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You’re undoubtedly aware of the ongoI also happen to think her stance is diaing story of Kim Davis, the county clerk metrically opposed to core values upon from Kentucky. which this nation was founded.

After the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Davis, her lawyers, and supporters argue on June 26 that denial of marriage that she is being persecuted for her faith. licenses to same-sex couples is in violaAmong her most vocal backers are presition of the 14th Amendment’s Due dential hopefuls Mike Huckabee — “We Process and Equal Protection clauses, the must end the criminalization of ChristianRowan County clerk refused to comply, ity!” — and Ted Cruz — “Those who are citing her Christian faith. persecuting Kim Davis believe that ChrisLAND MINDS tians should not serve in public office!”

A district court judge eventually ordered Davis to issue the licenses, and Through their incendiary words, politiBy Tom Royer the Supreme Court declined to hear her cians such as Huckabee and Cruz do a appeal. Continuing to ignore judicial great disservice to their country, fanrulings, she was found in contempt of ning flames of rage when what would court and sent to jail Sept. 3. Davis was better serve is calm and reasoned reflecreleased Sept. 8 under the condition that she not tion upon the place of religion in government. interfere with the issuing of marriage licenses by her (Rhetorical question: Would either man be in Kendeputies to all legal couples, same-sex or otherwise. tucky defending religious liberty if Davis were a Muslim clerk attempting to impose Sharia law upon “This has never been a gay or lesbian issue for me,” the good people of Rowan County?) she said prior to her brief incarceration. “This is about upholding the word of God. ... This is a heaven or hell Where persecution and conspiracy is claimed, the issue for me and for every other Christian that believes.” truth is much simpler: Davis was sent to jail not because she is a Christian, but because she refused A great number of Davis’ detractors (courtesy of to obey the law. Muslim, Jewish, Hindu or atheist internet anonymity) are saying very ugly things county clerks would have been held in contempt just about her, and attempting to shout down those who come to her defense. But who are any of us to belittle as quickly — possibly more so — had they failed to someone for standing up for themselves? What kind perform their duties as elected government officials. of message does such cruel behavior teach our chilChristians are not being prevented from serving in dren? Life is far too short for such hate. public office. Christians (and everyone else) are being told that if they are elected to, or hired for, a I think Kim Davis is a courageous woman. I am envious of her steadfastness in defense of her beliefs. government job, they are expected to perform the Although she has been accused of opportunism, I’ve duties of that job — and if they find themselves read enough truly despicable attacks upon her faith, unable to perform those duties for any reason, religious or otherwise, they must either step aside to let her appearance, her personal history, etc., that, frankly, if she’s actually able to make a few bucks off a co-worker do it, or step down. of her fame once all of this is over, I say good for her. See ROYER, pg. 4

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earners. Alternatively, assembly-line food — machines, not people; 24/7 factories, not dawn-todusk or seasonal farms; commodity ingredients sourced globally, not locally — is far less costly to make and, therefore, is very cheap, but not the best quality or nutrition, for low-income consumers.

Invariably though, the book events end with guests sharing stories of their “Honeys” — the hired men, family members, and neighbors — whose destructive genius they believe might challenge my own machinery-challenged uncle.

Everyone listens intently and laughs loudly at these lovingly told tales of the broken fences, busted barn doors, and balky machinery left in the splintered wake of these South Dakota or Nebraska or Minnesota or Wisconsin Honeys.

And, as you might expect, I always claim the final Honey moment — I invented the whole genre, remember? — to offer up a story or two of Honey’s highest low points I’ve yet to share in print.

For example, there was the time Honey flooded the barnyard with diesel fuel because…

On second thought, I’ll save that one for when I need to give the Honey tour a little more throttle as Gracie and I head back on the road this fall. Surely, somebody out east knows how to braze cast iron, right?

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Faithful readers of this weekly effort may recall my darling, but dangerous Uncle Honey. He was my hometown’s Honey wasn’t the sole quiet, easy-going milkman who retired to reason we owned an arc the southern Illinois dairy farm of my welder and an oxygenyouth to break, bend or beat up any plant, acetylene torch, but he animal or machine unlucky enough to be was the main reason. nearby when Honey “helped” my father.

It wasn’t intentional; Honey didn’t have a mean molecule in him. It was, instead, FARM & FOOD FILE cost of crop insurance and whether his complete inattention to small details today’s federal ag policy favors farming like barns, telephone poles, and rivers.

By Alan Guebert over food.

For example, Honey never set out to Others offer evidence of a growing break the throttle off our Oliver 77; it “fresh food” movement in their area — just “you know, broke.” new food cooperatives, expanded farmWe did know; it was a pure Honey ers markets, and more direct farmer-tomove. Since the tractor worked harder every time he consumer avenues for fresh pork, beef, cheese, and pulled the throttle downward, Honey believed her 34 poultry. horsepower could be boosted to 40 or 50 horsepower Still others note another fast-growing, more disby simply yanking the throttle downward even more. turbing trend: the widening gulf between the high After years yanking, though, the old girl finally revolted — the throttle broke — and all Honey could quality of fresh, nutritious food available to high do was hand my father a four-inch piece of cast iron income consumers and the vast amount of highlyas a trophy because, “You know, it broke.” (My father processed, nutritionally-poor food available to lowincome earners. brazed the throttle back together in steely silence.)

Why the difference, they ask, and why are the Honey wasn’t the sole reason we owned an arc poles pulling further apart rather than closer welder and an oxygen-acetylene torch, but he was together? the main reason.

The best answer we arrive at is that fresh food, While Honey’s subconscious need to create chaos because of the personal labor involved, is more costly often gave my father heartburn, it gave me someto produce and, therefore, affordable to high-income thing more timeless; it gave me stories. Moreover, these stories have given my daughter and me a book, a book title, and a book tour. Since May, Gracie and I have held 50 events to read from and sign copies of our book, “The Land of Milk and Uncle Honey.”

Every stop throughout our “Summer of Honey” has delivered anywhere from five to 100 or more loyal column readers, friends, and foodies ready to hear more Honey stories and eager to participate in wideranging conversations about farming, food, and ag policy.

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‘Though we cannot think alike, may we not love alike?’

ROYER, from pg. 2 liberal Christian, to task for “picking and choosing” what parts of the Bible he uses to Davis refused to issue marriage licenses There are cooler heads ... who say there must be buttress his opinions, calling it “a shaky that are legal in all 50 states, refused to room for compromise — that accommodations should foundation for determining morality.” allow her deputies to issue them, and be made to allow the lawful work of government to refused to resign from her position. Faith This was written by the man without is not the issue here; the issue is insuborthe faintest hint of self-awareness. continue without sacrificing an individual’s faith. dination. She is not a victim, and Could he truly have been blind to the certainly not a martyr. (Davis fact that he himself, and every other supporters want to compare her compromise — that accommodations should be Christian, regardless of political leaning, does the to Rosa Parks, but the difference made to allow the lawful work of government to exact same thing every single day? Even if there was between them is clear: One went to jail seeking to continue without sacrificing an individual’s faith. but one translation of the Bible — instead of the expand civil rights, the other to deny them.)

I agree. Rowan County could have issued those mar- more than 100 available to choose from — Christian“If I left, resigned or chose to retire,” said Davis, “I riage licenses without Davis being found in contempt. ity would still be split by numerous denominations, would have no voice for God’s word.” each emphasizing one verse over another. Each claimAll she had to do was let someone else do her job for her. Offered a reasonable alternative, she instead chose ing ownership of the “correct” interpretation.

I have tried but failed to understand why she to treat her government-issued desk as a bully pulpit. believes her job as Rowan County clerk is a reliWhose interpretation will form the basis of the Christgious position. She swore an oath on a Bible to The U.S. Constitution protects the right of citizens ian theocracy so many seem to wish upon this nation? uphold the Constitution, not the other way around. to follow their faith of choice, while also prohibiting Yours, or that guy’s you’ve never met, next county I’ve seen it argued that Davis’ refusal to issue mar- the government from forcing a particular religion over? upon them. Davis’ actions amount to her office forcriage licenses to same-sex couples is of no concern, “Though we cannot think alike, may we not love alike? ing her specific belief system upon the people of because any of them could have just driven one May we not be of one heart, though we are not of one Rowan County, Ky. Not only is this a violation of the opinion? Without all doubt, we may,” wrote the noted county over and gotten a license there. But what if Constitution, but a dramatic leap from evangelism that county’s clerk refuses? And the next one? How sinner John Wesley. “Herein all the children of God may far should a citizen of the United States be expected toward flat-out coercion. unite, notwithstanding these smaller differences.” to travel to have the nation’s laws applied?

Some friends had a heated religious discussion online Tom Royer is managing editor of The Land. He may the other day, spurred by the Kim Davis situation. One be reached at editor@thelandonline.com.

There are cooler heads, even among socially con❖ servative politicians, who say there must be room for man, a very conservative Christian, took another, a very

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FOLLOWING THE 2015 GROWING SEASON

The Lees McIntosh, Minn.

Organic hay, corn, oats, soybeans; conventional wheat, soybeans

The Haarstads Rothsay, Minn.

Corn, soybeans

The Thorpes Canby, Minn.

Corn, soybeans

The Filzens Renville, Minn.

Corn, soybeans, sugar beets, navy beans

The Pagels Winthrop, Minn.

Corn, soybeans, wheat, kidney beans The Kemps Sibley, Iowa Corn, soybeans

The Marbles Mapleton, Minn.

Corn, soybeans, hogs

Andy Pulk Wannaska, Minn.

Roseau County Sept. 11: “My goal is to try to have all the tillage and stuff done by deer hunting season.”

Joan Lee McIntosh, Minn.

Polk County Sept. 10: “For the most part we got moisture when we needed it. Hopefully the yields will be strong.”

John Haarstad Rothsay, Minn.

Otter Tail & Wilkin Counties Sept. 10: “The bean crop is going to be better than we’re thinking. Things are pretty much ready to go.”

Rodney Froemming Garfield, Minn.

Douglas County Sept. 10: “Things are going good now that we got rid of the high humidity.”

Dale Filzen Renville, Minn.

Renville County Sept. 10: “It was tough to get drying days last week with the heat and humidity.”

Nathan Thorpe Canby, Minn.

Yellow Medicine County Sept. 6: “This is the best corn crop our area has had; it’s very good.”

Delayne Pagel Winthrop, Minn.

Sibley County Sept. 6: “It looks like (the kidney beans are) going to be a good crop.”

Harlan Marble Mapleton, Minn.

Blue Earth County Sept. 4: “I think for our area they’re going to come up with some very high corn yields.”

Nate Heusinkveld Wykoff, Minn.

Fillmore County Sept. 6: “(The silage corn is) starting to turn but is still holding a bunch of moisture.”

Brian Kemp Sibley, Iowa Osceola County Sept. 6: “The corn is looking good (and) starting to show signs of maturity.”

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The Pulks Wannaska, Minn.

The wheat harvest finish line is in sight for Andy Pulk. When The Land spoke with him on Sept. 11 he was happy to announce that “we will finish today.” The year’s harvest has been a slow process with lots of starts and stops due to the weather.

“It’s been an ongoing battle with moisture,” said Pulk, who noted that the good news is “quality is good, yields are excellent.” With about 10 days until they start harvesting soybeans he’s pleased

the crops “look pretty good.”

The corn is at 75 percent milk line, and the sunflowers are two weeks away from harvest. “My goal is to try to have all the tillage and stuff done by deer hunting season.” That time is closing in, as Pulk said he “did see some frost on the grass this morning.” As for the current crop conditions, he said he’s “very happy” but wishes “prices would rebound some.”

The Lees McIntosh, Minn.

Change was in the air when The Land spoke with Joan Lee on Sept. 10. She was watching the steeple being removed from the church she and her family were once members of in McIntosh.

Salem Lutheran celebrated its 125th anniversary and then decided it was time to close the doors for good. Saying goodbye to a beloved church is hard, she said, but with such a rich history, memories of the church will live on. Change is also evident in

the fields. Lee said she would be “starting to chop corn next week,” estimating it will yield about 120 bushels per acre — “nothing fantastic but still pretty good for us.” The soybeans are starting to turn, and she said it will be a couple of weeks until harvest. “It’s been a good growing season,” said Lee. “For the most part we got moisture when we needed it. Hopefully the yields will be strong.”

The Haarstads Rothsay, Minn.

Soybean harvest is almost here for John Haarstad and it’s earlier than usual this year.

“I’ll probably be harvesting by the end of next week,” he told The Land on Sept. 10. The beans are “maturing ahead of schedule,” said Haarstad, about two weeks earlier than average. The corn is drying down, too, he added; there will be “some black

layered by the end of next week.” He says he’s “shooting for average” for corn yields this year.

With little rain since early August the ground is “pretty dry now,” which has made tillage easier.

“The bean crop is going to be better than we’re thinking,” said Haarstad. “Things are pretty much ready to go.”

The Froemmings Garfield, Minn.

“Things are going good now that we got rid of the high humidity,” Rodney Froemming told The Land on Sept. 10.

The break in the high humidity that day allowed him to finish cutting third-crop hay. The soybeans are turning yellow and have lost most of their leaves, said Froemming, who believes that he’ll be combining

in another week to week and a half. The corn “is starting to dry back,” he said. Besides getting ready for his own bean harvest, Froemming will also do some custom combining. Once bean harvest is complete, he plans on switching gears immediately and jumping into harvesting corn. The crops right now look “pretty good,” said Froemming. “Overall, we’re a week ahead of normal.”

Meanwhile, “The corn is The Filzens starting to look like it’s drying Renville, Minn. down (and is) maturing The navy bean harvest was complete on the rapidly,” he said. Until Filzen farm as of Sept. 5. When The Land spoke soybean harvest Filzen will be with Dale Filzen five days later he reported that cleaning out the bean bin, the navy beans were “good quality.” The weather working on a corn dryer, and made harvest a little challenging, however. “It was checking on an auger. His prediciton for crop tough to get drying days last week with the heat and humidity.” The soybeans were still two weeks yields? “They’ll be good; not sure they’ll be as good as some people thought a few months ago.” away from being harvested which, according to Filzen, would be an average harvest date for them.

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The Pagels Winthrop, Minn.

“The crops are really maturing.” When The Land spoke with Delayne Pagel on Sept. 6 he reported that he’d begun kidney bean harvest on the first of the month. So far, Pagel said he likes what he sees — “It looks like it’s going to be a good crop.” As for the corn, Pagel said that he “can’t complain.” Meanwhile, the soybeans are

“turning colors; looking OK.” Overall, Pagel is happy with the crops thus far, and calls them “above average.”

aren’t big fans of all this The Heusinkvelds humidity either, Heusinkveld Wykoff, Minn. said — “They backed off a Less humidity and some dry days would be just little on milk.” With cooler, fine for Nate Heusinkveld and his hay. The Land more seasonable weather spoke with Heusinkveld on Sept. 6 as he was ahead, he’s hopeful the next “going to start on fourth-crop hay.” After he gets few weeks will result in a done with that he’ll be starting on corn silage. The good hay and corn silage harvest. crop is “starting to turn but is still holding a bunch of moisture.” The silage corn is currently in the dough stage. As far as the grain corn goes, “I think it will be a pretty good crop.” The cows

The Thorpes Canby, Minn.

The humidity isn’t Nathan Thorpe’s friend. “It’s been a real pain to work in,” he told The Land Sept. 6. He was more than ready for cooler, lesshumid temperatures to arrive in the next day. “The earlier beans are really turning,” Thorpe said. He estimates that he will start combining soybeans in about three weeks. The corn is “excellent” Thorpe said, noting that “we’re seeing green stocks with the husk starting to turn colors.” He is looking

ahead to a promising corn harvest — “This is the best corn crop our area has had; it’s very good.”

