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Sonny Afternoon

About 100 people gathered at a Garden City farm for an audience with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue See page 22

4-H’ers and livestock head for the State Fair Lake Benton family finds life comfortable on a 200-acre farm

Getting to know the Nitrogen Fertilizer Rule Photos and reports from Farmfest And more!

No milker’s remorse for Gloria

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Most refreshing for me is an occasional barn only had 30 stanchions. When the visit with retired farm people. They speak first 30 cows were milked, they departed with candor. They always have an opinand the remainder 20 or so cows came ion. And their farming tenure often geninto the barn. “It was like starting all over erates common sense logic regardless of again. But the cows cooperated pretty current politics, commodity prices, or who well,” said Gloria. A 4:30 a.m. alarm is the current secretary of agriculture. started each day. Milking time was about two hours each shift.

Meet Gloria Issendorf, age 72, a retired Wabasha County farmer. It was my pleaThe Issendorfs didn’t have a milking sure to visit with her recently. And she’s parlor. Cows were stanchion milked into a LAND MINDS not bashful about sharing her opinions. pipeline system. She was handling four

By Dick Hagen milker units each positioned for each cow.

When asked what she thinks about Gloria says her “cow life” lasted about agriculture today, Gloria responded, “I seven years. think it’s gotten too big! And then they go crying because it’s wet and they Any particular thoughts about losing can’t get their crops in. her cows? “No! I frankly Then it’s too late to finish admit I was glad to see the their planting. Then Uncle cows go. I would tease Sam is supposed to take Denny, ‘You’ve got to get rid care of that. of the milk cows or you won’t have me,’” laughed “Yet they keep on getting Gloria. Denny quietly bigger and fewer. How does agreed. anyone who wants to start farming have a chance?

Their beautiful country There’s no way they can home is tucked into a rollever start farming. And ing, wooded area at the edge that’s not right.” of town. Horse art dominates their home, both She certainly speaks from inside and outside. Horse art experience. She and husis Denny’s hobby. band Denny used to be crop Photo by Dick Hagen and livestock farmers. “We Gloria smiled, “I think I Denny and Gloria Issendorf did it all. Corn, soybeans, was born loving horses. I alfalfa and pasture for the think I could ride a horse 55 milk cows. Plus we had some feeder cattle, some before I could walk.” Gloria’s dad was a harness pigs. We stayed pretty busy,” said Denny. Both were horse maverick. But not Gloria. “I could never born and raised in this beautiful rolling hills area. understand why anybody would spend time hooking up harnesses when it was so much simpler to throw “I married from one farm into another,” noted a bridle over their head. When I was too short to get Gloria. She didn’t come from a dairy farm, but that on a horse bareback, I’d pull him up to a porch or drastically changed when Denny’s health no longer permitted the physical rigors of milking 55 cows. “It something; then jump on and we were ready to go.

It saved a lot of time.” was either quit milking or quit farming. Back then, we figured that if we didn’t have our monthly milk So no problems for this long-time farm couple to check we weren’t going to survive!” get adjusted to being city slickers? “Neither one of us looked back once we sold the farm. We agreed However those milking chores eventually became too big a task even for this ambitious farm lady. The this was a new life and we were going to enjoy our new relaxed environment,” summed up Gloria cows were sold. “And we quickly found out there is Issendorf. life after saying goodbye to the cows,” chuckled Gloria. Denny’s smile certainly agreed!

Dick Hagen is staff writer of The Land. He may be reached at rdhagen35@gmail.com. v Little wonder milking was a chore. Their dairy

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11 — Ag policy roundtable draws a crowd at Farmfest 14 — State Fair animal exhibits call for showmanship and fellowship 20 — Nitrogen fertilizer rule looming

23 — Special interest groups have a stake in the upcoming farm bill 29 — Cattle grazing can play a big part in soil quality, stability 33 — Livestock diversity is calling card for Lake Benton farm family

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Letter: DNR should reconsider ban To the Editor: The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has plans to ban the feeding of deer statewide. This would just about end the feeding of wildlife of any kind.

Not only does feeding the wildlife bring great joy to many people, it greatly helps out the critters in ugly winters.

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It’s August and that means much of prised to learn that … our relatively Congress is, literally, either out of sesexpensive menu yields only slim profits sion, out of the country or out to lunch. or that we can’t afford a group health That doesn’t mean, however, some of its plan.” more diligent members aren’t somehow So today’s lopsided farm policy isn’t serving the public. working very well for either producers Take the House Ag Committee or their customers, yet it’s the system (please). A handful of its 46 members nearly everyone on either end of the will attend three Farm Bill American fork defends and promotes in FARM & FOOD FILE “Conversations in the Field” this month every farm and food “conversation.” to hear yet-again that U.S. farmers and

By Alan Guebert That’s a closed-minded echo chamber, ranchers feed the world, Americans pay not an honest, public conversation. less for their food than any other Moreover, the echoes are calling new nation’s citizens, and free trade will players to new policy fights. lead to more farm profit.

For example, legislators in many ag-centric states They will also hear, as they have for decades, that Congress needs to do something about today’s cheap are now debating badly-needed clean water policies after decades of turning a blind eye to increasing commodity prices, stumbling exports, and all-butfarm chemical, fertilizer, and livestock waste rundead rural communities. off. The public, rightfully so, wants solutions to this Few people attending these “conversations,” howev- now-public problem. er, will pick up on the contradictions contained in They aren’t alone. Mother Nature wants solutions, their earnest remarks. Contradictions like how we too.

Recently, the front page of my local farm newsboth brag and complain about our nation’s “cheap paper featured five stories, three whose headlines food” policies yet rarely acknowledge that you can’t have “cheap” food without having “cheap” farm prices. read: “Fighting fungicide resistance,” “New approach needed to fight herbicide resistance,” and “Farm Or how we continue to view U.S. ag export marstorm damage.” kets as the yellow brick road to farm riches that it The headlines, as well as the stories, shared how once was, but will never again be due to today’s cutthroat, corporately integrated competition. (A White once-miracle, now-failing technologies must be replaced by newer, even more miraculous technoloHouse that puts its tweeting thumb in the eye of our best customers doesn’t help either. But few poli- gies that, sooner or later, will also fail. cymakers in farm country dare to publicly contraAnd so it goes on the American farm and ranch. dict the president.)

We believe we can solve today’s biggest agricultural And, finally, how we institutionalize ag policies problems (new disease resistance; weather extremes that underwrite farm and ranch consolidation and triggered by climate change; killer competitive global undermine rural communities only to later commarkets; low-and-going-lower farm income; dying plain that “no one’s out here to take over” when rural communities) with bigger chemistry, bigger today’s farmers and ranchers either retire or expire. ignorance, bigger bullying, and bigger government We on the farming side of food aren’t the only ones spending all directed to “help” ever-fewer farmers who are angry when we eventually get what we ask and ranchers and increasingly skeptical eaters. for. The food side of farming, writes Andrea Reusing, The driving idea behind this bigger-hammer a successful North Carolina farm-to-table chef, has approach seems to be, “Well, it hasn’t worked in the its own Jekyll-and-Hyde relationship with food. past, so let’s do more of it and see what happens.”

“Farm-to-table’s sincere glow distracts from how Instead, we should be talking about how to fix … the most pristine ingredients … nearly always … what’s broken, not how to patch it. rely on cheap labor,” explains the award-winning The Farm and Food File is published weekly Reusing in an essay for NPR’s food blog, The Salt. through the United States and Canada. Past col“Work (is) very often performed by people who are umns, events and contact information are posted at themselves poor and hungry.” www.farmandfoodfile.com. v And her restaurant guests “are sometimes sur-

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Cattle feeder unhappy with national association

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer STARBUCK, Minn. — Cattle feeder Eric Carlson isn’t bashful.

Operating a 1,000 head feedlot in Appleton, Minn., and 26 years as a cattle feeder gives him the privilege of discussing pros and cons of the cattle industry, the farm bill, the Eric Carlson current administration and almost anything else.

This interview stemmed from the July 11 Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Summer Beef Tour and Trade Show. Carlson’s current assessment of the cattle industry: “Probably more downs than ups, but it always seems to level out.”

