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Many of you readers of The Land are also steady branch. In this case to the president of the United listeners to Lynn Ketelsen on the Linder States through political appointments.

Farm Network.

Bottom-line, Congress is not doing its job.

If so, you are aware that Ketelsen occaWe have so many new silly rules hampering sionally opines on what’s going on in this how we farm, what we produce and even world, especially when he gets into the what energy costs. It’s bad for the economy, antics of the treasured and astute body makes it hard to run a farm or business that we call our U.S. Congress. profitable and hurts peoples’ incomes.

On his Dec. 20 noontime show, he really This is not just one government agency. got out his hammer. Or as I told him it It’s pervasive through everyone right now, was more like a Ketelsen tsunami. I’ve with more and more control over our lives.

LAND MINDS known him about 40 years. We’ve travI don’t know why Congress won’t do its eled together to Russia and Germany, as job. Maybe it’s easier to let some bureaucrat

By Dick Hagen well as a one-day jaunt on Iowa’s famous do it so they don’t have to take any blame.

RABRAI bicycle ride.

Whatever the reason, I want those who We’re both Iowa natives, both Iowa are elected to do what they were elected to State graduates, both opinionated. I do. They have been passing the buck too thought his Dec. 20 radio comments were right on, long. It’s time they stand up and do their jobs. so I’m using Ketelsen Comments here as my “Land Thank you, Lynn. As we all know the buck-passing Minds.” I dare say most of you readers are likely of continues: still no farm bill; still no decision on the the same opinion. So here’s Ketelsen’s take: EPA’s consideration of revamping the RFS program Time for Congress to do its job. with considerably less ethanol and biodiesel for 2014 allotments; still nothing happening on immiThis week a group of senators met with Environgration reform; still nothing happening on Keystone mental Protection Agency officials to ask them to pipeline. Yet that generous health and retirement back off the Renewable Fuel Standard changes. Also program for each member of Congress continues this week it’s been reported that farmers and ranchunchallenged. They also likely will vote themselves ers will be required to pay more for permits and wetanother “cost of living” pay raise this next session. lands mitigation programs, even though the EPA said that wouldn’t happen.

The truth of the matter is that our U.S. Congress has become a bit of an insult to we taxpayers and a I suppose more Congressmen will go to the EPA source of embarrassment to our friends and allies in and plead with them to please change that as well. other parts of the world. We are still an amazing The same thing happened with the EPA dust control democracy but, America, we can do better. plan that would lead to farmers getting fined for dust from tractors, combines and livestock. Again, We are launching a new year. American agriculour senators and Congressmen have to plead for ture will soon be ramping up for another production mercy. Even the Keystone pipeline is getting held up cycle that most assuredly will provide food, fiber by government agencies, even though just about and fuel for millions of people, both here and overeveryone agrees it would be good for the country. seas.

This is not the way government is supposed to Congress, please don’t be concerned about new function. Government agencies like the EPA are suprules and regulations for the most-productive, the posed to carry out the rules passed by Congress and most-efficient, the most-admired and the most-envianswer to the laws of the land, not do what they ronmentally concerned industry in the world — want and make up rules as they go.

American agriculture.

Congress is elected by the people, and according to Have a great year, farmers. Even though your net the Constitution, they make the laws so we the people income in crop production may be getting squeezed, have a say in what the laws are. By simply handing rest assured that our livestock industry appreciates over the power to make rules and regulations to govthe new generosity of you crop guys. Happy New ernment agencies, Congress is not doing its job.

Year.

We the public have no control over what the agenDick Hagen is staff writer of The Land. He may be cies do, and the power handed to the executive reached at dickhagen@mvtvwireless.com. ❖

OPINION

INSIDE THE LAND’S SOYBEAN ISSUE: 6 — Southeast Asia trade mission bolsters Minnesota agriculture 9 — Farmer shares thoughts on trade mission to Vietnam, Thailand 10 — Former soybean industry leader Mike Yost on the future of agriculture

12 — More soy acres expected in 2014; is there enough seed to go around?

14 — Soybean seed treatments becoming a routine practice 16-22 — The Land’s 2014 Minnesota Pork Congress preview

Books, plans and ‘congress’: Missions accomplished

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24 poured concrete silo. Three stave silos, a 60-footer for the dairy cows, a 40 for the heifers and, finally, a 70footer for the dry cows, followed in quick order.

All were built — as was that farm — on careful planning after an annual, days-long slog through the “books.” Congress, after all, wanted hard numbers and even harder facts, not resolutions.

Sounds like good advice for that other Congress.

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A week or two into every new year, most folks review, often regretfully, their list of The gear (my parents) used never varied: resolutions already bent, huge column-after-column ledger sheets, an broken or buried. ancient adding machine, a raft of pencils, the That never happened on farm’s checkbook, a bottomless pot of coffee the big southern Illinois dairy farm of my youth for and a grim German resolve ... one simple reason: We never made any New Year’s resoluFARM & FOOD FILE tions. but my determined-to-finish Massey was an ingenious collection of We didn’t. Honest.

By Alan Guebert mother kept him tethered to gears, belts and augers that somehow In fact, I can’t recall one the task, cows or no cows. threshed wheat and shelled corn while instance that of any one of The bookwork was nec- moving. Unreal. us — my parents, we six essary for two reasons, Also, from the mid-1960s through the children, Uncle Honey, the mid-1970s, an upright silo was built many hired men (Jackie, Howard, Mon- taxes and, small “c”, congress. Taxes every other year. First came the 50-byroe, Bob, Bill, Bobbie, Charlie, Orlie ...) were taxes and you ran the numbers — on that farm even mentioning New (who knew cows were both taxed and Year’s resolutions let alone making any. depreciated?) to see what tribute you owed Uncle Sam and the governor.

Instead, most of the week between Congress, however, was not Congress Christmas and New Year’s was spent on our farm. “doing the books.” The year-end Our farm’s congress was the annual accounting for the farm was a threemeeting of the farm’s four partners: my day, number-numbing marathon my parents ran from a folding table in the grandfather, his brother (Uncle Honey) and two other, off-farm businessmen. living room, the warmest, least-used These sober number-crunchers met the room in the house. first or second Saturday every January to The gear they used never varied: review last year’s “books,” consider my huge column-after-column ledger father’s business plan for the new year, sheets, an ancient adding machine, a raft of pencils, the farm’s checkbook, a and vote to either adopt, alter or kill both.

The meeting, held in our home and bottomless pot of coffee and a grim behind a closed door, was a tense time German resolve to march straight for my parents because it was a threethrough the endless miles of receipts, or four-hour dissection of one year’s canceled checks and depreciation schedules until victory, a balanced bot- work and another year’s dreams. Hope usually trumped dread; in fact, I can’t tom line, was achieved. recall congress ever disagreeing to any It was a serious job and we children knew it. One clue to its joyless duty was of my father’s big initiatives.

And many were big. In the midthat it was the only time we saw our 1960s, congress underwrote a complete father remain in the house three days straight all year. With a herd of cows to remodeling of the dairy from a slow, manage and a crew of men to boss, the six-cow bypass parlor to a fast, doublesix herringbone complete with weigh Boss usually came to the house to eat, shave and sleep. During “the books” he jars and new 1,000-gallon stainless steel bulk tank. did all three but rarely left.

A couple of years before that, our Another clue was that one of my brothers or me often would be drafted farm was the first that I knew to buy what was then called a “self-propelled about mid-afternoon to share the combine.” It was tiny — smaller than evening milking with herdsman Howard. That was Dad’s count-on task today’s pick-up trucks — but that baby

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Letter: Produce your own food, or don’t complain To the Editor: It seems there is not an end of the relentless, unfounded assaults in agriculture in Todd County, Minnesota. Much of this is due to NIMBYs — Not In My Back Yarders.

Everyone demands the best food while criticizing the practices of those who produce it for them. If everyone in this nation would produce more than they consume, there would not be a need for production agriculture.

Anyone who does not feed themselves does not have a basis for complaint.

We would appreciate the opportunity to provide the following information for the readers of your paper.

This is not based in hysterical emotionalism. It is based on facts collected from the National Agricultural Statistics Service and other government agencies, presented at the Minnesota Farm Bureau meeting, and other sources.

In 1960, there were 59 million pigs in this country. It took six pounds of feed to produce one pound of pork.

Today, there are 59.8 million pigs in this country and it only takes three pounds of feed to produce one pound of pork.

In 1960, there were 96.2 million beef cattle. The feed conversion was eight pounds of feed to produce one pound of beef. Today, there are 98.1 million cattle and the conversion ratio is 4-to-1.

Everyone demands the best food while criticizing the practices of those who produce it for them. If everyone in this nation would produce more than they consume, there would not be a need for production agriculture.

Anyone who does not feed themselves does not have a basis for complaint.

the same amount of crop nutrients.

Do people realize about 17 percent of the arable land is irrigated while the same produces well over 40 percent of the food? It is estimated over 90 percent of potatoes grown are irrigated. If one does not like irrigation, quit eating french fries.

Unfortunately these facts seem to be irrelevant to some NIMBYs and, as a consequence, it is becoming more and more difficult for local food producers to stay in business.

Roger Zastrow Minnesota Farm Bureau Todd County delegate Long Prairie, Minn.

Roger Dukowitz Minnesota Farm Bureau Policy Committee District 4 Representative Browerville, Minn.

OPINION

In 1960, there were 19 million dairy cows producing 123 billion pounds of milk. Today only 9.2 million cows produce 189 billion pounds of milk. This area alone reduces the carbon footprint needed to produce milk and cheese for the world by 70 percent.

Today, mainly due to urban sprawl and the unincorporated decimation of open space, there are 50 million fewer

crop acres as there were in 1930. That is 15 percent fewer acres for food production. This is all occurring while the number of people in the world has tripled since 1960.

In 2010, there was 87 percent more corn produced in this nation than in 1980 while applying 4 percent less nutrients. In approximations, that amounts to twice as much food with

Letter: Much possible with organization To the Editor: Much has been written about the farm bill, or should I say potential farm bill. As far as the dairy portion, people are concerned that the permanent law will go in to effect. I believe the biggest difference between farms in the late-1940s and now is profitability. In the late-’40s you could borrow money on character and pay for your farm in a few short years.

Right now, the price of milk is about

$18 per hundredweight. If permanent law takes effect, the price of milk goes to about $38/cwt., an increase of $20/cwt. That $20 equals $1.66 a gallon. Some people are saying fluid milk would go to $7 or $8 a gallon. It may, but it does not have to.

The value of 100 pounds of raw milk does not change what can be manufactured from it, nor does it change the cost associated with manufacturing (which the processors have covered

with a make allowance).

I do not know a dairy farmer who is not overworked. A better milk price could ease that situation in many ways. Perhaps more hired labor, more or newer equipment, or perhaps fewer cows to hold that better price.

Use your imagination; many things are possible for organized farmers.

Mark Rohr National Farmers Organization national director Bluffton, Minn.

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The Purdue Extension free publications under the series title of “APEX,” an acronym for Ag Policy Explained, will delve into public policy issues and how they affect the agricultural economy.

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ment limits. The series later will cover other policy topics of importance to agriculture such as immigration, renewable fuels, animal welfare and local issues.

Project leader and author Roman Keeney notes in “The End of the Direct Payment Era” that the idea of eliminating direct payments — government subsidies provided to farmers regardless of need — has near unanimous support among lawmakers as they now debate a new farm bill.

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Minnesota Elk Breeders Association Annual Conference Jan. 10-11 Best Western Plus Kelly Inn, St. Cloud, Minn.

Info: $60/person; log on to www.mneba.org, e-mail info@mneba.org or call (320) 543-2686

Minnesota Crop Improvement Association Annual Meeting Jan. 14-15 Bigwood Event Center, Fergus Falls, Minn.

Info: Call (800) 510-6242 or log on to www.mncia.org Minnesota Pork Congress Jan. 14-15 Convention Center, Minneapolis Info: $15/person; www.mnpork.com/porkcongress

Winter Crops Day Jan. 16 Arlington, Minn.

Info: Call (507) 835-3620 or log on to http://sroc.cfans.umn.edu

ter by contacting Christian Lilienthal, lili0004@umn.edu or (507) 934-0363; log on to www.extension.umn.edu/ smallfarms Conservation Tillage Conference Feb. 18-19 Holiday Inn and Suites,

St. Cloud, Minn.

Info: $155/person, $125 by Feb. 5; log on to www.TillageConference.com or call (320) 235-0726, Ext. 2001 Pork Quality Assurance Training Feb. 19

Minnesota Pork Board Office, Mankato, Minn.

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Winter Crops Day Jan. 16 Lake Crystal, Minn.

Info: Call (507) 835-3620 or log on to http://sroc.cfans.umn.edu Upper Midwest Regional Fruit & Vegetable Growers Conference & Trade Show Jan. 16-17 River’s Edge Convention Center, St. Cloud, Minn.

Info: Log on to www.mfvga.org; Beginning Grower Workshop and a Farm Finance Workshop will both take place Jan. 15, also at the River’s Edge Convention Center Winter Crops Day Jan. 17 Southern Research and Outreach Center, Waseca, Minn.

Info: Call (507) 835-3620 or log on to http://sroc.cfans.umn.edu Pork Quality Assurance Training Jan. 22 Southern Research and Outreach Center, Waseca, Minn.

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Agricultural Business Summit Jan. 29, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Verizon Wireless Center, Mankato, Minn.

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The Linder Farm Network will hold their thirteenth annual Agricultural Outlook Meetings across Minnesota this January. The meetings will focus on management and marketing strategies for the coming year, and will feature some of the top experts in the country.

Registration will be at 8:30 a.m. and the forums start at 9:00. The programs will run until 2:30 p.m. Cost is $35 per person.

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Farm Financial Records: Chore or Buried Treasure Cabela’s Second Floor Meeting Room, Rogers, Minn.

Jan. 15, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

River’s Edge Convention Cen- Info: $50/person, $25/second person from same organizater, St. Cloud, Minn. tion; registration begins at Info: $75/person, $40/each additional person from same 9:30 a.m.; sponsored by the farm; Craig Chase will pres- Minnesota Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association, U.S. ent the workshop sponsored Department of Agriculture by the Minnesota Fruit & and University of Minnesota Vegetable Growers Association and the U.S. Department Extension; contact MFVGA, (763) 434-0400 or of Agriculture; register with mfvga@msn.com for more the MFVGA, (763) 434-0400 information or mfvga@msn.com Biosecurity Workshop for Alternative Swine Producers Jan. 15, 6 p.m.

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Cover story: Southeast Asia trade mission bolsters Minnesota ag

Meeting business partners face-to-face critical son said, “it’s all contingent with the basic questions of how much money do they have and how much are to success in developing ag export markets

they devoting to food. Invariably when incomes are

By DICK HAGEN increasing, which is the case throughout The Land Staff Writer Southeast Asia, those new monies go for food, When it comes to foreign trade it boils especially increased protein in their diets. down to the basics. If they know you, you’ve “Thus the animal feed market is getting at least got a chance. stronger in both countries. And that is why Face-to-face marketing describes the soybeans, soy meal, even DDGs are growing process, and putting it to work were eight exports. They understand that we are a reliMinnesotans during a Dec. 10-18 trade misable provider and our product is excellent. It sion to Vietnam and Thailand, where they was special how often they would tell us how Dave Frederickson met with several potential buyers of Mingood our products are. Even a modest guy nesota feed products, corn, soybeans, soy meal and like me didn’t mind the praise given to our Mindried distillers grains. nesota feed and grain guys that were on this trip.”

Minnesota Commissioner of Agriculture Dave Why should these Vietnamese or Thailand cusFrederickson led the delegation. First stop was Ho tomers buy from Minnesota when they can buy the Chi Minh City, Vietnam. “Some who had been to Vietsame from Iowa, or Illinam 10 years ago remembered a city nois, or Nebraska? ‘still emerging’ “Because they now with no buildings know us and we know , 20 14 Ja nu ary 10 beyond two stories; them,” Frederickson today skyscrapers said. “It’s much like in every direction,” going to your favorite he said. “We were grocery store. You like stunned with the to do business there tremendous explobecause you’ve gotten sion of business and to know the meat cutindustry in this seater, or the produce port city. manager, or the sales clerk.

“It was a great learning experience n so k “Sure they can buy c ri de ave Freexpand the for our entire delega6 lture D from Iowa, or IlliAgricu east Asia tory on Page f o t n th e to to Souybeans — S epartm tion. People were ission sota D nois.

But after our Minneds a trade momegrown so h a le t for friendly, soft spoken marke visit to Taiwan last and very accommoyear Taiwan dating. We had some became a buyer. great meetings with Yes, from the U.S. potential buyers in grain bin but Minboth countries. These nesota products trade missions are are in that grain built around relationbin. When they ships. You want to be bought $3.4 billion selling to someone you worth of corn and know and, of course, soybeans, about vice versa. These folks 10 percent of that product are now more comfortcame from our farms. We’re all part of that U.S. grain able buying from us bin and we all benefit.” because they now know us.”

Swine and chickens lead the livestock parade in Frederickson referred to it as “speed dating.”

