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“If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.” James 1:5

Transitioning the family farm can either be a perplexing problem or a rewarding venture

by Pat Malin LIVERPOOL, NY — When it comes to transitioning the family farm to the next generation, the paradox of the “chicken or the egg” comes to mind.

What comes first? Do the current owners trust the next generation enough to hand over the keys? Or does the next generation have to step up to the plate first and demonstrate a fiscal responsibility? Do they share their elders’ inborn passion for the farm or is this a quality that can be nurtured like a seedling?

According to Dave Specht, the keynote speaker at the 180th annual New York State Agricultural Forum, the first step in a successful farm business transition is to make a plan. From there, a mutual meeting of the minds should follow naturally. One major concern is how families can do it coolly and rationally without letting their emotions and potential squabbles mar the decision-making process.

Specht’s talk raised many questions on the complexities of an estate plan for Sharon Collins, who owns a maple

sugar farm in Schoharie County, NY, and the Doolittles, who run Frontenac Point Vineyard and Estate Winery near Ithaca.

Collins, 47, is a second-generation owner and operator of Buck Hill Farm in the town of Jefferson. Her husband, the co-owner, works off the farm. They have two children, Sam, 18, and Charlotte, 16.

“I know my son is interested in taking over,” said Collins, who bought the land from her grandfather and belongs to the New York State Maple Producers Association. “Sam takes it seriously.

More than anything, I think he likes the lifestyle of being his own boss. But he is also aware of the sacrifices it takes.”

She described herself as “vocal,” encouraging her son to make decisions in the farm operation, though she feels he is too young to have a financial stake. Collins’s own family farm, which is nearby, was passed on to her older brother as was customary, but she said she felt left out of the decisionmaking.

She doesn’t want to repeat that

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Carol Doolittle, left, co-owner and founder of Frontenac Point Vineyard and Estate Winery near Ithaca, discusses points of the family farm business transition with her son, Larry, and husband, Jim Doolittle during a break at the New York State Agricultural Society conference on Jan. 5 in Liverpool.

Jennifer Voss, standing (right), a business and family management consultant, speaks with Stan Klein, a co-owner of Silver Meadow Farm, as she prepares to moderate a panel discussion on successful farm business transitions at the Ag Forum. The other panelists were, from left, Dave Specht, the keynote speaker; Russell Klein (Stan's son); his grandfather Ron Klein, who started operating Silver Meadow Farm (Wyoming County) in 1953 with his late father, John Klein; John Fleming (GLASSES), a non-family shareholder in Hardie Farms (Tompkins County); Sam Migliorelli, who operates the third-generation Migliorelli Farm (Dutchess County) with his father, Ken); and Steve and Erin Blabac, who run Root Down Farm (Erie County) as a CSA. Photos by Pat Malin

scenario with her daughter. Charlotte has demonstrated a strong liking for the farm, though as Collins pointed out, the latter would be more likely to steer it in a different direction than Sam. Whereas Collins and her son want to invest in more fruit trees and practical value-added farm products, Charlotte’s dream at this point is to have a horse farm.

Collins’ husband is not as fond of the agricultural business. “He doesn’t have my passion,” she admitted. “He would sell it in a second. For me, it’s definitely a stewardship; it’s not just financial.”

As the transition plan develops, her husband nevertheless has a considerable stake in the future of the farm.

For Jim and Carol Doolittle, agriculture is a second career. Both of them worked for state government in Albany for many years. In 1978, they gave up the rat race to start growing grapes.

They built the winery from scratch in 1982 and opened the tasting room in 1991. It’s obviously something they love doing.

Their 27-year-old son, Larry, grew up on the farm. Jim thinks his son has not shown an affinity for either business or viticulture. Larry said his mother thought it was “a good idea” to attend the Agricultural Society Forum and ponder his future on the family farm. While his mother is encouraging, Larry worries that his father is skeptical of his abilities.

After graduating from Rice University with a degree in English (he started with a major in chemical engineering), Larry spent a year-and-a half living in Los Angeles. “I wanted to get out of the house and see the other side,” he explained.

“Then I came back to the farm threeand a-half years ago. I don’t have any responsibilities yet. I came back out of a sense of duty — I’m an only child — rather than out of a sense of passion.

But if I don’t have passion, I think I will still do well at it.”

His father is waiting for Larry to show sincere interest in the winery.

“It’s a question of whether he wants to get into the business,” said Jim. “Times have changed and I’ve told him that a lot. I think he should get more education. But in the past couple of years, I have been thinking about the transition.”

According to Specht and others who participated in the panel discussion on the family business transition, the older generation is typically wary of the younger generation. The elders have invested their blood, sweat and tears into starting up and operating a profitable farm and envision the youngsters as spoiled inheritors who will squander the gift.

Specht said there is no recommended age for the younger generation to step up, but he did recommend “transparency” and open communication. As expected, the generations do not always see eye-to-eye and their

Sharon Collins owns Buck Hill Farm in Schoharie County and is a member of the New York State Maple Producers Association.

assumptions of each other are very different, he explained.

The younger generation can’t know what to expect. In some instances, their parents have sheltered their kids from an awareness of the tough times and painful decisions they made in the past.

In many farm families, a seamless transition from generation to generation is inevitable and very rewarding.

Ronald Klein, his son Stanley and grandson Russell run Silver Meadows Farm in Wyoming County, NY, as a limited liability company.

The Kleins were part of an afternoon panel discussion at the Forum along with Ken Migliorelli and his son, Sam. Migliorelli Farm in Dutchess County is a third-generation farm. Ken and his three daughters and son manage 1,000 acres of farmland and market produce through 40 farmers markets a week, two roadside stands and 40 or 50 restaurants in greater New York City.

Other panelists, however, provided valuable insight into the operation of non-family farms. John Fleming was raised on a dairy farm in Oneida County, and became a partner with his two brothers. Following his graduation from Cornell University, he entered the business side of farming.

He apparently didn’t feel there was a place for him on his family farm. Now he is happily employed as a shareholder and partner in Hardie Farms Inc. in Tompkins County, a corporate farm operated with non-related partners David Hardie and Steve Palladino.

Also participating in the panel were Steve and Erin Blabac of Root Down Farm in Erie County in western New York. After 10 years of working together on community supported agriculture (CSA) farms in New York State and Vermont, the young couple started their own farm. While they do not have children yet, the Blabacs believe they share ownership of Root Down Farm with members of their community.

Managing dairy farms within market fluctuations

by Julie Cushine-Rigg At the center of Aaron Gabriel’s message at the opening of “Stability Amidst Volatility: Growing Crops and Feeding Dairy Cattle” held at The Century House in Latham, NY, on Jan. 17 was the ability to manage dairy businesses through highs and lows in markets, and weather. A host of speakers gave information on forage rations, crop insurance, growing and feeding snaplage, growing and feeding BMR corn silage, and growing and feeding all your own grains.

Gabriel said he wished there was a recipe he could give everybody for managing risk on their farms. “You’ve got to figure out how each of these tools works on your farm… Hopefully you’ll find a few things here today that you can bring home and use,” he said.

And listeners had plenty of information to do just that.

Mike Bittel, Senior Vice President King Arthur Flour (KA), and member of the Advisory Committee for Congressman Chris Gibson talked about ‘Understanding Local and Global Grain.’ Bittel has been with KA for 13 years and hails from a farming background in Wisconsin. He has also had a strong connection to the commodities end of things, and has relationships with major grain suppliers including ConAgra. He says he takes the best from what he learns by visiting farms and those relationships and applies them to KA. Bittel explained a little about what is happening with grain prices and farming on a global scale as well as here in

the U.S. He said, “Up until 2004 grain markets consisted of simplicity, buying grain was simpler and stable then. You really just needed to keep an eye on the U.S. and Canada. That was it.”

Corn production here at home has continued to in increase in acreage and yield, and Bittel reported that 86 percent of corn being produced now is GMO, built to withstand disease and helped yield in the mid-west, especially. The big game changer he says, arrived in 2005 with ethanol mandates.

A host of variables has been influencing grain markets, including The Energy Policy of 2005 and The 2008 Farm Bill. With production of ethanol reaching 13.2 billion gallons recently with a mandate of 36 billion gallons in 2022, it’s not hard to see where things are going.

Bittel explained too that 138 billion gallons of gas were produced in U.S. last year and that more corn last year went to ethanol than to feed for the first time. Subsidies ran out at the end of 2011 and were not renewed in Congress.

While ethanol production has tripled in three years, Bittle points out that “In traveling to the mid-west, I haven’t seen the land triple.”

He reminded the audience that looking at global, not just our corn production, needs to be looked at to see where things are going. For one, corn producers in China threw the market into tizzy by buying a tremendous amount of corn in recent years. This is due to their middle class numbers exploding.

Within his relationships through KA,

Mike Bittel, Senior Vice President King Arthur Flour (KA) presented ‘Understanding Local and Global Grain’ as part of the Stability Amidst Volatility conference.

Photo courtesy of Aaron Gabriel Bittle has the opportunity to meet with ago there. the Director of nutrition for China last As far as what he expects in the next year and said that according to him, several years, Bittle says that we’ll China is running into the same things likely experience a rise of about 20 perwe have been here, with rising costs of cent in cost and that China and South food, medical insurance, etc., but it’s East Asia will catch up to us.

A CD with the materials from the 30 years later for them.

“They have land there in China, but Registration Packet for those that could yield per acre is still half of what ours not attend the meeting is available. It contains a power point or printable copy is,” Bittle said.

Countries to be mindful of in the near of each speaker presentation, plus some future include Argentina and Ethiopia. other articles. The cost is $5 which Ethiopia, especially is developing better includes postage. Contact Aaron cultivation policies, and John Deere Gabriel at 518-746-2560 or e-mail opened their first dealership two years adg12@cornell.edu

Cow-pieology 101: judging cow pies on their face value face.

“The shape, size, color and texture [of a cow pie] can tell a story,” he said.

For example, take a cow pie that is flat, round and dark in color. The even distribution and composition suggest that the cow’s nutritional requirements are met, and the hay easily digested, said Troxel.

A cow pie that is hard, stacked and showing grooves or waves — think of how lava folds into layers as it cools — suggests a poorer diet. “This is usually a sign of high fiber and low digestibility,” he said. Low digestibility means less protein, which provides the healthy microorganisms cattle need to aid digestion.

Like all animals, cattle derive energy from food to acquire nutrients and stay healthy. But poorer-quality hay leads to a less-nutritious and lower-energy diet, said Troxel. Even if a cow’s diet has sufficient protein for digestion, there still may be an excess of fiber.

That results in the cow deriving less energy from its diet and, therefore, a decrease in body condition.

“By observing cow pies, we can change a cow’s diet quality before its condition decreases,” he said.

Forage quality matters Judging cow pies on face value is an art, but forage testing is a science.

Forage tests provide the nutrient content

of hay — understood as percentages of protein, energy (known as TDN, or total digestible nutrients) and fiber. Once the forage quality is determined, it can be compared to the nutrient requirements of cattle. If the animal’s needs are greater than what’s provided in the hay, feed supplements are needed.

These supplements, also known as “least-cost supplemental feeding,” generally involve grouping animals based on their nutritional requirements, forage test results and cost of feed grains, said Troxel. Grouping cattle with different requirements — such as nonlactating cows and lactating cows — can cause either overfeeding and a waste of costly supplements, or underfeeding and poor cattle performance.

“Knowing the nutrient composition of the forage allows feeding lower-quality hay to cattle with lower nutrient requirements, and feeding higherquality hay to cattle with greater requirements,” he said.

Producers can contact their county extension agent for more information on how to conduct a forage test.

Winter woes 2011 was one of the worst years in state history for hay production. Last year, many hay reserves were quickly used up, and the first hay cuttings were affected by cool temperatures and too much moisture. Severe-to-

exceptional drought blanketed the state for months, further complicating matters.

Many cattle producers began feeding hay in August or September, as opposed to usually feeding around November. The scarcity of good-quality hay sent prices way up, and poorquality hay was baled, sold and shipped to Arkansas. Producers scrambled to find alternative feed sources, ranging from soybean and grain sorghum residue to rice stubble, corn stalks and poultry litter.

Translation: some cows went into winter thinner than normal, so keep an eye on those cow pies.

“Due to the poor conditions in 2011, a lot of cow pies in January and February will be indicative of these energy-deficient diets,” said Troxel.

Producers should keep a close eye on cattle to ensure good health.

Combining the “art” of cow-pieology with the “science” of forage testing and least-cost rations is essential to successful cattle management. “The art of beef production must be mastered before the science can be applied, because the art identifies when science should be used, changed or adapted,” he said. “But one cannot exist without the other: both are needed to make wise management decisions.”

Source: www.extension.org

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Cow dung, or “cow pies” have quite a solid reputation. Dried, they can be used as fuel, thrown competitively like a discus, and, in some circles, cured and used as kitschy accessories, from paperweights to clocks.

But cow pies also serve another important purpose: they’re an indicator of bovine health and hay quality.

If cattle are the consumers, ranchers and producers are the dietitians. A quick look at a fresh cow pie gives the trained observer a good idea of a cow’s diet and general health, said Tom Troxel, professor and associate department head-animal science for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. “‘Cow-pieology’ is the study of cow pies, but it’s certainly not a science; it’s an art that beef cattle producers have practiced for many years,” he said. “Many beef producers observe cow pies to determine when to start supplemental feeding or when to rotate the cattle to a different pasture.

“By observing the cow pie, one can get an indication of the quality of the animal’s diet,” said Troxel.

A pie in the face Veteran cow producers, through years of observation, are able to tell whether cows are getting the proper nutritional requirements for their diet.

All they have to do is look a pie in the

FOCUS ON AGRICULTURE American Farm Bureau Federation

Bloggers step up to the keyboard

by Cyndie Sirekis More than 6,000 people, mostly Farm Bureau members, attended the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 93rd Annual Meeting, held in midJanuary. About a dozen of the attendees, all active in social media, volunteered to blog about their experiences.

These “guest bloggers” wrote more than 40 posts for the Farm Bureau Annual Meeting Blog (http://farmbureau.wordpress.com). Posts about the topics below were the most popular.

President Bob Stallman’s annual address. In what has been dubbed the “State of Farm Bureau,” AFBF President Bob Stallman outlines the current “lay of the land” when it comes to regulations and policy related to agriculture, and highlights the organization’s priorities. He also suggests a few strategic actions for the farmer and rancher members to consider.

“We must engage directly with the consumer as an industry in ways we haven’t before,” Stallman said. “And while we must fully engage in this

ongoing national dialogue about food and the devoted care we take when we grow it, we must also never, ever forget to listen.”

Blogged Jeff Fowle, a California farmer and rancher, “I believe he [Stallman] is spot on when he said, ‘…Folks, maybe, just maybe, we, as the producers of food in this country, can play a role to help unite instead of divide. It’s about time to put all else aside and for all of us to stand up as Americans first.’”

Advocating for agriculture. “For years when we talked about agriculture we told people how safe, abundant and affordable our food was in this country,” blogged Chris Chinn of Missouri. “Farm Bureau members learned from U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance research that consumers don’t connect to these messages because these are not concerns they have. People are more concerned about the methods we are using to produce food and the impact it might have on consumer health. We need to

Cover photo by Sally Colby Combining the “art” of cow-pieology with the “science” of forage testing and least-cost rations is essential to successful cattle management.

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Young farmers and ranchers.

Results for national Young Farmers and Ranchers (aged 18-35) competitions naturally generated interest, but musings about where agriculture may be headed also garnered attention.

“The increasing average age of farmers and ranchers in the United States is a legitimate concern,” wrote Chelsea Good, communications director at the Kansas Department of Agriculture.

“Many people my age are hesitant to take the leap and farm and ranch fulltime. From increasing production costs to limited access to credit, getting a start in agriculture as a young person is not easy. However, in my opinion, the leadership development happening through YF&R indicates that our industry will have strong, competent leaders for many years to come.”

Farm tours. “Hawaii is facing a lot of issues in agriculture that are similar to what farmers face on the mainland, including challenges related to water, economics and animal rights activism,” blogged Hilary Maricle of Nebraska. “Additionally, they have

supply issues as so much of their food is shipped in… throughout the U.S., we have things that are threatening agriculture and the effects can be seen in Hawaii. If we want to keep ag strong, farmers must continue to stand up and speak out together like our AFBF delegates [who set the policy direction for the organization in the coming year] did on Tuesday!”

Farmer and rancher photos. North Dakota rancher Val Wagner blogged about a surprisingly emotional standing-room only session featuring photographer Paul Mobley talking about his book American Farmer, the Heart of Our Country.

“As image after image played across the screen, and story after story was told, I couldn’t help but sit up a little straighter, hold my head a little higher and feel just a little bit better,” Wagner wrote. “Mr. Mobley said it best when he said, ‘If we need to look for role models in this day, we need to look no farther than the American farmer.’ Amen.”

Cyndie Sirekis is director of news services with the American Farm Bureau Federation.

Farm Bureau hosts Young Farmer & Rancher Leadership Conference ALBANY, NY — The New York Farm Bureau Young Farmer & Rancher (YF&R) Program will be hosting its annual Leadership Conference on March 4-5 at the Holiday Inn on Wolf Rd. in Albany. The conference is open to the public, but all participants must abide by registration requirements.

Attendees will learn how to engage both the media and the public on agricultural issues. They will also receive updates on New York Farm Bureau’s priority issues for the 2012 legislative session.

“The YF&R Leadership Conference is a fantastic way for young farmers to meet and discuss issues important to the New York agricultural community,” said Andrea Schultz, chair of the New York Farm Bureau Young Farmer & Rancher Committee. “It is a tremendous experience for anyone looking to hone their leadership skills.”

The keynote address will be delivered by Troy and Stacy Hadrick, fifth

generation ranchers from South Dakota. The Hadricks’ passion for agriculture led to the creation of Advocates for Agriculture — a public outreach program that engages consumers on agricultural issues. The couple is deeply engaged in the conversation on food production through their website at www.advocatesforag.com, Twitter and Facebook. They have spoken at numerous agricultural events throughout the country, providing farmers and ranchers with practical knowledge on how to share their own unique stories with the public.

There is no need to be a current member of the Young Farmer & Rancher program to attend the conference. The deadline for hotel registration is Feb. 10; the deadline for meal registration is Feb. 22. For registration forms and additional information on the conference, visit www.nyfb.org or contact Jan D’Arcy at 800-342-4143, ext. 5626.

NFU: State of the Union positive for rural America with commitment to renewable energy, trade enforcement WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued the following statement following President Obama’s State of the Union Address on Jan. 24: “We are pleased that the president and the administration have renewed their pledge to the United States’ energy independence. As the president said, we need to seek ‘a future where we’re in control of our own energy, and our security and prosperity aren’t so tied to unstable parts of the world. An economy built to last, where hard work pays off, and responsibility is rewarded.’ Homegrown energy is how we keep money, jobs and families in rural America.

“Rebuilding the economy begins in rural America. It begins with U.S. family farmers and ranchers who provide food, fiber and American-made fuel. The farm bill is largest investment in rural America, and in order to ensure family farms and rural America can continue to prosper, it must be passed in 2012.

“We are encouraged by the president’s announcement of the formation of a trade enforcement unit.

Trade is a necessity for U.S. agriculture, but we must all play by the same rules. This group will be critical to farmers and ranchers, ensuring that they have a level playing field in marketing their products.”

Moon blindness, leptospirosis and Appaloosas

by Sally Colby When Dr. Gary Kubala is called to a farm to examine a horse showing signs of eye inflammation or early blindness, he can usually predict the breed of horse he’ll be seeing: Appaloosa. In many cases, the problem is diagnosed as equine recurrent uveitis, or ERU. This eye disease was referred to as moon blindness for many years because people thought that the temporary blindness associated with a flare-up was related to phases of the moon. Moon blindness was eventually referred to as periodic ophthalmia, and is now known primarily as ERU. Uveitis means inflammation of the uveal tract, which includes the vascular, pigmented tissue in the eye including the iris, ciliary body and choriod.

ERU affects a significant percentage of horses, and seems to be prevalent in Appaloosas.

