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“The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace.” ~ Numbers 6:24-26

New barns for the New Year feature ‘cow comfort’

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by Elizabeth A. Tomlin How much of a difference does cow comfort make?

This is the question that was addressed by the Mohawk Valley Progressive Herd Group on their recent tour of two new barns in Montgomery County, NY. The group is led and advised by CCE Central NY Dairy and Field Crops Team, Area Dairy Management Specialist David R. Balbian — who organized the meeting and barn tour, and advised the attendees on cow comfort.

The first barn visited was Russ Kelly’s GlenVue Dairy Farm, near Fultonville, NY. The new, 6-row, freestall barn was designed with cow comfort in mind. GlenVue is currently milking about 425 cows.

“We knew for several years that we needed additional space for the milking herd as well as the young stock,” said Kelly. “In 2008 we started planning for milking herd housing that would provide for increased cow comfort and would allow us to adapt existing buildings for young stock.”

Features in GlenVue’s new barn include sand-bedded stalls, 14-foot sidewall with curtains for ventilation, fans for air movement, rubber belting on the feed alley floors, security cameras, and plenty of lights.

“The building contractor took about six weeks to build the barn,” Kelly

said. “Most of the interior work — concrete, installation of the free stalls, gates, lighting and plumbing — was done with existing on-farm labor.”

Headlocks, which allow the cows access to their feed, also allow the option of locking up the cow for breeding, vet work, or other needs.

Kelly reports an increase in milk production of 6-7 pounds of milk per cow, “mainly from a more comfortable cow and increased feed intake.”

He also reports a far less production drop in the extreme summer conditions compared to the old barn quarters.

Kelly says that the cost was about $2200 per stall.

“My advice to anyone planning an expansion and building project,” Kelly said, “is to visit and talk with as many people as possible, learn from their mistakes and successes.” He advises new barn builders to “pick your site with the future in mind!”

The second new barn visited was Dykeman & Sons, also near Fultonville, NY. Ray Dykeman led the tour of their new 4-row, freestall barn, which was also designed with cow comfort in mind.

“We milk 950 cows at the Town of Glen facility, and 350 cows at a leased farm in Worcester, Otsego County, NY,” Dykeman said.

Their barn was built by Hos-Cot

Dairy farmer Bruce Matis (left) of Fort Plain, NY, listens as Russ Kelly shares information about the effect 'cow comfort' has had in his new barn at GlenVue Farm, Fultonville, NY, during a Mohawk Valley Progressive Herd Group barn tour.

Photos by Elizabeth A. Tomlin

Ray Dykeman (center) of Dykeman & Sons, Fultonville, NY, shows their new barn and explains the advantage of using sand as bedding in free-stalls for cow comfort and to decrease lameness.

builders and took a few months to build. “Hos-Cot builders knows how to build barns for cows,” Dykeman stated. “These buildings are not cheap, but we have these barns built in such a manner that we are hoping they are still operational 20 years from now.”

Dykeman says that the main thing when building a new barn, “is to build it for the cows. Make the cow as comfortable as possible,” he advised.

Dykeman’s features sand in the free stalls, which he admits is not always readily available. “Plenty of feed and water, plenty of fans — and a water soaking system for cooling them down in the summer, and rubber on the parts of the floor where they will be standing for a long time,” are features Dykeman advocates. He uses as an example of cow comfort the feeding area where the cows stand to eat. “If given a choice a cow would much rather be in a comfortable barn, than she would be outside,” he explained.

“In the summer time it’s much cooler and they are shaded from the sun. In the wintertime they are protected from the elements of winter.”

Dykeman says a happy and comfortable cow will help pay for the added costs of the barn.

“Cows produce better if they are physically and psychologically comfortable and unstressed,” agreed Balbian. “Choices in stabling and management affect both the health and performance of cows and the profit of the farm.”

Balbian also points out that longevity of the cow is greatly affected by the comfort of her surroundings. Cow behavior and disease can be accurate gauges of cow comfort.

Diseases related to comfort include lameness, hock or neck injury and mastitis, as well as other serious maladies.

Observations of cow behaviors while they are at rest, eating, walking or simply occupying stalls will provide information about their level of comfort.

Interactions between cows and their caregivers should be kept positive — leading to a productive herd.

Overcrowding and slippery floors cause injuries.

Lameness in cows is proven to cause less milk production and should be dealt with immediately and correctly. It is recommended to train one of your employees to treat and handle lame cows as part of their normal work routine.

“Strawberry lesions” on cow’s hocks may be from abrasion in stalls that need more bedding. Sand is considered to be the best source of bedding as it conforms to the cow’s body, allowing proper weight distribution and reducing pressure points. Sand also provides excellent footing and minimizes bacteria growth.

It is noted that if cows are comfortable in their stalls, they will lie down for approximately 60 percent of the day, seldom perching or idly standing.

They will primarily be eating, drinking, milking, and laying down.

A stall with an open forward space where the cow is able to rise and lie down with normal, flowing motion is ideal. It should provide space for all normal resting positions and cows should be able to get up, as they would out in a pasture. There should be no hazards to cause injuries, pain or frustration.

Cow and stall cleanliness are desirable features.

If cows are not comfortable in their stalls they will stand more frequently, causing poor blood circulation in their feet, which will likely increase laminitis.

“This is not an easy business today and I only see it becoming more challenging going forward,” Dykeman said.

Roy Dykeman and Pete Bunker started the Progressive Herd Group with Dave Balbian’s help.

“I believe the more of us that stick together and share ideas the more viable we become,” Dykeman said.

For more information on the Mohawk Valley Progressive Herd Group, contact Dave Balbian at 518312-3592 or e-mail: drb23@cornell.edu

Spotted Wing Drosophila — Medfly of the East

by Sanne Kure-Jensen The small fruit fly, Spotted Wing Drosophila, attacks healthy fruit just as it begins to color or ripen and has been found across New England in 2011. SWD larvae, secondary insects and fungi then develop and devastate ripening fruit, making them unsalable and inedible. Nearly 50 growers and vineyard managers recently attended a presentation given by Dr. Richard Cowles of the Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station (CAES) called “Spotted Wing Drosophila Update and Importance for Small Fruit Growers.”

Cowles said, “New England agriculture offers conditions perfectly suited to this pest.”

There are small diversified farms with multiple fruits all season long.

Many farms have hedgerows of native and invasive shrubs offering extended season fruit and winter habitat.

Favorites include brambles, wild strawberries and pokeweed, each very common on farms as well as in neighboring wild areas.

Burial and composting of fruit pumice is not an effective control technique so wineries and other producers are urged to cover crop

waste with plastic and solarize them in midsummer and when conditions permit.

Threat The SWD may have about seven generations per year in the Northeast, with about 10 days per generation during peak activity.

Females lay about 10 eggs per day from April through November. This is a 50-fold increase every 10 days. To prevent a population explosion and control the population, 98-99 percent control must be maintained. This pattern makes developing pesticide resistance likely so a varied treatment plan is recommended.

Originally from Southeast Asia, Japan and Korea, scientists have projected the likely zones where SWD is adapted and will easily overwinter and thrive as the entire eastern half of the U.S. as well as a narrow band along the West Coast.

The SWD was first sighted in California in 2008. It quickly spread to Oregon, Washington and Florida by 2009. It is estimated to have caused one-half billion dollars of losses annually in West Coast states.

By 2010 SWD was found in Utah, Michigan, Louisiana, Georgia,

South and North Carolina. In 2011 SWD had spread up the remaining East Coast aided by the Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. Previous work in Japan and the Pacific Northwest has found the following cultivated fruits are at risk from the SWD: apples, Asian pears, blackberries, blueberries, boysenberries, cherries, kiwi, elderberry, figs, grapes, Italian prunes, mulberries, nectarines, peaches, persimmons, plumcots, satyma plums, raspberries, strawberries and tomatoes (especially split fruit).

Heather Faubert of the University of Rhode Island and Chris Maier of CAES have found these wild or ornamental plants to host SWD: American pokeweed, autumn olive, beach plum, climbing nightshade, crabapple, fox grape, Japanese yew, Kousa dogwood, porcelain berry and seaside rose, giving added incentives to remove the invasive species.

Monitor Cowles recommends monitoring for SWD with baited traps, which can be homemade or purchased. If making traps, a red band over the top two-thirds of the container increases effectiveness.

Since the SWD overwinters as adults, it may be possible to trap them on warm winter days reducing the spring population. Cowles recommends keeping traps out year-round or as temperatures indicate.

Prevention Blueberries may be protected with fine netting (0.98 mm opening or less). Cowles suggests treating the netting with pyrethroids and to pick and remove all overripe fruit. It is important to allow native pollinators, bumblebees and honeybees to complete their work before installing the netting, and to enclose bees within the netting if pollination is still required for crops.

Treatment Options Cowles provided an overview of conventional approaches tested in other states.

These methods involve spraying in the fruit zone just as the fruit begin to change color; there is no need to spray the whole plant canopy. Apply a full spray of malathion, pyrethroid, spinosyn or dinotefuran per label directions. Be sure to follow Days to Harvest precautions. Alternate row spraying and a 50 foot border spray can be effective. Repeat applications should be made at five to seven day intervals per label directions.

Organic operations have only one approved and effective treatment (spinosyn insecticides)

and complete reliance on this class of insecticides risks rapid resistance development. Rotating active ingredients, diligent sanitation and exclusion netting are their best hopes of control.

The USDA is working with parasitic wasps, some of which are native. It will be some time before quantities of the wasp grow to effective numbers. Cowles said a fungus would be the most likely biological control to be effective because fungi can increase so rapidly; this is being researched. A Beauveria bassiana strain, effective on some flies, is currently allowed in animal operations but is not yet approved for use with fruit crops.

Research Continues When fruit flies’ feet ‘taste’ something sweet, a feeding response is triggered. Cowles and other researchers will be testing sweetened (sugar, molasses or artificial sweeteners) pesticide treatments for increased effectiveness.

This approach may allow the use of lower chemical concentrations. Cowles discussed using 20 pounds of sugar, corn syrup or molasses dissolved in warm water in a 50 gallon sprayer with lower pesticide concentration then normal; a fine mist sprayer will also reduce pesticide needs saving growers money.

Dr. Richard Cowles of the Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station presents options for controlling the Spotted Wing Drosophila to a group of nearly 50 growers and vineyard managers who attended a recent presentation on the invasive fruit fly.

Photos by Sanne Kure-Jensen Other treatment approaches are being tested. Boric acid has been effective in laboratory tests and could be used in bait stations.

Red sticky traps using sugar -laced, vinegar based bait should also be effective, but need to be tested. Using artificial sweetener rather than traditional sugar would reduce the risk of sooty mold and does not provide calories to the fruit flies.

Another option is use of desiccant dusts.

Cowles pointed out that a dry dislodgable dust is more effective than material stuck to plant surfaces applied through conventional wet sprays.

Spanish-Speaking employees have a lot to learn at the 2012 Expo acquainted with other employees from across the state, let them learn more about the science of agriculture and enjoy a break away from the farm during January 2012. Vegetable, field crop, and orchard farms are by their nature very work intensive and therefore need a well-trained and dedicated workforce to guarantee the highest quality products for their customers.

So are you committed to growing vegetable, field, and fruit products with a well-trained labor force? If you are, send your Spanish-speaking employees to be trained in the fundamentals of vegetable and fruit production in New York state.

Spanish Session 1 “Work Smarter, Not Harder” Thursday, Jan. 26, Room 3 8:30 a.m. Anuncios y Firma Para Obtener Créditos (Announcements and DEC credit sign-up) — Mario Miranda Sazo, CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Program; 8:35 a.m. Entendiendo la Poda de Arboles Frutales (Understanding Pruning of Fruit Trees) — Terence Robinson, Cornell University;

9:15 a.m.

Buenas Prácticas Agrícolas (Good Agricultural Practices) — Steve McKay, Cornell University; 10 a.m. ¿Qué Hay de Nuevo con la Industria?

(What's New From Industry?); 10:10 a.m. ¿Cómo el Ambiente en el Invernadero Afecta las Enfermedades de Vegetales? (How Greenhouse Environment Affects Vegetable Diseases?) — Judson Reid, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program; 10:50 a.m. Costos de Producción en Arboles Frutales ¿Qué Hemos Aprendido? (Fruit Production Costs — What We Have Learned?) — Karina Gallardo, Washington State University; and 11:30 a.m. Adjourn and Visit Trade Show.

Spanish Session 2 “Work Smarter, Not Harder” Thursday, Jan. 26, Room 3 12:30 p.m. Anuncios y Firma Para Obtener Créditos (Announcements and DEC credit sign-up) — Mario Miranda Sazo, CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Program; 12:35 p.m. Póda de Arboles de

Manzanos en Vertical Axe y Tall Spindle (Pruning of Vertical Axe and Tall Spindle Apple Trees) — Terence Robinson, Cornell University; 1 p.m. Entendiendo el Ciclo de Vida de Un Arbol Frutal (Understanding the Life Cycle of A Fruit Tree) — Mario Miranda Sazo, CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Program; 1:25 p.m. ¿Qué Hay de Nuevo con la Industria?

(What's New From Industry?); 1:35 p.m. Marketing de Frutas y Vegetales (Marketing of Fruits and Vegetables) — Sandra Cuellar-Healey, Cornell University; 2:00 p.m. Como Planificarse Para Una Emergencia (Emergency Planning) — Mary Jo Dudley, Cornell University; and 2:30 p.m. Adjourn to trade show ice cream social.

For more information about the 2012 EXPO, contact the NYS Vegetable Growers Association at 315-986-9320, or e-mail Jeanette Marvin, executive secretary and expo director, at jmarvin@rochester.rr.com. Check out the Expo online at www.nysvga.org.

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M. Miranda Sazo (Fruit Extension Specialist, CCE Lake Ontario Fruit Program) and ten Spanish-speaking employees from Mexico as photographed after finishing a Honeycrisp harvest at an orchard located in Alton, Wayne County, NY on Sept. 21 2011.

The big news this year is that the 2012 Empire State Fruit and Vegetable Expo and Direct Marketing Conference will include for the first time two Spanish educational sessions on Thursday Jan. 26, at the Oncenter in Syracuse, NY. These sessions are focused around the theme of “Work Smarter, Not Harder” and will provide DEC credits for those attending one or both sessions. Major topics will cover the fundamentals of plant physiology, pruning, production economics, marketing, good agricultural practices, plant pathology, and emergency planning. The Spanish program will be taught by six fluent Spanish speakers — five from Cornell University and one invited economist from Washington State University.

We encourage you to train your Spanish-speaking employees, get them

Should Farmers Invest in IRA’s to Save Income Taxes?

by Peter Callan, Extension Agent, Farm Business Management, Northern District USDA estimates average net cash income for farm businesses is projected to be $82,800 in 2011, nearly 17 percent above the 2010 estimate of $71,000. With prices expected to approach record levels for major crops and some livestock, farmers are anticipating high income tax liabilities when they file their 2011 tax returns.

Farmers have routinely prepaid operating expenses (seed, fertilizer, chemical, feed etc.) and purchased new equipment as a means of reducing their tax liabilities. Historically, farmers have reinvested in their businesses with little thought of diversifying their investments into nonfarm assets. An Individual Retirement Account (IRA) is a savings plan that provides the taxpayer (farmer) with tax advantages for setting aside money for retirement and diversifies investments.

There are two types of IRAs for retirement saving. Traditional IRAs are funded with before-tax contributions and the Roth IRAs are funded with after-tax contributions. A taxpayer can open and make a contribution to a traditional IRA and/or a Roth IRA if the taxpayer (or if filing a joint return, their spouse), receives taxable compensation (e.g. earned income - wages, salaries, commissions, self-employment income – net earnings from schedule F or C) during the year. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has stated that the following types of income are not considered compensation: earnings and profits from property (e.g. rental income), interest and divi-

dend income, pension or annuity income and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) payments reported on Form 1040SE, line 1b. A taxpayer whose age is more than age 70 1/2 years by Dec. 31, 2011 cannot make a contribution to a traditional IRA. Regardless of the age of the taxpayer, contributions can be made to a Roth IRA. Contributions to traditional and Roth IRAs can be made at any time during the year and up to the due date for filing a tax return for that year, not including extensions. For tax year 2011, contributions must be made by April 17, 2012.

The amount contributed to an IRA is based on the amount of taxable income received by the taxpayer during the year. In 2011, the maximum contribution for a traditional IRA and Roth IRA is the lesser of $5,000 or 100 percent earned income ($6,000 age 50 or older).

For example, a farmer with $4,000 in earned income (net schedule F after depreciation) would be limited to a maximum contribution of $4,000 to an IRA. The maximum contribution to a spousal traditional or Roth IRA (for a spouse with little or no earned income in 2011) is the lesser of $5,000 or 100 percent of combined earned income ($6,000 age 50 or older). A taxpayer may contribute 100 percent of earned income to either a traditional IRA, a Roth IRA, or split between both types of IRAs up to the annual contribution limit.

The benefit of a traditional IRA is that the contributions are tax-deductible in the year that the taxpayer makes the contribution. For example, the taxable

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Table 1. Future Value of a $5,000 Investment in an Interest Bearing Account

Years 5 10 20 30 40

2% $5,520.40 $6,094.97 $7,429.74 $9,056.81 $11,040.20

Interest Rates 4% 6% 8% 10% $6,083.26 $6,691.13 $7,346.64 $8,052.55 $7,401.22 $8,954.24 $10,794.62 $12,968.71 $10,955.62 $16,035.68 $23,304.79 $33,637.50 $16,216.99 $28,717.46 $50,313.28 $87,247.01 $24,005.10 $51,428.59 $108,622.61 $226,296.28

income for a couple is $90,000 in 2011 and each spouse contributes $5,000 in a traditional IRA. They will be able to deduct the contributions from their income taxes. Thus they will pay tax on $80,000 in income to the IRS. Assuming that the couple is in the marginal 25 percent tax bracket (Federal) and their IRA contributions are $10,000, they will save $2,500 in Federal income taxes in 2011. The earnings generated by a traditional IRA are tax differed. The tax deductible contributions and earnings are taxable as ordinary income when they are withdrawn from the account after age 59 1/2. The IRS will assess a 10 percent early withdrawal penalty for distributions made before the farmer reaches age 59 1/2 from the IRA. Like traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs offer tax-deferred earnings. Earnings grow tax-free. There is no tax upon withdrawal, so long as the taxpayer held the account for at least five years and is over the age of 59 1/2. Contributions to a Roth IRA are never tax deductible. The taxpayer must have earned income equal to or greater than their contribution. In order to contribute to a Roth IRA, their Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) must be below certain income levels, e.g. $177,000 for married filing jointly or qualifying widow(er) in 2011.

Withdrawals of earnings in a Roth IRA prior to age 59? are generally subject to ordinary income taxes and an additional 10 percent penalty.

IRA contributions can be used to purchase a variety of investments (stocks, bonds, certificates of deposits etc.) which are sold by banks, insurance companies, brokers and mutual funds.

Tax advisors, loan officers and friends are excellent sources of references to find an investment advisor who will help the farmers meet their goals and risk tolerance. Frequently, investment advisors will discuss the topic of compound interest (return) with their clients in making a plan to invest IRA contributions.

Compound interest occurs when interest is earned on a principal sum along with any accumulated interest on that sum. In other words, you earn interest on interest. Time magnifies the effects of compounding. Thus, you will make more money the longer your investment is able to work for you.

Table 1 illustrates the impact of compound interest rates on the future value of a $5,000 deposit to an interest bearing account. Example: $5,000 invested today could increase in value ten-fold if invested for 30 years at 8 percent.

IRA accounts provide farmers the opportunity to diversify and invest in income- producing assets (e.g. certificates of deposit, mutual funds etc.), and not depend entirely on their farm assets for retirement income. Farmers who make IRA contributions early in their careers are afforded the opportunity to reap major increases in the value of their contributions through the impact of compound interest. Income tax savings may occur in either the current tax year or when withdrawn during the retirement years. For more information on IRA’s, see IRS publication 590 (www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p590.pdf) or contact your tax advisor.

Source: Farm Business Management Update, DecemberJanuary 2011

2012 Madison County Crop Congress set Jan. 11 in Cazenovia The 2012 Madison County Crop Congress is scheduled for Jan. 11 in Cazenovia, NY, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

Once again, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Madison County and Empire Tractor are teaming up to present the Annual Madison County Crop Congress. The day long meeting gives central New York crop and dairy farmers the opportunity to update themselves on new diseases, insects, legislation, and products available.

This year, topics will include nitrogen management, new corn diseases in New York State, insect migration and

IPM management to name a few.

Cornell specialists, researchers and DEC specialists will be on hand to present the discussions and attendants will have the opportunity to have their questions answered. Discussion is encouraged.

Pesticide recertification credits have been applied for and it is anticipated that 2.5 credits will be awarded. Remember to bring pesticide licenses. Preregistration is required. Please call 315-655-8146 to make a reservation by Jan. 6, 2012.For more information contact CCE of Madison County at 315-684-3001 ext: 106.

On the Cover IRA accounts provide farmers the opportunity to diversify and invest in income- producing assets (e.g. certificates of deposit, mutual funds etc.), and not depend entirely on their farm assets for retirement income.

Center Stage for Crop Insurance in 2012

by Stephen Wagner When people and groups get together to learn about Crop Insurance, not much changes from year to year, at least not in the northeastern U.S. The 12th Annual Crop Insurance Conference held at the PA Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg was no exception. Two factors made the difference at this year’s presentation — Crop insurance will be a key ingredient in the 2012 Farm Bill; and highly destructive weather this past summer and fall amply illustrated the wisdom of having such an important asset.

Pennsylvania Ag Secretary George Greig opened the conference by noting the effects of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, recent droughts, an earthquake over the summer, and then rhetorically asked “When are the locusts coming?”

Crop Insurance success ratios vary from one part of the country to another. As much as the northeast, particularly Pennsylvania, would like to be able to tout a 75-to-80 percent crop insurance enrollment, the more realistic figure of 25-to-30 percent has been hovering at that level for years. “It’s true that crop insurance enrollment is 75-80 percent in the midwest grain producing states,” says Greig. “In Pennsylvania, because many producers diversify (a form of risk management), some self insure and others don’t insure at all because they never did, so our levels of enrollment are lower. Another reason levels are different here is because we have a lot of specialty crops, and there are often no, or inadequate, policies for these producers. Crop insurance is no longer a luxury item but has become an essential cost of doing business.”

The seminar’s first speaker was Dr. Keith Collins, a former USDA economist, whose presentations are nothing less than brilliant. His charts and maps include everything from a crop moisture index to ongoing insurance agent commission issues. He refers to crop insurance as the core of the future safety net. I later caught up with him by phone and said that I do

not remember crop insurance as ever being a major factor in any farm bill.

Why is it this time around? Because “it has never had this much attention in a Farm Bill,” said Collins. Crop insurance has always been dealt with in its own legislation. It is authorized by legislation called the Federal Crop Insurance Act. Periodically, that act has been rewritten, independent of the Farm Bill. There have always been some amendments in the act, made in farm bills, but they were more marginal changes. This time around, though, it’s quite a bit different, and there are probably several reasons for that. “One reason is that crop insurance has become a very big program,” Collins said. “In past years and past farm bills it was a small program. Farm programs were bigger in terms of dollar spending.... For the first time that I can recall, ever, the expected spending on crop insurance is larger than the expected spending on farm programs.”

“The second reason is that, in thinking about what they wanted out of the next farm bill, most farm groups said that crop insurance was the most essential program for them. We started to hear that in the summer of 2010 when the House Agriculture Committee started holding hearings. I think what happened is that some organizations were starting to realize that there were going to be substantial cuts in farm programs, and that some farm programs might go away. They had to prioritize what it is that they wanted. And they decided that crop insurance was probably the most essential tool for them.”

“The focus on risk management, the size of the program because there are a lot of dollars involved in it, and the value of the program to farmers in terms of helping them when they have had a bad year — those are all reasons why there’s a focus on crop insurance.”

APH [Actual Production History] is essential to the program. As the program evolved 20 years ago, farmers insured their yields. Yields for farms were measured by their APH which is a

10-year average of their past years.

When revenue policies began in the late 1990s, then it became an expected price times their APH which was the expected revenue that was insured.

There have been concerns about APH. The concept has been criticized by farmers who say it’s lower than what their true expected yield is, Also, when you have three or four years in a row of poor yields due to weather cycles in some areas of the country, the APH goes down, which means the level of insurance coverage goes down.

Farmers are always looking for ways to improve APH levels.

Within the past several weeks, the Risk Management Agency announced a new program called Trend Adjusted Yield. What it allows a farmer to do is to adjust his APH upward if they live in a county where the average yield is increasing. They have developed a mechanism where they can take that county trend increase and adjust their own APH increase. It will be used for the first time in the crops planted in Spring 2012. “I think it will prove to be a very popular program,” said Collins.

Unfortunately, Pennsylvania is not eligible for that program. It’s a proposal that was made by the Illinois corn industry. Under the Crop Insurance Act, any private entity can propose a new product to be sold in crop insurance. They have to propose it to the board of directors of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation and that proposal is either voted in or out. “The Illinois folks came in and proposed that, not for every state, as a pilot program,” Collins said. “Why they did not include PA I have no idea. It was approved by the FCIC board, and will be a pilot program for three years.

After that, it might be extended to more states. It might possibly be extended to more states while it’s a pilot program if it looks like it’s performing well, so you won’t have to wait the full three years. PA may or may not end up in there.”

Premium Rate Methodology has gone partially into effect for 2012 planted crops, according to Collins. This began

Dr. Keith Collins, a former USDA economist, refers to crop insurance as the core of the future safety net.

Photo by Stephen Wagner as a focus for what was going on in the Midwest, which had low losses for most of the last decade. Midwestern growers have been petitioning the Department of Agriculture to take a hard look at the premium rate levels.

