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MTI, DAVISON COUNTY LAND LAB PARTNERSHIP CONTINUES TO FLOURISH County plans to renew agreement in March BY SHEILA SLATER The Daily Republic
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he partnership between Davison County and the Mitchell Technical Institute Land Lab program is certain to continue beyond March of 2019. The current five-year agreement expires at that time but county commission chair Brenda Bode is certain the commission will agree to renew the contract and plans to put the renewal of the contract on the commissioners agenda for January. “We have no plans to change the arrangement. This is a perfect partnership for both and working with MTI is always a good investment,” Bode said. “The commission sees no need to wait until the end of March to extend the contract.” Since April 2001, MTI has held a crop-sharing agreement that allows the school to farm county-owned land close to Mitchell’s city limits. Students conduct all areas of agricultural work on about 85 acres of county-owned land, rotating crops from corn to soybeans, testing the soil, performing crop imagery and managing crop health. For eight years Rick Kriese, head agronomy instructor at MTI, has been leading the program. “It’s been a win-win situation for us at MTI and for the county. Every fall we get roughly 180 students out on the field and away from their desks and computers,” Kriese said. “We also incorporate our precision technology students to perform studies and crop imagery.”
Students learn about different methods to increase soil organic matter and improve the overall soil health. Since its inception, the enrollment for the MTI Land Lab has tripled. Jim Lorang grew up on the family farm in Mount Vernon and was one of the first participants of the MTI Land Lab program. “We did a lot of population testing,stand counts and yield estimates on both corn and soybeans,” Lorang said. “It was great to actually go out on the field and get that experience rather than looking at pictures in a book or computer.” Common weeds to this region are observed and control strategies are discussed during class. Disease and insect identification are also key factors in today’s crop production efforts. At harvest time students gain experience in driving combines, harvesting the crop and hauling the grains to the elevator. This year the MTI students had approximately half of the land planted to soybeans with plans to rotate to corn next spring, and the other half of the acres were planted to corn. Yields were estimated at 55 bushels per acre for soybeans and about 190 bushels per acre for corn. After the crop yields are calculated and the paperwork complete, the county receives a 25 percent crop share. At its recent meeting the county received a crop share check for $9,600. “The board had no problem accepting the funds and we look forward to continuing this partnership,” Bode said. DECEMBER 2018 SOUTH DAKOTA FARM & RANCH 5
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Don’t be messing with that BY AMY KIRK for South Dakota Farm & Ranch
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here are just some things that belong to a man that are better left alone and aren’t worth messing with. A man’s writing utensil is one of them. Men can get by with one pen and they seem to want it that way. They don’t want you asking to borrow it because they only keep one pen on them. Observing men’s behavior when you borrow their pen is comparable to witnessing the reaction of a shocked child when a stranger picks up their beloved blanket or stuffed animal and starts walking around the room with it. The look you get is one of anxiety and shock or disbelief. They won’t take their eyes off it until it gets set down, and once it is, they will quickly go over to grab it back, then put a death grip on it. If a man’s pen was the last pen available that worked on the earth and you needed to borrow it to leave your dying wish, you might consider not bothering him to use his pen for writing it down. It may not be worth your last dying memory of his facial expression when you borrow it. A man’s pocketknife or Leatherman tool is an appendage of his person. These items are personal attachments specific to each man’s needs, like their limbs. Removing it from their person is not much different from ripping their hand or arm off. These tools are how they function in the world when they need that little bionic extra to get a job done. Every man has his own set of tools. Every man also has his own set of tool rules, like which tool box drawer a tool goes in or how they’re placed and arranged. When the order of their tools is disrupted, this can be catastrophic when needing them to do wrench work. If you need to use one of his tools, it might be a good idea to take a picture of the whole drawer of tools laid out before you pick one out. If it is not put back right, guys know it immediately.