ERU is a chronic, inflammatory and painful eye disease, and one of the most common causes of blindness in horses. It can be the result of injury, bacteria, viruses or parasites. Many ERU cases diagnosed today are the result of the horse having contracted leptospirosis or ‘lepto’. Although there are several strains of lepto, the strain that is most often found in equine cases is L interrogans Pomona.

Unfortunately, the horse can be infected by leptospirosis and show no clinical signs. By the time the eye is affected, which can be as long as a year after the initial infection, the owner might notice red and/or watery eyes, squinting and reluctance to go outside on sunny days. The horse might try to rub its eyes on solid objects to relieve the pain, which may lead to further damage. The early stages of ERU are often missed in pastured horses simply

because those horses are not handled as frequently. It can also be overlooked when the horse’s right eye is affected, because the handler usually leads and mounts on the horse’s left side.

“There are multiple places where blindness can occur — not just in the eye itself,” said Dr. Gary Kubala, a veterinarian who sees numerous cases of ERU every year. “Vision is the eyes, but it’s also a pathway through the back of the eye, to the brain and back to the response of the muscles and nerves.

What happens with repeated bouts of uveitis is that the iris will adhere to the lens.” Kubala says that ERU can also damage the retina, but retinal damage is difficult to evaluate. “We can’t evaluate the retina because we can’t see through the lens,” he said. “The lens stops working as it should when light shines on it.” Kubala added that to diagnose retinal damage, the horse must be anesthetized, so a thorough exam along with history from the owner is usually the best means of onfarm diagnosis.

The veterinarian’s goal in treating ERU is to reduce any current inflammation and to preserve vision. Because the lepto organism responds to doxycycline, some equine practitioners choose to treat horses showing clinical signs of EUR with doxycycline. “We have no idea when or where the horse picked it up,” said Kubala.

“Doxycycline is cheap, and if there’s a chance of stopping something from developing further, I’ll do it.” After the exam, including staining to rule out corneal abrasions or ulcers, the horse owner is instructed to apply eye ointment provided by the veterinarian.

Horses in the throes of a painful ERU episode are also given pain relief as prescribed by the veterinarian.

A stain helps the veterinarian find any corneal ulcers or abrasions so that the appropriate treatment can be used. This horse has significant opaqueness in the eye, and is blind on that side.

Photo by Sally Colby

The lepto organism is present in the eye, but Kubala says that horse owners who are squirted with the horse’s tears during application of eye medication aren’t at risk. “The lepto bugs seem to localize on the inside of the eye and not in the tears,” he said.

Recent findings show that ERU is immune-mediated, which means that after the initial infection clears, the horse is subject to future episodes of severe inflammation. “An immunemediated reaction means that antibodies bind with antigens and deposit them in different places in the animals body,” said Kubala. “My guess is that the antigen/antibody complexes are going to the eye of the horse.” Ongoing research indicates that the higher rate of ERU in Appaloosas is due to this immune response. In addition to causing ERU, there is significant evidence that leptospirosis is often the culprit in abortions in mares.

Leptospirosis is transmitted to domestic livestock through the urine of infected wild animals including rats, raccoons, skunks, foxes, opossums

and deer. The organism thrives in warm, wet weather, especially when puddles form. Some livestock producers vaccinate animals such as cattle against leptospirosis because it’s a common cause of abortion disease.

Although research is still underway, some equine veterinarians are using the cattle vaccine for leptospirosis to prevent abortion due to lepto in mares.

Such action should be undertaken only under the guidance of a veterinarian.

Once a horse has been diagnosed with ERU and treated for the initial flare, Kubala says it’s up to the owner to watch for recurring episodes.

“Watch for the eye to become cloudy and increased squinting,” he said, adding that some horse owners opt for using cyclosporine eye drops to inhibit the immune reaction.

Ongoing veterinary research is aimed at discovering more about the link between leptospirosis and ERU. For now, Kubala says that the best thing a horse owner can do is to be aware of the signs of ERU, and treat what’s treatable.

NOFA-NY Winter Conference 2012 - The Cooperative Economy Conference was the Cooperative Economy, and the farmers, gardeners and friends of organic farming from all over who showed why this was such an appropriate theme by making it NOFA’s most impressive conference to date.

Darren Grout from Tierra Farms talks with NOFA NY board member Karen Livingston and Joe Livingston.

Mitchell Young, farm manager Geneva Facility and Jan Van der Heide, sales and product development both from Bejo seeds talk with Ken Greene from Hudson Valley Seed Library.

To go along with the over 80 techni- executive director of Appalachian cal workshops offered, this year’s Sustainable Development (ASD), and keynote speakers included: John the 2012 NOFA-NY Farmers of the Ikerd, a Professor Emeritus of Year Paul and Maureen Knapp.

Agricultural Economics at the For more information visit University of Missouri, Kathlyn Terry, www.nofany.org

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Ancient grapefruit tree A couple mornings ago, the sun shone in brightly during my breakfast. It was cold outside, with no wind. So I was able to hear the buzz of what appeared to be oversized house-flies. The sun must have activated these six-legged pests out of dormancy or some such state of non-motion. I don’t think these critters hibernate, since their life-span is measured in days. A couple of these winged nuisances bounced off one of our double-paned windows, with staccato-like ticking noises. I was able to carefully crunch them, one at a time, taking pains to not leave bug stains on the glass or sills. Next I shoved each insect corpse into the potting soil which serves as home to one of our grapefruit trees.

These grapefruit trees range in age from eight to 15 years. Sue and I planted them as seeds, from fruit sold by local FFA clubs, ordered from Florida’s Farm Bureau. I always look forward to the arrival of this citrus fruit during late November. These growing plants are moved out on our deck from mid-April to around Thanksgiving. When a serious frost threatens, I move them together and cover them with an old sheet. Thus protected, they can survive temperatures down to 25 degrees Fahrenheit. So they end up spending about five months indoors, providing beautiful greenery, compared to the blinding white so common outdoors that time of year.

We hoped that at some time these trees, which are almost four feet tall, would bear fruit. But they’ve never even blossomed; there are usually plenty of honeybees around to pollinate any blossoms that might appear. These trees develop new leaves when they’re outside, and even do that indoors. When we bring them indoors we trim them down, particularly removing the thorns. They get fed an organic fertilizer which is mostly feather meal and rock phosphate.

After “googling” the term “sterile grapefruit tree”, I was able to locate and telephone a Cooperative Extension Agent in Osceola County in Central Florida. I wanted to find out why our trees haven’t even flowered. The agent said that, planted from seed, they don’t flower until eight or ten years of age, possibly longer. She also said they probably want a lot more sunlight than what they receive indoors during five months of the year. She said in the citrus industry branches of mature trees of desirable varieties are grafted onto much younger trees.

This way, at least the grafted branches “think” they’re old enough to flower and bear fruit. I got the feeling that if our grapefruit trees were transplanted down to Osceola County, they would try to catch up to their cousins or ancestors who never saw snow.

While doing my Internet search for a southern citrus authority, I stumbled into something interesting regarding navel oranges. According to orange historian Vince Moses, living in Riverside, CA, “That appearance of a navel on the orange is the result of a mutation,” Moses says. The mutation created a conjoined twin — in effect a miscarried second orange at the opposite end from the stem. “Looks like a human navel,” Moses says, but “it’s in fact a small, second orange.” That mutation was a single branch on a sour orange tree in the garden of a monastery in Brazil during the mid-1800s. The orange on that branch not only had a bellybutton, but also a baby orange inside — it was sweet, and had no seeds. An American citrus expert, a Presbyterian missionary, made a cutting, propagated some little trees-by grafting — and sent them to the USDA in Washington.

“Because the navel orange through that mutation is seedless,” Moses says, “all of the navel oranges that we see today and we eat today are genetically identical with the original orange.” Every navel orange today is a clone of that Brazilian mutation. Of course, a seedless orange has no way to reproduce naturally, so a nurseryman has to assist Mother Na-

ture by grafting sprouted buds onto another tree’s trunk and roots, a practice which hasn’t changed in a century and a quarter. One can argue that this grafting is an early form of genetic engineering, as it is a type of cloning… much the same as slicing sprouting potatoes and planting the slices is propogation by cloning. More modern genetic engineering, involving the “creation” of genetically modified organisms is much more dollar-oriented than the simple citrus propogation performed by a monk and a missionary. The terms “propietary” and “intellectual property” rapidly enter most discussions of modern plant breeding, especially when crops have been genetically altered with gene insertion.

This wasn’t the first time I called a county ag agent in Florida. A couple years ago my son Will’s fatherin-law e-mailed me from New Delhi, India, with a grapefruit tree problem. He knew I had been a cooperative extension agent, and thought I might be able to diagnose a grapefruit pathology issue from 10.5 time zones away. Turns out one of his three grapefruit trees had some kind of leaf gall as well as blistering bark. I asked Satish how old the trees were.

He said he had planted them 40 years earlier. Having lived in Florida as a kid (pre-Disney days), I knew grapefruit trees didn’t last forever.

He said the trees meant a lot to him… they were like family. He was sentimental, which impressed me, because he was a retired Major, having served in the Indian Army as an armored tank division commander. Well, I told Satish that I would contact a citrus specialist in Florida’s cooperative extension service.

Which I did. I talked to a gentleman in Orlando. I believe that Satish had even e-mailed me some photos of the diseased tree, which I forwarded to the county agent, who then asked me how old the tree was.

I told him the tree was 40 years old. Silence. I believe this fellow was trying hard not to laugh. He told me that very rarely do grapefruit trees remain productive past 30 years. I explained that my son’s father-in-law had an emotional attachment to the old citrus specimen. The agent may have given me a fungicide recommendation of some kind. Satish didn’t want to use chemicals if at all possible. The matter of chemical control became rapidly moot, when the Major e-mailed me back to say that the tree took a terrible turn for the worse: some form of blight removed any chance of the tree surviving. Satish hired a logger to remove his beloved grapefruit tree. Oddly enough, the departed tree’s two grove-mates have survived, continuing to bear fruit into their fifth decade, as if to spite the Florida county agent.

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Equine owners must practice sound management in altering their animals’ rations if problems with colic or founder are to be avoided, said Dave Freeman, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension equine specialist.

“Concentrate composition and amounts should be increased gradually over a period of several days, especially if the horses are already consuming large quantities of grain,”

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Many concentrates — grain mixes — will have significant levels of soluble carbohydrates, which are efficient providers of energy.

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Freeman said horses may suffer from colic if ration changes occur too rapidly.

A horse’s anatomy makes the animal very susceptible to colic, an acute abdominal pain caused by various abnormal conditions. Nutritional causes of colic include mismanagement such as abrupt changes in diet, consumption of moldy grain or hay, overfeeding energy at a single feeding or improper digestion and impaction of nutrients brought on by ineffective deworming programs.

Horses suffering from colic may exhibit symptoms such as restlessness, pawing, looking at their sides constantly or violent rolling.

Since colic can occur from many different causes, Freeman said owners who observe signs of colic in a horse should remove all feed, hay and water, and then call their local

veterinarian immediately.

“Knowing how to measure a horse’s respiration rate, heart rate and temperature and then relaying this information to your veterinarian will help in his initial diagnosis or treatment,” Freeman said.

Horses that will lie quietly can be allowed to do so. However, colic-suffering horses should not be allowed to roll. A horse has about 100 feet of intestines, most of which floats free in the abdomen. This free flotation makes it easy for the intestines to become tangled or displaced.

Additional information about colic and feed management is available on the Internet at http://osufacts.okstate.edu and through Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service county offices by asking for OSU Extension Fact Sheet No. 3921, “Understanding Colic in Horses”; No. 3973, “Feeding Management of the Equine”; No. 3997, “Nutrient Needs of Horses”; and No. 3928, “Evaluating Rations for Horses”.

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Seward urges small businesses, farmers, non-profits to apply for flood assistance $20,000 grants available through new state recovery program ALBANY, NY — New York State Senator James L. Seward (R/C/I – Oneonta) on Jan. 23 announced that applications are now being accepted for the Hurricane Irene-

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“New York State government has come through on a number of occasions since last fall’s storms but the needs in many upstate communities are great and further assistance is necessary. This grant program is another piece of the solution as we continue to rebuild.

I urge all those who are eligible to apply as soon as possible,” Seward concluded.

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The deadline to apply is March 16, 2012.

Senator Seward continues to pursue additional flood recovery measures including legislation (S.6060) that he is sponsoring which would offer income tax credits to property owners that sustained substantial damage during Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.

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Tropical Storm Lee Business Flood Recovery Grant Program.

“Many small businesses, farms and nonprofits damaged during Irene and Lee were already operating on a tight budget before the storms and are unable to afford costly repairs on their own,” said Senator Seward. “This state grant program will help fill the gaps that private insurance, federal grants and other assistance programs haven’t covered.”

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A View from Hickory Heights

by Ann Swanson The Pantry While thoughts of a pantry conjure up different images, I refer here to the pantries of long ago. Some were long and narrow while others were nearly square. They were usually kept at a temperature lower than the rest of the house so as to preserve things.

The pantries of today are simply a cupboard where food can be stored. It is in the kitchen beside the rest of the cupboards. I always laugh when they describe these things as pantries. I suppose that is because I remember the old-fashioned kind.

A well-stocked pantry is an asset. It was the thing that got me through many occasions when company arrived without warning. I went to my pantry or freezer and hauled out more food.

Every home needs a good pantry.

Even though I grew up in town I was used to pantries. Both of my great grandparents’ homes had pantries filled with shelves from floor to ceiling. Great grandpa’s was well stocked. Aunt Tena saw to that. Often there were freshly made pastries in there awaiting our arrival. I saw that pantry as a place of

wonder. It was amazing what my aunt hauled out of there!

My great grandmother had a pantry as well.

Her’s held treats of another kind. Uncle Walter was very fond of candy so he made sure there was plenty of it to treat in the pantry. My great grandmother was sickly by the time that I came around so I do not remember her doing much baking or cooking. I do remember that next door to the pantry there was a panel that lifted up to reveal the root cellar.

Uncle Walter had a garden so he used that to preserve food.

My grandmother’s house had a pantry at one time but grandpa removed the wall so we had room for our kitchen table.

He moved the cupboards to another part of the kitchen so grandma did not lose storage space.

I know what grandma’s pantry used to look like because the house next door that was built with the same pattern still had one.

My pantry at Hickory Heights has changed throughout the years.

It used to have a door on it, but we removed that. A beautiful oak china cupboard connects my dining room and my pantry. Doors open in both rooms for

ease of access of dishes. I call my china cupboard my “memory” cupboard. It is filled with dishes that I acquired from various sources. I still love the accessibility to both rooms.

There were some crude wooden shelves that used to hold my canned goods and boxes of crackers and cereal. When we fixed the kitchen my husband removed that shelf. He built me beautiful cupboards that had doors so the things could really be tucked away.

Under the long counter that used to house a flour bin he built more cupboards. One of the girls in the family took the flour bin before we bought the place so I never had that.

My husband also built me a pie cupboard with tin panels. Although it was not to store pies, it does a wonderful job of holding an assortment of canned goods. He very cleverly tucked in a spot for me to slide in my bread boards behind some of the shelves. I especially enjoy that. I imagine someday some other housewife will wonder about that small panel behind the cupboard.

In my pantry I supplemented counter space and storage with an old Hoosier cupboard — the kind that has a metal surface that rolls out. My original cupboard is now at my son’s. I still use the one I have to do all of my baking on. All of my baking pans as well as

my baking supplies are in that cupboard. There is plenty of room to roll out cookies and knead bread dough.

Part of the reason that a well-stocked pantry was so important to me was the way that dairies were paid for the milk they produced. We received pay checks twice a month — the first check was an advance, the second one made up the difference for what was actually produced. There were times when the second check was very meager.

No matter what, the family had to eat and so did the help. I counted on my pantry, my stash of home canned goods, and the food in the freezer to get us over the lean times. I told my husband that I did not worry about being snowed in. We had plenty of food. We could eat for a long time, but we might have some rather funny meals.

My son learned from me. He saw how helpful

a good pantry was.

When they revamped the kitchen at the farm they relocated some of the cupboards into a pantry. They put a fancy glass door on the storage space so that light is not an issue because it did not have a window.

Many of the haying meals came right out of the pantry. If I had meat and potatoes, I usually had a small dessert. If I had a casserole, I made a pie or cake to enhance the meal.

My pantry was not the way my husband originally pictured it, but it suits me just fine. He pictured built in cupboards that went

from the floor to the ceiling. He relented when he saw that I was not about to part with my Hoosier cupboard.

I am not sure why it mattered to him at all since he never did any of the cooking. He did use the microwave toward the end. After he microwaved a hotdog for five minutes rendering it inedible, I volunteered to set the microwave each day to the right time for the leftovers that he was to have for lunch the next day.

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Pennsylvania Auctioneers Association holds Successful 64th Annual Conference and Show Nearly 300 auctioneers, apprentices, support personnel, vendors, presenters, and guests attended and participated in the 64th annual conference and trade show of the Pennsylvania Auctioneers Association,

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BY ORIGINAL OWNER: Ford 7710 4x4, 1980 model, cab, heat, radio, Radial tires, fully equipped, ex. condition. 315-3989211.(NY)

CAT 928F 2 1/2 yd. loader, radials, excellent condition, painted, $32,500; JD 530 restored, $11,000; JD 520 loader, value, $3,200. 716-257-5129.(NY)

FOR SALE: Bowflex ultimate home gym, original unopened shipping boxes, with extras, sensible offer. Hank McIntosh. 413443-9383.(MA)

WANTED: NH 7230 or 1411 discbine, year 2004 or newer in good condition, Dundee.

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315-945-1923.(NY)

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JD 524 Bulldozer blade for 4020, 4630; JD 46a loader, white, ROPS, with canopy, Case IH 885 2wd w/ cab. 518-3760244.(NY)

BERKSHIRE, Chester, White, Yorkshire boars; Also, Berkshire gilts from certified head. Jim Parlett, York Co. 717-8623610.(PA)

WANTED: IH 1086 or 1486 tractor, 2wd or 4x4, low houred and in good overall condition; Wanted, 18 ft. IH disc. 607-7693404.(NY)

WANTED: PUREBRED Jersey heifer calves or open heifers, purebred dairy goats, doe kids or bred adults, MA, VT, or NH. 413-687-7180.(MA)

CERTIFIED ORGANIC dry round bales, 4x5, net wrap, some inside, some outside.

585-593-1631.(NY)

1960 FORD 600 Tractor with loader, 10 speed forward, 2 reverse, runs fine, live PTO, $3,000; 315-343-9687.(NY)

ROUND 4th cutting baleage, process large square 1st cutting, process large square wheat straw. 607-749-4750.(NY)

FRONT END loader off a 2404 IH industrial, $1,400 BO. 20 early cut large SQ 1st cut. Savannah. 315-754-8762.(NY)

COMBINE FOR PARTS: Dismantling IH 1440 Combine; Also, Hyd. dump for IH Air Planter. 315-536-9537.(NY)

OLD HAY TEDDER, horse kind, restoration work needed, $150. 607-2785544.(NY)

WANTED: 12 row John Deere or Kinze corn planter in good condition. 607-2254976.(NY)

TWO HOLSTEIN, one Jersey Holstein Heifers, due in February; Artificially bred for calving ease. Nice. $1,300 OBO. 607674-6094.(NY)

83 ACRE FARM Finger Lakes, NY; Barns, 50 tillable, spring, well, 5 bedrooms, 2 baths, new kitchen, fenced pasture, woods. 607-244-3696.(NY) VACUUM PUMP, $300 BO; Chicken Debeaker, $200 BO; 400 GAL. Milk tank with compressor. 413-562-2981.(MA) WATER TANK, 800 gallons, $150 obo; Winch, new, $175 obo; Drill bits, 30 for $7.00; Gerbil cages, large, $7.00 each.

315-531-8670.(NY)

IH 1086 strong tractor, good rubber, needs paint, $7,000; Sani-matic pipeline washer box w/ spare, new timer, $300, make offer.

