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Equine Issue A preview of the Minnesota Horse Expo Tim King visits with author and Percheron owner Les Graham A retired veterinarian and his search for good horse food Women ag leaders and educating today’s consumers

A growing communication gap?

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“Land Minds” gives us writers the between men and women. It just depends opportunity to wander into various topics upon their interests. A mentoring prowhile exploring the minds of others. That’s gram during high school would certainly where I’m heading this time, so read on: identify those interests.

Many say the problem in education “In my days growing up on the farm today is it has gotten too expensive. To me and our small community, we pretty education is cheap but if it doesn’t lead to much knew what jobs were available. In a better job, then it’s expensive. We need to my college days at the University of create more employable people, not more Minnesota, professors often commented LAND MINDS people with degrees but without a job. the best incoming student was the one That is why I think a mentoring program who didn’t know what he was going to

By Dick Hagen for students is a must. major in. They reasoned that was good because this student had an open It might be only two or three days a mind to employment opportunities.” week; then back in their classroom explaining to their fellow classmates So why the high dropout rate of colwhat they did. This teaches verbal skills explaining lege students today? Anderson thinks it’s because what they did. Good communication skills are sadly many haven’t yet learned to learn. In a visit with being ignored in education today.

Eric Kaler, president of the University of Minnesota, Anderson said Kahler told him many students today This scenario also invites questions from their classmates. Now we have that delightful example of simply aren’t prepared for college. They know college is important, but they don’t know why. students teaching students. With proper classroom supervision, this can be an incredible learning expe“I think that fault lies very directly with our pubrience for all! lic school systems. Everyone talks more pre-K. But The above comments come from Harlan Anderson, I’m wondering if this clamor for more pre-kindergarten classes is mostly from parents not able, or retired veterinarian, successful forage farmer for the Twin Cities equine industry, and delightful cur- not wanting to pay for day care.” mudgeon at Idle Acres — his home farm at Cokato, Anderson relishes weekends when his grandkids Minn. come to Idle Acres. They enjoy the spacious yards, some horses, several buildings, plus a variety of So who are the mentors? I asked Doc Anderson. farm equipment for curious youngsters to explore.

“If you’re not looking, you won’t see them,” he So who is the supervisor? He chuckled, “When they replied. “The mentors are out there and they’re hun- come out here they ramble, but Grandpa is in hot gry. How many times these days do you hear an pursuit — partially for safety, but also because each employer say, ‘I can’t find a good employee?’ Those visit is to be a learning experience. I want their people would be terrific mentors. I’ve enjoyed that minds to be inquisitive, to be asking questions. opportunity. Right now I have the eighth person “When my kids were growing up we were blessed, who has had a tour of duty at the crow bar motel because my mother lived in the older family house.

(Anderson’s term for local jail). Even though We might have had a few chores. But if not, they they’ve had a brush with law enforcement, these are were across the yard at Grandma’s. She loved teachgood young people. I tell people, ‘these kids were ambitious enough to get in trouble, so they’re ambi- ing and reading to her grandchildren. When they learned to read, they would read to her. That’s what tious for me when I get them pointed in the right I call a perfect learning and loving environment. But direction.’ The guy I’ve got right now will be running my second production facility. He never held a this isn’t available for many farm kids anymore.” job longer than three months before he came here.

I am much aware of this growing gap that Anderson speaks of. I have 10 grandchildren, so “I think any employer can quickly size up a young there’s no escaping the cell phone culture of kids person’s enthusiasm and skills. In our feed and today. I’ve yet to receive a “written” letter from any farming operation we hire for 60 days. They can quit me anytime they want and vice versa. But after of my grandkids. Come to think of it, my four children weren’t much into writing either. Are writing 60 days, I have a 95 percent confidence that I have skills no longer needed by this younger generation? either hired someone I want, or don’t want.

Meanwhile, you farmers have other priorities.

“I’ve had college graduates that didn’t survive the Wondering if this will be another year dealing in 60-day trial period. I totally misjudged a recent hire. negatives is your biggest. However, your crops will I finally told him, ‘I’ll pay you for the last two weeks be planted.

Your livestock will thrive. And the good if you just don’t show up.’ His problem was he was never reprimanded for being wrong. He was an A stu- Lord willing, next fall you will be harvesting great dent who kept his mouth shut; kept the seat warm so yields once again. Much of the world won’t say thank his high school teachers kept passing him on; but this you. But those of us with the good fortune of talking with you virtually every day understand your chalkid had no hands-on ability to handle work.” lenges. We admire your dedication. We thank you!

Anderson is much aware of the tremendous influx Dick Hagen is staff writer of The Land. He may be of women into agriculture, both on farms and agrireached at rdhagen35@gmail.com. v business. “I don’t think there’s any difference

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Iowa water: Pulitzer editorials and unanswered questions On April 10, Art Cullen of the Storm should be defended at all. It had played Lake (Iowa) Times was awarded the the key role, he noted citing Iowa State 2017 Pulitzer Prize in Editorial Writing.

University research, in delivering the His work, explained the Pulitzer board, dirty water at the center of the lawsuit. “fueled by tenacious reporting, Defending that reality was really impressive expertise and engaging defending the dirty water status quo. writing … successfully challenged the He had Iowa’s public behind him and powerful corporate agricultural interIowa’s biggest ag groups in front of him. ests in Iowa.”

Almost every public poll supported the FARM & FOOD FILE Challenged, yes; beat ’em, no. lawsuit and almost every farm group

By Alan Guebert and local government group opposed it.

Cullen, who co-owns the tiny, twiceIf the public wanted the dirty water weekly Times (circulation: 3,000) with cleaned up, reasoned the small town his brother John, won journalism’s editor in print, why were public offihighest honor for a series of 10 toughcials fighting any cleanup? worded editorials last year that demanded and got answers on why Iowa, a mostly rural state, “has the After months of shoe leather journalism, dirtiest surface water in America.” the Times — meaning Cullen, his reporter son Tom, and other family members — finally uncovered the The question arose after the Des Moines Water source of the money underwriting the counties’ staWorks sued the drainage districts of three northtus quo defense. In typical fashion, he announced western Iowa counties for the high level of nitrates the funders in a Sept. 16, 2016, editorial: it said was contaminating the Raccoon River, the source of drinking water for its 500,000 central “Buena Vista County officially is a Farm Bureau Iowa customers. county. The Farm Bureau and Iowa Corn Growers have pledged to cover the legal bills (of the three The ensuing court fight was bitter, costly, and secretive. Cullen, through the Times’ editorial page, defendant counties so, now) at least we know who our boss is,” he opined. “The Farm Bureau and the doggedly asked two questions. First, how were the commodity groups.” three counties — Storm Lake is the county seat of Buena Vista County, one of the defendants — pay“… Fair enough,” Cullen went on. “Everything is ing their legal bills, estimated to be upwards of $1 above board.” million.

“Except,” he added in a one-word paragraph.

And, second, why today’s ag production system of “We did not elect Farm Bureau to define our inter“farming into the ditch and over the fenceline” ests. We elected five county supervisors and a coun-

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Letter: Environmental reviews keep rural Minnesota strong To the Editor: In rural Minnesota, we want a say in what goes on in our community. That is why the very largest factory farms must do an environmental review before they are built. I know firsthand how important this is because outside

interests are trying to push a factory hog farm into my township in Goodhue County. The proposers didn’t want to listen to me or my neighbors or give us details. But because of environmental review they had to.

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ty attorney.”

Were Cullen’s sharp words directed at Farm Bureau and its Big Ag allies, or were they meant as an admonishment to the weak-kneed Buena Vista County public officials? Maybe all three.

In the end, however, it didn’t matter. Three weeks before Cullen was awarded the Pulitzer, the federal judge overseeing the contentious Des Moines Water Works lawsuit dismissed it by noting Iowa’s county drainage districts, the targets of the suit, were immune to damage claims.

In short, said the judge, no money no lawsuit.

The farm groups and Iowa’s ag-dependent politicians declared victory and moved on. Editor Cullen, who remains in Buena Vista County, conceded nothing. “We still have a surface water problem in Iowa,” he said in one post-Pulitzer interview. “We’ve been reporting on it for 25 years.”

Will it take another 25 years for agriculture — for us — to acknowledge and act on the growing threats to our rural environment and the world’s food-growing future? Clearly, we have the money and talent to delay any legal and legislative effort to change today’s soil, air, and water regulations.

What we need more, however, is the courage and foresight to invest that money and talent in ensuring the future rather than litigating the past. It’s the right thing for our communities now and our grandchildren later.

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But at the Minnesota State Capitol, corporate interests are pushing a law that would double the size factory farms can be before environmental review is required. This would mean more and larger factory farms in our rural communities. Right now, proposed feedlots over 1,000 animal units must do an environmental review before being built. This is the largest 7 percent of feedlots in our state and is equal to 3,333 hogs. The overwhelming majority of family-run livestock farms in our state are well below this size.

As a lifelong farmer, I know this legislation is wrong for rural Minnesota and family farmers.

Environmental review is about making sure neighbors know what is being proposed and have a say. It’s about getting it right and keeping rural Minnesota strong. We can’t let corporate interests set the agenda for rural Minnesota. Speak up now and let your legislators and the governor know you oppose legislation.

Dale Post Land Stewardship Project Member Zumbrota, Minn.

Letter: To buffer or not to buffer — that is the question collaboration and common sense. As important as water is to all of us, it is disturbing to see such a flawed process and the resulting poor outcomes. Statutes can be corrected by a majority vote, but the strained and damaged relationships and the broken trust takes much more effort to rebuild and repair.

Moving forward, regardless of the issue, we can’t

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afford to use a process that yields poor outcomes.

The residents of this state expect and deserve more!

Take the time to do it right the first time as we seek common sense solutions and establish good public policy.

Harlan Madsen Kandiyohi County Commissioner/dairy farmer Lake Lillian, Minn.

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To the Editor: The 2015 Buffer Bill was passed in the wee hours of the morning to meet the session deadline. It did not receive adequate discussions and complete data presentations (ie: all data concerning voluntary Conservation Reserve Program buffers was omitted from any presentation). Good policy decisions are made only with good discussions and thorough research. This bill has clearly proven to be complicated, controversial, confusing and costly, which could have been eliminated if the State had properly vetted this bill and delayed the decision, as several of us implored State staff to do.

Let me be very clear — I support appropriately placed buffers or alternative practices that reduce ditch maintenance, reduce water and wind erosion, thus improving water quality. Many drainage authorities (counties and watershed districts) along with Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Farm Service Agency offices and producer-led organizations have been very proactive in promoting CRP, reduced or alternative tillage practices, and redetermination of benefits for ditch systems. The redetermination procedures result in equity for the landowners and the installation of buffers.

The State should have emphasized, supported, and enhanced existing procedures rather than errantly and hastily creating new laws. The buffer bill has served only to divide, rather than have stakeholders working together toward a common goal and vision for our state. The amount of time and money spent in the last 18 months, attempting to correct the errors in the 2015 bill is atrocious (And it’s not done yet!). The investments should have been used for educating stakeholders, mentoring and supporting drainage authorities of their responsibilities, advocating removing barriers between state and federal regulations, modernizing records and streamlining administration, not creating another level of bureaucracy. Counties are being encouraged by the state to be the enforcer (the only thing that counties would be able to enforce is if the buffer or alternative practice is implemented).

There is no guarantee of liability exemption or ongoing funding for staffing. I do not believe that local property tax dollars should be used for enforcement or legal expenses for the buffers. Landowners bear the full responsibility for implementation with no compensation for their land.

The questions of landowner compensation, funding, appeal process, administrative penalty orders, public waters extension mapping, etc., must be settled before appropriate local decisions are made.

Laws do not make good conservation. Good conservation comes from commitment, communications,

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Minnesota Horse Expo rides again April 28-30 Minnesota Horse Expo is a weekend event held April 28-30 at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. In its 35th year, this event showcases horses from many different breeds, vendors with information, products and services for both horse and owner, and educational presentations by well-known professional equine clinicians and speakers.

Minnesota’s largest equine trade show with over 700 trade show booths in five State Fair buildings and lining the streets of the grounds creates a marketplace for anyone wanting to find merchandise related to horses and riders.

More than 35 horse breeds will be on display in the Horse Barn. They may also be presented in the daily noontime Coliseum Parade of Breeds or Breed Demonstrations April 28 and April 29, or the daily Stallion Presentations in the AgStar Arena. The American Sugarbush Harlequin draft

horse will be a featured breed.

This year’s presenters include Richard Shrake, an educator, trainer and icon in the horse industry for over 40 years. He will be offering seminars on trail riding, showmanship and training. Shrake has trained and showed the All Around Champion horse at the Quarter Horse Congress.

Stacy Westfall, Cowgirl Hall of Fame member, will perform a variety of demonstrations on reading your horse’s body language, speed control, steering and bridleless riding cues.

T h e C o m m a n d i n g G e n e r a l ’s Mounted Color Guard will perform daily. The guard is a ceremonial, active duty unit supporting the First Infantry Division, Fort Riley and the Army in parades, ceremonies and cavalry demonstrations. Fort Riley was the home of the U.S. Army Cavalry School.

The guard continues the historic tradi-

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If you go What: Minnesota Horse Expo 2017 When: April 28-30 Where: Minnesota State Fairgrounds, St. Paul Cost: $11 ages 13-61; $7 ages 6-12 and 62-plus; free for children 5 and younger Details: www.mnhorseexpo.org Contact: (877) 462-8758 Photo submitted by Minnesota Horse Expo

The American Sugarbush Harlequin draft horse will be a featured breed in the horse barn.

tion of the mounted cavalry.

Another daily presenter is David Lichman, a 5-Star Master Parelli Professional with a specialty in the gaited breeds. He teaches all over the world helping students find a better relationship with their horses, and the relaxation and posture that are fundamental to all riding, but especially with gaited horses. He has a series of bestselling educational products called “Gaited Horses, Naturally!” that show how to have great success with a more natural approach.

Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association rodeos are a favorite at the Minnesota Horse Expo. The three performances are 7:15 p.m. April 28 and 29, and 3:15 p.m. April 30. Rodeos require

an additional ticket. Ticket price ranges from $5 to $12. Tickets can be purchased on the Minnesota Horse Expo website and at the fairgrounds during the expo.

Enjoy live country music entertainment from 7-10:30 p.m. April 28 and April 29 on the bandwagon outside the Horse Barn and Coasters on Liggett Street by the Expo north gate. Enjoy, food, beverages and the Dirt Road Dixie Band!

The Minnesota Horse Council owns the Minnesota Horse Expo and uses profits from the events to further its committee work for the state’s horse industry.

For the lastest Minnesota Horse Expo information and complete schedule, visit www.mnhorseexpo.org or call (877) 462-8758.

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“As foals age, their nutrition requirements change rapidly,” says Karen E. Davision, Ph.D., director and nutritionist with Equine Technical Solutions at Purina Animal Nutrition.

It’s important to feed colostrum to the foal within the first two hours of life.

“Colostrum or ‘first milk’ provides antibodies needed to build a foal’s immune system and fight diseases,”

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After a foal has consumed an adequate amount of colostrum, they can be encouraged to accept a foal milk replacer and gradually increase daily intake. Feeding watered down replacer will not give the foal the needed nutrients. Overly concentrated milk replacer can cause digestive upset and scours. Foals should be fed four to six times a day with bottle feedings or taught to drink from a bucket for the first seven days.

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Veterinarian developed balanced feed biscuits for horses

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Mark Anderson (left) is marketing director for Square Meal Feeds, founded by his dad, Harlan Anderson (right).

sheep, goats and zoo animals.

Anderson said, “The alfalfa is an amazing plant. My Dad liked raising it. I like growing alfalfa. Old time farmers relate that when they were mixing feed for their pigs and chickens they would throw a bale of alfalfa into their feed grinder. They couldn’t tell you why, but they would tell you the chickens did better, so did the pigs.

Today, science tells us why this works.

“The protein in alfalfa has a full complement of amino acids. Soybean meal is lacking three amino acids. Linseed meal is missing a couple more. So when dairy farmers switched from alfalfa to grain in their grinder mixers, they have to use a supplement with additional amino acids.”

Anderson found that alfalfa provides a better quality protein and our animals do better.

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for animal owners on how to care for their animals. “The neighboring veterinarians weren’t so happy and wanted to reclaim my vet license. That didn’t happen, but I could plainly see there was a need for equine nutrition,” he said.

Innovation Anderson saw how great TMRs were working for dairy farmers.

“One day I decided, why shouldn’t a horse have a TMR? I was treating some pretty influential horses in the western suburbs,” he said. “I also recognized our considerable time and effort in growing and baling our hay crop — at least four times a season — and then selling those bales to a growing number of horse lovers. Most had no idea of the nutritional value of what else they were feeding.”

Anderson knew that in the dairy, swine and poultry industry, rations were balanced and finely tuned.

“But how can you feed roughage to your horses without any idea the nutrition of the other feed you were using on your horses?” he questioned.

When he was in veterinary school, table scraps were the most common dog food. “Look what the pet food industry has accomplished! I doubt nutritional deficiencies in cats and dogs are even studied at vet school anymore because the pet food industry has done such a phenomenal job of packaged pet foods,” he said.

So Anderson thought why can’t I make specially prepared foods for horses too?

“We worked through a slew of different ideas ending up with what we have

today — our biscuit feed. We did a lot of research to identify all the ingredients needed for a complete biscuit.

Some of that was at Rutgers University, the University of Illinois, North Carolina State University and some with horse owners here in the Twin Cities area,” he said.

“Today we deliver a complete balanced diet in a biscuit. The horse owner only needs to provide salt and water for their animals,” he added.

Idle Acres grows most of the alfalfa and grass mixtures used in their Square Meal horse biscuits on their Cokato area farm. The Square Meal product listing now includes: Hay Biscuits, Happy Horse Biscuits, Senior Supper Biscuits, Next Generation Equine Winner Biscuits and their newest, Rumen Helper.

The Andersons’ nutritional marketing adventures have resulted in a new feed for all ruminants including calves,

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By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer COKATO, Minn. — Square Meal Feeds is the corporate name for the equine nutrition business of Idle Acres in Cokato. Started by Veterinarian Harlan Anderson, a 1973 University of Minnesota graduate of the College of Veterinary Medicine, Anderson relinquished his traditional veterinary business to devote full time to the nutrition of large animals.

“The veterinary business was great in my rural Cokato area,” Anderson said. “There used to be lots of livestock out here, especially dairy cattle. And because we’re relatively close to the western suburbs of the Twin Cities, many horses too. Plus, we had the evergrowing population of cats and dogs.

“As a veterinarian I was always asking questions of my livestock clients about the nutrition of their animals. I learned early in this veterinary business that the eating habits of the sick animal were often a clue to their ailments. I would compliment my dairy farmer customers because they usually knew quite a bit about the nutrition of their cows and their calves.

Also, total mixed rations were just coming on. Using TMRs, dairy farmers could determine the ingredients for a proper balance of forages, grains and supplements.”

Anderson noticed his equine friends were less knowledgeable about the nutrition of their horses.

“And that was simply because there wasn’t much research data about nutritional needs of horses. Rutgers University — way out there in New Jersey — was the equine nutrition center for most serious horse people,” he said.

Anderson recalled making better hay was always the ambition of his father.

That quest moved his dad into making haylage and building a proper silo for storage.

“Then I went into veterinary medicine,” Anderson recalled. “I enjoyed working with dairy farmers. The dairy buyout in 1985 slowed my vet business so I continued to farm raising corn and alfalfa hay. We had a New Holland baler which cranked out small square bales. It was a good size for equine people in the Twin City area. I eventually sold my veterinary practice because I wasn’t interested in cats and dogs.”

Then Anderson began doing classes

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Author mixes faith and horses with human spirit

By TIM KING his relationship to his horses, his family memThe Land Correspondent bers, and the ever generous and wise Mr. Olson.

BELGRADE, Minn. — Jude Bonner had a And, since Les Graham is a knowledgeable deal. He’d agreed with his neighbor Mr. Olson horseman, the plot is full of interesting details that if he helped him spread manure using a about horses, their training and tack. team of Percheron draft horses named Molly Through all this, through the horsey details, and Ladd he could have Molly’s colt. He had the challenges, and the triumphs, Les Graham been waiting and checking on Molly every day. has Jude grow into mental, physical, and spiriNow was the time. tual maturity. He does this well. The most “Mom gave me a hug and Dad gave me one of remarkable part of the story is Mr. Olson. Mr. those looks that lets me know he’s proud of me,” Olson is a beacon for Jude and he is an examJude said. “The way Mom hugged me, you’d ple for a young person. think I was going off to college or something. I Graham, who is from New London, and came ran out the back door and headed towards Mr. to horsemanship in early adulthood, says he Olson’s. It was a cold, dark and damp night. The had his own Mr. Olson. His name was John closer I got to the barn, the more nervous I got. I Quisberg. stopped and asked God for strength, warmth, “He’s the model for Mr. Olson,” Graham said. and courage. The old adrenaline was pumping “He helped me drive around the country so I hard by the time I got to the barn. I changed my Photo submitted could pick out my first team.”

T-shirt quickly so I wouldn’t get the chills. Mr. Les Graham raises Percheron horses near Belgrade, Minn., and Olson was in the barn fussing over Molly.”

When John Quisberg died, Graham used his writes Christian young adult novels featuring these “gentle giants.” team of Percherons to pull the wagon carrying By the time Jude races off to Mr. Olson’s barn Quisberg’s casket. in chapter eight of Les Graham’s Christian “Harold had a crazy faraway look in his eyes,” Jude young adult novel, “Jude’s Gentle Giants,” we’ve says. “I figured he was going to set the score straight.

Les Graham has been touched by his relationship already learned quite a bit about this 16-year-old Mr. Wright started the game again and it didn’t take with horses and the people that care about them and farm boy. long before Harold had Bill Masters on the deck. he brings the spirit of those relationships to “Jude’s He’s got a younger sister named Becky, he’s got two Greg Shants tried to come to his rescue but I cut him Gentle Giantsz” and its sequel “Surrendering the loving parents, he’s got school mates that he likes to off. There we were, whistle blowing constantly and Reins.” hunt Norway rats and play hockey with, and he’s got Judy Clemons screaming bloody murder from the “When I wrote the book my intended audience was some kids at school that are challenging his decency sidelines. Greg Shants and I were toe to toe, Harold young teen-age boys,” he said. “I wanted to touch and Christianity. In his book, Les Graham has that and Bill nose to nose. Greg Shants was standing their hearts and give them something good to read. I challenge take both a physical and spiritual form. there with his long greasy hair and a smirk on his have been blessed because now I have an audience of The bad actors are Greg Shants, Nick Grudden, Judy face. How can anyone be so evil?” both males and females from 10 years to 90 years Clemons and Bill Masters and, among other things, This episode leads to a rematch on the ice and that old.” they don’t play phy-ed hockey fair. Judy has just leads Jude to explore his capacity for vengeance and You can find Les Graham’s books in book stores nailed a member of Jude’s team in the throat with a forgiveness, among other virtues. His mother’s chocand libraries. Signed and discounted copies are hockey stick. She’s been benched. olate chip cookies and his father’s wisdom and acting available at www.lesgraham.com. v abilities all play a role in his growth from the experience.

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“As farmers, we do get government funds,” said Trio.

“We’ve got to also follow what the community wants.”

For many farmers, a big advantage is regulatory certainty for 10 years. Certified farms are deemed in compliance with any new water quality rules or laws, including the buffer law, for the first 10 years of their certification.

Certified producers may also receive technical and financial assistance to implement practices that promote water quality.

Across Minnesota, there are 365 certified farms and over 200,000 acres of farmland Photo submitted by Blue Earth County SWCD enrolled in this voluntary proLeft to right: Aaron and Steve Trio receive their Minnesota Water Quality Certi- gram. fied Farm sign from Jerad Bach of Blue Earth County Soil and Water Conser“My way of thinking is to be vation District. proactive before you get legislation slapped on you,” said supports “common sense conservation” and will work Trio. with farmers to find practices that fit the land.

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By MARIE WOOD The Land Associate Editor MAPLETON, Minn. — Steve Trio was among the first family farms in Blue Earth County to become a Minnesota Water Quality Certified Farm. The Trios farm 775 acres of corn and soybeans south of Mankato.

“This is something we care about,” said Trio of Mapleton. “The ag community is working hard to clean water up and make it better.”

Trio applied for certification at the Blue Earth Soil and Water Conservation District. The Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program was rolled out statewide in 2015 and gained traction in 2016. Farmers work with soil and water conservation district staff to be certified in the Minnesota Department of Agriculture program. The goal is to protect state waters.

The process took close to a year, but Trio got a slew of good ideas on water quality and best management practices. “It was a good process,” he said.

Trio farms with his son, Aaron Trio, an agriculture engineering student at the University of Wisconsin, River Falls. His education includes an internship at ISG in Mankato, where he will be working on agricultural drainage and ditches.

“It’s one of those deals you should be doing if you’re farming,” Aaron Trio said. “It’s a good deal to be recognized for it.”

Becoming a certified farm begins with assessment.

MDA suggests gathering information from your Farm Service Agency office including a Farm Producer Data Report and maps of the tracts in your farm. Other helpful information are soil test reports, nutrient applications, manure testing and pesticide application records.

Farmers use an online assessment tool to answer questions on field characteristics, conservation practices, and management of nutrients, tillage, pests, and irrigation and tile drainage. On an index of one to 10, farmers must score 8.5 or greater in each area.

Then a certifier comes out to review and verify each field.

At first the process seemed overwhelming. “In reality, once I went through the process most of the practices I was doing already,” said Trio. “It just takes a little tweaking.”

In his fields, Trio was using terraces and grass buffer strips to reduce runoff. With GPS technology to map his fields, he uses grid soil sampling to pinpoint fertilizer rates. His records showed that his spreading rates were well within University of Minnesota recommendations. The biggest tweak he made was to back off on nitrogen and do split applications, applying more in the spring and less in the fall.

Jerad Bach, district manager for Blue Earth County SWCD, said it was nice to assess Trio’s farm to see that the program was attainable. “It is achievable if you do these things,” said Bach.

Bach added that the Blue Earth County SWCD

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Grain prices are effective cash close on April 18. The price index chart compares an average of most recently reported local cash prices with the same average for a year ago. *Cash grain price change represents a two-week period.

Grain Outlook Wet forecast impacts market

Livestock Angles Cattle market at crossroads

Grain Angles Cost of raising heifers

The following marketing analysis is for the week ending April 14.

CORN — Corn stair-stepped higher this week on weather concerns in the United States and South America. U.S. corn planting was reported right at the average of 3 percent complete as of April 9, so it is still early to assume we have a problem. However, perception is reality, and the perception is we need to build a weather premium back into the market. The forecast for the Corn Belt over the next two weeks leans to above-normal rainfall. How PHYLLIS NYSTROM much of a premium we need is at CHS Hedging Inc. question.

St. Paul The World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates crop report released April 11 was mostly a non-event.

Fundamentals continued to ring bearish, but technicals were more positive this week. Corn prices climbed to their highest level in five weeks. For the week, May corn rallied 11.5 cents to $3.71 (peaked at $3.73), July gained 10.75 cents at $3.78 and the December corn was up a dime at $3.94.5 per bushel.

The monthly crop report left 2016-17 ending stocks unchanged at 2.320 billion bushels. This was slightly lower than the 2.352 billion bushel trade estimate.

Categorically, feed/residual was cut 50 million bushels, but was offset by an increase in ethanol usage of 50 million to 5.45 billion bushels.

