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Stokoe Farms: where pumpkins + agri-tainment = success

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by Jennifer Wagester SCOTTSVILLE, NY — Under the direction of generations five, six, and seven, Stokoe Farms will celebrate its 200th year in 2012. The initial 100 acres purchased in 1812

by Thomas Stokoe has grown to over 3,000 acres that support raising crops, replacement heifers, pumpkins, and Christmas trees. With pumpkin season fast approaching, Stokoe Farms is hard at work preparing the Pumpkin Patch & Harvest Fest, which is in its eleventh year of operation. The farm opened to the public on Sept. 17 and is open on weekends through Oct. 30. In total, it takes 62 employees to welcome an estimated 35,000 visitors.

Before opening day, the working pumpkin and Christmas tree farms transform into a fullservice, “agri-tainment” complex. A majority of facility prep begins two weeks beforehand.

Suzanne Stokoe directs the Pumpkin Patch and Harvest Fest. She assembles a team to transition farm buildings from winter storage into children’s play areas, a restaurant with seating, and a gift shop that also processes admission tickets and produce sales. Employees also prepare the grounds for outdoor adventure, which includes a pedal bike track, straw fort, hay chute slide, corn maze, and petting farm, along with u-pick pumpkin fields, tractor wheel races, and cable “bee” lines.

Making the Pumpkin Patch & Harvest Fest a success; however, takes more than a two-week effort. This winter, approximately 550 customer surveys were reviewed to direct farm improvement.

Customers especially wanted to interact with more farm animals, so additions (including a Yak and Emu) are being made. Connecting to the

farm is important for many visitors. Stokoe Farms’ commitment to its family, neighbors, and community; preserving its heritage; and being good stewards of the land help build those connections.

Julie Izzo Niedzwick, Stokoe Farm’s Social Media and Marketing Director, conducts the surveys. She strives to link Stokoe Farms with its hometown and online communities. Traditional marketing venues are paired with social networking technologies like Facebook to reach a broad audience. An updated Web site, online ticket sales, and wellpromoted events also support Stokoe Farms name recognition.

Pumpkin planting begins in June. An old three-row planter was retrofitted to seed a single row. About 14 acres of pumpkins are planted using 15 to 20 heirloom and commercial varieties

Larry Stokoe keeps the lawn areas spotless for visitors.

Photos by Jennifer Wagester

along with 10 varieties of squash and gourds. The seeds are purchased from Harris Seeds in Rochester, NY. Seeds that produce Powdery Mildew resistant plants are selected. While this doesn’t eliminate spraying for Powdery Mildew, it reduces spraying and prompts a better quality

A view of the Stokoe family's historic Wells Truss barn can be caught from the pumpkin patch.

crop.

According to Sue, “pumpkins are smaller and weigh less this year.”

In a business that sells most of its product by weight, this translates to lost income. Some pumpkins also show deer damage, which is a new issue.

Last year was the first year for deer damage.

This year the problem is worse, with deer smashing the shell to eat its interior. Deer fencing will soon be added to protect future crops.

Every effort is made to keep expenses low to stay profitable despite weather or environmental pressures that can reduce crop yields and/or customer attendance and sales. Multi-purpose and re-use are a way of life.

Family patriarch Larry Stokoe added Christmas trees about 30 years ago.

Pumpkins fit with trees as much of the equipment, storage areas, and facilities can be used for both crops. For instance, the Pumpkin Patch & Harvest Fest train is a Kubota tractor “in costume.” When not pulling train carloads of youngsters, it is used for tree farming. The barn with toddler-sized activities displays Christmas trees in December. All buildings store items off-season and support farm work. Many of them were built with materials from old farm buildings that were no longer needed or functional.

Utilizing technology reduces labor needs, decreases advertising costs, and improves farm operations. Behind the pastoral appearance; computers, tablets, and iphones with radars and

GPS units keep farm administration running smoothly.

Hiring is referralbased. Many employees start as high schoolers and come back on weekends when in college.

Some even return after securing full-time jobs. A few start when entering retirement.

Staff turnover is rare. Employees become part of the Stokoe family and are rewarded with positive support. Team leaders look for great performance and recognize it.

The Pumpkin Patch & Harvest Fest at Stokoe Farms grew over time.

Adding pumpkins in 2000 worked because a local producer ceased pumpkin production, there was an interest in the Stokoe family to expand in a new direction, and Christmas tree growing colleagues with pumpkins verified the two crops were a good match. Producers looking to add a similar component to their operations; however, may not have the luxury of slow expansion. “Today’s customers have high expectations,” says Suzanne Stokoe. “They want to experience agriculture.”

This new demand has driven growth in the agritainment sector at Stokoe Farms and creates new opportunities for producers interested in diversifying their operations.

At Stokoe Farms, past meets present to create a future in agriculture for generations to come.

More information about Stokoe Farms and the Pumpkin Patch & Harvest Fest is available online at: www.stokoefarms.com

‘Winning the Game’ with risk management and a post harvesting grain marketing plan

by Elizabeth A. Tomlin “Look to the market at harvest,” advises Penn State Cooperative Extension Ag Marketing Educator John Berry. “It will suggest what post-harvest marketing methods are appropriate.”

Berry was speaking at a ‘Winning the Game’ Risk Management presentation at the Richfield Springs Tally-Ho restaurant, where he discussed options of grain marketing and presented several marketing methods for attendees using a power point presentation, workbooks, and a simulated marketing game using actual daily marketing prices.

Although some grain farmers may not initially be inclined to use a marketing plan, Berry pointed out that by writing down a basic, one-page plan you are able to formulate a proactive strategy to increase your profits.

Your plan will be affected by whether or not you have storage for your crop. If not, you are probably selling your crop off of the combine. This simplifies things, however, Berry points out, “At harvest, typically the price is the lowest.

As we go through the cooler seasons prices tend to rise until we get to May.” If you are fortunate enough to have storage space for your crops, you possibly store the entire crop until May, and then sell it all at once for the local cash price.

Not a bad idea, as 20 years worth of data shows that historically, the seasoned price patterns of grain top out during May and then prices either stagnate or drop off.

However, there is also the option of “selling the carry.”

“Step one is to calculate the carry cost,” Berry explains, noting that the carry cost is simply the difference be-

tween any two future delivery months.

Carrying charges speak directly to storable commodities and reflect price differences, suggesting potential storage return even when crops are not lockedin with a contract.

Is the carry strong, weak, or negative?

“When the market is inverted, we don’t sell to carry,” Berry states.

“Step two is to figure out the per bushel cost,” Berry says. To do this take into consideration the cash grain price, the interest rate, and the number of months the grain is being stored. “Be aware of the costs to store grains,” reminds Berry. Comparing the carry charge to the interest cost will help to decide whether to store the crop or sell off the combine. Generally a carrying charge of greater than 140 percent will be large enough to cover all costs of storage.

Armed with worksheets, calculators, and basic crop information, seminar attendees set about deciding what method they would choose to sell their crops. Choices included selling right off of the combine, storing with a set price, storing with no set price, or a combination of these.

On the worksheets decisions were made as to how much grain would be sold and how much would be stored.

Target dates were set concerning how many bushels would be sold during the winter and spring months, and exit strategies were chosen by a drop in crop prices or a late date with grain still stored.

“Know what price and time driven exit strategy works for you,” Berry said, adding that everyone has their own idea of what their individual expectations are.

Ag Marketing Specialist John Berry explains his strategy of being “flexible, yet disciplined” in his grain marketing decisions.

(From left) John Berry Ag Marketing Specialist & Educator from Penn State Cooperative Extension, Kevin Ganoe, CCA Central NY Field Crop Specialist, and Charles Koines, NY Crop Insurance Educator joined forces to present the Risk Management educational program, Winning the Game ~ Grain Marketing seminar.

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William Vetter, dairy and grain farmer from Sharon Springs, calculates the ‘carry cost’ in a simulated marketing plan.

Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Tomlin

“Be realistic about price expectations.

What price is big enough and what price is too big?” Be flexible, yet disciplined when following your marketing plan.”

Perceived risk may play a big part in the decision making. “I’m risk adverse,” Berry admitted with a smile. “I like to sleep at night!”

Berry advocates dealing with local cash buyers but using the Chicago Board of Trade for reference to trends and driving prices. Berry also watches the market for weekly prices, which enables him to use a “viable strategy.”

“Many factors influence grain marketing,” says Berry. “Good decisions to-

day may be poor tomorrow. Bad decisions today may be good for tomorrow.”

Berry says his goal is to send attendees home “learning one thing about more efficient grain marketing.”

“Look to the next year for pre-harvest marketing opportunities for the next crop,” Berry advises.

Winning the Game grain marketing series was developed by the º of Minnesota Center for Farm Financial Management.

The series consists of two workshops, pre-harvest offered in late winter, and post-harvest offered in late summer. The programs are made possible through Cornell Cooperative Extension and New York Ag & Markets and funded by a competitive government grant.

Penn State Cooperative Extension Ag Marketing Educator John Berry, Presenter of Winning the Game and Managing the Margin, may be contacted at johnberry@psu.edu.

Worden brings perspective as National Holstein President

by Steven E. Smith These are challenging times with the potential for exciting advancement.

From his position as National President of Holstein USA Chuck Worden of Cassville, NY cites opportunities that will require focus and commitment from the dairy sector in New York as well as on the national level.

U.S. dairy policy “Significant change to U.S. dairy policy has been considered ever since the precipitous fall of U.S. milk prices in 2009. Holstein Association USA has assisted with the development of the proposed Dairy Market Stabilization Act. “While this act has not been made into law, the current draft proposal known as the Foundations for the Future (FFTF) plan has elements of the Dairy Market Stabilization,” stated Worden.

The FFTF proposal has been promoted by the National Milk Producers Federation and Worden indicated that the Holstein Association USA has been influencing this policy development. Worden explained that until this proposal is in the form of a bill, the Holstein Association will continue to influence the most aggressively pursued plan that is in the current pipeline. “What was the Dairy Market Stabilization Act is now more of a shell compared to what it was as a stand alone program.”

That is among the reasons Worden believes that “as an industry we need to energize the base and make our voices heard relative to these proposed changed. Although the National Holstein Association exceeds 28,000 members that has influence from the top down, it is important to have momentum from the grassroots up.”

“The Holstein Association has met with U.S. Representative Collin Peterson to lobby for changing the proposed trigger from $6 to $7 so that the program would provide a more responsive but less dramatic shift in milk price during changes in the milk supply/ milk demand market event. We have requested hearings to discuss and evaluate the federal milk marketing orders.” From Worden’s vantage point, other concepts of other groups regarding price stabilization, price discovery and future production should be considered as well.

Opportunities While the dairy sector is addressing change, Worden is quick to speak of the industry’s future including advancements such as genomics in dairy cattle.

“It’s an exciting time for the Holstein Association right now. Genomics gives the industry a measure of the quality of genetics and allows breeders to determine the best new animals in the breed while they are young calves. Besides speeding

Cover photo by Steven E. Smith Chuck Worden is the National President of the Holstein Association USA. Chuck and his wife Vanessa operate Wormont Dairy with their sons in Cassville, NY.

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up genetic progress, genomics provides so much more information to be obtained about cattle than ever before.” In order for this technology to continue to be advanced, Worden indicated that the industry needs to embrace verification through avenues such as DHI testing and animal classification. By testing and classifying, the association is measuring the phenotype. “This information is how genomic measures are recalibrated. We need to do this to continue to improve the system. We need to collect this data efficiently and cost effectively to get more data. One of my goals is to see Holstein go forward, streamline the process so we can include more cows and more dairyman so that we are of service to all dairyman.”

New information Worden gave a recent example of how genomics is advancing opportunities for the dairy industry. “A previously unknown lethal recessive that can result from certain matings was present in three breeds until it was measured through genomics. A haplotype or groups of genetic markers within the DNA of cattle have been determined to cause the failed conception or early embryonic losses when a pregnancy inherits the same haplotype from both sire and dam. There are three haplotypes in Holsteins, one in Jerseys and one in Brown Swiss that have this effect on reproduction. While there will be no need to cull animals with the given haplotypes, genomics information can be used to avoid low probability conception matings of animals with the same haplotype. “This type of information which will help dairyman understand health trait data as well as other aspects of performance such as feed efficiency measures will become a great tool for purebred and commercial breeders alike.”

Advancement Worden conveyed that the cattle breeders should recognize that

genomics increased the generation interval and doubled the net merit of the bulls in A.I. stud. “As we continue with the process, we will be advancing genetics very fast. With genomics, an A.I. sire could have sons being born before sire is even two years of age. As a result, instead of evaluating first crop daughters when the sire is five years old, we could already be using grandsons. I can see this industry potentially collecting and slaughtering bulls in the future due to the technology of genomics.

Perspective Worden’s perspective on the path that lies ahead for dairy at the state and national level as leader of the Holstein breed association is backed by years of farming and agriculture organization involvement. Chuck and his wife Vanessa farm with their sons Wayne, Mark and Eric joined by their daughter Lindsay and daughter-in-law Kate in Cassville, NY. The Wordens who started farming in New York, moved to New Mexico in 1994 and developed a large dairy there. Worden’s interest and commitment to purebred cattle never waned and in 2004, they returned to New York to operate a smaller farm.

“One of the reasons we decided to return to New York was so that we could involve our children in the operation.”

Worden credit his family and especially his father for his involvement in purebred cattle. Chuck’s father was a registered breeder of both beef and dairy cattle. He served on the National board of the Shorthorn, showing all Americans which resulted in supreme champion shorthorn bull over all breeds when shorthorn was not among the premier beef breeds. “My message to the industry is the same as the one for my family, ‘Actively embrace change as it will be a constant for the rest of your life. If you aren’t involved in how things are changed, it will be someone else decisions affecting you.’”

College students spend their summer protecting trees in New York State SHEFFIELD, MA — This summer, two college interns for The Nature Conservancy spent their time on an extended road trip to educate the public about insects that are destroying trees in New York. Through the Don’t Move Firewood campaign, they have reached more than 15,000 people while wearing insect costumes, giving away stickers and fake tattoos, and distributing information at events throughout the area.

Don’t Move Firewood is an annual outreach effort and multimedia campaign that educates the public about non-native forest insects and diseases that are wreaking havoc on trees in all 50 states.

In New York, the newest and most prominent threats to trees are the Asian longhorned beetle and the emerald ash borer.

In Worcester, MA, alone, more than 30,000 street and backyard trees were removed after an infestation of the Asian longhorned beetle was discovered in 2008.

For the past two summers, college interns for The Nature Conservancy have helped spread the word that moving firewood from one area to another often allows tree-killing invasive species to spread into new territory. This year’s interns are Sean Mahoney, a Forestry major at the University of Vermont and Natalie Garcia, an Environmental Studies major at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

By attending 15 different major events in

New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts, Mahoney, Garcia and the Don’t Move Firewood team dramatically raised public awareness about this pressing issue.

“Moving firewood spreads invasive pests that can quickly destroy our forests. If you’ve ever enjoyed the shade of a nearby tree, remember to buy it where you burn it,” said Mahoney.

During their outreach at Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival in Oak Hill, The Big Up in Ghent, and Warrior Dash in Windham, Mahoney and Garcia spoke with visitors, dressed up in an emerald ash borer costume, and handed out stickers, Frisbees, water bottles, and other items emblazoned with the Don’t Move Firewood campaign’s tagline: That’s What Tree Said.

“I’ve been amazed at how well the Don’t Move Firewood message is received by people of all ages. The emerald ash borer costume is a huge hit everywhere we go,” added Garcia.

The emerald ash borer has been found in 15 states, including Greene, Ulster, and Orange Counties in New York. Millions of trees have been killed in the Midwestern states by the emerald ash borer, and there is no treatment or spray that works to control this invasive insect once it reaches the forest. In the greater New York metropolitan area, eradication efforts for the Asian longhorned beetle are still underway after its discovery there in 1996.

Double Duty

by Stephen Wagner If Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary George Greig should ever take a notion to run for President of the United States, he has several points in his favor. First of all, he is a farmer. So were Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Polk, Truman and Carter.

Second, he has a hard work ethic.

Third, he has been politically active for much of his life. And last, he looks presidential, almost embodying the visages of the great past presidents with silver hair and presidential smiles. Greig is a double-edged sword. With his strong looks and purposeful intent, he is also soft-spoken and able to see both sides of an equation. He needs no coffee to jolt his start to the day.

Along with his brother, Greig started a farming business with a dairy operation purchased from their parents. That was in 1976. “We were in a buying and building mode,” he remembers. “That was when interest rates hovered at around 11 percent. We grew and expanded, buying three or four farms, different farms. We started milking three times a day before anyone else thought about doing it, almost on a whim. We were just young and ambitious.”

When I asked Greig how Governor Corbett found him, he said they had worked together before. Both are from western Pennsylvania. And “I was on the Farm Service Agency state committee for eight years, a Bush appointee.

We administered all the federal farm programs in the state of Pennsylvania.

from the damage and financial losses resulting from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) offers a number of disaster assistance programs to help farmers recover from production and physical losses suffered as a result of natural disasters, including flooding. Access to these programs generally requires that the property be located in an area that has been designated as a federal disaster area. As of Sept. 11, 2011, the following counties in New York State have been designated as federal disaster areas: Albany, Bronx, Clinton, Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Essex, Greene, Kings, Montgomery, Nassau, Orange, Otsego, Putnam, Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, Warren, Washington, and Westchester.

The FSA offers an Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) that provides funding for farmers to rehabilitate farmland damaged by floods or other

natural disasters. For land to be eligible, the natural disaster must create new conservation problems, which, if not treated, would: impair or endanger the land; materially affect the productive capacity of the land; represent unusual damage that, except for wind erosion, is not the type likely to recur frequently in the same area; and be so costly to repair that federal assistance is or will be required to return the land to productive agricultural use. ECP is administered by state and county FSA committees.

The FSA also administers the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) program, which authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to provide agricultural disaster assistance to producers who suffered qualifying crop production losses, crop quality losses, or both due to disaster(s), adverse weather, or other environmental conditions. The SURE program is intended to help mitigate the threats of lower-than-expected yields and prices by providing a revenue guarantee (SURE guarantee) for producers’ total farming interest.

The Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) is available through the FSA to provide financial assistance

to eligible producers affected by floods or other natural disasters, and covers non-insurable crop losses and planting prevented by disasters.

Eligible crops generally include commercial crops and other agricultural commodities produced for food, including livestock feed or fiber, for which the catastrophic level of crop insurance is unavailable.

FSA also offers the Emergency Assistance for Livestock Program (ELAP), which provides emergency assistance to eligible producers of livestock, honeybees, and farm-raised fish that have feed losses due to adverse weather that result in disaster declaration. Similarly, the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) offers benefits to livestock producers for livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality caused by adverse weather, including flooding.

The FSA also provides emergency loans to help producers recover from production and physical losses due to natural disasters. Emergency loan funds may be used to restore or replace essential property, pay all or a part of production costs associated with the disaster year, pay essential family living expenses, reorganize the farming operation, and refinance certain

some 70 year old farmers who are still milking cows, and suddenly they now have a retirement plan. I think Marcellus Shale will be a good thing for farmers and landowners across the state where there is Marcellus.”

Crop Insurance is another farming tool that farmers have not taken advantage of in the hoped for numbers. Critics put forth the argument that many farmers don’t understand crop insurance, that it isn’t being explained well enough if at all, the onus of which seems to be on the shoulders of agents who sell it. “Farmers have always been independent people as well as optimists,” notes Greig. “In the spring it’s hard to have the outlook that you’re going to fail. Crop insurance is a tool that if you’re in an area where you’ve had crop losses in the past, you really need to think about it. It seems like we have more and more disasters, more and more events — weather events, droughts, we had an earthquake this year — if you feel you can’t afford to have a loss, then you better have crop insurance.”

Does Greig have a working philosophy for his farming success that he’s willing to share? Yes! “Always work hard. Keep an open mind. Don’t try to keep up with your neighbor; don’t go into debt trying to keep up. Do what’s best for your own situation.”

Finally, does Secretary Greig find it exponentially easier to deal with his constituency, the media, and people at public events?

“It gets easier every time you do it.”

debts. Emergency loans are subject to certain eligibility requirements, including that the applicant has suffered a least a 30 percent loss in crop production or a physical loss to livestock, livestock products, or property, has collateral to secure the loan, and has repayment ability. Eligible producers can borrow an amount up to 100 percent of their losses, up to a maximum of $500,000, and loan repayment periods can range from one year to 40 years, depending on the type of loan and other factors. Loans currently carry an annual interest rate of 3.75

percent. Applications for emergency loans must be submitted within eight months of the federal disaster declaration issued for the county where the property is located.

All of these programs are subject to specific eligibility and qualification requirements.Farmers interested in learning more about the availability of these programs to help address flood-related damage and losses should contact their local FSA office. Additional information regarding these programs is also available at the USDA FSA Web site at www.fsa.usda.gov.

USDA action on dumped milk “U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s decision to take action that will pay dairy farmers for milk they were forced to dump or which spoiled due to Hurricane Irene is welcome news for New York farmers,” said New York Agriculture Commissioner Darrel J. Aubertine.

“The damage from the storm made it impossi-

ble for some farmers to have their milk picked up. In other cases power outages caused the milk to spoil. The Secretary’s decision to include this milk as part of the Federal milk marketing order pool for August and September means these farmers will not lose their income on this milk. I commend the Secretary’s action.”

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by Jay Girvin, Esq., Girvin & Ferlazzo. P.C., Albany, NY, September 2011 Q. My farm sustained significant flood damage as a result of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. What disaster assistance programs are available through the USDA Farm Service Agency?

A. The heavy rainfall associated with Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee resulted in unprecedented flood damage to homes, businesses, and farms across the eastern portion of New York State, particularly for properties located near rivers, creeks, and other bodies of water.

Flood damage to farming operations was particularly widespread, resulting in the destruction or contamination of crops and feed, losses to livestock, and damage to equipment and structures.

While this column generally addresses questions of a legal nature, we thought it appropriate under the circumstances to highlight some of the federal relief programs available to help New York farmers recover

I’ve always been politically active in my home county [Crawford]. I’ve been on the State Board of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, as well as the Executive Board for six years.”

While at the Farm Bureau, Greig worked with then Attorney General Tom Corbett on the new ACRE law.

While Vice Chairman of the Crawford County Republican party he worked hard on behalf of other candidates. “The Governor wanted a production agriculture person. We had 300 acres of soybeans and 125 acres of hay this year.

We sold the cows in 2006 after milking them since 1976.”

Now that he has been Ag Secretary for two-thirds of a year, either as the nominee or confirmed, what has been his top priority? “I had said that I wanted to work on marketing, and we have made some strides in exporting dairy cattle to Turkey. We helped a fellow in Butler County export some hides to Poland.

One of the first things I did was to write letters to some companies in China.

They came in and bought some Pennsylvania hardwood. And we have two South Korean companies that are hooking up with Pennsylvania companies to purchase United States beef.”

But why exports rather than the Chesapeake Bay, as two of his predecessors touted? “With Governor Corbett’s position of no new taxes,” Greig said, “the only way you can raise state income is by increasing business. It’s very important for the economy, the state, and the nation. We export our

products. Over 90 percent of the mouths to feed are outside of Pennsylvania and outside of the US. It’s a very important market we can’t ignore.”

Dairy policy is Greig’s second priority.

“Internally,” he explained, “we have a Dairy Policy Committee that has been working on setting up policy for the 2012 Farm Bill. Dairy is the number 1 component of the number 1 industry in Pennsylvania. We want to make sure that we get that right.” Transportation is Greig’s third issue. A lot of transportation issues need to be addressed.

A former Ag Secretary, in discussing farmland in Pennsylvania, said “The good news is that we saved 300 acres this week. The bad news is we lost 600 acres.”

Country Folks had two questions for the current Secretary. With economic, political, and real estate pressures affecting today’s farmers, what does this say about Farmland Preservation? Another factor is Marcellus Shale money.

Is the Marcellus a positive or a negative factor?

Greig was reassuring. “We are the number one state in Farmland Preservation. Within the past two weeks, we signed up another six or seven farms.

Under the Corbett administration we hope to go over 500,000 acres.”

And Marcellus Shale: “I’ve talked to some farmers who already have [gas] wells on their farms. Some of them are building new barns and expanding; bringing in families who couldn’t afford to farm before. So I think it’s six of one and half a dozen of the other. Some farmers will, of course, go out. There are

Speakers set for 4th Annual Winter Green-up Grazing Conference

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While the Northeast struggles through flooding from tropical storms and the leaves are at their earliest stages of color change, still almost entirely green, we are looking ahead to January of 2012. That’s right, the 4th Annual Winter Green-up Grazing Conference is fast approaching.

As a recap we will recall that last year’s event welcomed Joel Salatin and Ray Archuleta to the stage as our two primary speakers. The drawing power of these two names and the great reputation this informative conference has built in a very short period of time brought attendees from as far away as Texas and Idaho. When these attendees were asked why they made such a long trip the answers were quite similar. It seems these attendees could make the trip to Albany, NY, and participate in the conference for less money than going to other conferences closer

to home with the same speakers.

That was just what Tom Gallagher and Morgan Hartman, organizers of the event, needed to hear. Gallagher, a long time Cornell Cooperative Extension of Albany County ag agent, and Hartman have focused on making the Winter Green-up an excellent value for the money. They take seriously the mission of Cornell Cooperative Extension to conduct research, education, and outreach on behalf of New York’s farmers.

And really, this is the mission of the entire Extension Service in all 50 states.

In that vein, Hartman and Gallagher have put together another incredible lineup of speakers who bring real world experience and academic expertise together to present possibilities for graziers here in the Northeast.

Over two days, Jan. 27 and 28, 2012, the Winter Green-up committee will have five

great speakers: • Greg Judy will be here to talk about his mob-grazing operation in Missouri and how that practice has been building topsoil, finishing beeves, and bringing in native species of grasses and forbs simply through altering the animal management on his farms.

• Kathy Voth, animal behaviorist and long time Bureau of Land Management employee will discuss her process of training different species of livestock to eat what many of us call weeds. If the animals eat the plants and thrive on them, are they really weeds?

• Ulf Kintzel from right here in New York State will discuss his 100 percent grass-fed sheep and lamb production as well as an overview of his farm practices including the training and marketing of his sheep herding dogs as well as the top notch hair sheep breeding stock and market lambs.

• Eddie Draper, Program Director of the Wye Angus Farm for the University of Maryland is coming to the conference this year not as an attendee, but as a speaker. Eddie has supported the conference the last three years as an attendee and also through contributions from the Wye Angus program toward the fund raising raffle at the conference. Eddie’s presentation will entail a history of the Wye Angus herd and it’s transition from a private entity to one wholly owned by the University of Maryland Foundation.

This tremendous genetic resource of registered Aberdeen Angus cattle has not been outcrossed since 1957 which offers the researchers at the University of Maryland an uncommonly uniform gene pool with which to work for a myriad of studies.

• And finally, Jim Ochterski from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County, NY

will be presenting a tremendous look at building a “brand” for your farm. Jim has worked extensively with farmers across the Finger Lakes region of New York State on this very process so important to making farming operations profitable. You won’t want to miss this presentation. This information and process is incredibly useful for anyone selling from their farm, not just those of us who are direct marketing our farm products. Even if you are selling weaned calves to feedout operations, creating the brand, the name recognition of your higher quality and consistency cattle/sheep/carrots/w

hatever you sell, is important to capturing any premiums that might be available for your product.

Mark your calendars for Friday and Saturday, Jan. 27 and 28, 2012, to attend the 4th Annual Winter Greenup Grazing Conference in Latham, NY at the Century House. Please contact Tom Gallagher at tjg3@cornell.edu, Lisa Cox at lkc29@cornell.edu, or Morgan Hartman at blackqueenangus@yahoo.co m for more information and to get on the mailing list for registrations.

You can also call Lisa Cox at 518- 765-3512 at the Albany County CCE office in Voorheesville, NY.

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Bacterial boomerang According to studies recently published by the University of Maryland’s (U. of M.) School of Public Health, poultry farms that have adopted organic practices and ceased using antibiotics have significantly lower levels of drug-resistant enterococci bacteria that can potentially spread to humans. The study, published in Environmental Health Perspectives (online Aug. 10, 2011), is the first to demonstrate lower levels of drug-resistant bacteria on newly organic farms in the United States and suggests that removing antibiotic use from large-scale U.S. poultry farms can result in immediate and significant reductions in antibiotic resistance for some bacteria.

“We initially thought we would see some differences in on-farm levels of antibiotic-resistant enterococci when poultry farms transitioned to organic practices. But we

were surprised to see that the differences were so significant across several different classes of antibiotics even in the very first flock of birds that was produced after the transition to organic standards,” explained Amy R. Sapkota, assistant professor at U. of M. “It is very encouraging.”

(Enterococci are bacteria originating in gastro-intestines.)

Sapkota and her multiuniversity team investigated the impact of removing antibiotics from U.S. poultry farms by studying 10 conventional and 10 newly organic large-scale poultry houses in the mid-Atlantic region. They tested for the presence of enterococci bacteria in poultry litter, feed, and water, and tested its resistance to 17 common antibiotics.

Quoting Sapotka, “We chose to study enterococci because these microorganisms are found in all poultry, including poultry on both organic and conventional farms. The

enterococci also cause infections in human patients staying in hospitals. In addition, many of the antibiotics given in feed to farm animals are used to fight Gram-positive bacteria such as enterococci. These features, along with their reputation of easily exchanging resistance genes with other bacteria, make enterococci a good model for studying the impact of changes in antibiotic use on farms”.

Not recalling the meaning of Gram-positive, I looked it up on Wikipedia’s online encyclopedia. There I found that Gram-positive bacteria are those that are stained dark blue or violet by Gram staining. I believe Gram was a well-known PhD researcher. The Grampositive trait makes the mcrobe in question much easier to examine under the microscope.

The rest of Wikipedia’s definition gets really complicated for someone who never took microbiology and only got a C in college biochemistry. While all farms tested positive for the presence of enterococci in poultry litter, feed, and water as expected, the newly organic farms

were characterized by a significantly lower prevalence of antibioticresistant enterococci.

For example, 67 percent of Enterococcus faecalis recovered from conventional poultry farms were resistant to erythromycin, while 18 percent of Enterococcus faecalis from newly organic poultry farms were resistant to this antibiotic.

Dramatic changes were also observed in the levels of multi-drug resistant bacteria (organisms resistant to three or more antimicrobial classes) on the newly organic farms. Multi-drug resistant bacteria are of particular public health concern because they can be resistant to all available antibiotics, and are, therefore, very difficult to treat if contracted by an animal or human.

Forty-two percent of Enterococcus faecalis from conventional farms were multi-drug resistant, compared to only 10 percent from newly organic farms, and 84 percent of Enterococcus faecium from conventional farms were multi-drug resistant compared to 17 percent of those from newly organic farms.

“While we know that

the dynamics of antibiotic resistance differ by bacterium and antibiotic, these findings show that, at least in the case of enterococci, we begin to reverse resistance on farms even among the first group of animals that are grown without antibiotics”, said Sapkota. She said she expects that reductions in drugresistant bacteria on U.S. farms that “go organic” are likely to be more dramatic over time as reservoirs of resistant bacteria in the farm environment diminish.

These antibiotic-resistant bacteria concerns were mostly theoretical to me until late last summer, when I was hospitalized for three days.

Then these concerns became more emotional in mid-March of this year, when I spent another six days in the hospital.

While in recovery I thought about MRSA (methicillin-r esistant Staphyllococcus aureus), which is the most common drug-resistant pathogen hitting medical facilities in the U.S. The U. of M. research actually parallels excellent broadcast journalism anchored Feb. 9 and 10, 2010, by CBS’ Katy Couric. In those CBS

Evening News reports, Couric shared a concern of public health officials that widespread use of antibiotics on healthy farm animals may be putting people at risk.

The microbial menace (my term) that Couric addressed was, in fact, MRSA, which plagues both the poultry and hog industries. In 2009, a University of Iowa study found a new strain of MRSA — in 70 percent of hogs, as well as 64 percent of hog farm workers — on several farms in Iowa and western Illinois. All those farms used antibiotics routinely. The same study found zero MRSA on antibioticfree poultry and hog operations; these latter weren’t organic… they were just antibiotic-free.

With American farmers’ excessive use of growth-promoting antibiotics in livestock, Katy Couric reported on a possible alternative in Denmark, where preventive antibiotic use in livestock is banned. That country’s 17,000 farmers pridefully call it the “Danish Experiment”.

Unlike industrial farms in the U.S., Danish farmers use antibiotics sparingly, only when an-

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September 19, 2011 • COUNTRY FOLKS West • Section A - Page 7

A Few Words

by Phoebe Hall

Perfect late summer day As I made my way downstairs, the orange hue of the sun was streaming in our east kitchen window.

I looked out across the hay field at the low lying fog at a perfect late summer day. I smiled in spite of myself. Next, I looked out the window across the room to the west into the courtyard.

A beautiful huge sunflower plant filled its space and was looking back at me. It had grown so tall and had so many blossoms on it that it started to fall over, requiring some support. I counted over 30 yellow blossoms spreading their beauti-

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imals are sick. This experiment to stop widespread use of antibiotics was launched in 1998.

At that time, European studies had proven there was a link between animals consuming antibiotics every day and people developing antibioticresistant infections from handling or eating that meat. Since the ban took effect, the incidence of these infections has plummeted significantly.

One group of researchers in the Danish project has shown that if antibiotics are no longer used in a given livestock environment, that location will be free of drug-resistant bacteria within three years.

In response to this and other related research, the Food and Drug Administration has gotten Congress to introduce and pass legislation banning some types of antibiotics used to treat humans from being given to healthy farm animals. In Europe (beyond Denmark) this issue has caused organic certifiers to prohibit the use of conventional farm manure on organic farms.

This is because, in their minds, there is no doubt that liquid manure, anaerobically managed, is a hotbed of microbial danger. This sentiment has “jumped the big pond” to convince our (USDA) National Organic Program to prohibit the use of conventional farm manure as a crop input on organic farms.

ful colors, telling me that everything was still alive. Then taking a closer look, I noticed a little orange sunflower standing as straight and tall as it could, in the shadow of the larger one. I think it was trying to tell me that there is room for everyone, no matter how small they seem to others.

One minute I was dreaming of a perfect late summer day and the next I was thinking of all the flooding that our children have had to endure in Pennsylvania. We talked to our son in eastern Pennsylvania who sounded a little dismayed, as they were receiving their third heavy rainfall in

the last two weeks. He said that it was the wettest August on record, with 18 inches and three floods.

Last night, our weatherman said to look for Northern Lights. It is early for them and they claim that it means a weather change is approaching.

I can’t remember what kind of change, but I do hope it’s for the good.

Personally, I don’t think it could get much worse. We’ll just have to wait and see what comes because we can’t change it; we just have to learn to roll with the punches.

It is bad enough we have to let nature take its toll, but this year we also have to live with the 9/11 threats. Many times we are reminded of those out to harm us for whatever reason.

Dear Lord save us from what we are all doing to ourselves. All these

woes remind us of the adversities we have had to endure all these years. Because of everything we’ve gone through, our hearts and prayers go out to all those in harm’s way.

It is only by a miracle from our Creator that we have made it through all these years of farming. The last few days, we’ve started to notice geese. Our one son is surprised that they are this late, but we’re not, everything else is a little later than usual. When the geese fly, my husband is reminded that it’s time to get serious about cutting wood. I know that at our age we’re not supposed to be working this hard, but I think that one of the reasons he doesn’t mind it so much is because he

likes to go down in the woods for the solace.

It’s like a different world when you are under the canopy of those big old trees. The magic and beauty are really a venue that creates an atmosphere to meditate without interruptions, with only the sounds of the birds and animals scurrying about. As you exit the woods, you’re greeted by the bright sunlight, the alfalfa and cornfields and you’re brought back to reality and all that comes with it.

Some folks prefer not to have many trees, but we not only enjoy our woods, we also try to plant trees every year.

They heat our home and domestic water and also serve as wind breaks and shade. The woods, which are at the

back of our farm and on the highest ground, have the tendency to hold water and then release it slowly during a long hot summer drought.

We are so thankful for our trees!

God, the creator of the farthest parts of the earth, never grows faint or weary. He gives power to the tired and worn out, and strength to the weak. But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength.

They shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. I am holding you by your right hand — I, the Lord your God — and I say to you, Don’t be afraid; I am here to help you.

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Lawmakers introduce new bill to provide emergency resources to help New York farmers recover from Irene Legislation invests $10 million into emergency conservation, watershed programs that support farm efforts to rebuild WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles E. Schumer, together with Congressmen Chris Gibson, Maurice Hinchey, Paul Tonko and Bill Owens, on Sept.

7 introduced the PostIrene Emergency Farm Aid Act, legislation to provide the resources that farmers across New York State need to help recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Irene. The legislation would authorize $10 million to support the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) and the Emergency Watershed Program (EWP) that provide emergency services and resources for agricultural communities following natural disasters.

“America has always stood by those suffering from disaster and helped them to rebuild,” said Senator Gillibrand, New York’s first member of the Senate Agriculture Committee in nearly 40 years. “New York’s farmland endured some of the worst of Hurricane Irene, and much of our farmland is badly damaged. When our farm families suffer, our whole state and whole economy suffers. We need to provide our agricultural communities with all the resources we need to dig out and rebuild from these devastating storms.”

“When tornados hit Missouri or Katrina hit New Orleans, Americans from across the country banded together to help individuals, business owners, and farmers get back on their feet,” said Schumer.

“Irene drowned crops, killed livestock, and spoiled milk from the Hudson Valley through Schoharie on up to the North Country. This bill would help the federal government do its part and step up to the plate to provide relief for New York’s hardest hit farms.

New York’s farmers can’t afford to wait — we need to move quickly to pass this legislation.”

Congressman Gibson said, “Family farms are the backbone our rural Upstate New York com-

munities. They have suffered tremendous devastation as a result of Hurricane Irene, losing crops, livestock, and essential structures and equipment. Without federal support, many will not be able to repair and rebuild — thus, it is critical we ensure our agricultural disaster relief programs have the resources required to support the recovery process.”

Emergency Conservation Program The ECP is coordinated through USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) to provide emergency funding and technical assistance for farmers and ranchers to repair farmland damaged by natural disasters, and to carry out emergency water conservation measures during severe drought.

Conservation practices include removing debris, restoring fences and conservation structures, and providing water for livestock.

For land to be eligible for ECP resources, the natural disaster must create new conservation programs that if left untreated would impair or endanger the land; materially affect the land’s productive capacity; represent unusual damage; and be so costly to repair that federal assistance is or will be required to return the land to productive agricultural use.

ECP program participants receive cost-share assistance of up to 75 percent of the cost to implement approved conservation practices determined by county FSA committees. Individual or cumulative requests for cost-sharing of $50,000 or less per person, per disaster are approved at the county committee level, $50,001 to $100,000 is approved at the state level, and over $100,000 is approved at the federal level. Technical assistance may be provided by the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

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and South Korea, we could add nearly $2.5 billion more to the annual export tally, along with 22,500 more jobs. Every $1 billion in agricultural exports supports 9,000 U.S. jobs, according to USDA, including transportation workers, food processors, packers and others.

Another report, released in August by the Battelle Institute, an independent research group, looked at agriculture’s impact on the economy of the productive North-Central U.S. The report values the 12-state region’s agriculture, forestry and value-added products system at $125 billion, supporting 2.4 million jobs. The industry is poised to expand with new markets such as health, specialty crops, biofuels and other biobased products. That opportunity, however, depends on whether the U.S. makes adequate investments going forward in research and development.

Clearly, one way to create jobs is to have a strong agriculture. To make that happen, government should not hamstring farmers and ranchers with unnecessary regulations.

One of our strengths, obviously, is trade. To

take advantage of this, we must continue to open foreign markets by negotiating and ratifying trade agreements that eliminate tariffs and other trade barriers.

And, believe it or not, allowing some non-citizens to work on U.S. farms plays a role in creating jobs for Americans. It’s simply a fact that most Americans don’t choose to make a career out of picking produce for two to three months out of every year. If farmers can’t get the workers they need to harvest crops when they’re ready, we will lose up to $9 billion worth of agricultural production per year.

That’s thousands of American jobs at stake.

Comprehensive immigration reform should be part of our nation’s jobcreation plan.

The president, Congress and even political candidates will float lots of job-creation ideas over the next few months. They should take a look at what’s working in America’s heartland. Maybe the “jobs, jobs, jobs” mantra should become “farms, farms, farms.”

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

Penn State’s Block and Bridle Club looking forward to an eventful fall

by Sarah Doyle, Penn State Block and Bridle Club Public Relations Representative After the first Executive Board meeting of the Penn State Block and Bridle Club in August, it became apparent that there is a lot to be accomplished in a short amount of time.

While daunting, board members agreed on two things: the time will go by fast, and it will definitely be fun.

Besides getting back into the swing of classes, students involved in Block and Bridle will be preparing for several special events throughout the fall, including the Intercollegiate Meats Judging Contest in Wyalusing, PA, Oct. 1; the Keystone International Livestock Exposition Livestock (KILE) Judging Contest in Harrisburg, PA, Oct. 8; and the 100th Anniversary Penn State Angus Production Sale at the University Beef Sheep Center, Oct. 21.

Block and Bridle will continue to coordinate the annual Blood for Bats collection in which members collect blood at the Penn State Meats Lab to send to the Philadelphia Zoo for their colony of vampire bats. They will also host the 8th Annual Club Calf Sale on Oct. 22, the day after the Angus Production sale, which features 30 top quality show steers and 10 heifers. In addition, the famed Meat Sale fundraiser will run throughout the month of October.

President Dustin Dreyfuss, Hampstead, MD, commented, “The Penn State Chapter of the Block and Bridle Club finished up on a fantastic note last spring, welcoming over 50 new members during the course of the academic year. This is a very committed group of students and we're really looking forward to yet another great semester here in Happy Valley.”

Block and Bridle

prides itself on the dedication of its members to hard work and seeing through each task that is set before them with heart and diligence. However, this does not mean that its always work and no play. Intramural sports begin in the fall with coed flag football and everyone is waiting to see how this year’s team will perform. Winter formal arrives just in time before finals week to let club members kick up their heels to alleviate any preexam jitters. Lastly, plans will be finalized for the National Block and Bridle Convention to be held at Nashville, TN, in February 2012.

Block and Bridle’s legacy is filled with many outstanding accomplishments. More than that, it has a tradition of many outstanding members.

This year’s crop of leaders has large shoes to fill; however, as in the past, they will certainly rise to the challenge.

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by Lynne Finnerty This year, Labor Day must have seemed a bittersweet celebration to many, with more than 15 million Americans on the unemployment rolls.

Farmers and ranchers typically don’t belong to labor unions. They can’t go on strike, because that would mean hungry livestock and potential crop losses. But, here’s one good reason to think of farmers around Labor Day: because agriculture is creating jobs at a time when our nation needs them — badly.

According to a joint USDA-Purdue University report, agriculture will generate an estimated 54,400 job openings each year for the next five years for college graduates with degrees in food, renewable energy and environmental specialties.

USDA on Aug. 31 predicted that our agricultural exports would set a new record this year at $137 billion. That translates into more than 1 million American jobs, thanks to farmers’ and ranchers’ productivity and high demand for their products around the world. Next year’s ag exports are expected to be equally strong.

If Congress approved the free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama

Minimizing costs and building profits with on-farm genetics

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In this time of ever increasing input costs at the farm level, from feed to fuel to maintenance costs of the cow herd or sheep flock, we are all looking for ways to offset those costs as best we can.

From a herd management standpoint one way to minimize costs is to get the herd as efficient as possible on feed and to minimize the labor inputs. For many of us this means moving to an all forage, all the time production paradigm. Others have chosen not to go that route because it doesn’t make sense for their particular farm goals.

One thing that can work to the benefit of all livestock or dairy producers is how we choose the stock that gets to stay on the farm and continues to produce for us. Whether we raise sheep, goats, chickens, or cattle makes little difference, the animals that give us the best bang for the buck are the ones that help make our operation profitable.

And if the operation isn’t profitable it isn’t sustainable.

It is a common practice for stock producers to seek the best off-farm genetics to enhance the productivity of their farming operation.

While this is especially true of the dairy industry and its link to the A.I. studs, it is also true of most commercial stock operations regardless of the species being raised.

Something that is perhaps being missed is the fact that our individual farms are not produced by cookie cutters. Every farm and

farmer is different in terms of micro climate, management practices, soils, etc. Thus, the stock that thrive in one operation may not do so in another. This seems reasonable, doesn’t it?

Yet, when the glossy A.I. stud catalogue comes out we all want to see what is the newest, hottest, bestest, fastest, etc. stud animals out there. Maybe we ought to take a step back and look at the stock on our own farms that work the best for us.

One eminent breeder of beef cattle in Wyoming often says, “The best cow in the herd is the one that goes unnoticed the longest.” In other words, that cow that brings in an average to above average calf every year for years on end is likely a better cow for the operation than the “super cow” that produced those two “great” calves before she had to get shipped for not breeding back. Very few of us can afford to keep our herds or flocks as pets. These animals must work for a living, for our living.

They need to breed back reliably every year and do so for years on end to help us be profitable.

How many breedings to conception does it take to get that milk cow in calf? I’m guessing the fewer the better. What does that cow that needs regular foot trimming cost vs. another cow that needs little or no foot trimming?

By identifying those most reliable, but maybe not the most outstanding, cattle or ewes or does on the farm and then selecting ONLY those females for breeding to off-farm bulls,

rams, etc. we can maybe move our home raised herds or flocks ahead better by using home raised offspring out of those “best” females.

Yes, I’m advocating keeping some male progeny around out of your cows/ewes/does and using them to infuse the best of the offfarm genetics along with the best of the on-farm genetics across your entire herd or flock. In this way you or I can achieve something that has been forgotten about; uniformity and consistency within our own farm management paradigm and the microclimate in which it runs.

A bull raised in a hothouse environment in Wisconsin may produce daughters that read well on test, but will they necessarily do that well in a different environment in Florida? What about range cattle from the Coastal Plain of Mississippi in Upstate New York?

Undoubtedly some good has been identified in those herds from those sires, but how can we most efficiently get those traits infused in our own herds or flocks? To answer that question Bill Hodge will be conducting two pasture walks in Upstate New York during the third week in September.

Bill is a co-founder and president of Sustainable Genetics, LLC and has over 40 years experience in the live-

stock industry. After completing undergraduate work at Virginia Tech he had the unique experience of serving as herd manager for Wye Plantation, Queenstown, MD under the tutelage of the late Jim Lingle, a master breeder of both dairy and beef cattle. Bill completed graduate studies at the University of Georgia and has worked for University of Georgia Cooperative Extension for the last 26 years. He is a past Chairman of the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce, serves as chairman of Carroll County’s Agricultural Preservation Advisory Board and the Georgia Agricultural Land Trust. Bill has made over 100 presentations throughout the U.S. and Canada speaking on behalf of sustainable agriculture and meat animal/forage systems. Bill and his wife Di maintain a minimal input Angus herd (Hodge Ranch, LLC) that utilizes year round grazing with no supplemental feed. They also direct market grass finished beef, pastured pork, and free range eggs in the metro Atlanta area.

The first pasture walk to be led by Bill will be at the Crosby Farm owned by Tim Lippert in Berne, NY, Albany County on Sept. 21 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The second pasture walk will be at Rita Partee’s

Fleur -de-Lis Farm in Seneca Falls, NY, Seneca County, on Sept. 24, from 11 a.m.4 p.m.

Lunch for the Sept. 21 event in Berne is a potluck dish to pass affair with burgers and drinks supplied by the Hudson Mohawk RCD Council.

Lunch will be provided at the Sept. 24 event by the New York Angus Association.

Additional support for these two events comes from NE SARE, Albany County Cooperative Extension, the Albany County SWCD, Seneca County Extension, the Seneca County SWCD, the Finger Lakes RCD Council, the Hudson Mohawk RCD Council, NY GLCI, the Finger Lakes

Graziers Group and the NY Angus Association.

All of these groups have come together in support of these two pasture walk/talks to make them free of charge to the public.

For more information and to register for the Albany County event please contact Donna Murray of the Hudson Mohawk RCD Council at 518-270-2668 or dmurray@rensco.com For more information and to register for the Seneca County event please contact Robert Groom at 315-573-2569 or robert@angus.us.

Or as a point of contact for either event, please contact Morgan Hartman at blackqueenangus@yahoo.co m or 413-358-8435.

Forage Harvest, Preservation and Feedout Economics

by Dr. Tim Snyder, Nutrition Manager, Renaissance Nutrition, Inc. Are you maximizing milk production from forage? Do you know what your feed shrink is costing with higher priced grain and forage? Could you use $320 / cow / year more income from forage management improvements?

Forage Quality Value A complete listing of feed prices and relative values for use in replacement purchase of shrinklost forage or grain is updated monthly at www.das.psu.edu/res e a r c h extension/dairy/pdf/feed prices.pdf/view.

Corn Silage is listed at $36 /ton in the August Penn State survey. An often used rule of thumb for corn silage is 8 times the corn bushel price; at $7.50 that would be $60 /ton. A more thorough Penn State price estimator puts the negotiation range for 2011 standing corn for corn silage at $55 to $65/ton using 150

bu/acre grain (20 ton/acre silage) at $7.50/bu corn. We've heard numerous locations reporting $60+ /ton for corn silage this season. CS with low grain content is worth less, however Digestibility of forage fiber and starch (in corn silage) drives milk production. Using the University of Wisconsin (UW) Milk 2006 software, a BMR corn silage with a 70% 30 hour NDFD and 30% starch yields 90 lbs more milk per ton and 650 more lbs more milk per acre (at a 20 ton yield) than a conventional corn silage with 60% NDFD and 35% starch. The Professional Dairy Managers of PA (PDMP) provide yearly summaries, including Milk 2006 valuations, of 100+ varieties of corn silage every November after harvest at www.pdmp.org/10corn_s ilage_data.htm. Compare and select varieties that meet your nutritional and agronomic needs for maximum income.

Storage and feedout losses Bolsen (KS 1993) reported bunker silo losses of 10-15% in the top foot, 4-6% in the next 2 feet from the top of bunkers and 9% overall, after 6 months storage if immediately covered with plastic. Losses increased to 22% and 10% if covering was delayed 7 days; and to 62% and 35% in the top and 2nd foot from the top if left uncovered.

Bolton and Holmes (UW 2009) summarized numerous studies and noted that nothing compares to plastic and touching tires to minimize silage losses. More recently introduced oxygen-barrierplastic silo covers have dropped surface and top spoilage dramatically.

These require an additional plastic cover and a weighting method for complete protection. A reusable, automated liquid-filled-bladder cover system has been in use in Europe for several years and has recently been introduced in the U.S.

Silage packing density greatly influences storage losses, and lower density results in greater losses found near the top of bunkers. Griswold (PA 2009) determined density and dry matter were related to losses. He reported 13 to 15 lb / cu ft of DM density with DM of 31 to 39% kept loss under 4% in their trial. They reported silage densities (and loss) of 17.8 # (lost 5.4%), 16.8# (lost 4.1%) and 13.5 #/cu ft. (loss 10.3%) at 2, 5 and 7 ft from the floor of a bunker silo. Craig (PA 2009) sampled 113 bunkers at 57 PA farms over 5 years and found average density of the forage was 15.5 lbs/cu ft in the bottomcenter and 11.2 in the top-center. Sides were lower than the center. Average bunker densities ranged from 8.2 to 16.8 lbs DM / cu ft. Only 29% of bunkers sampled had an average density over their target 14 lbs DM / cu ft. They cited 1995 research by Ruppel showing losses that ap-

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Keeping the feedout face tight and smooth and only removing as much silage as will be fed in 12 hours will minimize heating & spoilage. Bolton and Homes (UW 2009) recommend use of several smaller silos to fill, pack and cover each more quickly. If forage is coming in rapidly, by filling and packing 2 bunkers simultaneously you can use more packing tractors, with less interference. They note benefits of north-south bunker orientation (to minimize snow accumulation) and open end bunkers to increase management flexibility. Also, a deeper pile (8 ft or more) reduces surface area to volume with a 12 x 50 x 365 bunker at 10% loss losing about 20 tons less than an 8 x 75 x 365 ft bunker.

It's important to calculate forage and feed inventory in the fall and make any purchases when supplies are available and generally lower priced. Using the UW density and sizing calculators or worksheets from the Crop Storage Institute (www.cropstorage.com) will allow you to plan ahead for this year's needs. Holmes's (UW 2011) newest spreadsheet on Determining Value of Improved Silage Management brings together the numerous factors to estimate the money that could be saved on your operation. Using his example values for a 100 cow dairy (with heifers), with corn silage at $60 / as fed ton, corn at $7 / bu, and haycrop at $175 (dry hay basis), reducing losses from 30% to 20% by improving management will save over $32,000 / year. Taking steps to reduce the losses that occur at harvest, filling, storage, feedout and in the trough could net a dairy farm up to $320 / cow / year.

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proached 20% when silage density was less than 14 lbs DM/ cu ft.

The University of Wisconsin (UW) has numerous articles and spreadsheets that cover topics related to forage storage available at www.uwex.edu/ces/crop s/uwforage/storage.htm.

Holmes (UW 2005) in the Average Density of Silage in Storage spreadsheet allows you to safely determine your feed out rate and density, by noting feedout disappearance from various size storages. To improve results next season, Holmes's (UW 2011) Bunk Density Calculator spreadsheet provides information on how thick packing layers should be, and what tractor weight is needed depending on the rate of bunker filling and time spent packing to achieve their recommended density of greater than 15# DM/cu ft. Changing from a 10 in. to a 5 in. packing layer can increase packing density by 3 - 5 lbs/cu ft.

Bolton and Holmes (UW 2009) graphed silage feedout losses showing a 3 inch removal rate at 15 lb/cu ft. packing density resulted in a 3.5% loss, but at a 10 lb. density, loss increased to 7%. At a 9 inch removal rate and 15 lb. density loss was 1.5%, but at the 10 lb. density loss was 3%.

They recommend never removing less than 6 inches per day.

Summary Good management can limit combined harvest, storage and feedout losses to 10-15%. Poor management can result in combined losses up to 60 to 75%. Be aware that the losses are the most digestible nutrients. Less digestible nutrients remain, resulting in poorer quality forage. Muck (2009) stresses the best use of inoculants is in combination with good

A View from Hickory Heights

by Ann Swanson Thank God for birthdays There will never be anything about a birthday that is ordinary after a diagnosis of breast cancer. Each and every birthday will be a milestone documenting the years that God gives me.

Although I have never taken good health for granted, it is now more important to me than ever.

I pray that I use the gift of days or years as they are given wisely.

May I honor God in every phase of my life.

My journey through this dark valley has been filled with many reminders that I am not alone, ever. From the first I was not afraid.

God gave me peace.

Many thanks go to the team in the mammography unit for their skillful diagnosis of a tumor when it was very small. I would not have felt it for years in the spot that it was growing. I went from there to my personal physician who sent me back for a recheck. At the point that I was making this appointment I experienced something that I had never experienced before. I heard a voice behind me say, “You are going to be alright.”

I took that as my sign that although I would

have to go through many procedures there was hope on the other end. If you have to have some form of cancer, I guess breast cancer is as good as any since there has been so much research done. They have a pretty good success rate as long as it is detected early.

The whole experience has been nothing short of amazing. Since the doctor assured me that time away would not hurt my condition, I traveled in peace. Everything has fallen in place. Usually I go to Chautauqua the last week, but not this year. My week there was before treatment started this summer. When my 50th high school reunion rolled around I was able to go because my treatment had not yet begun.

Trips from the fair for treatment were at times that did not interfere with events that I wanted to see. I finished radiation just before my birthday.

I have never felt so completely under the care of the Lord. I have not attempted to hide what was happening to me; I just needed more information before I said anything. When you get into the health care system you go from test to test and doctor visit to doctor visit waiting for

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In many cases the damage to farms, rural businesses and private homes qualifies as a casualty loss due to the unexpected damage.

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Cooperative Extension educators and professional tax preparers may be resources to access this information and provide income tax information relative to a potential casualty loss.

Individuals are encouraged to contact their income tax professional to determine how these rules may apply to their specific circumstances.

information. In my case, I went from surgery to surgery waiting for a sign that all would be well.

Finally, that sign arrived in a clean diagnosis following lymph node surgery. The young student, a daughter of a former colleague, who was shadowing the surgeon, thanked me for providing the opportunity to see two unique procedures.

She followed me through needle location of the tumor and the lymph node surgery.

Once I had all of the particulars I shared my news with my relatives, friends, and my church

family.

Now as I mark another birthday I do so prayerfully thanking my maker for giving me more days to do his work. I share my story with you, my readers, in the hopes that it will help at least one person. Routine mammograms are extremely important. My tiny tumor was not visible last year, but it was this year. That is enough reason for me to advocate annual mammograms.

Throughout my treatment — I only needed radiation and a pill for the next five years — friends

and family have been not only attentive, but supportive. This time I have been on the receiving end of cards and phone calls. All of those things are very important. They let me know that I was in someone’s thoughts and prayers. That meant a lot to me.

The Bible does not promise that if you believe in the saving grace of Jesus that you will have a life without trouble. What it does say is that when you walk through the valley you will never be alone. I took Jesus with me to every procedure and

every treatment. I recalled favorite songs and Bible verses. I remembered Bible stories where the power of the Lord was the focus. I prayed for others as I endured the trials before me.

Now, I move forward.

Life will never be the same. Each day is a gift that I treasure and hope to make the most of.

Jesus said, “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 (NIV) Ann Swanson writes from her home in Russell, PA. Contact at hickoryheights1@verizon.net

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NOFA-New York to present upcoming workshops • Grass-Fed Lamb & Mutton: Pasture Management & Improbement, Health Issues & Marketing will be held on Sept. 21, at White Clover Sheep Farm, 683 Bagely Rd., Rushville, NY 14544 (Yates County). Free for NOFA-New York Members. $15 for all others.

Join Ulf Kintzel, shepherd and herding dog trainer for a pasture walk and discussion of raising sheep the way they were intended to be raised: on pasture.

Drawing on 27 years of sheep herding experience, ULF will discuss various pasture improvement techniques and preventive health care options for grass-based producers.

