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Demographics detailed in U.S. diversity report

By Martha Blum

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“The majority of farms are small family farms, but largescale farms have the largest share of the value of production,” Whitt said.

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Waterhemp plants produce about 250,000 seeds per plant. Those seeds will either take root in 2020 or lay dormant until future years.

Weeds take root Expect pressure from waterhemp, marestail in 2020

By Erica Quinlan

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MARKLE, Ind. — Many prevent plant acres experienced heavy weed growth this year, causing concern for high weed pressure in 2020.

Delayed or missed herbicide applications led to weed escapes. Additionally, floodwaters likely carried weed seeds — meaning growers may have to deal with weeds they’re not used to seeing in their fields.

“We need to consider in-

creasing some of our residual herbicides next year, knowing we have more pressure from this past year,” said Chad Threewits Threewits, Syngenta agronomic service representative for Indiana. “That’s one way to combat an increased seed bank.

“I think it’s also about being diligent to catch up after a year of poor weed control — with strong fall burndown programs and strong early spring burn-

down programs. Any time we can start clean in fields, we’ll be ahead.

“It’s nobody’s fault except the weather — we had to plant into weeds. I think that it will be critical to get ahead of the weeds next year.”

Waterhemp and marestail are of particular concern, Threewits said.

According to Iowa State University Extension, waterhemp is a prolific seed producer and can produce abundant seed under adverse conditions.

Waterhemp plants produce about 250,000 seeds per plant.

Those seeds will either take root in 2020 or lay dormant until future years.

“With waterhemp and marestail, we worked really hard the last few years to reduce the seed bank,” Threewits said.

“In one year, we put it right back, and maybe even heavier than what we had previously.

Especially in areas where it was already bad.

“Even if I controlled my weeds pretty well, if my neighbors didn’t — those weeds are going to spread.”

An effective herbicide program can combat weed concerns, he said.

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

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Agronomist shares field advice

By Erica Quinlan

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. — This year’s challenging plant and harvest conditions will impact the decisions farmers make for next year, said Stephanie Smith, agronomist at Golden Harvest.

Looking to 2020, Smith shared field management tips on a variety of topics with AgriNews.

ON STALK STRENGTH “When we think about stalk strength, it comes from nitrogen availability, potassium availability and overall plant health. When we progress into 2020, keeping those things at the top of your mind is vitally important to ensure that we keep that stalk strength.

“This year what we found with a later planting season is that fungicides really provided a huge return on investment and yield benefit. Keeping that plant greener, longer, for it to be able to use soil fertility and to be able to use sunlight to make starches — that will help

keep the plant from cannibalizing itself.”

ON LOWER TEST WEIGHTS “This year’s test weights were Smith lower than average. I think growers across the Corn Belt are being docked for their test weight.

“When we think about 2020, let’s hope we don’t have a similar planting season. Planting those hybrids earlier will be much more beneficial as we’re (hopefully) going to get more of that time frame for grain fill next year.”

ON HYBRIDS AND PLANT POPULATION “Hybrids are not created equal. Knowing the ins and outs of that hybrid before you throw a population at it is important. Take a look at hybrid performance this year. Also, understand your soil type.”

ON PLANT DISEASE “When we think about disease, tar spot continues to get a lot of coverage when it comes to corn diseases. What we saw this year was that the area of infection is continuing to move south and east from what we saw last year. I was able to find it in central Indiana and Ohio this year.

“That ring of infection continues to spread. As we select hybrids, we need to make sure we take that tar spot rating into consideration.”

little bit of trouble. Also, a lot of Indiana growers haven’t had to think about corn rootworm in a while, but if our crop rotation changes and we’re looking at three years of corn on corn, we should be thinking about different trait options in our corn systems.”

ON WEED MANAGEMENT “We had unprecedented prevent plant acres this year.

When we think about those acres, typically those didn’t get managed the best for weed control.

“When we think about seON CROP ROTATION lecting corn and soybean prod“2020 is going to be a little ucts for 2020, I think it’s pretty tough when it comes to crop important to consider our herrotations. This year, most of the time corn didn’t get planted bicide program as maybe one of the first determining factors. where corn was intended. It “There are a lot of technologot planted into drier fields, in gies out there, including Enlist hopes of getting the crop in.

“So, a lot of guys, if they were soybeans, in addition to Xtend. in a corn and soybean rotation, We have Liberty options in corn. We have a lot of different planted corn on corn or beans options. This might be a year on beans, because that’s what to explore a different type of they were dealt. The question becomes, what will be the rota- herbicide program that really goes after those weeds, because tion next year?

“If we go back to beans again I think this coming year could for a third year, we may be in a be a bit of a mess.”

Minimize yield-limiting factors for winning crop

By Erica Quinlan

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INDIANAPOLIS — Purdue Extension corn specialist Bob Nielsen shared tips for achieving high corn yields at the Indiana Certified Crop Adviser Conference Dec. 17-18.

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

“This fact gives us something to aim for.”

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

“Unfortunately, our choices about these inputs change every year because Mother Nature changes every year,” Nielsen said. “So, it’s not easy, and we make different choices every year.

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

Nielsen offered three tips for a

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Purdue Extension corn specialist Bob Nielsen talks about corn agronomics at the Indiana Certified Crop Adviser Conference. winning program: n Improve your agronomic knowledge. Never stop the learning process. n Identify, locate and diagnose

important yield-limiting factors; do this as early and often in the growing season as you can.

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Moderate demand growth brightens corn balance sheet

By Tom C. Doran

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

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

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

Right now, USDA has yield at 167 bushels per acre which is slightly below long-term trend. If we actually did 167, that’s quite impressive considering the year we had. I’m still lower than 165.3. There’s still a lot of corn standing out there in the Dakotas,” Hubbs said.

“From what I’ve heard, corn planted in early June was slightly better than what most people expected. A significant amount of corn was planted after June 10 and I’ve only heard a couple of reports and it was not pretty — low test weight, high moisture, high damage. So, that stuff coming out of the Dakotas may be No. 3 corn and we’re going to have to blend that stuff.

The market for good quality corn here in the eastern Corn Belt and across the Corn Belt could be pretty good. So, we’ll see what this yield ends up being.”

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

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

“There are a lot of cattle in lots. There are a lot of hogs on the ground.

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

“So, I think we might see a pretty strong corn use for feed in the first quarter. The only problem is we had so much corn still out in the field when they started doing the tabulations that they have to make an estimate of bin-worthy corn. So, we might not actually see this feed and residual number until later in the marketing year. We may see another surprise.”

EXPORTS REBOUND Corn exports got off to a poor start early in the 2019-2020 marketing year, including some of the lowest September and October exports numbers in a decade. It has since picked up.

“Brazil finally ran out of corn. We’ve seen Mexico come into the market pretty strong. We’ve seen Japan come back into the market pretty strong. I think this will continue and there will be real strength in the corn exports in the second half of the marketing year. So, I think we can see some real strength. I’m even higher than this.

“I’m a little bit more optimistic on exports at 1.865 billion bushels compared

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to USDA’s 1.85 billion and this is without China.

We need to do about 40 million bushels a week for the rest of the marketing year to hit that number. I think we can. I think there will Hubbs be weeks as we move into 2020 where we do 50 million bushels plus.”

USDA has corn for ethanol at 5.375 billion bushels for the 2019-2020 marketing year. Hubbs noted that ethanol production picked up significantly over the last few weeks and production is now well over one million barrels per day.

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

We’ve seen the margins improve. Even with the increase in production, I don’t think we’re going to see this (5.375 billion) go up unless this China trade deal is what I think it might be,” he said.

“We’re going to put 10% of ethanol in gas, but the growth of gasoline demand is relatively flat.

There’s always the dream of E15 and E85.

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

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

“For 2 019 2020, we’re a little behind last year’s ethanol export pace, but here’s where the kicker is. Last year, China basically imported no ethanol.

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

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

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

Hubbs also plugged in his projections for the 2020-2021 marketing year with a national average yield of 177.4 bushels per acre, planted acres of 92.1 million, usage of 14.295 billion bushels, year-end stocks of 2.426 billion bushels and a season average price of $3.55 per bushel.

Looking ahead, Hubbs urged farmers to pay atten-

tion to the events around Jan. 10.

“We’ve got a corn stocks report, we’ve got the production report on Jan. 10, and supposedly the Chinese are going to be signing some kind of trade deal around that time.

There’s a lot of information that’s going to set the tone for 2020 prices,” he said.

“I haven’t heard a peep

out of the Chinese, and this deal feels as fragile as a baby deer on an icy road.

If we get a big rally coming out of January with a trade deal, if you haven’t already priced corn, I think you’re going to have the opportunity to sell old crop corn at a pretty decent price this year if all these things come into play. Try to put a floor under both corn and soybeans for that 2020

crop.

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

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

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USDA forecasts higher global stocks

By Tom C. Doran

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture left U.S. supply and demand estimates unchanged, but there were moves on the global balance sheet in the Dec. 10 report.

Here are highlights of the corn, soybean and wheat portions of the world supply and demand estimates.

duced 55.3 million metric tons in 2018-2019. The 2019-2020 production is projected at 53 million. n Global 2019-2020 soybean exports were reduced 0.6 million tons to 149 million on a lower forecast for Argentina.

Soybean imports were lowered for Vietnam, offset by higher soybean meal imports. n Global soybean stocks are forecast higher this month on increases for China and Brazil.

Soybeans: USDA lowered the season-average forecast price by 15 cents from last month to $8.85 per bushel. Why? n The U.S. soybean supply and use projections for 2019-2020 are unchanged from last month with an anticipated ending balance of 475 million bushels. n Global 2019-2020 oilseed production is forecast up 3.3 million tons to 574.6 million, with greater soybean, sunflower seed and peanut production partly offset with lower rapeseed and cottonseed forecasts. n China’s soybean production is projected up 1 million tons to 18.1 million reflecting higher area and yield reported by the National Bureau of Statistics. n Brazil’s 2018-2019 production was 117 million metric tons and is estimated at 123 million in 2019-2020. Argentina pro-

Corn: The projected season-average farm price was unchanged from last month at $3.85 per bushel. Why? n This month’s 2019-2020 U.S. corn supply and use outlook was unchanged from last month’s report with a year-end balance of 1.91 billion bushels compared to 2.114 billion estimated for the previous year. n Global coarse grain production for 2019-2020 is forecast 6.8 million tons higher to nearly 1.402 billion. The 2019-2020 foreign coarse grain outlook is for larger production, increased consumption and higher stocks relative to last month. n China’s corn production was raised by 6.77 million metric tons reflecting increases to both area and yield, based on the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics.

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Supply and demand Corn (2019-2020 marketing year): Total corn supply: 15.825 billion bushels Exports: 1.85 billion bushels Feed, residual use: 5.275 billion bushels Food, seed, industrial use: 6.79 billion bushels Ethanol and byproducts: 5.375 billion bushels Ending U.S. corn stocks: 1.91 billion bushels

Soybeans (2019-2020 marketing year): Total soybean supply: 4.483 billion bushels Seed, residual: 128 million bushels Exports: 1.775 billion bushels Crush: 2.105 billion bushels Ending U.S. soybean stocks: 475 million bushels

n Canada’s corn production was lowered from 14 million metric tons projected last month to 13.4 million, as an increase in harvested area is more than offset by a reduction in yield.

n Corn exports were reduced for Canada, Laos and Mexico. n Global corn stocks, at 300.6 million tons, are up 4.6 million from last month.

Wheat: The season-average farm price was reduced by a nickel from last month to $4.55 per bushel.

Why? n 2019-2020 U.S. ending stocks were cut by 40 million bushels to 974 million, the lowest in five years. n Despite the tightening stocks, the season-average price was lowered based on USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service prices to date and expectations of cash and futures prices for the remainder of the marketing year. n U.S. wheat imports were lowered by 15 million bushels to 106 million on a slower than expected pace to date. Hard red spring imports were reduced by 5 million bushels and durum by 10 million. If realized, these would be the lowest imports in nine years. n U.S. wheat exports were increased by 25 million bushels to 975 million on a strong pace to date, more competitive prices and reduced supplies from several major competitors. Hard red winter and durum exports were increased by 10 million bushels, and hard red spring

was raised by 5 million. n The Argentina and Australia wheat crops were cut by 1 million tons and 1.1 million tons, respectively, both on continued drought conditions. The Argentina crop is now pegged at 19 million tons and Australia’s crop is estimated to be 16.1 million tons. This is Australia’s smallest crop since 2007-2008. n Canada’s wheat crop was lowered by 0.7 million tons to 32.4 million on updated government data. n Partly offsetting lower production in Argentina, Australia and Canada is a 1.6-million-ton production increase for China to 133.6 million on updated National Bureau of Statistics data. The European Union and Russia crops were each raised 0.5 million tons reflecting updated harvest data. n With global use down 1.4 million tons, world ending stocks were raised 1.2 million tons to a record 289.5 million tons. China’s 2019-2020 ending wheat stocks were increased by 1.8 million tons to 147.5 million and account for 51% of the global total.

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MFP payments, weather, add challenges for broker

By Jeannine Otto

up with something on paper.

“Some of the younger farmers do take advice from the older PEORIA, Ill. — Nick Aupperle farmers who say this is how I’ve is not a big fan of welding, at done it for 40 years, we’re not least not when it comes to weld- doing anything different. Then ing bin doors shut. you have some of the younger And, at least, not this year. farmers who take over and say I “On a normal year, yeah, you want to go a different route.” can get away with it a little bit.

In a year like this, you have to How has the growth of the South be careful,” Aupperle said.

American crop changed trading?

He is a commodity broker “With South America being with the Normal-based Bates as big as they are now, it’s a Commodities, which provides year-round global market. You commodity brokerage services used to be able to say you sell throughout the Midwest. the first couple weeks of June, Aupperle’s objection to the you sell a little bit in July, you “store and ignore” philosophy sell a little bit in January and this year stems from just the kind you were typically going to end of year that 2019 has been for the up at the top.

U.S. corn and soybean crop.

“With South America, you “A lot of wet corn came out have two separate growing seaof the field. A lot of wet corn sons that are just as important didn’t get dried because people so that makes it a little tougher couldn’t get gas, and there was from that standpoint. South a lot of wet corn that got put America is just as big as we are into bins. Store and keep your and our January is their July, eye on it tight this year is what so there’s a lot going on down I would say because wet corn there to keep an eye on, as far doesn’t store very well,” he said. as where they are at weathAupperle was talking to and er-wise and as far as where they hearing from farmers at the are at crop-wise.”

2019 Peoria Farm Show and answering questions about grain Do the Market Facilitation Program marketing. payments affect trading or marAgriNews sat down with keting?

Nick to get his answers to our “They do. This year is different grain trading questions. because of the Trump payments, the market facilitation payments What advice are you giving your coming in. Those aren’t tax decustomers right now? ferrable. The second round of “We haven’t really been adthose payments hit recently so vising them to sell a whole lot. that is doing to this year’s taxes.

The cash basis was so strong “Farmers aren’t sure what they this fall that we told a lot of our are going to do because they don’t people if you needed cash flow, want to write a check for taxes if you didn’t have the storage, at the end of the year. When you if you needed the money in get an insurance payment, you your pocket, go ahead and sell can roll that out to the next year, because the basis was such that whereas these MFP payments, the board, being where it was, you are kind of stuck with it.” not necessarily at a high point, the basis was making up for it a As far as the farmer end of marketlittle bit on the cash side. ing, what’s happening as the year “We were advising doing wraps up? some of that and if you were “Farmers will kind of even up in a situation where you didn’t positions and close out of stuff want to give up ownership of for their own tax purposes, to those bushels, re-own them on get their numbers straight. As far paper through the board, either as farmer selling goes, you get with futures contracts or opthrough the end of the year and tions or a combination of both.” into the new year, in January, they are finally done with 2019 Do you find that more farmers are and looking at 2020 so you can interested in setting up a marketget some stuff going there. ing plan with a broker versus doing “You get delayed pricing conit themselves? tracts that come up in January.

“The technology and the You get farmers who have paid environment has been a doustorage through December and ble-edged sword for us. It’s great have another round of storfrom our standpoint because age to make a decision on in we have the ability to do so January. You typically will see much more than we did before. some cash movement start to Everything is at our fingertips open up the first of the year.” and you can get information from everywhere.

How could a third MFP payment “On the other side, there are impact marketing plans going into trading programs out there so 2020? farmers can go online and do “With the prospect of that the trading themselves. You can third Trump payment coming trade the same things we do for in January, if that’s the case, I a fraction of the cost, but you expect you won’t see as much don’t have the advisory side.” selling as normal because farmers who need cash flow will get Does age or generation play a role in that money coming in from anwho uses a commodity brokerage? other source. So, they will shut “As the older generation of the bin doors and wait for the farmers cycles out, they didn’t board to rally late this spring have as much stuff as we do and go from there.” these days on trading so you get the younger generation in there, Jeannine Otto can be reached these farmers who are taking at 815-223-2558, ext. 211, or over grew up with this kind of jotto@agrinews-pubs.com. stuff. They are more apt to sit Follow her on Twitter at: down with someone and come @AgNews_Otto.

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Funding resources available for assistive farm technology

By Erica Quinlan

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

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

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

“Our mission is to help individuals with disabilities acquire the assistive technology they want or need,” she said. “We help people of all ages, all income levels, and all disabilities

and health conditions.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Learn more about AgrAbility at www.agrability.org.

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

Follow her on Twitter at: @ AgNews_Quinlan.

Free enrollment in Indiana AgVets Certification and Internship Program WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Applications are now being accepted for the Indiana AgVets Certification and Internship Program. The agricultural career training opportunity is designed for U.S. military veterans and current National Guard or Reserve members in Indiana and the surrounding states.

There is no charge to participate in the program, and support for veterans with disabilities or other challenges often faced by military veterans is available.

Participants receive training tailored to their interests and career aspirations in production agriculture or agribusiness.

An eight-week paid internship, included in the program, takes place at a partnering farm or

agribusiness.

“Veterans are a largely untapped source of talent in the agriculture industry,” said Ed Sheldon, veteran job coaching and engagement coordinator.

“We are not necessarily looking for people who have farming experience or who could see themselves as farmers.