Carlson is a custom feeder, originally feeding for a South Dakota rancher who raised a lot of Limousine cattle. This was a Laura’s Lean Beef contract, so the cattle were antibiotic and hormone-free animals. “We also used to feed about 500 head a year for Wulf Cattle Company out of Morris,” Carlson said. “We backgrounded. They’d come in at about 500 pounds and go out at 800-900 pounds.

“Laura’s Lean closed their doors,” Carlson went on to say. “I think people should be aware that shutting down Country of Origin beef labeling really hurt the United States beef industry. Today, beef is the only meat product in the grocery store that doesn’t have Country of Origin Labeling. That is a primary reason why Laura’s Lean Beef closed their doors.”

Carlson said he thinks politics is the obvious reason why Country of Origin labels are not on U. S. beef

products. Carlson explained, “Your second-largest beef processor in the United States is JBF, now owned by the Brazilians. Obviously, the Brazilians want to bring in their beef. I guess you can do the math.

“I called the Washington office of the National Cattlemen’s Association shortly after the Country of Origin label was shot down. I asked the lady on the phone, ‘What would happen if the United States didn’t import any beef?’ At that time, she claimed U.S. cattlemen produced only about 60 percent of the beef eaten in the United States. I didn’t believe that.

I used to be a member of the National Cattlemen’s Association. I’ve since cancelled my membership because why would you want to be a member of an organization strongly influenced by the packer industry? It’s like letting the fox into the chicken coop.”

Carlson understands he is likely a minority member on this issue. “Unfortunately, we’re mostly a silent minority. We’re not saying much. We don’t want to be trouble makers. I think the National Cattlemen is still a good organization. Maybe we’re at fault for not being members. If you’re not a member, you can’t vote. But I see agriculture turning more into a corporate atmosphere: fewer family farms, fewer people involved at the production level.

“Maybe that’s the direction America is going.

Amazon just recently bought Whole Foods. They’ll have an app for your smart phone where you can go to Amazon, order a roast beef dinner at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. It will be delivered to your front door at the appointed time you desire. You just heat it up in your microwave for supper. That trend is underway already. I think it’s driven particularly by the Millennial generation who want finger-tip control of everything in their lives.”

So how does this relate to Country of Origin in the beef business?

“A lot of people in the big city would like to know where their meat comes from,” Carlson said. “Now when Ms. Housewife goes to the store and sees beef for sale, USDA Inspected, she instantly thinks, ‘Oh its safe. It’s USDA inspected.’ But she’s not getting an accurate story. If that beef comes from Brazil or Argentina and they don’t have the health protocol that we have up here, we have a problem. Recently, JBS was fined several billion dollars for covering up some bad beef coming into the U.S. “Here’s another figure I’ll share. I’m told a frozen beef carcass shipped in a frozen shipping container from Australia to the United States only costs about $50. So how can we compete in that global market?

“When we had smaller farms we had vibrant communities. This rush to corporate farming is hurting agriculture and rural America today. I think right now

the cattle industry is in a big mess. Our leadership at the top is not doing their job. I’m not talking about the President of the United States. I’m talking about the leaders of the U. S. beef industry. There’s absolutely no positive direction right now. We have to fix it.

“It’s not easy. There are a lot of players. I’ll give you an example: If a small cattle feeder has a pen of cattle ready to go to market, he calls a buyer. You’ve basically got two to pick from and they all know it.

The buyer comes out, looks at your cattle and says they need another three to four weeks. But on his next visit he tells you you’ve got them a little too fat.

We’re going to have to dock you. The individual cattle farmer is at a disadvantage. The packers have too much power. It’s concentrated in just a few hands.

We’ve got to figure out how to change that.”

Eric Carlson knows he has both friends and foes when he spouts off on these issues. He’s also an experienced pro and doesn’t mind the debate. But he feels strongly that an industrialized agriculture means the major decisions will be made by just a handful of players. And Carlson doesn’t like that trend. v

Notes, numbers from the U.S. Meat Export Federation Exports accounted for 13 percent of total U.S. beef production in May. This is steady with last year’s pace — 12.8 percent for total production and 10 percent for muscle cuts. Export value per head of fed slaughter averaged $265.55 in May, matching the average from a year ago. Beef export prices are increasing, especially in key Asian markets, with double-digit increases in Japan and Korea in May illustrating the strong demand for U.S. beef.

However, the United States also imported 3.01 million pounds of beef in 2016, down 10.5 percent from 2015. The U.S. imported beef from 22 countries. The most came from Australia, followed by Canada and New Zealand. Brazil ranked fifth.

On July 20, the United States suspended imports of fresh beef from Brazil because of safety concerns, dealing a blow to one of Brazil’s biggest industries just months after Brazilian investigators accused food inspectors of accepting bribes.

In a statement announcing the decision, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said, “Ensuring the safety of our nation’s food supply is one of our critical missions. My first priority is to protect American consumers.”

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usher us into His presence, and in His presence, there is fullness of joy (Psalm 16:11).”

We have detour-situations all around us. But for those who walk the upsidedown road, the good news in the potholes and pit stops is that you never walk alone.

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no other way to break camp pity party and to take the first next step than to look to God — the One in whom we can always trust. He is the One who promises He will stick close no matter what.

But to choose to trust Him is a detour that looks like no other. Katie Ganshert calls it an upside-down road.

She writes, “This is an upside-down road, where His power is made perfect in weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9), where troubles are an opportunity for great joy (James 1:2) because troubles

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Our quiet country road in her hands or feet. And isn’t so quiet anymore. though her journey was Highway 7, located one painful and dark, she didn’t mile to our north, is under stay stuck. From her wheelconstruction. Which means chair, she has a global minour gravel road is now a istry called Joni and detour for local traffic who Friends that is changing live to the south of the the lives of disabled people highway. And the locals and their families here, THE BACK PORCH near, and far. who live on pavement, but are now traveling our gravAnd there’s more! There

By Lenae Bulthuis el, do not love the dust on are inspiring detour stories their vehicles any more than I love everywhere. Read meaty biographies being dusted by them on my morning like Joni’s, Katie Davis, Jim Elliot, run.

George Muller, or Dr. Helen Roseveare.

During road construction season, Talk to people in your community who you don’t have to travel far to hit a have walked a hard road, but made it detour — whether by car or in life. to the other side stronger still.

And I wonder if your summer has had Detours come with a fork in the a detour or more that you never saw road. When life isn’t what we planned coming? Maybe you’ve heard, read or or hoped it would be, and there’s no said … “This isn’t how things are sup- going back to what was, we need to posed to be. I don’t understand. This determine our next steps. wasn’t how I planned it. I don’t know We can pitch a tent in our pity party. what to do or where to go next.”

Some people build permanent homes Maybe your detour has involved hos- there (not that anyone wants to visit pital stays, a relationship gone awry, or stay long). But here’s the thing: or more visits to Mr. Banker than you Pity parties are not effective nor much typically have this time of year. of a party. There has to be a better Detours are bumpy and time-consum- way. ing. They can take us on roads we’ve When our daughters were young, never seen before or ever thought we’d Mike would hold them up in the air by be required to travel. their ankles and pretend to drop them Joni Eareckson Tada’s detour took as he said, “Trust me.” And while their place 50 years ago when she went into squeals did not vocalize trust, he Chesapeake Bay with her sister Kathy never dropped them. Not once. for a quick swim. Without checking Sometimes life feels like that. It can the depth of the murky water, she dove in. Her head hit something hard, feel like we’re hanging from our ankles or out on a limb. And I know snapped, and left her with no feeling

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Fair food recipes are no substitute for going to State Fair There will always be a special place in ter is save your time and just gets the my heart for the Minnesota State Fair. I best at the state fair. grew up next door to John and Marna n Keenan, owners of the Ye Old Mill which After dreaming of cheese curd goodness, is the oldest ride at the state fair. I your taste buds may be requesting somewatched in wonder every year as they thing sweet. Speaking of sweet, Sweet painted scenery for the ride out on their Martha’s cookies would be a perfect fit. driveway and prepared hanging baskets Sweet Martha’s is a State Fair darling. to adorn the entrance to this Minnesota With sales of $3 million during the fair’s COOKING version of the “tunnel of love.” While visWITH KRISTIN 12-day run, these chocolate chip cookies iting our neighbors’ ride was always a are another must-have for so many of us State Fair must, the true star of the fair

By Kristin Kveno Minnesotans. The key to the deliciousness was and is the food. of the cookies is to eat them while they’re still warm.

