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Anheuser-Busch’s Michelob Ultra Pure Gold is a U.S. Department of Agriculture-certified organic beer. The company says it is on a mission to help farmers who are interested in being certified organic actually do so.

Climate trends to have impact on Illinois agriculture By Tom C. Doran

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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — More rain and increased temperatures are projected to become the norm in Illinois, the Illinois State Water Survey state climatologist said at the recent Illinois Agricultural Legislative Roundtable. Climatologist Trent Ford spoke of weather trends and its impact on Illinois agriculture. “Impacts related to temperature change have actually been quite minimal in Illinois, especially relative to other places in the U.S. That is probably going to change in the next few de- Ford cades,” Ford said. The statewide average temperature has increased in Illinois by about one-tenth of a degree Fahrenheit per decade between 1895 and 2018. The increase in winter and spring temperatures are much larger than that in the summer and fall. “When you look at the difference between maximum and daily minimum temperature, summertime daily maximum temperatures actually decreased over time. Mostly that is due to increased humidity,” Ford noted. An increase in the Prairie State’s average temperature will have both positive and negative impacts on agriculture. POSITIVE IMPACTS n Frost-free season has increased by nine days since 1900, projected to increase by 10 to 20 days by 2050. n Growing degree days are projected to increase by 30% by 2050, relative to 1981-2010 mean in DeKalb County, for example. n Changing temperatures are projected to result in enhanced photosynthesis and reduced crop water use — more crop water efficiency with higher carbon dioxide levels.

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The Cowser family farming operation includes a breed to wean pig farm, a cow/calf herd and a corn and soybean farming operation. The members of the 2020 Illinois Pork Producers Association Farm Family of the Year are Charlotte and Steve Cowser (front row from left), Cheryl Cowser-Walsh, Andy and Carol Cowser; Marc Cowser (top row), Darin Cowser and Alan Cowser.

Family of the Year Constant improvement theme of Cowser pork operation By Jeannine Otto

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BR ADFORD, Ill. — The Cowser family farming operation is many things — and many people — but underpinning all of the farm operations is family. The Cowser family is the 2020 Illinois Pork Producer Association Farm Family of the Year. “We all want the farm to be successful,” said Steve Cowser of the farming operation that his grandfather, Delbert Cowser, started in the 1930s near Laura. Today, Steve and his three brothers, Marc, Andy and Darin, and Andy’s two children, Alan Cowser and Cheryl CowserWalsh, comprise the main part of the Cowser family farm. Steve Cowser leads the pork production part of the farm and oversees the farm operation’s finances.

After almost 50 years in the pig business, some might be thinking about retiring, but Cowser is not among them. “I am having too much fun,” he said. Cowser works in the barns and is focused on ways to improve the pork operation and grow his own knowledge. “I learn something new every day I am in the barns. That’s one of the things I like about this business,” he said. RAISING PIGS SINCE 1932 The family always has raised pigs, starting with Delbert Cowser’s swine herd in 1932. In 1998, they purchased a breedto-wean barn and 1,200 sows. They increased that herd, and they wean about 1,100 pigs weekly as an independent breed-to-wean farm. The Cowsers partner with Land O’Lakes as the buyer of their weaned pigs.

Constant improvement is a constant theme for all parts of the Cowser farming operation. On the pork side, the breed-towean model is a perfect fit. “It allows us to do one thing, focus on one area of production, and hopefully become better at that,” Steve Cowser said. The biggest challenge on the pork production side is labor. The breed-to-wean operation employs nine people as a full staff. “Half of our crew are longterm employees, seasoned and experienced, and there are two or three who are newer employees and some of those don’t stay very long,” Cowser said. Biosecurity is a priority on the farm. “In 2015, we revamped our entrance, so the only way to get in and out is through the showers,” Cheryl Cowser said. See FAMILY, Page A4

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NEW YORK — Less than 1% of America’s farmland is organic and American farmers hoping to transition their fields to organic face monumental challenges. Michelob Ultra Pure Gold launched its 60-second Super Bowl spot featuring 6 For 6Pack, a new program that allows consumers to join the brand in helping farmers transition six square feet of farmland into organic with each purchase of a six-pack of Michelob Ultra Pure Gold. Michelob Ultra Pure Gold — the first national beer brand to be U.S. Department of Agriculture-certified organic — is on a mission to help U.S. farmers who have an interest in converting to organic farming by assisting them through the transition process, which can be time consuming and challenging without support. A portion of sales from each Pure Gold six-pack will go directly to farmers looking to transition to organic, allowing consumers to help drive change. “There’s an imbalance between consumer preference for organic products and the amount of organic farmland we currently have in the U.S. to support this need,” said Azania Andrews, Michelob Ultra vice president of marketing.

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Huge crowds were on hand for the 26th annual Midwest Ag Expo Jan. 29-30 at Gordyville USA near Gifford, Illinois. Over 190 exhibitors representing more than 460 products were featured at the popular show.

New planter picks up speed Kinze machine to debut at farm show By Tom C. Doran

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GIFFORD, Ill. — The latest high-speed planter will be unveiled at the Feb. 12-15 National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky. Kinze Manufacturing developed the high-speed planting technology that features a new high-speed meter and seed tube to provide an accurate seed placement at speeds up to 12 mph.

The new planter technology, called True Speed, will be available for the 2021 planting season. The system was developed with support from Ag Leader Technology, which will market it as SureSpeed. The two companies will distribute the technology through their respective dealer networks. Gene Warner of Warner Farm Equipment, Rantoul, provided a preview of the new planter at his company’s Midwest Ag Expo booth Jan. 29. “The competitors go up to 10 miles per hour and Kinze has

decided they can plant at 12. The 4905 planter will have upforce and downforce in each row unit to keep it level with the ground conditions at all speeds,” Warner explained. The new 4905 also will include: n Row unit double parallel arm bushing with impregnated lubrication and double row bearing disc openers for extended wear life. n High-efficiency vacuum fans that run quieter with less hydraulic demand, utilizing 1.5 inch diameter vacuum hoses. See PLANTER, Page A4

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — During the biggest game in football, IL Corn went on offense to remind consumers around the state that Illinois runs on homegrown corn. A 30-second Super Bowl commercial, “Illinois Runs on Homegrown Corn,” showcased the Swanson family, one of the more than 100,000 farmers in Illinois who grow corn, a product that drives the state’s economy. “As farmers, we take great pride in sustainably growing a crop that can be used in so many ways,” said Krista Swanson of Oneida. “Our family enjoys sharing that pride and that story with others who might not have the same agricultural roots.” THE PLAY BY PLAY Everything that can be made from a barrel of crude oil can also be made from corn oil — like bioplastics, food packaging and clothing. Corn winds up in a wide array of products, from tennis shoes to medicines to award-winning whiskey. And it’s used to make ethanol, a renewable fuel that reduces harmful greenhouse gas emissions by up to 43%. See CORN, Page A2

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ers converting to organic. “We feel a responsibility to help provide choice FROM PAGE ONE and support to those who “The future of organic want to transition, so that beer relies on more farm- together we can help farm-

ers sustain and grow their business and provide consumers the products they want.” 6 For 6-Pack is an expansion of an existing

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program launched in 2019 called Contract for Change. Contract for Change offers three- to six-year transitional barley contracts with premiums for transitional and organic barley production. Anheuser-Busch’s expert agronomists are working in partnership with the CCOF Foundation, the leading organization in organic certiﬁcation and training, to provide technical assistance to farmers as they navigate the steps required to grow certiﬁed organic crops. As demand for organic barley increases, Contract for Change aims to inspire the entire organic industry to assist farmers during the transition process by paying a premium for transitional and organic products and providing the needed technical training for farmers to succeed. The 6 For 6-Pack pro-

gram will provide the additional funds needed to expand Contract for Change and help increase the 1% of organic farmland. “We are eager to help farmers transition to organic production through the visionary Contract for Change program. Michelob Ultra is truly an organic champion and we are inspired by their commitment to helping farmers overcome barriers, while advancing the beneﬁts of organic agriculture throughout the United States,” said Kelly Damewood, CEO of CCOF. Tied to Anheuser-Busch’s Better World efforts, 6 For 6-Pack also aligns with the company achieving its 2025 U.S. Sustainability Goals, one of which focuses on Smart Agriculture and ﬁnancial empowerment across the company’s 1,000 direct

contract barley, rice and hops farmers. With the success of Pure Gold, Michelob Ultra recognizes the importance of making organic ingredients more accessible, and this starts with supporting farmers in local communities across the country. “I want to thank Anheuser-Busch for their continued support of farmers. The efforts put forward by Michelob Ultra Pure Gold with their ‘Contract for Change’ program have created opportunity for American barley farmers to diversify and capture extra value for their production,” said Buzz Mattelin, president of the National Barley Growers Association. For more information on 6 For 6-pack, visit PureGold.com, or follow @MichelobULT R A on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Correction The material provided for the Midwest Ag Expo program published by AgriNews on Jan. 24 listed a “hay feeding facilities” service program not oﬀered by The Equity. The Equity is looking to partner with farm families on the construction of contract swine ﬁnishing facilities. These 40-year facilities will provide families with consistent income that isn’t tied to any market or animal risk and provide a great source of fertilizer that can lower input costs on up to 800 acres. AgriNews, which strives for accuracy, regrets the error.

A 30-second Super Bowl commercial, “Illinois Runs on Homegrown Corn,” showcased the Brett and Krista Swanson family from Oneida, Illinois, one of many farm families sustainably raising corn for many uses.

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Illinois corn farmers are ready to go on oﬀense, mused IL Corn Chairman Roger Sy, a farmer from Newman. “Illinois corn farmers are

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New clean water rule clarifies jurisdiction By Tom C. Doran

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced a clearer definition of “waters of the U.S.” under the Clean Water Act that eliminates many seasonal streams, small waterways and wetlands from federal oversight. Under the final rule, which will become effective 60 days after publication in the Federal Register, four categories of waters are federally regulated: n Territorial seas and traditional navigable waters. n Perennial and intermittent tributaries to those waters. n Certain lakes, ponds and impoundments. n Wetlands adjacent to jurisdictional waters. All other waterways, i nclud i ng ephemer a l streams, will fall under state jurisdiction. The final rule details categories of exclusions that are not “waters of the U.S.,” such as features that only contain water in direct response to rainfall (ephemeral features); groundwater; many farm and roadside ditches; prior converted cropland; artificially irrigated areas; artificial lakes and ponds (water storage reservoirs, farm irrigation, stock watering); and storm water control features constructed in upland or in non-jurisdictional waters to convey, treat, infiltrate or store storm water runoff. The final rule clarifies key elements related to the scope of federal Clean Water Act jurisdiction, including: n Providing clarity and consistency by removing the proposed separate categories for jurisdictional ditches and impoundments. n Refining the proposed definition of “typical year,” which provides important regional and temporal flexibility and ensures jurisdiction is being accurately determined in times that are not too wet and not too dry. n Defining “adjacent wetlands” as wetlands that are meaningfully connected to other jurisdictional waters, for example, by directly abutting or having regular surface water communication with jurisdictional waters. REGULATORY CERTAINTY Earlier definitions of the 2015 WOTUS were considered too vague and subject to interpretation that critics said went to far with its jurisdiction stretching onto farmland ditches and field low spots that temporarily have water after a rainfall. “EPA and the Army are providing much needed reg u lator y cer t a i nt y and predictability for American farmers, landowners and businesses to support the economy and accelerate critical infrastructure projects,” said EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. “After decades of landowners relying on expensive attorneys to determine what water on their land may or may not fall under federal regulations, our new Navigable Waters Protection Rule strikes the proper balance between Washington and the states in managing land and water resources while protecting our nation’s navigable waters, and it does so within the authority Congress provided.” “Having farmed American land myself for decades, I have personally experienced the confusion regarding implementation of the scope of the Clean Water Act,” said R.D. James, Army for Civil Works assistant secretary. “Our rule takes a common-sense approach to implementation to eliminate that confusion. This rule also eliminates federal overreach and strikes

the proper balance between federal protection of our nation’s waters and state autonomy over their aquatic resources. “This will ensure that land use decisions are not improperly constrained, which will enable our farmers to continue feeding our nation and the world, and our businesses to continue thriving.” PRO WOTUS was considered by many farm groups to be an over-reaching, burdensome regulation that extended beyond navigable waters to certain non-navigable water bodies and insolated waters and wetlands. “Illinois farmers have a deep care and appreciation for the land and protection of clean water, both essential resources that provide our families and future generations the means to produce healthy food and fiber for the world. This action is the last step in the regulatory process to repeal the 2015 WOTUS rule and replace it with a common-sense rule protecting water quality,” said Illinois Farm Bureau President Richard Guebert Jr. “The Navigable Waters Protection Rule provides a new, clear definition for WOTUS that protects the nation’s navigable waters from pollution and will result in economic growth across the country. It respects the right of the states to regulate water while providing farmers and landowners certainty and clarity,” said Roger Johnson, National Farmers Union president. “Family farmers and ranchers have been confused by ambiguous water regulations for many years. “Now that we have a more precise definition of WOTUS, we hope that farmers will better understand which kinds of water are subject to federal authority and which are not. “But far mers don’t just need greater clarity – they also need access to clean, safe water for their families, their farms and their communities. These needs are not mutually exclusive; when regulating natural resources, EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers must balance certainty for farmers, ranchers and property owners with protections for our water supply. “And while Farmers Union policy generally supports local decisionmaking, some states may be unprepared to regulate significantly more waterways. “Moving forward, we will review the final rule closely to assess its full impacts on family farmers and ranchers and rural communities.” CON There were also organizations that did not agree with the move. “The administration eliminated clean water protections to protect polluters instead of protecting people,” said Senior Attorney Blan Holman, leader of Southern Environmental Law Center’s Clean Water Defense Initiative. “This rule is the culmination of an insider campaign to gut bipartisan protections that have safeguarded the nation’s water for decades and will endanger the health and environment of families and communities across the entire country.” “This effort neglects established science and poses substantial new risks to people’s health and the environment. We will do all we can to fight this attack on clean water. We will not let it stand,” said Gina McCarthy, Natural Resources Defense Council president and CEO. Tom C. Doran can be reached at 815-780-7894 or tdoran@agrinewspubs.com. Follow him on Twitter at: @AgNews_ Doran.

Court orders review of refinery RFS waivers By Tom C. Doran

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Dust is product farmers can use to replace graphite or talc when planting corn. Dust is environmentally friendly since it is made from soy protein that will break down in the soil within 28 days and provide a food source for microbes.

Dust to dust Seed box lubricant provides farmers with soy product option By Martha Blum

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ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Dust is a seed box treatment that provides singulation and lubrication when planting corn and soybean seeds. “Dust is a play on words because it is actually less dusty than talc or graphite,” said Michael Musselman, business development for Low Mu Tech, which markets Dust. “It’s cleaner, it’s safer and it’s soy.” “This product is the first real change in planter box lubrication in 40 years,” said Brian Tulley, developer of Dust, who worked on the product for several years and received the patent for Dust on Oct. 1, 2019. Tulley began his work to develop a new product after using talc and graphite while helping his friends during planting season. “I looked for something that would be different than what we were currently using and realized everything on the market was a combination of the two existing products in different percentages of talc or graphite as a base,” he said. A friend, who became Tulley’s business partner, suggested he try soy protein. “I bought some soy protein from a feed mill and worked to find the right percentage to use,” he said. “It took about four years to find the percentage of soy protein and soy lecithin to give us the singulation of talc and the lubricant of the graphite.” Dust can be used in all types of planters and meters, Musselman noted from his booth at the 29th annual Quad Cities Farm Equipment Show. “Dust was used on just under 4 million acres last year,” Tulley said. “The flow agent is used in planters, so the seed will release from the seed disc or finger in a proper time and fashion,” Musselman said. “Singulation means grabbing one seed at a time in a timely fashion so the spacing is done correctly.” Research conducted at Kansas State University, Musselman said, shows that Dust is equal for singulation performance in Vac planters to talc or graphite. “We also have data from The Ohio State University and University of Missouri for the performance of Dust,” he said. “Last year, we actually sold out of product because I underestimated the hatred of talc and graphite,” Tulley said. “Farmers have never really had an option that worked that didn’t have adverse side affects,” Tulley said. “With other products, if you didn’t hit your application rate spot on then you ended up with things sticking to the sensors or sticking to the planter plates, and we wanted to avoid that.” Dust, Tulley said, has a broad application window, which is both good and bad. “Dust can be used in a lot of different planter types, but when people started using it, they were use to adding higher rates of product,” he explained. “The use rate for Dust is one to two ounces per unit of seed,” Musselman said. “We’re a manufactured product, so we want it to work the same today as it did yesterday,” Tulley said. “We’re never going to be less expensive than something that is mined out of

Michael Musselman shows what corn looks like after Dust has been mixed in with the seed, at his booth during the Quad Cities Farm Equipment Show. the ground,” he said. “But farmers are really tired of the fact that today talc may be a dark gray color and flow pretty good and tomorrow it is a light grey color and sticky.” Dust is available in 7and 14-pound pails. The seed lubricant product is sponsored by the United Soybean Board. “The USB has given us grants to commercialize the product,” Musselman said. “Because it is a soy protein product, research shows within 28 days it’s broken down in the soil and it becomes a food source for microbes.” Dust is sold through a distributors and the website at www.lowmutech. com. “You can order on the website, or find a distributor in your area from our website to purchase Dust,” Musselman said. “We have over 150 distribution points and we’re adding dealers and distributors.” For more information about Low Mu Tech or to purchase Dust, go to www. lowmutech.com, or call 844-438-3878. Martha Blum can be reached at 815-223-2558, ext. 117, or marthablum@ agrinews-pubs.com. Follow her on Twitter at: @AgNews_Blum.

DENVER — The U.S. Court of Appeals has ordered U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to revisit three small refinery exemptions issued to refineries in Oklahoma, Wyoming and Utah. The 10th Circuit Court ruling issued by Judge Mary Beck Briscoe, Senior Judge Paul J. Kelly Jr. and Judge Carlos F. Lucero focused on “extensions” of Renewable Fuel Standard exemptions granted to the refineries under the EPA’s rules. The judges ruled the problem with the exemption extensions given to the three refineries was that they weren’t extensions at all. The court also found that EPA abused its discretion in failing to explain how the agency could conclude that a small refinery might suffer a disproportionate economic hardship when the agency has simultaneously consistently maintained that costs for RFS compliance credits, or RINs, are passed through and recovered by those same refineries. HollyFrontier Cheyenne Refining in Wyoming, which submitted its petition for an extension in March 2017, had been awarded an exemption in 2011 and 2012, but didn’t apply for an extension until 2015. That request was denied by the EPA under the Obama administration. HollyFrontier Woods Cross Refining in Utah, which submitted its petition for an extension in September 2017, never had been granted an exemption. Wynnewood Refining Co. received an exemption in 2011-2012, but not in subsequent years. It submitted its petition for an extension to the EPA in January 2018. The court noted in its published ruling that beginning in 2016, the EPA began granting more petitions to extend the small refinery exemption. EPA’s website indicates that while the agency granted 23 of 41 exemption petitions from 2013 to 2015 (56% approval rate, two petitions were declared ineligible or withdraw), the agency granted 85 of 94 exemptions from 2016 to 2018 (90% approval rate, five petitions were declared ineligible or withdrawn). Beginning with the 2013 compliance year, small refineries could petition EPA annually for an exemption from their RFS obligations. EPA may grant the extension if it determines that the

small refinery has demonstrated disproportionate economic hardship. The exempted refinery is not subject to the requirements of an obligated party for fuel produced during the compliance year for which the exemption has been granted. The amount of exempted volumes of gasoline and diesel increased from about two billion gallons in 2013 to a peak of 17 billion gallons in 2017. EPA CHALLENGE The court ruling stems from a May 2018 challenge brought against EPA by the Renewable Fuels Association, National Corn Growers Association, American Coalition for Ethanol and National Farmers Union. “We think the implications go far beyond just those three exemptions and we really see this as a game-changer. We think it’s fundamentally going change the way EPA addresses these petitions for small refinery exemptions under the RFS,” said Geoff Cooper, RFA president and CEO. “This finding is much broader than that and we think it applies to dozens of exemptions that were inappropriately waived. So, we think those exemptions are also vulnerable to challenge now. We’re looking at how best to do that, and holding EPA’s feet to the fire to make sure they’re complying with this court order.” “The court’s decision is welcome news for corn growers,” said National Corn Growers Association President Kevin Ross. “Ethanol is an incredibly important value-added market for corn farmers, and EPA’s waivers have reduced RFS volume requirements by more than four billion gallons over the past three years, impacting corn demand. We are optimistic this decision will finally put an end to the demand destruction caused by waivers and keep the RFS back on track.” “This ruling comes at a critical time for America’s farmers and the biofuels industry,” said National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson. “Due in large part to EPA’s rampant and ongoing abuse of the SRE program, 2019 was one of the most challenging years in history for the agriculture and biofuel sectors. We believe this ruling will help restore the ability of the RFS to drive demand and expand markets for renewable fuels, as Congress intended, providing a badly needed shot in the arm for rural America.”

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Q Increased carbon dioxide could partially offset yield declines due to extreme weather. NEGATIVE IMPACTS Q Warmer winters have increased survival and reproduction of insect pests and bacterial diseases. For example, reproductive number of deer tick is projected to increase 50% in southern Illinois by 2050. Q There will be frequent exceedance of the temperature maximums for herbicide application. Q There will be issues related to reproductive failure temperatures. The 95-degree threshold is a reproductive failure temperature for corn, so an increase in summertime maximums means there are more days over that 95 degree threshold. For example, the projection for 2030 in Sangamon County will have an average of 20 days exceeding the 95-degree threshold per year. PRECIPITATION TRENDS Illinois has gotten wetter since the turn of the last century. The statewide annual total precipitation has increased by about 4/10ths of an inch per decade between 1895 and 2018. “Over that last 120 years we’ve seen on average about 5 inches more total annual precipitation in Illinois. Unfortunately, the vast majority of that increase has come in the spring and summer, particularly in the spring,” Ford said. “There’s also been a significant increase in extreme precipitation. So, our precipitation isn’t just falling in larger totals, but we’re also seeing more extreme events that are over 1.5 or 2 inches in a 24 hour period.” Ford noted the following impacts precipitation trends will have on Illinois agriculture: Q More, and more frequent, spring precipitation reduces flexibility for field treatment and planting. Spring 2019 had the shortest average number of “dry days” between rain events on record in Peoria. There were similar problems in the summer with herbicide

PLANTER FROM PAGE ONE

Q Redesigned bulk-fill seed delivery system that works with more crop types and at higher planting rates. Q Variable displacement piston PTO pump, which provides a simpler planter operation and higher efficiency to reduce tractor horsepower demands. Q Simplified hydraulics on the model 4905 planter improves serviceability and decreases planter lift times. Q Firestone IVF radial tires on planter model 4905 for reduced compaction and a smoother ride. The planter will offer numerous options. “You can get just about anything you want on them,” Warner added. The new system uses an electric meter and delivery tube that operate accurately at planter speeds from 3 to 12 mph, allowing farmers to plant at any of those speeds without compromising singulation accuracy or spacing. The result is precise seed spacing at various speeds with multiple seed shapes and sizes. Kinze’s meter, and its unique orientation on the row unit, allows seed to move seamlessly between

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applications. The largest impact to Illinois over the last 30 years with regard to climate variability and climate change has been too much precipitation. Q More extreme precipitation increases soil erosion and nutrient runoff, creating both a significant economic and environmental problem. Five of the top 10 wettest springs on record going back to 1895 in Rock Island, Aurora and Mundelein have occurred since 2009. Total annual precipitation is projected to continue to increase as is the frequency of extreme precipitation events. However, there’s much less confidence in the projections of precipitation as there is in temperature. It goes back to the mechanism that’s needed to generate precipitation. Precipitation is not as well linked to carbon monoxide concentrations as temperature is. Q Increased soil wetness in spring and early summer heightens the risk of bacterial plant diseases. The impact is amplified by winter precipitation trends toward more rain and less snow in southern and central Illinois and by warmer winter soil temperatures throughout the state. It allows the bacteria to harbor in the soil over-winter, especially when the soils don’t freeze or freeze as deeply as they did previously did. Similar issues have been noted for bacterial livestock diseases due to wetter soils. DROUGHT An increase in precipitation doesn’t mean there won’t be any more droughts. There were various pockets of drought in Illinois last growing season. “The issue with drought and its relationship to climate change is drought is really complex. Its complexity complicates its measure and therefore its projection. In my opinion, we really don’t have a good way of measuring drought as comprehensive for many different sectors, even within the sub-sectors of agriculture,” Ford explained. According to the Palmer Drought Severity Index, there has been extreme drought in Illinois seven times in the last 125 years, the meter and seed tube, resulting in superior accuracy at all speeds. This enables farmers who have appropriate field conditions to increase the acres they can plant in a typical day. Additionally, K inze’s meter eliminates the need for singulator adjustments, which allows for quick seed type changeover and the ability to handle a variety of corn and soybean seed shapes and sizes. True Speed is controlled by Kinze’s Blue Vantage display, which is optimized for planters and offers a highly intuitive user interface that displays all the information farmers need on one screen. It also features a comprehensive diagnostics screen, high-definition mapping and graphs, and a quick setup enabling farmers to go from turning on the display to planting in just three clicks. Tom C. Doran

but only twice since 1965. The last 30 years in Illinois have been the wettest on record going back to the late 1800s. “We haven’t seen those multiyear droughts that were in the 1930s and 1950s. Drought is changing with climate change. It’s decreasing the frequency of droughts and decreasing the duration of droughts, as well. We’re getting shorter term droughts that may be pretty intense, but don’t last more than a few weeks,” Ford said. “For example, Monmouth had the wettest May on record with 8 inches of rain. That’s about 25% of what they usually get in a year. That was followed two months later by the fourth driest July on record followed two months later by their ninth wettest September. So, it was just this slingshot swing from ﬂood to drought. It’s projected that we’ll see more rapid swings or transition between ﬂooding and drought because of intense precipitation.” Tom C. Doran can be reached at 815-780-7894 or tdoran@agrinewspubs.com. Follow him on Twitter at: @AgNews_ Doran.

FAMILY FROM PAGE ONE

Everyone entering the sow barn is required to shower upon entering and shower on leaving. A ll supplies, f rom bagged feed products to medicines to equipment parts, entering the building have to pass through the “fume room,” a fumigation room. The Cowsers transport their own pigs and feed, reducing outside traffic into the sow farm. The farm has a truck wash to clean and sanitize the farm’s trucks before they enter the property. While Steve Cowser said he enjoys working in the barns, with farrowing being his favorite job, working with the farm’s finances is another task he finds both challenging and rewarding. “We have to make enough profit to provide a living for all six people involved in the farm. It’s a challenge nowadays,” he said. That the farm known as Cowser Inc. is a family farm is a message that Cher yl Cowser-Walsh

Meet the Cowsers Six families make up Cowser Inc., the family crop and livestock farm in rural Bradford, Illinois. They are:

Q Steve Cowser and his wife, Charlotte, live in Bradford, Illinois. They are the parents of Mike, who died in an accident at age 14, and Shelli (Jim) and the grandparents of Kelsie. Q Andy Cowser and his wife, Carol, live in Laura, Illinois. They are the parents of Cheryl, Alan (Katie), Aaron (Kelly) and Adam (Liz) and the grandparents of Alyvia, Reagan, Rylie, Kinsley, Colson, Brenner, Kendall, Brooks, Briggs and Allish. emphasizes in her work with Ag in the Classroom programs in Bureau and Peoria counties. “One of the big misconceptions is when you see a hog barn and people say, ‘Well, it’s not family owned.’ That’s the part that I personally struggle with. The name of the company that we market our livestock through is a corporation. That’s just a business model. It’s not

Q Marc Cowser and his wife, Carol, live in Tiskilwa, Illinois. They are the parents of Tim, Scott (Lori) and Renee (Jonathan) and the grandparents of Jhett, Solomon, Josiah and Adeline. Q Darin Cowser and his wife, Susan, live in Peoria, Illinois. Darin has four children, Meghan, Seth, Zac and Tessa. Q Cheryl Cowser-Walsh lives in Princeville, Illinois, and has two daughters, Reagan and Rylie. Q Alan Cowser and his wife, Katie, live in Princeville, Illinois. They are the parents of Alyvia, Colson and Kendall.

owned by corporate people. It’s still owned by us. Some people just assume because of the ‘Inc.’ that it’s owned by a big corporation, and it’s not — it’s a family farm. It’s our family’s farm,” she said. Jeannine Otto can be reached at 815-2232558, ext. 211, or jotto@ agrinews-pubs.com. Follow her on Twitter at: @AgNews_Otto.