We’re looking at agriculture as a whole. That could include everything from production agriculture, to service-related industries, natural resources, green industries and more. We are happy to bring everyone in.

“Agriculture can be very attractive to veterans. It offers both economic and therapeutic benefits. Agriculture is a great way to reconnect with the world and has proven effective

for many. We hope this project is able to expand on that concept.”

The Indiana AgVets Certification and Internship Program is a project of Hoosier Uplands Economic Development Corp., in cooperation with the AgrAbility Project at Purdue University.

The program is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture Grant Number 2019-77028-29971.

For more information — or to sign up — contact Ed Sheldon at 765-720-0229, or ejsheldo@purdue.edu; Linda Tarr, Hoosier Uplands AgrAbility coordinator, at 812-849-4447, or ltarr@ hoosieruplands.org; or visit https://indianaagvets.info.

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FAMILY FROM PAGE ONE

“Small farms represent 90% of all farms, 48% of acres operated and 21% of production where as large-scale family farms represent 2.7% of farms, but account for the largest share of production at 45.4% on 19.5% total acres operated.”

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

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

Many family households combine farm and off-farm income.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Federal crop insurance insures farmers from yield or revenue losses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

ERS Farm Typology

n Small Family Farms — gross cash

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

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Test all silages from 2019 season Mycotoxins can impact reproductive performance of cattle

By Martha Blum

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L E X I NG T ON , Ky. — Livestock producers should test their corn silage this year.

“You need to know what toxins are there before you feed it to cows, so you can formulate the correct program to minimize the risk,” said Max Hawkins, nutritionist with Alltech Mycotoxin Management team during a webinar.

“This crop was late getting started. It was wet, cold and delayed or prevented planting,” Hawkins said. “We’ve got a corn crop that’s been subjected to late maturity and excess moisture from 50% to 100% above normal.”

From 208 samples, Hawkins said, tests have reported seven mycotoxins per sample.

“We know multiple mycotoxins can be more of a higher risk than individual mycotoxins,” he said. “With individual mycotoxins, feed intake and weight were reduced by 14% and 17%, respectively, and with multiple mycotoxins, those numbers increased to 42% and 45%.”

At Alltech, Hawkins said, tests have shown emerging mycotoxins in over 94% of the samples.

“We’ve begun to analyze these because we know they have an

impact on performance, gut health, rumen function and immune response,” he said. “We’re tracking these to get an idea of how they will impact livestock health and performance.”

Zearalenone is more present in the 2019 samples than what has occurred over the past few years.

“We need to keep our eye on it because it’s one of the major mycotoxins that impacts reproduction,” Hawkins said.

“Corn silage samples are running over 50% high risk to dairy cows, over 85% high risk to calves and about 50% high risk to beef cattle,” he said. “Feeding this to developing heifers can be a risk situation to their development and successful lifetime performance.”

Silage with mycotoxins is not a big risk for feedlot cattle, but it can be a huge risk for brood cows, Hawkins said.

“Corn silage may represent up to 100% of what the cows eat during the supplemental feeding time through the winter,” he said.

In a typical year, mycotoxin risks for corn silage can be reduced by inclusion to 40% to 50%.

“But this year due to winter kill on alfalfa and a poor year for making hay and baleage, corn silage my represent up-

wards of 80% to 85% of a TMR,” Hawkins said.

“If we’re already at high risk with 50% inclusion, we’re nearly doubling that when we increase corn silage inclusion up to 80% to 85%,” he said. “When we’re feeding it at a higher rate. We’re not letting the formulation help us reduce the risk.”

Over the past five years, Hawkins said, the trend is up in average for DON mycotoxin in U.S. corn silage.

“I expect as we progress into January, February and early March that will surpass the trend line,” he said.

Two or three years ago, zearalenone was not found very often in silage samples.

“For the past two years, we are seeing it more often and at much higher levels, compared to the five-year averages,” Hawkins said. “We need to keep an eye on it because it can really impact heifer reproduction and mammary development and in cows it can mess with being able to identify cows in heat, conception rates and it takes a lot of zearalenone to make a cow abort, but it can happen.”

There can be a lot of difference in risk of mycotoxins from one side of a field to the other and from one end to the other.

“If your neighbor tells you he’s at low risk, that doesn’t mean

anything to you,” Hawkins said.

“There can be huge differences in microclimates close together so everybody needs to test their own corn silage.”

Dairymen should also keep in mind the healthiness of their cows.

“Healthy cows can handle mycotoxin challenges better than cows with a lower health status,” Hawkins said. “We want to make sure cows maintain the health status to help offset some of the huge health costs that can be way more impactful than loosing one to two pounds of milk.”

Hawkins said he encourages dairymen to monitor their cows and monitor feed ingredients.

“The trend has been to put up silage too dry and corn too wet,” he said.

“We want to retest TMRs to see if the program we put together early in the year is still on track,” he said. “There’s going to be good corn silage and bad corn silage, so everybody needs to identify their own risk.”

For more information on mycotoxin management, visit knowmycotoxins.com.

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

FACTORS FROM PAGE ONE

Crop diagnostics are most successful when you get out there early, when the evidence and signs are still there. n Make sound agronomic decisions based on facts and data, not simply on logic.

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

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

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

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

It takes time and is often difficult.

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

Succes sf u l ly ident i f y i ng yield-limiting factors involves walking fields, scouting for problems and taking extensive notes throughout the entire growing season.

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

Yield maps can be road maps to problem areas in a field.

Aerial images can also point to problem areas.

Nielsen also encouraged farmers to improve soil drain-

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Guests network at the Indiana Certified Crop Adviser Conference, which was held Dec. 17-18. age where needed and feasible.

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

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

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

“Do not underestimate the importance of this seemingly

simple decision,” Nielsen said.

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

“Pay attention to hybrid characteristics that relate to stress tolerance. Look for hybrids that consistently yield well across a wide variety of growing conditions.”

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

“We all need to sharpen our focus on the agronomic fundamentals of growing corn,”

Nielsen said. “There are no silver bullets or one-size-fits-all solutions to improving corn yields.

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

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

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

Follow her on Twitter at: @AgNews_Quinlan.

Connecting big data and food safety WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University is hosting the Big Data, Safe Food Conference on May 11-12. The first of its kind, the two-day conference will explore the intersection of big data and food safety through conversations with experts from industry, government and academia.

Ariana Torres, assistant professor in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture and Agricultural Economics and one of the conference organizers, expressed her excitement about the groundbreaking conference.

“The main question the conference will focus on is how can academia, industry and government entities collaborate to address and prevent foodborne diseases using data collected from farm to fork. Food has a long and complex supply chain and we need to discuss how big data can influence food safety along with who manages and shares these data points,” Torres said.

On the first day, speakers will address questions about big data and how big data can influence food safety.

Andrew Kennedy of the Office of Food Policy and Response at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, will deliver a keynote speech.

Sessions will focus on foodborne pathogen contamination, data science applications specific to the food industry, traceability of food products and translation of big data to consumer impacts. The day will conclude with a student poster session.

Dennis Buckmaster, professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering and Dean’s Fellow for Digital Agriculture, looks forward to seeing some convergence of expertise and technologies.

“Improved data flow, coupled with data analytics and artificial intelligence, has tremendous potential to improve food safety. We hope this con-

ference helps attendees identify technologies and approaches in sensing and control that could nicely complement blockchain and traceability for both marketing and safety,” Buckmaster said.

The second day will feature opportunities for networking and grant proposal discussions.

The goal is to draft a plan of action by the end of the conference that will combine scholarship, research and possible industry opportunities in the areas of food safety and big data. More information regarding the conference can be found at https:// ag.purdue.edu/big-data-foodsafety-2020/.

Conference speakers include: n William Hallman, Department of Human Ecology, Rutgers University. n Trevor Suslow, Produce Marketing Association, University of California, Davis. n Greg Siragusa, senior principal scientist, Eurofins Microbiology Laboratories. n Tejas Bhatt, Senior Director

of Food Safety Innovation, Walmart. n Mitzi Baum, CEO, Stop Foodborne Illness. n Other experts from several universities and firms will cover engineering, food science, animal science, public health and economics.

“Big data concept has been used in improving food quality and developing new food products. We want to explore more ways to utilize data science tools to protect consumers from foodborne illness, for example, using crowdsourcing data to build rapid-response monitoring programs for sporadic outbreaks,” said Yaohua Feng, assistant professor of consumer food safety in the Department of Food Science.

Sponsorship opportunities are available at https://ag.purdue. edu/big-data-food-safety-2020/ sponsors/. Registration for the conference opens in February 2020. Abstract submissions are currently being accepted at the conference website.

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Biochar boosts carbon levels in soils

By Harwood D. Schaffer and Daryll E. Ray The extremes in weather we have seen in the last decade, including the widespread flooding of U.S. agricultural fields this past spring, have triggered us to wonder what agriculture might look like in 20 or 30 years.

Will we see a significant change in the agricultural production model?

In some ways, the answer is clear. There will be significant changes over the next 30 years.

The only question is the nature of those changes.

If present trends continue, the future will bring increasing concentration within the input sector with even fewer companies controlling the production and marketing of the farm chemicals and seeds that farmers must purchase.

Likewise, when farmers market their production, they will face fewer buyers. Even if farm size increases significantly, it will be difficult for even the largest of farmers to wrest more than a marginal increase over the prices received by average sized farmers.

But there is also another trendline that has been developing over the last 15 or 20 years driven by increasingly demanding consumers who are looking for food that meets their quality, environmental and ethical production standards.

More people than ever want organic and minimally processed foods.

In addition, grass-fed and free-range meats and eggs are becoming increasingly popular. These consumers want to know more about the producers of their food and the production methods used by those farmers.

Along this line, we see an increasing number of farmers who are concerned about the impact of their activity on both their farm ground and the environment.

They are concerned about global warming and understand that changes in their production practices will allow them to both reduce their CO2 contribution to the atmosphere and increase the level of carbon sequestered in their soils.

In our recent climate-smart agricultural practices column, we wrote about farmers who were in a financial squeeze using conventional agricultural practices and began implementing soil-building practices like the use of cover crops and expanded crop rotations.

We have been reading about resilient agricultural practices and one in particular that has received little attention to date is the use of biochar to increase the carbon levels in the soil.

While the use of conservation tillage and cover crops contribute to increasing soil carbon levels in the medium-run, eventually these contributions are balanced out by soil respiration. In addition, the soil-carbon seques-

tered in these soils can quickly be lost by a return to conventional tillage practices.

By way of contrast, biochar remains locked in the soil for periods of time that are estimated from centuries to millennia.

The Amazon River Valley is home to carbon rich terra preta de indio, or black, soils that are up to nearly 7 feet in depth and

as much as 2000 years old.

When we were younger, it was thought that tropical soils are so warm and receive so much rain that they are not able to maintain enough fertility for sustained agricultural production, but the discovery of the terra preta soils in the late 20th century puts lie to that belief.

The biochar particles in

these anthropogenic, or human created, soils hold on to nutrients that are essential for plant production, allowing for sustained agricultural production even in tropical climates.

It is estimated that these soils sustained a population upward of 1 million people before the arrival of Europeans with diseases like small pox.

The resident popula-

tion had no resistance to these diseases and the area suffered a population collapse, allowing for the regrowth of the Amazon rainforest that many of us read about in our grade school days.

In the 2006 translation from French of Mazoyer and Roudart’s “A History of World Agriculture,” no mention was made of these soils or their pro-

ductivity.

Instead, they wrote, “whether it be on the desert coast (of Peru), in the Andes, or in the Amazon, it is uncommon to find any area that combines all the conditions of temperature, water supply and slope that would allow cultivation.” © 2019 Agricultural Policy Analysis Center.

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Purdue appoints new department head of agricultural andsoybean biological engineering Trade, production uncertainty weighs on market

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

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

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

“I think you might see a lot of soybean buying back-loaded into the 20202021 marketing year.”

BEST-CASE SCENARIO Hubbs said the bestcase scenario if a deal with China is finalized is exports increase 100 million to 150 million bushels from what USDA is currently projecting “because we’re going to lose other markets that we picked up as Brazil sent a lot to other places. But for the next marketing year, if the deal holds through that whole period, we’re back to normal.”

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

“I think China is wildly optimistic on how quickly they can rebuild the herd.

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

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

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

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

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

Hubbs projects ending stocks of 383 million bushels on less production, stable crush and 5 million less exports than USDA anticipates. His season average farm price for soybeans during the current marketing year is $8.90 per bushel.

“I think USDA’s use numbers are really close.

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

Hubbs also gave a long-range forecast for the 2020-2021 marketing year where he anticipates planted soybean acres to reach 85.4 million acres, 1.4 million higher than USDA’s baseline forecast for that year. He has yields at 50.3 bushels per acre, 0.2 bushels less than USDA. On the 2020-2021 consumption side, Hubbs projects crush at 2.115 billion bushels (USDA’s is 2.135 billion), exports of 1.8 billion bushels (USDA used 1.895 billion) and seed and residual slightly higher than USDA. The USDA has 2020-

U.S. soybean ending stocks continued a five-year pattern of growth 2021 baseline forecast ending stocks of 533 million bushels and a season average farm price of $8.85 per bushel, compared to Hubbs’ 609 million bushels of ending stocks and a average price of $8.50 per bushel.

ACREAGE “My model has 85.4 million planted soybean acres, but if the prices start to turn and we’re starting to see the carry build out through the 2020-2021 marketing year we may plant more than

that,” Hubbs said.

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

“I want the trade deal to happen. I don’t want the presidential election year politics to impinge on the issue. Right now, there’s just too much uncertainty and not enough information on that trade deal.”

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

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Huntington University plans animal center

By Erica Quinlan

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HUNTINGTON, Ind. — Plans are being finalized for a new addition to Huntington University’s agriculture program — the Don Strauss Animal Science Education Center.

The nearly 10,000-square-foot structure will house a large flexible pen space and an on-site classroom. It will act as a living learning space for students interested in animal science.

The adaptable space will be equipped to host a variety of livestock.

“The center will provide an outstanding opportunity for our students to expand their knowledge of animals as it relates to their key role in the agricultural sector,” said Nate Perry, coordinator of ag operations and external relations at Huntington.

“We are confident the observations done by our students alongside our fac-

ulty will be very rewarding to those majoring in agriculture.”

The building is named in honor of the late Don Strauss, founder of Strauss Veal Feeds and Midwest Poultry Services.

Strauss was an entrepreneur who had an eye for innovation.

His family business started as a grain mill and retail store, and grew to include feed production, contract flock management, brokerage accounts and more.

These opportunities became the building blocks that led to the formation of Midwest Poultry Services.

In 1975, Strauss’s entrepreneurial spirit called him into another business: Strauss Veal Feeds.

The company sells a liquid feed for veal calves raised in the Midwest.

In addition, they manufacture powdered milk replacer for dairy calves that is distributed nationwide.

“The lead gift from Strauss Veal Feeds and Midwest Poultry Services was exactly what we needed to move this dream closer to a reality,” said Sherilyn Emberton, president of Huntington University.

“We still eagerly anticipate for ming additional par tnerships to make the Animal Science Education Center everything it can be for our PROVIDED PHOTO/HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY students.

A rendering shows what the Don Strauss Animal Science Education Center at Huntington Univer“This opportunity builds sity will look like. on our early program success, and doubles down on our efforts to provide a quality experiential animal science curriculum.”

Learn more about the Huntington University Agriculture Program at www.huntington.edu/agriculture.

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

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Sweet potatoes aren’t yams Pass the sweet potatoes. Or, is it pass the yams? We often use these names interchangeably, but in reality, they Kenneth are two very different Johnson plants. So, what is the University difference beof Illinois tween sweet Extension potatoes and yams?

True yams are monocots, like grasses and lilies, in the family Dioscoreaceae that are native to Africa and Asia. Sweet potatoes are dicots that are native to Central and South America and are part of the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae.

Additionally, sweet potatoes are not related to potatoes — also called Irish or white potatoes — either, which belong to the nightshade family, Solanaceae, along with tomatoes, peppers and eggplants.

Yams belong to the genus Dioscorea, which contains over 600 species of plants, most of which are tropical. Several different species of yams are cultivated, with the most commonly grown being white yam, Dioscorea rotundata, from Africa and water yam, Dioscorea alata, from Asia.

A majority of yam production takes place in Africa — 95% of global production — with Nigeria being the largest producer. Yams that are available in the United States are typically grown in Caribbean countries.

Yams grow as a vine and

Yams that are available in the United States are typically grown in Caribbean countries. produce an underground tuber, which vaguely resembles sweet potatoes, that are long cylindrical. Yams can range in size from the size of a potato to extremely large, up to 5 feet long and weighing over 100 pounds.

Their flesh can be white to bright yellow to purple or pink, and the tuber is covered in a tough, scaly skin that is difficult to remove.

They are often boiled and mashed as well as fried, roasted, or baked, like baked potatoes.

Yams are starchier and drier when compared to the sweet potato varieties most commonly grown in the United States.

Sweet potatoes, Ipomoea batatas, produce storage roots that have smooth thin skin that can range in color from white to yellow, red, purple, or brown.

These roots are short and blocky and have tapered ends.

The flesh also ranges in color from white to yellow, orange, or orange-red.

Sweet potato varieties are classified as either “firm” or “soft.” When cooked, firm sweet potatoes remain firm and are dry and crumbly — like a “regular” potato — while soft varieties become soft, moist, and sweet.

Soft types typically have dark orange skin and orange flesh. In the United States, these are the sweet potatoes we usually refer to as yams — they are also the most commonly grown sweet potatoes.

So, why do we sometimes call sweet potatoes yams?

According to the Library of Congress, the confusion between yams and sweet potatoes began when soft varieties of sweet potato were introduced to the United States: “In the United States, firm varieties of sweet potatoes were produced before soft varieties. When soft varieties were first grown commercially, there was a need to differentiate between the two. African slaves had already been calling the ‘soft’ sweet potatoes ‘yams’ because they resembled the yams in Africa. Thus, ‘soft’ sweet potatoes were referred to as ‘yams’ to distinguish them from the ‘firm’ varieties.”

Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture requires that when the term “yam” is used to describe sweet potatoes, it must also be labeled as a “sweet potato.” Unless you specifically search for yams, which can often be found at ethnic markets, you are probably eating sweet potatoes.

