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Corn acres jump

Dairy seeks a lifeline Industry reeling from restaurant, school closures

Up 8% in 2020 planting plans

By Martha Blum

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MADISON, Wis. — The dairy industry has an unprecedented challenge to find markets for milk during the coronavirus pandemic.

“The dairy supply chain is challenged at a level never seen before with hundreds of thousands of restaurants, universities and food service outlets closed or reduced in sales,” said John Umhoefer, Cheese Makers A ssociat ion executive director.

“The cheese industry has lost a great share of its largest market because nearly one half of all cheese sold Umhoefer in the U.S. moves through food service channels.”

As the dairy industry works to balance supply with demand, Umhoefer said, “we look to the federal government to immediately begin to purchase dairy products to offer to food pantries and feeding programs to help America’s food insecure families in these challenging times.”

“As we went into 2020, it was going to be the rebound year for dairy after depressed prices for the last three years,” said Tim Trotter, Dairy Business Association and Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative executive director. “But because of the coronavirus we’re seeing a more devastating outcome for dairy farmers.”

It is important that the dairy processors, dairymen and the food chain all work together during the pandemic, Trotter stressed.

“I’m confident we can, but we need government support to get nutrition to people who need it,” he said.

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FarmHouse three-peats as top chapter A3 Expert advice on dealing with stress A7 COVID-19 impacts on agriculture B7 AgriTrucker A5

From The Barns B6

Auction Calendar B1

Lifestyle A7

Business B8

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Classifieds B4

Opinion B7

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Science B2 Weather A10

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By Tom C. Doran

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WASHINGTON — After a year of record high prevented plant acres, the “I” states are projected to increase corn acreage in 2020, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s prospective plantings report released March 31.

Andrew Banks and his wife, Sarah Newman, raise poultry and produce eggs at Five Hen Farm near Lick Creek, Illinois.

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Local producers grow online meat, egg sales

By Jeannine Otto

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LICK CREEK, Ill. — Andrew Banks, who farms with his wife, Sarah Newman, at their 36-acre Five Hen Farm near Lick Creek, jokes that the state’s stay-at-home order and social distancing practices really haven’t changed his lifestyle.

“We already kind of lived in self isolation, and the day to day of the farm really hasn’t changed that much,” Banks said.

Banks and Newman started their farm journey with five Rhode Island Red hens and a chicken coop that was a Christmas gift in 2011 from Newman’s father. That small flock also became the namesake of their farm.

Today, they have 500 laying hens and raise about 3,500 broiler chickens, as well as turkeys, meat ducks and pastured pork.

Those products are sold at farmers markets, at a store at their farm, through their online store and through the LEAF Food Hub, an online farmers market.

Farmers markets throughout the state closed after Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order went into effect on March 21.

That was the first hurdle that Banks and Newman had to navigate.

“We were very dependent on farmers markets, and the winter market we were attending canceled their last three mar-

SOYBEANS USDA’s prospective plantings report has Illinois at 10.5 million acres of soybeans, a 6% increase from 9.95 million last year and below the 10.8 million planted in 2018.

Indiana soybean acreage is projected unchanged from last year at 5.4 million, down from 6 million in 2018.

It’s projected that Iowa will have 9.3 million soybean acres, a 1% hike over last year’s 9.2 million. The state planted 9.95 million acres of soybeans in 2018.

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Andrew Banks and Sarah Newman started their poultry and egg farm with five hens and a Christmas gift chicken coop. Now, in addition to son, Otto, and daughter, Maeve, they have 500 laying hens and will raise around 3,500 broiler chickens. kets of the season,” Banks said.

While sales tend to drop off during the winter months, they quickly pick up as spring approaches. The COVID-19related closures and social distancing focus delayed a needed boost in sales.

“We were coming out of the winter a little bit low on cash, but needing to make our sales,” Banks said.

They decided to open up their on-farm store earlier, and they also saw a jump in their online sales, through their own online site, www.fivehenfarm. com, and through the LEAF

Food Hub, an online farmers market that brings products from local farmers together on a single online store, where customers can make orders and then pick those orders up at various scheduled pickups in the Carbondale area.

“We have seen a pretty good response from the farm store, but we have seen about a 2,000% increase in online sales. With LEAF and our online store, it has been a tremendous response by customers for our products,” Banks said.

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Grain exports on the move Smooth sailing for transport of farm products

By Tom C. Doran

AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The global transportation channels that move agricultural export products continue to flow smoothly.

“The reports that we’re hearing are that business continues largely as normal. We’re not hearing of any slowdowns here on the U.S. side,” said Ryan LeGrand, president and CEO of the U.S. Grains Council, during a University of Illinois farmdoc webinar.

“It’s very important to con-

CORN Illinois’ corn acres are projected to reach 11.3 million, 8% above the 10.5 million planted last year and slightly higher than the 11 million acres in 2018.

A 16% increase in corn acres is anticipated in Indiana, jumping to 5.8 million after planting 5 million in 2019. The state had 5.3 million acres of corn in 2018.

The USDA report had 14.1 million corn acres in Iowa projected for this year, 4% above the 13.5 million planted in 2019.

Iowa planted 13.2 million corn acres two years ago.

tinue to ensure to the world that we are open for business, and we will remain open for business here in the United States.

Around the world we’re hearing reports from ports that they, too, are largely operational.”

After receiving questions and concerns from U.S. export customers and other governments, USGC contacted port operators in New Orleans and the Pacific Northwest, container loaders throughout the country and with groups such as the Waterways Council to see if there were any problems in the system as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The council, in turn, contacted the nation’s customers around the world to assure them that U.S. port operations will continue throughout the pandemic.

RELIABLE SUPPLIER USGC also released a video on social media and other outlets March 31 that said the Mississippi River system continues to function despite COVID-19.

“Rest assured that despite today’s uncertainty, the U.S. will continue to remain the most reliable feed grain supplier in the world. We are open for business, 365 days per year, and we will continue to be there for you during this crisis,” the video stated.

Workers will continue to inspect barges under new safety protocol to prevent COVID-19 from affecting the port system.

Third-party inspectors remain staffed and ready to service the needs of international customers.

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ANALYSIS

Planting intentions a ‘surprise’

By Tom C. Doran

AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

MINNEAPOLIS — Corn acreage came in well above expectations across the board in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s planting intentions report.

The bearish 96.99 million acres of corn topped the average trade estimate of 94.328 million, a recent Allendale survey estimated 94.631 million, Bloomberg poll projected 94.1 million and USDA’s February Ag Forum plugged in 94 million corn acres. About 89.7 million acres were planted in 2019.

The soybean and wheat planting intention numbers were more in line with pre-report expectations, as were the quarterly stocks numbers that were also released March 31.

Brian Basting, Advance Trading research analyst, dove into USDA’s first survey-based numbers for 2020 in a teleconference hosted by the Minneapolis Grain Exchange.

What was the biggest surprise in the USDA reports?

“Probably the biggest surprise was the corn acreage report with the 97 million acres. The average trade guess was right around 94 million acres.

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USDA REPORT

Quarterly stocks continue downward trend

By Tom C. Doran

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WASHINGTON — Corn, soybeans and wheat stocks were all down year-overyear for the second consecutive quarterly grain stocks report.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported corn stocks in all positions on March 1 totaled 7.95 billion bushels, down 8% from 2019.

Of the total corn stocks, 4.45 billion bushels were stored on farms, 13% lower than a year earlier.

Off-farm stocks, at 3.50 billion bushels, are up slightly from a year ago.

The December 2019February 2020 indicated disappearance of corn is 3.45 billion bushels, compared with 3.32 billion bushels during the same period last year.

U.S. soybeans stored in all positions on March 1 totaled 2.25 billion bushels, down 17% from 2019.

Soybean stocks stored

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on farms are estimated at 1.01 billion bushels, down 20% from a year ago. Offfarm stocks, at 1.24 billion bushels, 15% lower than last March.

Indicated disappearance for the December 2019-February 2020 quarter totaled 1 billion bushels of soybeans, down 1% from the same period a year earlier.

The nation’s all wheat stored in all positions on March 1 is estimated at 1.41 billion bushels, down 11% from a year ago.

On-farm wheat stocks are estimated at 339 million bushels, down 8% from last March. Off-farm

stocks, at 1.07 billion bushels, 12% below a year ago.

The December 2019February 2020 indicated disappearance is 428 million bushels, 3% above the same period a year earlier.

METHODOLOGY The grain stocks estimates in this report are based on surveys conducted during the first two weeks of March.

The on-farm stocks survey is a probability survey that includes a sample of approximately 79,900 farm operators selected from a list of producers that ensures all operations in the United States have a chance

to be selected. These producers are asked to provide the total quantities of grain stored on their operations as of March 1, 2020.

The off-farm stocks survey is an enumeration of all known commercial grain storage facilities.

This includes approximately 8,400 facilities with 11.6 billion bushels of storage capacity. An effort is made to obtain a report from all facilities.

Reports of stock holdings are normally received from operations covering about 90% of the capacity. Estimates are made for missing facilities to make the survey complete.

Corn Stocks by Position March 1, 2019 and 2020

2019 2020

On-farm Off-farm On-farm Off-farm (1,000 bushels) Illinois 740,000 805,073 530,000 696,078 Indiana 385,000 215,770 280,000 211,374 Iowa 990,000 577,304 890,000 629,109

Soybean Stocks by Position March 1, 2019 and 2020 2019 2020

On-farm Off-farm On-farm Off-farm (1,000 bushels) Illinois 215,000 276,983 155,000 230,384 Indiana 110,000 90,837 91,000 83,295 Iowa 195,000 225,241 185,000 218,049

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INDIANAPOLIS — Even though community engagement and ser vice looks different right now as social distancing is important now more than ever in the fight to stop the spread of COVID-19, staying involved in the community is just as essential.

As part of a social media campaign, the National

FFA officer team has launched a program to help FFA members to stay positive during all the regulations and restrictions put in place to stop COVID-19. Each of the six National FFA officers has been assigned a day Monday through Saturday to make a themed video for members.

Kolesen McCoy, the 2019-2020 National FFA president, was assigned

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The FarmHouse Fraternity at the University of Illinois won the Chapter of the Year award three years in a row. Scholarships are available for incoming freshman members ranging from $500 to $5,000. Deadline to apply is April 15.

FarmHouse three-peats as top chapter

By Martha Blum

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UR BA NA, Ill. — FarmHouse Fraternity at the University of Illinois is an award-w inning chapter.

“We have won the Chapter of the Year award for the last three years in a row,” said Zach Becker, a junior at the U of I. “We have been chosen by the Interfraternity Council which governs the 40 fraternities at the U of I, the largest system in the nation.”

The Gamma Chapter of FarmHouse Fraternity is in Division 2, which includes fraternities with less than 80 members.

“We have nearly 30 members at FarmHouse, and we won on the basis of GPA, philanthropy, member development, scholarship and risk management,” said Becker, whose family operates a grain and hog farm near Amboy.

FarmHouse members are involved in numerous activities in addition to their classroom work.

“We do two philanthropy events each year including a Tacos for Tots fundraiser that is done with Sigma Alpha,” Becker said. “We raised money through a taco dinner for the Toys for Tots program in Champaign County that totaled $1,000 last year, and we also filled several toy bins.”

The second event is a pork chop dinner in the spring, and the money from this event is donated to the Leukemia Society.

“We also volunteer at events like boiling sweet corn at the Urbana Sweet Corn Festival and parking cars for the United Way’s Power of the Purse event,”

Becker said.

To help member s with risk management, FarmHouse invited a detective to speak about alcohol safety and members also were provided the opportunity to complete a CPR certification course.

In preparation for the career fair at the university, the members organized a résumé review workshop.

“We also had recruiters come to the house the night before the career fair, so they could ask them questions and help members with their confidence,” Becker said.

Scholarships are available to FarmHouse members.

“One of our scholarships we are very proud of is for incoming freshman students,” Becker said.

“The scholarships range from $500 to $5,000, and it doesn’t matter what major you are studying.”

Last year, FarmHouse awa rded $16,000 to freshman members, and the year before provided $18,000.

“This year, we’re hoping to give even more,” Becker said. “The deadline to apply is April 15, and the application form is available on our website.”

Becker, who is currently at home completing online courses due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, chose FarmHouse Fraternity because he wanted to live with students who have similar backgrounds.

“I really liked the guys and the atmosphere of FarmHouse,” he said.

“Also, they have a great alumni network that is very supportive, and I knew that would help later with my future career.”

Syngenta packaging innovations aimed at reducing carbon intensity GREENSBORO, N.C. — To improve sustainability across its supply chain, Syngenta announced a $2 billion investment in sustainable agriculture. Part of this investment will go toward packaging innovations.

“Things like reducing the weight of plastic in containers, moving plastics and products in bulk and cutting the thickness of our label paper all contribute to making our operations more sustainable,” said Gabriel Oxby, Syngenta formulation and packaging group leader.

The company hopes these and other sustainability efforts will help Syngenta meet its target to reduce the carbon intensity of its operations and supply chain by 50% by 2030.

This commitment to sustainability is just one facet of a robust, customer-first strategy. Thanks

to full approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation and the International Safe Transit Association, the Syngenta lab can self-certify packaging in accordance with United Nations standards.

As a result, the company can independently make continuous refinements and improvements, instead of waiting for an outside firm to complete a separate certification process.

Syngenta is also testing technologies like slow-motion cameras to enhance the analysis of test results. The lab’s cameras use a machine learning program, which improves their accuracy when checking package labels for errors.

“From lab to field, we help make sure our products arrive to our customers intact and on time, ready to go to work,” Oxby said.

The U of I student was actually studying abroad during the spring semester at the Wageningen University and Research Centre in the Netherlands, when the university canceled all study abroad programs due to the pandemic.

“I got there on Jan. 1 for a semester-long program to study various aspects of agriculture,” Becker said.

“I wanted to learn about the international side to agriculture, so I was taking classes on sustainability and rural lifestyles,” said Becker who is studying agricultural and consumer economics with a concentration in agribusiness markets and management and a minor in leadership at the U of I. Even though his time in the Netherlands was cut short, Becker said he did have some time to travel around Europe before returning home.

“I got to experience quite a bit in the short period of time I was there,” he said.

Last summer, Becker completed an internship with John Deere in Waterloo, Iowa.

“I worked with marketing, and I plan to do that this year in Wichita, Kansas,” he said. “After I graduate from the U of I, I’d like to do marketing for agricultural company or work with grain merchandising.”

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He said they have been encouraged by that business and expect that some of those new customers may become regular customers even after the COVID-19 event passes.

“They may not have shopped locally or much at all before all of this and now that they are, they realize the value of it, realize that they play a part in the food system and we hope to keep them as customers,” Banks said.

One lingering concern is how to move the massive supply of eggs they now have on hand. Banks and Newman supply eggs to some local restaurants, which closed due to COVID19.

“We are starting to get a little bit backed up on eggs. I feel like we will sell them, but if the shelterin-place order stays and these restaurants don’t open back up, if that April 30 date gets moved back to May, then we will have to start deciding what to do. The meat can stay frozen, but the eggs do have a shelf life,” Banks said.

He said that is a concern that is on his mind all the time now.

“It’s a bridge we’ll cross when we come to it, but it’s also something my wife and I talk about almost every day, just trying to prepare ourselves and tossing ideas back and forth,” he said.

Donating the extra supplies of eggs is an option for Banks.

“It’s important that we stay viable as a business, but it’s also important that we support the community that has supported us over the last five years,” he said.

SLAGEL FAMILY FARMS When it comes to the impact of restaurant closures on local meat producers, Louis John Slagel of Slagel Family Farm in rural Fairbury knows that pain. Slagel Family Farms beef, pork and poultry can be found on many well-known restaurants throughout Chicago.

With many of those restaurants closed or serving reduced menus on a curbside or takeout basis, Slagel has felt the pinch.

“We had been selling the products we raise to restaurants, so unfortunately that is not doing very well at the moment since most of the restaurants are closed,” Slagel said.

But in addition to the restaurant trade, Slagel diversified into selling product to local retail grocery stores and butcher shops,

have to distance,” McCoy said.

McCoy said it is a very crucial time for FFA members to be a role model and a leader for others.

“It’s time to take hold and be the light for others in the community in uncertain times and seek out blessings,” McCoy said.

McCoy said it’s important for FFA members to not get discouraged right now and for them to remember

the impact they have already made not only on the FFA organization, but also on their community.

“Members should never forget the impact they have already made and will continue to make,” McCoy said.

and several years ago, he purchased a butcher shop in nearby Forrest, Slagel Family Meats.

That side of the business has seen a huge jump in sales.

“The butcher shop is a lot busier the last couple of weeks and we sell to two different grocery stores and three different butcher shops and those have all been extremely busy the last few weeks, selling more retail product,” Slagel said.

Last fall, he started an online store — https:// sourcetotable.com — and that has seen a big increase in traffic.

“It was fairly slow in January, but we’ve seen a big jump in business.

We’ve been shipping product local, to Peoria and Chicago, but we also have been shipping to California, Nevada, New York, Michigan, through the website,” Slagel said.

He looks on those sales as a positive, despite the big hit from the lost restaurant business.

“Our total volume of sales has dropped a lot because our main customer base was restaurants, but if you want to try to find a bright side, the website is getting a lot more traffic,” he said.

Not all of the restaurant business has disappeared.

Slagel said some of his restaurant customers were able to transition quickly to a curbside and takeout format.

Smaller restaurants that tend to be more casual and which always offer takeout menus also have continued to keep up their orders.

Slagel’s family, his par-

ents, brothers, sisters and sister-in-law, all work on the farm and in the butcher shop on different tasks. The farm produces beef, pork, lamb, goat, chicken, duck, rabbit, turkey and eggs.

One old custom that Slagel is seeing make a comeback is the practice of buying halves and quarters of beef and halves of pork to fill freezers.

“People are suddenly interested in buying quarters and halves of beef. It used to be a lot more popular 10, 20 years ago, and then as families got smaller, I feel like it became harder and harder to sell halves and quarters. We’ve had quite a few orders for quarters and halves of beef and halves of pork,” Slagel said.

He’s also seen a surge in new customers.

“We’ve have definitely had more people who maybe aren’t our average customer base reaching out to us because of supply issues,” he said.

Like Banks, one of the long-range gains that Slagel sees is the new customers now becoming regular customers.

“Maybe I’m being too optimistic, but I think we might come out of this even stronger because people are going to want to make sure they are food secure and that they know where their food is coming from,” Slagel said.

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WHEAT The report states Illinois will have 570,000 wheat acres, a 12% decline from the 650,000 planted in 2019. The Prairie State had 600,000 wheat acres two years ago.

A 3% increase in wheat planting is projected in Indiana, going from 330,000 in 2019 to 340,000 this year, after planting 310,000 acres in 2018.

Wheat acres were not available in Iowa.

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The impact of COVID19 has resulted in many people losing their jobs.

“L ess people have money to buy products they need to sustain life,” Trotter said.

“One in eight households has insufficient food supply, and this is going to get worse,” he predicted.

“We feel dairy products can play a vital role, and that’s why we’re asking USDA to work swiftly.”

“With the excessive milk supplies during the last few weeks we’ve lost 25% of our income through the crashed market, and now we are facing the dumping of milk on top of that,” said Gordon Speirs, owner of Shiloh Dairy in Brillion, Wisconsin.