They argue that with low losses premium rates should come down because that’s what a premium rate is. It’s supposed to equal the expected losses. So RMA conducted a study in 2010 on the current rating method, a study that recommended some changes. “They paid some contractors to see if they could address the recommendations,” Collins said. “According to RMA data it lowers the national average corn premium rate by about 7 percent; and the soybean premium rate by about 9 percent. In the Midwest it’s actually bigger. Iowa, for example, goes down about 13 percent; Illinois about 12 percent for corn. The RMA estimate for Pennsylvania is that the corn premium rate will go up 3 percent. This reflects the loss experience in the Midwest over the past 20 years which has been a lot better in states like Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Minnesota than it has been in Pennsylvania.”

Boosting Workforce Productivity — B. Erven - General Session – Tuesday, Jan. 24, 8:45 a.m., Ballroom East Workforce productivity has a direct impact on the bottom line success of a business. What at first may appear to be primarily a worker issue is in fact a critical management challenge. This topic would focus on three aspects of workforce productivity: (1) Background steps to workforce productivity, (2) Human resource management practices that enhance workforce productivity and (3) Monitoring workforce productivity to identify needed changes. Examples of background steps include: defining expectations for each position, building a worker-supportive organizational culture, building a strong team of supervisors, and designing a positive work

environment. Examples of human resource management practices that enhance workforce productivity include: hiring the “right” people, wellplanned orientation and training of new employees, removing barriers to motivation, putting motivators in place, providing performance feedback and practicing two-way communication. Monitoring workforce productivity includes: (1) collecting productivity data that allows identification of developing problems, (2) seeking feedback from employees and (3) making needed change.

Effective Delegation — B. Erven, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 12:30 p.m., Room 3 Delegation is a powerful management tool. Yet many managers believe that “doing it myself is easier, better and faster.” This session will lift up reasons why delegation is an impor-

tant way for managers to do both themselves and their employees a big favor. We will also discuss the necessary steps for success in delegation and practical guidelines for perfecting this important skill.

Using Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) — A. DeMarree, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 1:45 p.m. Room 3 A standard operating procedure is a check list of the steps in completing a specific job to the satisfaction of the employer. This session will cover several SOPs common in GAP food safety plans and other farm jobs. We will also discuss the use of SOPs in training employees. Handouts in this session could be used in your USDA GAP or Primus food safety plan.

Succeeding as a Supervisor — B. Erven, Tuesday, Jan 24. 3:30 p.m.

Room 3

This session emphasizes the skills, actions and step by step procedures necessary to be an effective supervisor. It will become clear why effective supervisors do much more than take charge and give orders. Special attention will be given to what changes when one becomes a supervisor and the importance of effective communication in carrying out supervisory responsibilities. Please consider sending employees assuming new supervisory responsibilities to this session.

Farmworker Perspectives on Worker Satisfaction — M.J. Dudley, Tuesday, Jan. 24 4:45 p.m. Room 3 The Cornell Farmworker program has surveyed New York farmworkers to better meet their needs. Find out what you can do as an employer to improve farmworker job satisfaction.

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Labor & Employee Sessions at the 2012 Fruit & Vegetable Expo on Tuesday, Jan. 24

Top five ethanol stories for 2011 WASHINGTON, D.C. — America’s ethanol industry has been in a state of rapid evolution since the beginning of 2000. Recordsetting production, policy development, and market expansion have all moved forward with dramatic speed and helped to create the world’s largest, most efficient, most cost effective renewable fuels industry.

However, developments in 2011 have set the stage for a new chapter in American ethanol history.

Here are the top five stories of 2011 as seen through the eyes of the Renewable Fuels Association.

1. EPA gives final approval to E15 for MY2001 and newer vehicles. For the first time ever, Americans driving conventional vehicles will be provided the opportunity to choose ethanol blends in excess of 10 percent. While a strong argument could be made for the end of the tax incentive as the year’s top story, the impact of an expanded market through E15 blends will have an exponentially greater im-

pact on the U.S. ethanol market than the temporary adjustment caused by the end of VEETC. 2. End of VEETC and the secondary tariff. Without protest, U.S. ethanol producers allowed the $0.45 per gallon tax incentive for ethanol blending to expire. The offsetting secondary tariff on imported ethanol will also expire. The domestic ethanol industry has evolved, policy has progressed, and the market has changed making now the right time for the incentive to expire. Ethanol producers never intended for the tax incentive to be permanent. Like all incentives, it was put in place to help build an industry and when successful, it should sunset. Unfortunately, the same mentality does not extend to century-old tax subsidies supporting 20th century petroleum technologies.

3. U.S. exports set all-time highs. As the U.S. worked to move beyond artificial barriers in the domestic market, new international markets emerged as opportunities

F UEL for domestic ethanol producers.

An estimated one billion gallons of denatured and undenatured ethanol — gallons never blended with gasoline or eligible for the tax incentive — were exported in 2011. Additionally, U.S. exports of ethanol feed co-products, largely distillers grains, also surged. An estimated 8-9 million metric tons of this high value livestock feed was exported in 2011.

4. Restarting the advanced and cellulosic ethanol engine. Weathering the economic collapse of 2008, advanced and cellulosic ethanol producers made big strides in 2011 to bring these promising technologies to commercial production. A number of advanced and cellulosic ethanol companies, including Abengoa, Coskata, and Mascoma are beginning construction on ethanol biorefineries that will expand America’s ability to fuel its economy with a broader range of renewable feedstocks. (An RFA side

note: The formation of the Advanced Ethanol Council in partnership with the RFA was a pivotal step forward in forcefully and effectively advocating for the accelerated commercialization of advanced and cellulosic ethanol technologies.)

5. Emergence of the integrated biorefinery model. Ethanol production is far more than fuel and feed. Today, approximately 40 percent of all ethanol facilities are capturing and selling corn oil.

An ever -increasing number of ethanol producers are also deploying technologies to produce proteins, biochemicals and other co-products that can further displace oil in marketplace. Anything made from oil can be made from biomass. It is matter of know-how and American ethanol producers are proving that it can be done and be done at scale.

It is these five developments that defined 2011 and are setting the stage for 2012 and beyond.

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Ethanol growth not leading to cropland expansion, new USDA report shows An in-depth analysis of U.S. land use patterns released Dec. 21 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows total cropland decreased by 34 million acres from 2002 to 2007, the lowest level since USDA began collecting this data in 1945. The USDA report also shows significant increases in forestland, grassland and rangeland during the five-year period. The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) said the new report is one more addition to the mounting body of evidence that proves increased ethanol production has not resulted in expansion of total U.S. cropland or a decline in grassland and forest.

“Using real data from the real world, this report from USDA shows yet again that U.S. cropland is not expanding in response to increased ethanol demand,” said RFA President Bob Dinneen.

“The report also shows

that forest and grassland increased dramatically during a period when ethanol production more than tripled. This is more proof that the wild predictions of ethanol causing cropland expansion and conversion of forest and grassland are just plain wrong.”

Meanwhile, the report shows land dedicated to urban areas and special-use areas (roads, industrial areas, rural residences, etc.) increased dramatically. “It is ironic that the land use debate has fixated on biofuels, when the actual culprit of land conversion has clearly been urban and suburban sprawl,” Dinneen said. “Subdivisions full of minimansions, big box stores, shopping malls, and parking lots are encroaching on productive farmland across the country.”

According to the authors, “Urban land acreage quadrupled from 1945 to 2007, in-

creasing at about twice the rate of population growth over this period. Land in urban areas was estimated at 61 million acres in 2007, up almost 2 percent since 2002 and 17 percent since 1990 (after adjusting the 1990 estimate for the new criteria used in the 2000 Census).”

The estimated acreage of grassland pasture and range increased by 27 million acres (almost 5 percent) between 2002 and 2007, while forestuse land increased 20

million acres (3 percent) from 2002 to 2007, “continuing a trend that became evident in 2002 and reversing an almost 50year downward trend.”

RFA encourages the policymakers and regulators responsible for penalizing crop-based biofuels for indirect land use change to take a close look at the new USDA report.

“There is simply no substitute for real data,” Dinneen said.

“Our renewable energy policies and regulations should be based

on what is actually happening on the ground, not on hypo-

thetical results from black box economic models.”

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Microbial master minds Earlier this year (as I write), my Texas contact e-mailed me an article titled “The genius of bacteria”. The article dealt with interesting research conducted at Israel’s Tel Aviv University over the last 20 years. So I’ll try to hit the article’s high spots and then make my own comments. For many decades IQ scores have been used to assess the intelligence of human beings. Now research scientists at this University have developed a “Social-IQ score” for bacteria — and it may lead to new antibiotics and powerful bacteria-based “green” pesticides for the agricultural industry. Tel Aviv University has developed an IQ test to assess and outsmart bacteria’s ‘social intelligence.’

An international team at that institution’s Department of Physics and Astronomy was led by Professor Eshel Ben-Jacob and his research student Alexandra Sirota-Madi. This team included researchers from Israel, Holland, Russia, and India. The team’s members believe that their results deepen science’s knowledge of the social capabilities of bacteria, one of the most prolific and important organisms on earth.

Quoting Professor BenJacob, “Bacteria are our worst enemies but they can also be our best friends. To better exploit their capabilities and to outsmart pathogenic

bacteria, we must realize their social intelligence.”

The international team was first to sequence the genome of certain members of pattern-forming bacteria belonging to the Paenibacillus genus.

This research began in the early 1990s, headed

by Professor Ben-Jacob and his collaborators.

(Collaborator is a sophisticated term meaning lackey graduate student; I once served as such a lackey at another university). While sequencing the genome, the team developed the first “Bacteria Social-IQ Score” and found that three members of Paenibacillus have the world’s highest Social-IQ (S-IQ) scores among all 500 genome-sequenced bacteria. The research was recently published in the journal BMC Genomics.

The impact of the team’s research is threefold. First, it shows just how “smart” bacteria can really be — a new set of ground rules that has just begun to be recognized by the modern science community. Second, it demonstrates bacteria’s high level of social intelligence, i.e., how bacteria work together to communicate and grow. Third, this research points out some potentially significant applications in medicine and agriculture.

These special Paenibacilli function in highly evolved communities.

Researchers looked at genes which allow the bacteria to communicate and process information about their environment, making decisions and synthesizing agents for defensive and offensive purposes. This research shows that bacteria are not simple solitary organisms, or “low level” entities, as earlier believed — they are highly social and evolved creatures. They consistently fake out the medical

community as they constantly develop strategies against the latest antibiotics. In first world nations, bacteria are one of the top three killers in hospitals today. One such creepy critter is MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus), about which I have written very recently.

The Tel Aviv study shows that everyday pathogenic bacteria are not so smart: their S-IQ score is just at the average level; the study doesn’t comment on MRSA’s S-IQ. But the social intelligence of many the Paenibacilli bacteria is at the “genius range”: if compared to human IQ scores it is about 60 points higher than the average IQ at 100. Armed with this kind of information on the social intelligence of bacteria, researchers will be better able to outsmart them, says Professor Ben-Jacob.

This information can also be directly applied in “green” agriculture or biological control, where bacteria’s advanced

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Composting & Manure Handling Costs of manure application and transport of the manure. For example, except for an external manure storage structure, loading is best done when animals are not present and thus limited to those time periods. Transportation can be time consuming depending on the distance traveled and the amount of water hauled in the manure. Land applying requires proper soil and plant conditions and specialized equipment.

Livestock manure is

either liquid, slurry or solid. Different types of manure will have different impacts on the cost of distribution. For example, solid manure can usually be hauled farther for less money because less water is being transported.

Liquid manure, because of its high water content, can’t be transported as far but low cost irrigation systems can be used to distribute it relatively inexpensively.

Because the dollar

cost of managing manure is so dependent on location, type of livestock, form of manure, availability of land, etc. no dollar estimate will be given in this page. The quickest way to get a cost estimate would be to contact a custom manure hauler and ask the price charged for different services.

Custom application Because much of the equipment used in manure application is unique to manure

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application, many livestock producers choose to not own the equipment but rather hire custom operators to handle their manure. Custom operators can lower the cost of manure management, relative to owner operated equipment, by spreading the cost of expensive equipment over more units.

Many custom operators can also apply the manure more quickly due to experience and because they have larger equipment or multiple pieces of equipment.

Because they work for many livestock producers, they may not be able to apply an individual’s manure at opportune times. This uncertainty of when the manure will be applied is a cost that needs to be taken into account. Contracting Certified Manure Haulers contains instructions for comparing custom hauling with producer hauling of manure.

Livestock manures are an excellent source of organic nutrients. However, they are generally more expensive to transport and land apply than more concentrated commercial fertilizers.

The cost of manure transport and distribution are critical to understand and manage in order to derive maximum value from manure. A research project completed in the late 1990’s includes this information. The actual costs presented may no longer be relevant but the conclusions are still valid.

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how manure is distributed. Hours could be converted to dollars but that would possibly obscure the management of these costs.

Factors influencing cost of manure management The three major activities that influence the cost of manure management are loading, transporting and land applying.

Each activity can require its own specialized equipment and can constrain the use

Most of the time, costs are reported in terms of dollars.

While reporting in terms of dollars is usually helpful, it is not the only metric for discussing costs. Any resource that is required to accomplish a task can be considered a cost. With this in mind, this article will discuss the cost of manure distribution in terms of dollars and time. The limiting resource, dollar cost or hours required, determines

Owens, New York Farm Bureau praise common sense USDA guidelines Congressman urged USDA to issue reasonable environmental

guidelines affecting New York family farms.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Bill Owens on Dec. 15 joined the New York Farm Bureau in praising new, commonsense guidelines from the USDA that affect nutrient and waste management in the

agriculture community. Earlier this year, Congressman Owens wrote to the USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack urging him to consider a practical approach to a rule that would dictate how farmers dispose of their nutrient waste.

“We are very pleased to see the USDA take

a rational approach in creating the guidelines for family farms regarding nutrient management,” said Owens. “I was happy to work with the New York Farm Bureau this year to address serious concerns their members had with the initial draft policy when it was released.”

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The original guideline created by the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) for “Nutrient Application Timing and Placement” did so without taking into account the already satisfactory rules and performance related to nutrient management in New York.

Most troubling in the original guideline was a section that almost banned manure spreading during the winter months.

“The strong grassroots activism of New York farmers and the hard work of our friends in government like Congressman Bill Owens clearly paid off in the revised Code

590 guidelines that were announced yesterday,” said Dean Norton, President of New York Farm Bureau.

“The NRCS heard the voices of our members and retreated from its position that the Federal Government should tell New York farmers how best to manage their land. New York already has the most progressive and rigorous standards for nutrient management in the country and I am very thankful that NRCS recognized this simple fact and now agrees with Congressman Owens and New York Farm Bureau that states need more regulatory flexibility.”

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Winter Production of Vegetable Crops in Upstate New York workshop Winter Production of Vegetable Crops in Upstate New York will be the subject of a workshop on Thursday, Jan. 12, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County, 480 North Main Street, Canandaigua, NY. Growing winter crops for direct or wholesale marketing can be profitable and practical, despite challenging weather conditions. Since winter is traditionally a slow time for produce farms, winter crops need to be balanced with other seasonal demands on

the farm and farmer.

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County and the Cornell Vegetable Program are hosting a special day-long workshop on winter vegetable production. Part-time and full-time farms interested in winter crop production can learn from Extension specialists Judson Reid and Robert Hadad, and experienced growers, including Jan van der Hyde of Bejo Seeds and Chaw Chang from Stick and Stone Farm.

Topics will include: • Crops that can be grown in winter

in New York • Scheduling to be successful with winter crops – when to direct sow seed, when to transplant • Quick tunnels – what works / what doesn’t with winter conditions • Heating / irrigation guidelines • Making the jump from winter crops as a sideline to a major part of farm income • Tips for managing the pace of winter farm work – do you need to go full bore in the growing season if you are also growing and marketing winter

crops?

This workshop is directed to smallscale and larger-scale vegetable growers (organic and conventional) throughout New York State.

Fee: $25 per person includes lunch, handouts, and expert advice on winter vegetable production.

Pre-registration is required by Jan. 10 by calling Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County at 585-3943977 x427 or e-mail Nancy Anderson with your full contact information to nea8@cornell.edu.

Crop Comments from A8 plant roots, helping the roots access nutrients; in exchange, the bacteria eat sugar exuded from the roots. (This is why many sustainable agronomic practices involve sugar or molasses as crop inputs.)

For that reason, bacteria are now applied in agriculture to increase productivity of plants and make them stronger against pests and disease. They can be used instead of fertilizer, and also against insects and fungi themselves. Knowing the Social-IQ score could help developers determine which bacteria are the most efficient.

“Thanks to the special

capabilities of our bacteria strain, it can be used by researchers globally to further investigate the social intelligence of bacteria,” says co-author Sirota-Madi. “When we can determine how smart they really are, we can use them as biotechnology factories and apply them optimally in agriculture.” (Author’s comment: very productive grad student lackeys can become co-authors… apparently, I was never that productive.)

In the productive category is my understanding of the basic formula for genetic progress, which appears in a textbook I borrowed from

my northern-most Madison County Internet spy. That textbook is Breeding and Improvement of Farm Animals (Rice, Andrews, Warwick, and Legates.

1970.

McGraw-Hill Book Co.). Four factors determine genetic progress. One of those factors is generation interval, the simplest of the four, so ignore the other three. The shorter the generation interval, the more rapid the possible genetic progress for the organism in question, be it animal, plant, or bacterium (which belongs to a third kingdom); MRSA has shown significant

genetic progress in developing its antibiotic resistance. Generation interval for most bacteria (and, for that matter, rumen microflora) is less than one hour, dependent on their environment’s temperature.

Compare that to bovines with an average generation interval of slightly less than 20,000 hours. Armed with the tool of tiny generation intervals, bad bacteria stand well-poised to multiply their evil. Accepting that bacteria possess a type of IQ should prompt more scientists to understand the

“mindset” of these microbes. Such understanding will help us to combat, or… better yet… hopefully enlist these tiny organisms to our service.

Speaking of human IQ, I’m sure I was tested at some point, but nobody ever told me what the score was. I always figured that it wasn’t too high, because if it was a high value, my parents would have told me I wasn’t living up to it.

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JANUARY 3-4-5, 2012

A View from Hickory Heights

by Ann Swanson Coping with Changes “If I have to explain, you won’t understand.” ~ Harley Davidson Co. As 2011 slips away and 2012 enters it is time to remember, then to move on. I got to thinking about some of the things that we take for granted. Do you currently have a phone book? That might just be history in the coming years. That does cause me to wonder how businesses will cope. I use the yellow pages a lot to find services that I need from time to time.

Today nearly everyone communicates by cell phone. Although my children updated my technology for my birthday, a cell phone only works if it is turned on. There are times that I simply do not have it on so I

miss calls. Youngsters today would not know what to do with a rotary dial phone much less one of those wooden box models that mounts on the wall. Yes, communication has changed.

Then, there is mail delivery. We got mail twice a day during the Christmas season and also on Sunday while I was growing up. The Internet has changed the way people do business. Few people send greetings through the U.S. Postal Service any more. The Post Office is suffering. Of course you realize that the Postal System is run by the federal government. Anything that the government gets its fingers into has a lot of waste. Federal employees get benefits that other employers are unable to offer.

Cuts are on the horizon. Even bills and statements are now offered on-line.

There is something old-fashioned enough about me that I still like a paper statement to track my transactions. If I get a bill via e-mail I have to print it for my records so that takes paper and ink. The company may save, but I pay the price. I definitely do not want all of my banking statements coming to me on-line. If the electric goes off I lose some important paper work.

Speaking of the electric, for the most part the service is better than it used to be when I first moved to the country. Early on the power went out at the drop of a hat.

When it went out we could count on it being out quite a while.

Last week we experienced a day when the power was out for two separate stretches. I have mixed reactions to power outages. I definitely like the qui-

et that it offers, but on the other hand it brings inconveniences. I lit my oil lamps, turned on the gas fireplace, and managed quite nicely through a four hour outage and another three hour outage.

My grandparents would be lost if they walked into my office.

All of the electronics would baffle them. Oh how I wish we had computers though when grandpa was around. He was hard of hearing. Telephone conversation was nearly impossible. I would have welcomed the opportunity to drop a note via email. I think we could have taught him how to at least do that much with the modern conveniences.

Even my kitchen holds things that were not part of life as I knew it when I was growing up. Grandma’s oven had a pilot light that had to be lit. She had a hand mixer, but many things were simply stirred with a wooden

spoon or mixed with an egg beater — the non-electric type.

When you needed something grated you did it by hand. I still have an old Mouli grater that I frequently use. If I make scalloped potatoes, it makes perfect slices.

If I make carrot salad another disc makes the perfect grated pieces. There is also a disk to grate nuts. I move the grater over the cake to distribute the nuts as I grate them.

When I make ham salad as I will do with some of the leftover ham, I take out the meat grinder. The hardest part of using that is finding a place to attach it. The grinder does a fine job of grinding the meat and pickle. Grilled ham salad sandwiches sound very good right now. Maybe that will be lunch!

Even television is a long cry from the broadcasts that I grew up with. We had three stations — and they were free! Today

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we pay a lot of money to get hundreds of channels, but still at times there is nothing good to watch. It seems that alternative lifestyles have taken over the airways. As far as I am concerned most of the comedy programs are not fit for children to watch let alone adults who should know better.

As I cooked and baked over the holidays I did most of my cooking from scratch.

If you cook from scratch you have control over all of the ingredients. When you read the packages for prepared foods you soon realize that many of the ingredients are not pronounceable. Excuse me, but I like to know what I am eating!

Although I did not grow up a country girl I am thoroughly entrenched in country ways. I enjoy food fresh from the garden or the farm. I enjoy cooking and baking from scratch. I enjoy the panorama that country living offers. I like to see nature going about its business right outside my window. It is a comfortable life style for me. I do not even mind getting snowed in! It means I change my plans for the day, but that is not always bad. I get a lot of creative things done and I enjoy my creative outlets.

I just scratched the surface of the changes that I have seen in my lifetime.

As you might have noticed there are some of the old ways that I cling to. As you ponder the end of one year and the beginning of another, remember what things were like when you grew up. May your memories bring you great pleasure.

Ann Swanson writes from her home in Russell, PA. Contact her at hickoryheights1@verizon.net

Ontario County CCE to kick-off Tractor Safety course The New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health will help kick off the 2012 4-H Tractor Safety course in Ontario County. Representatives will be presenting on Thursday, Jan. 26, at 7 p.m., at the Cooperative Extension Center at 480 North Main Street. The presentation is open to the public.

The topics of tractor and farm equipment safety, personal protective equipment, mechanical hazards, as well as farmstead safety will be covered in this interactive meeting. The Tractor Safety Course is offered in Ontario County once each year through the 4-H program to meet the requirements of the National Safe Tractor and Machinery Operation Program. The United States

Department of Labor regulations require this course for 14 and 15 year olds to be able to work for hire on a farm. These classes are open to all area youth. Any youth or adult interested in safety issues are encouraged to sign up as well.

The course will be held at the Cornell Cooperative Extension building at 480 North Main Street in Canandaigua, NY, on Thursday nights starting Jan. 26 and running through March 22. The driving portion of the course will take place on Saturday March 31.

Participants will be using the handbook published by Hazardous Occupations Safety Training in Agriculture, as well as videos and

The New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health will help kick off the 2012 4-H Tractor Safety course in Ontario County on Jan. 26.

Photo courtesy of Ontario County CCE instructor’s dialogue to personalize the more information and to register, coninstruction. Visits to area farm equip- tact Amy Morrisey, Ontario County 4ment dealers will also be included. The H educator at 585-394-3977x429 or cost for Ontario County residents is alm72@cornell.edu. $25 and non-residents is $35. For

4-H invites volunteers, members, and community support Take home a sweet 4H treat today.

JAMESTOWN, NY — Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County 4-H Office is now accepting applications for new leaders and new members.

4-H Is For You! We invite you to join us! 4-H is a group of youth between the ages of 9 and 19 who are interest-

ed in having fun while learning. 4-H Cloverbud Clubs are for youth between the ages of 5 and 8. 4-H is for the entire family: Moms, Dads, Brothers, Sisters and anyone else in your family. 4-H is not just for “farm” families, it’s for every family! 4-H is an international informal education program for youth taught by volun-

Broome County youth participates in Eastern National 4-H Horse Roundup and New York State on the Horse Judging Team for 2011. The team placed 11th overall.

Congratulations to all of the New York State 4-H youths who attended this event. These youths qualified to represent the state by competing at the county, regional, and state levels. They were all winners before they even left for this event; they are the best in New York State. The things that these youths learn in the qualifying process and from attending this national level event are skills that will serve them throughout their lifetime.

Jeannie Griffiths, Extension Horse Specialist says “the kids get on the bus… are not the same kids that get off the bus.” New York State is proud of each and every one of them.

Cooperative Extension 4H is a not-for-profit 501©3 and all donations are considered a charitable contribution.

Our Chautauqua County Cornell Cooperative Extension 4H works hard to provide

will be selling candy bars. Candy bars varieties include Crisped Rice, Milk Chocolate, and Caramel. To order your sweet treat for the holidays and help support the Chautauqua County 4-H youth programs, visit your nearest 4-H Club or stop by the Frank Bratt Ag Center in Jamestown or call 716664-9502 Ext. 214.

WNY Farm Show slated Feb. 2 and 3 The Western New York Farm Show will be held on Feb 2-3 at the Showplex on The Fairgrounds in Hamburg, NY. The Showplex is located in the northeast corner of The Fairgrounds at 5600 McKinley Parkway.

Western New York has outstanding agriculture. No other region in the United States has the variety and concentration of dairy, grape, apple, vegetable, potato, corn, wheat, soybean, livestock, equine, nursery stock, and maple. Western New York woodlands also produce some of the finest hardwood timber in the United States.

Western New York agriculture merits an indoor winter farm show all of its own.

The Western New York Farm Show will bring together thousands of outstanding farmers, agribusiness people, educators, and youth. This event is packed with exhibitors displaying cutting edge equipment, technologies, and

services; presenters giving educational workshops on pesticide application and awarding applicator points, energy, forest management; and more. You can also enter the skid steer rodeo, try your hand at WYRK’s ‘Wheel of Prizes’, and enjoy great food.

