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HOEGEMEYER BRAND 7404 Q™ 7434 AM™ 7955 AML™ 8233 AM™ 8255 AM™ 8268 Q™ 8490 AM™ 8511 AML™ 8750 AML™

Planting Date: 04/29/2020 Harvest Date: 10/03/2020

RM 104 104 109 112 112 112 114 115 117

YIELD

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MST

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Planting Date: 04/27/2020 Harvest Date: 10/05/2020

YIELD

MST

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14.2 14.1 14.9 15.2

183.35 175.97 177.82

15.5 16.1 16.5

Mankato, KS Planting Date: 04/26/2020 Harvest Date: 10/05/2020

YIELD

MST

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YIELD

MST

101.69

15.6

190.35 197.15

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185.78

19.6

205.93 196.64

15.8 15.9

195.73 200.05

18 19.9

190.31

22.5

Beloit, KS

Planting Date: 06/02/2020 Harvest Date: 10/11/2020

YIELD

141.67 153.52 142.67 158.52 148.14 145.50 162.44

MST

13.5 13.5 15.9 15.5 15.6 13.4 14.3

Courtland, KS Planting Date: 04/25/2020 Harvest Date: 10/13/2020

YIELD

MST

196.64

11.9

215.3 195.84

13.8 14.3

209.75

14.2

PRODUCT AVG. BU/A 160.17 158.35 169.91 181.50 164.63 192.44 182.30 162.30 183.97

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A recent survey by United States-based company OnePoll indicates that 70% of Americans expect to celebrate Thanksgiving differently this year. That includes the number of people eating dinner together, and where they eat it. OnePoll reports that 30% of Americans plan to host only their immediate family this year – up from 18% doing so in 2019 – while food giant Butterball notes that one-third of U.S. families are considering serving dinner outdoors. Americans are not ready to give up traditional foods, but that may require some pre-Thanksgiving planning to adjust the size of the meal, according to Kansas State University nutrition specialist Sandy Procter. “When you think about the traditional dishes that mean so much when you get together, you can scale those up or down,” she said. “One of my classic recipes is the stuffing. I’m very careful not to stuff the turkey with it because of the food safety concerns, so I make it in a crock pot, which works really well, because then I have

more oven space. “There are a variety of sizes of crock pots. I can certainly decrease the amount of ingredients but still keep a favorite food on the table.” Procter noted that leftovers – which generally are preferred fare in the days following the holiday – won’t necessarily be eliminated if you cook less. “But instead we will leftover from a meal of four, instead of a meal for 16,” she said. Another option, Procter said, is to cook usual quantities and make a careful plan to freeze meals ahead. “What I like to do when I have leftovers is leave them in a variety of forms so I can pull them from the freezer,” Procter said. “I might have some slices or cubes (of turkey, for example) that can be used for soup, stew, pot pie or mixed dishes.” Procter said she has developed another idea to help her own family get in the spirit of Thanksgiving. “Instead of trying really hard to cut down the recipes in my head, I am considering purchasing the volume of canned and dried ingredients that I would normally

buy, keeping what I need for my small meal, then contributing the rest to a food pantry,” she said. Nationally, statistics indicate that nearly 60% of U.S. food pantries are short on needed items right now. Procter noted data that indicates 8 billion meals will be needed during the upcoming holiday season. Because of social distancing, people likely won’t be getting together in large groups, so many community meals may be cancelled – leaving it up to food pantries to provide food for needy families. Procter encouraged consumers to contact the pantry in their community to learn about local needs. She also suggested buying healthy canned goods – such as fruit packed in juice or light syrup, or low-sodium vegetables – for the local pantry. Cash contributions can help pantries supply such perishable foods as produce and milk, she said. “This may not be the same Thanksgiving dinner with people around your table that we all are used to,” Procter said, “but we can help someone else to have a better holiday experience.”

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McDonald’s Enters Plant-Based Burger Market McDonald’s is entering the meatless burger battle. The fast-food giant says it’s developed a new plant-based offering called the McPlant. Tests of the burger will happen in some markets around the world in 2021. It may not be McDonald’s only foray into meatless options, either. “McPlant Is crafted exclusively for McDonald’s, by McDonald’s,” says Ian Borden, International President. “In the future, McPlant could extend across a line of plant-based products, including burgers, chicken substitutes, and breakfast sandwiches.” USA Today says McDonald’s is trailing many of its competitors in launching a plant-based burger in

America. Burger King launched the Impossible Whopper using a plant-based patty from food startup company Impossible Foods. Other chains like Carl’s Jr. and Del Taco have also added plant-based menu items. “There are other burgers out there, but the McPlant delivers our iconic taste in a sink-your-teethin kind of sandwich,” McDonald’s says in a blog post. “It’s made with a juicy, plantbased patty and served on a warm sesame seed bun with all the classic toppings.” Borden says some markets will test the burger next year. The company didn’t not say whether the vegan-friendly burger will arrive in the U.S., nor give a potential timeline on the possibility.

