Dusty Barn Distillery

This folk-art carving of President Abraham Lincoln was made from a tree stump in the late 1800s. It is 47 inches tall. The sculpture sold for $1,800 at a recent Garth’s auction.

Four facts you may not know about Lincoln

By Terry and Kim Kovel

President Abraham Lincoln has been memorialized in many ways since his death in 1865, but there are things that few people remember today. 1. The president and his wife, Mary Todd, had four sons. Three died young. “Eddie” (Edward Baker) Lincoln, born in 1846, died at 3 years old in 1850. “Willie” (William Wallace) was born in 1850 and died in 1862 at the age of 11. Son Thomas, called “Tad,” was born in 1853 and died at 18 in 1871. But their first-born son, Robert Todd, was born in 1843 and lived until 1926, passing at the age of 82. 2. President Lincoln was the tallest president. He was 6 feet, 4 inches tall. 3. Lincoln’s birthday is Feb. 12, 1809. 4. President Lincoln did not smoke and rarely drank alco hol. He drank water with meals. Try some of President Lincoln’s favorite foods on President’s Day; one of his favor ites was apples. He held an apple with his thumb and forefinger, and ate it from the bottom. Some say he also liked chicken fricassee with biscuits, and most reports say he enjoyed oyster stew. Mary Todd Lincoln used “Miss Leslie’s Complete Cookery” cookbook that is still available at bookstores today.

Any guides for surviving asbestos contamination for collectors? Collector friends just had a roof collapse and their crowded house is contaminated. What can be saved? Collectors have special problems. All upholstered furniture, textiles, clothing, medicine, food and more probably must go. Furniture can be reuphol stered if the frame is valuable. Ceramics, glass, jewelry, bronzes and other hard-surface items probably can be cleaned, but that requires special pro tective gear and instructions to avoid contact with dust. Dolls, most toys, paintings, photo graphs, books and everything paper may be contaminated. The government and other sites online give detailed instructions. Search for specialized advice from collector clubs, blogs and government agencies. Don’t try to do this alone. The dust is almost invisible and will be stirred up if not properly removed.

Store all the “safe” collectibles off-site until you know what to save. You can’t replace memories, but you can find more collectibles.

Distillery Trail latest Indiana Grown guide

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Grown released its newest map of local artisans, the Indiana Grown Distillery Trail. This guide adds to the previous five maps, trails and guides Indiana Grown has created over the past two years to highlight the various segments of agriculture within its membership.

The Distillery Trail features 18 distilleries and their craft spirits, such as whiskey, vodka and gin. Participants will discover members like Old 55 Distillery, which is Indiana’s only sweet corn distillery, and Hotel Tango, a veteran-owned distillery whose name pays tribute to the owner’s military service.

The distilleries are all members of Indiana Grown, and many choose to partner with Indiana Grown member farms, as well, for their ingredients. This creates a unique collaboration that is purely Indiana from grain to glass.

“Indiana has a wealth of agritourism destinations, and by creating these resources, Indiana Grown is helping shine a spotlight on their members who can attract consumers both inside and outside of the state,” said Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch. “Our hope is that Hoosiers, and more broadly all Americans, will realize the quality products Indiana has to offer to those near and far.”

The Distillery Trail is the latest resource added to the wide selection of maps Indiana Grown has to offer.

Released in May 2018, the Indiana Grown Wine Trail was the first of its kind for the program and featured 31 member wineries. Its success has since resulted in the Wine Trail’s expansion to nearly 50 wineries. Most recently, the Indiana Grown Brewery Trail launched on Jan. 30 and highlights 21 Indiana Grown member breweries. From pilsners to porters, these breweries are located all around the state and are using local ingredients to create delicious brews.

“We are proud that our Wine Trail has become the largest in the Midwest, and the overwhelming positive response we have received from members and consumers has our entire team working to meet the demand for more of these trails,” said Indiana Grown Program Director Heather Tallman.

“Our hope is that with each map, trail and guide, an opportunity is created for consumers to discover and connect with a new area of our membership.” In addition to the Wine Trail and Brewery Trail, Indiana Grown has developed a number of other guides, including a map of Christmas Tree farms, a Winter Farmers Market map and a Protein Guide listing producers who sell proteins directly to consumers. Indiana Grown plans to continue developing new guides throughout the year for Hoosiers and our visitors to enjoy.

You can find more information about the program and all of the Indiana Grown maps, trails and guides at www.indianagrown.org.

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Indiana Grown Distillery Trail

From grain to glass, Indiana is making a name for itself in the craft spirits game. Check out these Indiana Grown member distilleries that are producing everything from whiskey to gin and everything in between. Receive a stamp at each location and mail your completed map to: Indiana State Department of Agriculture 1 North Capitol, Suite 600, Indianapolis, IN 46204.

Valentine’s Day and American Heart Month may be on your mind this February, but Lactose Intolerance Month is also on the calendar. Do you love the taste of dairy foods, but occasionally feel discomfort after eating them?

Lactose intolerance is a type of food sensitivity, not an allergy or disease. The condition arises from not having enough lactase or the enzyme that digests lactose, which is the natural sugar in milk and dairy foods.

Health experts note that because dairy foods provide many nutrients needed for a healthy diet, you should not give up dairy all together. For those with lactose intolerance, there are variety of ways to enjoy the recommended three servings of dairy every day without the discomfort.

Start with a small amount of milk daily and increase gradually until you find the amount that works with your tolerance level. Solid foods help slow digestion and allow the body more time to process lactose. Drink milk with meals, blend it with frozen fruit in a smoothie or add it to hot or cold cereal for a protein-packed breakfast. Natural cheeses contain minimal amounts — less than 1 gram — of lactose, due to the steps in cheese- making process, along with natural aging. Top sandwiches or whole grain crackers with slices of cheddar, colby, Monterey Jack, Gouda, provolone, or Swiss. Cheese pairs well with all food groups, and a 1 1/2-ounce serving provides 30% of your daily calcium needs. While yogurt contains lactose, it also has live and active cultures. This unique feature helps break down the lactose; making it easier to tolerate. Greek yogurt contains less lactose than traditional yogurt, due to the straining process used to create a thick texture. It also contains live and active cultures, helping to digest lactose. Try topping either type of yogurt with fresh fruit and a handful of granola for a tasty breakfast, snack or dessert.

Lactose-free products such as milk, yogurt and ice cream are available in many local retail stores. These products contain the same nutrients found in conventional dairy products, like calcium, potassium and vitamin D, and have a great flavor — all without the lactose. Substitute lactose-free products in favorite recipes and at the dinner table. To download a tip sheet on lactose intolerance, head over to the resources section at www.stldairycouncil.org.

Monica Nyman is a registered dietitian and senior educator with St Louis District Dairy Council.

1. The Indiana Whiskey Co. 1115 W. Sample St. South Bend, IN 46619 2. Edwin Coe Spirits 6675 US-33 Churubusco, IN 46723 3. Old 55 Distillery 311 E. Washington St. Newtown, IN 47969 4. Oakley Brothers’ Distillery 34 W. 8th St. Nashville, IN 46016 5. Windy Ridge Winery & Distillery 3998 N 150 W Cayuga, IN 47928 6. West Fork Whiskey Co. 1660 Bellefontaine St. Indianapolis, IN 46202 7. 8th Day Distillery 1125 E Brookside Ave. Indianapolis, IN 46202 8. Sun King Spirits* 351 Monon Blvd. Carmel, IN 46032 9. 12.05 Distillery 636 Virginia Ave. Indianapolis, IN 46203 10. Hotel Tango Artisan Distillery* 702 Virginia Ave. Indianapolis, IN 46203 11. Bear Wallow Distillery 4484 Old State Rd. 46 Nashville, IN 47448 12. Cardinal Spirits 922 S. Morton St. Bloomington, IN 47403 13. Spirits of French Lick 8145 W. Sinclair St. West Baden Springs, IN 47469 14. Huber’s Starlight Distillery 19816 Huber Rd. Borden, IN 47106 15. Donum Dei Brewstillery 3211 Grant Line Rd, Suite 3 New Albany, IN 47150 16. Best Vineyards Winery & Distillery 8373 Morgans Lane SE Elizabeth, IN 47117 17. Monkey Hollow Winery & Distillery 11534 E. County Rd. 1740 N Bloomington, IN 47577 18. Dusty Barn Distillery 6861 Carson School Rd. Mt. Vernon, IN 47620 *Distillery has multiple locations. Visit any location to receive a stamp on your map.

SENIOR NEWS LINE Remembering the golden oldies

By Matilda Charles

Have you ever tried to remember all the words to a song from your childhood or teenage years, or something you heard your parents sing? If you can remember one or two lines of a verse or the title, you can find the whole song on the internet.

Here’s an example. I put one line of a song in Google, and there it was. Not only did all the lyrics pop up, but there were links to videos of groups singing the song.

There were links, too, to more information. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that the song was written in 1911.

World War II was full of good music, and chances are you remember at least parts of some of the songs. Search online for World War II songs or any other era you’re interested in.

Wikipedia even has categories such as “Songs of 1950s.” Or, search Wikipedia by singer and click on their discography for all the songs they released. Remember “Any Bonds Today?”, the 1941 song written for a war bond drive and presented in a Bugs Bunny cartoon? Or, for younger seniors, how about “Blowin’ in the Wind,” written by Bob Dylan in 1962? How many

verses do you remember? When the weather warms up, you might consider haunting garage sales and antique marts for old sheet music. If you no longer have a keyboard, look on Amazon for compact 54-key electronic keyboards for less than $100. And what do you do once you’ve collected all the music from your youth? Consider sharing it. If you play well enough, ask about visiting a retirement facility and playing for the residents. Make copies of the lyrics and hand them out for a sing-along.

Creamy Tomato Basil Soup Servings: 2 INGREDIENTS 1 medium onion, chopped 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 (16-ounce) can of tomatoes (drained) 1pinch ground red pepper 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil 2 cups milk, lactose-free Salt to taste Fresh basil leaves for garnish, optional PROCEDURE In a medium saucepan, cook onion in olive oil over medium heat, stirring frequently until golden brown or about 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook 1 minute longer. Add tomatoes and cook uncovered over medium heat for 10 minutes. Spoon 3/4 of mixture into food processor or blender container; puree until smooth. Return puree to saucepan. Add red pepper, basil and milk to the soup. Heat until hot but do not boil. Season to taste with salt. Divide soup into two bowls and serve. Garnish with fresh basil leaves, if desired. Nutrition Information — Made with fat free milk: 220 calories, 8 grams fat, 30% DV calcium.

