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‘Plenty of food’

‘Gordy’ Ropp dedicated life to ag, youth A fringe benefit of spending the last 45-plus years in the newspapers business is the amazing people that I’ve been Tom C. Doran blessed to have met.

AgriNews I’ve had the Publications honor to meet national, state and local political leaders, company CEOs, researchers, teachers, students, coaches — I covered a lot of sports back in the day — the 5,000-acre farmers, the 10-acre farmers and a whole bunch of other folks from all walks of life.

Meeting them enriched my life, and I will always be grateful for those opportunities.

I’ve been reflecting on this since I learned the other day of the passing of Gordon “Gordy” Ropp, 87, of rural Normal, Illinois.

I first had the honor of meeting Ropp Gordy in 1974, when he was serving as the Illinois agriculture director.

I was in high school working for the Dwight Star & Herald and was assigned to cover a visit of some potential corn buyers from Hong Kong to Hamilton Grain in Campus, Illinois. This is a frequent occurrence today, but very rare back then.

Gordy in his role as ag director was at the front line in promoting Illinois-grown products to international buyers and really set the groundwork for the agency’s marketing efforts.

It was a watershed year for Illinois and the nation in terms of agricultural exports. U.S. agricultural exports increased from $12.9 billion in 1973 to $21.32 billion in 1974.

Gordy was very gracious to this high school kid still learning the ropes of the newspaper business.

During his four years leading the state agriculture department, Gordy began the centennial farm program.

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Parasites reduce cattle feed intake A3 Food pantry adopts grocery store format A7 Funding for conservation projects B9 AgriTrucker A9 Alan Guebert B7

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Empty grocery shelves don’t signal shortages

By Tom C. Doran

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Scott Severson of Dwight, Illinois, plants corn April 20 in a field west of Campus. He was able to plant 80 acres of soybeans the previous week and then switched over to corn to begin last week.

Planting on a roll Better hybrids and varieties aid early start

By Tom C. Doran

AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Cool soils were the norm as planters began to roll in April.

Emerson Nafziger, University of Illinois Extension agronomist, said growing degree days through April are forecast to total 186, over 60 GDD behind the average in the central part of the Prairie State.

“We never get a huge chunk

of GDDs in April. We’re looking at less than 7% or 8% of what we would get for the season comes in April,” Nafziger said during a recent webinar.

Better corn and soybean seed quality have improved overall emergence even when conditions aren’t necessarily ideal.

“Corn comes up out of conditions now that probably back in my youth at least we would never have considered planting into soils that cool,” Nafziger noted.

“Don’t get me wrong, if seed could vote they’d say put me in warmer soils than this because I want to get up and get growing. And we certainly like to see

that with the crop and we’re not going to see that with the crop that gets planted in April this year. But hopefully the germination will be good, emergence should be good, and we’ll have a crop that’s ready in May to take off and grow.”

Here are some of the other early season topics Nafziger covered during the webinar.

ON PLANTING DATE “Based on data from 28 soybean trials and 39 corn trials, any time soybeans were planted in April they were up to 100% of their maximum yield level.

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COVID-19 ‘shock to the system’ Economists weigh effects of virus on ag

By Erica Quinlan

AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Coronavirus concerns are disrupting U.S. food distribution and marketing, reducing demand for key commodities and putting severe financial pressure on farmers, said James Mintert.

Mintert, director of Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture, hosted a webinar April 30.

“This is a huge shock to the system,” he said. “The system isn’t designed to accommodate a huge shock.”

CORN WOES Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s planting estimates projected

corn acreage at around 97 million acres.

“We think wea ken i ng returns for corn suggest an acreage shift is likely,” Mintert Mintert said.

“We think planted corn acreage could easily fall 1 million acres below the intentions. It might even be more than that.

“We don’t have experience with this kind of shock to the system at this time of year, and I think that’s important to remember.

“People have already made plans, already laid in supplies.

There’s some rigidity there in terms of making adjustments.

Nevertheless, we think we’re going to see a shift.”

The shift will likely go towards soybeans.

“If we have trend yields,

we’re going to see pretty big increases in stocks at the end of the 2020 marketing year,” Mintert said. “And that is especially true for corn.”

TROUBLE AHEAD FOR ETHANOL The estimates in demand for ethanol are all over the map, according to Mintert.

“We’re going to be in a recessionary environment for an extended period of time,” he said.

“That’s going to take its toll in terms of fuel demand and ultimately ethanol demand.

“We looked at three scenarios and estimated reductions at about 350 million bushels and as much as 640 million bushels for the 2019 crop year.”

The estimates depend on how long restrictions on activity continue and how rapidly the U.S. economy recovers.

The result will likely be larger projected ending stocks and lower prices this year and next.

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FFA staying connected — apart

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Do we have enough food and are we going to have enough food?

Jayson Lusk, professor and head of Purdue University’s Agricultural Economics Department, said that is the single most common question he’s being asked as the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the nation.

“The answer is, yes. It may not mean that we have it in the places we need it and it may not mean that we have the workers always to get it to us. But just in terms of pounds of food or gal- Lusk lons of liquid that we want to consume, we certainly have enough to support us for the time being,” Lusk said during an April 21 University of Illinois farmdoc webinar.

Concerns were brought to the forefront in mid-March when there were significant short-run disruptions at grocery stores due to a spike in food sales as the stay-at-home recommendations were unveiled.

There is plenty of food in storage. For example, there is quite a bit more total commercial cold storage of pork than there’s been in the last three years.

The short-run disruptions were caused by a combination of increased purchases at grocery stores and challenges in logistical changes.

Grocery stores saw a large demand spike in mid-March that has since leveled off to the point shoppers are making fewer visits to those stores than they were in March 2019.

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Farmland adds stability in downturn Interest rates, low supply help values

By Martha Blum

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MEANINGFUL MONDAY: MAKING CONNECTIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

TASTY THURSDAY: FFA OFFICER SERVING UP POSITIVE BYTES

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INDIANAPOLIS — Mondays are typically known as being the day of the week that most people dread because it marks the end of the weekend and the start of a new work week.

However, Mamie Hertel, who is serving as the 20192020 National FFA central region vice president, has made it her mission to help FFA members get more out of their Mondays.

Hertel, along with her fellow teammates, decided Hertel to start a social media campaign to help stay connected with FFA members while travel bans, and restrictions are in place to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

The six National FFA officers each have a day of the week, Monday through Saturday, where they host a themed video to connect with FFA members across the country.

INDIANAPOLIS — Tess Seibel, the 20192020 National FFA eastern region vice president, has been using social media to make pantry snacks and chat with members.

Seibel and her officer teammates decided while they are practicing social distancing to start a social media platform to stay connected with FFA members and host a themed-video every Monday through Saturday featuring one of Seibel the six National FFA officers.

Seibel said that connecting with students is something she and her fellow teammates love, which is why they ran for National FFA office in the first place, but everything going on in the world right now has taught them it’s just not about connecting with FFA members in person or connecting with them at schools.

OMAHA, Neb. — Farmland values provide stability for the agricultural industry during downturns in income.

“Farmland is growing in importance since it makes up 83% of the total assets in agriculture,” said Randy Dickhut, senior vice president of real estate operations for the Farmers National Company. “And it almost makes up 100% of the equity in agriculture.”

Since the peak of land values in 2013, Dickhut said during a webinar sponsored by The Chicago Farmers, they haven’t fallen as much as many people think.

“The average land value in Illinois has plateaued, and we’ve come off the top,” he said. “The return on investment has declined over time to around the 3% range, and the value is at $7,000 on average.”

In Kansas, land values are very different.

“They have irrigated land, dry land, wheat land in the western part and a lot of pasture and CRP land,” Dickhut said.

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LOWER CORN PRICES Michael Langemeier, agricultural economist at Purdue, said that things have “really turned south for corn.”

“Corn prices have really tumbled,” Langemeier said. “I’m reflecting a drop in corn prices of around 55 cents per bushel, resulting in a drop in crop revenue of about $116 (per acre).

“We do get an increase in government payments,

but it’s not near big enough to offset that drop in crop revenue. … The bottom line here, looking at contribution margin/return over variable costs, we’re looking at a drop in net return of close to $80 per acre.”

Declining net return prospects, particularly for corn, will put downward pressure on cash rents and land values, as well.

MEAT PROCESSING OUTLOOK Jayson Lusk, agricultural economist at Purdue, is keeping a close watch on what’s happening in the meat packing sector.

“The reason I think this is an important sector to look at is that a big proportion of our meat processing is concentrated in a handful of processing plants that have a lot of workers,” he said.

“This works well when times are good because we have really large economies of scale that can affordably process meat. But in this time, if you get a few of these plants shut down, it can have some big impacts — especially on the farm side of the market.”

“On the producer side, if we lose that processing

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capacity it has a very negative impact on live animal prices,” Mintert said.

In general, lower incomes lead to lower demand for meat, Lusk said.

Combined with lower demand from restaurants and “food away from home,” livestock farmers face a host of demand-related challenges.

“I think it’s frustrating for producers because they see this margin increase in the prices consumers are paying — it goes up because there’s not as much meat on the market,” Lusk said.

“But prices farmers are facing are falling because there’s not as much demand at the packing levels.”

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Erica Quinlan can be reached at 800-426-9438, ext. 193, or equinlan@ agrinews-pubs.com.

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He also initiated the development of an infrared soybean tester to measure oil content and worked to eradicate hog cholera, a major threat to Illinois’ swine industry.

He went on to serve as state representative from 1979 to 1993 and served on many House committees, including agriculture, higher education, appropriations, executive and public utilities.

But there was so much more to his life beyond being a respected state leader.

Fast-forward to the summer of 2007, when I was putting together a story on the 90th anniversary of the Silverleaf Let’s Go Ag and Silverleaf 4-H Club in McLean County, an organization that Gordy spent more than 60 years as a leader. As a youngster, he was a member of the club showing his prized Jersey cows.

I met him at his farm just north of Normal, and we sat for a long chat at his kitchen table talking about the 4-H Club he loved so much. He had brought out numerous photos of the club from over the years and talked about the organization’s milestone.

I remember asking him if it was the oldest 4-H club in Illinois.

“I always say it’s the oldest in the world because no one has shown us proof otherwise,” he answered with a big grin.

Sitting at the kitchen table talking 4-H and a myriad of other topics, including a little politics, was one of those special moments that I will always remember.

I did mention to Gordy about the first time I met him at the Campus grain elevator. I’m sure he didn’t remember the geeky kid with the large format KoniOmega camera and Singer flash — with battery pack hanging from my side — but he did recall the tour with the prospective corn buyers from Hong Kong.

There was much more to Gordy besides his public service to the state and long-time dedication to 4-H. He married Roberta Cutter in 1955, and they had three children, Diana, Darren and David.

Roberta passed away in 1997, and his son, David, passed away in 2013.

He graduated from Normal Community High School as valedictorian of his class and went on to the University of Illinois, graduating in 1955.

During college, Gordy received his commission as a 2nd lieutenant in the ROTC program and was a member of the Farm House Fraternity.

He returned to the family farm, raising anywhere from 40 to 100 Jersey cattle at a time.

He and his family also raised grain crops for cow feed.

In addition to working the family farm, Gordy was employed by Funk Seed Co. as a young man. He remained active in the agricultural community, getting selected as a delegate to the Illinois Agricultural Association Convention by the McLean County Farm Bureau in 1960, at the age of 27.

Around this time, he was also state director of the American Dairy Association of Illinois, secretary-treasurer of the Illinois Jersey Cattle Club Association, president of the Dairy Herd Improvement Association of McLean County, served on the executive committee of the American Dairy Association and captain in the National Guard.

At the end of his tenure as state ag director, Gordy returned to the Ropp Dairy Grain Farm. He remained actively involved in a variety of associations, committees and volunteer programs for a few years before deciding to run for the Illinois House.

After his time as a state representative, he served as the rural affairs liaison to the secretary of state. It was in this position that he spent his last 10 years before retirement, connecting rural organizations and businesses with the Secretary of State’s Office and speaking before civic groups.

Retiring in 2002, Gordy was still very active in the community. He worked as a Unit 5 substitute teacher and volunteered his time with a variety of organizations and clubs, including 4-H, Shriners, Masons, the David Davis Mansion Foundation, Normal Rotary, Timeless Clovers and local Barn Quilters.

He was a very special person who dedicated his life to the agriculture industry and youth development, and I’m very fortunate to have known him.

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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Ag economic conditions weaken Federal Reserve survey provides snapshot of regions

By Tom C. Doran

AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

CHICAGO — A boots-on-theground look at the impact of the pandemic on economic activity was reported across Federal Reserve districts.

The Federal Reserve System’s Beige Book included information collected on or before April 6 through reports from bank directors, interviews and questionnaires completed by businesses, community contacts, economists, market experts and other sources.

“Economic activity contracted sharply and abruptly across all regions in the United States as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Producers of food and medical products reported a strong demand but faced both production delays, due to infection-prevention measurers and supply chain disruptions,” the report noted.

“Income prospects for the agricultural sector deteriorated substantially as the spread of the coronavirus led to a dramatic fall in many commodity prices. A large drop in ethanol prices led ethanol plants to cut production and corn consumption, which pushed corn prices lower,” according to the Seventh

Federal Reserve District of Chicago survey, which includes the northern two-thirds of Illinois and Indiana and all of Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan.

“The drop in ethanol production also reduced the availability of corn byproducts needed for nutritional balance in cornbased animal food rations.

This led livestock operations to switch to soy-meal and helped support soybean prices.

“In spite of shortages of some meat products in stores, most livestock prices fell as demand from restaurants and other food service providers weakened.

Milk sales declined substantially as schools closed, but egg prices spiked.

“Contacts expressed concern about the health and availability of agriculture workers, particularly for specialty crop production. Access to credit for farm operators was little changed, though loan requests increased.”

fected by poor weather. Corn, rice and soybeans were planted in greater quantities compared with last year.

Southern parts of the St. Louis district have planted fewer acres of cotton and more of rice.

District contacts stated that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a relatively muted effect on the agricultural sector to date.

“Several contacts reported that farmers and agricultural suppliers do not have current plans to reduce output or employment at this time. Contacts cited continued trade disputes with China, weather, commodity prices and deteriorating credit conditions as sources of uncertainty for the industry,” the Eighth District reported.

The district includes the southern parts of Illinois and Indiana and eastern half of Missouri, as well as parts of Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky and Mississippi.

MODEST IMPROVEMENT The Eighth Federal Reserve District of St. Louis reported “agricultural conditions improved modestly from the previous reporting period.”

The number of acres planted in the Eighth District for corn, cotton, rice and soybeans increased 8% compared with last year. All states in the district increased their number of acres planted as planting season in 2019 was severely af-

POTENTIAL ‘PERFECT STORM’ “District agricultural conditions were steady at low levels.

Some contacts described the COVID-19 pandemic as a potential ‘perfect storm’ for an already struggling rural economy,” according to the Federal Reserve District of Minneapolis summary.

Early reports suggested that Ninth District farmers intended to plant less wheat and more corn and substantially more

soybean acres this year.

The Minneapolis-based district includes all of Minnesota, the Dakotas and Montana, northwestern Wisconsin and all of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

PRICE PRESSURE The Tenth District Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City repor ted agricultural economic conditions weakened.

Macroeconomic developments related to COVID-19 were expected to put downward pressure on prices for many agricultural commodities, despite sharp increases in short-term demand for retail food products.

District cattle prices declined rapidly in mid-March which reduced profit opportunities for producers. Corn prices also decreased sharply as demand declined alongside a substantial drop in ethanol production.

Credit conditions weakened modestly from the prior survey period, and while many farm lenders cited uncertainty about the extent of the impact, most expected conditions to deteriorate further in coming months.

Tenth District contacts connected to food processing and retailing reported supply chains have been well maintained despite rapid increases in demand.

The Kansas City district includes the western part of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Colorado and the northern New Mexico.

Parasites reduce cattle feed intakes Rotate dewormer class for treatment

By Martha Blum

AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

MADISON, N.J. — Reduction in feed intake is the No. 1 effect parasites have on animals.

“Parasites cost the cattle industry over $2 billion per year just in treatment cost and lost production,” said Harold Newcomb, technical services veterinarian for Merck Animal Health.

Worms do three things to animals, Newcomb said during a webinar.

“Animals with worms won’t eat as much and then you’ll see a reduction in production that can be in daily gain, reproduction efficiency or milk production,” he said. “The third thing is impairing the immune response to vaccinations.”

The impact of parasites occurs in all segments of the cattle production system from the cow/calf operation to the stocker and also with feedlot cattle.

“If animals are parasitized, they’re going to eat less and you’ll see a reduction in the production of those animals,” Newcomb said.

“You can see a 10% to 12% increase in the conception rates and 30- to 40-pound heavier weaning weights than with

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“The planting date trial response curves are not as steep as they would have been 20 or 30 years ago and it’s because better hybrids and varieties. It’s common to see a yield drop in later planted corn and soybeans, but it’s variable.

“Both crop benefit from early planting. Early May is still early as a lot of the trial results continue to show maximum yield through the first 10 days of May. “Yield losses for both crops reach about 10% by May 25 plantings.

“Yield losses with planting delays through mid-May total 5% to 6%. These losses roughly double by the end of May on average; yields also get more variable. But the yields do not fall off the table like they might have at one time.

“The university has little data for corn planted past early June.

Losses for soybeans total 20% by mid-June.”

ON PLANTING DELAYS “There’s no need to panic.

Corn and soybean yields are good to outstanding when planted in the first half of May. “Do not make changes with regard to maturity of hybrid or variety, seeding rate and such. If planting is delayed until the end of May, then we’ll have to think about that.

“Soils in May will be warmer, meaning faster — and probably more uniform — emergence.

“Warmer soils will help get mineralization started, but young corn plants will still need

animals not strategically de wor me d ,” he said. “If you have 100 cows, that is 10 to 12 extra calves.”

It is impor tant for cattlemen to Newcomb underst a nd the life cycle of worms, Newcomb said, to be able to develop an effective treatment program.

The adult worms are in the cow and they produce eggs that pass out the feces. After the larvae hatch from the eggs, they crawl up the blades of grass that the cows eat on the pasture and the life cycle repeats.