Join us for an event that will strengthen the Western New York agricultural community. Towards this end, all net proceeds from the show will go to support the next generation of leaders, local 4-H and FFA members.

The Western New York Farm Show will be held on Feb. 2 and 3. In 2011, Feb 2 had the most hyped winter storm in recent memory. Thousands of Western New York farmers braved the weather to attend an outstanding farm show in their own backyard. Come and see the best of agriculture at a Farm Show worthy of Western New York.

Admission and parking will be free.

Schuyler County 4-H Youth Development Showcase We got together on Dec. 20 to celebrate the successes of our 4-H youth.

Recognition for 4H members who have completed six hours or more of project based learning: • Emily & Caleb Johnson, Dane & Tanner Ort, Sarah & Danielle Teed, Simonne DeWalt.

Project learning spanned Robotics, Entomology, Animal Science, Fiber Sciences and

Citizenship.

Spirit and success recognition: • 4-H First Timer “Jack Rabbit” - Autumn Steel • New York State Fair Dog Grand Champion Kayla Grady • Wasp Watcher Team • Junior Team Leaders - Tanner Ort & Emily Johnson • Robotics FLL Servo Slammers #4903 Team • Chemung/Schuyler Horse Team Members:

Danielle & Sarah Teed and Amelia Stamp • New York State Fair Schuyler Teen Ambassadors: Emily Johnson and Dane Ort 4-H Good Luck and Fond Farewell: Emily Pazar (Magill University) and Sarah Teed (Cobleskill) Friend of 4-H: JoAnn Fratarcangelo, Schuyler County Youth Bureau Director was awarded our Friend of 4-H

Recognition, which recognizes collaborative spirit, dedication to improving the lives of all youth and sharing resources to expand program opportunities.

For more information on 4-H, please contact Roger Ort or Mel Schroeder, Cornell Cooperative Extension Schuyler County 4-H Program at 607-5357161 or email schuyler4h@cornell.edu.

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ITHACA, NY — Seventeen youths from New York State represented the New York State 4-H Horse Program at the Eastern National 4-H Horse Roundup held at the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE). The event is held in Louisville, KY, at the Kentucky State Fairgrounds.

There were over 300 4H youths from 25 states at the 2011 Eastern National 4-H Horse Roundup that is held at the North American International Livestock Exhibition (NAILE). For complete results visit the Eastern National 4H Roundup website at: www.4hroundup.com Congratulations to Alice Beardsley, from Whitney Point, NY, for her selection to represent Broome County

teer adults and teens. 4H is LEARNING, DOING, and GROWING! Opportunities are provided to learn by experiencing a variety of skills learning such as conservation, animal rearing, cooking, sewing, public speaking and much more. Youth may also build on skills through the local and State Fair, public presentations, and career exploration opportunities.

4-H receives private support at the local level. We invite you to join an existing club, or with an interested adult, create a new club. For more information on how to join 4-H, where our motto is to Make the Best Better, call 716664-9502 ext. 214 If you are not able to join 4-H and would like to support the Chautauqua County 4-H youth program you can contact our office and find out how you can help.

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positive youth development experiences for all the youth of Chautauqua County. You may have experienced the smiles of 4-H youth at the county fair, one of our other programs or at one of our various community service activities. Today you can help Chautauqua County 4-H in a sweet way!

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A Few Words

by Phoebe Hall

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Made it through 2011 Wow! We’ve almost made it through 2011, and as I stood out on my back porch, I watch as a blue heron is feeding out at the pond. I didn’t know they were around here this late in the season. Also, I hear a tractor in a distant field doing late fall tillage.

If I were to try to sum up this year, it would be quite difficult because of all the challenges we’ve had to face. But, I did receive a very nice letter today from a couple our age, who are still farming, it sums up 2011 very nicely.

It read; “Once again the weather rules the schedule as it was a real challenge with planting and harvesting — wet spring, hot and dry summer, wet late fall and first killing frost on Oct. 29 delaying soybean harvest and chopping corn silage. November turned warm and sunny so we played catch up, finishing the grain corn in late November, with good dry down.”

But when it comes

to all the chaos and troubles in the world, an elderly farmer’s wife gave us some very good advice.

“You can always pray!” And I agree!

In church, someone asked a retired dairy farmer who was born in 1909, if he had ever worked with horses. He looked up with a grin on his face and answered, “Sure did and I remember when I helped my grandfather work the fields with a team of horses.

I used a two section drag and always went barefoot.”

My father -in-law, who was born in 1900, related a similar story. He told us that when he was 12 years old, he would take two weeks off from school to help his dad work the orchards. He also used a two-section drag and loved to feel the cool spring dirt on his bare feet.

Our friend, SK, just sold his little 1939, John Deere ‘L’ after owning it for over 50 years. He told us that when the ‘L’ was introduced in the 1930’s its purpose

was to provide an economical replacement tractor for those farmers who were reluctant to put their horses out to pasture. It was considered a ‘two-horse team’ tractor. You were required to hand crank it, and mechanically raise and

lower the one bottom plow and the one row cultivator, because it lacked hydraulics.

We asked him if he missed his little ‘L’? He laughed and replied, “I missed it before the new owner from Texas pulled out the driveway with it.” His wife of 67 years jokingly re-

marked, “I wonder what he’s going to do with me now?” He smiled and replied, “Make her suffer another 67 years.”

I would like to close out 2011 and start 2012, with this beautiful benediction that was passed on to us, in the above letter:

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Today’s Marketing Objectives By: Melissa Piper Nelson Farm News Service News and views on agricultural marketing techniques.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained ~ evaluating new market opportunities Producers direct marketing to consumers have benefitted from a number of new selling

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nity presents itself, is it something that will align with how you currently operate your business, or does it take a sharp turn away from your comfort zone? If you enjoy spending a day a week as family time, will the new venture preclude you from doing so? Will it require you to change how you think about serving your customer base or require you to hand over sales responsibilities to others?

Many farm operations have written and are guided by a vision statement for the business. If a new opportunity is in direct conflict with that philosophical decision then it is possible that the new venture will either take you in an entirely new direction or put you in serious conflict with your established business premise.

Will it interfere or enhance your present operations? As enticing as new opportunities may be, you have to ask yourself how a new operation will affect what you are doing now. Will you be required to purchase new equipment?

Will your method of packaging and distribution change? Will you need to hire more employees — if so, how many and at what salary? Do you need to open another store or farmers’ market stand?

With new farmers’ markets opening almost daily, producers are encouraged to operate at several each week. The question is how to do this effectively without spreading your operation too thin.

When will the new operation pay for itself?

How long will be it before you begin making a profit from the venture and all your obligations are covered? The opportunity to make some quick cash or a little more profit is enticing, but you must consider when sales are more than cash flow and become actual profit. A new operation may look good on paper until you begin to outline the real costs of labor, equipment, harvesting, storage, transportation, marketing and time on the ground. Producers sometimes underestimate the all the costs involved with starting

new side ventures and then must pull-out of a marketing situation early or cover the costs by borrowing from another part of the business. You may have interns that can provide help during the summer, but what about the fall season when you might need to recruit regular employees to cover that your interns have done throughout the spring and summer. Labor issues are frequently the deciding factor in taking on new sales opportunities. Making an overall plan for labor distribution is extremely important for the flow of your business.

Ask your business team of employees, accountants, tax professionals and family members to contribute to discussions about new ventures. While you may feel a new opportunity is worthy of consideration and deployment, others may have differing opinions and show where challenges could present problems. Likewise, the team is also able to offer encouragement and suggest ways to take on sales situations that will profit the business in the long run.

Today producers are benefitting from many new types of direct sales methods, and these opportunities often are tempting ways to make a little more cash. Without considering how new ventures will affect others parts of the business, however, is a set-up for failure. While you may not need to do considerable and time-consuming studies, you should opt to review how new ventures impact your own business philosophy, what inputs you will need to have in place and how soon you will be able to achieve a positive return on your investment. These three elements will give you the ability to judge how a new or divergent operation will fit into your overall business plan.

In this case, doing the homework actually does pay!

The above infor mation is presented for educational purposes and should not be substituted for professional business and legal counseling.

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In marketing workshops, a primary question is still frequently asked by many producers. How do I know if a new venture will actually work for my operation?

Several key elements factor into the decision and more formal processes include time studies, advanced market research and sales projections. Before you launch into these elements three basic questions could provide a starting point to evaluate any new venture.

Does it fit into my personal philosophy of doing business? If a new type of selling opportu-

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Other options you can insure for are: Replant Payment

Prevented Planting - is any insurable cause of loss that keeps you out of the fields through the normal planting deadline, providing the cause is general in the area, and other requirements are met.

Contact a crop insurance agent to help you evaluate your risk exposure and your crop insurance options.

If you don’t have a crop insurance agent, look on the USDA Risk Management Agency website at their list: http://www3.rma.usda.gov/apps/agents/.

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Phase III of Flying Zee Dispersal to be held at Highcliff on Jan. 21 The third and final phase of the Flying Zee Dispersal at the farm in Delanson, NY, on Saturday, Jan. 21, will begin at 12 p.m. Included in the dispersal are the remaining broodmares, racehorses and weanlings from the estate of the late Carl Lizza.

A perennial leading owner in New York, Lizza’s Flying Zee Stable completed two phases of their dispersal in 2011 with Fasig-Tipton. Seth Gregory will be the auctioneer for the sale of 65 to 70 head in the Highcliff portion of the sale.

Gregory commented on the sale, “There are some very attractive offerings, including broodmares by War Chant, Lion Heart, Ghostzapper, Johannesburg, Point Given, Gulch, Wild

Again and Elusive Quality.” The sale should have attractions for many segments of the industry — including race, show, sport, and pleasure.

Highcliff Farm general manager and resident veterinarian, C. L ynwood O’Cain pointed out, “We have foals of 2011 by Freud, First Samurai, Nobiz Like Showbiz. Highcliff stallions Cosmonaut, Stonesider and Western Expression are also covering sires, in addition to recent Grade 1 sire Congaree, sire of Hollywood Starlet winner Killer Graces and Grade 2 winner Jeranimo.”

O’Cain added, “Mr. Lizza was an avid pedigree student and worked very hard building up these families. We feel

The Flying Zee horse dispersal sale in memory of Carl Lizza will be held at Highcliff Farm, Delanson, NY, on Jan. 21 at noon.

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breeders will be pleased with the offerings.”

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The balance sheet The balance sheet or statement of owner’s equity uses a stock concept to summarize the financial position of a business at a given point in time. The balance sheet details the assets and liabilities of the farm business. The balance sheet equation, “Assets minus liabilities equals owner’s equity,” shows the relationship between the assets of the business and the liabilities it is carrying. Owner’s equity is what would remain in the event the business was liquidated and all the debts paid at the point in time the statement was prepared.

A balance sheet is prepared in a standard format. This format is used to organize the assets according to the ease of converting each group of assets into cash and liabilities of the business according to the time required for repayment of each type of debt.

Once a business has prepared a balance sheet, ratios can be used to gauge the solvency and liquidity of the business. One can evaluate the solvency or liquidity of an individual business over time or compare it to industry standards using ratios. Solvency measures the long term

is considered to be financially sound from a solvency perspective.

Liquidity ratios Liquidity measures the ability of a business to meet its financial obligations in the short run.

Current assets are readily converted to cash.

Current liabilities must be paid within one year of the date the statement was prepared.

The current ratio shows the value of current assets available to service each dollar of current liabilities.

It is calculated by dividing the current assets by the current liabilities.

Current Assets ÷ Current Liabilities = Current Ratio A current ratio equal to one means there is exactly one dollar of current assets available to meet each dollar of current liabilities.

Working capital is a measure of the quickly available capital to meet short term obligations. It is the absolute value of liquid assets left after the current liabilities are met. It is calculated by subtracting the current liabilities from the current assets.

Current Assets – Current Liabilities = Working Capital Using the balance sheet, an owner can capture a financial snapshot of the business. This statement helps gauge the financial stability of the business both in the short and long run. A balance sheet is typically prepared at the end of each year. In agriculture, where cash is often short, comparing the balance sheet from the beginning and end of the year can help a farm owner to evaluate the change in the financial position of the business.

Ratios are used to help understand the relationship between assets and liabilities both in the long and short run.

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The ability of the business to service its debt in the short run is gauged by liquidity indicators.

Solvency ratios Debt to asset ratio shows the amount of debt the business is carrying for every dollar invested in the business. It is calculated by dividing the total debt by the total assets.

Total debt ÷ Total assets = Debt to asset ratio A debt to asset ratio of .30 means the business has thirty cents of debt for every dollar of assets it owns. This is a very stable business from a solvency perspective. If the debt to asset ratio climbs above .60, a business becomes more financially vulnerable. In this solvency situation, businesses generally have less financial flexibility to withstand a downturn in prices, a disease outbreak or crop failure.

The percent net worth quantifies the share of the assets an owner could expect to realize if the business were sold. Calculating percent net worth is a two-step process. First subtract total debt from total assets to determine the amount of net worth or owner’s equity. Then divide the owner’s equity by the total assets.

Step 1: Total assets – Total liabilities = Net worth Step 2: Net worth (also called owner’s equity) ÷ Total assets x 100 = Percent net worth or equity When the percent net worth is 40 percent, the owners of the business would have 40 cents left after all the debts were paid if it were sold out on the day the balance sheet was prepared. A business in this financial position needs to think about reducing debt to improve its financial flexibility. If the percent net worth is greater than 70 percent, the business

Dairy Checkoff unifies industry to drive 2011 sales, innovation

The dairy checkoff’s strategic partnerships and strategy of working with and through the industry continued to drive sales in 2011, as evidenced by targeted partnerships with industry leaders and the work of the checkoff-led Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy®.

The dairy checkoff continued to leverage dairy producer investments in the checkoff with others to grow category sales. In fact, $800 million of non-checkoff funds and resources is helping sell more dairy.

These efforts helped lead to an increase of 4.2 billion pounds of dairy sold for the 12 month period ending July 2011.

Much of the checkoff’s success is achieved through its business strategy of partnering with industry leaders, including McDonald’s® and Domino’s Pizza®.

“This year’s progress further validates that the checkoff business plan is on the right track,” said Vernon Horst, Pennsylvania dairy producer and chairman of Mid-Atlantic

Dairy Association, the local dairy checkoff organization. “We’re working with industry leaders in a collaborative effort and leveraging our resources that lead to a win-win scenario for producers, and the entire industry.”

Specific 2011 results included: Pizza strategy moves cheese. The checkoff continues to turn the pizza cheese category around with partners such as Domino’s that use and promote cheese as the critical ingredient for taste and quality. Domestic disappearance of “other than American cheese” (primarily mozzarella) was up 3.2 percent (representing nearly 2 billion additional pounds of milk) for the 12 months ending September, thanks in large part to the checkoff’s targeted partnerships that have revitalized the pizza category. Domino’s is growing cheese sales through its product innovation that use more cheese, carryout promotions with consumerfriendly pricing and its

kid-approved Domino’s® Smart Slice school pizza program that is now available in more than 300 U.S. districts.

• McDonald’s partnership grows sales. The third year of the checkoff’s partnership with McDonald’s resulted in more than 1 billion pounds of additional dairy sales. The chain continues to serve as a “dairy destination” at its 14,000-plus locations in the United States with the introduction of several new dairy-friendly menu items. This includes the availability of new fat-free, chocolate milk that McDonald’s will offer as the default beverage with all of its Happy Meals® by early 2012.

The success of its McCafe menu — including milk-based beverages and specialty coffees — has inspired other chains to focus on this business.

Also, the checkoff has six employees on site at McDonald’s corporate offices — the only product represented there — who provide dairy expertise and

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• Dairy Research Institute advances research goals. The Dairy Research Institute (DRI), founded by producers in 2010, focuses on a “more, bigger, faster” approach to nutrition, product and sustainability research and activation that drives innovation and grows sales.

DRI is working to build a $100 million research plan by 2013 that will be funded primarily through partnerships, leveraging non-checkoff funds. To date, the plan totals nearly $60 million, with research that reinforces dairy’s role in health and nutrition, versatility and functionality in food products, and demonstrating its contribution as a sustainable industry.

• FUTP 60 implemented in 70,000-plus schools. The checkoff’s in-school Fuel Up to Play 60 (FUTP 60) program

has been implemented in more than 70,000 schools nationwide to help protect dairy’s “freedom to operate” and reach the industry’s future consumers — youth. FUTP 60, done in partnership with the National Football League®, encourages students to consume nutrient-rich foods (including low-fat and fat-free dairy) and achieve at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day. FUTP 60 has earned recognition across the private and public sectors.

The USDA has joined the effort, and additional support has been achieved from the nation’s most respected health organizations and major corporations.

• Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy unifies industry. The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy unifies producer organizations, cooperatives, processors, manufacturers, and brands to collaborate and act on core producer priorities related to

health and wellness, consumer confidence, research and insights, sustainability, globalization, and food safety.

This includes a commitment by more than 200 companies and 800 industry professionals.

Some examples of success include an industry-funded food safety training program, consumer confidence messaging that was shared throughout the industry, sales-building consumer research that will help meet future demand, and an industry-wide approach to address issues such as flavored milk in schools and sodium levels in cheese.

• Crisis drills gain unprecedented industry and government engagement. The dairy checkoff has a “best in class” crisis preparedness system that is shared and implemented across the industry.

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“Even with an uptick in truck-involved fatalities in 2010, since the current rules went into effect in 2004, fatalities have fallen 29.9 percent, even as overall miles traveled for trucks has risen by tens of billions of miles,” said ATA Chairman Dan England, chairman of C.R. England, Salt Lake City. “No one can dispute these

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“This rule will put more truck traffic onto the roadways during morning rush hour, frustrate other motorists and increase the risk of crashes,” Graves said.

“By mandating drivers include two periods between 1 a.m. And 5 a.m. as part of a ‘restart’ period, FMCSA is assuring that every day as America is commuting to work, thousands of truck drivers will be joining them, creating additional and unnecessary congestion and putting motorists and those professional drivers at greater risk.

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“If there is a positive in this rule, it is the lengthy period of time before it becomes effective,” Graves said of the 18month delay in the rule’s compliance date. “This will give ATA time to consider legal options. And, by delaying implementation of this rule, the agency is acknowledging there is no safety crisis on our highways.”

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New year, new you!

Many people invest time and energy in losing weight after the holidays. If you’re one of them, the most important thing to remember is to adopt healthy habits that last.

Glenda Kinder, nutrition and health education specialist with University of Missouri Extension, suggests working on habits that result in both health benefits and weight loss. Weight-lossonly diets don’t work because they focus on avoiding forbidden foods, not on enjoying delicious, nutritious foods.

When making diet changes, keep it simple. Focus on making different choices and examine the types of food you typically eat. Instead of highly processed foods made from white flour, look for ways to eat more whole-grain foods. It’s never been easier to find a tasty, whole-grain product in breads, cereals, crackers and other grain foods.

One of the best ways to satisfy your appetite is to eat a lean, healthy protein at each meal. Healthy proteins like chicken or turkey breast, fish, lean red meat, whey protein and nonfat dairy can help you stay on your diet plan. For some meals, choose a vegetable protein like nuts, beans, tofu or edamame. In general, a protein serving should not be more than the size and thickness of the palm of your hand. Proteins take longer for your body to digest, so you feel full longer. A meal high in protein and plant foods can prevent cravings for up to four hours.

Another practice for a healthy diet is to eat two colors at every meal. This means eating two or more servings of plants — the fresher and more colorful the better — morning, noon and night.

Although juice is a healthy choice, it’s

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There’s nothing like fresh produce for improving health and achieving weight loss. Vegetables are more important than fruits, so try to have at least one vegetable at each meal.

If you follow these simple guidelines and incorporate great recipes like my Chicken and Apples with Lemon Balsamic Sauce, you can control hunger, and you’ll give your body the disease-fighting nutrients it needs.

Chicken and Apples with Lemon Balsamic Sauce Chicken breast meat is a healthy but rather bland source of protein. Pairing lean chicken with apples and spinach in this flavorful lemon balsamic sauce showcases each ingredient and provides you with a lean protein, fruit and a vegetable in one dish.

4 chicken breast halves with the skin but no bone (about 1 1/4 pounds) 1 1/2 tablespoons poultry seasoning 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper Cooking-oil spray 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 teaspoon lemon zest 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup canned reduced-sodium chicken broth or chicken stock 1/2 teaspoon agave syrup 1 large Jonagold or Mutsu apple (8 oz.), cut in half, cored and sliced thinly 1 (16 ounce) bag triple-washed baby spinach 1 tablespoon whipped butter 1. Season chicken on both sides with 1 tablespoon poultry seasoning, salt and pepper.

2. Spray a large skillet with the cooking-oil spray and heat on high until hot; reduce heat to medium-high and add the chicken breasts, skin side down.

Saute for 6 minutes or until the skin is nicely browned. Transfer with tongs or a slotted spoon to a plate and cover loosely with aluminum foil.

3. Turn the heat to high. Mix the remaining 1/2 tablespoon of poultry seasoning, vinegar, lemon juice and zest, garlic, broth and syrup in skillet until well-blended. Bring sauce to a boil.

4. Turn heat to low and add butter, stirring until it melts. Add apples and half the bag of spinach and stir. Simmer for 6 minutes and add remaining spinach. Simmer another 3 minutes, until the apples soften and the sauce reduces slightly.

5. Add chicken, skin side up, to the pan, along with any juices from the chicken plate. Cook 12 to 14 minutes over medium heat, or until chicken is just cooked through. Transfer chicken to each of 4 plates and top each serving with some of the sauce. Serve with

stock.xchg photo whole-wheat pasta, couscous or brown rice. Serves 4.

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Haley Groat, Delaware County Dairy Princess

meetings, Ice cream socials and in the great Delaware county fair. My favorite part of being dairy princess was the (fuel up to play 60) program I did with the Walton middle school’s fun and fitness program. I also got the opportunity to talk to the football team about refueling with chocolate milk and how it helps their bodies after a hard workout. I am also working with the Walton school to get a milk vending machine to promote healthier choices instead of soda and PowerAde that contain lots of sugars.

I would like to thank all you farmers that wake early in the morning to provide the products our community thrives on. I would also like to thank you for working 7 days a week and 365 days a year to put nature’s most perfect drink on tables all across America.

Being a Dairy Princess to me is not about the crown or the sash but for the reason and ability to give children a chance to hear about the importance of having dairy in their diet. And furthermore to give back to the hardworking farmers that work hard so we don’t have to.

The Delaware County Dairy Princess program is made possible through the support of the American Dairy Association and Dairy Council.

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Hello, I’m Haley Groat and I am 18 years old. I currently attend Morrisville State College. I am a freshman and also the 2011-2012 Delaware County dairy princess.

The question I am most frequently asked is why do you want to be a dairy princess, since you are not from a dairy farm? I always smile and say that growing up with a father that transports and delivers milk has given me great respect for the farmer’s way of life.

I have seen how the dairy industry touched the lives of so many small businesses and people. It provided jobs to farmers and their children, it opened feed stores and grocery markets and it’s what fuels our mornings every single day. I know my cereal wouldn’t taste the same without a delicious serving of milk.

My father has been in the dairy industry for 30 years now, and I am the granddaughter of a dairy farmer so I know how hard the life of a farmer can be. Being dairy princess gives me the chance to represent all the hard working farmers and people who work in the dairy industry. And it is my pleasure to give back to them what they have given to all of us.

I have been diligently working as dairy princess through school programs, parades, bank visits, farm

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Northeast Ag & Feed Alliance’s Annual Meeting to focus on industry’s future Feb. 5-7 at the Marriott in Albany, NY The Northeast Ag & Feed Alliance will hold its 87th Annual Meeting and Forum on Feb. 5-7 at the Albany Marriott Hotel in Albany, NY. Alliance members, agricultural leaders, government leaders, farmers, and the agribusiness community are invited to hear from outstanding speakers as they focus on the future of animal agriculture in the Northeast.

Event highlights include legislative meetings with New York State Senate and Assembly agriculture leaders, panel discussions with economic development experts and state agriculture department representatives, seminars on animal welfare and consumer attitudes, industry awards and a keynote address from Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (invited). According to Executive Director, Rick Zimmerman, “The Annual Forum will host a discussion about our industry’s future here in the Northeast.

The Northeast Ag and Feed Alliance is proud to provide this opportunity for our industry to engage on this topic and we invite all stakeholders to participate.” Our speakers are all outstanding in their field and will be addressing a variety of topics including prospects for growth in the dairy industry, animal rights vs. animal welfare, earning consumer trust and confidence, railroad service issues, national agricultural issues and more.

Key speakers include Darrel J. Aubertine, New York State Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets, Jo Bradley, CEO of Vermont Economic Development Authority, Patrick Hooker of Empire State Development Corporation, Craig Alexander of Upstate-Niagara Cooperative, Terry Fleck of Center for Food Integrity, Kay Johnson Smith of Animal Agriculture Coalition, Kevin Bucklin of Chobani Agro Farma, Inc., Jay Matteson of the Jefferson County Agricultural Development Corporation and many others.

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(NAPSA) — Maintaining better brain health may be easier than you think. The good news is that there are practical steps you can take to enhance the way your brain functions. Following a few tips will help you remember more, think faster and perform better at work, school and in everyday life.

Five keys Here are five keys to improving brain health: 1. Eat right. Just as your body needs proper nutrients to function, so too does your brain. Fuel your brain by eating lots of fruits and vegetables, which contain antioxidants such as vitamins C and E that help prevent cell damage. Include some good fats such as omega-3 fatty acids in your diet-found in fish and shellfish, they constitute important building blocks in the brain. And make sure you drink plenty of water to flush out toxins and keep your brain hydrated.

2. Exercise your body. Regular physical exercise can help keep your brain fit by promoting increased levels of brain chemicals and more efficient blood circulation, which is vital to removing cellular waste and delivering nutrients needed by the brain. What’s more, studies have found that physical exercise stimulates the production of new brain cells.

