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“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matthew 6:33

Young auctioneer plans career in livestock

by Sally Colby When Cuba, NY, resident Mike Jefferds attended the Reppert Auction School in Auburn, Indiana, he was a mere 15 years old — not a typical student.

“I was the youngest to come through in the last 40 years,” said Jefferds as he took a break from preparing his Brown Swiss cattle for the All-American Dairy Show held recently in Harrisburg, PA. “It’s the Harvard of auctioneering schools in North America. There were a lot of people from overseas there. I learned a lot and it started an interesting career for me.”

After Jefferds returned from the school, he spent about a month ‘singing to the mirror’. At the same time, his father, a long-time cattle dealer, was working a sale. The sale barn owner learned that young Jefferds had just returned from auction school. “He said, ‘go sell calves,’” said Jefferds. “So I started selling calves there, and when I

turned 16, I started selling the whole sale.” Jefferds spent the next year selling livestock and gaining valuable experience.

Jefferds, who is now 20, credits his background in the livestock industry for where he is now. “I was in 4-H until I aged out,” said Jefferds. “I started out as a Cloverbud. I won master showman at the Erie County Fair — I’m pretty proud of that.” Jefferds also learned a lot from his father, a cattle dealer who dealt with both dairy and beef cattle.

“My father had me buying heifers when I was 10 years old,” said Jefferds, who participated in dairy judging while in 4H. “He’d send me out with another guy and a truck. I got to where I could pick heifers pretty well.”

One particular cow that Jefferds’ father purchased at a sale was the turning point for Jefferds. “He went to a sale and bought a registered Brown Swiss heifer,” Jefferds recalls. “He brought

Mike Jefferds moves his aged Brown Swiss cow into the ring at the All-American Dairy Show.

Show prep is often a family effort. Here, Mike Jefferds and his mother Margaret do some last-minute touch-up on Jefferds' aged cow before her class.

Photos by Sally Colby her home, and she stood in the lot for a he said. Oberhaus added that although couple days. I was pretty young at the most females in the first cross are Brown time, but I really liked her.” That heifer Swiss, any breed can be used, as long as became his, and he started to show her, the resulting cross is at least 50 percent starting at the Allegheny County Fair in Brown Swiss (BS). Female offspring Angelica where she was named grand from that initial cross enter the Identity champion. Next, she was second place Enrollment program as a recorded fesenior yearling at the Erie show. At the male. Successive generations of offNew York State Fair and All-American spring are eligible for registration as Dairy show, she was named honorable Identified Female (step l; 75 percent BS), mention senior yearling. “I showed her Identity Enrollment Female (step ll; 87.5 all over,” said Jefferds, “and placed at percent BS) and then Certified Identity the top, the bottom and in between with Enrollement Female (step lll; 93.75 perher,” Jefferds lost that cow, Tenpasture cent BS). Oberhaus says that the proIvy, last year, but says that she is the gram helps breeders add value to their reason for his continued interest in the herds through widening the genetic diversity. “Any time you enter more anibreed.

Today, Jefferds has 14 Brown Swiss mals into the genetic base (of a herd), and another 20 animals in the breed’s you open the opportunity for higher gegenetic recovery program. Tom Ober- netic gain.”

Jefferds exhibited a five-year old dry haus, chairman of the Brown Swiss Association’s genetics committee, says cow, a winter calf and a fall calf at the that the program is designed to allow All-American show this year. Some of Brown Swiss breeders to upgrade the Jefferds’ older cows are part of a milking offspring of unregistered or grade Brown string with the Lyons family in Addison, Swiss cows. “You can take an animal NY. “They have a bedded pack barn,” that’s a grade Brown Swiss cow and said Jefferds. “Cattle seem to do real breed her to a registered Brown Swiss well on it.” Jefferds is planning a career bull, and within a couple of generations, in auctioneering and dealing both dairy you have a full-blood registered animal,” and beef cattle.

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‘Adventurous’ Ohio Jersey cow named All-American Supreme Champion

by Stephen Wagner Skies were gray as they had been for the past two weeks but the threat of flood waters inundating the large arena at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex had mercifully subsided. Waters were ebbing in the nearby Susquehanna River, the source of the overflow, and the 2011 All American Dairy Show was wrapping up another successful year, packing up and going home.

All that was left to do was the judging of the Supreme Champion.

“It is the end of the show,” said Rita Kennedy, AADS President. “We're

here now to pick the best cow of the best breeds. To be selected as Supreme Champion helps the breeder sell embryos and advertise their cattle for sale.”

Always present at this event is a sense of showmanship. The large arena, which boasts the best and brightest lights in the Complex, is darkened as the nominees for the title are paraded through one at a time under a spotlight. The voice of veteran public address announcer Jean Kummer echoes throughout the arena's nooks and crannies describing the nominee, how much milk they give

and other pertinent information for judges to consider. When the judges have made their decisions, those papers are passed to those who tally the results. The process is incredibly simple and fast. No trumpets sound.

No fanfare of any sort, actually. The lights have been back on for the judging, and when the winner is announced, photographers, reporters, other breeders and officials cluster around the winner for mass congratulations.

Frederick 2783 Adventure, a six-year-old Jersey owned by Craig Walton, Emily Thornburg,

Frederick 2783 Adventure was Grand Champion of the All American Open Jersey Show exhibited by Walton, Thornburg, Lackey, Rader and Iager of Pleasant Plain, Ohio.

Gene Iager, Shelby and Nutrition, Inc. sponsored head of cattle in the open Harold Rader, Jr., and the $3,000 cash award shows.

Amy, Scott, Skip and garnered by the winner.

The judges were Eric Steve Lackey of Pleasant Adventure was chosen Topp, Botkins, Ohio; Lee Plain, Ohio, was named from among the top seven Barber, DeWitt, Iowa; Supreme Champion. breed champions by the Daniel Sivesind, Cargill Animal Feed and judges who placed 1,183

Adventurous A-3

Dairy profit program helps keep dairy farms in business Going it alone in farming is tough.

Fortunately for Kennedy, NY’s, Eric Vanstrom, he found a good team to help.

Vanstrom, who operates a small dairy farm in Chautauqua County, said he has benefited tremendously from the support of a Dairy Profit Team, a program of Cornell Cooperative Extension operated with a grant from the Syracuse-based New York Farm Viability Institute.

“Coming off of 2009, which was an extremely depressing milk year, I had high debt and was buying a lot of feed to make 45 pounds of milk per cow,” said Vanstrom, a 2006 Cornell graduate who started his own farm in late 2007.

“I entered 2010 thinking I’d cash out at the end of the year.”

That is when Extension agents Ginny Carlberg and Lisa Kempisty convinced Vanstrom to participate in the Dairy Profit Team program.

Through it, he developed a plan to better feed and house his herd, and he saw immediate improvements in the health of his cows.

“My life went from a point where I was ready to be done farming to now I’m having a lot of fun,” Vanstrom said.

CCE’s Carlberg said she and the dairy teams have been making farming fun and profitable for dairymen throughout Chautauqua and parts of Cattaragus counties.

“We’ve had 15 farms participate

from the area,” she said. “They range in size anywhere from under 50 cows to 500 and maybe a little bit higher. …We’ve had over 77 meetings among those 15 teams.

“No farms have started and stopped midway because they didn’t want to do it anymore. Most of them are continuing to meet on a regular basis, once every one to three months — usually every two months.”

Those meetings allow farmers to share ideas with feed consultants, veterinarians, lenders and Extension personnel — all focusing on an individual farm to create a plan for better management.

“That’s the real benefit: We’re all focusing on that one farm,” Carlberg said.

“The farmer presents information about his farm at the beginning of each meeting — how much production, butter fat, etc., a general update on how the farm has been going.

“Then we have an agenda we stay with so the meeting stays focused. We try to keep the meetings to about an hour and a half. You go longer than that, and the meeting starts to wander. And we’re all pretty busy, including the farmer.”

One of the first items on Vanstrom’s agenda: how to make better use of his feed.

“I had my first meeting the beginning of April (of 2010) with Lisa, two Extension agents, my nutritionist, a crop consultant, my loan officer and a

Maple Syrup Production for Beginners workshop set Oct. 15 Oct. 10, so we can plan for lunch accordingly.

Woods walk included — dress for the weather.

To register, you can go online to download the registration form: http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/wyoming/calendar/pdf/2011-10-15_Maple-Syrup-ForBeginners.pdf Or you contact Deb Welch at 585-7862251 or e-mail us here at wyomingcountycce@cornell.edu.

Sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Wyoming County, in cooperation with Wyoming County Maple Producers Association, and Western New York Maple Producers Association.

For a full listing of upcoming events, you can always go to http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/wyomi ng/calendar/index.htm.

Adventurous A-2 Waukon, Iowa; Ronald Heffner, Middletown, MD; Larry Schirm, Laurelville, Ohio, who judged 'Adventure' in the Open show; Ted DeMent, Kenney, IL; and Matthew Lawrence, Mercer, PA. The six other All-American Grand Champions were: Ayrshire: Sunny Acres Harmon's Kennedy, Doug Evans and Family, Georgetown, NY. Brown Swiss: Dublin Hill Treats, Ken Main and Peter Vail, Copake, NY. Guernsey: Millborne Tiller Blair-ET, P. Morey Miller, Granby, Conn.

Holstein: Windy-Knoll-View PledgeET, James and Nina Burdette, Mercersburg, PA, Franklin Co.

consultant from (New York) FarmNet,” Vanstrom said. “They just said, ‘OK, you’re having issues with feed getting wasted because you’re dumping it outside and the cows are laying in it. The first priority is put in a feed bunk’ to keep all the feed in a contained area.”

“They told me to do that before the next meeting. Immediately that saved 20 percent of the feed that wasn’t getting wasted — right away.”

The next big improvement the team recommended was the installation of a fence to keep Vanstrom’s cows where they needed to be. Between the cement for the bunk and the fencing material, he spent about $1,000, Vanstrom said — not a lot of money, but a big return on the investment.

Then Vanstrom was ready to take the next step: construction of a 40-by-100, 48-stall barn to house his herd.

That meant more capital and some creative financing.

“I said, ‘I don’t have any cash, but I need a barn before winter,’” Vanstrom recalled. “‘Will you let me do the barn by buying the lumber and cement on a credit card, pay for the labor through cash and worry about paying the debt after it’s done?’

My loan officer knew what was going on.

“Obviously, putting $10,000 on a credit card sounds crazy. (The loan officer) wasn’t a big fan of it. He was skeptical.”

But since he was part of the team, he understood the need, Vanstrom said.

And the investment immediately paid dividends by improving Vanstrom’s herd — as evidenced by the reduction in his milk’s somatic cell count, which is used to indicate the presence of mastitis, an inflammation of the mammary gland.

“We had 48 free stalls ready on December 31, New Year’s Eve,” Vanstrom said. “My somatic cell count that December had averaged over 500,000 (cells per milliliter). In January, they averaged 140,000. That’s a night and day difference.”

Vanstrom has continued to see benefits of increased herd health throughout 2011.

“Last year, my total milk production was 786,000 pounds of milk,” he said.

“This year, I’m on pace to sell well over a million pounds. I’ve cut my cull rate in half. I sent three cows to beef this year.

Last year at this time, I’d already sent 10.”

CCE’s Carlberg said Dairy Profit Teams like Vanstrom’s benefit from putting all of the interested parties in the same room so there is less chance the farmer will hear conflicting advice.

The NYFVI grant helps make that increased communication possible.

“I find that the consultants are eager to sit down with other consultants and the farmer and work as a team,” she said. “It’s not hard to get them there.

Sometimes the vet is super busy and has trouble scheduling, but they see it as part of their service to the farm.

“It does mean more work. That’s where the grant can help.”

Letters to the Editor Milking Shorthorn:Tex-Star Othello Peri, Keith and Donnette Fisher, New Enterprise, PA, Bedford Co. Red & White: Sweet Peas Felicity-redET, Lloyd and Denise Pease, Susquehanna, PA, Susquehanna Co. The 48th All-American Dairy Show, the world's largest dairy show, ran Sept.

17-22 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg. This year's show featured 23 shows in six days, the nation's only alldairy antiques show, more than 2,400 animals and 925 exhibitors from 26 states and Canada.

For more information, visit www.allamerican.state.pa.us or call 717-787-2905.

Opinions of the letters printed are not necessarily those of the staff or management at Country Folks. Submit letters of opinion to Editor, Country Folks, PO Box 121, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428. Fax 518-673-2699; E-mail cfeditor@leepub.com.

Response to Nate Wilson’s letter The following is in response to the letter in the Sept. 5, 2011 issue of Country Folks.

Yes it is true that “Senator Gillibrand gets it”. But she has no action to fix the problem. She is talking the talk, but not walking the walk. She has the idea that she can fix it in Due Time. Nothing could be further from the truth.

New York Dairy Farmers are still in crisis. The proper thing to do would be to support the “milk Marketing

Improvement Act of 2011”. There is nothing else out there to address the problem. We have idled four-fifths of the dairy farms in this nation, since the lost of parity in 1981.

This government is a party to this outrage due to countinuing to administer a Farm Gate Milk Price, well below the cost of production. SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! Fed Up. Ken Dibbell, South New Berlin, NY Inaction is no solution.

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Join us and learn the basics of maple syrup production on Saturday, Oct. 15, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hofheins Maple,1058 Attica Gulf Rd., Attica, NY 14011.

Whether you are a new producer, a beginner producer, or a small commercial producer, this workshop will provide you with valuable production information on methods, materials, management, and much more. Sign up today!

Featured speakers include: • Steve Childs, New York State Maple Specialist • Eric Randall, New York State Maple Producer Hosts for this event are Todd and Amanda Hofheins.

Cost for this workshop is $10, which includes lunch.

Registration is required by Monday,

Eric Vanstrom at his farm in Kennedy, NY. Photo courtesy of New York Farm Viability Institute

Storm relief appliance rebate program update Residents who lost appliances or heating equipment in Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee may be eligible for both FEMA and NYSERDA Awards Funding is still available through New York State’s Storm Relief Appliance Rebate Program, according to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). In addition, if the FEMA or insurance award does not cover the entire cost of the replacement of eligible appliances or equipment, residents can apply for the NYSERDA rebate, as long as the two payments together do not exceed the cost of the replacement.

The rebate program is for residents impacted by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee and includes ENERGY STAR® refrigerators, clothes washers, dehumidifiers, furnaces, boilers, gas hot water heaters, and heat pump water heaters as well as higher efficiency clothes dryers with moisture sensors and electric hot water heaters. As of 7:30 a.m. on Sept. 26, rebates have been allocated for 808 refrigerators, 1,645 clothes washers, 1,456 clothes dryers, 1,307 dehumidifiers, 697 hot

water heaters (gas, electric and heat pump), 441 furnaces, 346 boilers.

The $8 million rebate program started on Monday, Sept. 19, and more than $4.0 million is still available. All rebates will be awarded on a first-come, firstserved basis for completed applications. Applications are available at www.NYSApplianceRebates.com or by calling 877-NY-SMART (877-6976278). The rebate program will continue until funding runs out.

The Storm Relief Appliance Rebate Program was created to meet unmet financial needs for the most critical appliances or equipment damaged during the recent storms. ENERGY STAR or higher efficiency appliances and equipment may cost more to purchase but will provide energy savings for the life of the appliance.

Residents statewide in affected areas are eligible and must affirm that they have been impacted by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee. For residents affected by Hurricane Irene, rebates on purchases of approved appliances and equipment will be retroactive to Aug. 29, 2011, and for residents affected by Tropical Storm Lee, rebates will be

Disaster recovery centers will be open six days a week ALBANY, NY — State and federal Disaster Recovery Centers throughout New York State will be open six days a week from now on, according to state and Federal Emergency Management Agency officials.

The DRCs will be open Monday

through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and closed Sundays.

This change does not apply to “mobile” disaster recovery centers, which are typically open for three days at a time, often including Sundays.

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Cover photo by Sally Colby Mike Jefferds of Cuba, NY, with his Brown Swiss cow.

Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Pageant

by Gabrielle Murphy, 2011-2012 Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Sept. 22-24 was the Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Pageant, held in Camp Hill. Thirty-three talented County Princesses attended the three day pageant.

Thursday, we all had the opportunity to mingle with others by having a pizza social and a scrapbook party that night.

It was so neat to see all the different scrapbooks each princess had and the different promotions they had attended so far.

Friday was the start the judging process. Skits, scrapbooks, poster displays, and radio spots were judged throughout the day along with individual interviews with the four main judges. It was a very long day but it was fun as we watched each other’s skits and mingled in the hospitality room and ate so much wonderful food that was available to us. That night we went to a secret location that turned out to be the beautiful Capitol Building. We were given a tour of the building and learned about its history.

After the tour we ate dinner with the judges and had a dance party! Who can honestly say they got to party in the Capitol Building? I know all of the Pennsylvania County Princesses can say that and that we all had a blast!

Saturday was the conclusion of the three-day Pageant with presenting speeches to the judges Saturday morning. At lunch on Saturday we had an awards banquet where the girls who won first and second in each category were announced along with all the honorable mentions.

Then came the time we were all looking forward to, The Pageant. During the pageant the ladies who won first and

second in Speeches, skits, and radio spots got the opportunity of presenting in front of 350 plus people who attended the pageant that night. Starting off with the 2nd place skit, Samantha Bliss, Huntingdon County Princess, was Santa’s head Elf. Following her skit was the 2nd place speech winner, Deidra Bollinger, Lancaster County Princess. Her speech was geared towards legislators and talked about the economy. Caitlyn Pool, Berks County Princess, was the first place skit winner with her skit about basketball and the nine essential nutrients. After the first place skit was the first place speech with Gabrielle Murphy, York County Princess. Her speech was also geared towards legislators and talked about how being a dairy princess has affected her and the importance of the economy.

Top seven finalists were: Courtney Brant from Somerset County, Samantha Bliss from Huntingdon County, Renee Grove from Franklin County, Caitlyn Pool From Berks County, Deidra Bollinger From Lancaster County, Gabrielle Murphy from York County, and Kelly Jay from Bedford County. The 2011-2012 State Royalty Team was announced after the awards and the farewell speech from the 2010-2011 State Dairy Princess, Marissa Weidensaul. The results were: 2nd Pennsylvania Alternate Dairy Princess from Somerset County, Courtney Brant; 1st Pennsylvania Alternate Dairy Princess from Lancaster County, Deidra Bollinger and the Pennsylvania Dairy Princess from York County, Gabrielle Murphy.

I, Gabrielle Murphy, the Pennsylvania Dairy Princess, wanted to say how I learned so much from the pageant and I enjoyed every moment of it! I think all

Members of the 2011-2012 State Royalty Team are: Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Gabrielle Murphy from York County; 1st Pennsylvania Alternate Dairy Princess Deidra Bollinger from Lancaster County and 2nd Pennsylvania Alternate Dairy Princess Courtney Brant from Somerset County.

Photo courtesy of Gabrielle Murphy of us enjoyed ourselves and getting to help, dedication, and support this know everyone so much better. This would not be possible. I am looking foryear is going to open so many doors for ward to traveling across Pennsylvania the new State Royalty and speaking on with the State Royalty Team promoting behalf of the team I know we will do the dairy industry. great. We will meet so many new people, Remember how important the dairy learn so much, promote this wonderful industry is, how hard farmers work to industry with passion and along with produce a pure whole and nutritious that keep promoting in our counties. food, MILK, and how much it impacts Thank you to everyone who support- our health and economy. For the farmed this young group of County Princess- ers let’s be open armed to those who es at the Pageant and thank you to all of have not experienced the dairy life style the sponsors of the pageant and of the because that is the easiest and most imPennsylvania Dairy Princess Promo- pacting way we can teach people about tions and Services without all of your what you, the dairy farmers, do.

New York State Agriculture Department to sponsor Dairy Crop Insurance Sessions underwriting costs will be exhausted in the first enrollment opportunity, which starts on Friday, Oct. 28 at 5 p.m. and ends on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 9 p.m.

Three ways to participate: • Producers can go to their county Cornell Cooperative Extension office for a scheduled viewing session with CCE staff. See the listing and contact information below.

• To participate from a home computer, pre-register for the webinars by going to the NYSDAM Web site at: www.agmkt.state.ny.us/AP/CropInsuranceEvents.html. Scroll down to the date you wish to participate and click on the registration link. You will receive an e-mail confirming your registration, with instructions to join the session. If you have trouble registering, please call NYSDAM at 800-554-4501.

After Oct. 3, producers can also listen to a recording of the live webinar by going to the Department’s Web site and clicking on the presentation. See: www.agmkt.state.ny.us/AP/CropInsuranceEvents.html All educational webinar sessions begin at 11 a.m.

• Oct. 3: Internet only • Oct. 5: Cortland County CCE, Cortland. Sharon VanDeuson: 607-7535078 • Oct. 7: Tioga County CCE, Owego.

Sharon VanDeuson: 607-753-5078

• Oct. 7: Tompkins County CCE, Ithaca. Sharon VanDeuson: 607-7535078.

• Oct: 12 locations: - Madison County CCE Office, Morrisville. Karen Baase: 315-684-3001 - Steuben CCE Office, Bath. Jim Grace: 607-664-2316 - Oswego CCE, Mexico. JJ Schell: 315-963-7286 - Orange County CCE Office, Middleton. Jenifer Simpson: 845-344-1234 - Cayuga County CCE, Auburn. Dan Welch: 315-255-1183

- Washington County CCE, Hudson Falls. Sandy Buxton 518-746-2560 - Columbia County CCE Hudson.

Steve Hadcock: 518-828-3346 Oct. 14 locations Chautauqua County CCE, Jamestown. Ginny Carlberg: 716-6649502 - Oneida County CCE Oriskany, Marylynn Collins 315-736-3394 - Allegany County CCE, Belmont.

Tom Parmenter: 585-268-7644 - St Lawrence County CCE, Canton.

Stephen Canner: 315-379-9192

First Steps in Farming workshop scheduled Oct. 12 A First Steps in Farming workshop will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 7-9 p.m., at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Center, 480 North Main Street, Canandaigua, NY. Many people in the Finger Lakes hope to start a small farm someday, or they have land they could use for raising crops or livestock. With some basic planning and an understanding of regulations, would-be farmers can get off to a good start and avoid common mistakes.

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County is offering a new class to highlight the first few practical steps a

person or family should take to get into farming more seriously. This class will address issues about eligibility for agriculture tax programs, where to find start-up money, understanding the difference between a hobby farm and a commercial farm, how to evaluate the land, renting land, and who to turn to for help.

Workshop fee is $10 per family, which includes a take-home information packet and answers to questions about starting a farm.

Please pre-register by calling Nancy Anderson at 585-394-3977 x427 or nea8@cornell.edu .

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The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (NYSDAM), Pro Dairy and county cooperative extension offices have teamed up around the state to provide multiple opportunities for farmers to learn about the federal Livestock Gross Margin for Dairy or LGM-Dairy crop insurance program. It is expected that farmers will have the opportunity to sign up for the program once again in late October.

LGM-Dairy Crop Insurance program is based on milk income over feed costs, which the program calls a “gross margin”. The insurance program covers the difference between the expected gross margin (insurance guarantee) and the actual gross margin for the months the producer selects for coverage, based on the amount of milk the producer chooses to insure.

Dr. Brian Gould, a professor at the University of Wisconsin and a national expert on the program, will be giving each of the identical live on-line webinar presentations. Webinar dates are Monday, Oct. 3, Wednesday, Oct. 5; Friday, Oct. 7; Wednesday, Oct. 12 and Friday, Oct. 14. Meetings start promptly at 11 a.m. Choose the date best for you.

LGM-Dairy was suspended in April 2011 due to lack of funding. Sales are expected to resume with the beginning of the 2012 federal fiscal year in October. Experts predict that all funding for

Crop Comments

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

Bolder in Boulder My contact in Texas emailed me an article published two states away from him. The article was titled, “Expert: GMOs to blame for problems in plants, animals.”

It was written by Jefferson Dodge, and appeared the Boulder Weekly, a Colorado publication, on Aug. 11. I’ll try to hit the article’s high spots.

According to Dodge, the Boulder County powers-that-be convened the day before to deliberate on the county’s policy for genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on open space. A well-known expert testifying at that meeting, Michael McNeill, said scientists are seeing new, alarming patterns in plants and animals due to increased use of

glyphosate-based herbicides. Michael McNeill is an agronomist who owns Ag Advisory Ltd. in Algona, Iowa. He received his Ph.D. in quantitative genetics and plant pathology from Iowa State University in 1969 and has been a crop consultant since 1983. McNeill was the keynote speaker invited by county officials to testify at the Aug. 10 meeting of the Cropland Policy Advisory Group (CPAG).

CPAG, which has been meeting since February of this year, is the sounding board for the county’s parks and open space staff as they develop a new cropland policy pertaining to what may be grown on county land. In earlier meetings, the group has only touched briefly on the sensitive GMO issue;

but the Aug. 10 meeting was devoted entirely to the subject. McNeill told Boulder Weekly that he and his colleagues see serious, negative effects produced by the use of glyphosate herbicides.

This weed-killer is manufactured by a multi-national corporation, which has also developed seeds resulting in plants immune to glyphosate applications.

Prolific use of such an herbicide, combined with growing crops genetically modified to tolerate that herbicide, has spawned a tidal wave of resistance in the environmental and organic farm communities.

McNeill says that in the Midwest and other areas of the country, such as Louisiana and Mississippi, weeds like water hemp, giant ragweed, lamb’s quarter and velvetleaf weed have become glyphosate-resistant through natural selection, due to a particular genetic mutation that survived the poison to reproduce successfully

and wildly. The problem is that farmers’ natural reaction has been to simply apply more glyphosate to their crops. This reaction is problematic, McNeill says. “Used judiciously, it can be a useful product, but as with anything, if you abuse it, it can have negative effects.”

McNeill’s sentiments closely parallel those of Don Huber, agronomy professor emeritus at Purdue University. (An article discussing Huber’s studies on glyphosate-tolerant crops appeared in a Fall 2007 issue of Country Folks.) McNeill, like Huber, explains that glyphosate is a chelating agent, which means it clamps onto molecules that are valuable to plants, like iron, calcium, manganese, and zinc. According to McNeill, when you spray glyphosate on a plant, it’s like giving the plant its own acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The farmers’ increased use of

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glyphosate is actually harming their crops, according to McNeill, because it is immobilizing required micronutrients in the soil, a development documented in several scientific papers by the nation’s leading experts in the field. For example, he says, harmful fungi and parasites like Fusarium, Phytopthora and Pythium are on the rise as a result of the poison, while beneficial fungi and other organisms that help plants modify minerals to a usable state are on the decline.

Overuse of glyphosate means that oxidizing agents are on the rise, creating oxides that plants can’t use, leading to lower yields and higher susceptibility to disease. McNeill acknowledges that the pesticide industry could simply develop a new chemical that kills the newly resistant weeds, but the weeds will just find a way around it again. “It’s mother nature’s plant breeding program,” he said. “It (glyphosate) is very widespread, and it’s a serious problem.” McNeill says the situation is causing “sudden death syndrome” in soybeans, which means they are dying at increased rates when they go into their reproductive phase. He adds that corn is showing a higher incidence of Goss’s wilt, which has been a problem in Colorado since the early 1970s, and studies show that glyphosate causes a rise in both diseases.

And the problems are not limited to plants… they are extending to the animals that eat them, according to McNeill. He says he and his colleagues are seeing a higher incidence of infertility and earlyterm abortion in cattle and hogs that are fed GMO crops. He adds that poultry fed the suspect crops have been exhibiting reduced fertility rates.

McNeill, who works with universities, the federal government, and private companies, says his advice to his farmer clients is to rotate chemicals — or don’t use them at all. While it is more labor -intensive, organic farmers usually cut their weeds as an alternative to herbicides.

He says he consults for about 160,000 acres of conventional farmland and 5,000 to 6,000 acres of organically farmed land. “My clients are my

farmers, and I want what’s best for them,” he says. “And my clients are the consumers who consume the farmers’ products, and I want what’s best for them.”

McNeill compares the glyphosate situation to the way science eventually caught up to another poison: Just as DDT was initially hailed as a miracle pesticide and later banned, researchers are beginning to discover serious problems with glyphosate.

“Some issues are starting to arise with technologies that probably needed more research before we started using them,” he said. “It’s a moving target.”

Whether the increasing frequency of glyphosate-tolerant weeds is a result of natural selection or manmade selection is a moot point: the problem would not be occurring, independent of human influence.

Whatever kind of selection is actually the cause of herbicide-tolerant weeds, the whole problem bears painful similarity to two crop disease disasters I’ve studied… one within my memory. The one I recall is the southern corn leaf slight, which struck the U.S. during the early 1970s. That blight was caused by heavy reliance on a very limited number of corn varieties which, though high-yielding, were closely related to each other and lacked the gene which would have conveyed resistance to “race T” of the fungus Helminthosporium maydis. That genetic shortfall cost the U.S. almost one quarter of its 1971 corn crop.

The other crop disaster which I’ve only studied, because it occurred over a century and a half ago, was the Irish potato blight famine.

Approximately 90 percent of the potatoes planted in Ireland in the 1850s were one variety.

That variety lacked resistance to the fungus Phytopthera infestans, the pathogen causing the blight, and thus costing Ireland almost a third of its people. I believe that McNeill (and Huber) see painful parallel between runaway overuse of glyphosate and these two blight epidemics just mentioned. As the saying goes, “those who fail to learn from history…”

A View from Hickory Heights

by Ann Swanson The fall season brings beauty and memories Last weekend the season of autumn officially began. For the past week I watched the hillsides begin to color. It is not full color by any means, but there is certainly more than a hint of color.

When we begin the fall season it is called the autumnal equinox. According to Webster’s dictionary, “The equinox is when the sun crosses the equator making day and night of equal length in all parts of the earth.”

See, if you have noticed the shrinking of daylight hours you are not wrong. When I get up

at 6 a.m. it is light, but the sun is not yet up. In the evening it is dark before 7 p.m. I hate to think of there being less daylight because I really like the daylight hours.

There is so much that you can get done.

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My favorite thing to can was pickles. The whole house smelled of vinegar and spice. I made all kinds of pickles. The family liked them all. I made hearty dill pickles as well as several varieties of sweet ones. I especially liked the bread and butter pickles, but watermelon rind pickles were good, too.

My least favorite thing to can was pears.

I loved home canned pears, but they were so messy and took so much time. If we picked a bushel of pears on the weekend it might take a whole week or more to get them into jars. Pears have to be ripe to be good and they only ripen a few at a time.

Speaking of canning I had a mishap this week that I will remember for a long time. I decided to process my maple syrup in quart jars to keep it fresh longer. I heated it on the stove and prepared the jars. Just as I

was turning around with a hot jar, the liquid oozed over the top spilling onto the burners. The hot sticky liquid went everywhere. I grabbed for some towels to mop things up before the syrup started to burn onto the surface of the stove. A wash of clothes later and a few washings of the floor and I could still feel a tacky surface underfoot. I did not lose much syrup, but it certainly made a mess.

That immediately sent my mind back to the days when I canned honey in the trailer. I had just put some honey into a jar when my toddler climbed up and promptly knocked it over. The floor in the kitchen was tacky for a long time because it had so many crevices. I was just thankful that no one got hurt.

One year there was a shortage of sugar. When you went to the supermarket you might not find any at all. Thankfully, we had our own honey at the time. That time I canned all of my pears, peaches, plums, and applesauce with honey.

They tasted a little different, but they were very good. It certainly made it more economical be-

cause you only use half as much honey as you do sugar to make your syrups.

There was always something. Sometimes you could not find cider vinegar when it was time to can. Of course, everyone who was canning needed it at the same time around here so the demand outstripped the supply. I learned to purchase my gallon of cider vinegar early in the season so as to be prepared.

Another year there was a shortage of canning lids. I am not really sure what happened that year, but it made things very difficult. In the canning process there are some things you can just not do without and lids is one of them. I remember that I cut the pieces of fruit that year to get more pieces in each jar to conserve my lids.

I really miss our grove of plum trees. Those plums were good fresh, canned, and frozen. We had the old-fashioned prune plums. When you canned them you put them in heavy syrup.

They were a beautiful shade of purple when you were done with them. When you put them in the freezer they tasted more like prunes

when you cooked them up. The year of the lid shortage I planted the pits in the bed beside the house. The following spring a bunch of small trees sprouted up. I dug them up and took them to school. The children planted them to take home to their dads for Father’s Day. My zinnias — I almost lost them during the drought — are in full bloom. That is one of my favorite fall flowers. They are so colorful and last such a long time. My water trough is filled with marigolds — they nearly succumbed as well. My begonias remind me of my great grandmother.

