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A letter from Grant, my 8-year-old point and a hollow ‘belly’ for ink. Our grandson who attends Greenwood Eleteacher kept a bottle of ink on her desk. mentary School in Plymouth, Minn., When your pen ran out of ink she would prompted this “Land Minds” column. open her ink bottle and help you fill up your pen with “fresh” ink.

His note to me read: “Dear Grandpa Hagen, I am writing you because we have Our teacher, as were most country teachbeen learning about how school has ers in those days, was a young lady. That’s changed over the past 100 years. I was wonbecause this was in the early 1940s and dering if you could write to me to tell about our country, the United States of America, your school experience. Thanks so much for was at war against Germany, Japan and LAND MINDS helping me with my learning. Love, Grant.” even Italy. Most of the young men were in the U.S. Army to fight against the soldiers

By Dick Hagen Granddads jump at such a special of these other countries which were tryrequest. But I’m only going back 75 ing to take over America and Great years in history. I think my grandson Britain.

I’m talking about World War II was joshing just a bit. So I sat at my which lasted from about 1939 to 1945. computer and to the best of my memory, here’s my response.

Our teacher was teaching all eight grades, from first grade up through ■ eighth grade. And you needed to Dear Grandson, Our teacher was complete all eight grades before you teaching all eight could go to high school. She would What a special treat for me to share take turns with each grade sitting up with you some memories about my grades, from first front. For arithmetic and spelling she school days. I think you will be grade up through would use flash cards. For example, amazed at the changes from my eighth grade. And she would hold up a flash card before school days to yours. In my time (1940 you needed to the two of us in second grade. If the to 1948) a one-room, country school complete all eight card read “4 + 3” we would shout out was the starting point for all of us “seven!” (If we knew the correct grades before you country kids. I’m an Iowa kid so my answer, that is.) The same idea on school was Brookfield No. 4. That’s could go to high spelling. If the flash card had the because our farm was in Brookfield school. She would word “ice cream,” she would let us Township, Worth County, Iowa, (only take turns with take a quick look, then put down the four miles from Minnesota) and as I each grade sitting card and ask us to spell the word. recall there were two other country up front. schools in our township.

I guess our teacher was smart.

She would teach all the courses Our country school building was required for each grade. That was small compared to the much bigger schools you kids attend today. I don’t know the exact reading, spelling, arithmetic, geography, printing and writing, history, and even what she called current dimensions of Brookfield No. 4 but 40 by 40 feet events. That’s when she would share with all of us would be about the size. That means our school kids what was going on in the world. And that’s how house was even smaller than your house. we learned about the world war even though it wasn’t Grant, you share your wonderful home with two fun to learn about war when you’re such a young kid. brothers, a delightful little sister and of course your Mom and Dad didn’t talk about the war even though Mom and Pop — six people in total. Yet my Brookthey both had brothers in the Army at that time. field No. 4 country school usually had about 12 to 14 Brookfield No. 4 was heated with coal. In the basekids grades one through eight. ment was a big coal burning furnace and a coal bin.

We each had a desk. And if I remember, all the desks Because our teacher was the first to school each mornwere the same size. So for us first, second, third and ing, she had to get the coal burning furnace fired up to maybe even fourth graders, that desk was way bigger warm up our school before us kids got there. than we needed because all we had was a pencil or two, I remember some winter mornings our school wasan eraser if there wasn’t one on the end of our pencil, a n’t yet very warm when we kids got to school so we tablet and maybe a reading book and a spelling book. would often sit with our coats and mittens, even our Ball point pens weren’t yet invented. And we didn’t overshoes still on until our room got warm. get to use an ink pen until the sixth grade as I recall.

You don’t know about ink pens. They had a metal See HAGEN, pg. 3A

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Students took turns keeping schoolhouse furnace going the other grades. Sometimes there would be only one student in a grade, sometimes there might be three or four.

And we always had spelling bees. The kids of Brookfield No. 3 would come to Brookfield No. 4 and we’d all take turns, by grade, as to which school had the best spellers. That was always fun. On those days when we weren’t in the classroom spelling bee we’d be in the school yard playing ball, or a game called AntiI-Over. That’s a fun game were we’d have the same number of kids on both sides of the school; then someone would throw the ball over the school roof and someone on the other side would catch it. Then the person catching the ball would dash around the school house to the other side and throw the ball at one of those kids. Game over when every kid has been tagged by that ball.

We didn’t have the push-button gadgets like you have today. We made our own fun in the school yard. Yes, we did have a swing, a two-seater as I recall. And when we played ball games, even us second graders got to play because we were needed. The usual ball game was three

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hitters with the rest of us in the field.

When those three hitters made three outs, then it was the next three hitters.

Grant, you ride a bus to school.

There weren’t school buses for us country school kids. And we had only gravel roads, which were muddy when it rained; dusty when it didn’t rain.

Either you walked to school (for me it was about one-and-a quarter miles), or perhaps your dad would deliver you when he was hauling cream to the local creamery, or if you were lucky you might have a bicycle.

For a while there were four of us Hagen kids all going to Brookfield No. 4 at the same time. Older brother Donnie had a bike. And he would sometimes carry the other three of us.

I remember I would sit up front on the handle bars and my two sisters would sit and stand over the rear wheel.

Nope, that’s not very safe and I don’t recall how that all worked, but it did.

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big wheel-shaped outline in the snow on the school yard. The job of the fox was to catch the geese one at a time.

Lots of running and screeching and sliding but great fun.

For lunch it was whatever Mom put into our metal lunch bucket. That usually was peanut butter sandwiches. Or Spam sandwiches. Or boiled egg sandwiches. Or sometimes a baloney sandwich. That’s a meat from pigs. Because we did our own butchering there was lots of different kinds of pork. And Mom liked us to eat an apple or orange.

Sometimes there would be some chocolate chip cookies, too. Plus our thermos bottle would have water. Sometimes hot soup. But never soda pop.

So how did we learn? Same way you kids learn. We listened to our teacher, did our assignments, took some homework home if we had to. But we also learned by listening to what the teacher was teaching to another grade.

Remember we were 14 kids. Our teacher would teach each grade one at a time. So we second graders could also listen to what she was teaching

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HAGEN, from pg. 2A Our furnace had to be refired a few times during the day. When you got to be in the seventh or eighth grade, our teacher would appoint us kids to do the job. “Okay, Richard, today you keep the fire burning.” So I would walk down the basement steps and use a small shovel or pail to dump a few pieces of coal into the furnace. It seemed I always got some coal smudges on my hands. I’d come back upstairs and wash my hands.

Our school had a pump and sink but I remember the water was always cold.

In those days we didn’t have bathrooms in school with hot and cold water. Our toilet was an outdoor toilet and you had to ask teacher for permission to go to the toilet. But in the winter time, your trips to the toilet were few and quick. And in the winter, when we came in from recess and our mittens were wet, we’d lay them on the big furnace duct in the floor of our classroom. Next recess we’d have dry mittens until we came back into school.

What were our winter games? Fox and Geese was a big one. We’d make a

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What your presidential hopefuls are saying about you “Nine GOP White House “The event was hosted by contenders did their best to ethanol kingpin Bruce sound more compelling and Rastetter, co-founder of better-versed on farmHawkeye Energy Holdings, related matter than their who interviewed the candicompetitors Saturday, dates and made sure each one (March 7) as they were had a chance to light a votive quizzed during an unusual candle to his cause.” (Wall showcase of agriculture polStreet Journal, March 10) icy on the presidential cam“Despite the free tickets paign trail.” (Des Moines FARM & FOOD FILE and free lunch, a third of Register, March 8) the seats were empty by

By Alan Guebert (Links to all stories are afternoon.” (Des Moines posted at http://farmandRegister) foodfile.com/in-the-news/.)

“Just hours after Gov. “The mood in the crowd Terry E. Branstad of Iowa of about 900 was warm but mostly opened the gathering by exclaiming, subdued as they heard from, in order: ‘Don’t mess with the R.F.S.!’ Mr. Bush New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, forsaid that both the Renewable Fuel mer Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Standard and the wind production tax former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, former credit eventually should be elimiTexas Gov. Rick Perry, U.S. Sen. Ted nated.” (The New York Times, March 8) Cruz of Texas, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Gra“Scott Walker, who in 2006 said he ham of South Carolina, former U.S. opposed the renewable fuel standard, Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, did a switcheroo and now sounds like former New York Gov. George Pataki St. Augustine. He’s for ethanol chastity, and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.” (Des but not yet.” (Wall Street Journal) Moines Register) “Former New York Gov. George Pataki

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later doubled down on RFS opposition, saying he doesn’t believe the government should require anyone in America to buy anything. And then he compared the ethanol mandate to Obamacare.

Ouch.” (Des Moines Register) “Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, as expected, clearly and definitively told roughly 900 Iowans … that he opposes the Renewable Fuels Standard. He wasn’t booed, but it was the wrong answer in a state that leads the nation in ethanol production.” (Des Moines Register) “The Republican field is in lockstep against having anything to do with Cuba.” (Politico, March 7) “Farmers tend to support opening new markets for their crops. Some are part of the coalition that has pushed to lift the five-decade-old Cuban trade embargo. But to a man, the Republicans running for president decried engaging with the current regime.”

(Politico) “One of the main issues addressed was immigration. Bush, taking a stand not necessarily popular with caucusgoers said ‘undocumented immigrants already in the U.S. need a path to legalization…’” (The Rural Blog, quoting DTN, March 9) “Outlining his plan to offer illegal immigrants a path to legal status, the former Florida governor said, ‘This is the only serious, thoughtful way to deal with this, and we better start doing it…’” (The New York Times) “…Sen. Lindsey Graham [also] called

for Republicans to compromise with Democrats to enact comprehensive immigration reform. ‘I’ve got one solution to this problem,’ he said. ‘Be practical. Get it behind us.’” (Washington Post, March 7) “Mr. Walker took a thinly veiled shot at Mr. Bush, saying: ‘I’m not a supporter of amnesty. I know there are some out there.’” (The New York Times) “Without prompting, (Sen. Graham) said he supports means testing and raising the retirement age for Social Security.” (Politico) “Bush’s… best moment, in terms of connecting with the crowd, came when he endorsed mandatory country-of-origin labeling.” (Politico) “‘When I go to Publix (supermarket) in Coral Gables… tomorrow… to prepare for Sunday Fun Day in my house,’ he said, ‘we’ll be cooking Iowa beef and we’ll be making guacamole. I will want to know where that avocado comes from.’” (Politico) “‘I’ve enjoyed being in Iowa,’” (Sen. Graham) concluded, ‘but how the hell did y’all vote for Obama twice? Don’t do that again!’” (Politico) “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice…” (Amendment XXII, U.S. Constitution) The Farm and Food File is published weekly through the United States and Canada. Past columns, events and contact information are posted at www.farmandfoodfile.com. ❖

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Grandpa: Keep learning HAGEN, from pg. 3A we students. Big snow plows weren’t yet around. But I do recall that sometimes Dad would hitch up our team of horses to a big farm wagon and those two big horses would get us to school regardless of how deep the snow.

Country school was fun. I think all us kids enjoyed learning. The County Superintendent would stop by three or four times during the school year. And apparently our teacher never knew when the Superintendent was coming.

So teachers always had to be prepared.

When the Superintendent did show up, he liked to quiz us to see what we had learned. So he’d be up front, ask a question and then point at one of us students. If it took three or four students to finally come up with the answer, we knew what the learning lesson would be for us kids the next day.

We didn’t have kindergarten. Nor was there such a thing as elementary school. We just started in the first grade and wrapped up country school as eighth graders. Then it was off to “Town School” as we called high school with the school bus doing the delivery each morning and afternoon.

Grant, I think that you are learning lots more in your third grade than we did as third graders because your world today is so much bigger. You have great teachers. My only advice: keep learning. It makes your life even better.

And in the process our whole world gets better. So Dear Grandson, I’m counting on you and your classmates for a better world tomorrow!

Grandpa Hagen Dick Hagen is staff writer for The Land. He can be reached at dickhagen@mvtvwireless.com. ❖

Commentary: Too much health info better than too little

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keeping people in the know, making sure you’re reaching people.”

Wes and Kristi early on tried to make sure people knew their Caring Bridge updates weren’t going to be somber, treatment-filled updates. They wanted every one of them to celebrate Wes’ life, to applaud the energy he’s brought to the fight. And the support they got from people has been extraordinary.

“The reach we’re able to have because of social media — that was the reason for my update yesterday. People knew that Wes’ health was struggling.

So, that morning, I felt like there was this looming, negative concern over Wes’ health. ... We just felt like we’re going to open the book and share everything.”

Why? Because they wanted to help. And that’s the question I had in my head. Does it help?

I thought back to all those other Caring Bridge sites I’ve kept up on over the years. My friend Shandy documented the first tenuous year in her beautiful daughter Maria’s life on Caring Bridge. A million Facebook photos later, we’re all happily aware just how alive she is.

My friend Mary used social media to update friends and family about her daughter, Rachel, whose health struggles were documented in a two-part series in The Free Press. Greater Mankato Growth’s Jonathan Zierdt’s battle with cancer has been well publicized. Mankato’s

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To live in 2015 is to live in the age of social people on the phone. We hugged media, the age of knowing everything right each other in small groups, now. It means living in an age where you cheek to tear-soaked cheek in know some pretty personal stuff about peohospital lobbies and waiting rooms. When ple you may or may not know that well. the time was right, the ones who needed to know would be told. The news would get to Such was the case the other day when, after where it needed to go. That’s what we did. pulling up Facebook on my iPhone, there was a post promoting a Caring Bridge update from a Modern times ... Do you like it better this friend, Kristi, whose family is going through a Robb Murray way? Are you happier that you’re clued in health journey right now. Kristi’s husband, not just to medical updates, but seeing a Wes, has cancer. You’d be blown away by the genuine, Facebook post every time someone completes a workabsolutely positive nature of this man. And in case you out or seeing a Tweet every time someone has a don’t know what Caring Bridge is, it’s a handy way for witty thought? Or, more likely, a non-witty thought? people going through medical ordeals to quickly notify I wondered about Wes and Kristi, so I called them. people on progress or, in sad cases, turns for the worse. (Don’t worry — I wasn’t intruding. I happen to know So when I saw Kristi’s post, I immediately thought they’re eager to share Wes’ journey.) I just wanted to back to a couple of weeks ago when I read the last find out what they hoped to accomplish, whether it’s one, and it seemed like Wes was in for another rough cathartic to put personal information out there, and go with chemotherapy. So I read it, and was pleas- what has happened because of it. antly surprised and delighted to hear he’s upbeat, “It’s letting people in on the conversation of our life,” feeling better and in good spirits. So I’m glad I read. Kristi said. “When Wes was diagnosed, it was such a But it got me to thinking ... vehicle for us to be able to mass express our experience.

What did we do 10 or 15 years ago when there was We knew right away our experience would be unique no Caring Bridge to easily spread the word about a and we were really deliberate about how we shared it.” successful surgery, or a Facebook to let everyone “Early on, it was difficult — with people that I know someone’s cancer has returned? know who care — letting them know what’s going We just went about our lives, is what. We called on, and doing away with all that nonsense,” Wes said. “It can be a lot of work making sure you’re

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More info is better COMMENTARY, from pg. 5A Eric Peters — a man I only met once but will probably never forget — lost his battle with cancer recently, and his family let people know using Caring Bridge.

In none of these cases would I have been on their list of people to call.

But I was among the thousands who knew.

What business is it of mine to know how the latest battle has gone for Rachel Iverson? Why do I need to see another picture of a healthy little girl? And why should I care how some guy’s chemo session went?

A better question might be: Why not?

A cynic might look at this and say, “Sheesh, I’m so tired of seeing everyone’s darn Caring Bridge updates!” or, “Do people have to share every last part of their lives?”

But I think there might be a better way to look at this.

Everyone’s journey is different. A wise man (actually, probably a wise woman) once said, “Be kind.

Everyone is fighting a battle you know nothing about.” These days, we know a little more about those battles. And we’re better because of it.

This commentary was written by Robb Murray, reporter for the Mankato Free Press, a sister paper to The Land under The Free Press Media. He can be reached at rmurray@mankatofreepress.com. ❖

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Ag radio pioneer Don Linder dies

By TIM KROHN Mankato Free Press MANKATO, Minn. — The farmers of southern Minnesota who’ve listened to the Linder Farm Network for nearly 40 years can thank Don Linder for the fact it exists.

“Don and his brother Bill were instrumental in getting our farm Don Linder network started. Don was a very forward-looking person and a real pioneer in getting a farm network started. We were one of the first farm networks in the country,” said Lynn Ketelsen, who’s been the voice of the farm network since it started in 1976.

Don Linder died March 10. He was 89.

Linder was part of a family with a broadcasting dynasty in southern Minnesota. Don, along with Harry Linder and Willard Linder, are in the Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame.

Don Linder founded KTOE and KDOG radio and lived most of his life in Mankato after growing up in Willmar where his dad, Harry, built a radio station.

He also started the Travel Center in Mankato.

Linder was involved in numerous organizations in the Mankato area.

“If I had to say one thing about Don, it’s that he was just a really nice, kind guy,” Ketelsen said.

Linder studied electrical engineering at Iowa State University and graduated in 1946. After serving in

Don was a very forward-looking person and a real pioneer in getting a farm network started.

— Lynn Ketelsen

the U.S. Navy, he returned to Minnesota. In 1950 he, his father and brother built a new station in Mankato.

When they learned that an Arizona station already held the call letters they wanted, KATO, they signed the station on as KTOE. A sister FM station, KDOG FM (now Hot 96.7) took to the air in 1985. Other stations added to the Mankato group include KXLP, KXAC, KATO-FM, and AM1230 The Fan Mankato.

Through the years he has also had ownership interest in stations in Marshall, St. James, Montevideo, Worthington and Hutchinson, as well as in Pella and Fort Dodge, Iowa.

He was preceded in death by his wife Margaret in 2008, and son, Jeff. He is survived by sons Doug, John, Bruce, and Tom and their families.

Tim Krohn is a reporter for The Free Press of Mankato, Minn., a sister paper to The Land under The Free Press Media. Krohn can be reached at tkrohn@mankatofreepress.com. ❖

Plan would expand telemedicine, lower costs and government affairs for the Minnesota Council of Health Plans, said the bill needs more work. She said the group looked forward to working with the Minnesota Hospital Association, a key backer, to find ways to improve health care access, quality and cost.

Dan Linehan is a reporter for The Free Press of Mankato, Minn., a sister paper to The Land under The Free Press Media. He can be reached at dlinehan@mankatofreepress.com. ❖

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By DAN LINEHAN Mankato Free Press ST. PAUL — Children with cerebral palsy often have trouble sleeping, but it can be a hassle to see a specialist.

But a Mankato family wouldn’t have to make the drive to see a Twin Cities sleep doctor. They could visit Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare, which has a location attached to the Mankato Clinic, and consult with a St. Paul sleep doctor on a television screen.

Gillette’s telemedicine partnership only involves a handful of doctors because of uncertainty with insurance billing. As it stands, some insurance companies don’t pay hospitals for video visits the same way they do for in-person visits.

A bill sponsored by Sen. Julie Rosen, R-Vernon Center, aims to expand telemedicine access statewide by requiring insurance providers to reimburse doctors for video appointments. The bill aims to reduce health care costs, bring more specialty coverage to rural areas and make people healthier.

Telemedicine can involve patients driving to a clinic and seeing a faraway specialist on a screen.

Other services even allow patients to, say, show a doctor their rash using a smartphone.

Nearly all specialties are amenable to telemedicine, Dr. Jon Pryor, CEO of Hennepin County Medical Center, said at a March 4 news conference.

Ninety percent of what you can learn from seeing a patient in an office can be gleaned from a TV screen, he said, though there are exceptions.

“It’s really tough doing a rectal exam through telemedicine,” he joked.

And it’s not just about staring into a camera and saying “ahhhh.” There’s telepathology, where a patient’s data can be sent around the world and analyzed. And medications can be managed by video, too.

“There’s tele-virtually everything,” Pryor said.

At the Madelia Community Hospital, an emergency room patient could see a specialist from Sioux Falls, S.D., instead of being sent there by ambulance, said Mandy Bell, director of eCARE Quality and Innovation for Avera Health.

Avera’s doctors are just a button’s press away from a Madelia emergency room physician who might want a second opinion or a neurologist’s take on whether a patient is showing stroke symptoms.

Rosen’s bill will likely have a small cost, she said, because it also applies to Medical Assistance, which is provided by the state. She expects the bill to have a long-term savings, though.

When asked whether telemedicine might prevent sorely needed specialists from setting up shop in rural Minnesota, Rosen said the opposite was more likely. A specialist would be more likely to come to a rural area if they could supplement their local customers through telemedicine, she said.

The state’s trade association for health plans isn’t ready to embrace the bill.

In a statement, Kathryn Kmit, director of policy

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Legislators tackling health care worker shortage

By MARIE WOOD The Land Associate Editor Rural health care is facing an aging population combined with physician and health care worker shortages.

Ironically, that shortage is due in part to doctors and nurses getting older and retiring.

Government officials, health care organizations and rural and metro State Legislators are working together to address this challenge.

According to the Minnesota Demographic Center, the total number of adults 65-plus is anticipated to double between 2010 and 2030 with more than one in five Minnesotans being an older adult. Older people need more medical services including transitional and long-term care.

Rural counties also are aging faster, with many rural Minnesota counties having a higher ratio of people 65plus.

For example, according to the Minnesota Rural Policy Center, 29 percent of Renville and Pope Counties’ populations will be 65-plus by 2045.

The same goes for the northern Minnesota counties of Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Koochiching, Saint Louis, Lake and Cook.

“Shortages throughout rural Minnesota can be most daunting in some

Legislative efforts Nursing homes are especially challenged to staff and retain workers.

MDH reported that 51 percent of graduating nurses were hired by older adult service providers in Minnesota.

However, 76 percent of new graduate nurse hires left after 18 months for higher wages in hospitals.

The Aging and Long Term Care Committee is sponsoring two House bills to expand the loan forgiveness program to attract and retain workers in longterm care. The bills are based on recommendations by the Legislative Health Care Workforce Commission.

Both bills — HF 614 and HF 627 — increase funding and the number of loan forgiveness participants to rural and underserved areas. HF 627 adds more occupations eligible for loan forgiveness in long-term care settings.

If HF 614 is passed, registered and licensed practical nurses will be eligible for up to $10,000 in loan forgiveness in exchange for working full-time for at least two years in an underserved area of the state, reported Session Daily. Currently, program recipients must work three years to qualify.

By 2020, a shortage of 2,000 primary care physicians is predicted, and part of that is retirement. These effects are

Shortages throughout rural Minnesota can be daunting in some of the most sparsely populated parts of the state...

— Mark Schoenbaum

of the most sparsely populated parts of the state — the frontier areas of the state along the northern border,” said Mark Schoenbaum, director of the Minnesota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care.

Often, counties with higher ratios of seniors have health professional shortages. For instance, Koochiching and Renville Counties, along with most of Saint Louis County, have a shortage in primary care providers, reported the Minnesota Department of Health.

Other counties with primary care professional shortage areas include Lincoln, Murray, Jackson, Marshall, Faribault, Freeborn and Stearns.

These areas have a physician-to-population ratio of 3,500 to 1 or higher.

MDH maps show a shortage in primary care doctors, physician assistants and nurse practitioners for lowincome residents in about 10 rural counties. There are also shortages of

certified nursing assistants in nursing homes, mental health professionals and dentists across Minnesota’s rural counties.

“Care must be affordable,” said Schoenbaum. “One of the ways that plays out in rural Minnesota is that we know there is a large proportion of individuals and families who are selfemployed. Rural Minnesota starts with those factors that influences ability and affordability of health care coverage.”

In February, Schoenbaum reported these statistics to the Minnesota House Aging and Long Term Care Committee. Minnesota’s long-term care workforce employs about 103,000 workers with an expected growth of 16 percent by 2022 for a total of nearly 120,000 workers.

In 2015, the industry is short-staffed with 1,800 open positions in registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, nursing assistants and dietary aides.

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The loan forgiveness program attracts people to where they are going to have an opportunity to practice most if not all of the skills that they are trained to use. Rural practice can be very interesting and engaging because rural health providers see everything.

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SHORTAGE, from pg. 8A already felt in Ely, Minn., where a dentist is retiring and there is no one to replace him. Ely has also closed its maternity ward. These are the statistics that concern Sen. Greg Clausen, DFL-District 57.

Like the House, the Senate has sevVicki Jensen Greg Clausen eral bills addressing health care shortages in rural Minnesota. Clausen, coSenator Vicki Jensen, DFL-District chairperson of the Health Care Workforce Commission, is dedicated to 24 which includes Dodge, Rice, Steele growing our health care workforce to and Waseca counties, co-authored SF 3. Within her district, Jensen has meet the State’s needs. formed a group of hospitals and clinics Clausen’s bill — SF 3 — appropri- to find solutions to shortages. ates $3 million to expand loan forgive“We have to figure out how to attract ness to mental health providers, public these people in these professions to health nurses and dental therapists in come and serve in these rural areas rural and under-served communities.

From that $3 million investment, where there are shortages,” said Jensen. “If you think Clausen expects to about the basic turn out about 400 things you need in a workers. community, having We have to figure “When you look at access to those servout how to attract the state of Minices is critical.” these people in these nesota in mental Clausen reported professions to come health, (out of) 13 that SF 3 has biparregions, only two and serve in these tisan support and have what they rural areas where expects several believe is a there are shortages. health care bills will required number of pass this session. psychiatrists, which Then the bills go to a is metro and south— Vicki Jensen bipartisan commiteast Minnesota,” tee of senators and said Clausen. representatives to combine the bills Loan forgiveness is proven to work: into a general omnibus bill. Some 88 percent of physicians and 93 per- aspects will be accepted or rejected. cent of physician assistants and nurse Clausen is also writing a bill to fill practitioners are still in the same or the workforce pipeline by increasing similar location, with most remaining in rural areas after 15 and 20 years, the number of doctors and nurses that will mentor and supervise medical and according to the MDH. surgical residents. The bill will provide “The loan forgiveness program grants to sites and compensation for attracts people to where they are going trainers. to have an opportunity to practice “I think people recognize that we do most if not all of the skills that they have an impending problem in Minare trained to use,” said Schoenbaum. nesota and we need to address that,” “Rural practice can be very interesting and engaging because rural health said Clausen. “Medical care is one of those basic needs of people.” providers see everything.”

Visit www.health.state.mn.us/divs/ Program participants say that the orhpc/ for more information on the program has a major effect on their Minnesota Office of Rural Health and choice of practice location.

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Aging rural population in need of EMS volunteers

By CAROLYN VAN LOH The Land Correspondent As the average age increases in rural areas, the need for immediate medical care also increases.

That’s when small towns look to their volunteer Emergency Medical Technicians and local Emergency Medical Service for help.

The emergency medical system of ambulance services across rural Minnesota is central to keep-

ing us healthy and out of danger, said Mark Schoenbaum, Office of Rural Health and Primary Care director, Minnesota Department of Health.

“The ambulance rural system is also under stress unlike the metro area. Much of the rural ambulance system is staffed by volunteers. They also have that baby boomer demographic,” said Schoenbaum.

EMS volunteers must be willing to be on call at all

No one hesitates to call 9-1-1 — and we shouldn’t — but what if someday no one answers that call or the response time is extended?

