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Families run 98% of farms in U.S.

Deal a positive signal to our trading partners

By Martha Blum

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Family farms represent 98% of all farms and 88% of production in the United States.

Those numbers are included in the America’s Diverse Family Farms — 2019 Edition report which describes characteristics of the 2 million farms.

“The report includes what the farms produce, farm profitability, receipts of government payments and participation in agricultural federal programs which is important to understanding the farm sector,” said Christine Whitt, agricultural economist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service.

The data included in this report was collected in the 2018 Agricultural Resource Management Survey.

“ARMS is USDA’s primary source of information on farm businesses and associated household principle operators,” Whitt said. “Principle operators are those who are most responsible for running the farm.”

USDA defines a farm as anyplace that sold at least $1,000 worth of farm products in a given year.

“The farm sector consists of a wide variety of farms — very small farms with little sales, mid-size farms with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of sales and large farms with millions of dollars of sales,” Whitt said.

“A family farm is any farm where more than 50% of the business is owned and operated by an operator and individuals related to one operator,” Whitt said.

“The majority of farms are small family farms, but largescale farms have the largest share of the value of production,” Whitt said. “Small farms represent 90% of all farms, 48% of acres operated and 21% of production where as large-scale family farms represent 2.7% of farms, but account for the largest share of production at 45.4% on 19.5% total acres operated.”

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Vol. 42 No. 44

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By Jeannine Otto

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Long days turned to long nights as farmers tried to harvest their 2019 crops during small windows of opportunities. This photo was taken recently from the cab of a combine.

Growth in demand as exports rebound

By Tom C. Doran

AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

EAST PEORIA, Ill. — A University of Illinois agricultural economist foresees lower yields and a bit stronger demand on his corn balance sheet for the current marketing year.

Todd Hubbs compared his estimates during the Illinois Farm Economics Summit Dec. 18 to those released early this month by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

“A big uncertainty is the size of the 2019 corn crop.

Right now, USDA has yield at 167 bushels per acre which is slightly below long-term trend.

If we actually did 167, that’s quite impressive considering the year we had. I’m still lower than 165.3. There’s still a lot of corn standing out there in the Dakotas,” Hubbs said.

“From what I’ve heard, corn planted in early June was slightly better than what most people expected. A significant amount of corn was

planted after June 10 and I’ve only heard a couple of reports and it was not pretty — low test weight, high moisture, high damage. So, that stuff coming out of the Dakotas may be No. 3 corn and we’re going to have to blend that stuff. The market for good quality corn here in the eastern Corn Belt and across the Corn Belt could be pretty good. So, we’ll see what this yield ends up being.”

EXPORT OPTIMISM Hubbs is optimistic on feed and residual, “and I’m a little bit more optimistic on exports and that’s before any China deal,” he said.

USDA has feed and residual at 5.275 billion bushels, and Hubbs’ estimate came in at 5.3 billon bushels. The USDA projects corn exports at 1.85 billion bushels, while Hubbs pegs it at 1.865 billion bushels.

“There are a lot of cattle in lots. There are a lot of hogs on the ground. We’ve seen broiler

production running up week over week, all in expectation of these China markets. On top of that, we had weak ethanol production through the first two months of the marketing year, so you figure there is less distillers’ grain out there to move into the ration,” Hubbs said.

“So, I think we might see a pretty strong corn use for feed in the first quarter. The only problem is we had so much corn still out in the field when they started doing the tabulations that they have to make an estimate of bin-worthy corn.

So, we might not actually see this feed and residual number until later in the marketing year. We may see another surprise.”

Corn exports got off to a poor start early in the 20192020 marketing year, including some of the lowest September and October exports numbers in a decade. It has since picked up.

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EAST PEORIA, Ill. — A decline in soybean production due to delayed or canceled planting came at just the right time from a balance sheet perspective.

“Thankfully, we had a 12 million harvested soybean acres drop because we didn’t need it,” Todd Hubbs, University of Illinois agricultural economist, said at the Dec. 18 Illinois Farm Economics Summit.

U.S. soybean ending stocks continued a five-year pattern of growth from a low of 191 million bushels in the 20142015 marketing year to 913 million estimated for 20182019.

“Luckily, we didn’t end up with over 1 billion bushels ending stocks. What we’re looking at right now is a really strong crush, good export numbers, and we’re still open on these production numbers,” Hubbs added.

On the 2019-2020 production side, the U.S. Department of Agriculture earlier this month plugged in a 46.9 bushels per acre national yield average for projected production of 3.55 billion bushels.

Todd Hubbs, University of Illinois agricultural economist, speaks at the Illinois Farm Economics Summit.

Hubbs’ balance sheet used an average yield of 45.8 bushels per acre resulting in production of 3.453 billion bushels.

“Much like corn, I hear the same kind of stuff for soybeans. We planted a lot of soybeans so late. They were a little bit better in Illinois than I think a lot of people thought we were going to get on yields. We’ll see what happens out in the western Corn Belt. Acreage was down significantly,” Hubbs said.

‘We’ve got to take the aid’: farmer

By Jeannine Otto

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RISING CRUSH On the usage side of the soybean balance sheet, crush is forecast to continue on a rising trend. The forecast was also strengthened by the move by U.S. legislators last week to amend the government spending bill to extend a tax credit for the biodiesel industry through 2022 retroactively to its 2018 expiration date.

Crush has increased by 1.873 billion bushels in 20142015 to an estimated 2.092 billion in 2018-2019.

“We have really strong soy oil prices. Soybean meal prices have gotten a little bit stronger. Meal prices had been quite weak considering the amount of livestock we were doing,” Hubbs said.

“Crush is estimated at 2.105 billion bushels for 2019-2020. The November crush report was a little bit lower than the trade expected, but still we only need to do about 165 million bushels a month to hit 2.105 billion and that’s the pace we’re on. I think this number is pretty safe, 5 or 10 million one way or the other.”

The ongoing problem in the soybean complex is exports.

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CHICAGO — In addition to his self-described roles as a cash grain and livestock farmer, Cass County farmer Steve Turner can add “poet.”

Turner stood to address Steve Censky, the U.S. deputy secretary of agriculture, at the Illinois Farm Bureau annual meeting in Chicago, during a question-and-answer session following Censky’s address to the IFB delegates.

Censky discussed the progress made on a trade deal with China that would hopefully end or start to end the trade war that has cost U.S. farmers money.

“Illinois farmers have been the top recipients, the top state of the MFP payments of all the states. That is owing to the rich, productive history that you have, the value that you have of production and the fact that your commodities have been very much targeted by China for unfair retaliation,” Censky said.

To alleviate the financial hardships, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced in August 2018 the details of the relief package for U.S. farmers impacted by the reduction of agricultural trade to China.

One major part of that aid package has been the Market Facilitation Program. The second round of payments for 2019 was mailed shortly before Thanksgiving.

Turner emphasized the need to continue the MFP payments, even if an agreement is reached with China.

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By Tom C. Doran

CHICAGO — Even though he didn’t plan it that way, Steve Censky’s timing was perfect.

The U.S. deputy secretary of agriculture walked into the hall at the Palmer House Hilton hotel i n Ch icago w it h go o d news on the trade front.

Just hours before Censky spoke to delegates from the Illinois Farm Bureau gathered for their annual meet- Censky ing, Richard Trumka, president of the AFLCIO, confirmed that a deal was reached on the United StatesMexico-Canada Agreement.

Trumka’s announcement signaled that U.S. labor groups had given the thumbs up to the agreement that, once passed by the House and Senate and signed by President Donald Trump, will replace the North American Free Trade Agreement.

“I think that is very good news for agriculture that we get this passed. We need to keep up the pressure. We’re not done yet, so let’s keep it up and let’s get that over the hump,” Censky said.

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Minimize yield-limiting factors for winning crop

By Erica Quinlan

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I N DI A NA P OL IS — Purdue Extension corn specialist Bob Nielsen shared tips for achieving high corn yields at the Indiana Certified Crop Adviser Conference Dec. 17-18.

“It’s true that high-yielding corn requires a uniform, healthy crop canopy that can intercept and use about 95% of the incoming solar radiation by the time it hits flowering and throughout the rest of grain fill,” Nielsen said.

“This fact gives us something to aim for.”

Building the solar canopy begins with agronomic choices made prior to planting and continues through the end of the growing season.

“Un for t u nately, ou r choices about these inputs change every year because Mother Nature changes every year,” Nielsen said.

“So, it’s not easy, and we make different choices every year.

“It’s a continual process of making the right agronomic decisions in order to build that solar canopy that’s going to capture sunlight. The effects are going to be season-long.”

Nielsen offered three tips for a winning program: n Improve your agronomic knowledge. Never stop the learning process. n Identify, locate and

diagnose important yield-limiting factors; do this as early and often in the growing season as you can. Crop diagnostics are most successful when you get out there early, when the evidence and signs are still there. n Make sound agronomic decisions based on facts and data, not simply on logic.

The secret to achieving higher yields in the future, Nielsen said, is figuring out why you’re not achieving higher yields now.

“In other words, identif ying and mitigating yield-limiting factors specific to individual fields,” he said.

“If you fail to identify and diagnose those yield limiting factors, then some of your agronomic decisions will miss the mark and you either waste money on inputs or leave yield on the table, or both.”

The search for yield-limiting factors requires agronomic knowledge and skills.

It takes time and is often difficult.

“Identifying yield-limiting factors is important because we should not be spending money on solutions for problems that we don’t have,” Nielsen said.

Successfully identifying yield-limiting factors involves walking fields, scouting for problems and taking extensive notes throughout the entire growing season.

Some yield-limiting factors to consider: n Poor soil drainage. n Hybrid performance. n Soil compaction from tillage operations or repeated heavy equipment traffic. n Weeds resistant to herbicides. n Foliar diseases. n Spatially variable nutrient deficiencies or excessively low soil pH. n Secondary or micronutrients.

Yield maps can be road maps to problem areas in a field. Aerial images can also point to problem areas.

Nielsen also encouraged farmers to improve soil drainage where needed and feasible.

Improved soil drainage reduces the risk of ponding and saturated soils, soil nitrate loss due to denitrification, soil compaction and cloddy seedbeds from tillage of wet soils.

In a nutshell, good drainage enables successful root development and stand establishment of the crop.

Farmers also should put a lot of thought into picking their hybrids.

“Do not underestimate the importance of this seemingly simple decision,” Nielsen said.

“Thoughtful hybrid selection can easily add 20 to 30 bushels per acre to your bottom line.

“Pay attention to hybrid characteristics that relate to stress tolerance. Look

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Purdue Extension corn specialist Bob Nielsen talks about corn agronomics at the Indiana Certified Crop Adviser Conference. for hybrids that consistently yield well across a wide variety of growing conditions.”

At the end of the day, farmers and agronomists should remember to focus on the basics.

“We all need to sharpen our focus on the agronomic fundamentals of growing corn,” Nielsen said. “There are no silver bullets or onesize-fits-all solutions to improving corn yields.

“Use technology to supplement your agronomic decision-making, not replace it.”

Visit Nielsen’s website at www.agry.purdue.edu/ext/ corn/cafe/index.html.

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

Follow her on Twitter at: @AgNews_Quinlan.

Guests network at the Indiana Certified Crop Adviser Conference, which was held Dec. 17-18.

Bayer supports 4-H Council’s National Youth Science Day ST. LOUIS — Bayer announced its support of National 4-H Council’s National Youth Science Day by supplying engaging STEM education kits for students in rural areas whose schools have limited internet access and resources.

NYSD is a month-long initiative that began Oct. 1. This year, Bayer is supplying 650 Game Changers kits designed to teach computer science skills.

Add it iona l ly, Bayer hosted an event Oct. 12 at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, where nearly 200 students in grades sixth to 12th completed challenges in the Game Changers kit.

The kit, designed by Google and West Virginia Extension service, leverages computer science to create games, solve problems and engage students on topics they are passionate about.

During the event at the University of Arkansas, students used the kit to learn about computer science f u nda ment a ls through physical activity and puzzles.

The kit teaches kids important CS concepts and problem-solving skills, creating real-world connections between CS and civic engagement, healthy living and agriculture.

Students also participated in a college and career fair, including a tour of the Agriculture, Aquaculture/Fisheries and Human Sciences departments at the university.

“There has never been a more important time to invest in the future,” said Lisa Safarian, North America president of the Crop Science Division of Bayer and National 4-H Council trustee.

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“As the need for skills in digital technologies and data science increases in STEM industries such as agriculture, it’s more important than ever to empower students from all communities and socioeconomic backgrounds with the skills they need to explore areas of interest.

“Bayer is proud and

excited to support 4-H’s NYSD programming in communities where access to computer science education is scarce and schools lack the resources necessary to fund STEM curricula.”

According to a recent Science Matters survey, despite nearly 80% of high school students reporting that they think agricul-

tural science education is important to future success, only 19% said that they are likely to consider a career in agriculture.

This disconnect may be because only 36% of surveyed students reported being familiar with agriculture career choices beyond working on a farm.

“In 4-H, we know that schools can’t meet de-

mand alone and it is imperative we work together to provide the tools and resources needed to learn computer science skills in order to take advantage of future career opportunities in agri-science,” said Jennifer Sirangelo, National 4-H Council president and CEO. “4 -H N YSD br ings hands-on computer sci-

ence learning opportunities within reach for thousands of young people each year. The skills they learn along the way — problem solving, digital fluency, perseverance — will provide a strong foundation for success today and in the future.”

For more information on Science Matters, visit 4-H. org/Bayer.

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Winter wheat averaged 67 bushels per acre

By Tom C. Doran

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Winter wheat production estimates for Illinois counties were recently released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Illinois’ winter wheat harvested in 2019 averaged 67 bushels per acre across 550,000 harvested acres for a total production of 36.85 million bushels.

The southwest crop reporting district led the state in production of 14.178 million bushels, averaging 68.5 bushels per acre on 207,000 harvested acres.

Randolph County had the top average yield in that district at 76.1 bushels per acre, followed by 69.4 bushels per acre in Washington County.

Washington County was the state’s top winter wheat producer at 3.68 million bushels.

The southeast crop reporting district was second in winter wheat production at 6.318 million bushels. The district averaged 62.9 bushels per acre across 100,500 harvested acres.

Gallatin County’s average of 81.6 bushels per acre led the district, while Hamilton County hit 68.5 bushels per acre.

Winter wheat growers in the east southeast crop reporting district harvested 6.148 million bushels on 93,300 acres for an average of 65.9 bushels per acre.

Clark County averaged 73.8 bushels per acre, and Clay and Edgar counties tied at 71.4 bushels per acre.

Illinois’ west southwest district produced 4.666 million bushels of winter wheat, averaging 68.6 bushels per acre on 68,000 harvested acres. Pike County averaged 81.6 bushels per acre. Greene and Madison counties averaged 75 and 74.1 bushels per acre, respectively.

The east crop reporting district averaged 73.7 bushels per acre on 27,100 harvested acres to produce 1.996 million bushels. Livingston County averaged 75.6 bushels per acre, while Champaign County hit 74 bushels per acre.

In the northeast district, winter wheat producers harvested 1.301 million bushels, averaging 66.7 bushels per acre on 19,500 acres. Kendall County hit 77.6 bushels per acre.

The central district collected 896,000 bushels across 12,900 harvested acres for an average of 69.5 bushels per acre. Menard County led with an average of 81.7 bushels per acre followed

by McLean’s 76.4.

Winter wheat producers in the northwestern Illinois harvested 10,600 acres, averaging 70.7 bushels per acre for total production of 749,000 bushels.

Stephenson County averaged 86.2 bushels per acre, and Ogle County hit 81.8.

Rounding out the Prairie State’s crop reporting districts is the west where 598,000 bushels of winter wheat were produced off 11,100 acres and an average of 53.9 bushels per acre. The USDA had Knox County with the top average of 71.4 bushels per acre and Schuyler hit 65.4.

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

BRIEFS 4-H Club gives back DIXON, Ill. – The Lee County Lucky Clovers 4-H Club met Dec. 4 to make items to give back to the community. Club members made and decorated cookies for the Dixon Fire Department, Police Department, Dixon Library, and Dixon Post Office. They also crafted dog toys out of old T-shirts to give to the shelter pets at Granny Rose Animal Shelter.

Lucky Clovers 4-H meets 6 p.m. on Wednesdays in Dixon.

The club is supported in part by Florissa. For more information, call Kathy Book at 815-8573525.

Movie and Book Club BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – The Kankakee County Extension office is offering its Movie and Book Club to help chase away the winter blues.

The gatherings will be held at the Extension office, 1650 Commerce Drive, Bourbonnais: n 1 p.m., Jan. 23, book: “The Third Plate” by Dan Barber. n 1 p.m. Feb. 24, movie: “A Place at the Table.” n 10 a.m. March 24, book: “Silent Spring” by Rachel Carson. n 10 a.m. April 20, movie: “The Biggest Little Farm.”

Register by calling 815-9338337.

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Farmer Ed Bell of Hagerstown, Indiana, uses assistive technology to operate farm equipment.

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Resources for assistive technology for farmers

By Erica Quinlan

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INDIANAPOLIS — As part of the Assistive Technology Act, the Alternative Financing Programs are poised to assist people with disabilities in getting the help they need.

There are 42 AFPs throughout the country that help people learn about possible funding resources. They also provide low-interest or no-interest financing for assistive technology devices and services.

Susan Tachau, co-founder and chief executive officer of Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation, talked about AFPs during a webinar hosted by AgrAbility.

“Our mission is to help individuals with disabilities acquire the assistive technology they want or need,” she said.

“We help people of all ages, all income levels, and all disabili-

ties and health conditions.

“In order to participate in our programs, you do not need a doctor’s prescription or diagnosis. You describe why a particular device is assistive technology for you.

“I think that’s relevant for farmers, because farmers don’t often go around saying, ‘I have a disability.’ Rather, they have arthritis, a sore back, joint problems, COPD, etc.”

Tracy Beck, operations director for the Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation, said that each AFP is unique.

“Not all the programs extend loans in the same way,” Beck said. “There are several loan models that have been created over the years.”

Alternative Financing Programs have developed loan models that incorporate a variety of financing options, including direct lending, cred-

it-building loans, low-interest and no-interest loans, loan guarantees, interest buy-down loans, unsecured loans, secured loans and more.

Tachau said that AFPs have fairly simple applications and low fees. Most programs provide financial education or coaching.

If you’re interested in learning more, the first step is to visit the Alternative Financing Program list to find your state’s information — https://patf.us/ afplist.

Indiana’s AFP page can be found at w w w.eastersealstech.com/sample-page/assistive-technology-funding.

Learn more about AgrAbility at www.agrability.org.

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

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MFP payments, weather, grain trade add challenges for broker

By Jeannine Otto

or options or a combination of both.”

PEORIA, Ill. — Nick Aupperle is not a big fan of welding, at least not when it comes to welding bin doors shut.

And, at least, not this year.

“On a normal year, yeah, you can get away with it a little bit. In a year like this, you have to be careful,” Aupperle said.

He is a commodity broker with the Normal-based Bates Commodities, which provides commodity brokerage services throughout the Midwest.

Aupperle’s objection to the “store and ignore” philosophy this year stems from just the kind of year that 2019 has been for the U.S. corn and soybean crop.

“A lot of wet corn came out of the field. A lot of wet corn didn’t get dried because people couldn’t get gas, and there was a lot of wet corn that got put into bins. Store and keep your eye on it tight this year is what I would say because wet corn doesn’t store very well,” he said.

Aupperle was talking to and hearing from farmers at the 2019 Peoria Farm Show and answering questions about grain marketing.

AgriNews sat down with Nick to get his answers to our grain trading questions.

Do you find that more farmers are interested in setting up a marketing plan with a broker versus doing it themselves?

“The technology and the environment has been a double-edged sword for us. It’s great from our standpoint because we have the ability to do so much more than we did before. Everything is at our fingertips and you can get information from everywhere.

“On the other side, there are trading programs out there so farmers can go online and do the trading themselves. You can trade the same things we do for a fraction of the cost, but you don’t have the advisory side.”

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What advice are you giving your customers right now?

“We haven’t really been advising them to sell a whole lot. The cash basis was so strong this fall that we told a lot of our people if you needed cash flow, if you didn’t have the storage, if you needed the money in your pocket, go ahead and sell because the basis was such that the board, being where it was, not necessarily at a high point, the basis was making up for it a little bit on the cash side.

“We were advising doing some of that and if you were in a situation where you didn’t want to give up ownership of those bushels, re-own them on paper through the board, either with futures contracts

Does age or generation play a role in who uses a commodity brokerage?

“As the older generation of farmers cycles out, they didn’t have as much stuff as we do these days on trading so you get the younger generation in there, these farmers who are taking over grew up with this kind of stuff. They are more apt to sit down with someone and come up with something on paper.

“Some of the younger farmers do take advice from the older farmers who say this is how I’ve done it for 40 years, we’re not doing anything different. Then you have some of the younger farmers who take over and say I want to go a different route.”

How has the growth of the South American crop changed trading?

“With South America being as big as they are now, it’s a year-round global market. You used to be able to say you sell the first couple weeks of June, you sell a little bit in July, you sell a little bit in January and you were typically going to end up at the top.

“With South America, you have two separate growing seasons that are just as important so that makes it a little tougher from that standpoint.

South America is just as big as we are and our January is

their July, so there’s a lot going on down there to keep an eye on, as far as where they are at weather-wise and as far as where they are at crop-wise.”

Do the Market Facilitation Program payments affect trading or marketing?

“They do. This year is different because of the Trump payments, the market facilitation payments coming in. Those aren’t tax deferrable. The second round of those payments hit recently so that is doing to this year’s taxes.

“Farmers aren’t sure what they are going to do because they don’t want to write a check for taxes at the end of the year. When you get an insurance payment, you can roll that out to the next year, whereas these MFP payments, you are kind of stuck with it.”

As far as the farmer end of marketing, what’s happening as the year wraps up?

“Farmers will kind of even up positions and close out of stuff for their own tax purposes, to get their numbers straight. As far as farmer selling goes, you get through the end of the year and into the new year, in January, they are finally done with 2019 and looking at 2020 so you can get some stuff going there.

“You get delayed pricing contracts that come up in January. You get farmers who have paid storage through December and have another round of storage to make a decision on in January. You typically will see some cash movement start to open up the first of the year.”

How could a third MFP payment impact marketing plans going into 2020?

“With the prospect of that third Trump payment coming in January, if that’s the case, I expect you won’t see as much selling as normal because farmers who need cash flow will get that money coming in from another source. So, they will shut the bin doors and wait for the board to rally late this spring and go from there.”

CHICAGO — No matter how they vote at the top of the ticket next November, Illinois Farm Bureau members will likely be giving the thumbs down to a proposal to change how income is taxed in Illinois.

“It is time for our state to live within its means and meaningfully address major expenses such as pension reform,” said Richard Gueber t Jr., president of the Illinois Farm Bureau, in his president’s address at the IFB annual meeting.

Guebert ou- Guebert tlined the agenda for the IFB going forward and highlighted some victories in 2019.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker favors the progressive income tax, which increases tax rates at the top of the income bracket and provides tax breaks for lower-income earners. The state’s current individual income tax rate is 4.95%, regardless of how much a person earns.

Voters will be asked in November 2020 to ratify an amendment to the state constitution that changes the tax structure from a flat rate to a graduated income tax.

A “yes” vote will be in favor of the graduated tax structure. A “no” vote will be opposed to the graduated tax structure.

Guebert said that changing the tax structure would encourage lawmakers to continue income tax hikes without any reins on spending.

“The tax levels in the proposed ballot initiative do not generate the revenue needed to address our debt. But it does open the door for adjusting graduated tax levels to pull in more taxpayers. If a progressive tax ballot initiative passes, you can bet it is only a matter of time before the General Assembly casts the

“The tax levels in the proposed ballot initiative do not generate the revenue needed to address our debt.”

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net out further to raise rates on more taxpayers,” Guebert said.

Guebert included his tax message in a list of three goals he listed for the IFB members.

“The third important message for 2020 is that we take time to implement an agenda to grow Illinois agriculture,” Guebert said.

That growth includes increasing the demand for biofuels and maintaining and growing the state’s livestock industry.

“Our agenda calls for Illinois to lead the nation in a move for year-round E15. We need to look beyond RFS to develop new strategies to grow biofuel usage,” Guebert said.

He praised the state’s Livestock Management Facilities Act as important to the state’s livestock industry.

“We intend to be proactive in promoting the growth of the livestock industry in Illinois.

Maintaining the Livestock Management Facilities Act is vital.

The LMFA provides Illinois with a regulatory framework that protects citizens, the environment and livestock farmers,” Guebert said.

He also highlighted the work that IFB staff and members did in 2019, including meeting with Pritzker, the state’s new governor and 45 new members of the Illinois General Assembly.

“With this in mind, the IFB board of directors identified building relationships with Illinois state leaders as one of our board action priorities,” Guebert said.

One program that helps build relationships from farm to city and state capitol is the IFB’s Adopt-A-Legislator program. The program, started in 2001, pairs urban legislators with county Farm Bureaus, and the legislator and the county Farm Bureau members exchange visits.

“Our Adopt-A-Legislator program is the envy of associations all across this country. Eighteen new legislators from Chicago have already been adopted by you, the county Farm Bureaus,” Guebert said.

Jeannine Otto can be reached at 815-223-2558, ext. 211, or jotto@agrinews-pubs.com.

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FAMILY

GROWTH

Small farms produce 56% of poultry production which includes eggs, as well as 50% of the U.S. hay production.

“Midsize and large family farms account for the majority of cotton, cash grains and oilseed production,” Whitt said. “Largescale family farms produce the majority of dairy, and non-family farms and large-scale farms produce the bulk of high value crops and beef.”

Many family households combine farm and off-farm income.

“Over 41% of U.S. family farmers fall into the off-farm occupation typology class and over 80% of those operators work off farm as do 60% of their spouses,” Whitt said.

“Principle operators of largescale family farms are less likely to work off the farm than operators of small and midsize family farms — 11% of principle operators of large farms and 3% of very large farms held off-farm jobs,” Whitt said.

“The majority of spouses of principle operators reported healthcare benefits are one of the reasons for working off the farm,” Whitt said.

Occupations of operators who work off the farm are different from the general U.S. workforce.

“Among operators of commercial and intermediate farms who also hold an off-farm job, 15% to 18% are working in farming, fishery or forestry occupations compared to 1% of the U.S. workforce,” Whitt said.

“In general, farm operators are more likely to work in goods producing occupations and less likely to work in service occupations.”

Most payments from commodity related and working land conservation programs go to three groups — moderate sales, midsized and large farms, representing 76% working and 72% commodity-related payments, Whitt said.

“Very large family farms and non-family farms received small amounts of commodity payments because the commodities they produce typically fruit or vegetable and livestock are not covered by these programs,” Whitt said.

CRP is targeted at conservation by taking environmentally-sensitive land out of production.

“The bulk of the payments are going to retirement, off-farm occupation and low sales farms,” Whitt said. “These three groups represent 76% of the total CRP payments, and many farms receive no payments.”

Federal crop insurance insures farmers from yield or revenue losses.

“Participation in the federal crop insurance program has increased substantially over the last few decades,” Whitt said.

“In 1989, the program covered about 1 million acres, and in 2018, about 300 million acres were covered.”

Midsized and large family farms received 67% of the indemnities from federal crop insurance.

“That reflects the high participation rates of these farms,” Whitt said. “Two-thirds of the midsized and three-fourths of the large farms participate in federal crop insurance programs.”

For more information about the America’s Diverse Family Farms — 2019 Edition report, go to www.ers.usda.gov.

“Brazil finally ran out of corn. We’ve seen Mexico come into the market pretty strong.

We’ve seen Japan come back into the market pretty strong.

I think this will continue and there will be real strength in the corn exports in the second half of the marketing year. So, I think we can see some real strength. I’m even higher than this.

“I’m a little bit more optimistic on exports at 1.865 billion bushels compared to USDA’s 1.85 billion and this is without China. We need to do about 40 million bushels a week for the rest of the marketing year to hit that number. I think we can. I think there will be weeks as we move into 2020 where we do 50 million bushels plus.”

USDA has corn for ethanol at 5.375 billion bushels for the 2019-2020 marketing year.

Hubbs noted that ethanol production picked up significantly over the last few weeks and production is now well over one million barrels per day.

“This is a recovery from what we saw with ethanol plants going out of business or going idle in September and October under really poor margins.

We’ve seen the margins improve. Even with the increase in production, I don’t think we’re going to see this (5.375

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ERS Farm Typology

n Small Family Farms — gross cash

farm income less than $350,000. n Retirement Farms — small farms whose principal operators report having retired, though continuing to farm on a small scale. n Off-farm Occupation Farms — small farms whose principal operators report a primary occupation other than farming. n Farming Occupation Farms — small farms whose principal operators report farming as their primary occupation. n Low-sales Farms — farms with gross cash farm income less than $150,000. n Moderate-sales Farms — farms with gross cash farm income between $150,000 and $349,999. n Midsize Family Farms — farms with gross cash farm income between $350,000 and $999,999. n Large-Scale Family — farms with gross cash farm income between $1,000,000 and $4,999,999. n Very Large Family Farms — farms with gross cash farm income of $5,000,000 or more. n Non-family Farms — any farm where the principal operator and people related to the principal operator do not own a majority of the business.

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WAR

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Hubbs sees exports going from a high of 2.166 billion bushels in 2016-2017 to 1.748 billion in the 2018-2019 forecast.

USDA slightly increased the current marketing year’s export forecast at 1.775 billion bushels.

The trade war with China has cast a long shadow over the U.S. soybean market since mid-2018.

This past October, President Donald Trump announced a “phase one” trade deal with China with the two sides working out the final terms.

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer announced last week that details of Chinese purchases across U.S. agriculture, manufacturing, energy and service sectors in the “phase one” deal would soon be released.

Chinese officials have not confirmed commitments to purchase U.S. agricultural products.

During a “typical” year before the trade dispute, about 1.1 billion to 1.2 billion U.S. bushels of soybeans were exported to China annually over the few years prior to 2018.

Hubbs believes a new trade deal may be a reversion back to the previous levels.

“I think it has to be, maybe not this marketing year. I don’t want everybody to think when this trade deal goes through for soybeans that all of a sudden China is going to start buying millions and millions of bushels of this old crop because they have put deals in place with Brazil and Brazil has got to do something with the 4.5 billion bushels.

They’re not going to eat it all,” he said.

“I think you might see a lot of soybean buying back-loaded into the 2020-2021 marketing year.”

BEST-CASE SCENARIO Hubbs said the best-case scenario if a deal with China is finalized is exports increase 100 million to 150 million bushels from what USDA is currently projecting “because we’re going to

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“I would stress to you that even if we got it done immediately, and you touched about the final 25% of the payment, let’s remember, the economic damage done on prices still has been done. We are going to need that last 25% payment, everybody in this room,” Turner said.

Turner added that the program might need to continue forward into 2020. So far, $14 billion was spent on combined trade aid programs in 2018 and some $16 billion was marked for the trade aid program for 2019.

“We’ve got to start looking at 2020, too, because even if we do get a trade deal, bean prices are not going to come back that much immediately, or, if they do, there’s going to be a heck of a crop,” Turner said.