3. Be social. Humans are social creatures and our brains have evolved to seek out social contact.

Studies have reported that an active social life appears to delay age-related memory loss.

Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health found that individuals in their 50s and 60s who engage in a great deal of social activity had the slowest rate of memory decline, and researchers at Kaiser Permanente found that women with active social lives were half as likely to suffer from dementia.

4. Get good sleep. Sleep plays an important role in memory formation. Your brain uses sleep to process and make sense of the day, consolidate memories and even generate creative new ideas.

Poor sleep can lead to an imbalance in brain chemicals, resulting in depression or cognitive deficits in processing speed, attention, memory and reasoning.

A few simple changes in lifestyle, such as getting proper exercise, cutting out caffeine, relaxing before bedtime and drinking in moderation, can often help improve your quality of sleep.

5. Exercise your brain. The best exercises for your brain are new challenges that use different parts of your brain and increase in difficulty as you

improve on tasks. For instance, you can learn a foreign language and then use it among native speakers, or take on a new type of dancing that exercises both the body and the brain.

You can also exercise your brain with training programs such as Lumosity.com that are designed specifically to improve brain function.

Described as a “gym for the brain,” the site offers personalized training programs and engaging exercises designed to improve core cognitive processes.

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Exercising and training your brain can help improve your core cognitive abilities and keep your brain functioning at its best.

Make your home “bone healthy”: simple tips to help avoid falls at home (NAPSA) — Did you know that one out of three adults age 65 and older falls each year, putting themselves at risk for injury and even broken bones? And rates of fall-related fractures among older women are more than twice those for men. Avoiding falls is important for people of all ages, but it is especially important for the nearly eight million women who experience postmenopausal osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis is a disease where bones become brittle and are more likely to break. For women with postmenopausal osteoporosis, a fall may mean fractured or broken bones. That is why taking precautions to avoid falls is key to staying healthy.

With a few simple steps, you can help make sure your house is safer for bone-healthy living. Making changes in your bathroom, living room and kitchen — such as removing throw rugs — can make a big difference. Also, staying alert and focused, remember to wear well-fitting shoes with good treads and using night-lights are all easy ways you lower your chances of falling.

“Every year, more than 80,000 people fall in their homes and end up in the emergency room,” said Barbara Dehn, nurse practitioner at the Women Physicians Ob/Gyn Medical Group, Mountain View, CA. “Doing things like cleaning up spills right away or removing cords from open spaces can help avoid the accidents that cause fractured bones.”

Along with helping to make your home safer, there are other key components to good bone health.

Exercising and eating a balanced diet with the recommended amount of calcium and vitamin D are part of a well-rounded bone health routine. There are also medicines you can take to improve bone health, so it’s important to talk to your doctor about a treatment that may be right for you.

Simple tips for around the house Bathroom: • Install grab bars • Use nonskid bath mats and remove throw rugs (in the bathroom and anywhere in the home) • Use night-lights Living Room: • Keep floors free of clutter (in the living room and anywhere in the home) • Avoid cords (especially ones that have frayed) • Be sure all carpets and area rugs have skidproof backing or are tacked to the floor Kitchen/Laundry Room: • Clean up spills immediately • Put away dryer sheets • Avoid climbing on counters to reach items at the back of a cabinet With a few simple steps, you can make your house safer for bone-healthy living.

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Confetti egg scramble Prep Time: 20 minutes Refrigeration Time: 8 hours or overnight Cook Time: about 55 minutes Makes: 8 servings Cooking spray 2 tablespoons butter 1 cup diced red peppers 1 cup diced green peppers 1/2 cup chopped onion 1 tablespoon minced garlic 8 cups hearty French bread, cut into 1-inch cubes 2 cups chopped reduced sodium sautéed ham 3 cups fat free half and half 8 eggs 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded sharp cheddar cheese 1. SPRAY a 13 x 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray; set aside.

2. MELT butter in a large skillet on medium-high heat. COOK and STIR peppers and onion 3 to 5 minutes or until crisp-tender. During last 2 minutes of cooking, STIR in garlic.

3. PLACE bread cubes in prepared baking dish.

SPRINKLE cooked vegetables and ham over bread.

4. COMBINE half and half and eggs in large bowl

until blended. STIR in cheese. POUR egg mixture over top of casserole mixture, lightly pressing liquid into mixture. COVER casserole with plastic wrap. REFIGERATE several hours of overnight.

5. PREHEAT oven to 350°F. REMOVE plastic wrap from casserole. BAKE 50 minutes or until puffy and knife inserted near center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

OR: Substitute mozzarella cheese for the cheddar.

Sprinkle casserole with 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese during last 15 minutes of baking, if desired.

Nutrition information per serving (1/8th of the recipe): 386 calories; 19g total fat; 10g saturated fat; 1g polyunsaturated fat; 6g monounsaturated fat; 230mg cholesterol; 770mg sodium; 27g carbohydrate; 2g dietary fiber; 23g protein; 1275.3IU Vitamin A; 33.2IU Vitamin D; 69.4mcg folate; 335.1mg calcium; 2.4mg iron; 39.1mg choline.

This recipe is an excellent source of protein, Vitamin A and calcium, and a good source of folate and iron.

Source: VIrginia Egg Council

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Register now for annual workshop, Jan. 26, 2012 More speakers announced for “Agricultural Safety and Health: Implications of Public Policy and Corporate Practice” The Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America (www.ashca.com) will feature “Implications of Public Policy and Corporate Practice” at its annual workshop, Jan. 26, at the Holiday Inn Capitol (www.hicapitoldc.com) in Washington, D.C. Join agribusiness leaders, federal agency representatives, safety and health researchers, farmworker advocates and medical practitioners for this update from Capitol Hill. Presentations and panels will focus on the: • 2012 Farm Bill • H2-A temporary agricultural worker program • Internet-based E-Verify • Children’s Act for Responsible Employment (CARE) • NIOSH Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing program • Proposed changes to child agricultural labor regulations Scheduled speakers include: Reid Maki, Child Labor Coalition; George Conway, MD, National

Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Brittany Jablonksy, National Farmers Union; Art Kerschner, U.S. Department of Labor; Paul Gunderson, Ph.D., Dakota Center for Technology-Optimized Agriculture; Matthew Fischer Daly, SAI Project Cultivar; and a representative of Northwest Dairy Association. In addition, hear case presentations from companies who succeeded in “Putting Corporate Social Responsibility into Agricultural Practice.”

“The safety and health of agricultural workers is a non-competitive issue,” said ASHCA Chair William Nelson, CHS, Inc. “This workshop is about sharing best practices and conveying the latest public policy affecting the farm workplace.”

A one-year individual membership (workshop included) is being offered for a special rate of $100.

Workshop fee-only is $40 for ASHCA members, $70 for non-members. If you already are a member, don’t forget to renew. Contact the ASHCA office, 715-221-7270, ashca@mcrf.mfldclin.edu

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AUCTION SECTION and MARKET REPORTS Rural Development funds assist Cayuga County methane digester feasibility study Cayuga County Public Utility Service Agency (CCPUSA) was awarded a $40,000 grant through USDA RD’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). The funds will pay 25 percent of the cost of a professional study. The study will examine the feasibility of constructing a pipeline

to collect biogas produced on as many as 20 Cayuga County farms. If the project is determined to be financially viable, the clean biogas will produce renewable heat and power for sale to business and other customers.

CCPUSA was one of 68 recipients of a feasibility

study grant awarded to only 27 states and the Western Pacific. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack discussed USDA’s investments to study renewable energy pro-jects in rural communities in

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Colostrum, more than just IgG

by Jackson Wright In bovines, the placental membranes prevent the transfer of maternal immunoglobulins (IgG) to the calf. Immunoglobulins are critical to immunity and as a result the calf relies on colostrum to obtain immunoglobulins and subsequent protection from disease. This acquisition of immunoglobulins through colostrum is known as passive transfer or passive immunity.

Conventionally, feeding high quality colostrum to calves as soon as possible after birth has been stressed to ensure a successful passive transfer; however, colostrum also provides the calf with high quality nutrition, beneficial growth factors and hormones, fluid, and warmth.

Colostrum is different from milk as it contains a mixture of both lacteal secretions and proteins found in blood serum.

Colostrum production is under hormonal control and is influenced by estrogen, progesterone, corticosteroids, growth hormones, and prolactin. During late gestation high levels of estrogen and progesterone initiate colostrum production. At parturition, the spike in corticosteroids and drop in progesterone facilitate the transition to normal milk production. In general, the first six milkings after parturition are considered colostrum due to differences in milk composition.

These differences in milk composition include higher levels of protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals. In addition, high levels of fat and lactose provide the energy necessary for the calf to regulate its own body temperature. This is critical, as research has suggested that without this energy source calves’ fat stores would only last about 18 hours.

Moreover, colostrum represents the first time the newborn calf will obtain nutrients through digestion instead of from the placenta or maternal blood supply.

In addition to energy, the high levels of vitamins and minerals in

colostrum may be necessary to initiate the calf’s metabolism and facilitate the development of its own digestive system. More interestingly, researchers have discovered that colostrum contains high levels of numerous

growth hormones which include insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and insulin-like growth factor II (IGF-II), epidermal growth factor (EGF), transforming growth factor (TGF), insulin, cortisol, relaxin and thyroxine. Most no-

tably IGF-I and II have been shown to be important for both mammary development and maturation of the digestive system, and may influence the long-term thrift and performance of the animal.

Finally, because

colostrum is fluid this helps hydrate the neonate and the warmth helps the calf overcome the initial shock of entering the world.

Combined, these factors show how high quality colostrum is more than just IgGs and feed-

ing this first meal as soon as possible following parturition can influence the long-term thrift of the animal and improve performance as she transitions into the lactating herd.

Source: Ag Focus, January 2012

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2012 SESSIONS WILL INCLUDE:

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Acadian AgriTech • 910 Adams County Nursery, Inc • 115 Advanced Sprayer & Water Tech • 931, 932, 933, 934 Agraquest, Inc • 705 Agricultural Data Systems, Inc • 602 Agro One • 421 Amaizeingly Green Value Products, ULC • 108 American Takii, Inc • 709 Andre & Son, Inc / Nature Safe • 114 Applied Agricultural Technologies • 214 Arctic Refrigeration Co. • 518 BASF - The Chemical Company • 402 Bayer Crop Science • 201, 300 BCS Shop • 325, 424 BDI Machinery • 403, 405 Bejo Seeds, Inc • 320 Belle Terre Irrigation, LLC • 519, 521, 523 Biagro Western Sales • 700 Blackberry Patch • 106 Burgess Baskets • 107 Business Lease Consultants, Inc • 604 CAS Pack Corporation • 103 Clifton Seed Co • 303 Community Bank, NA • 924 Community Markets • 200 Compac Sorting Equipment • 423, 425, 522, 524 Conklin Agro Vantage • 806 Cornell Pesticide Management Education Program • 804 Cornell University-NYSAES • 100 CropCare Equipment by Paul B LLC • 719, 721, 816, 818 Crop Production Services • 600 Country Folks Grower • 1014 Dow Agro Sciences • 606 DuBois Agrinovation, Inc • 503 DuPont Crop Protection • 909, 911 Durand-Wayland • 205 Empire Tractor • 117, 119, 121, 216, 218, 220 Farm Family Life & Casualty Insurance Co • 101 Farmer’s Choice Foods • 915 FB Pease • 102 Fingerlakes Trellis Supply • 605, 607

Food Bank Assoc of NYS • 504 Frontlink, Inc • 941, 942 Gowan Company • 501 Grimes Horticulture • 304 Growers Mineral Solutions • 319 Growers Supply • 217 Growth Products • 210 GVM, Inc • 723, 725, 820, 822 Hansen-Rice, Inc • 904 Harris Seeds • 901 Haygrove Tunnels, Inc • 307 Hill & Markes, Inc • 808 Hillside Cultivator Co., LLC • 301 Hillside Orchard Farms • 419 InterCrate Inc • 603 IPM Laboratories, Inc • 112 J&M Industries, Inc • 703 Kepner Equipment, Inc • 1005, 1006 Koppert Biological Systems • 805 Kube Pak Corp • 706 Lambert Peat Moss, Inc • 938 Lansing Sales & Service, Inc • 929 Lee Shuknecht & Sons, Inc • 906 Lucas Greenhouses • 520 Maier Farms • 305 Mankar Ultra Low Volume Sprayers • 1000 Marrone Bio Innovations • 701 MAS Labor H-2A, LLC • 203 Mid-Lantic Labeling & Packaging • 903 Mike Weber Greenhouses, Inc • 809 Miller Chemical & Fertilizer Corp. • 316 Monte Package Company • 206 N. M. Bartlett, Inc • 801, 803, 900, 902 Natural Forces, LLC • 221 Natural Industries • 321 New York Center for Agricultural Medicine & HealthNYCAMH • 623 Nichino America, Inc • 506 Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York • 109 Nourse Farms, Inc • 707 NTI Global • 1001

NY DOL - Rural Employment • 122 NYS Department of Ag & Markets • 1013 NYS Department of Ag & Markets-Crop Insurance Education • 204 NYS Flower Industry • 111 NYS Vegetable Growers Association • 950 O. A. Newton • 819, 821, 920, 922 OESCO, Inc • 525, 624 Oro Agri Inc • 202 Paige Equipment Sales & Service, Inc • 711, 713, 810, 812 PCA - Supply Services • 418 Penn Scale Manufacturing Co • 116 Pennsylvania Service & Supply, Inc • 937 Phil Brown Weldin Corp. • 323 ProducePackaging.com® • 502 RE & HJ McQueen • 209, 211, 213, 215, 308, 310, 312, 314 Reed’s Seeds • 407 Rupp Seeds, Inc • 406 Rockford Package Supply • 302 Seedway, LLC • 318 Siegers Seed Company • 400 Sinknmore Div - Polyjojn Enterprises Corp • 618 Spectrum Technologies, Inc • 625 Stark Bro’s Nurseries & Orchards Co • 207 Stoke Seeds, Inc • 401 Stokes Blueberry Farms & Nursery • 212 Summit Tree Sales • 507 Suterra, LLC • 505 Syngenta • 702, 704 Targit Sales Associates, LLC • 807 Tew Manufacturing Corp • 935 The Horticultural Society • 907 Treen Box & Pallet • 919 Tuff Automation • 802 USDA NY Agricultural Statistics Service • 113 Valent U.S.A. Corp • 306 Van Ernst Refrigeration • 620 VirtualOne • 500 Wafler Nursery • 404 Wessels Farms • 601 White’s Farm Supply, Inc • 619, 621, 718, 720

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Farm Credit East Cares provides $143,500 to help farm families hurt by Irene and Lee ENFIELD, CT/ COBLESKILL, NY — Farm Credit East announced on Dec. 21 that in concert with CoBank and other contributors it has donated $143,500 to farm families impacted by the Irene and

Lee disasters and to organizations that are providing assistance to those impacted by the disasters.

In coordination with United Way, “holiday donations” of $500 were provided by Farm Credit East

Cares to 167 Northeast farm families in December. The donations were distributed to farm families from six Northeast states, including 112 families from New York, 27 from New Jersey, 16 from Connecticut, 4

from Massachusetts, 5 from Rhode Island and 3 from New Hampshire. The funds were provided by Farm Credit East and CoBank in conjunction with contributions from individuals, Yankee Farm Credit, New Jersey Farm Bureau and United Way of the Greater Capital Region.

“It will take years for many Northeast farm families to recover from the hardships brought upon by the Irene and Lee disasters,” said Bill Lipinski, CEO of Farm Credit East. “We hope that these donations will bring some happiness to these families just in time for the holidays. I am especially proud of our employees in Farm Credit East that wanted to support

farm families by taking on this effort.

In addition to donations to farm families, financial support was also provided to various organizations that are working directly with farmers and rural communities impacted by the disasters. Six donations of $10,000 were provided to GrowNYC — Hurricane Relief, Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA-MA) Emergency Fund, New York FarmNet, Schoharie County Community Action Program, Warwick Area Migrant Committee, Inc. and United Way of the Greater Capital Region.

The holiday donations were provided as part of the Farm Credit East Cares Community Fund. United Way

of the Greater Capital Region received the funds and worked with Farm Credit East to distribute them to the farm families hurt by the disasters.

Farm Credit East, a farmer owned cooperative lender committed to the long-term success of Northeast agriculture.

Farm Credit East extends more than $4.3 billion in loans and has 19 local offices in its six-state service area to 12,000 farm businesses. In addition to loans and leases, the organization also offers a full range of agriculturally specific financial services for businesses related to farming, horticulture, forestry and commercial fishing. For more information, go to FarmCreditEast.com.

Farmers may benefit when Russia joins WTO The decision to allow Russia to become a member of the World Trade Organization can be a benefit to American agriculture, the National Corn Growers Associ-

ation said. WTO ministers adopted Russia’s terms of entry at the Eighth Ministerial Meeting, held recently in Geneva, and Russia has 220 days to ratify its ac-

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Weekly Sales Every Monday 12:30 Produce, Misc. & small animals; 1:00 Dairy; **We will now sell lambs, goats, pigs, feeders immediately following Dairy.

Calves and cull beef approx. 5:00-5:30 PM. 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, Dec. 26th sale - Cull cows ave. .62 top cow .77 wt. 1404 $1081.08, Bulls up to .82, bull calves top $1.50.

Monday, Jan. 2nd - Monthly Fat Cow & Feeder Sale. Special feature: From Grassland Farm, Salisbury, CT sends ** VG 87 3yr. Shoremar James Fresh 12/7/11 her dam is EX92 w/31,000 and 3 rec. over 1000F. ** VG85 Comestar Lee Just fresh 12/14 Dam VG and Grandam EX. ** Sanchez just fresh 12/23, Dam Blitz 2nd Dam EX. ** Red & White Goldfawn Advent Miami-Red Due 1/5/12 Dam VG86, 2D EX 92. **Others due sale time to Durham, Kolton & Pronto. 3 nice Registered Jerseys one Fresh 8/15/11 & 9/28/11 & one just fresh. 3 Registered Guernseys - 2 Fresh this fall & on service, 1 bred back due in July.

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cession agreement.

“Russia’s membership makes the WTO a more universal trade organization,” Chad Blindauer, Chair of NCGA’s Trade Policy and Biotechnology Action team said. “It also ensures Russia plays by the same rules as other WTO members. The deal allows for more fair and open trade policy.”

The Working Party Chair of Russia’s accession, Ambassador Stefan Johannesson of Iceland, said the “documents constituting Russia’s terms of entry into the WTO resulted from a tough and successful engagement between Russia and WTO members.”

As part of the accession deal, Russia has agreed to undertake further commitments to open its trade regime.

This includes lowering tariffs on a wide range of agriculture products.

Source: NCGA News of the Day, Thursday, Dec. 22

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, January 2 • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only.

John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752.

• 12:00 Noon: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale.

Empire Livestock Marketing, 585584-3033 • 12:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St., Dryden, NY. Calves. Phil Laug, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-844-9104 • 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Misc. & Small Animals. 1 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-8478800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Monthly Fat Cow & Feeder Sale. Special feature from Grassland Farm, Salisbury, Ct sends VG 87 3 y r. Shoremar James fresh 12/7/11, her dam is EX92 w/31,000 and 3 rec. over 1000F, VG85 Comestar Lee just fresh 12.14, dam VG and Granddam EX, Sanchez just fresh 12/23, Dam Blitz 2nd dam EX, R&W Goldfawn Advent Miami-

red due 1/5/12 dam VG86, 2D EX 92, others due sale time to Durham, Kolton & Pronto. 3 nice reg. Jerseys, one fresh 8/15/11 & 9/28/11 & one just resh. 3 reg. Guernesys, 2 fresh this fall & on service, 1 bred back due in July. Misc. & Small Animals. 1 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-8478800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 12:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses & Hay. 1:30 pm Calves & Beef. Regular Monday schedule.

Happy New Year to all! 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, 315322-3500, 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.

Tuesday, January 3 • 1:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock, Rte. 30A, Central Bridge, NY. Consigned from Washing Co. Farmer.

Overstocked sends 10 fresh hfrs.,

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Hols. X. All have had 9 way & have been wormed. Real nice group of hfrs. Dairy, sheep, goats, pigs and horses; 3:30 PM feeders followed by beef and calves. Tim Miller, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-868-2006, 800-3213211.

Wednesday, January 4 • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only.

John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752 • 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. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-4473842 Thursday, January 5 • 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.

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Saturday, January 7 • 9:30 AM: Pittsburgh, PA. Very Large Job Completion Auction for Fleischner Excavation. Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315-633-2944, 315-633-9544 • 10:00 AM: 3517 Railroad Ave., Alexander, NY. Z&M Ag & Turf Auction. Public Auction Sale of Farm Tractors, Machinery, Landscape, Tools, Lawn Tractor & Mowers. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585243-1563. www.teitsworth.com Monday, January 9 • 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Monthly Heifer Sale. 2 groups reg. cattle from overstocked

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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 • Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Fat Cattle & Feeder Sale. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 Friday, January 20 • 12:00 Noon: 73 West First Ave., Windsor, PA. Public Auction of Windsor Meat Market. Operating business with retail meat sales & custom slaughtering. Leaman Auctions, 717-464-1128 or 610-6628149 www.leamanauctions.com Saturday, January 21 • 10:00 AM: Gray’s Connecticut Valley Indoor Auction, White River Junction, VT. Townline Equipment Sales Used Equipment Auction.

C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc., 8027852161 Wednesday, January 25 • 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Feeder Calf Sale. Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Empire Livestock Marketing, 716-296-5041 or 585-447-3842 Thursday, January 26 • Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. January Heifer Consignment Sale. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 Tuesday, January 31 • 3:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock,

Rte. 30A, Central Bridge, NY. Beef Replacement & Feeder Sale. Tim Miller, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-868-2006, 800-321-3211.

Monday, February 6 • Kissimmee, FL. Yoder & Frey Auctioneers, Inc., 419-865-3990 info@yoderandfrey.com www.yoderandfrey.com Saturday, February 11 • 9:30 AM: Penn Yan, NY. Farm Machinery & farm smalls plus a few household goods for Ivan & Verna Zimmerman. L.W. Horst Auctioneer, 315-536-0954 Saturday, February 18 • 10:30 AM: Owens Farm, Smithfield, VA. Another Absolute Auction

by Ownby. Farm Equipment Dispersal. No Buyer’s Premium!. Ownby Auction & Realty Co., Inc., 804-7300500 Saturday, March 17 • 10:30 AM: Nathan Mason, Callaway, VA (near Rocky Mount). Another Absolute Auction by Ownby.

Farm Equipment Dispersal. No Buyer’s Premium! Ownby Auction & Realty Co., Inc., 804-730-0500 Saturday, March 24 • Atglen, PA. The Gala at Glen Valley II. Hosted by Glen Valley Farm.

The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-

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!

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

Consignments at 9 AM 413-665-8774

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

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

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

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

TOWN & COUNTRY AUCTION SERVICE Rt. 32 N., Schuylerville, NY 518-695-6663 Owner: Henry J. Moak

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

PIRRUNG AUCTIONEERS, INC. P.O. Box 607, Wayland, NY 14572 585-728-2520 • Fax 585-728-3378 www.pirrunginc.com James P. Pirrung

LEAMAN AUCTIONS LTD 329 Brenneman Rd., Willow St., PA 17584 717-464-1128 cell 610-662-8149 auctionzip.com 3721 leamanauctions.com

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

Auctions Every Mon., Wed., & Thurs.

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

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

L. W. HORST AUCTIONEER 1445 Voak Rd., Penn Yan, NY 14527 315-536-0954 • Fax: 315-536-6189

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

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

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

dairy’s. Outstanding cattle all ages.

1 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-8478800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com Thursday, January 12 • Portland, OR. Major Job Completion Auction. Online bidding available. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc., 315633-2944, 315-633-9544 Monday, January 16 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Monthly Lamb, Sheep, Goat & Pig Sale. 1 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-8478800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com Wednesday, January 18 • 10:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale. Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Empire Livestock Marketing, 716-296-5041 or 585-447-3842 Thursday, January 19

2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Saturday, March 31 • Cobleskill, NY. 31st Annual Cobleskill Dairy Fashion Sale.

Hosted by SUNY Cobleskill Dairy Cattle Club. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Saturday, April 14 • Syracuse, NY. New York Spring Holstein Sale. Held in conjunction with the New York Spring Dairy Carousel. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Saturday, April 21 • Quarryville, PA. Wea-Land Holsteins Complete Dispersal. Landis Weaver & Family, Owners. Co-managed by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farm. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Saturday, July 21 • Middleburgh, NY. Reflections of Maple Downs Sale. Hosted by Maple Downs Farm II. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com

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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

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 Looking to have a farm sale or just sell a few?

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

607-699-3637 Fax 607-699-3661 www.hoskingsales.com hoskingsales@stny.rr.com

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middlefield, CT December 26, 2011 Calves: 45-60# .20-.35; 6175# .40-.55; 76-90# .60-.65; 91-105# .70-.75; 106# & up .80-.9250.

Farm Calves: .95-.1.10 Started Calves: .40-.45 Veal Calves: .85-1.1250 Open Heifers: .75-.95 Beef Heifers: .8850-1.05 Feeder Steers: .60-1 Beef Steers: .80-1.05.25 Stock Bull: .76-1.15 Beef Bull: .6625-.83 Feeder Pigs (ea): 47.50-60 Sheep (ea): 65-150 Lambs (ea): 50-230 Goats (ea): 95-200 Kid Goats (ea): 140-145 Canners: up to 68 Cutters: 69-72 Utility: 73.50-77 Rabbits: 5-37.50 Chickens: 5-33 Ducks: 4-13 * Sale Mon., Jan 2.

On the Hoof, Dollars/Cwt ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES East Middlebury, VT No report

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COSTA & SONS LIVESTOCK & SALES Fairhaven, MA December 28, 2011 Cows: Canners 35-65.50; Cutters 66-77.50; Util 79.50-88.50.

