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Table of Contents

8 Horse Power

Nebraska Sandhills family still depends on horses to get the work done By Deanna Nelson-Licking

20 Robot Tractors

In Agâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Future By Amanda Radke

28 Flying Low

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50 To Hay or to Harvest

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60 It’s a Wrap

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66 Hemp

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n the world today, the size and quality of our haying equipment depends only on the depth of our pockets and how friendly the banker is. Every dealership has a lot filled with bright and shiny new self-propelled swathers, big round balers and wider rakes. But there are still a few operators who are still doing things the way our great-grandfathers did them, and with much of the same equipment. Their horse power is limited only by the number of horses they can hitch.

LEFT: Tyrel Licking, sweeping hay 2016. TOP RIGHT: Loading a stack with 4 head, Tyrel Licking driving.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d never been around heavy horses until I married into a fifth-generation Nebraska Sandhills family three years ago. My fatherin-law, Rick Licking, is still using most of the same methods his grandfather employed. He uses an old tractor with a sickle bar mower for mowing but the rest of the haying and feeding is done with teams of Belgian horses. My husband Tyrel also has always

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preferred horse power to horsepower. Once the hay is cut and dried, a team is hooked to an old dump rake and the hay is gathered into windrows. Then an old wooden-toothed sweep pushed by two to four head of horses is used to push the hay onto the teeth of the over-shot stacker and the team backs away, leaving the pile of hay. The operator pulls a rope to engage

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a small gas motor which powers the hydraulic pump that runs the boom, raising the teeth and hay together and dumping it into a wire cage, where the stacker operator uses a pickfork to shape the stack. Once the cage is filled to capacity and topped to shed water, a team is hooked to the stacker and it is pulled away from the stack of hay and moved to a new location, where the process is repeated. Come winter the big hay sled with a tilt deck is pulled alongside the stack. A chain is run from the front of the sled to the fore-cart hitched to two and up to six horses depending on the size of the stack, distance to feed and depth of snow. Gently the stack is pulled onto the sled and the deck drops back into place. The chain is unhooked and the cart hitched to the sled and then off to feed. Norman Licking dumping hay using a Beaverslide stacker. 1970s. PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE LICKING FAMILY.

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We don’t have much for hay meadows, just wheatgrass, so often we have to supplement with big round bales purchased from elsewhere. The semis are unloaded with the team as well, one man climbs up on the bales and the other drives the team and fore-cart attached to a long heavy rope and a big hook. The hook is stuck in the end of each bale and the team pulls forward, pulling the bale off the trailer. We have a made-over hydra-bed off an old feed pickup, it has a small motor to run the hydraulics and has a tongue for two horses to hitch to. The bale cart can haul two bales if they aren’t too big and unrolls the bales. If they aren’t going to feed a whole bale, a hook and chain is used to pull a bale onto a drag sled and then it is forked off as needed. Feeding with horses is accomplished quietly and with considerably less impact to the delicate soil of the Sandhills. The ruts in the trail roads caused by pick-up tires get deeper and deeper as the exposed sand blows away. Haying with horses might take a little longer than the modern methods, but feeding really doesn’t take any longer. The teams give us the freedom to go anywhere and we never have had to walk home because they ran out of gas or got stuck in a blow-out. And they always start regardless of how cold

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it is. The horses work off of voice commands and through years of work have mastered the true art of team work. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot easier to open a gate and talk to the team, they will pull through and stop, which saves time when feeding alone. The mares used on the place were born and raised here, their line goes back to what Great-Grandpa Licking brought in. We have a stud and are in the process of raising

ABOVE: Winter feeding with a drag sled. BELOW: Feeding with a bale cart, Rick Licking driving. PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE LICKING FAMILY.

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more. The older geldings were purchased as yearlings from a breeder in Kansas. After a little groundwork is done with young horses, they are harnessed and hooked to an old steady horse. One who is bigger, stronger and calm enough to handle a colt having a fit, and if necessary, able to drag a youngster along if a horse sulks up. Feeding trips are good practice

for the colts, being worked daily and having a job helps to get them muscled, and a calm teammate instills confidence. The draft horses here all have been worked as two and four hitches. Each horse knows what side they work on and always line up that way in their stalls. Bob and Tip are half-brothers and have been together their whole lives. When Bob is kept in to drive with a

colt, Tip waits all day at the gate for his teammate to join him. Rick’s father Norman used horses his entire life and one time he had a runaway going through a gate and ended up with a horse on each side of the fence. They took out quite a few posts before he got them stopped. Norman raised and trained teams his entire life and the last team he

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Norman raised and trained teams his entire life and the last team he broke hauled his casket to the cemetery in a wagon. PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE LICKING FAMILY.