Vietnam, and there’s a strong poultry market in “Tables are set up in a conference center and peo- Thailand as well, but fish is a primary food of both ple interested in doing business with our Minnesota countries. Both have a huge aquaculture industry people move from table to table,” he said. “You providing most of the “catch,” such as shrimp and quickly find out their interest in buying your product tilapia. This aquaculture industry, however, is a and they also share with you what their specific major buyer of U.S. soybean meal. Minnesota now needs might be. For example, there is an emerging exports about 50 percent of its annual soybean crop, livestock industry in both countries. So our feed com- so a lot of Minnesota soybeans are feeding fish in pany guys, plus Paul (Paul Freeman, Minnesota Soy- Vietnam and Thailand. bean Growers) and Bruce (Bruce Peterson, MinEggs also are big in the daily diet of these folks. nesota Corn Growers) got some good feedback on info Frederickson told of visiting a facility called Viet to take back to Minnesota.”

Farm which feeds thousands of egg-laying chickens Markets for Minnesota goods are expanding. To what extent depends upon the economy. Frederick- See ASIA, pg. 8 © 2014

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Frederickson: Stiff competition for ag exports ASIA, from pg. 6 and also does the processing and packaging of both poultry meat and eggs for the retail counter.

“We even tasted salted duck eggs,” he said. “Duck eggs are placed in salted brine for several days. The shell is permeable so the salt seeps into the egg. Served as a hard-boiled egg, this is a tasty morsel. A cold glass of beer would likely make it taste even better.”

Getting feed ingredients into these two markets requires careful marketing, including letters of credit and a precise listing of each ingredient.

Make a mistake on a product shipped to an Asian buyer and you may have

Last year (we had) a record $8.2 billion export trade for Minnesota. That is so phenomenal. Without these exports our Minnesota farmers would truly be having some troubles. It’s important to explore these opportunities. Agriculture is a world market.

— Dave Frederickson lost that customer, Frederickson said.

“You’re dealing with people several thousand miles away and with a 13hour time difference, so you don’t want to end up with a shipping container sitting on a dock that they don’t want.”

Some individual Minnesota co-ops with container load-out railroad capa-

bilities are now doing container shipments to these smaller markets. “Huge bulk tankers move products to China, India and Japan. But into these smaller markets individual containers provide a valuable marketing convenience,” Frederickson said.

So how are farmers doing in these two countries? There are still lots of small-acreage farms but industrialized agriculture is showing up as well.

“Their folks told us these smaller farms with just a few pigs or 50 chickens will continue because these farms produce for local consumption. But a bigger agriculture is needed to keep up with the rapid demand for more and better food products,” he said.

Genetically modified grains are not an issue. Both countries recognize that virtually the entire U.S. corn and soybean crop is a product of GMO technology. But if they want identity preserved non-GMO grains or feeds, they already are aware of U.S. sources.

Frederickson sensed stability within the political structure of both countries. Even though Vietnam is a centralized government, their form of communism seems open to the people.

Public-private partnerships are thriving within their business community.

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Not so with Thailand, where political stability seems a constant crisis.

“The king is the person holding the peace right now it seems,” Frederickson said. “He’s 86 years old, highly revered and an inspiration to his people. Yet internal conflict about power seems inevitable.”

The commissioner chuckled when asked when his next trade mission would be. “These are always so rewarding and enjoyable. I’m getting older,” he said, “however I know this is part of our legislative responsibilities. Last year (we had) a record $8.2 billion export trade for Minnesota. That is so phenomenal. Without these exports our Minnesota farmers would truly be having some troubles.

“It’s important to explore these opportunities. Agriculture is a world market. That means promoting our product. We’ve got to get out there because we know our competitors will.”

Participating in the Vietnam/Thailand trip included representatives from Midwest Ag Products of Marshall, Minn., Superior Feeds of St. Paul, and a Twin Cities chemical company, plus Bob Zelenka, executive director of the Minnesota Grain and Feed Association.

The trade mission received funding from the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council and the Minnesota Corn Research & Promotion Council. In-country support was provided by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Soybean Export Council, and the U.S. Grains Council.

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By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Northfield, Minn., crop producer Bruce Peterson had never visited Southeast Asia before. As part of a trade mission delegation with Minnesota Commissioner of Agriculture Dave Frederickson and others, one of his impressions was despite the Bruce Peterson countries’ small size, the tremendous populations of both countries and how much of their food and feed they need to import — mostly from the United States — to sustain themselves.

“Vietnam imports about two-thirds of their feed ingredients,” said Peterson, who is also vice president of the Minnesota Corn Growers Association.

“This small country (about the size of New Mexico) today raises about 30 million hogs and has about 90 million people (Minnesota has about 5 1/2 million people). Pork is big in their diet. They don’t have enough land base to grow their feed so this country has become a good market for Minnesota.”

He also noted the importance of meeting with the feed and commodity buyers, the ag ministry people and the economists of these two countries “because if they aren’t buying from us they likely will be buying from South America.”

Peterson said the convenience of shipping contain- know about the productive capacity of American farmers when selling into such smaller markets, a good ers. Peterson said, “their first question was (about) example being the growing buying directly from me, but I imports of dried distillers had to explain that as an indigrains. “Five years ago DDGs vidual farmer I couldn’t market were virtually unheard of,” he directly to them. But I did tell Vietnam imports about said. “Today it’s a common part them that I could provide names two-thirds of their feed of most hog rations in both and companies that they could ingredients. ... They countries, and container shipcontact here in Minnesota.” don’t have enough land ments is the handling process.”

He mentioned a local elevabase to grow their feed, He sees a growing market for tor at Randolph with a rail so this country has U.S.-produced DDGs, soybeans spur that perhaps in the future and soy meal. Bunge already has could be filling and loading out become a good market a soy crushing plant in Vietnam. shipping containers of locally for Minnesota. produced grains.

Thailand, with about 60 mil— Bruce Peterson lion people, is more of a chal“I understand because these lenge for U.S. corn exports containers are very heavy when because of its high tariff on loaded that you do need special imported corn. This country grows some corn and equipment at your elevator to handle these units, cassava to provide starch for their people and their especially getting them onto a rail car for shipment livestock. Shrimp from aquaculture farms are also to St. Paul,” Peterson said, suggesting this could be a big. Those critters require a high-protein feed so soy “marketing push” to get more Minnesota elevators products are becoming a keen ingredient, even more capable of handling shipping containers, which could so than fish meal. greatly expand the markets for area ag products.

Peterson was told the tariff on corn runs 35 perPeterson said he could sense the importance of cent; on DDGs, 9 percent. “So our goal would be to “face-to-face” contact when selling American goods. get this tariff down to 5 percent or eliminate it com- “Most of these feed mill managers that we talked pletely.” Rice being a major crop may be a primary with were only dealing with just a couple of U.S. reason the Thai government has imposed such high contacts that they have built relationships with, so tariffs on corn, Peterson said. these additional contacts that we made on this trip ❖ Thai and Vietnamese feed industry guys apparently I think can be beneficial in the future.”

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Yost: Global trade is the future of American ag

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer “Agriculture is changing so rapidly,” said Mike Yost, “it is presumptuous to think a new farm bill will be crafted that satisfies everyone. The reality is that the farm bill is usually reactive rather than proactive.”

Yost is a Murdock, Minn.,-area farmer with experience in federal politics, serving as administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agriculture Service from March 2006 to January 2009.

Interviewed at last autumn’s Minnesota AgriGrowth Council annual meeting, Yost voiced concern over a “growing ignorance” by Washington bureaucrats of American agriculture.

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“We all know that the farm bill is driven by the food assistance program and other things unrelated to production agriculture,” Yost said, suggesting the two should be divorced. “Today the SNAP issue has become so controversial, do we agriculturists want to be associated with it? I don’t know, but it’s a question that needs to be addressed.”

In view of five years of farm prosperity, how important is a new farm bill? Yost said that some version of crop insurance as a risk management tool, perhaps, needs to be the real consideration. He questions whether suggested farm program payments even provide a safety net for today’s highly

... Even if some naysayers question the value of various ‘fair trade’ agreements, suggesting farmers in some other countries are getting a better deal than U.S. farmers, I contend that American agriculture will win in the trade world. There’s not a commodity we produce in the Midwest that we can’t compete with in world trade.

increasing world crop production,” Yost said. “That tells me government has to be supportive of these new inputs. Yes, assuring the safety of this technology but allowing it to happen is imperative as agriculture leaps into this next era.

Nutritious and safe food produced in a sustainable manner is the bottom line.”

He acknowledged the financial risks of research and development of new products but said government should be involved with the necessary rules and — Mike Yost regulations to validate new technology.

Speaking as an experienced farmer and capitalized farm business operations. politician, Yost maintains “the marketplace is always “There are other aspects of the farm bill more right at the end of the day” — suggesting that if new important to me such as research, rural development technology doesn’t enhance the economics of farming, farmers aren’t likely to buy. and funding trade promotion programs,” Yost said.

Yost is emphatic about the importance of food “And even if some naysayers question the value of various ‘fair trade’ agreements, suggesting farmers safety. “We need proper rules and transparent rules,” in some other countries are getting a better deal he said, “plus the regulations need to be based on than U.S. farmers, I contend that American agricul- sound science. Much the same with APHIS (Animal ture will win in the trade world. There’s not a com- and Plant Health Inspection Service) making certain modity we produce in the Midwest that we can’t new technology doesn’t harm; even EPA needs to compete with in world trade. I’m a firm believer in have some ‘enforcement’ capabilities.” trade — that’s where the future is for American agriRelating to the various USDA programs to assist culture.” young people in getting into farming, Yost said much With a predicted world population of more than 9 of the challenge has to do with tax codes, creating an billion by 2050, what will be the role of government economic incentive for an older farmer to help someone get started. in agriculture?

“But I also wonder if this ‘sole proprietor’ label that “I see biotechnology as being a key component in has somehow become the bread and butter of farming is not realistic anymore,” he said. “This might mean partnerships with off-the-farm investors. Any more you’ve got to think outside the box in structuring your business, and this especially is the case with farming because of the tremendous complexity of farming today.”

Agriculture is a global industry, and successful farmers in other countries are providing stiff competition for American farmers, but Yost continues to be a stout defender of American agriculture.

“We are still the envy of the world,” he said. “But by the same token, it’s now very competitive in this world food market. We’re all about competition, and to maintain that ambition we can’t have government encumber us.”

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Yost said that educating agriculture’s new generation of workers should be a high priority. “The people I work with today are tech savvy. It’s exciting and it’s rewarding,” he said.

Yost was associate administrator at the USDA Farm Service Agency for more than two years, where he was responsible for administrating 45 programs including the Conservation Reserve Program, price support programs, and food assistance procurement and agricultural disaster programs.

Prior to government service, Yost was president of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association and the American Soybean Association, served as chairman of the American Oilseed Coalition, and was a founding member and vice chairman of the National Biodiesel Board. Today he is farming with his family. ❖

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With acreage gain, enough soybean seed for 2014?

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Most experts in the crop acreage game are predicting significant reduction in U.S. corn acres next year, with a corresponding increase in U.S. soybean acres. We’re still 90 days or more from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s first planting intentions report, but already prognosticators are pitching corn acres shrinking as much as 3 million, with soybeans gobbling up most of that difference.

Will there be enough soybean seed to cover the jump in acres? Representatives of two major soybean seed processors say “yes.”

Chris Elfering, general manager of the Remington Seed plant at Olivia, Minn., said, “it looks like we’ll have plenty of seed even to accommodate the expanded acreage projected for 2014. Our info is telling us a 5 to 10 percent increase in soybean acres.

That’s a hefty bump but we’re coming off a good seed production year.” Remington Seeds currently operates eight soybean plants.

Bruce Knoke, general manager of Precision Soya, also at Olivia, said, “we have a good supply of soybean seed across the Midwest (Precision

Soya operates 10 plants located in five states). We mostly had timely rains. A Our info is telling us a 5 to 10 few planting delays this percent increase in soybean acres. spring but weather mostly That’s a hefty bump but we’re straightened out during the growing season. We coming off a good seed producended up well above crop tion year. plan.”

— Chris Elfering Better quality soybean seed also seems apparent.

“Germinations are good,” Knoke said.

Seed coats are harder.

“We started condiWe’re enthused about tioning our seed in the product we’ll be putNovember. Germs ting into the marketare running 95 per- Bruce Knoke place.”

John Baize cent-plus for our Both of these conditionnorthern regions.” He acknowledged ing plants reported mini-bulk and true that in their southern regions of Ken- bulk handling is replacing most of the tucky, southern Illinois and Missouri, bagged soybean seed. “We’re less than 20 some 85 percent germ seed gets pack- percent now packaged into our 140K aged. They start shipping right after (140,000-kernel) paper bags so miniThanksgiving, and seed goes directly bulks of 40 to 50 units and true bulk is to dealers, retail stores or some to cen- the rest of distribution,” Knoke said. tral warehouse locations for later farm Elfering indicated a rapid increase in delivery. the amount of “true bulk” deliveries Elfering, too, said germs are signifi- from their Olivia plant. These rigs are cantly better than the drought- hopper-bottom semis hauling about stressed product of the past two sea- 800 units per truck and, again, a unit sons. “Seed quality is up this year. being 140K of soybean seeds in a bag.

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Knoke said their customers dictate “new genetics” into contract seed production, and rightly so, since it’s the soybean farmer’s purchases that really determine trend lines in new soybean varieties. And change is happening quicker. “Varieties just don’t last as long anymore,” he said.

Both Remington and Precision Soya acknowledge the popular acceptance of seed treatments for soybeans, but neither does seed treatments at their conditioning facility.

“Because of the multitude of different products now available,” Elfering said, “treatment downstream closer to the end-user works best. That avoids the potential of a warehouse of treated seed with no place to go.”

Both men agree farmers are buying into the added value of using treated seed. “When you’re talking $16 to $17 seed costs, getting some extra protection seems like money well spent, growers tell us,” Elfering said. “Capture just a couple more bushels, and that ‘X’ factor to the bottom line goes up significantly. Guys are planting earlier so added protection just makes good sense.”

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Farmers, students joined to feed 25,000 Minnesota families this holiday season Farmers were a big part of providing holiday meals to all Minnesotans, but this year their role was a little bit more special. Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council donated $30,000 through Second Harvest Heartland to provide local families across Minnesota with beef, pork, poultry and dairy products during the holiday season.

In the autumn of 2013, MSR&PC hosted its Five-Minute Farmer program during the University of Minnesota’s Goldy’s Homecoming Kickoff where students were able to help extend this donation.

Students were asked to take just five minutes to interact with a farmer, take a photo with a cutout of a soybean and upload to social media sites with the “#5MinuteFarmer”.

Each photo uploaded to a social media account resulted in five families fed. More than 300 photos were uploaded to social sites as a part of this program, reaching a large audience.

With this donation, Minnesota Soybean farmers helped fill the plates of more than 25,000 Minnesota families in need, providing more than 100,000

individual meals, according to Rob Zeaske, chief executive officer of Second Harvest Heartland.

The donation from Minnesota Soybean was used by Second Harvest to purchase pork, poultry and dairy products. The domestic livestock industry is the No. 1 customer of U.S. soybean farmers, with virtually all of the domestically consumed soybean meal going to livestock and poultry. The food purchased with the Minnesota Soybean donation was distributed across food banks in both rural and urban Minnesota communities. The biggest use of soybeans is feed for animals, giving soybean farmers a chance to help families in need as well as their No. 1 customer.

Second Harvest Heartland is one of the nation’s largest, most-efficient and mostinnovative food banks. In 2012, Second Harvest Heartland delivered more than 60 million meals to nearly 1,000 food shelves, pantries and other agency partner programs serving 59 counties in Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

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Soybean seed dealer offers suggestion: ‘Get yours early’ lenge in South America — importers simply brace for the logistical logjam due to inadequate road and seaport facilities. Sometimes deliveries from the field take seven to 10 days per truck.

This is why traders seem bullish on soymeal prices during the opening quarter of 2014, and why soymeal prices for March delivery have advanced alongside prices for immediate shipment. Also, despite rumors, China will continue to be the biggest buyer of U.S. soybeans, with 26 million tons forecast to be exported to China from September 2013 to August 2014, according to the U.S. Soybean Export

Council at its Shanghai office. China will import nearly 70 million tons of soybeans from all sources while producing 15 million tons domestically. Soybeans generate more revenue than any other commodity exported from the United States to China.

Final results of the soybean seed supply question won’t be answered until planters are back in the shed next spring. But with soybeans at this stage looking like the “best” revenue generator for 2014, look for lots of marketing action.

As one dealer suggested, “get yours early.”

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SEED, from pg. 12 If it’s true that there will be enough seed for expanded acres in 2014, how is the market looking for what could be the biggest soybean crop in U.S. history?

In his Dec. 13 e-mail letter, marketing guru John Baize was encouraging. He wrote: USDA on Tuesday raised its forecast for U.S. soybean exports China will import by 25 million bushels nearly 70 million to 1.475 billion tons of soybeans bushels (40.14 million metric tons). It also from all sources. raised its forecast for ... Soybeans genU.S. soybean crush by erate more rev5 million bushels to enue than any 1.69 billion bushels other commodity (45.99 mmt). As a exported from result, USDA lowered its forecast for U.S. the United States soybean ending stocks to China. in 2013-14 to 150 million bushels.

And USDA’s estimate for average soybean prices in 201314 was raised from $11.15 to $13.15 per bushel to $11.50 to $13.50/bu.

Other significant changes in the report for the soy sector were the following.

• U.S. domestic soymeal demand was reduced by 140,000 mt.