Steers: Ch 121-124; Sel 118-121; Hols. 60-84.

Heifers: Ch 118-125.50; Sel 60-108; Hols. 54-83.50.

Calves: 15-75/ea.

Feeders: 45-115 Sheep: 60 Goats: 71-181/ea.

Kids: 50-166/ea.

Sows: 41 Feeder Pigs: 41-54/ea.

Chickens: 5.50-18.50 Rabbits: 5-19 Ducks: 3-10.50 * Sale every Wed. @ 7 pm.

FLAME LIVESTOCK Littleton, MA Decembe 27, 2011 Beef Cattle: Canners .40.52; Cutters .48-.72; Util .72.80; Bulls .75-.85; Steers 1.10-1.15; Hfrs. .60-.80.

Calves: Growers 1.20-1.70; Veal .85-1.05; Hfrs. .75-1.

Hogs: Roasters .8-110/ea; Sows 40; Boars 25.

Sheep: 60-95 Lambs: 175-210 Goats: 110-150/ea; Billies 125-200/ea; Kids 70-120/ea.

NORTHAMPTON COOPERATIVE AUCTION, INC Whately, MA December 27, 2011 Calves (/cwt): 0-60# 25; 61-75# 25-60; 76-95# 20-

71; 96-105# 30-60; 106# & up 70.

Farm Calves: 75-165/cwt Feeders: 77/cwt Heifers: 55-79/cwt Steers: 80/cwt Bulls: 83.50-85/cwt Canners: 26-61.50/cwt Cutters: 63.50-78/cwt Utility: 79-90/cwt Hogs: 100/cwt Lambs: 135-280/cwt Sheep: 90-105/cwt Goats: 67.50-210 ea.

Rabbits: 2-11 ea.

Poultry: 3.50-25 ea.

Hay: 13 lots, 3.20-5.20/bale northamptonlivestockauction.homestead.com HACKETTSTOWN AUCTION Hackettstown, NJ December 27, 2011 Livestock Report: 58 Calves .10-1.35, Avg .67; 47 Cows .44.5-.82, Avg .70; 12 Easy Cows .35-.65, Avg .47; 12 Feeders 300-500# .581.24, Avg .97; 6 Heifers .501.02, Avg .81; 8 Bulls .62.86.5, Avg .81; 19 Steers .66.5-1.20.5, Avg .94; 2 Hogs .66; 7 Roasting Pigs (ea) 56-58, Avg 56.50; 1 Boar 26; 1 Sow .50.5; 21 Sheep .80-1.95, Avg 1.42; 5 Lambs (ea) 120-175, Avg 148, 20 (/#) .22-2.85, Avg 2.53; 3 Goats (ea) 75-170, Avg 113.33; 8 Kids (ea) 62.50-170, Avg 130.62; 3 Hides (ea) 5-9, Avg 6.67.

Total 228.

Poultry & Egg Report: Heavy Fowl (/#) .35-.70; Pullets (ea) 10; Roosters (ea) 6; Bunnies (ea) 1-5.75; Ducks (ea) 7.50-14; Rabbits (/#) 23.65; Pigeons (ea) 2-6; Guineas (ea) 5-8.

Grade A Eggs: White Jum XL 1.70; Brown Jum XL 1.90-1.95; L 1.89; M 1.20.

Hay, Straw & Grain Report: 25 Mixed 1.106.50; 1 Timothy 3; 13 Grass 1.90-3.10; 5 Mulch .75-1.50; 2 Rye Straw 1.50-3; 1 Firewood 53. Total 47.

CAMBRIDGE VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Cambridge, NY No report EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKET BURTON LIVESTOCK Vernon, NY December 22, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfrs. .50-1; Grower Bulls over 92# .601.50; 80-92# .40-1.20.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .64-.78; Lean .45-.63; Hvy Beef .62.80.

Dairy Replacements (/hd): Fresh Cows 850-1700; Springing Cows 750-1400; Springing Hfrs. 800-1400;

Bred Hfrs. 700-1200; Fresh Hfrs. 750-1350; Open Hfrs.

400-800; Started Hfrs. 100400; Service Bulls 400-900.

Beef (/#): Feeders .50-.95; Hols. Sel .75-.89.

Lamb/Sheep (/#): Feeder .80-1.50; Market .75-1.50; Slaughter Sheep .30-.60.

Goats (/hd): Billies 75-175; Nannies 70-125; Kids 20-80.

CENTRAL BRIDGE LIVESTOCK Central Bridge, NY December 20, 2011 Calves (/#): .Hfrs. .50-1.40; Grower Bulls over 92# 11.65; 80-92# .70-1.25.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .65-.79; Lean .45-.64; Hvy. Beef .65.80.

Dairy Replacements (/hd): Fresh Cows 750-1400; Springing Cows 850-1250; Springing Hfrs. 900-1350; Bred Hfrs. 600-1100; Fresh Hfrs. 750-1450; Open Hfrs.

300-800; Started Hfrs. 100400; Service Bulls 400-900.

Beef (/#): Feeders .50-1; Hols. Ch .75-.89.

Lamb/Sheep (/#): Feeder 11.80; Market 1-1.70; Slaughter Sheep .30-.70.

Goats (/hd): Billies 75-175; Nannies 50-125; Kids 20-80.

Swine (/#): Feeder Pig (/hd) 15-35.

CHATHAM MARKET Chatham, NY December 26, 2011 Calves (/#): Grower over 92# 1.15-1.75; 80-92# .70.95; Bob Veal .57-.62.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .72.7950; Lean .68-.75; Hvy. Beef Bulls .80-.83.

Beef (/price): Ch Hfr. 105.

Lamb/Sheep (/#): Feeder 1.90-2.10; Market 1.45-1.90; Slaughter Sheep .70-.80.

Goats (/#): Billies 2.202.95; Nannies 1.20-1.40; Kids .60-1.125.

Hogs (/#): Sow .48-.54. *Buyers always looking for pigs.

CHERRY CREEK Cherry Creek, NY December 21, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfrs. 1.25-1.70; Grower Bulls over 92# 1.225-1.325; 80-92# .70.95; Bob Veal .20-.40.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd. .62.785; Lean .59-.695; Hvy. Beef Bulls .76-.855.

Dairy Replacements (/hd): Handling Hfrs. 1000-1425; Springing Hfrs. 1400-1500; Bred Hfrs. 500-1100; FreOpen Hfrs. 350-950; Service Bulls 600-1150.

Beef (/#): Beef Ch .90-1.26; Hols. Ch .94-1.045.

Lambs (/#): Slaugter Sheep .65.

Goats (/#): Nannies .70; Kids .80-1.25.

Gouverneur

Canandaigua Pavilion Penn Yan Dryden Cherry Creek

Vernon New Berlin

Cambridge

Central Bridge

Bath

Chatham

Swine (/#): Hog .51-.56.

75-105; L Nannies 160-225.

DRYDEN MARKET Dryden, NY No report GOUVERNEUR LIVESTOCK Governeur, NY No report

FINGER LAKES PRODUCE AUCTION Penn Yan, NY December 23, 2011 Hay: 115-165, 1st cut; 185300, 2nd cut; 205, 3rd cut.

Straw: 205-215 Firewood: 49 Produce Mon. @ 10 am, Wed-Fri. @ 9 am sharp!

PAVILION MARKET Pavilion, NY December 22, 2011 Calves (/#): Grower over 92# .90-1.425; 80-92# .401.10; Bob Veal .30-.40.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .67-.79; Lean .59-.70.

Beef (/#): Hols. Ch .88-.98.

Goats (/hd): Nannies 132.50

FINGER LAKES HAY AUCTION Penn Yan, NY No report

BATH MARKET Bath, NY December 20, 2011 Calves (/#): Grower Bulls over 92# 1-1.325; 80-92# .70-.875; Bob Veal .20-.40.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .66.775; Lean .59-.66.

HOSKING SALES New Berlin, NY December 26, 2011 Cattle: Dairy Cows for Slaughter Bone Util .60-.77; Canners/Cutters .58-.65; Easy Cows .60 & dn.

Bulls: Bulls/Steers .70-.82.

Calves: Bull Calves 96120# .80-1.50; up to 95# .10-.95; Hols. under 100# 1.02.

FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK AUCTION Canandaigua, NY December 28, 2011 Dairy Cows for Slaughter: Bone Util 56-81.50; Canners/Cutters 48-76; HY Util 75-84.50.

Slaughter Calves: Bobs 95-110# 40-70; 80-95# 3567; 60-80# 30-65; Vealers (grassers) 250# & up 55-84.

Dairy Calves Ret. to Feed: Bull over 95# 70-145; 8095# 65-142.50; 70-80# 6090; Hfr calves 75-140.

Beef Steers: Ch grain fed 110-129; Sel 86.50-98; Hols.

Ch grain fed 90-110.50; Sel 80.50-87.50.

Hogs: Boars US 1-3 10.

Slaughter Sheep: M 37.5072.50.

Goats (/hd): L Billies 110# & up 145-195; M 80-110#

BELKNAP LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belknap, PA December 21, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1300# 126; Ch 2-3 1206-1394# 117-117; Sel 12 1154# 113.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 2-3 1230-1402# 117-121.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75# lean 8386.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 76.50-78.50, hi dress 79, lo dress 71; Boners 8085% lean 69.50-71; Lean 85-90% lean 64-68.50, hi dress 69, lo dress 61.5063.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1272-1870# 83.50-86.50; YG 2 1216-1502# 71.5072.50.

Feeder Cattle: Hfrs. M&L 2 300-500# 85-93; 500-700#

84.50-94; Bulls M&L 2 400500# 105; 700-800# 73-80; M&L 3 400-500# 60-69; 500-600# 62-67.

Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.

Bulls 95-120# 105-115; No. 2 90-130# 65-97.50; No. 3 90-120# 47.50-62.50; Beef type 114-142# 83-97.

Vealers: 65-120# 35-40.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 45-50% lean 210-294# 80-84; Sows US 1-3 500600# 55.

Feeder Pigs: 30-40# 3549/hd.

Slaughter Lambs: Ch 1-2 90-120# 150-160; Yearlings 82-126# 120-130.

Slaughter Goats (/hd): Kids Sel 1 60# 118-129; 82# 142.50; Sel 2 60# 80; 70# 105; Nannies Sel 1 115# 112.50; Sel 2 80-90# 6582.50; Billies Sel 1 140# 155; Sel 2 90-110# 122.50.

BELLEVILLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belleville, PA December 21, 2011 Slaughter Cattle: Hfrs. Ch 2-3 Hols. 1524# 90.25.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 69.50-74.25, lo dress 66.50-68; Boners 64.25-69, lo dress 60.7562.50; Lean 60.25-63.75, lo dress 52.50-59.50.

Bulls: YG 1 1190-1616# 73.75-77.75.

Feeder Cattle: Hfrs. L 1 370# 101.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 96-116# 112-132; No. 2 98-120# 90-112; 80-92# 85-100; No. 3 76-104# 6582; Vealers Util 74-86# 5563.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 49-54% lean 230# 125/hd; 300-320# 165215/hd; Sows US 1-3 700# 310/hd; Boars 350# 110/hd.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 2055# 15-24; 60-110# 22-40.

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 62# 192; 74-94# 152-187; Yearlings 142168# 90; Ewes Gd 2-3 174# 67; 200# 57; Slaughter Rams 204# 60.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 60-90# 77-112.50; Sel 1 30-35# 47-70; 40-50# 5582; Nannies Sel 1 140-160# 110-132; Sel 2 120# 105; Billies Sel 1 140-160# 195255.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA Small Animal Sale December 27, 2011 Rabbits/Bunnies: 2-11 Chickens/Chicks: 2-8.50 Quail: 8 Pot Belly Pig: 45 Ducks: 3 Pigeons: 2.10 All animals sold by the piece. Sale starts at 5 pm.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC State Graded Feeder Pig Sale

Mercer

Jersey Shore

New Wilmington

Dewart Leesport Belleville Homer City

New Holland Carlisle Lancaster Paradise

Eighty-Four Carlisle, PA No report *Next Sale Fri., Jan 13 for Chinese New Year 28-42#, 100-130# in strong demand for this sale.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bull Calves No. 1 96-124# 130150; 80-94# 65-105; No. 2 94-124# 100-125; No. 3 94114# 40-70.

Utility: 66-130# 10-50.

DEWART LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKET, INC Dewart, PA December 26, 2011 Cattle: Hols. Steers Ch 1432-1586# 107-108.25; Sel 1118-1384# 97.50104.50.

Cows: Breakers 72-75.50; Boners 66-73; Lean 6065.50.

Bulls: 1336-1630# 73.5075.50.

Feeder Heifers: 442-486# 95-116; 596-716# 62-80.

Calves: 148. Bull Calves No. 1 94-115# 140-160; 8090# 90-130; No. 2 95-110# 110-137; Hfr. Calves No. 1 90-105# 175-205; No. 2 8095# 140-175.

Sheep: 172-192# 6270;Lambs 88# 175.

Goats: Nannies up to 120/hd.

Feeder Pigs: 24-27/hd.

Hogs: 118-170# 65-67; 171-246# 69-73; 294-312# 65-67; Sows 382-562# 5561; Boars 216# 47.

Hay: 19 lds, 125-400/ton.

Straw: 2 lds, 192-230/ton.

Earcorn: 2 lds, 235-240/ton.

Oats: 2 lds, 5-5.10/bu.

Firewood: 10 lds, 40-80/ld.

INDIANA FARMERS LIVESTOCK AUCTION Homer City, PA No report

EIGHTY FOUR LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Holland, PA No report GREENCASTLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Greencastle, PA December 22, 2001 Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 73-74; Breakers 75-80% lean 6872.75, lo dress 66.75-67.75; Boners 80-85% lean 62.2567.50; Lean 85-90% lean 57.75-62.25, hi dress 6366.25, lo dress 49-53.50.

KUTZTOWN HAY & GRAIN AUCTION Kutztown, PA December 24, 2011 Alfalfa: 3 lds, 220-305 Mixed Hay: 11 lds, 170-370 Timothy: 6 lds, 145-250 Grass: 9 lds, 140-260 Straw: 5 lds, 190-205 Corn: 2 lds, 75-150 LANCASTER WEEKLY CATTLE SUMMARY New Holland, PA December 23, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1205-1580# 127-132; Ch 2-3 1075-1475# 123128; Sel 2-3 1200-1495# 118-122.50; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1240-1340# 109110.50; Ch 2-3 1260-1345# 98-104.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1165-1355# 124-129; Ch 2-3 1020-1420# 120125.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem Whites 65-75% lean 70-78, hi dress 78-80, lo dress 6870; Breakers 75-80% lean 68-73, hi dress 73-77.50, lo dress 63.50-67.50; Boners 80-85% lean 64-70, hi dress 70-73, lo dress 59-64; Lean 85-90% lean 57-65, hi dress 65-71, lo dress 52-57.

Slaughter Bulls: Thurs. YG 1 1045-1885# 76-80.50, lo dress 915-1925# 70-75.

Graded Bull Calves: Thurs.

No. 1 110-128# 105-109; 90108# 117-130; No. 2 120128# 110; 80-118# 119-131; No. 3 80-130# 103-113; 7278# 89; Util 80-110# 68-76; 60-78# 42; Hols. Hfrs. No. 1 95-110# 150-180; No. 2 80-

95# 80-130.

LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK AUCTION Fredericksburg, PA December 20, 2011 Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 64-70.50, hi dress 70.50-74.50; Boners 80-85% lean 60-64.50; Lean 85-90% lean 53-57.50, lo dress 46-49.

Feeder Calves: No. 1 95120# 100-125; No. 2 95115# 80-100; No. 3 80-110# 40-80; Util 70-105# 20-50.

LEESPORT LIVESTOCK AUCTION Leesport, PA December 21, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1150# 122.50; full/YG 4-5 1255-1290# 118-119.50; Hols. Ch 2-3 1525-1685# 103-106.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean 73.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 67.50-70; Boners 80-85% lean 62-66, hi dress 67.5072, lo dress 58.50-60; Lean 85-90% lean 57.50-60.50, hi dress 61-63, lo dress 50-55.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 hvy.

2045-2600# 52-55.

Feeder Cattle: Steers L 2 585# 72.50; L 3 Hols. 316537# 77-81; Hfrs. M&L 2 520# 77.50.

Vealers: Util 70-105# 45-75; 60-65# 10-27.50.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-120# 130-145; 8590# 100-117.50; No. 2 95130# 110-130; 80-90# 85100; No. 3 95-120# 75-100; 80-90# 72.50-85.

Lambs: Ch 2-3 55-70# 197.50-230; Ewes Util 1-2 55-70# 197.50-230.

Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-50# 96-125; 60# 145; Sel 2 3040# 91-112.50.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 50-54% lean 252# 69.50; Sows US 1-3 520590# 50-56.50.

MIDDLEBURG

LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middleburg, PA December 27, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1220-1500# 128.50132; Ch 2-3 1195-1575# 123-128; Sel 1-3 11051395# 115-122.50; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1360-1475# 109-112; Ch 2-3 13451385# 108; 1750# 98; Sel 13 1115-1360# 96-101.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1250-1490# 126128.50; Ch 2-3 1135-1420# 120-123.50; Hols. 12901540# 99.50-101.50; Sel 1-3 1060-1505# 114-116.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 71.50-74.50, lo dress 67-72; Boners 8085% lean 65.50-72.50, lo dress 61.50-65; Lean 8590% lean 59-65.50, h dress 63.50-65.50, lo dress 55.5060.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1125-1985# 75-80.50, 2075-2115# 71.50-78.50, hi dress 1550# 91.50; 2125# 86.50; lYG 2 1505-1975# 68-75; 2215-2445# 6266.50.

Feeder Steers: L 2 700# 88; L 3 Hols. 710-1110# 6670.

Feeder Heifers: S 1 675# 97; S 2 795# 84; M&L 2 375# 107; 560# 94.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-115# 140-165; 90# 120-147; No. 2 95-110# 100135; 80-90#05-82; Hols.

Hfrs. No. 1 90-105# 170175; No. 2 70-100# 60-155; Beef X 100# 90; Vealers Util 65-100# 10-77.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 49-54% lean 230-265# 68.50-76; 280-316# 67.5074; 45-50% lean 240-280# 63-69; 285-318# 63-69; 330365# 64.50-66.

Sows: 415-495# 47-58.50; 505-610# 52.50-62.50.

Boars: 305-635# 27-32; Jr. 205-340# 50-59.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 2050# 15-26; 55-80# 26-33.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 73-90# 162-172; 140# 150; Ewes Gd 2-3 220# 80.

Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 65# 135; 80-90# 127-165; Sel 2 20-40# 35-77; 45-55# 72110; Sel 3 20-25# 20-37.

Slaughter Nannies: Sel 1 120-130# 117-120; Sel 2 90-130# 80-110; Billies Sel 1 150-180# 190-250.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Martinsburg, PA December 26, 2011 Cattle: 74 Cows: Steers Gd 98-100; Util & Comm. 65-75; Canner/lo Cutter 64 & dn.

Bulls: YG 1 66-70 Feeder Cattle: Steers 75-

110; Bulls 70-90; Hfrs. 70110.

Calves: 70. Ch 110-124; Gd 80-100; Std 20-75; Hols.

Bulls 90-130# 70-140.

Hogs: 39. US 1-2 72-78; US 1-3 68-72; Sows US 1-3 4560; Boars 22-42.

Sheep: 79. Ch Lambs 170185; Gd 150-165; SI Ewes 50-70.

Goats: 17-180 MORRISON’S COVE HAY REPORT Martinsburg, PA December 26, 2011 Alfalfa: 210-280 Alfalfa/Grass: 225-240 Grass: 215-265 Mixed Hay: 130-200 Round Bales: 100-175 Lg. Sq. Bales: 185-235 Straw: 185-205 Wood: 50-65 Hay Auction held every Monday at 12:30 pm.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK, POULTRY & RABBIT REPORT Martinsburg, PA December 26, 2011 Roosters: 4-5 Hens: .75-2.25 Banties: 1.50-3 Pigeons: 1.50-2.20 Ducks: 6 Guineas: 3.50-4.25 Bunnies: 1.50-3 Rabbits: 4-8 Auction held every Monday at 7 pm.

NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES New Holland, PA December 22, 2011 Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1205-1580# 129-132; Ch 23 1075-1465# 123-128.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1165-1355# 128-129; Ch 2-3 1068-1490# 120125.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean 74-78, hi dress 79-85, lo dress 68-73; Breakers 75-80% lean 6973, hi dress 74-77.50, lo dress 65-67; Boners 8085% lean 64-68.50, hi dress 69.50-73, lo dress 62-64; Lean 88-90% lean 58-62.50, hi dress 63-66.50, lo dress 52-58.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1045-1885# 76-80.50, lo dress 915-1925# 70-75.

Graded Bull Calves: No. 1 110-128# 105-109; 90-108# 117-130; No. 2 120-128# 110; 80-118# 119-131; No. 3 80-130# 103-113; 72-78# 89; Util 80-110# 68-76; 6078# 42.

Holstein Heifer Calves: No. 1 95-110# 150-180; No. 2 80-95# 80-130.

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CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA December 27, 2011 Slaughter Cattle: Steers Ch 1155-1505# 120-130; Sel & Lo Ch 1170-1445# 104-119;Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 1280-1665# 113.75-119.50; Ch 1325-1635# 104.50112.50; 2 hd 1575-1690# 97-103; Hfrs. Sel & Ch 11451345# 117-121; Hols. few Ch & Pr 103-121; Beef fed Cows 190-102.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 72.50-77; Boners 68-76; Lean 66-74; Big Middle/lo dress/lights 57.5065; Shelly 56 & dn.

Bulls: Hols. 1405-1590# 7986.

Feeder Cattle: Steers Hols/dairy types 260-950# 94-101’ L 1 990-1180# 81104.

Calves Ret. to Farm: Hols.

Bulls No. 1 95-125# 135150; No. 2 90-120# 110-140; No. 3 85-120# 75-110; Util 45-72.

Swine: Hogs 275-295# 61.50-63; 225# 55-56; Boars 520# 29.

Goats (/hd): L Billies 280; Fancy Kids 132-155; Fleshy Kids 110-130; Small/thin/bottle 7-80.

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WEEKLY MARKET REPORT New Holland, PA December 21, 2011 US 1-2: 90 20-30# 250-300, mostly 270-300; 58 30-40# 160-180; 25 40-50# 140155; 17 60-80# 110-130.

US 2: 144 20-30# 260-305; 23 lot thin 135; 26 30-40# 160-170; 31 thin lot 150; 7 50-65# 120-145. *Next Feeder Pig Sale is Wed., Jan. 4.

NEW HOLLAND SHEEP & GOATS AUCTION New Holland, PA No report 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 steady to .05 lower, wheat sold steady to .05 lower, barley sold .10 to .15 lower, Oats sold .05 to .10 lower & Soybeans sold .10.15 higher. EarCorn sold 24 lower. All prices /bu. except ear corn is /ton.

Southeastern PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.55-6.84, Avg 6.70, Contracts 5.56-5.60; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.547.04, Avg 6.39, Contracts 5.75-5.91; Barley No. 3

Range 4.70-6.50, Avg 5.56, Contracts 4.50; Oats No. 2 Range 4.25-5, Avg 4.58; Soybeans No 2 Range 10.55-10.80, Avg 10.69, Contracts 11-11.05; EarCorn Range 190-200, Avg 195.

Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6-7, Avg 6.57; Wheat 5.6; Barley No. 3 Range 4.75-5.25, Avg 5; Oats No. 2 Range 3.604.30, Avg 3.96; Soybeans No. 2 Range 10-10.60, Avg 10.44; EarCorn Range 195220, Avg 207.50.

South Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.35-6.58, Avg 6.52; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.60-6.60, Avg 6; Barley No. 3 Range 3.80-5.30, Avg 4.45; Oats No. 2 Range 3-4, Avg 3.55; Soybeans No. 2 Range 10.10-11.60, Avg 10.73; EarCorn Range 180.

Lehigh Valley Area: Corn No. 2 Range 6.50-6.95, Avg 6.68; Wheat No. 2 Range 6.75; Barley No. 3 Range 4.95; Oats No. 2 Range 4.55; Soybeans No. 2 Range 10.30-11.75, Avg 10.77; Gr. Sorghum Range 5.75.

Eastern & Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6-7, Avg 6.62, Month Ago 6.85, Year Ago 5.92; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.54-7.04, Avg 6.21, Month Ago 6.16, Year Ago 6.84; Barley No. 3 Range 3.80-6.50, Avg 4.86, Month Ago 4.96 Year Ago 3.72; Oats No. 2 Range 3-5, Avg 3.99, Month Ago 4.13, Year

Ago 2.72; Soybeans No. 2 Range 10.10-11.60, Avg 10.66, Month Ago 10.95, Year Ago 12.30; EarCorn Range 180-220; Avg 194.16 Month Ago 196.66, Year Ago 140.20.

Western PA: Corn No. 2 Range 5.53-6.50, Avg 6.01; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.24; Oats No. 2 3.20-4.90, Avg 3.96; Soybeans No. 2 10.65.

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Weekly Livestock Summary December 23, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 126-132; Ch 1-3 119126; Sel 1-2 111.50-118; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 108110; Ch 2-3 98-105.50; Sel 1-2 94-100.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 124-129; Ch 1-3 117123; Sel 1-2 110-115.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 68-73; Boners 80-85% lean 64-71; Lean 85-90% lean 57-63.

Slaughter Bulls: hi dress 86-94; Avg dress 76-84; lo dress 68-74.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300500# 122.50-152; 500-700# 115-147; M&L 2 300-500# 112-135; 500-700# 95-115.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-500# 97-127; 500-700# 110-122.50; M&L 2 300500# 80-115; 500-700# 80102.50.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300500# 122.50-137; 500-700#

115-125; M&L 2 300-500# 88-119; 500-700# 87-114.

Vealers: Util 60-120# 20-70.

Farm Calves: No. 1 Hols. bulls 95-125# 120-150; No. 2 95-125# 100-135; No. 3 80-120# 40-80; No. 1 Hols.