The food, the magnificent deep fried, on a stick, While Sweet Martha’s doesn’t publish their famous and/or covered in chocolate taste treats. When I chocolate chip cookie recipe, here’s one that’s pretty make a trip to the fair, I’m not there for a salad good when you want a little of that Sweet Martha’s with dressing on the side. No way. I’m there to get goodness at home. my fair favorites and try something new as well.

Sweet Martha’s Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies My all-time favorite State Fair food is the cheese bit.ly/SweetMartha curds. Those glorious, golden, crispy cheese-filled 2 cups cake flour delights are a must for me every time I pass 1 2/3 cups white all-purpose flour through the State Fair entrance. The Mouth Trap, 1 1/4 tsp. baking soda located in the food building, is my pick for best 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder curds at the fair.

1 1/2 tsp. salt But what if you have a serious craving for some 2 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, soft cheese curds and it isn’t State Fair time? Well, I wish 1 1/4 cups light brown sugar, packed I had a recipe for you that would rival cheese curds 1 cup white granulated sugar plus 2 tablespoons found at the State Fair; but unfortunately only 1 large egg heartache and despair accompanied my attempt at 2 large egg yolks making cheese curds at home. The recipe I found 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract sounded good, the pictures of the final product looked 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips amazing, so I thought I found a cheese curd winner.

In a large bowl combine the cake flour, white all-purpose flour, When I made them, the cheese slipped out of the baking soda, baking powder and salt. Use a wire whisk to “sift” golden batter while frying — thus the final product together the ingredients. was a crispy curd minus the cheese. The disappointIn a separate large bowl combine the soft unsalted butter, light ment in the Kveno house when I presented these brown sugar and white sugar until light and fluffy. Add in the egg “creations” to be sampled was palpable. Thank goodand egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir ness my kids tell it like it is and let me know immein the pure vanilla extract. diately that “these taste NOTHING like the State Fair cheese curds.” My advice after this food disasNext, add in the dry ingredients a little at a time being careful not to overmix the dough. Gently fold in the semi-sweet chocolate chips.

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Place the dough in teaspoon size amount balls onto the prepared baking sheets. Lightly press down on each cookie.

Bake one sheet at a time, in preheated oven, for exactly 10 minutes. DO NOT over bake! These will appear to be underdone, but they are not! Allow them to cool slightly before enjoying. n Corn dog or pronto pup? That is the question. This may be as controversial as politics as most people have a definite side to this debate. A pronto pup is made with less cornmeal and more flour in the batter, while a corn dog is made with a cornmeal batter.

I side with the pronto pup. I like the coating better than the corn dog and that’s that. We are all entitled to our own opinion on this and if you want to give pronto pups a try, here’s a good recipe that will take you immediately to the state fair.

Pronto Pups bit.ly/ProntoPup 1 cup all-purpose flour 2/3 cup yellow cornmeal 2 tablespoons sugar 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. dry mustard 1/4 tsp. salt 2 tbsp. shortening 1 egg, beaten 3/4 cup milk 10 wooden craft stick 1 pound hot dogs Cooking oil Ketchup, optional Mustard, optional Combine the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, dry mustard, and salt in a bowl. Cut in the shortening with a pastry knife until the mixture resembles fine crumbs.

In another bowl, beat the egg and milk together until blended.

Stir the egg mixture into the flour mixture until smooth. Add more milk if needed to create a thick batter.

Pour oil in a deep, heavy skillet to a depth of 1 inch. Heat it to 365 F over medium heat.

Insert a wooden stick in one end of each hot dog. Dip each hot dog into the batter to coat. Place the coated hot dogs, three at a time, in the hot oil (or as many as will fit without crowding in the skillet). Turn the hot dogs a couple of times to set the batter, then cook for 2-3 minutes longer, turning once halfway through the cooking time.

Remove the pronto pups from the oil and let drain on a rack or absorbent paper while you cook the remaining batches. Serve hot with ketchup and mustard for dipping if desired.

Recipe source: Adapted from Midwest Living While these recipes are delicious, we all know there’s simply no substitute for the real deal found at the State Fair. So grab your loved ones, lots of cash and an empty stomach, and head down to the Great Minnesota Get-Together.

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The Minnesota State Fair announces 31 new foods for 2017. In total, the State Fair offers nearly 500 foods at 300 concession locations throughout the fairgrounds.

A complete listing of new food items can be found at www.mnstatefair.org/find/new-food.

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Cleomes good for gardens, butterflies Cleome flowers have been around and cultivated in gardens for a long time. Thomas Jefferson recorded growing them at Monticello in the 1700s. Jefferson was an avid gardener and he traveled extensively collecting and exchanging seeds with other IN THE GARDEN horticulture enthusiasts.

Cleome (pronounced KleeBy Sharon Quale oh-mee) is an old-fashioned flower that blooms in white, pink, rose and lavender.

Its common name is spider flower because it has spidery-like blossoms. Many petals radiate from a central point forming a fluffy-looking cluster the size of a softball. It is a real show stopper and can be used effectively in many different landscapes.

This year I grew cleomes from a packet of seeds and planted five of them in a row as a blooming hedge on the path to the garage. They rapidly grew to over 4 feet high and 3 feet wide. The blooming is continuous and begins at the lower part of the stem.

Many lateral branches contribute to the shrub-like appearance. This is one of the few large annuals that grow fast and can be planted in a mass, with other shrubs, or at the center or back of a flower garden.

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Farmfest panel tackles trade, profits, advocacy The only sustainable agriculture is profitable agriculture.

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The Land Staff Writer Dick Hagen catches up with Zippy Duvall, president of American Farm Bureau, at Minnesota Farmfest on Aug. 2.

Alder aphids bug maples I also experienced this earlier in the season when my picnic table under the maple tree got so sticky it couldn’t be used until it was cleaned. Checking with the University of Minnesota Extension, I believe the culprit most likely is the woolly alder aphid (Paraprociphilus tessellates). It requires alder and silver maple to complete its life cycle. This aphid gets its name from the fluffy, white wax on its abdomen. As they feed on the shoots and buds of the tree, they excrete sugary honeydew that falls and covers any items under the tree with a sticky substance. Infested leaves will shrivel and drop, but the pests cause little permanent damage to trees. Control of these pests on large trees with chemicals is expensive and not practical. Since little permanent damage is done to the trees, tolerating some inconvenience is usually the best choice.

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

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Quale, from pg. 10 usually needed. They also tolerate heat and some dry conditions better than most annuals. Hummingbirds and butterflies love these flowers and are drawn to them all summer. Hummingbird moths prefer cleomes too, and they are always fun to observe.

Another plus is insect pests leave them alone and they harbor few diseases.

They do have some thorny spikes on the stem, so care is needed when working around them. A new thornless hybrid has been developed in recent years.

Cleomes to try to include are: Sparkler Series — short busy habit ideal for containers; Queen Series — open pollinated variety that grows up to 6 feet tall; and Senorita Rosalina — A thornless hybrid that won’t self-seed. n Readers ask, “What is the white sticky stuff coming from my soft maple tree? It floats down and covers everything under the tree.”

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field,” said Gary Wertish, president of Minnesota Farmers Union.

Jim Compart serves on the board of the National Pork Producers Council.

Mexico is our largest market by volume; Canada is number four in value and volume; and one out of four hogs is exported, Compart reported.

“NAFTA was a huge boon for U.S. agriculture. We need to keep these countries wide open and we need to

add on some new ones,” said Compart, president of Compart Family Farms in Nicollet.

The United States also needs to invest in infrastructure to be a world trade leader: rail, roads, locks and dams, land grant universities and rural broadband, said Duvall, explaining that our great infrastructure offers the reliability that’s so important in trade.

However, our infrastructure is worn out, he said. Both the president and agriculture secretary want to rebuild infrastructure, said Duvall.

The panel agreed on the importance of not cutting crop insurance, which is critical to farmers today.

While the 2018 Farm Bill could open more Conservation Reserve Program acres, Haag said CRP should not be for entire farms or prime cropland. “We

want to see it for sensitive areas,” he said.

In addition, beginning farmers should not have to compete with the government to rent land and there may be support to bring the CRP price per acre down, said Haag.

