F E B R U A R Y 2013
USDA issues strong farm income report Forecast calls for highest year in 2013 since 1973 By ROBERT PORE World-Herald News Service
Despite concerns about the ongoing drought, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is optimistic that agriculture will be strong financially in 2013. A report issued by the USDA on Feb. 11 said that, after adjusting for inflation, 2013’s net farm income is forecast at $128.2 billion. That would be the highest since 1973. The forecast is based on the assumption that a return to trend yields will lead to record crop production levels and result in substantial year-end crop inventories. According to the USDA’s reasoning, “This would lead to
higher net farm income since this measure goes beyond cash income to include the value of inventory change and other non-cash items.” During the last five years, Nebraska corn and soybean crops have been setting production records, but the drought last year reduced yields and production. Going into 2013, drought conditions continue with concerns about the lack of moisture reserves for grass production this year, along with dryland crop production. But strong crop and livestock prices have helped Nebraska’s and Grand Island’s economy. Despite the ongoing drought, taxable sales in Grand Island could be close to $1 billion. Fig-
ures from the Nebraska Department of Revenue show that taxable sales were $81.6 million in Grand Island in November, up 6.4 percent from the previous year and the highest taxable sales in Grand Island’s history for November. Ethanol has been a strong driver in higher crops prices because of the extra demand it has created for corn since the federal government implemented the Renewable Fuels Act in 2007. However, the ongoing drought has also influenced supply and demand. While input costs have been high for farmers and ranchers, statewide average prices for Nebraska’s principal crops “ corn, soybeans, wheat and hay “ were all
up in January from the previous year. In response to the USDA’s Economic Research Service report, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack called the forecast “the strongest net farm income in four decades” and “another positive testament to the resilience and productivity of U.S. farmers and ranchers.” Vilsack said American agriculture “continues to endure an historic drought with tremendous resolve, and last year was an important reminder of the need for a strong safety net.” “The commitment of American producers to embrace innovation and adapt to new challenges has helped fuel growth
for American agriculture over the past five years,” Vilsack said. “I am also heartened that our farmers’ keen business sense is continuing the recent trend of strong farm finances, with farm equity set to reach another record high in 2013.” According to the USDA report, net cash income “ which measures the difference between cash expenses and the combination of commodities sold during the calendar year plus other sources of farm income “ is forecast at $123.5 billion. That would be down almost 9 percent from 2012 but would be the fourth time net cash income, after adjusting for inflation, has exceeded $100 billion since 1973. The USDA report says the projected $19.2 bil-
lion increase in total expenses in 2013 continues a “string of large yearto-year movements since 2002, and expenses are forecast to establish a record high.” Rent, labor and feed are the expense items expected to increase the most in 2013, according to the USDA. The USDA report says farm-sector assets, debt and equity are all forecast to increase in 2013. “As in the last several years, increases in farm-asset value are expected to exceed increases in farm debt, with farm real estate the main driving force,” the report says. Confirming the strength of the farm sector’s solvency, both the debt-to-asset ratio and debt-to-equity ratio are expected to reach historic lows, the report says.
Climate change could bring extreme weather to Midwest Global warming has accounted for portion of improved yields by lengthening growing season By NANCY GAARDER World-Herald News Service
Good riddance. That’s about the nicest thing Nebraska farmer Keith Dittrich can say about 2012. The year had started out promising. The warmest spring on record allowed brothers Keith and John Dittrich, who farm in northeast Nebraska’s Madison and Antelope Counties, to get in their fields the earliest ever. But the rock-hard ground refused to take the seed. April rains softened the earth, and the Dittrichs planted on time. Then came back-to-
back hailstorms and scorching drought as Nebraska headed into its hottest, driest year on record. A freak October windstorm capped off 2012, leveling corn curing in the Dittrichs’ field. “I guess it’s just part of the new norm,” Keith Dittrich said. Then he added: “‘New norm’ doesn’t express fully enough my real concern for what is happening.” The Earth is warming eight times faster under human influence than it typically has from the depth of an ice age to the middle of a warm epoch,
according to a major federal report published in January. The National Climate Assessment, released in draft form, says the resulting climate change will bring increasingly erratic weather to the midcontinent region, which includes Nebraska and Iowa. That’s because the Midlands are caught between a northern and eastern United States that is becoming wetter, and a western and southern U.S. that is becoming warmer and drier. “We sit in a kind of battleground,” said Gene Takle, a professor of agriculture meteorology at Iowa State University who helped author the report’s chapter on agriculture. “That’s why the extremes in this re-
gion likely will be exacerbated from what we’ve experienced.” Takle is among the researchers in Lincoln on Feb. 4 to explain the findings and hear
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the opportunity to serve as host for the Great Plains session. Wilhite credited the university’s success in landing the meeting to its reputation in cli-
“We sit in a kind of battleground. That’s why the extremes in this region likely will be exacerbated from what we’ve experienced.”