Hfrs. 84-105# 160-230; No. 2 80-105# 70-160.

Hogs: Barrows & Glts 4954% lean 220-270# 67-71; 45-50% lean 220-270# 64.50-67.

Sows: US 1-3 300-500# 5255; 500-700# 57.50-58.50.

Graded Feeder Pigs: US 12 20-30# 250-300; 30-40# 160-180; 40-50# 140-155; 60-80# 110-130; US 2 2030# 260-305; 30-40# 160170; 50-65# 120-145.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch & Pr 2-3 40-60# 240320; 60-80# 194-220; 80110# 170-200; 110-150# 150-188; Ch 1-3 40-60# 190-220; 60-80# 165-190; 80-110# 158-180; 90-130# 140-160; Ewes Gd 2-3 120160# 83-103; 160-200# 7893; Util 1-2 120-160# 64-84.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-60# 88-116; 60-80# 110-140; 80-100# 122-144; Sel 2 40-60# 80-100; 60-80# 88-120; 80-100# 105-131; Sel 3 40-60# 51-78; 60-80# 70-90; Nannies Sel 1 80130# 112-132; 130-180# 133-153; Sel 2 80-130# 105121; 130-180# 116-130; Sel 3 50-80# 66-86; 80-130# 90110; Billies Sel 1 100-150# 220-240; 150-250# 285305; Sel 2 100-150# 175195; 150-250# 215-235.

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Hay Market Summary Hay & Straw Market For Eastern PA: All hay prices paid by dealers at the farm and /ton. All hay and straw reported sold /ton. Compred to last week hay & straw sold steady. Alfalfa 175-250; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 160300; Timothy 150-200; Straw 100-160 clean; Mulch 60-80.

Summary of Lancaster Co. Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 253 lds Hay, 47 Straw. Alfalfa 130-500; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 130-470; Timothy 130-310; Grass Hay 170-400; Straw 145250.

Diffenbach Auct, December 12, 123 lds Hay, 18 lds Straw. Alfalfa 165-500; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 140-430; Timothy 200-335; Grass 185-400; Straw 150-250.

Green Dragon, Ephrata: December 16, 52 lds Hay, 13 Straw. Alfalfa 130-360; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 130410; Timothy 135-310; Grass Hay 170-250; Straw 165-210.

Weaverland Auct, New Holland: December 15, 27 lds Hay, 4 Straw. Alfalfa 250360; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 150-470; Grass 175-310; Straw 175-205.

Wolgemuth Auction: Leola, PA: December 14, 51 lds Hay, 12 Straw. Alfalfa 170250; Alfalfa/Grass Mix 150390; Timothy 130-325;

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Summary of Central PA Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 221 Loads Hay, 50 Straw.

Alfalfa 207-375; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 105400; Timothy 150-405; Grass 107-315; Straw 100270.

Belleville Auct, Belleville: December 14, 30 lds Hay, 2 lds Straw. Alfalfa 275-310; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 135270; Grass 200-315.

Dewart Auction, Dewart: December 12, 25 lds Hay, 9 Straw. Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 140-400; Grass 107-310; Straw 100-270.

Greencastle Livestock: December 12 & 15, 20 lds Hay, 1 Straw. Alfalfa/Grass 105-170.

Kutztown Auction, Kutztown: December 17, 48 lds Hay, 6 Straw. Alfalfa 210360; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 180-295; Grass Hay 135260; Straw 175-210 clean.

Middleburg Auct, Middleburg: December 14, 37 lds Hay, 10 Straw. Alfalfa 300; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 125310; Timothy 180-230; Grass 145-305; Straw 150240.

Leinbach’s Mkt, Shippensburg: December 10 & 13, 61 lds Hay, 22 Straw. Alfalfa 207-375; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 130-350; Timothy 150-405; Grass 140-330; Straw 122-245 clean.

New Wilmington Livestock, New Wilmington: December 16, 18 lds Hay, 0 Straw. Alfalfa 230-250; Alfalfa/Grass 195-275.

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Group housed and fed dairy calves Cost summary and analysis for four dairy farms Calves are housed, up to 25 per pen, in a relatively new group housing system with a central utility room, and fed via a mechanized feeding system.

Waste milk, some salable milk, and some milk replacer are fed. Waste milk is valued at $326 per ton based upon a cost of production estimating approach.

Karszes and others Values reported here represent average values for 17 New York dairy farms where December 2007 prices were adjusted to November 2011 using farmer prices paid indices. The 17 farms had above average numbers of dairy cows, and high quality dairy replacement programs.

Birth to weaning aged calves were raised predominately in calf hutches.

Results Notable results for labor cost and other labor factor efficiencies include the following: • For the group housed system farms, Farms 1 through 4, labor costs per animal completing range from $34 to $60. This range of costs is less than the average cost for hutch system farms described as “Karszes and others” of about $84 per animal completing.

• Heifers per hour range from 12 to 33 for the group housed system farms compared to 11 for the hutch farms which are described as having high quality dairy replacement programs.

• Comparing Farms 1 through 4 to “Karszes and others” using the previous measure, does not reflect the possibility that group housed and fed system farms with lower heifer numbers per hour may be

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Notable results for building ownership, feed, other and total costs include the following.

• Building ownership costs of $41 and $29 per animal completing for Farms 1 and 2, respectively, are greater than the average cost of $14 for hutch systems. Group housed system Farms 3 and 4 realize costs of $12 and $8, respectively, and appear to benefit from spreading building ownership costs over more calves.

• Feed costs for Farms 1 through 4 range from $167 to $186 per animal completing. This range is somewhat higher than the hutch farms’ average cost of $151, possibly reflecting greater feed consumption.

• Feed costs reported for Farms 3 and 4 are very sensitive to the value, price assigned to waste milk.

• Total costs for raising calves from birth to weaning for the group housed and fed system farms range from $280 to $339 per animal completing, and compare favorably to the total costs of $319 for the farms with high quality, hutch systemdairy replacement programs.

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Contributors: J. Hanchar, J. Karszes, J. Petzen and members from four NYS dairies.

A more labor friendly system On Dec. 1, 2011, a sold-out crowd of about 275 dairy farmers and their advisors gathered in East Syracuse to learn why some farmers are enthusiastic about group-housing and feeding systems.

Frans Vokey, Cornell Cooperative Extension stated, “Word has spread that group-housed calf systems may afford dairy producers the opportunity to make calf rearing more enjoyable and rewarding and at the same time be better for the business.”

“I love calves but this system put the joy back into raising calves,” said Mary Kelly, Kelly Farms, who participated on a producer/veterinarian panel. That is how Mary summarized her remarks after describing her experiences with a hutch versus group housed and fed system. Mary Kelly’s description of caring for calves in a hutch system, which included references to wearing multiple layers of clothing, and standing in front of a sink cleaning buckets for hours, was in stark contrast to her description of the current group housed and fed system that brought desired changes in lifestyle, and renewed joy and enthusiasm for raising calves.

Farm owners and calf managers are excited about raising calves in group housed and fed systems, because of the potential labor savings and more favorable work environment. However, potential adopters likely wonder about possible tradeoffs. These systems require initial capital investments in buildings, machinery and equipment that approach $150,000 for facilities designed to house about 8 animals per pen in 10 pens. Likely questions include: • I expect labor costs to decline, but how much can I expect building, machinery and equipment ownership, and operating costs to increase?

• How will other costs change, for example, feed costs, and what will be the expected costs of raising a calf from birth to weaning?

Approach Cost summary and analysis for the birth to weaning group for four dairy farms help to answer the above questions. Prominent features of the approach to develop cost summary and analysis for the birth to weaning group follow.

• Enterprise cost summary and analysis, birth to weaning calves • Variable (operating) and fixed (ownership) costs • MS Excel spreadsheet “Dairy Replacement Enterprise Analysis” developed by Karszes, Cornell, University • Data based upon - tracking by four farm cooperators for various lengths of time in November 2011 - farm financial records - estimates Farm descriptions Farm 1 Group housed and fed calves, about 50 in number, are weaned at about 7 weeks at about 170 pounds.

Facility consists of a calf area, housing 8 to 10 calves per pen, and an attached milk room. A continuously circulating, low line system delivers acidified salable milk and milk replacer to pens.

Farm 2 Calves are group housed and fed in numbers and facilities similar to above. A continuously circulating, high pipeline delivers acidified milk replacer to pens.

Farm 3 Acidified milk is available ad lib from plastic barrels through milk bars in a retrofit housing system with up to 20 calves per pen. Waste milk and some salable milk are fed. Waste milk is valued at $326 per ton based upon a cost of production estimating approach.

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Speaking of milk; November production in the top 23 producing states slipped to 14.74 billion pounds, down from a revised 15.16 billion in October, but compares to 14.4 billion in November 2010, a gain of 2.2 percent, according to preliminary data in USDA’s Milk Production report. The revision to October data represented an increase of 1 million pounds from last month’s estimate. The November 50-state total came to 15.78 billion pounds, up 1.8 percent from a year ago.

November cow numbers totaled 8.48 million head, unchanged from October but 108,000 head more than a year ago. Output per cow averaged 1,738 pounds, up 16 pounds from a year ago.

Sizable growth in cow numbers was seen in the

West. California was up 27,000 head from a year ago and output per cow was up 15 pounds resulting in a 2.4 percent increase in milk output in the Golden State. Texans added 20,000 cows to their milking string.

Output per cow took a 60 pound jump pushing Texas up 8.4 percent.

New Mexico keeps adding cows as well, up 14,000, with a 35 pound per cow gain and an overall increase in the state of 6.3 percent from a year ago.

Washington State was up 4.4 percent on 10,000 more cows and 10 pounds more per cow.

Arizona was up 6 percent on 9,000 more cows and 20 pounds more per cow.

There were a few states registering losses. Pennsylvania was down 2 percent, thanks to 4,000 fewer cows and a 20 pound loss per cow. New York was down 1.3 percent on a thousand fewer cows and a 20 pound drop per cow.

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Wisconsin was up 1.6 percent on a 25 pound per cow gain but cow numbers were unchanged. Idaho was up 1.7 percent, thanks to 7,000 more cows and a 10 pound gain per cow.

Minnesota inched 0.1 percent lower on a 5 pound loss per cow but cow numbers were up 1,000 head.

Meanwhile, the latest Livestock Slaughter report shows that cow culling is increasing.

USDA estimated 252,800 culled dairy cows were slaughtered under federal inspection in November, up 10,000 head from October 2011 and 11,600 more than November 2010. JanuaryNovember 2011 dairy cow slaughter was estimated at 2.652 million head, up 110,000 from the same period in 2010.

The milk production data report was viewed as neutral to slightly bullish, according to FC Stone dairy economist Bill Brooks in the December 20 eDairy Insider Opening Bell. “For now the report shows lower cow numbers for November, but the key is now much milk they produce,” he said. “It came in pretty close to expectations.” To become a subscriber to the “Insider” reports, call 1-800231-3089.

The report didn’t have much impact on the

cash dairy markets. The 40-pound block Cheddar closed the Friday before Christmas at $1.5625 per pound, unchanged on the week, but 24 cents above that week a year ago. The 500-pound barrels closed at $1.56, up 2 1/2-cents, and 20 1/2-cents above a year ago. Eleven cars of each traded hands on the week. The NASS-surveyed U.S. average price on block hit $1.7739, down 8.6 cents, while the barrels plunged 12.2 cents, to $1.7107.

Butter finished the week at $1.5950 per pound, down three quarter cents, and 5 3/4-cents below a year ago. Seven cars found new homes. NASS butter averaged $1.5922, down 3.2 cents. NASS nonfat dry milk averaged $1.4418, down fractionally, and dry whey averaged 65.61 cents, up 0.2 cent.

The CME’s Daily Dairy Report (DDR) says dry whey prices are up nearly 80 percent from where they were in mid-December in each of the last two years. Midwestern dry whey is trading for mostly 62-66.5 cents per pound, according to USDA’s Dairy Market News. In 2010 and 2009, whey prices at the midpoint of the range were 35.75 and 36.0 cents re-

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Mielke from B11 spectively. On this week in 2008 whey was just 17.75 cents. Dry whey production in the JuneOctober period was down 3 percent versus a year ago, USDA said.

Whey prices saw their highest levels in 2007 but the Alliance of Western Milk Producer’s Bill VanDam warned in his December 16 newsletter that many buyers back then were ultimately driven to cheaper alternative products which in turn caused a long period of very low prices, as low as 15 cents per pound.

Looking “back to the futures;” the Class III milk price average for the first six months of 2012 stood at $16.63 on November 4, $16.72 on November 11, $16.78 on November 18, $17.16 on December 2, $16.84 on December 9, $17.07 on December 16, and was right around $17.13 late morning December 23.

The Agriculture Department announced the January 2012 Federal order Class I base milk price at $18.80 per hundredweight, up 33 cents from December, $3.60 above January 2011, and the highest January price in four years. It also equates to about $1.62 per gallon. Market analyst Alan Levitt does not expect an MILC payment to producers.

The two-week NASSsurveyed butter price averaged $1.6079 per pound, down 23 cents from December. Nonfat dry milk averaged $1.4419, down 3.6 cents. Cheese averaged $1.8102, up 3.1 cents, and dry whey averaged 65.49 cents, up 2.1 cents from December.

November American and total cheese stocks were at their lowest levels since February 2010, according to USDA’s latest Cold Storage report, with total stocks falling below 1 billion pounds for the first time in 21 months.

American cheese, at 586.4 million pounds, was down 5 percent from October and 6 percent below November 2010.

The total cheese inventory stood at 970.6 million pounds, down 4 percent from October, and 5 percent below a year ago.

Butter stocks, at 94.9 million pounds, were

down 27 percent from October but were up 36 percent from a year ago.

Dairy products were cheaper on supermarket shelves in November, according to the December 9 DDR. The milk Consumer Price Index was 148.8, down 0.4 percent from October, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The DDR said it’s typical for retail butter prices to decline in November due to holiday promotions and this year was no different. The Butter CPI plunged 5.9 percent from the prior month to 200.6. The Cheese CPI declined 0.7 percent to 225.6, the first decline since February.

The DDR also reported that prices were mixed on the semi-monthly Global Dairy Trade auction. The weighted average price for skim milk

powder was $1.50 per pound, down 3.2 percent from the December 6 event. Winning prices for whole milk powder averaged $1.63 per pound, down 1.5 percent. However, butterfat and cheese were higher. The weighted-average price for anhydrous milkfat was $1.90 per pound, up 4.8 percent from the December 6 event and the highest since early September. Cheddar cheese was $1.63 per pound, up 1 percent. After increasing in three of the last four auctions, the overall trade-weighted index was down 1.6 percent from the previous event, according to the DDR. Speaking of the international market; 2011 appears to be the strongest year on record for U.S. dairy exports, both in terms of dairy

products and dairy cattle, according to Dairy Profit Weekly editor Dave Natzke. Speaking in Friday’s DairyLine, Natzke reported that exports are seen has one way to get the U.S. economy moving again, and agriculture, and specifically dairy, is doing its part.

USDA released latest dairy trade figures, estimating the value of dairy product exports at about $4 billion through the first 10 months of the year, up 28 percent from the same period in 2010, and already a new record annual high, with two months still to go in the year.

Monthly U.S. exports topped $400 million for the eighth time during the year, according to Natzke, and came on the heels of a record-high total of $4.6 billion for fis-

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In contrast, October dairy imports were valued at $249 million, Natzke said, bringing the year-to-date total $2.4 billion, resulting in a 2011 dairy trade surplus of nearly $1.7 billion.

“In an era where we always seem to be talking about U.S. trade deficits, dairy stands out, helping generate money and jobs,” Natzke charged, and based on total dairy solids, the U.S. exported about 13 percent of total production last year.

The export news is also good for U.S. dairy cattle. Based on October’s USDA estimates, nearly 8,000 female dairy cattle were exported during the month, the eighth time monthly totals topped 5,000 during the year, and raised the year’s total to more than 60,000

head, compared to about 37,600 head for all of 2010.

Turkey continues to be the leading market for female U.S. dairy cattle exports, Natzke reported, buying more than 42,000 so far this year, or about 7 out of every 10 dairy animals exported from the U.S. Mexico is the second-leading market for U.S. dairy cattle, followed by Russia and Canada.

Getting back to the milk production scene, USDA’s weekly update reports that production in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic is following expected seasonal patterns. Florida is experiencing higher production levels as weather patterns have been conducive to increase production.

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Mielke from B12 manufacturing milk interest is waning as holiday orders are shipped. Ice cream interest is light as some plants intend to shut down over the holidays.

Cheese plant demand is

also lighter due to prices adjusting lower.

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• 4000 Gal. Surge (99) • 3000 Gal. Storage • 2700 Gal. Mueller OH NY • 2000SOLD Gal. DeLaval • 2000 Gal. Mueller OE SOLD NJ Mueller OH • 2000 Gal. • 1600 Gal. Surge • 1500 Gal. Mueller OHF • 1500 Gal. Mueller OH • 1250 Gal. DeLaval PA M • 1000 SOLD Gal. Mueller • 1000 Gal. Sunset F.T. • 1000 Gal. Mueller OH • 1000 Gal. DeLaval

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• 500 Gal. Majonnier • 415 Gal. Sunset • 400 Gal. Jamesway • 400 Gal. Majonnier SOLDMilkeeper WV • 375 Gal. • 300 Gal. Majonnier • 300 Gal Mueller M • 300 Gal. Sunset • 200 Gal. Mueller RS • 200 Gal. Sunset SC • 180 Gal. Milkeeper • 150 Gal. Majonnier • 150 Gal. Mueller RH • 100 Gal. Mojonnier

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Sales 717-626-1151

Lititz, PA 17543

‘01 MUSTANG 2044 skid loader, 49hp Yanmar, aux. hyd. weights, 4650 hrs., $7,900. 315-536-6382 ‘04 CAT 257B track loader, heated cab, 1200 hrs., very clean machine, $17,900. 315536-6382 1991 LOR-AL EZ Rider F350 Spray Truck, 60’ booms, 500Gal. tank, light-bar, chemical injection, Mattracks available. Jantzi Crop & Turf Spray.

315-523-2249

1993 Peterbilt 378* 1993 Peterbilt 379* 1997 Peterbilt 379* 2004 Mac Tri-Axle dump trailer, 34’* 2005 Trailstar Tri-Axle dump trailer 34’* JD 348 baler w/ ejector

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2 FORD 380 diesel engines, $1,200 for both; Mud Hog 4WD assist for combine, $1,000. 585-813-1103, 585591-0551 2000 JD 260, 4,300 hours, cab, heat, 2Spd., 78” bucket, good condition, $11,800. 315536-3176 2001 JD 7710 MFWD, 4718hrs., power quad, fresh from farm, $62,500. 3.7%Fin. Zeisloft Farm Eq. 800-9193322

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3 CASE IH 1666 combines just purchased. Also (7) 1640/1660 combines. All Very Very Nice. Zeisloft Farm Eq. 800-919-3322 3.7% Fin.

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‘00 JD 4200 compact tractor, 4x4, 420 loader, 47 backhoe, hydro, 1500hrs., $12,500.

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JD 4650 MFD, new PS . . . . . . . . . . . . .$28,500 Case IH 9170 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$29,500 CIH 4366 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,900 IH 3588 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,250 IH 1086 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$11,250 IH 966 Fender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,250 IH 1066 Black Stripe, new engine, exc. cond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14,500 IH 856 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,950 IH 1066 4WD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,500 IH 1066 w/LDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,500 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

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& PARTS FD 4100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,500 Kilbros 350 gravity wagon . . . . . . . . . . .$2,200 JD 9500 2WD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$32,500 JD 9510 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$69,900 JD 915 flex heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call JD 643, 693 & 843 corn heads . . . . . . . .$7,900 JD 8300 drill w/seeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,750 Case 8430 Round baler . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 Elwood 4WD unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,500 New Holland Loaders New . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call IH & White plows 3x-10x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call IH 100# Front End wgts.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .$105 1st Choice GS520-4 tedder . . . . . . . . . .$4,500 Chisel Plows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call Planters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Call

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Farm Machinery For Sale 8’ BADGER snowblower, excellent; 6-1/2’ International snowblower. New & used tires & rims of all sizes. 585-7321953

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’07 JD 7420 cab, 4WD, PQ, 6,445 hrs . . . . . . .$35,000 ’00 JD 7210 cab, 4WD, PQ, 9,784 hrs . . . . . . .$23,500 ’83 JD 2950 cab. 4WD. high&low dual hyd . . . .$13,500 ’94 JD 6400 ROPS, 2WD, syncro, dual hyd . . .$11,800 ’97 Daewoo DD80 dozer, cab, 6-way blade, hydro .Call Penn Yan, NY

315-536-8919

• Pallet Forks - $595.00 Universal Attach Also Buckets for Skid Steers Price Subject to Change

Burkholder Repair LLC 315-536-8446 Farm Machinery For Sale

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Big Tractor Parts Steiger Tractor Specialist

February 2nd and 3rd, Hamburg, NY: New equipment for farm and forest and a used equipment auction! WNY Farm Show

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

CASE IH 7140 MFWD, local trade in, runs great. Only 5900 hours, only $41,900. Zeisloft Farm Eq. 800-919-3322 Bloomsburg, PA

FOR SALE: John Deere 2940 4x4 with loader, 150 hours on new engine. John Deere 4040 cab, 1650 hours on rebuilt.

585-567-2306 GOOD BUY: Case IH 5240 MFWD with nice Westerndorf loader. Only $32,500. Zeisloft Farm Eq. 800-919-3322 HIGH QUALITY Used Tractors, no fresh repaints, mostly good clean original paint.

Zeisloft Farm Eq. 800-9193322

CASE-IH 8930 MFWD, 3hyd., both PTO, real nice one! $62,500. Zeisloft Farm Eq. 800-919-3322

IH 361D ENGINE in-frame overhaul w/rebuilt injectors & pump, can hear run, $4,750.

315-536-7653

FANCY! 2006 J.D.7720 MFWD w/746 loader, only 1200hrs., local PA farm tractor, one owner. Both like new.

24spd., 3hyd. Both PTO. Nicest one you’ll find. Zeisloft Farm Eq. 800-919-3322

IH 5100 Soybean Special, 21x7, double disc, press wheels, mechanical lift, $2,600; White 5100 Planter, 6x30, 6 extra no-till coulters for fertilizer, $4,500; Mike Franklin 607-749-3424

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Farm Machinery For Sale

You can’t afford downtime!

2002 John Deere 9550 LL, Excellent, Good Rubber, only 1840 Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Price Reduced to $89,500

2006 John Deere 7720 MFWD w/ 746 Loader, Near Perfect, Only 1200 Hrs.

Use Dual-Cut Rolls For Peak Performance

Y QUALIT TEED N A R A GU

2001 John Deere 9550, Sidehill, What a Beauty, As Nice As They Get, Low Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 More 9550 SH In Stock

Case IH 2366, 4x4, Supersharp, Only 1960 Hrs, Yield & Moisture Monitor, Specialty Rotor - 2 More Available. . . .. .Was $86,500. . Now $82,500

Case IH 2166, 4x4, Very Nice . . . . .Priced Right at $58,500

John Deere 6420 MFWD, IVT Transmission, Only 1500 Hrs.

Case IH 1660, Late Models 1990/1991, Very Nice, 6 In Stock, (4) 1666 & (2) 1640 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Starting At $13,900

John Deere 6400 2WD, Cab, Sharp

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We Can Still Do Year End Tax Buys If You Need thru Jan. 7th 2010 JD 8295 R C/A MFD, ILS, Active Seat, P. Shift, Duals All Around, 425 hrs., Compare Anywhere. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $210,000 JD 8410 C/A MFD, P. Shift, Duals, 4500 Hrs., the Series Everybody Wants & Hard to Find, A Fancy One . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $105,000 JD 8130 C/A MFD, 46” Duals, Active Seat, ONLY 1670 Hrs., Looks New! . $131,000 JD 4020 w/Loader, JD 2555, JD 2550 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call For Details 2010 Case IH 275 Magnum C/A MFD, Duals All Around, 5 Remotes, 3 PTO’s, Leather, ONLY 145 Hrs., Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $159,500 Case IH MX220 C/A MFD, Duals, 3 PTO’s, ONLY 1870 Hrs . . . . . . . . . $84,000 Case IH 7150 C/A MFD, 42” Duals, 4800 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $57,500 Case IH 7140 C/A MFD, 42” Duals, 4800 Hrs., 2 PTO’s . . . . . . . . . . . . $52,500 Case IH Maxxum 125 C/A MFD, 550 Hrs., Like New! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $57,500 New Holland T-5050 C/A 4x4 w/NH 820TL Loader, 410 Hrs. . . . . . . . . $37,500

“Selliing High Quality Equipment For Over 25 Years”

See Much More at www.andrewsfarm.com

328 Danville Road, Bloomsburg, PA

ANDREWS FARM EQ., INC.

TOLL FREE: (800) 919-3322

Conneautville, PA 16406

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814-587-2450

IH 5488, 190hp, 7800 hrs, 20.8x38 duals 70%, great condition, $20,000. 607-4351478 IH DISGUSTED??? With your shifting? Now is the time to fix. Put a good tractor back to work. 800-808-7885, 402-374-2202 IH-TRACTOR PARTS: Newused-reman. 06-86 Series.

We stock A&I and Ag Parts.