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broke hauled his casket to the cemetery in a wagon.

Rick Licking, sweeping hay. PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE LICKING FAMILY.

Rick’s grandfather Charles Edward Licking homesteaded near here in 1909 and was a well-known draft horse breeder and trainer. Four head of horses pulled the wagon with his young family in it and three followed, a mare, stud and a new colt. The Lickings had to wait for the colt to be born before the family could move to the Sandhills from their rented farm near Sumner, Nebraska. His brothers and parents took up adjoining homesteads in 1910. Rick’s great grandfather Charles Jacob Licking’s last request was that his favorite team haul him the 12 miles to the cemetery at Seneca, Nebraska. “The winter of 1978-79 we never started a gasoline engine the entire month of January, due to extreme cold and deep snow,” said Rick Licking.

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Rick trained teams for years when he was younger and Tyrel trains saddle horses as well as draft horses. They also use the horses to feed cake to the cows, fence, haul manure, bank windmill tanks, and move snow. I’ve even seen the horses used to pull-start a tractor or pick-up.

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fix, easy to repair and horse power is cheaper than fuel. Also doesn’t require a loan to buy, most of it is here or folks will just about give it away.” said Rick Licking “Since this place was homesteaded, horses have always been used.” The sixth generation of the family is due to arrive this spring and will hopefully carry on the draft horse tradition.

ABOVE: 1986, Tyrel Licking, 3 years old with his Grandfather Norman’s sweeping team. PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE LICKING FAMILY BELOW: Tyrel Licking pushing hay onto the stacker teeth.

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A cabless Cash IH autonomous tractor works through a field without the assistance of a driver.

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he homesteaders of the late 1800s who tilled the soil with a singlebottom plow pulled by a horse could have never guessed that one day farmers would have access to robotic equipment to grow their crops.

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The industry got a glimpse of that future during the Farm Progress Show held in Boone, Iowa last August, where Autonomous Solutions, Inc. and CNH Industrial unveiled concepts for autonomous tractors. Two concept models were introduced at the event including a cabless Case IH Magnum and a New Holland T8.

“These concept tractors have the ability to run without drivers for tilling, planting and seeding, which truly allows the farmer to work 24/7,” said Matt Nielsen, Autonomous Solutions, Inc. corporate communications manager. “Although the autonomous tractor can’t hook up to an implement on its own, the bulk of the work is doable without human interaction, thanks to this autonomous technology.”

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During harvest season, when conditions are right, the pressure is on to get the crops planted, and Laura Overall, CNH Industrial corporate communications manager, said these tractors can help tackle time-sensitive tasks.

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autonomous technology. The New Holland concept T8 NHDRIVE machine was presented in cabbed format, demonstrating the flexibility of the offering — the tractor can be used in autonomous mode when applications allow and used as a standard tractor to complete tasks which are not yet suitable for automation - such as high speed road transport.” These tractors are standard tractor size and can operate in any field, no matter how big or small. While the tractors can’t do every task a farmer must tackle, they can do the heavy lifting, which offers many benefits. “The autonomous tractors offer enhanced safety as we’re removing the need for a human to run heavy machinery,” said Nielsen. “The tractors allow for obstacle detection or avoidance, such as a rock or fence, and once detected, the technology alerts the operator and suggests an alternative route, which the operator can then approve from

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Today GPS has replaced paper location markers, and the planes are bigger and faster. But the job is still the same – to protect fields from invaders, be they weeds, pests or fungus, and maximize yields in production agriculture.

as well as doing rangeland pasture work. When the Montana season wraps up around July, Pluhar, who maintains his spraying license in nine states, heads south or to the Midwest to work through the remainder of their season.