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Montgomery County • 170A, 165 tillable, near Linden. • 12.99 Ac, 12.79 tillable, 6 miles S of Waynetown. Newton County • 137.08 A, 130.75 Tillable, 3.7 CRP, W of Brook.

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Newton County, IN and Iroquois County, IL: February 18 • 948 +/- Acres - 10 Tracts • Contact: John Bechman 765.404.0396 UPCOMING AUCTIONS

Wabash County, IN: February 20 • 77 +/- Acres - 1 Tract Contact: Jon Rosen 260.740.1846 or AJ Jordan 317.397.3086 or Larry Jordan 765.473.5849

Boone County, IN: February 24 • 157 +/- Acres - 2 Tracts Contact: Brett Salyers 419.806.5643 or Sam Clark 317.442.0251or Jim Clark 765.659.4841

Decatur County, IN: February 25 • 503 +/- Acres - 8 Tracts Contact: Michael Bonnell 812.343.6036 or Dave Bonnell 812.343.4313

LaPorte County, IN: February 26-27 • 18 +/- Acres - 3 Tracts *ONLINE ONLY* BIDDING OPENS 2/26 - 8 A.M. CST & BIDDING CLOSES 2/27 - 4 P.M. CST Contact: Larry Smith 219.716.4041 or Kelsey Sampson 219.608.4341

Vermilion County, IL: February 27 • 95 +/- Acres - 3 Tracts Contact: John Bechman 765.404.0396

Montgomery County, OH: March 10 • 80 +/- Acres - 1 Tract Contact: John Kramer 937.533.1101 or Craig Springmier 937.533.7126

Greene County, IN: March 11 • 58 +/- Acres - 1 Tract Contact: Todd Litten 812.327.2466

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LaPorte County, IN: 5 Properties all located within LaPorte County 60 +/- Acres • Building Sites, Rolling Hills, Woods, Ponds Running Stream & Tillable Farm Land 30 +/- Acres • Secluded & Wooded Building Site with Pond 58 +/- Acres • Level Farmland, Rural Building Site 2 +/- Acres • Rural Building Site • Contact: Julie Matthys 574.310.5189

Tipton County, IN: 109 +/- Acres • Contact: Jaret Wicker 765.561.1737 or John Miner 765.438.2699

Starke County, IN: 44 +/- Acres • Contact: Julie Matthys 574.310.5189

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HRES IN Auct. Lic. #AC69200019, IL Lic. #417.013288 MI Lic. #6505264076 AUCTIONEER: RUSSELL D. HARMEYER, IN Auct. Lic. #AU10000277, IL Auct. Lic #441.002337 & OH Auct. Lic. #2001014575

BRED HEIFERS, SPRING ca lving, BLK, BWF and Red Angus. 618-528-8744 RED AND BLACK ANGUS BULLS. (618)528-8744 PUREBRED RED ANGUS bull, bo rn March 5, 2018, $2,000. 513-284-6760

(2) FRIESEN PROTEIN bulk t anks, 5-1/2 ton, $1,500/ ea. Call 815-539-7117 2009 Balzer 8500 Eliminator b oom tank, Tri-axle, vacuum l oad, raven controller, slurry di scharge, hyd manifold, 7 knife di etrich bar. Farn use, no sand, $78,500. 815-440-1686

JD 9750 combine, 2000 eng/. 1 500 sep hrs, exc tires, field re ady, shed kept, top cond, $58,500. 618-927-7858, 7857 2000 CAT-460, 3037 Eng. 2225 se p., rice package, duals @ 70 %, Ag Leader, yield monitor w/m apping, inspected yearly, sh edded, clean machine, w/S30 pl atform, & 830 corn head, will se parate, $32,500 obo Call 815- 848-2300 PARTING OUT 9660 combine, g ood CM feeder house, lift cyl., si ngle pt. Hook up, ladder, rims, fi nal drives, hydro trans. & unload auger, 608-293-2200

OPEN POLLINATED SEED corn, out produces Hybrids for silage. $67 per bu. Plus shipping. 217-857-3377 Med Red Clover Seed, $ 89/50-lb bag, Paulding OH, 419-796-8871, c 419-399-4097 h (lv msg) JD 4840 tractor, 6600 hours, ex c tires, quick hitch, shed ke pt , top condition, $25,900. 618-927-7858, 618-927-7857 1991 Case IH 7120, 2WD, 4299 h ours, 4-reversers, 3 remotes, 18 .4x42 on tire w/duals and we ights, good condition, 573-547-5747, 573-846-7393 JD-4440 1500 hrs on new mo tor, $22,500; JD-4240 w/l oader, $19,500 ; JD-4020 $6 ,500 all well maintained tractors, Call 815-716-6895 JD-7830 MFD, IVT Trans, frt su sp., active seat, higher hrs., nice, $42,500 715-574-4561 JD-8285R MFD, duals, frt duals op tional, auto track ready, ex ceptional, some warranty, $94,500 Call 715-572-12344 2004 VERSATILE-2425, 3300 hr s., exc cond., $72,500, OBO retiring. 563-357-4300 1994 JD 4760 MFWD, duals, we ights, one owner, 6900- hours, $49,500. 309-507-0774 JD 2950, MFD w/260 SL loader, 8f t bucket, bale spear, pallet fo rks, $22,000; Bushhog 261 5 l egend, Batwing mower, $5000. 309-337-0482 1996 JD-7800, 2600 hrs., Po wer shift, 42” tires & duals, $ 69,5000.; 1999 JD-4600, MFP w/ loader & 72” belly mower, $ 10,900,; 1969 JD-3020, DSL, si de console, dual hyd., frt & re ar wts. $10,500; 1974 JD- 4 230, 4400 hrs., 500 hrs. on ne w motor, Quad Range, $ 13,900. 1980 IH-1086, dual PT O & hyd. 18.4x38 tires, $ 11,900; 1976 IH-986, 2100 on e owner hrs. 18.4x34, dual PT O & hyd., $17,900; Ford- 5 610, dsl, w/loader, 429 one ow ner hrs., very nice. $17,900; 1 970 JD-4020, dsl, side co nsole, dual hyd. ROPS, $79,000 Call 815-592-3656 CIH-7120 TRACTOR, 1910 hrs, Call 217-456-7641

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

John Deere 9220, 2007, 1 owner, PTO, 3-point, 5 remotes plus power beyond, 4745 hours, 50 inch Firestone's 35-40% tread, power shift trans., premium lights, Auto Steer Ready. 260-248-6910

Steinbauer performance chip, #220414, fits 9530 JD, $1000. 217-621-4956 For sale by owner, 475Ac's, Po pe Co., IL 25 mi's NE of Paducha KY Consist of 340 Ac 's till. cropland, 25 Ac's pa sture, & over 100 Ac's of hard wood timber. 40,000 bu. Grain st orage, large barn, large field & ex c deer hunting, w/good lease in come. Open crop lease for 19, pr ice below appraised value, 618-528-8744

FAMILY FARM LOOKING for t illable acreage for 2020 and be yond. Pay up to $250 per tillable ac. Call (765)719-3995

LS-779039 Crawfordsville, IN (765) 866.0253 Eaton, OH (937) 456.6281 Georgetown, OH (937) 378.4880 La Crosse, IN (219) 754.2423 Lebanon, IN (765) 482.2303 Leb. Spray Center, IN (765) 481.2044 Pendleton, IN (765) 778.1991 Plymouth, IN (574) 936.2523 Remington, IN (219) 261.4221 Terre Haute, IN (812) 234.2627 Wilmington, OH (937) 382.0941 Winamac, IN (574) 946.6168 Wingate, IN (765) 275.2270

JD-7000 RECONDITIONED PLANTERS; 4-row 30”, 3-pt, $2,850; 8-row 30” $6,850; JD- 7200 4-row 30” $3,150. All repainted, NICE, can send pics Call 309-242-6040 TWIN ROW/SPLIT ROW planter, 4 row, JD-7000, w/coultiplanter II, $4,500 can send photos, Call 765-202-3411 greendrills.com (740)756-4810 Hizey Farm Service LLC JD 1760 12Row 30 inch planter, equipped w/insect boxes, no-till cutters, Yetter residue managers, very sharp, no welds, used on small acreage. 217-259-2168 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 MARTIN SPIKE CLOSING wheels 15-in. Diameter (24) total, (12) 1200 ac., (12) 2400 ac. off 1790 planter $80.00 each Smart box system complete minus control console used 3 years $2,000. (309)531-1108

UNVERFERTH PLANTER FILL conveyor, $1,500 obo; 1790 12 row liquid Fert. Attachment, $7,500 obo Call 217-473-9161 5X6 NET WRAPPED Grass hay or large squares of alfalfa for horses and dairy cows. Delivery to your farm. (217)370-4342 QUALITY HAY AND STRAW , limited quantity of 1st and 2nd cut, big & small squares, delivery available, Call us David 815-685-5344, Mike 815-685-9646

We Repair Baler Knotters on your Farm! Service Calls also available for farm equipment! Used Rakes & New Tedders for Sale! Kings Repair, Marshall IN 765-597-2015 ROUND BALE SPEAR for 1 48/158 JD loader, 3 prong, Exc. Shape, $600. Call 217-371-1229 or 217-473-6774 Vermeer 4 basket tedder, like new, $6500. 618-528-8744

1997 ROGATER-854, 4744 hrs. 80 /60 Booms 20" Spacing. 5 Se c. w/fencerow nozzles. En vizio Pro monitor, w/ Ac cuboom & lightbar. 800 gal. SS tank. Operator & Parts Bo oks. $27,000 OBO. Call 815-694-2944 2007 FAST-9420, 1000 Gal. Ta nk 80-ft. Booms (2) 5-ft. bolt on stubs to convert to 90-ft. 3 20x46 Tires 460 Raven mo nitor 50-gal. rinse tank L&R h and fence row nozzles field ready $7000.00 309-531-1108