Kenneth Johnson is a University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator.

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TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH

The protein content in peanut butter is a source of tryptophan, which increases serotonin levels to help one relax.

If you’ve resolved to eat healthier, try this recipe for breakfast muffins.

New Year’s resolution has a healthy solution

By Angela Shelf Medearis

reward in mind for establishing your goal. Knowing there is a reward in sight can get you through rough times.

Think about how it will be when you establish your goal.

If it’s walking 30 minutes per day, think about how much more energy you’ll have and how much better you’ll feel consistently because you have been active.

There are very few people who can say making these types of changes is easy.

One very important thing to remember is that if the day comes when you have been unable to sustain your new habit, don’t count it as a failure. Just know some days are better than others and vow to re-establish your desired habit.

If you’ve resolved to eat healthier, starting with breakfast, try this recipe for breakfast muffins, and have a happy and healthy 2020.

n Decrease fat to no more than 30% of your total caloIt’s that time of year when ries, around 67 milligrams. we think about changes we n Drink 6 to 8 cups of water want to make in our lives. For per day. many people, those resolutions n Eliminate or decrease soda. include a vow to eat healthy, New Year’s resolutions exercise and lose weight. can be beneficial because the Before you start thinking name itself sets a date for you about how to make your to make a change. It’s good change and assure it happens, to have a date in mind for you have to figure out what changing a habit because that changes you want to make. Be commitment helps you follow realistic. through.

People who set a specific It takes at least 21 days to goal, such as I will walk 30 change a habit. Some things minutes most days, have a that will help you stay on target much better chance at being with making positive changes successful than people who include writing down your goal set a more general goal, such and listing reasons why you as I’m going to get in shape. want to meet that goal.

People who make one or two Encouragement from othchanges at a time also are ers also helps us to reach our more likely to be successful goals. Tell relatives and close than those who try to change friends about your goals so everything all at once. they can offer encouragement.

Here are some suggestions It may take as little as 21 for habits that can make a pos- days to establish a new habit, itive impact on your health: but it can take much longer to n Eat breakfast. assure that you will sustain n Drink three cups of low-fat it. Prepare yourself now for or fat-free milk every day. that time in late January or n Decrease sodium to no mid-February when your motimore than 2,400 milligrams vation wanes. per day.

When that happens, have a

Angela Shelf Medearis is an award-winning children’s author, culinary historian and the author of seven cookbooks. © 2019 King Features Synd., Inc.

Quick and Easy Egg Muffins Servings: 6 INGREDIENTS 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/4 cup onion, finely diced 2 cups fresh spinach 2 tablespoons poultry seasoning 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon black pepper 1 garlic clove, minced 6 eggs 1 tablespoon mild or medium salsa 3/4 cup reduced fat cheddar or pepper jack cheese (or a

combination of both), shredded 3 slices turkey bacon, cooked and chopped PROCEDURE Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a sauté pan, heat olive oil. Add onion and cook for about 2 minutes. Add spinach, 1 tablespoon of the poultry seasoning, and the salt and pepper, and cook until wilted, about 2 to 3 more minutes. Add the minced garlic and cook for 30 seconds.

Remove from the heat.

In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, remaining poultry seasoning, salsa and cheese. Add the spinach

mixture and the bacon, and stir until well-combined.

Either use a silicone muffin pan or spray a muffin tin with non-stick spray. Evenly distribute the egg mixture about 3/4 of the way in each muffin cup. If using a 12-cup muffin tin, fill the empty areas about 1/4 of the way with water.

Bake for about 20 minutes or until the muffins have turned a light golden brown around the edges.

Store leftover muffins in the refrigerator in an airtight container.

To reheat, place in the microwave for about 20 seconds.

CHOW LINE

All-day cooking without looking I put a roast on to cook in my slow cooker and went to work.

When I got home, I realized that the power had gone out at my house at some point during the day. I checked my slow cooker and the power was off, but my roast looked like it cooked fully.

Can I still eat the roast?

Great question! However, I’m sorry to say that unless you are able to tell how long the roast was in the slow cooker without adequate heat, it’s best that you toss it out, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service.

Generally speaking, perishable foods that have been at temperatures of 40 degrees or higher for two hours or more will need to be discarded to avoid the development of harmful bacteria that could cause a foodborne illness.

This is because food that isn’t maintained at proper temperatures can enter the “danger zone,” a range of temperatures between 40 and 140 degrees at which bacteria grows most rapidly.

As the name indicates, a slow cooker cook foods slowly at a low temperature — generally between 170 and 280 degrees. It works by using the direct heat from the pot and the steam created from tightly

covering the pot over a period of time to destroy bacteria, making the slow cooker a safe process for cooking foods, according to the USDA. “While food is cooking and once it’s done, food will stay safe as long as the cooker is operating,” the USDA says.

But, if the power to the slow cooker goes out and you aren’t there to know how long the cooker was without power, how long the food had cooked before the power went out, or how long the food might have sat in the danger zone, bacteria could have begun to develop on the food. So, in your case, even if the roast looks done, the USDA says it shouldn’t be eaten.

The USDA also advises the following when using a slow cooker: n Always thaw meat or poultry before putting it into a slow cooker. n Keep perishable foods refrigerated until preparation time.

If you cut up meat and vegetables in advance, store them separately in the refrigerator.

The slow cooker might take several hours to reach a safe, bacteria-killing temperature.

Constant refrigeration assures that bacteria, which multiply rapidly at room temperature, won’t get a “head start” during the first few hours of cooking.

n If possible, turn the cooker on the highest setting for the first hour of cooking time and then to low or the setting called for in your recipe.

However, it’s safe to cook foods on low the entire time, if preparation time is limited.

Lastly, while it’s OK to use a slow cooker to keep foods warm, it’s not recommended that you reheat leftovers in a crock pot. This is because it takes too long for the leftovers to reheat to a safe temperature, creating a perfect space for harmful bacteria to form.

As such, the USDA says it’s best to reheat food on a stove, in a microwave, or in a conventional oven until the food reaches a temperature of 165 degrees. At that point, you can then place the food in the slow cooker to keep it hot, at 140 degrees or higher.

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Peanut butter cured her insomnia

By Dr. Keith Roach

Several years ago, I attended a presentation about insomnia. A registered nurse discussed how, in her career as a nursing home nurse, she had many residents with insomnia. She stated that she had amazing success with these residents. The snack they gave them was crackers and cheese or peanut butter crackers. I was skeptical at first, then one night at 2 a.m., on my fourth night of insomnia, I tried eating 2 teaspoons of peanut butter. Bingo! I slept. Whenever my insomnia occurs, I eat 2 teaspoons of peanut butter, and in less than 15 minutes I’m sleeping. I use a nothing-fancy store brand of peanut butter. Please pass this information on to other readers with an explanation.

I appreciate your writing to give another option for this common problem. One reason that some people think this may work is that the protein content in peanut butter is a source of tryptophan, which increases serotonin levels to help one relax.

I also have read that this effect is so small as to be clinically meaningless, and that any sleep effect is due to placebo. I suspect the truth is a combination.

Two tablespoons of peanut butter is almost 200 calories, so this is not a good choice for someone struggling with too much weight. I’m also not one for “fancy,” but be sure to choose a peanut butter with no trans fats and no added sugars.

I recently recovered from sigmoid colectomy surgery, and I would hate to repeat this, given that I am 75 years old. What are the possibilities of recurrence of diverticulitis for which the surgery was performed? It’s nothing I’d care to undergo again if it can be avoided!

Surgery for diverticulitis is generally reserved for people with multiple recurrences.

The sigmoid colon tends to be the portion of the colon with the most diverticula — small pouches in the wall of the colon that may get inflamed or bleed.

Surgery usually is curative, with only 15% of people developing new diverticula and only 2% to 11% needing further surgery.

It’s not proven, but most authorities believe that reducing pressure in the colon with a high-fiber diet reduces risk of developing diverticula, either recurrent after surgery or in the first place.

I have heard of people whose hair turned white overnight due to some traumatic event. Is there any truth to that?

The sudden change of hair color is called canities subita.

There was a review of literature published in 2013 with 44 well-documented cases of sudden color change, 21 of which were associated with an episode of emotional stress.

Think Sir Thomas More or Marie Antoinette before their respective executions. However, while true, rapid, color change is certainly documented, it is exceedingly rare.

What probably is more common is the sudden loss of pigmented hair in someone who already has some gray hair.

Sudden loss of pigmented hair, in a condition called alopecia areata diffusa, can lead to an apparent color change. Hair lost during chemotherapy or radiation sometimes can come back with a different color or texture.

Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@ med.cornell.edu. © 2019 North America Synd., Inc.

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Lifestyle ANTIQUES & COLLECTING

Vintage toys on the move

DONNA’S DAY: CREATIVE FAMILY FUN

By Terry and Kim Kovel

Children have always liked toys that can move and make noise and look like something from the adult world. Victor Bonnet was a French toymaker working after 1919 who specialized in tin and later steel, toy trucks, motorcycles, carts, buggies, as well as clowns, birds, women doing housework and musicians playing instruments.

His toys were often copied, but can be dated by the mark, his company name. The company started as F. Martin in 1878 and changed its name three times until it was called Victor Bonnet from 1919 to 1937, when the firm closed.

A recent auction sold an 8 1/2-inch tin boy-on-a-scooter toy. It was key-wound so it could “scoot” or roll across the floor. It was made in the 1920s and sold for $1,560.

Reverse-painted shade lamps sell for thousands of dollars The first Tiffany lamps with dome-shaped stained-glass shades were made in 1895.

They became very popular and very expensive. Other lamp and glass companies adapted the idea and made less expensive reverse-painted glass shades, colored glass and metal-trimmed shades and copies of the originals.

None are as expensive as the originals today, but some are considered important and sell for thousands of dollars.

Philip Julius Handel made lamps in Meriden, Connecticut, from 1893 to 1933, and his reverse-painted shade lamps are now selling for up to $8,000. Almost all of his lamps are signed on the inside of the shade and on the metal lamp base. Price is determined by the design on the shade and the shape of the bronze base.

A recent Morphy Auctions of Pennsylvania sold a signed Handel “Elephantine Island” table lamp with a bronze base held by three winged griffins.

The shade is a painting of the ancient Egyptian ruins on Elephantine, a small island on the Nile. The lamp sold for $5,248.

The young boy on a scooter toy is made of metal, but he is dressed in a cloth suit. It was made by Victor Bonnet soon after World War I. Price, $1,560. emergency cleaner, but a commercial metal polish probably will do a better, faster job.

There is some risk to using unlined copper pans. Bits of the copper may leach into the heated food.

“Long term exposure” is listed as a danger to your health, but limited use of unlined copper pans is OK. Lined pans, the tin-lined antiques and the newer copper clad steel pans sold today, are safe.

But it is not safe to store any food in unlined copper containers.

My wife was a collector of mustache cups and she accumulated about 50 of them before she died.

I’m not sure what to do with them and would like to know if they have any value.

Mustache cups were popular from 1850 to 1900 when large, flowing mustaches were popular. A mustache cup had a ledge of china or silver that kept the hair out of the liquid in the cup and kept the mustache wax from melting.

Mustache cups have sold at auctions in the past year for about $30 to over $100. Lefthanded mustache cups are rare and have sold for over $400, but have been reproduced.

You can consign your collection to an auction house or contact an antiques store in your area to see what they will offer you for them.

I’d like some information about the maker of a bronze statue of a fox marked “Chemin.” The letter “N” is backward. Does this increase the value?

Your bronze fox was made

by French sculptor Joseph Victor Chemin (1825-1901).

He was known for his animal sculptures. The backward “N” is part of his mark. It isn’t a mistake and does not add value. An 8-inch-long bronze animal by Chemin was estimated at $300 in a Midwest auction.

This table lamp with a bronze base and painted glass shade was made

by Handel in the early 1900s. The shade is 18 inches in diameter, and the lamp is 25 inches high. Price, over $5,000.

I have a large collection of lady head vases I want to sell. How should I go about it?

Lady head vases are figural vases showing a pretty woman from the shoulders up. Most were made in Japan or the United States and were used by florists in the 1950s and ‘60s. They were a popular collectible in the ‘70s and ‘80s, but interest has waned.

Today, they sell from $25 or less to over $100. Vases portraying Jacqueline Kennedy or those with imitation jewelry or other accessories usually sell for the highest prices.

You can check prices online, but expect to get half of what they are selling for. If you want to sell the whole collection, you might be able to find someone at a flea market or mall booth who will buy them.

I have some of my mother’s and grandmother’s copper cooking pots that are either all copper or have copper bottoms. I have been told if I want the darkened copper to be shiny and copper-colored again, I can clean them with ketchup. Is that a good idea?

Ketchup can be used as an

CURRENT PRICES Candlestick, cut glass, hollow body, intaglio flower, strawberry diamond, ray cut base, rolled rim, 14 inches, $95.

Blenko, vase, orbit, blownsmoke glass, 1950s, 7 inches, $150.

Parker fountain pen, marbleized white resin, 18-karat gold nib, 5 1/2 inches, $240.

Quilt, appliqué, red, green, yellow, flowers, vine, 1850, 92 x 100 inches, $740.

Venetian glass, goblet, double swan stem, cobalt blue, Salviati, 9 1/4 inches, $125.

Candelabrum, bronze, 6-light, geometric swirls, patinated, art nouveau, continental, 24 x 2 x 7 inches, $180.

Fountain pen, Parker, marbleized white resin, 18-karat gold nib, 5 1/2 inches, $240.

TIP: Don’t hang a poster directly opposite a window; it will fade. Also avoid fluorescent light. The ink used on posters in the 1940s quickly turns blue.

TIP: Toothpaste and a toothbrush can be used to quickly clean a piece of silver jewelry.

TIP: Ultrasonic cleaners are best for gold jewelry without stones. They should not be used with porous gems, including coral, lapis, pearls or any dyed stones.

For more collecting news, tips and resources, visit www.

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Turn your buffet table into an appetizer oasis.

Toast New Year’s Eve with an appetizer party BUILD YOUR OWN LETTUCE-WRAP APP Planning a party with friends On a large tray, arrange a and family on New Year’s Eve? variety of ingredients in small This year, make it easy by turn- bowls and plates for guests ing your buffet table into an to make their own lettuce informal appetizer table. wrap. For example, if you Let guests bring their favorite wish to make my favorite, a Scandinavian-style salmon hors d’oeuvres, and you’ll no wrap, set out the following: a doubt have a selection of tastes bundle of butter lettuce leaves and delights for every age. popping out of a wide-mouth Somehow it just happens. container, smoked and grilled That’s what our friends did when we gathered in their home salmon pieces, thinly sliced cucumber, scrambled eggs in a located walking distance from bowl, small sprigs of fresh dill the Santa Cruz, California, and wedges of lemon to squeeze harbor to see the city’s annual over all of it before you take a “Lighted Boat Parade.”

An annual party tradition, we bite. arrived before dusk to enjoy the sumptuous selection of appetiz- FESTIVE FILLED DATES Dates are nutritious, tasty ers everyone brought. We had and bite-size. Make them festive so much fun meeting, eating by filling them with fresh waland greeting, we almost forgot nuts to complement the date’s to wander down to the harbor unique flavor. First, cut open to see the spectacle of lights. one long side of each date. Pop Making apps doesn’t have out the pits and gently squeeze to be involved or complicated. the sides to create a space for Here are two easy ideas you your filling. Next, crack walnuts and your kids can make towith a nutcracker to get two gether for your New Year’s celperfect halves. Kids love this ebration.

By Donna Erickson

activity.

Pick out the nuts, then insert one of the halves in the cavity of a date. Set in rows on a platter. For a sweeter dessert version, roll the walnut-filled date in powdered sugar.

Use your imagination and preferences for other fillings, such as a thin wedge of Brie cheese with a pecan. Or, how about a tiny spoonful of peanut butter topped with a pretzel nugget?

New Year’s Eve Family Party Tip: Let the youngest New Year’s Eve revelers enjoy the fun of seeing in the new year without messing too much with their sleep schedule. Set a clock in your house ahead one or two hours, and let them count down the seconds until their arrival of 2020. It’s midnight somewhere, right?

To find more of Donna Erickson’s creative family recipes and activities, visit www.donnasday.com. © 2019 Donna Erickson distributed

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SENIOR NEWS LINE

Wired connections boost internet speed

By Matilda Charles

Much of the time we want to embrace technology and whatever is the latest and greatest.

When it comes to our electronic gadgets, sometimes the newest isn’t necessarily the best.

I suspected I was in trouble when my cable provider insisted on installing a new, fancy modem. Within hours, my computer, hooked up via Wi-Fi, or wireless fidelity, was dragging and cutting out.

After multiple phone calls over several days, the cable provider sent a technician. His verdict: I have excellent speed for Wi-Fi — how nice — but it’s the nature of Wi-Fi to do that: slow down at the most inopportune times.

I cut to the heart of the problem and went to a big box electronics store where I picked up an ethernet cable, which I ran from the new, fancy modem directly to my computer. It now runs like a champ, at a consistent speed.

While going through this

An ethernet cable cut to the heart of the problem of slow internet speeds. experience, I conducted a small poll of people to ask whether they prefer Wi-Fi or wired gadgets. The results were surprising.

Seniors are more likely to say they like wireless. Their main reason? It’s the more modern way to hook up computers, printers and so on.

The ones who prefer the wired gadgets are the younger geeky guys who work in electronics stores and don’t have time to fool with varying rates of speed created by Wi-Fi. Wired connections have more

consistent speed, are more secure, are generally faster and aren’t usually affected by the environment.

My printer, still running on Wi-Fi, has now begun to be a problem, no doubt thanks to the fancy, new modem. The solution will be a USB A to B cable running from the printer to the computer.

Researchers say that 73% of seniors are now on the Internet.

It might as well be fast, right? © 2019 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Slow cookers make hot meals easy DECATUR, Ill. — When the temperatures plummet and you leave and arrive home in the dark, warm up with a slow-cooked meal.

January is National Slow Cooking Month and from meats to soups to desserts, a slow cooker is a versatile piece of kitchen equipment that makes a hot meal easy after busy days.

