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2012 Pennsylvania Farm Show Butter Sculpture celebrates 100th anniversary of PA County Fair Association and PA 4-H

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Oby Jon M. Casey While the unveiling of the Pennsylvania Farm Show butter sculpture focused public attention to the 100th anniversaries of the PA County Fair Association and PA 4-H, the edible creation also served as one of the traditional show opening events of this year’s 96th annual PA Farm Show. The butter sculpture, now in its 22nd year as a farm show destination, features a young 4-H member showing his prized calf amid scenes from a county fair.

These include a Ferris wheel with fairgoers enjoying a stop at one of the fair’s ice cream vending booths as well as another young person attempting to win a prize at a ball-toss sideshow booth. Hosted by PA Secretary of Agriculture George Greig, the event, sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association and the PA Dairy Promotion Program, welcomed PA Lt. Governor Jim Cawley who recognized PA farmers for their contribution to the state’s economy.

“Pennsylvania has a rich agricultural tradition, and this sculpture pays tribute to the root of the industry-our young people and the educational programs and county fairs that give them the opportunities to grow and learn,” Cawley said. Recognizing Jim Victor and his wife Marie of Conshohocken, Montgomery County for their labor during the past 12 days as they created the 1000-pound marvel, Cawley said that the life-sized sculpture on display in the Main Hall is a healthy reminder to the people of Pennsylvania of how important the state’s farming community is to everyone.

Tom Croner, Somerset County dairy producer and chairman of the PA Dairy Promotion Program agreed.

“Dairy producers are proud of what we do and the butter sculpture is a Following the unveiling of the 2012 Butter Sculpture, dignitaries pose for a photograph with the 1000-pound creation. Shown left to right: PA Secretary of Agriculture, George Greig; Tom Croner, Board Chairman of the PA Dairy Promotion Program; Jim Victor, sculptor of the art piece, Sarah Bassett 4-H State President; Gabrielle Elizabeth Murphy, PA Dairy Princess; Claire Werkiser, PA Fair Queen; and PA Lt. Governor, Jim Cawley.

Photos by Jon M. Casey

chance to showcase our efforts to provide a safe, healthy product for consumers. The butter, provided by the Land O’ Lakes plant located in Carlisle, PA is destined to be used as fuel to power an electric generator that is powered from gas produced by a digester located on a Juniata County dairy producer’s farm. Once the butter has gone through the digestion process, the energy from the sculpture will generate 65 KW of electrical power.

While the sculpture was being unveiled, more than 850 members of the agricultural community made

their way to this year’s PA Preferred™ reception held in the PA Preferred™ Banquet Hall in the Farm Show and Exhibition Complex.

There, visitors representing every facet of PA Agriculture enjoyed food and beverages produced by farmers from across the commonwealth. For many of the attendees, the event serves as an annual reunion of sorts that helps to kick-off what many describe as Pennsylvania’s “State Fair.” The PA Farm Show ran from Jan. 7-14, 2012 with tens of thousands of visitors attending the show over the 8-day period.

On left: Dr. Bruce McPheron, Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State University, talks with friends of agriculture during the PA Preferred™ Reception.

Farms receive New York State Agricultural Society’s Bicentennial Farm Award owner, Thomas G. Hahn, Jr. who assumed ownership in 2007 from his parents, Edna Howell Hahn and Thomas G. Hahn, Sr. Hahn Farm is a year round working farm. Originally a dairy farm, 25 years ago Tom Hahn began diversifying in anticipation of the trends to come.

Due to Tom’s foresight of agri-entertainment, the farm started a fall festival for families wanting to pick a pumpkin and visit for the day. The farm has grown steadily each year from producing hay for the numerous horse/sheep farms in Dutchess County, to outstanding beef, Poultry & Pork retail store, to the ever growing fall festival. They farm 400 acres: 200 hay, 25 fall crops, 50 field corn, and 25 oats. They are a charter member of Hudson Valley Fresh.

The Hahn’s are actively engaged in agri-tourism starting with a pancake breakfast in the Spring and a Fall Festival with a corn maze, hay fort, pony rides, petting booths, and a food booth, culminating the year with our own Christmas tree Sales. The 7th generation that is now farming enjoys the challenges and opportunities of diversity. The success of the farm is credited to the extensive family involvement and dedicated employees and friends.

The farm’s exhibitor championships span many areas, including field crops, vegetables, horticulture and livestock at the County and New York State Fair. Tom’s involvement includes roles as a former Director of DHIA; Lifetime membership in the Fire Department, Lifetime membership in Cornell Cooperative Extension; Director and founder of Hudson Valley Fresh; FSA County Committee. Karen is a Director of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Dutchess County and Vice President of the Washington Hollow Cemetery Committee and former Secretary of the Elmendorf Spinning Guild.

Hill Villa Farms, Onondaga County, Memphis, NY. Established

by Deacon Isaac Hill in 1810 Deacon Isaac Hill purchased the land in 1810 which now constitutes the main part of Hill Villa Farms. The present owner, Robert K. Hill, Jr. had acquired a few registered Holsteins and took over the original farm in 1948 after attending Cornell. In 1949 Robert married Shirley Williams and they had four children.

The herd was expanded, the farm modernized and land purchased. Robert had a retail milk route, pasteurizing and bottling his own milk from a herd of registered Holsteins.

After graduation from college, Robert Hill III and David Hill joined their father on the farm and continued the expansion to 120 head of cows, 130 young stock utilizing 650 acres of owned land and 250 acres rented. In 2003 the cows were sold and Hill Villa Farm became a cash crop operation.

David left the farm and is now Vice President of appraisal for Ag-Carolina Financial. Robert Hill, III is involved with the farming enterprise, working with his Dad, Robert Jr. who continues

Balsam View Dairy Seated: April Newton, Brian Newton, Heidi Newton, Cindy Harrington, Laura Newton.

Standing: Gary Bradley- Farm Credit Northeast AgEnhancement (Award Sponsor), Chris Newton, Tim Newton, Darrel Aubertine - NYS Ag Commissioner, Donna Newton, Harold Newton, Kevin Newton, Dave Tetor - NYS Ag Society President.

Photos courtesy of Penny Heritage

Hahn Farm. Dave Tetor — NYS Ag Society President, Gary Bradley — Farm Credit Northeast AgEnhancement (Award Sponsor), Darrel Aubertine — NYS Ag Commissioner, Karen Hahn, Thomas Hahn. to provide labor and expertise.

The family is very involved in the community as well as agricultural organizations. Robert Jr. is past president and a member of the Onondaga County Holstein Club; 65 year member of the New York State Holstein Association; Vice President and Director for Eastern Milk Producers; Committee member of the FMHA County Committee, Eastern AI, and the New York City Council of Agricultural Organizations on Rural Education and the Onondaga County Farm Bureau. His wife, Shirley, retired after 17 years with the New York State Department of Labor. She served as a Sunday School Teacher, on the Christian Education Board and many of Church Offices as well as PTA and 4-H. Robert III was active in the New York Farm Bureau Young Farm & Rancher State Committee, Holstein Club, New York State Holstein Association,

Church, Town Planning Board and the New York State Products Task Force Committee among other roles outside the farm.

The farm has received recognitions as Master Breeder, Premier Breeder, Premier Exhibitor, Silver Cow Award in Contribution to Agriculture, Outstanding Young Farmer by the Syracuse Jaycees, and the New York State Agricultural Society’s Century Farm designation in 1992. The farm has received a conservation easement so that it will continue in agriculture for the next 100 years.

Mason Farms, Wayne County, Williamson, NY. Established by John Mason in 1810.

Mason Farms takes great pride in being an original American farm family. The founder, Joseph Mason, who

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The New York State Agricultural Society honors families dedicated to farming, stewardship, and community involvement in New York. Five Bicentennial Farm families were honored as part of the 180th Annual Agricultural Forum of the New York State Agricultural Society, held Jan. 5 in Syracuse, NY. Each family receives a proclamation signed by New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo as well as an exterior farm sign; the award is sponsored by Farm Credit Northeast AgEnhancement.

Balsam View Dairy Farm, Chenango County, Pharsalia, NY. Established by Daniel II and Lossa Newton in 1809 Balsam View Dairy Farm has been in the Newton Family since the purchase in 1809 as part of a military land tract shortly after the Revolutionary War. The farm has grown from 100 acres to today’s 450 acres and has always been a dairy farm and today houses about 200 milking head and 170 replacements, operating on a 3x milking schedule under the ownership of Harold & Donna, Brian & Heidi Newton.

Balsam View Dairy Farm has been recognized as one of the highest producing farms in Chenango County for the past 40 years and is currently at its highest level with a rolling herd average of 27,500 pounds. The Newton family prides itself on producing high quality milk and has earned Super Quality Milk Awards for 19 of the past 21 years. They have implemented a variety of conservation practices, plus developed pastures, fencing, and laneways for intensive grazing as an optional low input method for forage.

Harold and Brian have served on the Executive Boards of feed stores, breeding services, and milk cooperatives. In 2005, the farm hosted the Northeast Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge. Donna has been a strong organizer for the United Methodist Women’s group; her cooking skills have supplied chicken & biscuit dinners to many families over the past 30 years. Heidi has been the President of the Cincinnatus School PTSA, and is also a member of the United Methodist Women.

Cornell Cooperative Extension and Farm Bureau have played important roles in their lives.

All the children return often to help with the farm computer system upgrades, landscaping, seasonal chores, and crop harvesting. There are 15 grandchildren in the 7th generation that enjoy helping too. The farm’s mission is the relentless pursuit of quality milk production in a manner that promotes strong family values, friendly community relations, and sustainable New York agriculture. The Newton family plans on following this path for the next 100 years.

Hahn Farm, Dutchess County, Pleasant Valley, NY. Established in 1774 by Isaac Lamoree Hahn Farm was established in April of 1774 by Isaac Lamoree, the great, great, great grandfather of today’s

Farms receive from A3 fought in the Revolutionary War, moved his family to Williamson in approximately 1810. With a colorful history spanning all Mason generations, the 6th and 7th generations, Paul and his son Doug, are coowner/operators of the current farm.

The farm is now 500 plus acres with 400 in vegetables and 80 plus of fruit (not including rented land). Masons still grow fruits and vegetables but have expanded greatly on the amounts and varieties grown.

Doug married Lorraine Lewis in 1992. Lorraine runs a successful farm market enterprise based solely on offering produce and greenhouse plants raised on the Mason Farm or grown locally.

Computerization of operations for managing and tracking data plus a print shop to label the numerous retail products has added much efficiency.

The packing house, which is a field-tostore operation, is constantly upgrading the facilities to handle consumer packaging trends and food safety concerns. This year a grape tomato washing/sorting/packing line was added.

The farmland is prime and unique having muck on the south side and rich, glacier plains on the north providing different growing conditions for the 60 plus seasonal crops (and many varieties). As an Integrated Pest Management grower, a small weather station monitored by the NE Weather Assoc. and Cornell Cooperative Extension offers insight into the technology available to help with growing

and spraying. They access the data on their website to help make spraying decisions.

The Masons received the New York State Agricultural Society’s Century Farm recognition in 1989. Awards and honors include a New York State IPM Program Excellence in IPM award as part of the team associated with Wegman’s Food Markets; Business of the Month presented by Williamson Chamber of Commerce; New York State Vegetable Growers Grand Champion winner for potatoes, Consumer Package Contest, Western Division; New York Farms! “I Love My NY Farmer” award in horticulture; plus various ribbons throughout the years from the Empire State Potato Club and New York State Horticultural Society for “very good to excellent” in packaging and grade of our products.

The Masons firmly believe in Agrieducation; giving the public a better understanding of agriculture.

Shaul Farms, Inc., Schoharie County, Fultonham, NY. Established

by Adam Vrooman in 1704 The roots of Shaul Farms are deep in the Schoharie Valley. Present day, Shaul Farms incorporates 1,250 acres of tillable land and 800 acres of non-tillable; the primary production focus is grain corn and fresh market vegetables.

This family farm, operated by James & David Shaul and their families, grinds and sells corn meal, store and sell 250,000 bushels of grain corn, maintain a retail road stand and sells fresh vegetables directly to 19 grocery stores.

Hill Villa Farm Seated: Robert Hill, Jr., Shirley Hill. Standing: Robert Hill III, NYS Ag Commissioner Darrel Aubertine, David Hill, NYS Ag Society President Dave Tetor & Gary BradleyFarm Credit Northeast AgEnhancement (Award Sponsor).

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Mason Farm. Seated: Paul Mason, Ethel Mason, Lewis Mason Standing: Gary Bradley- Farm Credit Northeast AgEnhancement (Award Sponsor), Doug Mason, NYS Ag Commissioner Darrel Aubertine, Lorraine Mason, Tori Mason, NYS Ag Society President Dave Tetor.

David and James are Farm Bureau members, members of the Fultonham Union Church, supporters of Cooperative Extension, and local youth programs like the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H and FFA. David is a member of the New York State Vegetable Growers Association.

The family works in many aspects of the daily operations as James’ wife, Pamela and children work on the road stand or get produce ready to be shipped to the grocery stores.

David’s wife, Becky, works with farm finance. David is the driving force in the fresh market vegetables enter-

prise of the business. He oversees every aspect of the production and harvest of 200 acres of fresh market vegetables. The vegetables are sold through a family run retail road stand and 19 Price Chopper and Hannaford grocery stores.

James and David work closely with industry representatives to stay up to date on current farming practices and techniques. They constantly work to produce the best and safest product possible at least cost. Shaul Farms has been a historical marker in Schoharie County, and a valued member of its agricultural community.

Cover photo by Jon M. Casey PA Secretary of Agriculture, George Greig; Butter sculptor Jim Victor and PA Lt. Governor, Jim Cawley take a closer look at Victor's remarkable work, inside the refrigerated display case in the PA Farm Show Complex.

NY Ag Commissioner’s first year: more rewarding than harrowing, Aubertine tells the 180th Annual NYS Agricultural Forum

by Pat Malin LIVERPOOL, NY — Many people might assume that Darrel Aubertine’s first year in office was a bit tumultuous.

However, nothing was as bad as the afflictions suffered by his constituency in 2011.

Upstate farmers first struggled with extreme temperatures and floods in spring. Then Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee slammed into the region, producing flooding rains back-to-back in August and September and causing extraordinary losses. Naturally, farmers turned to the state for financial assistance and farm repairs, if not also for reassuring consolation.

Aubertine, who was appointed Commissioner of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets

by Governor Andrew Cuomo in January 2011, took those 12 months in stride with a quiet confidence.

“If it’s possible to describe the year as successful, I would call it successful in a lot of ways,” said Aubertine in an interview following his first state of the state address at the 180th annual New York State Agricultural Society Forum at the Holiday Inn near Syracuse on Jan 5.

“We were successful in dealing with the storm as much as could be and in meeting the emergency,” he continued.

NYS Ag Commissioner Darrel Aubertine meets with members of the Vernon-VeronaSherrill FFA, which was named FFA Chapter of the Year for the second consecutive year and third time in the last four years. From left, Haley Surprenant, secretary; Kasey Demo, student advisor; Sarah Peavey, student representative and Darrel Aubertine.

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local banks would issue low-interest loans (at three percent) to help farmers finance infrastructure improvements on their property.

FreshConnect, which Aubertine said was initiated a few months ago, seeks to overcome what Governor Cuomo calls “food deserts.” It will expand the reach of farmer’s markets, to improve the distribution of fresh produce and milk especially in urban or rural neighborhoods which lack supermarkets.

“The weak link now between the farmer and consumer is in distribution,” Aubertine explained. Cuomo proposes to set up large distribution hubs, for example the Hunts Point Terminal Produce Market in the Bronx, which will update the existing market’s infrastructure. It will also create a major wholesale farmer’s market and link Upstate farmers with the

New York City metropolitan market.

Cuomo said he would also expand “mobile markets” and set up a “Share NY Food” Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program.

Aubertine also said he wants to help farmers, retailers and wholesalers strengthen food safety procedures, improve food inspection and reduce the spread of diseases like influenza.

He also hopes to implement regulatory reform.

Conference highlights included recognition of businesses of the year, bicentennial farm families, the Cap Creal agricultural journalism awards, the FFA Chapter of the Year, ag promotion awards, and the society’s Distinguished Service Citation. All meals and the 180th anniversary reception featured New York-produced food and beverages.

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NYS Commissioner of Agriculture Darrel Aubertine gave his first State of the State Address during the 180th annual meeting of the NYS Agricultural Society Forum in Liverpool on Jan. 5.

“We were successful in getting legislation passed, and successful in getting our budget passed, on time.”

In September, Cuomo announced that $2.4 million from the state’s Agricultural and Community Recovery Fund would be distributed to 125 farms to help them recover from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. Actually, the state doled out $4 million in four weeks, Aubertine reported to the audience, and “we’re still working to help the farms impacted by the storms.”

The state allocated another $15 million to help farms stabilize soils and stream banks, restore water control structures, and improve and protect water quality following the devastating storms.

On the other hand, Aubertine admitted he is looking forward to 2012. “I would hope we wouldn’t have to deal with more disasters,” he chuckled.

This was Aubertine’s first address to the Forum. Pat Hooker, who served as commissioner under governors Eliot Spitzer and David Paterson from 20072010, gave the state of agriculture address in 2011.

Aubertine (D-48) represented Oswego, Jefferson and parts of St. Lawrence counties for three years in the State Senate until he was defeated by a Republican in 2010. As the only farmer serving in the state legislature, he became chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee.

When asked to discuss the consequences of the storms which devastated towns in New York’s southern tier and neighboring Vermont in early fall, Aubertine said the emergency management plan that was in place did work as designed, but in retrospect, “it wasn’t sufficient.”

The governor appointed Aubertine co-chair of the Upstate Storm Task Force. In fact, on the weekend of the storm, Cuomo assigned members of his cabinet and state senators to patrol their home districts and provide him with firsthand reports of storm damage.

The commissioner, continuing his address, said an additional goal in 2012 is to reorganize the state Agriculture Department to become more efficient. He will recommend a merger between some divisions, such as Soil and Water with Conservation.

He wants to streamline licensing procedures “under one umbrella” and in one office, rather than have several different offices provide licensing.

He said a reorganization of the overall department would not necessarily lead to cutbacks among the agency’s 500 employees.

During his address, Aubertine briefly discussed two new programs — Link Deposit and FreshConnect proposed

by Governor Cuomo in his own State of the State Address on Jan. 4 in Albany.

Under the link deposit program,

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by Paris Reidhead Field Crops Consultant (Contact: renrock46@hotmail.com)

Wandering waste oil My son Peter lives and works in an New York City suburb in Connecticut, and he receives the New York Times, either hard copy, on-line, or both. He is very of aware of my involvement with alternative fuels, particularly biodiesel. So he forwarded to me an article titled: “Thieves Seek Restaurants’ Used Fryer Oil”, written by Steven Yaccino, and printed in the Jan. 7 edition of NYT. This is particularly timely, because just yesterday I was visiting a customer, with whom I was discussing alternative fuels.

To be more specific, I was talking about modified fuel systems, ones which handle vegetable oil, without first making it into biodiesel.

Normally how this works is that the vehicle in question has a separate fuel tank with heating elements. The raw

vegetable oil, or filtered waste veg oil, goes into the extra tank. The diesel engine in the car, or truck, is started with regular petroleum diesel. After the diesel engine is running, the heating elements automatically turn on in the second tank.

When the veg oil gets up to a certain temperature (I believe, 90 degrees Fahrenheit usually), the fuel intake is switched from the petroleum diesel tank to the now-heated veg oil tank. Just before the operator shuts the engine down, the fuel intake is switched back to petroleum diesel, so that the conventional fuel is what is used whenever the engine is started. Veg oils, and even biodiesel, tend to gel at higher temperatures than does petroleum diesel.

I have worked with folks who are thinking outside the box with alternative fuel manage-

ment. One fellow I have advised, who already was growing soybeans, began pressing them (some people use the term “crushing”), and feeds the meal to his milk cows; he then cuts the soybean oil with a little gasoline, then blends that mix with diesel for his tractors. Another man presses homegrown canola (which yields about twice as much oil per ton as soybeans), and blends fairly modest amounts of that veg oil with regular diesel for his tractors). He feeds the canola meal to his dairy cows.

Still another man I’ve contacted blends highly filtered waste veg oil (WVO) one-to-one with petroleum diesel; that he does only in non-winter conditions. But the vast amount of fuel is consumed during the cropping season anyway. And the customer I talked to yesterday said he has a neighbor who fuels his tractors, during warm weather, with filtered waste veg oil, using the existing fuel system, without the aid of heating elements. Probably the best arrangement… and I don’t personally know

anyone doing this… is to install a second fuel tank on a tractor, one with heating elements. Also grow oilseed, if such is compatible with your crop program, so you end up with a protein supplement, plus your own home-grown oil; for this you need to own, or have access to, an oilseed press. Then supplement your own oil with what you can pick up at restaurants. But this last arrangement would maximize, year-round, the use of alternative fuel.

Meanwhile, back to the article Peter sent me. I’ll try to hit the high points of what Mr. Yaccino wrote. He said that companies that collect used cooking oil from restaurants across the country have turned to all forms of sleuthing in recent years. They use private investigators, surveillance cameras, and rigged alarms. Nonetheless, containers full of WVO are vanishing. For years, restaurants had to pay companies to haul away the WVO and grease (which is an animal-based product, like lard), which was used mostly in animal feed.

Some restaurants gave it away to local biodiesel buffs.

But with a demand for biofuel rising, along with conventional energy prices, WVO now trades on a commodities market, commanding around 40 cents per pound, about four-fold its value a decade ago, which makes it a tempting target for thieves, especially in a down economy.

Some states, like California and Virginia have enacted special statutes to regulate grease collection from commercial kitchens. Few WVO theft cases go to trial, and when they do, the offenders often get off with no more than a small fine and hit the streets again to siphon off some more, according to Yaccino.

For years, law enforcement authorities seemed unaware that fryer oil was being stolen by unlicensed haulers, causing millions of dollars worth of losses each year for the rendering industry that collects and processes the grease. One Houston, Texas, lawyer who represents people accused of stealing WVO and grease, said that in the early

1990s he had won more than a dozen cases by arguing that grease should be considered free to take as abandoned property.

Thus, pickups usually take place in the middle of the night.

But the rendering industry has been trying to lock down the growing market, driven by demand for biodiesel, from freeloaders. California has a taken a lead in the crackdown on WVO and grease theft. In October, the state’s Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) began a program with local police departments, targeting areas most often hit. As of early December, the police had caught and cited five people suspected of WVO or grease theft, and they will probably pay fines. CDFA will announce full results from the pilot program soon and expand it to other parts of the state.

According to Yaccino, turning arrests into convictions with punishments large enough to deter future theft is rare; its hard to determine not just the value of the stolen WVO and grease,

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New York Farm Bureau President Dean Norton in responds to Governor Cuomo’s annual State of the State message “During his first year in office, Governor Cuomo proved to be a great partner in improving our state’s business climate and focusing on issues that matter to New York’s farmers. From the enactment of the

property tax cap, to his leadership in responding to hurricane Irene and tropical storm Lee, the Governor proved that he knows how to get things done.

“As we look forward to 2012, I appreciate the

Governor’s continued focus on job creation and on bettering the State’s economy. As a leading industry in upstate New York and on Long Island, agriculture has the potential to be a major engine for job cre-

ation while continuing to produce and supply fresh, healthy and locally produced food to our citizens.

“In order to get our products to market, farmers depend on critical infrastructure such

as roads and bridges.

We are encouraged by the creation of the New York Works Fund and Task Force, and hopeful that this process will lead to important improvements for farmers and their communities.

“The Governor’s commitment to expand the linked deposit program will be particularly helpful in allowing much needed investment on our farms. The need for additional dairy output is particularly timely in light of the recent boomlet of yogurt processing facilities in upstate New York. Currently the linked deposit loan program is only useful to certain farmers in particular areas of our State. Under the Governor’s proposal, we could unleash on-farm investment potential across our state by allowing all farmers to access a 3 percent reduction in loan interest for capital investment. We are also hopeful that the Governor will partner with us to raise the per project cap from $1 million to $2 million.

“We were also encouraged to see that the Governor is supportive of the creation of regional food hubs across New York State. Large retailers and restaurants need to know that a reliable source of fresh foods exist in order to encourage them to locate in our state. In ad-

dition, new food hubs with the proper cold storage capacity will allow our farmer members to pool their resources and more cost effectively bring their products to market. Capital investment in food hubs will ripple through the economy and spur job creation while providing businesses with the reliability that they need.

“In 2012 it is very important that the business community continue to work with the Governor and legislative leaders to reignite the free market spirit of our state. A vital component of this is mandate relief for our farms and local governments.

Our members continue to struggle under the weight of excessive filing fees and duplicative paperwork. Passing the Let New York Farm act that has been introduced in the legislature, would only augment the Governor’s goal or ensuring that New York truly is ‘open for business’. We appreciate the Governor’s call for public hearings on this important topic and we pledge to fully participate. We also strongly endorse the Governor’s call for a yea or nay vote this session. The time is now, and our communities can’t wait even one more year for the relief that they need and deserve.

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theft. I e-mailed him as follows: “Good article.

The demand for waste veg oil was even greater (I think) in 2008, since fuel prices that spring had spiked even worse.

The fellow in our little co-op (Mohawk Biofuels Co-op, Inc), who picks up most of the WVO, set out a 55-gallon plastic barrel behind a Chinese restaurant in Utica. The owners, who spoke little English, said they would put their WVO (it’s really not grease) in our barrel, which he had magic-marked MBCI. Bill said when he got to the restaurant in question, not only was the oil not there, the barrel had been stolen also.”

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but also how much was stolen and from where.

Thieves typically strike at multiple restaurants on one night, carting away the grease in tanker trucks or barrels in the back of a van. To illustrate the type of thefts that occur, the Times author cited the case where, one night in late November, a Sacramento rendering company employee, driving his monthly route, stopping at fast food joints, opened the lids of 22 grease containers. Only two had grease for him to collect.

When I thanked Peter for sending me the NYT article, I told him that our tiny co-op with which I am involved is not immune to such

A Few Words

by Phoebe Hall Back before artificial breeding Back before artificial breeding (A.I.) came into its being, every dairy farmer had to have their own bull or at least access to one. In our county a group of farmers organized the Niagara County Holstein Bull Association, where as they would rotate the bulls between the member’s farms. We ran across an article from almost 70 years ago, explaining that this association had contracted with New York State Artificial Breeders Association (NYSABA), to sell them a proven bull.

The primary owners of this bull were my fatherin-law (FIL) A.L.W., of Appleton, W.C.H., of Lockport, and A.D.M. of Gasport. The proven bull was Lieutenant King Bessie Carnation, which they purchased from the C.J. Knoll stock farm as

a two year old. This was the first proven bull to come from our county, which was to be used by NYSABA, for A.I. According to the county agent, the outstanding fat and milk production transmitted by this bull will make it possible for farmers throughout the state to use this superior breeding on their best cows. He transmitted genetics that could produce almost 13,000 pounds of milk and 3.9 percent butterfat, with a total year’s production of 500 pounds of fat.

Also, it is estimated that A.I. has raised the average yearly fat production by 25 pounds.

Records indicate that a bull may sire as many as 8,000 calves in a year’s time, as compared with the possibility of siring 30 or 40 if kept on individual farms. This county association was organized in July 1935,

and now owns three other bulls which are kept on the farms of the members. This is the end of the article, but it isn’t the end of the story and this is where it gets very interesting.

One cold winter day when the kids arrived home from school, they noticed a lot of people and activity around this farm. They were all told to go down into the furnace room in the cellar and see what all the commotion was about.

There in a big box sleeping, was a beautiful red and white Holstein calf.

When they asked where the calf came from, the reply was, out of the registered Holstein bull, ‘Lieutenant’. Some of the observers present were the three above farmers and the representatives of the A.I. coop that had bought the bull. If this sire were transmitting red genes, it would have to be removed from the stud service, even if the transmitted production was out of this world.