716-941-5123.(NY)

BORDER COLLIE puppies, born 12-1711, ready for Valentine’s Day, purebred, no papers, bk/wt., farm homes preferred, $200. 315-430-4164.(NY)

REG. Holstein bulls by man-o-man super and bowser, one year old, ready for heifer Pen. dams by Shottle, Marion, Air-Raid.

413-527-6274.(MA)

WANTED: Loader detachable Bush Hog, 2845, in good condition, will consider other brands, can pick up. 802-236-4917.(VT)

WANTED: Front steel wheels to fit Farmall H tractor. Solid or belting, 6x27. 607-2437466.(NY)

(5) BRED Holstein heifers, 3 Red and White, 2 Black and White, due March. Bred to Black and White Holstein. 315-6835532.(NY)

UBLER 810 electric feed cart. 7 horse straw chopper. JD 7720 4WD combine. 2 year male miniature horse. 1 yr male pigmi goat. 315-492-1510.(NY) HAFLINGER GELDING, 11 years old, rides and drives, no vices, easy keeper.

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518-673-2449.(NY) HEREFORD cow/calf bred cows, steers, barn tied, very good herd. Tractors, hay equipment, available April 15th, can do package deal. 607-865-5678.(NY) WANTED: PAIR 15.5-38” duals, clamp on, reasonable. Call, if no answer leave message. 315-536-6010.(NY) 66 in. skid steer bucket, like new, $275.

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860-228-3363.(CT) 2300 REAL AUGGIE mixer, feed wagon, $4,000 OBO. 518-638-6930; 518-2606018.(NY)

WANTED: HAY loader to restore front mount cord wood saw for sale, $75. 518587-1755.(NY)

WANTED: GEHL 120 grinder, for parts.

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JD 7200 6rw conservation planter, dry fert. vacuum monitor, Rawson Zonetill, nice, $11,500; Round bales, 2nd, $45; 1st, $28, inside. 315-576-1310.(NY) WANTED: MANIFOLD for Allis Chalmers Model B tractor. 585-227-2091.(NY)

HARSCH 240 mixer wagon, $2500, pull type. 315-651-8862.(NY) 9300 JD Backhoe for parts, swing, motor broke, $600; NH 163 tedder, hy fold, 4 star, good condition. 585-554-4656.(NY) HEMLOCK, BASSWOOD, POPLAR, SOFT MAPLE, 16” - 24” on stump, best reasonable offer. Couple tri-axle loads possible. Arkport area. 607-661-5150.(NY)

2006 F-250 regular cab, V-8, gas, auto, air, cruise, X-L, work truck, V-G condition, 50,000 one owner, $15,000. 315-2324326.(NY) LOST HEREFORD COW, from Empire Livestock, Dryden Area. Reward. 607-6873028.(NY) 1995 7210 Case IH, 6,000 hours, runs great, uses no oil, tires 10%, $30,000. 315246-8439.(NY) WEAVERLINE FEED cart, #430, gc, $6,850; Also, Clay 20’ silo unloader hexapod & winch included $950. 585-5544589.(NY) WANTED: ROPS OR CAB for Oliver 1755 tractor; Also, used cattle scales - 315-7061693.(NY)

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WANTED: Jersey heifer calf, Penn Yan, 315-536-3506.(NY)

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FROM BOSTON AND POINTS EAST Take the Massachusetts Turnpike West to Exit 6 (Springfield). Go left at the light, following I-291 South to I-91 South (right lane) to Exit 3 and follow signs. OR, take the Massachusetts Turnpike West to Exit 4, to Rte. 5 South to Rte. 147 West. Continue approximately 3/4 mi. to ESE's Gate 9 parking lot.

FROM CONNECTICUT AND POINTS SOUTH Take I-91 North from Rte. 2, I-84, I-95 or the Merritt Parkway -Follow I-91 North to Mass. Exit 3 to Route 5 North to Rte. 147 West, Memorial Avenue approximately 3/4 mi. to ESE's Gate 9 parking lot.

ALTERNATE ROUTES FROM CONNECTICUT AND POINTS SOUTH Take I-91 North to Conn. Exit 38 (Poquonock) to Rte. 75 North to Rte. 147 East. Continue approximately 1/2 mile to ESE's Gate 9 parking lot.

FROM VERMONT AND POINTS NORTH Take I-91 South to Mass. Exit 13B, to Rte. 5 South, to Rte. 147 West. Continue approximately 3/4 mi. to ESE's Gate 9 public parking lot.

FROM NEW YORK CITY From New York City, take I-95 North to New Haven, Conn., travel North on I-91 and follow above directions from Connecticut and Points South. Or, follow Merritt Parkway or I-84 to I-91 North.

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FROM NEW LONDON Take I-91 North to Conn. Exit 42 to Rte. 159 North to Rte. 147 East. Continue approximately 1/2 mile to ESE's Gate 9 parking lot. Follow I-95 South and from Bridgeport, follow I-95 North to New Haven and follow above directions from Connecticut and Points South.

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.

If you are attending a show/event at Eastern States Exposition (The Big E or non-Fair), use 875 Memorial Avenue, West FROM BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Springfield, Mass., as your destination address (coordinates: 42 °05'38.88"N - 72 °36'42.36"W - Elev. 52') to enter Gate 9.

Take Rte. 75 North to Rte. 147 East. Continue approximately 1/2 For Gate 1, use 1761 Memorial Avenue as your destination mile to ESE's Gate 9 parking lot. address (coordinates: 42 °05'29.21"N - 72°37'28.35"W - Elev. 53')

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Take I-91 North to Conn. Exit 40 (Bradley Int'l. Airport) to Rte. 20 West to Rte. 75 North to Rte. 147 East. Continue approximately 1/2 mile to ESE's Gate 9 parking lot.

FROM THE BERKSHIRES AND POINTS WEST Take the Massachusetts Turnpike East to Exit 4, to Rte. 5 South, to Rte. 147 West. Continue approximately 3/4 mi. to ESE's Gate 9 parking lot.

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by Phoebe Hall Western New York cowboys At Christmas time we received a very cute picture of our great grandson going for a hike with his parents. He was perched in a backpack on the back of his daddy as they went for a walk up into the Rocky Mountains, near their home. He loves to take in the view of all the picture-

ous foliage, bright skies, and wildlife that exist there.

His daddy is a Wildlife Management officer in Colorado where he is required to patrol part of his territory on horseback, with mountain peaks of over 11,000 feet.

This great grandchild is living the real dream, and will grow up where many just dream of. They tell us

that they see mule deer pass right through their front lawn on a daily bases. Elk, eagles, wild turkeys, black bear, coyotes and cougars also roam in their area on a regular bases. But the bear and mountain lions are my biggest concern, meaning that I’ll have to pray all the harder for their safety.

His mother (our granddaughter) and his father grew up here in Western New York on and around their family’s farms. His father’s farm has been in their family for over 160 years and is situated near the

mouth of the Golden Hill Creek, which empties into Lake Ontario. The Golden Hill State Park is also nearby, where the historical Thirty-Mile Point Lighthouse is located.

His daddy as a youngster, when not working on the farm was out riding his horse or driving his majestic team of workhorses. He also loved hunting and roaming all around their farm with its beautiful, maundering creek.

It shows that farm kids can have fun and are naturally equipped to do almost

any job out there. I’ve always maintained that our kids after growing up here on our farm consider any other job, fun and easy!

I can’t wait to go out and visit them in that beautiful environment. But I know this for sure; he (our great grandson) will probably grow up to be a real cowboy.

Lucky kid!

For every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills. I know every bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the fields are mine. (Psalms 50:10 & 11) NIV

Anything new on the Farm Bill?

by Bob Gray The short answer is no. It is not clear at this point whether or not the House and Senate Agriculture Committees can move a Farm Bill forward in

the current political environment. What we do know for sure is that agriculture programs will be targeted for much greater cuts as the deficit reduction debate continues.

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This is precisely why the two Chairs of the Senate and House

Agriculture Committees would like to move the Farm Bill sooner rather than later.

Many key Members of Congress fully expect that the Farm Bill will be “punted off” until 2013. However a number Members of Congress also point out — and I might say correctly — that doing a Farm Bill in 2013 will not be any easier.

In fact, it may be worse than trying to get a bill done in 2012. Chairman Frank Lucas of the House Agriculture Committee probably summarized it the best when he characterized the prospects for a Farm Bill this year. Mr. Lucas noted that 2012 could either be described as “a Maalox year or a Pepto Bismo year, but one of these

two.”

Farm Bills are never easy. In fact the 2008 Farm Bill was vetoed twice by the President but each time the veto was overridden by Congress. The whole Farm Bill process in 2008 was characterized as “akin to passing a kidney stone.”

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New York State Fair Horse Bowl & Communications Invitationals Events 2011 results Every year, the New York State 4-H Horse Bowl and Horse Communications Events are held in the spring at Cornell University. Some of the best youth finalists are invited to share these activities with the public at the 4-H New York State Fair Invitationals.

2011 Horse Bowl Invitational Results The top 20 individuals from the Cornell event in both the Junior and Senior divisions were invited to participate in the New York State 4-H Horse ‘Horse Bowl Invitational’ at the New York State Fair on Aug. 30. See lists for results.

2011 Communications Invitational Results The top 10 Individual Presenters, the top four Team Presenters, and the top two Public Speakers in both the Junior and Senior divisions from the Cornell event, were invited to participate in the New York State 4-H Horse Communications Invitational at the New York State Fair on Aug. 29.

The top 10 Senior Individual Presenters were: Julia Furman, Region 1B/Chautauqua; Kelsey Keathly, Region 4/Broome; Sarah Ehrenbery, Region 1B/Erie; Mackenzie Schuster, Region 2/Livingston; Olivia Logue, Region 5B/Rensselaer; Sarah Bagley, Region 2/Yates; Stephenie Zimicki, Region 1B/Niagara; Mary Beth Allen, Region 5B/Fulton/Montgomery; Haley Claes, Region 5B/Fulton/ Montgomery; Emily Treglia, Region 3B/Madison.

The top four Senior teams in Team Presentations were: Katie Smalidge & Jamie Cooley, Region 3B/Oneida; Christina Born & Debra Born, Region 3B/Oneida; Samantha Flint & Lara Bannister, Region 1B/Wyoming; Chelsey Glendenning & Alyhia Carter, Region 1B. The top two Seniors in Public Speaking were: Jessica Gulvin, Region 2/Yates; Jennifer Dahlgren, Region 1B/Chautauqua.

The top 10 Junior Individual

Presenters were: Kate Miner, Region 2/Livingstone; Emma VaKiener, Region 4/Chemung; Allison Bartok, Region 1B/Chautauqua; Nathan Turell, Region 4/Chenango; Morgan Sweeney, Region 3B/Oneida; Charles Coley, Region 2/Steuben; Rachel Carrock, Region 3B/Oneida; Andrea Flint, Region 1B/Wyoming; Mark Ptak, Region 1B/Wyoming; Shayne Vallone, Region 5B/Saratoga.

The top five Team Presentations were: Lena Pasqualetti & Alexie Zeigler, Region 1B/Erie; Taylor Samuelson & Hailey Swanson, Region 1B/Chautauqua; Alexia Woodruff & Grace Baginski, Region 2/Livingston; Ryan Dustin & Jordan Dustin, Region

1B/Chautauqua; Julian Meyer & Sarah Folster, Region 1B/Erie.

The top two Juniors in Public Speaking were: Annie Born, Region 3B/Oneida; Rachel McCarthy, Region 1B/Chautauqua.

The New York State 4-H Horse Program Results for the 4-H Horse Show and Educational Events are all posted on the New York State Fair web site at www.nysfair.org/results and the Department of Animal Science web site at www.ansi.cornell.edu/4H/horses/ index.html. Look under “NYS 4-H Horse Events” and “NYS Fair Horse Program Results.”

4-H is the Youth Development portion of the Cornell Cooperative Extension program in New York State.

To find out how to become involved in the 4-H Horse Program, contact your county Cornell Cooperative Extension office or Jean Griffiths, Extension Horse Specialist, Cornell University, 607-255-2857.

Horse Bowl participants and their judges during the competition.

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Broome County receives 4-H National Mentoring Grant In collaboration with Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), National 4-H Council recently announced funding for a nationwide, mentoring initiative to increase youth social competency, family relationships and academic success. Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) in New York City and Erie County received Year 2 funding to continue and expand their 4-H National Mentoring and Tech Wizards programs. CCE Broome County received Year 1 funding as a new project site.

The 4-H National Mentoring and Tech Wizards program provides funding to land-grant universities to replicate three evidence-based Extension 4H programs in communities that have an increased risk for youth delinquency. This program features three NIFA/USDA Programs of Distinctionprograms recognized for implementing

effective mentoring strategies with goals of reducing juvenile delinquency, drug abuse, and school failure. The three programs — 4-H Mentoring: Youth & Families With Promise (4-H YFP), 4-H Tech Wizards, and 4-H LIFE — will incorporate core principles of positive youth development to improve the well-being of at-risk youth ages 817 in underserved communities.

The 4-H Mentoring Program in New York will be conducted by Cornell University Cooperative Extension (CUCE) in New York City (NYC); Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Erie County in Buffalo; and Cornell Cooperative Extension-Broome County (CCE-BC) in Endicott. These community sites will partner and collaborate with community agencies/organizations to establish sub-sites in neighborhoods serving the target audience and reaching a minimum of 220 youth.

Additionally, intentional efforts will be

made to partner with organizations/ agencies serving military families, to identify mentors with military experience and to engage military families and youth.

In Broome County, 15 mentors will be recruited, trained, and supported to work with 60 at-risk youth and their families. Mentors will be recruited from Binghamton University’s Center for Civic Engagement, area industries (e.g., Lockheed Martin, BAE), youthserving organizations, and local businesses and faith-based organizations, as well as current 4-H volunteers.

Twenty percent of the mentors and youth will be from military families. All mentors will complete a comprehensive professional development training program, developed by CCE-BC through the Safe Healthy Assets Require Education (SHARE) Mentoring Program, an OJJDP-funded bullyingprevention mentoring program in which CCE-BC is a lead partner.

Science and technology projects, combined with mentee and mentor

team-determined community service projects, will serve as the foundation for family involvement, community engagement, career exploration, workforce development and strong mentoring relationships. College tours and frequent interactions with mentors and other community professionals will expose youth and their families to community resources and options geared to career and college planning.

All projects will embody the principles of CCE’s Signature Program, Youth Community Action (YCA) and youth voice. Examples of community projects include: video production and magazine publications featuring projects completed through the 4-H Mentoring and Tech Wizard Program, development of community GPS maps to identify community project needs (e.g., accessibility of public transportation); community gardens (focusing on climate change issues, food security, prevention of childhood obesity).

For more information contact Vicki at vlg4@cornell.edu or 607-772-8953.

Home,, Family,, Friendss & You Homemade pizza: nutritious, easy and enjoyable (NAPSA) — After a full day of work or family activities, you can get dinner on the table quickly and still have delicious homemade flavor.

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Good Housekeeping Super bowl chili This recipe for Texas-style chili contains small chunks of beef, not ground meat. The classic version doesn’t contain beans, but we replaced a portion of the meat with red kidney beans to cut some fat.

2 tablespoons olive oil 2 pounds boneless beef for stew, cut into 1/2-inch chunks 4 cloves garlic, crushed with garlic press 2 red peppers, cut into 1/2-inch dice 2 jalapeno chiles, seeded and minced 1 large onion, chopped 1/3 cup chili powder 2 cans (28-ounce) whole tomatoes in puree 1 can (6-ounce) tomato paste

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1/4 cup sugar 2 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoon dried oregano 2 cans (15- to 19-ounce) red kidney beans, rinsed and drained 1. In 8-quart saucepot or Dutch oven, heat 1 teaspoon oil over high heat until hot. Add one-third of beef and cook until browned on all sides and liquid evaporates, 6 to 8 minutes, stirring often. With slotted spoon, transfer beef to bowl. Repeat with remaining beef, using 1 teaspoon oil per batch; set aside.

2. Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to drippings in saucepot and heat over medium-high heat until hot.

Stir in garlic, red peppers, jalapenos and onion, and cook until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in chili powder; cook 1 minute.

3. Return beef to saucepot. Stir in tomatoes with their puree, tomato paste, sugar, salt, oregano and 2 cups water, breaking up tomatoes with side of spoon. Heat to boiling over high heat.

4. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 1 hour and 30 minutes. Stir in beans and cook 10 to 30 minutes longer or until meat is fork-tender, stirring occasionally. Serves 12.

• Each serving: About 275 calories, 7g total fat (2g saturated), 36mg cholesterol, 1,115mg sodium, 30g carbohydrate, 11g dietary fiber, 25g protein.

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Stallman outlines agriculture’s successes; challenges America’s farmers and ranchers are more productive than ever and are providing a solid economic foundation for our nation, according to Bob Stallman, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation.

“We are the 1 percent that is producing food and fiber for the other 99 percent,” Stallman declared in his annual address to the approximately 7,000 Farm Bureau members gathered for AFBF’s 93rd Annual Meeting.

Farm and ranch families are growing more food with fewer resources than ever before, Stallman said.

“Over a 20-year period, corn yields are up 41 percent. Per bushel soil loss has fallen by 70 percent. Water use per bushel of corn is down 27 percent. All major crops show similar trends,” said Stallman.

He also extolled the record-breaking growth in U.S. agricultural exports over the past year.

“We sold $42.5 billion more in agricultural products than we im-

ported in 2011,” he added. “That number will stay strong into this year and, I am convinced, into the foreseeable future.”

American agriculture’s successes have come in the face of challenges, Stallman said, including droughts, and doubts about the future of agricultural policy, floods, and a deluge of government regulatory actions, storms, and an often tempestuous public conversation about the farmer’s role in feeding our nation.

Stallman discussed Farm Bureau’s Systemic Risk Reduction Program proposal, which he said would help protect farmers from catastrophic losses while recognizing today’s budget realities.

He called on Farm Bureau delegates to put the organization on a solid footing.

Stallman said the cost of federal regulations falls the hardest on small businesses such as family-owned farms and ranches. He

commended Farm Bureau members for their grassroots engagement to push back against government overreach.

Just as important as these policy concerns is the conversation with consumers, he said.

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rectly with the consumer as an industry in ways we haven’t before,” Stallman said.

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must also never ever forget to listen.”

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swering Americans questions, as well a giving farmers and ranchers an opportuni ty to raise their voices.

“From the environ ment to the economy trade and jobs, we hav a great story to tell, Stallman proclaimed.

Shur-Co® announces the launch of the 4500 Series Electric Shur -Co®, LLC, a leader in the cover and containment industry for over 50 years, introduces its 4500 Series Electric roll tarp. The 4500 Series features a powerful new motor with an allmetal casing and incredibly reliable magnetic brake. With no need for electrical energy to actuate, there are no moving parts or electrical connections to fail.

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Nutrient data in time for the New Year

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Farm Transfer/Transition Workshop Cornell Cooperative Extension of Steuben County will host a workshop in Bath, NY, on the subjects of Transferring Your Farm and Planning Your Estate. There will be three presenters, Edward Staehr and Huck Heintz from FarmNet, at Cornell University and attorney Patrick Roth from Corning.

New York FarmNet will discuss farm business arrangements, transferring your farm, bringing in the next generation, tran-

sitioning to another enterprise or exiting farming.

Patrick Roth will speak on the following topics; Critical Estate Planning Documents, What is Probate (an overview of Probate and the Probate Process), Using Trusts in your estate plan, and Medicaid Planning and eligibility including gifting (things you should know before giving away the farm).

The workshop will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at the Bath Civil Defense Center, Route

54N, Bath, NY, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. There is $10 charge to cover lunch and materials, $5 for a second person from the same farm.

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Retail Beef Cuts, Release 2.0” and “The USDA Nutrient Data Set for Fresh Pork from SR, Release 2.0” — are presented as both a PDF file and as a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Users download the data sets, free of charge, onto a computer hard drive and use the data in conjunction with other software programs.

Read more about this research and how to download the files in the January 2012 issue of Agricultural Research magazine.

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Farm Machinery Consignment Auction.

Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-7282520 www.pirrunginc.com • 3:30 PM: Benton Fire Dept., 932 Rt. 14A, Benton Center, 3 mi. N. of Penn Yan, NY. Seneca Farm Toy Auction.