“Depending on the age of the animal, that life cycle can be repeated in as little as three weeks,” Newcomb said. “From 90% to 95% of the parasites are on the pasture in the form of eggs and larvae and from 5% to 10% are in the host or cow.”

Therefore, if a cattleman is only going to treat the cow, he must figure out a way to treat the cow that has the most negative impact on the worms in the cow, as well as on the pasture.

“All the dewormers in the U.S. fit into one of three classes and each class kills a worm in a different way,” Newcomb said.

“But each member of a class kills the worms in a similar way, so you need to rotate between

classes and use them in combination.”

A fecal egg count reduction test is a tool that can be used to determine the level of parasitism in a cattle herd.

“For this test, you take 20 samples at the time you treat the animals and 14 days later, take 20 more samples,” Newcomb said. “The 14 days are important because that is long enough to give any dewormer a chance to work, but not too long where the life cycle can repeat itself.”

For the past 10 years, Newcomb said, Merck has maintained a fecal egg count reduction test database to evaluate the efficacy of different classes of dewormer products.

“Pour-ons have an average efficacy of 51% and to have successful deworming 90% or better of the worms must be killed,” Newcomb said.

“By using two products together, a pour-on with SafeGuard the efficacy jumps to 99 % effective,” he said. “And using two or more products in combination and concurrent will help to extend the life of each compound by 10 to 20 years.”

Newcomb advises cattlemen to do diagnostic testing to figure out the level of parasitism within the herd and to determine what parasites are present.

“Develop a deworming program targeted for the specific problems you have in your operation,” he said. “When you do that, sustainability will go way up be-

cause you’re not taking the shotgun approach to deworming.”

Cattlemen should use the full dose of each dewormer when treating their cattle.

“One thing cattlemen have in common is we underestimate the weight of cattle, but you need to know the actual weight to give the dose correctly,” Newcomb said.

“All cows don’t weigh 1,000 pounds. The average weight for cows in the U.S. is 1,300 pounds,” he said. “For a sustainable program you need to dose the animals by their weight not an average weight because then we’re under dosing half of the animals.”

The website, www.safeguardworks.com, has information to help cattlemen determine the optimal time to treat cattle, and it has a dosage calculator to calculate the amount of product that is needed to treat a herd.

“Deworm your cows six to eight weeks after the grass greens up when the cow is harvesting the larvae off the pasture and just as they’re getting ready to mature and start producing eggs,” Newcomb said.

“That will make the pasture parasite safe through the fall.”

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nitrogen near the roots by V1 or V2.

“If things go badly for Aprilplanted crops, consider May replanting if soybean stands are less than 90,000 to 95,000 per acre and corn stands are less than 25,000 to 28,000 per acre uniformly distributed. If you have enough stand there, leave it and be done with it.”

inches deep in any soil except maybe sandy soils and that would probably work there.

“In the trial data, two out of three years there were significantly lower yields at three inches deep than at shallower depths. It wasn’t because there wasn’t a stand there. It was because the plants get behind a little bit, some of them struggle and don’t establish their crown quite at the right depth.”

we’re not sure if the ones that do come up are going to develop completely normally.”

ON PLANT POPULATIONS “In 44 trials over seven years found the best population for corn was about 33,300 plants per acre, a planting rate of about 35,000 seeds per acre. The yield was 229 bushels per acre.

“Yields dropped by four bushels an acre when the plant population was 30,000, a population of 40,000 only added one bushel per acre. As long as we’re in that planting range and get that population, we’re probably pretty good in most Illinois soils.

“The optimum plant stand for soybeans in the trials was 106,800 plants per acre. That resulted in a yield of 72.1 bushels per acre. That would take planting about 134,000 seeds per acre.”

ON PLANTING DEPTH Nafziger referred to a 19982000 planting depth study conducted at Urbana that found 1.5 inches to be the optimum planting depth. He brought up the topic in light of the growing use of soil moisture-sense planting depth controls and variable down-pressure planters.

He asked an equipment person if he’d actually plant 3 inches deep if that’s where the moisture was, and he said, yes.

“That’s a concern. There is no good reason to put seed three

ON EMERGENCE “Non-uniformity of emergence is something that people fret a lot about. It’s a function of what the temperatures are.

If there is uneven emergence when the daytime temperatures are in the 70s, then there is something else going on, either seed quality issues or something that’s affecting how well those plants came up.

“Once it warms up, that size difference, because it’s not really a large one, will diminish really quickly and that stand can look really uniform and nice.

“Corn planted in April is taking up, or will take up, cool water as it germinates, which could cause some ‘imbibitional chilling injury.’ If the first water they take in has temperatures of 40 degrees or less it can damage some of the membranes and there isn’t much that can be done about it. This is relatively rare, especially when soils are on the dry side, but could happen this year.

“Check un-emerged plants soon after the first plants emerge to see if their growth is normal.

What it normally does with seedlings is twist them up and they’ll corkscrew or grow in circles and most of them don’t come up. And

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ON EARLY ADJUSTMENTS “Cool soils through the end of April will mean a slow start to soil N mineralization, so corn’s need for early nitrogen should be supplied with fertilizer.

“If no nitrogen has been applied before planting, UAN could be applied broadcast, placed 2 x 2, or dribbled onto or near the planted row at 10 to 15 gallons – 30 to 50 pounds of nitrogen — per acre. There’s also the option of applying stabilized urea broadcast at planting, placed 2 x 2, or dropped on top of the row after planting.

“If the crop does not have enough nitrogen near the row after it emerges and starts to establish its permanent root system, yield potential can be reduced that you can’t get back later on by putting more nitrogen on.

“When soils are cool that’s when we worry about this the most because even in high organic matter soils as long as they’re staying down in the 50 degree range they are not mineralizing very much nitrogen from the organic matter at all.

“Low rainfall following an early anhydrous application could result in some release of ammonia gas in the soil that could damage seeds and seedlings.

“Soils will dry slowly, and rainfall before emergence usually keeps such damage away. If these seem in doubt, not planting on top of the knife tracks is the only sure thing.”

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Data from point-of-purchase scanner data on meat purchases show a 100% increase in pork sales from a year ago, a 90% increase in beef sales for the week ending March 22, and they have since fallen off.

“So, that peak demand buying, stocking up phase where people were worried about mobility and whether there was going to be enough has really leveled off and we’re at maybe 30% to 40% higher sales in grocery stores than what we were seeing the same time last year,” Lusk said.

“Sales at supermarkets on net are up a bit, but there are some categories that are up a lot.

Online grocery spending increased nearly 80%.

Gaming has increased (by about 75%). Food delivery sales are up about 50%.

“Also, a lot of things have taken a hit. Fast-food spending is down about 30%, and there’s been a cratering of sales in movie theaters and airlines. So, there have been widely different impacts throughout our food economy.”

SUPPLY CHAIN SHIFT Another question that Lusk has heard is since restaurants are closed or have limited curb service, why not just move that food over from that system to grocery stores.

“We could do that in some cases, but in many cases it’s a lot more complicated than just that. There are some real constraints in the system that sometimes prevents us from just switching from one supply chain to another. Some of that is regulatory,” he said.

“One example, there have been cases on the farm side is milk having to be dumped on the field. So, there’s surplus on the farm side, but then scarcity on the retail side. That seems paradoxical until you realize there are people in the middle. There are processors that have to move that

milk through the system.

Then we have to think about how we consume milk and dairy products away from home.

“One of the big markets that were shut down was schools. Children drink milk at schools from those little cartons. That’s very different than the gallon jugs we buy at the grocery store.”

A nother example is cheese. A restaurant may buy 50-pound blocks or 40- or 50-pound bags of shredded cheese for making pizza. Grocery stores sell half-pound bags of cheese.

“The processing plants that deliver food away from the home market have capital invested in filling those small milk containers for schools or creating those big blocks of cheese and it’s not like they can flip a switch and suddenly start cranking out gallon jugs,” Lusk explained.

“This same story played itself out to different extents in different markets around the country and some of the price fluctuations and stocking out that we saw was related to these capital investments.

We have processors that are geared and have capital designed to deliver to a very specific system.”

this time last year.”

Egg prices are an exception having hard tripled in week.

“In some of the supply chain logistics shell eggs that go into restaurants typically get sold on big pallets and you from an asset in materials perspective you need more of the dozen case cartons to put those eggs in and there just wasn’t enough of that available,” Lusk said.

“There were also regulatory issues. Once eggs were labeled for sales to be packaged in those pallets to go to restaurants there were laws that prevented people from reselling those eggs into other markets. Some of those laws have been relaxed, but there’s been a combination of issues that have prevented the flow of products from one distribution system to another.”

high because these plants are large and at times that means they have economies of scale. They can efficiently process pork and get it to us in an affordable manner as consumers, but one of the potential downsides is if one of these plants has to shut down that could have aggregate impacts just given the size of these plants, and that’s what we’re starting to see,” Lusk said.

Three of those plants were closed down April 20 and a fourth was closed down one day for cleaning and that represented probably 10% or 15% of total U.S. pork processing capacity.

“Beef is similar. One statistic I’ve seen suggests that plants that slaughter at least 1 million head a year account for 56% of all U.S. cattle slaughter.

We’ve seen some stories of plant closures there as well,” Lusk continued.

From a real numbers outlook, there were large cattle inventories going into 2020 and an increase in slaughter. However, few steers and heifers are now being slaughtered due to plant shutdowns or slowdowns. The daily cattle slaughter was 87,000 per day in mid-April compared to 114,286 per day 12 months ago.

The pork industry also saw large processing numbers early this year with the high inventory.

The April 20 pig slaughter number was about

VULNERABILITIES While there is plenty of food in storage, Lusk pointed out some vulnerabilities in the processing system that could throw a wrench into the supply chain, particularly the meat packing industry.

The 15 largest pork packing plants in the country account for about 60% of all the hog processing capacity in the United States. Eleven of those plants are concentrated within a 300-mile radius of Des Moines, Iowa.

PRICES, DEMAND “The vulnerability to the Food prices reflect demand and increased, but shutdown at one or two of these plants is potentially are now leveling off.

The wholesale meat prices generally mirrored that stocking up phase that consumers experienced.

There were increases in beef and pork prices in mid-March, but then it began leveling off. “ W holesa le ch icken prices increased, but curiously prices have been lower for chicken now than was the case last year, and that’s true for pork, as well, and beef is approaching 2019 prices,” Lusk said.

“So, in aggregate, at least at this moment, we’re not as worse off in terms of Washburn, IL scarcity on the consumer “Fixing the land together one farm at a time.” side of things than we were

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370,000, ref lecting the three or four plant closures. The daily slaughter number a year ago ran around 430,000.

“This is a really significant challenge for the production side of this. This is a close to just-in-time production system and you can slow down animals on feed, you could put cattle out to pasture,” Lusk said.

“It’s a little harder to do the same with hogs. You can slow them down a little bit, but at some point, and it’s disheartening to think about, are discussions of euthanasia or some other things. All the cards are kind of on the table. It’s really a concerning and distressing, mainly on the farm side of the equation.

“I think on the consumer side we’re not seeing big price run-ups yet, particularly for pork. We have these large inventories and storage at least for the moment, according to last month’s data.

Hopefully, we’re going to be OK on the consumer

side, but I think it’s very fluid and volatile situation to keep an eye out for in the days to come.”

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“The value there is at $2,000 per acre, and they have little wider gyrations in the changes.”

Arkansas land values are nearing $3,500 per acre, Dickhut said. “ W hat ’s i nt ere s t i ng about Arkansas is the land value hasn’t plateaued,” he added. “Arkansas has a different crop mix of corn, soybeans, double - crop oats and double crop wheat.”

In addition, there is a lot of investment interest in Arkansas land.

“The ROI has historically been a little higher, and there’s a little more risk, so this state is a good place to invest for some diversity,” Dickhut said.

“Farmland is a good long-term investment because of the consistency since is always rented, and it is favorable compared to other investments,” he said. “And farmland is countercyclical to investments like the stock market.”

At the beginning of 2020, Dickhut said, many people in the agricultural industry had a little bit of optimism.

“The 2019 crops turned out a little bit better, grain prices were getting a little better and livestock prices too,” he said. “And there is also the ‘Phase 1’ of the Chinese trade deal, so there was optimism we were on track to get a little better.”

However, a lot changed as coronavirus impacted economies across the world.

“Best laid plans don’t always happen, and that’s what is happening this year,” Dickhut said.

LOWER SUPPLY The lower supply of farmland for sale and the low interest rates are supporting land values.

“But we have the income of today’s agriculture that’s a real challenge to supporting land values,” Dickhut said.

“Net farm income averages around the $84to $85-billion range,” he said. “Almost half the time, U.S. farm income hangs around average to slightly below, about 25% of the time it is above average and 25% below average in the $50- to $60-billion range.”

“Recently, the net farm income was bouncing back up to average or a little above, and a significant portion of that from 25 to 30% came from government support through the Market Facilitation payments,” Dickhut said.

“The most troubling for agriculture now is the working capital,” he said.

“That is the cash from income to pay living expenses, bills and to invest in new technology, which has had a significant decline.”

For the longer term, Dickhut said, there are several big converging trends that may impact land values including the Internet of Actions.

“Through the internet, artificial intelligence and virtual reality we are doing things like driving the combine, turning the sprayer off when you don’t need it and fertilizing only certain spots in the field,” he said.

Additional trends include the generational transfers of farmland, rural challenges, as well as changing food preferences and eating habits.

“We are in much faster times with land value trends changing a little faster than they use to,” Dickhut said.

Following the impact of the coronavirus, Dickhut said, three driving trends, including sustainability, traceability and financialization, will be part of the new normal in agriculture which may affect land values.

“Sustainability includes not only resources, but having a secure source of food and fiber,” he said. “Traceability will be important for knowing where your food comes from and for disease protection.”

Technology is changing financialization, Dickhut said.

“A lot of capital has been available in the past to connect the farm to

the end user,” he said.

“Technology startups have been working to trace grain sales, and there will be more capital coming in to finance the vertical connection for the supply chains.”

Some of the challenges in rural areas are population loss and the impact on the workforce to support agriculture and the schools.

“I don’t think that challenge will change,” Dickhut said.

“Another trend is electric cars and the effect they will have on ethanol demand and corn prices,” he said.

“Also alternative proteins, lab-grown meats and precision fermentation for creating cheese products,” Dickhut said.

“Even if you only substitute part of our traditional

meat products, that may have an effect on the demand for livestock.

“The Midwest is a prime spot for land investment because of the climate we have,” he said.

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Hertel said she is focusing on showing members there is “more to it all” and they can find more things to do on Mondays to help others.

Hertel said that some of her videos so far have been on adding more positivity into one’s life, adding more challenges and finding ways to make more connections with others.

As part of her challenge to help FFA members create connections with others, Hertel is working on a program where FFA members can be matched up with each other and be pen pals.

“It’s been kind of unique connecting with members over social media right now,” Hertel said, adding that this wasn’t what she expected when she was elected as a National FFA officer, but thanks to technology she can still establish connections with hundreds of FFA members.

JOLIET, Ill. – Almost 500 photo entries have been submitted to the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s Backyard Nature Photo Contest, which began when the governor’s stay-

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“We can use Zoom, FaceTime live and other technology to connect with members,” Seibel said.

Seibel said that her day of the week for hosting her positive videos to help stay connected with members is Thursday, which is when she hosts a Facebook Live and shows members how to make pantry snacks with ingredients that have stockpiled at home.

Besides just making a snack during her video, Seibel said she tries to incorporate a fun lesson about values along with it.

The National FFA eastern region vice president said that during her first video she focused on family traditions and celebrating them at home with the people you love.

Seibel said her mom helped make the snack, which was popcorn with different mix-ins added to it to make it sweet or savory.

Another of her videos focused on the things that hold FFA members together, like the stickiness of a Rice Krispies treat.

To help hit this point home, she had an FFA chapter in Indiana zoom conference call-in, so FFA members tuning in to her session could ask them questions and help celebrate FFA and the bond it forms.

Ashley Langreck

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Southern Indiana: Friday: clouds and sun, except sunnier in the west. Winds west‑northwest 6‑12 mph. Expect four to eight hours of sun with fair‑drying condi‑ tions and average relative humidity 60%.

SOUTH AMERICA Largely dry in Argentina and southeast Brazil through Saturday. A front will slowly spread showers and storms from northern Argentina across Uruguay to southeast Brazil early next week.

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

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

Hundreds enter photo contest

at-home order went into effect March 21. The contest will continue until the stay-at-home order is rescinded.

Participants have the chance to win gift cards valued at $100, $50 and $25 for first-, secondand third-place finishes, respectively. Photos

Northern Indiana: Friday: sunshine.

Winds northwest 7‑14 mph. Expect a full day of sunshine with fair‑drying conditions and average relative humidity 60%.

Central Indiana: Friday: partly cloudy in the north and east; clouds and sun in the south and west. Winds west‑southwest 4‑8 mph. Expect six to 10 hours of sun with excellent drying conditions and average humidity 55%.

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: sunshine and some clouds. Winds east‑southeast 4‑8 mph. Expect six to 10 hours of sunshine with good drying conditions and average relative humidity 55%.

Central Illinois: Friday: clouds and sun; pleasant in the south and west. Winds south 6‑12 mph. Expect four to eight hours of sun with fair‑drying conditions and aver‑ age relative humidity 55%.

Indianapolis 67/52

Mt. Vernon 70/55

East St. Louis 76/61

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Evanston 59/52 South Bend 62/46

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must be taken in your yard or neighborhood and you must be 18 to participate. Only five entries per contestant will be allowed for this contest.

For contest rules and instructions for submitting photos, visit bit.ly/ backyardpics.

Native plant sale to be held online JOLIET, Ill. – The Nature Foundation of Will County’s Bringing Nature Home Native Plant Sale will be held online this year.

The in-person plant sale and pre-sale sched-

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uled for May 15-16 have been canceled.

Arrangements have been made with Possibility Place Nursery in Monee for the online sale of plants and home delivery. For details and plant ordering links, visit twillcountynature.org/ native-plant-sale.

