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Junior Angus winners named at Pennsylvania Farm Show ~ Page A2 “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.

Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.” Deuteronomy 6:4-5

Angus champions named at 2012 Pennsylvania Farm Show Angus enthusiasts led 152 entries at the 2012 Pennsylvania Farm Show’s Angus Show, Jan. 9 in Harrisburg, PA. Doug Parrett, Urbana, IL, evaluated the 127 females, 22 bulls and three cow-calf pairs.

Just Enuff New Edition Edgar was named supreme champion bull and grand champion bull. Just-Enuff Angus, Bethlehem, PA; Clover Lane Farms, Perth, Ontario, Canada; and Cedarview Angus, Pakenham, Ontario, Canada, own the January 2010 son of Duff New Edition 6108. He earlier won junior champion.

JDH Cattle Co., Dover, PA, owns the reserve grand champion bull. JDH BT Worthmore 3210 is an October 2010 son of SAV Net Worth 4200 and first won senior calf champion.

Matthew Mitchell, Reinholds, PA, led the grand champion female. Champion Hill Georgina 7928 is a February 2011 daughter of SAV Brave 8320 and first won early junior calf champion.

Champion Hill Blossom 7798 claimed reserve grand champion female. Matthew Mitchell, Reinholds, PA, owns the September 2010 daughter of SAV Iron Mountain 8066. She first won senior calf champion.

JEA LF Erica 721 claimed grand champion cow-calf pair. Just-Enuff Angus, Bethlehem, PA, owns the August 2007 daughter of SAV 8180 Traveler 004. A September 2011 bull calf sired by SAV Bismarck 5682 completes the winning pair.

Cranmer Angus Farm, Butler, PA, showed the reserve grand champion cow-calf pair. Cherry Knoll Eligence 9015 is a February 2009 daughter of BT Crossover 758N. A July 2011 bull calf sired by BCA Net Worth is at side.

A complete list of winners follows: Late Junior Heifer Calf Champion: B C A Scaara Eagle Eye 155. Exhibitor: Beaver Creek Angus, Thomasville, PA. Reserve Late Junior Heifer Calf Champion: BV Elba 631. Exhibitor:

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JDH BT Worthmore 3210 won reserve grand champion bull. JDH Cattle Company, Dover, PA, owns the October 2010 son of S A V Net Worth 4200. He first won senior calf champion.

Just Enuff New Edition Edgar won supreme champion and grand champion bull at the 2012 Pennsylvania Farm Show's Angus Show, Jan. 9 in Harrisburg, PA. Clover Lane Farms, Perth, Ontario, Canada; Just-Enuff Angus, Bethlehem, PA; and Cedarview Angus, Pakenham, Ontario, Canada, own the January 2010 son of Duff New Edition 6108. He earlier won junior champion. Doug Parrett, Urbana, IL, evaluated the 152 entries.

Daniel Rohrbaugh, Seven Valleys, PA. Senior Champion Female: UHA Early Junior Heifer Calf Champion: Overton Burgess 059. Exhibitor: Ruby Champion Hill Georgina 7928. Monn, Shippensburg, PA. Grand Champion Female: Champion Exhibitors: Matthew Mitchell, Hill Georgina 7928. Exhibitors: Reinholds, PA. Reserve Early Junior Heifer Calf Matthew Mitchell, Reinholds, PA. Reserve Grand Champion Female: Champion: KJF Delia T26-W41.

Champion Hill Blossom 7798.

Exhibitor: Fred Frey, Quarryville, PA. Senior Heifer Calf Champion: Exhibitor: Matthew Mitchell, Reinhold, Champion Hill Blossom 7798. Exhibitor: PA. Junior Bull Calf Champion: B C A Matthew Mitchell, Reinhold, PA. Reserve Senior Heifer Calf Flawless 119. Exhibitor: Hannah Champion: Just Enuff Freedom Grim, Thomasville, PA. Reserve Junior Bull Calf Champion: Morgan. Exhibitor: Just-Enuff Angus, Rains Great Divide GDT5RT. Bethlehem, PA. Intermediate Champion Heifer: CMS Exhibitor: Dale Rains, Mercer, PA. Senior Bull Calf Champion: JDH BT Special Design 0114. Exhibitor: Caleb Worthmore 3210. Exhibitor: J D H Schmuck, Rockwood, PA. Reserve Intermediate Champion Cattle Company, Dover, PA. Intermediate Champion Bull: AOF Heifer: B V Tibbie 570. Exhibitor: Emperor’s New Groove X38. Exhibitor: Andrea Foore, Seven Valleys, PA. Junior Champion Heifer: L V A Mercedes Melo, Lehighton, PA. Junior Champion Bull: Just Enuff Giddyup Cheyenne, 1001. Exhibitor: New Edition Edgar. Exhibitor: JustAlayna Clark, Mifflintown, PA. Reserve Junior Champion Heifer: Enuff Angus, Bethlehem, PA.; Clover Cedar Hill Sandy Brittney570. Exhibitor: Lane Farms, Perth, Ontario, Canada; Alana Eisenhour, Wellsville, PA. Angus champions A5

Junior Angus Winners Named at 2012 Pennsylvania Farm Show Junior Angus exhibitors led 79 entries at the 2012 Pennsylvania Farm Show’s Junior Heifer Show, Jan. 8 in Harrisburg, PA. Chip Kemp, Harrisburg, MO, evaluated the females before naming champions.

BCA Belle Eagle Eye 128 won grand champion female and grand champion bred-and-owned female. Hannah Grim, Thomasville, PA, led the February 2011 daughter of BC Eagle Eye 110-7. She first claimed junior calf champion.

Matthew Mitchell, Reinholds, PA, owns the reserve grand champion female. Cherry Knoll Rosebud 030 is an April 2010 daughter of MCATL Reachout 836. She first won junior champion.

A complete list of winners follows: Junior Heifer Calf Champion: BCA Belle Eagle Eye 128. Exhibitor: Hannah Grim, Thomasville, PA. Reserve Junior Heifer Calf Champion: BV Elba 631. Exhibitor: Daniel Rohrbaugh, Seven Valleys, PA. Senior Heifer Calf Champion: Freys KJF Arkpride T105-V118; Exhibitor: Fred Frey, Quarryville, PA. Reserve Senior Heifer Calf Champion: H J M PortiA. Exhibitor: Jared Fessler, Robesonia, PA. Intermediate Champion Heifer: Cherry Knoll Cheyenne 033. Exhibitor: Matthew Mitchell, Reinholds, PA.

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B C A Belle Eagle Eye 128 won grand champion female and grand champion bredand-owned female at the 2012 Pennslyvania Farm Show’s Junior Angus Show, Jan. 8 in Harrisburg, PA. Hannah Grim, Thomasville, PA, owns the February 2011 daughter of BC Eagle Eye 110-7. She earlier won junior calf champion. Chip Kemp of Harrisburg, MO, evaluated the 205 entries.

New York hosts Northeast Pasture Consortium annual meeting

by Troy Bishopp LATHAM, NY — The uncharacteristic snowless January conjured up more scenes of grazing animals than of snowmobiles racing across a pasture. Maybe it was karma then, which brought grazing professionals, researchers, educators and farmers together to learn more about the advances in pasture

management and ongoing research efforts throughout the Northeast corridor from Maine to West Virginia.

The mission of the Consortium, as adopted by the membership, is to link livestock graziers and federal, state, land grant, and private research, extension, and technology transfer groups into partnerships

James Neel, USDA-ARS Research Animal Scientist explains silvopasture opportunities.

that identify, develop, coordinate, promote, and deliver pasture research, extension, and technology transfer leading to economically, socially, and environmentally sound and sustainable grazingbased livestock production systems for the Northeastern U.S. This includes dairy, beef, sheep, goat, and equine enterprises across the region.

This year’s lineup of presentation topics and poster sessions included: Nutrient management for pastures, assessing pasture plant blends and mixtures, organic farming methods of seeding and managing pastures within the new NOP pasture rule, integrated pest management in controlling flies, silvopasture opportunities, raising dairy heifers on pasture, risk management tools for pasture, equine pasture improvement and monitoring tools and learning how climate change may effect grassland ecosystems.

In the midst of this educational forum is an

Consumer connection cheeses in the specialty food product market. Currently, more than 50 percent of the goat cheese products consumed are imported with the majority coming from France, (http://news.msue.msu).

As more farmers who raise dairy goats turn to producing cheese, that number can shift though. Especially when you consider the increase in the number of farmers markets and the ability to market directly to consumers via CSAs (consumer supported agriculture) and local Food Cooperatives.

The AGMRC also says that in the United States, dairy goats are being raised in every state, with the largest number residing in Wisconsin (46,000 head), California (38,000 head), Iowa (29,500 head) and Texas (20,000 head). As of January 1, 2010, the United States had 355,000 milk goats, up 6 percent from 2009.

The NASS (National Agricultural Statistics Center) (2009), reports that milk goats were raised on 27,400 farms in 2007. Texas reported having 2,100 milk goat operations, California reported 1,400 milk goat operations and Pennsylvania reported 1,300 milk goat operations. Wisconsin and three other states — Michigan, New York and Washington — reported having

1,100 milk goat operations.

Goat breeds include Alpine, LaMancha, Nubian, Oberhasli, Saanen and Toggenburg. All are capable of producing approximately 2,000 pounds of milk per year. While this sounds like a good yield it is surprising that we, the United States import more than 50 percent of the dairy goat cheese products we consume. Most of the cheese is from France.

Consumes uses When asked how goat cheese is most used (via a popular social networking page), most people responded that they add goat cheese to salads. A close second was the use of goat cheese on homemade pizzas. Respondents noted that they like the unique flavor of the cheese, and it often paired well with nuts and/or fruit. Perhaps the pairing of the cheese with the sweeter foods helps to cut the “tanginess” of the cheese.

For about the past 10 years statistics show that goat cheese has been one of the fastest-growing segments in specialty cheese. While the variety of goat cheeses are many, cheeses traditionally made from goat’s milk include feta, gjetost, chabichou and pyramide.

Looking ahead Because dairy goat products are unique, they are expected to expand within niche markets.

Until recently, federal regulations required that cheeses aged less than 60 days be made from pasteurized milk, preventing raw milk cheese from being exported. However, in September 2007, the U.S. government approved a raw milk health certificate that enabled U.S. cheesemakers to tap a new market, the European Union raw milk cheese market. (www.agmrc.org/commoditiesproducts/livestock/goats/dairygoats.cfm) The potential growth among specialty cheeses is something to consider, as are all of the ‘niche’ products produced on farms. Nationally, according to nrn.com (Nation’s Restaurant News), farm or estate branded food items ranks 12th on a list of 20 of the top food trends for 2012.

So whether you’re already raising goats and making cheese, it’s nice to see that the trend is growing. And if you’re raising goats for other purposes and are thinking of branching out, you may want to consider cheese. Either way, consider how consumers are using them. There may be potential for more flavors of goat cheese to be brought to farmers markets, CSAs and the like.

For more information visit the agricultural marketing resource center at www.agmrc.org

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by Julie Cushine-Rigg This is the first in a series of columns that will discuss what consumers are looking for in farm fresh products. The idea is to highlight foods and products that are on the rise in the eyes and wallets of consumers — including chefs.

By taking a closer look at how consumers are using these products, producers and growers can tap into tastes and trends, and respond to consumers.

With farm fresh products gaining in popularity, families and chefs alike are seeking them out. Here’s your connection to what’s on the plates of food buyers as they continue to buy more direct from farm products toward healthier diets. Questions and ideas are welcome to Julie at juliesconsumerconnection@aol.com.

Goat Cheese Our first food is goat cheese. From tarts to cheese plates, the food buying public is getting very interested in goat cheese. Whether it’s cooked within a recipe, or served alongside crackers and fruit ‘in the raw’, consumer interest in this product is growing in popularity.

According to the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center, (AGMRC) in the past decade goat cheese has been one of the fastest growing

(L to R) Ed Rayburn, Extension Specialist/Agronomy WVU; Rachael Gilker, UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture; Angus Johnson, Chair Action Committee, South Salem, NY; Jim Cropper, Consortium Executive Director, Greensboro, NC, present farmer Angus Johnson with a meritorious service award.

Photos by Troy Bishopp opportunity for farmers these 2012 agenda area profitability of alternaand agency service items for further scruti- tive management feeding providers to network on ny and research: strategies for animals on issues and strategies Management strategies high quality pastures.

A private-sector stakethat affect the continued and costs of transition or support for utilizing conversion from row holder committee is diligrassland resources as crops to sustainable, gently working with the an economic and envi- productive grazing appropriate officials to these ronmental engine for lands, summarize CLA address fueling agricultural and human nutritional Consortium objectives growth in the Northeast. benefits present in and priority needs to Unfortunately, federal grass-fed products, keep working Northeast budget cuts to grazing extending the grazing grazing lands in an equitechnical staff and scien- season with improved table position as the tists in all northeastern varieties of forage 2012 Farm Bill conserstates and closures to species, quantify the vation title talks begin.

For more information key longtime research economics of whole-farm facilities in Ohio and systems, orchardgrass on the work of the Pasture West Virginia have many persistence concerns, Northeast farmers wondering in the explore new alternatives Consortium to enhance wake of increased con- for transfer of knowledge grass-based farming syssumer demand for local and information to tems go to www.grazinggrass-based meats and increase adoption of guide.net or contact Director, organic dairy products. grazing and research Executive Cropper at The stakeholder pas- and determine the envi- James ture committee identified ronmental impacts and jbcropper@yahoo.com

Had enough?

Let Pennsylvania senator know about it

by Stephen Wagner If you visit Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey’s website and click on “Had Enough?” you’ll have an opportunity to chronicle your experiences with overbearing aspects of the federal government.

“I want to reach out to my constituents and invite everyone to let us know of a government example of being out of control,” says Pennsylvania’s junior senator.

Having won his seat more than a year ago from longtime Sen. Arlen Specter, Toomey explained that he’s talking about any “government agency that is too overbearing” when he references his Had Enough? campaign. “If you’ve had enough of any government red tape or bureaucracy or excessive rules or regulations, let us know.”

Toomey made his comments at the 96th Pennsylvania Farm Show at the Penn-Ag display. After meeting and greeting attendees, Toomey stepped up to the podium to launch into concerns about a number of regulations and initiatives promoted by the Obama administration.

“I think they are a threat to Pennsylvania farms,” he said. “I’m hearing about it pretty regularly.

Whether it’s the EPA or the Department of Labor, the cost of

‘Obamacare’ or the death tax. There are a lot of ways the federal government in Washington is making it more difficult to successfully operate a family-owned farm and we should not be making life more difficult on the farm at all.”

One of Toomey’s concerns is the EPA’s approach to the TMDL [Total Maximum Daily Load] issue, which has to do with the runoff emanating from communities and some from farms.

“I think that we’re all delighted that the Chesapeake Bay has become a cleaner body of water than it once was,” Toomey said. “We are pleased with that improvement and we want to see more. But I’m very concerned about the methodology being used by the EPA.” The methodology he referred to are the models used to estimate the amount of pollutants that come from farms — the models used to determine how much runoff the government wants to permit county by county and farm by farm.

“I’m concerned that it’s going to impose an inappropriate hardship on Pennsylvania farmers. I’m not alone in this,” he said. “This is a bipartisan concern. I have written to the EPA. I have worked with Democratic colleagues as well as Republicans and I want to find a solution to this that

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Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey addresses a crowd at the 96th Pennsylvania Farm Show.

Photos by Stephen Wagner works.” against the EPA. The second issue weighing on “The restrictions and regulations Toomey’s mind is one that he likens to proposed by the Labor Department “a solution in search of a problem.” would negatively affect the children of And that is the Department of Labor’s farm families as well as youngsters proposed rules regarding children who don’t live on a farm, including working on farms. While considered those who participate in 4-H and FFA regulatory overreach by some, the activism,” said PFB President Carl T. Labor Department is taking more Shaffer. “If the proposed rules are measured steps and even attempting adopted, there will be a drastic change to be diplomatic — unlike the EPA, in the nature of work that youths which has been accused of arrogance under age 16 can perform in agriculture.” by various farm agencies.

The proposed rules shouldn’t affect When Labor Department suggests most children under the age of 16 4-H, Future Farmers of America or should not be permitted to drive trac- other educational programs. And, they tors, use power equipment, or work may not keep children from helping on with livestock in specific situations, it their grandparents’ or uncle’s farms if reasons that farming is one of the they aren’t paid. PAFFA, however, disnation’s most dangerous occupations. agrees.

“It will effect some of our students,” It further states that rules governing child farm labor haven’t been upgrad- says Carl Brammer, Executive Director of PAFFA. “We promote and teach a lot ed in more than 40 years.

“Changes are needed to address the of hands-on learning, and a lot of our dangers of working with tractors and students won’t be able to do that if this other large farm machines,” says thing passes. We have students who Michael Hancock, assistant adminis- belong to FFA that are anywhere from trator for policy at the Labor 14 to 18 years old, and sometimes Department’s Wage and Hour Division. older, but it’s those younger ones who Furthermore, he noted, farming is “the can be most affected. Their work expesingle-most hazardous occupation, as rience on the farm, not necessarily family farms, will be affected by it from measured by fatalities, for children.”

What Toomey finds annoying is that that aspect.”

If the Farm Bureau lawsuit against another government agency has decided that children working on a family the EPA is lost, what might the long farm are now subject to a host of ham- term effect be? What message might it stringing regulations. “Kids learn send to Washington? “That would tell tremendously valuable life lessons by us,” Toomey said in closing, “that we absorbing discipline and learning to be need a legislative solution. If we can’t productive on the family farm,” says get a judicial solution because the Toomey. “What we don’t need in courts deem that the EPA is acting Washington is a bunch of bureaucrats within the context of existing legislation, which would be what they would deciding they can’t do that anymore.”

At the vanguard of opposition to the be concluding, that means we need to proposed changes is the Pennsylvania address it with legislation.”

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Farm Bureau, which joined with the Visit: http://toomey.senate.gov/ American Farm Bureau in a lawsuit

Cover photo by American Angus Association Cherry Knoll Rosebud 030 won reserve grand champion female. Matthew Mitchell, Reinholds, PA, owns the April 2010 daughter of MCATL Reachout 836. She first won junior champion.

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Dairy farmers deserve a pricing formula to cover their costs.

There appears to be continued reasons for the need of dairy farmers to receive a price for their raw milk based on the cost of producing milk.

Ever since the Federal Milk Marketing Improvement Act was developed and introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. (D-PA) and former Senator Arlen Specter in 2007, and subsequent years, some people have down-played the need of dairy farmers having a cost of production formula.

Certainly, the spiraling cost of feed should be reason enough to warrant a cost of production formula.

Some people say every farmers’ costs are different, therefore a cost of production formula cannot be achieved. Let’s look at that argument. Let’s recognize that the value of milk used for manufacturing dairy products is the same in all Federal Milk Marketing Orders. No one seems to complain about that. However, the cost of production on our dairy farms varies under the present system.

So what’s wrong with a cost of production formula?

S-1640 establishes a price for milk used for manufacturing purposes based on the National Average Cost of Production. The difference between the pricing formula used in S-1640 and the present pricing system is simple.

S-1640 gives the average dairy farmer a chance to survive, and when you add the Class I differentials to the manu-

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plete so-called premiums on fluid milk in Pennsylvania, (wouldn’t this make the dairy co-ops praise us?), and return to just using the Class I price (for fluid milk), which is contained in S-1640 at $25.25 per hundred weight and using the PMMB’s formula, the price of one gallon of milk in Northeastern Pennsylvania would be $3.81 a gallon. (This again is the minimum price.)

Recently the gallon price did reach in the vicinity of $4 per gallon. The best part is all of the dairy farmers would benefit under S-1640. So let’s get it passed.

Pro-Ag can be reached at 570-8335776.

Arden Tewksbury, Manager Pro-Ag, Meshoppen, PA

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Ontario, Canada.

Grand Champion Cow-Calf Pair: JEA LF Erica 721. Exhibitor: Just-Enuff Angus, Bethlehem, PA. Reserve Grand Champion Cow-Calf Pair: Cherry Knoll Eligence 9015.

Exhibitor: Cranmer Angus Farm, Butler, PA. Get-of-Sire: BC Eagle Eye 110-7.

Exhibitor: Rains Angus, Mercer, PA. Junior Get-of-Sire: BC Eagle Eye 1107. Exhibitor: Rains Angus, Mercer, PA. Best Six Head: Beaver Creek Angus, Thomasville, PA. PREMIER EXHIBITOR: Just-Enuff Angus, Bethlehem, PA. PREMIER BREEDER: Just-Enuff Angus, Bethlehem, PA.

Champion Hill Georgina 7928 won grand champion female. Matthew Mitchell, Reinholds, PA, owns the February 2011 daughter of S A V Brave 8320. She first won early junior calf champion.

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Reserve Intermediate Champion Heifer: H J M Firecracker. Exhibitor: Jared Fessler, Robesonia, PA. Junior Champion Heifer: Cherry Knoll Rosebud 030.

Exhibitor: Matthew Mitchell, Reinholds, PA. Reserve Junior Champion Heifer: L V A Giddyup Cheyenne 1001. Exhibitor: Alayna Clark, Mifflintown, PA. Senior Champion Female: UHA Overton Burgess 059. Exhibitor: Ruby Monn, Shippensburg, PA. Grand Champion Female: B C A Belle Eagle Eye 128. Exhibitor:

Hannah Grim, Thomasville, PA. Reserve Grand Champion: Cherry Knoll Rosebud 030.

Exhibitor: Matthew Mitchell, Reinholds, PA. Get-of-Sire: BC Eagle Eye 110-7.

Exhibitor: Rains Angus, Mercer, PA. Junior Get-of-Sire: BC Eagle Eye 1107. Exhibitor: Rains Angus, Mercer, PA. Best Six Head: Beaver Creek Angus, Thomasville, PA. PREMIER BREEDER: Just-Enuff Angus, Bethlehem, PA. PREMIER EXHIBITOR: Just-Enuff Angus, Bethlehem, PA.

Cherry Knoll Eligence 9015 won reserve grand champion cow-calf pair. Cranmer Angus Farm, Butler, PA, owns the February 2009 daughter of BT Crossover 758N. A July 2011 bull calf sired by BCA Net Worth 96 is at side.

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and Cedarview Angus, Pakenham, Ontario, Canada Reserve Junior Champion Bull: B C A Ringleader 022. Exhibitor: Lindsay McConnell, Avella, PA. Grand Champion Bull: Just Enuff New Edition Edgar. Exhibitor: JustEnuff Angus, Bethlehem, PA; Clover Lane Farms, Perth, Ontario, Canada; and Cedarview Angus, Pakenham, Ontario, Canada Reserve Grand Champion Bull: JDH BT Worthmore 3210. Exhibitor: J D H Cattle Company, Dover, PA. Supreme Champion Bull: Just Enuff New Edition Edgar. Exhibitor: JustEnuff Angus, Bethlehem, PA; Clover Lane Farms, Perth, Ontario, Canada; and Cedarview Angus, Pakenham,

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factured milk price, than the average dairy farmer has a chance to make a profit.