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hours of the day and night in case a friend or neighbor experiences a medical emergency at home or a traffic accident victim needs medical attention.

“Employers of the volunteers also have to be willing to let these people leave their jobs and tend to those in need. This may be minutes or hours, depending on the call,” said Ann Jenson, director of Southwest Minnesota Emergency Medical Services.

Sometimes volunteers work in a different town than where they live and getting away for daytime emergencies can be tougher than it used to be, said Schoenbaum.

“One of the greatest challenges facing rural EMS in the years to come will be staffing volunteer ambulance services and first responder units,” Jenson said. “The challenge of finding volunteers to take the hours of training needed to become an EMT or a first responder is followed by countless hours of calls, transfers, and run time.”

What drives a person to volunteer for such a demanding responsibility?

Jenson, who serves on the Dawson Ambulance, said, “I have a passion for EMS. No one hesitates to call 9-11 — and we shouldn’t — but what if someday no one answers that call or the response time is extended?”

Serving as an EMT is more than going to the caller’s home, putting the patient on the ambulance gurney, and rushing to the nearest hospital with lights flashing and sirens howling. EMTs are trained to follow a rigid protocol upon arrival on the scene to determine the condition of their patient.

With the aging rural population come health problems related to older people. Being able to identify heart problems before transporting the patient to a medical facility can make the difference between life and death.

Mission: Lifeline Minnesota is a regional initiative funded through grants with the American Heart See EMS, pg. 11A

Equipment grants buy cardiac units for ambulances ‘Proud of my husband’ — Comments from an EMT spouse calls demand a quick response.

The Land Correspondent Transfers to another hospital take more Carolyn Van Loh writes from time, and folks who are employed are experience as the spouse of David usually required to get back to work Van Loh, a long-serving rural quickly,” said David.

Emergency Medical Technician.

“That’s when a retired person can The following are some personal help by taking the time for those thoughts from being married to emergencies. If the retired EMT (or an emergency responder.

■ David Van Loh other volunteer) wants to take personal time off, the rest of the squad will David began his service as an EMT over 25 years ago when our two sons were still in reorganize schedules to fill in while the squad high school. Still a volunteer, he reflects on his member is away.”

Over the years, plans had to be changed, years in service.

“When I retired from a full-time job, I was able postponed or canceled because of an ambulance to devote more time as a volunteer for our run. At the time, frustration over the ambulance service. While a person must carry and inconvenience surfaced, but looking back, I would respond to a pager 24/7, only about half of the have made no changes. has been saved, and possibly a life.

■ Minnesota has 79 critical access hospitals, which are small rural hospitals that the federal government supports specifically to care for the Medicare

population reports the Office of Rural Health and Primary Care. Minnesota has the third-highest number of critical access hospitals in the country.

The Land Associate Editor Marie ❖ Wood contributed to this story.

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via wireless transmission to our local hospital.”

According to Sarah Thompson, RN, at Sanford Westbrook, Minn., Medical Center, sending results of the heart monitor to the local hospital allows nurses to be prepared for the patient’s arrival. Time

Yes, there were times when my spouse came home carrying the burden of a patient’s condition.

There were also those times at community events when a family member of a former patient expressed thanks for the good service. I am proud of my husband’s part in the health of our community.

The goal of emergency volunteers is saving lives, and lives cannot be saved unless EMTs are called into service. This system will work only if the patient calls 9-1-1 as soon as any symptoms or warning signs are experienced.

Please think about volunteering for your community. Everyone will need some type of medical assistance some day. It could be you or a family member. Please consider helping out your community.

— Carolyn Van Loh

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EMS, from pg. 10A Association. The goal is to benefit cardiac patients by reducing mortality and morbidity. Thanks to the Leona M. & Harry S. Helmsley Charitable Trust, ambulance services have been able to obtain one of the latest heart monitor/defibrillators.

The Helmsley Trust, working through Mission: Lifeline Minnesota, has made 12-lead heart monitor/defibrillator units available to emergency medical personnel who qualify, based on their grant application. About 100 Emergency Medical Services have received the equipment grant in Minnesota and 100 hospitals have funding for the 12-lead equipment.

The Windom and Westbrook volunteer ambulance services opted to purchase a lightweight, easy-to-carry monitor/defibrillator unit for each of its ambulances.

“The unit is incorporated into our protocol to enhance the ability to give more detailed vital signs,” said Tim Hacker, director of the Windom EMS. “Then we send a snapshot of the heart

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Advocate’s bill aims to reform nursing home rates

By MARIE WOOD The Land Associate Editor Beginning Oct. 1, 2014, Alexandria, Minn., nursing home Knute Nelson reduced the number of its beds from 108 to 85 because it was short staffed.

The facility had a waiting list. Later that same month, Good Samaritan Society-Glenwood Lakeview nursing home in Glenwood, Minn., closed. One reason was lack of staff available.

These examples and others were presented to the State of Minnesota’s Legislative Health Care Workforce Commission by Kari Thurlow, senior vice president of advocacy at Leading Age Minnesota, an association of organizations serving Minnesota seniors.

“Throughout the state, the rates set by lawmakers are on average $35 per resident per day less than the cost of care. They are mandated to lose money no matter where they are in the state,” said Thurlow, whose organization has brought forward a longterm care reform bill.

The bill is designed to reconnect rates with the cost of providing care, and to ensure that nursing homes are not set up to lose money. The bill is being carried by Senator Tony Lourey, DFL-District 11, and Representative Joe Schomacker, R-District 22A, this session. Both are rural legislators.

“The most important thing to understand,” Thurlow said, “is Minnesota lawmakers set the rates that

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facilities are able to charge Medicaid, as well as people privately paying.

Lawmakers set those rates for every nursing home in the state. If the state doesn’t increase rates, nursing homes cannot increase rates on their own.”

For the last 20 years, rates have not been connected to the cost of care, said Thurlow.

She noted that remnants of geographic rates for metro, rural and deep rural counties exist, but these rates that offer the highest rates in the metro haven’t been truly used in years.

The goal of the reform is not to have the same rate for every nursing home, but to have a system that governs the rates, said Thurlow.

Traveling around the state to talk to senior care providers, she knows firsthand that the shortage of professional caregivers is more acute in rural areas, where the population is aging faster.

In addition, the impact is greater in that rural folks must drive many miles to the nearest nursing home.

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Rob Lahammer, campus administrator for Presbyterian Homes & Throughout the state, the rates set by Services, works in a west lawmakers are on average $35 per metro facility, but is resident per day less than the cost of helping Presbyterian Homes’ GracePoint care. They are mandated to lose money Crossing site in Camno matter where they are in the state. bridge, Minn. The nursing home is short 30 to — Kari Thurlow 40 nursing assistants.

A member of Leading “In one rural community,” Thurlow said, “they were sending seniors to Age Minnesota, Lahammer is in favor North Dakota because they didn’t have of nursing home rate reform. He also is staff. That is happening all over rural supporting a bill to exempt Cambridge’s county of Isanti and four borMinnesota.” dering counties from charging rural Along the I-94 corridor and up and rates since the community is clearly down the Red River Valley, the entire metro. region is sending seniors 100-plus “The overriding thing is we are at a miles away, she said. crisis point. We need to help our nursThe senior who has lived their entire ing assistants and our seniors,” said life in the community is uprooted and Lahammer, who began his career as a now the family can’t visit as often. nursing assistant. “It’s about taking That’s a huge qualcare of people who ity of life issue, said have been in this Thurlow. world for 80 to 90 In fact, at the years.”

October 2014 round The local nursing Like Thurlow, of the Leading Age homes in these small Lahammer underMinnesota district stands that rural towns are a really meetings, members nursing homes big deal.

We have to were asked if they struggle to meet fix nursing home suspended admisoperational costs. sions in the last year funding because it “The local nursing due to lack of staff. affects our towns. homes in these In the West Central small towns are a region, 58 percent of — Rob Lahammer really big deal,” he nursing home memsaid. “We have to fix bers reported that nursing home fundthey had. ing because it affects our towns.”

Nursing gaps Nursing homes also are challenged The biggest gap is in certified nursing assistants, which Thurlow calls the across the spectrum of nursing — regbackbone of nursing care. With the istered nurses and licensed practical economy improving, nursing homes nurses. have a hard time attracting certified “In nursing homes alone,” said Thurnursing assistants with a starting low, “there are about 1,800 open posiwage of $11. tions statewide. For RNs in part, we “We can’t just compete with the have a hard time competing with hosBurger Kings and increase our wages,” pitals. We hire the vast majority of she said. “It (rate reform) will make a nursing graduates, and after 18 huge difference on what we can pay months they go to hospitals where our caregivers. When we’re not able to they can earn $35,000 more.” hire staff, providers can’t admit people Visit www.leadingagemn.org for who need care.” more information. ❖

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Small town rallied to support state’s smallest hospital

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Sanford Westbrook Health Center is the smallest critical access hospital in Minnesota.

through annual apron auctions and Hospital Days activities from 1968 to 2001.

In 1995, the hospital board made the difficult decision to pair with the Sioux Valley Hospital system in Sioux Falls, S.D. This merger meant that Schmidt

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new hospital. These groups worked diligently to collect food and necessary supplies before the doors opened in January 1951.

Westbrook and surrounding communities faithfully supported their hospital

Memorial was no longer an independent hospital under the direction of local residents. Benefits far outweighed the drawbacks because specialists started coming to Westbrook on a regular basis.

Patients no longed needed to make a 200-mile round trip for a doctor visit.

Another name change occurred in 2007 when philanthropist T. Denny Sanford donated $400 million to the Sioux Valley hospital system. Today, Sanford Westbrook Health Center hospital serves primarily by stabilizing patients before they are transferred to Sioux Falls, Rochester, or other major medical centers.

“Community support is phenomenally strong in Westbrook. They understand health issues,” said Lori Hebig, Sanford marketing and community relations manager for Westbrook and Tracy hospitals. “The staff is phenomenal, the administration is great, and Dr. Andy (Kopperud) is home grown.”

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By CAROLYN VAN LOH The Land Correspondent WESTBROOK, Minn. — Shrinking population in rural areas has a ripple effect on all facets of everyday life, including health care.

With eight patient beds, Westbrook has the distinction of having Minnesota’s smallest functioning hospital.

The facility began as a dream of Daniel Schmidt, a Westbrook farmer, and his son Dr. Henry Schmidt, who returned to the area to practice medicine nearly 100 years ago.

The elder Schmidt didn’t give up on his dream when Henry died during the influenza epidemic of 1918. Papers of incorporation were signed, and the Dr. Henry Schmidt Memorial Hospital was born in 1947. A large donation from Schmidt supplemented with funds from the community made the dream come true.

In less than a year, more than 450 area women joined more than 20 hospital auxiliary units. Area nurses, 19 strong, formed the Clara Barton Club as another means of supporting the

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Investments being made in rural care facilities Hutchinson, Minn., boasts modern assisted living, longterm, memory care facility

By MARIE WOOD The Land Associate Editor Rural communities are faced not only with the challenge of an aging

population, but aging care facilities as well. Built in the 1950s and 1960s, many of these facilities are not adaptable to modern health care delivery.

Take Burns Manor, for example, in Hutchinson, Minn. Built in 1964-65, this 120-bed nursing home had an inadequate heating system, no central air

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Center, a brand new “The Liberty senior assisted living, Model is a holistic transitional care, look at a person’s memory care and care, wellness, We’re not looking long-term care facilexercise, family at just the hip ity in Hutchinson. involvement, comfracture, we are munity involveMove-in day was looking at ment, spirituality,” extremely exciting, the whole said Krentz. “We’re said Krentz, rememperson. not looking at just bering the many the hip fracture, we smiles, tears and — Linda are looking at the varied emotions. whole person.”

Krentz Krentz, campus Staffing administrator for Harmony River the non-profit Harhas about 240 mony River, was a employees working key player in the 10in all aspects of the facility. year journey that began with Hutchin“Right now we are in better shape son Health’s research that determined a new facility closer to the Hutchinson than most,” said Krentz, who said she is Health Hospital was the best option to well aware of shortages in health care meet the community’s skilled care workers, especially in long-term care. needs.

Always looking forward and forecastHarmony River offers 138 units that ing, she sees a larger demand for certiinclude skilled nursing care for seniors fied nursing assistants than there is — long-term, short-term and memory supply. For instance, the average age of care. The vast majority of units are pri- licensed practical nurses is 45 to 50, vate rooms now. The center also offers which means they are getting ready to assisted living memory care. Harmony retire, said Krentz.

River is usually full.

“We are passionate about partnering “We are grateful for that,” said and advocating for careers in this Krentz. “We have been blessed by a field,” she said. strong census.”

Harmony River’s director of nursing Nursing homes were originally mod- partners with Ridgewater College in eled after hospitals. Today, the trend in Hutchinson to offer clinical hours for senior living is to create a home-like LPNs and registered nursing students. environment. Harmony River is pro- Harmony River also reaches out to colgressive in its care delivery, Krentz leges such as Minnesota State University, Mankato and St. Cloud State Unisaid. versity to fill workforce needs.

Harmony River, owned by Hutchinson Health and managed by Presbyter- See FACILITY, pg. 15A

Harmony River built on private-public collaboration Care facilities, once modeled after hospitals, now create a home-like environment.

“The only drawback is now you have debt to pay back,” said Madsen, “but they have invested in their community for the next 50 years.”

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Looking at Harmony River residents and employees, Krentz can see the investment is well worth it.

Since 1985, Krentz has worked primarily in rural health care, where her heart is, she said.

munity that values your seniors — collaborate, reach out, ask the leaders. Go to other communities and ask,” said Krentz. “Don’t give up on our seniors.”

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FACILITY, from pg. 14A Collaboration Collaboration was key in building Harmony River, said Krentz. Partners included AgStar Financial Services, Presbyterian Homes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Senior Housing Partners and Hutchinson Health.

As associate vice president of AgStar Rural Capital Network since 2006, Bob Madsen’s focus has been investing in health care projects to help sustain rural communities.

In Minnesota, AgStar has invested in You can’t renovate about 10 health anymore. It’s time care facilities. to repace, which “The need is is a bigger capital great and a lot of investment need. that is due to the age of the facili— Bob Madsen ties, especially on the senior care side,” said Madsen. “You can’t renovate anymore. It’s time to replace, which is a bigger capital investment need.”

So Madsen brings public-private partnerships of developers, investors and government agencies to the table. Madsen works with USDA to secure government money at lower interest rates.

“You have a nice collaboration of a typical lender as well as a government agency,” he said.

Most senior facilities today include assisted living housing and memory care as part of a senior care campus that can accommodate all stages of senior life. The end result of a renovated or new senior care center is access to services in the community and health care jobs to help sustain the community.

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Farmers push back on Dayton buffer strip proposal

By DAN LINEHAN Mankato Free Press ST. PAUL — Gov. Mark Dayton’s proposal to require 50 feet of grasses around waterways is simple. The establishment of a uniform requirement around all of the state’s waterways is the strength of the idea, he argues.

But the bill’s House author and an advocacy group for soybean farmers say this simplicity is the proposal’s biggest weakness.

“When you try to apply a simple solution to a complicated problem, it just doesn’t work,” said Rep. Paul Torkelson, R-Hanska.

Joe Smentek, director of environmental affairs for Minnesota Soybean, said 50 feet is too much in some places, especially where farmland slopes up to meet a river bluff, and not enough in others.

“This is really something that should be done at the local level,” he said.

As the law stands, Minnesota waterways require buffer strips that are typically 50 feet, 16.5 feet or none at all, Smentek said. Determining which standard applies requires knowing whether

When you try to apply a simple solution to a complicated problem, it just doesn’t work.

— Paul Torkelson the waterway is a protected water, where the 50-foot rule applies, or whether the farmer is in an approved conservation plan, where the buffer could be any length. In the case of farm drainage streams, a 16.5-foot buffer applies, but it only kicks in when a stream is widened or when a county re-examines how to divide maintenance costs for the streams among neighboring land owners.

The patchwork system has generated calls for simplicity, and misunderstandings have led to undue criticism of farmers and allegations the law isn’t being followed, Smentek said.

“Groups will take a picture of something and criticize a farmer” for not putting in a buffer strip, but they can’t

know if the buffer strip is required because conservation plans aren’t public data, he said.

The stakes are high. The bill would take an estimated 125,000 acres out of production. That would amount to $1 billion of land at $8,000 an acre, Torkelson noted.

Still, pressure on the state’s waterways has been well documented. An April 2014 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency study in the Le Sueur River watershed found 16 of 18 stream sections did not meet the standards for supporting aquatic life. This means these sections did not have as many fish or insects as a healthy stream should.

Another study of four southwest Minnesota watersheds assessed 93 stream sections and found that only three fully supported aquatic life and only one had low enough E. coli levels to support swimming.

A strident rollout When the proposal was first announced, at a January Pheasant Summit, it was primarily billed as a way to increase pheasant habitat, Smentek said.

This aerial photo of the Minnesota River near Judson, Minn., taken in 2008, shows the differing length of grass “buffer” strips betwen crops and waterways.

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Rep. Torkelson: One-size-fits-all approach won’t work it’d be quite a big burden for farmers,” he said.

Because the public has an interest in water quality, farmers should be compensated for taking their land out of production, he said.

Warren Alleven, a hog and crop farmer near Mapleton, said 50 feet is a good starting point. But he understands why it’s contentious.

“It’s just a matter of, I think the public needs to understand that landowners don’t really like to be told what to do with their land,” he said.

Alleven said there are some places where 50 feet isn’t necessary and thinks farmers should be able to apply for a variance.

He also used moralistic language to describe his position.

“I just think in my heart of hearts it’s the right thing to do,” he said.

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can be worthwhile when sized correctly, but a one-size-fits-all approach won’t work, he said.

Though negotiations are likely around the 50-foot requirement, Smentek said it’s not the sort of thing that should be negotiated. It should come down to the science, he said, instead of a political compromise.

He also said farmers understand how buffer strips, when used correctly, accrue to their benefit.

“Farmers want their soil on the field, they don’t want it in the water,” Smentek said. “Farmers want the nutrients they paid for … they want that in their crops, they don’t want that in the water.”

Farmers divided Unsurprisingly, farmers don’t share a single opinion on how large buffer strips should be.

Retired Blue Earth County farmer Dick Nienow said his initial reaction was it’s a great idea, “but who’s going to pay for it?”

“If they expect the farmers to bear all the cost of doing something like that,

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“It stuck in the craw of some people,” he said, that they’d have to give up their land because it might benefit pheasants, a non-native species. The effort has since been rebranded as mostly a water quality issue, he said.

Since details of the bill were announced in early March, Torkelson has been meeting with state government staff to seek a compromise.

Dayton’s March 12 news conference, in which he asked the state’s farmers to “look into their souls,” ratcheted up the dialogue in a way that made compromise more difficult, he said.

“I just don’t see how vilifying farmers is of any benefit in this conversation,” Torkelson said. “And that’s what the governor did.”

He’s also heard plenty from people all across the state.

“At this point I’ve had no one from Greater Minnesota tell me that they think this is a great idea,” he said.

“I also want to send a message that we in the agriculture community are not anti-buffer,” Torkelson said. They

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Livestock Angles Grain Angles Cattle steady; Holistic approach hogs sliding to transition plans

The following market analysis is for the week ending March 13.

CORN — The highlight this week was the monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture crop report which, although it was friendly, wasn’t bullish enough to push us out of the recent trading range. The 201314 balance sheet was entirely unchanged with ending stocks at 1.232 billion bushels.

For the 2014-15 marketing year, feed usage was increased 50 million bushels, ethanol usage was lowered 50 million bushels, and exports were raised 50 million bushels. Ending stocks of 1.777 bil- PHYLLIS NYSTROM CHS Hedging Inc. lion bushels were 50 million St. Paul bushels lower than last month and at the lower edge of traders’ estimates. The average traders estimate going into the report was 1.826 billion bushels.

On the global scene, Argentina’s crop was improved by 0.5 million metric tons to 23.5 mmt and South Africa’s crop was dropped 2 mmt to 11.5 mmt. Both Argentina and Brazil’s exports were increased by 1 mmt each. Global ending stocks of 185.28 mmt were well below the average estimate of 189.67 and last month’s 189.64 mmt forecast. World ending stocks are still 13 mmt higher than last year. Grower sales continue to be light with no fresh values offered that they haven’t seen recently, although basis levels have improved to try and attract bushels into the pipeline.

The Congressional Budget Office released updated baseline outlooks for 2015-16 this week. They have corn acres for this coming year at 89.4 million acres, down from last year’s 90.6 million acres. Using a 165.8-bushel-per-acre yield, they are forecasting a

Once again the livestock markets are trying to move in opposite directions. The cattle market is remaining firm due to tight supplies of live inventory, while the hog market is slumping once again because of ample numbers of hogs.

At an already historically wide difference between hog and cattle prices as well as pork and beef prices, how long can this continue?

The answer will lie in the demand for each by the consumers.

With the lighter number of available cattle for slaughter, the packers have been forced to compete for live inventory each week JOE TEALE for quite some time. The immediBroker ate future does not seem to hold a conclusion to this problem. This Great Plains Commodity Afton, Minn. has kept the cash trade much higher than the futures market during this entire period.

The main reason for the futures market to remain at a discount to cash has been the anticipation of the change in available cattle for slaughter. Another factor in the discount of futures is the fact that demand for beef has contracted over the past couple of years, due in part to the higher cost of beef and more recent the increase in the value of the U.S. dollar which has slowed export business.

The battle between supply and demand continues, and will likely continue until either supply or demand dominates the market. This has caused the cash and futures markets to be relatively confined to a range trade in both awaiting that change. The expectation is that this range trade is likely to continue for a time. Therefore, producers should remain current and use strength to protect inventories.

Some producers are seeing the down cycle in the grain markets as an opportunity to exit the business.

Maybe it’s time to think about looking toward retirement and/or positioning the operation for future generations. All too often, however, planning for the transition is initiated at the same time the senior owner is walking out the door.

Doesn’t the future of your operation — and your successors — deserve more?

Over the course of the coming months, I will be providing a series on succession and transition planning, with ideas on everything from laying the foundation through implementing the different phases. CATHY OLSON As a primer, I’d like to look at the AgStar Financial Services importance of taking a holistic Senior Biz Consultant Glencoe, Minn. approach (and the many things that includes) to the process.

Discovery, development & implementation Ideally, the planning process should be carefully considered and begun years before the owner intends to exit. A holistic approach to this plan considers the goals for the individual, the family, and the business.

The process begins with discovery to define the planning goals and objectives. The development phase begins exploring different strategies to meet those goals. Examination of strategies helps define the steps to implement the plan.

At this point, it is important to start aligning advisors. The actual ownership transition can take on many forms and, while decisions are being made, the tax advisor, legal advisor, lender, insurance representative, financial advisor, and others should be consulted.

It is common for a family business to engage the services of a professional to facilitate the planning process.

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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.

Strong U.S. dollar keeps Brazilian farmers selling

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stand at 1.755 billion bushels. The USDA is projecting sales this year of 1.79 billion bushels. The February National Oilseed Processors Association crush report will be released on March 16. The range of estimates is fairly big from 142.0 to 160 million bushels. The average guess is 148.5 million bushels.

Asian bird flu has been confirmed on turkey farms in Minnesota, Missouri and Arkansas. This is a negative for meal and corn demand as importing countries take certain U.S. states off their list of approved origins for poultry imports. The U.S. Egg and Poultry Export Council expects 30-40 countries may impose restraints on U.S. egg and poultry exports.

OUTLOOK: The May soybean contract closed the week down 11 cents at $9.74 with the November contract down 12 cents at $9.53 1⁄4 per bushel.

May soybean support lies at the January low of $9.61 3⁄4 per bushel and resistance at this week’s high of $9.99 per bushel. Without any disruption to the flow of grain in South America and the strong U.S. dollar keeping the United States uncompetitive on the world stage, rallies will be difficult to maintain.

Nystrom’s notes: The U.S. dollar index rallied 2.615 points to 100.23 for the week, as of late afternoon on March 13. We’re hearing that Brazilian cattle ranchers may be feeling the pinch of lower crude oil prices in that countries that depend on crude oil for income — think Russia and Venezuela — are scaling back on meat demand. ❖

OLSON, from pg. 18A People side of planning With everything else going on, it can be easy to forget about the “soft side” of the business. In order to prepare successors, the senior generation must be willing to release some responsibility and decision rights. The successor generation wants to take on more responsibility and will benefit from continued guidance from the senior generation. Introducing the successor to key advisors and allowing them to observe the senior owners’ interactions with various advisors, customers, vendors, and landlords will develop their credibility and knowledge.

Additionally, clarify expectations for the successor. All too often the successor is unsuccessfully trying to meet the senior generation’s expectations without fully understanding them. This can be frustrating to both generations, and in

some cases, drives the successor away.

Get started Communication is key. The owners, family members and business must be able to identify and understand their situation today and talk about what they want it to look like in the future.

The next piece in this series on succession and transition planning will begin focusing on economics, including business profitability, budgets and business plans and family cash needs.

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cold storage situation is also a deterrent to much price appreciation as cold storage stocks are more than ample to meet current demand.

The fact that pork is more or less the best value in the protein market could help in the macro picture and keep prices from a total collapse. That is the demand for pork could help offset the supply of hogs to some degree and slow the descent of prices paid for live inventory by the packer. Nonetheless, producers should approach the market with caution and protect profits when available. ❖

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TEALE, from pg. 18A After some short-term strength, the hog market has once again begun to have prices slip lower again. This rally in price has come from the strength in the pork cutout which rallied on a shortterm reduction in hog numbers. As the weather has moderated hog numbers seem to be once again on the increase.

With pork production on the climb and the export market slowing from the strength in the U.S. dollar, the likelihood of packers willing to increase their bids seems a little remote. The

estimate. China’s soybean imports were unchanged at 74 mmt.

The updated Congressional Budget Office 2015-16 balance sheet included planted acreage of 86.0 million acres, up 2.3 million acres from this year’s 83.7 million acres. Using a yield of 45 bushels per acre, production was pegged at 3.829 billion bushels with ending stocks of 479 million bushels.

The strength of the U.S. dollar keeps the Brazilian farmer an attentive seller. Brazil’s soybean harvest is nearing half-done. There have been estimates that the Brazilian grower is selling up to 90 percent of his beans off the combine. Truckers there met with the government to discuss the high diesel fuel tax and minimum freight rates. The government is standing pat on the diesel tax, but seems to be willing to discuss minimum freight rates.

Talks resume March 26 and if truckers are not satisfied with concessions, another strike would be expected. The vessel lineup to load soybeans is growing, with waiting times to load at the port of Paranagua at 30 days. There will be a National Day of Protest in Brazil on March 15. In Argentina, growers staged a three-day strike of grain sales. The strike didn’t have any market impact, but was called to draw attention to grower issues ahead of their October presidential election.

U.S. weekly export sales were just 6.2 million bushels, well beneath the projections and down 66 percent from the previous week. Total export commitments

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Grain Stocks as of March 1 reports. Ahead of the reports, December corn should find support in the $3.90/$4.00 area with resistance near $4.25 per bushel. If no weather problems hinder corn planting, a lower price trend will be expected. May corn finds support at $3.75, resistance at $4.00 per bushel.

If the January low at $4.73 3⁄4 is broken, good support doesn’t surface until closer to $3.50 per bushel. May corn declined 5 1⁄2 cents for the week to close at $3.80 1⁄2 per bushel. The December contract was 6 cents lower at $4.04 3⁄4 per bushel.