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Vegetable gardening underway Throughout the state, vegetable gardening has begun in a variety of ways.

Vegetable gardening starts out first in southern Richard Illinois and does the “staHentschel dium wave” northward University until we hit of Illinois the IllinoisExtension Wisconsin border.

Northern Illinois has a limited growing season compared to southern Illinois, with central Illinois in a range in between. Records show there is approximately four weeks difference in sowing seed or putting in transplants of the same vegetable in Illinois when discussing traditional in-the-ground vegetable gardening. So, gardening in southern Illinois could start as early as March 10-25, while northern Illinois gardeners have to hang on until April 10-25 to start their gardens.

Gardeners base when they get to sow seed or put in transplants on the weather, of course, and not strictly the date, which is more of a guideline.

Soil temperatures are the key and that will vary by soil type.

Dark soils warm up sooner than lighter soils. Lighter soils may dry sooner, though, and allow gardeners to get into the garden earlier.

Once our gardens are planted, successive plantings can be done to have those fresh veggies on the dinner table throughout the growing season.

Gardeners will replant those early spring radishes and lettuces with snap beans, beets or maybe carrots if your season is long enough. With more days to grow with in southern Illinois, it is easier to get those three gardens we hear about – spring, summer and fall – completed.

Gardeners up north will begin the summer garden while the spring garden has not finished and the same goes for the fall garden, making space in the summer garden.

Gardening can be done in a variety of ways, including raised-bed gardening, container gardening, bag-culture and straw-bale gardening, and wherever the imagination takes you.

Good gardening, everyone.

Richard Hentschel is a University of Illinois Extension educator.

New Family Learning Challenge helps curb the distancing blues BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – With everyone social distancing, many people are starting to get restless.

But what if we used this time to grow closer to our families? The University of Illinois Extension in Grundy, Kankakee and Will counties is hosting its first ever Family Learning Challenge – a no-cost, complete-at-your-ownpace challenge which can be done from home, all while social distancing.

“We wanted to create something that is no stress, fun for the whole family, and unique” said Anthony Warmack, 4-H program coordinator in Will County. “With everyone at home, it can be easy to let boundaries collide and become overwhelmed.”

The challenge, delivered every other day by email, will contain a variety of original videos put together by community members and youth leaders. The introduction video, created by U of I Extension 4-H program staff, gives a few examples of the content: Starting a business, 3D printing, giving back to the community from your own home, starting a family tree, and so much more.

The challenge itself is designed to be fun for the whole family, Warmack said. “School or work can easily dominate our social distancing time and, for many families, that can be stressful.

We wanted to create something fun that the whole family can enjoy.”

Your family can start the challenge at anytime by visiting go.illinois.edu/FamilyChallenge.

Those who complete all challenges by June will receive prizes.

If you have any questions, email warmacka@illinois.edu.

Q&A: EXTENSION MASTER GARDENERS

How to start your own seeds

By Amy Moore-McKee

Julie Henderson, First Baptist Food Pantry manager, stands next to a display at the pantry. U of I Extension SNAP-Ed staff helped revamp the layout and shopping experience at the food pantry in Canton.

Food pantry offers grocery store shopping experience CANTON, Ill. – While the goal of food pantries is always to provide food to all in need, it also is important to provide it in such a way that helps guests feel welcome and in control.

First Baptist Church Food Pantry in Canton recently converted its layout, policies, and visuals to give guests a shopping experience that more closely resembles a grocery store. University of Illinois E x t en s ion Supplement a l Nutrition Assistance ProgramEducation staff were part of the team of supporters to make this new format a reality.

Fulton-Mason-Peoria-Tazewell Unit SNAP-Ed instructor Krista Gray has provided nutrition education to the food pantry guests for the past couple of years.

More recently, Kaitlyn Streitmatter, educator, and Rebecca Crumrine, program coordinator, connected with the new pantry manager, Julie Henderson, to help her achieve her ideas for how to enhance the work already being done at the pantry.

“We provided guidance on set up and offered visuals and what we call ‘nudges,’” Crumrine said. “We recommend using ‘nudges’ to help

guests select healthier food items. When we place healthier items earlier in line, bundle food items that go together in a recipe next to each other, separate the shopping experience by food group, and use visuals like bright colored posters and shelf labels, shoppers are more likely to select and eat healthier foods.”

“My goal is to feed the body, soul, and spirit of our patrons through our food pantry ministry,” Henderson said.

“Julie was passionate about the project and worked to make this vision a reality,” Crumrine said. “She reached out to others in the community to join the effort.” Layout of the entire pantry was updated through work by the First Baptist Church, in addition to the purchase of shopping carts. Shelves were donated by Graham Hospital, and Dollar General donated additional shopping carts.

At the end of January, First Baptist Church of ficially changed to a client-choice, shopping-style pantry. This format benefits both the pantry and the guests. Pantries can identify and meet the guests needs, reduce overhead and food waste, build a stronger

bond with the guests, and even help to nudge healthier items through placement and visuals. Guests can preserve their dignity as they get to choose their foods as well as select items they need to help manage health conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, intolerances and allergies.

SNAP-Ed continues to work with First Baptist Church Food Pantry in the form of nutrition education to the clients, further guidance on the pantry, and additional resources such as signage.

According to Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap, Fulton County has a higher than normal food insecurity rate. Open every Monday, First Baptist Church Food Pantry in Canton plays an instrumental role in addressing the needs of local families. It serves an average of 225 households weekly through their pantry, helps the new Canton High School Pantry, and packs buddy bags for the Canton elementary schools.

To learn more about programs offered by University of Illinois Extension, upcoming events, and educational information visit web.extension.illinois.edu/fmpt.

Worm composting a DIY spring project DECATUR, Ill. — DIY projects are a great way to welcome spring. Have you ever considered worm composting or vermicomposting?

One pound of worms — about 500 worms — can eat between one-half and one pound of food waste per day and can double in population in a month if they have sufficient food, water and shelter.

Vermipost is mostly worm waste referred to as “castings” and compared to ordinary soil contains five to 11 times more plant-available nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. It is a mild organic fertilizer that is safe for your plants.

“Worm composting is a great way for you to recycle fruit and vegetable waste from your kitchen,” said Doug Gucker, University of Illinois Extension local foods and small farms educator.

“Another great thing about this type of composting is that it can be done year-round.”

The best worms for vermicomposting are red worms, brandling worms, and European nightcrawlers, Gucker said. These earthworms are surface dwellers, which means they will live in the upper layers of rich, organic matter in piles of decaying litter.

They do not burrow like some common earthworms found in backyards.

When is a good time to start seeds?

Now. Early spring is the time to start hardy seeds outside, and more tender plants indoors.

Where can I get seeds?

You can purchase seeds from garden centers, hardware stores, some grocery stores, online, and even at some food banks. Your neighbor might even have some that he would share.

Can I use leftover seeds?

If the seeds are only a year old, they are still likely viable. If they are older than that, germination rates will likely be lower.

What kinds of seeds can I start now?

If you are sowing outdoor seeds, choose spinach, peas, lettuce, kale, turnips or onions. If you are starting seeds indoors, choose tomatoes, peppers, petunias, marigolds, zinnias or coleus.

What do I need?

For outdoor sowing, choose a place with well-drained soil, full sun and good drainage. For indoor seeds, you can use any containers such as cardboard egg cartons with the bottoms punched out, plastic clamshells with holes in the bottom or solo cups with the bottoms cut out. Put these on a tray and in a sunny warm place in the house. If a sunny place isn’t available, you can use a shop light. For indoor and outdoor seeds, follow seed pack directions on depth, spacing and watering.

What kind of soil do I use for indoor seeds?

It’s best to use a medium that is a soilless mixture, which is a seed-starting mixture.

Sometimes they come as cubes or seed starting pods.

Do I need a heat mat?

The best temperature for starting seeds is 70-80 degrees Fahrenheit. Heating mats are very helpful and effective.

Worm composting is a great way to recycle fruit and vegetable waste from your kitchen.

Vermicomposting worms also can survive in temperatures ranging from 40 to 90 degrees, but prefer between 55 and 77 degrees.

Small pieces of fruits and vegetables, including peels, ground eggshells, coffee grounds, tea bags and small amounts of moistened plain cereal, bread and pasta are ideal foods for worms, Gucker said.

Foods to avoid include meat, poultry, dairy products, oils and strongly flavored foods such as garlic and onions. In the beginning, feeding will be by trial and error.

The key is to understand the amount of food that the worms can consume in a

week and not overfeed them.

Gucker said scraps that are placed in the bin should be buried in the worm bedding.

This will help to reduce odor and keep from attracting insects.

Varying the location of the food also will help avoid pockets of excess waste. Even though worms eat approximately half their body weight in food each day, it is easy to overwhelm them and cause problems for you.

To learn how to build an indoor vermicomposter, visit the blog Know How, Know More at https://extension. illinois.edu/blogs/know-howknow-more.

Document family history in writing workshop URBANA, Ill. – Family stories are gifts from one generation to the next. Keep those stories alive with a little help from the Life’s Moments — From Memory to Legacy writing workshop launching May 5.

In this fun and interactive virtual series, the University of Illinois Extension Family Life team will help you document your life story with writing prompts, exercises to trigger memories, and breakout ses-

It’s spring, and the University of Illinois Extension master gardeners are here to help you with your gardening questions.

Many of us will be home this spring, and what better way to be outside, stay healthy and enjoy the results of your work than to get outside and work on your garden.

Today, we’ll answer some common questions about starting seeds at home.

sions.

“It’s kind of like a quilt,” said Chelsey Byers, Illinois Extension family life educator and workshop presenter. “By the end of the series, you will have a bunch of quilt pieces done and lots of ideas to continue writing.”

While people are practicing physical distancing during the COVID-19 outbreak, sharing stories can keep families connected, Byers said. Technology makes historical information

available with the click of a button, but many adults don’t know their own family history.

No prior writing experience is needed. Participants will write at their own pace using whatever tools they prefer, pen and paper or a computer.

This eight-session virtual workshop is free and will take place 11 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and Thursdays starting May 5. Register at tinyurl. com/yabbo4v2.

How much should I water?

Consistent watering is very important for young seedlings; however, too much watering is not good, either. Water so that the soil medium stays consistently moist, and does not dry out.

How much light do seeds need?

New seedlings need 12-16 hours of light per day. An automatic timer is useful if you are using a grow light. Grow lights should be 6-12 inches above the leaves, so as the seedlings grow, the light will need to be adjusted to maintain that distance.

How do I get my seedlings ready for transplant?

You should “harden” your seedlings by putting them outside for a few hours each day and bringing them in at night.

Extend the outside time gradually until all danger of frost is past, usually around May 15, for instance, in north central Illinois.

When can I transplant my seedlings outdoors?

Most seed packages list the growing time needed before transplant. Even if you can’t provide all the time required, you can still transplant them as smaller plants.

Email your gardening questions to meo@illinois.edu.

Be sure to put “Gardening Question” in the subject line.

Happy gardening!

Amy Moore-McKee is a University of Illinois Extension master gardener, Bureau, La Salle, Marshall, Putnam Unit.

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ANTIQUES & COLLECTING

Pain is off the charts

Rare bird made noise

By Terry and Kim Kovel

By Dr. Keith Roach

Why is pain measured by numbers?

I have severe pain, and doctors do not know what to do when I say it is an 11 on a scale of one to 10. My pain can’t be measured by numbers. It depends on the time of day, what I have done during the day and the weather. I have arthritis in most of my joints, specifically my spine and hips. Having had five spine surgeries, epidurals and hip shots, I have pain every day. There is not much more that can be done but to take opioids. It can be hard to make the decision either to take an opioid and go out shopping or for coffee feeling like I am in a vacuum, or to go out in pain. There is no chronic pain support group in my area, and no one can understand how I feel, even the professionals, unless they have gone through it. So, when asked how I am, I say “fine.” Other people don’t want to hear about my pain. Why is there not another way the doctor can measure your pain? I have given up everything I love to do in life because of pain. There’s no way to get “better” from pain.

I am very sorry to hear your story, as it is similar to those I have heard before from people with chronic pain due to many different causes. It is disappointing for me to hear that you haven’t found a pain specialist in your area who seems to care about helping you.

Although the one to 10 pain scale is thoroughly entrenched, it has its flaws. The biggest one is that what one person might consider a two, another person might consider a nine.

I’ve seen people with horrifying injuries gritting their teeth and saying their pain is a three while other people claim their pain from what seems to be a minor condition is a 10. I had one person tell me the pain from getting his blood pressure taken was a 10.

Because pain is subjective, there is no way of standardizing what a person means with their pain rating. However, a 10 on a scale of one to 10 is supposed to be the worst pain imaginable.

My father, 90, has neuropathy in his feet and legs, and it is very painful. He recently talked to a clinic that is offering stem-cell treatment to relieve the pain. The clinic says it helps 85% of those who get the treatment; however, because of HIPAA laws, they don’t provide any referrals. The treatments are very expensive — $16,000 — and results are seen in six weeks to six months. Are you familiar with this treatment, and is it effective for most people? Is this something you can recommend?

I also have seen advertisements for stem-cell treatments for many conditions. For neuropathy in particular, there are no good studies that give an estimate of effectiveness. It may be the case that 85% of people treated at the clinic report improvement.

But the risk of a placebo effect is very high with this kind of procedure, and I could not recommend stemcell treatments for neuropathy without better information about the risks, the benefits and how long those benefits might last.

Should a person be concerned about serious side effects from long-term use of Claritin-D? My son has been using the medication continuously for about nine years.

He has had allergy shots, which were minimally helpful. He cannot use nasal rinses or sprays because they cause nosebleeds. He does have some sleeping problems, but since he’s been taking Claritin-D for so long, it’s hard to tell if that medication is the cause.

Claritin-D is a combination of the antihistamine loratadine and the decongestant pseudoephedrine. Loratadine is considered safe in most people.

Pseudoephedrine is safe for younger people, but it can raise blood pressure and pulse, and in older men, can cause urinary symptoms.

He might try plain Claritin, which is just the loratadine, and save the Claritin-D for his worst days. Less pseudoephedrine is probably better.

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.

Confirm with your local grocery store that the senior hours are being enforced during the times listed.

Trip to supermarket brings new dangers

By Matilda Charles

actually on the shelves.

The store began holding “seIt occurred to me the other nior hours” early in the mornday that I haven’t been eating ing. Theoretically that would right. It’s been difficult to find allow seniors to shop more food in my stores, and it’s been safely and be able to find items difficult to work up the couron the freshly stocked shelves. age to go out, fearing I might In reality, said the store manget too close to someone who ager, it was likely more dangeris sick. ous. He’d watched the security It also occurred to me that tapes of a few early morning not eating right was bad for openings and had seen no my immune system, should I less than 80 seniors pushing need to fight off an illness. through the doors when they I began going out just beopened, with no sign of social fore my nearest store closed distancing anywhere. at night, dashing in for one But now, in the nick of time, or two items, using the two stores have restarted self-checkout and fleeing out pick-up service, after having the door with my haul. That’s canceled it for over a month. I assuming my two items were place the pick-up order online,

select a time slot two days in advance and drive there to have my groceries put in the car. It works, even if there are a lot of substitutions of items and a few items out of stock.

Here’s a thought: Do you have a supplemental Medicare policy or Medicare Advantage? Does it cover meal delivery service, perhaps Meals on Wheels? Some do.

Coverage might only apply at certain times — if you’ve just had surgery or have a medical condition — but a lot of rules are changing now. It wouldn’t hurt to check your policy.

Collectibles were sometimes made to fool people. A tiny teddy bear could hide a perfume bottle. Pincushions hide beneath the fabric skirts of halfdolls, ceramic figures stitched to the skirt.

Some collectible canes hid thin flasks that held forbidden whiskey to drink secretly while on a walk. And bronze statues sometimes could open to reveal a naughty scene. In the early days of television, a ceramic black panther was really a lamp lighting the room and the TV set.

But almost forgotten are the loudspeakers made for early radios that looked like statues of birds or kings, instead of the large horns usually used. Most famous were the Andia loudspeakers, their radio parts inside a metal base with a glazed pottery top.

One that was auctioned recently looked like a bright red, blue and yellow 14-inch-tall parrot. It was made by Royal Doulton & Co. of England for Artandia Ltd. in 1927.

Other designs include Miss Muffet, a Persian king, a Chinese scribe and other figures that would attract buyers.

It sold at Auction Team Breker, a German auction of radios, music machines and other technical collectibles, for $906.

© 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.

KITCHEN DIVA

Spend less while still eating well

By Angela Shelf Medearis

kets discount meat, produce and bakery goods as day-old During these uncertain goods, and check items in the times when so many are ill, “discount” bins for additional have lost their jobs and are savings. frightened about what the fun Buy generic store brands ture may hold, it’s easy to feel and products on the lower hopeless or become depressed. shelves of the grocery store.

Remember, even though The price difference can be things may look bleak, have considerable. faith that this too shall pass, that n Shop for food once each you’re not alone, and that help is week to save gas, time and available to you — just ask! money.

Learning how to spend less n Make a pound of hamburger but still eat well takes skill, dego further by adding breadtermination and know-how, but crumbs, oatmeal or tomato it can be done. There are simple sauce. You are stretching a ways to stretch your resources high-cost food item with lowwhen you must cut expenses. cost products.

Here’s a list of ideas den Look for coupons before signed to help you and your you go, but only for what you family eat well even after your would buy anyway. Some income has been reduced. stores double coupon amounts Most of the ideas are practical, for additional savings. everyday things you can do to n Use economy cuts of meat, cut food costs. like chicken thighs and chuck n Plan your meals one week at roast. They provide good-quala time. Take advantage of spe- ity protein at a lower cost. cials and seasonal foods. Plan n Use your oven efficiently meals around featured sale and bake more than one dish items to cut food costs. at a time. The energy savings n Make a shopping list. When can be used to supplement you get to the store, stick to other parts of your budget. your list to cut down on imn Mix one part of reconstipulse buying. tuted instant milk with one n Find out when supermarpart of skim milk, 1% or 2%

milk. Again, you are stretching a high-cost product with a low-cost one in a way that likely will not be noticed by your family. n Compare prices per unit: pound, ounce, dozen or package. Most stores provide the information on the shelf label. n Wrap, store and plan how to use leftovers. Millions of dollars’ worth of food goes to waste each year. n Make your own convenience foods. The more convenience built into a food product, the higher its price. n Plan a meatless day each week. Meat is one of the more expensive foods in our diet.