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Return on investment Cutting input costs adds SURŎWDELOLW\

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ROCHELLE, Ill. — Switching from a traditional tillage system to a no-till and cover crop program can result in major beneﬁts, including increased return on investment. “It is hard to get out of the mindset that I need to maximize how much I’m going to make this year,” said Aaron Clark, who farms in west-central Indiana and east-central Illinois with his uncle, Rick, and grandfather, Richard. “I urge you when you are trying to evaluate the optimal crop plan for your farming system to take a step back and look at the return on investment for the overall crop rotation of three or four crops,” he said during a

“I’m striving presentation at to be a low cost the Illinois Coninput producer,” ser vat ion C r Rick Clark said. opping Seminar “My cost per acre in Rochelle. of corn is $70 for “It takes a few non-GMO, unyears for the soil treated seed.” to go through a Aaron Clark change to begin compared costs to see more of for the farm bethe benefits,” AaAaron Clark tween 2011 and ron Clark said. 2019, including “I think you’ll see after four or five years items such as applying that it was a better way to nitrogen, lime and chemgo than just doing a corn- istry costs. “For 2011, which was corn-soy or corn-soy rotation and that you’re are the last year we did a sizactually financially better able portion of tillage, we off to have a more diverse used 3300 horsepower to cover an acre of corn,” crop rotation.” The Clarks have been Clark said. “In 2019, we were not planting no-till corn, notill soybeans and cover running the tractor over crops for many years, as those acres, not burning well as farming green for the fuel and not putting wear and tear on the eight years. Their entire farm is in machine,” he said. “Our a five-crop rotation that requirement is down to includes corn, soybeans, 1200 horsepower and wheat, alfalfa and regen our actual cash leaving — which is a cover crop. the operation went from In addition, the farmers over $650,000 to less than plant 100% non-GMO $120,000 in eight years seeds and 100% of the and that doesn’t even infarm is in transition to or- clude machinery costs.” Moving to a no-till sysganic.

tem with cover crops, Clark said, has resulted in yield stability for corn and soybean crops. “Before cover crops, our corn yield would fluctuate 28 bushels for our farm average, and after cover crops that went down to less than 5 bushels,” he said. “Soybeans is a similar story with almost a 9-bushel fluctuation in yield, and today it’s less than 3 bushels.” A more consistent yield aids with marketing the crops. “You feel more comfortable in the amount of bushels you’ll have to sell earlier, so if there’s a marketing event like China buying soybeans, you have the confidence to make sales a little earlier than when the combine moves through the field,” Clark said. “This is a system about building soil health, being a good steward, being regenerative and the yield will come along for the ride,” Rick Clark said. See RETURN, Page A6

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Farmer focuses on building soil health Using ‘farming green’ practices on Indiana farm

plant every acre of beans first and then focus on corn because I’ve got plants out there fixing free nitrogen, so I don’t want to shut the legume off at By Martha Blum 20 to 30 pounds of nitroAGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS gen when I know it can fix 180 to 200 pounds of ROCHELLE, Ill. — Rick nitrogen.” Clark is focused on buildFarming green helps ing soil health by using with erosion control. no-till, cover crops and “It’s all about biomass farming green practices and how much mateon his farm. rial we can get on the Clark, who farms with ground,” Clark said. “You his father, Richard, and can walk into our fields his nephew, Aaron, near right now and still see last Williamsport, Indiana, year’s cereal rye, and I has no-tilled soybeans for want to drill into that in 15 years, no-tilled corn the spring.” for 10 years, planted cover Farmers need to get crops for 10 years and their fields in a position to farmed green for handle 2-, 3- or eight years. 4-inch rains. “My father is “We’ve got my mentor, and infiltration rates he taught me of 4 to 5 inches how to think,” per hour,” Clark said the fifth-gensaid. “Very little, eration farmer. if any, rain will “That’s what is run off our farm so valuable in to— it is all going day’s times, you straight down.” have to be able Rick Clark Increasing the to think quickly, pounds of biothink forward and be mass provides food for the nimble.” microbes throughout the Clark’s entire operation year. is in a five-crop rotation “In June and July, if that includes corn, soyyou’ve got bare ground beans, wheat, alfalfa and those microbes are getregen. ting scorched,” Clark “In the regen part of said. “But if we have an the rotation, we’re not armor protecting the raising a cash crop,” he soil, under that mat it said during the Illinois is a minimum of 10 deConservation Cropping grees cooler than a bare Seminar in Rochelle. “We spot in the field.” are putting in a cover crop Cover crops help to program.” limit evaporation. On the acres that have “We don’t think about a cover crop, Clark does this enough,” Clark said. not look at it as a zero In 2019, Clark didn’t income. plant any crops in April, “It’s doing so much for he planted one day in May you that you will gain and the remainder of his for the next crop,” he fields were planted after stressed. “We have to June 2. stop looking at our cash “That whole time it flow systems on a onewas raining, we were year snapshot. We need filling our portfolio full,” to look at it over three, he said. “Then Mother four or five years and Nature turned the water average the cash flow off and we had 90 deacross all the years of the grees and although we rotation.” had some stress and yield Currently, 100% of loss, our systems hung Clark’s operation is in in better than our neightransition to organic. bor’s with conventional The farmers already tillage.” are planting 100% nonClark has changed the GMO crops, and they maturities of the corn and do not use any starter soybeans he plants on fertilizer, fungicides, his farm. He now plants seed treatments or insec- 99- to 106-day corn and ticides. soybeans that range from “Farming green means 2.0 to 2.8. I plant corn and soybeans “The hardest crop to get in a growing cover crop prepared for is corn beand sometimes I don’t cause corn does not like terminate the cover crop competition,” he said. “So, for up to 30 to 45 days,” we have to put species Clark said. out there that will winThe benefits of farming terkill or something I can green, he explained, interminate with a roller cludes maximizing what crimper.” the cover crop was inThe cocktail of cover tended to do. crops Clark uses to get “The last thing I want prepared for organic corn to do on April 1 is burn includes Haywire oats, my cover crop to the Austrian winter peas, ground because it hasn’t Balansa Fixation clover, done much for me yet,” sorghum/sudan and tillhe said. “Barley, triticale age radish. and cereal rye are seClark has selected questering nutrients, so I these specific varieties want to let them do their for reasons. Haywire oats job.” provide lateral branching, Although Clark was he said, and the Austrian taught to plant corn bewinter peas overwinter fore soybeans, he plans to very well. never plant corn in April “Sudan is one of the again. best promoters to grow “Corn will always be mycorrhizal fungi, which planted after Mother’s are the fungi in the soil Day,” he said. “I want to that are the network backbone of communication,” he said. Tillage radish is great for compaction, Clark said. “It is better for sequestering deep-rooted minerals pulled back up into the tuber,” he said. “That tuber will store those nutrients and release them the next spring.” “Farmers can mitigate climate change more than any other sector in the world,” he said. “If we put a cover crop on every acre and stop tilling the soil, we wouldn’t have climate change because of the carbon dioxide would be in the ground where it belongs.” “Change is necessary,” he said. “If we continue to do things the way we’ve always done them, we’re never going to get any better, so change is the answer.” Martha Blum can be reached at 815-223-2558, ext. 117, or marthablum@ agrinews-pubs.com. Follow her on Twitter at: @AgNews_Blum.

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no-till and cover crop system, that is not the case for the Clarks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;T he national cor n trend line yield is 4 bushels per acre, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re seeing our corn yield going up around 3 bushels per acre,â&#x20AC;? Aaron Clark said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And it is a similar story with soybeans.â&#x20AC;? Purdue University does a mock budget that estimates the cost for a farmer to plant one acre of corn, and Clark did a similar budget for his farm. The

Purdue numbers are based on an expected yield of 211 bushels per acre and a market price of $3.70 per bushel. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For my budget, I have our yield at 200 bushels per acre with the same market price,â&#x20AC;? Clark said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This mock farm will lose money in 2020,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To breakeven, the corn needs to yield 222 bushels an acre, or the price needs to go up to $3.80 per bushel. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With our system, our

contribution margin is $100 per acre higher and our breakeven yield is 140 bushels per acre and the price can go to $3.11 per bushel,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That is all coming from keeping the inputs low, so we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need the same amount of yield.â&#x20AC;?

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can adjust the fixed costs to better fit your yield environment like how much debt you can take on, the cash rent you can pay, or the capital expenditures you want to make,â&#x20AC;? Aaron Clark said. Although some farmers are concerned they will see reduced yields with a

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PEORIA, Ill. — Bid callers from throughout the state will converge for networking, education and competition at the annual Illinois State Auctioneers Association Conference and Trade Show Feb. 14-17 in Peoria. The conference will feature continuing education opportunities and presentations covering a wide range of pertinent topics. “This event not only provides attendees with the ability to learn from professionals, but also from peers within the industry and to be able to have the opportunity to network with fellow auction industry professionals that adhere to a Code of Ethics and professionalism,” said Cissy Tabor, ISAA executive director. “In addition, the trade show provides attendees the opportunity to meet, visit with and view professional services and products that can assist the auctioneers and auction companies with their company. “The auction industry is unique just as much as the products, tools, marketing and targeted social media. Therefore, this event provides not only attendees to speak with the vendors in one location, but it also provides our vendors the opportunity to talk with as many potential clients as possible to show them their services and products to help make their job more efficient.” Featured speakers include Renee Jones, Beth Rose, Larry Harb, George Michak and Junior Staggs. Jones of National Fundraising Solutions is an international champion auctioneer. She has wide-ranging expertise in an extraordinary variety of asset classifications, including intellectual property. Fundraisers are her passion. Her responsibi l it ies have included real estate auction sales in more than 20 states; interim property management; lease workout negotiation; fleet inventory, appraisal and sales; power plants; construction projects; and expert testimony in U.S. bankruptcy courts. Rose owns Beth Rose Real Estate and Auctions, a leading Florida auction company with a primary focus on luxury homes, commercial property and golf course auctions in the Sunshine State. The company has worked with a wide variety of sellers nationwide who were seeking an alternative to listing their property traditionally. Harb is founder and CEO of IT Risk Managers, a national niche insurance wholesaler that provides risk management solutions for companies that are in the technology business or use technology. He created the Auctioneer Insurance Program and the new Flexible Auctioneers Er rors and Omissions product designed specifically for auctioneers and the auction industry. Michak has been practicing law for more than 30 years. His areas of practice include auction law; general corporate and business matters; commercial transactions; administrative law; professional licensing; economic development financing and incentives; commercial and appellate litigation; oil and gas; real estate; and land use. He also helps auctioneers and auction companies identify, manage and reduce risk while educating sellers and buyers and protecting commissions, premiums and fees. Staggs is an active member of the Tennessee, A rk a n s a s , K ent uck y, Georgia, Michigan and Nat iona l Auct ioneer s Association. He has served as a Tennessee State A mbassador for the National Auctioneers Association, served as a board member for the Tennessee Auctioneers Association and currently serves as Tennessee State Chaplain for the Fellowship of Christian Auctioneers International. Staggs is also a sev-

en-time champion auctioneer and owner of The Auctioneer Print and The Bid Calling Boot Camp. Tabor noted the beneﬁts ISAA provides for its membership not only at the conference, but throughout the year. “Outside of competitions, education and networking, being a member of the ISAA provides many beneﬁts to our members in regard to be listed on our association website in which they can showcase who they are, their specialties and services they provide along with listing their auctions on there for free,” she said. “Throughout the year, the ISA A is contacted for auctioneers and auction company referrals,

and we contact all of our members to notify them of these opportunities. However, there are many more times that auctioneers are contacted due to their listing in our association website. “Members also receive the quarterly newsletter, The Illinois Auctioneer, that helps keep them updated about the ISAA, the auction industry, member spotlights, legislation changes, industry articles, conference information, furthering education notices, meetings and other such helpful tools.” The conference at the Marriott Pere Marquette, 501 Main St., Peoria, begins Friday, Feb. 14, with a 5 p.m. meet and greet in the Concierge Lounge.

EVENT SCHEDULE Saturday, Feb. 15 7:30 a.m. — Registration begins. 8 a.m. — Convention welcome with Bill Burke, conference chairman; trade show opens. 8:15 to 9:45 a.m. — CE class, sexual harassment prevention and awareness training seminar, Renee Jones presenter. 9:45 to 10:15 a.m. — Visit with vendors. 10:15 a.m. to noon — Women in the Auction Industry, Beth Rose presenter; How to Manage Your Auction Company’s Bottom Line, Larry Harb presenter. Noon to 1:30 p.m. — Lunch and visit with vendors. 1:30 to 3:15 p.m. — Rocking the 3Rs: Real Estate, Revenue and Relevance, Beth Rose presenter. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. — Online Auctions 101, introduction to online

auction method of marketing, Junior Staggs presenter. 3:15 to 3:45 p.m. — Visit with vendors. 3:45 to 5:40 p.m. — Seller Contracts and Bidder Terms and Conditions, George Michak presenter. 6 p.m. — Dinner at Peoria Civic Center. 7:15 p.m. — Ringman preliminary competition, champion of champions competition, Illinois State Ringman Championship at Civic Center, open to public. Sunday, Feb. 16 7:30 a.m. — Breakfast with champions, past presidents. 8:30 a.m. — Trade show opens. 9 to 11 a.m. — Current Legal Issues, Best Practices and Risk Management for Auctioneers, George Michak presenter.

11 to 11:45 a.m. — Visit with vendors at trade show. 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Lunch, vendor presentations, scholarship auction, town hall meeting with legislative update, National Auctioneers Association update, hall of fame members. 1:15 to 3:15 p.m. — Annual board meeting. 3:15 p.m. — Online Auctions, more in-depth, Junior Skaggs presenter; Public Speaking to Your Sphere of Influence to Generate More Money, Beth Rose presenter. 6:30 p.m. — Dinner and awards banquet. 7:30 p.m. — Novice auctioneer competition, annual fundraiser, fun auction, open to public. Monday, Feb. 17 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. — CE class, Making Money Using Social Media, Renee Jones presenter.

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Advice to hemp growers: Tread carefully COLUMBUS, Ohio — Got a hankering to grow hemp? Consider the gamble: The crop could generate hundreds, even thousands, of dollars per acre. Or, quite possibly, nothing at all. The market price for CBD oil, which is derived from hemp flowers, has declined recently because of an oversupply on the market. Farmers in some states are awaiting payment for hemp they grew, but could not sell. Some other growers are finding it can be very easy for hemp to exceed the legal limit of 0.3% THC. When this happens, the plants must be destroyed. “Don’t jump in,” said Peggy Hall, an agricultural and resource law field specialist for Ohio State University Extension, the outreach arm of The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. “There are a lot of lawsuits already, and we can learn from those if we proceed with caution.” Now that it’s legal to grow hemp in Ohio, a lot of people are interested in growing the crop, particularly to turn it into CBD oil, lured by high profit potential. But the risks of growing hemp should be carefully weighed against the possible profits, said Hall, who was among the speakers at the “Growing Hemp in Ohio” conference sponsored by CFAES in Wooster on Jan 24. Anyone who does decide to grow hemp should work

with an attorney regarding the terms of the contracts with both the seed company, as well as the company that will buy the harvested crop, Hall said. Having a contract between the farmer and the seed or seedling provider is critical to protect the farmer should something go amiss with the plants, Hall said. If the purchased seeds produce male plants instead of female plants, they can’t be used for CBD oil. Female hemp plants produce the flowers that are needed for CBD; male plants just produce more seed. And if a plant comes from a seed without the proper genetics, it might be more apt to produce more than the legal limit of 0.3% THC. A plant with more than 0.3% THC is considered marijuana and is illegal to grow in Ohio and some other states; therefore, it must be destroyed. “There are many different considerations to be made because of the unique nature of this crop,” Hall said. “This is not like a typical grain contract.” Contracts need to be clear on who’s responsible if the harvested plant tests over the THC limit, Hall said. A contract with a buyer likely will specify the field where hemp will be grown. Hemp grown for CBD oil cannot be within one mile of any medical marijuana plants because of the risk of cross-pollination that could spike the THC levels in the CBD plants, Hall said.

“If the plants test over the THC limit, who’s responsible for the loss of that crop?” she said. A farmer’s contract with a buyer should specify that, Hall said. Before any contracts are signed, a prospective hemp grower should thoroughly investigate the financial standing and background of any company the farmer plans to contract with, she said. “We’ve already seen some fly-by-night type companies spring up and leave a grower empty-handed,” she said. “Whenever there is a lot of money to be made on something, we see that.” How much money can be made from hemp grown for CBD oil is unclear in the current market given the oversupply, said Brad Bergefurd, a CFAES horticulture specialist. When CBD oil prices

were at their peak, $45,000 to $65,000 per acre was possible, but in 2019, prices have dropped 60% to 80%, Bergefurd said. At the same time, the cost of planting and harvesting hemp for CBD oil is high, ranging from $10,000 to $15,000 per acre, he said. “That’s part of why I feel uneasy about this crop,” he said. Beginning in 2014, universities and private companies could grow hemp if the state where they were located applied for a license. Ohio was not among the states that did so. As a result, it was not legal to grow here until late last year just after the federal government made it legal for any state to grow it. “That might have been a good thing Ohio didn’t get in on hemp earlier,” Bergefurd said.

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AUCTIONS

Auction Calendar Fri., Feb. 7

PLEASANT PLAINS, ILL.: Farm Machinery Retirement Auction, 9 a.m., Thomas E. Walbaum, Cowman Auction LLC, 217-473-4840. MONROVIA, IND.: Large Public Auction, 9 a.m., Ted Everett & Kurt Everett, 317-996-3929. GALESBURG, ILL.: 113.10 +/Acres, 10 a.m., Lillabelle M. “Belle” Steck Estate, Van Adkisson Auction LLC, 309-426-2000. VICKERY, OHIO: Farm Equipment, 10:30 a.m., Sutorius Farms LLC, The Wendt Group, 614-626-7653.

Sat., Feb. 8

TEUTOPOLIS, ILL.: 21st Annual Winter Equipment Auction, 9 a.m., Schmid Auction, 217-857-1507.

Mon., Feb. 10

WOLCOTT, IND.: Farm Equipment, 11 a.m. EST, Brooks Farms, Inc., Schrader Real Estate & Auction Company, Inc., 800-451-2709. ROCKVILLE, IND.: 195 +/Acres in 3 Tracts, 6 p.m., Chris Cox Booe & Marty Ratcliff (Sarah Warner Farm), Allen Auction & Real Estate, 765-585-0116.

Wed., Feb. 12

SELLAFARM.COM: Online Only Farm Retirement Auction, soft closes 2/12 at 6 p.m., Randy Harvey, Sellafarm.

Thurs., Feb. 13

ROBINSON, ILL.: 71.66 +/- Acres, 5 p.m., Dianna Guyer, Sellafarm. PRINCETON, IND.: 204 +/Acres in 7 Tracts, 7 p.m. EST, Frank & Marlene Brittingham, Schrader Real

Estate & Auction Company, Inc., 800-451-2709.

Sat., Feb. 15

CLINTON, ILL.: Ameren Fleet & Equipment, 8:30 a.m., Martin Auction, 217-9353245. See p. B2 MORRIS, ILL.: 71 +/- Acres, 10 a.m., Patricia Dewey Sanders Estate & Sue Dewey Sattersten, Richard A. Olson & Associates, Inc., 815-942-4266. PLATTEVILLE, WIS.: Farm Auction, 10:30 a.m., Owen Bennett, Hennessey Auction Co., 608-574-7419. See p. B3

Mon., Feb. 17

KEITHSBURG, ILL.: Farm Retirement Auction, 10 a.m., Dennison Farms, Randall & Laurie Dennison, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-847-2161. See p. B2 HARRISBURG, ARK.: Farm Machinery, 10 a.m., Brody Heeb, DeWitt Auction Company, Inc., 800-5339488. See p. B4 ATKINSON, ILL.: 80 +/- Acres, 10:30 a.m., The LaVerne West Farm, Anderson Auction Company, 309-3735897. See p. B2 MECHANICSBURG, ILL.: 517.50 +/- Acres in 6 Tracts, 11 a.m., Edwina H. Kilbride Residuary Trust, Luke Lee Gaule, 217-523-7272.

Tues., Feb. 18

WALNUT, ILL.: Special Native Feeder Cattle & Bred Cow Sale, 11 a.m., Walnut Auction Sales, 815-7574945. See p. B3 CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, ILL.: 208 +/- Acres in 3 Tracts Sealed Bid Auction, bids due by 5 p.m., MWA Auctions & Real Estate, 217-398-6400. See p. B3

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020 | B1 Wed., Feb. 19

BEECHER, ILL.: 120 +/- Acres, 10 a.m., Lattz Family Farm, McColly Bennett Real Estate, 815-383-7057 or 815383-7025. GREENVILLE, OHIO: Fertilizer Equipment, 11 a.m., Harvest Land Co-op, Schrader Real Estate & Auction Company, Inc., 800-451-2709. See p. B3 GIBSON CITY, ILL.: 397.1 Acres in 6 Tracts, 11 a.m. CST, Nancy Stock Estate, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-847-2161. See p. B2 RUSHVILLE, ILL.: 15.73 Acres w/Sale Barn, 1 p.m., Schuyler Livestock Sales, Inc., Wheeler Auctions & Real Estate, 660-327-5890.

Thurs., Feb. 20

DODGEVILLE, WIS.: Machinery, 8 a.m., Hennessey Implement, Inc., 608-935-3326. ROCHELLE, ILL.: 155 +/- Acres, 10 a.m., Dutcher Trust, Bearrows Real Estate & Auction Co., 815-562-5113. MT. PULASKI, ILL.: 87.47 Acres, 10 a.m., Lisa K. Mason, Mike Maske Auction Service, 217-5193959. See p. B3 HAMMOND, ILL.: Fleener Farm Machinery Retirement Auction, 10:30 a.m., Martin Auction, 217-935-3245. See p. B2 BRAZIL, IND.: Retirement Farm Auction, 11 a.m. EST, William (Bill) Loughmiller, Jeff Boston Auction Service, LLC, 812-382-4440. See p. B1 VENICE, FLA.: State of the Farmer’s Economy Update, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Schrader Real Estate & Auction Company, Inc., 800-451-2709. See p. B4

Fri., Feb. 21

MONMOUTH, ILL.: 305 +/Acres in 6 Tracts, 10 a.m., John W. O’Daniel Estate,

Van Adkisson Auction LLC, 309-426-2000. See p. B2 VERONA, ILL.: Public Auction, 10 a.m., David & Debra Buttry, Bradleys’ Auction Service, Inc., 815672-7977. See p. B1 RAMSEY, ILL.: 342 +/- Acres in 4 Tracts, 11 a.m., Peoples Bank & Trust, Cory Craig, 217-971-4440. See p. B2

Sat., Feb. 22

LEE, ILL.: Farm Retirement Auction, 9 a.m., Jim & Eileen Spears, Espe Auctioneering Inc., 630-669-2667. RALEIGH, ILL.: Retirement Auction, 9:30 a.m., Charles E. & Virginia Slykhuis, Jamie Scherrer Auction Co., 618-272-8030. MT. ERIE, ILL.: 60 +/- Acres in 2 Tracts, 10 a.m., Fout Family, Rothrock Auction LLC, 618-839-5363. DAWSON SPRINGS, KY.: Retirement Liquidation Auction, 10 a.m., Delbert Fireline, Herron Auction & Realty, 270-826-6216. MARSHALL, ILL.: Machinery Estate Auction, 10 a.m., Jim Douglas Estate & Carolee Willoughby, James C. Knowles, 217-826-2527. CARROLLTON, ILL.: Estate Auction, 10:30 a.m., Estate of Reggie Winters, Reeves Auction Service, 217-2421709. See p. B3

Mon., Feb. 24

CORYCRAIG.HIBID.COM: Online Only Multi Farmer Equipment Auction, bidding ends at 6 p.m., Cory Craig, 217-971-4440.

Tues., Feb. 25

MT. STERLING, ILL.: 81.98 +/- Acres, 10 a.m., The Gladys Still Estate, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-847-2161. ROANOKE, ILL.: 120 +/Acres in 3 Tracts, 10 a.m., Earl Kennell Trust, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-8472161. See p. B3

William (Bill) Loughmiller RETIREMENT FARM AUCTION THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20th at 11 AM EST BRAZIL, IN (15 mi. East of Terre Haute) LOCATION: 811 E. US Hwy 40, Brazil, IN 47834. DIRECTIONS: From I-70 (Brazil Exit 23), take St. Rd. 59 North 5 miles to US 40, turn east and proceed 1 ¾ miles. Nice Retirement Auction of well-maintained, mostly shedded equipment. For complete listing and photos visit bostoncentury.com Online bidding available on select items at bostoncentury.hibid.com TRACTORS: 2011 Massey Ferguson 7499 MFWD (1-owner, only 2678 hrs, 215 eng. hp); 1995 Massey Ferguson 8160 MFWD (only 4763 hrs, 180 PTO hp); COMBINE, HEADS, CARRIERS: 2010 Massey Ferguson 9695 “Fieldstar II”, 2- wh. dr., well equipped w/ “Lateral Tilt”, chopper, spreaders, single point, power fold bin (only 1311/2086 hrs); 2015 MF 9250 “Dyna Flex”, 30’ “Draper” head (2000 total acres); MF 3000, 8R30” “Poly” C.H.; 2017 E-Z Trail 1084 “AWS”, 35’ carrier; E-Z Trail 672, 25’ carrier; PLANTER: Kinze 3660 ASD, 16/31, bulk fill, split row, no-till w/ 600-gal. liquid fert., scales, & more; TILE MACHINE and RELATED: (Sold Separately) 2012 Soil-Max “Gold Digger” Stealth ZD, CAT III, 3-pt tile plow w/ 6” & 4” boots, & Ag-Leader “Integra” monitor w/ “Intel-A-Slope” (a 1-“Farmer” owned plow, 200 total acres); 25’ x 7/8” wire rope, plow tow cable; 18’ x 3” rope plow tow strap; Outback A321 base station w/ tripod and a A320 receiver; 2012 Chamberlain tile cart; GRAIN TRUCKS: 1993 Int. 8100 twin screw 10-wheeler w/ 18’ Scott bed, 62” sides, “L10 Cummins”, 9-spd (390k); 1994 Ford L8000 “Diesel” twin screw 10-wheeler w/ 20’ bed, 60” sides, “8.3L Cummins”, E.F. 8LL 9-spd (166k); 1973 Ford F600 S.A. w/ 14’ M.W. steel bed & twin cyl. hoist (only 73k); EQUIPMENT: Land Pride 3515, 15’ batwing, sm.1000 (nice, 1-owner); 2004 E-Z Trail 510, sm. 1000 PTO grain cart (very nice, 1-owner); Phillips 3003A, 30’ rotary harrow (nice, 1-owner); MF 820-19’ disk; Glencoe 4300, 18’ soil finisher; Landoll 275, 12’, 9-sh. disk/chisel, DMI 11-knife p.t. or 3-pt NH3 appl.; Westfield 80-61, 61’x8” PTO auger; Danuser 12”, 3-pt p.h. digger; pr. of GoodYear “Optitrac” 900/60R32 combine /cart tires, (1) booted & (1) not (As-Is); Very little MISCELLANEOUS.