Turner added that while farmers want trade and export markets, the government

billion) go up unless this China trade deal is what I think it might be,” he said.

“We’re going to put 10% of ethanol in gas, but the growth of gasoline demand is relatively flat. There’s always the dream of E15 and E85.

“We could see the ethanol market growth on the export side. During the last marketing year, we were down to about 1.5 billion gallons in exports.

We had seen tremendous growth in Brazil, our main ethanol export market, and they’re now pulling back. They had poor sugar prices. They’ve also started their own corn ethanol industry.

“For 2019-2020, we’re a little behind last year’s ethanol export pace, but here’s where the kicker is. Last year, China basically imported no ethanol.

If they went back to even 200 million gallons or let’s say they did 300 million gallons, we could be talking about another 100 million bushels of corn for ethanol.”

DIME HIGHER With lower production and increased demand, Hubbs’ 2019-2020 corn balance sheet has ending stocks of 1.681 billion bushels and an average price of $3.95 per bushel.

USDA projects ending stocks of 1.91 billion bushels and season average price of $3.85 per bushel.

Hubbs also plugged in his projections for the 2020-2021 lose other markets that we picked up as Brazil sent a lot to other places. But for the next marketing year, if the deal holds through that whole period, we’re back to normal.”

Another problem is China doesn’t need as many soybeans as it did previously because between 40% and 50% of the hog herds have African swine fever problems.

“I think China is wildly optimistic on how quickly they can rebuild the herd. I hope they’re right. I don’t think they are. I think it’s a four to five year thing. I think we’ll see a somewhat depressed demand, but even at that you’re looking at 3.1 billion to 3.2 billion bushels of imports with China and we’re going to take a big chunk of that,” Hubbs said.

In years prior to the trade war, China would purchase U.S. soybeans in the latter part of the calendar year and then transition to Brazil soybeans during the harvest there in the first part of the year. However, over the last few years, “Brazil has been getting rich off of our trade problems,” Hubbs said.

To pick up some of the slack, the United States has picked up some traditional Brazilian soybean customers such as Pakistan and Egypt, countries that previously were not U.S. soybean buyers.

“That sort of helped mitigate the trade war problem a little bit. Of course, when China takes 60% of the world’s soybeans I’d rather them buying a lot from us than Pakistan buying 20 million bushels here and there,” Hubbs explained.

BOTTOM LINES Turning to the bottom line for the 2019-2020 forecast, USDA has ending stocks at 475 million bushels and an average farm price of $9 per bushel.

Hubbs projects ending stocks of 383 million bushels on less production, stable crush and 5 million less exports than USDA anticipates.

His season average farm price for soybeans during the current marketing year is $8.90 per bushel.

“We want trade, we don’t want aid, but right now, the bankers are going to start needing paid.”

Steve Turner, farmer CASS COUNTY

aid is providing a helping hand while the administration works out an agreement with China.

“We want trade, but we’ve got to take the aid. A lot of us in this room are in the thinner months right now.

We want trade, we don’t want aid, but right now, the bankers are going to start needing paid,” said Turner, as he finished to a loud round of applause from fellow Farm Bureau members.

Censky thanked Turner and said, while he would make no promises, the administration and USDA officials recognize that the economic impacts of the trade war will continue beyond the signing of any agreement.

marketing year with a national average yield of 177.4 bushels per acre, planted acres of 92.1 million, usage of 14.295 billion bushels, year-end stocks of 2.426 billion bushels and a season average price of $3.55 per bushel.

Looking ahead, Hubbs urged farmers to pay attention to the events around Jan. 10.

“We’ve got a corn stocks report, we’ve got the production report on Jan. 10, and supposedly the Chinese are going to be signing some kind of trade deal around that time. There’s a lot of information that’s going to set the tone for 2020 prices,” he said.

“I haven’t heard a peep out of the Chinese, and this deal feels as fragile as a baby deer on an icy road. If we get a big rally coming out of January with a trade deal, if you haven’t already priced corn, I think you’re going to have the opportunity to sell old crop corn at a pretty decent price this year if all these things come into play.

Try to put a floor under both corn and soybeans for that 2020 crop.

“I also think you’ll see basis continue to strengthen, and it could really pop if on Jan. 10 USDA lowers corn production.”

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“I think USDA’s use numbers are really close. If the China deal goes into place we could see this pop significantly. It might impinge crush, but we have the beans and I think we’ll be fine, particularly if Argentina gets out of the meal and oil market that will help us. You could see the carryout down to 300 million easy.

Hubbs also gave a longrange forecast for the 20202021 marketing year where he anticipates planted soybean acres to reach 85.4 million acres, 1.4 million higher than USDA’s baseline forecast for that year. He has yields at 50.3 bushels per acre, 0.2 bushels less than USDA. On the 2020-2021 consumption side, Hubbs projects crush at 2.115 billion bushels (USDA’s is 2.135 billion), exports of 1.8 billion bushels (USDA used 1.895 billion) and seed and residual slightly higher than USDA. The USDA has 2020-2021 baseline forecast ending stocks of 533 million bushels and a season average farm price of $8.85 per bushel, compared to Hubbs’ 609 million bushels of ending stocks and a average price of $8.50 per bushel.

ACREAGE “My model has 85.4 million planted soybean acres, but if the prices start to turn and we’re starting to see the carry build out through the 20202021 marketing year we may plant more than that,” Hubbs said.

“Coming out of the 2012 drought, we had the price spike and then things leveled out, in a normal year under normal trade relations we were doing about 89 million acres of corn and 89 million acres of soybeans. It would be very easy I think to revert to that kind of situation this year.

“I want the trade deal to happen. I don’t want the presidential election year politics to impinge on the issue.

Right now, there’s just too much uncertainty and not enough information on that trade deal.”

Tom C. Doran “We recognize that even if we are able to sign and get a trade deal with China done this week, that the recovery and the damage that farm income and the situation facing farmers has been pretty tough this year and a half, two years. It is certainly something we’re cognizant of, and that is something we will be advocating for as we move forward,” Censky said.

Censky added that any trade deal with China would have to include what he called “robust” purchase requirements for U.S. ag products, that could alleviate the need for another set of trade aid payments.

“We want them to be in the market in a big way, so I don’t want to set the expectation that if that happens and you have prices go up, that there will still be a third round of trade aid. We will see what happens and what the president says and we are working hard to try to get that agreement,” Censky said.

Jeannine Otto

USMC

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Censky, who warmed up his audience with a couple of familiar “Ole and Lena” jokes from his native Minnesota, focused on trade and what was and is being done to alleviate the economic hardships faced by U.S. farmers.

“Canada and Mexico are our largest trading partners, over $40 billion worth of exports go to those two countries. The USMCA really improves upon the current NAFTA agreement,” Censky said.

Censky said moving USMCA quickly through both houses of Congress would signal to other trading partners that the United States remains a solid trading partner.

“It will allow us to move on to work on other free trade agreements, as well. Other countries around the world are watching and are saying if the Congress can’t even approve this kind of good agreement, why should we even negotiate with the United States?” Censky said.

Censky also was able to celebrate the news that a Phase 1 agreement with China had been reached, just days before new tariffs were set to take effect on Dec. 15. He outlined the necessity for a trade agreement that levels the playing field on China trade.

“China has not been playing by the rules. They have been keeping some of our agriculture products out of their markets for years. They have had a slow and non-functioning biotech approval process. They haven’t been living up to their agreements and filling their tariff rate quotas on wheat or rice or corn.

They have not been living up to following international standards on medical drugs or veterinary biologics used to treat animals so it’s kept out our pork and our poultry and other products,” Censky said.

One component of the trade war with China has been government aid to farmers to help make up for lost sales due to the trade war. The second round of Market Facilitation Program payments were mailed to farmers shortly before Thanksgiving.

“We know how important it is to provide this support. While we say that, we also know that you, as farmers, want trade and not aid. We know the aid is just a Band-Aid. It doesn’t necessarily make you whole but it is something that, as the president works to try to make sure we get China to play by the rules, he did not want to abandon the farmers and he wanted to provide that support,” Censky said.

Jeannine Otto can be reached at 815-223-2558, ext. 211, or jotto@agrinews-pubs.com.

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BRIEFS Raising sheep and goats workshop BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – A workshop about raising sheep and goats will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 1 at the Kankakee County Extension office, 1650 Commerce Drive; Bourbonnais.

Topics will include establishing and managing pastures, disease diagnosis, how to draw blood samples, and how to give shots.

Cost is $25 and includes lunch. Register by Jan. 28 by visiting web.extension.illinois. edu/registration/?RegistrationID=21454. For more information, call 815-933-8337, or email James Theuri at jtheu50@ illinois.edu.

Raspberry growing workshop Jan. 21 BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – A raspberry growing workshop will be at 10 a.m. Jan. 21 at the Kankakee County Extension office, 1650 Commerce Drive, Bourbonnais.

Raspberries come in many varieties and are easy to grow, even for beginners. Cost is $6.

Register by Jan. 14 by calling 815-933-8337.

Woodland Management for Wildlife seminar ELIZABETH, Ill. – The seminar Woodland Management for Wildlife, Timber, and Enjoyment will be from 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 16 at the Elizabeth Community Building, Hwy. 20 W, Elizabeth.

The seminar will focus on understanding and setting management goals appropriate for your woodlands, and making better use of small acreages, field borders, and other wooded areas not currently under a forest management plan. Strategic timber harvesting can play a part in improving and paying for habitat improvement efforts Costs is $10. Register by Jan. 14 by visiting go.illinois.edu/ jsw, For more information, call 815-858-2273.

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ILLINOIS VETERINARIAN’S UPDATE

Training focuses on disease outbreaks

By Tom C. Doran

AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Millions of hogs in Asia have been destroyed due to an outbreak of African swine fever and animal health officials in the United States remain proactive in preparation for a “what if” scenario.

Illinois State Veterinarian Mark Ernst reported several training sessions have taken place over the past 12 months, beginning with a 14-state policy exercise in November 2018, followed in February with a 12-state planning exercise.

Illinois hosted a 12-state table to exercise this past year with 60 participants representing state, local, federal, university, producers and industry entities.

In September, there was a 14-state, four-day functional exercise a different topic was covered each day.

“The first day, we covered foreign animal disease investigation, and here in Illinois, we had a couple of producers that volunteered their farms.

We sent people out to do mock investigations on those farms. The second day, we dealt with stop movement orders and communication plans in the event of African swine fever,” Ernst said at the Land of Lincoln Purebred Livestock Breeders’ Association annual meeting.

“On the third day, we dealt with depopulation and disposal issues. For example, how are we going to deal with the depopulation and disposal of a 5,000 sow herd?

“On the forth day, we addressed permit movements and the secure pork supply plan.

“So, there’s been a lot of work and a lot of planning done over the course

“The reindeer herd we talked about last year is still under quarantine.”

Mark Ernst, Illinois state veterinarian of the year for something that I hope we never have to worry about.”

A recent mailing from the Illinois Department of Agriculture to more than 17,000 animal premise owners in the state received a “really good response,” he said.

“The response was so good that I think when we do it again we’re going to have to rethink how we do it because we got overwhelmed. It taxed our resources, and we’re still working through some of the return calls and updating those premises. Today, we have 17,254 active premises.”

Ernst also reported to the LLPLBA members there are not changes anticipated fro 2020 in the Livestock Exhibition Health Requirements for state and county fairs.

To address some departmental openings, Ernst said a new bureau chief will be hired in the near future for animal health and welfare. The department is also adding a couple of field investigators and hopes to add three additional staff in the office to fill empty slots.

Ernst then turned his presentation toward an update on animal diseases reported in Illinois, as well as other states. Here’s what he had to say.

ON TUBERCULOSIS “We have a couple of feedlots here in Illinois that we’ve quarantined because they’d received (feeder dairy calves) animals that have been exposed to TB. The exposed animals were from Texas and Wisconsin.

“Part of the problem with this is these animals came into a concentration point, were back-tagged and they were ear-tagged at the same time, but the back-tags and ear-tags were never reconciled in the records. So, when we got notice that there were potential animals that went into these feedlots

and will remain under northern Illinois. They’ve quarantine for another received animals and four years.” when they get them in and do their ante-mortem inON WEST NILE VIRUS spection from USDA Food “We had a pretty slow Safety and Inspection year with West Nile Virus Service they noticed that this year with only two these animals had vesicles confirmed reported cases. and some even had inI suspect we had more stances where they started case unreported that were to sluff their hoofs.” undiagnosed — they didn’t send samples into the lab- ON NEWCASTLE DISEASE oratory for confirmed di- VIRUS agnosis. They may have “This is an issue that’s had experience with the been ongoing in California disease before, knew what for the past year. Currently, the clinic signs were and there are 455 infected went ahead and treated premises in California. the animals accordingly. They’ve also identified But we only had two veter- one premise in Arizona inarians call in and report and one in Utah. So, we’re actual positive cases.” keeping our eye on that.”

instead of being able to go in and identify those individual animals we had to quarantine all of the animals in those feedlots and those quarantines were made into effect until all of the exposed animals in those two feedlots go to slaughter.

“I think that shows the importance of animal identification. It saves us work, it saves producers work when we go out and do traces. It saves us the necessity of having to quarantine additional animals when we don’t have to.”

ON EIA, PIROPLASMOSIS “Fortunately, this year we only had one quarantined animal for equine infections anemia. That was in northeast Illinois and that quarantine has been released.

“We had two piroplasmosis quarantines this year, also in northeast Illinois, and those two have been released.”

ON CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE “We’ve got two new quarantines that are in affect this year and these went into affect because we had two herds that received animals from an out of state herd that had a known positive animal in it. So, by regulation we had to quarantine these herds. The animals that came out of the affected herd have been

CAN BE USED WITH:

Illinois State Veterinarian Mark Ernst discusses training sessions during the past year. depopulated and tested.

One of those quarantines has been released already, and we’re waiting on additional testing to be done on the other one before we released the quarantine.

“The reindeer herd we talked about last year is

still under quarantine.

They’ve had some additional mortalities in that herd, not due to chronic wasting disease, and we did test those animals and those results came back negative. But that herd still remains under quarantine

ON FOREIGN ANIMAL DISEASE “We had a number of foreign animal disease investigations throughout the year. Prior to Nov. 27, we’ve had 17 investigations, and since Nov. 27, we’ve added an additional five FAD investigations.

Those have led to some resources issues with having the availability of resources for people to go and collect those samples. Sixteen of the 17 investigations were for blisters in swine. We talked a little bit last year about Seneca Valley virus and how it mimics footand-mouth disease.

“The most recent investigations that we’ve had to go to have all gone to a single slaughter plant in

ON VESICULAR STOMATITIS “This was a significant year for vesicular stomatitis in the United States.

The first case was reported in June in Texas, and seven states were effected, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Wyoming, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Utah. There were a total of 947 premises that were affected. Of those, 944 of them only had horses on them. 396 of those had confirmed cases, in other words they did laboratory diagnoses, and another 551 were classified as suspect.”

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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Expect less than two hours of sun with poor drying conditions and average relative humidity 80%. Saturday: periods of rain; windy in the south.

Central Indiana: Friday: mild with low clouds; a shower in spots in the south and east. Winds west-northwest 3-6 mph.

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Saturday: some rain.

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Saturday: rain.

SOUTH AMERICA A stalled front will lead to scattered thunderstorms across central and northern Argentina. Typical rainfall in much of the Brazil croplands, though drier than normal in Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais.

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Purebred livestock group supports youth programs

By Tom C. Doran

AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — For over 60 years, the Land of Lincoln Purebred Livestock Breeder’s Association has been supporting agriculture’s future leaders through contributions and scholarships.

The association contributed $1,000 each to the Illinois 4-H Foundation and Illinois FFA Foundation during its annual meeting Dec. 6.

“I thank this group not only for the financial support, but also for being there. I look around the group here and see people who have helped with our Superior Young Producer Skillathons and our livestock judging, whether it is as officials or hosting a farm visit, it’s been great,” said Dan Jennings, University of Illinois Extension 4-H animal science educator.

Jennings presented an overview of the many accomplishments 4-H members achieved this past year: n The Illinois 4-H livestock judging team was reserve champions at the National 4-H Livestock Judging Contest Nov. 26 in Louisville, Kentucky, held in conjunction with the North American International Livestock Exposition. n The Christian County 4-H livestock judging team repre-

sented Illinois and placed third in the nation among county teams across the nation at the American Royal Livestock Show in Kansas City, Missouri. n The Illinois 4-H team claimed fifth place at the National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest during the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin. n Illinois 4-H members participated in the National 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Nov. 8-9 at Louisville, Kentucky. n The Illinois State 4-H livestock skillathon team garnered seventh place in the nation at the national contest in Louisville, Kentucky, during the North American International Livestock Exposition.

FFA FOUNDATION Emma Freebairn, Illinois State FFA treasurer and 2019 graduate of Serena High School, accepted the LLPLBA’s $1,000 donation from Dustin Cruit, Taylorville, vice president of the organization.

Freebairn grew up on a farm near Ottawa where her family raises corn, soybeans, and peas and has a beef cattle feedlot.

She spoke of her experiences on the farm and her appreciation for raising livestock.

“We had a beef cattle feedlot, and I’ve always loved learning everything there was to learn there. Since a young age I’ve

been super interested in it, so it’s no surprise that once I was able to join 4-H I wanted some cattle of my own,” she said.

“I still remember the day I brought home my first three purebred Simmental heifers.

Ever since that day, I have been hooked. I love spending time out in the barn washing and grooming my projects, learning just how much hard work and dedication it truly took.”

Freebairn would go on to show her Simmentals at local county fairs and eventually at the Illinois State Fair and regional and national shows across the country.

“Being a part of the livestock industry was where I learned my first lessons in leadership.

Through the show ring I was able to learn how to win and lose gracefully and respectfully.

I was able to learn patience for animals as well as a lot of times people, too, and I learned valuable communications skills through competing and public speaking at livestock judging contests at the Simmental internationals,” Freebairn explained.

“The Land of Lincoln Purebred Livestock Breeder’s Association is full of people who have had many of the same experiences and are passionate about our younger generation. I know that I am thankful for all of these experiences that I was able to

Update on African swine fever The outbreaks of African swine fever have had a devastating impact on large populations of pigs, pork and exRobert Knox port markets from China University and its neighof Illinois boring countries. The Extension disease is not infectious to other species or humans, but it is highly contagious and lethal among pigs.

ASF is caused by a large DNA virus with multiple protein variants and a tough outer envelope. These attributes allow it to be resistant to harsh conditions such as freezing temperatures and chemical disinfectants and limits the effectiveness of most vaccines.

The virus can survive for months in frozen meat or carcasses and weeks in the blood and feces from infected pigs.

Because of this, the virus can spread easily when materials from infected pigs are carelessly leaked during transport or when consumed by other pigs.

However, humans, pigs, scavengers and parasites have all played an important role in its spread. Much of the rapid spread in and around China during the past 18 months occurred due to a combination of failures in reporting, containment, the high number and density of pig farms, lack of information to the public and improper disposal of sick and dead animals.

In countries free of the disease, such as the United

States, attention has been focused on tracking global outbreaks, industry education, border biosecurity, risk assessment and disaster preparedness.

ASF is not a new disease and is endemic to parts of Africa where the virus resides in African wild pigs — warthog and bush pig — that show no symptoms. Years ago, the ASF virus moved into Europe following the importation of infected domestic pigs and pork from Africa.

In parts of Europe, the virus spread quickly into the wild boar population where it killed many and created carriers. The ASF disease became endemic to several areas in Europe and continues to pose serious threats to both large and small pig farms.

Many farms with close proximity to wild pigs are at the highest risk, as they lack the resources to implement necessary biosecurity. Further, the spread of ASF from the wild pigs is facilitated by hunting, scavengers, including the wild boars themselves.

As might be suspected, the only way to eliminate the disease in the wild and domestic pig populations is through complete depopulation and proper carcass disposal. The 2018 outbreak in China is thought to have originated from the migration of infected wild pigs from Russia.

From a U.S. perspective, if virus introduction occurred, commercial and feral pigs would be susceptible and high mortality expected. From the time of introduction of the virus, there would be a seven-day incubation period, with symptoms of high fever, loss of appetite, incoordination, skin lesions and death

occurring in the following seven to 10 days.

Government and industry organizations recognize the greatest risk for entry of ASF into the U.S. swine industry, would come from foreign pigs and contaminated products.

As such, the focus is on major transportation sites such as airports, borders and shipping ports.

Numerous seizures of illegal pork products have been discovered by U.S. customs in the past year and include mailed packages, airline luggage and large shipping containers.

During this time, cooperative development of disease surveillance and preparedness programs have been underway. The program includes enhancing prevention, but also addresses surveillance, rapid detection and reporting systems.

In the case of a potential or confirmed outbreak on a farm, plans for tracing, containment, depopulation, disposal and disease clearance are included.

The program also recognizes the importance of involving numerous other national, state and local entities with experience in emergency preparedness.

Training exercises for outbreak scenarios have been run and are helping to develop resources and identify areas of strengths and weaknesses. The proactive approach that has been supported by a unified industry is an important and necessary step for protecting and preserving the future of our swine industry and pork supply.

Robert Knox is a University of Illinois Extension swine specialist.

AGRINEWS PHOTO/TOM C. DORAN

Dan Jennings (right), University of Illinois Extension 4-H animal science educator, accepts a $1,000 donation to the state 4-H Foundation from Dustin Cruit, Land of Lincoln Purebred Livestock Breeder’s Association vice president, during LLPLBA’s annual meeting Dec. 6. The livestock group also contributed $1,000 to the Illinois FFA Foundation at the meeting. have and all of these lifelong learning lessons that I’ve had by truly being raised in a barn.

“I have so much appreciation and gratitude for you. Your contribution to the Illinois FFA Foundation and the 4-H programs are truly appreciated.

The blue jackets are the future, and I can tell you that the future is bright.”

“This is the future of everything we do, this is why we’re here and this is why we do it.

We feel 4-H and FFA are essential and these are the future leaders of America,” Cruit said.

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

Masters of Beef Advocacy reaches 15,000 graduates CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Just 10 years after its inception, the Beef Checkoff-funded Masters of Beef Advocacy program celebrated its 15,000th graduate.

The program was created to equip and engage beef industry advocates to communicate about beef and beef production.

It is one of the strongest beef advocacy efforts in the industry.

A self-directed online training program managed by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, MBA requires students to complete five lessons in beef advocacy, including The Beef Community; Raising Cattle on Grass; Life in the Feedyard; From Cattle to Beef; and Beef.

It’s What’s For Dinner.

MBA also has been made available via digital download to allow agriculture educators, state beef organization representatives and other beef industry and youth leaders to incorporate the modules into their curriculums.

Once the MBA course has been completed, graduates gain access to resources on the MBA Classroom site, as well as tools to advance their advocacy efforts, including talking points, fact sheets and continuing education opportunities.

Graduates also are invited to join the Masters of Beef Advocacy Alumni Facebook group, a virtual community for MBA graduates to share success stories and to receive the latest research and information on the beef industry.

MBA graduates interested in taking their advocacy skills to the next level can participate in state training workshops. These workshops offer more in-depth training on tactical communication skills and provide greater

confidence to successfully engage with consumers, both in person and online.

More than 70 such workshops and presentations, reaching more than 3,000 beef advocates, were completed in 2018.

In addition, a “Top of the Class” program provides more in-depth instruction and training to leading advocates each year who express an interest in advancing their advocacy efforts.

Started in 2014, there are now 50 Top of the Class national advocates. Each year, advocates reach tens of millions of consumers as a result of their advocacy efforts.

“As the percentage of consumers with interest in beef production continues to increase, our engagement with them, as well as with food professionals, dietitians, nutritionists and other thought leaders, has become increasingly important,” said Ryan Goodman, director of grassroots advocacy and spokesperson development for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff.

“MBA has evolved during the last decade to become a key tool and support system for those who want to advocate for beef and beef producers.”

“We all benefit when consumers better understand our product and how we produce it,” said Laurie Munns, a cattle producer from Hansel Valley, Utah, and chairman of the Federation of State Beef Councils, a division of NCBA. The MBA program is open to everyone, and there is no cost to participate. To enroll or find out more about this checkoff-funded program, go to MastersOfBeefAdvocacy.com.

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2020 OUTLOOK: HEMP

Concerns about new U.S. production rules

By Erica Quinlan AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

I N DI A NA P OL IS — With the establishment of the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program, a set of proposed federal rules was created for farmers hoping to grow industrial hemp.

The interim final rules are more restrictive than originally expected, said Don Robison, seed administrator at the Office of Indiana State Chemist.

For example, if plants have 0.5% THC levels or higher, grower details must be reported to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

“That has raised concerns among potential growers who are not sure they want to be reported to the DEA for a non-compliant crop,” Robinson explained.

Other issues include sampling protocols, testing within 15 days of harvest on every combination of variety and planting dates, monthly reporting expectations and more, Robinson said.

“Overall, Midwest Hemp Council is excited USDA continues to take the steps necessar y to fulfill congressional intent to treat hemp like any other regulated agricultural enterprise,” said Justin Swanson, president of Midwest Hemp Council.

“Indiana is on schedule to submit its state plan to regulate the domestic production of hemp in Indiana by the end of the year. This ensures Hoosier farmers will operate under a tailor made regulatory structure as opposed to a one size fits all approach from the federal government.”

The biggest effect the interim final rule has on Hoosier farmers is the short, 15-day harvest window, Swanson said.

“C u r rent ly, Hoosier farmers are allowed a 30day harvest window, which appropriately takes into account unforeseen delays like weather and common delays in receiving timely lab results,” Swanson said.

Industry trade groups, state agencies and labs have been commenting on these and other issues with the rule.

“The USDA should be hearing loud and clear that there are concerns,” Robinson said.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue expects the crop to be highly regulated.

“It’s an interesting crop in the fact that it has a cousin that is considered illegal in many states,” Perdue said. “It’s going to have to be a highly regulated crop initially. We’re going to have to learn as we go.

“We’ve got proposed rules out there, and we need input on that. There are a lot of things we haven’t even considered that will come up in the course of commerce.”

PROCEED WITH CAUTION Perdue cautioned farmers against turning to hemp as a solution in hard economic times.

“I’m concerned that the productivity of the A merican farmer can crash this market before it even gets started,” he said.

“I would strongly recommend that people who are considering growing this crop have a place to go with it and a buyer for it before they plant it. It’s an expensive crop to put in.

It’s a real challenge.”

Robinson also encouraged farmers to secure buyers for hemp.

“Farmers should understand first and foremost that if you do not have a commitment from a processor to buy your crop, you probably shouldn’t grow hemp this year,” he said.

“Indiana and other states have an abundance of crop that has not been sold due to a lack of processing capacity, or failure to abide by the buyer contract.

“The vast majority of farmers reported that their expenses were higher than expected, labor costs were

“The USDA should be hearing loud and clear that there are concerns.”

Don Robison, seed administrator OFFICE OF INDIANA STATE CHEMIST

higher than expected and revenues were lower than expected.”

Second, interested farmers should consider seed genetics, Robinson said.

“There are a lot of issues in the hemp seed busi-

ness that won’t easily be cleaned up,” he said. “Most hemp seed is sold without a seed test or seed label.

This would be unheard of in any other area of the seed industry.

“In 2020, OISC will be putting all seed found not properly labeled on stop sale. We have posted on our hemp website a guide to testing and labeling hemp seed.

“Seed buyers should do their research. Don’t simply take someone’s word that a variety name is accurate. Ask to see the seed test and certificate of origin for the parentage

crop.”

To submit comments on USDA’s proposed hemp production regulations, visit: tinyurl.com/ rwpov74.

Comments are due by 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 30.

Learn more about growing hemp at: www.oisc. purdue.edu/hemp/index. html, or www.ams.usda. gov/r u le s - r e g u l a t ion s / hemp.

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

Follow her on Twitter at: @AgNews_Quinlan.

AGRINEWS PHOTO/ERICA QUINLAN

The U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program was established this year to lay out the rules for growing industrial hemp in the United States.

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AUCTIONS

Auction Calendar Fri., Dec. 27 ST. ANNE, ILL.: Farm Machinery, 8 a.m., St. Anne Consignment Auction & Equipment Sales, 815-4278350.

MT. MORRIS, ILL.: 280 +/- Acres in 2 Tracts, 10 a.m., Kilker Trusts, Lenny Bryson, 815-946-4120.

PITTSFIELD, ILL.: 256 +/Acres in 5 Tracts, 10 a.m., Norman & Anne Mae Dean Trusts, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-8472161.

ARCOLA, ILL.: Farm Collectibles, 10 a.m., Tri County Auction Co. LLC, 217-268-3444.

BIGIRON.COM: Online Farm Equipment Auction, Benjamin Syfert, Big Iron Auctions, 800-937-3558.

PURPLEWAVE.COM: Online Vehicle & Equipment Auction, Purple Wave Auction.

Sat., Dec. 28 BROWNTOWN, WIS.: StateLine Consignment, 9 a.m., Powers Auction Service, 608-439-5760.

KIRKWOOD, ILL.: Farm Estate Auction, 9:30 a.m. CST, Sylvia & The Late Don Smith, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-8472161.

Sun., Dec. 29 CORYCRAIG.HIBID.COM: Online Only Rental Liquidation, bidding ends at 6 p.m., Urban Rental Equipment, Cory Craig, 217-971-4440.

Mon., Dec. 30 STEFFESGROUP.COM: Row Crop Farm Retirement Online Auction, opens 12/23 & closes 12/30 at 1 p.m., Anderson Acres, LLC, Steffes Group, Inc., 319-385-2000.

BAUERAUCTION.COM: Online Only Farm Equipment Auction, bidding begins closing at 7 p.m., Bauer Auction Service, LLC, 217259-5956. See p. B3

Fri., Jan. 3 JERSEYVILLE, ILL.: 129 +/Acres in 2 Tracts, 10 a.m., Glenda Jane Baker, Worrell Land Services, LLC, 217245-1618.

WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, OHIO: Farm Equipment, 10:30 a.m., Jeff & Marie Fetters, The Wendt Group, 614-626-7653.

KEWANEE, ILL.: Special Cattle Sale, 12 p.m., Kewanee Sale Barn, Inc., 309-314-0187. See p. B2

Farm Auction, 20 Acres, bidding ends at 7 p.m., United Country Land & Home Sales & Auction, 217-825-7527. See p. B3

Fri., Jan. 10 BUTLER, IND.: Farm Tractors & Hay Equipment, 10 a.m. EST, J&S Farms, Polk Auction Company, 877-915-4440. See p. B1 WILMINGTON, OHIO: Farm Equipment, 10:30 a.m., K&C Farms, The Wendt Group, 614-626-7653. See p. B2

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Thurs., Jan. 16

MACOMB, ILL.: 87.56 Acres, 6 p.m., Harley G. Lafary Estate, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-8472161.

Fri., Jan. 17

RUTLEDGE, MO.: 120 +/Acres in 3 Tracts, 5 p.m., Scott & Cassandra Bryant, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-847-2161.

Sat., Jan. 18

MORRISON, ILL.: Farm Equipment, 10 a.m., Gary

& Darlene Myers, David Damhoff Auctioneering & Appraisal Service, 815-5354470.