Use recipes that feature beans, cheese or vegetables instead of meat.

Here’s an easy recipe for veggie-stuffed pasta shells that makes a great one-pot, meatless meal that saves time and money.

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

Slow-Cooked Veggie-Stuffed Pasta Shells Servings: 4 INGREDIENTS 1 cup small-curd cottage cheese 1/4 cup grated Romano cheese or Parmesan cheese or a combination of both 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest or 1 teaspoon lemon juice 4 ounce package (about 1 1/4 cup) pepper jack cheese, coarsely grated 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning or poultry seasoning 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes or cayenne pepper 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg or ground cloves 1 (10-ounce) package chopped, frozen broccoli, thawed, squeezed of excess moisture

1 cup baby spinach, roughly chopped 16 large pasta shells, uncooked 3 cups marinara sauce, preferably one containing garlic and onions or mushrooms 1/2 cup water PROCEDURE In a large bowl, combine the cottage cheese, Romano or Parmesan cheese, lemon zest or juice and 1/2 cup of the pepper jack cheese, the Italian seasoning

or poultry seasoning, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes or cayenne and the ground nutmeg or ground cloves until well-combined. Fold in the broccoli and spinach.

Gently fill the shells with the cottage cheese mixture, about 3 tablespoons per shell, using the side of the spoon to push and pack in the filling.

In a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker, combine 2 cups marinara and the water. Place the filled shells in the slow cooker, then spoon the remaining cup of sauce on top.

Sprinkle with another 1/2 cup of the pepper jack cheese and cook, covered, on low until the shells are tender when tested with a fork, about 2 to 2 1/2 hours.

Spoon the stuffed shells and sauce onto serving plates and sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup pepper jack cheese. Serve with garlic bread, toast or rolls, if desired.

Apply for Illinois 4-H Food Advocacy Team CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Illinois 4-H State Office has announced the launch of a new statewide leadership opportunity for Illinois youth seeking to improve food security and food access in their community.

The Illinois 4-H Food Advocacy team is a group of teens and young adults from

across the state who are recognized for their dynamic leadership and who want to increase their impact on the future of food in Illinois.

Team members will influence the annual Illinois 4-H Food Action Summit event and provide support for Food Systems programming in Illinois. They

also will be eligible for state and nationwide opportunities.

Applications are due May 2.

Apply by visiting https://go.illinois.edu/Illinois4-HFood AdvocacyTeamApplication.

For more information, email Mark Becker, Illinois 4-H Food Systems specialist, at mbbecker@illinois.edu.

This rare bird, a ceramic parrot, conceals the working parts of a radio loudspeaker made in 1927. It substituted for the large horn used to amplify the sound of the radio and sold for about $900.

My mother gave me the metal dentist chair from my father’s office.

It is not like today’s dentist chairs; it’s more like a lightweight skeleton chair with a round enameled metal seat, rectangular slotted metal back and spindles for the headrest, legs and mechanical parts. There are no arms. It looks small and very uncomfortable. Is it worth anything? How was it used?

How old is it?

The 17th-century dentist held the patient on the floor to pull a tooth. By the early 18th century, a Windsor chair with a piece of wood added as a head rest was used.

Then inventors made improvements to metal, mechanical and upholstered chairs.

Your chair was made in about 1910, a time when enameled metal furniture was very popular due to worries about bacteria.

Large, padded dentist chairs are bought today for a family room or home bar as a conversation piece. They are hard to sell. A collector of dental antiques might pay a few hundred dollars, or a dental museum might give you a tax deduction if you donate it.

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Sterling silver stuffing spoon, Hester Bateman, Elk monogram, England, 11 3/4 inches, $355.

Wooden box, pine, sliding lid, painted stylized tulips on all sides, 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 7 inches, $585.

Coffee mill, Landers, Frary & Clark, No. 20, Crown, double wheel, cast iron, black paint, hinged lid, wooden handle, 12 1/4 inches, $1,045.

TIP: When packing a piece of pottery for shipping, look at the shape. If it has a hollow space larger than 1 inch across, fill the space with sponge, foam or bubble wrap.

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Sales of SUVs, sedans and minivans totaled just over 1 million, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said. Total vehicle sales, including trucks and buses, declined

BEIJING (AP) — China’s auto sales sank 48.4% in March from a year ago as the economy reeled from the coronavirus, according to an industry group, adding to strains for the struggling industry in its biggest

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43.3% to 1.4 million.

The decline was an improvement over February’s record-setting 81.7% sales plunge after auto dealerships and other businesses were shut down to fight the try to stop the virus’s spread.

The ruling Communist Party started reopening factories, restaurants and stores in March after declaring victory over the outbreak. But consumers who are uneasy about potential job losses or a resurgence of the virus are reluctant to make big purchases.

“On the consumer side, since the epidemic has not completely ended, some market demand is still being suppressed,” the CAAM said in a statement April 10.

Auto sales in the first three months of 2020 were down 45.4% at 2.9 million.

Demand already was weak due to consumer jitters about a tariff war with Washington, slower economic growth and possible job losses. Sales fell 9.6% last year, their second straight annual decline.

The downturn is a blow to global automakers that are counting on China to drive revenue growth amid weak demand in the United States and Europe.

Forecasters say it will be weeks or months before production returns to normal. Automakers say the pace depends on how fast suppliers can resume delivering components.

The downturn is squeezing global and Chinese brands that are investing billions of dollars to develop electric vehicles under pressure to meet government sales targets.

Sales of electric and gasoline-electric hybrid SUVs and sedans fell 53.2% from a year earlier in March to 53,000, according to CAAM. That was an improvement over February’s 75.2% decline.

EV sales for the first three months of the year were off 56.4% at 114,000.

China is the biggest market for electrics, accounting for about half of last year’s global sales.

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(A) 1994 MF 399 94 HP, 1-Owner, 1706 Hrs.

(A) 2018 MF 4707 70 HP, 91 Hrs.

(A) 2017 MF 5712SL 120 HP, Loader, 531 Hrs.

$28,500

$77,500

(A) 2015 MF 6615 150 HP, CVT, 32 MPH, 1585 Hrs.

(A) 2018 MF 7724 235 HP, 32 MPH, CVT, 120 Hrs.

(A) 2014 MF 8660 295 HP, 32 MPH, 2177 Hrs.

(A) 2019 MF 8735S 350 HP, 32 MPH, 250 Hrs.

$135,000

$115,000

(A) 2017 MF 8735 350 HP, 32 MPH, 1406 Hrs

(A) 2017 NH TS6.120 118 HP, Loader, 457 Hrs.

(A) 2002 Challenger MT 635 177 HP, 540/1000 PTO, 3196 Hrs.

$67,500

$52,500

(A) 1990 Case IH 7140 216 HP, New Paint, 5677 Hrs.

(A) 2015 Versatile 260 260 HP, 395 Hrs.

(A) 2018 Versatile 265 265 HP, ILS, 199 Hrs.

(A) 2013 Versatile 350 350 HP, PTO, PS, 2150 Hrs.

$21,500

(A) 2017 MF 7714 140 HP, Dyna 4, 131 Hrs.

$85,000

(A) 2018 MF 2606H 65 HP, 15 Hrs.

$21,500

$115,000

$145,000

(A) 2013 Gleaner S77 LTM, 1138/772 Hrs.

(A) 2014 Gleaner S68 LTM, 1468/1010 Hrs.

$135,000

$145,000

$165,000

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$45,000

$115,000

(A) 2014 Gleaner S78 LTM, 1339/871 Hrs.

$155,000

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2018 Fendt 1046, FWA, 460 HP, 650 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$329,500 2013 MF 8660, FWA, 295 HP, 1227 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$109,500 2013 MF 8650, FWA, 270 HP, 1085 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$109,500 2012 MF 8650, FWA, 270 HP, 1828 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 99,500 2014 MF 7624, FWA, 235 HP, 32 MPH, 1608 Hrs.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 99,500 2014 MF 7622, FWA, 215 HP, 32 MPH, 2015 Hrs.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 95,000 2013 MF 7624, FWA, 235 HP, 32 MPH, 1938 Hrs.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 95,000 2017 MF 7715, FWA, 145 HP, Dyna 6, 769 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 87,500 2004 MF 6490, 2WD, 168 HP, 2058 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 52,500 2012 JD 8360R, FWA, 360 HP, ILS, IVT, 3558 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . .$159,500 2002 JD 7810, FWA, 175 HP, 5255 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 59,500 1998 NH Versatile 9682, 4WD, 360 HP, 4565 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 55,000 1998 NH Versatile 9282, 4WD, 260 HP, 4464 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 42,500 2002 Case IH MX240, FWA, 240 HP, 7942 Hrs.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 37,500 1990 NH Versatile 876, 4WD, 280 HP, 5070 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 37,500 1989 NH Versatile 846, 4WD, 230 HP, 5138 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 35,000 1984 Versatile 875, 4WD, 280 HP, 6144 Hrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 18,500

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(A) 2003 Case IH MXM130 (G) 2012 JD 9510RT 129 HP, New Paint, 1940 Hrs. 510 HP, Reman Tracks, 2550 Hrs.

$45,000

$189,500

(A) 2018 Versatile 460 460 HP, PS, PTO, 162 Hrs.

(A) 2019 Versatile 610DT 605 HP, PTO, 60 Hrs.

$255,000

$389,500

(G) 2012 MF 9520 LTM, 1341/1014 Hrs.

(A) 2017 MF 9545 LTM, 739/491 Hrs.

(A) 2010 CASE IH 1250 16-30” Planter

(A) 2005 Kinze 3600 32-15”, No Tills, Row Cleaners

$115,000

(A) 2019 Versatile HS250 (A) 2019 VERSATILE HS300 (A) 2019 LEMKEN RUBIN 12 20’ Hi Speed Disk, Demo 25’ Hi Speed Disk, Demo/Rental 30' Hi Speed Disk, Demo/Rental

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2016 MF 9545, LTM, 807/560 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$245,000 2014 MF 9560, LTM, 1517/990 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$159,500 2013 MF 9560, LTM, 1558/1055 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$145,000 2013 MF 9540, LTM, 1339/936 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$145,000 2013 MF 9520, LTM, 705/467 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$135,000 2008 MF 9895, LTM, RWA, 2264/1620 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 95,000 2008 MF 9690, LTM, 1825/1229 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 85,000 2004 MF 9690, LTM, 3321/2188 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 55,000 2016 Gleaner S97, LTM, 925/605 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$229,500 2010 Gleaner R66, LTM, 1798/1253 Hrs.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 99,500 2009 Gleaner A86, LTM, 2419/1500 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 79,500 1998 Gleaner R52, 2184/1528 Hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 35,000 2009 Case IH 1250 24-30” Planter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 64,500 2004 Case IH 1200, 12-30” Planter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 25,000 2007 Kinze 3800 SDS 24-30” Planter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 45,000 2019 White 9936, Tracks, 36-30” Planter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$375,000 2000 White 6322 12-30” Planter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 14,500

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AUCTIONS

Auction Calendar Fri., May 1 SULLIVANAUCTIONEERS.COM: Online Only, 64 +/- Acres in 2 Tracts, 11 a.m., Mike & Angie Barnard, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-8472161.

Tues., May 5 SULLIVANAUCTIONEERS.COM: Online Only, 118 +/- Acres in 2 Tracts, 10 a.m., Sharon Shively, Tammie Branham, Carla Boster, Donnie

Browning, Mike Browning, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-847-2161.

PROXIBID.COM/ DEWITTAUCTIONCOMPANY or EQUIPMENTFACTS. COM: Online Only Farm Equipment Auction, 10 a.m., Mike Lofton Farms, DeWitt Auction Company, Inc., 800-533-9488. See p. B1

Thurs., May 7

LOWDERMAN.COM: Online Only, Spring Open to the

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MAY 1, 2020 | B1 World Auction, bidding opens 4/23 at 8 a.m. & closes 5/7 at 5 p.m., Lowderman Auction & Real Estate, 309-8335543.

Wed., May 13 MACKINAW, ILL.: 80 +/Acres in 2 Tracts, 10:30 a.m., John J. Appenzeller, Kelso Rhoades Real Estate Auction Group. See p. B1

Fri., May 15 ARCOLA, ILL.: 2-Day TriCounty Spring Auction, 8 a.m., Tri-County Auction LLC, 217-521-0246.

Sat., May 16

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

MARTINAUCTION.COM: Online Only Equipment & Toy Auction, bidding opens 5/1 & closes 5/16 at 8:30 a.m., Martin Auction, 217-935-3245. See p. B1

Sat., May 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, 844-8472161.

Wed., May 27 CAMP POINT, ILL.: 178 +/- Acres in 4 Tracts, 10 a.m., The Barfield Family, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-847-2161.

Sat., June 6 YORKVILLE, ILL.: Farmland, 10 a.m., Estate of Mark Coffman, Brian DeBolt

Auction Service, Inc., 630552-4247.

Fri., Aug. 21 ANNAWAN, ILL.: Hatzer & Nordstrom Consignment Auction, 8:30 a.m., Owned & Operated by Anderson Enterprises & Equipment, LLC, 309-9356700.

Sat., Aug. 22 ANNAWAN, ILL.: Hatzer & Nordstrom Consignment Auction, 8:30 a.m., Owned & Operated by Anderson Enterprises & Equipment, LLC, 309-935-6700.

FIELD CHECK UP SERIES: PROVIDED BY YOUR LOCAL CHANNEL AGRONOMIST

Illinois Crop Progress for week ending April 26 There were 4.3 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending April 26.

Statewide, the average temperature was 51.8 degrees, 3.8 degrees below normal.

Precipitation averaged 1.76 inches, 0.86 inches above normal.

Topsoil moisture supply was rated at 1% short, 79% adequate, and 20% surplus. Subsoil moisture supply was rated at 1% short, 85% adequate, and 14% surplus.

Corn planted reached 37%, compared to the previous year at 7% and the five-year average of 31%. Corn emerged reached 1%, compared to the five-year average of 4%.

Soybeans planted reached 18%, compared to the previous year at 2% and the five-year average of 4%.

Winter wheat headed was at 6%, compared to the five-year average of 13%.

Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Heartland Regional Field Office.

Week ending April 26, 2020 (% completed)

4/26 5-yr.

2020 2019 avg.

Corn planted 37 7 31 Corn emerged 1 NA 4 Soybeans planted 18 2 4 Winter wheat headed 6 3 13

Early planting has its challenges Many farmers are planting fields early to take advantage of increas-ed Jake Evans yield potenChannel tial. But Agronomist early planting has its challenges.

Once corn is planted, the waiting game begins for moisture and heat to coax seeds into germination and emergence.

Corn seeds require adequate moisture and a soil temperature of 50 degrees or above to germinate and between 90 and 150 growing degree days to emerge from the soil. If corn seeds are planted into cold soils that become saturated, emergence will likely be delayed or stopped entirely.

If cold, wet weather persists in Illinois, seedling emergence may be uneven, seedling vigor may be weakened, and diseases like Pythium, Rhizoctonia and Phytophthora root rot may colonize. Ultimately,

the effectiveness of your burndown or pre-plant weed control program and begin to make plans to fight weeds during the Vegetative Stage.

It’s important to keep a record of planting dates and note product names and maturity planted in all fields. This information will help establish the relationship between the estimated number of days needed to reach a growth stage in your planted corn products and GDD. Safe and timely applications of herbicides and fungicides are dependent

A lot has changed in the world since I saw many of you at the Doug 2020 Soybean Schroeder Summit on Illinois March Soybean 10.

Association While this is a stressful time for many, it’s important not to lose sight of the fact that production agriculture has been deemed an essential industry in the face of COVID-19. What we do as farmers is important.

Equipment & Toy Auction – Online Only bidding opens on May 1st. Tractor * Vehicles * Trailers * Toys * DJ Equipment & MORE! Quality consignments are welcome.

You are important to this industry and to your family. So, be smart and safe this spring.

Presentations from Soybean Summit are now posted on ILSoyAdivsor. com for us to use as a resource. If you couldn’t make it to Soybean Summit, I’ve highlighted some of the key takeaways from the full day of excellent agronomic and business presentations.

1. Consider lingering issues from the 2019 lateplanted crop: With the start of the 2020 planting drawing near, it’s important to reflect on the 2019 growing season. Last year we saw floods across the state at planting time.

Late harvest led to late fall burndowns or none at all. This year we can expect increased insect pressure due to a mild winter.

Take these factors, among others, into consideration

when planning for the 2020 season.

2. Get smart on plant nutrition: Plant nutrition varies greatly depending on the location and history of the field. Midwest soils have significant phosphorus and potassium reserves, but nutrients often move in and out of availability.

That’s why good nutrition practices go beyond blanket applications. When you allocate resources where they’re needed, you’ll get a much better return on investment.

3. Focus on the part of the plant you sell — the bean: There’s a simple equation for increasing soybean yield. When you increase the pod-to-node ratio and avoid pod drop, you significantly increase yields and, ultimately, your profit.

Allocate resources where you get returns and maximize harvest. Focusing on pods will help you identify

necessary resources.

4. Set aside 10 to 20 acres to try new practices: Innovation paves the way for growth. Setting land aside to test new practices is the best way to grow your operation.

Maybe you want to try a new seed treatment, but you’re not sure how it will perform. Testing on a smaller plot of land is a low risk way to try new applications, equipment and practices.

5. There’s no time like the present to plan for farm succession: You need a plan to grow and transition your farm successfully to new generations. To get the ball rolling, involve a third party to help navigate emotional conversations. You can also utilize a business entity, like an LLC, to guide the future of the farm, support family goals or adapt to the next generation’s needs.

A FARM EQUIPMENT ONLINE ONLY AUCTION

TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2020 Sale Time: 10:00 a.m.