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153 +/- ACRES PHILLIPS COUNTY LAND AUCTION Thursday November 19, 2020, 10:00 A.M. AUCTION LOCATION: Huck Boyd Community Center, 860 Park Street, Phillipsburg, KS

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: -The Southeast Quarter (SE1/4) of Section Thirty-Six (36), Township One (1) South, Range Seventeen (17) West of the Sixth P.M., Phillips County, Kansas being 153.26 acres more or less. LAND LOCATION: From Agra, KS - 10 miles North on East 1100 RD to East Hunter RD., 3 miles West to East 800 RD, then 1 mile North to the Southeast corner of the property. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: This tract of land has approximately 83.71 acres of cultivation and 65.11 acres of pastureland with the balance being wooded area. On the cropland, all acres will be idle. The cropland is primarily class II and IV, Holdrege and Uly Silt Loam and have proven to be very productive over the years. The pasture has excellent native grasses and the property has good fences. It has a pond to service the property. FSA INFORMATION: This land has approximately 83.71 acres of cropland. It carries a 35.45 acre wheat base W/34 bu. PLC yield, a 15.57 acre grain sorghum base W/75 bu. PLC Yield and .92 acre corn base W/48 bu. PLC yield. MINERALS: Seller shall convey 100% of the seller’s minerals to the purchaser. All minerals are believed to be intact. POSSESSION: March 1, 2021. TAXES: Seller shall pay all the 2020 taxes and prior years’ taxes, if any. The 2021 and subsequent years taxes shall be the responsibility of the buyer. 2019 taxes were $1,197.28. TERMS, TITLE INSURANCE AND CLOSING: Ten Percent (10%) down day of the sale, (15%) due on or before December 30 th , 2020. Seller will finance the balance. Call Cody for details on the seller financing. Owner’s policy and closing expense will be shared 50/50 between the buyer and sellers. The buyer of this property has the first option to rent an additional 22.7 acres of cropland from the seller adjoining to the South. SELLERS: Gary Kempt Be Sure to Check Our Website for More Info & Pictures Come Early for Refreshments & to Register for Bid Number Cody Miller – Broker/Auctioneer – 785-533-3300

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157 +/- ACRES SMITH COUNTY LAND AUCTION Tuesday November 24, 2020, 10:00 A.M. AUCTION LOCATION: Kensington American Legion, 114 South Main Street, Kensington, KS

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: - The West Half of the Southeast Quarter (W1/2SE1/4) and the East Half of the Southwest Quarter (E1/2SW1/4) Section Thirty-Two (32), Township Two (2) South, Range Fifteen(15) West of the Sixth P.M., Smith County, Kansas. being 157.41 acres more or less. LAND LOCATION: From Kensington, KS - 4 miles North on C RD to 130 RD., 1/4 of a mile West to the Southeast corner of the property. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: This tract of land has approximately 157.41 acres. It has 150.38 acres of prime cultivation and 7.03 acres of waste. On the cropland, all acres will be idle. The cropland is primarily class II and IV, Holdrege and Uly Silt Loam and have proven to be very productive over the years. A prime opportunity awaits a new buyer!! FSA INFORMATION: This land has approximately 150.38 acres of cropland. It carries a 30.23 acre wheat base W/44 bu. PLC yield, a 15.5 acre grain sorghum base W/80 bu. PLC Yield, 6.89 acre corn base W/78 bu. PLC yield and 15.36 acre soybean base W/29 bu. PLC yield. MINERALS: Seller shall convey 100% of the seller’s minerals to the purchaser. All minerals are believed to be intact. POSSESSION: March 1, 2021. TAXES: Seller shall pay all the 2020 taxes and prior years’ taxes, if any. The 2021 and subsequent years taxes shall be the responsibility of the buyer. 2019 taxes were $2,816.80. TERMS, TITLE INSURANCE AND CLOSING: Ten Percent (10%) down day of the sale, balance due upon closing. Owner’s policy and closing expense will be shared 50/50 between the buyer and sellers. Mortgage policy, if required will be the expense of the buyer. This auction sale is not contingent upon the purchaser’s ability to finance the purchase. Consult your loan agency prior to the auction. SELLERS: The Estate of DeLane Schuster, Scott Dettmer Executor and First National Bank and Trust, Phillipsburg, Kansas Trustee of the Jean Dettmer Living Trust and also trustee of The Gordon Dettmer Living Trust Be Sure to Check Our Website for More Info & Pictures Come Early for Refreshments & to Register for Bidder Number Cody Miller - Broker/Auctioneer – 785-533-3300

