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November 8, 2019 Q&A: CHAD METZGER

Auctioneer finds his true calling Auction veteran shares insights on farmland values By Erica Quinlan

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INDIANAPOLIS — When it comes to auctioning farmland, Chad Metzger has been in the game for almost 20 years. Metzger, an auctioneer at Metzger Property Services and director at Indiana Auctioneers Association, shared insight on the industry with AgriNews.

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Growing rural Indiana Strategy boosts agricultural products as ‘raw material’ for manufacturing By Ashley Langreck

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INDIANAPOLIS — In an effort to help change the way rural communities think about economic development, a new strategy has been developed to help them grow one of the biggest assets that is right under their noses — agriculture. The new strategy, which is known as the Rural Economic Development Model, utilizes

an online interactive tool and guidebook to help develop an ag-based economic development plan which will expand current agribusinesses while attracting complementary processing companies to a specific region. “The overall goal of the Rural Economic Development Model is to grow investment in Indiana’s rural communities. The intent is to leverage Indiana’s agricultural products as

the ‘raw material’ for a new manufacturing base,” said Lee Lewellen, president and CEO of the Indiana Economic Development Association. Lewellen said typically when individuals think of manufacturing in Indiana they think of vehicles and vehicle parts. However, Lewellen said those types of manufacturing facilities don’t often locate to rural areas because they need access to a

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What are some trends you’ve seen in rural land sales in Indiana? See AUCTION, Page A2

Indiana Auctioneer Convention Nov. 13

The Indiana Auctioneer Association Convention includes business meetings, educational seminars, a trade show, auctioneer contest and plenty of opportunities to network. It will be held Nov. 13-15 at the Crowne Plaza Indianapolis Airport, 2501 S. High School Road, Indianapolis Learn more at www. indianaauctioneers.org

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Women in FFA Women were officially allowed full membership in the National FFA Organization in 1969. What does it mean to you to celebrate the 50th anniversary of women being allowed to become FFA members?

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FFA members check out the display holding hundreds of brightly colored buttons that promote different community service projects, as part of the Challenge Accepted program.

FFA CHALLENGE

FFA members pledge 930,000 hours of community service By Ashley Langreck

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INDIANAPOLIS — A challenge was issued during the 92nd National FFA Convention and Expo that will continue until next year’s convention. FFA Challenge Accepted encourages FFA members and chapters across the nation to come together and complete 930,000 hours of community service and volunteer work before the 93rd National FFA Convention and Expo. The National FFA Organization said that accepting the challenge can be done in three easy steps: n See it — FFA members need to arm themselves with knowledge by finding and researching a need in their community and then deciding how their chapter can assist.

A huge sign welcomes members to the National FFA Convention

n Solve it — Help lead your chapter into taking action. After that, create and carry out a service project before the start of the 93rd National FFA Convention and then measure the impact. n Share it — Help inspire others by sharing your chapter’s story and report impacts of

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“It’s pretty huge. Back then, the National FFA Convention wouldn’t have been what it is. I have so many things in the two years I have been here. It’s weird for me to think about women not being allowed in FFA.” Abby Heisler “My entire family has been in FFA for years now. My mother was never able to join because she was born in 1963, and even though women were allowed in FFA in 1969, her father wouldn’t let her join. All of my sisters and cousins have been FFA members, and my family is very involved in agriculture.” Alexis Nichols MERCER, KENTUCKY, FFA CHAPTER

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Buyer’s Guide connects schools with local farms

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“It shows that women are as equal as men in farming. Women play big roles, and there are just as many women today who own ranches and farms.” Jacey Kujawa

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YOUR TURN

Tell me about yourself. “I’m a graduate of the University of Indianapolis. I’ve been a full-time auctioneer since 2000. “We’re a second-generation company. My father started the business in the early 1970s. Four Metzger of my siblings and I are still involved.” What do you enjoy about being an auctioneer? “One of the nice things is that it’s something different every day. One day, we’re selling farmland; the next day, it might be household goods or antiques.”

supply chain, which normally is near interstates and major urban areas. “If we think of food processing as a different form of manufacturing that relies upon agricultural products as their raw material, attracting food processing facilities to rural areas makes sense. They are naturally close to their supply chain,” Lewellen said.

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Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch speaks about the Indiana Grown Buyer’s Guide, a new resource that will help increase schools’ access to fresh, local foods.

FRANKLIN, Ind. — Indiana Grown and the Indiana State Department of Health unveiled a new resource that will increase schools’ access to fresh, local food products. The Buyer’s Guide helps food service directors find schoolready products grown or raised by local farmers. It includes procurement procedures, food safety guidelines, regional produce seasonality, local success stories and a comprehensive list of local producers and distributors. “With the Indiana Grown for Schools program, students across the entire state will now have increased access to fresh, healthy, local foods,” said Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch. “They will gain educational experiences directly linked to

our farming community. This partnership unlocks new markets for our farming community, which will result in a boost financially, and has potential to create jobs. “Farm-to-school is so much more than a food purchasing option. It enriches the local community. It empowers children, families and schools to make more informed choices that improve their health and wellbeing,” she said. The project was funded by a farm-to-school grant awarded to ISDH. Kristina Box, Indiana state health commissioner, said that good nutrition is critical for the future of Indiana’s children. “I’m thrilled that the Indiana State Department of Health has been a participant in this process,” Box said. See GUIDE, Page A2

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AUCTION FROM PAGE ONE

“Indiana’s markets have held up very well. There’s been a lot of uncertainty in the agricultural marketplace, given late planting and an atypical year. But we’ve seen farmland values hold up very well in the face of that. We continue to see stable values in the rural real estate marketplace.” What’s your outlook for land values in 2020 and beyond? “I think, whenever we look at land values, the big picture looks rosy. Historically, owning land has never been a bad investment. “I think we’ll continue to see land appreciate over the long term. I think the trade issues that have been at bay have given some uncertainty to the marketplace. But I think we’ll continue to see sta-

“I think we’ll continue to see land appreciate over the long term. I think the trade issues that have been at bay have given some uncertainty to the marketplace.” ble land values in 2020. “This year’s harvest ended up better than many expected in most areas of Indiana, so I think that will contribute to some continued stability in the marketplace going into next year.” What qualities should land owners should look for when finding an auctioneer? “They definitely want to look for experience. As with any business, you want to make sure you’re choosing a person who is well qualified to perform the task. Today, too, any auction company you’re looking at needs to embrace modern technology and modern marketing.” How has marketing farmland changed? “Marketing a farm today is significantly different than it was even five years ago, with the prevalence of digital media avenues to reach out to prospective bidders, as well as where outside investment dollars and support are coming from. “In the old days, the buyer for any given farm probably came from within five or 10 miles of the farm. That’s not the world we live in today. Your buyers could be across the state or across the country. It’s important to look at an auction company with innovative techniques.” What do you look forward to about the IAA convention? “I’m up for election as vice president this year. I look forward to continuing my affiliation with the association and having an opportunity to give back. “So many auctioneers have opened doors for me along the way. They were willing to give advice and lend their experience to me. I look forward to being able to do the same as future auctioneers come online.”

The Buyer’s Guide lists local producers and distributors.

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“Because good nutrition is the foundation of good health for people of all ages, all across our state. “Here in Indiana, access to good nutrition is critical as we work to address our high obesity rate. “In Indiana, two thirds of our adults are either over weight or obese. One third of our children are overweight or obese. That is setting them up for a lifetime of health issues.” Heather Tallman, program director of Indiana Grown, said the guide

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Lewellen said that for the Rural Economic Development Model to work, they want local farmers and economic developers to stop thinking of farm products as commodities that are shipped elsewhere to have vale added, but as raw materials for locally based food manufacturing. “It is a natural extension of Indiana’s manufacturing expertise and farmers get increased profits because their shipping costs are lower and they have new markets and local economies have new tax base,” Lewellen said. A critical aspect of the strategy was the development of Indiana Ag Asset Maps, which are interactive maps that visually display the relative production of every fruit, vegetable, grain and animal grown in Indiana, as

will be a great resource for food buyers at schools. “Food service buyers really don’t have time to track down the local food in their area,” Tallman said. “They’re serving kids, they’re feeding students every day — they just don’t have time to find farmers in their county. “And farmers really don’t have time to go to all the food service directors. Because that doesn’t happen, we felt like we could fill in the gap with this Buyer’s Guide. What we have created is something that will be a portal for opportunity.” Learn more at: www. ingrown4schools.com. AGRINEWS PHOTOS/ERICA QUINLAN

Erica Quinlan The school cafeteria at Franklin Community High School includes a fresh salad bar offered daily. well as the state’s hardwood production. “Rather than wading through dense tables of numbers to find out how many acres of sweet corn was grown in each Indiana county, the map shows ‘bubbles’ of different sizes to represent the production of the crop in each county,” Lewellen said. Lewellen said the maps allow local stakeholders to see which clusters of counties are predominant in each agricultural product to enable them to determine what kinds of processing facilities might be most appropriate based upon what is grown there. To check out the Indiana Ag Asset Maps, visit https://pcrd.purdue.edu/ ruralindianastats. Ashley Langreck can be reached at 800-4269438, ext. 192, or alangreck@agrinews-pubs. com. Follow her on Twitter at: @AgNews_ Langreck.

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Is soybean yield not quite what you expected for some fields? Are the disappointing fields repeat offenders? Your past yield maps Melissa Bell may be trying to tell you Commercial something. agronomist Soybean cyst nematode could be the culprit, and there’s one sure way to find out if it could be plaguing your acres. Start with accurate identification. SCN affects a wide variety of soil types, and typically an environment conducive to good soybean yield is also conducive to SCN reproduction. Yield losses may be particularly dramatic in drier years — conditions much of the state experienced this summer. As soon as SCN become established, the problem is permanent. And to make matters worse, SCN are easily transferred by tillage equipment, surface water, wind and animals. Even low levels of SCN can cause yield reduction, and it is then that the telltale visual symptoms — stunting and yellowing — are not obvious. Even when such symptoms are present, the observations are often associated with other issues, such as nutrient deficiency, soil compaction, drought stress or other diseases. Scouting for cysts on roots can be helpful in season, but the most conclusive and effective way to determine presence of SCN and level of pressure is through soil testing. Soil testing tips. After harvest yet before the ground freezes is the best time to gather soil samples. Sampling in the spring is also feasible, but leaves less time to make management decisions. Before getting started collecting samples, you’ll need a bucket, soil probe and collection bag. The following steps will ensure soil samples are taken accurately and are representative of an entire field: n Insert the soil probe into the root zone at an angle, 6 to 8 inches deep. One sample should represent no more than 20 acres. n Collect soil core samples from at least 20 locations randomized throughout the field. n All core samples should be placed in the same bucket, crushed and mixed together. Transfer the mixture to a soil sample bag and fill to the line, generally about a quart of soil. n Fill out all the required information on the sample bag: contact information, number of acres represented by the sample and cropping history, including most recent crop. Seal tightly. n Mail to a certified lab for analysis and results. Results are generally reported by number of cysts or number of eggs per cubic centimeter. If SCN is confirmed in a field, egg counts should be checked every six years, according to the University of Nebraska, to monitor changes in populations and evaluate management practices. SCN best management practices for containment. Finding the right combination of SCN management tools is essential for profitable soybean production. Rotation to non-host crops for six years is an effective management tool for keeping populations at bay, but not necessarily a realistic strategy for most. Planting SCN-resistant varieties can be an effective tool, as well, and chances are, the beans you are currently planting have a source of resistance, PI 88788. If that is the case, considering seeking out varieties bred with a different source of SCN resistance, such as Peking. Nematicide seed treatments can also be a helpful management tool. Lastly, planting SCN-infected fields last can help minimize spread. Diligent cleaning of tillage equipment before moving to a different field can also help minimize SCN movement. For more information related to submitting SCN samples in Indiana, visit https://extension. entm.purdue.edu/nematology/ cv/submissionform.pdf.

Test soil for SCN

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DECATUR, Ill. — Soil health needs and nutrient and weed management didn’t stop when farmers were unable to plant nearly 20 million acres of crops this year due to excessive moisture and flooding, including over 2.9 million acres across the ‘I’ states. “Just driving across my territory, there were certain fields that just kind of make you cringe because there was a lot of waterhemp out there,” said Nick Hustedde, FMC Agricultural Products technical sales representative in Illinois and Indiana. “One of the things that’s interesting about the Amaranthus species is it’s about seven to 10 days from pollination to viable seed. So, I don’t think a lot of folks necessar ily Hustedde give that as much thought as they probably should because really what we need to focus on in terms of weed management is returning as few seeds back into the soil seed bank as possible. “Given these prevent plant acres, it’s just kind of a nightmare situation where we’re just returning a ton of seed into the seed bank. We’re going to have to deal with that for at least the next three years, probably the next seven.” SUB-LETHAL DOSE There were prevent plant fields that had a substantial number of tall weeds before they were cleaned up and cover crops could be applied. “When a herbicide of some sort was applied to take those big plants out, if they were seeding or even if they were over-label, which most of them were, that represents a sub-lethal dose,” Hustedde said. “When we’re spraying sub-lethal doses, that’s a situation where we could drive resistance quicker and certainly something we need to be mindful of as we go into next season and make sure we’re rotating modes of action and employing those programs that would start clean and stay clean. “Overlapping residuals would be critical and also thinking about some of those concepts that you don’t pour out of a jug.” ROW SPACING Cover crops are an option to manage weeds, but also row spacing. “If we can narrow our rows and get a quicker canopy that’s always a good thing. We encourage folks to bump their seeding rates, as well. You get more inner-plant competition on those troublesome acres and that will cause a quicker canopy as well and that helps us manage plants throughout the season,” Hustedde said. In the event that conditions or circumstances did not allow a farmer to put in a cover crop on prevent plant acres, Hustedde was asked what impact that would have a the field’s nutrient availability and overall soil health in 2020. “What you may see is fallow crop syndrome. If there’s no crop out there or any sort of plant life it doesn’t help the microbial community and it kind of depletes it. A lot of times you’ll see is kind of a purpling, it almost looks like a phosphorous type deficiency and we have encountered that in the past,” he said. “Cover crops are a good thing to help rebuild the microbial community and if they aren’t getting an established stand with they’re previous planting they need to probably think about redoing it and try to get something established before it freezes up on us.” “In terms of what we’re seeing in the fields and recommendations that we might make, for those situations where there may have been prevent plant and we were able to till it or start clean, we probably want to think about applying a fall residual product and think about that overlapping residual recommendation in the spring. “So, we’d come back with maybe an Anthem type herbicide treatment early post and make sure we are managing the waterhemp in particular throughout the season and we get the canopy.” 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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Dan Cole of Madison, Indiana, prepares his award-winning schnackburgers with spicy fried corn at an Indianapolis Colts tailgate party.

Schnackburgers shine Indiana ingredients in Colts Tailgate Recipe of the Year By Erica Quinlan

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INDIANAPOLIS — Dan Cole of Madison, Indiana, won the honor of Colts Tailgate Recipe of the Year, an award presented by the Indiana Corn Marketing Council and the Indiana Soybean Alliance. Uncle Dan’s Schnackburgers with spicy fried corn features Indiana grown beef and bacon, and garden-fresh sweet corn. “The fried corn is special to me because my grandmother used to make it,” Cole said. “This is my variation of it. “Today I was so lucky be-

cause my ground beef was Indiana grown, grain-fed ground beef. My corn came from a friend’s garden.” Kyle Etheridge of Fort Wayne won second place with his Heartland Chili recipe. Cole received $1,000, four tickets to a Colts home game and a commemorative plaque for his award-winning dish. Etheridge earned a $250 Colts Pro Shop gift card. Both finalists’ recipes were featured in the Colts Tailgate Recipe Cookbooklet, which was distributed to 10,000 fans attending Sunday’s game. “Either taking a break from

harvest for burgers on the back of a pickup truck, or carrying a thermos of chili into a tractor on a cool, autumn afternoon, farmers are the original tailgaters,” said Elaine Gillis, farmer and board director of Indiana Soybean Alliance. “Appetizing recipes and agriculture is as strong a combo as tailgate cuisine and Colts football.” Erica Quinlan can be reached at 800-426-9438, ext. 193, or equinlan@agrinews-pubs.com. Follow her on Twitter at: @AgNews_Quinlan.

Uncle Dan’s Schnackburgers Servings: 6 INGREDIENTS 2 pounds ground chuck 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoons minced garlic 2 packets Lipton onion mushroom soup 1 tablespoons spicy Montreal seasoning 6 ounces chopped mushroom 6 slices of bacon, fried and chopped. PROCEDURE Fry the bacon until two-thirds done. Add all ingredients to a large bowl and mix together. Grill until medium well-done. Top with additional bacon strips, hot pepper cheese, mayo and fresh tomato.

Spicy Fried Corn INGREDIENTS 6 to 8 ears fresh corn on the cob cut off the cob 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoons pepper 3 jalapenos chopped 1 small red onion chopped 1 red and 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped 2 tomatoes chopped 1/2 pound of bacon

Kyle Etheridge (right) of Fort Wayne, Indiana, grabs a bowl of his signature Heartland Chili before a Colts game.

PROCEDURE Fry the bacon until done and chop it when it’s cooled down. Heat the bacon drippings to a medium high heat and add all of the chopped veggies, except the corn, until the onion becomes almost clear. Add the corn and fry for 5 to 6 minutes. Add the bacon. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for about 10 more minutes.

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USDA sets domestic hemp policy By Erica Quinlan

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WASHINGTON — Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the establishment of the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program on Oct. 29. This program, as required by the 2018 farm bill, creates a consistent regulatory framework around hemp production throughout the United States. “As mandated by Congress, our program requires all hemp growers to be licensed, and includes testing protocols to ensure hemp under this program is hemp – and nothing else,” Perdue said. The rule will allow hemp to be grown under federally-approved plans and make hemp producers

eligible for a number of agricultural programs. The rule includes provisions for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to approve hemp production plans developed by states and Indian tribes including: n Requirements for maintaining information on the land where hemp is produced. n Testing the levels of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol. n Disposing of plants not meeting necessary requirements. n Licensing requirements. It also establishes a federal plan for hemp producers in states or territories of Indian tribes that do not have their own approved hemp production plan. “As the interim final rule, the rule becomes effective immediately upon publication in the

Federal Registry,” Perdue said. “But we still want to hear from you to help us make sure the regulations meet your needs. “That’s why the publication of the interim final rule also includes a public comment period.” To submit comments on the Establishment of a Domestic Hemp Production Program interim final rule, visit Regulations. gov. Comments may be submitted until Dec. 30. To learn more about growing hemp in Indiana, visit www.oisc. purdue.edu/hemp. Erica Quinlan can be reached at 800-426-9438, ext. 193, or equinlan@agrinews-pubs.com. Follow her on Twitter at: @AgNews_Quinlan.

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Farmer shares strip-till story Seven years of experience paying off By Tom C. Doran

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U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Censky (center) cooks a dish while on an agricultural trade mission in West Africa. The mission was held to unlock new trade opportunities in the region.