As most people know here in Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board (PMMB) establish minimum prices into the store and also the minimum retail price. My understanding is the PMMB’s formula covers the value of raw milk and the bottlers’ costs. Also I understand there is a value added to the minimum price to cover the costs experienced by the bottler and the retailer. (This is done by existing statute.)

Somewhere along the way our legislators in Pennsylvania felt it was prudent to maintain bottlers of milk and having stable retail outlets. We agree whole-heartedly with this philosophy.

However, the price of raw milk is a National situation. Therefore a National pricing formula is needed.

Some people say no other industry covers their cost, so why should dairy farmers have a formula to cover their costs? Think about this: when you purchase a food product in a store or any dry goods, the majority of these items have a bar code on them indicating the selling price. Do you know at what point the bar code is placed on the item? My understanding is that the bar code is placed on the item during packaging or before the item is distributed to the local stores. And this is probably all right. However, the bar code price is high enough to cover that packaging and distributing cost plus a

price that allows your local stores to cover their cost, plus a profit. Again, nothing wrong here.

Your local store owners do have the privilege of changing the bar code price. This could be done on certain items for different reasons. It all makes sense.

I just explained this to one of our dairy activists, Donna Hall, from Muncy, PA. Donna said, so let’s place a bar code on our milk! Donna is right.

Our bar code is S-1640!

Let’s all realize that we are missing a great opportunity if we don’t get behind S-1640.

Remember, some people say S-1640 would command a big price increase to consumers. I just worked with officials in the PMMB. If we eliminate the com-

Composting & Manure Handling

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Environmental impacts and benefits of manure: phosphorous and surface water protection Phosphorus and water quality Phosphorous (P) is one of the major bioavailable nutrients in manure. In aquatic ecosystems, P is typically the most limiting nutrient. When P is introduced into an aquatic ecosystem there is a marked increase in aquatic plant biomass production and increased algal blooms.

The increased aquatic plant production and algal blooms can have a negative effect on the aquatic ecosystem such as tying up other nutrients and decreasing the amount of light infiltration.

At the end of the aquatic plant and algae growing cycles, there is a large release of excess nutrients into the ecosystem overwhelming the natural nutrient cycle, tying up oxygen during its degradation leading to fish kills and reducing surface water aesthetic qualities with the accumulation of rotting plant material on the water surface and offensive odors.

How does phosphorus travel to water?

In cropping systems, providing a sufficient level of P for plant uptake is as important as providing the proper levels of nitrogen (N) and potassium (K). Unlike N and K, P is bound to soil particles and is at low risk of leaching through the soil profile. The greatest risk of P loss from soils is with overland flow of runoff carrying P-enriched soil sediment or manure particles. Research has shown that soils testing high in P have a greater contribution effect for P loss than soils testing low in P. However, there is a fraction of total P in runoff that is in the dissolved form. The

sediment attached P and dissolved P have slightly different impacts in aquatic ecosystems. The sediment attached P contributes to long term P additions to the system whereas the dissolved P is readily available for a high rate of assimilation by aquatic plants and algae.

There are also reported cases of soils with extremely high levels of soil test P that are at risk of P leaching. Typically, soil P is bound tightly to soil particles and has a low risk of leaching. However, in some soils with extremely high soil test P levels, the exchange sites are at maximum capacity, leading to the risk of P leaching.

Management practices to reduce environmental risks from phosphorus Cropping system practices that lead to reduced soil erosion are the most effective means of decreasing the risk of off-site movement of P. Besides soil erosion, there are other factors that need to be identified when reducing the risk of P loss from fields.

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no P overfeeding, manure may have to be sold or bartered to other land managers, or some type of intensive manure processing system will have to be adopted that will allow for more affordable long distance hauling of the manure.

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Sources: Miner Institute Farm Report, January 2012 and Lewis County Ag Digest, Feb. 2012.

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Remembering Charlie In 1998 my friend Neil talked about having purchased some kind of red clover seed that really performed well for him. He’d bought the seed a couple years earlier from a fellow who lived and farmed in the Finger Lakes area. At that time, the organic dairy movement was just getting started and there were few restrictions on seed sources for organic farmers.

Neil said the seed was reasonably priced. I got some folks to agree to plant some of this red clover. So that year I rode with Neil to buy some clover seed from Charlie Cherwak. Neil planned to buy some timothy, oats, and clover seed from Charlie.

As we began the two-

and-a-half hour trip out to Charlie’s, Neil told me something interesting about the seed grower. Charlie had been growing clover and timothy seed for a big seed company, which, at the time, was a subsidiary of the largest farmerowned co-op in the Northeast (that co-op later went bankrupt).

The seed company had a contract with Charlie to pay 75 cents per pound of clover, and 40 cents per pound of timothy. After the seed was harvested and cleaned, two representatives from that seed company visited Charlie to tell him that they wouldn’t honor the contract: they would only pay him 50 cents per pound of clover.

Charlie asked what they would pay him for his timothy. They told

him six cents per pound. Charlie told them that for six cents per pound he would sooner feed the seed to his steers. The company men said, “You wouldn’t do that.”

Charlie replied, “Watch me.” Before Charlie fed too much timothy seed to his steers, his wife Martha talked him into advertising his seed… which he did in Country Folks.

The clover seed which Charlie was selling was basically an heirloom variety which he had started growing some 20 years earlier.

It was Pennscott red clover. He had tried other clovers, but this one survived the best.

So he kept saving the Pennscott seed, and that’s what he sold.

Back during the 1970s, Pennscott red clover had been listed

by Cornell Recommends for Field Crops as a variety well-suited for less than perfectly drained soils with low pH. A little research on my part showed that after World War II plant breeders at Pennsylva-

nia State University cross-bred different strains of red clover.

They wanted to develop a variety which would thrive on strip-mined soil replanting projects.

Such soils abounded in their state, typically pHtesting in low 4s and high 3s.

Charlie had some pretty old seed-cleaning equipment, and used an interesting assortment of augurs to convey the seed. The whole arrangement looked like a Rube Goldberg set-up… but it worked. When in doubt about how clean his seed was, Charlie would clean it a second time, thus separating smaller seed from the normal-sized seed. A verse in the Old Testament book of Leviticus sternly advises against “sowing with mingled seed”. Charlie followed that advice, going the extra mile (which is actually a New Testament reference).

Seed that I bought from Charlie Cherwak has been planted with timothy, nursed along

by oats. It has been spun onto fall-planted grains just coming to life in the early spring.

This clover has been thrown into loaded manure spreaders, and thus broadcast on meadows during the winter. It also has been spun onto honeycombed frozen meadow mud. Folks carrying out these practices were pleased with how the seed performed. A lot of people I work with are not blessed with ideal soil conditions which would empower certain alfalfa varieties to realize their true potential. Ever since my first visit to Charlie in 1998, I would make one or two pilgrimages to his farm each year to buy seed.

Usually, someone would ride with me, or if the other person’s seed order was pretty big, and he had the bigger truck, I would be the passenger. The trip consistently chewed up a whole day.

Sometimes if Charlie was just finishing seed cleaning operations, I would hold the bag on the balance

scale while he augured the seed in my direction.

One morning, a few years ago, I called Charlie to say that I was heading his way to get seed. He told me to come when the weather cooled off. That particular day was forecast to be as hot as the previous day, which reached 100 degrees Fahrenheit. That day before was bad enough to send some guests attending the nearby Empire Farm Days to the hospital with heat stroke. So I went another day. My visits with Charlie were enjoyable. They were business-like, but also filled the need to “stop and smell the roses”.

Charlie harvested a lot of dry round bales to feed his Hereford beefers; small square bales he sold, often out of state. On one visit, when I complimented Charlie on his nicelooking cattle, Martha said that all they were good for was to look at.

She said, “We’ve got 50

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Noooo, I have to buy my beef at the supermarket just like everyone else. Charlie won’t butcher an animal unless it’s mean”. At that point I asked Charlie, “Don’t you think that the cattle have learned that their good behavior promotes a long life?” Charlie didn’t say anything.

Charlie felt that most of agriculture in the Northeast is over-regulated. He was very intolerant of folks he referred to as the “state’s dogs”. He said that all too often somebody would call him, unidentified, and ask if he sold seed. Charlie would say yes. The man on the other end would ask, “How much do you have?” Charlie would answer with a question, “How much do you want to buy?”

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My own health issues and other commitments kept me from visiting Charlie and Martha in 2011. Sometime before this past Christmas I got a phone message from Cherwaks which I didn’t understand. Just after New Year’s I returned the phone call.

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The haybine was the same one that his dad used to cut hay when they first started farming so that looked somewhat familiar.

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by Ann Swanson Old movies educate the next generation When one of the grandchildren came to visit on a day off of school, I dug out the old home movies thinking he’d like to see what his dad looked like when he was small. The activity was a hit. We did not finish with the movies that day, but we made plans to get together again on another day off.

I had forgotten how many pictures we had of the men out in the field doing farm work.

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The oat shocks in the field were something new as well. I always thought they looked like little huts. I remember being inside my trailer trying to rest when my husband walked on the roof to get those shots.

We took more movies when the children were young than we took later on. I was careful to document important events such as learning to crawl and taking that important first step.

There were family pictures of birthdays, Christmases, and Easter observances. There were Halloween pictures, too.

As we watched I realized how we had captured a by-gone era. All of the immediate family adults except for my brother-in-law and me

are gone. Watching those pictures reminded me of what was said and done as the family worked together.

The two farms were run together. Hay had to be taken in at the lower farm first.The gravelly loam soil allowed those fields to dry out faster. The upper farm was also last to lose the snow so growth up there was a little slower.

It was more than a little sentimental watching the family work and play together. It was hard to tell where one activity left off and the other began. Our picnics were often the result of a day at work at one farm or the other.

The cousins seemed so happy to be together.

Whether they were working or playing they

the camaenjoyed raderie.

Farming was a hard way of life at times. The work was physical and unpredictable. The pay was minimal for all of the effort put forth.

There were no days off.

There were no paid vacations. There were no sick days and no paid holidays. There were no employer funded insurance or retirement plans.

That being said — the best part of country life was the lifestyle. We enjoyed our free time because there was not much of it. We could make anything fun. I am so glad we took all of those old movies!

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Opportunities exist for small food processors in New York State “We need more small food processing kitchens! There has been an explosion of them in New York City recently and there are lots of opportunities for more kitchens in Western New York and Upstate New York,” Beth Linskey told the Board of Directors of the New York Small Scale Food Processors Association (NYSSFPA) meeting in Saratoga Springs recently.

Beth Linskey is the owner of Beth’s Farm Kitchen located in Stuyvesant Falls in the Hudson Valley and she knows the home food processing business well. She specializes in high quality jams and chutneys made in small batches with local fruits and vegetables and has developed three dozen different products. She is passionate about her products and in 2011 released a cookbook “Cooking with Jams

and Chutneys, Recipes from Beth’s Farm Kitchen” which has been very well received.

Beth also knows the marketing side of operating a small food processing business. Not only does she market her products locally but she also sells at major food markets in New York City. She also markets through the internet and uses emails and Facebook to keep customers up to date on news and product specials. Like most small food processors in New York State, Beth finds the experience of operating a business out of her home challenging, often hectic, but also rewarding. “It is all about adding value to the food products from our own farms and local producers,” she says.

One thing stands out about Beth and that is her willingness to help others who want to get into food processing.

She has been a member of the NYSSFPA for many years and serves on the Board of Directors. She has presented a number of educational workshops for beginners at farm workshops and the Northeast Organic Farming Association Conference held in Saratoga Springs this January.

Bonnie Yox, Alleghany-Chautauqua Region representative for NYSSFPA, agrees with Beth’s assessment of opportunities for kitchens to add value to local food products. She operates Baldwin Hill Farms, Rushford, NY, in rural Allegany County, specializing in producing some two dozen maple products. Coming from an area with many maple producers, she separates herself from the others with her gourmet maple products, adding additional value to a great product. Bonnie has become known as “the

maple lady” from Rushford to Buffalo and beyond for her gourmet maple products.

Bonnie is more of a new comer to food processing than Beth and gives credit to a NYSSFPA member who got her connected to the New York Food Venture Center, Cornell University, Geneva, NY. “They really gave us a lot of good advice and help when we were just getting started. The regulations and licensing requirements can be quite daunting to a beginner,” Yox said.

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Corn growers ready to help provide energy independence National Corn Growers Association Chairman Bart Schott released the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address: “The National Corn Growers Association is pleased to hear President Obama’s continued commitment to the nation’s energy independence during his State of the Union address. The American ethanol industry answered the call nearly 30 years ago to provide feedstock for a domestically produced renewable energy source.

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“The corn ethanol industry has proven that good government policy sends signals to the market place for producers to increase production and efficiencies. As family corn farmers have risen to the challenge to meet our nation’s energy needs, we are hopeful the direction the President outlined tonight offers similar opportunities for others to expand our energy independence.”

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Tool helps show U.S. soy’s sustainability U.S. soybean farmers now have an updated tool that can meet the needs of some customers who want proof U.S. soy has been sustainably produced.

That’s why the soybean checkoff continues to support the Field to Market alliance and its updated Fieldprint Calculator, a tool U.S. soybean farmers can use to help measure, improve and demonstrate their sustainability performance.

The updated calculator, available on the Internet at www.fieldtomarket.org/field-

print-calculator, includes several upgrades from earlier versions. It allows U.S. farmers to analyze individual fields and includes more advanced measurements for soil conservation and soil carbon. Additionally, the tool automatically provides a financial ledger that computes the economic impact of sustainable practices on that farm. It also allows U.S. farmers to set up a secure account to save their information for future use.

Nebraska soybean farmer Mike Thede

notes that checkofffunded research has proven the sustainability performance of U.S. soy production. The checkoff shares that information with U.S. soy buyers to support sales.

“All U.S. farmers are under more and more pressure from our customers, who demand soybeans produced in a sustainable manner,” explains Thede, who serves as team leader of the United Soybean Board’s Sustainability Initiative. “We need to continue to document our sustainability performance to our end

users in order to maintain and expand our markets.”

According to a recent checkoff-funded life-cycle study, U.S. soybean production proves to be very sustainable due to several factors. For instance, a soybean plant sequesters more greenhouse gases than those generated by the equipment used to grow, harvest and process soybeans.

Additionally, U.S. soybean production and processing have become more efficient because of higher yields, more conservation tillage and reduced

energy use.

The Fieldprint Calculator can be used for free by all U.S. soybean, corn, wheat, cotton and rice farmers.

First, it asks farmers to enter information about their operation. If desired, the tool can confidentially save any information entered, in which case that information is accessible only by the farmer who saved it.

The tool analyzes the use of that farm’s natural resources and inputs to compute its environmental footprint, or “fieldprint.” The results

show farmers where there’s room for improvement. U.S. farmers can also compare their results with those from other farms in their area, state or the entire country.

As a member of Field to Market, the soybean checkoff supported development of the original calculator in 2009, as well as the recent update. More information about Field to Market and the Fieldprint Calculator is available at www.FieldToMarket.org.

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Solid risk management “has never been more important” for producers of the nation’s major commodities, given a range of volatility factors, North Carolina State University Extension specialist Nicholas Piggott told producers at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 93rd Annual Meeting.

During AFBF’s session on the outlook for corn, soybeans, wheat and cotton, the Australian-born ag economist said that he anticipates “another fierce acreage-bidding war” this season. “This is fantastic for you farmers out there,” Piggott

argued, citing producer reaction to strong market signals.

However, “acreage is not limited,” and tight corn stocks and continued high prices should translate to a significant boost in nationwide corn acreage, likely at the expense of cotton, and possibly soybean, production. Piggott noted 2011 was a “great year” for corn, cotton, and wheat but only a “moderate year” for soybeans, and this season’s U.S. bean market outcome may depend largely on South American weather and its impact on foreign supply.

“Unless the corn price

comes down, which I doubt it will with the tight corn stocks, we’re going to need soybean prices to rally significantly to beat those (soybean-to-corn) acres back,” Piggott advised.

“I think the balance sheets will look stronger for corn.”

Continued ethanol profitability also weighs in favor of increased corn plantings, he said, especially if the biofuels industry can overcome current regulatory and logistical obstacles and opposition from the small equipment sector to new 15 percent ethanol/gasoline blends.

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Given a significant increase in cotton ending stocks for 2011 and concurrently healthy crops out of Australia, Pakistan and India, corn or wheat likely will grab more southern cotton acres in 2012.

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AVCO NEW IDEA 279 cutditioner; Gehl MX 135 mixer grinder; NI 323 1 row corn picker. WANTED: NI manure spreaders; 315-219-9090.(NY) 2200 H & S spreader, good augers, flotation tires, $4,000; 4600 Hesston baler w/ thrower, like CIH. No Sunday Calls. 315536-7841.(NY) HAY, wet and dry, high quality, 4x5, round 1st and 2nd cut, local delivery available.

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FOR SALE: ROPS fits Oliver 1850 - 1855 only used 6 months, new, $1,600, will sell for $1,200, stored indoors. 315-2693794.(NY)

1996 JD 6400 Synchro Plus, OS, 2wd, 540-100 dual Hyd., 8,000 hours, $11,900 OBO; JD 46A loader with mounts, bucket 315-536-8854.(NY)

OLIVER 1755 tractor, diesel, excellent condition. 518-843-0999.(NY)

PIONEER HEAVY DUTY Forecart, bakes, pole, shafts, skis, used 6 times, $975.

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WANTED: Steiger tractor in good condition, reasonably priced; Also, wanted, used JD round baler belts. 585-465-0235.(NY) JERSEY BULL, 1 1/2 years, purebred, also 4 yr Angus bull. 413-824-7614.(MA)

PAIR JD quick attach brackets. Fit JD 240, 245 loader. $100. 603-443-1355.(NH) HORSE CART, $900, two wheels, good training cart, good for local shows, easy rear entry, Amish made wooden cart. 860928-7180.(CT) 4 BLACK ANGUS feeder bulls, 10 month old. 607-829-2837.(NY)

WANTED: Massey Harris tractor mod. 22, to restore. Please leave message. 413738-5379.(MA) 1933 CHEVY CABRIOLET 2 dr. sedan, $13,500; 1928 HUPMOBILE sportsman coupe, $29,500, both original, no rust, stored in heated garage, b/o. 716-6046087.(NY)

WANTED: Loose haying tools. WANTED: Haymow forks, hay carriers, for wood and steel, rod tracks. Especially NY. MFGRs, MFGRS catalogs, collector. 717-7920278.(PA)

PIGLETS: Red And White, Born 11/2011, Family Farm raised, “Chunky Porkers”, ready to go, $100 each. Leave Message, Sullivan County. 845-887-5802.(NY) 1 TON LIVESTOCK truck, older GMC, good condition, good box. Rubber 90%, 4 speed. Call for details. 607-546-4055.(NY)

DEUTZ-ALLIS 7085 FWD 5000 hrs., $6,800 OBO. Pioneer forecart, mechanical brakes, draft size, excellent condition, $700 OBO. No Sunday Calls! 315-5368803.(NY)

WANTED: Ford Model A car, would prefer coupe body. For Father And Son Project.

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IH 17.5 foot grain head, good cutter bar and wobble box, $2,000 or BO. Call 585494-6020.(NY)

FORD 5000 model 772 loader, lift arms, bucket, cylinders only, good shape, $400 OBO. 607-264-3090.(NY)

BUCKET FOR TRACK loader, $300; Also, loader mount for IH tractors, $225. obo.

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FEEDER pigs, 10 weeks old, raised in heated barn. Hutch, hard rock maple, 44” wide, excellent condition. 716-8075902.(NY)

JD MoCo 936 discbine, excellent condition, $11,900. 518-527-2701.(NY)

FOR SALE #430 Weaverline feed cart, new web and batteries, ex. cond. 315-5366027.(NY)

THREE CROSSBRED dairy cows, one due soon. Two mid lactation. Low SCC herd. 5 hp Dayton Farm Duty Motor. 315655-4395.(NY)

FOR SALE: Wall mountable Reznor heating unit, natural gas or propane, 100,000 BTUs, asking $200. 315-732-2932.(NY)

MUSCOVY Ducks, hens, and drakes, $5.00 a pair or $3.00 a piece. IRA Hoover, Himrod, Yates Co. 315-536-2141.(NY) WANTED: 1935 Ford dump truck for restoration. 518-654-6620.(NY) FOR SALE: BADGER 20’ silo unloader, ring drive, with 5 hp motor, $1,800 OBO. 607-292-6184.(NY)

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BELGIAN Percheron cross, yealing filly, black with narrow strip. Been handled and shown at fair. Make a good pet. $500. 585437-5336.(NY)

6x41’ transport auger, 5 hp electric motor, $1,500; Case IH 5100 21x7 drill with seeder, $4,500; Case IH 1660 combine, $25,000. 315-789-0882.(NY)

JD 620 WFE, good condition, $4,000. 315363-0262.(NY)

DMI 250 bu. gravity wagon, with extensions, $1,800. Make offer. 315-5362877.(NY)

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The new USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map is more sophisticated and accurate than any other previously developed.

by Kim Kaplan WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Jan. 25, the USDA released the new version of its Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM), updating a useful tool for gardeners and researchers for the first time since 1990 with greater accuracy and detail. The new map — jointly developed by USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Oregon State Universi-

the map have shifted in many areas. The new map is generally one 5degree Fahrenheit halfzone warmer than the previous map throughout much of the United States. This is mostly a result of using temperature data from a longer and more recent time period; the new map uses data measured at weather stations during the 30-year period 1976-2005. In contrast, the 1990 map was based on temperature data from only a 13-year period of 1974-1986.

However, some of the changes in the zones are a result of new, more sophisticated methods for mapping zones between weather stations. These include algorithms that considered for the first time such factors as changes in elevation, nearness to large bodies of water, and position on the terrain, such as valley bottoms and ridge tops. Also, the new map used temperature data from many more stations than did the 1990 map. These advances greatly improved the accuracy and detail of the map, especially in mountainous regions of the western United States. In some cases, they resulted in changes to cooler, rather than warmer, zones.

While about 80 million American gardeners, as well as those who grow and breed plants, are the largest users of the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, many others need this hardiness zone information. For example, the USDA Risk Management Agency uses the USDA plant hardiness zone designations to set some crop insurance standards. Scientists use the plant hardiness zones as a data layer in many research models such as modeling the spread of exotic weeds and insects.

Although a poster sized version of this map will not be available for purchase from the government as in the past, anyone may download the map free of charge from the Internet onto their personal computer and print copies of the map as needed.

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ty’s (OSU) PRISM Climate Group — is available online at www.planthardiness.ars.usda.gov.

ARS is the chief intramural scientific research agency of USDA. For the first time, the new map offers a Geographic Information System (GIS)-based interactive format and is specifically designed to be Internet-friendly. The map website also incorporates a “find your zone

by ZIP code” function.