Sun., Jan. 19 STAUNTON, ILL.: 121 +/Acres, 1 p.m., Jeffrey Metrick Trust, Anthony’s Auctions, 618-224-9800.

Mon., Jan. 13 PIKE COUNTY, ILL.: 188 +/Acres in 3 Tracts, 10 a.m., Harry Law Trust, Wheeler Auctions & Real Estate, 660-327-5890.

HOOPPOLE, ILL.: 155 +/Acres in 2 Tracts, 5 p.m., David Baumann, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-8472161.

Tues., Jan. 14 TOLUCA, ILL.: 189.62 +/Acres in 2 Tracts, 10 a.m., Hertz Real Estate Services, 815-935-9878. See p. B2 VIRGINIA, ILL.: Farm Machinery Estate Auction, 10 a.m., Martin Davidsmeier Estate, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-847-2161. See p. B3

Wed., Jan. 15 ARCOLA, ILL.: Farm Retirement Auction, 9:30 a.m., Steve & Vicky Bright, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-847-2161. See p. B3 POLO, ILL.: 90 +/- Acres, 10:30 a.m., Stan Weber, Lenny Bryson, 815-9464120.

GREENFIELD, OHIO: Farm Equipment, 10:30 a.m., Estate of Gary W. Cockerill

Sat., Jan. 25 PARIS, MO.: Annual January Consignment, 9 a.m., Wheeler Auctions & Real Estate, 660-327-5890. See p. B2

Wed., Jan. 29

Thurs., Jan. 23 ELKHART, ILL.: Farm Equipment, 10 a.m., Rick & Vickie Harbarger, Mike Maske Auction Service, 217-519-3959.

CLINTON, ILL.: 74.4 +/- Acres in 2 Tracts, 11 a.m., Ag

MASON CITY, ILL.: 193.083 Acres in 3 Tracts, 10 a.m., The Nelson G. Kiesling Trust & Lela M. Kiesling Trust Farm, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-8472161. See p. B2

Fri., Jan. 31 MANITO, ILL.: Farm Auction, 10 a.m., Ken Fornoff, Palmer Auction Service, 309-253-2128.

Tues., Feb. 4 LINCOLN, ILL.: Farm Equipment, 10 a.m., Dale Lessen Estate, Mike Maske Auction Service, 217-5193959.

Thurs., Feb. 6 ROCHELLE, ILL.: 330 +/Acres, 10 a.m., John & Jennifer Kruse, Bearrows Real Estate & Auction Co., 815-562-5113. See p. B2

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Sat., Jan. 11 OBLONG, ILL.: Farm Auction, 10 a.m. Central, Keith Boughan, Boston Auctions, 812-382-4440. See p. B2 NEWARK, ILL.: Farm Equipment, 10 a.m., Art Hiller, Richard A. Olson & Assoc., 815-942-4266. See p. B3 FANCY FARM, KY.: Machinery, 10 a.m., Jamie Armstrong, Harris Real Estate & Auction, 800-3804318. See p. B3

Exchange, 217-304-0404.

See p. B3

LG. CLOSE- OUT AUCTION OF EXCELLENT LATE- STYLE FARM EQUIPMENT

HAVING DECIDED TO RETIRE THE FOLLOWING WILL BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION. TO BE HELD AT THE EVERS FARM LOCATED 1 MILE EAST OF GREENVIEW, IL (ALONG THE GREENVIEWMIDDLETOWN BLACKTOP):

SATURDAY JANUARY 4, 2020 • 9:30 A.M.

MAJOR EQUIPMENT WILL START AT 11:00 A.M. ALONG WITH INTERNET BIDDING SEE PHOTOS ON AUCTION ZIP.COM AUCTION ID # 2473 or sanertauctions.com 4 JOHN DEERE TRACTORS: ‘13 JOHN DEERE 8310R, 16F/4R POWER SHIFT TRANS., 7 IN. COLOR TOUCH DISPLAY, 60 GPM. HYDR. SYSTEM, 4 HYDR.REMOTES, 1500 SERIES MFWD DUAL CAPABL, 480/80R50 REARS WITH MATCHING DUALS, 2370 HRS, SN: 1RW8310RVDPO76520; ‘10 JOHN DEERE 9430, 4WD, 18/6 POWER SHIFT TRANS., DELUXE COMFORT PACKAGE, BARE BACK, 48 GPM HYDR. SYSTEM, AUTOTRAC READY, 710/70R42 WITH DUALS, SN: 1RW9430PPAAPO17329, 2960 HRS; ‘97 JOHN DEERE 6400 MFWD, CAB, POWER QUAD TRANS., 16.9X38IN. REARS & 12.4 X 28IN. FRONT TIRES, 4950 HRS: SN: LO6400V1178208; ‘95 JOHN DEERE 6400 MFWD, CAB, POWER QUAD TRANS., 16.9 X 38 IN. REARS & 14.9 X 24IN. FRONT TIRES, WILL SELL WITH JOHN DEERE 640 LOADER, 84 IN MATERIAL BUCKET, & SET OF PALLET FORKS, 4960 HRS., SN: L06400V134320 COMBINE & HEADS: ‘15 JOHN DEERE S670 STS COMBINE, 2 WD.,FORE-AFT FEEDER HOUSE, DUALS, PREMIUM CAB, AUTO TRAC READY, 1090/819 hrs., SN# 1H0S670SLF0776630; ‘14 JOHN DEERE MODEL 608 CORN HEAD 8-30IN. WITH STALK STOMPERS SN: 1H00608CAEX765899; ‘13 JOHN DEERE FD 35 FT. DRAPER PLATFORM, SN: 1H0635FDLD0756446; UNVERFERTH HT 36 PLATFORM TRANSPORT TRAILER: SPRAYER: ‘14 CASE-IH MODEL 3230 PATRIOT SELF-PROPELLED SPRAYER, 4 WD. HYDRO, 6.7L DIESEL ENGINE, 800 GAL. S.S. TANK, 90 FT. BOOMS, AUTO BOOM HEIGHTH CONTROL, 38085R46 TIRES, WITH 700 MONITOR, & AUTO GUIDANCE, SN: YDTO36701, 803 HRS. LIKE NEW; JOHN DEERE SKID STEER AND ATTACHMENTS: ‘18 JOHN DEERE MODEL 333G TRACK SKID STEER, WILL SELL WITH 84 IN. MATERIAL BUCKET, LIKE NEW, SN: 1T0333GMKHF323163, ONLY 165 HRS. SKIDSTEER ATTACHMENTS: (WILL SELL SEPARATELY); JOHN DEERE 84 IN. MATERIAL BUCKET WITH TEETH; GROUSER 84 IN. 6 WAY BLADE; 84 IN. WORKSAVER TREE TERMINATOR MOWER; WORKSAVER 84 IN. GRAPPLE 84 IN. WORKSAVER GRAPPLE, (FITS 640 LOADER OR SKID STEER; SET OF PALLET FORKS; PLANTER: 2018 JOHN DEERE MODEL 1775NT 16-30 IN. HIGH-SPEED PLANTER, ADJUSTABLE TRASH WHEELS, USED 2 SEASONS. TILLAGE: ‘12 CASE -IH 34FT. VERTICAL TILL WITH ROLLING BASKET; ‘09 JOHN DEERE MODEL 2210 FIELD CULTIVATOR, 41.5 FT. WITH HARROW; ‘09 CASE-IH 730C 7 SHANK RIPPER: OTHER EQUIPMENT: ‘11 UNVERFERTH MODEL1115 XTREME GRAIN CART WITH SCALE-BACKUP CAMERA AND ROLL TARP, # B28040140; ‘16 WOODS MODEL BW-180 15 FT. BATWING SHREDDER, 1000 PTO W/ 29X9.0 X 15 SOLID TIRES; ‘09 WOODS MODEL 180 - 15 FT. BATWING SHREDDER, 1000 PTO W/23X 7:00 X 12 SOLID TIRES; ‘11 STROBEL MODEL PG 1416 6 WAY GRADER; SEMI & TRAILERS: ‘98 WESTERN STAR SEMI , DAY CAB, 10 SPEED TRANS., DUAL LINE WET KIT, 210 IN FROM FRONT TO REAR AXLE, 450HP. CUMMINS ENGINE, A/C., 747,000 MILES, BLACK IN COLOR; ‘05 WILSON 41 FT. HOPPER BOTTOM GRAIN TRAILER, AIR RIDE; ‘94 JET 30 FT. HOPPER BOTTOM GRAIN TRAILER; ‘74 FRUEHAUF 18FT. STEEL DUMP SEMI-TRAILER; ‘16 INTERSTATE 7FT. X 16FT .CARGO TRAILER, TANDEM AXLE, V FRONT & DROP BACK DOOR, LIKE NEW; PICKUP TRUCK: ‘11 DODGE RAM 2500 4X4 H.D. 5.7 L. HEMI GAS ENGINE, REG. CAB, AUTOMATIC, POWER DRIVER’S SEAT, POWER WINDOWS, DOOR LOCKS, CRUISE, 8 FT. BED, WITH ALUM TOOL BOX, CLOTH SEATS, BLACK, 34,000 MILES; JOHN DEERE GATOR: ‘12 JOHN DEERE MODEL 825 I GATOR, CAMO, 404 HRS. TECH: 4640 DISPLAY-STARFIRE 3000 GLOBE R2K; 2600 DISPLAY SFI-STARFIRE ITC GLOBE: TERMS: CASH OR A GOOD PERSONAL CHECK. Lunch served by the Members of The Historic Marbold Farmstead Association. Not Responsible for Accidents. Loader Tractor will be available for 1 week after the auction. Internet bidding available by Auction Mobility.Com DAVID AND SUSIE EVERS, OWNERS For information & inspection of the equipment PH 217-652-9327

RON SANERT AUCTION SERVICE

GREENVIEW, IL PH 217-341- 8406 Email address: sanert83@gcctv.com “Serving Central Illinois Families Since 1976” Auct’s note: Hope you can make plans to attend the Ever’s retirement auction. An outstanding line of equipment that has been well taken care of.

Sat., Jan. 4 GREENVIEW, ILL.: Farm Equipment Closeout, 9:30 a.m., David & Susie Evers, Ron Sanert Auction Service, 217-968-7075. See p. B1 FANCY FARM, KY.: Estate Auction, 10 a.m., McFarland Farms, James R. Cash, 270-623-8466.

MONTICELLO, WIS.: Hay & Bedding Auction, 11 a.m., Jeff “Alfalfa” Malkow Estate, B&M Auctions of WI, LLC/Bidlingmaier Realty, LLC, 608-328-4878.

See p. B3

Sun., Jan. 5 SANDWICH, ILL.: Building Materials & Tools, 8 a.m., Gavin Auction Company, 815-509-8018. See p. B3

Mon., Jan. 6 SIKESTON, MO.: Farm Machinery, 9:30 a.m., DeWitt Auction Company, Inc., 800-533-9488. See p. B2

Wed., Jan. 8

J&S Farms FARM tractor

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HAY EQUIPMENT #AC30900108 #AU10200076

FRIDAY, JANUARY 10 - 10 AM EST 2010 County Road 61 - Butler, IN 46721 TRACTORS - FARM EQUIPMENT - SELF-PROPELLED MOWER/CONDITIONER VEHICLES - TRAILERS - GRAIN BINS - MISC.

John & Sandy Harrison started J & S Farms 26 years ago in Butler, IN. They’ve decided to depart from farming hay as they have for the past 20 years. They will, however, continue to farm other crops in the future.

COLCHESTER, ILL.: 98 +/Acres in 2 Tracts, 10 a.m., The Kay Kennedy Farm, Lowderman Auction & Real Estate, 309-833-5543.

WALTON, IND.: Farm Equipment, 10 a.m., Jump Farms, Inc., Craft & Michael Auctioneers, Inc., 574-3618898. See p. B3

Thurs., Jan. 9 PALMER, ILL.: Farm Equipment, 10 a.m., Weber Farms, Larry & Debbie Weber, Curvey Auction Service, 217-824-4996. See p. B3 LANDANDHOMESALES.COM: Online Only Mount Auburn

Check our website for online bidding, listing & photos

www.polkauction.com

Call for FREE Color Brochure

1.877.915.4440

B2 Friday, December 27, 2019

| ILLINOIS AGRINEWS | www.agrinews-pubs.com

Explore, assess your seeds this winter URBANA, Ill. — While there may still be snow on the ground outside, it is never too early to start planning your garden for the spring. Begin by digging through your old seed packet stashes to ďŹ nd those still viable to plant.

Seeds are considered viable when they are capable of germination under suitable conditions.

If stored properly, some seeds may remain viable for several years, while others are only viable for a short time. For example, parsley and onion seeds have a short viability time, while melons, cucumbers and cabbage can last ďŹ ve or more years.

A package of seed will be labeled with the year it was packaged. Most seeds

should be used within three years. “Performing a simple seed viability test to check the germination rate may save you from purchasing new seeds year after year,� said Brittnay Haag, horticulture educator with University of Illinois Extension. “Place 10 seeds on a damp, but not soaking wet, paper towel. Roll up the paper towel and store it in a closed plastic bag, labeled with the seed type and date and place it in a warm, above 70 degrees, location, like a sunny windowsill.�

Haag suggests checking every few days to see if any seeds have germinated. Once they begin to grow, count how many seeds have germinated to

ďŹ nd the germination rate.

If all the seeds have germinated, follow the seeding directions on the packet. If the germination rate is 70% to 90%, you will need to plant more than the recommended rate to replace those that may not germinate. If the germination rate is below 70%, Haag recommends purchasing new seeds.

Another way to test the seed viability of larger seeds like peas, beans and corn is to place them in a bowl of water. “If they sink, they are still viable. If they oat, they are garbage,â€? Haag said.

If stored properly, some seeds can last many years.

Seeds need a cool, between 32 and 41 degrees,

dry place, like a refrigerator. Seeds can be stored in paper envelopes or glass containers.

Once you test the viability of your seeds, enjoy ipping through seed catalogs to ďŹ nd new varieties to try this spring. Haag also suggests hosting a “seed swapâ€? with friends — who also tested their seed viability — to share dierent varieties among each other.

After selecting your seeds, it is time to start thinking about a planting schedule. As a general rule of thumb, most annual plants should be started in ats indoors about six weeks before the last frost in your area.

See SEEDS, Page B3

MASON COUNTY, IL WED., JANUARY 29TH AT 10:00 A.M. AUCTION VENUE: MASON CITY AMERICAN LEGION BUILDING 110 W. COURT ST. | MASON CITY, IL

193.083 SURVEYED ACRES

3 Tracts

LOCATION & GENERAL INFORMATION: Farm is ideally located south of Hwy. 136 northwest of the small town of Mason City and northeast of the small town of Easton, IL and is located in Sections 15 & 16, Pennsylvania Township, Mason County, IL.

INDIVIDUAL CROP PRODUCTIVITY INDEX (PI) Tract 1 – 136.2 | Tract 2 – 139.3 | Tract 3 – 143.8 All tracts sell free and clear for the ’20 crop year.

Kewanee Sale Barn, Inc. SPECIAL CATTLE SALE Friday, January 3, 2020 12:00 Noon Expecting 250 – 300 head

DETAILS, MAPS & PHOTOS ONLINE @:

www.SullivanAuctioneers.com

LAND AUCTION 330 Acres MOL Ogle County Farm Land Thursday February 6th, 2020 / 10:00 a.m.

Auction Location: For your comfort & convenience this auction will be held offsite, indoors at the Bearrows Auction Center, 10786 E Fowler Rd., Rochelle IL 61068 Watch for Bearrows Real Estate & Auction signs off Rt. #251 & Flagg Blacktop just North of Rochelle IL Visit our web site at www.bearrows.com for further information & full color pictures, or Contact Auctioneer John Bearrows for more information.

Auctioneers Note: This property will be offered in several parcels from 6.5 to 195 acres. Parcels will be tillable, some pastureland, and a home site with cattle facility, and an impeccably maintained 50’s ranch home. All announcements made day of the auction take precedence over any and all prior statements and or advertising.

PROPERTY DESCRIPTIONS: Parcel 1: Approx. 6.5 acre home-site with cattle feeding setup, 3 silos, loaďŹ ng shed and a 1900 Sq. Ft Story and 1/2 home, Very well Kept.

Parcel 2: Parcel 2: Approx. 195 Acres, without any improvements, and a PI# 125 Parcel 3: Parcel 3: Approx. 20 acre recreational site with Creek, some tillable land, and access from Holcomb Rd. Parcel 4: Parcel 4 – 37 Acres with access on the North edge across Tract 5 onto Stillman Blacktop. This parcel is located West of parcel 5 and has a PI# 135 Parcel 5: – Parcel 5 37+- Acres with access on Stillman Blacktop. This parcel is located East of parcel 4 and has a PI# 134 TERMS AND CONDITION OF SALE: A minimum deposit of 10% of the purchase price in the form of cash, certiďŹ ed check, bank draft or personal check shall be made by the successful Bidder(s) on the day of sale for for parcels 2,3,4 & 5 or any combination of them. The home-site, parcel 1, will be $5,000.00 down, At such time, the successful Bidder(s) shall enter into purchase contract. On or before March 18th, 2020, the Buyer(s) shall pay the balance of the purchase price in full. A copy of the purchase contract will be available for inspection at the closing desk on the day of the auction, or by contacting the auctioneer. POSSESSION: Buyer(s) to receive full possession of all parcels upon closing. The current tenant has interest in renting this property back for 2020 season, should the buyer need someone to operate it. TAXES: Seller(s) pays all 2019 Taxes due in 2020, in the form of credit at closing based upon the latest available information. No further pro-rations will be made after closing. SURVEY & DEED: Seller(s) will provide survey, commitment letter of title insurance in the amount of the purchase price and stamped Trustee’s deed to Buyer(s) at time of closing. BIDDING: Bidding on all parcels will be on a per acre basis (With the acceptation of parcel 1 when offered individually) and the ďŹ nal sale price will be per surveyed acres. BIDDERS: Bidder(s) should rely upon their own inspections and not upon any description or nomenclature of the auctioneer. Seller(s) assume no liability for errors or omissions in this or any other property listing, advertising, promotion or publicity statements and material. Although information has been obtained from sources deemed reliable, the Seller(s) and or Auction Co. make no guarantee as to accuracy of the information herein contained or in any other property listing or advertising. The method, order of sale and bidding increments shall be at the sole discretion of the auctioneer. This auction will be recorded. SALE ORDER: Sale Order: We will offer all Parcels separately, followed by the combination of 1 & 2, and the combination of 4 & 5

Owner: John & Jennifer Kruse

THE NELSON G. KIESLING TRUST AND LELA M. KIESLING TRUST FARM

For more information, please call: PAT COCQUIT, OPERATOR – 309-314-0187

Attorney For The Seller: Smith Birkholz & O’Brien, P.C. Attorney David A. Smith 1 29 S 4th Street - Oregon IL 815-732-6124

LYLE RUDIN & JON KIESLING – CO-EXECUTORS

KEWANEE SALE BARN, INC.

Representing Attorney: Todd E. Bugg Dunn Law Firm, LLP 1001 N. Main St. | Bloomington, IL 61701 | Ph: (309) 828-6241

25836 N. 800 Ave., Kewanee, IL 61443 For this and other listings of our sales, please check the website! www.kewaneesalebarn.com

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

Keith Boughan Retirement

FARM AUCTION Saturday, January 11 @ 10:00 a.m. Central Oblong, IL (10 mi. SW of Robinson) 4837 E. 325th Ave, Oblong, IL 62449

For complete listing & pics, visit bostoncentury.com RO-GATOR: 1997 “Ro-Gatorâ€? 554 sprayer (2965-hrs); TRACTORS: Versatile 895 and 875, 4x4 tractors; White 185 MFWD (5393 hrs); White 2-180 (6792 hrs); Oliver 1650 gas; COMBINES, HEADS, and CARRIERS: CIH 2388, 4x4 (2808/3984 hrs); CIH 1020, 30’; CIH 1083 CH; sev. head carriers; MF 850 Diesel/Hydro 4x4 combine; MF 1859, 20’; MF 1163 and 1143 heads; GRAIN HANDLING: xlnt Brent 782 grain cart; 2018 Hutchinson 62’x10â€? swing away; (4) DMI “Big Littleâ€? side dump wagons; KB 165-bu. seed wagon; 1977 Drake tandem dual wheel GN 18’ grain trailer w/hoist; PLANTERS: 2007 Kinze 3650, 16/31, no-till w/ liquid fert (21k acres); John Deere 7240, 8/15 split-row, notill, pull-type planter; TILLAGE: xlnt Krause 7300, 34’x8â€? disk (2000 acres of use); Kongskilde 3500 series, 31’ S-Tine ďŹ eld cult; JD 712, 23’ disk/chisel; 32’ & 37’ UF “Rolling Harrowsâ€? w/bridge hitch; JD 230, 29’ “Wafeâ€? disk; Clark 9/11-sh., 3-pt NH3 appl.; JD 400-20’, 3-pt hoe; JD 360-24’ “swing aroundâ€? disk; Int. 490, 32’x9â€? disk, IH 25’ cultimulcher; 30’ hyd.-fold harrow; SPECIALTY: 20’ land leveler; Hurricane p.t.

36â€? ditcher; Amco AD10-18, 3-pt ditcher; sm. Eversman 2SD dirt pan; Clark LP forklift; TRUCKS: 1996 Ford F350 crew cab, 4x4 w/9’ service bed (“Rebuiltâ€? title, 67k); 1975 Chev C60 S.A. w/10’ atbed; 1977 Chev 30, 1-T atbed; GRAIN TRUCKS: 1979 Chev C70, 10-wh. w/18’ M.W. alum. bed; 1973 Chev C65 S.A. grain truck; 1977 IH 1800, 10-wh. w/18’ M.W. steel bed, & great rubber; plus sev. more pcs. of equipment.

For questions, contact Keith Boughan (618) 562-7895

Boston Auctions (812) 382-4440 Lic# AU01027041

A FARM MACHINERY AUCTION

Monday, January 6, 2020 Early Start: 9:30 a.m.

DeWitt Auction Co. Lot ‡ 'H:LWW 'ULYH ‡ 6LNHVWRQ 02

$3352; $ 0 5RZ Duals, small field equipment and miscellaneous items. Every item in Row 1 sells regardless of price.

NOTE: All tires are lined up behind Salvage Row to be sold after Row 1. All tires sell absolute. $3352; $ 0 5RZ All types of field equipment including cutters, disks, hay equipment and tillage equipment. $3352; 1221 &RQVWUXFWLRQ (TXLSPHQW including backhoes, track loaders, forklifts, rubber tire loaders and dirt scoops. $3352; 3 0 /RFDO )DUP 6HOO 2XWV Consignment from a Local Dealer and Other Consignments. Partial listing: 67 6(// 287 Sikeston, Mo. 1-25’ Case IH 3020 flex, SN duals, Syncro.

NOTE: Having discontinued TRACTORS YBL56491 COMBINES, SPRAYERS their row crop operation, 1-MX 285 Case IH, 520/85R46, 1-25’ Case IH 3020 flex, SN 1-S670 JD combine, 520/85R42 Beggs Farm has commissioned MFWD, 5920 hrs., SN YEH230191 R1 duals, 480/70R30, 4 wh., DeWitt Auction Co. to sell the JAZ130713 1-30’ Case IH 1020 flex, SN Contour, spreader, 1847 hrs., following farm machinery. All 1-MX 285 Case, 520/85R46, JJ0331057 2013 yr., SN 756699 of this equipment has been MFWD, 8344 hrs., SN 1-25’ Case IH 3020 flex, SN 1-S660 JD combine, 900/65R32 moved to DeWitt Auction Co. JAZ125201 YBZL57109 R2, 900/70R30, 4 wh., lot in Sikeston, Mo. 1-Case Maxxum 125, cab, 1-920 JD flex, SN 686054 Contour, chopper, power bin, 1-4560 JD, 480/80R42 R1 MFWD, 460/85 R30, MFWD, 1-918 JD flex 2013 yr., 1837 hrs., SN755906 duals, 2 wh., quad range, 6015 w/L55 loader, 970 hrs., SN CORN HEADERS 1-4730 JD sprayer, 420/80R46 hrs., SN 3509 EZDBE01175 1-Case IH 2208, 8 row 30�

R1, 100’ booms, hydr. tread, 1-4440 JD, 18.4x38 R1 duals, 1-8100 JD, 480/80R42 R1 2-Case IH 1064, 6 row 38�

HID lights, SN 009015 quad range, SN 65702 duals, 2 wh., 3761 hrs., SN 1-JD 894, 8 row 38�, SN 705665 1-Set duals for S Series combine 1-4320 JD, 18.4x38 R1 snap on P001624 1-JD 694, 6 row 38�

FIELD EQUIPMENT duals, SN 18145 1-8110 JD, SN 12587 1-JD 494, 4 row 38�, SN 670384 1-Rhino 4150 bat wing cutter 1-9750 STS JD combine, 1-9300 JD, 4 wh., 620/70 R42 1-JD 444, 4 row 38�

1-#2500 Blue Jet inline ripper 30.4x32 R2, 4 wh., Contour, R1 duals, 7536 hrs., SN 10662 2-25’ header trailers 1-DMI disk ripper, pull type chopper, 1668 hrs., SN 691710 1-Steiger ST251, 4 wh. drive, FIELD EQUIPMENT 1-31’ Earthmaster turbo till 1-893 JD corn header, 8 row 20.8x34 R1 duals, 8000 hrs.

1-30’ Brillion X-fold roller 1-Rhino boom mower 30�, SN 00506 1-5240 JD, C/A, MFWD, w/542 1-25’ Case combination roller 2-Pull type NH3 bars 1-705 A&L grain cart JD loader, 741 hrs., 1-8 row 7300 JD planter, 36�

MISCELLANEOUS 1-1999 Freightliner semi, Model 1-8N Ford 1-12’ Land Pride box blade 1-1997 JD lawn mower, diesel FLD112, day cab, air ride COMBINES, SPRAYER 1-2 row JD silage header 1-Honda 300 4-wheeler, 4 wh. dr.

1-40’ CPS hopper trailer, 1996 1-7130 Case IH combine, 1-350 Honda Rancher 1-Hyd. hose machine 1-38’ Wheeler hopper trailer, 520/85R42 R2 duals, –––––––––––––––––––––– 1-Sterling spreader truck 1997 540/65R30 rear, 4 wh., field 3RD SELL-OUT 1-Ranger 4 wh. drive truck 1-27’ Hiniker p. type field cult. tracker, chopper, 800 hrs., CONSIGNMENT FROM 1-Gooseneck hyd. tilt trailer 2-8 row liquid fert. applicators 2012 yr., SN YBC007246 A LOCAL DEALER –––––––––––––––––––––– 1-AMCO PTO ditcher 1-6088 Case combine, 20.8x42 TRACTORS OTHER CONSIGNMENTS 1-7 tine Case ripper w/coulters R1 duals, 18.4x26 rear, 4 wh., 1-8360R JD, 480/80R52 R1 1-2388 Case combine, 35.5x32, 1-WS 100-31 Westfield elec. auger field tracker, chopper, 1378 duals, 420/85R34 front, ILS 18.4x26, 4 wh., 2777 hrs., 1-15’ Land Pride bat wing mower hrs., SN Y96001139 front, IVT., 4250 hrs., 2011 yr., (local), SN HAJ293860 1-630F JD flex header 1-9870 JD combine, 20.8x42 SN 1RW8360R TBD046180 1-9750 STS JD, 35.5x32 R2, 1-Header trailer R2 duals, chopper, Contour, 1-8335R JD, 480/80R50 R1 28Lx26 rear, 4wh., chopper, 1-1989 Hawkeye 38’ hopper bot.

18.4x30 rear, 4 wh. dr, 1497 duals, 420/85R34, 1500 (unloading auger damaged) –––––––––––––––––––––– hrs., 2009 yr., SN 730470 front., 4782 hrs., 2012 yr., SN 1-42’ Timpte 2010 aluminum 2ND SELL-OUT 1-4720 JD sprayer 1RW8335RTCP061401 hopper trailer, roll over tarp NOTE: The following list of GRAIN HEADERS 1-7200R JD, 480/80R46 R1 ––––––––––––––––––––––– equipment is selling to settle 1-30’ MacDon FD755 flex duals, 420/90R30, 2060 hrs., TO BE SOLD BY PHOTO the Estate of Bill Green. Bill draper, 2014 yr., SN 245001 SN 1RW7200 RCDA012844 6 tower good Valley pivot, Green was a good customer and 1-30’ Case IH 2056 draper, SN 1-New Holland 9680, 4WD, electric, 2 towers and end a very good friend. Every item CC0014443 24.5x32 R1 duals gun w/damage, located on sells regardless of price. All of 1-35’ Case IH 2162 draper, SN 1-7110 Case IH, 2 wh., 18.4x38 Highway 452 in Scott County, this equipment has been moved Y9ZN12024 R1 duals, w/Farmhand loader Missouri. See photo on to DeWitt Auction Co. lot in 1-25’ Case IH 2052 draper www.dewittauction.com 1-4630 JD, C/A, 18.4x38 R1 APPROX. 3:00 P.M. - 75-125 Farm Tractors including 8295R 50� IVT ILS 2017 yr., frt. duals; 8295R IVT ILS 50� 1406 hrs. 215 yr., frt. duals; 8295R IVT ILS 50� 2081 hrs., 2014 yr., frt. duals; 8270R IVT ILS 50� 1341 hrs., 2014 yr., frt. duals; 8310R 1500 frt. 6733 hrs.; 8295R frt. duals ILS 7121 hrs.; 8260R 50� frt. duals 2965 hrs.; 8420 JD; 8330 JD 50� MFWD; MT 755 Cat; 6115D JD w/loader; 8420 JD track; 8300 JD MFWD; 4955 JD MFWD; 4955 JD 2 wh.; 4760 JD MFWD; 6420 JD MFWD; 335 Case 4 wh. Partial listing only.

Remember: All tires, rims and duals will be lined up behind salvage tractors and sold following first row. All will sell absolute.

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EQUIPMENT

AUCTION

FRIDAY, JANUARY 10TH, 2020 AT 10:30AM 2939 Stingley Road, Wilmington, Ohio 45177

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Inspection Date: Saturday, Jan. 4th 9am-Noon

ANTIQUE TRACTORS â&#x20AC;˘ JOHN DEERE 20 SERIES TRACTORS â&#x20AC;˘ JOHN DEERE 30 SERIES TRACTORS â&#x20AC;˘ TILLAGE & PLANTING â&#x20AC;˘ HARVEST EQUIPMENT â&#x20AC;˘ TRUCKS & TRAILERS â&#x20AC;˘ NH3 BARS & TANKS â&#x20AC;˘ CAMPER & ATVS â&#x20AC;˘ TRENCHER & MISC. EQUIPMENT

ONLINE BIDDING For Online Bidding Questions Call Nathan Whitney (740) 505-0482 AVAILABLE For Equipment Questions Call: Kenny Beam 937-604-5856 Auction Manager: Nick Cummings CAI 740-572-0756

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Mount Auburn Farm, Christian County Online Only Auction Bidding Ends January 9th 7:00pm Bid Now at LandandHomeSales.com

This 20 acre farm is located approximately 2.3 miles West of Mount Auburn Illinois and 8 miles straight south of Illiopolis Illinois on County Rd 1350 East. The farm is approximately 19 tillable acres with a productivity index of 131.1.