New trade opportunities for U.S. agriculture in West Africa Ag trade mission nets $11.5 million in projected sales By Erica Quinlan

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ACCR A, Ghana — Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Censky led a trade mission to West Africa Oct. 28-31. The mission included 40 participants, 35 of which were agribusinesses looking to sell an array of farm products. More than 480 business to business meetings were held. “Right now, from preliminary surveying, those meetings have generated 12 months sales that are projected to be at least $11.5 million,” Censky said. “We expect that figure to grow as there is more follow-up. We’ve been very pleased with this trade mission overall.” The West African nations of Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal are home to some of the largest cities in the region. Compared to global averages,

Delegates on the ag trade mission in West Africa go on a tour of a food processing plant. these nations are demonstrating consistently high economic growth rates and other favorable macroeconomic trends, Censky said As they continue this development, these countries will continue to depend on trade to help support their growing populations, he added. “Our mission has been two fold,” Censky said. “One has been to unlock new trade op-

portunities for U.S. agriculture in West Africa, where they’re experiencing strong economic growth. That’s driving demand for increasing food products. “No. 2 is to support the administration’s Prosper Africa initiative, which seeks to strengthen U.S. commercial ties in Africa, for fair and reciprocal trade for countries in Africa.” The next trade mission will take place in Mexico Nov. 6-8.

Mycogen Seeds continues FFA support INDIA NA POLIS — Blueand-gold bags of Mycogen brand seed are back for the 2019-2020 season. Mycogen Seeds is continuing its Turn the Bag Blue & Gold program with the National FFA Organization for the third straight year. T he program has raised more than $56,000 for a total of 12 FFA chapters across the Corn Belt throughout the past two years. Participating FFA members learn foundational agronomic principles and professional sales training while raising funds for their local FFA chapters, state FFA associations and National FFA Organization. “We are eager to help FFA members learn and grow in the agriculture industry,” said Blake Courtney, Mycogen Seeds marketing communications manager. “We have added four new FFA chapters to our program this year to continue giving back to students in farming communities. “This program is one of our favorite activities because it’s about more than a donation. It’s a hands-on experience to learn

about agronomy, corn hybrids and seed sales.” Par ticipating FFA members team up with their local Mycogen territory manager and local retailer to offer farmers the option to purchase corn hybrids that fit their geographies. For every bag of corn sold, participants will earn funds for their local FFA chapters. Farmers can purchase seed through FFA members and receive their product in a specially branded Mycogen blue-and-gold bag. “This is an opportunity for our students to visit with different farmers,” said Jason Speck, Imperial FFA adviser, Imperial, Nebraska. “Two of the biggest skills our kids take away from the Turn the Bag Blue & Gold program is being able to make a sale and communication. “FFA ag sales is a big contest that we participate in and this program helps kids see the real-world aspect of the contest. Our kids are able to make a true sale to somebody and they learn how to communicate face to face with a farmer without using social media.” Imperial FFA used some of the money they raised last year for

travel costs to the National FFA Convention and Expo this fall. Speck said he looks forward to helping his students gain sales experience again this year. Farmers who want to support the program and their local FFA chapters can contact one of the following participating FFA chapters, or Mycogen retailers: n Alexandria FFA Chapter, Alexandria, Minnesota; Pro-Ag Farmers Co-op, Brandon, Minnesota. n Imperial FFA Chapter, Imperial, Nebraska; Nutrien Ag Solutions, Imperial, Nebraska. n Holdrege FFA Chapter, Holdrege, Nebraska; CHS Inc., Loomis, Nebraska. n Perkins County FFA Chapter, Grant, Nebraska; Nutrien Ag Solutions, Grant, Nebraska. n Pioneer FFA Chapter, Yorkshire, New York; T and T Crop Service, Warsaw, New York. n Rushville FFA Chapter, Rushville, Indiana; Harvest Land Co-op, Rushville, Indiana. For more information about the Turn the Bag Blue & Gold Program, contact your local Mycogen territory manager or visit Mycogen.com/FFA.

EAST PEORIA, Ill. — The need for more efficient product placement and the desire to eliminate extra costly passes moved Seth Wenzel to take the leap into strip-till seven years ago and it’s paying off. Wenzel shared his experiences at the National Striptillage Conference. Wenzel has been strip-tilling on the family’s 4,000-acre farm based near Kent, in northwest Illinois, since 2012. The farm has a corn/soybean rotation and has approximately 60% corn this year and the rest is soybeans. “By no means am I an expert. I’m just sharing our story. For us, it’s just a huge savings as far as labor, the costs of chisel plowing and field cultivating. Don’t be afraid to park the plow,” Wenzel said. “When we started, our first question with strip-till is could we get either the same yield and/or the same revenue with a single pass. It seemed like as our operation grew and we had more acres to cover we didn’t have enough man hours in the day to run that chisel plow.” In the summer of 2012, the family purchased a 24-row DB60 bar with Redball strip-till units for about $60,000. They had previously rented an anhydrous toolbar from the local co-op. They added a new NH3 Equaply system for approximately $25,000 for anhydrous ammonia applications and used Ag Leader for product control and steering. “We thought we’d try it and if these Redball units were a flop we could at least say we have a bar that’s worth that and we can always swap it out later,” Wenzel said. He began in the fall of 2012 when he strip-tilled about 1,000 acres of soybean stubble. That next spring he strip-tilled 60 acres of continuous corn. The remaining corn acres were chiseled in the fall, anhydrous ammonia was applied in the spring, followed by cultivation. Wenzel broadcast-applies phosphorous and potassium based on soil samples, but hopes to eventually apply P and K with either a strip-till bar or planter. EARLY RESULTS That first year, the 60 acres of strip-till corn yielded eight bushels less than comparable corn-on-corn fields in the area. The 2013 harvest price was $4.39 per bushel, so the eight extra bushels would have been an additional $35 per acre. However, Wenzel saved $33 per acre in expenses from not using a chisel plow, at $18 per acre, and field cultivator, at $15 per acre. “For us, that kind of a small win on that 60-acre field, sure, you could argue that we lost $2 per acre in revenue, but we didn’t have to chisel plow, we didn’t have to field cultivate and we got approximately the same revenue as the adjacent corn-oncorn fields,” Wenzel said. “That was kind of a soft win. It wasn’t a home run, but we were more or less proving to ourselves that we could get

the same revenue with a single pass,” he said. In 2014, he rented a JC 24row planter, used in-furrow starter and 2X2 placement with 32% nitrogen on the planter. “For us, this was big because we were doing herbicide with our sprayer and thought, well, could we put nitrogen down with our planter,” he said. Wenzel expanded strip-till to about one-third of his corn-oncorn acres and found similar results as the previous year. “We had slightly less yield, but same revenue. We weren’t getting the coffee shop home run yield that everyone was talking about, but we were OK with that. We took a small yield hit, but we had the exact same revenue as those guys in the coffee shop. They might have gotten five or six more bushels, but I’m keeping that money in my pocket and I’m not destroying the soil, I’m not doing three or four passes across the soil, I’m doing one pass across the soil,” Wenzel said. GO THE DISTANCE By 2015, he was convinced that strip-till was the way to go and invested in a 24-row John Deere 1775 planter “with all of the groceries.” They strip-tilled half of the corn-on-corn acres. “We finally observed that we could get corn-on-corn strip-till yields equivalent to our cornon-corn conventional tillage yield. It took us three years to get there. We’re still learning, we’re still trying to figure it out, but finally in side-by-side trials we were to the point where it didn’t matter if I had a chisel plow or strip-till corn-on-corn the yields were the same,” Wenzel said. “Our goal was to get the same or more with less inputs.” BABY STEPS For those planning to utilize strip-till, Wenzel recommends to start with used equipment. “You can do baby steps. Don’t be afraid of used equipment. Over time you can work your way up to the latest and greatest,” he said. Wenzel admitted he’s no soil health expert, but has seen improvements in his fields. “It seems like as time went on, the soil was very mellow and easy to plant in. It seemed like we could plant anywhere from two to three days ahead of where the neighbors were. The neighbors were waiting for it to dry out, but wherever our strips were, it was fit, it was dry and we were out there planting,” he said. Wenzel likes to get into implement guidance to complement his current tractor guidance system. “We’re struggling with how to do that and make it work. When we’re in the flats, it’s no problem, but you get on a side hill and the anhydrous bar drags just a little bit and the planter with the starter also likes to drag just a little bit; they draft differently. We are nudging the guidance lines to match-up for draft. It isn’t ideal, but it works,” he said. “The only nudging we do is for implement draft. But since we’re doing RTK our main north-south AB line never moves. The only thing we change is a 15-inch shift from one year to the next.” 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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Data-driven seed selection system launched By Tom C. Doran

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DECATUR, Ill. — Typical growing season weather has become atypical, and it’s been said that normal is the average of 30 years. To help farmer minimize risks in atypical conditions, Syngenta Seeds recently launched a digital data-driven seed recommendation platform. The NK Seed Analyzer combines artificial intelligence, two decades of agronomic information and a simple user interface, extending NK brand’s focus on innovation by adding value beyond seed. The adaptability of the platform allows retailers and farmers to proactively plan for weather volatility, soil variability and planting specifications by seeing actual results from numerous sources. The tool complements retailers and agronomists’ expertise with 18 years of data at no cost to the user. Historical agronomic information allows users to tailor their seed portfolio based on geographic location, soil productivity, precipitation levels, historic crop stress and performance of products by year and region. Users are able to adjust these factors to understand how a specific corn hybrid or soybean variety would perform under a variety of conditions — information critical to making confident seed selections. “While you can never control all the factors that affect a growing season, you can set yourself up for the best chance of success by choosing hybrids that perform well in fields like yours, regardless of the weather,” said Joe Bollman, NK corn product manager. “The NK Seed Analyzer injects some much-needed predictability into a process that otherwise is anything but predictable. We’re getting more predictive to minimize the risk. There’s a lot more risk in farming today than there’s ever been with the input costs and the commodity markets as they are.”

Bollman was asked if the switch to earlier hybrids impacts the seed supply for 2020. “It definitely can have an impact on the business. You end up with more inventory on the fuller season side, and more is used of the early season. But that’s something that we keep in constant contact with our sales teams about. We were adjusting seed production right up to the day that the seed was going in the ground,” he said. “But the fallback always in the industry is you do have the ability to go to winter production to gain some, but there’s added cost and potential risks there with it. “We had a really good plan coming out of the winter months and into spring, then spring 2019 hit and we had to adjust and adapt to it — no different than the farmers did. “But that allows us to be in a good spot for this year so we can hopefully get back to a more typical year for 2020 and have the seed supply that we need and the maturities that we need.” 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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FFA members gather during the career show at the National FFA Convention to watch a demonstration on the proper way to clip a show goat.

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INDIANAPOLIS — Downtown Indianapolis hosted thousands of FFA members from across the country for the 92nd National FFA Convention and Expo. During the event, members competed in career and leadership development events, attended concerts and

FFA members found time to participate in fun events with some friendly competition, such as a round of cornhole.

a rodeo, networked with representatives in the agriculture industry and formed friendships that will last a lifetime. Ashley Langreck

Alabama FFA members get their bearings during the 92nd National FFA Convention.

PORTFOLIO Bollman also talked about NK’s expanded corn portfolio, breeding program and seed availability in a recent interview with AgriNews. “We’re really excited about the corn portfolio this year. We talked last year about our reinvigorated corn portfolio, and this is just kind of the second act of that. We’ve continued to turn over the portfolio,” Bollman said. “We’ve invested significantly in the U.S. seeds business a few years ago, and we’re starting to see the benefits of that coming. So, we’re turning the portfolio at a faster pace, which has allowed us to have the fastest rate of genetic gain in the industry over the last decade.” SELECTION ANALYTICS The breeding process to select quality hybrids was once a long drawn out effort that would take years in some cases to reach a product goal. Changes in technology have allowed that quicker genetic gain. “It’s definitely a lot more analytical versus 15 or 20 years ago when it was a numbers game with a number of plots, how many acres could you cover with a number of products. Now, it’s become a science game and a computer game where you start to do more predictions,” Bollman said. “You’re making the initial selections, and you’re throwing out products before you ever actually test them in the field. So, it allows us to bring products to the market faster and continue to ramp up that rate of genetic gain.” There were reports of switching to earlier hybrids this year due to late planting. The seed industry typically projects product demands and have quantities available accordingly.

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Climatologist dampens drought expectations By Jeannine Otto

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OGLESBY, Ill. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Many people in agriculture canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to put 2019 behind them. When 2019 does go down in the record books, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one list the year likely wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t top â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and that may come as a surprise. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s looking unlikely that this will be the wettest year on record. For most of this area, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s likely to be in the top five,â&#x20AC;? said Trent Ford, Illinois state climatologist, as he spoke at a meeting at Illinois Valley Community College in Oglesby. The meeting was one in a series of bimonthly meetings on water resources and water supply sponsored by the TriCounty Regional Planning Commission and the North Central Illinois Council of Governments. Ford, who took over from longtime state climatologist Jim Angel at the Illinois Water Survey, discussed climate change and how it could be impacting weather in the near and long term. One of the major impacts that north-central Illinois residents, including farmers, already have experienced is a change in how and when rain falls. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It really does matter not just how much rain falls but how intensely it falls, as well,â&#x20AC;? Ford said. The trend has been toward more frequent and more intense rainfall events. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We consider the twoinch mark and over as extreme precipitation,â&#x20AC;? Ford said. He added that the region has seen an increase in those major rainstorms over the last two decades. Dryness isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the issue for the region. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we talk about the entire water budget and how much water weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re getting, the problem for this region as in most of the northern half of Illinois, is too much water,â&#x20AC;? Ford said. Ford also addressed the opposite end of the scale â&#x20AC;&#x201D; drought. While water availability has been and will continue to be an issue for the desert Southwest, the Midwest has not seen the kinds of years-long droughts that have plagued the West. Drought is measured most commonly by the Palmer Drought Severity Index, which measures surface water balance and is used to measure drought over a longer term. The index goes from -10, extreme dry, to +10, extreme wet. Any-thing lower than -1 is considered drought, and any thing below - 4 is considered extreme drought. Going back to 1895, Ford said the Palmer index has been below -4 nine times and seven of those were before 1965. But after 1965, the index has only gone below -4 twice,

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been in a phase since the 1970s that makes it less likely for the Midwest to experience these prolonged, multiyear droughts.â&#x20AC;? Trent Ford, climatologist ILLINOIS WATER SURVEY

in 1988 and 2012. Ford said the droughts that the area has experienced recently tend to be shorter in length, spanning only a single warm season or growing season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By the time we get to the next growing season, we are back up to the normal water standards as far as soil moisture and pre-

cipitation are concerned,â&#x20AC;? Ford said. Again, the trend in the nor thern Illinois and north-central Illinois region leans toward more wet than more dry. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The last 50 years have been significantly wetter than the previous 70 in this region,â&#x20AC;? Ford said. The duration of droughts also has decreased in the Midwest in the last few decades. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still getting events every few years or so. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just they are not lasting as long as they did in the earlier record, and the maximum intensity is not staying at the maximum intensity for long,â&#x20AC;? Ford said. Ford said he has received calls at the Illinois State Water Survey office asking if the state was â&#x20AC;&#x153;dueâ&#x20AC;? for another drought. While â&#x20AC;&#x153;dueâ&#x20AC;? may not be the right word, Ford said there is the

chance that the weather patterns that changed in the 1970s, which led to the shorter-duration droughts for the Midwest, could and will change again. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been in a phase since the 1970s that makes it less likely for the Midwest to experience these prolonged, multi-year droughts. That flip, that oscillation, does operate on these multi-decadal time scales, so it is likely at some point in the near future, as in the next several decades, that those patterns will flip back into a phase that will make it more likely for the Midwest to get some of those multi-year drought events,â&#x20AC;? Ford said. Jeannine Otto can be reached at 815-2232558, ext. 211, or jotto@ agrinews-pubs.com. Follow her on Twitter at: @AgNews_Otto.

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A fresh approach to eating local LEAF Food Hub an online farmers market By Jeannine Otto AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

COBDEN, Ill. — The long table inside the airy farm building at All Seasons Farm was lined with boxes. It could have been a packaging line at Amazon, with orders placed online being packed and quick shipped to the shopper. For farmer members of the LEAF Food Hub, that’s the idea — with a few modifications, including the sellers, the buyers — and the product. “It all works out very well for everybody,” said Tam Pirmann. Pirmann and her husband, John, are the owners of River to River Farm in Tunnel Hill. They specialize in raising ginger and turmeric, along with vegetables and luffa squash. LEAF Food Hub is a new and unique approach to selling and buying local food and value-added products, like Tam’s homemade goat milk soaps and lotions. “We were looking for some way to create a place or a thing that would help farmers market their products,” Pirmann said. A group of farmers, including the Pirmanns, met with FoodWorks, a Southern Illinois-based nonprofit that assists farmers and others in building local food systems. “We’d been going to different markets in the area and we found that you either don’t take enough product and you sell out really early or you take too much product, you have to haul it back home and then what do you do with it?” Pirmann said. What FoodWorks and the farmers came up with is an online farmers market, but one that fits both seller and buyer. POSTS FROM FARMERS Now in its third season, LEAF Food Hub — found online at www.leaffoodhub.com — is a system that allows farmers to post a weekly listing of what they have available. Buyers, who range from individuals to restaurants to small groceries, create accounts, add money and then choose from the selection, adding from the available items and available quantities, to their carts. They pay online and the online system generates a pick list for each farmer. “The beauty of the way we do it, on the farmer’s side, is that orders are made and farmers get a pick list. Here’s what you’ve sold. So, you harvest what you’ve sold. You don’t have to make a guessing game out of what you think you might sell,” Pirmann said. The online store opens each Friday at noon. Prior to that, farmers decide what they have available and post their products in the available quantities to the website; all the postings include photos. Buyers can shop from Friday at noon until the following Tuesday at 8 p.m. T he products available and the quantities vary by farm and by season. The product list is as varied, from seasonal produce to meat, poultry that includes duck breast to whole chickens, fresh herbs, fresh mushrooms, eggs and baked goods. Value-added products, like ancho chili powder, seasoned salts, goat-milk soap and lotion, round out the offerings in the spring and fall, when farmers have less produce to sell. On Thursday, farmers bring their products in and

the group has a pack out, where all the orders are packed. The orders are then delivered to drop sites, from Carbondale to Tunnel Hill. The system has proven popular. “The ﬁrst year, we said if we can get 30 customers, we’ll be happy. We did better than that and doubled it the next year,” Pirmann said. Now, the hub has around 150 to 200 customers. Pirmann said the goal is to keep growing. They have received interest from customers in the St. Louis metro area, including from grocery stores and from distributors who sell to the St. Louis restaurant

Red peppers add a splash of color to customer orders. business. “We’re looking to expand, to spread out a little bit, and ﬁnd both farmers and customers outside of the Carbondale area so we

can increase what we oﬀer and get into new communities with our products. We would like to spread this to a wider area of southern Illinois,” Pirmann said. But that desire for growth also is one challenge the group faces. “We all want it to grow really fast, and we’ve got to do it in a way that makes it sustainable. We have to remind ourselves that if we want it to last, we have to do it in a smart way, which isn’t always the fastest way,” Pirmann said. Jeannine Otto can be reached at 815-2232558, ext. 211, or jotto@ agrinews-pubs.com.