“Dairy farming is a 24/7 responsibility, not a factory that we can just turn off the lights and start up again in three to four weeks when the world gets back online or whatever that date is,” he said.

Trotter has received reports of milk being dumped in regions of the Midwest.

“That’s why we’re putting urgency on the USDA

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“Maybe there are some slowdowns in the receipt of vessels as they check crews and such and if there are any coronavirus infections there amongst the crew, they would take additional measures at those foreign ports. I’m hearing Chinese vessels entering other countries are getting extra scrutiny right now, but everything is operating pretty much normally around the world when it comes to the shipment and the receipt of grains,” LeGrand said.

Recent purchases of U.S. grain exemplify how the export system continues to operate.

China recently purchased nearly 30 million bushels of corn, the largest single purchase of corn by that country in the last seven years.

Most recently, about 9.8 million bushels of corn were sold to unknown destinations.

“We do suspect that it’s China taking advantage of the dip in the market. They typically classify those as unknown destinations, one, to hide the trade and, two, to make a decision depending on circumstances at the time of shipment where exactly they want to ship it. So, if it doesn’t work at China at that time they can ship it to another desti-

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ACREAGE PERSPECTIVE Illinois had 1.142 million corn prevent plant acres, and Indiana had 709,800 acres of idle corn acres in 2019.

Prevent plant soybeans acres last year in Illinois were estimated at 331,200 acres, and Indiana was at 230,400.

Corn acreage prevented from planting in Iowa was 381,000, and 82,400 soybean acres were idle in 2019.

million acres from last year. Compared with last year, planted acreage is expected to be up or unchanged in 38 of the 48 estimating states.

Record high corn acreage is expected in Arizona (100,000 total acres), Idaho (400,000), Nevada (17,000) and Oregon (85,000). Record low acreage is expected in Connecticut (23,000) and Rhode Island (2,000).

Corn acreage increases from last year of 800,000 or more are expected in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio (3.7 million total acres) and South Dakota (6 million).

Soybean planted area

for 2020 is estimated at 83.5 million acres, up 10% from last year’s 76.1 million. Compared with last year, planted acreage is expected to be up or unchanged in 22 of the 29 estimating states.

Increases of 250,000 acres or more are anticipated in Arkansas (2.9 million total acres), Illinois, Kansas (5 million), Michigan (2.2 million), Minnesota (7.4 million), Missouri (5.8 million), North Dakota (6.6 million), Ohio (4.8 million) and South Dakota (5.4 million).

All wheat planted area for 2020 is estimated at

44.7 million acres, down 1% from 2019. This represents the lowest all wheat planted area since records began in 1919. The 2020 winter wheat planted area, at 30.8 million acres, is down 1% from last year and down slightly from the previous estimate.

Record low w inter wheat acreage is estimated in Nebraska (920,000 total acres) and Utah (120,000).

to step in to give us a lifeline,” he said.

However, the situation for the industry is a mixed bag.

“There are plants running full out to keep up with retail demand, which was strong for all dairy products, but has now returned to a more normal pace,” Umhoefer said.

“There are also plants with an emphasis on the food service market that have throttled back to less shifts because they do not have markets for their products.”

There is not a shortage of milk, Umhoefer said.

“We see milk limits in some markets because we have challenges in the transportation and distribution system,” he said.

“We had milk moving from Wisconsin as far as Florida, and that kind of effort will continue when we don’t have a plant to get the milk processed.”

The goal is for the USDA to purchase products that would typically go to the food service sector such as cheddar, mozzarella and Italian cheeses, butter and nonfat dry milk.

“These products will help us clear the market and also they are also useful to families in need,” Umhoefer said.

“But we have not asked for a particular quantity to be

purchased.”

It is very important at this time for all dairymen to be in contact with their processors, Trotter said.

“The only way to find common ground to manage through this is to work together,” he said.

The opportunity to trim milk production by removing animals from the dairy herd is a challenge right now, Speirs said.

“A slaughter plant is shut down in Pennsylvania, and prices are lower for the cull cow market,” he said. “We really need the processing sector to be able to process this fine production so we can get it into the hands of the consumer.”

Speirs is not in favor of placing restrictions on milk production for the long term.

“This is a temporary problem that we need to jump over, and it is going to be ugly for a short period of time,” he said. “Over the last year, our milk supplies have been reasonably well balanced — right now is a unique situation.”

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nation,” LeGrand said.

“Over 1 million metric tons of sorghum has been recently sold to China, and we expect that there’s more behind that.”

The regular purchasers of U.S. corn such as Japan, South Korea, Mexico and Colombia continue to be active. Japan recently purchased 4.5 million bushels of corn.

“Last week’s corn shipments were at an 11-month high, still off USDA’s projected number for this crop year by about 130 million bushels, but seeing that up-tick in corn shipments is a bright spot amongst all of the bad news that we’re seeing and hearing around the world,” LeGrand said.

some bright spots amongst all the bad news that we’re hearing,” he said.

Quarterly corn stocks were 7.953 billion bushels. Any surprises on that side of the report?

“The corn stocks report was supportive; 7.95 billion was about 180 million bushels below the average trade guess.

It continues to raise thoughts that the 2019 crop was over-stated.

We’ll just have to see eventually if there’s a reduction or an adjustment made in that.

“I do think we fed a fair amount of corn this winter, but that number on top of the surprisingly high feed and residual number for the first half of the year our feed disappearance has been surprisingly high given our supposed crop size last fall.

“So, the conclusion is either we aggressively did feed quite a bit more corn than we expected, or the 2019 crop was over-stated. Perhaps it’s a combination, I don’t know the answer.

“Regardless, that will help a little bit with regards to the loss that we’re unfortunately seeing in ethanol grind with the reduced gas consumption due to the coronavirus right now.

“I wouldn’t be surprised at all to see USDA reduce the ethanol grind in the next supply and demand report. So, hopefully any increase in feed and residual usage in the supply and demand report will help offset to some degree a reduction in ethanol grind on the corn balance sheet.”

NATIONWIDE U.S. corn planted area for all purposes in 2020 is estimated at 97 million acres, up 8% or 7.29

DDGS POTENTIAL China is working to register the U.S. ethanol plants in order to resume DDGS exports there. That has the potential to open a 5 million metric ton market for the product from U.S. ethanol plants.

China has an anti-dumping and countervailing duty case against U.S. DDGS, but purchases of the ethanol co-product were part of the “Phase 1” trade deal.

LeGrand expects to see exemptions to the duties that have been levied on U.S. DDGS. “Hopefully, there are more good things to come with trade with China and other nations. There are

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MORE GOOD NEWS There is plenty of other good news in the grain export realm besides the purchases by China and others.

“One piece of information that we’re hearing from around the world is that there is there’s confidence in the U.S. grain export system and for that reason buyers in North Africa, which are typically buyers of South American corn, are looking more and more to the United States as an origin because they have confidence that our supplies will continue to flow,” LeGrand noted.

“They’re worried about Argentina. About 10 days ago Argentina briefly shut down their Rosario port which is their main grain exporting hub. It was opened very quickly after that, but the fear is there that Argentina and other grain exporting ports around the world could shut down their operations, and that fear isn’t quite as strong with the United States.

“We’re seeing the same thing in Taiwan where buyers are looking to book premiums in some instances just because they know that the grain they buy from the United States is going to arrive on time at their port.”

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“It goes without saying that last year reminded us that a number is just a number. We’re going to have to see how the spring planting weather shakes out here.”

Were there any acreage changes across the Corn Belt that standout from a corn perspective?

“Illinois is 800,000 acres higher, Iowa is 600,000 acres higher, Minnesota is 600,000 acres higher and Nebraska is 400,000 acres higher compared to last year.

“The big regional change was in the eastern Corn Belt. When you include Indiana, Ohio and Michigan, the combined increase between those three states was 2.2 million acres.

“Going further west we still had some increases across the primary corn-producing states with the exception of North Dakota being down 300,000 acres from last year.”

Is there a possibility corn acres projections will change?

“It’s a mark on the wall, but as we turn the calendar to April we will look at the weather more closely needless to say over the next two, two and one-half months and hopefully have a better planting spring for growers in 2020 compared to 2019. It was such a big challenge for growers in 2019, and we certainly hope it goes smoother.”

Soybean planting intentions of 83.51 million acres was below the trade’s pre-report average estimate of 84.86 How will the market look at million acres, Allendale’s these survey numbers?

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“It goes without saying that last year reminded us that a number is just a number. We’re going to have to see how the spring planting weather shakes out here.”

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good education process for all of us.

“It’s a good starting point. If you pencil that into a balance sheet for 2020-2021, depending on what level of usage you want to pencil in, it would be supportive, but not bullish. We’re not running out of soybeans and South America is harvesting a very strong crop as we speak.”

Soybean quarterly stocks of 2.253 billion bushels were slightly above the pre-report average guess of 2.241 billion and below last March’s 2.727 billion.

“The soybean stocks are a little above expectations. That could be an understatement of the 2019 crop or maybe some rounding errors. It’s not a shocking soybean stocks number.”

Was there any support for wheat in the acreage and quarterly stocks reports?

“The all wheat planted acreage number of 44.655 is just slightly below expectations of 45 million acres. The wheat acreage report was constructive.

“The stocks report for wheat was basically neutral to slightly supportive, with 1.412 billion bushels on March 1. The trade was looking for about 1.43 billion bushels, so it was roughly 20 million bushels below expectations. That’s not really significant.

“I would mention that maybe that might imply a little more wheat feeding during the winter, but the wheat/corn ratio really didn’t justify a lot of that.

“So, I would say, particularly given the corn number was surprisingly low on stocks that’s probably just some rounding errors in there and nothing of any major significance there as far as stocks numbers.”

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How you can deal with stress Expert offers farmers advice

By Martha Blum

AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Farmers deal with a number of stressors that are out of their control.

“There are things that often determine our success or failure that we can’t do anything about,” said Monica Kramer McConkey, a rural mental health specialist for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.

“Then you add in issues around succession plans, farming with family, divorce, debt load and natural disasters — it can feel insurmountable at times,” McConkey said during the Cultivating Resiliency for Women in Agriculture webinar organized by the American Agri-Women.

“Stress is our body’s reaction to threats, challenges, physical barriers or anything that we come up against that causes us to have a physical reaction,” explained McConkey, who was raised on a family farm near Bejou, Minnesota, and has been working with people in rural populations for the last 26 years.

When people are faced with a perceived stressor such as getting an email, reading the news or having a disagreement with a family member, McConkey said,

that kicks off nerve and hormonal signals.

“That prompts our adrenal glands to release a surge of hormones including adrenaline and cortisol,” she said.

Adrenaline increases a person’s heart rate, elevates blood pressure and boosts energy supplies.

“Sometimes that is OK if you’re running a race,” McConkey said.

“Cortisol increases the sugars in our blood stream, enhances our brain’s use of the glucose and increases the availability of substances that repair tissues.”

There are things that shut off when a person is under stress including the digestive, reproduction and immune systems.

“That’s why it’s easier to get sick when we’re under stress,” McConkey said.

“The problem is when stressors are always present and those body systems stay cued up,” she said. “The overexposure of cortisol and adrenaline really disrupts almost every body process.”

The human function curve, which has good stress on one end and chronic stress on the other end, is very different for everyone.

“The peak comes at different places, so what may be a stressor for one person is not stressful for someone else,” McConkey said.

“There is a whole range in between, and a lot depends on how much sense of control you have.”

Chronic stress can impact both physical and mental illness.

“ We may be more apt to experiencing anxiety or depres sion,” McConkey said.

“And there are lots of health related problems like McConkey heart disease, problems with digestion or sleep and weight gain or loss.”

Farmers with chronic stress may have issues with memory, concentration or the ability to make decisions.

“Many farmers I work with are in a vicious circle because there is a lot of work to be done but communication has crashed with the family and ag lenders so they don’t remember if they’ve done things,” McConkey said.

“Sometimes even the simplest decisions, things they’ve done for years, are now really tough.”

To get chronic stress under control, McConkey said, it is important to evaluate triggers.

“It could be related to an accident on the farm and now you’re in the same position of having to work around that equipment or livestock that caused harm to someone you cared about,” she said.

To reduce stress, McConkey advises people to eat healthy, drink plenty of water and find

time to relax.

“Take some deep breaths, sit in a quiet spot, go for a drive or exercise,” she said. “On a farm we’re always busy, but it’s not the type of consistent exercise that helps with cardio so be purposeful about exercise.”

Sleep is a important aspect of stress relief.

“Sleep is something we take for granted until we can’t do it,” McConkey said.

“One hundred percent of the farmers I talk to are not sleeping,” she said. “Have some kind of routine that leads up to sleep like taking a shower or reading.”

McConkey advises farm families to look at lifestyle changes.

“Embrace hobbies or look at adult classes,” she said. “Or, maybe a bible study once a week.

Do something outside of what typically causes stress.”

Farmers should show themselves g race a nd mercy, McConkey said.

“Your thoughts will directly control your feelings, so if your thoughts are negative, that is not helpful,” she said.

“Take moments to look around you and be grateful,” she stressed. “Prayer is a really powerful tool to deal with stress.”

Martha Blum can be reached at 815-223-2558, ext. 117, or marthablum@agrinews-pubs. com. Follow her on Twitter at: @AgNews_Blum.

Stay fed, stay safe during trying times

By Matilda Charles

through the car window. You might find that food is being distributed at places like the Life has certainly changed senior center or a school parkrecently. Depending on where ing lot or via Meals on Wheels, you live, it might have changed even if you aren’t signed up as a a lot. Stay home if you’re a separticipant. nior. Stay home if you have a If you do dare to enter a store, medical condition. That’s what a number of grocery stores are we’ve been told. designating the first hour or That’s all well and good, but two in the morning for seniors what if we really need to shop only. Not all stores are doing for food? What if we couldn’t this, so call first. If they don’t stock up last week because the do it, suggest it.

Social Security benefit hadn’t You’re more likely to find made it to our checking account the things you need during yet? this time as the shelves will If you’re really in a jam for — hopefully — be restocked food, call the food bank. Of overnight. all the places, that one is most And with fewer people in the likely to still be open. They’re store, you’re less likely to run trying to keep people fed, espe- into someone with the virus, cially seniors, as well as chilbut stay away from other people anyway. If you go, be sure to dren who don’t get free meals take sanitizing wipes for the because the schools are now cart handles. closed.

Remember, if you go out, Ask if they have a drive-up you’re really not safe from the pantry where you can be virus. Do it as little as possible. handed some bags of food SENIOR NEWS LINE

Time to declutter There’s decluttering by the book, and then there’s realistic decluttering. Too often we follow the experts’ advice and end up unhappy with the result.

Clothing styles run in cycles.

Pant legs go from wide to skin tight, and shirt hems go up and down. While it’s likely that your fairly new pair of wide leg pants might come back in style soon, the 2-foot-wide bell bottoms of the ‘70s probably won’t make a reappearance.

You thought you would like that magazine subscription you got two years ago. You read three issues and the other nine are in a stack that keep sliding off the coffee table. Out they go.

And what about that coffee table that you threatened to take to Goodwill ages ago because it’s just too big for the room? Is it time to let it go?

Or, the spare end table your daughter said she wanted?

Give her one opportunity to come get it now. Otherwise, out it goes.

Those treasured mementos your mother passed down to you — that you never really liked — have been taking up shelf space for many years. Is it time to let them go?

Put them in a box in the closet and leave them there for a month. If you don’t miss them, you don’t need to keep them.

The idea is to make room.

Over the course of one month, spend a little time every day gathering a few things to put in bags in a closet.

If you’re feeling especially brave, don’t wait until the month is over. Take them to Goodwill right away.

Eventually you’ll come to enjoy the extra space you have.

It’s being more realistic. © 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.

Create a family plan for coronavirus crisis Like many families, we’ve been trying to process all of the information about the coronavirus outbreak and stay in Kitchen Diva good health.

The Centers Angela Shelf for Disease Medearis Control and Prevention’s website — www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index. html — contains guidelines and information to help your family through these tumultuous times.

Here are some guidelines from the CDC. The coronavirus outbreak could last for a long time in your community. Depending on its severity, public health officials may act to help keep people healthy, reduce exposures to COVID-19 and slow the spread of the virus.

Creating a household plan can help protect your health and the health of those you care about. Your plan should be based the needs and daily routine of your household.

Practice everyday preventive action that can help prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses: n Avoid close contact with people who are sick. n Stay home when you are sick, except to get medical care. n Cover your coughs and sneezes with a tissue. n Clean frequently touched surfaces and objects using a regular household detergent and water. n Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom, before eating

and after blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing.

Choose a room in your home that can be used to separate sick household members from those who are healthy, if possible. Avoid sharing personal items like food and drinks.

Provide your sick household member with clean disposable facemasks to wear at home.

Clean the sick room and bathroom, as needed, to avoid unnecessary contact with the sick person. Learn more about caring for someone with COVID19 at home at the CDC’s coronavirus website.

Plan ways to care for those who might be at greater risk for serious complications.

Data suggests older people are more likely to have serious COVID-19 illness. If you or your household members are at increased risk for coronavirus complications, consult with your healthcare provider for more information about monitoring for symptoms suggestive of COVID-19.

The CDC will recommend actions to help keep people at high risk for complications healthy if a coronavirus outbreak occurs in your community.

Take care of the emotional health of your household members.

Outbreaks can be stressful for adults and children. Children respond differently than adults to stressful situations. Talk with your children about the outbreak, try to stay calm, and reassure them that they are safe.

Create an emergency contact list.

Ensure your household has a current list of emergency contacts for family, friends, neighbors and teachers. Create a list of local organizations that you and your household can

Roasted Tomato Soup After roasting the tomatoes, you can coarsely chop them to use as a sauce for pasta dishes instead of blending them into a soup.

Servings: 4 to 6 INGREDIENTS 2 (28-ounce) cans peeled whole tomatoes, drained, halved and seeded (such as Muir Glen, Hunt’s, Contadina or Red Pack) 14 large fresh basil leaves, torn or 2 tablespoons Italian Seasoning 1/2 medium onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice 5 large cloves garlic, coarsely chopped or 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 cup olive oil 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves or nutmeg 1/8 teaspoon ground cayenne

contact in the event you need help, including mental health or counseling services, food and other supplies.

Here’s a comforting recipe for Roasted Tomato Soup that uses canned goods and pantry items to create a delicious meal.

During these challenging days, try to stay calm, take care of

Immune system gets dairy boost The coronavirus, or COVID-19, has taken our nation by storm.

With so much out of our control, it is Monica Nyman important to reflect St. Louis on things District Dairy we can control.

Council The World Health Organization celebrates World Health Day every year on April 7 to create awareness around the benefits of being healthy. In 1948, the First World Health Assembly called for the creation of World Health Day to mark the founding of WHO. The day is a worldwide opportunity to focus on key public health issues.

The belief that “health is wealth” is one shared by many. By spreading awareness, sharing knowledge about immune health and discussing how to prioritize health, we can help prevent illness.

It is undeniable that a well-balanced diet goes handin-hand with a healthy lifestyle. What you choose to eat — and choose not to eat — can help ward off many leading illnesses and diseases.

Food choices make a huge impact on how you feel today and tomorrow, along with impacting future health.

The right diet can help fight viruses and infections by keeping the body in a good balance.

Like any fighting force, healthy immune system warriors need high-quality regular nourishment with variety from all of the food groups, including fruits, vegetables, whole grains, protein and dairy.