• U.S. soymeal exports were raised by 230,000 mt.

• Argentina’s 2014 soybean crop was raised by 1 mmt to 54.5 mmt, but there was no change forecast for the Brazilian crop of 88 mmt.

• Soybean import forecast by EU-28, Japan and Mexico were raised by 0.2, 0.1 and 0.1 mmt respectively.

• Soymeal imports by EU-28 were increased by 500,000 mt to 20.6 mmt and its domestic soymeal demand was increased by 5000,000 mt to 29.43 mmt.

• The forecast for global soybean ending stocks by Aug. 31, 2014, was increased by only 390,000 mt to 70.62 mmt.

• Bottom line is that 56.6 percent of U.S. soybeans produced in 2013 will be exported either as whole soybeans, soymeal or soyoil.

Baize’s report showed U.S. exporters already had sold over 95 percent of the USDA’s projected soybean exports for the entire marketing year. Note that domestic soymeal demand has fallen by over 4 mmt.

Why? Because of increased dried distillers grains with solubles consumption, however, thanks to everexpanding soybean and soymeal exports, ending stocks are not likely squeezing domestic prices.

According to the Baize report, U.S. exports traditionally grind to a near halt once South American supplies kick into the world market in the February to March timeframe. But this might be a longer slowdown in 2014 because Argentine, Brazilian and Paraguayan growers will be harvesting what is projected to be a record crop.

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Seed treatments becoming a routine practice

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Thanks to a few years of commodity profits, soybean seed treatments are now an almost routine event.

As you might expect, there are a host of products and treatment packages to protect against a host of yield-damaging parasites.

Soybean cyst nematodes, for example, remain an expensive pest — crippling yields to the tune of $1.5 billion — and a major target of treatments.

At a late-November open house at Albert Lea Seed House, Pat Foley, Syngenta key account lead for Seed Care, talked about soybean seed treatments in general, and specifically Syngenta’s Clariva Complete Beans. He told the audience that their fallapplied seed treatments would be strongly viable next spring, and to not be concerned about “shelf time” when it comes to modern seed treatments.

The following is from a question and answer session with Foley.

Q: Are soybean seed treatments now a regular strategy?

A: Yes, today roughly 80 percent of the soybeans planted in America are now treated, be that a fungicide, insecticide or now the newest nematacides.

Q: Is an integrated solutions route (all pesti-

cides combined into a single product treatment) preferred?

A: Definitely. It started as just the single fungicide treatment; then the insecticides were added and now the newest entry is the nematacides. Soybean cyst nematode becoming so prevalent and so detrimental has been a driving force.

Q: Is viability still intact next spring even with fall seed treatments?

A: This depends upon the seed treatment but for the most part we can now treat soybeans early and store them over a continued period of time.

Q: With this advent of seed treatments are we, in fact, cleaning up the soil?

A: I wouldn’t go so far as to say that. Mother Nature seems to have a way of keeping ahead of us.

But within the root zone and growing zone of that plant we certainly are doing a much better job of protecting those roots and young plants.

Q: Are there any planting issues with treated seed?

A: Depending upon the seed treatment, the addition of a talc or graphite might improve seed drop accuracy. But mostly these treatments are very low fuse rates; the AI (active ingredient) is very low so plantability is not an issue.

Q: Is this entire area of micro biologics becoming the next chapter in how to maximize yields?

A: There are micro biologics out there that growers are using in combination with seed treatments but until I see more data, more results, I would say that chapter is still waiting to unfold.

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Latham and McIntyre for their strong leadership.”

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sions by more than 50 percent when compared with petroleum diesel. Produced in nearly every state in the country, the industry has exceeded RFS requirements in every year of the program, producing more than 1 billion gallons annually since 2011. It is on pace to produce at least 1.7 billion gallons in 2013, supporting more than 62,000 jobs nationwide.

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Fifty-four members of Congress representing 24 states called on the Obama administration Dec. 18 to boost its proposal for biodiesel production under the renewable fuel standard in 2014.

Biodiesel — made from a diverse mix of resources such as recycled cooking oil, soybean oil and animal fats — is the first Environmental Protection Agencydesignated advanced biofuel to reach commercial-scale production nationwide. It is on pace for record production of 1.7 billion gallons this year. Yet in its recent RFS draft, the EPA proposed reducing biodiesel production to 1.28 billion gallons for 2014 and 2015.

In a letter led by U.S. Reps. Tom Latham, R-Iowa, and Mike McIntyre, D-N.C., the U.S. representatives — a bipartisan group representing districts from California to Iowa to Florida — called on the administration to establish an RFS volume that is at least consistent with this year’s anticipated production of 1.7 billion gallons. The letter was sent to the EPA and other administration officials.

“It is clear that biodiesel has been a great RFS success story,” the lawmakers write. “It has exceeded RFS targets in each year and is clearly poised to do so again in 2013. This type of reduction could have very damaging repercussions. It could result in dozens of biodiesel facilities shutting down permanently and ceasing production.

“We would strongly urge you to continue your support for this developing and fragile industry with a reasonable increase in the RFS volume requirement for 2014 and responsible growth in the future,” the letter states.

A similar letter was sent in November from 32 U.S. senators. The National Biodiesel Board, the industry trade association, has warned that the EPA proposal will lead to a sharp drop in production, creating layoffs and plant closures. The proposal also sends a devastating signal to investors that threatens future growth in the industry, while damaging prospects for other future alternatives to petroleum.

“The recent proposal by the EPA was an unnecessary and unwise setback to an industry that continues to surpass expectations and supports 62,200 jobs and nearly $17 billion in total economic impact,” Latham said. “The repercussions of such a shortsighted proposal could be devastating to the biodiesel industry; the many men and women it employees; and to necessary future investment. America must continue to recognize the impressive growth of biodiesel over the past few years and the critical role it has played in improving our nation’s energy security, creating more competition and providing American consumers with more options at the pump.”

McIntyre said “we have made great strides toward reducing our nation’s dependence on foreign oil while diversifying the feedstocks we use to produce renewables, particularly in the biodiesel industry.

The EPA must take into account the current production of biodiesel fuels before altering the volume requirements for the upcoming years. We are calling upon the administration to set the RFS volume at a common-sense level so that we save jobs and create a sustainable energy future for the next generation.”

Anne Steckel, NBB’s vice president of federal affairs, said, “I think this letter reflects a growing consensus

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Minnesota Pork Congress Jan. 14-15 Minnesota Pork Congress, the Midwest’s best swine specific tradeshow and educational event, will be held Jan. 14-15 at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

The tradeshow, seminars and social events provide pig farmers, barn managers, farm employees and other pork enthusiasts with up-to-date information on what is happening in the pork industry.

Minnesota Pork Congress hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Jan. 14 and 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 15.

Admission is $15 per person.

The tradeshow will feature 155 companies with 251 booths exhibiting equipment and services specifically geared toward those who own, manage and care for pigs.

This year’s seminar highlights will include keynote speaker David Horsager, MA, CSP, business strategist and author, who will present “The Trust Edge” what top leaders have and eight pillars to build it yourself. His high-energy, engaging presentation will have attendees walking away with concrete steps they can use to improve their lives and careers.

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Analysis of Production and Financial Measures; Global Markets and the impact they have on pork production and what to expect for the 2014 Minnesota Legislative Session.

The annual Manure Applicators Workshop takes place from noon to 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 14.

On Jan. 13 at the Minneapolis Hilton, the Minnesota Pork board will host the annual Taste of Elegance, a pork culinary competition. Award recipients and retiring executive board members will be recognized that night as well at the Awards Recognition Reception.

This year’s honorees are Environmental Stewards, Jeffrey and Benjamin Scholl of Trimont; Pork Promoter of the Year, Sylvia Wolters of Pipestone; Swine Manager of the Year, Ben Clark of New Fashion Pork; Family of the Year, the FitzSimmons family of Mapleton and Distinguished Service, Mark Greenwood of AgStar.

Executive board members who will be retiring from the Minnesota Pork Board are Tim Steuber of Fairmont and Pat Thome of Adams. Those retiring from the Minnesota Pork Producers Association Executive Board are Rick Grommersch of Nicollet and Brandon Schaefer of Goodhue.

For seminar specifics, exhibitor listing, hotel information and maps, log on to www.mnpork.com/porkcongress or call (800) 537-7675. Minnesota Pork Congress is hosted by the Minnesota Pork Producers Association. ❖

Full schedule for Pork Congress

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Distinguished service award

Greenwood works with ‘extended family’ in industry As an international leader role risk management plays in the swine industry, Mark in today’s pork industry.

Greenwood’s commitment “We do our best to make and service to pork producsure our clients are successers make him most deservful,” Greenwood said. ing of the Minnesota Pork In 2005, he was named as Board’s 2014 Distinguished one of National Hog Farmer’s Service Award.

Visionaries of the U.S. pork Mark Greenwood Born and raised on a hog industry. farm in southern Minnesota, GreenGreenwood’s knowledge and passion wood has worked in the swine for the swine industry is known worldindustry his entire life where he currently serves as a senior vice wide. He has had the opportunity to president for AgStar Financial Ser- speak in South America, Europe and Canada about pork providing insight vices. on where the industry is and what we “I love the swine industry and the need to do to continue to be successful people that work in it,” Greenwood in the long term. said, “pork producers are some of He has also been quoted in numerthe nicest people I have ever met ous national and local publications and I consider them part of my and has given testimony to the extended family.”

House of Representatives sub-comGreenwood works closely with mittee on agriculture about “The pork producers helping them under- Economic Conditions facing the Pork stand industry trends, evolving ani- Industry”. His passion and enthusimal care standards and the critical asm for the swine industry is unde-

Feed Availability Taskforce for the niable.

National Pork Board.

Greenwood is also a regular contributor to the “Grain Angles” col“Minnesota pork producers are umn in The Land. some of the best in the world, “Mark is very passionate about the because they are willing to share pork industry and truly wants to insight on what they are doing to help others get better,” find solutions for Greenwood said. swine producers to succeed in the busiIt is easy to see the Mark is very ness,” said Dale Holmlove and dedication passionate gren, AgStar Board of that Greenwood has about the pork Directors and pork for the swine industry. producer.

He has written many industry and articles and has done truly wants to The swine industry numerous interviews also sees Greenwood find solutions promoting pigs and as a valuable resource. for swine proproducers.

He has spoken at Minducers to sucnesota, Iowa, Illinois, In 2013, he wrote an ceed in the Ohio and North Cararticle, “A lead lenders business. olina pork congresses view of the pork indus-

numerous times and try” for — Dale Holmat the World Pork Benchmark.farms.com gren, AgStar Expo. “I am proud to and has provided Board of Directors be associated with interviews for Fox and pork producer where the industry is News and at today,” Greenwood Bloomberg.com. said.

“I know all of the contributions and “Seeing how far we have come and personal sacrifices he has made for how successful our producers are this industry,” said Janet Basballe of today, makes me thankful to be a AgStar, but to Greenwood it’s not a part of this industry.” Greenwood sacrifice. also serves on the Government Rela“I believe in giving back to the comtions Committee for the National munity as much as possible,” he said. “I Pork Producers Council, is a member would not be where I am today if it was of Pork Alliance and serves on the not for the swine industry.” ❖

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Full schedule slated for Pork Congress

SCHEDULE, from pg. 16 Evening Social Hour 5:15 p.m.

Hilton Salons D-G Sponsor: Zoetis and Hormel Jan. 15 Pork Congress Registration 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Minneapolis Convention Center Mezzanine Level Tradeshow 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Minneapolis Convention Center Exhibit Hall A Benchmark Analysis of Production and Financial Measures Across Nursery, Finishing and Wean-to-Finish Closeouts in North America

9:30-10:30 a.m.

L100 F&G Speaker: Tom Stein Global Markets: How Would Grain Dynamics and Pork Economics Impact Your Operation 11 a.m.-Noon L100 F&G Speaker: Joe Kerns Legislative Update 12:30-1:30 p.m.

L100 H Speakers: Rep. Tim Faust, Rep. David FitzSimmons and Sen. David Hann Sponsor: Farm Bureau Minnesota Pork Congress closes at 1:30 p.m. ❖

Family of the year

and Minnesota State University-Mankato. “It is important to support our local community,” Bill said.

The family has made countless donations of pork to fundraisers and benefits in the area and has sponsored awards at the Blue Earth County, Tri-County and Minnesota State fairs.

The FitzSimmons Family is also active members of their church, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Good Thunder. The family makes up most of the church choir and was instrumental in the renovation of their church.

“The FitzSimmons family is dedicated to improving the pork industry; they are motivated spokespeople for farmers on state and national concerns but are very humble,” said Shane Wilson of Protein Sources, “they are very deserving of this award.” ❖

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That philosophy is key in managing over 30,000 sows in Minnesota and Iowa. In 2000, the family purchased the feedmill in Mapleton where they oversee the production of quality pig feed. “It is our hope that this will be a legacy that we can pass down to the next generation,” Paul said.

Taking an active role in the pork industry at the local, state and national levels has been made a priority for the FitzSimmons Family. They are active members of the Blue Earth and Wright county pork producers associations. At the state level, Pat currently serves as president of the Minnesota Pork Board and Paul is serving as a board member for the Minnesota Pork Producers Association. Mark, a swine veterinarian, has taken an active role in the veterinary community nationally receiving Swine Practitioner of the Year from the American Association of Swine Veterinarians in 2006. “We try to be as active as possible and give back whenever we can,” Pat said.

The FitzSimmons Family’s attitude of service extends far beyond the swine industry. They have been a supporters of the American Cancer Society Relay for Life, FFA, Mapleton Fire Department, the athletic and academic departments at Maple River High School, Gustavus Adolphus College

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Honesty, integrity, a commitment to service, passion and a strong work ethic have served as the foundation for this year’s Minnesota Pork Board Family of the Year — the FitzSimmons Family of Mapleton.

As fifth generation farmers, the FitzSimmons family is made up of nine siblings: Laureen (Sohre), Maureen (Hollerich), Tom, Pat, John, Paul, Richard, Bill and Mark. The entire FitzSimmons family remains involved in the swine industry.

“We consider it an accomplishment that all nine siblings have been working together for the past 50 years,” Paul said, “we enjoy working together as a family and that stems from watching our dad and uncle farm together.”

The family is also proud that they have welcomed Dan Sohre and John Hollerich, the sixth generation, as partners in the business. “We are the fifth generation of pig farmers and we have some of the seventh generation already living on the farm sites,” Richard said.

In 1968, the FitzSimmons Family made their first mark on modern pork production when Robert and his sons built one of the first confinement barns in Minnesota. From the very beginning the FitzSimmons Family’s drive to produce quality pork at the lowest cost was recognized by neighbors resulting in questions about their management decisions. Today, 34 years after the first confinement barn was built, the FitzSimmons family own Protein Sources, a successful swine management company and feedmill.

“The FitzSimmons family uses integrity in all decisions they make.

They treat their customers’ business as their own, this has helped them run a successful business,” said Irene Leiferman, office manager for Protein Sources.

Started in 1999, Protein Sources is owned in partnership with five FitzSimmons brothers: John, Paul, Pat, Richard and Bill in addition to Bron Scherer. Protein Sources’ philosophy is “keep it simple, but effective.”

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Swine manager of the year

Clark comes a long way from never handling a hog Before being hired by New program.

Fashion Pork as a breeding Clark’s competitive personaltechnician in 2007, Ben ity and eagerness to learn has Clark, had never handled a helped him become a successpig. ful manager. “I always want to Just three years later, Clark do better, I am never satisfied was named manager of Frekwith the way things are,” Clark ing Sow Farm where he cursaid, “I love to learn so I can rently oversees 6,000 sows Ben Clark continue to improve.” Clark is and 25 employees. Now he currently enrolled in the has been named the 2014 Minnesota National Pork Board’s Professional Pork Board Swine Manager of the Swine Manager Program where he has Year. had the opportunity to sharpen his pig “I never really found something I and people management skills. was interested in until I started workThroughout his six years working ing with pigs. I fell in love with it with New Fashion Pork, he has taken right away,” Clark said. many opportunities to develop profesEach day brings with it new chal- sionally. A couple opportunities he lenges that Clark handles with opti- found particularly helpful were the mism. His daily tasks range from University of Minnesota’s artificial trouble shooting farrowing issues to insemination workshop and the developing his employees. In his short annual Workforce Conference hosted time as manager Clark has improved by the Minnesota Pork Board. Clark the farm’s born-alive number average feels it is critical to pass the knowledge by one pig and has successfully man- he gains on to his employees making aged his part in the farm’s genetic sure they stay up-to-date on what is happening in the industry and con-

tinue to develop professionally as well.

Each month Clark and his employees review their farm’s records comparing them to other sow farms within New Fashion Pork. Reviewing records allows them to identify areas where they are doing well and where there are opportunities to improve. Clark’s attitude of continuous improvement has helped to consistently improve the production and profitability of the farm. “Each day Ben strives to better himself and his crew,” said Emily Erickson, Animal Well Being and Quality Assurance manager with New Fashion Pork. “The farm’s production numbers are a testament to Ben’s commitment to the animals and his employees.”

It is often said that managing pigs is easy but managing people is hard. “I enjoy the challenges that come with working with people,” Clark said. “I take pride in watching my employees develop.” Clark’s commitment to employee development begins at day one. He encourages all new employees

to carry a notebook with them to write down the questions they have. Clark then takes time to have one-on-one training with all new employees so he can address any questions or concerns they might have.