Static images of national, regional and state maps also have been included to ensure the map is readily accessible to those who lack broadband Internet access.

“This is the most sophisticated Plant Hardiness Zone Map yet for the United States,” said Catherine Woteki, USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics. “The increases in accuracy and detail that this map represents will be extremely useful for gardeners and researchers.”

Plant hardiness zone designations represent the average annual extreme minimum temperatures at a given location during a particular time period. They do not reflect the coldest it has ever been or ever will be at a specific location, but simply the average lowest winter temperature for the location over a specified time. Low temperature during the winter is a crucial factor in the survival of plants at specific locations.

The new version of the map includes 13 zones, with the addition for the first time of zones 12 (50-60 degrees Fahrenheit) and 13 (60-70 degrees Fahrenheit). Each zone is a 10-degree Fahrenheit band, further divided into 5-degree Fahrenheit zones “A” and “B.” To help develop the new map, USDA and OSU requested that horticultural and climatic experts review the zones in their geographic area, and trial versions of the new map were revised based on their expert input.

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Regulating the use of New York’s water Under the new 2011 law, agricultural water users withdrawing an average of 100,000 gallons/day of water over any 30day period must report their water use to the Department of Environmental Conservation on an annual basis. It is critical that farms report their water use to DEC prior to Feb. 15, 2012 and then file similar reports annually.

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Farmers put spotlight on policy goals for 2012 Eliminating costly mandates top issue for New York Farm Bureau ALBANY NY — New York Farm Bureau President Dean Norton held a conference on with reporters on Jan. 27 to lay out the organization’s statewide policy agenda for the current legislative session.

The four issues that were named as top priorities by the farmerled Board of Directors

in 2012 were mandate relief for both local governments and farms, maintaining funding for critical agriculture programs in the state budget, support for safe natural gas drilling and increasing connections between farmers and urban consumers.

“Cash receipts for New York Farm products totaled $4.7 billion in 2010,” said Dean Norton, President of New York Farm Bureau.

“At this critical juncture we must strive for efficiency in government while maintaining state support for industries, like agriculture that can have a multiplying effect and create jobs across all sectors.

Farmers are an integral part of the fabric of communities across our state and have proven over time to that they provide a return on investment that is second to none. If passed into

law, this year’s policy priorities will help to strengthen and expand family farms for years to come.”

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New York Farm Bureau has long advocated for.This step will do more in the long term to reduce the overwhelming property tax burden that farmers face, than perhaps any other. President Norton also made the case to reporters that more work is necessary. In particular, he urged the Governor and State Legislature to repeal the onerous requirements imposed by the Wicks Law and the Scaffold law.

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The additional costs imposed by unnecessary mandates as well as unreasonably high permit fees are a bureaucratic death by a thousand cuts for our agriculture industry.

“In order to provide New York farmers with the kind of cost certainty that they need to reinvest in their operations, we simply must pass the Let New York Farm Act of 2012, said Norton. “This comprehensive legislation would eliminate reporting requirements for our wholesale wineries and reduce or eliminate a myriad of taxes and fees that have been imposed on farmers. Passing this law, in combination with true mandate relief for localities, holding the line on agriculture funding in the budget and reaping the economic rewards from safe natural gas drilling represents an economic home run for our agricultural economy.”

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New York receives $3,931,000 in USDA Emergency Conservation Program funds SYRACUSE, NY — James Barber, State Executive Director for USDA’s Farm Service Agency in New York announced that starting on Jan. 23 New York FSA has begun allocations for $3,931,000 in Emer-

gency Conservation Program (ECP) funding to 25 counties within New York State to help farmers rehabilitate land damaged by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. “This funding will al-

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Leading business organizations oppose minimum wage hike Business Council and New York Farm Bureau weigh in against costly new mandate ALBANY NY — Two of New York’s leading business organizations expressed dismay on Jan. 30, at the prospect of New York adopting an increased minimum wage law that would put its members at a distinct competitive disadvantage. Despite repeated studies that demonstrate that minimum wage increases do nothing to decrease poverty or increase employment, the bill introduced on Jan. 30 by Speaker Silver seeks to increase New York’s minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.50 an hour.

“When the government imposes costs on a business that the market does not dictate, we typically call this a tax,” said Dean Norton, President of New York Farm Bureau. “Today’s proposal to increase New York’s minimum wage is a stealth tax for our state’s farmers masquerading as a benefit for workers. In reality, this proposal will hurt the very people that it aims to help, by artificially increasing payroll and forcing farmers to make tough decisions about the size of their workforce and the price of their products.”

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are working hard to create jobs and improve our business environment, this proposal seems particularly illtimed and ill-considered,” Norton added.

“The Business Council believes that the way to improve our state’s economy and the lives of all New Yorkers is to create more private-

sector jobs. Raising the minimum wage would only hurt New York’s small businesses, farms and not-for-profits that are struggling to make their current payrolls, and reduce job opportunities, in this difficult economy,” said Heather Briccetti, President and CEO of the Business Council of

New York State, Inc. Advocates for a higher minimum wage often cite evidence that shows that boosting the minimum wage will increase the paychecks of the lowest paid workers and help them out of poverty.

Twenty-eight states accepted this logic after the Federal minimum wage was increased in 2003

and 2007. But studies — such as the one published last year by the Southern Economic Journal — found no evidence that state minimum wage increases made any real difference.

New York Farm Bureau and The Business Council of New York State are committed to reducing taxes, elimi-

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by Stewart Truelsen According to Phil Lempert, best known as the Supermarket Guru, “Farmers are becoming the latest food celebrities.” He goes so far as to predict that celebrity chefs are out, celebrity farmers are in.

Lempert is an astute food industry observer, journalist and trend watcher. He created a virtual grocery store and consumer information center, Phil’s Supermarket, on Second Life, a rapidly growing online world. If you have time for a second life you might want to check it out. Otherwise there is

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The notion that farmers are becoming celebrities is one of Lempert’s Top Ten Food Trends for 2012. He may have gone a bit too far with this one. Most farmers don’t have time to be celebrities, but they do recognize the value in opening lines of communication with consumers.

Lempert believes the “farm to fork” journey has become increasingly important.

Shoppers want to know where their food comes from.

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offerings; now we get to meet the people who are the producers, farmers and ranchers,” he said in describing the trend.

The American Farm Bureau Federation has facilitated this trend with an emphasis on social media.

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FOCUS ON AGRICULTURE to those most passionate about food and food trends.

Individual farms and ranches are represented on Facebook and Twitter and are eager to have friends and followers.

For many years farmers have wanted to tell their story to consumers, but it was always hard to reach an urban audience. Print and broadcast media just didn’t get the job done. The only time consumers paid much attention was when food prices were rising or a drought, freeze or some other calamity affected farmers.

American Farm Bureau Federation The growing consumer interest in the “farm to fork journey” and how it is promoted through social media and the Internet is a huge breakthrough for the farming and ranching community, and the trend is only just beginning.

Lempert isn’t the only one noticing the higher profile or celebrity status of farmers and ranchers.

One of The Food Channel’s top trends for 2012 is the rise of the agrichef, a new breed of chefs who like to grow their own food. TFC expects this trend to evolve

from gardens to fullfledged farms. One thing we know for sure is that growers have reached out to renowned chefs, and they are almost as likely to be on the agenda for a major farm convention as an economist.

It’s no secret that people like to visit farmers and ranchers and see firsthand how their food is grown, but it is impossible in today’s world for everyone to do that. Social media connections help make the farm to fork journey possible for more people.

Small Farmers: Shape Your Future!

Registration open for the 2012 Small Farms Summit The Cornell Small Farms Program is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2012 statewide Small Farms Summit to be held Wednesday, Feb. 29, from 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. The Summit is an interactive meeting with an opportunity for all participants to take part in lively discussion and provide important feedback, both locally, and across the state.

To register, contact your local host using the information provided below.

At the 2012 Summit, participants will be asked to reflect on recent successes and identify new concerns and challenges affecting the growth of the small farm sector. We’ll be issuing a preliminary e-survey in early Febuary to capture feedback from voices that can not attend the Summit. In the morning session, we’ll discuss issues that emerged in the survey and generate additional ideas from participants.

In the afternoon session, participants will work within their regional sites to prioritize areas of importance over the next 5 years.

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BouMatic, global dairy equipment manufacturer, and owner of Strangko A/S, Varde, Denmark announced Strangko A/S has been renamed to BouMatic A/S. “Since BouMatic’s acquisition of Strangko in 2007, we have viewed this as a well-organized business unit in a very strategic region,” explained Robert Luna, President.

“Driven by the strength and depth the BouMatic product portfolio, our organization will now have the great legacy of the Strangko brand as a foundation for expanding the BouMatic brand in this region,” Luna added.

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The whole story on the Farm Bill

by Bob Gray The picture on whether or not the Farm Bill will go forward this year has been largely predicated on the budget issue. But as the late Paul Harvey used to say — now for the rest of the story.

As you will recall last fall when the House and Senate Agriculture Committees made their Farm Bill recommendations to the Super Committee, there was a series of delays in completion of the recommendations due to disagreement among the farm and commodity groups on the details of a crop insurance program that would cover shallow or steep losses to crop famers if prices plunged in the future.

Congressman Lucas, the Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, was quoted Jan. 26 by DTN/Progressive Farmer as saying, “it would help if farm groups were able to come to some understanding on how commodity programs should work in the future.” Lucas went on to say, “This is something I have been harping on privately to various groups and publicly. If we don’t come to some sort of a practical consensus, if we can’t march together, if we are fractured up then we’re lost.

There is this perception outside the ag committee and ag community that we just automatically move in lock-step. That is not the case.”

DTN Ag Policy Editor Chris Clayton noted that, “The failed supercommittee process showed agriculture

groups were divided over programs that would pay produces for shallow or steep losses, as well as whether target prices should be raised for crops and, if so, by how much.”

The bill crafted by the House and Senate Agriculture Committee leaders eliminated direct payments and used that $4.7 billion-a-year program not only for budget cuts but to craft a shallow-loss program, higher target prices and a stand-alone crop-insurance program for cotton producers. Having worked through three farm bill, Congressman Lucas noted there are always commodity and regional differences, but groups tend to come together and compromise. Through the supercommittee process last fall, Lucas said it was clear a one-size-fits-all bill would not work and options were needed in commodity programs.

So the rest of the story is that besides the concern over further cuts in the farm programs as part of the deficit reduction process, the fact of the matter is that the process is being slowed by the lack of agreement among the various commodity groups as to how best to craft a crop insurance program that has broad based support in the agriculture community.

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Cellulosic ethanol production delayed, but coming Recent reporting, including in the New York T imes, accurately points out the current shortfall in cellulosic biofuel production relative to the targets established by the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). However, the New York Times is just the latest media outlet to miscast the reasons for delay and the state of the advanced ethanol industry.

“In a very difficult financial and policy environment, the first wave of commercial advanced ethanol production facilities are under construction in a number of states across the country,” said Advanced Ethanol Council Executive Director Brooke Coleman. “Diversifying America’s fuel supply with increasing amounts of clean, domestically produced renewable fuel requires us to keep our eyes on the prize and not be distracted by the noise and misdirection coming from naysayers protecting the status quo.”

Coleman continued, “It is important to remember why the RFS is needed. If the market operated based on free market principles, then we would not need blending requirements to force regulated parties to purchase renew-

able fuels. But instead, the market is controlled by one industry, and few players, who are increasingly reliant on OPEC to secure their product. In turn, we need forceful programs with the right incentives to introduce new fuels made by Americans.

That’s what the RFS is, and it’s working.”

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required by Congress to adjust the RFS cellulosic biofuel blending volumes based on forecasted future available supplies. For both 2011 and 2012, EPA reduced those volumes by over 90 percent to provide relief for regulated parties and simultaneously implement the very type of credit system the oil industry requested to address the inherent market uncertainties of deploying new fuel technologies in the marketplace.

For perspective, the anticipated cost for 2011 waiver credits for obligated parties is $6.8 million. In 2010, the three largest publicly traded oil companires reported profits of $58.3 billion. These waiver credits represent approximately one percent of these profits and a pittance compared to the billions of dollars in

taxpayer subsidies enjoyed by oil producers.

Yet, this provision maintains at least a base level incentive in the marketplace for the oil companies to facilitate rather than obstruct the deployment of advanced ethanol.

“We must not let the crocodile tears of a few multi-national oil companies become a Trojan horse for second guessing ourselves on the RFS. The progress of cellulosic ethanol industry has been slower than anyone in the industry would like due to a number of factors outside of their control, but it is simply false to suggest that the technology is not working and the industry is not emerging.”

“Today, commercial scale facilities are being built and production is on the way to meet the adjusted requirement in 2012, and hopefully more aggressive requirements in the years to come,” Coleman added.

“As crucial chokepoints of world oil supplies are being threatened, America cannot afford to back track on an RFS program that has already dramatically reduced foreign oil dependence and remains a linchpin for local bio-economies all over the country.”

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) released the following statement on Jan. 5 after the EPA published a proposed rule approving camelina oil as a feedstock under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2): “Biodiesel’s evolving feedstock diversity is one of its greatest strengths, and we’re pleased to see the EPA recognizing camelina as yet another feedstock that meets the agency’s standards as an Advanced Biofuel,” said Anne Steckel, vice president of federal affairs at the National Biodiesel Board. “As it has with other biodiesel feedstocks such as animal fats, recycled cooking oil, soybean oil and canola oil, the EPA’s proposal shows that biodiesel produced from camelina oil reduces greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50 percent compared with diesel fuel.

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U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood announces fourth round of funding under highly successful TIGER Program Following President Obama’s call in his State of the Union address for greater infrastructure investment as part of “An America Built to Last,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Jan. 31 announced the availability of funding for transportation projects under a fourth round of the popular TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) Discretionary Grant program.

TIGER 2012 will make $500 million available for surface transportation projects having a significant impact on the nation, a metropolitan area, or region.

The previous three rounds of the TIGER program provided $2.6 billion to 172 projects in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Demand for the program has been overwhelming, and during the previous three rounds, the Department of Transportation received more than 3,348 applications requesting more than $95 billion for transportation projects across the country.

“President Obama made clear in his State of the Union address that investing in transportation means putting people back to work, and that’s just what our TIGER program is doing in communities across the country,” said Secretary LaHood. “Americans are demanding investments in highways, ports, commuter rail, streetcars, buses, and high-speed rail. These kinds of projects not only mean a stronger economic future for the U.S., but jobs for Americans today.”

As in previous rounds, high-speed rail and intercity passenger rail projects remain eligible for funding. TIGER 2012 provides for the possibility of up to $100 million being used toward these projects. TIGER 2012 will also continue to encourage the development of transportation projects in rural areas, providing $120 million for rural transportation projects.

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Leaders of American Trucking Associations praised Chairman John Mica, and other House leaders, for their work to craft a surface transportation bill that will not only make needed improvements to our nation’s highway system, but will also make that system safer for trucks and cars.

“This bill,” ATA President and CEO Bill Graves said, “is a major step forward, not just for trucking, but for all users of our transportation system. From reforming how projects are delivered and refocusing the federal highway pro-

gram on issues of national interest, like freight movement, Chairman Mica has laid the groundwork for significant improvements in how Americans travel.

“Furthermore, we are pleased that the bill includes a number of safety provisions, ranging from the creation of a drug and alcohol testing clearinghouse, stricter driver training requirements and takes steps to toward establishing the first-ever crashworthiness standards for large trucks, that ATA has consistently championed,” Graves said.

ATA also praised the

ARLINGTON, VA — Following President Obama’s State of the Union address, ATA President and CEO Bill Graves said the administration and Congress need to focus on finding real money.

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about our crumbling infrastructure,” Graves said. “However, it was with little surprise that the president once again failed to commit to putting real, concrete sources of funding behind that rhetoric.

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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.

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Crawford County Fair representatives attend PA State of County Fairs Convention The 100th anniversary of the Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs was held at the Hershey Lodge on Jan. 18-21, 2012.

Kicking off the celebration was past Secretary of Agriculture Sam Hayes, Jr. Sam is truly an ambassador of agriculture speaking to us regarding an industry that we all care about.

The days were filled with seminars and table topics. Some of the topics were on the updates of the animal health issues, fair queen activities and responsibilities and 4-H/FFA livestock shows and sales and too many more to list. The seminars given were “How to get sponsors for fairs”, “Special Baking Contests” and many more.

In recognition of the 100th year anniversary the association was able to get sponsors to donate great prizes.

The Crawford County Fair Board members sat in great hopes of hearing their name drawn. To their joy, the first day, they heard CRAWFORD COUNTY FAIR. The Fair Board won a John Deere Gator! The screams of excitement could be heard back in Crawford County.

That evening a banquet was given by the PSACF. Senator Bob Robbins pre-

sented a Citation to the Pennsylvania Fair Association in recognition of their 100th Anniversary. Secretary of Agriculture George Greig was in attendance and also spoke to the group. The State Association always plans great entertainment for their banquet and this year was no exception the entertainment was “LoneStar”. This was LoneStar’s first performance in 2012; what a show they gave.

On Friday the Communications awards were given out. The Crawford County Fair won first place for a video put together by the Hodge Podge 4-H club. Also second place was received for a power point presentation put together by Fair Secretary Anne Hall.

The Pennsylvania Showmen’s Association sponsored the Friday evening banquet that concluded with a performance by the Slickers, a Pittsburgh area group.

The Queen’s Coronation was held Saturday evening. There were 57 fairs represented by their outstanding Queens. The Crawford County Fair was well represented by our Queen, Kelly Thayer. Kelly is the daughter of Robin and Gary Thayer of Linesville.

Her days were very busy being judged

In the gator picture (L-R) are Fair Board Directors: Ken Hyde, Diana Perry, Crawford County Fair Queen Kelly Thayer, Secretary of Agriculture George Greig, John Lasko and Sherman Allen (kneeling). Standing in back row: Ron Kerr, Bill Winters and Fair Secretary Anne Hall.

Photo courtesy of Crawford County Fair on her essay, gown, interview and This was a great ending for the 2011 speech. Kelly had an experience of a Crawford County Fair, and Fair Board lifetime meeting other girls and seeing members returned with new informawhat goes into making a fair a success. tion and ways to incorporate new ideas The new PA State Fair Queen for 2012 into the 2012 Crawford County Fair is Dawn An Brubaker from the West program. The 2012 Crawford County Lampeter Fair.

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Message from New York State FFA President

by J.W. Allen, Belleville Henderson Central School Agricultural education has provided me with numerous opportunities to excel and grow. As a freshman in high school, I enrolled in an agriculture course at Belleville Henderson Central School. Shortly after my participation in the course, I was introduced to how large the agriculture industry is. I quickly discovered my passions and my goals in life were related to agriculture. I understood the importance of agriculture and recognized the need to invest in the future.

Inspired by what the agriculture industry had and has to offer, I was determined to further serve the industry in some way.

My goal was to attend Cornell University in order to further my education through agriculture. Finding my place in the FFA chapter, that is also offered at Belleville Henderson Central School, allowed for my passions and goals to become reality.

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endless opportunities and experiences in the agriculture industry.

Through these experiences and opportunities, I have learned many life lessons. First and foremost, our country was developed and founded on the values and roots of agriculture.

Agriculture has been and will always be very valuable in our lives.

Secondly, agriculture is a large network of people who work and communicate together. I compare the agriculture industry to modern day Facebook, connecting millions.

Facebook connects people via social media, while the agriculture industry connects people through common values such as hard work and honesty. Organizations such as the FFA, National Association of Agricultural Educators, Farm Bureau, Grange, and many others allow for agriculturalists to have tremendous influence both politically and socially on our society.

Finally, to ensure success in the future, we need to invest in agriculture. Agriculture solves some of the scariest problems our world will

face, including feeding a population of 9 billion people by the year 2050.

It’s remarkable to see the progress the agriculture industry has made since the founding of our country. It’s even more remarkable to watch the progress continue into our future.

Through agricultural education, students are introduced to how large the industry truly is.

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Agricultural education teaches the average student how to be an advocate of agriculture through applying scientific ideas to real world concepts. As an integral part of agricultural education, students can become part of the National FFA organization. FFA develops premier leadership, personal growth, and career success in agricultural education through activities and opportunities nationwide. School-based agri-

cultural education programs across the country emphasize academic concepts when they are applied to real life action.

Concepts of math, science, history, and English are embedded in agricultural education.

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Students who are FFA members learn essential life skills, develop great

New York State FFA President J.W Allen of Belleville Henderson Central School reflects on his years in the FFA. Photo courtesy of Lewis County Ag Digest

ethics and qualities, and have the opportunity to travel the country and perhaps even the world.

In my four years of being an FFA member, I have travelled to the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, IN, for the past three years. I’ve been to our nation’s capital twice, once for the Washington Leadership Conference and another visit for the State President’s Conference, where I was able to meet with leaders from our federal government. I’ve travelled across most of New York, experiencing the diversity of agriculture within our own state. I’ve developed proper time-management and organization skills.

I’ve learned parliamentary procedures, how hard work pays off, how to be honest and fair in the game of life, and most importantly how to serve others. I’ve learned that agriculture is vital in our lives and that the industry is very large, but welcomes those who wish to be a part of it. The FFA prepares its members to further serve their communities and the agriculture industry after they graduate from high

school. It prepares them to be involved in agricultural related organizations and to be proper advocates for agriculture and education.

This article isn’t about what I have done. It’s not about what agricultural education and the FFA have done for me. It’s about what the FFA and agricultural education provides all students.

Over half a million students nationwide have the opportunity to participate in the FFA and have the same experiences and opportunities.

As the global population grows, and concerns for our environment’s safety increases, agriculture will continue to be called upon. We need to double our food production, while at the same time conserve our natural resources.

We, as the future agriculturalists, must be educated and engaged in food and fiber issues, create advancements in agricultural sciences, and develop sustainable technology for our growing population. Ladies and gentlemen, agricultural education and the FFA does just that!!

Source: Lewis County Ag Digest, Feb. 2012

Home,, Family,, Friendss & You Celebrate the sandwich by baking delicious bread (NAPSA) — This year, sandwich lovers are celebrating the 250th anniversary of this handy, delicious meal. Since the best sandwich starts with homemade bread, the best way to launch any celebration is to bake some bread.

The 250th anniversary only marks the naming of this classic meal. Bread has been eaten with meat or vegetables since Neolithic times. During the Middle Ages, slabs of bread, called trenchers, were used as plates. Eventually, the sandwich appeared as a latenight meal among the aristocracy.

The meal was named after John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, an 18th century English aristocrat, who in 1762 ordered his valet to bring him meat tucked between bread. Others began to order “the same as Sandwich!”

Here are some recipes to help you enjoy some classic sandwiches. The whole wheat bread works well with peanut butter and jelly, while the Italian Daily Bread is perfect for a Tuscan Tuna Sandwich. The two bread recipes use Fleischmann’s RapidRise Yeast, which reduces rising time by as much as 50 percent, eliminating the first rise.