MILLER SELF-PROPELLED SPRAYER , Model 4240, 1000- ga llon tank, 90ft booms, Ag L eader Integra Monitor, lots of op tions, 720-hours, like new co nd., $160,000-obo. Delivery Possible. 814-322-8090 2011 JD-4630 SPRAYER, 1223 hr s., 80' boom, 2600 display, ITC globe, hyd. Adj axles, 320 ti res, 2 nd

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

DMI 3300 nutri placer, NH3 a pplicator, pull type, 13-shank, no -till coulters, Blu-Jet i ndependent cover disk, Hiniker 8 150 controller monitor, stored in side, exc., $15,500. 765-426-5711, Frankfort, IN New Steel Storage tanks av ailable Capacity up to 50,000 gal. 618-553-7549, 562-4544 www.dktanks.com TANKS: STAINLESS. PIPE For Cu lverts 10-inch to 10ft DIA. 6 18-553-7549, 618-562-4544, www.dktanks.com 2013 ETS SOIL warrior strip till un it, 12R30”, dual dry fert. Co mpartment, SS Morris me ters, pneumatic down pr essure, row cleaners, Avery sc ale, Ag Leader Versa mon., bo th shallow & deep tillage set ups, $95,000 call 815-716-6895 (4) 2500 GAL. green polly fe rtilizer tanks, $2,000 or $900. ea, Call 815-252-7117 17 SHANK pull type NH3 bar, ca n be used to preplant or sidedress, 440 Raven controller, $8500 obo. 618-562-7550

FARM LOANS. We have the Be st term/interest rates avail. Fi xed rates, 5-25 yrs. 618-528- 2264 c, 618-643-2264, The BelRa y Co, Don Welch and Jeff Welch, McLeansboro, IL

18.4X42 AXLE MOUNT DUA LS, 90% tread, hubs in cluded, $2,800 Call 309-840-5145

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

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

1998 43' Wilson hpr btm, 78' sides, 80% tires, 90% brakes, Shur-lock tarp, VG cond, $10,900. 618-927-7858, 7857 2005 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA 120, Air Ride Tandem Axle; 14L Detroit Engine; 12,000 lb Front Axle Weight; 40,000 lb Rear Axle Weight; Very Nice 641,000 Miles, 10 Spd. Trans, $28,500. 217-924-4405 8-5pm. 1995 FORD F800, grain truck, 5.9 Cummins, 6-sp., 14' bed w/roll tarp, 118,000 mi., Exc tires, $11,000 (217)276-5529 1999 PETERBILT-378 RED day cab, Cat-C15, 475 hp., great rubber, 850,000 mi. $34,000 Call 309-781-1899

CIH 200 field cultivator 43-1/2ft, kn ock off shovels, 4 bar tine ha rrow, hitch, exc cond.; 46ft Mc Farland 4x4 bar harrow, us ed with cultivator; Case IH 25 ft mulcher; Sunflower 9 shank ch isel plow, walking tandem, 4 ba r heavy harrow, Farmer owned. 309-224-9186 M&W-1875, 7-SHANK W/HARRO W, great shape, $7,500 obo Call 815-848-2300 IH 18' disc with cylinder g ood blades & tires, $1,200 217-369-9098 JD-637 32ft Disc; JD-630 25ft di sk, excellent condition, 618-528-8744 2006 DMI NH 30' ST250 field cu ltivator, spring tine harrow, w/re ar hitch, $13,500 obo Call 812-242-0701 JD-726 2005 34ft finisher, kn ock on sweeps 5 bar spike ha rrow, field ready, nice co ndition, $23,500. 815-275-0669 JD MULCH MASTER, MODEL 5 50, 25FT, EXTRA SWEEPS, GO OD COND., $5750. 812-204-4587

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

Call Heidi or Mark Northern AG SERVICE, INC. 800-205-5751

WANTED DAMAGED GRAIN WE PAY TOP DOLLAR! >All Grains >Any Condition > Immediate Response Anywhere >Trucks and Vacs Available

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

Lincolnland Agri-Energy, LLC Bu ying Corn Clint Davidson Commodity Mgr 1 0406 N 1725th St Palestine, IL 618-586-2321 or 888-586-2321

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

JD-716A SILAGE WAGON, SN 0 1266zw, 3 beaters, roof, wood floor, unloading apron ext., PTO sh aft, variable floor spd. On a JD -1075 4 wheel running gear, SN 014541w with tongue ext., tr ails straight, well maintained an d shedded, Asking$6,000. Wanatuh IN. 219-252-0510

JD-MT, 1950, SERIAL # 24645, ne w rear tires & tubes, frt & rear wh eel wts., $2,700; 1950 Farmall-H good paint, $1,800 Ca ll 618-934-3481 or 618-934-5221 COLEMAN 30' 5TH wheel ca mper, by Dutch, cold weather ki t, 5 remotes, much more, call for more info. 765-654-7473

Generators: used, low hr take- ou ts. 20KW to 2000KW. Dsl, Pr opane, Nat. Gas. 701-371- 9526. abrahamindustrial.com Winco Generators. PTO po rtables and eng. sets available, La rge Inventory. Albion, IL. Waters Equipment. 618-445-2816

GSI FLOORING New-Weather: 18' , 21' , 24' Floor. 50% off. While They Last. Call Place Order. Brush Enterprises, Bethany, IL 1-800-373-0654 FOR SALE GRAIN Bin Drying System, 42' Shivvers Drying System w/level dry & computer system & Cross Augers, 2 turbo Fans & Burners, 26hp a piece, Call 217-821-6232 for price

Iroquois Equipment Bush Hog Dealer Onarga, IL. 815-351-8124 *New/used Bush Hog mowers on hand. *Full line of Bush Hog parts. *Fast, low rate shipping. We can help keep your Bush Hog mower running like new!

16 ROW DAWN PLURIBUS on B&D tool bar w/liquid, $40,000; Call 815-252-7117 JD7200 MAX EMERGE II, 6x 30in, no-till, finger pickup. li quid fert., insect., bean cups. mo nitor, good cond. $8,250. 812-204-4587.

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JD-345 SNOW BLOWER (42") Us ed - Good Condition $650. Contact Don (815) 257-6082

WOODS-BW126 SINGLE Wing Mo wer (10-ft.) Very Good Co ndition $7,400. Contact Don (815) 257-6082

Used Zimmatic center pivot 9 to wer 1500 ft long, $17,000; Ki fco water winch & alum pipe, 815-303-3650 Putnam, IL

We Manufacture All Steel Irrigation Bridges! Abbott Fabrication Winamac, IN 574-225-1326 Shop: 574-946-6566

Philip Shane 309-830-3257 1997 Walker, Air Ride, No Pump, 6200 Gal, Stainless Steel. . . $30,000

(2) 2018 TINPTE 40x66”, super h oppers, all light weight options, Ag Tubs, 22-oz Black tarps, su per singles w/Dura-Bright wh eels, empty weight 7650, priced to sell. Call 608-751-0606 1986 INTERNATIONAL-1954, 16 ' steel grain bed, DT466 di esel, w/5+2 trans, 210,000 mi ., very good tires, $9,000 Call 217-276-5529

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ALLEN COUNTY Feb. 27-March 1 – Fort Wayne Home & Garden Show: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne, Ind.; homegardenshow.com.

DELAWARE COUNTY Feb. 19-20 – Midwest Women in Ag Conference: All day, Horizon Convention Center, 401 S. High St., Muncie., Ind. Feb. 26 – Invasive Species Call-out Meeting: 5:30 p.m. EST, Minnetrista Gathering Place, 1200 N. Minnetrista Pkwy., Muncie, Ind.; 765-277-1415.

ELKHART COUNTY Feb. 18 – Managing Stress Educational Program: 1 to 2 p.m. EST, Elkhart County Extension office, 17746 County Road 34 #E, Goshen, Ind.; 574-533-0554. Feb. 20, Feb. 27, March 5, March 12 – Dining with Diabetes Educational Series: 1 to 3 p.m. EST, Elkhart County Extension office, 17746 County Road 34 #E, Goshen, Ind.; 574-533-0554. Feb. 25 – Cooking Under Pressure: 1 to 2:30 p.m. EST, Elkhart County Extension office, 17746 County Road 34 #E, Goshen, Ind.; 574- 533-0554; extension.purdue.edu/ elkhart/event/27788.

HARRISON COUNTY Feb. 18 – 4-H Volunteer Training Series – Civic Engagement: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. EST, Harrison County Extension office, 247 Atwood St., Corydon, Ind. Feb. 26 – Premier Ag Spray Clinic: 8:30 a.m. to noon EST, Premier Ag, 2655 Highway 135 SW, Corydon, Ind.; extension.purdue.edu/harrison/ event/27901

JACKSON COUNTY Feb. 22 – Indiana Aquaculture Spring Meeting: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST, Hamilton Township Volunteer Fire Department, 6905 North 400 East, Seymour, Ind.; 765-237-7022; www. indianaaquaculture.com/shop.

Home and Garden Show The 47th annual Fort Wayne Home and Garden Show will be Feb. 27 to March 1 at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne. Hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. For more information on the show and to purchase tickets, visit www. home-gardenshow.com.

Center, 4207 N. Purdue Road, Vincennes, Ind.; extension.purdue. edu/gibson/event/27730.

PUSLASKI COUNTY Feb. 18 – STEM with Extension: 4 to 5 p.m. EST, Francesville-Salem Township Public Library, 201 W. Montgomery St., Francesville, Ind. Feb. 20 – STEM with Extension: 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. EST, Westside Center, 510 E. Main St., Medaryville, Ind.

VANDERBURGH COUNTY Feb. 18 – Area Corn and Soybean Day: 7:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. CST, Vanderburgh 4-H Center Activities Building, 201 E Boonville-New Harmony Road, Evansville, Ind.; extension.purdue.edu/ vanderburgh/event/27738.

SHELBY COUNTY Feb. 17 – PARP Class: 9 a.m. to noon EST, Family Arts Building, 500 Frank St., Shelbyville, Ind.; 317-392-6460.