Then there’s the remote control. The TV remote is man’s security blanket. When it’s time to relax and settle down for the evening before bedtime, guys need the comfort of having their remote control at hand. There’s a reason these tools are called “remote control.” The man who invented this gadget wanted it to be an item that remains in a remote location: his. By definition, remote means “situated far from the main centers of population; distant.” This means the remote control should remain at the armrest of his easy chair, far from everyone else’s dirty little mitts but easily within his reach, not anyone else’s. It should stay right where he puts it down, so he can be solely in “control” of it. The remote control buttons not only hold great power to change channels but the power to calm a guy down because he gets to be in control of pushing the buttons. There aren’t a lot of things a man has control over, but the television remote control is probably an important one. If you pick up the remote and pack it around or set it down somewhere it disrupts his sense of calm, peace and quiet time, because then he has to find it or retrieve it in order to restore his calm and the remote to its rightful spot. He doesn’t want it lost, or have to go looking for it. It’s perfectly fine setting on the armrest where he can see it all the time and stroke the buttons as needed. A calf record book is a ranch man’s personal belonging not worth messing with, especially if you have a habit of forgetting where you left something. It’s the most valued of items to a rancher and all kinds of important ranch information you won’t understand. There are two things in life worth accepting. Men need to let women think they’ve won an argument and women need to let men think they’re in control of the TV remote. DECEMBER 2018 SOUTH DAKOTA FARM & RANCH 7
GROWING ON 2018 HELPS FARMERS MARKET CROPS IN DIFFICULT TIMES BY MICHELLE ROOK Forum News Service
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ANKTON, S.D. — 2018 was an unprecedented year in the grain markets with record crops and the trade war pressuring prices. As a result, farmers stored a huge amount of grain, especially soybeans, to wait for better prices. Now they’re looking for help on how to market those bushels. That was the focus of the Growing On 2018 meetings conducted across South Dakota by Iowa State University Farm and Ag Business Management Specialist Steven Johnson. Johnson says the volatility in 2018 is the reason farmers need to manage crop risk, especially related to price. “You can’t just produce it, you’ve got to be able to sell it for a profit,” he said. He shared five case studies from Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota and said these successful farmers all have one thing in common: They are managing crop risk. With all the market noise, especially regarding the trade war, Johnson advised farmers to tune it out. “Focus on what you can control,” he said. That includes the decision of what to plant, what type of marketing plan to implement, whether or not to store, plus when to generate cash flow. Johnson shared a laundry list of marketing considerations that go into developing a marketing plan. “Things like time objectives, price objectives, old crop marketing futures carry, basis, cost of ownership and separating commercially stored bushels
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MINER COUNTY HOSTS 37TH ANNUAL FEEDER CALF SHOW BY SDSU EXTENSION BROOKINGS — Black Friday has an altogether different meaning in Miner County where showing cattle the day after Thanksgiving has been a Miner County tradition for the past 37 years. 2018 was once again a success. The show, held November 23, 2018 at the 4-H Grounds in Howard, boasted 35 4-H show cattle as well as a total of 164 open class entries shown by exhibitors who represented counties across South Dakota as well as the states of Wyoming, Minnesota and Iowa. “This show continues to be a well-received event and draws families to Howard on a busy holiday weekend,” said Maria Feldhaus, Miner County 4-H Youth Program Advisor with SDSU Extension. Judge Jordan Vandermolen of Pella, Iowa evaluated calves, named the top-five individual steers and heifers, 4-H Champions and evaluated the Pen-of-Three event. 