100% Whole Wheat Bread Makes: 2 loaves Prep time: 30 minutes Proof time: 30 to 60 minutes Bake time: 35 to 45 minutes 8 to 8 1/2 cups whole wheat flour 2 envelopes Fleischmann’s® RapidRise Yeast 2 1/2 teaspoons salt 2 2/3 cups water

2/3 cup milk 1/4 cup honey 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup wheat bran Combine 3 1/2 cups flour, undissolved yeast and salt in a large mixing bowl. Heat water, milk, honey and oil until very warm (120˚ to 130˚F). Gradually add to flour mixture; beat 2 minutes at medium speed with electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally. Add 1 cup flour and wheat bran; beat 2 minutes at high speed, scraping bowl occasionally. With spoon, stir in enough remaining flour to make soft dough.

Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 6 to 8 minutes. Cover dough and let rest 10 minutes.

Divide dough in half. Roll each half to 12 x 7-inch rectangle. Beginning at short end of each rectangle, roll up tightly as for jelly roll. Pinch seams and ends to seal. Place, seam sides down, in 2 greased 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pans. Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 30 to 60 minutes. Bake in preheated 375˚F oven for 35 to 45 minutes or until done. Remove from pans; let cool on wire racks. (Note: To test for doneness, internal temperature of bread should register 190˚F in center of loaf.)

Italian Daily Bread Makes: 2 loaves Prep time: 25 minutes Proof time: 30 to 45 minutes Bake time: 20 to 25 minutes 4 1/2 to 5 cups all-purpose flour 2 envelopes Fleischmann’s RapidRise Yeast 2 teaspoons salt

This tasty Tuscan Tuna Sandwich is made with Italian Daily Bread.

1 3/4 cups very warm water (120˚ to 130˚F) 1 tablespoon olive oil Cornmeal 1 egg white beaten with 1 tablespoon water Combine 1 cup flour, undissolved yeast and salt in a large bowl. Add water and oil; beat 2 minutes with electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes. Cover; let rest 10 minutes.

Divide dough in half; roll each to 15 x 10-inch oval. Roll up tightly from long ends as for jelly roll.

Pinch seams and ends to seal; taper ends. Place seam sides down on greased baking sheet sprinkled with cornmeal. Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 30 to 45 minutes.

Brush surface with egg white mixture. With sharp knife, make 4 or 5 diagonal cuts (1/4-inch deep) on top of each loaf. Bake in preheated 400˚F oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until done. For crisper crusts, brush 2 more times with egg white mixture after 10 or 15 minutes of baking time. Remove from sheet; cool on wire rack.

Tuscan Tuna Sandwich

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1 can OR pouch (6 to 7 ounces) tuna, packed in water 2 teaspoons capers, drained 1 teaspoon Spice Islands® Dill Weed 1/4 teaspoon Spice Islands® Garlic Powder 3 ounces fresh baby salad greens 2 tablespoons balsamic vinaigrette 8 slices Italian-style bread, grilled or toasted Place tuna, capers, dill weed and garlic powder in a mixing bowl; stir to combine. Add greens and vinaigrette; toss gently. Spread on sliced Italian Daily Bread.

For more recipes and baking tips, visit www.breadworld.com.

Business organizations oppose minimum wage hike ALBANY, NY — Two of New York’s leading business organizations expressed dismay at the prospect of New York adopting an increased minimum wage law that would put their members at a competitive disadvantage.

The bill, introduced Jan. 30 by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, seeks to increase New York’s minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.50 an hour.

“When the government imposes costs on a business that the market does not dictate, we typically call this a tax,” said Dean Norton, president of New York Farm Bureau. “Today’s proposal to increase New York’s minimum wage is a stealth tax for our state’s farmers, masquerading as a benefit for workers. In reality, this proposal will hurt the very people that it aims to help by artificially increasing payroll and forcing farmers to make tough decisions about the size of their workforce and the price of their products.

“At a time when we are working hard to create jobs and improve our business environment, this proposal seems particularly ill-timed and illconsidered,” Norton added “The Business Council believes that the way to improve our state’s economy and the lives of all New Yorkers is to create more private-sector jobs. Raising the minimum wage

would only hurt New York’s small businesses, farms and not-for-profits that are struggling to make their current payrolls, and reduce job opportunities, in this difficult economy,” said Heather Briccetti, president and CEO of the Business Council of New York State Inc. Advocates for a higher minimum wage often site evidence that shows that boosting the minimum wage will increase the paychecks of the lowest paid workers and help them out of poverty. Twenty-eight states accepted this logic after the federal minimum wage was increased in 2003 and 2007. But studies, such as the one published last year by the Southern Economic Journal, found no evidence that state minimum wage increases made any real difference.

New York Farm Bureau and The Business Council of New York State are committed to reducing taxes, eliminating needless red tape and creating a more business-friendly economy for the state based on sound, free market principles. As such, the organizations expressed their hope that the legislature will reject this and other measures that will negatively impact their member businesses and New York’s economy.

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AUCTION SECTION and MARKET REPORTS New York Farm Bureau President makes statement on pro-agriculture legislation On Jan. 30, New York Farm Bureau President Dean Norton made the following statement on

the State Senate’s adoption of pro-agriculture legislation: “Yesterday, the New

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“New York’s maple industry is large and growing. More than 1,500 maple syrup producers made more than 362,000 gallons of syrup in 2009, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.

S.3542 will give our maple producers the

ability to grow the agritourism portion of their business by opening their establishments to a public who is eager to better understand and observe the process of syrup production.

“S.5160 deals with the environmentally friendly practice of silvopasturing. This is a process where wooded land is used for animal grazing, promoting conservation and sustainability. A loophole under the State’s Ag and Markets law does not allow such land to be eligible for agricultural assessment for property tax purposes.

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bill clarifies the current law to make it clear that silvopasturing is in fact eligible as part of a farmer’s agriculture assessment.

“These two common sense laws passed the Senate with broad bipartisan support because of the leadership of Senator Patty Ritchie, Chair of the Agriculture Committee.

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I look forward to working with our Assembly sponsors, Assemblymen Magee and Reilly, to ensure that these bills also pass that house, and become law soon.”

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Dryden Dairy Day set for June 9 “Dairy Around The World” The 28th annual Dryden Dairy Day will be held on Saturday, June 9, in Montgomery Park, Dryden, NY. This year’s theme, “Dairy Around The World” was

suggested by Molly Dennis. Molly will receive a complimentary Dairy Day T -shirt, and be invited to be on the panel of judges for the parade. Dryden Dairy Day is sponsored by Dryden Grange and

members from the community. Our goal is to have this event strengthen the community through active involvement and participation from local organizations while paying tribute to the

largest industry in Tompkins County — agriculture and the dairy farmer. The family friendly event will start with the grand parade down Main Street, continue in Montgomery park with free entertainment and contests, craft and food vendors, the annual kindergarten coloring contest and live animal and other agricultural related displays.

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to Dairy Day you will find the popular “Cows In Time Square”!

The Dryden Dairy Day Committee has formed a partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension to expand agricultural literacy to the students of Dryden Elementary School. A grant from the Dryden Youth Opportunity Fund helps provide all first grade students the chance to spend a day on the Jerry-Dell Organic

Dairy Farm. The fun filled day helps students recognize the importance of the dairy industry and agriculture in our community.

The committee is recruiting craft and food vendors for the park, entertainment, and parade entries. Contact Brenda Carpenter, 607-844-8049 if you would like to get involved in Dryden Dairy Day.

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AUC TION CALENDAR To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact David Dornburgh at 518-673-0109 • Fax 518-673-2381 Monday, February 6 • Kissimmee, FL. Yoder & Frey Auctioneers, Inc., 419-865-3990 info@yoderandfrey.com www.yoderandfrey.com • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Monthly Fat Cow & Feeder Sale. 1 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-2589752.

• 12:00 Noon: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033 • 12:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St., Dryden, NY. Calves. Phil Laug, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 607844-9104 • 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Misc. & Small Animals. 12:30 Produce, 1 pm Dairy. Due to farm accident, Schoharie Co. Herd Dispersal. 85 head, 45 milking age, 13 bred or breeding age, 27 started calves to 300#. Mixed herd Hols. few crosses, Jerseys, Normandy Cross. Low SCC all stages of lactation & AI bred. This herd

has a 150,000 SCC 4.4F & 3.2P. Also 18 heifers from calves to breeding age from one farm. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-6993637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 12:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses & Hay. 1:30 pm Calves & Beef. Regular Monday schedule. Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952 US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy and Beef. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220 • 4:00 PM: Chatham Market, 2249 Rte. 203, Chatham, NY. Regular Sale. Harold Renwick, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-392-3321.

Tuesday, February 7 • 1:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock, Rte. 30A, Central Bridge, NY. Consigned from Washing Co. Farmer. Overstocked sends 10 fresh hfrs., Hols. X. All have had 9 way & have been wormed. Real nice group of hfrs. Dairy, sheep, goats, pigs and horses; 3:30 PM feeders followed by beef and calves. Tim Miller, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-868-2006, 800-321-3211.

Wednesday, February 8 • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd.,

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Saturday, February 11 • 9:30 AM: Penn Yan, NY. Farm Machinery & farm smalls plus a few household goods for Ivan & Verna Zimmerman. L.W. Horst Auctioneer, 315-536-0954 • 10:00 AM: Benton Fire Dept., 932 Rt. 14A, Benton Center, 3 mi. N. of Penn Yan, NY. Collectible Toy Auction. Quality toys accepted. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.h tm Monday, February 13 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Monthly Heifer Sale. A group of Sire ID heifers from Springdale Farm: Bred heifers, breeding age - some being red carriers. 1 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com Wednesday, February 15 • 10:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale. Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Empire Livestock Marketing, 716-296-5041 or

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

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

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

AUC TION CALENDAR To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact David Dornburgh at 518-673-0109 • Fax 518-673-2381 585-447-3842 Thursday, February 16 • Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Fat Cattle & Feeder Sale. Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 Saturday, February 18 • 9:30 AM: Newark Valley, NY. Large auction of farm & construction equipment.

Goodrich Auction Service, Inc., 607-6423293 www.goodrichauctionservice.com • 10:30 AM: Owens Farm, Smithfield, VA. Another Absolute Auction by Ownby.

Farm Equipment Dispersal. No Buyer’s Premiu!. Ownby Auction & Realty Co., Inc., 804-730-0500.

Monday, February 20 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Monthly Sheep, Lamb, Goat & Pig Sale. 1 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 2:00 PM: Windsor Meat Market, 73 West First Ave., Windsor, PA. Public Auction Online and On Site. For updates go to auctionzip.com 3721. Leaman Auctions, J. Edward Leaman, 610-662-8149, 717464-1128 www.leamanauctions.com, auctionzip.com 3721 Wednesday, February 22 • 10:00 AM: Doody Farms LLC, 4451

Large Rd., Auburn, NY. Large Public Retirement Auction. Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315-521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030 • 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Feeder Calf Sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716296-5041 or 585-447-3842 Thursday, February 23 • Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. February Heifer Consignment Sale. Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 Tuesday, February 28 • 10:00 AM: 97 Loop Rd., Quarryville, PA (Lancaster Co.). 53 Acre Dairy Farm. Leaman Auctions, J. Edward Leaman, 610662-8149, 717-464-1128 www.leamanauctions.com, auctionzip.com 3721 Friday, March 2 • 11:00 AM: Lakeview Holsteins, 2456 Rt. 14, Penn Yan, NY. Selling complete dairies and registered & grade cattle. Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030 Saturday, March 3 • 9:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, Barber Hill Rd., Geneseo, NY. Consignment Auction of Farm & Construction Equipment, Heavy & Light Trucks. Roy Teitsworth, Inc. Auctioneers, 585-2431563 www.teitsworth.com Saturday, March 10 • 9:00 AM: Penn Y an, NY (Yates Co.).

Finger Lakes Produce Auction Spring

Farm Machinery Consignment Auction.

Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com • 9:30 AM: 653 Youkers Bush Rd., St. Johnsville, NY. Public Auction. Farm Equip., Guns, Stoves, Tools & Household.

Benuel Fisher Auctions, 518-568-2257 • 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.h tm 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 315521-3123, 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, 585-2431563 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., 804-730-0500

Wednesday, March 21 • 8:55 AM: Rising, MD. 3 Day Retirement Auction. Business Liquidation. Leaman Auctions, J. Edward Leaman, 610-6628149, 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, 585243-1563 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., 585-343-5449 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, 585-243-1563 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, 585-3941515

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

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

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

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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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 photos. William Kent, Inc., 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com Saturday, March 31 • Cobleskill, NY. 31st Annual Cobleskill Dairy Fashion Sale. Hosted by SUNY Cobleskill Dairy Cattle Club. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 9:00 AM: 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.h tm • 9:00 AM: Routes 39 & 219, Springville, NY. Lamb & Webster Used Equipment Auction. Farm Tractors & Machinery, Lawn & Garden Equipment. Roy Teitsworth, Inc. Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 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, 585-3961676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.h tm • 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 607-6993637, 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, 607-829-2600

Saturday, April 14 • B&R Dairy, West Chazy, NY. Livestock.

Full line of JD farm machinery & tilling equip. Northern New York Dairy Sales, Harry Neverett, 518-481-6666, Joey St. Mary 518-569-0503 www.nnyds.com • Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Machinery Consignment Sale. Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 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, 610-6628149, 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 607-6993637, 607-847-8800, 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, 585243-1563 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 • 10:00 AM: Argyle Livestock Station, 8 McEachron Hill Rd., Argyle, NY. Machinery Consignment Sale. Franklin Used Equipment Sales Inc., Frank Walker Auctioneer 607-829-5172 Friday, April 27 • Waddington, NY. Complete Dispersal for Gary Tiernan. 200 head of AI sired dairy cattle. Delarm & Treadway, 518-483-4106 • 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 • Heifer Haven, North Bangor, NY. Machinery Consignment Sale. Northern New

York Dairy Sales, Harry Neverett, 518481-6666, Joey St. Mary 518-569-0503 www.nnyds.com • 8:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, Barber Hill Rd., Geneseo, NY. 42nd Annual New York’s Favorite Consignment Auction . Roy Teitsworth, Inc. Auctioneers, 585243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 8:00 AM: Benedict Farms, Turin, NY. Complete Machinery Dispersal on the Farm. Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 9:00 AM: 796 No. Cream Hill Rd., Bridport, VT. Jim Ferguson Farm Machinery & Small Equipment Sale. All machinery like new. Wide selection of tractors, tools, hay & farm equip. Well maintained. Addison Co. Commission Sales E.G. Wisnowski & Sons, 800-339-COWS or 802-388-2661 • 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, 585394-1515 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.h tm • 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, 585-3941515 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 Saturday, June 9 • 9:00 AM: Don Rice Jr., 5761 Barber Hill Rd., Geneseo, NY. 15 MM farm tractors & parts, 150 MM farm toys, MM & gas signs.

Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-3961676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.h tm 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, 607-746-

2226, 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, 585-3941515 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, 585-3941515 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, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Friday, April 5 • Intercourse, PA. Past Present Future Sale hosted by C.K. Kerrick & Matt Kimball. Held at te Ben K. Stolzfus sale barn.

Co-Managed by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farm. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middlefield, CT January 30 , 2012 Calves: 45-60# .20-.28; 6175# .50-.55; 76-90# .60-.65; 91-105# .70-.75; 106# & up .80-.8250.

Farm Calves: .85-1.15 Started Calves: .37-.42 Veal Calves: .75-1.50 Open Heifers: .65-1 Beef Heifers: .77-.83 Feeder Steers: .70-.98 Beef Steers: .84-.90 Stock Bull: .70-1.39 Beef Bull: .70-.95 Boars: one at .65 Sows: .38-.40 Butcher Hogs: .85-1 Feeder Pigs (ea): 20-35 Sheep (ea): 110-130 Lambs (ea): 110-145 Goats (ea): 50-60.

Canners: up to 74.50 Cutters: 75-78 Utility: 79-82 Rabbits: 5-21 Chickens: 4-20 Ducks: 5-13 On the Hoof, Dollars/Cwt ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES East Middlebury, VT January 30, 2012 Cattle: 141 Calves: 198 Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean 89.5095.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 82.50-90; Boners 8085% lean 74.50-87.50; Lean 85-90% lean 65-81.50.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls 92-125# 80-145; 80-92# 75107.50.

Vealers: 100-120# 70-80; 90-100# 65-80; 80-90# 6580; 70-80# 50-70; 60-70# 35-43.

FLAME LIVESTOCK Littleton, MA January 31, 2012 Beef Cattle: Canners 4065; Cutters 65-78; Util 7886; Bulls 75-90; Steers 95120; Hfrs. 75-85.

Calves: Growers 80130;Hfrs. .75-1.40; Veal 75-

NORTHAMPTON COOPERATIVE AUCTION, INC Whately, MA January 31, 2012 Calves (/cwt): 0-60# 35; 6175# 42-63; 76-95# 44-80; 96-105# 60-80; 106# & up 40-80.

Farm Calves: 80-150/cwt Feeders: 40-131/cwt Heifers: 73-82/cwt Steers: 88/cwt Bulls: 55-70/cwt Canners: 10-71/cwt Cutters: 72-84.50/cwt Utility: 85-90/cwt Sows: 41-51/cwt.

Shoats: 60-74 ea.

Pigs: 41-51 ea.

Lambs: 125-250/cwt Sheep: 45-110/cwt Goats: 11-195 ea.

Rabbits: 1-10.50 ea.

Poultry: 1-12 ea.

Hay: 10 lots, 2.90-5.70/bale northamptonlivestockauction.homestead.com HACKETTSTOWN AUCTION Hackettstown, NJ January 31, 2012 Livestock Report: 46 Calves .02-1.32, Avg .77; 57 Cows .44.5-.86, Avg .71; 12 Easy Cows .35-.77, Avg .53; 9 Feeders 300-500# .661.12, Avg .95; 7 Heifers .74.92, Avg .83; 9 Bulls .68.5.94.5, Avg .87; 11 Steers .40-1.24.5, Avg .95; 7 Hogs .45-.68, Avg .50; 35 Roasting Pigs 10.09-84, Avg 39.06; 1 Sow 40; 1 Sheep 89; 9 Lambs (ea) 58.60-106, Avg 94.50, 33 (/#) .90-2.20, Avg 1.48; 9 Goats (ea) 85150, Avg 117.50; 10 Kids (ea) 60-100, Avg 77; 6 Hides (ea) 2-18, Avg 5.33. Total 262.

Poultry & Egg Report: Heavy Fowl (/#) .50-.80; Mixed Fowl (ea) 8.50-9; Pullets (ea) 4.50; Geese (ea) 24; Bantams (ea) 6; Roosters (/#) .90; Bunnies (ea) 4.50-5; Ducks (/#) 2; Rabbits (/#) 1.60-2.70; Pigeons (ea) 7.50-9.

Grade A Eggs: White Jum XL 1.15; Brown Jum XL 1.15-1.30; L 11.20; M 1.

Hay, Straw & Grain Report: 41 Mixed 1.604.60; 3 Timothy 3.90-5.10; 1 Clover 2.50; 10 Grass 2.605.50; 3 Mulch 1.50-2.20; 1 Wheat Straw 4; 1 Rye Straw 3.80; 2 Oats 5-6; 1 Firewood 46; 1 Cedar Post 125. Total 64.

CAMBRIDGE VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Cambridge, NY No report

Gouverneur

EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKET BURTON LIVESTOCK Vernon, NY January 26, 2012 Calves: Hfrs. 40-130; Grower Bulls over 92# 70-140; 80-92# 50-100; Bob Veal 1045.

Cull Cows: Gd 68-91; Lean 50-67; Hvy. Beef Bulls 7892.

Dairy Replacements: Fresh Cows 750-1400; Springing Cows 800-1300; Springing Hfrs. 850-1350; Bred Hfrs. 700-1250; Fresh Hfrs. 800-1550; Open Hfrs.

300-750; Started Hfrs. 100300; Service Bulls 7501000.

Beef: Feeders 50-100; Hols Sel 88-108.

Lamb/Sheep: Market 100175; Slaughter Sheep 3065.

Goats: Billies 75-150; Nannies 65-100; Kids 20-80.

CENTRAL BRIDGE LIVESTOCK Central Bridge, NY No report CHATHAM MARKET Chatham, NY January 30, 2012 Calves: Grower over 92# 90-130; 80-92# 75-85; Bob Veal 32-64.

Cull Cows: Gd 75-87; Lean 59-79; Hvy. Beef Bulls 7588.

Beef: Feeders 400-500# 88-155; Steer 67-94.50; Veal Jersey X 36-52; Hols. Hfr. 84-94.

Lamb/Sheep: Slaughter Sheep 155.

Goats: Nannies 65-165; Kids 45-65.

Swine: Hog 51-68; Sow 4357; Feeder Pig 55-64. *Buyers always looking for pigs.

Canandaigua Pavilion Penn Yan Dryden Cherry Creek

Bath

Vernon New Berlin

Cambridge

Central Bridge Chatham

92# 72-130; Bob Veal 5-50.

Cull Cows: Gd 73-89; Lean 60-73; Hvy Beef Bulls 80-91.

Beef: Feeders 95-121; Hols.

Sel 92-98.

Swine: Hog 7-65.

GOUVERNEUR LIVESTOCK Governeur, NY January 26, 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 30, 2012 Calves: Grower over 92# 100-137.50; 80-92# 90; Bob Veal 20-50.

Cull Cows: Gd 72.50-89; Lean 65-77.50; Hvy. Beef Bulls 85.50.

Beef: Ch 102-120; Hols. Ch 87.50-99.

Lamb/Sheep Market 157.50; Slaughter 50-70.

CHERRY CREEK Cherry Creek, NY January 25, 2011 Calves: Hfrs. 120-150; Grower Bulls over 92# 100137.50; 80-92# 80-110; Bob Veal 30-50.

Cull Cows: Gd 76-87; Lean 50-76; Hvy Beef Bulls 87-94.

Beef: Feeders 95-14.50; Ch 115-124.50; Sel 101-115; Hols. Ch 102-110; Sel 9297.

Goats: Nannies 82.50-215.

BATH MARKET Bath, NY January 26, 2012 Calves: Grower Bulls over 92# 115-147.50; 80-92# 75120; Bob Veal 10-45.

Cull Cows Gd 76-89; Lean 60-75; Hvy Beef Bulls 8593.

Beef: Feeders 70-90; Hols.

Sel 90-109.

Lamb/Sheep: Market 190220; Slaughter 40-45.

Goats: Billies 110.

Swine: Hog 70-75.

DRYDEN MARKET Dryden, NY January 30, 2012 Calves: Hfrs. 30-75; Grower Bulls over 92# 110-170; 80-

FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK AUCTION Canandaigua, NY February 1, 2012 Dairy Cows for Slaughter:

Bone Util 64-85; Canners/Cutters 42-76; HY Util 75-87.50.