SOYBEANS — Soybeans bounced back and forth throughout the week before submitting to the higher U.S. dollar and Brazilian selling. Traders’ attention will increasingly be turned to the March 31 USDA reports. Many will be looking for an increase in soybean acres and a decrease in corn acres. As we headed into the weekend, there were rumors that Russia may have some kind of big announcement over the weekend.

The March 10 USDA soybean crop report was termed neutral to slightly bearish for soybeans. The U.S. balance sheet was left entirely unchanged for both the 2013-14 and 2014-15 crop years. Ending stocks for 2014-15 at 385 million bushels were higher than the pre-report 376 million trader estimate and at the outer limit of the range of estimates. World ending stocks came in at 89.53 mmt which were comparable to the forecast of 89.47 mmt and 89.26 mmt the previous month.

Production outlooks for Argentina and Brazil were steady at 56.0 mmt and 94.5 mmt respectively. Conab this week updated their Brazilian crop production numbers. Their new soybean production number is 93.3 mmt, down 1.3 mmt from their previous forecast.

Their corn production number was 78.2 mmt, down just 200 tmt from their last

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NYSTROM, from pg. 18A crop of 13.554 billion bushels and ending stocks at 1.847 billion bushels.

The soaring U.S. dollar (which hit its highest level since 2003 at 100.39), the slide in the euro and cheap ocean freight rates have made French corn competitive into Southeast Asia.

Reports of French origin corn vessels being sold into Asia, North Africa and the Mediterranean surfaced this week.

There was also chatter of the economics of shipping French corn into the Southeast United States versus railing U.S. corn to end users. Will this become an issue if the U.S. dollar stays strong and U.S. rail deliveries stay unreliable?

Weekly export sales were reported at a measly 16.5 million bushels. This was down 50 percent from last week and well under the pre-report estimates. Is the USDA confident that the export category should have been raised this week on the monthly report? Total export commitments are 1.419 billion bushels of the 1.8 billion bushels forecast. There were rumors this week that two Brazilian corn cargoes had traded into the United States for October/November/December shipment. China bought 107 tmt of U.S. sorghum for the 2015-16 crop year.

Watch the sorghum market this year.

There is talk of increased acreage as export demand rises. Weekly ethanol production was up 13,000 barrels per day last week at 944,000 barrels per day. Ethanol stocks were down 300,000 barrels at 21.2 million barrels.

Here’s a new one: The Environmental Protection Agency is taking public comments on a proposal to limit continuous corn planting in a fight against the rootworm’s increasing resistance to GMO corn designed to produce Bt pesticides.

OUTLOOK: Attention can now turn to the March 31 Prospective Planting and

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Poisoned milk threats halt New Zealand dairy trading This column was written taken. Fonterra CEO Theo for the marketing week Spierings was quoted saying ending March 13. in a press conference that the criminal threat was Police this week revealed “blackmail against New a threat to poison New Zealand, and as an industry Zealand milk products in we won’t tolerate it.” an apparent protest over pest control. HighGround “We can fully assure our Trading’s Eric Meyer customers and consumers reported that it was that all of our milk and prodMIELKE MARKET revealed that Fonterra and ucts are safe and of high WEEKLY Federated Farmers quality, and our supply chain

By Lee Mielke received threatening letcontinues to be secure and ters last November, world-class. We are playalong with milk packing our part in helping ages that tested posithe government manage tive for the poison. While police said the criminal threat, as is the rest of the the threat could be a hoax, the New dairy industry. We have taken immediZealand government made very clear ate and decisive steps to give our custhat all potential threats like this are tomers and consumers added confitaken seriously. Prior to the announce- dence — including increased testing ment, trading of dairy securities and and security measures.” derivatives on New Zealand listed HighGround Dairy’s Eric Meyer said exchanges were halted. in Friday’s DairyLine that the threat is Both Fonterra & Federated Farmers “more bark than bite at this point” but issued press releases acknowledging they await more details. “It appears to the criminal threat to their organiza- be a non-issue in the industry,” he tions while stating that safety testing explained, “The markets have not and precautions have and are being reacted in any way from the New

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Euro currency hit a 12year low against the U.S. dollar this week and has the potential to keep U.S. dairy exports low for the forseeable future.

week. The National Dairy Products Sales Report-surveyed U.S. average block price hit $1.5589, up 0.6 cent, while the barrels averaged $1.5296, up 0.4 cent.

Buying interest for cheese in the upper Midwest is strong, even stronger than recent weeks for some plants, according to Dairy Market News. This is leading to increased cheese production following weeks of already strong production schedules. Some cheese buyers calling this week are surprising sales managers with unsolicited and unexpected requests for cheese to be delivered as early as next week and through the end of April. This has led to purchasing spot milk to be able to increase production schedules.

With spot milk available ranging $23 under class, manufacturing more cheese for orders in hand is welcome, said Dairy Market News. Some plants have thin cheese inventory levels because they have been selling almost all of what they have made, which is why buying more milk is necessary to meet last minute new orders. For the immediate future, continuing active cheese production is planned to keep up with buying demand. Some manufacturers would like to transition to holding more inventory to have a greater ability to respond to buyers aside from scrambling to produce more cheese in a short time frame.

■ Cash butter headed south this week, closing Friday at $1.6950, 5.5 cents below the previous week and 18.5 cents below that week a year ago. Ten cars traded hands this week. NDPSR butter averaged $1.6832, down 2.4 cents.

Zealand industry over this issue.”

But, perhaps a more pressing matter; Euro currency hit a 12-year low against the U.S. dollar this week and has the potential to keep U.S. dairy exports low for the foreseeable future. I asked Meyer is this would keep a lid on milk prices as well.

He pointed out that, while the United States had become an export leader in the past few years with growing market share, “because of our weak dollar, this change of events or ‘flipping’ to the Europeans, means their export numbers could go way up and could bring U.S. export numbers much lower than in years past.”

“That certainly has the ability to keep a lid on prices from moving sharply higher,” he said, and warned this could be a “big bearish factor down the road for dairy producers.”

■ Meanwhile; cash block Cheddar cheese closed March 13 at $1.57 per pound, up a penny on the week and 79.25 cents below a year ago but the highest level since Jan. 13. The Cheddar barrels finished at $1.5450, up a nickel on the week and 71.75 cents below a year ago. Seven cars of block and five of barrel traded hands on the See MIELKE, pg. 22A

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USDA lowers 2015 milk production forecast ... again MIELKE, from pg. 20A Many Central butter churns are full as operators get ready for spring holiday retail and food service orders, according to Dairy Market News. The market tone is firm as demand is strengthening.

Some butter manufacturers are busy focusing on print butter contract commitments. Inventories of butter are light to moderate as some manufacturers are unable to grow stocks with current interest.

Western butter production to meet Easter season demand is said to be keeping print butter churning volumes strong. Bulk butter manufacturing is also strong. Both factors are seasonally expected, according to Dairy Market News. The demand for cream is causing supplies to tighten, with cream moving into California from Idaho and Arizona to keep churns supplied.

■ Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk fell below $1 per pound for the first time since Jan. 27, closing March 13 at 99.25 cents per pound, down 3.25 cents on the week, and that after dropping 13 cents the previous week.

Ten cars found new homes on the week. NDPSR powder averaged $1.0463, down 1.2 cents, and dry whey averaged 50.58 cents per pound, up 1.8 cents and ended six consecutive weeks of decline.

The above-year-ago levels of milk

have led to an increase in powder production, according to Dairy Market News. Dry buttermilk prices are mixed. Demand is steady to lower and inventory levels are adequate to high. Due to higher butter churning, production of buttermilk is active. Dry whole milk prices are mixed. Dry whey prices are steady to lower in a weak market. Production levels are increasing and producers are accumulating inventory.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture announced its April Class I milk prices this week at $16.94 per hundredweight for the north and $17.21 for the south. Both are up 28 cents from March but are $7.94 below April 2014 and reverse five months of declines. They are still at two-year lows.

The four-month average stands at $17.54 for the north, down from $24.05 at this time a year ago and compares to $19.72 in 2013. The southern average, at $17.82, is down from $24.32 a year ago and $20.00 in 2013. The Federal order Class I base price is announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on March 18.

■ The USDA lowered its 2015 milk production forecast for the third time in a row in its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report issued March 10, blaming slower growth in output per cow more than offsetting

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Many Central butter churns are full as operators get ready for spring holiday retail and food service orders. faster herd expansion.

The report shows 2015 production and marketings projected at 211.1 billion pounds and 210.1 billion pounds, respectively. Both estimates are down 400 million pounds from a month ago.

If realized, 2015 production and marketings would be up about 2.5 percent from 2014.

Both fat and skim-solids exports for 2015 were reduced as export demand is hampered by a strong dollar and increased competition from other exporters. Fat basis imports are higher on expectations of greater butterfat imports. However, robust domestic demand is expected to support increased product use. Product price forecasts for butter and nonfat dry milk are higher, supported by demand and price strength to date. Cheese prices are unchanged at the midpoint but the range is narrowed. Whey is lower on weaker demand.

The Class III milk price was lowered on reduced whey prices. Look for a range of $15.95-$16.55/cwt., down from the $16.30-$17.00 expected a month ago, and compares to $22.34 in 2014.

As a point of interest; factoring the announced January and February prices with Thursday’s futures settlements and the 2015 average is $16.32/ cwt.

The Class IV price is higher due to higher NDM prices and butter prices.

It is projected to average $15.30$16.00, up from the $15.10-$15.90 expected last month and compares to a $22.09 average in 2014.

■ U.S. cheese continues to leave the country. The dairy farmer-funded Cooperatives Working Together accepted 20 requests for export assistance this week to sell 8.483 million pounds of cheese and 176,370 pounds of butter to customers in Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, and the South Pacific.

The product has been contracted for delivery through September 2015 and raises CWT’s 2015 cheese exports to 17.736 million pounds plus 19.015 mil-

lion pounds of butter to nineteen countries on five continents. The amounts of and butter in these sales contracts represent the equivalent of 591.072 million pounds of milk on a milkfat basis, according to CWT. That said; U.S. dairy exports are in their biggest slump since 2012, reports the U.S. Dairy Export Council.

Exporters shipped just 125,876 tons of milk powders, cheese, butterfat, whey and lactose in January, down 23 percent from a year ago and the lowest since December 2012. Total overseas sales were valued at $401.5 million, down 31 percent from last year and the lowest since July 2012. Congestion at West Coast ports contributed to the slowdown.

Sales to the Middle East/North Africa region, Southeast Asia and China were the lowest in more than four years. In January, the value of shipments to MENA was down 75 percent from a year ago, while exports to Southeast Asia were down 53 percent and China was down 40 percent.

In addition, sales to Mexico, our largest market, were off 20 percent.

The only major markets to post increases over last year were South Korea, up 23 percent, and South America, up 27 percent. Moreover, exports of virtually every major product lagged year-ago levels.

Overseas sales of nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder totaled 34,948 tons in January, down 10 percent.

Exports to Southeast Asia were down 47 percent, offsetting a 40 percent gain in shipments to Mexico. In the last two months, NDM/SMP exports were equivalent to just 37 percent of U.S. production, resulting in a record-high build-up of commercial inventories for this time of year.

Cheese exports have fallen steadily since June. January volume was 23,767 tons, off 26 percent from a year ago.

More than a quarter of the sales went to South Korea, which posted a 37 percent year-over-year increase. However, sales to Mexico were down 22 percent.

U.S. exports (total milk solids basis) were equivalent to 11.2 percent of U.S. milk solids production in January, down from the 15.4 percent proportion exported in 2013-14. January imports were equivalent to 3.4 percent of production.

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able growing conditions. Weather between now and planting time will dictate what we’re planting this year.”

He suggested that with an early spring we may get more corn planted.

The dairy farmers are committed to corn operations anyway.

“But regardless the scenarios, I don’t think we’ll get nearly the same corn acres into the ground as we did last year,” said Obermeyer. ❖

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in corn acres remain a lottery choice.

He said he is comfortable with upwards of 3 million fewer acres into the ground this year in the United States.

“Sure, it’s still a guessing game, but the tough arithmetic tells you soybeans are looking like a better choice to keep your money together this season,” Obermeyer said. “Up here in the northern Corn Belt we’ve had two years back-to-back of less-than-favor-

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By DICK HAGEN a single bag seed order. Team The Land Staff Writer marketing is what this seed A sure-fire way to jump headbusiness is all about.” long into a breezy conversation is talking about non-GMO corn.

Perhaps a good example is the fact that Prairie Brand “Pricing definitely is the hot and Obermeyer provide techtopic, but there are lots of other nical information on Enlist, a considerations if you go nonGMO,” said Jason Obermeyer, Jason Obermeyer new herbicide carrying some of the 2,4-D chemistry that used Prairie Brand district sales to be a mainstay of chemical weed conmanager at Maplewood, Minn.

The Land spoke with Obermeyer at trol 30 to 40 years ago.

“Enlist will have an experimental the Central Minnesota Farm Show in label in various geographies across the St. Cloud in late February.

“Get into the agronomics behind the Corn Belt this season,” he said. “We genetics,” he said. “Even if you do have cleared approval through EPA in agree that basically all good hybrids some areas but still waiting on Minout there have good genetics, you’ve nesota approval.

“We think it will happen and we’ll be still got lots of decisions.” good to go for an early launch with Decisions include which insecticides to use and when, because without trait Minnesota growers this spring. By protection, your non-GMO seed is vul- 2016, we think there will be U.S. nerable to both above-ground and approval across the board.”

Reflecting on the quick adoption of below-ground invasions, said OberRoundup across the farm belt 15 or so meyer.

“Herbicide tolerances are another years back, Obermeyer predicted an dicey area. Make a wrong choice on even quicker pick up on Enlist.

“Perhaps key is that there isn’t a weed control and you could be looking at a world of hurt,” he said. “Also those weed out there showing any resistance upfront cost savings that we thought to the product,” he said. “It’s that growwe were making could disappear just ing number of weeds that Roundup no in the extra costs of keeping your crop longer can knock down that is slowly protected, because you didn’t want to squeezing the market life out of that pay the price of trait protection. Buy product.” the ultimate package and most of He’s not yet quoting costs on Enlist, those worries are automatically taken venturing only that it will be fair marcare of.” ket value because that’s one of the In the seed marketing world, consul- rules of marketing in the competitive tation with your customers, or prospec- agricultural world. tive customers, is standard business.

Spring ahead Like everyone, Obermeyer is paying “Anymore, you don’t just sell the product; You offer as much consulting attention to predicted crop acres. Until services as you can,” Obermeyer said, the last planter stops, actual cutbacks

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Farmers adapting to environmental changes

By ELIZABETH DUNBAR Minnesota Public Radio News As rains have gotten heavier, Minnesota farmers in recent years have been expanding a 150-year-old drainage system, pulling billions of gallons more water off soggy land and letting the state’s corn and soybean fields thrive.

They have laid thousands of additional miles of water-absorbing plastic tubes underneath their fields and, as a result, they have pushed upward the number of bushels per acre of the crops that dominate Minnesota’s agricultural landscape. They have

held their own and even flourished amid the rains, increased temperatures and greater variability observed in the state. If only adapting to climate change were so simple.

In reality, farmers’ decisions about how best to adapt have broad implications not only for their own livelihoods but also for Minnesota’s economy and the state’s most important natural resource: water. More intense drainage practices are a case in point because, while the popular approach makes crops and soil more resilient in a changed climate, all that extra water draining from fields can cause problems downstream.

The tradeoffs are environmental and economic.

“A lot of farmers are sitting there thinking, ‘How do I manage my risk? How do I hedge my bets?’ And it’s a really complex equation,” said Joshua Stamper, an irrigation specialist with the University of Minnesota Extension, who helps farmers calculate whether it makes sense to add irrigation systems to deal with the frequent micro droughts that have been observed in recent years.

“There’s no right answer. Every situation for every farmer is different,” he said.

Responding to heavy rains Rising temperatures have had some impact on livestock and crop producers. But changing rainfall patterns are proving to be the bigger climate challenge to farming in the state. Minnesota is wetter than it used to be, and the amount of precipitation falling as heavy storms is up by 37 percent in the past 50 years. Scientists have tied the increases to warming global temperatures.

“I don’t think it’s hard to argue that we’re seeing heavier rain events,” said Bruce Peterson, who grows corn near Northfield and is president of the Minnesota Corn Growers Association. “It seems like we’re getting those 25-year storm events every few years, but at the same time following up that storm event it may not rain for several weeks.”

Wet fields make it tough to plant and can stunt a plant’s growth, and big storms can carry valuable topsoil away.

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can’t support life. Minnesota is one of many states contributing to the problem.

State officials and local watershed districts have been trying to slow that water down. And some farmers have pitched in while also making their own fields more resilient to a changed climate.

Dave Legvold, a Northfield farmer and retired educator, has adopted a controlled drainage system. A government grant paid the cost, typically a few thousand dollars, which is a small percentage of the price of installing drainage tile in a field. “You just bump these guys up, or you can push them down,” he said, pointing to a metal bar that adjusts an underground box containing a series of dams. They control the water level underneath the cornfield.

“When we start to get more precipitation, then the tiles will bring more water to this structure. If I want more water to be held in the soil, to keep nutrients and keep water close by, then I will push them down and I can raise the water level in the soil six inches or I can raise it two feet,” he said.

With this kind of control, swings from flood to drought become less of a factor. But Legvold, a longtime conservationist, doesn’t stop there.

When Legvold decides to let the water out, it meanders downhill into some wetlands, which help absorb any remaining nutrients and prevent the water from rushing into a stream.

Limiting the amount of water being let out of drainage tile is a relatively new strategy in Minnesota. Some farmers like it because it helps them respond to both wet and dry extremes. And those who monitor water quality in the state like it because it can slow down the polluting nutrients.

Controlling drainage water and using wetlands aren’t the only practices farmers such as Legvold are using. Reduced tilling can increase crop residue and boost organic material to help keep soil in place. And cover crops — things like rye grass or oilseed radishes — gobble up unused nutrients and add organic material that helps absorb excess water.

But so far, not a lot of farmers are taking those steps, said Reetz of the MPCA. ❖

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ADAPTING, from pg. 24A Since the 1800s, Minnesota farmers have been installing drainage systems. About a quarter of Minnesota’s agricultural lands are tiled, and the wetter springs observed in the Midwest in recent years have driven farmers to add even more, said Jerry Hatfield, director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Midwest Climate Hub. “It’s a very important thing for us to realize that we suffer from too much water in the spring, and we suffer from too little water in the summer,” Hatfield said.

“We really have the crop at a distinct disadvantage.”

In most cases, the excess water drained from a field flows through ditches and empties into streams.

That’s a lot of water going from field to stream more quickly than it used to.

“You ultimately have an altered hydrologic system, so you have a much flashier runoff into the rivers and streams, which increases erosion of bluffs, banks, cutting in the stream,” said Gaylen Reetz, who oversees watershed management for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

For example, flows on the Minnesota River have increased, and erosion has been a major problem.

“You’ve taken this enormously flat area, much of which was disconnected from the river system, and you’ve drained it,” said Peter Wilcock, a professor in watershed science at Utah State University who studies the Minnesota River. “The best evidence available right now is that drainage is playing an important role, particularly in the spring.”

A happy medium?

Erosion is a problem because sediment can fill streams and destroy fish habitat. That sediment also brings the nutrient phosphorus into a body of water.

And nitrogen, from fertilizer or natural sources, makes its way into drain tile water.

Forty percent of the state’s lakes and rivers are considered impaired, a quarter of them because of excess nutrients. The concerns reach beyond Minnesota because the Mississippi River carries nitrogen to the dead zone — an area in the Gulf of Mexico roughly the size of Connecticut that is so polluted it

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Get on board for a tale of Minnesota’s railroad history

By TIM KING The Land Correspondent Steve Glischinski’s remarkable book “Minnesota Railroads: A Photographic History, 1940-2012” includes a photo taken of the St. Paul Union Depot on April 30, 1971. That was the last day of passenger train service from that magnificent building until May 7, 2014.

Glischinski’s book was published by the University of Minnesota Press in 2012, so it failed to capture the return of rail passenger service to Minnesota’s capitol city.

But what the hundreds of photos, along with the well-written and fact-filled captions do tell is the story of railroad’s grand mid-century days, late century decline, and 21st century renaissance. For anybody with the least interest in railroads and Minnesota’s history, the large format book is a page-turner.

Throughout the last 70 years or so there has been a group of slightly fanatical photographers who

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Take, for example, the April 17, 1971, photo of a small group of people waiting at Burlington Northern’s tiny one room clapboard station at Crookston. They are waiting for Burlington Northern’s Train 47 to take them to Winnipeg.

Baron Behning took the photo just 13 days before the company discontinued passenger service on that line. The photo’s bleakness nicely captures the theme of decline and deterioration of railroads during that time that Glischinski documents in that section of his book.

Glischinski’s photo collection also records the hay days of Minnesota railroading during the 1940s and 1950s. That was the era when steam was giving way to diesel and even a few gas-electric trains. A 1947 photo, by Ronald V. Nixon, records the panorama of the Mississippi River Valley from the top of Barn Bluff as a steam-powered mail and express train heads toward Red Wing. Glischinski tells the reader about that train:

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“The steam locomotive is a streamlined 4-6-4-F7-class Hudson. Designer Otto Kuhler styled the shrouding with orange and gray paint and silver wings. Six Hudsons were built by American Locomotive in 1938 for heavy high-speed passenger service. They once pulled glamour trains such as the Hiawathas, but by 1947 diesels had taken over many runs and the beautiful engines wound up on secondary trains such as this.”

Each of the four photographic sections of Minnesota Railroads begins with a few pages of text that analyzes that period of railroad history. “The Revival and Revitalization, 1980-2000” text concludes with the following regarding that period’s final years: “There were fewer miles of track, but those that remained were well maintained and carried more traffic. The large railroads of 1980 Burlington Northern, Chicago & Northwestern, Milwaukee Road, and Soo Line had morphed into BNSF Railway, Canadian Pacific, and Union Pacific. Lines that once might have been abandoned were operated by short line and regional railroads. Railroads, once spurned by investors as a declining industry, had become an attractive investment.”

Most Americans are familiar with the big railroad names, but Glischinski’s Revival and Revitalization section is full of photos of trains and names of companies that were created during those years. There are the Otter Tail Valley Railroad and the short line conglomerate RailAmerica. There are the Minnesota Commercial Railway, Twin Cities and Western, St. Croix Valley Railroad and others. These are the companies, along with the big familiar companies, that are moving freight, or not moving it, in the 21st century. There were 19 railroads operating in Minnesota in 2012, according to Glischinski. The longest was BNSF with 1,598 miles of track and the shortest was the Red River Valley & Western Railroad that operated on two miles of track.

Glischinski’s photo collection presents a remarkable history of Minnesota railroading. Sometimes they are more than that. Many hint at or show a broader American history such as the 1949 photo of pistol toting mail workers sorting mail in a railway post office or Byron D. Olsen’s June 1961 photo of a train on Minneapolis’ Stone Arch Bridge which also shows the St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam No. 1 under construction. Some photo Gs, like William D. Middleton’s 1959 shot of the steward in the North Coast Limited dining car, are art and history combined.

“Minnesota’s Railroads: A Photographic History, 1940-2012” is an entertaining and educational look into the state’s past and a thoughtful analysis of what the future may hold. It can be obtained directly from the University of Minnesota Press or from bookstores. ❖

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Participating farmers work with a crop adviser to set up trials on their own fields. At the end of the growing season, participants will receive a simple economic analysis based on actual nutrient input costs and yield results from their field trial using a yearly average corn price. As compensation for their time, participating farmers

Participating farmers work with a crop adviser to set up trials on their own fields. At the end of the growing season, participants will receive a simple economic analysis based on actual nutrient input costs and yield results from their field trial using a yearly average corn price. receive a total of $1,000, while crop advisers receive $500 per site enrolled.

Participants are also eligible for free in-season aerial imagery (True Color, Infrared, NDVI) for any fields enrolled, most likely sometime around midAugust. Individual results are kept strictly confidential; overall results are used for education and outreach activities to help showcase on farm advancements in nitrogen management.

Between 2006 and 2012, there were over 250 field trial sites in southern Minnesota counties with a focus on nitrogen and/or phosphorus rates. Of

these sites, over 100 farmer participants and 74 certified crop advisers were involved in the NMI program.

Funding is now available through the MDA to offer this program statewide; the NMI is currently open for enrollment through April 15.

The NMI now offers more considerations for practices that include not only nitrogen rate trials, but also nitrogen stabilizer product and timing evaluations. When utilized effectively, these practices increase nitrogen management efficiency and profitability, and also demonstrate practices that

can help reduce nitrate-nitrogen losses to surface and groundwater.

Realizing farmers and advisers are already experimenting with considerably more nitrogen related practices, NMI enrollment is also open to other management practices that participants feel could provide benefits for both improving farm performance and reducing field nitrogen losses to help improve Minnesota’s water quality.

The program is funded through the Clean Water Land and Legacy Amendment. The MDA assists with this program through promotion, outreach, and payment for participation.

Farmers interested in more information on the 2015 NMI program or who would like to enroll, should go online to www.mda.state.mn.us/nmi or contact Ryan Lemickson at (612) 2099181 or ryan.lemickson@state.mn.us.

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You always bounce back, as they “Resilience: Two Sisters and a Story of point out. You’re always happy when Mental Illness” the good times roll but when they

by Jessie Close with Pete Earley don’t, you reach for your bootstraps. c.2015, Grand Central Publishing Nothing lays you low for long because you just bounce back. $27.00 / $30.00 Canada 306 pages And it seemed that way for Jessie Close. But in her new memoir THE BOOKWORM “Resilience: Two Sisters and a Story of SEZ Mental Illness” (with Pete Earley), she

By Terri Schlichenmeyer wasn’t bouncing back. She was bouncing around.

The Creature lived right behind her she’d been experiencing for years. between those lines. Close brings left ear. It had been screaming “over readers to the edge with her, But the relationship Close had with and over and over again,” taunting clearly giving us a sense of the him wasn’t the only thing that turned Jessie Close to kill herself. She didn’t helplessness and fear that accombad: through the 1960s and 1970s, she want to do it, but that wasn’t the first panied her mental illness. That, held a series of jobs in various parts of time suicide had entered her mind. the country, married and left men impul- not the frenzied travelogue, is Born the last of four children, Close what’s worth reading. sively, had an aborhad always been “the tion and gave birth to Add in a few second-viewpoint chapters family troublethree children.

She from big sister and actress Glenn Close maker.” The trouble, received tentative and you’ve got a memoir that, as a whole, Close brings readers however, wasn’t all diagnoses and medis pretty powerful.

See if you can overlook to the edge with her, hers: when she was ications but their the relentlessness of it, and “Resilience” five years old, Close’s clearly giving us a effects didn’t last. could be a book you’ll bounce for. parents joined the sense of the helpBy the time Close Moral Re-Armament, lessness and fear neared her 50s, the which was “a cult, that accompanied Creature was winplain and simple.” her mental illness. ning….