The Marbles Mapleton, Minn.

With his wrist surgery behind him and only a week and a half left of arm lifting restrictions, Harlan Marble is looking forward to being a part of harvest. When The Land spoke with Marble on Sept. 4 he reported that they’ve got three soybean fields that are turning, he said, and the leaves are starting to come off already; one field of

corn is doing the same. The other corn fields are “pretty green yet.” Marble said he heard that this summer will go down on record as the thirdgreatest summer in Minnesota history, and he doesn’t disagree. “The crops in southern Minnesota reflect that,” he said. Marble is looking forward to seeing the yield numbers — “I think for our area they’re going to come up with some very high corn yields.” As for his crops in general, Marble is “thrilled” with how they look.

The Kemps Sibley, Iowa “Everything is progressing nicely,” according to Brian Kemp. When The Land spoke with Kemp on Sept. 6, he talked about the changes he was seeing in the soybean crop. “We got a few varieties of soybeans turning yellow.” Kemp believes it will be a couple of weeks before bean harvest begins. Meanwhile, “the corn is looking good (and) starting to show signs of maturity.” The milk line is “about 50 percent,” and he is seeing

“some die-back in the tops.”

With harvest coming soon Kemp is about to get the combine ready to go to the field. It isn’t just harvest that he’s looking forward to, however; the Clay County Fair in Spencer, Iowa, begins on Sept. 12. Kemp calls it “the agricultural event in northwest Iowa.” What better way to end the summer and bring on the fall?

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Left to right: Cousins Elizabeth Thiesen of Alden, Iowa, and Maesyn and Mauren Thiesen of Sauk Centre, Minn., were each sheep showing champions at their respective state fairs this summer. Elizabeth is pictured at Franklin County Fair in Iowa.

Sheep showing a cross-state, 4-H family tradition

By MARIE WOOD The Land Associate Editor When 13-year-old Elizabeth Thiesen, of Alden, Iowa, takes her sheep to the fair, she knows exactly what the judges are looking for in breeding and showmanship. She has the purple and blue ribbons to prove it.

“They’re looking for the wool quality, that it’s good,” she said. “A sheep that is long and has a straight back. Most of the judges like a sheep that is tall. A lot will take into consideration how their mouth is, that they don’t have an underbite or overbite.”

Elizabeth, a member of Franklin County 4-H TriL Club, competed at the Iowa State Fair in the breeding sheep division, other wool breeds class.

She was awarded Champion Columbia yearling ewe and Reserve Champion Columbia ewe lamb. Her younger brother, Colby Thiesen, received a blue ribbon in breeding sheep.

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Elizabeth isn’t the only champion in the family. Her cousins Mauren and Maesyn Thiesen live in Sauk Centre, Minn., and are members of Stearns County 4-H Pelican Peak Club. They earned purple ribbons at the Minnesota State Fair this year. In the breeding sheep division, 15year-old Maesyn was awarded Champion Columbia ewe lamb and 18-yearold Mauren was awarded Champion Columbia yearling ewe. Maesyn was Reserve Champion in breeding sheep senior showmanship while Mauren placed fourth in advanced showmanship.

They all get their sheep from Grandpa’s farm, which supports a flock of roughly 35 ewes. Their grandpa, Leland Thiesen, breeds sheep and operates Thiesen Family Columbias in Windom, Minn. He gets help from his three sons — Brian, Ken and Stephen Thiesen.

“My dad has been the leader of the whole organiza-

tion and he really installed a joy in all three of his sons for being involved in 4-H and sheep projects and also the showing side,” said Ken, Mauren and Maesyn’s dad.

In April, Elizabeth, her dad, Brian, and younger brothers Colby and Jackson head to Grandpa’s place to choose the sheep they will show that year. Mauren, Maesyn and younger brother Macoy do the same with their dad, Ken. “We all go and divvy them up between all of us grandchildren,” said Mauren.

“My dad and his brothers make suggestions,” said Elizabeth, “but for the most part we get to choose.”

“It’s always an exciting time when they decide which ones each are going to show for the year,” said Leland.

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THIESENS, from pg. 8 sheep is set up in the right position and set up quickly.” the grandkids to show. Still the operation remains profitable as they sell “You want to make yourself as least He wants to create that love and passion for all of us breeding stock and wool. He relies on noticeable as possible,” said Mauren. in the sheep; loving what you’re doing and enjoying four things to turn out champion sheep: Breeder shows every second around the sheep and the people.

“Good breeding, good feeding, good Besides 4-H, the Thiesen family preparation, and good showing.” shows in open class and breeder shows — Mauren Thiesen including the Columbia Sheep Breed“We’ve established a good ewe base ers National Show and Sale. and try to select top rams to go with them,” he said. doing and enjoying every second around the sheep “The most fun as a parent is to see the connections they’ve made and the people they’ve gotten to know Leland attends county and state fairs to watch his and the people.” by being involved with the sheep and the showing grandchildren show.

Showtime side of it,” said Ken. Right before the show, Elizabeth walks her sheep “That’s part of being a grandpa,” Leland said. around to calm its nerves. When she shows her In November, Elizabeth will head to the North Chores sheep, she holds the head up and sets the front and American International Livestock Exposition Sheep The real work begins when Elizabeth gets the back legs square.

Show in Louisville, Ky. She has already chosen her sheep home. She feeds the sheep the same feed that sheep for that show. Her ewe lamb will be the same “In the back, if they dip down, you can scratch their Grandpa uses — a mix of corn and protein with a litone, but she will show a different ram lamb and belly to bring that up,” she explained. tle oats and molasses. They also get alfalfa hay. yearling ewe.

Then the judge will have the sheep walk around “We work with them a lot,” she said. “We clip them Grandpa and Dad took Elizabeth to the show last and they look at how they walk, said Elizabeth. all once or twice by hand before every show.” year.

Elizabeth enjoyed her time at the Iowa State Fair.

The first time Elizabeth puts sheep on the stand “It was definitely a lot bigger than what I for trimming can be tough, but they calm down. In She went down early with her family for the open expected it to be,” she said. “I thought it was really class before competing in the 4-H sheep show. fact, she works with them for many hours to get nice, all the different sheep that were there.” them to be “pretty calm” in the show ring.

“I just like walking around and seeing all the difEven so, Elizabeth didn’t come across any breeds “We walk them around a lot so they’re calm. We ferent animals and just showing sheep,” she said. “I like the competition that everyone else brings to the that she didn’t know. have to go out and do chores,” said Elizabeth. show ring.”

Leland said he doesn’t give advice on showing to Her father, Brian, said he is proud of his daughter his granddaughters these days.

Elizabeth also took home a blue ribbon in showand how well she’s doing. manship with her Columbia ewe lamb at the Iowa “They pretty well all know what to do or they “She gets up every morning, does the chores, ties State Fair. In showmanship, the judges are looking wouldn’t be doing as well as they are,” said Leland. them up and leads them around,” he said. at how you are presenting your sheep rather than Elizabeth said Grandpa can still be counted on for Mauren has been showing sheep since she was 5. the sheep’s characteristics, she explained. encouragement — a “good job” or “keep it up.” ❖ At 18 years old, she is a freshman at the University “I make eye contact with the judge. When he of Minnesota-Morris. messes with the wool, I smooth it back out,” she said.

“I think it’s taught me a lot of good skills — one is “I always make sure the sheep is between me and to communicate with other people in the breed and the judge so I change sides. I make sure that my help teach the public about different positives of livestock and what we’re doing and why we’re doing it,” said Mauren.

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Bioheat potential market for Minnesota biodiesel

By MARIE WOOD The Land Associate Editor MANKATO, Minn. — “You guys are our partners in the field,” said Ray Hart to a room full of Minnesota soybean growers at the Biodiesel and Bioheat Forum hosted by the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council in August.

Hart’s new tagline isn’t a reality yet, but there is potential.

Hart is the owner of Hart Home Comfort, a family-owned heating oil business in Long Island, N.Y. In 1998, he took a big risk and bought an oil terminal and made the major capital investment to blend biodiesel with heating oil, known as Bioheat.

Hart, an early provider of Bioheat, began delivering the blend to customers in 2007. Today, he offers Ecoblend — a blend of 20 percent

biodiesel with conventional heating oil. Bioheat is often blended at 5 percent biodiesel to heating oil.

Hart would not be able to charge more for the green product, but providing a cleaner, Paul Nazzaro domestically produced product was important to him.

“Financially, it made absolutely no sense to us,” he said, “but in my heart, I just knew it was something we had to do.”

John Luepke, a director of the Minnesota Soybean Processors, brought up the challenge of shipping biodiesel by rail to the Northeast. Hart’s biodiesel comes from the United States and Canada via rail.

Meanwhile, most biodiesel comes into the New York harbor by barge. Accord-

ing to Paul Nazzaro, of Nazzaro Group and petroleum liaison to the National Biodiesel Board, many of those barges come from Argentina.

Nazarro recognized the challenge for MinMike nesota farmers to get Youngerberg biodiesel into the New England market.

“We will work on it with them,” said Nazzaro. “There are as many challenges as opportunities.”

Future goals for Bioheat are to increase the biodiesel content to 20 percent and B6 to B20 biodiesel blends have been approved. With an increase in demand for biodiesel, Bioheat could be an emerging market for Minnesota biodiesel.

In addition, the Northeast needs biodiesel at a time when Minnesota cuts back on biodiesel use in trucks, Nazzaro said.

Biodiesel Biodiesel and Bioheat markets have a ripple effect on the soybean market in making the beans and oil more valuable while keeping the cost of soymeal down for livestock producers and

You guys are our partners in the field.

— Ray Hart global hunger programs.

Osakis, Minn., farmer Tom Grundman, a director in the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association, said the event showed just how important biodiesel is to our industry.

Soybean oil, a major feedstock in biodiesel production, has a 50 percent share in the market.

“In the ’90s we were spraying that soybean oil on the roads. It was a waste,” said Grundman. “Informa Economics did a study and said it’s (biodiesel) putting 70 cents to 90 cents a bushel in our pockets.”

Mike Youngerberg, senior director of field services for the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association, received the Biodiesel Award of Excellence at the forum. Youngerberg got involved in biodiesel in 1999 when he worked on the Minnesota biodiesel mandate — a B2 See BIOHEAT, pg. 11

‘If we didn’t have biodiesel, how cheap would beans be?’

When it comes to the biodiesel tax credit, Luepke of Minnesota Soybean Processors would like to see a production credit instead of a blender’s credit.

The American Soybean Association supports shifting the tax credit from a blender’s credit to a domes-

tic producer’s credit. This would promote domestic production and eliminate the ability of foreign-produced biodiesel to claim the credit.

“The producer’s credit would help out our industry, state and soybean farmers,” Luepke said. ❖

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Buyers

4 H 36th Anniversary Purple Ribbon Auction Minnesota

Grand Champion Market Beef: $22,000 (*)

Exhibitor: Jed Knutson, Freeborn County Buyer: Ames Construction

Reserve Champion Market Beef: $10,700

Exhibitor: Elizabeth Wasmoen, Freeborn County Buyer: MN Farmers Union Industries

Grand Champion Dairy Steer: $13,000 (*)

Exhibitor: Mallory Mattson, Freeborn County Buyer: American Foods Group, Central Livestock Assn., & O & S Cattle Co.

Reserve Champion Dairy Steer: $8,975 (*)

Exhibitor: Zachary Mattson, Pope County Buyer: MN State Fair Concessionaires, American Foods Group, & Pope County Businesses

Grand Champion Market Barrow: $11,000

Exhibitor: Ryan Franz, Cottonwood County Buyer: Hormel Foods, Dupont Pioneer, & Friends of Ryan Franz

Reserve Champion Market Barrow: $12,300 (*)

Exhibitor: Dalton Dykstra, Jackson County Buyer: TCC Materials, Nutra Blend, & the Jackson County Purple Ribbon Club

Grand Champion Market Gilt: $11,000 (*)

Exhibitor: Lance Becker, Martin County Buyer: MN Farmers Union & the Martin County Purple Ribbon Club

Reserve Champion Market Gilt: $7,950 (*)

Exhibitor: Camryn Reuter, Mower County Buyer: MN Farmers Union Industries, Ag Star Financial Services, & Murray County Businesses

Grand Champion Market Lamb: $7,500 (*)

Exhibitor: Matthew Wiebe, Cottonwood County Buyer: Twin City Concrete

Reserve Champion Market Sheep: $5,000

Exhibitor: Jessica Wiebe, Cottonwood County Buyer: MN Farmers Union Industries

Exhibitor: Henry Schultz, Rice County Buyer: Minnesota Farmers Union & Friends of Rice County 4-H

Reserve Champion Meat Goat: $4,125 (*)

Exhibitor: Thomas Sell, Cottonwood County Buyer: Sorenson Seeds, Staples Oil, & Cottonwood County Businesses

Grand Champion Dairy Meat Goat: $4,000 (*)

Exhibitor: Marshall Johnson, Fillmore County Buyer: Long Cheng Hmong Meats & Fillmore County Businesses (*) denotes a new record price in 2015.

80 percent of the proceeds from the Purple Ribbon 4-H Livestock Auction go to the 101 youth participants, with the balance going to the MN 4-H Livestock Enhancement Fund, which is used to fund special 4-H animal science projects and programs throughout the year and to help fund the 4H auction scholarship program. In 2015, twelve 4-H junior leaders received $2,000 scholarships and twenty-two received $1,000 scholarships, for a total of $46,000 and 34 scholarships awarded through the 4-H Auction.

2015 4-H Auction Scholarship Winners and Sponsors $2,000 Scholarships:

Name: Andrew Berg, Pipestone

Brady Bobendrier, Pipestone Will Bollum, Dakota Jared Carlson, Pipestone Toni Chicos, Freeborn Abigail Donkers, Rice Mackenzie Kruse, Isanti Brady NeeI, Freeborn Josef Pettit, Fillmore Nicholas Pitlick, Scott Madison Schafer, Goodhue Troy Skaar, Lyon

Sponsor: Michael Dove & Gary Koch, Gislason & Hunter Law Firm LA-CO Industries Independent Community Bankers of Minnesota American Farm Bureau & IDEAg Farmfest Boehringer lngelheim Vetmedica Gallagher Grace/Mayer MN Farmers Union AgStar Financial Services Midwest Machinery Sky Ride, Inc.. Don McClure Minnesota Pork Board Boehringer lngelheim Vetmedica

$1,000 Scholarships:

Name: Paul Aarsvold, Wabasha Paige Anderson, Jackson Kathryn Bagniewski, Olmsted Jake Borst, Olmsted Krysta DeMolee, Roseau Valerie Earley, Fillmore Sydney Eddy, Jackson Haley Hinrichs, Goodhue Nolan Hohenstein, Jackson Elizabeth Johnson, Houston Haley Leiding, Fillmore Lindsey Loerzel, E. Ottertail Mary Moenning, Dodge Hope Morrison, Fillmore Haley Netzke, Redwood Julia Otten, Freeborn Emma Penzenstadler, Chisago Ashley Reiner, Mcleod Austin Schmitt, Benton William Schroeder, Douglas Jase Wilts, Stevens Katherine Wilts, Swift

Sponsor: Hubbard Feeds/ShowRite Anderson Seeds Hormel Foods Dupont Pioneer Seeds Jake & Lindsay Grass Schroder Concessions Big Gain In memory of Wayne Bollum Martin Cty. Pork Producers John Morrell & Co Anderson Seeds Strategic Pork Solutions Minnesota Simmental Association Duke's Poutine, Matt Ribar United Farm Credit Services MN Corn Growers Interstate Power Systems Elanco Animal Health Interstate Power Systems Corn Roast, Brad & Lori Ribar Zinpro Kent Thiesse & Greg Harder

The MN State Fair 4-H Purple Ribbon Auction is sponsored each year by the Minnesota Livestock Breeders Association.