Marketing strategies for grass-fed products will also be covered. Attendees of this workshop will get a good lesson in preventative health care as soon as they arrive at the farm — to prevent the spread of disease, everyone’s shoes will be washed in

sanitizer before the pasture walk starts.

Ulf Kintzel manages a herd of 250 ewes with their lambs on 120 acres of pasture at White Clover Sheep Farm and markets his lamb primarilly through local distruibutors like Finger Lakes Family Farms. Ulf also sells White Dorper sheep breeding stock and trains German Shepherd dogs in the German tendering style.

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horse power. How is it different from starting a horse powered farm? We will take a tour of Roxbury Farm where we will attempt to answer the question — What if we were doing it with horses? The tour will be followed by a sit down (hopefully in the grass) discussion about what aspects of transition might be common to most farms, and what challenges might be unique to individual operations. Bring your questions and ideas and

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Assembly Minority Leader asks Governor to redirect $50 million to help communities devastated by Hurricane Irene Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb asks Governor Cuomo to redirect $50 million in state economic development funding to help communities devastated by Hurricane Irene repair, rebuild and recover.

Leader Kolb calls for $50 million in state economic development funds to be fast tracked to aid localities, businesses and farms hardest hit by the storm As New Yorkers continue to assess the personal and financial toll wrought by Hurricane Irene, Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb (R,I,C-Canandaigua) on Sept. 7 called on Governor Cuomo to redirect $50 million of the $200 million in state economic development funding toward helping local governments, businesses and farms that bore the brunt of the storm repair, rebuild and recover.

“Millions of New Yorkers weathered Hurricane Irene’s wrath with the storm’s economic impact to our state estimated at $1 billion. The storm impaired local governments, devastated businesses and damaged regional roadways, bridges and other critical infrastructure that are the lifeline for citizens, commerce and communities across New York,” Leader Kolb said.

“To help affected communities repair, rebuild and recover, we need to get funding out of the state’s administrative pipeline and flowing directly into impacted regions as quickly as possible.

This is exactly what I asked Governor Cuomo to do by redirecting $50 million of the $200 million in state economic development funding currently targeted for the administration’s Regional Council Initiative. If ever there was a time to redirect a portion of state economic development funding to assist distressed communities, businesses and farms in getting back on their feet, now is that time,” Leader Kolb stated.

Leader Kolb’s letter to the Governor stated, “Ideally, the $50 million – currently targeted for the Regional Council Initiative – would be fasttracked to aid affected

localities, businesses and farms hardest hit by the storm. Utilizing $50 million from the $200 million already set aside for economic development aid would have minimal impact on the administration’s Regional Council Initiative, especially since so many areas of our state were adversely impacted by Hurricane Irene and will

undoubtedly qualify for economic recovery funds. Frankly, given the storm’s size, severity and scope, such a reordering of priorities is necessary,” Leader Kolb wrote.

“A total of 21 counties throughout New York State have already been declared eligible for Public Assistance by FEMA. Hurricane Irene impacted a significant portion

of our state, including the Capital Region, North Country, Hudson Valley, Long Island and New York City. All of these areas had local businesses, farms and infrastructure severely damaged or, in some cases, completely destroyed by the storm,” Leader Kolb stated.

“Providing targeted and timely financial as-

sistance to localities, businesses and farms that were among the hardest hit by Hurricane Irene will accelerate recovery efforts by strengthening the economy and supporting private sector job creation, both of which happen to be priorities of the Governor’s Regional Economic Development Council initiative. My

proposal is to bypass any bureaucracy and fast track this funding in light of the economic devastation Hurricane Irene caused to the Empire State. Doing so will assist storm-impacted communities, local businesses and farms already working to move forward after the storm,” Leader Kolb concluded.

Agriculture Commissioner initiates recovery fund helping farmers rehabilitate damaged farmland New York State Agriculture Commissioner Darrel J. Aubertine on Sept. 8 enlisted the assistance of Soil and Water Conservation Districts to begin assessing damage in agricultural disaster areas and to begin identifying projects to restore farms and farmland. Initiating the Governor’s $15 million Agricultural and Community Recovery Fund (ACRF), the first allocation of $5 million, the conservation compo-

nent, will provide funding for farmers to restore farmland damaged by Hurricane Irene and prevent further damage in the future.

The Governor’s ACRF will also include three other components: 1. Farm Operations Match Program: This will match farmers’ dollars for the purchase of feed for animals and produce from other New York producers to allow the farms operations to continue;

2. On Farm Capital Needs Program: This will provide grants and deferred and low/interest loans to meet the immediate and long-term needs of farmers devastated by Hurricane Irene; and 3. Main Street Business Assistance Program: This will provide a combination of grants and low interest loans to help Main Street Businesses get back in operation in eligible counties.

“The land is a farmer’s

greatest resource. The conservation component released today will help farmers who have had their land devastated by Hurricane Irene recover,” said Darrel J. Aubertine, Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets.

The Conservation Program will be administered by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets in consultation with the New York State Soil and Water Conservation Committee. Applications

for funding will be accepted from County Soil and Water Conservation Districts within the eligible counties.

The Soil and Water Districts will determine land eligibility based on site inspections of damage. For land to be eligible, the Hurricane must have created a new conservation problem that, if left untreated, would: degrade the State’s natural resources; impact public drinking water supplies, present ongoing pollution risks to surface and groundwater; pose threats to production facilities, impair farm safety; affect the land’s productive capacity; or present challenges to farm production that are too costly to implement without state assistance.

Farmers in eligible counties should contact their local Soil and Water District. A list of county offices can be found here: www.nys-soilandwater.org/contacts/cou nty_offices.html.

Eligible emergency conservation practices include, but are not limited to: debris re-

moval; restoring fences and conservation structures; crop removal; land shaping and grading; and installation of vegetative practice including cover crop.

Eligible costs include: architectural and/or engineering services; consultant services; construction and other direct expenses related to implementation.

Project selection will be based on identified need, degree of loss and in consideration of the available funding for eligible counties. Recovery funds requested will be reviewed and approved by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets. The Commissioner may consult with the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee, the agency that oversees policy and programs for New York’s 58 County Soil and Water Conservation Districts.

Project sponsors within eligible counties may submit applications on a weekly basis. Applications will be taken until all available funds are awarded.

New legislation aims to prevent EPA regs on farm dust on farms and in rural areas.

“The current rules pertaining to dust are adequate,” said Stallman. “Increased regulation of farm dust could result in decreased productivity and higher food prices, coupled with lost jobs in the rural economy. Moreover, the scientific basis for establishing such regulation has been called into question and it has not been demonstrated that the benefits of EPA regulation would outweigh the costs.”

The new legislation introduced by Johanns prevents EPA from making dust regulations even more stringent, while taking health concerns into consideration.

“State and local governments would have the authority to regulate dust in localized areas if necessary,” Stallman explained.

“But a national standard would not be imposed.”

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — New legislation introduced by Senator Mike Johanns (R-NE) that would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating naturally occurring farm dust is welcome news for the nation’s farmers and ranchers, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.

“Regulation of farm dust by EPA could severely hamper the ability of farmers and ranchers to meet the world’s food needs,” said AFBF President Bob Stallman.

EPA is reviewing existing regulations for particulate matter, which includes soot and dust. Soot is generated by car emissions and factories; dust occurs naturally.

According to Stallman, planting and harvesting crops, livestock moving from place to place and people driving down dirt roads are just a few of the ways dust occurs naturally

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Governor Cuomo announces $15 million agricultural and community recovery fund Fund will help farmers and rural communities recover from Hurricane Irene Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced that he has created a $15 million Agricultural and Community Recovery Fund to help rebuild the agricultural industry in farming areas impacted by Hurricane Irene.

“I have seen firsthand the devastating damage to many New York farms as a result of Hurricane Irene and we must do all we can to help these farmers and our rural communities recover,” Governor Cuomo said.

“New York’s agricultural industry is an important part of our state economy and the storm wreaked havoc on farms that many New Yorkers depend on for their livelihood. This fund will help New York’s farming community rebuild and recover.”

The money provided by the fund will be used for soil and water conservation districts to assist in rebuilding agricultural infrastructure, mitigation of stream banks, drainage and sewer rehabilitation, vineyard restoration and other projects necessary for rebuilding the agricultural industry in hard hit farming areas. Darrel Aubertine, Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Markets, and Matthew Driscoll, President and CEO of the Environmental Facilities Corporation, will work with the New York Farm Bureau and local governments to prioritize projects that will have the greatest impact on restoring damaged communities.

The money will be provided from the Upstate Agricultural Economic Development Capital Fund and the Department of Homes and Community Renewal’s Community Development Office.

Darrel Aubertine, Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Markets, said, “Farmers that have seen widespread damage from Hurricane Irene should know that New York is here to help. Our agriculture community is a vibrant and robust part of our state economy, and I commend Governor Cuomo for establishing this fund to help

farmers get back on their feet after this devastating storm. I look forward to working with farms across the state as we recover from Hurricane Irene.”

U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer said, “Tropical Storm Irene blew down crops, put fields underwater, killed livestock, spoiled milk and ruined feed. Farmers from the Hudson Valley and the

Capital Region up to the North Country have a long road ahead to get their farms back on track, and I will push to bring as much federal aid to New York as possible. I am pleased that Secretary Vilsack, who really cares about New York’s farmers, is here to see the damage wrought first-hand, and look forward to working together to help our

farms recover from this devastating storm.”

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee said, “This storm destroyed farms across New York and we must help them recover.

New York farms are renowned for their fresh produce and quality dairy products. We will do all we can to make sure agricultural com-

munities across the state have the tools they need to rebuild. This fund established by Governor Cuomo will provide needed resources to farms impacted by the storm, and I look forward to continuing to work together to help New York’s farming community.”

Congressman Paul Tonko said, “This storm had a devastating impact

on farms, crops, livestock and families across New York State, hurting our robust agriculture industry and destroying the local economies of rural communities. New York farmers are second to none, and we will do everything we can to help them recover. I thank Governor Cuomo for establishing this fund that will help our farmers rebuild after Irene.”

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“Although many livestock were saved from flood waters, much of the food and supplies needed to sustain them, were not,” said Baehrel. “Due

to structural damage and crop loss, these farms are financially strapped and concerned about how they will feed and provide for their animals in the coming weeks.”

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$10 million federal fund to help New York repair farmland destroyed by Hurricane Irene Statement from Dean Norton, President of New York Farm Bureau on the announcement on Sept.

7 of a bill that would create a $10 million federal fund to help New York repair farmland destroyed by Hurricane Irene: “Our farm families are grateful for the response from our Congressional

delegation to help our farmers who were devastated by this storm.

“The Post-Irene Emergency Farm Aid Act, if passed, will go a long way to restoring the precious soils that were washed away at the hands of this unprecedented weather event.

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USDA highlights assistance to residents affected by Hurricane Irene WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Aug. 31, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said USDA is ready to deploy personnel and resources to assist the efforts by federal, state and local authorities in response to Hurricane Irene.

“Our thoughts and prayers go out to all who have suffered losses caused by this massive storm,” said Vilsack.

“USDA is ready to provide food, emergency assistance and other resources to the affected areas. We continue to closely coordinate with many partners to meet the immediate and plan for the long-term needs of those affected by Hurricane Irene.”

USDA encourages farmers, ranchers, producers, landowners and rural communities to contact their local USDA Farm Service Agency Service Center to report damages to crops or livestock loss; their local Rural Development office for housing, business or community assistance information and/or their local Natural Resources Conservation Service office for help with debris removal.

USDA is offering the following assistance in response to the hurricane: Housing Assistance — USDA’S Rural Development is encouraging residents affected by the disaster to immediately apply for funding assistance under Rural single family housing loan and grant programs. Funds are available for housing repair, rehabilitation and home purchases. For home financing, USDA will assist with expediting lender approval and approval for access to the Guaranteed Underwriting Services; and offer streamlined loan processing.

Individuals needing payment assistance on their existing USDA Rural Development Single and Multifamily loans are encouraged to contact the Centralized Servicing Center at 800-414-1226.

Community Assistance — Rural communities in Presidentially declared disaster areas may be eligible for funding through Rural Community Facilities programs.

Facilities eligible for funding include schools, libraries, childcare centers, hospitals, medical clinics, assisted living fa-

cilities, fire and rescue stations, police stations, community centers, public buildings and transportation. These communities can contact USDA Rural Development offices to determine which program is applicable to assist them.

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service state operations are prepared to work with local communities to determine Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) requests in the disaster areas. EWP helps protect lives and property threatened by natural disasters such as floods, hurricanes, tornadoes and wildfires.

The program provides technical and financial assistance to preserve life and property threatened by excessive erosion and flooding. Owners, managers, and users of public, private or tribal lands are eligible for EWP assistance if their watershed area has been damaged by a natural disaster. NRCS can fund immediate actions necessary to address threats to life or property (exigencies).

Exigency funds are provided and approved quickly to lessen the threat to lives and property that exists as a result of storms or flooding. For example, exigency funding can be used to remove stream blockages and debris.

Debris can include twisted trees and other woody vegetation as well as home construction materials. The removal of stream debris is important because obstructions increase the risk of flooding thus the further risk to life and property.

Other conditions where EWP exigency funds can be used include embankment stabilization and erosion control around culverts or bridges of open roads. If these areas are not protected and stabilized after a storm or flooding there is increased threat to life and property.

Business Assistance — Rural businesses in Presidentially declared disaster may be eligible for assistance through the Rural Business Service.

Applicants or existing borrowers should contact their State USDA Rural Development office to determine which program is applicable to assist them.

Utility Assistance — Should any existing wa-

ter, telecommunications or electric program borrowers need to seek assistance from Rural Development, contact your local Rural Development representatives or USDA’s National Rural Development office.

Farmer and Rancher Assistance - USDA encourages farmers who have crop and or physical damage, to contact their local Farm Service Agency Service Center as soon as possible.

The affected State and County Emergency Boards, chaired by the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA), are assisting with the response efforts and quickly assessing agricultural needs and determining the storms impact on crops.

Emergency loans are available to agricultural producers through the Farm Service Agency Emergency (EM) Loan Program which provides low-interest EM loans for crop and livestock production and physical losses. The loans are available in counties declared under a Presidential (FEMA) declaration or Secretarial disaster designation. Assistance also might be available through the Farm Service Agency Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) funds, subject to the availability of funds.

ECP signup will be held where authorized by FSA State Committees. ECP applications will be processed subject to available funding. And farmers and ranchers may qualify for assistance for any crop or livestock losses if they meet certain eligibility requirements.

Assistance is available through the following FSA assistance programs: • Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program for crop revenue losses from quantity or quality deficiencies only in those counties and contiguous counties declared disaster areas by the Agriculture Secretary or in cases where a farm’s overall production loss exceeds 50 percent; • Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program for producers and ranchers who previously submitted an application for coverage for noninsured crop losses.

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emergency relief to producers of livestock, honeybees and farm-raised fish who suffered losses from disaster such as adverse weather or other conditions, such as blizzards and wildfires not adequately covered by any other disaster program; • Livestock Indemnity Program for assistance to livestock producers for livestock deaths from disaster events, in excess of normal mortality; • The Tree Assistance Program for partial reimbursement to orchardists and nursery tree growers for replanting, salvage, pruning, debris removal and land preparation if losses due to natural disasters exceed 15 percent and • Producers who have existing direct loans with FSA in counties declared or contiguous to counties declared as disasters are eligible to be considered for Debt Set Aside (DSA).

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In advance of the storm, the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) helped consumers prepare for Hurricane Irene by providing critical food safety information. Food safety public service announcements were sent to media outlets along the entire Eastern seaboard to give direction about how to prevent food borne illness once families return to their homes.

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well as flooding.

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Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day.

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service provided livestock and pet safety tips.

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Government oversight hearing calls out job-killing GIPSA rule On Sept. 14, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hosted a hearing called “How A Broken Process Leads To Flawed Regulations.”

Representing the livestock industry was Robbie LeValley, co-owner, Homestead Meats and member of the board of directors for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). She told the committee about the potential impact of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) proposed livestock marketing regulation — the GIPSA rule (Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration would oversee the rule).

Specifically, LeValley denounced big government invading the private marketplace.

“Value-based marketing has given our family business the opportunity to compete for market share at the highest level,” said LeValley, a third generation Colorado cattlewoman who sells beef directly to

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consumers. “We do not need big government setting up shop on our farms and ranches.

Government intrusion into the private marketplace is not the answer.”

She told the committee that USDA did not conduct a cost/benefit analysis before proposing the rule. NCBA, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and other groups commissioned an independent analysis by Informa Economics, which concluded the rule would result in the loss of more than 23,000 jobs and reduce the annual gross domestic product by $1.6 billion.

Chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) said LeValley’s testimony revealed how the proposed GIPSA rule could dismantle the food production and supply markets. He said LeValley’s testimony also called attention to the overall cost of this proposed rule.

“Government regulators set the rules, but working Americans and job creators pay the price for their implementation.

GIPSA’s proposed rule change under the Packers and Stockyards Act is a blatant attempt to regulate livestock marketing practices that could literally dismantle the food production and supply markets as we know them,” said

Chairman Issa. “This would mean higher prices and fewer options for consumers, as well as impacts on food producers and firms at every point in the supply chain. GIPSA’s rule was pursued with a woefully inadequate economic impact analysis. Today’s hearing has called attention to this key issue and points out the price paid by producers, distributors

and consumers.”

NPPC President Doug Wolf said Chairman Issa’s hearing again reinforced that the rulemaking process at USDA was flawed in the case of the proposed GIPSA rule. Wolf said livestock producers and consumers have the most to lose if the rule is implemented.

“Chairman Issa’s hearing shows, as we have continually point-

ed out, that the rulemaking process for the GIPSA rule was flawed and that this major regulation is bad for farmers and ranchers, bad for consumers and bad for rural America,” said Wolf. “It will raise producers’ costs, increase meat prices and kill jobs.”

LeValley urged the committee to help stop the proposed rule from being finalized.

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Home,, Family,, Friendss & You Know how to spot fly-by-night scam artists and phony charities Hurricane Irene has left a path of devastation for many in Upstate New York with hundreds of homes destroyed, towns and farms flooded. The storm has hit close to home and if you’re not directly affected, you may want to help others that have been.

After a big storm hits and clean up efforts commence, the Better Business Bureau’s past experience unfortunately points to fly-by-night “storm chasers” looking to take advantage of homeowners and their wallets — as well as fraudulent charities promising to provide relief. The BBB is warning consumers to be wary of solicitations that could take your money for all the wrong reasons.

Storm chasers and other door-to-door salespeople often peddle dubious deals that may cost homeowners thousands of dollars and create more heartache.

BBB recommends doing your research to avoid getting taken advantage of by untrustworthy home contractors and the like. For those who seek to aid in

relief, BBB Wise Giving Alliance urges donors to check trustworthy charities before making any donations.

“Not only do area consumers need to be concerned about avoiding fraud, they need to know that charity relief efforts are legitimate and honorable,” said David Polino, Better Business Bureau. “If you need a home contractor, it’s imperative to find one that you can trust.”

Donors looking to help should make sure their money goes to competent relief organizations that are equipped and experienced to handle the unique challenges of providing assistance. BBB recommends that homeowners and donors do the following: Start Your Search with BBB. In addition to offering Business Reviews on tens of thousands of contractors — good and bad — across the US, you can also rely on BBB’s Accredited Business Locator to find trustworthy contractors in your area. BBB accreditation standards require that accredited businesses make a

Morning fuel for school — “break the fast”

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(NAPSA) — There are many good reasons breakfast is often called the most important meal of the day.

Most significantly, breakfast gives you energy. When you wake up in the morning, your body has been fasting, or going without food, during the hours you were asleep. Eating breakfast means you “break the fast” and give your body (and brain) the energy needed to function — very important for school-aged children.

Studies have shown that children’s learning is stimulated and they perform better academically when they are “fueled for school.” Eating breakfast also helps to develop better eating patterns-you and your family will feel more satisfied and be less likely to overeat or eat too much junk food later in the day.

Breakfast provides a great opportunity to get all the daily vitamins and minerals needed by eating nutritious foods such as whole grains, fruits and dairy products.

You can have these delicious breakfasts ready in

minutes: • Fill toasted whole grain waffles with peanut butter and jam for a unique breakfast sandwich; serve with orange juice.

• Mix yogurt, frozen strawberries, skim milk and bananas in a blender for a tasty smoothie.

• Heat frozen pancakes and top with fruits and with syrup or honey.

• Make breakfast sandwiches with bagels, cheese, egg substitute and precooked sausage.

For a special morning treat, create this delicious yogurt parfait to make everyone in your family smile.

Breakfast Yogurt Parfait

1 1/2 cups vanilla low-fat yogurt 1/2 cup low-fat granola 1 cup berries (strawberries, blueberries, blackberries), frozen or fresh Layer in parfait glasses or bowls: granola, yogurt and fruit. Repeat layers. Serves two.

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Find trustworthy charities when aiding to relief.

BBB Wise Giving Alliance urges donors to make sure their donations will go to legitimate and reputable charities and relief efforts that have the capability to help those in need. Be cautious when relying on thirdparty recommendations such as bloggers or other Web sites, as they might not have fully researched the listed relief organizations. Interested donors should visit www.bbb.org/charity to research charities and relief organizations to verify that they are accredited by the BBB and meet the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Recognize the red flags. Beware of any contractor who uses high pressure sales tactics or requires full payment upfront. Also avoid contractors who require you to get the necessary permits. When looking to make a donation, be cautious about online giving, especially in response to spam messages and emails that claim to link to a relief organization. In response to the previous natural disasters, there were concerns raised about many Web sites and new organizations that were created overnight allegedly to help victims.

Vet the contractor carefully. Verify the business meets all state and local requirements including being licensed, insured and bonded. Also ask the business for references from recent jobs. Confirm whether or not the contractor will be subcontracting the job or relying on their own employees.

Beware of storm chasers. In the wake of a storm, fly-by-night repair businesses will solicit work, often door-to-door, in unmarked trucks. They might require advance payment and make big promises on which they won’t be able to deliver.

Seek at least three bids. Beware of low-ball estimates that may potentially balloon over time or foreshadow shoddy work to come.

Make sure everything is in writing. Make sure that the full scope of the work is explained in the contract including cleanup and disposal of waste. All verbal agreements need to be included in the written agreement. Pay close attention to the payment terms, estimated price of materials and labor and any warranties or guarantees.

For more advice on hiring home professionals and for finding a charity you can trust, visit us online at www.bbb.org/us/consumer-tips-home and BBB Wise Give Alliance at www.bbb.org/charity.

Summertime was fair time Hello, this is Jasmine Wratten, the Oneida County Dairy Princess. July and August have been very busy months. July was Ice Cream month and the ambassadors and I scooped plenty of it at fairs and other events. Court members and I attended the Cooperstown Junior Livestock Show July 11, 12, and 13. While there we scooped ice cream and served up free sundaes to the exhibitors and their families.

Did you know that ice cream is enjoyed by more than 90 percent of the American population?

Their favorite flavors are vanilla and chocolate, beating out funky flavors such as cotton candy and heavenly hash.

During the last week of July, the Oneida County Fair was held in Booneville, NY. Court members and I worked hard in the dairy booth bagging cheese, selling milk, and making ice cream sundaes on Kid’s day. We also handed out ribbons for the dairy cattle and goat shows.

Congratulations to all the winners!

August took us to the Empire Farm Days, where we sold t-shirts and other items. It was very interesting to see all the different aspects of the dairy industry represented at one show. We served up more ice cream on Aug. 17 at the Richard Feeds Appreciation Barbecue, where we also sold t-shirts and small items. It was a very busy and tasty day with a yummy chicken barbecue at the end.

Thank you to all the farmers for producing nature’s most nearly perfect food and working hard every single day to make that product available to everyone.

PENNVEST, DEP announce Nutrient Credit Trading auctions HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST), working in conjunction with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), will host auctions this fall for the sale and purchase of nutrient credits in the Susquehanna and Potomac watersheds.

There will be two “spot” auctions of verified credits, applicable to the 2011 compliance year. Both auctions will afford wastewater treatment plants in these two watersheds to purchase credits as a means of meeting their

nitrogen and phosphorous discharge limits for the compliance year.

PENNVEST is conducting these auctions as a component of Pennsylvania’s nutrient credit trading program to encourage the trading of nutrient credits in the Susquehanna and Potomac watersheds. The Nutrient Credit Trading program provides a cost-effective means for facilities subject to meet limits for nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment to meet those limits by working with other facilities, with nonpoint sources, or both.

PENNVEST has chosen Markit to provide the platform for enrollment and eligibility, auctions and registry services.

The schedule for the auctions is as follows: • Oct. 5 — application information from potential auction participants due to PENNVEST; • Oct. 12 — application information finalized by PENNVEST and potential auction participants; • Oct. 26 — PENNVEST informs potential auction participants on their eligibility to participate in the

auction; • Nov. 2 — PENNVEST conducts first spot auction; • Nov. 4 — PENNVEST announces first spot auction results; • Nov. 9 — PENNVEST conducts second spot auction; • Nov. 11 — PENNVEST announces second spot auction results.

To acquaint users with the electronic auction platform, an information meeting will be held Sept. 14 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. This meeting will be a WebEx event. To access it via the Internet, go to the

following link and register prior to the event: https://copa.webex.co m/copa/onstage/g.php ?d=642046680&t=a To access by phone at the time of the meeting, use the following call-in numbers for the U.S. and Canada: 877-6693239, toll free, and, locally, 408-600-3600. In both cases, the event number is 642 046 680.

Those interested in participating in either of these auctions should consult the “PENNVEST Nutrient Credit Clearinghouse Rulebook – 9-2410.pdf” through PENNVEST’s Web site, online at the following location:

www.portal.state.pa.us /portal/server.pt/community/nutrient_credit_trading/19518/Hide %20Nutrient%20Credit%20Trading%20Rulebook/763393 PENNVEST anticipates charging buyers and sellers a nominal fee of 2.5 cents per credit as a means of offsetting the administrative costs it incurs in conducting these auctions.

For more information, contact Paul Marchetti at PENNVEST, 717783-4496 and pmarchetti@pa.gov, or Ann Roda at DEP, 717-7874726 or aroda@pa.gov

FSA reminds producers of disaster assistance deadlines The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Bruce Nelson reminded producers about upcoming deadlines for disaster assistance. Nelson empha-

sized that losses must be the result of a weather event occurring on or before Sept. 30, 2011.

The 2008 Farm Bill authorized coverage of disaster losses through five programs:

Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program (SURE); Livestock Indemnity Program; Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish; Livestock Forage Disaster

Program; and the Tree Assistance Program.

SURE applications for 2010 crop losses will begin this fall. SURE applications for 2011 crop losses will be accepted in the fall of 2012.

Fact sheets for these programs can be found at www.fsa.usda.gov by clicking on Newsroom, then Fact Sheets.

Source: American Sheep Industry Weekly Sept. 2

Hay Production Resources for New York State and similar climates The demand for hay over the past few years has been very good.

Both veteran and new

farmers are growing this crop as the demand continues and the number of livestock opera-

tions keeps growing.

However, when you try to find a manual on the many aspects of pro-

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Producing excellent hay for the specific needs of each type of customer requires a basic knowledge of agronomy, hay production, and livestock nutrition.

The bar is being raised in this expanding hay market and “Hay Production Resources” is a start in providing information for those who want to meet the challenge. It is a collection of articles, spreadsheets, and other resources. Most of them were gathered on the Internet from university sources. Many are from outside of New York, but are applicable to

the New York climate and agriculture industry. Areas with temperate climates like New York may find this information useful.

However, all this information should be used with discretion since there are many regional differences and the agriculture industry is changing at an ever accelerating rate. To access the Web site, visit http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/wa shington/Ag/Haymanual/index.html Source: Livingston County Agricultural News, August 2011

Don’t move firewood When clearing storm debris from your neighborhood, take care to comply with any federal, state or local restrictions on the movement of wood materials. If you live in a quarantined zone, make sure to use a licensed contractor with a compliance agreement. If you don’t live in an area under quarantine, be on the safe side

and dispose of downed branches, trees, or resulting firewood at the nearest available facility.

Remember, moving storm debris could accidentally spread invasive tree killing insects and create new infestations. Keep trees safe by complying with your state or local disposal regulations.

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ducing hay, it just does not seem to exist. Veteran farmers need to finetune their knowledge, and new farmers have all the questions of a beginner.

As a response, “Hay Production Resources” was put together to add to the knowledge of veteran farmers and provide a knowledge base for new farmers. The hay market is growing, but not just for any old hay. The horse, dairy goat, sheep, llama, alpaca and other livestock operations want and need high-quality forage suited to their specific needs.

Beware of silo gas — it could be common this summer UNIVERSITY PARK, PA — A unique set of circumstances could lead to a heightened threat of deadly gas being created in silos across the Northeast, according to a farmsafety expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.

The dangerous phenomenon may have started with the scorching heat wave the region experienced in July — which has some areas on the edge of drought conditions, according to Davis Hill Sr., extension associate in agricultural and biological engineering. The gas could develop if the region receives normal amounts of rainfall through the rest of the summer.

“There is now a lot of drought-stressed corn, particularly on manured fields,” he said. “If this crop receives sufficient rainfall later in the season, there will be a potential for higher-than-average nitrates to build up in the corn plants just prior to harvest. This condition can lead to high gas levels in silos.”

During the fermentation process of silage, a number of gases are given off, Hill explained. Of particular concern is a family of gases called oxides of nitrogen — often referred to as “silo gas.”

“The formation of these gases peaks in one to two days after filling and can last for 10 days to two weeks after the fresh, green forage is chopped and blown into the silo,” he said. “This is a naturally occurring process and is necessary to ferment the forage so it is usable feed for livestock and for long term storage.

“Sometimes, gas pro-

duction is so great that it is mistaken for a silo fire,” Hill said.

Farmers and fire personnel need to realize that it would be nearly impossible for a silo fire to start soon after filling, Hill noted. “This is why we always talk of attempting to locate the actual fire location within the silo before any attempts at extinguishment proceed.”

Silo gas sometimes has a bleach-like odor and under certain conditions can be visible as a fog from a distance — and thus be mistaken for smoke. If the gas is concentrated enough, this fog will appear to be yellow to reddish brown, and the silage surface, silo wall, base of the chute and other structures of the silo may be stained yellow, orange or reddish from the gas.

This gas is heavier than air, which means it will settle at the surface of the silage instead of rising to the top of the silo, exiting through the fill door. This is an important factor, Hill pointed out.

“The highest concentration of gas will be at the surface of the silage, which is where a person will be going if he or she needs to enter the silo for any reason,” he said.

“Also, if a silo door is open near the surface of the silage, the highly concentrated gas could exit the silo through this door, flow down the chute and settle at the base of the silo in the feed room or into the barn area.

“If there is little ventilation in the barn area, a dangerous buildup of silo gas can occur, which can affect livestock or people who enter the area.”

The presence and concentration of silo gas is dependent on the storage structure and the quality of the forage material that is chopped. Those crops that have received nitrogen fertilizer (corn) and those crops that have suffered prolonged drought — or, in particular, prolonged drought conditions followed by rain just prior to harvest — often are prone to high gas production.

That could happen this summer, Hill worries. “It appears that this year, with the long droughty period that much of the state endured — which stunted the corn crop — there will be more corn harvested for silage, and that will be done fairly early,” he said.

“The high levels of nitrates in this crop will lead to higher-than-normal concentrations of silo gas produced during the ensiling process. Operators need to be aware of this and take precautions.”

These precautions include ensuring that all spaces at the base of the silos are well ventilated and that silo doors are closed well above the level of the silage surface.

People should stay out of the silo for three weeks after it is filled and always should ventilate the silo with the silo blower for at least 20 minutes prior to entry (however, this is effective only if the silo is more than half full).

Hill also advises producers to consider leaving the lower 10-12 inches of stalk in the field (chop higher than normal), as this part of the plant may have the highest level of nitrates accumulated.

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Individual reactions to silo gas depend on the concentration of gas that is inhaled and the length of exposure, Hill explained. Very high concentrations of gas will cause immediate distress, which will result in a person collapsing and dying within minutes.

“When gas levels are this high, normally the individual will not be able to withstand the symptoms felt and will vacate the area quickly,” he said.

Lower concentrations could cause upper respiratory congestion, watering eyes, cough, breathing difficulty, fatigue and nausea. “If symptoms are mild, an unsuspecting individual may stay in the area to finish the job at hand,” Hill said. “This can make the effects of silo gas worse, as these effects can last for many hours in the body, causing symptoms to become progressively worse over the course of the next day or two.”

People experiencing any of these symptoms when inside or near a freshly filled silo should immediately exit to fresh air and leave the task for another day. They also should immediately go to their doctor or a hospital

emergency room and report having a serious “silo gas poisoning” exposure, Hill advises.

“One after-effect of silo gas poisoning is fluid in the lungs leading to chemical pneumonia,

and perhaps death, if not treated promptly,” he said. “The effect of fluid filling the lungs may not present itself until several hours after the exposure — and then it may be too late.”

4-H Meat Goat Dressing Contest at Erie County Fair

At the Erie County Fair, it is not uncommon to see people dressed in wacky costumes. Animals can now join in the fun! The Meat Goat Dressing Contest was held Wednesday, Aug. 17, in the Livestock Arena. The results are as follows. Senior Division (Ages 14-19) 1st Place: Dillon Knoll, Dancing with Stars; 2nd Place: Emily Knoll, All American Country Hero; 3rd Place Shannon Keele, Uncle Sam. Photo above show First Place winner Dillon Knoll, Dancing with Stars.

Photo courtesy of Erie County Fair

Researchers uncover genetic link to cattle diseases

by Sandra Avant The origin of three costly cattle diseases is genetically linked, according to findings from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) researchers.

Scientists at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) in Clay Center, NE, have discovered a location on bovine chromosome 20 that is associated with the incidence of the most prevalent bacterial diseases — pinkeye, foot rot and bovine respiratory disease (pneumonia) — that affect feedlot cattle.

ARS is USDA’s chief intramural scientific research agency, and this research supports USDA’s priority of promoting international food security.

Bovine respiratory disease accounts for 75 percent of feedlot illnesses and up to 70 percent of all deaths, with econom-

ic losses to cattle producers exceeding $1 billion annually. The estimated costs for pinkeye are $150 million yearly, and losses to dairy producers due to foot rot range from $120 to $350 per animal.

Eduardo Casas, research leader of the Ruminant Diseases and Immunology Research Unit at the ARS National Animal Disease Center in Ames, Iowa, and a former USMARC geneticist, examined the genetic makeup of cattle for evidence of genes associated with resistance or tolerance to diseases.

Casas and his colleagues combined pinkeye, foot rot and bovine respiratory disease to represent overall pathogenic disease incidence.

They developed half-sibling families from crossbreed bulls: a BrahmanHereford, a BrahmanAngus, a PiedmonteseAngus and a Belgian Blue-MARC III (part Red Poll, Pinzgauer, Hereford

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Chromosome 20 is located near genetic markers related to other diseases and may have a significant effect on the overall health of cattle, according to Casas.

Identifying genetic markers responsible for disease would provide an opportunity to produce cattle with increased disease tolerance, which also could help reduce economic loss associated with diseases.

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

A location on bovine chromosome 20 has been found to be involved in the origins of three of the most prevalent and costly bacterial diseases that affect feedlot cattle — pinkeye, foot rot and bovine respiratory disease (pneumonia), according to new ARS research.

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and Angus). An analysis of DNA samples from the 240 offspring infected with one or more of the diseases revealed a genetic marker, called a quantitative trait locus (QTL), on chromosome 20. This QTL is associat-

Cayuga County 4-H Youth Fair 2011 There were 38 members (ages 8-18) and 20 Cloverbuds (ages 5–7) that entered over 450 items in the Youth Building exhibits division.

Items in the Youth Building include foods, clothing & textiles, home environment, arts & crafts, communications & expressive arts, child care, horticulture, photography, engineering exhibits and miscellaneous other categories. These items were judged on Wednesday, July 13, at the Ward O’Hara Ag Museum by volunteers that are dedicated to 4-H and the Youth in Cayuga County.

4-H member ages are based on the individual’s age as of Jan. 1 of the current year.

4-H uses the Danish judging system. Under the Danish system, each exhibit, be it a dress, a flower, or a market steer, is compared to an ideal for that category. Evaluators consider the age, experience level and difficulty of the project. Youth and projects are not compared to each other or judged one against another. Exhibits receive either an excellent (blue), good (red), or worthy (white) award, based on

how closely the project meets the ideal.

Members entered and received awards in any of the areas of Food and Nutrition, Clothing and Textiles, Home Environment, Arts and Crafts, Communications, Photography, Horticulture, Engineering and Miscellaneous: Cloverbuds that entered exhibits in the Youth Building include: Audrey Bartholomew, Gavin Bartholomew, Marissa Bartholomew, Emilia Bennett, Harry Brown, Jeffy Carmichael, Will Chappell, Alexis Fredette, Aric Hall, Tristan Lee, Trista Lunkenheimer, Cody Manitta, Chris Moscato, Taryn Langtry, Jeremy Moscato, Kylie Rejman, Dakota Pickreign, John Read, Madalaina Raymond, and Marissa Wiemann.

Members: Juniors: Tyler Abbott 7 Blue 1 Red, Cara Carmichael 6 Blue 1 red, Amber Cassick 6 blue 1 red, Katie Chappell 16 blue, Tommy Chappell 14 blue 5 red, Ryan Bailey 3 blue, Kyle Bailey 3 blue, Ben Davis 9 blue, Juliann Hall 3 blue 2 red, Baylee Kennedy 6 Blue, Ben Langtry 6 blue, Brit-

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FFA membership skyrockets to all-time high In the past year, more than 17,000 new students have joined FFA, setting a new all-time high in the organization’s membership since the FFA was founded in 1928.

During the 2010-2011 school year, FFA membership grew to a record 540,379 students, up 17,070 students from 523,309 members in the 2009-2010 school year.

The number of FFA chapters in the U.S., Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands also grew with the creation of 106 new, chartered FFA chapters.

Texas tops the list of states with the largest FFA membership with 81,694 students, followed by California with 70,555, Georgia with 31,616, Missouri with 25,096 and Oklahoma with 23,562. The 10 largest FFA chapters are all in California.

Texas also tops all states for largest FFA membership growth during the 2010-2011 school year, followed by

California, North Carolina, Georgia and Utah.

FFA chapters can now be found in 18 of the 20 largest U.S. cities, including New York City, Chicago and Philadelphia.

“We are excited to see that agricultural education continues to grow and flourish in this country.

Agriculture plays an important role in our everyday lives and it’s inspiring to experience this surge in FFA membership, which allows FFA to grow its impact on young lives,” said National FFA Organization CEO Dwight Armstrong. “With more than 300 careers in agriculture, it comes as no surprise that students from all walks of life are interested in pursuing agricultural education. FFA members are students interested in developing a diverse set of skills and experiences that will equip them for careers in such fields as aquaculture and food science to production agriculture, forestry, research and more.”

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1 red, Emma Thompson 5 blue, Niel Wiemann 9 blue 1 red, Collin Rejman 7 blue 3 red, Kelsey Lafave 14 blue 1 red, Ella Read 10 blue 3 red, and Ana Brickner 13 blue.

Seniors: Zachary Abbott 4 blue 1 red, Emily Bates 22 blue 3 red, Taylor Brown 2 blue, Anna Carmichael

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Wyoming County 4-H members drive their way to the top at state contest 4-H members from across the state competed in the New York State 4-H and FFA Tractor Operator’s Contest held on Aug. 11 at Empire Farm Days in Seneca Falls, NY. Participants in this contest completed a parts identification test, written exam and a tractor-operating course.

Nathan DeMario of South Wales placed 1st overall in the 4-H division.

Tyler Perry of Strykersville placed 2nd overall in the 4-H division. They each received a trophy and a $250 scholarship to SUNY Cobleskill for their outstanding efforts. Both individuals have participated in the Wyoming County 4-

H Tractor Safety Program for the past five years and are active members of the program’s advisory committee.

Additional contest participants were: 3rd place — Josh Deichmann of Allegany County, 4th place — Joshua Rood of Cortland County, 5th place — Andrew Sullivan of Steuben County, Tommy Pitman of Cortland County, and Zachary Dyrbala of Genesee County.

To learn more about the 4-H tractor safety program or other 4-H programs offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension in Wyoming County call 585786-2251.

Nathan DeMario (L) of South Wales and Tyler Perry (R) of Strykersville display their trophies from the New York State 4-H & FFA Tractor Operator’s Contest.

Photo courtesy of Wyoming County CCE

Niagara County 4-H Auction results Niagara County 4-H Auction results: Grand Champion — Ruth Warda, Newfane Reserve Grand Champion — Robert Lewis and Family, Lockport A special thank you to all the purchasers.

• Erie Niagara Insurance, Williamsville • DH Cloy & Son Meats, Ransomville • LaPorts Pine Restaurant, Lockport • Wolf’s Nursery, Lockport • VanBuren Farms, Akron

• Oak Orchard Concrete & All Metal Works, Medina • DWC Mechanical, Cheektowaga • Tim Haseley, Lockport • Empire Building Diagnostics, Depew • Niagara Implement, Newfane • Wendt’s Propane & Oil, Sanborn • Kim & Toby Mansfield, Newfane • James Diel, Lockport • Foe Farms, Lockport • Torrey Farms Inc, Elba • Lake Shore Dairy, Oakfield • McCollum Farms, Gasport

Erie County Fair 4-H Dairy Showmanship results announced On Friday, Aug. 12, the Erie County Fair was pleased to host the 4-H Dairy Showmanship.

Twenty-five participants were critiqued in the Showmanship portion by judge Doug Wolfe.

The results are as follows.

Senior Showman: Nicole Achtyl

Intermediate Showman: Dalton Gerhardt Junior Showman: Leila Richmond Novice Showman: Jacob Vergien Champion Showman: Nicole Achtyl Champion Showmanship Reserve: Dalton Gerhardt Master Showman: Magdalene Richmond Congratulations to all of our winners!

Left is Nicholas Britt with his Grand Champion Steer. Right is Robert Librock with his Reserve Grand Champion Steer.

Photo courtesy of Christine Britt

Magdalene Richmond earned Master Showman in the 4-H Dairy Showmanship contest at the Erie County Fair.

BELMONT, NY — Oct. 2-8 is National 4-H Week, and Allegany County is celebrating the 4-H youth who have made an impact on the community, and are stepping up to the challenges of a complex and changing world. 4-H youth will connect with the community by having window displays set up at local businesses throughout Allegany County.

Recent findings from Tufts University’s 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development indicate that young people in 4H are three times more likely to contribute to their communities than youth not participating in 4-H. Notably, the Tufts research discovered that the structured learning, encouragement and adult mentoring that 4-H’ers receive play a vital role in helping them actively contribute to their communities. In Allegany County, more than 200 4-H members and 75 volunteers are involved in 4 H.

Also during National 4-H Week, hundreds of thousands of youth from all around the nation will complete a single, innovative experiment on 4-H National Youth Science Day, which will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 5. The 2011 National Science Experiment, Wired for Wind, will introduce young people to the possibilities of using wind as a clean, widely available, and low-cost source of renewable energy.

4-H youth are a living breathing, culture-changing revolution for doing the right thing, breaking through obstacles and pushing our country forward by making a measurable difference right where they live. Learn how you can Join the Revolution of Responsibility at 4H.org/revolution, or contact Michelle Sloat, at Cornell University Cooperative Extension, Allegany County at 585268-7644 ext.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Manager of Legislative Affairs Kent Bacus said the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) made the right decision to walk away from proposing additional transportation regulations on America’s farmers and ranchers.

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According to DOT, the agency received approximately 1,700 comments on the proposal which would have expanded the scope of interstate commerce, further limited agricultural commercial drivers’ license (CDL) exemptions and expanded the definition of “implements of husbandry or off-road farm equipment”

to bring these implements under jurisdiction of DOT. “We have no intention of instituting onerous regulations on the hardworking farmers who feed our country and fuel our economy,” said Secretary LaHood in a DOT press release. “Farmers deserve to know that reasonable, common sense exemptions will continue to be consistently available to agricultural operations across the country.”

Bacus added that while NCBA had significant concerns with the questions raised by DOT, the organization will continue urging DOT to make im-

provements to agricultural transportation regulations. He said NCBA supports standardizing truck weight limits across state lines to improve the efficiency of commerce and reduce the number of trucks on roadways, providing reciprocity agricultural waivers for Class C drivers’ licenses and improving consistency of regulations of farmers and ranchers who participate in both interstate and intrastate commerce.

“The U.S. beef industry and all of production agriculture is extremely diverse and consists of farmers and ranchers in

all 50 states. We need a transportation system that allows farmers and ranchers to safely and efficiently transport their products without placing undue burdens on them,” Bacus said. “It is extremely pleasing that DOT walked away from proposing new and expanded regulations. However, NCBA will continue working with the department to improve transportation standards for cattlemen by improving efficiency and safety without imposing additional financial burdens on cattlemen and women.”

ATA introduces official National Truck Driver Appreciation Week Gifts ARLINGTON, VA — American Trucking Associations (ATA) on Aug. 8 released the official line of 2011 National Truck Driver Appreciation Week gifts for professional truck drivers.

National Truck Driver Appreciation Week (NTDAW) will be celebrated Sept. 11-17. During this time, America honors all professional truck driv-

ers for their hard work and commitment in tackling one of our economy’s most demanding and important jobs.

“Much of the success of the trucking industry depends on the professionalism of drivers,” said ATA President and CEO Bill Graves. “We encourage all ATA members and all others involved with the in-

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ATA applauds historic large truck fuel efficiency standards ARLINGTON, VA — American Trucking Associations praised the

Obama administration for their work to set, for the first time, fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavyduty trucks.

“Today’s (Aug. 9) announcement by President Obama is welcome news to us in the trucking industry,” ATA President and CEO Bill Graves said. “Our members have been pushing for the setting of fuel efficiency standards for

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Graves said in addition to the standards, the U.S. should implement a national speed limit of 65 miles per hour for all vehicles and issue rules requiring trucks to be electronically governed at that speed; efforts should be made to reduce congestion, which leads to increased idling and wasted fuel, and provide incentives for technology that reduces idling while trucks are off the road; the federal government must continue its support of the incredibly successful EPA SmartWay program and finally, Congress must reform federal truck size and weight limits in order to allow the industry to operate its most productive and efficient vehicles.

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

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Guidance will ensure states continue to use common sense in applying existing safety rules WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced on Aug. 10 that it has no intention to propose new regulations governing the transport of agricultural products.

The agency also released guidance designed to make sure states clearly understand the common sense exemptions that allow farmers, their employees, and their families to accomplish their day-to-day work and transport their products to market.

After hearing from concerned farmers earlier this year, FMCSA initiated this review to make sure states don’t go overboard in enforcing regulations on agricultural operators, and to ensure consistent access to exemptions for farmers. No regulations will be proposed for any new safety requirements or changes to the rules governing the transport of agricultural products, farm machinery, or farm supplies to or from a farm.

“We have no intention of instituting onerous regulations on the hardworking farmers who feed our country and fuel our economy,” said Secretary Ray LaHood. “Farmers deserve to know that reasonable, common sense exemptions will continue to be consistently available to agricultural operations across the country, and that’s why we released this guidance.”

This guidance — which does not impose any new rules on farmers — follows the Federal Register public notice which FMCSA issued on May 31, 2011, asking farmers, farm organizations and the public to give input on the agency’s longstanding safety rules.

“We want to make it absolutely clear that farmers will not be subjected to new and impractical safety regulations,” said U.S. Transportation Deputy Secretary John Porcari. “The farm community can be confident that states

will continue to follow the regulatory exemptions for farmers that have always worked so well."

“FMCSA is pleased with the input we’ve received from the agricultural community and members of Congress.

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

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

When FMCSA investigated, there appeared to be wide differences among states in how the “for-hire” and related agricultural exceptions were being applied. In order to ensure consistency, FMC-

SA asked state officials to cease all new entrant safety audits on farmers engaged in “cropshare” leasing and issued the public notice soliciting input that would provide insight on the complex use of farm equipment on public roads. The guidance released Aug. 10, which is based on that input, clarifies three critical issues: • Interstate vs. intrastate commerce.

Since the difference between the two has been determined by the U.S. Supreme Court and other Federal courts, FMCSA has limited flexibility to provide additional guidelines. The Agency has concluded that new regulatory guidance concerning the distinction between interstate and intrastate commerce is not necessary. Generally, the states and the industry have a common understanding on this point. To the extent that fact-specific questions arise, the Agency will work with the States and the industry to provide a clarification for the specific scenario.

• Commercial Driver’s License. Federal regulations allow states to make exceptions to Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) regulations for certain farm vehicle drivers such as farm employees and family members, as long as their vehicles are not used by “for-hire” motor carriers.

Some states have questioned whether this exemption applies to drivers who work for “crop share” or similar arrangements.

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

After considering the public comments, the Agency has determined that farmers who rent their land for a share of the crops and haul

their own and the landlord’s crops to market should have access to the agricultural CDL exemptions given by the states.

• Implements of Husbandry. In a perfect world, farm vehicles would only operate on farms, while commercial trucks would operate on public roads. The reality is that farm equipment that is not designed or intended for everyday use on public roads is often used for short trips at limited speeds.

This creates a gray area for classification. After considering the public comments, FMCSA has determined that most States have already adopted common sense enforcement practices

that allow farmers to safely move equipment to and from their fields.

In areas where farm implements are common, the enforcement community and the agricultural community have achieved a mutual understanding of which safety regulations should apply to farm equipment on their public roads.

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

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AUCTION SECTION and MARKET REPORTS Scientists point to precarious state of U.S. Pesticide Safety Education Program Scientists with the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA), the American Phytopathological Society (APS) and the Entomological Society of America (ESA) expressed concern about the precarious state of the U.S. Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP).

Funding for the program has plummeted in recent years and is now in danger of evaporating completely.

As the nation’s primary pesticide applicator training and education program, PSEP is responsible for ensuring the safety of applicators, other workers and the public, for protecting the envi-

ronment and for providing guidance in the proper use and security of pesticides.

“In addition to certifying applicators and delivering education on the safe use of pesticides, the program today is tasked to provide guidance on a wide range of pesticiderelated topics — from avoiding spray drift and minimizing development of pest resistance to protecting endangered species,” said Lee Van Wychen, science policy director for WSSA. Collectively, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are responsible for

ensuring that the nation’s pesticide training needs are met. Since 1965, federal funds to support PSEP and its coordinators have been provided annually by EPA through USDA’s Cooperative Extension System. In fiscal year 2000, for example, EPA provided $1.9 million for PSEP, but in fiscal year 2011, EPA funding has been eliminated.

The only remaining source of federal funding for PSEP is $500,000 mandated by the Pesticide Registration Improvement Renewal Act (PRIA II), which translates to only $10,000 per state. However, this funding will end in fiscal year

2012 when the statutory authority of PRIA II expires. To compound the problem, most states have significantly reduced their funding for the personnel and basic services needed to support pesticide education through the Cooperative Extension System.

Statistics show close to 900,000 private and commercial applicators holding PSEP certification in 2010, including more than 100,000 new certifications and more than 225,000 applicators pursuing recertification. In addition, the program has educated more than a million other pesticide users.

Dannyy Mooree Farm m Machineryy & Tooll Auction September 22, 2011 • 4:00 PM 4577 County Line Road, Holley, New York SELLING: TRACTORS: Ford 8000 tractor, diesel, new clutch and rebuilt engine; International 56 rake; double hitch; dump rake; New Holland 717 chopper with 1 row corn head and hay head; New Holland 36 flail chopper; Papec self unloading wagon; Grimm self unloading wagon; 30' hay & grain elevator; International 715 combine, for parts; TILLAGE: International 455 planter, 4 row; International 700 4 bottom plow, auto reset; John Deere 210 disc, 16' with new bearings; Brillion 16' cultimulcher; International 16' cultimulcher; Massey Ferguson 43 drill; 8' cultipacker; 8' roller; 250 gallon sprayer; 4 row cultivator; BARN & MISC: New Holland 230 spreader, plastic floor; Livestock trailer; 60" finishing mower, 3pt; 3 pt bale spear; bale spear; 38" duals; 34" duals; (2) 300 gallon fuel tanks, with pumps; (2) fiberglass feeders; 3pt york rake; 3 pt log splitter; buzz saw with 2 blades; 21' boom; rough cut lumber; TOOLS: Millermatic 252 welder; MAC plasma cutter; Miller Thunderbolt XL welder; Aluminum welder; Miller welder/generator; Craftsman & Snap-On tool chests; Craftsman drill press; floor jacks; (2) 100lb propane tanks; salamander heater; grinder; acetylene torches; Powerlift parts washer; (2) battery chargers; quantity of raw steel, chain, and parts plus more! CONSIGNED: Farmall Super A; Massey 35; Watch our website, www.williamkentinc.com, for details and photos!

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with an interest in pesticide safety education.

• Changing policies, regulations and statutes to better support funding.

For example, most states direct fines for improper use of pesticides into their general funds.

These dollars would be an especially appropriate source of support for pesticide safety education.

“There is no one solution to the increasingly precarious state of the Pesticide Safety Education Program,” Van Wychen said. “A grassroots effort is needed by stakeholders at the state and national level to overcome policy and regulatory impediments and to ensure the program’s sustainability and focus.”

The WSSA technical paper on pesticide safety education is available on the WSSA Web site: www.wssa.net.

STATE SURPLUS PROPERTY AUCTION

Thurs., September 22, 9:30 AM NYS DOT & NYS POLICE - Oneida

5450 South Bay Rd., North Syracuse, NY 13201 Preliminary listing includes: (6) ‘09 Ford Crown Victorias; ‘08 Ford Crown Victoria; (3) ‘07 Chev. Tahoe; (2) ‘07 Ford Crown Victorias; (6) ‘06 Chev. Tahoes; (5) Chev. Tahoes; ‘07 Chev. Tahoe; ‘00 Ford Taurus wagon; (2) ‘00 Chev. G3500 van w/wheelchair conversion; ‘01 Toyota Prius; ‘02 GMC G3500 van; ‘02 Chev. Astro van; ‘03 Chev. Astro van; ‘04 Ford Crown Victoria; ‘93 Ford F250 pickup; (2) Ford Think elec. vehicles; (2) ‘02 Chrysler Gem elec. Vehicles; ‘06 Chev. Impala; ‘05 Ford Taurus; (2) ‘05 Chev. Impalas; ‘05 Chrysler Town & Country minivan; (2) ‘04 Buick Century; ‘96 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup; ‘98 Chev. S10 pickup; ‘08 Chev. Venture minivan, ‘02 Dodge Durango; ‘01 Jeep Cherokee; ‘05 Ford Taurus; ‘06 Ford Expedition; ‘99 Chev. Astro van; ‘00 Chev. G3500 Express van; (2) ‘02 Chrysler Voyager minivan; ‘05 Toyota Prius; ‘04 Ford Taurus; ‘96 Chev. C3500 Dump; ‘98 Plymouth Voyager minivan; ‘01 Chev. C1500 pickup; ‘05 Buick Lasabre; ‘00 International S2574 Dump; (2) ‘98 International S2574 Dump; (3) ‘01 Ford F150 pickups; (2) ‘00 Chev. C3500 pickups; ‘01 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup; ‘00 Dodge Ram 3500 van; ‘00 Ford F150 pickup; ‘00 Chev. C1500 pickup; ‘98 Dodge Ram 3500 van; ‘97 International S2474 Dump; ‘95 Chev. G30 van; ‘95 Chev. C2500 pickup; ‘93 International S2574 Dump; ‘85 Chev. K20 pickup 4x4; ‘84 Ford 555 Backhoe (2644 hrs.); ‘88 Champion 710A Grader (6575 hrs.); ‘88 Champion 710A Grader (2865 hrs.); ‘88 Champion 710A Grader (1044 hrs.); ‘93 Case 621B Loader (8385 hrs.); ‘93 Case 621B Loader (1497 hrs.); Kleanline steam cleaner; (2) Sem700 paper shredders; Onan Generator; Detroit 4-53 Short block; (2) Wisconsin VG4D1 engine; (2) Cox oil Furnaces; Xtend coolant flusher; 3 unit locker; (4) oil hose reels; generator fuel tank; ‘99 Shindalwa floor sweeper; ‘91 JD 544E Loader (5762 hrs.); ‘84 Ford 2910 Tractor (9182 hrs.); ‘84 Ford 2910 Tractor (7586 hrs.); ‘84 Ford 555 Loader/tractor (2211 hrs.); ‘96 Ravens Trailer; ‘01 Bobcat skidsteer loader (1187 hrs.); ‘87 Ford 1320 Tractor (5225 hrs.); ‘87 Ingersoll Rand trailer mounted air compressor; ‘89 JD riding mower; (4) ‘94 Toro Groundsmaster riding mowers; ‘95 Jacobsen Greensking IV riding greens mower; ‘01 Jacobsen riding greens mower; ‘95 Cub Cadet log splitter; Mobile vacuum unit; (3) Onan gen set generators; misc. truck/van seats; Bear alternator tester; Karcher pressure washer; Lee pallet truck; Tar kettle pump; Liftmore truck cane; Briggs & Stratton 5HP motor; Honda 9HP motor; Lincoln bumper jack; Saturn 2 ton shop crane; Yale 2 ton chain fall; (2) ABC oil furnaces; 4 drawer file cabinet; 2 drawer file cabinet; Gradall bucket; misc. hydraulic hose; Target saw; asst’d trimmers; Snapper push mower; (3) Airflo spreaders; (3) Monroe spreaders; Henderson spreader; welder; shop lights.

