Gd .73-.88; Lean .65-.77; Hvy. Beef Bulls .70-.95.

Dairy Replacements: Fresh Cows 600-1100; Handling Hfrs. 1100-1350; Springing Hfrs. 1000-1300; Bred Hfrs. 700-1050; Fresh Hfrs. 800-1100; Open Hfrs.

400-750; Started Hfrs. 100350; Service Bulls 300-700.

Beef: Feeders .75-.88; Sel .80-.88; Ch .85-1.14; Hols.

Sel .70-.80; Ch .72-.83.

Lambs: Feeder .85-1.65; Market 1.251.75; Slgh.

Sheep .40-.65.

Goats: Billies .50-1.10; Nannies .70-.95; Kids .15-.60.

Swine: Hog .60-.67; DSow .25-.65; Boar .10-.22; Feeder Pig (/hd) 35-70.

CENTRAL BRIDGE LIVESTOCK Central Bridge, NY No Report CHATHAM MARKET Chatham, NY June 10, 2013 Calves: Grower Bulls over 92# 1.05-1.40; 80-92# .75-1; Bob Veal .52-.57.

Cull Cows: Gd .78-.8450; Lean .70-.7650; Hvy. Beef bulls .89-.9650.

Beef: Veal 150-299# 109121; Hols. Steers 82-86; Beef Steers 91.

Lamb & Sheep: Feeder 170-195; Market 210-240; Slgh. Sheep 45-70.

Goats: Billies 100; Nannies 75-100; Kids 34-50; Bottle Babies 10.

Swine: Hog 125-300# 36.

CHERRY CREEK Cherry Creek, NY June 5, 2013 Calves: Hfrs. .65-1.15; Grower Bull calves over 92# .85-1.175; 80-92# .65-.975; Bob Veal .20-.45.

Cull Cows: Gd .72-.835; Lean .57-.74; Hvy. Beef Bulls .865-.955.

Dairy Replacements: Handling Hfrs. 900-1175; Open Hfrs. 350-550.

Beef: Hols. Ch .995-1.02; Sel .88-.92.

Lambs: Market 1.45; Slgh.

Sheep .24-.36.

Swine: Hog .68-.79; Sow .30.

DRYDEN MARKET Dryden, NY No Report GOUVERNEUR LIVESTOCK

Gouverneur

Canandaigua Pavilion Penn Yan Dryden Cherry Creek

Bath

Vernon New Berlin

Cambridge

Central Bridge Chatham

Governeur, NY June 6, 2013 Calves: Hfrs. .60-.95; Grower Bulls over 92# .75-1.375; 80-92# .60-1.125; Bob Veal .25-.50.

Cull Cows: Gd .78-.875; Lean .60-.745; Hvy. Beef Bulls .75-.875.

PAVILION MARKET Pavilion, NY June 3, 2013 Calves: Grower over 92# 1.10-1.325; 80-92# .75-1.20; Bob Veal .15-.35.

Cull Cows: Gd .75-.855; Lean .67-.785; Hvy. Beef Bulls .82-1.

Beef: Hols. Ch .945-1 Lamb/Sheep: Market .501.325; Slgh Sheep .30-.60.

Swine: Hog .42-.695 BATH MARKET Bath, NY No Report FINGER LAKES PRODUCE AUCTION Penn Yan, NY June 5, 2013 Produce: Asparagus 22.70; Beets 1.20-2.10; Eggs .60-1.95; Lettuce .30-1.30; Peas (1/2 bu) 37; Rhubarb .85-.90; Spinach (1/2 bu) 10; Spring Onions .45-.65; Strawberries (qt) 2.25-4.70; Tomatoes (25#) 29-45; Zucchini (1/2 bu) 21. *Produce Mon. at 10 am, Wed. & Fri. at 9 am sharp. * Hay auctions Fridays at 11:15 am.

FINGER LAKES HAY REPORT Penn Yan, NY No Report * Produce Mon. at 10 am.

Wed.-Fri. at 9 am sharp. * Hay auctions Fridays at 11:15 am.

FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE

FEEDER SALE Canandaigua, NY June 7, 2013 Beef Steers: 301-500# 86162; 501-700# 92-155; 701# & up 96-131.

Beef Heifers: 301-500# 81153 501-700# 87-137; 701# & up 76-133.

Beef Bulls: 301-500# 93140; 501-700# 89-126; 701# & up 87-113.

Holsteins: 301-500# 77103; 501-700# 78-96; 701# & up 79-98.

Bred Replacements: 5801110.

Families: 820-1450 FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE Canandaigua, NY June 5, 2013 Dairy Cows for Slaughter: Bone Util 66-87; Canners/Cutters 46-77.

Dairy Bulls for Slaughter: HY Util 88-99.

Slaughter Calves: Bobs 95-110# 25-42.50; 80-95# 20-40; 60-80# 15-35.

Dairy Calves Ret. to Feed: Bull over 95# 70-115; 8095# 60-110; 70-80# 50-90.

Beef Calves Ret. to Feed: Bull over 95# 60-100.

Beef Steers: Ch grain fed 115-125; Sel 94-108; Hols.

Ch grain fed 96.50-108; Sel 88-92.

Hogs: Slgh. US 1-3 70-76; Boars US 1-3 17; Feeders US 1-3 57.50-60.

Goats (/hd): L Billies 110# & up 90-125; M 80-110# 6075.

Hot House Lambs: 40-50# 180.

Slaughter Sheep: M 55-59 HOSKING SALES New Berlin, NY June 10, 2013 Dairy Cows for Slaughter: Bone Util .65-.90; Canners/Cutters .58-.70; Easy Cows .60 & dn.

Bulls/Steers: .74-.95 Feeders: Dairy .55-.63; Bulls .77-1.20; Steers .801.05.

Calves: Bull calves 96-120# .90-1.15; up to 95# .10-1.10; Hols. Hfrs. under 100# 1.02.

Dairy: Milking age top 1400; Bred Hfrs. top 1400; Open Hfrs. top 650; Started calves top 270.

BELKNAP LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belknap, PA No Report BELLEVILLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belleville, PA No Report CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA No Report CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Small Animal Sale No Report * Animals sold by piece.

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CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Graded Feeder Pig Sale No Report DEWART LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKET, INC June 10, 2013 Cattle: Hols. Steers Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1480# 106.50; Ch 2-3 1338-1542# 103-105.

Cows: Breakers 75-78; Boners 69-75.50; Lean 6474.

Bulls: G 1 1476-1674# 91.50-95, 1236-1336# 8388.

Calves: 180. Bull calves No. 1 94-126# 110-127.50; 8492# 100-110; No. 2 94-124# 105-122.50; 86-92# 90102.50; No. 3 94-120# 60100; 80-92# 40-65; Util 70-

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MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middlefield, CT June 10, 2013 Calves: 45-60# .35-.40; 6175# .95-1; 76-90# 1.101.1250; 91-105# 1.15-1.19; 106# & up 1.20-1.24.

Farm Calves: 1.25-1.90 Started Calves: .45-.56 Veal Calves: .5-2.70 Open Heifers: .92-1.15 Beef Heifers: .84-.920 Feeder Steers: .70-1.05 Beef Steers: .87-1.2450 Stock Bull: .80-1.35 Beef Bull: .9050-.97 Sow: 14-26 Feeder Pigs (ea): 50-80 Sheep (ea): 55-160 Lambs (ea): 60-200 Goats (ea): 65-260; Kids 40-95.

Canners: up to 80.75 Cutters: 81-87 Utilty: 88-92 Rabbits: 7-30 Chickens: 6-37.50 Ducks: 11-18 *Middlesex Auction is pleased to announce we have an additional Beef Buyer “JBS USA” joining us every Monday!

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WEEKLY MARKET REPORT 106# 27.50-55; Hfr. calves No. 1 90-106# 100-110; No. 2 88-94# 65; Util/non-tubing 72-90# 15-42.

Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 5054% lean 274-286# 60-62; 45-50% lean 278-332# 5459.

Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 5060# 125-135; 80-90# 120132.50; 100# 100; Ewes Util 1-2 108-152# 37.50-40.

Goats (/hd): Kids Sel 1 4050# 55-62.50; 50-60# 70-72; Sel 2 30-40# 40-52.50; 50# 57.50-75; 70# 85; Sel 3 3040# 30-35; Nannies Sel 1 100-120# 117.50-140; Sel 2 80# 85-97.50; Billies Sel 2 100# 140; Sel 3 100# 120.

Hay (/ton): Grass 125; Mixed 57.50-120; Timothy Grass 50-165.

Round Bales: 15/bale Straw (/ton): 175 Oats (/bu): 5.50-5.60 EarCorn (/ton): 180-195 GREENCASTLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Greencastle, PA June 3, 2013 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 13601402# 128-130; Ch 2-3 1224-1328# 123127.50; Sel 2-3 1194-1316# 116.50-122; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1414-1584# 109110.50; Ch 2-3 1310-1590# 101.50-108.

Slaughter Heifers: Sel 2-3 1212-1320# 108-113.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 8992.50, hi dress 98.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 7985, hi dress 816-87, lo dress 77.50-78.50; Boners 8085% lean 74.75-78.75, hi dress 79-81.75, lo dress 71.50-73; Lean 85-90% lean 69.50-74.50, hi dress 7475.50, lo dress 65-69.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1226-1948# 94-99; hi dress 1170-1698# 88-92.

Feeder Cattle: Steers M&L 1 300-500# 141-145; 500700# 129-140; M&L 2 300500# 119-132.50; Hols. M&L 3 700-900# 78-80; Hfrs.

M&L 1 300-500# 134-139; 500-700# 114-122.50; 700900# 91-98; Bulls M&L 3 300-500# 72.50-92.50.

Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 90-126# 130-142.50, few 145-147.50; No. 2 80-128# 107.50-127.50; No. 3 80118# 80-100; Util 60-124# 25-65.

Holstein Heifer Calves: No. 1 85-94# 110-120.

Barrows & Gilts: 45-49% lean 278-316# 54.

Slaughter Lambs: Ch 2-3 40-60# 112.50-122.50; 6080# 117.50-132.50; 80-100# 105-125; Ewes Gd 1-3 150210# 40-47.50.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-60# 55-85; 60-80# 92.50-127.50; Sel 2 30-40# 42.50-52.50; Nannies Sel 2

100-110# 80-90; Billies Sel 1 150-1950# 177.50-192.50; Sel 2 70-90# 85-95.

INDIANA FARMERS LIVESTOCK AUCTION Homer City, PA No Report KUTZTOWN HAY & GRAIN AUCTION Kutztown, PA June 8, 2013 Mixed Hay: 7 lds, 95-230 Timothy: 2 lds, 210-220 Grass: 13 lds, 85-205 Straw: 6 lds, 120-155 LANCASTER WEEKLY CATTLE SUMMARY New Holland, PA June 7, 2013 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1215-16350# 126130.50; Ch 2-3 1215-1610# 122-127.50; Sel 2-3 11851460# 117-122.50; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1400-1625# 112-117; Ch 2-3 13501650# 106.50-111.50; Sel 23 1350-1650# 100-107.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1150-1420# 121-125; Ch 2-3 1100-1455# 115120; Sel 2-3 1050-1400# 107-112.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean 7986.50, hi dress 86.50-87.50, lo dress 73-78; Breakers 7580% lean 78-84.50, hi dress 84.50-86.50, lo dress 73-78; Boners 80-85% 82.5085.50, lo dress 71-77, Lean 85-90% lean 74-79.50, hi dress 80-82.50, lo dress 6474.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 9102310# 91.50-97.50, hi dress 99-107, very hi dress 112120, lo dress 86-91.

Graded Bull Calves: No. 1 114-128# 100; 94-112# 114118; 90-92# 90; No. 2 112128# 105-108; 98-110# 110114; 88-86# 80-100; 80-88# 61; No. 3 90-130# 64-65; 7288# 41-55; Util. 60-110# 3035; Hols. Hfrs. 80-115# 95115; No. 2 80-115# 50-95; Jersey Xbred 65-95# 50-85; Util/non-tubing 75-100# 4055.

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Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 80.5082.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 78-81.50, hi dress 8586.50, lo dress 74-76; Boners 80-85% lean 74.50-79, hi dress 79.50-82, lo dress 72-73.50; Lean 85-90% lean 71-74, hi dress 75.50-76, lo dress 64-69.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1075-1785# 90-95, very hi dress 2005# 121.50; lo dress 84-88.

Feeder Cattle: Steers M&L 1 300-500# 140-152.50; 500-700# 125-139; M&L 2 500-700# 110-122; Hols. L 3 300-500# 82-95; 500-600# 105-115; 900-1150# 8586.50; Hfrs. M&L 1 400-500# 120-127; 500-700# 112-122; M&L 2 400-500# 95-101; Bulls M&L 1 600-700# 110115.

Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 95-120# 130-142; 85-90# 60-65; No. 2 95-125# 120135; 80-90# 55-62; No. 3 95120# 60-100; 80-90# 40-57; Util 70-110# 17-42.

Holstein Heifer Calves: No. 1 90-100# 80-90; No. 2 75105# 55-80; Util/non-tubing 60-80# 10-35.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 49-54% lean 210-280# 62-65.50; 300-310# 61-64; 45-50% lean 220-285# 60.50-63.50; 300-320# 58.50-60.

Sows: 300-500# 41-53; 500-600# 55.50-56.50.

Boars: 270# 41; 365# 18 Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 1020# 7-10; 30-40# 20-30; one lot 60# 48.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 30-50# 105-115; 5060# 100-110; 70-80# 100; 95# 100; 125# 95; Util 1-2 115-160# 30-45; 190-210# 20-30.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 30-40# 60-80; 50# 102110; 60-70# 122-130; Sel 2 30-40# 42-65; 50# 62-82;

60# 85; Nannies Sel 1 100# 100; 120-140# 135-145; Sel 3 100-120# 55-85; Billies Sel 1 150# 270; Sel 2 120# 137; 150# 185; Sel 3 120# 122.

MORRISON COVE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Martinsburg, PA June 10, 2013 Steers: Ch 115-119; Gd 105-110.

Heifers: Ch 112-115; Gd 105-110.

Cows: Util & Comm. 75-82; Canner & Lo Cutter 74 & dn.

Bullocks: Gd & Ch 85-92 Feeder Cattle: Steers 100115; Bulls 90-110; Hfrs. 75110.

Calves: 110. Ch 110-125; Gd 80-100; Std. 15-60; Hols.

Bulls 90-130# 80-130; Hols.

Hfrs. 90-130# 80-110.

Hogs: 51. US 1-2 65-68; US 1-3 58-62; Sows US 1-3 4250; Boars 25-35.

Feeder Pigs: 24. US 1-3 2050# 50-70.

Sheep: 63. Ch Lambs 115135; Gd Lambs 100-120; Slgh. Ewes 30-60.

Goats: 40-140 MORRISON COVE LIVESTOCK AUCTION POULTRY & RABBIT REPORT Martinsburg, PA June 10, 2013 Roosters: 5-8 Banty Roosters: 1.50-4.50 Heavy Hens: 2-6 Banty Hens: 1-5.50 Pigeons: 2.25-3.25 Ducks: 4.25-9 Bunnies: .50-2.75 Rabbits: 5-15.50 White Pigeons: 5.75 MORRISON COVE LIVESTOCK AUCTION HAY REPORT Martinsburg, PA June 10, 2013 Grass: 100-165 Rd. Bales: 100-165 Lg. Sq. Bales: 170 NEW HOLLAND

SALES STABLES New Holland, PA June 6, 2013 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1250-1625# 126130.50; Ch 2-3 1300-1600# 122-125.505; Sel 1-3 12501650# 117-121.50; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1450-1625# 112-115; Ch 2-3 15501650# 108-111.50; Sel 1-3 1400-1650# 102-107.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1150-1300# 121-125; Ch 2-3 1100-1300# 115118; Sel 1-3 1050-1400# 107-112.