“Slow cookers make many one-pot meals, such as soups, stews, and chili, more flavorful with long cooking,” said Caitlin Mellendorf, University of Illinois Extension nutrition and wellness educator. “And less expensive, tough cuts of meat become tender after hours cooking at low temperatures.”

Slow cookers also don’t take up much countertop space and use less electricity than an oven. Add a few simple sides like bread, crackers, or salad and dinner is ready in minutes.

The key with good quality, slow-cooked meals is

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settings that automatically switch to a “warm” setting to limit overcooking. n Slow cookers also have a few extra food safety precautions, so read the manual. n Thaw all foods fully since frozen items take longer to get out of the temperature danger zone of 41 degrees to 135 degrees, where foodborne

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Other recipes hold up better at less than eight hours on low or four hours on high, such as soups with lots of vegetables. Desserts might only need a few hours.

Slow-cooker tips: n Resist the urge to peek: Do not lift the lid off as this releases heat and slows cooking. n Don’t overcook: Add quick-cooking vegetables, such as zucchini or spinach, during the last hour of cooking. Add dairy products in the last hour of cooking to prevent curdling. n Fill to the correct level: Slow cookers cook best when half to two-thirds full. Under-filling may lead to dry or overcooked foods, while over-filling may lead to unsafely cooked foods. n Consider investing in a programmable slow cooker, with cook time

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AgMRI diagnoses sick crop issues

By Tom C. Doran

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Magnetic resonance imaging, a common diagnostic tool used by physicians, has now reached the farm.

IntelinAir announced Dec. 11 the launch of its AgMRI 3.0 that will enable farmers to receive quick diagnostics of problems in their fields and help make better management decisions throughout the growing season.

The AgMRI crop intelligence platform leverages hig h-resolut ion aer ia l imagery from airplanes — four inches per pixel — taken 13 times throughout the season, combined with temperature readings, humidity measurements, rainfall, soil samples, terrain type, planting rates, applications and other parameters.

Data is continuously aggregated, using machine learning technologies to deliver a real-time picture of crop development throughout the season.

Smart Alerts sent to a laptop, desktop or mobile device provide early warnings of troublesome situations, often before they are visible to the human eye.

“What do farmers want?

What I’m told is ‘make my life easier.’ There are a lot of factors outside of their control. They want more control. How do you get more control? You have to know things that you don’t know today,” said Josh Thornsbrough, IntelinAir vice president, sales and marketing.

“We’re actually providing the data to the farmer turnkey. They don’t have to do anything, just consume the crop intelligence because we’re an analytics platform. They just have to consume it on their laptop, desktop or mobile device.”

AgMRI 3.0 upgrades for the 2020 season include: n Ask Siri capability. With Ask Siri voice activation, growers can get quick answers and access to alerts and top trends through voice commands. n Full season playback.

AgMRI gives growers a full understanding of season-long field trends through time-lapse image capability. Getting a full view of field conditions throughout the season leads to better decision making to improve yield and profitability. n My planting score.

Introduced just in time for the 2020 planting season, AgMRI 3.0 upgrades include planting scores, allowing growers to compare their planting success with trends across their state or county. n Enhanced emergence mapping. Another early-season management tool alerts growers and crop advisers to reduced crop emergence, guiding replant decisions. Colorcoding pinpoints areas of concern before they are readily visible through onthe-ground scouting, allowing for timelier replant decisions. n Compare View. This feature allows side-byside comparisons of field images throughout the season, tracking crop conditions to inform better management decisions that lead to greater productivity. With the new Compare View feature, growers and their crop advisers can look at the same field with a splitscreen view to see field changes over time. For example, a grower can see weed problems in the field both before and after herbicide application and determine if the application was successful. n Partner collaboration.

AgMRI 3.0 updates enhance the platform as a collaboration tool, allowing growers, agronomists, crop consultants and other partners to closely align on growing decisions. AgMRI makes onthe-ground crop scouting more effective by identifying specific areas of concern, whether it’s nitrogen deficiency, lodging, weed pressure or some other issue. After in-field scouting, the user can upload photos for more precise diagnoses. n Water optimization. For

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Al Eisaian (left), IntelinAir CEO and co-founder, and Josh Thornsbrough, IntelinAir vice president, sales and marketing, announced the 2020 rollout of the company’s new AgMRI 3.0 platform. The platform delivers crop intelligence through advanced analytics and new user features to help growers and their crop advisers make better management decisions throughout the growing season. growers with irrigated fields, this feature tracks plant moisture needs for more efficient water use. n Crop drydown mapping.

Tracking crop maturity in real time allows farmers to optimize harvest planning and equipment use.

AgMRI 3.0 continues to offer grower-proven feat u res including Row Tracer, monitoring emergence; Yield Risk, identifying new and emerging field problems; Trend Zone, tracking crop condition trends; and Heat Seeker, monitoring soil and crop moisture. All these features integrate field maps with powerful analytics to drive better and timelier

decision-making on the farm.

“We started IntelinAir with one sort of overreaching goal which is can we make sense out of aerial imagery in an automated fashion, in a timely fashion, that can help growers find issues faster, address those issues faster, and hence more yield, more profit and have more ease of mind,” said Al Eisaian, IntelinAir CEO and cofounder.

Eisaian said he is frequently asked why the program includes 13 flights for aerial imagery during the growing season.

“The pre-plant flight just helps the farmer clean up

and take care of the issues before they plant. That is a huge win, the fact that you know you have tiling problems or you have a pre-plant weed situation or you have some resistant weeds from last season that need to be taken care of,” he said.

“The second flight happens two weeks after planting. Emergence can be detected when the plants are about 4 inches tall. The third flight happens a week to 10 days after. By the third and fourth f light, we’re already giving you an emergence count.

“The high resolution imagery allows us to see emergence in the very early stages of post-planting. It allows us to see any disease issues, any weed problems or other issues.”

“No more do I have to wonder if my crop is performing well, where are my emergence problems; it’s right here,” Thornsbrough said.

“We’re giving farmers season-long crop intelligence. So, whether it’s emergence, whether it’s weeds, whether it’s areas of yield risk, out of my acres I cover this is where I need to spend my time and here’s my opportunities to take control of my destiny.

“It’s not just a singular thing we’re looking for.

No farmer farms the same.

We’re providing visibility into where their yield is being limited, and we’re

doing that on such a granular level that it’s giving them information that they don’t get from other precision tools out there today.”

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

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

Fri., Jan. 3 WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, OHIO: Farm Equipment, 10:30 a.m., Jeff & Marie Fetters, The Wendt Group, 614-626-7653.

Sat., Jan. 4 GREENVIEW, ILL.: Farm Equipment Closeout, 9:30 a.m., David & Susie Evers, Ron Sanert Auction Service, 217-968-7075. See p. B2

FANCY FARM, KY.: Estate Auction, 10 a.m., McFarland Farms, James R. Cash, 270623-8466.

Classified Ads inside DECEMBER 27, 2019 | B1 & Davis, P.C., Jenkins Realtors, Inc., 219-866-5908.

WILMINGTON, OHIO: Farm Equipment, 10:30 a.m., K&C Farms, The Wendt Group, 614-626-7653. See p. B1

Sat., Jan. 11

Wed., Jan. 8 WALTON, IND.: Farm Equipment, 10 a.m., Jump Farms, Inc., Craft & Michael Auctioneers, Inc., 574-3618898. See p. B1

Fri., Jan. 10 BUTLER, IND.: Farm Tractors & Hay Equipment, 10 a.m. EST, J&S Farms, Polk Auction Company, 877-915-4440. See p. B1 MT. AYR, IND.: 110 +/- Acres, 10 a.m. CST, Hodges

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TROY, ILL.: Farm Machinery, 9:30 a.m., Alan & Sandy Poletti, Rutz Auction Service, 618-644-5877.

FANCY FARM, KY.: Machinery, 10 a.m., Jamie Armstrong, Harris Real Estate & Auction, 800-3804318. See p. B2 OBLONG, ILL.: Farm Auction, 10 a.m. Central, Keith Boughan, Boston Auctions, 812-382-4440. See p. B2

Wed., Jan. 15 GREENFIELD, OHIO: Farm Equipment, 10:30 a.m., Estate of Gary W. Cockerill II, The Wendt Group, 614626-7653.

TIPTON COUNTY, IND.: 184.69 +/- Acres in 3 Tracts, 6:30 p.m., Legg Hillcrest Farms, Inc. & Kathy Krol Farm, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800-424-2324. See p. B2

Mon., Jan. 20 HUNTINGTON COUNTY, IND.: 40 +/- Acres, 6:30 p.m., Harrell Family Farm, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800-4242324.

Food trends and changing markets

By Doug Gucker

In the past month, a number of articles have come to my attention that pointed out trends in food spending, commodity prices and consumer food preferences.

According to the latest report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the portion of the food dollar going to farmers continues to shrink. The latest estimate from 2017 says that 14.6 cents of every food dollar spent goes to the farmer that grew the raw food commodity. Nine years ago, in 2008, the farm share was 15.8 cents out of every food dollar, or about 8% higher.

Add to that a number of leading ag economists speaking at the 2019 American Bankers Association conference shared their belief that the current period of lower commodities is more similar to the 1990s, which was a period of very stable prices that lasted for over a decade. This was a period where income stayed on a “plateau” and commodity prices were flat with low profit margins.

At this conference, Jason Henderson, director of Purdue Extension, stated, “If ag wants to capture a bigger share of the food dollar, ag has to get closer to the consumer.”

He went on to add that if production agriculture is going to get through the current period of stagnant commodity prices and low profit margins, there has to be change.

“There has to be better collaboration and integration between urban and rural if we’re going to get through the plateau,” he said.

What are consumers looking for when they purchase food? According to the 14th annual “Food and Health Survey” conducted by the International Food Information Council in 2019, the following factors are important to the food shopper: Taste, price, healthfulness, containing non-artificial ingredients, convenience, and knowing where their food comes from.

Another interesting trend is the increase in organic grain and livestock production. While prices for organic grain commodities have fallen from their 2015 highs, they are still close to 100% higher than their 2010 prices.

On the other hand, non-organic grains prices are at the levels they were in 2010. Moreover, the U.S. does not produce enough organic grains to fill the need of American organic grain market and must import large quantities from other parts of the world.

How can your farm add value to the products it produces and meet the needs of consumers? This winter would be a good time to do a little research on what opportunities are available.

For example, ADM opened a state-of-the-art flourmill in Mendota, Illinois, that mills 56,000 bushels of hard and soft wheat every day.

Another opportunity is the 2020 Organic Grain Conference where you can learn about organic grain production. It is held in

Champaign in conjunction with the University of Illinois and sponsored

by The Land Connection.

Registration is open at thelandconnection.org.

While 2019 has been full of difficulties for farm-

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Remember this quote

by Benjamin Franklin:

“When you’re finished changing, you’re finished.”

Doug Gucker is a University of Illinois Extension local food systems and small farms educator.

AUCTION

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

Directions: From I-71 & St. Rte. 68 (exit 50) – Take State Route 68 north 1 mile to Mt. Pleasant Road. Turn left (west) and travel 1.5 miles to Stingley Road. Turn right (north) on Stingley Road and travel .2 miles to 2939 Stingley Road.

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

ANTIQUE TRACTORS • JOHN DEERE 20 SERIES TRACTORS • JOHN DEERE 30 SERIES TRACTORS • TILLAGE & PLANTING • HARVEST EQUIPMENT • TRUCKS & TRAILERS • NH3 BARS & TANKS • CAMPER & ATVS • TRENCHER & MISC. EQUIPMENT

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

614.626.SOLD • www.thewendtgroup.com

Tues., Jan. 21

PULASKI COUNTY, IND.: 120 +/- Acres in 2 Tracts, 6:30 p.m., Carl McCormick & Phyllis McCormick Living Trust, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800-424-2324.

See p. B2

Thurs., Jan. 23

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

DELAWARE COUNTY, IND.: 126.6 +/- Acres, 6:30 p.m., Richard L. Jolliffe Credit Trust, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800-424-2324.

Tues., Jan. 28 CASS COUNTY, IND.: 57 +/- Acres in 3 Tracts,

6:30 p.m., Kasch, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800424-2324. See p. B2

Tues., Feb. 4 LINCOLN, ILL.: Farm Equipment, 10 a.m., Dale Lessen Estate, Mike Maske Auction Service, 217-519-3959.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, IND.: 195 +/- Acres in 4 Tracts, 6:30 p.m., Runyan-Hollingsworth Farm, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, 800-4242324.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

IN/IL Agrinews - 3x12

J&S Farms FARM tractor

&

HAY EQUIPMENT #AC30900108 #AU10200076

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

Check our website for online bidding, listing & photos

www.polkauction.com

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

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Winter Gardening How to start plants outdoors in winter URBANA, Ill. — Wintersowing is a cost-effective and low-maintenance way of starting plants for the garden. Creator of the winter-sowing method, Trudi Davidoff puts it in simple terms: starting plants outdoors, in winter. “Winter-sowing works with nature to prepare seeds for growth by providing the proper conditions to begin germination. While this may sound complicated, the only supplies needed are a recycled container that allows light through, soil and seeds,� said Nicole F lowersK immerle, horticulture educator with University of Illinois Extension.

To begin, create your miniature g reenhouse from recycled plastic containers; milk jugs that allow light to penetrate work well. Experiment with the recyclable containers you have on hand.

Because the containers

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

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

Next, fill the bottom of the miniature greenhouse.

Moisten the soil and allow it to drain. The soil should have a moisture level like a damp sponge. Light and fluffy soil that drains well works best.

The container is now ready for seeds. Small seeds can be left on top of the soil, however larger seeds require more attention Follow the instructions on the seed packet for planting depths of larger seeds. Make sure there is

Keith Boughan Retirement

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

For complete listing & pics, visit bostoncentury.com RO-GATOR: 1997 “Ro-Gator� 554 sprayer (2965-hrs); TRACTORS: Versatile 895 and 875, 4x4 tractors; White 185 MFWD (5393 hrs); White 2-180 (6792 hrs); Oliver 1650 gas; COMBINES, HEADS, and CARRIERS: CIH 2388, 4x4 (2808/3984 hrs); CIH 1020, 30’; CIH 1083 CH; sev. head carriers; MF 850 Diesel/Hydro 4x4 combine; MF 1859, 20’; MF 1163 and 1143 heads; GRAIN HANDLING: xlnt Brent 782 grain cart; 2018 Hutchinson 62’x10� swing away; (4) DMI “Big Little� side dump wagons; KB 165-bu. seed wagon; 1977 Drake tandem dual wheel GN 18’ grain trailer w/hoist; PLANTERS: 2007 Kinze 3650, 16/31, no-till w/ liquid fert (21k acres); John Deere 7240, 8/15 split-row, notill, pull-type planter; TILLAGE: xlnt Krause 7300, 34’x8� disk (2000 acres of use); Kongskilde 3500 series, 31’ S-Tine field cult; JD 712, 23’ disk/chisel; 32’ & 37’ UF “Rolling Harrows� w/bridge hitch; JD 230, 29’ “Waffle� disk; Clark 9/11-sh., 3-pt NH3 appl.; JD 400-20’, 3-pt hoe; JD 360-24’ “swing around� disk; Int. 490, 32’x9� disk, IH 25’ cultimulcher; 30’ hyd.-fold harrow; SPECIALTY: 20’ land leveler; Hurricane p.t.

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

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

Boston Auctions (812) 382-4440 Lic# AU01027041

Jaret Wicker: 765.561.1737 | John Miner: 765.438.2699

Owner: Legg Hillcrest Farms, INC & Kathy Krol Farm

Auctioneer: Russell D. Harmeyer, IN Auct.

Lic. #AU10000277, HRES IN Lic. #AC69200019

HLS# JMW-12458 (20)

800.424.2324 | halderman.com

MACHINERY AUCTION

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

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

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

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

TRACTORS • 2016, John Deere 6140D 3 remotes MFWD 680 hours with H310 loader. • 4640 John Deere 2 remotes 7856 hours 20.8 R 38 Duals. • 4755 John Deere MFWD with auto steer unlocked, 6068 hours. 1000 hours on new engine. 3 remotes, 14.9 R 30 fronts, 520/85R42 Rear Duals New Rubber. • 2013 290 Case IH Magnum, 4 remotes, Auto Steer Lock, 1626 hours, Quick Hitch, 1000 PTO,

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

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

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

BACKHOE • Ford 555 Backhoe TRUCKS • 2004 Volvo 10 speed, 780,660 miles. • 1985 Peterbilt tandem Cummins 400 Hp 10 speed • 1994 Ford L8000 Diesel 242,864 Miles, flat bed tandem Water Truck with new transmission

SPRAYER • 1998 4700 John Deere Sprayer with Auto Steer 80’ Booms, 380/85R34 Tires, PIN: N04700X002362 PLANTERS • 2012 Kinze 3600 12/23 no-till planter S/N 625385, corn and bean meters. • 7200 John Deere 6 Row Planter, corn meters only.

TRAILER • 2008 Hooper 30’ 20 Ton Sprayer Trailer.

CULTIVATION EQUIPMENT • 32’ 635 John Deere Disk • 25’ 235 John Deere Disk 9� spacing • 24’ Bush and Bogg Model 770 DH HD S/N 0470000U001282 • 6332 Sunflower 24’ Finishing Tool with new blades and new bearings. • 1433 Sunflower Disk 32’, Model 1433-32, S/N 1497-646

FOR QUESTIONS ON EQUIPMENT CONTACT THE OWNER,

JAMIE ARMSTRONG at 270-705-2015

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

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

Explore and assess seeds

NICOLE FLOWERS-KIMMERLE PHOTO

Fill an old milk jug with soil to create a mini greenhouse for outdoor-sown seeds. good contact between the seed and the soil.

Replace the lid and secure with duct tape. Label the container with the date and the type of seed planted. Your small greenhouse container is ready to go outdoors.

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

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

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

Cut flaps along the side of the miniature green-

house to slide seedlings out. Divide the clump into pieces and plant as you would a store variety.