Immune health is a complex topic as it is heavily reliant on the health of the body as a whole. It is important to note that immune health is not built on a healthy diet alone. Additional tips for maintaining optimal health include getting enough sleep, limiting stress, exercising and practicing good hygiene.

With the fear surrounding the current worldwide pandemic, take the time to manage what you can control to prevent becoming ill. Healthy foods like milk, cheeses, and yogurt, are a key part of a healthy diet, which plays a role in a healthy immune system.

Dairy foods offer a significant amount of benefits, including bone-building calcium, and also offer nutrients beneficial for immune health like vitamin A and D. So, make sure you are getting three servings of delicious dairy foods daily to Celebrate World Health Day in a proactive and preventative fashion.

Monica Nyman is senior nutrition educator and dietitian with the St. Louis District Dairy Council.

pepper or red pepper flakes PROCEDURE

Cheesy Asparagus Gratin

Heat oven to 300 degrees. Spread out the tomatoes, basil, onion and garlic cloves in a large shallow pan with sides. Sprinkle with the oil and the spices, turning to coat the tomatoes evenly.

Bake 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 hours, basting and turning the tomatoes several times, until their color deepens to dark red. Don’t let them brown; nor allow the garlic to brown, it will turn bitter.

Transfer the tomatoes and their juice, the oil, garlic and onions into a blender or the bowl of a food processor. Blend until smooth.

Or mash the ingredients with a potato masher until smooth. Allow tomatoes to sit for 20 to 30 minutes to mellow.

Reheat soup on the stove or in a microwavable bowl for 2 to 3 minutes. You can freeze this soup for up to 3 months.

INGREDIENTS 2 pounds asparagus, trimmed 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 4 ounces brie cheese, thinly sliced 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves

yourself and your loved ones and remember, by the grace of God this too shall pass.

Angela Shelf Medearis is an award-winning children’ss author, culinary historian and the author of seven cookbooks. Her website is www.divapro.com. © 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.

PROCEDURE Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Lightly oil a baking sheet or coat with nonstick spray.

Place asparagus in a single layer onto the prepared baking sheet. Stir butter, garlic and Italian seasoning together separately and pour over asparagus; season with salt and pepper, to taste.

Place into oven and roast for 8 to 10 minutes, or until tender but crisp.

Top with cheeses and bake for an additional 3 to 4 minutes, or until melted.

Serve immediately, garnished with parsley, if desired.

Nutrition information: 226 calories, 7.6 g carbohydrates, 17.6 g fat, 12 g protein, 3.6 g fiber and 19.5% daily value calcium.

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Takeout food concerns admid COVID-19 What steps do I need to take when ordering takeout food or food from a delivery service in light of the coronavirus pandemic?

First, it’s important to understand that COVID-19 is not a foodborne disease. While there have been no reports as of this time to suggest that COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus, has been transmitted by handling food or food packaging, here are some ways that you can protect yourselves and others when ordering food through takeout, a drive-through or a home-delivery service.

Because COVID-19 transmits person-to-person through droplets that are produced when an infected individual coughs or sneezes, the best way to protect yourself and others is to keep physical distance of at least 6 feet, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Common symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, coughing, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties.

Symptoms range from mild to severe respiratory illness.

Advanced age or conditions such as various cancers, COPD, asthma, heart disease and di-

abetes are associated with an increased severity of COVID-19 infections and fatality rates.

The virus is most often transferred to another individual when droplets directly reach their nose, mouth or eyes or through close contact such as a handshake.

The virus also can transmit when a person touches an object or surface with the virus on it and then touches his mouth or eyes before washing his hands.

“Takeout minimizes the number of touches by people, especially if the restaurant is practicing social distancing and good preparation practices,” said Sanja Ilic, food safety state specialist with Ohio State University Extension, the outreach arm of The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

“Delivered foods present no risks if the restaurant practices a no-touch/no-interaction policy during preparation,” she said.

In fact, getting food through takeout or a drive-through is a good risk management choice, especially for high-risk and

dures that will prevent the virus transmission,” she said.

With that in mind, here are several ways consumers can protect themselves in order to minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission from packaging or delivery: n Use measures to reduce the amount of package handling. n Make sure your provider is implementing no-touch/ no-interaction options. Many delivery programs have now instituted these measures. n Ask the manager about the Takeout food seems to pose a very min- measures the restaurant staff imal risk of passing on coronavirus. is taking for food safety, before placing your order. Many elderly groups because it helps restaurants are now volunteerpeople maintain social distanc- ing this information. ing and reduces the number of n Practice handwashing and touch points, Ilic said. use hand sanitizer before and “Likewise, food delivery helps after handling packaging. It’s people maintain social distanc- important that you wash your ing and reduces the number of hands with soap and water for touch points between the prepa- at least 20 seconds each time. ration and serving of food,” she Hand sanitizer is also an option said. if you do not have access to soap and water.

However, Ilic said, indepenn If you use delivery for restaudent delivery drivers cannot rant food, after you receive the guarantee low-touch delivery food, unpack it and dispose of and proper physical distancing the packaging and then wash during deliveries. your hands. Do not touch your “You have to make sure that nose, mouth, eyes or face until the provider is using the proce-

after this procedure is complete.

“Food businesses should be following employee health policies and health department recommendations to keep people home,” Ilic said. “Also, it’s important to remember, the best thing you can do is to continue using good food safety practices before preparing or eating food, like always washing your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds after using the restroom and after blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing.”

For more information, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has created a website dedicated to answering questions regarding food, food safety and COVID-19 — www.usda.gov/ coronavirus.

Chow Line is a service of The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and its outreach and research arms, Ohio State University Extension and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center. Send questions to Chow Line, c/o Tracy Turner, 364 W. Lane Ave., Suite B120, Columbus, OH 43201, or turner.490@osu.edu.

How does stay-at-home order impact farmers markets?

URBANA, Ill. — With winter farmers markets in full swing, the March 20 executive order

by Gov. J.B. Pritzker requiring individuals to stay at home has market managers wondering if they can stay open.

The order considers agriculture an essential business, paving the way for growers and farmers markets to remain open at the time of this writing.

“All first responders, emergency management personnel, law enforcement personnel, healthcare workers and others working to support essential businesses and essential government functions, like grocery stores and pharmacies are exempt from this stay at home order,” the order indicates.

Agricultural operations currently allowed include “food and beverage manufacturing, production, processing and cultivation, including farming,”

and includes “cultivation, marketing, production and distribution of animals and good for consumption,” the order further indicates.

Travel to and from food production areas and marketplaces may occur. Congregation of employees and customers must be done in accordance with social distancing requirement of 6 feet, and market vendors and managers may need to revamp current food safety rules and regulations to comply fully.

WHAT VENDORS SHOULD CONSIDER: n As in all cases, employees should be healthy if they are at work. n Clean and sanitize your booth and equipment on a regular basis throughout the market day. Cleaning means using soap and water and sanitizing means using a product

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labeled for sanitizing which can be used on food contact surfaces. Guidelines from the Environmental Protection Agency are available. When in doubt, confirm that the labeling of the sanitizer is appropriate for use on food contact surfaces. n Follow any guidelines from the Illinois Department of Public Health about product sampling. Although no final decision on product sampling has been made at the time of this writing, markets may wish to discontinue the practice. n Have a hand-washing station at your booth and instruct all workers to use it on a regular basis. n Minimize the number of times the produce is touched, from on-farm harvest through market sales. n Designate a worker that is only responsible for taking

money and require them to wear gloves for all transactions. n Have all workers use disposable gloves when working with fresh produce and instruct them on how often to change gloves throughout the day. n Do not allow the customer to pick up produce to test for ripeness or smell before buying. n Growers may want to pre-bag produce prior to opening and explain to customers that this is for their own safety. n Remind customers to wash the produce when they get home.

WHAT MANAGERS SHOULD CONSIDER: n Practice social distancing.

Extend the distances between the market booths and avoid shaking hands or any other physical contact. n Follow any guidelines from

the Illinois Department of Public Health about product sampling as previously discussed. n Have hand-washing stations throughout the market for the public to use and post signs reminding patrons to use soap and water for 20 seconds before rinsing and drying with a single-use paper towel. n Limit or restrict animal access into the market. n Temporarily eliminate seating areas within the marketplace to promote social distancing. n Initiate customer educational programs through your market website, social media sites and newsletters and advise people not to attend the market if they are ill. n Have a sign prominently displayed at the market entrance or at each vendor booth promoting social distancing of at least 6 feet in public spaces.

DONNA’S DAY: CREATIVE FAMILY FUN

Bouquet sprouts pom-pom ‘blooms’

By Donna Erickson

Whirligigs scare the birds for a while, then birds seem to realize the moving parts are not dangerous, and they will eat birdseed on the ground nearby. But they do scare wild rabbits.

Take whirligig for a spin

By Terry and Kim Kovel

Folk-art collectors like the homemade whirligigs that show What is a whirligig? Some a hen pecking, a soldier fighting move on a windy day like pinor a woman waving her arms. wheels. Some are moving toys, Or, the ones with two men sawfor example a man chopping ing wood. These became very wood. Many are moving garden popular in the 1880s to 1900, pieces such as people chopping and they are still being made. wood or waving a flag. The They are one of the newest experts say there four types of types of folk art to become popwhirligigs. ular with collectors, and prices The first were made as early have been rising. Some sold for as 500 B.C. by American over $1,000, even though they Indians. These were made from were very crude. a bone and a strip of leather.

A 26-inch-high primitive A modern version of the carved and painted wood and whirligig has a button that spins iron whirligig with a blond with string. A large button with woman waving both arms while holes can be made to spin so standing next to a red, white fast that it makes a noise, and and blue ball sold for $308 at a these are called buzzers or bull- Skinner auction. The paint was roarers. worn, the arms and legs were A more complicated whirligig stiff, and there was little mois the Chinese bamboo-copter tion, but it did look like it was or dragon butterfly that was homemade. made in China by 400 B.C. These are pictured in some For more collecting news, tips early tapestries. and resources, visit www.

The most often seen whirligig Kovels.com. © 2020 King is the wind-driven pinwheel.

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The first signs of spring are everywhere. Maybe you are noting them on your family calendar with your kids. Crocuses and daffodils poking up through dry leaves and songs of returning birds.

Even in places where there aren’t mittens and woolen hats to put away, the first, fresh spring breezes and longer days of sunshine trigger an upsurge in spirit.

While you might not yet have blossoms on tree branches or forsythia in bloom, you can still enjoy creating a whimsical spring “branch” bouquet bursting with colorful pom-pom “blooms.” All ages, including preschoolers, love to collect sticks and fallen branches while outdoors for a walk this time of year.

Bring them home for the basics of this easy and fun do-together activity.

You’ll also want to purchase a bag of inexpensive colorful pom-poms at your dollar or craft store, grab a bottle of squeezable household white glue from your cupboard, and a container for arranging the sticks inside, and you’re ready to create an eye-catching centerpiece that says “Spring!”

Here’s the stuff you’ll need: n Five branches about 20 inches long, preferably with short branches that fork half way. n Garden shears for trimming the branches (optional). n Vase or clean jar with labels removed, 6 to 8 inches tall. n Chunk of floral foam to fit snugly inside the container (optional). n Package of craft pom-poms in assorted colors (available in quantities of 80 to 100 at craft and dollar stores). n White household glue in a squeeze bottle.

Here’s the fun: 1. An adult may trim the branches for a balanced arrangement when placed in the container. Depending on the

No green thumb or florist skills are required to make a pom-pom bouquet. branches you use, you may wish to set a chunk of floral foam in the base of your container before arranging, to stabilize the branches.

2. Squeeze glue onto the outer tip of a branch. Lightly pinch a pom-pom onto the glue, and hold for a few seconds to set.

Continue gluing pom-poms on all the tips, using a variety of colors, and then add more randomly — a pink one here and yellow one there. Note how they cluster snugly where buds are developing. Let glue dry.

3. Set on a table or mantel for a cheery spring bouquet.

TIP: For a contemporary decorator look, paint the branches white or gray and let dry before arranging and gluing on pompoms.

EXTRA IDEA: Make a pompom “floral” style bouquet for a friend. Collect seven thin 10-inch sticks. Glue one large pom-pom at the end of each one. Bundle and tie together with twine and a gift tag.

To find more of Donna Erickson’s creative family recipes and activities, visit www.donnasday.com. © 2020 Donna Erickson distributed by King Features Synd.

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TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH

Vitamin D works slowly

By Dr. Keith Roach

Is there any reason to start taking vitamin D at age 90?

I’m in good health except for osteopenia and high blood pressure. How long does it take to have an effect?

I was seeing my primary care physician every six months for about five years.

We had mutual respect, and I enjoyed seeing him.

Then, I got diagnosed with breast cancer and had to see other doctors for a long time. Meanwhile, the spinal stenosis my primary care physician had diagnosed was becoming untenable and ruining my quality of life. Even though I am still seeing cancer doctors, I called my primary care physician to make an appointment to discuss the spinal stenosis situation with him. After a long wait, I finally got someone in my primary care physician’s office and, after another long wait, was informed that he could not see me for six months — there was not one opening until then. I was flabbergasted and asked to be put on a cancellation list. “We don’t keep those,” the lady responded. I reluctantly took the appointment and decided to wait it out.

Meanwhile, I saw one of my cancer doctors today, and after explaining this situation to him, he replied: “Doctors don’t do that.

He obviously doesn’t want you as a patient anymore. I would find another primary care physician.” What is your response to this? I am 71 years old, and other than spinal stenosis and breast cancer — which was caught early and treated with surgery and radiation a year ago — I enjoy reasonably good health.

I hope there is another side to this story, since I am horrified that a physician would make a longstanding patient with cancer and spinal stenosis wait six months for an appointment. That is not appropriate medical care.

While I fully understand the point of view of your cancer doctor — and would be tempted to find another doctor — it sounds like saving the relationship you had with your PCP might be worth another try. I think speaking directly with your primary care doctor might clear up any misunderstanding.

Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@ med.cornell.edu. © 2020 North America Synd., Inc.

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In your case, there are potentially two good reasons to start taking vitamin D — if your blood levels are low. One is that with osteopenia, a condition of low bone mass, a precursor to osteoporosis, which increases risk for bone fractures, replacing low vitamin D can improve bone strength and reverse bone loss. This can keep people from needing other medications for osteoporosis, which are much more likely than vitamin D to have side effects.

Older people with vitamin D deficiency also often have some muscle weakness. If you can’t get out of a chair without using your hands and you have a low vitamin D level, replacing vitamin D may help with the weakness.

Of course, there are many causes for weakness in a person and there is no guarantee of effectiveness, but vitamin D is very safe in moderate doses, like 1,000 to 2,000 IU daily. Vitamin D also may reduce fall risk, probably by improving strength, especially in combination with exercise.

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John Deere 2623VT 30’9”, Hyd Basket,19”Fr Blades,20” Rr Blades . . . . . . . . $31,000

Great Plains 2400TM 24’, New Blades, Rolling Reel & Harrow. . . . . . . . . . $44,000

Great Plains UT3030 30’, New Blades, Rolling Harrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,000

Unverferth Crumbler 35’, Single Rollers, Spike Harrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500

CIH 4300 32’, 7” Shovels, 3 Bar Spring Tooth Harrow, Rear Hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,500

Great Plains HS2100Velocity 30’, Conditioner Reel . . . Call

Great Plains Turbo Max 12’, 30’, Rolling Reel & Harrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call

Great Plains MC5109 9 Shank,ChopperWheel & Roller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call

DMI Crumbler 42’. .$6,900

John Deere 2210 45’, Spike Harrow, 7” Knock on Sweeps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,900

Massey Ferguson TD1635 4 Basket, Hyd Fold . . $4,200

Claas Liner 2700 22’4” – 24’3”W.Width . . . . $22,000

Claas Rollant 255RC Uniwrap Bale Density Valve, Short Chop Feed Plate . . . . . . . . .$25,000

2008 Claas Rollant 260 Net Only 5667 Bales. . . $21,900

Econo Wrap 450A 3 Pt, 4x5 Max Bale,90 SecApproxWrap Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call

Claas Disco 3600TRC 11’2” Cutting Width, Center Pivot, Roller Conditioner. . . . . . Call

Claas Volto 55TH 17’1” Working Width, 4 Rotors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call

Claas Liner 2600 20’ – 22’4”,2 Rotor,Center Delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call

Claas Rollant 340RC Net Only, 454 Bales, Demo Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call

Claas Variant 460RC Roto Cut, Net Only, 83” Pickup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call

736W SR 32, Veedersburg, IN 47987 765-722-7040 For More Info & Pictures Visit:

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REGIONAL WEATHER

Outlook for April 10 - April 16

Shown is Friday’s weather. Temperatures are Friday’s highs and Friday night’s lows.

Evanston 46/36 South Bend 45/32

Rockford 49/32 Rock Island 50/35

Chicago 48/35

©2020; forecasts and graphics provided by

SUNRISE/SUNSET Rise 6:28 a.m.

6:27 a.m.

6:25 a.m.

6:23 a.m.

6:22 a.m.

6:20 a.m.

6:19 a.m.

Decatur 50/36

Quincy 52/38

Springfield Date April 10 April 11 April 12 April 13 April 14 April 15 April 16

Peoria 51/36

Set 7:32 p.m.

7:33 p.m.

7:34 p.m.

7:35 p.m.

7:36 p.m.

7:37 p.m.

7:38 p.m.

Gary 46/36

Champaign 49/35 Lafayette 51/37

Springfield 51/37 Terre Haute 52/36

Fort Wayne 45/32

Muncie 48/35

Full

Apr 7

Last

Apr 14

New

Apr 22

Evansville 54/39

PRECIPITATION First

Apr 30

GROWING DEGREE DAYS Illinois Week ending April 6 Month through April 6 Season through April 6 Normal month to date Normal season to date

9 9 53 0 0

Indiana Week ending April 6 Month through April 6 Season through April 6 Normal month to date Normal season to date

Southern Illinois: Friday: mostly sunny and cool. Winds east 4-8 mph. Expect eight to 12 hours of sun with good drying conditions and average relative humidity 50%. Saturday: cloudy; rain possible in the south. Winds east 4-8 mph.

Vevay 51/34

MOON PHASES

16 12 70 0 0

Anna 54/35

Today Hi/Lo/W 49/35/s 48/35/pc 50/36/s 55/39/s 46/36/pc 48/33/c 54/36/s 51/36/s 52/38/pc 49/32/pc 50/35/pc 51/37/s

Tom. Hi/Lo/W 55/38/c 53/38/c 57/40/c 63/42/c 50/38/c 52/38/c 61/42/c 56/40/c 57/41/c 54/36/c 54/38/r 58/40/c

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 57/34/s 53/34/pc 57/34/s 61/38/s 51/33/pc 55/31/pc 58/36/s 56/32/pc 57/33/pc 53/30/pc 53/29/pc 58/35/pc

Indiana Bloomington Carmel Evansville Fishers Fort Wayne Gary Lafayette Indianapolis Muncie South Bend Terre Haute Vevay

Today Hi/Lo/W 52/36/s 48/35/s 54/39/s 48/35/s 45/32/pc 46/36/c 51/37/s 50/36/s 48/35/s 45/32/pc 52/36/s 51/34/s

Tom. Hi/Lo/W 57/42/c 53/41/c 61/45/c 53/39/c 51/38/c 51/39/c 56/42/c 54/43/c 53/41/c 52/38/c 57/44/c 55/44/c

Northern Indiana: Friday: chilly with clouds and sun, but sunnier in the south.