Call Chad Michel at 217-827-0960 or Brad Graham (Managing Broker and Auctioneer) at 217-825-7527 for more information.

Visit LandandHomeSales.com to view more information and to Bid!

Farm Land Auction +/- 74.4 Acres Offered in 2 Tracts, DeWitt County, IL Thursday, January 23rd, 11am Auction Site: Crang-Bennett American Legion Post 103, 219 N. Elizabeth Street, Clinton, Illinois 61727 Part of section 35, T20N-R2E, Clintonia TWP. Farm is located on the southeast side of Clinton, IL along IL RT-10. Excellent frontage on IL-10 E/500 N. and Jemima Rd, CR 640N. Open Farm Tenancy Productive Soils Development Potential Tracts are located within the Illinois Department of Commerce Economic Opportunity Zone.

T1: +/- 15.4 Acres +/- 13.40 Tillable Acres, 136.9 PI.

NO-RESERVE FARM MACHINERY ESTATE AUCTION

TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2020 AT 10:00 A.M. Physical Address: 1002 South Cass St., Virginia, IL

TRACTORS: 2008 New Holland TJ380 4wd tractor, 2,176 hours; 2009 New Holland T8010 MFWD tractor, 1,971 hours; 2011 John Deere 6115D MFWD tractor, 906 hours; 1975 John Deere 4030 2wd tractor, open station, 5,177 hours; COMBINE & HEADS: 2011 John Deere 9570 STS 2wd combine, 1,670/1,186 hours; 2010 John Deere 606C 6 row 30” corn head; 2009 John Deere 625F 25’ Hydraflex platform; EZ-Trail 672 25’ head cart; GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT: Brent 672 grain cart; Parker 650 gravity wagon; Brent 450 gravity wagon; EZ-Trail 500 gravity wagon; Parker 250 bu. gravity wagon; 150 bu. gravity wagon with Westfield 6”x12’ hyd. drive auger; Brandt 1070 10”x70’ swing away auger; Westfield MK 130-71 13”x71’ swing away auger; Westfield MK 100-61 auger; Wheatheart GHR 100-31 10”x31’ truck auger; Westfield WR 80-61 8”x61’ truck auger; Feterl 8” transfer auger; FARM EQUIPMENT: 2004 John Deere 1760 12 row 30” planter; 2014 CaseIH Turbo 330 25’ vertical tillage tool; DMI 730B ecolo-tiger 7-shank disk ripper; 2011 John Deere HX15 15’ batwing mower; John Deere 8300 13’ grain drill; Arts-Way 450 grinder mixer; John Deere F950 16’ cultimulcher; Woods 1050 3-pt. backhoe; Bush Hog 121 9’ 3-pt. blade; Kuhn 10’ pull-type box blade; Rhino 184 7’ 3-pt rotary cutter; Rhino 8’ 3-pt. blade; Farm Star 6’ 3-pt. root rake; 10’x5’ barge wagon with hoist; 12’ hyd. lift hog cart; Shop built 14’ dump trailer; Shop built 18’ flatbed trailer; TRUCKS & TRAILER: 2000 IH 8100 day cab truck, showing 418,289 miles; 2005 Wheeler 23’ steel hopper bottom trailer; 1976 Chevrolet C60 grain truck, showing 73,126 miles; SKID LOADER: Bobcat 553 skid loader, 1,057 hours; Farm support items.

Martin Davidsmeier Estate Penny Davidsmeier – Owner

AUCTION MANAGER: Matt Sullivan (309) 221-7001 SULLIVAN AUCTIONEERS, LLC • (844) 847-2161 www.SullivanAuctioneers.com • IL Lic. #444000107

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T2: +/- 59 Acres +/- 55.59 Tillable Acres, 138.4 PI 5 grain bins, 3,500 bushel each.

Contact Stephanie Spiros 217.304.0404 stephanie@agexchange.com Auctioneer Travis Selby IL Lic.# 441001485 www.agexchange.com

NO-RESERVE FARM RETIREMENT AUCTION

WEDNESDAY, JAN 15TH AT 9:30 A.M. Auction to be held at 3942 E Co. Rd. 1900 N, Arcola, IL

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: ‘12 JD 9510R 4wd tractor, 1,744 hours; ‘11 JD 8235R MFWD tractor, 3,574 hours; ‘08 JD 5425 MFWD tractor, open station, loader, 1,735 hours; ‘94 JD 5400 2wd tractor, open station, 591 hours; ‘13 JD S670 4wd combine, 1,760/1,230 hours; ’13 JD 608C 8 row 30” corn head; ’11 JD 635F Hydraflex platform; Unverferth HT36 head cart; Unverferth HT25 head cart; ’12 Case-IH 1250 16 row 30” planter; JD 2210 45’6” field cultivator; Brent 782 grain cart; J&M 375 ST seed tender; Case-IH 870 9-shank disk ripper; Bush Hog 297 7’ 3-pt. rotary cutter; Kuntz 12’ pull-type box blade; (2) Hutchison 10”x62’ swing away augers; ’98 Ford Louisville tandem axle grain truck, Kann 20’ aluminum bed; ‘97 Ford Louisville tandem axle grain truck, Kann 20’ aluminum bed; ‘02 Ford F350 4wd pickup, 7.3L diesel, 175,201 miles; ’69 Ford Mustang Coupe, 51,306 miles; ‘11 JD X740 lawn mower, diesel, 436 hours; ‘03 JD X595 lawn mower, diesel, 1,057 hours; Kawasaki 610XC Mule 4wd UTV, 288 hours; Cat 422S 3,000 lb. forklift; (2) 2,500 gal. fuel tanks; 2 row 30” planter and 1 row planter; Shop tools and more!

Steve & Vicky Bright

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Bee production management program PRINCETON, Ill. — University of Illinois Extension — Bureau, La Salle, Marshall, Putnam Unit, and the Bureau County Farm Bureau will present a bee production management program at 7 p.m. Jan. 23 at the Bureau County Extension office, 850 Thompson St., Princeton.

Various bee production issues will be presented,

including diseases in bees, marketing honey and hive maintenance. Presenters will include Anthony Gedritis, U of I Extension master naturalist, Bill Cunico, Illinois Valley Beekeepers Association, and Doug Gucker, U of I Extension local foods systems and small farms educator.

Advance registration is required by Jan. 22 by calling 815-875-2878.

Steve (217) 254-4839 • Vicky (217) 254-9358 Full listing & photos online @ www.sullivanauctioneers.com

Bidding Begins Closing:

MONDAY, DECEMBER 30 • 7:00PM ONLINE ONLY AUCTION FARM EQUIPMENT AUCTION TRACTORS • COMBINES • TILLAGE EQUIPMENT • WAGONS View Full Catalog on www.BauerAuction.com IH 966 Tractor, S# 10175V021572, 8702 Hrs.; JD 9400 Combine, S# H09400X635889, 3615 Engine Hrs, 2504 Separator Hrs.; IH 1460 Combine, S# 170021401009166, 5893 Hrs; IH 820 Platfrom; Case 1845C Skid Steer, S# JAE 0181341, 4250 Hrs; IH 560 Gas Tractor, S# 615395, 1956 Hrs; Glenco 9 Shank Chisel Plow w/Harrow; Hesston 565A Hay Baler, S# 565A01336; 1998 20’ Redi Haul Gooseneck Trailer; JD X720 Gas Lawn Tractor/Mower, 2303 Hrs; Hesston #10 Hay Stacker, S# SH10-3256; JD 28’ Implement Trailer; IH 900 8 x 30 Planter; Kilbros Wagon; JD Barge Bed Wagons; Krause 12.5’ Field Disk, S#1401; Ficklin 220 Bushel Wagon; Wilrich 30’ Field Cultivator; Badger 2600 2 Row 36” Silage Chopper, S# FH-00227; Kewanne 12’ Field Disk; Parker Seed Wagon; JD 12.5’ Field Cultivator; Ficklin 220 Bushel Wagon; JD 1240 2 Row 30” Pull Type Planter; Kory Side-Dump 100 Bushel Wagon; AC 3pt 2 Row 30” Planter; 8 Case Suite case Weights Details & Viewing Contact Bauer Auction Service at 217-235-5795 Equipment Located in Rural Kansas, IL or Rural Strasburg, IL Items need to be removed within 30 days from sale day, weather permitting Terms: 15% Buyer Premium

Hank Bauer (217) 259-5956 Lic. #440000242 Don Bauer (217) 259-5093 Lic. #440000178

FARM EQUIPMENT RETIREMENT AUCTION January 9, 2020 • 10:00 am 733 N. 965 E. Rd., Palmer, IL 62556

TRACTORS: 2010 John Deere 8295R front wheel assist, 2002 hours S/N 1RW8295RJAP009709; Rear 480/80R50 Fronts 380/80R38 No DPF–DEF; 2005 John Deere 9420, 4328 hours S/N RW9420P032158 710/70R42 Bareback; 1992 John Deere 8560, 7792 hours S/N RW8560H003135 480/80R38 PTO with 3-pt hitch; 1991 John Deere 2555 with 146 loader 7077 hours S/N L02555A721345; 1977 CASE skid steer 1816B, updated motor, 1802 hours COMBINE: 2011 John Deere 9770 STS Combine – 2414 hours engine, 1772 machine hours; S/N 1H09770SB0741836, extended wear annual Sloan inspection; 2005 John Deere 893 corn head, 8 row; 2011 John Deere 630 grain platform; Unverferth 630 Road Runner grain head trailer, 30’ TRUCKS: 2008 Pro Star International ISX Cummins deleted Automatic Wet Kit 588,031 miles; 2000 – C7500 Chevy Tandem with Kann 20 ft bed, air tag on back, 112,500 miles with 10 speed; Eaton Caterpillar motor; 1978 Chevy C65 grain truck with 16’ bed; 1981 Shien 28’ dump trailer, no liner EQUIPMENT: 2004 Kinze 3600 – 16-31 split row planter bean & corn units; 2010 30’ Harrow for rear of disk; 2004 John Deere 980 – 32’ C-shank field cultivator with 3 Bar Harrow and Basket, new shovels; John Deere 980 29’ Danish tine field cultivator with Remlinger Harrow; 2010 John Deere 512 disk chisel, 7 shank; 2008 – J&M 1000 grain cart, with tarp; 2009 Westfield PTO 10-31 auger; 2009 Westfield low pro swing away auger 10-71; 2002 GSI low pro swing away auger 10-71; 2010 New Holland H6750 S/N YAN078390 disk mower; 2615 Bush Hog “Legend” bat wing mower; John Deere 30’ rotary hoe end transport; M&W 400 bu split compartment wagon; M&W 400 bu split compartment with seed auger and roll tarp; 1994 CASE IH 1250 feed grinder with scales; Kewanee culti-packer 20 ft folding; Fair snow blower 8’, 1000 rpm small PTO; 1997 22’ goose neck Boss livestock trailer; 2005 Mateer corn reel, 8 row; Homemade 6 row corn reel; 1000 gallon liquid manure spreader with injection knives; Win Power – PTO generator 25 KVA 540 rpm; 2004 EPX 2305 airless paint sprayer; Weber weeder with Honda motor; 2012 John Deere 2600 Green Star Monitor – Auto Track Activation, John Deere Starfire 3000; John Deere ATU 200 universal steering wheel; John Deere 85 – 8 row folding cultivator with shields; 6” auger on wheels; 2008 CASE disk 28’ 7” spacing disk Auctioneer’s note: Every machine has amount of quarts of oil and type of oil written down on side of block, every filter is changed yearly. All equipment is kept inside and maintained very well. The combine has extended wear package and has been inspected every year after harvest by Sloans. There will be several rack wagons of items that have not yet been inventoried.

For on-line bidding go to www.curveyauction.hibid.com.

Online bidding starts December 26, 2019.

Seller: Weber Farms – Larry and Debbie Weber

Curvey Auction Service 611 Springfield Rd., Taylorville, IL • 217-824-4996 All announcements made day of the sale take precedence over all printed advertisement.

Bernard Curvey – License # 440.000247 Joe Curvey – License # 440.000900 For full listing and color photos go to www.auctionzip.com

AUCTION MANAGER: Matt Sullivan (309) 221-7001 SULLIVAN AUCTIONEERS, LLC • TOLL FREE (844) 847-2161 www.SullivanAuctioneers.com • IL Lic. #444000107

JEFF “Alfalfa” MALKOW ESTATE HAY & BEDDING AUCTION N5129 Rechsteiner Rd., Monticello, WI For auction questions call Brian at 608-558-3363- call only 4-8pm

Saturday, January 4th • 11:00 am

LOCATION: From Monroe, WI go east on Hwy. 59 to Rechsteiner Rd., go north app. Three miles to farm on left.

ALL small bale COUNTS ARE VERY APPROXIMATE 7000-8000 small square bales of mostly good quality 2nd & 3rd crop alfalfa mixed hay 200 small square bales of straw; A pile of loose 3rd crop hay 4-Round Bales of 6x6 Hay 70-Large Square Bales of 2nd or 3rd crop Hay 25-Large Square Bales of 2018 Fodder, baled dry, stored inside 4-Large Square Bales of Wheat Straw NOTE: Jeff consistently made app. 20,000 small square bales every year. All bales are at three locations. Due to theft all buildings are locked and have surveillance cameras. If you need prior inspection you must make an appointment with Brian at 608-558-3363- call only between 4-8pm. Seller will load Large Square & Round bales. Removal within 90 days. No adjustments after sale day. Bales will be sold in lots suitable for everyone but prefer larger quantities. A truly rare opportunity to purchase this large amount of small square bales. 2018 and older hay stored in barns with wooden floors.

TERMS: Cash or good check. Not responsible for accidents or losses.

AUCTIONEER: Tom Bidlingmaier, Browntown, WI 608-328-4878 & WRAL #740 B&M Auctions of WI, LLC/Bidlingmaier Realty, LLC Browntown, WI WRAL#166 Please visit our website bm-auctions.com

FARM EQUIPMENT AUCTION Wednesday, January 8, 2020 – 10am

As I have retired from farming, I will sell the following, located at 10601 S County Road 400 E, Walton, Indiana. Go South of Logansport, IN on State Road 29 to State Road 218, then East to Cass County Road 400 E, then South; or go West of Galveston, IN on State Road 18 to Cass County Road 400 E, then North. Watch for auction signs.

COMBINE, HEADS & GRAIN CART 2014 John Deere S660 combine, 971engine & 662 separator hours, bin extension & cameras; 2014 JD 630F, Hydra-flex grain head w/Unverferth HT30 head trailer; 2014 JD 608C 8x30” corn head w/Unverferth HT25 head trailer; Unverferth 9250 grain cart w/tarp & auger camera.

TRACTORS & BACKHOE 2014 JD 9460R 4WD tractor, 834 hours, non-DEF, Visi-Trak monitor, 4 remotes, extra weights; 2013 JD 6170R MFWD tractor, 975 hours, 4 remotes, rear duals, 3pt., non-DEF; Case 580 Super-M loader/backhoe, 5628 hours, extenda-hoe & 3-way bucket.

SEMIS, HOPPER BOTTOMS & TRAILERS 2006 Freightliner Columbia conv. day-cab semi-tractor, Detroit, twin screw, 566,000miles; 2000 Freightliner 120 conv. day-cab semi, Cummins N-14, 10spd., twin screw, 720,000 miles; 1998 IH 9200 Eagle conv. semi, sleeper, single axle, Cat C-10, 10spd., 812,000 miles. 2018 Timpte 40ft. alum. hopper bottom trailer w/roll tarp: 2016 Timpte 38ft. alum. hopper bottom trailer w/ roll tarp; 2013 Thunder Creek 650 gal. tandem fuel trailer with 100gal. DEF tank; 2013 Coyote gooseneck flatbed tandem trailer, 25ft. bed, 5ft. dovetail.

FARM EQUIPMENT 2011 JD 4630 sprayer, 80ft. boom, 600gal., air ride, AWD, 501 hours; JD 1775NT 12x30” vac planter, 415gal. fert. tank, 2-35bu. center fills; Unverferth Seed Pro 200 bulk box tender; 3-Starfire 300 units, 2630 & 2600 monitors; JD 2210, 36ft. field cult. w/harrow & rolling baskets; Westfield MK-100-71 10” pto auger w/swing auger; Westfield WR-100-31 10” auger w/10hp-220v motor; 1200gal. & 2-2500gal. poly tanks & Banjo valves; mixing tank; 1000gal. skid fuel tank w/pump.

Owner: Jump Farms, Inc., David Jump (president/CEO)

574-721-5264 (text w/questions or call & leave message) NOTE: A great opportunity to purchase well serviced, shedded, late model farm equipment! Combine, heads, tractors, sprayer & many other items purchased new.

TERMS: Cash or check w/proper ID. Out of state checks need bank letter of guarantee. Not Responsible for Accidents or for Items After Sold. **Only 10 minutes of miscellaneous items, so plan to be on time!

See www.auctionzip.com (auctioneer ID: 2980) for complete listing & photos.

Craft & Michael Auctioneers, Inc. • Flora, IN Greg Michael, Auctioneeer 574-361-8898 (#AU01030717)

HUGE BUILDING MATERIAL & TOOL AUCTION SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE! SUNDAY, January 5, 2020 • 8:00 A.M.

Take U.S. Route 34 to Sandwich, IL to 3rd Stop Light (Latham St.) then 5 Miles North to Chicago Road, then West 1 Mile to 16746 Chicago Road.

Semi-Loads of Treated & Dimensional Lumber, Cabinet Grade Maple Plywood, 1/2 & 3/4”, O.S.B. & Plywood, TGI’s, LVL’s, Kitchen Cabinets, Andersen Patio Doors up to 12’ Wide, Many Entry Doors, Over 100 Windows, Many Matching, Huge Assortment of Trim & Moulding, Solid Cherry Boards, Gas Grills, Hand & Power Tools, Plumbing & Electrical Supplies, Tile Saw, Brand New Commercial Scaffolding, Light Fixtures.

For A More Complete Listing Go To Gavinauctionservices.com.

THIS WILL BE A FULL DAY AUCTION! 6¼% Sales Tax Must Be Applied.

WE NEVER CANCEL! GAVIN AUCTION COMPANY • 815-509-8018

*** FARM EQUIPMENT *** RETIREMENT AUCTION - NEWARK, IL Saturday, January 11, 2020 @ 10:00 AM Location: 11408 Newark Rd, Newark, IL 60541 Equipment has been used on 350 acres/year since 2000.

2012 Case IH Magnum 210 Tractor, MFWD, 1378 Hrs, Cab, 210 hp; 2005 Case IH MXM120 Tractor, MFWD, 1371 Hrs, Cab, 122 hp; Kubota MX5000 Utility Tractor, 4WD, 720 Hrs, 50 hp, Woods 7500 Backhoe; 1995 Case IH 2144 Combine, 3191/2228 Hrs, New AFX Rotor; Case IH 1020 Platform, 20’; Case IH 2206 Corn Head, 6row 30”; Kinze 3000 Planter, 6/12-row 15/30”, No-Till Coulters & Insect Boxes; McFarlane RD4020RB 20’ Reel Disc, 18” Blades, 3bar drag, roll bskt; M&W Earthmaster 1160 5-Shank Disc Ripper; IH 315 Cultimulcher; Ficklin CA13000 Grain Cart, 550 bu, new front auger, camera, roll tarp; Brent 544 Wagon; Killbros 350 Wagon, w/14’ auger; M&W 375 Wagon; Killbros 350 Wagon; Brent 250 Wagon; Sure-Trac 7’x14’ Hydraulic Dump Trailer, Tandem-Axle; Sure-Trac 8-1/2’x20’ Deckover Trailer; Many Misc Items including (15) IH Front Weights; McKee 1101 Snow Blower, 8’, 3-pt; 12’ Snow Blade; 6’ Box Scraper; Woods 72 Rotary Mower; Woods 8’ Blade; Misc Shop Items; 20’ Hay Elevator; Antique Heider Wood Barge Box; Oxy-Acet. Torch Set; EZ-Steer® Assisted Steering System, 4-yrs old.

See website for Flyer, Terms, Owner: Art Hiller over 125 Photos and more info.

Auction conducted by Richard A. Olson & Assoc.

Morris, IL - 815-942-4266

Call Art for Info (815) 922-7649

www.richardaolson.com

MACHINERY AUCTION

Saturday, January 11th, 2020 @ 10:00 AM 10170 State Route 80 East, Fancy Farm, KY 42039

Driving Directions: From Fancy Farm, Kentucky: Take 80 W. 3 Miles To Auction Site.

From Mayfield, Kentucky: At Exit 22 Off Of I 69, Take 80 W. 12 Miles To Auction Site.

COMBINE • 2008 John Deere 9670 STS Combine 2,288 separator Hours 3,287 Engine Hours Good Rubber, 900/60R32 Front 600/65R28, PIN: H09670S725131.

TRACTORS • 2016, John Deere 6140D 3 remotes MFWD 680 hours with H310 loader.

• 4640 John Deere 2 remotes 7856 hours 20.8 R 38 Duals.

• 4755 John Deere MFWD with auto steer unlocked, 6068 hours. 1000 hours on new engine. 3 remotes, 14.9 R 30 fronts, 520/85R42 Rear Duals New Rubber.

• 2013 290 Case IH Magnum, 4 remotes, Auto Steer Lock, 1626 hours, Quick Hitch, 1000 PTO,

380/80R38 Dual Front, 480/80R50 Rear Duals.

HEADERS & WAGONS • 2012 John Deere 635F Platform S/N 1H00635FA90735770 • 693 John Deere Corn Header, Completely Rebuilt.

S/N H00693X656390 • 693 John Deere Corn Header, S/N H00693 X676269 • UM HT 36 Header Wagon • 772 Brent Gravity Wagon, new Auger and Tubing in lower unit.

BACKHOE • Ford 555 Backhoe TRUCKS • 2004 Volvo 10 speed, 780,660 miles.

• 1985 Peterbilt tandem Cummins 400 Hp 10 speed • 1994 Ford L8000 Diesel 242,864 Miles, flat bed tandem Water Truck with new transmission

SPRAYER • 1998 4700 John Deere Sprayer with Auto Steer 80’ Booms, 380/85R34 Tires, PIN: N04700X002362 PLANTERS • 2012 Kinze 3600 12/23 no-till planter S/N 625385, corn and bean meters.

• 7200 John Deere 6 Row Planter, corn meters only.

TRAILER • 2008 Hooper 30’ 20 Ton Sprayer Trailer.

CULTIVATION EQUIPMENT • 32’ 635 John Deere Disk • 25’ 235 John Deere Disk 9” spacing • 24’ Bush and Bogg Model 770 DH HD S/N 0470000U001282 • 6332 Sunflower 24’ Finishing Tool with new blades and new bearings.

• 1433 Sunflower Disk 32’, Model 1433-32, S/N 1497-646

FOR QUESTIONS ON EQUIPMENT CONTACT THE OWNER,

JAMIE ARMSTRONG at 270-705-2015

SALE BEGINS AT 10:00 AM! AUCTION HELD ON SITE! REGARDLESS OF WEATHER! VISIT HARRISAUCTIONS.COM FOR MORE PHOTOS & A COMPLETE LISTING!

PERSONAL PROPERTY TERMS: Full Settlement Day of Sale, Cash or Check Day of Sale with Proper Identification. Bank Letters of Guarantee Required.

B4 Friday, December 27, 2019

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Move over, Honeycrisp New apple debuts at grocery stores Avocados are the second largest fruit export from Mexico to the United States, after only tomatoes.

Is avocado brown already? Genetic research could help WEST LAFAYET TE, Ind. — Avocados are famous for having a frustratingly short period of consumption. They’re hard as rocks for a while and as soon as you try to eat one, they’ve turned to brown mush.

Some researchers are trying to change this by taking a closer look at the fruit’s genes. Doing an analysis of an avocado’s transcriptome, which represents the small portion of genetic code that’s transcribed to RNA molecules, could help researchers manipulate the firmness of the fruit and the rate at which they ripen.

Michael Gribskov, a professor of biological sciences at Purdue University, recently received a Fulbright Scholar Award to conduct research at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Bogotá.

Gribskov will study the genes of several economically important Colombian crops, including avocados, cacao and rice, to improve the varieties, ramp up production and potentially increase opportunities for exporting them.

“With genomics and transcriptomics, we’re looking at how an organism’s genes are being turned on and off in response to different things. In avocados, we want to know how the genes are being turned on and off during the ripening of the fruit,” Gribskov said. “The hope is that this research can be used to develop new varieties of fruit that might have different commercial applications.”

Roughly 80% of the avocados U.S. residents consume are imported, with the rest coming mostly from California. Avocados are the second largest fruit export from Mexico to the United States, after only tomatoes.

But while the United States and Mexico are sorting out their trade disagreements, other countries are eyeing the opportunity.

For many years, Colombian avocados were distributed only within Latin America because they didn’t have the necessary

trade agreements to sell them elsewhere.

Colombia received permission to export avocados to the United States in January, and now that many of the regulatory hurdles have been cleared, farmers are trying to adapt their product for foreign markets.

Avocados sold in the United States are often of the Hass variety, which is why they look pretty much the same every time you pick one up at the grocery store. But closer to where the fruit originated, in southern Mexico, they can actually vary quite a bit.

This diversity is one reason Colombian avocados aren’t sold outside South America, Gribskov said.

Colombian avocados can be as large as a butternut squash and have skin that’s anywhere from purple to green.

People tend to like consistency in their foods, so there’s been some concern about how the different varieties would fare in American stores.

The oils of the avocado provide another avenue for enhancement. Avocados are unique because they produce oils, unlike other fruit, which produce sugars.

Oils contribute to the taste of the avocado, but they can also be used in commercial goods, such as cosmetics and cooking products.

“Because the varieties in Colombia are so diverse, they probably have a lot of different oils,” Gribskov said. “That affects their taste, but it also affects what kind of different commercial products they could be used in.”

Genomics also can be used to understand the effects of the environment on plant health and human toxicity. Colombian soils are very fertile, but they’re high in metals such as cadmium and aluminum.

Cadmium is toxic to humans. In plants, it tends to go where calcium would go but doesn’t work as well.

To prevent plants from taking it up, one could manipulate the system in the roots of the plant.

By Nicholas K. Geranios ASSOCIATED PRESS

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) —Cosmic Crisp is not a video game, a superhero or the title of a Grateful Dead song.

It’s a new variety of apple coming to a grocery store near you this month.

Cosmic Crisp is the first apple ever bred in Washington state, which grows the majority of the United States’ apples. It’s expected to be a game changer.

Already, growers have planted 12 million Cosmic Crisp apple trees, a sign of confidence in the new variety. While only 450,000 40-pound boxes will be available for sale this year, that will jump to more than 2 million boxes in 2020 and more than 21 million by 2026.

The apple variety was developed by Washington State University. Washington growers, who paid for the research, will have the exclusive right to sell it for the first 10 years.

The apple is called Cosmic Crisp because of the bright yellowish dots on its skin, which look like distant stars.

“I’ve never seen an apple prettier in the orchard than these things are,” said Aaron Clark of Yakima, whose family owns several orchards in central Washington and has planted 80 acres of Cosmic Crisps.

The new variety keeps for a long time in storage and in the refrigerator, said Kate Evans, who runs the breeding program at Washington State University.

And it’s an exceptionally good “eating apple,”

she said. “It’s ultra-crisp, very juicy and has a good balance of sweetness and tartness.”

Cosmic Crisps are a cross between the disease-resistant Enterprise and the popular, crunchy Honeycrisp varieties. The Honeycrisp, nicknamed “Moneycrisp” by some growers, was the latest apple to spark a big buzz in the United States when it was introduced a couple of decades ago. It was developed by the University of Minnesota.

Cosmic Crisp “has a good opportunity to be a hit with a lot of people,” said Clark, a vice president of Price Cold Storage, a company with

orchards and fruit warehouses throughout central Washington. “It better be, because we are going to have a lot of them.”

Apples are a $2.5 billion a year business in Washington, which grows about 60% of the nation’s supply, or nearly 140 million boxes. The top varieties are Gala, at 23%; Red Delicious, at 20%; and Fuji, at 13%.

Apples a re g row n in the arid valleys and brown hillsides of central Washington, a few hours east of Seattle, and watered by irrigation projects.

The state has around 1,500 apple growers and 175,000 acres of orchards.

Water wars between southern states puts focus on farmers that Florida has for years been critical both of metro Atlanta’s water use from the Chattahoochee River and farmers withdrawing water from the Flint River basin.

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A central focus of the overall case: Florida accuses Georgia of using too much water, imperil-

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About 50,000 people pick some 12 billion apples by hand each fall. The fruit is exported to 60 countries.

With so much success, why was a new apple variety needed?

“A new apple brings excitement,” said Toni Lynn Adams, spokeswoman for the Washington Apple Commission, which markets apples internationally.

“A new variety can reinvigorate a market and industry.”

Washington growers, who had watched the market share for sometimes mushy Red Delicious apples plummet over time, were looking to replicate the success of the Honeycrisp, Adams said.

“It’s going to shake things up in a great way,” Adams said. “We’re expecting it to increase in volume rapidly.”

Adams could not speculate on how much Cosmic Crisp apples will cost per pound.

Remarkably, this is the first apple variety developed in Washington state, which has been known for apples for more than a century.

Scientists at WSU’s Tree Fruit Research Center in Wenatchee spent 20 years breeding the desired apple tree seeds. In addition to helping pay for that research, apple growers need a license to buy the trees and pay a royalty on sales of the fruit.

The trees take three years to produce a crop, said Kathryn Grandy, a member of the team marketing the apple.

“This will be the largest launch of a single variety ever, globally,” she said, and it’s backed by a $10.5 million marketing budget.

Consumers will not have trouble finding the variety, said Grandy, who works for a company called Proprietary Variety Management and is based in the town of Chelan, in the heart of apple country.

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EPA rules put spotlight on closed transfer systems NEWARK, Del. — The liquid herbicide paraquat is widely used throughout North America as an effective herbicide and pre-harvest crop defoliant, but can be fatal if accidently ingested in small quantities, as well as cause eye damage and irritation to skin.

In response to the serious risks associated with paraquat, the Environmental Protection Agency has already pursued significant manufacturer labeling and training changes.

Now, for growers, the next step in the process is to address changes required to safely dispense the restricted-use pesticide. Consequently, it is urgent that growers quickly get up to speed on what the EPA has mandated in terms of new closed transfer systems required to safely dispense the pesticide.

“There are some big changes in the EPA’s rules for paraquat use, and growers need to understand and follow them to remain in compliance,” said Kerry Richards, director of Delaware’s Pesticide Safety Education Program.

“Otherwise, there could be some hefty fines.”

By September 2020, new container standards for paraquat will take effect, with “closed-system packaging for all non-bulk (less than 120 gallon) enduse product containers of paraquat,” according to the EPA. The agency will require “new closed-system packaging designed to prevent transfer or removal of the pesticide except directly into proper application equipment — this will prevent spills, mixing, pouring the pesticide into other containers or other actions that could lead to paraquat exposure,” states EPA’s website.