A woman from Gibbon, Minn., asked how she can ensure that her son can continue the family’s century farm.

Wertish replied that we need on-farm profits and safety nets targeted to the family farm.

“Every one of these issues we’ve talked about this morning has to do with whether your son can continue your generational farm,” said Duvall.

Every day farm groups work to make a better future for you and your family, said Duvall. He encouraged the audience, especially young farmers, to get involved in a farm and commodity group to make your voice heard. He also urged farmers to tell their story on social media to help change public opinion on farming.

“The only sustainable agriculture is profitable agriculture. Policy plays a big role in that,” said Duvall. v

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By MARIE WOOD The Land Associate Editor MORGAN, Minn. – The National Ag Policy Roundtable brought together panel members from state and national farm groups to discuss trade, profits and family farms at Minnesota Farmfest on Aug. 2.

Tom Haag, board member of the National Corn Growers Association, reported that U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is keeping talks alive on the North American Free Trade Agreement with Mexico. Mexico is extremely important to corn farmers to the tune of $3.4 billion in corn exports in 2016, said Haag.

Haag farms corn and soybeans with his son near Eden Valley.

Under NAFTA, Zippy Duvall, president of the American Farm Bureau, noted that ag exports went from $8 billion to $38 billion. “Let’s don’t do it any harm,” he said.

However, due to unfair dairy pricing

by Canada, NAFTA rules must be modernized so if another country cheats we can call their hand on it, said Duvall.

“We need prices that reflect back to the farm. We need an even playing

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The Land’s “Bookworm,” Terri Schlichenmeyer (right), helped out at The Land booth all three days of Farmfest — her first visit! Pictured with Terri is one of her big fans, Mary Stein of Kimball, Minn.

Strollers may have been almost as numerous as seed caps and sunglasses. Many young farm families toured the grounds all three days.

The DieselSellerz, stars of Discovery’s hit show “Diesel Brothers,” were at the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council booth on Aug. 3. Pictured with a fan are (left to right) Dave Sparks, Josh Stuart, Dave Kiley and Keaton Hoskins.

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Showing livestock at State Fair is summer highlight

By KRISTIN KVENO The Land Correspondent Thousands of 4-H members from all over the state have toiled in barns preparing their animals for their moment to shine. They got up early, stayed up late and put in countless hours getting their livestock ready for judging at the county fair. For many, their hard work was rewarded at their county fair with the opportunity to go on and show their animals at the Minnesota State Fair.

The Minnesota State Fair is the pinnacle for animal showmanship for so many 4-H’ers. This is their time to meet new friends from all over this state, reconnect with old friends, show pride in their county and pride in the livestock that got them to this point.

Not every 4-H member gets the opportunity to show their livestock at the State Fair. According to Brown County 4-H program coordinator, Jaime Hanson, members are age eligible if chosen to go to the State Fair once they have completed sixth grade until after freshmen year in college.

For some livestock, there’s health information needed for entrance into the Minnesota State Fair.

“For horses you have to have a Coggins test,” Hanson said. A Coggins test is for equine infectious anemia; this disease is viral and can potentially be fatal. To protect horses shown at the State Fair a negative test result is needed to be eligible.

According to the University of Minnesota 4-H poultry information website: Chicken, guinea and turkey exhibitors must have a “Statement of Origin” indicating their bird is from a pullorum-typhoid free flock within 12 months prior to entry day.

If 4-H members do not have a “Statement of Origin,” then they must provide a Minnesota State

Board of Animal Health Certificate stating that the bird tested negative at the pullorum-typhoid test.

There are no health certificates required for waterfowl and pigeons.

Go time Once your animal is ready to go, you just hook up your livestock trailer, jump in the pickup and head to the State Fair? Not so fast, according to Hanson, the key to a less stressful trip and arrival at the State Fair from greater Minnesota is to make sure you get there early, really early.

As a 4-H member growing up, Hanson “would leave at midnight to two in the morning to get to the State Fair; they don’t open the gates until 5 a.m.” Getting there that early ensures that you’re not maneuvering through Twin Cities rush hour traffic pulling a livestock trailer. Once the State Fair opens at 5 a.m., there are committees for each of the animal species ensuring an easy check in and unloading of the animals.

It’s not just the 4-H members themselves that head down to the State Fair. “It’s definitely a family affair,” Hanson said.

Family and the fair is nothing new for Mary Hoffmann, ag teacher at Sleepy Eye as well as proud parent to 4-H members Cassidy and Morgan. The sheep Cassidy and Morgan show are Paul Meidl’s who serves as sheep superintendent for Brown County Fair. Meidl brings the sheep to the State Fair so thankfully the Hoffmanns avoid having to haul the sheep themselves.

Once at the fair it’s the camaraderie that they enjoy the most.

“It’s kind of like hanging out with our sheep family,” said Hoffmann adding that it’s “an honor to show at the State Fair.”

An integral part of being at the State Fair is educating the public. For so many that come to the State Fair, this is their once-a-year opportunity to get up close and personal with livestock. It’s important for the Hoffmann family that they are available to answer questions as well as educate those fair-goers that know very little about sheep.

Animal showmanship comes in all shapes and sizes from horses to rabbits, one is just a heck of a lot easier to transport than the other. For Martina Nienhaus of Sleepy Eye it’s all about rabbits. Nienhaus is looking forward to the opportunity to head to the State Fair this year for the third year in a row. While it takes longer to get the large livestock through the State Fair gates and into their pens, rabbits are a different story.

“We usually go up around noon,” she said.

According to Nienhaus there are five or six rabbit spots at the Brown County Fair for State Fair eligibility. Each rabbit has to be tagged — “kind of like a tattoo” — to get to the State Fair.

Nienhaus looks forward to the State Fair every year.

“You have a lot of chances to meet other people,” she said.

For 4-H members it continues to be a big deal for kids to get a trip to the State Fair, Hanson said. The excitement of it all isn’t just for the 4-H’ers.

“It’s a family tradition,” Hanson said. “It’s the highlight to end the summer.” v

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The types of animals to see change throughout the fair, so be sure to check dates and times carefully.

Please see daily schedules or the State Fair website (www.mnstatefair.org) for the most complete schedules. Use a State Fair map to find barn locations. All information subject to change.

Barns for cattle, sheep and poultry (including 4-H rabbits) and swine (including 4-H boer and dairy goats) are open every day from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. The

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On Sunday, Aug. 27, all barns (excluding the horse barn and CHS Miracle of Birth Center) will close early for livestock arrival and departure.

On Monday, Aug. 28, the poultry barn will be open from noon to 8 p.m. A “Hop, Flop and Sniff” rabbit display will be open from noon to 8 p.m. in the poultry barn. This display will run from Aug. 28-31.

Llamas arrive at noon on Wednesday, Aug. 30. 4-H llamas and alpacas are housed in the horse barn on the north side. Llamas and alpacas will be on display for the remainder of the fair from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Don’t miss the 4-H Llama Costume on Aug. 30 at 6 p.m. in AgStar Arena.

On Thursday, Aug. 31, all barns (excluding the horse barn and CHS Miracle of Birth Center) will close early for livestock arrival and departure.

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Grain Outlook Corn export sales lagging The following marketing analysis is for the week ending Aug. 4.

CORN — Corn gapped lower to kick-start the week as weather forecasts improved. It continued to lean lower without the overhanging threat of hot, dry weather; but some profit taking showed up going into the weekend.

Whether or not Iowa receives rain over the weekend of Aug. 5-6 will set the tone for trading leading into the Aug. 10 monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report.

Forecasts at the time of this PHYLLIS NYSTROM writing were calling for cool CHS Hedging Inc. temperatures with possible rainSt. Paul fall across the Midwest, with nothing very threatening.

However, it’s estimated that 25 percent of the Corn Belt, centered mainly in southern and western Iowa, central Illinois and parts of eastern Nebraska, southwest Minnesota, northern Missouri and southeast South Dakota need rain.

Crop conditions as of Aug. 6 are expected to begin to show a seasonal 1-2 percent decline. December corn did respect the $3.74 low from June 23. This week’s low was $3.75 per bushel. For the week, September corn fell 7.75 cents to close at $3.66.5/bu. December corn traded just an 11 cent range from $3.75 to $3.86 per bushel before settling for the week 7 cents lower at $3.81/bu.