CONDITIONS -- for BOTH AUCTIONS: All acreages are considered to be approximate and are deemed to be from reliable county & FSA sources. Buyers are encouraged to verify details and view properties prior to the auction. Bidding increments are solely at the discretion of the auctioneer. The auctioneer will not accept absentee or telephone bids at the auction without prior approval. Announcements made day of sale shall take precedence over printed material. LAND & AUCTION, LLC

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Kansas Profile – Now That’s Rural: Tara Vance, Norton County Community Foundation By Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University. Bingo! That’s a fun game that many people love to play. Today we’ll meet a creative community foundation that used bingo and other projects to support its community during the pandemic.

Tara Vance is executive director of the Norton County Community Foundation. A Stockton native and Fort Hays State grad, she became director of the Norton Chamber of Commerce. In 2012, she was asked to serve as part-time director of the community foundation as well. The more she learned about the importance of local philanthropy, the more committed she became to the community foundation. “I’ve developed a passion for it,” she said. Scott Sproul, director of the Northwest Kansas Economic Innovation Center Inc., was Norton County economic development director at

the time. “He was a great mentor to me,” Tara said. “We saw that the private donor world would be essential (for our community) if tax dollars aren’t there someday.”

Today, Tara is the fulltime director of the Norton County Community Foundation which has grown to $2 million in assets. The Dane G. Hansen Foundation in Logan has been strong partner of Norton and other community foundations in northwest Kansas. One major asset is the Heaton Building in downtown Norton. This historic, remodeled building is owned by the community foundation and houses 16 different tenants. Another key foundation project is called Secure Sebelius Lake. This lake provides water recreation opportunities but was at risk from drawdown. The community foundation raised funds

to match the state’s spending to compensate irrigators for maintaining a certain water level in the lake. “This arrangement has been good for the community, good for the irrigators, and good for the state,” Tara said. The Norton County Community Foundation annually offers various scholarships and grants for local projects. Then the pandemic hit. Shutdown orders occurred. Tara looked for a positive community activity and found a business in another county that was doing a bingo game. She decided to adapt the idea for Norton County. “One of our donors sent in $10,000 and said, ‘Do something good with it,’” Tara said. With help from a graphic designer at Nex-Tech, the rural broadband company, they developed an online game called NorCoBingo to support Norton County

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businesses. “Nex-Tech is an amazing community partner,” Tara said. They designed a bingo card with various activities that could be done in the county. These included a range of things from “Plant Flowers or Vegetables” and “Buy a Gift Card from a Business closed to the Public” to “Take a Selfie in Front of Your Favorite Building” and “Make Cards for Nursing Home Residents.” Other options included “Drive Around Town and Wave at 3 People,” “Perform a Random Act of Kindness,” “Use an Online Service at Norton Public Library,” and “Send a Card or Note to an Essential Worker.” Outdoor activities in the county were another option, such as “Go Fishing at Prairie Dog State Park” and “Go Explore Lenora Lake,” which is near the rural community of Lenora, population 250 people. Now, that’s

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People were encouraged to fill out the bingo cards and turn them in, complete with pictures of them doing the activities. A daily drawing was held among those who submitted completed bingo cards. Three winners each day got gift certificates of $100 in chamber bucks. This project got people involved in doing good deeds as well as enjoying elements of the community. In the end, more than 135 bingo submissions were received and more than $9,000 was spent at 26 businesses in Norton. When Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas made a statewide request for examples of positive responses to the pandemic, the Norton County Community Foundation was awarded another $10,000. For more information on the foundation, see www.nortonccf.org.

