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Walton Regional Livestock Show A-3 Columnists Lee Mielke

Mielke Market Weekly B16 Paris Reidhead

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Everyone’s talking about … the weather ~ Page A4

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. ~ 2 Corinthians 9:6

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Walton Regional Livestock Show

by Shannon Spargo June 15-17 saw the second annual Walton Regional Livestock Show, a local tribute to competitive livestock showing. The show, held at the Delaware County Fairgrounds, called together 80 exhibitors and their 187 beef cattle, swine, meat goats, and sheep.

Exhibitors arrived on Friday, settled in, and then washed and prepared their animals for show. The competitions started on Saturday with showmanship and breeding classes of all species. Goats and beef cattle were shown in one ring while swine and sheep were simultaneously shown in another, creating some tension for those with multiple species. Judges and ring men remained accommodating, though, holding classes to ensure that everyone got to where they needed to be on time.

After a successful day of showing, exhibitors and staff alike relaxed and enjoyed a silent auction, followed by a barn dance. The auction, with items donated by competitors and local businesses, raised $900 to support the livestock show next year.

Competition resumed the next day, Sunday, with market classes of all species. Champions were chosen, judges were thanked, and exhibitors packed up to go home, proud of their accomplishments and excited next year.

Champions included top showmen Shannon Spargo of East Berne, NY (swine), Kirby Dygert of Elma, NY (sheep), Nick Britt of Gasport, NY (beef), and Brendan Knoll of Hamburg, NY (meat goats).

Champion market animals were

exhibited by Patrick Kibbe of Randolph, NY (swine), Shelby Rarick of Fleetwood, PA (sheep), Dalton Gerhardt of East Aurora, NY (beef), and Brendan Knoll of Hamburg, NY (meat goats). These quality animals were followed closely by the Reserve Champion market animals, shown by Chase Gerhardt of East Aurora, NY (swine), Kirby Dygert of Elma, NY (sheep), Shelby Kelkenberg of Clarence Center, NY (beef), and Brynne Backus of Sidney Center, NY (meat goats).

Champion breeding females were exhibited by Clayton Stephens of Clinton Corners, NY (swine), Elizabeth Kron of Alden, NY (sheep), Jocelyn Duncan of Otego, NY (beef), and Bethann Tyler of Deposit, NY (meat goats). Reserve Champion breeding females include those shown by Nick Kron of Alden, NY (swine) and Nick Britt of Gasport, NY (beef).

The sheep and meat goat judges chose Supreme Champion animals, which went to Elizabeth Kron of Alden, NY (sheep) and Bethann Tyler of Deposit, NY (meat goats). Possibly the most respected award, though, went to the Best Bred and Owned animals, which were exhibited by Nick Kron of Alden, NY (swine), Elizabeth Kron of Alden, NY (sheep), Jocelyn Duncan of Otego, NY (beef), and Brynne Backus of Sidney Center, NY (meat goats).

Producing and exhibiting high quality animals is the mission of the Walton Regional Livestock Show — a mission that will continue to thrive under the passionate direction of committee members, enthusiastic engagement of exhibitors, and generous sponsorship

by Purina Mills Feed, Walton FFA, and others.

Elizabeth Kron fits her sheep for show.

Photo by Shannon Spargo

Future of Pennsylvania family farms strengthened with changes to state tax code “The inheritance tax has been a burden on farm families for decades,” said Agriculture Secretary George Greig.

“By eliminating this tax, Gov. Corbett solidified his commitment to Pennsylvania farm families and to keeping farmers farming for generations. This law provides farmers the opportunity to save thousands of dollars in inheritance tax, allowing them to reinvest in their agricultural operations.”

Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) praised members of the state General Assembly for approving changes to the state tax code that will help preserve the economic viability of Pennsylvania family farms.

The changes include a provision that exempts from inheritance taxation the passage of farm assets from a deceased individual to close family members who continue the farm operation.

“Pennsylvania families currently pay inheritance taxes essentially on the first dollar of value of the decedent’s

taxable estate. This can be especially challenging for farmers, who typically have low cash reserves, but need large amounts of land for their operations.

Farmers are often faced with added difficulties, when they are forced to sell off assets or farmland to pay off inheritance taxes. This reduces the productivity of the farm and threatens its viability in the future,” said PFB President Carl T. Shaffer.

Another change to the tax code provides an exemption from realty transfer taxation of farm property as part of the reorganization of a family-owned farm business to a limited partnership, limited liability partnership or a corporation managed by the same family.

“The change simply allows farmers to get the same tax treatment as other family-owned businesses. Families in non-farming businesses in Pennsylvania are already provided an exemption from realty transfer taxes when they reorganize and put their assets in the name of the business created through reorganization. The legis-

lation would allow farm families, who want to change their current business structure into a more helpful one for the family (like a limited partnership), that same exemption,” added Shaffer.

Farm Bureau notes that the exemption would still require 75 percent of the business to be owned by members of the same family making up the family farm corporation or family farm partnership.

“The changes should also benefit rural communities and the state’s economy, because family farms in Pennsylvania typically spend a vast majority of their income close to home, supporting local businesses and jobs, along with agriculture-related businesses,” concluded Shaffer.

PAgrows, the Agriculture Department’s economic development initiative, can help farmers understand farm transition and finances, including state and federal grant and low interest loan programs to grow their operations. Visit www. pagrows.com or call 717-705-9513.

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HARRISBURG, PA — Landmark legislation signed June 30 by Gov. Tom Corbett makes it easier for Pennsylvania farms to transition between generations.

The legislation eliminating the Pennsylvania inheritance tax on farms takes effect immediately and applies only to working farms. Pennsylvania farmers can now pass their farms on to their heirs without worrying they will have to pay steep “death taxes” to keep them in the family.

“The death tax has forced too many families to sell their legacy, their land and their way of life,” said Corbett.

“This tax has put too many farms out of business because it was too expensive for farmers to pass them down to their children. This will happen no more. We intend to save our farms.”

Previously when a landowner died, heirs to their farm property had to pay an inheritance tax of 4.5 percent if they were adult children and 12 percent if they were siblings of the deceased.

Everyone’s talking about … the weather

by Sally Colby Nearly every conversation among farmers is peppered with talk of rain — too much, not enough or (rarely) just right. Despite spending so much time dwelling on the weather, farmers know they can’t do anything about it. However, they can learn how longterm climate patterns affect weather and crops.

“If you thought this weather is unusual, you were right,” said historical climatologist Evelyn Browning-Garriss. “Most people are far too busy to hear the latest scientific findings about natural climate change.

Anything that man does has to combine with what’s happening in nature, and nature goes through cycles.”

Browning-Garriss says

it’s these cycles that make weather prediction challenging. But she says the secret to understanding what’s happening with natural climate change is to follow the energy from the sun to the skies to the ocean.

“Natural climate change comes through three steps,” she said. “First, how much solar radiation is there? The sun provides the energy that runs weather systems.

Second, how much of that energy reaches the earth? A large volcano will block out some of the incoming sunlight.

Third, once that energy reaches the earth, where is it stored?” BrowningGarriss says that because 70 percent of the earth is ocean water, most of the energy is stored in the ocean.

Ocean currents carry that heat around, and that’s what determines the weather.

Sophisticated computer models and history are what BrowningGarriss looks at to predict weather patterns. “I look at what factors are shaping the weather, then I go back and look at weather records,” she said. “I’m telling you, ‘here’s what happened in the past 80 percent of the time.’ We also use other tools of nature including tree rings and glacier cores. According to scientists, we have a year-by-year weather record that goes back 100,000 years in the northern hemisphere.”

Historical records show that a one degree difference in temperature can make a huge

“Tree ring data taken throughout the western United States shows that when it was hot, there was a lot of drought. When it was cold, it was also wet, and now it’s getting warm again.

But it started getting warm before the Industrial Revolution.”

~ Evelyn Browning -Garriss

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change in climate. “If you cool the globe one degree Fahrenheit, it changes the freeze zone by 300 miles,” she said.

“Tree ring data taken throughout the western United States shows that when it was hot, there was a lot of drought.

When it was cold, it was also wet, and now it’s getting warm again. But it started getting warm before the Industrial Revolution.”

Browning-Garriss looks at the 11-year solar cycle, also known as the sunspot cycle, noting that the period between 2007 and 2009 was the quietest in 100 years. In general, short-term changes of the sun don’t make a significant impact on global climate, but consecutive low and high cycles initiate warm periods. “The sun has been active since the 1940s,” said Browning-Garriss. “A lot of what happens depends on how much radiation makes it to the earth. One of the keys to that is volcanoes. If a volcano is big enough that its debris and ash make it to the stratosphere (about 10 miles up), the stratosphere is so quiet that the ash can stay there for years and block incoming sun.” Additionally, winds carry that ash all over the globe.

In the last three years, five volcanoes have entered the stratosphere. All are in the polar region, which means that dust and debris are cooling the polar region. BrowningGarriss says the eruption of Sarychev Peak (Kuril Islands, Russia) and Mount Redoubt (Alaska) in 2009 explains the cool weather that year. “When volcanoes speak, you’d better listen,” she said.

Browning-Garriss noted there are many weather patterns that influence climate, but the most familiar are El Nino and La Nina, which have been recorded since the 1540s.

However, the pattern that

affects global ag and ag prices is the Atlanticmultidecadal oscillation (AMO). “Since 1995, the AMO has been flowing faster, and the Atlantic has been getting warmer,” said BrowningGarriss. “This means hotter and drier summers.”

Oceans influence weather because they carry heat. “Patterns in the ocean can shape weather patterns on land,” said BrowningGarriss. “Cold water in troughs cools the air above, and it lingers there month after month.

Air patterns flow differently above the troughs.

When the Atlantic is hot, the cold air can’t go south. Instead, it plunges deep into the land. That’s why it was so cold last year (2010/2011). But these patterns are shaped by winds, and winds are shaped by atmospheric pressure. The key thing to watch is the Icelandic low — when it’s weak, which it is when the water is hot, we get very cold winters in the east. The Icelandic low was blown to pieces by the volcano in Grimsvotn. The water around Iceland has been cooled for almost a year by the ash and debris that blocks incoming sunlight.”

Browning-Garriss refers to another weather influencer, the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), as the crossguard.

“If the NAO is positive, cold air can go across the Atlantic,” she said. “If it’s negative, the cold air can’t cross the Atlantic.

The NAO has been more positive this year than any time we’ve seen in the last 200 years. They can tell two weeks ahead when the NAO is expected to go negative, and if it does, we’re going to have cold.” Another influential pattern is the Arctic Oscillation (AO) — the wind around the Arctic.

When the AO is moving fast, it traps the cold air north.

The recent strength of this pattern is the reason Alaska received 27 feet of snow

last winter.

Another important climate influence is the Pacific decadal oscillation (PDO), which is a pattern of Pacific climate variability that shifts in phases ranging from 20 to 30 years.

“They’ve looked at tree rings that have recorded PDO changes,” said Browning-Garriss, who runs grain and crop prices through PDO records to determine what happens when the PDO changes. “The PDO changed in the ‘70s, and look what happened to corn prices,” she said.

“Even when prices went down again, they never went down as far.”

What’s shaping upcoming weather?

“When volcanic debris enters the stratosphere, it can stay there for two to three years,” said Browning-Garriss. “That volcanic debris will be shaping the weather all year. The warmth of the Atlantic will continue, so you can expect a hot summer. Fifty eight percent of the continental U.S. and Canada prairie cropping system are experiencing dry weather and drought. This will continue as long as we have La Nina. One of the key things to look at is ‘when does La Nina go?’

If La Nina stops by July, crop production should be average to above average.”

Browning-Garriss says that when there’s a huge change in global rainfall, the price of grain changes. Farmers in countries without advanced agricultural technology take up to ten years to adjust to these changes. “It’s times like these that high-tech farmers have the edge,” she said. “These hot summers are not going to go away. This is a constant you’ll be dealing with.”

For more information on the work of Browning-Garriss, check out her newsletter at www.browningnewsletter.com.

Cover photo by Sally Colby Farmers who learn to watch weather patterns can more accurately determine when to plant crops and make hay.

Hops are returning to New York Interest brews to have New York agriculture begin growing hops again. per week during the growing season.

Another management practice used in modern hop yards is drip irrigation to ensure optimum moisture. The trellis system uses a row of poles to elevate the braided cable which support all the plants is used. Due to our climate and growing season, the year’s vine growth for hops reaches 18 feet in height. The poles can be cedar, tamarack or black locust of 20 to 22 feet in length and at least 6 inches in diameter to be spaced every 30 feet. The cable recommendation should be braided aircraft wire galvanized or stainless steel 1/8th inch gauge or greater. This establishment cost for infrastructure for hop production is $6,000 per acre. During the establishment of the yard, farmers should control noxious weeds and correct the pH of soil to 6-7. The female hop plants are established from rhizoidal shoots. The rows are 11 to 12 feet apart and plants in each row are spaced 3 to 3.5 feed apart.

Low trellis systems are not recommended here in the Northeast because of the vertical and lateral growth produced in the trellis infrastructure.

“During our growing season, hops will grow about 18 feet. Once they reach the top of a 10 foot trellis, they will travel laterally. This dense growth is susceptible to fungal and other diseases and requires other specialized over-the-row mechanical harvesting or costly hand harvesting practices.

The growing season and harvest At the beginning of the growing season, the trellis system is outfitted with a special twine like rope called coir.

Coir is imported from Sri Lanka and is made from coconut husks because this rope does not stretch when it gets damp. Once the rope is installed, two main vines are trained up from the main root. All other inferior shoots are removed so that production is emphasized in the main vines.

Hops are a perennial herb that dies back to the root each year. The harvest of determinate flowering vines is within a specific window each year. So at harvest, the coir is cut removing the entire vine from the trellis based on the moisture content of the cones. Each vine weights about 35 pounds. The cones can be manually removed from the vine but modern harvesters process the entire vine to separate the cones from the vines. Once harvested the hop cones need to be dried in a kiln or oast using warm air not exceeding 120 degrees. When they are dry, hops are stored in vacuum packages stored in freezers and sold based on local demand.

Future Today’s hop production is mechanical when produced in quantities greater than an acre. Currently there are two stationary processors online in New York. The Northeast Hops Association has made a stationary Wolf harvester housed at Morrisville State College available for its members.

During his Ag Day presentation, Steven Miller the NY Hop specialist explained that that female plant produced asexually from plant cuttings are used to establish a hop yard. Hops are a perennial herb that generates an 18 foot long vine each year over a productive lifespan of 20 years.

Miller indicated that recent legislative activities to approve on farm microbreweries equivalent to the on farm winery legislation would help to stimulate on farm activities and increased interest in New York production.

Can hops make a comeback in New York? “With modern genetic advance-

ments in the cultivars coupled with the increased demand locally, New York could increase by 400 to 500 acres in hop production,” concluded Miller.

For more information visit www.northeasthopalliance.org. Steven Miller can be reached at sgm6@cornell.edu or by phone at 607-684-3011.

State budget retains funding for vital agriculture programs CAMP HILL, PA — Pennsylvania Farm Bureau says the new state budget approved by the General Assembly and signed by Gov. Tom Corbett maintains spending for vital agriculture programs, including Cooperative Extension and agriculture research administered by Penn State University.

“After major cuts to last year’s budget, it was crucial that programs, which provide advances in technology and technical assistance for farmers, not suffer further budget cuts this year,” said PFB President Carl T. Shaffer.

The state budget also restored funding to last year’s levels for other key agriculture programs, such as Agriculture Excellence (including the Center for Dairy Excellence) and research under the Department of Agriculture. The University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine, the Nutrient Management Fund, Conservation Districts and the Animal Health Commission will receive the same amount of funding as the past year.

“These programs are sound investments that help farmers implement conservation practices, produce more food on less land and keep food prices under control for consumers,” added

Shaffer.

As part of the overall budget process, lawmakers also demonstrated an understanding of the vital role Farmland Preservation plays throughout the state by continuing to use the Cigarette Tax as the dedicated source to fund the program.

Pennsylvania County Fairs will receive $2 million in assistance, more than doubling the amount from last year, while the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex receives a modest bump to $3 million. Both programs will be funded through the Race Horse Development Fund.

“Pennsylvania’s farm families have consistently accepted substantial reductions of funding for vital programs during the past several years to help the commonwealth recover from severe fiscal problems. We appreciate the decision by Governor Corbett and the General Assembly to draw a line on further cuts this year. Those investments will help preserve agriculture as Pennsylvania’s leading industry as farmers produce healthy food for Pennsylvania consumers and implement costly environmental practices,” concluded Shaffer.

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by Steven E Smith Hops, a crop that made a rich contribution to New York farmers during the infancy of our country could once again become a contributor according to Steven Miller CCE state specialist in hop production. With the increase popularity of microbreweries, specialty beers featuring locally produced hops have been the buzz. During the 2012 Ag Day program at SUNY Cobleskill, Miller explained the opportunity.

History New York State was once the leader of hop production. In 1808, the first commercially grown hops were produced in Bouckville, NY. In time, hops became a significant crop for the state grown primarily in the seven country Central New York region of Chenango, Madison, Oneida, Herkimer, Otsego, Montgomery and Schoharie counties.

During the early years, a farmer would use the rolling hillsides to produce a crop that in one year would pay off their mortgage stated Miller. By 1880, 80 percent of the entire U.S. crop (21 million pounds) was produced in New York. But with time, the increased disease pressure from powdery and downy mildews caused many growers to migrate west for a fresh start. Today the vast majority of the hop production in the U.S. occurs in the Pacific Northwest.

Assessing the opportunity Now hops are gaining interest from local microbreweries that market craft beers. Currently there are over 70 of these breweries licenses in New York and more than 30 applications for license filed. Miller indicated that these enterprises are looking for local agriculture to produce aromatic hop varieties valued at $10-$14 per pound.

Once established, a hop yard would have 1,000 plants per acre that can remain viable for 25 to 30 years.

The establishment and annual labor costs are significant factors to consider when assessing the enterprise budget for this business. While there are no producers with more than 10 acres in New York today, Miller indicates that a prospective grower with 10-15 acres producing 1,000 to 1,200 pounds per acre could market their production worth $10 to $14 per pound when sold as a dried and palletized product. Most producers budget for a $6,000 to $8,000 per acre in gross sales to generate account for the infrastructure investment and cover variable costs and leave a profit for themselves. Miller suggests that growers in New York would benefit from sharing in the costs of harvesters, oasts (kilns) and palletizing and packaging equipment.

While traditional hop production was accomplished using tall poles, the modern technique is with a trellis system. The advantage of good airflow is beneficial to prevent diseases especially in densely growing vines. Ultimately the soils should be adequately drained still need about 1.25 inches of water

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NCBA supports Highway Bill Congress passes Highway Bill, avoids extension WASHINGTON, D.C. — After nine extensions and more than a thousand days, the highway bill would have came to an end on June 30. However, in a last minute decision, the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, on June 29, passed a transportation bill (MAP-21) that resulted from an agreement made on June 27. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President J.D. Alexander expressed approval for the legislation but said there is still work to be done.

“This very important bill is another example of legislation that resulted from bipartisan compromise. This bill has been on a road to nowhere for more than three years. Cattlemen

should be relieved that progress has been made,” said Alexander, who is a cattleman from Pilger, NE. “Specifically, this bill is a big deal to farm and ranch families across the country. Many do not realize just how important this transportation legislation is to farmers and ranchers.”

Alexander said the legislation includes many provisions that are good for cattlemen and women. The final agreement includes the Farmers’ Freedom Act (H.R. 2414), which was sponsored by Representative James Lankford (R-OK). Alexander said H.R. 2414 will prevent certain farm vehicles from vigorous federal requirements, such as commercial driver’s licenses, designed for fulltime commercial drivers. Among the pro-

visions included in H.R. 2414, the legislation provides additional uniformity across state lines. Also included on that list of provisions is H.R. 3265, which was introduced by Congressman Sam Graves (R-MO).

This legislation waives certain driving restrictions during planting and harvesting seasons for farmers who are transporting commodities.

Alexander said NCBA supports making transportation policies more efficient for cattle producers by creating uniform transportation laws across all states and helping states adopt transportation laws that increase allowable weight, length and trailer requirements. Alexander said NCBA, the oldest and largest national cattle organization, was disap-

pointed that truck weights were not directly addressed in MAP-21.

“State governments need to be given the option to increase truck weights with an additional axle to livestock and semi-trailers. This will increase braking power and place less total weight on each axle, making livestock transportation safer, more economical and less stressful on U.S. roadways,” said Alexander.

Alexander said transportation was included in NCBA’s top five priorities in 2012. He said the organization supports the agreement reached and was pleased that another extension was avoided. However, he said NCBA will continue working with members of Congress to address other NCBA transportation priorities.

NCBA statement on WTO ruling on Country of Origin labeling WASHINGTON, D.C. — The World Trade Organization (WTO) on June 29 issued its final ruling on Country of Origin Labeling (COOL), which was originally released in November of 2011 and appealed on March 23, 2012, by the U.S. Trade Representative. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Vice President Bob McCan issued the following statement.

“The World Trade Or-

ganization has been extremely clear that mandatory Country of Origin Labeling is a clear WTO violation. This most recent decision is very similar to the initial ruling made three months ago. Instead of working diligently to bring the United States into WTO compliance, we wasted three months and taxpayer dollars on an appeal process. This did nothing more than jeop-

ardize our strong trade relationship with Canada and Mexico, the two largest importers of U.S. beef. The Obama Administration prolonged an issue that could have been resolved quickly.

“NCBA worked with Canada and Mexico to prevent any retaliatory action that could have occurred from the unfortunate decision made by the U.S. government to appeal the initial ruling.

“Cattlemen deserve a government that fights for and protects our opportunities. We need a government that not only demands WTO compliance of our trade part-

ners but one that ensures the United States is abiding by these same guidelines. We are committed to working with this administration and Congress to find a per-

manent solution to this issue in order to bring the United States back into compliance. It is absolutely critical that the United States leads by example.”

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New York State Supreme Beef Female Show at New York State Fair on Aug. 28 Purina Show Chow is sponsoring the Champion New York Supreme Beef Female competition at the New York State Fair on Beef Day, Tuesday, Aug. 28. Details about the Program are listed on the NYBPA web site at www.nybpa.org.

Make plans to attend Beef Day. The day will start off with the Limousin Show, followed by a Fitting Clinic by Kirt Stierwalt, The Supreme Beef Show, and a Reception following, given by the NYBPA and the New York Angus Association.

Assorted activities will be all day at the Beef Barn.

NYBPA members will greet you in the Beef Barn, wear a Beef Day ribbon, spin our Wheel of Beef and win prizes.

Take a chance on Guessing the Bulls weight, and a Kids’ Activity center will be available. Meet and visit with Beef Producers from around the state. Hope to see you all there.

The New York Beef Producers are sponsor-

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“Old Iron” a passion for parade drivers at Empire Farm Days Aug. 7-9 SENECA FALLS, NY — Passion and pride will be on display daily at the Aug. 7-9, 2012 Empire Farm Days when the “Old Iron” Parade takes place at 2 p.m. through the 300acre showgrounds at the Rodman Lott and Son Farms in Seneca Falls, NY. Howard Hemminger of Geneva, NY, will have three classic tractors in the parade at New York’s largest outdoor agricultural trade show.

“Empire Farm Days is great fun, driving the old tractors amidst all the new equipment,” Hemminger says. “Show visitors like to hear that five generations of my family have driven our machines. I drive my grandfather’s 1938 14horsepower Farmall F14, my wife Carol drives her John Deere 50, and we always find someone for the Farmall 400 that my dad bought in 1955.”

Hemminger, presi-

dent of the International Harvester Club in Bellona, NY, will be recruiting new members for the club.

“Agriculture runs deep in my veins and I enjoy talking with people and hearing the amazing stories of the old tractors in their lives. We are encouraging younger men and women, and farmers still working the farm with their old tractors, to join us in putting the ‘old iron’ on display and

in parades,” Hemminger says.

At least five antique tractor clubs are expected to bring their highly-prized classic and antique tractors from Allis-Chalmers to Minneapolis-Moline models to the 2012 Empire Farm Days.

The three-day Empire Farm Days agricultural extravaganza also provides the opportunity to learn about the newest “farm steel” equipped with GPS technology

and to test drive large and compact tractors and ATVs daily 10 a.m.2 p.m. on the northeast side of the showgrounds. The International Harvester “Old Iron” club will have raffle tickets for a Cub Cadet tractor to be awarded in November.

The 300-acre Empire Farm Days agricultural extravaganza includes

DairyProfit and Equine seminars; live animals; the New York Ag Leadership Luncheon; cattle handling, farm safety, goat care, and agricultural plastics recycling demonstrations; farm family displays and activities; 600-plus representatives of ag institutions and organizations; and beef, chicken, and pork barbecue.

NYBPA at Empire Farm Days The 2012 Empire Farms Days will be held in Seneca Falls, NY, on Aug. 8-10.

The New York Beef Producers Association will again be serving up their delicious beef barbecue dinners and sandwiches at EFD. Make plans to stop by and visit our cattle displays in the Beef Industry Tent, and find out how our producers are producing safe, wholesome and nutritious beef.

There will be a Cattle Handling demonstration daily on the site next to the Beef Barbecue Tent.

Come and see the latest proper handling procedures.

Hope to see you all there.

NYBPAupcoming events

Howard Hemminger’s three antique tractors.

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Wanted: youth groups The NYBPA is looking for 4-H, FFA, soccer and or any youth groups interested in helping at our Beef Tent at the Empire Farm Days. We are looking for groups of four to six youth to help clean tables etc. during the hours of 11 a.m.-2 p.m. daily, Aug. 8-10.

They will receive a hat, an apron and lunch. If the groups can

put together groups of four to six people the NYBPA would pay their organization $100 for the four hours of time donated to the NYBPA. If interested please contact Brenda Bippert at 716-870-2777 or email nybeefproducers@aol.c om so we can put together a schedule.

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July 16 - 7:00 PM - WNY Pro Farm Pullers - Truck and Tractor Pulls

• Aug. 7-9: Empire Farm Days, Cattle Display and Beef BBQ • Aug. 18: Angus Hill, Angus Sale, Randolph, NY • Aug. 28: Beef Day and Supreme Beef Female Show, New York State Fair, Syracuse, NY • Sept. 14: Cow Power XL Sale, Millbrook, NY • Sept. 16: Trowbridge Family Affair Sale, Ghent, NY • Sept. 22: Tullyfergus Joint Production Sale, Seneca Falls, NY • Sept. 22: WBB & Hoelscher Show Cattle — Show Steer and Heifer Poster Sale, Alden, NY, followed by Open House with Beef Clinic.

• Oct. 3-7: Ohio Beef Tour. Contact Mike Baker 607-255-5923 for details • Oct. 12-14: Coby Classic Sale and NYJBPA Fall Festival, Cobleskill, NY

Older vs. better cows

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Age may not trump herd improvement

by Miranda Reiman “More longevity and fertility in the cowherd seem like a ‘no brainer.’ But when those pursuits come at the expense of uniformity or other functionality, it could pay to do some hard studying.

“The overwhelming cost and subsequent priority of cow-calf operations is related to cow maintenance and care,” said Nevil Speer, an animal scientist at Western Kentucky University. “The difference is huge between a cow that lasts until she is 10 versus 8.”

That’s why crossbreeding is the default, blanket prescription for commercial cattlemen looking to make reproductive improvements.

But South Dakota rancher Rich Blair said, “Been there, done that, and don’t want to go back.”

He and his brother Ed turned their once-straightbred Herefords into Continental crossbreds in the late 1970s and ‘80s, but gradually phased that out in the ‘90s when the family turned its focus to Angus.

“We always calved out quite a few first-calf heifers and you’d lose or cull 25 percent of those for one thing or another: disposition, udders, no milk, mothering ability,” he said. “Now we’re closer to 2 percent and we have a lot more consistency in our heifers.” He gives most of the credit to the breed association’s extensive database and the use of highaccuracy sires.

Heartland Cattle Company, near McCook, NE, custom develops heifers for a large number of commercial Angus herds, and also sells bred heifers by forward contract. Many long-term heifer buyers say they want that hybrid vigor in black baldies, but those have been hard to come by.

Comparing the two sets of females, research and information director Janet Rippe says they’re fairly similar.

“Our first service conception rate is averages 71 percent and then after a 45-day A.I. season, we’ll send heifers out of here at about 91 percent to 92 percent pregnant,” she said. “If you get a true hybrid or an F1-cross or even just a quarter something else, those cattle are generally more fertile. But we might not see as much difference in the numbers because our long-term Angus customers have put so much selection pressure on fertility.”

All are subject to pre-breeding inspections that include pelvic measurements and reproductive tract scores, and outliers exit the program then. Customers may opt to market “recommended culls” that fall out for things like disposition, too.

“What’s left should be pretty functional,” Rippe said.

Regardless of who is growing the replacements, all cattlemen have their initial priorities. According to USDA data, 62 percent of ranches sold cows for reasons other than just being open. Studies point to some of those reasons.

“The 2010 BEEF survey reveals that disposition, birth weight, hoof and leg soundness all ranked above weaning weight and yearling weight in terms of genetic prioritization among commercial producers,” Speer said. “In other words, time savings has more value than additional weight or production.”

Blair now relies on expected progeny differences (EPDs) within the breed because, he said, “I don’t have time to deal with calving problems.

“Hard births cause a multitude of problems,” he said. “It isn’t just if that heifer had a hard time and you had to pull that calf, but now you wonder if she’s going to breed back and if that calf is going to be healthy.”

On the other hand, in a large herd with focused management, predictably shorter gestation periods from high-accuracy EPD bulls can allow a couple more weeks for heifers to breed back, Blair says.

Although no producer invites challenges, Speer says the issues become increasingly important as herds get larger.

“I have an additional benefit from heterosis, but if it costs me something in terms of functionally of

traits, such as calving ease, I don’t want to have to deal with those problems,” he said. “That risk/reward becomes somewhat different when you put all of those factors in together.”

Everybody seems to agree that it’s a hard area to quantify.

“With fertility there are so many factors: was it weather, was it the technician, was it the bull, was it the sire line that came into it?” Rippe said, “It’s pretty hard to get good enough data when you’re looking at fertility.”

Adding in longevity multiplies that difficulty.

“It’s a lot more complex than just reproduction,” Speer said. “Why else did she leave the herd? A bad eye, a structural soundness problem, disposition or all those other things you can readily select for?”

Those who are making steady progress in any number of traits may not place as much importance on longevity because of the reduced opportunity to make genetic change.

Blair remembers a particular bull they used a decade ago with a then-impressive Angus EPD of .4 for intramuscular fat (IMF). “That was really out there in 2000, and one of the big reasons I used him was for that number,” he said. “Now you can find hundreds of bulls that are .4 IMF.” In fact, that’s

about breed average today.

Longevity in outstanding individuals helps a program but across the herd, it may not be the highest calling. “If you’re not turning that cowherd over, it’s really hard to get much genetic improvement in your calves,” Blair said.

The Blairs have been using all Angus since feedlot performance data showed them the top end of those calves kept up with the top end of their Charolais calves. Figuring in maternal traits and labor savings, it was starting to look like another kind of “no brainer.” The deal clincher showed up when calves sold on the grid and they saw more than a $200 spread in value.

“That was too much money to be giving away, so we wanted to move the bottom end up,” he said.

Some Blair loads have hit 50 percent Prime, selling for $200 above average Kansas price for the U.S. Premium Beef grid for the week.

“Everybody looks for the silver bullet, the quick fix, with no time for a long-range plan,” Blair suggested.

“If that’s your attitude then heterosis is the quick way to get there. But if you really want to build something sustainable over a long period of time, you can find the data within one breed and design the cow to be exactly what you want her to be.”

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Start with simply the best Rosser. “But when you have somebody standing behind you it’s easy to believe in yourself.”

Saltgrass recently cooperated with the Certified Angus Beef ® brand to host a large group of international chefs at its Amarillo location for a taste of Rosser’s delicious creations.

These global contemporaries had to appreciate the Texas chef’s ability to blend the latest cooking techniques with deep-rooted western flavors.

Innovativeness is refreshing in the steakhouse business, and Rosser appreciates the exchange just as much.

“I’m fueled by the young chefs who are hungry for knowledge,” he says, “the ones who are ready to get up and cook with passion.”

Outside of fine dining and rustic decor, Saltgrass prides itself on providing customers with information on where their steak comes from. “I think the coolest thing is when the servers get to educate the guests,” the chef says. “They leave here with a better understanding of where their beef comes from and how it’s grown.”

When it comes to making food choices today, words like “freshness” and “homegrown” can be found at the top of consumers’ priority lists.