Show 8:30 am - 2 pm. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm 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, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Auctions Every Mon., Wed., & Thurs.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Wednesday, March 21 • 8:55 AM: Rising, MD. 3 Day Retirement Auction. Business Liquidation.

Leaman Auctions, J. Edward Leaman, 610-662-8149, 717-464-1128 www.leamanauctions.com, auctionzip.com 3721 • 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 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Saturday Horse Sales. Tack at 9 am, sale at 10 am. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, March 28 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

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

Regular Livestock Sale. Easter Lamb & Goat Sale approx. 5 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Friday, March 30 • 10:00 AM: Warsaw, Wyoming Co. Estate of Ronald Milcarek Auction. Selling vehicles, farm machinery, tools & household including ‘07 Chevy Silverado, NH TB100 tractor, MF 573 tractor and more. Watch our website for a complete list and details.

William Kent, Inc., Sales Managers & Auctioneers, 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com Saturdayday, 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: Windmill Farm Market, 3900 Rt. 14A, 5 mi. S. of Penn Yan, NY. Equipment Consignment Auction. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm • 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 Thursday, April 5 • 11:00 AM: 2324 Ridge Rd., Penn Yan, NY. Marvin & Mildred Koek Excellent Farm Equipment Retirement Auction. IH 1420 4WD combine, ‘95 Ford 16’ grain truck, tillage, planting & harvest equip.

Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm • 11:00 AM: Lakeview Holsteins, 2456 Rt. 14, Penn Yan, NY. Selling complete dairies, registered and grade cattle. Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030 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, Joey St. Mary 518-569-0503 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 registered high quality cattle. Give us a call. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com Friday, April 13 • 10:30 AM: Catskill Tractor, Inc., 384 Center St., Franklin, NY. Farm Equipment Consignment and Inventory Reduction. Franklin Used Equipment Sales, Inc. Auction Service, 607-8292600 Saturday, April 14 • Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Machinery Consignment Sale. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • Heifer Haven, North Bangor, NY. Machinery Consignment Sale. Northern New York Dairy Sales, Harry Neverett, 518-481-6666, Joey St. Mary 518-5690503 www.nnyds.com • 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 • 8:00 AM: Farm of Don & Betty Duska, 1820 Co. Rt. 7, Ancram, NY. 22nd Annual Auction. Quality Consignments Accepted. Leaman Auctions, J. Edward Leaman, 610-662-8149, 717-464-1128 www.leamanauctions.com, auctionzip.com 3721 • 8:00 AM: Beaver Mountain Farms, 1820 County Rt. 7, Ancram, NY. On the Farm of Don & Betty Duksa, 22nd Annual Auction. Quality Consignments Accepted. Leaman Auctions, J. Edward Leaman, 610-662-8149, 717-464-1128 www.leamanauctions.com, auctionzip.com 3721 Saturday, April 21

• Hosking Sales (former Welch Livestock), 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Annual Spring Machinery Sale & Plant, Tree & Shrub Auction. Accepting consignments groups or single items. Consignments already coming in call today to get into advertising it will make a difference. Expecting a field full of quality farm equipment. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • Quarryville, PA. Wea-Land Holsteins Complete Dispersal. Landis Weaver & Family, Owners. Co-managed by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farm.

The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 9:00 AM: Gerry Rodeo Grounds, RT. 60 Gerry, NY. Chautauqua County Area, Municipal & Contractor Equipment Auction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc. Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, April 28 • 8:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, Barber Hill Rd., Geneseo, NY. 42nd Annual New York’s Favorite Consignment Auction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc. Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 10:30 AM: Benedict Farms, Turin, NY. Complete Machinery Dispersal on the Farm. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 Saturday, May 5 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. Also selling Trowbridge Angus Bulls. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Friday, May 11 • Arcade, NY. Co-Vista 20th Anniversary Sale. Hosted by Co-Vista Holsteins.

The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Saturday, May 12 • 9:00 AM: 3080 Spangle St., Canandaigua, NY. Estate of Tom Oliver.

Excellent farm collectibles, signs, 2 Oliver 66 tractors. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Saturday Horse Sales. Tack at 9 am, sale at 10 am. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, May 19 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Friday, June 1 • 6:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

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

Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Friday, July 13 • 6:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

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

Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, July 21 • Middleburgh, NY. Reflections of Maple Downs Sale. Hosted by Maple Downs Farm II. The Cattle Exchange, 607-7462226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Saturday, July 28 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Saturday Horse Sales. Tack at 9 am, sale at 10 am. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Friday, August 3 • 6:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

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

Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, September 8 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, September 15 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Saturday Horse Sales. Tack at 9 am, sale at 10 am. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, September 22 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, October 6 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, October 20 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, November 3 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, November 10 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, December 1 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, December 8 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Saturday Horse Sales. Tack at 9 am, sale at 10 am. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middlefield, CT January 23, 2012 Calves: 45-60# .15-.18; 6175# .20-.25; 76-90# .30.3750; 91-105# .40-.50; 106# & up .5750-.60.

Farm Calves: .65-.70 Started Calves: .25-.35 Veal Calves: .95-1.20 Open Heifers: .7250-.81 Beef Heifers: .75-.78 Feeder Steers: .85-1.04 Beef Steers: .78-1.10 Beef Bull: .85-.95 Feeder Pigs (ea): 49-57.50 Lambs (ea): 100-155 Goats (ea): 95-170; Kids 50-120.

Canners: up to 73.50 Cutters: 74-77 Utility: 78-81.50 Rabbits: 3-14 Chickens: 5-28 Ducks: 3-16 On the Hoof, Dollars/Cwt ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES East Middlebury, VT January 23, 2012 Cattle: 104 Calves: 200 Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean not well tested; Breakers 75-80% lean 84-92; Boners 80-85% lean 78-86; Lean 85-90% lean 60-82.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls 92-125# 77.50-150; 80-92# 72.50-100.

Vealers: 100-120# 55-79; 90-100# 50-77.50; 80-90# 50-72.50; 70-80# 45-65; 6070# 30-48.

FLAME LIVESTOCK Littleton, MA January 24, 2012 Beef Cattle: Canners 4060; Cutters 50-78; Util 6883; Bulls 80-90; Steers 90112; Hfrs. 70-85.

Calves: Growers -80160;Hfrs. 70-100; Veal 80100.

NORTHAMPTON COOPERATIVE AUCTION, INC Whately, MA January 24, 2012 Calves (/cwt): 0-60# 21-28; 61-75# 30-55; 76-95# 5175; 96-105# 71-75; 106# & up 56-75.

Farm Calves: 80-155/cwt Feeders: 64-67/cwt Heifers: 65-121/cwt Steers: 69-118/cwt Bulls: 75-82.50/cwt Canners: 20-67/cwt Cutters: 68-78.50/cwt Utility: 80-86/cwt Sows: 41-57/cwt.

Hogs: 65-73/cwt.

Shoats: 65-71 ea.

Feeder Pigs: 60 ea.

Lambs: 140-275/cwt Sheep: 42.50-107.50/cwt Goats: 60-180 ea.

Rabbits: 4-12.50 ea.

Poultry: 2-39 ea.

Hay: 10 lots, 3.10-6.50/bale northamptonlivestockauction.homestead.com HACKETTSTOWN AUCTION Hackettstown, NJ January 24, 2012 Livestock Report: 38 Calves .02-1.15, Avg .65; 38 Cows .55-.96, Avg .73; 5 Easy Cows .40-.51.5, Avg .46; 3 Feeders 300-500# .69-1, Avg .81; 3 Bulls .91.96, Avg .94; 13 Steers .691.19, Avg .94; 1 Lamb (ea) 126; 2 Goats (ea) 104-132, Avg 118; 18 Kids (ea) 50170, Avg 87.22; 20 Hides (ea) 2-25, Avg 5.35. Total 141.

Poultry & Egg Report: Heavy Fowl (/#) .40-.90; Pullets (ea) 5.50-7; Roosters (/#) 1.30; Rabbits (/#) 1.702.25; Pigeons (ea) 5.75.

Grade A Eggs: White Jum XL 1.25; Brown Jum XL 1.15-1.35; L 1.15-1.20; M 1.

Hay, Straw & Grain Report: 17 Mixed 2.104.10; 3 Grass 3.60-4; 1 Mulch 1.25-2.10; 1 Oat 5.50; 3 Firewood 70; 2 Cedar Posts 26-58. Total 29.

CAMBRIDGE VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Cambridge, NY No report EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKET BURTON LIVESTOCK Vernon, NY

January 19, 2012 Calves: Hfrs. 10-40; Grower Bulls over 92# 70-130; 8092# 40-120.

Cull Cows: Gd 64-84; Lean 45-63; Hvy. Beef Bulls 7093.

Dairy Replacements: Fresh Cows 750-1300; Springing Cows 800-1400; Springing Hfrs. 800-1550; Bred Hfrs. 700-1200; Fresh Hfrs. 750-1350; Open Hfrs.

400-800; Started Hfrs. 100300; Service Bulls 600-900.

Beef: Feeders 50-122; Sel 85-106; Hols Sel 80-94.

Goats: Billies 50-150; Nannies 60-100; Kids 20-60.

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CENTRAL BRIDGE LIVESTOCK Central Bridge, NY No report CHATHAM MARKET Chatham, NY January 23, 2012 Calves: Grower over 92# 95-125; 80-92# 65-85; Bob Veal 58-65.

Cull Cows: Gd 79-85.50; Lean 73-77; Hvy. Beef Bulls 84-86.

Beef: Hfr. 75-85; Steer 7585; Hols. Steer 81.

Lamb/Sheep: Market 210230; Slaughter Sheep 6065.

Goats: Billies 130-152.50 Hogs: Boar 15. *Buyers always looking for pigs.

CHERRY CREEK Cherry Creek, NY January 18, 2011 Calves: Grower Bulls over 92# 95-127.50; 80-92# 7095; Bob Veal 25-55.

Cull Cows: Gd 65-85; Lean 59.50-74.50; Hvy Beef Bulls 78.50-89.

Dairy Replacements: Handling Hfrs. 650-1425; Springing Hfrs. 1225-1525; Bred Hfrs. 400-1285; Open Hfrs.

400-925; Started Hfrs. 200575; Service Bulls 1225.

Beef: Ch 88.50-122.50; Hols. Ch 80-110.

Lambs Market 150-185; Slaughter Sheep 80-95.

Goats: Nannes 82.50-215.

Swine: Hog 54-67.50; Feeder Pig 35.

DRYDEN MARKET Dryden, NY January 23, 2012 Calves: Hfrs. 40-120; Grower Bulls over 92# 115-180; 80-92# 75-120; Bob Veal 10.50.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd 71-85; Lean 60-72; Hvy Beef Bulls 68-85.

Beef (/#): Feeders 86-111; Ch 105-121; Hols. Ch 100116; Sel 92-100.

Lamb/Sheep: Market 170210.

Goats (/hd): Billies 120.

GOUVERNEUR LIVESTOCK Governeur, NY January 19, 2012 Calves: Hfrs. 60-100; Grower Bulls over 92# 75-157.50; 80-92# 60-105; Bob Veal 2557.

Cull Cows: Gd 72-87.50; Lean 60-75; Hvy. Beef Bulls 69-93.50.

Beef: Ch 90-101; Hols. Sel 90-102.

PAVILION MARKET Pavilion, NY January 9, 2012 Calves: Grower over 92# 117.50-145; 80-92# 92.50120; Bob Veal 20-50.

Cull Cows: Gd 78-88.50; Lean 69-77.50; Hvy. Beef Bulls 76.50-85.

Beef: Ch 111-122; Hols. Ch 85-100.

Lamb/Sheep Market 147.50-177.50.

Swine: Hog 58-62.

BATH MARKET Bath, NY January 19, 2012 Calves (/#): Grower Bulls over 92# 100-135; 80-92# 70-110; Bob Veal 5-50.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd 71-88; Lean 60-70; Hvy Beef Bulls 85-92.

Beef (/#): Feeders 75-117; Hols. Sel 85-96.

Lamb/Sheep (/#): Feeder 190-210.

Swine (/#): Hog 60-70; Sows 40-50.

FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK AUCTION Canandaigua, NY January 25, 2012 Dairy Cows for Slaughter: Bone Util 62-86.50; Canners/Cutters 48-74; HY Util 75-87.

Slaughter Calves: Bobs

95-110# 60-70; 80-95# 5567.50; 60-80# 50-65; Vealers (grassers) 250# & up 59-87.

Dairy Calves Ret. to Feed: Bull over 95# 75-150; 8095# 70-145; 70-80# 65-90; Hfr calves 75-105.

Beef Steers: Ch grain fed 118-131; Sel 80-114; Hols.

Ch grain fed 87-108.50; Sel 78.50-84.50.

Hogs: Slaughter US 1-3 6570; Sows US 1-3 56-58; Feeders US 1-3 50.

Slaughter Sheep: M 46-64 Rams: Ch over 130# 61-78 Billies: M 80-110# 31-65 FINGER LAKES PRODUCE AUCTION Penn Yan, NY No report Produce Mon. @ 10 am, Wed-Fri. @ 9 am sharp!

FINGER LAKES HAY AUCTION Penn Yan, NY January 17 & 20, 2012 Hay: 80-160, 1st cut; 100345, 2nd cut; 85, 3rd cut; 235, 4th cut.

Straw: 225-300 * Hay Tuesdays & Fridays @ 11:15 am. Produce Friday @ 9 am sharp!

HOSKING SALES New Berlin, NY January 23, 2012 Cattle: Dairy Cows for Slaughter Bone Util .60-.82; Canners/Cutters .58-.65; Easy Cows .60 & dn.

Calves: Bull Calves 96120# .80-1.45; up to 95# .10-.95; Hols. under 100# 1.

Dairy: Bred Hfrs. up tp 1550.

BELKNAP LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belknap, PA January 18, 2011 Slaughter Heifers: Sel 1-2

1018-1217# 106-110.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 8384.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 78.50-81.50; Boners 80-85% lean 74-77.50; Lean 85-90% lean 68.50-72.50, lo dress 64.50-66.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 2036# 86.50; YG 2 10561320# 77.50-79.50.

Feeder Cattle: Steers L 3 300-400# 78-88; Hfrs. M&L 1 400# 131; 600-700# 103113; M&L 2 500-700# 92-98; Bulls M&L 1 300-400# 140; M&L 2 400-500# 107-109.

Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.

Bulls 95-120# 115-130; No. 2 90-130# 87.50-102.50; No. 3 90-120# 50-70.

Vealers: Util 65-120# 20-40.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 45-50% lean 259-312# 75.50-80; 40-45% lean 334427# 70-74; Sows US 1-3 500-600# 60.50-64; Boars 500# 21-22.

Feeder Pigs: 30-40# 25-30; 50-60# 30-46/hd.

Slaughter Lambs: Ch 1-2 60-100# 197.50-225; 130160# 160-192.

Slaughter Goats (/hd): Kids Sel 1 50# 117.50; Sel 2 65# 90; 70# 123; Nannies Sel 2 85-90# 115-126.

BELLEVILLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belleville, PA January 18, 2012 Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 70-75.25, lo dress 68.25-69.25; Boners 65-70.25, lo dress 57.5063.75; Lean 60-65, hi dress 67.50, lo dress 52-58.50.

Bulls: YG 1 1475# 83; 2406# 73.50, hi dress 15661664# 83.50-85, lo dress 1224# 65.50.

Feeder Cattle: Steers M 2 Hereford 904# 85.50.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 94-124# 110-127; 84-

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COSTA & SONS LIVESTOCK & SALES Fairhaven, MA January 25, 2012 Cows: Canners 22-73; Cutters 73.50-81; Util 81.50-88.

Bulls: 70.50-96.50 Steers: Ch 122-125.50; Sel 93-120; Hols. 80.

Heifers: Ch 125-126.50; Sel 84-112.50; Holstein 8396.

Calves: 4-284 ea.

Feeders: 53-105 Goats: 129-165 Kids: 128-129 ea.

Sows: 43.50-51.50 Boars: 21.50 Chickens: 5-18 Rabbits: 4-22.50 Ducks: 4.50-21 * Sale every Wed. @ 7 pm.

Hogs: Roasters 60-80 ea; Market 60 ea; Sows 35-50; Boars 20.

Sheep: 75-95; Lambs 1.102.

Goats: 80-140 ea; Billies 150-200 ea; Kids 60-140 ea.

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92# 105-115; No. 2 94-130# 90-112; 80-92# 100-102; No. 3 78-104# 73-87; Hols.

Hfrs. No. 1 90-95# 135/hd; No. 2 80-95# 80-100/hd; Vealers 64-114# 27-74.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 49-54% lean 280# 180/hd; Sows US 1-3 500600# 240-295/hd; Boars Jr. 240-270# 100/hd.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 2050# 9-29; 60-90# 31-33.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 70# 225; 112# 170; Ewes Gd 2-3 154-176# 82.50-105; Util 1-2 175# 70.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 70# 140; Sel 2 under 20# 14-15; 45-55# 105-127.50; 60-70# 122.50-137.50; Billies Sel 2 110# 152.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA January 24, 2012 Slaughter Cattle: Ch 4-5 1360-1485# full 119.50124.50; Hols. 1470-1505# 97.50-104.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites to 89; Breakers 7580% lean 80-84; Boners 7483.50; Lean 72-81; Big Middle/lo dress/lights 63.50-75; Shelly 61 & dn.

Bulls: 1410-1550# 80106.50.

Feeder Cattle: Steers Herefords 340-700# 94-130; Heifers Hols. 985# 83.

Calves Ret. to Farm: Hols.

Bulls No. 1 90-120# 120152; No. 2 90-115# 105-125; No. 3 60-100# 70-105; Util 75 & dn; Hols. Hfr. 115# 135.

Swine: Hogs 245-300# 6775; Boars 190-370# 30-44.

Goats (/hd): L Wethers 182; Thin Mature Nannies/Billies 105-122; Fancy Kids 145165; Fleshy Kids 125-137; Bottle Kids 11.

Sheep: all wts. 132.

Sale every Tuesday * 5 pm for Rabbits, Poultry & Eggs * 6 pm for Livestock starting with calves. * Special Fed Cattle Sales Jan 31 & Feb 7 & 21.

Receiving 7:30 until 10 am.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA Small 24, 2012 Rabbits: 2-26 Chickens: 2-6.50 Quail: 2-6 Rabbit Family: 20 Chicken Peeps: 1.25 Pot Belly Pigs: 12-22 All animals sold by the piece. Sale starts at 5 pm.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC State Graded Feeder Pig Sale Carlisle, PA

Pennsylvania Markets Mercer

Jersey Shore

New Wilmington

Dewart Leesport Belleville Homer City

New Holland Carlisle Lancaster Paradise

Eighty-Four January 24, 2012 US 1-2: 22-29# 178-245; 30-39# 166-205; 50-59# 100-104; 60-69# 101-132# 92-95.

US 2: 95-115# 89-90. *Next State Graded Feeder Pig Sale Fri., Feb. 17.

Receiving from 7:30 until 10 am. Sale time 1 pm.

DEWART LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKET, INC 23, 2012 Slaughter Cattle: Steers Ch 2-3 1336# 121.50; Hols.

Steers Ch 1356-1602# 108109; Hfr. 1470# 118.50.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 73-74.50; Boners 66-71, lo dress 62-65.50; Lean 6367.50, lo dress 56-61.

Bulls: 1294-1146# 75.50; Bullocks 1114-1526# 94.50102.

Feeder Steers: L 1 1502# 90; L 3 606-886# 65-68.

Calves: 137. Bull Calves No. 1 94-122# 135-152; 9092# 122-140; 82-88# 120130; No. 2 94-126# 117-137; 90-92# 100-122; 80-88# 107-115; No. 3 94-124# 75112; 80-92# 70-95; Hfrs. No. 1 88-114# 125-160; No. 2 86-112# 87-117; Util 70104# 20-65; 54-68# 10-20.

Feeder Pigs: 40-50# 3540/hd.

Hay: 13 lds, 165-370/ton.

Straw: 2 lds, 215-220/ton.