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Grand Champion Meat Goat: $5,900 (*)

Total 2015 4-H Auction Premiums = $590,000 (*) 101 4-H Exhibitors – Over 1,000 4-H Auction Buyers

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BIOHEAT, from pg. 10 mandate which took effect in 2005.

That means biodiesel made from vegetable oils — often soybean oil — must be blended at a two percent ratio with diesel fuel.

Youngerberg continued his involvement through the current mandate for B10 in the summer Vernon Pooch months, reverting to B5 in the winter months. In 2018, the mandate is scheduled to jump to B20 in the summer months.

Minnesota has three biodiesel plants with a combined production of 63 million gallons, according to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. The MDA estimates current production capacity will cover almost all of the demand for B20 for trucks and diesel engines.

Vernon Pooch, a Farwell, Minn., contract soybean seed producer and director in the MSR&PC, is quick to promote the homegrown renewable fuel.

“It’s absolutely excellent for the farmers to have Bioheat,” he said. “If we didn’t have biodiesel, how cheap would beans be? I’m glad to hear that they’re using Bioheat because it helps clean up the air a lot.”

Increasing the capacity to produce biodiesel in Minnesota may be necessary to serve the Bioheat market.

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Kay? What is your role as Princess state wherever I can be a the t hou oug “I’ll be visiting thr industry.” voice for the Minnesota dairy Princess Kay competition? the in What got you interested see e to the State Fair. I would “When I was little we’d com ry princess candidates and I dai the butter sculptures of the cool to have my head carved thought ‘that would be really realized more and more what I out of butter.’ As I got older about. In essence, it is all is m gra pro Kay ss nce Pri the at dairy farming and milk wh ple peo h communicating wit

it the hard work and dedication production is all about and got involved.” demands. That’s truly why I t and being Princess Kay den stu e leg col a ng How can bei h? bot do work out — How can you te FFA Officer so I Sta ota nes Min “Last year I was the a full time SDSU ng bei h learned how to juggle that wit nagement. I enjoy talking ma e student. It’s all about tim They always work with me and with my college professors. I think everything will go . my schedule as Princess Kay well.”

Media intern spots 4-H trends

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer As media coordinator intern at the Minnesota State Fair, A.J. Hasslen worked an almost non-stop schedule for 12 days. She is a senior at the University of Minnesota majoring in agricultural communications and marketing, with a minor in animal A.J. Hasslen science at the St. Paul campus.

“I work a lot with Wendy Huckaby, our state 4-H media coordinator,” said Hasslen. “Wendy gets dozens of requests from radio and print media asking for contacts with 4-H’ers in competition here at the State Fair. I find those 4-H’ers, line them up to meet with Wendy and me. We give them a bit on how to talk with media, then we escort them down to the media center, introduce them to the appropriate media rep. Once they’ve completed their interview, we escort them back up here to the 4-H Center.”

A 4-H member for 10 years and a state 4-H ambassador for two years, Hasslen is a Sherburne County farm girl whose real name is Allison Jean. She belongs to the Sherburne County Busy Bees 4-H club and she was certainly busy at the State Fair.

Hasslen also posted on the Facebook page called “4-H’ers at the State Fair.” Each day she highlighted

a different 4-H’er with a brief story and snapshot.

During the week of the 4-H livestock encampment, poultry exhibits were banned due to the avian flu. In place of live poultry, 4-H’ers brought demonstrations on poultry care, research and avian flu.

“So consequently we had several media requests asking to talk with 4-H poultry exhibitors who couldn’t bring their poultry to the fair,” she said.

Hasslen sees growth in 4-H in Minnesota — especially among girls.

“There’s a growing demand for more information on the farm to food industry. Even with the live poultry ban we still had 40 kids participating in the poultry show with demonstrations and educational displays,” she said. “Ordinarily there would have been over 200 kids in our State Fair poultry show.”

State-wide there are about 32,000 4-H club members. Include the “just-one event” participants and the number swells to 93,412. Hasslen noted steady growth in urban areas which may reflect the increasing desire of young people to learn how and where their food is produced.

Hasslen provided numbers on top Minnesota county 4-H membership: Anoka with 1,174 members; Dakota with 938; Washington with 721; Wright with 592 and Goodhue with 589. ❖

DANIEL ROKER

You’re about to show your reg istered spot barrow. What do from doing this? you learn “Responsibility, a good wor k ethic, how to develop you r own skills. and very likely this is something I run a business and it is a goo can do in the future. I’m learning how to d Your barrow weighs 281 lbs learning experience.” . What might this pig bring you if it is the champion?

“Anywhere from $1,000 to $5,000.”

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Status: Mom to Danie l and his big sister, Lis a How many 4-H’ers from you r county are at the State Fai r “I’m not certain but we hav e six kids showing in the swi this year? ne project. Lots of others are showing in var iou estimate there are 15 or 20 s livestock categories. So I would Renville County kids here this would have been even more if the poultry division had not year. There cancelled.” been How many State Fairs have you attended?

(Laughing) “Probably 30 or 40. Many of them as a 4-H me later years working in Extens ion, and now having my own mber and The State Fair is a tremend ous experience for 4-H kids kids here, too. wherever they live.”

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Irrigation tech improving water use efficiency

By TIM KING The Land Correspondent BELGRADE, Minn. — People on the second annual bus tour of the Irrigators Association of Minnesota had the opportunity to witness an historic event on Aug. 20.

“This is the earliest we’ve ever harvested sugar beets,” Todd Geselius of the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative told tour participants as they watched tons of beets tumble from a 12-row harvester into a semitruck trailer at the Anderson family farm near Belgrade in Stearns County.

We are concerned about nitrogen. We spoon-feed it and control it carefully.

— Jim Anderson “We are 10 days early this year.”

Not only were the beets early, they were predicted to be above average in yield.

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acre,” Geselius said. “This year we are predicting a yield of 31 tons per acre.”

Geselius said the cooperative had 4,000 acres of sugar beets under irrigation in the Bonanza Valley. The Valley includes parts of western Stearns, Pope, Kandiyohi, and Douglas Counties.

The valley generally has sandy or gravelly soils that were laid down by giant glacial melt water rivers.

“We like irrigation. It provides consistency,” Geselius said. “They have high-quality beets here.”

The consistency and high quality of irrigated crops were terms repeated a

number of times throughout the tour, which included visits to Mycogen seed corn research fields, field corn fields, RD Offut potato fields, dry bean fields, and a variety of vegetable fields under contract to Lakeside Foods of Brooten.

“We have 5,200 acres of peas and 6,200 acres of sweet corn under irrigation in the area,” Jeff Haugen of Lakeside Foods said. “We also have some carrots and table beets under irrigation.”

A visit to a sweet corn field in Kandiyohi County showed that crop to be in excellent condition also.

“The corn looks very good but with all the rain we are worried about the nitrogen leaching away,” Haugen said.

“We don’t want to load the soil with N.” Efficiency Although the season has required very little crop irrigation, farmers who irrigate in the Bonanza Valley continue to be concerned about both water See IRRIGATION, pg. 15

Variable rate irrigation ‘a powerful conservation tool’ irrigated farm,” Peterson said. “We were hoping he would start to be an advocate of irrigated agriculture. This year we decided it would be a good time to host the DNR for the same type of tour.”

Peterson said about 75 people attended the tour including State Representatives Jeff Howe, Dave Baker and Paul Anderson, as well as State Senator Michelle Fishbach. ❖

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IRRIGATION, from pg. 14 ohi County. The 675-acre Nature Conquality and quantity, tour host Jim servancy-owned preserve contains a Anderson said. Anderson hosted a Uni- section of upland prairie that drops versity of Minnesota nitrogen efficiency down into the fen. Calcareous fens are one of Minnesota’s rarest habitats and fertigation study a few years ago. they are very susceptible to pressures “We are concerned about nitrogen,” from agriculture and other human he said. “We spoon-feed it and control activities. it carefully.”

“A calcareous fen is a rare wetland Anderson, who farms 6,000 acres characterized by non-acidic peat fed by and operates 65 center cold oxygen poor pivot irrigators with his ground water rich in brother and three sons, calcium and magnedemonstrated computsium bicarbonates,” These variable erized technology on a said Megan Benage of rate irrigation center pivot irrigator. the Minnesota Departsystems can ment of Natural “Using GPS technolreduce water Resources. “There are ogy and mapping we usage by up to only three in Kandiycan do variable rate ohi County and 200 in 13 percent. irrigation on one center Minnesota. They are pivot,” he said. “We can — Josh Stamper usually small and they put more water on the often contain rare and high dry sections that threatened species.” the center pivot passes over and less on the lower areas with Calcareous fens are regulated by heavier soils. We can even turn a por- Minnesota’s Wetland Conservation Act tion of the pivot off when it passes over and the DNR is responsible for protecta conservation wetland area.” ing them. As part of its effort to protect “These variable rate irrigation systems the Regal Meadow Fen, the DNR has can reduce water usage by up to 13 per- recently established two monitoring cent,” said Josh Stamper, an Irrigation wells on the property. One well moniSpecialist with the University of Min- tors a shallow ground water aquifer and a second monitors nesota’s Department of a mid-range aquifer.

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The observation wells “They can be a powerful were drilled in 2014 conservation tool.”

With all those and to date the DNR Over the years irrigaimprovements monitoring data has tion technology has they can irrigate not indicated any negbeen increasingly with pressure ative effect on the fen focused on using water from irrigation. as low as 15 more efficiently, Jerry pounds. When Recently the DNR Wright, the Memberworked with a ship Secretary of the you reduce landowner that wanted Irrigation Association of pressure you to drill an irrigation Minnesota told tour parreduce costs. well 1,000 feet from ticipants. the fen.

— Jerry Wright “When I started in “We believed that a irrigation most of the well that close would systems used traveling have a negative effect gun irrigation systems,” Wright said. “Traveling guns required on the fen,” DNR hydrologist Ethan high pressure and did not apply the Jenzen said. “We encouraged him to water that consistently. Over the years drill the well into a third, deeper, irrigators have adapted more efficient aquifer. He did that and we don’t wells, gone to center pivot irrigators, believe that will affect the water supand more recently adapted drop tubes ply to the fen.” with low-pressure sprinklers. With all Alan Peterson, a Clear Lake area those improvements they can irrigate farmer, irrigator, and the president of with pressure as low as 15 pounds. the 480-member Irrigation Association When you reduce pressure you reduce of Minnesota, said he felt this year’s costs.” bus tour was a success.

Fen “The bus tour started last year at my Another stop on the Association’s farm where we invited (Minnesota tour was Regal Meadow Calcareous Department of Agriculture) CommisFen and Observation Wells in Kandiy- sioner Fredrickson and his staff to tour an

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‘Minnesota Table’ more than just a cookbook Cookbook Corner

By SARAH JOHNSON The Land Correspondent Looking for recipes in “The Minnesota Table: Recipes for Savoring Local Food Throughout the Year” (Voyageur Press) is like falling down a rabbit hole: The recipes are entirely surrounded by tempting stories, photos and original art that capture your eye and imagination. Hours later you remember you were hungry and start searching again … only to fall down another rabbit hole. But procrastination never felt, or tasted, so good.

Readers get to meet nuns who bake communion wafers, yak farmers, apple growers, sausage makers and a host of other colorful characters providing food for the Minnesota table. There are sections on freezing berries, making the perfect pot of tea, and drying herbs. It’s not just a cookbook; it’s a sit-down-and-readit book offering lessons in cooking, eating and life in general.

■ I finally chose the Kale and Walnut Sauté, a deceptively simple dish made stellar by a blend of flavorful sesame and olive oils and a dash of rice vinegar. As a side dish for the carnivores and an entrée for the vegan, it was a tasty success, although kale is not on the top of anybody’s list except for the vegan (go figure). Four out of four “yums” from the Johnson clan.

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■ Bacon and just a dash of cayenne pepper liven up these deviled eggs. Better double the recipe if you want to get any yourself.

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Once the water begins to boil, remove the pan from the heat, cover, and let sit for 12-15 minutes.

Meanwhile, mix mayonnaise, sour cream, dried mustard, cayenne pepper and salt in a medium-sized bowl. Add crumbled bacon and minced parsley; set aside. Prepare an ice-water bath in a large bowl.

Drain the hard-boiled eggs and immediately place in the ice-water bath for 5-10 minutes. Once cooled, drain again. Roll the eggs in a kitchen towel to crack the shells; they should peel off cleanly and easily.

Cut the eggs in half lengthwise, scoop the yolks into a bowl, and arrange the whites on the kitchen towel, cut side up.

Mash the eggs yolks in a large bowl with the back of a fork (or push through a ricer). Fold in the prepared dressing, taste for seasoning, and adjust. Place egg yolk mixture in a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip (or in a gallon-sized zip-top bag, snipping off one corner after filling); pipe into the cooked egg whites. Garnish with cayenne pepper.

■ Visitors to the State Fair’s bee and honey exhibits may have sampled the delicious honey lemonade sold there for many years. This recipe promises to fill the gaps between fair times. Store it in the refrigerator for lemonade on the spot.

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‘Stench’ in pop culture no longer crinkles our noses ence is what is done in relationship.”

If you want to change the world, it happens one person at a time.

Got something gone wrong in your community or your side of the tracks or section? Instead of talking about it, speak face to face with the ones in the midst of it. Within conversation you’ll more readily understand their thoughts and choices. Build a relationship, and you could change the trajec-

tory of their lives.

Replace stench with friendship. And within that friendship you may experience hope and peace that changes the world with the sweet aroma of God’s love.

Lenae Bulthuis muses about faith, family, and farming from her back porch on her Minnesota grain and livestock farm. She can be reached at lenaesbulthuis@gmail.com or @LenaeBulthuis. ❖

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For me, it’s the best week to say, “No go.” And when of the year. Yet within its Mom said no, no meant no. seven days it literally At the time, I disagreed. reeked. On one of the first In today’s world “Three’s nights of our family vacation Company” would not be a up north, it started. crowd, but part of the crowd When youngest daughter and culture. It’s now tame Melanie and I entered our in the name of entertainvacation home on Monday ment. As a show it’s mild eve I said, “The good news is for the morning, and in the THE BACK PORCH eve may even lull little ones that I missed the deer. The bad news is that I nixed a

By Lenae Bulthuis to sleep. skunk.” We carried its What happened? And how residue into the home and no did this happen? I believe one doubted our report. we got used to the stench. What used to A few sleeps later on our first night be cause for alarm is now status quo. back at the farm we had a problem no Trash talk became trendy, the shocking one wants or wishes for. Something is standard, and the amiss acceptable. went awry with the septic system that Some say, “If you can’t beat them, join wrenched the strongest stomach. them.” We can nod and shrug in agreeWhether outside or inside the home ment or we can stand up, speak up, and there was no masking the foul. Candles live in the light. tried; time won.

Moving our youngest daughter into Two days later on a way to an downtown Chicago for the fall semester appointment where we would mix in was a step of faith by Mike and me. the midst of town folks mostly isolated Although it may not be a big deal for from country odor, Mike and I stopped city folk, it was hard for us. We love to talk to manure haulers. Mike lowcountry roads where we recognize peoered the window and I masked how it ple by pickups and greet folks on the took my breath away. Yet one of the street by name. guys asked, “Did you bring pop and But this is what she wanted and her cookies?” heart’s desire lined up with ours. She’s Are you kidding me? In the smell he’s working with an organization that wondering if we brought snacks? inspires “motivated individuals to As if once, instead of thrice, wasn’t break the cycle of homelessness and enough for the convincing, I thought, “ poverty, transform their lives, You get used to the stench.” In all three strengthen their communities, and scenarios what was initially an unbeforge paths to real and lasting success.” lievable stink, in time became tolerable She was almost apologetic to be — nearly unnoticeable. moved into a gigantic community that And it caused me to think on my is served by a seemingly minuscule mom’s commentary of a childhood sitministry that helps the hurting. “It’s a com, “Three’s Company.” I said it was small organization,” she said. funny; she did not. In a show revolving I quickly corrected her, as moms can around three single roommates — two readily do. girls and one guy, the basis of the show “The size of the organization doesn’t stank with innuendos. No need to show matter,” I said. “What makes the differand tell, the context was enough for her

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COOKBOOK, from pg. 16 Combine the honey, water, salt and lemon rind in a heavy-bottomed saucepan and bring to a boil for 5 minutes. Cool and add the lemon juice.