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Seed order placed

gradually changed over to light snow and sleet. If we turn the As we wait for roofing matecalendar back rials and windows for the new six months, like house, we started remodeling a we did with flat bottom barn and getting it our clocks this ready for a customer’s beef catweekend, we’d tle. We also put a steel roof on find ourselves in a shed as the weather wasn’t fit the same predic- for much outside work for most ament as we were back in the of the week. This allowed us month of May. Very little fieldto finish repairs on equipment work took place this past week, before putting everything away leaving Monday and Sunday for the year. as the most ideal window for Saturday was cold and windy, harvest, if there was one. In my but it will no doubt get worse, travels Monday as I headed to so we ground two batches of Wakarusa Nutritional Services feed and cleaned the tramp with a tractor and a wagonload shed out and hauled the manure of corn, I noticed more soybean on high ground. Sunday afterfields than corn that have yet to noon, I repaired 10 rod of fence be harvested. and replaced the broken fence Later that day, I pulled our posts that my neighbor tore out NI picker sheller with the truck last spring with his anhydrous to Mullet Machinery and Parts applicator. in Topeka to see if they could There were several aftertroubleshoot why the slip clutch noons spent preparing for our was running. I should have deIndiana Cornhusking Banquet livered it in the morning rather on Nov. 10, which looks to be than the afternoon as I was met our largest number of reservawith extra traffic cutting loose tions that I can ever rememfrom the trailer factories and ber. I also started calculating the schools. LaVern said the how much seed I will need for bearings in the gearbox checked 2020 and took advantage of out on the sheller, but found the the early order discounts on bearing on the top end of the seed and have 50% of my corn auger to be out. purchased. Plan to go with Midweek, I had Harrell Ag LibertyLink soybeans and do Services come out and do some a pre-emerge pass, so we don’t grid soil sampling. I look forhave the weed problems like ward to seeing the results of the we had this past year, if Mother old cow pastures and hayfields. Nature allows us. Still hope to I pulled the picker sheller back do some fall tillage if the fields home on Wednesday after work dry out. in the rain. Thursday, we expeClay Geyer rienced a very cold rain, which BREMEN

New class introduces students to organics By Tom C. Doran

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NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State University’s new organic crop production course hit the ground running this fall, sparking plenty of interest. The class, led by David Kopsell, ISU horticulture professor, focuses on the principles of organic crop production including soil preparation, fertilization, pest management and certification and regulatory compliance. The unique class features a mix of lectures, labs and field trips. Twent y-three undergraduate students and two graduate students enrolled in the first class. “It’s aiming for the juniors and seniors students who have gone through most of the curriculum, and it’s also for graduate students in our agri-sciences masters program. It’s worked out very well,” Kopsell said. The curriculum includes four groups of information. The first part of the class focused on what organic production is, the regulations behind it and what does it mean to transition conventional acreage to organic acreage and things like that. The next part of the class covers the science behind organic farming, including the practices behind soil stewardship and providing nutrients to plants using composting or manures. It was presented through the lens of what the regulations are from the national organics program. The production portion of the class looks at integrated pest management and ways that organic producers manage insects, weeds and diseases. The final piece of the curriculum focuses on the economics and marketing of organic products. “I’m bringing in an ag lender who specializes in lending to organic startups and operating loans for organic farmers. Also part of that is going to be taking the class to a grocery store that has organic produce and the handling requirements it involves,” Kopsell said. Central Illinois offers top-notch resources for on-farm information in organic production, and Kopsell integrated that experience into the laboratory component of the class. “We don’t have certified

organic acreage on campus so I’ve relied a lot on farmers like Dave Bishop or PrairiErth Farm near Atlanta, Illinois. We’ve been to his farm a couple of times to see different aspects of his operation. We’ve been to Marty Travis’ Spence Farm near Fairbury and most recently we visited Will and Dallas Glazik near Paxton,” he said. “There are also some videos that I’ve shown. There’s a new one that just came out, “The Biggest Little Farm,” that profiles a couple in California that made the leap into this type of farming. They totally renovated an abandoned avocado and lemon orchard and transformed it using what they call traditional agriculture, but it was really regenerative agriculture that I’ve talked about with the class and what Dave Bishop talks about, as well.” DIVERSE ENROLLMENT Kopsell was pleasantly surprised by the diversity of the students enrolled in this premier class. “We have an agriculture department with sequences from ag business to animal science to crop and soil sciences to horticulture to ag education and there is pretty much a range of all of those students. That’s something that I was really hoping for,” he said. “There are traditional horticulture students in there that are interesting in fruits, vegetables and things like that, then there are traditional agronomy row crop students who came from a farming background who are looking at this idea of transitioning conventional acreage to organic acreage. There’s also a mix of some ag business students enrolled and the graduate students.” Organics encompasses a broad range of food production, and Kopsell didn’t want to limit the students’ areas of interest. “I knew there was going to be a range of interest, so I tried to give them as much freedom as possible and I’ve told them repeatedly that this is your chance to dig and find this information before you get out and are doing it for real,” he said. Tom C. Doran can be reached at 815-780-7894 or tdoran@agrinewspubs.com. Follow him on Twitter at: @AgNews_ Doran.

Teamwork crucial Another milestone of the fall season has passed and I’m left scratching my head how we got here so fast. Halloween has come and gone, leaving piles of unneeded candy for the kids and fears of harvesting on Thanksgiving creeping in on some of us. We are moving right along on harvest. Another really good week and we will be getting close. We have about 30% of our corn to harvest. But, unfortunately, it’s all on the most outlying acres we farm. So, we kind have become a traveling harvest crew that goes home at night as we travel 20-some miles in one direction from the shop and 15 miles in another. We have progressed really well over the last 30 days with harvest, so we feel very fortunate to be as far along as we are. We are finding that our acres without fungicide on them are suffering and we shouldn’t have cut that expense. From reduced yield to reduced stalk quality, those acres are concerning. But we will get it harvested and mark it down as another lesson from the class of 2019 in the school of hard knocks. We are rapidly mobilizing our tile and excavating equipment as I get time. I’m taking the afternoons or mornings I’m not needed to get back to

working on the ever-growing list of projects. Our crew we have has been awesome putting the hours in whether were in the shop prepping to make the switch back to mud work or in the fields helping get the crop out. We are very blessed this fall with a great group of hardworking employees. Truth is without them, we couldn’t do what we do. I was told once teamwork makes the dream work. I firmly believe in that. As we all feel the calendar ticking by and pushing down on us harder to beat the ever unknown of bad weather coming, remember to stay safe. Keep your head on a swivel. Watch out for yourself, but also your employees and neighbors. You never know when tragedy can strike, but let’s try to prevent as much of it as possible. James Ramsey ARLINGTON

Eye on finish line Another week of hurry and wait. We should have had harvest completed two weeks ago, but yet again Mother Nature has reared her head and brought us an abundance of fall rains. We set some more records for the month of October. It was the hottest start to the month, the most rain received on one day in the month and then record lows to end the month. Halloween was brutal

with temperatures in the low 30s and winds at 8 miles an hour. We only had 150 trickor-treaters this year, and many were so wrapped up in coats, hats and gloves, I don’t know what their costume was. Wednesday started gray and then the rains set in about mid-morning and didn’t quit until mid-afternoon. We are down to 70 acres of corn. A day. A whole day. No breakdowns, no elevator lines, no rain. We are mentally ready to be finished. We are grateful to have had a crop to harvest, but ready to put 2019 behind us. Charlotte, the farm dog, is proving to be fairly smart. She got ready to go out earlier this week, stuck her nose out and went back into the house. After several looks to my sister-inlaw – like, “Hey, lady, what’s taking so long?” — Linda figured out she was waiting to have her coat put on. Once on, she promptly went outside to do her business. Maybe those obedience classes are really working. I’m walking up to a mile a day now. I feel great, but am ready for bed when it is time — well, sometimes before it’s time. As we near the end of harvest, please take your time to remember safety practices. It only takes a second for an accident to happen. Be preventative. Don’t take chances. We all want you at the Thanksgiving dinner table in a few weeks. Sheryl Seib POSEYVILLE

Indiana Crop Progress for week ending Oct. 27 The state saw above average precipitation last week, but a midweek gap in the rain allowed for harvest progress, according to Greg Matli, State Statistician, USDA NASS, Indiana Field Office. Soil moisture levels improved last week but still lagged the five-year averages for both topsoil and subsoil. The average temperature for the week was 52.7 degrees, 1.2 degrees above normal for the state. The

amount of rainfall varied from 0.06 to 4.09 inches over the week. The statewide average precipitation was 2.37 inches. There were 4.9 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Oct. 27. Despite the rain, good progress was made with corn and soybean harvest, with soybean harvest continuing to catch up to the five-year average. Winter wheat planting stayed on schedule and the rainfall aided emergence. Hay

cuttings slowed last week, as the season has all but wrapped up. Livestock were reported to be in good condition with fall calving underway. Hay was being fed in some areas to supplement pastures. Other activities for the week included fall tillage, planting cover crops, reseeding pastures, tile installation, fall fertilizing, and attending Extension office workshops.

Indiana Crop Progress Week ending Oct. 27, 2019 (% completed) 10/27 Last 5-yr. 2019 year avg. Corn mature 94 100 99 75 66 Corn harvested 48 Soybeans dropping leaves 96 100 100 Soybeans harvested 71 78 76 Winter wheat 78 80 78 planted Winter wheat 48 56 52 emerged Alfalfa hay 76 NA NA 4th cutting Other hay 93 100 98 3rd cutting Other hay 59 NA NA 4th cutting

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AUCTIONS

Auction Calendar Sat., Nov. 9

WELLS COUNTY, IND.: 90 +/- Acres in 3 Tracts, 10 a.m., Decker Estate, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800424-2324. BLUFFTON, IND.: Estate Auction, 10 a.m., Decker Estate, Harmeyer Auction & Appraisal Co., 765-5611671. See p. B1

Mon., Nov. 11

TIPTON COUNTY, IND.: 124 +/- Acres in 2 Tracts, 6:30 p.m., Norma L. Stewart Revocable Trust. Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800424-2324.

Tues., Nov. 12

WHITE COUNTY, IND.: 416 +/- Acres in 6 Tracts, 6:30 p.m., Horton Farms, Inc., Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800424-2324.

Wed., Nov. 13

PREBLE COUNTY, OHIO: 233 +/- Acres, 6:30 p.m., Howard Family Trust, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800424-2324.

Thurs., Nov. 14

PURYEAR, TENN.: Farm & Construction Equipment, 10 a.m., Alexander Auctions & Real Estate Sales, 731-587-4244.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2019 | B1 COLES COUNTY, ILL.: 65 +/Acres Online Only, bidding opens 11/13 @ 8 a.m. CST & closes 11/14 @ 4 p.m. CST @ haldermanauction.com, Charles Ramsey Family Trust & Randall Doty, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800424-2324. PUTNAM COUNTY, IND.: 144 +/- Acres in 2 Tracts, 6:30 p.m., Jonathan E. Smith Trust, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800-424-2324.

10 a.m. EST, Flinn Farms, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-847-2161. CLINTON COUNTY, OHIO: 785 +/- Acres in 8 Tracts, 6:30 p.m., Bruce, Nial & David Henry, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800-424-2324.

Mon., Nov. 18

Thurs., Nov. 21

MIAMI COUNTY, IND.: 158 +/- Acres in 5 Tracts, 6:30 p.m., Shinn, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800-424-2324.

Tues., Nov. 19

BEDFORD, IND.: Farm Retirement Auction,

Auction & Real Estate, 765585-0116. See p. B1 MEDARYVILLE, IND.: 3-County Land Auction, 7 p.m. EST, Donna R. Huppert Trust, Kraft Real Estate Auctions, 219-9739240. See p. B2

Mon., Dec. 2

Wed., Nov. 20

WARREN, IND.: 224 +/- Acres in 6 Tracts, 6 p.m. EST, James A. & Ruth E. Benefiel Trust, Sullivan Auctioneers, LLC, 844-847-2161.

GRANT COUNTY, IND.: 78 +/Acres in 2 Tracts, 6:30 p.m., Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800424-2324. See p. B2

Wed., Dec. 4

GREENVIEW, ILL.: Farm Equipment, 10 a.m., Weidhuner Farms, Inc., Mike Maske Auction Service, 217-519-3959. See p. B2 COVINGTON, IND.: 332 +/Acres in 6 Tracts, 6 p.m., Clara B. Brier Estate, Allen

HAMILTON COUNTY, IND.: 94.83 +/- Acres, 6:30 p.m., Craig Joley, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800-424-2324.

Thurs., Dec. 12 CASS & HOWARD COUNTIES, IND.: 326 +/- Acres in 6

Tracts, 6:30 p.m., Walter Davis Trust, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800-424-2324. See p. B2

Mon., Dec. 16 FULTON COUNTY, IND.: 161 +/- Acres in 2 Tracts, 6:30 p.m., Smith, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800424-2324.

Wed., Feb. 19 TERRE HAUTE, IND.: 6 +/Acres, 2 p.m., Roger & Kathy Sturgeon, Johnny Swalls, 812-495-6119.

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‘It’s like sacred ground’ Conservation easements permanently protect the land By Martha Blum

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WOODSTOCK, Ill. — An agricultural conservation easement permanently protects the features of a property that the landowner determines is important. “An easement is an agreement between a trust like the Land Conservancy and a landowner,” said K im Elsenbroek, land conservation specialist at The Land Conservancy of McHenry County. “The conservation values range from an oak or hickory forest, a prairie or a wetland to a farm.” “When you put a conservation easement on your property, it is permanent, and it holds true to all landowners who own the parcel after you,” said Elsenbroek during the Preserving the Family Farm meeting, hosted by The Land Conser vancy of McHenry County. “You choose the conservation value you want to want to protect and what things you want to allow or not allow on your property,” she said. “And you continue to use your land like you always have.” Conservation easements are voluntary and are spe-

cific to each property. “Easements may lower the value or increase the value of your property,” Elsenbroek said. “For farmers, if it lowers that value that could increase the affordability for the next generation of farmers.” The Land Conservancy of McHenry County is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1991 and focuses on working with private landowners. “We have just under 3,000 acres of conservation easement land,” Elsenbroek said. “No matter how unique your farm, we can help you provide protection.” “I’ve been working with people on conservation and agricultural easements for the past 15 years,” said Linda Balek, farm program manager for the Land Conservancy. “Some farms contain natural areas that the owner wants to protect.” The Land Conservancy monitors each easement once a year. “An easement is a legal document that is filed at the recorder’s office and married to the title of the land,” Balek said. The reasons for establishing an easement is dif-

ferent for each person. “It’s hard to describe, but people who own land know what I’m talking about,” Balek said. “Some people I’ve worked with have told me they can’t imagine the land ever being developed.” “When they walk through the woods, along the creek or across the field that’s just been harvested, it’s like sacred ground,” she said. “That gets to the heart of why a person would put an easement on their property. It’s an option for you to preserve the land you love.” For anyone who is thinking of establishing an easement, planning is a very important part of the process, said Ron Jarvis, certified public accountant at Jarvis & Associates Ltd. in Woodstock. “There is more that goes into it than just filling out a form and filling a tax return,” he said. Tax incentives are available for conservation easements based on the appraised value of the land. “As a non-farmer, you are able to deduct an amount equal to 50% of your income,” Jarvis said. “So, if your income on your tax return is $100,000, you

can take a $50,000 reduction in the year of the appraisal.” Farmers can deduct equal to 100% of their income, he said. “You have 15 years to use that deduction,” he said. “If you haven’t used it up in 15 years, you lose it, and that’s why you have to plan.” A farmer is defined as someone who receives more than 50% of his or her income from the trade or business of farming. In addition, for an easement to qualify for a farmer there is a requirement that the land remains available for agriculture. “If you take the deduction, do what the IRS

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Ron Jarvis talks about the tax incentives that are available for land put into conservation easements. An easement is a permanent legal document, which means planning is a very important part of the process. tells you to do and attach all the paperwork to the tax return,” Jarvis said. “It’s that simple — all you have to do is follow the rules.” For more information about The Land Conservancy of McHenry County,

go to www.conservemc. org or call 815-337-9502. Martha Blum can be reached at 815-223-2558, ext. 117, or marthablum@ agrinews-pubs.com. Follow her on Twitter at: @AgNews_Blum.

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Push for restrictions on city farm animals CHICAGO (AP) — Urban farming has become more common in Chicago neighborhoods, and now lawmakers have begun pushing for stricter legislation that could regulate the number of animals for each household and impose more requirements. A recently proposed ordinance would ban roosters from residential areas in the city and allow no more than six hens and two livestock animals per household. Livestock animals are considered fourlegged farm creatures, including pigs and sheep, the Chicago Tribune reported.

A pro-chicken lobby in Chicago is rallying against these proposed laws, arguing such issues already are addressed by existing laws, including a ban on cockfighting and fines for excessive noise. “Applying and enforcing existing standards is a far preferable avenue than banning and stigmatizing half of an entire species and the communities that keep them, imposing onerous requirements on keepers, and jeopardizing the good work done by rescuers all over the city every day,” said Julia Magnus, general counsel of The Chicago

Roo Crew, a rooster rescue and advocacy group. Chicago City Council member Raymond Lopez said by email that the proposed law gives residents a chance to decide if they want farm animals in their neighborhoods. Lopez said he wants the ordinance to be “viewed as a catalyst for a broader conversation on the future growth and sustainability of urban agriculture as a positive growth industry in the city — an industry that needs more than variances and special use privileges from bureaucrats within City Hall.”

Decker Estate Auction November 9, 2019, 10:00 a.m. 1271 E 350N, Bluffton, IN 46714

TRACT 2: 40 Acres +/- w/30.87 +/- Tillable, Balance Woods Shawnee Twp, Section 35 TRACT 3: 20 Acres +/- w/14.48 +/- Tillable, Balance Woods Shawnee Twp, Section 33 TRACT 4: 66.65 Acres +/- w/Approx. 65.81 +/- Tillable

TRACT 5: 86 Acres +/- with 64.67 +/- Tillable Troy Twp, Section 5 TRACT 6: 79 Acres +/- with 59.8 +/- Tillable

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LAKE COUNTY, IN. 82.62± ACRES zoned R-3 & R-2, within Hobart. Woods & 65.1 acres cropland. House utilized as 2 rental units & pole barn. Call Matt Wiseman 219-689-4373 or Jim Hayworth 765-4271913. (JH/MWW03L) NEWTON COUNTY, IN. 156.9 +/- ACRES WITH 145.83+/- ACRES CROPLAND AND 10 +/- ACRES OF WOODS. Hunting and recreational opportunities with beautiful setting for a home. Southwest of Lake Village. Call Matt Wiseman 219-689-4373 (MWW11N). CASS COUNTY, IN 82.78 ACRES WITH 82.24 ACRES CROPLAND This tract has excellent soils and frontage on CR 325 South. Call Jim Hayworth at 1-888-8088680 or 1-765-427-1913 or Jimmy Hayworth at 1-219869-0329. (JH41C) CASS COUNTY, MI. 87± ACRES with 58.31 FSA acres tillable. Productive land with excellent areas for hunting and fishing. Frontage on Spring Fed Lake. 66’ Easement from Morton Street Call Ed Boyer 574215-7653. (EB12C-MI) NE WHITE COUNTY, IN - 2 GRAIN FARMS These farms have quality soils and high percentage of tillable land. These farms have excellent road frontage. Call Jim Hayworth at 1-888-808-8680 or 1-765-427-1913 or Jimmy Hayworth at 1-219-869-0329. (JH42WH) LAKE COUNTY, IN. 147.5± ACRES with 71.6 cropland acres of which 31.4 acres in CRP. Call Matt Wiseman 219-689-4373. (MWW12L) JASPER COUNTY, IN 160± ACRES WITH 143± ACRES CROPLAND and 14± acres of woods. 9± miles northeast of Rensselaer. Call Jim Hayworth 765-427-1913 or Matt Wiseman 219-689-4373. (JH/ MWW05J) MANY OTHER LISTINGS AVAILABLE Follow us on:

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Sellers: Weidhuner Farms, Inc.