Slaughter Calves: Bobs 95-110# 50-70; 80-95# 4567.50; 60-80# 40-65; Vealers (grassers) 250# & up 79-94.

Dairy Calves Ret. to Feed: Bull over 95# 70-150; 8095# 65-147.50; 70-80# 60100; Hfr calves 80-110.

Beef Steers: Ch grain fed 115-128; Sel 95-109.

Hogs: Slaughter US 1-3 6366; Sows US 1-3 50-52; Feeders US 1-3 16-60.

Feeder Lambs: Ch 50-80# 200.

Billies: L 110# & up 170 FINGER LAKES PRODUCE AUCTION Penn Yan, NY January 24 & 27, 2012 Hay: 100-180 1st cut; 85340 2nd cut; 85-245 3rd cut.

Straw: 150-265 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 30, 2012 Cattle: Dairy Cows for Slaughter Bone Util .60-.86; Canners/Cutters .58-.65; Easy Cows .60 & dn.

Bulls: Bulls & Steers .82.90 Calves: Bull Calves 96120# .80-1.55; up to 95# .10-.95; Hols. under 100#

1.20.

Dairy: Deb-ray Dispersal milking age up to 1800.

BELKNAP LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belknap, PA No report BELLEVILLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belleville, PA January 25, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Sel 1-3 1420# 98.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 7981.50, lo dress 72.75-74.75; Breakers 75-80% lean 7377.75, lo dress 68-71.50; Boners 69-73.75, hi dress 76.75, lo dress 65; Lean 8590% lean 63-69.25, hi dress 72.75, lo dress 55-62.75.

Bulls: YG 1 1325-2124# 74.50-80.

Feeder Cattle: Steers S 3 Jerseys 510-590# 61-69; L 3 Hols. 618# 86.50.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 94-122# 110-132; 90# 120; No. 2 96-120# 97-110; 80-92# 100-110; No. 3 82102# 70-85; Hols. Hfrs. No. 1 95# 150/hd; Vealers 60106# 11-75.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 45-50% lean 230-260# 135-150/hd; 320# 200/hd; Sows US 1-3 400# 175/hd.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 2030# 26-30; 80-100# 26-40.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 90-94# 187; 110116# 155; Ewes Util 1-2 180# 52; Rams 162# 80.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 2 under 20# 5; 70# 112; Nannies Sel 1 100# 92; Sel 2 100-110# 80-92; Sel 3 90# 50; Billies Sel 2 120# 130.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA January 31, 2012 Slaughter Cattle: Sel & Ch

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COSTA & SONS LIVESTOCK & SALES Fairhaven, MA February 1, 2012 Cows: Canners 44-71.50; Cutters 72-82; Util 82-91.

Bulls: 69.50-95 Steers: Ch 120-121; Sel 84-115; Hols. 99-101.50.

Heifers: Sel 77-108.50; Holstein 81-94.

Calves: 5-183 ea.

Feeders: 70-105 Goats: 124-183 Kids: 25-150 ea.

Sows: 55.50-56 Chickens: 4.50-15 Rabbits: 5-26 Ducks: 7-22 * Sale every Wed. @ 7 pm.

100; Oyher 65-80.

Hogs: Feeders 30-50 ea;Sows 40-45; Boars 20.

Sheep: 65-85; Lambs 1.302.

Goats: 70-150 ea; Billies 110-200 ea; Kids 60-120 ea.

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT 1340-1490# 118-126.50; Hols. Sel & Lo Ch 13101495# 92-105.50.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 79-83; Boners 75.50-81.25; Lean 73-79; Big Middle/lo dress/lights 62.50-76.50; Shelly 61 & dn.

Feeder Cattle: Steers Hols.

Dairy types 665-1230# 85.50-91.50.

Calves Ret. to Farm: Hols.

Bulls No. 1 95-120# 125130; No. 2 85-120# 105-125; No. 3 80-120# 85-105; Util 88 & dn; Hols. Hfr. 95# 130.

Swine: Hogs 210-215# 6468; 235-265# 68-76; 270285# 73-81;; 295-300# 7080.

Goats (/hd): L Billy 230; Fancy Kids 130-140; Fleshy Kids 108-126; Small/Thin/Bottle 32-80.

Lambs: Ch 65-75# 191212; Gd & Ch 95-130# 157191.

Sheep/Yearliings: all wts.

120-137 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. * State Graded Feeder Pig Sale Feb. 17.

Receiving 7:30 until 10 am.

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CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA Small 31, 2012 Rabbits: 3-16 Chickens: 2-6 Turkeys: 13-24 Rabbit Family: 24 Guinea: 6.50 Pot Belly Pigs: 4 All animals sold by the piece. Sale starts at 5 pm.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC State Graded Feeder Pig Sale Carlisle, PA No report *Next State Graded Feeder Pig Sale Fri., Feb. 17.

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

DEWART LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKET, INC January 30, 2012 Slaughter Cattle: Hols.

Steers Ch 1634-1688# 107.50-108.50; Sel 14421494# 102-105.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 80-82.50; Breakers 77-79.50; Boners 73-76.50; Lean 71-73, lo dress 66.5071.50.

Bulls: 1670# 87.

Feeder Steers: L 2 400476# 112.50-132.50; M 3 Jersey 350-456# 46-64.

Calves: 175. Bull Calves No. 1 94-122# 140-155; 80-

Pennsylvania Markets Mercer

Jersey Shore

New Wilmington

Dewart Leesport Belleville Homer City

New Holland Carlisle Lancaster Paradise

Eighty-Four 92# 122-145; 94-124# 120137; No. 2 80-92# 110-125; No. 3 94-120# 70-117; 8092# 65-92; Hfrs. No. 1 94106# 162-167; No. 2 80108# 95-137; Util 70-110# 42-85; 52-68# 15-40.

Lambs: 100-106# 155-165.

Hay (/ton): 28 lds, Timothy Grass 120-205; Mixed 110400; Grass 90-220; Alfalfa/Grass 135-340.

Straw: 7 lds, 200-230/ton.

Firewood: 10 lds, 50155/ld.

Round Bales: 5 lds, 20-37; Alfalfa 70/bale.

Util 1-2 250# 57.50.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 2 45# 77.50; Nannies Sel 2 140# 86/cwt; Billies Sel 1 190# 105/cwt; Sel 2 90# 87.50; 105# 87.50/cwt.

Special Dairy Sale Holstein Cows: No 1 10901230; No. 2 925.

Jersey Cows: No. 1 635735; No. 2 570-630.

Holstein Bred Heifers: No. 1 1022-1150; No. 2 850.

Jersey Bred Heifers: No. 1 700-750; No. 2 585-630.

Holstein Open Heifers: No. 1 640-700; No. 2 585-630.

EIGHTY FOUR LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Holland, PA January 30, 2012 Slaughter Cattle: Steers Sel 1-2 995-1215# 107112.50; Hols. Sel 2-3 1315# 99; Hols. Hfrs. Sel 1-2 12951455# 104-111.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75# lean 93; Breakers 75-80% lean 8184, lo dress 78.50-80; Boners 80-85% lean 75-79.50, hi dress 81-82.50, lo dress 69-71; Lean 85-90% lean 69-74, lhi dress 75.50-76, o dress 66-68.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1345-1990# 91-98; one hi dress at 105; YG 2 1240# 84.

Feeder Cattle: Steers M&L 1 300-400# 150-165, few a 170; 500-600# 151-159; 700-800# 129-135; Heifers M&L 1 300-500# 140-156; 500-700# 128-139; M&L 2 300-400# 110-130; Bulls M&L 1 400# 152.50; 500700# 125-139; M&L 2 300500# 110-132.50.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 90-120# 130-140; No. 2 90-130# 105-125; No. 3 85-120# 50-100; Hfrs. No. 1 145-210# 127.50-165; Vealers Util 65-120# 17.50-45.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 40-45% lean 190-267# 74; Boars 455# 23.

Slaughter Sheep: Ewes

GREENCASTLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Greencastle, PA January 26, 2012 Slaughter Holstein Steers: Ch 2-3 1536-1766# 98.50-104; Sel 2-3 13761590# 93-97.

Slaughter Heifers: Sel Hols. 2-3 1114-1522# 8592.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean hi dress 92; Breakers 75-80% lean 77-83.25, hi dress 83.25-84; Boners 80-85% lean 71.25-74.75, hi dress 76.25-81, lo dress 66.25-71; Lean 85-90% lean 64-70, hi dress 70.50-74.75, lo dress 55-60.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1544-1876# 84.50-92.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bull Calves No. 1 96-124# 132.50-150; 80-94# 100120; No. 2 94-124# 105-130; No. 3 Hols. Bulls 70-114# 75-110; Hols. Hfrs. No. 2 8294# 80-130; Vealers Util 66130# 20-80.

INDIANA FARMERS LIVESTOCK AUCTION Homer City, PA January 26, 2012 Slaughter Cattle: Steers Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1464# 126.50; Ch 2-3 1342-1580# 119123.50; Sel 1-2 1342-1625# 115-118; Hols. Steers Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1308-1498# 108;

Ch 2-3 1362-1394# 100106; Sel 1-2 1308-1579# 9094; Hfrs. Ch 2-3 1296-1548# 119-124.50; Sel 1-2 12921504# 114.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 85; Breakers 75-80% lean 8184.50; Boners 80-85% lean 76.50-80; Lean 85-90% lean 69-72.50, lo dress 65.50-67.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1986-1996# 85.50-86; YG 2 1324# 78.

Feeder Cattle: Hfrs. M&L 1 400# 136; Bulls M&L 1 400# 144.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 90-125# 125-140; No. 2 90-125# 105-120; No. 3 85-120# 60-97.50; Vealers Util 70-120# 20-50.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 49-54% lean 236-284# 73-75; 45-50% lean 240300# 67-71.50.

Sows: US 1-3 500-700# 5462.

Boars: 600# 26.50.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 4060# 25-30; 60-80# 37.5042.50.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 1-2 80# 185.

Goats: Nannies Sel 2 110# 110.

KUTZTOWN HAY & GRAIN AUCTION Kutztown, PA January 29, 2012 Alfalfa: 3 lds, 225-265 Mixed Hay: 20 lds, 170-300 Timothy: 7 lds, 200-300 Grass: 11 ld, 165-320 Straw: 9 lds, 170-210 Corn: 9 lds, 70-125 Oats: 1 ld, 5 LANCASTER WEEKLY CATTLE SUMMARY New Holland, PA January 27, 2011 Slaughter Cattle: Steers Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1225-1605# 127.75-134; Ch 2-3 11701575# 124.50-130; Sel 2-3 1200-1495# 116-122.50; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 12501635# 109-116; Ch 2-3 1260-1615# 98-108; Sel 2-3

1250-156# 94-98; Hfrs. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1120-1325# 129-131; Ch 2-3 11601420# 120.50-126.

Slaughter Cows: Prem Whites 65-75% lean 80-86, hi dress 87-91, lo dress 7280; Breakers 75-80% lean 74-83, hi dress 83-88, lo dress 67-74; Boners 8085% lean 71-80, hi dress 80-85, lo dress 66-71; Lean 85-90% lean 67-73.50, hi dress 73.50-81, lo dress 57.50-67.

Slaughter Bulls: Thurs. YG 1 1115-1690# 87.50-91.50, hi dress 1355-1505# 95-98; lo dress 990-1430# 79-84.

Holstein Bull Calves: Thurs. No. 1 114-128# 129139; 94-112# 145-150; 8692# 80-100; No. 2 112-128# 127-134; 80-10# 135-143; No. 3 80-130# 115-127; 7298# 50; Util 100-110# 50; 60-98# 15-30; Hfrs. No. 1 90-110# 115-175; No. 2 80110# 50-110.

LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK AUCTION Fredericksburg, PA January 24, 2012 Slaughter Heifers: Hols. Ch 2-3 1325-1445# 100.50105.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 73.50-78, hi dress 78-80; Boners 8085% lean 66.50-70.50; Lean 85-90% lean 60-65, lo dress 50-55.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1255-1720# 72.50-77.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-120# 120-130; 8090# 70-110; No. 2 95-120# 100-120; No. 3 80-110# 70100; Util 70-105# 30-60.

LEESPORT LIVESTOCK AUCTION Leesport, PA January 25, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1205-1365# 123-125; Hols.

Ch 2-3 1370-1725# 104109.

Slaughter Heifers: Sel 1-3 1260-1480# 88-98.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean 87-89; Breakers 75-80% lean 78.50-83.50, hi dress 8487.50; Boners 80-85% lean 74.50-79, hi dress 79-81.50; Lean 85-90% lean 68-72, lo dress 54-59.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1055-1455# 89-91.

Feeder Cattle: Vealers 70110# 10-50.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-120# 120-145; 8090# 110-140; No. 2 95-130# 120-140; No. 3 80-120# 80130; Hols. Hfrs. No. 1 95105# 190-195; No. 2 80-90# 75-140.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 70-80# 177.50-190;

120-140# 132-140; Yearlings Gd 2-3 95-110# 120134; Sheep Gd 2-3 130200# 89-130.

Goats: Kids Sel 1 25-30# 100-122.50; Sel 2 pkg 10@ 24; 30-60# 77.50-80; Nannies Sel 1 130-200# 112.50115; Sel 2 80# 85; Billies Sel 1 150# 200; Wethers Sel 1 100-125# 140-157.50 MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middleburg, PA January 24, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1295-1540# 128132.50; Ch 2-3 1155-1545# 122-127.50; 1635 118; Sel 1-3 1215-1495# 117.50121; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1415-1570# 108-112; Ch 23 1275-1550# 102-108; Sel 1-3 1255-1515# 96-102.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 2-3 1150-1585# 122.50-124; Sel 1-3 1295# 118.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 84.5085; Breakers 75-80% lean 77-82, lo dress 77; Boners 80-85% lean 73-78.50, hi dress 80-83, lo dress 68.5072; Lean 85-90% lean 6572, hi dress 74.50, lo dress 57-66.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1295-1675# 84-94, hi dress 1700-1940# 95-100.50; 2250# 88.50.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 320395# 152-164; 510-552# 147-148; 920-1085# 108117; M&L 2 350-425# 142147; 550# 115; L 3 Hols.

640-1035# 71-87.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 280-498# 130-143; 512610# 118-134; M&L 2 310488# 120-135; 510-610# 102-129.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 545715# 120-133; Herefords 315# 112; M&L 2 387# 117; 600-705# 85-112; 8451010# 77-85; Herefords 755# 69; L 3 Hols. 220-320# 82-90; 500-930# 72-86.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-115# 125-150; 8590# 125-142; No. 2 95-110# 110-130; 75-90# 100-125; No. 3 70-120# 75-100; No. 1 Hols. Hfrs. 90# 155; No. 2 85-115# 80-115; Vealers Util 60-115# 20-70.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 49-54% lean 230-275# 85-95; 280-340# 85-102; 4550% lean 225-275# 77-87; 300-332# 82-90; Sows US 1-3 350-480# 55-62; 536# 56;Boars 410-600# 30-32; Jr. Boars 155-260# 50-70.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 4070# 26-47.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 37-65# 202-217; 7095# 160-197; 115-130# 130-175; Ewes Gd 2-3 175217# 87-85.

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 70# 102-140; Sel 2 20-40# 60115.

Slaughter Nannies: Sel 1 120# 135.

Slaughter Billies: Sel 1 140# 145.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Martinsburg, PA January 30, 2012 Cattle: 105 Cows: Steers Ch 115-121; Gd 110-114; Hfrs. Ch 112118; Gd 105-110; Util & Comm. 72-82; Canner/lo Cutter 72 & dn.

Bullocks: Gd & Ch 80-90 Bulls: YG 1 75-83 Cattle: Steers 125-145; Bulls 110-140; Hfrs. 110140.

Calves: 74. Ch 100-115; Gd 80-95; Std 15-80; Hols. Bulls 90-130# 80-140.

Hogs: 24. US 1-2 75-80; US 1-3 62-70; Sows US 1-3 5565.

Sheep: 19. Gd Lambs 170180; SI Ewes 60-70.

Goats: 20-185 MORRISON’S COVE HAY REPORT Martinsburg, PA January 30, 2012 Alfalfa: 225-295 Alfalfa/Grass: 315-405 Grass: 165-390 Timothy: 120-190 Round Bales: 85-130 Lg. Sq. Bales: 135-185 Straw: 175-215 Wood: 55-85 Fodder: (/bale) 40 Hay Auction held every Monday at 12:30 pm.

NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES New Holland, PA January 19, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1225-1605# 130-134; Ch 2-3 1180-1575# 125130; Sel 2-3 1190-1450# 116-121; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 34 1250-1635# 112-116; Ch 2-3 1295-1615# 103.50108; Sel 2-3 1250-1565# 9498.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1120-1325# 129-131; Ch 2-3 1160-1320# 122126.

NEW HOLLAND PIG AUCTION New Holland, PA January 30, 2012 49-54% lean 220-270# 66.50-72; 270-300# 6469.50; 300-400# 69-74; 4549% lean 220-270# 60-62; 270-300# 61-63; 300-400# 55-60.

Sows: US 1-3 300-500# 5358.50; 500-700# 57-61.50.

Boars: 300-700# 31-34.

NEW HOLLAND SHEEP & GOATS AUCTION New Holland, PA January 30, 2012 Slaughter Lambs: Wooled, Shorn Ch & Pr 2-3 50-60# 225-240, fancy 290-315; 6080# 215-241; 60-70# fancy 250-270; 80-90# 191-296, fancy 212-224; 90-110# 172-187, fancy 205-238; 110-130# 183-198; 130150# 158-170; 150-200# 144-158;Wooled & Shorn Ch 2-3 40-60# 210-240; 6080# 187-235; 80-90# 172189; 90-110# 142-157; 130150# 140-154.

Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-3 M flesh 120-160# 103-118; 160-200# 94-109; Util 1-2 thin flesh 120-160# 88-100; 160-200# 80-95.50.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 30-40# 90-104; 40-60# 118-136; 60-80# 130-150; 80-100# 148-165; 100-110# 153-168; Sel 2 30-40# 6880; 40-60# 74-95; 60-80# 108-123; 80-90# 122-132; Sel 3 30-40# 37-52; 40-60# 60-75; 60-90# 67-100; Nannies/Does Sel 1 80-130# 128-143; 130-180# 145160; Sel 2 80-130# 114-129; Sel 3 50-80# 90-105; 80130# 104-119; Bucks/Billies Sel 1 100-150# 184-200; 150-250# 210-225; Sel 2 100-150# 138-153; 150250# 175-184.

NEW WILMINGTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Wilmington, PA No report NEW WILMINGTON PRODUCE AUCTION, INC. New Wilmington, PA No report PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Market Summary Compared to last week corn sold .20-.30 higher wheat, barley & Oats sold .10 to .15 higher & Soybeans sold .30 to .40 higher. EarCorn sold steady to 5 higher. All prices /bu. except ear corn is /ton.

Southeastern PA: Corn No. 2 Range 7.02-7.38, Avg 7.22, Contracts 5.78; Wheat No. 2 Range 6.27-7, Avg 6.57, Contracts 5.90; Barley No. 3 Range 4.70-6, Avg 5.40; Oats No. 2 Range 4.50-4.80, Avg 4.60; Soybeans No 2 Range 11.4412, Avg 11.83, Contracts 11.51; EarCorn Range 200208, Avg 204.

Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.80-7.38, Avg 7.04; Wheat No. 2 6.45; Barley No. 3 Range 6; Soybeans No. 2 Range 11-12, Avg 11.74; EarCorn Range 225.

South Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.65-7, Avg 6.89; Wheat No. 2 Range 4.87-6.90, Avg 5.99; Barley No. 3 Range 4.25-6.34, Avg 5.04; Oats No. 2 Range 3.25-5, Avg 4.14; Soybeans No. 2 Range 11.30-11.69, Avg 11.54; EarCorn Range 180-200, Avg 190.

Lehigh Valley Area: Corn No. 2 Range 6.95-7.25, Avg 7.14; Wheat No. 2 Range 7.35; Barley No. 3 Range 5.20; Oats No. 2 Range 4.55; Soybeans No. 2 Range 11.40-11.75, Avg 11.52; Gr. Sorghum Range 5.85.

Eastern & Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.657.38, Avg 7.09, Month Ago 6.62, Year Ago 6.53; Wheat No. 2 Range 4.87-7.35, Avg 6.39, Month Ago 6.21, Year Ago 7.68; Barley No. 3 Range 4.25-6.34, Avg 5.26, Month Ago 4.86 Year Ago 4.41; Oats No. 2 Range 3.25-5, Avg 4.36, Month Ago 3.99, Year Ago 2.95; Soybeans No. 2 Range 1112, Avg 11.60, Month Ago 10.66, Year Ago 13.41; EarCorn Range 180-225; Avg 202.60, Month Ago 194.16, Year Ago 150.

Western PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6-6.50, Avg 6.23; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.97; Oats No. 2 3.75-4.85, Avg 4.30; Soybeans No. 2 11.69.

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Weekly Livestock Summary January 27, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 128-134; Ch 1-3 123129; Sel 1-2 115-122.50; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 109116; Ch 2-3 102-108; Sel 12 94-99.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 125-131; Ch 1-3 122126; Sel 1-2 110-118.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 75.50-83.25; Boners 80-85% lean 74.5079; Lean 85-90% lean 6572.

Slaughter Bulls: hi dress 93-100; Avg dress 84-92; lo dress 77.50-84.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300500# 152-164; 500-700# 121-148; M&L 2 300-500# 125-147; 500-700# 105137.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-500# 124-146; 500700# 118-137; M&L 2 300500# 110-130; 500-700# 102-129.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300500# 120-152.50; 500-700# 120-142.50; M&L 2 300500# 117-145; 500-700# 95112.

Vealers: Util 60-120# 20-80.

Farm Calves: No. 1 Hols. bulls 95-125# 120-160; No. 2 95-125# 100-130; No. 3 80-120# 70-125; No. 1 Hols.

Hfrs. 84-105# 125-210; No. 2 80-105# 80-140.

Hogs: Barrows & Glts 4954% lean 220-270# 6370.50; 45-50% lean 220270# 63-68.

Sows: US 1-3 300-500# 4855; 500-700# 57-60.

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# 242262; 60-80# 202-270; 80110# 188-220; 110-150# 150-194; Ch 1-3 40-60# 200-218; 60-80# 222-217; 80-110# 180-196; Ewes Gd 2-3 120-160# 100-120; 160200# 88-102.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 20-40# 74-106; 40-60# 120-138; 60-80# 128-142; 80-100# 130-144; Sel 2 2040# 70-84; 40-60# 100-124; 60-80# 118-130; 80-100# 130-142; Sel 3 20-40# 5080; 40-60# 88-112; 60-80# 104-112; 80-100# 100-120; Nannies Sel 1 80-130# 108126; 130-180# 128-144; Sel 2 80-130# 102-118; Sel 3 50-80# 70-88; 80-130# 94112; Billies Sel 1 100-150# 145-167; 150-250# 167212; Sel 2 100-150# 130-

150; 150-250# 170-180.