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— GENE TAKLE, PROFESSOR OF AGRICULTURE METEROLOGY, IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE
from the public. The federally sponsored session at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is one of eight nationally, each serving a different region. Don Wilhite, UNL professor of applied climate science, said the university sought
should continue for the near future, he said. Global warming has accounted for about one-third of improved yields in Iowa by lengthening the growing season and expanding the range where crops can be planted, Takle said. Farm management and technological advances also have improved yields. Farmers should be able to weather challenges of the near future with their proven resiliency, according to Takle and the report project. But they added that technology, government policy and private financing may not be nimble enough to soften the worsening blows of climate change.
mate research. UNL is home to the National Drought Mitigation Center and High Plains Regional Climate Center. On balance, agriculture has benefited from climate change over the past 40 years, Takle said. That trend Please see CLIMATE, Page 12
State climatologist: Drought silver lining or extension? Only rain this spring will give the answer By LORI POTTER
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KEARNEY — Within color-coded climate condition maps, including a Drought Monitor showing extreme to exceptional drought hanging ominously over Nebraska, Al Dutcher sees a possible silver lining. As with most silver linings, its appearance depends on clouds. Dutcher, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln state climatologist, told participants at the 25th-annual Governor’s Ag Conference in Kearney Tuesday that he sees some
changing weather patterns that give him hope for spring precipitation. One sign is cold air in the northern Plains and warm air to the south that could produce the springtime clashes of air masses required for storms in Nebraska. “We need that to happen in the months of March, April, May and June,” Dutcher said. “If not, I can certainly say it is likely that we’ll see a drought greater than last year.” He’s still advising ag producers to have 2013 drought plans ready, if needed. “The rains
have always come back at some time in the future, and that gives us hope,” Dutcher said. It’s a good sign of lessons learned from drought in the early 2000s that conservation precautions already are being taken, he said, singling out Central Nebraska Public Power District officials who already implemented irrigation allocations to save water in Lake McConaughy. Even with a wet spring, it could take years to reverse the current huge soil moisture depletions, he added. Please see STATE, Page 5
This Oct. 4, 2012, file photo shows un-harvested corn in a field near Council Bluffs, Iowa. Corn growers had high hopes going into the 2012 planting season but the drought that began last spring hit the corn crop hard. As a result, corn prices skyrocketed and corn has become scarce in some regions, forcing 20 ethanol plants around the country to halt production. Most are not expected to resume production until after 2013 corn is harvested in late August or September.
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Dutcher said that dry soil is a major reason drought would be more severe in 2013 than in record-setting 2012. That has huge implications for Nebraska agriculture ranging from lost dryland crops and the expense of non-stop irrigating to a lack of forages and water for livestock and even more damage from wildfires. In December, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency said indemnity payments for crop losses nationwide had reached $8 billion in 2012. By Nov. 26, the total for Nebraska was $544 million, with $502 million because of drought, heat and dry wind that affected more than 2 million crop acres. Dutcher reviewed some weather signs to watch, starting with snow in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado and southern Wyoming that produces the Platte River headwaters. “Snowpack is everything,” he said. “... In every major drought, if the snowpack is less than 80 percent by May 1, we’re going to have problems in western Nebraska.” Currently, it’s at about 65 percent in both the North Platte
and South Platte basins. Dutcher said that even if it jumped to 150 percent of normal in the typically wetter months between now and May 1, it probably would produce only about 80 percent of normal streamflows. “So we have a ways to go,” he said. Meanwhile, reduced winter streamflows probably have pushed the Republican Basin into extreme drought, Dutcher said. There has been a break in Eastern Corn Belt drought conditions, he said, with some of that relief backing toward the west. Winter temperatures also indicate a change. Dutcher explained that a warm 2011-2012 winter in the Great Plains caused the crop season to move up about a month, opening the soil to dry conditions. With the exception of November, the western United States has been colder than normal this winter, he said. There also is a recent pattern of more storm troughs moving east more slowly from the Pacific Northwest. Dutcher said that could provide the time needed for Gulf moisture to reach into the Nebraska when those systems arrive. Another key, especially for the extremely
dry Sandhills, is getting the air in eastern New Mexico and southern Colorado “wetted up,” he added. There also might be help from farther away. Dutcher said a cold patch of water has formed along the Equator off South America and into the Pacific Ocean, which is a classic La Nina pattern that usually creates a stronger northern jet stream and more snowstorms. It’s perfect timing for that as the Rocky Mountains and northern Plains emerge from their driest season of the year and move into what should be the wettest season, he said. Snowstorms at the end of winter can feed into needed May and June thunderstorms. All these conditions can happen, Dutcher said. The question is whether they will happen. In the short term, he expects the second half of February to feature cold air coming into the central Plains from Canada and there is another storm system on the way. “This is a very promising pattern. But understand that if it doesn’t develop in the next three months, we’ll have a lot of problems,” Dutcher said.