Earcorn: 2 lds, 175-180/ton.

Firewood: 4 lds, 55-87/ld.

EIGHTY FOUR LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Holland, PA January 23, 2012 Slaughter Cattle: Steers Ch 2-3 1335-1545# 120.50123.50; Sel 1-2 1445-1500# 118-118.50; Hols. Sel 2-3 1335-1495# 92-97; Hols.

Hfrs. Sel 1-2 1000-1525# 110-118.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75# lean 86-88; Breakers 75-80% lean 7983.50; Boners 80-85% lean 74.50-78, lo dress 72-74;

Lean 85-90% lean 69-74, lo dress 63-68.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1335-1390# 84-87; Bullocks Ch 2-3 1315-1540# 100.50107.

Feeder Cattle: Steers M&L 1 400# 152.50; 500# 155; M&L 2 300# 145; 600# 127.50; L 3 900# 81; Heifers M&L 1 300-500# 133-146; 500-700# 131-137; M&L 2 300-400# 110-130; 500700# 128; Bulls M&L 1 400# 152.50; 500-700# 127142.50; M&L 2 300-500# 145; 500-700# 95.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 90-120# 120-130; No. 2 90-130# 105-120; No. 3 85-120# 50-100; Beef 140160# 124-130; Vealers Util 65-120# 20-42.50.

Slaughter Hogs: Sows US 1-3 600# 56; Boars 800# 26.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 1-3 70-80# 207.50217.50-217.50; 120# 200; Ewes Util 1-2 160-230# 7695.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 55-65# 107.50-117; 70# 152.50; Sel 2 50# 87.50; Nannies Sel 2 106-175# 75109.

GREENCASTLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Greencastle, PA January 19, 2012 Slaughter Holstein Steers: Ch 2-3 1612-1742# 100105.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 79.5081.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 73.50-77, hi dress 7779; Boners 80-85% lean 6873.25, hi dress 73.25-75, lo dress 63.50-66; Lean 8590% lean 62-67, hi dress 69-72.50, lo dress 55-59.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1436-1794# 77-84, hi dress 1068# 88.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bull Calves No. 1 96-124# 130152.50; 80-94# 90-120; No. 2 94-124# 95-130; No. 3 Hols. Bulls 70-114# 70-

112.50; Hols. Hfrs. No. 2 8294# 100-105; Vealers Util 66-130# 20-77.50.

INDIANA FARMERS LIVESTOCK AUCTION Homer City, PA January 19, 2012 Slaughter Cattle: Steers Ch 2-3 1364-1426# 124.50128; Ch 2-3 1274-1462# 118-123.50; Sel 1-2 11641308# 104-116; Hols. Steers Ch 2-3 1488-1582# 94-105; Hfrs. Ch 2-3 1268-1512# 120-123; Sel 1-2 10741392# 110-116.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 85; Breakers 75-80% lean 79.50-83; Boners 80-85% lean 74.50-77.50; Lean 8590% lean 69-72.50, lo dress 65-67.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1679-2046# 85.75-92; YG 2 1536-1710# 78-81.50.

Feeder Cattle: Hfrs. M&L 1 300-500# 115-135; M&L 2 300-500# 107.50-112.50; Bulls M&L 1 300-500# 125137.50.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 90-125# 120-140; No. 2 90-125# 100-122.50; No. 3 85-120# 50-95; Vealers Util 70-120# 20-40.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 40-45% lean 264-290# 75-82.

Slaughter Sheep: Ewes Util 1-2 166# 52.50.

KUTZTOWN HAY & GRAIN AUCTION Kutztown, PA January 21, 2012 Mixed Hay: 5 lds, 145-240 Timothy: 2 lds, 190-199 Grass: 1 ld, 180 Corn: 2 lds, 60-70 LANCASTER WEEKLY CATTLE SUMMARY New Holland, PA January 20, 2011 Slaughter Cattle: Steers Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1275-1640# 125.50-129.50; Ch 2-3 1280-1535# 122-125.50; Sel 2-3 1285-1370# 119-

121.50; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-4 1405-1625# 110-115; Ch 23 1380-1550# 104-108.50; Hfrs. Ch 2-3 1040-1350# 120-123; Sel 2-3 10501085# 118-120.

Slaughter Cows: Prem Whites 65-75% lean 82-85, hi dress 86-87.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 77-82, hi dress 83-89, lo dress 70-76; Boners 80-85% lean 74-79, hi dress 81.50-84.50, lo dress 69.50-72; Lean 85-90% lean 68-73, hi dress 74-80, lo dress 62-67.

Slaughter Bulls: Thurs. YG 1 1015-2160# 85-89.50, hi dress 1365-1950# 89.50-99; lo dress 955-1660# 77-83.

Holstein Bull Calves: Thurs. No. 1 114-128# 125137; 94-112# 146-150; 9092# 130; No. 2 80-128# 125132; No. 3 100-130# 102110; 72-78# 118-121; Util 100-110# 50; 80-98# 81-83; 60-78# 62; Hfrs. No. 1 90100# 125-150; 75-85# 7090; No. 2 70-115# 50-90.

LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK AUCTION Fredericksburg, PA No report LEESPORT LIVESTOCK AUCTION Leesport, PA January 18, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1520# 129.50; Hols.

Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1275-1665# 99.50-110.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 2-3 1080# 119.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean 80.5082; Breakers 75-80% lean 76-79.50; Boners 80-85% lean 72-76; Lean 85-90% lean 66-71.50, lo dress 6065.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1355# 83.

Feeder Cattle: Hfrs. M&L 2 290-425# 50-70; Bulls L 1 745# 94; L 3 Hols. 535# 62.50; Vealers 70-110# 4575; 60-65# 20-25.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 80-115# 120-130; No. 2 80-120# 115-127.50; No. 3 80-120# 100-115; Hols.

Hfrs. No. 1 100# 135; No. 2 90# 105.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 35-55# 277.50; 102# 220; Ewes Gd 1-2 150-195# 115.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 50-54% lean 247-280# 66.50; 45-50% lean 245# 63.50.

MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middleburg, PA January 17, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1275-1565# 127132.50; Ch 2-3 1190-1585#

123-127; 1605-1615 119125; Sel 1-3 1140-1525# 115-122; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 23 1375-1555# 108-113.50; Ch 2-3 1160-1560# 104107.50; 1635# 103.50; Sel 1-3 1310-1565# 94-98.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1265-1500# 126-129; Ch 2-3 1160-1385# 120125; full/YG 4-5 1495-1515# 118-119.50; Sel 1-3 11051170# 113-117.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 73.50-77.50, lo dress 70.50-72; Boners 80-85% lean 69-74, hi dress 75-76.50; Lean 85-90% lean 63.50-69.50, lo dress 55-62.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1300-1960# 83-87.50, lo dress 945-1760# 69-76.50.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 315405# 130-165; 565# 150; M&L 2 245# 117; 355-380# 110-157; 510-635# 116137; Herefords 210# 115; L 3 Hols. 390-475# 75-92; 640-1055# 75-84.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 295-485# 122-141; 502580# 117-130; Herefords 472# 112; M&L 2 250-265# 125-130; 305-492# 105130; 680-685# 92-108; Herefords 240# 117.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 355485# 152-171; 540-722# 127-143; Herefords 435# 115; 505-720# 107-119; M&L 2 300-445# 128-163; 520-635# 110-140; 900# 91; Herefords 535# 102; L 3 Hols. 485# 72; 695-860# 7087.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-130# 120-140; 8090# 125-135; No. 2 95-115# 105-122; 80-90# 100-125; No. 3 70-105# 70-100; No. 1 Hols. Hfrs. 85-105# 140145; No. 2 75-85# 75-125; Vealers Util 60-100# 20-70.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 49-54% lean 235-270# 93-100; 338-360# 81-86; 4550% lean 242-265# 79-91; 350-370# 73; Sows US 1-3 350-445# 52-62; Boars 460# 32.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 50# 38.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 45-60# 232-235; 70100# 172-230; 110-125# 155-170; Ewes Gd 2-3 125170# 97-112; 215# 90; Rams 180# 102.

Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 70100# 145-197; Sel 2 under 20# 30; 30-50# 50-87; 6070# 82-117.

Slaughter Nannies: Sel 1 120-160# 117-165; Sel 2 90-100# 70-95.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Martinsburg, PA January 23, 2012 Cattle: 75 Cows: Steers Ch 110-120;

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT Gd 105-110; Hfrs. Ch 110117; Gd 102-108; Util & Comm. 72-80; Canner/lo Cutter 70 & dn.

Bulls: YG 1 78-85 Cattle: Steers 100-110; Bulls 90-100; Hfrs. 85-105.

Calves: 68. Gd 85-100; Std 25-80; Hols. Bulls 90-130# 80-140.

Hogs: 39. US 1-2 70-75; US 1-3 68-70; Sows US 1-3 5062.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 2050# 30-40.

Sheep: 16. Gd Lambs 150175; SI Ewes 60-80.

Goats: 20-120 MORRISON’S COVE HAY REPORT Martinsburg, PA January 23, 2012 Alfalfa: 345-370 Grass: 150-210 Timothy: 195-205 Round Bales: 140-155 Straw: 140 Wood: 55-80 Fodder: (/bale) 35 Hay Auction held every Monday at 12:30 pm.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK, POULTRY & RABBIT REPORT Martinsburg, PA January 23, 2012 Roosters: 4-5 Hens: 2-3.50 Banties: 1.25-3.50 Pigeons: 2 Guineas: 7.25 Bunnies: 7-9.50 Rabbits: 9-12 Auction held every Monday at 7 pm.

NEW HOLLAND PIG AUCTION New Holland, PA No report NEW HOLLAND SHEEP & GOATS AUCTION New Holland, PA January 23, 2012 Slaughter Lambs: Wooled, Shorn Ch & Pr 2-3 60-80# 202-272; 80-110# 188-198, late sales 162-180; 110130# 182-194, late sales 150-168; Wooled & Shorn Ch 2-3 60-80# 200-217, late sales 188; 80-110# 168196, late sales 158-182; 110-130# 174-182, late sales 140-156.

Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-3 M flesh 100-160# 100-120; 160-200# 88-102.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 74-106; 40-60# 120-138; 60-80# 128-142; 80-100# 130-144; 100-120# 130138; 120-130# 146-150; Sel 2 20-40# 70-84; 40-60# 104124; 60-80# 118-130; 80100# 130-142; Sel 3 20-40# 50-80; 40-60# 88-112; 6080# 104-112; 80-100# 100120; 100-110# 124; Nannies/Does Sel 1 80-130# 108-124; 130-180# 128144; Sel 2 80-130# 102-114; Sel 3 50-80# 70-88; 80-130# 94-112; Bucks/Billies Sel 1 100-150# 148-167; 150250# 167-212; Sel 2 100150# 130-150; 150-250# 172-180; Wethers Sel 1 90110# 160-167; 110-130# 190-200; 130-150# 184212; Sel 2 90-130# 152-182; 150-250# 180; Sel 3 70100# 142.

NEW WILMINGTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Wilmington, PA No report NEW WILMINGTON PRODUCE AUCTION, INC. New Wilmington, PA No report PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Market Summary Compared to last week corn sold steady to weak, wheat & barley sold steady steady, Oats sold .10 to .15 lower & Soybeans sold .10 to .15 lower. EarCorn sold steady. All prices /bu. except ear corn is /ton.

Southeastern PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.73-7.02, Avg 6.87, Contracts 5.51-5.33; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.916.75, Avg 6.19, Contracts 6-6.75; Barley No. 3 Range 4.70-6.08, Avg 5.57, Contracts 4.80; Oats No. 2 Range 4.25-4.80, Avg 4.51; Soybeans No 2 Range 11.12-11.67, Avg 11.38, Contracts 11.13-11.33; EarCorn Range 193-200, Avg 196.50.

Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.70-6.90, Avg 6.79; Barley No. 3 Range 4.756.25, Avg 5.50; Oats No. 2 Range 4-4.50, Avg 4.26; Soybeans No. 2 Range 1011.20, Avg 10.99; EarCorn Range 195-220, Avg 197.50.

South Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.75-6.81, Avg 6.74; Wheat No. 2 Range 66.90, Avg 6.23; Barley No. 3 Range 4-5.30, Avg 4.69; Oats No. 2 Range 3.254.50, Avg 3.95; Soybeans No. 2 Range 10.90-11.50, Avg 11.13; EarCorn Range 185.

Lehigh Valley Area: Corn No. 2 Range 6.75-7.08, Avg 6.87; Wheat No. 2 Range 6.30-6.90, Avg 6.60; Barley No. 3 Range 5.20; Oats No. 2 Range 4.40; Soybeans No. 2 Range 11.20-11.67, Avg 11.40; Gr. Sorghum Range 5.80.

Eastern & Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.707.08, Avg 6.79, Month Ago 6.62, Year Ago 6.53; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.91-6.90, Avg

6.29, Month Ago 6.21, Year Ago 7.86; Barley No. 3 Range 4-6.25, Avg 5.18, Month Ago 4.86 Year Ago 4.38; Oats No. 2 Range 3.25-4.80, Avg 4.23, Month Ago 3.99, Year Ago 3.03; Soybeans No. 2 Range 1011.67, Avg 11.20, Month Ago 10.66, Year Ago 13.46; EarCorn Range 185-220; Avg 198.60, Month Ago 194.16, Year Ago 158.60.

Western PA: Corn No. 2 Range 5.92-6.50, Avg 6.22; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.61; Oats No. 2 3.20-4.85, Avg 3.93; Soybeans No. 2 11.37.

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Weekly Livestock Summary January 20, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 126.50-134; Ch 1-3 122-130; Sel 1-2 115-123; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 108118; Ch 2-3 102-108.50; Sel 1-2 90-98.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 126-133.50; Ch 1-3 114-125; Sel 1-2 107-117.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 73.50-79.50; Boners 80-85% lean 6974.50; Lean 85-90% lean 62-71.

Slaughter Bulls: hi dress 89.50-99; Avg dress 78-87; lo dress 72-81.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300500# 147-165; 500-700# 127-163; M&L 2 300-500# 135-150; 500-700# 115135.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-500# 125-158; 500700# 115-135; M&L 2 300500# 105-125; 500-700# 105-120.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300500# 135-172; 500-700# 110-149; M&L 2 300-500# 110-137; 500-700# 104135.

Vealers: Util 60-120# 30-90.

Farm Calves: No. 1 Hols. bulls 95-125# 120-150; No. 2 95-125# 100-130; No. 3 80-120# 70-120; No. 1 Hols.

Hfrs. 84-105# 120-190; No. 2 80-105# 70-170.

Hogs: Barrows & Glts 4954% lean 220-270# 64-70; 45-50% lean 220-270# 6162.50.

Sows: US 1-3 300-500# 5859; 500-700# 57.50-59.50.

Graded Feeder Pigs: US 12 15-30# 135-150; 15-30# 160-180 fancy; 30-40# 250 fancy; 40-50# 140; US 2 2030# 100-110; 20-30# 190240 fancy 30-40# 240-270; 40-50# 105.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch & Pr 2-3 40-60# 275300; 60-80# 262-330; 80110# 234-250; 110-150# 185-233; Ch 1-3 40-60#

235-260; 60-80# 222-247; 80-110# 229-244; Ewes Gd 2-3 120-160# 125-140; 160200# 115-130; Util 1-2 120160# 103-118.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-60# 115-135; 60-80# 128-158; 80-100# 158-177; Sel 2 40-60# 85-114; 60-80# 110-125; 80-100# 126-143; Sel 3 40-60# 56-82; 60-80# 86-104; Nannies Sel 1 80130# 128-140; 130-180# 136-151; Sel 2 80-130# 115130; Sel 3 50-80# 73-88; 80130# 87-103; Billies Sel 1 100-150# 190-205; 150250# 230-245; Sel 2 100150# 155-170; 150-250# 170-185.

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Hay Market Summary Hay & Straw Market For Eastern PA: All hay prices paid by dealers at the farm and /ton. All hay and straw reported sold /ton. Compred to last week hay & straw sold steady. Alfalfa 175-335; Mixed Hay 170-335; Timothy 150-240; Straw 120-170; Mulch 60-90.

Summary of Lancaster Co. Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 253 lds 55 Straw; Alfalfa 180-360; Mixed Hay 120-400; Timothy 180-350; Grass 140-315; Straw 140-300, mostly 150225.

Diffenbach Auct, January 16, 125 lds Hay, 25 lds Straw. Alfalfa 160-320; Mixed Hay 150-400; Timothy 200-285; Grass 140-315; Straw 170-300, mostly 170190.

Green Dragon, Ephrata: January 20, 54 lds Hay, 10 Straw. Alfalfa 175-305; Mixed Hay 180-360; Timothy 210-275; Grass Hay 205255; Straw 165-225, mostly 165-190.

Weaverland Auct, New Holland: January 19, 29 lds Hay, 7 Straw. Alfalfa 320360; Mixed Hay 120-260; Timothy 160-350; Grass 145-250; Straw 140-185.

Wolgemuth Auction: Leola, PA: January 18, 45 lds Hay, 13 Straw. Alfalfa 190205; Mixed Hay 190-390; Timothy 225; Grass 165285; Straw 150-190.

Summary of Central PA Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 204 Loads Hay, 45 Straw.

Alfalfa 185-332; Mixed Hay 90-375; Timothy 155-260; Grass 70-285; Straw 115220, mostly 150-195.

Belleville Auct, Belleville: Janary 18, 32 lds Hay, 2 lds Straw. Alfalfa 187-235; Mixed 110-287.50; Grass 227.50; Straw 195-212.50.

Dewart Auction, Dewart: January 16, 34 lds Hay, 11

Straw. Mixed Hay 130-375; Grass 105-230; Straw 155245.

Greencastle Livestock: January 16 & 19, 28 lds Hay, 5 Straw. Mixed Hay 90172.50; Timothy 165205;Grass 135-177.50; Straw 137.50-142.50.

Kutztown Auction, Kutztown: January 21, 8 lds Hay, 0 Straw. Mixed Hay 145-240; Timothy 190-260; Grass Hay 180.

Middleburg Auct, Middleburg: January 17, 22 lds Hay, 4 Straw. Alfalfa 190250; Mixed Hay 120-185; Timothy 155-220; Grass 70190; Straw 180.

Leinbach’s Mkt, Shippensburg: January 7 & 10, 80 lds Hay, 23 Straw. Alfalfa 145320; Mixed Hay 85-295; Timothy 175-250; Grass 135-285; Straw 150-210.

New Wilmington Livestock, New Wilmington: January 20, 20 lds Hay, 4 Straw. Alfalfa 165-200; Timothy 180-250; Grass 180250; Straw 180-210.

VINTAGE SALES STABLES Paradise, PA January 23, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1270-1525# 127.75133; Ch 2-3 1170-1515# 124.50-129.50; Sel 2-3 1200-1495# 117-122.50; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 12801475# 109-113; Ch 2-3 1260-1345# 96.50-104.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1200-1265# 125.50127; Ch 2-3 1020-1420# 120.50-124.75.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 73.50-75.50, hi dress 80.50-81.50; Boners 80-85% lean 71.50-75, hi dress 78-82; Lean 85-90% lean 62-67, hi dress 67-71, lo dress 54-58.

Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 95-120# 110-132; 85-90# 60-85; No. 2 100-120# 75105; No. 3 80-125# 50-80; Util 65-115# 30-70; Hols.

Hfrs. No. 2 75-85# 60-75. * Next Feeder Cattle Sale is Feb. 10.

WEAVERLAND AUCTION New Holland, PA No report WOLGEMUTH AUCTION Leola, PA January 25, 2012 Alfalfa: 6 lds, 260-405 Mixed: 45 lds, 206-400 Timothy: 4 lds, 228-265 Grass: 21 lds, 219-300 Straw: 21 lds, 166-190 Fodder: 2 lds, 86-130 Baleage: 2 lds, 61-65 Firewood: 1 ld, 65

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NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES New Holland, PA January 19, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1325-1560# 131-134; Ch 2-3 1220-1575# 127130.50; Sel 2-3 1195-1410# 123-126; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 24 1310-1675# 102-109; Sel 2-3 1240-1535# 94-100.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1315-1525# 131133.50; Ch 2-3 1160-1250# 127-130.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean 82-85, hi dress 86-87.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 77-82, hi dress 83-89, lo dress 70-76; Boners 80-85% lean 74-79, hi

dress 81.50-84.50, lo dress 69.50-72; Lean 88-90% lean 68-73, hi dress 74-80, lo dress 62-67.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1015-2160# 85-89.50, hi dress 1365-1950# 89.50-99; lo dress 955-1660# 77-83.