According to the Bloomberg survey, the average trade estimates for the Aug. 10 WASDE report are: 165.9 bushels per acre vs. 170.9 bu./acre last month, production at 13.8 billion bushels vs. 14.255 billion See NYSTROM, pg. 17

Livestock Angles Grain Angles Cash, futures Will weak dollar gap closing boost commodities?

The month of August has started with a mixed reaction in the livestock markets. Cattle and hog futures, along with the cash trade for both, have seen different directions in the first week of the month.

The futures market for both showed some strength while the cash trade was steady at best and more toward the weak side. The future direction of the overall livestock markets will most likely be determined by the demand for each particular meat. The fact that the supplies of live cattle and hogs has been on the increase (according to recent U.S. Department of JOE TEALE Agriculture reports) will continBroker ue to weigh on both markets in Great Plains Commodity the weeks ahead.

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As for the cattle market, the cash side of the market has proven to be a fairly stable influence on prices, while the futures in the past has reflected a negative influence because of the fear of growing supplies. For a change, the futures have begun to close the deep discount between the cash and futures which has been the normal for several months. This had been quite a positive for those who had hedged their inventories giving them a positive basis. As mentioned above, supply right now is supposedly a known factor, so the direction of price in the future will more than likely be determined by demand for beef.

On the demand front, China has indicated they would return to buying U.S. beef which obviously would be a positive if they follow through with that pledge. Because of the uncertainties in the Asian region at this time, it would appear that this develSee TEALE, pg. 17

Since the beginning of 2017, the U.S. dollar index has been consistently falling. The fall of the dollar is blamed on diminishing hopes that economic policies will be changed to help strengthen the U.S. economy.

The U.S. economy was one of the first to recover from the great recession and the dollar index increased dramatically as employment grew and the economy improved. As of late, however, growth has been slowing — especially compared to other parts of the world just recovering now.

Typically, the U.S. dollar and commodities have an inverse GLENN WACHTLER relationship, meaning a weaker Compeer Senior dollar helps U.S. manufactured Lending Officer goods and dollar-priced commodBaldwin, Wis. ities compete on the world market. However, 2017 has been an exception. The U.S. dollar is declining and so are commodity prices, as measured by most major indexes. The weakened dollar is not providing the spark needed to wake up sleepy commodity prices.

There is very little chance we are seeing a permanent break-down in the relationship between commodity prices and the dollar. Instead, it’s likely that intervention in monetary policies by central banks around the world were responsible for much of the volatility in the currency prices. Market forces will win out. Either the economies of the world will be strong enough to grow without currency help from their central bank, or the market will eventually discount continued central bank action as time goes on and policies start to lose their effectiveness.

See WACHTLER, pg. 18

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opment is still questionable. Beef production is up so far this year and if demand does not increase to offset this increase in production, the further rallies would be questionable. Therefore, producers should remain very aware of market influences and protect inventories if required.

The hog market has begun to shows signs of the typical seasonable pattern of drifting lower in price over the past several weeks. At the same time, the futures market (which had been extremely discounted) has rallied during the past few weeks into the first week of August narrowing the gap between cash and futures. At the same time, the pork cutout appears to have also topped and has drifted lower by

several dollars. This has brought packer bids lower as their margins began to narrow, thus bringing down the cash prices paid for live inventory.

It seems as if the great demand for bacon has run its course for the time being, which has been a major catalyst to the hog market during the past several months. With hog numbers larger than several months ago, if demand does not compensate this growing hog herd, then it would appear that further price declines could be in order in the weeks ahead.

Given the discounts of futures to the cash, producers that are currently hedged should consider moving inventory when ready to take advantage of the positive basis. Producers should continue to monitor market conditions and protect inventories as needed. v

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still help with kernel fill and test weight, as well as pollination. Besides the monthly WASDE report on Aug. 10, the USDA is set to release the first certified acreage information on Aug. 10. This will give us our first glimpse into changes that could be made from the June acreage report. Continue to monitor weather forecasts and we’ll bide our time until the fresh USDA numbers are published.

A tidbit leading to the August crop report: August corn production has been higher than the average trade guess in nine of the last 13 years.

SOYBEANS — Ouch! Rain and cooler temperatures during the week, and forecasts for the continuation of such weather, pressured soybeans throughout the week. Soybean conditions also improved 2 percent to reach the 59 percent good/excellent level in the week ending July 30. For the week, November soybeans plunged 56.25 cents lower to settle at $9.56.75 per bushel. The Aug. 10 WASDE report is looming ahead of us. It seems most are expecting a small reduction in the yield, but acreage is a question mark.

Lending additional pressure during the week was talk that China could use soybeans to retaliate for any sanctions the United States may implement for China’s alleged piracy of intellectual property. A speech addressing the issue was scheduled to be made by President Trump on Aug. 4, but was cancelled. So no action has been observed. Assuming that China were to retaliate with some sort of sanctions on U.S. soybeans, it is unlikely that we would be totally cut out of their sourcing. Economics have a way of finding a way to work things out. U.S. soybeans became more competitive for new crop as South American premiums improved to encourage grower selling.

According to the Bloomberg survey, the average trade yield estimate for the upcoming crop report is 47.4 bu./acre compared to 48.0 bu./acre on the July Outlook: Let’s face it, we’re still in a weather marreport. The average production forecast is 4.203 bilket and the weather outlook was better this past lion bushels vs. 4.26 billion bushels last month. week. The late rain and cooler temperatures could

Ending stocks for 2017-18 are estimated at 433 million bushels vs. 460 million bushels last month. On the 2016-17 balance sheet, it will not be surprising to see exports increased by 50 million bushels. The average ending stocks number for 2016-17 is 399 million bushels compared to 410 million bushels on the July report.

Weekly export sales were within expectations, but they were nothing special. Old crop sales were 8.6 million bushels. This keeps total old crop sales commitments of 2.232 billion bushels above the USDA’s forecast of 2.1 billion bushels. Estimates are for at least 75 million bushels of old crop sales to be rolled into new crop. New crop sales this week were 13.5 million bushels. This brings new crop sales commitments to 235 million bushels vs. 402.5 million bushels last year at this time. As in corn, we’re seeing end users be very cautious about adding purchases. And don’t just blame China. Non-Chinese buyers have been reluctant buyers as well. New crop commitments are only 11 percent of the USDA forecast compared to 31 percent on average.

The National Agricultural Statistics Service June Crush report showed a big 154.1 million bushels of soybeans were crushed during the month vs. just 146.9 million bushels expected. There have been some concerns raised over the accuracy of the NASS report. NASS stated they will look into any discrepancies and any revisions would show up on next month’s report.

A truckers strike in Brazil entered its fourth day on Aug. 4, forcing at least one exporting group to inform foreign buyers about possible loading delays at Brazil’s ports. Truckers were blocking roads in parts of the country to protest high diesel prices.

Brazil’s crushing association, Abiove, increased its crop production estimate from 113.2 million metric tons to 113.8 mmt. This is closer to the USDA outlook of 114 mmt. Also in Brazilian news, their Congress did not have enough votes to put President Temer on trial for bribery.

Outlook: August weather makes the soybean crop and we’re off to a good start for close-to-trendline yields. The forecasts don’t hold any hot, dry conditions. We could use some sunshine, but at this time we don’t see a threat to a good finish to the crop.

November soybeans closed below key moving averages this week and is poised for weaker action if the weather cooperates. The August report could give us a boost if the carryout and/or yield is smaller than anticipated.

History of the August WASDE bean production estimate: the August soybean production number has been below the average trade guess in 12 out of the last 15 years.

Nystrom’s Notes: Contract changes for the week ending Aug. 4: Minneapolis September wheat dropped 24.25 cents, Chicago tumbled 26.25 cents and Kansas City fell 21.5 cents. Crude oil was down 13 cents at $49.58, ULSD gained 0.75 cents, RBOB was unchanged and natural gas fell 16.75 cents. The U.S. dollar gained 0.260 points. v

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NYSTROM, from pg. 16 bushels last month, and ending stocks of 1.940 billion bushels vs. 2.325 billion bushels last month.

Ending stocks for the 2016-17 crop year are expected to be 2.363 billion bushels compared to 2.370 billion bushels on the July report.