Industry advocate tirelessly praises the product he raises President of National Cattlemen’s Beef Association not amused by USDA’s ‘Meatless Monday’ program By DAVID HENDEE World-Herald News Service
PILGER — This bite was hard to swallow. Nebraska cattleman J.D. Alexander was at a beef industry policy meeting in Denver last summer when he learned that the U.S. Department of Agriculture had launched a “Meatless Monday” promotion at its headquarters cafeterias in Washington, D.C. Alexander, a Pilger cattle feeder, was not amused. He was president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a trade association and advocate for more than 230,000 cattle breeders, producers and feeders. Needless to say, the word “meatless” is nowhere to be found in the association’s 161page policy menu. Alexander, a former college linebacker, went on the offensive.
He said the USDA initiative called into question the agency’s commitment to American farmers and ranchers. He said USDA apparently didn’t understand how hard rural America is working to feed a growing global population in an environmentally sustainable way. In Alexander’s world, American beef should be on plates around the globe. He says U.S. beef has never been better positioned to maintain a place on consumers’ plates, even though Mother Nature isn’t helping much to get more meat into kitchens. “If drought remains, it will be a challenge,” he said. Add more exports to Japan to the equation and the outlook is murky for how U.S. cattlemen will meet domestic and global demand Alexander has traveled extensively across the United States and
around the world as a beef ambassador since returning nearly 30 years ago to his northeast Nebraska, familyowned feedlot operation — Alexander Cattle & Farms. His latest stop was Tampa, Fla., for an annual trade show that was his last hurrah as the association’s president. Alexander doesn’t play behind the line of scrimmage. He prefers to be on the front lines of defending his industry. “If you’re not at the table,” he says, “you’re on the menu.” The beef industry is big business. Annual cash receipts for cattle and calves rank No. 1 among Nebraska agricultural commodities at $7.2 billion. No other state produces more red meat each year, with commercial production topping 7.16 billion pounds in 2011. Iowa ranks second with 6.59
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billion pounds of red meat production; Kansas is a distant third. Exports are expected to pack more muscle onto those numbers in coming years. A new agreement with Japan that took effect Feb. 1 is estimated to yield hundreds of millions of dollars in addi-
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“When Japan closed its market, they cut us off completely overnight,” Alexander said. “We lost 10 percent of our business. We’ve been working for nearly 10 years now to get that back.” World trade and health organizations have recognized U.S. animal health and food
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“If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu.”
— J.D. ALEXANDER, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL CATTLEMEN’S BEEF ASSOCIATION, ABOUT DEFENDING BEEF INDUSTRY
tional beef exports. Japan’s previously restricted market now matches most of the rest of the world and allows imports of meat and byproducts from cattle under 30 months of age. Japan first banned and then restricted U.S. beef imports after one cow with bovine spongiform encephalopathy was found in the United States in 2003.
safety initiatives and labeled America as a minimal risk for so-called mad cow disease. Rebounding beef exports reflect worldwide acceptance of the safety and quality of U.S. beef, Alexander said. Now, the challenge is producing enough of it during deep drought in the nation’s cattle country to supply domestic and global markets, es-
pecially now that Japan expanded access to its market. Through November 2012, Japan was the second-largest export market for U.S. beef. Sales of nearly 130,000 metric tons totaled $849 million. The U.S. Meat Export Federation predicts beef exports to Japan to hit $1.5 billion this year. Japan’s decision — coupled with White House approval of longdelayed free-trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea in October — should give a boost to U.S. producers facing drought, high costs of production and increasing federal regulation, Alexander said. Trade agreements increase beef demand and profitability. Still, record-high prices currently paid by packing plants for cattle isn’t translating into profitability for cattlemen, Alexander said. Higher costs of machinery, labor, land and young cattle to feed are Please see PRAISES, Page 7
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combining to drain dollars out of the beef business, he said. Last summer, a historic drought crept north out of Texas into the central Plains and Corn Belt to ambush the cattle industry. Droughtdevastated fields produced less and costlier corn for feeding livestock. Ranchers without pasture grass or corn thinned their herds by sending them to slaughter. The nation’s herd is the smallest in 60 years, Alexander said. His own business is a 2,000-acre corn, soybean and alfalfa farm that markets about 12,000 head of cattle from his finishing feedlot each year. He buys yearling cattle that weigh about 850 pounds and feeds them a 40-pound daily ration of corn, an ethanol byproduct, alfalfa and other roughage. The cattle gain about 3.7 pounds per day. They are sent to slaughter when they weigh about 1,400 pounds.