Graded Bull Calves: No. 1 114-128# 125-137; 94-112# 146-150; 90-92# 130; No. 2 80-128# 125-132; No. 3 100130# 102-110; 72-78# 118121; Util 100-110# 50; 8098# 81-83; 60-78# 62.

Holstein Heifer Calves: No. 1 90-110# 125-150; 7585# 70-90; No. 2 70-115# 50-90.

2011 New York Field Crop Summary The 2011 crop year got off to a slow start due to wet weather conditions during the planting season. This weather slowed fieldwork and pushed planting progress well behind 2010 and the average. Drier weather dominated the summer months and crop development was hindered.

Hurricane Irene made a visit in early September and impacted mostly the eastern part of the state, causing flooding and damaging field crops.

Harvest was a challenge.

Yields for all major field crops, except dry hay, were below the previous year.

New York grain corn

production is estimated at 82.5 million bushels, down 7 percent from last year. Area for harvest totaled 620,000 acres, up 5 percent from a year ago. Yields averaged 133 bushels per acre, down 17 bushels from last year’s record high 150 bushels per acre.

Corn cut for silage totaled 7.52 million tons, a decrease of 13 percent from last year. Area for harvest increased 3 percent to 470,000 acres.

Yields are estimated at 16.0 tons per acre, down 3.0 tons per acre from last year.

The 2011 soybean crop was estimated at 11.9 million bushels, 11

percent below last year’s production. Area harvested, at 277,000 acres, was down slightly from a year ago. Yields averaged 43 bushels per acre, down 5 bushels an acre from last year’s record high.

Wheat production totaled 5.21 million bushels, down 22 percent from the previous year. Harvested acreage, at 93,000 acres, was down 7 percent from 2010. Winter wheat yields averaged 56 bushels per acre, down 11 bushels from last year’s record high.

Oat production, at a record low 1.70 million bushels, was down 56

percent from the previous year. Area harvested, at a record low 34,000 acres, was down 41 percent from last year. The average yield, at 50 bushels per acre, was down 17 bushels from last year.

Production of barley in New York totaled 414,000 bushels, down 25 percent from a year earlier and the second lowest on record.

Acreage harvested for grain totaled a record tying low 9,000 acres, down 10 percent from a year ago. The average yield per acre, at 46 bushels, was down 9 bushels from last year.

All dry hay production

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Registration now open for USB’s “See for Yourself ” program Do you grow soybeans and want to see your checkoff in action?

This is your chance.

U.S. soybean farmers can now apply for the United Soybean Board’s (USB) free See for Yourself (SFY) program, which will enable 10 U.S. soybean farmers this year to witness for themselves how the soybeans they grow are used in animal feed at home and abroad, in biodiesel, in fish farming, and even as a mainstay in a school-lunch program. As you learn, you can also evaluate how soybean-checkoff investments help foster this utilization every step of the way.

Interested U.S. soybean farmers may complete an application now through March 30 on the USB website at www.unitedsoybean.org. “‘Seeing is believing’ has become the theme of this program,” said program participant Rick Stern, who raises soybeans on his farm in Cream Ridge, NJ. Stern also serves as chair of USB’s Audit & Evaluation (A&E) Committee.

“The program allows soybean farmers to see how multifaceted their checkoff is, and how our soybeans are being

used both here in the United States and internationally,” he said.

The weeklong program, scheduled to take place July 29-Aug. 4, will also enable U.S. soybean farmers to meet industry representatives using soy, as well as some of the men and women who help lead the checkoff.

“The program lets U.S. soybean farmers see how their checkoff works, develop relationships with the farmerleaders who represent them and come away with knowledge about how their checkoff dollars are put to use,” Stern said.

Stern and other USB farmer -directors who

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For more information on the United Soybean Board, visit www.unitedsoybean.org

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was 2.72 million tons, up 13 percent from last year’s 2.42 million tons.

Acreage harvested for dry hay during 2011 decreased 3 percent to 1.34 million acres. Yield, at 2.03 tons per acre, was 16 percent above a year ago.

New York production of alfalfa dry hay was estimated at 840 thousand tons, down 5 percent from last year’s crop of 882 thousand tons.

Area harvested, at 350 thousand acres, decreased 17 percent from last year. Yields averaged 2.40 tons per acre, up 14 percent from last year.

Potato production to-

taled a record low 4.05 million hundredweight (cwt.), down 21 percent from the 5.12 million cwt. produced in 2010.

Harvested acreage totaled 16,200 acres, up 200 acres from last year’s record low. Yields averaged 250 cwt. per acre, down 70 cwt. from last year.

Dry Bean production totaled a record low 165,000 cwt., down 41 percent from 2010.

Acres harvested totaled a record low 11,800 acres, down 21 percent from a year earlier. The average yield, at 1,400 pounds per acre, was down 490 pounds from last year.

USDA announces greater flexibility and additional tools for beginning farmers and ranchers WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Bruce Nelson has announced a new rule that expands loan opportunities for beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, while also establishing a new Land Contract Guarantee Program. The rule provides additional flexibility allowing FSA loan officers to consider all pri-

or farming experience, including on-the-job training and formal education, when determining eligibility for FSA for farm operating and ownership loans. It also expands a previous pilot program, the Land Contract Guarantee Program, from six states to all 50 states.

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the process from six steps to two will enable USDA to help those in need in an expedited manner. Additionally, the proposed rule can help to ensure all eligible disaster counties receive a designation.

• USDA established 15 common Acreage Reporting Dates (ARDs) for farmers and ranchers participating in FSA and Risk Management Agency (RMA) programs. The common reporting dates will reduce the reporting burden on producers and also help to reduce USDA operating costs by sharing similar data across participating agencies. Before the streamlining, RMA had 54 ARDs for 122 crops, and FSA had 17 ARDs for 273 crops.

More information on the new Land Contract Guarantee Program and the other changes are available at local FSA offices nationwide. Information about Farm Loan Programs and FSA loan qualifications can be found at www.fsa.usda.gov.

The Obama Administration, with Agriculture Secretary Vilsack’s leadership, has worked tirelessly to strengthen rural America, implement the Farm Bill, maintain a strong farm safety net, and create opportunities for America’s farmers and ranchers. U.S. agriculture is currently experiencing one of its best years in decades thanks to the productivity, resiliency, and resourcefulness of our producers. Today, net farm income is at record levels while debt has been cut in half since the 1980s.

Overall, American agriculture supports 1 in 12 jobs in the United States and provides American consumers with 86 percent of the food we consume, while maintaining affordability and choice.

The Obama Administration has aggressively worked to expand export opportunities and reduce barriers to trade, helping to push agricultural exports to record levels in 2011 and beyond. Strong agricultural exports are a positive contribution to the U.S. trade balance, support nearly 1 million American jobs and boost economic growth.

Dairy Exports Are A Star Issued Jan. 20, 2012 Whey is the bright spot in the domestic and global dairy market, according to FC Stone dairy economist Bill Brooks. Speaking in Tuesday’s DairyLine radio program, Brooks said there was positive news on the grains side of things for dairy producers as corn and soybean meal futures prices are down so that will be a reprieve on feed costs but not so good for those farmers who sell corn.

Cheese prices haven’t seen a lot of change and have bounced around some, Brooks said.

Prices attracted buyers but that hadn’t moved futures prices much.

Milk prices are below what they were a year ago, he said, but costs are still high so they’re not real excited about selling. Buyers aren’t excited about those prices either, according to Brooks, and feel there may be some downturn ahead because we are in First Quarter and we’ll see more milk coming on, anticipating the seasonal downturn in cheese markets.

Whey, on the other hand has been like a rocket ship, Brooks said, continuing to work its way higher as new contracts came into effect for the First Quarter.

Western and Central mostly prices topped 70 cents per pound and approach levels not seen since 2007, Brooks reported. It still has a ways to go to hit the record but he doesn’t see anything that would cause that price to turn around. That’s also lending support to the Class III market, according to Brooks, as the value it adds to the Class III price is over $2.

Meanwhile; cheese production has slowed as less milk is available with Class I needs returning to normal after the holidays, according to USDA. Demand for cheese is being fed by increased retail orders for NFL playoff parties.

Processors are increasing purchases as normal operations resume after the holidays.

Cash cheese prices at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange headed down in the Martin Luther King Day holiday-shortened week as the mar-

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kets anticipated Friday afternoon’s December Cold Storage report. The blocks closed that Friday at $1.5050 per pound, down 9 cents on the week and 2 cents below a year ago. The barrels rolled 4 3/4-cents lower, to $1.5025, three-quarter cents below a year ago. Thirteen cars of block traded hands on the week and nine of barrel. The lagging NASSsurveyed U.S. average block price averaged $1.5724, down 0.9 cent.

The barrels averaged $1.6081, up a half cent.

Spot butter also dropped the third week of the New Year, closing Friday at $1.57, down 4 1/4-cents on the week, and 53 cents below a year ago. No butter was sold in the spot market all week. NASS butter averaged $1.5828, down 1.9 cents. NASS nonfat dry milk averaged $1.4151, down 0.1 cent, and incredibly, dry whey jumped another 2.3 cents, to 70.2 cents per pound.

Churning schedules across the country are active, according to USDA, but lighter than during the recent yearend holiday period.

Cream supplies are often more available to the churn than anticipated.

Class II operations are once again absorbing cream supplies that were surplus to the churn

during the holidays.

Overall butter buying interest is fair at best.

Orders being placed are for near term needs with u p c o m i n g Easter/Passover needs entering discussions.

Most retailers are indicating that feature activity will be limited until

possibly the Easter/Passover holiday in early April.

Looking “back to the futures;” the Class III milk price average for the first six months of 2012 stood at $17.16 per hundredweight (cwt.) on December 2, $16.84 on December 9, $17.07 on

December 16, $17.04 on December 23, $17.60 on January 6, $17.28 on January 13, and was averaging $16.85 late morning January 20.

The February 2012 Federal order Class I base milk price was an-

Mielke B13

Mielke from B12 nounced Friday at $17.03 per cwt., down $1.77 from January but $1.14 above February 2011, and equates to about $1.46 per gallon. Analyst Alan Levitt says an MILC payment of around 15 cents to producers is possible but we won’t know for five weeks.

The two-week NASSsurveyed butter price averaged $1.5893 per pound, down 1.9 cents from January. Nonfat dry milk averaged $1.4155, down 2.6 cents. Cheese averaged $1.6052, 20 1/2-cents, and dry whey averaged 69.15 cents, up 3.7 cents.

Another bright spot is in the export picture. One of the things often cited for improving the U.S. economy is increasing exports, and dairy continues to do its part, according to Dairy Profit Weekly editor Dave Natzke in Friday’s DairyLine.

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leased November trade estimates, noting high, and in some cases record-high, monthly and annual dairy exports. The value of November 2011 U.S. dairy exports topped $400 million for the ninth consecutive month, Natzke reported, pushing the year-to-date (Y-T-D) total to nearly $4.5 billion.

Through the first 11 months of 2011, dairy exports were up 30 percent compared to the same period in 2010.

USDA estimated YTD dairy imports at under $2.7 billion, yielding a 2011 dairy trade surplus of nearly $1.8 billion.

November exports rep-

resented about 14 percent of total dairy solids production for the month, compared to imports representing just 2.9 percent. Based on volume, dry whey, nonfat dry milk and skim milk powder remain the leading dairy products exported, although Cheddar, other cheese, and butter are trending ahead of the past 3-4 years.

“And while Mexico remains the leading export market for U.S. dairy products, Southeast Asia, China, Japan and South Korea are showing strong gains,” Natzke said, “With exports to China up 59 percent from the previous year,

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and sales to South Korea up 81 percent.”

Improved trade isn’t limited to dairy products. U.S. dairy heifers remain in strong demand, with November exports topping 6,000 head for the fifth month in 2011, and brought the YTD total to more than 66,600 head, compared to less than 38,000 head for all of 2010.

At nearly 48,000 head, Turkey is the leading market for U.S. dairy heifers, representing about 72 percent of all dairy heifer exports.

Mexico remains the second-leading U.S. dairy heifer market, at more than 10,500 head.

U.S. dairy producers “retired” 261,900 dairy cows in December, according to USDA’s Livestock Slaughter report issued Friday. That’s 9,100 head more than November’s total but 2,900 less than a year ago. January to December 2011 dairy cow slaughter was estimated at 2.914 million head, up 107,000 from 2010.

The January 19 Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook said that, “Despite a forecast of a small reduction in herd size from 2011, higher milk per cow will raise milk production in 2012.” Exports on both a fats and skims-solids basis were lowered for 2012. The result is lower prices in 2012 than in 2011 for the major dairy products and consequently for the all milk price.

The Outlook stated that “Producers may still be adjusting to the rise in feed prices that began last year and the prospect of lower milk prices in 2012.” The fourth-quarter 2011 estimate for cow numbers was lowered slightly; but when rounded, resulted in no change from December’s 9,200 head.

No change was made in 2011 output per cow, which was projected to be 21,315 pounds. Herd size forecasts for 2012 were unchanged from December, and herd size will likely decline slightly from 2011 to 9,190 head. The total milk production forecasts for both 2011 and 2012 remain unchanged from December at 196 and

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Mielke from B13 198.5 billion pounds, respectively. The January 27 Cattle report will provide an indication of producer intentions for heifer retention, according to USDA. Getting back to the international market; the CME’s Daily Dairy Report (DDR) reported that prices were mixed on the semi-monthly Global Dairy Trade auction. The weighted average price for skim milk powder SMP was $1.52 per pound, up 2.7 percent from the January 3 event. Winning prices for whole milk powder averaged $1.61 per pound, unchanged from the previous event. The weighted-average price for anhydrous milkfat was $1.85 per pound, up 2.8 percent. Cheddar cheese was $1.71 per pound, up 2.1 percent. The overall trade-weighted index was up 1.5 percent from the previous event.

In other trade news; Jim Tillison, chief operating officer for the Cooperatives Working Together program (CWT) reported in Thursday’s DairyLine that CWT set a new benchmark in 2011, assisting in 280 export sales of cheese to 26 countries.

That included 92 million pounds of Cheddar, Monterrey Jack, and Gouda cheese, the highest level ever since the program was initiated.

CWT exports accounted for 76 percent of total Cheddar exports in 2011and 19 percent of total cheese exports, according to Tillison, who added that, “With a domestic market that is growing at a slower pace, future growth in the U.S. dairy industry is going to depend heavily on exports and CWT for the next couple of years is going to be a major factor in that effort.”

An analysis by Dr. Scott Brown of the University of Missouri says those CWT exports added about 22 cents per hundredweight, or nearly $1 billion to dairy farm revenue just in 2011 and some of those sales made in 2011 will carry over into 2012. He added that 2011 cheese exports represented almost an equivalent of a billion pounds of milk being exports or the annual production of about 43,000

cows so that has the same effect on producer milk prices as reducing the national herd size by that number of cows.

Looking to 2012, Tillison said CWT is accepting bids on a weekly basis and, for the time being, butter is being added into the mix. Those prod-

2011, organic milk sales were up 15 percent, while conventional milk sales were down 2.2 percent.

Milk production is increasing along the Southern tier of states.

Florida is increasing shipments of milk out of state with 70 loads reported the second week

ucts have the most positive impact on producer income, he concluded.

Federal order and California data showed fluid milk sales in the September-November period were 13.68 billion pounds, down 1.69 percent from the prior year.

In the first 11 months of

of 2012, compared to 45 the previous week. Increased bottler demand has returned with most K-12 schools fully in session again. Spot milk loads were available in the Midwest with demand somewhat mixed.

Western milk supplies are slightly higher in the

Southwest states and California. While production in the Pacific Northwest is near seasonal lows, the overall supply is slightly above year ago levels due to increased herd size in the region.

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Farmers must learn to talk consumers’ language People are talking about food, and farmers and ranchers need to take the lead in the conversation, Melissa Kinch and Keith Yazmir, members of the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance’s communications team, told attendees at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 93rd Annual Meeting.

Opening a dialogue with consumers is an opportunity for farmers and ranchers to restore and build on the public’s trust in how food is grown and raised.

“You can’t build trust if you can’t have a conversation,” according to Kinch, senior vice president of Ketchum Communications.

Kinch and Yazmir outlined four steps that will help farmers and ranchers move

out of combat mode and have a constructive conversation about what they do and why they do it. The four steps are engage, acknowledge, share and earn trust, or E.A.S.E. Growers should start by engaging the people around them. Ask a fellow traveler at the airport, “Where are you headed?” Tread lightly, find common ground and steer the conversation toward food.

Next, acknowledge peoples’ worries about the food they’re feeding their families, but don’t take on the persona of a professor whose task it is to educate.

“A farmer’s and rancher’s job is to answer those legitimate questions with truthful, transparent answers,” Kinch explained. One of the best ways growers can do

that is by sharing what they do on their farms and ranches. Addressing consumers’ real concerns will go a long way in earning their trust.

In talking about what they do, farmers and ranchers need to recognize that there is always room for improvement, stressed Yazmir, a partner at Maslansky Luntz & Partners. Discussing the future creates a space of shared interest, he said.

More than being willing to have a conversation, growers need to be ready and able to use words consumers can embrace. The typical agriculture vocabulary is full of landmines, Yazmir and Kinch cautioned.

“We need to move away from the language of our industry and toward the lan-

guage of the benefits of what we’re doing,” Yazmir said. For example, rather than using the term “GMOs,” talk about seeds that grow stronger, and are more resilient, and better

tasting crops.

USFRA is a newly created alliance of prominent farmer- and rancher-led organizations, including AFBF, and agricultural partners.

Northeast SARE launches a new website The Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program has a new website at www.nesare.org.

The URL remains the same, but the new site offers improved navigation, easy access to grant materials, project stories, downloadable publications, and selected videos.

There are also all sorts of useful SARE-funded books,

bulletins, and other resources from around the Northeast and nationwide.

Take a moment and visit us — let us know what you think and how we can do even better.

Whether you have a SARE grant, plan to apply, or use SARE project results to improve the sustainability of farms in the Northeast, we’d like to hear from you.

Mielke from B14 milk are reported to be good. Cream markets are returning to normal with some increased demand from ice cream and Class II manufacturers.

Butter churns are processing any excess volumes.

Updating a story from last week; Dairy Profit Weekly reports that the California Department of Food & Agriculture (CDFA) denied a hearing petition to consider modifying the California Class 4a milk price for-

mula. California Dairies, Inc. (CDI) had proposed an increase in the “make allowance,” the amount processors can deduct from the minimum milk price paid to producers to cover manufacturing costs. CDI also asked

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that the “f.o.b. adjuster” for butter be lowered.

Using the same argument it used when denying an earlier request from producer groups to consider a hearing to modify the California Class 4b whey factor, CDFA said the current Class 4a pricing formula was last adjusted September 1, 2011,

and the short 4-month period did not warrant another change.

One producer group, the California Dairy Campaign, submitted a letter opposing the Class 4a hearing. Another letter, signed by representatives of Land O’Lakes, Dairy Farmers of America, Security Milk Pro-

ducers, Western United Dairymen, the Milk Producers Council and the California Dairy Campaign, requested the scope of the CDI request be expanded to reconsider the earlier Class 4b petition. For details, log on to www.cdfa.ca.gov /dairy/dairy_hearings_matrix.html.

STUCHAL DAIRY HERD DISPERSAL AUCTION RICK & LINDA STUCHAL 311 BROWN TOWN RD, SLIPPERY ROCK, PA 16057

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2012 @ 10:30 AM LOCATED: Just On The South Of Harrisville, PA. On RT 8, turn West (@ Willies Smoke House) on Brown Town Rd 1 3/10 Mile to auction. Watch For Huey Auction Signs.