Weekly export sales were a marketing year low at a dismal 1.4 million bushels. This brings total old crop sales commitments to 2.218 billion bushels compared to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s target of 2.225 billion bushels. This was the fourth time in the last five weeks that sales have fallen below the needed number to hit the USDA number with just five weeks left in the marketing year. We could easily miss the USDA’s forecast by 20-40 million bushels. New crop sales of 17.2 million bushels brings total commitments to just 174.2 million bushels. Last year at this time, we had 317 million bushels sold for new crop.

New crop sales are only 9 percent of the USDA’s projection vs. 20 percent on average for this date. We have a long way to make up and it suggests that end users aren’t that concerned with sourcing new crop bushels.

Weekly ethanol production fell from 1.012 million barrels per day to 1.002 bpd in the week ending July 28. Ethanol stocks fell to 876 million gallons from 904 million in the previous week, but were still a record amount for the week. The report also showed the United States imported ethanol for the first time since May 5. The average of 38,000 bpd was the highest since September 2015. The National Agriculture Statistics Service’s Grain Crush report indicated 437 million bushels of corn were used for ethanol in June, in addition to 7.7 million bushels of sorghum. It appears we are on track to meet the USDA outlook.

After falling to a 14-month low, the U.S. dollar index posted sharp gains after the July jobs report was better than expected. In July, 209,000 jobs were added compared to expectations for just 180,000 jobs.

The unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.3 percent.

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Farm bill priorities discussed at Farmfest forum On Aug. 3, Farmfest hosted one of six U.S. House Agriculture Committee Listening Sessions that were held in the United States. The event was hosted by Committee Chairman, Michael Conaway (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-Minn.), and was attended by nine other members of the U.S. House Ag Committee.

The Committee members listened to nearly 50 two-minute presentations from farmers, ag leaders, conservation supporters, and others during the listening session. A variety of topics and issues were raised during the session Following is a summary of some of the main issues that were discussed dur-

ing U.S. House Ag Committee Listening session at Farmfest: Crop insurance and commodity programs Many farm operators are concerned about the future of the federal crop insurance program, which is probably the best risk management tool that crop producers have available to them.

The federal government currently covers approximately 60 percent of the premium cost paid by farmers for most common levels of crop insurance coverage. Crop insurance has been a “financial life-saver” in recent years for crop producers in many areas of the United States that have suffered

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The updated Propane Farm Incentive Program will offer a limited number of incentives, including $300 per liter of fuel displacement for propane-powered irrigation engines (up to $5,000 total), $30/kW for generators, $3,000 for crop dryers, $1,500 for flame weed control systems, and up to $2,000 for water or building heating systems.

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By Kent Thiesse environment, and as a Administration proposresult the program has al would also eliminate not provided the finanthe popular harvest cial support to most price option for crop dairy producers that it insurance that is utilized as a risk was designed to accomplish. Many management tool by most Midwest producers and dairy leaders are callcorn and soybean producers. In addiing for revisions to the MPP in the tion, the Administration revisions next farm bill. Livestock producers would eliminate federal crop insuralso expressed the need to develop ance coverage to any farm operation vaccine banks and other measures in that exceeds $500,000 in adjusted the next farm bill, in order to protect gross income. If all of these changes were implemented, it could drastically against foot and mouth disease and change the federal crop insurance pro- other pandemic livestock diseases. gram for many crop producers, as we Conservation programs know it today.

One topic at the listening session that seemed to unite ag organizations, Most farm operators are just beginenvironmental groups, and wildlife ning to understand the current farm supporters alike was continued supbill and farm programs that were implemented beginning with the 2014 port for conservation programs. The crop year, and will be in place through Conservation Reserve Program, which the 2018 crop year. There has been lot has been the cornerstone of conservation efforts since the late 1980s, of concern over the payment calculareceived the most attention. The maxitions in the current county-based Ag mum acreage in CRP was reduced to Risk Coverage farm program option, which over 90 percent of the corn and 24 million acres nationwide in the 2014 Farm Bill, with 23.4 million soybean producers in the Upper Midwest are enrolled in for 2014-2018. acres currently enrolled in CRP, as of June 30. The CRP enrollment was The ARC-CO payments for a given 29.5 million acres in 2012, and was crop in a crop year can vary widely from county-to-county, due to the pay- 33.6 million acres in 2001. CRP contracts will expire on 2.5 million in ment calculation formula. Most ag groups favor keeping a choice between 2017, and another 1.5 million acres in 2018 the revenue-based ARC-CO program and the price-only Price Loss Many groups are calling for an Coverage program, but would like to increase in CRP acreage in the next see some “tweaks” to the ARC-CO pay- farm bill; however, most would like to ment calculation formulas. see CRP continue to be targeted to the See THIESSE, pg. 19

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Young family is building cattle breeding stock operation

By DICK HAGEN ners. Maybe round them is a better term. We The Land Staff Writer utilize some by-products. Right now, for example, we’re feeding potato waste to our cows obtained STARBUCK, Minn. — Jared and his wife through a plant in Perham. It’s got the same Makayla Flower own and operate JMF Herefords nutritional punch as silage and you feed less of and SimAngus near Holloway. The Flowers are it. It’s amazing to see cows go after potatoes so in the early years with their program of raising well. We also use distiller’s wet cake.” breeding stock with both Hereford and Simmental genetics with their herd of 60 to 70 cows.

Flower is also a hard culler. “We pay close attention to feet and udders,” he explained.

“I’ve been in the cattle business ever since I “Our buyers don’t want to deal with those was old enough to stand on a Crystalyx tub and issues and neither do we. We love our good old run the head gate for my dad at preg-checking cows. Eight to 10 years is the average age before time,” chuckled Jared Flower. we say goodbye. Before we ship, we try to get Growing up on his family cow-calf operation some extra flesh back on them. Our cows across south of Benson, Flower decided he wanted to the scale would average 1,250 to 1,500 pounds.”

Photo by Dick Hagen pursue a goal of breeding stock. “We love the After the Flowers’ annual bull sale on the first Makayla and Jared Flower have developed their own seedstock cattle business. It’s been said many times Saturday of February, they gear up for spring operation, JMF Herefords & SimAngus, near Holloway, Minn. there’s no people like cattle people. A lot of calving.

March and April is their procedure friends successful in the business mentored me. the Minnesota Junior Hereford Breeders group. The these days, although they used to calve earlier.

That was a big inspiration as well,” said Flower.

Certified Hereford Beef program is also remarkably “Calving early we fought both the cold and the A special regard of the Hereford breed also moti- consumer-oriented. Other breeds do a great job of spring-time mud,” Flower said. “But by pushing back vates this young couple. promoting beef products as well, “said Flower. to March and April, we only have to deal with the “I have always respected the Hereford breed for its The Flower beef business markets a few cull cows mud. It’s easier on the cattle as well as us. Our bulls efficiency and how well the cattle can adapt, as well to the meat processing industry, but breeding bulls might not be quite as big as other bulls come as cross on Angus based cows,” Flower said. “Herefords drives their beef business.

February sale season since they are younger, but run deep in our family ancestry. My grandpa had buyers accept that reality. Our customers mostly “We’re concentrating on selling bulls to the com- turn their bulls out in June and July. So bulls are Herefords back in the Domino age and my dad maintained a registered and commercial cowherd growing mercial cattleman,” he said. “With many different around 15 months of age and ready to go to work.” up. Makayla and I are the first generation to go on segments, we try to stay diversified by working with Even though a 50/50 bull versus heifer ratio is our own and develop a family seedstock operation.” two breeds. Our cow herd is mainly Hereford, and we typical, Flower said that ratio is unpredictable. “This maintain a few purebred Simmental and SimAngus As Flower so well knows, the cattle business is very females. We like the options it gives our customers year, we were long on bulls — about 65 percent bulls. competitive. So how does he find a niche? “There’s no come sale time. Meeting the many tastes of the cattle This gives us a bit more leverage. We can either marbetter mama on the range than the Baldy female,” industry is challenging — but also fun.” ket more bulls or we can be a bit more harsh on the Flower said. “Folks will buy Hereford bulls from us to bulls we do keep.”