Jim’s Fix-It. 315-536-7653 J.D.4450, 2WD, quad, just arrived. Also J.D.4650 power shift & duals. Zeisloft Eq. 800919-3322

JD 520 loader (2350 mounts) $3,300. FORD ldr 776B, both c o m p l e t e / E X C E L L E N T, $2,800, Detroit 11.1 engine $3,500. 585-230-3038 JD 8420, 8200, 7920, 7700, 7405, 7210, 5500, 4955, 4560; NH 8560; Ford 8830, TW15; Case IH MX135, MX120, JX95, C80. 585-7321953 JOHN DEERE BALER PARTS. Winter discounts for baler repairs. New & Used hay equipment. Nelson Horning 585-526-6705 Ford 540 w/Heated Cab & Ford LDR 50HP Dsl ps 3pt live PTO $4,950; 4x4 Kubota 34HP Dsl, Fully Heated Cab, Hydro w/New 3pt 5’ Snowblower package $9,950; 4x4 Long 50HP Dsl $6,950; Ford NH 4630 Fully Heated Factor Cab 5560HP Dsl, Super Clean Inside & Out, Dual Outlets $11,500; 4x4 JD 4200 Heated Hard Cab 20-25HP Dsl w/JD 72” Belly Mower, “Hydro” Come & Drive it; New Quicke 980 LDR & 7’ Bkt w/Mounts to fit MF, Agco, & Challenger $4,150; Landpride RCR 2510 10’ Rotary Mower (3) Gearboxes, 540 PTO, Chain Guards, Demo, New List Over $7,400 our price $5,950; 3pt 7’ Snowblowers Good Used; PTO Generators; Lots More Tractors & Machinery In Stock

Kennedy Tractor (315) 964-1161 Williamstown, NY “We Deliver” 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 KNIGHT 8014 slinger spreader, one owner, VG field ready condition, $7,000. 315-5363994 LOOKA HERE: 1997 JD 9600 4x4 combine with low hours.

Sharp & Priced Right. 3.7% Fin. $54,000. Great Buy! Zeisloft Farm Eq. 800-9193322

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Maine To North Carolina Let’s build an East Coast Corn Planter Together!

PleasantCreekHay.com MANY IH 1066’s, 1466’s fender & cab tractors, $6,500$12,000; Du-al loader, $1,500.

518-677-2854 NEW AND USED PARTS for New Holland 770, 782, 790, 890, 892, 900, FP230, FP240.

John Deere 3940, 3950, 3955, 3960, 3970, 3975. NEW Horning crop processors.

NEW & USED New Holland baler parts & service. Closed Sundays. 607-243-8151 NEW IDEA 708 4WD diesel, 3300 hours, 717 combine, 713 flex head, 844 corn head, nice condition. 315-536-0798

New Skid Loader Attachments, Buckets, Pallet Forks, Manure Forks, Round Bale Grabbers, Bale Spears, Feed Pushers, Adapter Plates, Skid Steer Hitch

MARTIN’S WELDING

315-531-8672

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Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Smiley’s Equipment

Custom Roasting and Cooling Your Soybeans,Corn, etc.

At Your Farm or Mill Serving All of NY State

JD 4630, nice, $12,500; JD tractor & ldr, compact, $10,500; Hesston 4x4 & cab, $7,500; White 4x4 w/cab, 135hp, nice, $12,500; Int. 4x4, $10,500; 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; ‘08 Dodge 4x4 pickup, $16,500; ‘99 Ford pickup, $2,000; IH dsl dump truck, $2,500; Brush Hogs, Discs, Harrows, Plows & more. Excavator, $12,500; Case 450 Dozer, $8,500; JD 350C Dozer, $11,500; White 4x4 ldrhoe, $9,500; Case ldrhoe, $6,000.

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“NOW SELLING” CORN, RYE, OATS, WHEAT, SOYBEANS, CORN MEAL, DDGS HOMINY, BEDDING, SOYBEAN MEAL, WHOLE COTTONSEED, BEET & CITRUS PULP PELLETS, CORN GLUTEN FEED & MEAL, HOMINY, BAKERY MEAL AND CANOLA MEAL

(315) 549-7081

WNY Farm Show Workshops: Gas rights leasing, woodland management, and more!

February 2nd and 3rd, Hamburg, NY.

CALL (716) 633-1940 FOR PRICES & ASK FOR: DON POWELL BILL SCHMAHL SCOTT SCHULTZ

John Deere 5460, 5820, or 5830 Choppers

814-793-4293

Fencing

• Livestock Feeds • Ration Balancing • SeedWay Seeds • Crystalyx Products

SHAMROCK FARMS (585) FENCING DAN FITZPATRICK

669-2179

8408 CARNEY HOLLOW RD., WAYLAND, NY 14572 Sales & Installations Building Since 1981

• Posts • Board • Split Rail • HT Wire • Vinyl • Energizers

Empire Farm Fence & Supply

“Miles of Quality Start Here”

• High Tensile • Split Rail • Misc. Types of Fence • Energizers • Fencing Supplies 4097 Rt. 34B, Union Springs, NY 13160 RUSTIN WILSON (315) 364-5240

o h lder k r u B Fencing Free Estimates Anthony Burkholder 607-869-5780 Closed Sundays

Buying Corn, Feed Wheat & Oats

Improve Your Farm Efficiency

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ALL TYPES OF FENCES

Romulus, NY 14541

MEDIUM RED CLOVER, good cover crop, very good nitrogen supply, excellent feed for $1.30Lb, over 2,000Lb $1.20Lb. Bay Farms 585-7476272

WANTED: Moldy or dusty corn for corn furnace. Can haul. Ontario County,NY. 585704-0687

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Quali Guara ty nteed

Heavy Duty Galvanized Gates Pat O’Brien & Sons For all your feed needs!

• Steam Flaked Corn • Protein Mixes

Fencing

Custom Fence Building for: Horses, Cows, Goat, Sheep and Deer We Build: Hi-tensile, woven wire, hot coat, split rail and board fences Also, we sell pressure treated or cedar post, fencing supplies and gates

YOUR SOURCE FOR:

Farm Machinery Wanted

WANTED

1-800-836-2888

CORN, SOYBEANS, WHEAT, RYE, OATS & MANY OTHER MISC. PRODUCTS.

USED COMBINE PA R T S K & J SURPLUS

WANTED: Same Tractor, 130hp and above, 1968 Saab, 2 door, working condition. Call 518-673-5894

For Information Call

“NOW BUYING”

TUBE LINE bale wrapper, 2008, model #TL5500, automatic, round or square bales, remote control, twin wrap, $18,000. 315-856-0032

814-793-4293

RECONDITIONED 4-6-8R 7000 and 7200 planters. Also, one and two row sweetcorn, vegetable, pumpkin planters w/JD Max-Emerge. FrameMount no-till coulters. Custom b u i l d p l a n t e r s . Pe q u e a Planter, 717-442-4406

8545 MAIN ST. P.O. BOX 660 CLARENCE, NY 14031 PHONE# (716) 633-1940 FAX# (716) 633-1490

SUPER SHARP JD 6420 IVT, cab, MFWD, like new, 1500hrs., one of a kind, one owner, retired, $59,500.

Zeisloft Eq. 800-919-3322

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VERY NICE J.D.6400, cab, low hours, local farm, only raked hay. Zeisloft Eq. 800919-3322

PRICES REDUCED on all Combines in stock. The largest selection of later model JD & Case IH combines in East.

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A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS

LACKAWANNA PRODUCTS

BUYING MACHINES DEAD OR ALIVE

LANSING, NY WANT TO 607-279-6232 Days 607-533-4850 Nights PLACE A CLASSIFIED AD? CALL: WANTED 1-800Massey Ferguson 836-2888 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

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

• Corn Meal • Minerals

• Energy Mixes • Nutritional Services

Pick-up or Delivery from our Geneva Feed Mill

We Buy All Grains! Call Pat @ 716-992-1111

Cyclops Energizers Made in USA

BOARD • VINYL • WOVEN WIRE • HI TENSILE Serving The Northeast

E&A Fence LLC 518-993-5177

771 St. Hwy 163, Fort Plain, NY

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Fencing

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”

For Sale

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• Hi-Top Work Rubbers* #1300 - $17.00/pr • 10” Closure Boots* #1400 - $22.00/pr • 17” Knee Boots #1500 - $26.00/pr Sizes S, M, L, XL, 2X, & 3X

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Financial Services

Financial Services

Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

NEW AND USED Grain Dryers: GT, MC, GSI. Call anytime toll free 1-877-422-0927

Hay - Straw For Sale

Country Folks is looking for self-motivated free-lance writers to contribute to their weekly agricultural paper.

1st & 2nd CUT HAY & OAT STRAW, Large square bales, processed. 716-474-3973

Knowledge of the industry a must.

HAY SAVER Plus Hay Preservative, 68% Propionic Acid.

87¢ per pound. Product available in Waterloo, NY. Delivery Available. Conoy Ag, Elizabethtown, PA 717-367-5078

Articles could include educational topics as well as feature articles.

H AY Farmer to Farmer

PUREBRED Light Gray Flemish giant rabbits, (2) lt. gray giant doe chinchillas. 585567-2306

Generators

Wet and Dry Round & Square Bales

MOELLER SALES 1-800-346-2348 Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

PATTERSON FARMS

CALL STEVE

WANTED: 1st & 2nd cut big & small squares. 315-363-9105

STRAW 519-482-5365

Established, well equipped grass-based sheep dairy in Cazenovia, NY producing on-farm artisanal yoghurts and award winning cheeses seeks experienced head cheese maker starting April 2012. Commercial acumen and marketing experience a plus.

Send resume to resumes@meadowoodfarms.com

Help Wanted

ONTARIO DAIRY HAY & STRAW

Quality Alfalfa Grass Mix ALSO CERTIFIED ORGANIC Low Potassium for Dry Cows

Call for Competitive Prices

Call Peg At

800-836-2888 or email

classified@leepub.com

Employment OpportunityAgricultural business in Wayne County, NY seeking a conscientious individual to do application of fertilizer and pesticides to farm fields as well as other duties. CDL license, some mechanical ability, and pesticide applicators license a plus. Full time position with benefits. Call 315-374-5847

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Is Looking for a Self Motivated Team Player to Join Our Team If you are a Jack or Jill of all things, we are looking for you. Repairs, crop, dairy animals and manure. Positive attitude a must and Class A license helpful.

Please Call Jon at

315-729-0438

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.

Keyy responsibilitiess include: 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

Thee ideall candidatee should d have:

Hay - Straw Wanted

Clyde, NY

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

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

CLOSING G DATE:: JAN.. 1,, 2012

Alltech h | Pennsylvania 1860 0 Charterr Lane,, Suitee 203 Lancaster,, PA A 17601 Fax:: 717-393-9774 4 • mgast@allltech.com

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CLASSIFIEDS

• Hopper Feed Bins • Transport Augers • Crane Service • Dryer Service

Pre Cut Rye Straw

Experienced Cheese Maker

Try Selling It In The

• Sukup Grain Bins • Dryers • Grain Legs • Custom Mill Righting

WANTED 302-737-5117 302-545-1000

TOO MUCH HAY?

WE SPECIALIZE IN

We Pick Up & Pay Cell 717-222-2304 Buyers & Sellers

Help Wanted

519-529-1141

315-923-9118

Hay & Straw - All Types

Help Wanted

NEEB AGRI-PRODUCTS

A N MARTIN GRAIN SYSTEMS

WANTED

50 to 75 Lb. Bales

Lg. Sq. - 1st, 2nd & 3rd Cut

Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

Please send resume to Joan Kark-Wren jkarkwren@leepub.com or call 518-673-0141

Also Square Bales of

1st, 2nd & 3rd Cut Hay

NOBODY beats our prices on Voltmaster PTO Alternators, Sizes 12kw-75kw. Engines Sets and Portables Available.

Help Wanted

WRITERS WANTED

GRAIN DRYER 2007 Top Dry 10,000 Bushel, like new, Batch or continuous flow. 716 998-6081

HAY, 400 bales, 1st cutting, clover mix, $150/ton. Shelled corn, 100 lbs, bagged, $12/bag. Mike Franklin 607749-3424

For Sale

Help Wanted

Hay - Straw Wanted

Sell Your Items Through Reader Ads P.O. Box 121, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428

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Horses 4 year old Reg. black Percheron stallion, top bloodlines. 315-406-1105 5 YEAR OLD Belgian Gelding, 17.2hh, Sorrel, light M&T, well broke, traffic safe. 315-6882853

Poultry & Rabbits

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Professional Services Custom Heifer Raising 150 Head capacity; complete service for quality raised heifers in Northern Tioga County Pa. 5 miles south of the New York border. Brubaker Dairy Farm 814-367-5062

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Village of Hilton, Monroe County,NY. Sitting on 2 acres, paved & fenced in parking, additional tennant income included. 585-392-7692

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POSSON REALTY LLC 787 Bates-Wilson Road Norwich, NY 13851

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Real Estate For Sale FARM SALE IN WALWORTH, NY: 88 acres, 60 tillable, 43 cow newly renovated dairy barn, 2 heifer facilities w/full concrete, machine shed in garage, w/beautiful 1800 4 bedroom 2 bath house. 315730-3312

David C. Posson, Broker

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23122 - Jeffersonn Countyy Farm - 1900 acress locatedd onn a quiet road.. 100 tillable acres good well drained soils all in hay. 50 acres of woods. Balance pasture. Modern 36x100 2 story barn. 32 tie stalls.

One large calving pen, enclosed manure room, patz cleaner, and pipeline milking system. This is a very nice little barn to milk a small dairy, raise beef or horses. 2 - 24x22 machinery buildings with lots of storage. Good 2 story 5 bedroom farm house w/new windows and siding. This farm could be organic. Close to machinery, grain dealers, and shopping. Owners have reduced the price from an earlier listing from $385,0000 too $300,000.. $1,5000 perr acre with buildings.

Great buy on a nice little farm.

21777 - 6622 +/-- acree farm m locatedd inn Oneidaa County,, NY. Close to 200 acres tillable all in hay, 460 acres of woods and pasture. 2 year round streams, 3 small ponds. Good 2 story Victorian home. 3 large bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths. Attached 2 car garage. Very nice home high ceilings, large rooms. Farm has REA power, cheap electric. Nice location, close to the city of Utica. Close to Adirondack mountains.

Lots of road frontage. Would make an excellent investment property or for someone who would like to raise beef, make hay. Excellent hunting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Asking $750,000 Owner will consider selling 480 acres with home for $550,000

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23099 - Nortthernn Schohariee Countyy Land. Close to the Town of Ames, NY. 170 acres +/- situated on a quiet road. 90+ acres tillable good soils and decent size fields. 40 acres of pasture balance woods.

Lots of road frontage. Would make a nice property to build, run beef or horses, make hay. Reasonable taxes around $2,000 a year. Good investment property. Local farmers willing to rent this land which would more than pay the taxes. Good deer and turkey hunting. Easy to get to from Rt. 90 or I88. 45 mins to downtown Albany. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Askingg $250,000 22999 - Veryy Nicee Homee - Montgomeryy Countyy Dairyy Farm - 110 acres of beautiful land. 70 acres tillable in 2 fields that lie flat to gently rolling. Exceptional soils, well drained, high lime. Balance woods. Good 2 story Dairy barn with 45 stalls and a side addition with 25 additional stalls for young stock. Good 4 bay shop and garage.

Very nice remodeled 5 bedroom home with 1 1/2 baths. Has been completely remodeled top to bottom. With new siding, windows, and an oil fired furnace. This is a nice little farm with exceptional buildings and land. Owners have retired and have no family to take the farm over. They have reduced their original Askingg pricee off $400,000 now w too $350,000. They would like to sell this good farm before spring. All offers will be considered.

22799 - Madisonn County,, Nearr Brookfieldd Statee Lands. Good little buy on a good little farm. 18 surveyed acres mostly tillable.

Beautiful year round trout stream. 2 story barn with 50 stalls. Milking equipment still intact. Patz barn cleaner. Good 40x80 machinery building. Additional older 2 story barn with side addition for storage.

Remodeled 2 story home. Good 2 car garage. Farm is close to the beautiful Brookfield State Forest and the Equine trail system with over 300 miles of trails for riding horses. Close to snow mobile and ATV trails, great hunting and fishing. Nice little farm to raise a few horses or beef. Farm is reasonably priced to sell. . . . . . . Askinng $140,000 Owner would consider fair offer.

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WANTED: Used Slurrystore.

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2006 Freightliner M2106 Daycab MB 300hp, 10 speed, air ride, 12k front, 40k rears, 150” wheelbase 187,400 miles. $33,750

2003 Kawasaki 60Z V Wheel Loader, 4532 Hrs, cab with heat & A/C, JRB quick coupler, 2 1/4 CY Bucket, Forks Available. $48,500

2001 Freightliner FL80 Cab & Chassis 310hp Cat, Allison Automatic, 18k front axle, 46k rears, 16’ of double frame behind cab, 60,000 miles, auto-lube system. $34,000

(Qty 3) 2000 IH 4700 Bucket Trucks 7.6L 230hp, Allison automatic, double frame Dakota utility body, rear mount 50’ bucket with 4 stabilizers, 26,000 miles. $19,900 each

(Qty 2) 2006 Mack CH613 Daycabs 427hp, 10 speed, 44k rears, wetlines, Rubber 90%, aluminum wheels, 177” wheelbase, very clean trucks. $34,500 each

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2006 Deere 310G 4x4 Backhoe, EROPS, Extenda-hoe, 2050 Hrs. Excellent Condition $46,950

2002 Mack CH613 Day Cab 460hp, 18 speed, 14,600# front axle, 46k rears, double frame, good rubber, 527k miles. $27,900

John Deere 9500 4WD, 30.5x32’s at 90%, Straw Spreader, 3794 Sep. Hours. $25,500

2006 Deere 450J LT Dozer 1267 hours, OROPS, good U/C, 6 way blade, very clean machine $39,950

2007 Case 621D Wheel Loader, 3045 hrs, GP bucket, JRB coupler, good rubber, cab with heat. $73,950

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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

JAN 3-6, 7 & 8, 9-13 Trade a Tree Program After Christmas this year, trade in your old tree for a free Seedling! The Cayuga County Trade A Tree program offers residents an opportunity to recycle their Christmas trees in exchange for a Douglas Fir transplant.

Your old tree will be turned into mulch and you receive a coupon to pick up a transplant in the spring.

Seedlings will be available for pickup on Fri., May 4, 2012 from 8 am to 6 pm at the Natural Resource Center at 7413 County House Rd., Auburn, NY. Christmas Trees can be dropped off at the Natural Resource Center on the following dates: • 2012 - Jan. 3-6 - 8 am - 4 pm.

• Jan. 7-8 am - noon.

• Jan. 9-13 - 8 am - 4 pm..

Contact Natural Resource Center, 315-252-4171 ext 3.

JAN 5 Building a Farm Website and Social Network CCE of Ontario County, 480 North Main St., Canandaigua, NY. 6:30-8:30 pm. $15/farm, feel free to bring questions and ideas you have about having a farm website. Contact Nancy Anderson, 585-394-3977 ext. 427 or send name, address & phone number to nea8@cornell.edu.

JAN 5 & 19, FEB 2 & 16, MAR 1, 15 & 29, APR 12 Farm Business Planning Course Ithaca, NY. All classes 6-9 pm. Cost: Sliding scale, $80 - $300 Application required.

Visit www.groundswellcenter.org for online application.

For more information e-mail info@groundswellcenter.org.

JAN 6-7 New York State Maple Conference Verona NY. Contact Keith Schiebel, e-mail kschiebel@ vvsschools.org. On Internet at www.cornellmaple.com JAN 11 2012 Madison County Crop Congress Empire Tractor, Route 20, Cazenovia, NY. 9:30 am - 3 pm. The day long meeting gives central New York crop and dairy farmers the opportunity to update themselves on new diseases, insects, legislation and products available Pesticide re-certification credits have been applied for and it is anticipated that 2.5 credits will be awarded. Lunch will be provided. Preregistration is required by Jan. 6. Contact CCE of Madison County, 315-684-3001 ext 106.

Special Farm Family Relationships Webinar 3 pm. EST. “Dealing with the complexity of family and business relationships that

exist on family owned farms,” the webinar will cover these discussion points: • Estate Planning - active and non-active family members in the farm business; • Farm Transition - ownership and control; • Organization - multiple family members working together; and • Exit strategies for the retiring farmer without a successor.

Question should be submitted to c.merry@agconsultants.org at least 10 days prior to the event.

JAN 11-14 National No Tillage Conference St. Louis, MO. Registration is $279/person, with a special $252 rate for additional farm or family members. On Internet at www.NoTillConference.com JAN 12 Winter Production of Vegetable Crops CCE of Ontario County, 480 North Main St., Canandaigua, NY. 8:30 am - 2:30 pm. This workshop is directed to small scale and larger scale vegetable growers (organic and conventional) throughout New York State.

Fee: $25/person includes lunch, handouts and expert advice on winter vegetable production. Pre-registration is required by Jan. 10. Contact CCE of Ontario County, 585-394-3977 ext. 427 or email Nancy Anderson with your full contact info at nea8@cornell.edu.

JAN 14 Western NY Maple School CCE of Wyoming County, 401 North Main St., Warsaw NY. Call 585-786-2251 or email djw275@cornell.edu.

JAN 14, FEB 11 & MAR 10 Corning Winter Farmers’ Market 1 West Market St., Corning , NY. Contact Market Manager, 607-759-7665.

JAN 17 Maple Production for the Beginner CCE Ontario Co., 480 North Main St., Canandaigua, NY. 6:30-8:30 pm. Contact CCE, 585-394-3977 ext. 427 or 436 or e-mail nea8@cornell .edu with your name, address & phone number.

Stability Amidst Volatility: Growing Crops and Feeding Livestock The Century House, 997 Rte 9 Latham, NY. 9 am - 3:30 pm. Topic include skills to use the commodity markets, dairy rations insulated from market volatility, business skills needed in a volatile economy, managing crops in adverse environments, high forage rations; snaplage, BMR corn silage, growing your own grain, crop insurance and LGM-Dairy insurance. $45 pre-registration due by Jan 12. Contact Gale Kohler, 518-765-3500 or gek4@cornell.edu or Aaron Gabriel, 518-380-1496 or adg12@cornell.edu.

JAN 18 Estate Planning Cooperative Extension Office, Grant Ave. Auburn, NY. 1-3 pm. Register before Jan. 16. Contact Keith, 315-

255-1183 ext. 225 or e-mail kvs5@cornell.edu.

JAN 20-22 NOFA-NY Annual Conference: The Cooperative Economy Saratoga Hilton & City Center, Saratoga Springs, NY. Contact Katie Nagle-Caraluzzo, 585-271-1979 ext.

512 or e-mail register@ nofany.org.

JAN 22-24 The National Mastitis Council (NMC) 51st Annual Meeting TradeWinds Island Grand Resort, 5500 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach, FL. For dairy professionals from around the world to exchange current information on udder health, mastitis control, milking management and milk quality. Call 727-3676461.

On Internet at www.nmconline.org JAN 25-26 Northeast Pasture Consortium (NEPC) Annual Meeting Century House Hotel & Conference Center, Latham, NY. Topics are nutrient management, silvopasture, results from grazing trials and more.

Contact Becky Casteel, 304293-2565 or e-mail becky. casteel@mail.wvu.edu JAN 27 & 28 4th Annual Winter Green-up Grazing Conference Century House Hotel & Conference Center, Route 9, Latham, NY. This year’s conference will feature speakers on Wye Angus genetics, grazing behavior, branding your farm’s products, leasing land to graze, extending the grazing season and more. Contact Lisa Cox, 518-765-3512.

FEB 1 Extension Home Study Courses The purpose of the courses is to teach producers about production principles for beef, sheep or meat goats that will help their operations become more profitable. For more details or to sign up for a course, go to http://guest.cvent.com/d/s dqb58 or call 877-489-1398.

To speak to one of the instructors you can contact the Penn State Extension Office in Bedford County at 814-623-4800 or in Fulton County at 717-485-4111.

Cost for the course is $45 if taking over e-mail/internet (sheep and meat goat courses only) and $80 if taking through the postal service.

Deadline for registration is Jan. 23, 2012.

FEB 1-4 2012 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show Nashville, TN. Advanced registration is open until Jan. 11, 2012. To register visit www.beefusa.org or contact Kristin Torres at ktorres@beef.org.

FEB 2-3 Western New York Farm Show Showplex on The Fairgrounds, Hamburg, NY. On Internet at www.wnyfarmshow.com

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FEB 6, 13, 20 & 27 2012 Pesticide Training and Recertification Classes Cornell Cooperative Extension - Ontario County. 79:30 pm. Exam being offered on March 5, 2012 from 7-11 pm. The cost for the pesticide training to obtain a license is $120. This does not include the $100 DEC exam fee, due the day of the exam. Certified applicators, private and commercial, seeking recertification credits will receive 2.5 core credits/class. The cost for recertification is $70 for all four classes or $20/class. To receive registration material or for additional information, contact Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County at 585-394-3977 ext. 427, email nea8@cornell.edu or

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FEB 8-9 2012 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit Lancaster Host Resort in Lancaster, PA. Call 877-3265993 or e-mail info@padairysummit.org.

FEB 14-16 45th Annual World Ag Expo International Agri-Center, 4450 South Laspina St., Tulare, CA. The Expo is the largest annual agricultural show of its kind with 1,600 exhibitors displaying cutting edge agricultural technology and equipment on 2.6 million square feet of show grounds. On Internet at www.WorldAgExpo.com

FEB 18-20 2nd Annual Beginning Farmer Conference Amway Grand Plaza Hotel & DeVos Place Convention Center, Grand Rapids, MI. Beginning farmers and ranchers interested in all types of agriculture are encouraged to attend. The conference provides an opportunity for attendees to network with other farmers from around the country and learn from experts about how to start and maintain a thriving farm or ranch business. For more information, including online registration and hotel information, visit http://2012bfrconference.ev entbrite.com or e-mail questions to info@start2farm.gov.

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NEW YORK (cont.)

NEW YORK (cont.)

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TROY, NY 12180

ABBOTTSTOWN, PA 17301

SHARON SPRINGS FARM & HOME CENTER

MESSICK’S FARM EQUIPMENT, INC.

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Route 371 • 585-534-5935

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GREENVILLE SAW SERVICE, INC.

5040 State Route 81 West • 518-966-4346 CLAVERACK, NY 12513

COLUMBIA TRACTOR, INC.