120 HOLSTEINS SELL Including: (60) Adult Free Stall Cows On DHIA TEST (50) In All Stages Of Lactation (10) Dry 23,614 Lb Herd Avg. ** Very Low SCC ** Excellent Herd Health & Nutrition Program After Many Years In The Dairy Business Rick & Linda Stuchal Are Ready To Retire And Are Proud To Offer This Outstanding Set Of Fancy Young Sound Cows To You At Auction.

These Cows Will Work In Anyone’s Herd.

Excellent Herd of Grade Holsteins.

PLAN NOW TO ATTEND! HEIFERS: (23) bred including: (6) Due in March, (7) Due In May & June, Balance To Follow.

(23) Open From Breeding Age down to 6 Mos. (14) Heifer Calves up to 6 mos Old. ALL VET CHECKED ** CURRENT VACC. IF YOU NEED MILK, MAKE PLANS NOW TO BE HERE! COWS SOLD UNDER COVER, DRESS FOR THE WEATHER. CATALOGS AT RING SIDE. MILKING EQUIPMENT: DeLaval 1500 GAL bulk Tank w/ Auto Wash; (8) DeLaval SST II Milking Units w/ Auto Take offs; 7 1/2 hp Vac Pump; SS Wash vat; Semen Tank.

ALSO SELLING: Knight 3025 TMR Mixer; 8’ Skidloader Mt Rubber Tire Scrapper; (6) Poly Calf Huts; (4) Box Fans TERMS: Cash Or Check w/ Current Photo ID. ALL OUT OF STATE CHECKS NEED BANK LETTER PROOF OF FUNDS. OWNERS: Rick & Linda Stuchal Lunch & Restroom Available.

LOG ONTO AUCTIONZIP.COM TO VIEW FULL LISTINGS & PHOTOS USE AU ID # 1361 AUCTIONEER: JOHN R HUEY II, AU-001588-L SLIPPERY ROCK, PA (724) 794-4737

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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

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ANIMAL BEDDING: Kiln dried sawdust/woodchips. Bulk, up to 120yd. loads. Willow Creek Farms, 716-741-2599

KILN DRIED BULK BEDDING Delivered all of NY & New England or you pick up at mill.

Seward Valley 518-234-4052 WOOD SHAVINGS: Compressed bags, kiln dried, sold by tractor trailer loads. SAVE! www.pinebec.ca 1-800-6881187

Beef Cattle BRITISH WHITE HEIFERS, mostly July 2010. ready to breed, $1,500 OBO. 518-3292405 WANTED: Steers 200# & up.

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Midlakes Metal Sales • Metal Roofing and Siding in Many Colors 24 ga, 26 ga, 28 ga, 29 ga, Plus Aluminum

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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

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315-204-4089 or 315-204-4084 Custom Services

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Cell 607.227.5282 Working With You, The Farmer

Monday 9am - 4pm Thursday 9am - 3pm

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.

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Dairy Cattle Cow Mats 110 WELL-GROWN freestall trained Holstein heifers due February & March. Had all shots. 315-269-6600 2 Registered Holstein bulls Mr. Marvelous X Ramos, $800.00 each OBO. 607-2435912 50 WELL GROWN Freestall Heifers due within 60 days.

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1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com Dogs AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD puppies, minis and standards, all colors, $250-$300. Also Corgie-Aussie mixed pups, call around 7pm, 315-5498776

Excavators YANMAR B50 mini excavator, 5 ton, blade, swing boom, new steel tracks, $12,300. 315536-6382

Farm Equipment AO SMITH Propane hot water heater, 75,000BTU, used 2 weeks, like new, $1,850.00.

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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, $1,700/OBO. 315-730-5144 185 WHITE 4x4 duals, cummins engine, new interior and seat, tires 65%, $19,500 OBO; 12’ Degleman blade w/silage extension, $10,500 OBO. 315-729-0918 1996 JD 6400, 2WD, open station, 540/1000, dual hyd., 8000 hrs., syncroplus, $11,900. 315-536-8854 1997 GVM ROW CAT sprayer, 80’ booms, 800 gallon SS tank. 315-822-6883

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4 ROW CAMCO Potato planter with dry fertilizer & Admire applicator, $2,500.

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(4) JD 750 no-till grain drills, (1) 1560 15’ w/seeder. Zeisloft Farm Eq. 800-919-3322 8’ SNOW PUSHER, standard quick tach, others available.

Pine Ridge Welding and Machine, Penn Yan, NY. 315536-2102 ‘99 Jimmy 4x4, clean, $3,500; ‘96 Dodge 4x4, Dakota, $2,500; ‘99 Ford pickup, $1,500; ‘66 Cadillac Fleetwood, loaded, $9,500; IH dsl. dump truck, $2,500; new dump trailer, $5,000; 9 ton trailer, $1,500; Excavator, $12,500; Case 450 Dozer, $8,500; JD 350C Dozer, $11,500; White 4x4 ldrhoe, $9,000; Case ldrhoe, $6,000.

JD 4630, nice, $12,500; JD tractor & ldr, compact, $10,500; Hesston 4x4 w/cab, $7,500; White 4x4 w/cab, 135hp, nice, $12,500; Int. 4x4, $10,500; David Brown, $3,500; Baler, $2,000; Round Baler $1,500; Corn Picker, $1,500; Corn & Flail Choppers, $1,200 up; several Woodsplitters; Brush Hogs, Discs, Harrows, Plows & more. Buying Machines Dead or Alive

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BRAND NEW NH TD5050, 4x4, cab; NH 8560, TW15, 8830, 9700; Case 4890, 4494, 2870, 2470, 1370, 2590, 2390. 585-732-1953 BRILLION 26’ X-FOLD PACKER, nice, $9,200; 4 Kilbros gravity bins w/gears. 315-5363807 CASE IH 950, 12 row front fold corn planter, dry fertilizer, population monitor, needs some work, asking $3,800/OBO; Krause 3131 land finisher, 31’, good discs, needs a few shanks, fair condition, spike harrow on back, $4,500/OBO. 315-651-7447 CASE IH MX110, 2 or 4WD; MXM155, cab, 4WD; Maxxum 5220, cab, PS, 4WD; Quicke loader; Same 45 compact, cab, 4WD, loader, 600 hours; MF 1529, 4WD, L100 loader, 29hp, 7 hrs.; White 2-110, 4WD; IH 885 highway wing mowers; JD 4630, PS, 4WD, nice; one owner Ag Chem 544 Rogator sprayer, 500 gallon 80’ boom, Raven radar controller, 27mph, 3 speed hyrdo, 4WD, 14.9x38 tires, wash-off tank w/pressure washer; low hour Krone Big M 30’ discbine, 4WD, 28mph; NH L885 skid loader, 2 spd. Penn Yan, 315-536-8718 CASE IH MXU125, 4WD w/deluxe cab, quicke loader, low hours, $48,000; 1966 JD 4020, power shift, 18.4x34, $9,500; NH 575 square baler, nice, $10,500. 518-703-4767 CIH 8575 big square baler, 60,000 bales, works good, $28,000. Call Lewis at 315531-9315

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COLLECTION of restored Farmall F12 & BN offset; A offset Woods belly mower; JD 3020 power shift, gas. 315536-8718 COMBINE:Case IH 2388, 4WD, loaded, w/2 heads 2206 & 2020, great condition, $165,000. 540-825-6929

Farm Machinery For Sale FOR SALE: Case IH 7500 variable width 7 bottom plow, 7th bottom is add on, Spring reset on-land hitch, machine in good condition, $9,500/ OBO. 716-720-3656 FOR SALE: JOHN DEERE 7000, 6 row corn planter, dry fertilizer, $5,500. 607-7695199 IH 700 trailer, 7 bottom, good condition; White 498, 4,5&6 bottom; IH 720 6 bottom onland, nice. 315-536-3807 IH-TRACTOR PARTS: Newused-reman. 06-86 Series.

We stock A&I and Ag Parts.

Jim’s Fix-It. 315-536-7653 JD 1560 no-till drill w/seeder, 3 more JD 750 no-till drills in stock. Zeisloft Farm Eq. 800919-3322 JD 4455, 2WD, $37,500; JD 4450, PS, $32,900; JD 4650, PS, duals, 2WD, $35,000; JD 2955, recent rear OH, $19,500; JD 6200 w/loader, $18,900; JD 7200, 2WD, loader, $28,500. Most recent arrivals. zeisloftequip.com JD 7810 MFWD, cab, 3 hyd., power quad, good rubber, only $59,900. Zeisloft Farm Eq. 800-919-3322 JD 9550 SIDEHILL just arrived. As nice as they get!

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Sharp!! Zeisloft Farm Eq., Bloomsburg,PA, 3.7% Fin. 800-919-3322 JD BALER PARTS: Used, New Aftermarket and rebuilt. JD canopy new aftermarket, $750. Call for pictures. Nelson Horning 585-526-6705 JOHN DEERE 6400 MFWD, dual hydraulics, open station, rebuilt trans, 540/1000 PTO, good condition, $14,500. 315536-3807 JOHN DEERE 655B crawler/ loader, 4,400Hrs., rebuilt undercarriage, $12,900/OBO. Yates County. 585-554-4736

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

Maine to North Carolina

PARTING OUT: Case 930, 970, 1070, 1370, 2290, 1394, 1494; Ford 8000, 6000, 4000; Int. 5088, 1486, 986, 886.

New & Used tires & rims of all sizes. 585-732-1953

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PleasantCreekHay.com N.H. 1499 S.P. hydro gas, 15 hrs. on new engine, 2700 hrs. on head, $5,000. 585-5912758, 585-993-1424 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

NEW EQUIPMENT New Holland Hay Equipment, Round Balers, Discbines, Rakes New Holland Tractors, Skid Steers Kioti Tractors & Loaders Bush Hog Rotary Cutters, Blades H&S Manure Spreaders, Forage Boxes, Rakes Claas Rakes & Tedders

570-673-5143 HESS FARM EQUIPMENT INC. Rt. 414 2 miles East of Canton, PA

JOHN DEERE 915 flex head, $3,800; Clark DPR30 all terrain 6000# forklift, $4,300.

607-423-6144

www.hessfarmequipment.com

JUST ARRIVED: JD 7810, MFWD, very nice. 4 remotes, unknown hours, priced for quick sale, $59,900. Zeisloft Farm Eq. 800-919-3322

NEW HOLLAND TC29D compact diesel four wheel 7308 loader w/grapple, 7586 backhoe Woods 5’ finish mower, 600Hrs, nice, $13,200. 315597-5626

JUST PURCHASED 17 later model JD & Case IH combines.

Some have arrived. I bought ‘em right & can sell lower.

Zeisloft Eq. 800-919-3322

NEW SKID LOADER ATTACHMENTS

JUST PURCHASED Case IH 2366 Hillco (sidehill) combine.

Super nice, fancy monitor yield moisture, only 1640hrs., Zeisloft Farm Eq. 800-9193322

• Buckets • Manure Forks • Pallet Forks • Bale Spears • Round Bale Grabbers • Feed Pushers • Adapter Plates • Skid Steer Hitch

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

Truck Freight Available

MARTIN’S WELDING 315-531-8672

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 SAVE 30-60% on NEW aftermarket tractor & combine parts. Some FREE shipping or come to new parts store, Bloomsburg,PA. Zeisloft Farm Eq. 800-919-3322 SITREX TEDDER, $2,200; Deutz-Fahr tedder, $2,100; JD 336, ejector, $2,950; JD 224, chute, $1,500; JD 328, chute, $6,500; JD 338, ejector, $7,900; NH 853 round baler, $1,900; NH 315, thrower, $1,900; H&S 14 wheel rake, $3,400; Diller rack wagon, $2,600; JD #40 ejectors, $1,400-$1,750. Nelson Horning, 585-526-6705 USED Cardinal 86’ grain elevator, $2,500; Also, M.C. 675 grain dryer, $2,500; 716-2137843

USED COMBINE PA R T S K & J SURPLUS LANSING, NY 607-279-6232 Days 607-533-4850 Nights

WANTED

Massey Ferguson 165, 175, 265, 275, 285 Any Condition

814-793-4293 WANTED: Same Tractor, 130hp and above, 1968 Saab, 2 door, working condition. Call 518-673-5894 WHITE 5100 liquid corn planter, 6x30, monitor, row trash cleaners, Ketton seed firmers, nice, $4,500; JD 2700 spring reset plow, 5x18, works great, $2,850; JD 643 corn head, just in, $4,000; JD 218 flex head, poly & SS floor, $2,800. White 252 14’, JD-BW 13’ & JD-BW 101/2’ discs, $2,850, $2,300, $1,850. Mike Franklin 607-749-3424

Farm Machinery Wanted GLENCOE 17-shank chisel plow, MF 4880; Also, pair of 30.5x32 RNC tires. 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 Wanted

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

WANTED

John Deere 5460, 5820, or 5830 Choppers

YOUR SOURCE FOR:

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

814-793-4293

WANTED TO BUY: Used farm & construction equipment, running or not. Early or late models. Will 315-777-2357 WANTED TO BUY: Weathervanes, lightning rods, glass balls, arrows, insulators for lightning rods. 315-497-1704

Buying Corn, Feed Wheat & Oats

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Farm Supplies

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Roger E. Rider - Independent Dealer

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

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

Give Us a Call or Shop On-line for All Your Auto, Truck, Ag and Equipment Lube and Filter Needs

“NOW BUYING”

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

585-657-6496 or 585-261-0593 www.rideroil.com

roger@rideroil.com

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Pat O’Brien & Sons For all your feed needs!

• Steam Flaked Corn • Protein Mixes

• Corn Meal • Minerals

• Energy Mixes • Nutritional Services

Pick-up or Delivery from our Geneva Feed Mill

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

NCGA A Winning g Hybrids s Roundup Ready Hybrids Quad Stack Hybrids Conventional Hybrids

starting at $115 per bag 607-237-4871 A PICTURE

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For Information Call

Calendar of Events

R & R FENCING LLC • • • •

Equine Livestock Post Driving Pasture & Paddock Design

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

BRIAN ROSS

585-599-3489

9479 Alleghany Rd Corfu NY 14036 15 Years of Professional Fencing Installations “Quality You Can Trust”

Fencing

SHAMROCK FARMS (585) FENCING 669-2179

DAN FITZPATRICK

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

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

Empire Farm Fence & Supply

“Miles of Quality Start Here”

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

Improve Your Farm Efficiency

ALL TYPES OF FENCES Quali Guara ty nteed

MEDIUM RED Clover Seed, Climax Timothy Seed. Oats bagged or bulk. 585-737-6465

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 WHOLE or ROASTED soybeans for sale. 315-536-3382

Custom Roasting and Cooling Your Soybeans,Corn, etc.

At Your Farm or Mill Serving All of NY State

WEILER’S GRAIN ROASTING

1-800-836-2888 ( 3 1 5 ) 5 4 9 - 7 0 8 1

Heavy Duty Galvanized Gates

Cyclops Energizers Made in USA

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

E&A Fence LLC 518-993-5177

771 St. Hwy 163, Fort Plain, NY Financial Services

Financial Services

JAN 30 Business Plan workshop Town of Chenango Community Meeting Hall, Binghamton, NY. 6 pm. $25/farm.

Contact Carol, 607-5849966.

JAN 31 Crop Insurance Seminar offered by Cornell Room 110 in their offices at 425 Pennsylvania Ave. Register by Jan. 30. Contact CCE Chemung Co., 607734-4453.

Farm Business Transfer and Succession Planning Meeting Lodi Town Hall, 8440 Main St. (Rt. 414), Lodi, NY. 13:30 pm. Contact Bobbie Harrison, 315-539-9251 or e-mail rmh27@cornell.edu.

FEB 1 Extension Home Study Courses The purpose of the courses is to teach producers about production principles for beef, sheep or meat goats that will help their operations become more profitable. For more details or to sign up for a course, go to http://guest.cvent.com/d/s dqb58 or call 877-489-1398.

To speak to one of the instructors you can contact the Penn State Extension Office in Bedford County at 814-623-4800 or in Fulton County at 717-485-4111.

Cost for the course is $45 if taking over e-mail/internet (sheep and meat goat courses only) and $80 if taking through the postal service.

Deadline for registration is Jan. 23, 2012.

FEB 1-4 2012 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show Nashville, TN. Advanced registration is open until Jan. 11, 2012. To register visit www.beefusa.org or contact Kristin Torres at ktorres@ beef.org.

FEB 2 & 16, MAR 1, 15 & 29, APR 12 Farm Business Planning Course Ithaca, NY. All classes 6-9 pm. Cost: Sliding scale, $80 - $300 Application required.

Visit www.groundswellcenter.org for online application.

For more information e-mail info@groundswellcenter.org.

FEB 2-3 Western New York Farm Show Showplex on The Fairgrounds, Hamburg, NY. On Internet at www.wnyfarm show.com FEB 3 Local Meats Fair MetroCenter Indoor Lobby, 49 Court St., Binghamton, NY. 5-8 pm. This event, generously catered by Down to Earth Whole Foods, will feature local farmers who raise meats and poultry, samples of their products, giveaways and recipes. Come and learn about the bounty of food grown in our area. Contact Carol, 607-772-8953 or clf62@cornell.edu.

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Buy Wholesale Direct

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

Fencing

Sell Your Items Through Reader Ads P.O. Box 121, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428

1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com For Sale

Hay - Straw For Sale

Hay - Straw For Sale

Hay - Straw Wanted

TINGLEY

Naples Distributors (888) 223-8608

www.NaplesDistributors.com

Help Wanted

WRITERS WANTED

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

Help Wanted

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

Looking for Long Term Customers Wheat Straw, Grass Hay, Mixes and Alfalfa available in large square bales.

FULL TRAILER LOADS ONLY

Knowledge of the industry a must.

Generators

NOBODY beats our prices on Voltmaster PTO Alternators, Sizes 12kw-75kw. Engines Sets and Portables Available.

Call Nick 845-901-1892 Miriam 800-747-3811 or visit adenbrook.com Hay - Straw For Sale

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

Bins & Dryers

Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

A N MARTIN GRAIN SYSTEMS 315-923-9118

Clyde, NY

WE SPECIALIZE IN • Sukup Grain Bins • Dryers • Grain Legs • Custom Mill Righting

• Hopper Feed Bins • Transport Augers • Crane Service • Dryer Service

MADE IN AMERICA!!!

Quality Hay = Healthier Animals! All hay is tested and meets production and nutrient needs... Dry Round, Square & Wrapped, 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th.

Delivery available. 845-9857866

ONTARIO DAIRY HAY & STRAW

Quality Alfalfa Grass Mix Lg. Sq. - 1st, 2nd & 3rd Cut

ALSO CERTIFIED ORGANIC Low Potassium for Dry Cows

Call for Competitive Prices

Pre Cut Rye Straw 50 to 75 Lb. Bales

302-737-5117 302-545-1000

TOO MUCH HAY?

Help Wanted

800-836-2888 or email

classified@leepub.com Page 20 - Section B • COUNTRY FOLKS West • Month xx, 2009

WANTED

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

Call Peg At

Please send resume to Joan Kark-Wren jkarkwren@leepub.com or call 518-673-0141

We Pick Up & Pay Cell 717-222-2304 Buyers & Sellers

519-529-1141

CLASSIFIEDS

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

WANTED

Hay & Straw - All Types

NEEB AGRI-PRODUCTS

Try Selling It In The

Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

Articles could include educational topics as well as feature articles.

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

Send resume to resumes@meadowoodfarms.com

We are offering an excellent opportunity to join the service team of the most progressive milking equipment dealership in the East and an exciting career in the #1 industry in PA. Become a part of our professional, innovative milking equipment service team. We are looking for an individual who is self motivated, and technically skilled in milking equipment repair. Must have electrical and refrigeration experience. Excellent salary, company vehicle, paid vacations, holidays, and retirement plan.