Paraquat cont ainers from manufacturers will need to be completely sealed, with no screw caps, adaptors or other ways to open and decant the chemicals.

To prevent accidental exposure or spills while transferring the liquid herbicide to smaller containers, for mixing or use, certified applicators also must utilize a closed transfer system that connects to the sealed container and cannot be easily circumvented.

TRANSFER LIQUIDS SAFELY Closed transfer systems are specifically designed to transfer liquids safely, while preventing accidental exposure to the concentrated or diluted pesticide or rinse solution.

The EPA is leaving it to growers to engineer their own solutions or find solutions already on the market.

“The grower is going to have to figure out which closed-transfer systems meet the specific EPA requirements to the letter, and if they don’t get it right, they could get fined,” Richards said.

Although many types of closed transfer systems exist, many do not satisfy this new EPA mandate because they can be breached or circumvented in some way.

Within this category are gravity-assisted inversion systems, which are inserted into containers using adaptors and flipped upside down. The adapter depresses a valve so the chemical flows freely out of the container.

However, grav ity-assisted inversion systems easily can be circumvented and the chemicals decanted if the valve is pressed when the container is not properly seated in the adapter.

Container breaching systems are another alternative. With this approach, sealed 1- to 2.5-gallon containers of product would be placed in an enclosed system and then pierced so the liquid contents drain to the bottom before being fed through hoses to the application equipment. A water input valve also can be used to safely rinse out the enclosure.

The downside is that each grower would have to purchase a container breaching system to use the product at all, and par-

Over the past few years, the Environmental Protection Agency has been pursuing big changes on how to operate liquid herbicide paraquat. The herbicide is dangerous and small doses can be fatal if accidently ingested. Changes for growers will take effect very soon. tial container use would not be possible.

Probes inserted into containers for fluid extraction are also commonly used for volumes ranging from 10 to 120 gallons.

Because the container doesn’t have to be inverted, like a gravity-assisted device, a larger vessel can be used.

However, when the probe is extracted, it is a breach of the closed system.

Also, there is no safe or compliant way for growers to rinse out the container after use.

The industry is responding to growers’ need to comply with the EPA’s new closed-system mandate. One industry leader, GoatThroat Pumps, a Milford, Connecticut-based

Paraquat containers will need to be completely sealed and must use a closed transfer system that can’t be penetrable in order to transfer the liquid herbicide to the plants. Basically, workers should not be able to touch the herbicide.

pump designer and manufacturer, is developing a system to specifically comply with EPA paraquat use requirements.

In fact, California, the largest agriculture-producing state, already requires a closed transfer system for Category 1 pesticides, and the company already produces products that meet those exacting requirements.

The small, versatile, hand-operated pressure pumps are engineered to work as a system, complete with everything needed to move liquids from the source container through measuring and into the mix tank with a simple triple-rinse set-up.

The hand-pump version functions essentially like a beer tap.

The operator attaches the pump, presses the plunger several times to

build up a low amount of internal pressure, and then dispenses the liquid.

A one-touch valve allows growers and pesticide handlers to execute a controlled, steady transfer of liquids from one container to another, and the flow rate can be adjusted from gallons to drops based on their needs.

Other systems can be connected through no spill connectors to extraction devices such as the Chem Traveler.

Because the pumps use very low pressure to transfer fluids through the line and contain automatic pressure relief valves, they are safe to use with virtually any closed container.

Systems are available for 2.5 -gallon cont ainers, 5-gallon containers and for all 30- and 55-gallon drums and barrels, including Micromatic.

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Winter Gardening How to start plants outdoors in winter URBANA, Ill. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Wintersowing is a cost-eďŹ&#x20AC;ective and low-maintenance way of starting plants for the garden. Creator of the winter-sowing method, Trudi DavidoďŹ&#x20AC; puts it in simple terms: starting plants outdoors in winter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Winter-sowing works with nature to prepare seeds for growth by providing the proper conditions to begin germination. While this may sound complicated, the only supplies needed are a recycled container that allows light through, soil and seeds,â&#x20AC;? said Nicole Flowers-Kimmerle, horticulture educator with Universit y of Illinois Extension.

To begin, create your miniature greenhouse from recycled plastic containers; milk jugs that allow light to penetrate work well. Experiment with the recycla-

ble containers you have on hand.

Because the containers will collect snow and rain, add drainage holes in your mini-greenhouse. With a drill or utility knife, cut several holes into the bottom of the container.

Cut around the milk jug below the bottom of the handle, without cutting the top of the container all the way oďŹ&#x20AC;. Leave about a half an inch intact just below the handle. This section acts as a hinge to hold the container together.

Next, ďŹ ll the bottom of the miniature greenhouse.

Moisten the soil and allow it to drain. The soil should have a moisture level like a damp sponge. Light and ďŹ&#x201A;uďŹ&#x20AC;y soil that drains well works best.

The container is now ready for seeds. Small seeds can be left on top

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Fill an old milk jug with soil to create a mini greenhouse for outdoor-sown seeds. of the soil, however larger seeds require more attention Follow the instructions on the seed packet for planting depths of larger seeds. Make sure there is

good contact between the seed and the soil.

Replace the lid and secure with duct tape. Label the container with the date and the type of seed

planted. Your small greenhouse container is ready to go outdoors.

While the mini-greenhouses should receive sunlight and have exposure to rain and snow, they should be placed in an area that is safe from strong winds.

The temperature variation prepares the seeds for germination at the proper time. When the days begin to warm, seedlings will emerge.

After emergence, open the container on sunny days, but close it at dusk to protect the seedlings from cold night temperatures. The seedlings naturally harden oďŹ&#x20AC; and can be transplanted when soil temperatures reach proper levels.

Cut ďŹ&#x201A;aps along the side of the miniature greenhouse to slide seedlings out. Divide the clump into pieces and plant as you

would a store variety.

Wait to begin wintersowing until January or February. If there is a warm spell, the seeds can germinate, but wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be hardy enough to survive when temperatures fall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do your homework when choosing seeds,â&#x20AC;? Flowers-Kimmerle said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Frost-tolerant ďŹ&#x201A;owers and vegetables such as petunias, cosmos, kale, broccoli, spinach and Brussels sprouts successfully withstand the cold temperatures of early winter. Frost-sensitive species such as zinnias, tomatoes and squash need to wait until the warmer temperatures of March or April before sowing using this method.â&#x20AC;?

Winter sown seedlings grow into healthy, sturdy plants. Plants will be ready to thrive in the garden when spring arrives.

Overwintering tropical plants URBANA, Ill. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tropical plants have gained a lot of popularity in recent years as an easy way to add an attractive look to back patios, decks, and containers.

Plants such as mandevilla, alocasia, or elephant ear, and hibiscus are sold at garden centers in containers and, while they oďŹ&#x20AC;er great interest over the warm months, by the ďŹ rst hard frost they are done for. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In essence, tropical plants are treated as annuals in the landscape, but with a few tricks and some practice, these unique tropical plants can be overwintered and revived for the next year,â&#x20AC;? said Austin Little, University of Illinois

Extension horticulture educator.

With regard to overwintering, there are three categories of tropical plants: plants that produce big tuberous roots like alocasia, or cannas; tropicals that produce woody stems with ďŹ&#x201A;eshy crowns and ďŹ brous roots, such as mandevilla; and softstemmed tropicals with ďŹ brous roots, like begonia or coleus.

For overwintering tropicals with bulbs or ďŹ&#x201A;eshy tubers, wait until the foliage starts to die back after the ďŹ rst light frost, and then lift them out of the soil with a gardening fork.

Trim the leaves down to an inch or so, and let the bulbs dry out for a few days in a shaded area

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out of the rain. Once they have dried, brush oďŹ&#x20AC; any extra soil, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re ready for storage. A breathable cardboard box is good, but they can also be stored in an open tote or crate.

Store the bulbs in dry peat, wood shavings, or wrap them in newspaper.

Keep the box in a cool, dark place such as a cellar or garage that does not get much above 55 or below 32 degrees.

Bulbs can be repotted and started a few months before the last frost or

they can be planted outside when soils warm above 65 degrees.

Tropicals like mandevilla and lantana are woody shrubs in their native range, but can be tricked into dormancy for the winter. Following the ďŹ rst frost, cut back the foliage to about six inches, transfer the root balls to containers and store them in a cool, dark spot next Hibiscus and other tropical plants can be overwintered and reto your alocasia. Water vived for the next year. lightly over the winter, every few weeks at most.

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Winter Gardening Holly brightens winter landscape

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Burlap can protect cold-sensitive perennial shrubs in winter.

Protect woody plants URBANA, Ill. — As winter arrives, we all wonder at the temperatures we will have to endure throughout the season. Fortunately, ornamental plants begin preparing for winter early through a process called cold acclimation. The process is signaled by cooling temperatures and shorter day lengths.

Woody plants adjust to changing temperatures gradually, so that by the time the first frost hits, they are rarely damaged. However, as winter progresses, especially in harsh years, even the most well-prepared plants can suffer.

“It is usually in the spring when damage that occurred during the winter is noticed,” said Andrew Holsinger, University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator.

For example, flower and leaf buds can die because of low or fluctuating temperatures. This damage can account for a low number of blooms in the spring.

“Cold temperatures can cause a variety of symptoms,” Holsinger said. “Preparing for the worst will hopefully leave you with the best results.”

By following a few basic tips, it is possible to lessen the damage to woody ornamentals.

Q Plant only varieties hardy to your area.

Q Choose sites that match your plants’ requirements.

Q Build your soil nutrition, as proper plant nutrition increases tolerance to cold injury.

Q Avoid pruning in late summer or early fall to prevent stimulating new growth.

Q Mulching can help retain moisture.

Q Make sure plants are well-watered, especially evergreens, to prevent desiccation.

Burlap has become popular as a decorative component during the holiday seasons indoors.

Outdoors, burlap can be used to wrap plants, or provide a wind barrier to evergreen woody plants.

Other wind barriers are of benefit when placed in the right location.

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A month or so before the last frost, they can be moved into the light and given more water. After the last frost, they can be moved outside to harden off and may benefit from a light application of tropical fertilizer.

Soft, fleshy-stemmed tropical plants are best overwintered by taking vegetative cuttings and letting them root in a well-drained potting mix in the sunniest location in the house.

The plants will not need much water over the winter; rather, it is better for the soil to be on the dry side. Ensure the foliage does not contact glass windows, as this can cause freeze damage.

Generally, winter winds come from the northwest.

“Determining if your plants have been damaged by the cold sometimes takes some investigation.

Buds can be opened with a sharp knife to cut a cross-section of the bud’s top. If the bud has become discolored it may have been damaged,” Holsinger said.

URBANA, Ill. — Evergreens such as holly, with its bright green leaves and sparkling red berries, add excitement to an otherwise dull winter landscape.

University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator Jennifer Fishburn provided insights on growing the winter favorite.

“Holly is the common name for the genus Ilex which has more than 800 species, including both evergreen and deciduous leaved species. Holly plants are a great addition to the landscape, but careful consideration must be given to the planting location. The ultimate size and shape of a mature plant is an important consideration, as the plants need ample space to grow,” Fishburn said.

Evergreen hollies can be planted in full sun or partial shade protected from winter sun and wind. They prefer a moist, organic, well-drained soil with an acidic pH. To keep hollies happy through Illinois winters, Fishburn advises gardeners to select cultivars which are hardy to your zone and to ensure plants

One of the better-suited hollies for Illinois landscape conditions is common winterberry, Ilex verticillata. receive ample moisture during dry periods.

Several holly species will provide colorful fruit for three to six months of the year. Fruit persistence depends on the bird and squirrel population in an area. Plants with yellow berries are often ignored by birds or are eaten after red fruits are gone.

Holly plants are dioecious, meaning both male and female plants are needed to ensure fruit production. Only the female produces fruit. It is important to have male and female plants that are closely related and flower at the same time.

“How do you know the sex of a plant? Male and female flowers have different parts. For some of us, this may be a little difficult to see, so we must rely upon retailers to correctly mark the plants,” Fishburn said. “Most cultivars have sex-appropriate names such as ‘China Boy.’” Mature plants can be kept at a manageable size and shape by pruning them in late fall or early winter. Prune hollies after they have been established for several years, as new plants resent pruning.

An added bonus of

pruning is to collect the branches and use them as holiday decorations. Holly branches covered with berries look great in an outdoor container or on a fireplace mantel.

One of the better-suited hollies for Illinois landscape conditions is common winterberry, Ilex verticillata. Winterberry is a deciduous holly hardy to zone 3, with good pest and disease resistance.

The rounded leaves will remain on the plant into late fall. Red berries begin their display in September and can last for several months.

Cultivars vary in height from 5 to 10 feet. This species is a good selection for shrub borders or screening.

Female plant selections with red fruit include “Red Sprite” and “Winter Red.” “Red Sprite” is a shorter cultivar growing 3 to 5 feet tall. “Winter Red” can get 8 to 9 feet tall and wide. A good male pollinator is “Jim Dandy,” a dwarf, slow grower.

“If space permits, perk up your winter landscape with one of these great holly selections,” Fishburn said.

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Calendar DECEMBER CLINTON COUNTY Dec. 27 – Clinton County 4-H Skating Party: 6 to 8 p.m., Hugz & Fitz, 437 Memorial Drive, Breese, Ill.; tinyurl. com/sa5qzzd.

JANUARY CHAMPAIGN COUNTY Jan. 3-4 – Illini Farm Toy Show: 4 to 8 p.m. Jan. 3, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 4, Garden Hotel Urbana 1001 W. Killarney St., Urbana, Ill.; www.facebook.com/ events/1342955602538422.

Jan. 16 – Embarras River Watershed Farmer Meeting: 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Champaign County Farm Bureau, 801 N. Country Fair Drive, Champaign, Ill.; tinyurl.com/ qwvc7dt.

Jan. 9 – Financial Well-Being Series: Improve Your Credit Score: 6 to 7:15 p.m., Urbana Park District: 505 W. Stoughton St., Urbana, Ill.; tinyurl.com/s6vqh64.

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11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Edgar County Farm Bureau, 210 W. Washington St., Paris, Ill.; tinyurl.com/qwvc7dt.

Jan. 8 – Pesticide Safety Education Program: 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Lake Storey Pavilion, 1572 Machen Drive,Galesburg, Ill.; 877-6261650; web.extension.illinois. edu/pptcc.

EDWARDS COUNTY Jan. 4 – Edwards Unit Poultry and Rabbit Clinic: 9 a.m. to noon, Edwards County Extension office, 350 N. Seventh St., Albion, Ill.; 618-445-2934; tinyurl.com/ sb22egd.

Jan. 7 – Scrumptious Science: 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Edwards County High School Home Economics Room, 361 W. Main St., Albion, Ill.; 618.445.2934; extension. illinois.edu/elrww.

EFFINGHAM COUNTY Jan. 8 – Certified Livestock Manager Training: 9 a.m., Effingham County Extension office, 1209 N. Wenthe Drive, Effingham, Ill.; extension. illinois.edu/lfmm/certifiedlivestock-manager-training.

JACKSON COUNTY Jan. 7 – Visual Arts: Leather Workshop: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Jackson County Extension office, 402 Ava Road,

LA SALLE COUNTY Jan. 8 – Mindful Eating: 6 to 7 p.m., Reddick Library, 1010 Canal St., Ottawa, Ill.; tinyurl. com/tv6jzpm.

Poultry and Rabbit Clinic The Edwards Unit Poultry and Rabbit Clinic will be from 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 4 at the Edwards County Extension office, 350 N. Seventh St., Albion. Get tips on breeds, daily care, show prep, and showmanship. Register by Jan. 2 by calling 618-445-2934 or visit tinyurl.com/sb22egd.

Murphysboro, Ill.; 618-6871727.

JASPER COUNTY Jan. 30 – Embarras River

Watershed Farmer Meeting: 8 to 10 a.m., Jasper County Farm Bureau, 105 S. Hutton Drive, Newton, Ill.; tinyurl. com/qwvc7dt.

LAWRENCE COUNTY Jan. 7 – Embarras River Watershed Farmer Meeting: 8 to 10 a.m., The Coffee Shack, 101 S. Christy Ave., Sumner, Ill.; tinyurl.com/qwvc7dt.

LIVINGSTON COUNTY Jan. 3 – Cake Decorating Workshop: 10 a.m. to noon, Livingston County Extension office, 1412 S. Locust St., Pontiac, Ill.

Second Ave. Milan, Ill.; tinyurl.com/usa66zk.

SANGAMON COUNTY Jan. 2 – 4-H Sewing Workshop: 8:30 a.m. to noon, Sangamon County Extension office, 700 S. Airport Drive, Springfield, Ill. Jan. 8-10 – Illinois Specialty Crop Conference: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 3000 S. Dirksen Pkwy., Springfield, Ill.; www. specialtygrowers.org/iscc.

STEPHENSON COUNTY Jan. 14 – Northwest Illinois Agronomy Summit: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Highland Community College Conference Center, 2998 W. Pearl City Road, Freeport, Ill.; 815-235-4125; go.illinois.edu/AgSummit.

WASHINGTON COUNTY Jan.6 – MyPI Teen Training: 6 p.m., Washington County Extension office, 9623 Wall St., Nashville, Ill.

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WOODFORD COUNTY

Jan. 7 – Prevent T2 Diabetes Information Session: 5 to 6 p.m., Rock Island County Extension office, 321 W.

Jan.9 – Exploring Current Diet Trends: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Eureka Public Library, 202 S. Main St., Eureka, Ill.; 309-467-2922.

Jan. 30 – Embarras River Watershed Farmer Meeting: 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Clark County Farm Bureau, 9 Trotter Lane, Martinsville, Ill.; tinyurl.com/qwvc7dt.

COLES COUNTY Jan. 3 – Scrapbooking Workshop: 9 to 11 a.m., Daisy Lane, 2619 Lake Land Blvd., Mattoon, Ill. Jan. 23 – Embarras River Watershed Farmer Meeting: 8 to 10 p.m., Coles County Farm Bureau, 719 W. Lincoln Ave., Charleston, Ill.; tinyurl. com/qwvc7dt.

CRAWFORD COUNTY Jan. 7 – Embarras River Watershed Farmer Meeting: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Crawford County Forest Preserve, 5886 E. 1050th Ave., Robinson, Ill.; tinyurl.com/ qwvc7dt.

DEKALB COUNTY Jan. 4 – Wee Naturalists - Owls: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Russell Woods Nature Center, 11750 State Rt. 72, Genoa, Ill.; tinyurl.com/y35zd6f9.

DOUGLAS COUNTY Jan. 23 – Embarras River Watershed Farmer Meeting: 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Douglas County Ag Center, 900 S. Washington St., Tuscola, Ill.; tinyurl.com/qwvc7dt.

EDGAR COUNTY Jan. 23 – Embarras River Watershed Farmer Meeting:

BRIEFS Grazing conference March 6 in Elizabeth ELIZABETH, Ill. – The 2020 Northwest Illinois Grazing Conference will be from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. March 6 at the Elizabeth Community Building, Hwy. 20 W, Elizabeth.

The theme for this year’s conference is “Understanding the Value of Pasture and Forages.”

Presenters will include Larry Tranel, Iowa State University Extension dairy field specialist; Phil Cardoso, University of Illinois Extension dairy specialist; Laura Lant, Midwest Grass and Forage; Jay Solomon, Illinois Extension energy and environmental stewardship educator; and Philip Alberti, Illinois Extension commercial agriculture educator.

Cost is $20 before Feb. 21. Register by visiting go.illinois.edu/jsw.

Maple syrup, tree pruning programs BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – The Kankakee County Extension is partnering the Kankakee River Valley Forest Preserve District to present three outdoor programs: n 6:30 p.m. Jan. 17: Birding expert, John Baxter will lead a short owl walk through the Aroma Land and Water Preserve, 1578 S. Heiland Road, St. Anne.

Patricipants will walk through the park, listen for owls and learn more about their habits. n 10 a.m. Jan. 28: Learn about the history and observe the process of making maple syrup at Shannon Bayou, 3301 Waldron Road, Aroma Park. n 10 a.m., March 5: If pruning your trees frighten or confuses you, then this is the workshop for you. This event will be held at Shannon Bayou.

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FARMS FOR SALE ADVERTISE YOUR FARMLAND FOR SALE...

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• NEW LISTING! 146.65± Acres, Henry County, Galva Township, Illinois L-1900676-01 • Class A soils with overall productivity index of 139. Located four miles northeast of Galva. All weather road frontage and close to local grain markets. Lease is open for 2020 crop year. • $9,900 per acre.

For details please contact agent John Kennedy at (309) 337-9335.

• NEW LISTING! 120± Acres, Lee County, Reynolds Township, Illinois L-1900676-00 • Located south of Rochelle with excellent access. 100% tillable Class A farm with productivity index of 142. Lease free for the 2020 crop year. • $10,900 per acre.

• NEW LISTING! 128.95± Acres, Lee County, Ashton Township, Illinois L-1900676-04 • Farm is located about 3 miles northeast of Ashton. Being sold lease-free for the 2020 crop year. Gently sloping, long running north/ south rows with a productivity index of 120. • $7,500 per acre.

• 57.92± Acres, Stephenson County, Illinois A-16185 • Located southwest of German Valley, IL. Gently sloping farm G CRP acres with average is comprised of 51.85± tillable 5.39± DIN PENand SALE acres productivity index of 134. • $638,568 or $11,025 per acre.

For details please contact agent Marlon Ricketts at (815) 751-3467.

• NEW LISTING! 99.275± Acres, Douglas County • Newman Township Class A soils, All tillable, Lease free for 2020; L-2000124 • $10,500 per acre; • 45.18± Acres, Coles County • Humboldt Township L-1900747 • Located about three miles south of Arcola. Class A farm! All tillable, lease-free for 2020 crop year. • $9,900 per acre • 40± Acres, Moultrie County • Lovington Township L-1900618 • Located about 4.5 miles northeast of Lovington or about 13 miles west of Arthur. Top-quality Class INGA all tillable farm! Being sold SALE PEND lease-free for the 2020 crop year. • $10,700 per acre • 193.26± Acres, Moultrie County • Nelson and Sullivan Townships L-1900528 • Located at east edge of Sullivan. Class A farm. • $10,200 per acre • 103.47± Acres, Coles County • Pleasant Grove Township L-1800522 • Located about 8.5 miles southeast of Mattoon in Pleasant Grove Township. This mostly level farm offers good soils along with all-weather road frontage on the west and south sides of the farm. • Call for details!

• 69.9± Acres, Edgar County • Embarrass Township L-1900026 • Farm is located at west of Redmon with good road frontage along Route 133. Excellent quality land with Class A soils.• $8,500 per acre For details, please contact agents Winnie Stortzum or Tucker Wood at (217) 268-4434.

• 293.5± Acres, Iroquois County, Illinois • A-30788 • Highly productive soils, nearly 100% tillable, great road access. • $8,500 per acre.

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

• 247± Acres, Piatt and Macon Counties, Illinois Class A Soils! Close to grain markets. Open lease for 2020 crop year.

Tract 1 - 80± Acres Piatt County, Goose Greek Township, L-1900732-00 $11,000 per acre • Tract 2 - 138.86± Acres Macon County, Friends Creek Township, L-1900732-01 - $10,000 per acre • Tract 3 - 28.488± Acres Macon County, Friends Creek Township, L-1900732-02 - $10,500 per acre • 230± Acres, Cass County, Illinois A-20267-01 • Farm is located southeast of Virginia, IL. • $2,875,000 For details please contact Patrick Gooding, AFM/Agent, at (217) 607-0118.

• 159.28± Acres, Marshall County, Illinois A-18575 • Located one mile north of Evans Station. Mostly level farm has 154.15 tillable acres with a productivity index of 131. Excellent road frontage and access on both the north and east sides of the farm. • $10,000 per acre.

For details please contact Thadd Fosdick, AFM/Agent, at (815) 867-6915.

• 192± Acres, Iroquois County, Lovejoy Township, Illinois L-2000050 • Highly productive farmland with PI of 131 is located 3 miles north of Hoopeston and 1 mile east of Rt 1. Close to grain markets and being sold lease-free for 2020 crop year.• $1,593,600.

• 173.23± Acres, Vermilion County, Illinois L-1900576 • Located just east of Danville Regional Airport. 114.40± tillable acres & 58.83± timber acres with a productivity index of 133, • $975,000.

For details please contact agent Phillip Poppe at (815) 848-8121.

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700 6th Avenue, DeWitt, Iowa | 563.659.8185 WHITESIDE CO., IL 147 acres MOL, 140.3 FSA tillable w/PI of 125, E. of Fulton. $9,000/a.

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 49.6 acres, Nice laying farm.

76 acres, Quality farmland, high PI & tiled.

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 New Listing 244 acres MOL, Mostly tillable, Good farmland, Some outbuildings, Just north of Winnebago.

Doug Yegge • 563.320.9900 Alan McNeil • 563.321.1125 yeggemcneilland.com

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

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

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

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

4 FENCED ACRES. AMISH BUILT FENCING. 60X160 SHED. INDOOR RIDING ARENA. 5 STALLS WITH FANS.

FOR SALE

BARNES 100 - 3803 N RISING RD, CHAMPAIGN, IL 61822 100+/- ACRES OF CLASS A FARMLAND. PI 143.2.

HENSLEY TOWNSHIP. $11,200/A PENDING

Douglas County BLAGG FARM - IL-130, ARCOLA, IL 61910 SOLD IN 4 DAYS! 80+/- ACRES OF CLASS A FARMLAND, LOCATED IN BOWDRE TOWNSHIP. PI 138.3. $875,000 PENDING BLAGG FARM - IL-133, ARCOLA, IL 61910 SOLD IN 4 DAYS! 80+/- ACRES OF CLASS A FARMLAND, LOCATED IN BOWDRETOWNSHIP. PI 132.7. $860,000 PENDING KINCAID FARM - 2580 E CR 1050 N, NEWMAN, IL 61942 62.25+/- ACRES OF CLASS A FARMLAND. PATTERNED TILED. PI 137.2. $10,250/A PENDING

CONTACT US TODAY!

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

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Farmland for Sale 253.89 ac in 3 tracts - PI 143.4 2 mi E of Urbana, Champaign Cty, IL

154.86 ac - PI 119.5

S of Buckley, Iroquois Cty, IL

78.56 ac - PI 102.5

2 mi SW of Keyesport, Clinton Cty, IL

Contact: Brian Waibel, Managing Broker Seth Waibel, Broker Office phone: 217-590-0233 www.WaibelFarmlandServices.com

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

(10) BLK COWS, preg checked for early 2020 calving, all very quiet elec. fence broke & good ages, $1,0000/ea. (309)678-5540 (25) 2ND CALF Red Angus, (12) 3rd & 4th calf, (12) short yearling heifers, Call 309-945-8840 ANGUS HEIFERS, 6 hd, born Jan-Mar 2019, Sired by Insight, 5T Surveillance, Powerchip, Exc. Quality. Call 309-275-8503.

BRED HEIFERS, SPRING calving, BLK, BWF and Red Angus. 618-528-8744 POLLED HEREFORDS bred cows & heifers, heifer calves, also fertility tested bulls, Call 608-235-9417 PRESCOTT ANGUS Yearling Angus Bulls For Sale Richard Prescott 815-228-2069 prescottangus.com PURE-BRED RED ANGUS bull, born March 5, 2018, $2,000.

Call 513-284-6760 RED AND BLACK ANGUS BULLS. (618)528-8744

Reg. Angus Bulls, ages 1 & 2, birth wgt & EPD, calving ease & growth. Metropolis, 618-6387693 www.bremerbrothers.com REG. ANGUS BULLS, calved Jan 2018, all bulls sired by PVF insight, good stout and sound, priced to sell. Henderson Angus Farms. 309-275-8503 REG. ANGUS COWS, 12 hd. bred to calve Jan. 2020. All sired by AI Sires & bred back to Turning Point, Conley Express, Insight, Claussen & Watchout.

Call 309-275-8503.

WANTED TO BUY complete herds of Dairy Cattle, also Steers, and Heifers buying, Call 715-216-1897 WISCONSIN CALVES AND FEEDER CATTLE Good quality Holstein and beef cross calves, started calves and feeder cattle are available thru Reynolds Livestock. Give us a call today for prices.

Trucking available.

Reynoldslivestock.com 608-574-7338

WANTED: USED BULK MILK COOLERS, ALL SIZES. (319)330-2286

(2) FRIESEN PROTEIN bulk tanks, 5-1/2 ton, $1,500/ ea.

Call 815-539-7117 FOR SALE SAW dust for cattle bedding sold by the ton. Call 815-539-7117 HESSTON-10 STACKER W/MOVER, $2,500; Call 815-539-7117 TURN TRACTOR TIRES into hay and silage bunks!

Cell Phone: (309)738-9531 www.ecofeeder.com

6X16 6 BOSS Liveswtock trailer, bumper pull, new tires, good cond., floor good, $2,650 Call 815-693-6780 DELTA TRAILERS & LOW PRO HOG TRAILE R S 6-1/2 tall, 16 long, 2 axle brake & spare tire, Starting at $5,495. Wackerline Trailers Sandwich,IL. 815-786 2504 wackerlinesales.com

HIEL TRAILER SALES • Wilson Alum. Gooseneck • Titan • Haulmark • Stealth • Aluma, LTD #LTD Route 41 S., Prairie City, IL

(800)255-4435

1998 GLEANER R42, 2wd., sn. #R4248043, Maurer bin ext., 2487/1845 hrs. Hugger 630 corn head w/rollacone, less than 2500 ac. Gleaner 800-20' platform w/3" cut. Pkg. $44,000.

Ph. 217/483-4379.

2001 JD-9650 STS, 2700 hrs., well maintained, $34,900.

815-988-2074 2008 JD-9770 4WD, duals, contour master, high rate unload, 3200/2200 hrs., just came out of field, well maintained, $67,500 Call 815-383-4040 2009 612C stalk master, $23,500. 217-242-9105 2009 CIH-5088, AFX rotor, chopper, FT, RT, YM, 1903 eng.

Hrs., 1317 sep. hrs., choice of duals or singles, $79,500; 2012 3020 25', $15,000; 2012 Drago, 8-30”, $17,500 (618)562-4819 2011 CIH-5088. FT, RT, power fold ext., 2 spd. feeder/ hydro, chopper, Pro 700 mapping, & YieldSense yield mon., EZ steer auto guide w/FM750. 30.5x32, 1694/1270 hrs. Well maintained & always shedded, records avail. See Peo. CL for pics. $89,000; Call/text 309-635-4162

Case IH 3408 corn head, always shedded, very good condition, $19,700-obo.

618-790-3884 CIH-1063 and 1083 corn heads, completely rebuilt. CIH 2000 and 3000 series also available!!

(712)470-0554

2011 JD-9670 2592/1715 hrs., Contour Master, high cap.

Unload, all options, purchased new, dealer inspec, Exc, machine, $90,000 847-514-8844

JD-6620 COMBINE, w/4444 corn head, 215 bean head & head mover, all for $6,500 always sheeded 309-224-0104 JD-9510 2900 HRS., $26,900; JD-9500 2500 hrs. $18,900 both exc. appearance and good cond., Call 815-988-2074

2012 MF-9250 DRAPER, 25-ft., one owner, always shedded, SCH sickle, very good cond, will fit other brands. 618-663-9604 2013 GLEANER-S67 COMBINE, 482 sep., 730 eng,.