Alexander ships cattle from his feedlot weekly to any of five major meatpackers within a 100-mile radius. He also tries to buy cattle weekly. The regular buy-sell cycle is his hedge against wildly fluctuating prices. Cattlemen, like most farmers, don’t control the price of their product. “We have to take what somebody is willing to give us,” Alexander said. “It would be easy if we could say here’s what I paid for it, here’s my production cost and here’s what I have to have for it — and they’d pay us. That’s not the way our industry works. There’s a lot of times that we don’t make a lot of money.” Despite record-high prices currently paid by packers and the average price of choice beef costing consumers a record $5 per pound, cattle feeders are losing $50 to $100 a head when they sell animals for slaughter, said Beth Doran, an Iowa State University extension beef
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program specialist. Doran said cattle feeders also are feeling pressure on the demand side of the business as consumers juggle higher taxes and fuel and grocery costs into their budgets. Despite liquidation of cattle herds, which flooded the market with meat, beef price infla-
tion was strong last year. Beef prices were up 4.6 percent, according to the USDA. (Pork and poultry prices also were up.) Grocery store prices are expected to increase 3 percent to 4 percent this year and inflation is expected to remain strong for most animal-based food products because of higher
feed costs. Alexander said higher beef and other meat protein prices for consumers are inevitable as the supply shrinks. “There’s risk in that,” he said. “What level will be too much for them? There are opportunities for the consumer to save money by shopping in smart ways, but the high
price of cattle or beef does not guarantee profitability to cattlemen.” Alexander said it’s not uncommon for cattlemen to sell their animals at a loss. “You just hope that during the long run, over the year, that you’ll have an opportunity to Please see PRAISES2, Page 11
Beet campaign ending on high note this month Farmers produced 340,000 more tons of beets this year on 2,000 fewer acres By SANDRA HANSEN World-Herald News Service
Barring unforeseen circumstances, the 161day sugar beet harvest and processing campaign will wind down on Feb. 19. The winter weather forecast for this weekend is not expected to cause any delays. According to Jerry Darnell, Western Sugar Cooperative Nebraska area agriculture manager, it has been a good campaign. “The Torrington and Scottsbluff plants have performed well, and the piles have held up, in spite of the warm temperatures in late November and early December.” This fall, the company invested in a ventilator system for one pile of beets at Scottsbluff and one at Hemingford, for a total of 100,000 tons. The computer controlled system held the beets at favorable temperatures through the winter. “It’s going to be interesting to see what we get from them,” Darnell said Thursday afternoon. The storage quality of the beets is important in determining returns to the farmers. Extended campaigns can result in lower quality. During the recent Big 6 grower meetings, Western announced that company
wide, farmers had produced 340,000 more tons of beets this year on 2,000 fewer acres than last year. Part of the reason for increased production is the availability of Roundup Ready beets. In response to the new situation, Darnell said Nebraska growers will be subject to an 87 percent allocation next year. Another issue is the flood of sugar on the domestic market that has resulted in lower prices for sugar over the past few years. These issues, among others, were on the agenda of the annual membership meeting of the Nebraska NonStock Beet Growers Association on Feb. 11. Featured speaker for the evening was Kevin Hall, past chairman of the Western Sugar Cooperative Board of Directors. Prior to the meeting, Hall, a Bridgeport area grower, announced his resignation, effective at the January gathering of the cooperative’s stakeholders in Billings, Mont. He was a board member for 12 years, and chairman for nine. Nick Lapaseotes, a board member and Bridgeport area farmer, was elected board chairman. Also elected to the cooperative board during the meeting was Mark Kimmel of Alliance.
▼ Authors discuss future of farming, organics LINCOLN (AP) — The authors of a book about the future of farming talked in Lincoln about how organic farming and
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genetic research can help feed the world. Pam Ronald and her husband, Raoul Adamchak, were the featured speakers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Heuermann Lecture on Feb. 12. They wrote “Tomorrow’s
Table: Organic Farming, Genetics and the Future of Food.” The couple works at the University of CaliforniaDavis campus. Ronald does genetic research on plants, and Adamchak teaches organic agriculture and runs
a 5-acre student farm. UNL Vice Chancellor Ronnie Green says the speech was welcome on campus because the world is struggling to figure out how to feed everyone without damaging the environment.