Strain and refrigerate in a tightly covered glass jar.

To serve, fill an 8-ounce glass with ice; add water and 2 tablespoons of honey lemonade syrup, and stir. Garnish with a bruised sprig of fresh mint and lemon zest if desired.

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Dahlias yield a riot of blooms in late summer gardens Dahlias are magnificent cides. Most products that stars of the late summer are safe to use on vegetable garden. They take a long crops can be used on time to produce their blosdahlias. Slugs love eating soms from spring planting new sprouts as well as of the tubers, to bud develmature foliage so use a slug opment, and then to the probait after planting and as lific display of flowers just needed throughout the waiting to be admired or cut summer. For bushier plants and used in floral bouquets. with larger blooms, pinch or cut the center just above IN THE GARDEN A standout in our garden the third set of leaves when is a huge white dahlia

By Sharon Quale the plant is about two feet named “My Love.” It has a tall. white inflorescence and a cream colored center. It literally begs Tips on dividing and storing tubers: to be included in an arrangement and After the first frost has nipped the looks lovely paired with mauve and foliage it is time to dig and store the maroon hues. tubers. Carefully lift with a fork and hose off the dirt. Let the tubers dry in a Tips on growing dahlias: Plant in a shady place for about three days. sunny location that gets five to eight hours of sun each day. Stake plants Divide the clump by cutting each one that are three feet or taller. Water twice off being sure to include at least one a week for 30 minutes with a sprinkler. eye. The eyes are on the top where the Dahlias love lots of water. Fertilize tuber joins the stem. with a low nitrogen fertilizer such as a I usually store the tubers in their big 5-10-10 product. clump and divide them in the spring Weeding should be done by hand. just before planting. Pack the tubers in The plants are very sensitive to herbi- peat moss or vermiculite in cardboard

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National Milk study calls for broad immigration reform This column was written for the marketing week ending Sept. 11.

A new study reinforces the need for comprehensive immigration reform, according to the National Milk Producers Federation. “Half of all workers on U.S. dairy farms are immigrants, and the damage from losing those workers would extend far beyond the farms, nearly doubling retail milk prices and costing the total U.S. economy more than $32 billion,” according to a new report commissioned by NMPF.

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NMPF said the survey, an update of one done in 2009, was conducted last fall, before immigration became a hot-button issue in the presidential campaign. A comparison of the two surveys shows the number of immigrants working on dairy farms increased by 35 percent, or nearly 20,000, in six years. The portion of the milk supply coming from farms with immigrant labor increased by 27 percent.

The survey results do not distinguish between documented and undocumented foreign-born workers, but 71 percent of survey respondents said they had either low or medium level of confidence in the See MIELKE, pg. 20

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The report, which includes the results of a nationwide survey of farms, found that one-third of all U.S. dairy farms employ foreign-born workers, and that those farms produce nearly 80 percent of the nation’s milk. It concluded that a complete loss of immigrant labor could cause the loss of one-in-six dairy farms and cut U.S. economic output by $32.1 billion, resulting in 208,000 fewer jobs nationwide. Some 77,000 of the lost jobs would be on farms. Retail milk prices, the report said, “would increase 90 percent if all immigrant labor was lost. That would drive the supermarket price of a gallon of milk, which averaged $3.37 in June, to approximately $6.40.”

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‘Not true’ that immigrants taking jobs from Americans MIELKE, from pg. 19 employment documents of their immigrant workers. As a result, the report said, a majority of dairy farmers are very concerned about actions such as immigration raids or employee audits.

Despite this, 80 percent of dairy farms surveyed continue to hire immigrants.

“This report reinforces the urgent need for Congress to address this issue,” said NMPF President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Mulhern.

“Farms that rely on hired foreign workers need their current labor force as well as an effective program to ensure an adequate future workforce.

And the way to do that is to enact comprehensive immigration reform.”

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“The notion that immigrants are taking these jobs away from American workers is simply not true,” added Randy Mooney, a dairy farmer from Rogersville, Mo., and the chair of NMPF’s board. “Dairy farmers have tried desperately to get American workers to do these jobs with little success and that’s despite an average wage that is well above the U.S. minimum wage.”

In other legislative news: NMPF and the International Dairy Foods Association praised the introduction this week of the “Safe, Flexible and Efficient Trucking Act” in the House of Representatives. The bill would allow states to increase the gross vehicle weight limit on commercial trucks if they are properly equipped with six axles and meet the same safety stan-

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Western contacts state cheese is readily available but regular customer demand is steady, and cheese production has remained relatively strong through the end of summer. The dip in cheese production that normally occurs in late August through September has yet to materialize fully. Milk intakes have held higher than normal. Currently, cheese supply is a little stronger than demand, causing inventories of some varieties to build. Manufacturers are not yet concerned and are hopeful that the fall demand will increase and start to draw down inventories.

Spot butter repeated last week’s 11.25 cent jump, closing at $2.5650 per pound, still 43.5 cents below a year ago when the spot price made history, jumping 15.5 cents and hit $3 per pound. Six cars were sold at the CME this week.

Dairy Market News reports Central See MIELKE, pg. 21

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While Chicago Mercantile Exchange block Cheddar held the Labor Day shortened week at $1.6950 per pound, 65.5 cents below a year ago, the barrels dropped eight cents, to $1.59, 74.5 cents below a year ago, and an unsustainable 10.5 cents below the blocks.

Five cars of barrel traded hands.

“Adequate milk supplies continue to flow into cheese vats,” according to Dairy Market News. “Cheese production is steady. Some processors report a little lull in sales. Industry contacts note there is plenty of cheese available. Although inventory levels are a little higher, they have not concerned many cheese makers because of the anticipated increase in cheese demand from football season, school meal programs and the upcoming

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‘Supply, demand data do not support market rally’ sels on Monday to protest.

An emergency meeting was held Monday by European Union Farm Ministers to address the present challenges for a number of European agricultural sectors and the EU Commission proposed a compre-

hensive package of measures to address the cashflow difficulties farmers are facing, stabilizing markets and addressing the functioning of the supply chain.

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MIELKE, from pg. 20 butter production is slowing as butterfat components decline alongside farm milk intakes. Western butter production is steady and still somewhat dictated by the availability of or demand for cream. Butter demand has been firm. “Recent press announcements and study releases have further bolstered demand for butter and milk fats,” according to DMN, and some participants point to the increase in positive press and greater interest in using butter by food manufacturers as a reason market prices at the CME have risen.

But analysts Jerry Dryer and Matt Gould warned in their Sept. 4 Dairy and Food Market Analyst of a tumble in butter, stating “Supply and demand data do not support this market rally. Data shows butter supplies are outpacing demand. During the three-month period ending July 31, total supplies (production, inventories and imports) were up 16 percent, year-over-year, while commercial disappearance, a measure of demand, was down five percent. Put another way: At the end of July there were 51.6 days of usage in storage versus the five-year average for that date of 44.9 days. The bottom line: There is product hanging over the market, just not currently available in Chicago.”

Gould echoed those remarks in Friday’s DairyLine, saying “We’re in the demand season,” as we approach the holidays and butter is tight, but he sees a different scenario in November-December.

■ The Dairy and Food Market Analyst credited the uptick in nonfat dry milk to back-to-back increases at the Global Dairy Trade auction which “sparked the attention of buyers, according to milk-powderselling contacts in the United States, Europe and New Zealand. Buyers are now placing orders to forward cover their needs and some buyers are looking for commitments for all of 2016.”

Also fueling the purchasing, according to the analysts, is the expectation that a New Zealand milk supply contraction may be coming. “Fonterra is forecasting 2015-16 milk collections down two percent year-over-year due to negative economic pressures on the Islands. Other analysts are forecasting annual milk production could fall as much as seven percent, if El Niño brings its expected punch: Drought.”

Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk closed at 87 cents per pound, down three cents on the week and 46 cents below a year ago. Fifteen cars sold this week at the CME. The California Department of Food and Agriculture announced its October Class I milk price at $17.37 per hundredweight for the north and $17.64 for the south. Both are down 71 cents from September and $8.72 below October 2014. The 10 month average is $17.62 for the north, down from $24.91 at this time a year ago and compares to $20.00 in 2013. The southern average, at $17.90, is down from $25.18 a year ago and $20.27 in 2013. The October Federal order Class I base price will be announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Sept. 23.

■ U.S. dairy farmers are faring much better than their European counterparts where milk is priced cheaper than water, according to Time magazine, and European dairy farmers took to the streets of Brus-

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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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Milk production waning along seasonal trends amount of dairy products to be marketed off the GDT.” European milk production is also strong, up 3.6 percent in June. “This is impressive,” wrote Sharp, “given that European dairy producers had already expanded aggressively by mid-2014, and it is important because European milk production dwarfs that of the United States and New Zealand. Dairy producers in Europe are lamenting

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Together program, accepted six requests for export assistance this week to sell 47,069 pounds of Cheddar cheese, and 393,423 pounds of whole milk powder to customers in Asia, the Middle East and South America. The product has been contracted for delivery through November and raised CWT’s 2015 export sales to 45.36 million pounds of cheese, 28.1 million pounds of butter and 34.5 million pounds of whole milk powder to 33 countries.

■ Milk production is waning along seasonal trends for most of the country, according to Dairy Market News. Heat and humidity are impacting cow comfort across much of the Northeast, MidAtlantic and Southeast. Heat has continued to push milk production lower in California. Heavy rains have created soggy fields in Florida and herd health issues in Arizona. Milk production is stabilizing in the South Central region and has increased somewhat in New Mexico. Bottling demand is generally strong. Fluid milk needs in the Southeast region are pulling heavily on Central and Mid-Atlantic milk supplies.

Cream supplies are tight in the East, adequate in the Midwest and mixed in the West.

Dairy Market News says Oceania production is slowing, but still up from year-ago levels. Dairy Australia is reporting July milk production was up 5.4 percent from a year ago while historically low farm level prices have many New Zealand farmers culling low producing cows, not sure they can survive. Production is up slightly year to date, but this is largely due to early calving. Production is expected to trend back in line with last year over the course of September. Weather has been generally cold and wet, which is not conducive to good grass growth, according to Dairy Market News.

The Daily Dairy Report’s Sarina Sharp wrote in the Sept. 4 Milk Producers Council newsletter that “China’s economy seems adrift in troubled waters and end users have inventories and patience to spare.” She said the Sept. 1 Global Dairy Trade auction showed positive gains but “represented just 63 percent of the volume traded at the GDT a year ago, providing ammunition to skeptics who believe that the auction results do not reflect an imminent recovery in dairy product prices.

New Zealand’s milk production is seasonally on the rise and expected to rival last year’s early season pace, suggesting there is still a considerable

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MIELKE, from pg. 21 HighGround Dairy’s Eric Meyer examined the targeted aid to dairy farmers, writing “This was stated as the most significant part of the package and will be provided to all Member States to support the dairy sector. The Commission is working on the package and the distribution key, but will have particular regard to those Member States which have been most affected by market developments. Total funds within this package were not yet announced. Also, the Commission is proposing an increase to payout 70 percent of current annual Direct Payment programs (up from 50 percent) by 16 October 2015.”

The Commission had previously extended the Private Storage Aid and public intervention periods for butter and skim milk powder through next year, but Meyer wrote “They are now working on an enhanced scheme for SMP focusing on higher aid levels as well on ways to ensure that the product is stored for the appropriate time to make the scheme even more effective in alleviating pressure on the supply side. Details were not included.”

Meyer said the Commission went out of its way to address Intervention as many Member States were looking for an increase on SMP prices to stabilize the dairy markets. Vice President Jyrki Katainen’s stated, “We owe it to farmers to make it clear that this (Intervention price increase) is not the appropriate policy response to the current situation. At a time when there is a clear market imbalance, increasing the price paid for public intervention will do nothing to restore market balance but would instead create an artificial outlet for EU dairy products.

“It would weigh on the EU competitiveness for the 10 percent (or more) of EU milk production that need to be exported. I am also concerned that the very existence of EU public stocks would simply push market prices down further, deepening and prolonging the current difficult situation. This would also remove incentive for a cautious approach on the supply side in times of market turbulences.”

Meyer concluded “There are certainly a number of steps the EU Commission has offered to address an extremely challenging environment for EU farmers, but we see a lot more bark than we do actual bite.”

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Grain Outlook Crop report rallies corn

Livestock Angles Cattle struggle, drift lower

Grain Angles China ethanol imports up Lately news headlines about China have been less than positive when it comes to U.S. agricultural exports going to China. With China’s currency devaluation putting a strain on U.S. agricultural exports, and the stock market on the decline, an increase in Chinese ethanol imports is one of the bright spots.

Recently COFCO, the state-run grain trading company in China, has started importing sugar cane based ethanol out of Brazil from Noble, a company which was acquired earlier this past spring.

This is thought to be the first ethanol shipped from Brazil to China since 2012.

KURT LENSING Assistant VP & At the same time COFCO has AgStar Industry Specialist increased ethanol imports from Waite Park, Minn. the United States. The U.S. ethanol industry is the largest in the world, with over 14.3 billion gallons produced last year. The majority of our ethanol is used domestically in gasoline blends. With ethanol blend rates stuck at 10 percent, the industry is looking for additional marketing channels until domestic gasoline blend levels potentially increase.

Increasing exports have been a priority for the industry. In the past couple years ethanol exports have accounted for roughly 4.5 percent to six percent of production. In 2015, year-to-date exports have surpassed 2014 levels due to an influx in Chinese purchases.

Corn, the primary feedstock for U.S. ethanol production, costs about one third the price of heavily subsidized corn prices in China. Therefore ethanol

See NYSTROM, pg. 26

See TEALE, pg. 27

See LENSING, pg. 26

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It has been a very uneven past couple of weeks in the livestock markets. The cattle market is struggling and drifting lower, while the hog market after a rally in prices is beginning to turn lower. The economic conditions around the world seem to be dominating all markets these days.

Cattle prices have slipped the past several weeks as demand for beef has been very slow. The weights of cattle have increased dramatically over the past few months which has offset to a certain degree the lack of animals available for slaughter. This has weakened the position of the cattle feeder for the most part in the JOE TEALE price discovery process for the Broker Great Plains Commodity past several weeks.

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As a result prices have declined to levels not seen for months. It would appear that if demand does not pick up significantly in the very near future, cattle prices may continue to slip lower.

One obstacle in the way of increased demand would be the strength in the U.S. dollar which has made export business significantly more expensive for those countries that import U.S. beef. Another important factor in the demand for beef is the fact that the competitive meats are of better value to the consumer than beef in poor economic conditions. So despite the fact that cattle numbers are expected to remain tight for some time, the demand has become the dominant feature in the price discovery process.

Producers should be aware of market conditions and protect inventories as needed.

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CORN — The corn market gapped higher as traders returned from the Labor Day holiday and proceeded to close higher every day of the week heading into the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates September crop report. The week was capped by a bullish crop report that pushed prices to their highest level since the last crop report on Aug. 12 and accounted for over half of the week’s 24-cent rally.