Loaded with options. $165,000.

815-488-2835, text or leave message, Ladd, IL.

Be Prepared For Soybean Sudden Death Syndrome New CostEffective Seed Treatment Available Ask Your Seed Dealer For Heads Up®

1-866-368-9306 www.headsupST.com

Off Patent GT (Glyphosate Tolerant) Soybeans Different Maturity Ranges available. Treated or nonTreated - Realistically Priced!

Call for details. 618-667-6401, 618-407-3638, 618-407-3637

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JD 4240, low hours, 3427 hours, 1982, excellent condition, $30,000.

309-236-6077 JD 8335R, ILS, IBT, 2600hours, $149,000-obo.

217-242-9105 JD-3020 DIESEL, 69 model, just like new inside & out; '69 JD-4020 diesel 4200 hrs. all orig., very nice, $21,500 choice 815-988-2074 JD-4440 less than 5000 hrs., good tires, had to work very little, nice piece, $28,500 Call 815-878-9620

(3) 16ft Yetter pull-type frames with tires and wheels.

217-397-2404

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JD-7830 MFD, IVT Trans, frt susp., active seat, higher hrs., nice, $42,500 715-574-4561 JD-8285R MFD, duals, frt duals optional, auto track ready, exceptional, warranty, $98,500 Call 715-572-1234 JD-8430 MFD duals, wts., active seat, 50” tires, HID lighting, guidance ready, 5032 hrs., $82,500 Call 715-572-1234 JD4640 POWER SHIFT, 18x42 rears with duals, 8300 hrs., $15,900 Call 815-988-2074 JOHN DEERE-8270R, 2011, 3200 hrs, MFW, IVT, looks like new, always shedded, $119,000. Call 812-483-4899

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

BIG TRACTOR PARTS ~ Geared For the Future~ STEIGER TRACTOR SPECIALISTS

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

800-982 -1769

www.bigtractorparts.com CIH-695, ONLY 900 original hrs., 2250 quick tach loader also set up with quick tach skid loader attachments, Exc. Cond., Call 309-275-8503

2017 MCFARLAND GREEN 32', insight, 3-bar spike, rolling baskets, Exc. Cond. $59,500 Call 765-993-4250

900 IH 12RN, rear fold, hyd.

Pump & mon., $1200-obo. 1515” rows, nt coulters, 15” bean meters, $2500. 217-397-2404 BLACK MACHINE CORN planter, plants (12) 30” rows, or (13) 15” rows, $12,500 pictures on tractor house at Peabudys in Pecatonica. Call or text (815)670-3632 leave message

Central Culvert & Tile, LLC Mahomet, IL. Steel and Alum.

Culverts. Plastic Tile and fittings.

8-inch to 36-inch in stock. up to 144-inch avail. 217-637-8453 NEW HOLLAND-L455 KUBOTA diesel, 2040 hours, new tires, one year old bucket, $8,250. Call 309-238-6445

greendrills.com (740)756-4810 Hizey Farm Service LLC

Harms Land-Rollers, Brand New! 12 - $6,800, 14 -7,300, 16 - $8,000 , 24 - $14,800, 32 - $17,500, 42-$21,500 Any size Available. 715-234-1993 JD 7200 12RN vac, wing fold, $4000. 217-397-2404

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

Edgar County Farms For Sale

44 Acres - 32 Till 80 Acres - 75 Till Martin Real Estate & Appraisals - Chris Martin 217-251-8651 cmartinrealestate.com FARM FOR SALE 80 AC. M/L Bureau County Milo Township, Section 8 NE ¼ S ½ NHEL 75.24 Ac. Tillable 130.6 PI CRP Waterway-6.0 Ac. Rate $334.14 per ac.

Contract until 09/30/23, 2014Grid Tile $10,150.00 per ac.

Call 309-238-2330 For sale by owner, 475Ac's, Pope Co., IL 25 mi's NE of Paducha KY Consist of 340 Ac's till. cropland, 25 Ac's pasture, & over 100 Ac's of hard wood timber. 40,000 bu. Grain storage, large barn, large field & exc deer hunting, w/good lease income. Open crop lease for 19, price below appraised value, 618-528-8744

ENGINE KITS

Clevite - FP Diesel - Reliance Quality SINCE 1988

ENGINE KIT: Sleeves, pistons, pins, rings, bearings & IN-FRAME GASKETS

For More Kits - Just Call

Dons Diesel 800-345-6513 www.donsdiesel.com Lawrence, KS FORD-8730, PS, 3700 hrs., 3 hyd., 1000/540 PTO, VG duals, cold air, $21,000 Pana IL. 217-710-0841 LOOKING TO BUY OR SELL FARM EQUIPMENT?

Over 25,000 Satisfied Farmers have successfully used www.myfarmads.com

(877)470-3337 We Have Parts for MM tractors, & others! riverdalefarmshop.com Call River Dale Farms @ (920)295-3278 WESTENDORF-TA26 LOADER, off JD-4020 3-yrs.

Old, like new, $3,950; JD-48 loader, off JD-3020, Very Nice, $1,950. Call 815-988-2074

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

1996 IH 4700, DT466, 5-spd.

Allison automatic, 16-ton SS Wilmar seed or fertilizer tender , $9000. 618-895-2116 Humates Omri cert organic carbon 2400-lb super sack, liquid humate applied with starters, folliar, or with sidedress nitrogen. 563-920-3674 New Steel Storage tanks available Capacity up to 50,000 gal. 618-553-7549, 562-4544 www.dktanks.com

7x7 planter frames straight and hyd fold also JD and IH lift assist wheels, other planter parts avail. 217-397-2404

CIH-9170, 20.8x42's 85%, recent eng. work, $34,500 Call 618-407-6875

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

2001 KINZE-3600 16R32, Precision corn meters$ brush meters, Row shut offs, $40,000 obo Call 815-791-6207 2006 JD1770NT CCS 12-row, precision 20/20 seedsense, precision air force row flow, true count air row clutches, precision air clean sweep, insecticide smart boxes, only 400 acres on total rebuild, $54,000.

815-876-7292.

2011 JD-8235R 370 hrs.

Michelin duals front & rear.

IVT, ILS, leather , premium lite pkg. 540/1000 PTO, 5 remotes, No DEF., $172,500 OBO. Call 309-443-5454

2014 CIH-280, MFD, 4-hyd., frt 7 rear duals, $106,900 obo 217-242-9105 Allis Chalmers 7000, no motor, new radiator, parts only, $2500obo. 618-599-4935

2013 HAGIE 120ft aluminum boom, 1200 hrs of use. $31,500 618-562-7550.

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

Todd Lash, The Farm Guy

2008 JD 5525 MFD, 764 hours, cab, 2 remotes, plus loader joy stick, economy pto, 38k, obo.

217-621-6117 2009 CASE-95C UTILITY tractor 4WD 1350-hrs., rear weights, mechanical wheel shuttle, 12-spd. 540/1000 PTO $32,000. obo (618)895-2116

2012 CASE-550 QUADTRAC Pro 700 with Full Guidance and RTK unlocked. 6 remotes with high flow hyd, tow cable, dual diff locks, ONE OWNER Call 269-449-8358 2013 JD-8285, 2900 hrs. IVT, 480x46 duals, $119,900 obo 217-242-9105 2013 JD-8285R, 4100-hours, 4 SCV's, IVT, weights, $109,900. 217-242-9105

2009 ROGATOR-1286C, RAVEN Viper Pro guidance, 90' boom, 1200 gal. Tank, 5 sec auto shut-offs, 4130 hrs. good tires, good machine, $52,000.

Call 217-430-4023

Ag Gypsum for Sale

1982 JD-4640 6113 hrs., Hyd. Front wheel assist, (4) new 18x42 Firestone radials, sharp appearance. $24,900 Call 815-988-2074 1984 JD-8650, 8700-hours, good shape, $28,000.

1978 JD-4440, 9200-hours, 2000 on overhaul, like new tires, $28,000. 217-304-1764

2005 CIH-MX285, 6900 hrs., duals, wts. Guidance ready, $52,500 Call 618-407-6875

Moeller Ag Service Inc. (319)698-4005 More than 25 Years!

Specializing in Planter Attachments & No-Till Equip

2009 BESTWAY 1200 Sprayer, 80ft. boom, Raven 440 control and Bestway section control, 320/90/R46 tires, little use, exc. condition, $23,000.

309-208-2800.

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1967 JD-4020, GOOD tin, no oil leaks, new rear tires, Call 815-258-8670 1976 JD-4230 Cab/Air/Quad, 5987 hrs., nice orig. paint, VG COND. $16,900. 815-988-2074

2004 VERSATILE-2425, 3300 hrs., exc cond., $72,500, OBO retiring. 563-357-4300

217-397-2404

www.moelleragservice.com

'77 JD 4630, 500 hrs on new motor, 18438 w/duals, frt & rear wts, good condition. Asking $16,000. Call 309-235-4147

2002 JD-5105 DIESEL, w/JD521 loader, FWA, 1225 hrs., Exc Cond. Like new, $18,500 Call 815-252-2061 no text

Soybean Splitter Bars Built To Fit Your Planter, ALL MAKES (IHC, JD, White, Deutz Allis, Kinze & Yetter)

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For Sale Grundy Co., Felix, Twp, 160 acres, 140 tillable. $8500/per acre. 252-943-9419 FULTON CO. IL, 246A, 215T borders W. side Canton Lake; Photos: http://tinyurl.com/JTFARM1 Tract #1, 127A, 100% tillable, PI 136.9, corn ave yield 204 and beans 66bpa, property is flat tilled land, located between 20th St and Boatdock Rd on the SW side Canton @ $10,000/ac.

Excellent farmland skirts E. side Canton. Tract #2, 87A, 57T, PI 116.4, 2400 Sq. ft. 2-Story farmhouse, 4 car garage, steel shed, grain bins, offers country living with income opportunities @ $895K, all within a mile of city life. Tract #3, 32A, 27T, PI 118.9. tracts 2-3 ave 188 bpa corn and 55 bpa on beans, property lays flat, N side Sebree Rd and W side Boatdock rd., @ $8,000/ac. Interested? Call 309-838-3736 OPEN HOUSE www.lakehomeandwoods.com Call for appointment.

618-444-6883 or 731-632-1231

Farms for Sale DeWitt Co. - 76.13 acres - Prime Farmland - Sec. 19 - Tunbridge Twp. (2 mi. SW of Kenney).

Douglas Co. - 93.25 acres - Top Quality Farmland - Sec. 11 & 12 - Garrett Twp. (4 mi. NW of Tuscola).

Macon Co. - 80.00 acres - Prime Farmland - Sec. 24 - Maroa Twp. (2 mi SW of Maroa).

Macon Co. - 31.11 acres - Farm/ Development Land along the north side of U. S. Route 36 - Sec. 12 - Harristown Twp. (directly E of Harristown).

Macon Co. - 21.74 acres - Farm/ Development Land along the south side of U. S. Route 36 - Sec. 13 - Harristown Twp. (directly E of Harristown).

Macon Co. - 40.00 0.00 acres acre - Prime

Farmland - Sec. Friends Creek 13 F

Twp. (22 mi. N ofo Argenta).

Macon Co. - 31.77 77 acres - Prime Farmland - Sec. 12 - Wh Whitmore Twp.

(2 mi. S of Argenta Argenta).

Piatt Co. - 129.69 acres - Prime Farmland - Sec. 8 - Willow Branch Twp. (3 mi. NE of Cerro Gordo).

Piatt Co. - 93.58 588 acres - Top Quality Farmland - Sec. 3 & 34 - Sangamon Twp. (3 mi.i. N of White W Heath).

Special Offering DeWitt Co. - 590.10 acres and a 230,000 bushel modern grain storage system located around the south side of Clinton (in 6 tracts). See website for details.

Tract #2 - 135.84 acres in Sec. 5 Creek Twp. (3 mi. E of Clinton).

Tract #3 - 43.24 acres in Sec. 3 Texas Twp. (S edge of Clinton).

- includes 230,000 bushel grain handling site.

Tract #4 - 68.60 acres in Sec. 2 Texas Twp. (1 mi. SE of Clinton).

Tract #5 - 155.00 acres in Sec. 11 & 12 - Texas Twp. (1 mi. SE of Clinton).

Tract #6 - 151.10 acres in Sec. 9 Texas Twp. (2 mi. SW of Clinton).

Heartland Ag Group Ltd.

Dale E. Aupperle - President (217) 876-7700 www.heartlandaggroup.com

Propane/Ammonia Tanks 12,000, 18,000, 30,000 & 60,000 Sales, Installation & Service Call For A Quote!

Dibble Enterprises 815-237-2247 TANKS: STAINLESS. PIPE For Culverts 10-inch to 10ft DIA. 618-553-7549, 618-562-4544, www.dktanks.com

Cash-N-Carry Chemicals LLC

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2007 BLUJET SUBTILLER II, 7 shank, low acres, near new cond., $8,900, Buda IL Call 636-887-5431 2013 CIH-870 14' 7-shank w/ 7in. Pts. ripper, obc-gang.

Single pt. depth control wear shins, less than 4000 ac worth of use, Exc Cond. $35,000 Call 309-266-2800.

2013 SUNFLOWER 4511-9 disk chisel, heavy spring tine harrow, 1600 acres, $25,750.

815-488-2835 text or leave message, Ladd, IL. 2014 J&M TF215 40-ft. rolling harrow, low ac., red, good tires, $14,750. Unverferth-225 35-ft. rolling harrow, single bar harrow, w/2 rolling baskets, big tires, red, $9,500. 618-223-0930 2014 KRAUSE 8000-25 25' Excelerator Vertical Tillage Tool 0-5 Degree Adjustable Angle Good Condition (269)449-8358 CIH 370 Rock flex 47ft disk, excellent condition, $49,000-obo. 712-579-1825 IH NUMBER 48 18' disc w/cylinder good blades & tires, $1,200 Call 217-369-9098

KINZE 3600-ASD 16-30”, loaded, low acres, 2012, $72,500. Call 563-357-4300

JD-637 32ft Disc; JD-630 25ft disk, excellent condition, 618-528-8744 Krause Kuhn 4830 Ripper, 7 shank pull type, less than 100 acres use, $20,500 217-260-0813 M&W EARTHMASTER-1165 5shank, new pts. Leveler, good blades, can deliver, $4,600. call 815-878-7901

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Precision monitor system, zone till planting system with liquid fertilizer, Martin row cleaners & closing wheels. New bean units. Used on 1500 acres. 500 gallon stainless steel Chem Farm tanks available for $1500. (765)652-3558 White 5100 12RN hydraulic fold, $1500. 217-397-2404

5X5 NEW WRAPPED cornstalk rounds bales, dry $45./bale, Small square bales straw $4.00/bale, DeKalb IL. Call 815-970-5115 5X6 net wrapped Grass hay or large squares of alfalfa for horses and dairy cows.

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NEW YEARS DAY Specialty Auction January 1, 2020 Farmstead Expo Barn Shipshewana, IN. 10 am Antiques, Collectibles, Primitives, Toys, and more!

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20FT MC Stalk chopper, almost new blade, Ser. # 59096, good condition, $5000. 217-493-6108 GEHL-1085 CHOPPER, W/PROCESSOR and 2-row CH&HH, nice, $5,950.; GEHL1060 chopper w/HH, $1,950.; GEHL-970 Forage wagon, $2,950. Call 765-597-2205 GEHL-1540 BLOWER, $750.; CIH-600 blower, $1,200.; Farmhand-830 Grinder mixer, $1,250. Case-230 Baler, $950.

Call 765-597-2205 GEHL-800 RECUTTER $1,250.; NH-258 Hay Rake, $1,950.; Dotson dual wheeled forklift-2200 (NEW) EHE Hay tedders, Call 765-597-2205 Hesston 3312 ROTARY mower conditioner, 1000 PTO, 12ft cut, steel on rubber rolls, $13,500 Call 309-781-6829 NHFP-240 CHOPPER W/PROCESSOR & 3-row CH; NH-900 Chopper w/824 CH; NH-890 Chipper w/2-row CH, Call 765-597-2205 WANTED JD-336, 337, 327 baler for parts. Also looking for bale ejectors, Call 262-719-7567 We Repair Baler Knotters on your Farm!

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Westfield Augers Firestone floater tires on Case IH Rims. 68x50x32, 16-ply, good cond., $5500.

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Used Zimmatic center pivot 9 tower 1500 ft long, $17,000; Reinke 1189 ft long, $7000.

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Wanted: Irrigation Equipment Pipes, Pumps/Travelers.

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(2) DUMP TRAILERS, 2006 Eagle Rock Frameless, 39', Roll Tarp, 11R.22.5 Tires, Grain Door, Full Liner, Good Cond.

1975 Raven 30' Frame Type, 11R.22.5 Tires, Full Liner, Roll Tarp, Grain Door, Good Cond.

Call 309-255-2296 1992 GMC Topkick, Cat engine, 10ft bed, new paint, good condition, $7500.

618-528-8744 1999 PETERBILT-378 RED day cab, Cat-C15, 475 hp., great rubber, 850,000 mi. $34,000 Call 309-781-1899 1999 PETERBILT-379 RED day cab, wet kit. Great rubber, Cummins N14, 500 hp, 32000 mi on overhaul, 660,000 mi. $38,000 Call 309-781-1899 2005 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA 120, Air Ride Tandem Axle; 14L Detroit Engine; 12,000 lb Front Axle Weight; 40,000 lb Rear Axle Weight; Very Nice 641,000 Miles, 10 Spd. Trans, $28,500.

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2007 PETERBILT 357, Cab and Chassis Allison auto, Hendrickson suspension, tandem axle, Cummins engine, 161,000 miles, 330-hp., $48,500. 217-924-4405 8-5pm.

2007 PETERBILT-379 day cab 475 ISX, 13 SPD., air ride, wet kit, 710K mi., good cond., $46,500 obo 815-867-6179 ALUMINUM DUMP TRAILER, 29-ft. steel frame, roll tarp, grain door, rebuilt cyl., new brakes and cams. Asking $11,000.

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ANTIQUES & COLLECTING: TERRY AND KIM KOVEL

BOY-ON-A-SCOOTER TOY: $1,560

MERMAID HANGING LAMP: $1,500

Children have always liked toys that can move and make noise and look like something from the adult world. Victor Bonnet was a French toymaker working after 1919 who specialized in tin and later steel, toy trucks, motorcycles, carts, buggies, as well as clowns, birds, women doing housework and musicians playing instruments.

His toys were often copied, but can be dated by the mark, his company name. The company started as F. Martin in 1878 and changed its name three times until it was called Victor Bonnet from 1919 to 1937, when the firm closed.

A recent auction sold an 8 1/2-inch tin boy-ona-scooter toy. It was keywound so it could “scoot” or roll across the floor. It was made in the 1920s and sold for $1,560.

Mermaids and mermen have been seen and pictured since the Babylonian era. In past centuries, Greece, Japan, Ireland, Russia and Scotland have believed in local mermaids.

There have been exhibits of mermaid skeletons; the 1837 Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, “The Little Mermaid”; the 1989 Disney movie adaptation of “The Little Mermaid” starring Ariel; and a fake documentary on television in 2012.

In the 19th century, mermaids were part beautiful long-haired women and part fish, with a fish tail instead of legs.

Collectors look for stories and art about mermaids and other legendary creatures like elves, the Abominable Snowman or the Loch Ness monster.

A hanging lamp from the 19th century with a carved mermaid, dressed in fashionable clothing and a feathered hat, was auctioned recently by Garth’s. She was holding two light fixtures with glass shades. The fixture, suspended on three decorated chains, sold for $1,500.

I have a large collection of lady head vases I want to sell. How should I go about it?

Lady head vases are figural vases showing a pretty woman from the shoulders up. Most were made in Japan or the United States and were used by florists in the 1950s and ‘60s. They were a popular collectible in the ‘70s and ‘80s, but interest has waned.

Today, they sell from $25 or less to over $100. Vases portraying Jacqueline Kennedy or those with imitation jewelry or other accessories usually sell for the highest prices.

You can check prices

online, but expect to get half of what they are selling for. If you want to sell the whole collection, you might be able to find someone at a flea market or mall booth who will buy them.

I have some of my mother’s and grandmother’s copper cooking pots that are either all copper or have copper bottoms. I have been told if I want the darkened copper to be shiny and copper-colored again, I can clean them with ketchup. Is that a good idea?

Ketchup can be used as an emergency cleaner, but a commercial metal polish probably will do a better, faster job. There is some risk to using unlined copper pans. Bits of the copper may leach into the heated food.

“Long term exposure” is listed as a danger to your health, but limited use of unlined copper pans is OK. Lined pans, the tin-lined antiques and the newer copper clad steel pans sold today, are safe.

But it is not safe to store any food in unlined copper containers.

CURRENT PRICES Candlestick, cut glass, hollow body, intaglio flower, strawberry diamond, ray cut base, rolled rim, 14 inches, $95.

Blenko, vase, orbit, blown-smoke glass, 1950s, 7 inches, $150.

Parker fountain pen, marbleized white resin, 18-karat gold nib, 5 1/2 inches, $240.

Quilt, appliqué, red, green, yellow, flowers, vine, 1850, 92 x 100 inches, $740.

I have inherited my great aunt’s silver tea service and tray. She was married in 1910. The silver has been worn down so much that it’s no longer usable and the insides of the coffee and tea urns are black. I tried using Alka-Seltzer to clean the inside, but it didn’t do anything. I’d love to have the pieces replated and put back into usable condition, but don’t want to lose the

details in the process. Is it worth it to have them replated?

Replating the silver will not cause it to lose the details, but it is expensive.

Before you decide to have the tea service replated, try using silver polish and vigorously rubbing it on.

The polish won’t clean where there isn’t any silver, and it will show what needs to be replated.

Look for someone in your area who does silver plating and ask if he or she has sales when prices are marked down. The replater also should be able to clean the inside of the urns.

I found a snow leopard skin in an antique suitcase in my father’s attic. The skin probably is around 100 years old, but is in perfect condition.

What should I do with it?

What is it worth? Who would want it — a museum or a Russian supermodel?

It’s too old for the Russian supermodel, but it could sell at an auction.

Snow leopard skin rugs sold at auction for $550 to $1,100 plus buyer’s premium several years ago. If the skin has dried and is cracking, it will be much less valuable.

CURRENT PRICES Sandwich glass, dish, Pekinese dog lid, opaque white, 1880, 4 inches, $60.

Navajo Indian pipe, stag horn bowl and mouthpiece, leather and beaded shaft, 13 inches, $120.

Tortoiseshell cigarette box, silver mounts, C. Saunders, Francis Shepard, 1895, 6 x 4 inches, $375.

BIRDCAGE WINDSOR CHAIR: $500-$700 The Windsor chair was introduced in England in the late 17th century, and it was about 50 years later, around 1730, that the first American Windsor chairs were made in Philadelphia.

The American makers created different styles of Windsors. They all had a shaped wooden seat made of a single thick piece of wood, spindles used for a back and perhaps arms. There were splayed legs that were inserted into holes in the seat.

The Windsor gradually changed into a captain’s chair with no spindles and a low back.

Windsors were made of several types of wood chosen for properties like strength for the legs, pliability for the top of the back and easy carveability for the seat. Then they were painted a single dark color. If there is a hole in the seat, the chair probably was converted to a potty chair.

Rocking chairs can be early chairs with added rockers or 18th century chairs made with original rockers. You can tell by the way they are attached.

There are tips to telling the age and origin of an authentic chair. An English chair will have a splat in the back and may use cabriole legs. It has a lower back than an American chair. Older American chair seats are about 18 inches from the floor; later ones are lower, about 16 to 17 inches.

The number of spindles in the back is a good

gauge of age: The more there are, the older the chair. Nine spindles is a very old chair. The chairs are named for the shape of the back.

This birdcage Windsor with rockers that may have been added was made in the early 19th century in Massachusetts. The auction estimate at a James Julia sale was $500 to $700.

I have an antique hand mirror made by the Unger Brothers. It is set in silver.

The back is decorated with raised cupids in a water scene, but there are engraved initials of a previous owner that have been added. Do the initials lower the value?

Your American dresser mirror from the early 1900s is worth more than $100. Added initials on silver do not seem to change the value. It might be fun to explain that the mirror belonged to a distant relative.

CURRENT PRICES R.S. Prussia, cake plate, violets, white center, two-tone pink border, gold highlights, 10 1/2 inches, $60.

Parker fountain pen, marbleized white resin, 18-karat gold nib, 5 1/2 inches, $240.

Animal trophy, elk, shoulder mount, 6-point antlers, c. 1950, 58 x 56 inches, $485.

For more collecting news, tips and resources, visit www.Kovels.com. © 2019 King Features Synd., Inc.

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TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH

An ethernet cable cut to the heart of the problem of slow internet speeds.

Wired or wireless?

The protein content in peanut butter is a source of tryptophan, which increases serotonin levels to help one relax.

By Matilda Charles

Much of the time we want to embrace technology and whatever is the latest and greatest.

When it comes to our electronic gadgets, sometimes the newest isn’t necessarily the best.

I suspected I was in trouble when my cable provider insisted on installing a new, fancy modem. Within hours, my computer, hooked up via Wi-Fi, or wireless fidelity, was dragging and cutting out.

After multiple phone calls over several days, the cable provider sent a technician. His verdict: I have excellent speed for Wi-Fi — how nice — but it’s the nature of Wi-Fi to do that: slow down at the most inopportune times.

I cut to the heart of the problem and went to a big box electronics store where I picked up an ethernet cable, which I ran from the new, fancy modem directly to my computer. It now runs like a champ, at a consistent speed.

While going through this experience, I conducted a small poll of people to ask whether they prefer Wi-Fi or wired gadgets. The results were surprising.

Seniors are more likely to say they like wireless. Their main reason? It’s the more modern way to hook up computers, printers and so on.

The ones who prefer the wired gadgets are the younger geeky guys who work in electronics stores and don’t have time to fool with varying rates of speed created by Wi-Fi. Wired connections have more consistent speed, are more secure, are generally faster and aren’t usually affected by the environment.

My printer, still running on WiFi, has now begun to be a problem, no doubt thanks to the fancy, new modem. The solution will be a USB A to B cable running from the printer to the computer.

Researchers say that 73% of seniors are now on the Internet.

It might as well be fast, right?

Study: Owning a dog has positive benefits Did you adopt a dog during Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month in October? There’s some good news if you did. The Mayo Clinic has published a report of a large study showing why it’s to our benefit to own a pet.

When we own a pet, especially a dog, we have healthier hearts and a better diet. We get more physical exercise, and we see blood-sugar levels that are more normal. Pets reduce our level of stress and help us stick to routines.

Dogs help us fight isolation and loneliness by providing social interaction when we go out.

Owning a pet can lower our blood pressure, and we’re less likely to have diabetes.

However, despite the positives of owning a pet, there are concerns — and some solutions to them — to consider before we adopt: n Can you afford the food and veterinary care a dog requires?

Ask the local food bank if it provides pet food. Look for a vet who offers senior discounts.

Keep an eye out for annual vaccination clinics for low-cost immunizations. n If a shelter dog has behavioral issues because of previous experiences, do you have enough patience to handle the necessary training? Inquire at the local pet store about training classes for any dog you adopt. n Can you afford the initial shelter fees for an exam and spay or neuter, as well as the adoption fee? There’s an organization called Pets for the Elderly — petsfortheelderly. org — in 37 states that will help seniors over age 60 to cover the costs of adoption. n Are you able to walk enough to give a dog the amount of exercise it needs? Talk to a neighbor. You might find one that will be quite happy to walk the dog when you can’t. © 2019 King Features Synd., Inc.

If you’ve resolved to eat healthier, try this recipe for breakfast muffins.

New Year’s resolution has a healthy solution

By Angela Shelf Medearis

reward in mind for establishing your goal. Knowing there is a reward in sight can get you through rough times.

Think about how it will be when you establish your goal.

If it’s walking 30 minutes per day, think about how much more energy you’ll have and how much better you’ll feel consistently because you have been active.

There are very few people who can say making these types of changes is easy.

One very important thing to remember is that if the day comes when you have been unable to sustain your new habit, don’t count it as a failure. Just know some days are better than others and vow to re-establish your desired habit.

If you’ve resolved to eat healthier, starting with breakfast, try this recipe for breakfast muffins, and have a happy and healthy 2020.

n Decrease fat to no more than 30% of your total caloIt’s that time of year when ries, around 67 milligrams. we think about changes we n Drink 6 to 8 cups of water want to make in our lives. For per day. many people, those resolutions n Eliminate or decrease soda. include a vow to eat healthy, New Year’s resolutions exercise and lose weight. can be beneficial because the Before you start thinking name itself sets a date for you about how to make your to make a change. It’s good change and assure it happens, to have a date in mind for you have to figure out what changing a habit because that changes you want to make. Be commitment helps you follow realistic. through.

People who set a specific It takes at least 21 days to goal, such as I will walk 30 change a habit. Some things minutes most days, have a that will help you stay on target much better chance at being with making positive changes successful than people who include writing down your goal set a more general goal, such and listing reasons why you as I’m going to get in shape. want to meet that goal.

People who make one or two Encouragement from othchanges at a time also are ers also helps us to reach our more likely to be successful goals. Tell relatives and close than those who try to change friends about your goals so everything all at once. they can offer encouragement.

Here are some suggestions It may take as little as 21 for habits that can make a pos- days to establish a new habit, itive impact on your health: but it can take much longer to n Eat breakfast. assure that you will sustain n Drink three cups of low-fat it. Prepare yourself now for or fat-free milk every day. that time in late January or n Decrease sodium to no mid-February when your motimore than 2,400 milligrams vation wanes. per day.

When that happens, have a

Angela Shelf Medearis is an award-winning children’s author, culinary historian and the author of seven cookbooks. © 2019 King Features Synd., Inc.

Quick and Easy Egg Muffins Servings: 6 INGREDIENTS 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/4 cup onion, finely diced 2 cups fresh spinach 2 tablespoons poultry seasoning 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon black pepper 1 garlic clove, minced 6 eggs 1 tablespoon mild or medium salsa 3/4 cup reduced fat cheddar or pepper jack cheese (or a

combination of both), shredded 3 slices turkey bacon, cooked and chopped PROCEDURE Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a sauté pan, heat olive oil. Add onion and cook for about 2 minutes. Add spinach, 1 tablespoon of the poultry seasoning, and the salt and pepper, and cook until wilted, about 2 to 3 more minutes. Add the minced garlic and cook for 30 seconds.

Remove from the heat.

In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, remaining poultry seasoning, salsa and cheese. Add the spinach

mixture and the bacon, and stir until well-combined.

Either use a silicone muffin pan or spray a muffin tin with non-stick spray. Evenly distribute the egg mixture about 3/4 of the way in each muffin cup. If using a 12-cup muffin tin, fill the empty areas about 1/4 of the way with water.

Bake for about 20 minutes or until the muffins have turned a light golden brown around the edges.

Store leftover muffins in the refrigerator in an airtight container.