MENDON, NY 14506

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SAXBY IMPLEMENT CORP. NORTH JAVA, NY 14113

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RANDALL IMP. CO. INC. 2991 St. Hwy. 5S • 518-853-4500 www.randallimpls.com

SHARON SPRINGS FARM & HOME CENTER 1375 Rt. 20 518-284-2346 • 800-887-1872

180 State Rt. 251 • 585-624-2938

CORTLAND, NY 13045 3665 US Route 11 • 607-753-9656

SHARON SPRINGS, NY 13459

4120 Route 98 585-535-7671 • 800-724-0139 PALMYRA, NY 14522

JOHN S. BLAZEY, INC. 111 Holmes Street 315-597-5121

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EMPIRE TRACTOR 2700 Erie Blvd. East • 315-446-5656 SPRINGVILLE, NY

LAMB & WEBSTER, INC. Crs Rt. 219 & 39 716-392-4923 • 800-888-3403

WATERLOO, NY 13165

EMPIRE TRACTOR 1437 Route 318 • 315-539-7000 WATERTOWN, NY 13601

WALLDROFF FARM EQUIPMENT, INC. 22537 Murrock Circle • 315-788-1115

WHITE’S FARM SUPPLY, INC. CANASTOTA, NY • 315-697-2214 WATERVILLE • 315-841-4181 LOWVILLE • 315-376-0300 www.whitesfarmsupply.com

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MESSICK’S FARM EQUIPMENT, INC. Rt. 283, Rheems Exit 717-367-1319 • 800-222-3373 www.messicks.com HONESDALE, PA 18431

MARSHALL MACHINERY INC. Rt. 652, 348 Bethel School Rd. 570-729-7117 www.marshall-machinery.com

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Johnson City, NY 13790

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PH (585) 243-1563 FAX (585) 243-3311 6502 Barber Hill Road, Geneseo, New York 14454 WWW.TEITSWORTH.COM

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Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012 • 10:00 AM 3104 Zoeller Road, Alden, NY • Off Walden Ave. www.teitsworth.com Selling Equipment: Case 580 L, 4WD Backhoe w/ cab, Extendahoe; NH 865 Skid Steer loader; NH 185.B track Skid Steer w/bucket, forks; JD 450G 6 way Dozer; Yanmar B5 Mini Excavator with offset boom, thumb, rubber tracks, blade, Excellent; JD 5105 Tractor w/front loader; Ditch Witch walk behind trencher; Multiquip Diesel Air Compressor; Diesel 6500 Gen Set; Gas 8000 Gen Set; Power Georgia buggy; Plate Tamper; Road saw; Steel

sidewalk and curb forms; Black top tools; Safety fence and cones; Equipment trailers

Crew Cab Dump; 1992 Isuzu one ton service truck; 2007 F350 Diesel stake body

Shop Tools: Welders, Torches, Air compressor, Hand tools and more.

Terms: Full payment on all items auction day byGood Check, Visa, or M.C. 12% Buyers Fee on items under $1000, 4% on items over $1000.

2% discount for Cash or Check

auction, Large Items by January 11th Inspection: January 4th 10AM - 4PM

Selling Trucks: 1982 Mack R688 Tandem Dump, extra clean; 1987 Freightliner Tandem Dump; 1984 IH 1600

Removal: Small Items removed the day of the

Roy Teitsworth Inc. Auctioneers Geneseo, NY Check our website www.teitsworth.com for more information and photos or call our office at 585-243-1563.

Z&M Ag and Turf John Deere Dealer PUBLIC AUCTION of Farm Tractors, Machinery, Landscape Tools and Lawn Tractor-Mowers • Financee Termss Available

Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012 @ 9:00 AM

Railroad Avenue, Alexander (Batavia), NY • Complimentary Breakfast 8-9 A.M

LOCATION - 10 miles south of the NYS Thruway at Batavia, just off Rt. 98 and Rt. 20 on Railroad Avenue

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NOTICE - 7 great John Deere dealerships, will join in 1 large public auction. This is a great chance for farmers and homeowners to purchase quality equipment the auction way. If you want great finance terms, see the sales team at Z & M early or call (585) 591-1670.

SELLING TRACTORS JD 8760; JD 7410 MFWD w/cab; JD 5525; JD 5325 N; JD 5525 w/Cab; JD 6300 MFWD w/cab; JD 5510 MFWD w/cab; JD 6420 N MFWD w/cab; JD 6200; JD 4520; JD 2440; JD 5310

MFWD w/cab; JD 3020; JD 1010 w/cult; JD A; JD 1020 N; JD 301 Backhoe- Loader; Case MX270 MFWD w/cab; Case MX210 MFWD w/cab*; Case 5140 MFWD w/cab; Case 574; Case 1086; Case 1486; Case 485; Case 826; Farmall C w/Loader; Case 886; NH TV 140 w/loader*; NH 4630; White 2135; Kubota M9000 MFWD w/cab and loader; Kubota M8200 MFWD w/cab; Kubota M8950 MFWD w/cab; MF 2705 MFWD w/cab; MF 150; MF 65 w/loader SKID STEER LOADERS & EXCAVATOR JD 301.5; JD 317; JD 250; (2) JD 260; JD 240; NH LS170; Bobcat 553; Bobcat 301-5; Bobcat T190; Bobcat 632; COMPACT TRACTORS Cub Cadet 7265 4WD w/mower; IH Cub; JD 4120 4WD w/loader; Cub Cadet 7264 4WD w/loader; Case MX31 4WD; JD 655 4WD w/ mower; JD 4400; MF 135; JD 650 w/belly mower

January Internet Auction January 10-17 2012 Go to www.teitsworth.com to bid!

SELLING: Tractors, Trucks, Cars, Pickups & Vans, and other Misc. items.

For Information Check our website or call Milo ~ 585-739-6435

COMBINES, CHOPPERS, AND HEADS 2008 Claas 870 Forage Harvester w/ R4600 8R Rotary Corn* head and PU380 Hay head, 2050 Head Hrs.; Claas RU450 Rotary Corn head; JD 9500 4WD Combine; JD 7700 4WD Combine; (2) JD 643 Corn head; JD 630F Flex head*; JD 893 Corn head; JD 920 Rigid head; JD 222 Flex head; JD 922 Flex head; JD 7' hay head; JD 30' Crary cws; NI Uni System PLANTERS & DRILLS Kinze 2000 6R Narrow Liquid Planter; Kinze 12R Liquid Planter w/Rawson zone till*; JD 1760 12R Liquid Planter; JD 1760 Planter; Great Plains 30' Foldup Soybean; Special 2sht Semi no till MISC Knight 3030 Mixer wagon; Haybuster Bale shredder; Knight 5042 Mixer wagon HAY AND FORAGE TOOLS JD 3430 12' Windrower; JD 1360 Mower conditioner; JD 945 Mower

conditioner; NH 1432 Mower conditioner; Case DCX 131 Mower conditioner; Case 8430 Mower conditioner; Vicon DMP 3001 Triple mower; JD 582 Round baler; JD 346 Baler (wire); NH 315 Baler; Claas 280 Round Baler; Case 8430 Round Baler; Vicon 833T Rake; NI 279 cut/ditioner; Bush Hog 287 Mower; Bush Hog 307 Mower; Pequea 710 Tedder TILLAGE TOOLS IH 5 Shank Ripper; AMCO F15 Disc; Brillion XL 144 32' Fold Packer; JD 970 Roller Harrow; Unverferth 22,0 30 double rolling baskets; Brillion 14' Cultimulcher; Case 700 7B Trailer plow 20-LAWN TRACTORS AND GATORS JD 6x4 Gator; Toro 520; JD LX280 INSPECTION - Friday, January 6, 2011 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

TERMS - Full payment auction day, cash, check, MC/Visa. 2% buyer's fee waived for payment with cash or check.

NO BUYER’S FEE

SPECIAL NOTE - This is an absolute auction with only 6 exceptions. The * items will sell subject to a very reasonable reserve.

John Deere credit has very attractive terms, Call Z & M Ag and Turf for details. 585-591-1670 by Jan. 5, 2012 for pre approval QUESTIONS - Z & M Ag and Turf, owners: (585) 591-1670 Some items may be added or deleted due to daily business. There will be no pre Auction sales after Jan 3, 2012 Keep checking our website at www.teitsworth.com for Catalog and pictures. You can also visit www.zahmandmatson.com

Annual CNY Farm Supply Winter Auction Construction Equipment, Farm Machinery, Trucks, Recreational Vehicles & Trailers

Wed., Jan. 25, 2012 @ 9:00 A.M. Rt. 11 Cortland, NY Do you have equipment to sell? Bring your machinery to one of the best-attended auctions of the winter season! Call Jesse at 585-738-2010 to discuss selling your equipment at auction.

Selling: (30+) Farm tractors & compacts, (20+) Construction Equipment & Support, (15+) Skid Steer Loaders & attachments, (55+) Farm Equipment, Lifts, Big Trucks & Trailers, Vehicles, Trailers, (30+) Mowers & Big Toys and much more!

LOCATION - From Rt. 81, 35 miles south of Syracuse; take Exit 10 to Rt. 11, then 1 mile north to the sale site.

INSPECTION: Tuesday, January 24, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Financing available through CNY Farm Supply call 607-756-6578 QUESTIONS: CNY Power Sports 607-756-6578 or Roy Teitsworth, Inc. (585) 243-1563 Keep checking our website at www.teitsworth.com for terms, updates & pictures.

“WE SPECIALIZE IN LARGE AUCTIONS FOR DEALERS, FARMERS, MUNICIPALITIES AND CONTRACTORS”

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Country Folks M A R K E T P L A C E University of Kentucky College of Agriculture kicks off two-year study of Dual Chamber Cow Waterbeds Study will assess the overall performance of DCC Waterbeds and compare them with conventional mattresses in an extensive on-farm program Representatives from Advanced Comfort Technology, Inc. (ACT, Inc.), were on site at the University of Kentucky recently, assisting with the installation of 54 of the company’s DCC Waterbeds (Dual Chamber Cow Waterbeds) in the College of Agriculture’s Coldstream Dairy Research Farm.

“We are excited to have DCC Waterbeds at the University of Kentucky,” said Dean Throndsen, President and CEO of ACT, Inc. “For almost 13 years we’ve seen and heard from our customers that waterbeds provide superior cow comfort with the added benefits of less maintenance, lower labor and bedding costs, and a long lifespan.

Now, through our partnership with UK, we can gather data to help support the testimonials we’ve collected from waterbed users around the world.”

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Wadsworth and Bewley will develop extensive on-farm research projects to study DCC Waterbeds on a number of critical factors, including cow mobility, resting and rumination times, and milk production.

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Greencastle, PA • (888)-497-0310 • Moravia, NY ROAD TRACTORS 99 Sterling 9500, N-14 Cum, 10 Spd, Hyd. Hyd 5th wheel . . . . . . . . .$13,950 97 F/L FLD112, Cat 370HP, 10 Spd, Blower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,900 87 Mack RW, E6, 12 Spd, DF, 44K rears, Camelback . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15,900 89 White GMC Cum, 9 Spd, 4 Spring Susp, Wet-line . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,900 01 Mack CH613, E7-460, 18 Spd, DF, 44K Rears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$19,500 94 Int 8300 11.1L Det 325hp, 9 Spd, Air Susp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,900 88 Int 9370, Cum NTC 400, 13 Spd, Wet-line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$11,500 79 AM General 6x6, Cum NTC 250hp, 5 Spd, Hyd Brakes . . . . . . . . . .$7,900 99 Sterling 9500, Cat 455hp, 18 Spd, DF, Quad Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . .$29,500 97 F/L FLD112, C10 Cat 350hp, 15 Spd, Air Susp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,500 00 Int S-2500, NTC 350 Cum, 9 Spd, Glider Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,900 03 Mack CH613, E7-427hp, 10 Spd, 416K Miles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$26,500 98 Ford SA, 11.1L Det, 7 Spd, Locking Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,500 98 Int 9100 SA, M11 Cum 330hp, 10 Spd, Spring Susp. . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,900 05 Sterling 9500 SA, MBE4000 450hp, 10 Spd, Air Susp . . . . . . . . . .$19,500 01 F/L Century SA, ISM Cum 330hp, 10 Spd, Air Susp . . . . . . . . . . .$11,900

TRAILERS 95 Great Dane 28’x96” Reefer, TK SB-111 TC, Dual Unit . . . . . . . . . . .$2,950 96 Great Dane 35’x96” Reefer Trailer, Unit Runs, Doesn’t Cool . . . . . . .$4,950 99 Stoughton 48’x102” Reefer Trailer, Spread Axle, AR . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,900 2003 Great Dane 45’x96” Reefer Trailer, TA Spr Susp . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,900 01 Custom 9 Ton Pintle Trailer, Tri-Axle Single Whl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,900 06 McClain 10 Ton Pintle Trailer, EB, No Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,450 03 Interstate 10 Ton Pintle Trailer, Air Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,900 99 Eager Beaver 10 Ton 24’ Pintle Trl, Air Brakes, Spring Susp . . . . . .$5,900 96 Eager Beaver 20 Ton Pintle Trailer, Air Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,900 05 Eager Beaver 20 Ton Pintle, Air Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,900 07 Eager Beaver 20 Ton Pintle Trailer, Like New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14,500 74 Fruehauf Equip.Trailer 24’ Deck, 825R15TR Rubber . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,500 72 Phelan Fixed Neck LoBoy Trailer, Ramps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,500 98 Dynaweld 48’x102” Hydr Tail Trailer, A/R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14,900 00 Dynaweld 50’x102” Hydr Tail Equip Trailer, A/R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$17,900 00 Interstate 50 Ton Detach LoBoy, NGB, A/R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$27,500 06 Ledwell 48’x102” 35 Ton Hyd Tail Trailer, A/R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$29,500 06 Traileze 48’x102” 35 Ton Hydr Tail Trailer, A/R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$29,500 77 Fontaine Triaxle Fixed Neck LoBoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,900 74 Fontaine Tandem 40’ Drop Deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,900 99 Trail King 48’x96” Drop Deck Trl, Spread Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,500 72 Butler 7150 Gal Insul Asphalt Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,500 71 McCoy-Taylor 7000 Gal Insul Asphalt Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,500 94 Polar 7000 Gal Insul Asphalt Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,900 89 Fruehauf 7000 Gal Insul Asphalt Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,900 05 Cheetah 20’ Container Trailer, Air Ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,900 97 East Trailer TO 34’ Push Out Trailer (Needs New Ram) . . . . . . . . . . .$9,500 85 Summit 32’ Alum Dump Trailer, Steel Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$19,500 78 Steco 34’ Steel Dump Trailer Frame (Frame Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,900 02 Gladiator Horse Trailer Goose Neck, 2 Horse Slant . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,500 08 TCA Stehl Car Dolly, ST185/80D13, Lever Ratchet . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,100

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66 Mack R609 Dsl, 9 Spd, 38K GVW, Tar Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,450 06 F/L M2 SA 24’ Box, C7 Cat, 6 Spd, 26,000 GVW, AB . . . . . . . . . . .$16,900 05 F/L M2 SA 24’ Box, C7 Cat 230hp, Spring Susp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$16,900 02 Int 4700 C&C, DT444E 215/225hp, 5 Spd, 35K GVW . . . . . . . . . . .$9,500 97 Int 4900 Reefer, 250hp, Exhaust Brake, 10 Spd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,500 03 Int 4400 C&C, DT466E, AB, CT 187”, 33K GVW . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$16,900 04 Ford F350XL Dually 9’ Utility Truck, 5.4L Gas, AT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,900 04 FL M2 C&C 3126 Cat 210hp, 6 Spd, 33,000 GVW . . . . . . . . . . . . .$16,900 03 F/L M2, Cat 3126 230hp, 6 Spd, 35,000 GVW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$16,900 02 Int 4400 DT466, AT, Air Brakes, 32,000 GVW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14,900 94 Ford L9000 11’ Utility Truck, Cum L10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,950 87 Ford L8000 C&C, 3208 Cat, 5x2 Trans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,900 03 F/L FL70 20’ Reefer, 3126 Cat, 6 Spd 26K Mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$16,900 95 Ford L8000 18’ Box, 8.3L Cum 33K GVW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,900 Ford CF8000 C&C 8.3L Cum, AT, 33K GVW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,900 00 Int 4700 C&C, DT466E, Air Susp, 32K GVW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$11,900 86 Int S1954 26’ Rollback, DT466 210hp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,500 00 Int 4900 C&C, DT466E 210hp, Spring Susp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$11,500 01 F/L FL80, Cat 230hp, AT, 16’ Flat, 36,220 GVW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$16,900 98 Int 4700 16’ Flat Dump, DT466E 210hp, Allison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15,900 01 Isuzu NPR 12’ Reefer, 4cyl Ds, Auto, 12,000 GVW . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,500 00 Sterling C&C 3126 Cat 230hp, Exhaust Brake, WL . . . . . . . . . . . .$14,900 06 F/L M2 26’ Box, C7 Cat 210hp, 33,000 GVW, AB . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$16,900 05 F/L M2 LoPro, 20’ Box, C7 Cat 190hp, 5 Spd, AB . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$13,900 97 Int 4700 Utility Truck, DT444E, AT, 81K Mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,900 01 Sterling C&C C10 Cat 305hp, 9 Spd, 33,000 GVW . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,500 94 Ford F700 C&C, 5.9L Cum 190hp, AT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,900 01 Int 4700 SA, DT466E, AT, Altec Digger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$16,900 00 Ford F650 Altec 2 Man Insulated Bucket, 56’ Hgt . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$16,900

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Country Folks M A R K E T P L A C E Today’s Marketing Objectives By: Melissa Piper Nelson Farm News Service News and views on agricultural marketing techniques.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained ~ evaluating new market opportunities Producers direct marketing to consumers have benefitted from a number of new selling options over the past decade. Farm-gate sales, community supported agriculture programs, buying clubs and new types of farmers’ markets have presented many opportunities to consider.

In marketing workshops, a primary question is still frequently asked by many producers. How do I know if a new venture will actually work for my operation?

Several key elements factor into the decision and more formal processes include time studies, advanced market research and sales projections.

Before you launch into these elements three basic questions could provide a starting point to evaluate any new venture.

Does it fit into my personal philosophy of doing business? If a new type of selling opportunity presents itself, is it something that will align with how you currently operate your business, or does it take a sharp turn

away from your comfort zone? If you enjoy spending a day a week as family time, will the new venture preclude you from doing so? Will it require you to change how you think about serving your customer base or require you to hand over sales responsibilities to others? Many farm operations have written and are guided by a vision statement for the business. If a new opportunity is in direct conflict with that philosophical decision then it is possible that the new venture will either take you in an entirely new direction or put you in serious conflict with your established business premise.

Will it interfere or enhance your present operations? As enticing as new opportunities may be, you have to ask yourself how a new operation will affect what you are doing now.

Will you be required to purchase new equipment? Will your method of packaging and distribution change?

Will you need to hire more employees — if so, how many and at what salary? Do you need to open another

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Country Folks M A R K E T P L A C E University from 6 in the barn: How do cows respond to the waterbeds? How do factors like lying times, production, herd health, and maintenance compare to other bedding surfaces? Barbara and I are looking forward to delivering solid research to help dairy producers better understand free stall bedding surfaces.”

Over the course of the study term, Bewley believes the results will help connect the dots between what waterbed users say and how the technology actually performs. Further, he hopes the research will enable ACT, Inc., to effectively communicate the performance measures to dairy producers in Kentucky and around the globe.

“It is very important to us that Dr. Bewley and Ms. Wadsworth conduct their research under the strictest of scientific standards,” said Throndsen.

“Objective measurement tools and cow scoring, and any other techniques to ensure the research is unbiased, will only strengthen our own claims, and we hope set a high standard for all product-based research in the industry.”

The research environment will consist of approximately 100 cows divided evenly in two barns, where half are bedded on DCC Waterbeds and half on conventional mattresses. After six months of data is collected on a number of variables including herd health and production, the cows will switch bedding and data will be collected for an additional year.

For more information on the study, please contact Dr. Jeffrey Bewley at jbewley@uky.edu or 859-257-7543.

Information on Furthering Your Agricultural Education

This special piece will be inserted into all editions of Country Folks, Country Folks Mane Stream and the Eastern edition of Country Folks Grower.

Hands-on learning, environmental sustainability at the heart of Temple University Ambler’s green programs

Drew Hayes made his decision to change his career while standing in Tannery Run, a tributary to Wissahickon Creek, during a summer 2010 Landscape Architecture field course learning ecological landscape restoration techniques firsthand from Temple University faculty members who have spent years working to make the world a better place than they found it.

“I could easily observe how the coursework could be directly applied to a profession, to the environment and opportunities for careful restoration,” said Hayes, 42, who is taking courses toward a Master of Landscape Architecture degree, offered at the Temple University Ambler Campus for the first time during the Fall 2010 semester. “Temple’s master’s program in Landscape Architecture is the only one of its kind that I’m aware of on the East Coast that emphasizes ecological landscape restoration.

Temple’s landscape architecture program has a great rep-

utation for applied learning that closely relates design with horticulture.”

Temple University Ambler has been home to environmental education and sustainable traditions since its inception as the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women nearly a century ago — the anniversary of when students first walked onto campus, becoming pioneers in the field of horticulture will be celebrated in 2011.

The School of Environmental Design in Temple’s College of Liberal Arts encompasses the Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture, the Department of Community and Regional Planning, and the Center for Sustainable Communities. The mission of the SED includes the preservation and appreciation of the natural and historical landscape; strengthening the effectiveness of planning practice in creating healthy, sustainable communities; and the recognition of the connections between the natural and constructed worlds.

Despite a down econo- after 10 years, he felt the my, the career outlook in Ambler campus was the both the landscape archi- perfect fit.

“Coming back to the tecture and planning fields is quite good, ac- classroom was a joy. I was highly motivated to cording to experts.

According to US News get as much out of it as I and World Report’s “50 could,” he said. “I’ve also Best Careers of 2010,” been provided with the planning, and urban chance to work in the planning in particular, (Ambler Arboretum of University), should see “strong Temple growth over the next which was a tremendous decade.” The U.S. Depart- opportunity. The Ambler ment of Labor also cited Campus has a reputation landscape architecture as for being a place that fosa top growth profession ters a love of plants, nature, and sustainability through 2016.

The School of Environ- — you’re given the oppormental Design offers AS tunity to nurture and exThe School of Environmental Design offers AS and BS and BS programs in Hor- plore your passions. ticulture; BS and MLArch For Melissa Kim, it was programs in Horticulture; BS and MLArch (Master in (Master in Landscape Ar- a personal realization Landscape Architecture) in Landscape Architecture; chitecture) in Landscape that “I could make a and BS and MS programs in Community in Regional Architecture; and BS and greater contribution to Planning.

MS programs in Commu- my community through and advocacy the time and opportuni- sites: nity in Regional Planning. policy www.ambler.temCertificate programs in work,” that brought her ties to earn a living and ple.edu/la-hort — the Environmental Sustain- to Temple’s Community volunteer in my commu- Department of Landscape ability, Horticultural and Regional Planning nity while pursuing my Architecture and HortiTherapy, Landscape Master’s degree program, degree,” said Kim, 34, culture at Temple UniverPlants, Native Perennial from which she graduat- who shortly after gradua- sity Ambler; www.amGarden Design, and ed in Spring 2010. tion became Director of bler.temple.edu/crp — Transportation Planning “Temple’s evening the North 5th Street Revi- Community and Regional are also available. course schedule, its re- talization program; Project in Planning When Grant Folin, who search/teaching assist- Philadelphia. www.ambler.temple.edu/ graduated with a Bache- antship program, and its csc — the Center for SusFor more information lor’s degree in Horticul- low tuition allowed me visit the following Web tainable Communities. ture, decided to make the return to the classroom

Despite a down economy, the career outlook in both the landscape architecture and planning fields is quite good, according to experts.

Hugo Hamilton, a research technician at the University of Kentucky, Lexington's Coldstream Dairy Research Farm, anchors a DCC Waterbed during the installation of 54 dual chamber cow waterbeds at the school on Nov. 15. The University of Kentucky is starting a two-year, on-farm research study of the performance and benefits of DCC Waterbeds.

The effectiveness of your recruiting message starts with the right audience. The core students of an agriculture or horticulture program have some connection to the industry prior to starting their advanced education. The Country Folks Agricultural Education Supplement is a valuable tool in helping you reach this important group of prospective students.

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store or farmers’ market stand? With new farmers’ markets opening almost daily, producers are encouraged to operate at several each week. The question is how to do this effectively without spreading your operation too thin.

When will the new operation pay for itself? How long will be it before you begin making a profit from the venture and all your obligations are covered? The opportunity to make some quick cash or a little more profit is enticing, but you must consider when sales are more than cash flow and become actual profit. A new operation may look good on paper until you begin to outline the real costs of labor, equipment, harvesting, storage, transportation, marketing and time on the ground. Producers sometimes underestimate the all the costs involved with starting new side ventures and then must pull-out of a marketing situation early or cover the costs by borrowing from another part of the business. You may have in-

terns that can provide help during the summer, but what about the fall season when you might need to recruit regular employees to cover that your interns have done throughout the spring and summer. Labor issues are frequently the deciding factor in taking on new sales opportunities.

Making an overall plan for labor distribution is extremely important for the flow of your business.

Ask your business team of employees, accountants, tax professionals and family members to contribute to discussions about new ventures.

While you may feel a new opportunity is worthy of consideration and deployment, others may have differing opinions and show where challenges could present problems. Likewise, the team is also able to offer encouragement and suggest ways to take on sales situations that will profit the business in the long run.

Today producers are benefitting from many new types of direct sales

methods, and these opportunities often are tempting ways to make a little more cash. Without considering how new ventures will affect others parts of the business, however, is a set-up for failure. While you may not need to do considerable and time-consuming studies, you should opt to review how new ventures impact your own business philosophy, what inputs you will need to have in place and how soon

you will be able to achieve a positive return on your investment. These three elements will give you the ability to judge how a new or divergent operation will fit into your overall business plan. In this case, doing the homework actually does pay!

The above information is presented for educational purposes and should not be substituted for professional business and legal counseling.

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