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take some profit,” he said. “That’s why we welcome the new open markets in Japan.” Increased sales to Japan won’t take beef off American dinner tables, because a significant share of the Japanese demand is for products not favored in the United States, such as tongue and heart, Alexander said. “They don’t take all the muscle meats that we sell in our domestic market,” he said. Rebounding from the drought and expanding the nation’s herd is vital if the industry is to remain sustainable, Alexander said. Pack-
ing plants have excess shackle space in their slaughter operations. Feedlots have unused feed bunks. “To make these operations run, you’ve got to have the numbers to make them efficient and run a good business,” Alexander said. Alexander said he worries that if the drought continues, the demand for beef may exceed supply. “The one thing you do not wish to happen is to promote your product and then you can’t supply it,” he said. “That’s why we hope the drought is a one and done in our area.” Alexander said U.S. beef — especially its corn-fed niche — is widely viewed around
the world as a premier product. He said through scientific research, nutrition education and increased lean beef availability, cattlemen are committed to helping Americans enjoy lean beef as part of a healthful diet. The National Cattleman’s Beef Association supports federal guidelines that call for Americans to eat lean meats. USDA and independent research indicates Americans are not eating too much beef. Americans, on average, eat 1.7 ounces of beef daily. Federal dietary guidelines recommend adults eat 3.7 ounces of meat, poultry or eggs per day. That’s why, Alexander said, he pounced so
quickly on the USDA “Meatless Monday” promotion. The campaign appeared in a five-page USDA “greening” newsletter that featured information about recycling, energy-efficient lights, demonstration gardens showcasing sustainable landscaping practices, such as using rain barrels to save water, and the headquarters food service. The promotion cited a United Nations report that animal agriculture is a major source of greenhouse gases and climate change and wastes water, fertilizer, fossil fuels and pesticides. It cited health concerns related to excessive
consumption of meat. And it encouraged employees to go meatless one day a week to help the environment. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack quickly nixed the promotion and by that afternoon was on the phone to Alexander. An apologetic Vilsack — a former Iowa governor — said two USDA employees started the initiative without his knowledge or approval. The next week, Alexander met with Vilsack in Washington. Alexander said they had a cordial meeting and discussed a wide range of agricultural and rural issues. Vilsack spent hours in following weeks stamping out the smol-
dering meat fire. He told one interviewer that he called in supervisors of the employees and “read them the riot act” and was certain that the responsible individuals had the riot act read to them. Alexander said cattlemen were upset because the lean beef they produce easily fits into federal dietary guidelines established by the USDA. “When you’re the leader, you take great pride in it and want to continue to do it,” he said. “It was very disappointing and discouraging. When your own Agriculture Department starts observing a meatless Monday, there’s something wrong.”
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Irrigation was a crucial piece of technology to the Dittrichs pulling in a 2012 harvest. “Amazingly above average wherever we could give the crops enough water” is how Keith Dittrich described last year’s yields. “But below average if water was short, and disastrous on dry land production.” By 2050, when the grandchildren of today’s young farmers head to the fields, the effects of climate change will turn increasingly hostile, according to the report. The United States generates $300 billion in agriculture commodities and all will be vulnerable to climate change, according to the report. Farming will not collapse. But if Takle had any advice for someone wanting to pass a farm on to future generations it would be to protect soil and its
ability to hold water. That’s what Ben Steffen, a longtime southeast Nebraska farmer, and his family have been doing for three generations: notill farming, cover crops, terraces. “I was raised to consider the potential future impacts of what I’m doing here, to try to be good stewards,” Steffen said. While Keith Dittrich is convinced of the science of climate change, Steffen wants to learn more. “I don’t know what the impact of climate change is on my place, but I’m accustomed to dealing with variability,” Steffen said. Keith Dittrich, cochairman of the American Corn Growers, said the stakes have become too high for farmers not to engage on the topic of climate change. “Farmers have always been skeptical of weathermen,” he said, “but it’s in farmers’ best interest to understand this and help move policy along.” Already, extreme
weather is affecting some yields, the report notes. High nighttime temperatures cut yields across the Corn Belt in 2010 and 2012. With the number of hot nights projected to increase in the decades ahead, disappointing yields will become more common, the report said. “People need to realize how these pieces fit together,” said Jerry Hatfield, laboratory director for the USDA’s National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment in Ames, Iowa. Hatfield joined Takle as author of the agriculture chapter. The crucial underlying problem is the outsized effect that a change in averages has on the resulting extremes — more hottest-ever days and nights, and wider and more frequent swings between extremely wet and extremely dry years, he said. “We are going to see more extreme extremes. ... That’s the wake-up call for agriculture.”