Wed., Feb. 26

BLOOMINGTON, ILL.: 154 +/Acres, 10 a.m., The Louise Stahly Trust, First Mid Ag Services, 309-665-0048. See p. B2 MGW.US.COM/LAKEWOOD: 74 +/- Acres Online Only, bidding begins to close at 1 p.m. CT, The Lakewood Properties, Martin, Goodrich & Waddell Inc., 815-756-3606. See p. B2

Thurs., Feb. 27

WYANET, ILL.: 680 +/- Acres, 10 a.m., Paul R. Strouse & Lisa S. Caramia, Rediger Auction Service, 815-6997999. See p. C2

Fri., Feb. 28

WYANET, ILL.: 160 +/- Acres, 10 a.m., Joanne M. Schertz Trust, Rediger Auction Service, 815-699-7999. See p. C2 WAPELLA, ILL.: 191.14 +/Acres in 2 Tracts, 10 a.m., Mostoller Farm, Haycraft Auction Co., Inc., 217-9356286. See p. B1 HENDERSON, KY.: 416 +/Acres in 3 Tracts, 12 Noon, Elizabeth Embry Heirs, Herron Auction & Realty, 270-826-6216.

Sat., Feb. 29

BUSHNELL, ILL.: Farm & Construction Equipment Consignment, 9 a.m., Bedwell Farm Equipment, 309-772-2343. HAWK POINT, MO.: Annual Spring Equipment Consignment, 9 a.m., Allen Auction & Real Estate Service LLC, 636-338-4805. ROBARDS, KY.: 83 +/- Acres, 10 a.m., Herron Auction & Realty, 270-826-6216.

Mon., March 2

WALNUT, ILL.: Farm Equipment & Machinery, 10 a.m., Wolf Farms, Rediger Auction Service, 815-699-7999. See p. B2

Wed., March 4

LOVILIA, IOWA: 715 +/Acres in 3 Tracts, 10 a.m., Mike & Jill Garrett, Sullivan

Auctioneers, LLC, 844-8472161. See p. B3

Thurs., March 5

CHERRY, ILL.: 200 +/- Acres, 10 a.m., Losey Family Farm, Rediger Auction Service, 815-699-7999. PRINCEVILLE, ILL.: 80 +/Acres, 4 p.m., Ryan Gehrig, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-847-2161. See p. B3

Fri., March 6

GIFFORD, ILL.: 2-Day Consignment, 9 a.m., Gordon Hannagan Auction Co., 217-568-7117.

Sat., March 7

GIFFORD, ILL.: 2-Day Consignment, 9 a.m., Gordon Hannagan Auction Co., 217-568-7117. PARIS, ILL.: Multi-Consignor Farm Retirement Auction, 10 a.m., Henry Setzer Farms, Phil Landes Farms, Tucker Wood Auctions, 217-822-2386. See p. B3

Mon., March 9

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, ILL.: 60.60 +/- Acres Sealed Bid Sale, bids due by 5 p.m., Hertz Real Estate Services, 217-762-9881. See p. B2

Thurs., March 12

FAIRBURY, ILL.: 320 +/- Acres, 10 a.m., The Pratt Farm, First Mid Ag Services, 309-665-0056. See p. B2

Fri., March 13

FORT WAYNE, IND.: State of the Farmer’s Economy Update, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Schrader Real Estate & Auction Company, Inc., 800-451-2709. See p. B4

Fri., March 20

ANNAWAN, ILL.: Hatzer & Nordstrom Consignment Auction, 8:30 a.m., Owned & Operated by Anderson Enterprises & Equipment, LLC, 309-935-6700. See p. B1

See AUCTION, Page B4

MOSTOLLER FARM-HEYWORTH, IL MCLEAN CO. FARMLAND AUCTION SELLING 191.14+/- ACRES IN 2 TRACTS TRACT 3–Sec. 34-T21-22N-R2E TRACT 4-Sec 34 & 35-T21-22N-R2E Randolph Township-McLean County, IL TRACT 3-73.56 +/- ACRES Tract 3-Combo tillable/pasture with barn-shed-garage-well TRACT 4-117.58 +/- ACRES Tract 4-Mostly tillable with some timber & pasture

FRIDAY-FEBRUARY 28TH, 2020 10:00 AM (Doors Open 9:00)

AUCTION LOCATION: WAPELLA AUCTION HOUSE (RT 51 N-Wapella, IL) FARM LOCATION: Tract 3-Rt 136 East thru Heyworth to city limits-borders the east side of Hill Side Subdivision and on the north side of 136 Tract 4-Rt 136 east thru Heyworth to Joselyn St (bus garage)go north thru town 2 miles to Y in road (300N)-veer to the right ¼ mile to farm (north boundary) To view details, please visit www.haycraftauctions.com or www.hbtagservices.com For a brochure, call 217-935-6286 or email haycraft@frontier. com

HEARTLAND BANK AND TRUST COMPANY Licensed Real Estate Broker Corp. Bloomington, IL-309-664-8933

HAYCRAFT AUCTION CO. Inc.

For info concerning equipment, contact Bill Loughmiller at (812) 239-7106.

Auctioneer-Liquidator-Appraiser Rt 51 N-Wapella, IL 61777 Ofﬁce 217-935-6286 Jay 309-275-4506 ILN 440.000268 CORP 444.000106

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PUBLIC AUCTION Farm Equipment and Machinery

AUCTION

342 +/- Acres Fayette County, IL Land

Friday, February 21 @ 11:00 AM Auction Held @ Ramsey American Legion, 120 5th St. Ramsey, IL

Having decided to retire, the following farm equipment and machinery will be sold by Public Auction at the farm located at 28541 850E St., Walnut, Ill 61376 on:

Monday, March 2, 2020 @ 10:00 A.M.

TRACT 1: 167 +/- Acres

Online bidding available at www.rickrediger.com Legal Description: TRACTORS: 2009 CaseIH STX 535 4WD tractor, #Z8F111753, Part of the E 1/2 of the NW 1/4 and Part of the Cummins 15.0L 6 cylinder, 4506 eng. hrs., 800/70R tires and axle duals(newer rears), 16 speed 4 reverse(left hand reverser) W 1/2 of the SW 1/4 transmission, 3 pt hitch, 5 hyd. remotes, rear fender weights, Sect. 29 Ramsey Twp. North CIH EZ Guide 500 Auto Steer. 2000 John Deere 9400 4WD Location: tractor, #031311, 5,945 eng. hrs., 710/70R42 tires and axle 4 miles North of Ramsey & 1/2 mile west of Rt. 51 on duals, bareback, 4 hyd. remotes, 24 spd. transmission, Trimble 3200 Rd. (Watch for signs) Easy Steer w/ 250 Monitor. CaseIH MX 200 MFWD tractor, *Farm is 1/4 mile wide by 1 mile deep *Income Producing #00112284, 3,899 eng. hrs., 8.3L Cummins, 18 spd. trans. w/ left *Hunters Paradise *Abundant Wildlife *Building Sites hand reverser, 3 hyd. remotes, NO 3 pt. hitch, 18.4-42 tires and axle duals, front and rear weights, 540/1000 pto. IH 1086 tractor, TRACT 2: 5 +/- Acres #xxx, 9,993 eng. hrs., 800/70R38 tires, cab,air & heat. Farmall Legal Description: 560 gas tractor, #52827, showing 1,336 eng. hrs., WF, 1 rear 5 Acres in a square out of the NW corner of the E 1/2 of the remote, 2 pt. hitch, 15.5-38 tires, 540 pto. COMBINES: 2003 JD NW 1/4 Sect. 17 Carson Twp. 9750 4WD combine, #700886, 5016/3721 hrs., 520/85R38 tires Location: and duals, 28L-26 steer tires, chopper, Mauer bin ext., JD 200 ATU Approx. 5 1/2 miles east of Ramsey on county 2 hwy. auto steer. 2004 JD 9750 combine, #700886, 4918/3789 hrs., 2WD, 520/85R42 tires and duals, JD bin extention, New chopper, 1328 E. 2800 Ave. Ramsey, IL (Watch for signs) needing engine work. JD 925 platform, #F691526, fore&aft, 3” *Country Living *Super Nice Shop cut, poly skids. Unverferth 25’ head tote, HD tires and standard TRACT 3: 140 +/- Acres gear. JD 893 corn head, #711311, 8 row 30”, poly dividers, hyd Legal Description: decks. 2018 Patriot Crop Sweeper, steel, poly paddles, fore&aft, The N 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of Sect. 21.Part of the SW 1/4 of Sect. 16. like new. Custom built head tote, 22’, standard. Kinze 800 grain www.corycraigequipment.com cart, 30.5-32 tires. Kinze 800 grain cart, 30.5-32 tires. Kinze 2600 All that part of the SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 lying S & W of Dry planter, #6121158, 16/31 row 30”/15”, pivot transport, insecticide, Fork Ranch in Sect. 16 & 21 Ramsey (S) Twp. Kinze monitor w/fold box, Kinze corn and bean meters, 16 row JD 7200 Flex Fold Planter w/ Fertilizer, Location: 12R-30”; Kinze Double Frame cleaners & 31 no till coulters. JD 985 field cultivator, #000311, 52’, Rt. 51 Southeast part of Ramsey (Watch for Signs) Planter, 15R-15”;*Farm Marliss 20’ Drill w/ no till caddy; 2009 Chevrolet 3 bar tyne harrow, 6 py. Walking tandems, 4 gauge wheels, new Consists of Pasture & Recreational Land sweeps. Wilrich 28’ field cultivator, 3 bar tyne harrow. CaseIH Duramax 2500 HD Crew Cab, 109K Miles; 1989 Chevrolet 3500, single *Ideal Cattle Farm *Hunters Paradise 496 disc, 31’, NS, rear hitch & hyd. CaseIH 496 disc, 31’, NS, rear Sites *Entrance Hwy.Deck; 51 cab, 150K miles;*Beautiful 2010 JDBuilding 997 Diesel ZTRAK,off72” 2011 JD 375 hitch & hyd. McFarlane 34’ 8 bar spike harrow, hyd. lift and fold. 34’ 8 bar spike harrow, hyd. lift and fold. JD 714 Mulch TRACT 4: 29.76 Acres Backhoe Attachment; 2014 JD 3046R MFWD W/loader, 405 hrs.; McFarlane JD Tiller disc chisel, 21’3”, 3 bar tyne harrow W/ rolling basket. JD Legal Description: 714 Mulch Tiller disc chisel, 21’3”, 3 bar tyne harrow w/rolling 59” front mount PTO Frontier GM 1084R Finish Mower; Part snow of the Eblower; 1/2 of Section 7, Otego Twp. basket. 2010 Salford 570 vertical till, 30’, tyne harrow, 1 owner. Location: Frontier 48” QA Loader Forks; JD 655 Tiller, 3pt. 55”; JD MX5 Chopper IH 5100 grain drill, 12’, grass seed, nice. Bush Hog 12 row 30” 1291 E. 1650 Ave. (Old Rt. 40) Brownstown, IL RM Mower, 5’; Frontier SP 2060 Aereator, 5’; Frontier Box Blade, 3pt., 5’; cultivator. Woods 48” RM rotary mower. Westfield 10”-31’ *Ideal Commercial Property w/ Improvements truck auger, pto. Harvest International 10”-72’ swing away auger, 2014 JD 5100E*High MFWD W/Exposure loader,*Sits 604along hrs.; pto., hyd. drive wheels on swing away. JD 700 dirt pan scraper, Traffic I-70Weight & Rt. 40Box, 3pt.; 2012 1.5 yards, pull type. Orthman 50-RF dirt pan scraper, 1 yard, *Property15’; has Rice no zoning restrictions! JD HX15 Batwing Mower, Tandem Axle Trailer, 14K Axles; pulltype. 500 gallon fuel tank, 110v Gas Boy pump, on gear. Terms and Conditions listed @corycraig.com 2-165 bu. gravity boxes on gears. Pacific 7500 diesel generator, Tractor Weights; JD Generator; Case IH 1640 Combine; Case IH 1020 ONLINE BIDDING AVAILABLE! electric start w/remote. Trucks and Grain trailers: 2004 Sterling platform; Case IH 863 Corn Head; Case IH 820 Platform; JD 7000 corycraig.hibid.com Conventional truck, #2FWJA3A884AM85862, 331,322 miles, AUCTIONEERS GreatULSSHU opportunity to purchase your+LQLNHU )LHOG ISM380 Cummins, 10 spd. trans. 2005 Sterling Conventional 5 3ODQWHU 6XQÀRZHU NOTE: VKDQN 6XQÀRZHU 'LVF choice of Farmland, Recreational Land, Commercial Property truck, #2FWJA3DE65AN03051, Cat C-13, 410,186 miles, 10 spd., Cultivator and w/ 5Super bar Harrow 922 Flex JD 643; Corn Head; 1997 Nice SteelJD Framed Shop.Head Don’t miss out! -CORY wet kit w/ 50 gal. alumn. tank. 2011 Timpte hopper bottom trailer, #1TDH4222XBB127847, 42’, air suspension, ag hoppers, Electric Bank & Trust, Wilson 41’ HopperPeoples Grain Trailer; Plus More! Owner tarp, Easy Flow electric sumps. 2015 Timpte hopper bottom trailer, #1TDH40029FV148881, 42’, air suspension, ag hoppers, electric tarp, Easy Flow electric sumps. 2016 Timpte hopper bottom trailer, #1TDH42222GB152779, 42’, air suspension, ag hoppers, electric tarp, Easy Flow electric sumps. 1965 Anthony 26’ alumn. dump trailer, #228533, New hyd. hoist cylinder, roll tarp. ATV & Pick Ups: Bush Hog TH4400 4X4, #S092432, Title, 888 eng. hrs., Honda engine, manual lift box. 2009 GMC Sierra 1500 pick up, 409 North St., Edinburg, IL 62531 4x4, crew cab, short box, 107,000 miles, PW, PL, 5.3L V8 engine, 409 North Edinburg, IL 62531 SECONDSt., GENERATION...FULL TIME clean truck. 1998 Chevrolet 4x4 1500, automatic, V8, 138,000 www.corycraig.com • 217-971-4440 miles, farm truck. 1990 Ford F350, 4x4, 5.8L V8, 5th wheel hitch, SECOND GENERATION...FULL TIME 143,000 miles, farm truck. www.corycraig.com • Note: There will be the ordinary rack items and misc. farm items. N-03W Not responsible for accidents I.D. required

FARM CLOSE-OUT AUCTION RUTHERFORD FARMS & OTHERS

“ONLINE BIDDING ONLY”

Ends: Wed., Feb 6th Starting at 10 a.m.

217-971-4440

WOLF FARMS

Ronald E. Wolf 815-379-2989

REDIGER AUCTION SERVICE-WYANET, IL 61379

154 Acres+ /-

McLean County, Illinois 2 Farmland Tracts near Normal. Prime Class A Ipava-Sable soils, 141 and 142 weighted soil PI. Approximately 77+/- acres each, to be surveyed. Open Lease for 2020. Choice & Privilege method.

The Louise Stahly Trust

February June 26th 26th Auc on!

Details: 800-532-5263 10 a.m.@Evergreen FS-Hershey Rd.

Real Estate Brokers Craig Thompson & Tyler Roth

Call 309-665-0048

David Klein, Auctioneer Lic.#441.001928 Phone:309-261-3117

Email: dklein@firstmid.com

crthompson@firstmid.com See www.Firstmidag.com Attorney: Patrick Cox

LAND AUCTION of the LaVerne West Farm

Cornwall Township, Henry County, Illinois 80-Acres M/L in Sections 31 & 32 GOOD FARM-ALL TILLABLE

Monday, February 17, 2020 at 10:30am

SALE LOCATION: The Edge Banquet Hall, 509 North School Street, Atkinson, Illinois The farm is located 4½ miles South of Atkinson, IL (I-80 Exit), then 2 miles West, then ½ mile South; or 5 miles East of Cambridge, IL. (Rts. 82 & 81 intersection) on Rt. 81 to 1900 E, then 2¾, miles north to farm. There will be 40 acres on each side of 1900E Road, (40 acres in the NE ¼ of Section 31 & 40 acres in the NW ¼ Section 32). These are productive acres with a high productivity index. The farm is open for 2020 crop year. A 10% earnest money payment is required on the day of the auction with the balance due at closing on or about March 18, 2020. Full possession of the farm will be given at closing. Closing conducted by Ames Law Office, Orion, Illinois (309)526-3374 For viewing or more information call: Duane West (309)944-7572 ANDERSON AUCTION COMPANY Bruce Anderson, #440.000643 (309)373-5897

M C H E N RY C O U N T Y , I L L I N O I S

74± ACRE LAND AUCTION THE LAKEWOOD PROPERTIES

Online auction at mgw.us.com/lakewood Close date: February 26, 2020, beginning at 1 p.m. CT

815-699-7999 AUCTIONEERS- RICK, JEREMY & JON

Livingston & McLean County, IL

LAND AUCTION

397.1 ACRES WED., FEBRUARY 19, 2020 (SUBJECT TO SURVEY) SELLING IN 6 TRACTS

STARTING AT 11:00 A.M.CST

At the Railside Golf Club • 120 West 19th Street • Gibson City, IL 60936

TRACTS 1 - 5 are located approximately 13 Tracts 1 - 5 all sell miles northeast of Gibson City, IL (approximately 30 subject to final survey miles east of Bloomington) in Sections 9 & 10, Tract 6 sells based on the most recent tax bill T25N•R8E, Germanville Township, Livingston County. TRACT 1 - 80.00 ACRES± Tracts 1 - 4 offer productive, tillable farmland. Tract 5 consists of approximately 3 acres and is TRACT 2 - 77.00 ACRES± improved with an older 2-story home and outbuildings. TRACT 3 - 80.00 ACRES± TRACT 4 - 80.00 ACRES± There will be an Open House held on Tract 5 TRACT 5 - 3.00 ACRES± Thursday, February 6 from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. TRACT 6 - 77.10 ACRES± TRACT 6 is located approximately 5 1/2 miles southwest of Cooksville, IL (approximately 19 miles east of Bloomington) in Section 32, T24N•R4E, Blue Mound Township, McLean County, IL. This tract consists of tillable acres, along with DETAILS, 5.6 acres of CRP providing annual income! MAPS & PHOTOS @

Nancy Stock Estate CRAIG MEYER – EXECUTOR

• Excellent development potential • In the Village of Lakewood • Tract 1 (71.5 ac) will sell for the highest bid at or above $10,000 per acre • Tracts 2 & 3 (single family lots) in desirable Turnberry neighborhood

www.mgw.us.com • (815) 756-3606

Call or visit our website for a detailed color brochure.

SullivanAuctioneers.com or call for a brochure!

Attorney: Dean Essig | Essig Law Office | Washington, IL | (309) 444-8041 Auction Manager: Kevin Haas (309) 264-7767 | kevin@sullivanauctioneers.com

SULLIVAN AUCTIONEERS, LLC • TOLL FREE (844) 847-2161 www.SullivanAuctioneers.com • IL Lic. #444000107

SEALED BID SALE 60.60 Acres, M/L Champaign County, IL Located 3 Mi. S. of Champaign One-Chance Sealed Bid Deadline: 5:00 p.m., March 9, 2020

Benning Implement Equipment Company Auc on: Original Case Eagle off the Dealership!

50.10 Crop Ac. w/ 139.70 PI To Request a Bid Packet with Complete Details, Contact our Monticello Office Below

Monticello Office • 217-762-9881 www.Hertz.ag NO-RESERVE FARM RETIREMENT

AUCTION MONDAY, FEB 17 @ 10 A.M.

Keithsburg, Illinois

DETAILS, PHOTOS & ONLINE BIDDING @:

www.SullivanAuctioneers.com

HIGHLIGHTS: ’97 JD 9200 4WD tractor, 3-pt & PTO, 4,815 hrs.; ’10 JD 8225R MFWD tractor, 4,445 hrs.; ’13 JD 6190R MFWD tractor, 1,974 hrs.; ’12 JD 6430 Premium MFWD tractor w/loader, 2,015 hrs.; ’12 JD S660 combine, 2,186/1,609 hrs.; ’12 JD 608C 8R30” corn head; ’17 JD 630F 30’ flex platform; JD 1770NT CCS 16R30” planter; Unverferth 3750 seed tender; JD 2720 5-shank disc-ripper; JD 2623VT 26’ vertical tillage tool; JD 980 36’ field cultivator; Brent 782 grain cart; J&M 500 gravity wagon; Blu-Jet 5-shank inline ripper; Blu-Jet TrackMaster 3-pt. track closer; JD HX15 15’ batwing mower; JD 845 12R30” cultivator; JD 400 30’ rotary hoe; Kewanee 10’ cultimulcher; Krause 24’ field cultivator; DMI 27’ toolbar; JD 2350 7-bottom plow; JD 1350 5-bottom plow; Brandt 10”x70’ auger; Hutchison 10”x72’ auger; Brandt 5200EX grain vac; JD 410G backhoe; Cat D7F dozer; JD 70 tractor – older restoration; JD B tractor – project tractor; ’06 Freightliner Columbia truck; Ford LN8000 dump truck; Talbert 35-ton detach lowboy trailer; Hyster 5k lbs forklift; Nice selection of farm support items.

DENNISON FARMS

RANDALL & LAUREL DENNISON RANDALL DENNISON (309) 737-5016 MIKE HAMMOND (309) 738-7370 Auction Manager: Dale Jones (309) 299-6400

Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC • (844) 847-2161 www.SullivanAuctioneers.com • Lic. #444000107

JD Tractor Power: JD 4960 MFWD Tractor; JD 4430 quad range Tractor; JD 4020 Diesel Tractor; JD 8630 4x4 Tractor; Trimble EZ Steer– EZ Guide 500; DMI 38 1/2’ Field Cul vator;

JD 7000 series Planter; EZ flow 475 Grain Cart; M&W 1460 Disk Ripper; Glenco 3 pt 13’ field cul vator; JD RM 8-30” cul vator; Hutchison 8”x62’ grain auger; Grain Trucks & MORE. Terms: Cash/ Check– NO Buyer Premium Onsite. See Website for full terms.

Auc on Loca on: 9515 Texas Church Rd., Clinton, IL 2 miles south of Clinton, off Hwy 51

Ameren - Canopy Trucks; Trenchers; Service Body Truck; Bucket Trucks; Flatbed Trailers; Tanker Trailers; Pipe Trailer; ATV’s

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Annie’s Project course for farm women begins March 17 in Lewiston LEWISTON, Ill. – Annie’s Project is a dis-

cussion-based workshop bringing farm women

WOODFORD COUNTY, IL

LAND AUCTION 120 ACRES ± (SUBJECT TO SURVEY) • 3 TRACTS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2020 AT 10:00 A.M. Held at the Thompson Community Center (Roanoke Park), Victory St, Roanoke, IL Tracts 1 & 3 are located in Section 33 and Tract 2 is located in Section 8, all in Linn Township, T28N•R1W, Woodford County, Illinois. Tracts 1 & 3 are located approximately 5 miles northwest of Roanoke, IL. Tract 2 is located approximately 2 miles southeast of Washburn, IL. Tracts 1 & 2 represent nearly 100% tillable “Class A” NHEL cropland. Tract 3 offers a home and 4 acres, as well as a machine shed and grain bins. Make plans to attend either of the two Open Houses: Saturday, February 8 from 10 – 11 A.M. and Monday, February 17 from 4 – 5 P.M.

Class A Farmland!

EARL KENNELL TRUST KATHRYN DAVIS & GRETCHEN HACKETT – CO-TRUSTEES Attorney: Robert W Brown Jr. | Black, Black & Brown Washington IL | (309) 444-3108 | bobbrown@blackblackbrown.com Auction Manager: Kevin Haas (309) 264-7767 | kevin@sullivanauctioneers.com

SULLIVAN AUCTIONEERS, LLC • TOLL FREE (844) 847-2161 Details, Maps, Etc. @ www.SullivanAuctioneers.com • IL Lic. #444000107

MACHINERY AUCTION 29831 Flogel Lane, Platteville, WI - (608)732-3188 AUCTION LOCATION: Auction will be held on West Mound Rd. near the Big M Mound, NE of Platteville, WI. Look for signs.

FOOD AVAILABLE by Koning’s Ribeye Grill. Directions: From Hwy 151 take exit 21 east of Platteville. Turn left on to Co Rd XX east. Take XX east for approx. 1.5 miles and take a left on West Mound Rd. Head north on West Mound road for approx. 3/4 mile and auction will be on right. AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Owen has retired from farming. Most of his equipment was purchased new, and in good condition. All hours shown are believed to be actual. We cannot guarantee the actual hours. Online bidding by Proxibid. 5% bidding charge with a maximum of $750 per piece.

COMBINES & HEADS: JD 9650 Combine -S/N H096505691858, 4206 Machine hrs., 2805 Separator Hrs, New JD Engine w/approx. 88 hrs., new augers; JD 9650 Combine - S/N H096505686877, 5652 Eng. Hrs., 4052 Seperator Hrs.; JD 693 Corn head, hyd. deck knife rolls - S/N H00693X680678; JD 693 6 Row Corn Head w/ Knife Rolls, S/N H00693X661053; JD 630 A Hay Head – S/N 630A950; JD 930F Full Finger Head, S/N H00930F702392; JD 930F Flexhead, Full Finger, S/N H00930F692642; 2 - New Idea 6 Row Corn Head for 9500 JD #846; Old JD 7′ Hay Head; JD 100 Rid Head; JD 215 Rid Head, Gearbox, Big Auger. TRACTORS: NH T6.175 Tractor – S/N ZGED07672, 2588 hrs, cab, heat, air, MFD; JD 4760, MFD, 18.4 w/ duals, S/N RW4760P003757, 5750 HRS., w/Front Fenders; JD 8760 4X4 w/PTO & 3 PT, w/Kinze Re-Power 14L Cummins engine installed by JD, S/N ROPBID3001675; JD 4430 QR, S/N 043214R, cab & air; JD 7510 MFD, S/ N RW7510R078915, 6429 hrs., front fenders. TILLAGE & PLANTING EQUIP.: JD 750 Drill - S/N N00750X018627, w/grass, 2 pt hitch & markers & seed meters; JD 1760 12 Row Corn Planter, Conservation 3 bu boxes w/bean boxes, meters, row cleaners, & Liquid Fertilizers, S/N H01760F685209; JD 6R RM Cultivator; CIH 875 7 Shank disc ripper, Ecolo Tiger, S/N YEDO770195. FORAGE & MISC. EQUIP.: Krone V150 XC Round Baler – S/N 15V931675, Net & Cutter, 4X5 Bale; JD 676 Rotary Drum Corn Chopper Head; New Idea 7233 Big Square Baler, S/N HK73271, 41670 Bales; JD 6850 Self Propelled Chopper w/Processor - S/N 206850X503275, 6439 Eng. Hrs, 4780 Cutter hrs., New Proccessor Rolls & Bearings in 2019; Sunflower 6333 31 ft., front & rear rolling baskets, 3 bar tine harrow S/N AGCS6333B2600167; JD HX15 Batwing Mower; H&S 7+4 TAM Wagon, removable roof, 20′ outside, front & rear unload, 17 Ton Gear, S/N 99623; (2) DEMCO, 550 Gravity boxes & gears; J&M 525 Grain Cart, S/N 4835; Miller Pro Chopper Box, 4100 TAM Gear, JD Gear; Miller Pro Chopper Box, 18′ Frt. & Rear unload, PTO Drive, S/N-1605852; Miller 5200 Pro Chopper Box Frt & Rear unload, S/N 1604587; Gehl 970 Chopper Box & Wagon; NH HT154 12 Wheel Rake-S/N YDZ5L0158; H&S HD 7+4 Chopper Box; Pequea 525 25’ Feed Wagon; Demco 450 Gravity box & gear; 9′ Big Ox Blade; UF 30′ Head Cart; 30′ UFT Head Cart; H&S HD 7+4 20′ front & read unload, S/N 996231. TRUCKS & TRAILERS: IHC Eagle 9900, S/N 2HSFBAMRSWX081932, Detroit 60 Series 12.7 Ltr, 13 spd. trans, 942660 miles; 2012 CHEV. 3500 HD Cab & Half, 4X4, 39080 miles, new tires, DURAMAX engine, Allison trans.; Timpte 42′ Hopper Bottom, Ag-Hoppers, Air Ride, new tarp – Fall 2019, VIN- 8B113826; 2012 Travalong 20′ Gooseneck cattle trailer, VIN 4DYGS2026C3012811; Travalong 20′ Gooseneck flat bed w/ramps, S/N 4DYFS20251023189; Pace Setter Gooseneck Flat Deck, 13K lbs. axle, VIN YH048869, Under Carriage Rebuilt in 2019. MISC. PARTS & TOOLS: Gates, air compressor, electric heaters, Tool boxes, Tires, Rims, Duals, Feed Bunks, nuts & bolts rack, grinder wheel, weights, etc. TERMS: CASH OR GOOD CHECK. Not responsible for accidents or losses. FINANCING AVAILABLE on machinery purchases of $5,000 or more. All financing must be approved by Larry Bomkamp at least 3 days PRIOR to the sale. WISCONSIN REGISTERED AUCTIONEERS Perry Wilkinson, No 31, Muscoda, WI and Dave Koning, No. 604, Monroe, WI. SALE MANAGERS: Hennessey Auction CO., WRACL #37, Dodgeville, WI . Larry Bomkamp (608) 574-7419. Bill Hennessey (608)574-2104

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Multi-Consignor Farm Retirement Auction Saturday, March 7, 2020 • 10AM Tucker Wood Auction Facility 7464 IL HWY 1, Paris, IL 61944

Henry Setzer Farms:

217-822-2180 2008 Case IH Magnum 275 #z8rz06692, 1907 Hours, Single Front 380/85 R34 Goodyear Dynatorque, Dual Rears 480/80R46 Goodyear Super Traction, 18 gear powershift, 4 remotes with power beyond, 600 Screen with 262(open) 540, Small & Large 1000 PTO, CMI at 1545hrs; 2001 Case IH MX 220 #z204c4JJA0-109632, 2690 Hours, Single Fronts 380/85 R34 Michelins, Dual Rears 480/80 R46 Goodyear Supertraction, 18 gear powershift, 3 remotes with power beyond, 540, Small & Large 1000 PTO, CMI at 2551hrs; 2007 Case IH 2577 #HAJ 301915, 1841/1334 Hours, 4WD, Pro 600, Bin Extension, Front 30.5-32 Firestone SuperTract, Rears 18.4-26 Titan HI Tract, CMI last year and not used this year; 2007 Case IH 2206 6 Row, with stalk stompers and outside cones; Case IH 1020 20f Bean Platform 3in cut; 25ft Bean Platform carrier; Kinze 3600 1224 Planter #618674 no-till, row cleaners, cast closing wheels, insecticide boxes, KPM II monitor; 2002 Freightliner FL80 83,135 miles, C7, Automatic, Single Axle; 2008 Dakota Grain Trailer excellent condition, 2 Compartment, Roll tarp, 28ft Tandem Axle; Great Plains Turbo-Max 1800 18Ft Turbo Till, Like New; Case IH MRX 690 5 shank; Unverferth 1225 Rolling Harrow 25ft Double Basket; John Deere 980 Field cultivator, 24ft, new sweeps; Yetter Caddy cart Heavy duty 4 wheel; DMI 2500 5 Shank Subsoiler New shanks, Spring trip; CIH 496 Disc; Hiniker 7700 30ft flat fold rotary hoe; IHC 20ft rotary hoe; Brent 544 Wagon Brakes, only used at unloading auger; Unverferth 430 Wagon with brakes; Parker Wagon with 6in Auger; Westfield WR 80-31;Westfield 70ft auger; Plus More....