They were her favorite plant. She always had begonias growing at her house.

You certainly cannot forget the wild flowers that are growing in abundance. The asters range from white to a dark purple. The golden rod is a gorgeous shade of yellow. As you drive along the highways and byways you cannot help but be impressed by the beauty of this season that we call fall.

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

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Humane castrator for newborn livestock introduced

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The U.S. company known for inventing the premiere high-tension banding castration tool on the market is now introducing a lighter, sleeker version designed to bring the same humane, user-friendly technique to newborn calves, sheep and goats.

No-Bull Enterprises is unveiling the next generation of innovation in bloodless castration with the Callicrate ‘WEE’ Bander™, an instrument crafted from surgical quality, corrosion resistant stainless steel. It is designed to insure proper ligation with every application — the key to effective humane castration and a signature feature of the Callicrate Bander® which has been manufactured and distributed worldwide since 1991 with more than 50,000 units sold.

Achieving adequate tightness is the single most essential component in reducing stress during banding, according to animal welfare experts like Colorado State University animal science professor Temple Grandin.

“Previously, the only banding option available

for the smaller animals was the green elastrator ring,” says inventor Mike Callicrate, owner of No Bull Enterprises, based in St. Francis, KS. “We used the same simple technology, but combined it with a means of attaining proper tension, resulting in a complete ligation. In replacing the elastrator rings, which lack sufficient tension and are considered the most stressful method of castrating young animals, the ‘WEE’ Bander™ also provides an alternative to castration with a knife, which is probably the second most stressful method you can use.”

Studies of high tension banding have demonstrated that the complete negation of blood flow triggers a natural analgesic effect that blocks pain while minimizing swelling and related complications.

“While in New Zealand testing our high tension banding technology, I castrated a set of lambs with veterinarian John Southworth,” Callicrate says. “All of the lambs receiving the elastrator rings showed extreme discomfort,” Callicrate

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The high-tension banded lambs were lying around comfortably and nursing, similar to what we would expect to see based on our results with cattle.”

Those findings are consistent with research at the University of California-Davis, which showed high tension banding generated a more localized immune response with no discernable depression in appetite or rate of gain when used on young bulls.

“The stress of using an elastrator ring, which lacks sufficient tension to block pain, doesn’t meet the public’s heightened standards for humane animal treatment,” Callicrate says. By insuring proper application of the band, the Callicrate ‘WEE’ Bander™ meas-

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With the Callicrate Bander®, band application is mechanically assisted to insure consistent results every time.

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Senate Agribusiness Forum hears North Country needs, requests

by Kara Lynn Dunn North Country agriculture representatives presented their concerns to New York State Agriculture Committee Chair Senator Patty Ritchie at an Agribusiness Forum in Watertown on Sept.

20. Senate Agriculture Committee Member Senator David Valesky and New York State Assembly Agriculture Committee Ranking Minority Member Ken Blankenbush joined Senator Ritchie.

“We are looking for ideas to put into legislation to help grow your agricultural businesses,” Senator Ritchie said. “Too often New York gives lip service to its number one industry, but leaves farmers out of the critical economic development equation. What we grow on our farms provide the critical materials for many of our upstate manufacturing companies that provide high paying jobs for our citizens.”

Senator Valesky noted that the legislators are using their off-session time to prepare a legislative agenda for January 2012.

“We want to hear directly from the agricultural industry about specific ways we can help,” Valesky said.

Catherine Moore, repre-

senting Cornell Cooperative Extension, asked the legislators to continue funding for Integrated Pest Management to benefit agriculture and communities, the research-focused Northern New York Agricultural Development Program, and the Cornell PRO-DAIRY Program, the focus of which includes agricultural environmental management concerns, CAFO planning, farmer discussion groups, and Junior DAIRY LEADERS. Moore also asked the panel to consider funding Extension as the link to the local farm community.

Jefferson County Agriculture Development Coordinator Jay Matteson noted that agriculture provides the opportunity to grow jobs and the economy. He said the challenge of securing dependable labor is especially difficult for dairy farms dependent upon on guest workers who may or may not be in the U.S. illegally.

He encouraged the legislators to challenge the federal government regarding H2A legislation and to help farms use New York State Department of Labor resources to find local employees.

Also on Matteson’s list

were New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) regulations.

“We need the DEC to do away with ‘moving target’ regulations and accept a five-year moratorium to let farms catch up with what’s already in place,” he said.

Matteson asked for continued funding of research, noting the New York Farm Viability Institute, the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program and PRO-DAIRY are critical entities helping farms “find new ways to grow crops, raise livestock, access new technologies, and developed valueadded enterprises.”

Eighth-generation farmer John D. Peck spoke in support of Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District programs, a Non-Point Source Pollution grant, Dairy Profit Teams, and on-farm research that have benefitted Peck Homestead Farm near Carthage.

“The alfalfa snout beetle (ASB) project is one of the most successful research programs. It is wonderful to see 16 inches of alfalfa growing in fields once devastated in one season,” Peck said. “We need this

kind of research funded.”

The alfalfa snout beetle research was initiated and funded long-term by the farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program, received recent funding from the New York Farm Viability Institute, and is conducted by a Cornell University research team.

Development of the North Country Director of Development Kevin Jordan, who was recently named to be the next director of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County, spoke about the importance of tile drainage projects that allow farmers to use already-owned land compared to the cost of renting land.

Jordan asked for capital subsidies to support anaerobic digesters, and for support of local foods initiatives, particularly to help North Country maple producers access world markets.

New York Farm Bureau Senior Associate Director of Public Policy Cathy Mural asked legislators to consider regulation and tax relief, reduction or elimination of fees, and elimination of the need to apply for agricultural assessment annually to help New York

Senator Patty Ritchie (center right of flag) is hosting a series of Agricultural Business Forums to help plan a legislative agenda for January 2012. This session was held in Watertown in September; others are scheduled for Geneseo and Long Island in October.

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Bureau President and Senator Ritchie said the dairy farmer Michael forum produced the type of Kiechle said, “Agriculture information the legislators in New York State cannot need to hear directly from survive unless the cost of farmers to help the legislaproduction is reduced.” tors create legislation that He cited taxes, the will truly benefit the farms. need to find good help, Senator Ritchie has regulatory paperwork, scheduled 1 p.m. and the high cost of Agribusiness Forums for energy in New York as Oct. 18 in Geneseo at the impediments.

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Farmers seek package of disaster aid from state and feds request consumer support of local farms ALBANY, NY — New York Farm Bureau on Sept. 21 announced a package of disaster aid requests to state and federal officials to help the agricultural industry recover from the devastation of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. “This is a critical situation for farmers,” said Dean Norton, president of New York Farm Bureau. “This is an unprecedented, catastrophic disaster which calls for an unprecedented response from government. We need help. If there was ever a time for government involvement and investment, this is it.”

Farmers throughout the impacted areas lost crops, precious soils, barns and other outbuildings, equipment and livestock.

“Without help, we are

concerned about the potential permanent loss of many family farms, which will certainly have a negative impact on our rural economy,” Norton said. “Without consumer support in rebuilding our farms, our rural communities, and demanding that the markets keep carrying our products, the long term impacts of Irene and Lee will permanently change the agricultural fabric in New York State.”

“At the same time, we need to remember that New York is a geographically diverse state. Farmers in Western New York and the North Country do still have wonderful locally grown products to sell, and we urge the public to keep demanding New York grown foods,” said Norton.

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Specifically Farm Bureau is asking for: More state emergency aid funding dedicated specifically for agriculture, ensuring that farms survive this crisis and remain in business, providing jobs and economic activity.

Farmers are also asking for quick Congressional passage of the Post-Irene Emergency Farm Aid Act introduced lrecently by Sens. Gillibrand and Schumer, as well as Reps. Gibson, Tonko, Hinchey, Owens, Hanna, Reed and Hayworth. The bill would authorize $10 million to help pay for the removal

of debris in crop fields, repair damaged stream banks and waterways, replace soil washed away by flood waters, replace conservation fencing and meet other emergency needs.

Farm Bureau is also asking for Congress to fully fund the existing USDA disaster programs, including the Emergency Conservation Program, which already have a back log from the national weather events that have occurred this year.

Senator Schumer and Gillibrand have been instrumental in taking the lead on this issue in the U.S. Senate appropriations process, but the full Congress has to act to secure relief.

Farm Bureau is also asking that USDA drop mandatory up-front buy-in requirements for farmers to be eligible for disaster aid.

Other big requests include state and federal extension of tax deadlines for farmers and farm businesses.

“Farmers who are trying to clean significant amounts of mud and debris, rebuild barns and replace livestock should not be burdened with paperwork deadlines for tax filings,” Norton said.

Farm Bureau is asking the IRS to postpone deadlines for all reporting and deposit requirements until January

2012. This would include employer payroll taxes and withholdings as well as highway use taxes.

Farm Bureau is also asking the IRS to automatically waive late filing and late payment penalties through July 31, 2012.

State Deadlines for reporting and deposit requirements should also be postponed until the end of November. An automatic state waiver of late filing and late payment penalties should be made available through July 31, 2012 as well.

“Farmers in impacted areas are in a precarious situation, with major concerns about the future of their own farm, their neighbor’s farm, and their rural communities,” Norton said.

“As is typical during disasters, farmers are pitching in to help their neighbors, donating feed, transportation and housing cows, as well as opening up their unused greenhouses as donation centers,” said Norton.

“But the amount of damage is so significant, that unless the government steps in to truly help rebuild these communities, small businesses and farms, we will not have the same agricultural state we have all enjoyed for many decades.”

Due to the destruction of produce and crops, many farms have no cash flow for the rest of this year and will have no income until harvest and sale of their pro-

duce/crops next year.

Similarly, many dairy farms will not break even until their milk production reaches predisaster levels, which takes time. They will also have a major new expense of purchasing cattle feed, since their forage crops were destroyed.

To help farm families manage through this crisis, farmers and Farm Bureau are also asking for state funding for New York FarmNet, which helps farmers deal with mental heath and financial crisis situations and the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health, which helps farmers with on-farm safety and safety issues related to flooding clean-up.

Meanwhile, the inadequacies of the current crop insurance program must be addressed in the next Farm Bill to ensure that farmers do not have to face this kind of widespread disaster without sufficient safety nets in the future.

“This disaster should be a wake-up call for the USDA and Congress to address the inequities in the federal crop insurance program and get it fixed,” Norton said. “I was pleased to have the opportunity to speak with USDA Secretary Vilsack about this issue, and hope that this tragedy can at least help spur some much needed, long term fixes in the crop insurance system so that farmers will have access to a tool that is effective if a disaster of this scope strikes again.”

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NMPF Board advocates changes to Peterson-Simpson dairy policy reform package

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New version would give farmers choice of opting for government safety net The National Milk Producers Federation’s Board of Directors voted Sept. 21 in favor of a revised approach to reforming federal dairy policy, with the key change of allowing farmers an individual choice between receiving the financial protection of a government safety net, or opting out of such protection.

As originally proposed back in 2010, NMPF’s Foundation for the Future (FFTF) program contained a government-subsidized safety net, the Dairy Producer Margin Protection Program, to protect against periods of low milk prices, high feed costs, or a combination of the two. This program offered a Basic level of subsidized insurance coverage, plus the option of Supplemental fixed-cost coverage partially paid by farmers.

The FFTF program also contained the Dairy Market Stabilization Program, which was a mandatory means to reduce market volatility by discouraging new milk production during periods of compressed margins.

Under the revised approach backed on Sept.

21 by NMPF, the Dairy Producer Margin Protection Program (DPMPP) would continue to be voluntary, but if a producer opts to participate in the DPMPP, his/her participation in the Dairy Market Stabilization Program (DMSP) would then be mandatory. If a producer chooses not to participate in the insurance program, then participation in the DMSP would not be required.

As with NMPF’s original reform package, the Milk Income Loss Contract program would be eliminated, as would the Dairy Product Price Support Program.

The NMPF Board believes that the new approach will result in beneficial changes to the legislative version of Foundation for the Future, which is expected to soon be formally introduced in the House of Representatives by Representatives Collin Peterson (D-MN) and Mike Simpson (R-ID).

“Based on the feedback we received this summer from our coop-

erative membership, and during our grassroots tour, when 1,300 farmers came to 12 cities to talk with us about Foundation for the Future, we decided that a slightly different approach to reforming dairy policy was the best way to go,” said Randy Mooney, NMPF Chairman, and a dairy farmer from Rogersville, MO. “Clearly, a number of farmers are uncomfortable about having a mandatory government program to manage milk production. So we are endorsing a new approach which gives farmers a clear choice.”

“This new approach of making the Market Stabilization program optional will appeal to those who philosophically do not want government telling them what to produce. At the same time, those who want the benefits of a government safety net must accept some government-led market stabilization as the price of that protection,” Mooney said.

The other changes endorsed today by NMPF include: • Increasing the Basic Plan’s coverage to 80 percent of a producer’s production history on margins between $0 and $ 4 per cwt. In the legislative draft of FFTF released earlier this summer, the Basic coverage was limited to 75 percent of a farm’s production history.

• Giving farmers the option of acquiring coverage for their production growth under the Supplemental Plan. Under such an option, the production history would be revised annually as the producer’s production grows. The percentage of the producer’s production history to be covered, and the premium rate per cwt., would remain fixed over the life of the Farm Bill.

• Accepting an administrative fee to be charged to all producers signing up for margin protection coverage under the DPMPP, with modest fees on a sliding scale. This will help keep the cost of the program to a minimum.

• Eliminating the distribution of 50 percent of producer -generated funds to the U.S. Treasury under the Dairy

Market Stabilization program, ensuring that all of the monies generated by producer withholdings would be available to purchase dairy products for donation to noncommercial food assistance programs as originally proposed.

Lastly, the revised FFTF package endorsed

by NMPF alters how reforms to the Federal Milk Marketing Order system would be pursued. Under NMPF’s original approach, the legislation would have specifically prescribed how competitive prices and a streamlining of the classified pricing system were to be implemented by the USDA, without a hearing process. The new version directs the USDA to eliminate the cumbersome end product price formulas and make allowances for Class III, and use a competitive pay price instead to determine the Class III price. It also specifies that after USDA makes its decision, a majority vote by producers will put the changes into effect. If the changes are not approved, the current Federal Order provisions remain in place.

“The underlying objectives we have been pursuing for the past two years — offering a better dairy program featuring protection, stability, and growth — remain intact in what our Board has endorsed today,” according to NMPF President and CEO Jerry Kozak.

“But by making some adjustments, we strongly believe that many of the concerns raised in the past year to our first approach now have been addressed and eliminated.”

Kozak went on to point out that NMPF’s Foundation for the Future proposal, along with the initial legislative discus-

sion draft released this summer by Representative Peterson and cosponsored by Representative Simpson, allowed the dairy industry and Congress “to kick the tires and really scrutinize the best way to reform dairy policy. We’ve listened, we’ve analyzed

and considered options, and now we’re endorsing a course correction that will still take us to the same place, only with greater unanimity and support from dairy farmers, and hopefully from others across the industry and on Capitol Hill.”

Mooney added that

“it’s time everyone in the dairy industry recognizes that the PetersonSimpson bill offers the best — and perhaps only — opportunity to create an effective safety net that allows us to take advantage of the challenges and opportunities of a global marketplace.”

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Composting & Manure Handling Brookside Dairy turning on-farm waste into energy INDIANA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA — Managing manure on a large

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The 200 by 300-foot freestall barn at Brookside Dairy in Indiana County is a high-ventilation barn. The 28 five-foot fans produce a 7.5 mile per hour wind that keeps the cows cool during hot weather.

technology that that saves money and protects the environment.

The family Seven generations of Georges have lived at Brookside Dairy since 1781. Now Bill George and his two sons, Kevin and Keith, along with Keith’s son Shane, are partners on the farm, with Kevin overseeing the dairy operation while Keith manages the 1,200 acres of crops.

The dairy operation The Georges expanded their herd in 2001 to milk

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With the expansion came increased electricity costs for the new barn and more manure waste

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Keith George, partner in Brookside Dairy in Indiana County, stands beside the anaerobic digester built in 2006. The digester produces enough energy to power the farm in addition to 55 homes each day. with the additional cows. the resulting better qualiThe Georges began re- ty fertilizer.” searching options to adThe decision dress the new issues that The Georges sought arose, specifically an help from Jim Resh, of anaerobic methane di- the Indiana County Conservation District, to ingester.

Keith says there were vestigate installing an onseveral reasons for con- farm digester. They found sidering a digester on a digester would meet the their dairy operation “eco- specific needs they were nomics, odor control and considering.

The renewable energy produced through the biogas is set up to offset the farm’s electricity use and/or sell at wholesale rates to the local utility.

The conversion to biogas results in less odorcausing compounds in manure in a typical liquid storage system.

The breakdown of manure in the digester converts the organic nitrogen into ammonium which, when spread on the fields, is more readily available when taken up by the plants, allowing for less nutrient runoff. The process also reduces weed seeds in the fields,

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After the manure is circulated through the digester at Brookside Dairy, the solids are separated and dried and used for bedding. The remaining liquid, or effluent, is spread onto the fields as fertilizer. causing fewer weeds growing among the crops.

The digestion process also reduces methane, a greenhouse gas, emissions that would otherwise remain in the atmosphere for nine to 15 years.

After deciding it was a viable option and met the needs of their farm, the Georges secured an Energy Harvest Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. The grants are designed to help fund projects that address energy and environmental issues.

The digester They opted to install an anaerobic digester, which means no oxygen is involved in the process of using the cow manure to produce a biogas of methane and carbon dioxide. Microorganisms in the manure perform the decomposition process.

The manure is removed with automatic alley scrapers from the barn and is combined with waste water from the milking parlor, along with food wastes from a local brewery and Pittsburgh restaurants.

Four times a day, 3,000 gallons of manure is pumped into the digester, which holds 260,000 gallons.

“The digester is like a cow — it likes to be fed at the same time with the same quality feed every day,” said Keith.

The digester is a 14-feet deep concrete pit and covered with a dome made of plastic and cloth. A 100horse power motor that is run on the biogas operates a 90 kilowatt generator to keep the digester in

constant motion. All the machinery is automated and run through a computer system.

The manure spends one month rotating in the digester at 98 degrees Fahrenheit after which it is pumped to the manure solids building where the nutrient-rich liquid, or effluent, is pressed out to a 400,000 gallon holding pit. The effluent is pumped from the pit and spread onto the fields every two months.

The separated dried solids are used for bedding the freestalls, which require 20 tons per week to keep the stalls clean and dry.

Pennsylvania is home to more than 50 operational or proposed anaerobic digesters, with more than half in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Most digesters are located on dairy and swine farms.

The capital costs for installing a digester are dependent on many factors including number of animals, type of digester and site-specific conditions.

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from $500,000 to more than $1 million.

The results Keith believes, in the five years since the digester was installed, Brookside Dairy has already seen the benefits of the investment.

“The digester produces

enough energy to power the farm in addition to 55 homes each day,” said Keith. “We’ve also seen an improvement in the quality and yield in the crops with the better fertilizer we can spread on the fields, and we’ve had no negative effect on

the cows’ health as a result of using the solids for bedding.”

All told, the time and cost involved in adopting this project has had a positive effect on Brookside Dairy, making good business and environmental sense.

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U.S. corn harvest well under way across country The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported Sept. 26 that the 2011 corn harvest is 15 percent complete, one percentage point below the five-year average but lower than last year’s harvest by 11 points. At the same time, the corn condition is rated at 80 percent fair-to-excellent.

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Kulm, ND. “I know a lot of us are looking to make the most of what has been a very challenging year, and we’re proud to be on track to bring home what the USDA estimates to be the thirdlargest crop ever produced.”

Schott noted some of the many challenges growers experienced, from floods to drought.

While the Southern states have nearly finished their harvests,

some of them — notably, Texas — were especially hard-hit this year. At the same time, Schott himself reports one of the best crops he has had in a long time. In North Dakota, 60 percent of the crops are rated good or excellent.

North Dakota also is the one state the USDA reports has not begun to harvest to a recordable degree, but that is not unusual for this time of year. Three states are

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ahead of the average on their harvests: Kansas, at 42 percent harvested; Missouri, at 50 percent harvested; and North Carolina, at 82 percent harvested. Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania, three states that had late planting issues, are the most behind the average in their harvesting.

“At harvest, some growers are seeing the effects of weather and climate on the growing season, while others are seeing the impact of having to plant later in the spring than usual,” Schott said. “While conditions vary throughout the country, resilience, dedication and hope are universal traits of the American corn farmer.”

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Conservation Innovation Grants allow installation and trials of precision guidance systems on area farms

A manure spreader being operated during a ag field trial funded by an NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant.

The trials feature precision guidance systems that control manure applications and zone-till corn planting.

Photo courtesy of Dairy One ITHACA, NY — Cornell University, Farmland Environmental, Agrinetix, and Agricultural Consulting Services recently hosted demonstrations featuring precision guidance systems that control manure applications and zone-till corn planting.

Farmland Environmental was awarded Conservation Innovation Grant funding provided by the Natural Resource and Conservation Services.

Staff at Agrinetix and Agricultural Consulting Services spent the summer working with area farms to create precision manure application systems. This project protects water bodies by eliminating the ability of a manure spreader to operate in designated no-spread areas.

Precision guidance systems on farm equipment and automated controls on manure pumps shut off manure spreading as the tractor approaches regulated “no-spread zones” and even can be made to apply manure at varying rates across a field.

These systems can precisely control the application of manure without any effort or prior knowledge of the area by the operator.

For the corn planting trial, ACS and Agrinetix installed Real Time Kinematic (R TK) guidance and auto steer equipment that allows for repeatable sub-inch accuracy. This project directly measures the corn plant responses when planted directly on top of the tillage slot using R TK guidance, 4 inches off the slot, 8 inches off the slot, and planted without a guidance system by an experienced planter operator.

The variables measured by the trial are plant stand populations, root development, forage quality, and yield.

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Dug out corn root systems being inspected at the corn planting trials.

The RTK guidance system used during the manure spreading trial.

Deadline extended to Oct. 31 to submit liquid fuel tax rebates HARRISBURG. PA — State Treasurer Rob McCord announced Sept.

21 that farmers and volunteer fire, ambulance, and rescue squads facing a Sept. 30 deadline to apply for liquid fuel tax refunds now have an extra month to submit their applications to the Pennsylvania Board of Finance and Revenue.

McCord, who serves

as the board’s chairman, said the extension should help farmers and volunteer fire and EMS squads that are trying to recover and regroup from damaging floods earlier this month.

“Volunteer fire and EMS squads worked around the clock to serve and protect their communities during the recent floods, and

Pennsylvania farmers are focused on salvaging their crops in the wake of dangerous weather,” McCord said.

“These people all have enough to worry about — without additional concerns over whether they can file their liquid fuel tax refund applications on time. This extension will give those farmers and heroic vol-

unteer squads the additional time they need to regroup and concentrate on recovery.”

McCord noted the extension applies to farmers in 27 counties declared federal disaster areas: Adams, Bradford, Bucks, Chester, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, L y-

coming, Monroe, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Philadelphia, Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Union, Wyoming and York.

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to apply for a refund.

Producers may claim fuel used to operate regular licensed vehicles as part of production within a 25 mile radius of the farm.

Trucks, pickups, vans, and four -wheel drive vehicles, as well as machinery that requires fuel to operate, are eligible.

Volunteer fire, ambulance, and rescue squads incorporated as a non-profit are also eligible for this refund for liquid fuels taxes on gasoline and clear diesel. Squads must provide a copy of their Articles of Incorporation or Charter as well as proof of liquid fuels tax payment when applying for the refund.

The board’s application deadline extension is in line with other extensions the Internal Revenue Service and the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue instituted for state and federal taxes.

For more information, visit www.patreasury.org and click on the “Board of Finance and Revenue” link at the top right, or call the board’s liquid fuels section at 717-7876534.

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CERTIFIED CROP ADVISER Meet your CCA ~ Peg Cook Peg Cook owns and operates Cook’s Consulting located in Lowville, NY. She has been a CCA since 2001 and has 35 years of experience working with crop growers. Currently Cook’s Consulting offers Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (CNMP) services for any farm in Lewis County. Peg’s pride in her job is evident in her dedication to her farm clients. She works very hard to help them accomplish the goals of their business and also feels that they are integral to her success, stating “They know their fields best and by working together, they have also taught me a great deal.”

When asked about being a CCA, Peg said, “I think in this day and age more than ever, the CCA Program is essential in keeping up your skills as a Crop Advisor and Agronomist. The CCA Program has become such a wealth of information of different research and tools that are necessary in working with farm producers. The program also provides a great atmosphere for networking with other professionals in the field.”

Peg was born and raised in Bradford, PA and knew from age 4 that she wanted to be involved in agriculture for the rest of her life. Pursuing her dream she attended Alfred State College, Alfred, NY graduating with an A.A.S. degree in Agricultural Science, Agronomy. At Alfred St. she was the first girl EVER on the Soils Judging Team. Both years she was on the team they went to National competitions in Kentucky and Tennessee. The teams ranked 3rd one year and 5th the next year. Peg comments, “those were such learning ex-

periences.”

After college, a job with Kraft Foods brought her to Lowville where she worked until getting married and starting a family. Her attention then turned back to crops, first working as a 4-H Key Resource Leader where she established a Vegetable Judging Team (which made it to the state fair) and then starting her own business. The Garden Shed opened in 1983, selling lawn and garden products locally. As part of this business Peg opened a soil testing laboratory and began part-time consulting work with farmers. The soil testing business continued to grow, serving growers from across the U.S., working with a number of organic growers. Peg said, “I loved this work because I was able to help them become more observant of their soils as well as their crops.”

Over time the crop consulting component of the business continued to grow and Peg became very involved in IPM Field Crop Scouting. In 1993 Peg closed The Garden Shed and established Cook’s Consulting, focusing on the soil testing business and a full service IPM Field Scouting program.

Due to health issues and the changing needs of farmers Cook’s Consulting transitioned out of the soil testing business and shifted the focus to Nutrient Management Planning, becoming a NYS Certified AEM (Agriculture Environmental Management) Planner for CAFO and non-CAFO farms. Peg adds “several farms have been with me for 25 or more years.” Cook’s Consulting also works closely with the Lewis County Soil and Water Conservation

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Ask your CCA

by Janet B. Fallon, CCA, Dairy One Forage and Soils Lab Sales & Technical Support Where can I find resources for dealing with flood damaged crops and livestock feed?

In the wake of two devastating tropical storms (Irene and Lee) many farmers across Vermont, New York and Pennsylvania, are faced with salvaging submerged and flood damaged crops while others have spotty damage resulting from ponding in low areas of their fields. And then there are the ag bags, bunk silos, and round bales that were submerged.

If you haven’t already done so, it is important to check with the USDA FSA office in your area for assistance and guidelines for dealing with fruits, vegetables, feeds, forages and grains (in the field or in bulk storage) damaged by flood waters.

Unfortunately, there are no guarantees or magic bullets. In fact, some feed will not be fit to feed livestock and a lot more will be marginal. At this point, many are, quite simply, faced with damage control so they don’t add insult to injury.

The FDA has issued guidelines for

the use and handling of any “adulterated” flood damaged human food or livestock feed in Vermont so be sure to check with your extension educators to make sure that you are in compliance. This is recommended in other states as well.

Below is a list of links to resources available to farmers victimized by the flooding in New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont. Please take advantage of all the resources available to you including your cooperative extension educators and Certified Crop Advisers. Most have been dealing with the clean-up for several weeks now and have a good feel for many of the resources available. They may be able to lighten the load just a bit in this difficult time.

Flood recovery information and resources • EPA Natural Events and Disasters: www.epa.gov/agriculture/tned.html • FDA Emergencies: www.fda.gov/ Food/FoodDefense/Emergencies/Floo dsHurricanesPowerOutages/ucm2723 22.htm • Miscellaneous; www.dairyone. com/Forage/FactSheet/flooded_forage.htm

District in providing technical assistance for the Agriculture Management Program (AEM) and as a certified Technical Service Provider (TSP) with USDA-NRCS. Peg feels that collaborating with her clients, Cornell Cooperative Extension and Cornell Faculty with on-farm research projects is very important.

“This data becomes valuable to a Nutrient Management Planner in order to follow state guidelines and regulations for making recommendations, but also helps the Planner to show the farmer better tools for becoming more productive and efficient with their cropping program,” Peg comments.

She also feels that it is important to be a contributing member of the community and is involved is a number of organizations locally, recently being recognized with the 2010 Water Stewardship award by the Lewis County Water Quality Coordinating Commit-

Peg Cook

tee for her work with Agricultural Nutrient Management.

2011 North East Region Certified Crop Adviser Board Members Judy Wright, Co Chair Farmland Protection Consultant jlw4220@yahoo.com Auburn, NY Quirine Ketterings, Co Chair Cornell University Qmk2@cornell.edu Ithaca, NY Jeanette Marvin Administrative Assistant JFM Solutions jmarvin@rochester.rr.com Macedon NY Ryan Akin Hemdale Farms rakin1@rochester.rr.com Canandaigua, NY Carl Bannon DuPont Crop Protection carl.d.bannon@usa. dupont.com Amherst, MA

Brian Boerman Farmland Environmental bib@acsoffice.com Ithaca, NY Rich Bonanno U Mass Extension rbonanno@umext. umass.edu Methuen, MA Mike Contessa Champlain Valley Agronomics Inc. fieldteck@aol.com Peru, NY Heather Darby U of Vermont Ext Heather.Darby@uvm.edu Vermont Matt Eckhardt Capital Area Ag Consulting mreconsulting@hotmail.com Stephentown, NY Janet Fallon Dairy One janet.fallon@dairyone.com

Vermont Extension Resources • Managing Flood Damaged Crops and Forage from Tropical Storm Irene, Written by UVM Extension Specialists Sid Bosworth, Jeff Carter, Heather Darby, Dan Hudson, and Dennis Kauppila with contributions by Al Gotlieb (UVM retired): www.uvm.edu/ extension/?Page=emergency.html •Vermont Flood Crops Fact Sheet: http://pss.uvm.edu/vtcrops/articles/Flooded_Crops_Factsheet_%20Ir ene_2011_UVMExtension.pdf Cornell Extension Resources • Cornell Animal Science Fact Sheets with guidelines for flooded forages: www.ansci.cornell.edu/dm/factsheets.html http://cnydairylc.cce.cornell.edu/c ropconditions/cropconditions.html • Handling Flood Damaged Crops CCE- Delaware County Paul Cerasoleti 607-865-6531 www2.dnr.cornell.edu/ext/EDEN/F looded%20Crops%20for%20Silage%2 02011.pdf

Tully, NY Dale Gates NRCS dale.gates@ny.usda.gov Marcy, NY Jessica Heim SWCD- Madison County jessica-heim@verizon.net Hamilton, NY Doug LaFave Hewitt Brothers dlafave@a-znet.com Locke, NY Joe Lawrence CCE- Lewis County jrl65@cornell.edu Lowville, NY Jeff Ten Eyck NYS Dept. of Agriculture & Markets jeff.teneyck@agmkt. state.ny.us Groton, NY

• Food Safety Advice to Commercial Growers Regarding Flooded Crops Kevin Ganoe Regional Field Crop Specialist 315-866-7920 or khg2@cornell.edu Central New York Dairy and Field Crops Team Chenango, Herkimer, Otsego and Schoharie Counties http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/one ida/Agriculture/Ag/crops/handling%20flood%20damaged%20crops %2082%20011.pdf PSU Crops and Soils Flood Information www.cas.psu.edu/docs/biosecurity/EMERGENCY/Flood.html http://cornandsoybeans.psu.edu/fl ood_damaged_crops.cfm • Miscellaneous; Salvaging Crops and Feed After Flooding www.ag.ndsu.edu/flood/farmranch/salvaging-crops-after-flooding www.ag.ndsu.edu/flood/farmranch/salvaging-stored-wet-feed-andgrain

CERTIFIED CROP ADVISER Chairperson’s Corner

by Judy Wright, CCA, CPAg The recent tropical weather from Irene and Lee are by now a distant memory for some who were least affected but for others, recovery is still underway and will take a very long time.