Registered Holsteins were only allowed to be

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New York ranks first for Winter Farmers’ Markets

A recent USDA survey shows a rise in winter farmers markets according to Kathleen Merrigan, agriculture deputy secretary. The number of farmers markets has increased by 38 percent according to the updated National Farmers Market Directory. The number of winter markets, defined as a market that operates at least once between November and March, has risen from 886, recorded in 2010, to 1,225. These winter markets account for nearly 17 percent of the nation’s 7,222 operating farmers markets.

“Consumers are looking for more ways to buy locally grown food throughout the year,” explains Merrigan.

“Through winter markets, American farmers are able to meet this need and bring in additional income to support their families and businesses.”

According to the USDA data New York leads the pack with 180 winter markets. It’s no surprise that Steuben County’s one winter farmers’ mar-

ket is extending its inaugural season.

Demand for locally produced products proved to be strong at the newly formed Corning Winter Farmers’ Market during November and December. The Winter Farmers’ Market was so well received that the farmers have agreed to continue with the market in 2012. The market will be open the second Saturday in January, February, and March from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Jan 14, Feb 11, March 10).

The winter market features vendors selling locally produced eggs, honey, maple syrup, jams,

herbs, baked goods, chicken, grass fed beef, pork, and handmade Amish baskets. New vendors have joined for the 2012 dates, they include: Muddy Fingers Farm (vegetables), Keuka Lake Coffee Roasters & JavaGourmet specialty foods, Deep Root Vineyards (offering wine tastings), and a dried fruit vendor. The Market is located at 1 West Market Street, inside the Information Center of Corning. For more information contact the market manager at 607-759-7665. For more information visit the Corning Winter Market on Facebook!

Demand for locally produced products proved so strong at the newly formed Corning Winter Farmers’ Market during the final two months of 2011 that the market will be open again during the second Saturday in January, February, and March 2012 too.

Photo courtesy of Steuben County CCE

black and white back then. Shortly after that, NYSABA, the A.I. co-op, disposed of this exceptional production bull, to protect its reputation.

A few years later, my FIL sold his cows to pursue his dream of being a full time fruit farmer.

But after a couple of years of low prices in the fruit, he reentered the dairy business. In 1956 my husband was offered the opportunity to purchase a beautiful, purebred Holstein heifer calf from the son of A.D.M., one of the former owners of the Lieutenant bull.

The reason this beautiful purebred Holstein calf was not able to be registered and was for sale was because of a red

spot on the calf’s side.

But the red spot didn’t deter my husband because he knew the calf’s genetics were superior.

The sad part of this story was, one day when my husband was in school, a cattle hauler took his calf to market by mistake. Later when questioned about it, the cattle hauler replied, “I thought it look too nice to send to market.” That was the end of my husband’s dream herd.

Another interesting point in this whole story is; one of the three above herds is still in existence today. A.D.M.’s grandson and family are still operating in the same location. Their herd has expanded to over 100

times its size of 70 years ago and the milk and fat production per cow has doubled during this time period. I wonder if the superior genetics of that Lieutenant bull that was used back then extensively in A.D.M’s herd, is some of the foundation DNA that has contributed to their success.

The more things change the more they stay the same!

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A View from Hickory Heights

by Ann Swanson I can almost taste it!

One of the things that I like about January is the arrival of the catalogs from the nurseries. My husband was an avid gardener. I am still on the mailing list for numerous catalogs.

Whoever takes the pictures of the produce does a magnificent job.

The food always looks good enough to eat and the plants look very healthy.

I no longer plant a garden, but I do purchase some things to plant. My gardening consists mainly of herbs but I do like tomatoes as well. I used some of my own parsley just before Christmas. I love fruit but the clay soil here is not conducive for growing fruit trees. My husband tried his hand with those with little success.

I did manage to grow some plum trees once. I started the trees from seed. There was a whole grove of plum trees down at the farm. I am not sure of the botanical name, but they were the prune type of plums.They were so small and sweet. Every other year the trees were loaded. On the year that we had a lot of them I canned some and froze some.

That process made it seem like I had two different fruits. The canned plums tasted like plums. The ones that I froze tasted like cooked prunes.

The year that I grew some trees was the one when canning lids were at a premium. They were really hard to find. I decided that if I pitted the plums I could fit more fruit in each jar. I threw

the pits into the flower bed. By the next spring I had a crop of fruit trees.

I took some of them to school for my students to plant to give to their fathers for Father’s Day. Some I replanted for us.

All went well until they got a horrible black fungus. I lost all of the trees that I started. I wonder if any of my former students still have one of those trees growing.

Whenever I think about the growing process I am led to Ecclesiastes. I love the section that starts the book off about there being a time for everything. We do not know the time, but God does. In case you are not familiar with it I will include it here for your reading pleasure.

The version I include is from the New International Version of the Bible.

This book of the Bible teaches that a “life not centered on God is purposeless and meaningless. There are honest confessions of doubt and struggle”.

“There is a time for

everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: A time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away,

a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.

This passage covers most of what you will encounter in life including the planting of gardens.

Even though you cannot see the whole picture, you must trust that what happens is the way the Lord designed it.

This year my son and daughter-in-law will start their plants in a new green house. It was erected just before Christmas. My son made planting benches and

places to put the containers. They are the farmers. My son is always trying something new. His wife has wanted a greenhouse for years and this was the year.

They also plan to use it to extend the season for some of the vegetables.

I know he is pouring over the seed catalogs as I write. He reads about the seeds, then orders what he thinks will do the best around here.

Being a forward thinker is not bad! It gives one something to look forward to.

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

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TWO 235 70R16 trail mark tires, tread wall 500, traction A, $100 or BO. 315-4838137.(NY)

HORSE DRAWN grain drill, nice, kept inside, odd lots of floor tile and contents of tile business. Craftsman table saw. 570642-1298.(PA)

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5 HP single phase cap enclose 220V motor, asking $250 OBO. 315-9424169l.(NY)

SPRINGING Holstein heifer, out of BlitzJintz, due Jan. 19th to Zoro, $1,400. 315497-2292.(NY)

FORD 9N, excellent tin, good tires, best offer. 315-536-3053.(NY)

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WANTED: to trade, a six month old Polled Hereford bull, for the same for breeding.

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1963 FORD 2000 runs but needs attention, power steering, wheel weights, chains, $2,800 OBO. 518-332-4171.(NY)

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HAY for sale, 1st cutting, small bales, never wet, Rupert, VT 05776. 802-394-7729

245 JOHN DEERE self leveling loader, $3,750. OBO; 1923 Fordson model F cosmetic restoration, new paint, $2,850. OBO. 607-243-5810.(NY)

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NORBCO Automatic power curtain controller w/ thermostat, 1/2 hp, 115 volt motor, $600. 603-443-1355.(NH)

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THREE HOLSTEIN heifers, due in March, $1,500 obo; 23.1-26 tires on ten bolt rims off of IH Combine. 585-526-6922.(NY)

NH 411 discbine mower, $2,600; Zimmerman 7 ft. hay tedder, $780. FAHR deutz KH 500 4 star tedder for parts, $490. 315-5368522.(NY)

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JOHN DEERE 2150 4wd tractor with JD 175 loader. Very good condition. $8,750.

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Take I-91 North to Conn. Exit 47 West to Rte. 190 West to Rte. 159 North to Rte. 147 East. Continue approximately 1/2 mile to ESE's GPS INFO Gate 9 parking lot.

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How soon can I grow more forage?

The season of 2011 has drastically reduced the forage supply. The shortage will reboundimpact the forage supplies of next year and the year after. Here are steps you can take to quickly get more forage on the acres you work, starting with the earliest return of forage: Nitrogen on greater than 50 percent grass fields. Applying 75–80 pounds of nitrogen (plus sulfur — 40-0-0-4S — if no manure the past year) can easily double the first cutting yield off of these traditionally marginally managed fields.

Harvested a week to 10 days earlier than alfalfa, they can give you forage to support the highest levels of milk production and protein to reduce soy cost.

Oats with new seedings. An old practice, oats planted with the legume seeding and harvested at flag leaf stage, will give several tons of very high quality forage by mid to late June. Allowed to go to early soft dough, it will produce excellent forage for heifers or, if no manure was used, for dry cows.

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age. An increasing number of farms last fall grew winter forage, especially triticale. Applying nitrogen and harvesting at flag leaf stage, can give 8 silage tons per acre of the highest quality forage possible in the Northeast at the same time as early grass. A short season, high energy forage crop can be grown immediately after it. A similar double crop option can be used for fields of run out haycrop.

Apply nitrogen, take an early haycrop harvest, and then follow with shorter season energy forage.

Short season energy forages can be short season corn, the new short season bmr sorghums, bmr sorghum-Sudans, bmr Sudangrass or teff. Both teff and the sorghums require warm soils and weather for successful stand establishment and growth. They are not a cool season crop.

Teff will produce a cutting 47 days after planting. Requiring only 50 pounds of nitrogen per cutting, it produces forages equal to high quality cool season grasses. A critical step is

to move the cutter bar up to 3 to 4 inches as the next cutting has to be grown from the remaining leaf tissue. Using this system, 2.75 tons of dry matter has been produced in as short as 17 days after the first cutting.

The next earliest forage supply is BMR6 Sudan grasses at 45 days.

BMR Sudan-grass is faster emerging, and higher quality than Sorghum Sudan and yields just as much. The smaller stem makes it easier to dry. Both Sudangrass and sorghumSudangrass work well in rotational grazing. The down side is the new BMR6 Sudangrass seed is in limited supply.

BMR6 sorghum-Sudan is taller and first harvest is the middle of July. Sorghum-Sudan is only for managers who pay attention to details.

It needs to be harvested at about 3 feet in height.

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Short season corn (less than 85 day in Albany, NY area) planted as the first corn in the spring; barring any prolonged dry spell or excessive cloudy weather that delay maturity; produces mature corn silage by the beginning of August.

Short season corn produces a shorter plant and so less potential silage yield. We have found that much of the yield loss can be off-set by planting at much higher plant populations (40,000 plants per acre produced 19.6 tons per acre in 2011). A major concern is many short season corns are bred from flint type endosperm. This produces very hard kernels that may forage test well, but a significant portion of the energy is undigested in the manure. This can be offset by planting short season varieties that have floury or soft

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forage be planted again after the short season energy crop, continuing the high yield rotation.

Most of the corn last season yielded 12 to 20 tons per acre. High population short season corn yielded 19.6 tons per acre and the sorghum 19.3 tons peracre.

Adding 8 tons of silage per acre from the winter triticale, gave us 27 total tons from the same acreage in one lousy year. The double crop reduces the risk from one crop getting decimated; spreads the work load, and protects the soil on HEL land by profitable forage cover crop, and opens opportunities to spread manure.

August Oats: Planting grain type oats at 4 to 5 bushels per acre at the beginning of August will give 2 to 4 tons of dry matter at the end of September. This forage has tested at over 4,000 pounds of milk per ton — a very highly digestible energy and protein source. In our research, the yield and protein levels justified 12,000 gallons of manure per acre, immediately incorporated, to meet the nitrogen needs. (low P soil test). With short days, cool temperatures, and very high yields, it will need to be tedded in order to drop the moisture to ensiling levels.

August Oats Plus: In the above fall oat research, we simultaneous planted 80 to 100 pounds of winter triticale with the oats. By harvesting the oats at greater than 3 inch cutting height, the winter triticale was able to regrow before winter and thus give another early very high quality forage harvest the next spring.

Each of these crops can give you a forage boost. They take some planning and effort but the reward of increased profitability from high (greater than 60 percent) forage diets is well known.

For more information, contact Thomas Kilcer, Certified Crop Advisor, 172 Sunnyside Road, Kinderhook, NY 12106.

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Farmers need to fight hyper regulation with involvement Farmers need to commit their time, energy, money and best thinking if they want to stop the proliferation of federal regulations that threaten their businesses, a U.S. Chamber of Commerce official said at the American Farm

Bureau Federation 93rd Annual Meeting.

“This isn’t academic folks,” said Reed Rubinstein, senior counsel for the Chamber of Commerce. “When the federal government exercises its authority, it can send you to jail. We are all one

regulation away from being out of business.”

Most of the “hyper regulation” currently affecting farmers stems from expansion of environmental law, he said, but new health care regulations and financial reform will add to their

regulatory burden in the next five to 10 years.

Increasingly, the Environmental Protection Agency is emphasizing ecological sustainability of agriculture in its regulatory programs, based on what it says are public concerns,

Rubinstein said.

“Translation: ‘You need somebody to tell you how to run your business because you’re not doing it in the right way,” he said. “But who’s going to decide what ‘sustainable’ means?”

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EPA also is having internal discussions about moving away from place-based regulations supported by science to a holistic approach, which includes concern for social issues in writing regulations, he said.

Farmers need to get engaged in these issues, Rubinstein said, and comment on proposed regulations at every level of government.

Hyper regulation is also a state and local issue, he emphasized.

Farmers need to be willing to serve on federal and local advisory panels that draft and review regulations, and file lawsuits if necessary.

“If you’re not in there punching, you don’t have a chance,” he said.

In addition to responding, farmers and ranchers need to be proactive in addressing issues, he said. “We all want clean water, clean air,” he said. “We need to ask, ‘how do we work together to achieve it’” in a way that doesn’t handicap farmers’ ability to grow food.

Rubinstein also encouraged farmers and ranchers to support legislation that would regulate how EPA settles lawsuits filed against it. Often environmental groups sue the agency to advance their agenda and EPA settles the lawsuits in a manner that establishes the regulatory control the groups wanted.

Farmers can find coalition partners in other groups that feel as strongly as they do about private property rights, he suggested.

There also is value in publicizing excessive regulations, Rubinstein said, such as EPA’s plan to regulate spilled milk under the Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures program.

The agency backed off when the plan was brought to the attention of the general public.

“Sunshine is a great disinfectant when it comes to government actions,” he said.

Two New York Agri-women members to speak at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women Two members of New York Agri-women organization will speak at the 56th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women being held at United Nations (“UN”) in New York City from Feb. 27-March 9. Dr. Kim Wagner of Ulster County and Professor Sheila Marshman of Chenango County will speak on March 1 as part of the ”Womens’ Role in Food Security and Sustainable Development: Partnership between Rural and Urban Women” session.

Both rural and urban women from around the globe will join Wagner and Marshman in presenting innovative strategies to solving the challenges of today’s food system. Topics to be discussed include, but are not limited to: (i) the promotion of initiatives to locally consumed and grown products, (ii) teaching children and consumers the importance of agriculture, foods and healthy diet, (iii) envi-

ronmental sustainability in rural communities, and (iv) the preservation of local foods and traditions. The panelists will field questions from women representing over 45 UN member states from both developed and developing nations.

Dr. Kim Wagner is a Senior Partner and Managing Director of The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. She serves as the Global Topic Leader for Agribusiness and is a member of the Global Advantage Practice Leadership Team for rapidly developing economies. In addition, Wagner is an owner of Stoutridge Vineyard, LLC, a sustainable vineyard and winery in the Hudson Valley.

Wagner earned advanced degrees in animal science and biochemistry from Texas A & M University and Harvard University and serves on several local, state and national advisory boards.

Professor Sheila Marshman is Chair of

the Department of Agricultural Science at Morrisville State College.

She serves as a Professor of Agricultural Business Development and the faculty advisory to Morrisville Fresh LLC, a student managed business committed to the growth and development

of the rural economy through the food system.

Marshman resides in Oxford, New York with her husband on their sixth generation family dairy farm. Marshman, a PhD candidate, holds a master’s degree in business administration.

Since 1946, represen-

tatives from Member States have gathered at the UN to evaluate progress on gender equality, identify challenges, set global standards and formulate concrete policies to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment worldwide. New

York Agri-Women is honored to be represented at this year’s Commission on the Status of Women. Both Marshman and Wagner will summarize their experience at the Second Annual New York Agri-Women meeting on March 3 in Riverhead, NY.

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NYFB leaders ask governor to speed gas drilling process ALBANY NY — With the Jan. 11 deadline to submit comments on high volume hydraulic fracturing to the Department of Environmental Conservation set to expire the next day, grassroots Farm Bureau leaders from around New York State have been speaking out. In a Dec. 19 letter to Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, New York Farm Bureau President Dean Norton expressed frustration at recent delays in the process to allow gas drilling to begin in the Marcellus and Utica shale.

In part Norton’s letter reads: “New York Farm Bureau believes that High Volume Hydrofracturing (HVHF) is critically important to the future of the economy in New York State. At the same time, the state must have the needed staff and the strongest permit requirements for HVHF

drilling operations to ensure that farmland, water resources and our communities are not negatively impacted. We believe that the most recent dSGEIS achieves this goal and we have communicated this to the Department of Environmental Conservation.

We applaud your initial efforts to bring safe HVHF drilling to New York, but are also very concerned that recent delays have halted positive momentum. While opponents of HVHF drilling are extremely vocal, it is clear that they do not have science on their side to justify their position.”

New York Farm Bureau has been a leading advocate for environmentally safe gas drilling in New York State. The organization has more than 50 policy statements in support of this position and has commented and participated in every major proceeding involving high vol-

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ume hydraulic fracturing. Support for gas drilling is strong among Farm Bureau’s 30,000 members and it was recently named one of the organization’s priority public policy issues for 2012.

“I strongly believe that the latest dSGEIS strikes the proper balance between responsible drilling and environmental protection,” said Ashur Terwilliger, President of Chemung County Farm Bureau.

“The members of Chemung County Farm Bureau strongly support responsible gas drilling and agree with President Norton that the time to move forward is now.”

At the conclusion of his letter President Norton offered the assistance of New York Farm Bureau in order to bring the review process at DEC to an expeditious conclusion: “The longer Department defers the decisionmaking process on HVHF, the more difficult it will be to revitalize New York’s rural economy using the considerable natural resources we have available.

We strongly encourage you to move this process forward and New York Farm Bureau and its members are prepared to stand shoulder to shoulder with you in order to bring much needed jobs, revenue and investment to New York State.“ “New York Farm Bureau is a member-driven organization and our policies are only adopted with strong grassroots support from nearly 30,000 farm families,” said Kevin Frisbee, President of Tioga County Farm Bureau.

“Our members have spoken on this issue and we want the Governor to move forward with responsible drilling. My members want economic development in Tioga County so that our children and grandchildren will have opportunities to live and farm locally, rather than have to move somewhere else. Responsible drilling can turn around our economy and we sorely need it.”

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Farmer-chef relationships highlight local foods on Hawaii

by Mindy Reef What does a farmer do when he or she needs an idea for a rarely used cut of beef? They ask a creative local chef, of course.

Relationships between chefs and farmers are increasingly becoming a way to bring attention to local food production, which can clearly be seen in Hawaii. With a growing concern among Hawaiians about locallysourced food — it’s estimated that up to 90 percent of Hawaii’s food is imported, leaving the islands vulnerable in the event of any disruption in the food chain — putting the spotlight on local production is becoming more and more important.

An example of a successful chef-farmer relationship can be seen with Chef Mark “Gooch” Noguchi of He’eia Kea Pier General Store and Deli on Oahu and two of his farmer-suppliers, Michelle Galimba of Kuahiwi Ranch on the Big Island and Shin Ho of Ho Farms on Oahu. Galimba and Ho are both second-generation farmers. Galimba’s family has 1,800 mother cows on 10,000 acres of pasture while Ho’s family farm has 50 acres of grape and cherry tomatoes, Japanese cucumbers, long beans, string beans, lima beans and eggplant.

Noguchi’s featured product during a cooking demonstration at the American Farm Bureau’s 93rd Annual Meeting in Honolulu, was Kuahiwi beef belly with eggplant puree, tomato and long squash, incorporated foods from both farms.

The beef belly portion of the recipe refers to a cut called short plate, which is found between the brisket and the short ribs on a beef cow. According to Galimba, the short plate normally gets ground into hamburger.

But when she recently offered the cut to Noguchi, he took on the challenge of finding something else to do with it.

“A friend of mine says, ‘Food is more natural when born out of necessity,’” Noguchi said at the cooking event. And transglutaminase, known as TG or meat glue, came to the rescue.

Noguchi trimmed the fat from the short plate and created a cube with meat glue, then cooked it in olive oil to

create the dish.

According to Galimba, one of the biggest challenges for her farm is finishing and processing cattle for consumers on the mainland. The expense of feeding cattle grains that aren’t available locally wasn’t eco-

nomically viable, so until recently, her family had always sent their cattle to the mainland to be finished.

“That’s the stark economics of it,” said Galimba. “It costs less to ship the cattle to the grain than the grain to the cat-

tle.

The consumers weren’t that interested in the specifics of how cattle were raised.”

However, with the rising interest in local foods, Galimba’s family decided to try to market their products in Hawaii. Since the Galimbas’ cattle are

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Mindy Reef is the marketing and public relations specialist at the Indiana Far m Bureau Federation.

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Good organizational skills helped shorten the time spent on management tasks. Spending a little time getting organized is time well spent.

Several farms who spent less time checking for and assisting births indicated that they had previously culled dams based on dystocia and/or poor mothering.

The percentage of young weaned per dam was lower for fall birthings (115 to 186%, mean 146%) as compared to winter (141 to 216%, mean 183%) or spring birthings (127 to 200%, mean 163%). This was a result of fewer newborns delivered per dam rather than increased mortality rates. This corresponds to previous studies indicating that the main disadvantages of out of season breeding include smaller litter sizes as well as reduced conception rates.

In the spring, pasture birthing versus barn birthing did not result in decreased herd productivity as measured by mortality rates, growth rates or weaning percentages but resulted in big savings in feed costs per dam. In fact, 3 of 4 barn birthing herds experienced some death of dams at birthing as compared to no pasture birthing farms experienced dam death at this time despite the occurrence of several large herds in the pasture birthing group.

Farmers cited the ability of the dams to give birth without disturbance and to have plenty of space to separate themselves for bonding with their offspring as an advantage of pasture birthing. One herd that kidded in the barn did experience a sudden bout of Floppy Kid Syndrome with over 20 percent of the kids dying within one week of life. Mortality rates probably would have been even higher for this herd if the same disease had occurred while pasture kidding instead.

Feed costs for pasture-birthing goat herds averaged $6.80 per dam as compared to $21.74 for barn-kidding herds and $8.14 for pasturebirthing sheep flocks as compared to $42.86 for barn-lambing sheep flocks. We did not consider property taxes or fencing costs when calculating forage costs on pasture because all of the farms indicated that these expenses would have been incurred regardless of whether they had dams with offspring out on their pastures.

Thus, pasture grazing was assigned a forage cost of $0.

Data indicated that decisions about fencing choices, predator control, prenatal nutrition, and especially, parasite management greatly impacted the success of pasture birthing. Some farmers loved birthing on pasture while others felt they had too little control at a time when their labor and attention needed to be focused on field or hay crops. Expected market price needs to be considered when deciding what birthing seasons to use and what kid and lamb management practices to adopt. However, evaluating your labor demands, feed costs and herd productivity for different kidding and lambing systems is a valuable, and necessary, decision tool.

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by Dr. tatiana Stanton, Cornell Small Ruminant Specialist The success of kidding or lambing season strongly determines the potential earnings from a meat goat or sheep farm. Because of this, most farmers invest a major portion of their time and feed inputs into birthing and cite these increased demands as one reason they don’t make their herd larger or consider “early” retirement.

These concerns prompted the Cornell Goat & Sheep Program to do a multiyear study on the distribution of labor and feed inputs across different farms and birthing seasons. The objectives of this study were to obtain information for different birthing tasks under various birthing systems during different seasons of the year and to identify efficient birthing practices. Eighteen, 24, and 24 case study farms collected birthing data in 2009, 2010 and 2011.

The study is ongoing and we have only examined the 2009 lambing and kidding records thus far. However, we can make some generalizations based on the 2009 information. Chart 1 shows that not unexpectedly, labor demands per Dam during birthing time were higher in Winter 2009 (range = 1.2 to 10.8 h, mean 4.7 h), than in the spring (0.7 to 3.1 h, mean 1.2 h) or fall (0.9 to 4.1 h, mean 1.8 h). This was primarily because of the large amount of extra time spent by some farmers to check for and assist winter births.

However, there was not a clear relationship between herd size and increased daily labor during kidding or lambing (Chart 3). Smaller herds varied widely in labor spent during winter birthing in particular with some farms spending 12 to 15 extra hours per day as compared to others spending only 2 to 3 extra hours per day despite similar mortality and growth rates.

There were noticeable differences in the time farmers spent on various management tasks such as birth checks, artificial rearing, and transitioning dams and offspring from pregnancy to lactating areas during Winter 2009 (Chart 2). Kid or lamb management tasks that seemed to take the most time were disbudding and tattooing with castration, docking, eartagging and weighing taking far less time particularly if done in the jug or shortly after birth.

However, spending a lot of time per dam checking for birth and assisting births did not necessarily result in lower mortality rates in winter for either dams at birth (DamDeadB%), offspring at birth (%DeadB), or offspring at 1 to 7 days of age (%Dead1to7) and was accompanied by increases in the percentage of offspring

that had to be artificially reared. However, keep in mind that we used very experienced farmers for the first year’s study. If anything, beginning farmers make the mistake of not understanding that extra time is needed during birthing season. However, the suitability of facilities for a particular season of birthing and unexpected catastrophic health problems such as floppy kid syndrome, Cache Valley Virus, iodine deficiencies had far more impact on newborn mortality rates for the farmers in our study.

Observational skills were helpful at diagnosing common health problems, such as ketosis, early and helped reduce labor spent coping with these problems, emphasizing that time spent on

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Top 10 sheep stories of 2011 From record prices to drought and wild sheep to wolves, there was no room for the minor story when recapping the events of the sheep industry in 2011.

The American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) selected the following top 10 sheep stories as a recap of 2011.

1. Let’s Grow Campaign Rolled Out - Producers from across the United States are participating in the Let’s Grow with twoPLUS initiative to strengthen the lamb and wool industry’s infrastructure for the long-term sustainability of the industry by increasing the number of sheep in production. With three goals in mind, the primary objective of this campaign is to encourage current producers to expand their sheep numbers by 2014. This initiative will result in 315,000 more lambs and 2 million more pounds of wool for the industry to market. To get the word out, media events were held in Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee and California.

The www.growourflock.org website contains the program details.

2. Federal Spending Package Includes Wild Sheep Language - The omnibus spending package included ASIsupported language regarding sheep grazing and wild sheep. The language prohibits the U.S. Forest Service from using funds to reduce domestic sheep grazing because of conflicts with bighorn sheep, unless the management is consistent with a state wildlife plan.

This inclusion gives the industry and researchers the necessary time to finalize the implementation of promising vaccines to address disease issues, as well as strategies to implement best management practices to promote the coexistence of both species of sheep.

3. Industry Defeats Anti-Wildlife Services’ Amendment - An animalrights led amendment by the Humane Society of the United States and Natural Resources Defense Council to cut funding to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s Wildlife Services (WS) Agency by $11 million was soundly rejected by the U.S. House of Representatives. Fully two-thirds of the House rejected an amendment to reduce funding for WS. 4. Generation Setting Wool, Lamb and Pelt Markets - Wool and lamb prices hit all-time highs this year and sheep producers agree that this is a great time to be in the sheep business.

A high demand for both products resulted in rising prices.

5. Superwash Line Begins Production - The superwash equipment that was reintroduced into the United States by the Sheep Venture Co., in association with ASI, began production this year. Machine usage has exceeded industry projections and, according to wool warehousemen, more than $1.5 million in premium prices were paid to producers this year due to the superwash equipment. Additional commercial textile firms in the United States have entered the market because they could buy domestic wool and have the entire process done in America, thereby creating more competition.

6. Wal-Mart and Kroger’s Announce American Lamb Programs - Two major announcements to carry American lamb in our nation’s grocery stores occurred: Kroger, one of the nation’s largest grocery store chains, launched an American lamb branded campaign and Super Wal-Mart announced that all 40 distribution centers would exclusively carry domestic lamb.