37th Annual Miner County Feeder Calf Show Results Senior Showmanship - Top 5 Winners 1. Ryan Dolieslager, Doon, Iowa; 2. Samantha Podzimek, Mitchell; 3. Magan Tol, Canby, Minn.; 4. Storm Johnsen, Wessington; 5. Drew Pederson, Garretson Junior Showmanship - Top 5 Winners 1. Harlee Heim, Wessington Springs; 2. Raylee Fagerhaug, Wessington Springs; 3. Sydney Johnsen, Wessington; 4. Chloe Hazel, Beresford; 5. Talen Hazel, Beresford. Beginner Showmanship - Top 5 Winners 1. Kianna Hazel, Beresford; 2. Kinsley Altena, George, Iowa; 3. Jayna Blume, Pierre; 4. Rylan Fagerhaug, Wessington Springs; 5. Creighten Werning, Emery. 2018 Miner County 4-H/FFA Show 10 SOUTH DAKOTA FARM & RANCH DECEMBER 2018
British Heifers Class 1: first place, Kase Callies, Winfred; second place, Kolt Becker, Oldham; third place, Natalie Marshall, Mitchell; fourth place, Natalie Marshall, Mitchell; fifth place, Hanna Peterson, Fedora; sixth place, Katlin Schlim; seventh place, Zachary Connor, Winfred; eighth place, Brittany Jacobson, Howard and ninth place, Carter Klinkhammer, Howard. Champion British Heifer was awarded to Kase Callies, Winfred and Reserve Champion British Heifer was awarded to Kolt Becker, Oldham. Exotic Heifers Champion Exotic Heifer was awarded to Cody Eich, Howard and Reserve Champion Exotic Heifer was shown by Jenna Eich, Howard. Class 2: first place, Cody Eich, Howard and second place, Nick Litterick, Howard. Class 3: first place, Cody Eich, Howard; second place, Jenna Eich; third place, Carter Klinkhammer and fourth place, Riley Genzlinger, Canova. Market Heifers Champion Market Heifer was awarded to Jenna Eich, Howard and Reserve Champion Market Heifer was awarded to Cody Eich, Howard. Class 4: first place, Jenna Eich, Howard; second place, Cody Eich, Howard and third place, Carter Klinkhammer, Howard. British Steers Champion British Steer was awarded to Gabe Miller, Winfred and Reserve Champion British Steer was awarded to Mason Jacobson, Howard. Class 5: first place, Gabe Miller, Winfred; second place, Mason Jacobson, Howard; third place, Logan Schlim, Carthage and fourth place, Zach Jacobson, Howard.
Exotic Steers Champion Exotic Steer was awarded to Jenna Eich, Howard and Reserve Champion Exotic Steer was awarded to, Kase Callies, Winfred. Class 6: first place, Jenna Eich, Howard; second place, Cody Eich, Howard; third place, Kase Callies, Winfred; fourth place, Tate Miller, Winfred and fifth place, Tate Miller, Winfred. Class 7: first place, Kase Callies, Winfred; second place, Lane Miller, Winfred; third place, Cody Eich, Howard and fourth place, Logan Schlim, Carthage. Overall 4-H Market Championwas awarded to Jenna Eich, Howard with her Market Heifer and overall 4-H Reserve Market Beef was awarded to Cody Eich, Howard. 2018 Open Class Breeding Show Results Class 1 Angus Breeding Heifers: first place, Samantha Podzimek, Mitchell; second place, Chloe Hazel, Beresford; third place, Rachel Derksen, Huron; fourth place, Harlee Heim, Wessington Springs; fifth place, Martina Albrecht, Howard; sixth place, Samuel Nibbe, Lake Benton, Minn.; seventh place, Kase Callies, Winfred; eighth place, Ava Rycraft, Watertown and ninth place, Cody Opitz, Hartford. Class 2 Red Angus Breeding Heifers: first place, Tessa Pederson, Garretson; second place, Trevor Bergh, Florence and third place, Jayna Blume, Pierre. Class 3 Hereford Breeding Heifers: first place, Ty Bergh, Florence; second place, Matt Weber, Lake Benton, MN; third place, Jayna Blume, Pierre; fourth place, Hunter Heezen, Wessington Springs; fifth place, Spencer Skatvold, Beresford; sixth place, Canyon Kidd, Howard; seventh place, Ivan Blume, Redfield and eighth place, Seth Kojse, Beresford. Class 4 Hereford Breeding Heifers: first place, Kerstynn Heim, Wessington Springs; second place, Blake Peskey, Iroquois; third place, Jackson Walsh, DeGraff, MN; fourth place, Ivan Blume, Redfield; fifth place, Riley Rasmussen, Elkton; sixth place, Kyla Peskey, Iroquois; seventh place, Natalie Marshall, Mitchell; eighth place, Spencer Skatvold, Beresford and ninth place, Tyler Rasmussen, Elkton. Class 5 Hereford Breeding Heifers: first place, Keaton Grant Krieg, Kingsley, Iowa and second place, Riley Rasmussen, Elkton.