Those most affected are still on everyone’s mind and we hope that the various forms of disaster assistance will provide some relief.

Soils are the foundation of our cropping plans. Weather is always the variable and one that farmers are quite adept at dealing with. But when backto-back tropical weather systems pass through an area and wash away soils (and crops they were growing in) that have been the foundation of the farm for decades or even longer, the results can be devastating. In addition as the flood waters recede, most likely what has replaced the fertile soils can be contaminated mud with little structure to grow future crops.

As farms with livestock look to replenish feed that was either washed away or contaminated in the field or got wet and is now molded or rotten, thus inedible for livestock, new challenges may be on the horizon. While grain producers have been pleased by the increase in grain prices, those looking to purchase on the open market will see the increase in prices due to the increase in cost of fertilizer and fuel.

Through all of this it is wonderful to see the agriculture community in New

York, the Northeast and other areas of the country coming together by either raising money to help supplement the government’s disaster relief programs or donating feed or other needed supplies for those farms most affected by the flooding.

It will be some time before the true costs of Irene and Lee are determined.

Initial reports appeared to be very devastating for the industry but these are starting to be revised and it is hoped that those most affected will have the resources and strength to pull through.

It has been good to learn that many of the tree fruits ( apples, pears, etc) were not quite ripe and as a result may not have suffered the damage they might have a few weeks later into the season.

I also find it amazing that the trees were able to withstand the flood waters when some barns and other buildings were either washed away or moved from their foundations.

As farms start to recover from the effects of Irene and Lee, be sure to contact your Certified Crop Adviser to help you assess the situation. They are there to help you as a partner in your decision making process. For those spared the effects of Irene and Lee, your Certified Crop Adviser can be a partner in your decision making process for 2012 crop season. Together we can rebuild and keep New York agriculture a strong part of the local economy and help revitalize our state’s economy.

Crop performance matters when evaluating GHGs conventional tillage. “But when we added in the fact that no-tillage also reduced yields, the effect of tillage did become significant,” he says. “The point is that you need to look at both N2O emissions and yield together.”

While previous studies have shown that practices like fertilizer and tillage management can affect N2O emissions, relatively few have reported the effects of these practices on crop performance at the same time. In addition, GHG emissions are commonly expressed with respect to area of field: for example, kg N2O emitted per hectare. Recent research has suggested that expressing GHG emissions per unit of yield may be more meaningful, although few studies have actually done that.

To see how yield-scaled calculations might change the picture on emissions, USDA-ARS researchers in collaboration with University of Minnesota colleagues measured the effects of tillage and nitrogen (N) fertilizer management on N2O emissions, grain yields, and crop N uptake over three consecutive growing seasons in Minnesota. The experiment was conducted in research plots used for corn and soybean production, which were maintained under either no-till or conventional tillage for 18 years.

When the scientists calculated N2O emissions per unit yield of grain or

Oct. 25 and 26: Keystone Crops Conference, Holiday Inn Grantville, PA. CEU’s available. For more information, contact Amy M. Bradford at PennAg Industries Association, Phone: 717-651-5920, Cell: 717-5749098, abradford@pennag.com CEU’s available.

Nov. 4: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Cover Crops Tour and Workshop, Big Flats PMC, Corning, NY. RSVP by Oct. 28 at 607-562-8404 or shawnna.clark@ny.usda.gov $10 to cover lunch. Go to www.ny.nrcs.usda.gov/news/spotlight/cover_crop_t our.html for more information. CEU’s available.

Nov. 5: Fall Hops Conference and Annual Northeast Hop Alliance Meeting, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Brown’s Brewing Co. 417 River Street, Troy, NY. The Northeast Hop Alliance (NeHA) will meet to discuss ongoing research and hop production, plan events for the coming year, and get together to celebrate hops in our region.

For more information please contact Heather Darby at heather.darby@uvm.edu or Rosalie Madden at rosalie.madden@uvm.edu or call 802-524-6501.

Nov. 21: Annual Field Crop Dealer Meeting, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Jordan Hall at the NYAES in Geneva, NY, with broadcast locations at CCE offices in Albany, Cayuga, Cattaraugus, Clinton, Genesee, Jefferson and Oneida Counties. Attend the location that is most convenient for you! Cost of attendance is $10 payable on the day of

grain N, they found that emissions under no-tillage were 52 and 66% higher, respectively, than with conventional tillage. In other words, for this cropping system and climate, Venterea says, notill practices would generate substantially more N2O than would conventional tillage for the same amount of grain.

The effect was due to lower yields under no-till, combined with slightly greater area-scaled N2O emissions.

Reduced yields under continuous notill management in parts of the upper Midwest and other regions have been

the meeting at the site of your choice.

Lunch will be available at all sites for an additional cost. The 2012 Cornell Guide for Integrated Field Crop Management will also be available for purchase the day of the meeting at all sites. DEC pesticide applicator and CCA CEU credits will be offered as part of the $10 registration fee.

Pre-registration for this meeting is required. For more information or to pre-register, please contact Mary McKellar at 607-255-2177 or mem40@cornell.edu.

Nov. 29-Dec. 1: NRCCA Crop Conference, Doubletree Hotel, Syracuse, NY. Contact Jeanette Marvin 315986-9320 jmarvin@rochester.rr.com for complete registration information.

CEU’s available.

Dec. 1: Cornell Seed Conference, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Jordan Hall at the NYAES in Geneva, NY. The $20 registration fee includes lunch. No preregistration is required. Contact Mary McKellar 607-255-2177 or mem40@cornell.edu for more information. CEU’s available.

SAVE the DATE! Jan. 20 and 21, 2012: 16th Annual VT Grazing & Livestock Conference, featuring keynote speaker Dr. Temple Grandin Save the date; Jan. 25 and 26, 2012: CCA Winter Crops Conference in Portsmouth NH. Contact John Jemison Jr Extension Professor, University of Maine, 495 College Avenue, Orono, ME 04473 Phone 207581-3241, e-mail jemison@maine. edu CEU’s available

attributed to lower soil temperatures in spring, which may inhibit plant development. In other geographic regions, though, no-till can actually increase yields.

“So, for these other regions, expressing GHG emissions on a yield-basis could reveal benefits to no-till management that otherwise might not be quantified,” Venterea says.

The study was funded by the USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the Foundation for Agronomic Research.

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Measuring the emission of greenhouse gases from croplands should take into account the crops themselves.

That’s the conclusion of a study in the September-October issue of the Journal of Environmental Quality, which examined the impact of farm practices such as tillage on the greenhouse gas, nitrous oxide (N2O). Expressing emissions per unit of crop yield rather than on a more conventional areal basis produced very different results, says the study’s leader, Rod Venterea, research soil scientist with the USDA-ARS. In particular, his team found that total N2O emissions were not significantly affected by tillage practices when expressed on an area basis. When they were calculated per unit yield of grain, however, emissions were significantly greater under no-tillage than conventional tillage. A byproduct of many agricultural systems, N2O is a potent greenhouse gas (GHG) with a heat-trapping potential more than 300 times that of carbon dioxide.

The findings have important implications for how the greenhouse gases generated by agriculture are reported, evaluated, and potentially mitigated. N2O emissions were slighter higher under no-till on an areal basis in the study, Venterea explains, but not high enough to differ statistically from those under

CCA Calendar of Events Fall and Winter 2011

Dairy managers can hone skills at Middle Managers Conference UNIVERSITY PARK, PA — Managing for success is the theme of the Dairy Middle Managers Conference offered Nov. 8 in Harrisburg, PA, by the Penn State Extension Dairy Team. The conference is designed specifically for dairy middle managers.

“Middle managers are critical to the success of dairies. They put dairy owners’ decisions into practice and deal with the day-to-day challenges of managing people and cows,” explained conference coordinator Dr. Lisa Holden, associate professor of Penn State Dairy and Animal Science. “The Middle Manager’s Conference was created to help middle managers develop the management and leadership skills they need to make positive changes in their operation while keeping front-line employees happy and productive,” she added.

The conference focuses on building management skills in a highly interactive format that

encourages discussion and networking with peers. Keynote speaker is Bret Bossard, coowner, Barbland Dairy LLC, Fabius, NY, who will present “Intern to Partner: An Open Mind has Opened Doors.”

Bossard grew up on a 60-cow registered dairy in Western New York.

While earning a bachelor's degree from Cornell University, he worked as an intern on Barbland Dairy. Upon graduating, he was hired by Barbland fulltime as an assistant herdsman and managed a start-up 200cow satellite dairy. In 2008, Barbland Dairy re-organized and Bossard now co-owns the dairy with two partners. Barbland Dairy has a milking herd of 1,300 cows at multiple sites. The dairy grows all its own forages on 2,600 acres, half of which is owned by the partners. All heifers are raised on site. The dairy has 28 full-time and six part-time employees.

“Bret’s experience in

managing people and cows as both a dairy manager and co-owner gives him a unique perspective on what it takes to build and manage a successful dairy team. His keynote will address how he progressed from the bottom of the dairy to the top over a five-year period. He'll share some of the successes and failures of his own transition from a tie-stall upbringing to managing a 1,300-cow dairy,” explained Holden.

Other conference speakers and their topics include: Managing Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Employees: Communicating in a Chain of Command. Presented by Santiago Ledwith, dairy coach/consultant of Action Dairy of Canandaigua, NY. Calving, Calf Care and Fresh Pen Management: Presented by Andrew Holloway, DVM, PAS, technical consultant, Elanco Animal Health Profitable Parlor Op-

eration — A panel of middle managers talks about how their parlors and workers operate to keep milk quality and profits high. Panel participants include Dave Stanton, manager, Hillcrest Saylor Dairy, Rockwood, PA. Panel facilitator will be Jeff Harding, senior sales representative, Elanco Animal Health.

Managing Work Relationships: Good Communication is Key. Presented by Dr. Charlie Gardner of Cargill Animal Nutrition Consulting.

The conference will conclude with a general session titled “What do Dairy Owners Expect from Their Managers?”

The session will feature a panel of owners talking about their wants, needs, and work expectations. Dr. Lisa Holden, associate professor of dairy science at Penn State, will facilitate the

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panel.

Conference participants will also have ample time to network with other middle managers over lunch and during breaks. “This conference was the motivator I needed as a middle manager,” notes Kimberley Bunting, assistant herd manager at Mains Dairy in Newville, PA, and a past conference attendee. “It focused on my needs as a middle manager and the issues I am faced with daily. I feel that I now know how to better manage my time, better communicate, and better meet the needs of the people I work with.”

The Dairy Middle Manager’s Conference will be held at the Best Western Premier: The Central Hotel and Conference Center, 800

East Park Drive, Harrisburg, PA. Hours are 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Program partners include Elanco and the Center for Dairy Excellence.

The registration fee is $97. The Centre for Dairy Excellence is offering scholarships to the first 20 Pennsylvania dairy employees who register for this program. This scholarship reduces the registration fee to $47.

Scholarships are available on a first-come, first-served basis to the first 20 Pennsylvania dairy employees who call the Penn State Extension Dairy Team office at: 888-373-7232.

Registration with scholarship will be accepted by phone only. For more information, visit www.das.psu.edu/dairyalliance/education/middle-managers .

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Alliance up for the daunting task ahead

by John Hart When the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance was formed in November 2010, organizers knew that the task ahead would be daunting. After all, this was the first time ever that all of agriculture would come together under one banner to increase its share of voice in the food conversation arena.

“This is a historic joining together of farm organizations,” said American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman, when the formation of USFRA was announced. “We are committed to developing a well-funded, long-term, coordinated campaign to increase consumer trust in agricultural producers and the food system.”

Stallman, who serves

as chairman of USFRA, would be the first to tell you that USFRA faces skeptics who doubt that all sectors of agriculture with disparate interests can work together in a united effort. But as USFRA approaches its first anniversary, it is proving the skeptics wrong. USFRA is financially strong and the current membership of 49 organizations, representing groups as diverse as egg farmers and rice producers, is united in the goal to engage in a dialogue about the value of modern food production.

The public conversation with consumers and food decision makers has begun. On Sept.

22, USFRA held “The Food Dialogues” a connected, town-hall-style meeting at four locations across the country — Washington,

D.C., New York City, Fair Oaks Farms in Indiana and at the University of CaliforniaDavis. The live event was also viewed online by consumers and farmers alike and was quite the buzz on social media platforms such as Twitter.

During the dialogues, USFRA released the results of two national surveys that polled farmers and consumers about food and farm issues. The results of those surveys further underscore the difficult task at hand. The surveys show that consumers think about food production constantly and are interested in knowing about the food they eat, yet they know very little about how food is brought to the dinner table.

This finding doesn’t

surprise Stallman. At the Washington, D.C. town hall, Stallman said the results of the survey underscore the need of farmers and ranchers to do a better job of reaching out to consumers. The good news, he says, is that farmers and ranchers want to open up to their customers and become more transparent.

The consumer survey makes it clear that Americans have become disconnected from their food. A staggering 72 percent surveyed know nothing or very little about farming and ranching. Still, 70 percent said their purchase decisions are affected by how food is grown and raised, while 72 percent say they think about the topic when purchasing groceries.

Another important

Third Annual Farm to You Fest scheduled Oct. 5 Cornell University Cooperative Extension of Broome County will hold its Third Annual Farm to You Fest on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 57 p.m., at the Endicott Visitor Center, 300 Lincoln Ave, Endicott, NY. This free, family, event looks to create closer connections between eating healthy and eating local.

Come and visit the “Make your Own Parfait” station with Chobani yogurt, “Make

Your Own Taco” using local toppings, and try out the “blender bike” from the Food Bank of the Southern Tier.

Other agencies will be represented, including Broome-Tioga BOCES Food Service’s Rock on Café, the Broome County Dairy Princess, Broome County Health Department’s Strategic Alliance for Health & Sodium Reduction in Communities programs, WSKG’s Move It!, Stay Healthy Kids

(UHS), CHOW, VINES/Urban Gardens, Rural Health Network of South Central New York, the Food & Health Network, and more. There will be lots of give-

aways and information available for those who attend.

For more information, contact Laura Biasillo at lw257@cornell.edu or 607-5849966.

ANNUAL FALL FARM CONSIGNMENT AUCTION Sat. October 8, 2011 9:00 AM

FOCUS ON AGRICULTURE American Farm Bureau Federation finding of the survey shows that consumers expect farmers to produce healthy foods, with 79 percent of those surveyed saying producing healthy choices for all consumers is very important for farmers and ranchers to consider when planning farming and ranching practices.

In the survey of farmers and ranchers, a whopping 86 percent responded that the average consumer has little or no knowledge about modern farming and ranching. A clear result of the survey was that farmers and ranchers believe the top misconception they must overcome is the notion that a few “bad actors” represent all of agriculture. Additionally, farmers and ranchers identified the role of pes-

ticides, antibiotics and fertilizers in food production as the most important priorities they should address when communicating with consumers.

The results of the survey underscore the daunting task USFRA faces. But the dialogue has begun and leaders of USFRA are committed to engaging, openly and honestly answering questions about how food is grown and tended. Already, USFRA is proving the skeptics wrong. Stallman and other USFRA leaders have one clear message to consumers: “We’re listening.”

John Hart is director of news services for the American Farm Bureau Federation.

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USDA scientists use commercial enzyme to improve grain ethanol production

by Ann Perry WASHINGTON, D.C. — A commercial enzyme could reduce overall costs linked with producing ethanol from grain, and also reduce associated emissions of greenhouse gases, according to a study by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and colleagues.

The researchers found that the enzyme helps extract water from an ethanol byproduct used to make dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS), which can be used as feed supplements for cattle, swine and poultry. This could significantly reduce the amount of electricity, natural gas, energy and water needed for production of grain ethanol and its marketable byproducts. Results from this study were published in the scientific journal Industrial Biotechnology.

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists David Johnston and Andrew McAloon at the agency’s Eastern Regional Research Center in Wyndmoor, PA, helped lead the study. ARS is USDA’s chief intramural

scientific research agency, and these findings support the USDA priority of developing new sources of bioenergy. Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) professor Milorad Dudukovic and graduate student Ana Beatriz Henriques in the WUSTL Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering also were members of the research team.

“The production of grain ethanol is a key component in our nation’s efforts to increase the supply of transportation fuels derived from renewable plant resources,” said ARS Administrator Edward B. Knipling. “The results from this investigation give us new tools for increasing the efficiency of grain ethanol production and for protecting our natural resource base.”

The study was conducted at Center Ethanol Company in Sauget, IL, a commercial facility that produces 54 million gallons of ethanol and 172,000 tons of DDGS every year from corn. In the study, the scientists added one

pound of an experimental dewatering enzyme for each 1,000 pounds of corn. The enzyme was supplied by Genencor, a major developer and manufacturer of industrial enzymes that is now part of DuPont Industrial Biosciences. After the grain had been fermented into ethanol, the researchers transferred the leftover slurry of corn solids and water, called

“stillage,” into a centrifuge, where much of the water was extracted.

The stillage was transferred first to an evaporator and then to a dryer powered by natural gas for another round of moisture reduction. The scientists found that the amount of natural gas needed by the dryer to reduce stillage moisture content to levels suitable for DDGS production

dropped 14 percent because water extraction in the centrifuge had been boosted by the enzymes.

Data from these trials were used to calibrate an existing economic model of ethanol production.

The resulting estimates indicated that using the enzymes to dewater the stillage would reduce overall facility water use by 10 percent, reduce electricity consumption

by 2.4 percent and reduce natural gas consumption by 12 percent.

The model indicated that these reductions would in turn reduce the emission of greenhouse gases equivalent to approximately 8,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year from a mid-sized ethanol facility producing around 50 million gallons of grain ethanol annually.

Biodiesel industry applauds USDA advanced biofuel payments Payments will boost economy while advancing U.S. technologies On Sept. 27, the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s announcement that it will award millions of dollars in bioenergy payments to spur the production of advanced biofuels such as biodiesel.

The payments, authorized under the 2008 Farm Bill, are going to more than 160 producers in 41 states, including dozens of biodiesel companies across the country.

“These payments will create jobs and econom-

ic activity while helping the biodiesel industry advance new technologies and improve efficiency,” said Anne Steckel, NBB’s vice president of federal affairs.

“It’s another example of this administration’s strong commitment to boosting domestic production of advanced biofuels and securing our energy future.”

The payments are authorized under the Farm Bill’s Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels, which Congress created to ensure an expanding supply of domestic energy. Payments are based

on the amount of biofuels a recipient produces from renewable biomass other than corn kernel starch. Eligible recipients include biofuels derived from vegetable oil and animal fats, cellulose, crop residue, animal, food and yard waste, and gases from landfill or sewage waste treatment.

Biodiesel is America’s first advanced biofuel — a renewable, clean-burning diesel replacement that is creating jobs, reducing U.S. dependence on foreign petroleum and improving our environment. Made from an in-

creasingly diverse mix of resources such as secondary-use agricultural oils, recycled cooking oil and animal fats, it is the first and only commercial-scale fuel used across the U.S. to meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s definition of an advanced biofuel. Biodiesel is produced in nearly every state in the country and will support more than 31,000 U.S. jobs in 2011 while replacing nearly 1 billion gallons of petroleum diesel. It can be used in existing diesel engines and meets strict specifications of ASTM D6751.

German herding trial set Oct. 15

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is the German abbreviation for Herding Utility Dog. You will see German Shepherd Dogs tending a flock of more than 250 sheep. This is a sheep herding trial

with several hundred years of tradition based on how large flocks of sheep are kept in Germany. Shepherds in this country tend large flocks in open fields, using dogs to contain and move them. Their pastures are often side by side with fields with crops. The dogs become a “living fence” to keep the sheep in the pasture and out of the crops.

The address for the meeting is 683 Bagley Road in Rushville, NY. Car parking will be along Bagley Road, parking for horse and buggies across the street at the Burkholder’s farm. Walk in at the driveway. Admission is free, spectators are welcome. A program with the regulations and competitors’ info will be available for $5. Food and drinks will also be available. For more information, please e-mail Ulf at ulf@whitecloversheepfarm.com or call him at 585-5543313 or go to www.whitecloversheepfarm.com.

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Saturday, October 15th, 2011 9 AM - 1 PM

Please join us at our annual sheep herding trial on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 9 a.m. to about 3 p.m. This is a German herding trial called HGH herding trial. HGH

Home,, Family,, Friendss & You Peanuts pack a punch of nutrition

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(NAPSA) — Increasingly, many healthcare professionals are promoting the benefits of a plant-based diet.

For instance, the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans point out that a shift in food intake patterns to a more plant-based diet-one that emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains and nuts-can help Americans live better.

Peanuts and a healthy diet Here’s how peanuts can play a role in such a diet: • Plant-based proteins, such as peanuts, do not contain cholesterol and have relatively low levels of saturated fat. In fact, the FDA has approved peanuts as part of a heart-healthy eating plan, saying “scientific evidence suggests, but does not prove, that eating 1.5 ounces per day of most nuts, including peanuts, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may reduce the risk of heart disease.”

• Peanuts and peanut butter are nutrient rich. At 7 grams per serving, peanuts have more protein than any other nut.

• According to the latest USDA food guidelines, we should all consider adding plant-based proteins to our diets-even replacing a percentage of animalbased proteins with them.

• Plus, plant-based proteins are higher in fiber than animal-based proteins. Fiber aids digestion, and eating a diet high in fiber may result in consuming fewer calories over the course of the day because it helps promote a feeling of fullness.

• Antioxidants help reduce the damaging effects of oxygen in tissues. Nuts are superfoods with antioxidant capacity that meets or beats other fruits and vegetables.

Bringing plant-based protein to the table Experts say two-thirds of your plate should consist of vegetables, whole grains, beans, nuts and fruit, and one-third-or less-of your plate should be animal protein.

By including familiar foods in your diet, such as peanuts and peanut butter, you may be more willing

to try new recipes. Here’s an example:

Peanut Apple Toastie Ingredients: 2 slices bread, toasted and buttered 2 tablespoons peanut butter 1/2 apple, sliced Lemon juice Cinnamon 1 teaspoon brown sugar Preparation: Spread peanut butter on one side of each of the 2 slices of toasted bread. Dip apple slices in lemon juice. Arrange apple slices on peanut butter and sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon. Put on a baking sheet and place under broiler. Broil 3-5 minutes or until lightly browned.

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Peanut butter and apples combine in this toasty treat.

Smoothie making contest

This year's teams were: Keith Cipperly, Town of Hoosick, Supervisor assisted

by Rensselaer County Dairy Ambassadors Caroline Cipperly; Kathleen Jimino, Rensselaer County Executive assisted by Rensselaer County Dairy Ambassador, Isabella Wiley; Stan Brownell, Rensselaer County Legislator assisted by Rensselaer County Dairy Ambassador, Abbie Tarbox; Jack Mahar, Rensselaer County Sherriff assisted by Rensselaer County Dairy Ambassador, Olivia Logue

The Rensselaer County Dairy Princess Marilyn Lamb held the annual smoothie making contest at the Schaghticoke Fair on Saturday Sept. 3. There were four teams consisting of local officials and all were assisted by a Rensselaer County Dairy Ambassador.

Marilyn was one of the judges and she was assisted by former Rensselaer County Dairy Princess Amber Lamb, and long time Dairy Farmer and Dairy Princess supported Dottie Requate.

The winners of this year’s contest were Rensselaer County Legislator Stan Brownell and Rensselaer County Dairy Ambassador Abbie Tarbox.

The Rensselaer County Dairy Princess program is made possible through the support of the American Dairy Association and Dairy Council and the local planning and management organization funded by dairy farmer checkoff dollars.

Comfort foods made fast and healthy

by Healthy Exchanges

Chicken Salad Taco Wraps It doesn’t matter if you’re packing a lunch for yourself, for your spouse or for your kids. Sooner or later, you face the “lunchbox blues” because everything starts to look and taste like the same old thing. After one bite of this tummy-filling recipe, your gang will be “singing your praise"!

1/2 cup chunky salsa 1/4 cup fat-free sour cream 1 teaspoon taco seasoning 1 full cup diced cooked chicken breast 1 1/2 cups finely shredded lettuce 1/3 cup shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese 4 (6-inch) flour tortillas In a medium bowl, combine salsa, sour cream and taco seasoning. Add chicken and lettuce. Mix well to combine. Stir in Cheddar cheese. Spoon about 3/4 cup chicken mixture in center of each tortilla. Roll up and serve at once, or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Makes 4 servings. (c) 2011 King Features Synd., Inc.

Answers to last week’s puzzles

2011 Cayuga County 4-H New York State Fair results The New York State Fair is a symbol of the best and brightest that the Empire state has to offer. With that theme, Cayuga County 4-H members had the opportunity to participate in State Fair events, and showcase the finest that Cayuga County has to offer.

Youth Building exhibits: Display only: Madalaina Raymond, Jeffy Carmichael, Taryn Langtry, Marissa Bartholomew, Gavin Bartholomew, Audrey Bartholomew, Sophie Throop, Alexis Fredette, Jeremy Moscato, Kylie Rejman, Marissa Wiemann, Cody Manitta, Trista Lunkenheimer, Emilia Bennett, Harry Brown, John Read, Dakota Pickreign, Aric Hall, Tristan Lee, and Will Chappell.

Communications: Baylee Kennedy Red, Morgan Steele Blue Home Environment: Brittany Somes -1 blue 1 red, Anna Carmichael 1 blue, Kelsey LaFave 1 blue, Dillon Hunter 1 white.

Fine Arts and Crafts: Juliann Hall 1 blue, Emily Bates 1 red, Alexandra Cassick 1 blue, Logan LaFave 1 red, Kelsey LaFave 1 red, Brittany Somes 1 blue, Ana Brickner 2 blue, Azure D’Angelo 1 red, Vivian Chappell 2 blue, Amber Cassick 1 blue, Kayla Rotondo 1 blue, Cara Carmichael 1 blue, Evelyn Marks 1 red, Taylor Hunter 1 red.

Child Development: Cara Carmichael 1 red, Brittany Somes 1 blue Textiles and Clothing: Anna Carmichael 2 red, Katie Chappell 1 white, Duncan Brickner 1 blue Food and Nutrition: Ben Langtry 1 red 1 white, Ana Brickner 1 red, Azure

D’Angelo 1 red, Emily Bates 1 blue, Emily Clark 2 red, Emma Thompson 1 red.

Photography: Anna Carmichael 1 blue 1 red, Duncan Brickner 1 blue, Vivian Chappell 1 white, Katie Chappell 1 red, Azure D’Angelo 1 red, Ben Davis 1 blue, Zachary Davis 1 blue, Evelyn Marks 1 blue.

Horticulture: Tommy Chappell 1 red, Emily Bates 13 blue 2 red, 2 Rosettes, Ana Brickner 1 blue, Katie Chappell 1 red, Logan LaFave 3 blue, Ben Davis 1 blue, Zachary Davis 1 blue, Ben Langtry 2 blue, Science Engineering and Technology: Ben Davis-1 blue, Zachary Abbott-1 blue, Brittany Somes-3 blue, Ben Langtry-1 red, Collin Rejman-1 blue 1red, Logan LaFave 1 blue, Zachary Davis-1 blue, Duncan Brickner-1 blue, Niel Wiemann-1 blue, Brittney Lillie-1 blue, Tyler Abbott-1 blue Produced in New York: Sarah Sherman, Katie Chappell, Tommy Chappell, Collin Rejman, Niel Wiemann, Emily Bates Teen Leaders: Emily Bates (welcome booth), Alexandra Cassick (welcome booth), Cara Carmichael (Poultry/County Booth), Evelyn Marks (Kids and Horses/County Booth), Vivian Chappell (Poultry), Tommy Chappell (Shooting Sports), Azure D’Angelo (GPS/GIS), Juliann Hall (Teen Evaluator/Welcome), Brittney Lillie (Videographer), Taylor Brown Volunteers in the County Booth and Trams: Anna, Kate and Will Chappell, Ana and Duncan Brickner, Doug, Lauren, Ben and Taryn Langtry, Brooke and Chris Hammersley, Amy and Cody

Cornell Cooperative Extension Cayuga County 4-H Member, Sarah Sherman, demonstrates how to make her recipe during the Produce in New York Competition at the 2011 New York State Fair held in Syracuse.

Manitta, Madalaina Raymond, Emily Bates, Cara Carmichael, Azure D’Angelo, Brittney Lillie, Juliann Hall Tommy Chappell, Alexis Fredette, Alexandra Cassick, Evelyn Marks, Vivian Chappell, Amber Cassick, Austin Cassick, Ben Davis, Baylee Kennedy, Niel and Marissa Wiemann, Zack Davis, Tyler Abbott, Andrew Cassick, Allen Cassick, Brittany Somes, ARic Hall, Jim D’Angelo, Morgan Steele, Mekenna Rozelle, Leah Stahl,

Sara Belz, Kelly Giannone, Dillon Hunter, Taylor Hunter, Kelsey LaFave, Logan LaFave, Ann LaFave, Doug Lafave, Gavin Bartholomew, Audrey Bartholomew and Marissa Bartholomew Teen Assistants: Anna Carmichael, Dan Gordon For more information about 4-H Youth Development in Cayuga County, please contact Cornell Cooperative Extension at 315-255-1183.

Wyoming and Wayne County Youth Celebrate National 4-H Week

4-H Annual Cheese Sale The annual 4-H Cheese Sale is currently under way. Profits from the cheese sale are used to support the 4H Activity Fund. The Activity Fund makes it possible for 4-H youth to participate in educational, career-orientated trips and activities. The annual Cheese Sale is a major fund raiser that allows the 4-H Program to continue to offer a dynamic, relevant program to Steuben County youth Kindergarten 18 years of age.

If you are interested in ordering, please contact a 4-H member or CCESteuben at 607-664-2300. Orders need to be placed by Monday, Oct. 24, by 4:30 p.m., and payment will be required that day. Cheese products will be delivered to the CCE Office on Thursday, Nov. 17, and can be picked up between 1 and 4:30 p.m.

If you would like more information please contact the Cornell Cooperative Extension Office at 607-664-2300.

Contact Wyoming County 4-H at 585786-2251, on the web at http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/wyoming/ or visit our office at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Wyoming County, 401 North Main Street, Warsaw, NY 14569.

Wayne County On Oct. 3, from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Wayne County Cooperative Extension, 4-H youth will connect with the community by hosting an Open House.

Wayne County families are invited to experience some of what 4-H is all about! Kids — have fun with 4-H activities! Meet other 4-Hers! Parents — meet the 4-H staff and find out more about the great opportunities 4-H can provide.

Wayne County is part of the regional Lake Plains 4-H Program, along with Monroe County. Lake Plains 4-H Youth Development serves nearly 600 youth through long-term, intensive club participation and more than 1,700 youth through community projects and school partnerships.

Also during National 4-H Week, hundreds of thousands of youth from all around the nation will complete a single, innovative experiment on 4-H National Youth Science Day, which will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 5. The 2011 National Science Experiment, Wired for Wind, will introduce young people to the possibilities of using wind as a clean, widely available, and low-cost source of renewable energy.

In Wayne Countuy, contact Aimee Widger, Communications Assistant, at 315-331-8415 or aw254@cornell.edu.

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Cornell Cooperative Extension Cayuga County 4-H Member, Tommy Chappell, demonstrates how to make his recipe during the 4-H Produced in New York Contest held at the 2011 New York State Fair, held in Syracuse.

Photo courtesy of Cayuga County CCE

Oct. 2-8 is National 4-H Week, and Wyoming and Wayne Counties are celebrating the 4-H youth who have made an impact on the community, and are stepping up to the challenges of a complex and changing world.

Recent findings from Tufts University’s 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development indicate that young people in 4H are three times more likely to contribute to their communities than youth not participating in 4-H. Notably, the Tufts research discovered that the structured learning, encouragement and adult mentoring that 4-H’ers receive play a vital role in helping them actively contribute to their communities. In Wyoming County, more than 920 4-H members and 270 volunteers are involved in 4 H. To become a 4-H member, you must be between the ages of 8 and 19 by Jan. 1, 2011. Wyoming County also has a Cloverbud program for youth 5 through 8 years of age.

During National 4-H Week, Oct. 2-8, Wyoming County 4-H clubs will decorate display windows, and create posters promoting 4-H and club work throughout Wyoming County.

But more importantly, young people need 4-H leaders. Become a 4-H leader and know what it means to make a difference in a child’s life. Last year in New York State over 12,100 4-H volunteers helped more than 112,900 young people gain leadership experience, learn new life skills, and give back to their community.