SPENCER COUNTY Feb. 20 – Communicating with Farmers under Stress: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. CST, Spencer County Youth & Community Center, 1101 E. County Rd. 800 N., Chrisney, Ind.; 812-362-8066. Feb. 25 – Farming Together: Enhancing Your Worth as a Farm Business Partner: 6 to 8 p.m. CST, Spencer County Youth & Community Center, 1101 E. County Rd. 800 N., Chrisney, Ind.; extension.purdue.edu/clark/ event/27638.

VERMILLION COUNTY Feb. 14 – Crop Marketing and Farm Finance Workshop: 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST, Vermillion County Fairgrounds Community Building, 325 W. Maple St., Cayuga, Ind.; 765- 494-7004; purdue.ag/workshop20.

WARRICK COUNTY Feb. 19 – 2020 Indiana Legislative Session Update: 10 a.m. to noon EST, Warrick County Courthouse, 107 W. Locust St., Boonville, Ind.; 812-897- 6100; www.cdext.purdue.edu..

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — During the organization’s 11th annual Executive Leadership Conference, Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor honored Jeff Broin as The American Biofuels Visionary.

Tom Buis, who previously served as CEO of Growth Energy, joined Skor on stage to present the special recog nition, which was awarded in tribute to a lifetime of leadership that has fueled the growth of America’s en tire biofuel sector.

“Jeff Broin’s unwavering leadership and transformative vision for U.S. biofuels has touched the lives of every American, from farm families in South Dakota to New York motorists,” Skor said.

“As founding chair of Growth Energy, he followed in the footsteps of other great American founding fathers, building an enduring legacy that will shape the future of homegrown energy for generations to come.”

In addition to his work with Growth Energy, Broin is the founder and CEO of POET Biofuels, where he turned a humble family business into the world’s largest ethanol producer. His efforts have guided the industry’s most groundbreaking victories, from smashing the blend wall to capturing global markets.

“I am honored and humbled to receive this thoughtful recognition from Growth Energy,” he said. “Helping to found and grow this organization has been a true labor of love for me, going back to my roots on the family farm.

“While we have won many battles, the war is far from over. I will continue to work with the biofuels industry and agriculture to drive biofuels to new heights in the years to come.”

To commemorate those achievements, Broin was presented with a handcrafted box, which carries the image of Howard Chandler Christy’s 1940 painting, “Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States.”

The iconic painting, which hangs in the U.S. House of Representatives, captures the optimism and courage of leaders like George Washington and Alexander Hamilton.

“Our own founding father, Jeff Broin embodies that spirit, and I’m so proud to recognize his contributions to our industry with this award,” Skor said.

Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor recognizes Jeff Broin, the founder and CEO of POET Biofuels, as The American Biofuels Visionary.

St. Louis region’s inland port system No. 2 in tonnage

ST. LOUIS — The latest data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers re veals the St. Louis regional ports moved from the third position into the second position for inland port total tonnage in the 2018 rankings.

The port system handled 37.4 million tons of commodities over the course of the year, a 13.2% increase over the prior year.

Just 1.1 million tons separated it from the top position, which the Port of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky held onto, de spite a drop in its total tonnage for the year.

The rise in the rankings adds to the accolades for the St. Louis region, which continues to rank as the most efficient inland port district in the nation in terms of tons moved per river mile.

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The system also has the second highest concentration of port facilities per mile of all inland ports, contributing to growing awareness of a 15-mile stretch of the Mississippi River that flows through southwestern Illinois and eastern Missouri at St. Louis known as the Ag Coast of America.

“For you as a region to come up to No. 2 for total tonnage is a real accomplishment, but it’s not surprising as St. Louis has been gaining for a while,” said Ken Eriksen, senior vice president with IHS Markit, a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions for the major industries and markets that drive economies worldwide.

Eriksen noted there are several things contributing to the positive trends for the St. Louis region’s port system, among them the fact that there is only one set of locks between St. Louis and Asia, and that is the Panama Canal.

He also highlighted the deeper draughts that allow for barges to be loaded heavy, rail access in the region from both sides of Mississippi River and the presence of six Class I railroads, the surplus supply of grain available and the available supply of corn that can come to the river all the way from Minneapolis.

He added that there also is growing demand from Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand that want to source from the Mississippi River system, which is recognized for better soybeans with higher protein and better oil quality.

“The St. Louis region has become a vital spot on the map from the grain perspective,” Eriksen said. Corn, soybeans and unclassified oilseeds were certainly among the commodities that contributed to the increased tonnage moving through the St. Louis area ports, but crude oil also was up significantly over 2017 as the United States became a net exporter of oil, and iron ore more than doubled, likely tied to the resumption of operations at U.S. Steel’s facility in Granite City, Illinois.

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Civility is on shaky ground

Rural Issues Cyndi YoungPuyear Say “please,” “thank you” and “excuse me.”

Make eye contact and listen.

Wait your turn to speak.

Stand to greet someone.

Shake hands. Address adults as Mr., Mrs., or Miss.

Cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze.

Hold the door for others.

Wait until everyone is served before eating.

Do not reach across the table. Do not talk with your mouth full. Ask to be excused before you leave the table.

Some days I wonder if there is any civility remaining in the world in which we live today.

You do remember civility, don’t you? Maybe we crossed the line in the privacy of our own homes, but formal politeness and courtesy in behavior and speech was expected of us in a public setting and we ex pected it of others.

Elected officials, especially those at a state and national level, were held to a higher standard of formal ity. Although the citizenry often disagreed with them, the offices they held were highly respected.

“Just call me Mike,” said the man sitting across the studio table from me last week.

“No, I’m sorry, I can’t do that,” I said. “You are the lieutenant governor for the state of Missouri, and I hold that office in high regard.”

He was Mike for years before he became a state legislator and then lieutenant governor. I do think he’s a great guy, but even if I didn’t, I would still respect his office.

Presidents John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon both appeared on non-news television programs back in their day — JFK chatting it up with Jack Paar on “The Tonight Show” and Nixon with a brief cameo appearance on the then-popular “Laugh In” where he deadpanned “Sock it to me.” Although light hearted appearances, the formality of the office of president was not lost on the audience.

I remember clearly the 1992 “Arsenio Hall Show” in which President Bill Clinton donned wraparound dark sunglasses and a loud yellow tie, played “Heartbreak Hotel” on the saxophone and joked with the show’s host. It was a pivotal moment in how many people would view not only President Clinton, but those presidents who would come after him. President Barack Obama was a regular guest on numerous entertainment programs. He danced, he talked about his relationship with the first lady and cracked jokes with talk show hosts while holding the highest office in our country.

You can blame television, social media and video games for the wavering of civility in this country, but the truth is, we’ve quickly accepted — even welcomed — this move toward a more relaxed atmosphere surround ing the elected leaders of our state and nation.

As those in elected office have been encouraged to be more casual and relatable and “the kind of guy you want to go have a beer with,” we’ve lost something important that we may never get back.

I’m disappointed that the leader of my country chose a social media platform to randomly “tweet” im portant announcements, as well as opinions and insults.

But the recent public lack of civility and the great disrespect for the Office of the President of the United States by the Speaker of the House when she tore up her copy of the State of the Union address left me shaken.

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

Going green is about getting green

One thing Big Ag has gotten very good at over the last two decades is fighting what it sees as the “green” invasion of do-good outsiders into American farming and ranching.

You know who I’m talking about; these tie-dyed, righteous interlopers of Eastern Elites and Left Coast Libs riding impossibly white unicorns into battle in defense of climate change, natural resources, governmental environmental rules and — warning: hum loudly if you don’t want to hear this one — over-population.

For the most part, however, Big Ag’s powerful lobbying arms have grabbed these environmental anarchists and tossed them and their Birkenstocks aside. This is especially so since the beginning of the deregulation-driven Trump administration. Gone or made toothless is the Waters of the U.S. rule, the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act and the Paris Climate Agreement.

While most farmers and ranchers cheered these deregulatory actions, upstream food and fiber users were busy identifying, buying, packaging and retailing clothing, food and beverages that mostly younger, more affluent customers saw as “green” or “sustainable,” or “regenerative.”

In short, they were demanding — and getting — through their purchasing power the exact opposite of what U.S. Farm & Food File Alan Guebert

farmers and ranchers and their commodity lobbying groups were actively fighting against.

In late January, Tyson Foods Inc. joined the fight on the side of its customers by announcing it would help form and fund, according the to Wall Street Journal, “a worldwide coalition of protein producers, academics and environmental and human-rights groups to work together on social and environmental issues.”

Wring the PR from that sentence and what Tyson hopes to do is take on animal agriculture’s biggest problems — an enormous greenhouse gas footprint, increasing water pollution, an at-best spotty record on animal rights and worker rights — so it can tell its customers, “We care about the same things as you do, so buy Tyson protein.”

And Tyson has a lot of protein to sell. Each week the big-shouldered butcher, according to 2018 data, slaughters 37 million chickens, 408,000 hogs and 133,000 head of cattle in 50 U.S. facilities.

Little wonder then that a new Tyson heir, 29-year-old John R. Tyson, returned to the family business — after acquiring a MBA from Stanford University — as the company’s new chief sustainability officer. He knows that in the long run, an environmentally greener Tyson means a profitably greener Tyson, too.

Tyson isn’t the only major food company to see green. Last November, Maple Leaf Foods, Canada’s leading animal and plant protein purveyor, announced it was the “first major food company in the world to be carbon neutral.” It did so as a way to “acknowledge … the urgent need for transformative change” in “the global food system.”

A big part of the change, explained Sylvain Charlebois, writing in the Nov. 28, 2019, Manitoba Co-operator, is that in today’s hyper-competitive, global marketplace, “everything in on the table.” And, added the professor of food distribution and policy at Nova Scotia’s Dalhousie University, Maple Leaf Foods is “becoming a completely different company” in order to “adapt to a wider variety of customer situations” it now faces due to environmental challenges.

Players in other industries are feeling the same urgent environmental concerns as their customers. It’s been widely reported that Nestle SA intends to cut its use of oil-based plastic by one-third. Microsoft Corp. recently said it intends to cut its carbon emissions to zero.