Winds west-northwest 10-20 mph. Expect six to 10 hours of sunshine with fair drying conditions and average relative humidity 55%. Saturday: cloudy.

Central Indiana: Friday: mostly sunny and chilly. Winds northwest 7-14 mph. Expect six to 10 hours of sunshine with fair drying conditions and average relative humidity 60%. Saturday: cloudy. Winds southeast 6-12 mph.

For 24-hour weather updates, check out www.agrinews-pubs.com Illinois Champaign Chicago Decatur E. St. Louis Evanston Joliet Mt. Vernon Peoria Quincy Rockford Rock Island Springfield

Northern Illinois: Friday: chilly with clouds and sun, except sunnier in the south. Winds west-northwest 10-20 mph.

Expect four to eight hours of sunshine with fair drying conditions and average relative humidity 55%.

Central Illinois: Friday: mostly sunny and cool. Winds east-northeast 7-14 mph. Expect six to 10 hours of sunshine with good drying conditions and average relative humidity 50%. Saturday: overcast. Winds southeast 7-14 mph.

Indianapolis 50/36

Mt. Vernon 54/36

East St. Louis 55/39

TEMPERATURES

AGRICULTURE FORECASTS

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 61/38/c 57/37/c 63/40/c 57/35/c 55/35/c 54/36/pc 59/37/c 59/37/c 57/38/c 54/34/c 61/37/c 63/38/c

Southern Indiana: Friday: mostly sunny and cool. Winds west-northwest 8-16 mph.

Expect eight to 12 hours of sunshine with good drying conditions and average relative humidity 55%. Saturday: cloudy. Winds west 7-14 mph.

SOUTH AMERICA Largely dry from Argentina to southern Brazil and Paraguay through Saturday.

A front will spread showers and storms northward across these areas from Sunday into Tuesday.

Weather (W): s–sunny, pc–partly cloudy, c–cloudy, sh–showers, t–thunderstorms, r–rain, sf–snow flurries, sn–snow, i–ice

How to become an Illinois cottage food operator DECATUR, Ill. — Grandma’s blue-ribbon apple-pie recipe may still be winning awards and people always compliment your secret ingredient BBQ spice blend, but shifting from being a home cook to a small business requires a leap of faith, and a financial investment, not everyone can make.

The expansion of Illinois’ cottage food laws allows entrepreneurs and foodies looking for a side business to test their product by selling it on a smaller scale at farmers markets. Under the law, individuals can skip prohibitive start-up costs while still following food-safety regulations in a home kitchen.

“We get a lot of questions from individuals who are interested in developing a food business,”

said Caitlin Mellendorf, Illinois Extension nutrition and wellness educator. “Cottage food operations are a simple way to generate income because select foods can be prepared at home.”

The popularity of farmers markets continues to rise as consumers want to know more about producers and explore unique, local foods.

In support of local agriculture and small business development, the Illinois Cottage Foods Operation law was enacted in 2012. The original list of allowed foods, primarily select baked and canned goods, grew in 2018 to include chilled foods, canned tomato items and more.

“While breads, pastries, cookies, jams and jellies are some of the most common cottage

foods, the list has been expanded since the law was first written,” Mellendorf said. “Anyone interested in sharing a favorite recipe with the public should consider starting a cottage food operation.”

To get started, interested cottage food operators must register their operation with the county health department where they will be preparing food. They also will need a Certified Food Protection Managers Certificate to show their understanding of food-safety regulations, and to serve samples they must complete training for an Illinois Sampling Certificate.

“Because of the food-safety elements of the law, Illinois Extension often assists individuals in understanding how to meet those requirements,”

Mellendorf said. “Extension offices also provide the Certified Food Protection Manager class and exam.”

All home canned products must have pH equilibrium 4.6 or lower. To meet this food safety requirement, operators must submit their recipes to a commercial laboratory for testing or use tested water bath canning recipes from the USDA or the National Center for Home Food Preservation.

Steps to becoming a cottage food operator in Illinois: n Review products that can be sold under the Cottage Food Act. n Register with your local county health department. n Get your Food Service Sanitation Manager’s

Certificate. n Package and label all items for sale properly. n Submit original recipes for testing. n Make a display placard with the required home kitchen wording. n Get a Farmers Market Food Sampling Certificate if you plan on handing out samples. n Owner, employee, or family member must be present at farmers market for sales.

For additional information, food testing labs and detailed cottage food operation regulations, visit “From Garden Gates to Dinner Plates” at web.extension.illinois.edu/cottage or the Illinois Stewardship Alliance at ilstewards.org/policy-work/illinois-cottage-food-law.

ST. ANNE CONSIGNMENT AUCTION & EQUIPMENT SALES 6997 E. 5000 S. RD., ST. ANNE, IL 60964

Jim (815) 791-0723 Office (815) 427-8350 or (815) 427-8360 Evenings (815) 427-8178 contact@stanneauction.com “BUY-SELL-TRADE DAILY” www.stanneconsignmentauction.net

NH T9020 TRACTOR, stk#6829, 480/80R46 duals, CASE 2390 TRACTOR, stk#6305, CAH, front CASE IH 3594 TRACTOR, stk#6777, 3pt, 2hyd, IH 5088 TRACTOR, stk#6369, 9265hrs, 540/1000 JD 2030 TRACTOR, stk#6606, gas, front loader, JD 4630 TRACTOR, stk#6703, CAH, quad range, 4hyd, 2010, only 577hrs, 1 owner, will take trade weights, 2 hyd, 1000 PTO, 18.4-38 rear 90% 9 1000 PTO, front weights. . . . . . . . . . . $13,500 PTO, 3hyd, quick tach, 3pt, reman motor, 3 pr 3pt, 540 PTO, single hyd, runs great, 16.9-28 3hyd, sm 1000 PTO, 18.4-38 rear tires 70% bolt, diff lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,500 rear weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,500 rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,500

KINZE 3600 PLANTER, stk#6778, 12/23R, KINZE 2000 PLANTER, stk#6616, liq fert, KINZE 3000 PLANTER, stk#6653, 6R-30”, liq JD 1780 PLANTER, Stk#6521, 6/11R, NT, VAC, JD 1780 PLANTER, stk#6533, 12/23R, HD down JD 1770 PLANTER, stk#6637, 16R-30”, poly poly boxes, insecticide, NT, KPMII controls, markers, firmers, double closing w/ T-handle, fert, markers, no-till, 2013 . . . . . . . . . $18,500 3bu boxes, 2002, HD down pressure, 1 owner pressure, NT, 3bu boxes, VAC, CT250 monitor, boxes, NT combos, hyd variable rate, insect, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,500 markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,500 accu-rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,500 markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,500 single disc fert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,950

DUNHAM LEHR 30’ CULTIMULCHER, stk#6538, JD 200 CRUMBLER, stk#6832, 32’, weight kit, JD 9300 GRAIN DRILL, stk#6805, 10’, 7” spacing, JD 520 GRAIN DRILL, stk#6744, 20’, 7.5” JD 7000 PLANTER, stk#6656, 6R-30”, quick fill, JD 7000 PLANTER, stk#6597, 8R-30”, no danish tine, scrapers front & rear, no welds double fold, ext hitch, light kit. . . . . . . . $4,950 blades 50%, press wheels . . . . . . . . . . $1,950 spacing, double disc openers, press wheels, NT, insecticide, HD down pressure, firmers, no monitor, used last season, insecticide, NT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,500 coil tine harrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,950 burn on frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,850 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,950

KUHN KRAUSE 8000 VT, stk#6534, 2014, only GP 2400 VT, stk#6558, new front blades, weight GP 1800TT VT, stk#6813, 2011, weight kit, JD 980 FIELD CULTIVATOR, stk#6542, 2004, 24’, JD 980 FIELD CULTIVATOR, stk#1278, 30’, DMI TMII FIELD CULTIVATOR, stk#1788, 30’, worked 700 acres, rolling basket, excelerator, kit, rockflex, rolling basket, no welds, farmer rolling spike harrow, rolling basket, new blades 250lb coil tine shanks, 1 owner 600 acre farm, 3 walking tandems, danish tine, 3 bar spike drag, walking tandems, 3 bar harrow, 10’ main, rockflex, walking tandems . . . . . . . . . $43,500 retirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,500 bar harrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,500 rolling basket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,500 sharp!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,500

CASE IH 370 DISK, stk#6747, 28.5’, 2012, CASE IH 3900 DISK, stk#6510, 30’, 7.5”sp, 1 weld JD 235 DISK, stk#6628, 20’, 9” spacing, 21” cone KILLBROS 350 GRAVITY WAGON, stk#6573, JD 350 MANURE SPREADER, stk#6655, single CASE IH SBX520 SQ BALER, stk#6779, walking tandems, rockflex, 23.5” blades, light on wing, middle buster, 20.5” front/21” rear, good blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,950 w/ motor, pump, auger, tarp, runs great axle, slop gate, single beater, poly floor, hyd only 4000 bales, twine tie, hyd hitch, sharp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,450 apron, 540PTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,950 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,950 kit, hyd level, 9”sp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,500 scrapers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,250

Daily Business Hours: Monday-Friday 7:00 am - 5:00 pm Saturday 7:00 am - 3:00 pm Closed Sundays

To be placed on our mailing list to receive a picture brochure for all upcoming auctions, please call our office today! The equipment in this ad is available for purchase today. Call our office for more information and pricing on our current inventory. Delivery available.

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AUCTIONS

Auction Calendar Fri., April 10

HATZERNORDSTROM.COM or ANDERSONENTERPRISESEQ. COM: Online Only, Hatzer & Nordstrom Consignment Auction, 8:30 a.m., Owned & Operated by Anderson Enterprises & Equipment, LLC, 309-935-6700.

CARTHAGE, ILL.: 2020 “Out Behind the Barn” Sale, 1 p.m., Country Road Angus, 217-357-5038.

Sat., April 11

HATZERNORDSTROM.COM or ANDERSONENTERPRISESEQ. COM: Online Only, Hatzer & Nordstrom Consignment Auction, 8:30 a.m., Owned & Operated by Anderson Enterprises & Equipment, LLC, 309-935-6700.

CONGERVILLE, ILL.: Livestock Equipment & Machinery,

9 a.m., Reel Livestock Center, 309-448-2288.

Thurs., April 16

Tues., April 14

CLARENCE, MO.: 239 +/Acres in 3 Tracts, 5 p.m., Betty Jane Gildehaus Trust, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-847-2161.

GEORGEAUCTION.COM: Online Only Business Liquidation Auction, Landscaping, Lawn Care, Snowplowing, bidding ends 4/14, Norm Buehl, George Auction Service & Real Estate, LLC, 608-7515703. See p. B1

Wed., April 15

BIGGSVILLE, ILL.: 145 +/Acres in 3 Tracts, 10 a.m., David W. Blake, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-8472161.

To place your own advertisement, call 800-426-9438

APRIL 10, 2020 | B1 MOSSAUCTIONTEAM.COM: Online Only, 40 +/- Acres, bidding ends at 10 a.m.

Central, Moss Auction Team, LLC, 217-465-4545.

See p. B1 CAMP POINT, ILL.: 93.125 Acres, 10 a.m., Michael G. Dittmer Special Needs Trust, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-847-2161.

HENNESSEYIMPLEMENT.COM: Online Only Machinery Auction, 10 a.m., Hennessey Implement, Inc., 608-935-3326.

BLOOMFIELD, IOWA: 400 +/Acres in 5 Tracts, 5 p.m., The Short-Woodruff Farm, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-847-2161.

BAUERAUCTION.COM: Online Only Estate Auction, bidding starts to close at 7 p.m., Don Clark Estate, Bauer Auction Service, LLC, 217-259-5956. See p. B1

Fri., April 17

MOWREYAUCTION.COM: Online Only Equipment

GEORGE AUCTION SERVICE & REAL ESTATE, LLC

Auction, 8 a.m., Mowrey Auction Co., Inc., 815-8894191. See p. B2 ARCOLA, ILL.: 2-Day TriCounty Spring Auction, 10 a.m., Tri-County Auction LLC, 217-521-0246.

SCHMIDAUCTION.COM or TRENTSCHMID.COM: Online Only Estate Auction, bidding starts to close at 6 p.m., Larry Cutright Estate, Schmid Auction, 217-857-1507. See p. B1

Sat., April 18

ARCOLA, ILL.: 2-Day TriCounty Spring Auction, 8 a.m., Tri-County Auction LLC, 217-521-0246.

KRAUSZAUCTIONS.HIBID. COM: Online Only, 164.86 Acres in 3 Tracts, 1 p.m., Jacober Trust, Mark Krausz Auction Service, 618-5884917. See p. B1

Mon., April 20

RUSHVILLE, ILL.: 102.59 Acres in 2 Tracts, 6 p.m., The Schafer Family Farm, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-847-2161.

Online Only Prime Farmland Auction Edgar County, IL

BUSINESS LIQUIDATION AUCTION ON-LINE ONLY

Landscaping – Lawn Care – Snowplowing *Badger Pro Landscape Services *Evergreen Lawn Care *Four Leaf Lawn Care

40 +/- Acres Highly Productive Farmland, Sec. 25 Buck Twp

Norm Buehl

898 Sherman Drive, Marshall, WI 53559

ENDING TUESDAY APRIL 14TH

DIRECTIONS: South of Marshall 1½ mile on Hwy 73 to Sherman Rd., West ½ mile. NOTE: Due to health reasons Norm is retiring and liquidating his businesses. He is an excellent care taker & is as clean & nice of used equipment you will find anywhere.

This is a partial listing, log onto www.georgeauction.com for full listing, photos and on-line bidding. VIEWING: April 9th – 13th from 9:00am – 7:00pm. CHECKOUT: April 15th & 16th 9:00am – 6:00pm or by Appt.

HEAVY DUTY LANDSCAPING TRUCKS - PICKUP TRUCKS W/SNOW PLOWS - BOBCAT SKID LOADERS - SKID LOADER ATTACHMENTS - SKID LOADER BUCKETS & PALLET FORKS - FLATBED & ENCLOSED TRAILERS - 6 SCAG ZERO TURN MOWERS - 5 SCAG STAND-ON ZERO TURN LAWN MOWERS - SCAG WALK BEHIND MOWER - BLADE SHARPENER - SCAG GIANT VAC - LAWN CARE EQUIPMENT, TOOLS & ACCESSORIES - HYDRAULIC JACKS - LANDSCAPING TOOLS & EQUIPMENT - SHOP EQUIPMENT & TOOLS - POLARIS RANGER - LIVESTOCK TRAILER - GRAVITY BOX & LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT SKID LOADER & OTHER TIRES; SNOW PLOWING RELATED ITEMS – BUILDING - BOAT

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Auction Ads inside

Reg. WI Auctioneers: Dean George #486 (cell 608-751-5703), Kale George #2811 (office 608-882-6123) Reg. IL Auctioneer: Kale George #441002280 – 11211 North Union Road, Evansville, WI 53536 Terms: 5% Buyers Fee. WI Sales Tax Applies.

Cashier’s Check, Cash or Wire Transfer. 4% courtesy charge for purchases using credit card. All sales final.

Not responsible for accidents or losses.

For Complete listing and photos log onto www.georgeauction.com

Online Auction ends Wed., April 15 @ 10 AM Central 41.11 tillable NHEL acres, Productivity Index 144 Class A Soils & Open Tenancy!

MEMPHIS, MO.: 157 +/Acres in 2 Tracts, 10 a.m., Lorna Jester, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-8472161.

MONROE CITY, MO.: 162 +/Acres in 4 Tracts, 5 p.m., Kyle Kendrick, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-8472161.

SULLIVANAUCTIONEERS. COM: Online Only, 85.3 +/Acres, 11:30 a.m., Estate of Kenny Vern Lewis, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-8472161. See p. B1

Thurs., April 23

PHILADELPHIA, MO.: Personal Property, 10 a.m., Roger & Marilyn Sublette, Gary & Karyl Sublette, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-847-2161.

PALMYRA, MO.: 312 +/Acres in 5 Tracts, 5 p.m., Roger & Marilyn Sublette, Gary & Karyl Sublette, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-847-2161.

Tues., May 5

SULLIVANAUCTIONEERS. COM: Online Only, 118 +/- Acres in 2 Tracts,

AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

For more info visit us online at: www.mossauctionteam.com

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VIRTUAL ONLINE AUCTION ONLY!

LAND AUCTION

118± TUESDAY, MAY 5 AT 10:00 A.M. Land is ACRES (SUBJECT TO SURVEY) Seing in

2 TRACTS Highly productive tillable farmland with the balance in wooded draws, pond and grass waterways.

Excellent whitetail deer & wild turkey hunting acreage.

located in Section 17, T59N R11W, Taylor Township, Shelby County, MO.

SHARON SHIVELY | TAMMIE BRANHAM | CARLA BOSTER DONNIE BROWNING | MIKE BROWNING

Closing & Title Work By: Black Creek Abstract & Title 112 N. Washington | Shelbyville, MO | Ph: (573) 633-2241 Auction Manager: Bill Fretwell (660) 341-7735

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

INDIANAPOLIS — Although she may not be traveling around the country and interacting with FFA members in person like she thought she would be when she was elected as the 2019-2020 National FFA secretary at the 2019 National FFA Convention, Kourtney Lehman is still finding ways to inspire members while she is back home in Oregon.

Lehman said it’s been a bit crazy adjusting to serving as a National FFA officer from her home, while practicing social distancing and following travel bans that are in place to help reduce the spread of COVID19, but she and her fellow teammates are doing their

CLINTON COUNTY LAND AUCTION 164.86 Acres – 3 Tracts

Good Farmland – 40 ac Recreational/Building Site (App 30 mi E of St. Louis, Mo) NOTE: DATE CHANGE Saturday, April 18 @ 1:00 PM ONLINE ONLY W/LIVE WEBCAST Located about 3 mi NE of Trenton, Clinton County, IL. Surveyed & Available for Spring Crops.

More info available & register at krauszauctions.hibid.com Owners: Jacober Trust Auction Conducted By MARK KRAUSZ AUCTION SERVICE New Baden, IL ~ (618) 588-4917 SM-LA1769885

Schuyler County, Missouri

LAND AUCTION

TUESDAY, APRIL 21ST AT 11:30 A.M.

VIRTUAL ONLINE AUCTION ONLY!

85.3± TAXABLE ACRES 1 TRACT

Land represents productive tillable cropland and offers premier wild turkey & hunting acreage!

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Land is located in Section 6, T64N R13W, Independence Township, Schuyler County, MO.

Upcoming AUCTIONS

ESTATE OF KENNY VERN LEWIS

TINA JO BYRN | BRYAN LEWIS | BRADLEY LEWIS | KILEY BYRN

Closing & Title Work By: Schuyler County Abstract Co. 118 W. Jackson St. | Lancaster, MO | Ph: 660-457-3804 Auction Manager: Bill Fretwell (660) 341-7735

REAL ESTATE

9 – 13.07± ACRES IN 2 TRACTS Allen County (New Haven, IN). 2955 sq. ft. custom home with an 18’ x 36’ shop • Wildlife is prevalent • Soils are APRIL 14 – 82.59± ACRES IN 1 TRACT Madison County mostly Nappanee silty clay loam, eel silt loam, (London, OH). 79± FSA Tillable Acres • 2020 Cropping also with some St. Clair clay loam and Hoytville Rights to the Buyer • Nice Field for Ease of Farming silty clay. Contact Dennis Bennett 260-433-2159.