The family moved to New York, to an Of course, there’s MRA estate where much more to this they were purposely separated. Evenstory and therein lies the issue I had tually, Close’s father was sent to Africa with this book: there’s almost too much and the family joined him there. to take in when you’re reading By that time, Close was “isolated and “Resilience.” lonely,” prone to picking at a spot on her Author Jessie Close (with Pete Earley) hand until it bled. She felt abandoned, packs a tornado in this memoir, in the and started acting out until she was form of multiple moves, jobs, and loves. sent back to the States, to various fam- She’s here on one page and there a page ily members and schools in an attempt later, only to move the story to a new to control her behavior. She began locale again in a few paragraphs. Yes, you drinking and sleeping around, much to could argue that the narrative explains her parents’ horror. At 17, she married the illness, but it was a bit too much. her first of five husbands, a man whose The appeal of this book, I think, lies abuse drove her further into the mania

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be fed. They learn to operate farm machinery, vaccinate animals, build fences and gates, and work with livestock — sometimes chasing them down country roads and out of fields when they break free. It’s Mother Nature’s track practice, which unfortunately knows no age limit.

Only a farm mother has the gall to bring manurespattered young children into the house, clean them up for the day, and kiss them good-night. Sometimes her husband is the manure-spattered one, and sometimes it’s she herself, too.

To the farm woman, red and green are more than just a display of Christmas colors. The banter goes on all year long as to which color dominates in the farm yard.

A young urban girl might hear the words, “Get your boots on — let’s go,” and think of a snowmobile excursion or some kind of social event. But that same thing being said to a farm girl doesn’t hold the same appeal.

She knows it’s time to clean out the barn again.

Oh, the injustice of it all.

One thing binds us together as women, though — and that is what we see as beautiful. Our urban friends may not see the beauty in a manure-spattered young child, but the farm woman sees tomorrow’s food producers in all of that mess that she cleans up each day. Whether they’re from the farm or from our urban population — beautiful adults emerge from both places … even though the process of getting them there are as different as the people who raise them.

Karen Schwaller brings “Table Talk” to The Land from her home near Milford, Iowa. She can be reached at kschwaller@evertek.net. ❖

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It goes without saying that there will always be differences between women. Our likes and dislikes, our shapes and personalities, our taste in clothes, music, food, hair Only a farm mother has stylists, doctors, home décor, ingrown toethe gall to bring manurenail remedies, bathroom scale accuracy, spattered young children laundry soap and more. into the house, clean them But perhaps our biggest differences lie up for the day, and kiss in the way we choose our spouses, and them good-night. where that choice takes us. This brings us TABLE TALK to the differences between farm women have been out picking up rocks in the field and our urban counterparts.

By Karen Schwaller all day. The farm mom will even find an I spoke recently to a farm wife who has occasional sheep’s tail hiding in the baseraised her family, but still says she’s a city ment — a treasure that young hands have discovgirl who hasn’t yet adapted to life on the farm. It ered and rescued. And if she doesn’t find a corn stalk takes awhile to adjust. growing in her basement, she’s been successful in Take the laundry. I don’t doubt that women in town house cleaning over time. have husbands who tend to get into the grease and And the dust. By the looks of our house, historians present her with the challenge of getting it out of his would scratch their heads in bewilderment over how clothes. Farm women also deal with that, and the issue the Dust Bowl of the 1930s has managed to still of natural fertilizer. I truly don’t know if urban women hover directly over our farm 70 years later. have to hose off blue jeans in the front yard before they There are many babies on the farm — some twoget washed, but I know I’ve had to do it a few times. legged, but most four-legged. And many a farm wife The mailman must wonder what goes on around here. can tell you that their own babies will be winter The farm woman knows that supper is served at ones, lest they find themselves in the delivery room “dark-thirty,“ and not before. A 6 p.m. meal would alone because the crops need to be planted, hay serve only as a snack, since there are at least four needs to be baled or the corn needs to be combined more hours of work to do before it gets too dark, and before it rains. everyone is hungry once again.

Farm children themselves are even different than Cleaning the farm house is even different than children who grow up in town. While children growcleaning the urban home. While certainly young chil- ing up in town know the rigors of household and dren and household projects can create messes in yard responsibilities, farm kids also know what it is any home, the farm woman deals with ag commodi- to get out of bed early every morning even during the ties in her house. Corn, soybeans and oats are scatsummer simply because their animals are waiting to tered on the basement floor from the clothing and shoes of tired farmers who come in late at night, and acres of dirt from shoes and socks after the guys

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ock Rapids, Iowa, makes the claim to be a “City of Murals,” and it is living up to that claim. There are 28 murals scattered throughout the city, with a high concentration downtown, making it possible to walk around and view the majority of them.

The idea came from the town of Toppenish, Wash.

Sandy Wynia was a business owner for many years and often thought about what she could do for her city. On a trip to Toppenish, she saw some of the 60 murals that beautify the town.

“It was a long drive back to Iowa, and that gave me a long time to think,” Wynia said. She came up with the grand idea of making Rock Rapids a city of murals. She shared the idea with her husband.

“He told me, ‘You can’t pull that off,’ and that was all the incentive I needed.”

In 2002 the Rock Rapids Mural Society was formed. Wynia and four other volunteers currently spearhead the move to put Rock Rapids on the map as a City of Murals. The murals serve a two-fold purpose — beautify the city and preserve its history. Most of the paintings are of people and businesses from the city’s past. A long-term goal is to make Rock Rapids a tourist attraction.

Murals cover the sides of buildings, but second story windows also feature people looking down on the street. With only the street level being occupied, those paintings bring life back to the vacant floors, Wynia said.

One traffic-stopper is a lawyer unlocking a nonexistent door in the place where the door to his office used to be. A mural of a painter painting the mural also draws a second look. Another has you looking through a “window” into the soda fountain that used to be in the building.

The board of the Mural Society comes up with ideas, researches them, then sends packets to artists who submit a design and the cost, and the Society awards the project to the winning design.

They often cost thousands of dollars, and are funded

by Society fundraisers, memberships, donations, grants, and occasionally sponsors who have an interest in the mural’s subject.

Wynia’s grandmother used to tell her, “Wherever you go, try to improve it.” That’s a mission the Rock Rapids Mural Society is carrying out.

All of the Rock Rapid murals can be viewed at www.rockrapids.com. The Mural Society is found by clicking on the Chamber icon. ❖

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Mohr: Hold back on population in silage fields SILAGE, from pg. 1B cial scores in his evaluation of silage corn values. On the grain portion, he wants a minimum of 30 percent starch.

“You’re feeding the corn for energy so you need a lot of grain,” Mohr said.

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“Michigan State is noted for testing forage corns. They say all corn starch isn’t the same. If you look at starch molecules under a microscope different hybrids have different sizes of molecules. Floury grain with large starch molecules has a low adhesion factor and will dissolve easily in the cow.

Starch molecules from regular grain is small and tightly bound to each other and not readily digestible in the cow.

It’s like comparing a loose soil structure like a sandy loam to a tightly packed soil like red clay. A nutritionist that is balancing a ration needs to know which type of starch they are dealing with.”

Root structure is always important in corn production.

“You need a big enough root to draw the nutrients out of the soil,” Mohr said. “That’s the primary function of roots; its secondary function is as an anchor.”

Whether cobs are white or pink stems from the breeding background.

Silage hybrids started as grain lines have white cobs. He prefers a white cob because if corn silage is put up at 65 percent moisture or higher, as the cob starts to dry, a white cob will remain softer and more chewable.

He deals in 90-day to 102-day maturity silage corn in his southeast Minnesota, southwest Wisconsin and northeast Iowa market. He tells growers to hold back on population per acre in their silage corn fields.

“Get up to like 38,000 PPA and the ratio of the outside of the stalk to the inside gets worse,” he said. “The more outside stalk you have the more lignin.

When you plant lighter, that stalk gets bigger and the ratio gets better because that inside is softer with a little less lignin.”

Mohr’s firm prices silage hybrids about $5 more than the conventional hybrids.

“We do more research; we do more testing on the silage corn. And when you’re growing a crop for dairy cows

we think it’s important that you provide both production data and nutrition data,” he said.

With grain corn, all that’s needed is a yield check, he added.

Most companies rely on Near Infrared Reflectance tests. Mohr challenges the validity of the NIR tests. He indicated both some Wisconsin and University of Minnesota dairy scientists are questioning this procedure also. He’s suggesting wet chemistry techniques give better data.

“We do yield checks (for tonnage) on our silage hybrids plus we do wet chemistry testing. We do a 24-hour rumen fluid test which is more expensive than the typical NIR tests done by most companies,” Mohr said. “The University of Wisconsin silage tests are NIR; they seldom do wet chemistry tests.”

“There’s a cost,” he continued. “With our bigger customers close to our headquarters, I’ll test every field. I know the fields. I’ll get samples from every field; run those samples up the Forage Lab test at Marshfield for those 24hour rumen fluid tests. Cost is about $70. But nutritionally you then know precisely what you’re starting with. I get the results back out to the dairy farmers; they give them to their ration guy and mix it accordingly.”

Mohr doesn’t predict shifting in the silage corn market.

“If they got livestock they’re going to buy silage hybrids,” he said. “Because of the nutritional impact, I don’t advise buying the cheapest silage corn just to save a few dollars at the front end.

Poor performance and you’re paying the price all season.”

Quality of the finished product sets the price for silage corn.

“Because the dairy farmer has a sharp eye for nutritional value, good silage corns are always in demand,” said Mohr.

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One may argue that the single most important nutrient on earth is water. Humans can survive weeks without any food, but only a few days without water. Most livestock can survive for two months without food, but, again, cannot go more than a week without water.

Water is very important to all animals, and especially dairy cows. Cows require water for bodily functions like digestion as well as lactation. On average, milk produced by dairy cows is about 87 percent water. A cow’s daily water requirement can range from 30-50 gallons.

Dairy cows spend about 4-5 hours per day eating, but only 20-30 minutes drinking water. It’s important to take steps in order to meet your cows’ needs and optimize water intake. Here are some tips: • Make sure waterers are easily accessible. There should be direct access to water as cows exit the milking parlor, as well as access to water within 50 feet of the feed bunk.

• Provide trough space of 3.5 linear inches per cow, and have at least two waterers per pen.

• Check flow rates, and maintain a minimum of three inches in the trough at all times.

• Keep waterers clean, as clean, fresh water will lead to optimum intake.

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“We’ve found that cattle vaccinated against BVDV have little or no protection against HoBi infections,” Ridpath said. “Our current BVDV tests and commercial vaccines are not adequate to detect HoBi-like viruses and protect cattle against them.”

These findings, published in Veterinary Microbiology and the Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, indicate a need for new diagnostics and vaccines specific to these viruses.

Ridpath, who is in NADC’s Ruminant Diseases and Immunology Unit, also demonstrated that acute HoBi infections in cattle result in immunosuppression. Like BVDV, HoBi has the ability to cross the placenta, infecting the fetus and establishing a lifelong infection in an animal. Such animals are referred to as “persistently infected.”

“A calf born persistently infected with BVDV is like a ‘Typhoid Mary,’ shedding virus into the environment through its tears, blood, urine, feces, and skin,” Ridpath said. “All of its tissues carry the virus. We have found that the same is true of calves persistently infected with HoBi-like viruses, and they can transmit the virus to other calves, sheep, goats, and pigs.”

Ridpath and her colleagues at NADC are collaborating with researchers in Brazil and Italy to investigate the prevalence of HoBi. In a study pub-

lished in the Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation in 2014, the team conducted a survey of fetal bovine serum collected from animals in the United States. No HoBi-like viruses were detected. This suggests that the viruses have not invaded the country.

The first published report of HoBi in European cattle was in a 2010 respiratory disease outbreak. However, ARS scientists and their colleagues from Italy demonstrated that HoBi had been in circulation in Europe earlier than previously reported. They detected the virus in archived samples sent to a diagnostic laboratory in Italy in 2007.

Future efforts will continue to involve conducting immunology surveys to ensure that HoBi-like viruses have not entered the United States, Ridpath says. Additionally, scientists are working to develop tests to screen imported animals and animal products to make sure they are free of these viruses.

This article was published in the Nov./Dec. 2014 issue of Agricultural Research magazine. It was written by ARS information staff member Sandra Avent. This research is part of Animal Health, an ARS national program (No. 103). Visit www.nps.ars.usda.gov for the program description.

Julia Ridpath is in the USDA-ARS Ruminant Diseases and Immunology Unit, National Animal Disease Center, 1920 Dayton Ave., Ames, IA 50010; (515)337-7586. ❖

Mastitis management — Don’t forget heifers, dry cows are not effective in the late dry period.

The most important thing you can do is keep the environment clean.

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This article was submitted by University of Minnesota Extension Educator Emily Wilmes. She may be reached at (320) 255-6169 or (800) 450-6171. ❖

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Dry cow mastitis management is just as important for your heifers. Fifty to 60 percent of all new infections caused by environmental pathogens occur during the dry period. In addition, over 50 percent of clinical coliform mastitis events in the first 100 days in milk originated during the dry period. Mastitis contracted during the dry period can result in an estimated loss of $200 per cow per year.

Environmental organisms can infect the cow during lactation and/or during the dry period. Included in that is the spread of mastitis-causing bacteria on biting flies that congregate on teat ends.

Another cause can be contagious organisms that spread through the herd. These risk factors increase a cow’s chance of matitis during the dry peried: cow’s lactation number, if she had a high milk yield at dry off, and the method used for drying off. Risk factors related to the udder quarter include teat end exposure to bacteria, teat end condition, and the timely formation of the keratin plug.

To prevent dry cow mastitis, maintaining a clean environment is key.

Cows with known infections should be separated from the rest of the group.

As flies can be a threat to udder health, use an effective fly management program. Maximize immune defenses with vaccinations that have gram negative core antigens.

Many options are available for dry cow mastitis treatment. The first is an intramammary infusion at dry off. This will eliminate existing infections and prevent new infections early in the dry period.

These infusions will not prevent infections caused by resistant bacteria and

Another option is an internal teat sealant. They are insoluble in milk and thus have excellent persistence. Internal sealants can be hand-stripped out of the quarter after calving. If they aren’t stripped out in time, they can be safely ingested by the calf. Lastly, there are no antimicrobial properties or residue issues with internal teat sealants.

used.These are made of a plastic polymer and form a physical barrier around the teat. They are easy to apply, dry quickly, and are non-irritating and non-toxic.

External sealants will shed off the teat in 3-7 days. For full benefit, external teat sealants should be applied at dry off, and then re-applied at 10 days before calving.

This article was submitted by University of Minnesota Extension Educator Emily Wilmes. She can be reached at (320) 255-6169 or (800) 450-6171. ❖

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ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Mastitis can have several negative effects: decreased milk production, high bulk tank somatic cell count, potential loss of milk quality premiums, and an overall decrease in farm profitability. Milk quality and mastitis management tie in to several aspects of the farm: parlor management, cow comfort, facilities cleanliness, hygiene, milk production and profitability.

Mastitis management is considered to be most important in our lactating cows. However, mastitis must be managed in heifers and dry cows too.

Taking the time to manage your pregnant heifers for mastitis matters. Milkproducing tissues in the udder undergo the most development during the first pregnancy. Mastitis during this time can cause permanent damage and lead to reduced lifetime production.

There are several causes of mastitis in heifers. Bacteria that are present on the udder skin surface can enter through the teat orifice. If your calves suckle on each other, the bacteria from their mouths can transfer onto the teats. Bacteria present in a dirty environment, including those on biting flies, may congregate on teat ends.

When it comes to fighting bacteria the most important thing you can do is keep the environment clean. Regularly remove manure, change bedding, and keep the heifers’ pens dry. Cleanliness is key in mastitis prevention. Watch for calves sucking on each other. If you notice it, separate the problem calf from the rest of the group.

Heifers can be treated for mastitis during any of their three trimesters without any effect on calving. However, treatment should not be administered within 45 days of expected calving date. When treating heifers, it is best to use a non-lactating cow product. Lastly, consult with your veterinarian before administering any sort of mastitis treatment to a heifer.

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Large tracts of land for rent Sell your land or real estate Buying Gold & Silver, collecin 30 days for 0% commistor coins, diamonds, gold Blue Earth County. sion. Call Ray 507-339-1272 jewelry, silver dollars, 612-968-3800 or email: pocket watches, antiques, jemmbc@integra.net rare currency, dental gold, Real Estate Wanted 021 any gold or silver items, 33 years same retail location.

WANTED: Land & farms. I Fairmont, MN, have clients looking for Kuehl's Coins, 507-235-3886 dairy, & cash grain operations, as well as bare land parcels from 40-1000 acres. Hay & Forage Equip 031 Both for relocation & investments.

If you have FOR SALE: NH 38 green even thought about selling chopper, $2,600.

Kasten contact: Paul Krueger, green chopper, $1,650. IH Farm & Land Specialist, 18' vibra shank w/ levelers, Edina Realty, SW Suburban $1,650. All in good cond. 920Office, 14198 Commerce 553-7139 or 920-860-2118 Ave NE, Prior Lake, MN 55372. paulkrueger@edinarealty.com

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FOR SALE: 4000 bu Stormor hopper bottom, 21' Sukup floor w/ stands. 507-236-8748 Stormor Bins & EZ-Drys.

100% financing w/no liens or red tape, call Steve at Fairfax Ag for an appointment. 888-830-7757

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2-16' Feeder Wagons, new Case IH 12RN 30” cult, 4 FOR SALE: JD Tractor FOR SALE: Oliver & White Harms Mfg. Land Rollers, JD 980 24' field cult, $8,900; JD 230 25' cushion gang treated floors, Apache Brand New, 12'-$6,500; 14'gauge whls, flat fold, tractor parts, just parting tracks, 16”, solideal tracks, disc, $4,450; JD 1760 12x30 $2,500, H-S $1,900. 715-206$7,000; 16'-$7,500; 24'out a 105 White w/ cab & rolling shields, shedded, 95% bar remaining, will fit conservation planter, Yet0535 $14,000; 32'-$16,500; 42'3spd & 3pt. 218-639-0315 JD 8000-8030 track tractors, like new, $3,850/OBO; Westter trash whippers, 3 bu $19,500.

Other sizes from $5,000/pr. 507-789-6049 field drill fill brush auger, C-IH Tigermate 200, 34.5' boxes, 250 monitor, $22,750; 8'-60'. 715-234-1993 FOR SALE:Gehl 160 disk VG, $875/OBO. 320-815-8448 (2010) rolling baskets, JD 3020D tractor, 2 hyds, FOR SALE: John Deere mower, 6 spool, 8 ft 3 pt, knock on sweeps, excellent Exc NH 2550 w/ 1627 hrs has JDWF, 3pt, new injector Wheel & suitcase weights. hitch, new cover. Call (320) J&M 250 gravity box with condition, $31,500. (507) 330pump, $6,900; JD 566 round 18' head w/ JD non clog 847-2519 165-450-1500 lbs rear wheel like new Sudenga brush 4028 baler w/ kicker, $5,450; (4) guards, $17,500. 715-796-2331 auger, $2,750; TW35 Ford wgts. Also JD 7000/8000 SeTrellborg 850-60-38 tires, MFD very nice, have work ries front suitcase wgts Hydrostatic & Hydraulic ReCase 1825 skid, water cooled, FOR SALE: 3 pt Guidance $750/ea. 320-769-2756 pair Repair-Troubleshootorders, new tires, $28,500. avail. 507-789-6049 nice; Ford 800 utility P System, $1,200/OBO; Lorening Sales-Design Custom 320-221-0319 STR; Ford loader, $250, Navigator row crop guidance ze 6R30” Danish tine cultihydraulic hose-making up Diggers, Blades. JD wheel system for row crop cultivator, $1,000/OBO. Call Ger- FOR SALE: Machinery to 2” Service calls made. JD 980 24 ' 6”field cult, nardisk, 16', sharp; Auger, vating, $1,500/OBO. Wilmer Melroe Harroweeder, 7 ald at 320-597-2312 row tranport, 3 bar horrow, STOEN'S Hydrostatic Ser8x55, sharp; Gravity Wag4T fertilizer spreader, section w/hydraulic cartlight kit almost new vice 16084 State Hwy 29 N ons: 250-600, fenders. (2) FOR SALE: JD 1750 4R vac$900/OBO. Farm King 10” all good teeth, $750. sweeps.

Call (507) 336-2469 Glenwood, MN 56334 320JD running gears; Large hyd transfer auger, uum corn planter, dry fert 694AN planter & cultiva634-4360 wagon; Quick Hitch catego$900/OBO. 507-327-6430 tor, $800/pair.

18.4/26 w/ box extensions, row ry 3 PLUS More! Peterson band duals w/hardware, cleaners, mounted fert Equipment New Ulm 507$125. IH plow mainbeam auger E-sets & 200 monitor, 276-6958 or 6957 - 5 1/2"x5"x153 1/2", $50. very clean, $11,500. 507-896(507) 426-7672 3278 or 507-450-0521 DMC 44 grain screener, $750; Rapet 30' belt conveyor, FOR SALE: JD 4620, 20.8x38 FOR SALE: NH 185 manure 5HP elec motor, $2,900; JD tires, new batteries, new spreader used 2 seasons ex328 small sq baler w/ 40 seat, cab kit, new tach, cellent condition, $10,000. thrower, $5,750; JD BB 12' year round cab; JD 6601 715-796-2761 grain drill w/ grass seeder, pull type combine, 5 belt $2,350; 16 Yetter sgl whl pickup, ready to use & al- FOR SALE: White 6100 6R trash whippers, JD mounts, planter w/ dry fertilizer, ways shedded; JD 12A pull $100/ea; Case IH Magnum SM 3000 monitor; White 273 type swather, has canvas, 4” 10 bolt hubs, $575/pr; 20' disc w/ harrow. Both exon transport, always shed18.4x46 10 bolt duals, cellent & shedded. 320-292ded. 320-360-1954 or 320-360$1,900/pr. 320-769-2756 3170 4570

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36' 43,000 bu Brock bin; (2) 36' 40,000 bu bins; 36' 20,000 bu bin w/ floor; 33' 18,000 bu bin; 30' 13,000 bu bin; 30' 12,000 bu bin w/ floor; (2) 30' 12,000 bu MFS bins; 27' 10,000 bu bin w/ floor; (3) 21' 6,000 bu bins; 4,000 bu hopper bin; 1600 bu hopper bin; power sweep for 42' bin; DMC 3 auger stirator for 42' bin; 10” power sweep for 54' bin; (8) new Superior 15HP sgl phase centrifugal fans (6) new Superior 30HP 3 phase centrifugal fans; 70' of 12” drag; 100' of 8” UTrough. Let us know what you are looking for.

Other inventory coming in weekly. 507-697-6133 www.usedbinsales.com

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WANTED: 3000 bu hopper bin in good shape. 952-2922019 Grain Handling Equip

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FOR SALE: 300 bu Parker wagon w/ Westfield bristle brush for planter seed filling, $2,700/OBO. Feterl grain auger, 8”x66', PTO, $900. 507-327-6430 FOR SALE:Used grain bins, floors unload systems, stirators, fans & heaters, aeration fans, buying or selling, try me first and also call for very competitive contract rates!

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15' diameter holding tank, 1500 bu, with 6' 6” auger, 3ph 3 hp electric motor $1,700. 641-425-9035

Super B corn dryer, model 750SD, 5083 hrs, 3 phase, Axial fan, bought new. 507456-4230 Farm Implements

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'13 J&M TF215 rolling harrow, 45', green, lights, 130 acres, paid $23,000, asking $17,500.

Two edible bean knife/cutters, 8-30 or 6-30, $500/ea. JD 4239T engine, $1,900. Also, WANTED: 20' coulter chisel plow. Can send pictures, call or text.

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2 H&F 20' 7+ bore chopper boxes, $3,250/ea/OBO. 851 round baler, $2,000/OBO. (715)364-2568 21 Ft Kewanee #1175 Disc w/ 3 Bar Drag (All Good Blades) (21”) Real Good.

Top-Air 1000 Gal Sprayer (Big Singles) 60 Ft Boom, Mon, Hyd Pump Etc, Real Good. 319-347-6138 Can Del

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'81 JD 4240, quad, 5400 hrs.