Rosser says those concepts link to the most current consumer food trend, “thinking local.”

Informing guests about the beef and the ranchers who produce it is huge. The eager chef says he hopes that by connecting consumer to producer he can spread the word about the beef they serve and help people make more informed decisions about where and what to eat.

Rosser especially welcomes those who raise high-quality cattle for the CAB brand to visit any of the Saltgrass Steakhouse locations in five states. “I would love for those guys to come and see how we’re taking their product, putting it on a plate, and making people happy,” he said.

Efforts in the kitchen keep trying to magnify the quality that was put into producing the steaks, making sure to bring out the taste. “They’re doing a great job,” Rosser said, harking back to that comparison of time spent. He adds, “Just keep focusing on your 21 months, and we will take care of those four minutes.”

NCGA disappointed in conservation compliance for crop insurance amendment passage WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Corn Growers Association President Garry Niemeyer released the following statement in response to the Senate passing Chambliss amendment #2438: “The National Corn Growers Association is very disappointed to see passage of Senator Saxby Chambliss’ conservation compliance for crop insur-

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Our members have spent a significant amount of time discussing this issue and feel this addition to the farm bill would have a negative impact toward America’s farmers. NCGA’s official policy states we oppose the coupling of conservation compliance to eligibility for federal crop insurance.”

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by Meg Drake To Ric Rosser, creating delectable masterpieces is all about letting food “speak for itself.”

The executive chef at Saltgrass Steakhouse, based in Houston, says if not for quality-driven beef producers, the task of serving up a palatable entre many consider a staple in Texas would be far more difficult.

“We take a great piece of meat — we don’t crust it with anything, we don’t add sauce to it, we only sprinkle it with our Saltgrass steak spice and grill it the way you want it,” he said.

“We didn’t create that. We’re making food simple, and that’s just good.”

After deciding college wasn’t for him, Rosser left Texas A&M to work in a fine-dining kitchen. But young and unattached, he felt the call of agriculture and headed for Lubbock for a few months of farm work.

“I quickly realized that hauling cotton and working cattle was not the glamorous life that TV projects it to be,” he said. Chalking another one up to experience, he was glad to return to the cooking job.

However, it was during that short interlude in the Panhandle that the native Texan developed an understanding and strong appreciation for rural life. “It takes a cattle rancher 21 months, about 700-plus days, to raise that animal” from conception to consumption, Rosser said. “It takes us four minutes to make that piece of meat a success or a failure, just by what we’re doing on the grill.”

The chef he worked under at the time saw potential in his young charge and provided what turned out to be valuable insight: “He told me I was pretty good at it and that maybe I should think about going to culinary school.”

A cousin was already on that course and apprenticed in Florida, so Rosser jumped on the idea. This was it at last — he went to culinary school and spent several years in fine dining — where he met his bride.

Today, when he’s not at the grill, the family man enjoys the great outdoors with his wife and children. He points out that if not for the support of family, the road to success can be difficult to travel. “A lot of chefs out there doubt themselves,” said

What’s hiding?

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Several factors influence USDA’s black-hided numbers

by Miranda Reiman Black-hided. It’s the initial requirement for more than 80 beef brands certified by USDA. That also means it’s the first limiting factor for supply of programs like the largest and longestrunning of those: the Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand.

Total federally inspected fed-cattle harvest is the first number CAB packing director Clint Walenciak looks at. “The matrix of what drives total CAB pounds starts with that, and then it would be the percent that’s black-hided,” he said. “Then we apply our 10 carcass specifications to narrow that down even further, so that we’re running right at 24 percent today.”

That’s why the company has tracked black-hided numbers since 2004, and USDA now reports a percentage of “A-stamp” carcasses in the harvest mix.

“The fragmented nature of our industry means the only place we can truly capture how many cattle in the U.S. beef cattle supply are black-hided, or Angus-influenced to some degree, is at the packing plant level,” said Lance Zimmerman, CattleFax analyst.

That number has trended upward since 2004 to level off and settle back to 62.9 percent last year, an obvious majority. Yet many are surprised the percentage isn’t higher.

“When you look at different surveys that estimate bull turnout in the population, they typically run about 70 percent Angus, and Angus bull sales continue to be strong, so some of those numbers are counter to what we’re seeing,” Walenciak said.

Indeed, the 2011 Western Livestock Journal Bull Turnout Survey had the Angus breed leading all others with 71.5 percent, and that was down a bit from the 2009 mark.

So is it a case of bad math?

Walenciak and Zimmerman say no. It’s a matter of looking at the number of native black-hided cattle compared to outside factors like Mexican and Canadian feeder cattle imports, Canadian finished cattle imports and fed dairy cattle.

Those four categories can have a “dilution effect,” said Walenciak. “As we see the U.S. fed [harvest] decrease the past year-and-a-half, those numbers become a higher percentage of the total.”

They made up 16.1 percent of the total harvest mix in 2004 compared to 18.4 percent in 2011.

Walenciak and his team put a value on the sway each has on the A-stamped percentage.

For example, Canada lags the U.S. in black Angus influence, so they applied a 40 percent black factor to total imported Canadian fed cattle for each year. They estimated Mexican feeder cattle at 20 percent black.

“That’s based generally on what we understand Angus genetics to be there,” Walenciak said.

Such adjustments arrived at a native black-hided percentage 12 points higher than the all-inclusive USDA number. It rose from 61.5 percent to its peak of 74.9 percent in 2010, and stood at 74.2 percent last year.

“The upward trends command a greater portion of my attention than the steady to slightly softer year that may have showed up in 2011,” said Zimmerman.

Judgments based on just one year are “dangerous,” he adds, especially considering a smaller cowherd and drought effects. Still, many are intently watching that dip in numbers.

“We have our best guesses on why that’s occurring, like slight heifer retention and those being a very high percentage black,” Walenciak said.

Although there’s no way to track that, Zimmerman agrees it makes sense.

“If we were just putting black animals into the fed cattle mix [without retaining heifers], eventually we’d have seen those numbers drop off, but we’re clearly producing more black cattle. Most likely that is not only from Angus bull purchases, but from retaining those offspring in the herd as well.”

It’s easier to put numbers to other variables.

Zimmerman notes the wide year-to-year swings in some of those subset populations, like last year’s Mexican feeder cattle imports at a record high for the 2004-2011 timeframe, at 1.4 million.

“A large part of that influence was just like our friends in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico, further south that drought continued,” he said. “The Mexican producers were no different in that they needed to liquidate cattle, wean early and send to market. That contributed to a much larger number of Mexican cattle than we’ve seen before.”

But in 2008, Mexican feeder imports were as low as 702,873. Last year’s 1.4 million represents a much larger influx of a much more diverse cattle population.

Exchange rates and policies have added to the variability in Canadian imports, both feeder and

fed cattle, from very little in 2004 to peaks in 2007 and 2008.

“They have been going through their own cowherd reduction the last few years,” Zimmerman said. “So those give-and-takes can have a significant influence on this hidden calculation of the black-hided number.”

Despite all that “noise” in the data, there are two messages this black trend reveals.

“If you look at the ‘90s and early 2000s, it was very common for a producer to market his cattle as ‘good, reputation blacks,’” Zimmerman said.

“This shows that those good reputation blacks are pretty common in the marketplace. It’s really important for a producer to take advantage of any extra detail and data he can get his hands on to show his Angus cattle are worth more than just average black-hided cattle.”

Walenciak hopes ranchers will make more of those top-level animals, because just being blackhided isn’t enough.

“As we grow the demand for high-quality beef, it’s very important for us to keep that consistent supply so retailers and restaurateurs can have confidence in the reliability of that supply,” he said.

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COMBINE JD 612 Real Nice 12R 30” Corn Head . . . . . . $66,500 JD 635F Flex Head w/Air Reel . . . . . . . . . . . .$32,500 JD 635F Hydra Flex, Exc. Cond. . . . . . . . . . . .$33,500 JD 643 6R Corn Head, Low Tin . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,900 JD 693 Corn Head, Knife Stalk Rolls . . . . . . .$16,900 JD 693 Corn Head, Knife Rolls . . . . . . . . . . . .$18,900 JD 893 Corn Head, Knife Stalk Rolls . . . . . . .$33,750 JD 893 Contour Master, good cond. . . . . . . . .$34,000 JD 920F Flex Head, DAM, Poly Good . . . . . . .$12,900 JD 9550 4WD, Level Land, HHS . . . . . . . . . . .$98,500 JD 9550 Walker New Feeder House, Good . .$91,500 JD 9610 DAM, DAS, Contour Master . . . . . . .$69,900 JD 9610 Duals, Level Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75,900 JD 9770 Comb., Prox. 600 Hrs. 2009 . . . .$245,000 JD 9770 Ext. Warranty till 2014 . . . . . . . . . .$248,000 JD 9860 STS Harvest Mon., 900/65R32 . . . .$149,900 JD 9870 ProDrive, Low Hours!, 2010 . . . . .$274,000 HAY AND FORAGE Pottinger V10+356 Butterfly Mowers, 30’ . .$38,000 Pottinger V10+356ED Triple Mower, Tine Cond. $38,000 NH HW340 SP Windrower, 15’ Platform . . . . . . . .$48,750 JD 327T Baler w/JD 40 Ejector . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,500 JD 336W+30 Eject w/Bale Ejector . . . . . . . . . .$3,750 JD 347W+30 Eject Baler w/JD 30 Ejector . . . .$3,900 JD 348T+40 Ej Hyd Tilt, Manual Dist Ctrl . . . . .$7,500 JD 348W+42 Eject Elect. Dist, Hyd Tilt & Tension $8,900 JD 348W+42 Eject Preserv, Appl, Good Cond .$8,900 JD 466 Round Baler, Good Cond. . . . . . . . . . .$14,900 JD 4995 SP Windrower, 16’ Platform . . . . . . .$69,500 JD 582 Rd. Baler, Only Baled Straw . . . . . . . .$27,900 JD 678 8R Large Drum Corn Head . . . . . . . . .$48,900 JD R450 16’ SP Windrower, Impeller . . . . . . .$95,000 CIH 8312 12’ MoCo, Rubber Rolls . . . . . . . . . .$9,750 MISC. EQUIPMENT Unverferth 22621 6x14 Gravity Box Auger . . .$1,895 Unverferth HT36 36’ Header Cart . . . . . . . . . . .$3,800 Knight DigiStar EZ150 Scale Box . . . . . . . . . . . .$495 JD Unit Mtd Coult for Planters, 12 Rows . . . . .$2,200

HLA CHC2520-25 Head Carrier, Exc. Cond. . . .$2,750 Demco 200 Gal. Saddle Tank Units, Side Mt. . .$3,700 Demco HTH Sprayer, 60’ Boom, 700 Gal . . . . .$6,900 Bush Hog 90-08 8’ Rear Blade, 3Pt Mtd . . . . . . .$795 PLANTER OR DRILL JD 1590-15 Grass Seed, 7.5”, 2011 . . . . . .$45,900 JD 1590-20 No-Till Drill, Grass Seed . . . . .$47,500 JD 1770-16 Hopp, Liq. Fert, Finger PU . . . . .$39,000 JD 1770-16nt CCS ProShaft, SeedStar Var Rat $82,500 JD 1770NT-12CC Planter, Used 3 Seasons . . .$74,900 JD 1790-24 20” CCS, Proshaft, Var. Rate Fert $134,900 JD 450-12 Drill, Plain Grain, No Grass . . . . . . .$5,750 TILLAGE Unverferth 1225-43 Rolling Basket, 2010 Model .$21,500 Unverferth 130 6 Shank Zone Tiller, Pull Type . . .$17,900 Steiger 2209-12 Chisel Plow, 9 Shank . . . . . . . . . .$4,900 Krause 8238WQF-38 Disk, Used 2 Seasons . . . . .$51,500 IH 370-12 Disk, One Owner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,500 Case 4200-28 Mulch Finisher, 200 Gal. Tank .$10,900 TRACTOR JD 5065M + 563SL Ldr, Low Hrs, Excell Cond $36,500 JD 5320 +541 Ldr, 55HP, 4WD, Low Hrs! . . .$25,900 JD 5510 75HP, 2WD, Cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$21,000 JD 6310 +640 Ldr, 80HP, 4WD, Open Station $33,750 JD 6420 90HP, 2WD, 2200 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . .$41,000 JD 650 +Ldr, 16HP, 4WD, 540 PTO, 3 Pt . . . . .$6,900 JD 7330 125HP, 4WD, 1900 Hrs . . . . . . . . . .$92,500 JD 8330 225HP, Act. Seat, 1000 PTO . . . . . .$149,500 JD 9630 530HP, 720 Hrs, 800/70R38 . . . . .$279,000 WAGON OR SPREADER MENSCH 3375 PT Bedding Spreader, 10 Yd. . . .$13,900 KNIGHT 2044 Box Spreader, 440 Cu. Ft. . . . . . . .$18,500 KNIGHT 3050 500 Cu. Ft. Mixer, Aircraft Tire .$16,900 KNIGHT 3150 Comm. Mixer, Hay Maxx . . . . .$18,900 KNIGHT 5168 Vertical Mixer, 680 Cu. ft. . . . .$22,500 KNIGHT 8124 Spreader, Good Cond . . . . . . . .$16,900 KNIGHT RC160 600 Cu. Ft. Mixer, 2010 . . . . .$37,900 Gehl 7210 Mixer Wagon, 200 Cu. Ft . . . . . . . .$5,900

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1979 NH TR85 Combine approximately 4,500hrs., GC, 962 6RN Cornead, VGC exc. 3208 Cat, many other new parts $7,500. 585-526-6755.(NY)

2003 FORD F350SD, DRW, 4WD, auto 6.82V10, 8’x9’ Gooseneck flatbed, 161K, front and rear electric plugs, new tires and brakes. 802-376-7452.(VT)

2-1/2 YEAR OLD children’s Pony, broke $350. Also 3 year old buggy Horse.

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IH 4-ROW CULTIVATOR, good shape, 3pt. $700. also Black Cab spring wagon with new paint $2,600. Penn Yan, NY. 315-5363547

EXCELLENT BOER Goat Does, good starter herd, registered 1-2yr. old 100% 32yr. old 88% 1-3yr. old 75% others available. 607-865-5678.(NY)

NH 144 INVERTER with extras, very nice $2,250. Also 8’x16’ Hyd. dump wagon with 15 ton Horst gear $3,750. 315-5362664.(NY)

NH 256 RAKE w/dolly WHL, 273 drop baler, 2 radial tires 14-9-30, NH 478 7ft. haybine, NH 268 drop baler. 518-8756093.(NY)

3 YEAR OLD Standard Mare, boys horse, needs work. 315-823-3017.(NY)

FOR SALE: Two new woven polyethylene hay tarps 23x48’. 315-497-1178.(NY)

5-1/2’x28’ LIKE NEW slant bar feeder wagon $2,500. JD541 Loader $4,000.

8’x20’ Hay saver round bale feeder wagon $3,500. 518-885-5106.(NY) FISH HATCHERY at Falconwood Farms, Rainbow Trout and other live fish for pond stocking, restaurants, farm markets. www.fishfarmz.com 845-832-6086.(NY) TWO GRAVITY WAGON 300bu. plus good condition center dumps $2,500. and $2,700. One gravity wagon 180bu. $1,500.

315-536-1112.(NY) WANTED: Dicks #5E feed cutter. A barn floor, gas engine powered corn stalk chopper, any condition. Wood parts not important. 845-266-5212.(NY)

WANTED: Dairy Heifers and herds, Beef cattle, Steer, Bulls, Feeders, Veal, Sheep and Goats, strong market. 413-4413085.(MA)

EWE LAMBS Dorset ILE-De France cross $150. Enos Eicher 811 Whiskey Hill Rd. Waterloo,NY 13165.

AC HD6 BULL DOZER, runs good, hyd. excellent bottom, work or parts $2,000.

603-464-6067.(NH)

WOODS 60” ESTATE mower, one year old just too small, as new condition $650. 508252-6238.(MA)

HD LOG SPLITTER PTO driven, will crush anything, just built from Re-Con parts $2,900. obo. 315-733-3282.(NY)

DEBEAKER FOR chicken $250. Antique wagon wheel, antique chicken crates, 1 vacuum pump $350. 413-562-2981.(MA)

JD 630 WF gas 3pt. part restored. JD 3pt.

2-row planter corn. JD 3pt. 7ft. rear mower.

Call, leave number. 978-433-8974.(MA)

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DAIRY GOAT BUCKLINGS: Alpine 1 Sable cross from registered Dam and Sire $75. each or two for $100. 607-647-5188.(NY)

NEW HOLLAND 1469 self propelled haybine, 9ft., field ready with complete 2nd parts machine $2,500. 315-839-9938.(NY)

9600 JOHN DEERE combine with grain head, separate hours, $28,000. 607-7316284(NY)

JD 336 BALER with #30 kicker, NH 315 baler with #70 thrower, your choice $3,400. both work good. 607-898-4256.(NY)

ROVIBEC 525 MIXER cart scales Honda 9hp. motor $1,200. westfield 10x61 grain auger pto $3,500. 315-245-5275.(NY)

PIGLETS $85. EACH and 3 miniature male Donkeys, best offer. Cell 401-9443920.(RI)

WANTED: Diesel engine for New Holland 1499 Haybine, parts or complete. Leave message. 585-346-3837.(NY)

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A View from Hickory Heights

by Ann Swanson July is Ice Cream Month July is the perfect month to be known as Ice Cream Month. The hot sticky temperatures certainly lend themselves to the consumption of ice cream.

I grew up in a community that had an independent ice cream manufacturer. Many in the community were employed by this company. They did not sell ice cream by retail, but you could make arrangements to pick up a large quantity of ice cream for an event and they would pack it with dry ice for travel.

One of my favorite flavors was a lemon cream that they only made in the summer months. Grandma always brought some home when she did her grocery shopping. There was a wonderful lemony tang as well as a creamy smooth texture. That was the only company that I ever remember making that flavor of ice cream.

We tried to buy local even back then to support the industry that helped support members of the community.

People think of that concept as something new and inventive. It is hardly that. We supported the farm communi-

ty too purchasing fresh fruit and vegetables from roadside stands.

A short ride to the country yielded delicious cantaloupe in season as well as strawberries, cherries, peaches and grapes.

The local ice cream plant also sold all of the boxed confections that were so popular. They sold popsicles, with two sticks, fudgsicles, creamsicles, and ice cream suckers coated with chocolate.

These were offered in the grocery store by the box or at the corner stores one treat at a time.

My friends and I often walked to the corner store for an icy treat. I usually bought a popsicle or fudgsicle because they were cheaper than the other treats and that was often all the money I had. You could get a popsicle for five cents. I believe the creamsicles and ice cream suckers were a dime. Sometimes we roller skated to the store.

That meant we had to take our skate key with us because we had to remove the skates to go into the store.

When I moved to the area that I have called home for more than 40 years I found another ice cream company that was local. Walker’s Dairy was known for its IXL ice cream. My husband and his family sent their milk to that dairy so we were allowed a discount on any large amounts of ice cream purchased.

When the Sunday school picnic rolled around tubs of ice cream were ordered. They came packed with dry ice. Yes, the ice cream was even delivered on Sunday if it happened to be a day that the milk was picked up.

There used to be a club known as the Friendly Neighbor Club. The women in

the community got together once a month for fun. Some of the former members were later in nursing homes so we took cookies and ice cream to treat them and their friends. Once again we ordered the ice cream from Walker’s.

During the Pine Grove Township bicentennial celebration I did some features on industries with community ties. By then the Walker family lived in the township so that was one of my featured pieces. My husband and I visited with Bill and Kay Walker to get information about the dairy as well as the ice cream portion of the business. I called to make arrangements for the interview so the Walkers had time to gather memorabilia. They had milk bottles with their logo, bottle caps, premium glasses and rulers, but the most unique thing we saw were the ice cream molds. Mr. Walker gave me a small pamphlet about their ice cream seasonal treats that I still have in my files. That was one of the most unique interviews I ever did since my husband and his family had such a direct connection.

When I think about ice cream today I think about having to read all of the labels to find out exactly what I am buying. To be competitive they have removed some of the fat and fluffed the product up so that you get less by volume. The size of the package has changed as well. The price has not gone up, but the size of the package is smaller.

Now for some interesting facts that I found: It is said that it takes 50 licks to polish off a single dip ice cream cone,

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but who can stop at a single scoop? It takes 12 pounds of milk to make a gallon of ice cream. There is something called flavorology. According to the flavor of ice cream you choose, you reveal something about your personality. As I read these they all sounded positive so I guess eating ice cream of any flavor is good.

Cones and dishes are the most popular way to eat ice cream. Sundaes are also popular with hot fudge topping the charts.

Around here we like ice cream floats with root beer, orange, or cherry pop.

My children remember grandma serving many floats out on her porch after barn chores were done. They even remember the tall thin glasses she used.

When I fed the hayers ice cream was a popular dessert. When I served I cream I usually served cookies to go with it. If the day had not been too hot and humid I would serve homemade cookies, but I always had a package of store-bought ones in the freezer in case it was too hot to bake.

I know that one of the popular diet plans does not include ice cream as a serving from the milk group, but considering that it takes so much milk to make a gallon maybe they need to reconsider their guidelines. Of course, ice cream cannot be your only serving from the milk group.

Stop at an ice cream stand or scoop up some at home. Either way ice cream is a favorite American treat any time of the year.

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

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Question: If you have no other safe place for a child to stay while you drive a tractor, it is OK to let them ride in a tractor cab with you. True or False?

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talities among children.

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is a real danger of passengers being thrown from a tractor into the path of the tractor wheels. While some tractors have a second seat, it is for use in teaching a teen or adult to drive a tractor. Remember, riding the tractor may be a family tradition, but it's easier to bury a tradition than a child.

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rider-active; you must shift your body weight as you turn, go up or down hills, and cross obstacles. An extra rider (even a child) interferes with this normal operation and handling of the vehicle.

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• Not wearing a helmet • Carrying at least one passenger on singlerider ATVs. • Riding on a public road • Alcohol and other drug use • Operating at excessive speed • Youth riding adult-sized ATVs Question: How long does it take for a child to become hopelessly trapped in flowing grain? a) Less than 6 seconds b) Less than 1 minute c) Less than 2 minutes d) More than 5 minutes

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Answer: a) Less than 6 seconds. This is why it is so important that children NEVER play in grain wagons or grain bins. The consequences can be deadly if someone starts to unload the wagon or bin without realizing that a child is on the grain. Once the grain begins to flow, it is like quicksand, with objects sinking quickly in the grain. If the child is completely buried, grain can fill the lungs and air passages or there may be no air available, with the end result of either being suffocation. Even if a child's head is above the grain, the pressure of the grain on the chest can prevent the child from breathing. Think again if you believe you can quickly pull a submerged child from the grain. The force required to remove the child can easily exceed 2,000 pounds. This would be like trying to pull a small car from the grain. Keep children away from flowing grain.

Plan a safe, supervised place where they can play.

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weekly farm newspaper.

They are the eighth farm media company to join with PAF. “Country Folks is very proud to partner with the Progressive Agriculture Foundation (PAF). As publishers of a weekly farm newspaper, we are keenly aware of the safety issues facing farmers and their families every day. The Safety

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Raising awareness of agriculture safety is a responsibility we all share. From farmers to equipment manufacturers, we each have the power to make a difference and to help prevent farm injuries and fatalities.

Publications, Inc. Through partnerships with sponsors such as Country Folks, the Progressive Agriculture Foundation is able to advance its commitment to keep rural children safe and healthy. The Foundation provides training and resources to help local community members conduct oneday farm safety and health programs that are age-appropriate, handson and fun for rural children and families. Since the program was founded in 1995, it has grown to become the largest rural safety and health program for youth in North America.

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Together we will prevent injuries and save lives in rural America,” said Randy Bernhardt, chief administrative officer of PAF.

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About Progressive Agriculture Foundation The Progressive Agriculture Safety Day program is the largest rural safety and health education program for children in North America and a program of the Progressive Agriculture Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation.

The Foundation’s mission is to provide education and training to make farm, ranch and rural life safer and healthier for children and their communities. In 2008, PAF was awarded the Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance National Charity Seal, demonstrating its commitment to accountability and ethical practices. Safety Day applications are due each July 15 for Safety Days that will be conducted the following calendar year.

Planting the right messages may make farms safer UNIVERSITY PARK, PA — Better marketing tactics may lead to improved safety in one of the nation’s most dangerous occupations — farming — according to researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences.

“Along with mining and construction, farming is one of the top three most hazardous industries,” said Aaron Yoder, instructor in agricultural and biological engineering. “Farming is also less regulated and has more exemptions than other industries.”

Social marketing campaigns that focus on the benefits of and barriers to persuading people to

change behaviors could help raise awareness about farm safety issues, Yoder said. In the past, organizations have used social marketing tactics in creating successful campaigns to change such behaviors as smoking and overeating.

“When we think of marketing, we usually think of using it to sell something, but in the case of social marketing, we’re using it to try to change behaviors,” said Yoder.

Yoder worked with Distinguished Professor of Agricultural Safety and Health Dennis Murphy to study how social marketing principles could be used to persuade peo-

ple to install rollover protective structures — ROPS — on older-model tractors. A ROPS consists of a frame and a seat belt that offers protection to the driver if the tractor rolls over. Between 2000 and 2008, 58 people died in farmrelated, tractor-rollover accidents in Pennsylvania alone, according to Yoder.

The researchers used surveys and focus groups to gather information about what would motivate farmers to buy and install a ROPS on an older-model tractor, and what barriers prevent them from installing the equipment.

Participants in the fo-

cus groups indicated that cost was one barrier, but offering a rebate on the ROPS could serve as motivator to persuade farmers to install the device, the researchers found. Yoder said adding rollover bars to the tractors would cost about $1,000. He said a rebate that cut that cost by 70 percent was considered a strong motivator.

The participants indicated that child safety also would motivate them to install safety equipment.

“They wanted to protect their kids,” said Yoder. “They may not be too worried about their

own safety, but they want to keep their kids safe.”

Social marketing campaigns could be used for other farm safety issues, such as adding safety guards to equipment and determining age-appropriate tasks for children who work on farms, according to the researchers. The campaigns also could help raise awareness of the need for instruction on the proper operation of farm equipment, which can range from complex harvesting equipment to all-terrain vehicles.

Yoder said most of focus group participants

were drawn from crop farms smaller than 100 acres. Those farmers tended to use older, unprotected equipment and were most open to learning new techniques to improve farm safety.

They also were more likely to be new to farming.

“We’re seeing more of these types of farmers, too, who are coming into the industry from other types of occupations,” said Yoder. “That’s actually a good thing because they also seem more open to new ideas and appreciate the information we provide.”

Slow-moving vehicle signs mishandled, misused

SMV signs are designed to mark farm equipment that is traveling less than 25 miles per hour. Any other use of SMV signs is against the law.

Photo courtesy of Matthew Jenne, President, Sherburne Grange #1400

from Matthew Jenne, President, Sherburne Grange #1400 New York residents using the SMV sign on stationary objects are breaking a state law cited in the New York Vehicle and Traffic law as well as in New York Codes, Rules & Regulations. Residents are encouraged to remove the SMV signs and use another type of reflective device.

Vibrant colors and summer festivities are easily noticeable during the spring and summer

seasons, as days become longer and the weather warms up. Another popular scene is farm machinery traveling on New York roadways, marked with slow-moving vehicle (SMV) signs. But these signs are seen on more than farm machinery — they are popping up more and more on mailboxes, trees and other objects close to the edge of roadways. The signs are being used as reflectors for oncoming traffic because of the bright orange and red colors.

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There’s only one problem with doing this: It’s against the law.

“The SMV signs are designed to mark farm equipment that is traveling less than 25 miles per hour, so when people see them, they are conditioned to recognize the slow vehicle and slow down,” said Matthew Jenne, President of the Sherburne Grange #1400. “When people use the signs as reflectors on mailboxes, they are sending out the wrong message about what the signs really mean.”

New York State Vehicle and Traffic law §375(36)(c) says, “Use of such (SMV) emblem as a clearance marker or on stationary objects on the highways is prohibited.” SMV emblem usage is also addressed in 15 NYCRR 68.8.

The two main reasons for equipment-car collisions are that motorists misjudge the speed of farm equipment and don’t see the equipment in time to avoid a collision.

Recent statistics show that in 2007, 59 equipment-car crashes occurred in New York, including 17 with injuries.

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NEW YORK (cont.)

Johnson City, NY 13790

ALEXANDER EQUIPMENT 3266 Buffalo Street • 585-591-2955

GREENVILLE SAW SERVICE, INC. 5040 State Route 81 West 518-966-4346

CLAVERACK, NY 12513

COLUMBIA TRACTOR, INC. 841 Rt. 9H • 518-828-1781 www.columbiatractor.com

MENDON, NY 14506

SAXBY IMPLEMENT CORP.

SHARON SPRINGS, NY 13459

SHARON SPRINGS FARM & HOME CENTER 1375 Rt. 20 518-284-2346 • 800-887-1872

180 State Rt. 251 • 585-624-2938 SYRACUSE, NY 13205

CORTLAND, NY 13045

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NORTH JAVA, NY 14113

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FULTONVILLE, NY 12072

RANDALL IMP. CO. INC. 2991 St. Hwy. 5S • 518-853-4500 www.randallimpls.com

EMPIRE TRACTOR 2700 Erie Blvd. East 315-446-5656 SPRINGVILLE, NY

PALMYRA, NY 14522

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A Tree Farm Field Day will be held on July 21, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at Eagleville Gap, Blanchard, PA. Field Day supporters include: Pennsylvania Tree Farm Program, Pennsylvania Forestry Association, Aumen’s Forest & Wildlife Service, Trout Unlimited, Penn State Extension, DCNR Bureau of Forestry and Woodland Owners of Centre County.

Pennsylvania’s 2011 Tree Farmer of the Year, John Hoover, of Bald Eagle Tree Farm will offer this Tour.

Come prepared to walk in the woods, rain or shine. Please complete registration page, remove, and mail with payment to the Penn State Cooperative Extension office in Centre County. The registration page can be downloaded at http://patreefarm.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Hoover -Tree-FarmField-Day-Brochure-7-12.pdf.

In 2011, John Hoover was recognized as Pennsylvania’s Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year. The 584 acre tree farm is located on Bald Eagle Ridge just southeast of Foster Joseph Sayers Dam in Centre County. About half of the current property was owned by past family members since 1865. As the fifth generation owner John was able to purchase additional parcels when the opportunity arose. John learned how to best manage the forest re-

sources for sustainable timber production and wildlife habitat improvement by becoming involved in the Pennsylvania Forest Stewardship program and later enrolling in the American Tree Farm System.

This large tract of forest land benefits wildlife by providing a continuous undeveloped corridor along the face of Bald Eagle Ridge.

Pre-registration is required by Monday, July 16. Fee: $15 per person. Includes lunch and refreshments. Payable to: PSCE Program Account. Mail to: Penn State Extension-Centre County, Willowbank Building, Room 322, 420 Holmes Street, Bellefonte, PA 16823.

Field Tours led by: • Dave Aumen, Forester, Aumen’s Forest and Wildlife Service • Shawn Rummel, Field and Research Coordinator, Trout Unlimited • Tim Cole, Service Forester, DCNR Bureau of Forestry • Amanda Coleman, Soil Conservationist, Natural Resource Conservation Service Questions? Program Details Contact: John Hoover, Tree Farmer 203736-4385 or johnwhoover@msn.com.

Registration information contact: Dave Jackson, Forest Resources Educator, Penn State Extension of Centre County at 814-355-4897 or drj11@psu.edu

Farm Safety Reminder

by Kelly Ewalt, Michigan State University Extension With the constant rush to get things done around the farm, safety is not usually the first priority. The PTO or Power Take Off shaft supplies power from the tractor to an attached implement. Always make sure that the safety guards are in place as recommended by the manufacturer.

Removing these guards exposes the operator to potential entanglements.

With the PTO shaft rotating at 540 or 1000 RPM, body parts, hair or clothing can become entangled in a matter of seconds, resulting in serious injury or death. According to the National Ag Safety Database and a Purdue University fact sheet, PTO guards were missing in 70 percent of the cases of entanglement and 78 percent of the time it was the opera-

tor involved in the incident.

Remember to always walk around machinery and never step, lean, or climb over the PTO shaft and make sure the safety guards are always in place. According to a NDSU fact sheet, an arm or leg can be wrapped around the shaft nine times in a second at 540 RPM. At 1000 RPM, it can be wrapped 16 times per second. Burns can result from entangled clothing.