Darrin Pluhar owns Plu’s Flying Service Inc. out of Ekalaka, Mont. He grew up watching his father fly spray planes, and helped with the work as soon as he was old enough. After obtaining a degree in ag aviation from the University of Minnesota-Crookston, he’s now in his 29th year of spraying. The majority of Pluhar’s business is done in Montana, spraying herbicide on dryland crops, mostly wheat,

“In eastern Montana, where I base, 80 percent of the work is herbicide – spraying wheat, some alfalfa, some specialty crops,” said Pluhar. “The pasture segment has really been picking up the past couple of years, doing brush control, spraying for sagebrush, cactus, Canada thistle, and a multitude of other weeds.”

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Country Pride Feed Consultants: Pluhar also serves as the immediate past treasurer of the National Agricultural Aviation Association, an industry association representing professional commercial aerial applicators who use aircraft to enhance food, fiber and biofuel production, protect forestry and control health-threatening pests. The NAAA estimates between 20 and 25 percent of all crops sprayed in the U.S., approximately 71 million acres, are treated aerially.

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The ongoing, solitary advantage aerial application continues to have across the U.S. is simply speed. An airplane or helicopter can accomplish much more work in a day than any other form of application.

“When farmers have a pest infestation, they have to get rid of it quickly,” said Moore. “They can’t risk losing their crop or having decreased yields. In cases of rain, mud or a point in the growing season where the plants are too tall – farmers can’t get sprayers in the fields. Aerial applicators can get in quickly and take care of the problem above the field, not in the field.”

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state famed for ideal wheat growing conditions. Traditionally, wheat rust had never been a concern in this area as winters would kill the fungus. However, the wet year of 2011 provided conditions that allowed it to establish. “When it came in, was gang busters,” said Pluhar. As the fungus moved toward the eastern part of the state, and new strains were found that could overwinter, his work quickly escalated. “If you are raising wheat and want to save it, you have to spray it,” he said. “Time is of the essence in cases like this, and aerial is going to be the application of choice.”

Growing more with less With increased control comes improved production. “Aerial application is actually better for the environment because the judicious use of crop protection products allows for far greater yields, up to 30 to 50 percent greater depending on what you’re growing,” said Moore. “We’re growing more on the same amount of land.”

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Also, aerial application does not compact the soil since the aircraft never comes into contact with the infected crop, and there is no risk of infection spreading to non-contaminated areas. Although anything with the words “crop spraying” has gotten a bad rap from the organic consumer movement, Moore said their

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Cutting edge technology Moore and Pluhar both agree the biggest opportunity in aerial application is the explosion of technology. “We’ve fallen in line with how agriculture has changed in many respects. For one thing, the equipment is a lot more sophisticated,” said Moore. “Twenty years ago we were mostly flying 300 gallon (spray capacity) airplanes; now the average is 500 gallons, and the largest is 800.” Bigger, faster models of aircraft mean quality has replaced quantity. “There are actually less airplanes flying now than 20 years ago, but they can do more work,” said Pluhar.

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Turbine engine aircraft, which are faster and more fuel efficient, have replaced piston engines. What’s inside these scaled up planes is even more impressive. Precision application technology allows aviators to apply product in varying rates and on specific locations with nozzle flow technology and GPS. Pluhar said he put his first GPS on an airplane in 1998, and today probably 95 percent or more run GPS. Some systems can receive NVDI (normalized difference vegetation index)

field maps, which show green areas of vegetation versus nongrowth areas, then make precise applications based on the needs of that field. Onboard meteorological systems can provide exact readings of wind speed, barometric temperature, wind direction, temperature, and humidity at a rate of three readings per second. “This all allows us to be very efficient and accurate with the crop protection product we’re using,” said Moore. “And it saves a lot of fuel because we’re using less material per field.”

Tall challenges Like any business sector of the ag industry, aerial applicators face many of the same challenges: government regulation,

anti-production agriculture sentiment, and increasing infrastructure. Threatened rulings from the Environmental Protection Agency, like the Waters of the United States Act and the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, keep the staff and board members of the NAAA, including Moore and Pluhar, on Capitol Hill on a regular basis. “We aren’t just a voice for ag application,” said Pluhar. “We’re a voice for high production agriculture. A lot of these activists who are against us aren’t just against aerial application – they just don’t like high production ag in general. And we have an empathetic media that is willing to carry their water and their propaganda that isn’t backed by scientific data or factual information.”