Clark acknowledges that production competencies and efficiencies are important, but also believes there is more to managing a farm successfully.

“Listening is really important,” Clark said, “it is my goal to make sure all employees see that this is their farm too.”

Clark is a valued member of the New Fashion Pork team. “Ben is an exemplary employee for New Fashion Pork,” Erickson said, “his dedication to the job, animals and employees has not wavered since he joined the team.”

Clark enjoys spending time with his wife, Ashley, and their 2-year-old daughter, Carly. He serves as an EMT for the Lakefield Ambulance Service and is part of the Masonic Lodge. ❖

Environmental stewards of the year

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The Scholl brothers — Jeffrey and Benjamin — have a close connection with the environment, and they want to be sure that their farming operation reflects that connection and commitment.

The Scholl family utilizes University of Minnesota recommendations to determine a nutrient management plan for every field on their farm. Corn and soybeans are planted on rotation and in narrow rows in order to more efficiently utilize nutrients within the soil.

They also have buffer strips around all open water, do not cultivate highly erodible parts of the farm and plant trees around the farm to improve wildlife habitat and air quality. They also have 80 acres that are enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program.

In order to maximize the available nutrients, the Scholls utilize a towed hose application system to apply manure.

“You could walk right behind the toolbar and not get your boots dirty,” Benjamin said, “we want the nutrients to be in the ground.” The manure is constantly tested for nutrient levels and manure pits are inspected annually to ensure everything is up to code.

The Scholls’ conservation efforts are also evident in the pig barns. They utilize the most efficient watering nipples to reduce water waste, manage the barn’s air temperature to ensure it is the ideal environment for the pigs to grow efficiently and manage feeders in order to minimize feed waste.

Contributing to the long-term viability and sustainability of their farm and rural communities is extremely important to the Scholls. “We live here too,” Benjamin said, “we need to do what we can to ensure our communities are a great place to live now and in the future.” ❖

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Jeffrey and Benjamin Scholl feel privileged to utilize the latest innovations in agriculture to ensure their farm will be sustainable for generations to come.

The Scholls are the Minnesota Pork Board 2014 Environmental Stewards of the Year award recipients.

“As farmers, we have a closer connection with the environment than most people,” Jeffrey said, “it is our goal to make sure our farm is around for future generations.”

Stone Lake Farms is a partnership between the Scholl brothers. Together they farm 3,500 acres of corn and soybeans. Their younger brother, Tyler, and their mother, Roxanne, also own land in the farming operation. Stone Lake Pork is their custom finishing operation and West Cedar Customs is their custom manure application business.

In 2003, Jeffrey and Benjamin took over the farming operation shortly after their father passed away. “Our dad was always a leader when it came to the environment,” Ben said, “we are not doing anything out of the ordinary, caring for the environment is secondnature for farmers.”

The Scholl family has always been a leader in environmental sustainability.

In the 1970s they were stocking the land with native wildlife, maintaining buffer strips and planting trees. When wind power was introduced into Martin County, the Scholl Family was one of the first to invest in 28 wind towers that today generate power on their land.

The Scholl brothers have always looked to maximize the benefits from the manure generated from the custom finishing barns. In order to utilize the manure most efficiently they purchased manure tankers a number of years ago and recently chose to upgrade to a towed hose application system.

“Stone Lake Farms and the Scholl Family will always be looking for the next innovation,” said Bill Crawford, environmental manager for Preferred Capital Management.

“Technology has allowed us to be more precise which has helped preserve the land we live on,” Jeffrey said.

Every spring fields are soil sampled to determine the exact amount of nutrients the field needs to be productive.

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Pork promoter of the year

Bringing awareness to industry to reach consumers Over the past 20 years, Sylvia Wolters has Modeled after the Minnesota State Fair’s dedicated herself to making a difference CHS Miracle of Birth Center, the learning within the pork industry. centers provide community members with the opportunity to experience agriculture “It’s not about my personal efforts, we are firsthand. all in this together,” Wolters said, “my goal is to bring awareness to the pork industry and “It is very rewarding to see people’s eagermake a difference in the lives of the men ness to learn about agriculture,” Wolters and women who work in it.” said, “we had employees’ children seeing pigs born for the first time, I didn’t anticiWolters’ diverse experiences within swine Sylvia Wolters pate the impact the learning centers would production, food service and retail, animal health have, even on our own people.” and industry promotions give her a unique perspective on how to reach consumers. Wolters has been Sylvia and her husband, Terry, also own a pork employed by Pipestone System for the past 16 years grilling and promotion trailer. The trailer had been currently working in the Public Relations and Mar- to 28 events in 2013, showcasing how great pork is keting Department. and providing an opportunity to educate consumers That experience earned her the 2014 Minnesota on how to properly cook pork.

Pork Industry’s Pork Promoter of the Year honor.

In her role with Pipestone System, Wolters has orchestrated several farm tours and open houses for “Sylvia Wolters is a tireless, passionate and key stakeholders including South Dakota Governor, extremely talented individual. Her contributions to the swine industry have spanned over 20 years and Dennis Daugaard, Representative Kristi Noem, I know of no one more deserving,” said Luke Min- county commissioners, legislators, school board ion, CEO of Pipestone Veterinary Clinic and Pipe- members and colleges. The days feature farm tours and discussion about relevant issues facing the pork stone System. industry.

Recognizing the need to share agriculture’s story “These tours provide a great opportunity to conwith not only those living in the Twin Cities but nect with local and state influencers answering their also her rural neighbors, Wolters, on behalf of the questions about pork production,” Wolters said.

Pipestone System, has been the driving force behind the development of Agriculture Learning Wolters also helps others become better advocates Centers at the Pipestone and Lincoln county fairs. for the pork industry. Throughout the year, she visits all of the Pipestone System sow farms to have lunch with employees and discuss how to talk about the pork industry and answer questions of people who are not connected to agriculture. She also encour22’9” long w/tandem ages youth to become more active and take a role in axle, 14’ blade promoting the industry through events like the Agriw/industrial cutting edge,

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She also volunteered in the Oink Booth nearly every day of the State Fair where it wasn’t unusual for her to have conversations that lasted over 30 minutes with fairgoers.

Wolters focuses her efforts on three key areas: promoting the pork product, image and education and giving back to the community. One way that she gives back to the community is by organizing “Dinner in a Box” for the Pipestone System. During this event pork dinners are sold and all the proceeds are donated to a local charity. “People will help you if you treat them right,” Wolters said.

Through the Minnesota Pork Board, Wolters has been involved in Provider Pals and Oink Outings where she has had the opportunity to talk with consumers and youth in the Twin Cities. People want to learn about the pork industry from individuals who are passionately engaged in the pork industry every day.

“We need to showcase our integrity, commitment and how much we care,” Wolters said, “if we do our part, be honest, transparent and demonstrate our passion — we will make a difference. I want people to form an opinion about pork production because they actually know, not because they saw it on the internet.” ❖

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Grain Angles Tax planning a necessary evil

The following market analysis is for the week ending Jan. 3.

CORN — Welcome 2014! I wish everyone a happy, healthy and prosperous year. The corn market, however, hasn’t been happy for those left with corn to price.

It extended the slide lower that began after Christmas, falling to a new contract low of $4.17 in the March contract and $4.45 3/4 in the December contract. Corn ended the year with the title “Worst Performing Commodity Contract of the 2013 GSCI Index,” falling a record 39.6 percent for the year.

Providing support was the anticipated fund rebalancing which sug- PHYLLIS NYSTROM CHS Hedging Inc. gests funds will need to buy possiSt. Paul bly up to 100,000 corn contracts during the Jan. 8-14 timeframe.

Technically, when March corn broke the old contract low support at $4.18 1/2 per bushel, the door was opened for the December low of $4.10 per bushel. March corn closed at $4.23 1/2, down 4 cents for the week; December corn at $4.52 was down 3 1/4 cents for the week.

The China/non-GMO variety/corn/dried distillers grains issue remains unresolved. DDG values at the Gulf have dropped $30 per ton in a week and are down about $70 per ton in the last 10 days. As discussed in last week’s column, any curtailment of DDG exports will push them back into the U.S. feed channel, competing with corn and meal, and cut into ethanol production margins. So far, China has rejected 2,000 tons of U.S. DDGs. This compares to total Chinese DDG imports in 2012-13 of 2.8 million metric tons.

As for corn exports to China, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is estimating 5 mmt. The 2 mmt that See NYSTROM, pg. 24

The livestock markets finished the year on a positive note. The cattle were making all-time new price highs and the hog market outlook was improving based upon the U.S. Department of Agriculture projections for the upcoming months.

Cattle in the last weeks of December were garnering new high prices live and dressed basis the Midwest as packers stepped to accumulate live inventory. The supplies of cattle remain fairly tight and this has forced the packers to compete for the animals on the show lists to meet their slaughter needs. This supply of cattle is not anticipated to JOE TEALE expand in the months ahead.

Broker The other side of the coin, so to Great Plains Commodity Afton, Minn. speak, is that demand for beef has continued to shrink. This situation has been a battleground all year and is expected to remain so in the foreseeable future. The futures market has been anticipating the supply deficit for quite some time as managed money has been flowing into the long side of the market in recent days.

The problem will become that beef prices at the retail level in comparison to other competitive meats is abnormally high. With advent of all the new taxes and changes in healthcare costs, the consumer will lose disposable income which could hurt beef demand even further. With packers already in the red with margins, it will lend itself to an interesting cattle market in the weeks and months ahead. Producers should protect inventories whenever given the opportunity.

The hog market has seen prices slide to lower levels in the last few weeks of the year. The pork cutouts

The year-end holiday schedule is busy for everyone, and when you add the need to manage finances for your farming operation to the already busy season it can become almost overwhelming. Tax planning for 2013 has probably been as difficult as any year we’ve experienced recently. This year, crop producers have had to manage many unusual taxable income events resulting from the extreme market price fluctuations and the prevent-plant situation producers experienced in many areas.

Confirming that your tax preparer understands all the taxation issues related to these events is important. For many, DAREL NESS even after working diligently to AgStar Assistant VP Financial Services manage it, the taxable income Rochester, Minn. and income tax due will still be higher than expected.

So if taxable incomes are higher than usual for a lot of producers, does that translate to 2013 being an above-average year for real profitability of our operations? Well, given all the above-mentioned events in 2013, I would challenge producers to take the steps necessary to drive down to the true earnings of their operation. I think most will find a sizable difference between taxable income and real profit.

Unfortunately, the only way to know the real or accrual earnings for a tax year involves adding one more thing to the list of things to do at year-end.

Consistently completing an accurate balance sheet or financial statement at tax year-end is a critical piece in determining the profitability of your operation; it contains the information necessary to convert your cash earnings (tax returns) into accrual earnings. Accrual-adjusted earnings represent the

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Information in the above columns is the writer’s opinion. It is no way guaranteed and should not be interpreted as buy/sell advice. Futures trading always involves a certain degree of risk.

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Soybean market anticipating China cancellations NYSTROM, from pg. 23 has already shipped may be it for the year if the MIR162 issue isn’t resolved.

Trade chatter is that the MIR162 variety won’t get approval from China until March or April. Something new occurring in China is talk the government will begin making direct subsidy payments to farmers instead of buying domestic corn to keep prices above world levels and promote corn plantings.

Informa Economics released updated forecasts for the 2013-14 crop year. They pegged U.S. corn yield at 161.6 bushels per acre, 1.2 bu./acre higher than the USDA’s last estimate of 160.4 bu./acre. Corn production was put at 14.16 billion bushels compared to the USDA’s 13.989 billion bushels. Harvested acres were increased by 380,000 acres to 87.6 million versus the USDA’s 87.2 million acres.

For the upcoming 2014-15 crop year, Informa Economics is forecasting a crop of 13.741 billion bushels using a 163 bu./acre yield.

Weekly export sales were released a day late this week to allow for the New Year celebration. Corn sales were abysmal and a marketing year low at just 6.1 million bushels for old crop when we need 11 million per week to hit the USDA’s target. Old crop net sales included cancellations of 116,000 mt

by China. New crop sales were just 800,000 bushels.

Combined sales were beneath the lowest estimate for the week. Ethanol production for the week ending Dec. 27 was down 13,000 barrels per day or 4 million gallons. Stocks were slightly lower at 654 million gallons.

OUTLOOK: Corn has set a new, lower trading range ahead of the Jan. 10 USDA final crop report and the Grain Stocks as of Dec. 1 report. We’ll move the lower end of the range to $4.10 and bring the upper end

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down to $4.33 per bushel. Fund buying may provide support or at least a slowing of the downtrend, but the MIR162 issue with China, lack of export business, and smaller ethanol margins should keep a lid on any significant rally attempt. Rallies are being viewed as selling opportunities rather than buying opportunities.

As for the upcoming Jan. 10 USDA report: Dec. 1 corn stocks have been higher than pre-report estimates in three of the last five years, corn demand has been below the December projection in six of the last seven years, and corn production has increased from November to the final report in seven of the last 10 years.

SOYBEANS — The soybean complex plummeted this week when rains hit both Brazil and Argentina and on growing concern increasing DDG supplies will cut into meal demand. Brazil has looked good all season and the dry areas of Argentina are getting smaller. The Mato Grosso region in Brazil has already begun to harvest early-planted beans. The bean export lineup in Brazil is occurring earlier than last year. The current bean lineup is 759,000 mt, of which 60 percent is at Paranagua. Last year the lineup was only 21 mmt, but grew to 3.4 mmt by the end of January.

Impressive weekly export sales lifted prices off their lowest levels since November. Sales were 34.7 million bushels for old crop, which brings total export commitments to 1.493 billion bushels. The last USDA report projected sales for the year at 1.475 billion bushels. We’ve surpassed the yearly forecast only four months into the marketing year.

The weekly sales report also included 8.8 million bushels sold for new crop. Combined sales were well above the highest trade estimate.

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TEALE, from pg. 23 have basically led the way to lower prices for live hogs as the quantities of pork have been plentiful.

However, there has been some friendly news from the USDA on Friday with release of the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report. The findings are as follows: all hogs and pigs, 99 percent; kept for breeding, 99 percent; kept for marketing, 99 percent; Septemberto-November pig crop, 100 percent. These results were seen as friendly to bullish as each was below analysts’ pre-report estimates.

Because of these estimates, the hog market is likely to find some underlying support and close the disparity between hog prices and cattle prices.

Another interesting fact released by the USDA was the Cold Storage report several weeks ago which indicated a draw-down of pork products in storage.

These reports could bring an end to the price slump in the live hog prices.

With the futures well above the current hog index, producers should be aware of the premiums available and use to their advantage. ❖

Meal lost more than $21 per ton from the previous week’s close on talk of DDGs backing up into the United States and competing in the feed chain with meal and corn. Soybeans also suffered on the unwinding of bean-corn spreads, i.e. selling beans and buying corn. November soybeans fell to their lowest level since 2011, trading as low as $11.25 during the week.

Informa Economics published their final 2013-14 figures with production at 3.33 billion bushels versus the USDA’s last projection of 3.258 billion bushels; a yield of 44 bu./acre was used, up 1 bu./acre from the USDA’s 43 bu./acre latest number. Their 2014 projection is a crop of 3.603 billion bushels using a 44.5 bu./acre yield.

OUTLOOK: It’s like waiting for the other shoe to drop — the market is anticipating sales cancellations from the Chinese, but just when is uncertain.

There weren’t any new sales announcements in the daily reporting this week and South American weather isn’t sounding any alarms. Soybeans were down 7.5 percent for the year. For the week, March soybeans tumbled 42 1/2 cents lower to settle at $12.71 1/4 and the November contract was off 24 3/4 cents at $11.29 3/4 per bushel. Resistance in the March contract is the 50-day moving average near $12.92 and support in the $12.50 to $12.33 area.

On the January crop reports, Dec. 1 bean stocks have been less than estimates in six of the last 10 years, bean demand has been higher than the December estimate in five of the last six years, and production has risen from the November to final report in five of the last six years.

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Capture year-end balances early NESS, from pg. 23 true earnings of a business; they incorporate cash income and expense along with adjustments for changes in inventory, receivables, payables and prepaid expenses among other things.

Let’s face it, producers need to be making management decisions off accrual earnings, not cash earnings. In order for a financial statement to be useful for reconciling earnings, it needs to be done on the exact date the cash income and expense period ends, which for most falls at year-end.

A simple example of how an accrual adjustment this year can have a large impact on your earnings would be your change in grain inventory value from 2012 year-end to 2013 year-end. Let’s say you had 20,000 bushels of 2012 corn in storage last year-end and it was valued at $7/bushel and this year-end you have 20,000 bushels of 2013 corn in storage at a value of $4.20/bushel. This constitutes a $56,000 decrease in inventory value even with the bushel inventory holding constant.

This inventory decrease results in a negative $56,000 adjustment to your net cash profit. As you can see, the inventory entry can have a large impact for many producers just from the commod-

ity price change alone. There may also be some atypical things to capture this year, like prepaid expenses (including carryover prepaids not used this year because of the prevent-plant situation), multi-peril crop insurance payments earned but not yet received, deferred grain contract receivables and also make a note regarding any crop insurance payments received (like prevent-plant or hail insurance) where the income was received in 2013 but will be deferred to 2014 for tax purposes.