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 120-180; Mulch 60-100.

Summary of Lancaster Co. Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 142 lds 38 Straw; Alfalfa 225-405; Mixed Hay 115-420; Timothy 180-300; Grass 145-370; Straw 130-240, mostly 150205.

Diffenbach Auct, January 23, 25 lds Hay, 6 lds Straw.

Alfalfa 190-270; Mixed Hay 200-420; Grass 155-370; Straw 150-200, mostly 165170.

Green Dragon, Ephrata: January 27, 24 lds Hay, 7 Straw. Alfalfa 200-270; Mixed Hay 160-330; Timothy 185-205; Grass Hay 215270; Straw 160-180, mostly 165-175.

Weaverland Auct, New Holland: January 26, 22 lds Hay, 4 Straw. Mixed Hay 115-370; Timothy 230-300; Grass 160-255; Straw 130240.

Wolgemuth Auction: Leola, PA: January 25, 71 lds Hay, 21 Straw. Alfalfa 225405; Mixed Hay 155-400; Timothy 210-265; Grass 145-300; Straw 140-190.

Summary of Central PA Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 810 Loads Hay, 24 Straw.

Alfalfa 170-370; Mixed Hay 100-370; Timothy 180-315; Grass 90-320; Straw 125220, mostly 170-215.

Belleville Auct, Belleville: Janary 25, 34 lds Hay, 3 lds Straw. Alfalfa 195; Mixed 110-335; Straw 180-185.

Dewart Auction, Dewart: January 23, 15 lds Hay, 2 Straw. Alfalfa 330-370; Mixed Hay 170-370; Timothy 180; Grass 170-280; Straw 215-220.

Greencastle Livestock: January 23 & 26, 7 lds Hay, 0 Straw. Mixed Hay 100160; Timothy 170; Straw 137.50-142.50.

Kutztown Auction, Kutztown: January 29, 41 lds Hay, 9 Straw. Alfalfa 225265; Mixed Hay 170-325; Timothy 240-315; Grass Hay 185-320.

Middleburg Auct, Middleburg: January 24, 33 lds Hay, 10 Straw. Alfalfa 170320; Mixed Hay 115-280; Timothy 180-300; Grass 90240; Straw 125-180.

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 27, 47 lds Hay, 3 Straw. Alfalfa 200; Timothy 140-160; Grass 150-180; Straw 130-180.

VINTAGE SALES STABLES Paradise, PA January 30, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1275-1630# 127130.50; Ch 2-3 1210-1565# 123-126.50; Sel 2-3 11601455# 120.50-124; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1460-1650# 112.50-116.50; Ch 2-3 1400-1565# 105.50-108.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 2-3 1105-1365# 121.50-124.50.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 79-81; Boners 80-85% lean 75-79.50; Lean 85-90% lean 70.50-74, lo dress 64.50-69.50.

Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 95-120# 115-132; 80-90# 80-90; No. 2 95-110# 95115; 85-90# 65-75; No. 3 95-115# 60-80; 80-90# 5560; Util 70-100# 30-60; 5565# 12-15; Hols. Hfrs. No. 2 80-90# 65-70. * Next Feeder Cattle Sale is Feb. 10.

WEAVERLAND AUCTION New Holland, PA January 26, 2012 Timothy Hay: 1 ld, 230300 Orchard Grass: 4 lds 225255 Mixed Hay: 14 lds, 115-370 Grass: 3 lds, 160-225 Straw: 4 lds, 130-240 Firewood: 7 lds, 60-105 Baleage Mixed: 3 lds, 57110/bale.

WOLGEMUTH AUCTION Leola, PA February 1, 2012 Alfalfa: 3 lds, 247-325 Mixed: 35 lds, 211-310 Timothy: 9 lds, 220-275 Grass: 18 lds, 212-330 Straw: 15 lds, 143-185 Fodder: 2 lds, 106-130 Baleage: 5 lds, 49-62 Firewood: 1 ld, 75

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MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK, POULTRY & RABBIT REPORT Martinsburg, PA January 30, 2012 Roosters: 4.50-7.50 Hens: .25-2 Banties: .10-1.50 Pigeons: 2.20 Ducks: 9.25-9.75 Geese: 8.50-13.50 Bunnies: 2-6.50 Rabbits: 7-15 Auction held every Monday at 7 pm.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean 81.5086, hi dress 87.50-91, lo dress 80-81.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 77.50-83, hi dress 83-88, lo dress 7477.50; Boners 80-85% lean 74.50-80, hi dress 81.50-85, lo dress 71-74.50; Lean 8890% lean 68-73.50, hi dress 76-81, lo dress 60-64.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1115-1690# 87.50-91.50, hi dress 1355-1505# 95-98; lo dress 990-1430# 79-84.

Graded Bull Calves: No. 1 114-128# 129-139; 94-112# 145-150; 86-92# 80-100; No. 2 112-128# 127-134; 80110# 135-143; No. 3 80130# 115-127; 72-98# 150; Util 100-110# 50; 60-98# 1530.

Holstein Heifer Calves: No. 1 90-110# 115-175; No. 2 80-110# 50-110.

Program to target maple producers WATERTOWN, NY – Recognizing that agribusiness is a growing segment of our regional economy, the Development Authority of the North Country has capitalized a Value-Added Agricultural Program that will provide assistance to maple producers in Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence Counties in order to increase productivity. The program has been initially funded with $200,000 from the Authority’s Community Development Loan Fund.

The Value-Added Agricultural Program is being established to provide assistance to agricultural producers, and specifically maple producers, that create valueadded products for retail consumption through local and regional markets.

The maximum loan amount is $40,000 and the borrower will be required to commit a minimum of 20 percent of the total loan amount in the form of cash equity. Proceeds from the loan may be used for the

purchase, installation, and associated soft costs for equipment to increase productivity. Awards will be made to applicants in the form of low-interest loans to be repaid over five years.

The Development Authority has partnered with Cornell Cooperative Extensions of Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence Counties to provide the necessary technical assistance to determine project feasibility. The partnership will assist the Develop-

ment Authority in implementing and monitoring the Value-Added Agricultural Program.

After a financial and feasibility review by the Development Authority and Cornell Cooperative Extension, a loan commitment may be made to specific borrowers on a first come, first served basis as funds are available.

All loans are to be held in the form of a promissory note to the Development Authority of the North Country and a Lien

on the equipment to be purchased with proceeds of the funds.

This new program is part of the Authority’s ongoing commitment to agriculture programs including its funding of dairy profit teams and farm drainage loan programs.

Applications are available at the Development Authority of the North Country and Cornell Cooperative Extensions of Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence Counties.

New study reveals higher octane in ethanol As automakers retool engines to maximize gas mileage while minimizing emissions to meet future Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFÉ) standards, a new study reveals that ethanol provides the higher-octane these high-efficiency engines require while remaining both affordable and environmentally friendly.

The study, conducted by AVL, a global leader in the development of powertrain engines with internal combustion systems, was funded in part by the National Corn Growers Association’s Ethanol Committee and Research and Business Development Action Team. The goal of this research was to explore the role corn ethanol could play in meeting

the new CAFÉ standards enacted by the U.S. federal government.

“The findings of this study further support our existing understanding of ethanol in that they demonstrate its inherent ability to meet our nation’s need for an affordable, sustainable domestically-produced fuel source,” said NCGA Ethanol Committee Chairman Chad Willis.

“NCGA, together with the states that also contributed, funds studies such as this to add to the data on biofuel. We do this not only as proponents of corn farmers, but also as citizens concerned with finding the innovative solutions that will help our nation improve the economy, environment and national security.”

The study, which evaluated vari-

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3691 STATE ROUTE 14A (Dundee-Penn Yan Road) PENN YAN (YATES CO.) New York This sale is planned for your convenience to yield highest net returns guaranteed by a large following of loyal, satisfied customers! Selling will be all kinds of lite construction, farm machinery, implements, attachments, plus lawn and garden items! Turn unused equipment into useable cash!!

CONSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED ON: Tuesday March 6th (9:00 am to 5:00 pm) Wednesday March 7th (9:00 am to 7:00 pm) long day!

Thursday March 8th (9:00 am to 5:00 pm) END! NOTE: Friday is Reserved For Regular Auction of Shipped in Produce and Groceries beginning at 9:00 am plus Hay-Straw Auction at 11:15 am. Always more than usual of each on this day! NO CONSIGNMENTS for the Machinery Auction will be accepted on FRIDAY!!

Follow the crowd on over to this established auction site!!) Opening Day of the New Season will be Friday April 20.)

ous fuel blends along a long range of knock limit operation, found additional benefits of ethanol’s favorable octane sensitivity in that it offers twice the octane potential expected. The octane benefits derived from ethanol had been inconsistent in most testing performed up to this point. However, this inconsistency was the result of the variability of the gasoline used in the blend, limiting the reliably demonstrating the biofuel’s true performance. The new data illustrates the level of performance which can actually be achieved simply by adding ethanol to gasoline and shows the value of using intermediate blends to automakers in meeting the new

fuel efficiency standards.

“Implementation of the CAFÉ standards will require auto manufacturers to decrease carbon dioxide emissions while increasing fuel economy to 54.5 miles per gallon,” Willis explained. “Considering this data, it becomes increasingly evident that ethanol offers an important tool to help meet this challenge. Prior to the study, we understood that ethanol was part of the solution. Now, we know that it holds even more potential for helping meet our energy goals.”

The full study will be available this spring pending journal publication.

Source: NCGA News of the Day: Tuesday, Jan. 17

COLLECTIBLE TOY AUCTION

Sat., Feb. 11, 2012 • 10 AM Benton Fire Dept.

932 Rt. 14A, Benton Center, 3 mi. N. of Penn Yan, NY Selling: Pressed steel and die cast construction, farm, NASCAR, Winross, Nylit, Ertl, Buddy L, Wyandotte, Structo, Tonka, Matchbox, etc. 1940’s to present; early 1970’s paper kites (old store stock), child’s large & small porcelain tea sets; model kits-Star Trek, military car & truck; 1950’s-80’s bicycles including adult 3 wheel to a tricycle and promotional Firestone Tire boy’s bike; Weldon steam engine; very early wood spoke steel wheel child’s wagon; 1970-80’s bubble gum machine, toy display cards with some assorted toys; model ship; dolls; cap guns; box lots of projects and parts toys.

Quality toy consignments accepted.

Info to consign: Delos Dann 585-396-1676; Troy Deamer 607-760-2297 Preview: 8 AM Auction Day Terms: ID for bidder number, cash, check. Payment w/Visa, MC, Disc 3% fee.

DANN AUCTIONEERS, DELOS DANN, 3339 Spangle St., Canandaigua, NY 14424, 585-396-1676. www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm UPCOMING AUCTIONS

SPECIAL NOTE: Deadline for Advertising Worthy Consignments is Saturday, February 25 @ Noon!!

Sat., March 10, 3:30 PM - Seneca Farm Toy Auction, Show 8:30-2pm. Benton Fire Dept, 932 Rt. 14A, Benton Center, 3 mi N of Penn Yan, NY. Show info hosts David and Debra Dean 585797-4211, 585-747-5025.

Call Harvey Leid 315-536-2698; Reuben Zimmerman 315-536-6013

Sat., March 31, 9 AM - Equip. Consignment Auction, Windmill Farm Market, 3900 Rt. 14A, 5 mi. S. of Penn Yan, NY.

Edwin Zimmerman 315-536-6252 Pirrung’s Office 585-728-2520

Auction Conducted By PIRRUNG AUCTIONEERS, INC. Wayland, New York 585-728-2520

Thurs., April 5, 11AM - Marvin and Mildred Koek Excellent Farm Equipment Retirement Auction, 2324 Ridge Rd, Penn Yan, NY. IH 986, IH 1420 4WD combine, ‘95 Ford 16’ grain truck; tillage, planting, harvest equip.

Sat., May 12, 9AM- Estate of Tom Oliver, 3080 Spangle St., Canandaigua, NY, excellent farm collectibles, signs, 2 Oliver 66 tractors.

USDA invites applications for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects WASHINGTON, D.C. — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is seeking applications to provide assistance to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to complete a variety of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Funding is available from USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) authorized by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Farm Bill).

“Renewable energy development presents an enormous economic opportunity for rural America,” said Vilsack. “This funding will assist rural farmers, ranchers and business owners to build renewable energy projects, providing opportunities for new technologies, create green jobs and help America become more energy selfsufficient.”

The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) is designed to help agricultural producers and rural small businesses reduce energy costs and consumption and help meet the Nation’s critical energy needs. For 2012, USDA has approximately $25.4 million budget authority available to fund REAP activities, which

will support at least $12.5 million in grant and approximately $48.5 million in guaranteed loan program level awards. USDA is accepting the following applications: • renewable energy system and energy efficiency improvement grant applications and combination grant and guaranteed loan applications until March 30, 2012; • renewable energy system and energy efficiency improvement guaranteed loan only applications on a continuous basis up to June 29, 2012; • renewable energy system feasibility study applications through March 30, 2012; and • energy audits and renewable energy development assistance applications through Feb. 21, 2012.

More information on how to apply for funding is available in the Jan. 20, 2012 Federal Register, pages 2948 through 2954.

This funding is an example of the many ways that USDA is helping revitalize rural economies to create opportunities for growth and prosperity, support innovative technologies, identify

new markets for agricultural producers, and better utilize our nation’s natural resources.

The Obama Administration is working to promote domestic production of renewable energy to create jobs, reduce our dependence on foreign oil, combat global warming, and build stronger rural economy.

Today, Americans import just over half of our transportation fuels — down from 60 percent when President Obama took office — but we can do more to meet the President’s goal of reducing our net fuel imports by one-third by 2025. At Secretary Vilsack’s direction, USDA is working to develop the national biofuels industry producing energy from non-food sources in every region of the country. USDA is conducting and encouraging research into innovative new energy technologies and processes, helping companies build biorefineries — including the first ever commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol facilities — and supporting farmers, ranchers, and businesses taking risks to pursue new opportunities in biofuels. Along with Federal partners, USDA is establishing an aviation biofu-

els economy, and has expedited rules and efforts to promote production and commercialization of biofuels.

USDA’s Biorefinery Assistance Program was authorized by Congress under the 2008 Farm Bill. It provides loan guarantees to capitalize on the growing opportunities in renewable energy provided by advanced biofuels. The Program is designed to assist with the commercial deployment of production technologies to produce advanced biofuels, and thereby in-

crease the energy independence of the United States; promote resource conservation, public health, and the environment; diversify markets for agricultural and forestry products and agriculture waste material; create jobs and enhance the economic development of the rural economy.

USDA, through its Rural Development mission area, administers and manages housing, business and community infrastructure and facility programs through a national network of

state and local offices.

Rural Development has an active portfolio of more than $155 billion in affordable loans and loan guarantees. These programs are designed to improve the economic stability of rural communities, businesses, residents, farmers, and ranchers and improve the quality of life in rural America. Further information on rural programs is available at a local USDA Rural Development office or by visiting USDA Rural Development’s website at www.rurdev.usda.gov.

Kauffman’s animal health appoints new director of sales and marketing Kauffman’s Animal Health, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Larry Whitaker as director of sales and marketing. Larry brings with him more than two decades of sales and marketing experience in the feed industry, and most recently was employed by Pennfield Feeds as a regional sales manager.

In his new position, Larry will provide sales and marketing support to expand the Kauffman’s Equine Supplement line and the Lira Animal Health line of bovine nutritional supplements. In addition to expanding, training and developing the existing, outside sales force, Larry will be instrumental in developing pro-

LLAND SALES STABLES, IN W HO E N Located 12 Miles East of Lancaster, PA Just Off Rt. 23, New Holland C.

Holstein Cow Show Consigned by Aaron Coons

Wednesday, February 8TH

CALL KEN BEDETTE 585-455-6198

Selling at 12:00 Noon SHARP

FARM 65 Acres, 30+ Tillable

D.O.B. 3-31-07 Sire: Fieldhouse Lee Leanaroo Grand Sire: Comestar Lee Dam: Benrise Ledulsacha G-79 2 Yr. Old Gr. Dam: Benrise Storm Javana G-78 2 Yr Old Name: Benrise Sally Fields Just Calved on 1-22-12 Milking Over 100 Lbs.

HOME Private appraisal on home was over $200,000 Log Home built in 1994 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Full basement 35 X 50 16 X 50 deck 14 X 50 Overhang

POLE BARN Built in 2000 40 X 60 X17 Pole Barn 36 X68 Overhang & Cattle Pens

Bids start at Full assessed value: $223,100 * Also on bid 20 acres that adjoin the main farm, bids start at full market value: $24,000 * Also on bid 65.5 acres of rental ground 8 miles from the main farm The three highest bidders are invited to the closing!!

BIDDING STARTS NOW AND CLOSES ON APRIL 1ST, 2012 AT 3:00P.M. EST GOD IS NOT MAKING LAND ANYMORE, PLEASE COME AND LOOK!!!

This cow has been scored VG-85 as a 4 yr old!

She will score excellent this lactation! She will work in tie stall or free stalls. One of a kind cow!

SALE MANAGED BY: New Holland Sales Stables, Inc. David Kolb 61-L

717-354-4341 (Barn) 717-355-0706 (FAX)

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PRIVATE AUCTION BEDETTE FARM AND HOME UP FOR BID 43639 FERGUSON CORNERS ROAD RUSHVILLE, NEW YORK 14544 YATES COUNTY, TOWN OF POTTER

motional programs, assisting with on-farm calls, and attending trade shows.

“We’re delighted to welcome Larry to the Kauffman family business,” says Tom Kauffman, vice president of Kauffman’s Animal Health. “His knowledge and sales experience will be invaluable in taking our sales and marketing efforts to the next level.”

Larry holds a degree in political science from Hartwick College, as well as a minor in business.

Kauffman’s Animal Health, Inc. is a family operated manufacturer specializing in high quality feed supplements since 1978. For more information, visit www.ka-hi.com.

The 2012 Crystal Ball — five ethanol stories to watch in the year ahead 2011 was an exciting year for American ethanol production. Evolutions in the marketplace, advancements in technology, and progress in policy have all set the stage for a new era in American ethanol production.

Gone is the tax incentive that helped build the industry and then was allowed to expire after it had served its purpose.

Also gone is the tariff on imported ethanol. Still in place, however, are the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and a marketplace that is now comprised of 10 percent ethanol and growing.

With this backdrop, here are five stories to watch for in 2012, in the humble opinion of the RFA: 1. First commercial availability of E15 blends for MY2001 and newer vehicles. The RFA is working very hard to finalize federal requirements to certify E15 blends. Once completed, getting E15 blends into the marketplace becomes a stateby-state march, with some states like Iowa and Illinois ready to go as soon as the federal requirements are completed. When E15 gallons are first legally

available is still up in the air, but we are betting if it happens in the first half of 2012.

2. Free and fair trade of ethanol. In addition to being the world’s largest producer, consumer, and exporter of ethanol, American ethanol producers are also the lowest cost producer. With this emergence, new challenges from ethanol interests in other nations have arisen. Whether it is the European Union antidumping investigation or the vacillating ethanol policies in Brazil, a fair resolution to trade challenges will be important

to the continued growth and evolution of domestic ethanol production.

3. “You want the truth? You can’t handle the truth!” The upcoming year promises to see a great deal of legal activity surrounding American ethanol use.

The recent ruling by a federal judge that California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) is unconstitutional will be appealed. And, arguments in the oil/food processing/environmental lobbying industry lawsuit against EPA’s approval of E15 have yet to be heard. All of this, as well as international litiga-

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Beef Ambassadors connect with consumers at PA Farm Show

National Beef Ambassadors John Weber, of Minnesota, Arika Snyder, of Pennsylvania, and Emily Jack, of Texas, recently traveled to Harrisburg’s 96th Pennsylvania Farm Show, the nation’s largest indoor agriculture exposition, to participate in the “Today’s Agriculture” exhibit.

The National Beef Ambassador Program is funded in part by the beef checkoff and focuses on engaging consumers and youths through educational events. Nearly 400,000 visitors attend the show in Pennsylvania each year to learn about the good work being done on the farm, in the field, in the home and in the classroom, bridging the gap between “farm gate and dinner plate.”

The new “Today’s Agriculture” exhibit features an 84-by-42-feet barn, showing live farm animals in their typical housing and giving consumers a look at modern agriculture practices.

Working in partnership with the Pennsylvania Beef Council, the National Beef Ambassador team worked for two days to answer consumer’s questions about where their beef comes from, including what beef cattle eat, how long it takes to raise beef before it can be consumed and what the healthiest

beef cuts are. Children and adults alike were intrigued to see the cattle on display in a traditional feed yard setting and many young consumers had wide, curious eyes as they learned where the burger or steak they love comes from.

“By showing the public our production practices, we hope to eliminate the biggest argument anti-agriculture

groups have today — that we won’t allow the public to see how their food is produced,” said Christian R. Herr, executive vice president of the PennAg Industries Association.

The National Beef Ambassador team will attend several more consumer events in 2012 to engage consumers in the modern beef production story and will share their

insights on the National Beef Ambassador blog.

Visit www.nationalbeefambassador.org or www.ancw.org for more information, or contact NBAP Manager Sarah J. Bohnenkamp at 303-850-3440 or sbohnenkamp@ancw.or g.

For more information about your beef checkoff, visit MyBeefCheckoff.com.

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DRAFT HORSE SALE Wednesday, February 15, 2012 Over 230 Head of Belgians, Percherons & Crossbreds Sale held at Mel’s Stable, 834 Wallace Road, New Holland, PA 17557 Directions: From Rt. 23 in New Holland, go south on Brimmer Ave. Proceed approx. 2 Miles south on New Holland Road to Hill Road, turn left on Hill Road, proceed 1.2 miles to sale on the left. From Rt. 340 East of Intercourse take New Holland Road 2.5 miles to Hill Road, right on Hill Road to sale on left!

Draft Horses Hitched at 8:00 A.M. • Draft Horse Sale: 8:30 A.M.

Approx. 50 teams of Belgain geldings & mares!

Approx. 25 teams of Percheron geldings & mares!

Approx. 35 single Belgian geldings & mares!

Approx. 15 single Percheron geldings & mares!

Approx. 15 crossbred mares & geldings including several teams!

1 team of spotted draft horses & 1 team of Clydesdales!

Approx. 10 head of draft horse fillys & colts!

TOP teams & singles coming from Ohio, Minnesota, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, Delaware, Maryland & Pennsylvania!

Plus lots of teams & singles that are ready for spring work! ***Don’t miss this sale if you need that TOP team or single draft horse to do field work or go for a pleasure drive!*** Consignments Closed!! Catalogs Available!!

Cash or Honorable PA Check Only.

All Announcements Sale Day Take Precedence Over All Advertising.

Not Responsible for Accidents.

Food on Premises.