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Selling for Atwater Farms: John Deere 9500 combine, 4 wd, approximately 4,000 engine hours & 3,000 separator hours; John Deere 920 rigid head; John Deere 216 rigid head; John Deere 643 corn head; Horst 25' header cart; J Star Waste Handlers 7200 manure tanker, new baffles; John Deere 575 skid loader; John Deere 338 baler with JD 40 kicker; 1979 IH Loadstar 1700 with 18' deck; H&S HayMachine II; Automatic ATGB1800 rollermill; Dion F1460 blower; (3) New Holland blowers; Schuler SF16 dump table; UFT 450 bu grain buggy; Stoltzfus 30' feeder wagon; (3) wood basket wagons; Brady 1680 flail mower, new flails in 2010; Artex 1008H sand thrower, 3pt or skid loader mount; (2) JStar Alley Cat scrapers w/ corner wheels, 1 single phase & 1 three phase; silo unloaders, feeders, (2) AgriSpeed quick hitches; Quantity of calf panels & dividers; bale spear and more! CONSIGNMENTS: Demco sprayer, tandem gear, 40' booms, 600 gallon; 3pt 12 row anhydrous knifer; 1,000 steel nurse tank; Ford 8N; (2) gravity wagons; John Deere 918 flex head; 1000 gal Anhydrous ammonia tank w/running gear; John Deere 8300 grain drill 23 disc; Gehl hammermill; Glencoe 11 shank chisel plow; 1986 Mack dump truck 17' box;

“With nearly a 75 percent reduction in federal support for PSEP over the past decade, there is no question that states will not be able to deliver the same quality of PSEP training or to certify the same number of individuals,” said Carol Ishimaru, APS president.

Recently, WSSA released a technical paper on PSEP that addresses its history, goals and funding. The paper also discusses proposed ideas for ensuring more stable financial resources for PSEP in the future.Examples include: • Allocating additional dollars from federal and state pesticide product registration fees to cover education on the proper use of pesticides.

• Pursuing grants from pesticide companies, commodity groups, conservation groups and others

Expand your dry cow arsenal with vaccination Arm your cows with protection against E. coli mastitis If your dry cow mastitis management program doesn’t include vaccination, you could be leaving your cows defenseless against environmental pathogens. Coliform mastitis, caused by Escherichia coli (E. coli) and other bacteria, can have devastating effects if a cow’s immune system isn’t armed to fight infection.

“E. coli mastitis vaccines are like artillery for a cow’s immune system.

They help protect against infection and minimize fallout when cases do occur,” said Dan Funke, quality milk manager with Pfizer Animal Health.

By establishing E. coli mastitis vaccination programs and supplementing with mastitis prevention steps, such as teat sealants and environmental management, you can help reduce coliform mastitis severity and provide your cows with a better chance for

successful treatment and recovery.

Funke offers three steps for equipping your herd with tools to help prevent severe coliform mastitis.

1. Investigate the enemy: Knowledge is power and with a little reconnaissance, you can better prepare a defense strategy. Culture mastitis cases and review records with your veterinarian to identify common pathogens on your dairy operation. E. coli is the most common cause of coliform mastitis, but other pathogens can be to blame. Tailor your vaccination and treatment protocols to the causative pathogen.

2. Devise a defense strategy: With culture records in hand, work with your veterinarian to develop a vaccination program that protects against E. colimastitis.

Review product labels, dosing and administration information, and ef-

ficacy and research to select the best vaccine for you and your dairy operation. Also, consider vaccines with lower endotoxin levels to limit negative reactions to vaccination.

3. Watch your flanks: Even with the best defense in place, including dry cow treatment, teat sealants and vaccination, don’t forget the basics of good management. Vaccines and pharmaceutical products are never a substitute for good management. Work with your nutritionist to ensure your dry cow ration is optimal. Cow and facility hygiene also is necessary to limit exposure to environmental pathogens.

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COBY CLASSIC XIV SHOW CALF SALE October 14th, 15th & 16th SPONSORED BY SUNY COBLESKILL AMERICAN ANIMAL PRODUCERS CLUB This is a show calf sale of both steers and heifers from the ages weaning to yearling. All sale animals will be halter broke. There will be a variety of breeds with 30 head of cattle available from some of the Northeast's best breeders of fine cattle.

Consigning farms: Simme Valley, Equity Angus, Double S Farm, JCW Farm, R.I.J. Farm, Trowbridge Angus, Premier Farm, JKW Polled Herefords, Minerdale Farm, Wanna-B-Rich Farm, Stannard Hill Simmentals, Kelley's Stock Farm, Card's Maple Hill Farm, Ledge Knoll Farm, Tulleyfergus Angus, SUNY-Cobleskill College Farm, Hay Acres

Schedule of Events * Friday - Cattle are brought in. * Saturday is the Sale @ 3 PM. Come early to preview our fine selection of show quality heifers and steers. * Sunday is the New York State Junior Beef Producers Show.

Cattle purchased in the sale on Saturday can be shown on Sunday with no entry fee if you are a junior. This is the last show of the season. * For SHOW information contact Charlie Davis at (315) 662-7691 or at hawknestfarm@hotmail.com * There will be youth activities such as a beef judging, meat ID, and a stockman's quiz.

For SALE information or a catalog please contact the following; Donna Cappadona - Advisor (518) 255-5262 or cappaddm@cobleskill.edu Dr. Jason Evans - Advisor (304) 692-3950 or evansjr@cobleskill.edu Justin Harmon - Sale Chair (585) 307-6523 or harmonj374@cobleskill.edu Ashley Simmons - Co-Chair (585) 689-9412 or simmona733@cobleskill.edu

All Proceeds from the sale go to SUNY-Cobleskill Animal Science Scholarships

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For Information on Exhibiting or Attending Call Ken Maring

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Miner Institute gets grant for tile drain work CHAZY, NY — Miner Institute was recently awarded a $117,000 grant for a three-year project to demonstrate the use of drainage water management to reduce nutrient losses from tile drainage effluent. The award is through USDANRCS’ Conservation Innovation Grants Program for New York and is a collaboration among Miner Institute, Cornell University, SUNY Plattsburgh, and the Clinton

County Soil and Water Conservation District.

The project team is led

by Dr. Eric Young, Research Agronomist at Miner Institute. The goal of the project is to demonstrate the use of drainage water management technology to reduce nutrient loss from subsurface tile lines as compared to the standard practice of freedrainage through tile lines.

Subsurface tile

drainage is a key practice utilized by farms in Clinton County and Northern New York to improve soil drainage, increase crop yields, and reduce surface runoff and erosion. However, under certain conditions, nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen can be mobilized from soil to tile lines and enter surface waters.

Drainage water management utilizes inline water control structures to

raise the water table in the field to a desired level, usually to within one foot of the soil surface.

Research has shown that this water table management can reduce the total amount of nutrients and water leaving the field compared to unrestricted free-drainage, primarily through a reduction in water volume and greater nutrient sequestration in soils. The project will take place on a 14-acre poorly drained

crop production field at Miner in Chazy, NY. The benefits of drainage water management have been documented in other regions of the U.S., but little work has been performed in the Northeast.

This project will quantify the reduction in water volume and nutrient loading as a result of drainage water management using replicated tile lines, and will also evaluate the relative

costs and benefits associated with drainage water management.

Results from the project will be applicable to other areas with similar climate and soils and help to refine current best management practices for tile drainage in New York.

For more information about this project, please contact Eric Young at 518-846-7121, ext. 113 or young@whminer.com.

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AUC TION CALENDAR To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact David Dornburgh at 518-673-0109 • Fax 518-673-2381 Monday, September 19 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Monthly Sheep, Lamb, Goat & Pig Sale. Call with consignments. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-847-8800 or 607-6993637 www.hoskingsales.com • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-2589752.

• 12:00 Noon: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, 585-738-2104.

• 12:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St., Dryden, NY. Calves. Phil Laug, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-844-9104 • 12:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses & Hay. 1:30 pm Calves & Beef. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952 US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy and Beef. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220 • 4:00 PM: Chatham Market, 2249 Rte. 203, Chatham, NY. Regular Sale. Harold Renwick, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-392-3321.

• 6:00 PM: Madison Central School. School Buses - ‘03 Ford E450 school bus & ‘99 Chevy G30 school bus w/(2) wheelchair stations. Both with keys & clean titles.

• 6:10 PM - Town of Yorktown Water Dist. Vehicles - Komatsu D38E bulldozer, ‘01 Kobelco 330LC excavator, ‘78 Bomag roller, ‘08 Ford F350 pickup, Crown Vics & more.

• 7:43 PM - Village of Whitehall Police Crown Vics - ‘98, ‘99, & ‘05 Ford Crown Vic 4 door Police Interceptor w/4.6L V8 EFI gas engines. Sold with keys & clean titles.

Auctions International, 800-536-1401 www.auctionsinternational.com

Tuesday, September 20 • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Tuesday. Groceries, hay, straw, grain & firewood. Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518-568-3579 • 1:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock, Rte. 30A, Central Bridge, NY. Dairy, sheep, goats, pigs and horses; 3:30 PM feeders followed by beef and calves. Tim Miller, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-868-2006, 800-321-3211.

Wednesday, September 21 • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752 • 9:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale. Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104.

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St., Dryden, NY. Phil Laug, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-844-9104 • 1:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Calves followed by beef. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041, 585-7382104 Thursday, September 22 • Cadiz, OH.Yoder & Frey Auctioneers, Inc., 419-865-3990 info@yoderandfrey.com www.yoderandfrey.com • San Bernardino, CA. Government Surplus, Vehicles, Construction Equip.,

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

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

Commercial Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, 315633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop off only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752 • 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, 585-738-2104.

• 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Dairy Cattle followed by Beef & Calves.

Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952 US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy and Beef. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220 • 4:00 PM: Holley, NY. Danny Moore Farms Machinery & Tool Auction - Selling a full line of farm machinery including Ford & IH tractors, nearly new NH baler, plus other NH hay equipment, tillage equipment, Snap-On tools and more. William Kent, Inc., Sale Managers and Auctioneers, 585343-5449 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.

Friday, September 23 • South Bend, IN. 2 Auctions in One Day! Complete Liquidation of Late Model Construction, Support Equip. & Large Job Completion of Late Model Construction, Support Equipment & Large Job Completion of Late Model Earthmoving Equip., Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 9:30 AM: Newark Valley, NY. Large Public

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Auction. Farm & Collector Tractors, Construction Equip., Farm Machinery.

Goodrich Auction Service Inc., 607-6423293 www.goodrichauctionservice.com • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Friday. Full line of produce, bedding plants & flowers. Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518-568-3579 Saturday, September 24 • Betty & Nelson LeDuc, Champlain, NY. Dairy Dispersal. 180 head. Northern New York Dairy Sales, 518-481-6666, Joey St. Mary 518-569-0503, Harry Nererett 518651-1818 www.nnyds.com • Woodward, PA. Houserdale Holsteins Dispersal. Featuring 100 registered Holsteins. David Houser & family, owners.

The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 8:30 AM: Gray’s Field, Rt. 5, Fairlee, VT. Public Consignment Auction of Farm Machinery, Construction Equipment, Autos, Trucks, Trailers and small tools. Consignments accepted on Friday from 8 am till noon. C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc., Complete Auction Services, 802-785-2161 • 9:00 AM: Routes 39 & 219, Springville, NY. Lamb & Webster Used Equipment Auction of Farm Tractors & Machinery. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-2431563. www.teitsworth.com • 9:30 AM: 4501 Leipzig Ave., Mays Landing, NJ (Atlantic City Race Track). Rental Return Auction of Construction, Aerials, Attachments, Support, Trucks & Trailers.

Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, 315-633-2944, Site phone 609272-9702 www.lyonauction.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

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

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

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

AUC TION CALENDAR To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact David Dornburgh at 518-673-0109 • Fax 518-673-2381 E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale.

Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 10:30 AM: Woodhull, NY (Steuben Co) Space Farm Dairy Herd & Farm Machinery Auction. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-7282520 www.pirrunginc.com Monday, September 26 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Schoharie County 50 head Dairy. All stages of lactation. Selling due to loss of feed. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607847-8800 or 607-699-3637 www.hoskingsales.com • 6:00 PM: Military Memorabilia Private Collection. WWII Studebaker M29C Weasel, ‘55 Dodge M43 ambulance, ‘42 Dodge 1.5 ton truck, ‘67 Kaiser M52A2 semi tractor & more. Auctions International, 800-5361401 www.auctionsinternational.com Tuesday, September 27 • Ben K. Stolzfus Farm, Intercourse, PA. PA Dairy Classic Sale featuring herd reductions for Liddleholme (NY) and Schug’s Holsteins (OH). 100 head will sell. Co-Managed by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farms. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 9:00 AM: Spencer’s Inc. of Mt. Airy, 525 Quarry Rd. (Spencer’s yard), Mt. Airy, NC. One Owner Complete Liquidation Going out of Business Absolute Auction.

Construction Equip., Trucks & Trailers. Online bidding is provided by RealtimeBid. Visit their Web site at www.realtimebid.com for more information and to bid online.

Note: There is an additional 2% buyer’s premium for online bidders. Yoder & Frey Auctioneers, Inc., 419-865-3990

info@yoderandfrey.com www.yoderandfrey.com Wednesday, September 28 • 10:00 AM: 7045 Blue Ridge Ave., Harrisburg, PA. Secured Creditors Auction of Construction Equip., Support Equip. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, 315-633-2944, Site phone 863-6028365 www.lyonauction.com • 11:00 AM: Hardwick, VT. Complete Dispersal of registered Jersey herd, 110 head and all barn equip. for Maple View Farm. Sales Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892 neks@together.net • 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Feeder Sale. Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104.

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 10:00 AM: Barton, VT. Selling 75 head Beef Cattle, Equipment, Machinery & Hay for D&R Farms. Wrights Auction Service, 802-334-6115, www.wrightsauctions.com.

Thursday, September 29 • 1250 Roosevelt Hwy., (Rt. 18), Hamlin, NY. Robert Caswell Construction Retirement Auction. Selling lifetime accumulation plus additions. Harris Wilcox, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-494-1880 www.harriswilcox.com • 10:00 AM: Bath, NY (Steuben Co,).

Steuben Co. Surplus Vehicles, Heavy Equipment & Accessories. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com Friday, September 30 • 9:00 AM: Showaker IH Sales & Service, 44 Hair Rd., Newville, PA. Public Auction of

rare & unique memorabilia. Two day event Sept. 30 - Oct. 1. Quality collection of Farmall, McCormick & IH. Leaman Auctions Ltd., 717-464-1128, AuctionZip Auctioneer ID #3721 ed@leamanauctions.com www.leamanauctions.com • 10:00 AM: Barker, NY. Atwater Farms Fall Consignment Auction- Featuring very sharp John Deere 9500 combine with 3 head, JStar 7200 tanker, JD skid steer and much more! Now accepting consignments.

William Kent, Inc., Sale Managers and Auctioneers, 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com Saturday, October 1 • 9:00 AM: 145 Paul Rd., Exit 17, Rt. 390, Rochester, NY. Monroe County Municipal Equipment Auction. Heavy Construction Equipment, Cars & Trucks. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale.

Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 10:00 AM: 100 Donnertown Rd., Altoona, PA. Retirement Complete Liquidation Auction for Krieger Contracting. Crawler Tractors, Loaders, Excavators, Backhoes, Scrapers, Rollers, Haul Trucks, Equip. Trailers, Welders, Attachments and much more.

Online bidding available at www.lyonauctionlive.com. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com Monday, October 3 • 1:00 PM: 1518 Hicks Field Rd., East Fort Worth, TX. Rental Fleet Auction of late model Rental Fleet Construction Equip., Attachments, Support, Aerials, Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, 315-633-2944, Site phone 817-847-2071

www.lyonauction.com Wednesday, October 5 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 12:00 PM: East Middlebury, VT. Annual Fall Dairy/Feeder Consignment Sale. Addison County Commission Sales, 800-339COWS or 802-388-2661.

Thursday, October 6 • 1490 Crispin Dr., Elgin, IL. Remediation, Demolition, Asbestos Removal Contracting Equip., Tools & Accessories. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, 315633-2944, Site phone 262-903-6269 www.lyonauction.com Friday, October 7 • Tuscaloosa, AL. Late model Construction, Logging Equip., Attachments, Support, Pickups, Truck Tractors & Dump Trucks.

Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com Saturday, October 8 • Martinelli Construction, 234 Thomaston Rd., Morris, CT. 2008 IH 4400 Truck w/rolloff, Komatsu CK30 Track Skidsteer, Kubota Track Excavator; Utility & Equipment Trailers; IR 642 Lull Lift & Manlift; tools. Auctioneer Phil Jacquier, 413-5696421 • 9:00 AM: Hamburg Fairgrounds, Hamburg, NY. Municipal & Contractor Equipment Auction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com Wednesday, October 12 • Lexington, KY. Late model Cat & Komatsu Construction Equip. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, 315-6332944 www.lyonauction.com • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock

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

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

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

Consignments at 9 AM 413-665-8774

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Auctions Every Mon., Wed., & Thurs.

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

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

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

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HOSKING SALES Sales Managers & Auctioneer 6810 W. River Rd., Nichols, NY 13812 Tom & Brenda Hosking • AU 005392 607-699-3637 • Fax 607-699-3661 www.hoskingsales.com hoskingsales@stny.rr.com

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Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Friday, October 14 • Detroit, MI. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • Intercourse, PA. Plankenhorn Farms Complete Dispersal. Co-managed with Stonehurst Farms. Dr. Sam & Gail Simon, owners. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 10:30 AM: Catskill Tractor Co., 384 Center St., Franklin, NY. Fall Inventory Reduction and Machinery Auction.

Consignments accepted. Frank Walker Auctioneers, 607-829-2600 • 5:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special Feeder Calf and Beef Replacement Sales.

Phil Laug, Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-776-2000 or 315-427-7845.

Saturday, October 15 • Sweet Water Farm Auction, 26 Barker St., Three Rivers, MA. IH 5088 & 1086, JD 2020, Dozer, IH Silage Trucks, Equipment, Owner George Foskit. Auctioneer Phil Jacquier, 413-569-6421 • 11298 State Route 149, Fort Ann, NY. Late model Construction Equip., Forestry Attachments, Support Equip., Tagalong & Equipment Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 8:30 AM: Gray’s Field, Rt. 5, Fairlee, VT. Public Consignment Auction of Farm Machinery, Construction Equipment, Autos, Trucks, Trailers and small tools. Consignments accepted on Friday from 8 am till noon. C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc., Complete Auction Services, 802-785-2161 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale.

Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 11:00 AM: Richfield Springs, NY. 63rd OHM Holstein Club Sale. 100 head of quality registered Holsteins sell. Hosted by Roedale Farm, the Pullis Family. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-847-8800 or 607-6993637, Brad Ainslie Sale Chairman 315822-6087 www.hoskingsales.com Wednesday, October 19 • Manassas, VA. Cat Construction Equip., Support, Attachments, Forklifts, Dump Trucks, Pickups & Equipment Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • Allentown, PA. State Auction. Complete Liquidation of Automotive Dismantling Operation. MAC Car Crusher, Rubber Tired Loaders, Rollback & Dump Trucks, Vans.

Over 100 Cars (40-50 running), UNBELIEVABLE Accumulation of Motors, Transmissions, Shocks, Glass & Much More.Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, 315633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, October 20 • Darlington, PA. Yoder & Frey Auctioneers, Inc., 419-865-3990 info@yoderandfrey.com www.yoderandfrey.com • 140 Manda Ct., Troy, MO. Complete Liquidation of Concrete Precast Plant plus Real

Estate. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, 315-633-2944, Site phone 262-903-6269 www.lyonauction.com • Gordonville, PA. Jo-Lan Farm Complete Dispersal. John & Rachel Lantz, owners.

Co-Managed by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farms. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Friday, October 21 • Ben K. Stolzfus Farm, Intercourse, PA. Vision-Gen & Partners Elite Offering.

Hosted by Vision Genetics. Co-Managed

by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farms. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Saturday, October 22 • 9:00 AM: Syracuse, NY (NYS Fairgrounds). Onondaga County Area Municipal Equipment Auction of Municipal & Contractor Equipment. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com • 10:30 AM: Woodhull, NY (Steuben Co.) Levi Farmwald Retirement Auction. Horses, Dairy Herd & Farm Machinery. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com • 11:00 AM: Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck, NY. The Eastern New York Fall Heifer Sale. kmooney498@aol.com, or call 845-7023643 Tuesday, October 25 • 10:00 AM: 12601 State Rd. 545, North Winter Garden, FL. Rental Returns of Late Model Construction, Support Equip., Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com Wednesday, October 26 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, October 27 • Moira, NY. Carl & Annabelle Bilow. 85 head of Quality Dairy Cattle. “Super Milk” every year since 1986. Delarm & Treadway, Sale Managers & Auctioneers, 518-4834106 • Cleveland, OH. Complete Liquidation Cat Construction Equip. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com Friday, October 28 • Bloomfield, NY. Bennett Farms Milking Herd & Bred Heifer Dispersal. Bennett Farms, Inc. owners. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • Detroit, MI. Large Construction, Agricultural Equip., Attachments, Support Equip.

Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com Saturday, October 29 • Syracuse, NY. Construction, Support, Attachments, Aerials, Trucks & Trailers.

Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com Tuesday, November 1 • Pell City, AL. Truck Tractor & Specialized Trailer Auction. Large quantity of specialized trailers of different configurations: 19 axles, Trail Kings, Liddell, Hobb & others.

Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com Wednesday, November 2 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, November 5 • Canaan Tire, Gandolfo Dr, Canaan, CT. 5 Oliver Tractors, 1989 Ford Service Truck, Tire and Service Equipment, Office Equipment. Auctioneer Phil Jacquier, 413-5696421 • Delaware, OH. Late Model Rental Return Construction Equip., Aerial Lifts, Attachments, Support Equip. & Camping Trailers.

Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com • Ithaca, NY. New York Holstein Fall Harvest Sale. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • Ithaca, NY. NY Fall Harvest Sale. Hosted

by Cornell University Dairy Science Club.

The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 8:30 AM: Gray’s Field, Rt. 5, Fairlee, VT. Public Consignment Auction of Farm Machinery, Construction Equipment, Autos, Trucks, Trailers and small tools. Consignments accepted on Friday from 8 am till noon. C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc., Complete Auction Services, 802-785-2161 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale.

Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, November 9 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, November 10 • Ben K. Stolzfus Farm, Intercourse, PA. Reserved for a major New York Herd Dispersal w/ a BAA of 110%! Co-Managed

by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farms. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Friday, November 11 • 11:30 AM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Fall Premier All Breeds Sale. 100 head of quality all breeds sell. Call to participate in this sale. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-847-8800 or 607-6993637 www.hoskingsales.com Saturday, November 12 • Madison, NY. Fern Hill Farm II Milking Herd Dispersal. 100 outstanding registered Holsteins sell. Jack Russin & Family, owners. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • Racine, WI. Late Model Earthmoving Equip., Truck Tractors, Dump Trailers, Equip. Trailers, Campers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale.

Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Tuesday, November 15 • Houston, TX. Late Model Construction Equip., Aerials, Forklifts, Support, Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com Wednesday, November 16 • The Pines Farm, Barton, VT. 150th Top of Vermont Invitational Dairy Sale. Free turkey for every buyer. Sales Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, Auctioneer

Reg Lussier 802-626-8892 neks@together.net • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, November 17 • Bow, NH. Yoder & Frey Auctioneers, Inc., 419-865-3990 info@yoderandfrey.com www.yoderandfrey.com • 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special Feeder Calf and Beef Replacement Sales.

Phil Laug, Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-776-2000 or 315-427-7845.

Saturday, November 19 • Ledyard, CT (Foxwood Casino). Earthmoving Construction Equip., Aerial Lifts, Forklifts, Support, Dump Trucks, Truck Tractors, Equip. & Dump Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com Wednesday, November 23 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, November 30 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, December 3 • 9:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, Groveland, NY. Special Winter Consignment Auction of Farm & Construction Equipment, Heavy & Light Trucks, Liquidations & Consignments. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale.

Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, December 7 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, December 10 • 9:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Horse Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 11:00 AM: Ulysses, PA (Potter Co.) Fox Hill Farms (The Hoopes Family) Complete line of upscale vegetable farm equipment.

Real estate sells at 10:15 am. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com Wednesday, December 14 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, December 15 • 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special Feeder Calf and Beef Replacement Sales.

Phil Laug, Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-776-2000 or 315-427-7845.

Wednesday, December 21 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, December 28 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middlefield, CT September 12, 2011 On the Hoof, Dollars/Cwt Calves:45-60# .25-.30; 6175# .35-.40; 76-90# .42.56; 91-105# .48-.5250; 106# & up .5750-.65.

Farm Calves: .70-.85 Started Calves: .22-.28 Veal Calves: .85-1.35 Heifers: Open 75-132.50; Beef 79-85.

Feeder Steers: .66-1.20; Beef .64-.83 Stock Bull: .59-1.35 Beef Bull: 73.50-85 Boars: one at 16 Sows: 32-50 Butcher Hogs: one at 65 Feeder Pigs: 60-75 Sheep, ea: 77-90 Lambs, ea: 60-190 Goats, ea: 85-190; Kids ea 42.50-140.

Canners: up to 65 Cutters: 66-69 Utility: 70-73 Rabbits: 6-33 Chickens: 5-20 Ducks: 4-22 COSTA & SONS LIVESTOCK & SALES Fairhaven, MA September 14, 2011 Cows: Canners 30-57; Cutters 58-66; Util 66.5075.50.

Bulls: 79.50-104 Steers: Ch 111-115.50; Sel 107-110.50; Hols.

72.50-102.

Heifers: Ch 101-111.50; Sel 85-104; Hols. 78-90.

Calves: 35-200/ea.

Feeders: 58-151 Sheep: 87-106 Lambs: 145-181 Goats: 68-154/ea; Kids 35-111/ea.

Sows: 45 Boars: 27 Feeder Pigs: 45-75/ea.

Chickens: 3-15.50 Rabbits: 4.50-31 Ducks: 4.50-23 * Sale every Wed. @ 7 pm.

NORTHAMPTON COOPERATIVE AUCTION, INC Whately, MA September 13, 2011 Calves: (/cwt) 0-60# 5-25; 61-75# 10-62; 76-95# 1562; 96-105# 59-61; 106# &

HACKETTSTOWN AUCTION Hackettstown, NJ No report CAMBRIDGE VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Cambridge, NY No report EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKET BURTON LIVESTOCK Vernon, NY September 8, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfrs. .75-2.30; Grower Buull Calves over 92# .80-1.30; 80-92# .801.25.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .65-.77; Lean .52-.65; Hvy. Beef Bulls .74-.85.

Dairy Replacements (/hd): Fresh Cows 9001500; Springing Cows 8501400; Springing Hfrs. 10001700; Bred Hfrs. 900-1200; Fresh Hfrs. 900-1600; Open Hfrs. 500-1000; Started Hfrs. 150-400.

Beef (/#): Feeders .701.20.

Lamb & Sheep (/#): Feeder .80-1.50; Market .75-1; Slaughter Sheep .35-.65.

Goats (/hd): Billies 100190; Nannies 75-125; Kids 30-80.

CENTRAL BRIDGE LIVESTOCK Central Bridge, NY September 8, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfrs. .75-2.30; Grower Bull over 92# .801.30; 80-92# .80-1.25.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .65-.77; Lean .52-.65; Hvy. Beef Bulls .74-.85.

Dairy Replacements (/hd): Fresh Cows 9001500; Springing Cows 8501400; Springing Hfrs. 10001700;Bred Hfrs. 900-1200; Fresh Hfrs. 900-1600; Open Hfrs. 500-1000; Started Hfrs. 150-400.

Beef (/#): Feeders .70-1.20 Lamb & Sheep (/#): Feeder .80-1.50; Market .75-1; Slaughter Sheep .35-.65.

Goats (/hd): Billies 100-

190; Nannies 75125; Kids 30-80.

CHATHAM MARKET Chatham, NY September 12, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfrs. 1.001.50; Grower over 92# .65.85; 80-92# .55-.70; Bob Veal .44-.50.

Cull Cows (/hd): Gd .72.76; Lean .58-.66; Hvy. Beef Bulls .79-.8150.

Beef (/hd): Feeders 106118; Veal 44-74; Hfrs.

75.50-87.50.

Lamb/Sheep (/#): Feeder 1.40-1.70; Market 1.85-2; Slaughter .60-.70.

Goats (/hd): Billes 150185; Nannies 120-130; Kids 35-70.

Swine (/#): Hog .62-.69; Sow .40-.45; Feeder Pig .40-.70. *Buyers always looking for pigs.

CHERRY CREEK Cherry Creek, NY September 7, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfrs. 2; Grower Bull over 92# 1-1.25; 80922# .50-1.15; Bob Veal .05-.50.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .60-.75; Lean .45-.62; Hvy. Beef Bulls .83.

Beef (/#): Ch 1-1.13; Sel .88-.95; Hols. Ch .94; Sel .80-.85.

DRYDEN MARKET Dryden, NY No report GOUVERNEUR LIVESTOCK Governeur, NY September 1, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfrs. 1.352.85; Grower Bulls over 92# .85-1.45; 80-92# .60.80; Bob Veal .20-.74.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .65-.82; Lean .50-.78; Hvy Beef Bulls .72-.85.

PAVILION MARKET Pavilion, NY September 8, 2011 Calves (/#): Grower Calves 2.50; over 92# 1-1.25; 8092# .70-1.15; Bob Veal .05.75.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .60-.75; Lean .40-.62; Hvy. Beef Bulls .75.

Beef (/#): Feeders 1.06.

BATH MARKET Bath, NY September 8, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfrs. 1.622.10; Grower Bulls over 92# .90-1.30; 80-92# .801.10; Bob Veal .20-.50.

Cull Calves (/#): Gd .62.74; Lean .58-.68; Hvy. Beef Bulls .70-.82.

Goats (/hd): Billies 70-90; Nannies 40-70; Kids 20-25.

Swine (/#): Sow .48-.54; Feeder Pig (/hd) 35-45.

FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK AUCTION Canandaigua, NY

Gouverneur

Canandaigua Pavilion Penn Yan Dryden Cherry Creek

Vernon New Berlin

Cambridge

Central Bridge

Bath

Chatham

September 14, 2011 Dairy Cows for Slaughter: Bone Util 59-76; Canners/Cutters 39-71; HY Util 68.50-83.

Slaughter Calves: Bobs 95-110# 30-60; 80-95# 2557.50; 60-80# 20-55.

Dairy Calves Ret. to Feed: Bull over 95# 60120; 80-95# 55-115; 7080# 50-85; Hrs. 100-200; Beef Bull over 95# 60117.50.

Beef Steers: Ch 100-117; Sel 85-95; Hols. Ch grain fed 88-100; Sel 75-84.

Hogs: Slaughter US 1-3 60; Sows US 1-3 40-56; Boars US 1-3 21.

Feeder Lambs: Ch 50-80# 130-197.50.

Market Lambs: Ch 80100# 117.50-140.

Slaughter Sheep: M 39.

Rams: Ch over 130# 75.

Goats (/hd): Billies L 110# & up 97.50-175.

Nannies: L 60-80.

FINGER LAKES PRODUCE AUCTION Penn Yan, NY September 7, 2011 Acorns: .50-.70 Apples (1/2 bu): 4.2512.50 Beans (1/2 bu): 1-14.50 Beets (bunch): .50-1.75 Broccoli (hd): .45-1.75 Butternuts: .50-1 Cantaloupe: .10-2.05 Cauliflower (hd): 1.852.35 Cucumbers (1/2 bu): 1-10 Eggplants (1/2 bu): 2-8 Eggs (dz): 1.05-1.75 Grapes (12 bu): 9-26 Hot Peppers (1/2 bu): 3.50-10.50 JBL’s (1/2 bu): 4-7.50 Lima Beans (1/2 bu): 5-10 Mums: 3-10 Nectarines (8 qt.): 5.50-10 Onions (bu): .05-.25 Peaches (1/2 bu): 6.50-16 Pears (1/2 bu): 6-17.50 Peppers (1/2 bu): 2-11.50 Pickles (1/2 bu): 2.50-18 Pie Pumpkins: .25-.55 Plums (peck): 5-12 Potatoes (1/2 bu): 8-10.50 Pumpkins: .30-.55

Radishes: .30-.55 Raspberries (pt): 1.452.85 Salad Tomatoes (pt): .451 Salt Potatoes (1/2 bu): 8.50-12.50.

Sweet Corn (dz): 7-12 Summer Squash (1/2 bu): 2.50-9 Tomatoes (25#): 7-25 Watermelons: 1.25-2.60 Zucchini (1/2 bu): .75-9 Produce Mon @ 10 am, Wed-Fri @ 9 am sharp.

HOSKING SALES New Berlin, NY No report BELKNAP LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belknap, PA No report BELLEVILLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belleville, PA September 7, 2011 Slaughter Cows: Prem Whites 65-75% lean 71.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 67.25-68.50, lo dress 66; Boners 80-85% lean 6065.25, hi dress 67.75; Lean 85-90% lean 54.25-60.75, lo dress 46.50-54.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1610-1790# 76.25-77.75.

Feeder Cattle: Steers L 3 Hols. 210-425# 74-75; 575785# 69-75.

Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.

Bulls 95-110# 115-145; No. 2 95-110# 80-115; 80-90# 82-100; No. 3 70-105# 5077; No. 1 Hols. Hfrs. 85105# 210-350/hd; No. 2 80100# 85-130/hd.

Vealers: 65-85# 20-49.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 45-50% lean 260275# 140-165/hd.

Sows: US 1-3 300# 140/hd.

Boars: 370# 125/hd.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 2045# 24-45.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 40-65# 100-160; 70-100# 110-160; 110130# 145-160; Yearlings 90-120# 105; Ewes Gd 2-3

135# 80; Rams 100# 105.

Slaughter Goats: Sel 2 under 20# 10-40; 20-50# 30-50; Nannies Sel 1 130140# 95-110; Sel 2 80130# 70-95; Billies Sel 1 140# 120.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA September 13, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Sel & Ch 1090-1390# 110113.50; cpl Hols. 10651190# 95.50-97.25.

Slaughter Cows: Boners 65-73; Lean 68.50-74.50; Big Middle/lo dress/lights 57.50-68; Shelly 56 & dn.

Bulls: 1150-1380# 81.5088.50.

Feeder Cattle: Bulls Beef 825# 84.

Calves Ret. to Farm: Hols.

Bulls No. 1 95-115# 135140; No. 2 80-125# 100135; No. 3 75-155# 55-98; Util 50 & dn; Hols. Hfr. 1 100# 210.

Swine: Hogs 205-240# 5659.50; 250-265# 57.5059.50; 275-290# 58-60.25; thin 275-290# 53-55; Sows 480# 61.

Feeder Pigs: As Is/Roasters 90-105# 35-70 Boar: 150-575# 33.50-40.

Goats: L Billies 155; Fleshy Kids 102-112; Small/thin 24-69.

Lamb: Gd & Ch 60-90# 158-160; one 145# 122.

Sheep: all wts. 65-97.

Sale every Tuesday * 5 pm for Rabbits, Poultry & Eggs * 6 pm for Livestock starting with Calves * Special Fed & Feeder Cattle Sale Tues., Sept. 20.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA Small Animal Sale September 13, 2011 Rabbits & Bunnies: 1-8 Pigeons: 1.50-5 Turkeys: 14 Ducks/Ducklings: 1-9.50 Goose: 3 Parakeet: 8

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FLAME LIVESTOCK Littleton, MA September 13, 2011 Beef Cattle: Canners 4055; Cutters 55-68; Util 6771; Bulls 70-90; Steers 90106; Heifers 60-78.

Calves: Growers No. 1 .751.25; No. 2 .50-1; Veal .701.20; Heifers 1-2; Other .50-.75.

Hogs: Feeders 3040/ea;Sows .40-.50; Roasters 65-80/ea; Boars .25; Market 50-70/ea.

Sheep: 75-92; Lambs 1.70-2.

Goats: Billies 150-210/ea; Kids 30-70/ea.

up 56-64.

Farm Calves: 70-180/cwt Start Calves: 36/cwt.

Feeders: 85-125/cwt Heifers: 82.50-90/cwt.

Steers: 60/cwt.

Bulls: 85/cwt.

Canners: 20-60/cwt Cutters: 62-68/cwt Utility: 70-77.50/cwt Sows: 45.50/cwt Boars: 20-29/cwt Shoats: 73-80/ea.

Pigs: 46/ea.

Lambs: 140-200/cwt Sheep: 40-94/cwt Goats: 5-180/ea.

Rabbits: 1-7/ea.

Poultry: .50-12/ea.

Hay (22 lots): .505.10/bale. northamptonlivestockauction.homestead.com

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT Rabbit Families: 9-10 Chicks/Chickens: .50-9 Turkin: 1 Guineas: 5-7.25 Guinea Pigs: .50-2.50 All animals sold by the piece. Sale starts at 5 pm CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC State Graded Feeder Pig Sale Carlisle, PA No report *Next State Graded Sales Fri., Sept. 16. Receiving 7:30 am till 10 am. Sale time 1 pm.

Pennsylvania Markets Mercer

Jersey Shore

New Wilmington

Dewart Leesport Belleville Homer City

New Holland Carlisle Lancaster Paradise

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DEWART LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKET, INC Dewart, PA September 12, 2011 Bulls: 1516-1664# 7981.50.

Cows: Breakers 65.50-68; Boners 60.50-65; Lean 5559.50.

Calves: 167. Bulls No. 1 94# & up 140-172.50; 8090# 105-145; No. 2 94# & up 105-135; 80-90# 75100; Hfrs. 94-106# 340370; 88-92# 285-360.

Feeder Pigs: (/hd) 42-70.

Goats (/hd): Billies up tp 150.

Hay: 8 lds, 90-300/ton.

EarCorn: 6 lds, 185215/ton.

Straw: 4 lds, 145-180/ton.

EIGHTY FOUR LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Holland, PA September 12, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1225-1305# 115.50-116; Hols. Ch 2-3 1305# 93.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1255# 117.50; Ch 2-3 1120-1185# 112-115.

Slaughter Cows: Prem Whites 65-75% lean 75.5078; Breakers 75-80% lean 71.50-74.50, hi dress 75, lo dress 69-71; Boners 8085% lean 67-71.50, hi dress 72-74, lo dress 6566.50; Lean 85-90% lean 60-65.50, hi dress 69, lo dress 57-59.

Slaugter Bulls: YG 1 1310-2155# 79-83; YG 2 1220-2100# 73-77.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-500 126.50-137.50; 500-700# 119-124; 700900# 107-116; M&L 2 300500# 117-125; 500-700# 107-115.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-500# 117.50-125; 500700# 110-118; M&L 2 300500# 106-115; 500-700# 103-109.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300500# 118-125, few fancy 131-134; 500-700# 111118; M&L 2 300-500# 100112.50; 500-700# 96-107.

Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.

Bulls 90-120# 110-140; No. 2 90-130# 90-107.50; No. 3 85-120# 45-87.50; Hols.

Hfrs. No. 1 90-100# 215235; Beef 95-200# 127.50140.

Vealers: 65-120# 15-45.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 45-50% lean 260280# 63-66.

Sows: US 1-3 300-500# 55-56.

Slaughter Lambs: Ch 1-3 50-80# 187.50-199; 80100# 180-191; 100-130# 165-175.

Slaughter Yearlings: 123150# 87.50-92.50.

Ewes: Util 1-2 215# 70.

Slaughter Goats: Sel 1 48# 72.50; 60-70# 92.50117.50; 90-95# 130-135; Sel 2 45# 70; 75# 62.50; Nannies Sel 2 70-85# 5557.50; 110# 57.50/cwt; Billies Sel 1 195# 85/cwt; Sel 2 145# 85/cwt.

GREENCASTLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Greencastle, PA September 12, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1294-1564# 116118.50; Ch 2-3 1228-1596# 111-116.50; Sel 1-3 11761336# 107-111.

Slaughter Holstein Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1520# 98.50; 1646# 97; Ch 2-3 1306-1506# 93-95; Sel 1-3 1084-1592# 87-92.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1410# 113.50; Ch 2-3 1056-1580# 107.50109.50; full/YG 4-5 13021580# 103-106; Sel 1-3 1050-1380# 100-105.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 73.5076.25; Breakers 75-80% lean 68.25-73; Boners 8085% lean 64.25-69, hi dress 69-72.25, lo dress 57.50-63.25; Lean 88-90% lean 57-64, hi dress 65-70, lo dress 50-57.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1372-2146# 73-83; YG 2 1136-1486# 72-74.50; Bullocks 1146-1408# 86.5095.

Feeder Steers: L 1 888# 111; M&L 2 402-412# 100107.50; L 3 Hols. 448# 91; 612-912# 86-92.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 208-264# 112.50-122.50; 290-422# 117.50-120; L 2 446# 102.50.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 316475# 115-132.50; 538724# 92-125; L 2 248#

117.50.

Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.

Bulls 96-112# 130-157.50; 90-92# 125.50-135; No. 2 94-125# 100-135; 86-92# 90-120; No. 3 94-115# 65100; 74-92# 52.50-80; Hols. Hfrs. No. 1 82-94# 200-245.

Vealers: Util 58-118# 17.50-59.

Slaughter Hogs: Sows US 1-3 368-488# 48-54; 630# 55; Jr. Boars 189-221# 4549.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 Roasters 176-202# 5970/cwt.

Slaughter Lambs: Ch 2-3 52-65# 175-190.50; 86102# 157.50-195; 110136# 170-190; Ewes Gd 23 96-142# 75-80; Rams 162# 85.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-55# 85-110; 60-70# 100-115; Sel 2 20-35# 37.50-72.50; 40-60# 57.50100; Nannies Sel 1 90130# 90-102.50; Sel 2 80120# 60-85; Billies Sel 1 140-170# 130-155; Sel 2 120-140# 112.50-125.

INDIANA FARMERS LIVESTOCK AUCTION Homer City, PA No report KUTZTOWN HAY & GRAIN AUCTION Kutztown, PA September 10, 2011 Alfalfa: 3 lds, 135-185 Mixed Hay: 7 lds, 125-230 Timothy: 2 lds, 195-300 Grass: 3 lds, 150-280 Straw: 6 lds, 150-200 Rye Seed: 1 ld 13.50/bu.

Firewood: 1 ld, 55 LANCASTER WEEKLY CATTLE SUMMARY New Holland, PA September 9, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1250-1645# 115120; Ch 2-3 1165-1535# 110.75-116.50; Sel 2-3 1070-1490# 108-113; Hols.

Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1430-1575# 97-100; Ch 2-3 12851650# 91.50-96; Sel 2-3 1290-1530# 90-92.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1200-1300# 110.50-113; Ch 2-3 1100-

1335# 107.25-109.75; Sel 2-3 1030-1225# 104.25107.

Slaughter Cows: Prem Whites 65-75% lean 7076.50, lo dress 68.50-70; Breakers 75-80% lean 6872, hi dress 72-76, lo dress 62-68; Boners 80-85% lean 64-68.50, hi dress 68.5073, lo dress 59.50-64; Lean 85-90% lean 58-62, hi dress 63-66.50, lo dress 51-56.50.

Slaughter Bulls: Mon. YG 1 1555-1970# 83.50-86; Bullocks 890-1385# 84.5088.50, hi dress 810-1370# 90-95; lo dress 750-1680# 80.50-84; Thurs. YG 1 1035-2050# 79-83, hi dress 1325-1890# 87-91, lo dress 1015-1315# 7679.

Graded Holstein Bull Calves: Mon. No. 1 95130# 145-160; 80-90# 105117; No. 2 95-120# 132147; 75-90# 80-100; No. 3 100-115# 100-120; 80-95# 40-75; Util 70-120# 30-50; Hols. Hfrs. No. 1 95-105# 300-340; No. 2 75-115# 140-260; Tues. No. 1 112121# 110-113; 95-103# 121-123; 85-90# 90-108; No. 2 114# 107-110; 95103# 120-128; 75-90# 87102; No. 3 82-109# 70-87; pkg 70# 50; Util 74-107# 30-45; Graded Hols. Hfrs No. 1 pkg. 115# 335; pkg 101# 360; pkg 95# 325; pkg 85# 260; No. 2 91-108# 260; 73-83# 50-100; nontubing 64-83# 12-45.

Graded Bull Calves: Thurs. No. 1 86-118# 112127; No. 2 112-128# 108112; 88-112# 119-126; pkg 80-86# 95; No. 3 80-130# 85-102; pkg 72-78# 50; Util 80-110# 30-45; pkg 60-78# 15; Hols. hfr. calves No. 1 95-105# 230-290; No. 2 75100# 200-185.

LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK AUCTION Fredericksburg, PA September 6, 2011 Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 68-73.50; Boners 80-85% lean 62.5067.50, lo dress 55-58; Lean 88-90% lean 55-60.50, lo dress 45-51.

Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.

Bulls 95-120# 115-148; 8090# 70-115; No. 2 95-120# 80-120; No. 3 90-120# 3060.

Vealers: 60-100# 10-45.

LEESPORT LIVESTOCK AUCTION Leesport, PA September 7, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1150-1415# 107.50110.50; Hols. Ch 2-3 13751490# 97.25-98.25.

Slaughter Heifers: Sel 2-3 1100-1230# 80-88.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 67-70.50; Boners 80-85% lean 6267.50;Lean 85-90% lean 57-62.50, hi dress 62.5067.50, lo dress 48-53.50.

Vealers: Util 70-105# 1040.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-120# 122.50137.50; 80-90# 80-105; No. 2 95-125# 105-125; No. 3 90-115# 90-105; 70-90# 40-90; Hols. Hfrs. No. 1 110-115# 240-260.

Lambs: Ch 1-3 40-70# 195-215.

Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-60# 85-87.50; Nannies Sel 1 80-130# 94-130; Sel 2 80130# 71-90.

MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middleburg, PA September 6, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1220-1475# 116116.50; Ch 2-3 1130-1500# 111-115; full/YG 4-5 13351385# 109.50-111; Sel 1-3 1090-1285# 107.50-111.

Slaughter Holstein Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1315-1500# 99.50-103; Ch 2-3 1235-1570# 95-99.50; 1710# 87-90; Sel 1-3 11901570# 89-94.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1195-1295# 112.50-113; Ch 2-3 10551435# 106.50-112.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 7375.50, hi dress 80.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 6772, lo dress 64; Boners 8085% lean 63-68, lo dress 55-56; Lean 85-90% lean 58-64, lo dress 48-54.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1470-1855# 84.50-92; Bullock 1235# 99.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 655# 105; Herefords 345445# 92-100; M&L 2 325487# 100-111; 677-990# 91-99; L 3 Hols. 3050-370# 77-82; 500-915# 74-82.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 290-425# 90-104; 530770# 82-92; Herefords 255385# 92-107; M&L 2 480# 88; 610# 89.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 365490# 90-113; 517-785# 91105; Herefords 390# 87; L 3 Hols. 810# 82.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-125# 140-169; 8590# 122-1440; No. 2 95-

115# 100-137; 80-90# 87120; No. 3 70-115# 40-85; Hols. Hfrs. No. 1 85-125# 190-245; No. 2 Hols. Hfrs 70-95# 140-185.

Vealers: Util 60-95# 10-55.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 49-54% lean 230275# 64-66, single 73.50; 280-283# 64-66.75; 4550% lean 235-277# 6364.50; 285-310# 62-65.

Sows: US 1-3 365-478# 51-59.25; 635-680# 65.7566.

Boars: 530-765# 33.5033.75; Jr. 305-335# 54-56.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 3555# 44-54; 65-80# 45-59.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 35-62# 137-150; 102# 160-162; Yearlings 80-95# 97-112; Ewes Gd 2-3 112-158# 70-97; Rams 175-215# 117.

Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 45# 82; Sel 2 under 20# 20-22; 25-40# 32-50.

Slaughter Nannies: Sel 1 120# 90-107; Sel 2 90120# 70; Sel 3 70-110# 4062.

Billies: Sel 1 120# 130.

Wethers: Sel 2 100# 112120.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Martinsburg, PA September 12, 2011 Cattle: 118 Steers: Ch 105-112; Gd 100-105.

Heifers: Ch 104-110; Gd 98-103.

Cows: Util & Comm. 65-75; Canner/lo Cutter 65 & dn.

Bullocks: Gd & Ch 72-82 Bulls: YG 1 65-75 Feeder Cattle: Steers 80105; Bulls 70-95; Hfrs. 6590.

Calves: 90. Ch 100112.50; Gd 80-95; Std 1550; Hols. Bulls 90-130# 50120; Hols. Hfrs. 90-130# 100-200.

Hogs: 66. US 1-2 68-72; US 1-3 63-65; Sows US 13 50-60; Boars 25-60.

Feeder Pigs: 13. US 1-3 20-50# 30-48 Sheep: 49. Lambs Ch 160180; Gd 150-160; SI Ewes 60-80.

Goats: 20-140 MORRISON’S COVE HAY REPORT Martinsburg, PA September 12, 2011 Alfalfa/Grass: 225-255 Mixed: 95-145 Rd. Bale: 85-120 Lg. Rd, Bales: 165 Straw: 150-175 Hay Auction held every Monday at 12:30 pm.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK, POULTRY & RABBIT REPORT Martinsburg, PA September 12, 2011 Roosters: 4.50-7 Hens: .25-3 Banties: .10-1.75 Pigeons: .50-4.75

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT Ducks: 3-9 Bunnies: 1-5.50 Rabbits: 6-10 Auction held every Monday at 7 pm.

NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES New Holland, PA September 8, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1250-1615# 116.50120; Ch 2-3 1175-1435# 113.50-116.50; Sel 2-3 1070-1425# 109-113.

Holstein Steers: Ch 2-3 1295-1650# 91.50-96; Sel 2-3 1290-1530# 90-92.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean 74.5076.50, lo dress 68.5072.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 69-72, hi dress 72.5076, lo dress 62-66; Boners 80-85% lean 64.50-68.50, hi dress 69-73, lo dress 59.50-63; Lean 88-90% lean 58-62, hi dress 63.5066.50, lo dress 53.5056.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1035-2050# 79-83, hi dress 1325-1890# 87-91; lo dress 1015-1315# 76-79.

Graded Bull Calves: Hols.

No. 1 86-118# 112-127; No. 2 112-128# 108-112; 88-112# 119-126; pkg 8086# 95; No. 3 80-130# 85102; pkg 72-78# 50; Util 80110# 30-45; 60-78# 15.

Holstein Heifer Calves: No. 1 95-105# 230-290; No. 2 75-100# 200-185.

NEW HOLLAND PIG AUCTION New Holland, PA September 7, 2011 US 1-2: 18 hd, 20-30# 110135; 46 hd, 30-40# 100120; 9 hd, 40-45# 70-80; 56 hd, 70.

US 2: 20 hd, 20-25# 180220; 50 hd, 30-35# 100105; 42 hd, 40-55# 70-80 *Next Feeder Pig sale is Wed., Sept. 21.

NEW HOLLAND SHEEP & GOATS AUCTION New Holland, PA September 12, 2011 Slaughter Lambs: Nontraditional markets: Wooled & Shorn Ch & Pr 2-3 5060# 206-221; 60-80# 196211; 80-90# 192-207; 90110# 196-211; 110-130# 180-194; Wooled & Shorn Ch 2-3 40-60# 174-202; 60-80# 184-201; 80-90# 182-196; 90-110# 179-194.

Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-3 M flesh 120-160# 104-119; 160-200# 102-117; Util 1-2 thin flesh 120-160# 72-87.

Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 4060# 92-132; 60-80# 118143; 80-90# 130-145; Sel 2 30-40# 60-70; 40-60# 66100; 60-80# 94-118; 8090# 118-126; 90-100# 120134; Sel 3 30-40# 43-57; 40-60# 49-80; 60-80# 7491.

Slaughter Nannies/Does: Sel 1 80-130# 106-120; 130-180# 111-126; Sel 2 80-130# 86-100; 130-180# 89-114; Sel 3 50-80# 5065; 80-130# 66-81.

Slaughter Bucks/Billies: Sel 1 100-150# 128-142; 150-250# 168-122; 150250# 128-140.

NEW WILMINGTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Wilmington, PA No report NEW WILMINGTON PRODUCE AUCTION, INC. New Wilmington, PA No report PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Market Summary Compared to last week corn sold .20 to .30 lower, wheat sold .30-.40 lower, barley sold .10 higher, oats sold steady to .05 higher & Soybeans sold steady to

.05 higher. EarCorn sold 510 lower. All prices /bu. except ear corn is /ton.

Southeastern PA: Corn No. 2 Range 7.52-8.48, Avg 7.99, Contracts 6.387.46; Wheat No. 2 Range 6.81-7.79, Avg 7.33, Contracts 6.09-7.05; Barley No. 3 Range 4.70-5.10, Avg 4.90; Oats No. 2 Range 5.20; Soybeans No 2 Range 13.54-14.06, Avg 13.79, Contracts 13.6613.23; EarCorn Range 235-235.

Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 7.70-8.65, Avg 8.31; Barley No. 3 Range 4.754.95, Avg 4.81; Oats No. 2 Range 3.80-4.30, Avg 4; Soybeans No. 2 Range 13.65-13.95, Avg 13.70; EarCorn Range 195-250, Avg 222.50.

South Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 7.86-8.10, Avg 7.98; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.41-7.25, Avg 6.31; Barley No. 3 Range 4.255.30, Avg 4.87; Oats No. 2 Range 3.25-5, Avg 3.87; Soybeans No. 2 Range 14.15-14.20, Avg 14.17; EarCorn Range 165.

Lehigh Valley Area: Corn No. 2 Range 8.05-8.22, Avg 8.11; Wheat No. 2 Range 7.40; Barley No. 3 Range 5.05; Oats No. 2 Range 4.50; Soybeans No. 2 Range 13.50-14.49, Avg 13.86; Gr. Sorghum Range 7.90.

Eastern & Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 7.528.65, Avg 8.16, Mo. Ago 8.01, Yr Ago 3.42; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.41-7.79, Avg 6.88, Mo Ago 6.35, Yr Ago 3.16; Barley No. 3 Range 4.25-5.30, Avg 4.88, Mo Ago 4.82, Yr Ago 2.23; Oats No. 2 Range 3.255.20, Avg 4.13, Mo Ago 4.32, Yr Ago 2.40; Soybeans No. 2 Range 13.5014.49, Avg 13.88, Mo Ago 13.75, Yr Ago 10.52;

EarCorn Range 165-250; Avg 211.25, Mo Ago 212.50, Yr Ago 107.15.

Western PA: Corn No. 2 Range 7.25-8.50, Avg 7.74;Wheat No. 2 Range 6.55; Oats No. 2 Range 3.50-4, Avg 3.72; Soybeans No. 2 Range 13.72.

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Weekly Livestock Summary September 9, 2011 Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 115.50-120; Ch 1-3 110115; Sel 1-2 108-111.

Holstein Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 97-100; Ch 2-3 91.75-96; Sel 1-2 89-92.50.

Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 110.50-113.50; Ch 1-3 106.50-110.50; Sel 1-2 101-106.

Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 68-74; Boners 80-85% lean 63.50-70; Lean 8590% lean 57-62.

Bulls: YG 1 83-91; YG 2 76-84.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300-500# 117-143; 500700# 114-137; M&L 2 300500# 107-134; 500-700# 93-127.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-500# 107-136; 500700# 101-127.50; M&L 2 300-500# 115-120; 500700# 80-111.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300500# 92.50-135; 500-700# 93-125; M&L 2 300-500# 102.50-127; 500-700# 93107.

Vealers: Util 60-120# 1040.

Farm Calves: No. 1 Hols. bulls 95-125# 115-160; No 2 95-125# 85-140; No. 3 80-120# 30-85; No. 1 Hols.

Hfrs. 84-105# 240-340; No. 2 80-105# 140-260.

Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 4954% lean 220-270# 62-68; 45-50% lean 220-270# 60.50-63.

Sows: US 1-3 300-500#

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PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Hay Market Summary September 12, 2011 Hay & Straw Market For Eastern PA: All hay prices paid by dealers at the farm and /ton. Compared to last week hay & straw sold steady. All hay and straw reported sold /ton. Alfalfa 130-200; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 130-210; Timothy 120-180; Straw 100-150 clean; Mulch 60-75.

Summary of Lancaster Co. Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 122 lds Hay, 20 Straw. Alfalfa 218-315; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 115400; Timothy 175-365; Grass Hay 135-260; Straw 90-220 clean.

Diffenbach Auct, N. Holland: August 22, 42 lds Hay, 8 lds Straw. Alfalfa 130-315; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 130-400; Timothy 175-365; Grass 160 clean.

Green Dragon, Ephrata: August 26, 36 lds Hay, 3 Straw. Alfalfa 160-300; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 135315; Timothy 152-290; Grass Hay 145-205; Straw 147-187 clean.

Weaverland Auct, New Holland: September 8, 2 lds Hay, 0 Straw.

Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 165175.

Wolgemuth Auction: Leola, PA: September 7, 5 lds Hay, 0 lds Straw. Alfalfa 255; Alfalfa/Grass Mix 235280; Straw 185-200 clean.

Summary of Central PA Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 59 Loads Hay, 7 Straw.

Alfalfa 100-230; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 95267.50; Timothy 125-225; Grass 80-200; Straw 150200 clean.

Belleville Auct, Belleville:

September 7, 21 lds Hay, 0 lds Straw. Alfalfa 110-220; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 145267.50; Timothy 155-162; Grass Hay 80-192.50.

Dewart Auction, Dewart: August 24, 3 Lds Hay, 1 Straw. Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 170; Grass Hay 150; Straw 195 clean.

Greencastle Livestock: August 22 & 25, 9 lds Hay, 0 ld Straw. Alfalfa/Grass 70100.

Kutztown Auction, Kutztown: August 27, 18 lds Hay, 4 Straw. Alfalfa 100230; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 95-208; Timothy 225; Grass Hay 110-200; Straw 155200 clean.

Middleburg Auct, Middleburg: August23, 8 lds Hay, 2 Straw. Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 115-250; Timothy 125; Straw 150 clean.

Leinbach’s Mkt, Shippensburg: August 13 & 16, 25 lds Hay, 6 Straw. Alfalfa 170-300; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 75-250; Timothy 145-165; Grass Hay 227; Straw 90-145 clean.

New Wilmington Livestock, New Wilmington: August 19, 3 lds Hay, 1 lds Straw. Alfalfa 200; Timothy 150; Grass Hay 200; Straw 145 clean.

VINTAGE SALES STABLES Paradise, PA September 12, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1215-1630# 118122, mostly 118.50-121; Ch 2-3 1180-1605# 115118; Sel 2-3 1090-1380# 111-114.50; Hols. Ch 2-3 1225-1360# 95.50-97.75.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 2-3 1095-1270# 111.50-113; full 1060-1155# 108-110.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 64.5067.50; Boners 80-85% lean 62-64; Lean 85-90% lean 58-62.50, lo dress 52-57.

Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 95-120# 97-112; 85-90# 65-75; No. 2 100-120# 7597; 85-95# 50-65; No. 3 95125# 50-60; 70-90# 40-50; Util 65-115# 12-35. * Next Feeder Cattle Sale Oct. 7.

WEAVERLAND AUCTION New Holland, PA September 8, 2011 Loads: 2 Mixed Hay: 2 lds, 165-175 WOLGEMUTH AUCTION * Leola, PA September 14, 2011 Loads: 59 Alfalfa: 6 lds, 189-310 Mixed Hay: 28 lds, 188280 Timothy: 4 lds, 176-230 Grass: 7 lds, 205-265 Straw: 7 lds, 191-230 Baleage: 1 ld, 42 Rye: 3 lds, 14-14.75

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Feeder Pigs: US 1-2 2030# 110-135; 30-40# 100120; 40-60# 70-80; 50-60# 70; US 2 20-30# 180-220; 30-40# 100-105; 40-50# 70-80.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch & Pr 2-3 40-60# 212226; 60-80# 200-215; 80110# 190-212; Ch 1-3 4060# 178-194; 60-80# 186192; 80-110# 180-188.

Ewes: Gd 2-3 120-160# 114-129; 160-200# 116131; Util 1-2 120-160# 88103; 160-200# 82-84.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-60# 70-118; 60-80# 112-127; 80-100# 126-141; Sel 2 40-60# 56-72; 60-80# 82-102; Sel 3 40-60# 5068; 60-80# 60-80.

Nannies: Sel 1 80-130# 105-119; 130-180# 108123; Sel 2 80-130# 92-107; Sel 3 50-80# 48-63; 80130# 68-81.

Billies: Sel 1 100-150# 127-142; 150-250# 165180; Sel 2 100-150# 116131.

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The good and bad news is that there are more options than ever when it comes to respiratory vaccines. For this reason, producers should keep several factors in mind when developing a vaccination program.

Talk to a veterinarian Veterinarians are familiar with the type of operation, frequency of new stock introductions, weaning practices and shipping requirements, giving them the ability to recommend the appropriate vaccination program to fit the operation’s needs and goals.

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place and are wellversed in the differences between them.

Evaluate all options Even when a vaccination program is already in place, it’s sometimes necessary to evaluate other options to ensure cattle are well-protected against viruses with which they may come into contact. For example, stocker and feedlot operations may find intranasal vaccines useful, especially on arrival, because an intranasal vaccine can help create an immune response where viruses attack first, helping to stimulate mucosal immunity and helping trigger a quick immune response. But that doesn’t mean traditional, systemic vaccines should be discounted. While intranasal vaccines may help provide a quick immune response, injectable vaccines often can help protect cattle against additional viruses and help provide duration of immunity, helping protect cattle throughout the manage-

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Use what works Respiratory disease is the most devastating disease for both cattle and producers, costing the industry up to $1 billion annually from death, reduced feed efficiency and treatment costs. Using vaccines that are safe for use in all types and classes of cattle and help provide immunity, help protect cattle through all stages of production and offer superior label claims, can help ensure cattle will be protected when BRD viruses challenges their immune systems.

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LARGE PUBLIC AUCTION FRIDAY, SEPT. 23RD @ 9:30 AM Auction to be held in our yard at the corner of Rts 38 & 38B in Newark Valley, NY (19 miles West of Binghamton, 8 miles North of Owego exit 64 off I-86.)

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Tractors: NH TN60A 2wd w/loader 700 hours!; Ford 8210 MFWD w/ROPS 2200 hrs, Ford 550 loader & forks; JD 4430 MFWD, 4020 ROPS w/Frey loader (sells seperate), JD 3010 D wfe nice; IHC 3588 2+2, 1086, 444 w/new tires; MF 1080, 180; Kubota L3700 SUDT w/ldr low hour demo!; B8200 w/ldr, B1550 w/belly mower; Ford 1220 333 hours nice!; Case 930, David Brown 1410; Ford 8700 need clutch; JD 317 mower; Antique Tractor: ‘55 Case 400 Gas completely rebuilt nice!; Case CC & RC on steel, RC, 800; Farmall F20, (2) H; Ford 8N, 801, 841 w/MFWD; MH Pony; JD 420W w/loader; Oliver 1850 MFWD; Fairbanks 2 hp & IHC 3-5 hp hit-n-miss; Inventory Reduction for Goodrich Tractor Parts. 60+ Parts tractors, 20 engines from GRTO to Longblocks, Wagons and pallets of parts, weights, wide front ends & more!

Parts Tractors: AC CA, WD45, D17, 180, 185, HD4 6 way; Case VC, VA, VAC, DC, 800, 1494, 1594 MFWD, 580 forklift, W7 loader, 420 TLB; Farmall F12, SCH, M wfe, W9, 300U, 400D, 340, 404, 574, 656, 656 Hi-Crop, 1086, 3588 2+2; Ford (2) 3000, 3400, 550, A64 loader, TW30; JD A, 40, 420 CRL, 420 Ldr, 440 Dzr, 544A, (2) 4020, 5020, 2440, 2840, 4240; MF 1150, 2675, 2500 forklift; MH Pony, 22, 30; DB 780, 1200; Oliver 55, 77, 88, 1250; Long 460; Some tractors are running/fixable, some strictly parts machines. Lots of scrap iron will be sold in this sale.

Industrial: ‘01 Earthmaster 2SSX 4wd backhoe; Dresser TD7C dozer; Cat 225 excavator; Bobcat 743 & 743B, NH L775 skid steers; Dresser 714 roller; Cat forklift (fire); Yale forklift; New quality 18’ 10k lb trailer; tag-a-long trailers; cement mixer; New SSL bale spear, forks, weld on plates.

Machinery: (3) Woods batwing mowers; Ford, NH, MF, Case sickle bar mowers; 4’-7’ rotary mowers; (15) good gravity wagons; long wheel rake; (2) NH 56 rakes, Case IH 8440 round baler; JD 16A, NH 35 flail choppers; Caroni 6’ tiller; Niemeyer 4 star tedder; NH 455 sickle bar; MF 2R planter, potato digger; Case 460 pull-type combine very nice!; JD grain wagon, JD 1470 discbine, 820 MoCo haybine, much more!

Terms: Cash or Good check day of sale, nothing removed until paid in full. All items subject to change due to daily business, call for particular items. Everything sells as-is where-is. Lots of Absolute Items. There will be more than listed, ad made 3 weeks in advance, check website for updates. **Large auction, may be necessary to sell with 2 trucks** *No Buyers Premium * Free Loading * Lunch Onsite * Loading Dock * Consignments Welcome!* AUCTION BY:

Goodrich Auction Service, Inc. Newark Valley, NY • (607) 642-3293 www.goodrichauctionservice.com

COUNTY OF STEUBEN

2011 MUNICIPLE ASSETTS AUCTION 2011 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 @ 10:00 A.M. BATH, NEW YORK Sale at the same site along County Road 113, off State Route 54 (BathHammondsport Road).

By order of the Steuben County Legislature the following sells at public auction!

Automobiles/Van/SUV: 2002 Dodge Durango; 2001 Ford Taurus; 2000 Chevrolet Lumina; 2001 Chevrolet Impala; 2001 Chevrolet Lumina; 1999 Chevrolet Astro van; 1999 Ford Taurus; 2004 Pontiac Sunfire; 2002 Dodge Intrepid; 2000 Chevrolet Venture; 1994 Honda Accord; Steuben ARC Vehicles: 2006 Ford E-150 van, 125k miles; 2005 Ford E-450 Bus with WC lift, 182k miles; 2003 Ford E-350 Bus with WC lift, 215k miles; 2002 Chevrolet G3500 Bus, 136k miles; Trucks: 2000 Chevrolet 2500, 4x4 with plow; 2001 Dodge 1 ton, 4x4, dump, lift gate; 1991 Chevrolet 3500, mechanics body; 1985 International 1654, 6 wheel dump; 1985 International 1654, flat rack; 1998 Ford LT-9000 truck tractor, 430k miles; 1996 Ford LT-9000 10 wheel dump, 238k miles; 1996 Ford LT-9000 10 wheel dump, 717k miles; 1994 Ford LT-9000 10 wheel dump, 306k miles; 1990 International F5070 10 wheel dump; Sheriff Vehicles: 2007 Ford Explorer; 2006 Jeep Cherokee; 2005 Jeep Cherokee; 2005 Jeep Cherokee; 2005 Ford Taurus; 1998 Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 2007 Ford Explorer (wrecked); 2006 Jeep Cherokee (body damage); Equipment/Shop Tools: 1989 Fiat Allis FR-15B loader, 7900 hrs.; (2) Selco Harris V5-HD cardboard balers; (4) 2008 Ford dually pickup boxes; Army surplus tank trailer; Army axle & tires; (2) fuel storage tanks; (2) 1000 gallon used oil tanks; 500 gallon hopper style tank; Leer 6 ft. fiberglass truck cap for Ford pickup; 6 in. Wacker trash pump on trailer with Lombardini 3 cyl. diesel engine, 3 in. Homelite trash pump; 5 pallets of used 10 ft. sign posts; CB2800 Clean Burn furnace (waste oil); (2) hot water pressure washers; DeWalt 10 in. table saw; Cement mixer; Hobart Mega Arc 250G welder; 40 gal. hot water tank; 15 gal. pressure tank; DA Forfeiture Vehicles: 2003 Toyota Prius hybrid; 2000 Buick Century; 2000 Oldsmobile Alero; 1999 Pontiac Sunfire; 1997 Chevrolet Lumina; Town of Cameron: York stone rake with grader blade; Harder slide in sander; Tow hitch for Ford F-350, Ryobi weed eater; Cub Cadet LT 1018 lawn tractor; (8) C-IH rear wheel tractor weights; Set of 4 pickup truck tires; cutting torch with gauges and hoses; Village of Painted Post: 1998 Ford Taurus wagon; 12 in. Case backhoe bucket; 4 in. & 6 in. sidewalk forms; Miscellaneous Items: 7 ft. x 9 ft. walk in freezer; commercial washers & dryer; Computers; Monitors; Laptops; Printers; File cabinets; Typewriters; Office furniture; 24 in., 30 in. & 36 in. rolls laser bond paper; X-box game console, controller, 8 to 10 X-box games, amplifiers, speakers; Vizio LCD HD TV; ALSO: some ARC storage units contents selling at their site at very end of county auction!

Inspection of Merchandise is Wednesday September 28 from 11:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Sale items and property supervised and patrolled by Steuben County Sheriff’s Department. Auction is open to all persons in good standing with the Auction Company. Open-Competitive bidding. All sales are FINAL. Items “sell as is-where is” without any warranty or guarantee, oral or written, as to condition, fitness of purpose or otherwise.

PAYMENT IS CASH. Checks will be accepted from known persons in good standing. Unknown persons will need a current bank letter dated and addressed to this auction stating favorable bank policies by said persons. Unknown persons presenting a check without the banking letter will be required to leave any purchase they may have made at their own risk until said check is cleared. BRING CASH FOR BEST RESULTS! ALSO NOTE: A Ten Percent (10%) buyer’s premium will be added to the bid price of each item. N.Y.S. sales taxes apply if not exempt.

Vehicle Titles PASS ONLY with Cash payment on Auction Day. Others will be mailed upon check clearance, NO Exceptions!

Municiple Vouchers will be accepted from Steuben County Municipalities, others by prior approval. All vouchers to be paid in full within 12 or less business days.

Pre-Registration for Bidders Cards on Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

Sale Day Registration starts at 8:30 a.m.

Auction under the Direction of Mr. James Gleason, Director of Purchasing.

For Specific Information Contact Mr. Bruce Cornell 607-664-2484.

Auction Conducted by James P. Pirrung and Associates

PIRRUNG AUCTIONEERS, INC. Wayland, New York Phone 585-728-2520 Fax 585-728-3378 For updates watch our website: www.pirrunginc.com

Meet the 2011 World Dairy Expo official judges MADISON, WI — World Dairy Expo 2011 is just a few weeks away and dairy cattle show enthusiasts from across North America are making plans to parade their finest across the colored shavings in Madison, WI, the week of Oct. 4-8. The following slate of judges

has been approved by Expo’s Board of Directors. These gentlemen will crown the champions of each of the seven breeds on display during the five day event.

• International Junior Holstein Show: Norm Nabholz, West Union, Iowa

• Junior Holstein Associate: Bob Hagenow, Poynette, WI • International Ayrshire Show: Justin Burdette, Mercersburg, PA • Ayrshire Associate: Sean Johnson, Glenville, PA • International Brown Swiss Show: Chris Lah-

mers, Marysville, Ohio • Brown Swiss Associate: Jeff Brown, Jackson Center, Ohio • International Guernsey Show: Blaine Crosser, Marysville, Ohio • Guernsey Associate: Chris Lang, Big Prairie, Ohio • International Hol-

stein Show: Gerald Coughlin, Jr., Peterborough, Ontario • Holstein Associate: Joel Phoenix, Cannington, Ontario • Central National Jersey Show: Hank Van Exel, Lodi, CA • Jersey Associate: Nathan Thomas, Cable, Ohio

• International Milking Shorthorn Show: Paul Trapp, Taylor, WI • Milking Shorthorn Associate: Peter Coyne, Spring Valley, WI • International Red & White Show: Adam Liddle, Argyle, NY • Red & White Associate: Adam Hodgins, Kincardine, Ontario

MACFADDEN'S FALL AUCTION

SAT., SEPTEMBER 24TH - 8 AM

TRACTORS - FARM, CONST. & TURF EQUIP. - ANTIQUE TRACTORS - HIT & MISS ENGINES - PARTS & MORE! AT OUR YARD ON US 20, 4MI EAST OF SHARON SPRINGS, NY

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

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Live online bidding available through PROXIBID TRACTORS Our usual run of 50 to 100 farm and compact tractors; Some early highlights include a Rare JD 5020 w/ Elwood Mechanical 4wd - one owner!; JD 6030 w/619 eng - 350hp !!; JD 6030 w/531 eng; JD 3020 side console dsl with single front & 42” tires one owner orig; JD 1010 Row Crop w/wide front, PS & remote, 2110 orig hrs - near perfect!; ‘67 JD 4020 w/3700 hrs-sharp orig; JD 2640; 4020; 2750 4wd w/cab; IH 1066 Black Stripe w/1800 orig hours!!; Case IH 7110 Magnum; IH 1066 Hydro; IH 1566; Case IH 895-700 orig hours!; CIH 885 4wd w/ldr; IH 856 4100 hrs sharp!; CIH 4230; NH 8160 4wd; NH TN70DA 4wd w/cab & ldr-1300 hrs; Ford 8210 Series II 4wd; White 2-105; White 2-85 w/cab; JD 2510; MF 1085 w/cab-low hours; Nice MF 398 w/cab; IH 674; Oliver 1800; JD 2010 LP gas; Rare MF 50 LP gas; IH Cub. H, M; Ford 8N, 9N, Jubilee; Case L pulling tractor-700 cu. in.; Compact Tractors; NH 1910; 1320; 1720; CIH DX25; DA 5220 all 4wd w/loaders; MF 1010 w/ldr; JD 750 4wd; Kubota B6000-like new; As-Is Row: Ford TW25 4wd; JD 2440; NH TS110; NH TB100; JD 6215-burnt; NH 3930 4wd w/ldr-bad trans; several skid steers; also 2 complete farm estates plus lots more!

INDUSTRIAL MF 60H 4wd ldr backhoe; Hydra-Mac 2650 SSL; Vermeer V4550A & V450 dsl trenchers - both like new; Skylift mini-derrick w/post hole digger & bucket; JD 1010 & 2010 Dozers; Wood Miizer LT30 bandsaw mill; Excavators; NH LS140 w/cab; Bobcat 553 w/cab-400 hrs!; skid steers; backhoes, stone rakes; ‘02 Johnson 4000 sweeper w/5.9 Cummins; (2) Razorback diesel power trowels; Bobcat 4x4 dsl Utility vehicle w/cab; ZM 7ft snowpusher (4) new 23.5-25 tires & more!!!

TURF EQUIPT. Toro Multipro 5500 sprayer; Toro 2300 topdresser; Salsco greens roller; JD 3215A Fairway mower; 5 JD 180B greens mowers; Near new JD 1000 Aerocore aerator; JD 1545 mower w/cab & snowblower; Ferris IS300; CC Zforce; 5 walk behind commercial mowers; 10 lawn tractors; plus more coming in!

FARM EQUIPT. NH 1895 SP forage harvester 4wd w/Cat 3306 eng low hrs; Kelly-Ryan Ag Bagger; JD 556 round baler; Krone KR160 round baler; Welger Mastercut round baler; Super sharp NH 311 baler; Sharp NH 1465 haybine; JD 630 discbine-like new; Nice Case IH 8309 discbine; JD 820 MoCo; NI 5209; Kuhn 3pt disc mwr; 2 NH bale wagons; Kuhn GT300 rotary rake; NH 256 & 56 rakes; IH 35 rake; rakes; Bushwacker 15ft batwing; Case IH round bale processor; Brillion 25ft cultimulcher; Excellent Great Plains No-Till drill; JD 8250 21x7 drill; 20 new radial tractor tires including 28-30-34-38-42 inch sizes; All kinds of farm equipment as usual including tillage; hay equipment; mowers; rakes; balers; loaders; snowblowers; Woods ditchbank mower; JD 12’ Heavy disc; JD 213 grain head; Oliver 2x rollover plow; lots of 3pt eq; 2 complete farm estate sales; we will be full! Plus more coming daily!!!

ANTIQUE TRACTORS: Approx 1pm; Great antique lineup featuring a gorgeous local Oliver and MH collection. Completely original set of Oliver Super 66 gas; Super 66 diesel; Super 77 gas and Super 77 diesel - all 4 tractors completely original with perfect sheet metal - a once in a lifetime opportunity!; Plus an Oliver Super 55 w/ an absolutely perfect restoration; From same collection; MH Pony; MH Pacer w/ original MH tires; MH Colt and Mustang - both all original w/ WF & 3pt; MH 44 Special WF & 3pt all original; Hudson Valley collection including Fordson tractor with original plow, original canvas cover and all manuals plus 2 nice Ford 9Ns, JD rollover plow; NOS Wards plow; JD hiller; Hoover potato digger and Hoover potato planter-both never rained on!

1927 Ford Model T touring car; all from same Hudson Valley farm; Ford 8N w/ flathead V8 - beautiful! Rare MM BG offset; MM V w/ cultivators; MM Twin City KTA on steel - all original; Sharp original 1947 Cat D2 dozer - 1800 orig hrs!; Rare 1940 Caterpillar R5 (less than 50 made! S/N3R28SP); 1939 Cat D2 tailseat orchard S/N5J338SP; Cat R2 gas; Rare Lombardini Castoro diesel vineyard crawler w/ blade-very low hours; Rare Schmiedag diesel crawler with original German paperwork; Sharp all original JD Lindeman crawler very early flatback S/N 330887; (2) other good original JD BO Lindeman crawlers; Rare early JD MC w/Lindeman undercarriage-one of 10 built; JD 620LP; JD 730 diesel; 1939 JD BNH-totally original; 1939 JD H w/ original paint and tires-NICE !! JD GP on steel; JD 50 LP gas; JD LI original w/mower; JD H; JD MT w/ cultivators-very low hours; Oliver 80 industrial; Jacobsen G10; 1973 Chevy C10 pickup with factory 454/automatic-40,000 mi from Kansas - completely original from Jims collection - WOW!! Rare Military IH I-9; Rare Pampa Lanz I cyl hot bulb tractor from Argentina - totally original; Rare IH Farmall Super FCC w/ 3pt Made in France - Sharp original; Farmall 450 diesel; Rare Mercury “The Trackless Train” 3 wheel warehouse tractor; Rare Cockshutt 35 Wheatland; MH Pacemaker; MH 101; 1980 GMC John Deere service truck; AC B & C both restored; 1960’s Harley Davidson golf cart; 10 antique lawn mowers; Plus many more tractors coming in!!

HIT & MISS ENGINES; Approx 1pm; Great hit and miss engine collection featuring a rare 1 3/4 hp Stickney; an IH 1hp Mogul; IH 2 1/2hp Mogul; 2hp Fairbanks upright; Original 1 hp Brownwall; 1hp Emerson-Brantingham; Gilson “Goes Like Sixty” 1hp; Aermotor; Restored Airway 4hp; Associated ChoreBoy 1 3/4 hp-Restored; Cushman upright; Majestic 1 1/2 hp; Rare 7hp Ruston Hornsby; 1930 Lister diesel; 4hp Lister Ball Top; Petter 1hp Apple Top w/ pump; Ruston Hornsby upright diesel; New Idea; DeLaval 3 1/2 hp; Hercules 1 1/2 hp & 3hp; Economy 1 1/2 hp; Meco 4hp-restored; HVID 8hp diesel; 1 1/3 hp Sandow; Caile Perfection 1hp upright; IH LB w/ radiator-original; JD LUC-NOS never run!; Rare Harley-Davidson stationary engine; over 50 engines total! Many ANTIQUES, SIGNS ETC incl. antique implements plows; discs; corn shellers; grinders; Porcelain & other farm signs including Esso; Kendall; Surge; Large “IH Farmall Tractors” plus several more; 1917 Dowagiac one horse drill; Coffee grinders; Cider press; 1920’s Westinghouse Range NOS!; 100yr old telephone switchboard; MH disc plow; 1890 Oliver plow-orig; NI & Oliver Literature racks; toys; + more!

TERMS; Cash or good check. Full payment day of auction. List is subject to change. All items sold “as is.” Selling w/ 2 Auctioneers bring a friend.

Consignments taken ‘til 5pm Friday, Sept. 23rd. Major items onsite by Friday Sept 16 will be on internet auction. Five percent buyer’s premium for internet buyers only.

Hearing highlights need for domestic dairy policy reform Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA) is submitting comments to the House Committee on Agriculture in regard to its hearing on current dairy programs and their ability to support the domestic dairy sector. We appreciate the Committee’s commitment to reviewing current dairy policies and exploring reform.

In the comments, John Wilson, senior vice president, stated: While dairy prices have recovered from the historic lows experienced in 2009 and 2010, most producers have not. The recent low-price cycle devastated dairy families, drained generations worth of equity, and drove many out of the business entirely. Those dairy producers who survived the cycle are still struggling because of shrinking margins, due in great part to increasing feed costs.

Now, more than ever, we are a global industry, and factors in the world market have a great impact on domestic prices.

Domestic dairy programs are outdated and inflexible, stifling much needed innovation. They do not and cannot offer producers the tools nec-

essary to manage global market changes or the tight margins that result from either low milk prices, high feed prices or a combination of both.

It is evident current programs are flawed.

They are insufficient in times of extreme volatility, which seems to be the norm rather than the exception, and do not provide an adequate safety net when margins

are tight.

We urge Congress to review and consider the policy proposal authored by Representatives Collin Peterson, DMN, and Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, which consists of three main components — a margin protection program, a Dairy Market Stabilization Program and reforms to the Federal Milk Marketing Order system — and would alleviate

ALL NEW BUILDING MATERIAL AUCTION

Sat., September 24, 10:00 AM Niagara County Fair Grounds 4487 Lake Ave. (Transit Road/Rt. 78) Lockport, NY 14094 12 Complete Display Kitchen Cabinet Sets with Wood Styles in Cherry, Hickory, Oak, White, Shaker, Rope, Mocha, Coffee & Chocolate; Solid Granite Counter Tops; Hardwood, Tile & Laminate Flooring; Underlayment Pad; Interior and Exterior Doors In Solid & Leaded Glass; Granite & Porcelain Top Vanities; Designer Sinks, Toilet & Bathroom Sink Sets; Crowne, Base & Casement Trim; Gas and Electric Fireplaces & Mantels; Large Assortment of Door Handle Sets in Entrance, Passage, Bed & Bath; 4x4 Posts; Entry Gates; Oriental Style Rugs; Spindles; Assorted Kitchen & Bath Faucet Sets; Selection of Hand & Power Tool Support Equipment to Complete Your Project!

AUCTIONEER’SS NOTE: Preview 8am day of auction, removal 2 hrs. after auction. Check our complete auction schedule online at www.scottperryco.com

Scott Perry & Co. Auctioneers 2019 River Rd., Niagara Falls, NY 14304

716-283-SOLD (7653) www.scottperryco.com

DAIRY CATTLE & HEIFER SALE BEEFERS & MISC.

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 11:00 A.M.

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Directions: Sale to be held at Jack Wood's Sale Barn, located on Taylor Valley Road, Cincinnatus, N.Y.2 miles north of Cincinnatus. Just off Route 26. Watch for auction signs.

(42) Head Freestall dairy. This is a good young herd, with good udders, and show milk. (35) Holsteins, with several Crosses. (15) Recently fresh, with cattle milking up to 90 lbs. (6) Due for October & November. Good cattle milking well, and bred back in various stages. Cattle are easy to work with.

Over (30) Head consigned, with top 1st calf heifers in this group. Some are strictly fresh, with heifer calves on their side, and others springing close. Good group of shortbred heifers, with size and condition. (4) Jersey's, and Black Crosses. (3) Guernsey's, short bred 3-4 mos. Nice.

(28) Head from one consignor. (6) Bred cows. (22) Heifers from 300 lbs. to short bred.

Holsteins, Jersey's, & Black Crosses in this group.

(7) Bulls, from 200 lbs. to breeding age. Jerseys, Holsteins, and Guernsey Cross.

(6) Beefers, (2) Black Angus Crosses, (1) Red Angus Cross, and (3) Herefords. (2 Steers) From 500 lbs. to breeding age. Good condition. Used to fencing, easy to work with, and have been handled.

(5) Steers, (4) young ones, and one 16 mos. old.

Misc. Items: Universal vacuum pump, 3 hp. Works. DeLaval pale milker. Bale spear for bucket. Feeder trough. 300 gallon oil tank. Lamco forage wagon. Wooden feeder wagon.

Manager's note: Good cattle at this sale, with more being consigned daily. Dairy shows milk, with some good 1st calf heifers. Starting with misc. items, equipment, then dairy cattle and beefers.

Sale Managed By:

Gene Wood’s Auction Service, Inc. Cincinnatus, NY 13040

(607) 863-3821

Visit us on the Web @ genewoodsauctionserviceinc.com October 8, 2011: John Laskowski, Clayville, NY, full line of machinery, produce, horse tack, and recreational vehicles. JD 2940 4WD, w/260 loader. MF 2640 w/cab. CASE IH SBX 530 baler. (like new).

JD 446 round baler. ELHO 410 bale wrapper. NI 5212 discbine. Kuhn GF 5001 TH 4 star tedder. NH 258 rake. 400 bales of 1st & 2nd cutting baleage. 600 square bales of 1st & 2nd cutting. Horse saddles.

some of the anxiety livestock producers face.

These policies take into account not only

milk prices, but also recognize feed prices and, ultimately, margins. The proposal is

sound, affordable and will be instrumental in strengthening the domestic dairy industry.

J&M Consignment Auction Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011 ~ 9 AM McNeill Farm, Martin Hill Rd., Corning (Caton area), NY Signs off Rte. 15 at blinker light in Lindley

Tractors ~ Machinery ~ Lawn & Garden ~ Recreational ~ Tools JD 3010 diesel wfe, JD 2010 forklift (gas), JD 520 wfe (3pt hitch), JD 48 loader, JD 3020 wfe (gas) 3pt very good condition!, Allis Chalmers RC, NH 316 baler w/thrower, rnd. balers, Hesston 1120 mo/co (nice!), Deutz-Fahr 333 pull type rotary rake (nice!), MF #44 3pt sickle mower, sev. sets front wghts. for JD 2 cylinder & newer, 2 btm plow for JD ‘MT’, Cub Lowboy w/3pt hitch, front blade assembly for JD 45 loader, 2005 Downeaster 17ft deck-over trailer, sev. 3pt implements, dump trailer, 6ft. 3pt brush hog, 7ft. bush hog squealer (dbl. gear box), 33 ton factory wood splitter, NH 327 manure spreader, NH 499 center pivot mo/co, NH 408 discbine, NH 782 harvester w/1 grass head, IH 720 harvester w/2 heads, Deutz-Fahr 4 star tedder (pull type), JD 700 grinder/mixer, JD 3pt rototiller, Ford 3pt sickle bar mower, Cub Cadet Big Country 2WD farm buggy, ‘85 Honda 250 SX 3 wheeler (like new!), ATV’s, lg. assortment of lawn & garden tractors/mowers/implements, plants, produce & nursery stock - more coming in daily. for more info or to consign your goods call Sale Mgr. Jim McNeill 607936-0708. Consignments accepted at the Farm until 6PM Friday 9/23.

TERMS: Cash or Approved Check ~ Photo ID Required Professional Auction Management & Appraisals By

United Country Jelliff Auction Group, LLC Tioga, PA AU1548-L 570-835-4214 ~ www.jelliffauctions.com The Area’s Foremost Real Estate Auctioneers

ADVANCE NOTICE 6th Annual Broome County Fall Absolute Consignment Auction AND 17th Annual Surplus School Bus, Vehicle & Equipment Auction Broome County Fairgrounds - Whitney Point, NY

Saturday

October 1, 2011

9:00AM

Auction To Be Held @ Broome County Fairgrounds, 2924 US Rt. 11, Whitney Point, NY 13862. Take I-81: To Exit 8, To Rt. 11. Whitney Point Is 15 Mi. North Of Binghamton, 20 Miles South Of Cortland.

Large Auction Consisting Of Tractors, Farm Equipment, Construction Equipment Commercial & Residential Lawn & Garden Equipment; Plus: School Buses & Vehicles Early Hi-Lites Including: Tractors- JD 2550; JD 2950; JD 4020; MF 255 w/ MF Loader; Kubota L3650; Ford 3000; Ford 8N & 9N; IH 656; IH 1066; Muir Hill 4wd, 100+Hp; Many Others; Construction Equipment: JLG 45’ Art. Aerial Lift, Dual Fuel, Nice; Dresser TD-7 Dozer; JD 240 Skid Steer; Case 1840 Skid Steer; Eager Beaver 20 & 10-Ton Tagalong Trailers; Special Equipment Trailer: ‘06 Ledwell 48’ Drop Tail, Drop Deck Equip. Trailer w/ Winch, Super Nice!!!; Utility Vehicles & ATV’s: JD HPX Gator; Polaris Ranger 6x6; Honda 4-Wheeler; Club Car Precedent Golf Cart; (6) Club Car Gas Golf Carts; Farm Equipment: JD 456 Round Baler; CaseIH Round Baler; NH 467 Haybine; IH 14’ Disc; Mill Creek Small PTO Spreader-New; Several 3pth Items; (75) Lawn & Garden: JD ‘s: 1545- 72’, 4wd, Front Mt., Sharp; X475; 445; GX345; (2) 345; 325; GT245; LX277; 318; 316; L130; LT133; 320; LT180; LX176; F525; Many Others, Many w/ Blowers; EXMarks: (3) 2972’s, 72” Decks w/ Bagger, Late Model, Very Expensive; (2) 2560’s; Dixie Chopper 50,” 150 Hrs.; Toro Z-Turn 60”; Cub Cadet’s: 982 w/ Cab & Blower; (10) Other Cub Cadet Trade-Ins; New Trailers: (8) New Cross Country Equipment Trailers, From 5-Ton Down To Landscape; Dump Truck: ‘88 GMC Brigadier S/A Dump, Dsl., Nice Cond.!!; Special NYS Sales Tax Seized Vans: ‘04 Chevy 1500 Cargo / Tool Van; ‘02 Chevy 2500 Cargo / Tool Van; School Buses & Vehicles: (15) Full Sized Buses, Flat Nose Styles; Some Asst. Vans, Watch Next Weeks Paper For Full List. Also, Many Quality Tools And Small Items, PLUS: Group Of Nursery stock; Live Interactive Online Bidding Available For This Auction Through www.equipmentfacts.com Many Other Items Coming, Items Being Added Daily, Still Time To Consign For Great Ad Coverage!! Consignments Welcomed If Pledged To Absolute Sale!! For Questions & Consignment Consultation Call Us!! Advertising Deadline: Monday Sept. 19th. Receiving Consignments: Tues 9/27 Thru Thurs. 9/29, 9-5PM, Fri. 9/30, 9-12 Noon.

Sales Managers & Auctioneers Licensed Real Estate Brokers In NY, NJ & PA Whitney Point, N.Y. 13862 607-692-4540 / 1-800-MANASSE www.manasseauctions.com

Center for Dairy Excellence seeking pacesetter nominations Center to Recognize Outstanding Leaders, Innovators in PA Dairy Industry HARRISBURG, PA — The Center for Dairy Excellence is seeking nominations for the 2011 Pacesetter Award, which annually honors individuals or organizations working to build a positive image of Pennsylvania’s dairy industry and create a prosperous, marketable future for dairy.

Nominations are due to the center by Nov. 20 and can be mailed to the center at 2301 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

“We are fortunate to

have outstanding leaders and innovators in Pennsylvania’s dairy industry,” said John Frey, executive director of the center. “The Pacesetter Award gives us the opportunity to recognize these role models.”

Originally initiated by the Pennsylvania Dairy Stakeholders, which merged with the center in January 2011, the Pacesetter Award is designed to promote and encourage a progressive dairy industry in Pennsylvania. Since its creation in 2000, 24 recipients have been honored with the award.

Individuals, companies or organizations are

recognized as Pacesetter Award winners because they have distinguished themselves through accomplishments and/or programs that: • Bring positive recognition or advancement to Pennsylvania’s dairy industry; • Create positive attitudes about the industry among producers and their families; • Invest in a long-term commitment to Pennsylvania’s dairy foods industry; and • Create a growing recognition by consumers that a healthy, growing dairy industry is positive for everyone who lives and works in Penn-

SHORT NOTICE AUCTION!!!

SPACEE FARM M DISPERSAL

SAT., SEPTEMBER 24 @ 10:30 A.M. SHARP!!

4807 STATE ROUTE 417 (Jasper-Woodhull Road) WOODHULL (Steuben Co.) NY (Just above the NY-PA Line)

Sale at the farm located along Rte. 417 about midway between Jasper and Woodhull.

Due to serious illness selling as quickly as possible, the following: (the Space family has worked this farm for 100 years!)

Interstate Ready 95 Head Dairy Herd (Sells First @ 10:30 SHARP!) (blood tested, inoculated, pregnancy examined!) 72 Milking age with about 65 head in milk and the balance dry.

This is a tie stall herd, gentle, pastured, large in size and heavy in flesh, with over all good udders. A quality premium comes in the milk check! Cattle are bred for year around freshening and are currently with a red and white bull. All the flavors are represented with black and white and red and white Holsteins, Jerseys, Black Jerseys; Guernseys; Ayrshires and 1 black belted cow. Balance of herd are heifer calves to short yearlings.

MACHINERY FEATURING: 1 yr. old NH F.P. 230 chopper with kernel processor, tandem axle, Metalert III System and only about 110 total acres of use! (corn only); Selling separately will be the 1 yr. old NH 824 2-row corn head!; Miller Pro 1 yr. old 5300 forage box, (18 ft.) with roof and on heavy tandem gear, p.t.o. rear unload; Meyer 18 ft. hyd. rear unload forage box (18 ft.) with roof and tandem axle gear; NH 818 (18 ft.) forage box with roof and tandem gear; TRACTORS-SKID STEERS-ATTACHMENTS: NH LX 585 diesel skid steer with big bucket; NH LX 485 diesel skid steer with small bucket; Bell Tec hyd. post hole digger with skid steer; Bale spear and pallet forks for skid steers; JD 7200 4WD tractor with cab, 2 remotes, 18.4x38 and 13.6x28 tires, 6000 hrs., outfitted with JD 740 loader; White 6085 4WD tractor, cab, 16.9x34 and 14.9x24 tires, 2 remotes, outfitted with White 676 quick attach loader; White 135 4WD tractor, cab, freshly rebuilt engine, 2 remotes, 20.8x38 tires; White 135 2WD cab tractor, 2 remotes, 20.8x38 tires; White 2-110 2WD cab tractor, 2 remotes, 20.8x38 tires; White 285 with cab, cracked motor;

NOTE SALE ORDER: Cattle First @ 10:30 followed by the machinery! Lunch and comfort facility on site. Sale only due to George’s health! See you at the Space farm on the 24th!

TERMS: Cash! Honorable checks from known persons in good standing! Unknown persons need favorable and current bank letter or leave purchases until check is cleared. Cattle need to be removed sale day!

Owned by Mr. and Mrs. George Space 607-458-5597

Auction Conducted by James P. Pirrung and Associates

PIRRUNG AUCTIONEERS, INC. Wayland, New York Office 585-728-2520 Fax 585-728-3378 Web page: www.pirrunginc.com

ance.

Up to three nominees are presented the Pacesetter Award each year, with recipients receiving a commemorative gift and formal recognition at the Pennsylvania Dairy Summit, held Feb. 8-9, 2012 at the Lancaster Host Resort, Lancaster, Lancaster County. The award may also be presented at

other industry events to provide additional exposure.

For more information about the Pacesetter Award or to obtain a copy of the nomination form, call the center at 717-346-0849 or visit www.centerfordairyexcellence.org. Click on “Producer,” then on “Honor Leaders in the Industry.”

NFU president supports committee’s Passage of Senate ag appropriations bill National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations passed an agricultural appropriations bill that did not include a rider that would prevent the implementation of the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) rule: “We are very pleased that Senator Herb Kohl, D-WI, chairman of the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, and the rest of committee did not include an anti-GIPSA rider similar to the one passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. Just as he has been throughout his legislative career, Senator Kohl has once again championed the cause of independent farmers and ranchers.

“The GIPSA rule will go a long way towards restoring market competition and helping ensure large producers cannot exert illegal market power over farmers and ranchers.

The committee did the right thing in allowing the GIPSA rule to proceed.

The rule must be funded and allowed to continue to help reduce the concentration that has taken place in the livestock industry over the past 30 years.

“Senator Kohl has worked tirelessly to help bring economic stability to rural America and the GIPSA rule will help ensure America’s farmers and ranchers are not forced to accept unfairly low prices for their products.

We urge the full Senate to pass an agriculture appropriations bill that allows the GIPSA rule to continue.”

TWO DAY SALE The 35th Annual Sale of the New York State Draft Horse Club will be held...

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2011 Tack & Equipment 9:00 AM Tack & Equipment Consignments taken until 11:00 AM on Thurs., Oct. 6 NO Saddles Will Be Accepted Outside Machinery will be sold at 10:00 AM

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2011 Horses 9:00 AM Horse consignments taken until 11:00 AM on Friday, October 7 THE SALE WILL BE HELD AT THE

CORTLAND COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS CORTLAND, NEW YORK Directions: Exit 12 from I-81 South then south one mile or from New York Route 13 go north on US 11 to village line. Signs will be posted.

NEW AND USED EQUIPMENT BEING SOLD! SALE WILL BE HELD UNDER COVER.

ABSOLUTELY NO PETS ALLOWED

Yearling Raffle $1.00 per ticket or book of six for $5.00 DO NOT HAVE TO BE PRESENT TO WIN. Drawing at the Sale.

Yearling or $500.00

Auctioneers: LeRoy Yoder, Shipshewana, Indiana Dave Myers, Decatur, Indiana

To make consignments or for information contact: Chuck Minturn David Johnson Lisa Furman 7639 Freeman Rd. 1590 Erieville Rd. 1121 Ridge Road Auburn, NY 13021 Erieville, NY 13061 Lansing, NY 14882 315-253-0760 315-662-3440 607-533-7553 • lmf14@cornell.edu

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GENERAL PURPOSE EQUIPMENT: Locke 18 ft. hyd. dump box on tandem axle gear; JD 7000 6-row corn planter; JD 8300 grain only 23 hole grain drill with single disc openers and grass seed box; NH 351 grinder mixer; Winpower 25/15 p.t.o. generator on cart; NH 165 single axle spreader with slippery floor and end gate; NH 185 tandem axle spreader, slippery floor, good frame and tires, needs repairs; JD 3970 chopper with both heads, needs repairs; NH 489 haybine; JD 1460 diskbine with rolls and turtles; Baltic 3 pt. broadcast spreader; Friend 500 gal. trailer type sprayer with 60 ft. booms; Unverferth gravity box wagon; Little Giant gravity box, only; 24 ft. steel frame big bale carrier wagon; 3 pt. bale spear; Tuffline heavy duty 3 pt. 8 ft. scraper blade; White 508 4-b. and 5-b. (16 inch) semi-mt. plows, spring reset, both with power slide hitches (5-b. has buster bar); Oliver 546 5-b. semi-mt. plow; JD and other 14 ft. cultimulchers; AC 2300 heavy 12 ft. transport disk; Brillion 24 ft. transport drag;

sylvania.

Anyone can submit nominations to the center for the award. The center’s board of directors will evaluate Pacesetter Award nominees based on how their work provides vision, innovation and progress in a unique package, while demonstrating these accomplishments’ perform-

American Angus Association® to host annual meeting Annual meeting provides latest industry and Angus breed news.

American Angus Association® members and Angus enthusiasts will gather in Louisville, KY, Nov. 1215, for the 128th Annual Convention of Delegates and related Angus activities in conjunction with the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE).

“It is important for Association members and those interested in the Angus breed to attend and participate in the activities in Louisville because that is a central meeting point of our membership each year,” said Shelia Stannard, American Angus Association director of activities and events.

Activities include the Annual Meeting, educational sessions, social events and a 2011 Su-

per Point Roll of Victory (ROV) Angus Show.

“The Annual Meeting and Angus Education Center are great venues to learn the latest about the happenings of the Association and breed; and the socials and banquets throughout the event are a great way to network with Angus friends, both new and old alike,” Stannard said.

All shows begin at 8 a.m. in the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center (KFEC) Freedom Hall. The junior heifer show will take place Sunday, Nov. 12; the ROV bulls will show Monday, Nov. 13; and all ROV females, including cow-calf pairs, will show Nov. 14.

Chuck Brost, John McCurry and Montie Soules will judge the Super Point ROV Show.

GUN AUCTION Thursday, Sept. 29, 6:00 PM at BONTRAGER'S AUCTION CENTER, 4 mi. west of Batavia just off Rt. 33 on Wortendyke Rd., Batavia.

80+ guns to be auctioned: Rifles, shotguns and handguns, plus additional sporting related items and various mounts.

View updated lists and photos at www.bontragerauction.com.

TERMS: Cash, Approved check w/ID, MC/VISA, 13% B/P. 3% discount for cash or good check.

REAL ESTATE & AUCTION SERVICE (585) 343-4529 • WWW.BONTRAGERACTION.COM 8975 Wortendyke Road • Batavia, New York

ESTATE E AUCTION SAWMILL, LOGGING EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, GUNS

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SAT., SEPT 24TH • 10:30 AM

ESTATE OF JOHN DUDAR CLAIRE DUDAR 5783 DRUM RD, ALLENTOWN, NY 14707 We will offer the estate of long time logger and neighbor John Dudar. Located off Rt. 417 onto Drum Rd. watch for R.G. MASON AUCTION arrows.

EQUIPMENT * Sisu-Agco diesel power unit "like new"; Nacd clutch; Pettibone Super 12 lift; Pettibone Master 5 Skidder w/winch; Reo 6x6 Military w/gafner hyd log loader; Military diesel eng.rebuilt; Military 6x6 truck; Military trailer; 15 in. planer; Husqvarna chain saw; port. air compressor; cement mixer; Lewis winch; Super Mag. Hauler; h.made wood truck camper; port. tents for truck beds; Salamander; Bench grinder; hand tools; tool box; sockets; lg. pipe skid; shop lights; dust collector; Drill press; scrap; h.made wooden boat w/trailer; SAWMILL * Frick #1 w/ log cleaner & turner 48" blade; 18' roll case w/forward & reverse "used to date"; GUNS * Springfield Savage 12 ga; Thompson Center Muzzle Loaders (1 54, 1 54 Renegade, 1-12 ga) 10 ga db/hammers; h.made Muzzle loader

by John; extra barrels; more to be discovered.

Very well known, hardworking, local business people. Call for info.

585-567-8844, 585-721-8844 website www.rgmasonauctions.com FILLMORE, NY • 585-567-8844 TERMS CASH OR GOOD CHECK www.rgmasonauctions.com rgmasonauctions@aol.com W/PROPER ID 13% BP

Entries are due by Oct. 1 and can be submitted on the Web site at www.livestockexpo.org.

Visa® and MasterCard® are accepted. For more information call 502595-3166.

The Annual Meeting is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m., Monday, Nov. 14, in the KFEC South Wing C. Elected delegates from across the United States and Canada will meet to conduct the business of the Association, including the election of officers and five new directors. The meeting is open to all members, to listen to fiscal year reports of the Association

and entities — Angus Foundation, Certified Angus Beef (CAB) LLC, Angus Genetics Inc. (AGI), and Angus Productions Inc. (API).

The Angus Awards Banquet social, will begin Monday evening at 6 p.m. in the Crowne Plaza, followed by a meal, starting at 7 p.m., featuring Certified Angus Beef ®.

Honorary Angus Foundation inductees and the National Junior Angus Association (NJAA) Outstanding Leadership Award will be recognized during the dinner. In addition, the first recipients of the Century Awards,

herds involved in the Angus business for 100 years, will be honored during the banquet.

Visit the registration desk at the Crowne Plaza to purchase tickets to the event.

The Crowne Plaza will serve as Angus headquarters for the Annual Meeting and all related events, but rooms there are reserved for delegates, alternates, and Association officers and directors. Anyone who doesn’t fall into one of those categories may want to make reservations at the Hampton Inn or

Springhill Suites, where the Association also has room blocks reserved. Other nearby hotels located within walking distance of the Crowne Plaza and the KFEC, include: Springhill Suites, 502-361-9009 Hampton Inn, 502366-8100 Comfort Inn & Suites, 502-375-2233 Courtyard by Marriott, 502-368-5678 Residence Inn by Marriott, 502-3638800 Howard Johnson’s Express Inn, 502-3639952

LLAND SALES STABLES, IN W HO C. E N

FEEDER CATTLE SALE

Dairy Cow & Heifer Sale Wed., Sept 21ST • 10:30 AM

PLEASE BRING CATTLE IN ON FRIDAY, SEPT. 30TH

Consignments of Cows - Bulls - Heifers welcome Weaned Calves to Mature Cows

Sat., Oct., 1, 2011 • 10 AM For info call: 585-394-1515

FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK EX. 3 Miles East Of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20 Cash or good check day of sale, nothing to be removed until settled for, Announcements day of sale take precedence over advertising Visit Our Web Site www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Next Feeder Cattle Sale Sat., Oct. 15, 2011 @ 10 AM

LEID’S NURSERY

FARM MACHINERY CONSIGNMENT AND NURSERY STOCK AUCTION

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2011 at 9:00 AM 1633 RTE. 14A, PENN YAN, NY 14527 Directions: approximately 1 mile north of Penn Yan Village on vacant lot kitty-corner from Stape Road & 14A intersection - watch for signs.

TRACTORS: JD6200 4WD (power quad) 8000 hours, Ford 5000 ROPS good rubber (Dual power) Ford 5900 72 hp (good cond.) MF 180 75 hp.

Sellick Maxi Reach MR 737 Telehandler: 7000 lb. lift 37 ft. reach.

Skid Loaders: Case 1845 C, JD 250 dirt bucket 3900 hrs, JD 240 foot control dirt bucket 5000 hrs.

FARM MACHINERY: Kewanee 20’ Rock flex wing disc, 2-4’ cultipacker pups WHITE 508 4 W spring reset plow, OLIVER 3x trailer plow, NH 848 Rd. Baler w/monitor, NH 849 Rd baler (good cond.) automatic twine tie, Hydraulic bale grabber (universal attach) JD 213 13’ flex head w/stainless bottom (black reel) JD 443 4RN cornhead (low tin) 4-16’ headlock sections.

LAWN TRACTORS: JD 318 w/54” deck 1200 hrs. (good cond.), JD 318 w/snow blower, WHITE 25 hp 50” cut, SIMPLICITY 18 hp 38” cut, FERRIS 12.5 hp 32” cut walk behind.

LAWN EQUIPMENT: TROYBILT TOMAHAWK 2 in 1 chipper-shredder 8 hp towable.

Nice selection of furniture, swing sets, picnic tables, ect.

Note: More expected by sale date Sale Order: Nursery stock at 9:00AM, Lawn & Garden approx. 11:00, Farm Equipment approx. 11:30-12:00.

THERE WILL BE A NICE SELECTION OF NURSERY STOCK INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) SHADE AND FRUIT TRE EES, PERENNIALS, ORNAMENTS, SHRUBS & HEDGE MATERIAL. FALL IS AN EXCELLENT TIME TO PLANT. ASK US WHYY!!

PLEASE CALL LAURENCE AT 315-536-6406 OR FAX 315-536-6460 NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR NO SHOWS. REFRESHMENTS SERVED!!

ALL ITEMS MUST BE REMOVED FROM AUCTION SITE BY SEPT 30, 2011.

RECEIVING DATES ARE FRI., SEPT. 23rrd ALL DAY OR BY APPOINTMENT

AUCTIONEER: L.W. HORST 315-536-0954

Consigners please provide birthdates, milk wts, fresh dates, Sire & Dam info, Current SCC, Pedigrees on Registerd animals especially bulls.

Good uddered recently fresh & close Heifers are in Demand.

Thank You

SALE MANAGED BY: New Holland Sales Stables, Inc. David Kolb 61-L

717-354-4341 (Barn) 717-355-0706 (FAX)

WEEKLY SALES EVERY MONDAY HOSKING SALES - FORMER WELCH LIVESTOCK Weekly Sales Every Monday 12:30 Fresh Produce from Casey Farm Market, Misc. & small animals; 1:00 Dairy; **We will now sell lambs, goats, pigs, feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves and cull beef approx. 5:00-5:30PM. Help us increase our volume - thus making a better market for everyone. **We are Independent Marketers - working 24/7 to increase your bottom line. Competitive marketing is the way to go.

Monday, Sept. 12th sale – Cull cows ave. .55 top cow .7550 wt. 1726 $1303.13 (cows up to $1406.30) Bulls up to .80 wt. 1118 $894.40, bull calves top $1.2750, heifer calves $1.6750 Monday, Sept. 19th – Monthly Sheep, Lamb, Goat & Pig Sale. A group of 4 ewe lambs, 2 ewe rams; another group of 5 sheep & 1 Ram. The sheep, lamb & goat market is at all time high. Also consigned 4 Scottish Highlanders.

Monday, Sept. 26th – Due to loss of feed - Schoharie County Milking Herd - 50 Head Dairy all stages of lactation. 4 Fresh in the last 30 days, 12 fresh in the last 60 days, balance all stages. Ave. 50#/cow in tank.

Many Registered cows in this group info at ringside. Also consigned a group of Jersey X Heifers; a group of Holstein bred heifers.

Saturday, Oct. 15th – Richfield Springs, NY. 63rd OHM Club Sale - 11 AM. Chairman – Brad Ainslie 315-822-6087. Watch for future ads. Brad says this will be the best group ever!

Friday, Nov. 11th – Fall Premier All Breeds Sale – held at the sale facility in New Berlin. Selections are underway - Call if you want to participate We Don’t want to miss anyone.

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 our Web-Site. Call to advertise in any of these sales it makes a difference.

Directions: Former Welch Livestock 6096 NYS Rt. 8, 30 miles South of Utica & 6 miles North of New Berlin, NY. www.hoskingsales.com Call today with your consignments.

Tom & Brenda Hosking 6096 NYS Rt. 8 New Berlin, NY 13411

607-699-3637 or 607-847-8800 cell: 607-972-1770 or 1771

Biotech acres continue to grow globally As demand for corn and other crops continues to grow, farmers are meeting the challenge through the use of biotech crop varieties.

Producing higher yields and alleviating stressors, the scientifically designed crops are growing in popularity the world over as farmers see firsthand their many advantages.

“Biotechnology has helped me produce more corn more consistently,” said South Dakota farmer Chad Blindauer, chair of the National

Corn Growers Association’s Trade Policy and Biotechnology Action Team. “It has helped me become a better farmer, a more efficient farmer, and I believe that is why we’ve seen biotech crops adopted at such a rapid rate not only here in the United States, but in a couple dozen countries around the world.”

In 2010, just 15 years after the first biotech crops were commercialized, farmers in 29 countries planted and produced biotech crops on 366 million acres, ac-

cording to a report published earlier this year by the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications.

Growth remains strong, with biotech acreage increasing by 34.6 million acres, or roughly 10 percent, between 2009 and 2010 according to ISAAA report author Clive James.

He explained that this was the second highest annual acreage growth ever for biotech crops.

The report noted that the United States leads

the way in acres planted at 165 million in 2010, followed by Brazil (63 million), Argentina (57 million), India (23 million), Canada (22 million), China (9 million), Paraguay (6 million), Pakistan (6 million), South Africa (5 million) and Uruguay (3 million).

While the United States has been a leading adopter of biotech crops — reaching 94 percent of soybeans, 90 percent of cotton and 88 percent of corn acres this year — other countries, including Brazil,

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are expediting approvals of biotech crops. Brazil approved eight traits in 2010 alone, including approving one before the United States.

“While U.S. farmers have led the way in adopting biotech crops, it’s safe to say other countries and regions are catching up,” Blindauer said. “As more people understand first-

hand the benefits of biotechnology, we’ll only see that accelerate. This will make it important for more countries to have sound regulatory systems in place to help ensure a reliable flow of grain, feed and food to those around the world who need it.”

Source: NCGA News of the Day, Tuesday, Aug. 23

NCGA Mobile Web site launched Now, all of the information, news and updates available on the National Corn Growers Association Web site are available on-the-go. A new, smartphone-friendly mobile version of the NCGA Web site launched on Sept. 8, allowing visitors to access the main sites information in a faster, more streamlined manner better suited to current cell-phone technology.

“Research shows that, like the majority of Americans, farmers are accessing the Internet through a Smartphone increasingly frequently,” said NCGA Grower Services Action Team Chair Brandon Hunnicutt.

“The mobile site helps NCGA stay current with ever-evolving technology and makes sure that our members have the information they need available to them no matter where they go.”

Accessing the mobile version of the Web site is as easy. Simply go to

www.ncga.com on any Internet capable mobile device, and the intuitive design automatically pulls up the appropriate version of the site to best suit the device. Or, users can point their browers directly to mobile.ncga.com The release of the mobile Web site format follows the July 15 launch of NCGA’s attractive, user-friendly Web site.

The site was redesigned to help users navigate more easily to the desired content while also creating a more modern, inviting overall experience. Offering information on the association’s activities, policies, social media portals and links to Corn Commentary, NCGA’s award-winning blog, the Web site provides a quick, simple way for corn growers to stay abreast on the issues that impact their industry.

Source: NCGA News of the Day, Thursday, Sept. 8

STATE SURPLUS PROPERTY AUCTION

Wed., September 21, 9:30 AM

MF 8450 $112,000

FENDT 926 w/loader

$95,000

FENDT 714V FENDT 818 $120,000 $88,000

ROGATOR SALES & SERVICE

FENDT 926 $69,000

KUHN GF10601 NH 8770 Call For Coming Soon Price

Preliminary listing includes: 00’ Ford Contour; ‘99 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup 4x4; ‘01 Chev. Cavalier; ‘98 Dodge Ram 3500 van; ‘99 Jeep Cherokee; (2) ’96 Dodge Ram 3500 vans; ‘96 Chev. G3500 van; (2) ’96 Chev. G30 vans; (2) ’97 Dodge Ram 3500 vans; ‘98 Ford Taurus; ‘98 Chev. G2500 van; ‘98 Chev. G3500 Express van w/wheel chair conversion; (2) ’98 Dodge Ram 3500 vans; ‘99 Ford E350 van; (3) ‘99 Ford Taurus wagons; ‘99 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup; (6) ’00 Chev. G3500 Express vans w/wheelchair conversion; ‘00 Chev. G3500 Express van; ‘00 Ford Taurus wagon; ‘00 Dodge Ram 3500 van w/wheelchair conversion; ‘00 Chev. Astro van; ‘00 Dodge Ram 3500 van; ‘00 Dodge Ram 3500 van; ‘00 Dodge Ram 1500 van; ‘00 Dodge Ram 3500 van; ‘00 Ford E350 van ‘00 Eldorado Chev. Bus; (3) ’01 Ford Taurus wagons; (3) ’01 Chev. G3500 Express vans w/wheelchair conversion; ‘01 Dodge Ram 3500 van w/wheelchair conversion; ‘01 Chev. G1500 Express van; (2) ’02 Dodge 3500 vans; (2) ’02 Chev. G3500 bus; ‘03 Chev. Astro van; ‘04 Chev G3500 Express van; (2) ’04 Chev. Astro vans; ‘05 Chev. Astro van; ‘07 Chev. Uplander van.

Check our website daily for continuous updates: www.scottperryco.com Preview 8AM day of auction. No Buyers Premium. Payment accepted: Cash or credit card only.

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Finger Lakes DDSO: 703 East Maple Ave. Newark, NY 14513

USDA assisting growers, livestock and milk producers damaged by Hurricane Irene WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture continues to offer services to farmers whose livestock and crops were damaged in the devastation brought on by Hurricane Irene.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says USDA is deploying personnel and resources to assist the efforts by federal, state and local authorities in response to the hurricane.

“We continue to closely coordinate with many partners to meet the immediate and plan for the long-term needs of those affected by Hurricane Irene,” said Vilsack. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to all who have suffered losses caused by this massive storm. USDA is ready to provide food, emergency assistance and other resources to the affected areas.”

Hurricane Irene affected the ability of some dairy cooperatives and handlers in the Northeast to pick up milk at local farms particularly in Southern Vermont and Eastern New York.

In some instances milk was dumped on the farm when it was unable to be picked up on a timely basis or where loss of power impacted milk quality, rendering such milk as non-Grade A.

Due to the impact of this natural disaster on dairy farmers in the Northeast, USDA is taking administrative action to include this milk as part of the Federal milk marketing order pool for the months of August and September as needed, although it was never delivered to a plant for processing. This decision will enable cooperatives and handlers to pay the Federal order blend price to affected producers on all the volume that they produced including any milk dumped due to Hurricane Irene.