Trying to reconstruct a year-end financial statement at a later date can be difficult and many times, that is when errors are made that can drastically impact its usefulness as it relates to reconciling with earnings. So do yourself, and maybe your lender, a favor by capturing these year-end balances before too much time passes. The year-end financial statement also serves as the starting point for next year; let’s hope there are a far less crop production challenges in 2014.

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‘Early retirement’ for over 3 million dairy cows in 2013

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Lastly, she said the industry will likely “continue to deal with negative claims about our products in the digital media. We expect producers will continue to work closely with dairy companies and co-ops to promote our industry’s commitment to providing safe, nutrition foods.”

■ Hard to believe 2014 is here. What does it hold? If we knew, what would we do about it? Good questions with no real answers. For some, 2013 was a year of pain and regret, for others it was a turning point to joy and happiness.

As I reflected on what to write in the final day of 2013, the most profound thing that came to mind was to be there for others; for our family and loved ones, but also for our neighbors and even the strangers we encounter along the way. I think that’s what “walking by faith” is about. I wish you my faithful readers peace, joy, and God’s presence in 2014 and I thank you for allowing me to serve you and this great industry.

Lee Mielke is a syndicated columnist who resides in Everson, Wash. His weekly column is featured in newspapers across the country and he may be reached at lkmielke@juno.com. ❖

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will be a busy year. Armstrong said that IDFA CEO Connie Tipton sees the U.S. dairy industry positioned for incredible growth. “With U.S. dairy product exports now accounting for more than 15 percent of our farm milk production,” Tipton said, “strong demand for U.S. dairy exports will result in stronger prices throughout the U.S. supply chain.”

Armstrong said the decline in consumption of fluid milk in schools will continue to be a major issue this year, and “will require all of our best efforts to win back milk drinkers among school kids.”

Labeling also will be important this year, she said, as the Food and Drug Administration is expected to release its proposed changes for the Nutrition Facts panel of food labels which “could change serving size and percent daily values as well as require a new declaration for added sugars.”

Efforts to require GMO labeling of foods could have an impact on the marketing of dairy products, Armstrong said, “despite the fact that FDA labeling guidance only considers the food itself, and does not address agricultural inputs such as feed used in the production of the food.”

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This column was written Speaking of international for the marketing week endmarkets, the Daily Dairy ing Jan. 3.

Report’s Sarina Sharp wrote in the Dec. 27 Milk ProducDairy cows around the ers Council newsletter that country are taking early Chinese imports are growretirement. With statistics ing further due to a decline yet to be calculated for the in domestic milk output. final two weeks of the year, She said that data on the 2013 U.S. dairy cull cow Chinese dairy industry is slaughter topped 3 million MIELKE MARKET “murky at best,” but said head for a second consecutive WEEKLY there are widespread year. DairyBusiness Update reports of declining cow By Lee Mielke said this is just the fourth numbers and milk protime cull dairy cow duction deficits. slaughter reached that mark since the U.S. Sharp also discussed Department of Agriculture began differ- the situation in Friday’s DairyLine and entiating dairy cows from total cows in reported that a Chinese official esti1986. mates that, due to high beef prices and poor farm-level economics, the Chinese The USDA estimated 62,300 dairy dairy herd has lost two million cows in cows were slaughtered under federal inspection during the week ending Dec. the past year. The same official esti14, pushing the 2013 year-to-date total mates that milk production is down 20 percent from a year ago. If China has to 3.003 million head, about 19,800 indeed suffered such a decline in milk more than the corresponding period a output, then the pent-up demand for year ago. Before 2012, dairy cow milk powder could be astounding, slaughter topped 3 million only twice, according to the DBU, in 1986, at 3.595 Sharp said. million (whole herd buy-out program); Chinese milk powder buyers kept and 1996, at 3.04 million. imports minimal this summer and fall in the wake of the New Zealand Dairy farm bottomlines are looking better. Slightly higher monthly average drought. Now that their preferred supplier is back, Sharp said the Chinese milk prices combined with lower corn and alfalfa hay prices to push the pre- are “buying with abandon.” liminary December 2013 milk-feed China purchased a record-breaking price ratio higher. At 2.30, the index is 205 million pounds of whole milk powup from 2.27 in November 2013 and der in November, according to the col1.65 in December 2012. It’s the third umn, up 72 percent from already high straight month above 2.0, and the high- import volumes in October. Chinese est since October 2010. With the preWMP imports were nearly three times liminary December estimate, the 2013 higher than in November 2012, furaverage milk-feed price ratio is 1.74, up thermore Sharp said New Zealand from 1.53 a year ago. accounted for more than 90 percent of the total, sending a record-large 184 The index is based on the current milk price in relationship to feed prices million pounds. for a ration of 51 percent corn, 8 perChina imported 51 million pounds of cent soybeans and 41 percent alfalfa skim milk powder in November, up 5.3 hay. The U.S. average all-milk price percent from October and 152 percent was $21.80 per hundredweight, comgreater than November 2012, Sharp pared to $21.60 in November 2013 and said. “As China laps up milk powder $20.80 in December 2012. December from Oceania, there is more room for corn, at $4.31 per bushel, was down 4 U.S. exports elsewhere as American cents from November and $2.52 less dairy products are competitively than December 2012. It’s the lowest priced,” she said, adding that “political U.S. average corn price since Septemand economic reforms are likely to fosber 2010, according to the DBU. ter particularly robust growth in Mexico, and the United States will continue December 2013 soybeans averaged to enjoy a strong trade partnership $13/bu., up 30 cents from November, with its southern neighbor. Mexico has but down $1.30 from December 2012. added more than two million jobs since Alfalfa hay averaged $187 per ton in December, down $1 from November and 2010, and its middle class is growing.” $30 less than December 2012. The DBU ■ said it’s the lowest U.S. average hay The International Dairy Foods Assoprice since June 2011. ciation’s Peggy Armstrong said in the ■ New Year’s Day DairyLine that 2014

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Try some incredible, exquisitely edible egg recipes Cookbook Corner

4 eggs 1/4 cup milk or water 1/4 teaspoon salt Pepper 1/2 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend 1/4 cup salsa 1/4 cup crumbled tortilla chips 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro, optional Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over mediumhigh heat until hot. Add potatoes; cook, covered, Mexican Breakfast Skillet rates four out stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. of four “yums” from the Johnson family. Meanwhile, beat eggs, milk or water, I served it with warm tortillas for a salt and pepper in bowl until blended. portable option, and spiced it up with Reduce heat to medium. Pour eggs over super-hot salsa for my boys who like to potatoes. As eggs begin to set, gently spit fire. This one really hit the spot pull the eggs across the pan with an after a couple of hours in the cold! inverted turner.

Fast Mexican Egg & Potato Breakfast Continue cooking until eggs are Skillet thickened and no visible liquid egg 1 tablespoon olive oil remains; do not stir constantly. Sprin2 cups frozen potatoes O’Brien kle with cheese. Remove from heat; cover pan. Let stand until cheese is melted. Top with salsa, chips and cilantro.

■ For all you potato lovers out there, this turkey hash has double the pleasure. It’s a savory combination of sweet and russet potatoes, sautéed fresh vegetables and tender poached eggs that Manufacturer of: will make your morning shine.

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By SARAH JOHNSON The Land Correspondent I love eggs. Boil ’em, fry ’em, bake ’em in a cake, eggs are so delicious and versatile, I would hate to live in a world without ’em. Eggs are great for breakfast, of course, but I also crave them for lunch and supper omelets, frittatas and skillets. You know those pickled eggs in jars sold at some bars?

I’ve been known to eat them, too, given enough beer.

Lately I’ve been craving eggs more than usual, and I blame it on the snow. Snow is white, eggs are white, ergo I must have eggs. Recipes abound for delicious egg dishes, but here are a few I chose from a pretty reliable source: the American Egg Board’s IncredibleEgg.org website. Here you can learn how to boil the perfect hardboiled egg and then browse an extensive, kitchen-tested recipe library.

■ This cheesy, spicy, easy and pleasing

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“Sweat” the vegetables until they are tender, about 8 minutes. Add the turkey, roasted potatoes and chopped parsley. Heat through. Serve with poached eggs and toast.

Basic Poached Eggs: Heat two to three inches of water in a large saucepan or deep skillet to boiling.

Adjust heat to keep liquid boiling gently. Break eggs, one at a time, into a custard cup or saucer. Holding dish close to surface, slip egg into water.

Cook eggs until whites are completely set and yolks begin to thicken but are not hard, three to five minutes. Do not stir. Lift eggs from water with slotted spoon. Drain in spoon or on paper towels. Trim any rough edges, if desired.

■ If you’ve never had homemade pudding before, do yourself a favor before you kick the bucket and try it. It’s so much better than the commercial product that words cannot describe. I generally eat about half of it warm right out of the pan with surprisingly little guilt, and the rest I refrigerate and top with granola and fresh fruit in the morning.

(You can also use the pudding as a base for various pie fillings. Add bananas, throw it in a pie shell and voila, it’s banana cream pie.)

Vanilla Breakfast Pudding Serves 6 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup corn starch 1/4 teaspoon salt 3 cups milk 4 egg yolks 2 tablespoons butter 2 teaspoons vanilla Granola, fresh fruit Mix sugar, cornstarch and salt in heavy saucepan. Gradually whisk in milk and egg yolks until smooth. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and comes to a boil, about six minutes. Reduce heat; simmer, stirring constantly, one minute.

Remove from heat. Stir in butter and vanilla. Pour into six custard cups.

Serve warm or refrigerate until cold.

If your community group or church organization has printed a cookbook and would like to have it reviewed in the “Cookbook Corner,” send us a copy to “Cookbook Corner,” The Land, P.O. Box 3169, Mankato, MN 56002.

Please specify if you wish to have the cookbook returned, and include information on how readers may obtain a copy of the cookbook.

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Books offer advice, direction for Alzheimer’s caregivers “An Unintended Journey: A Caregiver’s Guide to Dementia”

By Janet Yagoda Shagam c.2013, Prometheus Books $20 427 pages THE BOOKWORM SEZ

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

“The Geography of Memory: A Pilgrimage Through Alzheimer’s

By Jeanne Murray Walker c.2013, Center Street $22 384 pages “Living with Loss, One Day at a Time”

By Rachel Blythe Kodanaz c.2013, Fulcrum Books $15.95 386 pages sure to read it — but when you do, you’ll surely find something inspirational to help.

■ There are a lot of books on the shelves for Alzheimer’s caregivers, but these three will give you advice and direction, assurance that you’re not alone, and a balm for when you need it most. Look for them — because, of course, a caregiver needs care, too.

Look for the reviewed books at a bookstore or a library near you. You may also find the books at online book retailers.

The Bookworm is Terri Schlichenmeyer.

Terri has been reading since she was 3 years old and never goes anywhere without a book. She lives in Wisconsin with three dogs and 10,000 books. ❖

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aware that, because it contains vast amounts of recounted conversation, it’s partly fictionalized — but that doesn’t lessen its helpfulness.

■ And finally … how do you learn to accept the losses you’re feeling? With “Living with Loss, One Day at a Time”

by Rachel Blythe Kodanaz, you’ll get a one-a-day bite of encouragement.

Meant to be read in tiny increments, this book offers ideas to grieve, accept, act and re-act and, ultimately, to heal.

The ideas here range in size and time, most are well under a page in length to read, and they serve to distract, sooth, or to make you think in a direction that’s not right in front of you. I like this book because it’s not at all time-consuming and there’s no pres-

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This time of year always makes you think of things past.

You’re reminded of the holidays, and the children when they were small.

That makes you think about when you were a kid, of fun outside, Mom’s cookies inside, games that never ended, favorite toys and family.

You’ve been thinking about all these things and remembering because you’re taking care of someone who can’t. It’s hard on you to watch, but there are resources to help. Start with these three new books for the Alzheimer’s caregiver.

■ When you’re in the midst of crisis, it’s sometimes hard to know what to do next. “An Unintended Journey: A Caregiver’s Guide to Dementia” by Janet Yagoda Shagam will help you put your thoughts in a straighter line.

From the basics of understanding and testing for solid diagnosis, to end-of-life issues and beyond, this extremely comprehensive book helps with easy-to-understand explanations, suggestions, and worksheets for writing down thoughts, to-dos and feelings. You’ll learn how to ask for help from siblings; how to ensure legal concerns are in place; how to deal with anger issues (on both sides); and how to cope, day-to-day. What’s nice is that “An Unintended Journey” can be used both by the new caregiver, or as a refresher for anyone who’s an old hand at taking care of a loved one.

■ Caregiving can be frustrating, but you’ve come to realize that it can be rewarding, too. Still, you wonder how others deal with everything. In “The Geography of Memory”

by Jeanne Murray Walker, you’ll see how to cope with grace and humor.

Walker’s mother was relatively young

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when the family first noticed a problem, starting with the small things, and it progressed. While this book begins with an end, it’s really a celebration of life and love, the joy of family, the absurdity of the frailties of human mind and body, and finding good inside the bad. Be

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Weeping Norway Spruce a fun, attention-getting tree “Spectacular” describes the rose-colgenus and then the species. Cultivars ored cones on our Weeping Norway are plants selected for desirable charSpruce. This tree produces a stunning acteristics that can be grown by propadisplay in late-May that rivals tulips gation. with its bright, attention-getting, beauLatin parts of a plant name are by tiful cones. convention written in italics. Latin The colored cones last over three names seem to me to be a kind of weeks in their pristine upward stance secret code since Latin isn’t spoken and then turn to a lovely brown color anymore; at least no one I know as they bend downward on the tree. speaks it. So I guess it’s probably a fair IN THE GARDEN choice language.

We have three Weeping Norway

By Sharon Quale Spruces — Picea abies ‘Pendula’ — in Just like our children, the three our gardens. Picea means spruce and Weeping Spruces are all different ages abies refers to the genus and Pendula and in different locations in the yard. means weeping. Those Latin names are dull and One is old and about 10 feet tall and the other two somehow obscure but important if you wish to are four and five feet tall. They all get regular purchase one of these exact same trees. attention but the oldest one produces the most The names given to plants are bound by inter- gorgeous cones and gets special recognition. national rules, which ensure accuracy and consisOnce you find this tree for sale, it could be a low tency when sharing information. mounding variety or one staked to grow upright.

Ours are all upright. When you purchase one of Every plant has at least two names, first the See GARDEN, pg. 29 Larry Hansen

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An ‘epic’ life not always the most glamorous one

Never know what you’ll get

for and then grasp the massive depth of the work and presence of God in our lives.”

Years ago when funeral plans were made for my Grandpa Wubben it was Uncle Lloyd who suggested his funeral passage. 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 was an apt epitaph. “Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.”

That’s not a unique thought to farm families. In fact those verses describe most people within our rural community. I’m confident the same is true for you. Live quietly. Work with your hands. Your day-to-day living will earn the respect of outsiders, and it’ll provide all that is needed to keep a roof over your head, food on the table, great generosity toward others, plus more.

Is it epic? Nope. Will it make the 2014 Best-Ever lists that come out next December? Probably not. But there’s no shame there. Like Stephen Altrogge writes, “the things that impress the world don’t impress God. In fact, for the most part, the things that impress God look distinctly average.”

Lenae Bulthuis is a wife, mom and friend who muses from her back porch on a Minnesota grain and livestock farm. ❖

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need to be first — even if it’s first of the losers.

At the beginning of a new year, the race continues for all that is great and glamorous, big and best. Anything less, ordinary even, could be considered boring and blasé.

In his book, “Boring: Finding an Extraordinary God in an Ordinary Life,” Michael Kelley urges readers to be faithful to God’s call. Even if “everyone else is worshipping at the idols of more and excitement” you stay faithful to the responsibilities God has given you in this season of life.

Does your call involve diapers?

Change them with joy and gratitude.

You have been blessed with the precious gift of a child in your life. Does it include caring for an elderly parent?

Be kind, patient and thoughtful. Care for her as if serving the Lord. Maybe GARDEN, from pg. 28 when fed a dose of acidic loving fertilit’s washing dishes, working outdoors izer twice a year. in brutal temperatures, driving bus, or these it’s similar to a box of Forrest filling out mounds of paperwork. Do it Deer don’t particularly care for this Gump’s chocolates — you never know what you’re going to get. Some sprawl, tree and generally leave it alone. It can quietly. Work hard. Be faithful. Let your daily life, even the tiniest task some grow upward. You can train them grow to 25 feet tall at maturity and and most laborious chore demonstrate spread to 10 feet.

However, it is slow but often it turns into a game of “follow that you love God and people. growing so it could be 20 years before it the leader” and you need to accommoreaches that size. Under good condiWhatever you do — whether you eat date the leader’s direction. That is an aspect of their growth that is the most tions it can be expected to live over 60 or drink, whether you’re backstage or years. center stage, whether the task is wallfun. papered in boring or abuzz with epic — Picea abies ‘Pendula’ is for the disThe foliage is a beautiful dark forest do all to the glory of God (1 Corinthicerning landscape person or anyone green and the branches cascade down ans 10:31). else who wants a crazy fun, “stare at to make an enchanting skirt around me because I’m so unusual” kind of Kelley writes, “‘Ordinary’ is a myth. the trunk. Hardy in zones 2 through 8, tree in your landscape.