Please email resumes to: fondar@lancasterdairy.com

Help Wanted

Parts

SEEKING HERDSPERSON MANAGER

NEW, USED & RECONDITIONED

2400 Cows Skaneatles,NY

Family Owned Operation Compensation Based on Experience

315-730-4111

Hay - Straw For Sale

or email resume to steve@twinbirch.net

H AY

PARTS FOR CONSTRUCTION & AGRICULTURE Case-JD-IHC Crawlers Case-JD-Ford-IHC TLB’s Case-JD-Wheel Loaders Skid Loader Parts SPECIAL: MultiKey Construction Sets $45

GOODRICH TRACTOR PARTS

Rt. 38 & 38B, Newark Valley, NY

607-642-3293

Poultry & Rabbits

Farmer to Farmer Wet and Dry

Hay - Straw For Sale 2nd CUTTING GRASS HAY. 716-474-3973 HAY SAVER Plus Hay Preservative, 68% Propionic Acid.

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

Round & Square Bales

1st, 2nd & 3rd Cut Hay Also Square Bales of

STRAW CALL STEVE

519-482-5365

Cornish Cross Broilers & Colored Broilers

Hay - Straw Wanted

ALWAYS WANTED TIMOTHY MIXED HAY ALFALFA MIXED HAY 1st, 2nd & 3rd Cuttings Also Small Square Mulch

Call 4M FARMS 315-684-7570 • 315-559-3378

HUSBAND/WIFE TEAM: Milking major responsibility, mostly night shift. Housing, possible cow equity in nationally ranked Jersey herd. Non smokers. Great opportunity for couple. 845-626-7713

(7 Meat Varieties)

Loaders 104 CAT 257B track loader, heated cab, 1,200 hrs., very clean machine, $17,900. 315536-6382

Extremely hearty & perfect for free range Layer Chicks, Turkeys Ducklings, Guineas, Much More

(814) 539-7026

www.myerspoultry.com

Sell Your Items Through Reader Ads P.O. Box 121, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428

1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com Poultry & Rabbits

Real Estate For Sale

Roofing

Roofing

ROOFING & SIDING

Poultry Goslings, ducklings, chicks, turkeys, guineas, bantams, pheasants, chukars, books, medications.

e Metall Roofing g & Siding..

BUY DIRECT – We manufacture

ABM M & ABX X Panell - Standingg Seam m - PBR R Panel LOW PRICES - FAST DELIVERY – FREE LITERATURE

Clearview Hatchery

A.B. MARTIN ROOFING SUPPLY, LLC

PO Box 399 Gratz, PA 17030

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Ephrata, PA 1-800-373-3703 N e w v i l l e , PA 1-800-782-2712

(717) 365-3234

Silos, Repairs, Silo Equipment

Tractor Parts

NORTHEAST SILO DEMO: Need a cheap, quick & easy way to get your silo down?

Will travel, give us a call. 518568-3560

ARE YOU IN NEED of any small engine or Agriculture parts? Why not give us a try? Visit us on- line at www.nnyparts.com or call 315-347-1755 for more information and prices.

REPLACEMENT SILO DOORS & HARDWARE AGRI-DOOR Jake Stoltzfus 649 South Ramona Rd. Myerstown, PA 17067

717-949-2034 Toll-free 1-877-484-4104

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Services Offered

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800-836-2888 Real Estate For Sale FARM SALE IN WALWORTH, NY: 88 acres, 60 tillable, 43 cow newly renovated dairy barn, 2 heifer facilities w/full concrete, machine shed in garage, w/beautiful 1800 4 bedroom 2 bath house. 315730-3312

www.farmandlandrealtyinc.com

Real Estate For Sale

Real Estate For Sale

WE HAVE OVER 20 FARMS FOR SALE THROUGHOUT PA. JOHN MATTILIO, BROKER

FARM AND LAND REALTY, INC. 717-464-8930

• Sales & Installation • On The Farm Service • A Large Parts Inventory • Willing to Travel for Service Work • 7 Days a Week, Parts & Service • Financing Available

ART TIMMEL

3626 Brown St., Collins, NY 14034 Shop - (716) 532-2040 Eves & Weekends (716) 532-2919

Northern New York 147 Ac., 98 tillable, 67 tie stalls, 4 box stalls plus 30+ heifer stalls, 1 upright silo, 4 bedroom home, wood oil heat, attached garage, good soils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $275,000 Purchase feed farm, 76 tie stalls w/ mats, 20 calf stalls, 1,000 gal. tank, 2 silos, 5 bedroom house on 10 ac. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Only $79,500 396 Ac., 312 tillable, balance woods & pasture, 100 cow free stall plus calf pens w/ flat parlor, 1 upright 2-25x100' bunks, 4 bedroom, 2 bath home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $550,000 We have others! Also, looking for listings.

North h Countryy Realtyy Malone,, NY Y • 518-483-0800 www.northcountryrealty.com

POSSON REALTY LLC 787 Bates-Wilson Road Norwich, NY 13851

(607)) 334-97277 Celll 607-316-3758

Classified Ad!

SOLLENBERGER SILOS, LLC, 5778 Sunset Pike, Chambersburg, PA 17201. Poured Concrete silos since 1908, Manure Storage and Precast Products. For Information: Ken Mansfield 717-503-8909 www.sollenbergersilos.com “1908-2008” Celebrating 100 Years

Will Buy Good Used Concrete Stave Silos SHOTCRETE SERVICE Sheep SHEEP SHEERING: Quality sheering for flocks of any size.

Will travel. Tate Reifsteck, 585-350-5740

Real Estate For Sale

Repair Retaining Walls Strength Existing Masonry Walls Stanley, NY

585-526-6575

Real Estate For Sale

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. Priced to sell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Askingg $245,000

The NEW

(585) 492-1300 • Precast Bunk Silos 6’x8” to 13’-4” High • Silo Repair Service • Salt Storage Structures

11’ center wall

9 - Oneidaa Countyy Land - 87 acres mostly wooded. Easy to 2289 get to from I90. Great recreational property. Close to snow mobile and 4 wheeler trail system. Excellent deer & turkey hunting. Nice place for camp, weekend getaway, or year round residence. Priced very reasonably . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Askingg $120,000

13’4” side wall

11’T wall

Trailers ALUMINUM GOOSENECK trailer, GVW 24,000, 24’ flatbed or beaver, $6,000; aluminum box to haul grain, $4,000. 585-704-0687 TEITSWORTH TRAILERS: Over 400 in stock now! PJ Goosenecks, Dumps, Tilt Tops, Landscape, Car Haulers, Skid Steer & more.

Best prices, largest selection.

585-243-1563

Trucks 1998 INTERNATIONAL 4900, DT466, single axle, 6 speed, 6 year old 18’ Allstar silage body, hydraulic tailgate, grain chute, very good condition, $17,500. 315-727-1290

WANTED: Used Slurrystore.

Please call 717-363-6741.

Tractors, Parts & Repair

Tractors, Parts & Repair

TRACTOR PARTS NEW & USED

• We Have Over 7000 Parted Tractors • Many Late Models • New & Used Parts • UPS Daily *Nationwide parts locating service*

Anderson Tractor Supply Inc. 20968 TR51 • Bluffton, OH 45817

800-391-5462

PARTS •

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22800 - Otsegoo Countyy Dairyy Farm. 28 acres total, 10 tillable, balance pasture. Plenty of additional land close by to rent or purchase feed dealers in the area. Single story conventional barn with 55 ties set up to milk. 20x80 young stock barn. 2 upright silos 20x60 & 18x60. Older 2 story 4 bdrm 2 bth home in good condition. New windows, new septic. All located on a quiet road, mins to Cooperstown. Buy for Dairy or would make a nice farm for Askingg $175,000 horses or beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A

4 - Oneidaa Countyy Daiiryy Farm 140 acres, 80+ acres till2304 able well drained very productive soils right behind the barn, flat to gently rolling fields. An additional 86 acres tillable close by available to rent. Nice remodeled 2 story dairy barn with 86 stalls.

Tunnel ventilation. Nice barn to work in. Attached 74 stall free stall barn w/large bedding pack and pens for calves. Barn has a manure pit for 3 month storage. 2 large machinery buildings.

Good 2 story 5 bdrm home and 2 bdrm mobile home for hired help. This is a good turn-key operation. Owners are retiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Askingg $450,000

10’ side wall

FOR SALE: Farm machinery parts and older tractor parts.

DON’s PLACE, formerly Knapp’s. 585-346-5777

86 IH DT466 silage/grain truck, 16’body, good body & tires, telescopic hoist, $4,500.

716-864-1484

Richard E. Posson, Associate Broker

22233 - Madisonn Countyy Freee Stalll Operation- 500 acres, 330 tillable well drained high lime very productive soils w/additional 200 acres rented with more land available. 2 Modern Barns w/305 free stalls 2 other barns for 100 head of young stock or dry cows.

36x80 machinery building with heated shop. Large pad for corn silage and haylage. Separate heifer facility for 200 head of heifers available for rent close by. Good remodeled 2 story 3 bdrm home.

This is a great area of Central NY to farm in. Everything is close by.

Long growing season, good milk markets. Askingg $1.355 million

SILO Corp.

Arcade, N.Y.

PARTS • PARTS • PARTS • PARTS • PARTS • PARTS

David C. Posson, Broker

• Shotcrete Relining • Distributors • Fill Pipe • Replacement Doors • Roofs • Chutes • General Repair

Tractors, Parts & Repair

Month xx, 2009 • COUNTRY FOLKS West • Section B - Page 21

www.possonrealty.net possonrealty@frontiernet.net

To Place Your

MARTIN’S SILO REPAIR Specializing in Teardown & Rebuilding New & Used Staves Silos

NEW AND USED TRACTOR PARTS: John Deere 10,20,30,40 series tractors.

Allis Chalmers, all models.

Large inventory! We ship.

Mark Heitman Tractor Salvage, 715-673-4829

Sell Your Items Through Reader Ads P.O. Box 121, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428

1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com munity are invited to hear from outstanding speakers as they focus on the future of animal agriculture in the Northeast. Online registration and sponsorship information is available at www.northeastalliance.com.

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

FEB 5-7

Calendar of Events CONT FROM B19

Northeast Ag & Feed Alliance Annual Meeting and Forum Albany Marriott Hotel, Albany, NY. Alliance members, agricultural leaders, government leaders, farmers and the agribusiness com-

Trucks

Trucks

2002 International 7400 300 Cummins, 10 Speed Transmission, 14,000 Front, 40,000 Rears, Cheap!

Priced To Sell Or Trade

Trojan 1900 Articulating Loader, Detroit Power, Heat, Lights, Wiper, Runs Excellent, Cheap! Great Snow Machine Priced To Sell Or Trade

1997 Ford L9000 350 Cat - Jake, 9 Speed Trans., 18,000 Front, 20,000 Lift Axle, 46,000 Rears, Hendrickson Walking Beam, Double Frame, 16’ Steel Ox Body, Cheap! Priced To Sell Or Trade

2003 Sterling Southern Truck, 3126 Cat, 250HP, 6 Spd Trans, 33,000 GVW, Air Brakes, Low Miles Priced To Sell Or Trade

ADVANTAGE TRUCKS (716) 685-6757 www.advantagetrucks.com

WE DELIVER

“Exporters Welcome”

Trucks

CALEDONIA DIESEL, LLC TRUCK & EQUIPMENT SALES & SERVICE “The Diesel People!”

2905 Simpson Rd., Caledonia, NY

585-538-4395 • 1-800-311-2880 Since 1982

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Just 1 mile south of Route 20 on 36 south

2006 Freightliner M2106 Daycab MB 300hp, 10 speed, air ride, 12k front, 40k rears, 150” wheelbase 187,400 miles. $33,750

2000 Sterling Drywall Boom/Flatbed, Cat 3306 300hp with engine brake, 8LL, 18k front axle, 46k full locking rears, double frame, 25’ deck, 30’ of frame behind cab, 177,269 miles. Fasse 300SE boom lift. Rubber 90%. $38,500 We will separate the boom from the chassis.

2001 Freightliner FL80 Cab & Chassis 310hp Cat, Allison Automatic, 18k front axle, 46k rears, 16’ of double frame behind cab, 60,000 miles, auto-lube system. $34,000

(Qty 3) 2000 IH 4700 Bucket Trucks 7.6L 230hp, Allison automatic, double frame Dakota utility body, rear mount 50’ bucket with 4 stabilizers, 26,000 miles. $19,900 each

2009 Peterbilt 367 Daycab Cat C-15 475hp, 8LL, air ride cab, 20k front axle, 46k rears, air ride, 220” wheelbase, aluminum wheels, 364,000 miles. Call for Price

2008 Kenworth W900 Daycab, Cat C-15 475hp, 13 speed, 13,200# front axle, 46k full locking rears, aluminum wheels, 165k miles, southern truck $94,900

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2006 Deere 310G 4x4 Backhoe, EROPS, Extenda-hoe, 2050 Hrs. Excellent Condition $46,950

(Qty 2) 2005 IH 9400i Cummins ISX450hp, 10 speed, air ride, 410k miles, 72” double bunk sleepers, rubber 90%, $34,900 each

2005 Sterling LT9522 Dump Truck, Detriot 14L 515hp, 8LL, 18k front, 46k rears, clean southern truck, 1999 Western Star 4964SX Cat 3406E 600hp, 18 speed, 20k front 16’ aluminum body with tarp, 230,000 miles, axle, 46k full locking rears, 4 lift axles, 25’ of frame behind the cab good rubber $54,000 (double), 195” C-T, Chalmers suspension, aluminum wheels $55,000

1998 Freightliner FL112 Tri-axle Dump Truck, Detriot 12.7L 500hp, 8LL, 20k front axle, 46k full locking rears, 20k air lift axle, 18’ steel body with electric tarp, 317k miles $26,900

Aluminum Grain Hopper Trailers in stock and arriving weekly.

Prices Starting at $22,500

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.

FEB 7 Winter Garden Workshop Tioga County Office Building, 56 Main St., Owego, NY. 6-7:30 pm. Class fee can be paid at the door, $10 for individuals, $15 for 2, under 18 free. Contact CCE Tioga Co., 607-687-4020 or e-mail mew58@cornell.edu.

FEB 7 - SEP 17 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.

FEB 8 Farm Market Management and Regulations: What Every Vendor Should Know CCE of Ontario County 480 North Main S., Canandaigua, NY. 9 am - 3 pm. $25/person, includes lunch and handouts.

Contact Nancy Anderson, 585-3943977 ext. 427 or send name, address and phone number to nea8@cornell.edu.

FEB 8-9 2012 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit Lancaster Host Resort in Lancaster, PA. Registration information and a program brochure are available online at www.padairysummit.org.

To request a copy of the brochure, e-mail info@ padairysummit.org or call 814-355-2467 with your contact information. For more information about the summit, contact Caroline Novak at 717-889-1065 or caroline@pdmp.org or Jayne Sebright at 717-259-6496 or jsebright@centerfor dairyexcellence.org.

FEB 9 Pesticide Applicator Training NY State Dept. of Environmental Conservation office, Coon Rd., Bath, NY. 9:30 am. A review of topics such as the worker protection standards and regulatory issues, as well as the core manual one week prior to the pesticide applicator certification exam. This class does not qualify you to take the exam. You must contact Chris Wainwright with the NYS DEC to set up the exam.

The core manual and most category manuals can be purchased through the Cornell Cooperative Extension office in Bath. Contact Christopher Wainwright, 607-776-2165 ext. 23.

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1988 Int S2574 TA Water Truck, NTC Cum 315hp, Jake, 8LL, 14.6/44 Axles, Hend Spring, Double Frame, 147K Mi., 2600 Gal Water Tank, Kubota Eng, Berkeley Pump, (Dust control system set up in 04) $19,500

1996 Int. 4900 SA Crew Cab DT466 250hp, Allison MD3060, Hyd. Brakes, Spring Susp, 25,500 GVW, AC, 16’ Box w/Back & Side Rollup Doors (Box Built in 04), 125k mi. $11,900

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ROY TEITSWORTH INC. SUCCESSFUL AUCTIONS FOR 42 YEARS

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1st Annual WNY Farm Show *Virtual Auction Tractors, ATV's, Farm Tools, Trailers and More!

February 3, 2012, 3:30PM 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: 2004 New Holland TC33DA 4WD w/loader/cab 1144 hrs 2002 New Holland TC24D 4WD

w/loader 728 hrs JD 5205 4WD 2010 Kubota M100XDTC w/cab 2002 MF DZ 2310 Compact 4X4 w/ldr/backhoe 2009 JD 5065 N 2wd, 16spd w/reverse, 300hrs JD 1020 w/ldr IH 3388 2WD Construction Equipment: 2005 JD 450J LT

2007 Bobcat 335 Mini Excavator Bobcat T300 Skid Steer Loader 2003 JLG electric boom lift.

Farm Machinery: 1999 Case IH 8312 12' discbine w/ 2pt swivel hitch 2006 Kuhn FC4000 RG 13' discbine w/2pt swivel hitch 2008 Massy Ferguson 1745 4'x5' round baler w/applicator Haybuster H106 Rock picker

Skid Steer Loaders: Bobcat T300 2007 NH C175 Track Skid Steer 1700 hrs NH B124 SSL mount backhoe 8'digging depth, 2 buckets Big Toys: Kubota RTV 1100 2007 Kubota RTV 900 2008 CC UTV 4x4, diesel, Camo CC UTV 4X4 Gas

February Internet Only Auction

Watch our website for the entire catalog as more items are being added everyday www.teitsworth.com

Starts Feb 7, 2012 at 6:00PM Ends Feb 14, 2012 at 6:00PM Municipal Equipment, Trucks, Cars, Contractor Tools Few Items already on the list: 2006 John Deere 624J Wheel Loader 1966 Caterpillar D7E Dozer 1994 Blaw Knox PF200B Paver John R. Hollingsworth Power Plant

THIS IS AN EARLY LISTING much more coming To consign please call Milo 585-739-6435, Richard 585-721-9554 or Cindy 585-738-3759

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.

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

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Friday, February 3, 2012 3:30 P.M. WNY Farm Show • Virtual Auction!

Farm machinery, tractors, atv's Erie County Fairgounds, Hamburg, NY Saturday, March 3, 2012 9:00 A.M. CONSIGNMENT AUCTION Teitsworth Auction Yard Farm & Construction Equipment, Heavy & Light Trucks Geneseo, NY Saturday, March 17, 2012 8:00 A.M. Saxby Implement Corp. Public Auction 200 Lawn Mowers, Vehicles, New Trailers & Much More Mendon, 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, March 24, 2012 9:00 A.M. Z&M Ag and Turf Farm Equipment Auction Clymer, NY 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, April 21, 2012 9:00 A.M. Chautauqua County Area Municipal & Contractor Equipment Auction Gerry Rodeo Grounds RT. 60 Gerry, 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

Otsego County Area Municipal Equipment Auction Date to be determined 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

Saturday, May 12, 2012 9:00 A.M. 27th Annual Palmyra Municipal Equipment Auction Town of Palmyra Highway Department Palmyra, NY (Rochester area)

Friday, August 10, 2012 Farm & Equipment Auction 9:00 A.M. Next to Empire Farm Days Show Farm Equipment, Tractors, Antique Equipment, Construction equipment Route 414, Seneca Falls, N.Y

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

Saturday, September 8, 2012 9:00 A.M. Municipal Surplus & Contractor Equipment Auction Town of Lansing Highway Dept.

Rts. 34 & 34B Lansing, NY

Saturday, June 2, 2012 8:00 A.M. Special June Auction Teitsworth Auction Yard Farm & Construction Equipment, Heavy & Light Trucks 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) Tuesday November 6, 2012 Ending November 13, 6pm Monthly Online Auction Check it out at www.teitsworth.com

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 Saturday, December 1, 2012 9:00 A.M. Special Winter Consignment Auction to sell equipment of all kinds. It runs from the first Teitsworth Auction Yard, to the second Wednesday of every month. Please Farm & Construction Equipment, contact Milo @ 585-739-6435, Richard @ 585Heavy & Light Trucks, Liquidations & Consignments 721-9554 or Cindy @ 585-738-3759 to consign to Geneseo, NY any of these auctions.

Check it out at www.teitsworth.com

“WE SPECIALIZE IN LARGE AUCTIONS FOR DEALERS, FARMERS, MUNICIPALITIES AND CONTRACTORS”