Organizations oppose pending free trade agreements Fair trade, not free trade, should be basis of food and agriculture system The National Family Farm Coalition and 56 allied organizations representing family farmers, ranchers, fishermen and advocates signed a letter [http://nffc.net/Pressroom/Press%20Releases/2011/finalsignon.tra deltr.Sept2011.pdf] to Congress condemning the pending free trade agreements (FTAs) with South Korea, Colombia and Panama. As the letter states, more FTAs will only accelerate the economic disasters in agriculture: industrial farms dependent on massive amounts of petroleum-based inputs, low-paying exploitative jobs in processing and packing plants, and increased consolidation

throughout the agricultural supply chain.

Wisconsin farmer Joel Greeno, a participant in the Aug. 16 White House Rural Economic Forum in Peosta, Iowa, noted, “The way to get the country’s economy back on track is to strengthen rural communities, which means ensuring farmers a fair price, not exporting foods to people they may not want or that would destroy their own markets.” The Economic Policy Institute’s research revealed that 700,000 U.S. jobs have been lost or displaced since 1994 as a result of the trade deficit with Mexico.

Additionally, EPI estimates that free trade agreements with

Colombia and South Korea alone will likely increase the U.S. trade deficit by $16.8 billion and eliminate or displace another 214,000 U.S. jobs. Such trade agreements are an economic disaster that will only deepen the current recession.

When Mexico devalued the peso by 50 percent after NAFTA’s implementation, the projected benefits for thousands of Mexican producers were eliminated.

NFFC president Ben Burkett added, “Many Korean, Colombian and Panamanian producers will lose their livelihoods and land, so we’ll hurt our allies, as well.”

Furthermore, the Tax

Information Exchange Agreement between the U.S. and Panama may not be enough to curb Panama’s position as one of the world’s major tax havens. This FTA could deprive the U.S. government of muchneeded revenue and saddle other sectors of the economy, such as agriculture, with a disproportionate share of the

cost-cutting burden.

The ability of local producers both here and abroad to feed their families and their communities will be compromised by these misguided trade agreements. Potential labor abuses, trade deficits and displaced jobs will further destabilize rural communities and the food system.

NFFC vice-president

Dena Hoff, summarized, “The seven principles of food sovereignty, including food as nutrition first and a commodity second, should be the basis of our agricultural system, not the unbridled NAFTA-style commerce that destroys our communities and environment as gargantuan transnational corporations profit.”

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Each year, the American Dairy Association & Dairy Council Inc. offers two $500 scholarships, both to college students who are pursuing careers in agriculture.

American Dairy Association & Dairy Council Memorial Scholarship: • Available to a former dairy princess who has completed one year of college and is pursuing a career in dairy product marketing, dairy manufacturing, home economics, ag communications or journalism.

• The scholarship is based on the application and a 400-word essay discussing the applicant's commitment to a career in the dairy industry.

Leo Briggs Memorial Scholarship: • Available to any college student who has exhibited leadership in dairy promotion.

• Based on the application and a 400-word essay, the scholarship will be awarded to an individual with an interest in agriculture or dairy product nutrition. It will be applied towards the studies at a college or university approved by the Leo Briggs Trustees.

The scholarships will be awarded at the New York State Dairy Princess Pageant in February 2012 at the Holiday Inn, Liverpool.

To receive a scholarship application, please contact Joanne Tills or

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All applications must be postmarked by Friday, Nov. 18, in order to be considered.

The American Dairy Association & Dairy Council Inc. is the local planning and management organization funded by dairy farmer checkoff dollars. The organization works closely with Dairy Management Inc.™ and is responsible for increasing demand for U.S.produced dairy products on behalf of New York, northern New Jersey, and northeastern Pennsylvania dairy farmers.

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Wyoming County youth receives Grand Champion Youth Swine Scholarship at the New York State Fair Denille Pingrey of Wyoming County received the Grand Champion Youth Swine Scholarship at the 2011 New York State Fair.

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America’s pork producers and Good Housekeeping’s Susan Westmoreland search for “America’s Next Pork Crock-stars” Personal twists on classic slow-cooker recipes gather families around the table With nights getting cooler and leaves changing color, nothing warms up fall evenings and brings families together like a favorite meal. Even with demanding schedules, you can still bring a delicious dinner to the table with the help of America’s favorite protein, pork, and a classic kitchen ally, the slow cooker. To promote family mealtime and inspire creativity in the kitchen, the National Pork Board has teamed up with Good Housekeeping and its Food Director, Susan Westmoreland, to encourage Americans to revisit and share their favorite fool-proof one-pot wonders.

“With the slow cooker and pork, it is so easy to prepare family favorites that get everyone around the table,” said Westmoreland. “Plus, since pork pairs well with so many flavors, home cooks can experiment with different ingredient combinations to find the next family favorite.”

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RFA warns against reported effort to relegislate the RFS Relegislating, repealing, or reopening the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) at this time is bad policy, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) said. That includes the reportedly newest effort by Representative Bob Goodlatte and Representative Jim Costa to waive a portion of the RFS when the corn stocks-to-use ratio falls below an arbitrarily determined level.

“Seeking to relegislate the RFS in this manner would do nothing to address the concerns raised by the livestock constituents of Repre-

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Recent studies have concluded that the RFS has been only a minor contributor to corn prices in recent years. A July 2011 analysis commissioned by the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development found that corn prices would have been exactly the same in 2009/10 if both the RFS and Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) had not existed.

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• 12:00 Noon: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, 585-7382104.

• 12:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St., Dryden, NY. Calves. Phil Laug, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 607844-9104 • 12:30 PM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin) . Misc. & Small Animals. 1:00 pm Dairy. We now sell Lambs, Goats, Pigs & Feeders immediately following Dairy. Calves & Cull Beef approx. 5;5:30 pm. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 12:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Horses & Hay. 1:30 pm Calves & Beef. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 1:00 PM: 1518 Hicks Field Rd., East

Fort Worth, TX. Rental Fleet Auction of late model Rental Fleet Construction Equip., Attachments, Support, Aerials, Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, 315-633-2944, Site phone 817-847-2071 www.lyonauction.com • 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952 US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy and Beef. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220 • 4:00 PM: Chatham Market, 2249 Rte. 203, Chatham, NY. Regular Sale. Harold Renwick, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 518-392-3321.

Tuesday, October 4 • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Tuesday. Groceries, hay, straw, grain & firewood. Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518-568-3579 • 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, 800-3213211.

Wednesday, October 5 • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop Off Only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-2589752 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 1:30 PM: Dryden Market, 49 E. Main St., Dryden, NY. Phil Laug, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-8449104

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

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

• 1:30 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Calves followed by beef. Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 1:30 PM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Market, 716-296-5041, 585-738-2104 • 12:00 PM: East Middlebury, VT. Annual Fall Dairy/Feeder Consignment Sale. Addison Co. Commission Sales E.G. Wsnowski & Sons, 800-339-COWS or 802-388-2661.

Thursday, October 6 • 1490 Crispin Dr., Elgin, IL. Part II Champion Environmental Secured Party Auction. Remediation, Demolition, Asbestos Removal Contracting Equip., Tools & Accessories. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, 315633-2944, Site phone 262-903-6269 www.lyonauction.com • 8:00 AM: Half Acre Market, Ridge Rd., Auburn, NY. Drop off only. John Kelley, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-2589752 • 12:30 PM: Pavilion Market, 357 Lake St., Pavilion, NY. Regular sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 585-584-3033, 585-7382104.

• 1:15 PM: Burton Livestock, Vernon, NY. Dairy Cattle followed by Beef & Calves.

Dale Chambers, Manager, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-829-3105 • 2:00 PM: Gouverneur Market, 952 US Hwy. 11, Gouverneur, NY. Calves, Pigs, Goats, Dairy and Beef. Jack Bero, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 315-322-3500, sale barn 315-287-0220 • 5:00 PM: Central Bridge Livestock, Rte. 30A, Central Bridge, NY. Calves, followed

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Friday, October 7 • Tuscaloosa, AL. Late model Construction, Logging Equip., Attachments, Support, Pickups, Truck Tractors & Dump Trucks. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Friday. Full line of produce, bedding plants & flowers.

Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518568-3579 • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Friday. Full line of produce, bedding plants & flowers.

Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518568-3579 • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Friday. Full line of produce, bedding plants & flowers.

Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518568-3579 • 10:00 AM: 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY. Auction every Friday. Full line of produce, bedding plants & flowers.

Mohawk Valley Produce Auction, 518568-3579 • 3:00 PM: 108 Taggerty Ave., Olean, NY. Living Estate Auction Of William & Jane Bailey & W.G. Bailey Excavating. Real Estate, 5 pm, personal property 3 pm.

R.G. Mason Auctions, James Mason, 585-261-8844, Rich Mason 585-7218844/585-567-8844 www.rgmasonauctions.com Saturday, October 8 • Martinelli Construction, 234 Thomaston Rd., Morris, CT. 2008 IH 4400 Truck w/rolloff, Komatsu CK30 Track Skidsteer, Kubota Track Excavator; Utility & Equip-

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

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

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

AUC TION CALENDAR To Have Your Auction Listed, See Your Sales Representative or Contact David Dornburgh at 518-673-0109 • Fax 518-673-2381 ment Trailers; IR 642 Lull Lift & Manlift; tools. Auctioneer Phil Jacquier, 413-5696421 • 9:00 AM: Hamburg Fairgrounds, Hamburg, NY. Municipal & Contractor Equipment Auction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Athens Stockyards, Athens, PA. First Opening Day for Chris Brown Auction Service running Misc. & Small Animals Auction. Fall Round-up Beef Sale featuring 6 Almer Finnerty Beef Herd Dispersal. Brown Auction Service, Chris Brown, 570-458-0310, Co-Managed by Hosking Sales, Tom & Brenda Hosking, 607-699-3637 • 10:00 AM: Mason Facility, 10784 Rt. 19, Fillmore, NY. New Building Material Auction. R.G. Mason Auctions, 585-5678844 www.rgmason.com Monday, October 10 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Monthly Heifer sale. A group of reg. fresh young cows from Muranda Holsteins; Larkindale sends 10 -15 fancy Registered cows all stages of lactation. An exceptional group of cattle with deep pedigrees and a lot of quality & milk. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-6993637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 10:00 AM: Mifflintown, PA. Happy Hollow Dairy Dispersal. 300+ head sell.

David & Tina Hunsberger, owners. Comanaged by Stonehurst Farm & The Cattle Exchange. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226, daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Wednesday, October 12 • Lexington, KY. Late model Cat & Ko-

matsu Construction Equip. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Friday, October 14 • Detroit, MI. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • Intercourse, PA. Plankenhorn Farms Complete Dispersal. Co-managed with Stonehurst Farms. Dr. Sam & Gail Simon, owners. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 10:30 AM: Catskill Tractor Co., 384 Center St., Franklin, NY. Fall Inventory Reduction and Machinery Auction. Consignments accepted. Frank Walker Auctioneers, 607-829-2600 • 5:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special Feeder Calf and Beef Replacement Sales. Phil Laug, Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-776-2000 or 315-4277845.

Saturday, October 15 • Sweet Water Farm Auction, 26 Barker St., Three Rivers, MA. IH 5088 & 1086, JD 2020, Dozer, IH Silage Trucks, Equipment, Owner George Foskit. Auctioneer Phil Jacquier, 413-569-6421 • 11298 State Route 149, Fort Ann, NY. Late model Construction Equip., Forestry Attachments, Support Equip., Tagalong & Equipment Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, 315633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 8:30 AM: Middlesex Livestock Auction, 488 Cherry Hill Rd., Middlefield, CT. 8:30

am rain or shine. Accepting consignments Oct. 12 & 13 from 9-7 pm, Oct. 14 from 9-5 pm with preview all day. Middlesex Livestock Auction, Lisa Scirpo 860883-5828, Sale Barn 860-349-3204 • 8:30 AM: Gray’s Field, Rt. 5, Fairlee, VT. Public Consignment Auction of Farm Machinery, Construction Equipment, Autos, Trucks, Trailers and small tools. Consignments accepted on Friday from 8 am till noon. C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc., Complete Auction Services, 802-785-2161 Saturday, October 15 • 9:00 AM: LaPlume Excavating, 119 Newton Rd., Plaistow, NH. Contractor Retirement Auction. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com Saturday, October 15 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-3941515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, October 15 • 11:00 AM: Richfield Springs, NY. 63rd OHM Holstein Club Sale. 100 head of quality registered Holsteins sell. Hosted

by Roedale Farm, the Pullis Family. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771, Brad Ainslie Sale Chairman 315-8226087 www.hoskingsales.com Saturday, October 15 • 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Feeder Calf Sale. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Market, 716296-5041, 585-738-2104 Saturday, October 15 • 11:00 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732

Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Feeder Sale. Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 716-296-5041, 585738-2104.

Monday, October 17 • Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Monthly Lamb, Sheep, Goat & Pig Sale. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com Wednesday, October 19 • Manassas, VA. Cat Construction Equip., Support, Attachments, Forklifts, Dump Trucks, Pickups & Equipment Trailers.

Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • Allentown, PA. State Auction. Complete Liquidation of Automotive Dismantling Operation. MAC Car Crusher, Rubber Tired Loaders, Rollback & Dump Trucks, Vans. Over 100 Cars (40-50 running), UNBELIEVABLE Accumulation of Motors, Transmissions, Shocks, Glass & Much More.Online bidding available.

Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, 315-633-2944 www.lyonauction.com • 9:30 AM: Cherry Creek Market, 6732 Pickup Hill Rd., Cherry Creek, NY. Monthly Heifer Sale. Followed by our regular Wednesday sale at 1:30 pm. Don Yahn, Mgr. & Auctioneer, Empire Livestock Marketing, 716-296-5041, 585738-2104.

• 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, October 20

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

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

KELLEHER’S AUCTION SERVICE R.D. 1, Little Falls, NY 315-823-0089 We Buy or Sell Your Cattle or Equipment on Commission or Outright In Business Since 1948!

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 MOHAWK VALLEY PRODUCE AUCTION 840 Fordsbush Rd., Fort Plain, NY 13339 518-568-3579 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

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

NORTHERN NEW YORK DAIRY SALES North Bangor, NY 518-481-6666 Sales Mgrs.: Joey St. Mary 518-569-0503 Harry Neverett 518-651-1818 Auctioneer John (Barney) McCracken 802-524-2991 www.nnyds.com

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

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

WILLIAM KENT, INC. Sales Managers & Auctioneers Farm Real Estate Brokers • Stafford, NY 585-343-5449 • www.williamkentinc.com

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

WRIGHT’S AUCTION SERVICE 48 Community Dr., Derby, VT 14541 802-334-6115 • www.wrightsauctions.com

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

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

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

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• 140 Manda Ct., Troy, MO. Complete Liquidation of Concrete Precast Plant plus Real Estate. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers, 315-633-2944, Site phone 262-903-6269 www.lyonauction.com • Gordonville, PA. Jo-Lan Farm Complete Dispersal. John & Rachel Lantz, owners.

Co-Managed by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farms. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 9:00 AM: 423 Ashwood Rd., Darlington, PA. Construction Equip., Trucks & Trailers. Yoder & Frey Auctioneers, Inc., 419865-3990 info@yoderandfrey.com www.yoderandfrey.com Friday, October 21 • Ben K. Stolzfus Farm, Intercourse, PA. Vision-Gen & Partners Elite Offering.

Hosted by Vision Genetics. Co-Managed

by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farms. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Saturday, October 22 • 20 McCormick Rd., Spencer, MA. Estate of George Adgalanis. 4 Ford tractors, Trucks & Tools, Hay & other equipment. Auctioneer Phil Jacquier, Inc., 413-569-6421 www.jacquierauctions.com • 9:00 AM: Syracuse, NY (NYS Fairgrounds). Onondaga County Area Municipal Equipment Auction of Municipal & Contractor Equipment. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com • 10:30 AM: Woodhull, NY (Steuben Co.).

Levi Farmwald Retirement Auction.

Horses, Dairy Herd & Farm Machinery.

Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-728-2520 www.pirrunginc.com • 11:00 AM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Fall Machinery Sale. We will be accepting Machinery on Thurs. 20th & Fri. 21st. Already consigned: Case 5220 tractor 4WD loader, cab; NH L150 Skid Loader; HLA sand/sawdust shooter; Rissler 510 feed cart mixer. Please call to get into the following ads. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com • 11:00 AM: Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck, NY. The Eastern New York Fall Heifer Sale. kmooney498@aol.com, or call 845-7023643 • 11:00 AM: 16269 Roosevelt Hwy. (Rt. 18), Kendall, NY. Estate of Charles B. Sample Real Estate & Tool Auction. Selling 32 acre parcel w/4 bdrm home, 48’x100’ pole barn w/elec. & water, 30’ x 120’ airplane hanger, airplane runway.

Also selling backhoe, tools & household items. Harris Wilcox, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-494-1880.

Tuesday, October 25 • 10:00 AM: 12601 State Rd. 545, North Winter Garden, FL. Rental Returns of Late Model Construction, Support Equip., Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com Wednesday, October 26 • 10:00 AM: 175 Wolf Run Rd., Cuba, NY. Estate of Steve Petzen. Excavating

Equip. & Trucks. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, October 27 • Moira, NY. Carl & Annabelle Bilow. 85 head of Quality Dairy Cattle. “Super Milk” every year since 1986. Delarm & Treadway, Sale Managers & Auctioneers, 518483-4106 • Cleveland, OH. Complete Liquidation Cat Construction Equip. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com Friday, October 28 • Bloomfield, NY. Bennett Farms Milking Herd & Bred Heifer Dispersal. Bennett Farms, Inc. owners. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • Detroit, MI. Large Construction, Agricultural Equip., Attachments, Support Equip. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com Saturday, October 29 • Syracuse, NY. Construction, Support, Attachments, Aerials, Trucks & Trailers.

Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com • 9:00 AM: 5563 East Main St., Batavia, NY. Empire Tractor Relocation Auction.

Farm Tractors, Equipment, Agricultural Parts, Store Inventory, Store Pictures.

Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585243-1563. www.teitsworth.com • 11:00 AM: Middlesex Livestock Auction, 488 Cherry Hill Rd., Middlefield, CT. Fall Feeder Cattle Auction. Accepting consignments Fri., Oct. 28 12-6 pm; Sat. Oct 29, 7-11 am. Middlesex Livestock Auction, Lisa Scirpo 860-883-5828, Sale Barn 860-349-3204 Tuesday, November 1 • Pell City, AL. Truck Tractor & Specialized Trailer Auction. Large quantity of specialized trailers of different configurations: 19 axles, Trail Kings, Liddell, Hobb & others. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com Wednesday, November 2 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, November 5 • Canaan Tire, Gandolfo Dr, Canaan, CT. 5 Oliver Tractors, 1989 Ford Service Truck, Tire and Service Equipment, Office Equipment. Auctioneer Phil Jacquier, 413-569-6421 • Delaware, OH. Late Model Rental Return Construction Equip., Aerial Lifts, Attachments, Support Equip. & Camping Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com • Ithaca, NY. New York Holstein Fall Harvest Sale. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • Ithaca, NY. NY Fall Harvest Sale.

Hosted by Cornell University Dairy Science Club. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • 8:30 AM: Gray’s Field, Rt. 5, Fairlee, VT. Public Consignment Auction of Farm Ma-

chinery, Construction Equipment, Autos, Trucks, Trailers and small tools. Consignments accepted on Friday from 8 am till noon. C.W. Gray & Sons, Inc., Complete Auction Services, 802-785-2161 • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-3941515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, November 9 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, November 10 • Ben K. Stolzfus Farm, Intercourse, PA. Reserved for a major New York Herd Dispersal w/ a BAA of 110%! Co-Managed

by The Cattle Exchange & Stonehurst Farms. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com Friday, November 11 • 11:30 AM: Hosking Sales, 6096 NYS Rt. 8, New Berlin, NY (30 miles S. of Utica & 6 miles N. of New Berlin). Fall Premier All Breeds Sale. 100 head of quality all breeds sell. Call to participate in this sale. Selections are underway. Call if you want to participate. Tom & Brenda Hosking 607-699-3637, 607-847-8800, cell 607-972-1770 or 1771 www.hoskingsales.com Saturday, November 12 • Madison, NY. Fern Hill Farm II Milking Herd Dispersal. 100 outstanding registered Holsteins sell. Jack Russin & Family, owners. The Cattle Exchange, Dave Rama, 607-746-2226 daveramasr@cattlexchange.com www.cattlexchange.com • Racine, WI. Late Model Earthmoving Equip., Truck Tractors, Dump Trailers, Equip. Trailers, Campers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-3941515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Tuesday, November 15 • Houston, TX. Late Model Construction Equip., Aerials, Forklifts, Support, Trucks & Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com Wednesday, November 16 • The Pines Farm, Barton, VT. 150th Top of Vermont Invitational Dairy Sale. Free turkey for every buyer! Sales Managers, Northeast Kingdom Sales, 802-5254774, Auctioneer Reg Lussier 802-6268892 neks@together.net • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, November 17 • Bow, NH. Yoder & Frey Auctioneers, Inc., 419-865-3990 info@yoderandfrey.com www.yoderandfrey.com • 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special Feeder Calf and Beef Replacement

Sales. Phil Laug, Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-776-2000 or 315-4277845.

Saturday, November 19 • Ledyard, CT (Foxwood Casino). Earthmoving Construction Equip., Aerial Lifts, Forklifts, Support, Dump Trucks, Truck Tractors, Equip. & Dump Trailers. Alex Lyon & Son, Sales Managers & Auctioneers www.lyonauction.com Wednesday, November 23 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, November 30 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, December 3 • 9:00 AM: Teitsworth Auction Yard, Groveland, NY. Special Winter Consignment Auction of Farm & Construction Equipment, Heavy & Light Trucks, Liquidations & Consignments. Roy Teitsworth, Inc., Auctioneers, 585-243-1563. www.teitsworth.com • 10:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi. E. of Canandaigua, NY. Feeder Cattle sale. Please vaccinate your cattle & bring documentation. Cattle accepted Thurs. & Fri. between 7:30 am - 6 pm. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-3941515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, December 7 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Saturday, December 10 • 9:00 AM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY. Horse Sale. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-3941515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com • 11:00 AM: Ulysses, PA (Potter Co.). Fox Hill Farms (The Hoopes Family) Complete line of upscale vegetable farm equipment. Real estate sells at 10:15 am. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. 585-7282520 www.pirrunginc.com Wednesday, December 14 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Thursday, December 15 • 4:30 PM: Bath Market, Bath, NY. Special Feeder Calf and Beef Replacement Sales. Phil Laug, Mgr., Empire Livestock Marketing, 607-776-2000 or 315-4277845.

Wednesday, December 21 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com Wednesday, December 28 • 1:00 PM: Finger Lakes Livestock, 3 mi.

E. of Canandaigua, NY. Regular livestock sale every Wednesday. Finger Lakes Livestock Exchange, 585-394-1515. www.fingerlakeslivestockex.com

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT MIDDLESEX LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middlefield, CT September 26, 2011 On the Hoof, Dollars/Cwt Calves:45-60# .27-.36; 6175# .40-.50; 76-90# .55-.60; 91-105# .6750-.70; 106# & up .75-.90.

Farm Calves: .95-1 Started Calves: .28-.38 Veal Calves: .50-.85 Heifers: Open .55-.76; Beef .68-.95.

Feeder Steers: 77.50-85; Beef .68-.89 Stock Bull: 60-82.50 Beef Bull: 73-87.50 Feeder Pigs: 37.50-55 Sheep, ea: 72-100 Lambs, ea: 70-175 Goats, ea: 70-130; Kids 4050 Rabbits: 4-12 Chickens: 3-11 Ducks: 5-15 COSTA & SONS LIVESTOCK & SALES Fairhaven, MA September 28, 2011 Cows: Canners 20-54; Cutters 55.50-63; Util 63.50-70.50.

Bulls: 64-80 Steers: Sel 80-98.50 Heifers: Hols. 74-81.50 Calves: 5-175/ea.

Feeders: 43-81 Goats: 47-145/ea; Kids 27116/ea.

Sows: 55 Feeder Pigs: 18-57/ea.

Chickens: 1-8.50 Rabbits: 1.50-15 Ducks: 2-20 * Sale every Wed. @ 7 pm.

NORTHAMPTON COOPERATIVE AUCTION, INC Whately, MA September 27, 2011 Calves: (/cwt) 0-60# 26-37; 61-75# 41-80; 76-95# 4380; 96-105# 70-75; 106# & up 59.

Farm Calves: 85-175/cwt Start Calves: 52/cwt Feeders: 65-155/cwt Heifers: 60-70/cwt Steers: (oxen) 30-31/cwt Steers: 60-69 Bulls: 66-75/cwt.

Canners: 25-55/cwt Cutters: 57.50-61/cwt Utility: 63-72/cwt Sows: 32.50-55/cwt Hogs: 47-50/cwt

HACKETTSTOWN AUCTION Hackettstown, NJ September 27, 2011 Livestock: 48 Calves .101.30, Avg .71; 49 Cows .39.5-.69.5, Avg .51; 10 Easy Cows .20-.49.5, Avg .37; 16 Feeders 300-600# .40-1.24, Avg .82; 7 Heifers .50-.77.5, Avg .68; 6 Bulls .64-.80, Avg .73; 12 Steers .56.5-1.06.5, Avg .87; 1 Hog .68; 1 Roasting Pigs 12; 13 Sheep .15-.80, Avg .58; 60 Lambs (ea) 10-30, Avg 48.78, 71 (/#) 1-1.72, Avg 1.55; 20 Goats (ea) 26-150, Avg 71.48; 22 Kids (ea) 545, Avg 29.75; 1 Llama/Alpaca 30. Total 330.

Poultry & Egg: Heavy Fowl (/#) .40; Pullets (ea) 4-14; Roosters (ea) 2-6; Bunnies (ea) .50-2.75; Ducks (ea) 56; Rabbits (/#) .35-1.40; Pigeons (ea) 2-4.25; Guineas (ea) 8.50.

Grade A Eggs: White Jum XL 1.60; Brown Jum XL 1.85-1.90; L 1.83; M 1.09.

Hay, Straw & Grain: 11 Mixed .50-4.60; 1 Timothy 3.80; 5 Grass 2-4.40; 1 Oat Straw 1.70. Total 18.

CAMBRIDGE VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Cambridge, NY No report EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKET BURTON LIVESTOCK Vernon, NY September 22, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfrs. .75-2; Grower Bull Calves over 92# .90-1.60; 80-92# .80-1.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .62-.74; Lean .40-.62; Hvy. Beef Bulls .74-.79.

Dairy Replacements (/hd): Fresh Cows 800-1200; Springing Cows 850-1250; Springing Hfrs. 800-1300; Bred Hfrs. 700-1200; Fresh Hfrs. 850-1400; Open Hfrs.

400-900; Started Hfrs. 150300.

Beef (/#): Feeders .701;Hols. Sel .72-.84.

Lamb & Sheep (/#): Feeder .75-1; Market 1-1.50; Slaughter Sheep .30-.45.

Goats (/hd): Billies 75-150; Nannies 50-100; Kids 2050.

Swine4 (/#): Sow .30-.50.

CENTRAL BRIDGE LIVESTOCK Central Bridge, NY September 24, 2011

Calves (/#): Hfrs. .75-2; Grower Bull over 92# .801.50; 80-92# .60-1.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .62-.75; Lean .45-.60; Hvy. Beef Bulls .55-.75.

Dairy Replacements (/hd): Fresh Cows 800-1200; Springing Cows 850-1250; Springing Hfrs. 10001300;Bred Hfrs. 900-1200; Fresh Hfrs. 800-1400; Open Hfrs. 400-900; Started Hfrs.

150-300.

Beef (/#): Feeders .70-1.15; Hols. Sel .75-.85.

Lamb & Sheep (/#): Feeder .80-1.50; Market 1-1.70; Slaughter Sheep .30-.55.

Goats (/hd): Billies 100170; Nannies 75-125; Kids 30-70.

Feeder Pigs (hd): 49.

CHATHAM MARKET Chatham, NY September 26, 2011 Calves (/#): Grower over 92# 1.10-1.40; 80-92# .751; Bob Veal .42-.55.

Cull Cows (/hd): Gd 65-74; Lean 58.50-64; Hvy. Beef Bulls 68-74.

Beef (/#: Feeders .50-1.15; Veal .95-1.25; Hols. Hfrs. .67-.78; Hols. Steer .70-.78.

Lamb/Sheep (/hd): Feeder 140-170; Market 165; Slaughter 63-68.

Goats (/hd): Billes 130165; Nannies 80-110; Kids 45-70.

Feeder Pig (/hd): 50-115. *Buyers always looking for pigs.

CHERRY CREEK Cherry Creek, NY September 21, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfrs. 2.60; Grower Bull over 92# 11.4250; 80-92# .50-1.25; Bob Veal .05-.60.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .62-.75; Lean .40-.64; Hvy. Beef Bulls .78.

Dairy Replacements (/hd): Springing Hfrs. 1300-1675; Bred Hfrs. 1000-1500; Open Hfrs. 600-950; Started Hfrs.

250-575; Service Bulls 5001100.

Beef (/#): Ch 1.11; Sel .90.95; Hols. Ch .89-.92; Sel .75-.83.

Lambs (/#): Feeder 2; Market 1.50-1.70.

Goats (/#): Billies 1; Nannies .60-.90; Kids 1-1.70.

Swine (/#): Boar .24; Feeder Pig (/hd) 40-60.

DRYDEN MARKET Dryden, NY No report GOUVERNEUR LIVESTOCK Governeur, NY September 22, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfrs. 1.20-2.65; Grower Bulls over 92# 11.925; 80-92# .80-1.15; Bob Veal .20-.60.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .64-.78; Lean .60-.725; Hvy Beef Bulls .61-.78.

Beef (/#): Feeder Calves

Gouverneur

Canandaigua Pavilion Penn Yan Dryden Cherry Creek

Bath

Vernon New Berlin

Cambridge

Central Bridge Chatham

.80-1.375; 600-800# .801.08; 900-1100# .75-.95.

PAVILION MARKET Pavilion, NY September 22, 2011 Calves (/#): Grower Calves over 92# 1-1.60; 80-92# .50-1.30; Bob Veal .05-.40.

Cull Cows (/#): Gd .58-.69; Lean .40-.62; Hvy. Beef Bulls .78.

Dairy Replacement (/hd): Open Hfrs. 600-700.

Beef (/#): Sel .85-.89; Hols.

Sel .84-.88.

Lamb/Sheep (/#): Feeder 1.60-1.70; Market 1.301.40.

Swine (/#): Sow .50-.53 BATH MARKET Bath, NY September 22, 2011 Calves (/#): Hfrs. 1.50-2.30; Grower Bulls over 92# 1.301.70; 80-92# .70-1.20; Bob Veal .20-.40.

Cull Calves (/#): Gd .63.73; Lean .57-.66; Hvy. Beef Bulls .68-.80.

Dairy Replacement (/hd): Fresh Cows 1050.

Beef (/#): Feeders .65-.89; Beef Ch .99-1.05.

Lamb/Sheep (/#): Market 1.20-1.40; Slaughter Sheep .40-.45 Goats (/hd): Billies 70-90; Nannies 45-80.

Swine (/#): Sow .47-.54; Boar .15-.22; Feeder Pig (/hd) 35-45.

FINGER LAKES LIVESTOCK AUCTION Canandaigua, NY September 24, 2011 Feeder Sale Beef Steers: 301-500# 66133; 501-700# 64-130; 701# & up 57-110.

Beef Heifers: 301-500# 63-130; 501-700# 61-125; 701# & up 55-109.

Beef Bulls: 301-500# 60129; 501-700# 58-109; 701# & up 45-94.

Holstein: 301-500# 56-74; 501-700# 48-70; 701# & up 40-66.

Bred Replacements: 2301040.

September 28, 2011

Dairy Cows for Slaughter: Bone Util 51-70; Canners/Cutters 38-67; Bulls HY Util 64-73.

Slaughter Calves: Bobs 95-110# 30-65; 80-95# 2560; 60-80# 20-55.

Dairy Calves Ret. to Feed: Bull over 95# 60-145; 8095# 55-140; 70-80# 50-80; Hfr. calves 85-200; Beef Bull over 95# 75-100; Beef Steers Ch grain fed 94.50116.50; Sel 72-89.50; Hols. steers Ch grain fed 84-95; Sel 70-80.