16 JD single disc openers off of 1770 planter. JD 510 round baler w/ new belts.

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KIMBALL, MN 320-398-3800 ST. MARTIN, MN 320-548-3285 TRACTORS 4WD

TRACTORS AWD/MFD Continued

CIH 35 Quad, ‘08, 1955 hrs. ......$271,500

CIH 340 Mag., ‘13, 950 hrs. ......$225,000

CIH 600 Quad, '12, 1155 hrs ..................................................$335,000 CIH 600 Quad, '12, 1545 hrs ..................................................$325,000 CIH 600 Quad, '11, 930 hrs ....................................................$339,900 CIH 600 Quad, '11,1100 hrs ..................................................$339,900 CIH 600 Quad, '11, 1150 hrs ..................................................$339,000 CIH 600 Quad, '11, 1200 hrs ..................................................$315,000 CIH 600 Quad, '11, 1295 hrs ..................................................$338,500 CIH 600 Quad, '11, 3100 hrs ..................................................$252,000 CIH 550 Quad, '13, 605 hrs ....................................................$315,000 CIH 550 Quad, '13, 960 hrs ....................................................$329,000 CIH 550 Quad, '12, 880 hrs ....................................................$315,000 CIH 550 Quad, '11, 1765 hrs ..................................................$279,500 CIH 535 Quad, '10, 1235 hrs ..................................................$289,000 CIH 535 Quad, '09, 2980 hrs ..................................................$235,000 CIH 535 Quad, '08, 1860 hrs ..................................................$265,000 CIH 535 Quad, '08, 1955 hrs ..................................................$271,500 CIH 530 Steiger, '07, 2425 hrs................................................$199,000 CIH 500 Quad, '11, 1430 hrs ..................................................$300,000 CIH 500 Quad, '11, 1575 hrs ..................................................$289,900 CIH 500 Quad, '05, 3900 hrs ..................................................$198,000 CIH 485 Quad, '10, 1425 hrs ..................................................$225,000

CIH 340 Mag, '13, 950 hrs......................................................$225,000 CIH 340 Mag, '12, 775 hrs......................................................$225,000 CIH 340 Mag, '11, 1865 hrs....................................................$198,500 CIH 340 Mag, '11, 1880 hrs....................................................$199,000 CIH 340 Mag, '11, 2110 hrs....................................................$197,500 CIH 340 Mag, '11, 2725 hrs....................................................$196,500 CIH 335 Mag, '11, 995 hrs......................................................$189,500 CIH 335 Mag, '10, 2310 hrs....................................................$160,500 CIH 335 Mag, '09, 2055 hrs....................................................$160,000 CIH 335 Mag, '09, 2135 hrs....................................................$165,500 CIH 335 Mag, '08, 3770 hrs....................................................$144,900 CIH 335 Mag, '08, 3510 hrs....................................................$144,900 CIH 315 Mag, '13, 410 hrs......................................................$225,000 CIH 315 Mag, '13, 470 hrs......................................................$229,500 CIH 315 Mag, '13, 815 hrs......................................................$210,000 CIH 315 Mag, '13, 1175 hrs....................................................$210,000 CIH 315 Mag, '12, 1865 hrs....................................................$190,000 CIH 315 Mag, '11, 1535 hrs....................................................$172,500 CIH 310 Mag, '14, 410 hrs......................................................$207,500 CIH 305 Mag, '10, 4620 hrs....................................................$145,500 CIH 305 Mag, '09, 1975 hrs....................................................$164,500 CIH MX305, '06, 2785 hrs ......................................................$143,500 CIH 290 Mag, '14, 405 hrs......................................................$197,500

SPRING TILLAGE Continued Sunflower 5631, 45' Fld Cult ....................................................$10,900 Sunflower 5055, 44' Fld Cult ....................................................$29,500 Wilrich 3400, 50' Fld Cult ..........................................................$7,500 Wilrich Excel, 27.5' Fld Cult ......................................................$17,500 (2) Wilrich Quad 50.5' Fld Cult ................................starting at $29,500 Wilrich Quad, 45' Fld Cult ........................................................$49,500 Wilrich Quad, 44.5' Fld Cult ......................................................$17,500 Wilrich QuadX, 42' Fld Cult ......................................................$29,000 Wilrich Quad5, 38.5' Fld Cult ....................................................$15,000 CIH 183, 12R30 Row Crop Cult ..................................................$4,000 CIH 3900, 33' Disk....................................................................$17,000 CIH 370, 25' Disk......................................................................$46,900 CIH RMX340, 34' Disk ..............................................................$37,700 CIH 330, 42' Disk......................................................................$68,900 (8) CIH 330, 34' Disk ..............................................starting at $43,000 CIH 330, 31' Disk......................................................................$42,500 (4) CIH 330, 25' Disk ..............................................starting at $39,500 JD 635, 33' Disk ......................................................................$19,900 JD 635, 32' Disk ......................................................................$20,500 Kewanee 1020, 20' Disk..............................................................$3,900 Krause 8200 Disk......................................................................$43,900 Summers 30" Super Disk ..........................................................$36,900 (2) Wishek 862NT, 26' Disk ....................................starting at $54,900 JD 2310, 45' Combo Mulch ......................................................$54,950 (8) CIH 110, 50' Crumbler ........................................starting at $9,000 CIH 110, 45' Crumbler ..............................................................$14,500 DMI 45' Crumbler ......................................................................$9,500 DMI 40' Crumbler ......................................................................$9,850 Kewanee 1600, 36' Crumbler......................................................$4,995 Riteway 45' Crumbler ..............................................................$12,900 CIH 181, 20' Rotary Hoe ............................................................$2,500

CIH 485 Quad, '09, 1945 hrs ..................................................$246,500 CIH 485HD Steiger, '10, 1000 hrs ..........................................$219,900 CIH 485 Steiger, '10, 1600 hrs................................................$226,500 CIH 485 Quad, '09, 2650 hrs ..................................................$245,000 CIH 485 Quad, '08, 2030 hrs ..................................................$270,000 CIH 485 Quad, '08, 1585 hrs ..................................................$239,500 CIH STX480, '06, 3110 hrs ....................................................$182,500 CIH 480 RowTrac, '14, 410 hrs ..............................................$360,000 CIH STX450Q, '02, 4980 hrs ..................................................$164,500 CIH 435 Steiger, '10, 895 hrs..................................................$235,000 CIH 435 Steiger, '10, 1820 hrs................................................$199,900 CIH 435 Steiger, '09, 1790 hrs................................................$199,500 CIH 400 Steiger, '12, 540 hrs..................................................$239,500 CIH 380 Steiger, '07, 2360 hrs................................................$180,000 CIH 350 Steiger, '12, 1105 hrs................................................$228,950 CIH 350HD Steiger, '11, 795 hrs ............................................$198,000 CIH 9380Q, '99, 1945 hrs ......................................................$104,500 CIH 9380, '96, 5335 hrs ..........................................................$68,900 CIH 9370, '00, 6705 hrs ..........................................................$82,000 Challenger 755C, '10, 1535 hrs ..............................................$182,500 Challenger MT855B, '07, 4420 hrs ........................................$210,000 JD 9630T, '10, 2765 hrs ........................................................$227,500 JD 9560R, '14, 545 hrs ..........................................................$309,900 JD 9560, '14, 565 hrs ............................................................$312,000 JD 9560R, '12, 320 hrs ..........................................................$320,000 JD 9560RT, '14, 540 hrs ........................................................$344,900 JD 9560RT,'14, 595 hrs ..........................................................$342,500 JD 9560RT, '14, 610 hrs ........................................................$342,500 JD 9560RT, '14, 670 hrs ........................................................$338,900 JD 9560RT, '12, 660 hrs ........................................................$335,000 JD 9560RT, '12, 1005 hrs ......................................................$309,500 JD 9560RT, '12, 1040 hrs ......................................................$319,500 JD 9430T, '08, 3270 hrs ........................................................$199,000 JD 9400, '98, 9365 hrs ............................................................$75,000 JD 9330, '11, 435 hrs ............................................................$239,500 JD 9200, '98, 5130 hrs ............................................................$81,900 NH T9.560, '11, 480 hrs ........................................................$215,000 NH TJ325, '05, 10,125 hrs........................................................$69,500 Steiger KM-280, '84, 8400 hrs ................................................$19,500 Steiger Panther, '89, 11,190 hrs ..............................................$69,500

CIH 290 Mag., ‘14, 695 hrs. ......$199,000 CIH 290 Mag, '14, 695 hrs......................................................$199,000 CIH 290 Mag, '14, 160 hrs......................................................$209,900 CIH 290 Mag, '13, 430 hrs......................................................$209,900 CIH 290 Mag, '13, 515 hrs......................................................$195,000 CIH 290 Mag, '12, 900 hrs......................................................$179,000 CIH 290 Mag, '11, 750 hrs......................................................$177,500 CIH 290 Mag, '11, 1780 hrs....................................................$169,500 CIH MX285, '04, 5145 hrs ......................................................$106,000 CIH 280 Mag, '14, 235 hrs......................................................$185,000 CIH 275 Mag, '10, 2435 hrs....................................................$152,500 CIH MX270, '01, 8210 hrs ........................................................$59,900 CIH MX270, '99, 6935 hrs ........................................................$66,900 CIH 260 Mag, '12, 395 hrs......................................................$165,000 CIH 245 Mag, '10, 2130 hrs....................................................$148,900 CIH MX240, '99, 7080 hrs ........................................................$63,500 CIH MX240, '99, 7220 hrs ........................................................$58,500 CIH 235 Mag, '13, 335 hrs......................................................$179,900 CIH 235 Mag, '13, 725 hrs......................................................$179,500 CIH 235 Mag, '13, 1545 hrs....................................................$125,000 CIH 235 Mag, '13, 1610 hrs....................................................$125,000

TRACTORS AWD/MFD CIH 340 Mag, '13, 290 hrs......................................................$239,000 CIH 340 Mag, '13, 560 hrs......................................................$234,000

CIH 235 Mag., ‘13, 335 hrs. ......$179,900

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SPRAYERS SELF-PROP. Cont

Miller 4365, ‘09, 2055 hrs. ......

Miller 4365, '10, 825 hrs .............................................

Miller 4365, '09, 2055 hrs ...........................................

Miller 4240HT, '10, 2005 hrs .......................................

PLANTING & SEEDING

TRACTORS 2WD CIH 7130, '89, 5720 hrs ..........................................................$34,500 CIH 5120, '90, 7100 hrs ..........................................................$19,900 CIH 75C, '14..............................................................................$30,500 Case 2590, '78, 6090 hrs..........................................................$14,900 Case 1490, 5000 hrs ..................................................................$5,500 AC 185, '76, 6205 hrs ................................................................$5,500 JD 6200L, '95, 7100 hrs ..........................................................$24,000 JD 5520, '04, 2435 hrs ............................................................$25,350 JD 5065E, '13, 25 hrs ..............................................................$21,000 JD 4230, '76, 5330 hrs ............................................................$13,900 JD 4000, '71, 9000 hrs ............................................................$13,500 JD 3010G, '62, 3970 hrs ............................................................$5,500 NH 8670, '95, 6475 hrs ............................................................$52,500 NH T5070, '08, 1100 hrs ..........................................................$35,500

COMPACT TRACTORS/RTV’s

CIH 485 Quad, ‘09, 1945 hrs. ....$246,500

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TRACTORS AWD/MFD Continued CIH 235 Mag, '13, 1640 hrs....................................................$125,000 CIH 235 Mag, '13, 1715 hrs....................................................$125,000 CIH 235 Mag, '13, 1770 hrs....................................................$125,000 CIH 225 Mag, '14, 105 hrs......................................................$169,000 CIH 215 Mag, '08, 1405 hrs....................................................$119,500 CIH 190 Mag, '11, 1915 hrs....................................................$115,000 CIH 190 Mag, '09, 3790 hrs....................................................$109,500 CIH 180 Mag, '13, 1995 hrs....................................................$124,500 CIH 215 Puma, '11, 3100 hrs ..................................................$99,000 CIH 200 Puma, '11, 600 hrs ..................................................$139,500 CIH 180 Puma, '08, 2105 hrs ..................................................$85,500 CIH 170 Puma, '12, 3330 hrs ................................................$112,000 CIH MXM155, '05, 2685 hrs ....................................................$56,500 CIH 140 Maxxum, '13, 1500 hrs ..............................................$80,000 CIH 140 Pro, '09, 590 hrs ........................................................$75,000 CIH MXU135, '06, 4240 hrs......................................................$56,500 CIH 125 Maxxum, '11, 1320 hrs ..............................................$89,000 CIH 125 Pro, '10, 1605 hrs ......................................................$77,500 CIH JX95, '06, 3440 hrs ..........................................................$33,500 CIH 7220, '94, 10,735 hrs ........................................................$59,500 CIH 7120, '92, 10,380 hrs ........................................................$57,500 CIH 7120, '91, 7380 hrs ..........................................................$54,900 JD 9630T, '10, 2765 hrs ........................................................$227,500 JD 9200, '00, 4150 hrs ............................................................$96,900 JD 8410T, '01, 5655 hrs ..........................................................$85,000 CIH 8360RT, '12, 1610 hrs ....................................................$229,000 JD 8345RT, '10, 1115 hrs ......................................................$231,000 JD 8345RT, '10, 1475 hrs ......................................................$225,000 JD 8335RT, '12, 1390 hrs ......................................................$239,500 JD 8320RT, '10, 905 hrs ........................................................$209,500 JD 8320RT, '10, 1600 hrs ......................................................$209,500 JD 8100, '96, 5500 hrs ............................................................$69,500 JD 7530P, '10, 485 hrs ..........................................................$109,900 Kubota M9660, '13, 400 hrs ....................................................$41,750 NH T8040, '10, 1145 hrs ........................................................$169,500 NH T8010, '08, 2095 hrs ........................................................$119,500 NH 8.360, '11, 2050 hrs ........................................................$180,000 NH T7.210, '11, 740 hrs ........................................................$117,500

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JD 855, '96, 2030 hrs ................................................................$8,900 Kubota B2710HSD, '04, 1070 hrs ............................................$13,900 Kubota B2620, '10, 85 hrs ........................................................$16,400 Kubota B2320HSD, '11, 125 hrs ..............................................$18,500 Kubota BX2650HSDC, '13, 55 hrs ............................................$30,600 Kubota BX2230, '04, 410 hrs......................................................$8,395 Kubota L3240HST, '13, 55 hrs..................................................$32,500 MF 1533, '08, 960 hrs ..............................................................$24,000 Artic Cat 1000 XTZ, '10, 715 miles ............................................$6,700 Artic Cat 700EFI, '11, 1450 hrs ................................................$13,000 Coleman HS500, '13, 85 hrs ......................................................$7,900 Kawasaki 3010 Mule, 1685 hrs ..................................................$4,995 Kawasaki 3010 Mule, '08, 4550 hrs............................................$7,250 Kubota RTV1100, '08, 120 hrs..................................................$15,500 Kubota RTV1100, '07, 850 hrs..................................................$14,250 Polaris Ranger 800EFI, '08, 1745 hrs ........................................$7,999 Polaris 500 EFI, '07 ....................................................................$3,975

SPRING TILLAGE (2) CIH TM 200, 60.5' Fld Cult ................................starting at $44,500 (2) CIH TM 200, 50.5' Fld Cult ................................starting at $47,500 CIH TM 200, 46.5' ACS Fld Cult................................................$60,000 CIH TM 200, 44.5' ACS Fld Cult................................................$59,500 (4) CIH TMII, 60.5' Fld Cult......................................starting at $56,500 (2) CIH TMII, 54.5' Fld Cult......................................starting at $49,000 CIH TMII, 52.5' Fld Cult ............................................................$43,000 (6) CIH TMII, 50.5' Fld Cult......................................starting at $33,500 (2) CIH TMII, 48.5' Fld Cult......................................starting at $33,500 CIH TMII, 46.5' Fld Cult ............................................................$33,500 (2) CIH TMII, 44.5' Fld Cult......................................starting at $45,900 (3) CIH TMII, 40.5' Fld Cult......................................starting at $39,500 CIH TMII, 38.' Fld Cult ..............................................................$29,900 DMI TMII, 60.5' Fld Cult ..........................................................$33,500 (2) DMI TMII, 54.5' Fld Cult ....................................starting at $32,500 DMI TMII, 46.5' Fld Cult ..........................................................$29,500 DMI TMII, 44.5' Fld Cult ..........................................................$32,750 DMI TMII, 38.5' Fld Cult ..........................................................$17,900 JD 2210, 64.5' Fld Cult ............................................................$78,500 JD 2210, 55.5' Fld Cult ............................................................$54,900 (2) JD 2210, 54.5' Fld Cult ......................................starting at $58,900 JD 2210, 52.5' Fld Cult ............................................................$73,500 (7) JD 2210, 50.5' Fld Cult ......................................starting at $35,500 JD 2210, 49.5' Fld Cult ............................................................$59,900 (2) JD 2210, 45.5' Fld Cult ......................................starting at $35,000 (2) JD 2210, 44.5' Fld Cult ......................................starting at $39,000 JD 2210, 32.5' Fld Cult ............................................................$31,500 JD 985, 50.5' Fld Cult ..............................................................$23,000 JD 985, 49.5' Fld Cult ..............................................................$22,000 JD 980, 50' Fld Cult ..................................................................$23,000 JD 960, 44.5' Fld Cult ................................................................$8,900 Krause 5635-50 Fld Cult ..........................................................$49,900 NH ST250, 36.5' Fld Cult ..........................................................$32,500

Miller Condor A75, ‘08, 1740 hrs. .

Miller Condor A75, '08, 1740 hrs.................................

Rogator 1084SS, '09, 2380 hrs ...................................

Rogator 854, '98, 3490 hrs .........................................

Rogator 854, '97, 5125 hrs .........................................

CIH 1240, 24R20........$129,900 $125,900 CIH 1265, 36R22 ....................................................$239,500 $220,250 (4) CIH 1260, 36R22 ..........starting at $179,000 starting at $164,900 CIH 1260, 36R20 ....................................................$178,900 $164,900 (6) CIH 1250, 24R30 ............starting at $105,900 starting at $84,900 (10) CIH 1250, 16R30 ............starting at $79,000 starting at $69,900 CIH 1240, 24R22 ....................................................................$114,000 CIH 1240, 24R20 ....................................................$129,900 $125,900 (2) CIH 1240, 16R30................................................starting at $55,000 (2) CIH 1220, 8R30..................................................starting at $39,500

CIH 1220, 6R30 ......................$37,500 CIH 1220, 6R30 ........................................................................$37,500 CIH 1200, 32R22 ........................................................$59,900 $42,500 (2) IH 1200, 24R22 ................starting at $45,900 starting at $33,900 CIH 1200, 12R30 ......................................................................$67,000 CIH 900, 6R30 ............................................................................$7,500 IH 800, 8R30 ..............................................................................$2,500 JD DB44, 24R22 ....................................................................$155,000 (2) JD 7200, 16R30 ................................................starting at $26,500 JD 1780, 15R31 ........................................................................$39,500 JD 1770NT, 16R30....................................................................$59,900 JD 1770, 16R30 ........................................................................$39,500 JD 1760, 12R30 ........................................................$35,000 $29,900 JD 1750, 8R30 ..........................................................................$18,500 JD 1700, 8R30 ..........................................................................$15,000 Kinze 4900, 16R30..................................................................$119,900 Kinze 3600, 12R24....................................................................$75,500 Kinze 2200, 12R30....................................................................$22,500 White 8816, 16R30 ..................................................................$86,500 White 8200, 12R30 ..................................................................$45,500 White 8180, 16R30 ..................................................................$62,500 CIH 5400 Drill ..........................................................................$21,000

SPRAYERS PULL-TYPE

Demco 1200 Nav .......................................................

Fast 9500, 1850 Gal .....................................................

(2) Hardi Commander, 1200 Gal ..............................sta Hardi CM1500 .............................................................

Hardi NP1100, 90' .......................................................

Hardi Nav 1000 Gal .....................................................

Redball 690, 2000 gal. .............

Redball 690, 2000 Gal .................................................

Redball 680, 1350 Gal .................................................

(2) Redball 670, 90' ................................................sta Spray Air 3600, 120' ...................................................

(2) Summers Ultimate, 90' ......................................sta (2) Top Air 1600, 120' ............................................sta Top Air 1200 Gal .........................................................

SPRAYERS SELF-PROPELLED Rudy Lusk - (507) 227-4119 CIH SPX3200B, '01, 3825 hrs ..................................................$79,000 Ag Chem 1074SS, '07, 2200 hrs ............................................$136,000 Ag Chem 854 Rogator, '02, 2080 hrs ......................................$65,500 Ag Chem 854 Rogator, '99, 4140 hrs ......................................$69,900 Ag Chem 664, '94, 3240 hrs ....................................................$37,500 Hagie STS12, '12, 550 hrs ......................................................$259,000 JD 4830, '09, 525 hrs ............................................................$219,900 Miller 5240HT, '13, 190 hrs ....................................................$269,000

Top Air, 1200 gal. ...................

HAY EQUIPMENT Claas 8700, '04, 2005 hrs ...........................................

NH H8080, '11 .............................................................

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SKID LOADERS/EXC./TLB Cont.

(4) CIH DC132, 13' MowCond ................................starting at $27,900 CIH DCX101 MowCond ............................................................$19,900 CIH SC412 MowCond ................................................................$7,500 (2) Claas 9100C MowCond ......................................starting at $58,000 Claas 8550C MowCond ............................................................$54,000 Claas 8400RC MowCond ..........................................................$55,000 JD 946, '04 MowCond ..............................................................$18,500 NH 1475, 14' MowCond............................................................$16,000 NH 1431 MowCond ..................................................................$13,500 NH 499 MowCond ......................................................................$9,900 CIH MDX81 Disc Mower ............................................................$6,900 CIH MDX31 Disc Mower ............................................................$4,500 Kuhn GMD800 Disc Mower ........................................................$7,900 Kuhn GMD700HD Disc Mower....................................................$9,500 Everest 5700C Rotary Mower ....................................................$1,995 Kuhn GMD400 Rotary Mower ....................................................$7,000 Landpride AFM4211 Rotary Mower ..........................................$12,500 Landpride FDR2584 Rotary Mower ............................................$3,000 Landpride RCF2072 Rotary Mower ............................................$2,500 Woods BW1800Q Rotary Mower ..............................................$17,000 Gehl WM2109 Wind Merg ........................................................$13,500 JD HM1212 Wind Merg ............................................................$21,500 Kuhn MM300 Wind Merg..........................................................$19,500 Millerpro 7916 Wind Merg..........................................................$9,500 (5) Millerpro 14-16 Wind Merg................................starting at $26,500 Phiber SM848 Wind Merg ........................................................$28,500 Rowse 8' Wind Merg ..................................................................$6,500 H & S BF12HC Rake....................................................................$5,950 Pottinger 185A Rake ................................................................$15,000

Case SR200, '13, 1980 hrs ......................................................$27,400 Case SR200, '12, 1330 hrs ......................................................$31,900 Case SR200, '11, 1300 hrs ......................................................$30,000 Case SV300, '12, 2100 hrs ......................................................$34,900 Case SV300, '11, 435 hrs ........................................................$41,900 Case SV300, '12, 2180 hrs ......................................................$33,900 Case SV300, '11, 1635 hrs ......................................................$36,900 Case SV300, '11, 2270 hrs ......................................................$37,500 Case SV250, '12, 3005 hrs ......................................................$29,500 Case SV250, '11, 1170 hrs ......................................................$30,500 Case SV250, '11, 1330 hrs ......................................................$29,000 Case TR270, '12, 280 hrs ........................................................$39,500 Case 1835C, '89, 1755 hrs ........................................................$6,900 Case 445CT, '06, 1630 hrs........................................................$35,500 Case 440-3, '08, 2100 hrs ........................................................$26,900 Case 410, '05, 310 hrs..............................................................$22,900 Case 90XT, '00, 4680 hrs..........................................................$16,900

SKID LOADERS/EXCAVATORS/TLB

.............$14,900 .............$34,900 arting at $29,500 .............$23,900 .............$23,500 ...............$7,500

.............$24,600 .............$16,500 arting at $16,500 .............$29,700 arting at $18,500 arting at $32,500 .............$29,500

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Case 60XT, ‘04, 3095 hrs. ..........$16,000 Case 60XT, '04, 3095 hrs..........................................................$16,000 Case 60XT, '04, 3430 hrs..........................................................$16,200 Bobcat S300..............................................................................$34,900 Bobcat S185, '11, 520 hrs ........................................................$29,500 Deere 328, '04, 4135 hrs ..........................................................$21,900 Deere 326D, '12, 355 hrs..........................................................$36,900 Deere 323D, '13, 240 hrs..........................................................$48,500 Deere 260, '02, 3920 hrs ..........................................................$16,750 Deere 250, '00, 8840 hrs ..........................................................$12,900 Gehl 7810, '10, 1860 hrs ..........................................................$39,500 Gehl 5640E, '08, 3900 hrs ........................................................$19,900 Gehl 5640, '04, 3900 hrs ..........................................................$19,900 Gehl 5635, 2580 hrs ................................................................$14,500 Gehl 5240E, '11, 2775 hrs ........................................................$22,900 Gehl 4640E, '09, 1960 hrs ........................................................$21,900 Gehl V330, '12, 640 hrs ............................................................$42,500 Gehl V330, '12, 910 hrs ............................................................$38,900 Kubota SVL90-2HC, '12, 1375 hrs............................................$47,500 Kubota SVL90-2HC, '12, 1650 hrs............................................$42,900 Mustang 2700V, '09, 730 hrs....................................................$29,900 NH LX565, '96, 3280 hrs ............................................................$8,900 Groomer BR180MP, '02, 2145 hrs............................................$37,000

MISCELLANEOUS

Case SR220, ‘11, 3060 hrs. ........$27,000 Case SR250, '11, 1550 hrs ......................................................$29,000 Case SR220, '12, 240 hrs ........................................................$34,000 Case SR220, '12, 700 hrs ........................................................$36,900 Case SR220, '12, 785 hrs ........................................................$33,900 Case SR220, '11, 3060 hrs ......................................................$27,000 Case SR200, '13, 490 hrs ........................................................$34,500 Case SR200, '13, 1245 hrs ......................................................$32,750 Case SR200, '13, 1500 hrs ......................................................$34,500 Case SR200, '13, 1660 hrs ......................................................$27,400

Case SR200, ‘13, 1500 hrs. ........$34,500

(2) Alloway 20' Shredder ..........................................starting at $5,500 Alloway 15' Shredder ................................................................$11,500 Balzer 2000, 20' Shredder ........................................................$13,900 Brillion FS-1806-1 Shredder ....................................................$10,500 JD 520 Shredder ......................................................................$12,900 JD 220, 20' Shredder..................................................................$9,900 Loftness 360, 30' Shredder ......................................................$17,500 Loftness 180, 15' Shredder ........................................................$7,900 Wilrich 22' Shredder ................................................................$12,900 Woods 522CD6K Shredder ......................................................$18,900 Woods S20CD, 20' Shredder ......................................................$5,900 (2) Meyer 4620, 20' Forage Box ..............................starting at $18,500 (4) CIH 600 Forage Blower ........................................starting at $1,250 Alloway 1410 Auger ....................................................................$2,250 Buhler 856, 8x56 Auger ..............................................................$1,950 Feterl 12X72 CSWD Auger ..........................................................$8,500 Hutch 10x60 Auger ....................................................................$6,500 Mayrath 10x52 Auger..................................................................$1,450 Sudenga 12x61 Auger ..............................................................$10,500 Westfield MK 10x71 Auger ........................................................$6,250 Meyer 3954T Manure Spreader ................................................$14,500 Artsway 5165, 165 bu Grinder Mixer ........................................$22,000 Hiniker Big Ox 10' Blade ............................................................$3,995 Buhler 9' Loader ........................................................................$7,500 Gnuse F40 Loader ......................................................................$2,800 Demco 650 Grav Box ................................................................$10,500 Demco 365 Grav Box ..................................................................$6,500 DMI 280 Grav Box ......................................................................$2,850 Killbros 500 Grav Box ................................................................$4,200 Killbros 385, 400 bu Grav Box ....................................................$5,300 Parker 2500, 300 bu Grav Box....................................................$2,800 Parker 505, 550 bu Grav Box....................................................$14,900 Balzer 1250 Grain Cart ..............................................................$57,000 (2) Brent 1594, 1500 bu Grain Cart ........................starting at $75,000 (2) Brent 1194 Grain Cart ........................................starting at $41,500 Brent 1082 Grain Cart ..............................................................$36,900 Brent 882, 850 bu Grain Cart ....................................................$35,000 Brent 776 Grain Cart ................................................................$18,900 Brent 744, 750 bu Grain Cart ....................................................$18,500 Brent 572R Grain Cart ..............................................................$14,750 Brent 470 Grain Cart ................................................................$11,500 (2) Brent 420 Grain Cart ............................................starting at $7,950 Demco 850 Grain Cart ..............................................................$26,500

TEC

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..$29,500

.............$98,500 .............$89,000 ...........$106,000

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BALERS CIH RB564, 5x6 Rnd Baler........................................................$26,500 (2) CIH RB561, 5x6 Rnd Baler ..................................starting at $8,500 CIH RS561, 5x6 Rnd Baler........................................................$10,750 Claas 355 UNI Rnd Baler ..........................................................$36,000 Claas 280RC Rnd Baler ............................................................$19,500 Claas 255 UNI Rnd Baler ..........................................................$31,000 JD 854 Rnd Baler......................................................................$26,900 JD 568 Rnd Baler......................................................................$27,000 NH BR760 Rnd Baler ................................................................$22,600 NH 688 Rnd Baler ....................................................................$13,500 NH 648 Rnd Baler ......................................................................$9,900 CIH LB334 Rec Baler ................................................................$75,000 (2) CIH LB333 Rec Baler..........................................starting at $59,000 Hesston 4755, 3x3 Rec Baler....................................................$35,500 (2) NH BB940A Rec Baler ........................................starting at $49,500

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Rhino FM 72”, 3pt finishing Case IH 7130, 2WD, 3 remotes, 3pt, PTO, 18-42 dumower, $900/OBO; 7', 3pt als at 60%, fresh OH, 8600 field cultivator, $125/OBO. hrs, new paint, nice, (715)877-3487 $33,500.

We buy Case IH 8910, 2WD, 3 reSalvage Equipment motes, dual PTO, 3pt, 14.9Parts Available 46s at 70%, automotive Hammell Equip., Inc. paint, 9000 hrs, all re-condi(507)867-4910 tioned, must see, $46,500.