Lawmaker pushes loan program for counties in Neb. Those deemed ‘livestock friendly’ would be allowed to borrow money for infrastructure LINCOLN (AP) — Agriculture groups rallied around a proposal Tuesday to create an interest-free loan program for Nebraska counties designated as “livestock friendly,” despite questions about how the state would recoup its money from counties that fail to repay. The bill would allow counties deemed “livestock friendly” by the state to borrow from money at no cost for roads, bridges and other infrastructure frequent-
ly used to haul livestock. Counties would have to repay the loans within five years. The bill has won support from the Nebraska Farm Bureau and groups that represent ranchers, corn growers and soybean farmers. Its sponsor, Sen. Ken Schilz of Ogallala, likened his proposal to community development block grants used by cities for development projects. “Counties do not have
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04 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS AWD 3.5L, V6, Monsoon CD/Cass, Keyless, Full power, Seat riser, TCS, Alum wheels, Local one owner trade, Nice unit, 93k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7785 03 Ford Escape XLT 4x4, V6, Power seat, 6-CD, Sunroof, Nice unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7450 99 Jeep Wrangler SE 2dr 4x4, FiI4, Automatic, A/C, Fresh engine, 89k mi . . . . . . . . .$8850 97 Chevy Tahoe 1500 LT 4x4, 5.7Fiv8, Leather, Time to hunt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1995
*NEW RAM PICKUPS *13 1500 Crew Cab Laramie SB 4x4, 5.7 Hemi, 6-spd auto, 2-power heated/cooled leather seats, 2-zone auto temp, Premium sound, Back camera, Loaded, List $45670 . . . . . . . . . . . .$38635 *13 1500 Quad Cab Tradesman SB 4x4, 5.7 Hemi, 6-spd auto, Power windows/locks/mirrors, Hitch w/ tow pkg, HD cooling, Sirius, Alum wheels, List $33950 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$29117 *12 2500 Crew Cab Laramie LB 4x4, 800 Cummins, 6-autostick, 2-zone auto temp, Navigation, Premium sound, 2- power heated/cooled seats, Remote start, (315951), List $56895 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$47788 *12 3500 Crew Cab Big Horn SB 4x4, 800 Cummins, 6-autostick, 40/20/40 Cloth power seat, Remote start, Bluetooth, Spray liner, Forged wheels, (218859), List $53510 . . . . . . . .$44187
USED PICKUPS 12 Dodge 1500 Crew cab Big Horn Rambox 4x4, Hemi, Remote start, Power seat, Navigation, Premium sound, Anti-spin, Back camera, 20's Loaded, 11k mi . . . . . . .$33900 12 Dodge 1500 Crew cab Outdoorsman Rambox 4x4, Hemi, Power seat, Remote start, Premium sound, Navigation, Chrome tubes, Loaded unit, 13k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$33900 11 Dodge 2500 Reg cab ST 4x4, Hemi, A/C, Tilt, Cruise, CD, Sirius, Travel computer, Business console, Tow pkg, HD ready for work, 35k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$22850 10 Dodge 2500 Reg cab SLT 4x4, Hemi, Power seat/recliner, Keyless, Theft alarm, Premium sound, Tow pkg w/ brake control, Travel computer, Anti-spin, 31k mi . . . . . . .$26800 08 Dodge 3500 Quad Cab Laramie LB 4x4 Single, Cummins, 6-spd auto, Power leather seats, 2-zone a/c, Premium sound, Sunroof, Sharp, Decked, 48k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$35800 08 Dodge 2500 Quad Cab SLT SB 4x4, Cummins, 6-spd manual, Power seat, Keyless, Sirius, Tubes, Spray liner, Travel comp, One owner local trade, 83k mi . . . . . . . . . . . .$28800 08 Ford 250 Reg Cab XL LB, 4x4, Powerstroke, Automatic, A/C, Cruise, Travel computer, Grille guard, Drop ball, HD for work, Local Trade, 86k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$18800 07 Dodge 2500 Mega Cab SLT SB 4x4, Cummins, 6-spd auto, Power seat, GPS navigation, Tubes, Spray liner, 3.73 Anti-spin, Very nice unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$29800 04 Dodge 2500 Quad Cab SLT SB 4x4, 555 HO Cummins, Auto, Power seat, CD, Tubes, Travel computer, Anti-spin, HD tow unit, Cummins best . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15800 03 Dodge 2500 Reg cab 4x4, V10, 5-spd, A/C, Tilt, Cruise, CD, Tach, Tubes, Tow pkg, 5th wheel ball, 3.73 gears, HD ready for work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7750 96 GMC 2500 Ext cab SLE LB 2wd, 7.4LFiV8, Power seat, Remote entry, Rhino liner, Excellent shape, Hard to find one this good, Local trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5450 94 Dodge Dakota Club Cab SLT 2wd, Fiv6, A/C, Tilt, Cruise, Power Windows/ Door locks, Clean, Solid, Runs good, Local trade, 93k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4450 90 Chevy 1500 Ext cab Silverado 2wd, 5.7Fiv8, Power W/ DL, Runs good, Solid . .$3650