The only reason we think of something generally pest-free and, once estabas ordinary is because we fail to look Sharon Quale is a master gardener lished, trouble-free. Full sun or light from central Minnesota.

She may be shade and moderate moisture is about all it takes to make these trees thrive. I reached at (218) 738-6060 or squale101@yahoo.com. ❖ find them slow-growing and happy

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ep•ic ahead. Of course not!

We’re urged to go big or • heroic; majestic; impresgo home. Live epic! sively great: the epic events of the war.

After the last season finale of “The Amazing • of unusually great size or Race” our college-aged extent: a crime wave of epic prodaughter Melanie filled portions. us in on the winners. She • Slang. spectacular; very said, “Jason and Amy won impressive (from THE BACK PORCH first. Tim and Marie were dictionary.com) the first losers.”

By Lenae Bulthuis Our culture is into epic. That “The first losers?” word is used all over the place these “You know,” she said. days. It describes everything from Ferraris to French Fries to Friday night.

I didn’t.

It’s the promise of marketers, and the “It means second place.” goal of serious new year’s resolution setters. No one looks at the year behind Ah, yes. Second place will not do. them and sets lower goals for the year There’s no cool factor there. You still

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ADVERTISING NOTICE: WANTED: Land & farms. I FOR SALE: JD 5400-5830 & 8-row Lankota Stalk stom6000 & 7000 series forage have clients looking for Please check your ad the pers off JD cornhead, harvesters. Used kernel dairy, & cash grain operafirst week it runs. We make $1,000; (3) Brock 28” inline processors, also, used JD tions, as well as bare land every effort to avoid errors centrifugal fans, 7 ½-10HP, 40 knife Dura-Drums, & parcels from 40-1000 acres. by checking all copy, but 3450RPM, 3 phase, like drum conversions for 5400 Both for relocation & insometimes errors are new, $400/ea; (8) new Tran& 5460. Call (507)427-3520 vestments.

If you have missed. Therefore, we ask sitions for 5-15HP full cenwww.ok-enterprise.com even thought about selling that you review your ad for trifugal fans, $185/ea; '07 contact: Paul Krueger, correctness. If you find a Delta ES-50-1P, VFD-B, Farm & Land Specialist, Bins & Buildings mistake, please call (507) 033 50/60HP w/ reactor & encloEdina Realty, SW Suburban 345-4523 immediately so sure, 1 phase in, 3 phase Office, 14198 Commerce that the error can be corout, like new, $2,000; Howse Ave NE, Prior Lake, MN Stormor Bins & EZ-Drys. rected. We regret that we 6' category 1, 3 pt rotary 100% financing w/no liens 55372. cannot be responsible for mower, nice, $300. 701-430or red tape, call Steve at paulkrueger@edinarealty.com more than one week's in3411 Fairfax Ag for an appoint(952)447-4700 sertion if the error is not ment. 888-830-7757 called to our attention. We cannot be liable for an amount greater than the cost of the ad. THE LAND has the right to edit, reject or properly classify any ad.

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FOR SALE:Used grain bins, FOR SALE: 265 JD loader w/ FOR SALE: Lorenz snowblower 8', model 8001, attachments, excellent confloors unload systems, sti150hp, very nice. 507-220dition. Call 320-252-1779 or rators, fans & heaters, aer6810 320-267-9060 ation fans, buying or selling, try me first and also call for very competitive FOR SALE: JD 7100 16R22” JD 46A ldr; CIH 2255 ldr.; JD 148 & 158 ldr.; JD 45 bean & corn planter, in excontract rates!

Office ldr.; Paulson ldr off D15 Alcellent condition; Also hours 8am-5pm Monday – lis; 2 good barn cupolas; 10R22” cornhead, IH 800 seFriday Saturday 9am - 12 Lorenz 8' snowblower; ries made to fit JD comnoon or call 507-697-6133 Loftness 8' snowblower; bine. 507-532-2094 Ask for Gary Schweiss 8' snowblower; 2 Donahue 28' trlrs. IH 574 Harms Mfg. Land Rollers, tractor w/ IH 2250 ldr. 507Farm Implements 035 Brand New, 12'-$6,500; 399-3006 Koestler Equip14'-$7,000; 16'-$7,500; ment 24'-$14,000; 32'-$16,500; Case IH 900 16R22'' planter; 42'-$19,500. Any size 3pt; lift assist; Demco pisJD/Lexion 893, '04, single available. 715-296-2162 ton pump; bean drums; pt. , Calmer BT chopper monitor, $7,500. (715)878kit, hyd deck plates, exc.

9858 cond., $22,500; MF 1130 dsl, Hydrostatic & Hydraulic Re$5,500. 507-828-6860 pair Repair-Troubleshooting Sales-Design Custom NH TR97 combine, 8R30'' hydraulic hose-making up cornhead, 6 belt grain to 2” Service calls made. head; 5100 White corn STOEN'S Hydrostatic Serplanter, 8R30''; Moridge vice 16084 State Hwy 29 N corn dryer; 500 gal. BroyGlenwood, MN 56334 320hill crop sprayer, 40' boom; 634-4360 Graves 54' bale elevator; 1500 gal poly tank; Ross Kamp 9x30 roller mill.

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FOR SALE: JD 4240 Tractor w/model 260 loader, 5500 hrs, cab, heat, air & radial tires. Asking $25,000. 715220-2506 FOR SALE: JD 4440, P/S w/ JD 720 loader, low hrs on loader 8634 on tractor, new tires, 20.8R38, call 507-4568521. Leave message if no answer.

FOR SALE: JD 8100 JD 8100, GOOD TIRES, MFWD, QUICK HITCH, GOOD SHAPE , 8000 HRS, 320-6303645 $68,000/OBO (or best offer) (320) 630-3645 Int'l 1586, 6100 hrs., motor & transmission was OH'd less than 500 hrs ago, new rear tires on 20.8x38's, new front tires, duals, $18,500. 507-7791557 JD 4020 dsl, power shift, rebuilt power train, in excellent condition. 608-214-1859

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FOR SALE: '13 6150R, premium cab, IVT, 18.4x42 tires, MFD, w/JD 360 ldr, loaded, just like new, 160 hrs. 507-272-9358

JD 4455 C/H/A, quad, w/JD 721 ldr, $36,800; JD 4055 C/H/A, power shift, 6100 hrs, $34,500; JD 4055 C/H/A, power shift, MFD, 6300 hrs, $42,500; Case IH 7220 2 WH, 7000 hrs, 14.9x46 rubber, $38,000; Case IH 7110 2WH, 9000 hrs, 18x42 rubber, $29,500. (608)987-2373

7420 JD, MFD cab, power quad trans, high hours, higher model, runs and NEW AND USED TRACTOR shifts good, can lower.

PARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, $19,900. (715)223-3600 55, 50 Series & newer tractors, AC-all models, Large 830 Case Tractor, Comfort Inventory, We ship! Mark King, Case-o-matic, WF, Heitman Tractor Salvage open station, 3pt, DH, 5,600 715-673-4829 actual hrs. very clean tractor w/all service records & original paint, $4,450. Harvesting Equip 037 (715)425-5180 Case IH 7110, 6,954 hrs, 2WD, Brent #974 Grain Cart w/ Scale/Tarp/Hyd Spout. cab, air, heat, 184-38 DMI #530B w/ Lead Shanks Goodyear radials w/matchw/ Leveler. Rhino 20 Ft ing axle duals, front wgts, #SR240 Flex Wing Cutter very clean, tight, original Shedded. All Very Good. planter tractor, $32,900.

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We pay top dollar for your damaged grain.

We are experienced handlers of your wet, dry, burnt and mixed grains.

Trucks and Vacs available.

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USED EQUIPMENT FROM A NAME YOU CAN TRUST!

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‘07 A-300, glass cab w/AC, 2-spd., 2065 hrs.................................$31,500 T-200, glass cab w/AC, hi flow aux. ..............................................$16,900 ‘12 S-770, glass cab w/AC, 1117 hrs.................................$43,500 ‘11 S-650, glass cab w/AC, 1965 hrs.................................$32,500 ‘07 S-185, glass cab & heater, 1550 hrs.................................$21,500 ‘99 773, glass cab & heater, 2525 hrs.................................$12,500 ‘11 S-150, glass cab & heater, 2 spd., 1925 hrs. ....................$19,000 (2) S-130, glass cab & heater ..............................Starting at $8,900

FOR SALE: (3) 300 bu EZ Disc chisels: JD 714 & 712, Flow gravity box wagons, Glencoe 7400; Field Cults always shedded, very nice, under 30': JD 980, small asking $2,000/ea. 507-227grain carts & gravity boxes 2602 300-400 bu. Finishers under 20', clean 4 & 6R stalk choppers; Nice JD 215 & 216 Planting Equip 038 flex heads; JD 643 cornheads Must be clean; JD FOR SALE: '07 CIH Titan corn planters, 4-6-8 row.

24R22" Centerfill, Wilrich 715-299-4338 PT 2200, 2020 monitor, Precision hyd. drives, liquid. WANTED: Case IH 5400 Lightweight & flexes. Likegrain drill, 20', 6”, 6 1/2” or new condition.

All zerks 7 1/2” spacing w/ grass take grease. Straight. Alseed. Will consider other ways parked in. Must see. similar drills. 320-293-7120 $99,500. 320-314-2534 FOR SALE: JD 1750 Maximerge XP vacuum corn & bean planter, 8R30”.

Dry fertilizer, double disk openers, 3 bu boxes, computer track 150 monitor, $22,500. 507-852-3875

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Spray Trailers Very nice southern water trailers 28' to 53'. Also tanks, cones, pumps, hose reels, etc. Delivery available. www.rydelltrailers.com (701) 474-5780 Feed Seed Hay

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Dairy Quality Alfalfa Tested big squares & round bales, delivered from South Dakota John Haensel (605) 351-5760

Hay For Sale Round or large square bales, FOR SALE: Case IH 4900 alfalfa, straw or grass hay. field cultivator 39' w/ 3 bar Delivery Available by semi. coil spring mulcher, very Ose Hay Farm, Thief River good condition. 507-427-3561 Falls, MN Call or text LeRoy at (218)689-6675

The Affordable Way to Tile Your Fields 3 Point Hitch & Pull Type Models Available • Walking Tandem Axles • Formed V Bottom on w/425/65R22.5 Tires for Superior Grade Control • Tile Installation Depth Gauge

Buy Factory Direct & $AVE!

Shoe & Boot forms to Tile.

No more Crushed Tile • Paralled Pull Arms, Zero Pitch for the Most Accurate Tile Placement

‘10 NH T-8050, MFD, 1068 hrs., loaded ........$167,500 ‘10 NH Workmaster 55, MFD, 1400 hrs. ........$17,000 ‘69 Ford 5000 ..................................................$6,500 ‘76 White 2-85, factory cab ..............................$8,350 ‘77 White 2-70, Hiniker cab, gas ......................$5,750 ‘82 AC 6080, factory cab, 4300 hrs., Fresh eng. OH ....................................................................$13,000 ‘59 AC D-17......................................................$4,000 ‘91 JD 4755, MFD, 8580 hrs...........................$45,000 JD 4430 ..........................................................$16,000 JD 2020, loader, 4600 hrs.................................$5,500 ‘50 JD MT ........................................................$3,500 IH 986, duals ....................................................$9,500 IH Super C, 7’ sickle mower ............................$2,500 IH C ..................................................................$1,750 ‘72 Cub Lo Boy 154, 60” deck, tiller ................$2,500 ‘85 Corvette, T Tops, black, 15,000 miles on crate motor ....................................................$5,950

USED COMBINES

‘88 Gleaner R-60............................................$15,500

USED TILLAGE

White 5100, 4x38, dry fert. ..............................$3,900 ‘98 Kinze 2600, 16x30 ..................................$34,900 ‘04 JD 1760, 12x30 planter, 350 monitor........$35,000 JD 7000, 4x36, dry fert. ....................................$2,950 Great Plains 15’ no till drill, pull cart ..............$10,900

USED HAY EQUIPMENT

‘10 NH H-8060, 16’ header, 754 hrs., Circle C Rolls ....................................................................$77,500 ‘11 NH H-7450, 13’ discbine ..........................$23,900 (6) ‘98-’06 NH 1431, 13’ discbines ................................................Starting at $13,000 (3) NH 499, 12’ haybines................Starting at $6,000 (2) ‘97 NH 1465, 9’ haybines..........Starting at $6,900 ‘04 Hesston 1365, 15’ discbine......................$10,900 ‘01 Hesston 1340, 12’ discbine......................$12,500 ‘00 CIH 8312 discbine ......................................$8,900 Gehl 2160, 9’ haybine ......................................$3,250 ‘97 NH 615 disc mower ....................................$4,950 ‘05 NH FP-240, Crop Pro, 3-row cornhead, hay head ......................................................$36,900 ‘05 NH FP-230, Crop Pro, 3-row cornhead, hay head ......................................................$34,500 ‘12 NH BR-7090 round baler, Crop Specialty, 653 bales ....................................................$35,000 ‘04 NH BR-780 round baler ............................$15,900 (2) ‘08 NH BR-7080 round balers, netwrap & twine............................................................$21,900 ‘07 NH BR-770A round baler, twine only ........$15,900 ‘06 NH BR-750A round baler, twine only ........$18,250 ‘07 NH BR-740A round baler, twine wrap ......$13,900 ‘04 NH BR-740 round baler, twine wrap..........$14,500 ‘93 NH 640 round baler, twine wrap..................$7,450 ‘89 NH 853 round baler, twine & net wrap ........$4,500 ‘89 NH 849 round baler ....................................$4,000 ‘03 CIH BRX-462 round baler ........................$13,500 (2) ‘09 NH BB-9060, large square balers, packer cutter ............................Starting at $45,000 ‘99 CIH 8575 large square baler ....................$31,500 (6) Cond. Rolls for 2300-HS14 NH headers, New ............................................................Ea. $800 ‘06 H&S X10 rake ............................................$9,500 H&S HC12 rake ................................................$4,000

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‘12 Wilrich XL2, 60’, 3 bar harrow w/rolling basket..........................................................$62,500 ‘09 Wilrich XL2, 42’, 3 bar harrow w/rolling basket..........................................................$43,700 ‘07 Wilrich Quad X, 55’, 3 bar harrow w/rolling basket..........................................................$49,000 ‘97 Wilrich Quad 5, 52’, harrow ....................$25,500 ‘97 Wilrich Quad 5, 37’, 5 bar spike harrow ..$18,500 ‘97 Wilrich Quad 5, 27’, harrow ....................$14,900 Wilrich 2500, 30’, 3 bar harrow........................$2,750 ‘96 JD 980, 44.5’, 3 bar harrow......................$18,500 ‘94 JD 980, 38.5’, 3 bar harrow......................$16,500 IH 4600, 30.5’, 3 bar harrow ............................$5,900 (2) Wisheck 862NT, 16’ disks......Starting at $29,700 (2) Wilrich 957, 7-shank rippers ..Starting at $16,500 ‘08 CIH 730C, 7-shank ripper..........................$36,500 ‘00 DMI 530B, lead shanks, hyd. levelers ......$19,500 ‘92 DMI 530, lead shanks, hyd. levelers..........$12,500 ‘05 JD 512, 7-shank disc ripper......................$22,500 JD 2700, 7-shank disc ripper..........................$17,500 USED MISCELLANEOUS IH 700 plow, 7 bottom, pull type hitch ..............$5,500 Bobcat 8’ 3 pt. disk ..........................................$1,250 ‘11 H&S TS120, side delivery spreader ..........$13,900 NI 3743 spreader ..............................................$8,500 USED PLANTERS ‘05 Feterl 10x66 auger ....................................$3,950 ‘07 White 8202, 12x30, built to twin row, liq. fert. ....................................................................$60,000

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FOR SALE: JD 1770 planter, '98, 12x30, flex fold, mech. drive, Yetter screw adjust row cleaners, liquid fertilizer,single disk openers, piston pump, openers at 14.75", either size boxes, rear hitch, Seedstar monitor w/o display, $34,750/OBO (or best offer) (507)3170178

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Lano Equipment of Norwood Inc.

WANTED: Deep cone disc blades 12”-22”, 1 1/2” square hole, 12 or more.

12”x46” step-up rims for 38” cast & band duals. Also, 320x46” tires. 701-430-3411 Spraying Equip

‘90 753, glass cab & heater, 2025 hrs...................................$9,950 721, Deutz diesel ........................$3,500 ‘02 NH LS-180, glass cab & heater, 2600 hrs.................................$15,500 ‘05 JD 317, glass cab & heater, 2800 hrs.................................$14,000 ‘02 JD 250, glass cab & heater, 4200 hrs.................................$12,250 Bobcat 8A Chipper, Used Very Little ................................................$6,250 ‘10 Bobcat 60” V snow blade......$3,250 Loegering LVP90, 90” V snow blade ................................................$1,995 Bobcat 72” Sweeper ..................$2,850 ‘04 8811 Backhoe ......................$5,000

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FOR SALE: '05 Case IH 1020 All kinds of New & Used flex head, 30', 3” cut, field farm equipment – disc chistracker, hyd fore & aft, exc els, field cults, planters, cond. Woods model 40 3pt soil finishers, cornheads, forklift, sgl mast w/ 48” feed mills, discs, balers, forks. Call 320-808-7581 haybines, etc. 507-438-9782

Feed Seed Hay

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~ NEW EQUIPMENT/BIG INVENTORY ~

Notch Equipment: • Rock Buckets • Grapple Forks • Manure Forks • Bale Spears • Hi-Volume Buckets & Pallet Forks • Bale Transports & Feeder Wagons, 16’-34’ • Adult & Young Stock Feeders & Bale Feeders • Land Levelers Smidley Equipment: • Steer Stuffers • Hog Feeders • Hog Huts • Calf Creep Feeders • Lamb & Sheep Feeders • Cattle & Hog Waterers • Mini Scale Sioux Equipment: • Gates • Calving Pens • Haymax Bale Feeders • Cattle Panels • Feeders Panels • Head Gates • Hog Feeders • Squeeze Chutes & Tubs

• Port-A-Hut Shelters (Many Sizes) • Bergman Cattle Feeders – Special Prices • Lorenz Snowblowers - All Models in Stock!