7. Rocky Mountain Gray Wolf Delisted - Legislation passed to delist the gray wolves in Montana and Idaho, as well as portions of eastern Oregon and Washington and north-central Utah, from the list of endangered and threatened

wildlife. The language prevents courts from again intervening in the issue.

8. Drought Hits Texas Moving Record Number of Sheep Out of State - In 2011, the sheep industry experienced the most dramatic shift in breeding sheep numbers seen in the past 15 years. Because of the drought in Texas, projections indicate that hundreds of thousands of breeding sheep from the nation’s largest sheep-producing state were exported to farms as far east as Tennessee, north to Idaho and Wisconsin and west to California.

9. NASS Sheep Report Off and Then On Again - In October, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS) announced it would be discon-

tinuing the annual Sheep Inventory Report, eliminating the only annual report provided to the sheep industry. The report has been conducted since the 1860s. In December, NASS confirmed that it reinstated the sheep report and would begin collecting data. The report provides critical inventory and production information.

10. Superior Farms Closes Iowa Processing Plant - In May, Superior Farms closed its lamb-slaughter plant in Hawarden, Iowa, after acquiring the facility from Iowa Lamb Corporation in October 2010 stating reduced volume as a contributing factor.

Source: American Sheep Industry Weekly Jan. 6

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In the Jan. 6 Federal Register, the FDA said it would limit the use of cephalosporin in cattle, swine, chicken and turkey. The antibiotics can no longer be used to

prevent diseases in livestock starting April 5, though they can still be used to treat illnesses, the FDA said.

A proposed order was published in 2008 prohibiting the extra-label use of cephalosporin drugs in food-producing animals, citing cephalosporin resistance in human medicine as risk to public health.

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ments in 2008 on this order stating, “We believe that the extra-label use of the cephalosporin class of products in sheep would have a diminutive effect on any antimicrobial resistance in humans. We also believe that allowing the extra-label use of cephalosporins in sheep will reduce the pain, suffering and mortality in sheep from disease conditions for which there are no other avail-

able effective products.”

In its Final Rule, the FDA agreed with ASI and several others who commented similarly by stating, “When considering the foodborne pathway, the potential for human exposure to antimicrobial-resistant pathogens is significantly less for food derived from minor species than it is for food derived from the food-producing major species. In addition, cephalosporins are ap-

proved for use in sheep and goats, thereby, reducing the potential for extra label use in these species.”

As stated in ASI’s 2008 comments, “Naxcel (ceftiofur sodium), for example, has a very limited label approval for the treatment of respiratory disease by intramuscular injection only in sheep. A prohibition on this drug would leave the U.S. sheep industry with nearly no tools to treat

gram-negative bacterial infections.”

According to ASI President Margaret Soulen Hinson, “The U.S. sheep industry believes in and practices the judicious and responsible use of the few anti-microbial drugs available to us for the treatment of sheep diseases and we appreciate FDA’s revisions to the final rule on this matter.”

Source: American Sheep Industry Weekly Jan. 6

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As farmers continue to produce a bountiful crop, the importance of maintaining and developing new markets abroad grows.

The team supports movement in the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations, which would result in an Asia-Pacific multilateral trade agreement.

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“With new agreements in place that open growing markets for farmers, we must focus on the next generation of trade agreements that will further this mission.”

In addition to Blindauer, team members include Vice Chair Jim Zimmerman of Wisconsin, Corn Board Liaison Bob Bowman of Iowa, Daniel Ebelhar of Kentucky, Chris Edgington of Iowa, Robert Gordon of Texas, Joel Grams of Nebraska, David Howell of Indiana, Donna Jeschke of Illinois, Scott Miller of Michigan, Gary Schmalshof of Illinois, David Ward of Minnesota, U.S Grains Council Representative of Missouri, and Jared Coppess of the Indiana Corn Growers Association.

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Meningeal worm in small ruminants and camelids

by Sally Colby Parelaphostrongylus tenuis — a heavy-duty moniker for a tiny parasite that causes damage as big as its Latin name.

Commonly known as deer worm, brain worm, or most often meningeal worm, this internal parasite is potentially fatal to small livestock species including alpacas, llamas, goats and sheep.

The meningeal worm is a common parasite of whitetail deer, and completes its life cycle within the deer without causing significant harm to the host. The adult meningeal worm lives in the blood and tissue surrounding the deer’s brain, and lays eggs in that tissue. The eggs travel through the deer’s bloodstream and enter the lungs where they hatch into larvae. The young larvae travel through the deer’s trachea, into its mouth, then are swallowed and pass through the GI system. The larvae exit the deer’s system in the mucous that surrounds its

feces.

This is where the intermediate host enters the picture.

Snails, slugs and other such creatures often live in the same areas where deer browse, and ingest the meningeal larvae (L1 stage) from infected deer feces. The larvae develop further in the slug or snail, and the cycle continues as deer ingest slugs or snails among decaying leaves and other similar habitat. White-tail deer appear to suffer no harm from any stage of the meningeal worm.

However, when meningeal worm larvae are ingested by camelids or small ruminants, the outcome is quite different.

The larvae migrate through the nervous system and cause significant damage, including lesions along the spinal cord that result in paralysis. An animal with a relatively small number of larvae may show minor neurological signs such as limb weakness or limping, while a more serious infesta-

tion mimics neurological diseases such as rabies, listeriosis, polioencephalomalacia (thiamine deficiency) or selenium deficiency. In general, alpacas and llamas seem to be more susceptible to meningeal worm infection than goats and sheep.

One of the problems in trying to control meningeal worms is that the parasite can’t be diagnosed in live animals. Alpacas, llamas, goats and sheep are dead-end hosts for meningeal larvae, which means the parasite doesn’t reproduce in those species. The parasite is found only in tissue of the animal’s nervous system, not in blood or feces.

Most meningeal worm infections are diagnosed through clinical signs and grazing history. Livestock that graze in areas where whitetail deer are common are more likely to have meningeal worm, and that likelihood increases if animals graze damp, swampy wooded areas where snails

and slugs abound.

Controlling meningeal worms in small livestock is difficult, and usually starts with limiting access of whitetail deer in areas where camelids or small ruminants graze. Livestock guardian dogs that are already in place for predator control often help to keep deer out of pastures.

Keeping pastures ‘open’ with little or no wooded cover might help limit deer, and may also reduce the number of snails and slugs that inhabit the pasture. If you know that meningeal worm is a problem in your area, keep small livestock out of damp, wooded areas where snails and slugs are most likely to be found.

Some producers, especially those who raise alpacas and llamas, are using anthelmintics as part of a meningeal worm prevention program. Although this practice may provide somewhat effective control, the risk of encouraging drug-resistant par-

asites is high.

Dr. Cliff Monahan, DVM, PhD; Dept. Veterinary Preventive Medicine; Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine states that “Overuse of the avermectins (as I see regularly within the camelid industry because of meningeal worm prevention programs) is destined to create more problems than P. tenuis. If these practices create drug resistant camelid parasites by the monthly use of ivermectin, these parasites will be resistant to doramectin and moxidectin as well. The industry will be better served to avoid this eventuality.”

If you know that meningeal worms are a problem in your area or suspect meningeal worm infection in your alpacas, llamas, goats or sheep, consult a veterinarian who is knowledgeable in treating these species for help in creating a prevention program that won’t contribute to anthelmintic resistance.

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Agriculture Secretary Vilsack announces blueprint for stronger service to increase efficiency in USDA operations Streamlined, modernized department central to 21st Century USDA The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) must be built to meet the evolving needs of a 21st century agricultural economy, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Jan. 9 in presenting USDA’s Blueprint for Stronger Service, a plan that helps producers continue to drive America’s economy by streamlining operations and cutting costs.

“The USDA, like families and businesses across the country, cannot continue to operate like we did 50 years ago,” said Vilsack. “We must innovate, modernize, and be better stewards of the taxpayers’ dollars. We must build on the record accomplishments of farm communities in 2011 with a stronger, more effective USDA in 2012 and beyond.”

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“As part of the Campaign to Cut Waste, the President and I asked all Cabinet Secretaries to make tough choices within their departments to save taxpayer money, eliminate government waste, and allow us to invest in the programs and services the American people need. This an-

nouncement by Secretary Vilsack is another example of how this can be done,” said Vice President Biden. “By undertaking a thorough and thoughtful review of his Department, Secretary Vilsack has saved taxpayers millions in travel and printing costs and is consolidating more than 700 different cell phone contracts into about 10.

What’s more, the Department is finding significant savings by consolidating more than 200 offices across the country while ensuring that the vital services they provide are not cut.”

“In the past few decades, U.S. agriculture has become the second most productive sector of the American economy, thanks to farmers adopting technology, reducing debt, and effectively managing risk,” said Vilsack.

“These are lessons from which we can all learn. As we continue to invest in rural communities across the country, USDA has heard from producers about reducing red tape and the need to modernize its services. Today, we are answering the challenge by announcing a series of efforts to help us continue to streamline operations, make the best use of taxpayer resources, and provide the best possible service to the American people.”

The USDA will close 259 domestic offices, facilities and labs across the country, as well as seven foreign offices. In some cases, offices are no longer staffed or have a very small staff of one or two people; many are within 20 miles of other USDA offices. In other cases, technology improvements, advanced service centers, and broadband service have reduced some need for brick and mortar facilities.

When fully implemented, these actions along with other recommended

changes will provide efficiencies valued at about $150 million annually — and eventually more based on future realignment of the workforce — and will ensure that USDA continues to provide optimal service to the American people within available funding levels. These actions and plans to close or consolidate facility, office and lab operations will impact USDA headquarters in Washington and in 46 states and 1 U.S. territory.

• Farm Service Agency (FSA): Consolidate 131 county offices in 32 states; more than 2,100 FSA offices remain throughout the United States • Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS): Close 2 country offices; more than 95 FAS offices remain throughout the world • Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS): Close 15 APHIS offices in 11 states and 5 APHIS offices in 5 foreign countries; more than 560 APHIS offices remain throughout the United States and 55 remain throughout the world • Rural Development (RD): Close 43 area and sub offices in 17 states and U.S. territories; approximately 450 RD offices remain throughout the United States.

• Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS): Close 24 soil survey offices in 21 states; more than 2,800 NRCS offices remain throughout the United States • Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS): Close 5 district offices in 5 states; 10 district offices remain throughout the United States • Agricultural Research Service (ARS): Close 12 programs at 10 locations; more than 240 programs remain throughout the United States • Food, Nutrition and Consumer

Services (FNCS): Close 31 field offices in 28 states; 32 FNCS offices will remain throughout the United States In addition, USDA is implementing a series of other changes that will save taxpayers’ money while eliminating redundancies and inefficiencies. The Blueprint for Stronger Service details 133 recommendations that affirm processes already in place, as well as 27 initial improvements, and other, longer-term improvements. The initial improvements include the following: • Consolidate more than 700 cell phone plans into about 10; • Standardize civil rights training and purchases of cyber security products; and • Ensure more efficient and effective service to our employees by moving toward more centralized civil rights, human resource, procurement, and property management functions, creating millions of dollars in efficiencies without sacrificing the quality of our work.

The Secretary detailed the changes in a speech at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 93rd Annual Meeting, where he also highlighted the impressive achievements of American agriculture over the past three years.

Currently, U.S. agriculture is experiencing its most productive period in history thanks to the resiliency, resourcefulness, and efficiency of American producers. The Blueprint for Stronger Service will allow USDA to continue the investments that help to make this possible.

For more, please visit www.usda.gov/strongerservice.

Vernon-Verona-Sherrill FFA receives NYS Agricultural Society’s 2012 FFA Chapter of the Year Award The New York State Agricultural Society awarded the 2012 FFA Chapter of the Year Award to the VernonVerona-Sherrill FFA Chapter at its 180th Annual Agricultural Forum on Jan. 5 in Syracuse. The New York State Grange sponsors this award, inviting chapter officers to attend the Society’s Forum and presented the “golden tractor” rotating trophy.

The Vernon Verona

Sherrill FFA Chapter is no stranger to agricultural accomplishment.

Whether it’s the fact that nearly a third of all agricultural experiences recognized in New York FFA come from the VVS program; the individual achievements of students like Neil Collins, Dan Hoffman and Kayla Dumas developing projects that contribute to their learning as well as their community; or agriculture teacher Keith

Schiebel being recognized for his contributions to the maple industry, it is clear that the VVS FFA Chapter is achieving big things through agriculture.

Consistently a top ranking program in New York State, VVS FFA has earned the title of Ag Society’s Chapter of the Year for 2012. To earn this title, members excelled in the areas of student development, chapter development

Orleans County 4-H’ers highlight foods produced in New York in Cooking Contest In November, 11 4-H members participated in the annual Grown in New York contest. The

Lauren Becht demonstrates how to make Blueberry Scones in Orleans County 4-H’s Grown in New York Contest.

Photo courtesy of Orleans County CCE

Grown in New York contest features demonstrations of recipes featuring products that are produced in New York State.

In addition to the silent demonstration, participants submit a menu that complements their featured recipe and analyze the general nutritional value of the menu.

Participants are encouraged to alter recipes to make them healthier, or to suit their individual tastes and needs.

There are four divisions in which 4-H youth can participate in, Junior Novice, Junior, Senior and Senior Novice, with cash prizes available for each division.

Participants in the Senior Division were: Jenny McKenna making Salsa Fresca and Nichole Sands, making Taco Salad. First place went to Nichole Sands and second place went to Jenny McKenna.

In the Junior Division: Lauren Becht made Blueberry Scones, Claudia Drechsel made Pumpkin Pancakes, Emma Mathes made Cheddar Apple Bread, Andrew Moore made Baked Fajitas, Zachary Moore made Apple Zucchini Loaf and Riley Seielstad made Pumpkin Pancakes. First place went Lauren Becht, second place went to Claudia Drechsel and third place went to Emma Mathes.

In the Junior Novice Division, Andrew Drechsel made Garden Pasta Salad, Rachel Gregoire, made Fat Free Oatmeal Cookies, Jacques Gregoire made Whole Wheat Brownies, and Will Gregoire made Egg Free Whole Wheat Banana Bread. First place went to Andrew Drechsel, second place went Jacques Gregoire and third place went to Rachel Gregoire.

and community development. Projects like VVS’s partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension on their Willow BioMass experiment, their development of a community day and their wellknown Mobile Maple Museum establish opportunities for students to learn responsibility and planning in addition to developing quality communication, critical thinking and career skills. sIn 2012, VVS FFA is working to maintain their existing programming and picking up a few significant new projects.

They are currently undertaking a building project associated with their maple syrup operation. In May, VVS FFA members will host the New York State FFA Convention — no small task for a group of students and adult volunteers. In three days, VVS’ facility and network of partners will help 1,000 students

hands-on robot building with basic programming, and a robot display from the Corning, Inc. FLL team.

Youth ages 8-14 with an interest in science, engineering, math, and technology and teens and adults who are interested in volunteering with the team or other youth development pro-

grams are invited to join us.

For additional information or if you are interested in finding out more about the exciting opportunities available for youth in Schuyler County, please call Cornell Cooperative Extension Schuyler County at 607-535-7161 and ask for Roger Ort.

experience success in nearly 30 competitions; showcase local agribusinesses and bring in a variety of experts to share agricultural messages with teens from throughout New York State.

There is no question that the ambitious students of VVS deserve success within the FFA. Whether it’s by representing the state on a

national level, bringing agriculture to the most disconnected audiences or guaranteeing strong opportunities exist for agriculturalists of all ages, FFA members at VVS are working hard year -round to make sure they are living the FFA motto: Learning to do. Doing to learn.

Earning to live. Living to serve.

National Agriculture Week and Ag Literacy Week is March 19-23 Volunteers and sponsors are needed Would you or someone you know like to be a volunteer reader and / or fund the purchase of one or more books for Ag Literacy Week? If so contact Kim Randall at ksb3@cornell.edu or 607-664-2306?

The books cost $10 and will be donated to the school after being read. Send your donation to CCESteuben (make checks out to Cornell University and indicate “Ag Literacy Week” in the memo line).

4-H project group plans Open House on Jan. 23 Schuyler County’s 4-H First Lego League (FLL) Robotics Team, the Servo Slammers, invites the public to an Open House on Monday, Jan. 23, 67:30 p.m., at the Human Services Complex, in Montour Falls, NY. Featured at the event will be demonstrations of robots the team has constructed for competition,

FFA Chapter of the Year — VVS FFA with Chapter Advisor, Keith Schiebel; High School Principal Mr. Perry, and Stephen Coye (from New York State Grange — Award Sponsor).

Photo courtesy of Penny Heritage

The book for 2012 is Seed, Soil, Sun by Chris Peterson, American Farm Bureau’s 2011 “Book of the Year.”

Donors will be recognized on a special bookplate. You may choose to have your donated book go to a specific school, or to read it yourself. For more information visit this website.

The book for 2012 is Seed, Soil, Sun by Chris Peterson, American Farm Bureau’s 2011 “Book of the Year.” In this clearly written and beautifully photographed book, Peterson describes the seemingly miraculous process by which air and water combine with seed, soil, and sun to create nearly all the food we eat. Using the corn plant as an example, she takes the reader through the story of germination and growth of a tiny corn seed into a giant plant reaching high into the air with roots extending over six feet into the ground.

Once again, Chris Peterson brings both wonder and clarity to the subject of agriculture, celebrating the cycle of

growth, harvest, and renewal.

Start to Finish the program takes about 45 minutes per classroom.

Literacy Volunteers work with their county coordinators to set up visits to their local schools.

Volunteers read to students in first through third classrooms Following the reading, volunteers do an activity with students and share their experiences in agriculture.

All activity materials are prepared by New York AITC plus the book will be given to the school library with a bookplate recognizing the donor and New York Ag Literacy Week schools.

If you are a 1st - 3rd grade teacher and are interested in having a volunteer come to your classroom to participate in Agricultural Literacy Week contact Kim Randall at ksb3@cornell.edu or 607-664-2306.

Home,, Family,, Friendss & You Wake up to Eggs: the gold standard for a healthy breakfast What’s low in calories, easy to fix, very economical and satisfying enough to keep you full for hours?

That’s a no brainer — it’s the incredible egg. At only 70 calories for one large egg (let’s not even begin the packed with top quality protein, loads of vitamins and minerals talk), it’s a super way to start your day.

The easy to fix part (a lot of folks don’t believe that) haven’t realized that cooking eggs in a microwave is a total cinch and even children can spray a cup, crack in an egg, swoosh it around a bit, toss in a handful a cheese and nuke it for 60 seconds. It slides out onto whole wheat toast and the cup goes into the dishwasher — done! No time to eat? Just wrap it up in foil and head out the door.

And cost wise, we’re talking about a dime an egg.

What kind of breakfast cereal costs a dime a serving?

None I want to eat. In fact, a simple omelet, taking little more than two minutes to fix will make a really cost effective breakfast, plus you get to recycle whatever leftovers you have in the fridge for the filling.

When you think of satiety, that’s where eggs really shine. The combination of nutrients in that egg, combined with uber-protein is what you want when you can’t stop for a mid-morning snack. In fact, research shows that folks that enjoy eggs for breakfast, compared to a high carb entrée, end up consuming 300 to 500 fewer calories throughout the rest of the day since they just aren’t that hungry.

These are all good reasons eggs have been crowned the gold standard for breakfast, but the nutrition itself (sorry, we just have to mention it) is reason

enough to get your day started with an egg. Eggs contain 14 percent less cholesterol than previously thought, Vitamin D, choline (for memory health), every vitamin in some amount except Vitamin C, lutein (for eye health), loads of minerals, and the list goes on — in fact, if you could eat the shell, you’d even have some calcium! And after a night’s fast, filling up with top quality protein gets everything moving and working the way it’s supposed to.

So in this new year, when you Wake up to Eggs and send yourself and the kids off with the perfect breakfast food — one that’s low in calories, easy to fix, economical, satisfying and infinitely nutritious — you know you are starting the day off to a good beat.

Quick and easy breakfast ideas ~ for one or two Easy Egg Breakfast Quesadillas 1/2 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend (2 oz.)

2 whole wheat OR flour tortillas (7”) 4 slices Canadian-style bacon (2.5 oz.)

4 eggs, beaten Salsa Sprinkle 1/4 cup cheese on one side of each tortilla. Top each with 2 bacon slices.

Coat large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium heat until hot. Pour in eggs. As eggs begin to set, gently pull the eggs across the pan with an inverted turner, forming large soft curds.

Continue cooking, moving eggs around until thickened and no visible liquid egg remains. Do not stir constantly.

Spoon eggs on top of bacon, dividing evenly. Fold tortillas over filling to cover, pressing gently.

Photo from www.incredibleegg.org Clean skillet. Coat with cooking spray; heat over medium-low heat until hot. Toast quesadillas just until cheese is melted, about 1 - 2 minutes per side.

Cut into wedges; serve with salsa. Makes 2 servings Per serving: 449 calories; 24g total fat; 2g fiber; 30g protein; 415 mg cholesterol; 24g carbohydrate

Microwave Denver Scramble Slider

2 Tbsp. chopped red or green bell peppers 1 tbsp. chopped onion 1 egg 1 thin slice deli ham, chopped (1 oz.)

1 Tbsp. water 1 slider-size bun or whole wheat English muffin, split, toasted Ketchup (opt.)

Place veggies in 8-oz. ramekin or custard cup.

Microwave on high, 30 seconds; stir. Add egg, ham and water, beat until egg is blended.

Microwave on high 30 seconds; stir. Microwave until egg is almost set, 30 to 45 seconds longer.

Season with salt and pepper, if desired.

Serve in bun with ketchup, if desired. Makes 1 serving Per serving: 204 calories; 7g total fat; 197 mg cholesterol; 22g carbohydrate; 2g fiber; 14g protein

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Microwave 1-Minute Ham & Egg Breakfast Bowl

1 thin slice deli ham (1 oz.)

1 egg, beaten Shredded Cheddar cheese Line the bottom of 8-oz. ramekin or custard cup with ham slice. Fold ham in half, if necessary. Pour egg over ham.

Microwave on HIGH 30 seconds; stir.

Microwave until egg is almost set, 15 to 30 seconds longer. Top with cheese. Serve immediately. Makes 1 serving Per serving: 133 calories; 8g total fat; 204 mg cholesterol; 2g carbohydrate; 0g fiber; 12g protein Source: Virginia Egg Council

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Look who’s talking now

by Julie Murphree Someone has convinced farmers and ranchers to start talking. That’s kind of a crazy proposition, especially since sometimes they really don’t care to get into the communication thing too much.

Warning: Once they do start talking, you really can’t get farmers and ranchers to shut up. They have lots to say. Maybe they’ve kept it bottled up for so long and now that they have popped the cork, they’re just bubbling over.

The trouble is, new research shows “a different approach may be needed for farmers and ranchers to more effectively communicate with consumers.” Remember…most of them really don’t like to talk in the first place. They are good listeners, but they really just want to farm and ranch.

Maslansky Luntz & Partners studied the messages

we use in agriculture and concluded what we say and what consumers hear are often two different things.

The study, which was funded by the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance, revealed that agriculture’s (farming and ranching’s) standard go-to messages about sound science aren’t providing peace of mind for consumers. To put it another way, countering emotion with facts does not convey all that’s good about today’s farms and ranches.

Today’s food producers have used science and research to improve the way they farm and ranch and they get excited about explaining that to others. But based on what Maslansky Luntz & Partners discovered, farmers and ranchers are using too many technical terms, too much science talk and too many big, sterile words.

One good thing: research shows farmers and ranchers are trusted, although consumers still have lots of questions about farming and everyday practices. And words like mass production, pesticides, big business, subsidies, ag chemicals and “best management practices” just make non-farmers scratch their heads.

So is the answer for farmers and ranchers to adopt

a “touchy, feely” style of communicating? Let’s hope not. That would be kind of tough for most of them.

They’ve seen a lot, gone through a lot and their mammas raised them not to complain or cry, and certainly not in public.

But, farmers and ranchers get it. Many have committed to being more succinct and understandable in response to consumer questions.

Further, farmers and ranchers across the nation share common interests with consumers. Food, health and their futures — especially their families’ futures — are subjects farmers and consumers care about.

Most farmers and ranchers hope to continually improve the way they grow food for America. But they’re already doing a lot right and they want consumers to know about it.

So, if you’re not a farmer or rancher, keep asking questions. Keep talking to farmers and ranchers.

They’re enjoying the conversation, and have lots of good stuff to share in addition to the great food we all eat every day.

Julie Murphree is the public relation director for the Arizona Farm Bureau, and previously farmed cotton, wheat and alfalfa with her parents.

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Home,, Family,, Friendss & You Heart-happy news about good-for-you food (NAPSA) — The 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 each day — and their families — may be better able to keep active and strong with an oil change: a cooking oil change, that is.

Many choose canola oil because it’s a good source of omega-3 and monounsaturated fats but has zero cholesterol and trans fat.

The American Heart Association recommends monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats as your primary source of dietary fat. Using canola oil can help prevent heart disease by reducing its risk factors.

Unlike trans fats and saturated fats, canola oil won’t increase your risk of developing atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries. In fact, it may help reduce your cholesterol levels. A study in the journal Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases showed that canola oil improved cholesterol profiles by lowering the amount of LDL, or “bad,” cholesterol.

Canola oil’s omega-3 fatty acids may benefit your brain and nervous system. The UCLA Brain Research Institute and Brain Injury Research Center found omega-3 fatty acids improved nervous-system activity, which translated into memory improvements and better academic performance in children.

Canola’s light taste makes it easy to use in many ways — as a spread, for sauteing, in salad dressings and in recipes such as this:

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Learning to love leftovers

by Deb Maes, Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Resources Last night we ate a ground hamburger, potato and pasta sauce casserole that has been a family favorite for decades. What was different about this meal is that it was made from leftover meat sauce that we ate the other night. Since I am still learning the art of cooking for two, I had plenty of meat sauce left over and no desire to eat spaghetti again so soon.

I’m just like millions of Americans that enjoy a meal, but never want to eat leftovers. Our intentions are good, but once the plastic container makes it into the fridge, the contents never make it back onto the dinner table. Since so many people don’t like to eat leftovers, and we can’t always cook “just enough” food, what are our options?

A quick internet search turned up several websites that provided creative uses and recipes for leftovers; Alice Henneman, moneysavingmom.com; cheaphealthygood.blodspot.com; getrichslowly.org; budget 10.com and creativehomemaking.com. Most of these sites acknowledge people don’t like to eat leftovers, but they do provide innovative ways to use the food left in your fridge. By using leftovers you can reduce food costs, optimize the health quotient of your lunches and decrease the time it takes you to prepare your lunch.

Consider the article in cheapheathygood. blodspot.com. They describe the Three Rules of Leftovers - MSR. Make more than enough. Save the extra. Repurpose it later. If you make more than enough, you might just get two, three or more meals to eat. Save the extra, don’t throw food out. Portion it into individual servings and store it in the fridge or freezer. Label and date it to keep the guesswork out of your next meal. Finally, consider repurposing your meal. Think of how much money you can save if you bring your leftovers to lunch the next day.

Your officemates will be envious and you won’t be eating restaurant food or paying too much for something you could make yourself.

Moneysavingmom writes about turning grilled chicken into chicken enchiladas one night and casseroles another. Extra hamburgers become Sloppy Joe filling one day and chili another. Her family now considers it a challenge to come up with creative ideas for leftover food.

Budgeting101 suggests cooking extra roast beef and gravy one night and having open-faced roast beef sandwiches with salad later that week. Extra mashed potatoes could be potato pancakes later on?or even the topping for Shepard’s Pie. On the getrichslowly website they suggest putting together a leftovers’ list and posting it on the fridge.