World numbers were bearish with ending stocks of 223 million metric tons, up from 220.7 mmt last

Nothing of great consequence has changed over the past several weeks in the livestock markets. The changes which have taken place are for the most part changes in the basis for both cattle and hogs. These basis changes are reflective for the most part in the futures trade rather than extreme changes in the cash trade.

Cattle futures have seen a very good rally as the nearby contracts have narrowed the basis rather rapidly as we approached the mid-point in the month of April. The cash trade has seen little change over that same JOE TEALE period as the majority of the Broker trade seems to be at or near the Great Plains Commodity $128.00 level. This has narrowed Afton, Minn. the rather wide basis since the first of the month, led by the April contract which will be expiring at the end of the month. After the extended fall in beef cutouts over the last several weeks, it appears there is a change in direction as those cutouts are now increasing over the past few days.

Currently, the fear in the market is that numbers will increase in the weeks ahead and thus the large discounts in the summer and fall futures contracts. It would appear the cattle market is at a crossroads at this juncture and the supply of cattle versus the demand for beef will set the tone as we head into the summer months. Producers should consider all opportunities and always protect inventories if the occasion arises.

The hog market has been on a price slide in both

Many of our top producers focus on the value of the heifer they’re building, rather than looking at the heifer as a cost or a commodity. It can be a little difficult to break out all the expenses, but this is how it typically looks.

Feed and labor are generally our largest expenses. Feed comprising about 60 to 70 percent of the total cost. Labor is about 10 to 15 percent. We have a lot of other production costs including animal health, breeding, bedding, supplies and so forth.

We also have to attribute some MATT LANGE capital expense and overhead.

AgStar Business Usually, we see a cost of $2.35 to Consultant $3.20 per day. It’s a broad range, River Falls, Wis. as far as heifer raising expenses go. Generally speaking, we see the cost of raising a heifer close to $1,500 to $2,000, and that’s before the value of the heifer calf that she’s carrying.

When we look at heifer raising, one scenario we also pose is which is a better deal? In Case A, we have 705 days at the heifer grower vs. 678. We would think a shorter term would be a better situation as far as cost goes, but what if we alter the rate per head per day? Going from 250 to 260, that’s maybe not quite as clear. Are we willing to pay $0.10 more per head per day to get that days lower? Well, it’s actually kind of a trick question because the rates, the cost comes out to the exact same. A lot of times we focus on the cost per head per day. It’s not necessarily the cost, it’s a combination of the cost and the duration that those heifers are at the grower.

See NYSTROM, pg. 11

See TEALE, pg. 12

See LANGE, pg. 11

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

USDA predicts China’s bean imports at 88 mmt crop was increased 0.50 mmt to 56.0 mmt. The world ending stocks figure was well above expectations at a record 87.4 mmt vs. 83.4 mmt forecasted and 76.6 mmt last year.

Weekly export sales missed the expectations at just 14.8 million bushels. Total export commitments at 2.04 billion bushels are slightly above the USDA’s target for 2.025 billion bushels. This year’s sales are running 24 percent ahead of last year. It will be interesting to see if everyone ships what they have bought from the United States. Brazil’s farmers have been slow sellers of this year’s record crop. Brazil’s bean harvest was reported at 65 percent complete as of April 13, an increase of 15 percent from the previous week. It’s reported they have only sold 46-49 percent of their crop compared to 61-63 percent normally sold by this time. Argentina’s soybean harvest is just under 8 percent complete (the slowest in five years) vs. 17.6 percent complete on average. Drier weather is in the forecast for Argentina’s wettest areas.

Outlook: The soybean market tumbled to prices not seen in a year on report day, but found its footing to post a weekly key reversal higher on the charts.

Slow harvest progress in Argentina and the lack of Chinese sales cancellations provided support as friendlier technicals kicked in. Fundamentals remain bearish. The looming question is how long does this recovery last? As in corn, the key component to price direction will be U.S. and South American weather forecasts. If Argentina’s harvest weather and U.S. planting weather looks drier, this week’s lows may not provide much support.

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Buying heifer that produces more milk could pay off LANGE, from pg. 10

Case A Case B 705 days $2.50 per head/per day

Total: $1,762.50

678 days $2.60 per head per day Total: $1,762.80

that first lactation, with feed factored in.

What we could effectively do is look at the duration that the heifers are at the grower. So if we take that $56 gain in the first lactation, divided over the 705 days that heifer is at our grower, we could actually pay that grower $0.08 more per head per day.

That may be an opportunity to negotiate with a grower to get more productivity, more value of our heifers.

We’ve just brought to you a snippet of the heiferraising expenses we work on with producers to help them evaluate. Certainly, I would encourage you to work with your nutritionist as well as your heifer grower or potential heifer grower to look at your heifers more from a value and margin proposition rather than just a pure cost per head per day.

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It’s not just the cost per head per day that really matters. There are a lot of other factors that play into that: the duration that the heifer is at the grower, as well as potentially the value that we’re getting of that heifer. What quality is she?

In a third scenario, we’re looking at a custom heifer raising situation where the heifer is at the grower for, again, 705 days for both growers. But what if the one grower is charging us $2.75 vs. $2.60 per head per day? Are we willing to pay $0.15 more per head per day? The difference at the end of the 705 days is $1,940 vs. almost $1,840, so we’re paying just over $100 more to have that heifer raised over that same period of time. What if there’s the potential that she’s going to give us 5 more pounds of peak milk in that first lactation? What is that value to us?

Is it worth the additional cost?

When we run the analysis, we use $17 milk. Given the situation right now, that’s not the case, but certainly we can use it as a guide. The increased milk would add $191 of value of having the additional peak milk of 5 pounds. Obviously, there’s added feed cost in order to get her to produce that much milk.

We subtract off about $65 for that relative feed cost, and we come to a cost of just under $0.18 per head per day that we could effectively have a margin on in terms of our heifer-growing situation.

Now, we said we would be paying $0.15 more per head per day, but yet our margin is actually just under $0.18. In this particular scenario, it actually proves we might be better off paying more to get a better quality heifer producing more milk. What could a producer afford to pay a heifer grower for about 450 pounds more milk in that first lactation?

In another scenario, we have 450 pounds more of additional milk at relatively $17/cwt. We’re using a 2.25 feed efficiency on those heifers with the feed cost right around 10.5 cents per pound of dry matter.

With that cost, we’re looking at about $56 of gain in

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the May contract and sub-$3.80 in the December contract. If forecasts are wet, a push toward $3.80-$3.85 in the nearby contract may be warranted (May corn closed at $3.71). If you have been waiting to make catch-up sales, don’t get caught with your hands in your pockets.

SOYBEANS — The weekly trading range in soybeans was significantly larger than last week with the May contract trading this week from $9.29.75 to $9.59.5 per bushel for a 29.75 cent range. Last week’s range was just 12.75 cents from high to low. For the week, May soybeans jumped 13.5 cents higher to $9.55.5, July pushed 13 cents higher to $9.66.25 and November beans climbed 12.25 cents to $9.61.75/bu.

May soymeal was up $10.10 at $317.50 and soyoil was 0.43 higher at $.3119 per pound. A rain-delayed soybean harvest in Argentina was a factor in this week’s bump higher, despite the bearish WASDE report. We also haven’t seen any significant sales cancellations from China even though China’s March soybean imports were a monthly record at 6.33 mmt.

China’s soybean imports from October through March were up 8.5 percent from last year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is predicting China’s bean imports this year at 88 mmt or an increase of 5.7 percent.

The April WASDE report made only a couple of changes on the supply-demand sheets. The residual line showed a cut of 19 million bushels and the seed line increased 9 million bushels, resulting in an increase in ending stocks of 10 million bushels to 445 million bushels. The average trade estimate was 447 million bushels and last month’s number was 435 million bushels. Brazil’s soybean crop was raised 3 mmt from last month to 111 mmt and Argentina’s

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NYSTROM, from pg. 10 month and the trade estimate of 221.81 mmt. Brazil’s corn crop was increased 2 mmt to 93.5 mmt and Argentina’s rose 1 mmt to 38.5 mmt. As of April 13, Argentina’s corn harvest was 18 percent complete compared to 19 percent complete last year, according to the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange. The BAGE also left its Argentina corn crop estimate at 37 mmt.

Weekly export sales were below the pre-report estimates at 29.1 million bushels, falling to just 46 percent ahead of last year vs. 49 percent ahead last week. Total export commitments are 1.94 billion bushels compared to the USDA’s outlook for 2.225 billion bushels, so we have 87 percent of the target committed.

Weekly ethanol production fell below 1 million barrels per day for the first time in 23 weeks at 986,000 barrels per day, down 33,000 bpd week-on-week.

This is the lowest production number since last October. Stocks dropped to 962 million gallons, down from last week’s record 996 million gallons. Ethanol crush margins rose from 11 cents per gallon to 16 cents per gallon.

Outlook: When traders return from their Easter holiday, weather forecasts will be in the driver’s seat.

If it looks rainy into May, we could expect additional short covering and more weather premium to be built into prices. Planting progress as of April 16 is expected to be 7-9 percent complete compared to the five-year average of 9 percent complete. As the numbers show, even if we are slightly behind on planting, we can make it up quickly if the forecasts look drier.

It all comes down to forecasts. If the forecasts turn drier, we could quickly return to the $3.55 area in

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Purple corn offers new specialty opportunities

By DICK HAGEN means it provides health beneThe Land Staff Writer fits beyond basic nutrition. No MINNEAPOLIS — At first other corn comes close!” glance, growing nature’s Processed as an extract, purhealthiest, highest antioxiple corn is now being promoted dant grain in your corn field as a better alternative to consounds a bit far-fetched. But ventional corn syrups. Unlike it’s happening. The product is corn syrups, purple corn purple corn — specifically Bill Petrich extract offers natural color Suntava Purple Corn. with an inherently sweet, At the March 22 Agricultural Utili- refreshing taste. Petrich noted it zation Research Institute Ag Innova- makes an excellent binder for energy tions Forum in Minneapolis, Suntava and breakfast bars, popcorn, cereals, President Bill Petrich shared a few granolas, jellies and jams. It’s also a thoughts with an audience of food sci- value-added ingredient for beverages. entists, university crop specialists, “For too long, nutrition has been bred financial folks and assorted agri-entre- out of our food. Suntava is excited to be preneurs. The group collectively part of HFI’s (Healthy Food Ingredishared ideas to find better ways to ents) commitment to cultivate foods keep Midwest agriculture in the spot- that are naturally fortified from seed light of world food production. to package. We innovate with Mother Petrich warmed up his listeners Nature instead of against,” said Petwith: “It took years of dedication, rich. patience and old-fashioned farming to Who’s growing purple corn today? make Suntava Purple Corn this So far, just a limited number of con‘Amaizingly’ good. The vivid color of tract growers mostly in Minnesota, but Suntava Purple Corn means it’s full of Suntava is now reaching into Iowa and health-promoting anthocyanins, poly- Nebraska. The initial hybrids were of phenols and other antioxidants. In 102-105 day maturities, but potential fact, it’s considered a super food. That new hybrids up to 110-day category

still available for 2017 season. Contact Anderson at (507) 508-0965.

The vivid color of Anderson said projections down the Suntava Purple Corn road suggest acres of purple corn will increase exponentially. Growers are means it’s full of healthpromoting anthocyanins, paid for bushels of grain though Suntava uses data based on pounds of propolyphenols and other duction being harvested. antioxidants. In fact, it’s considered a super food. His pricing projections for 2017 is competitive with other specialty corns.

For growers who go the route of organic — Bill Petrich production, market prices will be about are spreading grower interest. They double the cash price of #2 yellow.

Growers get paid upon delivery of offer the bonus of more yields. their corn. Anderson indicated new Barry Anderson, senior agronomist growers are cautious about their first with Healthy Food Ingredients, said year with purple corn because it’s the commercial market for purple corn something totally new. But acres ramp continues to grow not only in the food up rapidly after that initiation year. market but also into dyes, cosmeceutiDuring the growing season, purple cals, pet food, nutraceuticals, even corn looks much like regular corn. Getcraft beer. “Its just amazing what ting toward harvest, growers will see opportunities are out there when it some differences particularly in the comes to working with healthy ingrehusks.

Because this is a non-GMO dients such as gluten-free purple corn,” product, Suntava agronomists will he said. want a buffer field between other corn He indicated some breakthroughs and purple corn. There is a potential of come from their own research techni- cross pollination between the two cians at their Fargo, N.D., laboratory; crops. There’s no restriction on herbibut much of it is other companies com- cide types. ing to HFI with their ideas and Yields on these conventional purple thoughts on how to integrate Suntava corns have been in the 150-160 bushel purple corn into their lineup of foods. category planted at lower populations Purple corn is grown much like ordi- too, like 28,000 or less. Seed costs for nary corn. But at harvest, there is cur- Suntava Purple Corn are $190 for an rently only one destination point and 80,000 unit. that is to HFI’s processing plant at To learn more, visit www.suntava.

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Hog market looks oversold TEALE, from pg. 10 futures and cash for several weeks. Adequate numbers combined with a slowing demand for pork initiated the beginning of the slide in prices. The pork cutout has fallen fairly consistently over several weeks now which has put the packer in a situation to protect profits by not being as aggressive as months before in acquiring live inventories. It appears now in the middle of April that the hog market is oversold and the possibility of some price improvement is possible.

As we move past the Easter holiday, the hog market normally experiences a seasonal rally that generally lasts into the summer months.

Whether this scenario pans out is yet to be determined. Obviously, as with the cattle, the hog market price direction will depend on the supply of hogs versus the demand for the pork in the days ahead.

Producers should remain close to market action and protect inventories as warranted. v

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n Now I will share something with readers that is on my Bucket List: An easy way to grow vegetables. Recently I attended a Todd County Garden Day workshop about bucket gardening. Just envisioning a weed free, self-watering, high-enough-not-to-have-to-stoop-down vegetable garden that produces abundant chemical-free garden delicacies whetted my appetite. I asked Ken Hovet (the presenter) if he would make me one and he agreed. I will keep you posted on the developments of this “new-to-me” kind of gardening.