Operation • Quality Soils in Top Agricultural Area.

Contact Andy Walther 765-969-0401 or Travis Kelley Get our new iOS App Follow us on: 740-572-1525.

21 – 250± ACRES IN 10 TRACTS Franklin County (Brookville, IN). Picturesque Southern Indiana Farm Check our website daily for auction updates • Abundant WHITETAIL & TURKEY • Rolling Pastures and real estate listings — Over with Beautiful Elevated Views • GREAT LOCATION 60,000,000 hits annually within 30 minutes to Cincinnati • Impressive Country Home with Picturesque Barns • 2020 Crop Rights to BUYER, 68± FSA Crop Acres • Potential Building Sites. JASPER COUNTY, IN 160± ACRES WITH 143± ACRES CROPLAND and 14± acres of woods.

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best to still engage with the community.

To try and stay in touch with FFA Lehman members across the country during these uncertain time, each of the six National FFA officers was assigned a day Monday through Saturday and was tasked with creating a theme and a positive, uplifting video message to go along with it that would be posted on National FFA social media.

Lehman said she was given Friday and she decided to go with “Friend’s Friday” and that her theme was based on the television show “Friends.”

“Every Friday, I do something new to occupy time and members learn my challenge, as well,” Lehman said.

Lehman said that for her first video she asked FFA members what challenge they wanted to see her tackle, and they chose for her to learn a TikTok dance called “The Renegade.”

“I felt really old, but right after members messaged me about my video,” Lehman said, adding that she really enjoyed seeing all the positive comments and feedback on her dance videos from FFA members and also received videos from members doing their version of the dance.

For an upcoming Friend’s Friday video, Lehman took a poll on Instagram with several different choices and had FFA members choose what new activity they wanted her to learn, and they chose sign language.

Lehman said during the video she will sign about things she finds happy and positive in life.

Before she could sign for members in her video, and help teach them some sign language, Lehman said she had to learn American Sign Language herself, which she was able to do with Zoom.

“I had a Zoom call with a chapter that has a strong sign language at their FFA chapter,” Lehman said.

Lehman said to figure out what new challenges and life skills she will continue to learn for her videos, she will continue to post polls on Instagram for FFA members to vote on.

“I’ll keep doing polls, because it’s something members are interested in,” Lehman said, adding that she believes it’s because members are interested in learning new skills, too, and they are voting for what they want to learn.

Ashley Langreck can be reached at 800-426-9438, ext. 192, or alangreck@ agrinews-pubs.com.

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Study shines light on full potential of soybeans URBANA, Ill. — Komorebi is a Japanese word that describes how light filters through leaves — creating shifting, dappled “sunflecks” that illustrate plants’ ever-changing light environment. Crops harness light energy to fix carbon dioxide into food via photosynthesis.

In a special issue of Plant Journal, a team from the University of Illinois reports a new mathematical computer model that is used to understand how much yield is lost as soybean crops grapple with minute-by-minute light

fluctuations on cloudy and sunny days.

“Soybean is the fourth most important crop in terms of overall production, but it is the top source of vegetable protein globally,” said Yu Wang, a postdoctoral researcher at the U of I, who led this work for Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency.

“We found that soybean plants may lose as much as 13% of their productivity because they cannot adjust quickly enough to the changes in light intensity that are standard in any crop field. It may not

sound like much, but in terms of the global yield — this is massive.”

RIPE is an international research project that aims to improve photosynthesis to equip farmers worldwide with higher-yielding crops needed to ensure everyone has enough food to lead a healthy, productive life.

RIPE is sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the U.S. Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research and the U.K. Government’s Department for International Develop-

ment.

Past models have only examined hour-by-hour changes in light intensity.

For this study, the team created a dynamic computational ray-tracing model that was able to predict light levels to the millimeter across every leaf for every minute of the day in a flowering soybean crop.

The model also takes into account two critical factors: photoprotection and Rubisco activase.

Photoprotection protects plants from sun damage. Triggered by high light levels, this process dissi-

pates excess light energy safely as heat. But, when light levels drop, it can take minutes to hours for photoprotection to relax, or stop — costing the plant potential yield.

The team evaluated 41 varieties of soybeans to find out the fastest, slowest, and average rate from induction to the relaxation of photoprotection. Less than 30 minutes is considered “short-term,” and anything longer is “long-term” photoprotection.

Using this new model, the team simulated a sunny and cloudy day in

Champaign. On the sunny day, long-term photoprotection was the most significant limitation of photosynthesis.

On the cloudy day, photosynthesis was the most limited by short-term photoprotection and Rubisco activase, which is a helper enzyme — triggered by light — that turns on Rubisco to fix carbon into sugar.

The RIPE project has already begun to address photoprotection limitations in soybean and other crops, including cassava, cowpea and rice.

Crop byproduct used to create ‘hempcrete’ building material

Soybean Innovation Lab will join researchers from Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, in collaboration with public and private sector groups, to identify and create sustainable market-based nutrition solutions to address food and nutrition insecurity among small farm households across Malawi.

Nutrition intervention

$335,005 grant to Soybean Innovation Lab to address malnutrition in Malawi URBANA, Ill. — The Soybean Innovation Lab was awarded a $335,005 grant from the Agricultural Transformation Initiative to address malnutrition in Malawi.

SIL’s nutrition team is housed in the College of Agricultural, Consumer a nd Env ironment a l Sciences at the University of Illinois. It is led by Juan Andrade, associate professor of global nutrition in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, and Annette Donnelly, SIL program specialist.

The team joins researchers from Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources led

by Kingsley Masamba to identify locally grown and processed foods and assess their capacity to enhance smallholder farmer households’ nutritional status by broadening dietary diversity throughout the calendar year.

The SIL Malawi Nutrition Assessment will determine appropriate nutrition inter ventions. Andrade

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said the team is focused on “the critical drivers affecting the availability of delicious, inexpensive, nutritious, environmentally and culturally friendly and safe food products available for smallholder households.

We call this our DINES criteria.”

In Malawi, approximately 37% of children under 5 were malnourished, as of 2018. Over 80% of Malawians work in agriculture, which is 30% of the country’s GDP. Climate shocks, market shifts and unpredictable yields affect farmers’ in-

$1.65M grant to help grow regenerative ag practices FORT PAYNE, Ala. — The non-profit Soil Health Academy announced it has received a $1.65 million grant from global food company General Mills to educate and mentor wheat and oat producers in targeted regions of the United States and Canada as they transition from conventional agricultural practices to soil health-focused regenerative agriculture practices.

To implement the threeyear, mentoring, consulting and evaluation components of the project, SHA is partnering with the regenerative agriculture consulting company, Understanding Ag LLC. “The grant from General Mills will allow SHA to partner with UA and its cadre of world-class regenerative consultants to deliver critical on-farm consulting and mentoring services to producers involved in the project,” said David Brandt, SHA president.

The project also includes a major emphasis on documenting and evaluating soil health improvements, crop profitability and biological diversity benefits derived through the regenerative agriculture transition process.

Brandt said the foundation for a successful transition from conventional agriculture systems to regenerative agriculture systems, remains education.

“Knowledge, observation, understanding and problem-solv ing skills remain the key to the successful application of regenerative agricultural systems,” he said.

“SHA, through its regenerative agriculture schools and curriculum, will provide participating farmers with the knowledge and confidence to be successful as they make that transition.”

The new grant represents a continuation of General Mills’ commitment to bring soil back to life through regenerative agriculture practices, which protect and intentionally enhance natural resources, increase biodiversity and maintain farming communities.

“Soil Health Academy and Understanding Ag have been instrumental partners in our efforts to advance this important work,” said Mary Jane Melendez, president of the General Mills Foundation and chief sustainability and social impact officer for the company.

comes and their household’s nutrition. This is especially true for women and children.

The Malawi market is complicated by its heavy dependence on tobacco exports, which despite the decline in global demand is largely grown by subsistence farmers.

The assessment is planned to begin with multisectoral focus groups and a stakeholder workshop to identify areas of concern and guide the assessment in a human-centered design process.

Assessment recommendations will seek to dovetail existing programs and work with food agro-processors to bring nutritious foods to market and support smallholder farmers as they transition from tobacco to alternative crops.

The combined team includes members with expertise in food safety, food manufacturing, gender, agronomics, smallholder farmers, food science, food value chains, nutrition and agricultural economics.

BOZEMAN, Mont. — The leftovers of the tall industrial hemp plant often languish on Montana farms because they’re difficult to till back into fields or otherwise dispose of.

But it’s because those stalks are so tough and woody that this agricultural byproduct is finding a new purpose in a lab at Montana State University.

In a research project funded in part by the Montana Farmers Union, Drew McNally, a junior majoring in civil engineering, combines the plant’s chipped-up inner stalk, called hurd, with a limebased binder to make what’s called hempcrete.

“It doesn’t really flow like normal concrete,” said McNally as she explained how she tamped the material into forms to make standardized cylinders for testing.

The material is relatively lightweight and could be used to provide insulation and structure in walls, she said.

Working with Kirsten Matteson, assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering in MSU’s Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering, McNally uses massive hydraulic pistons to measure the crushing strength of soup can-sized cylinders of hempcrete made with different proportions of cement and lime.

“I really like the hands-on side of it, seeing how each of the different mixes perform,” said McNally, whose involvement is funded by MSU’s Undergraduate Scholars Program.

The team, which includes associate professor of civil engineering Michael Berry, will also measure the insulating properties of the different

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Drew McNally (right) and Kirsten Matteson perform a strength test on a hempcrete sample. hempcrete mixes.

“As far as we know, this hasn’t been done yet for hempcrete,” said Matteson, who has years of experience in materials testing and is leading the project.

“We’re always exploring possible uses for what would otherwise be waste materials,” said Matteson, who is also studying new applications for recycled plastics in plastic-aluminum composite beams.

“When we use waste materials in these applications, we often sacrifice some strength, but that’s OK if we get other properties that are desirable.”

The results of the project could help builders fine-tune their mixing of the material as well as provide data necessary for building officials to approve its use in structures, according to Kirby Hancock, lead architect at local design-build firm Constructive Solutions, who approached MSU with the research idea and secured funding from the multi-state Farmers Union Enterprises to cover the project’s material costs.

“I think there’s a lot of

potential for this material, which is why I’m excited about it,” said Hancock, who earned his bachelor’s degree in environmental design and master’s in architecture at MSU. According to Hancock, hempcrete is commonly used in many parts of the world, especially Europe and Asia, and is sought-after by those trying to minimize their environmental impact — the material is made mostly of the crop byproduct and requires little energy input.

Hempcrete also is valued for its resistance to fire, mold and pests, and as a more natural alternative to foam-based insulation, he said.

It is typically packed into wall spaces between wooden members to create a solid, insulating panel, but the MSU research could lead to other construction applications.

The 2018 farm bill legalized hemp cultivation in the United States, and last year, 209 licensed growers in Montana planted 50,000 acres of the crop, more than double the amount of the previous year.

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NEW FARM AND LOTS 80 acres NEW Greer............................... $8,800/ac 120 acres NEW Watseka ........................ $5,300/ac 6.08 acres HIGH TRAFFIC Bradley .................CALL 56 acres Loda......................REDUCED...$6,450/ac 130+/- acres NEW Momence area .........$8,200/ac 78+/- acres NEW St. George area ......................................... PENDING...$7,850/ac 80+/- acres NEW St. George area .......... $7,500/ac 160 acres Milks Grove Twp ........SOLD...$8,250/ac 80 acres NEW Ashkum........REDUCED...$8,200/ac 20 acres Rockville ...................... SOLD...$7,600/ac 51 acres 1800’ River Frontage Aroma Park ........................................ $9,000/ac 38 acres Beecher........................ SOLD...$8,750/ac 80 acres Beecher.................................... $7,300/ac 100 acres Herscher ................................$8,250/ac 4 Commercial Lots Available Manhattan .......CALL 47.8+/- acres Residential Development 93 Lots Manhattan..................................................CALL 4.58+/- acres Commercial Site Elwood..........CALL 20+/- acres Zoned Commercial Gilman .........CALL 22+ acres Commercial Lots Available Channahon.................................................CALL 13.79+/- acres Zoned C-3 Channahon ...........CALL 218+/- acres St. Anne.............................$5,850/ac 134 acres Grant Park.............................. $8,150/ac 80 acres Towanda .................... SOLD...$10,900/ac 221 acres Towanda .............................. $10,500/ac 105 acres Clifton .................................. $10,250/ac 8 acres Wilmington Rt 102 .......................$80,000 90+/- acres Kankakee - close to town.... $8,700/ac 72 acres deer, turkey CRP, CREB, 2 creeks, river, Best hunting in Iroquois Co...............$5,250/ac 75 acres Otto Twp ............... REDUCED...$7,800/ac 51 acres just outside Ashkum................$8,500/ac 182 acres Pittwood/Watseka area .........$5,500/ac SM-LA1769239

FARMLAND 68 acres Demonte IN.............................. $6,950/ac 86 acres Manteno Rt 50....................... $10,900/ac 75 acres Donovan...................................$8,350/ac 17 acres Clifton ......................................$5,500/ac 116 acres Ashkum..........................................CALL 159 acres Bourbonnais ........................$30,000/ac 76 acres Manteno - Development ..................CALL 20.39+/- acres I-57 Interchange Manteno .....CALL 44.66+/- acres Danville 20 acres Solar.....................................$800,000 75 acres Grant Park................................$8,400/ac Lot 46 RT 45............................................ $146,328 Lot 2 Prairie Harbor ................................$230,901 Lot Prairie Harbor ...................................$330,000 Lot 47 Prairie Harbor...............................$368,550 New River Run Lot .................................... $15,000 30 acres Bourbonnais ......... REDUCED...$7,900/ac 137 acres corner of Rt 45 and Peotone/Wilmington Rd ............................CALL 48 acres Momence area Good Cash Rent................................. $7,400/ac 158 acres Manteno.........................................CALL 5 acres Manteno.............................................CALL 134 acres Grant Park.............................. $7,500/ac 10 acres Gilman ...........GREAT FISHING...$80,000 8 acres -Development Potential ................ $67,900 50 acres Kankakee-Development............ $750,000

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SWINE ORR FEEDER PIGS demand for quality groups, feeder pigs, early weans, licensed & bonded Call Tim at 563-920-2680 BEEF CATTLE (10) BLK COWS, preg checked for early 2020 calving, all very quiet elec. fence broke & good ages, $1,0000/ea. (309)678-5540

(2) Registered Yearling Polled Hereford Bulls, good genetic docile. 217-543-3259 217-543-3063 (3) REG. ANGUS yearling bulls.

Gentle, well built, calving ease, 50k tested. Double S Ranch Roanoke IL. (309)634-8756

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(800)255-4435 SEED CORN EQUIPMENT 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 COMBINES/PLATFORMS/ HEADS 1984 GLEANER F3 diesel hydro, 315 grain table, 4x30 corn head 2836 eng. Hrs., Exc. shape, $11,000 in recent repairs - $12,000 Call 260-623-2209 216 John Deere bean head, very gd cond., $1600. 426 Allis turbo out of N6 Gleaner, runs very gd, $2500. 618-214-2194 25ft 925 John Deere grain platform w/30ft head mover, $8900. 618-927-7858, 618-927-7857 436 International turbo diesel, $1600.

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3 LINE 1 Registered Hereford Bulls. Calving Ease, Production Tested, Semen Tested, Gentle Disposition, Ready to go to Work. EPDs available. $2,000 & up. Call 765-652-3558 70 Angus Cows w/3rd calf atst side, started calving March 1 , will sell 10 or more.

319-795-3510 ANGUS BULLS - Large selection of Big Stout Yearlings, semen tested, balanced EPDs, birth wts., Ready to work. Priced right, Can Deliver! Lantz & Dickinson, Congerville, IL. 309-838-0272, 309-838-0271 ANGUS-SIMANGUS SIMMENTAL BULLS For Sale.

Sired by C&C Priority, Loaded Up, One Eyed Jack. Semen tested upon departure.

815-910-5390 BULLS FOR SALE! Purebred Angus & Composite Simmentals, Performance EPDs,Yearling & aged Bulls.

Runner Farms, Blandinsville, IL (405)334-2653 or (309)255-1727 runnerfarms@mtcnow.net FARM FENCE Construction hi-tensile elec., woven, barb, board, quality work reasonable prices, Hood Bros Fence Co. 217-364-4995 POLLED HEREFORDS Fertility tested bulls, buy now, will hold until needed, also, bred cows & heifers, 608-235-9417 POLLED SHORTHORN BULLS, 2-yr. olds & yearlings, calving ease genetics, prices to sell, Call 217-737-1023 PRESCOTT ANGUS Yearling Angus Bulls For Sale Richard Prescott 815-228-2069 prescottangus.com Registered Simmental Bull, Easy calving, sired by Real Time. Also Cow/calf pairs.

618-246-7835 DAIRY CATTLE 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 SWINE EQUIPMENT 40 Auqua feeder tube feeders, stainless steel, like new condition. Make Offer.

641-660-6838 DAIRY EQUIPMENT WANTED: USED BULK MILK COOLERS, ALL SIZES. (319)330-2286 MISC. LIVESTOCK EQUIP (10) 8' LONG J shapped concrete fence line feed bunks, Very Good Cond., $175./ea.

Can deliver; Fence winder, 3 pt. mounting, hyd. Drive, $500.Call 217-249-4674 (2) FRIESEN PROTEIN bulk tanks, 5-1/2 ton, $1,500/ ea.

Call 815-539-7117 Roto-grind bale grinder, less waste, feed less hay, I use a 85hp w/540 or 190-hp w/1000. $12,500-obo. 618-777-2077 TURN TRACTOR TIRES into hay and silage bunks!

Cell Phone: (309)738-9531 www.ecofeeder.com LIVESTOCK TRAILERS SPRING SPECIALS!!

Livestock Bumper Pulls: 16Lx6Wx6-1/2H, Corn Pro, LED LIGHT, SPARE TIRE, HEAVEY ROCK GUARD IN STOCK. Only $5,950! Wackerline Trailers Sandwich, IL. 815-786-2504 wackerlinesales.com

466 JD turbo diesel out of 8820 combine, runs good, $2500.

618-214-2194 640 V8 Perkins turbo diesel, $2500. 618-214-2194 Cat Track w/JD final drive, rebuilt after last used, good shape, $5000. Can Deliver. 618-777-2077 CIH-1063 and 1083 corn heads, completely rebuilt. CIH 2000 and 3000 series also available!!

(712)470-0554 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 SEED Certified Patriot & Williams82 non gmo Soybean Seed, $19.00 per unit. Cleaned & Tested in 50 lbs bags or 2000 lb totes. 217-235-4322 OPEN POLLINATED SEED corn, out produces Hybrids for silage. $67 per bu.

Plus shipping. 217-857-3377

STEIGER TRACTOR SPECIALISTS

1.We are your source for new & used Steiger drivetrain parts - S.I.9300 2. We rebuild Spicer manual transmissions, Fugi power shift transmissions, dropboxes & axle with ONE YEAR WARRANTY! 3. We now rebuild computer control boxes for Steiger tractors 1982-1999.