The latest crop report was considered friendly in general, but the numbers were very close to PHYLLIS NYSTROM CHS Hedging Inc. the pre-report estimates. Corn St. Paul yield was dropped 1.3 bushels per acre from 168.8 bu./acre last month to 167.5 bu./acre (167.6 est. and 171 last year). Yields across both sides of the Corn Belt were cut, but of the top four producing states, Iowa’s yield was 181 bu./acre (down two vs. last month), Illinois 173 bu./acre (up one), Minnesota 183 bu./acre (down one) and Nebraska at 184 bu./acre (down three). Corn production for 2015-16 was dropped 101 million bushels to 13.585 billion bushels (13.599 est.) from last month’s 13.686 billion bushels and compared to 14.216 billion last year. Harvested acres were left unchanged at 81.1 million acres.

Other 2015-16 balance sheet changes were a cut of 25 million bushels in feed/residual and a five-million increase in Feed, Seed and Industrial. Including the 40-million-bushel reduction in carry-in from 2014-15, ending stocks were less than expected showing a decrease of 121 million bushels from last month to

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Forecast for higher bean yields surprised trade NYSTROM, from pg. 25 1.592 billion bushels. The traded guess was 1.643 billion and last month’s number was 1.713 billion bushels. This results in a year-on-year decrease in ending stocks of 140 million bushels. The 2015-16 stocks to use ratio went from 12.4 percent in August to 11.6 percent this month.

The 2014-15 balance sheet was also updated. Ending stocks fell by 40 million bushels to 1.732 billion bushels by increasing FSI use by 15 million (ethanol accounted for 5 million) and exports by 25 million bushels. Ending stocks were expected to fall from 1.772 billion last month to 1.761 billion this month.

World ending stocks for 2014-15 were as expected at 197.2 million metric tons. The 2015-16 ending stocks fell to 189.7 mmt. Much of the decline is accounted for by a 4.25 mmt fall in EU 28 production. The new number compares to 195.1 mmt last month and the pre-report outlook for 191.5 mmt. China raised their crop forecast by 3 mmt to 228 mmt when the USDA is using 225 mmt. Conab this week pushed Brazil’s production forecast to 84.7 mmt. The Rosario Grain Exchange’s outlook for

Argentina is a 23 percent cut in corn acres this year due to the financial squeeze their farmers are undergoing.

Weekly export sales were a disappointment for the first week of the new marketing year at 16.2 million bushels. Total export commitments are down 29 percent from last year when the fresh USDA balance sheet calls for a 1.3 percent decline in exports yearon-year. It will not be unexpected if the export line on subsequent reports is lowered.

Weekly ethanol production was the highest ever for the beginning of a marketing year at 958,000 barrels per day, up 10,000 barrels per day week on week. Stocks fell 360,000 barrels to 18.6 million barrels.

OUTLOOK: December corn rallied 24 cents for the week, over half coming on report day, settling at $3.87 per bushel as funds bought 20,000 contracts on the day. An outside higher day on report day sets up the 100-day moving average at $3.88 per bushel as a very short term resistance point, then $3.93 1⁄2 per bushel.

The trade is anticipating another cut

LENSING, from 25 prices are also inflated in China. The accompanying table is provided by the Renewable Fuels Association and shows U.S. production vs. demand.

The question remains, is this influx of Chinese ethanol buying a new trend that’s been driven by lower corn prices? Or, are the Chinese simply looking to fill inventories at today’s prices?

If ethanol exports were to increase by 50 percent this year it would be equivalent to increasing corn demand by 150 million bushels. The ethanol tax credit has been discontinued since January of 2012, however ethanol producers continue to provide the domestic and export markets with competitively priced fuel.

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to the yield outlook on next month’s report.

While this is a possibility, the demand side of the equation will need to be scrutinized, which may keep the carryout forecast in the 1.61.7 billion bushel area. Harvest weather will also come into play. If it’s dry, growers will push bushels to commercial storage quicker; if it’s delayed intermittently, producers will squirrel away bushels at home.

Seasonally, we typically see a price decline in September. Other unknowns include funds’ appetite for further length, export sales and farmer selling.

For now, outlooks for price action may turn slightly positive with the contract low at $3.57 1⁄2 holding support until more is known about yields.

SOYBEANS — The first three days of the short trading week acted as a way to kill time ahead of the monthly crop report. In the preamble, soybeans traded a limited 17-cent range. The Sept. 11 crop report was bearish for soybeans which resulted in a sharp spike lower to a new contract low at $8.53 1⁄4 per bushel. When the dust settled, however, soybeans had erased the dive lower as corn rallied. Looking ahead, upside seems limited as har-

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vest gains momentum, but limited grower selling and competitiveness on the world scene may keep the downside in check.

The biggest surprise on the September WASDE report was an increase in the soybean yield when the trade was anticipating a decline. The yield was raised 0.2 bu./acre to 47.1 bu./acre when the trade was expecting a decline from 46.9 bu./acre last month to 46.4 bu./acre. The four top producing state yields and the change from last month were: Iowa 53 bu./acre (up one), Illinois 54 bu./acre (up one), Minnesota 47 bu./acre (down one), and Nebraska 56 bu./acre (unchanged).

The six-week streak of steady crop condition reports at 63 percent good/excellent into September were likely a factor for the increase. Conditions have been higher than 63 percent only twice in the last 20 years at this point in the year. Production was pegged at 3.935 billion bushels, up 19 million bushels from last months’ 3.916 billion and 66 million higher than the 3.869 billion average estimate. Last year we produced 3.969 billion bushels. With a cut in carry-in of See NYSTROM, pg. 27

Is Chinese ethanol buying driven by lower corn prices?

Source: Renewable Fuels Association

Marketing year began with good soybean export sales last year while the USDA is projecting just a six percent decline in exports year-on-year. Brazil’s currency decline has kept them competitive. U.S. exports are finally becoming competitive on the global scene, so we’ll see how they progress in the short run.

Turning to China, their producer price index in August fell 5.9 percent the biggest monthly drop since 2009. August imports slumped 13.8 percent year-onyear. This sets the table for more government stimulus. China’s soybean imports in August were 7.78 mmt, 29 percent higher than a year ago, bringing cal-

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However, the outlook for a continued fair supply of hogs and the questionable economic conditions, the anticipation of the market would still suggest further weakness lies ahead. The futures market has anticipated the growing hog supply and are currently at a deep discount to cash. This discount with futures will continue to shrink as cash and futures come together over time.

The positive news for pork is that it continues to be the best value for meat protein at this time. This will not likely create any major rallies in hog prices, but will keep packers active in selecting live inventory.

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OUTLOOK: November soybeans closed 7 3⁄4 cents higher for the week at $8.74 1⁄4 per bushel after setting a new contract low on report day at $8.53 1⁄4 per bushel. The potential for lower soybean prices exists and could be expected in the short run since the crop report confirmed the world is well-supplied with soybeans. The November soybean price support is the $8.50 area with resistance at $8.90 per bushel. ❖

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NYSTROM, from pg. 26 30 million bushels, other changes included on the new crop balance sheet was an increase of 10 million in crush and reduction of two million in residual use. Ending stocks for 201516 at 450 million bushels were 20 million lower from last month, but 35 million higher than the 415 million bushel estimate. Ending stocks year- on-year are expected to more than double. The stocks to use ratio fell from 12.6 percent to 12.1 percent.

On the old crop 2014-15 balance sheet, imports were raised three million, crush increased 25 million, exports upped 10 million and residual reduced by two million bushels. Resulting ending stocks at 210 million bushels was a cut of 30 million bushels from last month and compared to the 223 million bushel forecast.

World ending stocks were neutral in nature, but drive home the fact that year-on-year stocks are climbing. Ending stocks for 2014-15 at 78.7 mmt were less than the 80.2 mmt estimate, but surge in 2015-16 to 85.0 mmt. The 2015-16 stocks number was slightly below the pre-report projection of 85.4 mmt.

Argentina’s and Brazil’s production outlooks were unchanged at 57 and 97 mmt respectively as were China’s bean imports at 79 mmt. Brazilian soybean planting will begin once the soybean-free period ends Sept. 15. Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor is forecasting a 3.3 percent increase in Brazil’s planted soybean acres this year with a production forecast of 99 mmt. His outlook for Argentina is steady acreage with production of 60 mmt.

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Doda Super 150 10' chopper pump, 1000RPM, hose & fittings, $2,500; Balzer 6”x16' load stand on wheels, $1,500; '11 Lorentz snowblower, Category III hitch, hyd swivel, hyd tilt, large 1000RPM, used the last 3 seasons, $6,500; Hutchinson 42' grain auger, 5HP elec motor, $900. 507-828-5521

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15' JD Batwing Rotary Mow- Balzer 6350 manure spread- CIH 6500 11 shank disk chisel, $4,750; JD 630 26' disk, er, 3 bale racks w/ running er, 6350 gal liq, flow meter, exc blades, $7,900; CIH 5800 gear, bumper hitch teleraven truck transfer kit, 31' chisel plow, $9,750; JD scoping & swinging. 715bottom fill hyd driven 2800 6 bottom onland spring 532-9904 pump, Lots of extra parts, reset plow, $3,250; (3) $28,000; Hose Trailer, 6T Parker 2500 gravity boxes running gear, deck w/ w/ truck tires, $1,350/ea; JD sides, storage compart1075 trailer 12.5x16 tires, ments on each side, $750. $1,300. 320-769-2756 507-828-5521

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‘09 JD 1790, 24-20” w/liq. Esets 20-20 $92,000 NEW NH T9.505, 4WD ................................CALL JD 1780, 24-20, 3 bus., res 20-20 ..........$38,500 NEW NH T8.320, FWA..................................CALL COMBINES NEW NH T7.200, FWA..................................CALL NEW Fantini Chopping CH ..........................CALL NEW NH T4.105, w/loader ..........................CALL Fantini Pre-Owned 8-30 Chopping CH ......CALL NEW Massey 4610, FWA, w/loader ............CALL ‘10 Gleaner R66, Loaded ....................$200,000 NEW Massey 1736, w/loader ......................CALL ‘10 Gleaner R76, Loaded ....................$210,000 NEW Versatile 450, 4WD..............................CALL ‘01 Gleaner R72, Just Thru Shop ..........$95,000 NEW Versatile 310, FWA..............................CALL ‘03 Gleaner R65 ....................................$115,000 NEW Versatile 260, FWA..............................CALL ‘90 Gleaner R60 w/duals ........................$18,000 NEW Boomer 37, w/loader ..........................CALL ‘96 Gleaner R62 w/CDF rotor, exc. ........$58,000 ‘12 NH T9.560, 4WD ............................$210,000 HAY TOOLS NH TV6070 bi-directional ......................$84,000 New Hesston & NH Hay Tools On Hand ‘12 Versatile 280 w/F&R duals, 760 hrs. ..........................................................$125,000 MISCELLANEOUS ‘12 Cat MT945C, 480 hrs. ....................$257,000 NEW Salford RTS Units ..............................CALL NEW Salford Plows ......................................CALL TILLAGE NEW Sunflower 4412-07..............................CALL NEW Unverferth Seed Tenders....................CALL NEW Sunflower 4412-05..............................CALL NEW Westfield Augers ................................CALL Sunflower 4630, 11-shank, Demo ..............CALL NEW Rem 2700 Vac ....................................CALL Sunflower 4412-05, 5-shank ..................$25,000 NEW Hardi Sprayers ....................................CALL Sunflower 4233-19 w/3-bar harrow ............CALL NEW Riteway Rollers ..................................CALL NEW Wilrich 513, 9-shank, Demo ..............CALL NEW Lorenz Snowblowers ..........................CALL ‘09 Wilrich QX2, 55.5’ w/basket ............$48,500 NEW Batco Conveyors ................................CALL ‘12 JD 3710, 10 bottom ..........................$48,000 NEW Brent Wagons & Grain Carts..............CALL ‘08 JD 3710, 10 bottom ..........................$30,000 NEW E-Z Trail Seed Wagons ......................CALL ‘08 JD 2210, 44.5’ w/3-bar ....................$35,500 NEW Rock Buckets & Pallet Forks ............CALL REM 2700, Rental ........................................CALL SKIDSTEERS Unverferth 8000 Grain Cart..........................CALL Bobcat S650 w/575 hrs. ........................$35,900 Kinze 1050 w/duals......................................CALL NEW NH Skidsteers – On Hand ..................CALL Pre-owned Snowblowers, 7’-9’ ..................CALL ‘11 NH 225 h/a, Loaded ..............................CALL Pre-owned Sprayers ....................................CALL

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NEW White Planters ....................................CALL ‘11 White 8516 CFS, Loaded ................$92,000 White 6122, 12-30 ..................................$14,900 White 6100, 12-30 w/twin row................$15,000

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SMITHS MILL IMPLEMENT Hwy. 14, 3 miles West of Janesville, MN

Phone (507) 234-5191 or (507) 625-8649 Mon. - Fri. 7:30-5:00, Sat. 7:30-Noon www.smithsmillimp.com

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CIH 9170 tractor, PS, 20.8x38 FOR SALE: 2 Sudenga pwr head 8” unload augers for triples, recent work order 36' bin, 1 Sudenga 6” sweep of $20,000 & 4 new tires, auger for 36' bin; 1 West$27,900; CIH 5800 311' chisel field 861 auger; Hi-Cap 48” plow, $9,750; IH 800, 9x18 grain screener; 1 2hp elec pull type plow, auto reset, motor & 2 5hp elec motors; $5,900; JD 608C chopping IH 710 518 auto reset plow. cornhead exc cond, $32,500; 507-437-6238 or 507-438-6623 '07 JD 635 flex head, $8,500.

320-769-2756 FOR SALE: IH 8x18 onland FOR SALE: '79 KD 4240 QR, plow, $5,000; JD 220 bean Cab & Air, 7400 hrs; JD head, nice, $1,500; Caterpil3020 diesel Wheatland, 3pt, lar D6 bull dozer, $5,000; WF; IH 303 combine w/ Case 1845 skid loader, bean & cornhead, good $6,500. Delivery possible. cond; JD 45 loader, JD 148 507-330-3945 & 158 loaders; Case IH 2255 loader, 3pt post hole drill; FOR SALE: JD 3800 chopper JD 40 PTO manure spreadw/ 2RW cornhead & hay er; Killbros 655 bu gravity head, always shedded, in box, like new; JD Donahue very good condition, $2,500.

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763-662-2635 Princeton MN Koestler Equipment 507399-3006 FOR SALE: Merritt alum hopper grain trailers; '89 IH 1680 combine; 690 Killbros grain cart; 24R30” JD pl on Kinze bar; Big A floater; 175 Michigan ldr; IH 964 CH; White 706 & 708 CH & parts; White plows & parts; (3) 4WD drive pickups ('78-'80); JD 44' field cult; 3300 Hiniker field cult; IH 260 backhoe; header trailers. 507-380-5324 Harms Mfg. Land Rollers, Brand New, 12'-$6,500; 14'-$7,000; 16'-$7,500; 24'-$14,000; 32'-$16,500; 42'-$19,500 Used 45' - $15,000 715-234-1993 Hydrostatic & Hydraulic Repair Repair-Troubleshooting Sales-Design Custom hydraulic hose-making up to 2” Service calls made.