Include the date, the name of the dish and how many servings are left. And this can work with not just homemade leftovers. What about that bag of leftovers from a restaurant that you usually forget to eat? I hate to think of how many times I’ve thrown out a portion of meat that got buried in the back of the fridge and no-one thought to open the container to see what was there. A list (you might even have to include the location of the dish) might help the noncookers in the house find something different to eat than sandwiches or cold cereal.

Finally Alice Henneman, an Extension Educator from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has a great idea for dealing with all the leftover turkey from your holiday meals. Start with a recipe for a basic turkey soup that then takes on a different flavor depending on what ingredients are added. You can download the “Soup”er Soups from Turkey Leftovers fact sheet at http://bit.ly/vnRk6K. The National Turkey Federation just published a yummy recipe for Asian Turkey salad that will make you forget the need for stuffing and cranberry sauce.

Check out their website at www.eatturkey.com or type in this link www.eatturkey.com/recipe/ recipe.cgi/0/11603 I can hardly write this article without a comment on the safety of leftover food. Start by cooking food to the correct temperature 160°F for ground meat and 165°F for turkey or chicken as measured by a food thermometer. Make sure you refrigerate or freeze food within two hours of cooking. Don’t worry; your modern fridge will cool it down quickly. When you get ready to use food again, always reheat food to 165°F. If you aren’t going to eat leftovers within three or four days, freeze the food.

So, along with healthier eating, let’s save some money and time by thinking ahead to what we can do with our leftovers. Tell your family that in answer to the classic “What’s for Dinner?” question your new answer is “Planned overs.” Enjoy.

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Knowing this special breakfast treat is waiting makes it worth crawling out of a warm bed on a cold winter morn. Prepare it the night before and warm it up in the microwave, and it will be ready before your eyes are wide open!

1 1/2 cups reduced-fat baking mix Sugar substitute to equal 1/4 cup, suitable for baking 2/3 cup fat-free milk 2 tablespoons fat-free sour cream 1 egg or equivalent in egg substitute 1 teaspoon almond extract 1/4 cup chopped almonds 1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Spray a 9-inch round cake pan with butter-flavored cooking spray.

2. In a large bowl, combine baking mix and sugar substitute. Add milk, sour cream, egg and almond extract. Mix gently just to combine. Spread batter in prepared cake pan. Evenly sprinkle almonds over top. Lightly spray top with butter-flavored cooking spray.

3. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Place cake pan on a wire rack and let set for at least 15 minutes.

Cut into 8 wedges.

Each serving equals: About 124 calories, 4g fat, 4g protein, 18g carb., 285mg sodium, 1g fiber; Diabetic Exchanges: 1 Starch, 1/2 Fat. (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

2 garlic cloves 1/2 cup fresh parsley or cilantro leaves 1 tsp capers 1/4 tsp kosher salt 1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper Preheat oven to 450° F. Slice the tops off of the mini peppers and remove the seeds. Combine 2 tablespoons of the canola oil, bread, garlic, parsley, capers, salt and pepper in a food processor. Pulse to form a thin paste. If the mixture is runny, add more bread. If it is too thick, add more oil. Carefully stuff each pepper with the filling without puncturing the pepper. Fill each pepper to the top. Coat a small baking or loaf pan with 1 Tbsp of the oil. Lay the peppers in a single layer in the bottom of the pan.

Drizzle the peppers with the remaining canola oil.

Bake for 10 to 15 minutes on each side until the peppers are soft and slightly browned. Serve warm or at room temperature.

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Bernie is a two-time recipient of the Ohio State University Award for Distinguished Teaching. He has also received the American Agricultural Economics Association Teaching Award, a U.S. Department of Agricultural National Excellence in Teaching Award, both the Ohio State University Gamma Sigma Delta Extension and Teaching Awards, the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Cooperative Education Award and the American Agricultural Economics Association Group Extension Award.

Boosting Workforce Productivity, B. Ervin 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, well-planned 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 pm 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 important 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 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 SOP’s common in GAP food safety plans and other farm jobs. We will also discuss the use of SOP’s 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.

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Country y Folks

Section B

AUCTION SECTION and MARKET REPORTS Polk Equipment, Inc.

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AUCTION Monday, Januar y 30, 2012 9:30 AM EST

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2011 CIH MAG 235 MFD 310 HRS 2010 CIH MAG 215 MFD 350 HRS 2009 CIH MAG 305 MFD SUSPENSION 1007 HRS 2002 CIH MX 270 MFD 4240 HRS 1999 CIH MX 240 MFD 2560 HRS 1998 CIH 8910 MFD 3800 HRS 1991 CIH 7120 TWD 3200 HRS 1989 CIH 7110 TWD 6077 HRS 1997 CIH 5240 TWD CAB 1750 HRS 1996 C-INT 9330 3PT 3485 HRS 1974 INT 966 CAB 4950 HRS 1998 CIH CX 100 MFD C/A 2280 HRS 2011 FARMALL 65A MFD 5 HRS 2008 FARMALL 75C W/LDR 2220 HRS 2008 FARMALL 75C 2380 HRS 1994 NH 9280 3PT, PTO 4272 HRS 2007 JD 8130 MFD 1550 HRS 2000 JD 8110 MFD 5600 HRS 1978 JD 4840 4800 HRS 2006 JD 6320 MFD C/A PQ W/673 LDR 939 HRS 1999 JD 5510 C/A W/521 LDR 1390 HRS 2000 CAT 55 NG 3PT, PTO 2600 HRS 1988 WHITE 100 TWD 3686 HRS KUBOTA L3010 MFD 870 HRS KUBOTA 2660 MFD W/LDR 130 HRS 2007 NH TC 30D MFD 118 HRS 2002 MF 231S 2861 HRS FORD 340B W/LDR & FORKS 1471 HRS FARM TRAC 555 1006 HRS JD X520 LAWNMOWER W/BAGGER MELROE 220 SPRAYER W/RAVENS 1929 HRS 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT 109,000 MILES

COMBINES & HEADS

SKID LOADER ATTACHMENTS NEW JD RL66 ROLLER/LEVELER BOBCAT LR5 LANDSCAPE RAKE BOBCAT LR6 LANDSCAPE RAKE NEW CID 74" ROCK BUCKET CAT BU 115 63" BROOM BUCKET JD 66" BUCKET BALE SPEAR QT AUGER BITS 6", 10", 12" & 24"

LOADER & BACKHOE ATTACHMENTS JD 54" QT BUCKET NEW C-INT 95" BUCKET/GRAPPLE CAT HIGH DUMP 73" PIN ON NH FORK FOR TELEHANDLER WORK SAVER FORKS - PIN ON 12", 16", 24", & 28" BACKHOE BUCKET NEW C-INT 96" QT BUCKET JD BALE SPEAR QT OFF 673 LDR JD PALLET FORKS QT OFF 673 LDR GEHL 72" MANURE FORKS - PIN ON

FIELD CULTIVATORS & FINISHERS

SUNFLOWER 5034 5 BAR SPIKE SUNFLOWER 5033 24' 3 BAR SPIKE CIH 4300 27 1/2' 3 BAR COIL TINE CIH 4800 24 1/2' CIH 4800 23 1/2' 3 BAR COIL TINE JD 980 27 1/2' 5 BAR SPIKE JD 550 24' MULCH MASTER JD EOC II 20' 3PT 3 ROW COIL TINE JD 1100 20 1/2' 3PT BUSTER BAR W/BASKETS WILRICH 2500 20' 3 BAR COIL TINE KRAUSE 4100 32' 3 BAR COIL TINE 06 SUNFLOWER 6333 28' FINSHER 3 BAR SPIKE/BASKETS 08 LANDOLL 850 30' FINISHER 1 ROW SPIKE/BASKETS

KRAUSE 6121 21' FINISHER 5 BAR SPIKE LELY ROTERA 12' - NICE

SPREADERS, LOADERS & BLADES NH 328 SINGLE BEATER NH 514 3 BEATER JD R GROUND DRIVE 3 BEATER KELLY LDR OFF IH 450 45" WOODS RBL60 5' BLADE WOODS RB60 5' BLADE FRONTIER RB1196 8' BLADE SPEE CO 8' BLADE WOODS 6' SCARIFIRE WORKSAVER 6' LANDSCAPE RAKE

MISCELLANEOUS

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SKID LOADERS & CONSTRUCTION 2008 JD 328 C/H/A 585 HRS 2007 BOBCAT T-300 C/H 2300 HRS 2005 BOBCAT 463 OS 1482 HRS 1987 BOBCAT 440B - OVERHAULED 1989 CASE 1840 OS 2750 HRS

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JD 1770 16/30 LIQ VAC JD 1760 12/30 VAC JD 1760 12/30 VAC LIQ JD 1750 6/30 DRY VAC JD 1750 6/30 DRY VAC JD 7200 8/38 LIQ FOLD AROUND JD 7000 8/30 DRY JD 7000 6/30 LIQ JD 7000 4/36 DRY IH 900 4/38 DRY 02 JD 1530 15/15 DRILL W/MARKERS JD 1560 30' NT DRILL W/MARKERS JD 750 15' NT DRILL C-INT 5100 21X7 W/SEEDER LIKE NEW GP 3010 30' NT DRILL GP 10' NT W/SEEDER JD B 16X7 W/SEEDER

HAY & FORAGE

1999 JD 820 MOCO 2008 NH 488 HAYBINE - LIKE NEW NH 258 DOLLY RAKE NH 56 RAKE RH THROW NI 400 SIDE RAKE GEHL 454 HYD RH THROW SITREX RP-8 3PT RAKE 2009 NH 7090 RD BALER - LIKE NEW 1989 NH 570 W/THROWER 1973 JD 346 W/THROWER 14', 16', 18' HAY WAGONS NH 40' HAY ELEVATOR 3PT BALE SPEAR

GRAIN HANDLING

NEW KILLBROS 1065 WAGON KILLBROS 300 BU WAGON EZ FLOW 300 BU WAGON BRENT 472 GRAIN CART KINZIE 1040 ROW CROP GRAIN CART UNVERFERTH 8200 GR CART W/TARP & SCALES

NECO GRAIN CLEANER STONE WEIGH WAGON WALINGA 3510 6 STATION GRAIN VAC

PLOWS & CULTIVATORS

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CHISELS & RIPPERS

2010 SUNFLOWER 4213 13SH D CHISEL LIKE NEW WHITE 435 12SH DISC CHISEL GLENCOE 9SH SOIL SAVER JD 512 9SH DISC RIPPER HYD FOLD TYE PARATILL 6SH 3PT RIPPER 2003 SALFORD 9705 5SH DISC RIPPER DMI 730B DISC RIPPER

DISC

2009 LANDOLL 7430 33' VT 2005 KRAUSE 7400 41' RF 1999 SUNFLOWER 1233 32' RF JD 630 27' JD 637 15' CIH 3950 25' CIH 496 24' W/HARROW INT 496 18' BUSH HOG 12' OFFSET AC 2600 20' 2009 MCFARLANE RD 4020 REEL DISC

PACKERS & CULTIMULCHERS

BRILLION XXL 184 40' PACKER BRILLION XL144 30' PACKER BRILLION X108 27' PACKER UNVERFERTH 225 45' R HARROW UNVERFERTH 220 33' R HARROW 2010 UNVERFERTH 225 28' R HARROW LIKE NEW JD 970 15' CULTIMULCHER DMI 30' & 45' CRUMBLER J & M TF 212 25' DOUBLE ROLLER

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2001 JD 9650 STS 2900/1800 HRS 2001 JD 9550 CM 2900/2200 HRS 1992 C-INT 1680 RT, CHOPPER 99 CIH 1020 25', 95 1020 20' & INT 863 JD 643 OB & 95 JD 925

2008 CAT 279C C/H/A 2SP 1075 HRS 2005 CAT D3 GXL DOZER ROPS 1193 HRS 2002 KUBOTA KX121-3 C/H/A 1800 HRS

TRACTORS S & SKID D LOADERS S WILL L BE E SOLD D AFTER R EQUIPMENT

2011 Looked Pretty Good Issued Jan. 6, 2012 With Auld Lang Sine playing in the background, the December 29 CME Daily Dairy Report (DDR) said 2011 saw record-high milk production, record high exports, and record prices. Milk production is expected to come in around 196.1 billion pounds, up 1.7 percent from 2010, with most of the growth in the West.

Butter production was up 17 percent in the first 10 months of the year, while nonfat dry milk and skim milk powder was up 7 percent. Cheese production was up just 1.6 percent, a smaller increase than in recent years, according to the DDR, but still on pace for a new all-time high.

In the first 10 months of 2011, U.S. dairy exports totaled $3.96 billion worth, up 29 percent from 2010. Overall export volumes were about 9 percent ahead of 2010, led by gains in shipments of NDM/SMP, up 15 percent; cheese, up 31 percent; and butterfat, up 17 percent from a year ago.

Switching to “Happy

Days Are Here Again,” the All-Milk price average exceeded $20 for the entire year for the first time ever. The 2011 average will be about $20.10 per hundredweight (cwt.), up 24 percent from 2010. The Class III milk price averaged $18.36, up 27 percent from 2010; and the Class IV price averaged $19.06, up 26 percent.

Exports, dairy policy and legal battles dominated dairy news in 2011but, like the rest of the country, the economy had the biggest impact on farmers, according to Dairy Profit Weekly’s Dave Natzke. It’s also the biggest question mark for farmers in 2012, according to Natzke in Friday’s DairyLine. He said that, “Like the rest of the U.S. and global economy, the news was mixed for dairy, with farmers receiving higher prices, but seeing higher costs to produce that milk, too.”

Natzke echoed the positive milk price news but said higher feed costs offset some of that. USDA’s monthly index, the milkfeed price ratio, which compares the milk price relative to average feed costs, showed that, with

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December’s preliminary report, last year’s index will average just 1.89 for all of 2011, the second lowest ratio in about 25 years and rivals the record low set in 2009.

A second USDA report detailing average costs to produce milk indicates 2011 will surpass the previous annual high set in 2008. Costs to produce homegrown feed or purchase feed are the primary factors, with total feed and operating costs estimated to average about $1.50 per cwt. more than 2010, according to Natzke.

“The bottom line,” he said, “Is that U.S. dairy farmers saw vastly improved milk prices in 2011, but higher feed prices ate into their profit potential,” and he warned that the trend “looks to continue in 2012.”

Speaking of milk prices; California’s December 4b cheese milk price is $15.14 per cwt., down $2.05 from November 2011, $2.92 above December 2010, but $3.63 below the comparable Federal order Class III price; the largest gap in nine years. That put the 2011 4b average at $16.37, up from $13.17 in 2010.

The December 4a butter powder price is $16.59, down $1.11 from November, but $1.92 above December 2010. The 2011 4a aver-

age is $18.82, up from $14.81 in 2010. The Golden State’s February Class I price will be announced January 10, with the Federal order Class I base announced January 20. The Califor-

nia Department of Food and Agriculture also announced that no new quota will be allotted to the state’s dairy producers on January 1.

Looking “back to the futures;” the Federal or-

der 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,

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Mielke from B2 $17.16 on December 2, $16.84 on December 9, $17.07 on December 16, $17.04 on December 23 and was around $17.53

on January 7.

Checking the cash dairy markets; there were no New Year hangovers as 2012 started on

an up note for cheese and butter. The 40pound blocks closed the first Friday of 2012 at $1.61 per pound, up 4

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3/4-cents on the week and 24 1/2-cents above a year ago. The 500pound barrels finished at $1.59, up a penny on the week and 24 3/4cents above a year ago.

21 cars of block traded hands on the week, 14 on Friday, and only one of barrel. Demand appears to remain good as Super Bowl entertaining approaches. The lagging NASS-surveyed U.S. average block price slipped to $1.6380, down 6 cents, while the barrels averaged $1.6094, down 2 1/2-cents.

Cash butter closed at $1.6050, also up a penny on the week, but a whopping 49 1/2-cents below a year ago when butter jumped 43 cents that week. Three cars were sold the first week of 2012. NASS butter averaged $1.5873, down 0.3 cent. NASS nonfat dry milk averaged $1.4006, up 2.4 cents, and dry whey continued to strengthen, averaging 67.1 cents, up 1.1 cent on the week.

USDA’s weekly butter stocks data this week showed inventory levels

rose 22.5 percent from the previous week but are still 55.5 percent below a year ago, according to FC Stone’s January 5 Insider Opening Bell. FC Stone dairy economist Bill Brooks said “The rise in stock levels was only about 300,000 pounds so while the percentage change looks big, it was not a lot of butter.”

Meanwhile; feed costs were lower in December but so were milk prices, leaving farm profitability down slightly from November. The All-Milk price was estimated at $19.80 per cwt., down 60 cents from November, while feed costs decreased about 3.5 percent, according to USDA’s latest Ag Prices report.

The corn price declined 40 cents, to $5.44 per bushel, and soybeans dropped 60 cents, to $11.10, while alfalfa hay increased $1 per ton, to $199.00.

Feed costs compute out to $10.53 per cwt., leaving “Income over feed costs” of $9.27 per cwt., according to the DDR, down from $9.49 in November. This is slightly

above the 10-year average IOFC of $9.09 per cwt, the DDR said.

Checking supplies; milk continues to flow into butter and powder production as November butter and milk powder output moved higher but cheese production was fairly steady, according to USDA’s latest Dairy Products report. Butter production totaled 153 million pounds, up 4.4 percent from October and14.2 percent above November 2010. Nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder was estimated at 159.7 million pounds, up 17.5 percent.

Total cheese output slipped to 886.5 million pounds, down 1.2 percent from October but 0.3 percent more than November 2010. Italiantype cheese totaled 383 million pounds, up 0.1 percent from October but 0.6 percent less than a year ago. American-type cheese production totaled 348 million, down 1.3 percent from November but 0.7 percent more than a year ago.

In regional news; Dairy

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Terms: Cash or honorable check. Nothing to be removed until settled for.

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Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030 (Pedigrees By) John Mikel 585-356-5551 Leon Good 315-374-2788 Auctioneers note: Watch for full ad in Jan. 30 Raymond Zimmerman 315-531-8521 Country Folks. Expecting large turn-out of buyers Clarence Shirk 570-259-0032 and sellers. Food stand by the Zimmermans.

Melvin Lee High 315-651-1924 FREE SOFT ICE CREAM for GRAND OPENING! Jay Martin 315-521-3123

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New dairy auction facility built for up to 300 head, held every first Friday of the month. Excellent ventilation, all cattle vaccinated upon arrival and vet checked by Keseca Vet, Specializing in registered and grade dairy cattle, Jerseys, complete dairy herds, heifers, and service bulls. Set up for interstate transportation. Reasonable commission rates. Great dairy location. Licensed and bonded.

1.) Complete dairy of 70 head selling for Mrs. Roger Claeysen from Marion, NY: 30 Dairy cows, showing lots of milk, 40 heifers in good condition. Closed herd, AI sired by Genex bulls Erdman, Diesel, Abraham, Wilton, Frank (tie-stall herd) 2.) Kevin Martin, Clyde, NY; sold his dairy, selling 8 - 8 month bred heifers in good condition.

3.) Selling complete dairy for Raymond Zimmerman 62 head, AI sired and bred with ABS bulls.

30 milking cows, 32 heifers from calves to springing, cows not pushed, milking 60 lbs. heifers in good condition (tie-stall herd) 4.) 5 springing heifers form western NY farm 5.) 9 shortbred heifers for Eli Byler 6.) Also selling XR16 semen tank w/30+ straws 7.) Overstocked dairy sending a few nice fresh heifers 8.) & Lots More Consignments

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 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, 607847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-2589752.

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

Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-5843033 • 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, 607-847-8800, 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, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-2870220 • 4:00 PM: Chatham Market, 2249 Rte. 203, Chatham, NY. Regular Sale.

Harold Renwick, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-3923321.

Tuesday, January 17 • 1:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock, Rte. 30A, Central Bridge, NY. Consigned from Washing Co. Farmer. Overstocked sends 10 fresh hfrs., 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, 800-321-3211.

Wednesday, January 18 • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-2589752 • 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, 716-2965041 or 585-447-3842 • 1:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St., Dryden, NY. Phil Laug, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-8449104 • 1:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Calves followed by beef. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105

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

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

• 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-447-3842

Thursday, January 19 • Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Fat Cattle & Feeder Sale. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop off only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-2589752 • 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033 • 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Our usual run of dairy cows, heifers & service bulls. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315829-3105 • 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952 US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy and Beef. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-2870220 • 5:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock, Rte. 30A, Central Bridge, NY. Calves, followed by Beef. Tim Miller, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-868-2006, 800-321-3211.

Friday, 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 610662-8149 www.leamanauctions.com

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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., 802-7852161 • 10:30 AM: 2725 Lime Lake/Elton Rd., Delevan, NY. Estate Auction for the estate of Michael J. Sargent. Semi Tractor, Trailers, Trucks, ATV’s, Snowmobiles, Dirt Bike. R.G. Mason Auctions, 585567-8844 www.rgmasonauctions.com

Wednesday, January 25 • 9:00 AM: Rt. 11 Cortland, NY (off exit 10). CNY Farm Supply of Recreational Equipment, Farm Machinery, Heavy Equipment, Cars & Trucks. Roy Teitsworth, Inc. Auctioneers, 585-2431563 www.teitsworth.com • 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, 800-3213211.

Friday, February 3

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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 • 11:00 AM: Lakeview Holsteins, 2456 Rt. 14, Penn Yan, NY. Selling complete dairies and registered & grade cattle.

Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315-521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315-7298030 • 3:30 PM: Erie Co. Fairgrounds, Hamburg, NY. WNY Farm Show Virtual Auction! Farm machinery, tractors, ATV’s.

Roy Teitsworth, Inc. Auctioneers, 585243-1563 www.teitsworth.com

Monday, February 6 • Kissimmee, FL. Yoder & Frey Auctioneers, Inc., 419-865-3990 info@yoderandfrey.com www.yoderandfrey.com • 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. 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, 607847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.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

Monday, February 13 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Monthly Heifer 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, 607-847-8800, cell 607972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com

Saturday, February 18 • 9:30 AM: Newark Valley, NY. Large auction of farm & construction equipment. Goodrich Auction Service, Inc., 607-642-3293 www.goodrichauctionservice.com • 10:30 AM: Owens Farm, Smithfield, VA. Another Absolute Auction by Ownby. Farm Equipment Dispersal. No Buyer’s Premium!. Ownby Auction & Realty Co., Inc., 804-730-0500

Friday, March 2 • 11:00 AM: Lakeview Holsteins, 2456 Rt. 14, Penn Yan, NY. Selling complete dairies and registered & grade cattle.

Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315-521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315-7298030

Saturday, March 3 • 9:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, Barber Hill Rd., Geneseo, NY. Consignment Auction of Farm & Construction Equipment, Heavy & Light Trucks. Roy Teitsworth, Inc. Auctioneers, 585-2431563 www.teitsworth.com

Saturday, March 17 • 1138 Rte. 318, Waterloo, NY. Third Annual Spring Equipment Auction. Large public auction selling for farmers, dealers, bank repo & construction equipment. Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315-521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030 • 8:00 AM: Mendon, NY. Saxby Implement Corp. Public Auction. 200 Lawn Mowers, Vehicles, New Trailers & Much

More . Roy Teitsworth, Inc. Auctioneers, 585243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 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., 804730-0500

Wednesday, March 21 • 9:00 AM: 3186 Freshour Rd., Canandaigua, NY. Coryn Farm Supplies, Inc. Public Auction of Farm Equip. & Tools. Roy Teitsworth, Inc. Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com

Friday, March 23 • 10:00 AM: Batavia, NY. Jeff & Kathy Thompson Farm Machinery Auction.

Selling a full line of farm machinery including Case IH Maxxum 115, Case IH MX110, Case IH 7220, Case IH CX70 plus hay, tillage, barn equipment and much more. William Kent, Inc., 585343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com

Saturday, March 24 • Atglen, PA. The Gala at Glen Valley II. Hosted by Glen Valley Farm. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 9:00 AM: Clymer, NY. Z&M Ag and Turf Farm Equipment Auction.

Roy Teitsworth, Inc. Auctioneers, 585-2431563 www.teitsworth.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 • 9:00 AM: Routes 39 & 219, Springville, NY. Lamb & Webster Used Equipment Auction. Farm Tractors & Machinery, Lawn & Garden Equipment.

Roy Teitsworth, Inc. Auctioneers, 585243-1563 www.teitsworth.com

Saturday, April 7 • Champlain, NY. Betty & Nelson LeDuc Farm Machinery Auction. Full line of machinery: Case MX120 w/ldr., Case IH 8920, Case 5130, NH TB110 w/ldr., Ford 6610. Northern New York Dairy Sales, Harry Neverett, 518-481-6666 www.nnyds.com • 11:30 AM: Hosking Sales (former Welch Livestock), 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Spring Premier All Breed Sale. Selections are underway. Accepting reg. high quality cattle.

Give us a call! 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, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.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

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

HOSKING SALES Sales Managers & Auctioneer 6810 W. River Rd., Nichols, NY 13812 Tom & Brenda Hosking • AU 005392 Looking to have a farm sale or just sell a few?

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

607-699-3637 Fax 607-699-3661 www.hoskingsales.com hoskingsales@stny.rr.com HOSKING SALES-FORMER WELCH LIVESTOCK MARKET Tom & Brenda Hosking • AU 008392 P.O. Box 311, New Berlin, NY 13411 607-847-8800 • 607-699-3637 cell: 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com hoskingsales@stny,rr.com LEAMAN AUCTIONS LTD 329 Brenneman Rd., Willow St., PA 17584 717-464-1128 • cell 610-662-8149 auctionzip.com 3721 leamanauctions.com

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

NORTHEAST KINGDOM SALES INC. Jim Young & Ray LeBlanc Sales Mgrs. • Barton, VT Jim - 802-525-4774 • Ray - 802-525-6913 neks@together.net NORTHAMPTON COOP. AUCTION Whately, MA • Farmer Owned Since 1949 Livestock Commission Auction Sales at noon every Tues.

Consignments at 9 AM 413-665-8774

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

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

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

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

802-334-2638 • 802-777-1065 cell robertsauction@together.net ROY TEITSWORTH, INC. AUCTIONEERS Specialist in large auctions for farmers, dealers, contractors and municipalities.

Groveland, Geneseo, NY 14454 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com TOWN & COUNTRY AUCTION SERVICE Rt. 32 N., Schuylerville, NY 518-695-6663 Owner: Henry J. Moak WILLIAM KENT, INC. Sales Managers & Auctioneers Farm Real Estate Brokers • Stafford, NY 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com WRIGHT’S AUCTION SERVICE 48 Community Dr., Derby, VT 14541 802-334-6115 www.wrightsauctions.com

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HILLTOP AUCTION CO. 3856 Reed Rd., Savannah, NY 13146 Jay Martin 315-521-3123 Elmer Zieset 315-729-8030

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middlefield, CT January 9, 2012 Calves: 45-60# .24-.35; 6175# .4250-.45; 76-90# .55.60; 91-105# .65-.70; 106# & up .75-.80.

Farm Calves: .8250-.1.15 Started Calves: .38-.42 Veal Calves: .55-.9750 Open Heifers: .60-.90 Beef Heifers: .73-.80 Feeder Steers: .75-.85 Beef Steers: .57-.83 Stock Bull: .65-1 Beef Bull: .74-.95 Sows: 1 at .31 Feeder Pigs (ea): 20-100 Goats (ea): 125-155 Kid Goats (ea): 37.50-175 Canners: up to 71.50 Cutters: 72-75 Utility: 76-80.25 Rabbits: 5-25 Chickens: 5-24 Ducks: 8-36 * Open Jan. 16 - Martin Luther King Day. On the Hoof, Dollars/Cwt

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ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES East Middlebury, VT January 9, 2012 Cattle: 142 Calves: 178 Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean 82-86; Breakers 75-80% lean 7282; Boners 80-85% lean 6878; Lean 85-90% lean 45-72.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls 92-125# 70-145; 80-92# 7082.