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ing permits on Nov. 16. Those who already have disabled hunt and fish combination permits are prequalified for the veteran lifetime park entry permit but still must submit an application. “We owe all of our veterans a debt of gratitude for their sacrifices in their service to our nation,” said Game and Parks Director Jim Douglas. “We’re thrilled we have

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2020 Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections Underway

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has mailed ballots for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committee elections to eligible farmers and ranchers across the country. To be counted, ballots must be returned to the local FSA county office or postmarked by December 7. “FSA has over 7,000 county committee members nationwide who serve their communities by providing input on our programs at the local level,” said FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce. “We value their knowledge and judgment as decisions are made about the services we provide, including disaster and safety-net programs.” Each committee has three to 11 elected members who serve threeyear terms of office, and at least one seat is up for

election each year. Newly elected committee members will take office January 1, 2021. County committee members help FSA make important decisions on its commodity support programs, conservation programs, indemnity and disaster programs, and emergency programs and eligibility. Producers must participate or cooperate in an FSA program to be eligible to vote in the county committee election. A cooperating producer is someone who has provided information about their farming or ranching operation(s) but may not have applied or received FSA program benefits. Also, producers who supervise and conduct the farming operations of an entire farm, but are not of legal voting age, may be eligible to vote.

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Producers can find out if their local administrative area is up for election and if they are eligible to vote by contacting their local FSA county office. Eligible voters who did not receive a ballot in the mail can request one from their local FSA county office. Visit fsa.usda.gov/elections for more information. All USDA Service Centers are open for business, including some that are open to visitors to conduct business in person by appointment only. All Service Center visitors wishing to conduct business with FSA, Natural Resources

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November 16, 2020

Jesse Fulton selected as new Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance Coordinator Jesse Fulton, who most recently worked for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, will serve as the new Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance Coordinator.

Webinar Series, and the 2016 National Beef Quality Audit. He also conducted both in-person and virtual workshops for producers on a wide range of topics including business best practices, improving The position is a part- herd health and more. nership among UNL, Nebraska Cattlemen, “Jesse brings extremeand the Nebraska Beef ly relevant experience Council. The Beef to this position, and he Quality Assurance has demonstrated he Program provides in- is willing to work hard formation and resourc- and think outside the es to beef producers box to help producers and consumers related succeed,” said Clinton to practices through- Krehbiel, head of UNL’s out the production department of animal process, related to ani- science. “We’re thrilled mal health and welfare, to have him on board.” food safety and product quality. Fulton has a master’s degree in animal sci“I am extremely excit- ence from South Daed to be here in Ne- kota State University. braska working to help He received his undercattle producers,” Ful- graduate degree, in anton said. “I want cattle imal and agricultural producers and haulers science, from Moreto see the program as head State University a badge of honor and in Morehead, Ky. to know that we recognize that they are doing Fulton replaces UNL their part to ensure a associate professor Dr. safe, wholesome prod- Rebecca Funk, who has uct for beef consumers served as interim Beef everywhere.” Quality Assurance CoFulton has spent the ordinator since June. past five years as the National Cattlemen’s Fulton’s appointment Beef Association Di- took effect on Nov. 2. rector of Producer Ed- He is based at the Panucation. In the role, he handle Research, Exassisted in the develop- tension and Education ment of National Beef Center in Scottsbluff. Quality Assurance For more information educational materials on the Beef Quality Asand training programs surance program, visit and managed the Na- bqa.unl.edu. tional Cattlemen’s College, Cattlemen’s

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KANSAS CROP PRODUCTION REPORT Based on November 1 conditions, Kansas's 2020 corn crop is forecast at 759 million bushels, down 5% from last year's production, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Area to be harvested for grain, at 5.75 million acres, is down 4% from a year

ago. Yield is forecast at 132 bushels per acre, down 1 bushel from last year.

Sorghum for grain is forecast at 237 million bushels, up 16% from last year. Area for harvest, at 2.76 million acres, is up 15% from 2019. Yield is forecast at 86 bushels per acre,

up 1 bushel from last year. Soybean production is forecast at 200 million bushels, up 7% from last year. Area for harvest, at 4.75 million acres, is up 6% from 2019. Yield is forecast at 42 bushels per acre, up 0.5 bushel from last year.

NEBRASKA CROP PRODUCTION REPORT

Based on November 1 conditions, Nebraska's 2020 corn crop is forecast at a record 1.82 billion bushels, up 2% from last year's production, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Area to be harvested for grain, at 9.83 million acres, is up slightly from a year

ago. Yield is forecast at 185 bushels per acre, up 3 bushels from last year.

Sorghum production is forecast at 12.4 million bushels, up 3% from last year. Area for harvest, at 135,000 acres, is up 4% from 2019. Yield is forecast at 92 bushels per acre,

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