Sharon Quale is a master gardener from central Minnesota. She may be reached at (218) 738-6060 or squale101@yahoo.com.

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Showy pendulous ropeSeeds are not readily like flowers of the annuavailable in seed kiosks at al Amaranthus caudastores. They are available tus exhibit gaudy displays from catalogs and online. from midsummer to frost.

The color variations are Other names commonly from wine red to shades of used for this annual green. include: Fountain Plant, The foliage is edible, very Flaming Fountain, Tassel nutritious and is said to IN THE GARDEN Flower, Love Lies Bleeding taste like spinach. (This and Kiss Me Over the will be the year we try

By Sharon Quale Garden Gate. Quite exotic Amaranth leaves in our and fanciful sounding salad!). Amaranth grains can be toastnames for a plant that comes from a ed and mixed with molasses or honey genus that also includes pigweeds. to make a Mexican treat called alegra.

The plant is bushy and big and will The Aztecs used the flowers in ceregrow up to 4 feet in height. We start monies. our plants indoors from seed around My order of seeds arrived last week the middle of May and transplant and the Amaranthus caudatus are them outside when all danger of frost now planted and we await their is over. They can be planted directly germination. When they are old outside, but starting them indoors will enough to be transplanted outside, give them a head start on earlier their usual spot by the black iron blooming. The tiny seeds germinate in fence is ready for them. The black iron 10-14 days. Maintain even moisture fence is about 4-and-a-half feet tall and space about 12 inches apart when and provides a good support against planting in the garden. They do well high winds. Contact me if you would in full sun, but can handle partial like a source from which to purchase shade. No pests seem to like them these seeds. which is another plus.

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Tips offered for managing cover crops this spring DES MOINES — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey recently shared a number of spring management tips for farmers new to growing cover crops.

It’s important to allow the cover crop to grow as long as possible to maximize the benefits of reducing erosion, improving soil health and helping weed control. This is typically easier for soybeans after winter cover crops because of the later planting date and less potential impact on soybean yields.

For corn following a winter cover crop, it’s important to fully terminate a cover crop and provide enough nitrogen at planting. If nitrogen at planting is not possible, then plan to terminate a cover crop 10-14 days ahead of planting. More experienced users may be comfortable with termination closer to planting if they are taking additional steps to manage nitrogen.

Evaluate for winter kill — The mild winter, coupled with an early spring has provided near optimal conditions for cover crop growth. Cover crop species that may normally winter-kill may have over wintered. Scout your cover crop fields and check the crown of the plant for green plant tissue. Even if the leaves of the plant are brown, double check whether the crown is brown or green. If the above ground cover crop is brown, near the soil surface and no green plant material is present, then your cover crop winter-killed.

Termination options — Herbicides, tillage or a

combination of the two can be used to effectively manage cover crops in the spring. Keep in mind any tillage will reduce the effectiveness of the cover crop residue to protect against erosion and suppress weeds. Tillage termination could also create more difficult planting scenarios, so be sure to check which implement you are using to reduce cash crop plant stands. Some additional considerations for both methods of termination are herbicide and tillage.

For successful herbicide termination, make sure the plant has “greened-up” and has enough living surface area for the herbicide to work. Experienced farmers suggest spraying during the middle of the day and, if possible, spray when day and night time temperatures add up to 100 F. Unless you have experience, separate nitrogen application from a “burndown” herbicide application or be sure not to dilute the herbicide effectiveness with too much nitrogen as the carrier.

Terminating cover crops with tillage can be effective, but may take more than one tillage pass. Wet periods can delay tillage to terminate cover crops and wet conditions following tillage can allow cover crop plants to survive tillage operations. Also, tilling a cover crop to terminate eliminates the erosion prevention and potential weed control benefit that the cover crop would usually provide in the early part of the growing season. Lastly, if spring tillage is a must, make sure to fully bury cover crop root balls that will have dislodged. Double check planter setup to make sure good seed depth is achieved.

Consider nitrogen needs — Winter cereal cover crops effectively scavenge nitrogen and reduce soil available nitrogen in the months of late April and May. To protect yield, farmers growing corn after a cereal rye cover crop may want to apply 30-50 pounds of nitrogen at or near corn planting. This is not additional nitrogen, but within the farmer’s total fertilizer program. Options like starter in a 2x2, nitrogen as the carrier for a weed and feed or some form of

available nitrogen over the top will be important to overcoming soil nitrogen that is tied up early in the season.

Planter Setup — A field planted after a winter cereal cover crop will be in a different condition than a tilled or no-till field with no cover crop. Evaluate planter setup and make sure the seed slot/trench is properly closed at planting. An open seed slot can be especially damaging to corn seed while soybean seeds seem to rebound better.

Scout Insects — Sometimes true armyworm insects can emerge in corn fields following a winter cereal cover crop. These insects can only be treated once emerged. Plan to scout fields of corn where winter cereal cover crops biomass is thick.

Know crop insurance requirements — Crop insurance rules state that a cover crop in Zone 3 must be terminated by the day of cash crop planting.

A cover crop in Zone 4 must be terminated within five days of cash crop planting. If using no-till, add seven days to either scenario.

Start planning now for cover crop needs this fall — Determine what cover crop(s) work with your current or planned crop protection program. Some residual herbicides have carryover restrictions for certain species of cover crops. Consult with your agronomist and/or cover crop seed representative to look at your specific management system with the integration of cover crops.

More information about incorporating cover crops into your farming operation can be found at www. cleanwateriowa.org/cover-crops, www.extension. iastate.edu/ilf/content/cover-crop-resources or at www.practicalfarmers.org/member-priorities/covercrops/.

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Calendar of Events “Where Farm and Family Meet”

Visit www.TheLandOnline.com to view our complete calendar & enter your own events, or send an e-mail with your event’s details to editor@thelandonline.com.

April 23 — Sustainable Farming Association Spring Social — Minneapolis — University of Minnesota researchers will speak on new crops such as kernza, camelina and pennycress — Contact Sustainable Farming Association at crowriver@ sfa-mn.org or visit www.sfa-mn.org/crow-river/ April 28-30 — Minnesota Horse Expo — St. Paul, Minn. — Minnesota’s largest equine trade show and breed exhibition sponsored by the Minnesota Horse Council — Visit www.mnhorseexpo.org or contact (877) 462-8758

May 13-14 — Shepherd’s Harvest Sheep & Wool Festival — Lake Elmo, Minn. — More than 100 fiber vendors, sheep shearing demos, sheep and llama display, classes and free demos, family friendly activities, spinning, knitting — Visit www. shepherdsharvestfestival.org June 12-13 — 4R Nutrient Stewardship Summit — Minneapolis, Minn. — Learn how to follow the 4R Nutrient Stewardship program from The Fertilizer Institute — Visit https://www.tfi.org/conferences June 13-14 — Midwest Energy Conference — Morris, Minn. — University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center offers tours of swine and dairy facilities, practical information on energy technologies, networking — Visit www. wcroc.cfans.umn.edu or (320) 589-1711.

When times are tough, trust in God is your solid ground

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has released the 2017 Minnesota Grown Directory.

With over 1,000 listings, this year’s guide features more local growers and farmers markets than ever before.

For more than 25 years, the MDA’s Minnesota Grown program has been connecting consumers to locally grown fruits and vegetables, meats and poultry, wines, nurseries, décor, CSA operations, and other agricultural products. More than 1,000 Minnesota Grown members have registered this year, making the directory the largest direct-to-consumer agricultural publication in Minnesota.

Consumers can search the directory by region, product, or name of a farm or market. The online and mobile-compatible versions of the directory make searching on-the-go convenient. The 2017 directory also features recipes from five Minnesotan chefs.

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As a kid, I was told, “When you’re older you’ll understand.” As an adult, I disagree. The older I get, the less I understand the whys of disease, death, and disaster. I have no words for the horrors innocent children experience from the hands of people they should’ve been able to trust. Maybe you’ve got some stuff you can’t wrap your head around either.

When hard stuff hits, who do you trust? Some people blame God. Others run to Him. The choice is yours alone.

As for me, when I have more questions than answers, I run to what I know. God is good and God is love.

Like the old hymn says, “All other ground is sinking sand.”

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. v

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Yet we can even have trust issues with God, can’t we? Hard stuff piled on hard stuff can cause us to question and doubt what He’s doing and why.

In his devotional book, “New Morning Mercies,” Paul David Tripp said that when his children were young and he made a decision they didn’t understand, they would protest.

So Tripp would get on his knees to talk face to face. He would tell them how much he loved them and that he was for them. He explained that he wasn’t going to explain because they wouldn’t understand. They wouldn’t comprehend his why.

Then Tripp gave these walking instructions. “You need to walk down the hallway and say to yourself, ‘I don’t know why daddy said no to me, but I know my daddy loves me and I’m going to trust my daddy.’ I really do love you.” And without prompt the child would respond, “I love you, too.”

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Not everyone is trustworAnd if that’s ever been part thy. It’s why we tell our kids of your story, you know not to take candy from how it can poison a relastrangers; we memorize our tionship. social security numbers; When people jab and stab lock our doors; and are with gossip, lies, and deceit, urged to frequently change we step back. No one wants our passwords. It’s why litto cozy up to a porcupine. tle girls make pinky promWe guard our hearts, watch THE BACK PORCH our words, and keep our ises and big girls swear.

Trust issues are nothing

By Lenae Bulthuis distance. Our love for new. Back in the day, kings someone can be proportionhad cupbearers who tasted their wine ate to how much we trust. to make sure it wasn’t poisoned. While Trusting God is different. The Bible others wanted to take the king’s life, says God is trustworthy in all His the cupbearer was the one guy he ways. He always keeps His promises, trusted with his life! and loves with an overflowing love But even when promises are made that does not stop or run dry. He will under oath with the best of intentions, never abandon, walk out, or give up on they can still break. Lies are told. you. You have His unbreakable, People disappoint and manipulate. unshakeable word!

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Women ag leaders examine farm-to-fork trend

By MARIE WOOD The Land Associate Editor CHASKA, Minn. — When roughly 200 women attended the Women’s Agriculture Leadership Conference at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum on April 12, they discussed the biggest trend in farming — consumer-driven agriculture.

This trend comes with the opportunity for farmers to educate consumers.

In a keynote panel on the farm-to-fork movement, experts discussed how to educate and engage consumers through social media and farm tours.

Consumers want to know about animal care and how food is grown, but many are getting false and emotional information on social media. Panelist Natasha Mortenson, community relations and education for Riverview Dairy, advised using social media to explain why you do what you do.

At Riverview, staff shares to table on their farms. why certain practices are used “That’s going to be really in dairy cows, beef cattle and important to embrace that crops such as castrating, niche,” Helvig said. dehorning and spraying chemHelvig participates in Oink icals.

Outings through the Minne“You all have the whys sota Pork Board. Pig farmers behind what you’re doing,” answer questions from conKendra Helvig said Mortenson. sumers at community events As the concern over sustainability, and farmers markets. soil and water quality has exploded, it Agritourism and farm tours are might mean doing things differently more popular than ever. Local farmers on the farm. The latest technology and get together to host farm-to-table science play a major role. meals with meat, dairy, vegetables and “We have to look at what’s new and fruit from their farms. not what we’ve always done,” said In Stearns County, about 3,000 visiMortenson. tors attended the 2016 breakfast on Kendra Helvig, of Helvig Farms, a the farm. Now in its ninth year, Steapig, corn and soybean farm near Tru- rns County has a breakfast on the man, expects the farm-to-fork move- farm committee, said Kate McAndrews ment will grow in the next 10 years. of McAndrews Dairy near Sauk CenHelvig encouraged her colleagues to tre. She is also a dairy nutritionist for educate and diversify to promote farm Vita Plus Corporation.

The breakfast is always hosted by a dairy farm and host farms are lined up for the next three years. Donations, sponsorships and volunteers further the cause. McAndrews volunteers as a tour guide.

“That’s a neat thing in recent history,” said McAndrews.

Farm events often include tractor rides, petting zoos and children’s activities.

In 2016, panelist Tami Bredeson hosted 115,000 visitors to Carlos Creek Winery, her 160-acre family winery near Alexandria. They consumer test all their wines. When they introduced their Minnesota Nice Hot Dish Red, they held a tasting with catered hot dishes, live music and three reds: one that the winemakers really liked, a sweeter red and an even sweeter red.

Visitors chose the sweetest red by an overwhelming 69 percent. The winemaker’s favorite came in dead last.

They bottled the consumer choice and sold out in less than eight weeks.

“It has been our top selling wine ever since. It’s what allows us to buy new tractors,” said Bredeson. “You do learn so much from your consumer.”

That’s why Bredeson views education as a conversation between farmers and consumers.

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natural, non-GMO (genetically modified organism), hormone free, antibiotic free and more. However, these concepts need to be better defined for consumers.

Kristin Krell For instance, in Blooming Prairie, Kristin Krell’s family farm grows crops and raises all-natural beef for a company that markets cattle raised on a non-GMO corn, grass and hay diet.

Through nearby SunOpta, the Krells get their non-GMO corn.

“It was a good fit. It is driven by the consumer,” said Krell, who works for Environmental Tillage Systems.

When locals drive by, they are surprised to see their all-natural beef cattle raised in a small feed lot and not on pasture. We explain that all-natural mostly refers to the feed the cattle receive, said Krell. “It’s being upfront and honest with people so they understand,” she said.

As consumers demand more specialty products, farmers like the Krells get the opportunity to produce these products. In some cases, meeting the requirements can be difficult.

“For us as producers, we really struggle with how to get there,” said Bredeson. “An opportunity that would be responsive to consumer demands is to streamline the process for specialty growing and producing licenses, definitions.”

For example, Bredeson said she believes Carlos Creek Winery is close to being a sustainable farm, but she doesn’t know how to get that stamp of approval — one that she knows consumers, especially Millennials, would respond to. An easier entry into certifications and education to define these concepts for producers and consumers is necessary, she said.