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An additional obstacle for spray pilots is quite literally, obstacles. An increase in technological infrastructure has meant more physical structures like communications towers, RTK (used for farm equipment auto-steering) towers, wind turbines, meteorological data towers, and UAVs (or drones) are occupying space where ag aviators need to be. “Towers, wires, irrigation systems, those kind of obstacles create roughly 2/3 of our accidents,” said Moore. “We are working with the FAA to establish policies like making sure UAVs are trackable, lit, and automatically land when a manned aircraft is in the vicinity.” NAAA is also encouraging the FAA to develop a central tower database where all tower locations could be listed and searched before low-level flight activity.

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Flying forward Safety is any aerial applicator’s top priority. To be licensed, an ag aviator must pass medical clearance and knowledge and skills tests. The equipment is designed specifically to withstand the demands and risks of the job, and safety and education programs have decreased ag aviation accidents more than 20 percent since 1998. Yet aerial application is not for the wary. When asked if there were any memorable situations that stood out in his career, Pluhar laughed. “It’s kind of every day,” he said. “Basically me and everybody else in the industry spend our time 8-10 feet off the ground doing anywhere from 120-140 mph. But for me what stands out is I’ve flown in 13 different states, spraying different crops on different terrains. That’s been the interesting part. You get to see the whole spectrum – there’s a lot more agriculture than just wheat.” Despite the challenges, the passion of aerial applicators like Pluhar remains strong. “It’s very, very rewarding to help farmers and ranchers get the most out of their production – to me that’s what it’s all about,” said Pluhar. “I’m all about high production agriculture. There’s a lot of attention on alternative methods of farming, but the bottom line is they’re not going to feed the world. When you break it down, we have to keep producing more on less ground. And conventional, high-production is the only way we’re going to do it.”

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Leasing vs. Buying ADVANTAGES University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Extension Leasing Equipment. Advantages characteristic of leasing farm equipment include: • Lower up-front, down payment costs compared to purchasing • Payments often are less than traditional loan payments would be • Less liability on the balance sheet • Equipment available for short-time needs • Access to and use of latest technology • Lease payments are considered production expenses for tax purposes Buying Equipment. Advantages characteristic of buying farm equipment include: • Owned equipment may be easily replaced or sold at the owner’s discretion; replacing leased equipment may be more difficult. • Owned equipment has asset value and may be used as collateral against other loans. • Purchases do not require security deposits, although down payments to secure financing may be higher. • Purchased equipment has no use limitations. Some leases specify the number of hours a machine may be used before a penalty is imposed. • Increased asset value on the balance sheet.

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With four basic strategies– buying equipment outright, leasing equipment, renting equipment or custom hiring equipment–it’s the accounting numbers that need to work, according to Tim VanDam, at Churchill Equipment, in Manhattan, Mont. “Talk to your accountant first,” VanDam said. Leasing farm equipment has become a viable option in recent years, in part because of lower farm income and stricter lending requirements. While a purchase with cash or a conventional loan is still the most common, according to VanDam, the high cost of equipment makes it worth looking at the economics of leasing versus buying.

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Equipment, out of Cheyenne, Wyo. “It really depends on a [producer’s] needs.” For those trading off equipment on a regular basis, leasing offers lower payments, less upfront cost and the ability to take advantage of new equipment technologies. Some new producers and farmers take the leasing route because of the high down payment on a purchase loan. This could be a pro or a con on tax day. “The financial statement does not show an asset, only an expense,” VanDam said, so it’s important to assess the financial picture. “With a purchase, you have depreciation. But a lease can have an expense write off,” he added,

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emphasizing the importance of talking to an accountant. Those leasing also can take advantage of warranties, with the newer equipment. But not all leases are created equal, and VanDam points out that the producer may still be responsible for basic, or in some cases, all maintenance. And a lease, similar to a car lease, has limits of use. “Tractor leases typically have different categories, for example 250 hours versus 500, and if you go over hours, there is an extra charge,” VanDam said. “The cost of a lease is based on hours for the lease, but most producers know exactly how many hours, so it’s not been an issue,” Spencer added.

Lease Options Most equipment manufacturers and some independent companies offer two general types of lease options. Tax purpose is what sets an operating lease and a finance lease apart. The operating lease gives the producer the option of purchasing the equipment, after a series of payments, over a set amount of years, has been made. The purchase price may be set at lease signing, or may depend on the condition and hours used at the end of the lease. VanDam called this a “true lease,” not a rent-to-own. “The financial statement does not show up as an asset, only an expense,” he said. A finance lease is treated as a conditional sales contract by the IRS, so basically the buyer is still the owner. Finance leases are set up with a balloon payment at the end, and the owner has the option to make it, and retain ownership, or return it, similar to a rent-to-own.