When you are done with the machinery, even for the briefest period, make sure the PTO is out of gear, the brake is set and the engine is stopped.

Being aware of your surroundings and using some common sense goes a long way to staying safe around machinery.

Source: http://msue.anr.msu.edu /news/reminders_for_farm_safety_p art_two/

Slow Moving from A17 The farmer is usually the fatality.

“It’s very important for people to recognize the SMV signs and know what they mean,” Jenne said. “A driver traveling 55 miles per hour has as little as seven seconds to avoid a collision with equipment traveling 15 miles per hour if it is spotted 400 feet ahead.”

Jenne, along with the Sherburne Grange #1400, encourage New York residents to remove the SMV signs from their mailboxes, trees and other

stationary objects in their yards and farms. To this end, the Sherburne Grange #1400 has partnered with Chenango Farm & Industrial Supply of Sherburne to offer a SMV exchange program. Applicants to this program will receive reflectors of their choice in exchange for turning in a SMV emblem that was used illegally.

For more information about the Slow-Moving Vehicle emblem and the exchange program, please visit SherburneGrange.org/SMV

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Adverse injection reaction

by Marilyn Munzert Your horse is on the second day of a fiveday course of intramuscular (IM) injections of procaine penicillin that your vet ordered, after he examined the injury on the horse. You fill the syringe, attach the needle, and insert it at a point in the triangular area of the neck, one of the possible sites for an IM shot, just how your vet taught you to do. Before you’ve even finished depressing the plunger, though, you notice a change in his behavior; his eyes are open very wide, his breath is coming in snorts, and his body is quivering. You realize, with dismay, that he’s having an adverse reaction to the medication.

What’s happened may be one of two things.

First, your horse may be experiencing an allergic reaction — even if he’s had penicillin before with no problems, since allergic responses typically take two or more exposures to develop.

If so, his body is incorrectly identifying the drug as an invader to be fought off and responding by releasing massive quantities of chemical substances called histamines.

With nothing appropriate to act on, the histamines turn on his own system and set off such problems as anxiety, breathing difficulty, hives, gastrointestinal distress, and eventual collapse of the circulatory system — a condition called anaphylaxis.

Allergic reaction isn’t the most likely cause of the problem you’re seeing, though. In humans, no more than four individuals in 10,000 are allergic to penicillin, and the proportion of the horse population with the sensitivity is probably even lower. What’s

much more likely is that you hit a blood vessel connected to the carotid artery — the major artery in the neck that feeds directly into the brain. Instead of dispersing gradually through muscle tissue, the whole load of drug has gone straight to your horse’s cerebral tissues, where the procaine (an anesthetic) is acting directly on his central nervous system.

Whichever the cause, the immediate results look about the same.

Your horse is becoming excited and disoriented; he may seem to be going berserk. Depending on how much of the drug got into his system and how his body is handling it, he may die within five minutes of the reaction’s onset.

The one thing that might make the response less severe is a sedative or (in the case of allergy) an antihistamine, given intravenously — but unless your vet is on the scene at the time, the antidote will probably come too late. With a milder reaction, the episode will pass, probably within half an hour, leaving no permanent damage.

The best thing you can do now is get out of the horse’s range.

Leave the stall and close the door; if he’s in the aisle and you can safely approach, move him to the nearest stall. Call the vet: your horse — assuming he survives — may need treatment. In his excited state he may injure himself, or he may be left with a lowlevel allergic reaction, such as hives. In any case, the vet will want to know the reaction occurred.

Because procaine penicillin is a commonly prescribed treatment, horse owners probably see more procaine reactions than any other type. Other

substances can act similarly, though: quite a number of drugs have been identified as causing allergic reaction in some individuals, and any drug delivered to the wrong tissues or at the wrong potency has the potential to cause harm.

There’s really no way to protect against drug allergy, of course, since the only way an allergy makes itself known is through the experience of a reaction. But for the far more common reactions that stem from human error, being scrupulously careful gives you a reasonable chance of prevention.

Your vet may urge you to administer penicillin in the rump, since more procaine penicillin fatalities occur after injections to the neck than to other sites. He’ll probably have you aim for the semimembranosus or semitendinosus muscles — the fat part of the hindquarter just above the gaskin. From there, the drug has plenty of opportunity

to disperse through the body; even if some medication finds its way into the arterial circulation, the amount present by the time the blood feeds into the brain will be fairly low.

Another hindquarter site, the gluteal muscles on top of the rump, are now considered a safe site to use because disposable needles and syringes have decreased the incidence of abscesses.

The pectoral muscles on either side of the breastbone in the brisket area, is a safe site, though swelling here can develop.

The rump is a less convenient site than the neck if you’re by yourself — but, considering the potential consequences, it may even be worth your trouble to find a second person to help out, especially if you’re giving a series of shots over several days.

Whatever the injection site, one precaution never to be overlooked is checking that you’re not in a blood vessel. Insert just the

needle first; if blood leaks out, you know you need to find another site. Then attach the syringe, draw the plunger out enough to create a small vacuum, and look at the syringe just past the needle to make sure you still don’t see any blood; if you do, withdraw and start again at a different spot with a fresh needle. Even this careful procedure doesn’t provide iron-clad protection, of course; needles have been known to shift position once they’re in the horse.

Whatever route your injection takes, cleanliness is a top priority.

Don’t unwrap disposable needles and syringes before you’re ready to use them, and don’t put them down on a dusty shelf or

windowsill once they’re opened. Penicillin and vaccines both require refrigeration; but even if the drug you’re using doesn’t have to be kept cold, the fridge provides safe, clean storage where dust won’t settle on the bottle. In any case, wipe off the top of the bottle with alcohol before you use it, and make sure the injection site is clean: it doesn’t hurt to give the area a quick brush before you swab it with alcohol.

Once in a while, a drug reaction will occur despite the most conscientious precautions. By taking the time to be careful and correct, however, you can significantly reduce the odds that the occurrence will be in your barn.

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NRCS seeks landowners to help conserve endangered wildlife habitat in Northwestern Pennslyvania HARRISBURG, PA — USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS ) is looking for landowners in selected parts of northwestern Pennsylvania who are interested in creating and/or maintaining young forest habitat, wetlands, wet meadows or scrub shrub areas in order to conserve desperately needed Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake habitat.

The Eastern Massasauga is critically endangered in Pennsylvania and is now limited to only four isolated populations in the north-western portion of

the Commonwealth. Although Massasaugas are venomous, they rarely strike unless provoked.

NRCS, with the help of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, recently began a new Massasauga initiative through the NRCS-administered Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) that aims to protect and restore habitat for these rattlesnakes.

WRP provides landowners with financial and technical assistance to help protect, restore, and enhance

wetlands on their property, which can improve water quality, provide wildlife habitat, and reduce flooding. The program offers three options to eligible landowners: permanent easements that cover 100 percent of restoration costs, 30-year easements that cover 75 percent of restoration costs, and a restoration-only option that does not involve an easement and covers 75 percent of restoration costs.

The Eastern Massasauga is a species that requires both wetlands and nonforested upland habitats, such as meadows and reverted agricultural fields within close proximity. For much of their active season, they prefer habitats such as abandoned fields, wet meadows, and grasslands. During the winter, they hibernate in wetlands within the groundwater and /or surface water flows.

Other wildlife species also depend on these same habitats, and will also be helped by the Massasauga initiative.

The American woodcock and the golden– winged warbler are just a couple of bird species that share similar habitat needs with the Massasauga. Woodcock

need diverse habitats to survive, including small clearings for courtship, dense shrubland or young forest thickets for earthworm foraging, early successional forests for nesting and brooding, and clearings for summer roosting.

The golden-winged warbler is a migratory songbird and is one of the most critically threatened, non-federally listed vertebrates in eastern North America, primarily due to the loss and fragmentation of young forest habitats.

NRCS also offers assistance through a newly-formed Working Lands for Wildlife initiative to help landowners restore populations of golden-winged warblers.

Conservation efforts can have tremendous impacts on restoring priority wildlife habitat and populations on private lands. If you are interested in protecting, creating, restoring or enhancing wildlife habitat, we want to hear from you. Please contact your local USDA NRCS Service Center to request more information on our conservation programs, or visit us at www.pa.nrcs.usda.gov.

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NRCS’ new Massasauga initiative will help landowners protect and restore habitat for this critically endangered species.

Photo courtsy of USDA-NRCS-PA

Tenth Annual Oswego County Progressive Agriculture Safety Day held The Oswego County Progressive Agriculture Safety Day was held on June 6, at the Oswego County fairgrounds in Sandy Creek, NY. The event was a huge success with participation from approximately 400 fifth grade students representing five schools from throughout the county. The daylong event was intended to teach students about safety on the farm and in the home with the hopes of reducing fatalities and injuries.

Each fifth grade class attended six of the 19 available safety stations.

Each station covered a different safety related topic and included subject material such as 911 emergency phone calls, first aid, and food, farm, electrical and mechanical safety. Guest presenters, with expertise in various fields, volunteered their time to share safety related knowledge with the students. The presenters used a hands-on learning approach to teach the chil-

dren lifelong farm and home safety lessons.

The students also attended a group presentation consisting of a demonstration involving farm machinery. By shredding a newspaper-filled dummy with a manure spreader, the children were able to see how dangerous and powerful agricultural equipment can be. The demonstration taught the students not only how to recognize the hazards associated with large farm equipment, but also how to avoid accidents. Students only spend one day at this event, but the lessons learned will last a lifetime.

The success of the Tenth Annual Safety Day was due in large part to the generous support of many local organizations, businesses and volunteers.

The event is coordinated by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County, Oswego County Farm Bureau, Oswego County Soil and Water

Jimmer Flint of Dig Safely New York, Inc. leads participants at the 10th annual Oswego County Progressive Agriculture Safety Day in an activity about the dangers of the underground and the importance of calling 811 before you dig.

Photo courtesy of Oswego County CCE

Conservation District and State Farm Insurance of Oswego. The primary local sponsor was Constellation Energy Nuclear Group’s Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, with other donations made by Cazenovia Equipment Company, Oswego County

Farm Bureau, Jerome Fire Equipment, Oswego County Teacher’s Association, and Ye Olde Hair Shop. By supporting this event, these organizations, businesses and many volunteers, have the hopes that their contributions will help save a life.

SUNY Cobleskill Agricultural Business faculty and students visit California’s San Joaquin Valley COBLESKILL, NY — SUNY Cobleskill Agricultural Business faculty and students visited California’s San Joaquin Valley in May as part of the two-credit travel course Agricultural Business Field Studies, which provides realworld exposure to theories and concepts discussed in the classroom.

Four professors and 36 students traveled the region between Los Angeles and San Francisco during an eight-day period. At 220 miles in length and 60 miles wide, the San Joaquin Valley includes land resources that are among the most productive in the world. With a growing season from early March to mid-November, the valley produces more than 250 different crops, along with accompanying complementary livestock.

Field Studies participants visited over 20 agricultural businesses,

including Grimmway Farms, the world’s largest grower, processor and shipper of carrots, managing approximately 100,000 acres; Paramount Farms, the world’s biggest grower and processor of almonds and pistachios; and Mohr-Fry Ranches, which produces 12 million gallons of wine from 5,000 acres of grapes for bottling by other companies under various California brands.

As the nation’s leading dairy state, California presented the students with several educational experiences. The state is home to Land O’Lakes, which processes 9-11 million pounds of milk dairy, and Hilmar Cheese, a company that receives 150 tanker loads of milk each day. Golden State Feed and Grain Company, operating 365 days per year and 24 hours per day, specializes in providing concentrate feed to dairy

farms. Golden State Feed and Grain receives 1,100 rail cars of feed ingredients each month, yielding approximately 60 trailer loads of finished product to be delivered to dairy farms daily.

Students also visited with owners of smaller, diversified businesses very similar to many of the agricultural enterprises common in the Northeast, such as Murray Family Farms, which maintains 300 acres with a retail farm store and accompanying farm stands in neighboring towns. Wiebe Farms manages 700 acres of tree fruits, which are packaged, shipped and sold directly to retailers.

Despite its impressive scale, California’s agricultural industry faces numerous challenges. Water scarcity and uncertainty over government regulation were common themes throughout the trip. Unlike Northeast farms, California growers must purchase water

allocations, which is a significant component of the cost of business operations.

Other site visits include: Ayala Farms, Burroughs Family Farms Organic Dairy, California Polytechnic Institute, Curtimade Dairy, Inc., Silveira Brothers’ Angus Cattle Company, Sun-Maid Raisins, Tejon Ranch, and Virtus Nutrition.

Among the traditional tourist destinations, the students enjoyed stops at Sequoia National Park and Yosemite National Park, a walk along Hollywood Boulevard, and shopping at the Boot Barn western clothing outlet.

For more information about the Agricultural Business Field Studies course, contact SUNY Cobleskill professors Dr. Jason Evans (evansjr@cobleskill.edu) or Dayton Maxwell (maxweldt@cobleskill.edu).

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Pack donations when traveling to the NJAS Angus youth are encouraged to bring items for the Center for Courageous Kids.

The National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) is a week filled with several positives — good cattle, good competition and good people. Participants this year can continue that positive impact by donating to the Center for Courageous Kids in Scottsville, KY. A variety of items are needed, see a full list below, and will be collected Monday, July 16 prior to the NJAS opening ceremonies in Broadbent Arena at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY. “I encourage my fellow junior members to give back this year at NJAS,” said Clay Williams, National Junior Angus Association (NJAA) Board chairman. “It’s important for us to reach out to one another and bring something extra to donate.

This is an easy way to make a child’s

experience at the Center a little brighter.”

The Center for Courageous Kids is a medical camping facility that provides year-round opportunities for kids living with life threatening or chronic conditions to experience camp like a normal young person. Their tagline, “We Prescribe Fun,” aptly describes the experience of each camper.

Camp facilities include an equestrian center, bowling alley, indoor aquatic complex, gymnasium, archery range, a six-acre lake, stage, wood shop, beauty shop, music room and more. In addition to all the fun, the center has well-trained staff, and a medical center with a helipad to provide the best care for each child.

“To be with 128 other kids who look the same as you, take multiple medica-

tions like you, and perhaps are undergoing chemo or dialysis at camp, just like you — is very empowering,” said Stormi Murtie, communications director for the Center. “They can feel ‘normal’ for a bit, meet with others with the same illness or condition, make lifelong friendships and have a ball!”

To provide these services, the Center relies solely on donations. Campers attend free of charge, so they are in need of help from generous individuals and organizations. The items donated by the NJAS juniors will be used by campers or to purchase the items needed throughout the year.

For more information about the Center for Courageous Kids, visit www.courageouskids.org. To learn more about the National Junior Angus

Association, visit www.angus.org/ njaa.

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Home,, Family,, Friendss & You Make now, bake later: meals in a pinch

(Family Features) — The refrigerator and freezer are wonderful kitchen tools if you use them to your advantage. Go-to dishes have never been easier, thanks to the classic preservation methods of refrigeration and freezing. With one stop at the grocery store you can have all the ingredients you need to create a variety of wholesome meals in a snap.

Know the storage basics. Heavy-duty freezer bags are perfect for keeping sauces, marinades and soups for up to one month, whereas glass containers can provide simple portion control for already assembled dishes. Well-wrapped, double-sealed meals will be less likely to get freezer burn and can be stored for up to two to three months. Make sure to clearly label and date your freezer meals for easy reference.

Thaw with care. There are several ways to thaw out your freezer meals, but only a couple of safe ones. You can place smaller containers in the refrigerator in the morning, and then pop them in the oven in the evening. If you are in a hurry, do a quick thaw by immersing the container in cold water or defrosting it on a low setting in the microwave.

Go Fifty-Fifty. Serve half to your family now, half later. This Fiesta Chicken, Rice and Bean Casserole made with the classic Mexican flavors of jalapeño, cumin, corn and black beans can be enjoyed more than once. The addition of instant chicken bouillon granules and evaporated milk give it an especially savory and creamy flavor.

For more make-ahead recipe ideas, visit www.meals.com.

Fiesta Chicken, Rice and Bean Casserole (Makes 6 to 8 servings) 2 cups water

2 teaspoons Maggi Instant Chicken Flavor Bouillon 3/4 cup long-grain white rice 2 tablespoons butter 1 cup finely chopped onion 1 bell pepper, any color, chopped 1 jalapeño, seeded and chopped 1 to 2 teaspoons ground cumin 2 large cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 can (12 fluid ounces) Nestlé Carnation Evaporated Milk 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 3 cups cooked, chopped or shredded chicken breast meat (about 3 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves) 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese with jalapeños 1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed well and drained 1 1/2 cups frozen, thawed corn, drained 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro (optional) Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 13 x 9-inch or 3-quart casserole dish.

Bring water and bouillon to a boil in medium saucepan. Add rice; cover. Reduce heat to low; cook for 15 to 18 minutes or until rice is almost tender and most of liquid is absorbed (the rice will continue to cook in the casserole).

Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat.

Add onion, bell pepper, jalapeño and cumin. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 8 minutes or until tender.

Stir in garlic; cook for 30 seconds or until fragrant.

Whisk together evaporated milk and eggs; stir into saucepan along with prepared rice, chicken, cheese, beans and corn. Spoon into prepared dish.

Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until bubbly and edges are golden. Sprinkle with cilantro before serving.

For freeze ahead: Prepare as above using two 2-quart casserole dishes; do not bake or sprinkle with cilantro. Allow casserole to cool to room temperature. Cover tightly with plastic wrap, then with aluminum foil; freeze for up to 2 months. Thaw overnight in refrigerator. Uncover.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake for 60 to 70 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

Sprinkle with cilantro before serving.

Comfort foods made fast and healthy

by Healthy Exchanges

Festive tossed salad

This week’s Sudoku Solution

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Salads are often taken for granted and are usually a last-minute, “pour the dressing over the lettuce” sort of thing. Bring this one to the table, and you’ll put a smile on everyone’s face!

4 cups torn mixed salad greens 3/4 cup thinly sliced celery 1 cup shredded carrots 1/4 cup finely chopped green onion 1 (11-ounce) can mandarin oranges, rinsed and drained 1/4 cup slivered almonds 1/2 cup fat-free Catalina dressing 2 tablespoons orange marmalade spreadable fruit 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley or 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes 1. In a large bowl, combine salad greens, celery, carrots and green onion. Stir in mandarin oranges and almonds.

2. In a small bowl, combine Catalina dressing, orange marmalade and parsley. Drizzle dressing mixture over salad mixture. Toss gently to combine. Serve at once. Makes 4 (1 1/2 cups each) servings.

• Each serving equals: About 164 calories, 4g fat, 3g protein, 29g carb., 406mg sodium, 4g fiber; Diabetic Exchanges: 1 1/2 Vegetable, 1 Fruit, 1 Fat, 1/2 Starch (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

Home,, Family,, Friendss & You Unlocks the secrets of smoke cooking (NAPSA) — New York Times best-selling author Jamie Purviance wants to teach grillers that smoke cooking doesn’t have to be complicated or intimidating with his latest cookbook, “Weber’s Smoke — A Guide to Smoke Cooking for Everyone and Any Grill.”

“Smoke cooking can seem overwhelming to many people-even experienced grillers,” said Purviance. “Our goal is to take the mystery out of smoke cooking and walk people through every step — from setting up their grill to adding the best kind of smoke at the right times.”

A few of Purviance’s insider secrets include: • Go Low and Slow (Most of the Time).

Real barbecue is cooked slowly over low, indirect heat, but don’t miss easy opportunities for adding sweet wood aromas to foods that are grilled over a hot fire for just minutes, like steaks, shrimp and vegetables.

• White Smoke Is Good; Black Smoke

Is Bad. Clean streams of whitish smoke can layer your food with the intoxicating scents of smoldering wood. But if your fire lacks enough ventilation, or your food is directly over the fire and the juices are burning, blackish smoke can taint your food or lead to unpleasant surprises when you lift the lid.

• Keep the Air Moving. Keep the vent on the top of your grill open at least halfway. The open vent will draw smoke from the charcoal and wood below so that it swirls over your food and out the top properly.

Try your hand at smoking with this recipe from “Weber’s Smoke.”

Mesquite-grilled cheeseburgers with warm chipotle salsa 1 1/2 pounds ground chuck (80% lean) 2 teaspoons ground cumin 1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper Kosher salt 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided 1 small red onion, finely chopped

1 garlic clove, minced 4 plum tomatoes, each cut in half lengthwise 2 large handfuls mesquite wood chips, soaked in water for at least 30 minutes 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves 1 canned chipotle chile pepper in adobo sauce, minced 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice 4 slices smoked cheddar or smoked Gouda cheese, each about 1 ounce 4 hamburger rolls 1. In a large bowl, gently combine the ground chuck, cumin, pepper and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Shape into 4 patties of equal size, each about 3/4-inch thick. With your thumb or the back of a spoon, make a shallow indentation about 1-inch wide in the center of each patty. This will help the patties cook evenly and prevent them from puffing on the grill. Cover and refrigerate until ready to cook.

2. Prepare a two-zone fire for high heat (450° to 550° F).

3. In a medium skillet over medium heat, warm 1 tablespoon of the oil. Add the onion and garlic and cook until the onion is tender, about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Transfer to a medium bowl. Brush the tomatoes with the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil.

4. Brush the cooking grate clean.

Drain and add half of the wood chips to the charcoal and put the lid on the grill.

When smoke appears, place the tomato halves, cut side up, over INDIRECT HIGH HEAT. Close the lid and cook until the tomato juices are bubbling and the skins split, about 12 minutes.

Mesquite-grilled cheeseburgers can be easy to make.

Remove from the grill. Remove and discard the tomato skins and roughly chop the tomatoes. Add the tomatoes, cilantro, chile and lime juice to the onion mixture. Season with salt. Set aside.

5. Drain and add the remaining wood chips to the charcoal and put the lid on the grill. When the wood starts to smoke, cook the patties over DIRECT HIGH HEAT, with the lid closed as much as possible, until cooked to medium doneness, 8 to 10 minutes, turning once. During the last minute of cooking time, place a slice of cheese on each patty to melt and toast the rolls, cut side down. Remove from the grill and build each burger with the salsa. Serve warm.

For more information, visit www.weber.com. (c)2012 Weber-Stephen Products LLC. Recipe from “Weber’s Smoke"(tm)

by Jamie Purviance. Used with permission.

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Gourmet grilled angel food cake Store-bought angel food cake goes gourmet when it’s grilled and topped with sweetened balsamic-soaked strawberries.

1 1/2 pounds strawberries, hulled and each cut in half, or into quarters if large 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1 tablespoon sugar 1 (9-ounce) store-bought angel food cake Whipped cream (optional) 1. In medium bowl, toss strawberries with balsamic vinegar and sugar. Let stand at room temperature until sugar dissolves, at least 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

2. Meanwhile, prepare outdoor grill for direct grilling on medium. Cut angel food cake into 6 wedges.

3. Place cake on hot grill rack and cook 3 to 4 minutes or until lightly toasted on both sides, turning over once. Spoon strawberries with their juice onto 6 dessert plates. Place grilled cake on plates with strawberries; serve with whipped cream if you like. Serves 6.

• Each serving: About 155 calories, 1g total fat (0g saturated), 0mg cholesterol, 320mg sodium, 35g total carbs, 3g dietary fiber, 3g protein.

For thousands of triple-tested recipes, visit our website at www.goodhousekeeping.com/recipefinder/. (c) 2012 Hearst Communications, Inc. All rights reserved

King Crossword Answers Solution time: 27 min.

Crop Comments

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

O-good fertilizers The first time I heard this term was early during my cooperative extension “career”, which lasted most of the 1970s.

My job responsibilities included developing and presenting agricultural education programs in dairy and field crop production. Earl, my supervisor, who had held that same position at one time, referred to an alfalfa sod as needing to be top-dressed with some “O-goods”.

Since I haven’t heard the term in a very long time, it’s appropriate to explain that the term meant fertilizers that had zero nitrogen. In other words, their guaranteed analysis started with “O” or zero… followed by the digits denoting phosphate and potash values.

Commonly an alfalfa sod would be topdressed with 0-10-40 or

0-15-30, standard “shelf” analyses manufactured and sold by a large cooperative which went bankrupt several years ago. The most common variation on these two analyses was the addition of the element boron: the new guaranteed analysis would have a “B” added to it. Boron was, and still is, a very critical element in crop production… an element whose deficiency shows up most glaringly in alfalfa.

Another company called Agrico (which lives on in part of another corporation) marketed another O-good called sulpo-mag, a product which lacked nitrogen and phosphorus. That product consisted of sulfates of potassium and magnesium, and addressed the crop’s needs for sulfur and magnesium, nutrients not listed in guar-

anteed analyses at the time. Back then cooperative extension soil test recommendations pretty much targeted magnesium needs through a dolomitic lime application, and sulfur really didn’t get paid much attention at all. Working with Agrico salesmen… in addition to the field reps for the now-bankrupt co-op… was challenging at times.

Fast forward a couple decades, when sustainable agriculture began to gain momentum, particularly keeping time with… but not necessarily parroting… the organic movement. The ancient idea of feeding the soil first, thus enabling it to feed the crops, surfaced. More and more crop people, not just those certified organic (or hoping to become such) started thinking about soil biology, i.e., the tiny guys with the big names who make sure the crops get fed. In the mindset of more and more crop people, soil became something more than a rooting medium: soil now had a personal-

ity, or almost a soul in the minds of some folks.

All these tiny guys need moisture and oxygen more than N, P, and K (and sulfur and magnesium, and all the trace elements). They use the oxygen pretty much the same way as all animals, including you and me.

Then they give off the used oxygen as carbon dioxide (CO2), which the plants now build into energy through photosynthesis. This is all fairly basic plant science. But it becomes weed science, when not enough oxygen is available to form the CO2 needed by the more finicky plants which we call crops. Annual grasses and other weeds do quite well in soil environments with little or no oxygen. Soil scientists call these conditions anaerobic, and anaerobic organisms are rarely farmer-friendly. So to me the new “O-good” is just plain old oxygen (with the chemical symbol “O”). And the best way to get O into the soil for row crops is row-crop cultivation.

I preach this practice religiously, and this will be the only time I publish such a sermon this season. Yesterday I cultivated about eight acres of field corn for one of my advisees (I still don’t feel sophisticated enough to refer to him as a client.) I

had soil-tested the fields in question during May. A ton of lime was needed per acre on this longterm sod, plus the P situation stunk, not surprisingly. Ground limestone was applied as needed, and organic fertilizer in the form of pelletized chicken manure was applied. These fields are not being certified organic this year, but are being managed organically. Corn was planted the last week of May. While a county agent, I got “psyched” about row cultivation, way before the organic movement kicked into overdrive. I had stumbled into an ancient Cornell leaflet which dealt with cultivation (printed between World War II and the Korean War). That leaflet made a couple unforgettable statements. The first point was that field corn, on average, which had not been sprayed with herbicide, would experience a 17 percent improvement in silage yield caused by row-cultivation (presumably twice). The second point was that field corn which had not been sprayed with herbicide was also expected to experience a 17 percent improvement in silage yield due to cultivation.

So I wondered: why did cultivation effect any yield improvement on

sprayed corn? In 1950 corn monoculture was extremely rare, so aggressive weed populations wouldn’t have been as common as they are today. Continuous rowcropping makes many weeds feel very much at home (like those annual grasses I mentioned earlier). Therefore back then, absent modernday chemical monoculture, the weed control benefit was likely less significant than the aeration benefit. Back then, sprayed corn fields, as well as un-sprayed corn fields, probably benefited from row cultivation for the same reason: the soil needed to be aerated.

Fluffing up the soil drove oxygen into it, and the lack of this gas often limits crop production more than a shortage of N, P, K, and the other better-known nutrients.

An oxygen shortage can be almost as detrimental to crop yields as a water shortage. Not only does cultivation make more oxygen available to the soil, it helps catch and retain dew moisture: this dampness is conveyed upward from below the cultivation zone through capillary attraction provided by the fluffed-up topsoil. Ever notice how in moderate drought conditions row cultivation will cause “fired” corn to rapidly uncurl?

New Dairy Skills Training Module “Hoof Health and Lameness” cadaver leg trimming and locomotion scoring.

• NEW! Producers who register themselves or farm employees before July 15 will be eligible for free herd locomotion score pre-class and a follow-up evaluation 6-12 months post class.

• Class will be taught by an outstanding group of Hoof Health experts including local trimmer Chip Hendrickson, Jeff Wheeler of ZINPRO and Dr. Melaine Hemenway of the New York Cattle Health Assurance Program, Dr. Rodrigo Bicalho, Assistant Professor Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ambulatory Clinic, Dr. Jerry Bertoldo, Senior Extension Dairy Specialist, NWNY Team, Jackson Wright Dairy Specialist NWNY Team, and Libby Gaige, Dairy Specialist and Spanish interpreter NWNY Team.

Cost: $75 per person. Please preregister by calling 585-786-2251.

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Dairy Skills Training: New Dairy Skills Training Module “Hoof Health and Lameness” has been added for Fall Schedule. Meeting dates will be: Sept. 18, 20, 25, 27 and 28 at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Wyoming County, 401 North Main Street, Warsaw, NY 14569 AND Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County, 480 North Main Street, Canandaigua, NY 14424.

Content: The focus of this module will emphasize lameness detection, locomotion scoring, causes and cures of dairy cattle hoof conditions impacted by metabolic problems, trauma, stress and infectious diseases, use and misuse of foot baths and hands-on trimming of cadaver legs.

• The format for this new course will be similar to other recent Dairy Skills Training modules with 4 nights of 2.5 hour science based lectures and approximately 4-6 hours of on-farm activities which will include

Fellowship of Christian Farmers Editors Comments It’s a labor problem! How many times have you heard someone say, “That part of the country, or town, is so cold spiritually that I’m not going to waste my time or resources on them.

No one will listen to me anyway.” Well, not only have I heard it, I’m sorry to say, I’ve said it myself. Some churches no longer preach the gospel. A recent survey found that around 50 percent of Protestant Church attendees do not know “How to get to Heaven.” How sad. But just think, we’re talking about church attendees. The most recent statistics show that only 44 percent of people in the U.S. attend church and that’s not necessarily on a regular basis. In Canada the figure drops to 38 percent and to make matters worse those figures include all religions.

Matthew 9:37 & 38 “The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of Harvest, that he will send forth the laborers into his harvest.” A very familiar passage and one that seems to indicate that we do not have a problem with an area being cold to the gospel but do have a problem with not having enough laborers.

Could it be in those areas the harvest is even more plentiful? So it comes down to this — it’s a labor problem.

I thank God for FCF members who have

caught the vision and are not discouraged no matter how difficult it may be. Many of you work in such areas. Kathy and I sometimes get discouraged as well. But, then the fields become ripe, the volunteers show up and the harvest begins.

In a recent devotional Hudson Taylor is quoted as saying, “God is searching for someone weak enough to use and he found you and me.”

I’m sure glad God continues to find and use weak and blemished vessels. I’m referring to myself. He has been so good, just look at what He’s done.

I always like to close with a little encouragement to try to get people involved with this great ministry. Remember, “it’s a labor problem.” FCFI could use help at many of the events they have scheduled for this summer. Included in this issue is our event schedule as well as information on two fall mission trips. We are still involved in the Schoharie County flood relief effort. There’s lots of work there as well. I would also ask that you consider financially supporting this great ministry. FCFI is worthy of support. Have a great summer as you help solve the labor problem.

Remember to give Him thanks in all things, Bill Brown

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Hay to Schoharie County The response to the needs in Hurricane Irene ravaged Schoharie County has been a testimony to farmers and town folks alike. The fellowship of Christian Farmers has delivered 10 tractor trailer loads of hay this spring with a value of $34,000. Hay was donated by farms throughout New York State. Much of the trucking was also donated or at least at a reduced cost. We thank all of those who were involved in this relief effort. A special thanks to Pastor Jim Wolford and Gallupville Gospel Church for being our hands and feet on the ground.

Even with all that’s been accomplished there is still lots to be done. The work in rebuilding farming operations is nearly complete but the villages of Schoharie and Prattsville are still in need of volunteers to help in restoring homes and small businesses. If you or a group would like to help, please contact Bill Brown at 315-736-5964 or Pastor Jim Wolford at 518-466-8654.

A chosen vessel The Master was searching for a vessel to use; Before Him were many; which on would He choose?

‘Take me!” cried the gold one, “I’m shiny and bright, I’m of great value and I do things just right.

My beauty and luster would outshine the rest, And for someone like You, Master, gold would be best.”

The Master passed on with no word at all, And looked at a silver urn, narrow and tall.