To reheat, place in the microwave for about 20 seconds.

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Enjoy holiday meals in moderation I’m already dreading the upcoming holiday parties that I anticipate attending. While I love to spend time with family and friends, all the rich holiday foods and desserts are a real problem for me when it comes to not overdoing it on the buffet line. Do you have any tips on how I can enjoy the foods without overeating?

You aren’t the only one wondering about this issue. With the holidays approaching, many people are concerned about trying to stay healthy while also enjoying all the delicious foods and traditions associated with the many celebrations that are or will be soon occurring.

Many people are looking for ways to either avoid temptation or make better choices that will allow them to maintain a healthy weight while they navigate all the indulgence of the season, said Jenny Lobb, a family and consumer sciences educator for Ohio State University Extension.

With that in mind, Lobb offers the following tips that can help you enjoy the holidays and still meet your food-related health goals: n Use the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s MyPlate dietary guidelines as your guide to healthy eating. MyPlate en-

courages people to eat more fruits and vegetables, lean protein and whole grains, including advocating that people make half of the food on their plate fruits and vegetables. So, look for fruits and vegetables when you go to holiday gatherings and when you are planning your own meals. Filling up on those foods first might help you eat less of the other richer foods that you might encounter later. n Plan ahead — whether you are packing a lunch or snacks — for your workday. When you bring your own food, you might be less likely to pass through the break room and indulge in some of the sweets that other people bring in.

Plan ahead for any parties you might attend, as well. Doing so might help you avoid some of the sweets or rich foods offered there. n Survey your options. If you go to a party, take a look to see what is available before filling up your plate. Then, strategically choose what you want to indulge in. n Keep an eye on your portions. In the words of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, “enjoy your foods, but eat less.” You can still enjoy those special holiday

treats, but keep an eye on the portions and try not to overdo it. Filling up on fruits and vegetables first might help you stick to smaller portions of the richer foods you choose to eat. n Limit your liquid calories.

Lots of holiday drinks such as alcoholic beverages, eggnog, and festive coffee drinks contain more calories and sugar than some desserts. So, keep an eye on the beverages that you’re choosing, try to fill up on water first, and then treat those richer drinks more like desserts or sweets.

Lastly, try to understand that not all of your holiday eating habits are going to be perfect, so cut yourself some slack and enjoy the season.

Don’t beat yourself up if you have a bad day.

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

Peanut butter cured her insomnia

By Dr. Keith Roach

Several years ago, I attended a presentation about insomnia. A registered nurse discussed how, in her career as a nursing home nurse, she had many residents with insomnia. She stated that she had amazing success with these residents. The snack they gave them was crackers and cheese or peanut butter crackers. I was skeptical at first, then one night at 2 a.m., on my fourth night of insomnia, I tried eating 2 teaspoons of peanut butter. Bingo! I slept. Whenever my insomnia occurs, I eat 2 teaspoons of peanut butter, and in less than 15 minutes I’m sleeping. I use a nothing-fancy store brand of peanut butter. Please pass this information on to other readers with an explanation.

I appreciate your writing to give another option for this common problem. One reason that some people think this may work is that the protein content in peanut butter is a source of tryptophan, which increases serotonin levels to help one relax.

I also have read that this effect is so small as to be clinically meaningless, and that any sleep effect is due to placebo. I suspect the truth is a combination.

Two tablespoons of peanut butter is almost 200 calories, so this is not a good choice for someone struggling with too much weight. I’m also not one for “fancy,” but be sure to choose a peanut butter with no trans fats and no added sugars.

I recently recovered from sigmoid colectomy surgery, and I would hate to repeat this, given that I am 75 years old. What are the possibilities of recurrence of diverticulitis for which the surgery was performed? It’s nothing I’d care to undergo again if it can be avoided!

Surgery for diverticulitis is generally reserved for people with multiple recurrences.

The sigmoid colon tends to be the portion of the colon with the most diverticula — small pouches in the wall of the colon that may get inflamed or bleed.

Surgery usually is curative, with only 15% of people developing new diverticula and only 2% to 11% needing further surgery.

It’s not proven, but most authorities believe that reducing pressure in the colon with a high-fiber diet reduces risk of developing diverticula, either recurrent after surgery or in the first place.

I have heard of people whose hair turned white overnight due to some traumatic event. Is there any truth to that?

The sudden change of hair color is called canities subita.

There was a review of literature published in 2013 with 44 well-documented cases of sudden color change, 21 of which were associated with an episode of emotional stress.

Think Sir Thomas More or Marie Antoinette before their respective executions. However, while true, rapid, color change is certainly documented, it is exceedingly rare.

What probably is more common is the sudden loss of pigmented hair in someone who already has some gray hair.

Sudden loss of pigmented hair, in a condition called alopecia areata diffusa, can lead to an apparent color change. Hair lost during chemotherapy or radiation sometimes can come back with a different color or texture.

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. © 2019 North America Synd., Inc.

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Slow cookers make hot meals easy DECATUR, Ill. — When the temperatures plummet and you leave and arrive home in the dark, warm up with a slow-cooked meal.

January is National Slow Cooking Month and from meats to soups to desserts, a slow cooker is a versatile piece of kitchen equipment that makes a hot meal easy after busy days.

“Slow cookers make many one-pot meals, such as soups, stews, and chili, more flavorful with long cooking,” said Caitlin Mellendorf, University of Illinois Extension nutrition and wellness educator. “And less expensive, tough cuts of meat become tender after hours cooking at low temperatures.”

Slow cookers also don’t take up much countertop space and use less electricity than an oven. Add a few simple sides like bread, crackers, or salad and dinner is ready in minutes.

The key with good quality, slow-cooked meals is timing. Some recipes, such as Italian beef or shredded pork barbecue can stand upwards of 10 to 12 hours.

Other recipes hold up better at less than eight hours

White Chicken Chili Servings: 8 INGREDIENTS 3 pounds bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (or 2 pounds boneless, skinless thighs) 2 cups frozen corn, thawed 2 (15-ounce) cans navy beans, rinsed and drained 1 medium onion, chopped 2 (4.5 ounce) cans chopped

Managing diabetes during the holidays

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Holidays can present special challenges for those who live with diabetes, particularly as people look for ways to either avoid temptation or make better choices while they navigate all the indulgences of the season, said Jenny Lobb, a family and consumer sciences educator for Ohio State University Extension.

Whether it’s dealing with busy schedules, extra stress, family gatherings, or holiday eating, the holiday season brings many extra gatherings, social events, and shopping, which leave us with even less time for healthy lifestyle habits such as exercise, she said.

“Since research shows that weight gained during the holidays doesn’t usually come off later in the year, it’s important to focus on weight maintenance through quality diets and physical activity during the holidays,” Lobb said.

“This not only helps our waistlines, but also helps us manage other health conditions such as diabetes and heart disease.”

Lobb and other CFAES food and nutrition experts offer the following tips to help you enjoy the holidays while managing your diabetes:

For more information about slow cookers, visit “Slow Cookers and Food Safety” through the USDA at fsis.usda.gov and “Now Serving: Slow Cooker Meals!” from University of Minnesota at ag.ndsu. edu/publications. Or, call your local Extension office.

on low or four hours on high, such as soups with lots of vegetables. Desserts might only need a few hours.

Slow-cooker tips: n Resist the urge to peek: Do not lift the lid off as this releases heat and slows cooking. n Don’t overcook: Add quick-cooking vegetables, such as zucchini or spinach, during the last hour of cooking. Add dairy products in the last hour of cooking to prevent curdling. n Fill to the correct level: Slow cookers cook best when half to two-thirds full. Under-filling may lead to dry or overcooked foods, while over-filling green chilies 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 teaspoons cumin 1 teaspoon oregano 2 1/2 cups reduced-sodium, fat-free chicken broth.

Toppings: Shredded cheese, green onion, tortilla chips PROCEDURE Wash hands.

Pull skin off chicken thighs by

Slow cookers make many one-pot meals, such as white chicken chili, more flavorful with long cooking. may lead to unsafely cooked foods. n Consider investing in a programmable slow cooker, with cook time settings that automatically switch to a “warm” setting to limit overcooking. n Slow cookers also have a few extra food safety precautions, so read the manual. n Thaw all foods fully since frozen items take longer to get out of the temperature danger zone

of 41 degrees to 135 degrees, where foodborne bacteria like to grow. n Do not store or reheat leftovers in a slow cooker. The heavy crock liner does not allow foods to cool safely and they will not heat up fast enough.

“One of my favorite slow cooker recipes is white chicken chili,” Mellendorf said. “The fat in the chicken thighs help them stay juicy while cooking.”

hand or cut off using kitchen shears.

To a 6-quart slow cooker, add chicken, corn, beans, onion, green chilies, garlic, cumin, and oregano. Add broth and stir to combine.

Cook for 8 to 10 hours on low or 4 to 5 hours on high. Remove chicken and shred; return to slow cooker. If using bone-in thighs, remove bones before serving.

Serve with shredded cheese, green onion and tortilla chips.

Nutrition analysis per serving — without toppings: 300 calories, 5g fat, 840mg sodium, 33g carbohydrate, 32g protein.

n Cut stress and stay active. Stress causes our bodies to stay in a constant state of “fight or flight.” In response, our bodies release hormones that affect the way our bodies release and use glucose. This can cause blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels to remain high and be more difficult to manage. One way to deal with that is through physical activity, which helps reduce stress and helps our bodies control blood glucose. Go for a walk after eating a holiday meal, or clear the table after the meal. This will get you active and prevent mindless munching. n Plan ahead. Stick to your healthy meal plan, plan menus in advance, and take diabetes-friendly foods to gatherings. n When eating a holiday meal, try to consume only the amount of carbohydrates that you’d normally consume and don’t skip meals or snacks earlier in the day to “save” carbs for later. This will make your blood glucose more difficult to control. n Keep desserts in check.

Share a dessert, make desserts that you’ve modified to be healthy, or politely decline dessert when you know you’ve reached your limit.

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Lifestyle DONNA’S DAY: CREATIVE FAMILY FUN

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Q Candlewicks — availRolling sheets of beesable at craft stores. wax into beautiful candles Q Ribbon, gift tags for is a safe and easy way to gift-giving. make unique, attractive Here’s the fun: and appreciated gifts with To make four 4-inch-tall your children. candles, use scissors or The steps for making a pizza cutter to cut the these candles are simple: sheet of beeswax into four Cut, press with fingers rectangles measuring 4 and roll! inches by 8 inches. Assist Even 4- and 5-year-olds young children.

Place one beeswax will be thrilled when they rectangle on the working touch the honeycomb table. Lay a 5-inch wick texture and discover that on the short edge of the they can make their own candle in a snap, once the beeswax with 1 inch hanging over one edge. beeswax is cut to size.

Using the tips of your finThe steps require no gers, gently but firmly roll melting other than that the beeswax forward over provided by your warm the wick. Be sure it is tight. breath.

Here’s where you might Here’s what you need add a little warm breath on to make four 4-inch-tall the wax. It will soften so candles: that the first roll is snug.

Q One sheet of beeswax Now, roll the wax over — available in natural and over down to the end shades and colors at canuntil it forms a candle dle and craft stores or online, typically in 8-inch- – done. Hold the candle upright, and push the end by-16-inch sheets. opposite the wick lightly Q Ruler. down on the table to flatQ Scissors or a pizza cutBy Donna Erickson

ten the base. Trim wick.

Make several candles for gift-giving. Simply tie them together with ribbon and tuck in a gift bag with a personalized tag.

You may wish to save one or two for your own family and light at your holiday dinner to make the occasion extra festive.

Don’t forget to let your children blow them out when the meal is over — it’s one of those little things they will always remember.

Extra decorative tip: Cut out small shapes from beeswax sheets in contrasting colors and press them onto the outside of the candles.

Note: When burning candles, an adult should always be present to supervise.

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Celebrate New Year with appetizer party

By Donna Erickson

Planning a party with friends and family on New Year’s Eve? This year, make it easy by turning your buffet table into an informal appetizer table.

Let guests bring their favorite hors d’oeuvres, and you’ll no doubt have a selection of tastes and delights for every age.

Somehow it just happens.

That’s what our friends did when we gathered in their home located walking distance from the Santa Cruz, California, harbor to see the city’s annual “Lighted Boat Parade.”

An annual party tradition, we arrived before dusk to enjoy the sumptuous selection of appetizers everyone brought. We had so much fun meeting, eating and greeting, we almost forgot to wander down to the harbor to see the spectacle of lights.

them festive by filling them with fresh walnuts to complement the date’s unique flavor. First, cut open one long side of each date. Pop out the pits and gently squeeze the sides to create a space for your fillBUILD LETTUCE-WRAP APP On a large tray, arrange ing. Next, crack walnuts a variety of ingredients in with a nutcracker to get small bowls and plates for two perfect halves. Kids love this activity. guests to make their own Pick out the nuts, then lettuce wrap. For example, insert one of the halves if you wish to make my in the cavity of a date. Set favorite, a Scandinavianstyle salmon wrap, set out in rows on a platter. For a sweeter dessert version, the following: a bundle roll the walnut-filled date of butter lettuce leaves in powdered sugar. popping out of a wideUse your imagination mouth container, smoked and grilled salmon pieces, and preferences for other fillings, such as a thin thinly sliced cucumber, scrambled eggs in a bowl, wedge of Brie cheese with a pecan. Or, how about a small sprigs of fresh dill tiny spoonful of peanut and wedges of lemon to squeeze over all of it bebutter topped with a pretfore you take a bite. zel nugget?

Making apps doesn’t have to be involved or complicated. Here are two easy ideas you and your kids can make together for your New Year’s celebration.

FESTIVE FILLED DATES Dates are nutritious, tasty and bite-size. Make

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W/EXTENSIONS,

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Schumer’s rebate proposal joins a mix of trillion- and multitrillion-dollar programs that Democratic presidential candidates have outlined to urgently cut oil, gas and coal emissions, as climate change weighs as an issue in the 2020 campaigns.

Schumer said the “proposal to bring clean cars to all of America” would be a key part of climate legislation by Senate Democrats.

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He didn’t outline how he would pay for the plan.

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Livestock Women Connected application deadline WOOSTER, Ohio — American Angus Auxiliary invites women in the Angus industry to apply for the fifth Women Connected Conference.

Sponsored by the Angus Foundation, it will bring together Angus cattlewomen, auxiliary members and other women involved in the Angus industry.

Twenty women will be selected from applications to join the 10-member auxiliary executive committee March 4-6 in Wooster.

Women 21 and older are eligible to apply, and those selected will gather to “Engage, Empower and Educate” at the Certified Angus Beef LLC headquarters.

“We are really looking forward to hosting another Women Connected Conference,” said Anne Lampe, Women Connected Conference chair. “It’s a unique event that allows women from diverse backgrounds to come together to learn and form a network of friends and colleagues who share the common bond of Angus cattle.”

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Recognition awards at World Dairy Expo MADISON, Wis. — World Dairy Expo is accepting nominations for the 2020 Expo Recognition Awards now through Feb. 1.

New this year, WDE will be combining the former Dairyman and Dairy Woman of the Year Awards into one category, Dairy Producer of the Year.

Organizations, academic staff, producers and others involved in the dairy industry are encouraged to nominate individuals to recognize their outstanding work and dedication to the dairy industry.

2020 Expo Recognition Awards will be presented in the following categories: Q Dairy Producer of the Year: Presented to an active dairy producer whose primary source of income is derived from his or her dairy farm. This producer excels in efficient production and the breeding of quality dairy animals while incorporating progressive management practices. Award recipient’s community, government, marketing and World Dairy Expo involvement will also be considered.

Q Industry Person of the Year: This award is presented in recognition of an individual’s excellence in research, development, education, marketing, manufacturing or other fields, which are a part of an industry or institution that provides goods or services to the dairy industry. A resident of the United States, this award recipient may be an active dairy producer whose primary achievements are industry focused.

Q International Person of the Year: Living primarily outside of the United States, the individual who receives this award will be recognized for his or her contribution to international research, development, education, marketing, manufacturing or other fields, which are a part of an industry or institution that provides goods or services to the international dairy industry.

The nomination form, along with lists of past winners, is available at worlddairyexpo.com, or by contacting the expo office at 608-224-6455, or wde@wdexpo.com.

The individuals selected to receive these awards will be recognized at Dinner with the Stars on Sept. 30 during World Dairy Expo 2020 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison.

Cattle disease causes significant losses Project offers free tests for anaplasmosis

By Martha Blum AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

SIMPSON, Ill. — Anaplasmosis is a tick-borne cattle disease that causes significant losses for cattlemen.

“I started focusing on this disease four or five years ago when about 12 guys had a substantial amount of financial and cattle loss,” said Teresa Steckler, University of Illinois Extension commercial agriculture educator.

“One guy lost a $10,000 bull and another guy lost seven cows and 10 to 12 calves before his veterinarian figured out it was anaplasmosis.”

The beef industry estimates the disease costs U.S. cattlemen $300 million per year, Steckler said.

“I think that is quite low. I think it is triple that and close to $1 billion,” she said, “because it goes so under recorded.”

Cattlemen are most interested in the A. marginale strain of the disease, which causes the most economic impact in the United States.

The parasite attacks the red blood cells of cattle.

“Then the cattle don’t have as much oxygen carrying capacity, and when there is not as much oxygen going to the brain, that can cause cattle to attack producers,” Steckler said. “Men have been killed or seriously injured by cattle infected with A. marginale.”

If cattle are diagnosed early for anaplasmosis, they can be treated with an injectable antibiotic.

“If you can inject the animal in the field without getting her excited, she will have a better chance of living,” Steckler said.

“If you treat an animal with severe clinical symptoms, she has already lost so many red blood cells that the stress of just moving her from the pasture to the truck will probably kill her,” she said. “If you catch it earlier, she’ll probably live, but it’s going to take her at least three months to recover.”

Steckler received a grant

ADM opens new Animal Nutrition Technology Center DECATUR, Ill. — ADM Animal Nutrition, a division of Archer Daniels Midland Co., has opened a new Animal Nutrition Technology Center in Decatur.

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from the North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program to evaluate how herd management practices can effect the distribution of anaplasmosis in Illinois and to also determine the economic impact of the disease.

“We want to show producers through valid onfarm research there are things you can do to minimize herd transmission and clinical cases in your herd,” she said.

Steckler is following the dams and calves for two years in four herds.

“We are collecting data to correlate back to their management and herd health practices and also correlate that to the economic impact,” she said.

“We are hoping to get additional funding to follow these farms another one to two years because that will make it more impactful and we’ll have a lot more data.”

One of Steckler’s recommendations is to change needles when treating animals. However, it is important to know the herd status when implementing this practice.

“If you have a herd that

is 100% positive, it doesn’t matter if you change needles,” Steckler said. “But if you have 2% positive, it is important to change needles after treating the positive cattle.”

“In the South, their motto is to let the calves get anaplasmosis while they’re young,” she said.

“But the problem I have with that is if you bring livestock in from other states that doesn’t necessarily confer resistance to a new outbreak within your herd.”

Steckler advises cattlemen to feed chlortetracycline to cows during the peak time of the year for the disease, from July into the beginning of November.

“It can be put in the mineral or the feed. The problem with feeding it in the mineral is that not all cattle eat mineral on a daily basis,” she said. “So, you can have a pulse level of the antibiotic instead of a nice constant level.”

In addition, cattlemen should strive to minimize nutritional stress for their cattle.

“Anything that stresses the animals that have the A. marginale in their

system that haven’t manifested clinical symptoms can cause it to come out pretty rampant,” Steckler said.

She currently is recruiting cattlemen north of I-70 in Illinois for another grant she has received to do on-farm testing for anaplasmosis.

“I’m looking for cattlemen that will work their cows this winter or spring,” she said. “I am looking for a minimum of two cow/calf herds per county and the testing is free.”

All information, Steckler said, will be kept confidential.

“Each producer will need to fill out a six-page questionnaire about herd health and management,” she said. “I will test a subset of the herd. I don’t need to test every animal.”

Producers interested in getting involved with this project should contact Steckler at 618-695-4917, or tsteckle@illinois.edu.

Martha Blum can be reached at 815-223-2558, ext. 117, or marthablum@ agrinews-pubs.com.

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Test all silages from 2019 season Minimize mycotoxin risk in cattle

By Martha Blum

AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

L E X I NG T ON , Ky. — Livestock producers should test their corn silage this year.

“You need to know what toxins are there before you feed it to cows, so you can formulate the correct program to minimize the risk,” said Max Hawkins, nutritionist with Alltech Mycotoxin Management team during a webinar.

“This crop was late getting started. It was wet, cold and delayed or prevented planting,” Hawkins said. “We’ve got a corn crop that’s been subjected to late maturity and excess moisture from 50% to 100% above normal.”

From 208 samples, Hawkins said, tests have reported seven mycotoxins per sample.

“We know multiple mycotoxins can be more of a higher risk than individual mycotoxins,” he said.

“With individual mycotoxins, feed intake and weight were reduced by 14% and 17%, respectively, and with multiple mycotoxins, those numbers increased to 42% and 45%.”

At Alltech, Hawkins said, tests have shown emerging mycotoxins in over 94% of the samples.

“We’ve begun to analyze these because we know they have an impact on performance, gut health, rumen function and immune response,” he said. “We’re tracking these to get an idea of how they will impact livestock health and performance.”

Zearalenone is more present in the 2019 samples than what has occurred over the past few years.

“We need to keep our eye on it because it’s one of the major mycotoxins that impacts reproduction,” Hawkins said.

“Corn silage samples are running over 50% high risk to dairy cows, over 85% high risk to calves and about 50% high risk to beef cattle,” he said.

“Feeding this to developing heifers can be a risk situation to their development and successful lifetime performance.”

Silage with mycotoxins is not a big risk for feedlot cattle, but it can be a huge risk for brood cows, Hawkins said.

“Corn silage may represent up to 100% of what the cows eat during the supplemental feeding time through the winter,” he said.

In a typical year, mycotoxin risks for corn silage can be reduced by inclusion to 40% to 50%.

“But this year due to winter kill on alfalfa and a poor year for making hay and baleage, corn silage my represent upwards of 80% to 85% of a TMR,” Hawkins said.

“If we’re already at high risk with 50% inclusion, we’re nearly doubling that when we increase corn silage inclusion up to 80% to 85%,” he said. “When we’re feeding it at a higher rate. We’re not letting the formulation help us reduce the risk.”

Over the past five years, Hawkins said, the trend is up in average for DON mycotoxin in U.S. corn silage.

“I expect as we progress into January, February and early March that will surpass the trend line,” he said.

Two or three years ago, zearalenone was not found very often in silage samples.

“For the past two years, we are seeing it more often and at much higher levels, compared to the five-year averages,” Hawkins said.

“We need to keep an eye on it because it can really impact heifer reproduction and mammary development and in cows it can mess with being able to identify cows in heat, conception rates and it takes a lot of zearalenone to make a cow abort, but it can happen.”

There can be a lot of difference in risk of mycotoxins from one side of a field to the other and from one end to the other.

“If your neighbor tells you he’s at low risk, that doesn’t mean anything to you,” Hawkins said.

“There can be huge differences in microclimates close together so everybody needs to test their own corn silage.”

Dairymen should also keep in mind the healthi-

ness of their cows.

“Healthy cows can handle mycotoxin challenges better than cows with a lower health status,” Hawkins said. “We want to make sure cows maintain the health status to help offset some of the huge health costs that can be way more impactful than loosing one to two pounds of milk.”

Hawkins said he encourages dairymen to monitor their cows and monitor feed ingredients.

“The trend has been to put up silage too dry and corn too wet,” he said.

“We want to retest TMRs to see if the program we put together early in the year is still on track,” he said.

“There’s going to be good corn silage and bad corn

silage, so everybody needs to identify their own risk.”

For more information on mycotoxin management, visit know mycotoxins. com.

Martha Blum can be reached at 815-223-2558, ext. 117, or marthablum@ agrinews-pubs.com.

Follow her on Twitter at: @AgNews_Blum.

Astronaut to speak at cattle convention SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A history-making astronaut and a savvy business executive are among speakers who will share ex per ience a nd w is dom at the 2020 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in San Antonio Feb. 5-7.

The convention will feature business meetings of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Cattlemen’s Beef Board and the American National CattleWomen.

Kicking off the event at the Opening General Session Feb. 5 will be retired U.S. Navy Captain Scott Kelly, an astronaut who spent a record-breaking year in space, laying the groundwork for the future of space travel and exploration.

The Sky is Not the Limit: Lessons from a Year in Space will include life lessons and personal stories from 229 miles above Earth, a journey that exemplifies the power and resilience of the human spirit.

The Closing General Session Feb. 7 will be a completely different experience, including a celebration of the industry’s Beef Quality Assurance Program.

Closing session speaker will be Kevin Brown, who for two decades was a successful executive helping grow a little-known family business into an industry giant with annual revenues reaching $2 billion. Brown will share with producers in the audience tools for winning in business and life using unconventional thinking.

Sponsored by the Beef Quality Assurance Awards Program, the Closing General Session will be a fastpaced event that recognizes BQA award recipients, and highlights consumer-directed efforts promoting the BQA Program.

New developments in BQA will also be introduced.

A special reception for BQA award recipients will be held immediately following the closing session.

BQA is funded in part by the Beef Checkoff and in partnership with Cargill and Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health.

As it has at previous conventions, CattleFax will present its CattleFax U.S. Global Protein and Grain Outlook Seminar to explore the factors driving the market, such as supplies and protein demand.

Art Douglas will present his 2020 weather forecast

for the United States and the world, and a grain outlook will also be shared.

The presentation will take place Feb. 6, at General Session II. “We always strive to introduce the most interesting and relevant individuals as speakers at the Cattle Industry Convention and

NCBA Trade Show, and our attendees regularly tell us we always deliver,” said Kristin Torres, NCBA executive director of meetings and events. “We know the valuable information to be shared by speakers in San Antonio will provide guidance to last a lifetime.”

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Senate Dems assail bailout for farmers MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump’s $16 billion bailout package for farmers hurt by the trade war with China unfairly benefits the South at the expense of the North and wealthy producers over smaller farms, Democratic senators concluded in a report released in November.

The report, one of the sharpest congressional critiques yet of the Market Faci l it at ion P rog ra m, said five southern states receive the highest average payments per acre under the program — Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and Arkansas. The analysis by Democratic committee staffers concluded that farmers in the Midwest and Northern Plains have been hurt the most.

It also asserted that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has done nothing to target the assistance to vulnerable small, medium and beginning farmers. Instead, it said the agency doubled the payment limits, directing even more money to large, wealthy farming partnerships.

The USDA said in a statement that payments are based on trade damage, not regions or farm size.

“While we appreciate feedback on this program, the fact of the matter is that USDA has provided necessary funding to help farmers who have been impacted by unjustified retaliatory tariffs,” the statement said.

“While criticism is easy to come up with, we welcome constructive feedback from any member of Congress with recommendations as to how the program could be better administered.”

Sen. Debbie Stabenow, of Michigan, the top Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee, said the program also lacks any plan for rebuilding or

“The fact of the matter is that USDA has provided necessary funding to help farmers who have been impacted by unjustified retaliatory tariffs.”

USDA statement replacing the markets that farmers have lost since they became caught up in the trade war last year.

She leveled the charges in a letter to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue that accompanied the 12page report.

“This administration’s chaotic trade agenda has irreparably harmed farmers, on top of the market instability and extreme weather challenges they already face,” Stabenow wrote in the letter signed by 14 other Democratic senators, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, of New York.

The agency has set aside nearly $16 billion under MFP for the current crop year, up from the $12 billion inaugural edition for 2018 crops. The agency has paid farmers over $6.8 billion so far in first installments.

According to the USDA, the states collecting the highest overall totals as of Nov. 12 — more than 60% of the total funds — are Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Texas and Kansas.

A separate analysis by the American Farm Bureau Federation released later Nov. 12 backed up the USDA’s assertion the dollars have flowed mostly to the Midwest, even though the per-acre rates are higher in parts of the South.

The Farm Bureau report said that’s because most of the acres planted in crops that are eligible for MFP payments are

planted in the Midwest.

The group did not address the Democratic senators’ claim that the formula is unfair.

The USDA could release a final round in January if trade woes persist.

An Associated Press analysis in July found that many large farming operations had no trouble circumventing the program’s payment caps.

A separate AP analysis last month showed how a farming business owned

by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice — a billionaire who’s the richest man in his state — collected the maximum of $125,000 then allowed under the program.

W hile the senators called on Perdue to “improve” the program before more payments go out, they proposed few specifics.

Until now, Congress had been relatively muted in its criticisms of MFP. Democratic Rep. Collin Peterson of Minnesota, who chairs the House Agriculture Committee, sent a less-sharply worded letter to Perdue earlier this month, pointing out several “inequities” and urging him to consider fixes.

The 2018 and 2019 versions used very different formulas for allocating aid.

The program originally was based on a farm’s production of certain crops.

About 83% of the money went to soybean producers because they had suffered the most from China’s retaliatory tariffs.

For 2019, farmers get fixed per-acre payments based on their county, varying from $15 to $150 per acre, based on how much the USDA calculated that each county had been hurt.

Counties qualifying for the highest per-acre payments are concentrated in the South, the report noted. And the payment caps were doubled, from

$125,000 to $250,000.

Roger Johnson, president of the National Farmers Union, said the report highlights “gross disparities” from region to region.

He noted that producers in western and northern soybean country, who typically shipped their crops to the Pacific Northwest for export to China, suddenly took a big price hit because they had nowhere to send their beans.

Yet, he said, it shows the money flowed disproportionately to southern farmers.

The USDA could have designed the program better if it had consulted with Congress, Johnson said, because the agriculture committees have experience in minimizing regional and other inequities.

Brooke Appleton, vice president of public policy at the National Corn Grower s A ssociat ion, said the Democratic senators’ report, along with Peterson’s letter, “raised important issues regarding the impact on northern state corn farmers who have faced additional hurdles due to limited export opportunities in the Pacific Northwest.”

The administration has not said if it will extend MFP for 2020, when Trump will be counting on maintaining his base of support in rural America as he seeks re-election.

Perdue defends, celebrates agency moves to Missouri K ANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said that he has “absolutely zero regrets” about moving the headquarters of two research agencies from Washington, D.C., to Kansas City, despite continuing criticism that the move would harm agricultural research and make it less available to federal lawmakers.

Perdue joined political leaders from Missouri and Kansas in November in touring the new headquarters for the Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food in Kansas City, Missouri, and to celebrate a move that he said would improve researchers’ work by placing them closer to farmers, colleges with agriculture experts and hundreds of private agribusinesses.

He said he was surprised by the opposition that erupted in Washington when the plan to move about 550 employees to Kansas City was announced in June, but he still believes it was the right decision.

“I thought we were doing the right thing and I am convinced today even more so having been here and seeing where we will be on the ground that we did the right thing,” Perdue said.

“I applaud this deci-

sion, I celebrate this decision and I have absolutely zero regrets of beginning this process and finishing this process right here in Kansas City.”

Perdue praised the congressional delegations, governors and other leaders in Kansas and Missouri for working together to win a competition for the headquarters that originally drew 136 expressions of interest from around the country.

He and others said the agencies will benefit from being closer to people with agricultural knowledge.