For more information contact Karl Weidhuner (217 )306-6080

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119 S. Lafayette St., Mt. Pulaski, Il 62548 (217) 519-3959 website: maskeauction.com email: www.maskeauction@hotmail.com TERMS: Cash, credit card or approved check payable on the day of the auction. Registration videotaped and a valid photo ID is required to obtain a buyers number. Announcements sale day take precedence over printed material. Not responsible for accidents or property after sold. The hours listed on print advertising might be different from actual hours on sale day because of the timing of advertising. All efforts will be made to update internet websites. All purchased items must be removed from the sale site within 3 week from the day of the Auctions. Information and pictures for this auction can be seen on: maskeauction.com LOADER TRACTOR AVAILABLE ONE WEEK AFTER THE AUCTION Register at proxibid.com to bid online, live at this auction.

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MAJOR 3-COUNTY LAND AUCTION Thursday, November 21st, 2019 7:00 pm EST (6:00 pm CST) PARCELS 1-3 â&#x20AC;˘ 160 ACRES â&#x20AC;˘ PULASKI COUNTY LOCATED AT 4400 N 1650 W, MEDARYVILLE, IN

Parcel 1: 6+/- acre parcel featuring 2 homes with 2 barns. The main home is a ranch home built in 1950 featuring 2000+ square feet of living space, features 3 large bedrooms with full length closets, 1 bathroom, ďŹ replace, and recently remodeled kitchen. Around the home is a large screened in porch. The second home is two stories featuring 1815 square feet of space, 4 bedrooms, and 2 baths. This home was being used as a rental home in the past years. In addition to the homes, there are two pole barns for additional storage. First barn is 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x22â&#x20AC;&#x2122; steel pole barn with a dirt ďŹ&#x201A;oor, perfect for all your equipment storage. And the second barn is a 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x32â&#x20AC;&#x2122; ďŹ nished barn with concrete ďŹ&#x201A;oors. This property offers a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to move to the country and have all the space they need! Parcel 2: 84+/- acre parcel of farm land with frontage on 3 sides. Parcel is mostly tillable with a small pond on parcel and ditches separating it from parcel 3. Parcel 3: 70+/- acre parcel of farm land with frontage on 3 sides. Parcel is mostly tillable with ditch separating it from parcel 2.

Open House: November 9th 1pm-3pm EST (12pm-2pm CST) Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make it? Call for a private showing. Note: Parcels 1-3 are currently one parcel, and will be surveyed at buyerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expense if sold separately. Bid price is per acre, and ďŹ nal price will be set by the ďŹ nal surveyed acre. Total taxes for the full parcel 2018 Pay 2019: $3,113.20 (with exemptions).

Owner: Donna R. Huppert Trust

Auction located at

American Legion 201 N US-421 â&#x20AC;˘ Medaryville, IN 47957

PARCEL 4 - 45.76 ACRES â&#x20AC;˘ PULASKI CO. LOCATED AT 1700 W 450 N, MEDARYVILLE, IN

This farm is just west Parcel 4 of parcels 1-3, features 32.5+/- acres of tillable ground and 12+/- acres of woods. This property offers a majority of Maumee loamy ďŹ ne sand ground. Property would make a perfect property for a recreational property and hunting ground with additional income from the farm. Taxes 2018 Pay 2019: $578.58.

Parcel 4

PARCEL 5 - 80 ACRES JASPER COUNTY

Parcel 5

LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF 850 N AND 500 E, WHEATFIELD, IN This prime farm has 78+/- acres of tillable farm ground with loamy sand soils. Small line of trees divides majority of parcel from a small section to the south. Taxes 2018 Pay 2019: $1,191.62.

Parcel 5

PARCEL 6 - 40 ACRES - STARKE CO. LOCATED AT 8300 S 950 W, SAN PIERRE, IN

This parcel features approximately 15.5+/- acres of tillable farm ground and surrounded by 23+/- acres of wooded property. This parcel is perfect for that hunter looking for that perfect hunting property. Good population of whitetail deer Parcel 6 and turkeys, and some great ďŹ elds to hunt geese. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss your opportunity to buy this perfect recreational property with farming income. Parcel 6 Taxes 2018 Pay 2019: $550.92.

Auctioneerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Note: Here is a great opportunity to buy prime farmland at your price. We will be offering the farm in the multi-parcel format, so buy one, all or any combination of the parcels! We look forward to seeing you at the auction. Terms: 10% non-refundable down payment immediately after the sale, sold as-is, closing in 30 days, possession at closing, trustee deed, buyer is responsible for closing cost, taxes pro-rated and ďŹ nal to day of closing, sells with sellerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conďŹ rmation, and subject to a 10% buyerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premium. The Farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Exchange, New Paris, IN â&#x20AC;˘ www.farmers-exchange.net

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Scientists create biofuels from biomass WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Increasing production of second-generation biofuels — those made from non-food biomass such as switchgrass, biomass sorghum and corn stover — would lessen our reliance on burning fossil fuels. Several barriers have prevented the efficient conversion of that biomass. Lignin, a complex compound in cell walls, blocks access to plant carbohydrates that could be cleaved into sugars and then fermented into biofuels. The compounds that hold plant cells together, as well as their tightly packed cell clusters, also block access to sugars for fermentation into fuels. Now, a team led by Purdue University has built on success in removing the lignin barrier to solve other cellular obstacles. Their findings, reported in the journals Plant Biotechnology Journal and Biotechnology for Biofuels, offer opportunities to significantly increase renewable biofuel production from crop waste products and biofeedstocks that could be grown on marginal lands. “Lignin is no longer a problem. We have a way of removing it and making useful products from it, as well as getting access to plant carbohydrates for production of biofuels,” said Nick Carpita, a Purdue professor in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology. P u rdue’s C 3Bio Energ y Frontier Research Center has worked for more than a decade to tailor bioenergy crop species for chemical conversion to liquid hydrocarbon fuels like gasoline or jet fuel. Led by Maureen McCann, a

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Nick Carpita (pictured) and Maureen McCann have developed and refined methods for efficiently converting cellulosic biomass into fuels. Their findings could be used with gene-editing technology to make fuel from biomass sorghum, seen here, or other bio feedstock plants. Purdue professor of biological sciences, the C3Bio team has explored the obstacles besides lignin that must be overcome to make the carbohydrates more accessible for fuel production. “Removing lignin didn’t eliminate all the issues of biomass recalcitrance,” McCann said. “We needed to look at factors that made woody biomass diﬃcult to degrade beyond lignin and in its absence.” For mer P u rdue chem ist Mahdi Abu-Omar, a professor and Mellichamp Chair of Green Chemistry at UC Santa Barbara, had discovered that using a nickel-carbon catalyst was an inexpensive and eﬀective method for removing lignin without degrading the plant’s carbohydrates. Even with lignin removed, however, the Purdue team had

to ﬁnd ways to break the tightly connected plant cells apart so that chemical catalysts or yeasts used in the biofuel reﬁning process could do their jobs. Plant biologists Clint Chapple, a Purdue distinguished professor of biochemistry, and Rick Meilan, Purdue professor of molecular tree physiology, developed genetically modified poplar tree with altered lignin structure. Lignin is made of three basic building blocks called monolignols — guaiacyl, p-hydroxyl phenol and syringyl. One of the trees developed by Chapple and Meilan contains greater than 90 percent S-lignin, which has weaker bonds with plant carbohydrates. Other poplar trees were also genetically modified to allow for easy breakdown of rhamno-

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galacturonan, a pectin-like substance in the middle lamella, the zone that glues the walls of plant cells together. Meilan and McCann overexpressed genes that control production of rhamnogalacturonan lyase, an enzyme that breaks dow n rhamnogalacturonan, removing the connections between cells. “Although rhamnogalacturonan is present at only 2 percent of the mass of the cell wall, removing it allows you to deconstruct the biomass particles into smaller clusters of cells, and that can have real energy savings when trees are being shredded to particles for any conversion process,” McCann said. “Lignin is also deposited in the middle lamella, but removing only the lignin using the nickel-carbon catalysis, didn’t allow the cells to become unglued.” With all the lignin removed from Chapple and Meilan’s poplar through the nickel-carbon catalysis, the team treated poplar wood particles with triﬂuoroacetic acid to loosen the tightly packed crystalline cellulose and its aggregation into large bundles in plant cell walls. The triﬂuoroacetic acid causes the cellulose to swell, making it easier to access the glucose molecules present in the cell walls for fermentation to ethanol. Or, using other chemical catalysts discovered by the C3Bio team, the cellulose and other carbohydrates can be converted to platform chemicals, such as hydroxymethylfurfural and levulinic acid, which are substrates or precursors for liquid hydrocarbon fuels.

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is recalling more than 600,000 four-wheel drive trucks and SUVs because a software error could activate the braking system, increasing the risk of a crash. The recall covers the 20142018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 2015-2020 Chevrolet Suburban, 2015-2020 Chevrolet Tahoe, 2014-2018 GMC Sierra 1500 and 20152020 GMC Yukon models. GM said 653,370 vehicles worldwide were potentially aﬀected, but no accidents have been reported. Activation of the braking software is triggered by the failure of a wheel-speed sensor, leading to unintended braking on the opposite wheel. That would cause the vehicle to pull to one side, increasing the risk of a crash. That risk can be eliminated by driving in two-wheel drive mode until the recall repair is made, GM said. GM will reprogram the vehicles’ software free of charge.

Rumble strips sought to prevent crashes COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Some Ohio lawmakers say they hope to prevent numerous vehicle crashes by gradually installing rumble strips down the center of some roads. Ohio Rep. Timothy E. Ginter, a Salem Republican, is chief sponsor of a bill to require the state Department of Transportation to add rumble strips on all undivided, two-way highways with speed limits higher than 45 mph. The Dayton Daily News reports Ohio’s House passed the bill unanimously in June and the Senate Transportation Committee held a hearing on it recently. State Highway Patrol data shows more than 500 people have died over the past ﬁve years due to drivers crossing over the center of undivided Ohio highways. The Federal Highway Administration said rumble strips have reduced rural twolane road crashes by about 45% nationwide.

GM 3Q proﬁt falls 7% as strike cuts production DETROIT (AP) — Only two weeks of a lengthy strike against General Motors took place in the third quarter, but that was enough to dent the company’s net proﬁt by about $1 billion. GM’s third-quarter net income fell 7% as a strike by the United Auto Workers union brought its U.S. factories to a standstill. The Detroit automaker still made $2.35 billion, or $1.60 per share, but the strike cost it 52 cents per share of earnings. Most of the impact from the 40-day strike will hit in the fourth quarter, and GM said

Oct. 29 that it will wind up costing the company $2.86 billion in proﬁts for the full year. The strike forced the company to cut its full-year pretax proﬁt guidance from $6.50 to $7 per share, to $4.50 to $4.80. Excluding one-time restructuring costs, the company made $1.72 per share, beating Wall Street estimates of $1.38, according to data provider FactSet. Revenue fell 0.9% to $35.47 billion, but still surpassed analyst estimates of $34.95 billion. GM shares rose 4.5% to $38.29 on Oct. 29.

The 49,000 workers, who ended their strike on Oct. 25, were able to win a mix of pay raises and lump sum payments. They also got an $11,000-perworker signing bonus, faster pay raises for newly hired employees and a path to full-time work for temporary workers. Workers kept their top-notch health insurance, with workers picking up only a 3% of the cost. In exchange, GM locked down signiﬁcant cost savings because it was able to close three underused factories that made cars and transmissions. The company

is closing factories in Lordstown, Ohio; Warren, Michigan; and another near Baltimore. Because of the strike, which began Sept. 16, 300,000 GM vehicles never made it oﬀ the factory floor, Chief Financial Oﬃcer Dhivya Suryadevara told reporters. The company will try to make up some of the lost production, but it won’t be able to recapture any of the lost production of trucks and full-size SUVs because factories already were running at full capacity before the strike to meet demand.

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Sheep checkoff funds projects, events LOUISVILLE, Ky. — After a year of successful checkoff-funded projects and events, the Indiana Sheep and Wool Market Development Council is accepting new funding requests at its Nov. 19 meeting in Louisville. In collaboration with the Indiana Sheep Association, IN S&W made successful marketing efforts and events possible this year to support Indiana’s sheep industry. Most notably among the projects was a shearing school, a workshop addressing the National Sheep Improvement Project, multiple Indiana State Fair competitions, a producer education symposium and vendor participation in USA Today’s Wine and Food Experience Festival. “The opportunities the checkoff has provided in the past year has fit our goals to promote the consumption of Indiana lamb and the use of Indiana wool, and to provide educational opportunities for producers and consumers alike,” said Ken McMichael, IN S&W Council president. All slots allotted for participation in the shearing school held in February were filled, and attendees left the workshop more confident in their ability to shear their animals. Later in the spring, a group of producers were educated on NSIP basics and how to enroll their flocks in the program, which produces genetics-based estimated breeding values for producers to make informed breeding decisions. Glen Jones, who spearhead the NSIP activities, said the checkoff funds were a great help. “I really appreciate the support from the checkoff in funding the NSIP promotional activities,” he said. “There is a great need in Indiana to improve the quality of breeding animals available to commercial lamb producers, and NSIP is essential in iden-

Louisville, Indiana S&W in the coming year. will be reviewing funding To submit your proposal, request applications for download the form at the projects to be implemented Indiana S&W website —

Sheep and wool program

The Indiana Sheep and Wool Market Development Program was created to support educational, promotional and research efforts involving sheep in Indiana. Funds for the council are collected from the sale of all sheep in Indiana — 0.5% of the net market price of each sheep sold. All funds collected by stockyards, sale managers, producers and others should be sent to the council’s business office at Purdue. More information is on the program’s website https://iswcheckoff.wixsite.com/indianasheepandwool.

tifying superior genetics.” At this year’s Indiana State Fair, the checkoff supported the Wool and Ewe Room, which sold Indiana-grown wool products and hosted the youth and open wool competitions. Additionally, Indiana S&W and ISA funded the, Make it Yourself With Wool sheep shearing competition and the Sheep to Shawl competition. In particular, the Sheep to Shawl competition had more participating teams this year than any other in recent memory, and one of the winning shawls sold for a record $7,000. “I think this year, the teams seemed really prepared, thanks to the generosity of the ISA and

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other donations,” said Sue Payne, director of Conner Prairie’s Youth Spinning Program. During this past school year, students of Scottsburg High School enrolled in the home economics course got to cook with, taste and learn about lamb, with all the lamb provided to them by S&W checkoff funding. The council hopes to set up similar programs with other schools. This year’s Hoosier Sheep Symposium, which was hosted at the Southern Indiana Purdue Agricultural Center, was packed with informative and engaging speakers. This month at the North American International Livestock Exposition in

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DES MOINES, Iowa — A new cutting-edge video series from the National Pork Board creates opportunities for farmers and others involved in pork production to share with consumers a firsthand view inside today’s modern farms. The vir tual reality videos enable viewers to virtually tour gestation, farrowing, nursery and finishing barns. The video series show how pig farmers and their teams use the latest technology and tools to provide a safe, secure and healthy environment for pigs following the We Care ethical principles. “The new videos let viewers step into a barn, take a guided tour and look around through a virtual reality platform in much the same way as if they were actually inside a barn,” said David Newman, president of the National Pork Board and a pig farmer representing Arkansas. “We think this platform will go a long way toward sharing our We

Care story with consumers and the lengths farmers go to in order to provide a safe, sustainable and nutritious product.” Pork Checkoff leaders showcased the videos and highlighted the nutritional benefits of pork at the 2019 Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo held Oct. 26-29 in Philadelphia. “The videos will help us share the story of today’s pig farming and demonstrate that what we do — day in and day out — is based on the utmost concern for human health, nutrition and sustainability,” said Adria Huseth, manager of nutrition communication and research for the Pork Checkoff. “The videos will showcase our industry to key audiences, including health and nutrition professionals from around the world.” The videos use VR technology to offer a firsthand view inside different types of pig barns. The videos can be viewed on YouTube, Facebook or through a VR headset.

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DUBUQUE, Iowa — A strong link exists between export markets and the price dairymen receive for milk. “Every time we’ve gone from a peak in milk prices to a trough, it corresponds to time periods when we’ve had a decline in exports or a leveling off of exports,” said Mark Stephenson, dairy policy analyst at the University of Wisconsin. “The high milk prices we had in 2008 and then the drop into 2009 was because the world was in recession, and those dairy products we were selling to customers overseas, they couldn’t afford as many as they use to buy,” Stephenson said during the Tri-State Agricultural Lender’s Seminar. “Those products accumulate into stocks, and that’s downward pressure on domestic prices which gets transmitted to milk price,” he said at the meeting sponsored by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, University of Illinois Extension, University of Wisconsin-Extension and the University of Wisconsin-Platteville College of Agriculture. The cheese stocks were relatively low going into 2015, which was the beginning of the decline of the current milk price cycle. “That corresponds to

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to sustain the the time period growth we have when our exports in domestic destarted to slow mand and anydown and stocks thing much hiwere building,” gher than that we Stephenson said. have to export it,” “Normally, we he said. have a seasonal U.S. milk propattern of stocks duction began building up in the to slow down in spring and draw- Stephenson 2017 and that has ing down as we continued into get into the fall.” During 2019, there has 2019. “We had a couple of been some reduction of months where we didn’t cheese stocks. “We still have plenty of produce as much milk cheese, but it’s not burden- as we did last year,” some anymore, so that is Stephenson said. “Since beginning to allow milk domestic demand has been prices to begin to rise,” strong, we’ve been pulling stocks down and this is Stephenson said. Butter stocks have a what has given us relief in strong seasonal pattern, as prices.” The number of dairy well. “We’re growing butter cows on U.S. farms was stocks, which are a bit of growing into 2017 and concern,” Stephenson said. then the trend reversed in “We don’t sell a lot of 2018. butter into world markets, “We continue to do but occasionally it’s an op- that in 2019, and that is portunity,” he said. part of why milk produc“There has become a tion is slowing down,” big enough difference be- Stephenson said. tween U.S. prices and ot“Milk per cow grows all her exporters that we’ve the time. We almost never been purchasing quite a have a year when it is less bit of butter, and that has than the year before,” he been putting downward said. “This is one of the pressure on our butter strongest trends in agriculprices.” ture. Sometimes it grows Stephenson said it is more and sometimes less.” normal to see a 1% to 2% During 2016, Wisconsin increase in milk produc- had a pretty normal tion each year, although amount of dairy farm loss there is a lot of variation of 3.5% to 4%. around that amount. “We hit our peak of “That increase in milk dairy farms in the 1930s production is enough with more than 3 million in the country and since then we’ve been eroding numbers,” Stephenson said. “In the middle of 2017, that rate began to pick up, and it continued through 2018 and 2019.” The rate of farm losses in Wisconsin has hit 10%. “That’s a huge number, and I think this will have a long tail,” Stephenson said. “I don’t see it ending even though milk prices are better because we’ve got enough farms with damaged balance sheets, and they’re not going to recapitalize their farm; they’re going to exit.” Even with trade tensions, Stephenson said,

China has purchased a massive amount of dairy products over the last several years. “The per capita consumption in China is small at 23 pounds of dairy relative to the rest of the world average at 111 pounds and we consume 640 pounds of dairy per person in the U.S., so there is room for growth in China,” he said. So far in 2019, the export volumes of dairy products are less than 2018, but the value is slightly higher. “Cheese is up slightly, non-fat dry milk is down, butterfat is down and whey products are down quite a bit,” Stephenson said. “China had bought about half of our whey volume and they are down and some of that is due to swine fever.” Dairymen have been breeding their low end animals to beef bulls, Stephenson said. “We’ve got fewer heifers in the pipeline than we’ve had in a long time,” he said. “Even if prices are rebounding, I don’t think we’re going to have a surge in milk production like we’ve had in the past because we don’t have the animals to put in the barn.” A more general economic downturn is the one thing, Stephenson said, that is a potential dark cloud on a more complete milk price recovery next year. “I don’t think prices are going to feel great on farms until exports represent something between 16% to 17% of milk production on a rolling 12-month average, and now we are at 14% to 15%,” Stephenson said. “I’m predicting an U.S. all milk price in 2019 to be up $2 from last year and continue to climb another $1.20 in 2020,” he said. “So, we could hit $20 milk next year.” Martha Blum can be reached at 815-223-2558, ext. 117, or marthablum@ agrinews-pubs.com. Follow her on Twitter at: @AgNews_Blum.