Wait to begin winter-sowing until January or February. If there is a warm spell, the seeds can germinate, but won’t be hardy enough to survive when temperatures fall. “Do your homework when choosing seeds,�

Flowers-Kimmerle said. “Frost-tolerant f lowers and vegetables such as petunias, cosmos, kale, broccoli, spinach and Brussels sprouts successfully withstand the cold temperatures of early winter. Frost-sensitive species such as zinnias, tomatoes and squash need to wait until the warmer temperatures of March or April before sowing using this method.�

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

seeds have germinated to find the germination rate.

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

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

If stored properly, some seeds can last many years. Seeds need a cool, between 32 and 41 degrees, dry place, like a refrigerator. Seeds can be stored in paper envelopes or glass containers.

Once you test the viability of your seeds, enjoy flipping through seed catalogs to find new varieties to try this spring. Haag also suggests hosting a “seed swap� with friends — who also tested their seed viability — to share different varieties among each other.

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

AUCTION Beaver Twp - Pulaski County

Noble Twp - Cass County

AUCTION

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

Seeds are considered viable when they are capable of germination under suitable conditions. If stored properly, some seeds may remain viable for several years, while others are only viable for a short time.

For example, parsley and onion seeds have a short viability time, while melons, cucumbers and cabbage can last five or more years.

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

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

January 28th 6:30 p.m.

Cass County Fairgrounds

57+/- Acres 3 Tracts

120+/- Acres - 2 Tracts

Good Farmland, Rural Home, Woods & Potential Residential Building Site

Cropland with Great Potential January 21st • 6:30 p.m.

Knights of Columbus

Larry Jordan: 765.473.5849 | AJ Jordan: 317.697.3086

AJ Jordan: 317.697.3086 | Larry Jordan: 765.473.5849 Owner: Carl McCormick & Phyllis McCormick Living Trust

Owner: Kasch Auctioneer: Russell D. Harmeyer, IN Auct.

Lic. #AU10000277, HRES IN Lic. #AC69200019

HLS# LWJ-12454 (20)

800.424.2324 | halderman.com

Auctioneer: Russell D. Harmeyer, IN Auct.

Lic. #AU10000277, HRES IN Lic. #AC69200019

HLS# AJJ-12461 (20)

800.424.2324 | halderman.com

DAVID AND SUSIE EVERS

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

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

SATURDAY JANUARY 4, 2020 • 9:30 A.M.

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

RON SANERT AUCTION SERVICE

GREENVIEW, IL PH 217-341- 8406 Email address: sanert83@gcctv.com “Serving Central Illinois Families Since 1976�

Auct’s note: Hope you can make plans to attend the Ever’s retirement auction. An outstanding line of equipment that has been well taken care of.

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Market data FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 20, 2019

Futures Prices This week

Last week

Chg.

This week

Last week

122.22 125.80 126.72 118.12 115.82 117.50

122.37 127.55 128.20 119.42 116.40 117.67

-0.15 -1.75 -1.48 -1.30 -0.58 -0.17

HOGS FEB 20 APR 20 MAY 20 JUN 20 JUL 20 AUG 20

Chg.

70.67 77.50 83.70 89.27 89.22 88.35

69.50 76.22 82.70 87.85 87.90 87.25

1.17 1.28 1.00 1.42 1.32 1.10

FEEDER CATTLE JAN 20 144.27 MAR 20 144.37 APR 20 146.50 MAY 20 147.47 AUG 20 152.27 SEP 20 152.60

145.67 146.25 148.05 148.60 152.90 153.00

-1.40 -1.88 -1.55 -1.13 -0.63 -0.40

MILK CLASS III DEC 19 19.36 JAN 20 17.36 FEB 20 17.40 MAR 20 17.40 APR 20 17.29 MAY 20 17.25

19.40 18.03 17.60 17.16 16.98 17.03

-0.04 -0.67 -0.20 0.24 0.31 0.22

3876 3940 3994 3994 4016 4110

3810 3880 3936 3930 3952 4050

66 60 58 64 64 60

SOYBEANS JAN 20 9282 MAR 20 9382 MAY 20 9512 JUL 20 9624 AUG 20 9662 SEP 20 9634

9074 9214 9352 9474 9516 9486

208 168 160 150 146 148

CHICAGO WHEAT MAR 20 5422 MAY 20 5460 JUL 20 5486 SEP 20 5536 DEC 20 5622 MAR 21 5702

5324 5346 5376 5434 5536 5630

98 114 110 102 86 72

K.C. WHEAT MAR 20 4622 MAY 20 4702 JUL 20 4776 SEP 20 4844 DEC 20 4940 MAR 21 5040

4426 4504 4572 4654 4776 N/A

196 198 204 190 164 N/A

BRENT CRUDE OIL FEB 20 66.14 MAR 20 65.20 APR 20 64.51 MAY 20 63.96 JUN 20 63.42 JLY 20 62.84

65.22 64.25 63.51 62.98 62.48 61.97

0.92 0.95 1.00 0.98 0.94 0.87

ETHANOL JAN 20 FEB 20 MAR 20 APR 20 MAY 20 JUN 20

1.368 1.388 1.408 1.439 1.439 1.439

0.022 0.024 0.021 0.021 0.021 0.021

CATTLE DEC 19 FEB 20 APR 20 JUN 20 AUG 20 OCT 20

CORN MAR 20 MAY 20 JUL 20 SEP 20 DEC 20 MAR 21

1.390 1.412 1.429 1.460 1.460 1.460

Stocks of Agricultural Interest This week

Last 52-wk week high

45.79 77.69 18.69 57.55 48.28

45.20 77.03 18.95 55.77 45.14

ADM AGCO BASF BG CF

47.20 81.39 20.98 59.65 55.15

Export Inspections This week

Year ago

WHEAT 506.291 CORN 686.686 SOYBEANS 1259.374

CTVA DD DE FMC MOS

This week

Last 52-wk week high

28.18 63.55 174.65 99.04 21.71

26.49 32.78 64.80 85.47 172.50 180.48 99.18 101.95 18.63 33.91

(MIL BU.) Cumulative Cumulative this year year ago

685.796 887.260 986.265

13575.99 7227.05 18633.32

Cml. % diff.

11717.859 16004.866 15171.283

15.86 -54.84 22.85

Livestock Summary % diff.

This Last Year week year week week ago ago ago Hog Slaughter-est 11000 HD Cattle slaughter-est 1000 HD MEAT PRICES

4-5 Wt Mf 1’S 5-6 Wt Mf 1’S 6-7 Wt Mf 1’S 7-8 Wt Mf 1’S 8-10 Wt Mf 1’S CASH HOGS CARCASS PRICES National

2758 662

2739 660

1.89 0.91

2.59 1.21

This week

Last week

76.98 90.13 69.92 70.35 209.88 200.97 120.20 191.85

84.03 110.52 72.11 84.18 217.04 204.26 118.81 188.11

-7.05 -20.39 -2.19 -13.83 -7.16 -3.29 1.39 3.74

This week Low High

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Pork Cutout Bellies Loins Hams Yld Gr 3 Choice Beef Select Beef 5-Mkt Fed Cattle Live 5-Mkt Fed Cattle Carcass OKLAHOMA CITY FEEDER STEER

2810 668

151.25 139.50 139.50 139.50 129.50

186.00 169.50 150.50 149.00 146.75

149.00 137.00 137.00 135.00 132.25

197.50 170.50 149.25 149.25 147.50

This week

Last week

48.06

48.18

Change

2.25 -11.50 2.50 -1.00 2.50 1.25 4.50 -0.25 -2.75 -0.750 Change -0.12

Eastern Corn Belt Direct Feeder Cattle Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Kentucky and Ohio Reported sales this week, 1,802; last week, 2,063; last year, 2,805. Demand moderate. Supply included 100% over 600 pounds, 100% heifers.

Feeder Heifers Medium, Large 1 Avg. Avg. Delivery Head Wt. Price (FOB) 70 700 138.95 Current 390 750 130.00 Jan FOB

Feeder Heifers Medium, Large 1-2 1207 725 120.59 Mar FOB Feeder Heifers Medium, Large 2 135 725 119.45 Mar FOB

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

Ethanol production for the week ending Dec. 13 was at 1.064 million barrels, a decrease of 8,000 barrels a day. Ethanol stocks reported 21.8 million barrels, a decrease of 17,000 barrels.

For the week ending Dec. 12, an increase of 67.3 million bushels of corn export sales for 20192020 were reported, with an increase of 52.6 million bushels of soybean exports sale, and an increase of 31.9 million bushels of wheat export sales.

Wheat was steady to 33 1/4 cents higher. Corn was 6 to 12 cents higher. Sorghum was 16 cents higher. Soybeans were 23 1/4 cents to 41 1/4 cents higher.

CORN Kansas City US No 2 truck Yellow Corn was 8 3/4 to 11 3/4 cents higher from 3.86 1/2-3.96 1/2 per bushel.

Omaha US No 2 Yellow Corn was 6 to 12 cents higher from 3.72-3.82 per bushel.

Chicago US No 2 Yellow Corn was 8 3/4 cents higher from 3.92 1/2-3.95 1/2 per bushel.

Toledo US No 2 rail Yellow corn was 8 3/4 cents higher at 4.06 1/2 per bushel.

Minneapolis US No 2 Yellow corn rail was 8 3/4 cents higher at 3.49 1/2 per bushel

OILSEEDS Minneapolis Yellow truck soybeans were 30 1/4 cents higher at 8.89 1/2 per bushel.

Illinois Processors US No 1 Yellow truck soybeans were 23 1/4 to 32 1/4 cents higher from

9.34 1/2-9.46 1/2 per bushel.

Kansas City US No 2 Yellow truck soybeans were 36 1/4 to 41 1/4 cents higher from 8.99 1/29.24 1/2 per bushel.

Illinois 48 percent soybean meal, processor rail bid was 4.20 higher from 298.40-300.40 per bushel.

Central Illinois Crude Soybean oil processor bid was 1.56 to 2.06 higher from 33.19-34.04 per cwt.

WHEAT Kansas City US No 1 Hard Red Winter, ordinary protein rail bid was 17 3/4 cents higher from 5.56 1/2-5.66 1/2 per bushel.

St. Louis truck US No 2 Soft Red Winter terminal bid was 17 cents higher at 6.09 per bushel.

Minneapolis and Duluth US No 1 Dark Northern Spring, 14.0 to 14.5 percent protein rail, was 13 1/4 to 33 1/4 cents higher from 6.76 1/4-6.96 1/4 per bushel.

Portland US Soft White wheat rail was steady to 3 cents higher from 5.90-6.00 per bushel.

SORGHUM US No 2 yellow truck, Kansas City was 16 cents higher from 6.19-6.37 per cwt. Texas High Plains US No 2 yellow sorghum (prices paid or bid to the farmer, fob elevator) was 16 cents higher from 6.45-6.80 per cwt.

OATS US 2 or Better oats, rail bid to arrive at Minneapolis 20 day was 5 1/2 cents lower to 24 1/2 cents higher from 3.12 1/4-3.47 1/4 per bushel.

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

Time to be bold in markets

ary bullish for The long and American farmers agonizing trade and ranchers. war with China Here are some appears to be comments from over. It has been “Haunted By underway since Markets,” in a March 2018, and chapter entitled despite President “Staggering Donald Trump Demand From arguing that trade Commodity China,” I penned wars are “fun and in May 2011 easy to win,” I, for Insight showing the influone, am thrilled it Jerry Welch ence China has on is over. commodities in According to reliable sources, Phase One years gone by. The same will be seen in the future. is the new trade deal that “An individual of note will nearly double U.S. exports to China over the has recently emerged as a long-term bull toward next two years. The deal is expected to be signed in commodities. That was a surprise because I have early January and go into been reading his column effect 30 days later. for years because he is It is my understanding simply the best financial that China has pledged writer on the scene today. to buy $40 billion of U.S. “He is a legend on Wall ag products annually for the next two years as part Street for his forecasting ability coupled with his of the new trade deal.

Keep in mind that in 2017, wry sense of humor. The writer is veteran financial China bought $24 billion journalist Alan Abelson of worth of goods and in Barron’s.

2012 bought $21 billion.

“As a fan of Mr. It was in 2012 that the Abelson, I read carefully CRB index — that is to his insightful analysis of the commodity markets as the Dow Jones is to the the markets and economy.

Not once, however, can I stock market — hit an allrecall him wandering into time historic high. When the world of commodities Chinese buying slacked — not once. off in 2012, commodity “But on May 14, he values per se have been on wrote an article entitled, the decline ever since.

The ending of the trade ‘Paradigm Shift’ with a subtitle summary stating, war is flat out bullish.

Soon, agriculture produc- ‘The world is using up its natural resources at an ers and traders will look alarming rate … causing back in time and realize a permanent shift in their that Phase One of the trade deal was revolution- value.’

“Mr. Abelson touched on why commodity prices hit the skids in the opening days of May, but quickly begins to quoting from Jeremy Grantham and the GMO website.

On that website, a table appears listing China’s outsized appetite for commodities. The title next to the table has a heading that reads, ‘Time to Wake Up: Days of Abundant Resources and Falling Prices Are Over Forever.’

“From that table, here is the percentage of use for various world commodities consumed by the ever-growing and robust Chinese economy. The percentages are eye-opening; cement at 53.2%, iron ore at 47.7%, coal at 46.9%, pigs at 46.4%, steel at 45.4%, lead at 44.6%, zinc at 41.3%, aluminum at 40.6%, copper at 38.9%, eggs at 37.2%, nickel at 36.3%, rice at 28.1%, soybeans at 24.6%, wheat at 16.6%, chickens at 15.6%, crude oil at 10.3% and cattle at 9.5%.”

To us, it means that whatever the day-to-day, or even month-to-month, dips and blips in commodity prices, if Grantham’s right, the long-term trend has no place to go but up.

Six weeks ago, I wrote, “I am a stubborn bull convinced that commodities are buying opportunities on breaks.” And this week, I write, “Welcome, Mr. Abelson and Mr. Grantham, to my camp —

the camp of the, ‘stubborn bulls.’”

China experienced food inflation in November of this year of 19%. The primary cause of higher food costs was pork that rose 100% in November.

As we all know too well, pork prices rose sharply because swine fever has devastated the Chinese hog herd, causing it to decline more than a third in the past year.

But that estimate seems optimistic. The losses are likely far greater in not only China, but in a host of other nations, as well.

I believe the upside potential for the world’s meat markets is huge with pork destined to be the upside leader. I also embrace what the late Alan Abelson stated years ago, “The world is using up its natural resources at an alarming rate, and this has caused a permanent shift in their value.”

Moving forward, as other trade agreements fall into place, it will become more evident that a structural and permanent shift in the value of basic foods stuffs is unfolding right this very moment, just as predicted in the spring of 2011, just before the CRB index rose to an all time-historic high.

Exciting and profitable times are ahead for U.S. agriculture. Do not be left behind. It is time to be bold.

Censky updates IFB on trade, MFP

By Jeannine Otto

AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

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

The U.S. deputy secretary of agriculture walked into the hall at the Palmer House Hilton hotel in Chicago with good news on the trade front.

Just hours before Censky spoke to delegates from the Illinois Farm Bureau gathered for their annual meeting, Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, confirmed that a deal was reached on the United St a t e s - Me x ic o - C a n a d a Agreement.

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

“I think that is very good news for agriculture that we get this passed. We need to keep up the pressure. We’re not done yet,

so let’s keep it up and let’s get that over the hump,” Censky said.

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

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

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

“It will allow us to move on to work on other free trade agreements, as well.

Other countries around the world are watching and are saying if the Congress can’t even ap-

prove this kind of good agreement, why should we even negotiate with the United States?” Censky said.

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

“China has not been playing by the rules. They have been keeping some of our agriculture products out of their markets for years. They have had a slow and non-functioning biotech approval process.

They haven’t been living up to their agreements and filling their tariff rate quotas on wheat or rice or corn. They have not been living up to following international standards on medical drugs or veterinary biologics used to treat animals so it’s kept out our

pork and our poultry and other products,” Censky said.

One component of the trade war with China has been government aid to farmers to help make up for lost sales due to the trade war. The second round of Market Fa c i l it at ion P r o g r a m payments were mailed to farmers shortly before Thanksgiving.

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

Jeannine Otto can be reached at 815-2232558, ext. 211, or jotto@ agrinews-pubs.com.

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Trade, not aid, but payments need to be made: farmer

By Jeannine Otto

AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

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

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

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

“Illinois farmers have been the top recipients, the top state of the MFP payments of all the states.

That is owing to the rich, productive history that you have, the value that you have of production and the fact that your commodities have been very much targeted by China for unfair retaliation,” Censky said.

To alleviate the financial hardships, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced in

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

Steve Turner, farmer August 2018 the details of the relief package for U.S. farmers impacted by the reduction of agricultural trade to China.

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

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

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

Turner added that the program might need to continue forward into 2020. So far, $14 billion

was spent on combined trade aid programs in 2018 and some $16 billion was marked for the trade aid program for 2019.

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

Turner added that while farmers want trade and export markets, the government aid is providing a helping hand while the administration works out an agreement with China.

“We want trade, but we’ve got to take the aid.

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

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

“We recognize that

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

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

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

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Livestock breeders induct Slayton into hall of fame

By Tom C. Doran

AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — As a youngster growing up on his family’s McDonough County farm, John Slayton had a goal of showing the grand champion steer at the Illinois State Fair.

While he did show shorthorn steers and heifers around the Midwest as a member of the local 4-H and FFA organizations, he never achieved that goal. However, he has dedicated nearly 30 years his life to help youngsters show their own grand champion steers or other species at the state fair.

For this and his many other efforts in support of the future leaders and the Illinois State Fair, Slayton was inducted into the Land of Lincoln Purebred Livestock Breeders’ Association Hall of Fame during the group’s annual meeting Dec. 5.

His portrait, fittingly snapped in the recently renovated Coliseum at the fairgrounds where the sale of champions is held, joins other livestock industry leaders at the Illinois Department of Agriculture.

T he 2020 Illinois State Fair will mark Slayton’s 30th Governor’s Sale of Champions.

As the coordinator for the Governor’s Sale of Champions, Slayton works closely with the major agricultural corporations, the University of Illinois, the Illinois State Fair, as well as many friends of 4-H, FFA and friends of agriculture to ensure that the money that is generated supports the young exhibitors and various 4-H and FFA programs in Illinois.