USDA encourages all farmers, ranchers, producers, landowners and rural communities to contact their local USDA Farm Service Agency Service Center to report damages to crops or livestock loss; their local Rural Development office for housing, business or community assistance information and/or their local Natural Resources Conservation Service office for help with debris removal. Below are some programs that offer assistance: • Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) — NAP provides financial assistance to eligible producers affected by drought, flood, hurricane, or other natural disasters.

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Beef Council joins celebration at Taste of Hamburg-er BEDFORD, PA — Burger enthusiasts flocked to Hamburg, Berks County, on Saturday, Sept. 3, for the eighth annual Taste of Hamburg-er Festival.

What began as a celebration of the hamburger’s 100th anniversary has grown into an event attracting upwards of 20,000 people to the town each Labor Day weekend.

The Taste of Hamburg-er boasts a variety of entertainment including three stages with live music, petting zoos, beef themed contests and all the burgers you can eat at the infamous Burger Stand.

Arika Snyder, 2011 PA Beef Ambassador, addressed the crowd and visited with consumers about the importance of including beef as part of a healthy diet. She also distributed easy, delicious recipes and educational

materials focused on beef and its benefits.

The Berks County 4-H Beef Club also entertained crowds with Patty Melt, the Beef Council’s burger mascot. Patty strolled the streets of Hamburg, waving to visitors and even posing for pictures.

Other highlights of the festival included the restaurant cook off, chili cook off, hamburger eating contest, mooing contest and wooden cow decorating contest.

Prizes were even awarded to visitors who traveled the farthest.

This consumer promotion was funded by Pennsylvania’s beef, dairy and veal producers through the $1 per-head national Beef Checkoff. For more information on this program or the Beef Checkoff, contact the PA Beef Council office at 1-8884BEEFPA.

NAP covers non-insurable crop losses and planting prevented by disasters. Landowners, tenants, or sharecroppers who share in the risk of producing an eligible crop are eligible.

Eligible crops include commercial crops and other agricultural commodities produced for food, including livestock feed or fiber for which the catastrophic level of crop insurance is unavailable. Also eligible for NAP coverage are

controlled-environment crops (mushroom and floriculture), specialty crops (honey and maple sap), and value loss crops (aquaculture, Christmas trees, ginseng, ornamental nursery, and turf grass sod).

• Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program (SURE) — SURE was authorized by the 2008 Farm Bill and covers crop revenue losses from quantity or quality deficiencies only in those counties and

contiguous counties declared disaster areas by the Agriculture Secretary or in cases where the overall production loss exceeds 50 percent. Approved crop insurance or noninsured crop disaster assistance must be in place to qualify.

• Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm Raised Fish (ELAP) — ELAP was authorized by the 2008 Farm Bill to provide emergency relief to producers of live-

stock, honeybees, and farm-raised fish and covers losses from disaster such as adverse weather or other conditions, such as blizzards and wildfires not adequately covered by any other disaster program.

• Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) — LIP was authorized by the 2008 Farm Bill to provide assistance to livestock producers for livestock deaths from disaster events, in excess of normal mortality.

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Help children recognize dangerous behavior of farm animals Progressive Agriculture Foundation provides safety tips to help parents and children understand volatile animal behavior and its warning signs Working with animals on a farm setting can be a very dangerous task, especially for children. In order to keep kids safe in rural, farm or ranch settings, it is important for adults to teach children of the dangers animals pose and how to safely interact with animals.

“The best piece of advice is to teach your chil-

dren to stay away from farm animals completely unless they have adult supervision. Farm animals can be very unpredictable and can often engage in dangerous behavior, putting you and your child at risk,” says Bernard Geschke, program specialist with the Progressive Agriculture Foundation (PAF).

There are many ways to avoid injury when dealing with animals.

How can parents teach their child about dangerous-animal warning signs and situations?

Geschke offers these rules parents can share with their children: • Stay away from mothers with young offspring. It is a normal in-

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stinct for a mother to protect her baby, and if startled or threatened, a mother animal could move to protect her baby, becoming very dangerous.

• Be quiet and calm.

When you are around farm animals, be calm, move slowly, avoid making sudden jerks or movements, and always approach them from the front so they can see what you are doing.

Don’t scream or run around them because it will upset them.

• Do not interrupt animals that are eating. Animals may become aggressive if they feel that their food supply is being threatened.

• Stay away from farm

animals. They can be unpredictable and should be treated with caution at all times.

Watch out for animals with raised or pinned ears, bared teeth, raised hair on the back or tail or those that are pawing at the ground, stomping or snorting. These are signs that the animal is in an aggressive or upset state, and it is best to stay away from them during those times.

Safety tips such as these are examples of the things children learn when they attend Progressive Agriculture Safety Days, which are held each year in local communities throughout North America.

Safety Days are fun,

hands-on one-day events that provide children with education and training which can keep them and those around them safer and healthier on a farm or ranch, and at home. The program explores more than 30 topics, including ATVs, firearms, water/outdoor safety and knife safety.

PAF provides the curriculum, coordinator training, take-home bags, T-shirts and other resources to help make the Safety Days reality.

PAF is committed to providing farm and ranch safety and health education to children across rural America in an effort to reduce farm or ranch-related injuries and death.

* * AUCTION RESCHEDULED * * 29th Annual Broome & Tioga Counties Surplus Vehicle & Equipment Auction 1994 JD 9500 Combine 6000 eng hrs, 5000 sep hrs, HYDRO, PFWD, #35280

$45,000

1979 JD 7720 Combine, 6000 eng hrs straw spreader, #23438

$12,000

Gleaner M2 6 row cornhead PRWD, #23403

$9,900

Massey Ferguson 760 Combine 4200 eng hrs, 3800 sep hrs, 24' rigid grain head, 6 row cornhead, 18' flex head all included, #101515 $8,500

Gleaner L Combine 15' platform, 2WD, straw spreader, #23404

2005 John Deere 7700 Forage Harvestor 600 Hp, MFWD, 1924 Hrs, 8 Row, #23519

$4,900

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2001 Claas 880 Forage Harvestor 500 Hp; MFWD, 1792 Hrs; 6 Row, #23272

$129,000

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2005 John Deere 7700 Forage Harvestor 600 Hp MFWD 2100 Hrs 8 Row, #23538

New Date: Saturday, November 5, 2011

Regulations

by Bob Gray One of the key issues in the Presidential and Congressional races in 2012 will be on the impact that increased federal regulatory actions have had on job creation and the economy in general.

The Obama Administration has released a report outlining plans for ending or cutting back on hundreds of regulations in order to reduce the economic burden on businesses and to thwart criticism that too much emphasis has been placed on increasing the regulatory reach of federal agencies in the first three years of the Administration.

The one federal agency that is front and center in this criticism is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Since the formation of this federal agency in the early 1970’s it has been responsible for making progress in improving air and water quality across the

U.S. That is a fact and credit for having an important part in accomplishing this should go to the Agency.

However in the last couple of years EPA has stepped up its regulatory efforts to the point that industries like agriculture have really begun to feel the pinch. When Members of Congress visit with constituents at town hall meetings and in other venues, criticism of EPA is one of the first things they hear.

The Agency has tightened regulations on nutrient management plans that far mers have to implement in regions such as the Chesapeake Bay which is making it very difficult for landowners to pay for these increased regulatory requirements.

Federal cost-share funds from programs such as EQIP are facing a huge backlog in ter ms of sign ups by farmers and the availability of funds to complete con-

servation projects.

At the same time, both EPA and the Corps of Engineers want to expand the definition of “waters of the U.S.” to smaller bodies of water that could include ditches and small impoundments. And although the Agency denies it, they do have under serious consideration the implemention of stricter requirements for dust particles in the air under the Clean Air Act. Agriculture has made a good faith attempt to comply with both water and air

standards. quality Case in point: the dairy industry financed the collection of data for the purpose of implementing National Air Emissions Monitoring Standards under the Clean Air Act. The $7 million in funds to do this came from the National Dairy Promotion Program.

EPA has collected the data and is in the process of analyzing it.

It is expected that they will issue “air emissions standards” for dairy and other sectors of agriculture some time next year.

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Selling: Agricultural Equipment - Municipal & Contracting Equipment - Dozers, Backhoes, Skid Steers, Forklifts, Equipment Trailers, Livestock Trailers, Trucks, Automobiles, Recreational Vehicles, Landscaping Equipment, Antique Equipment, Horse Equipment, and Lawn & Garden Equipment. Titles must accompany Vehicles when consigned. Accepting Consignments up to Friday noon Oct. 14.

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Dairy operations that fall into these “threshold air emission requirements’ will have to report emissions in the future once this Air Compliance Requirement is fully implemented.

I have worked on increasing support for conservation programs at the federal level my entire professional life and we have had very good success. However with the budget cuts

being faced in the future, money for conservation programs will certainly be reduced.

At the same time our economy is not rebounding the way many expected it would. Imposing more strict regulatory requirements during a period when our economy is weak inhibits recovery. Enough said!

Source: NDFC E-letter for Aug. 26

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Pork checkoff study: PRRS costs industry $641 million annually Updated economics underscore need for comprehensive solution A new study, underwritten by the Pork Checkoff and conducted by Iowa State University, estimates that porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) continues to be a major drag on the U.S. pork industry — costing the pork industry $641 million per year.

This translates into $1.8 million per day or $114.71 per sow annually. The previous economic study in 2005 calculated PRRS losses at $560 million annual-

ly.

National Pork Board President Everett Forkner, a producer from Richards, MO, said, “This Checkofffunded work offers producers, veterinarians and every part of the pork chain a new and valuable insight into the economic impact of PRRS and underscores why we've leveraged domestic and international government funds to offer producers tools for regional control of this virus.”

The 2011 study differed most significantly from the 2005 study in the allocation of losses between the breeding

and the growing pig herds.

Specifically, losses in the growing pig herd accounted for 88 percent of the total cost of PRRS in the 2005 study compared with 55 percent in the current analysis.

Iowa State University veterinarian Derald Holtkamp and agricultural economist Jim Kliebenstein collaborated on the study with others in academia, swine veterinarians in private practice and the USDA. They found that differences between the 2005 and the 2011 studies may be attributed to several key factors, including changes

ESTATE AUCTION KIDNEY BROS. SAW MILL

Thursday, Sept. 22, 6:00 PM 2600 Murdock Rd., Lyndonville, NY 1998 Buick Century Custom; Massey Ferguson 4500 fork lift (good hydraulics, good motor, needs torque converter); Frick Head saw; Frick 30 in. swing saw; Frick adjustable edge saw; Morbark 52 in. clipper (no motor); single head manual notched, stake pointer (home made) 6 in. head (10 hp 3-ph); JW Penney and Sons short log saw; American Wood Working Machine 16 in. table saw; stationary air compressor twin cylinder 2-stage 15 hp; homemade swing saw; 3 Cornell blowers; Powermatic 16 in. planer (bent arbor); 10 sections of pallet racking; rollers; 1 - 5500 lb pallet jack; various lumber to include 5/4, 6/4 and 8/4 cherry lumber; 5/4 maple lumber and 5/4 popular lumber. ITE MS CONSIGNED: New Holland TC 18 tractor 4 wheel drive (278 hrs.); New Holland 716B 48 in. front mount snow blower; New Holland 48 in. finish mower; 48 in. 3 pt. back blade; Intedge U1 110 commercial meat slicer; Poulan and McCullock chain saws; Ariens walk behind chain saw; various power and pneumatic tools; 1000 watt generator; additional small items; items not mentioned.

AUCTIONEER NOTE: I personally watched the mill operate and items are in good working order, unless noted. The mill was run on 3 phase electric and all the machines are 3 phase. This auction will start on time and will REAL ESTATE & AUCTION SERVICE not take long. Todd.

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in the prevalence of PRRS virus and incidence of outbreaks, production and animal health management practices, inflation (accounts for 40 percent of the increase) and other pathogens that have emerged since 2005, such as porcine circovirus.

The report summary stated, “Since the 2005 study, pig production and health strategies have evolved, PRRS virus control/elimination strategies have improved and structural adjustments have occurred in the industry.

Because of these developments, it was reasonable to question whether the incidence, severity and/or impact of PRRS outbreaks on pig health and productivity in the U.S. herd may have changed since the 2005 study was conducted.”

The new study collected much of its data from cooperating producers and veterinarians across the United States in late 2010.

While not benchmarked in 2005, additional PRRS-related costs that producers must contend with, such as veterinary and biosecurity measures, were collected in this study. Researchers found these

costs added $477.79 million annually to total PRRS costs, putting the cumulative cost of the disease at more than $1 billion per year when added to production-related losses.

Based upon a survey of swine veterinarians from across the United States, the study's researchers were able to estimate additional PRRS statistics. They found that 28 percent of sows and gilts used for breeding in the United States were PRRS virus-free and 60 percent of weaned pigs were PRRS-negative at placement.

“This study also confirmed conventional wisdom that says outbreaks in PRRS virusfree herds are more severe than outbreaks in PRRS virus-infected herds,” Holtkamp said.

“When comparing elimination methods, we found that the time required for herds to provide a return on investment was still relatively short with herd closure and rollover. However, we found that complete depopulation/repopulation appears to make economic sense only if there are other reasons to depopulate the herd or for high-value genetics herds.”

According to Lisa

Becton, Checkoff's director of swine health, the complete Checkofffunded research study on PRRS will serve as a valuable resource for producers, veterinarians and the entire industry for years to come as more of its data is analyzed. She said the full report is expected to be available in coming months and will be available on pork.org.

The National Pork Board has responsibility for Checkoff-funded research, promotion and consumer information projects and for communicating with pork producers and the public. Through a legislative national Pork Checkoff, pork producers invest 40 cents for each $100 value of hogs sold. The Pork Checkoff funds national and state programs in advertising, consumer information, retail and foodservice marketing, export market promotion, production improvement, technology, swine health, pork safety and environmental management.

For information on Checkoff-funded programs, pork producers can call the Pork Checkoff Service Center at 800-456-7675 or go to pork.org.

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Selling life time accumulations plus additions: Komatsu D31E dozer w/blade, 4211 hrs; JD 450 D dozer w/blade and winter cab; Thomas 173 Series II skid steer loader w/Kubota diesel, dirt bucket, pallet forks, reserved for 1 week after auction to help people load; 1988 Ford 800 gas 6 wheel dump truck, gravel box, 60,000 miles, v.g. cond; Woods PRD 8400 finishing mower, v.g. cond; Kalyn 26000 equipment trailer w/2 axle dual wheels, gooseneck; 12 ft. utility trailer w/double ramp; 2 bottom 3 pt. plow; 6 ft. York 3 pt. rake; 13 ft. snow plow; silt fence machine; 4300 ft. silt fence; pile of top soil; Black Gold stainless waste oil furnace; approx. 1200 ga. of waste oil; A frame; 2 pickup fuel tanks w/pumps; 535 gal diesel tank w/electric pump; 300 gal. gas tank; engine stand; power greaser; Craftsman 10" radial arm saw; bolt bins w/bolts; Emglo shop air compressor; acetylene set; 14" abrasive cut off saw; Lincoln Ideal arc welders; Gilbarco air tower; 2 portapowers; cherry picker; 22 ton hydraulic jack; Duracraft 16 speed drill press; 3-1/2 ton floor jack; mechanics tools; tool boxes; work benches; floor jacks; C clamps; air tools; Caroline parts washer; Carolina Industrial metal bandsaw; Stihl concrete saw; misc. items.

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LOCATION: 6989 Daugherty's Run Road, Cogan Station PA. 17728 We invite you to inspect these items Sept: 26,27,28,29 for information call Garry 570-323-0987 1951 PACKARD AUTOMOBILE 300 Ultimatic, 4 dr, auto trans., new tires, 33,418 original miles. SR 2472; 1979 CHEVROLET PICKUP TRK. 20 Series Custom Deluxe, Class 2, 5.7 eng. V8, standard shift, 4X4, (new fenders & panels) NEW INSPECTION, 67,602 orig. miles, vin CKL249116835; 1206 FARMALL DIESEL, turbo, WF, 8/4-16.8 gears, double hyd.,3-pt.hitch,Traction&Road Firestone 18.4-38 tires, new RPILLER TYPE G, 499-5000 lb. mast, 144 540&1000 main pump, 7,300hrs, SR15710; V50BCATER height cylinder, shift & tilt, gas engine, power steering, hydro/static drive, 50LZDEAL tires; SR8961; NH 1048 BALE WAGON.,366 Ford gas eng., 5-spd.trans.,2-sp.axle, SR1869; Model YB32 YORK STREET SWEEPER, mechanically driven, 3-pt. hitch, mounted 6' brush & fiberglass broom; G-110-124 CASE OFFSET DISC, front disc 22 ?" front, 23" rear; SR1625138; WR420 GEHL WHEEL RAKE, SR16003; NH 144 HAY INVERTER, SR845854; 330 JD BALER, new compressor rack, silage kit, heavy duty lacers, SRE00330X720907; 860 GEHL HARVESTER SR9389 w/2-R narrow corn head SR14516 w/hay head; JD #39 7' SICKLE-BAR 3-PT. MOWER, fits sq. tube; JD TRACTORS /w 10 series & 40series, type M 5 PO, SR03045; MECHANICAL 1-R TREE TRANSPLANTER, 3-pt., never used: Terms: 10% buyers fee will be added to all purchases. 3.5% convenience fee unless using cash or a certified check. Credit cards are accepted.

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CLASSIFICATION Announcements Antique Tractors Antiques Appraisal Services ATV Auctions Backhoe/Loaders Bale Covers Barn Equipment Bedding Beef Cattle Bees-Beekeeping Bird Control Books Building Materials/Supplies Buildings For Sale Business Opportunities Cars, Trucks, Trailers Chain Saws Christmas Trees Collectibles Computers Custom Butchering Dairy Cattle Dairy Equipment Dogs Electrical Employment Wanted Farm Machinery For Sale Farm Machinery Wanted Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn Fencing Fertilizer & Fert. Spreading Financial Services For Rent or Lease For Sale Fresh Produce, Nursery Grain Handling Eq., Bins & Dryers Groundcover Guns Hay - Straw For Sale Hay - Straw Wanted Help Wanted Herd Health Hogs Hoof Trimming Horse Equipment Horses Housing For Stock Industrial Equipment Insurance Irrigation Lawn & Garden Legal Notices Livestock For Sale Livestock Wanted Llamas Lumber & Wood Products Maintenance & Repair Maple Syrup Supplies Miscellaneous Mobile Homes Motorcycles Organic Parts & Repair Pest Control Plants Poultry & Rabbits Real Estate For Sale Real Estate Wanted Recreational Vehicles & Motor Homes Seeds & Nursery Services Offered Sheep Silos, Repairs, Silo Equip.

Snowblowers Snowmobiles Snowplows Stud Service Tires & Tire Repair Service Tools Tractors Tractors, Parts & Repair Trailers Tree Trimming & Removal Truck Parts & Equipment Trucks Vegetable Vegetable Supplies Veterinary Wanted Water Conditioning Waterwell Drilling Wood For Sale

Sell Your Items Through Reader Ads P.O. Box 121, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428

1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com Buildings For Sale

Buildings For Sale

FINGERLAKES CONSTRUCTION

Custom Services

Custom Services

FOR RENT Silage & Kernel Processors Also Hammermills 315-536-7634 607-243-7009 x2

ROLLERMILL RENTALS

Crews Trained to OSHA Standards

Clyde:: 315-923-7777 Batavia:: 585-343-1777

Steel or Wood Frame

www.fingerlakesconstruction.com Custom Services

Buildings For Sale

ENGINEERED STEEL BUILDINGS Can Erect & Finish

Weitz Construction

POLITICAL PROMOTIONAL PACKAGES available for reasonable prices.

Call Beth at Lee Publications 518-673-0101 or email bsnyder@leepub.com

Dairy Cattle

CUSTOM BAGGING

SEMEN COLLECTED ON YOUR BULL

USE BAGS FOR YOUR EXTRA SILAGE NEEDS

CUSTOM ROUND BALING

At Your Farm or At Our Stud in Verona, NY

Use Our Roto-Cut to Make Your Bales More TMR Friendly

All Semen Processed at Our Lab Under Strict Regulations Electronic Seal of Straws (no powder plug)

• Wet or Dry • Wet Bale Wrapping

RICK AUSTIN

315-331-0633

40 Years Experience

Dependa-Bull Services

Dairy Cattle

$3.00 TON

Garages • Equestrian • Commercial Agricultural

Custom Services

315-536-8854 OR 315-536-6747 HI-CAPACITY BLOWER MILLS

HI-MOISTURE CORN OR CORN SILAGE SEVERAL MILLS AVAILABLE TITAN ENTERPRISES

CUSTOM CROPPING & HARVESTING Manure hauling, semis & tankers.

Hay & corn chopping with trucking.

High moisture corn snaplage harvesting.

Combining, small grains & corn.

585-721-4728

585-739-0263

315-829-2250

20 COWS FOR SALE, AI sired, 6 dry, 9 due Feb-April, 5 Bred not confirmed; 34 heifers for sale, AI sired, 3 calves, 13 open, 9 bred not confirmed, 9 preg due Feb-March. 315571-8700 50 WELL GROWN Freestall Heifers due within 60 days.

Joe Distelburger 845-3447170.

HEIFERS

300 Lbs. to Springing Free Stall Herds & Tie Stall Herds (ALL SIZES)

BASKIN LIVESTOCK 585-344-4452 508-965-3370

95 WELL-GROWN freestall trained Holstein heifers due October & November. Had all shots. 315-269-6600 CLOCKWISE PATZ gutter cleaner, 16” flights, good shape. 814-642-2157 FOR SALE: 25 good big Holstein heifers, springing, some close. 315-695-5671 FOR SALE: 4 Registered Brown Swiss breeding age bulls. Leon Button, 585-5545389

- WANTED -

Heifers & Herds Jack Gordon (518) 279-3101

Herd Expansions

WANTED

WANTED: Herd of Holstein cows 40 to 50 head. 315-5367515. Call evenings.

All Size Heifers

Cow Mats

WANTED

Also Complete Herds Prompt Pay & Removal

Cow Mats

315-269-6600 JERSEY HEIFERS For Sale.

Overstocked. Bred heifers to calves. Buyer can pick. 315767-3884

Dairy Cattle

We have clients in need of herds, fresh cows, bred, and open heifers. Call Us with your information or email jeffking@kingsransomfarm.com

518-791-2876

www.cattlesourcellc.com

Dairy Cattle

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ATTENTION DAIRY FARMERS Call before you dump high bacteria or antibiotic bulk tanks!

Custom Butchering

Custom Butchering

New York Custom Processing, LLC

Buying all hot loads of milk, minimum of 9000 pounds. Price is $2/hundred.

Prompt and timely pickup at the farm or Grade A tanker wash facility on premises for loads being delivered.

Rt. 8, Bridgewater, NY

(585) 734-3264 • (585) 734-3265

Before you pull the plug... call day or night.

Now Open & Booking Animals No Lines ~ No Waiting Cutting & Wrapping Rate

ALWAYS AVAILABLE: Whether you’re looking for a few heifers or a large herd, we have a quality selection of healthy, freestall trained cattle.

Herds ranging in size from 30-200+ tie or freestall.

.65¢ per Lb.

All Cuts Vacuum Packed and Bar-Coded for Tracking and a Complete Printed Inventory of Your Product Call For Appointment

315-204-4089 or 315-204-4084

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THES SAVE ERS FOR B NUM PARLOR THE

Strong demand for youngstock, heifers and herds.

Visit Us Online! www.countryfolks.com

Visit Our New Troy, NY Location!

DISTELBURGER LIVESTOCK SALES, INC. Middletown, NY (845) 344-7170 buycows@warwick.net

Sell Your Items Through Reader Ads P.O. Box 121, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428

1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com Dairy Equipment 6000 Mueller 900 Mueller 4500 Mueller 850 Sunset 4000 Mueller 800 Universal 3500 Mueller 800 Sunset 3000 Girton 800 Mueller 3000 Mueller 800 Surge 2-3000 S.S. 735 Sunset Sugar Tanks 700 Mueller 2500 Mueller 625 Sunset 2-2000 Mueller 600 Mueller 1500 Mueller 545 Sunset 1500 Surge 500 Mueller 1350 Mueller 400 Mueller 1000 Zero 310 Sunset 3-1000 Mueller 300 Mueller 1000 Surge 250 Mueller New Sunset Tanks New & Used Compressors 200-4000 Gal. StorageTanks Used Freheaters

585-732-1953 NEW YORK STATE approved 150 gallon pasteurizer with recorder, $12,000 OBO; 400 Gal. Girton Milk Tank w/ compressor, $1,800 OBO; Heat exchanger, $1,600 OBO; 4’x5’ cooler w/ new compressor, $3,500 OBO; 3 Door reach in cooler, $1,400 OBO; High Temperature washer for bottle washing, $3,500 OBO; Milk pump, $950 OBO; New Milk Bottles for sale. 518-2793362 SEVERAL USED Double 6 and 8 parlors w/ATO’s and 3” low lines complete. Several 2”: pipelines, used vacuum pumps, receiver groups, claws, ATO’s, washer boxes, etc. 585-732-1953

Dogs BORDER COLLIE PUPS. Red, Black, Blue & Merle, working lines, ABCA Reg. Shots.Dep. 518-673-5456

Drainage & Tiling

Farm Equipment

Farm Equipment

You can’t afford downtime!

Use Dual-Cut Rolls For Peak Performance

Y QUALIT EED T N GUARA

THINK SUMMER

IH & WHITE PLOWS & PARTS JD 4650 MFD, new PS . . . . . .$28,500 Case IH 9170 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$29,500 CIH 5140 new eng. C/A . . . . .$21,500 CIH 4366 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,900 IH 3588 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,500 IH 966 Fender . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,250 IH 1066 Black Stripe, new engine, exc. cond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14,500 IH 1066 4WD . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,500 IH 1066 w/LDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call IH 1066 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,900 IH 806 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,900 IH 656 weak hydro . . . . . . . . . .$3,500 IH 424 w/LDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,500 IH 656 diesel, RBT eng . . . . . .$6,500 FD 4100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,500

JD Combines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call JD 9510 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$69,900 JD 9500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$39,900 JD 843 corn head . . . . . . . . . .$7,900 JD 643 corn head . . . . . . . . . .$6,750 Gehl CB1200 chopper w/heads.. ..$2,000 JD 4-8R corn head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call JD 8300 drill w/seeder . . . . . . .$3,750 Case 8430 Round baler . . . . . .$5,000 Elwood 4WD unit . . . . . . . . . . .$5,500 Loaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call IH & White plows 3x-10x . . . . . . .Call IH 100# Front End wgts.. . . . . .$105 1st Choice GS520-4 tedder . .$4,500 Chisels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call

Alternative Parts Source Inc. Chittenango, NY •

Drainage & Tiling

315-687-0074

Farm Machinery For Sale

563-920-6304

Call 800-836-2888 to place your classified ad.

Farm Equipment

1989 CASE IH Model 1020, 25’ flex head, good working cond., must sell, need the money. 607-776-4714 1996 JD 750 GRAIN DRILL, sale priced at $16,900. Good value, nice drill. Zeisloft Eq. 800-919-3322

Farm Equipment

PACK YOUR SILAGE TIGHT

JD 224, $1,350; JD 336, $2,400; NH 853 round baler, $1,950; Deutz Fahr 2 Star tedder, $2,150; Sitrex 4 Star tedder, $2,200; Diller 920 bale wagon, $2,600; H&S 14 wheel V-rake, $3,750; JD 328, $6,500; JD 347W, $2,900; NH 315, $1,950. Nelson Horning 585-526-6705

(2) NEW Farm dump trailers, asking $2,800 & $3,100. 315536-8446

ANOTHER JD 9550 sidehill arrived & thousands less than others. Lots of new parts.

3.8% fin. Zeisloft Eq. 800-9193322 ANTIQUE TRACTORS: 660 Super D6, IH 300, 400 & Super D9; many more. IH 782 & 882 lawn tractors. 716-9126109 B&E MANUFACTURING: Kicker racks, slant bar feeders, headlock feeders, round bale carriers, low profile bale carriers. 315-536-9513 BADGER PTO ROLLERMILL, auger in, auger out. 315-8226883

Big Tractor Parts Steiger Tractor Specialist 1. 10-25% savings on new drive train parts 2. 50% savings on used parts 3. We buy used or damaged Steigers 4. We rebuild axles, drop boxes, transmissions with one year warranty.

1-800-982-1769

US or Canada American made quality parts at big savings

dba AFR Electrical Service

Now with Changeable Hookups

MARTIN’S MACHINING & WELDING 717-892-2717 Concrete Weights setup for quick hitch & 3pt CAT. 2, 3, 3N, 4’ & 4N, 3500 lb, 5000 lb, 6000 lb, 7000 lb & 8000 lb.

IH DISGUSTED??? With your shifting? Now is the time to fix. Put a good tractor back to work. 800-808-7885, 402-374-2202 INTERNATIONAL 800 10 bottom/700 8 bottom trailer/White 588 7 bottom on-land; 2 M&W 400 bushel w/heavy hi-floatation gear, grain boxes. 315536-3807

JD 4960 MFWD, recent OH/JD 4760 MFWD. $46,500.

Both real good. Zeisloft Eq. 800-919-3322

JD 4230 has 4400 original hours, all new tires, ready to go. Call 607-769-1413

JD 4960 MFWD, recent overhaul, used on our farm.

Reduced to $58,500. Zeisloft Eq. 800-919-3322

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

TRANSPORT HAY ELEVATORS 1 1/2” square tubing, 14 gauge 24’ - 48’ Includes Motor & Wheels Other sizes available Call for prices.

We Custom Build Wagon Gears - 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 Ton

MILO MFG. • PENN YAN, NY

315-536-8578

MABIE BROS., INC. See the Krone Difference for Size, Strength and Unmatched Durability

BRILLION 16’ wing fold harrow w/C shank tines. $600.

Red Creek, NY 315-573-3037 BROCK Grain-Spreader model GS-31 w/inlet cone. excellent condition, $350.00.

Red Creek,NY 315-573-3037 COMBINES ARE ROLLING in and out, lots of recent arrivals.

Call! 1 year warranty on motors & trans. Low 3.8% financing. Zeisloft Eq. 800919-3322 DION 1016 forage wagon, 3 beater with roof, rebuilt box & auger, $2,300. 315-536-0252 FOR SALE: JD 915 flex head, very good condition, $6,500; NH #25 blower, very good, $300. 315-209-7183 GLEANER A combine with 2 heads, 12’ grain head and 3 row corn head, $2,900; MF 1745 4’x5’ round baler like new approx. 900 bales $12,500. 716-795-9276

Call Jeffrey at Agri-Fab & Repair, Inc.

@ 585-584-9210

IH 686 tractor on steel, $6,900; Ford 8700 tractor, 20.8x38, $6,900. 315-5364783

HAVE A BREAKDOWN OR NEED A EXTRA TRACTOR? John Deere 4230 for rent, $12.00 per hour. Nelson Parts, 315-536-3737 HUTCHINSON 8”x61’ portable grain auger, PTO drive, $1,500. Red Creek,NY 315-573-3037

SW 42T 13’ 9” Rake

0% for 36 Mos. OR 2% for 60 Mos.

$140/Mo. w/ 15% Down

On Rakes, Tedders, Mowers

MabieBros.Com

315-687-7891 315-510-2400

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Joe O’Connell

Providing Complete Grain/Dairy Facility Installations, Facility Power Distribution & Lighting, Motor Control Centers, Automation & Troubleshooting, and New Services & Upgrades.

2 STALKSTOMPERS w/teflon pads for Case IH 1000 Series corn head. Exc. cond. Both for $200.00. Red Creek,NY 315573-3037 B22B23B24B22

8x58’ GSI transport auger, top drive, oil bath, $3,600. 315986-2487

Questions? Call us. PH#

O’Connell Farm Drainage Plows, Inc.

Let our 35 years of electrical experience go to work for you.

Farm Machinery For Sale

(8) CASE IH 1063 corn heads, 6RN. Large selection 863-963. Zeisloft Eq. 800-9193322

1680 CIH COMBINE, 4x4; 1063 corn head; 1994 IH 22’ grain dump. Koskinen Farms, Trumansburg, NY 14886, 607387-9208

Electrical

Farm Machinery For Sale

(7) JD 693 poly corn heads, some with hyd. deck plates.

Zeisloft Eq. 800-919-3322

(1) John Deere 6620 Combine, good shape, $7,000.

315-539-3996

Potosi, WI

Farm Machinery For Sale

Sell Your Items Through Reader Ads P.O. Box 121, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428

1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

JOHN DEERE 6400 MFWD, PTO 540/1000, dual hyd., $14,500; Brillion 27’ X-fold packer, good cond., $9,200.

315-536-3807 JOHN DEERE BALER PARTS, new & used. New wrappers, tedders, crimpers, grabbers, rakes. Nelson Horning 585526-6705

JOHN DEERE TRACTOR PARTS

Many New Parts in Stock RECENT MODELS IN FOR SALVAGE:

•4430 qd, cab 6420 burnt •JD L3020 dsl PS •E4020 •3010 •2630 •2950 4WD •L4020 PS •2640 •2010 •JD 5400 4WD burnt We Rebuild Your Hydraulic Pumps, SCV Valves, Steering Valves, etc.

All units are Bench Tested Many Used Tractor Parts Already Dismantled CALL FOR YOUR NEEDS

NELSON PARTS 800-730-4020 315-536-3737

KEMPER Corn Head for John Deere 5830 chopper; John Deere 5830 chopper, 4WD for parts or repair; International 815 diesel combine; New Holland 166 winrow converter.

315-532-5581

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Front Mount Snowpushers 7’, 8’, 12’, 14’ & 16’, new/used 3Pt Snowblowers: 4’, 5’, 6’, 7’, 7 1/2’, new/used PTO Generators Dayton 50/25KW on trailer, very good . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,750 & Winpower 70/35KW on pallet . . . . . . . . $2,450 4x4 Ford 2120 w/Ford 7109 Ldr 40HP Dsl, 1300 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,950 4x4 NH TC45D w/NH Ldr 35-40HP Dsl, w/outlets & rabbit/turtle control on joystick, very good . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14,500 Vermeer V3550A Trencher w/Front Angle Blade low hrs, Dsl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,500 (job ready) 3Pt Farmi Log Winches new/used 18’ Steel Rack Kicker Wagon on good gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,500 4x4 Long 50HP Dsl w/Reverser & ROPS Canopy 2900 hrs, well maintained . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,950 4x4 Kubota L3410 w/Heated Cab 30-35HP Dsl, “Ag Tires” w/3pt snowblower “Package” . . .$9,850

MACK ENTERPRISES Randolph, NY

(716) 358-3006 • (716) 358-3768 Ship UPS Daily www.w2r.com/mackenterprises/

New & Used Tractor & Logging Equipment Parts

MASSEY FERGUSON 1155, 2869 hrs., 150hp, 2WD w/cab, nice shape, $12,000 OBO. 607-776-4511, 607-329-9489

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

MECCA pull type grape harvester, good condition, field ready; JD 245 self leveling loader, joy stick, complete w/brackets, excellent condition. 607-243-8803, if no answer leave message.

NEW HOLLAND 357 feed grinder, folding auger, good condition, must sell, need the money. 607-382-7722

MITSUBISHI MX230LC Excavator, 8,800 hours, 25 ton, good condition, $12,000. 585526-7133

NEW AND USED PARTS for New Holland 782, 790, 890, 892, 900; John Deere 3940, 3950, 3960. NEW & USED New Holland baler parts.

Closed Sundays. 607-2438151

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

’07 JD 5325 ROPS, 4WD, 146 hrs., nice . . .$24,800 JD 7410 cab, 4WD, PQ, 11,000 hrs . . . . . . .$23,800 JD 7210 cab, 4WD, PQ, 9,700 hrs . . . . . . . .$23,500 JD 6310 canopy, 2WD, PQ, 4,000 hrs. . . . . .$14,500 JD 6400 ROPS, 2WD, syncro, 2800 hrs. . . .$11,500 JD 6300 canopy, 4WD, PQ, 540/1000 PTO .$16,200

Penn Yan, NY

315-536-8919

Charles McCarthy Farm Machinery TRACTORS • FARM MACHINERY • UTILITY TRAILERS

BUY ~ SELL ~ TRADE PH: 570-869-1551 Cell: 607-759-4646 4698 ST. RT. 3004

New Skid Loader Attachments, Buckets, Pallet Forks, Manure Forks, Round Bale Grabbers, Bale Spears, Feed Pushers, Adapter Plates, Skid Steer Hitch

MARTIN’S WELDING

315-536-8854

NH 1411 DISCBINE: Used less than 70 hours, excellent condition, $16,000. Farmer retiring. 716-542-2095 PEOPLE WILL PAY TO HUNT on your land. Earn top $$$ for hunting rights. Call for a FREE quote and info packet toll free 1-866-309-1507 or request at www.BaseCampLeasing.com

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

READY FOR FALL PLANTING: IH 5100 Soybean Special drill 18x7, double disc, press wheels, excellent, $3,600; IH 620 press drill & seeder, double disc, press wheels 21x7, markers, $2,200; JD 8300 drill 21x7, double disc, excellent, $2,200; JD 215, 218 & 220 flex heads, $3,200 each; Unverferth grain cart, 400 bushel, $4,800. Mike Franklin 607-749-3424

Smiley’s Farm & Ind Equipment

IH ONE ROW corn picker, $1,000; NH 213 spreader, like new, $3,200. 716-679-4666, 716-785-1773

Roto Grind Tub Grinder model 1090 . . . .$16,500 1960 Farmall Cub tractor with cultivators & plow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,900 6’ Bush Hog Mower $875 5’ Rotary Mower . .$675 6’ Howse Finish Mower, 3pt. hitch . . . . . . . . .$875

Excavator, $12,500; Case 450 Dozer, $8,500; JD 350C Dozer, $11,500; White 4x4 Loaderhoe, $9,500; Case Loaderhoe, $6,000; MF 4x4 Hoe, $10,000; IH diesel Dump Truck, $4,000; GMC pickup, $1,500; JD Lawnmower, $600; 4x4 Ford, $4,500; Hesston 4x4 & cab, $8,500; JD 4230 Tractor, $12,500; 1020 JD, $4,500; David Brown, $3,500; New Dump Trailer, $5,000; 9 Ton Trailer, $1,500; Baler, $2,000; Round Baler $1,500; Corn Picker, $1,500; Corn & Flail Choppers, $1,200 up; Brush Hogs, Discs, Harrows, Plows & More.

Buying Machines Dead or Alive

518-634-2310 THE LARGEST SELECTION of Quality JD & Case IH combines in East. 1 year warranty on motor & transmission. 3.8% fin. zeisloftequip.com 800919-3322, Bloomsburg, PA

413-834-4689 Farm Machinery For Sale VANDALE TUMBLE MIXER, feeds 50 cows, mixing one time per day, good condition, $2,500; German Shepherd pups, CKC, $525.00. 315536-2121

570-833-5214 MESHOPPEN, PA 18630

WANTED

Massey Ferguson 165, 175, 265, 275, 285 Any Condition

814-793-4293

Combine Salvage

Kennedy Tractor (315) 964-1161 Williamstown, NY “We Deliver”

K & J Surplus

KICKER BALE WAGONS $2,350; 8 & 10 Ton Running Gears, $1,325-$1,500; 20’ Bale Carriers, $2,750. Horst’s Welding, 585-526-5954

60 Dublin Rd. Lansing, NY 14882 (607) 533-4850 • (607) 279-6232

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

NEW IDEA Model #12A ground driven wooden manure spreader, good condition, always shedded, $550.

Red Creek,NY 315-573-3037

Farm Machinery For Sale

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

WHITE 6045, 45hp PTO, well maintained, low hours, loader w/bucket & plow, $11,499.

315-926-5642 WILRICH 33’ field cultivator, good condition, $7,000 OBO. Lyons,NY 315-946-9376

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

“BUYERS OF GRAIN” “Call for Market Information and Bids” 518-272-7212 or 800-833-3636 Clayton Charles - Ext. 131 - Corn • John Maloy - Ext. 102 - Soybeans Matt White - Ext. 115 - Oats

Sell Your Items Through Reader Ads P.O. Box 121, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428

1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

MAINE TO NORTH CAROLINA We broker and manage Multi Farm Partnerships.

Farm Machinery Wanted

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

4 ROW NARROW corn head, for a 510 Massey Ferguson combine, quick attach. 315986-4004 leave message

SILAGE FOR SALE. 1000 ton available. $50/ton. Van Slyke’s Dairy Farm, LLC 585-7393761

WANTED

Become a Partner Dealer 91 Front PTO Tractors, 25 Mph+, Air Brakes, 151-331HP 2006 Claas 3300 (x2) 330HP, 31Mph . . . . . .From $155,241 US 06-07 JCB 8250 (x2) 260HP, 44Mph . . . . . .From $106,270 US 2009 NH 7050 (x2) 241HP, 31Mph . . . . . . . . . . . . .$125,054 US 04-06 NH TVT190 (x5) 190HP, 31Mph . . . . . .From $68,737 US 95-03 JCB 3185 (x10), 188HP, 42Mph . . . . . .From $30,731 US 05-06 JD 6920 S (x4) 160HP, 31Mph . . . . . . .From $81,248 US 94-02 JCB 155 (x7) 155-174HP, 38-50 Mph . . . . . .$29-64K US 99-03 Case IH MX 150 (x4) 150HP, 31 Mph . . . . . .$57-62K US 10 w/Loaders, 160-250HP, 42Mph . . . . . . . . From $28K 21 R/over Kverneland Plows 4-12 bottoms . . . $16-103K US 29 Triple mowers, 10 w/collectors

2010 JD 8320 R c/a MFD, 50” duals, Q-hitch, G. Star ready, low hours.

Same As New! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $205,000 JD 8420 c/a MFD. duals, wts., ONLY 2,680 hrs., V. nice . . . . . . . $126,000 2-2010 JD 7930 c/a MFD’s., P.Q. w/LH Rev., 46” duals, same as with 65 hrs. & 250 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $138,500 1-2010 JD 7930 c/a MFD, 46” duals, IVT, 200 hrs. Coming in 2 weeks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call!

JD 6115-D c/a MFD, Hyd. reverser, 3 remotes, 2 doors . . . . . . . . $38,500 JD 2555 & 2550 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call!

JD 720 wide ft., P. steering, 3 ph. remotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,200 If you need other JD’s, call me, I will find them for you!

2010 Case IH 335, 305, 275 Magnums, 3 PTO’s, duals all around, luxury cabs, 5-remotes, wts., H.D. draw bar, Q-hitch, twin flow Hyd., AFS ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $155,000, $165,000, $175,000 Case IH MX 120 c/a MFD, 2,500 orig. one owner hrs . . . . . . . . $45,750 New Holland TD 5050 c/a 4x4 w/loader, 400 hrs, fancy outfit. $37,500 Ford NH 8160 c/a 2 wheel, V. Nice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,500 Ford 7740 2 wheel, canopy, 8 speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,500 Ford 3910 & Ford 3000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500 Choice Knight 5127 TMR mixer, 205 model, working scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,750 (New gear box) NH FP 230 Harvester, 3 row & hay, No KP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,500 Knight 8132 Slinger Spreader, rebuilt & using here . . . . . . . . . . $17,500

Buying Corn, Feed Wheat & Oats

(315)) 549-82266 Romulus, NY 14541

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Fencing POST DRIVER, shaver HD10 manual tilt w/3pt hitch bracket. Bought new in 2008, not used since installing new springs last fall. $2,750. Call or email Ben 207-892-6820 sebagolakeranch@gmail.com

R & R FENCING LLC • • • •

Equine Livestock Post Driving Pasture & Paddock Design BRIAN ROSS

585-599-3489

9479 Alleghany Rd Corfu NY 14036 15 Years of Professional Fencing Installations “Quality You Can Trust”

STABLE FENCES & VINEYARDS LLC

POST POUNDING

3 Board • Split Rail HT Wire • Ag Fence Chain Link • Vinyl Residential • Commercial www.stablefences.com

585-349-4119 Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

315-687-7891 315-510-2400

(315) 364-5240

Fertilizer & Fertilizer Spreading

LIME

For Sale GEHL 2 row corn head. 716257-3660

Kersch’s Ag

585-322-7778 585-734-0003

GYPSUM SCHAFER LIQUID FISH FERTILIZER, 100% Organic OMRI listed. For pricing call WIGFIELD FARMS, Clyde, NY 14433, 315-727-3910

Fresh Produce, Nursery

Pumpkins, Gourds, Winter Squash, etc.

Pie, Jack-O-Lantern, White & Munchkin Pumpkins Acorn, Butternut, Spaghetti, Buttercup, Ambercup, Sweet Potato, Sweet Dumpling Squash

ANY SIZE LOTS AVAILABLE From Bushels to Tractor Trailer Loads

Hoeffner Farms

Spr ing Lak e Far ms Quality Services You Can Count On Custom Farming “Since 1995” 50 Mile Radius

HI-CAL Lime & Lime Spreading Big Square Baling Liquid Manure Spreading & Pumping

Hornell,NY

607-769-3404 607-324-0749 eves Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers 30’ 12,000 BUSHEL Grain Bin, torn down, $5,000. 570966-9893 NEW AND USED Grain Dryers: GT, MC, GSI. Call anytime toll free 1-877-422-0927

Electronic Rate Controlling GPS Guidance Clinton Zimmerman

MABIES OEM PARTS Massey Challenger Allis White Krone Perkins Hesston

4097 Rt. 34B, Union Springs, NY 13160 RUSTIN WILSON

Savannah, NY

188 Genesee St. - Suite 209 Auburn, NY 13021

1-800-599-7150 315-258-4394 Grieg Dougherty • Richard Damaske Carter Riley • Greg Creeden Jeff Kuney • Dan Campbell (Distiller Sales)

GRAIN AND INGREDIENT MERCHANDISERS ORIGINATING CORN & MARKETING DISTILLERS FOR SUNOCO ETHANOL PLANT , F ULTON , NY

315-729-1066 Save Money ~ Call Us

Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

A N MARTIN GRAIN SYSTEMS 315-923-9118

Clyde, NY

WE SPECIALIZE IN • Sukup Grain Bins • Dryers • Grain Legs • Custom Mill Righting

• Hopper Feed Bins • Transport Augers • Crane Service • Dryer Service

September 19, 2011 • COUNTRY FOLKS West • Section B - Page 25

See this & more at www.Andrewsfarms.com ANDREWS FARM EQ. INC. Conneautville, PA 814-587-2450 or 814-573-3344

YOUR SOURCE FOR:

• Livestock Feeds • Ration Balancing • SeedWay Seeds • Crystalyx Products

8408 CARNEY HOLLOW RD., WAYLAND, NY 14572

“Miles of Quality Start Here”

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

(315) 549-7081

669-2179

DAN FITZPATRICK

• Posts • Board • Split Rail • HT Wire • Vinyl • Energizers

• High Tensile • Split Rail • Misc. Types of Fence • Energizers • Fencing Supplies

WANTED: 20 TON Tag-along equipment trailer; Also, combine tracks for IH combine.

585-526-7133

WEILER’S GRAIN ROASTING

SHAMROCK FARMS (585) FENCING

E FARM FENCE & SUPPLY EMPIR

814-793-4293

Custom Roasting and Cooling Your Soybeans,Corn, etc.

At Your Farm or Mill Serving All of NY State

Fencing

Sales & Installations Building Since 1981

John Deere 5460, 5820, or 5830 Choppers Wet fields? Make land tile application a part of your crop rotation @ PleasantCreekHay.com Welsarth@msn.com

Fencing

Sell Your Items Through Reader Ads P.O. Box 121, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428

1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

ASSISTANT HERDSMAN for 950 cow farm in Western Saratoga County,NY. Wage plus benefits. David Wood, 518-882-6684 or drwfarm@aol.com

Dairy Farm Assistant Herdsman

Help Wanted

Full Time Position Available for 600 Head Dairy Farm Responsibilities to include diagnosis and treatment of cows, calving assistance and milking parlor duties.

Wage based on experience.

Send Resume and References to minnsfarms@rochester.rr.com

Hay - Straw For Sale 1st & 2nd CUT Orchard Grass mix, no dust, big square bales; 1st & 2nd cut Timothy/Alfalfa mix; 2nd cut pure Alfalfa round bales, stored inside. Call Jason 315694-8600

H AY Farmer to Farmer Wet and Dry Round & Square Bales

1st, 2nd & 3rd Cut Hay Also Square Bales of

STRAW

Hay - Straw Wanted Giorgi Mushroom Company, located in Berks County now buying the following materials:

HAY CORN STOVER STRAW All bale sizes and types, including ROUND BALES, accepted.

Spot Buys or Long Term Contracts Small or Large Quantities Quick Payment Contacts: Kevin Eickhoff 610-926-8811 ext. 5216 keickhoff@giorgimush.com

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

WRITERS WANTED Country Folks is looking for self-motivated free-lance writers to contribute to their weekly agricultural paper.

Retired from Dairying?

Work on Your Own Anywhere in NYS Farm Agency Needs Sales People. Must have

519-482-5365

Allen Hollenbach 610-926-5753 ahollenbach@giorgimush.com

ONTARIO DAIRY HAY & STRAW

Michele Fisher 610-926-8811 ext. 5189 mfisher@giorgimush.com

Knowledge of the industry a must.

Lg. Sq. - 1st, 2nd & 3rd Cut

WANTED

some farm exp., ambitious, do email, honest & friendly.

Get your lic. online.

Contact: ourfarmstead@yahoo.com Let's Talk!

Articles could include educational topics as well as feature articles.

Hoof Trimming

CALL STEVE

Quality Alfalfa Grass Mix ALSO CERTIFIED ORGANIC Low Potassium for Dry Cows

Call for Competitive Prices NEEB AGRI-PRODUCTS

519-529-1141

Hay & Straw - All Types We Pick Up & Pay Cell 717-222-2304 Buyers & Sellers

WANTED

HAY & STRAW

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ASSISTANT HERDSPERSON for 400 cow Finger Lakes dairy. High production, excellent facilities, competitive compensation. Responsibilities to include fresh & sick cow care, breeding protocols, DC 305 records, calf health.

607-592-6759.

TOO MUCH HAY? Try Selling It In The

Trailer Load Lots Janowski Bros.

315-829-3794 315-829-3771 WANTED: 1st & 2nd cut big & small squares. 315-363-9105

CLASSIFIEDS Call Peg At

Hoof Trimming

Affordable Hydraulic Hoof Trimming Tables

Please send resume to Joan Kark-Wren jkarkwren@leepub.com or call 518-673-0141

• Heavy Duty Professional Quality • Increased Production With Less Effort • Models Available In Stationary & Portable • Limited Warranty

The Ultimate in Tilt Tables SHEP’S WELDING, INC. PO Box 296, Chiefland, FL 32644 • www.shepswelding.net

1-800-370-8454 Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Alltech is currently looking for a Territory Sales Representative with a strong dairy background for Pennsylvania. Alltech sales people are highly motivated professionals who provide a natural link between marketing, research and the customer. Alltech ranks among the top 10 animal health companies in the world. The company has experienced consistent growth since it was founded in 1980. Headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, Alltech has a presence in over 110 countries with distributors around the world.

Today it employs 2,600 people and growth continues at a rate of 20 percent.

Regularly visit our industry partners (feed companies, consulting nutritionists, veterinarians, producers, government agencies, etc) across the territory to manage existing relationships while cultivating new relationships Drive sales by identifying customer needs and finding solutions Attend industry events and tradeshows to showcase Alltech in a positive, professional manner

or email

classified@leepub.com

The ideal candidate should have:

ALWAYS WANTED TIMOTHY MIXED HAY ALFALFA MIXED HAY 1st, 2nd & 3rd Cuttings Also Small Square Mulch

Call 4M FARMS 315-684-7570 • 315-559-3378

WANTED: Yorkshire boar, 350 lbs. or York-Hamp. cross. Also, breeding age gilts. 716-6529482

Key responsibilities include:

800-836-2888 Hay - Straw Wanted

Hogs

Heating

A strong technical background: BSc, MSc or higher Strong verbal and written communication skills Interest and experience in the animal health or nutrition industries Self-motivated and proactive A valid driver’s license E-mail resumé and cover letter to: mgast@alltech.com

Alltech | Pennsylvania 1860 Charter Lane, Suite 203 Lancaster, PA 17601 Fax: 717-393-9774 • mgast@allltech.com

Horse Equipment English Saddle Set (Complete) Wintec 500 Close Contact CAIR 16 ½” Seat Color: Caramel, 50” Professional Choice English Girth, Stirrup Straps and Irons, Leather Bridle, Reins, and Breast Collar to match, 2 Pads, Complete Gullet System, $650.00. 518673-2858

Sell Your Items Through Reader Ads P.O. Box 121, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428

1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com Irrigation IRRIGATION PIPE, over 14,000’, aluminum 3” to 6”, fittings, risers, valves, $12,500.

Steve 716-649-6594

Maintenance & Repair

Real Estate For Sale

Real Estate For Sale

100 ACRE FARM, 60 cow barn, 30 heifers barn, house, trailer. Burke,NY. 518-4833370

WE HAVE OVER 20 FARMS FOR SALE THROUGHOUT PA. JOHN MATTILIO, BROKER 717-464-8930

Maintenance & Repair

Attention Building Owners Don’t tear down Your failing structures.

We can repair them.

FARM AND LAND REALTY, INC.

250 Acre Farm in Central New York With 70 Holstein milkers, 40 young stock, including 1 month old up to 2 years old. Beautiful land with lots of opportunity. Buildings include renovated barn with spacious cow stalls, tiestalls w/mats, addition on barn houses heifers & dry cows.

Big spacious 5 stall garage.

Big 5 bedroom, 1½ bath farmhouse. Must see property. Tons of equipment in excellent shape and wellmaintained.

www.farmandlandrealtyinc.com

Services Offered

• Sales & Installation • On The Farm Service • A Large Parts Inventory • Willing to Travel for Service Work • 7 Days a Week, Parts & Service • Financing Available

ART TIMMEL

3626 Brown St., Collins, NY 14034 Shop - (716) 532-2040 Eves & Weekends (716) 532-2919

Roofing

Roofing

ROOFING & SIDING

$650,000.00

315-489-0742

e Metall Roofing g & Siding..

BUY DIRECT – Wee manufacture

ABM M & ABX X Panell - Standingg Seam m - PBR R Panel

Before

After

Performing structural renovations and general construction since 1965. With having been involved in over 30,000 projects we feel confident we can solve your problems

Woodford Bros., Inc. Box 108, Apulia Station, NY 13020 1-800-OLD-BARN WWW.1-800-OLD-BARN.COM Miscellaneous C A M PA I G N P O S T E R S : Very reasonable prices. Call Beth at Lee Publications 518-673-0101 or email bsnyder@leepub.com

Parts & Repair

IH TRACTOR SALVAGE PARTS BATES CORPORATION 12351 Elm Rd BOURBON, IN 46504

Parts

NEW, USED & RECONDITIONED PARTS FOR CONSTRUCTION & AGRICULTURE

Call the IH Parts Specialists:

Our Web Address: www.batescorp.com

607-642-3293

Parts & Repair

Parts & Repair

Rt. 38 & 38B, Newark Valley, NY

Dave Gabel Agricultural Belt Services

“BELT BUSTERS” $ave on Flat Belts for Your Farm Machinery

21 Years of Customer Satisfaction QUALITY BELTS AT FARMER PRICES Now Available: Extensive Line of Trailers & Trailer Parts ~ Call for Information & Prices

Agricultural Belt Service Route 75, Eden, NY 14057 Call 716-337-BELT Now accepting MasterCard, Visa & Discover

Real Estate For Sale

Silos, Repairs, Silo Equipment NEW JAMESWAY Unloaders In Stock. Sales, Parts and Service on Jamesway, VanDale, J-Star and Big Jim Unloaders. Converting Harvestore silos to top unloading.

717-768-7456

Real Estate For Sale

787 Bates-Wilson Road Norwich, NY 13851

(607) 334-9727

David C. Posson, Broker

Sheep WHITE Dorper & Katahdin Rams, 10 months old, all colors, $125.00. 315-945-9006

POSSON REALTY LLC

Call 888-596-5329 for Your Subscription

717-949-2034 Toll-free 1-877-484-4104

www.abmartin.net • Email: sales@abmartin.net

518-483-0800

Cell 607-316-3758

Jake Stoltzfus 649 South Ramona Rd. Myerstown, PA 17067

Full line Pole Building material. ~ Lumber - Trusses - Plywood.

Malone, NY

www.possonrealty.com possonrealty@frontiernet.net

REPLACEMENT SILO DOORS & HARDWARE AGRI-DOOR

Ephrata, PA 1-800-373-3703 N e w v i l l e , PA 1-800-782-2712

www.northcountryrealty.com

Real Estate For Sale

NORTHEAST SILO DEMO: Need a cheap, quick & easy way to get your silo down?

Will travel, give us a call. 518568-3560

A.B. MARTIN ROOFING SUPPLY, LLC

North Country Realty

1-800-248-2955

STARTERS, ALTERNATORS, and GENERATORS for all domestic and import engines.

Also HIGH TORQUE DIESEL STARTERS. Prompt Service 315-826-7892 Gary Sneath

GOODRICH TRACTOR PARTS

LOW PRICES - FAST DELIVERY – FREE LITERATURE

SOLLENBERGER SILOS, LLC, 5778 Sunset Pike, Chambersburg, PA 17201. Poured Concrete silos since 1908, Manure Storage and Precast Products. For Information: Ken Mansfield 717-503-8909 www.sollenbergersilos.com “1908-2008” Celebrating 100 Years

Richard E. Posson, Associate Broker

2223 - Madison County Show place Free Stall operation.

500 acres, 330 tillable well drained high lime very productive soils w/additional 200 acres rented with more land available.

All on a quiet road w/very nice setting. Main free stall modern 4 row with 207 free stalls. Second barn 4 row w/additional 98 free stalls. 2 other barns for 100 head of young stock or dry cows & a pre-fresh barn with additional 12 stalls. Very nice Double 10 rapid exit parlor with crowd gate. 5,000 gallon bulk tank. 36x80 machinery building with heated shop. Large pad for corn silage and haylege. Separate heifer facility for 200 head of heifers available for rent close by. Good remodeled 2 story 3 bdrm home. This is a great area of Central NY to farm in.