• GT (Tox-O-Wic) Grain Dryers, 350-800 bu. EARLY ORDER DISCOUNTS NOW IN EFFECT! • Sheep & Calf Feeders • Livestock Equipment by Vern’s Mfg. • Mister Squeeze Cattle Chutes & Hd. Gates • Peck Grain Augers – Big Discounts • MDS Buckets for Loaders & Skidloaders • Powder River Livestock & Horse Equipment • Tire Scrapers for Skidsteers, 6’-9’ • Hay feeders for horned animals

~ USED EQUIPMENT ~

• 225 bu Meyers poly spreader w/hyd endgate, VG • #570 GT Dryer – (Tox-o-wic) • #380 GT PTO Grain Dryer – (Tox-o-wik) • 72” PTO Woods snowblower • Skidsteer snowblower • IHC #80 Snowblower, VG • Smidley Cattle & Hog Feeders

• Jari Sickle Mowers • MDS Roto King Round Bale Processor • Parts for GT Tox-O-Wic Grain Dryers • Sitrex Wheel Rakes • Bale Baskets • SI Feeders & Bunks • (Hayhopper) Bale Feeders • JBM Bunks w/headlocks • Calftel Hutches & Animal Barns • R&C Poly Bale Feeders • JBM hay & grain feeders & bunks • Amish Built Oak Bunk Feeders & Bale Racks • JBM & Notch Bale Trailers • Goat & Sheep Feeders • Mist Sprayers, gas or PTO • NEW ITEM! * 3 Pt. Fence Mowers* • Fainting goats & min. donkeys

DR® POWER EQUIPMENT • Field & Brush Mowers • Roto-Hog Power Tillers • Stump Grinders • Log Splitters • Chippers • Power Graders • Power Wagons • Leaf & Lawn Vacuums • Versa-trailers

Wanted to Buy:

• Good Smaller Manure Spreaders • Cattle & Calf Feeders, Hog Feeders • Cattle Handling Equipment

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320-587-2162, Ask for Larry

INVENTORY REDUCTION SALE!!

HARVEST INTERNATIONAL AUGERS

H 13-62, 72, 82, 92, 102, 112 H 10-62, 72, 82 T 10-32, 42, 52, 62 Auger Joggers - on hand........$1,950

WHEATHEART AUGERS All Sizes

16-82 and 16-112..........................Call

COMBINE HEAD MOVERS

Renegade 25’ & 30’ - 4 Wheel Harvest International 35’, 40’ & 45’

KOYKER LOADERS & PRODUCTS

E-Z TRAIL GRAIN CARTS

510 - 710 - on hand

E-Z TRAIL GRAIN WAGONS

400 bu & 500 bu - on hand

AZLAND SEED TENDERS

2 Box - on hand ....................$10,550 4 Box Scale & Talc - on hand 4 Box Skid - on hand

STROBEL SEED TENDERS

2 Box - on hand ......................$8,900 BT-200 - on hand BT-300 ..........................................Call

SEED SHUTTLE SEED TENDERS

585 - on hand ..........................$6,995 1050 Grain Bagger 210 GraIn Vac

SS-290 - on hand SS-400 - on hand SS-500 - coming in ......................Call

WOODFORD WELDING BALE RACKS

1100 Gal., 6.5 Honda & hoses $5,750

18’ - 23’ - 28’

ENDURAPLAS NURSE TANKS AZLAND FUEL TRAILERS

500 Extended Platform............$7,800

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*************** USED EQUIPMENT ***************

Feterl 12” drive over, Like New ............................$4,500 1981 Versatile 555 ..............$12,750 2012 SS-400, Scale ............$24,500 2012 SS-400 ......................$21,500 EZ Trail 860 Grain Cart, red, Like New ............................$19,000 Brent 470 Grain Cart ............$6,500

Land Pride 1872 Mower ......$1,250 E-Z Trail 500 bu. Wagon, red ........................................$6,500 Westfield 1371 Auger w/swing hopper walker, PTO ............$8,500 Feterl 10x34 truck auger, PTO ....................................$2,100

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Red Angus & Black Angus registered bulls for sale.

Most w/700-800# weaning wgt. Care included in price until May 1st. Also bred cows & heifer calves for WANTED TO BUY! USED sale. Meado-West Farms.

BULK MILK COOLER, (715)664-8854 ALL SIZES. 920-867-3048 Dairy

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Delaval 1500 gallon bulk tank. Swing 8 parlor equipment 3" line. (715)449-2239

20% Off New In-Stock Equipment Listed Below:

• S-I Arrow Front Hay & Silage 4-Wheel Feeder • E-Z Flo 300 bu. Box w/10-ton E-Z Trail Wagon • E-Z Trail Bale Basket • Bergman Cattle Feeder • Grasshopper Mowers, snow thrower & cab • Lorenz #9101 9’ Snowblower, 1000 rpm

050 Cattle

Dairy quality western alfal- 50 Black Steers & Heifers, fa, big squares or small 450-550 lbs. Call (608)792squares, delivered in semi 4223 or (608)788-6258 loads. Clint Haensel (605) 310-6653 FOR SALE OR LEASE REGISTERED BLACK WANTED AND FOR SALE ANGUS Bulls, 2 year old & ALL TYPES of hay & yearlings; bred heifers, straw. Also buying corn, calving ease, club calves & wheat & oats. Western Hay balance performance. Al available. Fox Valley Alfalsired. In herd improvement fa Mill. 920-853-3554 program. J.W. Riverview Angus Farm Glencoe, MN Livestock 054 55336 Conklin Dealer 320864-4625 FOR SALE: Purebred Black Angus bulls, calf ease & good disposition; also York, FOR SALE: 18 young reg Hamp & Hamp-Duroc BueLingo bred cows. 715boars & gilts. 320-598-3790 613-0889

DAMAGED GRAIN WANTED ANYWHERE We buy damaged corn and grain any condition - wet or dry TOP DOLLAR We have vacs and trucks CALL HEIDI OR LARRY

NORTHERN AG SERVICE INC 800-205-5751

WANTED TO BUY: Dairy Registered Texas Longhorn breeding stock, cows, heifers and cows. 320-235heifers or roping stock, top 2664 blood lines. 507-235-3467 Cattle 056 WANT TO BUY: Butcher 20 Angus heifers, due to calf cows, bulls, fats & walkable April/May, bull turned out cripples; also horses, July 10th for 46 days. 715sheep & goats. 320-235-2664 234-3954 4 Sale 10 bred heifers & 15 Horse 057 young bred cows, Black & Polled, by the pound market price. Also, 1 yearling & FOR SALE: Team of brown & white Belgian mares, 5 1 2 yr old herd sires, polled, yr olds; team of Belgian Black & easy calving. 40 brown & white mare & years Simmental breeding. gelding, 3 & 10 yrs old; Herd reduction, family team of Belgian brown & health. G Polzin River Side white mare & gelding, 8 yrs Simmentals. Cokato MN old. 507-521-2560 320-286-5805

USED EQUIPMENT NEW EQUIPMENT • JD 2410, 41’ chisel

• DMI 730B, 7-30 • Flex-Coil packer, 50’ • Wilrich QX2, 60’, rolling baskets • Wilrich Quad X, 55’, rolling basket • CIH TII, 55’, rolling basket • Kongskilde 3500, 28’ • Hardi 6600, 132’ • Hardi Com. 1500, 132’ USED EQUIPMENT • Hardi Nav. 1100, 90’ • Hardi Nav. 1000, 88’ • White 8524-22 planter • Hardi Nav. 950, 88’, (2) • Pickett thinner, 24-22 • ‘12 Amity 12-22 • Alloway 22’ shredder • ‘10 Amity 12-22 • Alloway 20’ shredder • ‘07 Amity 8-22 • Killbros 1810 cart, tracks • Amity 8-22, (3) • Killbros 890 cart • ‘11 Artsway 6812, 12-22 • Sheyenne 1410, 10x66 • ‘10 Artsway 6812, 12-22 hopper • ‘11 Artsway 6812, 8-22 • Westfield MK 13x71 • ‘06 Artsway 6812, 8-22 • Westfield 13x61 • Artsway 898, 8-22 • Coverall 13” drive over • Artsway 692, 8-22 • REM 2100 grain vac.

• (2) Alloway 12-22 folding • ‘09 JD 2700, 7-30 topper • MW 2200, 9-24 • Wilrich 957, 9-24 w/harrow • Alloway 12-22 topper, St. Ft, (2) • Wilshek 862, 26’ disk • Artsway 12-22 topper • EZ-On 4600, 30’ disk • Agco • Hardi Sprayers • REM Grain Vac • Woods Mowers • J&M Grain Carts • Westfield Augers • Sunflower Tillage • White Planters • Wilrich Tillage

Clara City, MN 56222 320-847-3218 www.wearda.com

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20 dairy goats for sale. $150.

Call for more info. (715)2711165 22 doelings for sale. Out of a good herd. (715)758-6794 Retiring - For Sale: 150 milking goats. Due in Jan. & Feb. Please call 608-3433094 Swine

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Berg barn cleaner, 18” counter clockwise, 200'. 612247-0297 Haybuster round bale shredders, stretch hay & bedding supply, take out mold & dust, used 256 self-loading, $5,995; used 2100, $8,250; new 2650, $19,975. 320-5433523 New steer feeders, calf & finisher models 1 ton to 8 ton capacity. Call 920-9483516. www.steerfeeder.com

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TRACTORS

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New Farmall 31, MFD w/60” ‘11 CIH 550 Quad - $273,500 ‘92 CIH 5240, 2WD, PS - $24,900 ‘13 CIH 550 Quad, 470 acres ‘10 CIH 435 Quad, 550 acres ‘09 CIH 385, 4-wheel, 950 acres

COMBINES

‘08 CIH 1020, 25’ platform ‘10 CIH 7088, 195 hrs.

‘10 CIH 7120, 550 hrs.

‘04 CIH 2388, RWA ‘03 CIH 2388, duals, 2000 eng. hrs. - Call CIH 2388, 2800 hrs.

PLANTERS & TILLAGE ‘99 ‘08 1200, 16-30 pivot, bulk fill, 2500 acres ‘96 CIH 2166, 35Lx32 tires - Call ‘93 CIH 1666 - $32,500 - $79,500 ‘07 CIH 1200, 12-30 pivot planter w/bulk ‘90 CIH 1680, duals, - $28,500 ‘03 CIH 1020, 30’ - $14,000 fill & insecticide - $58,500 ‘98 CIH 1020, 25’ - $7,950 ‘06 JD 1760, 12-30 - $39,500 CIH Tigermate 200, 441⁄2’, rolling basket ‘92 CIH 1083, 8-30 - $6,500 ‘08 CIH 2608, 8-30 - Call JD 2200, 33.5’, 3 bar - $28,500 ‘05 CIH 2208, 8-30 - $28,500 ‘11 CIH 870, 9-shk. w/reel - Call CIH 2500, 7-shk. ripper w/levelr - $9,500

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TRACTORS • • • • • • • • • •

‘13 MF 8690, 350 hp., CVT MF 7626, MFD, 240 hp.

‘13 MF 7624, MFD, CVT, 225 hp.

MF 7620, MFD, 185 hp.

MF 7619, MFD, 170 hp.

MF 6616, MFD, cab, 160 hp.

MF 4610, MFD, platform, 99 hp.

MF 1705 compact tractor, 24 hp.

‘05 MF 451, 45 PTO hp., 400 hrs.

‘82 JD 4440 w/loader

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‘09 Geringhoff 1822RD ‘09 Geringhoff 1820RD ‘09 Geringhoff 1630RD (3) Geringhoff 1622RD, ‘08, ‘07, ‘04 (2) Geringhoff 1230RD, ‘09, ‘08 (8) Geringhoff 1222RD, ‘11, ‘08, 07, ‘05, ‘03 (5) Geringhoff 1220RD, ‘12, ‘11, ‘05, ‘04, ‘02 (6) Geringfhoff 830RD, ‘08, ‘07, ‘05, ‘04, ‘01 ‘08 Geringhoff 830NS Geringhoff 630RD, ‘07, ‘05, ‘97 MF 1163 MF 844, 4RW, 36” ‘04 Gleaner 1222, hugger, GVL poly JD 822, steel, KR, HT JD 622, GVL, poly

• • • • • • •

‘07 MF 9790, RWA, duals ‘13 MF 9540 MF 8570, RWA ‘98 MF 8780, RWA, duals ‘86 MF 8560 ‘97 Gleaner R62, duals, 2052 sep. hrs.

‘92 Gleaner R62, 2063 hrs.

CORN HEADS

COMBINES

Monthly Special

MF 2856 Baler twine, mesh, kicker - $32,000

GRAIN HANDLING (CONT.) • • • • • • • •

Parker 839, grain cart, tarp, 850 bu.

Parker 605 gravity box, 625 bu.

Parker 165-B gravity box Unverferth 5000, grain cart ‘10 Kilbros 1175 grain cart, 750 bu. w/tarp Hutchinson, 10x61 auger A&L 850S grain cart, 850 bu. tarp J&M 500-14 grain cart, 600 bu.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

JD 38, sickle mower, 7’ Woods S106 mower MF 2856, round baler, net, twine MF 1745, round baler MF 1372 disc mower conditioner, 12’ MF 1329 & 1330, 3 pt. disc mower MF 200, SP windrower, cab, auger, header ‘11 NH H6750, 3 pt., disk mower, 110” ‘13 Bale King 2881 bale processor, RH discharge Chandler 22’ litter spreader Kodiak SD72, SD60 rotary cutters Sitrex MK16 wheel rake Deglman 1500 batwing rotary cutter, 15’ Sitrex RP2 wheel rake Sitrex 10 wheel rake on cart (2) Roto Grind 760T tub grinders IH 14 rake JD 38 sickle mower

HAY & LIVESTOCK

MISCELLANEOUS

• • • GRAIN HANDLING • • Parker 2620 seed tender • • Brandt 7500HP grain vac.

• • ‘07 Brandt 5000EX grain vac.

• • ‘03 Brandt 4500EX grain vac.

• • ‘12 Buhler 1282 auger, swing hopper • • ‘05 Brandt 1070 auger, PTO drive, swing hopper • • Brandt 2010 auger, swing hopper • • Brandt 1575 belt conveyor • • ‘06 Brandt 1545LP, grain belt, gas eng.

• • Brandt 1535LP, 1545LP, 1535TD belt conveyors • • Brandt 8x35, 8x37, 8x40, 8x47, 8x52, 8x57, • 8x62, 8x67, 10x35 straight augers • • Brandt 8x62 auger • • Brandt 8x45 auger, 18 hp., Briggs • • Brandt 1060XL, 1070XL, 1080XL, 1380XL, 1390XL • swing hopper augers • • Parker 1039 grain cart, 1000 bu.

• • Adrian drive over deck, 10” auger

Wil-Rich 36’, field cult.

Wil-Rich 25’ stalk chopper, SM '08 JD 520 stalk chopper Loftness 20’ stalk chopper Loftness 240, semi-mount stalk chopper Melroe 912, 4 bottom plow Melroe 600 rock picker - prong type Loftness 8’ snowblower Stud King 32’ header trailer Mauer 28'-42' header trailers WRS 30’ header trailers EZ Trail 38’ header trailer Degelman 6000HD, rock picker Degelman 7200 rock picker Degelman RD320 rock digger Degelman LR7645 land rollers - Rental Returns Degelman 60” skid steer buckets ‘11 SB Select snowblower, 97” & 108”, 3 pt.

‘10 Farm King 960 snowblower Lucke 8’ snowblower Loftness 7’ snowblower

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4412-05 Disc Ripper - 5-shank 4412-07 Disc Ripper - 7-shank 5056-63 Field Cult.