Mortenson advises getting all your industry certifications such as pork, beef and dairy quality assurances and state water quality certification. Those certifications should be on your labels, website and social media.

Today, agriculture has more diverse products and markets than ever before. We can’t fight against each other, urged Mortenson.

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Used farm machinery is bread and butter for auction firm Currently, BigIron has 36 districts with 120 independent sales representatives across the nation.

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Volunteer for water monitoring program

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is seeking volunteers for its citizen water monitoring programs. Participants “adopt” a lake or stream and track how clear the water is.

Knowing the clarity of water helps the MPCA understand water health.

Volunteers do a simple water clarity test in their favorite body of water twice a month during the summer. The MPCA provides equipment and training, and no prior experience is needed.

To become a volunteer or to learn more, visit pca. state.mn.us/water/citizen-water-monitoring, or call (800) 657-3864.

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weekly online and scheduled on-site auctions.

“BigIron’s online platform allows buyers to virtually ‘kick the tires’ before you buy. Online buyers have access to the same information they’d get in person,” said Szczesniak. “Our unreserved auctions provide a guarantee of free title and no buyer fees. Those costs are deducted from the check sent to the seller.

Occasionally, new equipment becomes part of their auctions. “If, for example, a local implement dealer has a holdover new tractor, he may list through us,” Szczesniak explained. “We list it as unused.”

Online service also is available for scheduled onsite auctions. Sellers generally deliver items to be sold at each auction site. Because there are no premiums, sellers pay the cost of getting auction items to the site.

“Selling fees are based upon cost of the equipment,” said Szczesniak. “Most fall in the 7 to 10 percent commission category. We do all the marketing. We come out and take the pictures, do the video, make sure certain leases and titles are good to go, even pressure wash the equipment if needed.”

In fact, Szczesniak puts on a lot of miles for onsite inspections and photos of equipment to be listed.

Sellers get paid within 14 days of the sale minus commissions.

In the rare event when a buyer fails to pick up his purchase, BigIron contacts the No. 2 bidder. If no sale, the equipment is relisted for an upcoming auction.

Agricultural equipment is the focus of BigIron, but construction and transportation equipment is also on its radar. For instance, pre-emission truck tractors do well, said Szczesniak.

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By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer OWATONNA, Minn. — If there is a bright spot in the agricultural world these days, it’s used machinery. For BigIron Auctions, weekly machinery auctions often attract 26,000 or more viewers.

Travis Szczesniak, BigIron Travis Szczesniak Auctions district manager, said the late winter, early spring season was stronger than ever.

“With us, the global online auction routinely draws 100,000 bidders and we get 2.5 million touches. On our Wednesday auctions, we’ve had 26,000 actual visitors actively bidding. We’re talking globally,” he said.

Every Wednesday, he gets statistics that show the buyers and sellers across North America and bidding from the top 10 countries. The March 15 auction had 1,167 items selling with a 32-page, full-color auction booklet detailing each item; along with dozens of fullcolor photos depicting much of the equipment. That auction had 26,758 participants. The top 10 country participants were Mexico, Canada, Ukraine, Russia, Germany, India, France, United Kingdom, Poland, Australia and United States.

Even though BigIron is a new name to some in the agricultural world, the firm is not a rookie. BigIron dates back to 1984 when St. Edwards, Neb., farmers Mark and Rob Stock started their own auction business. The yellow shirts worn by BigIron staff dates back to when yellow was a major color in FFA shirts and jackets.

Driven to innovate, the two brothers added BigIron Online Auctions in 2009. Now the company does both

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Know your soils to make most of seeds, spraying

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer OWATONNA, Minn. — Like it or not, challenge strips on your own fields may be the only sure way to determine variable rate applications of all your crop input — be that seeds per acre, herbicide rates, insecticide applications, even when and Bernie Paulson how much nitrogen to apply. Let science on your own farm start talking to you and you might be surprised and impressed by how much your soils will tell you.

Bernie Paulson of Janesville has traveled this road several times. In fact, his business card reads: “McPherson Crop Management, Agronomy, Technology and Data Management since 1993.” So with 24 years solving soil chemistry challenges on his own farm and for customers, is he an expert?

“That may never happen,” Paulson chuckled. “That learning curve is still going up, but there must be an ending point somewhere.”

Paulson said precision agriculture always begins with getting smart about the soils on your farm.

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Hewitt brings over 10 When you get to your years experience with fields, variable applicaprecision technology systion rates will change on tems and multiple certithe go,” he said. fications. As a farmer Mapping input data himself, he understands for each field and then the impact timely and recording harvest data precise data can have on on the fly tells what you each crop and field. need to know about He’s also very aware of variable rate applicagrowing resistant issues tions, explained Paulson. of new weeds to older “Our services generalherbicide chemistry. ly run between $5 and “Palmer Amaranth is $20 an acre. You as a an example,” he said. farmer determine your Photo by Dick Hagen “It’s already resistant to goals and how you’d like Mark Hewitt of Hewitt Precision Insights uses this drone glyphosate and ALS to get there. We’ll pre- to provide crop imagery services for McPherson. herbicides. As a farmer, pare an ala carte menu I see we’re starting to that tells you here’s $1 dollar, here’s a buck and a use more chemistries and a rotation of chemistries. half, here’s 50 cents, here’s 25 cents. Here’s your bud- The days of just spraying a field with Roundup are get. Here’s a $9.25 program that includes soil testing, gone. Use the same herbicide year after year and mapping of each field and away we go,” he explained. your weeds will develop resistance over time.”

Paulson experiments on his own farm, especially Variable application rates are part of Hewitt’s seron tillage. He’s done ridge till and strip till since vice. “With topographical mapping, we can provide 2000. He has side-by-side data of tilled ground, strip- different seeding rates. Also perhaps less fertilizer in tilled ground and no-till ground. He defines his strip those poorly drained areas of a field. We can also do till program as a total package: a fertilizer tool, a thermal imagery to measure the heat of a field for revenue management tool and a seedbed preparation drainage determinations. Soils that stay wet stay tool. He uses a Hiniker strip till bar for seedbed prep colder. We can help plan your tiling projects accordin the fall. Come spring, the only tool he takes to his ingly. This will also show up in our NDVI (normalfield is his planter. ized difference vegetation index) imagery which “This system works,” Paulson said. “There is no measures the reflectance of the crop canopy.” agronomic reason to turn everything black.”

A graduate of South Central College in North Mark Hewitt of Hewitt Precision Insights in Mankato, Hewitt says he has learned about soil Kilkenny is the guy who does aerial images of hun- chemistry by being a good listener. He first farmed dreds of fields for McPherson customers. with his dad but now farms his own operation.

Hewitt uses a $28,000 eBee+ by Sensefly drone.

“I picked up a lot of knowledge both in school but “We can do 1,500 acres a day. We do in-season imag- especially on the job. I worked for a precision ag comery for crop health monitoring. For corn, we’ll fly for pany, Farmers Edge, where I learned a lot about variable rate in-season nitrogen applications. We’ll imagery and field mapping. They use satellite imagfly your fields as many times during a crop season as ery which gives a good image of each field,” he said. you wish. We can keep you posted on a new batch of “But drone imagery is much more precise. I can take weeds, or a new disease,” he said. pictures of individual plants. That’s more advanced Hewitt understands it isn’t about giving you more than our machinery is capable of using the data.” data, but making your data work for you. By utilizing Hewitt, 32, farms 220 acres with 2017 being his imagery, you can detect threats to your bottom line second consecutive year of 100 percent soybeans.

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Bag storage of grain, cattle feed is coming on strong

Merger of farm credit organizations approved

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MANKATO, Minn. — Stockholders have approved a proposal to merge three farm credit organizations in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Effective July 1, 1st Farm Credit Services, AgStar Financial Services and Badgerland Financial will become Compeer Financial. The new organization’s headquarters will be in Sun Prairie, Wis., and each organization’s existing office locations will continue to provide local service.

As Compeer Financial, the new organization will operate in 144 counties through 47 offices in parts of Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Compeer Financial will have nearly 50,000 clients, and $18.6 billion in assets.

“We look forward to continuing the relationships established through our separate organizations and strengthening those connections with enhanced resources and deeper inhouse expertise,” said AgStar President and CEO Rod Hebrink, who also has been select-

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more storage units because of the venture between Ochsner Farms and huge crop. But rather than making Cargill. the time and big investment of perCraig Fisher of Richardton, N.D., is manent grain storage tanks, they now a six-year veteran with plastic went “flat storage” with plastic bags. grain bags. “We usually do about Concord Grain at Aberdeen, S.D., 700,000 bushels of our own — mostly purchased 285 bags, each with a corn and wheat. Plus, custom bagcapacity of about 15,000 bushels of ging is a big business for us … anygrain. Rather quickly, this outfit had where from 2 million to 3 million Photo submitted 4.275 million bushels of storage filled Concord Grain in Aberdeen, S.D., uses Lange bushels a year. We’ve used bags for with harvest from area farmers. sunflower storage too and like that Ag Systems’ plastic bags for grain storage. very much. You can harvest at higher Explained Jake Ochsner of Concord for these nearly 300 10-foot by 300-foot moisture when your dockage is less.

Grain, “Our 2016 harvest turned out to bags was adjacent to its upright strucbe quite a bit bigger than anticipated. tures. They have their own unit train “A lot of my neighbors are now bagWe had already filled our temporary track encircling the entire complex. ging their canola too. That’s also happiles, plus our permit piles and all of This winter they emptied about 50 pening in Canada. Plus, bagging urea our bins. That totaled about 4.2 million bags. Loftness loading and unloading is catching on big in Montana. So our bushels. We had already shipped three equipment are the mechanical power custom bagging is going real good. But or four unit trains. We still had a lot of to make bag systems work quickly and I always advise people that bags aren’t contracted grain coming in, so suddenly with little labor. for everybody. You’ve got to monitor the bags were the only alternative. We were bags and definitely keep wildlife away.

The cost of these plastic bags is $875 You can’t bag it and then ignore it.” going 24 hours a day, so speed and flexibility was key. Going with bags enabled for the 10 by 300-foot size (about 6 Fisher starts harvesting and bagging our customers to continue their har- cents per bushel). The 12 by 500-foot in late July and stays with it into bag costs about $1,850. The grain bag vest. It was a win-win situation.” loader costs about $26,000. The unload- September, even early October.

Ochsner noted once their crew had er is a $34,000 piece of equipment.

Occasionally, he will split his crew. If a done a few bags, they were remarkably local ethanol plant needs corn, the Lange purchases its plastic bags from crew is extracting from bags while also efficient in this new system of grain storage. They also bagged some soy- Up North Plastics in Cottage Grove. filling bags at another farm. He also beans and wheat. Concord Grain owns Marc Van Buren, coordinator of Lange uses Loftness equipment and touts the a half section of land, so ground space Ag Systems’ grain handling business, industrial quality of the machine. said foreign manufacturers of plastic “We’ve run over 10 million bushels bags have jumped into this market. through our unit and only had to replace “We’ve checked out a few. Believe me, the flighting once,” Fisher stated. “Once there are differences,” he noted. my crew gets going, we can comfortably Concord Grain hires a plastics recy- do 90,000 bushels a day. Ideally, we like cling company to pick up its empty to locate the bag over a gentle knoll so bags. “The bags gave us flexibility,” said that both ends are on a down slope. ed to lead Compeer Financial.

Ochsner. “The Loftness loader and The merger provides expanded capi- unloader are super. We were very satis- That’s ideal for water drainage. I’m tal that will help Compeer Financial fied with the equipment and the struc- impressed with the quality of these invest in technology and other resourc- tural integrity of the bags. Depending bags. Even with a sudden downpour coles to support its client base. It also cre- upon the 2017 harvest season and lecting water two-feet deep around ates a more diverse portfolio that will grain movement until harvest, we like- these bags, grain stayed bone dry. ” create additional stability and better ly will be using bags again this season.”

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By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer WILLMAR, Minn.

— Besides an extensive lineup of livestock handling and feeding equipment, Lange Ag Systems in Willmar has emerged as a pri- Lyle Lange mary leader in feedstuffs bagging equipment, especially for dairy people. But cash grain farmers also use plastic bags as a quick, convenient and low-cost temporary storage for corn.

Lyle Lange of Lange Ag Systems has been in business since 1980.

“We bought our first silage bagging machine in 1982,” said Lange. “There were probably only four or five bagging machines in the state at that time.

We’ve now sold several hundred and the market continues remarkably strong. The grain bagging developed large scale when the bag unloader technology became available. A farmer could fill his semi in less than seven minutes without touching the grain.”

Lange told of a major grain marketer in South Dakota suddenly needing

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Hanson Silo adds robotic feeder to its product lineup

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer LAKE LILLIAN, Minn. — Feed 12 times a day? Sounds farfetched, but it isn’t.

Hanson Silo Company can now provide a robotic machine that Mike Hanson can travel the feeding aisle of your dairy or beef barn, spooning out Total Mixed Ration feeds to your herd anytime. If that’s up to 12 times in 24 hours, so be it.

The Triomatic T30 Feed Kitchen rail drive robotic feeding system is a robotic mixer that is suspended from a rail system. It travels the length of your loafing parlor quietly dispensing feed to both sides of the aisle.

Standard setup is four bins, plus mineral, according to Mike Hanson of Hanson Silo.

“We’ll have a new dairy barn in South Dakota equipped with this system sometime this summer,” he said. “There

are a couple of systems within 500 miles of us; but we think that this will be the first in our area.”

Some savings were immediate for this South Dakota producer. The initial design was a 120-foot wide facility; but he narrowed it to 80 feet due to saved space with this robotic feeding system.

The system eliminates the need for a tractor and pull-type mixer in the barn.

That 30 percent reduction in barn size helped finance the automated feeding system.

When the mixer is empty, the system goes in reverse for an automatic refill from the supply bins.