“I’ll serve you, dear Master, I’ll pour out Your wine, “I’ll be on Your table whenever You dine!

My lines are so graceful, my carvings so true, and silver will always compliment you.”

Unheeding, the Master passed onto the brass, Wide mouthed and shallow and polished like glass.

“Here! Here!” cried the vessel, “I know I will do!

Place me on Your table for all men to view!”

“Look at me!’ cried the goblet of crystal so clear; Though fragile am I, I will serve You with pride!

And I’m sure I’ll be happy in Your house to abide!”

The Master came next to a vessel of wood, Polished and carved it solidly stood.

“You can use me, dear Master,” the wooden bowl said “But I’d rather You’d use me for fruit and not bread.”

The Master looked down and saw a vessel of clay, Empty and broken it helplessly lay.

No hope had the vessel that the Master might choose To clean and make whole, to fill and to use.

“Ah! This is the vessel I’ve been hoping to find.

I’ll mend it and use it and make it all Mine!

I need not a vessel with pride in its self, Not one that is narrow to sit on the shelf.

Not one that is big mouthed and shallow and loud.

Not one who displays his contents so proud Not one who think he can do things just right, But this plain earthly vessel, filled with power and might.”

Then gently He lifted the vessel of clay, And mended and cleansed it and filled it that day.

Spoke to it kindly, “There’s work you must do, Just pour out and serve others as I pour into you.”

2012 Mission Trip Opportunity Jim Saddlemire, from Hole in the Wall Farm, Schoharie, NY, stands beside his loaded truck with his wife and Pastor Jim Wolford. The Saddlemires donated trucking for several of the loads.

Another load of hay on its way to a needy dairy farmer in Schoharie County. A total of 10 tractor trailer loads were donated and delivered over the winter and late spring. Much of the trucking was donated. FCFI thanks all those who made this relief effort possible.

Pastor Jim Wolford delivers a pickup truck load to a small horse farm in Prattsville. Big or small the need was ever present with Gallopville Gospel Church in partnership with the Fellowship of Christian answering the call.

FCFI Mission Trip to ECHO (Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization) Oct. 29-Nov. 3 ~ Fort Myers, FL Echo, 17391 Durrance Road, N., Ft. Myers, FL For more information visit www.echonet.org $320 per person (from Ft. Myers) - includes food and lodging Lodging: Lehigh Resort Club, Joel Rd., Lehigh Acres, Florida, (www.vriresorts.com) Work projects include: • Machinery repair • Fence building • Plumbing, electric, outside repairs • Clean up, chain saw, clearing farm land • Irrigation repairs, ditch digging • Landscaping, mulching, trimming • Planting and harvesting • General maintenance, power washing and cleaning • Building construction Need more information? Please contact Bill and Kathy Brown at 315-736-5964 or 315-749-6823

Fellowship of Christian Farmers Mohawk Valley Chapter News

by Bruce Holck, Chapter Treasurer The Mohawk Valley Chapter met on April 21 at Joe and Elaine Smith’s home in Westernville, NY. There were 16 in attendance as discussion took place on many items and the approval of our activities for 2012.

At this year’s NY Farm Show in Syracuse we had a much larger space, which worked out very nicely. The cost for that place in 2013 will be $930. Like other businesses, the cost of operating continues to climb.

That goes for doing God’s work as well, whether it is running a church or the FCFI. If you are taking the time to read this article, I assume you are interested in this ministry. The chapter needs help on many levels — physically helping with setting up tents and displays, volunteers to present the gospel at shows using the colored beads; financially, and of course prayer, that our work would result in folks, upon hearing God’s truths, come to a saving knowledge of Jesus. We’d appreciate any help you could give us.

Strawberry Festival, Madison, CT, June 2. Roy Norman (right) from Woodstock, CT, and Roy Upson, Mohawk, NY (third from right) explain the many ministries of FCFI to show attendees.

Roy Norman, Woodstock, CT, shares the bead story with an interested show visitor at the Madison, CT Strawberry Festival. Cool, wet weather kept the attendance down but God’s word still went forward.

The Mohawk Valley Chapter recently met at the home of Joe and Elaine Smith in Westernville, NY. Shown in picture are some of the many members that work behind the scenes to make our agressive event schedule work. You can tell by the picture that we also have lots of fun doing God’s work.

June 15 and 16 found FCFI hard at work at the Owego, NY Strawberry Festival. Shown in white FCFI shirt is George Williams, Candor, NY. Over 400 people of all ages stopped by the FCFI tent. Many are still searching for answers to life’s challenges.

Region Eight Event Schedule 2012 15: Cream Cheese Festival Lowville, NY 18-22: International Plowing Match - Roseville, ON 29: Pumpkin Festival - Tioga Center, NY October 12-14: Riverton Fair- Riverton, CT 16-18: Sunbelt Ag Expo- Moultrie, GA Outreach Meetings: Oct. 4: Mountain Valley - Delhi, NY Oct. 5: Northern NY - Adams Center, NY Oct. 6: MHV - Steuben, NY Pastor Randy Johnson, Reality Ranch in NY - Oct. 1-8 Mission Trips: Oct. 27-Nov. 3 - ECHO, Ft. Myers, FL Nov. 4-10 - Reality Ranch, Zolfo Springs, FL

FCFI Mission Trip to Reality Ranch Ministries Nov. 4-10 P.O. Box 1726, Zolfo Springs, Florida 33890 For more information on Reality Ranch visit www.realityranchministries.org $320 per person (from Orlando, FL) - includes food, lodging, and some cost of materials for construction projects Work Projects: • Work on Pastor Randy’s home • Build new pole building • Lot’s of smaller maintenance jobs including, painting, pressure washing, fence building rodeo arena, etc.

• A job for everyone!

Reality Ministries, Inc. is a non-profit corporation, founded on June 12, 1980. The ministry’s founder and president, Randy Johnson, easily relates to the cowboy life, having spent years doing ranch work and being involved in Rodeo. Injured in a driving accident that rendered him quadriplegic, Randy committed his life to Christ, Aug. 28, 1975. He then became dedicated to sharing the Gospel. He is an ordained minister. He provides “Cowboy Church”, before the rodeo begins, for the contestants and workers that are in attendance, rodeo fans, and anyone else who wants to attend. You don’t have to be a Cowboy to come! Randy provides these services at Rodeos for Junior High & High School kids, bull ridings, ropings, trail rides, barrel races, Cowboy camp meetings, individual ranches, churches and wherever the doors are open. Some of you might remember Pastor Randy, he was a keynote speaker at the 1996 FCFI Conference in New York.

For more information contact: Ron and Deb Herrold 219-916-3535 or 219-916-3994; Bill and Kathy Brown 315-763-5964 or 315-749-6823.

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July 12-15: Madison Co. Fair - Brookfield, NY August 1-5: Niagara Co. Fair - Lockport, NY 4: Old Home Days - Vernon Center, NY 7-9: Empire Farm Days - Seneca Falls, NY 9-18: Skowhegan State Fair Skowhegan, ME 22-23: Maine Farm Day - Clinton, ME 23-25: Brooklyn Fair - Brooklyn, CT 31-Aug. 3: NY State Fair Festival of Balloons - Dansville, NY September 6-9: Hebron Harvest Fair - Hebron, CT 10-13: Western Festival St. Tite - St. Tite, QC 12-13: Farm Progress Show - Mohawk, NY

2012 Mission Trip Opportunity

Commissioner alerts growers of presence of late blight Late Blight confirmed in Suffolk County; growers should be on lookout for disease New York State Agriculture Commissioner Darrel J. Aubertine on July 3 alerted home gardeners and commercial growers of the potential introduction of late blight this growing season, as it has been confirmed in Suffolk County. Late blight is a plant disease that spreads rapidly from plant to plant in wet, cool weather that causes tomato and potato plants, primarily, to wilt and die.

“To help protect the State’s potato and tomato crops, the Department has once again initiated a concerted strategy to en-

hance the State’s detection and eradication efforts for late blight this growing season,” the Commissioner said.

“While the recent hot and dry weather patterns should reduce the spread of this plant disease, commercial growers and gardeners should always be on the lookout and take the recommended precautions to protect their plants.”

The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets has trained horticultural inspectors that are currently surveying plants, in particular transplant tomatoes, at the retail level and in commercial greenhouses.

Collectively, they have inspected more than 1,600,000 tomato

plants and seen no signs of late blight detected in tomatoes. In addition, the Department continues to work with Cornell Cooperative Extension to conduct outreach and follow up in the field with both growers and gardeners. As a result of those efforts, three cases of late blight in field potatoes have been confirmed in Suffolk County.

Late blight is a plant disease that mainly attacks potatoes and tomatoes, although it can sometimes be found on other crops, weeds and ornamentals, such as petunias, nightshades, and tomatillos. Late blight was a factor in the Irish potato famine in the 1840’s, during which

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Summer checklist for cattle

by Jerry Bertoldo The breeds of cattle common to the Northeast are not well suited for extremes of heat and humidity.

Any temperature in excess of 70 degrees (even with low humidity) requires the adult cow to rid itself of excess metabolic heat. This is particularly the case for dairy animals housed together in confinement.

Fans are a start at cooling.

Unfortunately, cows do not sweat very much and have a large body mass, so moving air past them does not result in effective cooling as it warms into the 80’s. Natural evaporative cooling resulting from sweat evaporation works great for us humans, but has to be artificially applied to cows with sprinkler systems.

Thermal stress affects cow comfort, nutrition, reproduction and immunity. Increased standing time leads to lameness problems while flies, inability to eat when desired or drink fresh, clean water can add another page to the stress playbook.

There are many management considerations that have amplified impact at this time. The carryover of the negative impacts on productivity, conception rate, pregnancy retention and hoof health makes this more of a five month ordeal rather than a couple of months of bother during the peak of summer.

Here are some things to think about that are real deal breakers during summer heat stress: • Does the feed stay relatively cool throughout the time it is available?

Feed heats with yeast and mold activity. More frequent feeding rates or

addition of feed stabilizers can help.

Better forage harvest and storage techniques are even better.

• Do you check weigh backs, cud chewing rates, individual fat tests and stall utilization? Heat alters behavior patterns. This includes reduced cud chewing, increased slug feeding, more on feet time and in the extreme bicarb losing drooling — all leading to poor rumen performance and compromised performance.

• Are cows able to drink soon after milking? Cows will seek water and then feed after being milked.

A second try later may not result in equivalent intakes.

• Are calves given free choice water from the start? Calves lose water during warm weather through increased respiration rates. Calves experiencing some degree of scours tend to dehydrate as well. Preweaned calves are capable of consuming 1-3 gallons per day!

• Do you keep waste feed, manure piles, liquid organic effluence and standing water to a minimum?

Flies reproduce in various organic matter environments. Think about areas that accumulate such materials that should be addressed. Flies aggravate cattle of all ages reducing growth rates as well as being a vector for pink eye disease.

• Do you refrain from vaccinating when the temperature could reach 85 degrees? Increased core body temperatures result in poor response to immunization.

Early morning is an ideal time to vaccinate cattle on a day that will be hot.

Source: Ag Focus, July 2012

millions of people in Ireland starved or were forced to emigrate. Late blight is caused by an oomycete pathogen that can produce millions of spores from infected plants, spreading readily with wet weather and high humidity. Spores travel through the air, land on plants, and if the weather is sufficiently wet, cause new infections. Once infect-

ed, plants may wilt and die within three days.

New York has battled strains of late blight in 2009 and 2011 that were particularly devastating to tomatoes.

Presence of the disease, combined with wet weather those years led to a quick and devastating spread of the disease. Organic growers struggled with the disease as they have few

approved control measures to use, and commercial tomato growers were challenged to apply crop fungicides in time to prevent the outbreak.

For more information about identifying late blight and how to control it, please visit http://vegetablemdonline.ppath.cornell.edu/ factsheets/Potato_LateBlt.htm.

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2012 New York State Maple Tour 2012 New York State Maple Tour on July 22-24 will be centered at Holiday Inn, Auburn, NY. The tour will be hosted by the Central New York Maple Producers Association and centered at the Holiday Inn in Auburn NY. The tour opens with registration and trade show on Sunday July 22, starting at 3 p.m. and ending at 8 p.m. Also, a social time will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday.

On Monday and Tuesday, July 23 and 24, the tour will feature visits to a variety of maple operations both larger and smaller. This tour fea-

tures the scenic Eastern Finger Lakes area and will include a scenic cruise on Skaneateles Lake and tour of an historic water powered flour mill. Sites include niche marketing, energy saving technologies, organic production, and will include sugarbush sites.

Cost is $170 per person to include the tour, meals and the annual banquet. Registration and tour stop information is available at www.cornellmaple.com and www.nysmaple.com.

You must use the registration form to register. No phone registrations. The tour host

site is the Auburn Holiday Inn. Lodging reservations are the responsibility of tour participants. Phone 315253-4531 and mention New York Maple Producers or block code MAP for the special room rate of $89.95. Indoor pool is open until 10:30 p.m. and it is real nice!

Registration Deadline: Registration must be received by July 11. After July 11, there is a late fee of $20 per person.

The tours on Monday and Tuesday will be on air-conditioned charter busses and include: • Cedarvale Maple Syrup

Company at 3769 Pleasant Valley Road, Syracuse NY • Smokey Hollow Maple Syrup at 8597 Pierce Road in the town of Jordan.

Schoolyard Sugarbush sugarhouse at 5967 Appletree Point Road in the town of Moravia.

• Schoolyard Sugarbush Lakewoods, just off of Skaneateles Lake.

• Komrowski Maple at 7584 Tater Road near Plainville.

• Happy Jack’s Maple in the town of Locke • The Old New Hope Mill, New Hope.

• Mid-Lakes Navigation-

Company, located in beautiful Skaneateles.

• Svend O. Heiberg Memorial Forest and Tully Field Station.

Other attractions that might be of interest in the eastern Finger Lakes include: wine tours and tastings, boat cruises, Merry-GoRound Playhouse, Cayuga Museum & Case Research Lab, Emerson Park, Harriet Tubman Home — Underground Railroad Heritage Trail, William H Seward House — Seward's Folly, Secretary of State to President Lincoln and much more.

Millers Mills New York will run for ice cream Millers Mills 5k Run and Walk — new online registration for Boilermaker cool down event For a fantastic race experience and fun atmosphere not found at many other road races, try the Millers Mills Sundae Run (MMSR) and two-mile fun walk on Sunday, July 15.

Known as the cool down event to the Utica Boilermaker Road Race, the MMSR, now in its 18th year, offers a small town

atmosphere and homemade ice cream to all runners and walkers.

Bring the family and enjoy the ice cream social that follows the race.

The course records to beat belong to, for the men, Josh and Caleb Edmonds of Cooperstown, who clocked a 16:40 5k in 2011, and for the women, Moira R yan of Washington, D.C. set the course record of 20:12 in 2007.

The USATF certified (NY-07023-JG) 5K race

starts and finishes at the bridge in the scenic hamlet of Millers Mills, which is located in the town of Columbia in southern Herkimer County and easy to get to from New York State Route 20 or 28. The course is a challenging out and back route over rolling hills complete with water stops and splits called out to runners. New this year, register online at www.getentered.com.

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The top overall finishers, age group finishers and even the “middle of the pack runner” receive prizes, some of which feature the work of local artisans. The finish line party includes music, over a dozen door prizes and old-fashioned homemade ice cream. The two mile out and back walk is not a timed event, but walkers are also eligible for door

prizes. Race day registration is $20; the walker entry fee is $5. Race day registration is from 7:30–8:30 a.m. Both events start at 9:15 a.m. sharp.

The Sundae Run is held in conjunction with the Millers Mills Old-fashioned Ice Cream Social. After the race, musical entertainment, horse drawn hay rides, crafts, church bazaar, and a crosscut sawing event round out a family oriented day.

Ice cream, cake, hot dogs and other refresh-

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The race is sponsored by the Millers Mills Grange #581 and is part of the Route 20 Road Challenge. For more information, e-mail race director Karen Huxtable-Hooker at karenhuxtable@live.co m or co-director Judy Guske at jguske3003@windstream.net. For more information about other races belonging to the Route 20 Road Challenge series, visit www.nyroute20.com.

Hard to define, easy to taste Pleasing consumers key to premium beef, audit says

by Laura Nelson Eating satisfaction rules when it comes to making beef lovers happy.

That was clear in early results from the 2011 National Beef Quality Audit (NBQA), but defining that satisfaction seemed harder to pinpoint.

“If producers get the right signal, and they are pretty good managers, they can hit the target,” said Keith Belk, Colorado State University meat scientist. “But they have to have the right signal.”

One constant beacon comes from the Q-word in that audit, which has run every five years since 1991: people at every link in the beef chain want quality. A call for more Prime and premium Choice beef rang out, with the targetconsumer consensus suggesting 5 percent and 31 percent, respectively. Actual production levels for all beef in those categories during 2011 was 2 percent and 20 percent, 14 points short of expectations.

Science has proven marbling at those levels brings increased eating satisfaction, so it’s no surprise that the NBQA showed consumers want more of that beef.

The audit format asks customers who buy feeder calves, fed cattle, beef carcasses, subprimals and variety meats to define seven quality attributes. Those included food safety, eating satisfaction, cattle genetics, visual characteristics, how and where cattle

were raised, lean, fat, weight and size.

Once ranked, the survey burrowed deeper into the meaning and value of each.

On the production end, feeders, packers and allied industry ranked “tenderness” as the top definition for eating satisfaction, followed by “good beef flavor.” Respondents in the foodservice and retail industries had it just the other way around.

“We need to continue striving toward improving eating satisfaction, and there will be an emphasis on flavor there,” Belk said. “Flavor has pulled to the top; once you have satisfactory tenderness, then flavor is all of a sudden elevated in its relative importance.”

In foodservice, 63 percent of respondents favored flavor as their definition, while 52 percent said tenderness and 29 percent called it customer satisfaction.

“This was the first year that we saw flavor mentioned more importantly than tenderness,” said Deb VanOverbeke, Oklahoma State University animal scientist. “Flavor really was emphasized by the end users, but it is still defined differently among those who are buying live cattle.”

All NBQA respondents were purchasers of live animals or beef product, and VanOverbeke said that divide reflects their views on the resale value of each quality term. In this era of brand-

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ASA supports creation of Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Ag Affairs at USDA In a recent letter to House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK) and Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-MN), the American Soybean Association (ASA) joined groups from multiple agricultural sectors in encouraging the inclusion of a provision in the Chairman’s Mark of the upcoming farm bill that would establish an Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “[T]he trade organizational structure at USDA has remained unchanged since it was last reorganized in 1978,” stated the groups in the letter. “Over this period, the value and nature of U.S. agriculture exports has changed dramatically. In 1978, U.S. agriculture exports totaled $29 billion whereas in 2011 they reached $136 billion. In 1978, grains and oilseeds amounted to 60 percent of all U.S. agriculture exports while meat and poultry accounted for 3 percent and produce 6 percent. Now grains and oilseeds account for 36 percent of all agriculture exports while meat and poultry constitute 15 percent and produce 13 percent.

Meanwhile, over the last 30 years the challenges that U.S. agriculture faces in global markets have increased and

markedly changed from primarily tariff barriers to phytosanitary and other non-tariff trade barriers.”

Also in the letter, ASA and its colleagues highlighted the coordination and streamlined cooperation within USDA that the new post would offer.

“An Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs will provide a singular focus on trade and foster more effective coordination of transparent, rules-based trade policies in other USDA agencies,” continued the groups. “Such a position will bring unified high level representation to key trade negotiations with senior, foreign officials and within the Executive Branch. It will also allow future Administrations to recruit an Under Secretary who has extensive experience in international trade negotiation and policy issues. Furthermore, the creation of this Under Secretary position would help streamline management, create greater efficiencies and enhance emphasis in the Office of the Under Secretary responsible for key domestic programs.”

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ed beef programs that reward higher quality and consumer-based targets, performance further down the chain has become more valuable.

“They are looking at where to filter the product in once it is in their system,” she said, “trying to determine how to best spend and best capture each dollar.”

The terms by which eating satisfaction was defined may have differed among the segments, but their pursuit of that dollar never wavered. A new aspect of the study brought to light beef buyers’ willingness to pay for the traits they found most important.

While only 2 percent of those who purchase live cattle said that eating satisfaction was a requirement they must have in order to buy, nearly half of them said they’d pay a premium of 11.4 percent to guarantee that quality.

That premium level ranked No. 1 in the amount packers and feeders said they would pay above base price to guarantee any quality attribute.

VanOverbeke said readiness to pay that premium on the live-animal side may correlate to another term the NBQA worked to define: cattle genetics. Packers, feeders, retailers and foodservice professionals defined “cattle genetics” for quality as a predominantly black hide. Four out of five list-

ed “genetic potential for marbling” as their second-ranked term.

Those definitions likely pertained to feeders who are supplying branded beef programs, she explained: “If they know what those genetics are going to get them, they might pay a premium for those cattle because of how they typically perform.”

More than 20 percent of respondents closest to end users said “eating satisfaction” was an absolute requirement for purchasing. That quality had the highest share (47 percent) of respondents willing to pay extra as well — about 11 percent more — to guarantee it.

Belk said taking a whole-industry perspective from the survey illuminates a clear path the success: “If you align a supply chain that addresses a specific consumer target and has specific process control all the way up and down the chain to address that target, then the whole system is more profitable.”

VanOverbeke agreed the bottom line comes down to tying all those surveyed industry segments together: “If you know who your customer is and you know what they are looking for, you are more likely to target some premiums that you might be able to earn by doing a few things differently.”

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AUCTION SECTION and MARKET REPORTS McCan makes statement regarding Canada’s entry in the TPP WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday, June 19, President Obama

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New technique used to discover new viruses in poultry

by Sandra Avant In a search to find better ways to control viral enteric diseases in birds, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have unearthed a treasure trove of previously known and unknown viruses in poultry by using a powerful new molecular tool called metagenomics.

Each year, disorders like poult enteritis mortality syndrome, poult enteritis complex, and runting-stunting syndrome cause diarrhea in turkeys and chickens, resulting in decreased weight, mortality and increased production costs. Several viruses have been associated with enteric or intestinal diseases, but no single causative agent has been found.

Unlike traditional sequencing that characterizes genes in a single organism, metagenomics detects the nucleic acid of thousands of organisms in an entire community. Using this technique, Laszlo Zsak, researcher leader of the Endemic Poultry Viral Diseases Research Unit at the Agri-

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ARS researchers have discovered a new virus called "phiCA82" in turkeys that potentially could be used as an alternative to antibiotics to fight multi-drug-resistant pathogens in poultry.

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fected with enteric diseases. In addition to the novel phage, common avian viruses like astrovirus, reovirus and rotavirus, and RNA viruses belonging to the Picornaviridae family were detected. However, the scientists were surprised to discover previously unknown turkey viruses like picobirnavirus, a virus implicated in enteric disease in other agricultural animals, and a calicivirus, a type of virus often associated with human enteric diseases.

In earlier studies, Zsak and Day used metagenomics to identify and analyze for the first time the complete genome of a novel chicken parvovirus. They also developed a PCR-polymerase chain reaction-assay that is highly sensitive and specific in detecting viruses in birds.

Read more about this research in the April 2012 issue of Agricultural Research magazine.

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Andy Mower donates to FFA HOLLAND PATENT, NY — Andy Mower, a sales agent with Pioneer Hi-Bred, a Dupont business, has donated a $200 contribution to Oneida County 4-H and a $200 contribution to V.V.S. FFA. Mower was awarded this contribution money by Pioneer for his dedication to customer -focused activities throughout the

year.

Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, is the world’s leading developer and supplier of advanced plant genetics, providing highquality seeds to farmers in more than 90 countries. Pioneer provides support and services to help increase

farmer productivity and profitablilty and strives to develop sustainable agricultural systems for people everywhere.

Science with Service Delivering Success™.

DuPont has been bringing world-class science and engineering to the global marketplace in the form of innovative products,

materials, and services since 1802. The company believes that by collaborating with customers, governments, NGOs, and thought leaders we can help

find solutions to such global challenges as providing enough healthy food for people everywhere, decreasing dependence on fossil fuels, and protecting

life and the environment. For additional information about DuPont and its commitment to inclusive innovation, please visit www.dupont.com

Presentation of the check to Oneida County 4-H.

Presentation of the check to the VVS FFA.

Forest owners applaud Supreme Court decision to review forest roads case WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO)

responded enthusiastically to news that the U.S. Supreme Court will re-

cuit’s misinterpretation of the Clean Water Act from taking effect but expires Sept. 30.

“The Supreme Court’s decision raises a significant question regarding the need for further administrative action by the EPA pending a final decision by the Court,” Tenny continued. “At this point undertaking an administrative process without knowing the legal context would be a questionable use of time and resources.”

EPA began an administrative process on May 23 to address the Ninth Circuit’s ruling and maintain the agency’s longstanding practice of using Best Management Practices* rather than permits to regulate rainwater runoff from forest roads. EPA has not yet introduced a proposed rule, which has cast doubt on whether the agency would complete a rulemaking before the Sept. 30 expiration of legislation. A final EPA rule would be challengeable directly to the Ninth Circuit, inviting a continuation of the litigation cycle.

Shortly after the CWA was enacted in 1972, the EPA recognized forest management activities as non-point sources most effectively regulated under state administered best management practices (BMPs). BMPs are designed to adapt to a diversity of forest conditions across a broad landscape and provide flexibility to address concerns if and when they arise. The success of BMPs enables the EPA to rank forestry as a “minor contributor” to sediment runoff.

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view the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Court’s ruling in NEDC v. Brown. The Ninth Circuit ruled last year that forest roads are “point sources” of water pollution requiring industrial discharge permits typically applied to factories and sewage plants, a decision that overturns EPA’s 35 years of successful regulation of forest roads under the Clean Water Act.” “The Supreme Court’s decision to review this case is a welcome development for forest landowners across America, who for 35 years have contributed to one of the nation’s best success stories under the Clean Water Act,” said Dave Tenny, NAFO President and CEO. “It validates the opinions of the Solicitor General, 29 state attorneys general and forest owners and operators across the country who all agree that the Ninth Circuit’s decision was wrong.”

Although the Solicitor General in his May 24 brief to the Supreme Court acknowledged that the Ninth Circuit ruling was wrong, he recommended the Court not review the case urging that “the complex regulatory issues can be addressed more definitively and in a more nuanced fashion by Congress and [EPA].”

Congress and the Administration joined forest owners to support EPA’s historical treatment of forestry and forest roads as non-point sources by taking action last December in the Fiscal Year 2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act. The effort, achieved with bipartisan support in both the Senate and House, prevented the Ninth Cir-

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, July 9

Tuesday, July 10

• 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, Sue Rudgers, Manager, 518-584-3033 • 12:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St., Dryden, NY. Calves. Phil Laug, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-844-9104 • 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Misc. & Small Animals. 12:30 Produce, 1 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5-5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 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.

• 1:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock, Rte. 30A, Central Bridge, NY. Dairy, sheep, goats, pigs and horses; 3:30 PM feeders followed by beef and calves. Tim Miller, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-868-2006, 800-321-3211.

Wednesday, July 11 • Barton, Vermont. 153rd Top-Of-Vermont Invitation Dairy Sale, at the Pines Farm.

Reg Lussier neks@together.net 802-525-4774 • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752 • 10:00 AM: Essex, NY. Complete dairy farm disperal of 186 head free stall cattle, farm and barn equip,ment for Windy Valley Farm. Wrights Auction Service 802-334-6115 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Regular Livestock Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St., Dryden, NY. Phil Laug, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-844-9104 • 1:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Calves followed by beef. Tim Miller, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315829-3105 • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-2965041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Man-

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ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES Rte. 125, E. Middlebury, VT 05740 Sale every Monday & Thursday Specializing in Complete Farm Dispersals “A Leading Auction Service” In Vt. 800-339-2697 or 800-339-COWS 802-388-2661 • 802-388-2639 ALEX LYON & SON Sales Managers & Auctioneers, Inc. Jack Lyon Bridgeport, NY 315-633-2944 • 315-633-9544 315-633-2872 • Evenings 315-637-8912 AUCTIONEER PHIL JACQUIER INC. 18 Klaus Anderson Rd., Southwick, MA 01077 413-569-6421 • Fax 413-569-6599 www.jacquierauctions.com Auctions of Any Type, A Complete, Efficient Service philcorn@jacquierauctions.com AUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL 11167 Big Tree Rd.,East Aurora, NY 14052 800-536-1401 x 115 www.auctionsinternational.com BENUEL FISHER AUCTIONS Fort Plain, NY 518-568-2257 Licensed & Bonded in PA #AU005568

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

ager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558

Thursday, July 12 • Phoenix, AZ. Complete Liquidation of Late Model Construction Equipment: (75) Forklifts, (80) Pickups, (25) Delivery Trucks (mostly with cranes), (30) Trailers (mostly with cranes). PLUS: Complete Wood Truss Manufacturing Plant including all types of machinery and enormous amount of tooling. In Conjunction with Bar None Auction. A. Lyon & Son, 315-6332944 www.lyonauction.com • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop off only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-258-9752 • 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, Sue Rudgers, Manager, 518-584-3033 • 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Our usual run of dairy cows, heifers & service bulls. 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 • 5:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock, Rte. 30A, Central Bridge, NY. Calves, followed

by Beef. Tim Miller, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-868-2006, 800-321-3211.

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• 10:00 AM: Williston, VT. Selling 62 head dairy cows, farm & barn equipment and tools for Michael Bruce. Wrights Auction Service, 802-334-6115 • 6:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. . Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, July 14 • Canastota, NY. Lyon’s Annual Summer Hay Camp & Friday Night Barbecue! Late Model Construction Equipment, Support, Aerial Lifts, Trucks & Trailers. WATCH FOR DETAILS! HILITES: 2010-2009 Cat D8T, (2) 2009 Cat D7R (ripper), 2012 Cat D6NXL (unused), (6) Cat D6T & D6N, 2010 Cat 320D, 2011 Cat 980H, (2) 2012 Cat CD54, 2007 Cat XQ600, (2) 2012 JCB 3CX-14 (4x4). A. Lyon & Son, 315-6332944 www.lyonauction.com • 9:00 AM: Canastota, NY. Annual Summer Auction. Late Model Construction Equipment. Alex Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 9:00 AM: West Meetinghouse Rd., New Milford, CT. Estate of Chick Flynn. JD 4440D Powershift, 4000D, 5625D & 5525D 4x4 w/QT542 Loaders, 4400D 4x4 Compact w/430 Loader; JD 47 QT Backhoe; JD 950D 4x4, JD 440G Track Loader & Other Tractors, Hay & Tillage Equipment, Dairy Heifers, Bulls/Steers, Guns, Antiques & Furniture. Jacquier Auctions, 413-5696421

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D.R. CHAMBERS & SONS 76 Maple Ave., Unadilla, NY 13849 607-369-8231 • Fax 607-369-2190 www.drchambersauction.com 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

AUC TION CALENDAR To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact David Dornburgh at 518-673-0109 • Fax 518-673-2381 www.jacquierauctions.com

Monday, July 16 • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-2589752.