“We’ve been fortunate to market bulls from Iowa to use on their black cows. Then you get that beautiful And if a young bull doesn’t measure up to Flower’s F1 Baldy cross. With us, it’s working well being North Dakota and in between. We’ve been accepted critical eye, that young lad becomes a steer. “It’s in a nice way.

It’s humbling for us to see people involved with both breeds.” never too late to sift them in my mind.” appreciate what we are doing,” Flower continued.

The Flowers are ardent beef boosters. “Lots of folks Hands-on experience is Flower’s educational pediSo is supply and demand driving the market today? think their beef just shows up in the grocery store. gree. He worked for two successful operations: Flower chuckled, saying there is always someone playThey have no regard, no knowledge of the collective Frederickson Hereford farms with Mark Frederickson efforts of us cattle producers to produce this very sat- ing around with the beef market. “A while back, the as his primary mentor. He also worked for Wulf isfying meat product. We know our state organization cattle business was really good and everyone wanted Limousin for a few years. His wife Makayla also has does a nice job with promotional activities, along with to be a cowboy. So everybody got some cows and start- an extensive farm education. ed raising cattle. Which is great, because I believe the industry always welcomes new producers. But that put “One of her favorite things to do in high school was a lot of quantity into the industry. We had to filter that drive a single-axle farm truck for her dad hauling through the total market and we’re still at it.” corn,” Flower said.

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“We’ve made our second cutting of hay. We are currently hauling the bales off,” said Corey Hanson from his corn, soybean, wheat and alfalfa farm.

Corey Hanson One problem: He’s waiting for carpenters to rebuild a hay shed that blew away in a tornado last August. In the meantime he is piling the bales on the ground outside the shed.

His aphid count reached the University of Minnesota economic threshold of 250 aphids per soybean plant, with rates a little higher in a few hot spots. He sprayed for aphids the week of July 24.

He estimates his soybean crop is about three weeks behind last year’s crops. Soybean and corn

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At Bob Roelofs’ corn, bean and hog farm, the week’s rain went north and south of them.

“We could use another shot of rain in the next seven to 10 days,” said Roelofs.

Bob Roelofs “If we can get an inch or two of rain, it would finish our (corn) crop off.”

They are getting ready to spray for aphids on their soybeans. He is seeing a range of 25 to 75 aphids per plant, depending on the field. Since aphid counts can increase rapidly, he expects to reach the University of Minnesota economic threshold within a few days, which means he will be spraying the week of Aug. 7.

“Otherwise the crop looks really good. The hogs are doing well,” said Roelofs.

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It’s harvest time on Mark Ditlevson’s corn, soybean and small grain farm.

“We’ve got all the oats combined and cereal rye and winter wheat. We finished this week,” said Ditlevson.

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On Aug. 3, work came to a screeching halt due to rain. His thermometer read 58 F in the late afternoon.

“Chilly for this time of year,” he said.

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“All the corn is pretty much tasseled, 100 percent,” said Larry Konsterlie from his family corn and bean farm.

His crops picked up a little rain last week and there’s some rain in the forecast for the week of Larry Konsterlie July 31. He is seeing many good looking corn fields with a lot of potential in his area.

“We’ll take any moisture we can now just to get that corn made,” said Konsterlie.

His soybeans are doing well, getting bigger and filling in the rows.

He is spraying for aphids this week with a plan for one application and done.

The third crop of hay is on the ground and needs to be raked up and baled before it rains in the next few days, reported Konsterlie.

The Kandiyohi County Fair is Aug. 9. Konsterlie plans to bring his antique John Deere tractors for display. His 1936 John Deere Model A has been in his family since his great uncle bought it new in 1936. His 1951 John Deere Model G also holds family memories. Of course, the Konsterlies will bring their four children to the fair too.

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Compiled by The Land Associate Editor Marie Wood crops are showing moisture stress.

Nate Hultgren, Raymond, Aug. 3 “Beans seem to look better. The yellowing spots On Aug. 3, Nate Hultgren, and his brother Noah, were driving have gotten smaller, but they’re still very stunted home from Farmfest where Noah spoke in the 2018 farm bill and very delayed,” he said. session. They run a diversified farm of corn, soybeans, edible Wheat harvest has begun, especially spring beans, sugarbeets, hay and a 90-head cow-calf operation. wheat that was seeded before the spring snows.

Hultgren Farms received about an inch of rain on July 23 and 1.5 Other wheat fields are getting close. Hanson is a inches on Aug. 2. In their fields near Belgrade, they have been irrigating week to 10 days from wheat harvest. since the Fourth of July. The soil is sandy there.

Alfalfa has suffered the last three weeks because Nate Hultgren “We were just to the point of drying out when we got this one,” he of lack of rain fall. “The current regrowth is said.

“I can’t complain. All the crops look pretty good at this point.” very slow this time,” he said.

However, corn acres damaged by June hail and winds are at least a His cattle is doing fine except for a week behind, with tassels just poking through. bull with a sore foot, but a full The Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative took a second root recovery is expected. In order to sample to look at growth rate and determine the start date of beet get their animals bred, he harvest. Hultgren expects the date to fall between Aug. 21 and 28. bought another bull from ManThe Hultgrens are also partners in the nearby Meadow Star Dairy. dan, N.D. “We’re finalizing some silage plans,” Hultgren said.

Hanson was recently elected There’s never been a good certified formula to convert grain yield treasurer of the Minnesota Soyto silage tons, so they have to build in a buffer of a few hundred bean Growers Association. acres, he explained. “It’s kind of a rolling number,” he added.

Crews finished the third cutting of hay.

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Paap Farm hosts U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue

By Marie Wood The Land Associate Editor GARDEN CITY, Minn. — It’s a big deal when U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue comes to your farm. Minnesota Farm Bureau President Kevin Paap was honored to host Perdue on a tour which focused on rural prosperity and the 2018 farm bill.

Attendants enjoyed farm hospitality and Minnesota goodies — root beer floats made with Schell’s 1919 root beer and Schwan’s ice cream. Paap opened up his farm shop for the event on Aug. 4.

Bob Roelofs, who farms near Garden City, was happy to see the secretary get his “boots on the ground” and travel the countryside to hear from farmers. “He’s getting out to see what’s happening in rural Minnesota,” he said Throughout the five state Midwest tour, Perdue has heard three main issues loud and clear: trade, labor and regulation. He plans to work for the American farmer in all three areas and vowed to be an “unabashed” advocate for agriculture.

“My goal is to make the USDA the most efficient, the most effective, the most customer friendly federal agency, you all have ever seen,” said Perdue.

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ers Association, said, “We need a champion in the cabinet. You obviously are that champion.”

FFA was represented by state, regional and chapter officers. Kegan Zimmerman, Region VI president, spoke of the strength of youth in agriculture.

Perdue responded by showing his support for broadband on farms. He said that FFA and 4-H can play an important role in using social media to reach the Millenial generation. He told Zimmerman that FFA members have great credibility.

“We want to get a nationwide communication force of young people in green, blue and gold to communicate the truth out there,” said Perdue.

Trade A representative from Cargill urged Perdue to “Keep the markets open and open new markets.”

The Minnesota Soybean Growers Association brought up the issue of trade with China and trait regulations. Perdue acknowledged that the United States has been under regulatory oppression.

“We press China pretty hard and continue to press China on bio-tech traits,” said Perdue.

Kyle Petersen, chairman of the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative, thanked the secretary for the recent sugar agreement with Mexico, which adjusted export levels and set price limits. He requested that the agreement be monitored and dealt with if rules are not followed.

Perdue assured him that the United States would patrol all free trade violations. In weekly trade meetings, Perdue brings this message: “We’re going to do everything we can to not hurt the farmers.”

Farm bill Perdue said that the 2014 farm bill was well balanced and a good platform to begin work on the 2018 farm bill. He said that the dairy program will need to be tweaked. He calls for “minor modifications in a budget friendly way.”

Perdue said he understands the importance of crop insurance for American farmers. “Crop insurance is a great safety net for our producers. It’s well received by the public and the farm community,” he said.

The question remains whether the popular program will see cuts.

Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Dave Frederickson requested that if Congress has trouble passing a 2018 farm bill, that we have the good sense to continue the farm bill we have with a few changes.

U.S. Rep. Tim Walz, (D-1st District) serves on the Agriculture Committee and said farmers are very clear on the need for crop insurance.