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Pros and Cons of Buying Those taking the purchase option have the trade-in value and equity, and the equipment can be sold at the owner’s discretion. It’s important to remember, leasing companies are in business to make money. Typically, an outright purchase in the long run costs less. This is especially true for machinery that will be owned for five to ten years or more. “When you buy, you end up with an asset; a piece of equipment that you own and can use as collateral or trade in,” VanDam points out. “On a lease, you are just paying for the use.” Buying equipment also eliminates any usage issues and the value of an equipment purchase can be depreciated over time, which increases the asset value on the balance sheet. But maintenance costs should also be considered. While a new piece of equipment may be under warranty for the initial years of ownership, the maintenance burden can be costly

“...sometimes it’s the difference between a family versus a corporate farm. “It can depend on your level of usage... typically the family farm sticks to purchasing, but a corporate farm may have a different take on the lease versus purchase.” –CHARLIE PIPAL, MANHATTAN BANK IN MT

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for used equipment, or after the warranty is gone. Depreciation, the cost resulting from wear and age, along with maintenance costs of equipment, can be assessed in a spreadsheet offered through the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) at https://www. extension.iastate.edu/agdm/crops/html/a3-29.html Purchasing equipment is a huge expense, and should not be taken lightly. With a little research, producers can crunch the numbers with their accountants to make the best decision, considering all factors. “We have not seen much of a rise in leases in this area,” VanDam said, but he can see where it could have advantages. “It ultimately depends on the goals of the grower.” Charlie Pipal, with Manhattan Bank, in Montana, echoes VanDam, saying that sometimes it’s the difference between a family versus a corporate farm. “It

can depend on your level of usage,” he said, pointing out that typically the family farm sticks to purchasing, but a corporate farm may have a different take on the lease versus purchase, depending on depreciation and usage. “It’s probably more of an accounting question,” Pipal says.

More Information Software spreadsheets, designed to help look at the numbers, are available at http://www.montana. edu/softwaredownloads/machinerydownloads. html. The Excel sheets include a number of valuable tools, including: Lease versus Purchase: Looks at three economic considerations for accomplishing a particular task, outright purchase, straight lease, or a lease with an

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lexibility in the field can provide farmers much needed peace of mind, especially in today’s variable economic climate. Western Nebraska farmer, rancher, and agronomist, Matt Gasseling, discusses dual purpose grain crops, forage quality, and sheds some light on when to hay and when to harvest.

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Breakeven. Know your breakeven cost. With many wheat producers realizing a $.60 per bushel dock for low protein wheat on the 2016 crop, knowing your breakeven can be a valuable asset in deciding whether to hay or to harvest. Chemical and fertility programs. Producers can save money by planning to hay and foregoing chemical application. However, it doesn’t always work out that way. Sometimes, by the time decision is made to hay, chemical applications may have already been made to the crop. In these cases, always refer to chemical labels or local retailers to verify pre-harvest interval (PHI) for the chemical in question, as that could make a difference on when the hay could be cut.

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Landlords and leased land. If it’s not a great year, and producers have bin space included in their lease, they might consider storing the grain until prices pick up. However, a strong case could also be made for taking the crop as hay, eliminating the risk of an unexpected termination of the lease with grain still in the bins.

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Weather-related occurrences. Obviously, events such as hail, wind, drought, etc. can greatly affect a crop, sometimes to the point of all but making the decision for you.

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Insurance policies. If growers choose to take the crop for hay prior to March 15th, thirty-five percent of the premium is still due in case of multi-peril insurance. After March 15th, an appraisal would be required, the insurance adjuster may want a strip left in the field, and full premium would be due. In all cases, check with your insurance agent first, as it could still be more profitable to pay the premium and take it as hay rather than wait it out and harvest it.

The decision to hay or harvest really depends on each individual operation. Some of the factors producers might consider include: •

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Given the current economic climate, are producers farther ahead to plan for haying grain crops? The last couple of years, it likely would have made more sense to hay rather than harvest in many areas. In our area, we have seen high rates of disease such as rust and tan spot. In addition, above-average precipitation has allowed for good vegetative growth, but in some cases has had a negative impact on grain quality. It looks as though we may be in for similar conditions this growing season, at least in our area. So, it might be the right time for producers to look into haying instead of harvesting.