800-982-1769 www.bigtractorparts.com ENGINE KITS Clevite - FP Diesel - Reliance Quality SINCE 1988 ENGINE KITS: sleeves, pistons, pins, rings, bearings & IN-FRAME GASKETS

JOHN DEERE

404D 4010-4020 EARLY ............ $1025 404T 4320-4520-4630 ................. $1095 466T LATE - 4250-4450-4620 $1295

FARMS FOR SALE/RENT

180 Ac. Edgar Co. 143 PI Under Contract $10,900/AC 161 Ac. Ford Co. 108 PI $5.900/Ac 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.

33 Different Parcels of farm and development land in Will County.

129 Ac. & 253 Ac parcels of timber/recreational land in Schuyler County $3,950/Ac 110 Ac. Chebanse Farm, Iroquois Co. 127.3 PI $8,900/Ac

258 Ac. Rollo Farm, Dekalb Co.PI of 129.9 $9,750/Ac

For More Kits - Just Call

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

JD 8130 MFWD, front weights, duals, 540/1000 PTO, 4 remotes, high hours, asking $52,500. 309-781-6829 JD 8130, PS, 4-hyd., front rear duals, 4200-hours, $93,900-obo. 217-242-9105 JD-619 ENGINE, ONLY 675 original hours, Call 920-229-5286 JD-7830 MFD, IVT Trans, frt susp., active seat, higher hrs., extra lighting pkg. Dependable, SHARP, $39,500 715-574-4561 JD-H310 LOADER, LIKE new, $7,500 Call 715-223-3600 LOOKING TO BUY OR SELL FARM EQUIPMENT? Over 25,000 Satisfied Farmers have successfully used www.myfarmads.com

(877)470-3337 MF-265 W/MF LOADER, 95% rear tires, approx. 2500 total hrs. New Tach. shows 510 hrs.

Mechanically sound. Needs paint. $7,500. (765)366-2914

Goodwin & Associates Real Estate, LLC Mark Goodwin Office 815-741-2226 Doug Deininger 630-258-4801 doug@deininger-land.com

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340 AC. Row Crop Farm Enterprise Realty (660)582-7160 entrealty.com

Retiring: JD 4960 tractor, FWA w/new Remand engine, 1991 .........................$45,000.

309-314-1384, call for pictures WANTED; WHITE AND Oliver tractors, running or need of repair, 920-526-9915

39+/- AC. MARSHALL Cnty, IL.1872 Cnty Rd. 900 N. Varna, IL., Surveyed, 2 creeks, partial timber, $7,800/ac. Call Ray 417-217-9688

INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT

INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT

Protect Your Yield From Soybean Sudden Death Syndrome And White Mold

1997 MF-8150, FWA, 4530 hrs, rebuilt hyd., 380/90 R46 rears @ 75%, 380/85 R30 Fronts @ 95%, Well maintained. $39,500. (765)366-2914 2004 VERSATILE-2425, 3300hours., N14, PS, bare-back, Exc cond., $67,500, OBO Retiring. 563-357-4300 2007 JD-8430 TRACTOR, front wheel assist, 4wd, frt & rear duals, PS, 4 SCV'S, 2773 hrs., Exc. Cond., $142,500 Call 660-341-1150 2009 CIH Magnum 245 MFD 3510 hours, PS, field ready, Guidance Equipment, very nice, 217-304-1937 2010 FARMALL-95C, 97 hp., 540 PTO, 1830 hrs., MFD, A/C, Heat, CD radio, quick attach loader, Like New, $35,000 obo.

(309)883-6340 2017 JD 8270R, 2200 hours, PS, 5 hyd., $138,500-obo.

217-242-9105 JD 4640, 18.4x42 tires, quad range, 8228 hours, 50 series engine, good condition,$18,500.

Call 217-430-4023

Moeller Ag Service Inc.

(319)698-4005 More than 25 Years!

Specializing in Planter Attachments & No-Till Equip

* Tile Lift Pumps * 150 to 15,000 GPM *Electric Motors * *Farm Drainage Pumps * * Generator Sets * Shoemaker Welding North Liberty, IN 574-656-4412 Central Culvert & Tile, LLC Mahomet, IL. Steel and Alum.

Culverts. Plastic Tile & fittings.

8-inch to 36-inch in stock. up to 144-inch avail. 217-637-8453 EMPLOYMENT Earn $60,000/yr. Part-time in the livestock or equipment appraisal business. Agricultural background required. Home study Course available.

800-488-7570 or www.amagappraisers.com FARMS FOR SALE/RENT

FARMS FOR SALE/RENT

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. - 31.77 acres - Prime Farmland - Sec. 12 - Whitmore Twp. (2 mi. S of Argenta).

Heartland Ag Group Ltd. Dale E. Aupperle - President (217) 876-7700 www.heartlandaggroup.com

HAY & STRAW HAY AND STRAW, Pandemic Sale, existing inventory 10% off plus 50% off delivery cost for qualified orders, Call David 815-685-5344, Mike 815-685-9646 TOP OF STATE Hay & Straw, 3x3x8 bales and rounds. Davis, IL. Please Call 815-238-8372 FORAGE

Hesston-3312 Rotary Mower CONDITIONER, 1000 PTO, 12ft cut, steel on rubber rolls, $12,500 309-781-6829 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 SPRAYERS 1985 GMC TIPKICK, floater, 1600 gal. Tank, 60' booms, Allison auto, exc. Tires, $8,800 obo call 815-674-0720 1995 INTERNATIONAL Silver wheels, floater, 466, Allison auto, 1600 gal. Tank, 60' booms, good shape, $23,000 obo Call 815-674-0720 2004 CASE-3185, 5.9 Cummins, hydrostat, 90ft boom, Trimble 750 w/auto steer and auto shutoffs, 1748 hours, farmer owned, $49,900.

Call 217-454-5669 3000-GAL. SS TANK, 93 Mack, pump, 5-hp. $11,500. obo.

5th wheel, sprayer trailer, dual tandems, electric brakes, lights. $6,700-obo. 309-531-7576 HARDI 1000 GAL., 60' boom, foam and rinse, HM1500 monitor, PTO pump, $6,500 Call 815-488-6813 JD sprayer parts – wide front end, front & rear fenders.

636-675-4335 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.

SPRA-COUPE 3440, PERKINS, 60-ft. straight booms, 300 gal, foamer, EZ Guide 250, 1998, 3600 hrs, Exc. Cond., $12,500. 309-303-1292.

HAY & STRAW 5X6 NET WRAPPED Grass hay or large squares of alfalfa for horses and dairy cows. Delivery to your farm. (217)370-4342 5x6 round bales, grass hay, net wrapped, no rain, $60 a bale. 815-651-7426 ALL KINDS OF Hay & Stray Big Squares, Small Squares, & Big Rounds. Delivered in 18-24 ton loads. 217-322-4663 CORN STALK BALES & hay Please call 815-878-7222 HAY AND BEDDING Auction!

Every Saturday at 12 Noon.

Reynolds Feed & Supply Cobb, WI. (608)623-2121 reynoldslivestock.com

FERTILIZER EQUIPMENT 16 ROW DAWN PLURIBUS on B&D tool bar w/liquid, $40,000; Call 815-252-7117 1903 w/16ft Chandler litter bed, Cat power, torque boost trans., 4800-hours, 73x44-32, $39,500.

618-562-7550 6-Row corn liquid nitrogen applicator, 3pt hitch, red ball monitor, PTO pump, includes tractor tanks, can also spray herbicide, Delivery possible, $4500. 814-322-8090 Humates Omri cert organic carbon 2400-lb super sack, liquid humate applied with starters, folliar, or with sidedress nitrogen. 563-920-3674 MISC PARTS FOR Gandy Orbit Air, Call 815-252-7117 New Steel Storage tanks available Capacity up to 50,000 gal. 618-553-7549, 562-4544 www.dktanks.com NH3 APPLICATOR, 11-SHANK, Good Condition, Continental regulator, $1,500.obo. Call 260-623-2209

BEEF CATTLE

BEEF CATTLE

ROTARY 2017 JD-1570 TERRAIN CUT front mount mower, dual wheels, 4wd, air seat, hyd. Wts, transfer kit, 37 HP diesel, 72" 7iron pro side discharge mower deck, Excellent Condition, 430 hrs, $18,000. (618)836-5906, 618-535-2800 cell

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1992 CIH-7140, MFWD, 6600 hrs., new frt. tires, like new rears, duals @ 50%, Exc. Paint, new turbo, injectors, rebult fuel pump & head, $42,500 Call 815-760-0798 1996 JD-8570 4WD. 6626 hrs. bareback 3-hyd. Outlets, 24 spd. good 18.4R38 Firestone tires 60%, $32,000.; 1981 IH1086, can air & heat. 2 hyd.

Outlets 3-pt. 2-PTO. New front tires rear Firestone 18.4x38 w/duals.Western cab. $12,000.

Call 217-737-8640

1998 BLACK MACHINE, 12R30” 13r15 Flex Frame DJ 3000 Monitor N-T Coulters Kinze Units Precision Corn Meters Brush Bean Meters Keatons $12,000 618 410 2765 1998 CIH-955 SOLID stand, 23 row planter, bean drums, corn drums and milo drums. $13,000 Call 217-825-3670.

1999 JD 1770, 16Row, no-till coulters, HD down pressure, liq. fert., Yetter row cleaners, $13,500. 309-781-6829 2012 KINZE PLANTER 8-16, no till, KPM III monitor, corn & bean, 4099 ac., Excellent, $38,000, Retired, 573-406-3076 greendrills.com (740)756-4810 Hizey Farm Service LLC 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 4R 3pt hitch planter; KSI belt conveyor for 1770 JD planter. 217-369-1723 JD 7000 6-30 inch, NT, row cleaners, spike closing wheels, liquid fertilizer, $4500.

217-254-4640 JD 7200, 8r30”, hydraulic wing fold, no-till, finger meters, insecticide, nice cond., $15,500.

815-275-0699 JD-7000, 4-36, PLANTER, Good Shape, $2,500 Call 815-988-2074 Kinze 3600 16/31 ground drive, $33,900-obo. 217-242-9105 Kinze 3600, 16/31 row, great shape, ready to go, no-till, insecticide, corn & bean meters, KPM II monitor, 815-712-3703 Kinze 3650 16-31, 3-bushel boxes, mechanical drive, liquid fertilizer, recent disk openers, pivot transport, $39,000.

217-808-2772 Kinze 4900 24R planter with electric drive, good condition, $93,000. 712-579-1825 MISC JAMESWAY CATTLE feed conveyors, Call 815-252-7117

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TRACTORS 1980 AC-7080, 5192 hrs., has had motor work, good cond., $8,000 obo call 217-491-6224

PLANTERS

RE-SCHEDULED AUCTION!

CATTLEMEN’S C ho ice

Sat., April 25th at 1 PM

Arthur Livestock Barn, Arthur, IL Angus - Hereford – Simmental – Shorthorn + Bulls • Breds • Cow/Calf Pairs • Opens

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PLANTERS Simmental

Angus

Hereford

On-Line Pre-Sale Parade – Friday, April 24 - 7 PM If you cannot attend in person use DV Auctions On-line Bidding Services or Sight-unseen Purchases.

Social Distancing in place.

Marketing Order Buyers Greg Miller ............... 608-778-8785 Rachel Marx ............. 217-254-8016 Ryan Haefner ............ 815-499-0522 Brian Curless ............ 217-242-1665 Zach Rincker ............. 217-690-6844 Larry Martin ............. 217-433-0242

View catalog online at www.larrymartinlivestock.com SM-LA1770060

www.agrinews-pubs.com | ILLINOIS AGRINEWS | Friday, April 10, 2020 FERTILIZER EQUIPMENT PROGRESSIVE MODEL 2600 sidedress toolbar, 36 row, 30in w/2300 gal. tank, Coulter injection, asking $39,500. Exc. Shape. 309-275-2424 Propane/Ammonia Tanks 12,000, 18,000, 30,000 & 60,000 Sales, Installation & ServiceCall 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 WANTED: 4 USED Y drops, Call 708-921-3484

PARTS & SALVAGE

TILLAGE EQUIPMENT/ PLOWS ETC. SUNFLOWER 26' SOIL finisher, 300 ac. Since complete rebuild, new 20” blades & Bearings, 10” hard serface shovels, rolling basket, 5 bar harrow on rear. Call 217-725-5236 GRAIN DRILL IH-5100 grain drill, small seed box, single disc openers, looks good, $2250. 217-254-4640

BINS & DRYERS

MISC. FARM EQUIPMENT

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!

LAWN & GARDEN FOR SALE USED but like new AcrEase 60" finish cut pull lawn mower. Kunz with 23-hp Brigg & Stratton engine. $2,000 Compton IL. ph 815-497-3000

Chemical

IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT We Manufacture All Steel Irrigation Bridges! Abbott Fabrication Winamac, IN 574-225-1326 Shop: 574-946-6566 WINDMILLS JD-6420, MFD, 24 spd. Higher hrs., LED lights, buddy seat, eng rebuilt 2700 hr. ago, (our mixer tractor 10 yrs.) $25,500 obo, Call 715-572-1234

FEED & SEED OATS, large quantity available. Bulk bin run at $4. per bu. (32 lbs). 50. bu super sacks cleaned at $5. per bu. Cleaned and bagged in 50lb bags at $8. Kewanee, IL. 309-853-7517 Lincolnland Agri-Energy, LLC Buying Corn Clint Davidson Commodity Mgr 10406 N 1725th St Palestine, IL 618-586-2321 or 888-586-2321

ELEC. MOTORS/GENERATORS

KATOLIGHT & WINPOWER. Generators, automatic & PTO engine sets. Swits Farms Sales & Service. (217)752-6213 Winco Generators. PTO portables & eng. sets avail., Large Inventory. Albion, IL. Waters Equip. 618-445-2816

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Farmers Helping Farmers Co. Hinckley, Illinois 815-739-7700 BUILDING & SUPPLIES INSULATION, 4x8 SHEETS foil-back foam, Factory Seconds Call Ken Nichols. Sullivan, IL. 800-424-1256, nichols5.com LOANS/ FINANCIAL SERVICES 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 COMMUNICATIONS 2-WAY RADIO Radio Ranch, Inc. 10924 Hoover Rd, Rock Falls, IL 61071, (815)622-9000 www.radioranchinc.com

STEPHENS Trailer Sales EBY (Aluminum) Corn Pro (Steel) Livestock - Horse Trailerman - Corn Pro EBY- Imperial Implement - Utility Rt 29 N. Taylorville 217-824-2815 stephenstrailers.com

Check out our Auction Section in today's AgriNews MANURE EQUIPMENT Knight Complete Line-up New pro push, Slinger PS 235 Vertical Spreaders.

Arthur's Repair.

Hindsboro, IL 217-346-2737 KNIGHT-252 SPREADER W/HYD. end gate, Very Good Cond., $4,250. Call 815-988-2074 TIRES (4) GOODYEAR FLOATERS, 67x34.00-25, rubber is brand new, Call 574-581-0165

Want Ads Get Attention!

28Lx26, 23 degree Firestone tires, like new, $1200; On JD Rims. 23L-26 tires, V gd, $750.

On JD Rims. 618-214-2194, PAIR OF FIRESTONE Field & Road 12.4-38 tractor tires/tubes.Brand new,never mounted.$1,000.GM 305 truck motor. 2-Yazoo mowers/parts. 815-693-0731

CULTIVATORS 28' DMI Tigermate field cultivator, 5 bar spike harrow, good condition, shed kept, asking $10,500. Please call or text 217-369-6023 CIH-183, 12R30" FLAT fold, Vibra shanks, rolling shields, Neese levelers, shedded, Exc. Cond., $3,500. 309-303-2848 JD-845 12R30" FLAT fold, C shanks, rolling shields, Neese levelers, shedded, Exc. Cond., $6,000. Call 309-303-2848 TILLAGE EQUIPMENT/ PLOWS ETC. 2009 GREAT PLAINES turbo till, 30', 19”+ blades, bearings good, field ready $24,000 obo; 40' Turbo Copper, 19” blades, field ready, $26,000 obo; delivery avail. in IN. pics avail.

765-325-2408 or 765-891-0956 32ft JD 630 disk, $13,500; 2007 M&W BF10 hay rake, $6000. Both been shedded.

618-508-2808 33-FT. LANDOLL 9800 field cultivator, rear hitch and hydraulics, 4 bar coil tine harrow, like new sweeps, $4,900-obo. 309-264-7843 Case IH 25ft 3950 disk, w/271/2ft Case IH Crumbler, both in very good condition, field ready, $22,900. 618-927-7858, 618-927-7857 CIH-16 ROW CULTIVATOR, danish tine, like new, $4,900; JD-400 rotary hoe, end transport, nice for age, $950.

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Cover crops, SCN interactions studied in trials

By Tom C. Doran

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Cover crops are known for their agronomic benefits, but lesser known for their impact on pests such as soybean cyst nematodes.

Chelsea Harbach, University of Illinois plant pathologist, conducted trials on the cover crops/ SCN relationship and spoke of her findings during Crop Management Conference.

“The use of cover crops has increased over the past decade, and that largely has to do with the known agronomic benefits that we see from using cover crops that include building soil health, nutrient retention, erosion control and weed reduction,” Harbach said.

“However, when we’re introducing cover crops into our agricultural system we’re introducing the potential for this new interaction between the plant pathogen and the cover crop.”

She conducted the three-year study that began in 2016 at Iowa State University under the guidance of her then-adviser Gregory Tylka, nematologist and Iowa Soybean Research Center director.

The trials include lab-based

assays, greenhouse experiments and small plot field studies. Her trials included two cultivars each of cereal rye, mustard, oilseed radish, annual ryegrass, daikon radish and mixes. The control treatments included non-cover crop, a non-host control using tomatoes and SCN susceptible soybean, Williams 82.

Experiments were conducted in the laboratory and greenhouse to determine if cover crops have the potential to serve as trap crops, in the greenhouse to find if the crops affect SCN population densities under controlled conditions and in the field to assess how cover corps affect SCN population densities in multi-year, multi-location and rotations.

Three possible outcomes were anticipated — cover crops would be a favorable host; there would be no impact on SCN; and SCN population densities would decrease.

A favorable host trap crop could stimulate SCN hatching.

The nematodes would then enter the cover crop roots that aren’t a suitable host and the nematodes would die.

There also was the notion that the trap crop would stimulate

crop because if you have a cover crop that serves as a trap crop you would think that it may also stimulate a hatch. So, we’ll keep an eye on that crimson clover.

“We do know that overall there was a decrease in SCN population for all of these cover crops over the 60 days in the greenhouse.”

Small plot studies in Iowa over three years began in 2016 and monitored SCN density.

The cover crop was seeded into the standing cash crop in late August, early September. Soil samples to determine SCN population were collected on seeding day, in mid-November and after cover crop termination.

The small plot results showed no significant reduction in SCN populations across years, locations, treatments or sample dates FINDINGS “There was no hatch stimula- under three experimental condition from any of the cereal cover tions. crops. It looks like crimson clover might be a hatch stimulant OTHER TRIALS Harbach noted other similar and maybe other legumes, but we definitely know there isn’t trials and their outcomes.

“Field studies for soybean cyst any hatch stimulation by any of the other cover crops,” Harbach nematode are pretty difficult because this pathogen has patchy said.