“This makes the feeding process a one-person operation,” Hanson said.

“Some dairies today provide fresh feed 18 hours per day and feed nine times per day. Research shows this multiple feeding system is cost effective and the best strategy to keep maximum amount of fiber in the rumen. More production is the result.”

Dairy farmers have told him that multiple feedings with the robotic sys-

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is aware of the uncertainty for farmers these days, but he’s also aware of yields smashing records for three consecutive years.

“Who’s to say, 2017 might be another record production year?” Hanson shrugged. “The weather experts seem increasingly confident that our seasons are getting longer and warmer here in the midlands. Last year was a big year for ground storage because of the huge yields, so we’re always chasing that market.”

Livestock farmers are getting more particular about their silage piles.

“We’re moving out lots of 16-foot bunker walls these days. They want more depth because silage less than 8 feet deep doesn’t pack as well,” he said. “If you have 200,000 tons, perhaps that’s less a concern. But the smaller and medium-sized guys can be losing some valuable nutrition with these shallower packs.”

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tem results in more tranquility in the barn. Cattle aren’t crowding to get first crack at the feed when the tractor and TMR wagon comes chugging through the barn once a day. There’s no competition for bunk space. There’s no pecking order because cattle know the robotic feeder will be back in another half hour. Only half the herd gets up to feed. The remaining animals are resting, either standing or laying down, and chewing their cuds.

Another new edition to the Hanson line is an Auger Feed Pusher from Valmetal. This unit sweeps and pushes feed to remix it in front of the cows several times a day. Electronically operated, this rig saves labor and is the only feed pusher that remixes as it goes.

“We’ve had great feedback from producers who’ve added this remarkable technology to their feeding strategy,” said Hanson.

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Class III spot milk prices remain $1.50 to $5.00 under Class. Some processors are hesitant about using stored nonfat dry milk to fortify their cheese because milk is so abundant. Cheese orders vary from steady to strong. Even with some good sales reports, some contacts question whether demand will keep up with supply, as most reports point to long inventories of both block and barrel cheeses.

Western cheese output is increasing at a declining rate. Sales are lower and reports suggest that people are buying only what they need. Export sales are picking up as South Korea and Mexico have increased demand for U.S. cheese.

Contacts believe exports might increase if the exchange rate drops.

Cash butter dropped April 10 to the lowest price since Dec. 9, 2016, but it saw a pre-Easter close at $2.0875 per pound. This is down a penny on the week and 1.75 cents above a year ago, with 28 cars exchanging hands on the week.

Butter demand is mixed, according to Dairy Market News. Some Central region butter makers report continued strength in sales. Others point to a drop following the spring holiday peak.

Some contacts expect a tightening of cream in the weeks to come, with increased interest from Class II and Class III producers. Butter inventories are adequate. The market tone is steady in the near term.

Western butter processors say inventories are heavy, but still manageable.

Cream is plentiful and a few manufacturers are opting to sell extra cream as opposed to churning it all. n FC Stone’s Dave Kurzawski noted in his April 10 Early Morning Update, “Dairymen across the country have been working diligently with their See MIELKE, pg. 24

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low so dairy profitability this year should be better than in 2016.”

Regarding feed prices, Dunn reports that corn and soybean meal prices are lower than last month, with corn down 6 percent, meal down 6 percent, and soybean prices down 6.5 percent.

“South American corn and soybean crops will be very good and world inventories are very high,” according to Dunn. “U.S. exports of corn and beans are large despite the strong dollar.

There is no reason to expect corn and soybean meal prices to increase, given the large inventories worldwide if 2017 crops are good.”

“Penn State’s measure of income over feed costs fell by 0.5 percent in February from its January value. February’s value is about the same as the last two months, with all three months well above 2016. Income over feed cost reflects daily gross milk income less feed costs for an average cow producing 65 pounds of milk per day,” he says. n Dairy prices were mixed in the Good Friday-shortened week, as a lot of product made its way to Chicago and traders awaited the April 18 Global Dairy Trade auction and the April 20 March Milk Production report.

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s 40-pound cheddar blocks closed April 13 at $1.4750 per pound, up 1.5 cents on the week and 4.75 cents above a year ago. The 500-pound cheddar barrels finished at $1.4275, down .75 cents, but 1.75 cents above a year ago.

Three cars of block traded hands on the week and 37 of barrel.

Dairy Market News called the market “uncertain” but says Midwest cheese production is active. Some cheesemakers cancelled planned production downtime in order to keep up with the milk surplus. Readily available milk continues to flow into cheese vats.

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This column was written $15.55 predicted last for the marketing week endmonth, and compares to ing April 14. $13.77 in 2016 and $14.35 in 2015.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture lowered its 2017 The California Departmilk production forecast in ment of Food and Agriculits World Agricultural Supture announced its May ply and Demand Estimates Class I milk prices at report as “reductions in milk $16.65 per hundredweight MIELKE MARKET per cow offset increases in for the north and $16.92 for WEEKLY milk cow numbers.” the south. They are down 11 and 12 cents respectively

By Lee Mielke 2017 production and marfrom April. Both are ketings were projected at $1.81 above May 217.3 and 216.3 billion 2016, but are the lowpounds respectively, est Class I prices down 200 million pounds from last since November of last year. month. If realized, 2017 production would be up 4.9 billion pounds or 2.3 The five-month average for the north percent from 2016. stands at $17.79, up from $15.67 at this time a year ago and compares to “Fat basis imports were reduced on weaker imports of cheese and butterfat $17.45 in 2015. The southern average, at $18.06, is up from $15.94 a year ago products, but imports of milk protein products support a higher skim-solids and $17.72 in 2015. The May federal order Class I base price is announced basis import forecast,” the report stated. “Fat basis exports were lowered by USDA on April 19. on weaker sales of whole milk powder, Meanwhile, the April crop reports but skim-solids basis exports were were “neutral to bearish, with the data raised as weaker WMP is more than released in line with expectations,” offset by higher sales of a number of according to FC Stone. Corn stocks skim-based products. Ending stock were unchanged and soy stocks raised forecasts were raised on both a fat and by 10 million bushels. skim-solids basis, reflecting current Three percent of the nation’s corn large supplies and lower expected crop was in the ground as of April 9, domestic use.” according to the USDA’s latest Crop Dairy product price forecasts for Progress report. That’s down 1 percent cheese, butter, nonfat dry milk and from this time a year ago, but on par whey were lowered as both domestic with the latest four-year average. and international supplies are large. n As a result, both Class III and Class IV Penn State’s James Dunn reports in price forecasts were reduced from last his latest Dairy Outlook that “The month. long-term issues depressing dairy The Class III milk price is projected prices are the strong dollar, the conto range $16.10-$16.60 per hundredtinuing Russian embargo on EU dairy weight, down from the $16.60-$17.20 imports, and problems in the Middle expected a month ago, and compares to East. Overall the outlook for milk $14.87 in 2016 and $15.80 in 2015. prices for 2017 is better than 2016, The Class IV forecast averages although not as attractive as it was a $14.30-$14.90, down from $14.85few weeks ago. Feed prices will remain

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Sonny Perdue supports improvements to dairy safety net MIELKE, from pg. 23 nutritionists to boost butterfat components, and that is starting to become noticeable in the amount of cream available.”

Unfortunately, butter demand may be slipping. Daily Dairy Report analysts estimate February commercial disappearance at about 107 million pounds, down 17 percent from a year ago after adjusting for leap year.

“If USDA confirms these figures, February’s commercial disappearance potentially would be the lowest monthly volume since February 2010,” the Daily Dairy Report warned. “That said, the Easter and Passover holidays were earlier last year than they are this year, making it quite possible that sales took place in February 2016 driving higher totals. Still, commercial disappearance for the first two months of this year has fallen 14 percent behind last year’s pace and is 9 percent lower than the five-year average pace for the same months.”

The April 7 Dairy and Food Market Analyst confirmed the Daily Dairy Report’s report on slipping butter demand and adds that supplies of American cheese have also outpaced demand.

“During the three-months-ending February ’17, domestic use of American cheese grew a mere 0.8 percent year over year,” the Dairy and Food Market Analyst stated. “Including exports, total usage was in negative territory: 1.8 percent below prior-year levels. While demand contracted, supplies of American cheese increased 4.2 percent year-on-year.”

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Spot Grade A nonfat dry milk closed April 13 at 84.5 cents per pound. This is up 3.5 cents on the week and 13 cents above a year ago, with only one carload sold. n Kurzawski gave a strong dose of reality regarding exports, writing that “Recent chatter was starting to circulate in regards to when U.S./EU dairy imports may be allowed back in to Russia but it’s hard to conceive how the most recent atrocities handed down by the Russian supported Syrian government will not halt the most recent thawing of relations between them.”

He added, “The retaliatory sanctions Russia has imposed on the U.S. and EU dairy industry is not a direct issue for U.S. exporters as our market share of Russia was very small but the impact of displaced EU imports has greatly affected our ability to source product into traditional U.S. exporting areas.”

The EU successfully shifted supply to other importers, according to Kurzawski. “World demand isn’t a zero net sum game,” he said, “and there are only so many dollars to go around so Europe’s shift to other importing nations has made world exports more competitive and the U.S. has been behind the eight ball so-to-speak.”

New Zealand milk output may be impacted by Cyclone Cook. HighGround Dairy reported that the storm would “likely negatively affect the tail-end of the milking season as sodden paddocks will continue to be an issue for producers. Industry chatter included the potential for early cull rates, which may translate into a revision to Fonterra’s estimate for a 3 percent decline for the season.” n Cooperatives Working Together accepted 15 requests for export assistance the week of April 10 from member cooperatives to sell 2.6 million pounds of cheese to customers in Asia, Central America, the Middle East and Oceania. n In politics, National Milk reports, “During a Senate

Agriculture Committee confirmation hearing March 23, Agriculture Secretary-elect Sonny Perdue indicated that he supports improvements to the dairy safety net. He also said he would “advocate for policies that expand the availability of farm labor in dairy production.

“The nomination of the former Georgia governor as the next Secretary of Agriculture was approved by the Senate Agriculture Committee on March 30. His confirmation awaits action by the full Senate, expected to take place sometime after Congress returns from its two-week Easter recess.

“Perdue, who grew up on a farm, told Agriculture Committee members that he understands the plight of dairy farmers, and promised to work with the dairy sector on improving the Margin Protection Program.” This, says NMPF, includes reviewing the Federation’s recent four-point plan to fix the MPP. Perdue also “expressed an openness to examining ways to create additional risk management coverage for milk through USDA’s Risk Management Agency.”

“On the issue of immigration reform, Perdue said he would support an exemption to the H-2A program so that dairy farms could hire workers for yearround labor,” NMPF said. “The current seasonal H-2A visa program does not apply to dairy farms because of their perennial need for farm labor.”

In other legislative news, Californians face higher fuel prices. Western United Dairymen reported in its April 7 member newsletter, “Led by Governor Brown and legislative leadership, SB 1 was amended and ushered through the process to impose the single largest gas tax increase we have seen.”

“The bill will generate $52 billion dollars over the next ten years to fund deferred maintenance on state highways, local streets and roads, and to improve trade corridors, transit and transportation facilities. SB 1 passed, earning the bare minimum of aye votes to secure a two-thirds vote threshold needed to win approval.”

“Most impactful to our members,” says WUD, “is the bill’s tax on diesel fuel which starting on November 1, 2017, includes an increase in the diesel excise tax by 20 cents per gallon, an increase in the diesel sales tax by 4 percent per gallon, and an increase in the vehicle license fee between $25-$175 annually based on the value of the vehicle.” WUD says the bill will cost dairy operations with 1000 head of cows, $30,000 annually.

And, the California Department of Food and Agriculture held an April 4 meeting in Modesto to collect input from dairy producers on how the quota program should be administered in the event that a Federal Milk Marketing Order is adopted in the state. Complete details are posted at WUD’s website.

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SELLING 322 Head of Outstanding Official DHIA Holstein Cattle and Farm Equipment over two days.

THE THOENEYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HAVE FARMED ON THIS FARM FOR 47 YEARS, NOW DUE TO DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BACK SURGERIES HAVE DECIDED TO DISCONTINUE THE DAIRY PORTION OF THEIR FARMING OPERATION. ONLINE BIDDING AVAILABLE ON DAY TWOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S FARM EQUIPMENT, DAIRY EQUIPMENT AND SELECT LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT. FOR INFORMATION TO BID ONLINE PLEASE CONTACT PROXIBID 877-505-7770. FOR COMPLETE LISTING OF EQUIPMENT OR TO OBTAIN A CATALOG CONTAINING BREEDING AND PRODUCTION INFORMATION FOR DAIRY CATTLE GO TO: WWW.MIDAMERICAAUCTIONINC.COM OR PHONE 320-760-2979. PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW AND BEGIN MAKING PLANS TO ATTEND THIS LARGE TWO DAY AUCTION EVENT.