Champion Hereford Breeding Heifer was awarded to Keaton Grant Krieg, Kingsley, Iowa and Reserve Hereford was awarded to Ty Bergh, Florence. Class 6 Miniature Hereford Breeding Heifers: first place, Natalie Marshall, Mitchell. Class 7 Shorthorn Breeding Heifers: first place Sydney Johnsen, Wessington and second place, Carter Klinkhammer, Howard. British Breeding Heifers Top 5: first place, Samantha Podzimek, Mitchell; second place, Chloe Hazel, Beresford; third place, Keaton Grant Krieg, Kingsley, Iowa; fourth place, Trevor Bergh, Florence and fifth place, Tessa Pederson, Garretson. Class 8 Charolais Breeding Heifers: first place, Chloe Hazel, Beresford; second place, Landon Coyle, Orient; and third place, Paton Coyle, Orient; fourth place, Logan Zemlicka, Wolsey; fifth place, Jessie Coyle, Orient and sixth place, Maliya Mikkelson, Watertown. Class 9 Charolais Composite Breeding Heifers: first place, Cody Eich, Howard; second place, Raylee Fagerhaug, Wessington Springs and third place, Paton Coyle, Orient. Class 10 Chianina Breeding Heifers: first place,Tyler Bush, Britton; second place, Allyson Beninga, Sioux Falls; third place, Ryan Dolieslager, Doon, Iowa; fourth place, Anna Bonine, Beresford; fifth place, Hudson Fouberg, Madison and sixth place, Michael Kjose, Beresford. Class 11 Maine Anjou Breeding Heifers: first place, Storm Johnsen, Wessington; second place, Bailey DeJong, Kennebec and third place, Cutler Michalski, Willow Lake. Class 12 MaineTainer Breeding Heifers: first place, Hilary Albrecht; second place, Ryan Dolieslager, Doon, Iowa; third place, Brooklyn Hiniker, Pipestone, Minnesota; fourth place, Jorje Holm, Chandler, Minn.; fifth place, Mitchell Schmidt, Willow Lake and sixth place, Logan Zemlicka, Wolsey. Class 13 Shorthorn Plus Breeding Heifers: first place, Cody Eich, Howard; second place, Chloe Hazel, Beresford; third place, Cutler Michalski, Willow Lake; fourth place, Tate Kotalik, Willow Lake; fifth place, Jamie Begalka, Castlewood; sixth place, Shay Michalski and seventh place, Rustin Schroeder, Winner.
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Class 14 Simmental Breeding Heifers: first place, Drew Pederson, Garretson; second place, Matt Weber, Lake Benton, Minn.; third place, Storm Johnsen, Wessington; fourth place, Sydney Johnsen, Wessington; fifth place, T.J. Harris, Plankinton and sixth place, Magen Tol, Canby, Minn. Class 15 Foundation Simmental Breeding Heifers: first place, Jenna Eich, Howard; second place, Ty Bergh, Florence; third place, Tessa Pederson, Garretson, fourth place, Talli Heim, Wessington Springs; fifth place, Brooke Skoglund, Hecla; sixth place, Magen Tol, Canby, Minn.; seventh place, Magen Tol, Canby, Minn.; eighth place, Abby Blagg, Salem and ninth place, Cody Larson, White. Class 16 Foundation Simmental Breeding Heifers: first place, Elizabeth Albrecht, Howard; second place, Sydney Johnsen, Wessington; third place, Kinsley Altena, George, Iowa; fourth place, Harlee Heim, Wessington Springs; fifth place, Raylee Fagerhaug, Wessington Springs; sixth place, Caden Hojer, Oldham; seventh place, T.J. Harris, Plankinton; eighth place, Austin Rose, Chamberlain; ninth place, Austin Rose, Chamberlain and tenth place, Kody Erickson, Clarinda, Iowa.