Phil Landes Farms:

217-822-4945 2009 John Deere 7230 FWA, Powerquad plus trans, loader ready, 460/85R38 rear, 380/85R24 frt, cab, heat and air, 1243 Hours; 1977 John Deere 4430 cab, heat and air, front mount fuel tank, 18.4xR38 rear, 10.00/16 Front, 8400 Hours, QuadRange Trans, 540/1000 PTO, (Axle Mount Duals sell separate); 1969 AC XT190 18.4x34 rear, 10.00/16 front, Tack does not work; 1961 John Deere 3010 Gas, Wide front (narrow front sells separate), JD 148 loader with 5ft bucket attached, 16.9x38 rear, 11L/16SL Front; Gleaner F2 corn-soybean special, 4cyl turbo, Hydro 3 speed; 15 1/2ft Head; M&W Grain Cart 500 bushel; 1994 Crustbuster Allplant 22x8 Grain drill; 2014 Clark 2 box seed caddy Honda motor, powder applicator; 2008 Bestway Sprayer 1000 gallon tank, 60ft booms, RHS foam marker, Raven 440 monitor; 2008 Schaben Liquid N applicator 11 Knife, Hyd Pump, Yetter 2996 Fertilizer coulters, Raven 440 monitor; AC 15 1/2ft Disc; AC 20Ft Field Cultivator with Remlinger Harrow; IH 6 Row Rotary Hoe; 1974 Chevy C60 grain truck, 14ft bed, 40in sides with 12in extensions, Roll tarp; 2 Kill Bros 385 wagons with extensions, Kill Bros running gears, 1 with 10.00 & 1 with 9.00 x 20 truck tires; Hutchison 10x62 auger (always stored inside); Hutchison 8x60 Hydro drive auger, Rebuilt screw; Mayrath 8x35 auger; Bucket Forks; 3pt bale spear; bale spear for bucket; 500 gallon fuel tank and pump; John Deere 110 garden tractor with 38in deck; Trimble Light bar; Plus more....

Tucker Wood Auctions

217-822-2386 ~ IL #441.001382 TUCKERWOOD.COM

keting, and the legal ﬁeld. There’s plenty of time for questions, sharing, reacting and connecting with presenters and fellow participants. It’s a relaxed, fun and dynamic way to learn, grow and meet other farm women. The six-session series will be from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, March 17, 19, 24, 26, 31,

and April 2 at the Fulton County Farm Bureau, 15411 N IL 100 Hwy., Lewistown. Check-in will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a lite supper being served each evening. Cost is $50. Register by visiting go.illinois.edu/ AnniesProject2020. For more information, contact Christine Belless at cbelless@illinois.edu or call 309-547-3711.

Monroe County, Iowa

715

ACRES± 3 TRACTS

Venue: Lovilia Community Building, Lovilia, Iowa

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4TH AT 10:00 A.M. The Garrett Ranch is located in Sections 22, 23, 26 & 27, Cedar Township, Monroe County, IA. 6 miles southwest of Lovilia, IA. (Lovilia, IA is located 10 miles northwest of Albia, IA.) Cattlemen and outdoor enthusiasts mark your calendars now for this upcoming Monroe County, Iowa land auction. This auction features one of the premier pasture and recreational farms that will be sold at public auction in the midwest in 2020! This farm includes 6 conveniently divided rotational grazing paddocks with ample grass to handle up to 250 cow/calf pairs or 400 yearlings. Other attributes of this farm includes 6 ponds with custom built water tanks in each paddock, productive tillable farmland that is currently in hay production as well as attractive recreational acreage. Tract 1 features a 3-bedroom modular home, a 33′ x 54′ Morton utility building, a cattle working facility and much, much more! You will not want to miss this rare opportunity to buy 715+ acres of contiguous pasture and recreational acreage in the heart of cattle country at public auction!

MIKE & JILL GARRETT – SELLERS

Maps & Details Online!

Atty: Jenna K. Lain • Law Office of Jenna K. Lain • Corydon, IA • Ph (641) 872-1304 Auction Managers: John Probasco (641) 856-7355 • Jim Huff (319) 931-9292

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SPECIAL NATIVE FEEDER CATTLE & BRED COW SALE AT WALNUT AUCTION SALES On Rt. 92 in Walnut, IL 815-379-2737 Feeder Cattle & Bred Cows

Tuesday, February 18, 2020 START TIME 11:00 AM For more information: Scott Cuvelier • (815) 757-4945 FAT CATTLE AUCTION EVERY THURSDAY Check out our website at: www.walnutauctionsales.com

Peoria County, Illinois Venue: The Princeville Heritage Museum, 325 N. Ostrom Ave., Princeville, IL 61559

Estate Auction Farm equipment and other items from the Estate of Reggie Winters will be sold at public auction on Saturday February 22 at 10:30 am located 2.5 miles south of Carrollton, Illinois on Route 67 to road #SE350 St then east 3.5 miles to road #SE475 Ave then south 1 mile to sale site. Watch for signs!! JD Tractors, IHC 2166, Tandem Grain Truck, Tillage Equipment & Other Items

ACRES± 1 TRACT

THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2020 AT 4:00 P.M.

The Gehrig farm is located approx. 2.5 miles south of Princeville, IL a short distance off of Jubilee Road. The farm is further described as being located in Section 35, T11N – R6E, Princeville Township, Peoria County, IL.

2000 IHC 8100 tandem truck, diesel, 10 speed trans., 425,000 miles w/20 ft. like new grain bed w/Shurlock roll tarp & rear controls; 2005 Ford F150 4X4 Lariat crew cab truck, 5.4 Triton, automatic, 156,000 miles, 6 ft. bed, w/camper top; 1997 CIH 2166 diesel combine, Hydro, 4023 engine hrs, 2875 separator hrs, reverser, rock trap, chopper, 14.9-24 rear tires, like new 30.5-32 frt. tires, serial #JJCO181536 (yearly inspections); IH 1020 20ft. Flex Grain table (extra good); IH 1063 6rn cornhead (good); 1991 JD 4955 Diesel tractor, FWA, CAH, 1000 PTO, 15 speed powershift, duals, 3pt, 18.4-32 rear tires, 380/85R30 front tires, 7043 hrs, fresh overhaul at Wm. Nobbe, serial#RW4955P007283; 1975 JD 4840 diesel tractor, CAH, powershift, duals, 3pt, quick hitch, 1000 PTO, 9191 hrs, app. 3000 hrs on overhaul, serial #TP865001975; J&M 750 Bushel Grain Cart, large 1000 PTO, 14ft hydraulic auger, 30.5-32 extra good tires, serial#5089; JD 960 Hyd. Fold 24½ ft. field cultivator, walking tandems, harrow & rear hitch; Sunflower 4212-11 11ft. disk chisel; Westfield 10”X 71ft. swing-away auger (extra good); Westfield 6”X31’ truck auger; 2007 Bush Hog 12715 batwing shredder w/laminated tires (extra good); Tri-R head mover cart; Pull type chisel plow; 6-18” semi-mtd. moldboard plow; PTO generator; (2) 500 gal. LP tanks; Grease, Oil & misc. parts; 1-2 wagons loads of small items Auctioneers Note: A good line of well-maintained extra good machinery that is in field ready condition. Loader tractor available sale day. This is a small auction please be on time!! TERMS: Cash or check with proper ID. No ID No number. Announcements sale day take precedence over all printed matter. Lunch will be served. For more information contact Annyce Winters at 217-942-3170 or the auctioneer.

Seller: Estate of Reggie Winters 383 SE 475 Ave Carrollton, Illinois

Reeves Auction Service

26878 McClusky Road Dow, Illinois 62022 217-242-1709

Real Estate Auction

The Auction to be conducted at the American Legion, Mt. Pulaski, IL

Thursday, February 20 • 10:00 a.m.

Tract One: 87.47 unimproved land located in the northeast quarter of Section 33, Elkhart Twp., located miles southeast of Elkhart, IL at 865 400th Street; Tax ID#10-083-002-00. TERMS: This tract will be offered on a basis of 87.47 acres. The successful bidder will enter into a written agreement on the day of the auction requiring a 10% down payment with the balance of the sale price due at closing. The sale of this property is not subject to the ability of the new buyer to obtain financing. A title commitment policy will be issued for the exact amount of the sale price. The Seller will pay the 2019 Real Estate taxes, due in 2020, by allowing the new buyers a credit at closing. The new buyers will be responsible for paying subsequent years real estate taxes. Closing will occur on or before March 20, 2020. This farm is free from tenancy. The Seller will have the right to confirm the final bid. The Sales Contract will be available for inspection by contacting Mike Maske, (217) 519-3959. Announcements made on the day of the auction take precedence over printed materials or typographical errors. Mike Maske Auction Service/Coldwell Banker Cornerstone and their staffs are agents for the Seller, and in that capacity represent the Seller only.

Lisa K. Mason, Owner Mike Maske Auction Service

119 S. Lafayette St., Mt. Pulaski, IL 62548 IL License # 440.000157 (217) 519-3959 maskeauction.com Coldwell Banker Cornerstone 303 S. Kickapoo St., Lincoln, IL 62656 (217) 732-8353 cornerstoneCB.com

CORNERSTONE

The farm represents income producing tillable acres and excellent hunting/recreational acreage ideally located in close proximity to Jubilee College State Park.

Ryan Gehrig – Seller

Maps & Details Online!

Representing Attorney: Robert L. Potts • Whitney & Potts Ltd 118 W Main St, Elmwood, IL 61529 • Phone: (309) 742-3611 AUCTION MANAGER: MICHAEL SULLIVAN (309) 333-0916 SULLIVAN AUCTIONEERS, LLC • TOLL FREE (844) 847-2161 www.SullivanAuctioneers.com • IL Lic. #444000107

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HARVEST LAND CO-OP

FERTILIZER EQUIPMENT

AUCTION

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 • 11 AM GREENVILLE, OH GREENVILLE, OH LOCATION: 619 Sater Street, Greenville, OH.

•RO-GATOR •DRY FLOATERS •LIQUID FLOATERS •LIQUID & DRY NURSE UNITS •FUEL TRUCK •TRUCK CHASSIS •TRAILERS

•SEMI TRACTOR •PICK-UPS •LOADER • FORKLIFT •NH3 EQUIPMENT •LIQUID EQUIPMENT •DRY EQUIPMENT •MISC. ITEMS

THE FOLLOWING ITEM WILL BE SOLD OFF SITE AT SEVEN MILE, OHIO AT 12:00 NOON EST. • RR Fall Protection System, 96’ long REMOVAL TIME ON THE ABOVE ITEM IS 90 DAYS. Buyer will be required to sign removal forms. OWNER: HARVEST LAND CO-OP INSPECTION DATE: Equipment Questions 8AM-5PM EST: Tues., Feb. 18 • 9am - 4pm EST Call Brandon Bowser 937-459-0479 Auction Managers: Jim Hayworth 888-808-8680 • 765-427-1913 Arden Schrader, 260-229-2442 CALL FOR BROCHURE OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR PHOTOS

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SEALED BID AUCTION BIDS DUE FEBRUARY 18

5PM

Champaign County, IL • Near Mahomet, IL

208± ACRES OFFERED IN 3 TRACTS Nearly All Tillable • Lease Open for 2020

For Property Details and Bidding Procedures, Contact An MWA Representative:

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Agreements to regain lost export demand The month of gathered in Texas for the American January brought Farm Bureau in a new deFederationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cade, colder 101st annual weather and a convention. bright future for Signing the some hot topics China Phase 1 in agriculture. agreement was SigniďŹ cant trade an important deals â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a China Richard step in bringing Phase 1 agreethe trade war ment and the Guebert Jr. to an end and United Statesrebuilding our Mexico-Canada Illinois Farm relationship with Agreement Bureau China. Illinois â&#x20AC;&#x201D; have been is the No. 1 signed, sealed soybean producer in the and delivered. nation, which puts our Our farmers have been farmers in a great position cautiously optimistic as to help fulďŹ ll Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soythese deals took their various steps toward ďŹ nal- bean demand. We are eager to get back ization. Who could have to business and earn our guessed both agreements proďŹ ts from the marketwould move forward place. Maintaining and within 24 hours of each expanding stable relationother? ships with global partners Additionally, the overis one of the most sureďŹ re reaching Waters of the ways to bring an opportuU.S. rule has been renity for success. pealed and replaced with The Senate passage of the Navigable Waters the USMCA was a welProtection Rule. During come victory for Illinois the weekend beforehand, agriculture. The signed 6,000 people from 50 agreement protects valustates and Puerto Rico

able trade relationships with our nearest neighbors. It makes important improvements for Illinois farmers, providing new market access for dairy products and maintaining the zero-tariďŹ&#x20AC; platform on all other ag products. This is a path forward for new and increased opportunities â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next generation of farmers. Canada must still ratify the pact, which is expected to occur in the next few months. The signing of these agreements aligned with the 85% of surveyed Illinois Farm Bureau members who identiďŹ ed â&#x20AC;&#x153;regaining lost ag export demandâ&#x20AC;? as their top priority for the coming year in the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual survey in late November 2019. We applaud President Donald Trump and his administration for successfully renegotiating an improved agreement with Mexico and Canada. We give our thanks

to Sens. Dick Durbin, D-SpringďŹ eld, and Tammy Duckworth, D-HoďŹ&#x20AC;man Estates, for their ongoing support throughout U.S. Senate negotiations and, ultimately their vote in favor of USMCA. On Jan. 23, the Trump administration announced their replacement rule following the EPAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s WOTUS repeal. Illinois Farm Bureau members have remained engaged in this issue for years. Our members, staďŹ&#x20AC; and an array of national allies have been successful in eďŹ&#x20AC;orts to rally for a common-sense rule that protects water quality. We give credit to our committed members across the state for standing up for clean water and clear rules. AFBF CONVENTION The AFBF annual convention is a great experience similar to IFB annual meeting in December, but on a much larger scale. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trav-

eling, reuniting with familiar faces and bringing forth grassroots policies and policy amendments to be voted upon by 346 farmer and rancher delegates, with 20 from Illinois. Our Illinois delegates were successful in bringing forth IFB policy submittals. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m proud of our Illinois young farmers who shined on the national stage during awards and throughout competitions. Each award celebrates young farmers and ranchers who demonstrate knowledge, achievement and a commitment to promoting agriculture. Brett and Krista Swanson of Knox County ďŹ nished fourth in the competition for AFBFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Excellence in Agriculture Award, Grundy Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sara Mitchell advanced to the Sweet 16 in the AFBF national Discussion Meet, and Mason County farmer Scott Garlisch competed as Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; representative for the AFBF

Achievement Award. President Trump returned to the AFBF national event for a third year to address the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s farmers. We remain appreciative of the progress his administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leadership has made and continues to make on trade and other agricultural priorities. It was a pleasure to have lunch with Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. A discussion was held with the secretary that focused on continuing dialogue with U.S. Department of Agricultureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Agricultural Statistics Service for continued improvement of crop reporting processes. The signiďŹ cant headway made on these agricultural priorities in the past week increases hopes that 2020 will begin a stronger decade for Illinois farmers. Richard Guebert Jr. is the president of Illinois Farm Bureau.

Keeping our locks and dams open and functional Trains, planes you work hard to harvest every and automobiles; year. these are the Inland watermodes of transways are vital portation we to the health most often talk and proďŹ t of the about. While imgrains industry. portant to infraMore than 60% structure and the of the soybeans moving of peoDoug produced in ple and goods, Illinois are exwe canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget Schroeder ported, with the about another overwhelming major method of Illinois majority travtransportation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Soybean eling through water. Association Illinois waterAmerican ways. industries of Transporting crops all types rely on inland via waterways beneďŹ ts waterways, such as the Illinois soybean growers Mississippi and Illinois because it allows us to tap rivers, to help transport into domestic and internagoods. Annually, 230 tional markets, providing billion tons of cargo are a competitive advantage delivered through the Mississippi waterway and over other countries. There is a sad reality, its tributaries. though. Our locks and Goods transported dams are outdated and include everything from exhausted, making waterpetroleum to manufacway transportation slow tured goods, chemicals, and sometimes dangerous. coal and the soybeans

Within the upper Mississippi River and its tributaries, 34 of the 38 locks are outdated, and it would cost a whopping $100 million annually to repair them. The La Grange lock and dam near Beardstown, Illinois, is one example. It connects Chicago and Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River. Daily, 700,000 tons of goods worth approximately $27 million are moved through this lock, including many of the soybeans grown in Illinois. Failure to keep this location open would threaten our primary path for soybean exports, resulting in a $2.1 billion loss in farm-dependent income. Built in 1936, the La Grange lock and dam was made to last only 50 years. Now 34 years past its â&#x20AC;&#x153;best-byâ&#x20AC;? date, the location needs major rehab

NEW Roots Festival coming to Decatur By Martha Blum AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

DECATUR, Ill. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Music together with a focus on working with entrepreneurial women will be featured at the NEW Roots Festival. The inaugural festival, organized by the Illinois Agri-Women, is a result of a $100,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Office of Tourism. The event will be June 27-28 in the Devon G. Buffett Lakeside Amphitheater at Nelson Park in Decatur. â&#x20AC;&#x153;NEW stands for Nurturing Entrepreneurial Women,â&#x20AC;? said Penny Lauritzen, Illinois Agri-

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Women member, who is part of the team organizing the NEW Roots Festival. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This two-day event will highlight small agricultural-related businesses owned by women, classes for entrepreneurs and networking along with country entertainers providing music,â&#x20AC;? Lauritzen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;P roceeds from the event will create the base for the nurturing entrepreneurial women fund that will provide grants and low-interest loans for women creating new agricultural businesses in Illinois,â&#x20AC;? she said. One- and two-day tickets will be available, and musicians will perform on both the main and small stages. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are working to

highlight entertainers that have an Illinois connection,â&#x20AC;? Lauritzen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our plan is to make the festival an annual event to keep enhancing the NEW fund for more loans and grants.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll continue to be a proud advocate for everything that attracts people to Illinois and these tourism grants â&#x20AC;&#x201D; entirely funded by visitors staying in our hotels and motels â&#x20AC;&#x201D; play a signiďŹ cant role in supporting the tourism industry and its nearly 350,000 jobs,â&#x20AC;? said Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

Enterprises & Equipment, LLC, 309-935-6700.

Nordstrom Consignment Auction, 8:30 a.m., Owned & Operated by Anderson Enterprises & Equipment, LLC, 309-935-6700.

Sat., Aug. 22

ANNAWAN, ILL.: Hatzer &

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ANNAWAN, ILL.: Hatzer & Nordstrom Consignment Auction, 8:30 a.m., Owned & Operated by Anderson Enterprises & Equipment, LLC, 309-935-6700. See p. B1 OKAWVILLE, ILL.: Multi Farmer Absolute Auction, 9 a.m., Riechmann Bros., LLC, 618-243-6106.

Tues., March 24

ST. ANNE, ILL.: Farm Machinery, 8 a.m., St. Anne Consignment Auction & Equipment Sales, 815-4278350. See p. B4

Mon., March 30

FREEPORT, ILL.: 431 Acres in 7 Tracts Sealed Bid Land Sale, bids due 3/30 by 10 a.m., Ruf Family Trust, Nicole Bauer, 815-235-1212.

Sat., April 4

POLO, ILL.: Hazelhurst Annual Spring Consignment, 8:30 a.m., Public Auction Service, 815-946-2660.

Fri., Aug. 21

ANNAWAN, ILL.: Hatzer & Nordstrom Consignment Auction, 8:30 a.m., Owned & Operated by Anderson

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to ďŹ x concave walls, jagged cement and failing equipment. This is just one of many facilities in need of repair. The Illinois Soybean Association realizes the importance of waterway transportation to support export opportunities. ISAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s checkoďŹ&#x20AC; program lead collaborations and facilitate discussions with industry, government, academia and transportation stakeholders to ďŹ nd solutions to the challenges our inland waterways are facing.

In order to make the necessary repairs and updates to our locks and dams, closures will occur throughout 2020. Although an inconvenience, these closures will beneďŹ t soybean growers in the long run by extending the lifespan of locks and dams to create a sustainable way to move soybeans. Illinois waterways are essential to drive a strong economy and keep Illinois competitive in the global market, and ISA recognizes the important role

they play for growers in our state. Our lives and livelihoods are supported by waterway transportation, which is why ISA is committed to working with partners to keep our locks and dams open and functional. To learn more about Illinois waterways and transporting soybeans, visit ilsoy.org. Doug Schroeder is chairman of the Illinois Soybean Association Board of Directors.

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IH 274 TRACTOR, stk#3545, 1385hrs,dsl, IH 3388 TRACTOR, stk#5819, 2800hr,1988, JD 430 TRACTOR, stk#5861, NFE, 3pt, JD 4850 TRACTOR, stk#3547, 1500hr, JD 8430 TRACTOR, stk#5810, 7100hr, SUNFLOWER 6430-31 SOIL 540PTO, 12.4-24 rear tires, w/ cultivator 540/1000PTO, 3hyd, 3pt,no rust on cab, 80% 540PTO, power steering, power adj rear 3hyd, lg 1000 PTO, CAH, axle mount duals, CAH, 2hyd, 3pt, lg 1000 PTO, hammer strap, FINISHER, stk#4856, 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 5 bar drag, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,750 tires, original . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,500 wheels, 13.6-28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,250 runs & drives good. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,500 18.4-34 main 30% 9 bolt . . . . . . . . . $10,500 walking tandems main & wings . . . . . .$5,950

BRILLION ML1801 CULTIMULCHER, CASE IH 110 CRUMBLER, stk#5831, 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, JD 200 CRUMBLER, stk#5817, 45â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, double JD 2623 VT, stk#5660, 2013, 26â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, rockďŹ&#x201A;ex, UNVERFERTH CULTI-PLANTER II, WILRICH 2500 FIELD CULTIVATOR, stk#5920, 15â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, late model, scrapers, danish light kit, same as new! . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,250 fold, light kit, no welds . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,500 21.75â&#x20AC;?/22â&#x20AC;? blades, hyd front hitch, rolling stk#5919, 13â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, danish tine, w/ crumbler, sharp! stk#1465, 25â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, w/ 4 bar coil tine harrow, walking basket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,250 tandems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,950 tine sweeps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,500

JD 750 DRILL, stk#5848, 15â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, bevel on JD 750 DRILL, stk#5879, 1998, 15â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 7.5â&#x20AC;?sp, TYE 114-4850 DRILL, stk#5838, 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, GP 2015 BEAN DRILL, stk#5964, 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, JD 7000 PLANTER, stk#4848, 6R-30â&#x20AC;?, NT, JD 7200 PLANTER, stk#5868, 16R-30â&#x20AC;?, blades, new boots 1yr ago, grass, gauge w/ JD markers, 2pt or standard hitch, low markers, 8â&#x20AC;?sp, press wheels, series V, no 15â&#x20AC;?spacing, 3pt, 15 rows . . . . . . . . . . .$3,950 bevel on seed blades, ďŹ rmers, off 100 acre VAC, poly, insect, squeeze pump, monitor, new wheels & blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,500 acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,500 welds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,950 farm, VM2200 controls. . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,950 seed openers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,950

HINIKER ECON-O-TILL CULTIVATOR, LANDOLL 1550 IN-LINE RIPPER, NI 324 CORN PICKER, stk#5914, 2R- LOAD TRAIL GOOSENECK, stk#4581, WHITE 6122 PLANTER, stk#5950, 12RYETTER NT CADDY, stk#5963, 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,950 stk#5895, 6R-30â&#x20AC;?, 3pt . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,950 stk#5692, 4x, light kit, gauge wheels, like new 36â&#x20AC;?, lift cyl, 540 PTO, 327 husking bed, no 25â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, w/ 9â&#x20AC;&#x2122; hyd tail, never used. . . . . . $13,500 30â&#x20AC;?, wing fold, ďŹ rmers, markers, spring down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,950 welds, clean elevator . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,350 force, SM4000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9,950

NH 411 DISCBINE, stk#5931, good rolls, 9â&#x20AC;&#x2122; NH H7230 DISCBINE, stk#5916, 2017, KUHN SR110GII RAKE, stk#5940, 2019, JD 348 SQ BALER, stk#5929,14 x 18 bale, NH 353 FEED GRINDER, stk#1487, 540 HOULE 5250 MANURE TANK, stk#1273, PTO, loading auger, scales . . . . . . . . .$4,950 1000 PTO, tandem axle, steerable, tank in cut, 540 PTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,950 540 PTO, hyd hitch, light kit, tilt platform high speed, hyd wings, 10 wheel, like new hyd hitch, twine tie, 540 PTO, sharp! excellent shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$8,250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,500

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Lifestyle

The ﬂu and you By Matilda Charles SENIOR NEWS LINE

Here we are, halfway through winter, and the flu season is in full swing. As of now, all 50 states have widespread levels of flu. And at this point far too many people still haven’t gotten their flu shot. The senior version of the shot, for those over age 65, has four times the amount of vaccine of three of the four types — two A and one B. While this isn’t ideal — it’s still missing one B — it’s what we have. The high-dose vaccine was created to give our bodies a high immune response. Because of our age, we’re in the high-risk group for complications, even if we don’t have any medical concerns. Seniors had more hospitalizations from flu than any other age group. At this writing there have been more than 6,000 deaths from the flu. How many of these could have been avoided by getting the flu shot? One big concern is that it’s possible to be contagious and pass the flu to others days before someone starts to feel sick. Going to the grocery store, attending church, reading to kids at the elementary school, there are too many opportunities to give the flu to others — or have them give it to you — before anyone even suspects they have it. But it’s not too late to get the shot. Even if it doesn’t keep you from getting the flu, it will keep you from getting as sick as you might have. No matter what, wash your hands frequently and keep them away from your face.