Slaughter Cows: Prem. whites 65-75% lean 79-82, hi dress 83.50-87, lo dress 73-78; Breakers 75-80% lean 81-84.50, lo dress 7380; Boners 80-85% lean 7982.50, hi dress 83-85, lo dress 71-78.50; Lean 8590% lean 75-79.50, hi dress 80-81.50, lo dress 65-74.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1000-1650# 92-96; 11501880# hi dress 100-105, very hi dress 110-118.50; 950-2400# lo dress 8789.50.

Graded Bull Calves: No. 1 114-128# 100; 904-112# 114-118; 90-92# 90; No. 2 112-128# 105-108; 98-110# 110-114; 88-86# 80-100; 8088# 61; No. 3 90-130# 6465; 72-78# 41-55; Util 60110# 30-35.

Holstein Heifer Calves: 85115# 95-115; No. 2 80-115# 50-95; Jersey Xbred 65-95# 50-85; Util/non-tubing 75100# 40-55.

NEW HOLLAND PIG AUCTION New Holland, PA No Report NEW HOLLAND SHEEP & GOATS AUCTION New Holland, PA No Report PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Report Compared to last week Corn

sold .10 to .30 higher, Wheat sold steady, Barley sold .10 to .30 lower, Oats sold .10-.30 lower & Soybeans sold .20-.40 higher.

EarCorn sold steady.

Southeastern PA: Corn No. 2 7.20-7.50, Avg 7.28, Contracts 5.60-5.78; Wheat No. 2 6.71-7.66, Avg 7.27, Contracts 6.50-6.661; Barley No. 4.10-4.50, Avg 4.28, Contract 4.25; Oats No. 2 4-4.70, Avg 4.35; Soybeans No. 2 14.92-15.41, Avg 15.20, Contracts 11.40-11.44; EarCorn 205.

South Central PA: Corn No. 2 7.31-7.60, Avg 7.42; Wheat No. 2 6.40; Barley No. 3 4-5.25, Avg 4.62; Oats No. 2 3.60; Soybeans No. 2 14.90-15.23, Avg 15.26.

Eastern & Central PA: Corn No. 2 6.60-7.60, Avg 7.20, Month Ago 6.99, Year Ago 6.60; Wheat No. 2 6.407.60, Avg 7.19, Month Ago 7.22, Year Ago 6.33; Barley No. 3 4-5.25, Avg 4.54, Month Ago 4.58, Year Ago 3.92; Oats No. 2 3.60-4.70, Avg 4.22, Month Ago 4.22, Year Ago 4.08; Soybeans No. 2 14.90-15.41, Avg 15.02, Month Ago 14.04, Year Ago 13.55; EarCorn 85-206, Avg 197.50, Month Ago 195, Year Ago 197.25.

Western PA: Corn No. 2 6.15-6.55, Avg 6.31; Wheat No. 2 6.61; Oats No. 2 3.205.25, Avg 4.06; Soybeans No. 2 15.18.

Central PA: Corn No. 2 6.60-7.45, Avg 7.12; Barley No. 2 5.15; Oats No. 2 4.50; Soybeans No. 2 14.9215.41; EarCorn 190.

Lehigh Valley: Corn No. 2 7.15-7.61, Avg 7.42; Wheat No. 2 7.50; Barley No. 3 4.50; Oats No. 2 4.30; Soybeans No. 2 15-15.17, Avg 15.05.

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Weekly Livestock Summary May 31, 2013 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 126.50-129.50; Ch 13 121.75-124.75; Sel 1-2 115.50-119.75; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 110.25-113.50; Ch 2-3 103.75-108; Sel 1-2 96.25-100.

Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 122.75-124; Ch 1-3 115.50121.25; Sel 1-2 107-112.50.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 78.25-81.75; Boners 80-85% lean 7679.50; Lean 85-90% lean 71.25-75.50.

Bulls: 90.50-95.50; hi dress 103.7-107, lo dress 90.7594.50.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300500# 140.50-148.75; 500700# 122.50-135.50; M&L 2 300-500# 119.50-126; 500700# 103.75-119; M&L 3

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT 113-126; 90-125# 122-138; Wooled & Shorn Util & Gd 12 40-60# 100-114; 40-60# hair sheep 100-116; 60-80# 100-116, 60-80# hair sheep 108-115; 80-110# 106-118, hair sheep 60-80# 107-120; 110-125# 102-120.

Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-3 80-100# hair sheep 67-70; 120-140# 55-67, 120-160# hair sheep 52-56; Util 1-2 90-110# hair sheep 50-60; 100-110# 45-50; 120-150# 36-52, hair sheep 40-50; 160-200# 36-45; 200-250# 34-42; Cull 1-2 thin flesh 160-170# 28-32; 200-250# 20-34.

Slaughter Bucks: 100150# hair sheep 50-90; 140160# 62-90; 230-250# 5095.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-60# 130-160; 60-80# 160-185; 90-110# 177-200; Sel 2 40-60# 86-100; 60-80# 154-160; 80-90# 150-160; 90-110# 127-150; Sel 3 4060# 60-82; 60-80# 75-95; 80-90# 94-110.

Slaughter Nannies/Does: Sel 1 80-125# 150-165; 130150# 144-175; Sel 2 80125# 80-95; Sel 3 110-125# 80-125; 130-150# 42-78.

Slaughter Bucks/Billies: Sel 1 130-150# 225-250; 150-170# 220-285; Sel 2 130-150# 125-130; 150180# 190-200; Wethers Sel 1 70-130# 200-285; 130175# 227-292; Sel 2 70130# 186-212; 130-175# 187-210.

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 10-20 lower & Straw sold 5-10 higher. All hay & straw reported sold/ton. Alfalfa 130-345; Mixed Hay 80-315; Timothy 150-295; Straw 70-150; Mulch 50.

Summary of Lancaster Co. Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 69 lds of Hay, 22 Straw;

Mixed Hay 80-400; Timothy 180-375; Grass 135-300; Straw 75-220.

Wolgemuth Auction: June 5, 17 lds Hay, 8 Straw; Mixed Hay 80-295; Timothy 180192; Grass 170-250; Straw 135-205.

Green Dragon Auction: June 7, 5 lds Hay & 5 Straw.

Mixed Hay 160-1755; Timothy 190; Straw 140-155.

Central Pennsylvania: 44 lds Hay, 15 Straw. Mixed Hay 70-230; Timothy 120220; Grass 75-270; Straw 120-270.

Dewart Auction: June 3, 17 lds Hay, 4 Straw; Grass 195270; Straw 185-230.

Greencastle Auction: May 13 & 16, 4 lds Hay, 1 Straw; Mixed Hay 87.50-100; Grass 105; Straw 150.

Kutztown Auction: June 8, 17 lds Hay, 6 Straw; Mixed Hay 95-230; Timothy 210220; Grass 75-205; Straw 120-155.

Middleburg Auction: June 3, 12 Hay, 2 Straw; Mixed Hay 100-190; Grass 90-125;

Straw 155-200.

Shippensburg Auction: June 1 & 4; 15 lds Hay, 2 Straw. Mixed Hay 75-175; Timothy 120-255; Grass 85; Straw 165-270.

VINTAGE SALES STABLES June 4, 2013 Slaughter Steers; Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1300-1600# 126130.50; Ch 2-3 1300-1550# 122-125.50; Sel 1-3 13501650# 119-121.50.