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Tractors 036 www.kruegerdiesel.com 507-327-0858 '13 Case IH Steiger 450RC Quad, lux cab, 1000 PTO, FOR SALE: '66 Case 730 gas. Low hrs, Comfort row crop, 6 remotes, cab King, factory wide front & susp, 24” tracks, Guidance factory 3pt, dual hyds, near ready, HID lights, 570 hrs. new tires, very good cond, 507-456-4230 $5,900/OBO. 507-437-1334 8295R JD (2010), front duals, rear triples, 1500 hrs, 5 2013 JD 7200R, IVT trans, hyds, deluxe cab, auto 46" duals, only 37 hours, track ready, HID lights, $155,000. 715-296-2162 IVT trans, 1000 PTO, 295HP, MFWD. 507-456-4230

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8295RT, (2010) 24” FOR SALE: CIH 260 Mag- JD tracks, 295HP, 3pt, 1000 num Tractor, 1300 hours, PTO, 4 hyds, 240 hrs, 750 auto steer, 3 PTOs, dudeluxe cab, HID lights, als, all around 50" tires, fulauto track guidance ready. ly loaded. (507) 430-5144 507-456-4230 FOR SALE: JD 4320, 2 hyds, NEW AND USED TRACTOR 38” tires, nice tin & paint, PARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, $12,900/OBO. 952-240-2193 55, 50 Series & newer tractors, AC-all models, Large FOR SALE: JD 9520T, '07 Inventory, We ship! Mark model, 36" tracks 50-60%, Heitman Tractor Salvage 18spd powershift, 26 front 715-673-4829 wgts, 4 hyds, auto track ready. Less than 2500 hrs. TIRES: (2) 18.4 x 34 tractor clean tractor, $135,000. 320tires. 507-764-3943 or 507583-9793 236-9168

JD 720 dsl, electric start, Harvesting Equip 037 good tires, NF, kept inside.

Call 715-289-3836 540 MF dsl combine, 1900 hrs, header hgt control JD 8120, '04, 2,535 Hrs, PS, 3 Chopper, 1 owner always Hyd, 18.4x46 Rear Dls, shedded w/ 13 ' bean head, 16.9x30 Fronts, Autotrac $6,500, 4T fert speader, Ready, Single Owner. NW $350. Call (320) 963-5377 MN $117,000 (218) 790-9478 AUGER SALE On All BUHLER FARM KING AUGERS (ON HAND) 8-10” & 13” from 31—112 Ft And Everything In Between A.L. Buseman Ind 319-347-6282 Can Deliver

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507-327-6430 J&M 250 gravity box w/ like new Sudenga brush auger, $2,750. TW35 Ford MFD very nice, have work orders, new tires, $28,500.

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COMBINE HEADS ‘05 Geringhoff Roto Disc 830, 8R30” ....$28,000 ‘07 CIH 2020, 35’ flex head ....................$12,500 ‘05 JD 630, 30’ flex head ........................$13,000 ‘07 Geringhoff Roto Disc 600, 6R30” ....$29,500 ‘07 CIH 2020, 35’ flex head ....................$11,000 ‘95 JD 893, 8R30” w/pixall rolls ............$13,500 ‘90 JD 643, 6R30” cornhead ....................$8,500

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COMBINES ‘09 JD 9870, 1895 eng./1233 sep. hrs., Pro-drive, 5-spd. feederhouse, chopper, 520x42” tires & duals ........................$140,000 ‘08 JD 9770, 1380 eng./938 sep. hrs., chopper, Contour Master, 20.8x42 duals ..........$135,000 ‘09 JD 9570, 1496 eng./904 sep. hrs., Contour Master, chopper, 30.5x32 tires, Very Clean ..........................................$130,000 ‘98 JD 9610, 3578 eng./2379 sep. hrs., chopper, bin ext., 20.8x42 duals ..........$40,000 ‘00 JD 9550, 3508 eng./2425 sep. hrs., Contour Master, chopper, bin ext., 24.5x32 tires ........................................$57,000 ‘02 JD 9750STS, 3359 eng./2271 sep. hrs., updated feederhouse to 60 Series heads, Contour Master, chopper, duals, $29,000 repairs in February ................................$65,000 ‘12 CIH 8230, 4WD, 969 eng./777 sep. hrs., well equipped, 520x42” tires & duals $205,000 ‘11 CIH 8120, 934 eng./729 sep. hrs., Pro 600, well equipped, 520x42 tires & duals ..$180,000 ‘11 CIH 7120, 871 eng./732 sep. hrs., Pro 600, well equipped, 520x42” tires & duals $180,000 ‘09 CIH 7088, 1193 eng./895 sep. hrs., rock trap, chopper, lateral tilt feeder, power bin ext., 30.5x32 tires ..............$139,000 ‘08 CIH 7010, 1625 eng./1070 sep. hrs., 520x42” duals, Pro 600 moisture ......$109,000 ‘08 NH CR9060, 1782 eng./1332 sep. hrs., 4x4, Terrain tracer, chopper, rock trap, 620x42 duals ........................................$99,000 ‘04 NH CR970, 3138 eng./2186 sep. hrs., tracker, chopper, 520x42” duals ..........$68,000

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‘10 JD 8270R, MFWD, 3888 hrs., powershift, 3 hyd., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 380x50 tires & duals ............................................................$110,000 ‘11 JD 8285, 1324 hrs., PS trans., big pump, 4 hyds., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 18.4x46” tires & duals ..............................................$149,000 ‘09 JD 7630, MFWD, 4112 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO w/JD 746 loader w/5 tine grapple, 20.8x42 rear single tires ........$95,000 ‘13 JD 6190R, 585 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, IVT trans., 18.4x46 tires & duals ........$120,000 ‘94 NH 6640SLE, MFWD, cab, air, 3 pt., w/loader & grapple ..............................$27,000 ‘11 CIH Magnum 315, 1998 hrs., Lux. cab, 4 hyd., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 620x42” tires & duals ..................................................$119,000 ‘07 CIH Magnum 245, MFWD, 4100 hrs., 3 pt., 4 hyd. valves, 540/1000 PTO, 420x46 rear tires w/480x42” duals....................$80,000 ‘12 CIH 315, MFWD, 481 hrs., Luxury cab, 4 hyd., big pump, 1000 PTO, 480x50” rear tires & duals ......................................$160,000 ‘12 CIH 315, 798 hrs., Luxury cab, suspended front end, 1000 PTO, 5 hyd., big pump, 480x50 tires & duals ..........................$160,000

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‘12 JD 9560RT, 859 hrs., 1000 PTO, 36” tracks ..........................................$255,000 ‘12 JD 9560R, 921 hrs., 800/70/38 duals ............................................................$232,000 ‘12 JD 9410, 1259 hrs., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., duals ..................................................$195,000 ‘13 JD 9410R, 640 hrs., 5 hyds., hi-flow, 1000 PTO, 480x50” tires & duals ......$210,000 ‘13 JD 8360RT, 414 hrs., 1000 PTO, 3 pt. hitch, 25” tracks, Power Train Warranty ......$223,000 ‘12 CIH 400HD, 366 hrs., Luxury cab, 6 hyd., hi-flow, 1000 PTO, 480x50 tires & duals ..............................................$195,000 ‘02 CIH STX425, 12-spd. manual, 4 valves, 710x38 duals, 3465 hrs. ....................$105,000 ‘12 CIH 350HD Steiger, 1630 hrs., Luxury cab, 1000 PTO, 4 hyd. valves, big pump, 520x42” duals ....................................$147,000 ‘12 CIH 400HD, 318 hrs., 4 hyd., big pump, 520x46” tires & duals ........................$185,000 ‘09 Challenger MT765C, 3363 hrs., 30” tracks, 3 pt., 1000 PTO ..................................$127,000 ‘13 Cat 765D, 790 hrs., 25” tracks, 4 hyd., 1000 PTO, 3 pt., front wgts. ..............$185,000 ‘04 Cat 755, 3990 hrs., 18” tracks, 5 hyd., 1000 PTO, 3 pt., w/complete auto steer set up....................................................$92,000 ‘09 Versatile 485, 1704 hrs., 4 hyd., 12-spd., 800x38 tires & duals ..........................$145,000

‘12 CIH 290, MFWD, 390 hrs., Luxury cab, 5 hyd., big pump, HID lights, front & rear duals, 480x50” rear tires ............$159,000 ‘06 CIH 245, MFWD, 5100 hrs., 4 hyd. valves, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 14.9x46” tires & duals ........................................$75,000 ‘11 Cat Challenger MT655C, 1176 hrs, MFWD, 3 pt, 540/1000 PTO, 4 hyd, 480x50” tires & duals ........................$100,000 ‘14 CIH 105C, cab, air, 12-spd., 254 hrs.$39,500 ‘07 JD 6430, Premium IVT, MFWD, cab, air, 5100 hrs. ........................................$48,000

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Port-A-Hut Shelters: • All Steel Shelters for Livestock & Other Uses 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 & Feeder Panels • Head Gates • Loading Chute • Hog Feeders • Sqz. Chutes & Tubs • Calf Warmer JBM Equipment: • Feeder Wagons - Several Models • Self-locking Head Gates • Self-locking Bunk Feeders • Tombstone Horse & Horned Cattle Feeders • Skid Feeders • Bunk Feeders • Bale Wagons • Bale Thrower Racks • Flat Racks for big sq. bales • Self-locking Feeder Wagons • Fenceline Feeders • Several Types of Bale Feeders DR® POWER EQUIPMENT • Field & Brush Mowers • Roto-Hog Power Tillers • Stump Grinders • Log Splitters • Chippers

• Power Graders • Power Wagons • Leaf & Lawn Vacuums • Versa-trailers • GT (Tox-O-Wic) Grain Dryers, 350-800 bu. EARLY ORDER DISCOUNT • Taylor-Way 7’ rotary cutter • Sheep & Calf Feeders • Livestock Equipment by Vern’s Mfg. • Steel Bale Throw Racks w/ Steel Floors • Peck Grain Augers • MDS Buckets for Loaders & Skidloaders • Powder River Livestock & Horse Equipment • Tire Scrapers for Skidsteers, 6’-9’ • EZ Trail Wagons Boxes & Bale Baskets • Taylor-way 3 way dump trailer • MDS Roto King Round Bale Processor • Sitrex Wheel Rakes • Bale Baskets • SI Feeders, Wagons & Bunks • (Hayhopper) Bale Feeders • Calftel Hutches & Animal Barns • R&C Poly Bale Feeders • Amish Built Oak Bunk Feeders & Bale Racks • Goat & Sheep Feeders • Fainting goats & min. donkeys Lorenz & Walco Snowblowers-PTO & Skidsteer Models

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• Schwarze 150 Bu. 2-Wheel Bunk Feeder Wagon, rebuilt, V.G. • Several Used Manure Spreaders • Bearcat Wood Chopper, gas, handles 9” wood, electronic feed, 700 hrs.

We can also sell your equipment for you on consignment Lot - Hwy 7 E

Office Location - 305 Adams Street Hutchinson, MN 55350

320-587-2162, Ask for Larry

LOCAL TRADES TRACTORS

‘04 CIH 2388, RWA - $89,500

TILLAGE

‘10 CIH 435 Quad, 600 hrs.

- $255,000 ‘11 CIH 550 Quad, 2600 hrs., PTO, 36” tracks - $219,500 ‘11 CIH 315 w/Soucey tracks, 610 hrs. - $224,500 ‘11 CIH 885, 2WD, cab, New TA28 loader - $19,900

CIH Tigermate II, 44’ - $28,500 CIH 1200, 16-30 pivot, bulk fill - $69,500 JD 1760, 12-30, insect - $34,500 Used Liq. fert. attach for Kinze 3200, Complete - $2,950

‘95 CIH 2166 - $42,900 ‘08 CIH 7010 - $159,500 ‘10 CIH 7088 - $197,500

‘14 CIH 550 Quad, 475 hrs., Rental Return - $319,500 New Bush Hog 2815 rotary cutter - Invoice: $16,500

COMBINES

MISCELLANEOUS

– SPECIAL OF THE WEEK –

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

New Aluma 8218 tilt w/4800# axle - $6,395, plus tax & license ‘14 CIH 870 w/reel, Demo - 50 Acres, Full Warranty - $79,500

RABE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

1205 Bixby Road (across from fairgrounds), Fairmont, MN 507-235-3358 or 800-813-8300 • Get the Rabe Advantage

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FOR SALE: 5100 White FOR SALE: CIH 24' 6200 FOR SALE: IH 5400 20' soy- FOR SALE: JD 455 25' grain planter, 8R36, wing fold, bean special, SI belts, w/ drill, 10” spacings, v press press drill, always shed3000 monitor, dawn coulElk Creek cart, $10,800. 612wheels, monitor, low acres, ded, $5,500. 320-293-8086 ters, row cleaners, fert 390-2643 exc condition, shedded. 507combo w/ cross auger. 507665-2869 896-3624 FOR SALE: JD 1750 6R30” JD 7100 Soybean Special, 13R20" skip row, can con- JD 7200 6 RN Conservation vacuum conservation Planter, Row Cleaners, HD FOR SALE: Case IH 5400 vert to 12R22", lift assist planter, dry fert w/ 6” ext, Down Pressure, New Poly minimum till drill w/ markwheels, flat fold markers, 3 & 6” cross auger, trash Fert Boxes, Cross Auger, ers, 20', 7 1/2” spacing, w/ bu. boxes, tw, Radial Bean whippers, JD 250 Monitor, 3 150 Mon, Finger Units Test cart, $8,000/OBO. 320-905Meters, monitor, many rebu seed hoppers, hyd gauge Excellent, $15,400. 715-5569441 cent updates, excellent conwheel, independent lift, al0045 dition, $8,500. 612-760-2546 ways shedded, very clean. or 320-221-0786 Retiring. 320-963-3812

AVOCA SPRAY SERVICE

GREAT – EASY TO FIND NEW LOCATION HWY. 59 N • Slayton, MN We are dealers for Top Air, Sprayer Specialties, Gregson Sprayers, new & used on hand Wheathart, Westfield, FarmKing, Brandt Vacs & Balzer Equipment • We have NEW Balzer stalk choppers on hand • Truckload prices on NEW Westfield augers, Brandt grain vacs, Batch belts.

NEW SPRAYERS

Gregson 1000 gal., 60’ boom, Target Boom, Raven 440, 12.4x38 tires ..................................................................$20,000

USED SPRAYERS

Top Air 1600 gal., 120’ boom, inductor, Raven 450, 380x46 tires, hyd. pump, adj. axle ..............................$60,000 Top Air 1600 gal., 120’ boom, 380x46 duals, Raven 450, Ht control ......................................................................$55,000 Top Air 1600 gal., 132’ boom, 22” duals, Raven 450, hyd. pump ....................................................................$53,000 Top Air 1600 gal., 120’ boom, Raven 450, hyd. pump, rinse tank, 14.9x46 tires................................................$33,000 Broyhill 1500 gal., 80’ boom ..........................................$30,000 Broyhill 1500 gal., 90’ boom, Raven 450 ......................$29,500 Brandt 1600 gal., 90’ boom, adj. axle, 46” tires ..........$29,000 Schaben 1600 gal., 90’ boom, Raven 450, inductor, rinse tank ......................................................................$22,000 Sprayer Specialties 1250 gal., 80’ boom, 12.4x46 tires, Raven 440......................................................................$20,000 Sprayer Specialties 1250 gal., 80’ boom, Raven 450, hyd. pump ....................................................................$20,000 Sprayer Specialties 1000 gal., 90’ boom, Raven 450, foamer............................................................................$19,000 Red Ball 670, 1200 gal., 90’ boom, Raven 450, hyd. pump ....................................................................$19,000 Gregson 1000 gal., 90’ boom, 20” plumbing, Raven 440, hyd. pump, rinse tank, 72-120” adj. axle, 13.6x38 tires ......................................................................................$18,000 Top Air 1100 gal., 80’ X-fold boom, Raven 440 ............$17,000 Red Ball 670, 1200 gal., 90’ boom ................................$17,000 Top Air 1100 gal., 80’ X-fold boom, Raven 440, hyd pump ......................................................................$16,000 Spraymaster 1000 gal., 80’ boom,, hyd. pump, rinse tank, Raven 440, 88-120” adj. axle, 13.6x38 tires ................$14,000 Red Ball 680, 1000 gal., 90’ boom, Raven 440, hyd. pump, 380x90x46 tires - (Choice of 2) ....................................$13,000 Great Plains 1000 gal., 80’ Top Air X-fold boom, Teejet control, hyd. pump, 120” axle, 13.6x38 tires ..............$12,500

USED AUGERS

(3) Westfield MK13x111 GLP (Choice) ..........................$21,000 Westfield MK FLex 13x71 GLP ......................................$20,900 Wheatheart 13x19 LP ....................................................$15,000 Westfield MK13x71 GLP ................................................$14,650 (3) Westfield MK13x91 GLP (Choice) ............................$12,300 Westfield MK13x71 GLP ................................................$12,000 Westfield MK10x91 GL ..................................................$10,000 Farm King 13x85 ..............................................................$9,500 Westfield MK13x91 GLP ..................................................$9,500 Westfield MK10x81 GLP ..................................................$9,000 Farm King 13x70 LP ........................................................$9,000 Westfield MK13x81 GLP ..................................................$8,500 (8) Westfield MK13x71 GLP (Choice) ..............................$8,000 Sudenga 12x72 w/hopper................................................$7,000 Sudenga 10x72 ................................................................$7,000 Westfield MK10x61 GLP ..................................................$6,500 Westfield MK10x61 GLP ..................................................$6,500 (2) Westfield MK10x71 GLP (Choice) ..............................$6,500 Westfield W13x51 SD ......................................................$6,500

(2) White Feterl 10x76 w/swing hopper (Choice)............$6,200 White Feterl 10x76 ..........................................................$6,000 Feterl 12x72 ......................................................................$6,000 Sudenga 12x66 SD ..........................................................$5,900 (2) Westfield MK10x71 GLP (Choice) ..............................$5,800 Peck 10x71 LP..................................................................$5,500 White Feterl 10x66 ..........................................................$5,500 Farm King 10x70 ..............................................................$5,500 Hutchinson 10x70 LP w/mover ......................................$5,500 Westfield MK10x71 GLP ..................................................$5,500 White Feterl 10x88 w/mover............................................$5,500

SNOWBLOWERS

New Hitchdoc 10’ triple auger ......................................$13,500 New Hitchdoc 9’ triple auger ........................................$12,100 Used Hitchdoc 9’............................................................$10,500 New SB Select 9’..............................................................$7,920 New HItchdoc 8’ ..............................................................$7,350 Used Inland 9’ ..................................................................$6,500 Used Farm King 9’............................................................$6,500 Used Farm King 9’............................................................$6,000 Used Schweiss 9’ ............................................................$5,500 New Farm King 8’ ............................................................$4,200 Used Lorenz 8’ ................................................................$3,800 Used Schweiss 8’ ............................................................$2,200 Used Schweiss 8’ ............................................................$1,500 Used Schulte 8’ ................................................................$1,500 Used Lundell 8’....................................................................$800

USED WAGONS

J&M 760 gravity wagon ................................................$17,000 New Parker 605 gravity wagon......................................$16,700 Used Parker 605 gravity wagon ....................................$14,500 (2) Used Parker 6250 gravity wagons (Choice) ............$11,200 Used Parker 505 gravity wagon ....................................$11,000 (2) Used Parker 4800 gravity wagons (Choice) ..............$8,000 Used Westendorf gravity wagon ....................................$4,500 Kory 220 gravity wagon w/drill-fill ..................................$2,500 Dakon gravity wagon ......................................................$2,500 Used Gehl 910 silage wagon ..........................................$2,500 Used J&M 250 gravity wagon..........................................$1,400

USED MISCELLANEOUS

Used Top Air 1600 gal., 40’ 16-row, 15-coulter, liq.......$39,500 Fertilizer Attachment, Raven 440, hyd. pump ..................CALL Demco 650 grain cart w/scale ......................................$21,000 Big-A Terragator, 3-wheel ..............................................$17,000 New Hitchdoc 990 fuel cart ..........................................$16,500 New Brandt drive-over grain decks ..............................$14,300 Convey-All grain vac, Ultima 6 ......................................$11,000 (3) Brandt 4500 grain vacs (Choice) ..............................$11,000 New 42’ Head Hunter header trailers..............................$8,500 JD 330 disc ......................................................................$7,500 Grainmaster drive-over ....................................................$4,500 Lely 8’ disc mower ..........................................................$3,500 Batco 1314 transfer hoppper ..........................................$3,000 Used 1500 gal. water wagon ..........................................$1,500 JD 800 swather ................................................................$1,500 Used 600 gal. water wagon ............................................$1,000 Used Sudenga brush drill-fill, 32” hopper ......................$1,000

Planter Kits On Hand!

Ph. 800-653-2676 or 507-335-7830 Fax: 507-335-7808 • Mobile: 507-227-6728

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'04 Landoll cultivator, 24' wide, sharp, always shedded, retiring farmer, $13,900/OBO. 507-689-2504 33 Ft GREAT PLAINS (2006) Discovator/Finisher Series 7 (Low Acres) Like New. BRENT #540 Wagon (97) Shedded, Real Nice. 319347-2349 Can Deliver FOR SALE: (1) McCormick end gate seeder; (2) 16' IHC 45 field cultivator. 507764-3943 or 507-236-9168 FOR SALE: 20' Kewanee #740 tandem disk, manual fold wings; ALSO, Int'l 963 cornhead, good condition, straight. 507-227-5905

USED EQUIPMENT FROM A NAME YOU CAN TRUST! ‘08 Bobcat 5600 Toolcat, 3300 hrs.................................$24,500 ‘02 Bobcat V-623, Verahandler, 4126 hrs.................................$38,900 ‘09 T-250, glass cab w/AC, 1400 hrs.................................$32,500 ‘06 T-140, glass cab & heater, 3210 hrs.................................$22,900 ‘13 S-770, glass cab w/AC, 2-spd., 1800 hrs.................................$38,500 ‘93 853H, glass cab & heater, 3350 hrs.................................$11,500 (3) ‘12 S-650, glass cab w/AC ............................Starting at $34,900 (3) ‘13 S-590, glass cab w/AC ............................Starting at $19,500 (2) ‘10 S-185, glass cab w/AC, 2-spd., 1400 hrs. & up ............................Starting at $22,500 ‘01 773 500th Edition, glass cab w/AC, 6000 hrs.......................$13,500 (2) ‘08 S-175, glass cab & heater ............................Starting at $16,500

‘13 S-550, glass cab w/AC, 2-spd. ..............................................$27,500 ‘12 S-150, glass cab & heater, 2-spd., 4000 hrs.................................$18,900 ‘05 S-130, glass cab & heater, 6200 hrs.................................$10,500 ‘98 753, glass cab & heater, 3400 hrs...................................$9,500 ‘10 NH L-185, glass cab w/AC, 5000 hrs.................................$20,500 ‘02 NH LS-170, 3200 hrs. ........$12,900 ‘03 Cat 236, glass cab & heater, 1750 hrs.................................$19,900 ‘12 Gehl 5640E, glass cab w/AC, 1000 hrs.................................$30,000 Mustang 920 ..............................$4,500 Bobcat 8A Chipper, used very little ................................................$6,250 ‘12 Bobcat Sweeper, 84” ..........$3,250 ‘12 EZ Spotur, 3”-14” capacity, rotator ......................................$4,500 ‘08 Tubeline Boss 1 Bale Chopper ................................................$6,500

Lano Equipment of Norwood Inc. Norwood Young America • 952-467-2181

USED TRACTORS

‘08 NH T-9050, 2100 hrs.........................$169,000 ‘80 Ford TW-30, MFD................................$21,900 ‘98 NH 1530, MFD, 1600 hrs. ......................$8,250 ‘66 Ford 5000, dsl., Selecto Speed, loader ..$6,500 ‘96 NH 9030, 3 pt. & PTO both ends, loader, 2800 hrs. ................................................$45,000 ‘04 CIH STX450, Quad Track, 6050 hrs. ..$109,900 ‘09 CIH Puma 140, MFD, 1500 hrs. ..........$67,500 ‘78 White 2-180, 7600 hrs. ......................$12,900 ‘76 White 2-85, 6000 hrs. ..........................$9,000 ‘81 JD 2940, MFD, loader..........................$12,500 ‘72 JD 820 Ult, dsl., loader ..........................$9,500 ‘67 656, loader ............................................$6,500

USED COMBINES

Gleaner R-62 ............................................$31,500

USED TILLAGE

White 598 Plow, 5-bottom, vari width, coulters ................................................................$3,500 Glencoe 4450, 19’ disc chisel ..................$10,900

USED PLANTERS

‘87 White 5100, 8x36..................................$4,950 JD 7300, 10x22, 3-pt., trailer ....................$14,000 (2) JD 7000, 4x36 ......................................$2,950 ‘11 Great Plains YP1225A-24, 12x30 twin row, liquid fert. ..............................................$99,500 Flexi Coil 1330 Air Cart, tow behind, Used on beans only ..............................................$10,900

USED HAY EQUIPMENT

‘08 NH 1441, 15’ discbine ........................$17,500 (3) NH 499, 12’ haybine ............Starting at $4,250 ‘83 JD 1219, 9’ MoCo..................................$4,750 ‘11 MF 1363, 10’ discbine, steel rolls ........$17,000 ‘97 CIH 8312, 12’ discbine ..........................$8,750 ‘91 CIH 8370, 14’ haybine ..........................$3,750 Gehl 2160, 9’ haybine ................................$2,600 NI 5212, 11’9” discbine ..............................$5,500 ‘08 NH FP-240 Crop Pro, 2-row cornhead, hay head ................................................$41,900 ‘00 NH FP-240 Crop Pro, 3-row cornhead, hay head ................................................$27,500 ‘00 NH FP-230 Crop Pro, 2-row cornhead, hay head ................................................$21,700 (2) NH 770 Choppers, 2 heads ....Starting at $950 ‘02 H&S 20’ rear unload box & wagon ......$10,000 ‘05 H&S 20’ twin auger forage box & 416 wagon..............................................$12,900 NH 28 forage blower....................................$1,250 NH 40 forage blower....................................$2,450 Gehl 1580 forage blower ............................$1,950

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Norwood Young America 952-467-2181

A family business since 1946 with the Lanos: Jack, Paul, Bob and Andy

MANDAKO

12’-60’ LONG

Midsota Rock Trailers Available

We carry a variety of USED Demco Gravity Boxes –

New ones are always arriving!