• 1:00 PM: Monthly sheep lamb goat & pig sale. 1 PM dairy followed by sheep, lamb, goats, pigs & feeders. Calves & cull beef approx. 5-5:30 PM. . Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 5:00 PM: 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY. Monthly Sheep, Lamb, Goat, Pig & Feeders. Calves & Cull Beef. 20 Lambs, Ewes and 1 Ram from one flock. Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637 607-847-8800 www.hoskingsales.com

Tuesday, July 17 • 10:00 AM: Lee, NH. Ath-Mor Registered Holsteins complete dispersal 350 head sale. The Cattle Exchange 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattleexchange.com www.cattleexchange.com

Wednesday, July 18 • 10:00 AM: Poultney, VT. Selling Real Estate, all livestock, farm and barn equipment, tools and miscellaneous items for Bill Lyle and Charlen Grobbens. Wrights Auction Service 802-334-6115 • 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 Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-4473842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558 • 3:00 PM: D.R. Chambers & Sons, 76 Maple Ave., Unadilla, NY. Dairy Day Special Feeder Sale. Every Wednesday following Dairy. D.R. Chambers & Sons, 607-369-8231 www.drchambersauction.com

Thursday, July 19 • 7:00 PM: Batavia, NY. Genesee County 4H Meat Animal Sale - Come support the local 4H youth by bidding on their 4H animals! See our website for more information. William Kent, Inc., 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com

Friday, July 20 • 6:00 PM: D.R. Chambers & Sons, 76 Maple Ave., Unadilla, NY. Horse Sales every other Friday. Tack at 1 pm, horses at 6 pm. . D.R. Chambers & Sons, 607-3698231 www.drchambersauction.com

Saturday, July 21 • Middleburgh, NY. Reflections of Maple Downs Sale. Hosted by Maple Downs Farm II. Held in conjunction with the NY Holstein Summer Picnic. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • Leyden, MA. Selling trucks, trailers, shop tools & farm equip. including pay loader

and farm tractor for Zimmerman Livestock Trucking. Sale Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, neks@together.net, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892

• 6:00 PM: County Highway Maintenance Facility, Geneseo, NY. Livingston County Tax Title Auction. Thomas P. Wamp/Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com

Tuesday, July 24

Friday, July 27

• Syracuse, NY. Complete Liquidation: Asphalt Paver, Late Model Vibratory Rollers, Rough Terrain Crane, Skid Steers, Mini Excavators, Very Large Amount of Shop Equipment, Tooling & Accessories. VERY NICE!. A. Lyon & Son 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com

• 10:00 AM: Haverling Central High School, Bath, NY. Steuben County Tax Title Auction. Thomas P. Wamp/Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com

Wednesday, July 25 • West Addison, VT. Bodette Farm Complete Equipment Dispersal. Sale Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, neks@together.net, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-626-8892 • 1815 Hicks Field Rd. East FORT WORTH TX 76179. Rental Fleet Construction, Support Equipment & Attachments. A. Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com

Thursday, July 26 • Midland, Texas. Complete Liquidation Late Model Cat Construction Equipment, (20) Mack Truck Tractors and Dump Trucks, Large Quantity of Pickups, Support Equipment. HILITES: (6) Cat 140H, Cat 324DL, (8) Cat D6T, (2) Cat D6R, Cat 966H, (40) Pickups, (20) Belly Dumps & Equipment Trailers, Plus Much, Much More! A. Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com

Saturday, July 28 • 9:30 AM: Martins Country Market. 3rd Annual Large Summer Equipment Auction.

Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Saturday Horse Sales. Tack at 9 am, sale at 10 am. Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Sunday, July 29 • 10:00 AM: Washington Co. Fairgrounds, Rt. 29 & 392 Old Schuylerville Rd., Greenwich, NY. Tri-State Antique Tractor Club Inc. antique Wheels and Iron Showw. 1st time consignment auction. Selling antique & modern farm, construction, gas engine, signs, toys, literature and related items.

Show: Sat-Sun July 28-29. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.ht m

Friday, August 3 • 11:00 AM: Lakeview Holsteins, 2456 Rt. 14, Penn Yan, NY. Selling complete dairies

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Sales Managers, Auctioneers, & Real Estate Brokers

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

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

607-699-3637 • Fax 607-699-3661 www.hoskingsales.com hoskingsales@stny.rr.com HOSKING SALES-FORMER WELCH LIVESTOCK MARKET Tom & Brenda Hosking • AU 008392 P.O. Box 311, New Berlin, NY 13411 607-847-8800 • 607-699-3637 cell: 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com hoskingsales@stny,rr.com

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 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

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 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 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

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

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

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

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

KELLEHER’S AUCTION SERVICE 817 State Rt. 170 Little Falls, NY 13365 315-823-0089 • 315-868-6561 cell We buy or sell your cattle or equipment on commission or outright! In business since 1948 LEAMAN AUCTIONS LTD 329 Brenneman Rd., Willow St., PA 17584 717-464-1128 • cell 610-662-8149 auctionzip.com 3721 leamanauctions.com

Auction Calendar, Continued (cont. from prev. page) and registered & grade cattle. Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315-521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030 • 6:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. . Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, August 4 • 10:00 AM: 1507 Pre-Emption Rd., Penn Yan, NY (Yates Co.). Real Estate Absolute Auction. 103 acre DeWick farm w/100 acres tillable, farmhouse, shop 2 machine sheds. Thomas P. Wamp/Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com

Wednesday, August 8 • 2:00 PM: Gehan Rd., off Rts. 5-20, 5 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY. NY Steam Engine Assoc. 4th Annual Consignment Auction.

1st day of pageant of Steam Show Aug. 811. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm

Thursday, August 9 • 1:00 PM: Route 414, Seneca Falls, NY. Farm & Equipment Auction. Next to Empire Farm Days Show. Farm Equipment, Tractors, Antique Equipment, Construction Equipment . Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com

Friday, August 10 • 10:00 AM: North Java, NY. Vickers Dairy Farm Machinery Auction - Selling a full line of farm machinery including Case IH 7140, IH 1566, IH 886, NH 1900 forage harvester, Kenworth W900B 10 wheeler, Claas 180 RotoCut baler, plus truck parts, tillage, planting, harvesting and more! See our website for more information. William Kent, Inc., 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com

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Wednesday, August 15 • 12601 State Rd. 545 North WINTER GARDEN FL 34787. Late Model Rrental Fleet Construction Equipment, Aerials, Trucks & Trailers. A. Lyon & Son, 315-6332944 www.lyonauction.com • Pike, NY. Wyoming County 4H Meat Animal Sale - Come support the local 4H youth by bidding on their animals! See our website for more information. William Kent, Inc. 585-343-5449 www.williamkentinc.com • 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 Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-4473842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558

Saturday, August 18 • 1755 S. E. Frontage Road STURTEVANT WI 53177. Complete Liquidation of Late Model Earthmoving Equipment, Truck Tractors, Equipment Trailers & Support. A. Lyon & Son 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com

Wednesday, August 22 • 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732

Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Feeder Sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-2965041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-4500558

Friday, August 24 • Barton, VT. Important Holstein Dispersal.

More info soon. Sale Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-525-4774, neks@together.net, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802626-8892

www.lyonauction.com • 9:00 AM: Routes 39 & 219, Springville, NY. Lamb & Webster Used Equipment Auction. Farm Tractors & Machinery. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

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

Feeder Sale. . Finger Lakes Livestock, 585394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, August 25

Wednesday, September 26

• 9:00 AM: Penn Yan, NY. Finger Lakes Produce Auction Farm Machinery Consignment Auction. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc., 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com

• 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Feeder Sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-2965041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-4500558

Thursday, September 6 • 1:00 PM: 10400 Gillette Rd., Alexander, NY. WNY Gas & Steam Engine Assoc. 2nd.

Annual Consignment. 1st day of show Sept. 6-9. Dann Auctioneers, Delos Dann, 585-396-1676 www.cnyauctions.com/dannauctioneers.htm

Friday, September 7 • 11:00 AM: Lakeview Holsteins, 2456 Rt. 14, Penn Yan, NY. Selling complete dairies and registered & grade cattle. Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315-521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030

Saturday, September 8 • North Country Storage Barns. 2nd Annual Shed and Shrubbery Auction. Benuel Fisher Auctions, 518-568-2257 • Morrisville, NY. 30th Annual Morrisville Autumn Review Sale. Hosted by Morrisville State College Dairy Club. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 9:00 AM: Town of Lansing Highway Dept., Rts. 34 & 34B, Lansing, NY . Municipal Surplus & Contractor Equipment Auction. . Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

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

Feeder Sale. . Finger Lakes Livestock, 585394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, September 15 • 8:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, 6502 Barber Hill Rd., Geneseo, NY. Special Fall Consignment Auction. Farm & Construction Equipment. Heavy & Light Trucks. Consignments welcome. . Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional 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, 585-394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Wednesday, September 19 • 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 Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-4473842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558

Saturday, September 22 • Scranton, PA. Complete Liquidation: Aggregate, Construction, Support Equipment, Truck Tractors, Dump Trucks & Trailers. A. Lyon & Son, 315-633-2944

Saturday, September 29 • Twister Valley, Fort Plain, NY. Power Sports Consignment Auction. Benuel Fisher Auctions, 518-568-2257

Friday, October 5 • 11:00 AM: Lakeview Holsteins, 2456 Rt. 14, Penn Yan, NY. Selling complete dairies and registered & grade cattle. Hilltop Auction Company, Jay Martin 315-521-3123, Elmer Zeiset 315-729-8030

Saturday, October 6 • 9:00 AM: 145 Paul Rd., Exit 17, Rt. 390, Rochester, NY, Monroe County Municipal Equipment Auction. Heavy Construction Equipment, Cars & Trucks. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional 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, 585394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, October 13 • Hosking Sales . OHM Holstein Club Sale.

Brad Ainslie sale chairman 315-822-6087.

Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 9:00 AM: Hamburg Fairgrounds, Hamburg, NY . Municipal & Contractor Equipment Auction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com

Wednesday, October 17 • 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 Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-4473842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558

Saturday, October 20 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

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

Feeder Sale. . Finger Lakes Livestock, 585394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, October 27 • Ithaca, NY. NY Fall Harvest Sale. Hosted

by Cornell University Dairy Science Club.

The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 9:00 AM: Syracuse, NY (NYS Fairgrounds). Onondaga Co. area Municipal Equipment Auction. Municipal & Contractor Equipment. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563

www.teitsworth.com • 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Feeder Sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-2965041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-4500558

Saturday, November 3 • Hosking Sales (former Welch Livestock), 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin) . Fall Premier All Breed Sale. Call early to consign to make catalog & advertising deadlines.

Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

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

Feeder Sale. . Finger Lakes Livestock, 585394-1515 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, 585394-1515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Wednesday, November 21 • 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 Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-4473842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558

Thursday, November 29 • Lampeter, PA. Destiny Road Holstein Dispersal. Jay Stolzfus, owner. The Cattle Exchange, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com

Saturday, December 1 • 9:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, 6502 Barber Hill Rd., Geneseo, NY. Special Winter Consignment Auction. Farm & Construction Equipment, Heavy & Light Trucks, Liquidations & Consignments. . Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Professional Auctioneers, 585-243-1563 www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Feeder Sale. . Finger Lakes Livestock, 585-3941515 www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

Saturday, December 8 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20. Saturday Horse Sales. Tack at 9 am, sale at 10 am.

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

Wednesday, December 12 • 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Feeder Sale. Empire Livestock Market, 716-2965041 or 585-447-3842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558

Wednesday, December 19 • 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 Market, 716-296-5041 or 585-4473842, Sue Rudgers, Manager 716-296-5041, Lonnie Kent, Auctioneer & Sales Manager 716-450-0558

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT *MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middlefield, CT July 02, 2012 Calves: 45-60# 42-48; 6175# 70-85; 76-90# 120-125; 91-105# 130-135; 106# & up 140-14750 Farm Calves: 150-180 Started Calves: 45-55 Veal Calves: 1.15-1.60 Open Heifers: 1.05-1.10 Beef Heifers: 82-86 Feeder Steers: 94.-1.21 Beef Steers: 94-1.2750 Stock Bull: 85-130 Beef Bull: 89-106 Butcher Hogs:1.60-1.85 Feeder Pigs (ea): 5@ 85 Sheep (ea): 60-100 Lambs (ea): 50-230 Goats (ea): 60-255; kids 80115 Canners: up to 74.75 Cutters: 75-79 Utility: 82-83.50 Rabbits: 5-20 Chickens: 4-26 Ducks: 5-24 On the Hoof, Dollars/Cwt *ADDISON COUNTY COMMISSION SALES East Middlebury, VT June 25, 2012 Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 86-95.50; Boners 80-85% lean 79-88; Lean 85-90% lean 60-91.50.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls 92-125# 85-200; 80-92# 90165; Vealers 100-120# 80-90; 90-100# 70-90; 80-90# 6090; 70-80# 55-80; 60-70# 42.50-50; Hols. Heifers 69108# 100-150.

*FLAME LIVESTOCK Littleton, MA June 26, 2012 Beef Cattle: Canners 50-72, bulls 90-108; Cutters 65-77; steers 100-115; Util 75-84; heifers 75-90.

Calves: Growers 125-150; Veal 75-130; Heifers 150-200; Other 75; Hogs: Sows 35-45; Feeders

*NORTHAMPTON COOPERATIVE AUCTION, INC Whately, MA June 26, 2012 Calves (/cwt): 0-60# 70; 6175# 43-78; 76-95# 70-90; 96105# 20-80; 106# & up 79-86.

Farm Calves:100-160/cwt Start Calves: 71-130/cwt Feeders: 68-147.50/cwt Heifers: 116/cwt Canners:40-73/cwt Cutters: 74-87/cwt Utility: 95.50-111/cwt Sows: 48/cwt.

Shoats: 126-131 Feeder Pigs: 34-77ea.

Lambs: 80-135/cwt Sheep:40-125/cwt Goats: 36-210 ea.

Rabbits: 2-29ea.

Poultry: 1-16 ea.

Hay: 10 lots.35-2.70/bale northamptonlivestockauction.homestead.com HACKETTSTOWN AUCTION Hackettstown, NJ No report CAMBRIDGE VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Cambridge, NY No report *EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKET June 25, 2012 Calves: Hfr. Calves Grower over 92# 175-210; 80-92# 140-185; Bob Veal 75; Cull Cows: Gd. 81-87; Lean 73-85.50; Beef: Veal 85-110; Beef Hfrs.

88-92; Beef Steers 109-113; Lamb & Sheep: Feeder 190220; Goats: Billies 240-270; Nannies 110-130; Kids 40-65; *BURTON LIVESTOCK Vernon, NY June 28, 2012 Calves: Hfrs. .70-170; Grower bull over 92# .70-1.85; 8092# .60-1.50; Bob Veal .10.65.

Cull Cows: Gd 68-91; Lean 45-78; Hvy. Beef 72-1.05.

Dairy Replacements: Fresh Cows 750-1450; Springing cows 800-1350; Springing Hfrs. 850-1400; Bred Hfrs.

800-1200; Fresh Hfrs. 7501500; Open Hfrs. 400-900; Started Hfrs. 125-400; Service Bulls600-1200.

Beef: Feeders 60-120.

Lamb/Sheep: Market 1-1.80; Slaughter Sheep .20-.55 Goats: Billies 75-1.75; Nannies .65-1.20; Kids 10-.50.

CENTRAL BRIDGE LIVESTOCK Central Bridge, NY

June 26, 2012 Calves: Heifer 70-175; Grower bulls over 92# 70-220; 8092# 60-150; bob veal calves 15-70 Cull cows: Gd. 68-90; Lean 45-79; Heavy beef bulls 72103 Dairy Replacements: Fresh 800-1900; springing cows 850-1600; springing heifers 900-1450; bred heifers 7001150; fresh heifers 750-1150; open heifers 400-900; started heifers 150-400; service bulls 700-1000 Beef: feeders 60-130 Lamb & Sheep: market 100200; slaughter sheep 25-65 Goats: billies 1-185; Nannies 65-135; Kid 15-70 CHATHAM MARKET Chatham, NY July 02, 2012 Calves: Grower over 92# 130-160; 80-92# 85-140; Bob Veal 77-81.

Cull Cows: Gd 79-83; Lean 73-79.50; Hvy. Beef Bulls 8486.

Beef: Veal 115-120; Lamb/Sheep: feeder 205230; Market 190-220; Slaughter Sheep 77-80.

Goats: Billies 140-165; Nannies 120-135; Kid Goats 7090; Swine: No Report. *CHERRY CREEK Cherry Creek, NY June 27, 2012 Calves: Hfrs. 80-250; Grower Bulls over 92# 120-155; 8092# 1-155; Bob Veal 30-85 Cull Cows: Gd 88-84.50; Lean 65-83; Hvy. Beef 86-150 Dairy Replacements: No Market Beef: Feeders 80-160; Ch 101-110; Hols Ch 1-104; Hols. Sel 92-94 Lambs: Market 140-160; Slaughter 45-65 Goats: Billies 110; Kids 130150; Swine: Hog 42-58; Sow 2550; Feeder 15-35. *DRYDEN MARKET Dryden, NY June 20, 2012 Calves Grower Bull over 92# 1.40-2.00; 80-92# 1-1.70; Bob Veal .10-.70.

Cull Cows: Gd 78-87; Lean 65-77. Heavy Beef Bulls 8698.

Goats: No Report Swine: No Report *GOUVERNEUR LIVESTOCK Governeur, NY June 28, 2012 Calves: Hfrs. 80-2125; Grower Bulls over 92# 80-190; 8092# 80-190; Bob Veal 25-65.

Cull Cows: Gd 83-91; Lean 72-86; Hvy. Beef Bulls 80101. *PAVILION MARKET Pavilion, NY

Gouverneur

Canandaigua Pavilion Penn Yan Dryden Cherry Creek

Vernon New Berlin

Cambridge

Central Bridge

Bath

Chatham

June 25, 2012 Calves Hfrs. 1.75; Grower Bulls over 92# 1.60-1.975; 80-92# 1.825-1.925; Bob Veal .50-.70.

Cull Cows: Gd .79-.885; Lean .705-.835; Hvy. Beef Bulls ..88-.97.

Beef: Ch .955-1.045; Hols.

Ch .86-.95.

Lamb/Sheep:No Report Goats: Billies .70 Swine:Sow .46; Hog .68.695; Boar .17-.195. *BATH MARKET Bath, NY June 21, 2012 Calves: Hfrs. 170-230; Grower Bulls over 92# 190-240; 80-92# 160-220; Bob Veal 1060 Cull Cows: Gd 80-87; Lean 70-79 heavy beef bulls 90103 Dairy Replacements: 9001150 Beef: Ch 113-115; Sel 110113; Hol. Sel 95-106 Lamb & Sheep: market 140150; Slaughter Sheep 35-47 Goats: Billies 85-100; Nannies 90-110; kids 25-35.

Swine: Hog .65-.71; sow 4048. *FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK AUCTION Penn Yan, NY June 27, 2012 Dairy Cows for Slaughter: Bone Utility 68-88; Canners & Cutters 42-76; Dairy Bulls for Slaughter: HY Utility 93-103 Slaughter Calves: Bobs 95110# 50-70; 80-95# 40-67; 60-80# 30-65; Dairy Calves Ret. to Feed: bull over 95# 95-170; 80-95# 85-165; 70-80# 75-155; Hfr. Calves 140-185.

Beef Calves Ret. to Feed: bull over 95# 100-175.

Beef Steers: Ch grain fed 110-122; Sel 95-104.50; Hols.

Ch grain fed 95-106.

Hogs: Slgh. Hogs US 1-3

60-78; Sows US 1-3 41-46; Feeders US 1-3 21-85; Slaughter Sheep: feeder Lambs Ch 50-80# 105152.50; Market Lambs Ch 80100# 96-105; Slaughter Sheep M 23-59; Rams Ch over 30# 36-46; Goats: Billies L 110# up 75142.50.

FINGER LAKES PRODUCE AUCTION Penn Yan, NY June 27, 2012 Produce:Beans(1/2 bu) 6-26; Beets (Bunch) .50-1.20; Blueberries(pt) 2.85-3.50; Broccoli (hd) .55-.85; Cabbage (hd) .65-.70; Cucumbers (1/2bu) 5.50-20; Eggs (dz) 1.45-1.85; Lettuce (hd) .05-.60; Peas ( 1/2 bu) 10-20; Raspberries (pt) 2.40-4.60; Rhubarb 1.452; Salt Potatos (1/2 bu) 1015.50; Sweet Corn (dozen) 34.25; Strawberries (qt) 3.804.65; Summer Squash (1/2bu) 4.50-13; Tomatoes (25#)12-38; Zucchini (1/2 bu) 2-12.50.

Produce Mon. @ 10 am Wed. & Fri. at 9 am sharp, Hay Auctions Fridays@ 11:15.

FINGER LAKES FEEDER SALE Penn Yan, NY June 1, 2012 Beef Steers: 301-500# 117166; 501-700# 98-159; 701# & up 88-148.

Beef Heifers: 301-500# 118161; 501-700# 96-157; 701# & up 89-158.

Beef Bulls: 301-500# 102.50-159; 501-700# 86129; 701# & up 90-126.

Hols: 301-500# 88-105; 501700# 84-96; 701# & up 82-86.

Bred Replacements: 8101460.

Families: 1270-1280. *FINGER LAKES HAY AUCTION Penn Yan, NY

Alfalfa: 3-3.50/bale Alfalfa Mix: 4.20-5.50 Timothy: 1.80-4.90 Timothy Mix: 1.50-3.60 Grass Mix: 1-4.30 Grass Mix Round Bales: 21ea.

Clover Hay: 2.20-2.90 Straw:2.10-3.10 Oats:4.50/bag Ground Corn Feed: 4.50/bag Alfalfa Pellets:5/bag Hay Tuesdays & Fridays @ 11:15 am. Produce Friday @ 9 am sharp! *HOSKING SALES New Berlin, NY July 02, 2012 Cattle: Dairy Cows for Slaughter Bone Util .70-.84; Canners/Cutters .58-.70; Easy Cows .60 & dn.

Bulls: Bulls & Steers ..62-.93 Calves: Bull Calves 96-120# 1.50-1.85; up to 95# .10-2; Hols. under 100# 1.90.

BELKNAP LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belknap, PA Slaughter Steers: Sel 1-2 1170-1502# 113.50-117.50 Slaughter Cows: Prem whites lean 65-75, hi dress 97.50; breakers lean 75-80, avg dress 86-89, lo dress 85; Boners lean 80-85% lean 81.50-85; lean lean 85-90, 75-79, lo dress 71-72.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 2100# 96; YG 2 908-996# 8392.

Feeder Cattle: Steers M&L 1 500-600# 143; M&L 3 400500# 139; M&L 3 300-500# 80-90; 500-700# 83.

Heifers: M&L 1 400-500# 140.

Bulls: M&L 1 300-500# 138151; 500-600# 138-150; M&L 2 300-500# 129-134.

Return to Farm Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 85-120# 162.50-182.50; No. 2 80120# 122.50-150; No. 3 80120# 77.50-118

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*COSTA & SONS LIVESTOCK & SALES Fairhaven, MA June 27, 2012 Cows: Canners 29-70; Cutters 71-75.50; Util 76-84.50 Bulls: 75-96 Steers: Ch. 116-118.50; Sel 76-114; Heifers: Ch 114-116; Sel 76113.50; Hols. 78-84 Calves: 20-200ea.

Feeders: 52-118 Sheep:60 Lambs: 150 Goats:84-185 ea.; Kids 15129ea.

Sows: No Report Hogs: 53-57; Feeder Pigs 50-81; Roaster 74-115; Chickens: 1.50-10.50 Rabbits: 1.50-22 Ducks: 1-18 Sale every Wed. @ 7 pm. No sale July 4. Sale will be July1 @ 4 pm.

40-75; Roasters 75-150; Boars 10-15; Market 55-60.

Sheep: 55-70; Lambs 100150; Goats: 75-125 ea; Billies 110-190ea; Kids 35-105 ea.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 45-50% lean 247-274# 68.50-71; 40-45 per lean 207268# 62-65; Sows US 1-3 400-600# 53.50-56.50; Feeder Pigs US 1-3 40-60# 7587.50/hd Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch. 2-3 40# 297.50-305; 75# 300. Ewes Util 1-2 158-206# 54-57.

Slaughter Goats: Sel 1 6070# 132.50-152.50; Sel 3 1020# 35-45; Nannies Sel 100110# 115-140; Billies Sel 2 100# 130.

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BELLEVILLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belleville, PA June 20, 2012 Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75%; Breakers 7580% lean, 79-84.50, lo dress 75.50-79.50; Boners 80-85% Lean 76.50-81.50; hi dress 86-87.50; lo dressa 72.50-75; very lo dress 68; Boners 8085% Lean 76.50-81.50; hi dress 86-87.50; lo dress 6565.50; Light Lean 85-92% Lean 64.50-68.50; lo dress 59; Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 14801570# 92-107; Feeder Cattle: Steers M 1 918# 93.50; Hfrs. M&L 1 872962# 89.50; Herefords 76.50; Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 94-120# 165-197; 86-90# 177-190; No 2 94-124# 145175; 86-92# 152-177; No 3 72-110# 75-145; Util. 66-94# 25-85; Holstein Heifer Calves: No. 1 90-120# 230-280/hd; No 2 70# 80/hd; Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 10-40# 25-67; 60# 68; Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 56-66# 145-167.50; 70# 157.50-160; Ewes Gd 203 116-148# 65-77; Rams 164165# 77-85; Slaughter Goats (/hd): Kids Sel 1 35-45# 90-95; 85# 150; sel 2 20-45# 35-80; Nannies Sel 1 100-140# 112.50-120; Sel 2 80-130# 95-120; Sel 3 90-100# 75-95; Billies Sel 1 170# 190; *CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA June 26, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Cows: Beef type 92-98; Breakers 86.50-89; Lean 8490; Big Middle/lo dress/light 70-93.50; Shelly 69 & down Bulls: 1145-1880# 97.50115; Feeder Cattle: Bulls Hols.

820-860# 92-94 Calves Ret. to Farm: Hols.

Bulls No. 1 85-130# 140-170; No 2 60-130# 130-145; No 3 55-100# 90-128; Util. 87 & down Swine: Hogs 210# 74; Gilts 410-480# 46.50-50.50; 485570# 50-52.50; Barrows 360490# 45.540-52; 500-590# 44.50-47.25; Sows 300-360# 53-66; 435-480# 44-50; 485570# 45-52; Boars 740# 24; Goats (/hd): Nannies & Wethers 120-135; Fancy Kids 135-180; Fleshy Kids 97-125; Small thin bottle 27-82; Lambs: Gd & Ch 60-80#

134-145; 80-100# 130-145; 110-130# 100-147; Sheep (all wts): No Report Sale every Tuesday 5 pm for Rabbits, Poultry & Eggs 6 pm for Livestock starting with calves.

No Sale Tues., July 3.

Receiving 7:30 until 10 am.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA June 19, 2012 Rabbits: 3-13.50 Bunnies: .50-6 Hens: 1.50-4.50 Roosters: 2-7 Pullets: .50-3 Peeps: .50-1.50 Ducks: 4.50-8 Ducklings: 1 Chickens: 2-3.50 Chicken Family: 11 Turkey: 24 Pheasant Peeps: .75 Guinea Family: 20 Guinea Pigs:1-4 Quail Peeps: 1 Eggs (/dz): Jumbo Brown 1.65; XL Brown 1.55; L Brown 1.55; M Brown 1.20-1.30; M White 1.05; Fertile Leghorn .95; Fertile Green 2.25.

All animals sold by the piece.

Sale starts at 5 pm. *CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC State Graded Feeder Pig Sale Carlisle, PA US 1-2: 31# 141; 40-48# 135136; 56-59# 118-131; 60-69# 114-124; 68# with tails 108; 71-79# 107-111; 74# 85; 8188# 87-90; 103-109# 97; 130149# 70-91; US 2: 38# 178; 43-49# 114125; 54-59# 115-122; 65-69# 106-113; 80# 97; As Is 1520# 90-100; 35-68# 80-100; 72-97# 66-87; *DEWART LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKET, INC July 02, 2012 Holstein Steers: Ch 2-3 1270-1400# 91-97; Bulls Grade 1 1588-1848# 91-94; Hi dress 1382-1456# 100.50102; Grade 2 1220-2000# 8789; Feeder L 2 700-800# 9298; L 3 700-800# 77-85; Hols.

L 3, 600# 80; Cows:Boners 78-81.50; Lean 70-80; Holstein Bull Calves: Bull Calves No 1 94-120# 125142; 80-92# 137-152; 94122# 117-135; 80-92# 120140; 94-110# 80-115; 80-92# 112-130; Util. 70-110# 30-75; 56-68# 10-35; Hfrs. calves No 1 92-110# 175-200; No 2 74108# 125-165; Non tubing 60-70# 15-32; Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 246276# 66-69; Boars 352# 25; Feeders 15-20# 45-56/hd; Lambs: Ch 2-3 40-60# 132137; 108# 137; Ewes Gd 1-2 156# 70; Util. 1-2 90# 55; Goats (/hd): Kids Sel 1 4050# 57-60/hd; 60# 87/hd; 100# 135/hd; Nannies Sel 2 100# 85/hd; Sel 3 80-100# 47-62/hd.

Hay: Grass 80/ton; Mixed 70160/ton; Timothy Grass 65145/ton; By the load 132-

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT Pennsylvania Markets Mercer

Jersey Shore

New Wilmington

Dewart Leesport Belleville Homer City

New Holland Carlisle Lancaster Paradise

Eighty-Four 155/ld; Round Bales: Grass Mixed 18-20/bale Straw: Rye 180/ton Oats:5.10/bu.

Corn: 225-240/ton *EIGHTY FOUR LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Holland, PA June 25, 2012 Slaughter Cows: prem whites 65-75% lean; Breakers 75-80% lean, 90-94, 96 hi dress, 88 lo dress; Boners 8085% lean, 83-88, 89.50 hi dress, lo dress 81.50-82.50; lean 85-90% lean, 77-81, 7476 lo dress.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 13142175# 99-113; YG 2 10001645# 83-96; Steers: M&L 1 300400#167.50-175; 600-700# 139; 800-900# 125; Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300500# 132.50-142.50; 500700# 133-140; 700-800# 120-130; M&L 2 300-500# 118-120; 500-700# 110-116; Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300500# 145-157.50; 500-700# 130-145; 700-800# 128-133; M&L 2 300-500# 120-130; 600-700# 90-96 Ret. to Farm Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 85-120# 160185; No 2 80-120# 130-160; No 3 80-120# 95-120; Utility 70-120# 30-75;Beef Type 110-250# 110+167.50; Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 45-50% lean 240-305# 60-64; Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 60-80# 134-147.50, few 164.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 50# 100; sel 2 35-45# 41-50; 65-68# 89-120; Nannies sel 2 105# 108/cwt.; Billies Sel 1 135# 130/cwt. *GREENCASTLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Greencastle, PA July 02, 2012 Slaughter Steers: hi ch & pr 2-3 1320-1428# 119.50120; Ch. 2-3 1206-1538# 114-119.50, full/YG 4-5 113; Sel. 1-3 1135-1526# 108.50114; Slaughter Holstein Steers:

Hi Ch & Pr. 2-3 1526# 103.50; 1640# 1003.50; Ch. 2-3 13021608# 98.50-102.50; 16301712# 98-101.50; Sel 1-3 1194-1576# 94.50-99; Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr. 2-3 1344# 120; Ch 2-3 1130-1282# 114-117; Sel. 1-3 1128-1366# 106-109; Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75%; Breakers 75-80% lean 84.50-86.25, hi dress 88.50, lo dress 78-82; boners 80-85% 78-83.50, hi dress 84-87.50, lo dress 7277.50; lean 85-90% lean,7379, Hi dress 80-84, Lo dress 65.50-72, very lo dress 57.50-62.50; Light Lean 8592% Lean 70.50-75, lo dress 65-67.50, very lo dress 5469.50; Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 10441812# 98.50-110, lo dress 96.50; YG 2 992-1254# 92.50-95; Steers: Hols. L 3 524-956# 104-111; Hfrs. M 1 362-475# 130-140; 746# 125; M 2 306# 122.50; L 2 724# 98; Bulls: M&L 1 364# 142.50; 702-724# 117-120; 930# 101; M 2 244# 125; 386# 117.50;Hols. Bulls L 3 370# 90; 976# 99; Ret. to Farm Calves: Hols. Bull No. 1 94-124# 147.50-167.50; 80-92# 140152.50; No. 2 94-122# 115145; 80-92# 120-140; No 3 76-108# 65-120; Util. 56-104# 5-65; Hols. BeefX 88-112# 107.50-152.50; Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 45-50% lean 339-342# 58-59; Boars 646# 22; Slaughter Sheep: Lambs, Ch 2-3 50-52# 120-150; 8097# 135-145; 115# 150; Ewes Gd 2-3 147# 69; 250# 47.50; Slaughter Goats: kids Sel 1 60-70# 115-120; 75-90# 145165; Sel 2 25-40# 40-67.50; 45-60# 60-88;Nannies Sel 1, 130-140# 120-127.50; Sel 2 80-130# 72.50110; Sel 3 90# 68; Billies Sel 1 140# 142.50157.50; Wethers sel 1 100130# 149-192.50; *INDIANA FARMERS LIVESTOCK AUCTION Homer City, PA

June 21, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1246-1498# 118.50-119.25; Sel 1-2 1336# 111.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 2-3 1226-1403# 115.50-119.25; Sel. 1-2 1056-1334# 106.50114.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem whites 65-75% lean; Breakers 75-80% lean 88.50-93; Boners 80-85% lean 82.5087.50, hi dress 90; lean 8590% lean 75.50-78.50, lo dress 73.50-74.50 Slaughter Bulls: YG 2 10661340# 89-96.25.

Feeder Cattle: Steers M&L 2 700-800# 125; Hfrs. M&L 1 700-800# 102.50; Bulls M&L 1 300-400# 170; 500-700# 120-127.50; 700-900# 105122.50; M&L 2 400-500# 120.

Ret. to Farm Calves: Hols.