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JD 4020 $7,000; Woodsbush Small 150-200 bu gravity boxBull 720 weed cutter 72" es on 6 & 7T gears; Ford $2,000; Bobcat Auger Model 3pt 3-16 plows; inland 16' 18, w/ 9" & 24" bits, $1,800. bale flat racks on 6 & 8T 815-943-2251 or 815-351-3314 gears; IH 450 tractor, NF, PS, regular draw bar, good rubber; 6 & 8T running JD 428 60' hay & grain elevagears; plow parts for 720 tor w/ hyd lift. 608-797-2003 IH plows. 320-864-4583 or 320-779-4583 JD 443 cornhead, hi-tin, ear saver, good shape, $2,500; DMI 9 shank, disk chisel, 22 TRACTOR FOR SALE: 1991 CIH 7140 MFD, 18R1/2” disk blades, exc. shape, 42 duals, front weights, $6,000. 651-674-8231 quick hitch. Very good condition. (320) 269-8717 Loftness 180SH shredder, near new cond, $8,900; Degelman 10' dozer, exc We buy cond, will fit most tractors, Salvage Equipment $3,500; Artsway 860 TMR Parts Available w/ scale, very good cond, Hammell Equip., Inc. $3,500; Gehl 1680 blower, (507)867-4910 good cond, $900. 651-983-4741 Tractors 036 MF 1135 cabin air; 6x51 & 8x41 elec augers; grain '99 JD 8400 FA w/ duals, cleaner; Katolight 55 & 85 newer radar, tires 80-90%, KW generators & others; full set of wgts, ballasted GN 30' tandem dual trailer. category III quick hitch, 320-760-1634 P/S, 6,100 hrs, $75,000; '65 JD 4020, All new lights & Parker 6250 gravity box w/ wiring, New alternator, ratarp, $8,750; J&M 525 gravidiator side lights, Year ty box, $5,750. Both have Around cab, rock box, 425 truck tires & brakes & quick hitch, very good lights. '02 Case IH 1020 30' cond, 13,256 hrs, $10,000. flex head, 3” cut, $4,900; '03 507-828-5521 Case IH 1020 25' flex head, 3” cut, $5,900; Case IH 1083 Case IH 8940 MFD, Case IH 7110, Case IH 7220, JD 8x30 CH, $4,750; Case IH 4250, JD 4450, JD 7600 1063 6x30 CH, $3,750; IH 720 MFD, NH 8970 MFD. 6087x18 onland auto reset 987-2373 plow, $3,450. 320-769-2756 Peterson Equipment New Ulm MN 8 gravity wagons; Demco, Parker, J&M, Killbros 15T 500 bu. Augers: 8x34' 55', 60'. IH 490 disk; 4 tractors: Ford, 3000, 800; 3pt 6' chopper; 2 JD 8' 3pt blades. Plus More!

507-276-6958 or 6957

FOR SALE: '04 JD 7820, 2WD, 993 hours, rock box, 18.4-42 tires, 4 wheel wgts,, exc. condition, always shedded. 320-366-3589 FOR SALE: '08 JD 8130, MFWD, one owner, 2440 hrs, PS, 60 gal pump, active seat, Xenon lights, 380x90/R50 duals, $117,500.

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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

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NEW AND USED TRACTOR PARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 55, 50 Series & newer tractors, AC-all models, Large Inventory, We ship! Mark Heitman Tractor Salvage 715-673-4829 Harvesting Equip

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'87 Case IH 1660 4dw specialty rotor, Kile rotor lights, 4300 hrs; 1020 20' flex head, Case IH. Both in great condition. (715)748-2533 '89 JD 6620 TITAN II SideHill combine, 28L-26 tires, $7,900. 715-577-0082

1000 Bu Unverferth #9250 Grain Cart w/ Scale (2007) Very Good.

FETERL 12x112 Ft Commercial Auger w/ Power Mover Hopper Good One. 319-3472349 Can Deliver 370 Mathews continuous flow corn dryer, LP or natural gas, 3ph converter is available, $4,500. 715-948-2227 or 715-553-3250

TILLAGE

CIH RM+370, 28’, 3 bar - $38,500 CIH 730C - $24,900 CIH 870, 14’ w/spike harrow - Call CIH 870, 18’, 4 basket - $53,500 CIH 530B - $15,000

HARVEST

‘99 CIH 2388 - $64,500 ‘08 CIH 7010 - $179,500 ‘11 CIH 7088 - $219,500 ‘10 CIH 6088 - $205,000 ‘89 CIH 1680 - $19,900 ‘09 CIH 2020, 30’ - $21,500 ‘04 CIH 1020, 30’ - $8,950 ‘10 CIH 2608, 8-30 chopping head - $55,000 ‘01 CIH 2208, 8-30 - $18,500

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New Aluma 8218 tilt w/4800# axle - $6,395, plus tax & license Demo - 870, 22’ w/Reel only 50A (e) - $79,500

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

ROW CROP TRACTORS

‘13 CIH 290 Magnum, 1249 hrs., Lux. cab, 18-spd., PS, 4 hyd., big pump, 480x50 duals & 480x34 front duals, Extended Warranty Until 02/05/17 or 4000 hrs. ..............$135,000 ‘12 CIH 260 Magnum, 1784 hrs., 19-spd. PS, susp. front axle, 4 hyd., 1000 PTO, 480x50 tires & duals, also front duals & wgts. ..........................................................$115,000 ‘10 JD 8270R, MFWD, 3888 hrs., PS, 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 3 hyd., 18.4x46 duals......$110,000 ‘08 JD 9630, 2750 hrs., PS, 4 hyd., HID lights, 800x38” tires & duals ......................$140,000 ‘14 JD 8285R, 1255 hrs., PS, 4 hyd., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 480x50 duals, front wgts.$145,000 ‘04 JD 8220, MFWD, 5083 hrs., PS trans., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 3 hyd. valves, front wgts., 520x42 tires & duals ..........................$78,000 ‘13 JD 6190R, 585 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, IVT trans., 18.4x46 tires & duals ......$118,000 ‘94 NH 6640SLE, MFWD, cab, air, 3 pt., w/loader & grapple..............................$27,000 ‘13 CIH Magnum 260, 585 hrs., 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, big pumps, 420x46 duals, Auto Steer ready ..............................$129,000 ‘12 CIH 315, MFWD, 481 hrs., Lux. cab, 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., big pump, 480x50 rear tires & duals......................................$155,000

COMBINE HEADS

‘05 Geringhoff 830 Roto Disc, 8R30” ..$25,000 ‘08 CIH 3408, 8R30”, hyd. deck plates $25,000 ‘07 CIH 2020, 35’ flex head ..................$12,500 ‘05 JD 630, 30’ flex head ......................$13,000 ‘07 Geringhoff Roto Disc Head, 16R22”, for JD ..................................................$29,000 Gleaner 6R30” hugger cornhead, off R60 combine ..................................$6,500

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'94 Case IH 1666 combine, w/ 3230 hrs, through Titan Int'l inspection last 2 yrs, front tires like new, exc shape, $26,000. '90s 1020 bean head, 25' w/ rock guard & elec head control, $4,000. 507-223-5532

‘11 CIH 315 Trucks - $215,900 ‘12 Puma 130, Duals, CUT - $89,250 ‘10 CIH 435 Quad - $249,000 ‘11 CIH 550 Quad, 36” PTO - $215,000

IH 720, 7-18 O/L, auto - $595

COMBINES

‘10 JD 9870, 2WD, 1500 eng./1220 sep. hrs., 1250/32 floater tires, 5-spd. feederhouse, Pro-drive ..........................................$132,000 ‘09 JD 9870, 1895 eng./1233 sep. hrs., Pro-drive, 5-spd. feederhouse, chopper, 520x42 tires & duals ........................$129,000 ‘11 JD 9770, 895 eng./614 sep. hrs., Premium cab, 5-spd. feederhouse, CM, Pro-drive, chopper, 520x42 tires & duals..........$175,000 ‘08 JD 9770, 1380 eng./938 sep. hrs., chopper, CM, 20.8x42 duals ............$135,000 ‘11 JD 9670, 1116 eng./736 sep. hrs., CM, SLS pkg., 20.8x38 duals............$149,000 ‘09 JD 9570, 1496 eng./904 sep. hrs., CM, chopper, 30.5x32 tires, Very Clean ..........................................................$123,000 ‘10 CIH 9120, 4x4, 859 eng./615 sep. hrs., rock trap, tracker, chopper, 620x42 tires & duals..............................................$175,000 ‘12 CIH 8230, 4WD, 969 eng./777 sep. hrs., well equipped, 520x42 tires & duals $200,000 ‘11 CIH 8120, 934 eng./729 sep. hrs., Pro 600, well equipped, 520x42 tires & duals..............................................$169,000 ‘13 CIH 7130, 511 eng./399 sep. hrs., lateral tilt, rock trap, chopper, power bin extention, 800x32 single tires............................$169,000 ‘11 CIH 7120, 871 eng./732 sep. hrs., Pro 600, well equipped, 520x42 tires & duals..............................................$169,000 ‘09 CIH 7088, 1193 eng./895 sep. hrs., rock trap, chopper, lateral tilt feeder, power bin extension, 30.5x32 tires ..$135,000 ‘13 Challenger 560C, 4WD, 489 eng./278 sep. hrs., (Has ATI Track System), power bin extension, HID lights, Same Combine as Massey 8560 ....................................$198,000 ‘08 NH CR9060, 1782 eng./1332 sep. hrs., 4x4, terrain tracer, chopper, rock trap, 620x42 duals ......................................$95,000 ‘04 NH CR970, 3138 eng./2186 sep. hrs., tracker, chopper, long unloading auger, 520x42 tires & duals ..........................$65,000

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‘13 JD 9460R, 389 hrs., 1000 PTO, 5 hyd. valves, hi-flow, HID lights, 480x50 tires & duals, P.T. Warranty Until 5/16 ..........$220,000 ‘12 JD 9410R, 675 hrs., 3 pt. hitch, 1000 PTO, 5 hyd., hi-flow, 480x50 tires & duals $225,000 ‘12 JD 9560RT, 859 hrs., 1000 PTO, 36” tracks..........................................$245,000 ‘12 JD 9560R, 921 hrs., 800/70/38 duals ..........................................................$229,000 ‘12 JD 9410, 1259 hrs., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., duals ................................................$190,000 ‘13 JD 9410R, 640 hrs., hi-flow, 1000 PTO, 5 hyd., 480x50 tires & duals ............$210,000 ‘13 JD 9360R, 290 hrs., PS, 3 pt. hitch, 1000 PTO, 5 hyd., hi-flow, HID lights, 480x46 tires & duals, P.T. Warranty Until 1/16 ......$199,000 ‘97 JD 9200, 8239 hrs., 24-spd., 1000 PTO, 520x42 tires & duals, 3 hyd. ..............$59,000 ‘12 CIH 400HD, 366 hrs., Lux. cab, hi-flow, 1000 PTO, 6 hyd., 480x50 tires & duals ..........................................................$195,000 ‘02 CIH STX425, 12-spd. manual, 4 valves, 710x38 duals, 3465 hrs. ....................$95,000 ‘13 NH T9.615, 670 hrs., PS, 800x38 duals, HID lights, w/complete auto steer ....$205,000 ‘12 CIH 400HD, 318 hrs., 4 hyd., big pump, 520x46 tires & duals ........................$185,000 ‘05 CIH STX375, 6675 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 710x38 duals ......................................$89,000 ‘09 Challenger 765C, 3180 hrs., 6 hyd. valves, 1000 PTO, 3 pt., 18” tracks ..............$118,000 ‘13 Cat 765D, 790 hrs., 25” tracks, 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., front wgts. ..........$180,000 ‘09 Versatile 485, 1704 hrs., 12-spd., 4 hyd., 800x38 tires & duals ........................$139,000

‘12 CIH 290, MFWD, 390 hrs., Lux. cab, 5 hyd., big pump, HID lights, front & rear duals, 480x50 rear tires ....................$155,000 ‘06 CIH 245, MFWD, 5100 hrs., 4 hyd. valves, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, 14.9x46 tires & duals ............................................................$69,000 ‘03 CIH MX210, MFWD, 5550 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd. valves, 380x46 tires & duals................................................$63,000

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'50 JD M engine OH'd, new FOR SALE: '07 JD 893 cornhead, knife rolls, hyd deck tires, battery & paint, show plates, single pt hookup, ready, $3,650. 715-268-2487 stubble lights, side shields, FOR SALE: '78 AC 7060, re$25,000; Loftness 20' stalk cent overhaul, PS, nearly chopper, $6,500. 507-317-1757 new, 20.8 Firestone radials, duals, $8,500. 507-220-2834 FOR SALE: '12 Brent 1082, scale, tarp, & 20 ply diaFOR SALE: '79 JD 2840 mond trend tires, low use, tractor with 148 loader, will deliver, $32,500. 715-797rollbar and canopy. Runs 9510 good but needs some work. 5300 hrs. $7,500 FOR SALE: '80 JD 3960 silage chopper w/ 3R30” OBO (or best offer) (507) head, SN484055, $5,900; (2) 537-1815 14' Balzer unloading wagons, $2,750/ea; 122 JD unloading wagon, $1,750; NH silage blower #40 1000rpm, SN741304, $3,500. All shedded, very good cond. 507525-1034 or 507-456-3698 FOR SALE: C-Allis Tractor SFW 1948 C Allis with FOR SALE: '84 JD 6620 combine w/ 3100 eng comes with a single front wheel, col920 bean head & 443 cornlector tractor, only 664 head, well maintained, albuilt. Restored in 2003, ways shedded. 507-430-5563 has only been driven in 4 or 507-342-5711 parades since. Have photos. $3,000/OBO (or best FOR SALE: '90 Gleaner R50, offer) (218) 230-9337 4RW, 15' bean head, 13' dummy head, 2600 hrs, exc, FOR SALE: JD 4630 Quad, field ready, New Idea 324 cab, 18.4x42 tires w/ duals, corn picker, 12R husking engine has miss, call for inbed, exc, Norwood 612-202fo. 715-797-9510 7944 FOR SALE: Oliver tracotrs, FOR SALE: '97 IH 2166 com660 gas, looks & runs good, bine, AFX rotor, AFS yield 880 standard ddsl, in good monitor, grain ext, field running cond; 77 gas NF, tracker, 1063 cornhead, 1020 runs but needs work. 21825' bean platform w/ cart, 564-4273 or 218-639-0315 $57,500/OBO. 507-456-2001 FOR SALE: Used Oliver & FOR SALE: '98 2366 comWhite tracotr parts, for bine, rock trap, field trackOliver 66 up to 2255 & White er, chopper, Ag Leader 105 tractor. Also, have yield & moisture, $65,000; some tires & rims, a lot of IH 781 chopper hay & cornsheet metal for Olivers & head, $2,500. 612-508-1194 White 105. 218-564-4273 or 218-639-0315 FOR SALE: Versatile 875, 2nd owner, well cared for, $18,000; '97 Ford 7740 FWA, C/A/H w/ 695 Allied ldr, $25,000; JD 610 27' chisel plow, $7,500; CIH 730B rip‘09 CIH 385, 4-wheel - $179,900 per, $8,500. 218-639-9304

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(B) ‘11 JD 9330, 800 Hrs., 620/70R42’s ....................$219,900

(H) ‘08 JD 9570, 984 Sep. Hrs., 18.4x38’s ..........................$154,900

‘12 JD S660, 292 Sep. Hrs., 520/85R38’s ....................$259,900

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(N) ‘14 JD 9560R, 250 hrs., Ext. Warranty ..............$339,900 (N) ‘14 JD 9510R, 628 hrs., Ext. Warranty ..............$299,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 9460R, 534 hrs., PTO, Ext. Warranty ..$289,900 (N) ‘14 JD 9460R, 374 hrs., Ext. Warranty ..............$284,900 (OW) ‘15 JD 9370R, 480 hrs., PTO ..........................$269,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 9410R, 571 hrs., PTO ..........................$259,900 (OW) ‘10 JD 9630, 1360 hrs., 800/38’s ....................$234,900 (B) ‘11 JD 9530, 1294 hrs., 800/70R38’s ..................$225,900 ‘14 JD 9460R, 513 Hrs., PTO, (B) ‘11 JD 9330, 617 hrs., 620/70T42’s ....................$219,900 Ext. Warranty ..................$289,900 (B) ‘10 JD 9630, 2138 hrs. ........................................$212,900 (H) ‘09 JD 9530, 2802 hrs., 800/38’s ........................$189,900 (OS) ‘09 JD 9330, 2124 hrs., PTO ............................$189,900 (N) ‘08 JD 9530, 1356 hrs., 800/70R38’s..................$185,000 (OS) ‘05 JD 9620, 2119 hrs., 800/70R38’s, duals ....$175,000 (OW) ‘07 JD 9620 3973 hrs., PS ..............................$169,900 (OW) ‘97 JD 9400, 7138 hrs., 710/70R38’s ................$79,900 (B) ‘97 JD 9200, 4812 hrs., 710/38’s ..........................$79,900