Hogs: Boars US 1-3 6.50; Feeders US 1-3 2-31/hd.

Market Lambs: Ch 80100# 142-170.

Slaughter Sheep: M 40-65.

Goats (/hd): Billies M 65.

FINGER LAKES HAY AUCTION Penn Yan, NY No report.

Hay Fridays @ 11:15. Produce Mon. @ 10 am, WedFri. @ 9 am sharp!

FINGER LAKES PRODUCE AUCTION Penn Yan, NY September 14, 2011 Acorns: .25-.70 Apples (1/2 bu): 1.75-25 Beans (1/2 bu): 4-13 Beets (bunch): 1.25-1.40 Broccoli (hd): .90-1.50 Brussel Sprouts: 1-1.20 Butternuts: .20-1.30 Cantaloupe: .70-2.20 Cauliflower (hd): 3.05 Cabbage (hd): .25-1.05 Cucumbers (1/2 bu): 1.5015 Eggplants (1/2 bu): 1-9 Grapes (12 bu): 3.50-32 Hot Peppers (1/2 bu): .756.50 JBL’s (1/2 bu): 2.50-10.50 Mums: 1.05-8 Nectarines (8 qt.): 8.5012.50 Onions (bu): .10-.55 Peaches (1/2 bu): 8-25 Pears (1/2 bu): 6.50-12 Peppers (1/2 bu): 2-11.50 Pickles (1/2 bu): 8.50-23 Pie Pumpkins: .50-1 Plums (peck): 7-10.50 Pumpkins: .65-20 Raspberries (pt): 1-4

Salad Tomatoes (pt): .251.45 Salt Potatoes (1/2 bu): 7.50-10.

Strawberries (qt): 4.50 Sweet Corn (dz): .35-2.65 Sweet Potatoes (1/2 bu): 8.50-16 Summer Squash (1/2 bu): 2-17.50 Tomatoes (25#): 10-38 Watermelons: 1-2.90 Zucchini (1/2 bu): 2.5017.50 Produce Mon @ 10 am, Wed-Fri @ 9 am sharp.

HOSKING SALES New Berlin, NY September 26, 2011 Cattle: Bone Util .60-.70; Canners/Cutters .58-.65; Easy Cows .60 & dn.

Bulls: Bulls/Steers .68.

Calves: Bull Calves 96120# .80-1.50; up to 95# .10-.95; Hols. Hfrs. under 100# 1.10.

Dairy: Milking age up to 2100.

BELKNAP LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belknap, PA No report BELLEVILLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Belleville, PA September 21, 2011 Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 63-66, lo dress 62.25-63.75; Boners 8085% lean 58.75-63.75, hi dress 64.25-65.50, lo dress 55-56.25; Lean 85-90% lean 52.25-58.50, lo dress 42.50-49.75.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1710-1715# 70-75.75.

Feeder Cattle: Steers M 1 330# 95; L 3 Hols. 710# 67.50; Bulls L 3 Hols. 260325# 65-70.

Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.

Bulls 95-110# 120-152; 8590# 102-117; No. 2 Hols.

100-120# 87-117; 80-90# 87-102; No. 3 70-90# 42-87; No. 1 Hols. Hfrs. 105# 235/hd; No. 2 90# 150/hd.

Vealers: 70-85# 37-46.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows

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FLAME LIVESTOCK Littleton, MA September 27, 2011 Beef Cattle: Canners 4250; Cutters 44-58; Util 6072; Bulls 70-82; Steers 75110; Heifers 60-75.

Calves: Growers No. 1 1.25-1.75; Veal .76-1.10; Heifers 1-2; Other .75-.80.

Hogs: Feeders 4060/ea;Sows .40-.50; Roasters 50-150/ea; Boars .25.

Sheep: 60-90; Lambs 1.201.75.

Goats: 75-140/ea; Billies 125-220/ea; Kids 50115/ea.

Shoats: 55-70/ea.

Pigs: 18-37/ea.

Lambs: 125-180/cwt Sheep: 42.50-100/cwt Goats: 18-215/ea.

Rabbits: 2-6.50/ea.

Poultry: 1-9/ea.

Hay (15 lots): 2.203.40/bale. northamptonlivestockauction.homestead.com

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT & Gilts 45-50% lean 240270# 160-185/hd.

Sows: US 1-3 350# 115/hd.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 2055# 23-36.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 30-60# 105-185; 70105# 100-155; 110-160# 90-147.50; Ewes Gd 2-3 95145# 65-75.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 50-60# 85-105; 100# 180; Sel 2 under 20# 5; 20-40# 20-45; 45-55# 55-75; Nannies Sel 1 100-130# 75-90; Sel 2 100-110# 60-75.

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CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA September 27, 2011 Slaughter Cows: Breakers 69-72; Boners l62-67.50; Lean 59.50-67.50; Big Middle/lo dress/lights 56-62.50; Shelly 55 & dn.

Feeder Cattle: Steers Beef 475-545# 101-119; Hols.

540-850# 62-64; Hfrs. one beef 405# 102; Bulls Jersey/Hols. 655-890# 5359.50.

Calves Ret. to Farm: Hols.

Bulls No. 1 95-115# 150160; No. 2 90-130# 100150; No. 3 80-95# 70-100; Util 65 & dn.

Swine: Sows US 1-3 345600# 50-58.50; Thin 4248;weak/rough 32-41; Boars 610# 30.25.

Goats: L Nannies/Billies 100-178; cpl small/thin 4078; Families 170-185; Fancy Kids 123-130; Fleshy Kids 87-118; Small & thin 55-75.

Lambs: Gd & Ch 70-105# 145-174; 120-140# 140156.

Sheep: one ram 205# 97.

Sale every Tuesday * 5 pm for Rabbits, Poultry & Eggs * 6 pm for Livestock starting with Calves * Special Fed & Feeder Cattle Sale Tues., Oct. 4. * State Graded Feeder Pig Sale Fri., Oct. 7.

CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC Carlisle, PA Small Animal Sale September 27, 2011 Rabbits & Bunnies: 1-23 Pigeons: 1-3 Turkeys: 3-5.50 Guinea Pigs: .25-.75 Chickens: 1-7 Ducks: 6-6.50 Guineas: 5 All animals sold by the piece. Sale starts at 5 pm CARLISLE LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC State Graded Feeder Pig Sale Carlisle, PA September 16, 2011 US 1-2: 47 211-26# 154160; 10 36-39# 130-145; 11 42-58# 101-111; 45 62-72# 84-114; 49 81-99# 81; 68 123-127# 81-85.

US 2: 24 17-18# 77-78; 4 47# w/tails 84; 26 55-71#

Pennsylvania Markets Mercer

Jersey Shore

New Wilmington

Dewart Leesport Belleville Homer City

New Holland Carlisle Lancaster Paradise

Eighty-Four 98-108.

US 2-3: 29 26-40# 80-84.

As Is: 66 25-71# 50-101; 13 56-120# 25-26; 6 60# 1. *Next State Graded Sales Fri., Oct. 7 & 26. Receiving 7:30 am till 10 am. Sale time 1 pm.

DEWART LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKET, INC Dewart, PA September 26, 2011 Cattle: 144 Cows: Breakers 61-64.75; Boners 58-62; Lean 48-57.

Bulls: 1066-1824# 70-75.

Feeder Steers: 330-386# 70-74.

Calves: 168. Bulls No. 1 94120# 160-177.50; 84-92# 125-155; No. 2 94-124# 150-170; 80-92# 107.50122.50; No. 3 94-116# 105145; 80-92# 70-95; Hfrs. No. 1 92-104# 210-240; No. 2 98-100# 140-160.

Veal: Util 30-72.50.

Feeder Pigs: (/hd) 3037.50.

Sheep: Lambs 44-68# 137.50-172.50; 70-78# 160165; Ewes 116-132# 8087.50; 132-142# 62.5067.50.

Goats (/hd): Kids under 20# 14-17; 30-40# 21-39; 60# 92.50.

Hay: 14 lds, 80-375/ton.

EarCorn: 3 lds, 230240/ton.

Straw: 2 lds, 180-182/ton.

EIGHTY FOUR LIVESTOCK AUCTION New Holland, PA September 26, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Ch 2-3 1140-1295# 112-115.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 2-3 1150-1228# 111.50-113.

Slaughter Cows: Prem Whites 65-75% lean 75.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 6868.50, lo dress 65; Boners 80-85% lean 64-67, lo dress 58-63; Lean 85-90% lean 58-63, hi dress 64, lo dress 55-57.

Slaugter Bulls: YG 1 1315-1805# 72-73; YG 2 1120-2555# 67-71.50.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 400# 120; 500-700# 118127; 700-800# 104-108; M&L 2 500-700# 100-115; M&L 3 300-500# 66.50-76;

800# 80.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-500# 112.50-125; 500700# 107-115; M&L 2 300500# 92.50-112.50; 500700# 90-95.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300500# 119-133; 500-600# 108-120; M&L 2 300-500# 97.50-115; 500-700# 92103.

Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.

Bulls 90-120# 120-155, one at 170; No. 2 90-130# 92.50-115; No. 3 85-120# 45-85; Hols. Hfrs. No. 1 90100# 220-270; Beef 100190# 100-155.

Vealers: Util 65-120# 1540.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 45-50% lean 240315# 62-64; Sows 300500# 49; Boars 360# 29.

Slaughter Lambs: Ch 1-3 60-80# 185-202.50; 80100# 175-185.

Ewes: Util 1-2 80-155# 62.50-75.

Slaughter Goats: Sel 2 55# 42.50; Sel 3 33-35# 20; Billies Sel Sel 2 80# 62.50.

GREENCASTLE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Greencastle, PA September 26, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1384-1518# 115.50118.50; Ch 2-3 1230-1444# 110.50-115.50; Sel 1-3 1126-1534# 102-107.50.

Slaughter Holstein Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1514-1572# 100-102; Ch 23 1452-1696# 95-99.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1070-1340# 114.50116.50; Ch 2-3 1080-1452# 106.50-111.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 69.7571; Breakers 75-80% lean 65-68, hi dress 68.2569.50, lo dress 62-63.75; Boners 80-85% lean 6265.25, lo dress 57-60.50; Lean 88-90% lean 53.5059.50, hi dress 59.50-63, lo dress 46-51.50.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1260-2292# 71-78, hi dress 1314-1476# 78-81.50, lo dress 920-2196# 45-70.50.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300500# 128.50-134; M&L 2 300-500# 94-102; 500-700#

93-110; L 3 Hols. 300-500# 77-84; 500-700# 72-85.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-500# 116-117; 500700# 107; M&L 2 300-500# 99-112.50.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300500# 115-130; M&L 2 300500# 101-107.50; L 3 Hols.

300-500# 70-78.

Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.

Bulls 96-126# 150-175; 8094# 80-120; No. 2 96-126# 110-150; 80-94# 70-120; No. 3 94-108# 70-110; 7492# 47.50-75; Hols. Hfrs.

No. 2 80-88# 100-210; Beef X 80-98# 77.50-120.

Vealers: Util 66-118# 2055.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 45-49% lean 220265# 64.50-69; 40-45# lean 320-325# 49-57.50; Sows US 1-3 300-500# 57.50.

Feeder Pigs: 60-95# 7582.50/cwt.

Slaughter Lambs: Ch 2-3 40-60# 168; 60-80# 135155; 80-100# 171-177; 100120# 169-171.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 20-40# 52.50-60; 40-60# 80-82.50; 60-80# 125; 80120# 152.50; Sel 2 20-40# 47.50-59; 40-60# 64-72; 6080# 82-117; Sel 3 20-40# 40-57.50; 40-60# 60-62.50; 60-80# 71-78; Nannies Sel 1 80-130# 87.50; Sel 2 130-180# 89-90; Sel 3 5080# 55-70; Billies Sel 2 100150# 140-160.

INDIANA FARMERS LIVESTOCK AUCTION Homer City, PA September 22, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1292-1362# 115.75116.50; Gd 2-3 1332-1530# 112.50-114.25; Sel 1-2 1090-1198# 104-109.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 78; Breakers 75-80% lean 73.50-74; Boners 80-85% lean 68-72, lo dress 62-63; Lean 85-90% lean 6066.50, lo dress 54-59.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 2 1058-2142# 67-72.50.

Feeder Steers: M&L 2 600# 82-90.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 700# 97.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls

No. 1 90-125# 120-160; No. 2 90-125# 90-115; No. 3 85120# 45-85; Hols. Hfrs. No. 1 92# 275-300.

Vealers: 70-120# 25-40.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 49-54% lean 256282# 69-72; 45-50% lean 258-288# 66-69; Sows US 1-3 300-500# 47.50-53; Boars 878# 23.50.

Slaughter Lambs: Ch 1-2 50-70# 162.50-170; Ewes Util 1-2 138-162# 72.50-75.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 50# 77.50; 70# 120; Nannies Sel 3 60# 40; Billies Sel 2 160# 185.

KUTZTOWN HAY & GRAIN AUCTION Kutztown, PA September 27, 2011 Alfalfa: 2 lds, 165-285 Mixed Hay: 5 lds, 130-255 Timothy: 1 ld, 200 Grass: 3 lds, 160-250 Straw: 4 lds, 160-205 Rye Seed: 2 lds, 13.50/bu.

Firewood: 3 lds, 75 LANCASTER WEEKLY CATTLE SUMMARY New Holland, PA September 23, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1265-1555# 118122; Ch 2-3 1165-1425# 115-120; Sel 2-3 10901410# 110-115; Hols. Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1335-1500# 99101.50; Ch 2-3 1250-1505# 92.50-95.50; Sel 2-3 11251405# 88-91.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Ch 2-3 1105-1455# 110.50-114.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem Whites 65-75% lean 6976.50, hi dress 76.50-78;, lo dress 67-68; Breakers 7580% lean 66-72.50, hi dress 72.50-76, lo dress 63-66; Boners 80-85% lean 63-69, hi dress 69-72.50, lo dress 57-63; Lean 85-90% lean 59-64, hi dress 64-70.50, lo dress 53.50-59.

Slaughter Bulls: Mon. YG 1 1285-1630# 81-82; Bullocks 935-1285# 78-82; hi dress 1070-1240# 85-88; very hi dress 1175-1250# 93-97.50, lo dress 9901360# 73-77; Thurs. YG 1 1095-1730# 74-79, hi dress 1110-1770# 89-92.

Graded Holstein Bull Calves: Mon. No. 1 95-120# 130-145; 80-90# 95-115; No. 2 95-120# 115-130; 6590# 70-90; No. 3 95-115# 70-100; 60-90# 45-65; Util 60-75# 20-40; Hols. Hfrs.

No. 1 85-95# 230-285; No. 2 70-90# 160-230; non-tubing 60-80# 30-60; Tues. No. 1 pkg 120# 129; 95-112# 142148; 85-90# 105-120; No. 2 95-113# 125-135; 83-90# 100-115; pkg 74# 55; No. 3 82-108# 95-106; pkg 73# 40; Util 74-107# 30-62; Graded Hols. Hfrs No. 1 93101# 285-305; pkg 83# 110; No. 2 pkg 91# 190; pkg 84# 70; non-tubing 63-95# 12-50.

Graded Bull Calves:

Thurs. No. 1 120-128# 137; 94-118# 149-164; 80-92# 72-87; No. 2 94-128# 140155; 80-92# 60-88; No. 3 90-130# 92-97; 72-88# 4060; Util 80-110# 50; 60-78# 15; Hols. hfr. calves No. 1 95-110# 270-305; No. 2 75115# 90-110.

LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK AUCTION Fredericksburg, PA September 20, 2011 Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 66-68.50; Boners 80-85% lean 5863.50; Lean 88-90% lean 54-59.50, lo dress 44-49.

Feeder Calves: No. 1 Hols.

Bulls 95-120# 120-140; 8090# 70-700; No. 2 95-120# 100-125; No. 3 90-120 4575.

Vealers: Util 60-100# 2045.

LEESPORT LIVESTOCK AUCTION Leesport, PA September 21, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hols.

Ch 2-3 1125-1540# 95-100; Sel 1-3 1410-1575# 85.5090.75.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

Whites 65-75% lean 7171.50; Breakers 75-80% lean 66.50-69.50; Boners 80-85% lean 62.50-66.50; Lean 85-90% lean 56.5062, lo dress 50-56.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1870-2420# 67.50-73.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 370480# 90-102.50.

Vealers: Util 70-100# 2050.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-125# 132.50142.50; 80-90# 95-112.50; No. 2 95-120# 115-130; 8090# 75-90; No. 3 80-120# 60-110; Hols. Hfrs. No. 2 8590# 100-185.

Lambs: Ch 2-3 55# 182.50; 80-100# 170-185; 115-130# 135-142.50.

Ewes: Gd 1-2 160-195# 9096.

Goats: Kids Sel 1 50-60# 85-99; 100# 160.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 45-50% lean 336360# 53.50-55.50.

Sows: US 1-3 382-490# 48-51; 540# 54.50 MIDDLEBURG LIVESTOCK AUCTION Middleburg, PA September 20, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1305-1525# 117.50119.50; Ch 2-3 1105-1550# 113-118; 1590-1650# 112115; Sel 1-3 1080-1440# 109-113.

Slaughter Holstein Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1300-1520# 99-104; 1610# 98; Ch 2-3 1295-1555# 9599.50; Sel 1-3 1270-1515# 90-95.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1110-1275# 114115.50; Ch 2-3 1035-1350# 111-114; Sel 1-3 990-1260#

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT 103-108.50.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 67-72.50, hi dress 74, lo dress 6166.50; Boners 80-85% lean 61-67, hi dress 67-69, lo dress 56-60; Lean 85-90% lean 56-62, lo dress 48-55.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1260-1950# 73-84; 2295# 74.50, hi dress 1755-1920# 89; YG 2 1100-1110# 59.50-70.

Feeder Steers: M 1 765# 94; L 3 Hols. 250-450# 6768; 505-895# 68-72.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 3405-487# 97-102; M&L 2 295-396# 82-93; 690-915# 71-84.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 325467# 95-99; 770-835# 8289; M&L 2 270-320# 85-98; 555-620# 83-88; L 3 Hols.

240-485# 66-76; 700# 65.

Feeder Calves: Hols. Bulls No. 1 95-115# 125-145; 90# 107-110; No. 2 95-125# 90120; 80-90# 87-100; No. 3 70-115# 60-87; Hols. Hfrs.

No. 1 80-85# 195-205; No. 2 Hols. Hfrs 75-80# 85-160.

Vealers: Util 60-80# 17-45.

Slaughter Hogs: Barrows & Gilts 49-54% lean 225275# 67-69, single 72.50; 280-320# 64-67; 45-50# 228-275# 66-68; 350-370# 54-59.

Sows: US 1-3 395-422# 49.50-50; 505-865# 55-61.

Boars: 530-820# 28.5032.50; Jr. 255-275# 53-69.

Feeder Pigs: US 1-3 2555# 26-45; Roasters 185215# 70-80/cwt.

Slaughter Sheep: Lambs Ch 2-3 45-60# 152-168; 8095# 120-152; 115# 124; Yearlings 120-175# 88-92; Ewes Gd 2-3 100-164# 7490.

Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 80# 132; Sel 2 under 20# 14-32; 20-40# 26-64; 45-65# 5078.

Slaughter Nannies: Sel 1 110-130# 70-86; Sel 3 90# 42.

Billies: Sel 2 120-150# 112-120.

MORRISON’S COVE HAY REPORT Martinsburg, PA September 26, 2011 Grass: 220-305 Timothy: 150-160 Rd. Bale: 50-130 Lg. Rd, Bales: 90-110 Straw: 200 Hay Auction held every Monday at 12:30 pm.

MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK, POULTRY & RABBIT REPORT Martinsburg, PA September 26, 2011 Roosters: 3-5 Hens: .10-3 Banties: .05-1 Pigeons: 1.50-1.75 Guineas: 2.25 Ducks: 4 Bunnies: 2-14.50 Rabbits: 8-11 Auction held every Monday at 7 pm.

NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES New Holland, PA September 22, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1265-1555# 118122; Ch 2-3 1165-1425# 115-118; Sel 2-3 10951410# 110-115.

Holstein Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1335-1500# 99101.50; Ch 2-3 1250-1505# 92.50-95.50; Sel 2-3 11501405# 88-91.50.

Slaughter Cows: Prem.

White 65-75% lean 74-76, hi dress 76.50-78; Breakers 75-80% lean 68-72, hi dress 72-76, lo dress 64.5066; Boners 80-85% lean 6569, hi dress 69.50-71, lo dress 61.50-63; Lean 8890% lean 60-64.50, hi dress 66-68.50, lo dress 55-59.

Slaughter Bulls: YG 1 1095-1730# 74-79, hi dress 1110-1770# 89-92.

Graded Bull Calves: Hols.

No. 1 120-128# 137; 94118# 149-164; 80-92# 7287; No. 2 94-128# 140-155; 88-92# 60-80; No. 3 90130# 92-97; 72-88# 40-60; Util 80-110# 50; 60-78# 15.

Holstein Heifer Calves: No. 1 95-110# 270-305; No. 2 75-115# 90-110.

NEW HOLLAND PIG AUCTION New Holland, PA September 21, 2011 US 1-2: 6 hd, pkg 22# 230; 33 hd, 20-30# 170-200; 85 hd, 40-50# 130-165.

US 2: 64 hd, 20-30# 200205; 51 hd, 30-40# 165190.

NEW HOLLAND SHEEP & GOATS AUCTION New Holland, PA September 19, 2011 Slaughter Lambs: Non-traditional markets: Wooled & Shorn Ch & Pr 2-3 40-60# 197-213; 60-80# 163-183;

80-90# 152-167; 90-110# 146-161; 110-130# 150166; 130-150# 150-150; Wooled & Shorn Ch 2-3 4060# 140-157; 60-80# 148163; 80-90# 139-154; 90110# 137-151; 110-130# 140-155.

Slaughter Ewes: Gd 2-3 M flesh 120-160# 69-84; 160200# 70-85; 200-300# 6876; Util 1-2 thin flesh 120160# 61-76; 160-200# 5873.

Slaughter Kids: Sel 1 5060# 106-112; 60-80# 100115; 80-90# 122-137; Sel 2 50-60# 73-88; 60-80# 88110; 80-90# 103-118; 90110# 100-115; Sel 3 30-40# 36-51; 40-60# 40-76; 6080# 67-83; 80-90# 69-82.

Slaughter Nannies/Does: Sel 1 80-130# 112-120; 130-180# 116-130; Sel 2 80-130# 70-85; 130-180# 96-106; Sel 3 50-80# 46-62; 80-130# 63-78.

Slaughter Bucks/Billies: Sel 1 100-150# 136-151; 150-250# 147-162; Sel 2 100-150# 108-123.

Slaughter Wethers: Sel 1 50-80# 176-192; 80-130# 264-274; 130-180# 255270; Sel 2 80-130# 200215; 130-150# 213-227; 150-250# 217-230.

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 .30 to .40 lower, wheat sold .30-.40 lower, barley sold .05-.10 lower, oats sold .10 lower & Soybeans sold .70 to .80 lower. EarCorn sold 5-10 lower. All prices /bu. except ear corn is /ton.

Southeastern PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.89-7.91, Avg 7.24, Contracts 6.51-6.58; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.916.76, Avg 6.45, Contracts 6.05-6.28; Barley No. 3 Range 4.25-5.50, Avg 4.81, Contracts 4-5, Avg 4.81; Oats No. 2 Range 4-5, Avg 4.50; Soybeans No 2 Range 11.83-12, Avg 11.95, Contracts 11.96-12; EarCorn Range 215.

Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 7-8.25, Avg 7.68; Wheat 6.56; Barley No. 3 Range 4.75-4.95, Avg 4.81; Oats No. 2 Range 3.804.30, Avg 4; Soybeans No. 2 Range 12.20-13.95, Avg 12.78; EarCorn Range 195235, Avg 215.

South Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.99-7.95, Avg 7.49; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.30-7, Avg 5.93; Barley No. 3 Range 4.25-6, Avg 4.90;

Oats No. 2 Range 3.205.10, Avg 3.76; Soybeans No. 2 Range 12-13.70, Avg 12.95; EarCorn Range 165240, Avg 201.66 Lehigh Valley Area: Corn No. 2 Range 6.81-7.35, Avg 7.12; Wheat No. 2 Range 6.90; Barley No. 3 Range 4.80; Oats No. 2 Range 4.40; Soybeans No. 2 Range 11.85-12.64, Avg 12.16; Gr. Sorghum Range 7.55.

Eastern & Central PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.818.25, Avg 7.41, Mo. Ago 8.46, Yr Ago 5.07; Wheat No. 2 Range 5.30-7, Avg 6.24, Mo Ago 7.28, Yr Ago 6.47; Barley No. 3 Range 4.25-6, Avg 4.85, Mo Ago 4.78, Yr Ago 2.47; Oats No. 2 Range 3.20-5, Avg 4.01, Mo Ago 4.09, Yr Ago 2.38; Soybeans No. 2 Range 11.83-13.95, Avg 12.48, Mo Ago 13.94, Yr Ago 10.50; EarCorn Range 165-240; Avg 202.50, Mo Ago 223.75, Yr Ago 120.

Western PA: Corn No. 2 Range 6.44-7.75, Avg 7.33;Wheat No. 2 Range 5.66; Oats No. 2 Range 3.40-4.20, Avg 3.54; Soybeans No. 2 Range 11.83.

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Weekly Livestock Summary September 23, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 118-122; Ch 1-3 113118; Sel 1-2 107-113; Hols.

Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 99-104; Ch 2-3 95-100; Sel 1-2 8895.50.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 114-118; Ch 1-3 109114; Sel 1-2 103-110.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 68-74; Boners 80-85% lean 65-69.50; Lean 85-90% lean 56-64.

Slaughter Bulls: lo dress 71.50-76, Avg dress 74-84; hi dress 85-89.

Feeder Steers: M&L 1 300500# 112.50-137; 500-700# 106-129; M&L 2 300-500# 100-118; 500-700# 92-107.

Feeder Heifers: M&L 1 300-500# 97-126; 500-700# 80-115; M&L 2 300-500# 82-117; 500-700# 87-100.

Feeder Bulls: M&L 1 300500# 105.50-119; 500-700# 85-115; 300-500# 93-110; 500-700# 79-100.

Vealers: Util 60-120# 2050.

Farm Calves: No. 1 Hols. bulls 95-125# 120-165; No. 9 95-125# 85-130; No. 3 80120# 40-100; No. 1 Hols.

Hfrs. 84-105# 205-305; No. 2 80-105# 100-185.

Hogs: Barrows & Glts 4954% lean 220-270# 62.5068; 45-50% lean 220-270# 58.50-60.

Sows: US 1-3 300-500# 56.50-59; 500-700# 62.5064.50.

Graded Feeder Pigs: US 1-2 20-30# 170-200; 40-50#

130-165; US 2 20-30# 200205; 30-40# 165-190.

Slaughter Sheep: Ch & Pr 2-3 40-60# 196-210; 60-80# 172-192; 80-110# 163-188; Ch 1-3 40-60# 160-186; 6080# 158-174; 80-110# 153171; Ewes Gd 2-3 120-160# 90-102; 160-200# 84-100; Util 1-2 120-160# 68-83; 160-200# 71-82.

Slaughter Goats: Kids Sel 1 40-60# 81-105; 60-80# 102-118; 80-100# 110-131; Sel 2 40-60# 60-85; 60-80# 72-95; Sel 3 40-60# 34-70; 60-80# 59-94; Nannies Sel 1 80-130# 88-103; 130180# 108-128; Sel 2 80130# 63-78; 130-180# 8494; Sel 3 50-80# 49-62; 80130# 56-71; Billies Sel 1 100-150# 163-178; 150250# 187-202; Sel 2 100150# 92-105; 150-250# 126-141.

PA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE Hay Market Summary September 26, 2011 Hay & Straw Market For Eastern PA: All hay prices paid by dealers at the farm and /ton. Compared to last week hay sold steady to firm straw sold steady. All hay and straw reported sold /ton. Alfalfa 130-200; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 130-210; Timothy 120-180; Straw 100-160 clean; Mulch 6080.

Summary of Lancaster Co. Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 126 lds Hay, 39 Straw. Alfalfa 155-360; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 105-350; Timothy 170-305; Grass Hay 110-330; Straw 125230 clean.

Diffenbach Auct, N. Holland: September 23, 49 lds Hay, 8 lds Straw. Alfalfa 125360; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 80350; Timothy 205-270; Grass 110-330; Straw 145185 clean.

Green Dragon, Ephrata: September 23, 15 lds Hay, 8 Straw. Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 130-275; Timothy 305; Grass Hay 170-240; Straw 185-310 clean.

Weaverland Auct, New Holland: September 22, 20 lds Hay, 11 Straw.

Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 130335; Timothy 225; Grass 125-295; Straw 145-265.

Wolgemuth Auction: Leola, PA: September 21, 42 lds Hay, 12 lds Straw. Alfalfa/Grass Mix 105-265; Timothy 170-275; Grass 70260; Straw 160-200 clean.

Summary of Central PA Hay Auctions: Prices/ton, 84 Loads Hay, 11 Straw.

Alfalfa 150-195; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 105305; Timothy 125-200; Grass 110-200; Straw 135205 clean.

Belleville Auct, Belleville: September 21, 22 lds Hay, 0 ld Straw. Alfalfa 195; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 105-265.

Dewart Auction, Dewart: September 19, 8 Lds Hay, 2 Straw. Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 110-305; Straw 160-185 clean.

Greencastle Livestock: September 19 & 22, 8 lds Hay, 0 ld Straw.

Alfalfa/Grass 142.50-155; Timothy 135-165.

Kutztown Auction, Kutztown: September 24, 11 lds Hay, 4 Straw. Alfalfa 185265; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 155-255; Timothy 200; Grass Hay 120-250; Straw 160-205 clean.

Middleburg Auct, Middleburg: September 20, 13 lds Hay, 2 Straw. Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 130-280; Grass 110200; Straw 135-180.

Leinbach’s Mkt, Shippensburg: September 17 & 20, 22 lds Hay, 3 Straw. Alfalfa 130-180; Alfalfa/Grass Mixed 110-280; Timothy 125-192; Grass Hay 70-125; Straw 120-140 clean.

New Wilmington Livestock, New Wilmington: September 23, 6 lds Hay, 0 lds Straw. Alfalfa 245; Timothy 205; Grass Hay 210; Straw 145 clean.

VINTAGE SALES STABLES Paradise, PA September 26, 2011 Slaughter Steers: Hi Ch & Pr 3-4 1230-1625# 116.50119.50; Ch 2-3 1190-1535# 113-116.50; Sel 2-3 11201440# 109.50-113; Hols Ch 2-3 1240-1470# 94-95.

Slaughter Heifers: Hi Ch & Pr 2-3 1245-1380# 114.50116.50; Ch 2-3 1105-1360# 111.50-113; Sel 2-3 12651370# 108.25-109.50.

Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80% lean 65-67.50, hi dress 69-71.50, lo dress 6264; Boners 80-85% lean 6264.50, lo dress 55-61; Lean 85-90% lean 58-62, lo dress 50-56.50.

Holstein Bull Calves: No. 1 95-115# 125-147; 80-90# 80-110; No. 2 95-120# 100125; No. 3 75-115# 50-80; 70-90# 35-50; Util 65-115# 15-45. * Next Feeder Cattle Sale Oct. 14.

WEAVERLAND AUCTION New Holland, PA September 22, 2011 Loads: 31 Orchard Grass: 2 lds, 125295 Mixed Hay: 15 lds, 130-335 Large Sq. Bale Mixed: 1 ld, 47/bale.

Grass: 2 lds, 85-135 Straw: 11 lds, 130-190 WOLGEMUTH AUCTION Leola, PA September 28, 2011 Loads: 37 Alfalfa: 2 lds, 194-195 Mixed Hay: 21 lds, 209-260 Timothy: 2 lds, 233-295 Grass: 4 lds, 174-245 Straw: 7 lds, 190-240

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MORRISON’S COVE LIVESTOCK AUCTION Martinsburg, PA September 26, 2011 Cattle: 103 Steers: Ch 100-105; Gd 95100.

Heifers: Ch 100-103; Gd 95-100.

Cows: Util & Comm. 63-68; Canner/lo Cutter 60 & dn.

Bullocks: Gd & Ch 72-76 Bulls: YG 1 68-74 Feeder Cattle: Steers 80105; Bulls 65-90; Hfrs. 6095.