Bulls No. 1 85-120# 180-200; No. 2 80-120# 150-175; No. 3 80-120# 90-140; Utility 70120# 30-55; Beef Type 96296# 120-170; Hols. Hfrs. No. 1 84-108# 150-190; Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 45-50% lean 214-298# 6950-74; 40-45% lean 255310# 66-70; Sows US 1-3 300-500# 57.50-58.50; Lambs: No Report.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 3 20# 15-20; Nannies Sel 2 8090# 72.50-87.50; Whethers Sel 1 120# 137.50. *KUTZTOWN HAY & GRAIN AUCTION Kutztown, PA June 30, 2012 Alfalfa: 1ld 3400# 205; Mixed Hay: 1 ld, 3340# 105; 2 Lds. 5980# 105; 4 lds 3390# 130;6 lds 6700# 120; 7 lds 2340# 145; 8 lds 2900# 180; 8 lds 4060# 170; 9 lds.

3280# 100; 10lds 3940# 130; 16lds 2560# 155; Timothy: 1 ld, 2910# 165 Grass: 1 ld 3060# 185; 2lds 9560# 115; 3 lds 2240# 115; 4 lds 1480# 155; 6 lds 4600 # 115; 7 lds 5940# 130; Straw: 1ld 1540# 170; * LANCASTER WEEKLY CATTLE SUMMARY New Holland, PA June 29, 2011

Slaughter Cattle: Steers High Ch & Pr 3-4, 112801590# 116-122; Ch 2-3 12351570# 113-118; Sel 2-3 11801460# 108.50-114; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1415-1625# 105109; Ch 2-3 1115-1640# 101.50-106; Sel 2-3 12401575# 93.50-98; Hfrs. Ch 2-3 1125-1425# 111-114; Slaughter Cows: Prem Whites 65-75% lean 83-87, lo dress 80-81.50; Breakers 7580% lean 81.50-86, hi dress 86.50-89, lo dress 74-81; Boners 80-85% lean 81-85, hi dress 85-88, lo dress 77-80; Lean 85-90% lean 74-80, hi dress 80-83 lo dress 67-73 Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 8451835# 97-106, hi dress 108111.50, lo dress 90-97; Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 95-125# 175-195; 80-90# 180-210; No. 2 80-130# 140170; No. 3 75-120# 100-130; Util. 65-100# 50-70; Graded Holstein Heifers: No 1 75-95# 160-230; No. 2 70-95# 120-150; Non tubing 55-95# 30-65; Graded Bull Calves: Thurs.

No. 1 86-128# 150-159, pkg.

167; 80-84# 145; No 2 112128# 125-135; 88-110# 150155; 80-86# 141-142; No 3 100-130# 115-117; 80-98# 120-134; 72-78# 50; Util. 100110# 80; 60-98# 20-40; Holstein Heifer Calves: No. 1 90-105# 170-200; No. 2 70115# 80-130; *LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK AUCTION Fredericksburg, PA Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White Lean 65-75%; Breakers lean 75-80#; 77-82; boners lean 80-85#, 73-78.50; lean lean 88-90# 67-72; low dress 54-60 Holstein Bull Calves: No 1 85-120# 185-210; No 2 80120# 140-175; No 3 80-120# 100-140; utility 65-130# 2080; *LEESPORT LIVESTOCK AUCTION Leesport, PA June 27, 2012 Slaughter Cattle: Steers Ch 2-3 1295-1400# 114116;Hols. Steer Ch 2-3 13351600# 94.50-99; Sel 1-3 1390-1655# 88-92; Hfrs Ch 23 1080-1215# 112-114.50 Slaughter Cows: Prem Whites 65-75% lean 65-75; Breakers 75-80% lean 85-88; Boners 80-85% lean 82-87; Lean 85-90% lean 77-82, lo dress 68-71.50.

Bulls: YG 1 1400-2305# 9497, lo dress 86-91.50 Ret. to Farm Calves: Hols.

Bulls No. 1 80-120# 145-167; No 2 85-125# 125-140; No 3 80-120# 80-115; Util. 70-110# 25-80; Hols. Hfrs. No 1 90# 240; Barrows/Gilts: No Report Sows: No Report Feeder Pigs: US 1-2 40# 180-190; 50-85# 105-115; Slaughter Sheep: Lambs

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT Ch 2-3 20-40# 200-215; 4060# 200-225; 60-80# 195207.50; 100-120# 150; Goats: Kids Sel 1 60-80# 8590; sel 2 40-60# 70-87.50; sel 3 20-40# 45; Nannies Sel 2 80-130# 110; Sel 3 80-130# 95-115; Billies Sel 1 150250# 192.50-195; Sel 2 100150# 134

*MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Martinsburg, PA July 02, 2012 Steers: Gd 100-105.

Heifers: Gd 98-103.

Cows: Util & Comm. 75-88; Canner/lo Cutter 75 & dn.

Bullocks: Gd & Ch 95-108 Bulls: YG 1 88-95 Cattle: Steers 80-125; Bulls 80-120; Hfrs. 85-130.

Calves: Ch 115-130; Gd 105115; Std 15-85; Hols. Bulls 90-130# 100-160. Hols, Heifers 90-130# 100-150.

Hogs: US 1-270-72; US 1-3 65-70; Sows US 1-3 40-52; Boars 20-40. Feeder 33-70.

Sheep: Lambs Ch 130-140; Gd 120-130; SI Ewes 45-55 Goats: 15-30 *MORRISON’S COVE HAY REPORT Martinsburg, PA July 02, 2012 Alfalfa: 180-210 Timothy: 130-140 Mixed Hay: 100-125 Round Bales: 50-120 Straw:No Report Hay Auction held every Monday at 12:30 pm. *MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK, POULTRY & RABBIT REPORT Martinsburg, PA June 25, 2012 Roosters: 4.50-7 Hens: 1.75-3 Bantys: 1.25-2.50 Pigeons: 2-3 Ducks: 7 Geese: 10 Guineas: No Report Bunnies: 1-3.75 Rabbits: 5-11.50 Auction held every Monday at 7 pm. *NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES New Holland, PA June 18, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1335-1540# 117-122; 1585-1760# 109-114; Ch 2-3 1125-1520# 114.50-119; Sel 2-3 1145-1395# 110-114; Hols. Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 13351540# 117-122; 1585-1760# 109-114; Ch 2-3 1325-1605# 100-104.50; sel 2-3 12901488# 94-98; Hfrs. Hi Ch &Pr 2-3 1230-1305# 114-117; Ch 2-3 1150-1500# 109-112; Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean; Breakers 75-80% lean, 84-87, hi dress 89-92, lo dress 79-82; Boners 80-85% lean, 82-86, hi dress 87-88, lo dress 71-79; Lean 88-90% Lean, 74-79, hi dress 80-84.50, lo dress 65-73; Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 13151935# 103-109, lo dress 94100;

Holstein Bull Calves: No 1 114-128# 192-203; 94-112# 212-223; 86-92# 175-195; No 2 106-128# 190-200; 94-104# 211-220; 80-92# 175-187; No 3 80-130# 125-150; 72-78# 80; utiliy 60-110# 20-40; Holstein Heifer: No 1 85110# 190-220; No 2 70-105# 80-120; JerseyX 85-105# 80130; NEW HOLLAND PIG AUCTION New Holland, PA Feeder Pigs: US 1-2 20-30# 180-180; 30-40# 110-110; 4050# 130-140; 50-60# 130140; 60-70# 100-130; US 2 20-25# 220-230; 25-35# 160180; 35-50# 140-160; *NEW HOLLAND SHEEP & GOATS AUCTION New Holland, PA July 02, 2012 Slaughter Lambs: Non-Traditional, Wooled, Shorn Ch & Pr 2-3 50-60# 135-150; 6080# 124-158; 80-90# 134140;90-110# 136-142; 110130# 138; Hair Sheep 80-90# 122-125; 90-110# 134; Fancy 50-60# 160; 110-130# 132152; 130-150# 152; Whooled & Shorn Ch 2-3 60-80# 120142; 80-90# 117-130; 90110# 116-132; 110-130# 122124; Hair Sheep 40-60# 125142; 60-70# 118-120; 70-80# 115-132; Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-3 M flesh 120-160# 62-80; 150200# 64-70; 200-300# 60; Utility 1-2; Thin Flesh 120160# 66-72; Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-60# v121-154; 60-80# 145-168; 80-90# 180-182; Sel. 2 30-40# 720-88; 40-60# 102-130; 60-70# 130-144; Sel 3 20-40# 40-62; 40-50# 6479; 60-90# 88-122; Nannies/Does Sel 1 80-130# 139154; 130-180# 160-168; Sel 2 80-130# 116-130; 130-180# 131-144; Sel 3 50-80# 69-88; 80-130# 89-107; Bucks/Billies Sel 1 100-150# 187-192; 150250# 234-260; Sel 2 100150# 160-176; Sel 3 100150# 125-140; Wethers sel 1, 100-150# 210-234; Sel 2 100150# 175-190; 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 .05-.10 lower, wheat sold mostly steady, barley sold steady to .05 lhigher, Oats sold .05 to .10 lhigher & Soybeans sold .30-.35 lower.

EarCorn sold steady to 3 lower. All prices /bu. except ear corn is /ton.

Southeastern PA: Corn No. 2

Range 6.84-7.60, Avg 7.24, Contracts 6.65-6.70; Wheat No. 2 Range 7.50-7.87, Avg 7.60, Contracts 7.50-7.78; Barley No. 3 3.75-4.50, avg 3.98, contracts 3.80; Oats No 2 range 3.80-4.50 avg 4.15; Soybeans No. 2 14.38-14.88, avg 14.60, contracts 13.8014.10; Ear Corn range 190, avg 190.

Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.40-8.29, Avg 7.39; Wheat No. 2 7.52, Avg. 7.52; Barley No. 3 Range 3.90-5.50, Avg. 4.71; Oats No. 2 4, Avg 4; Soybeans No. 2 Range 13.8014.56, Avg 14.91; EarCorn Range 195-220, Avg 207.50.

South Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.40-7.50, Avg 6.92; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.797.97, Avg 7.11; Barley No. 3 Range 3.90-4.20, Avg 4.01; Oats No. 2 Range 3.25-4.50, Avg 3.84; Soybeans No. 2 Range 13.50-14.60, Avg 14.14; EarCorn 180-200, Avg 190.

Lehigh Valley Area: Corn No. 2 Range 7.15-7.44, Avg 7.28; Wheat No. 2 Range 7.657.87, Avg 7.79; Oats No. 2 Range 4.60, avg 4.60; Soybeans No. 2 Range 14.3514.77, avg 14.60 Eastern & Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.40-8.29, Avg 7.24, Month Ago 6.32, Year Ago 7.67; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.79-7.97, Avg 7.48, Month Ago 6.05, Year Ago 5.86; Barley No. 3 Range3.75-5.50, Avg 4.17, Month Ago 4.15, Year Ago 4.84; Oats No. 2 Range 3.25-4.60, Avg 4.01, Month Ago 4.15, Year Ago 4.31; Soybeans No. 2 Range 13.50-14.88, Avg 14.37, Month Ago 12.95, Year Ago 13.33; EarCorn Range 180220; Avg 197, Month Ago 194, Year Ago 207.60.

Western PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.20-7.11, Avg 6.44; Wheat No. 2 Range 7.35, Avg. 7.35; Oats No. 2 4.25-5.35, Avg 4.61; Soybeans No. 2 14.37, Avg. 14.37. *PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Weekly Livestock Summary June 29, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 118-122; Ch 1-3 114-118; Sel 1-2 108.50-114; Slaughter Hols. Steers: Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 103.50109; Ch 2-3 99-102; Sel 1-2 94-98.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 115-118.50; Ch 1-3 107.50-114; Sel 1-2 108-109.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 83-88; Boners 80-85% lean 79-84; Lean 8590% lean 72-78.

Slaughter Bulls: hi dress 108-114; Avg dress 92-106; lo dress 87-91.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300500# 171-194; 500-700# 155167; M&L 2 300-500# 140167; 500-700# 117-133.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-

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. Compared to last week hay sold steady to weak & straw sold mostly 20 lower. Alfalfa 275-325; Mixed Hay 220-325; Timothy 145-200; Straw 80-160; Mulch 65-75.

Summary of Lancaster Co. Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 109 lds, 70 Straw; Alfalfa 157220; Mixed Hay 225-415; Timothy 150-210; Grass 150-305; Straw 145-215 Diffenbach Auct, June 25, 41 lds Hay, 4 lds Straw. Alfalfa 250; Mixed Hay 260-415; Timothy 225; Grass 170-300; Straw 150-185.

Green Dragon, Ephrata: June 29, 24 lds Hay, 4 Straw.

Alfalfa 157-215; Mixed Hay 225-300; Timothy 210; Grass Hay 152-247; Straw 145-160.

Weaverland Auct, New Holland: June 28, 15 lds Hay, 3 Straw. Alfalfa 195-220; Mixed Hay 260-305; Timothy N/A; Straw 145-150.

Wolgemuth Auction: Leola, PA: June 27, 29 lds Hay, 4 Straw. Alfalfa 205; Mixed Hay 265-275; Timothy 180; Grass 150-290; Straw 185-215.

Summary of Central PA Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 9 Loads Hay, 44 Straw. Alfalfa N/A; Mixed Hay 210-225; Timothy 150-165; Grass 155-185; Straw 100-195.

Belleville Auct, Belleville: June 20, 11 lds Hay, 0 lds Straw. Alfalfa 150; Mixed 295; Grass 75.

Dewart Auction, Dewart: June 11, 10 lds Hay, 3 Straw.

Mixed Hay 110-255; Grass 115; Straw 100-195.

Greencastle Livestock: June 21 + 25, 9 lds Hay, 1 Straw. Mixed Hay 65-117.50; Timothy 82.50.

Kutztown Auction, Kutztown: June 30, 26 lds Hay, 1 Straw. Alfalfa 205; Mixed Hay 155-180; Timothy 165; Grass Hay 155-185; Straw 170.

Middleburg Auct, Middleburg: June 26, 17 lds Hay, 3 Straw. Timothy 70. Mixed Hay 230; Grass 60-90. Straw 180.

Leinbach’s Mkt, Shippensburg: June 23 & 26, 18 lds Hay, 1 Straw. Mixed Hay 210225; Straw 130; Timothy 150.

New Wilmington Livestock, New Wilmington: June 29, 3 lds Hay, 0 Straw. Alfalfa 125; Timothy 135; Grass 155.

Straw 200. *VINTAGE SALES STABLES July 02, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1300-1520# 119-121; Ch 2-3 1130-1600# 114.50118.50; Sel 2-3 1145-1295# 109.50-112; Slaughter Holsteins: Ch 2-3 1395-1620# 98-100; Sel 2-3 1205-1340# 89.50-93.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi. Ch & Pr. 3-4 1130-1365# 115-118; YG 5 104-108; Ch 2-3 10551385# 110-112.50; Slaughter Cows: Prem white 75-80% lean; Breakers 7580% lean, 79.50-84.50; Boners 80-85% lean 79-83.50, hi dress 84-86.50; lo dress 7076; Lean 85-90% Lean, 7579, hi dress 80-82, lo dress 69-73.50; Slaughter Bulls: Calves No 1 95-125# 137-150; 85-90# 120-135; No 2 95-120# 120135; 80-90# 90-105; No 3 95100# 95-115; 75-90# 70-80; Util. 70-105# 50-70; 50-65# 12; *WEAVERLAND AUCTION New Holland, PA June 28, 2012 Alfalfa: 2 Lds. 195-220 Orchard Grass: 2 Lds. 80390 Mixed Hay: 9 Lds. 100-305 Straw: 3 Lds. 145-150 Timothy Hay: No Report Grass: 2 lds. 105-160 Ear Corn: No Report New Grass: No Report *WOLGEMUTH AUCTION Alfalfa: 3lds 205 high, 185 Avg. Mixed: 10 Lds. 275 High, 169 Avg. Timothy: 1ld 180 high, 180 Avg. Grass:12 Lds. 290 High, 163 Avg. Straw: 2 Lds. 215 High, 200 Avg.

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*MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middleburg, PA June 26, 2012 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1245# 121.50; Ch 2-3 1140-1530# 114.50-119.50, full/YG 4-5, 111.50-114.50; 1600-1625# 115.50-116; Sel 1-3 1255-1435# 112-114; Slaughter Holstein Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1390-1530# 104-106; Ch 2-3 1310-1590# 97-102.50; 1640-1645# 99100.50; Sel 1-3 1310-1555# 94-97.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1120# 118.50; Hols.

Hfrs. 1330# 100; Ch 2-3 1010-1360# 113.50-115.50, full/YG 4-5 108-112; Sel 1-3 1050-1340# 109-110 Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% Breakers 7580% lean 82-85, hi dress 8789, lo dress 75-80; Boners 80-85 lean, 75-80, 72-75.50 lo dress very lo dress 71.50; Lean 85-90% lean70-75 hi dress 76-78, lo dress 6571.50, very lo dress 60.5066.50; light lean 85-92% lean, 65-69.50, lo dress 60-66.50, very lo dress 50-60; Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 12051895# 99-110, hi dress 114; YG 2 1270-1640# 87-91; Steers: M&L 2 Herefords 335# 130; 540-755# 102-122.

Holstein Steers: L 3 470# 115; 545# 100; Heifers: M 1 417# 160; Herefords 655# 99; M&L 2 440# 137; 550# 110; 790# 107; S 1 692# 109; M 1 Herefords 736# 106; 840# 110; M&L 2 490# 107; 630-655# 110-119; Holstein Bulls: L 3 305-360# 97-102; 880# 92; Holstein Bulls Calves: Hols.

Bulls No. 1 95-115# 150-162; 80-90# 150-170; No 2 95125# 120-147; 75-90# 120150; No 3 70-115# 87-120; Utility 55-110# 10-92; Holstein Heifer Calves: No. 1 95-110# 160-170; Barrows & Gilts: 49-54% lean 235-276# 75-76; 280310# 75-75.75; 343# 69; 4550% lean 320-355# 70-74.75; Sows: US.1-3 415-470# 4350; 5400-725# 50.75-53.50; Boars: 425-740# 20-25.50; Jr. Boars 382# 47; Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 10-50# 42-70; 60-70; 57-75; Lambs: Ch 2-3 32-67# 125160; 75-105# 120-145; 125# 100; Yearlings: No Report Ewes: Gd 2-3 100-195# 4760 Kids: Sel 1 50# 110; 90# 135; Sel 2 under 20# 10-30; 20-40# 25-65; 45-60# 65-92;

70# 132; Nannies: Sel 1 130-160# 110; Sel 2 100-130# 80-105; Billies: Sel 2 130# 140 Slaughter Wethers: Sel 2 100-110# 155-160; Sel 3 110# 107;

500# 151-175; 500-700# 137159; M&L 2 300-500# 137143; 500-700# 120-143.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300500# 155-196; 500-700# 150162; M&L 2 300-500# 127140; 500-700# 130-135.

Vealers: Util 60-120# 20-80.

Farm Calves: No. 1 Hols. bulls 80-120# 140-185; No. 2 80-120# 120-170; No. 3 80120# 90-120; No. 1 Hols. Hfrs.

84-105# 155-230; No. 2 80105# 80-150.

Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 4954% lean 220-270# 73.5077.50; 45-49% lean 250-300# 60-63.50 Sows: US 1-3 300-500# 4953; 500-700# 52-55.

Graded Feeder Pigs: US 1-2 20-30# 180-180; 30-40# 110110; 40-50# 130-140; 50-60# 130-140; 60-70# 100-130; US 2 20-25# 220-230; 25-35# 160-180; 35-50# 140-160; Slaughter Sheep Lambs Ch & Pr 2-3 40-60# 148-182; 6080# 138-156; 80-110# 120150; Ch 1-3 60-80# 120-142; 80-110# 116-128; Ewes Gd 2-3 120-160# 74-95; 160200# 56-78; Util 1-2 120-160# 50-72.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-60# 112-131; 60-80# 134163; 80-100# 152-172; Sel 2 20-40# 68-74; 40-60# 96-112; 60-80# 110-136; Sel 3 20-40# 30-57; 40-60# 58-81; 60-80# 79-107; Nannies Sel 1 80130# 120-135; 130-180# 136149; Sel 2 80-130# 102-121; Sel 3 50-80# 61-81; Billies Sel 1 100-150# 168-180; 150250# 192-210; Sel 2 100150# 149-170; Sel 3 100150# 125-146; Wethers sel 1 100-150# 205-215; 150-250# 227-252; sel 2 100-150# 165181;

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ABSOLUTE TRACTORS JD 8760 #2539, 24 SPD TRANS 6122 HRS 1-OWNER '80 JD 4640 #016792R, CAH Q-RANGE 7758HR "VERY NICE" JD 4630 #20625, QUAD '90 JD 4455 #8477, C/A QR 4657HR 1-OWNER '65 JD 4020 #099908R JD 8420 #P014718, 46" DUALS 4000HR CIH 9330 #35144, RCS 18.4-38 3591HR "VERY NICE" IH 1066 #15508, CAB 3200HR "VERY NICE" IH 856 #8912, 18.4-38 SHOWING 6500 HRS 3PT NO TL 2HYD WHITE 6410 #44277, MFD W/BLADE 570 HRS 1-OWNER '84 WHITE 2-110 #302364-435, 6038 HRS NO CAB STEIGER ST310 #1072016012, AS IS NDS TRANSMISSION GD ENG MF 40 UTILITY FORD 340 UTILITY '88 FORD TW-35 #A920864, MFD 5233HR 3HYD 20.8-38 DUALS WTS '79 FARMALL 986, 5500HR

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TRACTORS JD 8970 #1202, 4X4 24SPD 20.8-42 7600HR 3PT JD 8400 #22350, 1886 HRS MFD 18.4-46 W/DUALS JD 7800 #H013495, 1684 HRS 18.4-42 W/DUALS '91 JD 4955 #8622, MFWD 3384 HRS 18.4R42 W/DUALS JD 4430 #7145 '72 JD 4320 #25107 JD 4020 #9447R, 7283 HRS JD 148 LDR CIH 9380 #72948, 4WD 520/85R42 7581HR CUMMINS N-14 400HP CASE 1370 #877747 '10 CIH 535HD #117394, 3615HR 4WD W/WARRANTY WT PKG 18 FRT SC WTS 710-70R22 4HYD IH 234 COMPACT #08134 '81 WHITE 2-135 #8156-415, CAH CUMMINS REPOWER "VERY NICE" NH 5030 #77593B, 1184 HRS 4X4 7310 LDR AC 6140 #2725 ABSOLUTE COMBINES '08 JD 9770 #727633, 1510/1000 STS 20.8-42 DUALS '08 JD 9770 #727600, STS 1480/983 20.8-42 DUALS '02 JD 9750 #695923, 2515/1692 HRS 4X4 '07 JD 9660 #721103, STS 20.8-42 W/DUALS CM 1460/1118 HRS '01 JD 9650W #W685970, 4X4 30.5-32 3674/2540 '00 JD 9650W #686312, 18.4-42 DUALS CHOP 2-JD CHAFF 4240/2822 '00 JD 9650W #685321, 3690/2601HR 30.5-32 4WD CHAFF CHOPPER W/SINGLE POINT JD 9650 #696943, STS CM 18.4-42 W/DUALS 3800/2638HR LOTS OF NEW PARTS '01 JD 9650 STS #690572, LL 20.8-38 W/DUALS 3838/2750 HRS '97 JD 9600 #673592, 30.5-32 3228/2145 HRS '97 JD 9600 #X672356, CHOP 3520/2679 '95 JD 9600 #661589, DUALS '94 JD 9600 #657460, 30.5-32 4X4 LOTS OF NEW PARTS '93 JD 9600 #651487, 20.8-38 2WD 2830/2122 '92 JD 9600 #645890, 3978/2757 30.5-32 '91 JD 9600 #640914, 30.5-32 2WD 4229/2768HR SEVERAL OTHERS, TOO EARLY TO ADVERTISE '03 JD 9550 #700690, 2146HR 30.5-32 "SUPER NICE" JD 9550 #685443, 18.4-38 2WD 3020/2200 HRS '99 JD 9510 #680570 '98 JD 9510 #675612, SIDEHILL 2WD '91 JD 9500 #641104 '91 JD 9500 #640672 '86 JD 6620 #X615644, 3736HR JD 6620 #600780, 2725HR '02 CIH 2388 #271617, 30.5-32 2WD RT FIELD TRACKER 3220/2412 "VERY NICE" CIH 2366 #184744, HILLCO BIN EXT RT SPEC ROTOR 3735/2733 2SP HYDRO CIH 2188 #195222, 4280/3280 HRS 30.5-32 CIH 1660 #16163, 4566 HRS RT CIH 1644 #97972, 24.5-32 SPEC ROTOR 3325HR 1-OWNER "VERY NICE" '89 CIH 1640 #35686, SPEC ROTOR RT 1-CHAFF 3908HR "VERY NICE" '00 NH TR99 #565220, 18.4-42 DUALS 4X4 2600/1900HR '96 NH TR87 #557135, 24.5-32 2790/2020HR "VERY NICE" NH TR87 #556490, 3468/2566 HRS '97 GLEANER R72 #R7277096, 3103/2218HR 18.4R42 W/DUALS '01 GLEANER R62 #HK62246 '98 GLEANER R62 #68407, 30.5-32 2WD 16.9-26 FT 2630/1950 HRS

'96 GLEANER R62 #R6266120, 18.4-38 W/DUALS 3445/2420HR "VERY NICE" '95 GLEANER R52 #55040, 2WD 2093/1559 24.5-32 1-OWNER "V-NICE" **15 MORE JD STS COMBINES COMING** CALL OFFICE FOR DETAILS COMBINES '11 JD 9870 #740656, 486/316HR 20.8-42 DUALS 28L26 4WD CHOP "VERY NICE" '07 JD 9860 #720771, STS '09 JD 9770 #731777, 990/640 HR BIN EXT CM HI CAP UNLOAD 20.8-42 W/DUALS '11 JD 9670 #740443, 224/298 CM HD LIST CYLINDERS EXT WEAR CONCAVE HI CAP UNLOAD 20.8-38 DUALS PLUG N PLAY W/DISPLAY '10 JD 9670 #735374, STS '98 JD 9610 #675953, 30.5-32 2WD CHOP 3800/2600 HRS '97 JD 9600 #673329, 2560/1848 4X4 '97 JD 9600 #672462 '95 JD 9600 #662453, 3579/2492 HRS 4X4 35.5-32 '01 JD 9550 #690912 '01 JD 9510 #680371, 39XX/26XX HRS '92 JD 9400 #645712, 2925/2215 HRS JD 7720 #625473, TITAN II 2800 HRS "NICE" JD 7720 #458518 JD 6620 #355110 '11 CIH 5088 #2688, RT FT 300/245 HRS 20.8-42 4X4 AFX CHOP 20' UNLD LG BIN EXT AG LDR Y&M MON MAP/DISP '01 CIH 2388 #269238, 18.4-42 DUALS FT RT SPEC ROTOR CHOP 2700/2020 HRS '99 CIH 2388 #266467, 18.4-38 DUALS FT SPEC ROTOR CHOPPER 3574/4507 HRS '98 CIH 2388 #198537, FT RT 30.5-32 SPEC ROTOR CHOPPER 3640/2795 HRS CIH 1680 #47312 2 - '90 CIH 1660, RT 30.5-32 2WD CHOP 3470 HRS "VERY NICE" '90 CIH 1640 #35595, 28L26 2WD CHOP 4435 HRS "VERY NICE" GLEANER R62 #62251, 30.5-32 ABSOLUTE TILLAGE 2 - JD 512 #10430, 7X JD 316 PLOW CIH 3950 #752179, 32' ROCK FLEX 9" SPACING "VERY NICE" IH 490 DISC 28' CIH RMX 340 DISC, 25' MUCH MORE ARRIVING!!!

TILLAGE JD 712 DISC CHISEL '10 JD 637 DISC, 45' RF "SAME AS NEW" JD 550 MULCH MASTER '01 JD 512 DISC RIPPER #X001162, 9X JD 512 DISC RIPPER #N00512X002213, 5X HEAVY DUTY 3 BAR COIL TINE HARROW '08 CIH 5300 ANHYD, 13X CIH 4800 #57171 IH 490 DISC 22' CIH 183 12R CULT. WILRICH V957 #454668, DDR 5X RIPPER W/3BAR HARROW PHOENIX HARROW MCFARLAND 4025 REEL DISC #12108 "LIKE NEW" KRAUSE 30' SOIL FINISHER BRILLION 30' MULCHER ABSOLUTE PLANTERS/DRILLS '96 JD 1850 #670160, NT 36' 787 SEED CART JD 750 #X022524, 15' NT DOLLIE JD 750 #13341, 15' NT DOLLIE '01 JD 455 #690344, 25' 7.5" SPACING DRY FERT KINZIE PLANTER #31132, 12R DRY FERT FREISEN 220 SEED TENDER SEVERAL OTHER PLANTERS/DRILLS ABSOLUTE CORNHEADS '04 JD 1293 #705875, 10R36 HYD DECK PL KNIFE ROLLS '98 JD 1293 #675866,HYD DECK STD ROLLS PTO DRIVE OVER 25 JD 893 CORNHEADS OVER 10 JD 843 CORNHEADS OVER 10 JD 693 CORNHEADS '09 JD 612 #725265, STALKMASTER CHOPPING '09 JD 612 #725261, STALKMASTER CHOPPING

OVER 10 JD 643 CORNHEADS JD 9R20", LTOB CUSTOM BUILT W/RED POLY FITS CIH COMBINE 6 - CIH 2208 SEVERAL CIH 1083, 1063, 1043, 1064, 1044 HEADS CIH 3206 #19098 NH 974 6R30 #26777, "NICE" MASSEY 1163 #113437 '00 GLEANER #N/A, 8/30 PLASTIC HYD DECK 2 - '96 GLEANER #83018060, 8/30 '05 DRAEGO 830 #22535 CORNHEADS SEVERAL OTHER CORNHEADS '05 CRARY DB 36 FLEXHEAD, AIR REEL JD 50 SERIES H/U ABSOLUTE GRAINHEADS SEVERAL JD 930, 925, 924, 922, 920, 918, 915 SEVERAL JD 635F, JD 630F, JD625F HEADS NUMEROUS JD FLEX HEADS - TOO MANY TO LIST!!

'10CIH 2020 #20353, 25' "EXC" SEVERAL CIH 1020, 30' 25' 20' 17.5' 15' FLEX NH 73C #669174, FULL FINGER AUGER GLEANER #84191F, 30' R SERIES AGCO 320 #83025293, LM OTHER GRAINHEADS NH 973'S, 25' 20' 18' "ALL NICE" MF 8200 #HSW8278, 25' METAL DIV SS 3" CUT FA FF AUGER MF 8200 #HPW8114, 30' FA SS 3" CUT GLEANER #N-G05525H GLEANER #27868, 15' POLY FLOOR 1.5" CUT STEEL DIV GLEANER #25F-HL84348, 25' METAL DIV FA SS 3" CUT AGCO 800 #HL84130, 20' FA SS 3" CUT STEEL DIV AGCO #84439, 30' FA SS 3" CUT ABSOLUTE FORAGE JD 530 #786008, ROUND EXC COND LOW BALES NI 4161 HAYRAKE NH 352 GRINDER NH 166 WINDROW INVERTER MC 2408 #58558, 20' ARTSWAY 20' SHREDDER ABSOLUTE WAGONS/GRAINCARTS JD 716A SILAGE WAGON '08 UNVERFERTH 530 WAGON W/TARP & FENDER UNVERFERTH 530 WAGON W/TARP & FENDER PARKER 6500 GRAINCART PARKER 4500 GRAINCART PARKER 614 #14100 KINZE 1040 GRAINCART, DUALS RT "VERY GOOD CONDITION" KINZE 640 GRAINCART, SCALES KILBROS 1800, 30.5-32 TIRES TARP KILBROS 690 AUGER CART, PTO 24.5-32 J&M 620 GRAIN CART EZ TRAIL 710 AUGER CART BRENT 770 GRAIN CART BRENT 674 AUGER CART, CORNER UNLOAD 24.5-22 ROLL TARP BRENT 672 GRAIN CART BRENT 420 #420778 A&L 508 GRAINCART SEVERAL OTHER WAGONS - TOO MANY TO LIST!!