COBDEN, ILLINOIS

OWNER: MIKE LOFTON FARMS

AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Mike Lofton Farms has commissioned DeWitt Auction Co. to sell this list of farm machinery at public auction on Tuesday, May 5, 2020.

DIRECTIONS: From Illinois 127, turn East onto Aldridge Road toward Cobden, IL. Continue straight for approximately 1 mile. The sale site will be on the right. Physical Address: 2135 Aldridge Road, Cobden, IL 62920

Due to CDC Social Distancing Guidelines, this auction will be conducted ONLINE ONLY. Bidding will be available through ProxiBid at: www.proxibid.com/dewittauctioncompany and EquipmentFacts at: www.equipmentfacts.com

TRACTORS 1-8310R JD, 480/80R50 R1 duals, 420/85R34 fr., ILS fr., IVT trans., prem. cab, 1492 hrs., 2012 yr., SN 1RW8310R CCD064785 1-8130 JD MFWD, 480/80R46 R1 duals, 420/90R30 R1 fr., p. shift, deluxe cab, 540/1000 PTO shaft, 2207 hrs., 2009 yr., SN RW8310D041532 1-7520 JD MFWD, 480/80R38 R1 duals, 16.9x26 R1 front, 16/16 p. quad plus, 2011 hrs., 2007 yr., SN RW7520R060213 1-5055E JD MFWD, 16.9x28 R1, w/H240 JD loader, open station, 376 hrs., 2015 yr., SN 1PY5055EEF4113487 CONSTRUCTION 1-333D JD skid loader, tracks, 2338 hrs., 2012 yr., SN 1TO333DKLED218668 1-Set pallet forks 1-Rhino 6’ grapple 1-Boondock 6’ Tara Tooth 1-JD 9’ blade 1-6’ Gaebc 72 brush cutter 1-3’ ditching bucket 1-International post holl digger 1-JD 26G mini excavator, 170 hrs., 2015 yr., SN 1FFO26 GXVFK260266 SPRAYER 1-4630JDsprayer,380/80R38R1,80’ booms, HID lights, 2630 display, Starfire 3000, 1964 hrs., 2013 yr., SN 1NO4630XVCO023581 1-Set of flotation tires for sprayer 1-120’ spray boom and stainless tank for 4930 JD sprayer COMBINE, HEADERS 1-S670 JD combine, 520/85R42 R1 duals, 600/70R28 rear, 4 wh., Contour, chopper, power board, prem. cab, 1480 hrs., 2014 yr., SN 1HOS670 SKE076719 1-FD75 MacDon flex draper, 30’,

2014 yr.

1-893 JD 8 row 30� corn header 2-430 Hi Speed header trailers 1-750 J&M grain cart 1-441 Industrias America head trailer 1-963 Case IH 6 r. 30� corn head 1-1020 Case IH flex head 2-30’ header trailers FIELD EQUIPMENT 1-3600 Kinze planter, 12/23 row, no till, central fill, 2013 yr., 4360 acres, SN 627041 1-1990 John Deer drill, 30’, 7.5� spacing, extended wear, seed boot, 2013 yr., 1899 acres, SN 1A81990DEDF755184 1-20’ Bush Hog 22820 rotary cutter (New) 1-J&M 275 seed tender 1-25’ Brillion XD108 x-fold roller 1-Chandler spreader, hi-clear-ance, scales, variable rate 1-#2400 Great Plains 24’ Turbo Max 1-200 Case IH 24’ 6� field cultivator, w/harrow 1-132 Unverferth Zone Builder, 5 shank, in line ripper 1-630 JD 23’ 9� disk 1-5M50R 5 yard Soil Mover 1-MX8 JD pull type cutter 1-10’ Durabilt pull type box blade 2-1600 JD 12’ chisel plows, 3 pt.

1-10’ Rhino grader blade, hyd., 1540 md.

1-8’ Rhino grader blade, hyd., 950 md.

1-2600 JD 5 bottom breaking plow 1-APS1572 Land Pride 6’ seeder 1-AB13E Frontier bale spear 1-6’ Rhino finishing mower 1-AD10 AMCO PTO ditcher, 1000 rpm, 2 shafts 1-5’ King cutter 1-24/28 Peters offset disk 1-Bush Hog 12’ chisel plow 1-845 JD cult., 12 r. 30� or 8 r. 38�

MISCELLANEOUS 1-AG-Rain water reel, hard hose, w/ trailer and motor, Like New

1-965 JD 150 gravity box blade, w/ wagon 1-1,000 gal. KBH water trailer, w/ pump 1-BB256 Vermeer hay buster 1-Shop trailer w/Miller welder 1-EV750 Thunder Creek fuel trailer 1550 gal. fuel trailer w/baffle & pump GRAIN BIN, AUGERS, CONVEYOR 1-GSI brain bin, 18’, 7 ring, 3800 bu. storage, Sukup single stick stirrer, centrifugal fan (like new), heater (90 days to remove from property) 1-MK100-71 Westfield auger 1-WC1335 Westfield auger 1-Doyle fertilizer conveyor, hyd. drive, 2012 yr.

TRUCKS, TRAILERS 1-2001 Peterbilt semi, sleeper, air ride, wet kit, 550 Cat 1-1995 Peterbilt 379, day cab, air ride 1-2000 L8500 Sterling truck, day cab, w/water tanks 1-40’ Armorlite hopper bottom, 2017 yr.

1-Stoughton 40’ hopper bottom trailer, 2013 yr, VIN 4560801 1-Mack Trailer, 39’, 2009 yr., VIN 017876 1-Dorsey trailer, 53’, 1999 yr.

1-Great Dane trailer, 48’, 1998 yr.

1-31’ Raven dump trailer, frame type, w/liner, 1987 yr.

1-2007 Chevrolet 3500HD 1-ton Duramax diesel, 4 wh.

1-2017 Ford F-550 1-ton power stroke, 64,037 mi.

1-2003 Ford F-550, VIN 50781 1-Diamond C gooseneck trailer, VIN 46UFU32 29K1204945 1-22’ M&M tilt trailer 1-12’ homemade tilt trailer NOTICE: This is a partial listing only.

For more information, call: Mike Lofton 618-527-8289 or Kenneth Bell 573-380-0928

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on growth stage and help determine when additional fertilizer, like side-dressed nitrogen, will continue to benefit the crop.

Visit the Agronomy Library at Channel.com for more information about GDD and managing your corn crop.

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these adverse conditions could cause the expected plant population to diminish.

When seedlings do finally break through the soil crust, your Channel Seedsman will conduct the Seedling Stage of the Field Check Up Series to evaluate the emergence, health and population of your fields. Knowing the state of the crop at this stage allows you to get a clear understanding of the yield potential of the emerged stand.

This stage is also an excellent time to scout for insect pressure, evaluate

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6. Build a team of trusted advisers: You’re not supposed to be an expert at everything. That’s why you need a team to help direct the various areas of your business. Teams may include certified crop advisers, attorneys, friends who build your influence, mentors, bankers and even fellow soybean producers. Strategically place individuals on your team whom you can lean on.

7. Run the family farm like a business: Your farm is a business and needs to be run like one. But, running a family business comes with emotion. That’s why it’s important to put a grain marketing plan in place.

By removing the emotional aspect of grain marketing, you can focus on improving the profit and health of your business.

8. Be aware of grain storage risks: Storing soybeans has many advantages and when done correctly, adds profitability to your crop.

The most common issue with storage is moisture, so maintain soybean quality by keeping the crop at 13% moisture. Monitoring systems can help avoid storage risks like moisture levels or bin fires, providing a large payoff.

9. Practice sustainability on your farm: Sustainability is becoming increasingly important in our marketplace.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture set goals to increase U.S. agricultural production by 40% and cut nutrient loss by 30% by 2050. You can take steps toward sustainability by implementing innovative practices, like foliar nutrition in fungicide packages, or technology like digital yield data.

10. Understand your ROI down to the zone level: Your field data can tell you a lot more than emergence rates or projected yield estimates. It can help you gain a better picture of your return on investment.

It’s important to evaluate everything from return on specific areas of fields to fields you might consider leaving unplanted. By targeting areas of improvement, you can better allocate resources for a more productive operation.

To gain more insights from the 2020 Soybean Summit, visit ILSoyAdivsor.com.

Doug Schroeder is chairman of the Illinois Soybean Association Board of Directors.

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CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, ILLINOIS Birkett Farm: 8.485 Acres • Section 9 • Sidney $9,000/Acre – 144.0 P.I. Sidney, IL

FORD COUNTY, ILLINOIS Vriner Farm: 33.30 Acres • Section 34 • Dix $8,300/Acre – 121.5 P.I. Elliot, IL

MACON COUNTY, ILLINOIS

CALL YOUR LOCAL AGRINEWS REPRESENTATIVE OR 800-426-9438 EXT. 113

Schnepp Farm: 52.11 Acres • Section 9 • Whitmore – $7,000/Acre – 121.7 P.I. Lone Tree #1 Farm: 75.00 Acres • Section 35 • Long Creek – $9,300/Acre – 132.2 P.I. Decatur, IL Lone Tree #2 Farm: 80.00 Acres • Section 35 • Long Creek – $9,300/Acre – 128.2 P.I. Decatur, IL

MADISON COUNTY, ILLINOIS Bakaitis Trust Farm: 27.11 Acres • Section 14,15 • Collinsville – $8,500/Acre – 113.9 P.I.

MCLEAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS Dough Farm: 99.45 Acres • Section 2 3 • Arrowsmith – $10,950/Acre – 2 Wind Turbines

LOGAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS Dough Farm: 160.00 Acres • Section 2 9 , 3 1 • Laenna – $13,300/Acre – 1 Wind Turbine - $26,025 in annual revenue.

Dough Farm: 40.00 Acres • Section 3 2 • Laenna – $12,150/Acre - $5,500 in annual revenue.

PIATT COUNTY, ILLINOIS Betty Youngberg Farm: 80.00 Acres • Section 16 • Willow Branch – $10,750/Acre – 136.0 P.I. Bement.

SANGAMON COUNTY, ILLINOIS Fields Crossing Farm: 57.59 Acres • Section 8 • Rochester – $10,000/Acre – 133.1 P.I.

DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL

Busey.com for additional details Champaign: (217) 353-7101 LeRoy: (309) 962-2901 Decatur: (217) 425-8340 Professional Land Specialists

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

32.11 +/- ACRES OF PRIME HUNTING GROUND. SHED, H2O, POLLINATER PROGRAM. LOCATED 5 MINS FROM WORLD RECORD BUCK WAS HUNTED. $6,984/A FOR SALE

Champaign County

TREAT FARM - 650 E CR 1900 N, CHAMPAIGN, IL 61822 113 +/- ACRES OF CLASS A FARM GROUND, AVERAGE PI OF 143.6.

HENSLEY TOWNSHIP $1,265,600 FOR SALE

HORSE FARM - 1090 CR 2400 E, HOMER, IL 61849 4 FENCED ACRES. AMISH BUILT FENCING. 60X160 SHED. INDOOR R I D I N G A R E N A . 5 S T A L L S W I T H F A N S . $ 1 8 4 , 5 0 0 PRICE REDUCTION

JERVIS FARM - 2500 E CR 900 N, HOMER, IL 61849 87 +/- ACRES OF CLASS A FARM GROUND, AVERAGE PI OF 142.5.

TOTAL TILLABLE = 86.12. $932,800 PENDING

Piatt County

84+/- ACRES - AVERAGE PI OF 134. $10,300/ACRE AVAILABLE WITH LEASE BACK FOR SALE

• 50¹ Acres, Pulaski County, Illinois L-2000208 • Crop and timber with Ohio River frontage. Located along Ohio

opportunities.• $150,000 For details please contact Bret Cude, AFM/agent, at (618) 407-5399. • NEW LISTING! 89.68¹ Acres, Dekalb County, Cortland Township, Illinois A-12979 ‰ Š ‚ ‹ Road in Dekalb. Excellent recreational features: 15¹ Acres of water, 35¹ Acres of timber and 20¹ Acres of cropland. Deer, Turkey and Waterfowl habitat. Potential for building site. • $560,000 For details please contact Roy Bracey, AFM/Agent, at (309) 212-0014. • NEW LISTING! 7.313¹ Acres, Sangamon County, 5965 W State Rt 97, Pleasant Plains, Illinois L-2000261 • Formerly Stone Seed Processing Facility located

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• 120¹ Acres, Lee County, Reynolds Township, Illinois L-1900676-00 • Located south of Rochelle with excellent access. 100% tillable Class A farm with productivity index of 142. • $10,900 per acre.

For details, please contact agent Marlon Ricketts at (815) 751-3467 • 293.5¹ Acres, Iroquois County, Illinois • A-30788 ‰ � soils, nearly 100% tillable, great road G • $8,500 per acre.

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LE PEN SAPatrick For details please contact Gooding, AFM/Agent, at (217) 607-0118 or Brian Neville, AFM/Agent, at (217) 304-4317.

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

9 +/- ACRES SURROUNDED BY WOLF CREEK STATE PARK 5 BEDS, 3.5 BATHS, 2.5 CAR GARAGE $369,900 FOR SALE

Douglas County 40 +/- ACRES OF CLASS A FARM GROUND, AVERAGE PI OF 138.4.

BOWDRE TOWNSHIP $440,000

FOR SALE

CONTACT US TODAY! Steve Littlefield, Broker (217) 202-7950 Matt Rhodes, Broker (217) 251-7067 Clayton Maddox, Broker (217) 474-1345 Village Green Pl. Trey Coffey, Broker (217) 841-2542 2441 Champaign, IL 61822

700 6th Avenue, DeWitt, Iowa | 563.659.8185 WHITESIDE CO., IL 140 acres MOL, 137 FSA tillable w/PI of 128.6, E. of Fulton. $9,500/a.

178 acres MOL, 150 FSA tillable est. w/PI of 122.2, E. of Fulton. $7,500/a.

147 acres MOL, 140.3 FSA tillable w/PI of 125, E. of Fulton. $9,000/a.

PENDING 122 acres MOL, 119.86 FSA tillable w/PI of 124.3, E. of Fulton. $7,500/a.

80 acres MOL, 73.61 FSA tillable w/PI of 117.7, E. of Fulton. $7,400/a.

507 acres MOL, 472.11 FSA tillable w/PI of 124.1, E. of Fulton. $7,500/a.

BOONE CO., IL, near Poplar Grove, IL 75 acres, All till., tiled, well drained, Hwy. Frontage.

HENDERSON CO., IL, near Carman, IL 208.116 acres, 205.5 till, level, priced to sell.

50 acres, Nice CRP farm.

WINNEBAGO CO., IL PENDING 244 acres MOL, Mostly tillable, Good farmland, Some outbuildings, Just north of Winnebago.

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RECREATIONAL RETREAT IROQUOIS LAND TRUST FARM - HUNTING | INCOME PRODUCING 334.55Âą ac (123.74Âą tillable, 120.70 CRP, 90.11Âą wooded, creek acres) $5,800/acre. Contact Ray Brownfield to arrange showing. 630.258.2800

Kendall County Illinois - For Sale

PARKHURST FARM | PATH OF PROGRESS-GREAT LOCATION 66.8013Âą total ac. Borders Oswego IL corp limits. City sewer runs Minkler Rd frontage. Sec 24&25. Oswego Twp. $18,000/ac Ray Brownfield, Broker

LaSalle County Illinois - For Sale

RUTLAND TOWNSHIP FARM | PRICED TO SELL

155.80 survey ac (143.95Âą till ac, 15.2 CRP ac). PI 114.7. Sec 35, Rutland Twp. I-80, N30 frontage. $6,700/ac Ray Brownfield, Broker

Jersey County Illinois - For Sale

83.591 survey ac (81.10Âą tillable ac). PI 112.1. Sec 21&22, Piasa Township.

2020 lease open. Lageman Rd frontage. $9,875/ac Dave Oster, Broker

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ROHLWING FARM

MUNSON FARM - 1800 E CR 200 N, HINDSBORO, IL 61930

Doug Yegge • 563.320.9900 Alan McNeil • 563.321.1125 yeggemcneilland.com

50.22Âą tax ac (49.55Âą tillable) PI 138.8, tile map available, Section 3, Kaneville Township, Meredith Road frontage. $10,850/ac CO-LISTED

PIASA FARM | PLATTED FOR SUBDIVISION

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80.00Âą tax ac (69.92Âą tillable ac, 7.0 CRP ac) PI 115.2 Section 20, Pigeon Grove Township. $6,500/ac Chip Johnston, Broker

MONTGOMERY TRUST FARM | UNDER CONTRACT 74.49Âą tax ac (68.34Âą tillable) PI 136.8, Section 19, Irish Grove Precinct, West & Irish Grove Roads frontage. Ray Brownfield, Broker

AARON FARM | UNDER CONTRACT

155.17Âą tax ac (155.37Âą tillable) PI 136 (Muscatune, Osco soils) Hall Township, Section 4. Near Ladd IL, Bureau County. Chip Johnston, Broker 4.24.20

FARMLAND FOR SALE

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KANKAKEE OFFICE 815-935-9878 IROQUOIS CO.- 138.29 Ac. NW corner of Ashkum.

139.75 crop ac. w/ 122.10 PI. $7,300/Ac. IROQUOIS CO.- 238.60 Ac. 7 mi. E of Clifton. 233.12 crop ac. w/ 123.60 PI. $8,350/Ac. KANKAKEE CO.- 76.50 Ac. 3 mi. NW of St. Anne. 74.2 crop ac. w/ 120.3 PI. $7,300/Ac. LIVINGSTON CO.- 156.54 Ac. 4 mi. SW of Emington.

158.07 crop ac. w/ 122.10 PI. $7,500/Ac.