Wolter, Wessington Springs and sixth place, Bailey DeJong, Kennebec. Champion Market Heifer was awarded to Abi Henderson, Adel, Iowa and Reserve Market Heifer was awarded to Jenna Eich, Howard. Class 3 Red Angus Steers: first place, Hannah Heezen, Wessington Springs and second place, Rylan Fagerhaug, Wessington Springs. Class 4 Hereford Steers: first place, Tyler Rasmussen, Elkton. Class 5 Shorthorn Steers: first place,Kasey Michalski, Willow Lake. British Market Beef Top 5: first place, Hannah Heezen, Wessington Springs; second place, Tyler Rasmussen, Elkton; third place, Rylan Fagerhaug, Wessington Springs and fourth place, Kasey Michalski. No fifth place awarded. Class 6 Charolais Steers: first place, Creighten Werning, Emery; second place, Lilly Blume, Redfield and third place, Sydney Pankonin, Lamberton, Minn. Class 7 Chianina Steers: first place, Jenna Eich; second place, Trevor Bergh, Florence; third place, Allie Kappenman, Madison; fourth place, Talen Hazel, Beresford; fifth place, Maliya Mikkelson, Watertown; sixth place, Rylee Schroeder, Winner and seventh place, Kaitlyn Micheel, Cavour.
Class 17 Foundation Simmental Breeding Heifers: first place, Makynna Heim, Wessington Springs.
Class 8 Maine Anjou Steers: first place, MaKayla Nelson, Volga; second place, Anna Bonine, Beresford; third place, Tate Bergh, Florence; fourth place, Chloe Hazel, Beresford; fifth place, Ramsey Fouberg, Madison; sixth place, Maggie DeMers, Colome and seventh place, Jenna Eich, Howard.
Champion Foundation Simmental Breeding Heifer was awarded to Jenna Eich, Howard and Reserve Foundation Simmental was awarded to Elizabeth Albrecht, Howard.
Class 9 Maine Anjou Steers: first place, Bailey DeJong, Kennebec; second place, Kase Callies; third place, Nick Kappenman, Madison and fourth place, Kaitlyn Micheel, Cavour.
Class 18 Commercial Breeding Heifers: first place, Samantha Podzimek, Mitchell; second place, Keaton Otto, Manning, Iowa; third place, Kianna Hazel, Beresford; fourth place, Kade Menzel, Erwin and fifth place, Rowdy Scheel, Erwin.
Champion Maine Anjou Steer was awarded to Bailey DeJong, Kennebec and Reserve Maine Anjou Steer was awarded to MaKayla Nelson, Volga.
Class 19 Commercial Breeding Heifers: first place, Emma Noteboom, Burbank; second place, Allyson Beninga, Sioux Falls; third place, Mitchell Schmidt, Willow Lake; fourth place, Kody Erickson, Clarinda, Iowa and fifth place, Austin Rose, Chamberlain. Class 20 Commercial Breeding Heifers: first place, Ryan Blagg, Salem. Champion Commercial Breeding Heifer was awarded to Keaton Otto, Manning, Iowa and Reserve Commercial Breeding Heifer was awarded to Emma Noteboom, Burbank. Exotic Breeding Heifers Top 5: first place, Cody Eich, Howard; second place, Jenna Eich, Howard; third place, Hilary Albrecht; fourth place, Elizabeth Albrecht, Howard; fifth place, Keaton Otto, Manning, Iowa. Overall Champion Breeding Heifer was awarded to Samantha Podzimek, Mitchell and Reserve Champion Breeding Heifer was awarded to Chloe Hazel, Beresford. Overall Breeding Top 5 Breeding Heifers: first place, Samantha Podzimek, Mitchell; second place, Chloe Hazel, Beresford; third place, Keaton Grant Kreig, Kingsley, Iowa; fourth place, Ty Bergh, Florence and fifth place, Cody Eich, Howard. Open Class Market Show Results Class 1 Market Heifers: first place, Abi Henderson, Adel, Iowa; second place, Maddox Christensen, Alden, Minn; third place, Kianna Hazel, Beresford; fourth place, Hannah Heezen, Wessington Springs; fifth place, Brooke Skoglund, Hecla; sixth place, Trey Skoglund, Hecla; seventh place, Dusty Rose, Chamberlain and eighth place, Rustin Schroeder, Winner. Class 2 Market Heifers: first place, Jenna Eich, Howard; second place, Cody Eich, Howard; third place, Riley Larson, Wessington Springs; fourth place, Creighten Werning, Emery; fifth place, Kindra
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