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ABSOLUTE MOWERS/CUTTERS JD 1518 WOODS 3PT FINISHING MOWER, PTO FORD 515 SICKLE MOWER BUSHOG 2615L, BATWING MOWER ARIENS GT-18 MOWER **SEVERAL NEW HOWSE ROTARY CUTTERS, 15'-10'** ABSOLUTE INDUSTRIAL JD 410D BACKHOE #T0410DG801971, 7473HR EXTENDAHOE JD 401C #286539, 2403 HRS 16.9-24 W/LDR 7' BKT ROPS W/CANOPY NO TL 1PTO 1HYD JD 350B TRACK LDR #136532T, 6' BKT FLAT TRACKS HRS N/A CASE 1845, UNI LDR SKID STEER DIESEL QUICK ATTACH DIRT BUCKET CASE 435 SKIDSTEER #N6M400967, 6' BUCKET 12.16-5 '08 CASE 430 #N8M493945, 2SPD TRAVEL NEW TIRE 1542HR FORKS 12X16.5 CASE W14B WH LOADER, BUCKET FORKS IMTCO 700 CRANE #152574 FMC DITCHER BOBCAT 825 #14316, DIESEL BOBCAT 743B SKID LOADER #509323498, DIESEL 60" BUCKET INDUSTRIAL JD 650H LGP DOZER #893106 CASE 1085B EXCAVATOR #293792, 3245 HRS WHEEL HI-HO 4WD 17.5-25 TIRES 4' BKT CASE 585G FORKLIFT #JJG0293043, 5000 LB 19.5-24 3400 HRS 22' MAST '02 GRADALL 534D9-45 TELESCOPIC FORKLIFT #0744142, 9000 LB 3900 HRS 4WD 13.0-24 FOAM FILLED 35' BOOM FNH 655D #A432714, 4X4 TLB C/W A/C CAB ABSOLUTE MISCELLANEOUS EQ SEVERAL GRAIN CLEANERS LEON BLADE J&M 30' HEADER CART #10260 FLEXI COIL 1740 AIR FERT SEVERAL "NEW" EZ TRAIL HEAD CARTS ELSTON GOPHER MACHINE DEGELMAN DOZER BLADE #21648 DAVID BRADLEY MANURE SPREADER, GROUND DRIVE MISCELLANEOUS EQ JD 4920 #2318, SS TANK 120' BOOM 2000HR NEW HYDRO WILMAR 8500 #CEO74400, 80' BOOM 1000G SS TANK OUTBACK GUIDANCE SYS SHOWING 4182HR VERMEER 1250 TREE SHREDDER SEVERAL NEW STOUT ITEMS FOR SKID LOADERS '94 ROGATOR 664 SPRAYER #3654, 80' BOOM 22 TANK RAVENS MON "VERY NICE" LOWE HYD AUGER, 750 CH W/12" W/SK STEER Q-ATTACH HORST 40' HEAD TRL DEGELMAN ROCK PICKER #N/A TITLED EQUIPMENT '91 WILSON GRAIN TRAILER, 42X66 ALUMINUM SEVERAL PJ CARHAULER 20' SEVERAL PJ TRAILER, 12'X77", 12'X83", 14'X83", 16'X83" PJ TRAILER #4P5U81212B2158455, 12'X83 CHANEL UTILITY STRAIT DECK 4' FOLD UP GATE SD MT ATV RAMPS '03 MAC CX613 #W014203 SEMI FLATBED TRAILER '90 CHEVY, SINGLE AXLE CAT DIESEL AUTOMATIC TRANS PTO STEEL BED 10' HYD SNOW PLOW PINTLE HITCH 63,414 '06 KENWORTH W900, 550 CAT FRESH O/H 13 SPD 625000 MILES "VERY NICE" **CONTACT JAKE @ MOORE TRUCKING (217) 649-1087 FOR MORE INFORMATION**

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Know your cattle, grid conditions Commodity cattle are priced by weight class, sex or average carcass grade, but some are worth a lot more or less. Indeed, some producers carve out a reputation, a kind of brand for their consistently high-quality cattle akin to that of MercedesBenz®, Apple® or Rolex®.

Pete Anderson, Ag Knowledge Services, says owners of those better cattle should earn premiums, but producing them is just the first step on the way to capturing value. “Grid marketing of fed cattle is one way to get paid a premium for producing something that is superior to the average,” he notes in a new white paper.

“Understanding grid marketing: How quality grades and grid conditions affect carcass value” is available with its several tables at www.cabpartners.com/news/research.php.

The subject may seem “a little mysterious and risky to some, especially feeder cattle producers who are new to retained ownership or only market cattle once or twice a year,” Anderson said. It helps to know how grids work and how your finished cattle will perform.

The Choice-Select spread is a key to many premiums and discounts, published daily by USDA and based on sales of primal cuts. On Feb. 15, 2012, for example, the $5.11 per hundredweight (/cwt.) spread came from the range of a $19.95/cwt.

Choice premium on loins to a Choice discount ($3.40/cwt.) for the short plate.

In 2011, a particularly volatile year, the spread ranged from near $0 to more than $18/cwt., with exaggerated seasonality. Typical seasonal supply factors are higher grades in the winter, lighter carcasses in spring and fewer finished cattle in summer. On the demand side, the grilling season supports steaks and burgers while the fall and winter holidays focus on roasts from the chuck and round. The economy, exports and decisions of large companies are nonseasonal influences, Anderson adds.

The higher the Choice-Select spread, the more premium for quality cattle. “But with grid pricing, what looks like simple math is often not so simple,” he said. Mastering the math means figuring in a few more factors.

“The first of these is the percentage Choice requirement (Choice base) required to get par value,” Anderson explains. Each grid publishes its Choice base under terms and conditions; sometimes it’s a fixed number but more often it is a moving target like a plant average. Either way, as the hurdle required for par moves higher, all cattle are worth less money above average. “That’s because premiums are generated not by the absolute number of Choice cattle, but by the amount by which your cattle clear the hurdle set by the grid,” he said.

Beyond Choice and Select, cattle that grade USDA Prime or qualify for Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) or other branded programs receive premium prices, and those can be substantial, Anderson says. For ex-

Cooking creativity put to the test

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Angus youth and adults compete in the Chef ’s Challenge on July 17.

At the National Junior Angus Show (NJAS), the Chef’s Challenge gets attendees out of the barn and into the kitchen.

The contest, sponsored by the American Angus Auxiliary, adds a challenging twist to preparing a meal with Certified Angus Beef® (CAB®). This year, the third-annual contest will be held July 17 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY. Junior members, ages 18-21, and adults alike can participate in the culinary contest that tests their cooking creativity by asking them to create a dish using a CAB cut and secret ingredients that are announced 24 hours before the contest.

“Creativity and cooking ability are the two key elements of this contest,” says Anne Patton Schubert, cocoordinator of the event. “They have to be able to design a dish based on ingredients revealed only a day before the contest — that’s difficult.”

Ten teams will hone

their cooking skills either individually or in groups of two. They have 90 minutes to complete their recipe, using a CAB cut and the announced ingredients, and serve it to the judges. Last year, their dishes had to include leeks and eggs in the junior division, and blackberries and cornmeal for the adults.

“It is fun to watch the contestants use their cooking skills in a hectic environment,” Patton Schubert said.

“They are trying new things, and experimenting with different flavors, all while cooking

with great beef.”

For more information about the contest visit www.angus.org/njaa.

FEEDER CATTLE SALE Friday, July 13 • 6 PM For info call: 585-394-1515 FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK EX. 3 Miles East Of Canandaigua, NY on Rt. 5 & 20 Visit Our Web Site www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

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DAIRY CATTLE & HEIFER SALE

FRIDAY JULY 20, 2012 @ 11:00 A.M. Directions: Sale to be held at Jack Wood's Sale Barn, located on Taylor Valley Rd., Cincinnatus, NY-2 mi. north of Cincinnatus, just off of NYS Rte. 26. Watch for auction arrows.

(27) Head from one consignor. (12) Recently fresh, nice 1st calf heifers in this group. Many due for July & August. Good cows, milking heavy. There are some Crosses in this group. (5) Open heifers. Several cattle selling as the bag or freshen. Over (40) Heifers consigned from NB to Springing. (20) From one group, (15) are bred. Nice heifers. More good cattle being consigned daily. Also selling trailer of misc. items found around the farm.

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ample, if 40 percent of your cattle make CAB at $4/cwt. more, it amounts to another $12.80 on the pen average, figuring 800-pound carcass weights.

Prime premiums can run much higher, but even at $15/cwt., your 800 pound. carcasses grading 20 percent Prime add $24 to the per-head pen average.

Heavily discounted quality grades can be a problem in some sets cattle. USDA Standard grade beef has almost no marbling, and its likely unsatisfactory eating experience brings the discount.

“Remember, it is not enough to create cattle with high value,” Anderson said. “You need to find a way to capture that value and put it in your pocket.”

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ATA hails transportation bill as step forward for safety, efficiency ARLINGTON, VA — On June 28, American Trucking Associations saluted members of the House and Senate conference committee for their work in passing a safety-conscious highway bill that lays a solid foundation for addressing America’s need for an efficient goods movement network.

“This legislation, while not all we could have hoped for as an industry and as users of the highway system, makes tremendous strides in the safety arena and puts down a marker for future improvements to our nation’s freight infrastructure,” ATA President and CEO Bill Graves said. “On behalf of ATA, I’d like to thank Chairmen Boxer and Mica, and all the conferees for putting partisanship aside and putting together a compromise bill that will benefit not just the trucking industry, but highway safety and the economy as a whole and urge all members of Congress to quickly pass this critical legislation.”

Graves said of particular importance was the com-

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mittee’s inclusion of several initiatives advocated by ATA, including a requirement that commercial trucks use electronic logging devices to record drivers’ compliance with hours of service limits, the creation of a clearinghouse to track drug and alcohol test results, a study of crashworthiness standards for large trucks, the establishment of standards for systems to provide employers with timely notifications of drivers’ moving violations, and mandatory testing of new carriers entering the industry to verify their knowledge of safety requirements.

“Despite misinformation from a vocal minority, the conferees have set our industry on the path to even greater improvements in safety by requiring the Department of Transportation to mandate that truck drivers use electronic devices to record their compliance with the hours of service requirements,” Graves said. “This is a tremendous leap forward for trucking, which will bring our compliance systems into the 21st Century, leveling the playing field for our industry and lead to even fewer crashes on our nation’s highways.

“In addition to the ELD requirement, the bill also requires DOT to conduct a field study of pending changes to the restart provisions in the hours-ofservice regulations. ATA has pressed DOT to follow through on the recommendations of their own researchers to confirm their finding in a ‘real-world‘ field study before implementing the pending changes. Logically, DOT should confirm the efficacy of the planned changes in the real world, before making the new provisions effective,” Graves said.

The bill also lays a foundation for much needed improvements in freight transportation, albeit without the increases in funding necessary to address our growing needs.

“ATA has long supported increasing user fees, specifically the diesel tax, to fund overdue repair and expansion of our highway system,” said ATA Chairman Dan England, chairman of C.R. England Inc., Salt Lake City. “While this bill does not do that, it does make impressive reforms to the planning process which will reduce costs and speed construction projects, including making freight transportation a greater priority, along with providing certain enticements for states to fund freight projects. It is our sincere hope that as these reforms take effect, Congress quickly gets back to drafting legislation that provides the adequate funding we need to maintain and grow our infrastructure network and dedicates funds to the movement of freight.”

Despite all these advances, one area where the bill falls significantly short is in area of truck productivity.

“While there is much to like about this bill, ATA is extremely disappointed that Congress has once again kicked the can down the road with respect to truck productivity,” Graves said. “By giving into fear-based misinformation, this bill delays the deployment of some of our industry’s safest, most fuel efficient trucks. We fully expect this latest study to confirm what numerous other studies have already told us: modest increases in truck size and weight limits have a net positive effect on highway safety and maintenance.”

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defied the odds on the grid recently; two purebred heifers graded USDA Prime, Yield Grade 1. Two others on the same load stamped Prime Yield Grade 2.

This combination of marbling and cutability is extremely rare; only 0.032 percent of all cat-

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The Smithers family loaded 32 head of purebred Shorthorns from their on-farm feedlot in west-central Illinois. The load did 91 percent Choice or better (16 per-

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cent Prime), and no Yield Grade 4s or 5s. “The top end of these cattle were actually pulled off earlier for our local freezer beef business... obviously, our customers have been pretty happy with the beef,” stated Jess Smithers. “This group was all quarter and halfsiblings from our walking herd sires,” he added.

Dr. Bert Moore, Executive Secretary of the American Shorthorn Association (ASA) says the breed is working hard to expand its role within the beef cattle industry. He explained, “while news like this is exciting, we hope it translates into demand for Shorthorn bulls and females in volume.”

According to the USDA Meat Animal Research Center (MARC) acrossbreed EPD adjustments, Shorthorns rank among the top breeds for Marbling EPD, yet they also maintain a significant advantage in Fat EPD, the driver of USDA Yield Grade. For more information about Shorthorn genetics, visit the ASA website at www.shorthorn.org, or contact a Field Representative.

Angus YouTube: One million views and counting Embracing new communication tools proves successful for the Angus breed.

Between smartphones and computers, e-books and tablets, the ways to connect with an audience continues to rise. But what does that mean for the cattle industry?

The American Angus Association® began asking that question four years ago, and decided to expand its communications efforts beyond the traditional distribution of news releases and photos. In 2008, the Association launched a YouTube Channel (search “Angus cattle” on YouTube.com) and began developing video content that was both newsworthy and entertaining.

“The term ‘media’ has a much broader meaning than it did five to 10 years ago,” said Eric Grant, Association director of communications and public relations. “The Angus breed is fortunate to have taken steps to move into a more online, interactive communications presence.”

And the work is paying off.

In May, the Angus YouTube Channel reached a major milestone: One million, all-time views. It’s a huge audience that continues to accelerate.

Grant expects the channel to generate a half million views in 2012 alone, expanding at a 25 percent rate each year.

“We live in a ‘pull-through’ — not ‘push-through’ — environment,” Grant said. “That means our audience wants information on demand, when it’s convenient for them, not the other way around. Today, it is extremely important that we have information available online when consumers and ranchers want it.”

The Angus videos provide a glimpse into what life is like on ranches throughout the country, in a time when it is increasingly important for agriculture producers to share their commitment to producing safe, nutritious food.

“We are extremely proud of the message our Angus videos are sending,” said Bryce Schumann, Association chief executive officer. “The ability to appeal to both producers and consumers is something that will benefit the breed for years to come.”

About Angus Television Programs The Association’s communications and public relations department produces all television content in-house, including advertising sales and promotion. The weekly program, The Angus Report, airs each Monday at 7:30 a.m. (central) on RFD-TV. Highlighting the week’s top headlines and issues in the cattle industry, The Angus Report dedicates 30 minutes to newsworthy content and practical applications for ranchers.

In addition, the Association also works with Certified Angus Beef LLC to produce video news releases that

are used by television stations and networks across the country.

The Association’s flagship television program is I Am Angus, an hour-long documentary series that focuses on the heart of the cattle business — its people, their heritage and why they have chose to be involved in agriculture. Each episode explores different sectors of the industry, from the ranch to the restaurant, and every point in between.

“The best public relations effort we can do is to let our farmers and ranchers tell their stories, in their own words, on their land,” Grant said. “It is a genuine way for folks to connect with Angus breeders and understand what it means to make a living in the cattle business.”

For more information about Angus cattle and the American Angus Association’s programs and services, visit www.angus.org.

New York Farm Bureau’s statement on Senate passage of a 2 percent ag assessment cap

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New York Farm Bureau is pleased to see the unanimous, bipartisan vote in the State Senate on a critical piece of legislation that would give New York’s farmers a fairer assessment of their land.

Throughout the state, tax bills arrived this year only to reveal big jumps in what farmers owe. In many cases, nothing had been done in the prior year to the land or the buildings on it, but because farmers are

at the mercy of a complicated assessment process, they must dig deeper into their pockets. By next year, it is estimated assessed land value will nearly double per acre from just five years ago. And when assessed values jump often times tax bills follow suit.

The legislation that passed the Senate under Senator Patty Ritchie’s guidance as chair of the Agriculture Committee will cap agriculture assessments at 2 percent

from the prior year. While this is not a long term solution to the problem, it will buy us some much needed time to tackle the bigger issues, and more importantly give our struggling farm families a fighting chance to stay on their farms. However, it is important to note that just because ag assessments will be constrained by the cap, it does not mean New York farmers will see an end to escalating property taxes in New York.

In the latest figures available to NYFB, New York farmers paid more than $2,400 more than the average US farmer. The property tax per acre in New York is $26.21. Nationally, it averages $6.75. That is a huge disparity.

While we commend Assemblyman

Bill Magee’s efforts as chair of the Assembly Agriculture Committee, we are urging his counterparts in the Assembly to follow in the Senate’s bipartisan footsteps, and provide a fairer assessment process.

“New York already has one of the highest property tax burdens in the nation making it difficult for our members to keep their heads above water every year,” said NYFB President Dean Norton. “This tax cap is needed to help keep farmers on their land and to maintain the nutritious, high quality local food network that all New Yorkers depend on every day.”

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2012 ASI Sheep Photo Contest announcement It is time to start thinking about the American Sheep Industry Association’s (ASI) 2012 Photo Contest. The contest is open to all who wish to enter, which means you do not have to be involved in the U.S. sheep, lamb or wool industries to participate. The only rule is that your photograph must include sheep. Entries must be postmarked by Aug. 17.

Entries will be judged on clarity, content, composition and appeal.

More than $1,000 will be awarded, with awards of $125 going to the grand-prize winner in each of the four categories listed below; $75 for the first runner-up in each category; and a $50 prize for the second runner-up in each of the four categories.

The winning photos will be high-

lighted in the October 2012 issue of Sheep Industry News and will be available on Oct. 1 at www.sheepindustrynews.org. Only the grandprize winner, first runner-up and second runner-up in each category will be notified of their winnings.

The four categories are: 1. Action — Photographs of activities such as shearing, wool classing/skirting/baling, moving/trailing sheep, lambing, tagging, feeding, etc.

2. Scenic (East) — Photographs of sheep outdoors located east of the Mississippi River. (Photos entered in this category cannot include people.)

3. Scenic (West) — Photographs of sheep outdoors located west of the Mississippi River. (Photos entered in this category cannot include people.)

4. Open Category — Photographs with subject matter that does not fall into the three above-listed categories.

Other contest rules include: 1. ASI can use or reproduce all entries at the discretion of ASI. In addition, entries will not be returned.

2. ASI is not required to notify photographers when photos are used in materials.

3. Pictures taken with digital cameras can be submitted via hard copy or electronically.

4. All entries must be at least 3"x5” color or black-and-white high-resolution pictures.

5. Entries must be submitted in the name of the person who took the photograph.

6. Entries are limited to two per category.

7. Only photographs that have been taken in the past six years can be entered.

8. Photographs submitted in previous ASI photo contests cannot be reentered.

The following information needs to be included with each submission: title of photo; category (from the four listed above) into which it is being entered; photographer’s name; mailing address; phone number; email address; and approximate location/date of photo.

Entries should be mailed to the American Sheep Industry Association; Attn: Photo Contest; 9785 Maroon Circle, Suite 360; Englewood, CO 80112. Email entries can be sent to amy@sheepusa.org with the subject line of ASI Photo Contest.

Owens votes for bipartisan Transportation, Student Loan Bill WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Bill Owens voted on June 29 in favor of the conference report for H.R. 4348, the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, a twoyear extension of federal highway programs that will help create jobs, provide certainty in the private construction and manufacturing job sectors, and improve New York’s aging infrastructure. Owens has discussed the need for a long-term

transportation bill with county highway administrators, the Associated General Contractors of America, local unions, and area businesses — including Greystone Quarries in Plattsburgh and Barrett Paving in Watertown. The legislation has gained strong support from industry stakeholders and is expected to be passed by the Senate and signed into law by July 2.

“This bill represents bipartisan

support for job growth and a commitment to improve our aging transportation infrastructure that will allow local and industry leaders to plan for the future,” said Owens. “I have heard consistent support from constituents across the region for a long-term transportation bill that will provide certainty for major projects. This legislation will kick-start road, rail, bridge, mass transit and other projects critical to making overdue repairs, putting local businesses to work and creating a more attractive environment for businesses to hire and invest in New York State.”

Congressman Owens held a conference call with county road supervisors from the congressional district early in the process to listen to their concerns about transportation funding. They noted their concern over the possible elimination of a provision dedicating state funds to “off-system,” and often rural, bridges. Congressman Owens cosponsored an amendment to maintain these dedicated funds in the House bill and wrote to conferees to urge its inclusion in the final bill, an effort that was ultimately successful.

“I appreciate the input I received from constituents on this important issue. It is absolutely critical that the transportation needs of rural communities are met, and I was pleased to see that the language that local leaders called for was included in the final bill,” Owens continued.

The conference report for H.R. 4348 includes language maintaining federal student loan interest rates at 3.4 percent, which were scheduled to double on July 1. In New York’s 23rd Congressional District, 23,131 students currently borrow

$91,163,276 worth of federally subsidized Stafford loans. H.R. 4348 will keep interest rates on needbased student loans at 3.4 percent next year, saving borrowers an average of $1,000 in loan repayment costs.

“Northern New York is home to world-class institutions of higher learning that prepare the next generation of highly-skilled workers. I am pleased Congress was able to reach bipartisan agreement on keeping interest rates low for student borrowers,” Owens said.

The Congressman was pleased to see the legislation clear a major hurdle on its way to the White House to be signed into law, but expressed disappointment that the Keystone XL pipeline was not included in the legislation and urged Congress to work together and avoid future brinksmanship. He also voiced concern that the Coordinated Border Infrastructure program — a program Owens fought to include — was not reauthorized in the conference report.

“No legislation is ever perfect, and I am disappointed that the Keystone pipeline was not included in this legislation. I would have also liked to see programs to improve the safe movement of vehicles across the Canadian border that were not reauthorized in the bill.”

Transportation investments have lagged in recent years as partisanship in Washington has delayed a long-term reauthorization, forcing Congress to instead rely on eight temporary extensions since the most recent highway bill expired in 2009. Many local leaders have described the current political environment as discouraging when it comes to investing in long-term projects.

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Little Change in Dairy Markets Issued June 29, 2012 Cash dairy prices saw little change the final week of June Dairy Month. Block cheese closed that Friday at $1.65 per pound, up 2 1/2-cents on the week but still 47 1/2-cents below a year ago and 2 1/2-cents below the barrels. Barrel closed at $1.6750, up 4 cents on the week and 42 1/4 below a year ago. One car of each was traded on the week. The AMS-surveyed U.S. average block price jumped 3.6 cents, to $1.6234 while the barrels averaged $1.5811, up 3.2 cents.

Cheese manufacturers are beginning to see a break in milk volumes, according to USDA, as warmer weather reaches much of the U.S., slowing from peak volumes. Milk discounts in the Midwest are being replaced with premiums in some cases.

Cheese output remains heavy with ample stocks available. Domestic sales from both retail and food service are helping to clear inventories.

Export demand is good with sales aided by Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) but a strong dollar is hindering some sales. Quota imports of cheese for January-May 2012 totaled 62.4 million pounds, down 3.8 percent from 2011.

CWT accepted four requests for export assistance this week to sell 2.65 million pounds of cheese and 220,462 pounds of butter to customers in Asia and the Middle East. The product will be delivered through December and raised CWT’s 2012 cheese exports to 64.1 million pounds plus 45.2 million pounds of butter and anhydrous milk fat to 32 countries.

Butter closed at $1.5275, up three quarters on the week but 51 1/4-cents below a year ago. Five cars were sold on the week. AMS butter averaged $1.3981, up a penny. Cash Grade A

nonfat dry milk held at $1.2275. Extra Grade inched a half-cent higher to $1.1950. AMS powder averaged $1.1090, up 0.7 cent, and dry whey averaged 49.68 cents, down 0.9 cent.

USDA reports churning schedules across the country are active but cream supplies for butter are easing and becoming more competitive. Churning is keeping pace with demand and clearances to inventory are lighter.

Overall, butter demand is holding steady at good levels for both retail and food service.

The Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) reports that quota imports of butter for January-May 2012 total 2.7 million pounds, 10.6 percent less than the same period in 2011.

Imports thus far in 2012 account for 17.4 percent of the annual quota for the year. Imports of HighTier butter (above quota and with a penalty) are 110,000 pounds, 22.5 percent of last year’s amount in the same time period.

May butter stocks totaled 264.3 million pounds, up 4 percent from April and a whopping 55 percent above May 2011, according to the latest Cold Storage data.

American type cheese, at 623.2 million pounds, was down 1 percent from April and virtually unchanged from a year ago.

Total cheese stocks remain just over 1 billion pounds, unchanged from April but 2 percent below a year ago.

Sara Dorland, managing partner in Ceres Dairy Risk Management, LLC in Seattle, Washington and a Daily Dairy Report analyst, said in the DDR’s website “Audio File” that the report shows cheese stocks declined from April and from a year ago, first time both were down this year but, when asked about the 55 percent increase in butter stocks from a year ago, Dorland said it was not a shock because U.S. supplies last year were down due to a world shortage of

fat.

“The number looks staggering,” Dorland admitted, but “The point to pay more attention to is that we’re slowing our overall growth in butter.

We’re only 4 percent higher than a month ago. April stocks were up 22 percent from March.”

Butter prices have been pretty solid despite having a large supply on hand, she said, and she believes more people are paying attention to the month to month numbers than the year to year comparisons.

U.S. milk production is showing signs of slowing. Hot weather is being blamed for much of the decline as early heat waves enveloped much of the country. Lower milk prices and high feed costs are contributing to the slowdown.

FC Stones June26 eDairy Insider Opening Bell reported; “Hot weather over the middle of the country, with daily high temperatures forecast around 100 degrees and lows above 70 for most of the next 10 days, likely will limit production .” The weather is negatively impacting milk production in a lot of these areas, says Bill Brooks, economist at INTL FCStone. He adds that weather is relatively mild in the Northeast and West, but the dairy industry in those regions is trying to limit milk production so the year-onyear increase for June may be less than 2 percent, “but much of the weather impact is already built in the market.”

Looking “back to the futures;” after factoring in the announced Federal order Class III milk prices and the remaining futures, the average Class III milk price for the first six months of 2012 stood at $15.70 on May 11 and $15.90 on June 15.

The last half was averaging $15.96 on June 1, $16.53 on June 8, $16.59 on June 15, $17.01 on June 22, and was trading around $17.35 late morning June 29.

Higher feed costs and slightly higher overhead costs raised average milk production costs in May 2012, according to USDA’s monthly “Milk

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Higher purchased and homegrown feed costs led to an overall feed cost of $13.83 per cwt., increasing 81 cents per cwt. from April and $1.94 per cwt. from May 2011.

Only fuel and energy costs were down slightly from both a month and year earlier. Overall operating costs (including feed) were up 90 cents per cwt. from April and $1.90 from May 2011.

The preliminary May 2012 average total cost was $24.80 per cwt., up 88 cents from April and $2.17more than

May 2011.

DPW also reported that lower milk prices were offset by lower feed prices, helping give a small boost to the June milk-feed price ratio. The June ratio is 1.38, up from a revised estimate of 1.35 in May, but below 1.87 for June 2011. It marks the 15th consecutive month the ratio has been below 2.0.

At $16.10 per cwt., the U.S. average milk price was down 10 cents from May and $5 less than June 2011, the lowest since July 2010, according to DPW. Average alfalfa hay prices declined $14, to $201 per ton; corn prices were down 8 cents, to $6.25 per bushel; and soybeans dipped 30 cents, to

$13.70 per bushel.

Estimated monthly cull cow prices (beef and dairy combined) averaged $86.80 per cwt. in June, down 90 cents per cwt. from May, but still $10.90 per cwt. more than June 2011 ($75.90/cwt.).

The June 2012 average puts the beef value of a 1,200 pound cull cow near $1,050 per head.

With USDA’s Ag Prices report providing “final” May feed prices used in the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program payment formula, the May MILC payment will be $1.2164 per cwt., according to the University of Wisconsin’s Dr. Brian Gould. Gould updated his estimated

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MILC payments into early 2013, based on MILC-related futures contracts as of June 27.

Based on those estimates, MILC payments will peak in June, at about $1.30 per cwt., dropping to about 99.9 cents in July and 23.7 cents in August. Estimates are always subject to change. Complete details are posted at the “Understanding Dairy Markets” website The big news was in Washington this week.

The Supreme Court upheld Obamacare and struck down a significant portion of Arizona’s law to prosecute and deter illegal immigrants, but left one key part intact. National Milk says “The mixed ruling, along with the recent executive order by the Obama administration to stop the deportation of some younger, undocumented individuals, fully illustrates how that, regardless of which path is chosen, the few options for immigration reform remain controversial and divisive.”

“At the same time, these developments show how critically necessary it is to resolve the immigration policy conundrum, especially for farmers and other employers.”

by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) regulations, and also would eliminate the reporting requirement for releases associated with manure under the Emergency Planning & Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) regulation.

Testifying on behalf of the dairy industry, Walter Bradley, who works for Dairy Farmers of America, reminded committee members that concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and their environmental releases are subject to state and federal laws.

Bradley told the panel that “we are not seeking an exemption from the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) or the Clean Air Act (CAA) or similar state laws including any federal or state worker protection laws.

We are merely seeking clarification under CERCLA and EPCRA that animal manure does not necessitate an emergency response nor does it create a Superfund site.”

On a more pleasant topic; July is national “Ice Cream Month.”

Vanilla is the most popular flavor, premium ice cream is the best-selling type of ice cream and frozen yogurt is resurging in popularity among Americans.

These are a few of the findings from a recent survey of International Ice Cream Association (IICA) member companies, which make and distribute an estimated 85 percent of the ice cream and frozen dessert products consumed in the United States.

IICA and the International Dairy Foods Association announced the results of the survey at last week’s 30th Annual Capitol Hill Ice Cream Party. Of the companies participating in the survey, 92 percent said vanilla is the most popular flavor among consumers followed by chocolate chip mint and cookies-andcream.

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The court upheld the law’s directive that state and local police may check the immigration status of people they stop when they suspect they lack legal authorization to be in the U.S. The justices unanimously stated that federal law already requires immigration officials to respond to status checks from local authorities, and therefore federal immigration law does not preempt this section. NMPF’s Chris Galen called it “good news” for farmers who rely on immigrant labor in Thursday’s DairyLine radio program, but admitted “There still isn’t a lot of clarity here for employers.”

Much of SB1070 was overturned as interfering in the federal government’s role as the sole arbiter of immigration law, according to NMPF. In a 5-3 ruling, the court said Arizona in effect had tried to set up a parallel enforcement system that punished illegal immigrants more harshly and interfered with congressional authority over the nation’s borders. The court rejected parts of the state law that made it a state crime for illegal immigrants to seek work, to fail to carry immigration papers, and that authorized warrantless arrests of people suspected by state and local police of committing deportable offenses.

Meanwhile; National Milk also warned that “Congress needs to make clear that regulations designed to protect the environment against toxic waste do not ensnare dairy farmers and others who raise farm animals.”

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The hearing Wednesday on Capitol Hill reviewed legislation introduced by Rep. Billy Long (R-MO), designated as H.R. 2997, or the Superfund Commonsense Act. It would clarify that manure is not included in the meaning of “hazardous substance” as defined

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by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists to find alternatives to the use of antibiotics to control infectious poultry diseases.

Each year, poultry diseases such as coccidiosis cause losses of more than $600 million in the United States and $3.2 billion worldwide.

Molecular biologist Hyun Lillehoj, at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) in Beltsville, MD, has dedicated her career to discovering how to produce poultry without using drugs. Her research includes enhancing innate immunity through genetics, and examining molecules produced by birds in response to enteric or intestinal pathogens.

ARS is USDA’s chief intramural scientific research agency, and this

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Some molecules are host antimicrobial proteins that can kill pathogens, improve immune responses and promote the growth of beneficial gut bacterial populations in poultry, according to Lillehoj, who works in the ARS Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory at BARC. She and her colleagues have identified one such immune molecule, called NK lysin.

Lillehoj and her colleagues demonstrated for the first time that NK lysin kills chicken coccidia. They also showed that this antimicrobial protein or host defense molecule is effective against other parasites such as Neospora and Cryptosporidia, which infect livestock and humans, respectively. One commercial company is looking at the possibility of developing NK lysin into a product that can be used to kill chicken

intestinal parasites.

Lillehoj also is studying enteric bacterial infections caused by Clostridium, a pathogen associated with necrotic enteritis in poultry. She is using a similar molecular technology to develop alternatives to treat this disease.