MONTICELLO OFFICE 217-762-9881 PEORIA CO.- 144 .00 Ac. 2 mi. W of Peoria 74 & 474 Junction along State Hwy 8. 134.54 crop ac. w/ 120.20 PI. $6,500/Ac. All Acres are ‘More or Less’ Unless noted www.Hertz.ag

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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 (6) BLACK COWS with April calves sired by Son Of Black Granite. All raised on this farm will do good, $1,500 per pair, pair calves had shots text only 217-420-0654

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

HIEL TRAILER SALES • Wilson Alum. Gooseneck

• Titan • Haulmark • Stealth • Aluma, LTD #LTD Route 41 S., Prairie City, IL

(800)255-4435 HIEL TRAILER SALES • Wilson Alum. Gooseneck

• Titan • Haulmark • Stealth • Aluma, LTD #LTD Route 41 S., Prairie City, IL

(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./obo. 815-590-8500

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 66 REG. BLACK Angus cows, 24 spring calving, 17 w/calves now, 42 fall calving beginning end of aug., $2,200 for fall calving, $2,600 for spring calving, 1 Reg black angus bull, 2 yrs old, $2,500 Call 502-9051833 or 812-596-4348 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 BULLS FROM Top Angus AI sires - Performance Tested and ready. Calving Ease Yearlings to 3 year old.

Nice selection. Eagle River Angus 309-370-3014 ANGUS YEARLING BULLS. Performance tested with exc EPDs. Work on heifers and cows. Guaranteed.

Also one proven herd bull.

Sunnyhill Angus.

309-338-2957 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 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 REG. YRLG SIM. Ang bulls, BSE, and DNA tested, docile, blk, & bwf, $3,000 free del. In IL. River Bend Farm 815-674-8090 DAIRY CATTLE Reg. Angus Bulls, 1 & 2 years old, birth wgt, EPD's, calving ease & growth. Females avail, functional & feed efficient.

Metropolis, 618-638-7693 www.bremerbrothers.com 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.

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SWINE EQUIPMENT D&M portable loading chute, 36 SS double drinkers, 4ft., Winpower pressure washer 2000 psi 4 gal/min.

217-756-8268 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 MISC JAMESWAY CATTLE feed conveyors, Call 815-252-7117 TURN TRACTOR TIRES into hay and silage bunks!

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COMBINES/PLATFORMS/ HEADS 25ft 925 John Deere grain platform w/30ft head mover, $8900. 618-927-7858, 618-927-7857 640 V8 Perkins turbo diesel, $2500. 3.9 Cummins turbo, $3000. Both in good condition, 618-214-2194 CIH-1063 and 1083 corn heads, completely rebuilt. CIH 2000 and 3000 series also available!!

(712)470-0554 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 GT SOYBEANS FOR SALE, Call 765-719-3995 OLDER FRIESEN 110 bulk seed tender Honda engine good used last season, $1,500/offer Call 309-287-7135 OPEN POLLINATED SEED corn, out produces Hybrids for silage. $67 per bu.

Plus shipping. 217-857-3377 TRACTORS 1972 JD 4320, dual wheel weights, 6630-hours, rebuilt engine, hyd pumps, lots of new parts, 184-38 fenders,very good cond., $14,550. 765-278-4483 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 drive, 4wd, ILS frt & rear duals, PS, 4 SCV'S, 2773 hrs., Exc. Cond., $142,500 Call 660-341-1150 2010 FARMALL-95C, 97 hp., 540 PTO, 1830 hrs., MFD, A/C, Heat, CD radio, quick attach loader, Like New, $35,000 obo.

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TRACTORS 2017 JD 8270R, 2200 hours, PS, 5 hyd., $138,500-obo.

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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

CUMMINS

Cummins 855 - Premium ............ $1095 Cum 5.9L (12-valve) To 1991 ....... $695 Cum 8.3L- C Series .................... $1395

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

JD 3010, good paint and tires, good sheet metal and fenders, sat for awhile, gas engine is free, $3500. 618-214-2194 JD 4640, 18.4x42 tires, quad range, 8228 hours, 50 series engine, good condition,$18,500.

Call 217-430-4023 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 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 OlIVER-880 STANDARD DSL restored Exc. Cond., Super 77 restored, Oliver 70 restored.

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Students create soy-based products Herbicide takes top $20,000 prize

By Erica Quinlan

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WEST LAFAYET TE, Ind. — HerbiSoy, a non-toxic, soybean-based herbicide, won first place at the 26th annual Student Soybean Innovation Competition.

The results were announced via Facebook Live on April 21. Purdue students Alyson Chaney and Peyton Clark were excited to win the $20,000 prize.

“It’s a general weed killer,” explained Clark, a senior majoring in sustainable biomaterials process and product design.

“We’ve tested it on broadleaf and grasses, and it’s effective on both. Finding the right composition was the hardest thing. We see this as a product that is safe for people to use around their homes, but there is also potential for it to go into the agricultural market as a general burndown.”

“We’re both from farm families, and I’ve worked in ag retail for quite a few years,” said Chaney, a senior majoring in agronomy. “We thought weed killer would be something useful that people really need. We started looking into it and it took off from there.

“Before the competitions, (soybeans) were just something we planted every year. I didn’t realize how many things soybeans could go into making.”

Their soy-based herbicide dif-

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HerbiSoy (left), a non-toxic, soybean-based herbicide, won the Student Soybean Innovation Competition. Finishing second was Double B (right), a chewing bone for dogs. fers from other products on the market.

“Our product is non-toxic, kills weeds more quickly and is less expensive,” Chaney said.

More than 52 million U.S. households use herbicides. The total demand for pesticides in 2012 was $14 billion.

“I’ve definitely learned a lot about marketing during this project,” Chaney said. “If we only capture 1% of the market, our product would be valued at $47.6 million.”

This is the second consecutive year that Chaney and Clark were top finalists. In 2019, the duo earned second place for developing a wood finish made with soy nanocellulose.

The team plans to use their winnings to invest in their hobbies, which include beekeeping and woodworking.

DOG BONE TAKES SECOND Team Double B won second place honors and a $10,000 prize for their fully digestible, chewing bone for dogs. The soybean and compressed rice bone lasts longer and can also clean dogs’ teeth.

Finishing third, and earning a $5,000 prize, was Team SoyFlex, which developed a soybean-based shoe insert. The inserts are antibacterial, machine washable and cost less to produce than other inserts.

The People’s Choice winner went to the team that won the most votes on Facebook.

Team 60 Soylution won the award by creating a non-toxic and non-cross-linking soy based composite material.

The material comes in two forms: a soluble support filament for 3D printing and pellets

to be used in injection molding.

Ideally, the materials would become substitutes for disposable plastic products.

“The competition is an opportunity for students to work in teams across colleges, across majors, across disciplines, on developing a novel product that uses a substantial amount of soybean or soybean-derived materials,” said Nate Mosier, Indiana Soybean Alliance endowed chair at Purdue.

“It’s an opportunity for students to apply what they’re learning in the classroom, learn a little but about entrepreneurship and marketing, and maybe most importantly learn a little bit about agriculture, agricultural products, and their importance in the global economy.”

The students were judged by

a group of industry experts and ISA farmer directors for novelty, commercial application and viability.

Twelve teams composed of 36 students finished the competition.

Other contest entries included a soy-based smartphone case, dryer balls, biodegradable water bottle, water filtration system and tea bags.

The Student Soybean Innovation Competition is sponsored by Indiana Soybean Alliance and Purdue University.

Learn more at www.indianasoybean.com.

Erica Quinlan can be reached at 800-426-9438, ext. 193, or equinlan@agrinews-pubs.com.

Follow her on Twitter at: @AgNews_Quinlan.

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Fungus thwarts costly soybean pest CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The soybean cyst nematode sucks the nutrients out of soybean roots, causing more than $1 billion in soybean yield losses in the United States each year. A new study finds that one type of fungus can cut the nematodes’ reproductive success by more than half.

The researchers report their findings in the journal Plant Disease.

“Soybean cyst nematodes survive in the soil as eggs in cysts,” said Glen Hartman, a researcher for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service in the department of crop sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Hartman led the study with postdoctoral researcher Michelle Pawlowski.

“The eggs hatch at the start of the growing season, and the juveniles penetrate root tissue and migrate into the plant’s vascular system,” Hartman said.

Previous studies have found that fungi in the soil that form mutually beneficial relationships with soybeans and other plants can influence the success of plant parasitic nematodes, including SCN. The researchers inoculated young soybean plants with fungi and SCN in greenhouse experiments.

By the end of the experiment, all fungal species had reduced the number of SCN cysts in the roots.

The lowest number of cysts occurred on plants inoculated with the fungus Funneliformis mosseae.

These averaged 10 cysts per plant.

Soybean plants that were not inoculated with fungi accumulated 75 or more cysts per plant.

“Each cyst may contain hundreds of nematode eggs,” Hartman said.

Fur ther experiments

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A juvenile soybean cyst nematode is pictured with a nematode egg. with F. mosseae revealed that exposure to the fungus reduced the number of juvenile nematodes on the

plants by more than half.

“We found that as early as seven days after inoculation, roots that were inoculated with F. mosseae were colonized with significantly fewer nematode juven i les,” Pawlowsk i said.

This experiment revealed that the fungal spores and their exudates undermine nematode egg hatching, Pawlowski said.

“If we can find out what function or compound from the fungi is suppressing egg hatching, that could potentially be a useful nematicide,” she said.

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Amy Marcoot, Audie Wall and Beth Marcoot are adjusting their Marcoot Jersey Creamery business by opening it to the community through curbside pickup. The creamery handcrafts high-quality artisan and farmstead cheeses and many other products including fruit and whey ices, primarily grass-fed beef, clover honey and more.

Creamery crafts innovative ideas GREENVILLE, Ill. — Following Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s announcement that all bars and restaurants

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Amy and Beth Marcoot and Audrea Wall are adjusting their business, Marcoot Jersey Creamery, by opening it to the surrounding community and

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Nothing beats face-to-face conversation Has the reaction to COVID-19 changed the way you communicate? Most of the farm broadcasters on the Brownfield team work out of home offices and Rural Issues have for years, so we have not done Cyndi Young- any major “shifting” there.

Puyear Although we are used to talking to farmers and newsmakers on the phone and through social platforms, we are not used to those being our only means by which to communicate with them.

We miss covering actual meetings — not the virtual ones — and visiting farmers on their farms.

Communications defined is “a means of connection between people or places, in particular.”

That connection made only by the written word or face-to-face communication not so very many years ago can now be made using dozens of gadgets and ever-changing technologies.

Instead of calling someone on the phone to schedule a meeting, we can send a text, email or instant message to that person and take care of our business without picking up a phone or getting out of the office chair where we’ve been planted all day.

Using Skype, Zoom, Twitter, text messaging, Snapchat, FaceTime, Google Hangouts, Facebook and a whole bunch of other social media tools available today, I can reach out and interact with almost anyone at anytime, anywhere. Groups of people from different time zones can meet and interact online in a virtual setting without ever meeting in person.

As an agricultural communicator, these tools have played an important role in how we deliver the content we create to the persons who want and need to receive it.

People go a lot of places to get their news and information today.

In addition to the tried-and-true formats — radio, print publications, television — consumers are seeking out e-newsletters and YouTube videos, Twitter and FriendFeed to pick up nuggets of information.

During this unprecedented time in the history of the world, people are hungry for as much information as they can collect. Unfortunately, not all information posted and shared on many social media platforms has gone through a true journalism “filter” and may or may not include an ounce of truth.

I am by no means opposed to the tools of communication available. When the stay-at-home order interfered with our plans to have my parents and sister and brother and their families join us for Easter dinner, I was sure disappointed. However, my siblings and nieces and nephew and I were able to see one another in a Zoom video call that Sunday evening.

Many of my work meetings today are video-conferencing calls using our company platform or one of the many other video platforms available today.

Like so many other things in life, these gadgets and technologies are useful and necessary in the world in which we live today. I have heard many people say we will never go back to doing business the way we did it before we learned what the government sees as essential and nonessential labor and businesses.

Things might change. But, friends, please never underestimate the value of a good face-toface conversation.

Cyndi Young-Puyear is farm director and operations manager for Brownfield Network.

We have to start somewhere Before we take the next unsteady step into a very different future, let’s make sure it’s a step up the ladder and not a step off Farm & Food the plank.

How? We File can start with disciplined deAlan Guebert cision making: Use proven facts, lean on practical experience and focus like a laser on what is safe and smart.

That latter part is especially important because if you farm or ranch, spring is a season loaded with risk. There’s market risk, financial risk, physical risk and weather risk just to name a few. The last thing you and your family needs now is avoidable COVID-19 risk.

And, sure, state and local officials will debate plans and dates to “reopen” your state or community. The more important plan, however, is the one you and your family have for yourselves and your business because no one can ensure

your safety better than you.

All that said, COVID-19 continues to sicken tens of thousands of Americans while also cracking global commodity and equity markets.

No one, for example, ever dreamed that crude oil futures could fall to zero, then to minus-$37 before struggling back to $10 per barrel.

Likewise, on Jan. 1 no one could have predicted that in 120 days corn prices would be down 25%, soybeans off 15%, cattle smacked for 30% and the hog market simply blown apart.

Disaster is too small a word to describe this calamity.

Also too small is the federal government’s recently announced disaster assistance program. Even though the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s initial package totals $16 billion in direct assistance to farmers and ranchers — equal to 2019’s tariff mitigation program, in fact — the money won’t cover today’s estimated $20-billion, virus-fueled drop in 2020 net farm income.

That estimate, announced in mid-April by the University

of Missouri’s Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute, was calculated before several Midwestern hog and cattle slaughtering plants began a series of rolling shutdowns to clean their facilities and clean up their acts.

More incredible, the current USDA bailout plan excludes ethanol, an economic mainstay of many rural communities and a one-time favorite, now mongrel of the White House.

As of April 20, according to the Renewable Fuels Association, 73 of the nation’s 200 ethanol plants are “idled” and 71 others are running at “reduced rates.”

That shattering collapse — still ongoing, by the way — is hitting the corn market, its principle feedstock, like a wrecking ball. On April 21, just four days after USDA’s bailout announcement, the National Corn Growers Association released a study that indicated U.S. corn growers had lost $50 per acre in 2020 revenue since COVID-19 hit the U.S. on March 1.

That means U.S. corn grow-

ers alone have seen an almost $5 billion drop in gross income in less than two months.

Worse, the just-announced USDA bailout includes only $3.9 billion in market assistance for all row crops, not just corn, even though corn could take every penny on its own and still not cover its recent losses.

So, yes, expect another round of bailout money. And think big, really big. Think the-sky-is-the-limit big.

So, farmers and ranchers need billions more in bailout funds as agriculture continues to stumble, rural and urban Americans need millions more COVID-19 tests before any level of safety can be assured, and everyone everywhere needs a more reliable, more resilient, more safe food system.

And all needs to be done now. How? By starting now. More on that soon.

Farm & Food File is published weekly through the U.S. and Canada. Source material and contact information are posted at www.farmandfoodfile.com.

Getting nutrition from farm to plate For most people, when they see a cow, they just see a cow. When they see a field of produce, they just see a field.

For farmers Zippy Duvall and ranchers, we see much, American much more.

Farm Bureau We see nutrition. And we want that nutrition to get to people who need it.

We see nothing less than a miracle — the miracle that seeds, rain, sun, animals and the farmer’s care can turn an empty field or pasture into the source of human survival.

We see months of hard work by our farm families and employees — work that’s only meaningful if it results in feeding our fellow citizens.

It’s difficult to dispose of milk or plow under a crop because there’s no market for it. We think of all that nutrition going to waste instead of feeding people.

Too many farmers and ranchers have had to experience that in the past few weeks as the market for what we produce has shrunk due to

COVID-19.

Sure, grocery stores are as busy as ever as Americans cook more. But most of the food that was destined for restaurants and school cafeterias no longer has a home. Almost overnight, one-third of the country’s milk demand dried up.

It’s costly and difficult to retool a processing plant for retail — a 5-pound wheel of cheese or a 10-gallon bag of milk can’t be sold at your local grocery store.

The near-closure of America’s $800 billion-plus restaurant industry is hurting demand for beef, chicken, pork, farm-raised fish and seafood and almost all fruits and vegetables. About 80% of the tomato crop in Florida alone usually goes to restaurants.

So, what can be done? We are seeing farmers’ and ranchers’ ingenuity go to work to get the nutrition we are proud to grow to people who need it.

Drive-through farms and farmers markets are popping up. U-pick options have increased. And farmers and food banks are working together to feed the hungry.

Many farmers and ranchers already had great relationships with their local food banks. In

fact, over the past few years through our Harvest for All program, Farm Bureau members have donated more than 306 million pounds of food, $7.8 million and 179,000 volunteer hours to groups fighting hunger in their local communities.

Now, with the new challenges we all face, farmers and ranchers are ready to do even more. Food banks are reporting anywhere from a 40% to 100% increase in demand.

However, the reality is it costs money to harvest, pack and transport food — money that many farmers and ranchers simply don’t have in the wake of a trade war, weather disasters and back-to-back years of prices below the cost of production. We need help in order to help others.

A couple of weeks ago, the American Farm Bureau Federation and Feeding America, the nation’s largest network of food banks, sent a joint letter to the Agriculture Department, suggesting a program to help offset the cost of getting fresh foods – nutrition — to people in need.

And our timing could not have been better, as we learned that USDA was thinking of and working on the

same issue. It’s gratifying that USDA’s initial plan includes $3 billion to empower the food system to find solutions, which was the heart of our request.

We will also need regulatory flexibility to ensure that packaging, storage and transportation requirements don’t get in the way of getting nutrition where it is needed.

We know USDA is committed to helping us help food banks. It fits Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s philosophy of doing good and feeding everyone. And we are grateful to our partner, Feeding America, for helping us start this very constructive conversation with USDA. Quick action is needed.

Every day that passes, fresh milk, vegetables and other produce are lost.

The Farm Bureau family is committed to doing whatever we can to help ensure no one goes hungry, just as we’ve been doing for years. We’re proud to be #StillFarming, providing nutrition for all who need it.

Zippy Duvall, a poultry, cattle and hay producer from Georgia, is the president of the American Farm Bureau Federation.

Why this first-generation farmer chose organic farming

By Jim Buckle

interwoven. But the agricultural field has been broadening for As a new state Farm Bureau over half a century, and while president, I’ve been asked some see the new models and about my personal connection practices in agriculture as a sign to farming hundreds of times of cultural division, I see a growby Farm Bureau members from ing family tree of shared history. all over the country.