Sitrex Rakes Available

USED EQUIPMENT

LARGE SELECTION OF WHEEL RAKES IN-STOCK

‘02 CIH MX200, FWA, 3-PTO, 18.4/50 tires, 2280 hrs., Nice! ............$82,000 CIH 8920, 2WD, 1850 hrs. ....................................................................$74,000 CIH 8920, 2WD, 3750 hrs. ....................................................................$67,000 CIH 7140, FWA, 3975 hrs. ....................................................................$62,000 CIH 7140, FWA, 5188 hrs., New Tires, New Paint ..............................$62,000 CIH 7120, FWA, 3750 hrs., Sharp! ........................................................$62,000 CIH 5240 Max, 2WD, 3138 hrs. ............................................................$38,000 CIH 5240 Max, FWA, 6600 hrs. ............................................................$39,500 CIH 7130 Magnum, FWA, 5400 hrs. ....................................................$59,000 IH 3288, 5100 hrs., New Paint ..............................................................$21,000 IH 1256, New Clutch, New Paint - Recent Head Job, Nice ................$17,500 IH 1566, 2WD, dual PTO, 6800 hrs., Nice ............................................$17,000 CIH 4800, 24’ field cultivator ..................................................................$9,500 CIH 4800, 26’ field cultivator ..................................................................$9,500 CIH 3900, 24’ cushion gang disk ..........................................................$18,500 JD 980, 26’ field cultivator ....................................................................$17,500 CIH 527B ripper......................................................................................$20,500 CIH 530B, w/lead shank, cushing & disk gang ....................................$23,000 DMI 530C, w/lead shank, Nice..............................................................$25,000 DMI 530B................................................................................................$21,000 DMI 527B................................................................................................$17,500 CIH 496, 24’............................................................................................$16,500 White disk chisel, 14- & 12- & 9-shank ..................................................$9,500 CIH 6500 disk chisel, 9-shank................................................................$6,500 CIH 6750, 6-shank w/lead shank, w/hyd. lever....................................$16,500 ‘13 CIH Tigermate 200, 32’ ................................................................$32,500 CIH 3950, 25’ cushion gang disk w/mulcher ......................................$26,500 CIH Tigermate II, 26’ ............................................................................$26,000 DMI Tigermate II, 26’ ............................................................................$22,000 Artsway 5165 grinder, 1000 PTO..........................................................$21,500 CIH 496 w/mulcher, cushion..................................................................$16,500 J&M 385 box ............................................................................................$5,500 J&M 385 box, New ..................................................................................$8,000 (2) Demco 365, New ..............................................................................Coming (6) Demco 365 boxes ......................................................From $4,500-$6,500 (4) Demco 450 box, Red & Black, Green & Black..................................$9,500 New Demco 365 box ..............................................................................$7,700 Demco 550 box......................................................................................$12,500 Sitrex QR 12 rake, 1-year old..................................................................$6,500

New Sitrex Rakes Available Many New & Used Rakes Available

GREENWALD FARM CENTER Greenwald, MN • 320-987-3177 14 miles So. of Sauk Centre

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

‘99 Wilrich Quad 5, 50’, harrow................$24,500 ‘98 Wilrich Quad 5, 42’, 4 bar harrow ......$20,900 ‘14 Wilrich Quad X2, 40’ w/rolling basket, 50 Acres ................................................$59,900 ‘14 Wilrich Quad X2, 27’ w/rolling basket, 300 Acres ..............................................$38,500 ‘97 Wilrich Quad 5, 27’, harrow................$15,900 ‘04 JD 2210, 58.5’, 3 bar harrow ..............$33,000 ‘08 JD 2210, 50.5’, 2 bar harrow w/rolling baskets ..................................................$46,500 Flexi Coil 800, 32’, harrow ..........................$7,950 ‘10 CIH Tigermate 200, 50.5’, rolling baskets ..............................................................$48,000 ‘08 CIH 110 crumbler, 50’..........................$11,000 ‘12 Wishek 862NT, 16’ disk ......................$29,900 ‘10 Wishek 862NT, 14’ disk ......................$25,900 ‘13 Wilrich 513 Soil Pro, 9-shank, 3 bar harrow USED MISCELLANEOUS ..............................................................$46,400 ‘04 Unverferth 9200 Grain Cart, tarp ........$28,500 ‘07 Wilrich 957, 7-shank ripper ................$17,500 H&S 295 Spreader ......................................$2,750 ‘06 JD 2700, 9-shank disc ripper ..............$15,200 JD 175 Spreader ............................................$950

• 5/8” drum roller wall thickness • 42” drum diameter • 4”x8” frame tubing 1/4” thick • Auto fold New Rock Wagons ROLLERS AVAILABLE!

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Used Rollers

• 40’ Roller - $32,000 • 45’ Roller - $34,000 - Both 1 Year Old -

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White 5100 12RN vertical fold planter w/row cleaners and always shedded, $3,000. 515851-0802

Building Lasting Relationships

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USED DELUX DRYERS

ELITE SERIES ROTA-DISC CORNHEADS GENERATIONS AHEAD OF THE COMPETITION

1) Slices stalks vertically with 15 serrated discs. No swing blades 2) Ground speed and moister have very little effect on material size.

3) Much lower horse power requirements than competition.

4) Corn head driven with drive shafts and gear boxes. No chain and sprockets like the competition.

5) Aluminum alloy gear boxes to reduce weight and dissipate heat.

6) Self-tightening gathering chains.

7) Double acting stripper plates with welding on hardened edge.

8) Large diameter auger that turn slower, reducing ear loss.

9) Corn stalk stubble in field is splintered to reduce tire damage if driven over. #1 Dealer 10) Optional Integrated Crop Sweeper and End Row Augers for improved crop. in the USA

DELUX 10’ MODEL 2515, LP/NG, 1 PH, 300 BPH DELUX 15’ MODEL 7040, LP/NG, 3 PH, 700 BPH DELUX 20’ MODEL 6030, LP/NG, 3 PH, 600 BPH DELUX 20’ MODEL 10060, LP/NG, 3 PH, 1000 BPH

USED DRYERS

KANSUN 1025 215, LP, 1 PH BEHLEN 380, 1 PH, LP, HEAT RECLAIM BEHLEN 700, 3 PH, LP, HEAT RECLAIM We carry a full line of Behlen & Delux dryer parts; Mayrath and Hutch auger parts.

Large inventory of Welda sprockets, hubs, bearings, chains & pulleys

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Willmar, MN Phone 320-235-8123

• WINTER SERVICE PROGRAMS • DISCOUNT OF 5% ON AGCO OR GERINGHOFF PARTS And Choice of FREE TRUCKING within 100 Mile Radius or

10% DISCOUNT ON LABOR TRACTORS

• ‘14 MF 4610, cab, 99 hp., ldr.

• (2) ‘14 MF 6616, MFD, cab w/ldr.

• ‘08 MF 6497, 195 hp., duals, 1078 hrs.

• ‘05 MF 451, 45 PTO hp., 400 hrs.

• ‘14 MF 1754 Compact, MFD, w/ldr., hydro • MF 1736 HL, hydro, ldr.

• 18.4-38 duals off JD 4440, 75% rubber

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

CORN HEADS

• (3) Geringhoff 1622RD • (9) Geringhoff 1222RD • (5) Geringhoff 1220RD • ‘08 Geringhoff 830NS • (9) Geringhoff 830RD • ‘98 Geringhoff 822RD • (4) Geringhoff 630RD • ‘12 CIH 3412, 12R22” • ‘12 CIH 2608, chopping • ‘04 Gleaner 1222, GVL poly • ‘84 JD 843, LT • ‘96 JD 893, KR, HDP • ‘96 JD 693, reg. rolls • JD 622, GVL poly

COMBINES

• ‘13 MF 9540 RWA, duals • ‘07 MF 9790, RWA, duals, 1440/1001 hrs.

• ‘98 MF 8780, duals, RWA, 2087 sep. hrs.

• ‘91 MF 8570, RWA, 5007 hrs.

• ‘86 MF 8560, 4941 hrs.

• ‘92 Gleaner R62, 4210/2643 hrs.

• ‘10 Cat Challenger 670B, auto-steer, 1231 eng. hrs.

GRAIN HANDLING

• Brandt augers: 8x35, 8x40, 8x47, 8x62, 10x35 • ‘02 Brandt 8x62, SC, PTO • Brandt 8x45, 18 hp. Briggs • ‘11 Hutchinson 10x61 • (3) Brandt 1070XL swing hoppers • Brandt 1080XL swing hopper • ‘13 Buhler 1282 swing hopper • Brandt 1390 swing hopper XL & HP • Brandt 20 Series drive over deck • Brandt, 1515LP 1545LP, 1585 grain belts • ‘03 Brandt 4500 EX, grain vac.

• Parker 839 grain cart • A&L 850S grain cart, 850 bu.

• ‘08 Unverferth 5000 • Parker 165-B gravity box • Parker 2620 seed tender • Parker 1020 seed tender, bulk boxes

MISCELLANEOUS

• Degelman 7200 & R570P rock pickers • Degelman 6000HD rock picker • Degelman RR1500 rock picker • Degelman RR320 rock digger • Degelman LR7645 Land Roller - Rental Unit • Degelman 5’ skidsteer buckets • JD 520 stalk chopper, high speed • Loftness 20’ stalk chopper, SM • Loftness 240 stalk chopper • Wil-Rich 25’ stalk chopper • JD 520 press drill, 20’ • Maurer HT42, HT38, HT32 & HT28 header trailers • WRS 30’ header trailers • SB Select 108 snowblowers, 540 & 1000 PTO • Lucke 8’, snowblower • Loftness 96” & 84” snowblowers

TILLAGE

• Sunflower 1550-50, 1435-36 & 1435-21 discs • Sunflower 5035-36, • Kodiak SD72 rotary cutter 5056-49 & 5056-63 field • Everest 5700 finish mower cultivators • Sitrex RP2, RP5, 3 pt. rakes • Sunflower 4311-14, • Sitrex 12-wheel rakes on 4412-07, 4412-05 disc cart rippers • JD #5, sickle mower • Sunflower 4511-15 disc • Chandler litter spreaders, chisel 26’ & 22’ • Sunflower 4212-13 coulter chisel

HAY & LIVESTOCK

1409 Silver Street E. Mapleton, MN 56065 507-524-3726 massopelectric.com

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

‘13 CIH Magnum 340, front susp., cab susp., 19-spd., 380/90R54 duals, 380/80R38 front duals, wgts., 1860 hrs. ......................$128,000 ‘11 NH T9030HD, powershift, Lux. cab, 710/70R42 duals, 1000 PTO, 950 hrs. ............................................................$149,500 ‘11 JD 8285R, powershift, 1500 front axle, 380/90R54 rear duals, 380/80R38 front duals, 60 GPM hyd. pump, 5 remotes, front wgts., 3250 hrs., Powertrain Warranty till November 2015 or 4000 hrs.................................$132,500 ‘99 JD 8400, 380/90R50 duals, 4 remotes, wgts., 12,000 hrs...................................$55,000 ‘98 JD 8400, 480/80R46 duals, 4 remotes, wgts., 11,000 hrs...................................$55,000 ‘00 JD 8410, 420/80R46 duals, 4 remotes, 9900 hrs.................................................$67,500 ‘01 JD 8110, 380/90R50 duals, wgts., 12,000 hrs. ............................................$47,500 All 4 of the above 8000 Series tractors are one owner, just through service program & are ready to go to work.

‘11 JD 637, 26.5’ rock flex folding disk, Very Nice ..............................................$30,000 ‘15 JD 825i Gator, green & yellow, power steering, ....bed lift, alum. wheels, bench seat, 5 hrs.......................................................$12,500

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FOR SALE: 32 ½' Case IH All kinds of New & Used 4900 field cultivator w/ 3 farm equipment – disc chisbar mulcher, good condiels, field cults, planters, tion. Call 507-830-0358 soil finishers, cornheads, feed mills, discs, balers, FOR SALE: 38 ½' JD 2210 haybines, etc. 507-438-9782 field cultivator, heavy shanks, always shedded, Disc chisels: JD 714 & 712, excellent condition. 507-364Glencoe 7400; Field Cults 7970 under 30': JD 980, small grain carts & gravity boxes FOR SALE: 48 1/2' CIH 4700 300-400 bu. Finishers under Field Cultivator, double 20', clean 4 & 6R stalk chopfold, field ready.

Also, pers; Nice JD 215 & 216 Melroe 36' Multiweeder, 3 flex heads; JD 643 cornrank. (507) 430-5144 heads Must be clean; JD corn planters, 4-6-8 row.

FOR SALE: CIH 3900 30' 715-299-4338 Disk, new 22" blades and

bearings 500 acres ago with Summers 104 3-bar drag, WANTED TO BUY: Cultivator for Farmall Super A, C, $22,000. (507) 430-5144 Super C. Also WANTED: Farmall International 140 FOR SALE: DMI Tiger II tractor. 952-469-1855 (farm) field cultivator, 39', 3 bar or 651-895-3918 mulcher, rolling basket, walking tandems, field WANTED TO BUY: Grain ready. 507-236-8266 drill w/ 6” or 7 1/2” spacing, 20, 25 or 30' w/ foldable FOR SALE: Elmer 3 6ft transport. 320-293-5607 seed better field cult, 4 in spacing with coil packer, WANTED TO BUY: IH 2250 sheded, field ready. Call loader for IH tractor; (320)579-0557 ALSO, JD 8300 grain drill.

FOR SALE: JD 38' 980 field 320-352-3878 cult, new bushings & harrow teeth last spring, shed- WANTED Tractors: Running, non-running, parts & ded, $13,000/OBO. 952-240salvage tractors, 19602193 1980's, prefer JD, will conFOR SALE: JD 960 25 ½' sider other brands and othdigger, black gang w/ harer years. 507-317-6760 Call row. 507-330-3674 anytime.

IH #53 6R30" rear mounted WANTED: Blacksmith cultivator, w/rolling shields, triphammer, anvils, cones, 3pt quick hitch, $500/OBO. swage block. 260-724-7554 or 712-786-3341 260-413-0626 J&M (2014) 26' TorsionFlex, WANTED: Case IH 7220 or dual rolling baskets, hyd 8920 or MX135 or 5250 MSD fold, adj heavy coil tine or New Idea 803C Uni. (715) bar. 507-383-8094 673-4970 PEPIN 42 Ft-9 Bar Drag w/ WANTED: JD 235 31' Dura Cart (2012) (Done 1200 cushion disk; 2 or 4 FireAcres). NEW HOLLAND stone 710x38 tires, at least BR7090 Round Baler Plas50%; also WANTED cheap tic & Twine, Monitor & Etc 25' header trailer; 2 JD (3100 Bales) Both Shedded 15x38” beveled rims. 218Like New. 319-347-6138 756-2220 or cell 218-371-7050

0% for 60 Months on Used Self-Propelled Sprayers 17 B ••• “Offer Ends March 31st” •••

‘12 JD 9560RT, 960 Hrs., Ext. Power Guard Warranty ..$314,900

‘07 JD 1770NT, CCS, 24R30” ............................................$92,500

‘10 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30” ............................................$89,900

TRACTORS 4WD Tractors

Track Tractors

(N) ‘14 JD 9560RT, 300 hrs. ..................................$379,500 (OW) ‘14 JD 9560RT, 173 hrs., Ext. PT Warranty $354,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 9460RT, 358 hrs., leather..................$319,900 (H) ‘12 JD 9560RT, 950 hrs., PS ............................$314,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 9460RT, 739 hrs., leather..................$294,900 (OW) ‘11 JD 9630T, 1544 hrs.................................$269,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 8335RT, 567 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ....$269,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 8310RT, 430 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ....$259,900 ‘14 JD 6150R, 621 Hrs., IVT, (OW) ‘12 JD 8335RT, 1202 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ..$255,900 Loader Prep Pkg. ............$132,900 (B) ‘97 JD 9630T, 1431 hrs. ..................................$249,900 (B) ‘10 JD 9630T, 1907 hrs. ..................................$249,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 8335RT, 1157 hrs., IVT, 25” tracks ..$245,000 (OW) ‘09 JD 9630T, 1737 hrs.................................$239,900 (OW) ‘10 CIH Quad Track 535, 4100 hrs. ............$224,900 (B) ‘11 JD 8310RT, 1883 hrs., PS, 25” tracks ......$214,500 (N) ‘04 JD 9520T, 3268 hrs. ..................................$157,000 (H) ‘06 JD 9520T, 3874 hrs. ..................................$149,900 (OW) ‘00 JD 8410T, 4140 hrs., 25” tracks ..............$99,900

Row Crop Tractors

‘12 JD 2210, 45.5’, Rolling Basket ............................................$65,000

(N) ‘14 JD 8235R, 134 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ....$186,500 (OS) ‘12 JD 7260R, 371 hrs., IVT, 540/1000 PTO $185,000 (OS) ‘11 JD 8235R, 855 hrs., PS ..........................$179,900 (OW) ‘11 JD 8235R, 949 hrs., PS ..........................$179,900 (OW) ‘11 JD 8235R, 950 hrs., PS, front duals ......$169,900 (B) ‘10 JD 8225R, 445 hrs., PS, AT ready ............$169,900 (OS) ‘13 JD 7200R, 200 hrs., IVT ..........................$169,900 (H) ‘13 JD 6170R, 567 hrs., IVT, Loaded ..............$168,500 (OW) ‘09 JD 7930, 1078 hrs., IVT ..........................$154,900 (N) ‘14 JD 6150R, 250 hrs., loader ........................$143,500 (B) ‘14 JD 6150R, 397 hrs., IVT ............................$138,900 (B) ‘14 JD 6150R, 621 hrs., IVT, duals ..................$132,900 (B) ‘14 JD 6150R, 522 hrs., auto quad................$1129,900 (B) ‘14 JD 6150R, 390 hrs., auto quad..................$126,900 (H) ‘06 JD 8130R, 4742 hrs., 540/1000 PTO ........$112,500 (N) ‘13 JD 6125R, 50 hrs., IVT ..............................$108,900 (N) ‘00 JD 8110, MFWD, 3800 hrs., PS ..................$89,500 (OW) ‘03 NH TG255, 4030 hrs., PS ..........................$87,500 (N) ‘14 JD 6115M, 93 hrs., PQ ................................$81,000 (B) ‘04 JD 7820, 2WD, 4391 hrs., PQ ......................$79,900 (OW) ‘11 Kubota M135X, 420 hrs., loader..............$69,000 (H) ‘05 CIH MXU135, 1875 hrs., loader ..................$66,950 (B) ‘09 JD 5105M, 1600 hrs., loader........................$59,900 (N) ‘14 JD 6115D, 115 hrs., p/reverser ....................$54,000 (B) ‘13 JD 5085M, 527 hrs., cab ..............................$51,900

SPRING TILLAGE “Interest waiver till 11-1-2015 on all used 2210 cultivators, plus a $1,000 in-store credit” (OW) ‘13 JD 2210, 55.5’, R/basket ..........................$74,900 (H) ‘12 JD 2210, 45.5’ R/basket ..............................$65,000 (OW) ‘07 JD 2210, 55.5’, R/basket ..........................$64,900 (OS) ‘08 JD 2210, 64.5’ ............................................$56,900 (H) ‘11 Wilrich Quad 5, 60’ ......................................$53,900 (OS) ‘06 JD 2210, 58.5’ ............................................$49,000 (OS) ‘04 Krause TL6200 M/finisher, 42’..................$46,000 (OW) ‘09 JD 2210, 44.5’ ..........................................$44,500 (OW) ‘09 JD 2210, 45.5’ ..........................................$44,500 (H) ‘05 JD 2210, 58.5’ ..............................................$42,500 (H) ‘09 JD 2210, 45.5’ ..............................................$42,500 (OW) ‘12 JD 2210, 36.5’ ..........................................$39,900 (N) ‘09 JD 2210, 45.5’ ..............................................$39,900 (N) ‘08 JD 2210, 45.5’ ..............................................$39,500 (OW) ‘05 JD 2210, 45.5’ ..........................................$38,900 (B) ‘02 JD 2200, 44.5’ ..............................................$38,500 (H) ‘10 JD 2210, 32.5’, R/basket..............................$35,000 (OS) ‘09 JD 2210, 38.5’, harrow ..............................$32,500 (H) ‘03 JD 2200, 38.5’ ..............................................$28,900 (OW) ‘04 JD 726, M/finisher, 38’ ..............................$26,900 (OW) ‘97 DMI, Tigermate II, 47.5’ ............................$24,900 (OW) ‘00 Wilrich Quad 5, 45.5’................................$22,900 (B) ‘98 JD 980, 36.5’ ................................................$21,900 (OW) ‘98 JD 980, 41.5’..............................................$21,500 (OW) ‘97 JD 980, 38.5’..............................................$18,900 (B) ‘98 JD 985, 53.5’ ................................................$18,500 (H) ‘97 JD 980, 44.5’ ................................................$17,900 (OW) ‘02 JD 980, 27.5’ ............................................$17,500 (H) ‘92 DMI Tigermate, 38’ ......................................$16,900 (OS) Wilrich, 37’ ........................................................$14,900

‘12 JD 4830, 744 Hrs., 90’ Boom ........Was $236,500 NOW $215,000

(OW) ‘14 JD 4940, 387 hrs., dry box ....................$299,900 (B) ‘12 JD 4940, 768 hrs., 120 boom ....................$283,750 (OW) ‘13 JD 4940, 1067 hrs., 120’ boom ..............$269,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 4940, 768 hrs., 120’ boom ................$265,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 4940, 982 hrs., 120’ boom ................$259,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 387 hrs., 120’ boom ................$248,900 (OW) ‘13 CIH 4530, 568 hrs., dry box ..................$244,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 4830, 603 hrs., 120’ boom ................$239,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 4830, 413 hrs., 90’ boom ..................$239,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 4830, 552 hrs., 90’ boom ..................$239,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 4940, 1680 hrs., 90’ boom ................$229,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 744 hrs., 90’ boom ..................$214,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 1155 hrs., 90’ boom ................$214,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 4830, 792 hrs., 90’ boom ..................$214,900 (N) ‘13 JD 4730, 182 hrs., 80’ boom......................$199,900 (N) ‘11 JD 4930, 1725 hrs., 120’ boom..................$199,900 (OW) ‘10 JD 4830, 637 hrs., 100’ boom ................$199,900 (OW) ‘11 JD 4930, 1720 hrs., 120’ boom ..............$199,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 4730, 888 hrs., 90’ boom ..................$199,900 (OS) ‘12 JD 4730, 694 hrs., 90’ boom ..................$194,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 4730, 1100 hrs., 90’ boom ................$194,900 (OW) ‘12 Ag-Chem RG1100, 90’ boom ................$189,900 (OW) ‘11 JD 4830, 1815 hrs., 90’ boom ................$179,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 4730, 1316 hrs., 100’ boom ..............$179,900 (OW) ‘10 JD 4830, 2050 hrs., 100’ boom ..............$169,900 (OW) ‘10 JD 4730, 2050 hrs., 90’ boom ................$150,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 4630, 950 hrs., 80’ boom ..................$149,900 (OW) ‘05 JD 4720, 2400 hrs., 90’ boom ..............$133,900 (H) ‘02 JD 4710, 2400 hrs., 80’ boom......................$89,900 (OW) ‘06 Ag-Chem 1074, 100’ boom......................$77,900 (OW) ‘02 Ag-Chem 854, 3619 hrs., 80’ boom ........$74,900 (OW) ‘02 Ag-Chem 1254C, 2610 hrs., dry box ......$54,900

PLANTERS/SEEDERS “Interest waiver till 11-1-2015 on 24 row or larger planters, plus a $2,000 in-store credit”

(N) ‘12 JD 1770NT, 24R30”, liq. fert. ....................$154,000 (B) ‘07 JD DB40, 24R20”, “tracks” ......................$139,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30”, liq. fert. ........$126,900 (H) ‘13 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30” ..........................$119,900 (H) ‘09 JD 1770NT, CCS, 24R30”, liq. fert.............$119,000 (B) ‘12 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30”, liq. fert.............$112,900 (N) ‘07 White 8524, CCS, 24R30”, liq. fert. ..........$109,900 (N) ‘14 JD 1990, CCS, 40’ @ 15” spacing ............$101,500 (OS) ‘05 JD 1770NT, CCS, 24R30” ..........................$97,900 (OS) ‘07 JD 1770NT, CCS, 24R30” ..........................$92,500 (OS) ‘09 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30”, liq. fert. ..........$97,500 (N) ‘10 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30” ............................$97,000 (OS) ‘10 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30” ..........................$92,500 (OW) ‘11 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30” ........................$89,900 (N) ‘10 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30” ............................$89,900 (OS) ‘08 JD 1790, CCS, 23R15” ..............................$85,000 (N) ‘09 JD 1770NT, CCS, 16R30” ............................$84,000 (B) ‘05 CIH 1200, 31R15” ........................................$55,900 (OS) ‘03 JD 1590, no-till, 20’ @ 10” spacing ..........$42,000 (OS) ‘97 JD 1770, 24R30” ........................................$39,900 (OS) ‘98 JD 1760, 12R30”, liq. fert...........................$33,000 (OS) JD 7200, 16R30”, liq. fert. ................................$24,000 (OW) ‘95 JD 7200, 8R30”, liq. fert. ..........................$20,900 (B) ‘94 JD 7200, 16R30”, liq. fert. ............................$19,900 SPRAYERS (OS) ‘93 JD 7200, 12R30”, liq. fert...........................$19,500 “Check out the updated prices on used sprayers” (OS) JD 7200, 12R30”, liq. fert., WF ........................$17,500 (N) ‘14 JD 4940, 166 hrs., 120’ boom....................$329,900 (B) ‘89 JD 7200, 8R30”, liq. fert. ..............................$15,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 4940, 52 hrs., 120’ boom ..................$329,900 (OW) ‘91 JD 7200, 6R30”, dry fert. ..........................$13,900

“Where Farm and Family Meet”

‘13 CIH 4530, 568 Hrs., Dry Box ................................Was $244,900 ..............................NOW $229,900

(OW) ‘14 JD 8370R, IVT, ILS, Rental Return ........$292,900 (B) ‘14 JD 8345R, 353 hrs., IVT, ILS ......................$279,900 (H) ‘13 JD 8360R, 636 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ....$278,000 (B) ‘11 JD 8360R, 350 hrs., IVT, ILS ......................$269,900 (H) ‘14 JD 8320R, 355 hrs., IVT, ILS ......................$268,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, 371 hrs., IVT, ILS ..................$267,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, 377 hrs., PS, ILS ..................$255,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, 361 hrs., PS, ILS ..................$255,900 (OS) ‘13 JD 8310R..................................................$255,000 (OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, PS, ILS, Rental Return ........$253,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 8310R, 412 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ..$244,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 8295R, 340 hrs., PS, ILS ..................$234,900 (H) ‘14 JD 8295R, MFWD, PS, Rental Return ......$221,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 8310R, 916 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ..$217,900 (N) ‘14 JD 8260R, 274 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ....$210,000 (OW) ‘13 JD 8260R, 372 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty ..$202,900 (OS) ‘12 JD 7260R, 1000 hrs., IVT ........................$188,500

‘12 JD 4730, 694 Hrs., 90’ Boom ........Was $215,500 NOW $195,000

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(N) ‘14 JD 9560R, 250 hrs., Ext. Warranty ............$343,000 (B) ‘14 JD 9560R, 419 hrs., 800/38’s ....................$339,900 (B) ‘14 JD 9560R, 456 hrs., Rental Return............$334,900 (OS) ‘13 JD 9560R, 250 hrs. ..................................$324,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 9510R, 573 hrs., Ext. Warranty ........$299,900 (N) ‘14 JD 9460R, 349 hrs., Ext. Warranty ............$294,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 9460R, 513 hrs., PTO, Ext. Warranty$289,900 (OW) ‘12 JD 9560R, 887 hrs., Ext. Warranty ........$279,900 ‘14 JD 9460R, 513 Hrs., PTO!, Ext. Warranty ..................$289,900 (B) ‘12 JD 9560R, 920 hrs., Ext. Warranty ............$279,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 9510R, 608 hrs., Ext. Warranty........$279,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 9510R, 526 hrs. ................................$279,900 (OW) ‘10 JD 9630, 1360 hrs., 800/38’s..................$261,500 (OW) ‘13 JD 9410R, 571 hrs., PTO........................$259,900 (B) ‘10 JD 9630, 2138 hrs.......................................$212,900 (OW) ‘10 JD 9630, 2000 hrs...................................$212,900 (H) ‘09 JD 9530, 2751 hrs., 800/38’s ....................$199,900 (N) ‘09 JD 9330, 2050 hrs., PTO ............................$189,900 (OW) ‘07 JD 9620 3890 hrs., PS ............................$169,900 (B) ‘97 JD 9200, 4722 hrs., 710/38’s........................$94,500 (OW) ‘98 JD 9400, 5128 hrs., 710/70R38’s..............$94,900 (B) ‘97 JD 9400, 6500 hrs., 710/38’s........................$92,500 ‘09 JD 7930, 1078 Hrs., IVT, 540/1000 PTO ..................$154,900 (OW) ‘97 JD 9400, 7138 hrs., 710/70R38’s..............$79,900 (B) ‘82 JD 8650, 3 pt., PTO ......................................$29,900 (OS) ‘80 Versatile 935, 330 hp. ..............................$18,900