Curiously, however, as these customer-driven, globe-spanning giants move into greener pastures, American farmers and ranchers are openly celebrating — what almost certainly will be — their short-lived, rule-tossing victories that will make rural America and what it grows less green and less customer friendly. Worse, in today’s world of perverse politics, these farmers and ranchers — and their powerful allies in Congress and the White House — believe they are winning the day for themselves when, in fact, they’re losing the future for all who follow.

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

A promising harvest for agricultural trade

By Scott VanderWal

America’s farmers and ranchers are eager to turn over a new leaf on the trade front. From the recent signing of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement and groundbreaking Phase 1 trade deal with China to the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement last fall, the Trump administration is answering the call to expand trade opportunities for U.S. agriculture. And there’s no question that we are eager to get back to business in the global marketplace.

Of course, farmers and ranchers will need to see results before they celebrate. But those results will happen only if we negotiate and sign trade deals to pave the way for increased trade.

The trade war has taken its toll on our farm and ranch land and rural communities, and restoration of our markets cannot come soon enough.

While we all pray for Mother Nature to be kinder this year, farmers and ranchers across the country are ready not only to return to full steam in production, but also begin to explore opportunities for meeting the demand of expanding markets.

With USMCA ratified by the United States and Mexico, we have only to wait for the Canadian parliament to approve the deal, as well, before it can go into full effect.

It’s no secret that the idea of reopening North American Free Trade Agreement gave us some heartburn in the ag community, but we have come out on the other side with a stronger, modern agreement that has created a framework for other ag trade deals. Those improvements didn’t happen by accident, either. This deal is testament to our strong grassroots efforts working across the ag community and with Congress and the Trump administration.

And while it may not be perfect, we came out with a deal that not only protected agriculture’s gains from NAFTA, but will also increase our ag exports to Canada and Mexico by $2 billion.

The Phase 1 deal with China promises even greater returns, more than double what China’s ag purchases were before the trade war. This is a tall order — and far better than we could have hoped for when this trade war began nearly two years ago.

When President Donald Trump came to our recent annual convention in Austin, Texas, he expressed his confidence in America’s farmers and ranchers to meet the increased demand of an anticipated $80 billion in ag purchases from China over the next two years. I think we can all agree that we are more than up to that challenge.

A question we’ve been asked is whether these amazing increases in agricultural exports to China are realistic. Will they actually happen?

We are heartened by the administration’s assurance their work isn’t done. The deal will be monitored to ensure that China lives up to its commitments. VanderWal

Although we have passed some significant mile markers this month, the race to expand U.S. agriculture’s global market share is far from over. We are urging the administration to build on this momentum and complete a full trade agreement with China to secure fair and free trade there once and for all.

We will also be keeping a close watch on progress with European Union trade talks to bring balance to ag trade and remove the continent’s non-scientific barriers to our ag products, and we anticipate the upcoming talks with the United Kingdom can expand an already strong market for our farm exports.

The remaining hurdles are real, and it will take time to rebuild our markets once these new deals go into effect. But the accomplishments we are celebrating this month are proof that these challenges can be overcome.

Time and again, America’s farmers and ranchers have risen to the challenge of competing in new markets. Our ag exports have traditionally enjoyed a surplus, not by chance, but because of the sterling reputation of American-grown food, fuel and fiber.

Thanks to these new trade deals, we can continue to lead the way in growing the highest quality, and most sustainable, ag products in the world.

Scott VanderWal is a third-generation corn and soybean farmer and cattle feeder from Volga, South Dakota. He is the president of South Dakota Farm Bureau and vice president of American Farm Bureau.

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the availability of two pro grams that protect hemp producers’ crops from nat ural disasters.

A pilot hemp insurance program through MultiPeril Crop Insurance pro vides coverage against loss of yield because of insurable causes of loss for hemp grown for fiber, grain or cannabidiol oil. The Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program cover age protects against losses associated with lower yields, destroyed crops or prevented planting where no permanent federal crop insurance program is available.

Producers may apply now, and the deadline to sign up for both programs is March 16.

“We are pleased to offer these coverages to hemp producers. Hemp offers new economic opportunities for our farmers, and they are anxious for a way to protect their product in the event of a natural disaster,” said Farm Production and Conservation Undersecretary Bill Northey. MULTI-PERIL CROP INSURANCE PILOT INSURANCE PROGRAM

The MPCI pilot insurance is a new crop insurance option for hemp producers in select counties of 21 states for the 2020 crop year.

The program is available for eligible producers in certain counties in Alabama, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.

Information on eligible counties is accessible through the USDA Risk Management Agency’s Actuarial Information Browser.

Among other requirements, to be eligible for the pilot program, a hemp producer must have at least one year of history producing the crop and have a contract for the sale of the insured hemp.

In addition, the minimum acreage requirement is five acres for CBD and 20 acres for grain and fiber. Hemp will not qualify for replant payments or prevented plant payments under MPCI.

This pilot insurance coverage is available to hemp growers in addition to revenue protection for hemp offered under the WholeFarm Revenue Protection plan of insurance.

Also, beginning with the 2021 crop year, hemp will be insurable under the Nursery crop insurance program and the Nursery Value Select pilot crop insurance program.

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NAP provides coverage against loss for hemp grown for fiber, grain, seed or CBD for the 2020 crop year where no permanent federal crop insurance program is available.

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USDA casts vision for scientific initiatives through 2025

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue applauded the publication of the USDA Science Blueprint, which will serve as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s vision for and continued commitment to scientific research.

“USDA’s agricultural research is vital to helping our farmers, ranchers, producers and foresters increase efficiency and productivity, and our science agencies play an integral role in setting forth new visions for innovation through their work,” Perdue said.

“As the department strives to anticipate and meet the future needs of our customers, the USDA Science Blueprint will serve as a roadmap to guide our scientific collaboration over the next five years across the department and with our partnering research organizations.”

The USDA Science Blueprint provides a foundation for focused leadership and direction in advancing USDA’s scientific mission through 2025.

It lays out five overarching themes for research, education and economics, each with established objectives, strategies and evidence-building measures: n Sustainable Ag Intensification. n Ag Climate Adaptation. n Food and Nutrition Translation. n Value-Added Innovations. n Ag Science Policy Leadership.

“USDA has a long history of putting its scientific discoveries and knowledge into practice,” said Scott Hutchins, who leads USDA’s Research, Education and Economics mission area.

“By prioritizing our research initiatives around these themes, it will enable us to best conduct critical, long-term, broadscale science and spur innovation throughout our nation’s agricultural enterprise, natural resource base and food systems. We are committed to putting science to work for the American public. We will always strive for scientific excellence and integrity in support of America’s agriculture.”

Market data

FOR WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Futures Prices CATTLE HOGS FEB 20 121.32 121.37 -0.05 FEB 20 57.10 57.12 -0.02 APR 20 119.80 119.67 0.13 APR 20 66.25 61.60 4.65 JUN 20 111.27 111.57 -0.30 MAY 20 74.85 70.02 4.83 AUG 20 109.87 109.77 0.10 JUN 20 81.55 76.85 4.70 OCT 20 113.10 112.82 0.28 JUL 20 82.45 78.12 4.33 DEC 20 117.60 117.02 0.58 AUG 20 81.45 77.85 3.60 This Last This Last week week Chg. week week Chg.

FEEDER CATTLE MAR 20 135.20 136.07 -0.87 APR 20 137.50 137.52 -0.02 MAY 20 139.57 139.70 -0.13 AUG 20 147.87 146.87 1.00 SEP 20 149.47 148.60 0.87 OCT 20 150.35 149.60 0.75 MILK CLASS III FEB 20 17.06 17.14 -0.08 MAR 20 17.42 17.75 -0.33 APR 20 17.50 17.57 -0.07 MAY 20 17.45 17.45 0.00 JUN 20 17.54 17.52 0.02 JUL 20 17.76 17.72 0.04

CORN SOYBEANS MAR 20 3834 3812 22 MAR 20 8820 8724 96 MAY 20 3884 3864 20 MAY 20 8950 8866 84 JUL 20 3922 3910 12 JUL 20 9080 9004 76 SEP 20 3894 3876 18 AUG 20 9124 9054 70 DEC 20 3940 3906 34 SEP 20 9132 9064 68 MAR 21 4026 4004 22 NOV 20 9184 9122 62

CHICAGO WHEAT K.C. WHEAT MAR 20 5586 5536 50 MAR 20 4724 4654 70 MAY 20 5566 5524 42 MAY 20 4784 4724 60 JUL 20 5570 5524 46 JUL 20 4852 4800 52 SEP 20 5624 5590 34 SEP 20 4932 4886 46 DEC 20 5710 5680 30 DEC 20 5046 5002 44 MAR 21 5790 5754 36 MAR 21 5156 5110 46

BRENT CRUDE OIL ETHANOL APR 20 54.47 56.62 -2.15 MAR 20 1.340 1.350 -0.010 MAY 20 54.80 56.42 -1.62 APR 20 1.360 1.366 -0.006 JUN 20 55.16 56.24 -1.08 MAY 20 1.375 1.382 -0.007 JUL 20 55.26 55.98 -0.72 JUN 20 1.375 1.382 -0.007 AUG 20 55.37 55.79 -0.42 JUL 20 1.375 1.382 -0.007 SEP 20 55.42 55.61 -0.19 AUG 20 1.375 1.382 -0.007

Stocks of Agricultural Interest

This Last 52-wk This Last 52-wk week week high week week high ADM 45.71 44.76 47.20 Corteva 31.04 28.92 32.78 AGCO 66.85 70.14 81.39 Dupont 52.55 51.18 83.72 BASF 16.97 16.90 20.98 Deere 167.45 158.58 180.48 Bunge 54.08 52.43 59.65 FMC 105.14 95.59 108.77 CF 42.17 40.28 55.15 Mosaic 20.25 19.84 33.91

Export Inspections

(MIL BU.)