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2019 CASE IH STEIGER 620 QUADTRAC

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2019 CASE IH MAGNUM 340 18.4-50 Duals, Suspended Frt Axle w/ Dls. Guidance Complete, 3Pt, 540/1000/1000 PTO, 30 MPH Trans, 5 Valves, Luxury, Ballast Pkg, 250 Hrs.

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2017 CASE IH MAGNUM 280 18.4-50 Duals, Suspended Frt Axle w/ Dls, CVT w/ 3 Ranges, Guidance Complete, 3Pt, 540/1000/1000 PTO, Luxury, 5 Valves, 780 Hrs.

18.4-46 Duals, 3Pt, 540/1000/1000 PTO, Guidance Complete, Luxury, 4 Valves, 275 Hrs.

$189,500

$183,500

2018 CASE IH MAXXUM 125

2008 CASE IH MAGNUM 215

2013 CASE IH PUMA 170

2011 KUBOTA M7040

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18.4-42 Singles, 16 Spd Partial Powershift, 3Pt, 540/1000 PTO, 4 Valves, 200 Hrs.

18.4-46 Duals, 3Pt, 540/1000 PTO, Guidance Complete, 3 Valves, 3740 Hrs.

18.4-42 Singles, L765 Loader w/ Euro-Tach Bucket, Powershift, F/R Power Shuttle, 3Pt, 540/1000 PTO, 3 Valves, Buddy Seat, 2350 Hrs.

R4 Tires, Cab w/ H&AC, 12 Spd w/ Power Shuttle, 3Pt, 540 PTO, 2 Valves, 1190 Hrs.

18.4-38 Duals, 3Pt w/ QH, 540/1000 PTO, 3 Valves, 8530 Hrs.

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Lifestyle ANTIQUES & COLLECTING

Start collecting Valentine cards By Terry and Kim Kovel

Valentine’s Day is an old holiday that started with a Christian martyr, St. Valentine, about 500 A.D., or the Roman fertility fest Lupercalia. In the 1860s, insulting comic valentines called “penny dreadfuls” were sold. A few commercial cards were made by the 1870s from homemade paper, lace and ribbons. By late Victorian times, there were “mechanical” cards with moving parts, embossed cards, cards with “honeycomb tissue” to make them three-dimensional and, by the 1900s, postcards. A beginning collector can ﬁnd reasonably priced postcards and die-cut cards that were sold in dime stores. Teachers insisted every student

These cards came from a punch-out set that sold for 29 cents. They were passed out to the class in the 1960s. receive a card so there would be no hard feelings. Sets sold for 29 cents for 25 cards plus a larger one for the teacher. Each 3-1/2-inch card was punched free of the stiﬀ paper, signed on the back and put in the envelope provided. The cards featured a friendly comic drawing and a heart with

a message that often was a pun. Collectors of postcards specialize and look for cards with out-of-town postmarks, city views, jobs, comics or current events or items that were typical of the year and will seem old in the future. Save the cards you get, and ask friends and older relatives for theirs to start a collection. CURRENT PRICES Cut-glass compote, hob star, strawberry diamond and fan and geometrics, teardrop stem, signed, J. Hoare, 7 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches, $50. Hunting horn, carved, hunting dogs, running dogs, palmetto tree, 1800s, 12 inches, $780. © 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.

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(K) JOHN DEERE 1760 VACUUM PLANTER, 8 ROWS, 30” SPACING, 1.6 BU. BOXES, PULL TYPE, 20/20 MONITOR GEN 1, INSECTICIDE, HYD. FOLD, SPIKE CLOSING WHEELS, DRAG CHAINS, GOOD OPENERS, JD COULTERS, YETTER TRASH WHIPPERS, ESET PRECISION CORN METERS, PRECISION AIR FORCE, HOPPER EXTENSIONS, DOWN AND LIFT AIRBAGS, JD BEAN PLATES, KEETON SEED FIRMERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,500 (K) JOHN DEERE 7300 SPLIT ROW PLANTER ATTACHMENT, 11 ROWS, 30” SPACING, NO-TILL, VACUUM, 1.6 BU. BOXES, 2 PT HITCH TYPE, YETTER ROW COULTERS, GOOD OPENERS, HYD. LIFT ASSIST WHEELS, RUBBER CLOSING WHEELS, BEAN PLATES, METEER MFG. SPLITTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,900 (K) JOHN DEERE 1770NT VACUUM PLANTER, 16 ROWS, 30” SPACING, 1.6 BU. BOXES, 2 PT HITCH, JD SEED STAR MONITOR, KEETON SEED FIRMERS, CAST IRON SHANKS, ADJ. GAUGE WHEELS, HOPPER EXTENSIONS, CABLE DRIVES, PNEUMATIC DOWN PRESSURE, MAX EMERGE XP METERS W/ CORN & BEAN DISKS, NO BREAKS OR WELDS, LIKE NEW: OPENERS, JD ROW COULTERS, YETTER SHARK TOOTH RESIDUE MANAGERS W/ ALUMINUM FLOATING DEPTH BANDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,500 (K) JOHN DEERE 7200 VACUUM PLANTER, 12 ROWS, 30” SPACING, NO-TILL, RUBBER CLOSING WHEELS, INSECTICIDE, 1.6 BU. POLY BOXES, PULL TYPE, MONITOR, JD ROW COULTERS W/ YETTER TRASH WHIPPERS, JD PROMAX 40, CORN & BEAN PLATES, HYD. FOLD, TONGUE EXT., JD DOWN PRESSURE SPRINGS, GOOD OPENERS, NEW STYLE ADJUSTING GAUGE WHEELS, HYD. FOLDING MARKERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,900 (K) JOHN DEERE 7200 VACUUM PLANTER, 8 ROWS, 30” SPACING, 1.6 BU. POLY BOXES, PULL TYPE, 200 MONITOR, INSECTICIDE, HYD. FOLD, DRAG CHAINS, KEETON SEED FIRMERS, JD COULTERS, YETTER TRASH WHIPPERS, JD HEAVY DUTY DOWN PRESSURE SPRINGS, HITCH EXTENSION, PRECISION ESET CORN METERS, JD BEAN PLATES, NICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,900

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Harvest Equipment (K) J&M 1050-22 GRAIN CART, BLUE, TARP, SCALE, 1000 PTO, LIKE NEW 900X32 LUGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,500 (K) 2013 HARVEST INTERNATIONAL H1072 SWING AWAY AUGER, LOW PROFILE HOPPER, 540 PTO, GOOD FLIGHTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,900 (C) MAYRATH 10X62 SWING AWAY AUGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,900 (K) BRENT 974 GRAIN CART, GREEN, TARP, 17” UNLOADING AUGER, 35.5X32 DIAMONDS, GOOD FLIGHTING, SCALE . . . . . . . . . . . . REDUCED TO $16,900 (K) J&M 500SD GRAVITY WAGON, RED, DISC BRAKES, SUPER SINGLE TIRES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .REDUCED TO $5,900 (K) JOHN DEERE 918 PLATFORM, 18’ CUT, HYDRAULIC FORE/ AFT REEL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .REDUCED TO $4,900 (K) PARKER 6255 GRAVITY WAGON, GREEN, 425 SUPER SINGLES

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BOLT WHEELS & BRAKES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .REDUCED TO $8,400

(K) FARM KING 10X70 SWING AWAY AUGER, 540 PTO, GOOD FLIGHTING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,900

Vertical Tillage

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(K) NEW/DEMO GREAT PLAINS MC5111, 11 SHANK MAX CHISEL

W/HEAVY SHANK

AUTO RESET AND CHOPPER REEL ATTACHMENT . . . . . . . . $34,900

(K) 2013 JOHN DEERE 2623VT, 26.5’ VERTICAL TILLAGE, 7” SPACING, HYD. ROLLING BASKET, MUD SCRAPER, TANDEMS, MAINFRAME & WINGS WALKING TANDEMS, SINGLE HITCH, HYD. LIFT, HYD. FORE & AFT, 22” BLADES, 12.5-15FI TIRES, EXCELLENT CONDITION, HALF PRICE OF NEW . . . . . . . . . . $29,500 (K) 2013 GREAT PLAINS 2400TM TURBO MAX, 24’, HEAVY DUTY ROLLING SPIKE & REEL, HYDRAULIC GANGS, 7.5” SPACING, BLADES (F) 19.5” (R) 19.75”, 12.5L-16.5 TIRES, LOCAL TRADE IN GREAT CONDITION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,500 (K) GREAT PLAINS 2400TT, 24’ TURBO TILL, ROLLING SPIKE & REEL, RECENT RE-BLADE, 2 SETS OF WEIGHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,900

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Tillage (K) BRILLION X108 CRUMBLER, 22’, HYD. FOLD, LIGHTS, GOOD 20” PACKER WHEELS, GOOD 11L-15 TIRES, TANDEMS, DUAL HITCH (CLEVIS OR SINGLE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .REDUCED TO $6,900 (K) JOHN DEERE 980 FIELD CULTIVATOR, 29’, PULL TYPE HITCH, 3 BAR COIL TINE HARROW, TANDEMS, WALKING TANDEMS ON WINGS, HYD. LIFT & FOLD, SPRING SHANKS, GOOD 9” SWEEPS, SINGLE POINT DEPTH CONTROL, POLY SHANK PROTECTORS, GOOD 9.5-15 TIRES . . . . . . . . . $7,900 (K) BLU-JET SUB TILLER 4, 7 SHANK RIPPER, SHEAR BOLT SHANKS, LIKE NEW-ONLY USED ON 25 ACRES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .REDUCED TO $9,900 (K) JOHN DEERE 2800 PLOW, 6 BOTTOM, HYD. ADJ., NEW SHINS, SHEARS, & HYD. HOSES, REBUILT FRONT CYLINDER . . . . . . . . . . . . .REDUCED TO $3,900 (K) MCFARLANE HDL-136-8 HARROW, 36’, 8 BAR SPIKE HARROW, HYDRAULIC FOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .REDUCED TO $7,900 (K) YETTER 3541 MIN-TILL ROTARY HOE, 41’, 3 PT. HITCH, REAR PARKING STANDS, LIGHTS, 4 GAUGE WHEELS. . . . . . . . . . . . REDUCED TO $13,900 (K) BLU-JET SUB TILLER II, 5 SHANK RIPPER

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ROLLER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,900

(K) NEW/DEMO K-LINE 2962P SPEEDTILLER, 21’, 9” BLADE SPACING, 22.5” BLADES, HYDRAULIC ROUND BAR ROLLING BASKET, SINGLE PULL TYPE HITCH, HYD. LIFT & FOLD, SINGLE PT DEPTH CONTROL, 560/45R22.5 TIRES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $58,500 (K) GREAT PLAINS SS1300 SUB SOILER, 4 SHANK IN LINE RIPPER, 3 PT., AUTO RESET SHANKS, LESS THAN 200 ACRES OF USE . . . . REDUCED TO $7,600

Miscellaneous (K) DU-AL 340 LOADER, 7’, INDEPENDENT HYD. VALVE, GOOD CUTTING EDGE & ORIGINAL PAINT, NO WELDS OR BREAKS, FITS JOHN DEERE 20 SERIES AND MORE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .REDUCED TO $2,900 (K) H&S 175 DRY MANURE SPREADER, 175 BU. CAPACITY, 540 PTO, 9.00R20 TIRES, GOOD BEATERS, NO SLOP GATE, NOR UPPER BEATER,

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Calendar FEBRUARY BOONE COUNTY Feb. 8 – Super Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Salvation Army Community Center, 422 S. Main St., Belvidere, Ill.; tinyurl.com/v4vbbz4.

CARROLL COUNTY Feb. 12 – Cooking with Herbs: 5:30 p.m., Thomson Public Library, 1005 W. Main St., Thomson, Ill.; 815-259-2480. Feb. 15 – Herbal Cooking Class: 10 a.m. to noon, Carroll County Farm Bureau, 811 S. Clay St. # B, Mt. Carroll, Ill.; 815-244-9444; go.illinois.edu/MCCooking.

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY Feb. 17 – Developing Local Solar Energy Resources: 6:30 to 8 p.m., Champaign County Extension Auditorium, 801 Country Fair Drive. Champaign, Ill.; web.extension.illinois.edu/ registration/?RegistrationID=21675. Feb. 20 – Designing for Containers and Low Maintenance Landscaping: Noon, Champaign County Extension Auditorium, 801 Country Fair Drive. Champaign, Ill.; web.extension.illinois.edu/ registration/?RegistrationID =21656.

Extension office, 535 S. Randall Road, St. Charles, Ill.; web.extension.illinois. edu/registration/?RegistrationID=21333.

Feb. 12 – Creating Heart Healthy Soup Under Pressure: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., JCH Wellness Center, 412 Maple Summit Road, Jerseyville, Ill.; 618498-3500. Feb. 16 – 4-H Soup Fest: 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Peace United Church of Christ, 23098 Glenda Ave., Jerseyville, Ill.; extension.illinois.edu/ events/2020-02-16-4-h-soupfest-jerseyville.

LAKE COUNTY Feb. 8 – Lake and McHenry County Design for 3D Printing 4-H Workshop: 10 a.m. to noon, College of Lake County, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake, Ill.; tinyurl.com/vj6pgxl. Feb. 10 – Lake County 4-H Public Presentation Workshop: 6:30 p.m., Lake County Extension office, 100 S. Route 45, Grayslake, Ill.; 847-223-8627 ext. 16; tinyurl.com/svdjrcc.

JO DAVIESS COUNTY Feb. 19 – Backyard Cover Crops: 10 a.m. to noon, Jo Daviess County Extension office, 204 Vine St., Elizabeth, Ill.; 815-858-2273; web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=21604. Feb. 20 – Private Applicator Test: 10 a.m. to noon, Elizabeth Community Building, 402 West St., Elizabeth, Ill.; web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=21247.

JOHNSON COUNTY Feb. 7 – Industrial Hemp Workshop: 8 to 11 a.m., Dixon Agriculture Center, 354 S Hwy 145 N, Simpson, Ill.; 618-6956060; tinyurl.com/qk4pwjg.

KANE COUNTY Feb. 18 – Think Spring! Sustainable Gardening: 6:30 to 8 p.m., Kane County

LA SALLE COUNTY

Spring into Gardening The University of Illinois Extension Unit 19 Master Gardeners will present their 11th annual Spring Into Gardening workshop from 8 a,m. to noon Feb. 15 at Home Church, 2350 Madison Ave., Charleston. Topics will include “Making a Difference – Nutrition and Gardening” with Carla Honselman; and “Tree Care and Urban Soils” with Ryan Pankau. Cost is $25. Register at web.extension.illinois.edu/ registration/?RegistrationID=21162.

Feb. 12 – Private Pesticide Applicator Test-only Session: 10 a.m. to noon, La Salle County Extension office, 1689 N. 31st Road, #2, Ottawa, Ill.; 815-433-0707. Feb. 18 – Agronomy Night: 6:30 to 8 p.m., Illinois Valley Community College, Room CTC 124, 815 N. Orlando Smith Road, Oglesby, Ill.

LIVINGSTON COUNTY Feb. 21 – Private Applicator Test-only Sessions: 9 a.m. or 1 p.m., Livingston County Extension office, 1412 S. Locust St., Pontiac, Ill.; 815842-1776; web.extension.illi-

nois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=21107.

MACOUPIN COUNTY Feb. 18 – Starting Seeds Indoors: 1:30 to 3 p.m., to noon, Macoupin County Extension office, #60 Carlinville Plaza, Carlinville , Ill.; web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=21539.

MASON COUNTY Feb. 13 – Mason Bee Program: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Mason State Nursery, 17855 N. County Road 2400E, Topeka, Ill.; tinyurl.com/r6mxd28.

MCDONOUGH COUNTY Feb. 8-9 – WIU Ag Mech Farm Expo: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Western Hall, 1051 West University Drive, Macomb Ill.; Facebook.com/ wiuAgMechFarmExpo.

MCLEAN COUNTY Feb. 8 – Training and Pruning for Young Apple Trees: 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., Refuge Food Forest, 701 E. Lincoln, Normal, Ill.; tinyurl.com/ wy29z88. Feb. 13 – Urban Trees – For Tree Professionals: 9 a.m. to noon, McLean County Extension office, 1615 Commerce Pkwy., Bloomington, Ill.; tinyurl.com/thkclhq.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY

CHRISTIAN COUNTY Feb. 11 – Dudley Smith Farm Winter Meeting: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Christian County Extension office, 1120 N. Webster St., Taylorville, Ill.; web.extension.illinois. edu/registration/?RegistrationID=21365.

Feb. 17 – 4-H Leadership Workshop: 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Montgomery County Extension office, #1 Industrial Park Drive, Hillsboro, Ill.; 217-532-3941; web.extension.illinois.edu/ registration/?RegistrationID=21510.

CLARK COUNTY

OGLE COUNTY

Feb. 12 – Ready Business: Preparing a Disaster Business Plan: 8 a.m. to noon, Clark County Extension office, 15493 N IL State Hwy 1, Marshall, Ill.; 618-943-5018. Feb. 13 – Financial Well-Being Series: Save for A Dream: 6 to 7:15 p.m., Urbana Park District, 505 W. Stoughton St., Urbana, Ill.; tinyurl.com/ tj7sup4.

Feb. 8 – Day of Dabbling: 9 a.m. to noon, Church of God, 860 W. Oregon Trail Road, Oregon, Ill.; tinyurl. com/qoghl24.

PERRY COUNTY Feb. 17 – Livestock Quiz Bowl: 9 a.m. to noon, Bigham Farms, Old Consol Building, 1899 State Rt. 13/127, Pinckneyville, Ill.; extension. illinois.edu/events/2020-0217-livestock-quiz-bowl.

COLES COUNTY Feb. 15 – Spring into Gardening: 8 a.m. to noon, Home Church, 2350 Madison Ave., Charleston, Ill.; web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=21162.

PIATT COUNTY Feb. 9 – Eating for Sport: 3 to 5 p.m., Kirby Medical Center Community Room, 1000 Medical Center Drive, Monticello, Ill.; 217-762-2191; tinyurl.com/tmbagd9. Feb. 10 – Eating for Your Heart: 11a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Piatt County Extension office, 210 S. Market St., Monticello, Ill.; 217-877-6042; tinyurl. com/yzqx3ag4.

COOK COUNTY Feb. 8 – School and Community Garden Training: 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Chicago Center for Green Technology, 445 N. Sacramento, Chicago, Ill.; go.illinois.edu/gardentraining2020. Feb. 11 – School and Community Garden Training: 4:30 to 7 p.m., Cook County Extension office, 2205 Enterprise Drive, Suite 501, Westchester, Ill.; 708-679-6889; go.illinois.edu/ gardentraining2020.

STEPHENSON COUNTY Feb. 7 – Can You Cook Under Pressure?: 6 to 8 p.m., Pretzel City Kitchen, 1 E. Spring St., Freeport, Ill.; tinyurl.com/ yxxsab9j. Feb. 15 – Joys of Gardening 2020: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Highland Community College Student Conference Center, 2998 W Pearl City Road, Freeport, Ill.; web. extension.illinois.edu/ registration/?RegistrationID=21549.

CRAWFORD COUNTY Feb. 11 – Vegetarian Diet Free Class: 5:30 p.m., Lincoln Trail College Library, 11220 IL-1, Robinson, Ill.; 618-544-8657, ext. 1427.

DEKALB COUNTY

TAZEWELL COUNTY

Feb. 10 – Introduction to Industrial Hemp: 1 to 4 p.m., DeKalb County Farm Bureau, 1350 W. Prairie Drive, Sycamore,, Ill.; tinyurl.com/ uhklq6m. Feb. 12 – 2020 Illinois Crop Management Conference: Kishwaukee College, 21193 Malta Road, Malta, Ill.; tinyurl.com/s2p9b6t. Feb. 13 – Pesticide Testing: 9 a.m. to noon, DeKalb County Farm Bureau, 1350 W. Prairie Drive, Sycamore,, Ill.; 815-787-5476.

Feb. 19 – Embryology in the Classroom Session 1 Training: 4 to 5 p.m., Tazewell County Extension office, 1505 Valle Vista, Pekin, Ill.; extension.illinois.edu/sites/ default/files/registration_ packet_2020.pdf.

VERMILION COUNTY Feb. 20 – Positive Attitude – Keys for Embracing Aging Series: 10:30 a.m. to noon, Vermilion County Extension office, 3164 N. Vermilion, Danville,, Ill.; web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=19436.

DEWITT COUNTY Feb. 8 – Eating for Your Heart: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., DeWitt County Extension office, 8425 Kate Road, Clinton, Ill.; 217-877-6042; tinyurl.com/yzqx3ag4.

WARREN COUNTY

EFFINGHAM COUNTY Feb. 7 – Salt Creek Watershed Meeting: Noon to 3 p.m., Effingham County Extension office, 1209 Wenthe Drive, Effingham, Ill.; tinyurl.com/ rvv8u5a.

GREENE COUNTY Feb. 15 – Timber Sales and Taxes in Illinois: 9 a.m. to noon, Greene County Extension Office, US-67, Carrollton, Ill.; web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/default.cfm?RegistrationID=21517.

JACKSON COUNTY Feb. 17 – Aviation Career Day: 2 to 4 p.m., SIU Aviation, 545 N. Airport Road, Murphysboro, Ill.; 618- 6871727; web.extension.illinois. edu/registration/?RegistrationID=21546.

JEFFERSON COUNTY Feb. 19 – Creating and Caring for Cactus and Succulents: 6 p.m., Jefferson County Extension office, 4618 Broadway, Mt. Vernon,, Ill.; web.extension.illinois.edu/ registration/?RegistrationID=21506.

JERSEY COUNTY Feb. 7 – Creating Heart Healthy Soup Under Pressure: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., JCH Wellness Center, 412 Maple Summit Road, Jerseyville, Ill.; 618498-3500.

‘It’s Fair Time’ at Gathering of the Green QUAD CITIES, Ill. — If you are a John Deere enthusiast, do you have your tickets for the reunion? This year’s Gathering of the Green Conference in the Quad Cities on March 18-21 will remind you when friends and families gathered annually at the county fair with a theme of “It’s Fair Time.” Enjoy the elaborate displays of equipment from the 1930s to 1970s and the midway atmosphere as you attend

workshops, tours and the vendor area which has everything green and yellow you might need. Alexander “Sandy” Hewitt, son of former Deere & Company CEO William Hewitt, will be the guest at the Beer & Bull Gears event on March 20. The event will be open to full-conference registrants only. Gathering of the Green has added a new tour at the Figge Art Museum on March 20 to see the new exhibit “Henry

Dreyfuss: Designs for the Modern Age.” Dreyfuss was an industrial designer, and his firm designed the styled John Deere tractor and other iconic products. Tour attendees will enjoy a Deere-focused narrative from a Figge docent and then free time to enjoy the rest of the museum exhibits. There are over 75 workshops in a variety of topics to attend as part of Gathering of the Green, including plows, timber

frame barns, Gators, engine heads, hydraulics, LP tractors, trailers, tires, combines, “G” tractors and more. It’s not all about machines. Find workshops about photography, decals, quilting, scrapbooking, beekeeping, toy collection, rock painting and wreath making. Cost is $40. Register for the conference and find hotel information at www.gatheringofthegreen.com.

2020 Gardener’s Pathway Feb. 22 at Kishwaukee College MALTA, Ill. – The University of Illinois Extension DeKalb County master gardeners will host the 2020 Gardener’s Pathway from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Kishwaukee College Conference Center,

21193 Malta Road, Malta . Two keynote presentations are planned: William Moss. an authority in landscape design, horticulture, and urban agriculture, will present “Lesser Known, Lesser Grown

Tasty Veggies for Your Home.” Kim Hartmann, landscape designer with Countryside Flower Shop and Greenhouse, will present “Landscape 101: From Planning to Planting.” Workshop topics will include daylilies, hydran-

geas, invasive species, attracting birds, pruning flowering shrubs, and terrarium/vivarium basics. Cost is $50. Register by Feb. 15 by visiting web. extension.illinois.edu/ registration/?RegistrationID=21436.

Feb. 7 – Certified Livestock Manager Training: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Warren-Henderson Farm Bureau, 1000 N. Main St., Monmouth, Ill.; tinyurl. com/t7l2pz8.

WAYNE COUNTY Feb. 20 – Skywarn Storm Spotter Training: 6 to 8 p.m., Wayne County Bob Boyle’s Hall, Frontier Community College, 2 Frontier Drive, Fairfield, Ill.; www.weather.gov/pah/ spottertraining.

WHITESIDE COUNTY Feb. 15 – Blooming Petals Floral Arranging: 10 a.m. to noon, Whiteside County Extension Office, 12923 Lawrence Road, Sterling, Ill.; web.extension. illinois.edu/registration/ default.cfm?RegistrationID=21625.

WILL COUNTY Feb. 17 – Grow Your Own Microgreens and Baby Greens: 6 to 7 p.m., Will County Extension office, 100 Manhattan Road, Joliet, Ill.; web.extension.illinois. edu/registration/?RegistrationID=21606.

WOODFORD COUNTY Feb. 8 – 4-H Cupcake Decorating Workshop: 9 to 11 a.m., Woodford County Extension office, 109 E. Eureka Ave., Eureka, Ill.; tinyurl.com/uxa5lue. Feb. 20 – Diabetes Clinic: Back to Basics: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., Woodford County Extension office, 109 E. Eureka Ave., Eureka, Ill.

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• 146.65± Acres, Henry County, Galva Township, Illinois L-1900676-01 • Class A soils with overall productivity index of 139. Located four miles northeast of Galva. All weather road frontage and close to local grain markets. Lease is open for 2020 crop year. • $9,900 per acre. For details please contact agent John Kennedy at (309) 337-9335. • 120± Acres, Lee County, Reynolds Township, Illinois L-1900676-00 • Located south of Rochelle with excellent access. 100% tillable Class A farm with productivity index of 142. Lease free for the 2020 crop year. • $10,900 per acre. • 128.95± Acres, Lee County, Ashton Township, Illinois L-1900676-04 • Farm is located about 3 miles northeast of Ashton. Being sold lease-free for the 2020 crop year. Gently sloping, long running north/ south rows with a productivity index of 120. • $7,500 per acre. • 99.275± Acres, Douglas County • Newman Township Class A soils, All tillable, Lease free for 2020; L-2000124 • $10,500 per acre; • 45.18± Acres, Coles County • Humboldt Township L-1900747 • Located about three miles south of Arcola. Class A farm! All tillable, lease-free for 2020 crop year. • $9,900 per acre • 103.47± Acres, Coles County • Pleasant Grove Township L-1800522 • Located about 8.5 miles southeast of Mattoon in Pleasant Grove Township. This mostly level farm offers good soils along with all-weather road frontage on the west and south sides of the farm. • Call for details! • 69.9± Acres, Edgar County • Embarrass Township L-1900026 • Farm is located at west of Redmon with good road frontage along Route 133. Excellent quality land with Class A soils.• $8,500 per acre For details, please contact agents Winnie Stortzum or Tucker Wood at (217) 268-4434. • 293.5± Acres, Iroquois County, Illinois • A-30788 • Highly productive G • $8,500 per acre. DINaccess. PENroad soils, nearly 100% tillable, SALE great For details please contact Patrick Gooding, AFM/Agent, at (217) 607-0118 or Brian Neville, AFM/Agent, at (217) 304-4317. • 247± Acres, Piatt and Macon Counties, Illinois Tract 1 - 80± Acres Piatt County, Goose Greek Township, L-1900732-00 $11,000 per acre • Tract 2 - 138.86± Acres Macon County, Friends Creek ING• Tract 3 - 28.488± Acres Township, L-1900732-01 $10,000 PENperDacre SA- LE Macon County, Friends Creek Township, L-1900732-02 - $10,500 per acre For details please contact Patrick Gooding, AFM/Agent, at (217) 607-0118. • 159.28± Acres, Marshall County, Illinois A-18575 • Located one mile north of Evans Station. Mostly level farm has 154.15 tillable acres with a productivity index of 131. Excellent road frontage and access on both the north and east sides of the farm. • $10,000 per acre. For details please contact Thadd Fosdick, AFM/Agent, at (815) 867-6915. • 192± Acres, Iroquois County, Lovejoy Township, Illinois L-2000050 • Highly productive farmland with PI of 131 is located 3 miles north of Hoopeston and 1 mile east of Rt 1. Close to grain markets and being sold lease-free for 2020 crop year.• $1,593,600. • 173.23± Acres, Vermilion County, Illinois L-1900576 • Located just east of Danville Regional Airport. 114.40± tillable acres & 58.83± timber acres with a productivity index of 133, • $975,000. For details please contact agent Phillip Poppe at (815) 848-8121.