Vealers: 100-120# 70-82; 90-100# 55-75; 80-90# 5575; 70-80# 52-70; 60-70# 20-46.

COSTA & SONS LIVESTOCK & SALES Fairhaven, MA January 11, 2012 Cows: Canners 38-70; Cutters 70.50-79; Util 80-85.50.

Bulls: 60-93.50 Steers: Ch 119.50-130.50; Sel 100.50-125.50; Hols.

76.50-85.50.

Heifers: Ch 126-131; Sel 104-122.50; Hols. 71-88.50.

Calves: 5-124 ea.

Feedes: 55-109 Goats: 111-154 ea; Kids 78 ea.

Hog: 68-72.25 Chickens: 3.50-15 Rabbits: 2-16 Ducks: 5.50-17

Calves (/cwt): 0-60# 15-31; 61-75# 33-62; 76-95# 4267; 96-105# 36-66; 106# & up 56-66.

Farm Calves: 70-130/cwt Feeders: 52-90/cwt Heifers: 64/cwt Steers: 64/cwt Bulls: 82/cwt Canners: 20-67.50/cwt Cutters: 69-78/cwt Utility: 79-87.50/cwt Hogs: 77-83/cwt Boars: 18.50/cwt Shoats: 73-84 ea.

Feeder Pigs: 36 ea.

Lambs (new crop): 135280/cwt Sheep: 67.50-110/cwt Goats: 125-265 ea.

Rabbits: 4-8 ea.

Poultry: 2-10 ea.

Hay: 10 lots, 2.90-5/bale northamptonlivestockauction.homestead.com HACKETTSTOWN AUCTION Hackettstown, NJ January 10, 2012 Livestock Report: 33 Calves .05-1.28, Avg .83; 41 Cows .36-.89, Avg .73; 6 Easy Cows .43.25-.66.5, Avg .55; 10 Feeders 300-500# .64-1.20, Avg .90; 16 Heifers .46-.86.5, Avg .74; 7 Bulls .59-.88, Avg .77; 10 Steers .64.5-1.22, Avg 1.04; 1 Hog .51; 4 Roasting Pigs (ea) 143; 1 Boar .28; 1 Sow .38; 8 Sheep .78-1.40, Avg 1.13; 36 Lambs (/#) 1.85-2.88, Avg 2.41; 10 Goats (ea) 84162.50, Avg 117.55; 7 Kids (ea) 30-170, Avg 66.31; 9 Hides (ea) 3.60-30, Avg 8.56. Total 211.

Poultry & Egg Report: Heavy Fowl (/#) .70-2.50; Roosters (/#) 1.25; Pullets (ea) 7; Roosters (ea) 3.509.50; Bunnies (ea) 2.50; Ducks (ea) 6; Rabbits (/#) 1.40-2.90; Pigeons (ea) 1-4.

Grade A Eggs: White Jum XL 1.40; Brown Jum XL 1.42-1.55; L 1.45; M 1.151.20.

Hay, Straw & Grain Report: 4 Alfalfa 3.20-3.30; 18 Mixed 2.70-4.10; 2 Timothy 3.80-5; 15 Grass 2-5.30; 1 Mulch 2.30; 1 Rye Straw 3.40; 1 Shelled Corn 9; 1 Oats 5.80; 3 Firewood 20-40. Total 46.

CAMBRIDGE VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Cambridge, NY No report

* Sale every Wed. @ 7 pm.

FLAME LIVESTOCK Littleton, MA No report NORTHAMPTON COOPERATIVE AUCTION, INC Whately, MA January 10, 2012

EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKET BURTON LIVESTOCK Vernon, NY January 5, 2012 Calves (/#): Hfrs. .50-1; Grower Bulls over 92# 11.75; 80-92# .70-1.20.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .64-.84;

Lean .45-.63; Hvy. Beef Bulls .66-.83.

Dairy Replacements (/hd): Fresh Cows 850-1300; Springing Cows 1000-1400; Springing Hfrs. 950-1500; Bred Hfrs. 800-1200; Fresh Hfrs. 850-1350; Open Hfrs.

500-900; Started Hfrs. 100400; Service Bulls 500-900.

Beef (/#): Feeders .50-1; Hols Sel .85-.99.

Goats (/hd): Billies 75-170; Nannies 65-120; Kids 20-80.

Gouverneur

Canandaigua Pavilion Penn Yan Dryden Cherry Creek

Bath

Vernon New Berlin

Central Bridge

CENTRAL BRIDGE LIVESTOCK Central Bridge, NY No report CHATHAM MARKET Chatham, NY January 9, 2012 Calves (/#): Grower over 92# .90-1.15; 80-92# .70.85; Bob Veal .57-.64.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .77-.84; Lean .62-.7050; Hvy. Beef Bulls .79-.81.

Beef (/price): Feeders 90115; Steer 80; Hols 7375.50; Hols. Hfrs. 61-84.50.

Lamb/Sheep (/#): Feeder 1.90-2.05; Market 1.90; Slaughter Sheep .65-.70.

Goats (/hd): Nannies 135.

Hogs (/#): .62-.68; Sow .36; Boar .20. *Buyers always looking for pigs.

CHERRY CREEK Cherry Creek, NY No report DRYDEN MARKET Dryden, NY No report GOUVERNEUR LIVESTOCK Governeur, NY January 5, 2012 Calves (/#): Hfrs. .48-1.10; Grower Bulls over 92# .901.875; 80-92# .70-1.15; Bob Veal .30-.54.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .76-.83; Lean .56-.72; Hvy. Beef Bulls .73-.85.

PAVILION MARKET Pavilion, NY January 5, 2012 Calves (/#): Grower over 92# 1.20-1.60; 80-92# .50.95; Bob Veal .30-.50.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .665.805; Lean .63-.73; Hvy. Beef Bulls .67-.71.

BATH MARKET Bath, NY January 4, 2012 Calves (/#): Grower Bulls over 92# 1.20-1.45; 80-92# .75-.90; Bob Veal .15-.40.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .66-.76; Lean .55-.65; Hvy. Beef Bulls .75-.83.

Beef (/#): Feeders .75-.92.

FINGER LAKES

Cambridge

Chatham

LIVESTOCK AUCTION Canandaigua, NY January 11, 2012 Dairy Cows for Slaughter: Bone Util 58-83.50; Canners/Cutters 43-76; HY Util 76-89.

Slaughter Calves: Bobs 95110# 40-70; 80-95# 3567.50; 60-80# 30-65; Vealers (grassers) 250# & up 50-89.

Dairy Calves Ret. to Feed: Bull over 95# 80-115; 80-95# 75-110; 70-80# 70-85; Hfr calves 85-145; Beef Calves bull over 95# 75-115.

Beef Steers: Ch grain fed 116-128; Sel 90-112; Hols.

Ch grain fed 88-110; Sel 7884.

Hogs: Sows US 1-3 65.

Feeder Lambs: Ch 50-80# 197.50-250.

Slaughter Sheep: M 46-56.

FINGER LAKES PRODUCE AUCTION Penn Yan, NY January 7, 2012 Beef Steers: 301-500# 75140; 501-700# 74-144; 701# & up 67-129.

Beef Heifers: 301-500# 70132; 501-700# 501-700# 75-139; 701# & up 52-122.

Beef Bulls: 301-500# 67141; 501-700# 70-124; 701# & up 72-105.

Holsteins: 301-500# 64-84; 501-700# 58-83; 701# & up 49-78.

Bred Replacements: 3601110.

Families: 760-1010.

Produce Mon. @ 10 am, Wed-Fri. @ 9 am sharp!

FINGER LAKES HAY AUCTION Penn Yan, NY January 3 & 6, 2012 Hay: 65-190, 1st cut; 125330, 2nd cut; 110-360, 3rd cut.

Straw: 200-255 Firewood: 52

* Hay Tuesdays & Fridays @ 11:15 am. Produce Friday @ 9 am sharp!

HOSKING SALES New Berlin, NY January 9, 2012 Cattle: Dairy Cows for Slaughter Bone Util .60-.89; Canners/Cutters .58-.65; Easy Cows .60 & dn.

Bulls: Bulls/Steers .70-.99.

Calves: Bull Calves 96-120# .80-1.30; up to 95# .10-.95; Hols. under 100# 1.

Dairy: Top Milking age 1800; Top Bred Hfr. 1500; Top Open Hfr. 1050.

BELKNAP LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belknap, PA January 4, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Sel 1-2 1166-1282# 111.50-116.

Slaughter Heifers: Sel 1-2 1266# 109.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75# lean 81; Breakers 75-80% lean 75.50-78; Boners 80-85% lean 71.50-75, lo dress 67.50-69; Lean 85-90% lean 65-69.50, hi dress 70-73.50, lo dress 61.50-64.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1550-1980# 76.50-82.50.

Feeder Cattle: Hfrs. M&L 1 400-500# 112-121; 500600# 113-115; M&L 2 500600# 90-95; Bulls M&L 1 400-500# 125-133; M&L 2 500-600# 89-107.

Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.

Bulls 95-120# 107.50117.50; No. 2 90-130# 72.50-92.50; No. 3 90-120# 52.50-70.

Vealers: Util 65-120# 10-35.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 45-50% lean 242-284# 77-79; Sows US 1-3 500600# 53-63.

Feeder Pigs: 40-45# 56/hd.

Slaughter Lambs: Ch 1-2 73-82# 182.50-196; Ewes

Util 1-2 152-162# 86-89.

Slaughter Goats (/hd): Kids Sel 1 55# 115; 60-70# 140142.50; Sel 2 50-60# 85-95; Nannies Sel 1 100-115# 120-140; Sel 2 90-110# 87.50-110; Billies Sel 1 140# 195.

BELLEVILLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belleville, PA January 4, 2012 Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 70.75-75.25; Boners 66-72.75, lo dress 59-61.50; Lean 60-66, hi dress 69.25-71.50, lo dress 51.50-58.

Bulls: YG 1 1375-1800# 7275; YG 2 792-1042# 5064.75.

Feeder Cattle: Steers M 1 508-542# 100-114; L 3 Hols.

272-494# 73-95; 612# 73.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 96-124# 118-136; 9092# 106-108; No. 2 94-110# 94-110; 86-92# 85-98; No. 3 78-106# 60-84; Hols. Hfrs.

No. 2 80-95# 75-100/hd; Vealers 64-94# 5-66.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 49-54% lean 250-280# 180-185/hd; Sows US 1-3 550# 165/hd.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 20-55# 5-25.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 40-46# 130-195; 7882# 175-217.50; Ewes Gd 23 130-134# 75-92.50.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 2 20-50# 20-65; 60-75# 90122.50; Nannies Sel 1 140# 100; Sel 2 120-130# 90-95; Billies Sel 2 130-140# 100155.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA January 10, 2012 Slaughter Cattle: Hfrs.

Hols. 1540# full 107.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT White/Hols. Hfr. types 81.5089; Breakers 75-80% lean 76.50-79; Boners 72-76.25; Lean 70-76; Big Middle/lo dress/lights 61.50-69.50; Shelly 59 & dn.

Feeder Cattle: Steers Hols.

465-490# 82; Bulls Hols.

775-785# 74-79.50.

Calves Ret. to Farm: Hols.

Bulls No. 1 95-120# 120130; No. 2 95-120# 105-120; No. 3 75-130# 75-105; Util 70 & dn.

Swine: Hogs 270-290# 7176; 300-320# 72-76; Sows 345-430# 62-70; 450-595# 60-68; Boars 395# 35.50.

Goats (/hd): Fancy Kids 145-150; Sm. Fleshy 60-96.

Lambs: Ch 70-80# 200-235; 105-120# 156-175; 125130# 142-159.

Sale every Tuesday * 5 pm for Rabbits, Poultry & Eggs * 6 pm for Livestock starting with calves. * Special Fed Cattle Sales Jan 17 & 31.

Receiving 7:30 until 10 am.

Sale 1 pm for Chinese New Year.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA Small Animal Sale January 10, 2012 Rabbits: 1-18 Chickens: 1.25-7 Pot Belly Pigs: 20 Pullets: 4-5 Banties: 4.25 All animals sold by the piece.

Sale starts at 5 pm.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC State Graded Feeder Pig Sale Carlisle, PA No report *Next Sale Fri., Jan 13 for Chinese New Year 28-42#, 100-130# in strong demand for this sale.

Mercer

Jersey Shore

New Wilmington

Dewart Leesport Belleville Homer City

New Holland Carlisle Lancaster Paradise

Eighty-Four No. 2 94-126# 115-135; 9092# 90-115; 80-88# 77-107; No. 3 94-124# 75-110; 8092# 72-87; Hfrs. No. 1 86118# 125-150; No. 2 78106# 95-115; Util 70-90# 2560; 54-68# 22-37.

Lambs: 98-102# 150-177; 134-138# 120-135.

Goats (/hd): Kids 60-70# 120-122; 20-30# 30-37; Nannies 100# 87-112.

Feeder Pigs: 57/hd.

Hay: 34 lds, 100-400/ton.

Straw: 5 lds, 155-245/ton.

Earcorn: 5 lds, 180-215/ton.

Rd. Bakes: 2 lds, 21-37/ld.

Firewood: 11 lds, 37-162/ld.

EIGHTY FOUR LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Holland, PA January 9, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1185-1580# 121.50-123; Sel 1-2 1065-1270# 108-114.

Slaughter Heifers: Sel 1-2 1160-1345# 107-115.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75# lean 83-90, hi dress 92; Breakers 75-80% lean 78.50-82.50; Boners 80-85% lean 73-77.50; Lean 85-90% lean 68-72, hi dress 74, lo dress 66-67.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 9502015# 81-84; few hi dress 88-93; YG 2 1080-1910# 7179.

Feeder Cattle: Steers M&L 1 500-700# 132.50-142; M&L 2 300-500# 135-138; L 3 300-400# 91-102.50; 500# 96.50; Heifers M&L 1 300500# 125-135; 500-700# 110-115; 800-900# 93-95; M&L 2 300-500# 108122.50; 500-700# 87-105; Bulls M&L 1 400-500# 135145; 500-600# 118-128; 700-800# 95-114; M&L 2 300-500# 110-127.50; 500700# 105-116.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 90-120# 130-155; No. 2 90-130# 107.50-127.50; No. 3 85-120# 45-87.50; Hols. Hfrs. No 1 90# 180; Beef 100-250# 100-130, few 152.50-155; Vealers Util 65-

120# 25-40.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 45-50% lean 350-408# 60-62; Sows US 1-3 300500# 55-59; Boars 540# 25.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 1-3 60-80# 199-217.50; Ewes Util 1-2 105-140# 8193.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 2 35# 70; 65-75# 135-149; Nannies Sel 2 80# 110; Billies Sel 1 145# 130/cwt.

GREENCASTLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Greencastle, PA January 9, 2012 Slaughter Cattle: Steers Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1354-1506# 126.50-128.50; Ch 2-3 12701584# 122-126.50; 16161618# 121.50-123; full/YG 45 1340-1550# 119-122; Sel 1-3 1120-1556# 115-120; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 15721694# 106-109; Ch 2-3 1332-1590# 101-106; Sel 13 1296-1396# 97.50-101.50; Hfrs. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 12061466# 123-125; Ch 2-3 1274-1488# 116-121; Sel 13 1078-1406# 106-114.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 78.7580; Breakers 75-80% lean 73-77, hi dress 77-78.75, lo dress 66.50-73; Boners 8085% lean 68-74, hi dress 7476.50, lo dress 63.25-67.50; Lean 85-90% lean 62.5068.50, hi dress 69-72.50, lo dress 56-61.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1382-2040# 72-81, hi dress 1308-1906# 83.50-90, lo dress 1040-1486# 65-69.

Feeder Cattle: Steers L 2 Hereford 718# 105; L 3 Hols.

240# 92; 763-984# 84.5091; Hfrs. M&L 1 246-280# 127.50-135; 406-436# 120125; 578-620# 120-125; M&L 2 350# 95; 638# 118; Hereford 598# 79; Bulls M&L 1 246# 145; 346# 150; M&L 2 448# 132; 576-626# 115117; 856-920# 92-94.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bull Calves No. 1 94-124# 120-

135; No. 2 95-128# 95-120; 82-923 80-100; No. 3 94112# 77.50-100; 76-80# 7080; Hols. Hfrs. No. 2 84-92# 72.50-137.50; Vealers Util 66-108# 37.50-77.50.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 46-62# 180-225; 7596# 192.50-217.50; 124# 195; Ewes Gd 2-3 126-136# 87.50-97.50; Util 1-2 206# 82.50.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-60# 110-155; 70-90# 152.50-175; Sel 2 25-40# 75-102.50; 45-55# 72.50-85; Nannies Sel 1 100# 127.50; Billies Sel 1 170# 202.50; Sel 2 120# 150; Wethers Sel 1 140# 215.

INDIANA FARMERS LIVESTOCK AUCTION Homer City, PA January 5, 2012 Slaughter Cattle: Steers Ch 2-3 1290-1430# 117-121; Sel 1-2 1206-1636# 105.50116; Hols. Steers Ch 2-3 1590-1730# 90.50-97.50; Sel 1-2 1140-1524# 86.5089.50; Hfrs. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1304# 124; Ch 2-3 12361532# 116-120; Sel 1-2 1004-1490# 112.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 82.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 7678.50; Boners 80-85% lean 74-75, lo dress 69-71; Lean 85-90% lean 65-70.50, hi dress 71, lo dress 63.5064.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1400# 77; YG 2 1080-1712# 72-74.

Feeder Cattle: Steers M&l 1 300-400# 121-135; 500# 115; Hfrs. M&L 1 400# 107; M&L 2 300-500# 80-93.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 90-125# 112.50127.50; No. 2 90-125# 90110; No. 3 85-120# 5087.50; Hols. Hfrs. No. 1 96# 150; Beef type calves 132250# 120-135; Vealers Util 70-120# 15-40.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 45-50% lean 242-270#

66-69; 40-45% lean 196238# 63-64; Sows US 1-3 500# 56; Boars 400# 26.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 60-70# 30-35/hd.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 80# 180.

KUTZTOWN HAY & GRAIN AUCTION Kutztown, PA January 7, 2012 Alfalfa: 4 lds, 130-355 Mixed Hay: 21 lds, 160-300 Timothy: 6 lds, 155-260 Grass: 13 lds, 155-285 Straw: 8 lds, 175-230 Firewood: 13 lds, 55-95 Corn Fodder: 1 ld, 100 Wrapped Hay: 1 ld, 400 LANCASTER WEEKLY CATTLE SUMMARY New Holland, PA January 6, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1255-1630# 127.50133; Ch 2-3 1230-1570# 124-128; Sel 2-3 10851450# 118-123.50; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1335-1635# 111-116; Ch 2-3 1225-1530# 98-103; Sel 2-3 1305-1495# 94-98.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1085-1455# 123126.50; Ch 2-3 1200-1375# 124-127; Sel 2-3 11051435# 117-119.

Slaughter Cows: Prem Whites 65-75% lean 76-82, hi dress 82-87, lo dress 7176; Breakers 75-80% lean 70-77.50, hi dress 77.50-80, lo dress 64-70; Boners 8085% lean 68-73, hi dress 73.50-76.50, lo dress 61-67; Lean 85-90% lean 60-65, hi dress 66-70, lo dress 53-60.

Slaughter Bulls: Thurs. YG 1 995-1640# 79-84, lo dress 965-1900# 71.50-76; 20102105# 73-78.

Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 106-128# 127-140; 94-104# 123-131; No. 2 94-128# 120135; 80-92# 85-87; No. 3 80130# 70-88; 72-78# 65; Util 80-110# 77-83; 60-78# 57; Hfrs. No. 1 95-110# 110-150; No. 2 80-125# 50-90.

LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK AUCTION Fredericksburg, PA January 3, 2012 Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 74-75.50, hi dress 72.50-74.50; Boners 80-85% lean 61-67; Lean 85-90% lean 59-64, lo dress 49-54.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-120# 137-142; 8090# 80-120; No. 2 95-120# 110-130; No. 3 80-110# 6070; Util 70-105# 20-50.

LEESPORT LIVESTOCK AUCTION Leesport, PA January 4, 2012

Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-4 1610# 125.50; Ch 2-3 1530# 121; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1405-1460# 113-115; 1675# 101; Ch 2-3 12601455# 103-108; 1800-1925# 95.50-97.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 2-3 1115-1150# 116-119.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean 74-77; Breakers 75-80% lean 71.50-75, hi dress 75-77; Boners 80-85% lean 68-72, hi dress 71.50-74; Lean 8590% lean 62-67, hi dress 6870, lo dress 55-61.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 9952020# 75-80; hi dress 1625# 83.50.

Feeder Cattle: Bulls L 3 Hols. 228-252# 74-75; Vealers 70-115# 30-50; 60-65# 17.50-20.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-120# 127.50137.50; 85-90# 105-127.50; No. 2 95-125# 110-130; 8090# 90-100; No. 3 95-120# 60-100; 80-90# 40-70; Hols.

Hfrs. No. 2 80-95# 40-75.

Lambs: Ch 2-3 55# 237.50; 70-75# 197.50-207.50; Ewes Gd 1-2 160-165# 91-107.

Goats: Kids Sel 1 30-40# 90-97; 70# 132.50; Nannies Sel 1 80-100# 94-122.50.

Feeder Pigs (/cwt): US 1-3 50# 60; 55# 100; 70-75# 7595.

MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middleburg, PA January 3, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1370-1555# 129133.50; 1600# 127; Ch 2-3 1190-1585# 123-128.50; 1590-1660# 118.50-123; full/YG 4-5 1305-1585# 120; Sel 1-3 1160-1440# 117122.50; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1340-1560# 107.50-113.50; Ch 2-3 1260-1520# 100105.50; Sel 1-3 1295-1500# 95-99.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1300-1450# 125-130; Ch 2-3 1125-1395# 119.50124.50; full/YG 4-5 11651255# 114.50-115.50; Sel 13 1175-1370# 113-118.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 70-75.50, hi dress 75-77, lo dress 65-69; Boners 80-85% lean 6772.50, hi dress 71-73.50, lo dress 60-65; Lean 85-90% lean 58.50-65, hi dress 67.50-70.50, lo dress 5258.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1240-2105# 74-84, hi dress 1730-1785# 90-92; YG 2 1265-1880# 70.50-75.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 626# 100; Hereford 595# 92; M&L 2 620-930# 90-110; Herefords 490-620# 87-90; L 3 Hols. 205-325# 71-87; 8951106# 69-78.

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DEWART LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKET, INC Dewart, PA January 9, 2012 Cattle: Steers Ch 1472# 121; Sel 1-2 1258# 113.50; Hols. Ch 1322-1625# 103109; Hfrs. 1124-1308# 115.50-118.50.

Cows: Prem. White 73.5075; Breakers 70-74.50, lo dress 68.50-70; Boners 66.50-70.50, lo dress 63-65; Lean 61-65.50, lo dress 5559.50.

Bulls: 1294-1388# 7576.50, hi dress 80.50.

Feeder Bulls: 462-530# 114-123; 612-750# 80-112.

Feeder Heifers: 496-506# 106-116.

Calves: 181. Bull Calves No. 1 94-120# 130-147; 90-92# 110-130; 82-88# 100-127;

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Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 545595# 105-110; Hereford 515# 86; M&L 2 355# 105; 595-600# 87-88.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 620# 119; M&L 2 360# 124; 500# 113; L 3 Hols. 260-325# 67.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-125# 130-147; 90# 115-127; No. 2 95-125# 105132; 80-90# 80-105; No. 3 95-125# 75-100; 75-90# 6787; No. 1 Hols. Hfrs. 90-110# 150-190; No. 2 80-100# 70110; Vealers Util 60-105# 1075.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 49-54% lean 230-275# 66-69; 280-360# 64-69; 4550% lean 247-275# 6366.50; 290-375# 61-65; Sows US 1-3 370-455# 5362; Boars 580-695# 2929.50.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 35# 22.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 65# 240; 110-112# 127-152; Ewes Gd 2-3 120160# 77-90.

Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 70# 145; 100# 182; Sel 2 under 20# 25-30; 20# 42; 70# 107.

Slaughter Nannies: Sel 1 170# 150; pygmies 80# 7080; Sel 2 140# 92; Sel 3 100110# 40-77; Billies Sel 1 pygmies 80# 100.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Martinsburg, PA January 9, 2012 Cattle: 107 Cows: Steers Ch 115-120; Gd 108-115; Hfrs. Ch 112118; Gd 102-110; Util & Comm. 72-80; Canner/lo Cutter 70 & dn.

Bullocks: Gd & Ch 75-90 Bulls: YG 1 75-80 Feeder Cattle: Steers 105120; Bulls 90-110; Hfrs. 75110.

Calves: 86. Ch 100-120; Gd 80-100; Std 15-80; Hols.

Bulls 90-130# 80-130.

Hogs: 28. US 1-2 70-75; US 1-3 65-68; Sows US 1-3 3758; Boars 22-45.

Feeder Pigs: 7. US 1-3 2050# 25-30.

Sheep: 12. SI Ewes 50-100.

Goats: 20-140 MORRISON’S COVE HAY REPORT Martinsburg, PA January 9, 2012 Alfalfa: 210-260 Alfalfa/Grass: 205-280 Grass: 175-195 Timothy: 150-190 Mixed Hay: 115-200 Round Bales: 85-140 Lg. Sq. Bales: 125-155 Straw: 150-210 Wood: 40-65 Hay Auction held every Monday at 12:30 pm.

MORRISON’S COVE

LIVESTOCK, POULTRY & RABBIT REPORT Martinsburg, PA January 9, 2012 Roosters: 2.75-6 Hens: 1.50-3.25 Banties: 1.50-2 Ducks: 7 Bunnies: 4-9 Rabbits: 10-15.50 Auction held every Monday at 7 pm.

NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES New Holland, PA January 5, 2012 Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 12551535# 128-133; Ch 2-3 1230-1520# 124-127; Sel 23 1085-1450# 118-122; Hols.

Hi Ch & Pr 2-4 1335-1635# 111-116; Ch 2-3 1385-1528# 98-102; Sel 2-3 1305-1495# 94-98.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1085-1421# 124-126; Sel 2-3 1105-1435# 117119.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean 78-82, hi dress 82-87, lo dress 71-77; Breakers 75-80% lean 73.50-77.50, hi dress 78-80, lo dress 70-72; Boners 8085% lean 68-73, hi dress 73.50-76.50, lo dress 61-67; Lean 88-90% lean 61-65, hi dress 65.50-68, lo dress 5560.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 9951640# 79-84, lo dress 9651900# 71.50-76; 2010-2105# 73-78.

Graded Bull Calves: No. 1 106-128# 127-140; 94-104# 123-131; No. 2 94-128# 120135; 80-92# 85-87; No. 3 80130# 70-88; 72-78# 65; Util 80-110# 77-83; 60-78# 57.

Holstein Heifer Calves: No. 1 95-110# 110-150; No. 2 80125# 50-90.

NEW HOLLAND PIG AUCTION New Holland, PA January 4, 2012 US 1-2: 10-20# 150;20-30# 120-155; 30-45# 130-140; 80-90# 60.

US 2: 20-30# 110-125; lot 160; 30-40# 135. *Next Feeder Pig Sale will be Wed., Jan. 18.

NEW HOLLAND SHEEP & GOATS AUCTION New Holland, PA January 9, 2012 Slaughter Lambs: Wooled, Shorn Ch & Pr 2-3 40-60# 240-260; 60-80# 220-243; 70-80# fancy 245; 80-90# 219-234; fancy 242-244; 90110# 218-232; 110-130# 196-211; 130-150# 198-210; Wooled & Shorn Ch 2-3 4060# 194-214; 60-80# 184203; 80-90# 180-195; 110130# 177-193.

Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-3 M

flesh 90-110# 118-135; 120160# 104-119; 160-200# 100-114; 200-300# 96-111; Util 1-2 thin flesh 120-160# 88-102; 160-200# 94-109.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 30-50# 95-118; 50-60# 112125; 60-80# 132-157; 80-90# 160-170; 90-100# 161-171; Sel 2 40-60# 76-107; 60-80# 108-132; 80-90# 125-140; Sel 3 30-40# 45-60; 40-60# 56-80; 60-80# 85-110; Nannies/Does Sel 1 80-130# 126-141; 130-180# 143-158; Sel 2 80-130# 110-125; 130180# 120-135; Sel 3 50-80# 85-100; 80-130# 96-111; Bucks/Billies Sel 1 100-150# 182-197; 150-200# 225-240; Sel 2 100-150# 148-163; 150-250# 190-205.

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 two weeks ago corn sold steady, wheat sold steady to .05 higher, barley sold .20 to .30 higher, Oats sold steady to .10 higher & Soybeans sold steady to 1 higher. EarCorn sold 2-4 higher. All prices /bu. except ear corn is /ton.

Southeastern PA: Corn No. 2 Range 7.05-7.58, Avg 7.30, Contracts 5.83-5.85; Wheat No. 2 Range 6.226.85, Avg 6.49, Contracts 6.50-6.56; Barley No. 3 Range 4.70-6.50, Avg 5.56, Contracts 4.50; Oats No. 2 Range 4.10-4.80, Avg 4.46; Soybeans No 2 Range 11.22-11.70, Avg 11.48, Contracts 11.25-11.30; EarCorn Range 207.50.

Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.50-7.15, Avg 7; Wheat 6.22; Barley No. 3 Range 4.75-6.25, Avg 5.51; Oats No. 2 Range 4-4.83, Avg 4.44; Soybeans No. 2 Range 10.50-11.63, Avg 11.05; EarCorn Range 195220, Avg 207.50.

South Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.80-7.25, Avg 7.04; Wheat No. 2 Range 67.15, Avg 6.45; Barley No. 3 Range 4-6.10, Avg 4.75; Oats No. 2 Range 3-5.20, Avg 3.89; Soybeans No. 2 Range 11-11.70, Avg 11.23; EarCorn Range 180-190, Avg 180.

Lehigh Valley Area: Corn No. 2 Range 7.15-7.33, Avg 7.24; Wheat No. 2 Range 6.35; Barley No. 3 Range 5.70; Oats No. 2 Range 4.50;

Soybeans No. 2 Range 11.15-11.71, Avg 11.42; Gr. Sorghum Range 5.75.

Eastern & Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.50-7.58, Avg 7.14, Month Ago 6.67, Year Ago 6.07; Wheat No. 2 Range 6-7.15, Avg 6.44, Month Ago 6.25, Year Ago 7.24; Barley No. 3 Range 46.50, Avg 5.15, Month Ago 5.01 Year Ago 4.23; Oats No. 2 Range 3-5.20, Avg 4.19, Month Ago 4.08, Year Ago 2.88; Soybeans No. 2 Range 10.50-11.71, Avg 11.28, Month Ago 10.54, Year Ago 13; EarCorn Range 180-220; Avg 200, Month Ago 199.60, Year Ago 159.50.

Western PA: Corn No. 2 Range 5.70-6.85, Avg 6.35; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.65; Oats No. 2 3.20-4, Avg 3.56; Soybeans No. 2 11.30.

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Weekly Livestock Summary January 6, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 127.50-133; Ch 1-3 123-127; Sel 1-2 111.50122; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 109.50-116; Ch 2-3 98-105; Sel 1-2 92-98.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 124-130; Ch 1-3 116122; Sel 1-2 107-117.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 69.50-76; Boners 80-85% lean 65.50-73; Lean 85-90% lean 60-67.

Slaughter Bulls: hi dress 86-92; Avg dress 74-84; 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 300500# 97-127; 500-700# 110122.50; M&L 2 300-500# 80115; 500-700# 80-102.50.

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# 20-75.

Farm Calves: No. 1 Hols. bulls 95-125# 120-147.50; No. 2 95-125# 100-130; No. 3 80-120# 50-100; No. 1 Hols.

Hfrs. 84-105# 140-200; No. 2 80-105# 75-135.

Hogs: Barrows & Glts 4954% lean 220-270# 62-68; 45-50% lean 220-270# 5862.

Sows: US 1-3 300-500# 4346; 500-700# 50.50-54.

Graded Feeder Pigs: US 12 10-20# 150; 20-30# 120155; 30-45# 130-140; 80-90# 60; US 2 20-30# 110-125; 30-40# 135.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch & Pr 2-3 40-60# 260-280; 60-80# 218-275; 80-110# 188-206; 110-150# 150-192; Ch 1-3 40-60# 190-232; 60-

80# 179-200; 80-110# 174188; Ewes Gd 2-3 120-160# 115-130; 160-200# 102-118; Util 1-2 120-160# 64-84.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-60# 125-140; 60-80# 128-160; 80-100# 150-165; Sel 2 40-60# 106-118; 6080# 118-140; 80-100# 126150; Sel 3 40-60# 70-90; 6080# 84-103; Nannies Sel 1 80-130# 128-143; 130-180# 145-160; Sel 2 80-130# 120135; 130-180# 130-145; Sel 3 50-80# 85-100; 80-130# 103-118; Billies Sel 1 100150# 180-195; 150-250# 240-260; Sel 2 100-150# 152-167; 150-250# 188-203.

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 to 10 higher. Alfalfa 175-335; Mixed Hay 170335; Timothy 150-240; Straw 120-170; Mulch 60-90.

Summary of Lancaster Co. Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 240 lds 510; Mixed Hay 100480; Timothy 195-330; Grass 125-335; Straw 130-240.

Diffenbach Auct, January 2, 103 lds Hay, 13 lds Straw.

Alfalfa 200-510; Mixed Hay 165-480; Timothy 195-330; Grass 165-335; Straw 165240.

Green Dragon, Ephrata: January 6, 56 lds Hay, 9 Straw. Alfalfa 215-390; Mixed Hay 100-360; Timothy 192295; Grass Hay 195-300; Straw 160-210.

Weaverland Auct, New Holland: January 5, 32 lds Hay, 8 Straw. Mixed Hay 210-320; Timothy 270; Grass 200-350; Straw 130-195.

Wolgemuth Auction: Leola, PA: January 4, 49 lds Hay, 7 Straw. Alfalfa 195-280; Mixed Hay 110-370; Timothy 150-315; Grass 125-250; Straw 185-222.

Summary of Central PA Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 163 Loads Hay, 37 Straw.

Alfalfa 130-375; Mixed Hay 100-390; Timothy 180-290; Grass 90-335; Straw 160270.

Belleville Auct, Belleville: Janary 4, 31 lds Hay, 2 lds Straw. Alfalfa 205-225; Mixed 102.50-280; Straw 180-270.

Dewart Auction, Dewart: January 2, 33 lds Hay, 5 Straw. Mixed Hay 135-390; Grass 90-310; Straw 190235.

Greencastle Livestock: January 2 & 5, 19 lds Hay, 1 Straw. Alfalfa 180-375; Mixed Hay 100-160; Straw 170.

Kutztown Auction, Kutz-

town: January 7, 45 lds Hay, 8 Straw. Alfalfa 130-355; Mixed Hay 140-300; Timothy 155-260; Grass Hay 180230; Straw 175-230.

Middleburg Auct, Middleburg: January 3, 33 lds Hay, 3 Straw. Alfalfa 330-345; Mixed Hay 110-260; Timothy 175-290; Grass 110-335; Straw 180-225.

Leinbach’s Mkt, Shippensburg: December 31 & January 3, 69 lds Hay, 18 Straw.

Alfalfa 145-300; Mixed Hay 100-350; Timothy 180-240; Grass 125-235; Straw 160210.

New Wilmington Livestock, New Wilmington: January 6, 37 lds Hay, 2 Straw. Alfalfa 230-270; Timothy 170-200; Grass 230; Straw 200-220.

VINTAGE SALES STABLES Paradise, PA January 9, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1275-1640# 126-130; Ch 2-3 1220-1585# 121.50125.50; Sel 2-3 1050-1385# 118.50-122.50.

Slaughter Holsteins: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 fw 1355-1430# 111-115.50; Ch 2-3 13251520# 104.50-109; Sel 2-3 12751350# 95.50-99.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1345-1555# 121.50123.50; Ch 2-3 1120-1310# 120-123; Sel 2-3 10001170# 115.50-119.25.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 73-77, hi dress 77-79.50, lo dress 69-70.50; Boners 80-85% lean 71.5074, hi dress 75.50-79; Lean 85-90% lean 62-67, hi dress 68-72.50, lo dress 59-61.50.

Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 95-120# 120-140; No. 2 95120# 105-120; 80-90# 80105; No. 3 95-115# 80-95; 80-90# 60-75; Util 70-105# 35-65.

WEAVERLAND AUCTION New Holland, PA January 5, 2012 Timothy Hay: 1 ld, 270.

Orchard Grass: 4 lds, 220280.

Mixed Hay: 19 lds, 185-320 Grass: 8 lds, 185-350 Straw: 3 lds, 130-195 Firewood: 16 lds, 40-100 Clover: 1 ld, 190 Soybean Fodder: 1 ld, 140 Baleage: 1 ld, 95 WOLGEMUTH AUCTION Leola, PA January 4, 2012 Alfalfa: 5 lds, 184-280 Mixed: 34 lds, 195-370 Timothy: 2 lds, 233-315 Grass: 12 lds, 188-250 Straw: 8 lds, 173-222 Baleage: 1 ld, 50 Fodder: 1 ld, 140 Stubble: 1 ld, 130

Wayne County, NY annual agricultural district enrollment Wayne County, New York is accepting landowner applications for including new parcels of viable agricultural land in the existing Certified Agricultural District.

The Wayne County Board of

Supervisors established the annual Agricultural District Open Review Period from Jan. 1 to Jan. 31, 2012.

The New York State Agriculture and Markets Law allows land that is “predominately

viable agricultural land” to be added to the Wayne County Agricultural District prior to the next scheduled review, which is in 2016.

State-certified agricultural districts offer benefits to people with land

that is used for farming. Agricultural Districts ARE NOT related to municipal zoning.

Please contact Ora Rothfuss, Wayne County Planning Department if you would like predominately viable agri-

cultural land added to an existing agricultural district. Enrollment applications will require the farm business name, property address, tax parcel identification number and general farm production

information.

Current Agricultural District maps and an application are available at www.co.wayne.ny.us/D epartments/planningdept/planningdept.htm or by calling 315-946-5919.

Mielke from B3 Profit Weekly reports that a Northeast antitrust lawsuit cannot continue as a proposed class-action suit involving all dairy farmers in the region, based on a ruling, December 9, by U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss. The judge’s denial means the plaintiffs can pursue another course toward class certification, press individual claims, or drop the action.

Last October, plaintiffs in the case formally filed a request that all dairy farmers producing and pooling raw Grade A milk in Federal Order Milk Marketing Order #1 be certified as a “class” in the lawsuit against Dairy Farmers of America, Incorporated.

(DFA) and Dairy Marketing Services LLC (DMS).

Federal milk market order number 1 covers Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Delaware, and parts of New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.

In her latest decision, Reiss denied class certification to all dairy farmers in the affected region, determining all would not be affected equally in any potential ruling. According to Reiss, current DFA and DMS members could suffer harm which would not be shared by other Northeast farmers who were not DFA/DMS

"All New" Building & Remodeling Materials HUGE 1-Day Auction OUR SUPPLIER IS SENDING US EXTRA INVENTORY FOR THIS AUCTION

FOR LOCAL FLOOD VICTIM DEMAND! 14 Terrace Drive, Conklin, NY 13748

Saturday

January 21, 2012

10:00AM

A SUPER AUCTION OF ALL TYPES OF NEW HOME IMPROVEMENT ITEMS & LOTS OF NEW ITEMS Including: (35) Complete New Kitchen Sets; Granite Countertops; HUGE Qty. Hardwood (Finished & Unfinished), Lots of Laminate Flooring; Porcelain & Ceramic Tile; Fancy Center Ent. Doors; Int. & Ext. Doors; Vanities; Plywood & Sheet Material; Dimensional Lumber; Stone Veneer; PVC Decking; Paneling; Railroad Ties; Vinyl Siding; Arch. Asphalt Roofing Shingles; Moulding; Cross Country Trailer; Qty. Name Brand Tools; Etc.; Removal Within 2 Hrs. Of End Of Auction. Terms: 13% Buyers Premium, 3% Waived For Payment In Cash Or Good Check. Payment In Full Day Of Auction.

Sales Managers & Auctioneers Licensed Real Estate Brokers In NY, NJ & PA Whitney Point, N.Y. 13862 607-692-4540 / 1-800-MANASSE www.manasseauctions.com

# ADVANCE NOTICE # DAIRY CATTLE, HEIFERS & MILKING EQUIPMENT

FRIDAY

JANUARY 27, 2012

11:00 A.M.

(27) Head from one consignor. (12) Springing or strictly fresh. (15) Nice open heifers. Over (20) Head consigned from heifer raiser’s, from short bred to springing. Good 1st calf heifers in this group. (5) Milk cows from one place. Cows show milk. (14) Open heifers from 200-500 lbs. More cattle being consigned daily.

Milkingg & Barnn Equipment: Gerton 1240 bulk tank w/temp. cooling chart. (3) Boumatic milking units, (1) w/meter. (3) Auto take offs. Pneumiontic milk pale w/meter for fresh cows. Milk pump w/oil reclaimer & 7 1/2 hp motor. SS 2” Pipeline, approx. 180 ft. Badger barn cleaner chain, approx. 200ft. (Only 2 yrs. old). Badger Barn cleaner unit. Val-Metal 550 Feed cart w/Honda motor. ValMetal Bedding chopper, only 2 yrs. old. (23) Water buckets. Cow Trainers w/good fencer. Eazy-Chute Hoof trimmer. (NEW) Portable air compressor.

Other misc. items. Some items can be seen by appointment only.

Sale Managed By:

Gene Wood’s Auction Service, Inc. Cincinnatus, NY 13040

Tel: (607) 863-3821

Visit us on the Web @ genewoodsauctionserviceinc.com

country is stable while increasing in Florida.

Milk logistics over the past holiday were challenging but for the most part, no major problems developed outside of a minor powder plant breakdown in the Pacific Northwest. Milk in the affected area was shuffled to operating plants with minimal difficulties. The lack of major winter storms combined with the holiday falling on the weekend provided for a smooth holiday period for most manufacturing plants.

The biggest concern for milk processors was to get through the yearend holidays in as orderly of a fashion as possible. Surplus milk offerings were heavy in most regions and manufacturing facilities were located in close proximity of production without too many long hauls reported.

Cream placement was probably the most challenging. Cream volumes moved from Eastern and Western regions of the country into the Midwest for processing. In most areas of the country, churns were running at capacity and generating bulk butter versus print.

Surplus milk offerings were expected to ease during the New Year’s holiday weekend as bottlers enhanced their schedules as many primary and secondary school students return to the classroom on Tuesday, January 3.

HILLTOP DAIRY AUCTION FRIDAY, JANUARY 20TH 2012 @ 11:00 AM At the auction facilities 3856 Reed Road, Savannah, NY 13146 just off Rte. 89, 6 miles north of Savannah or 6 miles south of Wolcott, NY

FOR OUR JANUARY SALE: - a group of 8 head fresh 1st and 2nd calf heifers ready to milk, some may have heifer calves by their sides - a group of 6 or 8 head from an overstocked dairy man with RHA over 24000M fresh or springing - a group of 4-5 fresh 1st calf heifers from an RHA 24000M head - A.I. sired - a group of fresh heifers from a heifer raiser - 2 Holstein service bulls from a top dairy A.I. Sired - 16-18 months of age - a group of 5 crossbred and Jersey heifers, bred & open - a group of 8-10 Holstein open heifers Plus our usual consignments of fresh cows, 1st calf heifers, bred heifers, open heifers and service bulls. We marketed over 140 head with a good demand for milking and close springers. Please vaccinate your cattle prior to auction.

We'll Vet check and give them Nasalgen

TERMS: CASH OR GOOD CHECK

LUNCH AVAILABLE

To Consign or arrange trucking contact: ELMER ZEISET 315-729-8030 or 315-594-8260 or HOWARD W. VISSCHER: Auctioneer, Nichols, NY 607-699-7250

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Directions: Sale to be held at Jack Wood's Sale Barn, located on Taylor Valley Rd. Cincinnatus, Just off of NYS Rte. 26.

members. Log on www.nedairysettlement.com/Courtdocuments.htm for details.

Looking abroad; FC Stones January 3 eDairy’s Insider Opening Bell reports that dozens of dairy producers in New Zealand’s flood-ravaged Bay of Plenty were forced to dump thousands of liters of milk due to damaged roads that have prevented milk trucks from reaching farms.

And; results from this week’s GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) auction were mixed, according to the DDR. The weighted averages for the various products were released as follows: anhydrous milk fat fell 5.1 percent to $1.8062 per pound or $1.4479 per pound when adjusted to 80 percent butterfat butter.

Milk powder gained 9.3 percent, climbing to $1.6261 per pound; cheddar cheese increased 0.2 percent, to $1.6320. Milk protein concentrate 70 gained 2.3 cent, hitting $2.7152 per pound. Rennet casein fell 4 percent, to $3.5362 per pound. Skim milk powder dropped 0.6 percent, to $1.4828 per pound; and whole milk powder was off 0.8 percent, at $1.6121 per pound.

The weighted average for all products fell 0.7 percent, according to the DDR. Back on the home front; the Agriculture Department reports that milk production trends across the country are basically unchanged from previous weeks. Output in most areas of the

USDA to measure the economic well-being of American farms ALBANY, NY — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will spend the next several months contacting farmers and ranchers across the nation to conduct the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS).

The results of this survey will serve as a baseline for numerous federal policies and programs that affect U.S. farms and farm families.

“ARMS is our primary tool for gauging the financial condition and

production practices on American farms and ranches,” said King Whetstone, director of the NASS New York Field Office. “By participating in this survey, New York farmers directly impact the decisions that affect them, their families and their operations.”

NASS conducts ARMS jointly with USDA’s Economic Research Service.

In an effort to obtain the most accurate data, the federal agencies will reach out to nearly 35,000 producers nationwide, including 245

Meetings about organic farming to be held statewide in January As Organic Valley and the organic marketplace continue to expand and thrive, Organic Valley is looking for new dairy members in your area.

Informational meetings are being held across the country to discuss what CROPP Cooperative/Organic Valley is and what we can offer to the dairymen. Dr. Guy Jodarski, an experienced veterinarian in the organic world will be on hand to assist in questions of transitioning to organic dairying at the meetings.

We are looking forward to seeing you at the meeting. All meetings are from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. with lunch and refreshments provided.

The next Organic Dairy Pool Opportunity meet-

ings are: • Jan. 23, at Freds Inne, 5149 State Hwy 12 Norwich, NY 13815 • Jan. 24, at Millys Pantry, 19 Main St., Penn Yan, NY 14527 • Jan. 25, at Maggies on the River 500 Newell St., Watertown, NY 13601 For more information about the meetings contact David Hardy the CROPP Cooperative/Organic Valley Northeast Pool Coordinator at 608479-1200 cell, or 315823-1305 home office.

Bring a friend or a neighbor and see the oppourtinies CROPP Cooperative/Organic Valley can offer your dairy farm.

Visit www.organicvalley.coop or www.farmers.coop for additional information.

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WEEKLY SALES EVERY MONDAY HOSKING SALES - FORMER WELCH LIVESTOCK 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. 5:00-5:30PM. Help us increase our volume - thus making a better market for everyone. ** We are Independent Marketers- working 24/7 to increase your bottom line. Competitive marketing is the way to go.

Monday, Jan. 9th sale - Cull cows ave. .65 top cow .89 wt. 1229 $1093.81, Bulls up to .99, bull calves top $1.30. Dairy top milking age $1800, top bred heifer $1500, top open heifer $1050.

Monday, Jan. 16th - Monthly Lamb, Sheep, Goat & Pig Sale. A group of goats from one farm.

Monday, Feb. 6th - Monthly Fat Cow & Feeder Sale.

Monday, Feb. 13th - Monthly Heifer Sale.

Saturday, April 7th - 11:30AM Spring Premier All Breed Sale. Selections are underway. Accepting registered high quality cattle give us a call.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from The Hosking Family, the Sale barn crew & Café Girls- We appreciate all the business & friends we have made along the way.

LOOKING TO HAVE A FARM SALE OR JUST SELL A FEW - GIVE US A CALL. **Trucking Assistance - Call the Sale Barn or check out our trucker list on our Web-Site. Call to advertise in any of these sales it makes a difference.

Directions: Former Welch Livestock 6096 NYS Rt. 8, 30 miles South of Utica & 6 miles North of New Berlin, NY. www.hoskingsales.com Call today with your consignments.

Tom & Brenda Hosking 6096 NYS Rt. 8 New Berlin, NY 13411

607-699-3637 or 607-847-8800 cell: 607-972-1770 or 1771

in New York, between Jan. 23 and April 6. The survey asks the producers to provide data on their operating expenditures, production costs and household characteristics.

“Decision makers from all facets of U.S. agriculture will use the collective information from ARMS to answer questions and make important decisions concerning the economic viability of American agriculture, the rural economy and other emerging issues,” explained Whet-

stone “That’s why it is imperative for all farmers contacted by NASS to provide responses and help shape the future of U.S. agriculture.”

As with all NASS surveys, information provided by respondents is confidential by law.

NASS safeguards the confidentiality of all responses, ensuring no individual respondent or operation can be identified.

The economic data gathered in ARMS will be published in the annual Farm Production Expen-

PUBLIC AUCTION After 75 years of farming, Joe and Clara are selling their farm equipment. Located at 2044 Dublin Rd. Waterford, PA (2 miles east of Waterford on Depot St., 1/2 mile north on Donation Rd. - just east on Dublin Rd.)

SATURDAY, JANUARY 21ST 11:00 AM JD 4650 4WD diesel tractor/cab (new engine), Bobcat 643 diesel skidsteer, skid-steer bale fork and rock picker, JD 5730 forage harvester/ 4-row corn and hay heads (4900 hrs.), Dunham 12-shank chisel plow, IHC 10' offset disk, Brillion 12' cultimulcher, JD 7000 conservation 4-row corn planter (no-till), Kewanee 15' foldup disk, IHC 510 18-run grain drill, Century 300G trailer sprayer, 3ph fertilizer spreader, JD 930 MoCo discbine, Vermeer 4-spinner tedder, NH rolabar 258 rake (new), NH 315 hayliner kicker baler, flat hay wagon, JD 321 40' hay/grain elevator, gas 16' wood elevator, Miller Pro 4012 dump wagon, J & M 350 HD gravity wagon, Knight 2250 TMR mixer, Oswalt 333 TMR mixer, NH 358 grinder mixer, JD bat-wing mower, JD 716A forage wagon (needs work), 4' head locks, large fan, stall dividers, 20.8x38 duals, NH 791 tandem pto spreader, 500 gal. bulk tank, Woods bale buster, 295 welder, cutting torches, shop press, stock tank.

Terms: cash, approved check, out of state bank letter of credit.

Joe and Clara Risjan, owners

Chesley AUCTIONEERING

DOUG CHESLEY, AUCTIONEER, AU-000146-L JEFF BENNETT, AUCTIONEER, AU-003059-L PH. 814-725-8238 • WWW.CHESLEYAUCTIONEERING.COM

ESTATE E AUCTION

SAT. JAN. 21ST • 10:30 AM ESTATE OF MICHAEL J. SARGENT 2725 LIME LAKE/ELTON RD DELEVAN, NY 14042

We will offer the contents of Mr. Sargent's business and equipment at public auction. Located on Lime Lk/Elton Rd. turn off Rt. 16 onto Co Hwy 36. Watch for R. G. MASON AUCTIONS arrows.

SEMI TRAILERS 05 Utility 3000R 51 1/2' reefer w/spread axle w/TK M-SB210 clean; Dorsey 48' reefer trailer w/TK diesel; Trail Mobile 48' reefer trailer w/TK diesel; Trail Mobile 48' enclosed; 38' Storage trailer; 30' 25 Ton Lowboy equip. (no title); 48' Fruehauf equip (no title). SEMI TRACTOR 96 Peter built tandem axle w/3406 Cat engine & saddle tank new rear tires.

TRUCKS 02 Chevy 2500 4x4 extcab w/like new Fisher angle plow; 94 Ford F Super Duty rollback w/19' alum. Jerrdan bed; 88 Ford L9000 dump truck 172K former state truck; 89 Ford E350 Uhaul. ATV'S 00 Polaris Scrambler 400 4x4; Yamaha Wolverine 4x4 four wheeler. SNOWMOBILES 05 Polaris Fusion 900 1596k w/reverse; 98 SkiDoo Formula III rotax 700 triple 8118k w/reverse.

DIRT BIKE 07 Yamaha TT-R 230; Mini bike. EQUIP Cat forklift M60 diesel dual frt wheels 5000 # lift; Butler Hold trailer; AC WD tractor; IH 500 5' bush hog; Gardon-Denver diesel air compressor on wheels; White ZT 54 mower; Semi tow hitch; Semi trailer parts & accessories; 14 Alum tires & rims (275-80R245); Semi truck hitch; New pickup & car tires; Used truck parts; Used tires; Sm. tool box; Timberline wood stove; Roll around ladder; Table saw; Diesel generator; Air compressor; Salamander; Truck tool box; Toro leaf vac.; Ford Contour car; more to be discovered.

STORAGE CONTAINERS 2 /8'x40' Call for info 585-567-8844.

Website www.rgmasonauctions.com TERMS: CASH OR GOOD CHECK W/PROPER ID 10% buyer premium

FILLMORE, NY • 585-567-8844 www.rgmasonauctions.com rgmasonauctions@aol.com

ditures report on Aug. 2.

All NASS reports are available online at www.nass.usda.gov.

NASS provides accurate, timely, useful and objective statistics in service to U.S. agriculture. The agency invites you to express your

thoughts and provide occasional feedback on our products and services by joining a data user community. To join, sign in at http://usda.mannlib.cor nell.edu/subscriptions and look for “NASS Data User Community.”

Allan Hart & Sons FARM MACHINERY * TRACTORS *

McCormick CX105 4x4, cab, Loader, 85HP, Low Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$37,500 JD 5045E 4x4, loader, 55HP (441 Hrs) . . . . .$25,750 JD 4955 4x4, cab, 200HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$41,500 JD 3150 4x4, cab, 96HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$22,500 JD 3130 2WD, loader, 85HP . . . . . . . . . . . . .$11,750 JD 7600 4x4, cab, 110HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$36,000 JD 2750 2WD, loader, 75HP . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,500 JD 2950 4x4, cab, 86HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$22,500 JD 4450 4x4, cab, 3 hyd., 145HP . . . . . . . . .$32,500 MF 6150 4x4, cab, heat, loader, 86HP . . . . .$28,500 MF 1080 2WD, new clutch, 81HP . . . . . . . . .$6,800 Case 880 diesel, 40HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,800 Case David Brown 1210 2WD, 60HP . . . . . . .$5,500 IH 656 2WD, 60HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,800 IH 244 2WD, 24HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,500 Ford 9700 cab, dual power, 135HP . . . . . . .$12,500 Ford 8N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,800 NH 8560 4x4, cab, 140HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$39,750 AC 180 Gas, 2WD, 64HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,750 Zetor 4340 4x4, loader, 62HP . . . . . . . . . . .$10,500 Zetor 3340 4x4, loader, 44HP (800 hrs) . . . .$13,500

* SKID LOADERS *

JD 570 gas, lifts 1200#, 31HP . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,800 JD 240 lifts 1350#, 46HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$11,750 Bobcat T200 lifts 2800#, 73HP . . . . . . . . . . . .$18,500 Bobcat 743 lifts 1250#, 40HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,500 Gehl 4635 SX lifts 1500#, 46HP . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,750

* MISCELLANEOUS *

New Idea 351B manure spreader . . . . . . . . . . .$3,950 21’ Brillion cultipacker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,500 2-3-4 bottom plows 5 & 6 bottom auto reset plows Lundell 96” snowblower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,500 5 1/2’ JD 666 snowblower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,400 7 1/2’ Super Blizzard, snowblower . . . . . . . . . .$1,950 Front mount snowblower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,500 2000 Dodge Ram 1500 Truck cab & 1/2, bed cover, 69,000 mi., 4x4 Taylor Way 766 backhoe attachment . . . . . . . .$5,500

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dustry professionals flocked to the 2011 Expo featuring educational seminars and a large trade show.