‘11 JD 4930, 1725 Hrs., 120’ Boom on 20” ....Was $215,000 NOW $199,900

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THE LAND, MARCH 20, 2015

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‘13 JD DB66, 36R22, CCS, row command ....................$236,000

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‘09 JD DB60, 24R30, Seedstar 2, fert ......................................$154,500

‘12 JD 1790, 3600 hrs, 24R30, CCS, Seedstar ............................$124,000

‘13 JD 1770NT, 24R30, CCS, front fold ............................$165,000

‘01 JD 1770NT, 16R30, vacuum, 3.0 bu, fert............................$60,000

‘06 JD 1770, 24R30, CCS, liquid fert ..........................................$117,900

‘09 JD 1710 Planter, 12R30, Pro shaft, CC ........................$34,900

‘08 JD 2210 Field Cult, 50.5’, 101 shanks, harrow..............$55,000

Fast 9600 Sprayer, 60’ boom, 1000 gal tank, 13.6x38 ........$21,500

‘09 Fast FS9610 Sprayer, 80’ boom, 1000 gal tank........................$29,900

‘10 JD 4930 Sprayer, 752 hrs, self-propelled......................$285,000

‘12 JD 326D Skid, 718 hrs, 74 hp, 2-spd, foot controls, bucket $37,000

‘10 JD 328D Skid, 2554 hrs, 83 hp, 2-spd, cab, 84” bucket ........$29,500

‘02 Bobcat A300 Skid, 3393 hrs, 78 hp, cab, dsl, 84” bucket ..$28,500

‘13 JD 6170R, 763 hrs, MFWD, 170 hp, 380-90R50, 3 hyds ..$129,000

‘09 JD 7130, 480 hrs, MFWD, 121 hp, 480-80R38, 3 hyds, ldr ..........$89,900

‘13 JD 7200R, 412 hrs, MFWD, 200 hp, 380-90R50, 4 hyds ..$177,000

‘12 JD 7230R, 788 hrs, MFWD, 230 hp, 480-80R46, 4 hyds ..$179,900

‘04 JD 7420, 2800 hrs, 2WD, 115 hp, 480-80R42, 2 hyds ................$60,000

‘11 JD 7430, 4045 hrs, MFWD, 166 hp, 480-80R42, 3 hyds, loader ....$110,000

‘08 JD 7930, 4148 hrs, MFWD, 180 hp, IVT, 480-80R46, 3 hyds ........$125,000

‘05 JD 8120, 2052 hrs, MFWD, 170 hp, 380-54, duals, 5 hyds ............$120,900

‘02 JD 8220, 7205 hrs, 380-90R50, duals, 4 hyds ......................$104,000

‘11 JD 8285R, 315 hrs, MFWD, 285 hp, 380-90R50, 4 hyds ..$206,000

‘13 JD 8335R, 727 hrs, MFWD, 335 hp, 380-90R54, 5 hyds ..$250,000

‘13 JD 8360R, 548 hrs, MFWD, 360 hp., 380-90R54, 5 hyds. $285,000

‘01 JD 8410, 6881 hrs, MFWD, 235 hp, 18.4-46, duals, 4 hyds ............$95,900

‘13 JD 9460R, 372 hrs, 4WD, 800-70R38, 5 hyds ............$295,000

‘14 JD 9510R, 126 hrs, 4WD, 510 hp, 800-70R38, duals, 5 hyds ..........CALL

‘12 JD 9530T ..................CALL FOR BEST PRICE!

‘13 JD 9560R, 177 hrs, 4WD, 560 hp, 850-42, 4 hyds ......$333,000

‘13 JD 9560RT, 601 hrs, TRACK, 560 hp, 36”, 4 hyds............$345,000

‘10 JD 9630, 958 hrs, 4WD, 530 hp, 800-70R38, 4 hyds ............$277,000

‘13 Cat. Challenger, 832 hrs, TRACK, 285 hp, 30” belts, 5 hyds ....$247,500

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45' Hardi Navigator 550, WANTED TO BUY: FF 270 FOR SALE: Large quantity of round bales and big continuous flow dryer. 1 set electric controls, speed sensquare bales of grass hay. of Farmall flat top fenders. sor, foamer, Eagle frontAlso wrapped wet bales.

320-282-4846 fold booms, very nice, alDelivery available by semi. ways shedded, $8,750. (715) 507-210-1183 495-0873 Feed Seed Hay 050 FOR SALE: Mixed grass FOR SALE: (1) 1200 gal poly hay, big round bales, plaswater tank; (1) 750 gal poly 1st Crop Clean Green Grass tic twine.

WANTED: Hay - Small Square Bales, water; (2) 550 poly tanks; Wheatland diesel tractors.

No Rain, No Mold, $5. De(1) banjo transfer pump.

605-237-0433 Hay in MN livery available within 125 (507) 764-3943 or (507) 236mi. (715) 296-2162 9168 FOR SALE: North Dakota rotary wheat straw, FOR SALE: Blu-Jet Liquid 4x5 Rounds, 1st Crop Hay, 3'x4'x8' bales, stored inside, Green, No Rain, No Mold, Sidedress Applicator AT bales weigh 1,050 lbs. - 1,150 $50.

Delivery available 4000, 16R30, 17 coulters, lbs. Priced by bale or ton. within 125 mi. (715) 296-2162 gull wing, John Blue pump, Delivery available. FOB. 1400 gallon tank, very good Glenwood, MN 320-808-4866 condition $16,500. (507) 525- 4x5 Rounds, Super Soft, 2nd Crop Grass Hay, 1220#, 0155 High-Moisture, 30% Hay 1st, 2nd, 3rd cutting alfalfa 400 large rounds FOR SALE: Demco mounted wrapped in a tube.

NO RFV 75-126 $100 to $200 sprayer, 500 gal, 60' x-fold RAIN, $65. Delivery availper ton (507) 327-9074 boom, Raven Controls, like able within 125 miles. 715new. Call 507-649-1888 or 296-2162 1886 Open pollinated seed corn.

Alfalfa baleage first, second, Outproduces hybrids for L & D 60', 450 Raven, 1000 & third crop.

Also, silage, $65/bu. Plus shipgal, 13-38 tires, nice shape, Japanese millet baleage, ping. Sweet, leafy stalks. $5,500. 507-995-9676 first & second crop; Also, 217-857-3377 wheat straw in 5x5 round Premium tested, high probales w/ plastic twine.

218Sprayer: 1000 gal tein, high RFV alfalfa 639-0315 Blumhart sprayer 90 ft square, wrapped baleage. boom. Micro-Trak 3000 Delivered by truckload. control system, many Alfalfa, mixed hay, grass Call Wes at Red River Forhay and straw, medium new hoses, $4,650. (507) age. 866-575-7562 squares or round bales. De530-3850 livered. LeRoy Ose, call or SEED CORN SALE! Yield text. 218-689-6675 leading national genetics Wanted 042 just $139 paid March. Get Dairy Quality Alfalfa all the yield potential of the Tested big squares & round LOOKING TO BUY: Collec$300 seed. Grain & silo bales, delivered from South tions of cast iron seats; types.

Bio-tech hybrids Dakota John Haensel (605) Also, old gas engines, horse available.

Volume dis351-5760 machinery & threshing macounts & free area delivchines. Call 218-493-4696 or ery.

Call 320-237-7667 Dairy quality western alfalemail bts@rrt.net KLEENACRES for affordfa, big squares or small able seed & herbicide. squares, delivered in semi WANTED TO BUY: loads. Clint Haensel Used Smidley steer stuffers, Dairy 055 (605) 310-6653 & hog feeders, (Smidley & round steel models). AND FOR SALE: 1st, 2nd, 3rd FOR SALE: 1 registered Misc other related LiveJersey fresh 2-year old, & 2 crop hay, also bale age, stock equipment. We will registered Jersey bred $50-$90. 715-651-4645 rebuild your Smidley cattle heifers. Many generations & hog feeders. of excellent & very good beSorensen's Sales & Rentals, FOR SALE: Grass hay, hind these heifers, have square bales, $3/each. 507Hutchinson MN been shown as heifers.

674-3255 Evenings only 320-587-2162 Ask for Larry (715)305-0814

THINK SPRING !! SEED TENDER SPECIALS ! * ’13 SS-400 Seed Tender, scale, self-loading, belt conveyor ..................................................$21,500 * ’14 Azland/TruAg 4-Box Seed Tender, programmable scale, remote, talc, Like New ............................$20,500 * ’15 TruAg 2-Box Seed Tender, extended platform, New ................................................................$11,750 *************** USED EQUIPMENT ***************

CIH 260 Magnum tractor, Loaded, Like New........................................$142,500 JD 930, 30’ flex head ........................$4,750 JD 510 ripper, 7-shank ......................$9,500 IH 720 plow, 7-18” ..............................$5,500 CIH 3900, 30’ disk ............................$19,500 CIH 4700, 481⁄2’ field cult.....................$7,250 Melroe 36’ multiweeder......................$1,750 Alloway-Woods 20’ stalk shredder, pull type ............................................$7,500 EZ Trail 860 grain cart, red ..............$17,500 Unverferth 470 grain cart ..................$6,500 J & M 350 bu. wagon ........................$2,700 Westfield 1371 auger w/swing hopper walker, PTO ......................................$6,500 Hutch 8x60 swing hopper, Nice ........$3,000 Hesston 1170 mower conditioner ....$5,700 NH BR780A baler, Loaded ..............$12,000

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– $25,000 Package Deal – ( Baler, Rake & Mower)

• NH BR780A Baler, mega-wide pickup, flotation tires, moisture monitor, net & twine, bale command, low bales • 2013 Maschio Wheel Rake, 12-wheel high capacity • Hesston 1170 Mower Conditioner, swing tongue, 1-steel/1-rubber roll, Excellent Condition ‘13 Maschio 12 wheel high capacity rake....................................................$8,500 Donahue 37’ 4-axle machinery trailer ..........................................................$3,500 Woodford Ag bale racks, 10’x23’ ......$2,195

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FOR SALE: Polled Hereford cows, Hereford heifers open. 320-282-4846 FOR SALE: Purebred Black Angus bulls, calf ease & good disposition. 320-5983790 Indianhead Polled Hereford Assoc. 2015 Spring Opportunity Sale. Sat., April 11 at the UW River Falls Mann Valley Lab Farm.

Auction 12:00pm, view cattle starting at 10:30am.

Selling 8 cows, 19 heifers, & 3 bulls. View or request catalog on line at www.indianheadherefords.com

or contact Liz at 715-781-2584

Registered Texas Longhorn breeding stock, cows, heifers or roping stock, top blood lines. 507-235-3467

WANT TO BUY: Butcher cows, bulls, fats & walkable cripples; also horses, sheep & goats. 320-235-2664 WANTED TO BUY: 10 to 20 beef calves 300# to 400 lbs.

Call after March 15. 507444-9347 Yearling Polled Charolais Bulls semen tested, some A.I. Sired, excellent pedigree and temperament.

D&M Farms 715-235-0676

TILLAGE

Sunflower 4630, 11-shank, Demo ..............CALL Sunflower 4412-07, 7-shank ........................CALL Sunflower 4412-05, 5-shank ........................CALL Sunflower 4233-19 w/3-bar harrow ............CALL Wilrich 957, 7-shank ....................................CALL Wilrich 513, 5-shank, Demo ........................CALL ‘09 Wilrich QX2, 55.5’ w/bskt. ....................CALL ‘12 JD 3710, 10 bottom................................CALL ‘08 JD 3710, 10 bottom................................CALL CIH 4900, 46.5’ ............................................CALL ‘08 JD 2210, 44.5’ w/3-bar ..........................CALL

SKIDSTEERS

NEW NH Skidsteers – On Hand ..................CALL ‘11 NH 225 h/a, loadedV ..............................CALL NH LS170......................................................CALL

PLANTERS

NEW White Planters ....................................CALL ‘11 White 8516 CFS, Loaded ......................CALL ‘10 White 8186, 16-30 w/3 bu. ....................CALL White 6122, 12-30 ........................................CALL White 6108, 8-30 ..........................................CALL White 6100, 12-30 w/twin row ....................CALL

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RANGER PUMP CO. Custom Manufacturer of Water Lift Pumps for field drainage Sales & Service 507-984-2025 or 406-314-0334 www.rangerpumpco.com

Winpower Sales & Service Reliable Power Solutions Since 1925 PTO & automatic Emergency Electric Generators. New & Used Rich Opsata-Distributor 800-343-9376

‘09 JD 1790, 24-20” w/liq. Esets 20-20 ......CALL JD 1780, 24-20, 3 bus., res 20-20 ..............CALL

COMBINES

NEW Fantini Chopping CH ..........................CALL Fantini Pre-Owned 8-30 Chopping CH ......CALL ‘10 Gleaner R66, Loaded ............................CALL ‘10 Gleaner R76, Loaded ............................CALL ‘01 Gleaner R72, Just Thru Shop ................CALL ‘03 Gleaner R65............................................CALL ‘90 Gleaner R60 w/duals..............................CALL ‘96 Gleaner R62 w/CDF rotor exc. ..............CALL

HAY TOOLS

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NEW Salford RTS Units................................CALL NEW Salford Plows ......................................CALL NEW Unverferth Seed Tenders....................CALL NEW Westfield Augers ................................CALL 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..........................CALL Kinze 1050 w/duals ......................................CALL Pre-owned Snowblowers, 7’-9’ ..................CALL Pre-owned Sprayers ....................................CALL

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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

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Engineered 5’ Beavertail, SEMI TRUCKS Kit includes Paint, LED Lights ‘98 Freightliner Daycab, Fresh & All Electrical Cummins M11 10-spd., 180” WB, ..........$3,750 Kit/$5,750 Installed New Front & Rear Tires, 80% END DUMPS Brakes, 636,000 Mi., Clean ........................................$16,000 ‘06 Aulick Belted Trailer, 42’, 54” Belt, 68” Sides, Roll Tarp, HOPPERS Painted ............................$28,500 ‘02 Farm Master, Steel AG Hopper, Unpainted ........................$22,500 36’, 80% T/B, 24” Ag Hopper, ‘94 Cobra, 34’, New Rubber, 3/8” Clean ..............................$12,500 Plastic Liner, 2-Way Tailgate, ‘97 Wilson Commander, 43/66, Roll Tarp, AL Polished Wheels, AR, 80% T/B, Elec. Roll Tarp, Never Tipped, New 11/22.5, 19” Hopper Height ..........$17,500 Clean ..............................$22,500 ‘94 Wilson AL Hopper, 41’, ‘90 Load King Belly Dump, 66” Sides, 22” Hopper Height, 40’, New Brakes & Drums, 80% T/B ..........................$16,500 80% Tires ........................$12,500

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‘97 Wabash, 48/96, All Steel, (30) Van & Reefer Trailers, SX, AR ..............................$7,500 48/102-53/102 - Great for water ‘97 Wilson, 45/96, AL Floor & storage or over the road Crossmembers, SX, AR ....$7,250 ............................$3,000-$5,500 ‘98 Fontaine, 48/102, AL Combo, (15) 53/102 Road Ready, Closed Tandem HR Slider..$8,250 For Seed or Fertilizer Tanks ‘95 Transcraft, 48/102, AL Clean ....................$5,000-$6,500 Crossmembers, Wood Floor, MISCELLANEOUS Closed Tandem Slider, AR..$8,250 Caterpillar D6C Dozer, 3306 Turbo ‘90 Great Dane, 48/96, Closed Tandem, Steel, 80% T/B....$6,000 Charged After Cooled Eng., 4-Way, 12’ Dozer Blade, 36” ‘94 Trail King, 38/102, NEW Track w/New Rails & Rollers, Brakes/Drums, 80% Tires, NEW Floor, Sandblast/Painted ..$6,000 Perfect for Silage and Dirt DROPDECKS/DOUBLEDROP ........................................$35,000 Custom Haysides: (2) ‘07 Fontaine Drop Deck, Stationary............................$1,250 48/102, Air Ride, Steel, Spread Tip In Tip Out ......................$1,750 Axle, Wood Floor..............$19,750 Suspensions: Air/Spring Ride ‘80 Transcraft Double Drop, ......$500 SPR/$1,000 AR per axle 53’, 33’ Well Non-Detachable, Tandem Axle Off Road Dolly AR, Polished AL Wheels, New ..........................................$2,500 Hardwood Decking, 80% T/B, ‘06 Dodge Caravan, Stow-n-Go, Clean ..............................$11,500 New Tires, State of Iowa vehicle ..........................................$4,000

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Registered yearling polled Herefrod bulls for sale.

Halter broke willl be semen tested will deliver Heifer bulls still available Klages Herefords Ortorville, MN (320) 273-2163

NEW Massey 4610, FWA, w/loader ............CALL NEW Versatile 450, 4WD..............................CALL NEW Versatile 310, FWA ..............................CALL NH TD80 w/loader ........................................CALL NH TV6070 bi-directional ............................CALL Versatile 895, 4WDV ....................................CALL White 100, FWA ............................................CALL

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DRAINAGE FOR SALE: Donahue 37' 4 PARMA PUMPS New pumps & Axle machinery trailer, parts on hand. Call Min$3,500. (507) 430-5144 nesota's largest distributor HJ Olson & Company 320Miscellaneous 090 974-8990 Cell – 320-212-5336 300 gas tank on 6' stand. Call (507) 764-3943 or (507) 236REINKE IRRIGATION 9168 Sales & Service New & Used DRAINAGE PUMPS For your irrigation needs Carry submersible pumps.

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Reg. Holstein bulls, red and Limousin & Red Angus 100 calf hutches EXL AgriBulls. Delivery avail. HamPlastics w/ front door never white available, Good mamond, WI. 715-821-3516 used, $330/ea. 517-852-2106 ternal lines and good sires.

Merritt's Elm-Chris Farm 100 calf hutches EXL Agri(715)235-9272 Sheep 060 Plastics w/ front door, nevWANTED TO BUY: Dairy Soy fed Lambs order now for er used, $330/ea 517-852-2106 heifers and cows. 320-235Easter Melvin Miller, 8778 2664 Odin Ave, Cashton, WI Trucks & Trailers 084 54619 Cattle 056 Swine 065 '12 Silverado 3500 HD, Dura8 Angus cross beef cows, max Dsl, 4 Door, 28,000 715-234-3954 Compart's total program Miles, Blue Granite, Goosefeatures superior boars & neck Hitch, Back-up CamBulls (2) coming 2 yr olds open gilts documented by era, Heated Leather Seats, shiny black Polled SimmenBLUP technology. Duroc, Engine Brake, Aluminum tal or Sim-Angus cross, by York, Landrace & F1 lines.

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Turbo diesel, 4x4, auto, Angus Farm Glencoe, MN Raised outside. Exc herd crew cab, new engine & 55336 Conklin Dealer 320health. No PRSS. Delivery transmission. $6,500. 320864-4625 avail. 320-568-2225 583-0881 FOR SALE OR LEASE: Purebred Registered Charolais bulls, heifers, & cows. Great bloodlines, excellent performance, balNEW NH T9.565, 4WD..................................CALL anced EPD's, low birth NEW NH T9.505, 4WD..................................CALL weights. Delivery availNEW NH T7.200, FWA..................................CALL able.

Laumann Charolais NEW NH 65 Workmaster, w/loader ............CALL Mayer, MN 612-490-2254 NEW Massey 6615, FWA ............................CALL

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Parts Department Special ‘13 CIH Magnum 235, 1463 hrs., 235 hp., 195 PTO hp., 540/1000 PTO, 480/80R46 rear tires ............$109,900

‘12 CIH Magnum 290, 679 hrs., Lux. cab, Full Pro 700 auto guide, HID lights ............................$178,500

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‘11 CIH Tigermate 200, 54.5’ Field Cult.......................$59,900

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‘13 CIH Magnum 260, 553 hrs., 260 hp., 215 PTO hp., susp. Lux. cab, HD drawbar, HID lights ......$156,500

‘15 CIH Steiger 550, 288 hrs., Luxury susp. cab, PTO ......$277,900

‘13 CIH Steiger 500, 445 hrs., Full Auto Steering, PTO, Loaded ............................................$249,900

‘14 CIH Steiger 350 RCQ, 870 hrs., 16” tracks, PTO ..................$236,000

‘14 CIH Steiger 620Q, 224 hrs., 620 hp., Lux. cab, HID lights, PTO, full Pro 700 Auto Guide ......$379,900

‘08 CIH Steiger 435, 2100 hrs., Full Auto Steering................$149,900

Maxxi-Width Sweep — 71⁄2” ....$8.19 Maxxi-Point — 7.3” ..................$9.34 Take an extra 5% Off for cash

MARCH LEA SE OPPORTUNITIES – These are Three-Year ‘Walk Away’ Leases – ‘14 Steiger 580 Quad, 300 hrs./yr. - $82.63/hr. • 600 hrs./yr. - $50.23/hr.

‘14 Steiger 550 Wheel, 300 hrs./yr. - $101.25/hr. • 600 hrs./yr. - $57.75/hr.

‘14 Steiger 500 Quad, 300 hrs./yr. - $92.73/hr. • 600 hrs./yr. - $54.26/hr.

‘14 Magnum 315, 300 hrs./yr. - $65.08/hour • 600 hrs./yr. - $37.81/hr.

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USED COMBINES Interest Waiver Available Thru Case Credit* • Call For Details ‘13 ‘10 ‘02 ‘09 ‘11 ‘12 ‘09 ‘04 ‘14 ‘14 ‘13 ‘10 ‘10 ‘05 ‘04

C-IH 7230, 380 eng. hrs.....................................................................................................................................................$239,900 C-IH 7120, 1504 eng./1149 sep. hrs., duals, HID lights ..................................................................................................$159,900 C-IH 2388, 2394 sep. hrs., duals, chopper, rock trap ........................................................................................................$69,000 C-IH 2608, 8R30” chopping cornhead................................................................................................................................$39,900 Geringhoff, 8R chopping cornhead ....................................................................................................................................$59,900 C-IH 3408, 8R30” cornhead ................................................................................................................................................$44,900 C-IH 3408, 8R30” cornhead ................................................................................................................................................$34,900 C-IH 2208, 8R30” ................................................................................................................................................................$24,500 C-IH 3162, 35’ flex draper platform ....................................................................................................................................$66,900 C-IH 3162, 35’ flex draper platform ....................................................................................................................................$66,900 C-IH 3020, 35’ w/in-cab cutter bar suspension ................................................................................................................$37,500 C-IH 2020, 35’ platform w/Crary air reel ............................................................................................................................$32,500 C-IH 2020, 25’ platform w/Crary air reel ............................................................................................................................$26,800 C-IH 1020, 30’, 3” knife, rock guard....................................................................................................................................$13,900 C-IH 1020, 30’, 3” knife, rock guard....................................................................................................................................$10,900

USED SPRAYERS

‘12 C-IH 3330, 546 hrs., 90’ boom, standard spray, active suspension ..............................................................................$199,500 Top Air T1200, 80’ boom, foamer, Ag Leader control ..............................................................................................................$25,000

USED 4WD TRACTORS

Interest Waiver or Low Rates Available* • Call For Details ‘14 ‘12 ‘14 ‘12 ‘12 ‘14 ‘14 ‘12 ‘13 ‘08 ‘14 ‘08 ‘93

C-IH Steiger 620Q, 224 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites, big hyd. pump, Full Pro 700 auto guide, PTO ................................$379,900 C-IH Steiger 600Q, 1155 hrs., Lux. cab, Full auto guide................................................................................................$299,500 C-IH Steiger 580Q, 505 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites, auto guide ready ..............................................................................$339,900 C-IH Steiger 550Q, 1245 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, 30” tracks, big pump, HID lites, Full auto guide ................................$269,900 C-IH Steiger 550Q, 1300 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, 30” tracks, big pump, HID lites, Full auto guide ............................COMING IN C-IH Steiger 550, 289 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, 710/70R42 duals, PTO, high cap. hyd. ....................................................$277,900 C-IH Steiger 500Q, 909 hrs., Lux. cab, big hyd. pump, HID lites ..................................................................................$285,000 C-IH Steiger 500Q, 964 hrs., Lux. cab, big hyd. pump, HID lites, Full auto guide ......................................................$269,900 C-IH Steiger 500, 445 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, 710/70R42 tires, PTO, HID lites, Full Pro 700 auto steer........................$249,900 C-IH Steiger 535Q, 2762 hrs., Lux. cab, HD hyd. pump, HID lites ................................................................................$179,900 C-IH Steiger 350RCQ, Row Crop Quad, 870 hrs., PTO, 6 remotes, 16” tracks............................................................$236,000 C-IH Steiger 435, 2100 hrs., 800R38 tires, Full Pro 600 auto steer ..............................................................................$149,900 Cat 65C, 7717 hrs., 24” track, JD auto steer ......................................................................................................................$39,900

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USED 2WD TRACTORS Interest Free • Call For Details

‘14 C-IH Magnum 340, 1133 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, auto steer ready, HD drawbar, high cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites ..$189,500 ‘14 C-IH Magnum 315, 499 hrs., Lux. cab, susp. front axle, HID lites, 540/1000 PTO ......................................................$199,900 ‘14 C-IH Magnum 290, 23-spd., Lux. susp. cab, Full Pro 700 auto guide, HID lites, high cap. hyd., dual PTO, 480/50 tires, susp. front axle..................................................................................................................................................$194,500 ‘12 C-IH Magnum 290, 674 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, 360 HID lites, 480/50 tires, front & rear duals, high cap. hyd., Full Pro 700 auto steer ..........................................................................................................................................................$178,500 ‘13 C-IH Magnum 260, 533 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, auto steer ready, HD drawbar, high cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites ....$156,500 ‘12 C-IH Magnum 235, 325 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, auto steer ready, HD drawbar, high cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites ....$149,900 ‘11 C-IH Magnum 235, 1163 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, auto steer ready, front & rear duals, HID lites ....................................$119,900 ‘13 C-IH Magnum 235, 1451 hrs., dual PTO, auto steer ready, 4 remotes, rear duals ......................................................$109,900 ‘14 C-IH Puma 160, MFD, powershift, cab, C-IH 765 loader ............................................................................................COMING IN ‘14 C-IH Puma 145, MFD, powershift, cab, C-IH 765 loader ............................................................................................COMING IN ‘12 C-IH Puma 185, 705 hrs., MFD, CVT trans., C-IH loader, duals ....................................................................................$139,900 ‘08 McCormick MTX120, MFD, cab, loader, 105 PTO hp.......................................................................................................$55,000 ‘14 C-IH Farmall 105C, 925 hrs., MFD, cab, power shuttle, w/loader, Rental Return Unit ..................................................$44,900

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