Auctioneer: Mel Hoover -- AU-003111-L Before 9 Call Mel at 717-989-8050 717-354-8397 home 717-354-6431 barn

tion, promises to keep legal beagles busy in the year and years to come.

4. Wave on wave of RFS challenges. The conventional wisdom is Congress will accomplish even less in 2012 than it did last year — with it being an election year and all. While this may prove to be true, it will not stop those who oppose American renewable fuels from seeking to dismantle the RFS. We expect the barrage of unsubstantiated attacks on the RFS to continue and even intensify as the tax credit that long served as the boogeyman for anti-ethanol interests has expired.

5. Answering cellulosic ethanol challengers. Construction is slated to begin on commercial scale cellulosic ethanol biorefineries with production to follow in early 2013.

These facilities would

be the first commercialscale project of their kind in the world. In order to assure these efforts are successful, Congress must renew key tax provisions for cellulosic ethanol producers before they expire at year’s end. The RFA, and its partner organization, the Advanced Ethanol Council, will make extending these policies a top legislative priority.

Obviously, there are a host of issues with regard to America’s ethanol and energy sector that will deserve our attention. Eliminating unnecessary subsidies for the petroleum industry and accurately accounting for carbon emissions from transportation fuels are good examples. But we believe these five storylines will have the most lasting impact on ethanol production in the U.S.

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Biodiesel industry calls for quick action on tax extenders Record production, jobs at risk

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. biodiesel industry’s record growth and resulting job creation is at risk without immediate action from Congress to reinstate the industry’s tax incentive, the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) said in written testimony submitted Jan. 31 to the Senate Finance Committee.

The $1-per-gallon biodiesel tax incentive expired on Dec. 31 for the second time in three years, despite clear evidence that the incentive is working to stimulate production and economic activity.

In her testimony, NBB Vice President of Federal Affairs Anne Steckel emphasized that when the incentive was reinstated last year after a lapse in 2010, it helped boost biodiesel production to a record volume of nearly 1.1 billion gallons in 2011. That volume — triple the production in 2010 — supported more than 39,027 jobs and $3.8 billion in GDP, according to a recent study conducted by Cardno ENTRIX, an international economics consulting firm.

“The biodiesel industry is poised to continue that momentum so long as Congress and the Administration continue supporting strong poli-

cies such as the biodiesel tax incentive,” she said. “The recent expiration of the $1 per gallon biodiesel tax incentive poses a significant threat to the industry’s continued growth.”

Under projected expansion, with the tax incentive in place, the industry is expected to support more than 74,000 jobs by 2015 and some $7.3 billion in GDP. Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the House and Senate to extend the tax incentive for three years. Wednesday’s hearing before the Finance Committee was titled, “Extenders and Tax Reform: Seeking Long-Term Solutions.”

Made from an increasingly diverse mix of resources such as agricultural oils, recycled cooking oil and animal fats, biodiesel is the first and only commercial-scale fuel used across the U.S. to meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s definition as an Advanced Biofuel. It is produced in nearly every state in the country.

Biodiesel is a renewable, clean-burning diesel replacement that can be used in existing diesel engines. NBB is the national trade association representing the biodiesel industry.

WEEKLY SALES EVERY MONDAY HOSKING SALES - FORMER WELCH LIVESTOCK Weekly Sales Every Monday 12:30 Produce, Misc. & small animals; 1:00 Dairy; **We will now sell lambs, goats, pigs, feeders immediately following Dairy.

Calves and cull beef approx. 5:00-5:30PM. Help us increase our volume - thus making a better market for everyone. **We are Independent Marketers - working 24/7 to increase your bottom line. Competitive marketing is the way to go.

Monday, Jan. 30th sale - Cull cows ave. .70 top cow .86 wt. 1802 $1549.72 Bulls top .90, bull calves top $1.55. Deb-Ray Dairy top milking age $1800 Ave. $1025.

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

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No Shortage of Milk on the Horizon Issued Jan. 27, 2012 U.S. dairy cows keep

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producing thanks to a mild winter and expanding numbers. The Agriculture Department’s

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preliminary December data put output in the top 23 producing states at 15.425 billion pounds, up a surprising 2.7 percent from December 2010. The 50-state total, at 16.559 billion, was up 2.5 percent. 2011 output in the 50 states was estimated at 196.216 billion pounds, up 1.8 percent.

December cow num-

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bers in the 23 states totaled 8.49 million head, up 12,000 from November and 99,000 more than a year ago. Output per cow averaged 1,818 pounds, up 27 pounds from a year ago.

California was up 3.8 percent from a year ago thanks to 30,000 more cows and a 40-pound gain per cow. Wisconsin

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was up 2.6 percent on a 45-pound gain per cow.

Cow numbers were unchanged. New York was up just 0.2 percent on a 5 pound gain per cow though cow numbers were down 1,000. Idaho was up 3.4 percent on a 40-pound gain per cow and 7,000 more cows.

Pennsylvania was off 0.2 percent on a 10-pound

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loss per cow and 4,000 fewer cows. Minnesota was up 0.8 percent despite 5,000 fewer cows but output per cow was up 30 pounds.

Checking other key players, Michigan was up 4.2 percent on a 30pound gain per cow and 9,000 more cows. Missouri recorded the biggest loss, down 1.7 percent despite a 10pound gain per cow. Cow numbers were down 2,000 head. New Mexico was up 2 percent, thanks to 13,000 more cows but output per cow was down 40 pounds.

Texas was up 4.1 percent, thanks to 15,000 more cows but output per cow was off 10 pounds.

Washington State saw a healthy 4.7 percent gain in milk production on 11,000 more cows and 5 pounds more per cow.

Meanwhile; the cash dairy markets had little reaction. Block cheese closed the last Friday of January on an up note at $1.51 per pound, up a half-cent on the week, but 22 1/2-cents below that week a year ago when they jumped 21 cents to $1.7350. The barrels closed Friday at $1.4950, down three quarters on the week and 21 cents below a year ago when they gained 19 1/2 and were trading at $1.7050.

Eight cars of block found new homes on the week and 25 of barrel, with 20 coming on Friday morning. The NASS-surveyed U.S. average block price hit $1.5899, up 1.8 cents, while the barrels averaged $1.6053, down 0.3 cent.

Butter saw more weakness, closing Friday at $1.55, down 2 cents on the week and 55 cents below a year ago. Only one car was sold all week. NASS butter averaged $1.5923, up a penny. NASS powder averaged $1.3654, down a nickel, and dry whey averaged 71.13 cents, up yet another 0.9 cent.

FC Stone’s January 27 Insider Opening Bell reports that signs of erosion are starting to surface in the whey market, according to USDA. Dairy economist Bill Brooks warned that, “If the whey market sees a sharp price decline, it could knock Class III

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December 31 butter stocks stood at 105.2 million pounds, according to USDA’s January 20 Cold Storage report, up 12 percent from November and 29 percent above December 2010. Market analysts viewed the overall data as bearish for both butter and cheese.

FC Stone dairy economist Bill Brooks stated in the January 23 Insider Opening Bell that “December can be a swing month on butter stocks.”

He reported that stocks were down in six of the last 10 Decembers when compared with November levels but butter stocks built more than expected and are stronger than a year ago on a percentage basis.

“They are not burdensome,” he said, but warned; “With more product coming out of the Southern Hemisphere, U.S. exports of butterfat have slowed and more butter has moved into storage.”

American cheese stocks totaled 600.7 million pounds, up 3 percent from November but 5 percent below a year ago. The total cheese inventory, at 981.3 million, was up just 1 percent from November and 6 percent below a year ago.

Stewart Peterson’s Matt Mattke blamed rising cheese inventories for the price weakness in Tuesday’s DairyLine. He said stocks are up abnormally on a weekly basis and up 7 1/2-percent from a year ago, but down on the month. The weekly buildup however leads him to believe that stocks will be up on the month as well. The big question, he asks; is the buildup due to supply as milk output climbs or have exports taken a hit due to the rallying U.S. dollar to a recent 15 month high.

Cheese production remains steady for this time of year and inventories are expanding for most varieties, according to USDA. Orders for aged sharp Cheddar remain good ahead of the Super Bowl. Demand for mozzarella has improved as colleges and universities start spring semesters.

Analyst Jerry Dryer wrote in his January 20 Dairy and Food Market Analyst; “A growing chorus of voices now say the market will press down to the low $1.40s and this seems like a distinct possibility. While buyers are waiting, cows are enjoying a mild winter; there is plenty of milk, cheese and butter available.”

He adds that “There is; however, some inventory building underway and the pace will pick up as prices continue to move further south. Current prices are also fairly attractive internationally.

The only unanswered question: When will inventory building and commercial orders pick up enough to put a floor under the price?”

But, California’s Milk Producer’s Council is not happy. Its January 20 newsletter quoted Dairy Market News reporters, saying “U.S. cheese production and sales are fairly closely balanced and current prices, which are now well be-

low those in other major exporting countries, are attracting continuing in-

terest from exporters.”

USDA says commercial disappearance of all

cheese is greater than production this year so MPC asks; “Why have

prices moved lower at the CME?”

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chases of SMP and whey offset a slight decline in WMP, according to the DDR. Almost half of China’s imports came from New Zealand and about 22 percent came from the U.S. South Korean imports of milk powder, cheese, butterfat and whey reached 152,140 tons in 2011, up 35 percent from the year before. The U.S. was the leading supplier, shipping almost one-third of that total, according to the DDR. Most Americans are collecting information to fill out federal and state tax forms and they’ll be comparing their 2011 income to the year before.

Dairy Profit Weekly’s Dave Natzke discussed how much income the nation’s 9 million dairy cows made last year in Friday’s DairyLine and said “Every year about this time I calculate what the average dairy cow earned the year before, based on the simple average annual milk price and milk production per cow. Based on gross income, at least, our dairy cows had more earning power in 2011.”

According to preliminary estimates from USDA, annual gross income per cow improved for a second straight year, according to Natzke. Milk production per cow was up about 186 pounds from the year before, to about 21,335 pounds. More importantly, the 2011 U.S. milk price was up about $3.88 per hundred pounds from the year before, averaging $20.14 per hundredweight.

Multiplying the increased milk production and price, each cow brought home nearly $4,300 in milk sales in 2011, up $859 per cow from the year before. Even more startling, gross income per cow was up more than $1,650 from 2009, the year of devastatingly low milk prices, Natzke said.

“The 2011 estimate gross income per cow is the highest on record, and when you add the increase for all 9 million cows, U.S. dairy farmers saw their gross income increase by about $7.7 billion from 2010,” Natzke reported.

“Of course, that’s gross income, and the nation’s dairy cows will be declaring a few deductions,” Natzke cautioned. USDA updates its cost estimates to produce milk next week, but through November, feed and operating costs were running about $1.75 per hundredweight more than 2010, and even with the previous high-cost year of 2008. Adding in those higher costs will reduce the earning power of each cow by about 43 percent, he concluded. “The bottom line, our cows made more, but they cost more, too.”

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) praised USDA’s updated school meal standards that it says “continue to stress the nutritional benefits of low-fat and fat-free milk and dairy products.” A final version of those standards was released January 25 following more than a year of public comment and review. The International Dairy Foods Association also praised the action but expressed concern that restrictions on flavored milk could reduce overall milk consumption in schools in favor of less healthy alternatives.

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“Most people who follow this market know the answer,” wrote MPC, “It is because of how the CME Spot Price market works. Cheese and butter price movements over short-term periods seem to defy logic, common sense, and basic economic theory, unlike any of the other sound markets for very important national and international commodities. It is a “thin” market, dominated by a relatively few traders, used in one way or another by all cheese plants and their customers according to their own respective interests which may be overly influenced by the lucrative cheese by-product industry.”

“Call it what you may, whimsical, erratic, thin, unpredictable, useful,” says MPC, “It, along with the related markets for futures contracts, puts, and calls, and what seems to be CME’s relatively stand-offish approach to oversight of those instruments perhaps should be given another long look by the Government Accountability Office.” The Cold Storage data at the end of December “supports the belief that current cheese prices are not too high,” MPC said.

In other news, USDA reports that Class I demand has leveled off nationwide. Milk production is steady to increasing in most regions with the Pacific Northwest, Utah and Idaho near their seasonal low points. A winter storm in the Northwest slowed milk handling, but many areas welcomed the moisture. Florida’s drought conditions are continuing, causing deterioration of pastures and winter forages.

Cream supplies are moderate to heavy throughout the nation. Sellers in the East and West are finding it challenging to move cream. Cream demand has improved for sour cream, dips and cream cheese, but supplies quickly exceed demand resulting in heavy volumes going to butter churns.

Milk production continues to trend lower in both New Zealand and Australia but New Zealand handlers project a 3-4 percent annual increase over last season and their Australian counterparts project a 2-3 percent seasonal increase.

Speaking of the international market; the Cooperatives Working Together program accepted 18 export assistance bids to sell just over 4 million pounds of cheese to customers in Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, and Central America for delivery through June. 2012 cheese exports now total 10.4 million pounds.

Meanwhile; the January 25 CME Daily Dairy Report said China imported 85,400 tons of whole milk powder (WMP), skim milk powder (SMP), and whey in December, up 20.6 percent from the prior year, according to Global Trade Atlas.

WMP purchases were down 42 percent from December 2010, but SMP and whey imports were each up nearly 80 percent.

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Willow biofuels program ignites with new funding and boiler

by Amanda Garris Prospects for meeting energy needs with a locally grown bioenergy crop are heating up on a Cornell campus.

Associate professor of horticulture Larry Smart’s shrub willow bioenergy program is

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“Willow is a renewable fuel option for people currently facing the high costs of heating with oil or propane,” Smart said.

“The scale of our demonstration plots and the new boiler would be appropriate for many businesses, municipalities, school districts, farms or nonfarming landowners.”

A recent land use assessment for the Northeast estimated that there are more than 6.9 million acres of idle or surplus agricultural land that is suitable for perennial bioenergy crop cultivation, without displacing acreage needed for food or feed production.

According to Smart, shrub willow has many advantages for filling those acres. Able to

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The new $950,000 funding from the Northeast Sun Grant Institute will bolster his efforts.

“Dr. Smart’s research is important for evolving the bio-economy of central New York,” said Larry Walker, director of the Northeast Sun Grant Institute of Excellence and professor of biological and environmental engineering.

“The willow program is exactly the type of integrated farm-to-furnace approach that the leadership of the Northeast Sun Grant Initiative envisioned for the Northeast.”

“Our Northeast Sun Grant partnership with Penn State, SUNY-ESF [State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry], Michigan State and West Virginia will provide a robust network to evaluate our new cultivars in marginal sites across the Northeast,” Smart said.

He is putting willow biofuel to the test in a 750,000 Btu biomass boiler recently installed on the NYSAES campus with funding from a $405,000 grant from the New York State Energy Research

and Development Authority. The boiler will be fueled by wood chips harvested every two years from some 20 acres of willow growing on Cornell farms, at a fraction of the cost of fossil fuels.

The willow biofuel plots were planted by project collaborator Double A Willow of Fredonia, NY, with funding from the New York Farm Viability Institute (NYFVI), a farmerled nonprofit group that supports projects that are models for profitable innovations in farming.

“The NYFVI board of directors see energy crops as important options for New York farmers as a potential cash crop, as well as an energy source for their own use,” said NYFVI managing director Dave Grusenmeyer.

“This project will demonstrate the practicality and work the bugs out of a farm scale energy production system that will hold valuable potential for cost savings on New York farms.”

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thrive on marginal, poorly drained land not suitable for other crops, shrub willows are also long-lived and nearly self-sufficient once established.

“Stands can be reharvested every two to three years for more than 25 winters without replanting,” added Smart. “After the initial 18 months, they need essentially no herbicide or pesticide applications and require only a small amount of fertilizer — much less than corn, which is currently the source for most of the bioethanol used to fuel cars.”

Smart aims to breed new, improved willow cultivars that are better able to withstand pests and environmental stresses, have higher yields and a chemical composition tweaked to maximize ethanol production.

“Integrating the data from a concurrent willow genome sequencing project supported by the U.S. Department of Energy will allow us to develop a new, genomics-based breeding strategy that will also speed selection and cultivar development,” he said.

Learn best milking practices at Penn State workshop UNIVERSITY PARK, PA — Dairy producers and their milkers can learn the essentials of quality milk production at upcoming Best Milking Practices workshops presented at various sites by the Penn State Extension Dairy Team.

Use of consistent milking practices that emphasize teat cleanliness, udder massage and rapid milking is one of the most important jobs on a dairy farm, notes Penn State Extension educator Amber Yutzy. “Consistency of milking affects cow well-being, mastitis risk and milking speed,” explains Yutzy, adding: “Consistent use of standardized milking prac-

tices such as pre-dipping, fore-stripping, drying teats with a single-use towel, unit alignment, and rapid unit attaching and detaching at the right time are all essential for quality milk.”

The Best Milking Practices workshop will reinforce these best practices for proper stimulation and milk letdown. Participants will learn new research on milk letdown, how to milk for speed and teat health, best prepping procedure to reduce mastitis, and tools and tips for monitoring milking performance. A portion of each workshop will be held onfarm to demonstrate bestpractice techniques. Graph-

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Sustainable seaweed: Researchers explore algae-based animal feed

by Stacey Stackford The pigs and poultry in Professor Xingen Lei’s lab have been consuming feed one wouldn’t expect in Ithaca: marine algae.

The Cornell animal science professor is testing the unlikely material as a new proteinrich source of feed to supplement and replace some of the corn and soybean meal mix traditionally given to foodproducing animals.

By doing so, he could transform a biofuel byproduct into a valuable commodity, potentially freeing thousands of acres of cropland.

“Current animal feed directly competes against human food sources and, thus, is unsustainable,” Lei said. “We must develop alternatives to soybean and corn for animal feeds.”

Algae produces 50 times more oil per acre than corn, with a much smaller carbon footprint; uses nutrients more efficiently than land plants, with no runoff; and places no demand on high-quality agricultural land or freshwater supplies.

There are an estimated 1 billion swine, 1 billion cattle, 2 billion sheep and goats and 40 billion poultry worldwide. The average pig consumes about 660 pounds of feed by the time it goes to market, Lei said, so replacing just 10 percent of that feed with algae would save a whopping 33 million tons.

Lei’s preliminary research found that dried defatted algae derived from biofuel production can replace up to onethird of soybean meal in diets for pigs and chickens. It is an attractive source because it is high in protein — 20-70 percent, compared with about 10 percent in corn and 40 percent in soy.

Lei and his researchers are now working to determine which algae are best, and the proper ratios of algae, soybean and corn. They are also discerning whether there are risks or additional health benefits for humans in resultant products, such as meat and eggs.

The samples are shipped to his lab from Hawaii, where algae is being cultivated on a few acres near the Kailua Kona Airport as part of a $15 million pi-

lot project by Cellana and a multi-university consortium led by Cornell professors Chuck Greene, professor of earth and atmospheric sciences, and Jeff Tester, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering.

Ramping it up to commercial scale will require thousands of acres and hundreds of millions of dollars, said Greene.

Which is where Lei can help. Turning a biofuel byproduct into a value-added product could be the key to com-

mercial viability and may spawn other new industries. The global animal feed market is expected to exceed 1.5 billion tons per year by 2020, 15 percent of which (220 million tons) is protein, Lei said.

Not the seaweed found along coastlines or in sushi, Lei’s algae is a dried version of their single-cell cousin. Its simpler structure means it is easier to break down, without the complex cellulose that presents challenges to the production of plant-

vironmental engineering, and Ruth Richardson, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering.

With further innovations, the process could actually remove substantial amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, Greene said, and its use in the production of jet fuel could help the U.S. military meet its goal of switching to a 50/50 blend of fossil and biofuels by 2020.

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It also has a high lipid, or oil, content — around 30 percent, compared with 4 percent in corn — and its own inherent stress response can be harnessed to help in oil production.

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Biodiesel production breaks 1 billion gallon mark Sets new annual record, proving impact of strong energy policy The U.S. biodiesel industry reached a key milestone by producing more than 1 billion gallons of fuel in 2011, according to year -end numbers released by the EPA. The total volume of nearly 1.1 billion gallons is by far a record for the industry and easily exceeded the 800 million gallon target required under the EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The previous record for biodiesel production was about 690 million gallons in 2008.

“We’ve been seeing a lot of stories about setbacks in the renewable energy sector recently, and I think our success in 2011 reflects the

bigger picture reality, which is that strong energy policy is working to stimulate production of clean, American-made energy,” said Anne Steckel, vice president of federal affairs for the National Biodiesel Board (NBB).

“Specifically, our success clearly demonstrates that the biodiesel tax incentive and the Renewable Fuel Standard are working just as Congress envisioned,” Steckel added. “Our industry is creating jobs, reducing our dependence on imported fuel, and improving the environment.”

A recent economic study commissioned by

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An additional 11,698 jobs could be added between 2012 and 2013 alone under continued growth in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and with an extension of the biodiesel tax incentive.

“Now is not the time to be second-guessing the RFS or eliminating the biodiesel tax incentive,” Steckel said.

“We’re proving that the policies work, that American innovation and competitiveness can pull us away from

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shuttered and thousands of people lost jobs.

The tax incentive has since expired again, on Dec. 31, 2011, and the biodiesel industry is urging Congress to reinstate it. In addition, the industry is calling on the EPA and the Obama Administration to finalize the EPA’s proposal to boost the biodiesel volume requirement under the RFS to 1.28 billion gallons in 2013.

The latest EPA numbers show that a record 160 million gallons of Biomass-based Diesel were produced in De-

cember alone.

Biodiesel is the first and only commercialscale fuel used across the U.S. to meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s definition as an Advanced Biofuel. It is a renewable, clean-burning diesel replacement that can be used in existing diesel engines and meets a strict ASTM fuel specification.

Made from an increasingly diverse mix of resources such as agricultural oils, recycled cooking oil and animal fats, it is produced in nearly every state in the country.

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack streamlines access to energy investment information at USDA WASHINGTON, D.C. — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the launch of a USDA energy website that will provide stakeholders fast and efficient access to USDA energy efficiency and renewable energy data. The announcement builds on the Secretary’s commitment to develop a modern and efficient service organization as outlined in USDA’s Blueprint for Stronger Service.

“Improving and modernizing access to USDA energy data and resources is essential in today’s highly competitive rural business environment,” said Vilsack. “Farmers, ranchers and small businesses across the country will benefit from easier navigation and retrieval of energy and renewable energy investments data and funding opportunities.”

USDA’s energy website provides access to all USDA energy resources, including: agricultural, forestry, economic, and social data. This is done in part through a set of new complementary web-based tools: the USDA Renewable Energy Investment Map, the Renewable Energy Tool and Energy Matrix. These tools focus on USDA’s energy, energy efficiency and renewable energy investments and projects; provide information and data to a broad spectrum of stakeholders; and empower the user with the ability to easily navigate USDA’s energy web resources. In addition, the site provides a link to all USDA state and local offices and energy re-

source coordinators.