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No. 1 reason to remove gallbladder By Dr. Keith Roach

Keep out the chill with a do-it-yourself draft stopper that is just as cute as it is practical.

Chill out with draftbuster By Donna Erickson

It’s a new puppy. It’s a soft toy. It’s a draftbuster. Yes, indeed, it’s all three, and the adorable soft puppy will love to come into your home to keep some of winter’s chilly drafts from breezing through doorway cracks and windows. It’s super easy to make, practical to use and fun to give for a holiday gift. Make a litter. No matter where the people on your gift list live, they’ll love to bring one into their home. Here’s the stuff you’ll need: n A pair of new, long tube socks. n Scraps of fabric, fiber-

fill or outgrown leggings and tights with elastic waistbands removed for filling. n Needle and thread in the color of the tube socks. n Decorative craft supplies such as buttons, felt, pompoms, ribbon and fabric paint. Here’s the fun for adults and kids to do together: 1. STUFF the two tube socks with scraps of filling material. Show your child how to place the filling all the way to the toe end of each sock first and continue to fill until it almost reaches the cuff area. 2. SEW the socks together at the cuffs — overlap them an inch or two —

with a whipstitch to form a long tube. Tip: If you are making it to fit snugly in a windowsill, measure the length of the space first. Proceed to fill the socks to equal the total length of the draftbuster when the two socks are combined at the cuffs. 3. CREATE the head of your puppy. First, sew large buttons on one end to make eyes. We added two tiny blue buttons on top of the center holes of two white buttons and sewed them together first before attaching to the face. Sew or glue on felt for floppy ears, pom-poms for a nose. Create a mouth with fabric paint. Tie on a bright ribbon to make a collar. Add a felt tail, too.

Give your puppy a name, such as “Buster,” and tuck it in a windowsill or along the bottom of a closed door to help keep out a chilly draft. Or, if you’re giving a puppy or a litter of puppies away for homemade holiday gifts, add a nametag to the collar ribbon with puppy care instructions. NOTE: This craft and the completed puppy contain small materials that are potential hazards for children 4 and under. To find more of Donna Erickson’s creative family recipes and activities, visit www.donnasday. com. © 2019 Donna Erickson distributed by King Features Synd.

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To reduce the risk of foodborne illness, hunters need to handle, process, and prepare deer properly, being careful to prevent contamination and improve food safety of venison from field to table.

Handling venison after the hunt We want to make sure we safely prepare any meat that we bag during hunting season. Can you share some tips on how to do so? It’s important that any venison derived from hunting be handled safely to avoid the spread of foodborne pathogens, which could cause foodborne illnesses. Venison is meat from wild game such as deer, elk, moose, caribou, antelope and pronghorn. Pathogens such as E. coli, salmonella and toxoplasma are typically found in the intestines of wild game and can be easily transferred to the meat during butchering. Safe food handling during the butchering process will reduce the risk of consumers developing foodborne illnesses from these pathogens, according to Melinda Hill and Treva Williams, both educators in family and consumer sciences for Ohio State University Extension. “Parasites and tapeworms are also com-

monly present in wild game,” they wrote in Freezing and Canning Venison, a recent Ohioline fact sheet. Ohioline is OSU Extension’s free online information resource and can be found at ohioline.osu.edu. OSU Extension is the outreach arm of The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. “One common parasite is Toxoplasma gondii, the cause of the disease toxoplasmosis,” the educators wrote. “Symptoms of illnesses caused from consuming parasites can range from mild discomfort to severe illness and possibly death. To destroy the parasites, you can freeze the meat for 24 to 48 hours or cook it to an internal temperature of 160 F.” Other tips Hill and Williams offer to safely handle unprocessed venison include: n Ensure that all venison is chilled within three to

four hours of the kill, if hunting on a day when the temperature is over 40 degrees. n Refrigerate the carcass as soon as possible for best quality. Please note that freezing it when unprocessed could cause the meat to toughen. n Cool the carcass quickly by filling the cavity with bags of ice. n Keep the carcass in the shade, with good air circulation, from the time of the kill until the time of processing. n Cover the meat with ground pepper and cheesecloth to help deter flies. n Avoid covering the meat with tarps or wrapping it tightly in any material that could hold heat, as doing so could cause the meat to spoil. n Do not tie the carcass to the hood of a vehicle or keep it in the trunk during transport. n Keep the temperature of the meat between 34 and 37 degrees from seven to 14 days during the aging process, which

is the process used to tenderize and enhance the flavor of the venison. n Do not age meat that was harvested during warm weather or was not kept chilled, as the meat is not safe for human consumption. Also, if the animal was severely stressed prior to the kill, if the gunshot wound was extensive, or if the animal is under one year of age, the quantity of usable meat will be reduced. “If you decide to home process the venison, whole cuts of venison may be stored in the refrigerator for three to five days, at 40 F or below, before canning or freezing,” the educators wrote. “Ground venison may be stored in the refrigerator for one to two days, at 40 F or below, before canning or freezing.” Send questions to Chow Line, c/o Tracy Turner, 364 W. Lane Ave., Suite B120, Columbus, OH 43201, or turner.490@ osu.edu.

My husband’s doctor is telling him to have his gallbladder removed because sometimes he has pain in his right side. They did all kind of tests, but he has pain when he drives long hours or when he eats salads, not fried or fatty foods. Can you tell me more about the surgery, and what it might be like for him after the surgery? Almost every time a gallbladder needs to be removed, it is because of gallstones. Gallstones are common. Six percent of men and 9% of women have them, but most of the time, people have no symptoms. It isn’t always clear whether the symptoms people have are due to the gallstones that are found on imaging studies, such as CT or ultrasound, but there are some clues to help decide whether a gallbladder that contains stones needs to be removed. The classic symptoms are pain in the right upper abdomen, especially after eating a fatty meal, such as fried food. Some people eat salads with lots of fatty dressing. Sometimes gallbladder pain is not food-associated. Symptoms at nighttime are not uncommon. Nausea, bloating, lower chest pain, belching and burning pain all are well-described with gallbladder disease, and the proof comes when surgery relieves the symptoms. Sometimes, the imaging test can give clues. Thickening of the gallbladder wall or pain with pressure on the gallbladder — Murphy’s sign — are suggestive of acute gallbladder inflammation. Unfortunately, doctors aren’t always right. Occasionally a person’s gallbladder is removed, and it doesn’t help the symptoms at all. Then, a new search needs to be done to discover the true cause of the symptoms. Most people do very well after gallbladder surgery. The liver itself takes over the job of storing bile, in the ducts of the liver, and bile is released into the intestines appropriately after eating. However, it takes time for the system to get adjusted to not having a gallbladder, and only 60% of people are completely back to normal after three months. A few people have persistent symptoms for years. Thus, it’s wise to be as sure as possible that symptoms are due to gallbladder disease before undergoing surgery. I have been unable to complete a yawn for a couple of years. You know, that final “aaah” feeling. My doctor just smiled and offered no explanation; I’m sure she had never heard of this before. I am a 70-year-old woman who is retired. Any ideas, suggestions or recommendations to end this unsatisfied feeling? Nobody knows for sure why we yawn. It can be related to low oxygen, fatigue or boredom, but there is a “yawn center” of the brain — in the hypothalamus — and even fetuses have been shown to yawn. I have read two possible explanations why some people have incomplete or unsatisfying yawns: The first is that in some people, anxiety is the impetus to yawn, and that type of yawn just isn’t satisfying. The second is that stretching of the muscles of the face and jaw are necessary for the yawn to be complete. For some people, repeated stretching — from a “forced” yawn — and breathing in very deeply can lead to a satisfying yawn.

The gallbladder’s role is in digestion, and while it does serve a purpose, it isn’t essential. This small, pear-shaped organ is located just below the liver. It stores small amounts of bile that are released into the small intestine after eating to aid in the digestion of fats. However, it also can become the source of painful and troublesome symptoms should it become inflamed or develop gallstones. 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. ADVERTISEMENT

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Managing diabetes Salute to KITCHEN DIVA

veterans By Angela Shelf Medearis

My father is a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars. His sacrifices for this country, along with thousands of other men and women, are recognized on Veterans Day. We have our military to thank for some unusual wartime contributions that are now part of our everyday life, including TV dinners, plastic cling film and these surprising culinary innovations: MCDONALD’S MCRIB Restructured meat was pioneered in the 1960s by the Army food lab in Natick, Massachusetts, to lower the military meat bill by gluing together cheap cuts to look like more expensive ones in the new MREs, or Meals Ready to Eat. McDonald’s first used the technology in 1981 to create the McRib. CHEETOS The U.S. military invented full-fat, tangy orange, powdered dehydrated cheese during World War II. Today, modern cheese dehydrators are used by snack food manufacturers. ENERGY BARS Energy bars are the result of an almost a century-long quest for an emergency ration that was light, compact and nutritious. The first modern energy bar was apricot, and was eaten by David Scott on the Apollo 15 space flight.

November may be a time for cooler weather and fall flavors, but it is also a time to highlight the epidemic of diabetes in our counMonica Nyman try. Diabetes Awareness St. Louis Month reDistrict Dairy minds us that over 30 million Council Americans are living with the condition, both diagnosed and undiagnosed. In type 1 diabetes, the body does not produce insulin, the hormone needed to get glucose, or sugars, into the cells. In type 2, the body does not use insulin properly. Working with a healthcare team, maintaining healthy blood sugar levels, proper medication, physical activity and healthy eating all play a role in managing diabetes.

fiber, fruits for antioxidants and dairy for the nine essential nutrients they offer in each serving. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Physical activity is important in helping to manage blood sugars for those with diabetes. Regular activity can help lower blood sugar levels and improve how the body responds to insulin. Not sure where to begin? Find an exercise partner for accountability or try short fiveto 10-minute bouts of exercise throughout the day. Set small goals for increasing exercise and write them down. Check with your medical team before starting any exercise program more intense than just brisk walking.

MEAL PLANNING A key component to controlling blood sugar levels is to always have a meal plan. Whether taking insulin or another medication, knowing your carbohydrate intake at meals and snacks is NUTRITION essential. Measure foods for acCarbohydrates can have a big curate portion sizes, eat a variety impact on blood sugar but also of foods throughout the day, and are important in a healthy diet. avoid skipping meals. Many foods contain carbohyThe dairy case is stocked with drates, including fruits, whole a variety of choices that fit in a grains and breads, starchy vegediabetic meal plan. Cheese is a tables, dairy and sweets. low carbohydrate food that is The key is to balance these perfect with meals or snacks, foods with other foods at and the yogurt selection continmeals and snacks. The Dietary ues to expand. Be sure to check Guidelines recommends three all food labels because carbohyservings of dairy each day for drate amounts vary depending adults, and that is easily incorpo- on the brand. rated into a diabetic meal plan. Monica Nyman is a registered A good rule of thumb is to dietitian and senior nutrition choose your carbohydrates by the company they keep. That educator with St. Louis District means select whole grains for Dairy Council.

Pumpkin Trifle Servings: 12 INGREDIENTS 3 cups low fat milk, cold 2 (1 ounce) packages vanilla pudding mix, sugar free 1 (15-ounce) can 100% pure pumpkin 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1 2/3 cups ginger snaps, crushed 2 1/2 cups whipped topping, low fat PROCEDURE Place the cold milk in a large mixing bowl. Slowly add pudding mixes while mixer is running. Beat for 2 minutes on high speed, scraping down sides as needed. Chill pudding for 10 minutes in refrigerator. Add pumpkin and spices to pudding and stir well. Set aside. To assemble trifle, sprinkle 2/3 cup of ginger snap crumbs in the bottom of a large clear, glass bowl. Gently spread about 2 cups of the pumpkin pudding over the crumbs. Spread 1 1/2 cups of whipped topping on top of the pudding. Repeat procedure with another 2/3 cups of crumbs and remaining pudding mixture. Top with 1 cup of whipped topping and sprinkle with 1/3 cup of crumbs for garnish. Chill until ready to serve. Nutrition Facts: Calories: 135, Fat: 2g, Carbohydrates: 26 g, Protein: 3 g, Calcium: 8% Source: Diabetes Forecast

Tortellini with Pumpkin Alfredo Sauce Servings: 5 INGREDIENTS Kosher salt 2 (9-ounce) packages cheese tortellini 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 small shallot, finely chopped 1/2 cup canned 100% pure pumpkin 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 1/2 cups half & half 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese, plus more for topping Freshly ground pepper PROCEDURE Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the tortellini and cook as the label directs. Drain the pasta. Meanwhile, heat the butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chopped shallot and cook; stirring until slightly soft, about 2 minutes. Add the pumpkin and nutmeg and cook; stirring for 1 minute. Stir in the half & half and bring to a low boil. Reduce the heat to medium low; simmer, stirring until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the cheese and cook until thick, about 1 more minute. Season with salt and pepper. Add the tortellini to the skillet and toss with the sauce. Divide among bowls and top with additional parmesan cheese. Nutrition Facts: Calories: 466, Fat: 20 g, Protein: 18 g, Carbohydrates: 37 g; Calcium: 29% Daily Value

No-Bake Apricot Energy Bites INGREDIENTS 1 1/2 cups raw almonds 1 cup (6 ounce bag) dried apricots 2 tablespoons almond or smooth peanut butter 1 tablespoon chia seeds 1/2 teaspoon orange zest 3 tablespoons orange juice 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon sea salt 1 to 2 tablespoons water (as needed; add 1 tablespoon at a time) 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut PROCEDURE Combine all of the ingredients in the bowl of a food processor, except for the water and the shredded coconut. Process on low speed for several minutes, stopping to scrape the sides of the bowl as needed. The ingredients will start to stick together after a few minutes. If the dough is too dry and loose, add 1 tablespoon of water at a time and continue to process until ingredients start to stick together. Transfer the dough to a bowl and then place the bowl in the refrigerator for 30 minutes or in the freezer for 10 minutes until chilled. Place 2 heaping tablespoons of the dough in your hand and roll it into a ball. Then roll the balls in the coconut shreds. Keep refrigerated.

BOTTOM LINE WINS. POWERED BY R&D. PIONEER® HYBRID/BRAND

CRM

COMPETITOR HYBRID/BRAND

NUMBER OF COMPARISONS

PERCENTAGE OF WINS

PIONEER YIELD ADVANTAGE (bu/A)

P0977 FAMILY

109

DKC58-34RIB

50%

2.0

P1197 FAMILY

111

DKC62-53RIB

50%

2.6

P1108 FAMILY

111

DeKalb

73%

4.9

P1298 FAMILY

112

DKC62-53RIB

60%

2.9

P1366 FAMILY

113

DKC63-21RIB

81%

11.6

P1380AM™

113

DKC63-57RIB

67%

5.7

P1380AM™

113

DKC64-35RIB

47%

2.1

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Data is based on an average of 2019 comparisons made in Indiana through Oct. 24, 2019. Comparisons are against any number of products of the indicated competitor brand, unless otherwise stated, and within +/- 3 CRM of the competitive brand. Product responses are variable and subject to any number of environmental, disease and pest pressures. Individual results may vary. Multi-year and multi-location data are a better predictor of future performance. DO NOT USE THIS OR ANY OTHER DATA FROM A LIMITED NUMBER OF TRIALS AS A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR IN PRODUCT SELECTION. Refer to www.pioneer.com or contact a Pioneer sales representative or authorized dealer for the latest and complete listing of traits and scores for each Pioneer ® brand product. Pioneer® brand products are provided subject to the terms and conditions of purchase which are part of the labeling and purchase documents. TM ® SM Trademarks and service marks of Dow AgroSciences, DuPont or Pioneer, and their affiliated companies or their respective owners. © 2019 Corteva. PION9LOCL051_TP

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Caned arms, back and seat make this settee a little different. It was made in the 19th century in the “Adam taste.” Neal Auction Co. in New Orleans sold it for $1,250.

Settee a matter of taste By Terry and Kim Kovel

The auction described the settee as “in the Adam taste,” but an online search for the words won’t explain what that means. When it says “Chippendale style” in a catalog, it means it is a reproduction made long after the original pieces designed and made by Thomas Chippendale in the 18th century. “Adam taste” is even more confusing. There were two Adam brothers who died in the 1790s. Their work is now called the “style of the Brothers Adam” or “Adam style.” It was popular in the late 1760s. The brothers designed the building, then designed and made all the furnishings, including fireplace mantels, fixtures, fittings, carpets and, of course, furniture. The look spread to Scotland and Russia, and inspired Federal style in the United States. The brothers admired

and adapted the classical designs of Greece and Rome. They wrote a book with their engraved designs, which made their ideas available to everyone. Pastel color combinations of green, blue, yellow, lilac, pink and terra-cotta were possible with new, aﬀordable, lighter paint colors. The rooms had classical scenes on the walls along with swags, ribbons and plaques. A settee in the style of the Brothers Adam – made in a simple shape of paint-decorated satinwood with a caned back, arms and seat – sold for $1,250. As a young boy, my husband received a Popeye doorstop. He’s had it since about 1939. It says “1929, King Feature SYN” on it. Can you tell us anything about it and its worth? It’s certainly a keepsake! Popeye ﬁrst appeared in 1929 in a comic strip called “Thimble Theatre.”

This “snail,” an antique inkwell form, was made around 1860. It is porcelain with painted flowers as decoration. A collector paid $156 for it at a New Jersey auction.