The LLPLBA has been a beneficiary of funds raised from this event for over 30 years.

“We do it with Orion Samuelson and the help of a lot of other people. It’s a lot of fun to do for the kids of Illinois, the agricultural kids of Illinois, and we have a good time doing it,” Slayton said.

He has worked with every Illinois governor since Gov. Jim Edgar at the Governor’s Sale of Champions.

“They’ve been nice people to work with,” Slayton added.

TIRELESS WORK Kevin Gordon, Illinois State Fair manager, noted the financial benefits that youths and youth organizations have realized thanks to Slayton’s efforts.

“Since 2002, he has brought in over $2.5 million in donations while coordinating our pinnacle Ag Day event, which is the Governor’s Sale of Champions

AGRINEWS PHOTO/TOM C. DORAN

Family, friends and colleagues gathered to celebrate John Slayton’s induction into the Land of Lincoln Purebred Livestock Breeders’ Association Hall of Fame Dec. 5 during the group’s annual meeting. Pictured are Dale Hummel (front, from left), Holly Hummel, Lee Stremsterfer, John Slayton, Emma Freebairn, Jessica Gottschalk, and Mike Hulligan; Carole Kennedy (back, from left), Cathy Nunn, Brad Ellerbrock, Sherri Tomhave, John Tomhave, Lynne Slayton, Collin White and Lane Harvey.

— $900,000 of that went directly to the Land of Lincoln exhibitors there. Not only did this money go to our hard-working youth at the Land of Lincoln, but it also went to both the FFA and our 4-H organizations,” Gordon said.

“John works tirelessly yearround to make certain that both our livestock industry remains strong and our Governor’s Sale of Champions is always a huge success every year.”

In August 2016, Slayton was appointed to serve as chairman of the Illinois Fairgrounds Foundation, which was established to restore and improve Illinois’ historic fairgrounds.

The collaboration between the Department of Agriculture and the Illinois Fairgrounds Foundation should over time enable the state to more efficiently and effectively maintain the decades-old structures in need of repair and to accept donations that will allow for building upgrades, facility infrastructure improvements and new facility construction.

“John is not only an asset to the fair and the sale, but the man we referred to affectionately at the state fair office as the godfather who also heads up our State Fair Foundation. He’s responsible for soliciting donations to be utilized for the improvement of infrastructure on the fairgrounds not only in Springfield, but also the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds,” Gordon said.

“Many of the improvements you’ve seen on the fairgrounds since 2018 are directly related to John’s hard work, his dedication and his love for the fairgrounds. John has been responsible for the installation of LED lights in the Livestock Center,

roof replacements on barns 16 A and B, the Exposition Building in-floor electrical distribution system upgrade, fans and LED lights installed in the Swine Building. Barn 22 was dedicated last year to Compeer Financial, the Livestock Center sound system was part of the foundation’s efforts, John had the asphalt pad north of the Commodities Pavilion put in for us last year, and also our Barn 41 stall gates installation were directly attributed to the foundation.”

PARTICIPANT’S PERSPECTIVE Dale Hummel, Cabery, who with his family operates Hummel Livestock and raise Boer goats, also participated in the induction to give the livestock breeder and fair participant’s perspective of Slayton’s contributions.

“My wife and I have four kids who have gone through the program and are currently in the program and a part of their state fair, whether they make it to the sale of champions or not, is stopping in that barn to visit with John. He takes the time to visit with these kids and understand what’s going on. He understands the time and dedication that those kids and those families are putting into their projects to get to that point, and it’s pretty humbling to think about the selflessness that John puts forth to put on this sale,” Hummel said.

Slayton’s efforts to obtain financial support for the sale of champions impact both parents and their children.

“Their college funds are in much better shape, and they’re going to take a lot less student loans out because John is out there raising money for the sale

of champions. They’re financially rewarded in the end and it’s emotional,” Hummel said.

“John’s dedication and influence in the industry is immeasurable. Without him, the sale of champions doesn’t happen. The sale of champions highlights our youth, it brings to the forefront what our youth do in Illinois and it also helps purebred breeders, as well as all breeders in the state by making those animals worth considerably more that are vying for that sale of champions. Granted, it’s not all about the money. The banner means a lot but without this gentleman, that sale doesn’t happen,” said Lee Stremsterfer, Pleasant Plains, LLPLBA director representing beef.

HISTORY OF SERVICE Slayton has a long history of public service.

After graduating from the University of Illinois with a degree in agricultural economics in 1976, Slayton started working for a bank in Springfield where he remains.

He was inducted into the Illinois 4-H Hall of Fame in 2008.

The Illinois 4-H Foundation of the U of I Extension named him as the recipient of its 2011 Friend of 4-H Award. The award, which was presented at the annual ACES College Connection event on Nov. 18, 2011, recognizes a person or organization whose leadership action and support have contributed to improving and promoting Illinois youth and Illinois 4-H programs.

Slayton was named as the Illinoisan of the Day at the 2008 Illinois State Fair, and in 2012, he was awarded the Illinois Association of FFA Honorary

State Farmer Degree.

He has served on numerous boards and committees including the Illinois State Fair Board of advisers for over 16 years.

Slayton also is heavily involved in other community activities, including serving on the board of directors for the LPGA State Farm Classic for 25 years, including three years as tournament chairman, two years as board president and two years as board chairman.

He also served for 10 years on the Friends of HSHS St. John’s Hospital Foundation Board, including five years as vice chairman and five years as chairman.

Other hospital committees included chairman of the hospital’s Governance Committee, chairman of the hospital’s Finance Committee, and a member of the hospital’s Facilities Committee.

He also represented HSHS St. John’s Hospital on a committee that included the heads of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Memorial Medical Center and Springfield Clinic.

In addition, he served an eightyear term on the HSHS Medical Group Board for Illinois and Wisconsin, and that term ended this past November.

He served for five years on the HSHS St. John’s Hospital College of Nursing Board of Directors. He also has served on the boards for Boys and Girls Club of Springfield, Community Foundation for Land of Lincoln for eight years, Children’s Miracle Network and Springfield American Business Club, where he was recently named Member Emeritus after serving as president and district governor and being a member for over 41 years.

John and his wife, Lynne, have been married for 36 years and have two children, Chad and Claire, two grandchildren and a third on the way by Christmas.

John Slayton has long been a “friend” of 4-H and FFA and agricultural youth of Illinois.

In 2009 the Land of Lincoln Purebred Livestock Breeders’ Association presented Slayton with a Lifetime Membership Certificate.

“I appreciate the honor. Keep up the good work and keep producing these animals that allow agricultural youth of Illinois the same opportunities that most of us had as a child. You’re a wonderful organization and one that I’m very proud to be associated with,” Slayton said.

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

Multi-state training focuses on animal disease outbreaks

By Tom C. Doran

AGRINEWS PUBLICATIONS

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

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

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

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

“The first day, we covered foreign animal disease investigation, and here in Illinois, we had a couple of producers that volunteered their farms. We sent people out to do mock investigations on those farms. The second day, we dealt with stop movement orders and communication plans in the event of African swine fever,” Ernst said at the Land of Lincoln Purebred Livestock Breeders’ Association annual meeting.

“On the third day, we dealt with depopulation and disposal issues.

For example, how are we going to deal with the depopulation and disposal of a 5,000 sow herd?

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

“So, there’s been a lot of work and a lot of planning done over the course of the year for something that I hope we never have to worry about.”

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

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

Today, we have 17,254 active premises.”

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

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

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

Texas and Wisconsin.

“Part of the problem with this is these animals came into a concentration point, were backt ag ged a nd they were earErnst tagged at the sa me t i me, but the back-tags and ear-tags were never reconciled in the records. So, when we got notice that there were potential animals that went into these feedlots instead of being able to go in and identify those individual animals we had to quarantine all of the animals in those feedlots and those quarantines were made into effect until all of the exposed animals in those two feedlots go to slaughter.

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

antines that are in affect this year and these went into affect because we had two herds that received animals from an out of state herd that had a known positive animal in it. So, by regulation we had to quarantine these herds. The animals that came out of the affected herd have been depopulated and tested.

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

“The reindeer herd we talked about last year is still under quarantine. They’ve had some additional mortalities in that herd, not due to chronic wasting disease, and we did test those animals and those results came back negative. But that herd still remains under quarantine and will remain under quarantine for another four years.”

ON WEST NILE VIRUS “We had a pretty slow year with West Nile Virus this year with only two confirmed reported cases. I suspect we had more case unreported that were undiagnosed — they didn’t send samples into the laboratory for confirmed diagnosis. They may have had experience with the disease before, knew what the clinic signs were and went ahead and treated the animals accordingly. But we only had two veterinarians call in and report actual positive cases.”

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

“We had two piroplasmosis ON TUBERCULOSIS “We have a couple of feedlots quarantines this year, also in ON FOREIGN ANIMAL DISEASE “We had a number of foreign here in Illinois that we’ve quar- northeast Illinois, and those two animal disease investigations antined because they’d received have been released.” throughout the year. Prior to Nov. (feeder dairy calves) animals 27, we’ve had 17 investigations, that have been exposed to TB. ON CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE “We’ve got two new quar- and since Nov. 27, we’ve added The exposed animals were from

an additional five FAD investigations. Those have led to some resources issues with having the availability of resources for people to go and collect those samples.

Sixteen of the 17 investigations were for blisters in swine. We talked a little bit last year about Seneca Valley virus and how it mimics foot-and-mouth disease.

“The most recent investigations that we’ve had to go to have all gone to a single slaughter plant in northern Illinois. They’ve received animals and when they get them in and do their ante-mortem inspection from USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service they noticed that these animals had vesicles and some even had instances where they started to sluff their hoofs.”

ON NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS “This is an issue that’s been ongoing in California for the past year. Currently, there are 455 infected premises in California. They’ve also identified one premise in Arizona and one in Utah. So, we’re keeping our eye on that.”

ON VESICULAR STOMATITIS “This was a significant year for vesicular stomatitis in the United States. The first case was reported in June in Texas, and seven states were effected, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Wyoming, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Utah. There were a total of 947 premises that were affected.

Of those, 944 of them only had horses on them. 396 of those had confirmed cases, in other words they did laboratory diagnoses, and another 551 were classified as suspect.”

Scandal-hit Nissan’s profits cut in half amid lower global sales TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Nissan said its JulySeptember profit tumbled to half of what it earned the previous year as sales and brand power

crumbled following the arrest of its former Chairman Carlos Ghosn.

Nissan Motor Co. reported that its fiscal second quarter

profit totaled $541 million, down from $1.2 billion.

Quarterly sales slipped nearly 7% to $24 billion as vehicle sales fell around the world, including

the United States, Europe and Japan.

Ghosn, arrested in November 2018, is out on bail. It’s unclear when his trial might start.

He faces various allegations, including under-reporting promised compensation in documents and breaching trust in making dubious payments

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REG. ANGUS BULLS, calved Jan 2018, all bulls sired by PVF insight, good stout and sound, priced to sell. Henderson Angus Farms. 309-275-8503 REG. ANGUS COWS, 12 hd. bred to calve Jan. 2020. All sired by AI Sires & bred back to Turning Point, Conley Express, Insight, Claussen & Watchout.

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

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'77 JD 4630, 500 hrs on new motor, 18438 w/duals, frt & rear wts, good condition. Asking $16,000. Call 309-235-4147 1967 JD 4020 diesel, syncro, w/148 loader, wide front end, new hoses, Re-mag injector pump, rebuilt loader, w/JD parts, new clutch, pressure plate, pto clutch, new front and rear tires, new rear rims, all original rdpaint, straight sheet metal, 3 owner, bought new Nokomis, il , motor is excellent, $13,000. 618-534-1867 1967 JD-4020, GOOD tin, no oil leaks, new rear tires, Call 815-258-8670 1984 JD-8650, 8700-hours, good shape, $28,000.

1978 JD-4440, 9200-hours, 2000 on overhaul, like new tires, $28,000. 217-304-1764 2002 JD-5105 DIESEL, w/JD521 loader, FWA, 1225 hrs., Exc Cond. Like new, $18,500 Call 815-252-2061 no text 2004 VERSATILE-2425, 3300 hrs., exc cond., $72,500, OBO retiring. 563-357-4300

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Lincolnland Agri-Energy, LLC Buying Corn Clint Davidson Commodity Mgr 10406 N 1725th St Palestine, IL 618-586-2321 or 888-586-2321

KINZE-3600 12-ROW PLANTER, $55,000.

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Precision monitor system, zone till planting system with liquid fertilizer, Martin row cleaners & closing wheels. New bean units. Used on 1500 acres. 500 gallon stainless steel Chem Farm tanks available for $1500. (765)652-3558

Used Zimmatic center pivot 9 tower 1500 ft long, $17,000; Reinke 1189 ft long, $7000.

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High capacity Westfield Augers End of Year Best Prices Bunker Hill Supply Co Hutsonville, IL 618-563-4464

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Edgar County Farms For Sale 44 Acres - 32 Till 80 Acres - 75 Till Martin Real Estate & Appraisals - Chris Martin 217-251-8651 cmartinrealestate.com 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

2001 KINZE-3600 16R32, Precision corn meters$ brush meters, Row shut offs, $40,000 obo Call 815-791-6207 2006 JD1770NT CCS 12-row, precision 20/20 seedsense, precision air force row flow, true count air row clutches, precision air clean sweep, insecticide smart boxes, only 400 acres on total rebuild, $54,000.

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2017 MCFARLAND GREEN 32', insight, 3-bar spike, rolling baskets, Exc. Cond. $59,500 Call 765-993-4250

20FT MC Stalk chopper, almost new blade, Ser. # 59096, good condition, $5000. 217-493-6108 GEHL-1085 CHOPPER, W/PROCESSOR and 2-row CH&HH, nice, $5,950.; GEHL1060 chopper w/HH, $1,950.; GEHL-970 Forage wagon, $2,950. Call 765-597-2205 GEHL-1540 BLOWER, $750.; CIH-600 blower, $1,200.; Farmhand-830 Grinder mixer, $1,250. Case-230 Baler, $950.

Call 765-597-2205 GEHL-800 RECUTTER $1,250.; NH-258 Hay Rake, $1,950.; Dotson dual wheeled forklift-2200 (NEW) EHE Hay tedders, Call 765-597-2205

2013 HAGIE 120ft aluminum boom, 1200 hrs of use. $31,500 618-562-7550.

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MILLER self-propelled sprayer, Model 4240, 1000gallon tank, 90ft booms, Ag Leader Integra Monitor, lots of options, 720-hours, like good cond., $160,000-obo. Delivery Possible. 814-322-8090

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2007 BLUJET SUBTILLER II, 7 shank, low acres, near new cond., $8,900, Buda IL Call 636-887-5431 2013 CIH-870 14' 7-shank w/ 7in. Pts. ripper, obc-gang.

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2014 KRAUSE 8000-25 25' Excelerator Vertical Tillage Tool 0-5 Degree Adjustable Angle Good Condition (269)449-8358

New& Used REM & Kongskilde grain vacs. Used Kongskilde 1000 & 500 grain vacs.

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IH NUMBER 48 18' disc w/cylinder good blades & tires, $1,200 Call 217-369-9098 JD-637 32ft Disc; JD-630 25ft disk, excellent condition, 618-528-8744

460 PCS ALUMINUM 8" irrigation pipes. 30' long, ringlock clamp. Heavy walled. 286 pipes with 4" valve, & 174 pipes plain. 13,800 feet total. Good condition, Pipe located in Minooka, Illinois. Will load.

Delivery available for a fee Asking $3.00/ft. Call Chuck 630-669-0437

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115 West 580 North Crawfordsville, IN

We Repair Baler Knotters on your Farm!

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2009 ROGATOR-1286C, RAVEN Viper Pro guidance, 90' boom, 1200 gal. Tank, 5 sec auto shut-offs, 4130 hrs. good tires, good machine, $52,000.

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2009 BESTWAY 1200 Sprayer, 80ft. boom, Raven 440 control and Bestway section control, 320/90/R46 tires, little use, exc. condition, $23,000.

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REPAIR FLIGHTING Helicoid Super Edge & Sectional. FOR Grain Augers, Dryers, & Grain Carts, Feed Wagons, Mixers, Combines, Sweeps and Stirring Machine. Down Minimum

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

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1996 IH 4700, DT466, 5-spd.

Allison automatic, 16-ton SS Wilmar seed or fertilizer tender , $9000. 618-895-2116 New Steel Storage tanks available Capacity up to 50,000 gal. 618-553-7549, 562-4544 www.dktanks.com TANKS: STAINLESS. PIPE For Culverts 10-inch to 10ft DIA. 618-553-7549, 618-562-4544, www.dktanks.com

Bane-Welker.com greendrills.com (740)756-4810 Hizey Farm Service LLC Harms Land-Rollers, Brand New! 12 - $6,800, 14 -7,300, 16 - $8,000 , 24 - $14,800, 32 - $17,500, 42-$21,500 Any size Available. 715-234-1993 JD-7000 RECONDITIONED PLANTERS; 4-row 30”, 3-pt, $2,850; 8-row 30” $6,850; JD7200 4-row 30” $3,150. All repainted, NICE, can send pics Call 309-242-6040 KINZE 3600-ASD 16-30”, loaded, low acres, 2012, $72,500. Call 563-357-4300

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2005 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA 120, Air Ride Tandem Axle; 14L Detroit Engine; 12,000 lb Front Axle Weight; 40,000 lb Rear Axle Weight; Very Nice 641,000 Miles, 10 Spd. Trans, $28,500.

217-924-4405 8-5pm.

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1992 GMC Topkick, Cat engine, 10ft bed, new paint, good condition, $7500.

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2007 PETERBILT 357, Cab and Chassis Allison auto, Hendrickson suspension, tandem axle, Cummins engine, 161,000 miles, 330-hp., $48,500. 217-924-4405 8-5pm.

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NTSB: Autopilot flaw, driver inattention caused Tesla crash DETROIT (AP) — A design flaw in Tesla’s Autopilot semiautonomous driving system and driver inattention combined to cause a Model S electric car to slam into a firetruck parked along a California freeway, a government investigation has found.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the driver was overly reliant on the system and that Autopilot’s design let him disengage from driving.