Slaughter Holsteins: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1400-1600# 113.50-117; Ch 2-3 13501650# 106.50-110; Sel 1-3 1400-1650# 100-101.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean 79-80, lo dress 74-78; Breakers 7580% lean 78-81, hi dress 83.50-84, lo dress 74.5077.50; Boners 80-85% lean 78-81, hi dress 83-85.50, lo dress 73-77.50; Lean 8590% lean 75-78.50, hi dress 80-82.50, lo dress 65-73.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1295-2145# 91.50-94.50, lo

dress 86-90.

Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 95-122# 122-137; 90# 100; No. 2 102-116# 117-125; 8395# 110-125; No. 3 95-112# 82-90; 83# 72; 73# 37; Util 84-108# 52-55; 73# 25.

Graded Holstein Heifers: No. 1 93-115# 137-142; No. 2 83-93# 127-135; Util/nontubing 72-104# 30-55.

WEAVERLAND AUCTION New Holland, PA June 6, 2013 Timothy Grass: 1 ld, (new) 180.

Mixed Hay: 10 lds, 100-230 Grass: 1 ld, 225 Straw: 4 lds, 120-230 Pre-cut Barley: 1 ld, 95 WOLGEMUTH AUCTION June 10, 2013 Alfalfa: 2 lds, 400-410 Mixed: 21 lds, 220-380 Timothy: 5 lds, 177-225 Grass: 8 lds, 176-240 Straw: 10 lds, 186-270 Fodder: 1 ld, 120

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300-500# 82-95; 500-700# 105-115.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300500# 123-128.50; 500-700# 111.25-120; M&L 2 300500# 106.50-111.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 500700# 109.50-117.50; M&L 2 300-500# 124-145; 500700# 82.50-93.75.

Vealers: Util. 60-120# 3150.

Hogs: 49-54% lean 220300# 67-69; 45-49% lean 220-300#64-66.50; Sows US 1-3 300-500# 51.50-55; 500-700# 59.50-61.50; Boars 300-700# 18-20.

Graded Feeder Pigs: US 12 30-40# 150-180; 40-50# 150-170; 50-60# 40-150; US 2 20-30# 170-230; 30-40# 80-130;40-50# 90-110; 5060# 120; 70-100# 30.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs non-traditional markets, Wooled & Shorn Ch & Pr 23 40-60# 160-187; 60-80# 155-159; Wooled & Shorn Gd & Ch 1-3 60-80# 116140 hair sheep 117-128; 8090# 119-124, hair sheep

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Study suggests dairy herd water quality linked to milk production UNIVERSITY PARK, PA — A recently completed study of water supplies on Pennsylvania dairy farms found that about a quarter of those tested had at least one waterquality issue. And average milk production for these farms was about 10 percent lower than farms with good water quality.

Dairy farms rely on good quality water to ensure maximum milk production and herd health, according to study author Bryan Swistock, extension water resources specialist in the College of Agricultural Sciences.

“While most dairy farms routinely test their water supplies for bacteria, additional testing for salts, metals and other parameters that can affect herd performance is conducted less frequently,” he said.

“In the fall of 2012, Penn State Extension offered free water testing for dairy farmers across Pennsylvania. The objective of the project was to increase awareness of various water-quality parameters that are not tested as often. These less-tested parameters may explain chronic herd performance issues.”

More than 240 dairy farmers who expressed an interest in water quality received water test kits, and 174 water samples from 41 counties were returned to the Agricultural Analytical Services Laboratory at Penn State. That equates to a 72 percent participation rate.

The samples were analyzed for 13 common water-quality parameters that are part of the lab’s basic livestock water-

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Ninety-eight percent of the water samples came from private water wells or springs on the dairy

milk production level ranging from 20 to 90 pounds of milk per cow per day. Only six — 3 percent — of the farms in the

“While most dairy farms routinely test their water supplies for bacteria, additional testing for salts, metals and other parameters that can affect herd performance is conducted less frequently.” ~ Bryan Swistock farms. The farms in the study encompassed 51,000 acres and 18,000 cows with an average

study had water meters to document water consumption by their herd.

“Overall, 45 of the wa-

ter supplies, or 26 percent, had at least one water-quality issue,” Swistock said. “Average milk production for these 45 farms was 56 pounds per cow per day, compared to 62 pounds on the 129 farms with good water quality.”

Swistock noted that none of the farms with high milk production (above 75 pounds of milk per cow per day) had existing water quality problems, while 32 percent of farms with low milk production — below 50 pounds of milk per cow — had at least one potential water-quality problem.

“Penn State Extension encourages farmers with water-quality issues to install water meters to evaluate the herd’s water-consumption level,” Swistock said. “We also recommend providing alternative sources of water to a subset of the herd to collect more evidence of the potential effect of these water quality problems on performance.”

A recorded webinar highlighting the study findings and a fact sheet on drinking water tests for dairy cows can be found online at http://psu.ag/10mcb8n .

Crop Insurance Accountability Act closes loophole in House Farm Bill rors a provision in the Senate Agriculture Committee’s version of the Farm Bill, which makes producers ineligible for crop insurance premium subsidies if they drain wetlands or fail to use a conservation plan on vulnerable land. This commonsense measure is supported by the major conservation, commodity, and crop insurance groups. Unfortunately, the House Agriculture Committee failed to include this important link between wetland and soil conservation and crop insurance subsidies in their version of the bill, despite overwhelming support.

“Taxpayer dollars should not be used to underwrite crop insurance subsidies for risky practices such as draining wetlands or foregoing good conservation stewardship,” said Larry Schweiger, president and

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 53rd Annual Meeting, Jan. 26-28, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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 seventh consecutive year, NMC is providing up to four travel scholarships to full-time 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 outside of the United States and Canada.

Eligible candidates must: • Be an NMC member.

• 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 608-848-4615 ext 112, o r jdsattler@nmconline.org.

CEO of the National Wildlife Federation. “We are at risk of repeating the mistakes leading to the Dust Bowl, if we do not close the loophole that would allow farmers to receive crop insurance premium subsidies without being held accountable for practicing good stewardship on the land.”

Wetland conservation and soil conservation practices — commonly known as conservation

compliance — have long been required as a condition for receiving certain farm bill subsidies.

However, conservation compliance provisions are not currently required to receive crop insurance premium subsidies, which results in taxpayers subsidizing more than 60 percent of crop insurance premiums, on average.

“As traditional commodity crop subsidies

are reduced or eliminated, and conservation funding decreases, it is critically important to close this loophole which threatens soil and water quality as well as wildlife habitat,” Schweiger said.

“Without linking these key soil and wetlands protections to the federal crop insurance program, the estimated $90 billion from taxpayer subsidies for crop insurance over the next 10 years could

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“We are at risk of repeating the mistakes leading to the Dust Bowl, if we do not close the loophole that would allow farmers to receive crop insurance premium subsidies without being held accountable for practicing good stewardship on the land.”

The National Wildlife Federation commends Congressmen Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) for their leadership in introducing The Crop Insurance Accountability Act in the House of Representatives.

This important legislation would ensure the continuation of a “conservation compact” between taxpayers and farmers that has been in place for decades, whereby producers protect wetlands and reduce soil erosion on their land in exchange for taxpayer subsidies. The bill mir-

do a lot of damage. Soil erosion will choke waterways and destroy fish and wildlife habitat, and hundreds of thousands of acres of valuable wetlands will be lost, causing increased flooding and water pollution.”

“We strongly urge members of the House of Representatives to support The Crop Insurance Accountability Act and include it in the final version of the farm bill,” Schweiger said.

For more National Wildlife Federation news visit www.nwf.org/news

Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV) Confirmed in U.S. The USDA confirmed that Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV) has been identified in the United States for the first time. The National Veterinary Services Laboratory found PEDV in a small number of U.S. herds through testing.

“This is not a new virus, nor is it a regulatory/reportable disease,” said Lisa Becton, DVM, director of swine health information and research for the Pork Checkoff. “Since PEDV is widespread in many

countries, it is not a trade-restricting disease, but rather a productionrelated disease.”