T his Year Cumulative Cumulative Cml. week ago this year year ago % diff. WHEAT 413.984 443.265 16639.73 14827.601 12.22 CORN 562.380 912.191 10724.37 22496.268 -52.33 SOYBEANS 1355.627 1092.842 26594.75 21577.745 23.25

Livestock Summary

Hog Slaughter-est 11000 HD Cattle slaughter-est 1000 HD % diff. This Last Year week year week week ago ago ago 2691 2703 2511 -0.44 7.17 631 640 625 -1.41 0.96

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 65.29 70.82 -5.53 87.01 97.17 -10.16 64.60 69.89 -5.29 53.47 59.42 -5.95 210.61 213.34 -2.73 204.85 210.90 -6.05 120.83 122.07 -1.24 192.91 194.47 -1.56

OKLAHOMA CITY FEEDER STEER

4-5 Wt Mf 1’S 5-6 Wt Mf 1’S 6-7 Wt Mf 1’S 7-8 Wt Mf 1’S 8-10 Wt Mf 1’S This week Last week Change Low High Low High Low High 154.00 190.00 151.75 199.00 2.25 -9.00 135.00 185.00 135.00 171.50 0.00 13.50 131.00 162.50 135.00 147.75 -4.00 14.75 124.00 152.00 131.50 145.00 -7.50 7.00 121.00 144.25 115.00 141.00 6.00 3.25

USDA National Grain Market Review

Compared to last week, cash bids for wheat and corn were mixed; sorghum was steady and soybeans were higher.

For the week ending Jan. 30, corn export sales for 2019-2020 increased 49.1 million bushels, soybean exports sales increased 25.9 million bushels, and wheat export sales increased 12.4 million bushels.

Ethanol production for the week ending Jan. 31 reported an increase of 52,000 barrels per day to 1.081 million barrels a day. Ethanol stocks decreased .77 million barrels at 23.5 million barrels.

Wheat was 4 cents lower to 5 cents higher. Corn was 3 1/4 cents lower to 4 3/4 cents higher. Sorghum was unchanged. Soybeans were 4 3/4 cents to 17 3/4 cents higher. CORN

Kansas City US No 2 rail White Corn was 2 1/2 to 3 1/4 cents lower from 4.01-4.06 3/4 per bushel. Kansas City US No 2 truck Yellow Corn was 1/4 cent lower to 4 3/4 cents higher from 3.89 1/4- 3.94 1/4 per bushel. Omaha US No 2 Yellow Corn was steady to 1 cent lower from 3.75-3.82 per bushel. Chicago US No 2 Yellow Corn was 1 3/4 cents higher from 3.93 1/4-3.95 1/4 per bushel. Toledo US No 2 rail Yellow corn was 1/4 cent lower to 1 3/4 cents higher from 3.99 1/4-4.02 1/4 per bushel.

Minneapolis US No 2 Yellow corn rail was 1/4 cent lower at 3.49 1/4 per bushel. OILSEEDS

Minneapolis Yellow truck soybeans were 4 3/4 cents higher at 8.39 per bushel. Illinois Processors US No 1 Yellow truck soybeans were 4 3/4 to 7 3/4 cents higher from 8.81-8.96 per bushel.

Kansas City US No 2 Yellow truck soybeans were 9 3/4 to 17 3/4 cents higher from 8.71-8.86 per bushel. Illinois 48 percent soybean meal, processor rail bid was 3.30 lower from 288.20-290.20 per bushel.

Central Illinois Crude Soybean oil processor bid was 0.61 to 1.11 points higher from 31.24-31.49 per cwt. WHEAT

Kansas City US No 1 Hard Red Winter, ordinary protein rail bid was 3 1/4 cents lower from 5.47 3/4-5.57 3/4 per bushel. St. Louis truck US No 2 Soft Red Winter terminal bid was 4 cents lower at 6.21 per bushel. Minneapolis and Duluth US No 1 Dark Northern Spring, 14.0 to 14.5 percent protein rail, was 4 cents lower at 6.67 1/2 per bushel. Portland US Soft White wheat rail was steady to 5 cents higher from 6.20-6.35 per bushel. SORGHUM

US No 2 yellow truck, Kansas City was steady from 6.15-6.24 per cwt. Texas High Plains US No 2 yellow sorghum (prices paid or bid to the farmer, fob elevator) was steady from 6.32-6.68 per cwt. OATS

US 2 or Better oats, rail bid to arrive at Minneapolis 20 day was 3/4 cent lower to 2 1/4 cents higher from 3.29 3/4-3.54 3/4 per bushel.

Hone your marketing skills

A strong argument can be made that January 2020 was the most bearish start to a new year and new decade in history for the commodity markets.

Consider that the CRB index, weighted to grains and livestock, fell to a four-month low, and the Goldman Sachs commodity index slipped to a five-month low.

Individual markets such as copper, crude oil, cattle and soybean prices fell to five-month lowd. Hog prices hit a 12-month low. Most other commodities also showed unusual weakness in January, a rare phenomena.

By any measurement, January was one of the most bearish starts to a new year and new decade ever seen.

However, stocks as measured by the Dow Jones also stumbled in January, also a rare scenario. On the final session of the month, the Dow fell a few ticks shy of 600 points. The loss wiped out the gains seen since the first of the year with the Dow now in the red by 1%.

More damning and telling are the following comments from CNBC News with a headline that blared, “Friday’s massive sell-off ruins ‘January barometer’ market signal.”

Here are a few observations from the CNBC article that need to be read and read carefully: n “Going back to 1950, when the S&P 500 was positive in January, 86% of the time, the full year turned out to be up, according to Stock Trader’s Almanac.” n “The track record is even better in presidential election years. Since 1928, when January is up in an election year, the year is up 100% of the time with an average S&P 500 return of 16.6%, according to Bank of America.”

The weakness with stocks and commodities to start 2020 is generally attributed to the spread of coronavirus from China to the United States and other parts of the world. Investors, traders and agriculture producers were caught off guard in the middle of January and a tsunami of selling unfolded that caused paper and hard assets to do a nosedive.

Of course, it is still too soon to predict the final outcome of the virus, but the markets did what the markets always do: Shoot first and ask questions later.

Many on Wall Street tout the first trading day of the year, or the first month of the year, as a harbinger for what lies ahead. For years, Wall Street has proclaimed, “as January goes, so goes the rest of the year.” They may be right because since the huge loss on the final day of January, stocks as measured by the Dow Jones have rallied quite dramatically to a new all-time high.

Commodity values also have bounced higher in the first week of February. Such gains in February suggest the weakness flashed on the final day of January was a head fake and nothing more.

But here is my spin on what may unfold in the period ahead for stocks and the U.S. ag markets, grains and livestock. Of course, I may change my Commodity Insight Jerry Welch

mind as the year unfolds in light of “events,” and the main event on the lips of investors, traders and ag-producers is the coronavirus and how it will impact the markets. It seems as if the virus is being well contained, which suggests it will have a minimal impact on the markets. But it is way too premature to make such a bold prediction.

Stocks: I have little desire to be long either stocks or bonds. Both markets are historically pricey. My work shows here is more downside risk than upside potential from current levels. Time will tell.

Livestock: The upside leader in the world of the U.S. ag markets should be livestock. In fact, in my twice a day newsletter, Commodity Insite, I have stated repeatedly that 2020 will be “The Year of the Livestock Markets.” I am comfortable with that forecast. Grains: In 2019, 15 million to 20 million acres of farmland were not planted due to wet and cold conditions at planting time. In 2020, the odds are great those acres will make their way back into production which will, with normal weather conditions, keep grain prices on the defensive into early spring, or longer.

To those who do produce grain, I suggest hone your marketing skills. The key to success in agriculture is marketing, pure and simple. Here in 2020, when those 15 million to 20 million acres come back into production — and they will — marketing skills will need to be razor sharp.

And all ag producers should watch the weather carefully as, I still fear greatly, “climate change” issues move forward.

T&T Fertilizer joins Ceres Solutions

GOSHEN, Ind. — Last fall, T&T Fertilizer began discussions and due diligence procedures in order to join the Ceres Solutions Cooperative organization. The employee group at T&T recently announced that the company has officially made the transition and has begun to serve customers, effective immediately, as Ceres Solutions Goshen Agronomy.

What customers may notice right away is a new logo and several enhancements at the County Road 15 location.

“We look forward to this new era of service to our customers. We also greatly appreciate the leadership of Tom Lechlitner, who has been a valued supplier in local agriculture for so many years. Through this transition, Tom’s primary concern has been to ensure employees and customers will be well served in this new arrangement,” said Brian Glass, Ceres Solutions agronomy region manager.

Experienced local team member Jackie Mullet has been named to the manager position by the leadership group at Ceres Solutions.

She and her team invite farmers to the location’s open house Feb. 20 and to take advantage of Sale Week, which is Feb. 17-21.

INDIANAPOLIS — Farmers who want to represent agriculture in federal and state legislative halls should consider adding their name to this year’s Indiana Corn Growers Association board election ballot.

The ICGA board advocates for Hoosier corn farmers at the local, state and federal levels.

ICGA’s governing districts match the nine congressional districts across the state. This year, ICGA will fill seats in dis tricts 1, 4 and 7.

“It is the mission of ICGA to represent Indiana’s corn farmers to policy makers who make decisions that affect our business,” said ICGA President Mike Beard, who operates a corn, soybean and hog farm in rural Clinton County.

“In my travels around Indiana, I have met numerous corn farmers who have shared their concerns for our industry. ICGA offers the platform necessary to address the people and agencies who can satisfy those concerns. This is an opportunity for those interested corn growers to take an active part in helping secure a better future for Indiana farmers.”

Candidates must meet the following eligibility requirements: member of ICGA in good standing; producer of corn as an owner, manager or operator; resident of the district they seek to represent; and current on their ICGA membership dues. n One open seat in District 1, which includes the counties of Lake, Porter and LaPorte. n One seat up for re-election in District 4, which includes the counties of Newton, Jasper, Benton, White, Cass, Carroll, Howard, Clinton, Tippecanoe, Warren, Fountain, Montgomery, Boone, Putnam, Hendricks and Morgan.

n One open seat in District 7, which includes Marion County. Election applications are due to the ICGA office by March 6. Ballots will be mailed to members in mid-June and must be returned in July. Winners will begin a three-year term in December.

To learn more about this year’s election, find a district map or download an application, visit www.incorn.org/ ICGAelections.

Rural access to shipping

1,500 Package Express Centers join UPS network

ATLANTA — UPS announced that about 1,500 Package Express Centers locations will join the UPS Access Point net work in 2020.

UPS Access Point locations in rural cities and towns across the United States offer the con venience of one-stop, package pickup and drop-off services.