Track Tractors

(OW) ‘14 JD 9460RT, 523 hrs., leather ....................$299,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 9460RT, 825 hrs., leather ....................$279,900 (OW) ‘11 CIH 550 Quad, 2249 hrs., PTO ................$277,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 8335RT, 567 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ........$269,900 ‘14 JD 8320R, 980 Hrs., PS, (OW) ‘11 JD 9630T, 1640 hrs. ..................................$249,900 Leather, Ext. Warranty ....$229,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 8310RT, 430 hrs., IVT, 18” tracks ........$249,900 (B) ‘97 JD 9630T, 1431 hrs. ......................................$249,900 (B) ‘10 JD 9630T, 1907 hrs. ......................................$244,900 (OW) ‘09 JD 9630T, 1737 hrs. ..................................$239,900 (H) ‘12 JD 8335RT, 1157 hrs., IVT, 25” tracks..........$235,900 (B) ‘11 JD 8310RT, 1883 hrs., PS, 25” tracks ..........$214,500 (OW) ‘10 CIH Quad Track 535, 4100 hrs. ..............$209,900 (H) ‘05 JD 9620T, 3141 hrs. ......................................$134,900

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Row Crop Tractors

(OW) ‘15 JD 8370R, 350 hrs., IVT, ILS......................$299,900 (OW) ‘15 JD 8370R, 350 hrs., IVT, Rental Return ....$294,900 (OW) ‘15 JD 8370R, 480 hrs., IVT, ILS......................$294,900 (OW) ‘15 JD 8370R, 501 hrs., IVT, ILS......................$289,900 ‘12 JD 8335RT, 1647 Hrs., (OW) ‘15 JD 8345R, 491 hrs., IVT, ILS......................$279,900 25” Tracks ........................$235,900 (OW) ‘15 JD 8345R, 513 hrs., IVT, ILS......................$274,900 (OW) ‘15 JD 8320R, 350 hrs., IVT, Rental Return ....$269,900 (OW) ‘15 JD 8320R, 350 hrs., IVT, ILS......................$269,900 (OS) ‘14 JD 8320R, 100 hrs., PS, Ext. Warranty......$263,500 (OW) ‘14 JD 8345R, 877 hrs., IVT, ILS, leather ........$249,900 (OW) ‘15 JD 8295R, 474 hrs., IVT, ILS......................$244,900 (OW) ‘15 JD 8295R, 350 hrs., IVT, ILS......................$244,900 (OS) ‘13 JD 8310R ....................................................$239,900 (N) ‘14 JD 8320R, 938 hrs., IVT, ILS ........................$239,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, 969 hrs., PS, ILS......................$229,900 (OW) ‘14 JD 8320R, 980 hrs., PS, ILS......................$229,900 (OW) ‘15 JD 8295R, 350 hrs., PS ............................$229,900 (N) ‘14 JD 8260R, 274 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ......$210,000 ‘09 JD 7930, 1084 Hrs., IVT, (OW) ‘14 JD 8295R, 1000 hrs., PS, ILS....................$209,900 AT Ready..........................$149,900 (OS) ‘14 JD 7270R, 313 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty......$209,500 (Os) ‘14 JD 7210R, 240 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ......$179,900 (OW) ‘11 JD 8235R, 950 hrs., PS, front duals ........$169,900 (OS) ‘13 JD 7200R, 200 hrs., IVT..............................$169,900 (OS) ‘14 CIH 235, 214 hrs., PS ................................$160,000 (B) ‘10 JD 8225R, 602 hrs., PS ................................$159,900 (B) ‘09 JD 7930, 1078 hrs., IVT ................................$149,900 (H) ‘13 JD 6170R, 568 hrs., IVT, Ext. Warranty ........$142,900 (OW) ‘08 JD 8130, 2246 hrs., IVT, ILS ......................$139,900 (B) ‘14 JD 6150R, 627 hrs., IVT ................................$138,900 (B) ‘14 JD 6150R, 639 hrs., auto quad ....................$129,900 (B) ‘14 JD 6150R, 413 hrs., auto quad ....................$126,900 (H) ‘06 JD 8130R, 4742 hrs., 540/1000 PTO ............$112,500 ‘11 JD 8310RT, 1886 Hrs., PS, (OS) ‘13 JD 6125R, 111 hrs., IVT..............................$108,900 30” Tracks, Leather ........$214,500 (B) ‘01 JD 8210, 6491 hrs., PS, MFWD ......................$74,900

(H) ‘14 JD S680, 278 Sep. Hrs., PT Warranty Until 9-9-17 ......$339,900

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‘02 JD 9550, 1652 Sep. Hrs. ............................................$84,900

(N) ‘14 JD 6115M, 93 hrs., PQ ....................................$74,900 (N) ‘93 JD 7800, 4600 hrs., 2WD, loader ....................$56,500 (B) ‘13 JD 5085M, 460 hrs., power reverser ..............$53,900 (B) ‘09 JD 5105M, 1600 hrs., loader ..........................$52,500 (B) JD 5085M, 133 hrs., OS ........................................$42,900 (OS) ‘14 JD 5065E, 60 hrs., MFWD ............................$29,500 (B) ‘78 IH 1486, 7400 hrs.............................................$11,900 (B) ‘80 White 2-85, 6904 hrs., Recent OH....................$8,595

FALL TILLAGE (OW) ‘13 JD 2623VT, 40’ vertical tillage ....................$69,500 (B) ‘12 CIH 870, 9-shank ............................................$54,500 (OS) ‘12 JD 3710, 10-bottom plow ............................$49,900 (B) ‘12 Salford 8212, 12-bottom plow ......................$47,500 (OW) ‘12 Krause 30’ vertical tillage ............................$47,500 (N) ‘14 JD 2700, 9-shank @ 24”..................................$45,500 (OW) ‘11 JD 2410, 55’ chisel plow ............................$44,900 (N) ‘14 JD 2410, 332’ chisel plow ..............................$43,000 (B) ‘11 JD 2410, 47’ chisel plow ................................$40,900 (H) ‘10 Krause 4850, 9-shank ripper..........................$39,900 (OW) ‘11 JD 3710, 10-bottom plow............................$39,900 (B) ‘12 JD 2410, 28’ chisel plow ................................$38,900 (H) ‘12 JD 2700, 7-shank, rolling basket ....................$37,900 (B) ‘02 JD 637, 32’ disk ..............................................$34,900 (B) ‘09 JD 3710, 6-bottom plow ................................$31,900 (B) ‘05 JD 512, 9-shank ripper ....................................$28,500 (B) ‘00 JD 512, 9-shank ripper ....................................$27,900 (H) JD 635, 30’ disk ......................................................$25,500 (N) ‘94 JD 3710, 10-bottom plow ..............................$22,500 (B) ‘99 JD 3710, 6-bottom, on land ............................$21,900 (OS) ‘09 JD 512, 5-shank ripper ................................$21,500 (OW) ‘96 JD 3710, 9-bottom plow..............................$20,000 JD 2700, 5-shank ..............................(7) Starting at $19,950 (B) CIH 527B, 5-shank ripper ......................................$17,900 (B) ‘97 JD 680, 11’ chisel plow......................................$9,900

COMBINES (H) ‘14 JD S680, 278 sep. hrs., Ext. Warranty ........$339,900 (B) ‘13 JD S680, 338 sep. hrs., PRWD ....................$319,900 (B) ‘14 JD S660, 106 sep. hrs., PRWD ....................$319,900 (N) ‘14 JD S670, 215 sep. hrs. ..................................$319,900 (N) ‘14 JD S660, 159 sep. hrs., Ext. Warranty ........$289,900 (OS) ‘14 JD S660, 162 sep. hrs., Ext. PT Warranty $289,500 (OW) ‘14 JD S660, 228 sep. hrs., Ext. Warranty ......$284,900 (OW) ‘12 JD S660, 145 sep. hrs., Ext. Warranty ......$279,900 (OS) ‘13 JD S660, 363 sep. hrs., Ext. Warranty ......$269,900 (N) ‘12 JD S660, 292 sep. hrs., duals ......................$259,900 (OW) ‘11 JD 9770, 758 sep. hrs., PRWD..................$219,900 (B) ‘10 JD 9670, 732 sep. hrs., PRWD ....................$219,900 (OS) ‘11 JD 9670, 770 sep. hrs., duals ....................$218,500 (OW) ‘10 JD 9870, 945 sep. hrs., PRWD..................$205,900 (B) ‘09 JD 9770, 856 sep. hrs., PRWD ....................$189,900 (OS) ‘08 JD 9570, 571 sep. hrs., duals ....................$182,900 (OW) ‘09 JD 9770, 1173 sep. hrs., duals ................$179,900 (H) ‘11 JD 9770, 1978 sep. hrs., duals ....................$156,900 (H) ‘08 JD 9570, 984 sep. hrs., duals ......................$154,900 (H) ‘07 JD 9660, 1364 sep. hrs. ................................$139,900 (B) ‘04 JD 9760, 1365 sep. hrs., PRWD ..................$134,900 (H) ‘05 JD 9860, 2034 sep. hrs., PRWD ..................$132,500 (OS) ‘06 JD 9660, 1509 sep. hrs., duals ..................$129,900 (OS) ‘05 JD 9560STS, 1555 sep. hrs. ......................$127,500 (OW) ‘06 JD 9660, 1542 sep. hrs., duals ................$125,900 (OW) ‘07 JD 9760, 1815 sep. hrs., duals ................$125,900 (H) ‘05 JD 9660, 1792 sep. hrs., duals ....................$119,900 (N) ‘05 JD 9560STS, 1454 sep. hrs., duals..............$119,500 (H) ‘04 JD 9560, 1581 sep. hrs., walker, duals ........$108,000 (OW) ‘06 CAT 580R, 2100 sep. hrs., duals ................$99,900 (H) ‘01 JD 9650STS, 2006 sep. hrs., duals ................$95,900 (OS) ‘03 JD 9450, 1734 sep. hrs., walker ..................$88,500 (H) ‘03 JD 9750, 2049 sep. hrs., duals ......................$84,900

(B) ‘11 Geringhoff RD1230, 12R30” Chopping ..............$74,900

(H) ‘02 JD 9550, 1652 sep. hrs., walker ....................$84,900 (OW) ‘01 JD 9550, 1857 sep. hrs., walker..................$79,900 (OW) ‘00 JD 9550, 1841 sep. hrs., duals....................$78,900 (OW) ‘01 JD 9650, Walker, 2500 sep. hrs...................$68,000 (H) ‘89 JD 9500, 4564 sep. hrs., duals ......................$27,500

CORNHEADS (OW) ‘14 JD 618, 18R20”, chopping ........................$159,500 (N) ‘14 JD 612, 12R30”, chopping ............................$104,900 (OW) ‘13 JD 612, 12R30”, chopping ........................$104,900 (H) ‘12 JD 612, 12R30”, chopping ..............................$74,900 (B) ‘11 Geringhoff RD1230, 12R30”, chopping ........$74,900 (H) ‘11 JD 612, 12R30”, chopping ..............................$69,900 (OW) ‘10 JD 612, 12R30”, chopping ..........................$64,900 (B) ‘09 JD 612, 12R20”, chopping ..............................$64,900 (B) ‘08 JD 612, 12R20”, chopping ..............................$61,900 (OW) ‘08 JD 612, 12R20”, chopping ..........................$55,500 (OW) ‘10 JD 612, 12R30”, chopping ..........................$55,000 (OW) ‘10 Drago N12TR, 12R30”, chopping ..............$49,900 JD 608C, 8R30”, chopping, 16 To Choose From ..............................................................Starting @ $39,900 (OW) ‘09 JD 608, non-chopping ................................$37,900 (B) ‘07 Geringhoff RD830, 8R30”, chopping ............$35,900 (OW) ‘08 JD 612, 12R30”, non chopping ..................$33,900 (H) ‘04 JD 1290, 12R20”..............................................$33,000 (B) ‘00 JD 1092, 12R20”, knife rolls............................$26,900 (OW) ‘06 Harvest Tec 4308C, chopping ..................$22,900 (N) ‘05 JD 693, 6R30”, knife rolls................................$19,900 (B) ‘94 JD 693, 6R30”, knife rolls ................................$14,900 (B) ‘94 JD 693, 6R30”, knife rolls ................................$15,495 JD 893, 8R30”, 20 To Choose From ..........Starting @ $9,950 (OW) ‘92 JD 843, 8R30” ................................................$5,500 (B) ‘82 JD 643, 6R30” ....................................................$4,595

PLATFORMS (OW) ‘08 JD 635, air reel ............................................$38,000 JD 635, 12 To Choose From ..............................Priced Between $18,900 to $21,900 JD 630, 12 To Choose From ..............................Priced Between $16,000 to $21,500 (H) ‘05 JD 625, 25’ full finger ......................................$20,000 (N) ‘05 JD 625, 25’ full finger ......................................$19,900 (H) ‘11 JD 635, air reel ................................................$35,500 (OW) ‘09 JD 635, air reel ............................................$27,900 (H) ‘98 JD 925, level land ..............................................$6,500 (OS) ‘94 JD 925, 25’ ......................................................$5,900

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'97 JD 1710 planter, E-set, All kinds of New & Used Dairy Quality Alfalfa Tested big squares & round farm equipment – disc chiswhippers, insect, 12R30”, bales, delivered from South 3pt mounted, 200 monitor, els, field cults, planters, Dakota John Haensel (605) field ready, sweet corn soil finishers, cornheads, 351-5760 disks, good condition, feed mills, discs, balers, $12,000. 507-828-5521 haybines, etc. 507-438-9782 Dairy quality western alfalfa, big squares or small squares, delivered in semi Tillage Equip 039 Disc chisels: JD 714 & 712, Glencoe 7400; Field Cults loads. Clint Haensel under 30': JD 980, small (605) 310-6653 FOR SALE: Int'l 330 turbo grain carts & gravity boxes till, 34', little wear on new 300-400 bu. Finishers under Feed-grade straw, wheat & front blades, rolling basket, oats straw. Round bales or 20', clean 4 & 6R stalk chop$40,750. 507-473-3613 square. New crop & old pers; Nice JD 215 & 216 crop. Contract your supflex heads; JD 643 cornFOR SALE: JD 3710, 8 btm plies now for 2015-2016. Call heads Must be clean; JD plow, exc. cond., like new Rick 414-507-4632 corn planters, 4-6-8 row. moldboards, 2005 year. 320715-299-4338 FOR SALE: 170 R.F.V. 1st 894-7356 cutting Alfalfa 900 lbs, WANTED: JD 853A row crop medium square bales. Deheads. Roeder Implement, FOR SALE: JD 520 high livery Avail. 218-689-6675 Seneca, KS 785-336-6103 speed stalk chopper, 1000 PTO, exc shape, $14,500.