*NEW & USED MINI-VANS *13 Chrysler Town/ Country Touring, Power seat/doors/gate, Leather, 3-zone a/c, Back camera, 9" rear video, Sirius, Touch screen, More, (512355), List $30990 . . . . . . .$27698 12 Chrysler Town/ Country Touring, Leather, Power seat/doors/liftgate, Rear video, Touch screen, Back camera, Auto dim mirror, Program travel comp, Loaded . .$24900 12 Dodge SXT, Stow-n-go, 3-zone auto temp, Power seat/pedals/doors/liftgate, Remote start, Rear video, 506-watt premium sound, Back camera, Loaded, 12k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . .$23900 12 Dodge SXT, Stow-n-go, 3-zone auto temp, Power seat/pedals/doors/liftgate, Remote start, Rear video, 506-watt premium sound, Back camera, Loaded, 17k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . .$23300 12 Dodge SXT, Power seat/ pedals/ doors/ liftgate, Remote start, Premium sound, Rear video, Touch screen, Deluxe travel computer, Super console, Loaded, 21k mi . . . . . . . . . . . .$22800 12 Dodge SXT Express, Stow-n-go, 3-zone a/c, Power seat/pedals/doors/liftgate, CD, Steering wheel controls, Super console, Travel computer, Alum wheels, 12k mi . . . . . . .$21800 12 Dodge Crew, Stow-n-go, 3-zone auto temp, Power seat/pedals/doors/liftgate, Deluxe travel computer, Super console, Alum mags, 28k mi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$20600 08 Chrysler Town/ Country Limited, 4.0v6, 2-power memory seats (4-heated), Sunroof, 2-rear video, HID headlamps, Navigation, Premium sound, Choice, 38k mi . . . . .$21575 08 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT, 3.8v6, Stow-n-go, Power driver seat/doors/pedals, Keyless entry, Travel computer, Traction control, Very nice local trade . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12900 06 Dodge Grand SXT, Stow-n-go, Power seat/doors/gate, 3-zone a/c, Keyless, CD w/ steering wheel controls, Travel computer, Traction cont, Local trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6750 01 Pontiac Montana, 2-power leather seats, Rear a/c, CD/ Cassette, Park assist, Travel computer, Comp/ temp, Alum wheels, Solid, Clean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5850
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the same tools to attract businesses when compared to cities, which have all sorts of tools,” Schilz told the Legislature’s Agriculture Committee. Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha, who sits on the committee, called it an “iffy proposition” that establishes no way for the state to reclaim its money if a county fails to repay a loan. A coun-
ty’s failure to return the money could force the state to put a lien on county property, he said, and rural counties can’t guarantee that a prolonged drought won’t shrink their tax base. “The first principle of economics is, don’t send good money after bad,” Chambers said. “Right now, sending money into the agricultural sector is sending good money after bad.” Chambers said the bill would also divert money away from other priori-
Ag, weather poster contests open to Nebraska youth LINCOLN — Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) Director Greg Ibach has announced the beginning of the 10th annual NDA Agriculture Week in Nebraska Poster Contest. The contest is open to all Nebraska youth currently in first through sixth grades. This year’s theme is “Nebraska Agriculture: What Farmers Do.” The entry deadline for the contest is March 1.
Winners will be announced during National Ag Week (March 17-23). The contest is broken down into three age divisions: n First- and secondgrade students. n Third- and fourthgrade students. n Fifth- and sixthgrade students. Winning entries will be featured on the NDA web site and potentially Please see YOUTH, Page 17
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ties, including a proposal to expand Medicaid coverage to urban and rural residents. He asked why similar loan programs weren’t offered for programs to lift poor people in urban areas out of poverty. “I know of things that ought to be done for people who are poor in the city, and it’s not going to be done,” Chambers said. The Nebraska Department of Agriculture has designated 21 counties as “livestock friendly.” The department, which ad-
ministers the program, requires counties to apply for the designation by holding a public hearing and passing a resolution. County officials must then submit an application to the department. Under current law, livestock friendly counties receive road signs bearing the program logo to display along their roads. The bill would also require the Department of Environmental Quality to help counties locate and evaluate sites for expanded livestock produc-
tion. And it would increase the caps for tax credits available to individual producers through the Nebraska Advantage Rural Development Act. Terry Keebler, a Johnson County commissioner, said the bill would help counties that want to attract agricultureproduction facilities that receive livestock from farmers. Keelber said Johnson County approved a special permit Tuesday morning for a facility, which will see
eight or nine trucks per day. Kristen Hassebrook, a spokeswoman for the Nebraska Cattlemen, said the bill created a specific incentive for counties to participate in the state’s “livestock friendly” program. “These counties have stepped up, wanting to support livestock production, and they also want to see more livestock production in their counties, which should be rewarded,” Hassebrook said.