The virus was first discovered in England in 1971. Since then, the disease has been identified in a number of European countries and Canada, and most recently in China, Korea and Japan.

PEDV only affects pigs and is not zoonotic.

Therefore, it poses no risk to other animals, humans or food safety. It is similar to transmissible gastroenteritis (TGE) and

is transmitted through the fecal-oral route with acute diarrhea symptoms within 12 to 36 hours of onset. Producers are advised to immediately report any signs of illness in their pigs to their herd veterinarian.

“We are monitoring this disease and will make recommendations to producers as necessary,” Becton said.

For more information, visit pork.org, or contact Lisa Becton at LBecton@pork.org or 515223-2791.

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Ohio National Youth Heifer Show Honoring The Legends of Ohio — Ohio National Youth Heifer Show will be held on June 29, Wilmington, Ohio, beginning at 8 a.m. This event is being held in conjunction with the 2013 National Ayrshire Convention.

• Any class winners or champions who wish to be drafted for the sale may do so immediately after the show.

• All Ayrshire youth coming to the convention from across the U.S. are eligible to participate.

• Show will include heifer classes as well as showmanship classes.

There will be lots of fun and prizes... cash awards will be presented to champions and best bred and owned... great class awards... premiums in all classes... t-shirts for

all youth showing.

Entry forms are available at www.usayrshire.com/news or by calling the ABA at 614335-0020. Entries are due no later than June 17.

For more information, contact: Dru Mercer, Show Chairman, at 574727-9192 or druandsara@bright.net.

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by Hubert J. Karreman Hi Folks, You know we’re in peak pasture season when the cows are outside day and night, only to come into the barn for milking. At this time, it’s really important to prevent lameness, so cows can graze with ease. Everyone agrees that we don’t want to have cows experiencing lameness, especially during grazing season… but too many of them do.

Besides the obviously lame cow that a person who’s nearly blind can diagnose, do we know what earlier signs to look

for? And then do we know how to effectively correct the condition?

To begin with, about 90-95 percent of all lameness begins with a problem in a hoof. Conditions will show as irregular gait and shortened stride length, at least to some degree, according to the British dairy consulting company DairyCo. In their lameness scoring system, a completely normal, healthy cow (“0”) walks with a flat back, even weight-bearing, and long easy strides. A slightly lame cow (“1”) will step unevenly or have a

slightly shortened stride, but the affected limb may not be immediately identifiable. A “2” will have uneven weight-bearing on a limb that is easily identifiable and/or take shortened strides, and the back will have a slight curve to it. A “3” is reluctant or unable to walk the speed of a person, cannot keep up with the healthy herd, and has an obvious curve to the back. Any time a cow walks and her head bobs up, there is a lame limb to identify — just like in horses.

Common causes of lameness are due to en-

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vironmental factors such as stones in laneways, and nutritional factors such as too much grain for the amount of fiber offered and/or lack of appropriate minerals in

where the hoof sidewall meets the weight-bearing surface below.

I rarely have seen ulcers in organic herds since high fiber/low grain diets prevent the condition.

Whether it’s foot rot, hairy heel wart, abscesses or white line disease, I treat them nearly the same way: find the area causing the problem by visual inspection and/or opening it up with a wellsharpened hoof knife to make the area bleed a little to bring in fresh circulation, cleanse for 1/2 minute by rinsing the area with 3 percent hydrogen peroxide, and then wrap using a thick mixture of sugar and povidone iodine (Betadine®). A good amount is 1/2 cup sugar with 20cc Betadine® — this will be enough for about 3 wraps. The wrap should be changed once three days later. In cases of foot rot it must be changed. I realize people don’t like to do extra manual labor, but I can safely say that the above method works the vast majority of the time in my clinical experience with hoof problems — if the initial cause has been correctly identified and addressed. The labor saved with the various sprays that people squirt onto hooves during milking time for hairy heel wart are not generally effective and needlessly prolong lameness. Unless very early in the condition, the main reason they don’t work well is that a scab layer quickly forms and becomes a barrier for any kind of spray to get to where it is needed.

For grazing cows, the number one thing to do for preventing lameness is to have excellent laneways, since the cows have to walk on them daily. Laneways should be rock-free. Rocks create

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the diet for hoof health.

Excess muck in the barnyard or slogging through mud will keep hooves damp, and this will allow any festering condition more chance to create damage. In a normal cow, the outer hoof of each rear limb and the inner hoof of each front limb bear the most weight. Therefore, lameness will occur and appears sooner in these particular areas of the limbs. Also, cows bear 60 percent of their weight upon the front part of their body, so they show lameness in the front limbs more quickly than on the back which bears less weight.

Cows have a great ability to hide lameness since they can rely on the other toe of their two toes if needed. By the time they actually show lameness to any degree (a “1”, “2” or “3”), they need to be tended to, or grazing time and production will be affected. Color of hoof can also make a difference, with white hooves being softer and less resistant to lameness, and black hooves being more resistant to lameness.

The positive side to white hooves is that they are easier to work on with a hoof knife, compared to black hooves which are usually extremely hard and brittle.

The most common problems in organic, grazing herds that I’ve worked on over the years include hairy heel wart (inter-digital dermatitis), foot rot, abscesses and white line disease. Hairy heel wart only occurs at the hoof-hairline junction on any limb, but most often seems to be on the backside of the rear limb. Foot rot only occurs in the hairless area between the two toes. Abscesses can occur anywhere on the hoof surface in contact with the ground which gets pierced, while white line disease abscesses occur

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USDA guidelines provide crop insurance for Organic Farming Practice Do you understand crop insurance for organic farming prac-

tices?

Organic farming has become one of the fastest

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ers the acreage as transitional acreage for the remainder of the crop year), that acreage will remain insured under the reported practice for which it qualified at the time the acreage was reported. Any loss due to failure to comply with the organic standards is considered an uninsured cause of loss.

What about reporting acreage?

On the date you report acreage, you must have: (1) For certified organic acreage, a current organic plan and recent written certification (certificate) in effect from a certifying agent. (2) For transitional acreage, a certificate or written documentation from a certifying agent indicating that an organic plan is in effect. (Acreage transitioning to a certified organic farming practice without an organic certificate or written documentation from a certifying agency must be insured under the conventional farming practice.); (3) For both certified and transitional acreage, records from the certifying agent showing the specific location of each field of certified organic, transitional, buffer zone, and acreage maintained and not maintained under organic farming practices.

Price elections, insurance dollar amounts, and premiums Separate organic price elections, projected prices, and harvest

prices are currently available for eight crops: cotton, corn, soybeans, processing tomatoes, avocadoes, and stonefruit crops; and fresh freestone peaches, fresh nectarines, and plums in California. For all other crops, the price elections, insurance amounts, projected prices, and harvest prices that apply to both certified organic and transitional crops are the price elections, insurance amounts, projected prices, and harvest prices RMA publishes for the crop grown using conventional means for the current crop year.

The Price Discovery Tool is available under the RMA “Information Browser” at www.rma.usda.gov/tool s/.

New contract price option Beginning with the 2014 crop year, new contract price options will be available to organic producers who grow crops under guaranteed contracts. You can choose to use the prices established in those contracts as your “price election” in place of the RMA-issued prices when buying crop insurance. This contract price option allows organic producers who receive a contract price for your crop to get a crop insurance guarantee that is more reflective of the actual value of your crop. You will also have the ability to use your personal contract price as your price elec-

tion or to choose existing crop insurance price elections where this option is available.

New premium organic price elections All crops are being evaluated for establishing organic prices for the 2014 crop year. However, six to 10 crops have emerged as the most promising for new organic price elections. These are apricots, apples, blueberries, oats, mint, millet, and others.

Note: In some cases, premium organic price elections will only be available in certain locations and for certain types, depending on data availability. Continued expansion of premium organic price elections is planned; however, the limiting factor is data availability.