“It will be interesting to take this distribution in the field. So, the a step further to see if any of these field studies that have been concover crops can serve as a trap ducted to date have not resulted SCN hatch.

T he root s would give off root exudates compou nds.

T hose compounds interact with the eggs in the soil to stimulate the hatch Harbach and with no favorable host the nematodes die.

Another concept investigated is the possibility of root exudates residing in the soil after the cover crops are gone and the cash crop is planted and if those exudates produce allelochemicals that either inhibits hatch or kill the nematodes.

in any significant effects of cover crops in reducing SCN, and there hasn’t been any difference between the cover crops and the controls,” she said.

“There have also been greenhouse studies conducted and this is kind of the same story where the results were not significant between the cover crops and control.

“We also have this conundrum of cover crop seed companies advertising cover crop mixes or specific cultivars as reducing soybean cyst nematode without the data to back that up. It suggested that some cultivars suggest they can reduce nematode populations, not specifically SCN, but we’re seeing it reduces nematodes, but we don’t have data to back that up.

“Would I rely on cover crops to control SCN? No, but while I don’t recommend cover crops for controlling SCN populations that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t continue to use cover crops for the other agronomic benefits.”

Tom C. Doran can be reached at 815-780-7894 or tdoran@ agrinews-pubs.com. Follow him on Twitter at: @AgNews_ Doran.

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From The Barns Roller coaster weeks

remained steady despite the crazy roller coaster we Spring is have been on the last sevso fickle, eral weeks. sometimes “What do you do?” Is it makes the question that gets us hate it, asked weekly if not daily? sometimes Many of the 2019 calves love it. will go back to pasture or Seldom be fed nothing but corn is it perfect. Right now, silage to push their marwe have some pretty dry ket date as far out as posground that could use a sible. The 900-plus pound shower. The seeding on calves from last year are the new South 20 has in no man’s land and will struggled to survive after have to be pushed on to hard rain, freezing, thawmarket. Hopefully, the deing and quick drying to mand for beef stays strong make the ground like con- and the cash price will be crete. The red clover redramatically higher than ally popped in most places what the futures market and, I assume, some of has been predicting. the grass, though hard to The celebration of see. But the forage oats Easter is right around are really having a hard the corner. With so much time. A softening shower less commercial activity would be very welcome. surrounding the holiday Temperatures are the typi- due to the virus, we all cal April roller coaster. will have a lot more time We have continued to to reflect on how the reswork on the South 20 urrection of our Lord and project with more brush Savior affects us all and cutting, fence repair and reestablishes our priorremoval, a lumber tree har- ities. Enjoy your simple vested, and Carson came holiday with your family with the skidsteer to dig and be safe. the 19 anchor post holes Steve Foglesong for the perimeter. I got the ASTORIA hedge anchors all placed and ready for some fencing.

I have also been indecisive Farmers still farming about proceeding rapidly What because I applied for an a month!

Environmental Quality EveryIncentives Program grant body’s for the project, but not world certain about the outcome has been of that or the timeframe. turned upI used EQIP in 2005 to side down. push rapidly forward with But the world of caring my management intensive for livestock doesn’t stop grazing plan, and that even for a pandemic. We has been very successful. are staying closer to home Having done that, I do not more than ever, being cauknow whether my applica- tious and practicing the tion may or may not be rerecommended measures to viewed favorably. I am anx- keep everyone healthy. It ious to get the area sealed doesn’t seem like we have off from the township road been any less busy than we since I have already had a normally would be. Bruce trespasser drive in on the recently retired from worknew seeding, get stuck and ing here, but with school get somebody to pull out, out of session, we have all the time tracking and had both my boy, Wyatt, rutting — aargh! and my nephew, David, Heifers will be arriving here every day working on soon and so I need to the farm, and they have be checking fences and been great assets in getting making repairs. The winchores and projects accomter and any flooding was plished, so that has been not destructive this year. about the only plus during Grass is ready to take off, this crisis. but the 30-degree nights Feeder cattle numbers are in charge for now. have remained almost Grass looks good, and I steady. We have shipped feel like our red clover out no cattle this past frost seeding was fairly month, and we only successful. In quite a few brought in one load of catof our paddocks, we left tle to place on feed. With more than enough plant the markets and weather height for winter due to still not being very coopersome pugging intervals we ative, it is just such a time had during winter grazing of uncertainty that we are in December. Perhaps the standing pat for the most dry forage may be part part. I am in the process of the first rotation to of transitioning 200 upper provide a better blend to nine-weight steers that I ward off the period of too had hoped to sell to a finmuch green early on for ishing diet. We are hoping the ruminant diet. that our chance of coming The pandemic has out ahead is better down thrown us a curve in the road as fats than takevery way. Please follow ing the money now. We the guidelines of safety just re-implanted them and and stay safe, if that is are planning on doing the possible. We are so forsame to about 400 head tunate as cattle people to of seven-weight heifers get out there in the clean over the next two to three fresh air to do our work. weeks.

Markets will improve In late February, we with time as they always sold a load of good black do. I see the tractors starting to roll. Work carefully and then take breaks to check the cattle.

Trevor Toland MACOMB

Maintain your health Wants and needs are being redefined by this coronavirus deal.

We’ve taken quarantine and social distancing very seriously here at our place.

Nobody left working here has been anywhere else in the last three weeks, and the young folks that couldn’t figure out what “stay at home” means have been sent home until this thing is over. We have a critical amount of work that has to get done here every day, without fail, and the risk of several folks being sick and incapacitated is a deal breaker that has called for serious steps to protect the health of our team.

Prioritizing what must get done each day by the reduced crew has us focused on not wasting any time or effort. Feeding cattle gets top billing followed by chute work and manure pumping now that the sun and wind has field conditions just about ideal. Marketing of our finished cattle has

home-raised steers that we had on feed in Kansas.

We sent them out there because we wanted to sell on the U.S. Premium Beef grid. These cattle are out of Gardiner Angus Ranch genetics, and we were able to secure USBP kill slots from the Gardiner’s.

We were fortunate they sold on a pretty good market, because the week after, the market took its first big downturn. All the steers graded choice or higher, with a good number of prime. With the grid premiums, we were able to net over $5 per hundredweight more than the base price, so that turned out to be a pretty nice deal. We got all our carcass data back and shared that with the Gardiner Ranch. Next week, we are shipping

another load out there, steers that were born last spring and probably weighing in the mid 800s.

Spring calving has been going well, with the exception of one stillborn calf and another that came breech that required a trip to the vet clinic late at night. The cows have been calving out on the rye pasture, and we have finally strung together several nice days to make it a better environment.

A few days ago, we went ahead and weaned our fall born calves. Takes some pressure off the cows and having to feed hay. They can get by now with just grazing rye until it plays out, and then it will be time to preg check them. In the last week or so, we have also picked up some local calves that

producers are pulling off their cows. All vaccinated and off to a good start on the grower feed.

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These are this week’s most read stories on the AgriNews website: 1. Plenty of pork, but who’s going to eat it?

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We’ve got The world is changing; we must, too work to do We’re facing tough times in agriculture right now. You’ve most likely heard the phrase “flatten the curve” and certainly learned what COVID19 — coronavirus — is by now.

While I expected Richard challenges in 2020, I Guebert Jr. couldn’t have guessed that three months into Illinois Farm the year the country Bureau would face a global health crisis. We’ve all been washing our hands more frequently and hunkering down with our loved ones.

We follow the news as the situation continues to rapidly evolve. Even though farmers are used to isolation, it’s been concerning to watch this unfold.

Fieldwork must still be done, animals must still be cared for and crops have to be put in the ground. We’ve got work to do and so does the entire supply chain.

Fortunately, we’ve had some leeway to do it.

On March 20, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker enacted a Shelter in Place Order across the state through April 7 – later extended through April 30.

This stay-at-home order, among other actions, urged citizens to participate in social distancing measures and mandated that all “non-essential” businesses and operations be closed.

We kept communication lines open with the Illinois Department of Agriculture and the governor’s office during all of this. Before the governor’s March announcement, I joined Illinois Farm Bureau Vice President Brian Duncan and a few IFB key leaders to speak via conference call with IDOA Acting Director Jerry Costello to share our concerns.

During the call, we emphasized to Director Costello the continued need for state government to recognize agriculture as a critical piece of the food supply chain.

Rightfully, the agriculture industry was defined as an “essential” industry across the state, and all aspects of agriculture were exempt from the governor’s order.

Recognizing the ag industry as an essential service demonstrates the important role Illinois farmers have in feeding our neighbors across the country. We truly appreciated the opportunity to share our concerns with Director Costello.

With all the stress and challenges — spiraling commodity prices, stock market dives, ethanol plants’ viability threatened, supply chain pressures — there’s a hard impact felt throughout the industry.

But rest assured that Illinois farmers are open for business and stand committed to their promise to feed and fuel this great nation. Especially now, packing plants are open, trucks are moving, supply is moving and ag is moving.

We don’t know how long it will take for normal activities to resume in the United States and around the world.

But even as we maintain social distances, we’re all in this together — and apart doesn’t equal alone.

Let’s say a prayer of thanks for all farmers that keep our grocery shelves full during this pandemic.

And give a round of applause to the truck drivers, grocery store workers, healthcare professionals and the other heroes on the front lines risking their health to take care of their communities.

Even during this national emergency, we continue to work on behalf of our members. Our farm families across the state are #StillFarming to provide a safe and sustainable food supply from their table to yours.

Richard Guebert Jr. is the president of Illinois Farm Bureau. His family farm in Randolph County grows corn, soybeans and wheat.

Coronavirus, a farmer in a recent news story noted, “is the straw that broke the camel’s back.”

It may feel that way now, but honestly that back-breaking straw hit the camel decades ago when the nation’s top Farm & Food agricultural, academic and political leaders File embraced dollar-driven efficiency over safeAlan Guebert ty-centered resiliency as the overarching goal of American farm policy.

We could have had both — and, in fact, still can — but today’s events continue to tie us to the past even as the world and markets are shifting under our unsteady feet.

For example, an aggie Twitter discussion in late March centered on whether a 570-horsepower, $500,000 tractor was powerful enough to pull a pictured $565,000 corn planter through the field at 10 miles per hour.

Astonishingly as out of touch as that might seem, the chat occurred only three days after Congress and the White House empowered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to spend nearly $49 billion to support farmers and ranchers through the COVID-19 infected season ahead.

And that deal arrived only hours after the biofuels industry warned Washington that the ethanol market, which consumes about 40% of the U.S. corn crop, is facing crippling shutdowns as it tries to ride out what already is a

demand-devastated year.

Then, on March 31, USDA announced American farmers would plant 97 million acres of corn this year. That’s an 8% increase over 2019 despite ethanol’s bleak future and growing evidence that other nations are shutting their markets to protect pandemic-threatened food supplies.

So, while USDA prepares to spend nearly $50 billion subsidizing domestic agriculture, corn farmers — some with $1-million-plus planting rigs — are preparing to grow a record crop at record subsidies for a government-protected ethanol market already melting as other markets around the world begin to shut down.

The only way any of these actions make actual sense is to remember that the world has changed dramatically in the past month, but human nature hasn’t. Signs abound everywhere.

We continue to hoard food despite knowing there’s plenty for everyone if no one hoards.

We don’t stay home despite knowing COVID-19 is rapidly spread by people who don’t stay home.

Our weak, shortchanged rural systems like education, internet infrastructure and a long-failing healthcare network are now being shown for what they always were: weak, shortchanged and long failing.

And, even worse, few political leaders answer straight, honest questions with straight, honest answers. Some can’t even muster the courage to shut down golf courses to limit the spread of the disease.

Golf courses, for crying out loud.

One of the more sane voices I’ve heard in the last 10 days came from a

farmer who, like me, questioned the size, cost and wisdom of the massive corn planter we both saw on Twitter.

“I wonder,” he asked in a retweet, “what the price of corn would be if we still had 8-row planters?”

We may find out soon because we know the worst of COVID-19 is still ahead and we have little idea what it will bring other than more woe.

Nor do we know how USDA will spend billions of our dollars to address the unknowns facing farmers and ranchers as another planting and calving season begins.

It will, however, require more thought than just throwing money at fading industries and bloated monocultures. We must consider paths that deliver more resilience and more food, not fewer farmers and more exports.

So far, our strategy is very discouraging. Tossing out longstanding environmental laws and laying aside corporate merger issues now is just pouring salt into our gaping wounds. It’s shameful and almost as harmful to rural America as COVID-19.

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Yes, there are COVID-19 impacts on agriculture Some say this is when the coronavirus outbreak and business closures will hit the makeor-break point for the U.S. economy. Things would be much worse if Congress and President Donald Trump had not Zippy Duvall taken action, passing and signing the coronavirus aid package.

American Most people are foFarm Bureau cused on businesses such as restaurants or airlines, which certainly have experienced a sharp and sudden decrease.

What they may not be thinking about is the cumulative impact on agriculture.

Most hospitality and travel industries were doing well before the virus.

Farmers and ranchers were not.

Coronavirus is just the latest in a string of misfortunes that have kept the farm economy down for several years: weather disasters, a trade war and, even before that, commodity prices have been below the cost of production.

Which is worse: a sudden blow or a prolonged downturn? The answer is whichever one you and your industry are facing.

But none of us can afford to lose farms and ranches, especially now that we’re more focused than ever on the security of our food supply chain.

Consumers understandably might think that farmers and ranchers are doing well, given the empty shelves we’re all seeing at grocery stores. But those buying habits could slow down, and we’ve already seen a dramatic drop in demand from food service, restaurants, and schools and universities.

There are unofficial estimates that the current market price of milk is down 40% compared to January. Prices for cattle, corn and other farm goods also are falling.

We are thankful for the aid package that will help us sustain our food producers. Farm Bureau worked tirelessly to include up to $23.5 billion that the U.S. Department of Agriculture can use to help farmers and ranchers when estimates turn into hard data on the impacts to producers.

People are driving less, and that has driven down demand for ethanol made from corn at the same time as oil production has increased. Ethanol plants are idled, corn prices are down, and livestock producers who relied on distillers dried grains — a byproduct of ethanol production — are scrambling to replace that source of animal feed.y Agricultural futures, which many

need. Now, we are monitoring to make sure the visa process operates smoothly as more government agencies move to telework.

We’re also working to share guidance developed by state Farm Bureau organizations, state Departments of Agriculture and university Extension services to help farmers and ranchers know how to protect their workers, their families, their consumers and themselves.

Farmers and ranchers wear many hats even under the best of conditions, and now more than ever. The guidance for farmers as employers will help them do what we always want to do: feed and take care of people.

You can find a collection of those resources on our COVID-19 webpage — www.fb.org/land/impact-covid19-on-ag.

None of us can afford to lose farms and Another impact we’re watching is the ranches, especially now that we’re more foavailability of farmers markets as some cused than ever on the security of our food local governments order that they be supply chain. suspended. Many farmers depend on farmers markets for most of their sales. farmers and ranchers depend on to lock With restaurant business severely cut, in better prices later on, are down, as farmers who sell meat and produce diwell. That shows a concern that consum- rectly to restaurants are more dependent ers will buy less in the coming weeks on direct-to-consumer sales. and months, as the economy slows and The assistance passed by Congress unemployment worsens. should help farmers and ranchers who It also reflects worries about whether will be affected by the loss of their marour overseas markets will return if prod- kets, but we must keep an eye on this to uct can’t move and as economies around make sure the assistance is adequate to the world are reeling from the virus ensure that those farmers will be there outbreak and restrictions to contain it. for us when things get back to normal.

We’re certainly hopeful that trade will Our ability to clear hurdles for continue and grow.

America’s farmers and ranchers depends Another concern that came to our on our awareness of issues surfacing attention quickly after the federal govacross the country. We had an impact ernment began taking more stringent on the farm worker issue and the aid actions to curb the spread of coronavipackage because we could share inforrus was whether our farmers would get mation in real time. the workers they were expecting from Please let county and state Farm Mexico and other countries.

Bureau leaders know of other ways this Each spring, tens of thousands of farm situation is affecting farmers’ and ranchworkers make their way to the United ers’ ability to be productive and survive States to do the hard work many American the economic hit. citizens don’t want to do: pruning, plowing, We are in constant communication planting, and picking produce. with state Farm Bureau leaders so we can Farm Bureau and others worked over- jump on new issues as they come up. Even time to ensure that processing of visa as we all practice social distancing or applications submitted by farm workers physical distancing as some are now callwould not be adversely affected, and the ing it, we’re more connected than ever by phone, video conferencing and email.

State Department at the end of March By working together, we’ll address made changes to make available more the economic impacts of the virus and seasonal farm workers, while also proensure our fellow citizens have the tecting public health.

Our farmers and ranchers are commit- nutritious food they need. We will get through this. ted to feeding our country now and in the future, and we need workers to do it.

Zippy Duvall, a poultry, cattle and About 20% of farm workers in the U.S. hay producer from Georgia, is the come through the H-2A program. president of the American Farm They play a critical role in ensuring Bureau Federation.

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Market data Virus impact ripples 9 faculty FOR WEEK ENDING APRIL 3, 2020

Futures Prices This Last This week week Chg. week CATTLE HOGS 88.32 100.95 -12.63 APR 20 40.22 APR 20 JUN 20 80.85 89.42 -8.57 MAY 20 41.22 AUG 20 84.30 90.45 -6.15 JUN 20 48.32 OCT 20 88.50 94.32 -5.82 JUL 20 52.72 DEC 20 92.35 98.32 -5.97 AUG 20 54.57 FEB 21 97.02 102.62 -5.60 OCT 20 49.77

Last week Chg. 58.45 57.62 64.25 66.80 66.12 56.35

-18.23 -16.40 -15.93 -14.08 -11.55 -6.58

120.60 -12.35 120.92 -12.82 127.10 -12.68 127.57 -11.77 128.52 -11.62 128.80 -11.25

MILK CLASS III APR 20 14.07 MAY 20 12.18 JUN 20 13.13 JUL 20 14.08 AUG 20 14.62 SEP 20 14.91

15.32 13.87 14.00 14.76 15.23 15.37

-1.25 -1.69 -0.87 -0.68 -0.61 -0.46

CORN MAY 20 3306 3460 -154 JUL 20 3366 3516 -150 SEP 20 3422 3560 -138 DEC 20 3506 3642 -136 MAR 21 3620 3740 -120 MAY 21 3682 3784 -102

SOYBEANS MAY 20 8542 JUL 20 8594 AUG 20 8620 SEP 20 8604 NOV 20 8614 JAN 21 8624

8814 8852 8856 8790 8766 8752

-272 -258 -236 -186 -152 -128

CHICAGO WHEAT MAY 20 5492 5712 -220 JUL 20 5450 5572 -122 SEP 20 5470 5566 -96 DEC 20 5542 5632 -90 MAR 21 5600 5662 -62 MAY 21 5580 5636 -56

K.C. WHEAT MAY 20 4720 JUL 20 4784 SEP 20 4864 DEC 20 4994 MAR 21 5102 MAY 21 5170

4866 4914 4984 5094 5180 5234

-146 -130 -120 -100 -78 -64

BRENT CRUDE OIL JUN 20 34.11 27.95 6.16 JUL 20 35.48 30.91 4.57 36.39 33.29 3.10 AUG 20 SEP 20 37.02 34.91 2.11 37.49 36.03 1.46 OCT 20 NOV 20 37.83 36.80 1.03

ETHANOL APR 20 MAY 20 JUN 20 JUL 20 AUG 20 SEP 20

0.939 0.986 1.027 1.030 1.030 1.030

-0.094 -0.122 -0.120 -0.120 -0.120 -0.120

FEEDER CATTLE APR 20 108.25 MAY 20 108.10 AUG 20 114.42 SEP 20 115.80 OCT 20 116.90 NOV 20 117.55

0.845 0.864 0.907 0.910 0.910 0.910

Stocks of Agricultural Interest

This Last 52-wk week week high

This Last 52-wk week week high

ADM 34.65 33.50 47.20 Corteva 22.62 23.21 32.78 AGCO 43.50 46.20 81.39 Dupont 31.87 33.83 83.72 BASF 10.95 11.33 20.98 Deere 135.52 135.11 181.99 Bunge 37.17 36.19 59.65 FMC 70.88 76.62 108.77 CF 25.77 25.55 55.15 Mosaic 9.94 9.90 28.01

Export Inspections (MIL BU.) This Year Cumulative Cumulative Cml.

week ago this year year ago % diff.