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FARMLAND FOR SALE 102 Acres Kankakee County, IL- SWest side of Kankakee on Henkel Ave. Reddick-Andres soils. Listed @ $9,450/ac. Call Steve Jacob @ 815-936-8976 222.97 Acres Iroquois County, IL- East of Clifton. System pattern tiled Milford-Ashkum soils. Listed @ $8,400/ac. Call Michael Bernhard @ 815-936-8978 120 Acres Livingston County, IL- NW of Chenoa 129 soil PI, on Ocoya Blacktop. Listed @ $9,000/ac. Call Craig Thompson at 309-665-0048 100 Acres +/- Adams County, IL- $8,535/acre with 126 soil PI, high % tillable, good working farm ~ 4 miles northwest of Clayton on Route 94. 180 Acres +/- Hancock County, IL- $5,900/acre with productive cropland, rolling timber, CRP ~ 2 miles northwest of Basco on 1000N Rd. Call Casey Watson 309-687-6009 79.01 Acres +/- McLean County, IL- $9,400/acre with 132 soil PI, high yield history, ~9 miles east of Bloomington. Call Dan Patten 309-665-0962 254.6 Acres +/- McLean County, IL- Historic Herman Warsaw Farm: ~ 2 miles east of Saybrook. High fertility, well drained & productive. Call Ross Perkins 309-665-0059 132.3 Acres +/- Macon County, IL- east of Forsyth/ north of Decatur, A soils, oil wells, along I-72. Call Justin Wheeler 217-421-9615 306.36 Acres +/- Coles & Cumberland County, Productive tillable farmland in Hutton & Union Twps SE of Charleston. 4 Tracts. 36, 140,76, 53 Acres. 40 Acres +/- Coles County, IL- 4 miles NE of Charleston cropland with ~ 5 ac. of timber. $8,500/ac. Call Cory Kauffman 217-258-0498 119 Acres +/- Coles County, IL- Productive tillable farmland southwest of Charleston 2 mi. 132.4 PI Call Austin Hornstine 217-258-2022 40 Acres+/- Washington Co. IL - Productive tillable farmland SE of Nashville. Call Keith Waterman 217-547-2884. 154 Acres+/- McLean Co. IL-2 Farmland Tracts NW of Normal; 141 & 142 PI. Feb 26th AUCTION 320 Acres+/- Livingston Co. IL-4 Prime, Adjacent Tracts SE of Fairbury. March 12th AUCTION David Klein, ALC (800)532-LAND Managing Broker/Auctioneer Bloomington, IL www.Firstmidag.com

MASON COUNTY, IL Forest City Twp. Sec. 11: 102.7 +/- acres • 87.01 A irrigated tillable • 10.44 A CRP • 6.63 A timber • Price $7,500/A

MCDONOUGH COUNTY, IL New Salem Twp. Sec. 1: 48.5 +/- acres • Price $8,000/A

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CALL YOUR LOCAL AGRINEWS REPRESENTATIVE OR 800-426-9438 EXT. 113 PUBLIC AUCTION BUREAU COUNTY FARMLAND 680 +/- Acres, Concord Township

Open Tenancy 2020

The following described farmland real estate will be offered by PUBLIC AUCTION on:

Open Tenancy 2020

Thursday, February 27, 2020 • 10:00 A.M.

Sale Day Location: “The Shed” 401 W. Main St., Wyanet, Illinois 61379 Tract 1A: 50.69+/- surveyed acres. Located Section 21, Concord Twp., Bureau County. ½ mile south of Junction Rt 6&34 & IL Rt 40. 44.39+/- tillable acres. A 128.8+/- Productivity Index as per Surety. Part of Tax ID# 14-21-400-003 Tract 1B: 51.86+/- surveyed acres. Located Section 21, Concord Twp., Bureau County. ¾ mile south of Junction Rt 6 & 34 & IL Rt 40. 49.38+/- tillable acres. A 130.8 Productivity Index as per Surety. Part of Tax ID#14-21-400-003 Tract 2: 12.37+/- surveyed acres. Located Section 21, Concord Twp., Bureau County. ¾ mile South of Junction 6&34 & Rt 40 then west on access road ¼ mile. Recreational property w/ 1 ½+/- acre pond, 9.35+/- acres timber and wildlife and 1.52+/- tillable acres with A 120+/Productivity Index as per Surety. Part of Tax ID#14-21-400-003 Tract 3: 67.68+/- surveyed acres. Located Section 21, Concord Twp., Bureau County. ¾ mile south of Junction 6&34 & Rt 40 then west on access road ¼ mile. 65.36+/- tillable acres. A 125.1 Productivity Index as per Surety. Part of Tax ID# 14-21-400-003 Tract 4: 80.58+/- surveyed acres. Located Section 15, Concord Twp., Bureau County., ½ mile east of Junction 6&34 & IL RT 40, corner Rt 40 & 975E road. 76.35+/- tillable acres. A 125.9+/Productivity Index as per Surety. Part of Tax ID# 14-15-100-002 Tract 5: 52.89+/- surveyed acres. Located Section 15, Concord Twp., Bureau Co. ½ mile north of IL Rt 40 on road 975E. 52.61+/- tillable acres. A Productivity Index of 120.8 as per Surety. Part of Tax ID# 14-15-100-002 Tract 6: 51.94+/- surveyed acres. Located Section 15, Concord Twp., Bureau Co. ¼ mile north of Junction Rt6&34 & IL Rt 40. 38.81+/- tillable acres. A 119.1 Productivity Index as per Surety. Part of Tax ID# 14-15-100-002 & Tax ID# 14-16-426-002 Tract 7: 55.46+/- surveyed acres. Located Section 15, Concord Twp., Bureau Co. ½ mile north of Junction 6&34 & IL Rt 40. 34.65+/- tillable acres. A 129.6+/- Productivity Index as per Surety. Part of Tax ID# 14-15-100-002 Tract 8: 72.38+/- surveyed acres. Located Section 15, Concord Twp., Bureau Co. At the corner of 1550N & 975E roads. 49.91+/- tillable acres. A 121.8+/- Productivity Index as per Surety. Part of Tax ID# 14-15-100-002 Tract 9: 59.73+/- surveyed acres. Located Section 15, Concord Twp., Bureau County. ¾ mile north of IL Rt 40 On Twp. Road 975E. 54.93+/- tillable acres. A 122+/- Productivity Index as per Surety. Part of Tax ID# 14-15-100-002 Tract 10: 72.5+/- acres. Located Section 10, Concord Twp., Bureau County. 1 mile north of IL Rt 40 on road 975E. 53.62+/- acres tillable. A Productivity Index of 122.3+/- as per Surety. Part of Tax ID# 14-10-300-004 Tract 11: 52.5+/- acres. Located Section 10 & 11, Concord Twp., Bureau County. 1 mile north of IL Rt 40 on road 975E. 49.31+/- tillable acres. A 128.4+/- Productivity Index as per Surety. Part of Tax ID# 14-10-300-004 & Tax ID# 14-11-300-002 Taxes: Tax ID #14-21-400-003 2018 taxes paid in 2019 $ 5,166.46 Tax ID #14-15-100-002 2018 taxes paid in 2019 $10,054.84 Tax ID #14-16-426-002 2018 taxes paid in 2019 $ 352.68 Tax ID #14-10-300-004 2018 taxes paid in 2019 $ 2,309.64 Tax ID #14-11-300-002 2018 taxes paid in 2019 $ 727.02 Plat locations, Aerial Photos, Soil Maps and improvement information available @ rickrediger.com TERMS AND CONDITIONS: 1.) Tracts will be sold by the surveyed acres. No combinations. Survey will be provided by Seller. 2.) The successful bidder will be required to enter into a standard purchase agreement contract. 10% of the contract purchase price will be due immediately following the auction. The balance will be due and payable on March 31, 2020 at closing. 3.) The seller shall provide a title insurance policy in the amount of the purchase price of the subject properties. 4.) The 2019 real estate taxes due and payable in 2020 will be credited, based on the most current evidence available, by the Seller to the Buyer at closing. All subsequent real estate taxes will be the responsibility of the buyer. 5.) The property is being sold in “AS IS” condition, with no implied warranties of any kind. 6.) The information is believed to be accurate. However, we strongly urge all prospective buyers to thoroughly research all pertinent data and to draw their own conclusions. 7.) All announcements made the day of the sale take precedence over any previously printed material.

Open Tenancy 2020

PUBLIC AUCTION BUREAU COUNTY FARMLAND 160 +/- ACRES

The following described farmland real estate will be offered by PUBLIC AUCTION on:

Friday, February 28, 2020 • 10:00 A.M.

Sale Day Location: “The Shed” 401 W. Main St., Wyanet, IL 61379 Farm Location: 160+/- acres located SE1/4 of Section 36, Macon Township ( T.15N.-R.7E.), Bureau County, Ill. 2 ½ miles East of Il Rt 40 on 600N Road to farm or 2 miles West of the Wyanet/Walnut Black Top on 600N Road to farm. Tract 1: 80.39 +/- surveyed acres. 80.09+/- tillable acres. A 143.5+/- Productivity Index as per Surety. Tillable soils include Drummer, Elburn and Plano. Tract 2: 80.48 +/- surveyed acres. 77.2+/- tillable acres. A 143+/- Productivity Index as per Surety. Tillable soils include Elburn, Drummer and Plano. Improvements included: 2 livestock barns, smaller out buildings etc. Taxes: Tax ID #20-35-400-001 2018 taxes paid in 2019 $8,268.84 Plat locations, Aerial Photos, Soil Maps and improvement information available at rickrediger.com TERMS AND CONDITIONS: 1.) Tracts 1 & 2 will be sold by the surveyed acre. Survey will be provided by Seller. No combination. 2.) The successful bidder will be required to enter into a standard purchase agreement contract. 10% of the contract purchase price will be due immediately following the auction. The balance will be due and payable on or before March 31, 2020 at closing. 3.) The seller shall provide a title insurance policy in the amount of the purchase price of the subject properties. 4.) The 2019 real estate taxes due and payable in 2020 will be credited, based on the most current evidence available, by the Seller to the Buyer at closing. All subsequent real estate taxes will be the responsibility of the buyer. 5.) The property is being sold in “AS IS” condition, with no implied warranties of any kind. 6.) The information is believed to be accurate. However, we strongly urge all prospective buyers to thoroughly research all pertinent data and to draw their own conclusions. 7.) All announcements made the day of the sale take precedence over any previously printed material.

Sellers: Paul R. Strouse and Lisa S. Caramia

Attorney: Michael L. English, 10 Park Ave., Princeton, IL 61356 815.875.4555 Number System will be Used – I.D. Required Not Responsible for Accidents

Seller: Joanne M. Schertz Trust

Attorney: Michael L. English 10 West Park Ave., Princeton, IL 61356 815-875-4555 Number System will be Used – I.D. Required • Not Responsible for Accidents

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LAND FOR SALE Grundy - Kendall -

Real Estate & Auction Professionals Richard A. Olson & Assoc, Inc Morris, IL - 815-942-4266

Grundy County

NEW: 162 Ac includes 158Ac Tillable - 132 PI - Country Home & Full Set of Modern Farm/Shop Buildings & 50k bu grain storage & continuous flow dryer = $13,000/Acre. 158 Ac Tillable Farm - 132 PI - North of Morris, IL = $11,000/Acre. 128 Ac Tillable Farm - 120 PI - West of Minooka, IL = $9,000/Acre.

Kendall County

230 Ac Tillable Farm - US-52 Frontage - 120 PI - North of Minooka, IL = $9,000/Acre. 80 Ac Tillable Farm - 131 PI - North of Lisbon, IL = $10,500/Acre. 80 Ac Tillable Farm - US-52 Frontage - 123 PI - North of Minooka, IL = $9,000/Acre. 80 Ac Tillable Farm - US-52 Frontage - 120 PI - North of Minooka, IL = $9,000/Acre.

Livingston County

315 Ac Tillable Farm - 125 PI - South of Dwight, IL = $9,000/Acre. Real Estate | Auctions | Land Sales | Land Valuations

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Littlefield Ag Group 855-834-1919 www.littlefieldag.com Edgar County

VOIGT GROUND - 1815 US HWY 36, CHRISMAN, IL 61924 32.11 +/- ACRES OF PRIME HUNTING GROUND. SHED, H2O, POLLINATER PROGRAM. 5 MINS FROM WORLD RECORD BUCK HUNTING SPOT. FOR SALE

MYERS 166 - 1050 E US ROUTE 36, METCALF, IL 61940 166 +/- ACRES OF CLASS A FARMLAND. EDGAR TOWNSHIP. NO BLDGS. PI 139.2. $8,900/A PENDING

Champaign County HORSE FARM - 1090 CR 2400 E, HOMER, IL 61849

4 FENCED ACRES. AMISH BUILT FENCING. 60X160 SHED. I N D O O R R I D I N G A R E N A . 5 S T A L L S W I T H F A N S . FOR SALE

Shelby County

LOG HOME - 1862 N 2500 EAST RD., WINDSOR, IL 61957

9 +/- ACRES SURROUNDED BY WOLF CREEK STATE PARK 5 BEDROOMS, 3.5 BATHROOMS, 2.5 CAR GARAGE WITH LOFT APARTMENT AND WORKSHOP. $379,900 FOR SALE

Vermilion County CHAFFEE FARM - 43000 N 1900 E RD, HOOPESTON, IL 60942 15 +/- ACRES OF CLASS A FARM GROUND. MACHINE SHED & 2 GRAIN BINS. PI OF 132.4. APPROX. TOTAL TILLABLE = 12 ACRES. FOR SALE

MOHR FARM - 7464 N 100 EAST RD, HOMER, IL 61849 5 +/- ACRES. NEEDS EXTENSIVE DEMOLITION. $25,000 (APPRAISED VALUE) FOR SALE

CONTACT US TODAY! Steve Littlefield, Broker (217) 202-7950 Matt Rhodes, Broker (217) 251-7067 2441 Village Green Pl. Trey Coffey, Broker (217) 841-2542 Champaign, IL 61822

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JD-7830 MFD, IVT Trans, frt susp., active seat, higher hrs., nice, $42,500 715-574-4561

ORR FEEDER PIGS demand for quality groups, feeder pigs, early weans, licensed and bonded Call Tim at 563-920-2680

JD-8285R MFD, duals, frt duals optional, auto track ready, exceptional, some warranty, $94,500 Call 715-572-12344

IPT BULL SALE 11AM, Thu, 2/20 at ISF Springfield, IL. 60 Bulls Consigned: 30 Angus, 20 Sim/ SimAngus 10 Polled Hereford, All 50K Tested For Catalog Call: Travis (217)430-7030 www.IPTBullSale.com (10) BLK COWS, preg checked for early 2020 calving, all very quiet elec. fence broke & good ages, $1,0000/ea. (309)678-5540 15 RED ANGUS cows, preg checked, February – April calving, AI bloodlines, Call 815-236-0936 BRED HEIFERS, SPRING calving, BLK, BWF and Red Angus. 618-528-8744

HOBBS & EATHINGTON ANGUS ANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALE Saturday March 7 @ 1P.M. Fairview Sale Barn Fairview, IL. 50 bulls + (5) 2 year olds 20 Bred Cows, (including cow calf pairs) (15) Replacement Heifers, (16) Bred Heifers, & show Heifers, 5 Show Heifers

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Harvestore Aliance Unloader w/automatic oiler, for 20' silo, good cond. Backbone is good, probly needs new cutter shank, conveyor chain is good, come with 3-ph. Motor or a 220 motor, has been removed from silo $9,500 obo Call 309-944-7384 LB White heater LP, Hot service ignition, like new, $400. 309-238-4603 TURN TRACTOR TIRES into hay and silage bunks! Cell Phone: (309)738-9531 www.ecofeeder.com

DELTA TRAILERS & LOW PRO HOG TRAILE R S 6-1/2 tall, 16 long, 2 axle brake & spare tire, Starting at $5,495. Wackerline Trailers Sandwich,IL. 815-786 2504 wackerlinesales.com

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WISCONSIN CALVES AND FEEDER CATTLE Good quality Holstein and beef cross calves, started calves and feeder cattle are available thru Reynolds Livestock. Give us a call today for prices. Trucking available. Reynoldslivestock.com 608-574-7338

(2) Border Collie, shots, 6weeks old, parents both on the farm. $500-each. 217-491-0768 BORDER COLLIE PUPPIES shots & wormed, Hoyleton IL. 618-478-5316

(12) FARMWELD JUMBO feeders, SS 3 hole, Very Good (3) Osborn 6-bu. Cond., feeders, Good Cond., (36) SS double drinkers, 4'; Call 217-756-8268

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PRESCOTT ANGUS Yearling Angus Bulls For Sale Richard Prescott 815-228-2069 prescottangus.com PUREBRED RED ANGUS bull, born March 5, 2018, $2,000. 513-284-6760 RED AND BLACK ANGUS BULLS. (618)528-8744 RHODES ANGUS OPEN house Bull & Heifer sale, at farm 5 miles west of Carlinville IL. on State Hwy. 108. Angus & Simangus, (34) Bulls, (42) Heifers, 2-15-20, 12:30, 217-473-5868 rhodesangus.com or email rhodesangus@royell.org see Rhodes Angus on Facebook

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MODERN FLOW MALE row destroyers for sale. 3 to choose from or get all 3. John Deere Diesel engine. Well maintained and a lot of spare parts. $14,000 ea. Call 815-590-8500

1998 JD-9510, 4WD, 5330 eng. Hrs., 3900 sep., clean, great shape, 2 owner machine, $27,500; 2008 JD-620F Hydraflex, Sickle & guards in GC, 2 owner platform, $18,500 Exc. Cond.; 20' EZ Trail Head hauler, $1,500 (217)473-6774 or (217)371-1229 2007 Case IH 2062, 30ft draper head, exc cond., always shedded, with new belts and sickles, $40,000. 618-367-1136 2011 CIH 3020, Terra flex, 20', FT, new extra sickle, exc. cond., $14,500; CIH-1020 20' 3” SCH, easy cut II, poly skids, nice, shedded, $3,900. 618-806-9800 2011 JD-9670 GOLD-KEY 1715 sep. hrs., CM, dealer inspec, Exc, $95,000; JD-635F grain head, Call 847-514-8844 2013 GLEANER-S67 COMBINE, 482 sep., 730 eng,. Loaded with options. $165,000. 815-488-2835, text or leave message, Ladd, IL. 7088 Case IH combine, field tracker, 2-spd hydro, 4WD, pro600, yield monitor, duals, electric fold extensions, 2673 eng hours, 1780 sep hours, for sale by owner, $99,000. 573-822-3865 Case IH 3408 corn head, always shedded, very good condition, $19,700-obo. 618-790-3884 CIH-1063 and 1083 corn heads, completely rebuilt. CIH 2000 and 3000 series also available!! (712)470-0554

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'13 JD 8235R, 849 hrs, IVT, ILS, 60 gal pump, 1000/540 PTO, $172,000; 2011 JD 8235R, 2966 hrs, 16/4ps, 60 gal pump, 1000/540 PTO, $125,000. shedded, 217-827-3630, 217-825-9063 '77 JD 4630, 500 hrs on new motor, 18438 w/duals, frt & rear wts, good condition. Asking $16,000. Call 309-235-4147 1971 JD-4020 cab/air, nice shape, $13,900.; 1967 JD-3020 diesel, Good Running shape, $5,500 815-988-2074 1972 JD 4620, good condition, $8500; 1967 JD 4020, with cab and M&W Turbo, $8000. 1965 JD 2510 diesel w/2520 engine, $7250. 815-235-9345 1978 JD 4640 , 5000 hrs, power shift, 1 owner. 217-874-2440. 1979 white 2-180, 4100 hours, 20.8x38 radials, axle duals, 3hyd., good condition, $10,500. 618-839-8714 1981 JD-4240 quad, cold A/C 14.9x46 axle mount duals, good shape, $18,900 Call 815-988-2074 1995 CIH-7210 2-WD 3334 hours, tractor is a MUST SEE. Perfect cond., original rear 18.442, hammer strap & quick hitch. 3 remotes. $45,000. (815)325-0346

2009 Balzer 8500 Eliminator boom tank, Tri-axle, vacuum load, raven controller, slurry discharge, hyd manifold, 7 knife dietrich bar. Farn use, no sand, $78,500. 815-440-1686

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GT SOYBEANS FOR SALE, Call 765-719-3995 Med Red Clover Seed, $89/50-lb bag, Paulding OH, 419-796-8871, c 419-399-4097 h (lv msg) OPEN POLLINATED SEED corn, out produces Hybrids for silage. $67 per bu. Plus shipping. 217-857-3377

80 Ac. Beecher, IL. 117 PI $5 ,900/Ac 200 Ac. Iroquois Co. PI 124 $7 ,650/Ac 560 Ac. of Industrial Development land, Normal. Next to the Rivian auto plant.

JD-8430 2007, ILS, Firestone, 4146 hrs., nice tractor, $114,900 Call 217-249-3912

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JD-8430 MFD duals, wts., active seat, 50” tires, HID lighting, guidance ready, 5032 hrs., $82,500 Call 715-572-1234

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(877)470-3337 OlIVER-880 STANDARD dsl restored exc cond., Super 77 restored, Oliver 70 restored. 550, 971 hrs., 618-670-9474 Pair of JD 22” center cast wheels, w/wedges, Part# R36190R; Pair of JD 27”x32”, deep well rims, works with above cast wheels, fits 30.5x32 tires; JD quick hitch for 4440 or newer tractor; Pair of JD 650x15” rims; Pair of JD 16.1 rims for 16.5L tires; Pair of Vented side shields for JD 4030 tractor. 815-493-6420 Steinbauer performance chip, #220414, fits 9530 JD, $1000. 217-621-4956 USED TIRES & JD rims, (4) 380/80R38, $2,250; (4) 380/90R54, Goodyear-DT800 $3,350 Call 417-214-3265 Wanted; White and Oliver tractors, running or need of repair, 920-526-9915

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FARM FOR SALE: 37.5A (37.2 till A), LaSalle Co., 3.5 SE of Earlville, Drummer & Muscatine, avg. bu. 59.3 beans, 217 corn, $9,500/AC. Call 240-888-1416 For sale by owner, 475Ac's, Pope Co., IL 25 mi's NE of Paducha KY Consist of 340 Ac's till. cropland, 25 Ac's pasture, & over 100 Ac's of hard wood timber. 40,000 bu. Grain storage, large barn, large field & exc deer hunting, w/good lease income. Open crop lease for 19, price below appraised value, 618-528-8744 For Sale Grundy Co., Felix, Twp, 160 acres, 140 tillable. $8500/per acre. 252-943-9419

Farms for Sale Macon Co. - 31.11 acres - Farm/ Development Land along the north side of U. S. Route 36 - Sec. 12 - Harristown Twp. (directly E of Harristown). Macon Co. - 21.74 acres - Farm/ Development Land along the south side of U. S. Route 36 - Sec. 13 - Harristown Twp. (directly E of Harristown). Macon Co. - 40.00 0.00 acres acre - Prime Farmlandd - Sec. 13 Friends Creek Twp. (22 mi. N ofo Argenta). Macon Co. - 31.77 acres - Prime .77 77 Farmlandd - Sec. 12 - Whitmore Twp. Wh W (2 mi. S of Argenta). Argent Argen Piatt Co. - 129.69 acres - Prime Farmland - Sec. 8 - Willow Branch Twp. (3 mi. NE of Cerro Gordo). Special Auction Offering DeWitt Co. - 553.78 acres and a 230,000 bushel modern grain storage system located around the south edge of Clinton (in 5 tracts). See website for the details. This will all be sold at public auction in conjunction with Martin Auction Company on March 26, 2020. Heartland Ag Group Ltd. Dale E. Aupperle - President (217) 876-7700 www.heartlandaggroup.com

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2002 CIH MX240 fwa, 6550 hrs. Was grain cart tractor, $41,500 obo. Call 815-632-8197. 2004 VERSATILE-2425, 3300 hrs., exc cond., $72,500, OBO retiring. 563-357-4300 2008 JD-8330, MFD, 2400 hrs., farmer owned, Exc. Cond., Call 815-343-4647or 815-786-2915 82 JD 4640 power shift, 18x42 w/duals, nice shape $21,500. 815-988-2074

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www.bigtractorparts.com CASE-4890 CAH, 3-pt., PTO, 4 remotes, duals, starts and runs great, $18,000 Call 309-734-2706 or 309-337-2706 CIH-7120 TRACTOR, 1910 hrs, Call 217-456-7641

ENGINE KITS

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* Tile Lift Pumps * 150 to 15,000 GPM *Electric Motors * *Farm Drainage Pumps * * Generator Sets *

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1999 JD 1770, 16Row, no-till coulters, heavy duty down pressure, liquid fertilizer, $18,500. 309-781-6829 24 JD liquid applicators, off of a 1770 planter, $350-each or best offer. 618-562-7550

574-656-4412 1994 JD-310D, 4x4, Cab, extend-a-hoe, new batteries & rubber, showing 5,860 hrs., from estate, $15,500 Call 309-734-2706 or 309-337-2706 Central Culvert & Tile, LLC Mahomet, IL. Steel and Alum. Culverts. Plastic Tile and fittings. 8-inch to 36-inch in stock. up to 144-inch avail. 217-637-8453

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ALLIS CHALMERS 301D 2800-2900 ................ $1140 426D 3500 Series .............. $1225 670T 8030, N6 Combine .... $1425

Dons Diesel 800-345-6513 www.donsdiesel.com Lawrence, KS

JD 9750 combine, 2000 eng/. 1500 sep hrs, exc tires, field ready, shed kept, top cond, $58,500. 618-927-7858, 7857 JD-9500 2500 hrs. $16,900 exc. appearance & good cond.; 1998 JD-920 flex head, exc. Shape, $7,950 (815)-988-2074

JD-8400T TRACK TRACTOR, 9000 hrs., $26,500 Call 573-576-1919

161 Ac. Ford Co. 108 PI $5 .900/Ac

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(15) HOG SLAT SS, conf., fdrs, 40' long, 30' tall, 2-ft. wide, 3 hole, $75. ea. (3) L.B. White, AW100 heaters, LP, elect. ignition, $175. ea. 815-488-9500 (2) FRIESEN PROTEIN bulk tanks, 5-1/2 ton, $1,500/ ea. Call 815-539-7117

JD-8400 TRACTOR, MFWD, 4764 hrs., 4-remotes, tires 8590%, PTO, quick hitch, frt. wts., frt. fenders, field office, Exc. Cond., farmer owned, pics avail. $68,500 (262)497-3600

180 Ac. Edgar Co. 143 PI $1 0,900/Ac

JD 2950, MFD w/260 SL loader, 8ft bucket, bale spear, pallet forks, $22,000; Bushhog 2615 legend, Batwing mower, $5000. 309-337-0482 JD 4840 tractor, 6600 hours, exc tires, quick hitch, shed kept , top condition, $25,900. 618-927-7858, 618-927-7857 JD 6400 w/620 loader quick attach bucket, 5000 hours, good paint, new interior, 2WD, $32,250; ARP 3-pt hitch backhoe w/3 buckets, 217-254-5938 JD-4440 1500 hrs on new motor, $22,500; JD-4240 w/loader, $19,500 ; JD-4020 $6,500 all well maintained tractors, Call 815-716-6895 JD-4555 2wd, power shift, 5100 hrs., duals, wts., nice shape, $34,900 Call 815-9882074

HELP WANTED PART-TIME CDL driver, meadowland farms, Roanoke, Please call for details, 309-645-1540

If You’re Proud of Your Farm, then I’m Proud to Insure It.