“There’s a certain culture here, and that influences your on-the-ground ability there, rather than sitting somewhere that doesn’t have any agriculture,” he said.

“You’re going to find more people in this region that know about agriculture, have the challenges and stress of the year-in and year-out agriculture and be able to make decisions and policies that help inform better research and policy from the USDA.” USDA economist Laura Dodson, acting vice president of the union that represents ERS employees, called the idea that moving to Kansas City would help the agencies’ agricultural research “patently ridiculous.”

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Market data FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 20, 2019

Futures Prices This Last This

week week Chg. week CATTLE HOGS DEC 19 122.22 122.37 -0.15 FEB 20 70.67 FEB 20 125.80 127.55 -1.75 APR 20 77.50 APR 20 126.72 128.20 -1.48 MAY 20 83.70 JUN 20 118.12 119.42 -1.30 JUN 20 89.27 AUG 20 115.82 116.40 -0.58 JUL 20 89.22 OCT 20 117.50 117.67 -0.17 AUG 20 88.35

Last week Chg. 69.50 76.22 82.70 87.85 87.90 87.25

1.17 1.28 1.00 1.42 1.32 1.10

MILK CLASS III DEC 19 19.36 JAN 20 17.36 FEB 20 17.40 MAR 20 17.40 APR 20 17.29 MAY 20 17.25

19.40 -0.04 18.03 -0.67 17.60 -0.20 17.16 0.24 16.98 0.31 17.03 0.22

66 60 58 64 64 60

SOYBEANS JAN 20 9282 MAR 20 9382 MAY 20 9512 JUL 20 9624 AUG 20 9662 SEP 20 9634

9074 9214 9352 9474 9516 9486

208 168 160 150 146 148

CHICAGO WHEAT MAR 20 5422 5324 98 MAY 20 5460 5346 114 JUL 20 5486 5376 110 SEP 20 5536 5434 102 DEC 20 5622 5536 86 MAR 21 5702 5630 72

K.C. WHEAT MAR 20 4622 MAY 20 4702 JUL 20 4776 SEP 20 4844 DEC 20 4940 MAR 21 5040

4426 4504 4572 4654 4776 N/A

196 198 204 190 164 N/A

BRENT CRUDE OIL FEB 20 66.14 65.22 0.92 MAR 20 65.20 64.25 0.95 APR 20 64.51 63.51 1.00 MAY 20 63.96 62.98 0.98 JUN 20 63.42 62.48 0.94 JLY 20 62.84 61.97 0.87

ETHANOL JAN 20 FEB 20 MAR 20 APR 20 MAY 20 JUN 20

1.368 1.388 1.408 1.439 1.439 1.439

0.022 0.024 0.021 0.021 0.021 0.021

FEEDER CATTLE JAN 20 144.27 MAR 20 144.37 APR 20 146.50 MAY 20 147.47 AUG 20 152.27 SEP 20 152.60

145.67 146.25 148.05 148.60 152.90 153.00

-1.40 -1.88 -1.55 -1.13 -0.63 -0.40

CORN MAR 20 3876 3810 MAY 20 3940 3880 JUL 20 3994 3936 SEP 20 3994 3930 DEC 20 4016 3952 MAR 21 4110 4050

1.390 1.412 1.429 1.460 1.460 1.460

Stocks of Agricultural Interest

This Last 52-wk week week high

ADM AGCO BASF BG CF

45.79 77.69 18.69 57.55 48.28

45.20 47.20 77.03 81.39 18.95 20.98 55.77 59.65 45.14 55.15

This Last 52-wk week week high

CTVA 28.18 26.49 32.78 DD 63.55 64.80 85.47 DE 174.65 172.50 180.48 FMC 99.04 99.18 101.95 MOS 21.71 18.63 33.91

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

week ago this year year ago % diff.

WHEAT 506.291 685.796 13575.99 11717.859 15.86 CORN 686.686 887.260 7227.05 16004.866 -54.84 SOYBEANS 1259.374 986.265 18633.32 15171.283 22.85

Time to be bold in markets

ary bullish for The long and American farmers agonizing trade and ranchers. war with China Here are some appears to be comments from over. It has been “Haunted By underway since Markets,” in a March 2018, and chapter entitled despite President “Staggering Donald Trump Demand From arguing that trade Commodity China,” I penned wars are “fun and in May 2011 easy to win,” I, for Insight showing the influone, am thrilled it Jerry Welch ence China has on is over. commodities in According to reliable sources, Phase One years gone by. The same will be seen in the future. is the new trade deal that “An individual of note will nearly double U.S. exports to China over the has recently emerged as a long-term bull toward next two years. The deal is expected to be signed in commodities. That was a surprise because I have early January and go into been reading his column effect 30 days later. for years because he is It is my understanding simply the best financial that China has pledged writer on the scene today. to buy $40 billion of U.S. “He is a legend on Wall ag products annually for the next two years as part Street for his forecasting ability coupled with his of the new trade deal.

Keep in mind that in 2017, wry sense of humor. The writer is veteran financial China bought $24 billion journalist Alan Abelson of worth of goods and in Barron’s.

2012 bought $21 billion.

“As a fan of Mr. It was in 2012 that the Abelson, I read carefully CRB index — that is to his insightful analysis of the commodity markets as the Dow Jones is to the the markets and economy.

Not once, however, can I stock market — hit an allrecall him wandering into time historic high. When the world of commodities Chinese buying slacked — not once. off in 2012, commodity “But on May 14, he values per se have been on wrote an article entitled, the decline ever since.

The ending of the trade ‘Paradigm Shift’ with a subtitle summary stating, war is flat out bullish.

Soon, agriculture produc- ‘The world is using up its natural resources at an ers and traders will look alarming rate … causing back in time and realize a permanent shift in their that Phase One of the trade deal was revolution- value.’

“Mr. Abelson touched on why commodity prices hit the skids in the opening days of May, but quickly begins to quoting from Jeremy Grantham and the GMO website.

On that website, a table appears listing China’s outsized appetite for commodities. The title next to the table has a heading that reads, ‘Time to Wake Up: Days of Abundant Resources and Falling Prices Are Over Forever.’

“From that table, here is the percentage of use for various world commodities consumed by the ever-growing and robust Chinese economy. The percentages are eye-opening; cement at 53.2%, iron ore at 47.7%, coal at 46.9%, pigs at 46.4%, steel at 45.4%, lead at 44.6%, zinc at 41.3%, aluminum at 40.6%, copper at 38.9%, eggs at 37.2%, nickel at 36.3%, rice at 28.1%, soybeans at 24.6%, wheat at 16.6%, chickens at 15.6%, crude oil at 10.3% and cattle at 9.5%.”

To us, it means that whatever the day-to-day, or even month-to-month, dips and blips in commodity prices, if Grantham’s right, the long-term trend has no place to go but up.

Six weeks ago, I wrote, “I am a stubborn bull convinced that commodities are buying opportunities on breaks.” And this week, I write, “Welcome, Mr. Abelson and Mr. Grantham, to my camp —

the camp of the, ‘stubborn bulls.’”

China experienced food inflation in November of this year of 19%. The primary cause of higher food costs was pork that rose 100% in November.

As we all know too well, pork prices rose sharply because swine fever has devastated the Chinese hog herd, causing it to decline more than a third in the past year.

But that estimate seems optimistic. The losses are likely far greater in not only China, but in a host of other nations, as well.

I believe the upside potential for the world’s meat markets is huge with pork destined to be the upside leader. I also embrace what the late Alan Abelson stated years ago, “The world is using up its natural resources at an alarming rate, and this has caused a permanent shift in their value.”

Moving forward, as other trade agreements fall into place, it will become more evident that a structural and permanent shift in the value of basic foods stuffs is unfolding right this very moment, just as predicted in the spring of 2011, just before the CRB index rose to an all time-historic high.

Exciting and profitable times are ahead for U.S. agriculture. Do not be left behind. It is time to be bold.

2020 OUTLOOK

Livestock Summary % diff.

This Last Year week year

week week ago ago ago Hog Slaughter-est 11000 HD 2810 2758 2739 1.89 2.59 Cattle slaughter-est 1000 HD 668 662 660 0.91 1.21 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

76.98 84.03 -7.05 90.13 110.52 -20.39 69.92 72.11 -2.19 70.35 84.18 -13.83 209.88 217.04 -7.16 200.97 204.26 -3.29 120.20 118.81 1.39 191.85 188.11 3.74

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

151.25 139.50 139.50 139.50 129.50

186.00 149.00 169.50 137.00 150.50 137.00 149.00 135.00 146.75 132.25

197.50 2.25 -11.50 170.50 2.50 -1.00 149.25 2.50 1.25 149.25 4.50 -0.25 147.50 -2.75 -0.750

CASH HOGS CARCASS PRICES This week Last week Change National

48.06 48.18 -0.12

Eastern Corn Belt Direct Feeder Cattle Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Kentucky and Ohio Reported sales this week, 1,802; last week, 2,063; last year, 2,805. Demand moderate. Supply included 100% over 600 pounds, 100% heifers.

Feeder Heifers Medium, Large 1

Avg. Avg. Delivery Head Wt. Price (FOB) 70 700 138.95 Current 390 750 130.00 Jan FOB

Feeder Heifers Medium, Large 1-2 1207 725 120.59 Mar FOB Feeder Heifers Medium, Large 2 135 725 119.45 Mar FOB

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

Ethanol production for the week ending Dec. 13 was at 1.064 million barrels, a decrease of 8,000 barrels a day. Ethanol stocks reported 21.8 million barrels, a decrease of 17,000 barrels.

For the week ending Dec. 12, an increase of 67.3 million bushels of corn export sales for 20192020 were reported, with an increase of 52.6 million bushels of soybean exports sale, and an increase of 31.9 million bushels of wheat export sales.

Wheat was steady to 33 1/4 cents higher. Corn was 6 to 12 cents higher. Sorghum was 16 cents higher. Soybeans were 23 1/4 cents to 41 1/4 cents higher.

CORN Kansas City US No 2 truck Yellow Corn was 8 3/4 to 11 3/4 cents higher from 3.86 1/2-3.96 1/2 per bushel.

Omaha US No 2 Yellow Corn was 6 to 12 cents higher from 3.72-3.82 per bushel.

Chicago US No 2 Yellow Corn was 8 3/4 cents higher from 3.92 1/2-3.95 1/2 per bushel.

Toledo US No 2 rail Yellow corn was 8 3/4 cents higher at 4.06 1/2 per bushel.

Minneapolis US No 2 Yellow corn rail was 8 3/4 cents higher at 3.49 1/2 per bushel

OILSEEDS Minneapolis Yellow truck soybeans were 30 1/4 cents higher at 8.89 1/2 per bushel.

Illinois Processors US No 1 Yellow truck soybeans were 23 1/4 to 32 1/4 cents higher from

9.34 1/2-9.46 1/2 per bushel.

Kansas City US No 2 Yellow truck soybeans were 36 1/4 to 41 1/4 cents higher from 8.99 1/29.24 1/2 per bushel.

Illinois 48 percent soybean meal, processor rail bid was 4.20 higher from 298.40-300.40 per bushel.

Central Illinois Crude Soybean oil processor bid was 1.56 to 2.06 higher from 33.19-34.04 per cwt.

WHEAT Kansas City US No 1 Hard Red Winter, ordinary protein rail bid was 17 3/4 cents higher from 5.56 1/2-5.66 1/2 per bushel.

St. Louis truck US No 2 Soft Red Winter terminal bid was 17 cents higher at 6.09 per bushel.

Minneapolis and Duluth US No 1 Dark Northern Spring, 14.0 to 14.5 percent protein rail, was 13 1/4 to 33 1/4 cents higher from 6.76 1/4-6.96 1/4 per bushel.

Portland US Soft White wheat rail was steady to 3 cents higher from 5.90-6.00 per bushel.

SORGHUM US No 2 yellow truck, Kansas City was 16 cents higher from 6.19-6.37 per cwt. Texas High Plains US No 2 yellow sorghum (prices paid or bid to the farmer, fob elevator) was 16 cents higher from 6.45-6.80 per cwt.

OATS US 2 or Better oats, rail bid to arrive at Minneapolis 20 day was 5 1/2 cents lower to 24 1/2 cents higher from 3.12 1/4-3.47 1/4 per bushel.

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

AGRINEWS PHOTO/ERICA QUINLAN

An effective herbicide program can combat weeds in 2020.

Expect high weed pressure in New Year

By Erica Quinlan

AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

MARKLE, Ind. — Many prevent plant acres experienced heavy weed growth this year, causing concern for high weed pressure in 2020.

Delayed or missed herbicide applications led to weed escapes. Additionally, floodwaters likely carried weed seeds — meaning growers may have to deal with weeds they’re not used to seeing in their fields.

“We need to consider increasing some of our residual herbicides next year, knowing we have more pressure from this

that it will be critpast year,” said ical to get ahead Chad Threewits, of the weeds next Syngenta agroyear.” nom ic ser v ice Wat erhemp representative for and marestail are Indiana. “That’s of particular conone way to comcern, Threewits bat an increased said. seed bank.

According to “I think it’s Iowa State Unialso about being Threewits versity Extension, diligent to catch waterhemp is a up after a year of poor weed control — with prolific seed producer and strong fall burndown pro- can produce abundant grams and strong early seed under adverse condispring burndown pro- tions.

Waterhemp plants programs. Any time we can start clean in fields, we’ll duce about 250,000 seeds per plant. Those seeds will eibe ahead.

“It’s nobody’s fault ex- ther take root in 2020 or lay cept the weather — we had dormant until future years.

“With waterhemp and to plant into weeds. I think

marestail, we worked really hard the last few years to reduce the seed bank,” Threewits said. “In one year, we put it right back, and maybe even heavier than what we had previously. Especially in areas where it was already bad.

“Even if I controlled my weeds pretty well, if my neighbors didn’t — those weeds are going to spread.”

An effective herbicide program can combat weed concerns, he said.

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

Follow her on Twitter at: @AgNews_Quinlan.

Agronomist shares field management insights

By Erica Quinlan

AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — This year’s challenging plant and harvest conditions will impact the decisions farmers make for next year, said Stephanie Smith, agronomist at Golden Harvest.

Looking to 2020, Smith shared field management tips on a variety of topics with AgriNews.

ON STALK STRENGTH “When we think about stalk strength, it comes from nitrogen availability, potassium availability and overall plant health.

When we progress into 2020, keeping those things at the top of your mind is vitally important to ensure that we keep that stalk strength.

“This year what we found with a later planting season is that fungicides really provided a huge return on investment and yield benefit. Keeping that plant greener, longer, for it to be able to use soil fertility and to be able to use sunlight to make starches — that will help keep the plant from canni-

balizing itself.”

ON LOWER TEST WEIGHTS “This year’s test weights were lower than average. I think growers across the Corn Belt are being docked for Smith their test weight.

“When we think about 2020, let’s hope we don’t have a similar planting season.

Planting those hybrids earlier will be much more beneficial as we’re (hopefully) going to get more of that time frame for grain fill next year.”

ON HYBRIDS AND PLANT POPULATION “Hybrids are not created equal. Knowing the ins and outs of that hybrid before you throw a population at it is important.

Take a look at hybrid performance this year.

Also, understand your soil type.”

ON PLANT DISEASE “When we think about disease, tar spot continues to get a lot of coverage when it comes to corn

diseases. What we saw this year was that the area of infection is continuing to move south and east from what we saw last year.

I was able to find it in central Indiana and Ohio this year.

“That ring of infection continues to spread. As we select hybrids, we need to make sure we take that tar spot rating into consideration.”

of trouble. Also, a lot of Indiana growers haven’t had to think about corn rootworm in a while, but if our crop rotation changes and we’re looking at three years of corn on corn, we should be thinking about different trait options in our corn systems.”

ON WEED MANAGEMENT “We had unprecedented prevent plant acres this year. When we think about those acres, typically those didn’t get managed the best for weed control.

ON CROP ROTATION “When we think about “2020 is going to be a selecting corn and soylittle tough when it comes bean products for 2020, I to crop rotations. This think it’s pretty important year, most of the time to consider our herbicide corn didn’t get planted program as maybe one where corn was intended. of the first determining It got planted into drier factors. fields, in hopes of getting “There are a lot of techthe crop in. nologies out there, includ“So, a lot of guys, if ing Enlist soybeans, in adthey were in a corn and dition to Xtend. We have soybean rotation, planted Liberty options in corn. corn on corn or beans on We have a lot of different beans, because that’s what options. This might be a they were dealt. The ques- year to explore a different tion becomes, what will type of herbicide program be the rotation next year? that really goes after those “If we go back to beans weeds, because I think again for a third year, this coming year could be we may be in a little bit a bit of a mess.”

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A fair and level playing field I recently asked a friend if it was bad to wish to put 2019 in the rearview mirror without wishing away days in my life. For those Rural Issues involved in production agCyndi Young- riculture, 2019 is a year most Puyear of us would like to forget.

For some, 2019 will be the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back and forced a decision to radically change their farming operation, or in some cases, to leave the farm behind.

Few good farmers I know want to depend upon a government payment though the Market Facilitation Program to stay in business — let alone a third tranche of said payments.

In a November letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, House Ag Committee Chairman Colin Peterson, a Minnesota Democrat wrote, “The current program has created winners and losers among neighbors who find themselves facing the same market situations, meaning that some producers may remain viable while others may be forced out of business.”

I’m not placing judgment on anyone for participating in any government program. I simply find it disappointing that a MFP payment — designed to assist farmers and ranchers with commodities directly impacted by unjustified foreign retaliatory tariffs, resulting in the loss of traditional export markets — has a reason to exist in the first place.

Commodities eligible to receive MFP payments are dairy, hogs, alfalfa hay, barley, canola, corn, crambe, dried beans, dry peas, extra-long staple cotton, flaxseed, lentils, long grain and medium grain rice, millet, mustard seed, oats, peanuts, rapeseed, rye, safflower, sesame seed, small and large chickpeas, sorghum, soybeans, sunflower seed, temperate japonica rice, triticale, upland cotton and wheat.

When this program and these commodities were announced, I heard more than one cow-calf producer who had been losing money every day on his calves ask, “Where is my MFP payment?”

The rally cry has been for a “level playing field” which will never truly exist. Someone will always have an edge. But wouldn’t it be great if that edge was because the product fit the specific needs of the buyer when the buyer wanted it and how they wanted it?

Of course, trade reform is needed, but trade and specifically tariffs should not be used as political weapons by any government. Tariffs are certainly not new to the United States of America. Our Congress passed a tariff act in 1789 that imposed a 5% flat rate tariff on all imports.

My hope and prayer for the New Year is that those who govern can come to an agreement about what is “a fair and level playing field” and that it is in the best interest of the governed. I want to see agriculture prosper in this country, but I would also very much like to see other industries succeed, as well.

Happy New Year!

The gift that keeps on giving Originally published in 1995, this column was one of the first remembrances from the Southern Illinois dairy farm of my Farm & Food youth. It also is the most File requested and most reprinted Alan Guebert piece I’ve written. By tradition, it returns every year.

Merry Christmas.

The Christmas tree was a scrub cedar hacked from the edge of the woods that bordered the farm. Big-bulbed lights, strung in barber pole fashion, generated almost as much heat as the nearby wood stove. Yellowed Christmas cards, saved over the years and perched like doves in the untrimmed branches, served as ornaments.

“I believe this is the prettiest tree I’ve ever had,” Howard proclaimed as we stood in its glow. “And it smells good, too.”

The only scent evident to me was a mixture of wood smoke and the remains of a fried pork supper, but I lied and said, “Sure does.”

Howard beckoned me to sit.

We had shared Christmas Day

in the dairy barn, and it was his request that we share a bit of the night, also.

He knew I was alone because my family, his employer, was visiting relatives. I knew he was alone because he was always alone, a bachelor for nearly 40 years.

“I’ll get us some Christmas cheer,” he offered as I sank into the sofa.

In untied work shoes, he shuffled toward the kitchen. A minute later, he returned with two water glasses filled with rhubarb wine.

“It’s been a good Christmas, ain’t it Allie-Boy?” he asked as he sat in a ladder-back chair by the stove.

He had called me Allie Boy for as long as I could remember. I had taken to call him Hoard the Dairyman, after the title of a farm magazine my father subscribed to.

I nodded. It had been a good day.

Two wobbly newborn calves greeted us when we arrived at the dairy barn early that morning. Wet and shivering, we dried them with the past summer’s straw before showing them how to find breakfast at their mamas’ side. One was a bull, the other a heifer.

“We ought to name ‘em Mary and Joseph,” Howard now said as we rehashed the day, “on

account of them being born today.”

Mary and Joseph?

Generally, Howard had only one name for all cows: Succum.

None of us knew what it meant or where it came from, but from the time he arrived on the farm in 1965 every cow was always Succum and every heifer was always Little Succum. A group of cows or calves were simply Big Succums or Baby Succums.

“Mary and Joseph they will be,” I said approvingly.

Silence hung in the stale air. I reckoned that if you had “bached” it for 40 years like Howard, silence wasn’t a void that needed to be filled, so I sipped my wine and said nothing. Howard reached for his pipe and the big, red can of Velvet tobacco that had been my Christmas gift to him that morning.

“You want to roll yourself a smoke, Allie? I got some papers here.”

I shook off the offer.

“Yep,” Howard said as if to himself, “that’s the prettiest tree I’ve ever had. And this is shaping up to be the nicest Christmas I’ve ever had because you came by.”

I looked at the tree and then at the old man ringed in tobacco smoke staring at it, and I felt sad. Not for him. I felt sad

for me. I had agreed to come to his house to accommodate him, a favor for a hired man.

But he had not wanted a favor. All he had wanted was the chance to share his Christmas good fortune with me. He had some new wine, a warm fire, his best Christmas tree ever and week’s worth of tobacco. He was happy and he wanted to give me some of that happiness.

As I stared at the silhouette of Hoard the Dairyman in the glow of the Christmas lights, I saw a man of great warmth, vast wealth and pure honesty.

He didn’t have a checking account or credit card, but he was far richer than the condescending college boy on his sofa.

“Well Hoard,” I said a very quiet minute later, “I better go.

We both need to be at the barn early tomorrow.”

He led me to the back door.

“Don’t forget,” he said, as I headed for the truck, “we’ll call those calves Mary and Joseph.”

Almost 30 Christmas Nights later, I have not forgotten two calves named Mary and Joseph and Howard’s priceless gift of simple giving.

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Hit reset button before planning for 2020 As the farm’s leader and CEO, an important part of your role is to look forward and make future plans.

But when you know Darren Frye don’t your results or “how you did” Water Street this year, there Solutions can be a lot of uncertainty around how to even begin to start planning for 2020.

Without those numbers, it can feel like you’re aiming in the dark.

RELEASE THE BAGGAGE Many farmers may be carrying some mental and emotional “baggage” along from this trying year. Working to reduce and eliminate that as much as possible will lighten the load and help with moving more confidently into the next year.

Here are a few suggestions. n Reset your mindset.

Particularly after a challenging crop year like 2019, hitting the “reset” button on your mindset can be helpful. Otherwise, it can be tough to move forward with planning for the next year at all. Consider taking

some time by yourself, with your spouse or with business partners to intentionally set aside any frustrations or other emotions the past year brought up. Then, resolve to move forward with renewed optimism and hope as you plan for 2020.

As we all know, every year in farming is different! n Use solid estimates and planning tools. Be sure to use tools and technology that incorporate all the moving pieces of your operation, including your operation’s financials, logistics and crop insurance, as you make plans for 2020. Our advisers can help you get this in place to visualize how all the pieces of your operation come together. n Get the right support in place.

We can also think about this past year in terms of how we did or didn’t get the support we needed from others. I’m thinking of this both in terms of emotional support from friends and family, as well as support from advisers, suppliers, lenders and others we work with in our farm businesses.

An important support person to have in your corner is a market adviser. As you think about making plans for 2020, consider whether you had the type of support you wanted this past year when it comes to market-

ing and merchandising plans.

Take action to find the right support for you, your operation and your goals.

BIG CHALLENGES, SMART SOLUTIONS Another idea as we move into 2020 is to think about the single largest business challenge that your operation is facing. Go beyond outside causes and think in terms of how you as the CEO and your operation are dealing with it, on a day to day level.

It might be a financial metric where the operation can’t seem to move the needle, or difficulty with finding the right lender relationship, or trouble with finding and keeping the right employees. Maybe it’s a lack of proactive risk management that continues to create ongoing problems.

Whatever it may be, it’s usually the thing that causes the most headaches and sleepless nights. Once you’ve identified it, here are three ways to think differently about this challenge.

Take responsibility. Our human tendency often is to look for someone or something else to blame. Some are more prone to doing this than others. But in order to get on track to improve results, it’s important to start by

taking responsibility first.

Sort out what you can control from what you can’t. Don’t try to take responsibility for something that’s truly out of your control: the weather, for example. However, you can take responsibility for your actions, reactions and responses.

Redefine the problem. You may believe you’ve already tried everything there is to try to solve the problem. Consider redefining how you’re looking at the challenge.

Back up a step further and think about the root cause or causes. Don’t think about the symptoms or how the problem appears on your farm, only the potential roots.

Get creative about solutions.

Once you’ve determined a possible root cause, focus on that instead of how the problem is manifested. Brainstorm solutions that address the root cause rather than the symptoms.

Who can you enlist to help implement solutions? If marketing and risk management may be a cause of some of your challenges, get in touch with our market advisers now to talk about planning.

Darren Frye is president and CEO of Water Street Solutions.

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

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Minimize yield-limiting factors for winning crop

By Erica Quinlan

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I N DI A NA P OL IS — Purdue Extension corn specialist Bob Nielsen shared tips for achieving high corn yields at the Indiana Certified Crop Adviser Conference Dec. 17-18.

“It’s true that high-yielding corn requires a uniform, healthy crop canopy that can intercept and use about 95% of the incoming solar radiation by the time it hits flowering and throughout the rest of grain fill,” Nielsen said.

“This fact gives us something to aim for.”

Building the solar canopy begins with agronomic choices made prior to planting and continues through the end of the growing season.

“Un for t u nately, ou r choices about these inputs change every year because Mother Nature changes every year,” Nielsen said.

“So, it’s not easy, and we make different choices every year.

“It’s a continual process of making the right agronomic decisions in order to build that solar canopy that’s going to capture sunlight. The effects are going to be season-long.”

Nielsen offered three tips for a winning program: n Improve your agronomic knowledge. Never stop the learning process. n Identify, locate and

diagnose important yield-limiting factors; do this as early and often in the growing season as you can. Crop diagnostics are most successful when you get out there early, when the evidence and signs are still there. n Make sound agronomic decisions based on facts and data, not simply on logic.

The secret to achieving higher yields in the future, Nielsen said, is figuring out why you’re not achieving higher yields now.

“In other words, identif ying and mitigating yield-limiting factors specific to individual fields,” he said.

“If you fail to identify and diagnose those yield limiting factors, then some of your agronomic decisions will miss the mark and you either waste money on inputs or leave yield on the table, or both.”

The search for yield-limiting factors requires agronomic knowledge and skills.

It takes time and is often difficult.

“Identifying yield-limiting factors is important because we should not be spending money on solutions for problems that we don’t have,” Nielsen said.

Successfully identifying yield-limiting factors involves walking fields, scouting for problems and taking extensive notes throughout the entire growing season.

Some yield-limiting factors to consider: n Poor soil drainage. n Hybrid performance. n Soil compaction from tillage operations or repeated heavy equipment traffic. n Weeds resistant to herbicides. n Foliar diseases. n Spatially variable nutrient deficiencies or excessively low soil pH. n Secondary or micronutrients.

Yield maps can be road maps to problem areas in a field. Aerial images can also point to problem areas.

Nielsen also encouraged farmers to improve soil drainage where needed and feasible.

Improved soil drainage reduces the risk of ponding and saturated soils, soil nitrate loss due to denitrification, soil compaction and cloddy seedbeds from tillage of wet soils.

In a nutshell, good drainage enables successful root development and stand establishment of the crop.

Farmers also should put a lot of thought into picking their hybrids.

“Do not underestimate the importance of this seemingly simple decision,” Nielsen said.

“Thoughtful hybrid selection can easily add 20 to 30 bushels per acre to your bottom line.

“Pay attention to hybrid characteristics that relate to stress tolerance. Look

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Purdue Extension corn specialist Bob Nielsen talks about corn agronomics at the Indiana Certified Crop Adviser Conference. for hybrids that consistently yield well across a wide variety of growing conditions.”

At the end of the day, farmers and agronomists should remember to focus on the basics.

“We all need to sharpen our focus on the agronomic fundamentals of growing corn,” Nielsen said. “There are no silver bullets or onesize-fits-all solutions to improving corn yields.

“Use technology to supplement your agronomic decision-making, not replace it.”

Visit Nielsen’s website at www.agry.purdue.edu/ext/ corn/cafe/index.html.

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

Follow her on Twitter at: @AgNews_Quinlan.

Guests network at the Indiana Certified Crop Adviser Conference, which was held Dec. 17-18.

Bayer supports 4-H Council’s National Youth Science Day ST. LOUIS — Bayer announced its support of National 4-H Council’s National Youth Science Day by supplying engaging STEM education kits for students in rural areas whose schools have limited internet access and resources.

NYSD is a month-long initiative that began Oct. 1. This year, Bayer is supplying 650 Game Changers kits designed to teach computer science skills.

Add it iona l ly, Bayer hosted an event Oct. 12 at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, where nearly 200 students in grades sixth to 12th completed challenges in the Game Changers kit.

The kit, designed by Google and West Virginia Extension service, leverages computer science to create games, solve problems and engage students on topics they are passionate about.

During the event at the University of Arkansas, students used the kit to learn about computer science f u nda ment a ls through physical activity and puzzles.

The kit teaches kids important CS concepts and problem-solving skills, creating real-world connections between CS and civic engagement, healthy living and agriculture.

Students also participated in a college and career fair, including a tour of the Agriculture, Aquaculture/Fisheries and Human Sciences departments at the university.

“There has never been a more important time to invest in the future,” said Lisa Safarian, North America president of the Crop Science Division of Bayer and National 4-H Council trustee.

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“As the need for skills in digital technologies and data science increases in STEM industries such as agriculture, it’s more important than ever to empower students from all communities and socioeconomic backgrounds with the skills they need to explore areas of interest.

“Bayer is proud and

excited to support 4-H’s NYSD programming in communities where access to computer science education is scarce and schools lack the resources necessary to fund STEM curricula.”

According to a recent Science Matters survey, despite nearly 80% of high school students reporting that they think agricul-

tural science education is important to future success, only 19% said that they are likely to consider a career in agriculture.

This disconnect may be because only 36% of surveyed students reported being familiar with agriculture career choices beyond working on a farm.

“In 4-H, we know that schools can’t meet de-

mand alone and it is imperative we work together to provide the tools and resources needed to learn computer science skills in order to take advantage of future career opportunities in agri-science,” said Jennifer Sirangelo, National 4-H Council president and CEO. “4 -H N YSD br ings hands-on computer sci-

ence learning opportunities within reach for thousands of young people each year. The skills they learn along the way — problem solving, digital fluency, perseverance — will provide a strong foundation for success today and in the future.”

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