WHEAT 363.881 454.874 20461.20 18850.904 8.54 CORN 1269.074 1259.267 18061.64 29680.005 -39.15 SOYBEANS 413.957 712.028 31584.71 29279.951 7.87

Livestock Summary % diff.

This Last Year week year

week week ago ago ago Hog Slaughter-est 11000 HD 2565 2754 2464 -6.86 4.10 Cattle slaughter-est 1000 HD 626 676 627 -7.40 -0.16 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

60.72 74.76 -14.04 33.50 50.33 -16.83 96.45 98.51 -2.06 36.33 50.14 -13.81 231.95 252.11 -20.16 221.01 241.61 -20.60 111.08 119.44 -8.36 178.78 189.31 -10.53

OKLAHOMA CITY This week Last week Change Low High Low High Low High FEEDER STEER 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

149.75 125.00 114.00 101.50 100.00

175.00 144.00 171.00 139.00 146.00 118.75 130.50 115.75 129.75 107.25

177.00 144.00 143.50 132.50 122.00

5.75 -2.00 -14.00 27.00 -4.75 2.50 -14.25 -2.00 -7.25 7.75

CASH HOGS, PRACTICAL TOP, LIVE PRICE This week Last week Change Dorchester, Wisconsin

36.00

43.00

-7.00

CASH HOGS, CARCASS PRICES, WEIGHTED AVERAGE BASE PRICE This week Last week Change National

42.83 58.71 -15.88

USDA National Grain Market Review Compared to last week, cash bids for wheat, corn and soybeans wee lower; sorghum was mixed.

For the week ending March 26, an increase of 42.3 million bushels of corn export sales for 2019-20 were reported, with an increase of 35.2 million bushels of soybean exports sales, and an increase of 2.7 million bushels of wheat export sales. Sorghum export sales showed an increase of 7.9 million bushels.

Ethanol production for the week ending March 27 reported a decrease of 165,000 barrels per day to 0.840 million barrels a day. Ethanol stocks increased 1.6 million barrels at 25.7 million barrels.

Corn planted in 2020 is estimated at 97.0 million acres, up 8% or 7.29 million acres from last year. Soybeans planted for 2020 are estimated at 83.5 million acres, up 10% from last year.

All wheat planted for 2020 is estimated at 44.7 million acres, down 1& from 2019 Corn atocks are down 8% from March 2019, soybean stocks are down 17% and all wheat stocks are down 11%.

Wheat was 5 cents lower to 58 1/4 cents lower. Corn was 9 1/4 cents lower to 27 1/4 cents lower.

Sorghum was 28 cents lower to 27 cents higher. Soybeans were 20 1/2 cents lower to 26 1/2 cents lower

CORN Kansas City US No 2 truck Yellow Corn was 20 1/4 to 27 1/4 cents lower from 3.28 1/2-3.33 1/2 per bushel.

Omaha US No 2 Yellow Corn was 12 to 15 cents lower from 3.06-3.15 per bushel.

Chicago US No 2 Yellow Corn was 12 1/4 to 16 1/4 cents lower from 3.33 1/2-3.39 1/2 per bushel.

Toledo US No 2 rail Yellow corn was 15 1/4 cents lower at 3.28 1/2 per bushel

Minneapolis US No 2 Yellow corn rail was 9 1/4 cents lower at 3.09 1/2 per bushel.

OILSEEDS Minneapolis Yellow truck soybeans were 21 1/2 cents lower at 8.36 3/4 per bushel.

Illinois Processors US No 1 Yellow truck soybeans were 20 1/2 to 21 1/2 cents lower from 8.63 3/4-8.71 3/4 per bushel.

Kansas City US No 2 Yellow truck soybeans were 26 1/2 cents lower from 8.38 3/4-8.53 3/4 per bushel.

Illinois 448 percent soybean meal, processor rail bid was 13.80 lower from 309.10-312.10 per bushel.

Central Illinois Crude Soybean oil processor bid was 0.26 to 0.26 points lower from 25.6426.49 per cwt.

WHEAT Kansas City US No 1 Hard Red Winter, ordinary protein rail bid was 58 1/4 cents lower from 5.49-5.59 per bushel.

St. Louis truck US No 2 Soft Red Winter terminal bid was 43 cents lower at 5.57 per bushel.

Minneapolis and Duluth US No 1 Dark Northern Spring, 14.0 to 14.5 percent protein rail, was 32 1/4 to 42 1/4 cents lower from 6.29-6.39 per bushel.

Portland US Soft White wheat rail was 5 cents lower from 6.006.10 per bushel.

SORGHUM US No 2 yellow truck, Kansas City was 26 to 27 cents higher from 5.96-6.49 per cwt. Texas High Plains US No 2 yellow sorghum (prices paid or bid to the farmer, fob elevator) was 26 to 28 cents lower from 5.32-5.873 per cwt.

OATS US 2 or Better oats, rail bid to arrive at Minneapolis 20 day was 3 cents higher from 2.64-3.34 per bushel.

Futures Prices compiled by faculty and staff of the Ag Economics Department at the University of Missouri Direct Feeder Catttle from USDA Dept of Ag Market News, Oklahoma City. Grain Market Review from USDA Dept of Ag Market News, St. Joseph, Missouri.

across farm country

WASHINGTON — From dairy farmers with nowhere to send their milk and cattle ranchers reeling from plummeting beef prices, the impact of the coronavirus is rippling through farm country.

Corn, cotton and soybean futures have tumbled, ethanol plants have been idled, and some fruit and vegetable farmers are finding their best option is leaving produce in the field.

Price forecasts for most agricultural products are bleak. In the past month, dairy prices have dropped 26% to 36%, corn futures have dropped by 14%, soybean futures are down 8% and cotton futures have plummeted 31%. Hog futures are down by 31%.

A surge in demand for beef emptied grocery store meat aisles, but there is no lack of supply. Despite a rise in retail prices in some areas, the prices paid to cattle ranchers have fallen 25%.

Dairy producers were optimistic at the start of 2020 that it would be a turnaround year, with milk prices on the rise and feed costs holding steady.

But hopes were dashed when the coronavirus quickly and dramatically impacted demand, disrupted supply chains and led to the 26% to 36% drop in prices.

Schools, restaurants and universities that were among the main purchasers of milk and milk products were suddenly shuttered, leaving dairy farmers with far more milk than plants are capable of processing.

The sometimes-empty supermarket milk coolers reflect supply chain adaptation challenges, not lack

of supply. Experts do not expect retail demand for dairy to make up for lost food service and restaurant demand.

“Farmers and ranchers are determined to deliver on their commitment to provide a safe and abundant food supply, but make no mistake, they are facing makeor-break struggles, like many Americans,” said American Farm Bureau Federat ion P resident Zippy Duvall.

FINANCIAL REALITIES “After years of a down farm economy and damaging severe weather, the COVID-19 ripple effects are forcing farmers and ranchers to face heartbreaking financial realities. Without question, the disaster aid provided in the CARES Act is a lifeline that will help many farmers hold on. We don’t know how many for how long, but we’re grateful.”

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act provides $9.5 billion to the agriculture secretary for financial support to farmers and ranchers impacted by the coronavirus and $14 billion for the Commodity Credit Corp.

Direct food- and agriculture-related provisions in the CARES Act, including the support for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the CCC and additional funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, account for only 0.02% of the total aid provided in the bill.

USDA has not yet announced how it will distribute the aid.

Meanwhile farmers re-

liant on direct consumer sales, such as farmers’ markets and u-pick farms, are also facing dramatic losses. Often highly perishable, a loss of market at peak harvest has led some to cut their losses by leaving fruits and vegetables in the fields.

Abiding by travel restrictions, people are driving far less, pushing down demand for both oil and ethanol made from corn. A 35% drop in ethanol prices caused some plants to stop production, further depressing corn prices.

The sudden change also cut off the supply of dried distillers grains — a byproduct of ethanol production and source of high-protein feed — for livestock producers, who are left scrambling to find a replacement.

While the impact to agriculture has been acute and immediate on many fronts, there is more to come if farmers and ranchers are forced to downsize or stop farming and ranching altogether.

“There are millions of people involved in producing America’s food supply. Fewer farms mean fewer farm workers, truck drivers, processors and manufacturers and potentially higher food prices – not today, maybe not even this year, but farmers won’t be the only ones affected by the long-term agricultural impacts of the coronavirus pandemic if prices continue to drop and markets aren’t restored,” Duvall explained.

More detailed information about the coronavirus’ impact on agriculture is available at www. fb.org/related/COVID-19.

Unprecedented times The United States and rest of the world is enduring the most dramatic Commodity economic bombInsight shell, thunJerry Welch derbolt or disturbance in history. The coronavirus coupled with the crude oil price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia has changed the global economies of the world for years to come.

It has been a one-two punch in the gut, and at the very least, a prolonged period of stagflation is likely. At worse, a bout of inflation the likes of which has not been seen since the early 1970s to the late 1980s is at hand. History is about to repeat itself.

Investopedia describes stagflation as “a seemingly contradictory condition described by slow economic growth and relatively high unemployment, or economic stagnation, which is at the same time accompanied by rising prices, that is to say inflation. Stagflation can also be alternatively defined as a period of inflation combined with a decline in gross domestic product.”

The only other period in American history where stagflation and inflation roared sharply higher was in the 1972 to 1989 period. Inflation doubled in 1973 and hit double digits in 1974.

There was upward pressure on all ag markets into the final decade of the 1900s. And now due to coronavirus and collapsing crude oil prices, we are on the cusp of dynamic bull markets for U.S. agriculture similar to back then, 30 to nearly 50 years ago.

At the least, the entire world will experience significant economic dislocations in the years

ahead. From CNBC News, “a food crisis looms as coronavirus forces farms to stay idle and countries hoard supplies.”

And here are the two main points the article drives home. One: “Large-scale lockdowns to contain the coronavirus outbreak have hurt the supply of manpower and disrupted supply chains in the agriculture industry.”

The second point is: “As of now, disruptions are minimal as food supplies have been adequate.

But price spikes are more likely for higher value products like meat and perishable commodities rather than for major staples, which are still in adequate supply, said the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations.”

Moving forward, I strongly urge U.S. ag producers to hone their marketing skills. I urge all my readers to get their hands on solid information to help with marketing decisions.

The key to success in agriculture has always been marketing, and that is how it is going to be moving forward.

However, the big difference between now and only a few months ago is the historic economic disruptions that have hit home like a bombshell.

I have a special offer I wish to present to those that subscribe to this newspaper. My newsletter, Commodity Insite, is published twice a day. The morning issue comes out around 7 a.m.

Chicago time and again around noon.

If something happens between those times, I quickly post a special email alert. There are days when I keep my subscribers informed more than twice a day.

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months, paid upfront via a credit card.

A regular subscription for three months is actually triple that $300 offer. With a $300 subscription, I am throwing in, at no cost, my e-book, “Haunted By Markets.”

My book is read over a smartphone or computer and is 712 pages long.

The book alone sells for $74.99.

Over the years, I have touted my twice-a-day newsletter and my book.

But I have never offered a six-month subscription at such a low cost.

I am doing so because times have changed dramatically for the U.S. ag markets. This is not the time to take your eyes off the commodity markets.

Twice a day, I touch on stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities.

I believe you will find Commodity Insite quite useful.

If you are interested in taking me up my special offer, drop me a line at commodityinsite1@gmail. com. Or, call me at 406682-5010.

To repeat what is stated above: “A food crisis looms as coronavirus forces farms to stay idle and countries hoard supplies.” The world has changed, and U.S. ag producers should adapt accordingly.

Please give serious consideration to my special offer. Heck of a deal, in my opinion, for two reports a day, or more.

The world is certainly different today, but likely to revert to how it was in the early 1970s to late 1980s, when inflation was the topic on everyone’s lips.

During such unprecedented times, there will be numerous and exciting opportunities for those well informed and bold — in particular, for those in agriculture where spot shortages for a host of various commodities will most certainly surface sooner than later.

Unprecedented times, indeed.

members join ACES

URBANA, Ill. — Nine faculty members have joined the University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences.

Their expertise will add to the existing strengths in five academic units, as well as U of I Extension, which is housed in the college.

“We are thrilled to bring exceptional new talent into the College of ACES and Illinois Extension.

These scholars, educators and outreach specialists will help move us forward as we work to solve critical challenges of our time,” said Anna Ball, associate dean of academic programs for the College of ACES. The Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering welcomes assistant professor Salah Issa, who specializes in agricultural and industrial safety and health, and research assistant professor Mei Tessum, who focuses on bioenvironmental engineering.

In the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Econom ics, Jonat ha n Coppess and Todd Hubbs have transitioned to assistant professor roles with Extension specialist appointments. Both have been in the department for years and are frequent contributors to the agricultural outreach platform farmdoc.

The Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications program gained assistant professor Amy Leman, who is transferring from the Department of Human Development and Family Studies. Leman specializes in research and evaluation of positive youth development practices.

In the Department of Animal Sciences, assistant professor Isabella Condata brings expertise in precision livestock farming and management, while teaching assistant professors Derek Nolan and Lee Rinker hold Extension appointments related to beef and dairy production, respectively.

A ssist a nt professor Zhongjie Yu joins the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, focusing on aquatic biogeochemistry with emphasis on the use of stable isotopes.

“Faculty partnerships are one of the unique elements of the extension model,” said Shelly Nickols-Richardson, associate dean and director of Illinois Extension and outreach.

“These faculty extension specialists are uniquely qualified to bridge the gap between academic study driven through on-campus research projects and the needs of Illinois producers and business owners who are grappling with a host of complex, multifaceted challenges every day.”

Feds fast track foreign farm workers’ return SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Farmers and orchard owners nationwide are breathing a little easier as more H-2A workers will be able to cross the Mexican border.

The U.S. State Department on March 26 expanded the number of foreign agricultural workers whose visa applications can be processed without an in-person interview, The Capital Press reported.

After suspending “nonessential” visa processing in Mexico because of the coronav ir us outbreak, the agency said it would prioritize processing for returning H-2A workers whose visas expired within the last year by giving them an interview waiver.

It then broadened those waivers to include new workers and returning workers whose visas had expired in the past 24 months.

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NRCS funding for special projects CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — State Conservationist Ivan Dozier announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service will offer funding for three unique efforts in Illinois during fiscal year 2020.

All projects will use the Regional Conser vation Pa r t ner ship P rog ra m.

Each project is restricted to certain Illinois counties.

Illinois Headwaters Conservation Partnership in EastCentral Illinois: This project will control invasive plants in forest stands in east-central Illinois.

NRCS has partnered with the Champaign County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Headwaters Invasive Plant Partnership to help producers address resource concerns such as water quality and soil health.

The project focus is to reduce soil erosion and improve water quality by improving forest health in the following 11 coun-

ties: Champaign, Coles, C u mberla nd, DeW it t , Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Livingston, Piatt and Vermilion.

Otter Lake Source Water Protection Project: This project will offer funding in Macoupin, Morgan and Sangamon counties for the Otter Lake Source Water Protection project.

NRCS has partnered with the Illinois Corn Growers Association to help producers address resource concerns, such as degraded water quality and soil erosion.

The project focus is to improve water quality in the Otter Lake Watershed located in portions of Macoupin, Morgan, and Sangamon counties.

Upper Macoupin Creek Watershed Project: This project offers funding in Macoupin County for the Upper Macoupin Creek Watershed project.

NRCS has partnered with American Farmland Trust to help producers address resource concerns,

such as degraded water quality and soil erosion.

The project focus is to improve water quality in the Upper Macoupin Creek Watershed located in portions of Macoupin County. Submit applications to Carlinville NRCS field office.

While applications for these programs are accepted throughout the year, interested producers should submit an application to the appropriate NRCS field office by the cutoff date of May 1 to ensure applications are considered for fiscal year 2020 funding.

To see if you are eligible to participate in the program, producers should contact their local NRCS field office or visit the Illinois NRCS website at www.il.nrcs.usda.gov.

Due to the evolving COVID-19 situation, producers may set up phone appointments with their local NRCS office if they have any questions or need information.

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NRCS sets EQIP sign-up deadlines CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Application deadlines for two special Environmental Quality Incentives Programs in Illinois have been set for May 1.

State Conservationist Ivan Dozier announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service will offer EQIP funding for the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative and the National Water Quality Initiative.

Producers who have agricultural, pasture, or forest land in an initiative project area can apply for assistance through EQIP to implement a range of conser vation practices that will improve water quality, decrease soil erosion and improve wildlife habitat.

The following is a list of initiatives including the counties and watersheds where funding is available for 2020: n MRBI: Upper Macoupin Creek — portions of Macoupin County; Vermilion River Headwaters — portions of Ford, Iroquois, Livingston and McLean counties. n NWQI: Lake Bloomington/Money Creek Watershed — portions of McLean County; Blue Mound/Money Creek Watershed — portions of McLean County; Lake Springfield/Panther Creek Watershed — portions of Sangamon County.

Financial assistance will be available to producers whose land is located in the portions of counties listed.

To check for eligibility to participate in the program, producers should contact their local NRCS field office or visit the Illinois NRCS website at www. il.nrcs.usda.gov.

Due to the evolving COVID-19 situation, producers may set up phone appointments with their local NRCS office.

See one of these dealers for a demonstration

AHW, LLC

Ashmore, IL Hoopeston, IL Manteno, IL Melvin, IL Somonauk, IL Urbana, IL Watseka, IL

Buck Brothers, Inc. Hampshire, IL

Holland & Sons, Inc. Dixon, IL Geneseo, IL Princeton, IL

Neff Co. Avon Avon, IL

Riechmann Bros., LLC Breese, IL

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Shiloh Valley Equipment Co.

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Suspended front axle

Belleville, IL

Front hitch and PTO

5R Series Utility Tractors from John Deere now offer more advanced technology than ever before. With the introduction of factory-installed integrated AutoTrac – along with other important options like JDLink*, suspended front axle, and front hitch and PTO – the 5R can help you boost productivity at your livestock, hay or row crop operation.

But it doesn’t end there ... you’ll also be in position to reduce fuel costs, capture valuable data, and experience an even more comfortable ride.

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* Activation/subscription required. Some additional accessories and/or components may be required. JDLink requires a cellular data connection to transfer information from machine to JDLink website. Consult your local John Deere Dealer for coverage availability.

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