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roughly forty-five to sixty days prior to harvest. These dates can differ depending on location. In a dry year, if the field still has a good soil moisture profile, or irrigation capabilities, by that point - the crop will likely make it to harvest. If it is strictly dryland acres combined with dry conditions and a poor market, it might make perfect sense to bale the acres rather than wait it out and harvest them. Timing also makes a huge difference on forage quality. For, example cutting your wheat down for hay when it is in the boot stage (just prior to head emergence, when the flag leaf sheath encloses the growing head), can produce hay near eleven to twelve percent crude protein. Once it heads out, you can expect crude protein of only around ten percent at best, and you may also run into trouble with beards in cases where the crop is closer to maturity.

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trip to a landfill and observing the cattle near their school turned some Ontario, Canada students into innovators. Ten students from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Russell, Ontario, southeast of Ottawa, have invented an edible bale wrap that can be eaten by cattle. The Yay Bale wrap, as they call it, is made of corn fibers and can be left on the field or shredded and is safe for cattle to eat. The students have applied for a Canadian patent and are in discussions with a manufacturing company, having signed a non-disclosure agreement, so they can’t discuss all the details, but they are excited at the prospects. Mrs. Ann Jackson’s students participated in a contest last year, the First Lego League Global Innovation Challenge, (FLL) an annual contest that encourages students to develop solutions to real world problems. Each year, the contest has a new theme; the 2016 theme was to “take something out of the garbage and give it another use or a different use,” said Jackson. The students, who had visited a landfill and a plowing match, were sitting weaving corn stalks, after the

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worked with local universities, developing bio-starches that would hold together and repel moisture. The students’ research has continued, as they try to develop the wrap so it can be manufactured in large quantities. They realize that farmers will not buy new balers to fit the wrap; the wrap will have to be able to be used in present machinery. Making the wrap edible for cattle would presumably make it edible for other animals, including rodents and rabbits. The St. Thomas Aquinas School team has investigated those concerns, Jackson said, and “have a few ideas to get around rodent problems.” They have not field tested yet but have done some preliminary testing. They won at the regional and provincial level, eventually being one of 20 finalists chosen from over 28,000 teams from 23 different countries to compete in Washington, D.C. in June of 2016. In D.C., they did not win, but that was okay. “This has been a whirlwind adventure by itself,” said Jackson. The team of ten got to visit Parliament Hill (Ottawa’s provincial government headquarters), Washington, D.C. and meet influential people, including the Honorable Catherine McKenna, the minister of environmental and climate change in Canada.

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nd Net wrap can cause helath problems for cattle, in addition to adding to landfill.

Three PhD students in the United

Kingdom have also invented an edible bale wrap.

According to an article in the June

e nd 15, 2016 Farmers Weekly, Nick Aristidou, Will Joyce and Stelios Chatzi-

michail, Imperial College London

PhD students, came up with the wrap,

which they call BioNet. Their invention was also in response to a contest,

the Imperial College London Venture

ructio Mount Catalyst Challenge, in which they reached the finals.

The three chemistry students are

hoping to commercialize the product

within the next three to five years, and

they are also hoping to lace the plastic with nutrients or probiotics. Regular bale wrap can be a problem if ingested by livestock. Farmers and ranchers cut it off and discard it, but if cattle ingest it, it doesn’t break

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Could industrial hemp be the rotational crop of the future in the Midwest? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what University of Nebraska, Lincoln (UNL), researchers Ismail Dweikat and Tom Clemente aim to find out.

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ontaining almost no tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), industrial hemp is the non-psychoactive cousin of marijuana.

Containing almost no tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), industrial hemp is the non-psychoactive cousin of marijuana. “You can get higher smoking a corn plant than you can on this stuff,” said Clemente of industrial hemp in a November 2016 Lincoln Journal Star article. Nevertheless, industrial hemp is still classified as a Schedule 1 drug right alongside its cousin marijuana and the likes of LSD, heroin, and ecstasy. Because of this classification, UNL researchers were required to file an application with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to gain permission to import the hemp seeds before research could begin. After receiving the long-awaited DEA approval, research began late last year with hemp seeds, imported from Canada and Italy, sown in UNL’s east campus greenhouses. Research will continue outdoors the first

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population and how it stacks up next to the imported varieties.