These small businesses enjoy increased foot traffic and customers get increased options to receive and drop off packages when and where it is convenient. In some communities, Package Express Centers are the only shipping option within as many as 50 miles, allowing them to serve as community hubs.

In turn, UPS expands the number of locations where consumers and small business can gain access to UPS shipping and delivery services. Coverage is expanding so that 92% of the U.S. population will be within five miles of a UPS Access Point location.

“We are extending the reach of our UPS Access Point network into rural and super-rural locations, areas that have been underserved in the e-commerce era, which don’t always have ac cess to full-service shipping services,” said Kevin Warren, UPS’s chief marketing officer.

“This collaboration will give these consumers much-needed choice, control and convenience over their package deliveries and merchandise returns.”

For more than three decades, Greeneville, Tennessee-based Package Express Centers has worked with independent, smalltown businesses, ranging from pharmacies to hardware stores, to offer full-service UPS ship ping services, including packaging expertise.

About 50 locations have been testing the addition of full-service UPS Access Point location features in recent months, a nd a full offering is being implemented across the Package Express Centers network. The test has received positive reac tions from participating businesses and customers.

“In some of these towns, anyone waiting on a package or needing to return a parcel will often feel out of luck and out of place due to a lack of options,” said Stephanie Hopson, presi dent of Package Express Centers. “We are excited to bring this UPS service enhancement to our network of businesses across the nation’s heartland. This new UPS Access Point rollout will as sist retailers, their communities and UPS customers by making their lives more convenient.”

For UPS, this collaboration further extends the reach of its UPS Access Point program, which al lows consumers to choose from more than 36,000 specially se lected global locations, including The UPS Stores, Michaels, CVS Pharmacy, Advance Auto Parts and thousands of independent merchants in North America.

It works in conjunction with the UPS My Choice program, a free service allowing nearly 67 million members to customize package deliveries to fit their specific needs.

At a glance n Collaboration enhances UPS’s solutions for busy consumers and small and medium-sized businesses to pick up and ship packages in rural areas underserved in the e-commerce era. n Small-town businesses can offer new services while boosting foot traffic, while UPS adds delivery services at pre-existing pickup locations. n Expansion will increase UPS Access Point locations to more than 22,000 in the United States in 2020 and more than 41,000 globally.

NATIONAL SORGHUM PRODUCERS D.C. FLY-IN

Annie’s Project names co-CEOs

PROVIDED PHOTOS National Sorghum Producers Chairman Dan Atkisson (left) and NSP Board Director Amy France present the Sorghum Congressional Award to Rep. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas.

Congressional Award to Marshall, Peterson

WASHINGTON — During the annual National Sorghum Producers D.C. Fly-In, NSP producer leaders awarded both House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson, D-Minnesota, and Rep. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, with the Sorghum Congressional Award for 2019 — the organization’s top honor presented to individuals who work diligently for the sorghum producers they represent and for achievements in creating and implementing farm policy that benefits sorghum farmers.

The NSP board of directors recognized Peterson for his support and leadership crafting the 2018 farm bill that provided effective risk management tools, advances in conservation policy and continued support for sorghum ethanol production.

“Chairman Peterson has been a true and devoted champion for U.S. agriculture,” said NSP Chairman Dan Atkisson, a sorghum producer from Stockton, Kansas.

“His leadership through the 2018 farm bill provided certainty producers needed during a trying time, and he has remained a steadfast voice of reason throughout his tenure on the House Agriculture Committee.”

NSP also recognized Marshall for his representation of farmers in the U.S. Sorghum Belt. Marshall represents the first district of Kansas, the largest sorghum-producing state in House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (left) is handed the Sorghum Congressional Award from National Sorghum Producers Chairman Dan Atkisson.

the nation, and has advocated for sorghum producers through the Environmental Protection Agency approval of a sorghum oil pathway, Renewable Fuels Standard policies and working to find resolutions during the China tariff issue.

“Congressman Marshall represents a large number of our grower members in Kansas and has been a powerful advocate for the Kansas Big First,” Atkisson said. “We appreciate his relentless efforts to be a champion for sorghum and the Kansas farmers he represents.”

Past recipients of the Sorghum Congressional Award can be found at sorghumgrowers.com/recognition.

Wilbur-Ellis partners with Ceres Imaging

OAKLAND, Calif. — Ceres Imaging, the aerial imagery provider that helps growers make proactive decisions to maximize resources, announced a partnership with Wilbur-Ellis Agribusiness to distribute and use its technology in core markets throughout the United States. As a recognized leader in precision agriculture technology, crop protection, seed and nutritional products, WilburEllis’ partnership with Ceres Imaging will give it a competitive advantage in its precision services business. “We’ve tried a lot of different imagery technology in the past,” said WilburEllis Director of Business Development Doug Grott. “We were impressed with Ceres Imaging’s accuracy and reliability, and we especially like that it goes one step further, making it easy to interpret the images and get to answers.”

Through the partnership, Wilbur-Ellis will offer Ceres Imaging’s service to its customers in California, Washington and Oregon. Additionally, Wilbur Ellis’ representatives will use the imagery to offer an increased level of value to its customers. “This partnership is a great example of our mission of helping farmers solve problems with confidence,” said Ashwin Madgavkar, founder and CEO of Ceres Imaging.

“Wilbur-Ellis’ expert advisers will be a powerful partner to help ensure that every grower can take the insights from Ceres Imaging and make corrective actions in a timely manner.”

Customers participating in this program will have access to the full suite of Ceres Imaging’s analytics and imagery products.

To get started or learn more, reach out to a Wilbur-Ellis representative, or contact Ceres Imaging at marketing@ ceresimaging.net.

WOODLAWN, Ill. — Annie’s Project Education for Farm Women named joint CEOs for the APEFW leadership team, Karisha Devlin and Doris Mold. This new partnership approach brings together the strengths of two recognized leaders to expand the reach of APEFW, which has educated more than 14,000 women in agriculture since 2003.

APEFW, based in Woodlawn with outreach across the United States, empowers farm and ranch women and growers to be better business partners through networks and by managing and organizing critical information.

Devlin and Mold have a long history of working with women in agriculture. They will work closely with the APEFW Board of Directors, state coordinators and facilitators and director of administration on moving the organization forward.

“We are looking forward to the next chapter of growth of Annie’s Project, which will benefit women farmers, ranchers and growers across the United States,” said APEFW Board President and Annie’s Project Founder Ruth Hambleton.

KARISHA DEVLIN

Devlin is a field specialist in agricultural business with University of Missouri Extension. A native of Mississippi, she received a bachelor’s degree in animal science, as well as a master’s degree in agribusiness management from Mississippi State University and a doctorate in educational leadership from University of Missouri.

Devlin is passionate about educating farm women and has been involved with Annie’s Project since 2004. She has served on the Annie’s Project National Leadership Team and later on the APEFW Board of Directors.

Additionally, Devlin serves as the co-state coordinator for Annie’s Project in Missouri.

Her dissertation “Meeting the Educational Needs of Farm Women: A Case Study of Annie’s Devlin

Mold

Project,” evaluated the effective ness of Annie’s Project in meeting the educational needs of Missouri, Iowa and Illinois farm women.

She is married to a fifth-gen eration row crop farmer and has two children who both want to farm one day.

DORIS MOLD

Mold is the president of Sunrise Agricultural Associates LLC, an agricultural consulting firm. She is an agricultural con sultant, agricultural economist, educator and advocate, as well as a farm co-owner and operator.

Mold’s consulting practice has included a broad range of work, including business and risk management, farm stress, coaching, evaluation, marketing, advocacy, leadership and organizational development.

She teaches farm and agribusiness management at the University of Minnesota for MAST International.

Mold served on the Annie’s Project Board of Directors for four years, as well as the American Agri-Women Executive Committee for six years and was president of AAW in 2016 and 2017.

Mold has also been co-led of the Cultivating Resiliency for Women in Agriculture “farm stress” project and co-founded the Women’s Agricultural Leadership Conference, which is entering its 22nd year.

In 2015, she served on an ex pert national Panel on Statistics on Women and Beginning Farmers for the USDA Census of Agriculture that recommended the new demographic questions for the 2017 Census of Agriculture, which resulted in an increase of nearly 27% in women producers.

Bushel, Granular connect farmers to grain elevators

Minimizing data entry for faster business decisions

FARGO, N.D. — Bushel, an innovative provider of grain industry software, and Granular, a leading Farm Management Software platform, have announced an agreement to collaborate, streamlining farmers grain management and marketing tasks.

This initiative will create a connection between the Bushel platform, which supports over 1,200 grain receiving locations around the United States and Canada, and Granular’s Farm Management Software which serves more than 10 million farmer acres.

Both companies will be devoting engineering resources to minimize farmers’ data entry and their need to manually track scale tickets and settlement sheets.

As a result, growers leveraging both Bushel and Granular software will now have a secure connection to account information from their Bushel-powered grain facility, automatically delivering real-time critical grain and financial information and enabling better business decisions.

The connection will be controlled by a secure, permission-based workflow initiated and controlled solely by the grower. A beta launch is planned this month. “Bushel believes that farmers and the grain companies they do business with deserve technologies that continue to strengthen their business relationship,” said Jake Joraanstad, CEO of Bushel. “The ability to close data loops across the supply chain helps all parties involved in the buying and selling of grain. Bushel is eager to partner with companies like Granular who share this like-minded approach. We will continue to invest in opportunities that accelerate digital connectivity for the agriculture value chain.”

With a mission to connect and enhance the grain industry through digital infrastructure, Bushel software provides real-time account information directly to growers by integrating into a grain elevator’s accounting system and market feeds.

Offered through elevatorbranded apps, Bushel powers real-time scale tickets, contracts, commodity balances, futures, prepaids, cash bids, e-sign and contract management.

“By teaming up with Bushel, farmers who run their operations on Granular will now have a more secure, accurate data connection between the combine and the elevator, helping them to make smarter, faster business decisions that we believe will have a positive impact on their bottom line,” said Sid Gorham, CEO of Granular and president of Corteva’s Digital Platform.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Brandt, a leading agriculture retailer and manufacturer of specialty agriculture products, has promoted five managers to corporate leadership positions. The promotions reflect Brandt’s new holding company structure. Implemented on Jan. 1, the corporate structure en ables the company to expand its leadership team and provide additional advancement oppor tunities within the organization.