FARMLAND FOR SALE Bureau County 85 acres south of Buda, 80.03 tillable; PI 139

$9,900 per acre 187 acres north of LaMoille, 172.13 tillable; PI 134.1

$8,950 per acre Ray Farm Management Services, Managing Broker 815-878-5225 www.rayfarm1.com 226 Prairie Lane West P.O. Box 39 Princeton, IL 61356

360 AC. For Rent, Lake County IL., Volo IL. area, Call 847-381-9080 500 AC. Row Crop Farm Enterprise Realty (660)582-7160 entrealty.com

Todd Lash, The Farm Guy

Offices in Princeton and Peru Office: 815-224-8381 Cell: 815-228-7981 tlash@amfam.com

C4 Friday, February 7, 2020 2009 JD-1770 16-ROW narrow, CCS planter w/E-set, veritable rate, shaft drive, Precision hoppers w/shut off, 2020 generation one monitor, air force down pressure, Yetter shark tooth Short Titan row cleaners, Schlagel closers, 450 gal. Starter tank w/infernal starter, smart box insect system, will have new openers, can upgrade to Delta Force if wanted, 608-774-6800 2018 White 9924 VE, 24Row30in. w Camso Tracks, Precision Technology, speed tube, Delta Hydraulic Down Force, Keetons, 2-75bu seed tanks, markers, hyd. jack, 20/20 Gen. 3 Flat Screen 10” monitor, Dawn GFX hydraulic row cleaners, copperhead Ag Furrow closing w/reels, corn & bean seed disks, new cond., low acres, $240,000 319-209-0305

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1000 GAL. BEST Way, 60-ft. rear folding hyd. boom, hyd. pump, foam marker. Extra parts. Raven monitor. $6,500. Call 815 946 2748, Polo, IL. 2005 HARDI 1000-m, 60' BOOM, MONITOR, foamer, good shape, $6,950 Call 815988-2074 2011 JD-4630 SPRAYER, 1223 hrs., 80' boom, 2600 display, ITC globe, hyd. Adj axles, 320 tires, 2nd set tires & wheels 18.4x34, asking $115,000 pic avail. Call 708-278-0176 4450 SPRACOUPE, 60' booms, 400 gal. tank, floater tires also avail. $25,000 Call 573-576-1919 JD-6700, 3-WHEEL, 60-ft. boom, triple nozzles, w/drops 2375 hrs, spray star monitor, Trimble light bar, foamer, Good Cond., $41,000. 815-260-0249, can text pics.

2-WAY RADIO Radio Ranch, Inc. 10924 Hoover Rd, Rock Falls, IL 61071, (815)622-9000 www.radioranchinc.com

BETTERBILT-2600 VAC. SPREADER, 3 knife plow down, 1000 RPM pump, good paint & tires, Call 217-756-8268 Knight Complete Line-up, New Pro Push, Slinger PS 235 Vertical Spreaders. Arthur's Repair. Hindsboro, IL 217-346-2737 NEW IDEA MANURE Spreader model 101 Call 217-487-7535

Harms Land-Rollers, Brand New! 12 - $6,800, 14 -7,300, 16 - $8,000 , 24 - $14,800, 32 - $17,500, 42-$21,500 Any size Available. 715-234-1993 JD-7000 RECONDITIONED PLANTERS; 4-row 30”, 3-pt, $2,850; 8-row 30” $6,850; JD7200 4-row 30” $3,150. All repainted, NICE, can send pics Call 309-242-6040

2015 Schulte XH 1500, Series 3, 15' cutting width, tandem axles on main frame and single on wings, laminated tires, small 1000-rpm., pto, 1/4” thick stump jumpers and double safety chains, always shedded, top condition, $15,000. 319-209-0305

5X6 NET WRAPPED Grass hay or large squares of alfalfa for horses and dairy cows. Delivery to your farm. (217)370-4342 6X6 ROUND BALES $45. per bale. MaCoupin County IL. 314-640-9210 ALL KINDS OF Hay & Stray Big Squares, Small Squares, & Big Rounds. Delivered in 18-24 ton loads. 217-322-4663 BIG SQUARE GRASS HAY, bean stalks for bedding also avail. Located 50-mi's S. of Effingham. 618-322-5231, Brad CORN STALK BALES & hay Please call 815-878-7222 GOOD DRY GRASS hay, Round Bales, most are net wraped, North West IL., 815-878-5871 HAY AND BEDDING Auction! Every Saturday at 12 Noon. Reynolds Feed & Supply Cobb, WI. (608)623-2121 reynoldslivestock.com

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WANTED JD-336, 337, 327 baler for parts. Also looking for bale ejectors, Call 262-719-7567 WANTED NEW HOLLAND BC5070 twine tie small square baler, Call 417-343-8787 We Repair Baler Knotters on your Farm! Service Calls also available for farm equipment! Used Rakes & New Tedders for Sale! Kings Repair, Marshall IN 765-597-2015

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Grain Vacs New Handlair & VacBoss, PTO & Dsl. Rebuilt Machines, Many Brands, Sizes & Price Ranges. Alum. Pipe, Flex Lines, Poly Hose, Elbows, Couplers & Liners. Bin & Silo Piping, Push Systems, Seed vacs.

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New& Used REM & Kongskilde grain vacs. Used Kongskilde 1000 & 500 grain vacs. Cornwell Equipment, Arthur, IL 217-543-2631

through Clean Green Soil Amendments, LLC. (309)337-6242 or email cleangreensoil@gmail.com

(2) 1983 Meyer Morton 450 continuous flow grain dryers, 30-hp 3-phase fan, very good condition, simple design, well maintained, need to move! $4500-each. Or $8000/pair, offer. 309-678-6902, make email: dcstreit@gmail.com

(4) 2500 GAL. green polly fertilizer tanks, $2,000 or $900. ea, Call 815-252-7117 16 ROW DALTON side dress bar set up Torun on Pro700 or ground drive pump JOHN blue. 20" coulters w/knife also setup for Y drops 1400 gal. Call (217)306-4262

3-ACRES INCLUDES GRAIN elevator w/80-ft. scales, office, 3 storage buildings & bins, etc. 6 miles East of LeRoy, IL $220,000. 309-825-5017

17 SHANK pull type NH3 bar, can be used to preplant or sidedress, 440 Raven controller, $8500 obo. 618-562-7550

Humates Omri cert organic carbon 2400-lb super sack, liquid humate applied with starters, folliar, or with sidedress nitrogen. 563-920-3674 New Steel Storage tanks available Capacity up to 50,000 gal. 618-553-7549, 562-4544 www.dktanks.com Propane/Ammonia Tanks 12,000, 18,000, 30,000 & 60,000 Sales, Installation & Service Call For A Quote! Dibble Enterprises 815-237-2247 TANKS: STAINLESS. PIPE For Culverts 10-inch to 10ft DIA. 618-553-7549, 618-562-4544, www.dktanks.com

Cash-N-Carry Chemicals LLC

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Winter Discount Heavy Drying Bins

Size Bu. Price 21 X 18 5785 $4,949 27 X 21 11265 $7,914 42 X 24 32245 $17,581 Drying Floors W/12 Supports & Flashing

21 . . . . . . . . . . . $1,404 27 . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,344 42 . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,573

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BRENT-657 GRAVITY WAGON, green, Like New, $14,900 Call 815-988-2074

WANTED: HARVESTORE SILOS, 25' diam., will also build to suite Steel Constructors Inc. 507-346-2374

1956 JD-620, 3-pt. hitch, fenders, restored, parade ready, $5,700 obo Call 618-344-1134 FARMALL-560 DIESEL, 99% original owned by same family since 1963, runs good, 15.5x38 rear tires @ 20%, TA works, $4,200 obo Toms antiques 618-292-7187 JD-MT, 1950, SERIAL # 24645, new rear tires & tubes, frt & rear wheel wts., $2,700; 1950 Farmall-H good paint, $1,800 Call 618-934-3481 or 618-934-5221

WANTED CASE-MX245, 255 or 270, low hrs., mechanically sound, paint & tires must be exc. Call 618-877-7965 or 618-791-3233

'06 INT 9200i, 664,000 mi's Scott alum. Bed, hoist, roll tarp, new 2013, $40,000; '97 Spec pup w/14' Scott steel bed, rolltarp, new on 2011, $10,000. 309-221-6723, 6722 (2) 2018 TINPTE 40x66”, super hoppers, all light weight options, Ag Tubs, 22-oz Black tarps, super singles w/Dura-Bright wheels, empty weight 7650, priced to sell. Call 608-751-0606 1986 INTERNATIONAL-1954, 16' steel grain bed, DT466 diesel, w/5+2 trans, 210,000 mi., very good tires, $9,000 Call 217-276-5529 1992 GMC Topkick, Cat engine, 10ft bed, new paint, good condition, $7500. 618-528-8744 1995 FORD F800, grain truck, 5.9 Cummins, 6-sp., 14' bed w/roll tarp, 118,000 mi., Exc tires, $11,000 (217)276-5529

1998 43' Wilson hpr btm, 78' sides, 80% tires, 90% brakes, Shur-lock tarp, VG cond, $10,900. 618-927-7858, 7857 1998 INT'L 4900, DT466E , 6spd dsl, w/8x18ft 6” tilt bed, 98k, Air Ride Seat, very good shape, $15,900-obo. 319-480-2852 1999 PETERBILT-378 RED day cab, Cat-C15, 475 hp., great rubber, 850,000 mi. $34,000 Call 309-781-1899

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FARM FAN DRYERS 320J AB350, 500H, 1000H, 1500H 650 Mod, Super Prices on bin bolts. Harms Grain (815)-568-4000

'08 Landoll Tilloll Model #87525, approx. 300 acres on new chopper, blade, & shovels, kept inside, 309-221-6723, 6722 2006 DMI NH 30' ST250 field cultivator, spring tine harrow, w/rear hitch, $13,500 obo Call 812-242-0701 2013 SUNFLOWER 4511-9 disk chisel, heavy spring tine harrow, 1600 acres, $25,750. 815-488-2835 text or leave message, Ladd, IL. BOARDER COLLEY PUPPIES shots & wormed, Hoyleton IL. 618-478-5316 CIH 370 Rock flex 47ft disk, excellent condition, $47,500-obo. 712-579-1825 JD MULCH MASTER, MODEL 550, 25FT, EXTRA SWEEPS, GOOD COND., $5750. 812-204-4587 JD-2310 SOIL FINISHER, 40', Schaben 1250 gal. Sprayer, 80' hyd. Booms; JD-635F grain platform, Call 847-514-8844 JD-637 32ft Disc; JD-630 25ft disk, excellent condition, 618-528-8744 JD-726 2005 34ft finisher, knock on sweeps 5 bar spike harrow, field ready, nice condition, $23,500. 815-275-0669

FOR SALE GRAIN Bin Drying System, 42' Shivvers Drying System w/level dry & computer system & Cross Augers, 2 turbo Fans & Burners, 26hp a piece, Call 217-821-6232 for price GRAIN BIN Aeration tubes. 12” x 15' tall; 35' DMI crumbler; 30' Airway, w/J&M roller; 5 bottom 720 Int'l plow. (618)267-3577 GSI FANS 25hp - 50hp Centrifugal fans 60% OFF. Brush Enterprises, Bethany, IL 800-373-0654 GSI FLOORING New-Weather: 18' , 21' , 24' Floor. 50% off. While They Last. Call Place Order. Brush Enterprises, Bethany, IL 1-800-373-0654

Iroquois Equipment Bush Hog Dealer

Onarga, IL. 815-351-8124 *New/used Bush Hog mowers on hand. *Full line of Bush Hog parts.

*Fast, low rate shipping. We can help keep your Bush Hog mower running like new! 16 ROW DAWN PLURIBUS on B&D tool bar w/liquid, $40,000; Call 815-252-7117 2013 CIH-110 CRUMBLER, 45'; 2012 JD-612C, nonchopping corn head, 1-owner, Exc. Cond.; Brent-644 wagon, Call 815-303-9650 JD7200 MAX EMERGE II, 6x30in, no-till, finger pickup. liquid fert., insect., bean cups. monitor, good cond. $8,250. 812-204-4587.

GOOD VARIETY OF "Nused" Grasshopper and Simplicity Lawn Mowers. Give us a call today @ 309-246-2713 to discuss what we have available. Bill's Small Engine, Lacon, IL. JD-345 SNOW BLOWER (42") Used - Good Condition $650. Contact Don (815) 257-6082 WOODS-BW126 SINGLE Wing Mower (10-ft.) Very Good Condition $7,400. Contact Don (815) 257-6082

Used Zimmatic center pivot 9 tower 1500 ft long, $17,000; Kisco water winch & alum pipe, 815-303-3650 Putnam, IL Wanted: Irrigation Equipment Pipes, Pumps/Travelers. HOEKSTRA FARMS, LLC. St. Anne, IL. Call 815-427-6510 We Manufacture All Steel Irrigation Bridges! Abbott Fabrication Winamac, IN 574-225-1326 Shop: 574-946-6566

Farm windmills. Traditional old fashioned water pumping. compl sales, service, rebuilds & installation. Statewide Service. We specialize in Pond Filling & Aeration. 217-897-6699. paulswindmillservice.com

DAMAGED GRAIN WANTED STATEWIDE We Buy Damaged Grain In Any Condition Wet or Dry Including Damaged Silo Corn At Top Dollar We have vacs & trucks

2005 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA 120, Air Ride Tandem Axle; 14L Detroit Engine; 12,000 lb Front Axle Weight; 40,000 lb Rear Axle Weight; Very Nice 641,000 Miles, 10 Spd. Trans, $28,500. 217-924-4405 8-5pm. 2005 International 4400 tandem, DT466 eng., auto trans., air ride, Scott 20ft bed, rear controls, Shur-lock tarp, 22.5 tires, 20,900 miles, exc cond., retired, pictures available. $47,500. 217-304-7195 2007 International 8600, AR, tandem axle, 10-spd. transmission, C13 Cat eng., 167-wb, Nice Truck, $19,500. 217-924-4405 8-5pm. 2010 KENWORTH-T660, full 450 ISX Cummins, 13-spd trans., 3:36 rear ends, 232” WB, 62” sleeper, 11R225 tires, eng. Less than 80,000 on OH, asking $35,000 obo Call 815-246-8000 or 815-378-1717 2011 T800 KENWORTH day cab VG rubber, VG truck, ready to go. Cummins 450 HP w/Eaton 10 spd. Call/Text for more info 815-343-4325

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Generators: used, low hr takeouts. 20KW to 2000KW. Dsl, Propane, Nat. Gas. 701-3719526. abrahamindustrial.com Winco Generators. PTO portables and eng. sets available, Large Inventory. Albion, IL. Waters Equipment. 618-445-2816

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Northern AG SERVICE, INC. 800-205-5751

20FT hay or silage wagon, 20ft long, 8ft wide, new floor, $3000. 217-259-3374

Vermeer 4 basket tedder, like new, $6500. 618-528-8744

765-362-4495 800-433-8783

Call/text 815-791-8664

QUALITY HAY AND STRAW , limited quantity of 1st and 2nd cut, big & small squares, delivery available, Call us David 815-685-5344, Mike 815-685-9646 TOP OF STATE Hay & Straw, 3x3x8 bales and rounds. Davis, IL. Please Call 815-238-8372

ROUND BALE SPEAR for 148/158 JD loader, 3 prong, Exc. Shape, $600. Call 217-371-1229 or 217-473-6774

CALL FOR A QUOTE TODAY PRUESS ELEVATOR, INC (800) 828-6642

Same Day Shipment Perry Equipment, Inc.

Small farmer owned, 1200 gal. Tank, 90' booms, w/triple nozzle body's, foam marker, clean water rinse, w/rinse balls, chem. Inductor, hyd pump, Raven 440 monitor, w/lots of spare parts,

2013 ETS SOIL warrior strip till unit, 12R30”, dual dry fert. SS Morris Compartment, meters, pneumatic down pressure, row cleaners, Avery scale, Ag Leader Versa mon., both shallow & deep tillage set ups, $95,000 call 815-716-6895

BUGHOG MODEL-2715, 15', chains, frt & rear, 1000 RPM, stored inside, exc. Cond., $8,500 Call 217-433-0412

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Helicoid Super Edge & Sectional. FOR Grain Augers, Dryers, & Grain Carts, Feed Wagons, Mixers, Combines, Sweeps and Stirring Machine. Down Minimum

MILLER SELF-PROPELLED SPRAYER, Model 4240, 1000gallon tank, 90ft booms, Ag Leader Integra Monitor, lots of options, 720-hours, like new cond., $160,000-obo. Delivery Possible. 814-322-8090

24 ROW YETTER short Titan, w/clean sweep & threader wheels, $370/row; 24 row Yetter pin adj. $100/row, pictures avail. Call 417-214-3265

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FARM LOANS. We have the Best term/interest rates avail. Fixed rates, 5-25 yrs. 618-5282264 c, 618-643-2264, The BelRay Co, Don Welch and Jeff Welch, McLeansboro, IL

Lincolnland Agri-Energy, LLC Buying Corn Clint Davidson Commodity Mgr 10406 N 1725th St Palestine, IL 618-586-2321 or 888-586-2321

NEW GT RECIRCULATING Batch Grain Dryers. Cornwell Equipment. (217)543-2631

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National Farm Machinery Show is cutting edge LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The National Farm Machinery Show has offered the most complete selection of cutt ing- edge ag r icult u ra l products, equipment and services available in the farming industry. Business professionals from around the world ga i n k nowledge a nd hands-on access to various technological advancements needed for the upcoming farming season during the four-day show. The year’s event runs from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 12-15 at the Kentucky Exposition Center, 937 Phillips Lane, Louisville. The Kentucky Exposition Center is completely filled with 890 exhibitors, making it the country’s largest indoor farm show. Nearly every major line of farming equipment will be on display allowing attendees to compare products side by side. The most innovative technology and new product launches are available to agribusiness professionals, as well as alternative energy information and solutions to the challenges facing today’s agribusiness industry. In addition to seeing the newest products on the market, visitors can attend free seminars led by industry experts. Take a break from the show floor and explore the aisles of the new and expanded Gift & Craft Market in the South Wing Mezzanine of the Kentucky Exposition Center. In the Gift & Craft Market, you’ll find unique merchandise for the whole family that won’t break your budget. Browse through over 80 booths for special gifts, souvenirs for friends, toys and collectibles for the kids and unique accessories for the house. SHOW HISTORY The agricultural industry has continued to evolve. Rural family farms marked the landscape before big business boomed. Americans, who once relied on subsistence farming, shifted to large-scale, industrialized, vertically integrated “agribusiness.”

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Dates: Wednesday, Feb. 12 through Saturday, Feb. 15 Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily Location: Kentucky Exposition Center, 937 Phillips Lane, Louisville, KY 40209 Seminars: Seminars are free for all attendees. Website: farmmachineryshow.org

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The National Farm Machinery Show, scheduled Feb. 12-15 at the Kentucky Exposition Center, covers eight interconnected exhibit halls totaling more than 1.2 million square feet of indoor exhibit space and contains more than 890 agricultural displays. In four days, you can explore the latest farm trends, technology and tools offered by the industry’s best and most trusted brands. Yet through the boom and bust, the traditions and the new conventions, the National Farm Machiner y Show has found a niche that satisfies the changing needs of developing farmers. Two shows shaped the beginnings of the National Farm Machinery Show. In 1963, the University of Kentucky sponsored an electricity demonstration and exhibit for farmers in Lexington. That initial show opened the door, eventually expanding to include more types of power including agricultural power. In addition, the most prominent and popular commercial exhibitors during the first 40 years of the Kentucky State Fair were related to the farming industry. Power equipment valued at half a million dollars at the Farm Implement Show took up more than 30 acres of the fairgrounds. Due to its popularity and the growing agricultural

interests in the region, many knew the time was ripe to expand. Ultimately, in February 1965, a few hundred farmers, salesmen and crop experts gathered in the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center to start a farm show. That year, commodity prices were high and farmers were experiencing record-high profits. The farm show then added an entertainment element four years after its inception with the Championship Tractor Pull. In 1969, the first Championship Tractor Pull was the first major indoor event in Freedom Hall and attracted 66 tractors in three classes. Now the nation’s oldest tractor pull continues to enjoy popularity with people whose heroes are farmers and whose obsessions revolve around machinery and horsepower. Louisv ille’s location in the agriculturally-rich Midwest and Southern

corridor was accessible and attractive to farm equipment manufacturers and dealers from around the nation. The exhibitors found an organized show in a central location where they could display their agriculture products, services and equipment to an interested audience of professional and recreational farmers. The once-tiny farm show is now the nation’s largest indoor ag trade show and plans to host over 300,000 attendees and exhibitors. Salespeople and industry experts spread over 27 acres of interconnected indoor exhibit space educating farmers and looking for potential buyers. The show, now in its fifth decade, showcases innovative technology, new product launches and alternative energy, among others. In addition to gaining hands-on access to the newest and most innovative products on the market, attendees will also benefit from the selection of

First-hand look at latest equipment, technology LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Each year farmers, equipment manufacturers and agribusiness professionals travel to Louisville to get a first-hand look at the latest equipment, technology and educational seminars at the National Farm Machinery Show. “Kentucky is honored to be home to the largest indoor show in the nation,” said Gov. Andy Beshear. “The National Farm Machinery Show brings visitors from across the nation to the Bluegrass State, and the economic impact that this event has on our state’s economy is truly beneficial to all Kentuckians.” The National Farm Machinery Show spans

“Kentucky is honored to be home to the largest indoor show in the nation.” Gov. Andy Beshear 1.2 million square feet and features more than 900 booths of the agricultural industry’s latest and most comprehensive display of equipment, services and technology. The event features free seminars with topics ranging from market strategies to the future of precision planting. “It’s important to know who is attending the

National Farm Machinery Show. There are many facets of the agribusiness industry and we want to make sure we’re offering seminars and exhibitors that align with our customers’ needs,” said David Beck, president and CEO of Kentucky Venues. This annual event is the largest indoor farm show in the country and the premier winter show within the industry. In an effort to help the show continue to grow and improve the guest experience, Kentucky Venues is adding attendee registration this year. As part of the registration process, attendees will have the option to enter

for a chance to win some giveaways sponsored by Wright Implement, Bobcat Co. and Milwaukee Tool. Event giveaways include a John Deere Gator, Bobcat Compact Tractor with front-end loader and mower, or a Milwaukee drill/driver kit. As the nation’s largest indoor farm show, NFMS brings an economic impact of $17 million to Louisville annually, filling local hotels and restaurants with attendees from across the country and around the world. For more information, visit www.farmmachineryshow.org, or register online at cvent.me/ VNmbKm.

free seminars led by some of the industry’s top experts. Industry officials and manufacturers seem to universally agree that, while large equipment sales remain strong, significant opportunities exist with the smaller-acreage farming machines. And that bodes well for the staying power of the National Farm Machinery Show. With more than 900 booths, the show floor provides farming equipment, technology and gear for every attendee. Because the show is early in the farming season, it tends to help forecast the season to come. A feat foreshadowed by then-Kentucky Gov. Edward Breathitt, who remarked at the opening address of the second annual National Farm Machinery Show that the future of the show has “untold educational benefits” and “a myriad of other possibilities (for the) agricultural industry.”

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Meet the announcers for the Championship Tractor Pull LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Due to the ever-changing landscape of the Championship Tractor Pull, the event’s announcing team has added knowledgeable members to help boost the fan experience. In the world’s longest-running indoor pull, only nine people have been announcers. Dan Mayer, Leslie Mears, Miles Krieger and Dave Bennett will serve as the 2020 Championship Tractor Pull announcing team. Mayer is a recent addition to the Championship Tractor Pull, joining the team in 2017. He started announcing pulls in 2006 with the Empire State Pullers and is a truck and tractor pulling historian, operating PullingReference.com, a valuable resource to learn about the history of organized pulling. For Mayer, the Championship Tractor Pull is a very special event. “The greatest part about the pull is that it brings together the best of the pullers and organizations to a single location. It’s one big family reunion,” he said. Mears is joining the announcing team this year. The Southern Indiana-

based Mears started in 2006, when her husband needed an announcer for an event in Owensboro, Kentucky. Mears credits her growth as an announcer to her mentor, former Championship Tractor Pull announcer Scott Douglass. She strives to spread her enthusiasm for the sport to all fans watching. “Louisville is really such a special place. I’m honored to be announcing at the Championship Tractor Pull, and I will make it my duty that fans are as engaged as I am,” she said. The Krieger family is a familiar name in the sport of pulling. Miles Krieger grew up watching his father, Butch, announce the Championship Tractor Pull. Miles K rieger began his announcing career at America’s Pull in Henry,

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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany’s Daimler AG, maker of MercedesBenz cars, saw operating earnings fall by half in 2019 as its ﬂagship luxury

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Panel backs ban on drivers using handheld phones INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A push to combat distracted driving with a ban on the use of handheld cellphones cleared its first hurdle Jan. 22 toward becoming the law in Indiana. An Indiana House committee voted unanimously in favor of the bill making cellphone use by all motorists illegal unless they are using hands-free or voice-operated technology, except in emergencies. The proposal would toughen the state’s current ban on texting while driving that officials have said has proven to be unenforceable and doesn’t include actions such as emailing, using apps such as Snapchat or viewing videos. Committee members heard emotional testimony from several people who had been injured or had family members killed in crashes caused by distracted driving. Kira Hudson of Indianapolis spoke from a wheelchair as she described her 2005 crash into trees that happened while she talked on a cellphone. The crash left her unable to walk. She told the committee about also suffering head injuries in a 2016 chain-reaction crash caused by a distracted truck driver and about often seeing cars swerve out of their highway lanes. “Fifteen years ago, people would’ve called the cops on that car, thinking that they were under the influence,” Hudson said. “Today, we acknowledge they are on their cellphone and do nothing.” State Police Superintendent Doug Carter said conservative figures show that distracted driving was to blame in at least 860 injury crashes and 48 crashes with deaths across Indiana last year. The aim of the tougher law isn’t to restrict actions such as drivers changing radio stations or adjusting their car’s air conditioning, he said. “This is about getting it out of the hands,” Carter said. “Technology allows that to happen for almost ever ybody. If the technology is not in the car, you can add it to your phone.” Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb supports Indiana joining at least 20 other states with similar bans, but some GOP legislators have questioned whether such regulation is proper for government and how police officers could determine how a cellphone was being used. The bill would make violations a ticketed infraction with a maximum $500 fine. Amber Brown told committee members about how her brother was fatally struck by a distracted driver six years ago while walking along a road in the central Indiana community of Lebanon with his girlfriend. She urged legislators to approve the hands-free law, saying distracted driving destroys lives.

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Pig farmers donate 2 million servings of pork DES MOINES, Iowa — The National Pork Board announced more than 2 million servings of pork have been donated in the last two months by pig farmers working together to help fight food insecurity in their local communities. The donations — made through the national

Hams Across America effort — showcase the pork industry’s commitment to the We Care ethical principles, including a focus on community. “Giving back to our communities is an important part of who we are,” said David Newman, president of the National Pork

Board and a pig farmer representing Arkansas. “Our Hams Across America program gives me and other pig farmers another way to live out the We Care ethical principles, but my favorite part is getting to share our love of the food we produce with neighbors in need.”