Dweikat, one of two UNL faculty spearheading the industrial hemp research, was also able to harvest seed from the hemp that grows wild in Nebraska with DEA blessing. The wild hemp seed was started in the greenhouses alongside the imported hemp. Dweikat plans to look at the genetic diversity that exists in the wild hemp

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Industrial hemp has an extremely fibrous stalk. The fiber is easy to process and doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t require use of harsh chemicals for whitening. It is extremely durable and can be used in everything from clothing to building materials.

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“There is a company in Omaha that imports hemp stalks from Canada, then separates and sells the fiber products. If farmers here could grow hemp, it would be a great for the economy in Nebraska and the entire Midwest really. And, there is tremendous interest from farmers looking for a crop with lower inputs that could generate a different source of income for their operations,” said Dweikat. As evidenced by the seed that has already begun germinating in roadside ditches and farmers’ fields throughout the Midwest, hemp is well adapted to, and flourishes in, the Midwestern climate. It requires very little water or nitrogen, and has no known diseases or pests that plague it and hinder its productivity. Industrial hemp has an extremely fibrous stalk. The fiber is easy to process and doesn’t require use of harsh chemicals for whitening. It is extremely durable and can be used in everything from clothing to building materials. In addition to the versatility of the fiber, there are a number of ways in which the seeds produce by industrial hemp can be utilized such as in food and fuel production. Hemp seed contains just about the ideal ratio of Omega 3 and Omega 6 and can provide a good dietary source of those two essential fatty acids. And, at nearly double the oil content, one acre of industrial hemp is far more efficient at producing biodiesel when compared with an acre of soybeans. The research at UNL will evaluate grain and fiber yields from the different certified varieties of industrial hemp, taking a closer look at how different water and nitrogen applications affect yields. Researchers will also be delving deeper into the uses of hemp and how they could benefit producers. “Our hope is to work closely with the animal science department to compare the quality of hemp and hemp byproducts with that of forage sorghum as livestock feed,” said Dweikat. Hemp will soon be shooting up in test plots at the research center in southeast Nebraska, however, current laws restrict commercial growth of the crop in many Midwestern states, including Nebraska.

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“There is growing interest, but farmers are very pragmatic. They don’t want to, and won’t, get too excited about hemp, unless they know they have the opportunity to actually grow it. I believe Ismail’s research is a step in the right direction to get them the approval they’ve been waiting for,” said Bill Achord, President of the Nebraska Hemp Association. Nebraska isn’t the only state with greenhouses and test plots full of industrial hemp. Section 7606 of the 2014 Farm Bill allowed universities and state departments of agriculture to begin cultivating industrial hemp for limited purposes.

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The law allows universities and state departments of agriculture to grow or cultivate industrial hemp for research conducted under an agricultural pilot program or other agricultural or academic research; and only where the growing or cultivating of industrial hemp is allowed under the laws of the state. Much like Nebraska, most states with that have begun industrial hemp research and pilot programs are focusing on the cultivation of different varieties, which varieties farebest in their specific climates, and the economic effects of commercially grown industrial hemp.

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However, according the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) website, other states have more specific research goals. For example: •

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“Colorado S.B. 184 (2014) created an Industrial Hemp Grant Research Program for state universities to research and develop hemp strains that are best suited for industrial applications and develop new seed strains. Kentucky’s industrial hemp research program studies the environmental benefit or impact of hemp, the potential use of hemp as an energy

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The North Carolina Hemp Commission studies the best practices for soil conservation and restoration in collaboration with two state universities.”

In addition, Colorado and Washington have passed bills that would allow researchers to study the practicality of including hemp and hemp byproducts in animal feed, a practice that had previously been illegal.

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Blair Brothers Angus......................................................................... 10

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Country Pride Coop...........................................................................31

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Dakotas Best Seed............................................................................54

South Central Livestock Supply..................................................64

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Stuart Concrete..................................................................................49

Farmer & Rancher Exchange....................................... 74, 76 & 78

Tri-State Livestock News.............................................. 65, 74 & 78

FMG Feed & Seed..............................................................................35

Warne Chemical & Equipment....................................................34

Giant Rubber Water Tanks............................................................. 27

Wenzel Construction.......................................................................59

Hersruds of Sturgis...........................................................................43

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