The five promotions represent leaders for the five customer-facing operating companies under Brandt Inc., the new holding company umbrella. Q John Allen has been promoted to vice president in the Brandt Agronomic Services LLC operating company. Allen is a 40-year employee who has worked his way up the man agement ladder after a distinguished career in the field. He was most recently retail sales manager. Q Brent Wallner has been promoted to vice president of Brandt Dealer Support LLC. A member of the Brandt team for 18 years, Wallner will be responsible for Brandt’s whole sale purchasing, industrial sales and customer service to retail customers.

Q Brian Haschemeyer will lead Brandt Discovery & Innovation LLC as a vice president. Promoted two years ago to director of Brandt’s Discovery and Innovation unit, Haschemeyer leads the global team responsible for Brandt’s formulations, quality control and new products. Q Ramon Georgis has been promoted to vice president of Brandt International LLC. Formerly director of international sales, Georgis will provide increased leadership and direction for Brandt’s international businesses. He is charged with building out a distinguished international team, where he has already advanced team members Russell Gardner and Pablo Merello to leadership positions. Q Mark Powell has been promoted to a new position: VP, Chief Development Officer. Formerly seed sales manager in the Brandt Retail division, Powell will work to find and fulfill opportunities to grow across the entire organization. Reporting to the CEO, Powell’s role will be to develop ideas that keep advancing Brandt no matter where he finds them around the world or across the company.

WASHINGTON — The American Soybean Association announced Kyle Kunkler will join ASA’s policy team Feb. 20 as director of government affairs, with a focus on the biotech and crop protection portfolio. This comes as part of ASA’s strategic realignment of establishing an independent office in Washington and restructuring the government affairs team. Kunkler spent three years with Biotechnology Innovation Organization managing federal government affairs on food, agriculture, energy and environmental policy.

Previously, he served on the

legislative teams for Reps. Dan Newhouse and Cathy McMorris Rodgers, both Republicans from Washington state, as well as with the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors.

“Kyle is a great addition to our team, bringing expertise in agriculture and policy, a can-do attitude and eagerness to serve Kunkler

ASA in an advocacy capacity,” said ASA Executive Director of Government Affairs Christy Seyfert.

“As ASA begins its historical centennial year with a growing independent D.C.-based government affairs office, we’re excited to have Kyle on board.”

Kunkler joins Seyfert and Hanna Abou-El-Seoud, trade and international policy expert, on the ASA government affairs team.

Kunkler is a native of eastern Washington state, where his mother’s family farms potatoes and onions. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political economy from the College of Idaho.

Soil Health Partnership introduces new data manager

ST LOUIS — The Soil Health Partnership introduced Carrie Roever as its new data manager. Her primary responsibility will be to assist in organizing and finding efficiencies in the SHP data.

“I enjoy assembling the puzzle that is involved with figuring out data and looking for efficiencies. I’m eager to dig into SHP’s data and make sense of how it all fits together,” she said.

SHP, a program of the National Corn Growers Association, promotes the adoption of soil health practices for economic and environmental benefits.

SHP collects on-farm data that enable farmers to understand the long-term changes in soil health in order to make management decisions based on regional data sets.

Roever completed her bachelor’s degree at Indiana State University, her master’s degree at the University of Alberta and her doctorate at the University of Pretoria. Her degrees are in wildlife biology, looking at habitat selection.

After her doctorate, Roever went to Oregon State University, where she studied cattle movement across the landscape during a drought. Roever then accepted a data manager position at the University of Idaho where she helped to train and educate researchers on how to manage data and ensure compliance with state and federal laws. By measuring soil macronutrients, micronutrients and other health indicators on participating farms, SHP is building an in-depth data set to learn more about the relationship between soil health practices, soil health management systems, environmental quality and quantity, and farm economics. “We are eager to have Dr. Roever join our staff and help us better organize our rich data set. She will be working closely with our team as we work to improve how we collect, manage, and integrate data to serve SHP farmers,” said SHP Lead Scientist Maria Bowman.

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(A) 2015 MF 6615 145 HP, CVT, 32 MPH, 1585 Hrs. $82,500 (A) 2014 MF 7622 215 HP, CVT, 32 MPH, 2002 Hrs. $99,500 (A) 2013 MF 7624 235 HP, CVT, 32 MPH, 1938 Hrs. $99,500

(G) 2015 Versatile 260 260 HP, 357 Hrs $115,000

(G) 2013 JD 6115D 115 HP, Loader, 1565 Hrs. $49,500

(A) 2018 Versatile 265 265 HP, 129 Hrs. $149,500

(A) 2014 Versatile 375 375 HP, PTO, PS, 1835 Hrs. $145,000

(G) 1996 JD 8200 200 HP, 6880 Hrs. $59,500

(G) 2002 JD 7810 175 HP, 5255 Hrs. $59,500

(G) 2014 MF 7624 235 HP, CVT, 32 MPH, 808 Hrs. $115,000

(A) 2018 Versatile 460 460 HP, PS, PTO, 99 Hrs. $259,500

(A) 2015 MF 8730 295 HP, CVT, 26 MPH, 1222 Hrs. $135,000

(A) 2019 Versatile 610DT 605 HP, PTO, 60 Hrs. $395,000

(G) 2011 JD 8335R 335 HP, PS, ILS, 3459 Hrs. $145,000

(G) 2012 JD 9510RT 510 HP, Reman Tracks, 2496 Hrs. $195,000

(A) NH TS6.120 118 HP, Loader, 380 Hrs. $69,500

(A) 2012 Challenger MT645D 270 HP, 32 MPH, 2148 Hrs. $89,500 (A) 2009 Challenger MT565B 168 HP, 1806 Hrs. $55,000 (A) 2015 Challenger MT665E 320 HP, 32 MPH, 1046 Hrs. $135,000

(G) 2018 Fendt 1038 380 HP, 32 MPH, 688 Hrs. $295,000

(A) 2010 Gleaner R66 LTM, 1796/1253 Hrs. $99,500

(A) 2014 Gleaner S68 LTM, 1467/1010 Hrs. $155,000

(A) 2014 Gleaner S78 LTM, 1339/871 Hrs. $165,000

(A) 2011 MF 9695 LTM, 1714/1107 Hrs. $105,000

(A) 2014 MF 9560 LTM, 1517/895 Hrs. $265,000

(A) 2019 Versatile HS250 25’ Hi Speed Disk, Demo $76,000 (G) 2009 Krause TL6200-45 45’ Soil Finisher $42,500

(G) 2012 JD 2623VT 40’ Vertical Till $45,000

(A) 2007 Case IH 1200 16-30”, Residue Mgrs. $35,000

(G) 2011 White 8824 24-30” $59,500

USED TRACTORS (G) 2018 Fendt 1050, FWA, 500 HP, 250 Hrs. ....................... $ 355,000 (G) 2014 MF 8680, FWA, 350 HP, 32 MPH, 603 Hrs. .................. $ 135,000 (G) 2013 MF 8660, FWA, 295 HP, 1226 Hrs. ........................ $ 112,500 (G) 2012 MF 8660, FWA, 295 HP, 32 MPH, 1164 Hrs. ................. $ 115,000 (A) 2014 MF 8650, FWA, 270 HP, 1940 Hrs. ........................ $ 109,500 (A) 2013 MF 8650, FWA, 270 HP, 1065 Hrs. ........................ $ 109,500 (A) 2010 MF 8650, FWA, 270 HP, 1602 Hrs. ........................ $ 45,000 (A) 2017 MF 7715, FWA, 150 HP, Dyna 6, 750 Hrs. .................. $ 89,500 (A) 2017 MF 7714, FWA, 135 HP, Dyna 4, 129 Hrs. .................. $ 85,000 (A) 2017 MF 5712SL, FWA, 130 HP, Loader Ready, 529 Hrs ........... $ 75,000 (G) 2015 Versatile 290, FWA, 290 HP, 1243 Hrs. ..................... $ 111,000 (A) 2013 Versatile 310, FWA, 310 HP, 2212 Hrs. ..................... $ 89,500 (G) 1997 NH Versatile 9682, 4WD, 360 HP, 4936 Hrs. ................. $ 65,000 (A) 1990 NH Versatile 876, 4WD, 280 HP, 5070 Hrs .................. $ 39,500 (G) 1989 NH Versatile 846, 4WD, 230 HP, 5138 Hrs. .................. $ 37,500 (A) 1984 Versatile 875, 4WD, 280 HP, 5100 Hrs ..................... $ 22,500

USED COMBINES (A) 2016 MF 9545, LTM, 807/560 Hrs. ............................. $ 245,000 (G) 2016 MF 9545, LTM, 994/767 Hrs. ............................. $ 235,000 (G) 2013 MF 9560, LTM, RWA, 1085/789 Hrs. ....................... $ 149,500 (A) 2013 MF 9540, LTM, 1531/1041 Hrs. ........................... $ 145,000 (G) 2013 MF 9520, LTM, 705/467 Hrs. ............................. $ 135,000 (A) 2012 MF 9540, LTM, 1482/959 Hrs. ............................ $ 135,000 (G) 2012 MF 9520, LTM, 1341/1014 Hrs. ........................... $ 115,000 (A) 2009 MF 9795, LTM, RWA, 1952/1287 Hrs. ...................... $ 99,500 (A) 2008 MF 9690, LTM, 1825/1229 Hrs. ........................... $ 89,500 (A) 2016 Gleaner S97, LTM, 923/605 Hrs. .......................... $ 235,000 (A) 2011 Gleaner S77, LTM, 1138/772 Hrs. ......................... $ 145,000 (G) 2010 Gleaner R66, LTM, 2220/1558 Hrs. ........................ $ 95,000 (A) 2009 Gleaner A86, LTM, 2419/1500 Hrs. ........................ $ 79,500 (A) 2007 Gleaner R65, LTM, RWA, 2355/1631 Hrs. ................... $ 75,000 (A) 2003 Gleaner R65, LTM, 2883/1789 Hrs. ........................ $ 62,500 (A) 2009 Case IH 6088, LTM, 2118/1459 Hrs. ....................... $ 99,500