2012 sessions will include: Business & Labor Management, Direct

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“If you include the Becker Forum on Jan. 23 at the Holiday Inn, Liverpool, NY, we are actually four days of programming,” says Expo Planning Board Chair Stephen Reiners of Cornell. The 2012 Becker Forum will focus on “Farming in a NonFarmer World: Building Trust, Engaging Communities, and Finding Common Ground.”, said Jeanette Marvin of the New York State Vegetable Growers Association.

“The past several years, we’ve covered labor issues at the Becker Forum. In 2012, we are bringing the labor discussion to the main Expo site at the On Center. This will give those interested in labor a chance to attend DEC and CCA eligible sessions as well as a chance to visit our amazing trade show,” adds Marvin.

Expo Website Launch The Expo website will be able to process registrations and take credit card payments from attendees!

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Keystone Farm Show Jan. 3-5, 2012 York Fairgrounds York, PA

Video presentations of equipment in action continuously drew the attention of passersby. With the featured equipment on display behind the monitors, customers could see demonstrations of the products in the field.

David Beachel (left) and his grandson Denver, 10 of Danville, PA, take a break with a family friend, Richard Biddinger of Watsontown, PA (right). While this is Richard's first time at the Keystone Farm Show, Richard said he has attended every one since they began.

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It's never too early to consider the seeds that will be planted in the coming year. At the T.A. Seeds exhibit, farmers stop in to find out the latest in seed varieties from T.A. Seeds experts.

Steve Watrin, Manager of Risk Management for Land O’ Lakes, Inc., offered marketing strategies to dairy producers during two presentations given Jan. 4 at the Keystone Farm Show in York, PA. Photos by Jon M. Casey

Throughout the duration of the Keystone Farm Show, free informational seminars were available for those who wished to attend. In this session, “Pesticide Spill Management” was the topic under consideration. In many cases, certification credits were given for session attendance.

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KUHN's new Helix Reel mixer (in the distance) attracted a steady stream of interested farmers to the KUHN exhibit this year.

Feeders stopped in at the Renaissance Nutrition, Inc. exhibit to learn more about feeding highproducing cattle.

Memorial Hall, known as Building 3, offered visitors a place to talk about the latest in feeding equipment.

Jamesway's Ultra-Trac 6200 tanker serves as a colorful backdrop for several Keystone Farm Show visitors several of whom are gathered near the Jamesway SH-43 Super Hydraulic Feed Cart.

Throughout the 3-day Keystone Farm Show, there was a lot going on, especially in Building 1. Here, from atop a piece of equipment in the CLAAS of America exhibit, readers can get an idea of how effective a farm show designed especially for farmers can be.

Photos by Jon M. Casey The latest in manure handling equipment sparked the interest of these visitors to the GEA Farm Technologies, Inc. exhibit in Building 1.

Outside the Toyota Arena vendors displayed a wide variety of items for sale.

Representatives from hundreds of distributors were on hand to explain the advantages of their products.

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The representatives at the H&S display were kept busy answering questions throughout the three-day event.

The John Deere exhibit made a big impression on event goers.

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Forest landowner conferences offered in Pennsylvania UNIVERSITY PARK, PA — Penn State Extension this year will provide many opportunities for private landowners to learn about how to manage their forests properly.

During the coming months, day-long forest landowner conferences will be offered at various locations around the state, covering a wide variety of topics related to forest and wildlife management.

“Each landowner conference offers different topics,” said Scott Weikert, forest resources extension educator based in Tionesta, Forest County. “A sample of the topics being offered this year include timber sales and theft; landowner liability; native plants for wildlife; invasive plant identification and control; noncommercial forest management; identifying, protecting, and managing forested wetlands; and insect and disease updates.”

Some of the conferences offer professionaldevelopment opportunities as well. Pesticide education credits have been approved for some of the conferences, and teachers can earn five hours toward fulfilling Act 48 requirements by attending either the Clarion Landowner Conference or the Northwest Pennsylvania Landowner Conference.

“Not only will landowners learn from natural resources management professionals, but these events also provide opportunities to meet and network with other landowners in your area,” Weikert said. “Attendees can find out about practices that have and haven’t worked for others and the challenges fellow landowners have faced in their management efforts.”

Weikert noted that nearly 17 million acres of forests cover 60 percent of Pennsylvania’s land area, and 70 percent — more than 12 million acres — of that forestland is privately owned.

And that leads to a great demand for forest stewardship in the state.

“Estimates put the number of private forest owners at more than

600,000 across the state — that’s approximately one in eight households,” he said. “The management decisions these owners make today will greatly affect the benefits we receive from our forests now and in the future.”

Pennsylvania’s forests are a valuable asset to the people of the state, Weikert explained. “Our forests support a forestproducts industry that is a key component of the state’s economy,” he said. “They also provide habitat for a diversity of

plants and wildlife as well as places for outdoor recreation and a source of beauty.

“Our forests also help to purify the air we breathe and clean the water we drink. The forests of Pennsylvania are a renewable natural

resource, but they must be managed properly to achieve the many benefits they provide.”

The following conferences will be offered: • Saturday, Jan. 28, Northwest Pennsylvania Forests and Forest Landowners Conference,

8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Penn State Behrend (Erie County). Register by Jan. 20. Contact Scott Weikert, Penn State Extension, at 814-7553544 or by e-mail at sjw128@psu.edu.

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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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EAST SYRACUSE NY — DairyBusiness Communications’ Digital Marketing Manager, Randy Blodgett, will be a featured speaker during the New York All-Breeds Convention being held Jan. 20-22 in Syracuse, NY. Blodgett will be talking to convention attendees about social networking and will cover topics such as: • Why be a part of social networking?

• Understanding the power of Facebook and Twitter • Facebook and Twitter account setup • Fan page setup • Understanding web analytics • Online advertising “It’s exciting to see how quickly online social networking has become an integral part of advertising programs, not just for the ag industry, but for

everyone,” said Blodgett. “Within a matter of seconds, your message, your ad or your cows can be in front of potential buyers. The speed at which we can communicate these messages is mind-blowing. But the results are even more-so. How we navigate through these new waters is what we’ll be talking about during the convention.”

To hear Randy’s presentation during the convention, be sure to be in Syracuse on Saturday morning, Jan. 21. Convention headquarters are at the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel & Conference Center. For additional information on the convention, visit the New York Holsteins website at www.nyholsteins.com or you can call Randy Blodgett directly at 215518-0437 (email rblodgett@dairybusiness.com).

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• Saturday, Feb. 25, Central Region Forest Landowners Conference, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Forest Resources Building, Penn State University Park campus (Centre County). Register by Feb. 17. Contact Dave Jackson, Penn State Extension, at 814-355-4897 or by e-mail at CentreExt@psu.edu.

• Saturday, March 3, Northeast Woodland Owners Conference, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport (L ycoming County). Contact Bob Hansen, Penn State Extension, at 570-2652896 or by e-mail at rsh7@psu.edu.

• Saturday, March 10, Forestry and Wildlife Conference, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Breezewood Fire Hall, Breezewood (Bedford County), sponsored by the Woodland Owners of the Southern Alleghenies. Register by March 2. Call 814-652-9150 for details.

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Dauphin County Woodland Owner Conference, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Dauphin County Agricultural and Natural Resources Center, Dauphin (Dauphin County), sponsored by the Dauphin County Woodland Owners Association. Contact Linda Kulp, Penn State Extension, at 717-9218803.

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Asking $1,500.00 or BO

Waltons Way Traveler 75 Birth 7/28/11 Bull Reg # Pending Sire: SAV 8180 Traveler 004 Dam: Waltons Way Lady 051

Waltons Way Traveler are two very impressive young bulls that have the genetics to be some of the best. The sire of these two bulls sets the standard for performance and maternal greatness. The grandam of these bulls is Lady N19 and is a DNA treasure in her own right with a total of 16 GeneStar stars. She is a great embryo producer with her last flush yielding 20 EXT embryos. She is a big bodied 6807 daughter, who carries on the tradition of easy fleshing and early shedding.

These bulls will make a good Herd sire this coming late summer. Buy now save later.

Asking $1,500.00 per bull

Beef Cattle Bedding

Bedding

USA Gypsum Bedding Reduce your bedding costs!

And Improve Soil - Naturally!

Gypsum Bedding • Cheaper than sawdust shavings or straw.

• Reduce mastitis & cell counts.

• Use in place of Hydrated Lime.

• Improves your soil • Available in bulk.

GRIP X 1 Barn Dry • Barn dry filling your gutters & tanks?

Gypsum dissolves.

• Use less! More absorbent than lime products.

Try Grip X1 Today! www.usagypsum.com • Phone 717-335-0379 Dealers wanted in select areas Also Available at: Central Dairy & Mech.

Delmarva Farm Service Elam Miller Himrod Farm Supply Homestead Nutrition Genesee Valley Nutrition Levi Fisher Martin’s Ag New Bedford Elevator Norm’s Farm Store Robert Rohrer Steve B. Stoltzfus Walnut Hill Feeds

INSULATION 1/2” to 4” - 4x8 sheets foam insulation. 1x6, 2x6 tongue & groove, white pine siding. Large quantities available!! Beachy’s Lumber & Insulation. 585-765-2215

2434 Linwood RD, Linwood NY 14486

Bedding ANIMAL BEDDING: Kiln dried sawdust/woodchips. Bulk, up to 120yd. loads. Willow Creek Farms, 716-741-2599

Building Materials/Supplies

WALTONS WAY ANGUS FARM

Waltons Way New Bandolier 71 Birth 3/25/11 Bull

Auctions WANTED: QUILT MAKERS: Consignments for Annual Tri-State Quilt Auction & Show, Feb. 11, 2012 Located at Conneautville Amish Community Center, Info/Entry Forms Contact: C. Sherman Allen, Auctioneer 814382-2922 or visit web: www.csallenauctioneer.com

Beef Cattle

Martinsburg, PA Kennedyville, MD Fort Plain, NY Penn Yan, NY New Holland, PA Piffard, NY Honey Grove, PA Shippensburg, PA Baltic, OH Watsontown, PA Millmont, PA Lykens, PA Shelby, OH

ph 814-793-3721 ph 888-348-1747 ph 518-993-3892 ph 315-531-9497 ph 888-336-7878 ph 585-243-9597 ph 717-734-3145 ph 717-532-7845 ph 330-897-6492 ph 570-649-6765 ph 570-898-1967 ph 717-365-3804 ph 419-342-2942

WANTED: Steers 200# & up.

570-561-8488

Building Materials/Supplies

ENGINEERED STEEL BUILDINGS Can Erect & Finish

Weitz Construction

585-739-0263

FABRIC STRUCTURES: 30’65’W, any length. Compare our prices $4.00Sq.Ft. Free Delivery on 5,000Sq.Ft. or larger. Zimmerman Sales, 1077 Hall Rd.,Lyndonville,NY 14098

Building Materials/Supplies

Midlakes Metal Sales • Metal Roofing and Siding in Many Colors 24 ga, 26 ga, 28 ga, 29 ga, Plus Aluminum

• Gluelam Poles, Lumber, Trusses (Direct Shipments - Wholesale, Retail)

• Polebarn Packages - Any Size up to 80x600 ~ Quick Turn-Around, We Ship Anywhere ~ Located in the Heart of the Fingerlakes

607-869-9483

Sell Your Items Through Reader Ads P.O. Box 121, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428

1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com Buildings For Sale

Buildings For Sale

Custom Butchering

Custom Butchering

New York Custom Processing, LLC

Professional Pole Barns Lifetime Warranty We build what we sell No Sub Crews Any Size Or Description of Building Most Structures Erected Within 30 Days Beat Our Price? I Don’t Think So!

570-398-5948 (o) 570-772-2352 (c)

Dairy Cattle

ATTENTION DAIRY FARMERS Call before you dump high bacteria or antibiotic bulk tanks!

Rt. 8, Bridgewater, NY

Now Open & Booking Animals

by S&L Builders 35 years of experience

Dairy Cattle

No Lines ~ No Waiting All Cuts Vacuum Packed and Bar-Coded for Tracking and a Complete Printed Inventory of Your Product

Buying all hot loads of milk, minimum of 9000 pounds. Price is $2/hundred.

Prompt and timely pickup at the farm or Grade A tanker wash facility on premises for loads being delivered.

Before you pull the plug... call day or night.

(585) 734-3264 • (585) 734-3265

ALWAYSS AVAILABLE: Whether you’re looking for a few heifers or a large herd, we have a quality selection of healthy, freestall trained cattle.

Herds ranging in size from 30-200+ tie or freestall.

Call For Appointment

315-204-4089 or 315-204-4084 Custom Services

Custom Services

E

THES SAVE ERS FOR B M OR U N PARL THE

Strong demand for youngstock, heifers and herds.

Visit Our New Troy, NY Location!

DISTELBURGER R LIVESTOCK K SALES,, INC. Middletown, NY (845)) 344-71700 buycows@warwick.net

Buildings For Sale

ROCK CONSTRUCTION CUSTOM BUILT

Freestall Heifer Commodity Machinery Storage Bldgs

Complete Renovations

ALL TYPES OF CONCRETE WORK

R.. & C.. Konfederath Corfu, NY

585-599-3640 716-474-3348

Concrete Products

BARN FLOOR GROOVERS®

We have clients in need of herds, fresh cows, bred, and open heifers. Call Us with your information or email

CONCRETE SAFETY GROOVING IN

518-791-2876

Dairy Equipment

Cow Mats

Dairy Cattle

Dairy Cattle

110 WELL-GROWN freestall trained Holstein heifers due February & March. Had all shots. 315-269-6600

REG. HOLSTEIN COWS

50 WELL GROWN Freestall Heifers due within 60 days.

Joe Distelburger 845-3447170.

Show Calves - Breeding Bulls

BEST youth judge wins a registered heifer calf! Check out the youth cattle judging page @ www.wnyfarmshow.com

High Type - High Production Fresh Cows Milking 80-100 lbs.

Call Greg 518-284-2991

WANTED

HEIFERS

EVER WONDER if you could save money on your insurance? Bring your policies for a free review. WNY Farm Show: February 2nd & 3rd, Hamburg NY

300 Lbs. to Springing Free Stall Herds & Tie Stall Herds

Herd Expansions

BASKIN LIVESTOCK 585-344-4452 508-965-3370

All Size Heifers

- WANTED -

WANTED Also Complete Herds Prompt Pay & Removal

315-269-6600

(ALL SIZES)

Heifers & Herds Jack Gordon (518) 279-3101

12 Germania air operated takeoffs, model BTC, $200.00 each; 20’ 9 tube tube-cooler, $250.00. 585-739-9640

Dairy Equipment

Dairy Equipment

ATTENTION DAIRY FARMERS We Need Good Used Tanks • 100-8,000 ga. - Call Us

• 4000 Gal. Surge (99) • 3000 Gal. Surge (95) • 3000 Gal. Storage • 2700 Gal. Mueller OH NY • 2000SOLD Gal. DeLaval • 2000 Gal. Mueller OE • 1600 Gal. Surge • 1500 Gal. Mueller OHF • 1500 Gal. Mueller OH • 1250 Gal. Mueller OH • 1250 Gal. Majonnier • 1250 Gal. DeLaval • 1000 Gal. Sunset F.T. • 1000 Gal. Mueller OH • 1000 Gal. DeLaval

SOLDMueller PA M • 1000 Gal. • 1000 Gal. Mueller H • 900 Gal. Mueller OH • 800 Gal. Majonnier • 800 Gal. Mueller OH • 735 Gal. Sunset • 700 Gal. Mueller OH • 700 Gal. Mueller V • 700 Gal. Mueller M • 600 Gal. Mueller OH • 600 Gal. Mueller M • 600 Gal. DeLaval Rnd • 545 Gal. Sunset • 500 Gal. Mueller M • 500 Gal. Mueller MW

• 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. Majonnier

HEAT EXCHANGERS S • TUBE E COOLER 300-6000 0 Gall Storage e Tanks

We e Do o Tank k Repair

SHENK’S

505 E. Woods Drive,

Sales 717-626-1151

Lititz, PA 17543

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GREAT PYRENEES cross pups, raised outside, will make great guard dogs.

Ready mid January, $400.00.

716-625-8440

www.cattlesourcellc.com

Dick Meyer Co. Inc. www.barnfloorgroovers.com

Dogs

jeffking@kingsransomfarm.com

1/2”, 3/4” or 1 1/2” Wide Grooves Protect Your Cows From Injuries and Slippery Concrete • Free Stalls • Holding Areas SAFE A T LA ST • Feed Lots • Pens • Stalls • Walkways

CALL TOLL FREE 1-800-228-5471

Cow Mats

Dairy Cattle

Sell Your Items Through Reader Ads P.O. Box 121, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428

1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com Electrical Let our 35 years of electrical experience go to work for you.

Providing Complete Grain/Dairy Facility Installations, Facility Power Distribution & Lighting, Motor Control Centers, Automation & Troubleshooting, and New Services & Upgrades.

Call Jeffrey at Agri-Fab & Repair, Inc. dba AFR Electrical Service

@ 585-584-9210

Farm Equipment

Farm Machinery For Sale 8’ SNOW PUSHER, standard quick tach, others available.

Pine Ridge Welding and Machine, Penn Yan, NY. 315536-2102

9’ ROTO-PRESS BAGGER

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 33’ Aluminum Dump Trailer . . . . . . . . .Call

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315-687-0074

Farm Machinery For Sale

1,000 GAL. Anhydrous tank w/heavy duty 5th wheel style running gear, axle housings are adjustable to accommodate different row width, $2,000/OBO. 315-730-5144

9’ SNOWPLOW, hydraulic angle with universal hookup, $800.00. 315-531-8672

1460 INT. combine, 30.5-32, 4,200 hours, electric controls, exc. cond., from Michigan, always housed, asking $11,500. 228-239-7248 2001 JD 714 chisel plow, 11 shank w/disc, approx. 6500 acres since new, $11,000 OBO. 585-245-4739

CASE IH 7140 MFWD, local trade, new interior, $42,900.

Zeisloft Farm Eq. 800-9193322

JOHN DEERE 5720, 4WD, 3 row corn head, kernal processor, $22,500. TC33D New Holland tractor w/loader, 4WD, hydrostatic, 1300 hours, $11,500. 570-966-9893

NEW HOLLAND 357 grinder mixer, 5 screens, long unloading auger, very nice shape, $6,500 OBO. 518-848-4669

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

EVER WONDER if you are properly covered? Bring your policies for a free review. WNY Farm Show: February 2nd & 3rd, Hamburg NY

Farm Equipment

Farm Machinery For Sale

$1000 OFF Most all cornheads & grain-heads. Huge selection! Zeisloft Farm Eq., Bloomsburg,PA 800-919-3322

Farm Machinery For Sale

IH-TRACTOR PARTS: Newused-reman. 06-86 Series.

We stock A&I and Ag Parts.

Jim’s Fix-It. 315-536-7653

518-829-7790

Alternative Parts Source Inc.

$1000 OFF any grain carts in stock. 3 later models available. Zeisloft Eq. 800-9193322

Farm Machinery For Sale

12,500 OBO

$

IH & WHITE PLOWS & PARTS

Chittenango, NY •

Farm Machinery For Sale

FEBRUARY 2ND AND 3RD, Hamburg, NY: Earn pesticide applicator points from three on-site workshops!

WWW.WNYFARMSHOW.COM

Bag Lift, Nice Shape

THINK SPRING! 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

Farm Machinery For Sale

ANDERSON hybrid inline wrapper, used 4 seasons, excellent condition, $18,000; Center Co., PA 814-422-0659

JD 8420, 8200, 7920, 7700, 7405, 7210, 5500, 4955, 4560; NH 8560; Ford 8830, TW15. 585-732-1953 JD BALER PARTS: Used, New Aftermarket and rebuilt. JD canopy new aftermarket, $750. Call for pictures. Nelson Horning 585-526-6705

JOHN DEERE 915 flex head, $3,800; Clark DPR30 all terrain 6000# forklift, $4,300.

607-423-6144 JUST PURCHASED: 2001 JD 9550 sidehill, as nice as they get! 3.7% fin. Zeisloft Farm Eq. 800-919-3322 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 KINZE 6 row planter, dry fertilizer & Rawson Zone Till, $8,000 OBO. 716-474-0221

JOHN DEERE 3970 w/7-1/2’ grass head, 2 row corn head, $6,000. 607-243-5555

NEW AND USED CHOPPER PARTS for New Holland 770 to FP240. John Deere 3940 to 3975. NEW Horning crop processors. NEW & USED New Holland baler parts & service. Closed Sundays.

607-243-5555

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

NEW HOLLAND TC29D compact diesel four wheel 7308 loader w/grapple, 7586 backhoe Woods 5’ finish mower, 600Hrs, nice, $14,200. 315597-5626

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

NH 404 HAY CRUSHER, good condition, $200.00. 716860-0810 NH 476 HAYBINE, 7 ft. cut, additional cutter bar, knives, excellent condition, $3,000.

716-860-0810 OSWALT MODEL 230 stationary mixer w/10hp motor, stored inside, $2,500. 716560-0156

Farm Machinery For Sale

PULL TYPE 11-shank chisel plow, $1,500; WHITE 252 disc, 14’, nice, $2,850; Yatter 6x30 cultivator, hardly used, $950. Mike Franklin, 607-7493424 REBUILT APRON DRIVE gearbox off Dion 1016 lefthand self unloading wagon, $100.00. 585-739-9640 SAVE 40-60% on new aftermarket combine & tractor parts.

Buy from my store or website: www.zeisloftequip.com 800919-3322 SKID LOADER BUCKETS Universal, snow & litter, 66” $485; 72” $540; 78” $595; 84” $650. New & used parts for skid loaders. Fingerlakes Skid Loader Repair, 315-536-0268

Smiley’s Farm & Ind Equipment Excavator, $12,500; Case 450 Dozer, $8,500; JD 350C Dozer, $11,500; White 4x4 ldrhoe, $9,500; Case ldrhoe, $6,000. 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. Buying Machines Dead or Alive

518-634-2310

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

Burkholder Repair LLC 315-536-8446

Big Tractor Parts Steiger Tractor Specialist 1. 10-25% savings on new drive train parts 2. 50% savings on used parts 3. We buy used or damaged Steigers 4. We rebuild axles, drop boxes, transmissions with one year warranty.

1-800-982-1769

22’ H&S truck body, wide body style, fair shape. Call 518-8484669

US or Canada American made quality parts at big savings

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

CASE IH 375, 9370, 9330, 8930, 7140, MX135, MX120, JX95, C80. JD & Bush Hog 15’ rotary mowers, excellent.

585-732-1953

• • • • •

Steiger PT310 IHC 1066 IHC 656 Diesel IHC 2350 Loader Double 8 Surge Parlor, Complete • Girton 3000 Gallon Bulk Tank

315-521-2552

TUBELINE automatic inline wrapper, model TL-5500, stored inside, asking $13,500.

228-239-7248 TUBELINE bale wrapper, 2008, model # TL5500, automatic, round or square bales, remote control, twin wrap, $18,000. 315-856-0032 USED Cardinal 86’ grain elevator, $2,500; Also, M.C. 675 grain dryer, $2,500; 716-2137843

Sell Your Items Through Reader Ads P.O. Box 121, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428

1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

Charles McCarthy Farm Machinery TRACTORS • FARM MACHINERY • UTILITY TRAILERS

BUY ~ SELL ~ TRADE PH: 570-869-1551 Cell: 607-759-4646 4698 ST. RT. 3004

570-833-5214 MESHOPPEN, PA 18630

FOR SALE

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

Penn Yan, NY

315-536-8919

MAINE TO NORTH CAROLINA Franchises? Not exactly! Through our partnerships we want to be the largest importer of used FAST front PTO tractors Kverneland Plows & Claas balers in the US! Roll On, Roll Off-Cheaper than you think!

JD 6220 w/Loader, JD 6400 w/640 Loader, LH Reverse, Very Nice! LH Reverse, Very, Very Nice! $47,500 $32,500 CAN DRIVE

5

MILES OR

500

AND YOU WILL

NOT BE DISAPPOINTED IN THESE TRACTORS!

607-642-3293

Financing Available, Also Buying Late Model Tractors & Equipment Call Us for Your Spring Equipment Needs Now!

ANDREWS FARM EQ. INC. Conneautville, PA 814-587-2450 or 814-573-3344

www.countryfolks.com

• Steam Flaked Corn • Protein Mixes

• Corn Meal • Minerals

Pick-up or Delivery from our Geneva Feed Mill

We Buy All Grains! Call Pat @ 716-992-1111 Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Custom Roasting and Cooling Your Soybeans,Corn, etc.

At Your Farm or Mill Serving All of NY State

(315) 549-7081 Farm Machinery For Sale

USED COMBINE PA R T S K & J SURPLUS LANSING, NY 607-279-6232 Days 607-533-4850 Nights

WANTED

Massey Ferguson

Farm Machinery Wanted

814-793-4293

814-793-4293

WANTED TO BUY: Used farm & construction equipment, running or not. Early or late models. Will 315-777-2357

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

WANTED: 2 row potato planter; also Allis Chalmers farm implements. 315-6779511

Farm Machinery Wanted

WANTED: 3 point hitch for Steiger PTA 325. 716-4740221

GLENCO 17-shank chisel plow, MF 4880; Also, pair of 30.5x32 RNC tires. 716-2137843

WANTED: Corn stalk shredder & Kinze corn planter, 8x30”, dry fertilizer. 315-7947316

LACKAWANNA PRODUCTS

CORP.

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

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

John Deere 5460, 5820, or 5830 Choppers

165, 175, 265, 275, 285 Any Condition

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

“NOW BUYING”

WANTED

Looking for a 2 row or 4 row no-till corn planter to rent for a few acres in the area of Houghton New York. 717442-9451

• Energy Mixes • Nutritional Services

HIGH MOISTURE BALEAGE, Round bales. Clover & Alfalfa.

585-554-4289

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

YOUR SOURCE FOR:

• Livestock Feeds • Ration Balancing • SeedWay Seeds • Crystalyx Products Buying Corn, Feed Wheat & Oats

(315)) 549-82266 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

RED CLOVER SEED for sale, $70.00 per bushel or $1.20 per pound. 315-536-8675 WANTED: Moldy or dusty corn for corn furnace. Can haul. Ontario County,NY. 585704-0687

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See us at www.andrewsfarm.com

Pat O’Brien & Sons For all your feed needs!

WEILER’S GRAIN ROASTING

Goodrich Auction Service, Inc. 2010 JD 8295 R C/A, MFD, 50” rear duals, 38” ft duals, ILS, active seat, leather, only 420 hrs, same as new! Compare at. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $206,000 JD 8410 C/A MFD, 46” duals, 4 remotes, wts frt. & rear, Q-hitch, G. Star ready, 4800 hrs.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $105,000 JD 8130 C/A, MFD, 46” duals, active seat, very fancy tr., looks new! . . . . . $131,000 JD 4020 w/148 ldr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,500 JD 2550 & JD 2555 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call!

Available Jan. 20th: JD 8320 R C/A MFD, same as new! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call!

JD 7810 C/A MFD, 3200 hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call!