Calves: 53. Ch 95-105; Gd 75-90; Std 15-70; Hols.

Bulls 90-130# 60-140.

Hogs: 23. US 1-2 70-75; US 1-3 65-70; Sows US 1-3 4253; Boars 23-50.

Feeder Pigs: 19. US 1-3 20-50# 25-60 Sheep: 65. Lambs Ch 150175; Gd 135-145; SI Ewes

50-70.

Goats: 10-160

A Few Words

by Phoebe Hall

Farm economy Last Sunday was such a beautiful day that our three grandchildren that had stayed overnight wanted to go down the lane for a picnic at the hickory tree. It was so peaceful and they had the time of their lives helping to start the campfire and playing in the fresh cut hay field.

We noticed that some of the trees are starting to change colors and the ash trees are loaded with seeds. I wonder what that means. They found some deer

scrapes along the slashing and a fawn was grazing with her triplets on the edge of the woods.

Our nephew, who is home on furlough from Papua, New Guinea, where he is a bible translator, related something very interesting to us. All the fresh fruits and vegetables they buy have to be soaked in bleach and water for 10 minutes before eating them. I can’t imagine having to soak all my fresh food every time I consumed them. My first thought

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31st Keystone Autumn Klassic Registered Shorthorn Sale SAT., OCT. 15th, 2011 12:30PM Woodside Farm 379 Woodside Road Waynesburg, PA 15370

Selling • Spring Calves • Open Females • Bred Females • Cow Calf Pairs • 2 Bulls

724-627-7240 Bradley Eisiminger 379 Woodside Rd., Waynesburg, PA 15370 Email: bradleyshirley@windstream.net Web: www.woodsideshorthorns.com

was how do they remove the taste?

We were talking to a friend this week that works for the third largest financial banking institution in the world.

His position requires him to use imagination and being creative when he is helping those who are on the verge of losing their homes. He said that the economy still has a long way to go before it is on solid ground.

Unemployment is the biggest factor in this recovery. He said that we have to give more tax in-

centives to our employers in order to encourage them to invest where it will increase job opportunities.

It seems strange that things are moving so slowly, when the government has invested so much into the economy. Maybe the wrong people have been on the receiving end. Personally, I feel that the powers to be should seek advice and wisdom from the same source that our founding fathers did when they established our great nation.

But one thing is for sure; there isn’t any unemployment in the agriculture sector of our economy. We always seem to have to go out of the country in order to find those willing to work these jobs. In fact, I would venture to say that agriculture is one of the brightest spots in our nation’s entire economy.

First, we don’t have to import very much of what we eat and just look at all the jobs that are involved in food production, from all the

inputs that are required to the processing, distribution, and exporting. It is one part of our economy that never seems to get enough respect and appreciation.

Glory and honor to God forever and ever.

He is the king of all ages, the unseen one who never dies; he alone is God, and full of wisdom. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. Is anything too hard for the LORD? (I T imothy 1:17) TLB (Psalms 111:10a) (Genesis 18:14a) NIV

Shoresbrook Registered Holstein Milking Herd Dispersal & a Select Group of Heifers

Thurs., Oct. 13, 2011 - 10:00 A.M. **Sale to be held at our Whipple farm location** 2892 Sheshequin Rd. , Towanda, PA 18848 Located just 15 miles south of Waverly, NY. From Waverly, take route 220 south to Ulster, PA. Take left at light on Bridge St. Go across bridge and turn right on SR 1043 Sheshequin Rd. Go 3 miles to the Robert Whipple Farm, first farm on right.

100+ head of Registered Holsteins - 65 Milking Animals; 5 EX cows; 45 first lactation; 12 second lactation; 10 bred heifers; 15 yearlings (6-12 months); 15 calves; 15 red & white cattle; another 15 red carriers BAA - 109.5; RHA - 19,786; Fat - 3.5; Protein - 3.1 Army - 3E 94 EEEEE 10 daughters sell directly out of Army including: • VG 88 91MS - First lactation talent - Fresh 8/11 with second calf Looks tremendous - Milking 108 lbs.

• Other milking daughters: 3 Talents, Roy, Shottle • Heifers by Goldwyn, Stormatic, and Dundee • Army is 7th generation VG or EX

Trisa - VG 85 @ 2-03 • VG fresh Advent from the Tobi family sells; backed by a VG 86 Inferno.

Then 2E 93 Radius Tess, • Ruebens Tory EX 92, Storm Tobianna 2E 94, Tobi 3E 96, Tina 2E 95.

• Also selling: Advent full sister fresh in June and a pair of black and white Talent sisters recently fresh.

Briana - VG 87 - 88 MS @ 2-03 • This stylish Jr 2 sells completing 13 gen vg or ex and her first four dams are all ex.

From the heart of the Packard herd.

• Also selling from this family - 3 VG 86 2-year-olds September Storms from Briana's VG 86 Durham sister

Other highlights include: • Fresh second calf Dundee with 8 out of 9 excellent dams.

• Linjet 2 yr old from 2E 93 Durham x 2E 90 Encore • 2 Talent 2 yr olds x 2E 92 Astre x 3E 94 Mark x 3E 92 x Ex 93 Fond Matt • 2 fresh Shottles x 87 Skyfame x 2E 95 Encore Rip • 4 daughters sell from 87 pt 2 yr old Stromatic x 2E 94 Chief Adeen x 2E 94 Starbuck Ada; include shottle, 2 jaspers, and Bolivia • Red September Storm and Rampage sell from Ex Kite x Ex 94 Red Marker Rizz • Ex Jordan 94 MS sells with her VG 87 Ex MS from Ron Con Carla Factor-Red 3E 93 family

Renee - EX 90 - 91 MS • This excellent Durham daughter sells out of Maple-Flat Astre Rio - 3E 92 • Second dam the one and only Maple-Flat Aries Rosie -3E 96 *6 times NOM AA • Renee sells being fourth out of five generations excellent • Renee's vg 87 pt 4 yr old sells along with her shottle bred heifer due in January to Crackholm Fever • Milking 122 lbs - Fresh in June

Managed by: Shoresbrook Farm & Howard Visscher Auctioneers: Howard Visscher: 607-699-7250 Art Kling: 717-439-5117 Catalog/Pedigrees: Daniel Brandt: 717-821-1238 Sale Staff — Glenn Shores: 570-265-8280 Randell Shores: 607-857-2224 Russell George: 716-913-8977 Ryan Shores: 914-805-3351 Kenny Young: 570-596-2842 Ray LeBlanc: 802-249-2155 Dave Packard: 860-459-5868

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack announces payments to producers in 41 states to expand the production and availability of advanced biofuels Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that USDA will make payments to more than 160 energy producers in 41 states to support and ensure the production and expansion of advanced biofuels.

“Renewable energy production will create tens of thousands of direct, American jobs; thousands more indirect jobs, and clean electricity to power millions of homes. The payments I am announcing today repre-

sent the continuing commitment of the Obama administration to work with producers to provide the biofuel necessary to reduce our nation’s dependence on foreign energy sources,” Vilsack said. “The payments support America’s growing advanced biofuel industry.”

The payments are authorized under the Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels (Section 9005 of the 2008 Farm Bill) and are made to eligible producers to support

and ensure an expanding production of advanced biofuels. Payments are based on the amount of biofuels a recipient produces from renewable biomass, other than corn kernel starch. Eligible examples include biofuels derived from cellulose, crop residue, animal, food and yard waste material, biogas (landfill and sewage waste treatment gas), vegetable oil and animal fat.

To see a list of the recipients announced to-

The 63rd Annual

OHM Holstein Club Sale

Saturday, October 15TH 11 AM Hosted by the Pullis Family, Roedale Farm, at 626 McShane Rd., Richfield Springs, NY

Directions: Roedale Farm is located 1 mile west of the intersection of Rts. 20 and 80 in Springfield Center, turn North onto McShane Rd. for 3 miles to sale site.

Semen sale on Friday night, October 14th at 7:30 PM. Semen selling includes Advent, Shottle, Goldwyn, Linjet, Stormatic, Marquis, Durham, Triple Threat, and many other hard to find breed greats. Barbequed Beef served the night of the open house sponsored by Judy King Insurance, Growmark F.S. and Farm Credit East ACA. Cattle sell in all ages and 100 lots sell, 40 milk cows sell, with many from VG and EX dams and granddams. Sired by Advent, Toystory, Jasper, Pronto, Roy, LHeros and Aspen. Many fresh or close up cows and heifers with a large selection of younger calves and open yearlings from some of the deepest pedigrees of the Holstein Breed today. Families represented include consignments from Gaige Highlight Tamara 4E 97, Laurieshiek, Citation Roxy, Blackrose and many more For catalog contact Sale Chairman, Brad Ainslie 315-822-6087 or Semen Sale Chairman, Doug Wolfe 315-858-2882 Sale Managed by: Hosking Sales Sale Hosted by the Pullis Families Allan & Pat 315-858-0651 or Luke & Theresa 315-263-7422 Sale Staff: Richard Keene 607-783-2328, pedigrees Carman Lamanna 315-823-2649 Kerm Fassett 607-264-3795 www.athensstockyards.com www.hoskingsales.com

day click here.

For example, Ever Cat Fuels has been selected to receive a $98,507 contract payment to help offset the costs of producing almost 881,000 gallons of biodiesel at its plant in Isanti, MN. Ever Cat uses the Mcgyan process to produce biodiesel, which efficiently and economically converts feedstock plant oils and animal fats to biodiesel. Ever Cat produces three million gallons of biodiesel annually and is the first commercial plant designed to use the Mcgyan technology. The plant began operations two years ago, creating 20 full-time jobs.

In Corinth, ME, Corinth Wood Pellets was selected to receive

a $31,406 contract payment continue to produce and sell premium-grade wood pellets for the residential, industrial and commercial markets. The wood pellets are produced from sawdust and woodchip feedstock. A total of 18,224 metric tons of wood pellets were produced to generate 298,873,600,000 BTUs. This energy generation supports the Obama administration’s ongoing efforts to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels by turning solid feedstock into alternative fuel that is used to heat residential, industrial and commercial buildings.

USDA funding for this enterprise is expected to support 11 industry jobs.

UPCOMING SALES ATHENS STOCKYARDS Saturday, October 8, 2011 10AM Fall Round-up Beef Sale - Featuring Almer Finnerty Beef Herd Dispersal.

40 Head of Cows, Calves, Bulls, all ages all sizes. Mostly Black Baldies, Few Reds. Large Framed crossbred beef cattle all in excellent condition.

Consignments welcome the beef market remains high - take advantage of it.We will also take consignments of Lamb, Goats & Pigs. Call Tom & Brenda Hosking at number below.

Starting Oct. 8th will be the first Opening Day for Chris Brown Auction Service running Misc. & Small Animals Auction. This will start following the beef cattle. All interested in consigning or questions give Chris a call.

Directions to Sale Barn: From Rt. 86 (old 17) take Exit 60 take Rt. 220 South approx. 5-6 miles, left on Rt. 199 North sale barn will be on your left.

Co- Managed by: Brown Auction Service

Hosking Sales

MACHINERY, PRODUCE SALE & HORSE TACK John & Terry Laskowski 289 Jerusalem Hill Road, Clayville, New York 13322

SATURDAY OCTOBER 8, 2011 10:30 A.M. Directions: From State Route 20, take Route 51 north to Cedarville. Turn left on Route 51, and stay straight onto Cedarville Road. Go 5 1/2 mi. to farm. From Ilion, take Route 51 south, turn right onto Jerusalem Hill Road to farm.

Sale Managed By:

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

(607) 863-3821

Visit us on the Web @ genewoodsauctionserviceinc.com

Chris Brown 286 East Sones Road Muncy, PA 17756 570-458-0310

SPECIAL HEIFER AUCTION AT HILLTOP DAIRY FACILITIES

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7TH @ 11:00 AM

At the facilities 3856 Reed Road Savannah, NY 13146 just off Rte. 89 - six miles north of Savannah, 6 miles south of Wolcott, NY FOR THIS AUCTION a large selection of bred heifers, open heifers and started calves such as: - group of 10 registered Holstein heifers, bred 4-5 months - AI sired from a good herd in NE PA. - info in catalog - group of 5 bred heifers from Schuyler Co. dairy - identified - group of 25 open heifers bred for the bull from a dairyman who sold his dairy this spring - group of 17 Holstein open heifers ready to breed from AI Sires - farm sold - group of 31 open heifers, 28 Holsteins, 3 crossbreeds from a dairyman who sold his dairy - group of 20 Holstein bred and open heifers, 10 close springers and 10 ready to breed - group of 15 Holstein heifers short bred or ready to breed - group of 30 Holstein heifers approximately half bred from springers to 6 months, bred to Shottle - AI Sired 15 open heifers - group of 12 open Holstein heifers from dairyman who sold his dairy Plus others fresh, bred, open, started calves some service bulls

TERMS: CASH OR GOOD CHECK

LUNCH AVAILABLE

TO CONSIGN OR ARRANGE TRUCKING CALL: ELMER ZEISET 315-729-8030 OR 315-584-8260 ASSISTING: JAY N., MARTIN, AUCTIONEER, CLYDE, NY 315-521-3123 HOWARD W VISSCHER, AUCTIONEER, NICHOLS, NY 607-699-7250

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Machinery: JD 2940, 4WD, w/260 loader. MF 2640, w/cab & working AC. CASE IH SBX 530 baler, W/hydr. thrower, hyd. bale tension & hyd. swing tongue. (Only 3 yrs. old.) JD 446 Round baler. (Like New.) ELHO 410 bale wrapper. Pequa round bale wagon w/dolly wheels. Bale hugger. NI 5212 discbine in good condition. Kuhn GF 5001 TH 4 star tedder. Kuhn 4 star tedder-for parts. (2) Hay rakes, one a NH 258 rake, 9 ft. w/rubber teeth, and hydr. double hitch. (5) Hay wagons, (3) steel and (2) wooden. JD 50' skeleton elevator, on wheels. 24' skeleton elevator. Round bale feeder. Salford 550 field cultivator, 30ft. w/ depth control and leveling tines. White 598 variable width plows, 5 btm., w/spring resets. 15 FT. Rotary Hoe harrows. (Nice.) 14 ft. cultimulcher. 17 ft. Tine Weeder, 3 pt. hitch. Einboch grass seeder w/controls. (New.) Premium grass seed. Generac 5500 XL grass seeder, 3pt. Hitch. Hydr. fertilizer auger. Winco generator. (2) 300 gal. fuel tanks, one w/electric pump.

Plastic manger liner. Hydr. cylinders.

Misc.: 9000 baler twine, fencing & fencing supplies. Stall dividers. Gutter grate. Feed carts. Forks & shovels. Water tanks. Ritchie water trough w/elec. Steel cages, some on wheels. Log chains.

Chain binders. (2) SS steel wash tanks. (2) Upright freezers. Lumber. Stove w/blower. Misc. tires.

Produce: Round bales (Can be certified Organic.) -295 baleage, 1st cutting, cut June 11-27. Over 100 baleage bales, 2nd cutting. Approx. 450 square bales, 1st cutting. Approx. 200 square bales 2nd cutting.

Horse Equipment: (5) Saddles, blankets, bridles, & halters. Variable sizes.

Recreational: Yamaha 4 wheeler. (Needs repair). (2) Polaris snowmobiles: 1997 & 1994 Indy.

Manager's Note: John has a good line of machinery, and has been using it all summer. Some of the machinery bought new. Machinery has been well taken good care of, with many items kept under cover.

Farm has been sold and has no further use for the machinery.

Sale order: Misc. items, produce, machinery.

Tom & Brenda Hosking AU005392 6810 West River Road Nichols, NY 13812 607-699-3637

On Sept. 8, President Obama presented the American Jobs Act in an address to Congress. The purpose of the American Jobs Act is simple: put more people back to work and put more money in the pockets of working Americans. The American Jobs Act is specific. It will put people back to work right now, and it will not add to the deficit. Through a combination of direct spending, such as infrastructure investments, and tax relief, such as an extension of the payroll tax cuts, it will lead to new American jobs. Since taking office, President Obama’s Administration has taken significant steps to improve the lives of rural Americans and has provided broad support for rural communities. The Obama Administration has set goals of modernizing infrastructure by providing broadband access to 10 million Americans, expanding educational opportunities for students in rural areas, and providing affordable health care. In the long term, these unparalleled rural investments will help ensure that America’s rural communities are repopulating, selfsustaining and thriving economically.

Value-added institute announces fall courses Farmers and others in the Adirondack Region interested in food businesses have an opportunity to take classes in the 2011 Value-Added Institute toward a food processors’ certificate issued by the New York Small Scale Food Processors’ Association (NYSSFPA) this fall.

NYSSFPA, in partnership with Adirondack Harvest and several Cornell Cooperative Extension offices, will offer a variety of workshops in Water-

town, Ballston Spa, and Malone, with a final class in Geneva. Completion of these classes can lead to greater business profitability through the processing of local food products.

• Oct. 7 and 8 in Watertown at the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County office: - Processing Fruits and Vegetables for Market - Models of Shared Use Kitchens - Scale Meat Processing and Marketing

• Oct. 21 and 22 in Ballston Spa at the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County office: - Processing of Fruits, Vegetables and Herbs for Market - One Stop Shopping for Food Business Start-up - Local and Sustainable Marketing - Small Business Profitability Makeover • Nov. 4 and 5 in Malone at ComLinks: - Freezing and Vacuum Packaging of Local Farm

Produce - Models of Shared Use Kitchens - Small Scale Meat Processing and Marketing • Nov. 17 in Geneva at the New York Agricultural Experiment Station Food Venture Center: - Acid and Acidified Foods $25 registration fee covers three classes and lunch at one of the sites, and the Geneva class with lunch, dinner and graduation at the New York Wine and Culinary

Second Annual Fresh Food Face-Off re-scheduled to Oct. 11

Cornell University Cooperative Extension of Broome County Second Annual Fresh Food FaceOf has been re-scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 11, 6-8 p.m., Apple Hills, 131 Brooks Rd., Binghamton, NY 13905.

The flood of Sept. 7 caused Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County to postpone its “Fresh Food Face-Off”.

This event features local chefs and restaurants competing to find out who will create the “Best Taste of Broome”. This signature fundraiser for

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County highlights local products, including produce, meats, wines and cheeses as chefs create tastings for attendees to enjoy. Silent auction proceeds will benefit CHOW efforts for those affected by the flood.

Tickets for the event are $30 per person or $50 per couple. They can be purchased online by v i s i t i n g http://wbngtv.ticketfill.c om/index.php?index_ty pe=home , by visiting the CCE-Broome offices at

Living Estate Auction Of William & Jane Bailey & W.G. Bailey Excavating REAL ESTATE - ANTIQUES - HOUSEHOLD CONTRACTOR TOOLS - TRACTORS 108 Taggerty Avenue Olean, NY 14760

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Auction located 108 Taggerty Ave - Property on corner of Taggerty & Billington Ave - Off Grossman behind Cutco. In Olean, take East State Street (Rte. 417) East past Bradner Stadium to Grossman Ave. Watch For Auction Arrows off East State.

ANTIQUES: The attic is packed at this home! Everything from previous generations was moved to the attic and it is literally a living time capsule.

Special Interest: Found inside the trunk in the attic - Civil War Uniform; WWII Marine Uniforms; HOUSEHOLD: Bedroom Suites; Leather Sofa; Lazy Boy Electric Lift Chair Recliners; 36" Color TV; Amana Dryer; Maytag Washer; Kenmore Stove; Kenmore Dishwasher; Frig. S-By-S Refrig; Sears Upright Freezer; Dehumidifier; GUNS: Win. Model 94 - 30/30; Marlin Model 336 - 30/30 w/ Scope; Ted Williams .22; Rem. 870 Wingmaster 12 Ga; World War Ammo Boxes; Gun Racks; Coleman Lantern; TRACTORS & LAWN MOWERS John Deere 855 Tractor w/ 72" Deck Mower - Pto, Hyd, Roll Bar, & Turf Tires 352 hrs; Ford 1220 Tractor w/ 50" Mower - Pto, Hyd Roll Bar - 1550 hrs. Like New Cub Cadet LTX1050 Hydrostatic Mower w/ 50" Deck - 1 Yr. Old; Cub Cadet HDS2155 Mower; Yard Machine 3.5HP 20" Push Mower; Craftsman Push Mower; Manual Push Mower; Toro Garden Tiller; Yard Machine 8HP 26" Electric Start Snowblower; All well cared for and all stored indoors. TOOLS & CONTRACTOR ITEMS: Bill owned and operated W. G. Bailey Excavating Co. for many years. Lg volume of hand tools, power tools, and many access. 4000lbs Jack; (2) Engine Hoists; Lg Com. Wrenches; HD Com. Drill Press; Lg Quantity of New Old Stock Auto Parts & Access. Partial listing check website for complete listing www.rgmasonauctions.com AUCTION TERMS: Cash/Check/Credit Cards - Premium Auction - All Items Sold As-Is-Where-Is. Absentee and Phone Bids Considered - All Arrangements Must Be Made By Noon Friday. Auction Co.'s, Employees, Nor Estate Responsible For Accidents That Occur On Or Around Sale Site.

AUCTIONEERS: Greg Carter United Auctions & Antique Purchasing (716) 307-3405 James Mason - RG Mason Auctions (585) 261-8844 FILLMORE, NY • 585-567-8844 Rich Mason - RG Mason Auctions www.rgmasonauctions.com (585) 721-8844 / (585) 567-8844 rgmasonauctions@aol.com

840 Upper Front St, Binghamton or by calling 607-584-5014. Sponsorship for this year’s event provided by: Roossein Financial Advisors, Sodexo, Tom Ellis Heat-

HAY

ing, RVSA Advertising, Sunstream Consulting, NBT Bank, Bert Adams Disposal and the Bell Group. Entertainment provided by the Rhythm Gypsies.

GRAIN

GRASS SEED

MONDAY Y OCTOBER R 3 & EVERY Y MONDAY Y THERE E AFTER Himrod Farm Supply at 11AM • Himrod Road, Himrod, NY BOB ALLEN AUCTIONS • 607-292-3180

LLAND SALES STABLES, IN W HO E N Located 12 Miles East of Lancaster, PA Just Off Rt. 23, New Holland C. Spec Heif ial FREE er Sale Ice C ream

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Dairy Cow & Special Heifer Sale

Wed., Oct 5TH • 10:30 AM Including Complete Dispersal of 35-Cow Tie Stall York Co. Herd Holstein Herd on Pasture w/ 1/2 Dozen Jerseys & Jersey Crosses Low S.C.C. Avging between 55 & 60 lbs.

Immediately following Cow Sale Special Heifer Sale Begins All Age & Size Heifers CONSIGNMENTS ARE WELCOME Quality Heifers with Sire & Dam Info w/Birth Dates bring a Premium.

We Are Open 24/7 Please send info w/heifers Mon., Oct. 3rd or Tues., Oct. 4th Thank You

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

(NESARE) program. For further information and registration contact Alison Clarke at 585-3940864 or accompost@gmail.com, or visit www.adirondackharvest.com.

D SALES STABLES , IN HOLLAN W NELocated 12 Miles East of Lancaster, PA Just Off Rt. 23, New Holland C.

Annual Fall Feeder Cattle Sale

FRIDAY EVENING, OCT. 7TH AT 6:00 PM at New Holland Sales Stables, Inc.

AUCTION

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Center in Canandaigua, NY. Valued at over $250, this institute is funded by a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Northeast Sustainable Agriculture, Research and Education

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

N OTE (1) Wed., Oct. 12th 40 Cow Complete Dispersal, Big Spring Farm, NJ

(2) Wed., Oct. 19th

SPECIAL MENTION: (1) Dozen 450-500 Holstein Steers of pasture (2) 10 Scottish Highlanders ALL FARM FRESH CATTLE ARE WELCOME Any Size-Sex-Breed or Color Thank You

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

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

FARM MACHINERY AUCTION Saturday, October 8, 2011 at 10:30 A.M. GPS ADDRESS: 761 Kelly Hill Rd., Bradford, NY 14815 TRACTORS: JD 4240 cab, recent reman engine, Quad Rang, 18.4-38’s, (very good cond.) engine serial SE6466-160228, JD 4630 cab, 8 spd., p. shift, hyd. lift & dump rock rack, 18.4-42 radials, hyd. FWA 14.9-24’s (FWA is not working) (good tractor), JD 50 p. steering w/factory cultivator, AC 200 cab w/JD loader, IH 404 w/side mt. sickle bar roadside mower.

COMBINE: GLEANER F2 cab w/13’ flexhead TRUCK: 1971 CHEAVY C/50 w/13’ grainbox (it is what it is) (box is decent) MANURE SPREADER: NH 165 w/end gate, topbeater, Hi-flo tires, (like new) approx. 100 loads use HAY EQUIP: NH 488 haybine less than 250 acres use (like new), KUHN 5001 THA tedder w/hyd. tilt & head land mode, 4-star (like new), AGCO HESSTON 565T rd. baler w/monitor & auto twine tie (excellent) less than 1000 bales, MF 124 baler w/thrower (fair), NI 400 rake, 2 wood basket wagons (fair), NH 32; hay & grain elevator FORAGE EQUIP: HESSTON 2000-100 chopper w/5’ hay head, 2 RN cornhead, BADGER 1416 tandem wagon (good), ARTS-WAY 3-beater wagon w/partial roof, LAMCO 2-beater wagon (fair), BADGER blower, JD 65 blower, BADGER wagon (poor) good gear HARVESTING: NI 325 corn picker 2 RN 12 roll husking ALLIED 40’ 6” trprt, auger hitch TILLAGE: AC 2500 18’ ctr. fold rock-flex disc (new blades on frt), packer hitch, DUNHAM LEHR 12’ packer, 2-5’ pups, BRILLION 20’ 5-tine field cultivator w/hitch, FORD 152 6X auto reset plow (w/ on land hitch) (fair to good) BRADY 17’ heavy duty field cultivator, JD F345H 4x16” plow hyd. reset w/accumulator sidehill hitch, JD 4x14” trip. bot. trailer plow (w/m. board ext & coolters), 8’ sprkt packer, Brillion 12’ packer (fair) McConnel 12’ drag harrow, LEON rock picker, MF 3 pt. 4-row cultivator, 12’ coil tine weeder w/KOVAR teeth.

PLANTING: JD 7000 4 RN corn planter (bean cups) insecticide & fert. boxes, IH 510 drill (single disc) (grass box), IH 510 drill dbl. disc (no grass) (good), 3 pt. seeder spreader GENERATOR: ONAN 25 KW on cart BLADE: WOODS RB850 3 pt. hyd. tilt & angle (like new) 100 h.p. roting MISC. EQUIP: 2 KILLBROS gravity boxes (poor to fair) (no gears) 175 bu, KING KUTTER 3 pt. bale carrier, BRILLION 5’ trailer type brush hog, old flat deck wagon, sm. utility trailer, JD 46A loader w/manure & material bkts.

BARN EQUIP: MEYER feeder wagon, WEAVERLINE 430 SS hydrostat feed cart, AGRIMETAL 9 h.p. bedding chopper w/new Honda engine, RUBBERMAID 300 gal. tub, 3 & 4 ft. barn fans (portable), misc. sm. water tubs, 2-175 gal. skid tote tanks, 3 rd. bale feeders, wheelbarrow.

MISC SMALLS: 2-SPEECO 3 pt. quick hitches, set of 18.4-42 axle duals w/JD ctr. hubs, set of Snap-on duals (18.4-38), 18.4-38 fld. chains, 18.4-38 road chains, 4JD rear whl. weights, FORD add-on plow bottom, 210K btu reddy heater, 2-300 gal. fuel tanks w/pumps, 38 gal. p/up fuel tank w/pump, WESTFIELD 16’4” auger, old 16’ auger, auger boot (nice).

CAMPER: 17 FT. Gooseneck camper trailer.

Directions: From Rte. 14A-226 intersection take 226 South approx. 9 miles. to Kelly Hill Rd., left, 1 mi. to auction, from I-86 take Savona exit, get 226 North approx. 9 or 10 miles to Kelly Hill Rd, right 1 mile to auction.

Reason for auction: Farm is sold, owner moving out of state.

NOTE!: Be prompt, going straight to the field at 10:30 starting w/misc. smalls right on to larger machinery. Approx 2 to 2 1/2 hrs. total auction time.

TERMS: Cash or Good NY State Check • No Credit Cards Out of State Buyers Need Current Bank Letter

Special Fall Heifer Sale

L.W. Horst AUCTIONEER: (315) 536-0954 Auction for: Adam & Kimberly Garrett Ph. 607-583-2563

Annual Dairy Cow Show & Sale

LUNCH AVAILABLE • PROCEEDS GO TO BENEFIT HOSPITAL COSTS

(3) Wed., Oct. 28th

DEP reorganizes to improve efficiency, transparency HARRISBURG, PA — A major reorganization within the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will refocus the agency on its core mission of protecting the environment while improving efficiency and regulatory consistency.

“These organizational changes will enhance the department's ability to protect Pennsylvania's air, water and land, and

also will result in a consistent and predictable regulatory system,” DEP Secretary Mike Krancer said.

Krancer said DEP will make decisions based on facts and sound science by providing enhanced, unified oversight to the natural gas industry; emphasizing the revitalization of brownfields; providing consistent, predictable decisionmaking; and delivering

compliance assistance and pollution prevention education.

“This is an installment of delivering what Gov. (Tom) Corbett promised during the campaign; and I, along with the governor, am committed to protecting the environment and public health for the future of all Pennsylvanians by strictly and vigorously enforcing our environmental laws,” he added. “Our commit-

ment to protecting our state's environment remains as strong as ever.”

The reorganization will improve internal communication and coordination and will create new channels as well. It will also boost the interdisciplinary and crossmedia approach to environmental regulation that Krancer has emphasized.

“I am directing agency management to analyze

their operations and practices, so we can move to improve in that area, too,” Krancer said.

Some of the specific highlights of the changes that will happen are: • With the projected growth of the Marcellus Shale and other shale formations and as a reflection of the administration's emphasis on proper oversight of the Marcellus Shale industry, the Bureau of Oil and Gas Management will elevate to becoming a deputate, which will unify oversight of this industry by Harrisburgbased and regional staff.

This will give DEP the ability to better coordinate its permitting, inspection and enforcement efforts.

• A new bureau of Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields will be created under the Office of Waste, Air, Radiation and Remediation. This new bureau will house all aspects of site cleanup and will more closely mirror the structure used in environmental cleanup statewide.

• A new Bureau of Conservation and Reclamation will be created to

better align the Office of Water Management's core functions, and others will be realigned. The new bureau will incorporate staff assigned to restoring streams affected by acid mine drainage. By aligning staff assigned to stream restoration, DEP will further improve the Office of Active and Abandoned Mine Operations' focus.

• A new Office of Pollution Prevention and Energy Assistance will be formed, so that the agency can enhance its efforts to communicate and educate these values and provide know-how, tools and partnering.

The reorganization will also create the Office of Program Integration to develop and coordinate the implementation of initiatives, as well as examine and improve program efficiency across the agency.

The department will begin implementing the new organizational structure immediately and will make additional details available in coming months.

For more information, t v i s i www.depweb.state.pa.us

Apply now!

Scholarships for college ag students available

Randall Implements Co. 2991 St. Hwy. 5S Fultonville, NY 12072 518-853-4500

Dragoon’s Farm Equipment 2507 Rte. 11 Mooers, NY 12958 518-236-7110

Salem Farm Supply 5109 Rte. 22 Salem, NY 12865 518-854-7424

White’s Farm Supply, Inc. Rte. 26 Lowville, NY 315-376-0300 Rte. 12 Waterville, NY 315-841-4181 Rte. 31 Canastota, NY 315-697-2214

must be entering at least their second undergraduate year or any year of graduate study, and they, or a parent or legal guardian, must be an NCGA member.

Scholarship applications must be postmarked on or before Dec. 9. Scholarship recipients will be selected in early 2012. Recipients and a parent or guardian will enjoy travel and lodging to attend a portion of the 2012 Commodity Classic in Nashville, TN, to be recognized at the NCGA Awards Banquet and have the opportunity to learn more about modern agriculture.

This marks the fifth year for the program partnership between BASF and NCGA. Source: NCGA News of the Day: Tuesday, Sept. 13

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Columbia Tractor 841 Rte. 9H Claverack, NY 12513 518-828-1781

The National Corn Growers Association and BASF Corporation will again award five $1,000 scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing a degree in an agriculture-related field during the 2012-13 school year.