Contact crop insurance agents You should contact your crop insurance agent for more information about this new option. You should talk to your crop insurance agent to get specific information and deadlines.

To find a list of crop insurance agents, see: www.rma.usda.gov/tool s/agent.html. For a list of insurable crops, see: www.rma.usda.gov/policies/ . More information on RMA’s Organic Crop Insurance Program can be found on RMA’s website at www.rma.usda.gov/new s/currentissues/organics/.

punctured or torn areas then come into contact with manure, muck or other dirt — a given in the life of dairy cows.

Hairy heel wart is a little different in that it is contagious and the bug seems to be present in areas of accumulated manure/muck.

But health of the hoof-hairline junction is also a factor in hairy heel wart, as blood circulation to the hoof-hairline junction is very delicate since it’s at the very far end of the limbs. If toxins are circulating in the blood stream (a possibility with chronic low level rumen acidosis) and settle out at

the hoof-hairline junction, or, if there is a lack of the right proportion of minerals for proper hoof health, bugs in the environment can lead to hairy heel wart. This is my own theory, and while the official cause of hairy heel wart is still not completely known, I don’t think I’m too far off.

I realize that no one likes to do extra work, especially already overworked dairy farmers.

However, there is no better method of hoof care than to lift individual hooves and work on them when first observed — before a “1” becomes a “3”. Try to take a hands-

on hoof trimming course if possible, as half-hearted attempts or using a dull hoof knife can lead to much worse conditions since cows can keep walking on the good toe while the bad toe festers worse. A general rule of thumb is that the first attempt at treatment is the best chance to correct a hoof problem. If you prefer not to work on hooves or have not had success on your own, a timely call to a professional hoof trimmer or veterinarian will ensure that your cows graze happily and freely.

Moo from B13 lameness in two ways: submerged and hidden in mud, or set in place at the surface of very hard and dry ground. Improved laneways are worth the cost, and costsharing by NRCS is usually available. Also, if cows are pushed faster than they normally walk, they will then more likely place their hooves onto sharp things without time to re-position their footing. Foot rot, abscesses and white line disease occur when something hard pierces into the weight-bearing area of the hooves, or pierces into the area between the two toes. These

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growing segments of U.S. agriculture.

Also, USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) recognizes organic farming practices as good farming practices and continues to move forward in improving crop insurance coverage for organic producers and producers transitioning to organic production, so they will have viable and effective risk management options available.

RMA currently provides coverage for: (1) Certified organic acreage; (2) Transitional acreage (acreage on which organic farming practices are being followed that does not yet qualify to be designated as certified organic acreage); and (3) Buffer zone acreage.

What’s covered?

Covered perils are drought, excess moisture, freeze, hail, prevented planting, insect damage, disease, and weeds — if recognized organic farming practices fail to provide an effective control method that may result in losses.

Please note, contamination by application or drift of prohibited substances onto organic, transitional, or buffer zone acreage is not an insured peril.

If any acreage qualified as certified organic acreage or transitional acreage on the acreage reporting date such acreage (even if such certification is subsequently revoked by the certifying agent or the certifying agent no longer consid-

Vilsack outlines vision for agricultural solutions to environmental challenges

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Regional climate hubs, new research tools, uniform policy guidelines will help producers mitigate threats, adapt for the future Recently, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the Federal government must increase collaboration with producers, researchers and industry to develop the next generation of solutions that will help agriculture mitigate and adapt to modern climate challenges.

“Our farmers, ranchers and forest landowners are the most innovative on earth, and they’re up to the task of meeting environmental challenges that lay ahead,” Vilsack said. “We know what we’re seeing on the ground — more intense weather events, and a greater number of them.

USDA will be there to support the efforts of our farmers and ranchers to adapt to these new challenges, just as we have been for decades.”

Vilsack noted that under the Obama Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has taken a wide variety of proactive steps to prepare for climate challenges projected in the years ahead. This includes the development of Climate Adaptation Plans by USDA agencies to continue delivering quality service in the years and decades to

come. Additionally, earlier this year, USDA released two Climate Assessments — one focused on the climate impacts to agriculture in the coming years, and a second focused on U.S. forests.

Vilsack stressed the need to work closely with farmers and ranchers who stand “on the front line” of risk adaptation — and he pledged that USDA will take steps to help producers adapt to new threats. He announced a number of new measures that USDA will take to help producers create new climate solutions: Regional Climate Hubs: USDA will establish seven “Regional Climate Hubs” to work in partnership with producers and foresters.

The Secretary called them “Service centers for science-based risk management.” Working with other agencies, the hubs will serve as a source of regional data and information for hazard and adaptation planning in the agriculture and forest sectors. The hubs will provide outreach and extension to farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners on sciencebased risk management and will seek to partner

Early season weed control is a must After starting the season with clean fields at planting, now is the time to focus on early season weed control to maintain maximum yield potential.

For corn, weeds can reduce yield as soon as the V2 stage or when corn is roughly six to eight inches tall. Focus on weed control prior to the V2 stage and maintain control through at least the V14 stage. In soybeans, control weeds during the first four weeks and maintain control through canopy closure.

Sequential weed control programs, including preplant and preemergence (PRE) followed by postemergence herbicides, have consistently provided the best weed control and greatest net returns. If you did not ap-

ply preplant or PRE herbicides, Dave Johnson, DuPont Pioneer senior research scientist recommends the following management tips: • Apply postemergence herbicides as soon as possible.

• Extend control of weeds that are still germinating with the use of residual herbicides.

• Use the recommended rate for the weed size; do not cut the use rate.

• Use high-quality adjuvants as directed on the product labels.

• Apply follow-up treatments as needed to control escapes and late-germinating weeds.

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with the land grant universities, Extension, and the private sector.

The seven regional hubs will be established for the Northeast, Midwest, Southeast, Northern Plains, Southern Plains, Pacific Northwest, and Southwest.

Each hub will be the center of a network of connected activities and services and will be located in a USDA facility within its region.

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Tools Customized for Producers: NRCS will leverage technology and provide technical assistance to agriculture — both by providing new technical tools for researchers, and new tools for farmers and ranchers themselves.

• Vilsack announced the release of the “Carbon Management and Evaluation Tool,” also known as COMET FARM, a free online tool that will help producers calculate how much carbon their conservation actions can remove from the atmosphere. Created

by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and Colorado State University, in cooperation with USDA’s

Climate Change Program Office, COMET -FARM will also help producers calculate and understand how land management decisions impact energy use and carbon emissions.

COMET FARM allows producers to input information about their land using a secure online interface — including location, soil characteristics, tillage and nutrient use.

The tool then estimates carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emission reductions associated with conservation practices for cropland, pasture, rangeland, livestock operations and energy.

COMET-FARM is applicable to all agricultural lands in the lower 48 states. The tool is available for use at www.comet-farm.com • The Secretary also announced the online release of data collected under the Rapid Carbon Assessment, which will be especially useful for technical experts. This assessment was carried out by NRCS beginning in 2010 to develop statistically reliable quantitative estimates of amounts and distribution of carbon stocks for

U.S. soils under various land covers and, to the extent possible, differing agricultural management. Over the course of three years, NRCS collected almost 145,000 samples from 6,000 randomly selected locations.

Uniform, ScienceBased Cover Crop Guidelines: USDA agencies have worked together to provide new cover cropping guidelines. In the past, some producers have encountered conflicting cover crop management issues when working with multiple USDA agencies.

NRCS, Risk Management Agency (RMA) and Farm Service Agency (FSA) worked together this spring to establish common, science-based guidance on when cover crops should be terminated. The agencies engaged stakeholders, partner universities, and the crop insurance industry to figure out how to make cover crop guidelines straightforward and sensible. Secretary Vilsack announced new guidance for USDA Agencies dealing with cover crops, using a new model based on local climate data, tillage management and

soil information to account for daily crop growth and use of soil moisture. With this information, experts determined the latest possible time to terminate a cover crop to minimize risk to the cash crop yield.