The Hams Across America program helps overcome food insecurity, especially in rural areas where pig farmers farm and live. In November, the Oklahoma Pork Council kicked off the #GiveAHam challenge, a grassroots effort that encourages farmers to pay it forward with

pork donations to local food pantries and to challenge colleagues and others in their communities to do the same. The challenge was supported by a record number of participants, with more than 200 individuals and businesses contributing time, resources and pork

to the nationwide effort. In its fourth year, the Hams Across America campaign also received strong support from Smithfield Foods, Prairie Fresh Pork and JBS USA Pork. These companies provided more than 170,000 pounds of pork to food banks across the country.

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Individual Sow Care program from Zoetis aims to reduce losses DUR H A M, N.C. — Looking to help the U.S. pork industry raise the bar for performance and reverse the surge in sow mortality rates, Zoetis has introduced Individual Sow Care — a comprehensive, on-farm training program that teaches caregivers and production managers the value of conducting health, welfare and perfor mance assessment s on every sow, from every breed group, every day. “Sow mortality rates in the United States have increased dramatically in recent years and now average about 15%,” Eva Jablonski, a technical services veterinarian for Zoetis, said at the 2020 Iowa Pork Congress in Des Moines, where the program was unveiled. “While pelvic prolapses and lameness are among the most visible conditions associated with sow mortality, 39% of sow deaths are categorized as unknown. “We believe that taking a more holistic and individualized approach to sow care — one that proactively assesses sow health, performance, body condition, environment — will go a long way toward reducing losses and improving sow productivity.” Individual Sow Care is a one-day program that combines classroom instruction and hands-on training in the barn. Weeks before the session, Zoetis representatives conduct an on-farm review of the sow farm’s history and performance, as well as facilities, health challenges and other factors that may contribute to production losses or mortality. The training program is then customized to meet the needs and challenges of that specific farm. “Our goal is to help each farm identify opportunities for improving the well-being and performance of

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Preparing for changes that lie ahead Change is hard. Sometimes failing to make a change is even harder. Resilience could very well be the most importRural Issues ant quality a farmer or Cyndi Young- rancher has in his or her skill Puyear set. The average age of farmers in the United States is a little north of 58 years. In the next decade and in those to come, we will see more baby boomers hopping down off their tractors for the final time, turning the keys to the kingdom over to a son, daughter, nephew, neighbor or perhaps a stranger. Even if the new person at the helm has worked alongside the retiree for decades, there will surely be some changes made in practices or equipment. It’s inevitable. Because practices and tools are ever-changing, managing risk doesn’t look like it did 20 or 30 years ago. Just because it worked for your dad and mom and grandpa and grandma or the person who farmed the farm or led the organization before you did shouldn’t mean you have to do it the same way. Different isn’t necessarily right, nor is it necessarily wrong. It’s just different. We should celebrate the diversity in American agriculture today that satisfies a diverse consumer population. Whether you are farming, leading an organization or managing any business today, to grow and prosper, you’ll have to “stick your neck out” from time to time. Manage risks, but don’t be afraid to take them. A wise person once told me to “risk more and fail faster.” That little nugget of wisdom has made a great difference in my decision-making. Prosperity generally comes with a price. The investment might be of the financial kind or it might involve a new practice that requires you to learn and do new and different things. Whatever it is, chances are it will entail a shift or perhaps a total transformation. What man and woman farming with horses in the 1940s would have imagined an unmanned aerial vehicle would one day fly over and scout crops in the very fields where they toiled? Or, fly over to check their cow herd? Technology has had an impact on every aspect of our lives, from the vehicles we drive to the appliances with which we do laundry and cook food for our families to how we communicate in our personal and professional lives to the medical and dental treatments we receive. Along with resilience, acceptance and respect for science and technology, passion for the land and livestock as well as intrinsic good old-fashioned horse sense are important traits and tools today’s farmer should possess. Put that with a strong work ethic and hunger for knowledge and he or she is well-prepared for those changes that undoubtedly lie ahead.

Passing judgment on trade deal After the White House announced its twin trade triumphs, passage of NAFTA 2.0 and Phase 1 of a multi-phase deal with Farm & Food China, readers emailed to sugFile gest I should write a column Alan Guebert on — to quote two — the “absolutely amazing trade deals” “only President Trump” could have done. Before I pass judgment on so humble a request, it might be prudent to hear what other actual global trade professionals have said about both deals. One of the most experienced pros is Robert Zoellick who, as U.S. trade representative under President George W. Bush, helped create today’s giant Chinese market by prying the nation into the World Trade Organization. Later, he delivered several farmer-favoring trade deals with Central America and Southeast Asian countries. Zoellick’s view of the China and NAFTA pacts is simple; he hates both. His reasons, outlined in a scorching,

Jan. 22 Wall Street Journal op-ed, hinge on what the U.S gave away in the China deal and the added costs Americans will pay under the North American Free Trade Agreement update. “Historians,” wrote the former USTR, “will puzzle over this turn of events: A Republican U.S. president endorses central planning for trade while a communist government in China cautions … that international commerce must reflect ‘market conditions.’” Upside down as that is, Zoellick continued to note that the U.S.-China pact is made worse because it “permits each side to use its own statistics, so China will likely ‘meet’ some quotas by reclassifying U.S. exports to Hong Kong” while redirecting “commodity purchases — fuels, food chemicals … from U.S. producers to third countries.” To ensure that even headline readers got his point, Zoellick titled his red-hot, NAFTA/ China review “Trump’s Pyrrhic Trade Victories.” Other ag trade and finance pros saw the market impacts in similar terms. A week after the China deal was signed, a DTN column —

excerpted by the University of Illinois’ Farm Policy News website — asked a China agricultural university professor for his on-the-ground view. “It will take along time for the two countries, as well as the world market, to reestablish a balance to facilitate the deal,” he said. That’s a diplomatic way of saying, “Don’t hold your breath.” A “purchasing manager” for a Chinese soybean crusher told the same DTN writer that he expected little market push. “We already booked our positions all the way to June 2020 from Brazil … Buying more old-crop beans from the U.S. will mean importing U.S. beans in the Brazilian market season. This will flood the China market.” So far, U.S. futures prices prove both views correct. Nearly two weeks after the president signed the China deal, both old and new crop soybean futures prices were 40 to 50 cents per bushel lower. Pork futures, the other predicted beneficiary of the deal, were as flat as an Illinois interstate. In fact, most soybean futures contracts stumbled to a 13 cents per bushel loss the day

the president signed the China pact, Jan. 15. Six days later, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue told the American Farm Bureau Federation convention that a third “tranche” of directfarm payments — this one an estimated $3 billion to $3.5 billion — will be sent to farmers as the final part of the White House’s 2019 tariff mitigation effort curiously named the Market Facilitation Program, or MFP. In the same speech, however, Perdue warned farmers that neither he nor the president saw a need to continue MFP in 2020. The reason, he offered – by slyly turning the farmers’ own catchphrase on the farmers themselves – “you want trade, not aid, and we’re going to get our trade.” Well, “good luck on that” seems to be the clear consensus on both deals among trade negotiators, trade analysts and actual commodity traders. And my view? It’s an election year; start pushing for another MFP. Fast. Farm & Food File is published weekly through the U.S. and Canada. Source material and contact information are posted at www.farmandfoodfile.com.

Three centuries of export hope and heartache By Harwood D. Schaffer and Daryll E. Ray

some ended up in the Central Valley as farmers where they raised wheat on the flat fertile As we look at the Phase 1 land. trade agreement between the Their market was England United States and China, we and Europe, and the prices want to begin with a brief over- were good, despite significant view of the history of U.S. agri- shipping costs. And then farmcultural exports. ers in Argentina began to grow In the early 17th century, wheat, and with lower shipping tobacco smoking became fashcosts, the California wheat ionable in England, so farmers market collapsed. in Colonial America received Regular readers of this colfavorable prices for all that they umn are familiar with the could produce. agricultural boom of WWI The prices were so profand a bust that subsequent to itable that colonial farmers the signing of the armistice. A increased production to the farm depression in the 1920s point where 40 years later the was followed by the Great price had dropped to a point Depression in the 1930s. WWII well below the full cost of protriggered an increase in production. In response, some of duction followed by a slow slide the American colonies enacted in agricultural prices into the production restrictions on their 1950s and beyond. farmers in hopes of increasing The Soviet Union’s purchase the price. of U.S. wheat in 1972 triggered A similar story can be told a surge in optimism about for both indigo and cotton agricultural prices, and farmproduction. By the 19th ceners were encouraged to plant tury, the production of cotton fencerow to fencerow by a in the colonies exceeded the former secretary of agriculture. amount that English cotton They did, and the price spike mills could weave into cloth turned once again into a slump and market. that resulted in the farm crisis As a result, a once profitable of the 1980s. crop was being produced at an In the early 21st century, extremely low price for lack of the combination of the adopa profitable alternative crop for tion of the Renewable Fuels some of cotton’s acres. Standard — increasing the In the mid-19th century, use of corn to make ethanol as a sea of men flooded to nearly 6 billion bushels — California in search of gold, along with below trend line

It is our observation that exports have been the great hope and great heartbreak of U.S. agriculture while steadily growing domestic demand has been ignored. yields in 2010 and 2011 ahead of the 2012 drought across a wide swath of the Corn Belt doubled and tripled corn prices, only to see them plummet in the century’s mid- to late-teens. It is our observation that exports have been the great hope and great heartbreak of U.S. agriculture while steadily growing domestic demand has been ignored. When faced with a new source of demand for one or more agricultural products, U.S. farmers have repeatedly shown the ability to increase production to meet the new demand to the point of overproduction and falling prices. Export demand is ephemeral depending on the needs of others. Historically, long-term high levels have not been sustainable. While we don’t want to min-

imize the importance of the trade agreement with China; we think a little restraint in expectations is in order. n We have been told to expect $50 billion in agricultural exports to China; the largest sales to China was $26 billion in 2012. n The bulk of Chinese soybean demand for U.S. soybeans has been to feed hogs. Currently, the Chinese hog herd has been decimated as the result of the spread of African swine fever, tempering any increase in the need for soybeans. n In recent years, China has increased its imports of U.S. ethanol to be mixed into its fuel supply, but there are indications the increase could taper off. n Lastly, there is a glimmer of hope among U.S. producers that China might increase its imports of U.S. pork, but that will likely not be a long-term source of demand. The thing that is the longterm source of increasing demand for U.S. agricultural products is domestic demand. Perhaps then we should design our production systems and agricultural policies to meet this demand at a profitable price and treat exports for what they are — “icing on the cake.” © 2020 Agricultural Policy Analysis Center.

Cyndi Young-Puyear is farm director and operations manager for Brownfield Network. Opinions expressed by AgriNews columnists appearing here or elsewhere in the paper are intended to provide readers a variety of views and do not necessarily represent the views of AgriNews Publications.

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USMCA signing increases optimism WASHINGTON — Indiana Farm Bureau’s oncoming Young Farmers and Ag Professionals state chair Deidra Gottbrath was present for the signing of the United StatesMexico-Canada Agreement on Jan. 29 at the White House. “It was an honor to have been invited to the White House to witness the signing of the USMCA,” she said. “It was a oncein-a-lifetime experience. Healthy trade relationships with our neighboring countries are essential for the success of Indiana farm families, like mine in Washington County.” The USMCA trade deal is expected to increase agricultural exports from the United States by $2 billion and result in an overall

increase of $65 billion in gross domestic product. “Of course, it will take time for new deals to go into effect, which will result in increased sales for farmers, but we’re hopeful that in the end this agreement will increase exports for farmers in Indiana and across the country,” said Gottbrath, who raises row crops with her family and also is a critical care nurse. Canada will increase quotas on U.S. dairy products, benefiting American dairy farmers by $242 million. Canada also will treat wheat imports the same as domestic wheat for grading purposes. Mexico also has agreed that all grading standards for ag products will be non-discriminatory. The agreement also enhances

science-based trading stan- full swing supplying safe, dards among the three na- high-quality food and agricultural products around tions. the world.” President Trump’s signaSTEP BY STEP The signing of USMCA ture was the final step in by President Donald Trump enacting the agreement in increases hopes that 2020 the United States. Mexico will begin a stronger de- approved the USMCA last cade for America’s farmers year. Canada must still ratify and ranchers. “T here is definitely the pact, which is expected increased optimism on to occur in the next few farms and ranches across months. The agreement America and we’re grate- will take effect 90 days ful for the advances, but after all countries have apwe’re also realists eager proved it. USMCA comes on the to see results — especially for our dairy and wheat heels of a string of trade producers,” said American successes. The United Farm Bureau President States-Japan Trade Agreement signed last fall went Zippy Duvall. “We know it will take into effect in January, and time for the new deals to the China Phase 1 Agreego into effect and translate ment signed in January into increased sales. We’re goes into effect in mid-Febeager to get back into ruary.

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Deidra Gottbrath, Indiana Farm Bureau’s oncoming Young Farmers and Ag Professionals state chair, was invited to be present for the signing of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement at the White House.

Market data Old-timers and the February Break FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 31, 2020

Futures Prices This Last This week week Chg. week CATTLE HOGS FEB 20 121.37 124.85 -3.48 FEB 20 57.12 APR 20 119.67 124.30 -4.63 APR 20 61.60 JUN 20 111.57 116.02 -4.45 MAY 20 70.02 AUG 20 109.77 113.62 -3.85 JUN 20 76.85 OCT 20 112.82 116.15 -3.33 JUL 20 78.12 DEC 20 117.02 119.45 -2.43 AUG 20 77.85

Last week Chg. 67.22 -10.10 73.45 -11.85 79.97 -9.95 86.40 -9.55 87.15 -9.03 86.07 -8.22

-3.60 -4.98 -4.77 -4.43 -3.77 -3.07

MILK CLASS III JAN 20 17.04 FEB 20 17.14 MAR 20 17.75 APR 20 17.57 MAY 20 17.45 JUN 20 17.52

17.04 18.00 18.25 18.00 17.82 17.82

0.00 -0.86 -0.50 -0.43 -0.37 -0.30

CORN MAR 20 3812 3872 -60 MAY 20 3864 3926 -62 JUL 20 3910 3976 -66 SEP 20 3876 3956 -80 DEC 20 3906 3982 -76 MAR 21 4004 4076 -72

SOYBEANS MAR 20 8724 MAY 20 8866 JUL 20 9004 AUG 20 9054 SEP 20 9064 NOV 20 9122

9020 9156 9294 9342 9342 9386

-296 -290 -290 -288 -278 -264

CHICAGO WHEAT MAR 20 5536 5734 -198 MAY 20 5524 5724 -200 JUL 20 5524 5730 -206 SEP 20 5590 5782 -192 DEC 20 5680 5862 -182 MAR 21 5754 5926 -172

K.C. WHEAT MAR 20 4654 MAY 20 4724 JUL 20 4800 SEP 20 4886 DEC 20 5002 MAR 21 5110

4860 4934 5006 5086 5192 5294

-206 -210 -206 -200 -190 -184

BRENT CRUDE OIL MAR 20 58.29 60.69 -2.40 APR 20 56.62 59.89 -3.27 MAY 20 56.42 59.19 -2.77 JUN 20 56.24 58.58 -2.34 JUL 20 55.98 57.96 -1.98 AUG 20 55.79 57.51 -1.72

ETHANOL FEB 20 MAR 20 APR 20 MAY 20 JUN 20 JUL 20

1.315 1.335 1.355 1.371 1.371 1.371

0.025 0.015 0.011 0.011 0.011 0.011

FEEDER CATTLE MAR 20 136.07 APR 20 137.52 MAY 20 139.70 AUG 20 146.87 SEP 20 148.60 OCT 20 149.60

139.67 142.50 144.47 151.30 152.37 152.67

1.340 1.350 1.366 1.382 1.382 1.382

Stocks of Agricultural Interest

This Last 52-wk week week high

ADM AGCO BASF BG CF

44.76 70.14 16.90 52.43 40.28

44.30 47.20 71.81 81.39 17.50 20.98 54.32 59.65 40.93 55.15

This Last 52-wk week week high

CTVA 28.92 27.95 32.78 DD 51.18 59.39 83.72 DE 158.58 170.12 180.48 FMC 95.59 95.68 101.95 MOS 19.84 19.14 33.91

Export Inspections (MIL BU.) This Year Cumulative Cumulative Cml. week ago this year year ago % diff. WHEAT 223.994 367.604 16223.91 14384.336 12.79 CORN 668.559 968.585 10150.56 21584.077 -52.97 SOYBEANS 1038.840 944.680 25214.90 20484.903 23.0

Livestock Summary % diff. This Last Year week year week week ago ago ago Hog Slaughter-est 11000 HD 2703 2720 2372 -0.63 13.95 Cattle slaughter-est 1000 HD 637 647 593 -1.55 7.42 MEAT PRICES This week Last week Change Pork Cutout Bellies Loins Hams Yld Gr 3 Choice Beef Select Beef 5-Mkt Fed Cattle Live 5-Mkt Fed Cattle Carcass

70.82 77.60 -6.78 97.17 115.52 -18.35 69.89 68.45 1.44 59.42 71.53 -12.11 213.34 214.78 -1.44 210.90 210.44 0.46 122.07 124.28 -2.21 194.47 198.86 -4.39

OKLAHOMA CITY This week Last week Change FEEDER STEER Low High Low High Low High 4-5 Wt Mf 1’S 5-6 Wt Mf 1’S 6-7 Wt Mf 1’S 7-8 Wt Mf 1’S 8-10 Wt Mf 1’S

151.75 135.00 135.00 131.50 115.00

199.00 152.75 171.50 138.00 147.75 137.50 145.00 133.00 141.00 130.00

201.00 179.00 159.50 150.50 150.50

-1.00 -2.00 -3.00 -7.50 -2.50 -11.75 -1.50 -5.50 -15.00 -9.50

USDA National Grain Market Review Compared to last week, cash bids for wheat were mostly lower, with Soft White Wheat flat; corn, sorghum and soybeans were lower.

CORN Kansas City US No 2 rail White Corn was 9 cents lower from 4.03 1/2-4.10 per bushel. Kansas City US No 2 truck Yellow Corn was 12 1/4 to 14 1/4 cents lower at 3.89 1/2 per bushel. Omaha US No 2 Yellow Corn was 9 to 13 cents lower from 3.75-3.83 per bushel. Chicago US No 2 Yellow Corn was 14 1/4 cents lower from 3.91 1/2-3.93 1/2 per bushel. Toledo US No 2 rail Yellow corn was 14 1/4 cents lower from 3.97 1/2-4.02 1/2 per bushel. Minneapolis US No 2 Yellow corn rail was 14 1/4 cents lower at 3.49 1/2 per bushel.

OILSEEDS Minneapolis Yellow truck soybeans were 33 1/4 cents lower at 8.34 1/4 per bushel. Illinois Processors US No 1

Yellow truck soybeans were 31 1/4 to 33 1/4 cents lower from 8.76 1/4-8.88 1/4 per bushel. Kansas City US No 2 Yellow truck soybeans were 28 1/4 to 36 1/4 cents lower from 8.53 1/48.76 1/4 per bushel. Illinois 48 percent soybean meal, processor rail bid was 7.40 lower from 291.50-293.50 per bushel. Central Illinois Crude Soybean oil processor bid was 1.85 lower from 30.13-30.88 per cwt.

WHEAT Kansas City US No 1 Hard Red Winter, ordinary protein rail bid was 16 1/4 cents lower from 5.515.61 per bushel. St. Louis truck US No 2 Soft Red Winter terminal bid was 26 cents lower at 6.25 per bushel. Minneapolis and Duluth US No 1 Dark Northern Spring, 14.0 to 14.5 percent protein rail, was 19 1/4 cents lower to 10 3/4 cents higher at 6.71 1/2 per bushel. Portland US Soft White wheat rail was steady from 6.20-6.30 per bushel.

From 1900 to 2000, approximately, one of the most reliable seasonal for Commodity trades the agriInsight culture markets Jerry Welch was to sell short or hedge aggressively in the month of February. The weakness associated with February was so well known, so anticipated and so feared it was given a name. It was called the “February Break.” However, when commodity values, per se, in 1998 fell to a 54-year low, weakness in February was no longer a sure thing, so to speak. In early 2000, a number of money-managed commodity funds were formed that only played commodities from the long side of the ledger. The funds were created by Wall Street simply because commodities were woefully undervalued — a 54-year low — and it was assumed, rightfully so, that the line of least resistance for commodity values was higher. And from around 2000 to 2012, commodities, even in the month of February, rallied more than they declined. In fact, in the first decade of the 2000s, buying almost any commodity was a new and reliable seasonal trade for the ag markets.

But since 2011, the ag markets have been twosided in February with neither the bulls nor the bears having the upper hand during the second month of the year. But the old-timers, such as yours truly, have not forgotten about the February Break and the bearish impact it can have on most markets. Granted, the markets mostly impacted on the downside in February are agricultural markets. Still, I can offer some examples of stocks, bonds, metals and so on being slammed hard in February, as well. The February Break was and has been cruel and bearish to most markets at some point in time despite the years between 2000 and 2012, when few gave a whit about February — except for the old-timers. Nonetheless, when the second month of the year arrives, I always remind everyone in my weekly column that oftentimes, in February, “if you are long, you are wrong.” But over the past years, my warnings about how bearish February can be for a host of markets have been ignored. And that is why I was surprised when ccn.com posted the following headline this week entitled “History says a February stock market crash is inevitable.” Here are the three main points from the ccn.com article: n “Sentiment indicators suggest a stock market crash is on the horizon.” n “Today’s market has

become incredibly similar to that of 2018 just before a major market correction in February.” n “Without a significant pullback, the market is headed into bubble territory.” And here was their out loud and high-pitched warning: “As the market races higher, investors should be cautious of a February stock market crash that looks all but certain.” During the years 1900 to 2000, the February Break would, at times, arrive a week early. Or, arrive a week late. This year, with February close at hand, crude oil, silver, cattle and cattle feeders fell to levels not seen since October. Cotton prices fell back to where they were in November and copper down to levels not seen since September. Soybean prices dropped to a 1 1/2-month low with hog futures hitting a 16-month low. The major commodity indexes hit five-month lows. All that took place with February but a week away. Based on history, an argument can be made that the February Break this year arrived a few days early. The weakness seen in recent days may have more to go. Only with the benefit of hindsight will we know for certain how things unfolded. Most analysts argue that the weakness seen in recent days with commodities and the stock market is due to the coronavirus

sweeping China, causing millions to be quarantined and many deaths. From a market viewpoint, the fear is that demand and trade will suffer greatly and prices for commodities will suffer. But I am not in the camp that believes coronavirus will cause long-lasting damage to trade or demand. Certainly, it will take time to gauge how contagious the illness truly is as well as how dangerous. I also do not believe the dramatic decline seen in recent days with a host of commodity markets was due entirely to the virus. Playing a big part in the weakness was the infamous February Break that history shows clearly rears its ugly head when the second month of the year rolls around, give or take a week. Moving forward, commodities may fall further since February has arrived. But any weakness with commodities should end no later than the end of March, just as the growing season in the United States gets underway. After that, the fate of the grain and livestock markets rests with the domestic food needs of China and climate change. And it will be more than interesting to see if stocks succumb to the infamous February Break as commodities have done in recent days. It will be very interesting, indeed. Stay tuned and remain buckled up. The ride is going to be bumpy.

Counties declared natural disaster areas WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated three Indiana counties as primar y natural disaster areas. Producers in Fountain, Parke and Vermillion counties who suffered losses caused by excessive rain that has occurred since March 1, 2019, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency emergency loans. This natural disaster designation allows FSA to extend emergency credit

to producers recovering from natural disasters. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation or the refinance of certain debts. Producers in the contiguous Indiana counties of Clay, Montgomery, Putnam, Tippecanoe, Vigo and Warren, along with Edgar and Vermilion counties in Illinois, are also eligible to apply for emer-

gency loans. The deadline to apply for these emergency loans is Sept. 23. FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available and repayment ability. FSA has a variety of additional programs to help farmers recover from the impacts of this disaster. FSA programs that do not require a disaster declaration include: Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and FarmRaised Fish Program; Em-

ergency Conser vat ion Program; Livestock Forage Disaster Program; Livestock Indemnity Program; Operating and Farm Ownership Loans; and the Tree Assistance Program. Farmers may contact their local USDA service center for further information on eligibility requirements and application procedures for these and other programs. Additional information is also available online at farmers.gov/recover.

Feb. 28 deadline for Conservation Reserve sign-up WA S H I N G T O N — The U.S. Department of Agriculture reminds agricultural producers interested in the Conservation Reserve Program 2020 general sign-up to enroll by Feb. 28. This sign-up is available to farmers and private landowners who are either enrolling for the first time or re-enrolling for another 10- to 15-year term. “This is the first opportunity for general sign-up since 2016, and we want producers and private landow ners to k now that we have just one month remaining,” FSA Administrator R ichard Fordyce said. Farmers and ranchers who enroll in CRP receive

yearly rental payments for voluntarily establishing long-term, resource-conserving plant species, such as approved grasses or trees, known as “covers,” which can control soil erosion, improve water quality and develop wildlife habitat on marginally productive agricultural lands. CRP has 22 million acres enrolled, but the 2018 farm bill lifted the cap to 27 million acres. Signed into law in 1985, CRP is one of the largest private-lands conservation programs in the United States. It was originally intended to primarily control soil erosion and potentially stabilize commodity prices by taking marginal lands out of production.

The program has evolved over the years, providing many conservation and economic benefits. Marking its 35th anniversary in 2020, CRP has had many successes, including: n Preventing more than 9 billion tons of soil from eroding, enough soil to fill 600 million dump trucks. n Reducing nitrogen and phosphorous runoff relative to annually tilled cropland by 95% and 85%, respectively. n Sequestering an annual average of 49 million tons of greenhouse gases, equal to taking 9 million cars off the road. n Creating more than 3 million acres of restored wetlands while protecting more than 175,000 stream

miles with riparian forest and grass buffers, enough to go around the world seven times. n Benefiting bees and other pollinators and increased populations of ducks, pheasants, turkey, bobwhite quail, prairie chickens, grasshopper sparrows and many other birds. In addition, FSA plans to open the Soil Health and Income Protection Program, a CRP pilot program, in early 2020, and the 2020 CRP Grasslands sign-up runs from March 16 to May 15. To enroll in CRP, contact a local FSA county office, or visit fsa.usda.gov/ crp. To locate a local FSA office, visit farmers.gov/ service-locator.

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Outlook for Feb. 7 - Feb. 13

Shown is Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weather. Temperatures are Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highs and Friday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lows.

Rock Island 33/19

Chicago 34/27

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Peoria 35/23

SUNRISE/SUNSET

Quincy 35/23

Springfield Date Feb. 7 Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 10 Feb. 11 Feb. 12 Feb. 13

Rise 7:01 a.m. 7:00 a.m. 6:59 a.m. 6:58 a.m. 6:57 a.m. 6:56 a.m. 6:54 a.m.

Decatur 35/22

Set 5:25 p.m. 5:26 p.m. 5:27 p.m. 5:28 p.m. 5:29 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5:32 p.m.

Champaign 33/21 Lafayette 35/24

Fort Wayne 33/23

Muncie 34/25

Southern Illinois: Friday: low clouds. Winds west-southwest 4-8 mph. Expect less than two hours of sunshine with poor drying conditions and average relative humidity 80%.

Indianapolis 36/26 Terre Haute 37/26

Mt. Vernon 39/27

Vevay 36/29

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GROWING DEGREE DAYS Illinois Week ending Feb. 3 Month through Feb. 3 Season through Feb. 3 Normal month to date Normal season to date

0 0 3834 0 3333

Indiana Week ending Feb. 3 Month through Feb. 3 Season through Feb. 3 Normal month to date Normal season to date

Northern Indiana: Friday: a couple of flurries, accumulating up to an inch in the east and with little or no accumulation in the north and west. Winds west-southwest 4-8 mph. Little or no sunshine.

Evansville 40/30

MOON PHASES Full

Gary 36/26

Springfield 36/24

East St. Louis 38/25

TEMPERATURES

Evanston 33/24 South Bend 34/24

Rockford 33/24