I chose organic farming When I explain that I run because, as a first-generation an organic produce farm on farmer, it allowed me to start just 17 acres, I’m often met my farm business on a small with a look of surprise. I take scale with simple infrastructure no offense — my home state’s and a low-impact approach to agricultural history was built soil and plant health. on chicken, potatoes, apples, When I began my career as blueberries and dairy. an organic farmer 23 years Many of my colleagues were ago, the market was shaky at perhaps expecting that I come best, certification was only a from a multi-generational fam- couple sheets of paper and orily farm producing one of these ganic supplies were a challenge crops. I can’t blame them for to procure and very expensive. making an educated guess.

But organic food soon gained I chose Maine because it’s a a foothold, and I soon found place where so many time-honmyself selling out at farmers ored agricultural histories are markets and supplying notable

chefs in Portland.

Demand grew, as did the number of organic farms populating Maine’s landscape.

As competition increased, so did regulations, but also the resources available to organic farmers.

I’ve seen a lot of trends come and go within organic farming, but a few things are certain.

Organic produce is in-demand, profitable and is proving itself on many different scales. My wife and I have found our place in organic farming serving wholesale markets in Boston and Maine, with limited specialty sales to restaurants.

We’ve watched the demand for local, organic produce shift from predominantly farmers markets and independent natural food stores to large grocery

chains, fast-casual restaurants and institutions.

Nearly every farmer I’ve met loves a good session of shop talk with another farmer who understands the specificities and challenges of their particular crop. This kinship leads to a community of friends and associates who share a common bond.

Organic practices may be different, but we have so much in common with our fellow American farmers.

Organic farmers are taking advantage of high visibility in the consumer space right now, and are positioned to be powerful advocates for American agriculture on a larger scale.

Jim Buckle was elected president of Maine Farm Bureau in 2018.

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FOR WEEK ENDING APRIL 24, 2020

Futures Prices This Last This week week Chg. week CATTLE HOGS APR 20 84.97 94.65 -9.68 MAY 20 52.52 JUN 20 82.62 86.30 -3.68 JUN 20 51.52 AUG 20 88.90 91.10 -2.20 JUL 20 54.67 OCT 20 94.47 96.12 -1.65 AUG 20 58.32 DEC 20 98.42 99.87 -1.45 OCT 20 53.97 FEB 21 102.85 104.50 -1.65 DEC 20 52.97

Last week Chg. 37.92 43.72 51.92 56.40 52.15 51.02

14.60 7.80 2.75 1.92 1.82 1.95

0.28 -1.82 -2.00 -2.15 -1.90 -0.95

MILK CLASS III APR 20 13.20 MAY 20 10.80 JUN 20 11.66 JUL 20 13.23 AUG 20 14.47 SEP 20 15.06

13.41 11.10 12.16 14.03 15.16 15.58

-0.21 -0.30 -0.50 -0.80 -0.69 -0.52

CORN MAY 20 3156 3222 -66 JUL 20 3230 3292 -62 SEP 20 3274 3336 -62 DEC 20 3366 3434 -68 MAR 21 3492 3552 -60 MAY 21 3556 3620 -64

SOYBEANS MAY 20 8322 JUL 20 8394 AUG 20 8400 SEP 20 8390 NOV 20 8414 JAN 21 8420

8324 8422 8444 8464 8510 8536

-2 -28 -44 -74 -96 -116

CHICAGO WHEAT MAY 20 5266 5334 -68 JUL 20 5304 5336 -32 SEP 20 5332 5386 -54 DEC 20 5402 5470 -68 MAR 21 5454 5544 -90 MAY 21 5450 5552 -102

K.C. WHEAT MAY 20 4746 JUL 20 4832 SEP 20 4900 DEC 20 5002 MAR 21 5104 MAY 21 5162

4786 4852 4916 5014 5112 5164

-40 -20 -16 -12 -8 -2

BRENT CRUDE OIL 21.44 28.08 -6.64 JUN 20 JUL 20 24.81 31.58 -6.77 27.11 33.47 -6.36 AUG 20 SEP 20 28.88 34.87 -5.99 OCT 20 30.26 35.95 -5.69 31.32 36.67 -5.35 NOV 20

ETHANOL MAY 20 JUN 20 JUL 20 AUG 20 SEP 20 OCT 20

0.972 0.993 1.006 1.006 1.006 1.006

-0.037 -0.037 -0.022 -0.022 -0.022 -0.022

FEEDER CATTLE APR 20 119.80 MAY 20 117.45 AUG 20 126.40 SEP 20 127.80 OCT 20 128.92 NOV 20 130.32

119.52 119.27 128.40 129.95 130.82 131.27

0.935 0.956 0.984 0.984 0.984 0.984

Stocks of Agricultural Interest

This Last 52-wk week week high

This Last 52-wk week week high

ADM 35.99 37.19 47.20 Corteva 26.27 25.51 32.78 AGCO 49.75 49.49 81.39 Dupont 41.90 38.36 81.81 BASF 11.97 12.43 20.65 Deere 138.63 138.46 181.99 Bunge 39.61 40.09 59.65 FMC 88.20 86.10 108.77 CF 28.00 28.29 55.15 Mosaic 11.33 11.45 26.90

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

week ago this year year ago % diff.

WHEAT 469.922 829.703 21963.61 20765.501 5.77 CORN 683.854 1355.316 21202.45 33289.144 -36.31 SOYBEANS 539.824 386.068 32910.35 31031.096 6.06

Livestock Summary % diff.

This Last Year week year

week week ago ago ago Hog Slaughter-est 11000 HD 1995 2248 2347 -11.25 -15.00 Cattle slaughter-est 1000 HD 469 502 642 -6.57 -26.95 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

72.56 60.66 81.50 62.02 99.05 92.43 47.83 39.53 289.61 238.07 277.18 229.60 96.95 96.77 154.27 154.33

11.90 19.48 6.62 8.30 51.54 47.58 0.18 -0.06

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

153.75 169.50 136.25 179.50 17.50 -10.00 125.00 158.50 135.25 149.75 -10.25 8.75 122.50 144.25 113.50 135.50 9.00 8.75 111.00 142.50 108.50 124.25 2.50 18.25 99.25 118.50 93.75 111.50 5.50 7.00

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

33.73 32.28 1.45

Eastern Corn Belt Direct Feeder Cattle Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Kentucky and Ohio Reported sales this week, 825; last week, 3,233; last year, 60.

Supply included 100% over 600 pounds, 100% heifers.

Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head 325 300 270

Avg. Weight 750 650 725

Avg. Price 98.00 110.25 102.30

Delivery Current FOB July FOB July FOB

USDA National Grain Market Review Compared to last week, cash bids for corn, wheat and soybeans were mostly higher; corn was mixed.

For the week ending April 16, an increase of 28.6 million bushels of corn export sales for 2019-20 were reported, with an increase of 12.7 million bushels of soybean exports sales, and an increase of 9 million bushels of wheat export sales. Sorghum export sales showed an increase of 4.5 million bushels.

Ethanol production for the week ending April 17 reported a decrease of 7,000 barrels per day to 0.563 million barrels a day, down 46.3% from a year ago. Ethanol stocks increased 0.220 million barrels at 27.7 million barrels.

For the week ending April 19, corn planted was 7%, soybeans planted 2%, and sorghum planted 19%.

Wheat was 3/4 cents lower to 25 cents higher. Corn was 2 3/4 cents lower to 8 1/2 cents higher.

Sorghum was 1 cent lower to 34 cents higher. Soybeans were 2 1/2 cents lower to 8 1/2 cents higher.

CORN Kansas City US No 2 rail White Corn was 2 3/4 cents lower to 1/2 cent higher from 3.15-3.23 1/2 per bushel.

Kansas City US No 2 truck Yellow Corn was 1/2 cent lower to 3 1/2 cents higher from 3.14 1/4-3.25 1/4 per bushel.

Omaha US No 2 Yellow Corn was 1 to 2 cents higher from 2.99-3.08 per bushel.

Chicago US No 2 Yellow Corn was 1/2 cent lower from 3.19 1/43.21 1/4 per bushel.

Toledo US No 2 rail Yellow corn was 1/2 cent lower at 3.09 1/4 per bushel.

Minneapolis US No 2 Yellow corn rail was 8 1/2 cents higher at 2.96 1/4 per bushel.

OILSEEDS Minneapolis Yellow truck soybeans were 8 1/2 cents higher at 8.24 1/4 per bushel.

Illinois Processors US No 1 Yellow truck soybeans were 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 cents higher from 8.44 1/4-8.57 1/4 per bushel.

Kansas City US No 2 Yellow truck soybeans were 2 1/2 cents lower to 2 1/2 cents higher from 8.19 1/4-8.39 1/4 per bushel.

Illinois 48 percent soybean meal, processor rail bid was 3.00 to 4.00 lower from 291.10-293.10 per bushel.

Central Illinois Crude Soybean oil processor bid was 0.69 to 0.79 points lower from 24.7125.11 per cwt.

WHEAT Kansas City US No 1 Hard Red Winter, ordinary protein rail bid was 14 1/2 cents higher from 5.65 1/2-5.75 1/2 per bushel.

St. Louis truck US No 2 Soft Red Winter terminal bid was 25 cents higher at 5.7 per bushel.

Minneapolis and Duluth US No 1 Dark Northern Spring, 14.0 to 14.5 percent protein rail, was 3/4 cent lower to 24 1/4 cents higher at 6.25 1/2 per bushel.

Portland US Soft White wheat rail was 5 cents higher from 6.126.15 per bushel.

SORGHUM US No 2 yellow truck, Kansas City was 1 cent lower from 5.706.24 per cwt. Texas High Plains US No 2 yellow sorghum (prices paid or bid to the farmer, fob elevator) was 8 to 34 cents higher from 5.34-5.70 per cwt.

OATS US 2 or Better oats, rail bid to arrive at Minneapolis 20 day was 3/4 to 5 3/4 cent higher from 2.95-3.60 per bushel.

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Farmers are expected to plant 97 million acres to corn this spring, compared to the 88.9 million acres that were planted in 2018.

2020 planting plans show typical pattern

By Harwood D. Schaffer and Daryll E. Ray

be planted to 21 principal crops. This is 16.5 million acres greater than actual Two of the concepts acres planted in 2019, but that undergird our analyis nearly identical to prinsis of agricultural policy cipal-crop acres planted in are the low price elasticity 2018, 319.3 million acres. of production — the idea The lower number of that farmers will plant all acres planted in 2019 of their crop acres all of show the impact of widethe time — and the idea spread flooding in parts that they adjust their crop of the Midwest while the planting based on the rel- numbers for 2020 reflect ative profitability of each the expectation of more crop relative to corn. normal planting condiThe March 31 release of tions this spring.

“Prospective Plantings” The comparison beby the U.S. Department tween actual plantings of Agriculture’s National in 2018 and the 2020 Agricultural Statistics prospective plantings Service provides a clear validate the concept that illustration of those prinfarmers plant all of their ciples at work. crop acres all of the time “Prospective Plantings” unless there is an interprovides a snapshot of vening weather event. the number of acres U.S. Farmers responding to farmers intend to plant the plantings survey indifor the coming crop year cate that they will plant based “primarily on sur97 million acres to corn veys conducted during the compared to the 88.9 first two weeks of March. million acres that were The March Agricultural planted in the spring of Survey is a probability 2018. This reflects an 8.1 survey that includes a million acre increase. sample of approximately While soybean pro80,000 farm operators spective plantings show a selected from a list of 7.1 million acre increase producers that ensures all compared to the flood-imoperations in the United pacted acres in 2019, they States have a chance to be are expected to show a selected. Data from op5.7 million acre decrease erators was collected by when compared to 2018. mail, internet, telephone, Wheat plantings are or personal interview to expected to show a 3.1 obtain information on million acre decline this crop acreage intentions spring compared to two for the 2020 crop year.” years earlier.

The 2020 prospective The reduced acreage beplantings indicate that tween 2018 and the 2020 319.1 million acres will prospective plantings for

both soybeans and wheat are consistent with the idea that farmers make adjustments to their crop acreage allocations based on the relative expected price compared to corn.

The projected corn price for the 2019-2020 crop marketing year, which ends Aug. 31, is $3.80 a bushel.

For soybeans, the projected price for the current 2019-2020 crop marketing year is $8.70 a bushel. The results in soybean-to-corn price ratio of 2.3:1, which is below the long-term soybean-tocorn price ratio of 2.5:1.

When this happens, farmers generally plant a portion of their soybean acres to corn or another more profitable crop — which in the present crop price climate means a crop that loses less money.

We see a similar pattern for wheat. With the 2019-2010 wheat prices projected to be $4.55, the wheat-to-corn price ratio is 1.2:1 compared to a long-term price ratio of 1.45:1. As a result, wheat loses 3.1 million acres to other crops.

While the current price ratios influence prospective plantings, actual plantings are also influenced by weather and price changes between now and the day the seed goes into the ground. © 2020 Agricultural Policy Analysis Center.

Dominated by deflation bandwagon and The United sit tight.”

States embarked Now, let’s take on a trade war a look at what with China in those three marMarch 2018, but kets have done it ended in early since the first January 2020. trading session In mid-January, of January, just however, coronaas the trade virus was found Commodity war with China in the state of Insight ended, just as Washington and the coronavirus within days bepandemic swept came a pandemic Jerry Welch across the globe across the globe. and just before the bond And then in early March, Russia and Saudi market got a whiff of how Arabia began a price war dismal the economy was doing. with both nations, pushBut first understand ing crude oil production to record levels which, in that bonds do best when things are bearish. Bonds turn, brought about a litdo best when interest eral collapse with crude rates are falling because oil prices. The trade war the economy is weak and was clearly bearish for the U.S. agriculture mar- stone-cold bearish.

In the first trading seskets. sion of January, May corn The coronavirus was futures traded as high as so contagious and lethal $3.98, but this week fell that nations across the as low as $3.01, a level globe instituted stay-atnot seen since 2016. In home orders, which led to a massive decline with the first trading session demand for gasoline with of January, May crude oil futures traded as high few driving anywhere. as $60.43, but this week, And as crude oil prices plunged in value, ethanol the market fell below plants across the US were zero by -$40 a barrel for the first time in history. shuttered, which in turn And in the first trading led to historic demand session of January, June destruction for corn.

T-bonds traded as high as From “Haunted By $155.23, but traded north Markets,” in a chapter of $183 a few days ago. entitled “Three Most A fortune could have Influential Markets” been made this year being I penned on April 28, short virtually all markets 2007, comes the folwhile at the same time lowing: “First, allow long T-bonds. And that me to remind everyone particular scenario rewhat I have stated for mains firmly in place. years: ‘The three most The quote that acinfluential of all markets companied the chapter are corn, crude oil and entitled “Three Most bonds.’ Each can have Influential Markets” a powerful influence on from “Haunted By a related market and each can, under the right Markets” was a line from, “It’s Alright, Ma circumstances, impact (I’m Only Bleeding)” by the economy as a whole.

Bob Dylan.

When any one of those The line goes like this, markets begin a major “While money doesn’t trend, there is big money talk, it swears.” And I to be made by those that would bet heavily that are quick to get on the

those involved with corn, crude oil or bonds have been doing a great deal of swearing lately if caught on the wrong side of any of those markets.

From MarketWatch: “The May crude contract for the U.S. oil benchmark marked history on Monday, finishing deeply in negative (below zero) territory and implying that investors will need to pay buyers to take delivery of crude oil, reflecting a growing glut of crude and a lack of storage space.”

The only other commodity market that traded below zero, I do believe, was onions that have not traded since 1958, when legislation was passed to ban that particular market — at one time, onions were worth less than the bag in which they were stored!

To repeat what I stated above: “When any one of those markets begin a major trend, there is big money to be made by those that are quick to get on the bandwagon and sit tight.”

Moving forward, an enormous sea change has unfolded since January in these unprecedented times. And the scenario of deflating markets, such as corn and crude oil coupled with lower interest rates and higher bond prices, remains firmly in place — very firmly.

In other words, “the three most influential markets” may continue to do what they have been doing since early January.

What has already been experienced from January through this week may be just the tip of the iceberg for what lies ahead.

The year is young and the markets dominated by deflation. And I mean dominated.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The deadline for Conservation Stewardship Program applications to be considered for funding in fiscal year 2020 is May 29.

Illinois Natural Resources Conservation Service plans to invest up to $10 million for new CSP contracts.

The 2018 farm bill made several changes to this critical conservation program, which helps agricultural producers take the conservation activities on their farm to the next level.

While applications are accepted throughout the year, interested producers should submit applications to their local NRCS office by May 29 to ensure their applications are considered for 2020 funding.

The 2018 farm bill authorizes NRCS to obligate new CSP contracts from now until 2023, while making some important improvements to the program.

These updates include: n NRCS now enrolls eligible, high-ranking applications based on available dollars rather than acres.

For fiscal year 2020, Illinois NRCS can spend up to $10 million for new CSP contracts, which covers part of the cost for producers to implement new conservation activities and maintain their existing activities for the five-year contract period. n Higher payment rates are now available for certain conservation activities, including cover crops and supplemental payments for resource-conserving crop rotations and advanced grazing management systems. n CSP now provides specific support for activities on organic operations and those transitioning to organic production.

CSP is offered in Illinois through a continuous sign-up. The program provides many benefits including increased crop yields, decreased inputs, wildlife habitat improvements and increased resilience to weather extremes. CSP is for working lands, including cropland, pastureland and nonindustrial private forest land.

For additional information about CSP, contact your local USDA service center.

#RootedinAg entries accepted GREENSBORO, N.C. — Applications for the seventh annual Thrive #RootedinAg Contest are now open online at www. syngentathrive.com/contest.

Syngenta will award three contest finalists with mini touch-screen tablets and one grand-prize winner with a $500 gift card, plus the opportunity to tell his or her story in Thrive magazine, complete with a professional photo shoot with the winner’s ag mentor. In addition, the company will make a $1,000 donation to the winner’s favorite local charity or civic organization.