RMA, NRCS and FSA will all uniformly refer producers to these guidelines, and will use them to administer programs.

Vilsack noted that the steps build on previous Obama Administration efforts, including an agreement with the U.S. dairy industry to create anaerobic digesters to create energy and reduce greenhouse gases and pollution, promotion of advanced biofuels development, and projects to increase renewable energy and energy efficiency across rural America.

“By taking collaborative, regionally-appropriate steps today to adapt to threats, USDA can help American agriculture continue its tremendous productivity in the years to come,” he said. “We’ve already worked hard to be proactive and ensure that USDA is prepared for modern environmental challenges — but we can’t let up in our efforts.”

Checklist for nutritional aspects for improving reproductive efficiency intake before calving to minimize the extent and magnitude of a negative energy balance. Negative energy balance after calving caused by low DM intake and increasing milk yield can be affected by the transition diets fed. Stable DM intake before and high DM intake after calving usually minimize metabolic problems after calving, which in turn minimize the impact on energy balance. The goal is for cows to have a body condition score (BCS) of no greater than 3.5 during the dry period and to lose less than 1 BCS during early lactation.

Earlier Cornell University data revealed that the first ovulation after calving typically occurs about 10 to 14 days after energy balance is at its most negative point.

However, the occurrence of this first ovulation sets in place the timing of the subsequent ovulations, where the third ovulation will likely occur near the VWP. In addition, it is impor-

tant to keep in mind that the follicle that will ovulate near the VWP began development about 14 days before calving (the follicle takes about 10 weeks to develop). Thus, the follicles ovulating near the time of breeding were developing during the time of negative energy balance before calving and shortly after calving. The extent and magnitude of the negative energy balance may affect the fertility of the ovum released. So the two keys to achieving good reproductive efficiency are 1) managing the feeding program of transition cows to maintain DM intake before calving and obtain high DM intake after calving and 2) minimizing metabolic problems.

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and their effects on the function of the reproductive organs, not feeding the fat as an energy source. The focus has been on feeding sources of linoleic acid (C18:2) to close-up and fresh cows with the idea that the linoleic acid is important for prostaglandin synthesis that will aid in uterine involution. Several commercial sources of fat are available that are high in linoleic acid, but typical feed sources such as soybeans and cottonseed also can be good sources. During the breeding period, the focus is on providing adequate eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and/or docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), which are thought to help maintain a viable corpus luteum to aid in maintaining a pregnancy. Again, a few commercial sources are available, and fish meal and other marine feed sources contain appreciable concentrations of these fatty acids.

Protein nutrition The focus on protein relative to reproduction has been on not feeding it in excess, especially not feeding excessive amounts of rumen degradable protein (RDP). Milk and blood urea nitrogen (MUN and BUN, respectively) are monitored in reference to this aspect. Caution should be exercised if MUN for the herd or high cow group exceeds 18 mg/dL and/or BUN exceeds 20 mg/dL. The actual targets for MUN are 10 to 14 mg/dL with the aim at reducing feed costs and nitrogen excretion by animals. To reduce nitrogen excretion, some scientists are even lowering the recommended MUN concentration to 8 mg/dL with strategic formulation of diets for amino acids.

The high circulating concentrations of ammonia and urea may be toxic to sperm, ova, or embryos or may reduce the binding of luteinizing hormone to ovarian receptors, which leads to a decrease in serum progesterone. In general, the focus has been the potential for embryo mortality with high BUN, which is reflected in higher MUN.

DHIA & Dairy Section Although this is a potential effect to keep in mind, other influences (e.g., heat stress, disease, etc.) may more likely be causing the embryo mortality. This association of protein on reproduction has been speculated by some to occur because the highly RDP sources fed to dairy cattle are often legumes (e.g., soybean meal), and these legumes are sources of estrogen that could be affecting the reproductive cycles. However, this relationship has not been substantiated by research.

Mineral and vitamins An adequate supply of many minerals and vitamins is needed before calving and throughout the breeding period for good reproduction efficiency. Blood calcium is not only important for milk synthesis but also for function of smooth muscle. Thus, hypocalcemia can increase the risk for metritis and displaced abomasum.

Adequate (but not excessive) dietary concentrations of calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, and even sodium, chloride, and sulfur as they relate to dietary cation-anion difference (DCAD) are important for minimizing the risk for hypocalcemia and hypomagnesia.

In addition to its relationship with calcium, phosphorus has been a focus for many years relative to reproduction. A severe deficiency of phosphorus (usually reduced milk yields will occur before any negative effects on reproduction are observed with low phosphorus diets; that is, less than 0.25 percent of diet) will reduce reproductive efficiency; however, overfeeding phosphorus does not boost reproductive performance. As an industry, we went through several years of overfeeding phosphorus (e.g., 0.5 to 0.6 percent of diet); however, with the increased excretion of P and the associated risks to the environment and increased ration costs, phosphorus concentrations in diets were reduced. Dietary concentra-

tions of 0.38 to 0.42 percent are adequate for cows in the breeding herd.

Adequate dietary concentrations of selenium, copper, and zinc are important for reproduction, especially in reducing the incidence of retained placenta and metritis.

Dietary concentrations should be 0.3 ppm of supplemental selenium, 20 ppm of copper, and 70 ppm of zinc. Adequate concentrations of vitamins A, D, and E can be important for optimal reproductive efficiency.

Adequate concentrations of vitamins E and selenium are important to immune function. The generally recommended dietary concentrations for close-up dry cows is 60,000, 15,000, and 1000 IU/day and for breeding cows 100,000, 25,000, and 500 IU/day for vitamins A, D, and E, respectively. Supplemental B-carotene, independent of its role as a vitamin A precursor, has improved fertility in some studies, but it is expensive.

Summary In evaluating the potential that the feeding problem may be affecting the pregnancy rate in a dairy herd, the first and primary focus should be on energy status of the cows pre- and post-calving. The next step is to assess the calcium status; dietary concentrations of selenium, copper, and zinc; and dietary concentrations of vitamins A, D, and E. Although likely adequate, review the dietary phosphorus concentration. If embryo mortality is an issue in the herd and the herd has high MUN, the amount of RDP likely needs to be reduced. After reviewing the dietary components, discuss with your nutritionist the possibility of finetuning the feeding program for optimizing reproductive performance and for adding certain fat sources to provide specific fatty acids during the pre-breeding or post-breeding periods.

Source: www.extension.org

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by Maurice Eastridge, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University Almost all dairy farmers would like to improve the reproductive efficiency of their dairy herd, but they must manage many aspects to achieve this goal, including the nutritional program. The feeding program during the dry period, for the fresh cows, and throughout the breeding period is very important for optimizing reproductive efficiency in a herd. Although the voluntary waiting period (VWP) for first insemination following calving is typically 60 days, feeding the herd must be on target before and during this time period.

Energy balance: greatest nutritional impact on reproduction Energy balance has the greatest effect on reproduction. Intake of cows can begin to drop within one week before calving, and feeding practices today focus on trying to minimize the drop in dry matter (DM)

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ORGANIC DAIRY FARM/ CREAMERY, 318 acres. 8 miles from Cooperstown,NY. Two 3 bedroom homes, 100 cow freestall, Double 6 milking parlor. Many outbuilding for young stock, hay & equipment. New cheese room, aging facility & solar electric system. 200 acres fenced for grazing. $998,500. 607-2869362

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DEMEREE REALTY Little Falls, NY 13365 Phone (315) 823-0288

www.demereerealty.com • demeree@ntcnet.com #74 - Very neat dairy/hobby farm w/252 acres - 100 tillable - 38x96’ 2 story barn w/56 stalls, 22x34’ 4 stall garage, 50x50’ mach. shed, 30x40’ heifer barn, very good home built in ‘60 w/fireplace, sun rm. Great buy at $550,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .REDUCED TO $499,000

Cabling of Barn & All Types of Barn Roof Repair

Call MAC HYNEY

518-993-4613

St. Lawrence Silo Service

Call General Timber 518-796-4828

Serving farmers in the New England States for 20 years New Stave Silos, Stave Replacement, Shotcrete Relining, Retensioning and Footer Repairs Lisbon, NY

Services Offered

(315) 393-3399

WEDDING INVITATIONS printed and designed by Lee Publications: 100 (4.5x6) Invitations including envelopes with 100 RSVP postcards.