Everything is close by. Long growing season, good milk markets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asking $1.35 million

Real Estate For Sale

The NEW

SILO Corp.

Arcade, N.Y.

(585) 492-1300 • Precast Bunk Silos 6’x8” to 13’-4” High • Silo Repair Service • Salt Storage Structures

11’ center wall

10’ side wall

13’4” side wall

11’T wall

Real Estate For Sale

2285 - Great Buy! Western NY Free Stall Operation located on a quiet road. 560 acres of land 315 acres tillable growing corn and hay. Decent growing season. Additional 440 acres available to purchase. 3 good free stall barns with 300 stalls.

Manure lagoon, 30x90 machine shop, 5 bunker silos with 7,000 ton capacity, Double 6 herringbone parlor. Good 2 story 4 bdrm 1 bth home in good condition. This farm is an ongoing operation, can be purchased with cattle, machinery and feeds.

Owners are retiring. . . . . . . . . . . . . Asking $750,000 bare 2284 - Herkimer County 23 acre Gentleman's Farm. 23 acres 15 acres tillable balance pasture. 35 acres additional land to rent close by. Good 2 story 58 stall barn with 28 new stalls.

Side addition for 25 head of heifers. Shop and machinery building. 4 run in sheds. Nice remodeled 2 story 4 bbrm 2 bth home.

This farm has a very pretty setting. 20 mins south of Utica and Herkimer. Nice little farm for someone who wants to raise beef, horses or milk a small dairy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reasonably priced at $179,000 2280 - Otsegoo County Dairy Farm. 25 acres total, 10 tillable, balance pasture. Plenty of additional land close by to rent or purchase feed, dealers in the area. Single story conventional barn with 55 ties set up to milk. 20x80 young stock barn. 2 upright silos 20x60 & 18x60. Older 2 story 4 bdrm 2 bth home in good condition. New windows, new septic. All located on a quiet road, mins to Cooperstown. Buy for Dairy or would make a nice farm for horses or beef. . . . . . . . . . Asking $175,000

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Case-JD-IHC Crawlers Case-JD-Ford-IHC TLB’s Case-JD-Wheel Loaders Skid Loader Parts SPECIAL: MultiKey Construction Sets $45

New, Used & Rebuilt We Ship Anywhere CHECK OUT OUR MONTHLY WEB SPECIALS!

Northern New York 310 Ac., 150 tillable, 114 tie stall, hiproof barn, heifer & calf facilities, 3 upright silos, 4 bedroom farmhouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$295,000 310 Ac., 1 story 10 yr. old 80 cow tie stall barn, pipeline, 1000 gal. tank, hay storage, v.g. 4 bedroom home, great views . . . .$295,000 Cattle & Machinery available.

29 Ac. hobby farm, 3 bedroom ranch w/ finished basement, 40x120’ tie stall barn, needs milking equipment, 36x72’ machine shed & shop, small horse barn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Only $134,900 101 Ac., 80 tillable, good soils, 64 cow barn w/ heifer barn, 3 silos, machine shed, 100% remodeled house w/ 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, new interior & exterior, in “like new” condition . . . . . . .$250,000 We have others! Also, looking for listings.

Silos, Repairs, Silo Equipment

Sell Your Items Through Reader Ads P.O. Box 121, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428

1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com Tires & Tire Repair Service

FARM AND FLEET TIRE SERVICE 3165 Route 246 Perry, NY 14530 585-237-2124

CALL FOR YOUR PRICING NEEDS Your Firestone Farm Tire Headquarters

• Radial • Implement • Bias • Flotation

• Front • Rice & Cane • Rear • Specialty

Tractor Parts 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

Trucks

Trucks

Trucks

1997 DODGE 4x4, extended cab, 8’ box, extra set of 10 ply tires, $2,500 OBO. 607-8685518, 315-694-2214

WEST

1999 Freightliner FL-70 Cummins 6 Speed Trans., Air Brakes, 33,000 GVW, Double Frame, Southern Truck, No Rust, 16’ Steel Dump Body Priced To Sell or Trade

1979 Ford LTS 9000 350 HP Diesel 8LL Trans., 18,000 Front, 40,000 Rears, 16.5’ Steel Dump Body, Work Ready, Cheap!

Priced To Sell Or Trade

Tractors, Parts & Repair FOR SALE: Farm machinery parts and older tractor parts.

DON’s PLACE, formerly Knapp’s. 585-346-5777

1993 International S-2574 Tri-Axle Dump N-14 350 Cummins, 8LL, 20,000 Front, 20,000 Lift, 46,000 Rears, Hendrickson Walking Beam, Double Frame, 17 1/2’ Steel Body, Cheap!

Price To Sell or Trade

1993 Mack DM690SX 350 Mack, Mack 6 Spd. Low Hole Trans., 18,000 Front, Mack 44,000 Rears, Mack Camel Back, Double Frame, Southern Truck, No Rust Priced To Sell Or Trade

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

Best prices, largest selection.

585-243-1563

ADVANTAGE TRUCKS (716) 685-6757 www.advantagetrucks.com

WE DELIVER

“Exporters Welcome”

Martin’s Farm Trucks, LLC

Trucks for All Your Needs - Specializing in Agri-Business Vehicles

Trucks 1972 KENWORTH W900 400hp cummins, 13 speed, under 300,000 miles, 2008 Jet 36’ hopper bottom grain trailer w/roll tarp, good tires and brakes all around, $25,000.

Will separate if trailer sells first. 716-680-5499

Trucks

Trucks

Trucks

TRUCK & EQUIPMENT SALES & SERVICE

1983 AM General M915A1 TA Tractor, Cum NTC 400hp, Jake, Allison HT750, Hend Walking Beam 12/38 Axles, WB 166” 98k mi., Runs out Excellent $7,900

1998 MACK RD690

“The Diesel People!”

2905 Simpson Rd., Caledonia, NY

1979 AM General TA 6x6 Tractor, Cum NTC 250hp, 5spd, Hi-Lo Transfer Case, Hyd Brakes, Spring Susp, Max Speed 45 MPH $7,900

888-497-0310

CALEDONIA DIESEL, LLC

585-538-4395 • 1-800-311-2880 Since 1982

Just 1 mile south of Route 20 on 36 south

ILY DA ING V I R AR

(Qty 10) Peterbilt 335 Mixer Trucks, Cummins (Qty 3) 1998/99 Ford LT9513 Day Cabs, ISC 315hp, 8LL, 20 front axle, 46k full locking 2002 Peterbilt 385 Daycab (1) w/Cat, (2) w/Cummins power, 13 speed, 20k front rears, average 68,000 miles. 18-1/2’ of frame Cat C12 425hp, 10 speed, Air ride, Wetline, aluminum axle, 46k full locking rears, 16 feet of double frame wheels, 544k miles, 185” wheelbase. behind the cab. We will separate the mixer behind cab, new rubber. $29,900 each SHARP TRUCKS $23,900 from the chassis. Call for price.

300HP, 5 spd., Auto, 18 Front, 46 Rears, Eng. Brake, PTO

2002 FREIGHTLINER FLD120 445HP, 8LL, 20 Front, 46 Rears, 19’-6” Dump

1993 CASE 621B

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6 Cyl., 2.25 Yd. Bucket, 7300 Hrs., Good Condition

1998 VOLVO WG64 2005 Terex TCX225 Excavator, Long stick and long U/C. Only 1348 hours, 42” digging bucket, excellent condition $69,750

2001 Nissan 8000# Forklift Cab with heat, sideshift, 7800 hours $9,900

2003 New Holland LW230B Loader, Cab with heat and AC, traction control, 5325 hours, 26.5 rubber, 4.8 CY bucket with coupler and forks $69,500

330 HP, 5 spd. Auto, 12 Front, 40 Rears, Will Separate Body

Please check our Web site @ www.caledoniadiesel.com

1996 IHC F5070 6X6 300 HP, 9LL, 23 Front, 46 Rears, Prentice Loader

2004 KW T800B Daycab Cat C-12 w/EB, 18 speed, air ride, 46k rears, 886k miles, aluminum wheels, 197” wheelbase. Clean truck $31,900

1999 IH 9400 Eagle Cummins 460 hp, 10 speed, 700k miles, Wetline, 14,600# front axle, 46k rears, Aluminum wheels, good rubber, very clean truck $27,900

John Deere 9500 4WD, 30.5x32’s at 90%, Straw Spreader, 3794 Sep. Hours $30,500

2000 IHC 2674 280 HP, 5 Spd., Auto., 14 Front, 26 Rear, Lift Axle

Southern Tier Truck Sales

1-800-942-9881 • 585-610-0197 (cell) www.sttrucksales.com

1999 Kohler 350KW Generator Self contained, 350kw, 3 phase, 480v, 60hz, 200 gallon fuel tank, 6638 hours $28,900

1999 Cat D5M X Engine just rebuilt, 70% U/C, 6 way blade, OROPS. $45,000

40-43 ft. Aluminum Grain Hopper Trailers in stock and arriving weekly.

Prices Starting at $22,500

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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

SEP 18-20 2011 New York State Maple Tour The tour will feature visits to a variety of maple operations. Tour stop information will be available soon at www.cornellmaple.com and www.nysmaple.com.

SEP 21 14th Annual All Dairy Antiques & Collectibles Show Dairy Activity Center, PA Farm Show Complex & Expo Center, Harrisburg, PA. Fri. noon - 5 pm. Sat. thru Wed. 8 am - 5 pm. Free parking, free exhibitor space & free admission. Featuring Holstein breed items, but all dairy related collectors and invited and encouraged to attend. Antique Consignment Auction Tues., Sept.

20. Contact Gary Gojsovich 717-635-5067 or Lolly Lesher 717-787-2905.

21st NYS Dry Bean Field Meeting Rod Stettner’s Farm, east of Bergen, NY & Bob and Dan Duyssen Farm, Stafford, NY. 4:45-8:30 pm. 1.6 DEC plus CCA credits have been requested. Bring your card.

Registration: $5 for current Cornell Vegetable Program Enrollees; $10 for all others.

Contact Carol MacNeil, 585313-8796 or e-mail crm6 @cornell.edu.

SEP 22 Wyoming County 7th Annual Garden Bounty Celebration Breezy Hill Party House, 2875 Merchant Rd., Warsaw, NY. 6:30-9 pm. Contact Don Gasiewicz, 585-7862251 ext. 113 or e-mail drg35@cornell.edu.

SEP 22 & 29 Strategic Marketing Workshop for Livestock Producers CCE of Wayne County, 1581 Rte. 88 North, Newark, NY 14512 and CCE of Wyoming County, 410 North Main St., Warsaw, NY. Each session is 6:30-8:30 pm. follow up session in Sullivan County on Oct. 6. Contact Nancy Glazier, 585-315-7746.

SEP 22-24 3rd International Symposium on Mastitis and Milk Quality St. Louis, MO. Submission of abstracts for presentation at this fall symposium (either as a poster or orally) will be due by March 1. Watch the NMC Web site at nmconline.org for more details.

SEP 23 Solar and Wind Energy Field Day Highland Hills Farm, 227 Green Road North., Charleston, NY. 10 am noon. If you are looking for a do it yourself, affordable approach to renewable energy, come meet Jan and Ron!.

Contact Violet Stone, 607255-9227 or e-mail vws7 @cornell.edu. On Internet at https://sites.google.com/site /highlandhillsfarm

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OCT 3 Interfering Plant Ecology and Management Neuhauser Tree Farm, 434 West Groton Road; Groton, NY. 5:30-7:30 pm. New York’s woodlands are increasingly threatened by a multitude of noxious plant species that impose many costs on landowners and the surrounding community.

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OCT 4 Know Your Cuts Human Services Complex in Montour Falls (323 Owego St, Room 120). 6:30-8:30 pm. Having a clear understanding of the different processing options and cuts of meat will allow you to provide specific directions to your butcher and communicate with confidence to your customers. To cover the costs of the workshop, registration is $10/person or $15/farm. You can register online at http://knowyourcuts.eventbrite.com. Space is limited, so please register early.

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OCT 12 Southern Tier Commercial Berry Growers Workshop Belfast Town Hall, 11 Merton Ave., Belfast NY. 8:30 am 4:30 pm. DEC credits have been approved for categories 1a, 10 and 22 (three credits).

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OCT 28-29 2011 Cornell Sheep & Goat Symposium • Oct. 28 - Cornell Sheep Farm, Hartford, NY • Oct, 29 - Morrison Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. • Oct. 28 - 11 am - 5 pm • Oct. 29 - 7:45 am - 6 pm Simultaneous programs for commercial and small farm dairy and meat producers.

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CHEESE DEMAND/ MILK SUPPLY Issued Sept. 9, 2011 The latest employment data showing no job creation in August and declining consumer confidence doesn't bow well for the dairy industry, according to the University of Wisconsin's Dr. Brian Gould. Speaking in Tuesday's DairyLine, Gould said consumers are not willing to purchase food away from home (restaurants). He cited the August consumer confidence index which declined from 59.2 to 44.5.

That's about a 20 percent drop, he said.

When asked about cheese prices, Gould pointed to existing stocks relative to production and said "They're pretty high."

Case in point is the ratio of American cheese stocks to American cheese production in July which was the highest since 1987, "so we have a lot of stocks out there relative to production," and he warned that he's not optimistic there'll be a rebound in prices in the near future.

Futures prices on cheese are pretty stable, according to Gould, right around $1.70, plus or minutes five cents, "so right now the indicators are not looking for substantial changes on the up side or even on the downside."

By the way; the July Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all food was 228.3, up 4.2 percent from July 2010, according to USDA. The dairy products index was 214.8, up 7.9 percent.

Fresh whole milk was up 10.2 percent, cheese was up 8.1 percent, and butter was up 21percent from a year ago.

Prices were mixed in Tuesday's Global Dairy Trade (Fonterra) auction, according to the CME's Daily Dairy Report (DDR). The weighted average price for skim milk powder was $1.56 per pound, up 0.3 percent from the August 16 trading. The whole milk powder price, at $1.50 per pound, was down 1.6 percent.

The anhydrous milkfat price was $1.97, up 2 percent, and the Cheddar cheese for industrial use price received an average winning bid of $1.84 per pound, down 4.7 percent from the prior auction.

The trade-weighted average for all products was down 1.4 percent from the prior event, and down 25.8 percent from the peak levels established in early March, according to the DDR. Traders and handlers have mixed opinions on what direction price will trend, says USDA. Some feel that weakness will continue, while others indicate the recent weakening trend will cease and prices will possibly firm.

Matter of interest; eDairy economist Bill Brooks notes that European butter prices are near $2.59 per pound while Oceania prices are just below $1.95.

U.S. butter has plunged to the lowest level since May, closing the second Friday of September at $1.9125 per pound, down 9 1/4-cents on the Labor Day holidayshortened week, down 18 cents in two weeks, and 31 cents below a year ago. No butter was sold on the week. The lagging NASS-surveyed butter price averaged $2.0596 across the U.S., up 0.9 cent from the previous week.

Grade A nonfat dry milk closed Friday at $1.49, down 2 cents, while Extra Grade held all week at $1.61. NASS powder averaged $1.5424, down 2.4 cents.

Block cheese closed Friday at $1.7850, down a half-cent on the week, but a nickel above a year ago. Barrel closed at $1.72, down 4 cents on the week, and a penny and a half above a year ago. Six carloads of block traded hands on the week and 13 of barrel. The NASS U.S. average block price fell 10.9 cents, to $1.9843, while the barrels averaged $1.8964, down 18.1 cents.

Checking the milk supply side; the full impact and damage assessment of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee is still being assessed. Empire State News.net reports that farmers who were forced to dump milk may be eligible for USDA payments to compensate them. Meanwhile; the Agriculture Department reports that milk production in the Southeast and Florida were mostly steady at reduced levels.

Milk intakes in the Midwest were fairly steady.

California and New Mexico milk production is steady to lower with Arizona trending lower. Production in the Pacific Northwest is at expected volumes, while Utah and Idaho milk supplies are above year ago levels.

Class I orders are fair to good to fill needs for schools resuming classes. Cream markets are unsettled to weak. Demand ahead of the Labor Day holiday weekend slowed and buying interest was light. Cream volume moving to churns was expected to increase over the holiday period.

Weather throughout most of Europe has been quite mild for much of the current milk production season. Outside of dry conditions earlier this summer, producers and handlers indicate that the season has been quite favorable for milk output.

Stocks of European manufactured dairy products are generally available for both domestic and international buyer interest. Sales activity has remained quite good from both.

Traders and handlers were quite surprised at the level of sales activity in recent weeks and traders are indicating that skim milk powder is moving both domestically and internationally, but whole milk powder sales are more limited, probably due to price.

Traders feel that now that the summer vacations season is coming to a close and Ramadan is over, more buyers will be returning to the marketplace for upcoming fall and winter needs.

Early spring weather patterns are being reported in the Oceania region.

The snow storm in New Zealand a few weeks ago is history and weather patterns are showing more signs of spring versus late winter.

Most producers and handlers indicate the snowfall did little to negatively impact the dairy industry. Milk production trends remain in line with recent projections, with New Zealand 2-4 percent higher and Australia in the 1-2 percent increase range. A favorable end to the most recent production season in Oceania is causing producers in both countries to consider expansions, according to USDA. Australian milk producers are indicating that milk production growth during the upcoming year will be restrained by herd growth but anticipate that production will potentially

be more noticeable in the 2012-2013 year.

Having experienced a number of years of negative or minimal growth, it will take a number of years to turn this trend around, especially for Australian producers.

Back on the home front, looking "back to the futures" combined with the announced Class III prices for July and August, the Federal order Class III contract's average for the last half of 2011 was $19.75 on August 5, $19.42 on August 12, $19.18 on August 19, $19.36 on August 26, $19.63 on September 2, and was running $19.35 at the close of spot trading on September 9.

In other milk price news and looking "back to the futures" combined with the announced Class III prices for July and August, the Federal order Class III contract's average for the last half of 2011 was $19.75 on August 5, $19.42 on August 12, $19.18 on August 19, $19.36 on August 26, $19.63 on September 2, and was running $19.35 at the close of spot trading on September 9.

In dairy politics; the International Dairy Foods Association's Peggy Armstrong addressed falling fluid milk sales in Wednesday's DairyLine, blasting efforts that would result in higher milk prices to consumers.

She reiterated how milk provides nine essential nutrients Americans need, including calcium, vitamin D and potassium and that, according to the 2010 Dietary Guidelines, "these nutrients are especially important for growing children."

She warned that milk is "losing ground" in "a competitive beverage environment," reporting that per capita milk consumption has continued a slow and steady decline at a rate of about 1percent a year for the past 35 years, according to USDA data, but a recent statistic suggests the decline might be escalating.

U.S. fluid milk product sales declined 1.4 percent in 2010, the largest annual decline in more than a decade, she said, and "This trend has continued into 2011, with U.S. fluid milk product sales down 1.6 percent through June."

She said "It's important to note that according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the retail price of milk has been higher during most of this period than the same month a year earlier so it appears that in a tight economy

and a competitive marketplace, consumers are increasingly looking to beverages other than milk."

"That's is why the last thing the U.S. dairy industry needs is a change to the Federal Milk Market Order system that would result in higher Class I prices," she warned, and pointed to the plan proposed by Representative Collin Peterson of Minnesota which is based National Milk's "Foundation for the Future."

"NMPF's own analysis estimates that the minimum fluid milk price would have averaged 51 cents higher in recent years under the proposed federal order changes in the draft legislation," Armstrong charged.

"Everyone in the U.S. dairy industry should pay close attention to dairy policy reforms that could hurt demand. That especially applies to proposed legislation that will increase the cost of fluid milk products. We cannot afford to lose any more ground and Americans cannot afford to lose the health benefits of drinking milk," she said.

Congress has plenty on its plate to deal with, primarily the economy and budget issues, according to National Milk's Chris Galen in his Thursday DairyLine talk. He said the nation awaited President Obama's plan to help the economy and deal with high unemployment.

Coincidentally Thursday was also the first meeting of the socalled Congressional Super Committee whose mandate is to identify an additional $1.5 trillion in budget savings over the next decade.

"A lot of what's going to drive the process here this fall in Washington is to reconcile those two issues," Galen said, "How to stimulate the economy formally or informally and help put people back to work and at the same time, identify ways to cut government spending."

The committee is supposed to complete its work around Thanksgiving, he said, and present recommendations for Congress to vote on.

Many expect farm programs to be targeted for cuts, he concluded, so the groundwork may be in the works for the next Farm Bill.

The House Agriculture Livestock, Poultry and Dairy Subcommittee also held a dairy policy hearing Thursday. Witnesses included USDA officials from the Farm Service Agency and Agriculture

Marketing Service.

After attending the hearing, NMPF President &CEO Jerry Kozak stated in a press release that the general tone of the questions at the hearing from the committee members indicated "a concern that current dairy programs are not up to the task of providing a meaningful farm-level safety net." He added that "NMPF shares that concern, and that's what has driven the creation of Foundation for the Future. We believe we have the best answer to the bottom line question of what should come next for dairy policy."

But, Friday's DairyLine asked the question, "Is supply management a solution for the future or a problem from the past?"

Wisconsin dairy producer, John Pagel, who has established a "Risk Management Not Supply Management" website, said he doesn't believe supply management is the answer for the Midwest or for the U.S. dairy industry. He argued that there are so many foreign countries that need dairy products and the Midwest is "sitting in the driver's seat in being able to supply those products."

Pagel does agree that the dairy industry needs a safety net but not supply management. The free market allows farmers to produce as much as they like, he argued, "The better job that you can do on your farm and the more efficient you can be, creates profit on the bottom line and it's up to the rest of the industry to help us export products and do the best job that we can to make sure our dairy industry stays strong."

He admits there'll be ups and downs like any other business but doesn't believe it's in farmer's best interest to "slow down production and reduce possible opportunities for feeding the rest of the world," as he put it.

He praised National Milk's efforts to put together a program that would help the dairy industry but supply management is one part he and others do not agree with. He admitted there are regional differences that present challenges in putting a plan together but, with the Midwest having a large amount of processing capacity, "we don't want someone telling us how much milk we can produce" and therefore favors risk management as opposed to supply management.

More details and a petition are available to sign at www.stopsupplymanagement.com.

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Section C

DHIA & Dairy Section NMPF statement on House Agriculture Subcommittee hearing The House Agriculture Livestock, Poultry and Dairy Subcommittee held a dairy policy hearing on Thursday, Sept. 8. The hearing witnesses included U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials from the Farm Service Agency (FSA)

and Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS).

After attending the hearing, NMPF President and CEO Jerry Kozak issued this statement: “The general tone of the questions at today’s hearing from the committee members indi-

cates a concern that current dairy programs are not up to the task of providing a meaningful farm-level safety net.

“NMPF shares that concern, and that’s what has driven the creation of Foundation for the Future. We be-

lieve we have the best answer to the bottom line question of what should come next for dairy policy.”

NMPF President and CEO Jerry Kozak discusses dairy policy with Congressman Tom Rooney (R-FL), Chairman of the House Agri-

culture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry.

The National Milk Producers Federation, based in Arlington, VA, develops and carries out policies that advance the well being of dairy producers and the cooperatives they

own. The members of NMPF’s 31 cooperatives produce the majority of the U.S. milk supply, making NMPF the voice of more than 40,000 dairy producers on Capitol Hill and with government agencies.

Visit www.nmpf.org for more information.

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NMPF’s Foundation for the Future program is national in scope, equal in effect

by Jerry Kozak, NMPF President & CEO The new legislative draft of National Milk Producers Federation’s

(NMPF) Foundation for the Future program adheres closely to two key principles: that it be national in scope, and apply

equally to all producers.

Those key objectives were established two years ago when NMPF Chairman Randy

Stop Milk Wetting the Teats!

Check out the teats as soon as the machine is removed and note the amount of milk washed all over them. This presents two facts: 1) bacteria has been driven back up into the teats while milking and 2) any contamination left on the teat has been washed into the milk reducing milk quality.

An individual from Japan recently traveled to see CoPulsationTM working on a large US herd. Comments from that visitor afterwards were: "I saw how does Mark milk in Madison. It was fantastic. All teats are dry, after milking. Milking speed is very high. I have never seen that kind of NON return flow milking...."

Mooney, a dairy farmer from Rogersville, MO, formed a task force to examine how best to improve dairy policy.

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poor margins caused by low milk prices and high feed costs, and provides for a basic level of nocost insurance coverage for all producers (and a larger share of the U.S. milk supply). It also incorporates an additional measure of risk management for those producers looking for supplemental protection — but largely at their own cost. In addition, by allowing farmers of all sizes to choose their own level of supplemental margin protection, the DPMPP gives smaller producers access to a form of self-directed risk management that previously had been unavailable to them.

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

DPMPP also places no limitations on individual producers’ ability to participate in the program as a result of their production volume.

“NMPF recognizes that just as farmers of all sizes, and in all regions, contribute equally to the dairy promotion and research checkoff (15 cents for every 100 pounds of milk produced), they should also share equally in the benefits of sensible dairy policy reform,” Mooney said.

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

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

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

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

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ALBANY

DHI-AP H 649.6 DHI H 48.9

23068 19697

871 3.8 721 3.1 3X 695 3.5 585 3.0

27465 1097 4.0 862 3.1 25446 957 3.8 753 3.0 24123 899 3.7 746 3.1 24815 874 3.5 740 3.0 22696 818 3.6 712 3.1 23640 861 3.6 703 3.0 3X 23361 865 3.7 680 2.9 3X 22423 823 3.7 674 3.0 21693 823 3.8 664 3.1 20888 803 3.8 655 3.1 20874 785 3.8 629 3.0 19969 769 3.9 599 3.0 17294 731 4.2 572 3.3 17612 635 3.6 542 3.1 17109 670 3.9 534 3.1 17397 666 3.8 526 3.0

WHITTACRE FARM LLC DHI-AP H 444.1 MRAS, CHARLES DHIR-AP H 77.6 WHITTACRE FARM LLC DHI-AP X 30.4 DIEKOW, ARTHUR & PEGGY DHI-AP H 79.6 TILLOTSON, DOUG AND STEVE DHI-AP H 119.8 COLEMAN, WALTER DHI-AP H 55.5 AUKEMA DOUG. DHIR-AP H 63.5 FAIGLE, PAUL DHIR H 56.6 PRICE, LESTER AND DAVID DHI-AP H 56.4 JOHN AND CHARLES HAYES DHI-AP H 83.9 WOODFORD, DANIEL J. DHI-AP H 44.1 LEETOPS FARM DHI-AP H 106.1 ROSELAND HOLSTEINS DHI-AP H 23.6

26283 26562 24436 22486 22081 21248 20690 20749 19970 20441 20542 19611 17718

CARBU FARMS, LLC DHIRAPCS HILL'S VALLEY FARM, LLC DHIR-AP WHITEHEAD, NATE DHI-AP WILEAN FARMS DHI-AP KARON FARMS, INC. DHI-AP JONES DAIRY, INC. DHI-AP DUROW,MICHAEL AND DAWN DHI-AP BOBERG,DANIEL F. DHI-AP CHARLES BARE DHI-AP RONALD, PENNY & TODD PARKER DHI-AP PIMM ADELIA DHI-AP ANDERA, CHRIS DHI-AP MARK HANSEN DHIR-AP JOHN MOSHER DHI-AP BOBERG ALAN F. DHI-AP HORTON, DAIRY DHI-AP POWELL FARMS DHI-AP BRUCE & LUCILLE KONINGISOR DHI-AP KRATTS RONALD L. DHI-AP PHILIP CLARK DHI-AP ANDERA, CHRIS DHI-AP MICHAEL KENT DHI-AP BROWN BROOK FARM DHI-AP

H 523.0 B 151.8 H 58.6 H 159.6 H 80.3 H 80.7 H 178.1 H 67.7 H1975.4 H 76.1 X 293.3 H 67.2 J 70.2 H 47.7 H 62.7 H 63.9 X 101.9 X 77.6 H 54.5 H 45.0 H 18.2 H 34.2 A 41.5

29576 1047 3.5 894 3.0 3X 23800 1016 4.3 801 3.4 24226 936 3.9 795 3.3 24938 934 3.7 763 3.1 24424 948 3.9 763 3.1 24425 911 3.7 737 3.0 23389 786 3.4 724 3.1 22888 767 3.4 698 3.0 22807 850 3.7 692 3.0 3X 21063 804 3.8 676 3.2 20926 772 3.7 669 3.2 3X 19981 753 3.8 636 3.2 17896 839 4.7 628 3.5 20649 780 3.8 616 3.0 19520 726 3.7 596 3.1 19823 753 3.8 589 3.0 17511 754 4.3 584 3.3 17371 687 4.0 578 3.3 19162 711 3.7 574 3.0 18509 665 3.6 556 3.0 16649 684 4.1 545 3.3 16976 586 3.5 519 3.1 16374 615 3.8 506 3.1

SCIPIO SPRINGS DAIRY DHI-APCS H 797.6 FESSENDEN DAIRY, L.L.C. DHI-APCS H 677.3 OAKWOOD DAIRY, INC. DHI-APCS H1862.8 PINE HOLLOW DAIRY DHI-AP H 733.8 AURORA RIDGE DAIRY DHIRAPCS H1898.3 PATCHEN, KENTON DHIR-AP H 481.4 ALLEN FARMS DHI-AP H1251.1 GREEN HILL DAIRY DHI-AP H 802.4 KEVIN & BARB ZIEMBA DHI-AP H 39.3 BLUMER, DAVID DHI-AP H 348.4 RIPLEY FARMS DHI-AP H 179.1 MILLS, GEORGE DHI H 61.9 RIPLEY FARMS DHI-AP X 53.8 LITTLEJOHN FARMS DHI-APCS H 272.0 NOLT, RAYMOND JR DHI-AP H 87.0 REDMOND BROS. DHI-AP H 48.8 ROMANO FARM LLC DHI-AP H 11.8 VITALE, PAUL DHI H 98.1 WHITE CLOVER FARMS DHI-AP H 73.9 BRUTUS HILL FARM DHI-AP H 148.3 DONLIN FARMS DHI-AP H 103.3 DONLIN FARMS DHI-AP H 114.9 HALF ACRE DAIRY DHI-AP H 206.5 RIPLEY FARMS DHI-AP G 133.3 ROMANO FARM LLC DHI-AP X 31.9 TWIN HILLS FARM 1 DHI-AP H 107.3 BURHANS, DONALD & KATHY DHI-AP H 59.5

30972 1098 3.5 968 3.1 3X 30886 1087 3.5 948 3.1 3X 28360 994 3.5 864 3.0 3X 27379 997 3.6 863 3.2 3X 27682 1021 3.7 854 3.1 3X 27471 969 3.5 849 3.1 3X 27069 976 3.6 842 3.1 3X 25334 900 3.6 787 3.1 23758 908 3.8 744 3.1 25239 847 3.4 741 2.9 3X 24835 898 3.6 738 3.0 3X 24262 892 3.7 732 3.0 22010 894 4.1 694 3.2 3X 24091 909 3.8 686 2.8 3X 23102 841 3.6 681 2.9 22359 833 3.7 672 3.0 20323 741 3.6 665 3.3 21237 808 3.8 656 3.1 20337 753 3.7 639 3.1 19902 720 3.6 626 3.1 21298 761 3.6 625 2.9 3X 20507 754 3.7 610 3.0 3X 19701 731 3.7 604 3.1 18321 829 4.5 598 3.3 3X 15397 738 4.8 560 3.6 19238 669 3.5 550 2.9 17846 658 3.7 522 2.9

KNIGHT, JOHN & LAURA IVETT, HOWARD & LUCY TENPAS, ROGER CABHI FARM JHIGH ACRES MCCRAY FARM GRAPE VIEW DAIRY LLC. DENISE SAXTON TRIVAL FARM, INC. ORMOND, FARM CROWELL, ROBERT FAIRBANKS, DOUGLAS CRUMP FARMS MOSS, GLEN & S. DIANE RHINEHART, TIM & MARY

27726 977 3.5 876 3.2 3X 26423 991 3.8 819 3.1 3X 25196 886 3.5 808 3.2 3X 26154 1005 3.8 796 3.0 3X 26283 932 3.5 788 3.0 3X 25909 982 3.8 774 3.0 26076 915 3.5 760 2.9 3X 25251 1002 4.0 759 3.0 23785 936 3.9 736 3.1 23348 873 3.7 728 3.1 24216 913 3.8 724 3.0 3X 23174 867 3.7 710 3.1 22758 793 3.5 697 3.1 3X 22330 813 3.6 696 3.1 22503 827 3.7 696 3.1

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ALFRED STATE COLLEGE DHIRAPCS H 66.7 POTTER, JACK & CAROL DHI-AP H 48.0 FALLBROOK FARMS DHI-AP H 145.0 NICKDALE FARMS DHI-AP H 146.9 KELLEY, RICHARD DHI-AP H 74.1 GROSS, KRIS & RHONDA DHI-AP H 158.6 BAKER, RICHARD & JEFFREY DHI-AP H 411.2 GEORGE, CHRIS & STEPH DHIR-AP H 40.0 BENNETT BROTHERS DHI-AP H 211.4 PLOETZ, GARY & PATTIE DHI-AP H 50.5 RAMSEY, ERNIE DHI-AP H 63.0 SPEICHER, ROBERT & JIM DHI-AP H 98.7 MORNING VIEW DAIRY FARM DHI-AP J 32.3 LARRY & DAVE SKROBACK DHI-AP X 18.6 SMITH, JERRY DHIR-AP H 36.8 BILL WAHL DHI-AP H 45.5

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B R COW E E YEARS D

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

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

75.6 55.5 468.2 185.2 220.5 132.8 253.1 25.2 138.5 220.7 530.7 167.2 126.7 170.3 99.3

970 973 946 870 787 866 773 769 788 754 784 732 677

3.7 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.6 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.8

793 742 741 675 661 659 651 639 629 629 623 591 519

3.0 3X 2.8 3X 3.0 3X 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.9

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CARLBERG FARM STARCESKI, PAUL AND ROBIN CRAIG HARVEY CHENEY, STEVEN & MORRIS ANDERSON, ALLEN CARL AND KRIS NECKERS CLINECREST FARM LUNDMARK, NORMAN E. BECKERINK, ROBERT NICKERSON FARMS DAN & AL MINOR BRAD & KIM WILTSIE WALL STREET DAIRY 1 KELLEY FAMILY FARM BEIGHTOL, JAMES, BRETT DWAYNE & CATHY EMKE BOOZEL, MARK SPINLER FARMS RAYMOND TROYER JAQUITH DOUGLAS TODD AND TERRI BAYLE CARL AND KRIS NECKERS

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

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

106.9 48.6 78.1 58.7 64.8 425.5 85.0 111.2 72.4 898.3 92.9 107.4 42.7 40.2 122.8 98.0 86.6 139.8 40.9 107.0 43.4 168.7

21318 21506 21397 21365 20966 21385 20391 20688 19926 20613 21118 19116 19153 18627 18540 18348 18074 17859 18055 17770 17876 14437

784 791 770 837 786 754 732 779 720 752 761 744 709 721 712 697 661 704 638 649 672 704

3.7 3.7 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.5 3.7 3.8 4.9

680 676 652 651 651 647 645 639 617 613 605 595 583 583 577 563 545 542 542 538 529 526

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

LANTLAND FARMS LTD. BLAKEMORE, LANCE & GINA BOOR, DAVID TANNER FARMS LLC TURNER, DAVID

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

H H H H H

212.7 91.5 107.8 88.6 82.4

24033 24113 22433 21169 19413

906 874 876 762 707

3.8 3.6 3.9 3.6 3.6

747 730 704 622 601

3.1 3.0 3X 3.1 2.9 3.1

NEWTON, HAROLD & BRIAN INDIAN CAMP FARM HANEHAN FAMILY FARM HOWARD, BOB & ROXY MARSHMAN FARMS ANGELROSE DAIRY HOFMANN, ROBERT & JOHN LATHROP, BARRY & PAULA HOWARD, BOB & ROXY LINCKVIEW FARMS DAVIS, ALAN & DEBRA MIKALUNAS FARM DAN FRIEDEL INGERTO, JAY & VIRGINIA GORRELL FAMILY SYLSTRA, J.C. ANGELROSE DAIRY MCKENNEY, DAVID MURPHY, THOMAS & CATHERINE COOK, MARTIN MATTYDALE FARM GREENVIEW FARMS OLIN, WILLIAM & LINDA BLANCHARD FARMS BARTLETT, ANDREW MAPLEDREAM FARM ROBINSON, OSCAR MAPLE SHADOW FARM WHITE, MASON & ALLEN CROTHERS, ANTHONY EIHOLZER FARM SCHWARTZ, CARL FRANK, ROBERT LATHROP, PETER & BRENDA MUDGE, STEVEN MIRY RUN FARM HAPPY VALLEY FARM ROWE CHARLE LEANING LOCUST DAIRY TYNERDALE

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

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

201.6 406.4 696.4 23.4 393.6 57.8 63.5 82.3 58.2 153.9 53.5 108.3 72.0 106.3 98.4 67.2 19.5 83.4 35.1 103.5 57.7 84.6 127.8 167.7 147.7 121.1 82.9 112.5 64.0 82.4 63.5 86.1 191.8 91.6 60.3 98.4 237.9 104.9 57.6 32.4

27520 1057 3.8 858 3.1 3X 27048 1114 4.1 843 3.1 3X 26413 932 3.5 799 3.0 26258 959 3.7 790 3.0 25182 954 3.8 770 3.1 3X 25501 917 3.6 767 3.0 24305 882 3.6 737 3.0 24755 941 3.8 734 3.0 21006 921 4.4 717 3.4 23267 807 3.5 716 3.1 24007 919 3.8 708 2.9 22517 860 3.8 702 3.1 23338 872 3.7 702 3.0 23106 868 3.8 701 3.0 22842 817 3.6 688 3.0 22881 870 3.8 687 3.0 19914 860 4.3 686 3.4 22824 876 3.8 678 3.0 18345 870 4.7 666 3.6 21678 844 3.9 664 3.1 20886 821 3.9 659 3.2 21079 794 3.8 649 3.1 21519 806 3.7 648 3.0 20470 735 3.6 640 3.1 17273 809 4.7 640 3.7 20094 740 3.7 638 3.2 19968 702 3.5 637 3.2 21209 740 3.5 636 3.0 20937 732 3.5 634 3.0 18724 781 4.2 631 3.4 21204 775 3.7 629 3.0 20904 773 3.7 627 3.0 20073 739 3.7 613 3.1 20739 751 3.6 610 2.9 19583 815 4.2 600 3.1 20162 796 3.9 598 3.0 18789 687 3.7 595 3.2 18771 711 3.8 588 3.1 18993 719 3.8 588 3.1 18395 700 3.8 578 3.1

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

H H H H H H H X H H

348.2 542.5 992.4 268.6 594.7 149.3 94.0 51.3 62.8 51.7

30025 1136 3.8 947 3.2 3X 29842 1123 3.8 902 3.0 27565 948 3.4 828 3.0 3X 24668 1005 4.1 779 3.2 24105 934 3.9 734 3.0 22759 841 3.7 689 3.0 22249 871 3.9 689 3.1 21051 728 3.5 643 3.1 19971 718 3.6 596 3.0 17987 712 4.0 537 3.0

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3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 4.7 3.6 3.8 3.7 4.9 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.6 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.9 4.6

887 822 792 788 775 761 729 715 684 677 676 671 668 664 627 585 576 529

3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.7 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.4 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.6

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LONAN FARM DHI-AP LYN F. MAIN, JR DHI-APCS OOMS ADRIAN & SONS DHI-AP KELLER R & SONS HD1 DHIR ELITE DAIRY DHI-AP DAVENPORT, JIM HERD 3 DHI KIERNAN, WILLIAM DHI-AP THE DAVENPORT FAMILY HD 2 DHIR DUTCH HOLLOW FARM DHIRAPCS RONNYBROOK FARMS DHI-AP MILLERHURST FARM DHI-AP TRIPPLE CREEK FARM DHI-AP BARRINGER, FRED DHIR-AP OOMS, ANTONIE & MICHAEL HD 1 DHI-AP G+H DAIRY DHI-AP B.B.T.T.FARM DHI-AP BURLINGAME, DOUG DHI-AP OOMS, ANTONIE & MICHAEL HD 2 DHIR-AP

H 538.0 H1099.4 H 461.3 H 249.5 B 46.5 H 19.1 H 147.1 H 51.2 J 538.9 H 75.0 H 127.5 H 176.6 H 85.5 X 106.0 H 156.6 H 171.9 H 24.6 J 65.2

29076 26461 25342 26047 20827 24886 24707 23373 19865 21154 22630 21871 21500 20735 19665 17464 18814 14784

TURNER, BENJAMIN &CAROLYN DHIR BECK FARMS DHI-APCS SPRUCE EDEN DAIRY LLC DHIR-AP DRAKE, RICHARD D. DHI-AP

H 113.6 H1179.4 H 431.3 H 191.3

29655 1182 4.0 986 3.3 28260 951 3.4 881 3.1 3X 26272 971 3.7 826 3.1 3X 25286 967 3.8 794 3.1 3X

CORTLAND

995 926 920 951 973 904 927 867 982 780 846 835 768 823 736 647 736 687

3X

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3X

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CURRIE VALLEY DAIRY LLC DHI-AP H 51.3 HALL, BRYAN DHI-AP H 68.7 RIVERSIDE DAIRY LLC DHI-AP H 581.1 CURRIE VALLEY DAIRY LLC DHI-AP H 781.7 DOVETALES FARM DHI-AP H 174.8 BROOKS, CLINTON S DHI H 75.3 ROBINSON, ROLAND DHI-AP H 73.3 SPRUCE EDEN DAIRY LLC DHIR-AP J 18.1 AUGUR, DAVID DHI H 80.1 FORBES FARM DHI-AP X 575.2 A & J GRINNELL DHI-AP H 97.2 SCHONCREST FARMS DHI-AP H 84.1 SUNSETYOUNG FARM DHI H 144.1 WESTAN FARMS DHI H 155.3 MCEVOY, CHARLES & KENNETH DHIR H 33.1 TWIN OAKS DAIRY LLC DHI-AP H 134.8 KNAPP, PETER DHI-AP H 59.5 MATT & KEVIN SHARPE DHI-AP H 102.9 MUGGLIN JEAN L HD I DHIR-AP J 41.3 CLOSSON, RANDY DHI-AP H 84.2 ROCKY BOTTOM FARM DHI-AP H 61.9 GLADTIME TOO DHIR-AP X 68.0

25023 25479 25447 24096 23023 23090 22825 19154 22415 21218 20171 19510 20215 20540 19304 19141 18113 18111 15393 17524 18213 15594

984 902 943 897 810 866 834 884 797 817 816 732 753 840 774 758 717 691 776 750 667 669

3.9 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.8 3.7 4.6 3.6 3.9 4.0 3.8 3.7 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.8 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.3

JOLEANNA HOLSTEINS PALMER, RONALD & LANDA HAGER FARMS MATTSON, H.L. & SONS ACKLAND DAIRY FARM ALBANO FARM INC. TAGGART, JEFF & LORI & BRAD HUMDINGER HOLSTEINS SCHAEFER, ADOLF & LARRY LAMPORT, FRANK JR DELROSE FARM HOLLEY, DAVE & ELAINE DEYSENROTH, PAUL & GWEN MARICK FARM, LLC BEEBE HILL FARM JASON, SANTOBUONO MARTIN, EDWIN & DUANE CHAR MARIE FARM LLC SCOTT' HILLSIDE FARM SKYMAC FARM BEDFORD FARMS TERRY, MATTHEW ETERNAL FLAME HOLSTEINS BRUCE&SUE GREGORY MUSHKODAY FARM DAIRY SMITH HOLSTEINS MAXWELL, RUSSELL HOSKING FARM RITZ FARMS PINEYVALE FARM SITTS CO. HOLSTEINS TERRY, MATTHEW MOUNTAIN CREST FARM 2 DAVID GOULD JOHNSON, CHRISTL & TIM GRANT, DAVID RICHNAN FARM SHAW, JAMES RASMUSSEN, BRUCE & SCOTT ANDY & BETTYANN POST

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

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

143.6 45.9 486.0 188.5 37.4 153.3 80.4 49.0 66.8 118.7 70.6 74.1 43.9 302.3 71.9 38.6 52.4 113.4 126.1 51.6 99.6 29.9 106.2 38.5 136.5 122.6 46.3 59.3 70.4 65.3 83.6 43.9 90.5 62.9 39.5 100.4 44.7 58.8 50.7 81.4

27220 953 3.5 854 3.1 3X 26859 944 3.5 844 3.1 26356 1055 4.0 810 3.1 25364 924 3.6 788 3.1 24943 933 3.7 770 3.1 25020 1133 4.5 767 3.1 24429 943 3.9 761 3.1 3X 24445 934 3.8 756 3.1 25004 905 3.6 756 3.0 24283 921 3.8 753 3.1 23771 916 3.9 735 3.1 23299 915 3.9 727 3.1 22884 872 3.8 725 3.2 23333 927 4.0 719 3.1 3X 23971 912 3.8 710 3.0 22946 882 3.8 706 3.1 22142 863 3.9 704 3.2 22682 868 3.8 700 3.1 22889 853 3.7 695 3.0 23088 850 3.7 688 3.0 22304 853 3.8 685 3.1 20221 880 4.4 684 3.4 22324 792 3.5 684 3.1 22457 810 3.6 676 3.0 21635 867 4.0 673 3.1 20791 837 4.0 669 3.2 22621 842 3.7 667 2.9 21948 795 3.6 666 3.0 20843 876 4.2 664 3.2 22184 859 3.9 663 3.0 20075 805 4.0 646 3.2 17090 874 5.1 641 3.8 21248 775 3.6 638 3.0 21377 806 3.8 635 3.0 20776 802 3.9 634 3.1 20826 818 3.9 629 3.0 20442 720 3.5 625 3.1 20570 664 3.2 622 3.0 20983 811 3.9 620 3.0 20996 812 3.9 620 3.0

COON BROTHERS HD 2 PLANKENHORN FARMS UPLANDS FARM HENRY BENEKE JACKSON BROS. BROOKCREST BRIAN DONOVAN PULVER, JOHN & JEFFREY STORM FIELD SWISS REBECCA OSBORNE COON BROTHERS HD 1 PEROTTI, FRANK FM 1

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

H H H H H H H H X X G H

234.1 46.3 90.0 142.4 46.0 66.5 150.3 170.6 42.4 75.0 117.5 90.2

24215 23639 21847 20104 19706 19657 18536 18406 17885 17076 16759 16069

DELAWARE

DUTCHESS

ERIE

3X

TYPE TEST

914 886 920 806 722 743 706 680 686 707 768 619

3.8 3.7 4.2 4.0 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.8 4.1 4.6 3.9

774 756 756 715 709 703 682 679 676 665 621 614 599 597 586 575 566 563 557 543 541 511

730 709 696 651 613 603 599 589 569 546 532 512

3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.5 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.6 3.1 3.0 3.3

3X 3X 3X 3X

3X

3.0 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2

AMBERWOOD FARM DHI-AP H 56.9 RICHMOND, CHARLES & JOHN DHIR-AP H 219.5 ROLLING MEADOWS FARM LLC DHI-AP H 574.0 EARLY VIEW FARM DHI-AP H 116.1 PHILLIPS FAMILY FARM INC. DHI-AP H 844.8 WIDEMAN FARMS DHI-AP H 130.6 R&D JANIGA ENTERPRISES DHI-AP H 300.4 MUNN, RICHARD DHI-AP H 78.2 HAIER, GEORGE DHI-AP H 58.0 WITTMEYER, CLAYTON JR. DHI-AP H 183.7 NORBEL DAIRY DHI-AP H 116.5 JEFFERY SIMONS DHI-AP H 62.6 TRIPLE OAK FARMS DHI-AP H 153.7 HAIER FREDRICK DHI H 55.5 SCHMITZ, KEITH & ANN DHI-AP H 83.1

26748 1039 3.9 866 3.2 27709 990 3.6 844 3.0 3X 25734 982 3.8 786 3.1 3X 24794 938 3.8 783 3.2 25438 986 3.9 779 3.1 3X 24460 897 3.7 749 3.1 23491 852 3.6 733 3.1 24038 885 3.7 728 3.0 23775 866 3.6 728 3.1 22736 857 3.8 704 3.1 22247 867 3.9 668 3.0 3X 21926 801 3.7 655 3.0 21365 835 3.9 655 3.1 20573 833 4.0 649 3.2 21462 802 3.7 648 3.0

OOMSVIEW HOLSTEINS STARGO DAIRY FARM, LLC METCALF FARMS DANIEL & HELENE MEIER BEAVER FLATS HOLSTEINS POIRIER, EUGENE VINCENT FARM LLC. ARMSTRONG,THOMAS FRIEND,ALLAN AND MARY OTIS,RALPH & CINDY HAMILTON, SCOTT & JUDY

35133 1090 3.11020 2.9 3X 26064 945 3.6 808 3.1 3X 25533 973 3.8 807 3.2 3X 24754 897 3.6 788 3.2 25180 796 3.2 767 3.0 24149 943 3.9 747 3.1 24529 867 3.5 738 3.0 22593 854 3.8 713 3.2 21737 829 3.8 679 3.1 20839 765 3.7 644 3.1 20612 721 3.5 621 3.0

FRANKLIN 3X

B R COW E E YEARS D

RHA MILK

HERD OWNER

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

H H H H H H H H H H H

90.0 173.0 525.3 347.1 52.2 69.8 137.6 70.5 77.3 56.7 84.9

For Records Processed Through DRMS Raleigh 800.496.3344 • www.dairyone.com HERD OWNER

TYPE TEST

VINCENT FARM LLC. WOOD, WILLIAM K. GEORGE MILLER THANKFUL HEARTS JERSEY'S CRAIGMOOR FARM ARTIC ROSE ARTIC ROSE ALAMANA FARM'S CRAIGMOOR FARM TUTTLE FARM LABARE, ROBERT WILLIAM JONES & SONS GLENGARRY FARM LLC

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

BLUMER DAIRY MOWACRES FARM KINGSLEY ,HOWARD & SONS JEFF & KATHY THOMPSON ZUBER FARMS 2 BERKEMEIER, H. C. & SONS ROBERT WOOD JOHN KUSZLYK

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

GENESEE

GREENE

B R COW E E YEARS D

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

31.4 70.0 100.4 57.7 48.1 12.4 31.4 42.8 44.7 78.6 64.3 100.0 152.5

H 404.2 H1511.5 H 102.4 H 107.4 H1864.9 H 76.1 H 81.8 X 67.2

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

17612 18922 17124 17001 16116 19304 19561 19852 16796 17027 18108 17738 17256

821 713 743 745 768 666 663 694 777 689 681 650 648

4.7 3.8 4.3 4.4 4.8 3.5 3.4 3.5 4.6 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.8

613 602 602 596 585 584 576 566 557 552 546 539 527

3.5 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.1 3X

26095 969 3.7 817 3.1 3X 26727 1025 3.8 799 3.0 3X 23570 851 3.6 724 3.1 22529 862 3.8 698 3.1 22113 888 4.0 664 3.0 3X 19607 803 4.1 638 3.3 20551 648 3.2 628 3.1 19641 702 3.6 596 3.0

DHIR-AP J 59.3 DHI-AP H 43.4

18680 20315

CASLER, JIM & PHIL MAYPAR FARM TIMMERMAN FARMS FOSTER'S ACRES HOLSTEINS WOLFE, HOWARD VALLEY HIGH FARM WINDEX FARMS KELVISTA HOLSTEINS BOEPPLE, RAYMOND & LISA DONALD & ERIN SHUTTS JR SCHWASNICK FARMS FREDERICK P HERRINGSHAW ATRASS FARM HAUGHTON FARM MEADOW BROOK FARM SPRING LAWN FARM LYON, JOSEPH & ANGELA BLACK IRON DAIRY LLC WINTERGREEN FARM MARSHY ACRES FARM FOSTER'S ACRES JERSEYS COLLINS PRIDE HOLSTEINS SALMSTEAD FARMS DITHMARSIA HOLSTEINS BRUCE TREADWELL DALE COVERT ELM TREE FARM DALE COVERT DONEINFARM HACKLEY, BRIAN ROB MICH FARM

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

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

275.2 136.9 203.8 137.4 91.7 74.9 101.2 91.7 63.5 64.4 116.6 204.2 76.4 94.7 68.7 84.0 70.9 176.1 65.0 60.2 17.3 111.1 97.7 106.5 75.4 49.5 74.0 15.5 29.5 52.3 46.2

26536 1146 4.3 817 3.1 25277 970 3.8 791 3.1 25497 834 3.3 770 3.0 3X 24387 779 3.2 757 3.1 23533 904 3.8 737 3.1 23929 932 3.9 735 3.1 22689 851 3.8 718 3.2 23416 873 3.7 717 3.1 22719 863 3.8 691 3.0 20711 771 3.7 663 3.2 3X 21499 842 3.9 662 3.1 20505 811 4.0 659 3.2 20900 791 3.8 637 3.0 19580 762 3.9 634 3.2 19931 759 3.8 627 3.1 19877 732 3.7 624 3.1 19532 729 3.7 605 3.1 19146 750 3.9 599 3.1 19956 745 3.7 597 3.0 19666 698 3.5 595 3.0 15756 736 4.7 586 3.7 19472 690 3.5 584 3.0 20070 682 3.4 578 2.9 18960 695 3.7 576 3.0 19529 750 3.8 576 2.9 19211 687 3.6 575 3.0 17989 667 3.7 531 3.0 15778 692 4.4 531 3.4 18423 681 3.7 530 2.9 16940 657 3.9 518 3.1 17657 627 3.6 512 2.9

NORTH HARBOR FARM MURCREST FARM HYLIGHT FARMS, LLC HYLIGHT FARMS, LLC NORTHROP, MICHAEL & SONS SHELAND FARMS BIG DOG DAIRY EISEL, STEVE LYNDALE FARM HORNING, STANLEY&SHARON BROWN, DOUGLAS E. MASON'S DAIRY FARM SOUTH SANDY DAIRY WOOD FARMS, LLC. PARISH, LOUANN LEE,STEPHEN & SALLY BOULTON BEACH FARMS, LLC LILAC LAWNS FARM INC. ZEHR, JASON EASTMAN DAIRY FARM LLC REFF FAMILY FARM HYLIGHT FARMS, LLC PEACHEY WILMER & VERA PEACH SPRING FARM REED HAVEN FARMS FORRESTER, DENNIS & CAROL MURROCK FARM TMT FARMS ZUMBACH, BRIAN & AMY KURTZ, JOSEPH E. JR. WATSON, STEPHEN BONNYLAND FARM MOSER, BRAD YODER, TIM & ARLENE HALDEMAN DAVID JEFF ZIMMER MOSER, JOSH JON FREEMAN HORTON, CARL J. & RANDY C.

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

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

764.8 687.8 234.2 99.1 85.4 721.2 113.1 135.8 72.0 55.7 306.5 112.2 87.4 546.5 45.0 62.5 135.1 147.2 55.2 409.5 95.8 28.8 77.7 58.9 168.3 124.9 230.7 50.8 91.4 58.2 88.7 67.6 50.9 78.8 53.5 79.8 52.3 86.0 93.3

29127 28344 28606 27673 27801 26772 26950 23970 24829 24137 24723 23903 23732 23918 24016 22807 22597 22903 22143 24224 21406 19669 22938 23151 22628 22793 21074 20118 20195 18968 18776 18695 18282 17150 17232 17401 16711 17144 16127

1033 1040 1143 1107 967 935 939 733 918 941 943 971 898 940 862 824 810 776 748 844 894 990 841 837 802 826 753 798 674 742 672 687 655 690 614 633 626 627 605

3.5 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.1 3.7 3.9 3.8 4.1 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.5 4.2 5.0 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.6 4.0 3.3 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.6 4.0 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.8

886 869 863 854 840 816 797 782 760 754 746 741 726 724 704 701 698 697 697 694 692 687 684 684 682 660 630 626 613 589 581 561 549 530 520 512 509 509 506

3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1

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

H H H H H H

48.5 108.1 141.8 72.3 64.9 56.1

27610 26519 23791 22872 23166 23513

993 977 950 797 854 857

3.6 3.7 4.0 3.5 3.7 3.6

825 811 745 708 708 707

3.0 3.1 3X 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0

HERKIMER

JEFFERSON

LEWIS

L&M FARMS WALNUTHOF FARM WILLIAMS FARM ANDY SCHANTZ JEFF SIMPSON YORK, SCOTT E

924 4.9 654 3.5 773 3.8 629 3.1

3X 3X 3X 3X 3X 3X 3X

3X

3X 3X

3X 3X

TYPE TEST

RIVEREDGE DAIRY SCHRAG, WILFRED & LOIS RIDLESIDE HERD #1 HOUSER, DWIGHT TERRY WALSEMAN LIMESTONE RIDGE FARM ROGGIE, KEITH SOUTH KEENER DAIRY JASDALE FARM HANCOCK, JIM & DARCIE GUS TABOLT ZEHR GLENN MAST, TITUS RODNEY CLINTSMAN SULLIVAN, MIKE C. ERNEST & AMY BEYER SHERMAN ERIC & LORELLE THUNDER LANE DAIRY FARNEY, NORMAN LEYDEN VIEW FARM YORK, MICHEAL & DYNALL HEBERT, RONALD MISTYKNOLL FARM TARA LYNDAKER PURPLE FEVER HOLSTEINS VALMONT DAIRY FARM WIDRICK, KYLE YANCEY, HASKELL A., JR NORTZ, CHRISTINA PALUCK, WILLAIM BAUER, JAMES ZEHR, MYRON D. HOPPEL, CARL & DORIS ROES, LOREN J.