FOR SALE: Need Hay for WANTED: Single row or 2 TIRES: set of 30.5x32 rice Winter? Good quality, no row corn picker; 4 or 6 row tires, mounted on JD rims, rain, 1200-1300 lb net wrap 30” corn planter. 320-587$4,000/set. 507-340-2111 alfalfa bales, $75/ea. 3203572 328-5734 FOR SALE: SP740 NH 5 041 FOR SALE: New crop covshank chisel plow, Excel- Spraying Equip ered Oat/Kafkia soft red lent condition, $15,000/OBO. winter wheat out of bin for Ag-Chem pickup sprayer, 500 320-293-3302 seed for covered crop. 715gal., 40' booms, 5 hp Honda 678-6478 eng., $700; Ag-Chem air JD 635 Disc, 26.5', rock cushpressure rope lick, 30' front ion 21 1/4” blades, very FOR SALE: Oat straw for tractor mount, $300, both good condition, $17,500. 715sale large squares, 3x3, 875 mint cond., always shed417-0785 bales, $80/ton. Delivery posded. 320-235-8349 sible. 507-473-3613

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7 Shank (2014) Earthmaster w/4 Bar Heavy (Flex) Drag REDUCED.............$ 44,700 DEALER.........319-347-6282 Can Deliver/Let It Ring Summers Super Coulter Plus, 30' vertical tillage, partial rolling chopper, like new Vortex blades, weight kits, manage residue in the Fall, $23,500. 715-417-0785 Used parts for IH 720 plows, toggle/auto reset. ½ price of new or less.

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Call Maple Valley Farms Randy Krueger (715)250-1617

FOR SALE: 1,000 gal Hardy FOR SALE: Western Hay & sprayer, Micro-trac moniStraw In large squares or tor, 60' hydraulic boom, 3 round bales by the semi years old. $7,500/OBO load. Protein 18-26%, RFV Call Jeff: 507-317-2418 up to-200. Also avail. small square Western Straw Smikrud Galesville, WI. Wanted 042 608-582-2143 or 608-484-0916 cell (Over 23 years in the WANTED TO BUY: Used Hay Business) GT (Tox-O-Wik) PTO batch dryers. We also buy used Rye seed for sale, bin run cattle, hog & sheep equipstarting at $5/bushel, clean ment.

Call Larry at starting at $10/bushel. Pete Sorensen's Sales & Rentals at office 608-339-3400 or cell Hutchinson 320-587-2162 608-335-2109 Rye seed for sale, bin run Feed Seed Hay 050 starting at $5/bushel, clean starting at $10/bushel. Pete Cereal Rye for cover crop at office 608-339-3400 or cell very clean bin run in bulk 608-335-2109 93% germ, $6.25/bushel. 715WANTED AND FOR SALE 417-0785 ALL TYPES of hay & straw. Also buying corn, wheat & oats. Western Hay available. Fox Valley Alfalfa Mill. 920-853-3554

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FOR SALE: Holstein bulls FOR SALE: Southdown ram and ewe lambs. Also yearservable age, also cows and ling rams. Panning Family springing heifers. Norwood Southdowns 952-467-3161 612-202-7944 Registered Holstein heifers Rams For Sale: Montadale and commercial. 608-488for sale, due Sept - Oct. 5271 or 608-797-2228 (715)286-2905 WANTED TO BUY! USED Swine 065 BULK MILK COOLER ALL SIZES. 920-867-3048 Compart's total program features superior boars & WANTED TO BUY: Dairy open gilts documented by heifers and cows. 320-235BLUP technology. Duroc, 2664 York, Landrace & F1 lines.

Terminal boars offer leanCattle 056 ness, muscle, growth. Maternal gilts & boars are 2-16 month old AI sired pure productive, lean, durable. bred Red Angus bulls, both All are stress free & PRRS health & semen tested, top free. Semen also available quality genetics at a reathrough Elite Genes A.I. sonable price. 920-822-3124 Make 'em Grow! Comparts Boar Store, INC. Toll Free: FOR SALE OR LEASE 877-441-2627 REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS Bulls, 2 year old & FOR SALE: Berkshire Gilts bred to purebred Berkshire yearlings; bred heifers, boar, Due 1st week October. calving ease, club calves & 320-587-8711 balance performance. Al sired. In herd improvement FOR SALE: Boars, gilts, program. J.W. Riverview feeder pigs & boar semen, Angus Farm Glencoe, MN show pig quality. Jamie Go55336 Conklin Dealer 320plin 715-530-0875 or Roger 864-4625 Guse 715-983-5763 Whitehall WI 54773.

Limousin & Red Angus Bulls. Delivery avail. Ham- FOR SALE: Duroc, Chester mond, WI. 715-821-3516 White, Spot breeding age boars; Also, nice group of Registered Texas Longhorn Chester-Duroc F1 gilts. Call breeding stock, cows, Steve 507-456-7746 or Dale heifers or roping stock, top 651-895-4342 blood lines. 507-235-3467 FOR SALE: Hamp & WANT TO BUY: Butcher Hamp/Duroc boars & gilts, cows, bulls, fats & walkable 320-598-3790 cripples; also horses, FOR SALE: Yorkshire, sheep & goats. 320-235-2664 Hampshire, Duroc & Hamp/Duroc boars, also Horse 057 gilts. Excellent selection.

Raised outside. Exc herd Matched Pair of registered health. No PRSS. Delivery Suffolk Colt yearlings, 1/2 avail. 320-568-2225 brothers, dark chestnut w/ blaze, gelded, vaccinated & Pets & Supplies 070 ready to go, call after 5PM. 715-661-2222 1 1/2 Yr Welsh Pembroke Corgi, spayed female.

Great herding instinct & Sheep 060 active! Willard, WI. 715267-6283 FOR SALE: Suffolks & Polypay ram lambs, 2 yearLivestock Equip 075 ling Suffolk rams, also ewe lambs available. 507-4453317 Please leave message. FOR SALE: 18' Hanson silo unloader, ring drive, good shape w/ one yr old stainless steel blower, elec winch, remote control for inside of silo. 320-980-1312

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FOR SALE: 42' hopper bottom, $10,900. Semi storage & insulated trailers, some w/ side doors; loading ramps; Curtain van trailers, older flat beds; Containers, Water tanks & spray parts. (701)474-5780 www.rydelltrailers.com FOR SALE: Ford 800 tandem axle Twin screw truck, steel box & hoist, good tires, box has 3 pc swing out end gate. 507-4273561 085

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Pop-up camper on trailer, bathroom on back, $2,000.

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EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

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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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‘13 Farm King 10x82 Swing Hopper Auger, New ......................................$8,600 ‘14 CIH 3230 Self-Propelled Sprayer, 100’ boom, 800 gal. tank, 295 hrs., GPS components, Warranty ..............$147,500 ‘09 JD 8130, MFWD, IVT, 1300 front axle,, 380/90R50 duals, 540/1000 PTO, HID lights, Active seat, 2400 hrs. ........$99,500 ‘03 JD 9520, 710/70R42 duals, 4016 hrs. ........................................$97,500 ‘99 JD 8400, 380/90R50 duals, new 380/85R34 single front tires, front wgts., 4 remotes, 12,200 hrs., Through Service Program ........................................$49,500 ‘13 Case 580SN Tractor/Loader/Backhoe, 4WD, cab, air, 2 stick controls, extendahoe, 526 hrs., Warranty ..$63,000 ‘13 CIH 3020, 35’ Flexible Platform, dbl. drive, New Unused, 1-Yr. Warranty, on shipping stand, not set up ......$24,000 ‘12 NH B95B Tractor/Loader/Backhoe, 4WD, cab, air, PS, extendable stick, pilot controls, 470 hrs. ..................$61,500

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'93 Int'l straight truck, CumOne call does it all! mings motor w/ 20' Meyers With one phone call, you can rear unload silage box, place your classified ad in $19,500. 608-987-2373 The Land, Farm News, AND The Country Today.

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21' Crysteel box w/ roll tarp, minimizer fenders, all PARMA DRAINAGE virgin rubber, very nice PUMPS New pumps & clean truck. 507-451-7626 parts on hand. Call Minnesota's largest distributor FOR SALE: '07 Wilson 42' HJ Olson & Company 320hopper bottom, like new 974-8990 Cell – 320-212-5336 condition, $26,500; '91 Wilson 42' hopper bottom, RANGER PUMP CO. alum whls, scale, roll tarp, Custom Manufacturer of $15,900. 507-920-9619 Water Lift Pumps for field drainage FOR SALE: '94 Ford 350 Sales & Service crew cab, 4x4, AT, 7.3 turbo 507-984-2025 or 406-314-0334 dsl, new transmission, www.rangerpumpco.com $4,900. 320-583-0881

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‘12 CIH 8230, 1230 eng./893 sep. hrs., RWA, Lux. cab, HID lites ..........$189,900

‘10 CIH 7120, 1504 eng./1149 sep. hrs. ..................................................$139,900

‘15 CIH Steiger 580Q, 36’ track, hi flo hyd., 6 remotes, Loaded With Options ..................................................$349,900

‘15 CIH CIH Magnum 340, Row Trac ..................................................$239,900

‘05 CIH STX450Q, PTO, excellent tracks, auto steer ......................$109,900

CIH Farmall 105C, power shuttle, 90 PTO hp. ..................................$47,900

‘11 CIH CIH Magnum 340, 965 hrs., 19-spd., Lux. cab, susp. front axle ..................................................$139,900

Steiger Tiger, “Rebuilt” - MUST SEE! New Tires ....................................$89,000

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‘15 CIH Magnum 340 Track, 18” tracks, 120” spacing, Lux. susp. cab, susp. front axle, Full Pro 700 auto guide, high cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites ......................................................................................................................................$239,900 ‘11 CIH Magnum 340, 965 hrs. ..............................................................................................................................................$139,500 ‘13 CIH Magnum 260, 533 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, HD drawbar, auto steer ready, high cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites ....$156,500 ‘14 CIH Magnum 235, 201 hrs. ..........................................................................................................................................COMING IN ‘14 CIH Magnum 235, 550 hrs. ..........................................................................................................................................COMING IN ‘12 CIH Magnum 235, 325 hrs., Lux. susp. cab, HD drawbar, auto steer ready, high cap. hyd. pump, 360 HID lites ....$139,900 ‘14 CIH Puma 160, MFD, powershift, cab, C-IH 765 loader ................................................................................................$109,900 ‘14 CIH Puma 145, MFD, powershift, cab, C-IH 765 loader ................................................................................................$109,900 ‘12 CIH Puma 185, MFD, 705 hrs., CVT trans., duals, C-IH loader......................................................................................$139,900

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Interest Waiver or Low Rates Available* • Call For Details ‘15 CIH Steiger 580Q, 508 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites, 36” tracks, Full Pro 700 auto guide, All The HID Lites...Loaded! ..$349,900 ‘15 CIH Steiger 580Q, 599 hrs., Lux. cab, 30” tracks, Full auto guide, All The HID Lites..................................................$339,900 ‘14 CIH Steiger 620Q, 224 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites, big hyd. pump, Full Pro 700 auto guide, PTO, COMING IN AFTER THE SEASON ........................................................................................................................................$379,900 ‘14 CIH Steiger 500Q, 315 hrs. ..........................................................................................................................................COMING IN ‘14 CIH Steiger 350RCQ, Row Crop Quad, 870 hrs., PTO, 16” tracks, auto guide ready ................................................$209,900 ‘12 CIH Steiger 600Q, 1155 hrs., Lux. cab, HID lites, Full Pro 700 auto guide, Very Nice Tractor....................................$269,900 ‘05 CIH STX450, 7382 hrs., Excellent Tracks & Undercarriage, PTO, auto guidance ........................................................$109,900 Steiger Tiger, 525 hp., Cummins eng., Allison auto. trans., Like New 520/85R42 Triples ....................................................$89,000

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‘14 CIH 8230, 453 eng./294 sep. hrs., RWA, Lux. cab, HID lites ..........$259,000

• ‘14 CIH Magnum 235

300 hrs./yr. - $33.30/hr. • 600 hrs./yr. - $20.71/hr.

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USED COMBINES Interest Waiver Available Thru Case Credit* • Call For Details ‘14 CIH 8230, 453 eng./294 sep. hrs., RWA, Lux. cab, HID lites ..........................................................................................$259,000 ‘12 CIH 8230, 1230 eng./893 sep. hrs., RWA, Lux. cab, HID lites ........................................................................................$189,900 ‘14 CIH 7230, 383 eng./340 sep. hrs., 520x42 duals, leather, HID lites, Loaded Corn/Bean Machine, CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED UNIT ............................................................................................................................................$239,900 ‘12 CIH 7230, 288 eng./185 sep. hrs., 520x42 duals, leather, HID lites, Loaded Corn/Bean Machine, Excellent Unit! ..$209,900 ‘10 CIH 7120, 1504 eng./1149 sep. hrs., duals, HID lights, Good Looking Machine!..........................................................$139,900

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CIH 4408, 8R30”, non chopping ..................................................................................................................................COMING IN CIH 2608, 8R30” chopping cornhead ................................................................................................................................$39,900 Geringhoff, 8R chopping cornhead ....................................................................................................................................$55,000 CIH 3408, 8R30” cornhead ................................................................................................................................................$44,900 CIH 3408, 8R30” cornhead ................................................................................................................................................$31,000 CIH 2208, 8R30” ..................................................................................................................................................................$28,500 CIH 2208, 8R30” ..................................................................................................................................................................$24,500 CIH 2020, 35’ platform ........................................................................................................................................................$28,000 CIH 2020, 35’ platform w/Crary air reel..............................................................................................................................$28,000 CIH 1020, 30’, 3” knife, rock guard ......................................................................................................................................$9,900 CIH 1020, 30’, 3” knife ..........................................................................................................................................................$7,500 CIH 1020, 30’, 3” knife, rock guard ....................................................................................................................................$10,900 CIH 1020, 25’..........................................................................................................................................................................$7,900

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P

aul Bunyan and Babe have seen a lot since they moved to Bemidji some 80 years ago. Recently, during the summer of 2015, construction workers and machines buzzed about them as they worked on a park renovation project.

As you may know, Paul and Babe were invited there by the business community to boost tourism. Ever since, the two heroes have posed for photos with generations of lovely and uncomplaining children. Then the families have happily patronized Bemidji businesses. It has been a successful partnership.

In the winter of 1971 my brother and I had the opportunity to dine with a gentleman who worked with Mr. Bunyan in the forests of North Dakota shortly before Bunyan’s retirement.

We lived in the woods outside of Ely and were off our luck. Our choices were to get on food stamps or become loggers for the renowned Harry Homer.

In ’71 the snow was deep and no one wanted woods work. The food stamp application line snaked down Sheridan Street, along the Fernberg Road, across Moose Lake to the Canadian border. A few applicants got in line on the border’s north side and were picked up by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and incarcerated in Atikokan. They ate well. That’s when the term Canadian Food Stamps started.

We didn’t have enough gas in the van to get to Moose Lake so we headed up the Echo Trail to work for Mr. Homer.

“You boys *#%? better do it right,” he growled.

Paul and Babe, Bemidji, Minn.

Once we turned off the trail Mr. Homer’s crews had excavated tunnels through the snow and we drove through them to the logging site.

There a fellow handed us shovels.

“Trees is that way,” he pointed.

We started digging. Pretty soon my brother struck a tree trunk. He sawed it off at the stump. It couldn’t fall over

so I tunneled up it, swamping off the limbs as I climbed. Near the top I broke through the surface of the snow.

I cut the top off, climbed back down the tunnel I’d made, and we dug our way to the next big spruce.

We did 31 trees by lunch and were pretty hungry. We walked down the tunnel until we saw a light at the end.

Joe Logger’s shack was there. He was eating moose and spruce grouse stew.

He shared it. We shared our wild hare sandwiches with him.

That’s when he told us about working with Mr. Bunyan on Teddy Roosevelt’s logging crew along the Little Missouri in western Dakota.

“Skeeters was bad,” he began. ❖

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