Working with industry, international partners and other scientists, Lillehoj has discovered other options to antibiotic use in poultry. Phytochemicals derived from peppers, plums, safflower, green tea and other plants have been shown to be effective in enhancing the immune system of chickens. Also, the beneficial effects of probiotics, which are live, nonpathogenic bacteria that promote health and balance of the intestinal tract microbiota, have been demonstrated in past research.

Read more about this research in the May/June 2012 issue of Agricultural Research magazine.

ARS scientists are finding proteins in chickens that can act as alternatives to antibiotics to control infectious diseases such as coccidiosis and Clostridium in poultry.

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JD 4050 MFD PS, NEW TIRES $26,900 CIH 9170 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$32,500 CIH 5140 MFD NICE . . . . . . .$26,500 IH 1486 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CALL IH 1086 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$11,250 IH 1066 CAB . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,750 IH 1066 MFD . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,500 IH 1066 FENDER & NEW TA .$10,900 IH 966 FENDER . . . . . . . . . . .$8,250 IH 856 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CALL IH 856 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,250 IH 806 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,900 IH 656 WEAK HYDRO . . . . . .$3,500 IH 424 W/LDR . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,500 FD 4100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,500 BOBCAT CT225 W/LDR NEW $14,900 JD 9510 4WD . . . . . . . . . . . .$69,900 JD 9510 2WD . . . . . . . . . . . .$53,000

JD FLEX HEADS . . . . . . . . . . .CALL JD CORN HEADS . . . . . . . . . .CALL KILLBROS 350 GRAVITY BOX NICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,750 CORN PLANTERS . . . . . . . . . .CALL ELWOOD 4WD UNIT . . . . . . . .$5,500 IH & WHITE PLOWS 4X-10X . .CALL FRONT END LOADERS NEW & USED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CALL CASE 8430 ROUND BALER . .$5,000 1ST CHOICE GS520-4 TEDDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,250 ROCK PICKER . . . . . . . . . . . . .CALL CHISEL PLOWS 9-17 SHANK .CALL 33FT AL DUMP TRAILER . . . .CALL LOTS OF DUALS . . . . . . . . . . .CALL IH, JD, FD TRACTOR WEIGHTS .CALL

Alternative Parts Source Inc.

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Chittenango, NY •

315-687-0074

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

1950 ALLIS CHALMERS WD, 45hp w/front & rear mounting cultivators, runs good, stored inside. 716-542-9750

2010 John Deere 830 MoCo less than 150 acres very nice.

2009 Hagie STS 12 Sprayer with 945 Hours, 90’ Booms.

Case 1030 w/Cab. 1972 John Deere 4020 Fresh overhaul.

Many other tractors, equipment, and used parts. Gary Polk Equipment 800-2903912. Visit our website www.garypolkequipment.com for pictures and details.

1992 CASE IH 1680, 4WD combine, 3,500 engine hours, $49,500/OBO; 1020 20’ flex head, always housed, $13,000/OBO. Both Excellent Condition and Field Ready.

315-420-8328, 315-382-6334 2 JD 220 flex heads, poly skids, stainless bottoms, $2,500 & $3,200; JD 44 combine, very good rubber, $5,200; Killbros 375 gravity box, wrap-around on top on JD 12 ton gear, $3,250. Mike Franklin 607-749-3424

(25) 36” DIRECT DRIVE Schaeffer fans, excellent condition, $200.00 each. Sell together or separate. 585749-6557 or 585-749-6559 3PT. HITCH Corn sheller, good condition, $500.00. 315331-5942 40’ HAYRITE skeleton hay elevator w/flipshoot transport gear and electric motor, used very little, stored inside. 716542-9750

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

8Wx18L WOODEN KICKER Wagon w/8 ton running gear & hi-floatation tires, store inside.

716-542-9750

2008 CLAAS 250 Roto Cut

AUTO BALE WAGON, New Holland 1034, 105 bale capacity, very good condition, $6,000. 315-783-0595 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

Farm Machinery For Sale

Net Wrap, Excellent Condition

$12,900 • 315-730-6044 •

MABIE BROS., INC.

Burkholder Repair LLC 315-536-8446

Big Tractor Parts Steiger Tractor Specialist

See the Krone Difference for Size, Strength and Unmatched Durability

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.

US or Canada American made quality parts at big savings

CASE PUMA 195 CVT transmission, 210 hours, Michelin tires, loaded, owner downsizing, $130,000. 518872-1386 FARMALL 340 pulling tractor, new tires, weight brackets, $5,800/OBO; Farmall 560 pulling tractor, $6,400/OBO; 1966 Mack R-600 single axle truck. 518-945-1715, 518567-1532 FOUR CASE IH Tractors, MX 220 coming in. Maxxum 5220 loader; MX 110, 2 and 4wd.; JD 3010 6 row cultivator; Case 2670 duals, 12 foot silage blades, runs nice; 3 Whites, 2-110, 2-105, 4 wheel drive and parts tractor; Same 45 vineyard cab air 4wd loader 675 hours; MF 1529 4wd loader 25 hours; AgChem road gator, 80 foot sprayer, nice and field ready; Krone Big M 30 foot disk mower, low hours, field ready; Kuhn GA 6002 double spinner rake; NH 900 Harvester, grass and 824 corn; JD 347 Baler thrower, low wear, one owner $5,800; Knight Reel auger mixer wagon; Bush Hog 18 foot hydraulic fold disk $2,400; 4 and 6 row cultivator Danish Rolling and Will-rich; IH 1020 Grain head. Aarons Equipment 315-536-8718

GEHL 1860 round baler, $2,950; NH 144 inverter, $1,175; NH 2-Star tedder, $900; Niemeyer 4-Star tedder, $1,850; JD 347, $5,800; JD 336, $3,500; JD 338, $7,900.

JD Baler Parts. 585-526-6705 HAINES Potato Bulk Loader, 38’ boom, $2,000. Call for pictures. 585-762-9140 IH DISGUSTED??? With your shifting? Now is the time to fix. Put a good tractor back to work. 800-808-7885, 402-374-2202 IH-TRACTOR PARTS: Newused-reman. 06-86 Series.

We stock A&I and Ag Parts.

Jim’s Fix-It. 315-536-7653 JD B; 30’ hay & grain elevator w/motor; 110 gallon tank w/front brackets for IH 706; 1977 Ford F700 dump truck.

315-719-2149 JD SIDEHILL COMBINES: (2) JD 9560 SH; (2) JD 9550 SH; (3) JD 9510, 2 are 4x4; (2) JD 9500 SH; (8) JD 6620 sidehills. Largest selection of sidehills in USA!!! 800-9193322 zeisloftequip.com JOHN DEERE 7720 COMBINE, 4 Wheel Drive, $12,000. Call 585-733-2603

1-800-982-1769

CASE IH 7130 Magnum 4x4, cab, 20.8-42 rubber, 3 rems, power shift, 4 revs, engine & trans 100%, just needs a little TLC, $29,500. 607-776-4714

Farm Machinery For Sale

JOHN DEERE TRACTOR PARTS

Many New Parts in Stock RECENT MODELS IN FOR SALVAGE:

SW 42T 13’ 9” Rake

•6215 burnt •3020 •4240 •L4020 • E3020 syncro • E3020 PS • 4030 • 3010D • 2955 4WD •2840 •2550 4WD •1020D •830

$140/Mo.

0% for 48 Mos. OR 2% for 60 Mos.

We Rebuild Your Hydraulic Pumps, SCV Valves, Steering Valves, etc.

All Units are Bench Tested Many Used Tractor Parts Already Dismantled CALL FOR YOUR NEEDS

NELSON PARTS

15% Down

Penn Yan, NY

On Rakes, Tedders, Mowers

800-730-4020 315-536-3737 KICKER BALE WAGONS $2,400; 8 & 10 Ton Running Gears, $1,450-$1,550; 20’ Bale Carriers, $2,850. Horst’s Welding, 585-526-5954

2010 Krone SW38T Rake

Call For Price

Krone Vario Pack VP 1500 Silage Baler Call For Price

New Krone SW42T Hay Rake New Krone 552T 4 star tedder New Krone KWT782 6 star tedder Used Class Liner 350 rake Excellent . . . . . .$5,500 Used Miller Pro 1100 rake . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,400

MabieBros.Com

315-687-7891 www.countryfolks.com

LARGEST SELECTION of “Quality” later model corn heads & grain heads. Any size. $1,000 OFF most all heads. Zeisloft Eq., Bloomsburg, PA 800-919-3322 M.H. 333, nice tractor to restore or pull, parting out Foncl 4000, 3 cyl., pair 169x30 tires, complete, PS unit.

585-437-2796

MACK ENTERPRISES Randolph, NY

(716) 358-3006 • (716) 358-3768 Ship UPS Daily www.w2r.com/mackenterprises/

New & Used Tractor & Logging Equipment Parts

MADE BY HUD-SON Forest Equipment: Farm Boss Band Saw, on trailer, $3,000. 315789-6961

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

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

Farm Machinery For Sale

Farm Machinery For Sale

MADISON LAIDIG Silo Unloader with 70x25 silo, all working parts. Make an offer.

585-457-3835

MC 400 GRAIN DRYER with new 15hp motor; 36 Foot 6 inch transport auger; ONAN 20 generator. 315-337-5566

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

Maine to North Carolina Got Milk? Get more milk with a PleasantCreek HayEquipment?KISS.com Corn Silage Shredder

PleasantCreekHay.com Farm Machinery For Sale

MOST ALL COMBINES SELL with motor & transmission warranty for 1 year. Nobody has a bigger selection or better warranty. 3.7% financing. zeisloftequip.com 800-9193322 NEW HOLLAND 316 w/pan kicker; Case IH 600 blower; John Deere 3950, both heads.

607-243-5555

Farm Machinery For Sale

JD 5510 ROPS 4WD, pwr reverser w/541 ldr. . . . .$17,500 JD 5420 ROPS 4WD, creeper gear, dual hyd., 7455 hrs $15,500 JD 2855N 4WD, hi-lo, 540/1000, dual hyd. . . . . . . .$9,800 JD 5210 ROPS, 2WD, 4300 hrs, dual hyd. . . . . . . .$9,200 Snap-on Duals 18.4x38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,000 Penn Yan, NY

315-536-8919

NEW SKID LOADER ATTACHMENTS: Buckets, Manure Forks, Pallet Forks, Bale Spears, Round Bale Grabbers, Feed Pushers, Adapter Plates, Skid Steer Hitch, 3pt. Bale Spears. Tire Replacements for tire scrapers. Truck Freight Available.

MARTIN’S WELDING, 315531-8672 NEW STEEL BALE WAGONS, all steel, 2”pressure treated floor, 9x8x18 w/wide track 8T gear, $3,999. 10 bale round bale carrier, 6x12”box beam, $3,450. Feeder wagons all sizes. 570-446-3170 PEOPLE WILL PAY TO HUNT on your land. Earn top $$$ for hunting rights. Call for a FREE quote and info packet toll free 1-866-309-1507 or request at www.BaseCampLeasing.com

Smiley’s Equipment Combine Salvage

K & J Surplus 60 Dublin Rd. Lansing, NY 14882 (607) 533-4850 • (607) 279-6232

TRANSPORT HAY ELEVATORS 1 1/2” square tubing, 14 gauge 24’ - 48’ Includes Motor & Wheels Other sizes available Call for prices.

We Custom Build Wagon Gears - 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 Ton

MILO MFG. • PENN YAN, NY

You can’t afford downtime!

Use Dual-Cut Rolls For Peak Performance

Y QUALIT EED T N A GUAR

30 Acres of Equipment

Buying Equipment Dead or Alive

518-634-2310 TRUCK SCALE 10’x60’ 50 ton steel deck. 315-822-6883

WANTED

Massey Ferguson Questions? Call us. PH#

165, 175, 265, 275, 285 Any Condition

814-793-4293

WANTED

John Deere 5460, 5820, or 5830 Choppers

814-793-4293

WANTED TO BUY: Used farm & construction equipment, all makes and models, running or not, 1980’s & newer. Will 315777-2357

Fencing

Fencing

SHAMROCK FARMS (585) FENCING 669-2179

DAN FITZPATRICK

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

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

E FARM FENCE & SUPPLY EMPIR “Miles of Quality Start Here”

• High Tensile • Split Rail • Misc. Types of Fence • Energizers • Fencing Supplies

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

4097 Rt. 34B, Union Springs, NY 13160 RUSTIN WILSON

(315) 364-5240

Fertilizer & Fertilizer Spreading

Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

LIME

For Sale: 2 Steel 30-ton Grain Bins, cone bottom, $4,000/each. Contact Dave 845-701-2737 Sullivan Co.,NY

Kersch’s Ag

585-322-7778 585-734-0003

GYPSUM

MC 400 GRAIN DRYER with new 15hp motor; 36 Foot 6 inch transport auger; ONAN 20 generator. 315-337-5566 NEW AND USED Grain Dryers: GT, MC, GSI. Call anytime toll free 1-877-422-0927

Financial Services

Financial Services

Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

YOUR SOURCE FOR:

• Livestock Feeds • Ration Balancing • SeedWay Seeds • Crystalyx Products Buying Corn, Feed Wheat & Oats

(315)) 549-82266 Romulus, NY 14541

Fencing

R & R FENCING LLC • • • •

Equine Livestock Post Driving Pasture & Paddock Design BRIAN ROSS

585-599-3489

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

www.countryfolks.com

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315-536-8578

HAYING EQUIPMENT NH hay rake, $1,500; tedder, $850; NH tedder, $1,250; JD hay rake, $1,200; like new JD round baler, all the bells & whistles, $17,500; Hesston round baler, $2,500; NH round baler, $2,000; JD square baler, $1,500; NH square baler, $1,250; York rake, $400; hay wagons, $850 up; JD discbine, $7,000; Kuhn discbine, $3,500. Post diggers & pounders, $350 up; 2-3-4 bottom land plows, $200 up; harrows, $150 up; 3pt. and tow behind disc’s, $450 up; brush hogs, $300 up; finishing mowers, 3pt., $350 up.

JD dozer, 6 way blade, $9,000; 4x4 tractor with cab, $9,000; JD 4x4 ldr., $7,500; Ford 4x4 compact, $4,500; Hitachi excavator, $10,500; MM excavator, $12,500; Case backhoe, $5,000; MF backhoe, $3,000; Case 1150C dozer, 6-way, $18,500; scraper blades, $200 up; Int. dump, $5,500; skid steer, $7,000; landscape trailers, $850; new 5 ton trailer, $5,000.

Farm Machinery Wanted

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

1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

A N MARTIN GRAIN SYSTEMS 315-923-9118

Clyde, NY

WE SPECIALIZE IN • Sukup Grain Bins • Dryers • Grain Legs • Custom Mill Righting Hay - Straw For Sale 4x4 ROUND BALES, Grass Hay, baled prior to June 20th, not wet. Organic Certified. $35.00 each. 607-849-3798 GRASS HAY: Big Squares, $150-$170 per ton. Clyde, NY area. Call 585-314-7500 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 HAY: First cutting large square & round roll bales available.

585-738-5160 or 315-9064142

H AY Farmer to Farmer Wet and Dry Round & Square Bales

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

STRAW

• Hopper Feed Bins • Transport Augers • Crane Service • Dryer Service Hay - Straw For Sale

ALWAYS WANTED 1st, 2nd & 3rd Cuttings Also Small Square Mulch

Got free time? Sign up now to become a weekend warrior Or submit a resume for full time employment with

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

HAY & STRAW

For Sale All Types Delivered Cell 717-222-2304 Growers, Buyers & Sellers

Lg. Sq. - 1st, 2nd & 3rd Cut

HAY CORN STOVER STRAW

ALSO CERTIFIED ORGANIC Low Potassium for Dry Cows

Call for Competitive Prices NEEB AGRI-PRODUCTS

519-529-1141

All bale sizes and types, including ROUND BALES, accepted.

Spot Buys or Long Term Contracts Small or Large Quantities Quick Payment

2012 Contracts Now Available Contacts: Allen Hollenbach 610-929-5753 ahollenbach@giorgimush.com

Premium Western Alfalfa Bright Clean WHEAT STRAW All Hay Tested

Reasonable Prices - Delivered

Large Square Bales Semi Load or Half Load

800-747-3811 845-901-1892 adenbrook.com

519-482-5365 Hay - Straw For Sale

Hay - Straw For Sale

Kevin Eickhoff 610-926-8811 ext. 5216 keickhoff@giorgimush.com Michele Fisher 610-926-8811 ext. 5189 mfisher@giorgimush.com

WANTED

HAY & STRAW

Trailer Load Lots Janowski Bros.

315-829-3794 315-829-3771

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The Best Method For Covering Hay Stacks

PleasantCreekHayEmploymentServices.com

EQUIPMENT OPERATOR/ TRUCK DRIVER With Mechanical Skills Needed on CNY Dairy Farm

315-729-3220

SEED COMPANY DEALERSHIPS DOEBLER’S is searching for professional seed sales men and women in all of its Eastern regions from New York State into Ohio and as far south as North Carolina. Ideal candidates must demonstrate an ability to quickly learn new seed product information, a desire to not only grow Doebler’s business but also the businesses of his or her customers, and a thorough understanding of and ability to communicate Doebler’s reputation in agribusiness as “Your Regional Advantage”.

If you would like to be considered for a dealership position with a company nearly eight decades in the industry, please call 1-800-853-2676. Thank you.

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

Knowledge of the industry a must.

PROTECT YOUR FEED FROM THE WEATHER Save money in prevented feed losses & up to 5 seasons of use Large Inventory • Next Day Shipping

Articles could include educational topics as well as feature articles.

ROCKY MEADOW FARM 810 South 14th Ave., Lebanon, PA 17042

1-866-887-2727 • 1-717-228-2727 www.supertarp.com • rockymeadowfarm@evenlink.com

HAY * HAY * HAY 100% Alfalfa or Grass Mix 100-240 RFV Western * Organic * Conventional BEST QUALITY / PRICES / SERVICE We’re #1 - Financing Available WE DELIVER! Certified Organic Growers Association $50 CASH for REFERRALS CALL RICK (815) 979-7070

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

Heating

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Maine to North Carolina

Giorgi Mushroom Company, located in Berks County now buying the following materials:

Quality Alfalfa Grass Mix

Help Wanted

TIMOTHY MIXED HAY ALFALFA MIXED HAY

ONTARIO DAIRY HAY & STRAW

PROCESSED & ROTARY combined wheat straw. Mark Horst, 519-887-9743, cell 519525-6659

CALL STEVE

Hay - Straw Wanted

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

CAREER OPPORTUNITY at Elkendale Farms LLC

We are Looking for a SelfMotivated, Independent Individual to Join Our Team

Primary responsibilities include feeding cows, bunk management, dry matter analysis and servicing of feeding equipment. Other work will include field work, general maintenance of facilities and some work with dairy cattle. Pay based on experience, retirement and medical benefits available. Will train right person.

If interested call Brandon at 315-224-8777

FARMER WANTED Progressive Hudson Valley, New York family farm seeks self motivated individual with livestock, crop & machinery experience for daily operation and new projects. Valid drivers license, non-smoker, spanish speaking a plus, nice housing included, pay commensurate with skills.

Call

845-399-7847

HEAD FEEDER POSITION

Available on an Expanding 1,000 Cow Dairy in CNY A successful candidate will be a motivated individual who will be responsible for mixing and delivering a total mixed ration to the dairy herd as well as overseeing bunk management and feed equipment preventative maintenance.

Experience operating machinery, a valid driver’s license, a willingness to learn, and a positive attitude are a must. Experience as a feeder is helpful, but we are willing to train the right person.

Contact Chris At 315-729-3186 after 7PM A job description is available upon request Herdsman Wanted:Jasper Hill Farm seeks a candidate to help grow our farmstead cheese business. Responsibilities include managing the herd health and breeding programs for our herd of 45 registered Ayrshire cows, milking and raw product quality oversight, management of farm operations including wheyfed pork production, field work and staff supervision.

Dairy experience required.

Competitive pay. Contact: Emily 802-533-2566 x106 or work@cellarsatjasperhill.com PART TIME Weekend Help Needed, 4 to 6 hrs. per day, $10.00 per hr. 315-531-8133, 315-651-0248

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

1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com Hoof Trimming

Poultry & Rabbits

Bill Konchar Cell: (618) 975-5741 Office: (607) 286-3353

Beautiful Custom Designed Gold or Silver Masonic Rings.

Made by a Brother for a Brother. Jonathan’s Jewelry, 417B East Main Street, North Wilksboro, NC 28659. Phone 336667-0144

Miscellaneous YARD SIGNS: 16x24 full color with stakes, double sided.

Stakes included. Only $15.00 each. Call your sales representative or Beth at Lee Publications 518-673-0101 or bsnyder@leepub.com. Please allow 7 to 10 business days when ordering.

FIREWOOD or MULCH Conveyors: 10 foot to 32 foot. www.hud-son.com or 800765-7297

Jill & Ken Gies 660 Fordsbush Road Ft. Plain, NY 13339 Write or call for prices & availability

518-568-5322

Roofing

SAWMILL COMPLETE UNIT: Brand new $2,495. I will pay shipping. Made in the USA. Video or more info at www.hud-son.com or 800765-7297

FA I R H AV E N V E R M O N T DAIRY FOR SALE. 200+ cow capacity, approx. 400 acres, Double 8 parlor, two houses & one trailer, $750,000 bare.

Equipment & cattle available.

Call 860-836-1524

Roofing

ROOFING & SIDING e Metall Roofing g & Siding..

BUY DIRECT – Wee manufacture

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

A.B. MARTIN ROOFING SUPPLY, LLC Ephrata, PA 1-800-373-3703 N e w v i l l e , PA 1-800-782-2712

ORGANIC DAIRY FARM/ CREAMERY, 318 acres. 8 miles from Cooperstown,NY. Two 3 bedroom homes, 100 cow freestall, Double 6 milking parlor. Many outbuilding for young stock, hay & equipment. New cheese room, aging facility & solar electric system. 200 acres fenced for grazing. $998,500. 607-2869362

Full line Pole Building material. ~ Lumber - Trusses - Plywood.

Roofing

www.abmartin.net • Email: sales@abmartin.net

Parts

PARTS FOR CONSTRUCTION & AGRICULTURE

607-642-3293

CANVAS PRINTS: All sizes.

Mounted or Unmounted. Just bring in or send us your photo at Lee Publications. Call 518673-0101 bsnyder@leepub.com

PARTS FOR VICON 321 haybine, near new knife bar, disc, bearings, PTO and all parts.

Mike Poormon. 315-5391333, Cell 315-246-1161

Call the IH Parts Specialists:

Our Web Address: www.batescorp.com

1-800-248-2955 STARTERS, ALTERNATORS, and GENERATORS for all domestic and import engines.

Also HIGH TORQUE DIESEL STARTERS. Prompt Service 315-826-7892 Gary Sneath

10’ side wall

13’4” side wall

11’T wall

Tires & Tire Repair Service

Silos, Repairs, Silo Equipment Real Estate Wanted

Real Estate Wanted

Real Estate Wanted

POSSON REALTY LLC 787 Bates-Wilson Road, Norwich, NY 13851 (607)) 334-97277 • Celll 607-316-3758 www.possonrealty.net • possonrealty@frontiernet.net David C. Posson, Broker

Richard E. Posson, Associate Broker

FARMSS WANTED

We need listings on all size farms. Free Stall, Tie Stall, and tracts of land. We are currently working with several good qualified buyers looking to purchase now. If you are looking to sell your farm please give us a call, we would like to speak with you.

Posson Realty LLC farmer owned and operated exclusively selling farms throughout NY State for over 40 years getting our clients top dollar for their life's work!

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

Will travel, give us a call. 518568-3560

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

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

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

FARM AND FLEET TIRE SERVICE 3165 Route 246 Perry, NY 14530 585-237-2124

CALL FOR YOUR PRICING NEEDS Your Firestone Farm Tire Headquarters

• Radial • Implement • Bias • Flotation

• Front • Rice & Cane • Rear • Specialty

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New, Used & Rebuilt We Ship Anywhere CHECK OUT OUR MONTHLY WEB SPECIALS!

• Precast Bunk Silos 6’x8” to 13’-4” High • Silo Accessories • Salt Storage Structures

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

Rt. 38 & 38B, Newark Valley, NY

12351 Elm Rd BOURBON, IN 46504

(585) 492-1300

USED FOREST EQUIPMENT: Sawmill, firewood processor, edger, conveyor, tree skidding log winch. Call 315-534-5542. MUST SELL.

ART TIMMEL

GOODRICH TRACTOR PARTS

BATES CORPORATION

Arcade, N.Y.

11’ center wall

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

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

IH TRACTOR SALVAGE PARTS

Silos, Repairs, Silo Equipment

Services Offered

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FEB 7 - SEP 17 Raising Livestock in Tioga County 56 Main St., Owego, NY. 6-8 pm. You will learn how to assess your land and choose livestock, review infrastructure requirements and get tips on pasture/hay management. Tioga County livestock farmers will host the second part of the series.

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JUL 9-10 “Are you crazy” Agritourism Bus Tour The four buses will depart from Penn State Extension’s Allegheny County office, at 400 N. Lexington Ave., Pittsburgh, PA. We will be visiting

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JUL 11 On Farm Energy Production Scheffler Dairy, 643 Cobb St, Groton NY. 10 am - 2 pm.

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JUL 11 Ruminants on Pasture Gansvoort Farm, 1827 Rte. 9, Germantown, NY. 6-8:30 pm. Please wear clean clothes for biosecurity. Be prepared to wear booties (provided on site) or to walk through a foot bath. Thank you for leaving your dogs at home. Registration fee is $5.

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JUL 12-13 Forest Pest Survey Project Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County. The Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) and Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) are non-native invasive insects that were accidentally introduced and have subsequently killed millions of trees in the United States. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County in partnership with the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets is conducting a volunteer training and survey project to help determine if these insects are in the greater Binghamton area. A volunteer training will be held at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County on July 12, from 1-4 pm. The following day, July 13, the trained volunteers will conduct ALB/EAB surveys in the Binghamton area. Call 607-584-9966. On Internet at mailto: clf62@cornell.edu JUL 12 Cornell Organic Wheat Variety Trials Homer C. Thompson Farm, Fall Creek Rd., Rt. 366 extension, Freeville, NY. 4-7 pm. Register online at www.tinyurl.com/ nofanyevents. Registration is FREE for NOFA-NY members/ $15 for non-members.

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JUL 12 The Great Debate: Wills versus Trusts Fred & Harriet Taylor Memorial Library, 21 William St., Hammondsport, NY. 2-4 pm.

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On Internet at www. putknowledgetowork.com JUL 17 Field Crop Weed Control program Robert B. Musgrave Research Farm in Aurora, NY. 12-1:30 pm. NYSABA Pork BBQ lunch at Musgrave Research Farm. 1:30 pm.

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JUL 17 Sustainable Dairy Farm Management Cottonwood Farms, LLC, 10771 Cook Road, Pavilion, NY. 1-4 pm. Free for NOFANY Members / $15 all others.

JUL 17 Vegetable Crop Weed Control Program H. C. Thompson Research Farm at its Freeville, NY location (10 miles Northeast of Ithaca, NY on Fall Creek Road, Rt. 366 extension, Freeville, NY). 8 am. registration.

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JUL 18 New York State Council on Food Policy Meeting University of Albany Alumni House, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY. 10 am noon. Open to the public for observation. A public comment period will be held from 11:40 am to 12 pm. Those wishing to attend and present comments must RSVP no later than July 16 by calling the New York State Dept. of Agriculture and Markets at 518-457-1721 or e-mailing nyscfp@agriculture.ny.gov.

Public comments must be limited to 5 minutes and a hard copy of comments is required to be submitted to the Council at the time of presentation. More information on the Council and its past recommendations to the Governor can be found at www.nyscfp.org.

JUL 19 Grass Based Dairy Webinar 3:30-4:45 pm. To register www2.gotomeeting.com/ register/584267858.

JUL 20 Pasture Walk Sunnybrook Farm, Deansboro, NY. 10 am - 3 pm.

Focus on the benefits of using Agri-Dynamics minerals as a part of your animals’ diet. A home cooked lunch will be available for $10/person followed by a Q&A session led by Jerry Brunetti.

Please RSVP by July 15. Call 315-841-4910 or e-mail williamsfence@gmail.com.

JUL 20-21 2012 Summer Tree Farm Tour Empire Evergreens, 766 Addison Rd., Painted Post, NY. Registration begins at 8 am each day. On Friday night, there will be a cash bar with 20 plus vendors in the trade show area, and a chicken BBQ. Attendees can save money by registering by June 11.

Registration includes admission to all sessions and the trade show area, workshop materials and morning refreshments.

Lunch is available both days with advance ticket purchase or bring your own. A registration form can be downloaded from the Association website at www. christmastreesny.org or call the CTFANY office at 607535-9790.

JUL 21 Tree Farm Field Day Eagleville Gap, Blanchard, PA. 10 am - 3 pm. Questions? Program Details Contact: John Hoover, Tree Farmer 203-736-4385 or johnwhoover@msn.com.

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JUL. 21, 2012 Summer Hopyard Tour & Picnic 4808 Davis Rd, Union Springs, NY. We’ll have virus indexed stock plants on site for sale! Cascade, Newport, Williamette, Perle, Fuggle & Liberty varieties at $5 per plant (trays of 12) $25 for NeHA members, $35 for non NeHA members. Register online at: http:// hopmeadowfarmes2.eventbri te.com. On Internet at http:// hopmeadowfarmes2.eventbri te.com/ JUL 22-24 The 2012 New York State Maple Tour Holiday Inn in Auburn NY. Cost is set a $170/person to

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JUL 24 Renovating Soils and Swards of Dairy Pasture Jerry Dell Farm, 2219 Gee Hill Rd., Dryden, NY. 10 am - 3 pm. Lunch will be provided. RSVP requested to help plan lunch. Contact Sharon VanDeuson, 607-753-5078 or shv7@cornell.edu.

JUL. 24 Public Notice by New York Pork Producers Association and the National Pork Board 1978 Routes 5 & 20 in Waterloo, NY 13165. The election of pork producer delegate candidates for the 2013 National Pork Producers (Pork Act) Delegate Body will take place at 6 pm on July 24, in conjunction with a Board of Directors meeting of New York Pork Producers Association. Contact New York Pork Producers, (716) 697-3031 info@newyork pork.org. On Internet at www.newyorkpork.org

JUL 25-31 Managing the Biology of a Grazing System Marvin Moyer’s Farm, Lainhart Rd., Owego NY. 10 am 3 pm. A view of what is going on beneath the sod of a grazing farm and how to maximize the biology potential for cycling nutrients which feed the plants. RSVP requested to help plan lunch. Contact Sharon VanDeuson, 607753-5078 or shv7@cornell. edu.

JUL 26-28 Cornell ForestConnect’s “Camp Woodlot” Arnot Teaching and Research Forest; Van Etten, NY. Designed for wood lot owners who are interested in learning fundamental principles and practical skills to work in their woods. The majority of learning will occur in the woods, where participants will gain hands on experience. Details and registration information will be available soon at www.forestconnect.info.

JUL 28-29 NYS Boer Goat Show NYS fairgrounds, Syracuse, NY. Contact Kay Kotwica, 315-889-5333 or e-mail kotland@dreamscape.com.

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One Week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9.25 Two or More Weeks . . . . . . . . . $8.25 ea. wk.

Each Additional Word . . . . . . . 30¢ per wk.

Lee Publications, Country Folks Classified, PO Box 121, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428

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Deadline is Wednesday at 3 PM

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July Internet Auction

Starts July 10, 2012 @ 6:00 PM Ends July 17, 2012 @ 6:00 PM Selling Municipal Cars, Trucks, Equipment Also Forestery; Cat TK 711 Crawler Feller Buncher, Morbark tri/axle tub grinder, Precision Mo. 84026 whole tree chipper, Hood 60" Bar Slasher, Tigercat dual function grapple skidder, Cat D4C dozer, Bobcat Toolcat, and much more Log onto www.teitsworth.com to view the entire catalog, terms, and pictures.

AUCTION N NOTICE Empire Farm Days Equipment & Truck Auctions THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2012 AT 1:00 P.M. (due to customer request the auction will be starting two hours earlier than previous years)

Next to Empire Farm Days Show

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2973 Route 414, Seneca Falls, NY

It’s that time again! We already have a HUGE interest in our annual Farm Days Auction!

Consignments accepted: DELIVERY DATES Monday - Friday, July 30th-August 3rd (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM) Saturday, August 4th (8:00 AM - 3:00 PM) Monday, August 6th (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM)

For a contract please call our office @ 585-243-1563, Roy @ 585-721-9177, Milo at (585) 739-6435 or Jesse at (585) 738-2010

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