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

R. SCHRAMM ENT. MULLIGAN FARM, INC MULLIGAN FARM, INC KEVETTA FARMS DAIRYKNOLL FARMS COYNE FARMS, INC MAXWELL FARMS KEVETTA FARMS MROCZEK, JOSEPH & ANDY CADYVILLE FARM DONNAN FARMS, INC

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

LIVINGSTON

B R COW E E YEARS D

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

61.9 82.5 168.8 79.3 73.4 199.1 82.9 113.0 133.3 102.8 118.1 87.5 77.6 79.3 125.8 122.3 69.6 81.0 102.2 88.5 63.6 98.4 124.5 46.4 35.4 114.3 77.1 59.5 36.7 90.3 25.2 74.6 100.7 50.0

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

22220 22641 22775 22013 23013 22426 23131 22128 21979 22245 21273 21559 21007 21113 20185 21262 20948 21221 19919 20545 20456 20719 19725 19214 18719 19388 19566 19053 19261 18302 18710 18498 18574 17677

832 879 811 837 827 854 836 792 854 730 848 783 777 778 757 784 822 848 762 807 784 766 765 717 730 727 720 655 732 710 672 695 689 656

3.7 3.9 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.9 3.3 4.0 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.9 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.7 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.7

706 695 691 687 685 680 678 678 668 663 660 659 651 649 645 640 640 630 627 622 620 618 606 598 589 578 576 575 567 557 555 547 546 546

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

H 194.3 H1094.0 H 135.1 H 22.7 H 899.2 H 943.7 H 92.2 J 15.6 H 93.0 H 152.6 H 3535.6

29391 1191 4.1 913 3.1 3X 29307 1104 3.8 898 3.1 3X 26817 1023 3.8 822 3.1 3X 26806 913 3.4 813 3.0 26674 945 3.5 811 3.0 3X 25588 969 3.8 751 2.9 3X 24869 914 3.7 736 3.0 20324 868 4.3 731 3.6 22824 871 3.8 715 3.1 21747 884 4.1 677 3.1 21432 734 3.4 638 3.0 3X

MORRISVILLE COLLEGE FOUND DHI-APCS H 255.5 CHRIS AND STEPH ANDERSON DHIR-AP H 54.2 CEDARKNOB FARMS ,LLC DHI-AP H 321.8 DURFEE, STEVEN DHI-AP H 477.1 HOLMES ACRE DHI-AP H 412.5 WHITE EAGLE FARMS DHI-AP H 909.5 SPRINGWATER FARMS LLC DHI-AP H 351.3 ROBERTS, CHARLES & SONS DHI-AP H 125.7 FERN HILL FARM, LLC DHIR H 253.7 EVANS, DOUG DHIR A 38.6 SWAMP BOTTOM FARM DHI-AP H 41.1 BIKOWSKY, PATTY & JOHN JR. DHI-AP H 76.5 MONANFRAN FARMS, INC DHIR-AP H 181.8 GATEHOUSE FARM DHI-AP H 251.0 WINTERCREST FARMS DHI-AP H 118.2 GRANNY ANNE DHIR-AP H 80.3 MANLEY, GWEN & JEFF DHI-AP H 41.8 KOBLER, GLENN DHIR-AP H 75.4 WRATTEN FARM DHI-AP H 37.2 JONES, DAVID & SCOTT DHI-AP H 75.1 WOOD, CALVIN & MATT DHI-AP H 235.5 TFARM DHIR H 90.1 RENDCACH FARMS DHI-AP H 158.9 FANNING, TERRY DHI-AP H 68.4 PUSHLAR, PAUL & FAMILY DHI-AP H 86.2 WESTFALL, FRED & STEVE DHI-AP H 89.0 PARSONS, DOUGLAS DHI-AP H 116.3 HENRY, JOSEPH O. & PETE DHI-AP H 73.3 BRIDGEDALE FARM DHI-AP H 114.3 MORGAN, FRED & JUDY DHI-AP H 148.5 DORRANCE, THOMAS A. DHIR-AP H 87.1 LYREKCREST HOLSTEINS DHIR-AP H 78.5 WEDGE FARM DHI-AP H 71.0 ELLIOTT, DOUGLAS DHI-AP H 72.5 SCHELL, JOHN E. DHI-AP H 64.5 MEEKER, ROY E. DHI-AP H 41.5 WRATTEN FARM DHI-AP X 30.0 WESTFALL, FRED & STEVE DHI-AP A 26.6 PERRY, DONALD L. & DONALD H DHI-AP H 81.1 WOODCOCK, LOUIS L. DHI H 94.6

30092 1093 3.6 942 3.1 3X 28352 849 3.0 873 3.1 3X 27173 941 3.5 829 3.1 3X 26259 882 3.4 817 3.1 3X 27144 941 3.5 813 3.0 3X 26340 930 3.5 783 3.0 3X 25543 921 3.6 757 3.0 3X 24050 916 3.8 745 3.1 23024 915 4.0 744 3.2 22776 910 4.0 732 3.2 22665 815 3.6 722 3.2 24394 863 3.5 720 3.0 23760 877 3.7 709 3.0 23755 872 3.7 702 3.0 3X 23051 822 3.6 688 3.0 22482 818 3.6 687 3.1 22080 844 3.8 683 3.1 21920 895 4.1 680 3.1 21302 781 3.7 674 3.2 21283 820 3.9 656 3.1 20713 819 4.0 653 3.2 20957 820 3.9 650 3.1 20631 764 3.7 645 3.1 21066 728 3.5 644 3.1 20625 717 3.5 641 3.1 20620 735 3.6 627 3.0 19528 734 3.8 613 3.1 20085 691 3.4 611 3.0 19687 723 3.7 602 3.1 18711 786 4.2 602 3.2 19894 710 3.6 601 3.0 19084 701 3.7 591 3.1 19347 764 3.9 589 3.0 19126 715 3.7 577 3.0 19321 700 3.6 572 3.0 19325 727 3.8 564 2.9 17814 652 3.7 557 3.1 17449 619 3.5 549 3.1 18593 737 4.0 546 2.9 17115 660 3.9 521 3.0

COLBY HOMESTEAD FARMS ELLSWORTH,ROCKY & PAT

DHI-APCS H 212.5 DHIR-AP X 62.8

20893 16302

KORONA, JEREMY DEVENDORF FARM CANARY, JAMES KORONA, JEREMY SHUSTER, PAUL & MAXINE HAYES THOMAS BRUMAR FARM STANLEY WICHOWSKY NARE FARMS HEISER, JASON MEAD, GARY KORONA, STANLEY ROBBIE DYGERT

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

25709 1189 4.6 841 3.3 25834 988 3.8 814 3.2 24812 995 4.0 809 3.3 24223 1124 4.6 795 3.3 25628 928 3.6 768 3.0 25183 948 3.8 762 3.0 24378 1012 4.2 760 3.1 24816 948 3.8 758 3.1 23788 984 4.1 751 3.2 24579 926 3.8 745 3.0 22916 905 3.9 724 3.2 23623 852 3.6 722 3.1 23956 951 4.0 718 3.0

MADISON

MONROE

MONTGOMERY

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

37.1 41.3 58.3 60.1 55.0 64.6 223.5 68.5 200.5 88.7 204.6 42.6 57.6

813 3.9 634 3.0 658 4.0 551 3.4

HERD OWNER KORONA, JEREMY MAC VEAN, ROBERT INGHAMS HILL FARM HANDY HILLS FARM JAMES HUDSON CLAY HILL FARM FREDERICKS VELVET ACRES FEAGLES FARM MCCLUMPHA FARM RACANIELLO, WAYNE HILL, RONALD DAMIN FARM KORONA, STANLEY RANDY & DEBBIE FRASIER ADAM HAYES TRAHAVEN FRASIER, LYN AND WILLIAM KORONA, STANLEY CHAPMAN, RICHARD & FAMILY SNYDER, CLYDE DAMIN, GLEN

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LAKESHORE DAIRY LLC J J FARMS 1 MCCOLLUM FARMS GASPORT VIEW DAIRY, INC WILLS DAIRY FARM RANNEY FARMS RED CREEK FARM J J FARMS 1 MILLEVILLE FARMS, INC

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COLLINS, EDWARD & SONS TAYLWIND FARM CHAMPION FARMS LLC WILLSON, RODNEY ANGELL, KEVIN C. BIELBY, JAMES GAFNER, GEORGE WILLIAMS, JAMES PRITCHARD, HUBERT AND JIM GALLAGHER, CINDY & PAUL SMITH, WILLIAM & JOAN GYPSY DELL FARM LLC MELODYWOOD FARM SMITH, RONALD & HOWARD GREEN, PETER M. WORMONT DAIRY VAN HATTEN, B & C GROESLON FARM INC. HAROLD GLOUSE STOLARCZYK, BRIAN ROBERTS, JOHN & LISA RED LINE FARMS LLC SHERWOOD FARM JONES TERRANCE R. NOBIS, TONY & PETE BALDWIN, RICHARD & SHARON SPRING GROVE FARM LLC LARRY, DOUGLAS VALEHIGH FARM POOLE, BRIAN & TRACEY GAR LINN FARM SCHNEIBLE, BOB LWG DUTCH HAVEN FARM SMOTHERS, ANNETTE & AR WORMONT DAIRY LEE DAIRY FARM TOLBERT FRANK

ONONDAGA

TYPE TEST

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

B R COW E E YEARS D

J H H H H H H H H H H H J H H H H A H H H

12.4 117.0 80.9 115.9 40.7 141.4 139.4 72.1 30.1 30.0 80.5 72.6 29.4 46.6 56.5 49.7 60.2 37.1 85.2 74.1 61.5

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

18562 1090 5.9 717 3.9 22732 878 3.9 715 3.1 24066 853 3.5 696 2.9 21199 825 3.9 687 3.2 23006 934 4.1 685 3.0 22171 835 3.8 681 3.1 21938 774 3.5 681 3.1 22211 843 3.8 667 3.0 21483 758 3.5 665 3.1 20748 840 4.0 644 3.1 20914 924 4.4 629 3.0 20480 850 4.2 618 3.0 17265 835 4.8 617 3.6 19414 751 3.9 611 3.1 20220 777 3.8 608 3.0 20280 814 4.0 597 2.9 19303 713 3.7 573 3.0 17645 725 4.1 571 3.2 17814 710 4.0 569 3.2 19238 748 3.9 569 3.0 17812 667 3.7 523 2.9

H1765.3 H 319.4 H2185.1 H 692.6 H 314.5 H 118.9 H 141.8 H 123.5 H 79.1

25750 1003 3.9 781 3.0 3X 24378 882 3.6 737 3.0 3X 24165 908 3.8 716 3.0 22750 841 3.7 699 3.1 21420 697 3.3 649 3.0 20457 883 4.3 641 3.1 20264 805 4.0 631 3.1 18995 691 3.6 604 3.2 3X 18123 730 4.0 583 3.2

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

634.8 198.3 656.7 99.1 51.3 83.5 57.3 56.0 117.2 72.6 57.7 153.9 54.8 59.1 133.7 248.6 39.1 71.6 87.7 83.0 40.2 58.0 68.5 99.1 43.9 64.8 56.9 48.4 68.0 41.6 56.6 47.5 68.2 37.9 32.0 77.1 67.6

28119 27566 27128 25744 24447 24410 22662 22862 22194 21118 22046 21586 21947 21519 21820 20255 19761 19228 18937 19159 19500 18761 18345 18784 18660 17787 18737 18889 16993 15130 16726 17418 16232 15934 13943 17243 16372

992 988 895 933 950 865 896 844 831 857 829 794 785 844 811 726 779 702 717 710 698 766 736 610 734 676 691 658 647 709 676 578 601 728 678 601 612

3.5 3.6 3.3 3.6 3.9 3.5 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.6 4.1 4.0 3.2 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.8 4.7 4.0 3.3 3.7 4.6 4.9 3.5 3.7

863 807 804 786 782 768 740 696 693 686 684 656 649 643 638 625 601 600 594 592 592 591 588 585 569 555 551 544 529 527 523 522 516 513 512 511 506

3.1 2.9 3X 3.0 3X 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.1 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.5 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.7 3.0 3.1

1030 1060 1051 975 957 877 876 912 944 1006 836 892 819 860 866 813 799 761 817 830 762 754 665 630 651 722 673 725

3.7 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.9 4.0 4.0 3.6 4.0 3.5 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.6 4.8 4.1 3.6 4.7 3.7 3.5 3.8 3.9 4.1 5.0

890 888 854 850 834 777 765 756 739 737 707 700 699 696 680 672 663 656 642 640 635 568 560 555 538 535 519 514

3.2 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.8 3.2 3.0 3.5 3.1 3.1 3.2 2.9 3.2 3.5

COVALE HOLSTEINS SNAVLIN FARMS VENTURE FARMS LLC ANDREW STACK TWIN BIRCH DAIRY, LLC FABIUS GREENWOOD FARM AIRY RIDGE FARM MOUNTFIELD FARM COWLES, THURLOW, Y. MAPLEHURST FARMS LLC AMESLEA FARM 1 LOOMIS, JAMES W. DOODY, LARRY & SONS MARKHAM HOLLOW FARM OLIVER, FARM TREGFARMS LLC RICHARDS, ELMER & SONS DALE VANERDEN CARLSON, CHERYL BURGETT FARMS DENNIS, CARL & CRAIG TUCKER JOHN HAYNES SCOTT KARASEK, RUDY & SON TWIN FARMS COOK, PAUL WILDB DAIRY SILVER SPRINGS FARM

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

H 459.0 H 148.2 H 818.5 H 97.8 H1142.4 H 849.0 H 384.6 H 160.8 H 264.7 H 408.8 H 124.8 H 190.5 H 363.4 H 293.2 H 79.5 H 185.1 H 1324.5 H 642.6 J 58.7 H 112.9 H 47.1 J 116.9 A 46.1 H 119.6 B 31.9 H 49.3 X 50.7 J 131.2

28048 29023 28085 27577 27125 25500 25500 23414 23373 24867 23085 22287 23176 22220 23069 21855 21453 21182 16885 20051 21245 16051 17945 17769 16976 18285 16390 14508

RAES,RONALD BLACK BROOK FARM MINNS JAMES HEMDALE FARMS, INC. FABA FARM

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

H H H H H

33267 1153 3.5 988 3.0 3X 28668 1083 3.8 886 3.1 28604 985 3.4 865 3.0 3X 26866 884 3.3 822 3.1 3X 25961 964 3.7 811 3.1

ONTARIO

152.7 168.9 651.4 727.5 491.5

3X 3X 3X 3X 3X 3X

3X 3X

3X

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% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

LIGHTLAND FARMS DHI-AP HILTON RICHARD N DHI-AP ELVI FARMS, INC. DHI-APCS REEDLAND FARMS DHI-AP LINHOLM DAIRY LLC DHI-AP J.DEBOOVER FARMS INC. DHI-AP ROGERS DAIRY FARM DHI-AP WILLOCREST DHI-APCS GREEN VIEW FARMS DHI-AP HAYTON FAMILY FARM DHI-AP BENNETT FARMS DHIR-AP PHALEN, KEVIN & ROBERT DHI-AP DAY BROTHERS DHI-AP LAMELLA FARMS DHI-AP COSH, ANDREW S. DHI-AP WALKER, CHARLES & SHELLEY DHI-AP CROUCH, GLENN AND JOHN DHI-AP

H 397.9 H 379.2 H 1003.5 H 340.7 H 175.5 H 983.8 H 158.3 H 1003.5 H 120.9 H 64.8 H 80.4 H 450.6 H 156.1 H 127.4 H 72.5 H 40.6 H 69.3

26748 26268 26248 25495 23358 23936 22996 24163 23458 22351 22658 22216 20690 20410 20218 16792 16463

958 997 927 918 913 916 879 831 886 853 846 855 793 769 749 728 664

3.6 3.8 3.5 3.6 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.7 4.3 4.0

SMILEY, RUSSELL W. STAP ROBERT & STACEY ECHO FARM BELLVALE FARMS THORNDALE FARM SPRUCEGATE HOLSTEINS GIBBS, GARY & SARA HOYT, MARK & KATIE EWANCIW, ED WISNER FARMS, INC. JOHNSON, C. F. & SON BALBACH, C.H. JOHSON, PHILIP FREEDOM HILL FARM

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

27306 1111 4.1 849 3.1 22072 763 3.5 694 3.1 22983 802 3.5 692 3.0 21859 849 3.9 687 3.1 21057 840 4.0 653 3.1 20031 747 3.7 646 3.2 20758 807 3.9 641 3.1 20563 721 3.5 622 3.0 20228 770 3.8 574 2.8 18752 693 3.7 573 3.1 18524 780 4.2 573 3.1 18445 687 3.7 552 3.0 17824 767 4.3 546 3.1 16124 771 4.8 540 3.3

HERD OWNER

ORANGE

ORLEANS

38.6 105.8 115.9 56.0 106.8 54.5 65.9 70.2 26.5 94.5 252.0 51.2 248.6 27.2

26125 22315 20284

CORJESS HOLSTEINS WILKINSON, LARRY MAPLE HELP STOCK FARMS NICHOLSON, DEAN WIMLER FARM NY BURR, BRUCE SUMMER VILLA HOLSTEINS

803 803 801 768 747 730 722 721 719 697 692 684 655 629 626 511 503

3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1

3X 3X 3X 3X

83.2 77.0 53.4 95.7 161.7 30.6 60.2

28080 1045 3.7 878 3.1 23308 803 3.4 691 3.0 20969 780 3.7 677 3.2 20809 804 3.9 652 3.1 18054 699 3.9 527 2.9 16537 639 3.9 508 3.1 16830 616 3.7 501 3.0

TRIPLE J DAIRY DHI-AP WEBSTER, TERRY & COREY DHI-AP WOODLAWN DAIRY FARM LLC DHI-AP VAN ALSTINE, TOM & SANDY DHIR-AP ALDRICH KEITH DHI-AP ROHRING FALLS FARM DHI-AP WATERPOINT FARMS DHIR GALLEY, DAVID DHI TRACY, ROBERT DHI-AP BANTA BROTHERS DHI-AP COOPERSTOWN HOLSTEIN CORP DHI-AP JORDAN BROTHERS DHI-AP OSBORNE, CLAYTON, JOHN, BRUC DHIR WESTBROOK, WILLIAM & WENDY DHI-AP POWERS, JAMES & PAMELA DHI-AP TRIPLE J DAIRY DHI-AP ROCKSPRING FARM DHI-AP LICATA DAIRY DHI-AP BOUCHARD, RICKY DHI-AP DAN & MAE'S DAIRY DHI-AP DAYDREAM FARMS DHI-AP GANTNER, RICH DHI-AP BOB & KAREN MELLOTT DHI-AP TYLER, LESTER DHIR JAMES FERGUSON DHI-AP MATT AND DEAN UTTER DHI-AP BUTTS, DAN & JOHN DHI-AP GOD'S GRACE FARM DHI-AP JAKE REED DHI-AP ADAM & ANDREA ROBERTSON DHI-AP WEINERT,WILLY&BECKY DHI-AP TAUZEL, J & J DHI-AP MUMFORD, JAMES & MARCIA DHI-AP BUTTS, DAN & JOHN DHI-AP RIDGEVIEW FARM DHI-AP DULKIS, MARK DHI-AP GRETNA ACRES DHI-AP

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

12.2 147.7 163.1 75.1 33.8 76.8 375.1 79.6 81.3 74.7 281.4 95.1 52.8 82.4 50.6 17.9 90.2 30.8 32.6 79.3 47.2 39.2 63.1 139.3 82.3 124.0 38.0 50.1 61.5 117.3 41.9 53.1 109.7 49.8 66.7 68.8 60.7

25940 970 3.7 810 3.1 3X 26680 1038 3.9 799 3.0 25811 957 3.7 789 3.1 25271 920 3.6 771 3.1 3X 24570 895 3.6 741 3.0 23829 912 3.8 717 3.0 23804 937 3.9 712 3.0 3X 22850 862 3.8 710 3.1 22434 815 3.6 705 3.1 23310 934 4.0 699 3.0 23248 839 3.6 694 3.0 3X 21844 820 3.8 659 3.0 21950 817 3.7 649 3.0 21156 781 3.7 646 3.1 21082 802 3.8 643 3.0 20098 752 3.7 635 3.2 3X 20508 804 3.9 634 3.1 21329 783 3.7 627 2.9 18948 772 4.1 623 3.3 20291 734 3.6 618 3.0 19560 776 4.0 617 3.2 20380 749 3.7 615 3.0 19769 736 3.7 603 3.1 18451 747 4.0 597 3.2 19624 816 4.2 596 3.0 18711 717 3.8 593 3.2 19761 744 3.8 591 3.0 19008 742 3.9 582 3.1 18565 715 3.9 575 3.1 17737 685 3.9 574 3.2 19325 735 3.8 570 2.9 18133 725 4.0 558 3.1 18271 701 3.8 555 3.0 16290 745 4.6 548 3.4 17688 681 3.9 534 3.0 17630 656 3.7 525 3.0 15463 636 4.1 508 3.3

GREEN, DAVID CANNON MATT & PEGGY DAN REQUATE MCMAHON, JOHN & DAN MOODY, MARK & ALICE TARBOX FARMS 1 LEWCLIF FARMS LUKELAND FARMS

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

H H H H H H H H

341.4 108.5 187.3 127.4 33.3 93.0 123.6 101.9

27928 1134 4.1 872 3.1 3X 21787 908 4.2 743 3.4 22490 863 3.8 695 3.1 3X 22659 850 3.8 692 3.1 21675 827 3.8 649 3.0 20944 757 3.6 634 3.0 19212 757 3.9 603 3.1 19315 758 3.9 598 3.1

GILBERT, ANDY & TONY RIVERBREEZE FARMS STAUFFER, FARMS WOODCREST DAIRY ,LLC C&M DAIRY LLC REED, MARION & FRED JR. CROSBY, FRANK, J. TWIN MILL FARMS, LLC LES & IRENE HARGRAVE HD2 FAUCHER, MICHAEL PUTNEY, LESLIE G.HD 2

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

H 1105.2 H 1067.7 H 1227.6 H 2723.1 H 555.5 H 65.2 H 32.2 H 157.7 B 23.4 H 104.2 H 190.7

ST. LAWRENCE

26863 26233 26002 25846 24036 21236 21880 21634 19067 21589 20734

850 878 848 897 918 825 796 831 810 742 710

3.2 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.8 4.2 3.4 3.4

824 790 780 772 737 676 672 669 660 644 626

3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.0 3.0

3X 3X 3X 3X 3X

B R COW E E YEARS D

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FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

772 775 758 764 667 666 693 635 622 713 728 627 637 583 634

3.9 3.9 3.8 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.8 3.4 3.6 4.0 5.0 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.8

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

53.7 60.4 78.5 121.2 121.1 135.9 168.0 127.5 70.2 45.1 35.1 160.2 85.3 31.7 88.7

20008 20048 19944 19201 19016 19036 18102 18888 17125 17760 14425 17637 17477 16923 16814

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

H H H H H H H H H H H

903.7 590.2 141.1 800.1 675.9 98.8 541.7 170.7 83.3 60.5 21.5

28125 1137 4.0 892 3.2 3X 28002 1052 3.8 872 3.1 3X 25536 928 3.6 780 3.1 3X 24873 908 3.7 765 3.1 3X 24362 931 3.8 755 3.1 24235 919 3.8 741 3.1 24847 927 3.7 739 3.0 3X 22683 863 3.8 710 3.1 22180 926 4.2 676 3.0 21231 846 4.0 674 3.2 17677 724 4.1 559 3.2

PROKOP, RICHARD, SANDY & JON DHI-AP H 327.5 SUNY AG & TECH COLLEGE DHIR H 168.4 ARGUS ACRES, LLC DHI-AP H 381.5 HIGH HILL FARM LLC DHI-AP H 122.3 PROKOP, RICHARD, SANDY & JON DHI-AP J 19.9 RUTHER, STEVEN & MARION DHI-AP H 77.7 SCHULTZ BROS. FARM INC. DHI-AP H 141.0 LLOYD, DAVID, DENISE, JASON DHIR-AP H 145.3 CACCIOLA GERRY & SHARON DHI-AP H 316.1 RKEYVALE DHI-AP H 69.3 BOULDER BROOK FARM DHI-AP H 136.5 EVERETT, TIM & PATTI DHI J 35.3 STANTON, JOHNDEBERIC DHI-AP H 140.0 LVA FARMS NO B.S.T. DHI-AP H 108.4 CHARLIE & WILLA REED DHI-AP H 52.3 LARKIN, PAUL E. DHI-AP H 55.1 BUCK, DANIEL & TAMMY DHI-AP H 67.8 GAIGE, DAVID & DONNA DHIR-AP H 52.2 STANTON, JOHNDEBERIC DHI-AP A 39.1 C.D.S. TILLAPAUGH DHI H 305.1

28750 1227 4.3 872 3.0 3X 28202 1163 4.1 840 3.0 3X 25545 994 3.9 826 3.2 26790 921 3.4 802 3.0 3X 21982 1192 5.4 788 3.6 3X 24711 898 3.6 728 2.9 22958 961 4.2 720 3.1 22854 907 4.0 715 3.1 23371 900 3.9 710 3.0 3X 22450 759 3.4 693 3.1 22198 792 3.6 671 3.0 18843 855 4.5 665 3.5 21899 828 3.8 665 3.0 3X 22303 805 3.6 663 3.0 20363 714 3.5 623 3.1 20155 742 3.7 592 2.9 18572 739 4.0 586 3.2 19255 725 3.8 583 3.0 18957 707 3.7 577 3.0 3X 17725 753 4.2 539 3.0

SENECA VALLEY FARM GAIGE FARMS BURR, CHARLES AND KEN GLENVIEW DAIRY LLC BERGEN FARMS HOSTETLER, MARK & MARYELE BURR, CHARLES AND KEN ALLEN, THOMAS R. LONE OAK FARM

H 743.5 H 398.8 H 124.4 H 706.3 H 2305.8 H 75.6 A 28.7 H 52.1 X 64.6

28077 26552 25153 25653 25293 23832 21309 18692 17956

1086 1012 1003 1011 970 863 918 720 646

3.9 3.8 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.6 4.3 3.9 3.6

851 843 793 772 765 723 700 565 549

3.0 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.1

24861 24839 24703 23825 23614 22954 23825 20488 21186 21413 19168

939 945 861 854 845 889 811 792 807 752 682

3.8 3.8 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.9 3.4 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.6

765 762 746 713 712 706 689 672 663 662 552

3.1 3X 3.1 3.0 3X 3.0 3X 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.3 3.1 3.1 2.9

SCHUYLER

SENECA

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

3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.0 3.7 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0

3X 3X 3X 3X

GEORGE FARMS JOHN MEHLING DARYL G. MARTIN ROY MARTIN MURANDA HOLSTEINS CANOGASPRING FARMS HORNING, CURTIS VANILLEN DAIRY VANILLEN DAIRY ZIMMERMAN, GLENN EAGLETON FARM

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

H H H H H H H B H H H

SMITH STOCK FARM SMITH, GERARD M. DAMIN FARMS, LLC BEACH, THOMAS JR. SCHUMACRES & ASSOCIATES ROGER DUNN JA WA FARMS BURNS FAMILY FARM LLC CLARK, EDWARD JR. DAMIN FARMS, LLC ARCHER, BRUCE KARR DAIRY FARMS, LLC DWI BET FARMS BARBR FARMS KIMBLEDALE PRICE, TOM NICHOLS DAIRY WADE, LYLE & JEAN BENTON HOLSTEINS FIDE FARMS ELLISON FARMS ATHERTON FAMILY KRAMER, DAVID & KIMBERLY CHARLES P. WATERS EDWARD SOPOROWSKI STEWART, DAVID & KATHY

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

H 539.7 H 110.1 H1135.2 H 57.4 H 1045.0 H 578.1 H 167.2 H 394.8 H 83.6 J 54.5 H 55.6 H 531.2 H 333.2 H 149.4 H 71.8 H 39.3 H 65.3 H 58.7 H 55.7 H 87.0 H 175.7 A 85.9 H 38.0 H 123.5 H 48.9 X 105.0

28975 1064 3.7 876 3.0 3X 25473 1006 3.9 831 3.3 28080 941 3.4 806 2.9 3X 24239 944 3.9 777 3.2 25691 947 3.7 770 3.0 3X 25861 973 3.8 766 3.0 3X 23916 927 3.9 746 3.1 24635 872 3.5 734 3.0 3X 22558 889 3.9 715 3.2 21296 882 4.1 696 3.3 3X 21508 822 3.8 687 3.2 22402 818 3.7 677 3.0 3X 23025 822 3.6 676 2.9 3X 22606 812 3.6 673 3.0 21758 784 3.6 669 3.1 22042 757 3.4 667 3.0 19863 788 4.0 644 3.2 19961 717 3.6 636 3.2 20839 794 3.8 633 3.0 19737 726 3.7 615 3.1 20219 728 3.6 614 3.0 19376 705 3.6 609 3.1 18449 721 3.9 556 3.0 18244 638 3.5 551 3.0 17667 669 3.8 517 2.9 16576 629 3.8 503 3.0

BRANDON PETERS DAIRY J&E WEISSMANN FARMS WEISSMANN MSHORTHORNS THONY'S DAIRY HUGHSON, WILFRED

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

H H M H H

20913 20739 17626 17093 17111

STEUBEN

SULLIVAN

360.6 88.3 68.6 208.2 79.3 353.6 70.6 25.9 40.0 206.9 50.1

613 612 611 611 581 564 559 553 544 539 535 532 525 518 502

85.2 30.9 21.0 51.6 146.9

693 786 715 688 683

3.3 3.8 4.1 4.0 4.0

640 621 550 548 519

3.1 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.0

HERD OWNER

TIOGA

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

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H H H H H H H

RENSSELAER

NOWZ THE TIME FARM SCOTT & TRACI LAING MAPLE NOOK HOLSTEINS ROPUT FARMS PUTNEY, LESLIE G. HD1 BRESETT, HAROLD JR MCDONALD, DONALD & ROBERT FREGOE PATRICK, H. HOBKIRK, JOHN & RICHARD MATT REYNOLDS COW BELL ACRES DAVID SMITH LAVACK, FRED & FAMILY HD 1 NELSON, MARK DAVID MALOY WOOD, DAVID R. PECK, WILLIAM FLYHIGHER HOLSTEINS LLC KINGSRANSOM FARM HANEHAN FAMILY DAIRY PECK, JOSEPH KEVIN PECK SMITH BROS. SPEIDEL, RICHARD ARNOLDHAVEN CURTISS, C.E. & SON

936 3.6 765 2.9 3X 851 3.8 693 3.1 803 4.0 659 3.2

TYPE TEST

HERD OWNER

SARATOGA

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

OTSEGO

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

NEAL, EDWARD & JAMES AND JODY DHI-AP H 549.4 ZIMMERMAN CHRIS DHIR-AP H 39.7 SMITH, EDWIN & RICHARD DHIR-AP H 57.8

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Top 40 Herds For August LYON, FRANK CAMPBELL, CHARLES B. KING, DAVE R. HIDDEN VALLEY FARM ZORN, TOM & JANET HOWLAND, ROBERT C. LAWTON, MERLE STRONGHAVEN FARM HUIZINGA, HENRY & LOIS FRISBIE BROTHERS MCNEIL, MARK KLOSSNER, JACK & LYNN KWIATKOWSKI BROTHERS HUIZINGA DAIRY RAUTINE, ARVO FRANCISCO, YVETTE TODD AND JOSIE SPENCER WALKER, DOUGLAS JR. ROBINSON FARM

TYPE TEST

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

27535 1030 3.7 842 3.1 26682 967 3.6 821 3.1 27688 995 3.6 818 3.0 25157 976 3.9 776 3.1 26296 1014 3.9 774 2.9 25043 914 3.6 758 3.0 20831 990 4.8 735 3.5 24492 916 3.7 728 3.0 3X 23034 906 3.9 708 3.1 23506 852 3.6 704 3.0 22315 855 3.8 700 3.1 21395 797 3.7 695 3.2 22886 864 3.8 688 3.0 22409 833 3.7 684 3.1 22462 798 3.6 665 3.0 22045 826 3.7 661 3.0 21242 807 3.8 648 3.1 18348 708 3.9 584 3.2 18525 648 3.5 557 3.0

HARDIE FARMS INC. DHI-AP H 1064.3 COOK FARMS DHIR-AP H 271.8 TEACHING & REASEARCH CTR DHI-APCS H 539.9 CARPENTER, EVAN & BREN DHI-AP H 65.7 MILLBROOK FARM DHIR-AP H 689.4 VANDEBOGART, ALAN & RAY DHIR-AP H 88.2 VISION QUEST DAIRY DHI-AP H 392.5 SWEYOLAKAN FARMS DHI-AP H 197.7 MILLBROOK FARM DHIR-AP H 10.4 MILLBROOK FARM DHIR-AP H 12.9 STUTTLE, LEWIS DHIR-AP H 296.7 MILLBROOK FARM DHIR-AP X 73.7 FOUTS FARM DHI-AP H 320.6 SMITH, NIAL S. & SONS DHI-AP X 155.7 CUMMINGS, WILLIAM DHI-AP H 46.7 RANKIN FARM DHIR-AP H 55.6 PINE RIDGE FARM INC. DHI-AP H 316.4 HOUSTON, MARLIN J. DHI-AP H 126.0

29620 986 3.3 918 3.1 3X 27884 945 3.4 858 3.1 3X 26888 790 2.9 820 3.0 27118 940 3.5 820 3.0 27040 929 3.4 817 3.0 3X 25924 1006 3.9 789 3.0 25914 947 3.7 777 3.0 3X 25239 893 3.5 775 3.1 3X 25784 931 3.6 773 3.0 3X 25637 831 3.2 754 2.9 3X 23914 853 3.6 741 3.1 22717 856 3.8 740 3.3 3X 22352 855 3.8 708 3.2 20786 826 4.0 641 3.1 21063 750 3.6 636 3.0 19267 791 4.1 606 3.1 19165 707 3.7 601 3.1 18619 732 3.9 563 3.0

DOMINO FARM F&C BROOKS AND SONS

20812 17294

ULSTER

WASHINGTON

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

RHA MILK

88.7 59.4 70.6 236.4 40.2 90.7 78.1 258.5 155.5 117.5 58.7 52.8 196.6 142.6 76.4 38.3 87.9 48.0 255.6

TOMPKINS

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

B R COW E E YEARS D

DHIRAPCS J 162.0 DHI-AP H 57.4

980 4.7 771 3.7 645 3.7 520 3.0

LINCOLN HILL FARM KENYON HILL FARM RUIGVIEW FARM MAIN DRAG FARM MARNS, ALBERT & DONNA WALKER FARMS CHRISTOPHER MITCHELL STEWART FARM TOOLITE FARM LLC REAFIELD FARM HIBROW FARM THE KUSTER FARM DEER FLATS FARM CORNEREST FARM LLC HOYT, JAY & LORI TWIN BROOKS FARM LLC ABBOTT III, ROBERT TUDOR, JOHN SEACORD, RICHARD & BRIAN WEEPING BIRCH FARM SANDERS BROS. FARM ANDREW, HOWARD & JAY PARKER'S DAIRY #1 TRINKLE FARM SWEZEY VIEW FARM LIDDLE, ADAM PARKER'S DAIRY #2 ROUSE, EDWARD J. CAMPBELL, REA D. PARKER'S DAIRY #3 WEEPING BIRCH FARM FOOTHILL FARM, LLC REID, KYLE & SHANNA TOOLITE FARM LLC SWEZEY VIEW FARM TRINKLE FARM

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

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

193.1 350.5 80.1 102.8 135.1 984.2 42.3 132.3 113.4 206.2 234.5 111.1 232.1 190.6 52.7 179.8 63.8 111.7 81.6 99.3 67.2 115.5 87.6 348.4 74.6 70.5 107.3 68.0 87.0 65.0 30.6 80.8 81.5 37.2 42.0 26.5

27881 964 3.5 842 3.0 3X 26607 1033 3.9 827 3.1 3X 25196 1009 4.0 797 3.2 26152 932 3.6 784 3.0 24252 857 3.5 766 3.2 25429 898 3.5 761 3.0 3X 24891 855 3.4 754 3.0 23153 933 4.0 745 3.2 24333 921 3.8 743 3.1 23210 898 3.9 735 3.2 24149 887 3.7 732 3.0 22658 902 4.0 719 3.2 22743 846 3.7 715 3.1 23319 905 3.9 714 3.1 21079 932 4.4 701 3.3 22460 791 3.5 691 3.1 21570 739 3.4 673 3.1 20954 744 3.6 672 3.2 17646 875 5.0 661 3.7 20253 806 4.0 642 3.2 20326 763 3.8 634 3.1 20690 732 3.5 630 3.0 21538 748 3.5 628 2.9 19674 757 3.8 623 3.2 19424 709 3.7 610 3.1 20216 761 3.8 610 3.0 20692 725 3.5 609 2.9 20045 702 3.5 600 3.0 19023 707 3.7 587 3.1 19715 675 3.4 587 3.0 16720 715 4.3 554 3.3 17829 666 3.7 550 3.1 18315 685 3.7 550 3.0 15889 727 4.6 535 3.4 15574 632 4.1 518 3.3 15507 620 4.0 517 3.3

HORIZON DAIRY SCHULTZ, WAYNE H. WELCUMIN FARMS SCHOEACRES BOISE, STEPHEN & JEANNE LONELY LANE FARM DRUMLIN VIEW FARM KOEBERLE, E.W. & SONS SHIRRON FARMS HOAD, BRANDON

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

H H H H H H H H H H

112.7 95.1 143.1 165.1 54.7 61.5 89.4 506.7 76.0 36.0

30833 1071 3.5 911 3.0 3X 23162 882 3.8 699 3.0 22037 852 3.9 676 3.1 22204 795 3.6 672 3.0 21605 831 3.8 658 3.0 22474 774 3.4 648 2.9 20229 761 3.8 635 3.1 21114 748 3.5 631 3.0 19120 716 3.7 582 3.0 16575 603 3.6 506 3.1

WAYNE

WYOMING

BAKER BROOK FARMS DHI-AP H1417.3 RUSSELL GEORGE DHIR-AP H 274.8 WISCOY FARMS DHI-AP H 172.6 SOUTHVIEW FARMS 1 DHI-AP H 1438.5 DOUGLAS GOOD DHI-AP H 146.3 EMERLINGALFRED STATE DHIRAPCS H 97.2 DUEPPENGIESSER, A. DHIR-AP H 1159.0 VANSLYKES DAIRY FARM LLC DHI-AP H 1258.1 SCHREIBERDALE HOLSTEINS DHIRAPCS H 725.0 FARYNA, WALTER DHIRAPCS H 401.6 HIBSCH DHI-AP H 140.5 ARMSON FARMS DHIR-AP H 410.7

28458 27710 26360 27009 26128 26907 27025 28012 26413 25575 25118 25814

1090 1017 942 1038 984 922 1023 962 941 941 1044 953

3.8 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.4 3.8 3.4 3.6 3.7 4.2 3.7

859 835 823 822 817 810 807 795 788 786 783 782

3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0

3X 3X 3X 3X 3X 3X 3X 3X 3X

For Records Processed Through DRMS Raleigh 800.496.3344 • www.dairyone.com HERD OWNER TRUE FARMS INC SIMMONS, WM & MARCIA EMERLING FARMS ALAN WEST BILLJILL DAIRY FRIENDLY ACRES FARM SICKLES, RICHARD & SANDRA DAVIS, JAMES F. STONEY CREEK HYMAN, JOHN PINGREY, DONALD VICTORY ACRES LLC WOODVALE FARMS SILVER HAVEN FARMS SILVER MEADOW FARM CHAMBERLAIN, DAVE & GREG ALLEN MASON DANIEL PINGREY VICTORY ACRES LLC BRANT'S HILLTOP DAIRY EAGLEVIEW DAIRY LLC. WING, KERRY & ALAN METZ,DAVID & CYNTHIA HD 1 NICKERSON BROTHERS LEFORT, KEITH

TYPE TEST

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

B R COW E E YEARS D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

H 1100.1 H 598.9 H 1092.9 H 147.0 H 56.7 H 556.9 H 119.7 H 255.7 H 86.6 H 64.6 H 277.9 H 71.1 H 570.2 H 183.5 H 176.9 J 666.3 H 75.4 H 251.0 B 130.3 H 147.9 H 349.4 H 81.0 H 73.2 H 171.9 H 66.8

25032 25333 24505 24367 23389 24620 22047 23746 22890 22651 22046 22502 23203 22269 21488 18929 21908 21122 19241 22229 19957 20440 18456 19121 17157

920 866 866 817 846 876 877 864 807 853 815 835 879 888 872 943 838 772 775 706 718 777 737 722 678

3.7 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.6 4.0 3.6 3.5 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.8 4.0 4.1 5.0 3.8 3.7 4.0 3.2 3.6 3.8 4.0 3.8 4.0

772 744 744 738 730 725 703 702 700 699 697 692 691 690 683 682 680 667 645 642 621 616 578 567 544

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

3X 3X 3X

3X

3X

TYPE TEST

HERD OWNER

YATES

TIMBERMAN ROBERT ROLLEN N'S DAIRY JENSEN, RODNEY HERD #1 OSWALD, SAM VINE VALLEY FARM CHRISTI FARM JENSEN, RODNEY HERD #2 CHRISTI FARM

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

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

H W H H B H A X

67.7 101.0 19.7 307.8 231.6 95.1 27.3 41.2

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

27253 23510 22871 23054 19690 21206 18449 17938

907 865 840 862 778 795 704 673

3.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.8 3.8

846 702 699 688 653 628 575 525

3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3X 3.3 3.0 3.1 2.9

NEW JERSEY CENTRAL JERSEY AREA/HUNTERDON COUNTY FULPER FARMS LLC MOUNTAINVIEW CORR FACILIT CEDAR LANE FARM, LLC JONES FARM 1,2,3 DEPT.COR MIDDLEBUSH FARMS, INC. HOWARD SUTTON AND SON CEDAR LANE FARM, LLC HOLLAND VALLEY FARM CEDAR LANE FARM, LLC WENGRYN, JANET BSB HOLSTEIN FARM

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

H H H H H H B H J H H

122.7 77.2 38.2 117.5 45.7 44.8 14.4 41.1 18.2 20.7 39.3

23345 21820 22435 20126 20168 20375 17633 18315 14822 17471 17032

957 801 937 815 752 683 791 678 825 662 681

4.1 3.7 4.2 4.0 3.7 3.4 4.5 3.7 5.6 3.8 4.0

715 693 684 633 611 594 594 551 541 530 528

3.1 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.4 3.0 3.6 3.0 3.1

B R COW E E YEARS D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

MYERWOOD FARMS DHI-APCS H 375.4 DOLBOW, WILLIAM M. DHI-AP H 94.9 STRING ALVIN W & MARIE DHI-AP H 110.4 SEBOWISHA FARMS DHI-AP H 69.0 BAYSIDE STATE PRISON FARM DHI H 139.6 ROBERT M LAMANO DHI-AP H 93.2

23737 21531 21177 20789 19391 17964

836 782 726 733 738 653

3.5 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.8 3.6

697 666 636 628 600 555

2.9 3X 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1

VANDERGROEFF FREEBORN LARRY LOCKBURNER,MARK F ALLAVALLEY FARM WINDY FLATS DAIRY MOONEY, C. RAYMOND HOUGH FARM SPRING HOUSE DAIRY SCHOELIER CASEY ERVEY KEVIN CLIFFORD VANETTEN BYACRE HOLSTEINS LLC SPRING HOUSE DAIRY

108.6 101.4 77.6 19.5 98.3 104.6 53.3 41.1 65.0 83.4 40.3 139.3 41.9

26587 26667 26175 22579 22159 21197 21534 21571 20306 19975 20648 19670 14170

984 949 981 911 776 849 944 829 764 870 721 950 776

3.7 3.6 3.7 4.0 3.5 4.0 4.4 3.8 3.8 4.4 3.5 4.8 5.5

818 812 793 725 684 678 645 642 617 607 600 587 519

3.1 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.7

DHI H 154.0 DHIR H 79.3 DHI H 70.7

23470 23194 21353

893 3.8 734 3.1 895 3.9 712 3.1 817 3.8 657 3.1

HERD OWNER

TYPE TEST

SOUTH JERSEY AREA

SUSSEX

WARREN

GREEN VALLEY FARM GIBBS TOWERS DRAKES ACRES

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

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

Subcommittee holds audit hearing on dairy programs WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Sept. 8, Representative Thomas Rooney, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry held an audit hearing to examine U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) dairy programs. This is the tenth hearing in the series on farm policy that is designed to provide oversight of cur-

rent spending to ensure programs are delivered effectively. It also provides Members of the Committee with a comprehensive view of farm programs.

Current dairy programs include the Dairy Product Price Support Program (DPPSP), Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) Program, Dairy Export Incentive Program (DEIP), Livestock Gross Margin Insur-

ance for Dairy (LGMDairy), and Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs). Members of the Subcommittee heard testimony about how these programs are working, current conditions and productivity in the dairy industry, and possible public policy challenges moving forward.

“The events of 2009 exposed what many have long-held to be an

inadequacy of some of our current dairy programs. While some observers may argue that additional funding may improve the overall effectiveness of our dairy safety net, our current budgetary outlook makes this option a non-starter. Innovative and effective ideas are needed in order to ensure that our programs support our producers, facilitate product and

market development, and continue to ensure the availability of safe, abundant, and affordable products for our consumers.

Today’s hearing provided our Subcommittee with an important perspective about the strengths and weaknesses of our existing programs,” said Chairman Thomas Rooney (R-FL).

“The dairy industry has always faced a

rocky road, but the past few years have been particularly hard for California producers. It is extremely important that future dairy policy builds a strong base so dairies can continue to produce milk and consumers can continue to enjoy domestically produced products here at home,” said Ranking Member Dennis Cardoza (D-CA).

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Think Yield The old adage "if you can't measure it, you can't manage it" has never been more true. Today, we have more tools than ever before to manage our crops with the yield information, and you may want to be able to take advantage of those tools sooner than you might think. The ideal is to have multiple-year geospacial yield information to use as a resource. Even if you don't have a yield monitor on your chopper, you can still begin measuring your yields.

A great reason to begin running Fields & Crops Manager is to have a place to store your yield information. We were very surprised by the number of farms that record their forage harvest-they just never had a place to put it.

Harvest Worksheet from the Fields and Crops Manager Software Program

The Dairy One Improver Agricultural Management Resources Group Welcomes New Staff Member Specializing in Feedwatch Support The Agricultural Management Resources (AMR) group at Dairy One is pleased to announce the addition of Kevin Streeter to the staff as an Applications Support Specialist. Kevin grew up on a custom heifer-raising operation in central New York and graduated from Cornell University in 2005 with a B.S. in Animal Science. While in school, Kevin worked as a herdsman and an AI technician.

Since graduation, Kevin worked as a nutritionist for a feed company in Vermont and for a veterinary school in the Caribbean. For the past two and a half years, Kevin worked as a nutritionist, and he is also part-owner of his family farm with 60 cows that are milked with a Lely Robotic Milker. He also raises heifers on his farm, with 200 head on feed.

As Applications Support Specialist for the AMR group, Kevin will be supporting Feedwatch, with a focus on feeding and feed management. He is currently traveling and meeting current Feedwatch customers. If you have any questions, please contact Kevin by phone at 800.496.3344, ext. 2188 or by e-mail at kevin.streeter@dairyone.com.

This worksheet is printed from Fields and Crops Manager and is meant to be kept in the chopper to make it easy for the operator to record the number of loads from each field. From this sheet, it is easy to key the number of loads with an average weight for each field.

Using your scales and frequently sampling for percent dry matter would be best, but absent the scales, you can use the table below to estimate the forage dry matter you are taking off each field.

Average Silage Dry Matter Density on Wagons Weighed at the University of Wisconsin Marshfield Ag Research Station

Students Visit Farm to Learn About Agriculture On June 1, 2011, a group of 6th graders from Odessa Montour school district visited Bergen Farms in Odessa, New York. Representatives from Dairy One, DMS, CIDEC, Cornell, and the farm were on hand to describe their jobs, educational experience, and the relation of their jobs to agriculture. Students toured the farm and learned about the milking parlor and milk storage, nutrition, herd reproduction, veterinary services, manure handling and storage, soil sampling, machinery, and other components of running a large-scale dairy operation.

Strongly consider a yield monitor for your next chopper. This information is much more valuable than just reinforcing where your fields need tile. Your geospacial harvest information, overlaid on field information, such as electroconductivity maps, is valuable for creating and evaluating subfield management sections, as well as adjusting your variable seed planting and fertilizer rates.

Increasingly, your crop consultants will be asking you for this information to help you enter your next phase of increasing yields.

PREPAY NOW…SAVE LATER! This is a great year to consider participating in Dairy One’s prepay program. You can realize tax advantages, save money on your testing bill, and eliminate the inconvenience of paying on test day. Each year, Dairy One members of all herd sizes take advantage of this popular program. Look for information coming soon, or call 800-344-2697, ext 2159.

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Use this harvest information, along with previous years' information, with your crop consultant to begin working on next year's strategy. Begin with what you have, and then work towards acquiring a yield monitor.

World Dairy Expo 2011 adds warm welcome for cattle exhibitors

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Dairy Cattle exhibitors traveling from across North America will get a warm welcome to this year’s World Dairy Expo. The Dairy Cattle Show, featuring over 2,500 head of elite animals, will be held Oct. 4-8 in Madison, WI. Dairy cattle owners and their staff of bovine beauticians will be bringing their best cattle to World Dairy Expo to compete for honors and to network with fellow dairy producers.

The owners and caretakers of these topnotch animals will be treated to a tasty Exhibitor Welcome Barbecue early in the week as they pack bedding, feed and settle their cattle in for their week-long stay in Madison. The Exhibitor Welcome Barbecue, for dairy cattle exhibitors only, is planned for Sunday, Oct. 2 at 6:30 p.m. in the Estrumate® Sale Pavilion. Merck Animal Health has committed to sponsoring this Dairy Cattle Exhibitor event and the Estrumate® Sale Pavilion through 2013. Merck’s support of Expo’s Dairy Cattle Show and Exhibitors is part of their overall support of Expo as a Five Star Sponsor.

“We are proud to be a five-star sponsor at World Dairy Expo, where some of the best dairy producers showcase the best dairy cattle in the world,” said

Rick Cozzitorto, dairy marketing manager for Merck Animal Health.

“Dairy producers work hard breeding cattle and developing cow families all year -long, and it’s exciting to support them at this signature industry event.”

Select Sires, Inc., long-time supporter of World Dairy Expo has also shown their support by increasing to become a Four Star Sponsor in 2011. Their support now includes sponsorship of additional Dairy Cattle Show awards including the Junior Champion, Reserve Junior Champion, Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion of the Junior and Open Shows.

BouMatic has also provided increased support of the Dairy Cattle Show by providing the premium money for the International Junior Holstein Show portion of the competition. As a continuing Five Star Sponsor of World Dairy Expo, BouMatic has supported many facets of the five-day dairy event and the support of this youth show will assist those future dairy industry leaderrs.

Laura Herschleb, Dairy Cattle Show Manager remarks, “We are extremely appreciative of the support we receive from our generous sponsors each year, especially the increased commitment Merck Animal Health, Select

Sires Inc., and BouMatic have made to this year’s dairy cattle shows. We are looking forward to welcoming over 1,000 exhibitors expected from across 36 states and 7 Canadian provinces.”

World Dairy Expo takes place at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin.

“Around the World of Dairy in 5 Days” is the theme for the 2011 show scheduled for Oct. 4-8. For more information, contact World Dairy Expo at 608-2246455 or visit www.worlddairyexpo.co m.

Top Herds For August

For Records Processed Through DHI Provo COUNTY HERD NAME CATTARAUGUS MARIVALE FARM CHAUTAUGUA C & W FARM ERIE ROBERT MEYER GENESEE POST DAIRY FARMS LLC MIKELHOLM HOLSTEINS DEN KEL HOLSTEINS PAGEN FARMS I DEN KEL JERSEYS WYOMING LOGWELL ACRES MARTIN FARMS BECKER DAIRY FARM BIGFOOTE HOLSTEINS

HERD NUMBER RHA BREED OF COWS MILK

RHA FAT

% FAT

RHA PRO

% PRO 3X

H

86

18,143

584

3.22

564

3.11

W

108

20,703

748

3.61

638

3.08

H

95

20,923

751

3.59

635

3.04

H H H H J

369 42 21 658 98

24,296 22,459 22,314 22,074 19,000

853 921 888 845 999

3.51 4.10 3.98 3.83 5.26

741 692 706 678 721

3.05 3.08 3.16 3.07 3.79

Y

H H H H

305 113 176 62

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by Hubert J. Karreman Hi Folks, This month is back to basics and discussion of parasites in calves as I like to do this time of year. I really think that parasitism, whether internal (stomach worms and coccidia) and external (flies and mange) are truly a weak link in the chain of organic livestock health and growth. I say

this coming from being in the trenches for many years now. I see crummy looking calves out on pasture at this time of year — “natural raised”, certified organic or conventional.

It must be remembered that if pasturing animals in the same areas year after year, there will be parasites waiting for each group as they ar-

rive. Pastures look really nice early on but those stomach worm larva are invisible to our eye and are out there rapidly multiplying and loading the animals that are out there eating the forages.

That’s because the stomach worm larva crawl to the tips of the grass blades to be taken in again by the animal to start their life cycle all over again (to feed and reproduce themselves within the animal’s digestive system).

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This is why I am in favor of clipping pastures or at least dragging pastures with a set of chains: it smears out the manure paddy and those larva will dry out in the sun and wind and not live to climb up the grass blades to be eaten and taken in again.

But here we are in September and the best pasture season is already behind. And during this particular pasture season it seems like flies have been merciless as well.

What do your calves on pasture look like right now? Are they sleek and in good body condition just like when you weaned them or set them out to pasture? Or do they look a bit more ragged now — perhaps a bit pot-bellied, their hair being dry looking and reddish black (not shiny black as it should be), with thin back leg muscles and some dried diarrhea up high on their legs and tail? If so, these are classic signs of internal stomach worm infestation.

It would be wise to catch a few up and look in their eye sockets to see how pink or pale white the sockets are. In sheep and goats, it is common to use the FAMACHA test which basically looks at their eye sockets and, depending on how white (indicating anemia), this will indicate when to treat them with a conventional wormer.

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Typically in the past I have recommended ivermectin as a single treatment — essentially to reset the individual animals which are infested — and then get the management in place to keep things in prevention mode rather than reaction (treatment) mode.

Fortunately, there are many plant based medicines being used around the world against internal parasites. In the chapter I wrote called “Phytotherapy for Dairy Cows” in the book Veterinary Herbal Medicine (by Wynn and Fougere, Mosby, 2007), I reported on a study that showed birdsfoot trefoil or chickory interplanted into pasture decreased stomach worm larva burden significantly compared to straight white clover and rye pasture. This is because of tannins contained in the birdsfoot trefoil and chickory.

However, we are later in the grazing season, so what should we treat with right now if our young stock look crummy? One treatment is to give 10cc of the high tannin, iron and mineral “Ferro” once daily for 5 days in a row — this is highly effective but requires individual animal dosing which most farmers do not like to do when it comes to a group of heifers outside (understandable). Perhaps trying Dr. Paul’s “Eliminate” would be worthwhile. It has ginger root, diatomaceous earth, neembark, garlic and yucca root — good ingredients to battle internal parasites in the digestive tract. It is a simple dosing: 1 capsule / 500 lbs one time and repeat in 3 weeks. Another would be to try Agri-Dynamics Neema Tox or Vermi Tox as both have some positive benefits as shown by clinical trials at Chico State University. Weaned cattle are dosed at 1 oz/300400 lbs for 3 days in a row. Remember, you can use ivermectin if your animals are in really bad shape — and you probably should at that point.

Remember, now is the time to really check your young stock on pasture for signs of internal worm infestation. If they are infested and nothing is done about it, the first batch of damp cold weather will likely bring on pneumonia — and that is not at all desirable. So be mindful: stop and observe your animals and take action as needed now, not later.

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gree of blood loss as well.

Calves just hide it until later in the disease.

In organic agriculture, with the requirement of animals 6 months and older to get a minimum of 30 percent dry matter from pasture over the grazing season, it is only a matter of time before the young stock, which are not immunologically mature against stomach worms, will become infested if pasture management is not top notch. A big part of it all is proper feeding to ensure excellent energy intake while on pasture. This can be from high energy forages or giving some grain. The immune system depends heavily on proper daily energy intake. It should be noted that adult animals do NOT need to be wormed as they can live in balance with a stomach worm challenge in their environment — unfortunately young stock can’t because they haven’t experienced worms previously. Note: lung worms can, and do, infect adult cattle especially in wet years.

I think a good goal is to raise calves that do have some challenge with stomach worm larva in the pasture, yet are managed and fed well enough that instead of becoming infested, they instead build immunity due to a low level exposure. This is a kind of a natural vaccine effect. Unfortunately not many farms seem to be able to achieve this. The result is somewhat stunted calves that likely will freshen a month or two later since they won’t reach breeding size as quickly. However, calves that do make it through this tough period of life — usually between 4-11 months of age — start looking really nice again by a year old and go on to do fine. Even if they did look crummy due to a significant stomach worm infestation, they will now be really strong against pasture stomach worm challenges the rest of their lives.

So how do we treat internal parasite infestations on certified organic farms? Well, as of this writing, only ivermectin is allowed to be used — and only for an emergency need when methods acceptable to organic have not succeeded in restoring an animal to health. However, earlier this summer, the USDA released an official statement that fenbendazole and moxidectin, on recommendation from the NOSB, will soon be allowed (still only for emer-

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Clarion County woman reigns as ‘Obie Award’ winner at All-American Dairy Show

Janet Harding Ruslavage has been named the winner of the 2011 Obie Award, the top honor of the All-American Dairy Show.

Photo courtesy of PA Department of Agriculture HARRISBURG, PA — Janet Harding Ruslavage of Clarion, PA, has been named the winner of the 2011 Obie Award, the top honor of the All-American Dairy Show. Agriculture Secretary George Greig will present the award at the show’s “got milk?”® banquet on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center.

The award was established in memory of Obie Snider of Bedford County, a founding father of the All-American Dairy Show. It recognizes an individual who places significant value in service to the industry and community and displays high standards of conduct.

“Promoting the dairy industry has been a top priority in Jan’s life, just as it was for Obie,” said Rita Kennedy, president of the Pennsylvania Dairy and Allied Industries Association. “She has been a pioneer for women in agriculture from working with breed associations, raising a family while owning and operating a successful dairy and retail store, and grooming hundreds of young women to follow in her footsteps.”