Scribe like an Egyptian By Terry and Kim Kovel

When the fountain pen was invented by Lewis In ancient Egypt, a rich Waterman in 1880, the man would not write his need for inkwells vanown letters but would ished. Then, in 1939, the travel with a scribe who ballpoint pen debuted. wrote his letters for him. Few now use pen and The scribe used a crude pen ink, but collectors search that had to be dipped in for old inkwells. A snail ink; he carried it on a stone inkwell sold at a Glass with a slight hollow. As Works online bottle more learned to write, the auction in New Jersey reink holders became fancier, cently for $156. and carved stones like jade or marble were used. I inherited over 30 Bossons Liquid ink, a mixture of wall head sculptures and the blackening and liquid, I don’t really want them. made a diﬀerent type of Could you recommend an inkwell necessary. A trav- organization or collectors eling man had a pen and group that might help me ink in a leakproof confind a buyer for them? tainer made of ceramic, Bossons character glass, shells, or later, wall masks were made metal or plastic. by W. H. Bossons, Ltd. The era of the inkwells Company in Congleton, that interests most colEngland, from 1946 to lectors began in the 18th 1996. W. H. Bossons and century. Elaborate ceramic his son, Ray Bossons, containers to hold ink on trained as potters and a desk as part of a set in designed the pieces. After an inkstand were importW. H. died in 1951, Ray ant accessories. Soon all ran the business. inkwells were glass set in The company also made metal or other leakproof ﬁgurines, shelf ornaments, containers that could plaques, lamp bases, bookscrew or clamp shut. ends, wall clocks, thermomOne of the most unusual eters, barometers and more. is the porcelain “snail,” a There is limited interrevolving, tilting inkwell. est in the wall sculptures It looks like a snail shell today, and they are hard on a metal frame standing to sell. Try contacting the on a saucer. The bottle International Bossons revolves so the snail’s head Collectors Society at www. tilts up, exposing the open- bossons.org to reach collecing for the pen. There are tors. One sculpture could even twin snail holders. sell at retail for $35 to $100.

The character and the comic strip were created by Elzie Crisler Segar and distributed by King Features Syndicate. Popeye became a hit with readers and is still a popular character. He has appeared in comic books, cartoons, a full-length movie featuring Robin Williams as Popeye, on a postage stamp, and on toys and novelty items. The Popeye doorstop was made by Hubley Manufacturing Co., which was in business in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, from 1894 to 1965. The date on your doorstop is the copyright date for the character, not the date it was made. Popeye collectibles are sought after and bring high prices. The value of your doorstop is about $2,000 if the paint is in good condition. For more collecting news, tips and resources, visit www.Kovels.com. © 2019 King Features Synd., Inc.

TRACTORS 1997 CIH 9330, 3PT, PTO, 4800 HRS 2013 CIH MAGNUM 340, PS, SUSP, 2200 HRS 2010 CIH MAGNUM 335, PS, MFD, 1200 HRS 2012 CIH MAGNUM 290, PS, MFD, GUIDANCE. 1480 HRS 2015 CIH MAGNUM 240, CVT, SUSP, 1700 HRS 2014 CIH MAGNUM 220, PS, MFD, 1800 HRS 1991 CIH 7120, PS, TWD, 3900 HRS 2016 CIH FARMALL 70A, OS, MFD, LDR, 200 HRS 2016 FARMALL 70A, OS, TWD, 353 HRS 2015 JD 8320R, PS ILS, 1500 HRS 2014 JD 8285R, IVT, ILS, 1600 HRS 2013 JD 8235R, PS, MFD, 3400 HRS 1994 JD 8570, QR, 5400 HRS 2013 JD 7230R, PQ, MFD, 2000 HRS 2010 JD 6430 PREM, IVT, TLS, LDR, 2000 HRS 2004 JD 6420, PQ, MFD, 5300 HRS 1984 JD 4850, PS, MFD 1989 JD 4555, PS, TWD, 3790 HRS 1975 JD 4630 QR, TWD, 6500 HRS 1976 JD 4430, QR, TWD, LDR, 5650 HRS 2000 NH TC25D, OS, MFD, LDR, 1550 HRS 1997 AGCO WHITE 6175, PS, TWD, 2500 HRS 2018 JD TS GATOR 250 HRS 2017 JD 825I 4S GATOR 100 HRS EQUIPMENT 2011 JD 2310 30FT SOIL FINISHER 2013 LANDOLL 9650 50FT FIELD CULTIVATOR CIH 200 24FT FIELD CULTIVATOR CIH TIGERMATE II 28FT FIELD CULTIVATOR CIH 4800 24FT FIELD CULTIVATOR 2016 CIH 335 TRUE TANDEM 28FT VT 2011 CIH 330 TRUE TANDEM 31FT VT GREAT PLAINS 3000TT 30FT VT WHITE 255 15FT DISC 2014 BRILLION WLS360 30FT MULCHER DUNHAM LEHR 24FT MULCHER LANDOLL WFP28 28FT PACKER BRILLION XXL184 46FT PACKER KRAUSE 4400 36FT PACKER J&M TF212 28FT DOUBLE ROLLING BASKET FARMHAND WP42 27FT CROWFOOT PACKER SUNFLOWER 4213 11 SH DISC CHISEL IH 720 5 BTTM PLOW HINIKER 6000 9 SH NH3 APP/CULTIVATOR 2016 NH 313 MOCO 2012 JD 630 MOCO

NH PRO TED 3417 TEDDER 2015 JD 469 ROUND BALER 2011 NH ROLL-BELT 450U ROUND BALER BUSH HOG 2720 BATWING MOWER RHINO TS12 STEALTH 12FT BATWING MOWER WOODS B320 20FT BATWING MOWER WOODS S20CD FLAIL SHREDDER YETTER 3541 40FT ROTARY HOE GEHL 1540 FORAGE BLOWER CENTURY 1300HD PULL TYPE SPRAYER NI 3722 MANURE SPREADER CIH L570 LOADER WOODS 1050 3PT BACKHOE PLANTERS 2017 JD DB20 8/15 JD 7200 6R30 2014 KINZE 4900 16R30, BULK, VAC, LIQ FERT 2009 KINZE 3660 16/31 LIQ FERT 2004 KINZE 3600 12/23 2008 KINZE 3500 8/15 WHITE 6100 6R30 PLANTER, LIQ FERT JD 1590 15FT NO-TILL DRILL, 2-PT 2004 GREAT PLAINS 1500 NO-TIL DRILL GREAT PLAINS 1006 10FT NO-TIL DRILL BRILLION SS10 SEEDER, PULL TYPE HEADS 2014 MAC DON FD75S 40FT DRAPER, IH WIDE THROAT 2007 CIH 1020 30FT GRAIN HEAD 2006 JD 635 HYDRAFLEX GRAIN HEAD 1989 JD 920 GRAIN HEAD 1998 JD 918F GRAIN HEAD, CM, SINGLE POINT JD 643 CORN HEAD CIH 1083 CORN HEAD 2012 GERINGHOFF RD800B, 8R30, HD, HH, JD ADAPTER MISC HEAD TRAILERS GRAIN CARTS & WAGONS UNVERFERTH 1115 XTREME, SCALES, TARP, LIGHTS 2002 KINZE 640, TARP, LIGHTS PARKER 4500 GRAN CART CONSTRUCTION 2012 BOBCAT E80, CAH, 2SPD, LONG ARM, HYD THUMB, 2875 HRS 2016 BOBCAT S530, CH, 2SPD, 467 HRS 2015 BOBCAT T650, CAH, 2SPD, 1500 HRS

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AUCTIONS NOVEMBER 13: 233+/- Acres • PREBLE COUNTY, OH • Dixon Twp HUNTING • RECREATIONAL • PRODUCTIVE FARMGROUND Contact: Craig Springmier 937.533.7126 NOVEMBER 14: 65+/- Acres • **ONLINE AUCTION** • haldermanauction.com Bidding Opens: November 13th 8 a.m. CST Bidding Closes: November 14th 4 p.m. CST COLES COUNTY, IL • Charleston Twp PRODUCTIVE CROPLAND Contact: Jaret Wicker 765.561.1737 NOVEMBER 14: 144+/- Acres • PUTNAM COUNTY, IN • Franklin Twp QUALITY FARMLAND Contact: Gary Bohlander 765.794.0221 NOVEMBER 18: 158+/- Acres • MIAMI COUNTY, IN • Clay and Washington Twps GOOD FARMLAND • POTENTIAL HOMESITE • WOODS RECREATIONAL LAND Contact: Larry Jordan 765.473.5849 or AJ Jordan 317.697.3086 NOVEMBER 19: 785+/- Acres • CLINTON COUNTY, OH • Union and Wilson Twps HIGH PERCENTAGE TILLABLE QUALITY FARMLAND Contact: Jim Hanna 937.725.2908 or Robert McNamara 614.309.6551 NOVEMBER 20: 48+/- Acres • **ABSOLUTE AUCTION** • **ONLINE ONLY** Bidding Opens: November 20 at 8 a.m. Bidding Closes: November 21 at 4 p.m. GREENE COUNTY, IN • Grant Twp CLOSE TO TOWN WITH GREAT ACCESS ALONG CO RD 600 W Contact: Todd Litten 812.327.2466 DECEMBER 2: 80+/- Acres • GRANT COUNTY, IN • Liberty Twp PRODUCTIVE FARMLAND • RURAL RESIDENCE Contact: John Miner 765.438.2699 or Jaret Wicker 765.561.1737

LAND FOR SALE IN INDIANA

Montgomery County • 170A, 165 tillable, near Linden.

Grant County • 184A, 131 Tillable, 47 Woods, East of Marion.

White County • 103A, 84 Tillable, 16 Woods, NE of Monon. SALE PENDING

Newton County • 76A, 68 tillable, east of Goodland. SALE PENDING • 21.07A, 10.65 tillable, north of Kentland

Boone County • 76.96A, 76.22 tillable

Quality farmland located 2.5 miles southwest of Thorntown.

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2009 CIH-8010, AFX rotor, chopper, auto steer ready, duals, 520x85R42's, rears 28Lx26, eng. hr. 2087, thresh hrs. 1397, new cone, clean, $125,000 obo; 2009 CIH-2408, hyd. Deck plates, good cond., $18,500; JD-6600 diesel combine, 4R38” corn head & bean head, $1,000 obo Call 815-249-6276 or 815-674-0720 2011 CIH-5088. FT, RT, power fold ext., 2 spd. feeder/ hydro, chopper, Pro 700 mapping, & YieldSense yield monitor, EZ steer auto guide w/FM750. 30.5x32, 16xx/12xx hrs. (currently in use). Well maintained and always shedded, records available. See Peo. CL for pics. $89,000 OBO; 2012 25' 3020 platform. Full finger, 3" knife, poly skids, long/short dividers. $10,000 obo. Call or text 309-635-4162 CASE-1083 CORN HEAD Great shape farmer owned, all poly, Delivery available. $12,500 OBO (217)892-8380 CIH-1020 30' HEAD, new wabble box & cycle, 3” cut, Field tracker, serial number JJC0223749, $6,500; CIH 20' head, serial number JJC0089617 $2,500; Call 618-883-2578 or 618-780-3445 CIH-1020 HEAD 25' good head with carrier $6,500 OBO Call 217-892-8380 CIH-1020, 22-1/2 ft. FULL FINGERED head, good Head and carrier for/aft reel double drive, ran last year farmer owned, moved up to a 25' Delivery available. Call 217-892-8380

DECEMBER 4: 94+/- Acres • HAMILTON COUNTY, IN • Wayne Twp PRODUCTIVE FARMLAND Contact: Jaret Wicker 765.561.1737 or John Miner 765.438.2699 or AJ Jordan 317.697.3086 or Larry Jordan 765.473.5849 DECEMBER 12: 326+/- Acres • CASS COUNTY, IN • Deer Creek Twp and HOWARD COUNTY, IN • Clay Twp EXCELLENT FARMLAND • RURAL HOME • FARMSTEAD Contact: Larry Jordan 765.473.5849 or AJ Jordan 317.697.3086 or John Miner 765.438.2699

FEATURED LISTING 80+/- Acres STARKE COUNTY, IN • Oregon Township IRRIGATED FARMLAND Contact: Julie Matthys 574.310.5189

60+/- Acres DECATUR COUNTY, IN • Marion Township

RANCH HOME WITH FENCED PASTURE AND 1/2 ACRE POND Contact: Michael Bonnell 812.343.6036

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CIH-2206 CORN HEAD, calmers BT rollers, hydraulic deck plate, farmer owned and maintained $15,500 Delivery available, Call 217-892-8380 CIH-3020 TERRA FLEX platform, 35' full finger auger, 3” cut, field tracker & auto height control, just finished with it, $27,500 Call 217-306-5548 CORN HEAD JD-843 LTOB, rebuilt, $4,250; (4) DMI 470 side dumps, $3,500, Call 309-275-6145 JD 635F, 2011 one owner low acres, full finger auger, extra sickle $15,000 815-266-9702 JD 7720, TITAN II, 3600 hours, 4WD, $10,000; 693 corn head, $6,500; (4) 300-bu. DMI center dump wagons, $1,300-each. Owner Retiring. 815-541-1275 JD-7720 TITAN II, 5000 hrs., JD-925 Platform/cart; JD-843 corn head, polly; Kinze-400 cart; Brent-544, tarp; Unverferth-530, tarp, owner retiring Call 309-275-6145 JD-893 CORNHEAD, VERY Good, field ready, $6,000. Call 815-848-3405 JD-9770, CONTOUR MASTER, 4x4, high capacity unload, pro drive, 100% field ready, stored inside, 1274 sep., $130,000. Call 608-548-2040 JD-S660 1800 SEP. hrs., used daily good combne; $119,000 JD-693 poly, adj stripper plates, $7,900 Call 618-926-1238 LEXION-740 TT 4x4, on tracks, 1990 hours, Contour Master, $143,000. 8R and 30-ft. heads available. Stored Inside. Call 608-548-2040

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

1991 CIH 9150, 12 sp. pwrshft, 4 remotes, 20.8x38 tires, 5160 hrs, bare back, 2nd owner, exc. cond. $33,500. 309-781-0892. CiH-8930 FWD, DUEL PTO, 5000 hrs., frt. wts., new Firestone 18.4x42 inside rears, duals 80%, LED lights, Great running tractor, Exc. Cond., $62,500 obo Durand IL. Call 608-290-5166

(2) AG-LEADER IN Command 1200 screen, 6500 receiver, RTK, complete, $11,000 each, Call 815-878-8062 1981 ALLIS CHALMERS-7080. Cab, duals, wts,. 4290 hrs. Good Tires, eng. overhaul 200 hrs. $11,900. (309)256-0794

Cat dozer D7G extra good track, undercarriage, tractor ready to use; 35-ton LoBoy, 5th wheel, 812-236-0454

C2 Friday, November 8, 2019 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 LOCAL BENTON COUNTY Farmer looking to expand in the Benton & Warren County area. Interested in cash rent acres and would consider 50/50. Open to any amount of acreage. also look at an Would equipment buyout for someone who is retiring. (765)239-2250

Will Cnty 277 AC. near Wilmington, 75 Ac. near Peotone, 60, 69, 85, 131, 135, 143, 151, 152, & 249 Ac. farms in & around Green Garden Twp. Kankakee Cnty 120 Ac. near Deselm Ford Cnty 320 Ac. with class A soils & buildings in Mona Twp. McLean Cnty 30, 77, 78 & 380 Ac. all around the Rivian Plant in Dry Grove Twp. Great location for future development. Edgar Cnty 180 Ac. of Class A Soils near Metcalf

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3-Acres includes grain elevator w/80ft scales, office, 3 storage buildings & bins, etc. 6 miles East of LeRoy, IL $220,000. 309-825-5017 BROCK SA625 SUPERB dryer, 30-hp, 3 ph., LP, 959 total operating hrs., $13,500. Call 219-279-2071 or 219-863-5333

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GRAIN AUGER 31-FT. 8 inches, PTO Hutchinson, used very little, $1,275. Retired. Call 217-248-8833

2001 INTERNATIONAL-4900 HT, 6x4, AR, 16,000 front, 40,000 rear, 22'x72”, Kann grain box, 3-pc. tailgate w/metering, 22.5 tires steel disc, 9 spd., DT 466/250 HP, 37,500 mi., never driven in winter, last of 3, estate. Call 765-366-2257 Crawfordsville IN. 2007 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA Day Cab, 120, Air Ride Susp.; Tandem Axle; 14L Detroit Engine; 12,000 lb Front Axle Weight; 40,000 lb Rear Axle Weight; Very Nice 344,000 Miles, 10 Spd. Trans, $37,500. 217-924-4405 8-5pm.

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Purdue team to explore sustainability policies WEST LAFAYET TE, Ind. — A rapidly growing global population in the midst of a changing climate had led to serious sustainability issues and choices surrounding water, food and energy. These stresses and the policy responses will vary by locality, but they will have global repercussions that will ultimately affect the success of those choices. The National Science Fou ndat ion aw a r de d $2.5 million to an interdisciplinary team led by Thomas Hertel, a Purdue

distinguished professor of agricultural economics, to build the tools necessary to understand the global-local-global linkages underpinning future sustainability policies. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture provided an additional $500,000 to enhance the economic foundations of this framework. “Agriculture is exper iencing sustainabilit y stresses related to land, water quality and water availability, and those will intensify in the fu-

ture. Most of the drivers of those stresses will be global, and we need to understand how those affect local communities,” Hertel said. “As we look at potential solutions, we need to know what is most feasible, the side effects and how those will feed back to the global economy.” The funding supports the work of the Global-toLocal Analysis of Systems Sustainability initiative, led by Hertel and aimed at understanding the linkages between local decision-making and global

sustainability outcomes. This will allow the team to explore a policy’s ramifications in a holistic way. Made up of P urdue economists, political scientists, hydrologists, climate scientists, computer scientists and others, the team grew out of Discovery Park’s Purdue’s Big Idea Challenge, which funded interdisciplinary research on global challenges and life-changing innovations. David Johnson, an assistant professor of industrial engineering and political science and co-principal

investigator, is focusing on trade-offs across different environmental and economic objectives within the food-energy-water systems and potential unforeseen consequences. He said he’s searching for win-win policies that could lead to more sustainable agricultural practices without sacrificing the ability to feed rapidly growing global populations. “Local policies must be evaluated at a global scale to truly understand their impacts,” Johnson said. “For example, restricting

groundwater irrigation in the Great Plains could reduce unsustainable depletion of the Ogallala Aquifer, but it could also increase food prices and lead to deforestation elsewhere in the world. Wherever regulation makes crop production less efficient, we have to think carefully about where production might shift to meet global demand.” Already, the GLASS team’s work has offered suggestions for reducing deforestation related to palm oil production in Malaysia and Indonesia.