Only $150.00 +tax. We can also do smaller and larger amounts. Call for pricing and designs 518-673-0101, or bsnyder@leepub.com Also Save the Dates • Shower Invitations • Baby Announcements and more.

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

Allis Chalmers, all models.

Large inventory! We ship.

Mark Heitman Tractor Salvage, 715-673-4829

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#66 - VERY NICE 5 acre building lot on quiet paved country road, not far out of Utica, 440’ of road frontage, open lot with trees on outside borders. PRICED RIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$28,000 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/tie-rails for heifers, calf pens, 21x30 milk house, 2” pipeline, 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, 5BR, 1 1/2 baths, 14x70 mobile home on-site, 3BR, 2 baths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $250,000

TEITSWORTH TRAILERS: 400 different trailers, in stock, ready to haul. Dumps, tilttops, landscape trailers and goosenecks.

Financing always available. Call 585243-1563.

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

JUN 17 Farm Bill Webinar 1-2 pm. Join American Farmland Trust for a free webinar to help answer questions about the next Farm Bill. The webinar will be called “What to Expect When You’re Expecting a New Farm Bill.” Register to learn more about the next Farm Bill at www2. gotomeeting.com/register/ 775218658 or by calling 202-331-7300.

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#55 - 334+/- country acres w/175 tillable and deep well-drained soils, some of the best in the state, another 25 acres could be tillable. Nice country setting w/home in good condition, all furniture stays & usable 2 story barn. Asking $595,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .REDUCED TO $545,000 #267 - Hobby/horse farm w/49 acres - 27 tillable, 12 pasture & 8 woods, 10 rm. 2 story home in good condition 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

JUN 19-22 VT Spring Classic Morgan Horse Show Eastern States Exposition Coliseum, 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield, MA. Contact The Big E, 413-7372443, 413-205-5115. On Internet at www.

TheBigE.com JUN 24 Annual Meeting of the Eastern CT RC&D Council Tolland County Agriculture Center, 24 Hyde Ave., Vernon CT. 11 am - 2 pm.

P l e a s e e - m a i l easternctrcd@gmail.com or call 860-373-7408 with any questions.

JUN 27 Second Annual Grain Research Tour Borderview Research Farm, 146 Line Rd., Alburgh, VT. 10 am - 3 pm. This tour will give farmers an opportunity to view research trials of wheat varieties and grains as well as hear from the experts on variety selection and other topics related to grain production. Registration is $15 and includes lunch from NOFA-VT’s mobile pizza oven. Interested growers are asked to register by June 21 online at www.uvm.edu/ extension/graintour or by calling Susan Brouillette at 800-639-2130, toll free in Vermont or 802-524-6501.

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LCBP seeks proposals for structured decision-making process Facilitation of the development of a structured decision-making process for the Lake Champlain Basin Program GRAND ISLE, VT — The Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) is pleased to announce a

Request for Proposals (RFP) for technical services to facilitate the development of a structured decision-making process for the Lake Champlain Basin Program. This project will improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and defen-

sibility of the LCBP’s decision-making process around phosphorus management by providing the LCBP with a formalized and rigorous procedure for explicitly connecting the Program’s strategic management goals with the an-

nual budgeting process.

This project will support the management of phosphorus loadings by aiding planning and prioritization efforts as outlined in the LCBP’s longterm management plan: Opportunities for Action: An Evolving Plan for the

Future of the Lake Champlain Basin. This RFP is supported by U.S. EPA funds provided to New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) in partnership with LCBP. This project will develop and execute a repeat-

Laporte Farm Equipment, Inc. 7521 Prospect Road #1 Westfield, NY 14787 716-326-4671

MPG Truck & Tractor, Inc. 261 Main Street Presque Isle, ME 04769 207-768-5211 Randall Implement Co., Inc. 2991 State Highway 5S Fultonville, NY 12072 518-853-4500 Salem Farm Supply, Inc. 5109 State Route 22 Salem, NY 12865 518-854-7424 Townline Equipment Sales Inc. 1474 Route 12A Plainfield, NH 03781 603-675-6347 Waterman Farm Machinery Co., Inc. 827 Sabattus Road Sabattus, ME 04280 207-375-6561 Champlain Valley Equipment, Inc. 453 Exchange Street Middlebury, VT 05753 802-388-4967 7 Franklin Park West Saint Albans, VT 05478 802-524-6783 Columbia Tractor, Inc. 841 Route 9H Claverack, NY 12513-0660 518-828-1781

Dragoon’s Farm Equipment, Inc. 2507 Route 11 Mooers, NY 12958-0238 518-236-7148 Empire Tractor, Inc. 2893 Route 20E Cazenovia, NY 13035 315-655-8146 638 Route 13 North Cortland, NY 13045 607-756-2863

Frost Farm Service, Inc. 53 Mason Road Greenville, NH 03048 603-878-2384 Ingraham Equipment Co. 3 Knox Ridge South Knox, ME 04986 207-568-3245

Lamb & Webster, Inc. 601 West Main Street Springville, NY 14141 716-592-4924 4397 Route 98 North Java, NY 14113 585-535-7671 1085 Sandy Lake Road Grove City, PA 16127 724-264-4403

White’s Farm Supply, Inc. 4154 State Route 31 Canastota, NY 13032-0267 315-697-2214 379 Center Street Franklin, NY 13775 607-829-2600 8207 State Route 26 Lowville, NY 13367 315-376-0300 962 State Route 12 Waterville, NY 13480 315-841-4181 Woodbury Tractor Company, LLC 1514 Main Street North Woodbury, CT 06798 203-266-4845

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Monroe Tractor & Implement Co. 1410 Clark Street Road, Auburn, NY 13021 315-258-0122 17863 Goodnough Street Adams Center, NY 13606 315-583-5486 7941 Oak Orchard Road Batavia, NY 14020 585-343-9263 6 Equipment Drive Binghamton, NY 13904 607-754-6570 Route 5 & 20 at Route 247 Canandaigua, NY 14424 585-394-7260 110 Old Ithaca Road Horseheads, NY 14845 607-739-8741 938 State Route 21 West Hornell, NY 14843 607-324-2110

able methodology for use by the LCBP Steering Committee to refine management goals, evaluate competing management strategies, estimate the outcomes of those strategies, choose preferred actions, and promote learning over time.

This Request for Proposals is available from the Lake Champlain Basin Program website.Look for the link on our homepage at www.lcbp.org. To receive a copy of the RFP via U.S. Postal Service, contact the Lake Champlain Basin Program office at 802- 372-3213 or toll free at 800-468-LCBP in New York and Vermont.

To facilitate the review process, applicants must submit proposals in both paper and electronic format. Please see the RFP and the attached proposal format information for complete details.

DEADLINE NOTICE: Hardcopy (10 copies) and electronic versions (no facsimiles) of proposals must be RECEIVED by the Lake Champlain Basin Program office by 4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) on July 10, 2013.

LATE OR INCOMPLETE PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. The successful applicant will be notified by late August 2013.

For further information about grant criteria and guidelines, visit the LCBP Grantee Toolkit page at www.lcbp.org/aboutus/grants-r fps/granttoolkit/ or contact the Lake Champlain Basin Program office at 802372-3213 or call 800468-5227.

Proposals must be submitted by July 10, 2013 by 4:30 p.m. to the LCBP office located at 54 West Shore Road, Grand Isle, VT.

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