Growing up in northern New Jersey, just 15 miles from New York City, Jan spent weekends and summer vacations at her aunt’s farm on Maryland’s eastern shore where she fell in love with horses and dairy cattle.

After graduating from Vassar College in New York with degrees in economics and political science, followed by a dairy short course at Rutgers, Jan’s first job was with the New Jersey Guernsey Breeders’ Association to conduct store promotions, fair exhibits, farm visits and inspections, and youth programs.

Jan’s next move led her to the American Guernsey Cattle Club to

travel across the country as the national representative of the Golden Guernsey milk division.

She was the first women to serve on the American Guernsey Association board of directors and was the first woman director for Golden Guernsey milk products.

It was during the 1956 National Guernsey Convention in Philadelphia when she met Gene Harding, her first husband. After they married, she moved to his 300acre Maplevale Farm, near Brookville, Jefferson County, where they raised five children – Jeff, Jim, Judy, Jennifer and Greg – along with a herd of registered Guernseys. They expanded the farm to include a milk processing plant, dairy store, bakery, frozen food distributor and a Guernsey Maid Restaurant.

All the while, Jan and Gene encouraged their children to be involved in the farm, 4-H activities and school sports. They also gave back to the community with Jan serving as a 4-H leader, the first woman president of the Brookville School Board and many church activities.

In 1974, Gene died in an automobile accident.

Jan and the children continued to operate the farm and the retail business for the next 10 years.

After they sold the farm business, Jan took a job as the coordinator of Pennsylvania Dairy Princess & Promotion Services, Inc. She held the position for 17 years, serving as “mom” to hundreds of young dairy promoters, traveling more than 50,000 miles across the state each year with the state royalty team and working with countless families and committees. She continues to serve the program as cochair of the board of coordinators.

“I’ve had the pleasure to know Jan since I was a young 4-H member, and for as long as I can remember, she has epitomized dedication to the dairy industry,” said Lori Connelly, Land O’ Lakes Member Relations Manager and former state dairy princess. “Jan has never allowed her level of volunteer service to be defined by age or circumstance, and she continues to raise the bar and set a standard that most

of us can only hope to achieve.”

Jan married Charles Ruslavage in 1984, a retired health and physical education professor and former football coach at Clarion University.

The Hardings have been avid All-American Dairy Show supporters, with Gene serving as one of the show’s original board members with his good friend Obie Snider.

Jan has been involved in all 48 shows, in addition to many other industry and trade shows.

“When I think of Gran Jan and the dairy industry, I remember the nights she would come back to our house from Ag Progress Days and

hide her exhaustion with her enthusiasm for the industry,” said granddaughter Maggie Harding, a sophomore at Penn State and member of the university women’s national championship volleyball team. “While she influenced me to go into food science, I have been more impacted by her dedication and her commitment to promote the industry. She has done nothing but her best.”

Maggie’s father, Jeff, and oldest Harding sibling added, “Mom has always been and continues to be a terrific role model, not just for her family, but for the many people with whom she has associated over the years.

She loves the dairy business and especially the people who are the industry.

“Perhaps more important is her genuine kindness to people, untiring work ethic, regard for humanity, and commitment to her faith and education.

“She is very proud to have four of her five children and several grandchildren directly involved in agriculture. I speak for my brothers and sisters by saying we are extremely lucky to have been born to such incredible parents. As we lost our dad 37 years ago this month, we cannot aptly express our thanks and our gratitude to our

mom for her love, perseverance and inspiration.”

“Obie Snider was a good friend of our family and it is truly an honor to have our mother recognized with this award,” Jeff added.

Show week, Sept. 1722, also boasts 23 dairy shows with nearly 3,000 animals in six days with premiums for all exhibitors. The week caps off with the 55th Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Pageant, Saturday, Sept.

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Foundation for the Future Program conducive to Agriculture Commissioner commends USDA the U.S. growing its role as major dairy exporter In order to make the as a disincentive to exThe Foundation for the — the highest portion action on dumped milk Future (FFTF) dairy poli- ever — and many over- U.S. more competitive port, when, during peri“U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s decision to take action that will pay dairy farmers for milk they were forced to dump or which spoiled due to Hurricane Irene is welcome news for New York farmers,” said New York Agriculture Commissioner Darrel J. Aubertine. “The damage from the storm made it impossible for some farmers to have their milk picked up. In other cases power outages caused the milk to spoil. The Secretary’s decision to include this milk as part of the Federal milk marketing order pool for August and September means these farmers will not lose their income on this milk. I commend the Secretary’s action.”

cy program has been designed to allow the U.S. to build on its burgeoning role as a consistent global exporter of dairy products, according to the National Milk Producers Federation, which helped design the proposal.

The U.S. is on pace to export 13 percent of its milk production in 2011

seas markets for dairy products are expected to continue growing at a faster rate than the U.S. market.

Thus, any changes to current dairy policy “must not place the U.S. farmer at a competitive disadvantage,” according to NMPF board member Les Hardesty, a dairy producer from Windsor, CO.

globally, the multifaceted approach of FFTF eliminates the Dairy Product Price Support Program, Hardesty said. Currently, the price support program acts as a government-funded buyer of last resort for commodities including cheese, butter and nonfat dry milk powder. But the program also can act

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ods of low price, product manufacturers have greater incentive to sell surplus commodities to the government, rather than on the world market. Such was the case in 2009, when U.S. dairy exports dropped and government price support purchases surged.

“Once this program is eliminated, markets, during periods of surplus, will clear more quickly,” Hardesty said.

This will be in contrast to what happened in 2009, when global dairy sales didn’t drop, but the U.S. portion of those sales did, because products were sold to the government, rather than commercially, Hardesty said.

Some critics have alleged that Foundation for the Future’s Dairy Market Stabilization Program (DMSP), if and when it activates, will so greatly reduce domestic production that exports will be choked off. But Hardesty disputed that, saying that the DMSP “only activates when margins are extremely low, and would not be active when domestic or international demand is sending strong signals for more milk output.”

Also, the Foundation for the Future proposal contains a provision that prevents the DMSP from kicking in if U.S. prices are 20 percent or more above world prices for cheddar cheese and skim milk powder. This clause will ensure that any market stabilizing slowdowns in milk production don’t unintentionally distort the relationship between U.S. and world prices, creating an imbalance that could incentivize more imports, and/or hinder exports. “American dairy farmers have invested millions of dollars in building and fostering an export capability, through the creation and continued funding of both the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), and the Cooperatives Working Together program,” Hardesty noted.

“We are fully aware that foreign sales of U.S.made dairy products are crucial to the current and future health of our industry, and don’t want policies that would detrimentally affect our export capabilities.”

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Using spelt in dairy cattle rations

by Dr. L. E. Chase, Department of Animal Science, Cornell University Spelt grain may be available at times as an alternative feed grain for use in dairy and livestock rations. The following considerations may be useful in evaluating spelt as an alternative grain for inclusion in dairy rations.

1. Nutrient composition Table 1 contains a comparison of the nutrient composition of spelt and some other common feed grains.

This limited data indicates that spelt grain is similar in composition to other small grains that are used in dairy rations.

I have also not found a starch value for spelt but would expect that it may be similar to oats.

2. Feeding Value The only paper I found on feeding spelt to dairy cattle was from 1963 (Ingalls et. al., 1963). In this paper, they fed spelt and compared it with either corn grain or oats. One portion of the trial was a digestibility study using dry Holstein cows. They concluded that the TDN of spelt was similar to oats. A 90 day trial was done using dairy heifers fed five pounds per day of oats, spelt or corn. Dry hay was fed at the rate of 1.4 percent of body weight. Heifers fed corn gained 1.3 pounds per day. Heifers fed oats gained 1.03 pounds per day while those fed spelt gained 1.04 pounds per day. The authors concluded that the feeding value of spelt was similar to oats in this study.

A second trial was done using corn, oats or spelt for milking cows. Daily intake of spelt was 15.4 pounds of dry matter while those fed oats or corn consumed 15.9 pounds per day of grain dry matter. Dry hay consumption was similar for all three groups at 23.7 pounds of dry matter per day. Daily 4 percent fat corrected milk production was 50.3 pounds (spelt), 53.1 punds (oats) and 52.2 pounds (corn).

In this study milk production was higher on oats or corn compared with spelt. The gross efficiency (pounds TDN per 100 pounds of 4 percent FCM) was 50.4 (spelt), 49.5 (oats and 54.1 (corn) after correcting for body weight changes. Using this efficiency measure, spelt and oat grain were

similar.

3. Economic Value I used the Feed Val 3 program from the University of Wisconsin to estimate the economic value of spelt grain. Feed prices used for corn grain and 48 percent soybean meal were 312 and 383 dollars

energy values may be 5 10 percent lower for light weight oats. It would be logical to assume a similar discount for spelt. An actual wet chemistry analysis should be done on the specific spelt sample in question to obtain an estimated energy value.

5. Summary It appears that spelt grain is similar in many aspects to oats when considering using it in dairy rations. In grain mix, spelt could probably comprise 20-40 percent of the total mix. Actual feed analysis of current spelt samples would be valuable to assist in refining the above information.

per ton. The TDN value for spelt grain was set similar to oats. The estimated price per ton for spelt grain was $286 per ton. The calculated prices for barley, oats and wheat were 286, 271 and 290 dollars per ton.

These prices are higher than what these grains are currently selling for in Pennsylvania. This indicates that they would be a good feed buy since their current market price is lower than the calculated price based on nutrient composition.

4. Light weight Spelt Light weight grains usually are higher in fiber and lower in crude protein, starch and energy value. Calculated

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• GX200 Honda powered • Hydrostatic drive with individual wheel motors • Stainless steel feed box • 12” discharge auger • #55 main apron chain • Spiral beater, to break up feed clumps • Spring cushioned seat • Sizes are 30 bu., 43 bu., and 60 bu.

Fellowship of Christian Farmers Editor’s Comments

Storm Warnings I’m writing this column on Monday, Aug. 29, the day after Hurricane Irene traveled up the East Coast raising havoc with everything in it’s path. As all the media focused on the storm and possible dangers associated with it, the images in our minds of the approaching storm were of fear and uncertainty.

Would the storm strike us? How much rain would fall? How about flooding?

Power outages? The list goes on.

Well, we know the answers to the above concerns. We, in Central New York, escaped with some flooding in low

lying areas, but didn’t experience a great deal of loss. Other areas, especially in the Schoharie County region did not fare as well. I just got off the phone with Pastor Jim Woolford, pastor of Gallupville Gospel Church in Schoharie, a good friend and one who has helped FCFI many times at farm shows. His report was not good. Farmers barely escaped as flood waters came into their barns while the farmers were milking. One farmer lost 80 cows. Many have lost all their crops in fields. They’ll have no feed for their animals this winter. FCFI will be organizing work mis-

FCFI at Empire Farm Days

sion trips ASAP to help where needed. If you’d like to help, please contact me at 315-736-5864. I was working in Maine and Connecticut the previous week and got home safely early Saturday morning, just before we felt the storm. Please keep the folks in the devastated areas in your prayers and consider how you may help.

This storm and its aftermath will disappear, although it might take years for some to recover, but there is another one on the horizon. It’s the moral decay that is destroying our great country.

When working shows, especially fairs, for FCFI, it is becoming more and more evident that the moral fabric is being destroyed right before our very eyes.

From the way young ladies dress, yes, even some mature ones, to the language people use and the disrespect for any-

thing good and moral, it’s no wonder our country is in the shape we find ourselves. But there is hope and that’s where we, as Christians and members of FCFI come in. We need to continue sharing the good news of Jesus Christ.

Most are willing to listen. The storm clouds are rising; let’s continue to sound the warning. Jesus Christ and a relationship with him will calm the storms both in our own lives and in our country.

Philosopher Edmund Burke once said, “All that is necessary for evil to triumph is that good men do nothing.”

It’s no time to sit idly by and do nothing. The folks in Schoharie County need us. Our country needs to stand up and be counted.

Remember to give Him thanks in all things, Bill Brown

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The FCFI tent at Empire Farm Days remained busy all three days of the show with over 2,000 stopping by to hear the message. FCFI workers are (L-R) Josiah Gant, with an armful of sticksto refill display cans; Charlie Jones, from Gallupville Gospel Church in Schoharie County sharing with a group and Brittany Gant, part-time secretary for the northeast office of FCFI in Marcy, NY, explaining the wonderful message of forgiveness to a show attendee.

Bill Brown continued to spread the message at Empire Farm Days.

Mission trip to Albania 2012

It takes lots of work to prepare walking sticks for all the shows where FCFI exhibits.

Shown working hard at Empire Farm Days are (L-R) Caleb Blair, Uriah Portner, Josiah Daniels and Josh Gant from Friendship Baptist Church in Rome, NY.

The Fellowship of Christian Farmers International will once again sponsor a mission trip to Albania in the winter of 2012. FCFI continues to make mission trips available, both domestic and to foreign countries, for those who feel they would like to expand their service. George and Julie Holmes from Trumansburg, NY, will host their 18th FCFI trip to Albania.

Two mission groups are available for those interested in joining the Holmes.

Each group is scheduled for two weeks in duration, with one in January and the other in February. Anyone going to Albania will be involved with assisting at two children’s meetings, helping with Bible studies, packing seeds, visiting orphaned babies in the hospital, helping at an English school, visiting full-time missionaries to encourage them, and sharing your faith with the Albanian people. You will also be involved in handing out reading glasses and seed packets to individual homes and schools.

At the end of the trip, you will have time to visit historical sights and a couple of farming villages before heading home. If this sounds challenging, please contact us at 607-387-6538. We’d love to have you join us.

Fellowship of Christian Farmers Farm show report The purpose of the Fellowship of Christian Farmers International is “To build, maintain and strengthen faith for the farmer, farm family and rural community by presenting Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.” We, in the Northeast, have carried that message this summer from Clinton, ME, to Buffalo, NY, from Brooklyn, CT to Batavia, NY, from Dannsville, NY, to Owego, from Lockport to Seneca Falls, NY, and from Hebron, CT, to Mohawk and Vernon Center, NY, all the while keeping our goal of sharing Christ’s love with as many as possible. And we’re not done yet! The fall schedule will find us in Ontario, Canada, Lowville, NY, and then we head to Moultrie, GA, for the largest outdoor farm show in the south. We also have several mission trips scheduled from the storm ravaged Schoharie County in New York to a possible work trip to Vermont and then to two trips to Florida. I include the mission trips

because they, as well, give us opportunity to show Christ’s love in a very practical way. James 2:17&18 “Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. Yea a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.”

We have had around 7,000 people stop by our tents this summer, with the largest shows still on the schedule. The International Plowing Match in Ontario, Canada and the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Georgia will see over 20,000 visit our tents. Around 350 have already made Christ their savior and hundreds of others have been challenged to consider where they will spend eternity. God only knows how many will reconsider this powerful question.

“If you died today, are you sure Heaven will be your home?” It’s a question we all need to answer.

On right, Josh Gant explains the bead story at the 25th Annual Antique Truck Show held Aug. 6 and 7 in Batavia, NY.

FCFI traveled to the Maine State Farm Show in Clinton, Maine in August. Chuck Anken is shown with three young people. Twenty-five people made the all important decision to accept Christ as their savior at the show.

Mission trip opportunities maintenance jobs including painting, pressure washing, and fence building.

The cost for the trip is $320 per person from Orlando, FL, and includes food, lodging and some cost of materials for construction projects.

Reality Ministries Inc. is a non-profit corporation, founded on June 12, 1980.

The ministry’s founder and president, Randy Johnson, easily relates to the cowboy life, having spent years doing ranch work and being involved in Rodeo.

Injured in a diving accident that rendered him quadriplegic, Randy committed his life to Christ, Aug, 28, 1975. He then became dedicated to sharing the Gospel. He is an ordained minister. He provides “Cowboy Church” before the rodeo begins for the contestants, workers, rodeo fans and anyone else who wants to attend. You don’t have to be a Cowboy to come!

Some of you might remember Pastor Randy, he was keynote speaker at the 1996 FCFI Conference in New York.

For more information on this mission trip, contact Ron and Deb Herrold at 219-916-3535 or 219-916-3994, or Bill and Kathy Brown, 315-736-5964 or 315-749-6823. For more information on Reality Ranch Ministries, visit www.realityranchministries.org.

New York FCFI members win top environmental award

New York’s highest environmental honor, the Agricultural Environmental Management Award, was presented to Porterdale Farms of Adams Center, NY, on Wednesday, Aug. 10. The three generation dairying family and sponsoring Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District received the award from New York State Agricultural Commissioner Darrel J. Aubertine during the Agricultural Leadership Luncheon at Empire Farm Days near Seneca Falls, NY. What began in 1938 as Glenn and Ruth Porter started farming 35 dairy cows, leaped to 150 cows by 1958 after son, David, and wife, Judy, took over the farm.

Porterdale Farms leaped again as the next generation — Ron and wife, Mary, and Greg and wife, Lisa, — took charge. Today, the farm milks 1,750 cows and manages 5,000 acres with 36 employees.

This 18th annual AEM award bolsters public awareness of exceptional farmer efforts in preserving the environment. It’s jointly sponsored by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, Empire State Potato Growers and American Agriculturist.

“As one of the first thousand-cow dairies in the state, Porterdale Farms has had a lifelong commitment to being good stewards of the land — a practice and belief that dates back long before state requirements for large livestock farms came about,” Aubertine said.

The Porters are actively involved with the Fellowship of Christian Farmers International, with Dave serving on the international board of directors. John Vogel, editor of American Agriculturist, added the following, “Their faith, belief in family, plus a good team of employees and advisors has been the foundation of their success.”

Source: American Agriculturist

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The Fellowship of Christian Farmers International is sponsoring two mission trips to Florida in late October and early November.

The mission trip to Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization (ECHO) in Fort Myers, FL, is scheduled for Oct. 29 to Nov. 5 and the mission trip to Reality Ranch Ministries, Zolfo Springs, FL, will take place from Nov. 6-12.

ECHO work projects include machine repair; fence building; plumbing, electrical and outside repairs; cleanup, chain saw, clearing farm land; irrigation repairs, ditch digging; landscaping, mulching, trimming; planting and harvesting; general maintenance, power washing and cleaning; seed bank, packaging seeds; and making jellies and jams. The cost for the trip is $320 per person from Fort Myers, FL, which includes food and lodging at the Lehigh Resort Club in Lehigh Acres, FL. For more information on this mission trip, contact Bill and Kathy Brown at 315-736-5964 or 315-749-6823. For more information about ECHO, visit www.echonet.org.

Work projects planned for the Reality Ranch Ministries trip include work on Pastor Randy Johnson’s home, building a new pole building and many smaller

Chris Dearborn from Olcott Bible Church in Olcott, NY, shares the bead story at Niagara County Fair in Lockport, NY. The church has partnered with FCFI and has successfully exhibited at the fair for the last six years with great results. This year 106 people committed their lives to Christ at the Fair.

NODPA’s 11th Annual Field Days in Cooperstown, NY

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Organic Dairy: What does the future hold?

NODPA’s 11th Annual Field Days and Producers’ Meeting takes place at the height of the autumn color on Sept. 29 and 30, in Cooperstown, NY and will address some of the key questions that affect the future profitability of organic dairy, including: • The role of private label milk: does it harm producers pay price?

• Should there be an Organic exemption from conventional milk supply management?

• What is the threat to certification and the environment from Natural Gas Exploration and GMO’s?

• In the year of the Farm Bill, do advocacy groups do more harm than good?

• How can the ‘thinking-man’ plan for profit and success from grazing?

The NODPA Field Days is a two-day event that will be held at the Cooperstown Beaver Valley Cabins and Campsites, 138 Towers Road, Milford, NY 13807, www.beavervalleycampground.com.

“This year’s program at the NODPA Field Days tackles the most pressing issues for organic dairy farmers no matter who you sell your milk to,” said NODPA President Rick Segalla.

The event starts in the morning on the 29th with a tour of Siobhan Griffin’s Raindance Farm, Schenevus, NY in the foothills of the Catskills where she milks 90 cows that graze on 200 acres. Participants will learn about incorporating cheese production into their dairy operation and the process of developing markets, creating products and on-farm cheese processing. Troy Bishopp will be at the farm to show producers how to ‘Read the Landscape.’

Troy is a regional grazing specialist from the Madison Co. NY, SWCD/Upper Susquehanna Coalition. Participants in the workshop will learn how to assess whether their pastures are moving forward or backward in productivity and profitability by monitoring (assessing) percentage forage ground cover, biological activity, plant species diversity, earthworm and dung beetle populations, and much more.

Following lunch and

registration at noon on Thursday, we will kick off the Field Days program with a panel discussion entitled, “Facts and Fiction: Demystifying Private Label Milk” at which Peter Miller, CROPP Cooperative/Organic Valley, Northeast Regional Pool Manager, Kelly Shea, WhiteWave Foods, Vice PresidentIndustry Relations & Organic Stewardship, and other invited industry professionals will discuss what we need to know about private label milk and whether it impacts pay price. Next, and new this year, we will experiment with a different format by holding an open producer and participant meeting on Thursday afternoon where we will explore the future of organic dairy and how producers can ensure their voice is heard on regulatory, policy and marketplace issues.

After Thursday’s education program, attendees will have time to catch up with both new and old friends, and visit the Trade Show during the Social Hour. We will host an Organic Pig Roast for our banquet and afterward will hear from Francis Thicke, our Keynote Speaker. Francis is an organic dairy farmer and soil scientist who has been a leader in the organic community for many years and is very innovative in his farming and marketing practices. He is a leading advocate for sustainable and organic agriculture and recently ran unsuccessfully for the the position of Secretary of Agriculture for Iowa. Francis will challenge us to take more control of our future as organic dairy producers by sharing his own farming experience and vision for the future.

Francis Thicke published his book, “A New Vision of Iowa Food and Agriculture” in June, 2010. NODPA’s Annual Meeting will follow the keynote presentation.

A producer-only meeting will be held early Friday morning, where producers can speak about their concerns, challenges and successes without fear of their views hindering their relationship with their processors. Beginning at 9 a.m., workshops will include “Natural Gas Exploration: What impact will it have on Organic

Certification?” with Lisa Engelbert, NOFA-NY organic certifier, James Northrup, energy expert, and Paul Allen, PA organic dairy farmer addressing the group. After a milk break there will be a panel discussion entitled “Advocacy Groups in the Organic Dairy Marketplace: Why they are important and necessary.” Panel members for this session include Liana Hoodes, National Organic Coalition’s director; organic dairy farmer, Cornucopia Board member and past NOSB member, Kevin Engelbert; OTA Board member, WhiteWave Foods Vice President-Industry Relations & Organic Stewardship Kelly Shea, organic farmer and past candidate for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, Francis Thicke, and additional organic leaders. After-

ward, we will have lunch, during which time the Trade Show will be open, and there will be the ever-popular door prize drawings for products generously donated

by NODPA sponsors and trade show participants.

We have devoted the whole afternoon to a production based workshop entitled “Thinking-Man’s Grazing: Learning How to Plan your Grazing for Profit, Production and Success.” This workshop offers practical, handson learning experience on grazing plan strategies and will include examples of farms that have applied these strategies. Attendees will learn how to plan their grazing ahead of time to meet their personal production goals. Troy Bishopp, who will lead the presentation, is a grazing consultant, a Holistic Management Educator

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

160.1 19.7 43.1 178.2 113.8 118.7 65.3 196.8 39.6 68.4 44.6 87.3 128.7 190.7 255.8 104.5 160.5 326.7 116.0 96.4 126.6 188.4 56.1 106.5 21.8 69.2 93.0 31.9 195.3 177.0 19.3 126.5 148.0 132.9 35.3 67.3 21.3 58.7 66.1 68.4

27738 1064 3.8 853 3.1 25712 1108 4.3 797 3.1 25146 935 3.7 783 3.1 25143 969 3.9 772 3.1 25776 960 3.7 770 3.0 24374 925 3.8 754 3.1 24508 878 3.6 744 3.0 24258 898 3.7 732 3.0 22583 940 4.2 727 3.2 22985 877 3.8 726 3.2 23608 853 3.6 725 3.1 22537 841 3.7 717 3.2 22552 870 3.9 707 3.1 21950 851 3.9 704 3.2 23019 857 3.7 702 3.0 3X 22977 828 3.6 699 3.0 21581 867 4.0 695 3.2 21553 811 3.8 687 3.2 22166 781 3.5 680 3.1 23286 832 3.6 673 2.9 21131 880 4.2 669 3.2 22350 809 3.6 665 3.0 20968 840 4.0 660 3.1 21258 857 4.0 660 3.1 17807 838 4.7 654 3.7 21186 786 3.7 649 3.1 20696 781 3.8 647 3.1 16647 962 5.8 625 3.8 19328 740 3.8 624 3.2 19320 781 4.0 608 3.1 18266 799 4.4 603 3.3 17776 739 4.2 597 3.4 18527 712 3.8 581 3.1 18943 672 3.5 570 3.0 17336 702 4.0 567 3.3 18242 713 3.9 567 3.1 15387 749 4.9 567 3.7 18696 705 3.8 553 3.0 17117 681 4.0 521 3.0 17355 670 3.9 519 3.0

HIGHLAND H FARMS MOWREYS SPRUCELAWN LONDONDALE FARM MITCHELLS DAIRY FARM HIGHLAND H FARMS DAN RAYBUCK DAN KELLER WINGARD DAIRY FARM D & L FARM SMITH OAK FARM PINE VALLEY FARM KNAPP BROTHERS FARM WINDFALL RUN FARM

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

49.7 121.6 61.3 86.2 15.4 13.1 19.1 38.5 47.5 133.1 43.9 120.7 44.3

29675 1034 3.5 920 3.1 26174 931 3.6 820 3.1 25382 964 3.8 781 3.1 24824 913 3.7 775 3.1 20979 996 4.7 757 3.6 23378 872 3.7 745 3.2 24486 995 4.1 742 3.0 21616 761 3.5 696 3.2 21461 779 3.6 673 3.1 20523 726 3.5 646 3.1 20270 754 3.7 646 3.2 20545 811 3.9 645 3.1 18896 758 4.0 607 3.2

ERIE

FRANKLIN

JEFFERSON

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

4.0 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.9

3.8 3.8 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.2 3.9 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.7 4.1 3.7 4.1

807 801 758 746 621 564

3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1

23817 25846 24667 23814 18436 18005

PAUL SWANSON V BELL FARMS PIERRE PONTZER

B H H H X H

782 778 756 722

36.9 114.9 53.5 99.7 53.7 37.3

ELK

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

H H H H

744 726 726 708 704 679 678 670 663 638 625 621 603 597 584 577 549 549 544 520

3.4 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.1

3.1 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.4 3.2 3.2

HERD OWNER LAUREL VALLEY DAIRY HARVESTORE HILL FARM PARADISE ACRES

LACKAWANNA GEORGE YEDINAK PAUL MANNING

LAWRENCE

ROBIN & JOHN THOMPSON LEFTMAC FARM PAUL LAWRENCE CAMPRUN HOLSTEIN HILLMAR FARM TROTACRE FARM HENRY FARMS MARTINHOLM FARMS TROTACRE FARM

LUZERNE

SCOTT RINEHIMER C K TROXELL FARMS

LYCOMING

BENJAMIN MCCARTY ED+CHRISKITZMILLER MICHAEL & LARRY FRY BRYNN BOWER FANTASYFOUND HOLSTEINS LOST BROOK FARM INC.

MCKEAN

DETRICKS FARM SYN TANN THREE MILES DAIRY JAMES & JUDITH LARSON NEAL D GORDON JAMES & JUDITH LARSON

MERCER

CINDA L GANDER CANON DAIRY PAUL J CRITCHLOW DALE L KEPNER CLAN CAMPBELL J. D. PHILSON HILLVIEW ACRES DEWAYNE & BILL COULTER IRISHTOWN ACRES J. D. PHILSON DANE YEAGER WILLOW BROOK FARM SALLY + GARY OAKES LENGEL BROTHERS HILLVIEW ACRES GUERN

MONTOUR

SAMUEL + ADA BYLER MELVIN & LOVINA HOSTETLER

NORTHAMPTON VALKIES REG HOLSTEINS KLEIN FARMS JUNIPERDALE FARM RALPH HAHN EXCELSIOR FARMFLECK BREWER FARMS REDMAPL SPRING FARM THALER FARMS BREWERS JERSEYS JOHN BOCKO JOAN A WILLIAMS MACK FARMS KLEINTOP FARMS

TYPE TEST

B R COW E E YEARS D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

DHI-AP H 28.1 DHI-AP J 67.9 DHIR-AP G 45.8

18175 15596 16880

697 3.8 566 3.1 767 4.9 564 3.6 737 4.4 541 3.2

DHIR H 55.7 DHI-AP H 79.6

21981 18006

945 4.3 663 3.0 682 3.8 538 3.0

50.2 61.3 63.7 124.4 64.8 109.8 42.5 221.4 57.8

24154 24943 24267 22537 22995 21282 19455 19827 16032

923 904 851 793 833 734 735 714 689

DHI-AP H 76.8 DHI-AP H 188.5

23278 23180

909 3.9 723 3.1 832 3.6 694 3.0

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

H H H H H H X H G

3.8 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.8 3.6 4.3

766 765 743 707 687 658 594 580 528

3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3X 3.1 2.9 3.3 3X

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

H H H H H H

44.3 67.2 81.1 41.4 133.4 147.7

23864 19745 19629 19207 18687 18867

878 793 875 826 712 733

3.7 4.0 4.5 4.3 3.8 3.9

712 622 610 608 585 568

3.0 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.0

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

H W H H H X

47.5 55.1 54.6 88.1 39.9 46.4

23411 23069 20780 21499 20057 16537

890 804 785 771 752 698

3.8 3.5 3.8 3.6 3.7 4.2

731 707 659 656 627 575

3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.5

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

H H H H H H H H J J X X H H G

51.3 124.3 124.9 121.6 68.0 37.7 101.4 146.7 494.1 25.3 20.3 68.9 32.3 97.0 10.3

26181 25425 25197 24745 22740 21132 20358 18950 15763 16700 17054 16876 16859 15503 14317

845 973 896 926 889 780 740 747 791 760 700 670 628 596 655

3.2 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.9 5.0 4.6 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.8 4.6

786 773 752 742 722 654 631 610 595 580 550 534 517 508 506

3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.8 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.5

DHI-AP H 53.6 DHI-AP H 62.1

22827 16440

870 3.8 692 3.0 661 4.0 505 3.1

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

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

97.7 60.3 61.9 81.3 98.0 100.4 100.8 165.9 17.0 52.2 112.5 26.5 120.9

28748 1130 3.9 847 2.9 26273 992 3.8 825 3.1 23054 1173 5.1 716 3.1 22362 861 3.9 704 3.1 22916 814 3.6 699 3.1 23314 881 3.8 697 3.0 21697 859 4.0 677 3.1 21993 836 3.8 671 3.1 18541 907 4.9 671 3.6 19246 750 3.9 582 3.0 18377 712 3.9 563 3.1 18240 622 3.4 546 3.0 17190 679 3.9 529 3.1

ROGER+RHODA LENT DHI-APCS BRUBAKERS DAIRY FARM DHI-AP JOHNCAROL FOWLER # DHI-AP RISSER, DAVID & NELSA DHI-AP CADY FARMS DHI-AP THOMPSON, DONALD & CATHY DHIR-AP RON+CANDY COONEY DHIRAPCS J J FARMS # DHI-APCS ROWN FARMS DHI-AP LEON AND CATHY TICE DHI-AP KURT KOSA DHIR-AP

H H H H H H H H H H J

61.0 116.4 61.6 109.7 89.3 60.9 52.6 60.2 68.3 61.3 78.6

24221 23956 23079 21784 22057 20960 21039 21236 17590 17745 15510

LLOYD & DENISE PEASE RANSOMED RANSOMDAIRY WALKER FARMS KEITH BRANT COTTRELL BROTHERS HARVATINE FARMS EMPET FARMS KENNETH S. GESFORD REUBEN EVERITT JOHN CASTROGIOVANNI R M SHIPSKY & SONS JOE VALENTINE DONALD POTTER EMPET FARMS JO AM SAN DAIRY ROBERT JOHNSON HAROLD & NANCY SHAY DONALD C ROBBINS JON ANN FARMS

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

62.8 101.2 66.6 86.4 61.9 107.6 94.0 49.6 34.0 121.6 56.9 34.1 54.0 14.8 55.2 60.4 64.0 48.8 38.8

28022 1080 3.9 913 3.3 24484 930 3.8 790 3.2 26318 965 3.7 786 3.0 25154 967 3.8 781 3.1 24956 954 3.8 771 3.1 24316 785 3.2 749 3.1 23932 891 3.7 744 3.1 23499 908 3.9 731 3.1 22760 863 3.8 723 3.2 23959 840 3.5 722 3.0 22152 799 3.6 692 3.1 23140 832 3.6 675 2.9 21368 827 3.9 658 3.1 18262 878 4.8 639 3.5 20589 728 3.5 609 3.0 19451 769 4.0 600 3.1 17749 733 4.1 572 3.2 18281 688 3.8 570 3.1 17689 672 3.8 549 3.1

POTTER

SUSQUEHANNA

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

874 807 784 837 827 833 766 789 708 679 718

3.6 3.4 3.4 3.8 3.7 4.0 3.6 3.7 4.0 3.8 4.6

734 716 712 678 671 656 651 648 558 548 536

3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.5

3X 3X

3X

3X

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VALLEYSEND FARM PENNDELL FARMS PINE HOLLOW FARM STRINGERS SAND RIDGE BROOK WAY HOLSTEINS TODD AND LISA WOOMER MURMAC FARMS PENN STATE UNIVERSITY DAVID HOUSER KENNETH C GEPHART VALLEY WIDE FARM GLEN AND LOIS MILLER RAS HOLSTEINS CARL& DIANE HOMAN CARL R GATES PAUL HARTLE TI GLO FARM ROD AND TIM BRUSS JONATHAN GLICK HAAGEN FARM DOUGLAS P VONADA REESES DAIRYHILL BARBARA ROSSMAN CLAUDE HOMAN STEPHEN L MUNDRICK TOM AND LORI HARTLE SCOTT E SWARTZ BREEZY FARMS BREEZY FARMS FISHER FARMS MELLOTTS FARM ORE BANK ACRES ORE BANK ACRES FETTEROLF FARM NITTANY SPRINGS FARM MELLOTTS FARM LORI D. BROWN HAROLD.E.HARPSTER TONY &SAPRINA HARTER CLAUDE NYMAN

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

Top 40 Herds For August

For Records Processed Through DRMS Raleigh 800.496.3344 • www.dairyone.com HERD OWNER CRAIG ROBERTSON

TIOGA

BISHCROFT FARM KEN MARTIN MARK HALTEMAN SHERMAN HENRY&KELLY CARL K ZIMMERMAN

UNION

FLOYD MARTIN BUFF RUN ALLEN & LINDA WEHR GARY B. HOFFMASTER COW COMFORT INN DAIRY LOCUSTRIDGE FARM AMOS M STOLTZFUS GEORGE & JOHN HAUCK SPRUCE RUN FARM DALE L.METZLER

TYPE TEST

B R COW E E YEARS D

DHI-AP H 46.9 DHI-APCS DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

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

849.0 70.0 51.9 122.4 51.9 62.6 53.9 68.2 101.9 80.2 64.1 69.3 120.5 51.7 94.4

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

16325

648 4.0 524 3.2

25418 23517 23407 22148 19185

886 844 781 782 696

3.5 3.6 3.3 3.5 3.6

758 693 689 668 591

3.0 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1

30712 1176 3.8 938 3.1 3X 28486 1106 3.9 878 3.1 26604 932 3.5 796 3.0 25138 927 3.7 794 3.2 25614 975 3.8 781 3.0 3X 23910 945 4.0 733 3.1 23581 850 3.6 697 3.0 22645 814 3.6 689 3.0 22843 903 4.0 688 3.0 21552 808 3.7 687 3.2

HERD OWNER

TYPE TEST

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

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

3.6 3.7 3.9 4.7 4.5

IVAN NOLT VERNON MARTIN HILL CRAFT FARM COW COMFORT INN DAIRY COW COMFORT INN DAIRY

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

53.4 37.4 62.8 176.0 47.0

21904 21471 21540 18485 18675

778 792 848 869 843

DICKMAR FARMS

DHI-AP H 158.3

24407

802 3.3 759 3.1

MITCHHILL DAIRYFARM

DHI-AP H 61.3

20813

826 4.0 656 3.2

KURTIS MESSENGER

DHI-AP X 24.4

23954

887 3.7 768 3.2 3X

JARED LINDELL

DHI-AP H 132.3

24536

890 3.6 755 3.1 3X

PINE TON FARMS

DHI-AP H 284.7

22571

861 3.8 703 3.1

MARTHA BEARDSLEY

DHI-AP H 46.5

21715

804 3.7 687 3.2

RANDELL FARM

DHI-AP H 110.8

21946

792 3.6 680 3.1

LINDELL FARMS LLC

DHI-AP H 328.9

21636

819 3.8 659 3.0 3X

KEVIN LONG

DHI-AP H 58.6

19708

757 3.8 607 3.1

CONNEATTEE WEST

DHI-AP H 95.9

16404

629 3.8 536 3.3

VENANGO WARREN

H H H X J

RHA MILK

678 665 651 632 630

3.1 3.1 3.0 3.4 3X 3.4 3X

HERD OWNER FOGGY MEADOWS FARM JAMES LEOFSKY

WAYNE

ROWE BROS HIGHLAND FARMS JACK AND ELLA CHYLE KEV & GERARDA BURLEIGH N GARY KRAVETSKY CHYLE LAND DAIRY ROCK RIDGE FARM DAVID & SHEILA BANICKY DON STILES TRI NON FARMS D ELLIS DIX CARL A ROBINSON # JOHN A PAWLOSKI

WYOMING

HIRKEY BROTHERS SHADOW PRACTICE2 DAIRY

B R COW E E YEARS D

TYPE TEST

DHI-AP H 97.8 DHI-AP H 43.6 DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP DHIR-AP DHI-AP DHI-AP

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

79.8 95.6 41.3 48.4 54.9 90.1 80.8 58.6 43.7 74.5 49.7 56.1 38.8

DHI-AP H 42.3 DHI-AP H 136.0

RHA MILK

17292 16654

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

636 3.7 533 3.1 637 3.8 507 3.0

29737 1288 4.3 875 2.9 24815 1135 4.6 790 3.2 24342 901 3.7 750 3.1 24330 926 3.8 736 3.0 22459 818 3.6 693 3.1 18068 829 4.6 632 3.5 20622 816 4.0 632 3.1 20454 816 4.0 627 3.1 18800 733 3.9 609 3.2 20323 787 3.9 605 3.0 19044 729 3.8 575 3.0 17563 709 4.0 545 3.1 16849 639 3.8 507 3.0 18373 21913

679 3.7 595 3.2 835 3.8 675 3.1

World Dairy Expo offers continuing educational credits

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World Dairy Expo has become well respected as an elite dairy cattle show, and also as a source for tapping into the latest research and cutting-edge technologies for the dairy industry. Many of the Expo Seminars, as well as, the Dairy Forage Tool Box Seminars qualify attendees for continuing education credits.

The American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS) and the American Association of

Veterinary State Boards’ (AASVB) Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE) are issuing additional credits for their members who attend the seminars.

All 15 of the Expo Seminars and the Dairy Forage Tool Box Seminars are qualified for one continuing education credit for ARPAS members. In addition, the Expo Seminar series is qualified for the RACE program credits. Members of ARPAS and

AASVB will want to take advantage of these continuing education opportunities by attending World Dairy Expo.

2011 Expo Seminar topics include Livestock Gross Margin (LGM) for dairy, genomics testing, communicating with consumers, robotic milking, calf nutrition, feed costs, somatic cell counts and carbon emissions. The Expo Seminars will be held each day, Tuesday through Saturday, in

the Mendota 2 meeting room in the Exhibition Hall.

The Dairy Forage Tool Box Seminars topics feature improving forage harvest; corn silage fermentation time and starch digestibility; forage feeding in top-producing herds; fallgrown oat option; minimizing bunker/bag

silage losses; feed cost benefits of reducing greenhouse gases; and capitalizing on forages to reduce purchased corn and soybeans.

These seminars will be presented on stage in the east end of the Arena Building where attendees may also view the winning forage samples on display.

World Dairy Expo takes place at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, WI. “Around the World of Dairy in 5 Days” is the theme for the 2011 show scheduled for Oct. 4 through Oct. 8. For more information, contact World Dairy Expo at 608-2246455 or visit www.worlddairyexpo.com.

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FINGER LAKES DAIRY SERVICE Warsaw, NY 585-786-0177

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Foundation for the future offers affordable risk management tools to dairy farmers of all sizes Dairy farmers of all sizes will benefit from the risk management opportunities featured in the Foundation for the Future (FFTF) dairy policy program, designed by the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), and drafted into legislative form by Representative Collin Peterson (D-MN).

In particular, the Dairy Margin Protection Program (DMPP) pres-

ents farmers with the opportunity to insure up to 90 percent of their milk production against catastrophically low margins, due either to low milk prices, high feed costs, or the combination. Because the financial stability of dairy operations increasingly depends on margins, rather than milk prices, giving farmers a way to protect their operation’s

equity when margins are tight is a huge improvement over the status quo government safety net programs, which are solely focused on milk prices, according to NMPF. “It’s always being said that farmers are price takers, not price makers, but under this new safety net, dairy producers will have the option of making a smart investment to prepare

for the type of worstcase scenario like what we experienced in 2009,” said Doug Nuttelman, a dairy farmer from Stromsburg, NE, and a member of the NMPF task force that developed the DMPP. Nuttelman explained that the DMPP offers a Basic level of margin insurance at no cost to producers; all they will have to do is sign up for it, once the Foundation

for the Future program is implemented. Under the congressional draft, 75 percent of a farm’s milk production history will automatically be eligible for protection at $4 per hundredweight margin (defined as the gap between the allmilk price, and a national average of feed costs).

But the real opportunity for farmers comes under the Supplemental option of the DMPP, according to Nuttelman, because up to 90 percent of a farm’s production history can be insured in increments up to an additional $4/cwt. The cost of any optional, additional insurance will be shared between the USDA, and producers who elect for Supplemental coverage.

“This gives farms of all sizes the chance to indemnify themselves at a level up to eight dollars per hundredweight, meaning that if the milk price is $14, and feed costs are above $6 per hundred, the insurance program will pay them on all their production that particular month. Or, if milk prices are $20, and feed costs are above $12, they’ll get paid,” Nuttelman said.

If producers don’t want that level of protection, the Supplemental program offers a sliding scale of options, in 50 cent per hundredweight increments.

And the real attractiveness of this program to smaller-scale operators is that “the margin insurance program allows for risk management regardless of whether you produce 100,000 pounds of milk per month, or one million,” he said. “Many other types of private risk management tools require a minimum volume of milk in order to enter into a contract.

But the DMPP is open to everyone, large or small. This brings a new degree of protection to even the smallest dairies,” Nuttelman said.

He also noted that the DMPP is compatible with other risk management programs already in use, such as forward contracts. That type of program allows farmers to lock in a future price that may be attractive and profitable to them, whereas the DMPP allows producers to insure against an unattractive scenario where poor margins may bleed away their equity.

For Nuttelman, whose multigenerational Nebraska farm involves two sons, having insurance against equity loss “would make it easier for us to sit down with the banker, because if he sees that we are protected against the downside, both he and I can invest more confidently in the future of our farm.”

Top 40 Herds For August 800.496.3344 • www.dairyone.com TYPE TEST

HERD OWNER

CORTLAND

B R COW E YEARS E D

RHA MILK

FAT

% 3 % FAT PRO PRO X

NEW YORK

WHEY STREET DAIRY

DHI-APCS H 506.3

26395

935 3.5 801

DHI-AP H1100.4 DHI-AP H 1622 DHI-AP H 521.7

27730 24512 17721

977 3.5 840 3 3X 876 3.5 733 2.9 3X 663 3.7 508 2.8 3X

H 327.2 H 937.2 H 998.9 H1687.6

27139 26472 25887 24058

952 983 953 939

DHI-AP H 664.2

24849

888 3.5 735 2.9 3X

DHI-AP H 2485 DHI-AP H 91.6

27200 26808

956 3.5 810 2.9 3X 950 3.5 791 2.9 3X

MAPLE VIEW FARMS

DHI-APCS H1869.4

26599

968 3.6 791 2.9 3X

WOODY HILL FARM

DHI-APCS H1086.8

24636

970 3.9 771 3.1 3X

DHI-AP H2039.2

24175

879 3.6 736

ERIE

MAMMOSER FARMS EDEN MAMMOSER GERALD MAMMOSER FARMS ORGANIC

JEFFERSON

GILLIGAN JAMES &DEANNE HILL MICHAEL EASTMAN FARMS PORTERDALE FARMS INC

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

LIVINGSTON TODD GALTON

ONTARIO

WILLOW BEND FARM WILLOW BEND FARMS NEDROW

ST LAWRENCE WASHINGTON WYOMING

COVINGTON DAIRY

3.5 3.7 3.6 3.9

3 3X

829 3 805 3 795 3 719 2.9

3X 3X 3X 3X

3 3X

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For Records Processed through AgSource, Verona, WI

Cumberland County couple named All-American Dairy Show ‘Image Award’ winners

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Duane and Donna Duncan of Carlisle, Cumberland County, were named the winners of the 2011 All-American Dairy Show Image Award.

HARRISBURG, PA — Greig. “It’s because of Duane and Donna Dun- their long-term dedicacan of Carlisle, Cumber- tion that this show conland County, have been tinues to support meannamed the winners of ingful events and conthe 2011 All-American tests that draw hundreds Dairy Show Image of young dairy enthusiAward. Agriculture Sec- asts year after year.”

With wife Donna by his retary George Greig will present the award at the side, Duane served 45 show’s “got milk?”® ban- years as a Penn State quet on Tuesday, Sept. Agricultural Extension 20, at the Pennsylvania Educator in Adams and counties, Farm Show Complex Cumberland with 36 years spent as and Expo Center.

The Image Award is extension director in presented annually to an Cumberland County. He individual who has en- worked with local farm hanced the image of the families, developed youth All-American Dairy Show farm safety and therawith significant contribu- peutic horseback riding tions to its reputation, programs, and educated prestige and welfare. the non-farm public “Duane and Donna about agriculture. have been avid supportAlong with a local ers of the youth pro- dairyman, Duane was ingrams at the All-Ameri- strumental in starting can Dairy Show for more the 4-H and FFA Dairy than 50 years,” said Judging Forum at the

All-American Dairy Show. For 37 years, the contest annually hosts more than 250 students who evaluate seven classes of dairy cattle and compete in a management quiz. Donna has been a key partner in coordinating the contest and serving as a scorekeeper since the contest began.

Duane served as the secretary for the Pennsylvania Junior Dairy Show from 1972-1991, and continued to assist with the annual show that boasts between 700 and 1,000 entries each year.

Since 1980, he has served as treasurer of the Pennsylvania 4-H Horse Development Committee.

“Duane and Donna are a major part of the legacy of the Pennsylvania Junior Dairy Show,” said show president Dale Olver. “Their dedication to youth achievement and participation is evident through their gifts of time and leadership to these events.”

“This show and the judging contest are important for young people to understand the dairy industry and learn how milk gets put on the

table,” said Duane.

Donna added, “It’s rewarding to see the kids’ confidence grow, and to see those who win be so happy and proud.”

Most recently, Duane and Donna have supported the All-American Dairy Show Youth Showmanship Contest, coordinated by fellow Cumberland County resident and former Image Award winner Kathy Walton.

“Duane and Donna work as a team to enhance the activities of the All-American,” said Walton. “Their unselfish commitment to the youth shows, including the

state Junior Dairy Show, 4-H and FFA Judging Contest and Youth Showmanship Contest is what the Image Award acknowledges.”

“One of the nicest things about this award is that it is for both Donna and me, showing our partnership,” said Duane.

Established in 1993, the Image Award is the dairy show’s way of recognizing one of its own dedicated leaders. The winner is chosen through the Image Award Committee of the Pennsylvania Dairy and Allied Industries Association and

nominations are solicited from within the organization, the volunteers of the All-American Dairy Show and past awards winners.

Show week, Sept. 1722, also boasts 23 dairy shows with nearly 3,000 animals in six days with premiums for all exhibitors. The week caps off with the 55th Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Pageant, Saturday, Sept.

24, at the Camp Hill Radisson Hotel.

For more information about the All-American Dairy Show and the Premier National Junior Events, visit www.allamerican.state.pa.us.

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Freshmen and transfer students from Penn State’s departments of Dairy and Animal Science (DAS) and Poultry Science viewed first hand the diversity of Pennsylvania agriculture on the New Student Industry Tour during the first week of classes in August. The tour was an opportunity to meet farm managers, learn about career opportunities and get to know fellow students and professors in an informal setting.

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who give their time and allow us to visit their facilities. Students also benefit from meeting their classmates and faculty. It is really an outstanding day of education and fellowship.”

Tour hosts included: Dairy: Mercer Vu Farms Inc., Mercersburg Rick and Rod Hissong are the owners of Mercer Vu Farms. The farm has 1,750 mature cows, milking 1,500 through a double 28 herringbone parlor four times/day.

They raise over 1,600 replacements, and haul 45 million pounds of milk annually to Land O’Lakes.

Cows are housed in three four-row freestall bedded with recycled sand and flushed with recycled water. Production average is 28,500 lbs. with 3.6 percent fat and 3.1 percent protein. The Hissongs raise crops on over 2,000 acres of owned and rented land. Rick, the dairy manger, graduated from Penn State in 1993 and is the operations manager, overseeing the cropping enterprise, nutrient management and mechanical issues on the farm. Rod graduated in 1998 and is dairy manager, responsible for dairy herd, replacement program and employee management.

Beef: Gene Wingert Farm, St. Thomas The Wingerts operate a diversified 450-acre livestock and crop farm with help from son Jere and grandson Nicholas. They maintain a herd of 80 crossbred brood cows and finish 650 market hogs on a contract basis.

Using very little grain in feeding the beef herd, they use a forage-based program of excellent pasture and hay. The breeding program is based on the production of “Club Calves” utilizing the best sires available through the artificial insemination industry.

Equine: Chapman Reining Horses, Millerstown Owned by Dutch Chapman, the farm is in a friendly agricultural community. Chapman has ridden to and coached his clients and assistant trainers to more than 60 NRHA topten finishes and 45 world and reserve world championships. Chap-

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Dr. Terry Etherton, Head of the Department of Dairy and Animal Science, said, “The annual tour has become an important part of welcoming students new to the University Park Campus, helping them interact with each other and faculty members while learning about student activities and potential careers. The tour offers them an outstanding overview of Pennsylvania agriculture, and it has proven to be a great way for them to begin the first week of classes.”

Morgan Heller, Lebanon, said, “The tour was beneficial — it was nice to be in a more relaxed environment to get to know professors and advisors and learn about student clubs. I appreciated seeing ag-related businesses and farms in the area. And I met many students who I’ll see in classes and clubs.

It was well-rounded, and we saw many aspects of agriculture.” Heller’s primary interest is in the equine industry, but she appreciated seeing other areas of agriculture.

Lindsay Royer, Elizabethtown, said, “It definitely opened my eyes to different aspects of the ag industry. It was so fascinating to hear how the horses are trained, what they eat and how they are handled. To actually see them work and practice their show skills was amazing — definitely something I am not used to.” Her first love is dairy, so, not surprisingly, she found the dairy farm the most interesting part of the tour.

“I miss my cows so much! It was so comforting to see some cows when I was feeling homesick!”

Royer concluded, “It was such a great welcome to the college, and made me even more excited to join as many clubs as possible just so I can be as much a part of the College of Ag as possible.”

Tour organizer Jana Peters, Animal Sciences Advising Coordinator, said, “The tour is especially valuable because more and more students are coming to DAS with non-farm backgrounds.

This gives them the chance to see the diversity of Pennsylvania agriculture, and they learn so much from the successful professionals

The National Dairy Producers Organization Board calls for an immediate five percent decrease in milk production On Aug. 25, the Board of Directors of the National Dairy Producers Organization Inc., announced an urgent nationwide call for dairy producers to immediately decrease their milk production to help sustain profitable prices for milk.

Bob Krucker, who serves on the board, wrote that the “National Dairy Producers Organization Inc. calls upon all dairy producers whose milk goes into making Class III inventoried products to voluntarily reduce their milk production by five percent.”

In his statement, Krucker quoted over a billion pounds of cheese in inventory.

“With cheese inventories rising and the price of cheese plummeting, clearly the supply of

milk exceeds profitable demand,” he noted.

In their foremost commitment to producer profitability, the National Dairy Producers Organization, Inc. released the statement in hopes that producers will work together to regain market control. As Krucker notes, “When dairy producers choose to be milk supply regulators they will become milk price regulators and will become profitable.”

The National Dairy Producers Organization Inc. stands firmly in a unified effort to secure a nationwide production and supply management program. Earlier this year, they proposed the Dairy Industry Stabilization and Sustainability Act of 2011 (DISSA), in alliance with their mis-

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Companion Animal Industry: Centre County PAWS, State College Centre County PAWS is a local, volunteerbased organization and animal shelter, committed to finding homes for cats and dogs, educating citizens on responsible pet ownership, providing spay/neuter assistance, and ending pet overpopulation. They are a noneuthanasia, membersupported, volunteer-enabled organization dedicated to the Promotion of Animal Welfare and Safety. Shelter Supervisor Lisa Bahr gave students a tour of the modern dog and cat kennels, visiting areas, and low-cost spay-neuter surgical suite.

Lunch was sponsored for the group by AgChoice Farm Credit.

Loan Officer Doug Koontz of the Cumberland Valley AgChoice office gave students an overview of career opportunities within AgChoice.

Dr. Cory Meyers, DVM of Mid-Maryland Dairy Veterinary Associates, and

Penn State graduate, talked with the students about potential careers in veterinary medicine.

sion. Their stated efforts will not abate until U.S. dairy producers regain profitability and achieve long-term sus-

tainability for producers nationwide and all of the industry.

“Milk will not be worth what it costs to

make so long as supply exceeds profitable demand,” Krucker said.

But in the attempts to suppress the supply,

the arranged plan will be used to stabilize the industry and once again increase the value of milk.

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Reforms of federal order dairy pricing system, featured in Foundation for the Future package, to simplify milk pricing

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Past attempts to reform — and simplify — federal regulations affecting dairy pricing have achieved mixed results at best, but the changes included in the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF)’s Foundation for the Future (FFTF) program represent a once-in-a-generation opportunity to make major improvements, NMPF said.

Reforming the current complex milk pricing system is one of the key elements of FFTF, along with providing a better margin-focused, farmlevel safety net, and a means of temporarily adjusting milk production when conditions warrant.

But revamping the Federal Milk Marketing Order system “is perhaps the most daunting, because the current structure is difficult to alter unless comprehensive and specific adjustments are written into legislation,” said Dave Fuhrmann, President of Foremost Farms USA, a dairy cooperative based in Baraboo, WI. Fuhrmann chaired a NMPF committee that

developed the Federal Order improvements featured in the FFTF package.

Under the proposal that NMPF has helped to design, and which has been drafted into legislative form by Representative Collin Peterson (DMN), the U.S. Department of Agriculture will no longer specify a monthly minimum price for four classes of milk, derived from a weekly price survey of dairy commodities.

Instead, the system will feature just two classes: one for fluid milk, and another for manufactured products.

This will “allow the discovery of a true, competitive market price for milk, rather than a price derived from an unwieldy and divisive formula-based approach,” Fuhrmann said, noting that the current endproduct pricing formulas, featuring make allowances for manufacturers, will be eliminated. This change, along with the elimination of the Dairy Product Price Support System, “will significantly enhance the

ability of the U.S. to grow export markets over the long term.”

Reducing the system to two classes not only simplifies things, it will also reduce price volatility, because more milk is moving in response to the same prices and adjusts supply and demand more quickly and more consistently, according to Fuhrmann.

The FFTF proposal maintains a minimum price for fluid milk, using the “higher of” feature in the current system, to help maximize the return to dairy producers for bottled milk sales.

Current Class I differentials in the ten Federal Order areas are also maintained as they are, as is the overall geographic structure of the Federal Order regions.

Farmers in states like California, which are governed by a state pricing system, would not be impacted by the changes to the federal system.

Some farmers have expressed concern that the proposed change to a competitive pricing system will not mandate component pricing, fea-

turing a regulated minimum value for the protein in their milk.

However, “producers and cooperatives will still be able to negotiate for components values in their milk, since the proposal doesn’t preclude the use of component pricing, particularly when the plant buying the milk places an im-

portance on protein for their products,” Fuhrmann said.

Fuhrmann noted that those who are calling for the complete elimination of any type of milk marketing orders “have to realize that dairy farmers support Federal orders.

We’re taking great strides in reforming it, but we’re not looking to

end the system entirely,” he said.

There is still widespread support for the beneficial aspects of Federal Milk Marketing Orders, including the fact that they help enhance the bargaining power of producers, and help balance supplies of milk to ensure adequate fluid milk for bottling.

Agricultural Management Resources Group welcomes new staff member specializing in Feedwatch Support ITHACA, NY — The Agricultural Management Resources (AMR) group at Dairy One is pleased to announce the addition of Kevin Streeter to the staff as an Applications Support Specialist. Kevin grew up on a custom heifer-raising operation in central New York and graduated from Cornell University in 2005 with a B.S. in Animal Science. While in school, Kevin worked as a herdsman and an AI technician.

Since graduation, Kevin worked as a nutritionist for a feed company in Vermont and for a

veterinary school in the Caribbean. For the past two and a half years, Kevin worked as a nutritionist, and he is also part-owner of his family farm with 60 cows that are milked with a Lely Robotic Milker. He also raises heifers on his farm, with 200 head on feed.

As Applications Support Specialist for the AMR group, Kevin will be supporting Feedwatch, with a focus on feeding and feed management.

He is currently traveling and meeting current Feedwatch customers. If you have any questions,

Kevin Streeter has joined the Dairy One's Agricultural Management Resources staff as an Applications Support Specialist.

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