The agency released a brief report that outlined the probable cause of the Januar y 2018 crash in the high occupancy vehicle lane of Interstate 405 in Culver City near Los Angeles.

The findings raise questions about the effectiveness of Autopilot, which was engaged, but failed to brake in the Culver City crash and three others in which drivers were killed since 2016.

No one was hurt in the I-405 crash involving a 2014 Tesla Model S that was traveling 31 mph at the time of impact, according to the report.

The crash occurred after a larger vehicle ahead of the Tesla, which the driver described as an SUV or pickup truck, moved out of its lane and the Tesla hit the truck that had been parked with its emergency lights f lashing while firefighters handled a different crash.

The probable cause of the rear-end crash was the driver’s lack of response to the firetruck “due to inattention and overreliance on the vehicle’s advanced driver assistance system; the Tesla Autopilot design, which permitted the driver to disengage from the driving task, and the driver’s use of the system in ways inconsistent with guidance and warnings from the manufacturer,” the NTSB wrote in the report.

FATAL CRASHES Tesla has said repeatedly that semi-autonomous system is designed to assist drivers, who must pay attention and be ready to intervene at all times.

The company says Teslas with Autopilot are safer than vehicles without it, and that the system does not prevent all crashes.

CEO Elon Musk has promised a fully autonomous system next year using the same sensors as current Teslas, but with a more powerful computer and software. Current Teslas have more sensors than the 2014 model in the crash.

The report says the Tesla’s automatic emergency braking did not activate, and there was no braking from the driver, a 47-year-old man commuting to Los Angeles from his home in Woodland Hills. Also the driver’s hands were not detected on the wheel in the moments leading to the crash, the report said.

Cellphone data showed the

driver was not using his phone to talk or text in the minutes leading up to the crash, but the NTSB could not determine if any apps were being used.

A statement from a driver in a nearby vehicle provided by Tesla said the driver appeared to be looking down at a cellphone or other device before the crash.

The NTSB’s finding is another black mark against the Autopilot system, which was activated in three fatal crashes in the United States, including two in Florida and one in Silicon Valley.

In the Florida crashes, one in 2016 and another in March of this year, the system failed to brake for a semi turning in front of the Teslas, and the vehicles went under the turning trailers.

In the other fatality, in Mountain View, California, in March of 2018, Autopilot accelerated just before the Model X SUV crashed into a freeway barrier, killing its driver, the NTSB found.

CHANGING LANES The NTSB investigates highway crashes and makes safety recommendations largely to another federal agency, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which has the power to seek recalls and make regulations.

David Friedman, a former acting NHTSA administrator who now is vice president of advocacy at Consu mer Rep orts, said Tesla has known for years that its system allows drivers to not pay attention, yet it hasn’t taken the problem seriously.

Autopilot can steer a car in its lane, change lanes with driver permission, keep a safe distance from vehicles ahead of it and automatically brake to avoid a crash.

Some drivers will always rely too much on driver assist systems, and the system must be programmed to handle that, Friedman said.

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Flying laboratories Drone technology for plant phenotyping WEST LAFAYET TE, Ind. — A Purdue University-affiliated agbioscience startup is creating technol-

ogy to help meet the grow- new support from the U.S. ing global demand for bio- government. energy and, in partnership GRYFN offers precise with Purdue, has received geomatics solutions for coaligned and repeatable multi-sensor drone data collection. The approach enables breeders to scale research operations and empowers them with precise, repeatable analytic solutions for high throughput phenotyping in the field.

“Data collection in plant breeding is a labor-intensive and slow process, and measurements can DELIVERY AVAILABLE JD410K be highly subjective,” said Matt Bechdol, an alumnus of Purdue’s College of Agriculture who serves as CEO at GRYFN. “Data quality expectations are high, and we are working to offer relatively easy-to-use flying laboratories. We believe our system helps make field data collection faster, more autoJoe Welch Equipment mated and consistent, and Caledonia, MN will be collaborating with (507)724-3183 leading commercial crop www.joewelcheq.com breeding partners to vali-

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Matt Bechdol, an alumnus of Purdue University’s College of Agriculture and CEO of GRYFN, presented the company’s technology in September at the Forbes AgTech Summit in Indianapolis. date this value.”

The startup, which presented its technology in September at the Forbes AgTech Summit in Indianapolis, is par tnering with Purdue on a $4.5 million grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, a division of the U.S. Department of Energy.

Eight Purdue professors founded GRYFN with backgrounds in aeronautic technology, biology, plant sciences, agricultural and biological engineering, civil engineering and electrical and computer engineering.

The technology was originally developed under the Transportation Energy Resources from Renewable Agriculture program, through a $6.6 million ARPA-E grant awarded in 2015.

GRYFN is using the technology, developed at Purdue and licensed through the Purdue Research Foundation Office of Technology Commercialization, to help in the rapid genetic improvement and production of sorghum crops for biofuel.

The team at Purdue started developing the technology as part of the university’s push for

world-changing research in plant sciences to create innovative approaches to the growing demand for food, fuel and fiber.

Purdue’s strategic investment in plant sciences and the entrepreneurial ecosystem helped secure the first TERRA grant and performance justified a second ARPA-E investment in continued research and technology to market efforts.

“High throughput phenomics is our go-to-market focus, but much like our multidisciplinary histor y, our solution provides value far beyond agriculture alone,” Bechdol said.

The GRYFN team is working to develop the patented geomatics technology for other uses

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“We are creating easyto-use systems that combine sensors, advanced processing, artificial intelligence and drones to produce consistent, quality data for predictive and decision-making tools,” Bechdol said.

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GRYFN also is one of the companies chosen by the Purdue Foundry for its first cohort of the Double Down Experiment, which includes nine businesses ready for scalable growth with technologies designed to advance the world.

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Ralco launches revitalized swine nursery nutrition program M A R SH A LL , Minn.

— Ralco launched its revitalized swine nursery nutrition program, Tactical Star t. The launch of Tactical Start marks continued advancement in Ralco’s nursery nutrition products.

Tactical Start nursery nutrition is built on driving early feed intake, providing

ultra-complex, easily digestible diets and focusing on digestive capacity.

This approach concentrates on setting pigs up for success by achieving more uniform, consistent pigs resulting in improved performance throughout production.

The impact of high mortality rates, culls and light-

weight pigs cutting into profitability is an issue many operations struggle with daily. Challenges in piglet consistency and performance could be a sign that the nursery nutrition program is missing its mark.

“Early life nutrition is an opportunity to foster uniformity,” Russell Fent, director of Ralco’s swine

technical group explained.

“The nursery phase is an ideal time to invest in a nutrition program that will set up an operation for success in the finishing barn.

“We know the largest increase in production profitability can be found in the bottom 30% of pigs.

Once these pigs are left behind it’s difficult to get

them caught back up.”

Over the last two decades, sow prolificacy has improved due to advancements in genetics and nutrition resulting in larger litter sizes. However, as piglets per sow per year increases, the size and weight of the piglets decreases.

These lightweight piglets pose an economic problem

as higher numbers of disadvantaged piglets now enter the nursery. Getting piglets off to a strong start with proper early life nutrition is an opportunity to create uniformity, growth and performance.

The Ralco swine nutrition team firmly believes the most important diet a pig will ever eat is its first.

Astronaut to speak at Cattle Industry Convention SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A history-making astronaut and a savvy business executive are among speakers who will share experience and wisdom at the 2020 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in San Antonio Feb. 5-7.

The convention will feature business meetings of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Cattlemen’s Beef Board and the American National CattleWomen.

Kicking off the event at the Opening General Session Feb. 5 will be re-

tired U.S. Navy Captain Scott Kelly, an astronaut who spent a record-breaking year in space, laying the groundwork for the future of space travel and exploration.

The Sky is Not the Limit: Lessons from a Year in Space will include life lessons and personal stories from 229 miles above Earth, a journey that exemplifies the power and resilience of the human spirit.

The Closing General Session Feb. 7 will include a celebration of the industry’s Beef Quality Assurance Program.

Closing session speaker will be Kevin Brown, who for two decades was a successful executive helping grow a little-known family business into an industry giant with annual revenues reaching $2 billion. Brown will share with producers in the audience tools for winning in business and life using unconventional thinking.

Sponsored by the Beef Quality Assurance Awards Program, the Closing General Session will be a fastpaced event that recognizes BQA award recipients, and highlights con-

sumer-directed efforts promoting the BQA Program.

New developments in BQA will also be introduced.

A special reception for BQA award recipients will be held immediately following the closing session.

BQA is funded in part by the Beef Checkoff and in partnership with Cargill and Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health.

CattleFax will present its CattleFax U.S. Global Protein and Grain Outlook Seminar to explore the factors driving the market, such as supplies and protein demand.

Applications open for Women Connected Conference WOOSTER, Ohio — American Angus Auxiliary invites women in the Angus industry to apply for the fifth Women Connected Conference.

Sponsored by the Angus Foundation, it will bring together Angus cattlewomen, auxiliary members and other women involved in the Angus industry.

Twenty women will be selected from applications

to join the 10-member auxiliary executive committee March 4-6 in Wooster.

Women 21 and older are eligible to apply, and those selected will gather to “Engage, Empower and Educate” at the Certified Angus Beef LLC headquarters.

“We are really looking forward to hosting another Women Connected Conference,” said Anne

Lampe, Women Connected Conference chair. “It’s a unique event that allows women from diverse backgrounds to come together to learn and form a network of friends and colleagues who share the common bond of Angus cattle.”

An application is due Jan. 15. For more information, contact conference chair Anne Lampe at 620-8744273, or alampe@wbsnet.

org. Selected applicants will be notified by Feb. 1.

Registration costs, including lodging and meals, will be provided through the support of the Angus Foundation; participants will be responsible for transportation to and from Wooster. Group ground transportation for those flying through Cleveland Hopkins Airport will be arranged.

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MADISON, Wis. — World Dairy Expo is accepting nominations for the 2020 Expo Recognition Awards now through Feb. 1.

New this year, WDE will be combining the former Dairyman and Dairy Woman of the Year Awards into one category, Dairy Producer of the Year.

Organizations, academic staff, producers and others involved in the dairy industry are encouraged to

nominate individuals to recognize their outstanding work and dedication to the dairy industry.

2020 Expo Recognition Awards will be presented in the following categories: n Dairy Producer of the Year: Presented to an active dairy producer whose primary source of income is derived from his or her dairy farm. This producer excels in efficient production and the breeding of quality dairy animals while incorporating progressive management practices. Award recipient’s community, government, marketing and World Dairy Expo involvement will also be considered. n Industry Person of the Year: This award is presented in recognition of an individual’s excellence in research, development, education, marketing, manufacturing or other fields, which are a part of an industry or institution that provides goods or services to the dairy industry. A resident of the United States, this award recipient may be an active dairy producer whose primary achievements are industry focused. n International Person of the Year: Living primarily outside of the United States, the individual who receives this award will be recognized for his or her contribution to international research, development, education, marketing, manufacturing or other fields, which are a part of an industry or institution that provides goods or services to the international dairy industry.

The nomination form, along with lists of past winners, is available at worlddairyexpo.com, or by contacting the expo office at 608-224-6455, or wde@ wdexpo.com.

The individuals selected to receive these awards will be recognized at Dinner with the Stars on Sept. 30 during World Dairy Expo 2020 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison.

Crowds of more than 62,000 people, from nearly 100 countries will return to Madison for the 54th annual World Dairy Expo, Sept. 29-Oct. 3.

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Special fresh cow diets boost milk production High protein rations critical in early lactation

By Martha Blum

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WOOSTER, Ohio — Feeding a special diet to the fresh cow group for three to four weeks can result in a positive impact on milk production later in lactation.

“It will be an expensive diet, but because of the long-term effects, I think it is worthwhile,” said Bill Weiss, professor of dairy cattle nutrition in the Department of Animal Sciences at The Ohio State University.

However, Weiss said, establishing a fresh cow group takes labor to mix the feeds, move the cows and someone has to decide when the cows enter and leave this group.

“Your facilities, management and labor has to be right, and then you should worry about a special diet,” he said during a webinar sponsored by Hoard’s

Dairyman.

In addition, dairymen should consider the social aspects of a fresh cow group.

“Another pen move will affect intake, milk, it may change feeding behavior and it may have negative effects on rumination,” Weiss said.

There are no special requirements for minerals in a fresh cow diet, Weiss said.

“One exception is you might want to elevate potassium,” he said. “For vitamins, some data shows elevated vitamin E can reduce mastitis, so pump it up to 2,000 units per day,” Weiss talked about a research project where fresh cows were fed a diet that included either 22% or 27% starch and dry or high moisture corn for three weeks.

“Increasing starch with dry corn resulted in a 5-pound increase in intake. It increased milk a little bit and allowed for increased body reserves,” he said.

“Feeding increased starch with high moisture corn decreased intake,” he said. “You have to be careful of feeding too

high starch b e c au s e it knocks intake and milk.”

Researchers set up a study that included feeding cows for four weeks no s upple ment a l fat, Weiss 2% saturated fat and either a low forage NDF diet or high forage NDF diet.

“Then they switched all cows to a diet with 26% starch, 23% forage NDF with no supplemental fat, but they fed whole cottonseed,” Weiss said. “The high forage, low starch diet had negative effects on intakes, milk production didn’t differ as much as we’d expect and the cows lost 35 pounds more bodyweight.”

The carryover effects, Weiss said, resulted in very little difference in intake on a bodyweight basis, energy corrected milk was the same and bodyweight change was the same, so the cows that lost 35 pounds of bodyweight did not gain it back.

“You need to feed enough for-

age, but 26% forage NDF to a fresh cow is probably too much,” he said. “Fat had no effect in intake with the low forage diet and the fat stimulated intake with the high forage diet, so if you’re going to feed higher forage, maybe some fat is good for these cows because it increased intake and milk production responded similarly.”

A study where researchers evaluated palmitic acid included feeding 1.5% of palmitic acid for 67 days, feeding supplemental fat for 24 days and then removing it and a third treatment where no fat was fed for the first 24 days and then they added fat for the next 40 days.

“Feeding fat in early lactation for 67 days was positive since it resulted 24 pounds more milk protein and 33 pounds more milk fat, but the cows lost 50 pounds more bodyweight,” Weiss said.

“If they waited 24 days to feed fat they got 9 pounds more milk, 26 pounds more milk fat and no bodyweight change.”

Protein is the critical nutrient in the early lactation phase, Weiss said.

“In this study, high protein diets increased intake almost 5

pounds during the three-week fresh period, which is huge,” he said. “It increased milk almost 10 pounds, and the fat corrected milk went up 7 pounds.”

For prefresh cows, Weiss recommends a moderate diet with about 15% starch.

“If you’re having trouble with body condition, go a little lower, and if you’re managing body condition, go a little higher,” he said. “Feed moderate protein at 12% for cows, and if it is a mixed group of heifers and cows, feed 14%.”

For a fresh cow ration that is fed for three to four weeks, Weiss said, include moderate starch at 25% and 20% forage NDF. “If you’re feeding fat, a lower starch diet appears to be better,” he said.

“Feeding fat can increase mobilization of bodyweight, so if managing body condition is a challenge, delay fat feeding until three weeks,” he said.

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

Managing Equine Metabolic Syndrome Equine Metabolic Syndrome is essentially a “prosperity disease” of horses that are genetically thrifty. In Kevin H. Kline other words, some types University of equines of Illinois — including certain Extension pony breeds, Morgans, Pasos, domesticated Spanish Mustangs and occasionally warm blood horses — are genetically well-adapted to surviving under harsh conditions, including relatively low feed intakes.

When too much “prosperity,” or plenty of rich feed is available, these “EMS” horses may suffer from obesity, uneven fat deposition along the crest of the neck and tail head, insulin resistance and laminitis.

The peculiar fat deposition patterns in some EMS horses may also include fat bulges above the eyes, behind the shoulders and in the sheath of male horses, even when these horses are relatively thin overall and have not received excess dietary energy. This is called “regional adiposity.”

In past years, many of these horses would have been labeled as “hypothyroid horses” because some do, in fact, have low thyroid hormone concentrations.

However, more recent research suggests that hypothyroidism may be more of a consequence of the condition, rather than a cause, and that not all EMS horses have low thyroxin concentrations.

Equine Metabolic Syndrome is most likely to be diagnosed in horses between 8 and 18 years of age. When younger EMS horses are in heavy training for various competitive or intense recreational events and are consuming just enough energy to cover the demands for growth and exercise, the condition may not be readily apparent.

As an EMS horse becomes less active, but may still be receiving similar amounts of hay, grain and pasture, then symptoms worsen.

The most debilitating part of Equine Metabolic Syndrome is the associated laminitis or “founder,” which can permanently cripple a horse if enough sensitive laminae in the hoof are damaged. It is thought that insulin resistance is the component of EMS that predisposes horses to laminitis.

Insulin resistance basically means that normal concentrations of insulin that should induce expected changes in target tissues

– that is facilitating uptake of glucose from the blood by muscle, liver, fat and other tissues — fails to cause those expected changes.

The horse’s pancreas then compensates by secreting higher and higher levels of insulin to cause the required responses in body tissues. This excess insulin causes numerous negative health consequences that equine researchers are actively studying, in hopes of finding more effective treatments for horses that suffer from this condition.

It is possible that high levels of insulin — which the body produces to regulate circulating glucose levels — may restrict the ability of blood vessels perfusing the hoof to dilate when stressed and then contribute to laminitis.

The currently recommended management-related treatments for EMS horses that are prone to obesity and laminitis include reducing the overall caloric intake, decreasing the starch and sugar content of the diet — no grain — increasing exercise and limiting access to lush pasture.

Other recommendations include using a grazing muzzle to slow down the rate of forage intake, or confining a horse to a dry lot.

Soaking the horse’s hay for 30 minutes may help to decrease the starch content, and replacing grain with a commercial ration balancer helps to provide required protein, vitamins and minerals without adding potentially harmful calories from starchy feed.

Some varieties of pasture grass contain more sugar and starch than others, so contact your nearest Extension horse specialist for advice on pasture management for EMS horses.

Some severely affected horses may need to be kept off pasture altogether to avoid recurring problems with laminitis.