DAY ONE: THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017, 11:00 AM 177 HIGH PRODUCING REGISTERED AND HIGH GRADE OFFICIAL DHIA HOLSTEINS SELL UNDERCOVER DAY ONE WILL INCLUDE: 150 COWS WITH APPROX. 50 BEING REGISTERED, 45 FRESH PAST 90 DAYS, 36 DUE NEXT 60 DAYS, BALANCE FRESH, BRED BACK AND IN FULL PRODUCTION. 100 HEAD IN THEIR FIRST AND SECOND LACTATIONS. ALSO SELLING A REGISTERED BROWN 3 YEAR OLD FRESH BY SALE DATE AND HER YEARLING HEIFER. PLUS: 27 FANCY SPRINGING HEIFERS DUE SALE TIME THROUGH JULY. (SOME REGISTERED). ALL BANGS VACCINATES. COWS MILKED IN DOUBLE 8 PARALLEL PARLOR AND HOUSED IN LOOSE HOUSING BEDDING PACK FACILITY. EXCELLENT HERD OF EXTREMELY WELL UDDERED HIGH PRODUCING FEMALES WILL SELL. CURRENT RECORDS: 2 X 23,900 MILK, 4.2% 1000 FAT & 3.2% 764 PROTEIN. NO BST. CURRENT SCC WELL UNDER 100,000 WITH THE THOENY FARMS BEING IN THE TOP 100 HERDS OF LOWEST SOMATIC CELL COUNT IN MINNESOTA FOUR CONSECUTIVE YEARS. INTENSE HERD HEALTH PROGRAM IN PLACE FOR MANY YEARS THROUGH THE MILLE LACS VET CLINIC AT MILACA. CATTLE ARE TB TESTED, JOHNES AND BLV TESTED. HOOVES TRIMMED ON AN ONGOING BASIS. EXCLUSIVELY AI BRED AND MATED FOR MANY YEARS USING LEADING TPI & NM SIRES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: MOGUL, SHOTTLE, DORCY, PLANET, LADD-P, REDBURST, FEVER, JET AIR. ALL PAPERS TRANSFERRED AT SELLERS EXPENSE. EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE GOOD YOUNG HIGH PRODUCING HERD REPLACEMENTS IN VOLUME.

DAY TWO FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2017, 10:30 AM SAME LOCATION 145 SHORT BRED AND OPEN HOLSTEIN HEIFERS SELLING UNDERCOVER NOTE: HEIFERS ARE AI SIRED AND OUT OF LEADING THOENY DAMS. INCLUDES 22 REGISTERED. SIRES INCLUDE: DOORMAN, NUMERO UNO, UTAH, MVP, COMANDER. COMPLETE VACCINATION PROGRAM. BANGS VACCINATES 25 BRED HEIFERS DUE AUGUST THROUGH NOVEMBER, SERVICE SIRES INC. MESMER (SEXED), CABRIOL (SEXED), SCENERIO, MONTEREY, MARJACK 52 HIGH QUALITY OPEN HEIFERS 7 TO 12 MONTHS OLD 48 FANCY YOUNGER HEIFERS BABIES TO 6 MONTHS WITH MORE BABIES BY SALE DATE.

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HID lights, Hitorque VSD, chopper, conturmaster,

24” belts .......................................................$195,000

520x42” duals ..............................................$167,000

FOR SALE: Goodyear Narrow Tractor Tires, (2) 14.9x46 70% tread, step rim for 38' cast wheel, (2) 14.9x46 70% tread, steel duals, ag 10 bolt, (2) axle mount hubs for duals w/bolts, $5,500.

(641) 590-1102

‘13 CIH, 380 MAG Row Trac 1178 hrs., luxury cab, full ‘13 JD 660, 1180 eng/892 sep hrs., cm, HID lights, high torque USD chopper, 520x38” duals ..$157,500 guidance, suspended front, 24” tracks, 120 inch

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spacing 3 pt., 4 hyd. Hiflow, PTO ................$180,000 ‘00 JD 9650TS, 3611 eng./2645 sep. hrs., chopper, ‘14 CIH, 340 MAG Row Trac 287 hrs., luxury cab, suspended frt axle, 18” tracks, 76” spacing, 6 hyd remotes, 3 pt., 1000 PTO, full guidance......$195,000 ‘02 Care/In Steiger, 4WD Tractor, 325 MAG 3400 hrs., 1000 PTO, leather seat, powershift, diff. locks,

20.8x38” duals ...............................................$55,000

‘14 JD9360R, PTO 480x50, 1950 hrs., power train warranty 2019 ..............................................$165,000 ‘12 JD 9410R, 1411 hrs., 1000 PTO, 4 hyd., HID lights,

chopper, 520x42” duals ...............................$149,000 ‘09 NH CR9060, 2400 eng./1800 sep. hrs., tracker, chopper, 520x42” duals ................................$72,500

chopper, chaff spreader, 520x42” duals........$52,000 ‘11 Claas Lexior, 740, 1466 eng/899 sep hrs., 4x4 520x42” duals ..............................................$109,000

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520x46” tires & duals ...................................$169,000 ‘02 Int 4900 DT466, auto 3060p, tandem, 666k, can have PTO, 15 1/2’ cab to axle .......................$14,500 ‘10 JD 9330 1239 hrs., 1000 PTO, 4hyd powershift w/ diff lock, 480x50” tires & duals, 85% .............$155,00 ‘04 Int 4300, bucket truck, 40’ reach, Auto, ‘97 JD 9200, 24sd, PTO, 208x42” duals ...........$51,000 ‘11 NH T9.390, 905 hrs., powershift, diff lock, HID lights 480x50” tires & duals .........................$128,000 ‘09 Case IH 385, 3071 hrs., 520x46” ...............$105,000 ‘02 CIH 425, 3465 hrs., 24-spd. manual, 4 hyd., 710x38” tires & duals .....................................$89,000

ROW CROP TRACTORS ‘08 7230 JD, 24 spd., power quad, 4300 hrs., MFWD.............................................................$55,000 ‘10 JD 8270R, 3888 hrs., 3 pt., 1000 PTO, 3 hyd., “Where Farm and Family Meet”

FOR SALE: JD 2 bottom plow, 3pt, $800; IH 12' grain drill w/ grass seed, $1,200; IH model 100 manure spreader, $800; AC model C narrow or wide front, new motor, restored, $2,000; 218-739-5339

‘11 CIH 7120, 871 eng./732 sep. hrs., rock trap,

18.4x46” tires & duals ....................................$89,000 ‘04 NH CR970, 3138 eng./2186 sep. hrs., tracker,

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18.4x46” tires & duals, MFWD .......................$99,000

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219k ................................................................$26,000 ‘12 Freightliner Sprinter 3500, 15’ body, DLS,

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• Steer Stuffers • Hog Feeders • Hog Huts • Calf Creep Feeders • Lamb & Sheep Feeders • Cattle & Hog Waterers • Hog & Sheep Scales – We Rebuild Smidley Cattle & Hog Feeders –

‘04 Freightliner MII, bucket truck, 40’ reach, Auto, 188k .......................................................................... $ ‘12 Pete 587 Cummins, 13 spd, 72” sleeper, 406k ................................................................$40,000

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Squeeze Chutes - Head Gates Large & Small Animal Tip Chutes Open Bar Corral Tub Round & Square Calving Pens Tub & Alley Chutes • Crowding Tubs

‘09 Columbia, 120 Day Cab Detroit, 105 gal, 423k ................................................................$29,000 ‘96 FL80 Cummins, Allison Auto w/ PTO 4x4, 88k ..................................................................$26,000

LARSON IMPLEMENTS 5 miles east of Cambridge, MN on Hwy. 95 763-689-1179

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Feeder Wagons - Several Models Self-locking Head Gates • HD Feeder Panels Self-locking Bunk Feeders Tombstone Horse & Horned Cattle Feeders Skid Feeders • Bunk Feeders Bale Wagons • Bale Thrower Racks Flat Racks for big sq. bales Self-locking Feeder Wagons Fenceline Feeders Several Types of Bale Feeders

Smidley Equipment:

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FOR SALE: 1954 70 JD, nar- FOR SALE: 2013 Bobcat 72” row front, restored, excelfinish mower, for Tool Cat lent. 507-649-0963 or 4-wheel steer Bobcat, like new condition, $3,750.

FOR SALE: 20' mounted JD 320-238-2269 rotary hoe, $900. 507-327FOR SALE: JD 328 baler w/ 1948 40 thrower, exc cond, FOR SALE: Fantini chop$8,500; (2) steel bale racks, ping 8R & 12R CH; 70' $500/ea; NH 782 chopper, Elmer drag, Merritt alum 1000 RPM, elec control, 2R hopper grain trailers; '89 adjustment w/ cornhead & IH 1680 combine; 24R30” windrow pickup, very good, JD pl on Kinze bar; Big A $2,500. 218-462-2196 floater; 175 Michigan ldr; IH 964 CH; White 706 & 708 FOR SALE: JD 400 grain cart roll tarp, 1000 RPM, in CH & parts; White plows & cab controls, $4,500; J & M parts; (3) 4WD drive pick250 gravity wagon, 10 ton ups ('78-'80); JD 44' field Westendorf gear, 125L 16 cult; 3300 Hiniker field new tires, 8 bolt hubs, cult; IH 260 backhoe; $2,750. 507-276-4262 header trailer. 507-380-5324 FOR SALE: JD 594 fide deFOR SALE: Goodyear Dilivery rake, good cond, amond Tread Tires (2) $300; Ford Baler series 504I 30.5 x 32, Ag -10 bolt patsmall squares, good worktern, std offset rim, good ing order, always shedded, cond, 70%, white color, $2,500; NH hay bine, 472, 7', came off grain cart, new sickle & sickle guards, stored inside, $2,400. rollers in good cond, always (641) 590-1102 shedded, $2,800. 651-210-9371

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27 1/2 Case IH cultivator w/ harrow, VG 580 GT dryer w/ 30 horse electric 3 phase motor 580 GT PTO dryer JD 50 tractor w, power steering, VG 72” hyd skidsteer chopper 72” NH roto tiller Kubota GF1800 Diesel 4wd, front deck, 52” mower, 146 hrs JD#33 Manure Spreader reconditioned, new floor Notch rock bucket for skid steer S&H 150 Bu. 2-Wheel Bunk Wagon Roto King Round Bale Processor SS Rebuilt Smidley Hog Feeders & Steer Stuffers

WANTED TO BUY: Used Smidley cattle & hog feeders

Lot - Hwy 7 E

Office Location - 305 Adams Street Hutchinson, MN 55350

320-587-2162, Ask for Larry

FOR SALE: JD 7100 soybean special planter, 14R20” spacing, 3BU boxes w/ bean meters, excellent condition, $4,450; '05 CIH RBX 562 baler, hyd pick up, net & twine wrap, $5,750; JD 1635 13' HD disc, 24” blades, $3,950; Hardy navigator, 1100 90' sprayer, 1100 gal tank, Hardy controls $7,750; CIH 1830 16X30 flat fold cultivator, $7,900. 320769-2756 FOR SALE: JD 7300 12R30 planter, Hardi sprayer w/ 60' boom, tall tires, REM, 1026 grain vac, 20' Aloway stalk chopper, 1000 RPM, gravity box, w/ poly seed auger. 320-583-6967 FOR SALE: JD equip 5520 MFWD tractor, cab & rotor, $29,500; 40' spike tooth drag on cart, $750; NEW 18.4x34 tires, $1,000; D4 Caterpiller bulldozer, $7,000 507-330-3945 FOR SALE: NH 7230 discbine, Kuhn RW1600 bale wrapper, JD 467 round baler, 10 calf huts. 507-9950818 FOR SALE: Two 6' rubber tire scrapers, 1 skid steer mount, $750, 1 tractor 3 pt mount, $450. Excellent condition. (715)307-4736 Hydrostatic & Hydraulic Repair Repair-Troubleshooting Sales-Design Custom hydraulic hose-making up to 2” Service calls made.

STOEN'S Hydrostatic Service 16084 State Hwy 29 N Glenwood, MN 56334 320634-4360 MANDAKO Land Rollers Heavier Frames 3” SHAFTS (NOT 2 7/16”) 42” X 5/8” Wall (NOT 1/2”) Several New & Used 15-20-34-40-42-46 Ft On Hand Dealer 319-347-6282 Can Del Sold the cows don't need! JD 3950 chopper w/hayhead. 3 Meyers 580SF chopper boxes w/12 ton tandem, like new. JD 338 baler w/#40 ejector. 2060 Badger blower. GTRB 500 grain dryer.

Agro-matic 430 electric feed cart w/new apron, $1,500/OBO. 608-539-2100

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(H) Hollandale, MN

952-873-2224

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New Haybuster #3106 rock 185 Cub LoBoy Estate trac- AC 2R snap coupler corn '14 Versatile 260, 16spd, Dual FOR SALE: '87 JD 3150 Ready, Only 400 Hrs, 4 planter, dry fertilizer, intor 6' deck, turf tires, IH MFWD, 95HP, 7,393 hrs, picker, rakes & picks rocks SCV's, $110,000. 715-234-1993 secticide, manual, disc 6spd 6030 JD 70's 200 HP, one owner, $18,000. Call 6081 pass, $27,900 list, Sell opener, field ready, $1,250.

30.5 rubber, 7000 hrs.

Also, 863-5704 $20,500. Trade? 320-543-3523 715-377-2655 2 NH haybines, 116 & 1475.