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HELM Agro US hires VP TAMPA, Fla. — HELM Agro US Inc., a global manufacturer of high-quality crop protection and fertilizer products, announced the hiring of Aaron Locker as vice president of sales for the organization’s U.S. business. Locker has 30 years of experience in the crop protection sector with a proven track record in national sales and marketing management, business development and channel strategies. In his new role, Locker will be responsible for the leadership, planning and execution of crop protection product sales and channel partner programs for the company’s distributor and retailer networks. Previously, Locker was vice president of market development for Vivid Life Sciences. Prior to that, he was North American marketing director for FMC Agricultural Solutions. For that same company, Locker also served in the role of director of strategic accounts. Locker started his career in crop protection with Syngenta’s predecessor, Ciba-Geigy, where he had a variety of sales and channel strategy roles. “Aaron will significantly strengthen our crop protection business by driving improvements already under way,” said Dave Schumacher, president and CEO of HELM Agro US. “The HELM team looks forward to integrating Aaron’s high-impact strategies, customer-centric focus and solution-oriented approach to marketplace success.” “With a commitment to adding new patented product solutions to our portfolio offerings, expanding our footprint with experienced sales professionals and strengthening our long-held channel relationships, HELM is poised for tremendous growth potential over the next several years,” Schumacher said. Currently, HELM has one of the fastest growing portfolios in the U.S. crop protection arena. In total, the company now has 18 products available for sales activities in the row crop, specialty crop and horticultural markets. According to Schumacher, the company plans to add more offerings in 2020 following anticipated EPA registration approvals.

WEST LAFAYET TE, Ind. — Amanda Elmore, a Purdue University graduate and 2016 Olympic gold medalist in women’s rowing, returned to campus for Homecoming festivities and made a presentation to an agricultural economics program. Elmore recently participated in Purdue’s sesquicentennial celebration at Homecoming and welcomed Ch r istophe Dubi, executive director of the Olympic Games, for the announcement of the new Ray Ewry Sports Engineering Center. Elmore also spoke to a group from Syngenta participating in a program from

the Center for Food and Agricultural Business. The Syngenta group received a crash course in rowing from Elmore at the Purdue Crew Boathouse. Following the lesson, the group returned to the classroom for a presentation on the importance of team-building skills and being both a good leader and a good follower. Elmore spoke on finding herself at the bottom of the rankings after joining the U.S. National Rowing Team and becoming a good follower by learning from and supporting her teammates. When she was promoted to the only seat in the boat that did not follow anyone,

she discovered that what made her a good follower also made her a good leader. “Now that I am retired from rowing on the national team, I feel it’s important to give back to my community by sharing the ups and downs of my journey,” Elmore said. “I’m aware that the lessons I learned in teamwork, leadership, resilience and confidence apply outside of sports. I enjoy inspiring others to live and lead confidently and I appreciate the Center for Food and Agricultural Business inviting me to share my story.” “It was an honor to hear from an Olympic gold med-

alist,” said Scott Downey, associate director of the center and professor of agricultural economics. “Amanda’s message about followership and leadership resonated with our visitors from Syngenta. I believe they returned to their organization this week with new inspiration and increased levels of confidence in themselves and their teams.” Elmore attended William Henry Harrison High School outside West Lafayette and graduated from Purdue in 2013 with a degree in biological sciences. She received her master’s degree from the University of Michigan and now resides in Oregon.

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Cargill makes $2.1 million FFA investment I N DI A NA P OL IS — Cargill and the National FFA Organization share the belief that agriculture can solve some of the world’s toughest sustainability challenges. Cargill is investing $2.1 million over three years to help the FFA organization develop future leaders who are prepared to continue advancing sustainable agriculture. The funds will enable the FFA Organization’s eﬀorts to bridge the needs of the agriculture, food and natural resources industries.

“We need the best and brightest young minds to help create solutions that balance feeding a growing population with protecting our planet,” said Ruth Kimmelshue, business operations and supply chain lead and chief sustainability oﬃcer for Cargill and former member of the National FFA Organization Board of Directors. “Through agriculture, young people have the opportunity to develop and use new technology and implement solutions to regenerate soils, build the economic suc-

cess of farming communities, innovate supply chains, address the global issues facing our industry-such as climate change, deforestation and water conservation-and so much more.” T he National F FA Organization’s sustainability leader development program will receive $300,000 of the investment, supporting the organization’s effor ts to re-evaluate programs and events to include educational resources, experiential learning and leadership development opportunities for

future sustainability-driven influencers. The multi-year commitment also elevates support of: Q The state officer leadership continuum-impacting FFA members by developing leadership skills and personal growth for 375 state officers. Q Living to serve platform-supporting 57,000 hours of service to make a difference in local communities across the country through chapter service projects. Q The agriscience fair-developing students inter-

ested in and excelling in science and research, with more than 415 projects approved for competition at the national level; 89% of students report having a better understanding of science’s role in agriculture after competing in the fair. Q Recruitment and retention of quality agriculture educators. For nearly 60 years, Cargill has partnered with the FFA Organization to create innovative ways to inspire youth in agriculture, investing more than $16 million to foster in-

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NSTA, Corteva bring ag resources to teachers ARLINGTON, Va. — T he National Science Teaching Association and Corteva Agriscience have collaborated to br ing new, science-based lesson plans and resources to elementary teachers nationwide. A series of 10 teacherreviewed lesson plans exploring food and agricultural themes are now available at www.nsta.org/ corteva. “Now, more than ever, it is important for students to have access to high-quality, hands-on activities and experiences that expand their perspectives about science,” said David Evans, NSTA executive director. “Agriculture provides a unique opportunity for teachers to engage students in science, technology, engineering and math concepts in a way that directly and indirectly impacts their lives. “We are thrilled to collaborate with Corteva Agriscience to provide teachers with dynamic, real-world content that will enhance student engagement and provide students with relevant examples of how their learning is linked to the food and agricultural world around them.” From designing healthy ice pops to learning about plants’ growth needs, each lesson plan is primed to inspire and excite students in the classroom. Each lesson plan uses relatable scenarios and fun, hands-on activities to fuel deeper student engagement in STEM, while connecting students in third to ﬁfth grades to the exciting world of food and agriculture. “We are driven by our beliefs and our purpose, which is to enrich the lives of those who produce and those who consume,” shared Dana Bolden, Corteva Agriscience external aﬀairs and sustainability senior vice president. “When students — and

then hopefully their families — have discussions about where food comes from and the role agriculture plays in the food system, we are helping to create the next generation of informed food consumers. “In NSTA, we have a collaborator who translated our passion for food and agriculture into fun activities educators will seek to help them teach science and math.” The site will feature a collection of videos — produced by Corteva — that highlight the power and importance of sustainable farming, the art of precision agriculture and the global exchange of food and how it promotes economic development and food security worldwide. Companion resources, including a downloadable, full-color poster, also will be available to teachers through the new site.

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USDA at home in K.C. site WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is renting permanent office space for two of its research agencies in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, despite the union concerns that relocation from the nation’s capital has left the agencies critically understaffed and lacking vital expertise. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said in a news release Oct. 31 that the agencies had been “hard at work” at a temporary site in the city for the past month and that the signing of a permanent lease was “an important next step to facilitate their long-term efficiency, effectiveness, and service to our customers.” The USDA announced plans in June to move roughly 550 employees of the Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture by the end of September to the Kansas City area. Congressional delegations and the governors of Kansas and Missouri heralded the high-paying jobs and economic boost the relocation would bring to the region, as well as the benefits to the nearby producers the agencies serve. “The region is not only a hub for agriculture in America’s heartland, but it is also proving to be a diverse talent pool in proximity to many land-grant and research universities,” Perdue said. The USDA also will be partnering with the University of Missouri and Kansas State University to host a joint career expo at Kansas State Olathe. “It is a great way to introduce our agencies to the communities there,” USDA spokeswoman Tara Weaver-Missick said. But critics complain that the relocation has hollowed out years of specialized experience and that the pace of hiring at the Kansas City site has been too slow. Laura Dodson, an agricultural economist and union representative at the Economic Research Service, said USDA fired three-quarters of its highly trained research staff who refused to relocate. The department’s hiring efforts in Kansas City can’t fill that expertise gap in a few months or even in five years, she said.

China appeals for quick end to trade war BEIJING (AP) — China appealed to Washington for a quick end to their tariff war, but gave no indication Oct. 17 what more Beijing might want before it carries out what President Donald Trump says is a promise to buy up to $50 billion of American farm goods. Trump’s promise Oct. 11 to delay a tariff hike in exchange for Chinese purchases of U.S. exports helped to reassure financial markets. But the deal has yet to be put on paper and few details have been announced, leaving companies questioning whether Beijing has required other conditions such as lifting of punitive tariffs before purchases go ahead. Business groups welcomed the deal as a possible step toward breaking a deadlock in the 15-monthold fight over China’s trade surplus and technology ambitions. Trump promised to delay a tariff hike on $250 billion of Chinese imports. Still, economists warned it fails to address the core issues of the dispute that threatens to derail global economic growth. Those include complaints about Beijing’s technology plans. Beijing has yet to confirm whether it will make purchases on the scale announced by Trump.

Organic hemp focus of research Purdue receives grant from USDA WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — When the 2018 farm bill legalized production of hemp, the deluge of phone calls from potential growers to scientists and state administrators quickly made it clear how little information is available for those hoping to plant the crop. Purdue University scientists have plans to change that with the help of a nearly $1 million U.S. Department of Agriculture grant. Kevin Gibson, professor of botany and plant pathology, will lead a team exploring questions related to organic Gibson hemp production. “There’s certainly tremendous interest and tremendous opportunities, but the reality is that this is a crop we haven’t grown on signiﬁcant acreage for 70 to 80 years,” Gibson said. “The knowledge base to be successful needs to be developed.” Understanding organic methods is especially important, Gibson said, because there are no legal pesticides that growers can use on hemp. In the United States, those chemicals are developed and approved only for speciﬁc crops, and it would be illegal to use a pesticide developed for corn, for instance, on another crop such as hemp.

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Farmers interested in growing now-legal hemp have little information to guide them. Research from Purdue University scientists, led by Kevin Gibson, will answer questions related to organic production of the crop. “This is a great opportunity to develop organic practices that can reduce the reliance on pesticides for all hemp growers,” Gibson said. “We also want to know how hemp might fit in rotation with other crops, how it might fit into a soil conservation system, and how cultivars and the timing of planting will affect growing success.” Gibson also is interested in how hemp may improve the viability of cover crops, which are difficult to grow in some areas because of late commodity crop harvests. Since hemp has a shorter growing season, it may be more practical to plant cover crops in the late summer. That’s a key interest of Rodale Institute, a leading voice in regenerative organic agriculture and a partner in the research. Emmanuel Omondi, associate scientist and director of Rodale Institute’s Farming Systems Trial, said hemp may also reduce the tillage needed to plant cover

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crops. “Reducing tillage and growing crops using organic methods has several benefits, including sequestering more carbon in soil,” Omondi said. “There is some evidence that cover crops after hemp would not require tillage. Hemp may also suppress weeds, which are always a challenge in organic systems.” Purdue’s research team includes John Couture, assistant professor of entomology and forestry and natural resources; Janna Beckerman, professor of botany and plant pathology; and Ron Turco, professor and head of the Department of Agronomy. Maria Marshall, professor of agricultural economics, will explore supply chains to gain an understanding of how hemp will go from farm ﬁelds to consumers. Marguerite Bolt, a hemp extension specialist, will help to communicate the results of the research to farmers. Don Robison, the seed pro-

gram administrator for the Indiana State Chemist’s Office, said Gibson’s work will be a significant help. Since the farm bill was signed into law late last year, everyone in his office has had to purchase headsets to handle the influx of calls. He’s also logged more than 13,000 emails related to hemp. Right now, Robison’s office is advising that hemp cannot be grown commercially until 2020 at the earliest because the USDA has not provided federal rules on growing the crop, and that’s delaying development of state rules. Even so, people are asking his office how they can best protect the crop from pests and disease when they do plant it. The best information he has at the moment is about cinnamon oil and other items the Environmental Protection Agency considers safe for all crops. “Those solutions probably don’t work well, however,” Robison said. “Improving our understanding of organic growing methods is going to be crucial because the large pesticide companies aren’t going to race to develop chemicals for the hemp industry because it will be a drop in the bucket compared to crops like corn and soybeans.” In the meantime, Robison is pointing those interested in knowing more about growing hemp in Indiana to a frequently asked question primer on the Indiana State Chemist’s website. That can be found at: www.oisc.purdue. edu/hemp/pdf/hemp_faq.pdf. Questions about growing hemp also can be directed to Bolt at hemp@purdue.edu.

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FOR WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Futures Prices This Last This week week Chg. week CATTLE HOGS DEC 19 119.52 116.07 3.45 DEC 19 64.45 FEB 20 124.22 121.07 3.15 FEB 20 72.57 APR 20 125.45 122.60 2.85 APR 20 79.47 JUN 20 117.75 114.87 2.88 MAY 20 85.40 AUG 20 115.30 112.77 2.53 JUN 20 91.07 OCT 20 116.27 114.02 2.25 JUL 20 91.95

Last week Chg. 64.92 73.35 79.55 85.62 90.12 90.35

-0.47 -0.78 -0.08 -0.22 0.95 1.60

19.55 18.57 17.59 17.01 16.79 16.87

0.64 1.13 0.52 0.23 0.20 0.12

3.75 4.40 4.37 4.15 3.67 4.18

MILK CLASS III NOV 19 20.19 DEC 19 19.70 JAN 20 18.11 FEB 20 17.24 MAR 20 16.99 APR 20 16.99

CORN DEC 19 3892 3866 26 MAR 20 3984 3974 10 MAY 20 4044 4040 4 JUL 20 4100 4096 4 SEP 20 4024 4034 -10 DEC 20 4056 4076 -20

SOYBEANS NOV 19 9242 JAN 20 9366 MAR 20 9492 MAY 20 9606 JUL 20 9706 AUG 20 9736

9202 9344 9466 9574 9670 9694

40 22 26 32 36 42

CHICAGO WHEAT DEC 19 5160 5176 -16 MAR 20 5216 5234 -18 MAY 20 5264 5286 -22 JUL 20 5310 5324 -14 SEP 20 5376 5394 -18 DEC 20 5484 5506 -22

K.C. WHEAT DEC 19 4260 MAR 20 4386 MAY 20 4476 JUL 20 4562 SEP 20 4652 DEC 20 4784

4226 4356 4446 4532 4630 4764

34 30 30 30 22 20

BRENT CRUDE OIL DEC 19 60.61 62.02 1.41 JAN 20 61.69 61.73 0.04 FEB 20 60.97 61.20 -0.23 MAR 20 60.38 60.73 -0.35 APR 20 59.94 60.32 -0.38 MAY 20 59.60 59.97 -0.37

ETHANOL NOV 19 DEC 19 JAN 20 FEB 20 MAR 20 APR 20

1.473 -0.022 1.444 0.006 1.436 -0.012 1.436 -0.004 1.436 0.018 1.489 0.009

FEEDER CATTLE NOV 19 149.12 JAN 20 146.00 MAR 20 145.12 APR 20 146.40 MAY 20 147.17 AUG 20 151.70

145.37 141.60 140.75 142.25 143.50 147.52

1.451 1.450 1.424 1.432 1.454 1.498

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Stocks of Agricultural Interest

This Last 52-wk week week high

ADM AGCO BASF BG CF

42.43 77.70 19.24 54.22 46.27

41.01 49.19 76.84 80.64 19.50 20.98 55.24 64.18 46.14 55.15

This Last 52-wk week week high

CTVA 26.18 26.73 32.78 DD 69.64 66.85 86.01 DE 176.11 173.11 176.39 FMC 95.01 83.98 95.12 MOS 20.66 20.54 37.37

Export Inspections (MIL BU.) This Year Cumulative Cumulative Cml. week ago this year year ago % diff. WHEAT 523.262 393.939 CORN 380.660 738.335 SOYBEANS 1568.399 1352.735

10602.23 3466.94 8061.68

8614.623 8695.986 7375.243

23.07 -60.13 9.31

Livestock Summary % diff. This Last Year week year week week ago ago ago Hog Slaughter-est 11000 HD 22669 2693 2591 -0.89 3.01 Cattle slaughter-est 1000 HD 655 640 653 2.34 0.31 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

74.69 108.38 68.64 63.91 232.34 206.91 109.95 174.88

78.70 124.84 70.50 67.15 225.97 199.72 109.95 174.88

-4.01 -16.46 -1.86 -3.24 6.37 7.19 0.00 0.00

CASH HOGS, LIVE PRICE This week Last week Change Interior Illinois

36.00

37.00

-1.00

Eastern Corn Belt Direct Feeder Cattle Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Kentucky and Ohio Reported sales this week, 3,080; last week, 1,365; last year, 1,031. Demand moderate. Supply included 100% over 600 pounds, 89% heifers. Feeder Steers Medium, Large 1

Feeder Heifers Medium, Large 1-2

Head 125

Avg. Avg. Delivery Head Wt. Price (FOB) 675 133.29 Nov-Dec 940 134 725 131.00 Dec 195 750 126.75 Dec 1221 721 124.77 Jan 265 Jan 750 129.76

Avg. Wt. 798

Avg. Delivery Price (FOB) 158.00 Current

Feeder Steers Medium, Large 1-2 135 725 126.00 Jan 65 750 132.00 Jan

USDA National Grain Market Review Compared to last week, cash bids for wheat and corn were mixed, sorghum higher, and soybeans lower. Ethanol production for week ending Oct. 25 totaled 1.004 million barrels per day, an increase of 8,000-barrels when compared to the week prior. Ethanol stocks were at 21.1 mb this week, a decrease of .265 mb. Monday's crop condition report showed corn at 58% good to excellent, 10% less than a year ago. Corn mature was reported at 93%. Corn harvested was at 41%, 20% below the five-year average. Soybeans dropping leaves was at 97%, which is 3% behind last year and 2% behind the five-year average. For the week ending Oct. 24, an increase of 21.6 million bushels of corn export sales for 2019-2020 was reported, while an increase of 34.7 million bushels of soybean exports sales for 2019-20 was reported. Wheat export sales showed an increase of 18.1 million bushels for 20192020. Wheat was 8 cents lower to 33 1/4 cents higher. Corn was 3 cents lower to 14 1/4 cents higher. Sorghum was 6 to 15 cents higher. Soybeans were 23 1/2 cents lower to 1 1/2 cents higher.

CORN Kansas City US No 2 truck Yellow Corn was 3 1/4 to 14 1/4 cents higher from 3.85-3.96 per bushel. Omaha US No 2 Yellow Corn was 3 cents lower to 3 cents higher from 3.72-3.80 per bushel. Chicago US No 2 Yellow Corn was 3 1/4 cents higher from 4.104.18 per bushel. Toledo US No 2 rail Yellow corn was 3 1/4 cents higher at 4.2 per bushel. Minneapolis US No 2 Yellow corn rail was 6 1/4 cents higher

at 3.67 per bushel.

OILSEEDS Minneapolis Yellow truck soybeans were 23 1/2 cents lower at 8.74 3/4 per bushel. Illinois Processors US No 1 Yellow truck soybeans were 16 1/2 cents lower to 1 1/2 cents higher from 8.93 3/4-9.24 3/4 per bushel. Kansas City US No 2 Yellow truck soybeans were 11 1/2 to 14 1/2 cents lower from 8.58 3/48.86 3/4 per bushel. Illinois 48 percent soybean meal, processor rail bid was 0.20 to 1.20 points lower from 304.40-307.40 per bushel. Central Illinois Crude Soybean oil processor bid was 0.59 points lower from 30.35-31.00 per cwt.