Some medical therapies are available for treatment of EMS horses, as well. These include treatment with Levothyroxine sodium, which recent research has found to accelerate weight loss and increase insulin sensitivity.

However, medical intervention is expensive and should be considered to be short-term assistance to speed weight loss and improve insulin sensitivity while management practices are being implemented in order to reduce the likelihood of laminitis.

There is no miracle cure available for horses with Equine Metabolic Syndrome, but proper management, especially avoiding grain and increasing riding time in affected horses, can greatly improve the quality of life for EMS horses.

Kevin H. Kline is a University of Illinois professor of animal sciences.

Police shepherd lone, lost sheep to safety WILSON, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania police became shepherds when they wrangled a lost sheep wandering alone along a highway and corralled it to safety, authorities said.

Wilson police were initially responding to a report of a truck crash on Route 22 early in the morning Dec. 11. But they found no vehicle or injured persons, only a sheep, LehighValleyLive.com reported.

Officer Tyler Smith wrangled the sheep to the shoulder of the eastbound lanes, police said.

Officers had to cut a hole in the chain link fence below the highway to get the animal to safety, and Officer Tom Migliore led the sheep on a leash after it was brought down from the highway.

The animal was taken to a farm, where it was to stay until its owner could be found.

Too much fiber in pig diets can decrease energy absorption and digestibility.

Fiber composition in rice coproducts traced in study URBANA, Ill. — Rice coproducts in pig diets add fat and fiber, but too much fiber can decrease energy absorption and digestibility.

A recent study from the University of Illinois characterizes the chemical composition of fiber in rice and rice coproducts, which could lead to diet interventions for improved digestibility.

“Because of rice fiber’s low fermentability, there’s a high upside potential for increased digestibility if we can find specific enzymes that can help degrade those fibers. For pigs, the most important thing is to be able to get more energy out of each ingredient,” said Hans Stein, professor in the Department of Animal Sciences and the Division of Nutritional Sciences at U of I and co-author of the study published in Animal Feed Science and Technology.

A former doctoral researcher working with Stein, Gloria

Casas, analyzed the carbohydrate composition of several ingredients — brown rice, broken rice, full-fat rice bran, defatted rice bran and rice mill feed — in a laboratory in Denmark.

She also evaluated the digestibility of each ingredient by simulating the environments of the pig stomach, small intestine and large intestine, including fermentability by gut microbes.

The ingredients varied widely in starch, cellulose, lignin and fiber content, among other specific carbohydrate fractions, but for all ingredients, the primary carbohydrates were arabinoxylans.

“Arabinoxylans are relatively complex fibers that consist primarily of two sugars, arabinose and xylose, though there are many others in there, too,” Stein said.

“That is true for all the rice coproducts, but the ratio between arabinose and xylose differs among the ingredients.

That ratio, to some degree, influences the functionality of the fibers.”

Simulated, in vitro, digestibility was higher in brown rice and broken rice than for all other coproducts, which Stein and Casas expected, given that fullfat rice bran, defatted rice bran and rice mill feed were much higher in insoluble fibers. The results confirm earlier digestibility studies the researchers completed with the same ingredients in pigs.

Stein noted the results don’t just apply to pigs.

“Humans consume rice and rice bran all over the world.

Knowing the specific fiber composition of these products will allow us to figure out which gut microbes are affected,” he said.

“In humans, one of the major problems in terms of nutrition in our part of the world is that we don’t get enough fiber. If we consume these fibers, how will they affect our gut microbes?”

Unique corn silage increases feed efficiency DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. — Research by Penn State University found a 4% increase (6% increase uncorrected) in ECM feed efficiency with Enogen Feed corn silage — with no negative effect on rumen fermentation.

The unique Syngenta hybrids, available from NK Seeds retailers, feature an in-seed technology that converts starch to usable sugars more quickly than other corn.

The research, results of which were presented at the 2019 American Dairy Science Association Northeast Branch meeting in November, was conducted by Sergio Welchez, graduate research assistant, and Alex Hristov of Penn State University’s Department of Animal Science.

In their replicated experiment, they compared Enogen Feed corn silage to non-Enogen corn silage. The only difference in feed was the type of corn silage used, so the results indicate the effect of the in-seed alpha amylase tech-

nology of Enogen Feed corn.

“This data further confirms results seen in extensive research at several universities and commercial trials,” said Eileen Watson, Enogen development specialist. “On average, we’ve found that Enogen Feed corn fed as grain or silage may increase feed efficiency by about 5% compared to corn without the Enogen trait.”

The Penn State research supports what dairy producers are seeing in their own operations.

On-farm results demonstrate that Enogen Feed corn hybrids deliver a new level of starch digestibility in ruminants, whether fed as grain or silage.

“Good corn silage is about 35% starch on a dry matter basis,” said Duane Martin, head of marketing for Enogen, Syngenta. “Enogen Feed corn hybrids convert starch to useable sugars more quickly and efficiently than other corn. This results in more available energy and improved feed efficiency,

which can lower feed costs and improve profit potential in livestock operations.”

In addition to feed efficiency benefits, Enogen Feed corn hybrids stand and yield with the best elite corn hybrids, helping dairy producers gain efficiencies in the field, as well as in dairy operations.

“If you are a dairy producer growing your own feed, a simple switch in your corn hybrid may help increase the feed value of the silage in your ration,” said Joe Bollman, NK corn product manager.

“Enogen Feed corn hybrids are proven, high-yielding hybrids with the traits you need to protect yield potential. And, there are no additional management challenges, unlike some silage-specific hybrids.”

Enogen Feed hybrids are available from NK retailers in select geographies. For more information, contact a local NK retailer, or visit www.enogenfeed.com.

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WHAT’S TRENDING These are the most read stories on the AgriNews website in 2019: 1. Guebert: Walmart, Costco become farmers 2. Prevent Plant options: Agents advise to run insurance numbers now

3. Thinking in pictures: The little things matter for animal sciences professor 4. Animal activist group goes undercover at

Fair Oaks Farms 5. Losing The Family Farm: Farmers share struggles, healing, hope and health

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A fair and level playing field I recently asked a friend if it was bad to wish to put 2019 in the rearview mirror without wishing away days in my life. For those Rural Issues involved in production agCyndi Young- riculture, 2019 is a year most Puyear of us would like to forget.

For some, 2019 will be the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back and forced a decision to radically change their farming operation, or in some cases, to leave the farm behind.

Few good farmers I know want to depend upon a government payment though the Market Facilitation Program to stay in business — let alone a third tranche of said payments.

In a November letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, House Ag Committee Chairman Colin Peterson, a Minnesota Democrat wrote, “The current program has created winners and losers among neighbors who find themselves facing the same market situations, meaning that some producers may remain viable while others may be forced out of business.”

I’m not placing judgment on anyone for participating in any government program. I simply find it disappointing that a MFP payment — designed to assist farmers and ranchers with commodities directly impacted by unjustified foreign retaliatory tariffs, resulting in the loss of traditional export markets — has a reason to exist in the first place.

Commodities eligible to receive MFP payments are dairy, hogs, alfalfa hay, barley, canola, corn, crambe, dried beans, dry peas, extra-long staple cotton, flaxseed, lentils, long grain and medium grain rice, millet, mustard seed, oats, peanuts, rapeseed, rye, safflower, sesame seed, small and large chickpeas, sorghum, soybeans, sunflower seed, temperate japonica rice, triticale, upland cotton and wheat.

When this program and these commodities were announced, I heard more than one cow-calf producer who had been losing money every day on his calves ask, “Where is my MFP payment?”

The rally cry has been for a “level playing field” which will never truly exist. Someone will always have an edge. But wouldn’t it be great if that edge was because the product fit the specific needs of the buyer when the buyer wanted it and how they wanted it?

Of course, trade reform is needed, but trade and specifically tariffs should not be used as political weapons by any government. Tariffs are certainly not new to the United States of America. Our Congress passed a tariff act in 1789 that imposed a 5% flat rate tariff on all imports.

My hope and prayer for the New Year is that those who govern can come to an agreement about what is “a fair and level playing field” and that it is in the best interest of the governed. I want to see agriculture prosper in this country, but I would also very much like to see other industries succeed, as well.

Happy New Year!

The gift that keeps on giving Originally published in 1995, this column was one of the first remembrances from the Southern Illinois dairy farm of my Farm & Food youth. It also is the most File requested and most reprinted Alan Guebert piece I’ve written. By tradition, it returns every year.

Merry Christmas.

The Christmas tree was a scrub cedar hacked from the edge of the woods that bordered the farm. Big-bulbed lights, strung in barber pole fashion, generated almost as much heat as the nearby wood stove. Yellowed Christmas cards, saved over the years and perched like doves in the untrimmed branches, served as ornaments.

“I believe this is the prettiest tree I’ve ever had,” Howard proclaimed as we stood in its glow. “And it smells good, too.”

The only scent evident to me was a mixture of wood smoke and the remains of a fried pork supper, but I lied and said, “Sure does.”

Howard beckoned me to sit.

We had shared Christmas Day

in the dairy barn, and it was his request that we share a bit of the night, also.

He knew I was alone because my family, his employer, was visiting relatives. I knew he was alone because he was always alone, a bachelor for nearly 40 years.

“I’ll get us some Christmas cheer,” he offered as I sank into the sofa.

In untied work shoes, he shuffled toward the kitchen. A minute later, he returned with two water glasses filled with rhubarb wine.

“It’s been a good Christmas, ain’t it Allie-Boy?” he asked as he sat in a ladder-back chair by the stove.

He had called me Allie Boy for as long as I could remember. I had taken to call him Hoard the Dairyman, after the title of a farm magazine my father subscribed to.

I nodded. It had been a good day.

Two wobbly newborn calves greeted us when we arrived at the dairy barn early that morning. Wet and shivering, we dried them with the past summer’s straw before showing them how to find breakfast at their mamas’ side. One was a bull, the other a heifer.

“We ought to name ‘em Mary and Joseph,” Howard now said as we rehashed the day, “on

account of them being born today.”

Mary and Joseph?

Generally, Howard had only one name for all cows: Succum.

None of us knew what it meant or where it came from, but from the time he arrived on the farm in 1965 every cow was always Succum and every heifer was always Little Succum. A group of cows or calves were simply Big Succums or Baby Succums.

“Mary and Joseph they will be,” I said approvingly.

Silence hung in the stale air. I reckoned that if you had “bached” it for 40 years like Howard, silence wasn’t a void that needed to be filled, so I sipped my wine and said nothing. Howard reached for his pipe and the big, red can of Velvet tobacco that had been my Christmas gift to him that morning.

“You want to roll yourself a smoke, Allie? I got some papers here.”

I shook off the offer.

“Yep,” Howard said as if to himself, “that’s the prettiest tree I’ve ever had. And this is shaping up to be the nicest Christmas I’ve ever had because you came by.”

I looked at the tree and then at the old man ringed in tobacco smoke staring at it, and I felt sad. Not for him. I felt sad

for me. I had agreed to come to his house to accommodate him, a favor for a hired man.

But he had not wanted a favor. All he had wanted was the chance to share his Christmas good fortune with me. He had some new wine, a warm fire, his best Christmas tree ever and week’s worth of tobacco. He was happy and he wanted to give me some of that happiness.

As I stared at the silhouette of Hoard the Dairyman in the glow of the Christmas lights, I saw a man of great warmth, vast wealth and pure honesty.

He didn’t have a checking account or credit card, but he was far richer than the condescending college boy on his sofa.

“Well Hoard,” I said a very quiet minute later, “I better go.

We both need to be at the barn early tomorrow.”

He led me to the back door.

“Don’t forget,” he said, as I headed for the truck, “we’ll call those calves Mary and Joseph.”

Almost 30 Christmas Nights later, I have not forgotten two calves named Mary and Joseph and Howard’s priceless gift of simple giving.

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Hit reset button before planning for 2020 As the farm’s leader and CEO, an important part of your role is to look forward and make future plans.

But when you know Darren Frye don’t your results or “how you did” Water Street this year, there Solutions can be a lot of uncertainty around how to even begin to start planning for 2020.

Without those numbers, it can feel like you’re aiming in the dark.

RELEASE THE BAGGAGE Many farmers may be carrying some mental and emotional “baggage” along from this trying year. Working to reduce and eliminate that as much as possible will lighten the load and help with moving more confidently into the next year.

Here are a few suggestions. n Reset your mindset.

Particularly after a challenging crop year like 2019, hitting the “reset” button on your mindset can be helpful. Otherwise, it can be tough to move forward with planning for the next year at all. Consider taking

some time by yourself, with your spouse or with business partners to intentionally set aside any frustrations or other emotions the past year brought up. Then, resolve to move forward with renewed optimism and hope as you plan for 2020.

As we all know, every year in farming is different! n Use solid estimates and planning tools. Be sure to use tools and technology that incorporate all the moving pieces of your operation, including your operation’s financials, logistics and crop insurance, as you make plans for 2020. Our advisers can help you get this in place to visualize how all the pieces of your operation come together. n Get the right support in place.

We can also think about this past year in terms of how we did or didn’t get the support we needed from others. I’m thinking of this both in terms of emotional support from friends and family, as well as support from advisers, suppliers, lenders and others we work with in our farm businesses.

An important support person to have in your corner is a market adviser. As you think about making plans for 2020, consider whether you had the type of support you wanted this past year when it comes to market-

ing and merchandising plans.

Take action to find the right support for you, your operation and your goals.

BIG CHALLENGES, SMART SOLUTIONS Another idea as we move into 2020 is to think about the single largest business challenge that your operation is facing. Go beyond outside causes and think in terms of how you as the CEO and your operation are dealing with it, on a day to day level.

It might be a financial metric where the operation can’t seem to move the needle, or difficulty with finding the right lender relationship, or trouble with finding and keeping the right employees. Maybe it’s a lack of proactive risk management that continues to create ongoing problems.

Whatever it may be, it’s usually the thing that causes the most headaches and sleepless nights. Once you’ve identified it, here are three ways to think differently about this challenge.

Take responsibility. Our human tendency often is to look for someone or something else to blame. Some are more prone to doing this than others. But in order to get on track to improve results, it’s important to start by

taking responsibility first.

Sort out what you can control from what you can’t. Don’t try to take responsibility for something that’s truly out of your control: the weather, for example. However, you can take responsibility for your actions, reactions and responses.

Redefine the problem. You may believe you’ve already tried everything there is to try to solve the problem. Consider redefining how you’re looking at the challenge.

Back up a step further and think about the root cause or causes. Don’t think about the symptoms or how the problem appears on your farm, only the potential roots.

Get creative about solutions.

Once you’ve determined a possible root cause, focus on that instead of how the problem is manifested. Brainstorm solutions that address the root cause rather than the symptoms.

Who can you enlist to help implement solutions? If marketing and risk management may be a cause of some of your challenges, get in touch with our market advisers now to talk about planning.

Darren Frye is president and CEO of Water Street Solutions.

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

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Moderate demand growth brightens corn balance sheet

By Tom C. Doran

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

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

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

Right now, USDA has yield at 167 bushels per acre which is slightly below long-term trend. If we actually did 167, that’s quite impressive considering the year we had. I’m still lower than 165.3. There’s still a lot of corn standing out there in the Dakotas,” Hubbs said.

“From what I’ve heard, corn planted in early June was slightly better than what most people expected. A significant amount of corn was planted after June 10 and I’ve only heard a couple of reports and it was not pretty — low test weight, high moisture, high damage. So, that stuff coming out of the Dakotas may be No. 3 corn and we’re going to have to blend that stuff.

The market for good quality corn here in the eastern Corn Belt and across the Corn Belt could be pretty good. So, we’ll see what this yield ends up being.”

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

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

“There are a lot of cattle in lots. There are a lot of hogs on the ground.

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

“So, I think we might see a pretty strong corn use for feed in the first quarter. The only problem is we had so much corn still out in the field when they started doing the tabulations that they have to make an estimate of bin-worthy corn. So, we might not actually see this feed and residual number until later in the marketing year. We may see another surprise.”

EXPORTS REBOUND Corn exports got off to a poor start early in the 2019-2020 marketing year, including some of the lowest September and October exports numbers in a decade. It has since picked up.

“Brazil finally ran out of corn. We’ve seen Mexico come into the market pretty strong. We’ve seen Japan come back into the market pretty strong. I think this will continue and there will be real strength in the corn exports in the second half of the marketing year. So, I think we can see some real strength. I’m even higher than this.

“I’m a little bit more optimistic on exports at 1.865 billion bushels compared

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to USDA’s 1.85 billion and this is without China.

We need to do about 40 million bushels a week for the rest of the marketing year to hit that number. I think we can. I think there will Hubbs be weeks as we move into 2020 where we do 50 million bushels plus.”

USDA has corn for ethanol at 5.375 billion bushels for the 2019-2020 marketing year. Hubbs noted that ethanol production picked up significantly over the last few weeks and production is now well over one million barrels per day.

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

We’ve seen the margins improve. Even with the increase in production, I don’t think we’re going to see this (5.375 billion) go up unless this China trade deal is what I think it might be,” he said.

“We’re going to put 10% of ethanol in gas, but the growth of gasoline demand is relatively flat.

There’s always the dream of E15 and E85.

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

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

“For 2 019 2020, we’re a little behind last year’s ethanol export pace, but here’s where the kicker is. Last year, China basically imported no ethanol.

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

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

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

Hubbs also plugged in his projections for the 2020-2021 marketing year with a national average yield of 177.4 bushels per acre, planted acres of 92.1 million, usage of 14.295 billion bushels, year-end stocks of 2.426 billion bushels and a season average price of $3.55 per bushel.

Looking ahead, Hubbs urged farmers to pay atten-

tion to the events around Jan. 10.

“We’ve got a corn stocks report, we’ve got the production report on Jan. 10, and supposedly the Chinese are going to be signing some kind of trade deal around that time.

There’s a lot of information that’s going to set the tone for 2020 prices,” he said.

“I haven’t heard a peep

out of the Chinese, and this deal feels as fragile as a baby deer on an icy road.

If we get a big rally coming out of January with a trade deal, if you haven’t already priced corn, I think you’re going to have the opportunity to sell old crop corn at a pretty decent price this year if all these things come into play. Try to put a floor under both corn and soybeans for that 2020

crop.

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

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

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