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4511-15 Disc Chisel - 15-shank 4610-09 Disc Ripper - 9-shank

FOR SALE: Yorkshire, Hampshire, Duroc & Hamp/Duroc boars. Also, Hamp/York/Duroc cross gilts. Tough & durable pigs raised in outside lots. Exc herd health. No PRSS. Delivery avail. 320-568-2225

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TRACTORS

‘07 JD 7520, cab, MFWD, IVT trans., 4935 hrs., 125 PTO hp., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, JD 741 loader w/grapple ..............................$74,000

4WD & TRACK TRACTORS

‘12 JD 9560R, cab, power shift, 808 hrs., 4 hyd., Michelin 800x38 tires & duals........................$257,500 ‘12 JD 9560R, cab, power shift, 595 hrs., 5 hyd. hi-flow hyd., Michelin 800x38 tires & duals ..........................................$269,000 ‘12 JD 9410R, 750 hrs., cab, power shift, 3 pt. hitch, 1000 PTO, 18.4x50 duals, 5 hyd. ......................$239,000 ‘12 JD 8360RT, 768 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 25” tracks, front wgts., HID lights ............................$235,000 ‘12 CIH Steiger 400HD, 298 hrs., power shift, 3 pt. hitch, 1000 PTO, 480x50” duals, diff. lock ....$225,000 ‘12 CIH Steiger 400, 318 hrs., power shift, 4 hyd., big pump, 520x46 tires & duals ..........$195,000 ‘10 JD 8295RT, 992 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 25” tracks, HID lights ..........................................$189,000 ‘91 Ford 946, 7232 hrs., 30.5x32 duals, 12-spd. manual transmission, motor has 200 hrs. on OH ....$32,500

ROW CROP TRACTORS

‘11 JD 8335R, ILS, MFWD, 1777 hrs., 268 PTO hp., IVT trans., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, front duals, 380x54” rear tires & duals, 4 hyd. big pump ..........................................$192,000 ‘12 JD 8360R, 866 hrs., IVT, ILS, MFWD, big pump, 5 hyd., 380x54 tires & duals, front duals ....$229,000 ‘12 JD 8310R, MFWD, IVT trans., 1465 hrs., 3 pt., 255 PTO hp., 1000 PTO, 5 hyd., big pump, 18.4x50 tires & duals..........$189,000 ‘12 JD 7130 standard, MFWD, cab, 3 pt., 2 hyd., 600 hrs.....$72,500 ‘11 JD 8310R, ILS MFWD, 1536 hrs., IVT trans., 255 PTO hp., 380x38 front tires & duals, 380x54 rear tires & duals, 4 hyd., big pump, 1000 PTO, 3 pt. ..................$187,000 ‘12 CIH 290, MFWD, 385 hrs., Luxury cab, 540/1000 PTO, 4 hyd., 480x50 tires & duals, front duals ..........................................$169,000

‘12 CIH Magnum 260, MFWD, 525 hrs., 540/1000 PTO, 4 hyd., big pump, complete auto guidance setup, 420x46 tires & duals $150,000 ‘07 CIH Magnum 245, MFWD, 3050 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 4 hyd., 420x46 tires & duals ..........................................$100,000 ‘07 CIH Magnum 245, MFWD, 4090 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 4 hyd., 420x46 rear tires w/18.4x42” duals ....................................$92,000 ‘94 NH 8770, 5250 hrs., super steer, MFWD, 3 pt., 3 hyd., 1000 PTO, 14.9x46 tires &duals ............$55,000 ‘90 CIH 7130, 2WD, 8750, 3 hyd. front wgts., 18.4x42” duals,..$32,500

COMBINES

‘11 CIH 9120, 143 eng./1005 sep. hrs., Luxury cab, tracker, rock trap, chopper, auto guidance, 520x42 tires & duals................................$182,500 ‘11 CIH 8120, 934 eng./729 sep. hrs., rock trap, chopper, tracker, 520x42” duals ..................................$189,000 ‘11 CIH 7120, 871 eng./732 sep. hrs., Luxury cab, rock trap, tracker, chopper, 520x42 tires & duals ..........................................$188,500 ‘10 CIH 6088, 996 eng./786 sep. hrs., tracker, chopper, Pro 600 Y&M, 18.4x42 duals......................$152,000 ‘87 CIH 1640, 3468 hrs., rock trap, auto header controls, 24.5x32 tires ............................................$18,500 ‘87 CIH 1660, 4200 eng. hrs., 4x4, auto header controls, 30.5x32 tires ............................................$24,000 ‘11 JD 9770, 880/613 sep. hrs., CM, 5 spd. feederhouse, Pro-drive, chopper, 520x42 tires & duals ..........................................$189,000 ‘08 JD 9770, 1380 eng./938 sep. hrs., 4x4, CM, chopper, 1250/45/32 tires ..........................................$155,000 ‘98 JD 9610, 3578 eng./2379 sep. hrs., chopper, bin ext., 20.8x42 duals ....................................$49,000

COMBINE HEADERS

‘95 JD 893, 8R30” cornhead, hyd. deck plates, Pixall knife rolls $14,500 ‘00 Geringhoff 1820, 12R30” chopping head ......................$47,500 ‘05 Geringhoff 830B, 8R30” chopping cornhead ..............$29,000 ‘90 JD 643, 6R30” cornhead ....$7,500

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USED PARTS LARSON SALVAGE Good selection of tractor parts - New & Used All kinds of hay equipment, haybines, balers, choppers parted out.

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USED TRACTORS

NEW NH T9.505, 4WD ................................CALL NEW NH T8.300, FWA ................................CALL NEW NH Boomer 50 w/loader ..................CALL NH TV6070 bi-directional ..........................CALL NH 8770, SS......................................COMING IN NH TN55S, FWA, w/cab ..................COMING IN NH 8870, SS ............................................$67,500 ‘08 NH 6070 w/cab, 2WD ......................$69,000 NEW Massey 8670, FWA............................CALL NEW Massey 4608 w/loader ......................CALL NEW Massey 5450, FWA, cab....................CALL NEW Versatile 305, FWA ............................CALL Versatile 895, 4WD ..................................$23,500 ‘60 IH 560, WF ..........................................$5,200 White 195, FWA ................................COMING IN

TILLAGE

M&W 9-shank, 24” w/leveler ..................$12,500 Sunflower 4630, 11-shank, Demo..............CALL Sunflower 4412-07, 7-shank ......................CALL Wilrich 513, 5-shank, Demo ......................CALL ‘04 DMI 530B w/leveler ..........................$23,900 ‘12 JD 3710, 10 bottom ..............................CALL ‘10 JD 3710, 10 bottom ..............................CALL CIH 4900, 46.5’........................................$12,500 DMI 39.5 Tigermate, 3 bar........................$8,500 DMI Econo Champ 11-shank ..................$7,500 M&W 1875, 9-shank....................................CALL

SKIDSTEERS

NEW NH skidsteers on hand......................CALL NH LS170 ................................................$13,750

(DMI Parts Available)

PLANTERS

NEW White planters....................................CALL White 6700, 12-30, w/res..........................$6,500 White 6222, 12-30 front fold ..................$29,500 White 6122, 12-30 ..................................$16,500 JD 7200, 16-30 res. managers ..............$14,500

COMBINES

‘10 Gleaner R76, loaded ............................CALL ‘03 Gleaner R75, loaded ............................CALL ‘01 Gleaner R72, just thru shop ................CALL ‘90 Gleaner R60 w/duals ............................CALL NEW Fantini chopping cornhead ..............CALL

HAY TOOLS

New Hesston & NH Hay Tools On Hand

MISCELLANEOUS

NEW Salford RTS units ..............................CALL NEW Salford Plows ..........................AVAILABLE NEW Unverferth seed tenders............ON HAND NEW Westfield augers ......................AVAILABLE NEW Rem 2700 vac ....................................CALL NEW Hardi sprayers ..................................CALL NEW Riteway rollers ..................................CALL NEW Lorenz snowblowers ........................CALL NEW Batco conveyors ..............................CALL NEW Brent wagons & grain carts ..............CALL NEW E-Z Trail seed wagons ......................CALL NEW rock buckets & pallet forks .............. CALL REM 2700, Rental ......................................CALL Unverferth 8000 grain cart......................$19,000 Kinze 1050 w/duals ................................$43,000 Pre-owned Snowblowers, 7’-9’..................CALL Pre-owned Sprayers ..................................CALL

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‘05 JD 4720, 3795 hrs., ‘11 JD 8260R, 490 hrs., ‘12 JD 8335RT, 863 hrs., 80’ boom......................$124,900 Power Shift ..................$194,900 IVT ................................$249,900

4WD TRACTORS

(O)’12 JD 9560R, 360 hrs., IF tires ..........................$319,900 (O)’13 JD 9560R, 605 hrs., Lease Return ..............$314,900 (O)’13 JD 9560R, 573 hrs., Lease Return ..............$314,900 (O)’12 JD 9650R, 573 hrs., Lease Return ..............$312,500 (O)’13 JD 9510R, 694 hrs., Lease Return ..............$284,500 (O)’13 JD 9410R, 435 hrs., PTO, Lease Return ......$269,900 (O)’05 JD 9320, 2950 hrs.........................................$139,900 (B)’98 JD 9200, 2922 hrs., 710/38’s ........................$109,900 (B)’97 JD 9200, 4695 hrs., 710/38’s ........................$105,000 (H)’97 JD 9200, 3567 hrs. ..........................................$97,000 (H)’90 CIH 9170, 4418 hrs., PS ................................$54,500 (B)’92 JD 8760, 6878 hrs. ..........................................$52,900 (B)’78 JD 8430, 5480 hrs., Recent OH ......................$14,900 (H)’76 JD 8430, 9164 hrs., 3 pt., PTO ......................$14,900 (O)’78 JD 8430, 6245 hrs., 3 pt., PTO ......................$13,900

TRACK TRACTORS

(O)’13 JD 9560RT, 318 hrs., Lease Return..............$334,900 (O)’12 JD 9460RT, 1013 hrs., Ext. Warr. ................$299,900 (O)’11 JD 9630T, 1472 hrs. ......................................$288,900 (O)’10 JD 9630T, 1650 hrs. ......................................$287,500 (B)’10 JD 9630T, 1586 hrs. ......................................$269,900 (O)’13 JD 8335RT, 391 hrs., 18” tracks....................$269,900 (B)’09 JD 9630T, 1482 hrs. ......................................$264,900 (B)’12 JD 8335RT, 848 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ............$249,900 (O)’12 JD 8310T, 166 hrs., PS,25” tracks ................$257,900 (O)’09 JD 9530T, 1877 hrs., 30” tracks ....................$229,900 (O)’02 JD 9420T, 4430 hrs. ......................................$139,900 (B)’03 JD 9320T, 4641 hrs. ......................................$139,900 (H)’00 JD 9300T, 4375 hrs., 30” tracks ....................$105,000

ROW CROP TRACTORS

CORNHEADS

(O)’13 JD 612, 12R20”, chopping ............................$108,900 (O)’11 JD 612C, 12R30”, chopping ............................$90,000 (B)’10 Geringhoff RD1820, 18R20” ............................$84,900 (B)’09 JD 612C, 12R22”, chopping ............................$82,900 (O)’11 JD 608C, 8R30”, chopping ..............................$69,000 (O)’10 Geringhoff 830B, 8R30” ..................................$62,900 (B)’07 JD 612, 12R30”, chopping ..............................$59,900 (H)’09 JD 608C, 8R30”, chopping ..............................$58,900 (O)’10 CIH N12TR, 12R30”, chopping ......................$57,900 (O)’09 JD 608, 8R30”, non-chopping ........................$43,000 (O)’04 JD 1291, 12R22”, hyd. plates ........................$29,900 (O)’07 JD 893, hyd. deck, header height ..................$28,000 (O)’03 JD 893, Contour Master ..................................$25,900 (H)’03 JD 893, 8R30”, hyd. deck................................$24,900 (O)’97 JD 893, knife, single point ..............................$19,900 UTILITY TRACTORS (O)’09 JD 5105M, 1600 hrs., loader ..........................$67,900 (H)’95 JD 693, knife, hyd. deck plates ......................$17,900 (O)’96 White 6105, 5480 hrs., MFWD, cab................$24,900 SPRAYERS (B)JD 401C, diesel, 3 pt., PTO ....................................$5,900 (O)’12 JD 4940, 467 hrs., dry box............................$290,500 (B)Oliver 1650D, 6507 hrs. ..........................................$4,900 (O)’12 JD 4940, 750 hrs., 120’ boom ......................$281,500 (B)’41 JD “B” ................................................................$2,995 (O)’13 JD 4830, 404 hrs., 1000 gal. SS, 120’ boom $269,700 (H)’48 JD “B” ................................................................$1,975 (O)’13 JD 4830, 410 hrs., 90’ boom ........................$259,900 (H)’49 IH “C”, belly mower............................................$1,850 (O)’13 JD 4830, 442 hrs., 90’ boom ........................$259,900 (O)’11 JD 4930, 1343 hrs., 120’ boom ....................$249,750 COMBINES (O)’13 JD S680, 239 sep. hrs. ................................$352,900 (O)’11 JD 4930, 1216 hrs., 120’ boom ....................$245,900

(O)’12 JD 4830, 668 hrs., 90’ boom........................$236,500 (O)’12 JD 4830, 1155 hrs., 90’ boom ......................$235,750 (O)’12 JD 4830, 775 hrs., 90’ boom ........................$234,500 (O)’12 JD 4830, 800 hrs., 90’ boom ........................$233,500 (O)’12 JD 4830, 792 hrs., 90’ boom ........................$233,000 (O)’11 JD 4930, 1725 hrs., 120’ boom ....................$229,500 (O)’11 JD 4830, 1011 hrs., 90’ boom ......................$225,000 (O)’12 JD 4730, 694 hrs., 90’ boom ........................$215,500 (O)’12 JD 4730, 800 hrs., 90’ boom ........................$209,900 (O)’12 JD 4730, 900 hrs., 90’ boom ........................$209,700 (O)’12 JD 4730, 490 hrs., 90’ boom ........................$209,600 (O)’12 JD 4730, 800 hrs., 90’ boom ........................$208,500 (O)’09 Ag-Chem 1084SS, 2094 hrs., 80’ boom........$159,500 (O)’09 Ag-Chem 1286C, 1994 hrs., 90’ boom..........$158,900 (O)’09 JD 4730, 2135 hrs., 80’ boom ......................$154,500 (O)’09 Ag-Chem 1084SS, 2951 hrs., 90’ boom........$145,500 (O)’09 Miller Nav1000M, 2787 hrs., 90’boom ..........$133,100 (B)’05 JD 4720, 3794 hrs., 80’ boom ......................$124,900 (O)’10 Apache AS715, 1200 hrs., 90’ boom ............$109,900 (O)’03 Case IH SPX4260, 2563 hrs., 90’ boom ......$108,900 (O)’06 JD 4720, 3902 hrs., 90’ boom ......................$107,900 (O)’05 Wilmar Eagle 8500, 2425 hrs., 90’ boom........$49,900 (O)’95 Tyler WT, 4617 hrs., 75’ boom ........................$36,900 (O)’94 Tyler Patriot, 3831 hrs., 80’ boom ..................$29,900

FALL TILLAGE

(H)’13 JD 2700, 7-shank, rolling basket ....................$62,500 (B)’12 JD 3710, 10-bottom ........................................$57,900 (O)’12 JD 512, 9-shank ..............................................$54,000 (O)’05 JD 2410, 44’, 16” spacing ..............................$36,500 (H)’11 JD 2700, 7-shank, folding................................$35,000 (H)’05 JD 2410, 26’ chisel plow..................................$29,900 (H)’01 JD 2700, 7-shank, 24” spacing ......................$28,500 (H)’10 JD 512, 5-shank ..............................................$27,500 (H)’08 JD 2700, 5-shank ............................................$24,900 (O)’97 JD 3710, 8-bottom ..........................................$24,900 (B)’04 JD 512, 5-shank ..............................................$20,900 (O)’05 NH ST770, 5-shank ........................................$20,900 (B)’05 Wilrich 957, 7-shank ........................................$19,900 (B)’97 JD 510, 5-shank ..............................................$13,500 (O)’96 JD 510, 7-shank ..............................................$13,400 (O)’95 DMI 730, 7-shank ............................................$10,500 (O)’96 DMI 730, 7-shank ............................................$10,000 (B)JD 235, 22’ disk ......................................................$9,200 (B)White 435 mulch tiller, 12-shank ............................$7,500

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“It’s a whimsical meeting of art and nature,” said a theology graduate student who was visiting the sculpture.

Yes. But what is it? From a practical point of view it is three, or four, or maybe five impractical structures made from thick and thin willow branches woven together like large upside-down baskets. These structures are held up by ash sapling poles. Woven into the willow

branches are sprigs of dry goldenrod.

“It reminds me a little of the chapel in the woods on the far side of the lake,” said the student.

It reminds me of a drawing from a book of fairy tales that has stepped off the page and into the prairie landscape. Also, looking up into the high ceiling, I am reminded of a cathedral.

It’s a maze. It’s a fort built by children.

Or it’s a castle for elves.

Whatever it’s intended to be, it is fun.

It’s interactive art. From the outside, Lean On Me looks different from every view point.

Check it out! Don’t just look at it from the car window on Stearns County Road 156. Go in! You can enter through nearly a dozen different doors. There are large and small windows that let you gaze at farms, a large wetland or the University’s skyscape, depending on which part of the willow castle you’re in.

My conversation with the theology student took place while I was leaning out a willow window and she was in a narrow passage between buildings. Or was she in a building? It’s hard to tell.

“It won’t last long,” the theology student said. “It wasn’t built to last.”

She liked that; the idea that the sculpture will melt back into the earth.

I like that idea and others seem to as well. A friend familiar with the sculpture said it will only last a year or two.

It’s true that ash poles don’t last long in the soil. But anyone who has watched an old barn sink slowly to its knees will understand that this prediction is probably inaccurate. Lean On Me is not flimsy. It’s solid and well-made. You may want to visit soon but it will be there, in one form or another, for years.

“It looks different in every season,” the student said. ❖

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