To enter this year’s contest, interested candidates can visit the contest website and fill out the brief online entry form, which asks them to describe their ag mentor in one of two ways: n Write a paragraph or two — about 200 words — and submit a photograph that visually supports their written entry, or n Create a short video — from one to three minutes.

Simple instructions on how to upload photographs and videos to the website are on the entry form.

The deadline to enter is June 30. Shortly after this date, a panel of judges will select three finalists.

Syngenta will then post all finalists’ entries on the Thrive website and ask visitors to help choose the grand prizewinner by voting for their favorite.

Online voting ends on Sept. 15 with Syngenta announcing the grand prizewinner in October.

To apply, learn more or see previous contest winners, go to www.

SyngentaThrive.com.

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NRCS announces funding for special conservation projects CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conser vation Service is offering special funding for four different projects using the Regional Conservation Partnership Program.

Preservation Conservation Management is an innovative service program designed to apply financial farm business planning with precision conservation technology to help make intelligent conservation decisions.

NRCS has partnered with the Illinois Corn Growers Association to help producers address resource concerns such as water quality and soil health.

The NRCS PCM RCPP project will be available to producers whose land is located in Champaign, Christian, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Livingston, Macoupin, McLean, Sangamon, Tazewell, Verm-

illion and Woodford counties.

NRCS has par tnered 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 Champaign, Coles, C u mberla nd, DeW it t , Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Livingston, Piatt and Vermilion counties.

Illinois NRCS will offer f unding in Macoupin County for the Upper Macoupin Creek Watershed using the Regional Conservation Partnership Program.

NRCS has partnered with American Farmland Trust to help local producers address natural resource concerns, namely

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.

The Mississippi River Basin-Big Bend Enhancing Water-Soil-Habitat Quality project uses the Regional Conservation Partnership Program, NRCS and the Marshall-P ut nam Soil and Water Conservation District to help producers address resource concerns such as degraded water quality and soil erosion.

Interested producers should submit an application to their local NRCS field office by May 29 to ensure their applications are considered for 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.

Partnership delivers decision-support software DAVENPORT, Iowa — AgWorks LLC and FieldReveal LLC announced a partnership to jointly deliver zonebased, variable-rate and decision-suppor t sof tware to agricultural retailers throughout North America.

“When we met FieldReveal, we immediately found synergies, from ownership in ag retail to the way we sell and service our customers,” said

AgWorks President Greg Duhachek.

“We saw quickly a fit in that we were looking for analytics and an ROI engine and they were looking for a precision ag tool for variable rate,” added FieldReveal CEO Matt Hesse.

AgWorks has invested decades developing the HighQ Decision Support System, which provides growers with a tool to analyze the numerous

decisions made during the growing season and how these variables affect profit per acre.

This product has been utilized on over 5 million acres and is a key tool in helping retailers realize the value of their data and assist growers in making more profitable decisions.

“HighQ is really where we see the future of technology going,” Duhachek said.

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Mowers (K) SCHULTE XH1000-S3 BATWING MOWER, 10’, SM. 1000 PTO, F & R CHAIN SHIELDING, HYD. LIFT & FOLD, TIGHT HEAVY DUTY GEAR BOXES & DRIVELINE, 6 AIRPLANE TIRES, WALKING TANDEMS, DECK RINGS, LIKE NEW BOXES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,900 (K) BUSH HOG 12715 LEGEND ROTARY CUTTER, 15’ CUT, 8 LAMINATED TIRES, F & R CHAIN SHIELDING, NEW BLADES, LG. 1000 PTO. . . . . . $8,900 (K) LAND PRIDE RCM5615 ROTARY MOWER, 15’, SM 1000 PTO, F&R CHAIN SHIELDING, 8 NEW LAMS, 1 OWNER-PURCHASED NEW IN 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,900 (K) 2007 BUSH HOG TD1700 ALL FLEX MOWER, 17’, 540 PTO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REDUCED TO $6,900 (K) BUSH HOG 2715 LEGEND ROTARY MOWER, F & R CHAIN SHIELDING, HD GEARBOXES AND DRIVELINES, 6 LAMS, STUMP JUMPERS,

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HYD. LIFT & FOLD, SMALL 1000 PTO, RUNS WELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REDUCED TO $6,900 (K) JOHN DEERE HX15 BATWING MOWER, SMALL 1000 PTO, 8 LAMS, F&R CHAIN SHIELDING, HYD. LIFT & FOLD, HD GEARBOXES, SKID SHOES, STUMP JUMPERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,900 (K) 2014 SCHULTE FX318 BATWING MOWER, 18’ CUT, LG. 1000 PTO, DECK RINGS, 8 LAMINATED TIRES, F & R CHAIN SHIELDING, LIKE NEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,900 (K) BUSH HOG 12820 BATWING MOWER, 20’ CUTTING WIDTH, HEAVY DUTY GEARBOXES

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Planting Equipment (K) JOHN DEERE 7200 VACUUM PLANTER, 12 ROWS, 30” SPACING, NO-TILL, RUBBER CLOSING WHEELS, INSECTICIDE, 1.6 BU. POLY BOXES, PULL TYPE, MONITOR, JD ROW COULTERS W/ YETTER TRASH WHIPPERS, JD PROMAX 40, CORN & BEAN PLATES, HYD. FOLD, TONGUE EXT., JD DOWN PRESSURE SPRINGS, GOOD OPENERS, NEW STYLE ADJUSTING GAUGE WHEELS, HYD. FOLDING MARKERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,900 (K) MERIDIAN 375 SEED EXPRESS BULK SEED TENDER, 12” UNLOAD CONVEYOR, ROLL TARP, 4 PT. WEIGH SCALE, HYD. LIFT & SWING, HONDA GX340 ELECTRIC START GAS ENGINE, WIRELESS REMOTE, NEW INTERSTATE BATTERY, (6) GOOD MATCHING TIRES, RUNS GREAT . . . . . . . . . $22,500 (K) 2014 JOHN DEERE 1765 VACUUM PLANTER, 12 ROWS, 30” SPACING, 2700 ACRES, 1.6 BU. BOXES, PULL TYPE, INSECTICIDE, PNEUMATIC DOWN FORCE, CABLE DRIVES FOR SEED & INSECTICIDE, YETTER CRANK ADJUST SHARK TOOTH TRASH WHIPPERS, GOOD TRU-VEE OPENERS, PRO MAX 40 METERS, ELECTRIC SHUT OFFS ON EVERY ROW, CORN & BEAN DISKS, ADJ. GAUGE WHEELS, RUBBER CLOSING WHEELS, HYD. DRIVES, DISTEL SEED BOX EXTENSIONS, VARIABLE RATE DRIVE, ROW COMMAND, SEED STAR MONITORING LESS MONITOR, ACCU-COUNT SEED TUBE SENSORS, 16” KNOTCHED MARKER DISKS W/ DEPTH BAND, LIKE NEW IN EVERY WAY… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $52,500 (K) 2009 JOHN DEERE 1770NT CCS PLANTER, 16 ROWS, 30” SPACING, VACUUM, 2 PT, 1.6 BU. BOXES & BULK FILL SYSTEM, MAX EMERGE XP ROW UNITS, PRO MAX 40 CORN PLATES, BEAN PLATES, INSECTICIDE PNEUMATIC DOWN PRESSURE, YETTER SHARK TOOTH CRANK ADJUST TRASH WHIPPERS, GOOD OPENERS, ADJ. GAUGE WHEELS, RUBBER CLOSING WHEELS, CAST IRON SHANKS, STAINLESS STEEL CHAINS, GROUND DRIVE, HALF WIDTH DISCONNECT, COMPUTER-TRAK 250 MONITOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59,500 (K) HITCHDOC HSC4000 4 BOX SEED TENDER, 2- 7000# AXLES, ELECTRIC START, WINCH FOLD, HYD. DRIVE POLY AUGER, TELESCOPING SPOUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,900

Harvest Equipment (K) 2013 HARVEST INTERNATIONAL H1072 SWING AWAY AUGER, LOW PROFILE HOPPER, 540 PTO, GOOD FLIGHTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,900 (C) MAYRATH 10X62 SWING AWAY AUGER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,900 (K) BRENT 974 GRAIN CART, GREEN, TARP, 17” UNLOADING AUGER, 35.5X32 DIAMONDS, GOOD FLIGHTING, SCALE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . REDUCED TO $16,900 (K) J&M 500SD GRAVITY WAGON, RED, DISC BRAKES, SUPER SINGLE TIRES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REDUCED TO $5,900 (K) JOHN DEERE 918 PLATFORM, 18’ CUT, HYDRAULIC FORE/ AFT REEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REDUCED TO $4,900 (K) PARKER 6255 GRAVITY WAGON, GREEN, 425 SUPER SINGLES W/8 BOLT WHEELS & BRAKES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REDUCED TO $8,400 (K) FARM KING 10X70 SWING AWAY AUGER, 540 PTO, GOOD FLIGHTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,900

Vertical Tillage (K) NEW/DEMO GREAT PLAINS MC5111, 11 SHANK MAX CHISEL W/HEAVY SHANK AUTO RESET AND CHOPPER REEL ATTACHMENT . . . . . . . . . . $34,900 (K) 2013 GREAT PLAINS 2400TM TURBO MAX, 24’, HEAVY DUTY ROLLING SPIKE & REEL, HYDRAULIC GANGS, 7.5” SPACING, BLADES (F) 19.5” (R) 19.75”, 12.5L-16.5 TIRES, LOCAL TRADE IN GREAT CONDITION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39,500

(K) BRILLION X108 CRUMBLER, 22’, HYD. FOLD, LIGHTS, GOOD 20” PACKER WHEELS, GOOD 11L-15 TIRES, TANDEMS, DUAL HITCH (CLEVIS OR SINGLE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REDUCED TO $6,900 (K) BLU-JET SUB TILLER 4, 7 SHANK RIPPER, SHEAR BOLT SHANKS, LIKE NEW-ONLY USED ON 25 ACRES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REDUCED TO $9,900 (K) JOHN DEERE 2800 PLOW, 6 BOTTOM, HYD. ADJ., NEW SHINS, SHEARS, & HYD. HOSES, REBUILT FRONT CYLINDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . REDUCED TO $3,900 (K) YETTER 3541 MIN-TILL ROTARY HOE, 41’, 3 PT. HITCH, REAR PARKING STANDS, LIGHTS, 4 GAUGE WHEELS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REDUCED TO $13,900 (K) BLU-JET SUB TILLER II, 5 SHANK RIPPER W/REAR ROLLER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,900

Miscellaneous (K) DU-AL 340 LOADER, 7’, INDEPENDENT HYD. VALVE, GOOD CUTTING EDGE & ORIGINAL PAINT, NO WELDS OR BREAKS, FITS JOHN DEERE 20 SERIES AND MORE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REDUCED TO $2,900 (K) 2017 CATERPILLAR 279D SKID STEER, 1575 HRS, 75 HP, LIKE NEW 18” TRACKS, 195#/FT TORQUE, ENCLOSED CAB, HEAT, A/C, RADIO, HYD. QUICK TACH, 80” BUCKET, DIESEL, HYDROSTATIC, 9892# OP. WT, 2 SPEED, 7284# LOADER BREAKOUT FORCE, 5875# TIPPING LOAD, 22.8 GPM HYD. PUMP, BACK UP CAMERA, AUX. HYDS., AUX. POWER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $42,500 (K) KUHN KNIGHT 3130 REEL AUGGIE FEED MIXER WAGON, 540 PTO, AVERY WEIGH-TRONIX 640XL SCALE, VERY GOOD INTERNAL FLIGHTING, LIKE NEW 3 AUGER DISCHARGE FLIGHTING, NEW SICKLE KNIVES, EXCELLENT PAINT, NO WELDS OR PATCHES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,900 (K) 2016 JOHN DEERE 569 ROUND BALER, NET WRAP, APPROX. 12,000 BALES, 1000 PTO, FLOTATION TIRES, COVERAGE SURFACE, MONITOR, MEGAWIDE PLUS PICKUP, GOOD BELTS, HYD. PC LIFT, SOLD NEW IN 2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,900 (K) USED DMI 5310 NH3 FERTILIZER APPLICATOR / TOOL BAR, 12 OR 16 KNIFE, 18” DOUBLE DISK SEALERS, DUAL RAVEN SUPER COOLERS, SPACING,

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(618) 662-2913 Adams Power Equipment 1706 E Main St, Salem, IL 62881

618-548-2922 B&D Sales & Service 3712 N. Vermillion St. Danville, IL 61832

217-442-5259

104 W Gallatin St, Vandalia, IL 62471

618-283-9037 Coleman Lawn Equipment, Inc.

210 E. Walnut St. Carbondale, IL 62901

618-529-0181

Coleman Lawn Equipment, Inc.

Bahrns Equipment

5511 IL-150 Steeleville, IL 62288

800-432-2909

Diedrich Implement

Barker Implement Company

618-327-3683

1708 South Banker St. Effingham, IL 62401

821 S. O’Bannon St. Raymond, IL 62560

217-229-4217 Barker Implement Company 1340 N. 2300 E. Rd. Shelbyville, IL 62565

217-774-4508

618-965-3903 9637 IL-127 Nashville, IL 62263

Fairfield Auto Sales 4706 Broadway St. Mt Vernon, IL 62864

618-204-5900 Fliginger Equipment Inc. 18321 W Farmington Rd, Trivoli, IL 61569,

(309) 362-2458

& KNIVES, NO BREAKS OR NON-FACTORY WELDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,900

RT 9 348 E. Ludwig.

Bushnell, IL. 61422 Daryl Bedwell Phone

1101 Woodlawn Rd., Lincoln, IL 62656

Bob Lamb Co.

211 N Dirksen Parkway Springfield, IL

309-772-2343, 516 Main Street Greenfield, IL 62044

217-368-2131 Bodner Equipment Company

1203 W. Frontage Rd. Staunton, IL 62088

618-635-5600

Butch’s Lawnmower Sales & Serv.

2030 W. Spresser St. Taylorville, IL 62568

217-824-8145

(30 GPM), 1 AUXILIARY HYD., HYDRAULIC QUICK HITCH BUCKET, 6’ BUCKET, 7610# OPERATING WEIGHT, 4600# TIPPING LOAD, DUAL PATTERN

YARGER MACHINERY SALES Monmouth Area

(M) Manito, IL

(C) Canton, IL

309-221-9220

309-613-6054

309-369-9142

www.yargersales.com

815-457-2127

Midwest Equipment, 3 Locations Peoria 309-676-5855, 4826 W Farmington Rd Peoria, IL 61604

Normal 309-454-6800.

2150 W College Ave | Normal, IL 61761,

Metamora 309-367-2392, 1001 W Mt Vernon St Metamora, IL 61548

Midwest Tractor Sales 13923 Progress Dr, Breese, IL 62230

618-526-4900

Niemeyer Repair Serv., Inc. 13029 N. County Road 1000E Humboldt, IL 61931

217-856-3571

Outdoor Power Inc 2703 Broadway St, Quincy, IL 62301

(217) 228-9850

Painter Farm Illinois Power Equipment Equipment Inc. 217-679-8273

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FIELD NOTES: BY MYCOGEN SEEDS AGRONOMISTS

Keeping your kids safe — and occupied — during planting season

By Melissa Bell

With school closings and cancellation of activities due to COVID-19, kids will undoubtedly be spending more time on the farm this spring.

While this difficult time is challenging for all of us, the good news for farm kids is they have more opportunities to partake in spring field activities they would otherwise miss.

So, with this in mind, it’s a good time to take all precautions necessary to eliminate potential hazards and put into practice additional safety habits to protect both you and your kids. Here are some tips for working with kids on the farm. n Set a good example. Children are sponges, always watching and likely to emulate your actions. Spring field preparation and planting is a busy time and puts additional stress on everyone. It can often feel like there aren’t enough hours in

the day. Despite the temptation, don’t rush and take unnecessary risks. Calm down. Slow down. The best example you can demonstrate to your kids is to remain calm and emphasize — and demonstrate — the importance of safety. n Teach your children equipment safety basics, including the importance of making sure equipment is in park when stationary and engines are turned off. Explain what the power take-off does and how it operates. The importance of keeping away from the PTO cannot be overemphasized. Additionally, take steps to make sure all safety guards are in place. n Grain bin safety is imperative.

Keep your kids out of grain bins!

By nature, kids love to climb, and grain bin ladders represent a big temptation. And if they get to the top, there will be a curiosity to jump in. Grain bins are not a play place. n Seat belts are just as import-

ant for kids as for adults, if not more so. Whether it’s a quick trip to the field or longer trip to town for supplies, make sure they are securely buckled in when riding along. Ensure doors and windows are locked and don’t allow your kids to lean against up against them. n Keep sight of your child. If you can’t see them, don’t move or unfold equipment. Be aware of other potential dangers, like being near machinery used to load and unload seed, fertilizer or chemicals. Keeping them away from fertilizer and herbicide application equipment to prevent the possibility of contact with dangerous substances is important, too. n If your kids are old enough or capable of helping with spring farm work, assign tasks appropriate for the individual child.

Know what each is capable — and comfortable — doing. If the child doesn’t feel confident or ready, don’t force it. Every

child is different, regardless of age. There may be a task one 14-year-old may be confident and capable of doing while a 16-year-old may not. n Wear personal protective equipment as appropriate and ensure your children do. PPE has always been the required safety precaution on the farm when working with chemicals, seed and fertilizers. Wear safety glasses or sunglasses, gloves, sunscreen, hats, masks and hearing protection as necessary. n Don’t touch treated seed.

Brightly colored seed can be tempting for young children.

And make sure to keep children away from chemicals and insecticides. If they are old enough and are engaged in helping with mixing chemicals or loading the planter, make sure your kids are protected with proper PPE. n Fire extinguishers — know where they are and how to use them. In my high school ag

class, we practiced putting out fires with extinguishers. It’s one thing to read how to operate it, it’s another to have hands-on experience. If you’re able to wrangle extra fire extinguishers, it can be a good activity to teach your kids on a day you’re out of the field.

Lastly, enjoy the time together and have fun. Some of my favorite memories as a kid are of helping my dad build fence and spending time with my brothers doing seemingly tedious tasks like picking up rocks.

Have a safe and productive spring planting season.

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