Vilsack said this newly designed tool is a great step in a more coordinated and efficient effort to increase public awareness of USDA’s energy research, commercialization of new technologies, program delivery, outreach, and education activities. It also provides a form or technical assistance to people thinking about adopting an energy project. The new site replaces a previous site which was established several years ago. To access the site, go to: www.usda.gov/energy.

Secretary Vilsack said, “As we continue to invest in rural communities across the country, USDA has heard from producers about the need for reducing red tape and the need to modernize its services. We are answering this challenge by making the best use of taxpayer resources, and providing the best possible service to the American people.”

Since taking office, President Obama’s Administration has taken historic steps to improve the lives of rural Americans, put people back to work and build thriving economies in rural communities. From proposing the American Jobs Act to establishing the first-ever White House Rural Council — chaired by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack — the President wants the federal government to be the best possible partner for rural businesses, entrepreneurs and people who want to live, work and raise their families in rural communities.

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

1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com Custom Butchering

Custom Butchering

Dairy Cattle

Dairy Equipment

New York Custom Herd Expansions Processing, LLC WANTED All Size Heifers Rt. 8, Bridgewater, NY

Now Open & Booking Animals

No Lines ~ No Waiting All Cuts Vacuum Packed and Bar-Coded for Tracking and a Complete Printed Inventory of Your Product Call For Appointment

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

Custom Services

B.K. Transfer 5324 County Rd 14 Odessa, NY 14869

“A Farmer Friendly Direct Marketing Service” Barb Kelley Owner/Operator Licensed & Bonded

Toll Free 1.877.208.0123

• Accepting All Types of Livestock

Local 607.703.0052

• Competitive Pricing • Trucking Available

Cell 607.227.5282 Working With You, The Farmer

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

1000’S OF PARTS FOR SALE Mueller, Westfalia, Surge, Ritchie, Clay, Norbco, Condi & More!

61 Years in Business

Also Complete Herds Prompt Pay & Removal

315-269-6600 LOOKING FOR JERSEY 3 to 5 months old for a pet. 315521-4477

REG. HOLSTEIN COWS High Type - High Production Fresh Cows Milking 80-100 lbs.

Show Calves - Breeding Bulls Call Greg 518-284-2991

Tarryk’s Farm Supply 860-822-6013 625 GALLON SUNSET bulk tank w/cooling unit, Surge Alamo vacuum pump, 6½HP, 3” line; Complete DeLaval pipeline system, 1½” line; (2) 12x50 cement silos. 315-5369781

Dogs

HEIFERS

300 Lbs. to Springing Free Stall Herds & Tie Stall Herds (ALL SIZES)

BASKIN LIVESTOCK 585-344-4452 508-965-3370

Heifers & Herds Jack Gordon (518) 279-3101

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 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

SEVERAL USED Double 6 and 8 parlors w/ATO’s and 3” low lines complete. Several 2”: pipelines, used vacuum pumps, receiver groups, claws, ATO’s, washer boxes, etc. 585-732-1953

WANTED

- WANTED -

Farm Machinery For Sale

AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD puppies, minis and standards, all colors, $250-$300. Also Corgie-Aussie mixed pups, call around 7pm, 315-5498776

Farm Equipment

(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

Farm Equipment

Country Folks New York Farm Show Issue ADVERTISING DEADLINE

Wednesday, February 15th We have clients in need of herds, fresh cows, bred, and open heifers. Call Us with your information or email

If you would like to place a classified ad Call Peg at

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518-791-2876

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Dairy Cattle

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Dairy Cattle

ATTENTION DAIRY FARMERS

’83 JD 2950 cab, 4WD, high&low dual hyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$13,500 ’97 Daewoo DD80 cab, 6-way blade, hydro .Call

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Call before you dump high bacteria or antibiotic bulk tanks!

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.

Dairy Cattle 50 WELL GROWN Freestall Heifers due within 60 days.

Joe Distelburger 845-3447170.

Dairy Cattle DAIRY BULL, 1 1/2 year old, Holstein-New Zealand friesian . Best Offer. Call Lewis Martin 315-531-9315

(585) 734-3264 • (585) 734-3265

ALWAYSS AVAILABLE: Whether you’re looking for a few heifers or a large herd, we have a quality selection of healthy, freestall trained cattle.

Herds ranging in size from 30-200+ tie or freestall.

55 COW AI Holstein herd DHIA over 23,000 lots of young cows, lot of pregnant cows. 717-468-1561 95 WELL-GROWN freestall trained Holstein heifers due February & March. Had all shots. 315-269-6600

Before you pull the plug... call day or night.

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Strong demand for youngstock, heifers and herds.

FOR SALE: 8 good big holstein heifers, springing. Some close, take pick. 315-6955671

Visit Our New Troy, NY Location!

DISTELBURGER R LIVESTOCK K SALES,, INC. Middletown, NY (845)) 344-71700 buycows@warwick.net

Penn Yan, NY

315-536-8919

Farm Machinery For Sale ‘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

518-634-2310

ALLIS CHALMERS D-19 gas, snap coupler, 1962 model, project tractor. Ph. 518-6735474 B&E MANUFACTURING: Kicker racks, slant bar feeders, headlock feeders, round bale carriers, low profile bale carriers. 315-536-9513

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

Burkholder Repair LLC 315-536-8446

Big Tractor Parts Steiger Tractor Specialist 1. 10-25% savings on new drive train parts 2. 50% savings on used parts 3. We buy used or damaged Steigers 4. We rebuild axles, drop boxes, transmissions with one year warranty.

1-800-982-1769

US or Canada American made quality parts at big savings

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 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

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CASE/AMCO, 24’ folding disc, H.D. bearings, 18” blades, rock flex, asking $7,500/OBO. 716-213-7843

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

GT RB500 batch grain dryer, PTO, LP, new Microprocessor control unit, $19,500. 585746-6263

JD 8300 drill, 21x7, no seeder, double disc, very good, grains or soybean drill, $2,400; IH 620 press drill, double disc, packer wheels, seeder, $2,400; JD 2700 spring plow, 5x18, works great, $2,850; White 252 14’, JD BW 13’ discs, $2,850 & $2,300; JD 7000 planter, 6x30, dry fertilizer, no-till coulters, planted all my corn last year, $4,000. Mike Franklin, 607-749-3424

CIH 8575 big square baler, 60,000 bales, works good, $28,000. Call Lewis at 315531-9315

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COMBINE:Case IH 2388, 4WD, loaded, w/2 heads 2206 & 2020, great condition, $165,000. 540-825-6929

FOR SALE: JOHN DEERE 7000, 6 row corn planter, dry fertilizer, $5,500. 607-7695199

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

IH 5488, 190hp, 7800 hrs, 20.8x38 duals 70%, rebuilt motor, great condition, $18,500. 607-435-1478 IH 6 Bottom Spring Reset Plow, on-land hitch, could be in furrow, coulters & Hitchiker, very good condition, $6,000 OBO; Demco 300 gallon, 45’ booms, electric controls, needs new nozzles, $1,000 OBO; John Deere 4400 gas combine w/213 grain head, $1,500 OBO. 585-734-8457 IH 700 trailer, 7 bottom, good condition; White 498, 4,5&6 bottom; IH 720 6 bottom onland, nice. 315-536-3807

Combine Salvage

K & J Surplus 60 Dublin Rd. Lansing, NY 14882 (607) 533-4850 • (607) 279-6232 Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

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

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

JD 8420, 8200, 7920, 7700, 7405, 7210, 5500, 4955, 4560; Case IH 215, MX200, 8930, 7140, MX135, MX120, JX95, C80. NH 900 chopper.

Degelman 14’ blade. 585-7321953 JD BALER PARTS: Used, New Aftermarket and rebuilt. JD canopy new aftermarket, $750. Call for pictures. Nelson Horning 585-526-6705 JOHN DEERE 1770, 12 row 30” conservation planter, no till coulters, precision finger pickup, set up for dry fertilizer & has 2.5 bushel boxes, planter goes thru shop each spring & is in above average condition, $35,000. 315-5856373 JOHN DEERE 6400 MFWD, dual hydraulics, open station, rebuilt trans, 540/1000 PTO, good condition, $14,500. 315536-3807 JOHN DEERE 8420, duals, weights, power shift, $104,000. 315-447-3008 JOHN DEERE 915 flex head, $3,800; Clark DPR30 all terrain 6000# forklift, $4,300.

607-423-6144

JOHN DEERE TRACTOR PARTS

Many New Parts in Stock RECENT MODELS IN FOR SALVAGE:

Farm m Equipmentt Dispersall All conditions are used, fair to excellent condition.

Please call Thomas: 607-316-5954 1 - NH Model 1411 Discbine, field ready. $10,500 John Deere 530 Baler John Deere 8350 Single Disc 10 ft Grain Drill Night Mixer Wagon 3142 - Brand New. $29,500 Calf Hutches - $100-$150 each 2 - Ford 17ft Dump Trucks Knight 8030 Manure Spreader 2 - Feeder Wagons. $2600 & $2100 2 - Hay conveyors 2 - Stave Silos with un-loaders 24x70 & 20x60 Rome Construction Disc Case IH Model 600 Silo Blower Dion Silo Blower Ford Post Hole Digger 3 point hitch 09' Bobcat Skid Steer Model S175 5400 hours. $13,900 37' Barrett Aluminum livestock Heavy Duty Trailer w/dual wheeled 14k Axles

TRANSPORT HAY ELEVATORS

• 6420 burnt • 6215 burnt • 5400 4WD burnt • 4430 qd, cab • E4020 •L4020 PS • E3020 • 3010 • 2840 • 2630 • 2010

NELSON PARTS 800-730-4020 315-536-3737

JUST ARRIVED: JD 7810, MFWD, very nice. 4 remotes, unknown hours, priced for quick sale, $59,900. Zeisloft Farm Eq. 800-919-3322 JUST PURCHASED 17 later model JD & Case IH combines.

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

Zeisloft Eq. 800-919-3322 KICKER BALE WAGONS $2,350; 8 & 10 Ton Running Gears, $1,325-$1,500; 20’ Bale Carriers, $2,750. Horst’s Welding, 585-526-5954

Includes Motor & Wheels Other sizes available Call for prices.

We Custom Build Wagon Gears - 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 Ton

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Maine e To o North Carolina

WANTED

John Deere 5460, 5820, or 5830 Choppers

814-793-4293

Let’s tow a trailer Farm to Farm Cutting costs further PleasantCreekHay.com 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 HOLLAND FX45 chopper, 6 row kemper head & hay head w/KP; New Holland FX45 chopper, 4WD, 6 row kemper & hay head w/KP; Case 4494, duals & 3pth, 4900 hrs., zero hrs on motor, fresh overhaul, blade available. Call Rich at 585-7461898

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

Truck Freight Available

MARTIN’S WELDING 315-531-8672 MACK ENTERPRISES Randolph, NY

(716) 358-3006 • (716) 358-3768 Ship UPS Daily www.w2r.com/mackenterprises/

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New & Used Tractor & Logging Equipment Parts

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 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

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Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

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Buying Corn, Feed Wheat & Oats 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

(315) 364-5240

(315)) 549-82266 Romulus, NY 14541

o h lder k r u B Fencing

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

WANTED: Cultimulcher; must be very good-excellent, 15’25’, preferred stored inside.

585-747-7577

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

Farm Supplies

Farm Supplies

Custom Fence Building for: Horses, Cows, Goat, Sheep and Deer We Build: Hi-tensile, woven wire, hot coat, split rail and board fences Also, we sell pressure treated or cedar post, fencing supplies and gates Free Estimates Anthony Burkholder 607-869-5780 Closed Sundays

Improve Your Farm Efficiency

ALL TYPES OF FENCES Quali Guara ty nteed

Roger E. Rider - Independent Dealer Give Us a Call or Shop On-line for All Your Auto, Truck, Ag and Equipment Lube and Filter Needs

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

roger@rideroil.com

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Custom Roasting and Cooling Your Soybeans,Corn, etc.

At Your Farm or Mill Serving All of NY State

WEILER’S GRAIN ROASTING

(315) 549-7081

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn RED CLOVER SEED for sale, $70.00 per bushel or $1.20 per pound. 315-536-8675

Heavy Duty Galvanized Gates

Made in USA

Serving The Northeast

E&A Fence LLC 518-993-5177

Fencing

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585-599-3489

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Fencing

Fencing

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8408 CARNEY HOLLOW RD., WAYLAND, NY 14572

814-793-4293

Cyclops Energizers

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SHAMROCK FARMS (585) FENCING

WANTED

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DAN FITZPATRICK

669-2179

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

Fertilizer & Fertilizer Spreading

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Clyde, NY

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

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Help Wanted

Horse Equipment

EXPERIENCED CHEESE MAKER

2008 2 horse draft size trailer, bumper tow, new paint. 315778-7141

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 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

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Hay - Straw For Sale

Hay - Straw Wanted

HAY FOR SALE: 4x5 dry wrapped bales. Larchar Farms, 607-847-8393

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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

1st, 2nd & 3rd Cuttings Also Small Square Mulch

TIMOTHY MIXED HAY ALFALFA MIXED HAY Call 4M FARMS 315-684-7570 • 315-559-3378

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Please Call Jon at

315-729-0438

SEEKING HERDSPERSON MANAGER 2400 Cows Skaneatles,NY

Farmer to Farmer

Family Owned Operation Compensation Based on Experience

Wet and Dry Round & Square Bales

1st, 2nd & 3rd Cut Hay

315-730-4111

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519-482-5365

ONTARIO DAIRY HAY & STRAW

WANTED

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607-642-3293

Parts & Repair

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2316 6 - 120 0 acree m/ll Hobbyy Farm situated on a quiet road.

30 acres of farm ground used for pasturing and making hay, two year round streams, balance woods, some timber, lots of firewood, excellent hunting. Good 2 story 4 bedroom farm house inside has been remodeled. New front porch. Good 2 story 30 stall dairy barn, would work well for beef or horses. Good 32x40 shop, concrete floor, and power. Nice building to work on equipment or vehicles. This farm has a great location close to Lake Delta for boating and fishing. Snow mobile and ATV trails close by. Mins to Rome or Utica, shopping and hospitals close by. Nice area to live and farm, handy to everything. Death in family forces d too $215,000. This is a great buy sale Price has been reduced on a nice little farm of this size.

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Raise beef or horses. Excellent hay making farm. Road frontage on two roads. Farm could be easily sub-divided for investment.

Gas and Mineral rights convey. Owners are relocating their dairy operation to another area this spring and have priced this farm very reasonable to move it. Priced to sell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Askingg $310,000 22799 - Madisonn County, Near Brookfield State Lands. Good little buy on a good little farm. 18 surveyed acres mostly tillable.

Beautiful year round trout stream. 2 story barn with 50 stalls.

Milking equipment still intact. Patz barn cleaner. Good 40x80 machinery building. Additional older 2 story barn with side addition for storage. Remodeled 2 story home. Good 2 car garage. Farm is close to the beautiful Brookfield State Forest and the Equine trail system with over 300 miles of trails for riding horses. Close to snow mobile and ATV trails, great hunting and fishing. Nice little farm to raise a few horses or beef. Farm is reasonably priced to sell . . . . . . . . . . . .Askingg $140,000 Owner would consider fair offer.

22755 - Madison n Countyy Gentleman'ss Farm. 190+/- acres.

60 well drained high lime tillable acres. Balance woods and pasture. 2 large machinery buildings. 50x70 loose housing livestock barn. Also an older 72x175 Free stall barn. Good completely remodeled 2 story Victorian home. House is ready to go for two families but could easily be changed to one 5 bedroom home. Farm has a great location, 25 mins to Syracuse. Beef, horses, or gentleman farming. Farm has been reasonably priced to sell . . .Price Reduced from $300,000 to $280,000

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Calendar of Events WEST NOTE: Calendar entries must arrive at the Country Folks office by the Tuesday prior to our publication date for them to be included in the calendar of events. Email: jkarkwren@leepub.com FEB 6, 13, 20 & 27 2012 Pesticide Training and Recertification Classes Cornell Cooperative Extension - Ontario County. 7-9:30 pm.

Exam being offered on March 5, 2012 from 7-11 pm. The cost for the pesticide training to obtain a license is $120.

This does not include the $100 DEC exam fee, due the day of the exam. Certified applicators, private and commercial, seeking recertification credits will receive 2.5 core credits per class. The cost for recertification is $70 for all four classes or $20/class. To receive registration material or for additional information, contact Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County at 585-3943977 ext.

427, e-mail 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. 67:30 pm. Class fee can be paid at the door, $10 for individuals, $15 for 2, under 18 free.

Contact CCE Tioga Co., 607687-4020 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.

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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 607-687-4020 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., Canan-daigua, NY. 9 am - 3 pm. $25/person, includes lunch and handouts.

Contact Nancy Anderson, 585394-3977 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@centerfordairyexcel lence.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.

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FEB 10 Locally Grown Foods Festival Union Hall, 100 Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY. $5/person $10/family. Register at the door or in advance at https://secure.qgiv.com/for/ cornellce/event/4188.

FEB 10-12 Advancing Cooperation Together (ACT) Conference Saratoga Hilton in Saratoga Springs, NY. DFA and Dairylea members, between the ages of 18-40, are invited to attend. Contact Jessica Kneaskern, 888-589-6455 ext. 5771.

FEB 11 NY Forest Owners Association Winter Meeting Spencer-Van Etten High School Auditorium. 9 am noon. Contact Brett Chedzoy, bjc226@cornell.edu.

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NBB remarks on State of the Union Urges administration to finalize EPA rule for increased biodiesel use WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Biodiesel Board (NBB), the trade association for the U.S. biodiesel industry, released the following statement regarding early reports from administration officials and others regarding President Obama’s State of the Union Address delivered Jan. 24: “The U.S. biodiesel industry is proving that we can accomplish the president’s goals of creating jobs while building a clean-energy economy,” said Anne Steckel, NBB’s vice president of federal affairs. “With the help

of strong domestic energy policy, we had a record year of production last year and supported nearly 40,000 jobs across the country.”

“We know we can build on that success, and we couldn’t agree more with the president that it should be a top priority,” Steckel added.

“That’s why we’re calling on the Administration to quickly finalize the delayed EPA rule for boosting biodiesel use under the Renewable Fuel Standard in 2013. This is a decision that the Administration can make singlehandedly and that would support more

than 10,000 new jobs.”

Biodiesel was a bright spot under the RFS in 2011. The industry produced a record volume of 1 billion gallons, easily exceeding the 800-million-gallon requirement for Biomass-based Diesel. The EPA last year proposed increasing the volume requirement from 1 billion gallons in 2012 to 1.28 billion gallons in 2013. But the agency announced in December that it was delaying a final decision to conduct further review.

Along with advocating for the final RFS rule, the biodiesel industry also is

urging Congress to reinstate the $1-per-gallon biodiesel tax incentive that expired on Dec. 31, 2011.

“The tax incentive and the RFS are clearly working as Congress envisioned,” Steckel said. “These policies are creating jobs. They’re displacing imported diesel fuel with clean, Americanmade biodiesel. And they’re significantly cutting tailpipe pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.”

Biodiesel is the first and only commercial-scale fuel produced across the country to meet the EPA’s defini-

tion as an Advanced Biofuel.

Made from an increasingly diverse mix of resources such as agricultural oils, recycled cooking oil and animal fats, it is produced in nearly every state in the country. It is a renewable, clean-burning diesel replacement that can be used in existing diesel engines and meets a strict ASTM fuel specification. According to a recent economic study, the industry’s 1 billion gallon production milestone in 2011 supported some 39,027 jobs and $2.1 billion in household income.

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Secretary Vilsack praises agriculture, Farm Bureau members Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack delivered a clear message to farmers and ranchers attending the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 93rd Annual Meeting.

“Agriculture and rural America matter, and no group understands that better than the men and women who lead Farm Bureau,” Vilsack said.

Vilsack also had high praise for agriculture as being responsible for one in every 12 jobs in America, and he focused on the need to address challenges facing the United States and the world.

Last year, American agricultural exports amounted to $137.4 billion, which led to a $42 billion farm trade surplus, and direct support for more than 1 million American jobs, according to Vilsack.

The secretary pledged to Farm Bureau members that USDA would continue to listen to

their concerns and would work with other federal departments and agencies on regulatory issues with potential impacts on rural America, including dust and youth labor rules.

USDA is working as agriculture’s partner on a wide range of essential services across the board, Vilsack said, ranging from resource conservation and agricultural financing to crop insurance and rural development.

Vilsack praised agriculture for its role in keeping the nation strong, saying that “the unemployment rate is dropping more quickly in rural America than any other sector of our country.”

To help keep agriculture robust, Vilsack outlined several essential points that he considers vital to the next farm bill, including: • Providing an adequate safety net when it is needed most, with a

combination of provisions including crop insurance and some form of revenue protection program.

• A continued focus on stewardship and conservation programs, with added flexibility and the ability to leverage federal funds to the fullest extent possible.

• Provisions to continue promoting and expanding international trade for agriculture.

• A well-funded research effort to continue a trend that saw agriculture rank second in productivity gains among all economic sectors since 1980.

• Better support programs for beginning farmers, including programs to expand local and regional food systems.

Vilsack said agriculture and rural America are only barely skimming the surface in making a positive impact on the nation. He called for a focus on

Fourth Annual Peter Levatich Memorial Woodland Seminar The fourth annual Peter Levatich Memorial Woodland Seminar will be held Saturday, Feb. 11, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the Spencer-Van Etten High School Auditorium on State Route 34, Spencer, NY. This year’s theme is: Making Our Forests More Resilient in the Face of Environmental Changes.

Dr. Paul Curtis of Cornell University will talk about the “Impacts of Feral Hogs on Wooded Landscapes”. Dr. Bob Hansen of Penn State University will

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This is a free program sponsored by the Southern Finger Lakes Chapter of the New York Forest Owners Association, and all are welcome to attend. For more information, please contact Cornell Cooperative Extension of Schuyler County at 607-535-7161, or by e-mail at: bjc226@cornell.edu.

bio-based economies for rural communities, which he said offered “unlimited potential” for rural America.

While emphasizing USDA’s continued commitment to America’s farmers and ranchers, Vilsack announced a reallocation of USDA facilities and resources in light of the government’s budget challenges. That includes a workforce decrease of more than 7,000 employees, streamlining of services and the consolidation and closing of 250 USDA offices across the country.

Of those offices, 131 are Farm Service Agency offices, Vilsack said. Of those, 35 already had no staffing and the remainder had either one

or two employees and all were within 20 miles of another FSA office capable of handling farmer and rancher clients. He expressed optimism that providing service online would become a more viable option and assured farmers and ranchers that USDA service would not be sacrificed.

He closed by com-

mending those who call rural America home. He cited the example of 50 percent of the U.S. military force hailing from rural America, while only 16 percent of the nation’s population lives in rural areas. He called rural America “an extraordinary place” to which the rest of the nation “owes a debt of gratitude.

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The 2012 Corn & Soybean Expo was held Jan. 26 at the Holiday Inn in Liverpool.

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