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Friend of Sheehy’s loses job with pro-agriculture group Ehresman was one of four women former Lt. Gov. called frequently on state-owned phone By ROBYNN TYSVER World-Herald News Service
A telephone friend of former Lt. Gov. Rick Sheehy’s has lost her job in the wake of the scandal that also cost Sheehy his political life. Michele Ehresman, a former member of the Holdrege school board, has resigned her position as head of a proagriculture group known as We Support Agriculture. The group was started last year by five of the state’s largest agriculture groups — including the Nebraska Cattlemen and the Nebraska Farm Bureau. Its purpose, in large part, was to aggressively counter criticism be-
ing aimed at ranchers and others by animalrights groups. Ehresman, the former executive director of the Holdrege Chamber of Commerce, was hired by the group last summer. The group’s board of directors issued a press release Feb. 7 saying they and Ehresman had “mutually agreed” to end their contractual relationship. Ehresman was one of four women that Sheehy called frequently in the wee hours of the night, talking for hours on his state-owned cellphone. Ehresman, who is recently divorced, has declined numerous requests for interviews. She did not return a call
on Feb. 7. Sheehy resigned Feb. 2 after World-Herald reporters presented him with findings of their investigation into his cellphone records. He had been considered a top gubernatorial candidate before the story broke. Since then, his campaign has been returning money to its donors, and Sheehy has all but disappeared from the political world. He also has declined all requests for interviews. In all, Sheehy made more than 2,300 calls over four years to four women. The bulk were made before his wife, Connie, filed for divorce last summer.
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in promotional materials and other publications. Contest rules and official entry forms are available online at www.agr.ne.gov/kids. Also, the annual 2013 Nebraska Severe Weather Awareness Poster Contest has been announced. The contest, sponsored by Nebraska Association of Emergency Management, the National Weather Service and the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency, is part of the annual Severe Weather Awareness Week effort produced by Emergency Management Directors/Coordinators
across Nebraska. The poster contest is open to all fourth-grade students in Nebraska public and private schools and all homeschooled fourth-grade students. Teachers are encouraged to have students participate while teaching them about hazards of severe weather in Nebraska. While not specifically designed to promote tornado awareness, tornadoes are the most common theme chosen for posters. Lightning and flooding, which are also products of severe thunderstorms, are also good topic choices. The winner in the state contest wins a $125 gift card. Those finishing second, third and
fourth receive gift cards worth $100, $75 and $50, respectively. All four winners will also receive a NOAA All-Hazards Weather Alert Radio from the Saline County Emergency Management Agency. Any questions regarding the 2013 Severe Weather Poster Contest should be directed to the local emergency m a n a g e m e n t director/coordinator or to Meints at (402) 2231305 or email at gagecoema@diodecom.net . Contest rules and other information can also be obtained at the Nebraska Association of Emergency Management website at www.naem.us.
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908 Rodeo Road Sprayed-on Truck Bed Liners
1920 W 9th St.
308-532-4411 877-532-4411
308-534-9370
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GIZZY
CHARLEY
DENZEL
Adult, intact male, Siamese/Himalayan blend. Not a fan of being in a kennel, but go slow and he warms up! He would love to be part of a family, again and is a different cat once you get him our of that kennel! He is litter trained! He needs a home ASAP!!!!
Adult, intact male, domestic shorthair. He is using his litter box. He is scared in the shelter, but loves to be petted and wants nothing more than a home to call his own! Black cats are usually the last adopted from shelters. Give Denzel a chance!
KITTY Adult, neutered male, domestic longhair. He is litter trained, good with kids, cats and dogs. He enjoys being indoors and outdoors. He is a very friendly boy! Loves scratches and affection!! Would be a great family pet!
STOCKMAN’S VETERINARY CLINIC N. HWY 83 • NO. PLATTE
308-532-7210
TIME TOOL AND EQUIPMENT 308.534.9370
NERO
OSIRIS
Adult, neutered male, domestic shorthair. This playful, spirited boy is declawed and litter trained. He is full of life, loves toys and keeps you laughing and smiling all day long! He would love an active family full of love!
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South Jeffers Small Animal Hospital
308-534-3701
9 year old, spayed female, tiger calico. Gizzy is confused, but a sweet girl. She likes to chirp at you when you approach as if to say: "I miss my home, can I come to yours?" She is a smaller girl, litter trained and good with kids, cats and dogs!
(308) 532-4880 220 W. Fremont Dr • North Platte
Adult, intact male, domestic longhair. This super sweet boy is and likes to talk and meow! Just look at his pic! He loves people and attention and would make an awesome furry family member. He is using his litterbox and purrs on contact! Come meet Osiris!
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VETERINARY CLINIC Dr. Susan Sjeklocha
1306 N. Buffalo Bill • North Platte • 308.534.1257
Westfield Small Animal Clinic 308-534-4480
308-532-5474
WHEELS NORTH PLATTE VETERINARY CLINIC USED CARS 308-532-0366 308-532-8829
NORTH PLATTE 308-534-7636 800-303-7636 MAYWOOD 308-362-4228 800-233-4551
Cans for Critters Recycling Program Proceeds benefit the Rescue of Shelter Pets & Homeless Animals of NP Area. Call for Drop Off Locations 520-7762
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