715-243-4273 We buy FOR SALE: '06 Buhler VerSalvage Equipment satile 2210, 2115 actual hrs, FOR SALE: '05 JD 8520T, Parts Available MFWD, super steer, new 3600 hrs, 30” tracks, 3PT, Hammell Equip., Inc. eng w/ full factory warranPTO, excellent condition, (507)867-4910 ty at 1975 hrs, front & rear $99,900; 1830 CIH 12-30” row duals, full set of wgts, absocultivator, $5,000; CIH 5300 Tractors 036 lute exc cond. 507-251-6163 grain drill, 24' tandem units, $8,000; Seed vac w/ 2 FOR SALE: '67 JD 3020 gas, '93 JD 7700 tractor, cab sec. gravity box, $3,000; 3pt air/heat, 2WD, 42" rubber JDWF, 3pt, 6200 hrs, forklift, 3 stage 20' reach w/ w/factory duals, PS, 1-ownVaughn ldr w/ fender con4x8 platform, $2,000. 507trols, $6,995; JD 6300, 6200 er. Would consider smaller 240-0294 tractor in trade, asking hrs, Quad Trans, ROPS & canopy, $14,400. 320-543-3523 $25,000. (608)792-8051

(OW) Owatonna, MN

507-451-4054

• 5/8” drum roller wall thickness • 42” drum diameter • 4”x8” frame tubing 3/8” thick • Auto fold

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REDUCED PRICES! TRACTORS ’13 Melroe Bobcat S570, cab/heat, 380 hrs .......... $27,900 ’15 Case IH MX250, 300 hrs ........................ $179,500 ’07 Case IH MX305, 3000 hrs ...................... $114,900 ’12 Case IH MX315, 1021 hrs ...................... $174,900 ’03 Case IH STX375 Quad, 500 Auto Steer, 3100 hrs.... $153,900 ’04 Case IH STX425, 7010-38 duals 70%, 3750 hrs ... $114,900 ’11 Case IH STX485 Quadtrac, 2300 hrs ...................... $204,900 ’91 Case 7120 MFD, 5026 hrs ........................ $48,500 ’91 Case IH 7140, 18.4-46 duals, nice ..................... $58,500

PLANTERS Case IH 1200, 16-30 Pivot Bulk Fill .................................. $46,900 Case IH 1250, 16-30 Bulk Fill scale .............................. $59,900 Kinze 3200, 12-30 liquid fertilizer .......................... $32,500 Case IH Tigermate II, 32’ 4 bar .............................. $19,900 Case IH RMX370, 28’ cusion 3 bar .............................. $26,900 COMBINES Case IH 2188, duals, nice ................................ $36,900 Case IH 2366, 2300 hrs., duals .............................. $83,500 Case IH 7010, 1075 hrs ...................... $139,900

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

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE ‘14 CIH Tiger Mate 200, 50.5’ field cultivator, 4 bar coil tine harrow, nice condition........... $36,000 ‘11 JD 6140D MFWD, cab, air, 688 hours ............ ................................................................... $39,500

(N) ‘08 JD 2210, 45.5’, Touch Set (H) ‘13 JD 2623VT, 40’ Vertical Depth control ..................$31,500 Tillage .............................$47,900

‘10 CIH Magnum 305, susp. front axle, 480/80R50 duals, luxury cab, front duals, 3400 hours ................................................ $85,500 ‘13 CIH Magnum 235, 320/90R54 duals, 540/1000 PTO, 2235 hours, powertrain warranty till 9-2017 ................................................... $89,500

(N) ‘13 JD 4830, 384 Hrs, 90’ Boom, (OS) ‘13 JD DB60, 24 Row 30” 1000 Gal SS Tank .............. $234,900 Liq Fert .........................$174,900

‘11 CIH Magnum 190, powershift, 380/90R54 duals, 3448 hours, powertrain warranty till 02/28/2018 ................................................ $69,000 ‘10 JD 7630 MFWD, IVT trans., 380/90R50 singles, 2700 hours ................................... $76,000 ‘13 Yetter 3546, 46’ folding rotary hoe ... $14,800

(OS) ‘14 CIH 1255, 24 Row 30” (OW) ‘11 JD 8360R, 2445 Hrs, Liq Fert .........................$159,900 IVT, ILS .........................$184,900

‘12 JD 2410, 33’ chisel plow, tru-depth standards on 12” spacing, nice condition ................. $28,000

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(OW) ‘16 JD R4045, 690 hrs, dry box, (OW) ‘15 JD 9470RT, 225 Hrs, PT PT, Warranty until 10-20 ..... $329,000 Warranty until 7-2018 ...$334,900

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(H) ‘12 JD 4730, 1330 Hrs, 100’ Boom, 800 Gal SS Tank ..... $139,900

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FOR SALE: 1990 CIH 9130, NEW AND USED TRACTOR FOR SALE: JD 7100 corn FOR SALE: 25' field cultivaPARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, tor w/, 4 bar mulcher, field 4WD, w/ 3,036 one owner soybean planter, 6R30” w/ 55, 50 Series & newer tracready; 720 International 218 hrs., 18.4x38 row crop axle insecticide box hyd marktors, AC-all models, Large auto reset plow, field duals, 4 SEVs, rock box, ers, Dicky John Monitor, in Inventory, We ship! Mark ready. 507-390-5508 very good condition, owner very good condition, Heitman Tractor Salvage retiring. 507-223-5260 $3,600/OBO. 701-403-3360 715-673-4829 JD 1780 16-31R planter, Max- FOR SALE: 40' Noble spring FOR SALE: 2007 CIH magtooth drag, $500. 507-327Emerge Plus, Flexfold, num 275, 1810 one owner 1948 037 vacuum hopper, 3 bu box, hrs, 380/85R34 front duals, Harvesting Equip fold-over markers, mechan480/80R46 rear duals, front ical drive, ½ width discon- FOR SALE: CIH 800 10 botweights & rock box. 507-236- FOR SALE: '81 JD 8820 comtom plow, late model, black nect, heavy down pressure, 7531 or 507-236-3338 bine, straddle duals, tubes w/ coulters, stored inno-till coulters, 31x13.5-15 20.8x42s, field ready, $7,500. side. 320-815-0980 tires, drawbar hitch, Tru507-391-5127 FOR SALE: Case IH 7120 vee openers, walking gauge tractor, duals, front whls, rubber tire closing FOR SALE: IH model 720 5 weights, good shape, 4 Planting Equip 038 whls, Seed Star monitor w/ bottom trip bottom plow, 2 speed reverse. 507-427-3561 brown box & tractor harpt hitch, always sheddded, 10 Ft GREAT PLAINS ness, will operate on com$2,000, call 507-726-2506 or FOR SALE: JD 4450, 1986 petitive tractors, $24,000.

NO-TILL Drill w/ Grass Etc 507-327-8143 2WD, PS, 18.4-42 Firestone 507-430-5144 Newer Style. 24 Ft Kent Sedeep tread tires & duals, ries 6 Discovator/Finisher JD 7000, 8R30" Rows, Dry 3hyd, 3pt, front weights, John Deere #726 30 Ft Hyd on Disk (No Welds) Fert, Corn & Bean Meters, Finisher Good Blades Real 6011 hrs., exc cond. 218-205Real Good. 319-347-6676 $6,500. 715-234-1993 6357, Rothsay, MN Good Best Offer. Mandako 20 Ft Land Roller HyFOR SALE: 1600-gal 4-wheel Tillage Equip 039 FOR SALE: Kelber 9.5x42” draulic Turn Heavy Duty nurse tank, stainless steel 9-bolt duals w/JD hubs, 90% Model. 319-347-2349 Can Del w/ brakes. $1,750; Ag En36 Ft GREAT PLAINS + rubber. (507) 381-6719 terprises 700-gal., 40-ft. Ap#7336 Discovator/Finisher plicator, 15 discs, John Blue (2006) Double Fold Hyd Used parts for IH 720 JD 4755 w/ 7090 hrs, 15spd, 4455 pump. $4,995; John Disc Gang Real Good Will plows, toggle/auto reset. power shift, 18.4 x 46 rear Blue 4955 takeoff pump.

Rent. Mandako 34 Ft Land ½ price of new or less. tires w/ axle mount duals, Like new with Fast drive Roller 3 Section Like New. We ship anywhere. $33,000. 715-684-9231 wheel, $900. (507) 381-6719.

319-347-6138 Can Deliver Call Maple Valley Farms Randy Krueger (715)250-1617

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All kinds of New & Used farm equipment – disc chisels, field cults, planters, soil finishers, cornheads, feed mills, discs, balers, haybines, etc. 507-438-9782 WANTED TO BUY: JD Model 30 or AC Model 72 or 90 Pull-type combines in any condition. 507-838-7580

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WANTED: 24', 7 knife anhy- WANTED: Rear wheel assist FOR SALE: 1000 gal plastic drous bar. Call 507-831-3356 for NH TR85 combine. 612storage tank, can be truck 490-5301 or trailer mounted, $500.

(715)225-8621 Spraying Equip 041 Feed Seed Hay 050 FOR SALE: Fresh young '11 Agchem Rogator, Eng cows & heifers. From a hrs 861, '11 RG1396 CAT C- ALFALFA, MIXED hay, closed herd over 30k milk, grass hay, & feed grade 9, 311 EHP Rexroth Hydro & 135k SEC. Eau Galle, WI. wheat straw.

Medium trans Mich 380/90R46 F85%, Steve Weinzirl (715)495-1984 squares or round bales. DeViper Pro Controller SS livery available. LeRoy Tank, 1300 gal 120' Boom, Fresh Holstein heifers and Ose, call or text: 218-6897 section shutoffs Chemical cows, Some Jersey cross 6675 Educator 20" spacing on also, reasonably priced, Center, Foam markers Buyers & sellers of hay, free delivery. 608-214-0600 Raven Smartrax Raven straw, corn, wheat, oats & ACC Boom Norac Auto Hgt, other grains. Western Hay WANTED TO BUY: Dairy 3" High Cap Pump, 2" & 3" available. Fox Valley Alfalheifers and cows. 320-235Flow Meters, Multiflier dry fa Mill. 920-853-3554 2664 box, Set up for liquid or dry fert. $249,900. Call or text FOR SALE: MN 13-ton 6056 605-595-2408 wheel gear w/16' new bale Cattle rack on 12-inch I-beams, FOR SALE: '95 Mono Van 5 Yearling Registered Charo$3,500. (507) 381-6719 Trailer, 53'-102” air ride, 2 lais bulls. Well bred, guarcurb side doors, 3-1500 gal Open pollinated seed corn anteed. 715-556-0677 poly tanks, mixing cone, 2” outproduces hybrids for Briggs & Stratton pump, silage, $67/Bu + shipping. Bulls 12 Black Polled Sim$8,000. 507-327-1948 mental & Sim/Angus, long 217-857-3377 yearlings, exc quality, good FOR SALE: Best Way 300- SEED CORN SALE! Yield disposition, EZ calving, gal 3-pt sprayer, 40-45' leading conventional hybirth wgts as low as 53 lbs, booms, w/ 3000 controller, brids just $129.50. RR/GT, service sires: Upgrade, Garmin GPS donut, $1,000.

Double Stack & Triple Dream On, Final Answer, (507) 381-6719.

Stack corns available. ComConeallys Capitalist, $1,995 bine with “KLEENACRES” for choice. Gerald Polzin, FOR SALE: Demco pull type solutions program & save Cokato, MN. 320-286-5805 sprayers, 1000 gal, 50' $100 to $150 per acre input boom, new hyd pump, costs. Free catalog: 320- FOR SALE OR LEASE $4,500; 60' flat fold fast 237-7667 or REGISTERED BLACK sprayer boom, $800. 507-662- WWW.KLEENACRES.COM ANGUS Bulls, 2 year old & 5596 yearlings; bred heifers, Livestock 054 calving ease, club calves & L&D sprayer 1000 gal, 60' balance performance. Al X-fold boom, Raven 450, FOR SALE: Black Angus sired. In herd improvement 4 section control, hyd bulls also Hamp, York, & program. J.W. Riverview pump, rinse tank, $6,200.

Hamp/Duroc boars & gilts.

Angus Farm Glencoe, MN (507) 317-0178 320-598-3790 55336 Conklin Dealer 320864-4625 TopAir 1100 sprayer, new Dairy 055 Raven SCS 440 monitoring FOR SALE: 25 Limousin sesystem & liq control valves, 10 Springing Holstein heifers, men tested bulls, 2 yr olds 60' boom; hyd driven & yearlings, Black or Red, 15 Short bred Holstein pump, 1100 gal tank w/ 200 low birth weight, super heifers. Also, open Holstein gal rinse tank. Good to exc. growth.

John Goelz, heifers. 608-792-9423 or 608cond, $8,500. 507-380-6001 Franklin, MN 507-557-8394 788-6258

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This week’s Back Roads was written by The Land Managing Editor Paul Malchow.

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Saving o’ the green

or nearly nine decades, birdies have been a feature of Fort Ridgely State Park in Nicollet County. And while robins, bluebirds, finches and thrashers can be found throughout the park’s 500 acres, it’s another kind of birdie which has been attracting a lot of attention as of late.

For about 90 years, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has operated a nine-hole golf course on the Fort Ridgely property.

Course conditions have always leaned on the rustic side to curtail maintenance costs. But the course has a loyal troupe of golfers who enjoy the pastoral setting.

In the spring of 2016, the DNR announced it could no longer afford to operate the course and planned to cover the greens and fairways with native vegetation, upgrade camping facilities and highlight the park’s horseback riding.

A local citizens group and the city of Fairfax scrambled to change the DNR’s mind — invoking legislative action to keep the golf course operating.

After much hand-wringing on one side and bureaucratic stiff-arming on the other, the course will remain in operation.

Recently, the DNR and city of Fairfax Golf Course Advisory Board have created a five-year lease which will allow the course to be reopened and operated by the city of Fairfax. The contract calls for Fairfax to pay rent for the course and pay a percentage of sales to the DNR. Pending legislative approval, visitors to the golf course will not have to buy a state park permit, alcohol sales will be permitted at the clubhouse, and golf carts will be allowed if OK’d by the State Historical Preservation Office.

While this arrangement may be unusual in Minnesota state parks, it is not unprecedented. The state leases the golf course at Fort Snelling State Park to Minneapolis, which staffs and maintains the course.

For those not inclined to golf, Fort Ridgely State Park features wooded ravines and open meadows on the north bluff of the Minnesota River Valley. Popular with campers and horseback riders, the bluffs over-

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looking the Minnesota River offer displays of prairie wildflowers and grasses. Hawks and bald eagles can be seen riding the warm air thermals that rise from the river valley below. A modern campground offers 22 level, grassy sites (15 with electricity) with flush toilets and showers. A separate nine-site campground with just the basics is also available. The park also offers three walk-in campsites for backpackers, a primitive group camp and a 25-unit horse campground. Twelve miles of the park’s trail system are available to horseback riders from spring to fall, and to snowmobilers in the winter. There are over four miles of scenic trails groomed for skiers during the snow season.

Fort Ridgely was built in 1853 as a U.S. military garrison on Minnesota’s frontier. The Minnesota Historical Society’s Interpretive Center at the fort site contains exhibits and information about garrison life and the people and events surrounding Fort Ridgely during the 1850s and ’60s. The old fort site, with five acres of land, was purchased by the State of Minnesota in 1896 to create a memorial to the participants of the Dakota Conflict at Fort Ridgely. v