“NCGA understands that, to remain successful as an industry, it must focus on agricultural education and fighting the rural ‘brain drain’,” said Brandon Hunnicutt, NCGA’s Grower Services Action Team Chair. “This program is an important component of NCGA’s commitment to fostering youth in agriculture and to the future of our rural communities. It is an investment in the future of our industry.”

Applicants for the NCGA Academic Excellence in Agriculture Scholarship Program

Groundswell to host “Ag Justice” workshop for farmers ITHACA, NY — On Oct. 26, The Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming will host “Agricultural Justice and Your Farm,” a workshop for farmers and farm employees on improving labor policies and employer -employee relationships on the farm.

Led by Elizabeth Henderson, organic farmer and co-founder of the Agricultural Jus-

tice Project, this workshop will help you learn how you can improve working relationships on your farm with employee policies that go beyond legal requirements to agreements that are negotiated and fair.

The Agricultural Justice Project seeks to create a market for “Domestic Fair Trade”.

During the workshop, farmers will be intro-

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The workshop will be held at EcoVillage

Forage Exchange announced by Cornell Cooperative Extension Cornell Cooperative Extension, in cooperation with the New York Farm Bureau and the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets has established the CCE Forage Exchange to assist farmers affected by the recent flooding. It can be reached via the front page of the Main Cornell Cooperative Extension webpage at http://cce.cornell.edu.

The Forage Exchange provides an electronic venue for farmers who have available feed and forage to post it, and for farmers who need it to locate it. All transactions (including making

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New partnership expands support for telling agriculture’s story A first-of-its-kind sponsorship of The AgChat Foundation (ACF) by the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) aligns two organizations committed to facilitating meaningful conversations with Americans about how food is raised to ensure the long-term success of American agriculture.

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AgChat foundation was formed in 2010 to empower farmers and ranchers to effectively share their stories using social media.

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Grimm, ACF president and Kansas farmer, leaders from USFRA and ACF quickly recognized their organizations’ shared mission, and the potential for leveraging ACF’s small but social media-savvy farmer base as a change agent.

“While our farmer makeup is diverse, one thing we all have in common is a deep pas-

sion for connecting with consumers,” Grimm says. “We are in the midst of something special, combining our social networking expertise with the ample resources and reach of USFRA to build those important conversations with the Americans not involved in ag.”

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ference, a social media and thought-leadership training seminar for a select group of farmers and ranchers, but will grow its sponsorship to reach even more farmers and ranchers.

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NFU president says trade with Cuba makes sense National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee passed an amendment to allow direct cash transfers between U.S. and Cuban financial institutions by a vote of 20-10: “NFU is encouraged that the Senate Appropriations Committee passed the amendment that would allow U.S. and Cuban financial institutions to directly transfer payments to each other.

Currently those payments must be routed through a financial institution in another country, leading to additional fees and complications.

“NFU has long been a supporter of trade with Cuba. These self-imposed restrictions hurt our own domestic producers and make U.S. trade less competitive. The U.S. has exported $4 billion of agriculture goods to Cuba since 2000, and that number will

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MILK PRODUCTION STILL STRONG NATIONAL MILK MODIFYS FFTF Issued Sept 23, 2011 August milk production in the top 23 states totaled 15.3 billion pounds, up 2.2 percent from August 2010, according to the Agriculture Department’s preliminary data.

Output in the 50 states amounted to 16.4 billion pounds, up 2.1 percent.

The increase was more than expected. July output in the 23 states was revised 45 million pounds

lower, to 15.4 billion, up a half percent from a year ago.

August cow numbers in the 23 states totaled 8.47 million head, up 3,000 head from July, and 102,000 more than a year ago. Output per cow averaged 1,810 pounds, up 18 from a year ago.

California milk output was up 2.9 percent from a year ago, thanks to 24,000 more cows and a 30 pound gain per cow while Wisconsin was up 1.2 percent on a 20 pound gain per cow. Cow num-

bers were up 1,000 head.

Third place Idaho was up 3.9 percent on 11,000 more cows and a 40 pound gain per cow. New York was down a half percent on a 5 pound loss per cow and 1,000 fewer cows.

Pennsylvania was down 2.1 percent on a 30 pound loss per cow and 2,000 fewer cows, and Minnesota saw a 4.5 percent drop due to a 75 pound loss per cow. Cow numbers were up 1,000 head.

The biggest gain was 11.1 percent in Texas where output per cow jumped a whopping 100 pounds and cow numbers were up 20,000. Next was Florida, up 9.9 percent on a 65 pound gain per cow and 5,000 more cows, followed by Washington, up 6.7 percent on a 30 pound gain per cow and

13,000 more cows.

The biggest drop occurred in Missouri, down 7.9 percent, due to a 60 pound drop per cow and 3,000 fewer cows. Minnesota was next, followed by Ohio, down 2.8 percent, on a 20 pound drop per cow and 4,000 fewer cows.

Weather had varying effects on output per cow; up in Michigan, Iowa, Kansas, Wisconsin, and Indiana as temperatures and humidity moderated from July while Western output showed consistent gains per cow and cow numbers. eDairy economist Bill Brooks wrote in the September 20 Insider Opening Bell that the August gain was “above average and compared to strong growth a yearago.”

USDA’s Livestock Slaughter report shows an estimated 244,600 culled dairy cows were slaughtered under federal inspection in August, up 37,500 from July and 13,700 more than August 2010. January to August 2011 dairy cow slaughter was estimated at 1.909 million head, up 83,400 from the same period in 2010.

Checking the cupboard; August butter stocks totaled 165.6 million pounds, down 22.2 million pounds or 12 percent from July, but 10.4 million pounds or 7 percent above August 2010, according to USDA’s latest Cold Storage report.

American cheese totaled 641.8 million, down 1 percent from July and 7 percent above a year ago.

Total cheese stocks, at 1.06 billion pounds, were down 2 percent from July and virtually unchanged from a year ago.

The cash cheese market dropped following the milk production report but inched up following the Cold Storage data.

The 40-pound cheese blocks closed the fourth Friday in September at $1.7275 per pound, down a nickel on the week, and 2 1/4-cents below a year ago. The 500-pound barrels closed at $1.7075, down a penny and a quarter on the week, and 2 3/4-cents below a year ago. Twenty five cars of block traded hands on the week and 22 of barrel. The NASS-surveyed U.S. average block price fell to $1.8159, down 5.9 cents, and the barrels averaged $1.7815, down 2.2 cents.

Spot butter closed Friday at $1.77, down another 13 1/4-cents on the week, and 46 cents below a year ago. It has lost 23

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1/2-cents in four weeks.

Three cars found new homes this week. NASS butter averaged $1.9393, down 9.6 cents.

Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk held all week at $1.49 while the Extra Grade lost 3 cents, slipping to $1.58. NASS powder averaged $1.5364, down 2.1 cents, and dry whey averaged 59.08 cents, up 0.2 cent.

The October Federal order Class I base milk price was announced by USDA at $19.56 per hundredweight, down $2.22 from September, but still $2.98 above October 2010. It equates to about $1.68 per gallon and pulled the 2011 average down to $19.26, still $4.26 above a year ago at this time, and $8.17 above 2009.

The NASS butter price averaged $1.9893 per pound, down 9.6 cents from September. Nonfat dry milk averaged $1.5461, down 3.4 cents.

Cheese averaged $1.8347, down 3.2 cents, and dry whey averaged 59 cents, up 2.6 cents.

No MILC payment to producers is expected for October but is possible for November and/or December, according to our sources. There have been no MILC payments since October 2009.

The CME’s Daily Dairy Report warns that Americans continue to drink less milk. Estimated milk use in the May to July period was off 2.4 percent from last year and down 4.3 percent from two years ago, according to Federal Order and California data. Sales were down 1.8 percent in the first seven months of the year and July was the worst month in at least 15 years, according to the DDR. USDA says sales were down 4.5 percent from a year ago however estimated sales of total organic fluid milk products increased 10.7 percent from 2010.

In politics, with the issue of supply management threatening the future of National Milk’s “Foundation for the Future” (FFTF) dairy policy reform proposal, the Federation announced it would modify its plan.

Dairy Profit Weekly editor Dave Natzke reported in his Friday DairyLine program that the revisions would make participation in the supply management portion voluntary.

However, participation in the supply management program, called the Dairy Management Stabilization Program, would be a prerequisite for farmer eligibility for income insur-

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“By making the program voluntary instead of mandatory, it also eliminates another controversial area,” Natzke said. “Under the previous plan, half of all money collected under the Dairy Management Stabilization Program would have gone to the U.S. Treasury. Now, all funds could go to purchase dairy products to be used for feeding programs.”

Instead of specifying comprehensive changes to the federal milk marketing order system, the revised plan mandates USDA to replace current end-product pricing formulas and make allowances with a competitive pay price formula, but leaves the method up to a dairy farmer vote.

The plan still calls for elimination of the Dairy Price Support and Milk Income Loss Contract programs and the revisions were rolled into legislation drafted by Rep. Collin Peterson, Ranking Member on the House Ag Committee, and Rep. Mike Simpson, Idaho Republican.

In a Friday morning conference call, Peterson reported that he would

introduce the bill (“Dairy Security Act of 2011”) that afternoon in the House with National Milk’s modifications. He said support is growing for the plan but, because of delays in getting the original bill scored by the Congressional Budget Office, it will now likely be part of the new Farm Bill.

The International Dairy Foods Association said the changes to the FFTF still “miss the mark.”

Natzke also reported that a second dairy policy reform plan was outlined this week, this one from U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), a member of the Senate Ag Committee. Gillibrand’s plan addresses the supply management issue by limiting it to regional supply and demand conditions, instead of a national balancing plan. She would also incorporate income insurance into the existing MILC program, using production limits to determine insurance payment eligibility, and asks USDA to evaluate changes to federal milk marketing orders.

Meanwhile; Dairy Profit Weekly reports that several dairy organizations sent a letter to House Agriculture Committee leaders, opposing supply

management provisions contained in impending dairy policy reform legislation. The organizations urged lawmakers to reject the Dairy Market Stabilization Program, proposed in National Milk’s FFTF program and included in the legislation authored by Representative Collin Peterson.

Co-signing the letter were the Dairy Business Association, a Wisconsinbased producer organization, along with its marketing co-op, Dairy Business Milk Marketing Cooperative; the board of directors of Bongards’ Creameries, Minnesota Milk Producers Association, First District Association, all of Minnesota; Alliance Dairies, Florida; Dairy Policy Action Coalition, Pennsylvania; High Desert Milk, Idaho; National All-Jersey, Inc., headquartered in Ohio; and the Northeast Dairy Producers Association.

On the other hand; the Holstein Association USA’s board of directors confirmed their support of discussion draft legislation containing major components of the Foundation for the Future program, stating that “The Dairy Market Stabilization part of the program is key, and a major rea-

son for the Association’s support of the program,” according to Holstein Association president Chuck Worden.

In yet another political issue; the National Family Farm Coalition and 56 allied organizations representing family farmers, ranchers, fishermen and advocates signed a letter to Congress condemning the pending free trade agreements (FTAs) with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama.

As the letter states, more FTAs will only accelerate the economic disasters in agriculture: industrial farms dependent on massive amounts of petroleum-based inputs, low-paying exploitative jobs in processing and packing plants, and increased consolidation throughout the agricultural supply chain.

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While we’re talking about international markets; the Global Dairy Trade (Fonterra) auction index dropped to its lowest level in more than a year with large declines in anhydrous milkfat (AMF) and skim milk

powder (SMP), according to the CME’s Daily Dairy Report. The weighted average price for AMF was $1.74 per pound, down 11.2 percent from the September 6 auction and the lowest price since AMF came on the auction in November 2009. SMP was $1.47 per pound, down 6.2 percent from the previous event. Whole milk powder (WMP) and cheese were slightly higher. The WMP price was $1.52, up 1.1 percent.

Cheddar cheese for industrial use received an average winning bid of $1.84 per pound, up 0.6 percent from the prior auction.

The tradeweighted average price for all products was down 2.1 percent from the previous event, the seventh straight decline, according to the DDR. Milk production patterns in Northeast were once again impacted by weather activity with the latest tropical storm creating the expected issues from the farm level to consumer buying patterns, according to USDA’s latest update on September 16.

Several processing plants were shut down due to water and utility problems. The farm level milk production impact

was still being assessed.

Milk was being shipped to other manufacturing plants for processing help.

Midwestern milk production is mostly steady with recent weeks and processing plants are taking expected volumes.

Milk production conditions in the Southwest are improving and reflect cooler weather conditions. Milk volumes are steady to slightly higher.

In the Pacific Northwest, Utah, and Idaho, milk output is down marginally while component levels are increasing.

Weather is playing a role in contracting milk supplies across many countries in Western Europe. Hot and dry weather in recent weeks has lowered milk production and the rate of increase has narrowed. Season ending volumes are now closer to year ago levels.

Currency declines have affected export potential, making products more likely to be exported at lower relative value.

Australian milk production reports peg July output at 1.1 percent lower when compared to July 2010. New Zealand production is trending seasonally higher at levels above a year ago, when conditions were poor.

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NCGA reminds critics we don’t need to choose between using corn for feed or fuel As the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry held a hearing Sept. 14 examining the availability of feed and its effect on the livestock industry, the National Corn Growers Association submitted a statement for the record that reminded

critics we don’t need to choose between using corn for feed or fuel.

“Corn fuels nations around the world, as a food ingredient, a feedstock, a fuel, a fiber, an ingredient in building materials and beyond,” NCGA’s statement said.

“It is possibly the most versatile crop in the

world, and demand is at an all-time high.”

Many areas of the country saw a more difficult than average growing year for corn with record heat, floods and drought plaguing the Corn Belt. But even still, the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates the United

States is on track to produce the third largest corn crop in history with a 12.5 billion bushel harvest. This is up substantially from even 10 years ago when production totaled only 9.5 billion bushels. In addition, the use of distillers grains, a highprotein livestock feed,

has displaced almost 1.2 billion bushels of corn for livestock rations this year alone.

“Historically, corn farmers have understood that they have the ability to supply growing ethanol and livestock producers simultaneously without negatively impacting ei-

ther as a valued customer,” the statement said. “With advances in both seed and farming technologies, U.S. corn producers have increased average yield substantially in the past few decades.”

Source: NCGA News of the Day, Wednesday, Sept. 14

NFU unveils study to present policy options to reduce farm bill costs WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Farmers Union (NFU) unveiled a study by the University of Tennessee on policy options for the 2012 Farm Bill, including possibilities to help stabilize volatile food prices.

“In today’s economic environment, it is very likely that agriculture’s budget will be cut for the next farm bill,” said NFU President

Roger Johnson. “This study looks at possible ways to help reduce the budget for farm programs but still provide the same level of protection to farmers and ranchers during their times of need. Using a farmer owned reserve and other tools, Dr. Daryll Ray and his team at the University of Tennessee Agricultural Poli-

cy Analysis Center have found that it is possible to provide a strong safety net to farmers and ranchers while significantly reducing the cost to taxpayers.”

Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-MN, was also at the unveiling of the study to discuss the 2012 Farm Bill.

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“Corn prices would have been $0.26 higher than they actually were, wheat prices would have been $0.48 higher, and soybeans would have averaged $1.09 more

ATA highlights burdensome nature of unnecessary Hours-of-Service proposal ARLINGTON, VA — In a letter to Cass Sunstein, administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget, American Trucking Associations urged the Obama administration to live up to its promise to relieve the burden of unnecessary regulations as it considers changes to the hoursof-service rules.

“Late last year, DOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FMCSA proposed costly changes to truck drivers’ hours-of-service rules which, if finalized, would result in reduced wages for hundreds of thousands of drivers, significant administrative and efficiency costs for trucking companies, and most importantly,

billions of dollars in lost productivity,” ATA Senior Vice President of Policy and Regulatory Affairs Dave Osiecki wrote in a Sept. 2 letter to Sunstein. “These inefficiencies and costs would deal a serious and sustained blow to the huge ‘tangible goods’ economy that trucking supports, affecting not only shippers of freight, but ultimately consumers.”

Proposed after political pressure from outside groups, the FMCSA’s proposed rule would enact drastic changes to driver’s lifestyles and carrier operations without providing any safety benefit.

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The current hoursof-service rules, in place since 2004, he said, have allowed for trucking to move 70 percent of the nation’s goods and achieve record low levels of crashes and fatalities.

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ATRI-developed analysis methods, customized software tools and terabytes of data from trucking operations to produce a congestion severity ranking for each location. This ongoing research, which is part of the Freight Performance Measures (FPM) initiative, is sponsored by FHWA’s Office of Freight Management and Opera-

tions and operated by ATRI. Kevin Knight, Chairman and CEO of Knight Transportation, said “strengthening the efficiency of supply chains is becoming a critical component of U.S. economic growth.

Challenge number one is identifying the freight bottlenecks.

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tell us where the impediments lie.”

The “FPM” congestion monitoring effort combines anonymous truck GPS location information with sophisticated software applications and analysis techniques to assess the levels at which truck-based freight was affected by traffic congestion in 2010. The result is a clear documentation

of system chokepoints, especially during peak travel times in urban locations.

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FPM program continues to provide real value to public sector transportation managers.”

ATRI and FHWA will be building upon the list of 250 locations for future analyses; if there are freight-critical transportation points that should be added, stakeholders can offer suggestions through the Web site highlighted in the report.

Jobs proposal no excuse for action on a highway bill ARLINGTON, VA — American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves said that while President Obama’s jobs proposal could boost employment temporarily, it is no replacement for passing long-overdue multiyear transportation legislation.

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“For almost two years, we’ve been playing the dangerous game of passing extension after extension, casting doubt

on our ability to undertake significant projects,” Graves said. “This jobs proposal gets us no closer to passage of a multiyear bill, and in fact, may contribute to even further delays in passing one.”

“While this proposal would help in the short term, if the president wants to foster job creation through infrastructure spending, he should

demand Congress pass a well-funded, multiyear bill with a focus on core highway programs that address critical regional and national transportation needs,” he said.

Graves also said ATA was skeptical of the president’s plans for an infrastructure bank and for using increases in other taxes to pay for roads and bridges and other programs in the jobs bill.

“We’ve long advocated that roads and bridges should be paid for primarily by their users, through the most direct taxes possible, fuel taxes,” Graves said. “Allowing private capital to take their cut as part of an infrastructure bank, or by taxing other sectors to pay for roads and bridges, takes us further away from this core principle.”

Tolling I-95 is the wrong solution for Virginia and the nation ARLINGTON, VA — Tolling Interstate 95, as proposed on Sept. 19 by Virginia Governor Bob

McDonnell, would harm the state, as well as the nation’s economy, more than help repair the corridor, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves said in a statement.

“While it is true that I95 is one of the ‘most important and heavily traveled highway corridors in the country,’ as Governor McDonnell says, there are far more expeditious and efficient ways of raising revenue for its upkeep

than tolls,” Graves said.

“Study after study shows that tolls carry astronomically higher capital and overhead expenditures compared to the fuel tax.

“Raising the fuel tax provides revenue immediately, rather than over several years like tolling, and it doesn’t require upfront investment to build a government bureaucracy to collect it,” Graves said. “While many see tolling as a way to avoid raising taxes, tolls cer-

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tainly are taxes and imposing them is certainly not a ‘conservative’ way to finance highways.”

In addition to the financing inequity, Graves said imposing tolls would only add to I-95’s congestion, or worse, drive trucks off onto smaller secondary roads that aren’t designed to handle the increased traffic.

“The Interstate Highway System was designed to promote the free flow of goods across our country.

Setting up toll booths at our borders and near our cities will restrict those goods and harm our economy,” Graves said.

Proposals like this one, Graves said, are a symptom of the problems the federal government has had in passing a longterm highway bill.

“As a former governor, I know that when Washington abdicates its responsibility, states must step up to fill the void,” he said. “If President Obama and Congress were serious about creating jobs and improving our roads and bridges, they would quickly pass a long-term, well-funded transportation bill focused on critical corridors like I-95.”

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Holstein Heifers for sale, most are breeding size. Call (518) 851-7641 for more information.

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CASE IH CX80, cab, 4wd, $14,000. 570-966-9893

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607-776-2303

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585-704-5762 B&E MANUFACTURING: Kicker racks, slant bar feeders, headlock feeders, round bale carriers, low profile bale carriers. 315-536-9513 ROTOGRIND grain grinder, model GG7, like new, $8,500.

315-209-7183

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315-687-7891 315-510-2400

2008 KUBOTA M125X DTC CAH 125 HP, MFD, DUAL REMOTES, 85% RUBBER, 2692 HOURS

$33,000 570-587-1725

MESHOPPEN, PA 18630

$32,500

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USED COMBINE & CHOPPER PARTS AUGGIE PARTS 2300, 3300, 3450, 3030 Gehl 7285 TRACTOR & TRUCKS JD 5210 Dsl. . . . . . . . . $9,500 97 Ford 150 Municipal. $2,850 Minot Dsl., 30HP, Turf Tires, 3pt., 35 Hrs. . . . . . . . $5,700 TILLAGE JD 2700 518 plow, exc . $2,200 JD 2600 5-18 . . . . . . . $2,200 DRILLS & FERTILIZER IH 5100, exc . . . . . . . . $2,500 JD 8250 seeder, exc . . $2,250 JD 8350 DD . . . . . . . . $1,850 SPRAYER Century 300 Gallon Chicken Wing Boom . . . . . . . . $1,450 Century 500 Gallon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,250 BALERS & WAGON JD 336 w/Kicker . . . . . $2,450

518-829-7790

NH 273 w/Thrower . . . . $1,850 Gehl 12’ Dump Wagon . $1,850 8’ Silage Blade . . . . . . $1,000 NH 848 Round Baler . . $4,500 NH 258 Rake . . . . . . . . $1,200 ENGINES JD 404T, JD 466T, JD 619, JD 329, AC L2 & F2 dsls.

IH 436 Dsl. COMBINES Combine Header Cart . . . $1,200 JD 643 Corn Head. . . . . . . $4,500 JD 215 Flex . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,200 JD 213-216 . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,200 IH 810 16.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 MISC. Frickin 185 Gravity Wagon . $2,800 3 PT. Boom Mower . . . . . . $2,750 JD 4 Row Precision Corn Planter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $850 Brillion 12’ Cultipacker . . . . . $950 JD 48 Ldr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,250 NH 36 Flail Chopper. . . . . $1,450

GLEANER A combine with 2 heads, 12’ grain head and 3 row corn head, $2,900; MF 1745 4’x5’ round baler like new approx. 900 bales $12,500. 716-795-9276 H&S 310 Manure Spreader, 2 beaters, end gate, tandem axle, good condition, $2,500.

315-536-0252 H&S Rear unload forage wagon, (3) 9’ 5-ring hopper beds. Case IH 1063, John Deere 893, NH 824, and 2 Row Green JD corn heads.

585-732-1953 HAVE A BREAKDOWN OR NEED A EXTRA TRACTOR? John Deere 4230 for rent, $12.00 per hour. Nelson Parts, 315-536-3737 HUGE SELECTION of grain heads: 925, 922, 920, 918 & 915. Over 50 in stock including Case IH 1020 15’,17½’, 20’,22’. Best quality heads & largest selection on East Coast. Zeisloft Farm Eq., Bloomsburg,PA 800-919-3322

Farm Machinery For Sale

JD 4400 COMBINE, diesel, air, Dial-a-matic, 213 flex, $6,800. 607-533-4850 eves, 607-279-6232 days.

JD 4WD off 7700 combine; JD 2850 same as 2755 for parts.

607-243-7032

JD 7210 cab, 4WD, PQ, 9,700 hrs. $23,500 More Available Soon

Penn Yan, NY

315-536-8919 JD 7720 4x4 w/approx. 100 hrs. on new engine, 643 low tin oil bath corn head, 918 flex, 216 rigid, straw chopper.

Willing to separate; IH 886, CAH, 5000 hrs., very clean & straight; Krause 21’ disk w/packer hitch & float, needs blades. 315-730-4469 JD 8420, 8200, 4955, 4560, 7810, 7700, 7210, 7405, 5500, 4020. FORD TW20, TW15, 8560. 585-732-1953 JOHN DEERE 6400 MFWD, PTO 540/1000, dual hyd., $14,500; Brillion 27’ X-fold packer, good cond., $9,200.

315-536-3807 JOHN DEERE BALER PARTS. Winter discounts for baler repairs. New hay equipment.

Nelson Horning 585-526-6705

Farm Machinery For Sale

2009 MAXXUM 115

CAH 117 HP, 24 SPEED TRANSMISSION, MFD, 3 REMOTES, 1862 HOURS

$42,500

570-587-1725

Combine Salvage

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Massey Challenger Allis White Krone Perkins Hesston Gleaner

570-833-5214

CAH, 75 PTO HP, MFD, 2 REMOTES, FULL SET OF FRONT WEIGHTS, 3 POINT HITCH, 16.9-34 REAR TIRES, 13.6-24 FRONT TIRES, 422 HOURS

We Custom Build Wagon Gears - 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 Ton

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INTERNATIONAL 800 10 bottom/700 8 bottom trailer/White 588 7 bottom on-land; 2 M&W 400 bushel w/heavy hi-floatation gear, grain boxes. 315536-3807

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GEHL 970 forage box, 3 beaters w/roof, heavy gear, nice shape, ready to go, $4,000.

315-396-2267

2006 CHALLENGER MT445B

Other sizes available Call for prices.

Model 1016, Nice Shape

CASE IH 1020, 20’ flex head, very good condition, $4,500.

315-576-1310

BUY ~ SELL ~ TRADE 1 1/2” square tubing, 14 gauge 24’ - 48’

Choice Blazer Blower Deck

FORD 4610 tractor; Case IH 1010, 20’ grain head, $1,800; JD 3 row harvester head. 315536-8718

TRACTORS • FARM MACHINERY • UTILITY TRAILERS

TRANSPORT HAY ELEVATORS

All Tandem Axles, 3 Beaters, Nice Shape

BALZER 1016A blower cable, excellent, $6,000. 585-9692204

Charles McCarthy Farm Machinery

PH: 570-869-1551 Cell: 607-759-4646 4698 ST. RT. 3004

1 H&S - 2 Dion’s

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

JOHN DEERE TRACTOR PARTS

MASSEY FERGUSON 3140 tractor, 140 hp, 4wd w/ cab.

716-652-9763

Many New Parts in Stock RECENT MODELS IN FOR SALVAGE:

•4430 qd, cab 6420 burnt •JD L3020 dsl PS •E4020 •3010 •2630 •2950 4WD •L4020 PS •2640 •2010 •JD 5400 4WD burnt 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 800-730-4020 315-536-3737 PTO Generators Dayton 50/25KW nice trailer - $2,750 & Winpower 70/35KW on pallet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,450 Front Mt. Snowpushers 7’, 8’, 12’, 14’ & 15’, new & used 3Pt Snowblowers 4’, 5’, 6’, 7’& 7 1/2’, new & used Used Farmi 601 3pt log winch . . . . . .$4,150 Quicke 980 Loader & 7’ Bkt (QA) new w/mts to fit MF, Agco & Challenger . . . . . . . .$4,150 Vermeer Trencher V3550A w/front blade, Dsl, low hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,500 Ford NH 4630, Fully Heated Factory Cab 5560HP Dsl, 1800 hrs, dual outlets, clean inside & out! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$11,500 4x4 NH TC45D w/NH Ldr 40HP Dsl, hydro w/outlets, rabbit/turtle control on joystock, adj.

ROPS (nice!) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$14,500 4x4 Zetor 50HP Dsl w/Allied 594 Loader dual outlets, one owner, 1400 hrs, exc. tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,750

Kennedy Tractor (315) 964-1161 Williamstown, NY “We Deliver” KICKER BALE WAGONS $2,350; 8 & 10 Ton Running Gears, $1,325-$1,500; 20’ Bale Carriers, $2,750. Horst’s Welding, 585-526-5954

MAINE TO N. CAROLINA We broker and manage Multi Farm Partnerships.

MECCA pull type grape harvester, good condition, field ready; JD 245 self leveling loader, joy stick, complete w/brackets, excellent condition. 607-243-8803, if no answer leave message.

MF 180, $3,200; NH 1495 haybine; JD 3940 & 60 choppers for parts. 607-243-7032 NEW AND USED PARTS for New Holland 782, 790, 890, 892, 900; John Deere 3940, 3950, 3960. NEW & USED New Holland baler parts.

Closed Sundays. 607-2438151 NEW HOLLAND 782 chopper, 3 heads, electric controls, $2,500. 716-257-5129

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

MARTIN’S WELDING

315-536-8854

NEW Skid Loader Attachments. Low profile buckets, snow & litter buckets, rock buckets, pallet forks, hay spears, auger power head, grapple buckets. Call for prices. Fingerlakes Skid Loader Repairs, Penn Yan,NY 315-536-0268

MACK ENTERPRISES Randolph, NY

(716) 358-3006 • (716) 358-3768

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Wet fields? Make land tile application a part of your crop rotation @ PleasantCreekHay.com Welsarth@Msn.com Compare our front PTO tractors speed, options, and prices.

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Farm Machinery For Sale OVER 30 JD 6-row corn heads in stock. Also large selection Case IH. 1 year warranty on gear boxes. Zeisloft Farm Equip. 800-919-3322 www.zeisloftequip.com 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 RECONDITIONED 4-6-8R 7000 and 7200 planters. Also, one and two row sweetcorn, vegetable, pumpkin planters w/JD Max-Emerge. FrameMount no-till coulters. Custom b u i l d p l a n t e r s . Pe q u e a Planter, 717-442-4406

Smiley’s Farm & Ind Equipment Excavator, $12,500; Case 450 Dozer, $8,500; JD 350C Dozer, $11,500; White 4x4 Loaderhoe, $9,500; Case Loaderhoe, $6,000; MF 4x4 Hoe, $10,000; IH diesel Dump Truck, $4,000; GMC pickup, $1,500; JD Lawnmower, $600; 4x4 Ford, $4,500; Hesston 4x4 & cab, $8,500; JD 4230 Tractor, $12,500; 1020 JD, $4,500; David Brown, $3,500; New Dump Trailer, $5,000; 9 Ton Trailer, $1,500; Baler, $2,000; Round Baler $1,500; Corn Picker, $1,500; Corn & Flail Choppers, $1,200 up; Brush Hogs, Discs, Harrows, Plows & More.

Buying Machines Dead or Alive

518-634-2310 VICON 653 double rotary rake; KS-170 rotary rake. Call 585-554-5346

WANTED

Farm Machinery For Sale

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

WESTFIELD transport auger w/5hp motor, $1,500; JD 443 low-tin, oil bath, good, $3,800; JD 215, 218 & 220 flexheads, stainless bottom, poly skids, $3,200; JD 6600 diesel combine w/chopper & spreader, runs good, $3,800; Unverferth grain cart, $1,800. Mike Franklin 607-749-3424

Custom Roasting and Cooling Your Soybeans,Corn, etc.

At Your Farm or Mill Serving All of NY State

WHITE 6045, 45hp PTO, well maintained, low hours, loader w/bucket & plow, $11,499.

315-926-5642

Farm Machinery Wanted

WANTED

WANTED: 48” rotary grain cleaner with auger. 315-6266779

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn 2011 CROP high moisture corn Delivered to your farm.

Also dry corn, whole or ground. 585-732-1953 2011 HIGH MOISTURE corn for sale. Owego, NY 607-7258558 3 TOTES of Rye Seed. 315536-8718

165, 175, 265, 275, 285 Any Condition

85 ACRES excellent mature corn; 45 acres second cutting; 200 gallon fuel tank. 315-4962356

NH 790 chopper w/2 heads, like new. Gehl 2 beater selfunloading wagon; NH 26 blower, both in good working order. 716-782-4808

WINCO 55kw PTO alternator on cart, like new, $3,250 OBO. 315-536-3807

BUYING Mold & Heat Damaged Grains. Also high moisture corn. Auburn,NY. Call Ralph 315-729-0918

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

New & Used Tractor & Logging Equipment Parts

Massey Ferguson 814-793-4293

YOUR SOURCE FOR:

• Livestock Feeds • Ration Balancing • SeedWay Seeds • Crystalyx Products Buying Corn, Feed Wheat & Oats

(315)) 549-82266 Romulus, NY 14541

WEILER’S GRAIN ROASTING

(315) 549-7081

John Deere 5460, 5820, or 5830 Choppers

814-793-4293

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

NEED FORAGE? Will have approx. 50 acres Oatlage for sale about October 15th.