2010 Case 275 Mag. C/A MFD, loaded, 145 hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $159,500 Case IH MX220 C/A MFD, 46” duals, 3 PTOs, 1870 hrs, sold new in Ohio. . $84,500 (2) Case IH 7140’s C/A MFD, 20x42 duals, 3 remotes, “1 has 2 PTOs”, choice at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $52,500 Available Jan 20th: Case IH 335 & 305, very low hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call!

New Holland 8360 C/A MFD, 42” rears, 3950 hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,500 New Holland TS115A C/A MFD w/loader, 3200 hrs, very nice outfit . . . . . $43,900 New Holland 4630 4x4 w/loader, left hand reverser, 2 remotes . . . . . . . . . $16,900 Ford 4610 w/loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,500 Ford 7740 canopy, 2 remotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,900 Ford 3000 remotes, nice little tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,900 New Holland DC85 dozer, 6 way, full hydro, wide track, only 2450 orig. hrs, exc. cond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call for details!

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POSSON REALTY LLC 787 Bates-Wilson Road Norwich, NY 13851

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Northern New York 310 Ac., 150 tillable, balance pasture & woods, 114 tie stall loose housing heifer barn & calf facilities, 3 upright silos, 4 bedroom farmhouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $295,000 101 Ac., 80 tillable, 64 cow barn w/ heifer barn, 3 silos, machine shed, 100% remodeled house w/ 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, new interior & exterior, in "like new" condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250,000 Purchase feed or horse farm, 28 ac., 40 stalls, pipeline, etc. heifer facilities, machine shed, storage barn, 3 bedroom remodeled home . . . . . $115,000 We have others! Also, looking for listings.

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22566 - Madisonn Countyy Freee stalll Operation. 210 acres 160 acres of very productive tillable land. With additional land to rent. 2 barns with 280 free stalls. Double 10 rapid exit parlor. Large concrete pad for feed storage. Good 2 story 5 bedroom home with 2 baths. Several custom operators in the area for harvesting and planting feed. This farm is turnkey, ready to milk. Good farming area, agricultural and machinery businesses all close by . . . . . . .

50,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Askingg $55 Makee ann offer.

22799 - Madisonn County, Near Brookfield State 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 . . . . .Askingg $140,000 Ownerr wouldd considerr fairr offer.

23022 - Otsegoo Countyy Freee stalll Operation. Buildings for 300 head. Double 8 milking parlor, 3,000 gallon bulk tank, large concrete pad for feed storage. Good 2 story 4 bdrm home. All situated on 70 acres of land w/40+/- acres tillable, gravel loem soils w/lots of additional land to rent reasonable. Great location. Mins from Cooperstown or Oneonta. Farm would work well for dairy although buildings are conducive for horses and beef. Farm has 2 trout streams. Excellent deer and turkey hunting. Nice area to live and farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pricedd too selll Askingg $245,000

22755 - Makee uss ann offer! Madison County Gentleman's Farm.

190+/- acres. 60 well drained high lime tillable acres. Balance woods and pasture. 2 large machinery buildings. 50x70 loose housing livestock barn. Also an older 72x175 Free stall barn. Good completely remodeled 2 story Victorian home. House is ready to go for two families but could easily be changed to one 5 bedroom home. Farm has a great location, 25 mins to Syracuse. Beef, horses, or gentleman farming. Farm has been reasonably priced to sell m $300,0000 too $275,000. . . . . . . . . . . . .Pricee Reducedd from

22911 - Drasticallyy Reducedd - Otsego County Gentleman's Farm New Home and Buildings. Spectacular views. Mins to Cooperstown, NY. 93 acres located on a quiet road w/30 tillable acres all in hay.

15 acres of pasture, balance woods. Lots of deer & turkey. Nice modern 2 story 4 bdrm home. 52x60 pole barn w/partial concrete floor would work well for horses, livestock, machinery storage.

20x40 horse barn. Home & buildings sit well off of quiet road . . . m $440,0000 too $395,0000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Reducedd from Ownerss aree lookingg forr a fairr offeer.

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Calendar of Events WEST 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

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JAN 17 Leasing Your Land for Natural Gas Exploration Addison High School. 7-9 pm. An informational meeting on leasing land for natural gas exploration, and how to best manage any money received from leasing or royalties. Contact CCE Steuben Co., 607-664-2300.

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, 315255-1183 ext. 225 or e-mail kvs5@cornell.edu.

JAN 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.

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Calendar of Events 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 21 NY Jr Beef Producers Semen Auction NY Beef Producer’s Conference, Syracuse, NY. Contact James Held, 716-983-6184 or jheld213@aol.com, or Mike Shanahan 518-5988869 or mike@cattlepromo tions.com.

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

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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 26, FEB 23 & MAR 29 Sustainable Cortland’s Soup and Sustenance Winter Reading Series The Beard Building, 9 Main St., Cortland, NY. 6-8 pm.

Soup and bread provided.

Contact Sara Watrous, sustainablecortland@gmail.com JAN 27 & 28 4th Annual Winter Greenup 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.

JAN 29 4-H Camp Fundraiser for Camperships Montour Falls Moose Club, Montour, NY. 8-11 am. Pancake Breakfast to provide camperships to Hidden Valley 4-H Camp. $6/person, all you can eat. Pre-sale tickets available at the CCE Schuyler County office, 323 Owego St., Montour Falls.

Call 607-535-7161.

JAN 30 Business Plan workshop Town of Chenango Community Meeting Hall, Binghamton, NY. 6 pm. $25/farm.

Contact Carol, 607-5849966.

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.

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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.wny farmshow.com FEB 5-7 Northeast Ag & Feed Alliance Annual Meeting and Forum Albany Marriott Hotel, 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. Online registra-

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The registration form can also be completed and mailed to: Northeast Ag & Feed Alliance, 4 Youngs Place, Latham, NY 12110 or fax 518-783-1258. Contact Sue Kinner, 518-783-1322 or sue@nysta.org.

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 per 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 ext. 436, e-mail rw43@cornell.edu. The registration form is available online at www.cceontario.org.

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2006 Chevrolet Kodiak C5500 Cab & Chassis, Duramax Diesel, automatic transmission, 149,000 miles, $18,900

Raising Livestock in Tioga County 56 Main St., Owego, NY. 6-8 pm. You will learn how to assess your land and choose livestock, review infrastructure requirements and get tips on pasture/hay management. Tioga County livestock farmers will host the second part of the series.

Learn how they raise hogs (April 18), beef (May 15), sheep and goats (June 19), poultry (July 17), and horses (Aug. 21). At the final class, Sept. 17, you will learn how to navigate New York State regulations and sell your local meat products. Cost per class is $10/farm ($75 for the whole series) and includes light snacks and handouts. Call 607-6874020 or e-mail meh39@ cornell.edu.

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Best to enact new farm bill this year Farmers are better off if members of Congress can agree on a new farm bill this year, according to American Farm Bureau Federation farm policy specialist Mary Kay Thatcher, who spoke at the 2012 Farm Bill issue conference at AFBF’s 93rd Annual Meeting.

With Congress unable to agree on much these days and with a shrinking budget to work with, passing a new farm bill could be an uphill climb and get pushed to next year.

“There is no upside to that,” Thatcher said. “There will be even more budget cuts if that happens. There’s every rea-

son to push it through this year if we can.”

Thatcher outlined the political situation surrounding the farm bill, including growing support in Congress for limiting eligibility by capping farmers’ income and increasing use of food stamps and other nutrition programs as the U.S. economy remains sluggish.

“The economy will be a tremendous issue going forward,” said Thatcher, “and one of the reasons it will be difficult to finish a farm bill in 2012.”

Nutrition programs already account for about $700 bil-

lion — 76 percent — of the farm bill’s total $911 billion in spending over 10 years.

In addition, the growing cost of crop insurance premium subsidies, which grew from $4.7 billion in 2010 to $7 billion in 2011, could make them more of a target for cuts.

Thatcher also provided an analysis of how other farm groups’ “shallow-loss” proposals could leave a lot of farmers in dire straits in years of catastrophic farm revenue losses. Most of those proposals would provide support more often but only cover 5 percent to 10 percent of a

farmer’s losses.

AFBF economist John Anderson provided an explanation of Farm Bureau’s Systemic Risk Reduction Program farm bill proposal, which is designed to protect farmers from catastrophic revenue losses. Proposed SRRP coverage levels would be in the 70 percent to 80 percent range. It would be administered by the Agriculture Department’s Risk Management Agency and operate as a core program with farmers buying crop insurance as “wrap-around” revenue risk protection.

One of the most attractive

features of the SRRP proposal, according to Anderson, is the impact it would have on lowering farmers’ crop insurance premiums.

“As a program that’s integrated with crop insurance, crop insurance premiums could be re-rated to account for the fact that much of the risk is covered elsewhere,” he explained. “That would lower premiums and make buy-up coverage more affordable.”

Farm Bureau delegates will set AFBF policy on the farm bill and other issues when they meet Dec. 10. The policies they approve will form AFBF’s agenda for the year.

SEEDWAY expands vegetable seed sales team HALL, NY — Jeff Eckert has joined SEEDWAY as sales representative for commercial vegetable seed. As part of the SEEDWAY sales team, Jeff will be responsible for vegetable seed sales and service to commercial growers in designated vegetable growing regions of New York.

A graduate of SUNY Cobleskill with a degree in Agricultural Engineering,

Jeff brings over 30 years of vegetable production experience to SEEDWAY, including; crop scouting, pest management, quality control, contracting, seed and plant selection and product evaluation. Most recently an Agriculture Supervisor for Seneca Foods, Jeff brings valuable in-field knowledge of vegetable crop planting, harvesting and processing.

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ServSafe Certification Course to be offered March 3-4 in Bath The state health department would like to see one person trained in food safety available for each shift that food is being served for restaurants, bars and membership organizations that serve food to the public.

The ServSafe Certification Course is now being offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Steuben County in two eight hour sessions.

The next session will be held on March 3-4, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Steuben County office, in the Steuben County Office Building, Bath, NY. The course covers sanitation, contamination, food allergens and illness, the flow of food from purchasing to service, pest management, and food safety regulations and standards. ServeSafe then shows how to implement the food safety practices learned in the program.

The cost for the course is $200 per person or $175 per person for two or more from one organization. To register, send a $75

non-refundable registration fee to Cindy Messinger at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Steuben County, 3

Utilizing a broad foundation of experience and knowledge in the industry, Eckert will work closely with growers providing seed recommendations. Jeff and his family reside in Geneva, NY. SEEDWAY offers one of the most comprehensive vegetable seed product lines in the industry, serving growers from locations in Elizabethtown, PA and Lakeland, FL with product research trials in Hershey, PA and Plant City, FL. Headquartered in Hall, NY, SEED-

WAY, LLC maintains locations in Trumansburg and Mecklenburg, NY, Shoreham, VT, Mifflinburg, Emmaus and Elizabethtown in PA and Lakeland, FL. A full-line seed company, marketing farm, turf and vegetable seed from the Rocky Mountains to the east coast and Ontario, Canada, Seedway, LLC is a subsidiary of GROWMARK, Inc., Bloomington, IL. For more information visit www.seedway.com.

East Pulteney Square, Bath, NY 14810. Or call Cindy at 607-664-2300 to organize a class in your area.

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Contact Your Sales Representative or Call 800-218-5586 P.O. Box 121, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428

Congressman Hanna meeting with dairy farmers in Utica, NY Several members of the Progressive Agriculture Organization (ProAg) met recently in Utica, NY with Congressman Richard Hanna (R-NY) from New York’s 24th

District.

Pro-Ag and the National Family Farm Coalition are expanding their efforts to secure co-sponsors for the Federal Milk Marketing Improvement

Act of 2011 (S-1640 in the Senate.)

Arden Tewksbury said, “Congressman Hanna is a very important Congressman as he represents about 1,200 dairy

farmers in his district.”

Pro-Ag has held two important meetings in West Winfield, NY, in the past with over 400 dairy farmers and interested parties attending. Congressman Hanna represents West Winfield and surrounding areas.

All the dairy farmers who attended the session strongly feel that time is running out for the majority of dairy farmers not only in New York State, but across the United States.

Ken Dibbell, a longtime dairy farmer activist from South New Berlin, NY said, “The answer to the dairy farmers inade-

quate pricing formula is contained in S-1640, the Federal Milk Marketing Improvement Act of 2011.”

S-1640 was introduced in the U.S. Senate

by Senator Robert P.

Casey, Jr (D-PA). The bill would price milk to the dairy farms based on the National Average Cost of Production.

Pro-Ag can be reached at 570-833-5776.

Adam Hepburn (R-L) (Aide to Congressman Hanna),Congressman Richard Hanna, Ken Dibbell (back to camera-Dairy Farmer from South New Berlin, NY), Arden Tewksbury (Manager, Pro-Ag), Gretchen Maine (Dairy Farmer of Waterville, NY) and Robin Fitch (Dairy Farmer from West Winfield, NY).

Photo courtesy of Pro-Ag

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Wed., Jan. 25, 2012 @ 9:00 A.M. Rt. 11 Cortland, NY

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LOCATION - From Rt. 81, 35 miles south of Syracuse; take Exit 10 to Rt. 11, then 1 mile north to the sale site (27+) Excavators 2009 Komatsu PC300 LCS, 1900 Hrs, Coupler; 2009 Komatsu PC 220 1700 Hrs, Coupler; Cat 312 w/thumb, plumbed; Komatsu PC 150 w/Thumb; Link Belt 2700, Clean; Yanmar Vi035 Mini Excavator; 2007 NH E275R Mini Excavator; NH EC45 w/cab, 600hrs; NH EH30B, 2060 hrs; 2007 JCB 8035 ZTS, 621 hrs; Airmann AX500; Case Cruz-air 1050B, 5' ditching bucket, boom extensions; Andy Partis Estate: Very clean equipment 287 Cat track Skid Steer; Cat D5G XL 6 way dozer; Cat CS433 vibratory roller; 2000 Sterling tri axle aluminum dump truck; Walk behind concrete saw; Several tampers; Skid Steer loader post hole digger; Power trowels; Jack hammers; Concrete blankets;

Portable welder; Large quantity Simons concrete forms; 20 ton airbrake tag trailer; Skid steer loader trailer; (2) Cargo enclosed trailers; Hot water power washer; Large supply of trade tools (22+) Dozers Cat D6H; Cat D5C; Cat D6C; JD 650G LT; JD 550 H LT; Case 550 G, 6way w/ root rake (23+) Loaders/Telehandlers/backhoes JD 510 tractor/backhoe; Ford 455C backhoe, 14' boom, 18" bucket; Case 686G XR telehandler 6000lbs; Skytrack 804Z telehandler 8000lb; Cat 924G High reach loader w/BKT & forks; Clark 75B loader; Case W20B loader w/ GP Bucket; Balderson side dump bucket, 2 yd (43+) Skid Steer Loaders and attachments Bobcat T300 Track; Bobcat 852 LT; Bobcat 853, 4000 hrs; NH LS 180; NH LS 170; NH LS170; (2) LOWE skid steer loader auger; JD 24A; Case 420; GEHL 3625; Bobcat 773; Gehl 4635; NH 60B Rockhound, 60"; Skid steer loader grabble bucket; (2) 48" skid steer pallet forks; 66" brush grapple bucket with hoses; 66" grapple bucket with hoses; Fabtech skid steer backhoe attachment (34+) Construction Equipment JD 648D Grapple log skidder; 2002 Hypac 830, 66" vibratory roller; Bomag 56" vibratory pad foot roller; IR SD70 66" Drum drive vibratory roller; Stone 54" dirt vibratory roller, diesel; Ingersoll Rand walk behind 24" roller; Stone 36" blacktop roller, Honda engine; Stone 4000 blacktop vibratory roller, no engine; Case Trencher, 5' boom, 8" rock and dirt chain; 2007 Vermeer RT200 self propelled walk behind trencher; Ditch witch 1420 walk behind trencher, 4' boom, rock and dirt chain; 2001 Skyjack, 4WD, 52' boom lift, 5' basket; 2005 Haulotte 2747E scissor lift, 33' work height; (56+) Farm tractors JD 8650 w/pto and 3pt hitch, new tires, new motor; JD 7820 4WD w/cab and 746 loader; JD 5203 4WD, w/JD 522 LDR; JD 2955, 2x4, w/cab, 6414 hrs; JD 2950, 2x4, 8686 hrs; JD 2030 2X4; JD 830 2x4, 4892 hrs; JD 301; Kubota L4310HST 4WD w/loader; Kubota M105 4WD w/cab and loader; Kubota L4630

1st Annual WNY Farm Show *Virtual Auction

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Tractors, ATV’s, Farm tools, Trailers and more!

3:30 pm, February 3, 2012 Hamburg Fairgrounds, NY Notice: We are pleased to announce the first annual virtual auction held in conjunction with the WNY Farm Show. We will have many pieces onsite as well as several offsite, to be sold by pictures.

Selling: Tractors, farm equipment, vehicles, trailers, ATV’s and much more. As the auction gets closer check the website for full listing and pictures.

Online bidding will be available for all items through our website. *Virtual auctions are the same as live auctions, except that many items up for auction will be sold via pictures.

4WD w/loader; Kubota M4700SD 4WD w/loader; Case IH 5140 4wd w/cab/air/heat; Case 1594 4WD; Case 5120 2x4, 5200 hrs; NH 8160 4WD w/cab; NH 3930 w/blade, 642 hrs; White 2-70, 2x4, 4895 hrs; Allis Chalmers 7000, 2x4, 5992 hrs; MF 4824 4WD w/ cab/AC- New; MF 135 w/loader; MF 135 w/loader, 3150 hrs; MF 50L w/loader; Ford 3600; Ford 8N 2x4; AGCO 5660 4x4 w/loader, 286 hrs; Farmall 200; MF loader attachment; Buhler 696 loader attachment; (36+) Compact Tractors JD 4520 4x4 w/ldr 400 hrs; JD 4310 w/ldr 900 hrs; JD 4100 diesel, hydro, 4x4, 60" deck, snowblower; JD 855 diesel, hydro, 4x4, tractor, loader, backhoe; JD 3032E 4x4 w/loader, 84hrs; 2003 JD 4210 Tractor/Loader/backhoe w/belly mower, 1704 hrs; Earth Force EF4 4x4x4 ldr-backhoe 1200 hrs; Kubota 7300 4x4 w/belly mower; Kubota BX2200 4x4 w/loader; Kubota B7100 w/blade, 1373 hrs; 2007 Kubota L48 tractor/loader/backhoe; 1996 Kubota L300DT 4WD w/loader; Kubota BX23 Tractor/loader/backhoe; Kubota B7400 w/LA272 loader; Ford 1910; NH TZ25 tractor w/loader; Yanmar 4x4 w/loader, backhoe; 2009 Challenger MT275, 285 hrs; Ringo 3000 4WD; Kioti LB1914 4WD; (200+) Farm machinery JD 7720 2WD combine, 2500 hrs; JD 5730 harvester w/ 664 corn head & 630 hay head; NH 790 chopper w/corn head; NH forage box; TMR mixer wagon w/scale; Knight mixer wagon; Knight 3042 Reel Auggie Mixer; Oswalt D500 mixer wagon; NH grinder/mixer; NH 305 manure spreader; NH 135 manure spreader w/new sides; Gehl scavenger 1329 manure spreader; 275 Hydra spread manure spreader; 2007 Claas Quadrant 2100 big square baler, new; 2003 Claas Quadrant 1150RC big square baler; Case IH 5420 square baler; NH 273 square baler; Claas 46 round baler; (2) Hesston 530 round baler; JD 457 round baler; NH round baler; NH 648 round baler; Krone 130 round baler; JD Kicker; Case IH 8650 bale processor; (5) hay wagons; Kidd round bale chopper; 2010 NH 1411 discbine; Kuhn FC300 discbine; 2009 AGCO rake, new; NH 256 rake; IH

6200 Grain Drill; Niemeyer rotary rake; (2) set of 258 rake w/double hitch; 2 star tedder; White 508 6 bottom plow; Oliver 7 bottom plow; IH 710 5 bottom 20" plow; IH 710 4 bottom plow; Ford 20' flip-up disk; 29' Sunflower 4 section disc w/new blades; Brillion 15' packer-roller; Bodco 33 feed cart; Valmetal Bedding Chopper; New Holland double rake hitch; (2) 500 gallon crop sprayer w/foam markers; 4000 Bushel grain bin w/dryer and stirring system-disassembled; (19+) Big Trucks 2003 Chevy 5500 Duramax, stake; 2003 Ford F650 crew cab, 3126 Cat w/12' chipper dump; 2003 International 9400i day cab tractor; 2002 International 4400 DT466; 2002 International 4700SA; 2001 Chevy 3500 1ton Bucket Truck, Duramax Diesel; 1997 Ford Flatbed Superduty w/dump box; 1988 GMC 7000 Diesel dump truck; 1986 Nissan dump truck; (12+) Utility Company Vehicles Pickup, Vans, and SUV from utility Company (32+) Vehicles 2003 Chevy 2500 HD Pickup; 2003 Chevy 2500 HD Pickup; 2003 Chevy 1500 Pickup; 2003 Subaru outback, loaded; 2006 Ford F250 Ext cab, Diesel, 4X4, loaded; 2002 Ford 4dr crew cab, 4X4, loaded; 2001 Chevy Blazer 4X4; 2004 Ford Explorer 4X4; 2000 Chevy 2500 4X4, w/plow, 4X4, low miles (20+) Trailers 48' aluminum flatbed semi trailer; (2) 16' recycling dump trailers; 1964 Heil 8000 gal aluminum tanker trailer; 2012 16' enclosed trailer; 2012 12' enclosed trailer; 1994 Polar 7000 gal insulated asphalt trailer; 2005 PJ 20' deck over trailer, 14000 lb GVW; 2004 34' gooseneck, 24000 lb; 2009 16' dump; 2012 20' tilt Top; 2011 skid Steer Trailer; 2006 Hudson 10 Ton (35+) Big Toys & Lawn Equipment Kubota RTV900; Kubota RTV900; JD Gator, 6X4, Gas; Kymeo 55cc Scooter; Bush Hog 4400 UTV 140hrs, winch, dump; Woods 72" 3pt finish mower, new; Polaris 4X4 Ranger; 2009 Cub Cadet volunteer utility vehicle 4x4 w/ plow package & dump box; (30+) Misc.

6' Lucknow 3pt snow blower; Woods 72' rear blade,

new; 6 Drum lube system; Chains fit fork lift (1300x24 tire size); Windpower 20KW generator on wheels (250 outlet); Diadem 290 3pt hitch spinner/spreader; Chipper w/Deutz diesel; Hale pump; Generator 25KW Diesel; 500 Gal hydro seeder; Heavy front end blade; Diamond 18" walk behind concrete saw; 3 point hitch Harley Rake, 5', angle; 3 pt hitch broom, 6', angle; McLaughlin Location system for directional drills; (175) Rubber mats for cow beds; Set of snap on tractor duals; Barrier clamp 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.

Roy Teitsworth, Inc. ~ Successful Auctions for 42 Years Plain old-fashioned hard work, experience and market knowledge make this the team to choose for successful auctions. Now is the time to call for a no obligation consultation or appraisal. There are many options available to market your business assets. We would be pleased to discuss the auction methods with you. Give us a call today. If you are looking for clean, well-maintained municipal equipment and trucks, at absolute public auction, here are some tentative dates to keep in mind. Please also visit www.teitsworth.com

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 9:00 A.M. CNY Farm Supply Of Recreational Equipment, Farm Machinery, Heavy Equipment, Cars & Trucks Rt. 11 Cortland, NY (off exit 10)

Saturday, April 21, 2012 9:00 A.M. Chautauqua County Area Municipal & Contractor Equipment Auction Gerry Rodeo Grounds RT. 60 Gerry, NY

Friday, February 3, 2012 3:30 P.M. WNY Farm Show Virtual Auction!

Farm machinery, tractors, atv's Erie County Fairgounds, Hamburg, NY

Saturday, April 28, 2012 8:00 A.M. 42nd Annual New York's Favorite Consignment Auction Teitsworth auction yard Barber Hill Rd. Geneseo, NY

Saturday, March 3, 2012 9:00 A.M. CONSIGNMENT AUCTION Teitsworth Auction Yard Farm & Construction Equipment Heavy & Light Trucks Geneseo, NY

Saturday, May 12, 2012 9:00 A.M. 27th Annual Palmyra Municipal Equipment Auction Town of Palmyra Highway Department Palmyra, NY (Rochester area)

Saturday, March 17, 2012 8:00 A.M. Saxby Implement Corp. Public Auction 200 Lawn Mowers, Vehicles, New Trailers & Much More Mendon, NY

Saturday, May 19, 2012 9:00 A.M. Important Public Auction Recreational Equipment, Farm Machinery, Heavy Construction Equipment C.N.Y. Power Sports Rt. 11 Cortland, NY

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 9:00 A.M. CORYN FARM SUPPLIES, INC. Public Auction of Farm Equipment & Tools 3186 Freshour Rd. Canandaigua, NY

Saturday, June 2, 2012 8:00 A.M. Special June Auction Teitsworth Auction Yard Farm & Construction Equipment, Heavy & Light Trucks Geneseo, NY

Saturday, March 24, 2012 9:00 A.M. Z&M Ag and Turf Farm Equipment Auction Clymer, NY

Otsego County Area Municipal Equipment Auction Date to be determined

Saturday, March 31, 2012 9:00 A.M Lamb & Webster Used Equipment Auction Farm Tractors & Machinery, Lawn & Garden Equipment Routes 39 & 219, Springville, NY

Saturday, June 16, 2012 9:00 A.M. Jefferson County Area Municipal & Contractor Equipment Auction Selling Heavy Equipment, Trucks & Trailers Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Watertown, NY

Friday, August 10, 2012 9:00 A.M. Farm & Equipment Auction Next to Empire Farm Days Show Farm Equipment, Tractors, Antique Equipment, Construction equipment Route 414, Seneca Falls, NY Saturday, September 8, 2012 9:00 A.M. Municipal Surplus & Contractor Equipment Auction Town of Lansing Highway Dept.

Rts. 34 & 34B, Lansing, NY

Tuesday, November 6, 2012 Ending November 13, 6pm Monthly Online Auction Check it out at www.teitsworth.com December 1, 2012 9:00 A.M. Special Winter Consignment Auction Teitsworth Auction Yard Farm & Construction Equipment, Heavy & Light Trucks Liquidations & Consignments Geneseo, NY

Saturday, September 15, 2012 8:00 A.M. SPECIAL FALL CONSIGNMENT AUCTION Teitsworth Auction Yard, Groveland Farm & Construction Equipment Heavy & Light Trucks Consignments Welcome Geneseo, N.Y. Saturday, September 22, 2012 9:00 A.M. LAMB & WEBSTER USED EQUIPMENT AUCTION FARM TRACTORS & MACHINERY Routes 39 & 219, Springville, NY Saturday, October 6, 2012 9:00 A.M. Monroe County Municipal Equipment Auction Heavy Construction Equipment, Cars & Trucks 145 Paul Rd., Exit 17, Rt. 390, Rochester, NY Saturday, October 13, 2012 9:00 A.M. Municipal & Contractor Equipment Auction Hamburg Fairgrounds, Hamburg, NY Saturday, October 27, 2012 9:00 A.M. Onondaga County Area Municipal Equipment Auction Municipal & Contractor Equipment Syracuse, NY (NYS Fairgrounds)

January 10-17, 2012 February 7-14, 2012 March 6-13, 2012 April 3-10, 2012 May 1-8, 2012 June 5-12, 2012 July 10-17, 2012 August 14-21, 2012 September 11-18, 2012 October 9-16, 2012 November 6-13, 2012 December 4-11, 2012 RTI Online Auctions Keep in mind we also have a web based auction monthly!

This is an efficient and convenient way to sell equipment of all kinds. It runs from the first to the second Wednesday of every month. Please contact Milo @ 585-739-6435, Richard @ 585-721-9554 or Cindy @ 585-738-3759 to consign to any of these auctions.

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