WHEAT Kansas City US No 1 Hard Red Winter, ordinary protein rail bid was 33 1/4 cents higher from 5.22 3/4-5.32 3/4 per bushel. Kansas City US No 2 Soft Red winter rail bid was not quoted. St. Louis truck US No 2 Soft Red Winter terminal bid was 8 cents lower at 5.03 per bushel. Minneapolis and Duluth US No 1 Dark Northern Spring, 14.0 to 14.5 percent protein rail, was 9 to 14 cents higher from 6.946.99 per bushel. Portland US Soft White wheat rail was steady to 6 cents lower from 5.95-6.05 per bushel

SORGHUM US No 2 yellow truck, Kansas City was 6 to 15 cents higher at 6.43 per cwt. Texas High Plains US No 2 yellow sorghum (prices paid or bid to the farmer, fob elevator) was 7 cents higher from 6.61-6.87 per cwt.

OATS US 2 or Better oats, rail bid to arrive at Minneapolis 20 day was 5 cents lower from 2.85 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.

Corn plants grow around the base of solar photovoltaic panels in a field north of Purdue’s Agronomy Center for Research and Education. The panels are part of the Sustainable Food, Energy and Water Systems research project intended to examine how to produce electricity without inhibiting crop yield.

Aglectric farming Generating electricity alongside crops WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A team of engineers, agronomists and economists at Purdue University’s Center for Sustainable Food, Energy and Water Systems, supported by the National Science Foundation, are developing novel photovoltaic module designs for use on agricultural land to cogenerate electricity while growing food crops. The enabling insights from their modeling results were published in the October issue of Nature Sustainability and were featured on its cover. “Computer modeling at Purdue has revealed that — for the most densely populated regions of the U.S., using PV ( photovoltaic) modules to collect solar energy as electricity — there will not be enough rooftop and other conventional land areas available to supply the solar energy for most of the daily needs of the local inhabitants,” said Rakesh Agrawal, the Winthrop E. Stone Distinguished Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering and the lead author. “This means more national and global interdependencies for energy and solar energy-related products, just as with fossil fuels.” The way out of these land constraints in a solar economy is to put the PV modules on farmland and then to cogenerate electricity alongside crops. PV MODULE MODELING “However, the challenge is that typical PV module installations cast deep shadows on the land underneath, depriving plants of sunshine. Experiments show these can reduce yields 20% or more for major food crops such as corn, wheat, potatoes, soybeans and rice,” said Peter Bermel, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Purdue, who directed the shadow modeling in the paper. The paper describes strategies for PV installation and operation that minimize shadow duration and intensity on the land underneath, allowing growth of plants with minimal to no negative net impact on crop yield. Some of the new designs use currently available silicon solar cells in new patterns; others employ new materials and innovative concepts to allow unimpeded transmission of the portion of sunlight that plants need for their growth while using the remaining sunlight to generate electricity. The Nature Sustainability paper is authored by current and former graduate students Caleb Miskin, Yiru Li, Allison Perna, Ryan Ellis and

Elizabeth Grubbs, and professors Bermel and Agrawal. The enabling insights from their modeling results just published in Nature Sustainability. In addition, the modeling results presented in the paper are being used to guide the actual experiments. PLANT GROWTH STUDIED The Sustainable Food, Energy and Water Systems team has installed some of these PV module structures at Purdue’s Agronomy Center for Research and Education farm and has begun its first set of experiments to study plant growth and crop yield to gain insights into how plants thrive while electricity is cogenerated from the same land. In subsequent harvesting seasons, different PV panel ideas, as well as different crops, will be tried. “As we wean ourselves off fossil resources and embrace renewable solar energy, we have a transformative opportunity to meet our daily needs for food, electricity, heat, purified water, transportation and chemicals with locally available solar energy by installing photovoltaic modules on agricultural land to cogenerate electricity alongside farming,” Agrawal said. Agrawal and Bermel are partnering with Mitch Tuinstra, the Wickersham Chair of Excellence in Agricultural Research and professor of plant breeding and genetics in the Department of Agronomy, and other faculty from Purdue and Florida A&M University on the research. The success of these trials at ACRE could eliminate competition for land between food and energy. It would enable local availability of energy alongside unhindered crop yields to fulfill local needs in all corners of the world. If successful, farmers will be able to grow major crops such as corn, wheat, potatoes, soybeans, and rice without yield losses, while cogenerating electricity. Farming while cogenerating electricity is called “Aglectric” farming, while farming using PV modules for electricity generation is called PVaglectric farming. Agrawal envisions that PV-aglectric farming will lead to higher farmer earnings. Whereas most crops can be grown only during summer months, farmers will have electricity as a source of revenue throughout the year. The research could create microgrids at the county level connecting to adjoining counties, then to neighboring states, generating a national and global impact.

BRIEFS Weak economy to pull down energy, farm prices WASHINGTON (AP) — A weakening global economy is pulling down the prices of energy and farm commodities. The World Bank said that energy prices will drop 14.6% this year and 3.1% in 2020 and that farm prices will fall 4.7% this year and eke out 0.6% growth next year. The forecasts are sharply lower than what the anti-poverty agency was predicting in April. Metals and minerals prices are expected to skid 5.2% this year and 1.4% in 2020. The global economy has been decelerating, weighed down by trade tensions and a slowdown in China, the world’s second-biggest economy. The International Monetary Fund expects the world economy to grow just 3% this year, down from 3.6% in 2018, and world trade to expand 1.1%. Both are the weakest numbers since the recession year 2009.

Three farmers plead guilty to crop insurance fraud LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Three Kentucky farmers have pleaded guilty to federal charges related to crop insurance fraud. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Lexington said 34-year-old Bradley Price pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. Price,

who farms land in Nicholas and Bourbon counties, was involved in a scheme that allowed him to receive an insurance payment for tobacco crop while profiting from the sale of the same crop. Fifty-seven-year-old Jimmy Price and 27-year-old Brandon Price each pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit crop insurance fraud. Federal prosecutors say they were involved in a similar scheme as Bradley Price, though Bradley Price handled hiding the scheme. Sentencing is set for Jan. 22. Bradley Price faces up to 20 years in prison, while Jimmy and Brandon Price face up to five years in prison.

Tax abatement rejection threatens solar farm project ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — Officials in a central Indiana county have rejected a tax abatement for a proposed solar farm, putting the $110 million project in jeopardy. The Madison County Council voted 4-3 to deny the Lone Oak Solar Energy Center’s request for a traditional 10-year tax abatement. The proposed solar farm in northern Madison County would generate 120 megawatts of electricity, but officials with developer Invenergy say that not obtaining the tax abatement could make the project financially impossible.

Trading commodities — and, in particular, agriculture markets such as grains and livestock the past few months — has been exCommodity frustrating, asperating and Insight humbling. Not because Jerry Welch money has been lost and forecasts off base and wrong. It has been a tough environment because, in most cases, the ag markets simply have gone nowhere. In fact, there are only two commodities in the past months that have been in a trend and gone somewhere. One is cattle where futures bottomed in early September near $98 and approached $119 this week. The other is hog futures where prices peaked out in late September, shy of $73, but approached $63 this week. The livestock complex possesses the single most bullish ag market anywhere while also owning the most bearish ag market anywhere. Hog prices continue to leak despite news articles about African swine fever virus devastating China’s hog herd. Weekly, there is news about how much U.S. pork is going to be sold to China and other countries struggling with swine fever. All my work suggests loudly that a global shortage of pork will indeed lead to a historic rush to buy U.S. pork despite hog prices being the most bearish of ag markets. Hog futures are quite bullish long term. Just how bad is it in China and Asia regarding the scarcity of pork? From the South China Morning Post: “China’s pork shortage puts dog and rabbit meat back on the menu in rural communities. The price of pork continues to surge across China because of supply shortages driven by the poor handling of African swine fever. Chinese people are looking for alternatives, including dog and rabbit, as the country’s most popular meat becomes unaffordable.” Also from the South China Morning Post: “And there is no sign China’s pork crisis will be over any time soon. China’s National Bureau of Statistics said the average price of pork nationwide shot up 69% in September from a year earlier, pushing the consumer price index up to 3%, the limit of Beijing’s inflation tolerance for 2019. Prices are expected to rise further given the continued decline in the country’s stock of pigs.” But trading in other ag markets such as grains has been as disappointing and baffling as hogs futures. Press releases and jawboning flow out of the White House about a trade deal to be struck with China allowing the U.S. farm economy to improve. A few weeks ago, President Trump stated that U.S. farmers need to buy more land and newer tractors to keep up with the demand about to come from China. It has yet to happen. It is very difficult to trade commodities profitably, be they, ag markets, metal markets, currencies, stock futures, and so on. Commodity trading is high-risk speculation and not for everyone. And the frustrating and bewildering commodity markets over the past few months shows clearly why trading is as much a science as an art. History, on the other hand, shows that frustrating and challenging markets have been seen before. With apologies to Waylon Jennings’ 1981 song “Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys,” I offer these lyrics: Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be commodity traders. Don’t let ‘em pick guitars or drive them old trucks. Let ‘em be doctors and lawyers and such. Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be commodity traders. ‘Cause they’ll never stay home and they’re always alone. Even with someone that has margin money. The point I wish to make is this: There are looming weather issues facing U.S. grain and livestock producers in 2020. Find a book, take a course, call someone and learn about the art and science of trading commodities. If history repeats itself, this growing season, as I expect, trading commodities may be a talent to cherish and appreciate.

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Callers react to my 2 cents There were two voicemail messages on my phone last week that I listened to backto-back. Both were from young men in their mid-30s. Both young Rural Issues men heard the Cyndi Young- same “Cyndi Young’s 2 Puyear cents” commentary on their local radio station. The messages left for me were as different as night and day. The first young man thanked me for suggesting that people his age sometimes need a leg up, but should not expect their parents to take care of their every need for the first four decades of their lives. He thanked me for “having the guts” to be politically incorrect by saying that parents who let their kids get away with irresponsible behavior run the risk of taking care of those kids far into adulthood. The second caller said my opinion about there not being significant consequences, or discipline, for young people’s bad behavior was snooty and spread ill-will. He said it was not a positive message, that in this day and age, he doesn’t believe we need any more ill will and that it wasn’t a very good opinion. Times are tough. I know that. Sometimes a young person does need to move back home with his or her parents until they can get back on their feet. However, most parents expect those children to take on some chores and contribute financially if they can do so. Sometimes it takes a little tough love from parents to get their grown-up children out into the world as productive citizens. Like the old Chinese proverb states, “Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” This old world can be a tough and dangerous place. It is not for the faint of heart. It can be cruel and hard and overwhelming and disappointing and downright ugly. It also can be beautiful. The struggle is real in farm country. Never in a million years would I dismiss or minimize the significance of both the emotional and physical toll of stress many in agriculture continue to endure. Many farmers and their families are suffering from low prices for that which they grow, high prices for inputs, overregulation and the insecurity of not knowing — and having no control — over trade deals and weather. Even the toughest among us feel the stress of uncertainty about the future. Because of this, it is more important than ever to prepare your children for a world that isn’t always “fair.” I’ve heard many parents say they just want their child to be happy. Great. We all want your child to be happy. But we would also like for your child to be able to add and subtract, hold a job, pay their debts, communicate without a mobile device, be respectful and respectable, and take responsibility for their actions. By the way, I do appreciate all feedback whether you agree with me or not.

If China agreed to purchase “$40 to $50 billion” of U.S. farm goods in “the next two years,” as President Farm & Food Donald Trump announced File Oct. 11, the futures marAlan Guebert ket — where market reality is quickly sorted from political talk — literally wasn’t buying it. In fact, November soybean futures, the nearby contract, opened Monday, Oct. 14, at $9.405 per bushel and closed at $9.405, an almost unheard of result given that U.S. farmers are in the middle of their annual soybean season and the White House is in the middle of another monthly China tariff fight. The December corn futures were even less impressed. Traders opened corn at $4.01 per bushel that day and finished the session nearly four cents per bushel lower. Prices then drained lower for the next two weeks. And hogs? Every U.S. market player knows African swine fever virus continues to decimate the Chinese hog herd —

some guesses put pig losses at a staggering 45% nationwide. So, the president’s Oct. 11 announcement of “substantial” ag exports to China propelled December hog futures through the roof, right? Not even close. Indeed, two weeks after the White House’s ag exports talk, December hog futures were $5 per hundredweight, or more than 7%, lower than the day of the announcement. Traders had a good reason for their cold reception to the president’s red-hot news. Most have been burned by fiery White House talk before so few were buying a pound of anything — witness soybean futures’ remarkably flat day — until they got confirmation. Not only did it not come, news the next day proved the traders’ worries to be correct; China openly downplayed the White House’s giddy enthusiasm for any $50 billion ag deal and claimed no such agreement had been put to paper. The market’s overall sustained, lower reaction, however, is pointing to other, more ominous problems between China and the United States than just ag. For example, the problem that started this trade war — the thorny, unresolved issue of China’s required technology

transfer by U.S. firms to do business there — is rarely mentioned by either side. But it’s more than just technology transfers. If the United States and China agree to any interim ag deal in the coming month, reported Reuters Oct. 25, that deal still “will not cover U.S. allegations of Chinese hacking into U.S. companies and government agencies, state subsidies, (or) Beijing’s alleged dumping of lower-priced products on global markets.” How can any U.S.-Chinese ag deal — an increased likelihood — stay above water with all that weight hanging around its neck? The market appears to be betting that it won’t. Another reason to worry is the sudden stern tone U.S. leaders have taken on China in speeches both there and in the United States. The first to grumble was Terry Branstad, the former Iowa governor who now serves as U.S. ambassador to China. On Oct. 21, Branstad publicly offered some “unusually pointed remarks… (that) turn on a catchphrase — reciprocity — that U.S. officials have invoked to justify a tougher approach toward China on issues including commerce and diplomacy,” explained the

Washington Post. Branstad was speaking on behalf of the White House and proof came three days later when Vice President Mike Pence, reported the New York Times, “denounced American companies that he said had compromised American values like free speech to appease the Chinese Communist Party.” China didn’t take either slap lightly. A day after the Pence speech, a Chinese government spokeswoman said the vice president’s speech “‘exuded sheer arrogance and hypocrisy and was packed with political prejudice and lies.’” The American directness and the equally curt Chinese reply do not sound like two nations nearing agreement on anything. In fact, the unusually tough, undiplomatic talk sounds more like two nations preparing for a cold war rather than two nations preparing to end a trade war. If that’s the case — and who knows given this mercurial White House — then the futures traders’ bet soon will pay off yet again. Farm & Food File is published weekly through the U.S. and Canada. Source material and contact information are posted at www.farmandfoodfile.com.

Farmers, ranchers set sights on future in Austin As Farm Bureau enters a new century, we are excited for the next 100 years of agriculture. We must have an eye to the Zippy Duvall future, to what we can do better and how American we can ensure Farm Bureau our farms and Federation ranches are sustainable. But looking to the future of our farms and ranches begins with each of us engaging with the topics and trends impacting agriculture. The AFBF Annual Convention provides a place for all of us as a Farm Bureau family to do just that. From the workshops to the trade show exhibits, from the guest speakers to the Farm Bureau delegates whose votes will guide our work, every aspect is designed to bring the future of American agriculture into clear focus. We are whipping out our binoculars to a get 2020 Vision for Sustaining Agriculture’s Future at the 101st Annual Convention and Trade Show in January. I hope every minute of our time in Austin will be enriching and educational.

Your AFBF team in Washington plans every convention session and workshop carefully to help us make the most of our time together — and we like to pack our days full at Farm Bureau. Many of you have told me how you wish you could be in two places at once over the convention weekend. I’d say that too many choices is a good problem to have. We don’t want you to miss the sessions and conversations that will help take your business into the future, though. This year we’ve even added an extra day of programming on Saturday — with 18 extra workshops — and extended our trade show hours with an early open on Saturday so that you can take advantage of as many educational and networking opportunities as possible. While we always have an eye to how we can make changes for the better, we also value our traditions here at Farm Bureau. One practice I believe truly shows who we are as a Farm Bureau family is our tradition of giving back. As farmers and ranchers, we know the value and importance of community, and at Farm Bureau that community can be as near as your neighbor

This year we’ve even added an extra day of programming on Saturday — with 18 extra workshops — and extended our trade show hours with an early open on Saturday so that you can take advantage of as many educational and networking opportunities as possible. down the road or as far as a fellow farmer on the other side of the country. We love our communities and want to make them better and stronger. That’s why at Annual Convention we look for ways to give back to the community we’re visiting. The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture models this practice by donating 100 copies of the book of the year to a local school or library. Through Farm Bureau Gives Back, hosted on the trade show floor, every attendee has the

chance to lend a hand in providing food to those in need. I can’t think of a better way to connect with old friends and new than by serving together. The AFBF Annual Convention is, after all, at its heart a big family reunion. For Bonnie and me, our fondest memories at convention are the times we spend with our children and grandchildren and our, even bigger, Farm Bureau family. It’s the conversations in the hallway and on the trade show floor, the times laughing together and learning together, that remind me that we are not in our work alone. We don’t just get outside our fencerows to tell our stories to lawmakers and consumers: We step outside our fencerows to help our neighbors and communities. U.S. agriculture has a bright future because of hardworking men and women like each of you who love what you do, who love your families, and who love the communities and country we all serve together. I hope to see you all in Austin. Zippy Duvall is the president of the American Farm Bureau Federation.

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

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ADAMS CO. Lynn Selking 260.301.0010

ALLEN CO. Roemke Farms 260.450.2025

Dan Abnet 260.525.0333

Meyer Inc 260.402.3612

Reinhard Bros Farms 260.525.0386

Schaefer Inc 260.410.0503 Bob Purlee, DSM 260.414.2301 Bob Hulvey 260.410.8248 Milt & Mark Dennis 260.437.9541

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CONTACT YOUR LOCAL DAIRYLAND SEED REP TODAY! BENTON CO. CASS CO. FULTON CO. JASPER CO. A & J Nally LLC Larry & Joe Troyer Thomas Bearss Joe Klaus, DSM 765.490.2459 574.721.0500 574.835.1085 812.455.1006 CARROLL CO. Maxwell Farms 765.202.0601 Alternative Ag Services & Consultants 765.404.2098

Zachary Green 574.205.2279 Brandon Beck, DSM 765.431.0553 CLINTON CO. Keith Batt 765.650.1122 FAYETTE CO. Jacob Pfeiffer 765.265.1066

HENRY CO. Michael Cuskaden 812.593.1864

MONTGOMERY CO. New Ross Grain 765.366.3536

HUNTINGTON CO. Brad Blinn 260.917.0375

NEWTON CO. Scott Nelson 765.490.0699

Matt Gilbert 260.413.3465 Robert Dennis 210.672.3171 Andy Rice 260.248.7633

PULASKI CO. Niki Clemons 574.242.0663 PUTNAM CO. Roger Rudolph, DSM 260.908.3972

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WABASH CO. Bob Shultz 260.571.6588

WELLS CO. Isch Seeds LLC 260.273.0817

Jared Cordes 260.571.2032

Travis Sills 260.375.6040

Rosen Farms 260.750.4357

WHITE CO. Layer/Roth Farms 574.278.7521

Daniel Musselman 260.571.4447 Clarence Rathbun 260.330.0747

Steve Thomas 765.427.0323

Troy Baer, DSM 260.571.3025

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