Actively growing. Call 607582-6874 or 607-342-7314 Lodi,NY

Fencing HIGH MOISTURE SHELL CORN

845-778-5073 845-784-6423

POST DRIVER, shaver HD10 manual tilt w/3pt hitch bracket. Bought new in 2008, not used since installing new springs last fall. $2,750. Call or email Ben 207-892-6820 sebagolakeranch@gmail.com

Fencing

Fencing

Waldon, NY (Orange County) Trailer Loading Available

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

4097 Rt. 34B, Union Springs, NY 13160 RUSTIN WILSON

(315) 364-5240

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

Feed, Seed, Grain & Corn

“BUYERS OF GRAIN” “Call for Market Information and Bids” 518-272-7212 or 800-833-3636 Clayton Charles - Ext. 131 - Corn • John Maloy - Ext. 102 - Soybeans Matt White - Ext. 115 - Oats

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

1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com Fencing

Fencing

Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers

Improve Your Farm Efficiency

ALL TYPES OF FENCES

Help Wanted

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

Night herdsperson/equipment operator needed needed on large dairy in Skaneateles area. Responsibilities include monitoring and assisting in the maternity barn, bedding and grooming stalls, and running manure separation equipment. Contact Pat by e-mail pat@twinbirch.net

Heating

Quali Guara ty nteed

FALL DISCOUNTS NOW

Heavy Duty Galvanized Gates

Made in USA

Serving The Northeast

E&A Fence LLC 518-993-5177

771 St. Hwy 163, Fort Plain, NY Fencing

Fertilizer & Fertilizer Spreading

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”

Fertilizer & Fertilizer Spreading

LIME Kersch’s Ag

585-322-7778 585-734-0003

GYPSUM

SCHAFER LIQUID FISH FERTILIZER, 100% Organic OMRI listed. For pricing call WIGFIELD FARMS, Clyde, NY 14433, 315-727-3910

Spr ing Lak e Far ms Quality Services You Can Count On Custom Farming “Since 1995” 50 Mile Radius

HI-CAL Lime & Lime Spreading Big Square Baling Liquid Manure Spreading & Pumping Electronic Rate Controlling GPS Guidance Clinton Zimmerman Savannah, NY

315-729-1066

A N MARTIN GRAIN SYSTEMS 315-923-9118

Clyde, NY

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

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

Hay - Straw For Sale

Hay - Straw Wanted

1st & 2nd CUTTING small square bales; wrapped round bales 2nd cutting & dry round bales inside. 716-532-4609, 716-560-7447

ALWAYS WANTED

1st CUTTING Dry Round Bales; also 2nd cutting baleage. Delivery available.

315-794-8375

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

H AY

Giorgi Mushroom Company, located in Berks County now buying the following materials:

Farmer to Farmer Wet and Dry

Round & Square Bales

1st, 2nd & 3rd Cut Hay

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

HAY CORN STOVER STRAW

Also Square Bales of

All bale sizes and types, including ROUND BALES, accepted.

CALL STEVE

Spot Buys or Long Term Contracts Small or Large Quantities Quick Payment

STRAW 519-482-5365

Save Money ~ Call Us

Contacts: Kevin Eickhoff 610-926-8811 ext. 5216 keickhoff@giorgimush.com

Fresh Produce, Nursery

Allen Hollenbach 610-926-5753 ahollenbach@giorgimush.com

PUMPKINS, GOURDS, WINTER SQUASH etc.

Michele Fisher 610-926-8811 ext. 5189 mfisher@giorgimush.com

ONTARIO DAIRY HAY & STRAW

Pie, Jack-O-Lantern, White & Munchkin Pumpkins Butternut, Spaghetti, Buttercup, Acorn, Ambercup, Sweet Potato, Sweet Dumpling Squash

ALSO CERTIFIED ORGANIC

ANY SIZE LOTS AVAILABLE

Low Potassium for Dry Cows

From Bushels to Tractor Trailer Loads

Call for Competitive Prices

Hornell,NY

519-529-1141

Hoeffner Farms

607-769-3404 607-324-0749 eves Grain Handling Equip.

Bins & Dryers MFS 18’ 7 ring grain bin with 6” unload drying floor, small fan, $4,000. Torn down. 570966-9893

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

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

NEEB AGRI-PRODUCTS

TOO MUCH HAY? Try Selling It In The

CLASSIFIEDS Call Peg At

800-836-2888 or email

classified@leepub.com

WANTED Hay & Straw - All Types We Pick Up & Pay Cell 717-222-2304 Buyers & Sellers

WANTED

HAY & STRAW

Trailer Load Lots Janowski Bros.

315-829-3794 315-829-3771

ASSISTANT HERDSMAN for 950 cow farm in Western Saratoga County,NY. Wage plus benefits. David Wood, 518-882-6684 or drwfarm@aol.com

Horse Equipment

HERDSMAN POSITION: Seeking talented and dedicated individual to be responsible for the care and feeding of a well maintained dairy herd.

Benefits provided. Avon,NY 585-226-8421

English Saddle Set (Complete) Wintec 500 Close Contact CAIR 16 ½” Seat Color: Caramel, 50” Professional Choice English Girth, Stirrup Straps and Irons, Leather Bridle, Reins, and Breast Collar to match, 2 Pads, Complete Gullet System, $650.00. 518673-2858

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Empire Tractor in Waterloo, NY is seeking to hire Agriculture Technicians to fill immediate job openings.

These are F/T positions that offer competitive wages and benefits.

For more info & to apply please contact Karl @ 315-539-7000 or in person: 1437 Route 318; Waterloo, NY

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.

Articles could include educational topics as well as feature articles.

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

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WANT TO PLACE A CLASSIFIED AD? CALL: 1-800836-2888

Help Wanted

Cyclops Energizers

BOARD • VINYL • WOVEN WIRE • HI TENSILE

• • • •

Hay - Straw Wanted

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

1-800-836-2888 classified@leepub.com Horses TEAM OF Belgian Mares broke to all machinery, sound, traffic safe and quiet. Also black Percheron gelding used for doing weddings and carriage rides. Erin C. Lundy 315493-1051

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Irrigation IRRIGATION PIPE, over 14,000’, aluminum 3” to 6”, fittings, risers, valves, $12,500.

Steve 716-649-6594

Real Estate For Sale

Real Estate For Sale

Miscellaneous

$650,000.00

C A M PA I G N P O S T E R S : Very reasonable prices. Call Beth at Lee Publications 518-673-0101 or email bsnyder@leepub.com

90 ACRE FARM, Crawford County, PA w/newer buildings, free gas, 60 open acres, more organic land available. Also, 71 head crossbred dairy cattle. 814-789-2813

4500 Latting Road, Farmington, NY

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

Full line Pole Building material. ~ Lumber - Trusses - Plywood.

www.abmartin.net • Email: sales@abmartin.net

Services Offered

315-489-0742

Organic 25 ACRE Organic corn silage or high moisture. Call soon.

585-554-4289

With 70 Holstein milkers, 40 young stock, including one month old- up to 2 years old.

Beautiful land with lots of opportunity. Buildings include renovated barn with spacious cow stalls, tiestalls w/mats, addition on barn houses heifers & dry cows.

Big spacious 5 stall garage.

Big 5 bedroom, 1½ bath farmhouse. Must see property. Tons of equipment in excellent shape and wellmaintained.

Roofing

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

Silos, Repairs, Silo Equipment NEW JAMESWAY Unloaders In Stock. Sales, Parts and Service on Jamesway, VanDale, J-Star and Big Jim Unloaders. Converting Harvestore silos to top unloading.

717-768-7456

ART TIMMEL

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

Sheep

Parts

NEW, USED & RECONDITIONED

12 Beautiful country ACRES with woods, open field and stream. Horses permitted. MORE LAND AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. Canandaigua School District. Ranch style, cedar and brick sided home. 2 bedrooms, 2 full baths. Hardwood floors throughout. Full walkout, finished lower level with wood burning stone fireplace . .$184,900

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

GOODRICH TRACTOR PARTS

Rt. 38 & 38B, Newark Valley, NY

607-642-3293

Parts & Repair

IH TRACTOR SALVAGE PARTS

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BATES CORPORATION 12351 Elm Rd BOURBON, IN 46504

New, Used & Rebuilt We Ship Anywhere CHECK OUT OUR MONTHLY WEB SPECIALS! 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

ZERO

BULK TANK REPAIR PARTS For All Makes & Models

MARSHALL ELECTRIC Venice Center, NY

315-364-8452

By appointment only: Kelli Baker, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker

585-746-2724

kellibaker@realtyusa.com

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

(607) 334-9727 Cell 607-316-3758 www.possonrealty.com possonrealty@frontiernet.net David C. Posson, Broker

Richard E. Posson, Associate Broker

2223 - Madison County Free Stall Operation - 500 acres, 330 tillable well drained high lime very productive soils w/additional 200 acres rented with more land available. 2 Modern Barns w/305 free stalls 2 other barns for 100 head of young stock or dry cows. 36x80 machinery building with heated shop. Large pad for corn silage and haylage.

Separate heifer facility for 200 head of heifers available for rent close by.

Good remodeled 2 story 3 bdrm home. This is a great area of Central NY to farm in. Everything is close by. Long growing season, good milk markets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asking $1.35 million 2302 - Otsego County Free stall Operation. Buildings for 300 head.

Double 8 milking parlor, 3,000 gallon bulk tank, large concrete pad for feed storage. Good 2 story 4 bdrm home. All situated on 70 acres of land w/40+/- acres tillable, gravel loem soils w/lots of additional land to rent reasonable. Great location. Mins from Cooperstown or Oneonta. Farm would work well for dairy although buildings are conducive for horses

(4) REG. TEXEL ram-lambs, well muscled, excellent disposition, easy keepers, born Jan.-Feb., sire from Fisher flock in Idaho. 518-853-3678

Real Estate For Sale

Real Estate For Sale

2.5 Acres - 6 room home nestled in wooded area - bath, furnace, 2 car garage with auto door openers - 10x18 storage building - Sells with dishes, furniture and a lot of small tools.

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

Will travel, give us a call. 518568-3560

Call 607-292-3180 J.R. ALLEN R. E. BROKER

REPLACEMENT SILO DOORS & HARDWARE AGRI-DOOR

Dundee, NY

and beef. Farm has 2 trout streams. Excellent deer and turkey hunting.

Nice area to live and farm. Priced to sell . . . . . . . . Asking $245,,000 2279 - Gentleman's Farm near Beautiful Brookfield NY. 18 acres mostly tillable situated on a beautiful stocked trout stream. 2 story 50 stall dairy barn. Good 40x60 machinery building. 2 story storage barn with a side addition. Nice 2 story 3 bedroom remodeled home. 2 car garage. Quiet road within walking distance of the Brookfield Horse Trail System offering 150 miles of equine trails and perfect for snow mobiles.

Excellent deer and turkey hunting. Great trout fishing. This would make a nice little farm for raising and boarding horses. Priced to sell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asking $140,000 2280 - Otsego County Dairy Farm. 25 acres total, 10 tillable, balance pasture. Plenty of additional land close by to rent or purchase, feed dealers in the area. Single story conventional barn with 55 ties set up to milk.

20x80 young stock barn. 2 upright silos 20x60 & 18x60. Older 2 story 4 bdrm 2 bth home in good condition. New windows, new septic. All located on a quiet road, mins to Cooperstown. Buy for Dairy or would make a nice farm for horses or beef. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asking $175,000 2298 - Spectacular Home Near Syracuse NY. 58 acre Hobby Farm with a beautiful 10,000 sq ft Post and Beam home. 5 bedrooms 4 baths 2 kitchens. Beautiful hardwood flooring. Large front porch. 2 story barn, 40x80 heated shop w/side addition. Buildings sit well off a quiet road.

Close to Syracuse, walking distance to Oneida Lake. If you are looking for a farm with an unbelievable home, come see this! . . Asking $500,000

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

The NEW

SILO Corp.

Arcade, N.Y.

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

11’ center wall

10’ side wall

13’4” side wall

11’T wall

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Tractor Parts

Trailers

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

Allis Chalmers, all models.

Large inventory! We ship.

Mark Heitman Tractor Salvage, 715-673-4829

2005 BARRETT aluminum stock trailer, 8Wx28Lx7H, 3 axle, electric over hydraulic brakes, excellent condition, with extras, $19,000/OBO. 570-398-2688

3165 Route 246 Perry, NY 14530 585-237-2124

Trucks

CALL FOR YOUR PRICING NEEDS Your Firestone Farm Tire Headquarters 19900 75000 GALLON N HEILL TANKER,, New Pump and Swing Boom, With 8 inch Piping Will unload in 3-4 Minutes. Excellent Brakes, Tires and Suspension

• Radial • Implement • Bias • Flotation

• Front • Rice & Cane • Rear • Specialty

9000 GALLON N HEILL TANKER,, New Pump and Swing Boom, With 8 inch Piping Will unload in 4-5 Minutes! Excellent Brakes, Tires and Suspension

Tractors FOR SALE: 2004 John Deere 7520 IVT transmission, w/cab, MFWD, 741 self leveling loader, 3,680Hrs., new tires on front, two remotes, rear weights. Call office 607-3245374 for further details.

Tractors, Parts & Repair FOR SALE: Farm machinery parts and older tractor parts.

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

TEITSWORTH TRAILERS: Over 400 in stock now! PJ Goosenecks, Dumps, Tilt Tops, Landscape, Car Haulers, Skid Steer & more.

Best prices, largest selection.

585-243-1563

Trucks

Trucks

2000 STERLING DUMP TRUCK

19744 Internationall IH H 20100 18 foot body, 66 sides, air brake, DT 466 runs excellent $9,0000 OBO

Call Chuck Hainsworth 585-734-3264

Call 800-836-2888 to place your classified ad.

3406E cat, 18 speed, 20 front/46 rears, 19 1/2 alum. dump, excellent tires and new brakes.

Runs out very well.

CALEDONIA DIESEL, LLC TRUCK & EQUIPMENT SALES & SERVICE

$39,000 / reasonable offer

“The Diesel People!”

2905 Simpson Rd., Caledonia, NY

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

Just 1 mile south of Route 20 on 36 south

Any inquiries please call Pete at

716-474-2489

Martin’s Farm Trucks, LLC

Trucks for All Your Needs - Specializing in Agri-Business Vehicles

(Qty 3) 2004 Freightliner Columbia Day Cabs Cat C-13 425hp, 10 speed, 185” wheelbase, 46,000# rears. $29,900 each

2001 Freightliner FL80 Cab and Chassis Cat 3126, automatic transmission, double frame, 18k front axle 46k rears, 60,488 miles, auto-lube system, 16’ of frame behind the cab. $33,500

(Qty 6) Peterbilt 335 Mixer Trucks, Cummins ISC 315hp, 8LL, 20 front axle, 46k full locking rears, average 68,000 miles. 18-1/2’ of frame behind the cab. We will separate the mixer from the chassis. Call for price.

2004 Int. 4300 SA C&C, DT466 195HP, 6 spd, Hydr.

Brakes, Spring Susp., 25,500 GVW $12,500

2001 Nissan 8000# Forklift Cab with heat, sideshift, 7800 hours $9,900

1999 Petrebilt 378 Winch Truck with Flat Top Sleeper Cat 3406 425hp, 18 speed, aluminum wheels, 444k miles, 45,000# Braden winch. $44,500

888-497-0310

Please check our Web site @ www.caledoniadiesel.com

1995 Cat 312 Excavator, 5036 hrs, long stick, 31” bucket, hydraulic thumb, U/C 40% $32,000

1999 Kohler 350KW Generator Self contained, 350kw, 3 phase, 480v, 60hz, 200 gallon fuel tank, 6638 hours $28,900

2006 Deere 310G Loader/Backhoe, 2044 hrs, MFWD, cab with heat and AC, extend-a-hoe $46,900

2007 Case 621D Wheel Loader, 3045 hrs, GP bucket, JRB coupler, good rubber

John Deere 9500 4WD, 30.5x32’s at 90%, Straw Spreader, 3794 Sep. Hours $27,900

40-43 ft. Aluminum Grain Hopper Trailers in stock and arriving weekly.

Prices Starting at $22,500

1979 Ford LTS 9000 350 HP Diesel 8LL Trans., 18,000 Front, 40,000 Rears, 16.5’ Steel Dump Body, Work Ready, Cheap!

Priced To Sell Or Trade

1980 International S1954 DT466 8LL Trans., 18,000 Front, 40,000 Rears, Hendrickson Walking Beam Suspension, 16’ Steel Dump Body, Runs Good, Good Site Truck, Cheap! Price To Sell or Trade

1999 Freightliner FL-70 Cummins 6 Speed Trans., Air Brakes, 33,000 GVW, Double Frame, Southern Truck, No Rust, 16’ Steel Dump Body Priced To Sell or Trade

2001 International 4900 DT466, 6 Speed Trans., 33,000 GVW, Air Brakes, Double Frame, Southern Truck, No Rust, Cheap! Priced To Sell Or Trade

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WEST NOTE: Calendar entries must arrive at the Country Folks office by the Tuesday prior to our publication date for them to be included in the calendar of events. Email: jkarkwren@leepub.com

OCT 3 Dairy Crop Insurance Sessions To participate from a home computer, pre-register for the webinars by going to the NYSDAM Web site at www.agmkt.state.ny.us/AP/ CropInsuranceEvents.html.

Scroll down to the date you wish to participate and click on the registration link. You will receive an e-mail confirming your registration with instructions to join the session. If you have trouble registering, please call NYSDAM at 800-554-4501. After Oct. 3, producers can also listen to a recording of the live Oct. 3 webinar by going to the department’s Web site and clicking on the presentation. See: www.agmkt .state.ny.us/AP/CropInsu ranceEvents.html .

Interfering Plant Ecology and Management Neuhauser Tree Farm, 434 West Groton Road; Groton, NY. 5:30-7:30 pm. New York’s woodlands are increasingly threatened by a multitude of noxious plant species that impose many costs on landowners and the surrounding community.

Join us for an informative evening as foresters from NYS DEC & CCE will discuss and demonstrate a variety of practical, effective, do it yourself strategies to control undesirable vegetation in the forest and farm landscape..

Contact Brett Chedzoy, 607535-7161 or e-mail bjc226 @cornell.edu.

OCT 4 Know Your Cuts Human Services Complex in Montour Falls (323 Owego St, Room 120). 6:30-8:30 pm. Having a clear understanding of the different processing options and cuts of meat will allow you to provide specific directions to your butcher and communicate with confidence to your customers. To cover the costs of the workshop, registration is $10/ person or $15/farm. You can register online at http://knowyourcuts.eventbrite.com. Space is limited, so please register early. .

Contact CCE Schuyler, 607-535-7161.

OCT 5 3rd Annual Farm to You Fest Endicott Visitor Center, 300 Lincoln Ave, Endicott, NY. 57 pm. This is a free event..

Call 607-584-5014.

Direct Marketing Workshop Our Common Ground, State Route 19, Houghton, NY. 6:30-8 pm. Space is limited so pre-registration is required.. Contact Lynn Bliven, 585-268-7644 ext. 18 or e-mail lao3@cornell.edu.

OCT 5 - NOV 9 Business Planning Class for Farmers Cornell University. All classes are from 7-8:30 pm.

Course fee is $175. Register online: http://nebeginningfarmers.org/online-courses/register-for-upcomingcourses..

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2005 Terex TCX225 Excavator, Long stick and long U/C. Only 1348 hours, 42” digging bucket, excellent condition $69,750

1980 Etnyre 7000 Gal Insulated Tank Trailer, 40’x96”, Spring Susp., PTO Pump, Steel Inner Barrel $6,500

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Calendar of Events OCT 7 Pancake Supper Fundraiser Church of the Redeemer, 201 South Wilbur Ave., Sayre, PA. 5-7 pm. All you can eat pancakes, sausages, fruit, milk & coffee for $6, children 5 & under for $3.

Funds from this event will help the recovery efforts for the Owego FRC which was seriously damaged in the recent flood. .

OCT 8 Growing American Ginseng Town of Chenango Building, Community Hall, Binghamton, NY. 10 am. Pre-registration is required. The cost is $20/person.. Contact Carol, 607-584-9966 or clf62@cornell.edu.

OCT 8-9 5th Annual Southern Tier Outdoor Show Needs Volunteers Wilkins RV, Inc. on Route 415, off I-86 Exit 37, Bath, NY. Looking for volunteers to help with various activities at the show. The event offers a variety of wildlife shows, exhibitors and interactive activities. . Contact Carla, 607-664-2313. On Internet at www.southerntieroutdoorshow.com OCT 8-9 & NOV 19 Finger Lakes Cheese Trail See a Google map to Finger Lakes Cheese Trail sites.

Sat, Oct. 8, 10 am-5 pm, Sun,, Oct. 9, 12-4 pm, Sat, Nov. 19, 10 am-5 pm. . Contact Monika Roth, 607-2722292 or e-mail mr55@cornell .edu.

OCT 10-11 DFA/Dairylea 2011 Annual Meeting Syracuse, NY. Call 888-5896455, ext. 5598.

Joint Leadership Conference Syracuse, NY. Like usual, an Agri-Business Breakfast will be held the morning of Oct. 11 with a focus on growth of dairy in the Northeast.. Call 888-589-6455, ext. 5598.

OCT 11 Fresh Food Face Off Apple Hills, 131 Brooks Rd., Binghamton, NY. 6-8 pm. $30/person or $50/couple.

Silent auction proceeds will benefit CHOW efforts for those affected by the Sept. 7 flood.. Call 607-584-5014.

OCT 12 First Steps in Farming Cornell Cooperative Extension Center, 480 North Main St., Canandaigua, NY. Workshop fee is $10/family, which includes a take home information packet and answers to questions about starting a farm. Please preregister.. Contact Nancy Anderson , 585-394-3977 ext. 427 or e-mail nea8@cornell.edu.

Southern Tier Commercial Berry Growers Workshop Belfast Town Hall, 11 Merton Ave., Belfast NY. 8:30 am 4:30 pm. DEC credits have been approved for categories 1a, 10 and 22 (three credits).

There is a fee for this pro-

gram (lunch is included in price), $25. Pre-registration is required by Oct. 3, fees are non-refundable..

Contact Colleen Cavagna, 585-2687644 ext. 12 or e-mail cc746@cornell.edu.

OCT 15 Annual Sheep Herding Trial 683 Bagley Rd., Rushville, NY. 9 am - 3 pm. German Shepherd Dogs tending more than 200 sheep. German trial with several hundred years of tradition resembling a shepherd’s day in a miniature Admission is free, spectators are welcome. A program as well as food and drinks will be available.. Call 585-554-3313 or e-mail ulf@whitecloversheepfarm.c om. On Internet at www. whitecloversheepfarm.com Maple Syrup Production For Beginners Hofheins Maple,1058 Attica Gulf Rd., Attica, NY. 10 am 2 pm. Cost for this workshop is $10, which includes lunch.

Registration is required by Mon., Oct. 10, so we can plan for lunch accordingly. Woods walk included - dress for the weather. To register, you can go online to download the registration form: http:// counties.cce.cornell.edu/wy oming/calendar/pdf/201110-15_Maple-Syrup-ForBeginners.pdf . Contact Deb Welch, 585-786-2251 or email wyomingcounty cce@cornell.edu .

OCT 22 Tree Farm Field Day Burnham Woodlot, East Finley, Washington County, PA. 12:30-6 pm. $10 per person.. Call 724-223-8781.

OCT 28-29 2011 Cornell Sheep & Goat Symposium • Oct. 28 - 1 am - 5 pm. Cornell Sheep Farm, Hartford, NY • Oct, 29 - 7:45 am - 6 pm.

Morrison Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Oct. 28.

Simultaneous programs for commercial and small farm dairy and meat producers.

Special sessions for FAMANCA cerification, on farm necropsie and many others.

To obtain complete program and registration information for the Symposium go to www.sheep.cornell.edu and click on the calendar. Online registration for credit cards is available. Contact Victoria Badalamenti, 607-255-7712 or e-mail vb65@cornell.edu.

OCT 29 Cornell Beef Replacement Auction Dryden, NY. Registered and commercial heifers, bred heifers and cows. Angus, Simmental, Hereford. Contact Mike Baker, 607-2555923 or e-mail mjb28@cor nell.edu.

NOV 4 Organic Dairy & Field Crop Conference Crown Plaza Hotel, Syracuse, NY. Workshop topics include: grazing dairy cows, diversifying your dairy farm, soil and weed control in field crops, nutrient density in grain crops, food grade grains, seed cleaning and milk quality.

Contact Bethany Wallis, 585-2711979 ext. 513 or e-mail dairyconference@nofany.org.

NOV 5 Fall Hops Conference & Annual Northeast Hop Alliance Meeting Brown’s Brewing Co., Revolution Room, 417 River St., Troy, NY. This meeting is a professional level conference for current and prospective hop growers. Tickets available: http://nehopalliance .eventbrite.com Seating is limited. Please register by Oct. 28. Lunch is included.

NeHA Member Tickets: $85 for 1st farm member $65 for additional farm member(s).

Non Member Tickets: $95 for 1st farm member. $75 for additional farm member(s) NeHA Membership $40/farm membership. Checks can also be addressed to Madison County AED, PO Box 1209, Morrisville, NY 13408.

Contact Lindsey McDonnell 315-684-3001 ext. 125 or Steve Miller 315-684-3001 ext. 127.

NOV 7-8 2011 Cornell Agribusiness Strategic Marketing Conference Hyde Park, NY. A full conference agenda and registration information will be available.

Check out http://marke tingpwt.dyson.cornell.edu regularly for updates.

NOV 7-8 Got Woods? Got Livestock?

Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel in Watkins Glen, NY. Come learn how Silvopasturing (sustainable woodland grazing) can improve the health, performance and viability of livestock operations and

woodlands in the Northeast.

The conference is open to all, but foresters, graziers, researchers and conservation professionals are especially encouraged to attend this inaugural event. For agenda and registration, visit http://nesilvopasture .eventbrite.com.

Contact Brett Chedzoy, 607-5357161 or e-mail bjc226@cor nell.edu.

DEC 8-12 Acres USA Conference & Trade Show Hyatt Regency, Columbus, OH. See Web site for details.

Call 800-355-5313.

On Internet at www.acresusa .com JAN 27 & 28 4th Annual Winter Greenup Grazing Conference Century House, Latham, NY. Please contact Tom Gallagher at tjg3@cornell.edu, Lisa Cox at lkc29@ cornell.edu or Morgan Hartman at blackqueenangus @yahoo.com for more information and to get on the mailing list for registrations.

Contact Lisa Cox, 518-7653512.

FEB 14-16 45th Annual World Ag Expo International Agri-Center, 4450 South Laspina St., Tulare, CA. The Expo is the largest annual agricultural show of its kind with 1,600 exhibitors displaying cutting edge agricultural technology and equipment on 2.6 million square feet of show grounds. On Internet at www.WorldAgExpo.com

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ROY TEITSWORTH INC. SUCCESSFUL AUCTIONS FOR 41 YEARS

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NOTICE - Much more equipment coming, check our website at www.teitsworth.com for additional information!

Location - Located at the southeast corner of the Fairgrounds on McKinley Parkway near Clark Street, Hamburg, New York.

Selling Equipment: '93 Bobcat 7753 Skid Steer Loader; '03 Case 580, Super M Backhoe;'92 Komatsu WA-380 wheel loader, 4yd bkt, clam bucket, quick coupler; '94 Dresser Wheel Loader; IHI 28 J mini excavator, 2900 hrs; Stone Box Spreader; '90 Ford F-700 SA dump, 101k; Ford 4630 tractor; Ransomes 72" front mount mower;

Jacobsen Turf-cat front mount mower; (2) Ryan Rollaire roller; Ryan GA-30 aerator; 1 Tons, Pickups, Vans, Cars: '06 Chevy Impala 116k; '99 Ford F350 PU w/Dump; '01 Ford E250 Van; '05 Ford Freestar Mini Van; '04 Ford Freestar Mini Van; '05 Ford Freestar Mini Van; '07 Ford Freestar Mini Van; '06 Ford Escape XLT SUV; '01 International 4700 Dump; '02 Ford F350 4x4 PU w/Plow; '02 Ford Taurus; '99 Ford F-250 crew cab; '96 Ford Crown Vic; '94 Ford Bronco II; '95 Ford L9000 S/A Dump; '92 GMC HD Box Van; '78 Chevy C60 Tiltec

Digger Truck w/Bucket; '02 Chevy Blazer; '01 Chevy Lumina; '89 Ford E350 Ambulance; '90 Chevy Dump, 4x4, Diesel; '96 Econoline Van; '00 Handicap Van w/Ramp; '99 Chevy Tahoe, 159k; '91 Chevy 1500 pickup; '92 Ford Taurus; '82 Chevy 60 series box truck New & Used Trailers: '07 Winston 10 Ton; '05 Renal 6 Ton Misc.: Zamboni; '84 Bombardier w/Plow; (2) 20' tandem axle trailers (no paperwork); Drag Box, Black Top Tar Box; Snow Blower; Water Cannon; Cub Cadet 782D; Smith SS sander body; Essick cement mixer; Cushman Truckster with core harvester; (2) Toro greens mowers; Fisher tailgate spreader Inspection: Friday, October 7, 12:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. Terms: Full payment auction day, cash, check, MC/Visa or municipal voucher. 2% buyer's fee waived for payment with cash or check. 10% buyer's premium on items under $1,000.00 Delivery Dates: Tues & Weds - Oct 4th & 5th 9:00am - 4:00pm) Thurs - Oct 6th (9:00am - 12:00pm)

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Saturday October 15, 9 A.M. Backhoes, Loader, Trucks, Excavators, Snow Plowing, Equipment & Shop Supplies 119 Newton Rd. Plaistow, New Hampshire

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Notice - The fussy buyer will appreciate the quality here! Even the older machines are in exceptional condition as all the equipment has been very well maintained.

Equipment All Backhoe's - EROPS, E-hoe, 4x4 Cat 420DIT Cat 416CIT Cat 416 Cat 426 Cat 312 Excavator Hyudai 160 H23 Excavator Cat 257B Track Skid Steer (2) Dresser 510 Loaders Case W14 Loader Trucks 2006 Ford F250, 4x4, Snow Plow, 39K 2002 Ford F250 Service Truck 1999 Chevy 3500 dump, snow plow, 15k 1989 Ford F800, S/A, Diesel, Dump 1985 Ford F350, Diesel, 4x4 Dump, Plow, 64K 1996 Ford F250 w/Plow and Sander 1994 Ford F800 utility truck, 29,000 GVW, Cummins, 86k 1992 Ford L9000 boom truck, 26' reach, 10 spd, 52k GVW 1992 GMC Topkick digger truck, Cat eng., Altec boom, AWD, 38k

1997 GMC 7500 bucket truck, auto, AC, 36' boom, Cat 3116, 101k Trailers 2001 Rodgers 20T Airbrake Tag Trailer 2001 12T Utility Trailer 1996 Eager Beaver 12T Trailer 1997 Pequea Roller Trailer Miscellaneous Equipment Several Snow Plows Aluminum Storing Box Several Road Plates Stainless Steel 8' & 10' Sander Water Pumps Portable Air Compressor 1000 & 2000 Gal. Double Wall Fuel Tanks w/Pumps Sign Boards Storage Van Trailers Several Backhoe & Excavator Buckets Simmons Concrete forms, complete sets with ties and brackets Shop Tools, Supplies & Inventory PVC Pipe & Tile Water Line Pipe Cones & Signs New 19.5 Tires Hand Tools Pavement Cutter Slings

40' Container Tent Shed Sand Blaster Walk Behind Snow Blowers Miller Mig Welder Tool Boxes Power Washer Tampers Road Saw Thor - 60lb Rotary Air Drill Gardner 60lb Denver Rotary Air Drill Power Eagle 1470PE, 3,000 psi pressure washer Power American PA1322N, 1300 psi power washer Tenco Sol 324 Mig/Tig AC/DC welder Transit & Much More!

Owner - Ron Laplume (978) 337-1371 Roy Teitsworth, Auctioneer NH License# 2695 TERMS - Full Payment auction day, cash, check, or MC/Visa. 3% Buyers Fee on All Items. Additional 2% buyer's fee will be waived for payment with cash or check. No Sales Tax in New Hampshire.

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