“Getting a farm bill done would speak volumes about what rural America needs, wants — striking that proper balance,” said Walz. “Those risk management tools during these last three years have been absolutely critical in keeping folks going.”

Perdue expressed his support of research and land grant universities. Brian Buhr, dean of the University of Minnesota College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources, said, “I was glad he promoted research and land grant universities.” v

Farmers urge Perdue to address needs

By TREY MEWES tmewes@mankatofreepress.com GARDEN CITY, Minn. — Don’t cut too much out of the upcoming farm bill. That was the message farmers gave to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue during his visit to southern Minnesota on Aug. 4.

“Let’s try and write the farm bill to address the

needs, not to address the cuts,” said Minnesota Farmers Union President Gary Wertish. “We’re trying to get the federal deficit under control, which we all want to do that, but you can’t do that on the backs of the farmers.”

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immigration visas for temporary farm workers.

Various ag and trade groups sought assurances from Perdue over potential additions to the farm bill.

FFA representatives asked Perdue to support funding a U.S. Department of Agriculture position to help agriculture outreach efforts. The Minnesota Pork Producers would like more funding for foot and mouth disease in case of future outbreaks.

Dairy producers want help reforming margin protection programs that haven’t paid out well enough for farmers to keep participating, as well as help fixing trade issues with Canada over milk exports.

Each of those groups can agree on one thing: more trade opportunities, according to U.S. Rep. Tim Walz, D-1st District.

“There’s an optimism out here,” Walz said. “People want some certainty, and they want to believe that the people are with them on agriculture, they want to make sure they’ve got trade deals that get us to where we need to go.”

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PERDUE, from pg. 22 ance, nutrition programs and other parts of an upcoming farm bill Congress will discuss next year.

Perdue, on a tour across the Midwest to talk about the 2018 farm bill, said he has heard similar concerns from farmers in Wisconsin. Many of the same farmers at the meeting took their concerns to the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture at Farmfest the day before.

Perdue acknowledged the farm bill will likely undergo budget cuts next year. He hopes the bill will be crafted toward getting farmers to “farm for the market and not farm for the program.”

“I hope it’s a smaller budget, because we don’t need those resources as a safety net there and in the food nutrition program,” he said. “Our goal in this administration is to get people a job and we’re making great progress on that.”

Perdue was named the secretary of agriculture in April. He is a former Republican governor of Georgia, grew up on a farm and owned several agriculture businesses in the past. He told farmers part of his goal in office is to reduce ag regulations and work with other federal agencies to reduce response times to legislation, water quality and other issues such as

Perdue expects cuts to farm bill

Minnesota Department of Human Services Commissioner Emily Piper said almost 12 percent of Minnesotans receive SNAP benefits every month; 70 percent of those are seniors, people with disabilities and children.

“We know that food security for the hungry at the expense of economic security for the men and women who grow the food in the first place is a false choice,” Piper said.

Conaway and Minnesota Rep. Collin Peterson, D-7th District, said they plan to introduce a bill by the end of the year. Peterson is the senior Democrat on the ag committee.

It remains to be seen whether the committee will have to deal with proposed cuts to the farm bill, however. Conaway said he’d wait and see how 2018 budget negotiations between the House and Senate shake out.

“I don’t want to pick a fight with anybody that I don’t have to have,” he said. “If the $10 billion in cuts to the House bill don’t survive negotiations with the Senate, then we’ll move forward. But if it does, then we’ll meet our goal that was put in there for the House budget.”

Minnesota Rep. Tim Walz, D-1st District, said he supports the committee’s aggressive timeline. The Mankato congressman conceded there may be cuts to crop insurance in the next farm bill but said the committee won’t make cuts lightly.

“I think it’ll be a challenge, but I think all of us know how important it is,” he said.

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marily young farmers, but with low prices, maybe you don’t necessarily have to be so young to obtain credit. And it’s a key component to obtain credit.”

Dairy farmers in particular say changes to previous programs has created complications for their operations. The 2014 farm bill created a Margin Protection Program, which was supposed to help offset feed prices compared to milk prices if the margin was less than $4. Yet few farmers have received payments, which caused enrollment to decline.

Yet farmers also are looking outside agricultural concerns to broader U.S. policy discussions. Several farmers were concerned with the nation’s relations with Mexico and other countries, in part because Mexico is a large importer of dairy products and because farmers need more labor from temporary immigrant workers under H2A visas.

“It’s very difficult to find people to work,” said David Buck, president of Minnesota Milk Producers.

Aside from ag concerns, the farm bill is also largely responsible for the United States’ food and nutrition programs. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is the largest such program contained in the farm bill, which has drawn ire from conservatives in the past who want to keep nutrition programs separate from ag policy.

Rep. Michael Conaway, R-Texas, the committee chairman, said Thursday he couldn’t see a way to separating the two issues and getting a bill done before the current farm bill expires. Still, several advocates and farmers pressed representatives not to cut federal funding for SNAP.

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By TREY MEWES tmewes@mankatofreepress MORGAN, Minn. — Congress should maintain crop insurance levels and keep safety nets in place for farmers in its next farm bill, according to more than 30 farmers and farm leaders at Farmfest on Aug. 3.

Eleven U.S. representatives listened to ag advocates, nonprofit workers and farmers give advice on the 2018 farm bill.

That advice? Rethink proposed cuts to crop insurance. Keep nutrition programs funded and part of the farm bill. And keep improving trade opportunities with other countries.

“The farm bill is about risk management tools, a safety net for finances,” said Kevin Paap, Minnesota Farm Bureau president and Garden City farmer.

“Our safety net is our international market. Our safety net is that demand for the 96 percent of the people in the world who don’t live in the U.S.” Members of the House Committee on Agriculture have been looking at potential cuts to crop insurance programs in response to budget proposals. President Donald Trump’s budget proposal, released earlier this year, called for cutting more than $28 billion out of crop insurance programs over the next 10 years.

Farmers say those insurance programs are vital to protecting younger farmers and ensuring risk management.

“All I can say is please protect it,” said Bruce Peterson, a board member with the Minnesota Corn Growers Association. “It’s so vitally important to pri-

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Farmers challenge draft Nitrogen Fertilizer Rule

By MARIE WOOD The Land Associate Editor FAIRMONT, Minn. — This summer, farmers across Minnesota have been attending listening sessions to ask questions and comment on the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s draft Nitrogen Fertilizer Rule, expected to be adopted in fall 2018.

The goal is to protect the state’s groundwater and drinking water from nitrate pollution. The health risk limit for nitrate-nitrogen in water is 10 parts per million, which can cause blue baby syndrome that can lead to death, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.

MDA officials said they want to hear from farmers, and find solutions that are local, science based and economically viable. Dan Stoddard is assistant director of the MDA Pesticide and Fertilizer Management division. “We’re trying to make sure this works in the real world,” he said.

The rule is divided into two parts. Part 1 restricts the use of nitrogen fertilizer in the fall and on frozen soils in vulnerable groundwater areas. Exceptions are to establish small grains, fertilize pasture, apply phosphorus fertilizers and other micronutrients that contain nitrogen with the N rate not to exceed 20 pounds per acre, and conduct research on an area less than 20 acres in size.

Bruce Montgomery is Fertilizer Non-Point Section manager at MDA. The crux of the issue is the right to apply fall nitrogen, he said. In southern Minnesota, 40 to 50 percent of nitrogen goes on in the fall.

“We want to protect that right, but we want to do it correctly,” said Montgomery.

In most parts of the state, vulnerable groundwater is not an issue, Stoddard said. Groundwater and aquifers are deep and protected by layers of clay.

However, the MDA map identifies areas in southeast Minnesota, which has karst topography, as vulnerable. Other vulnerable areas are in northwest and central Minnesota. Meetings were held in these areas to inform and get feedback.

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Learn more Submit comments through Aug. 25 to Minnesota Department of Agriculture: larry.gunderson@state.mn.us By mail: Larry Gunderson, MDA, 625 Robert St. N, St. Paul, MN 55155 Visit www.mda.state.mn.us/nfr to view the rule.

Visit bit.ly/GroundWaterMap to view the draft Vulnerable Groundwater Map At the July 25 session in Fairmont, 60 farmers learned how the rule may affect them. Some questioned well testing, challenged the necessity of the rule and asked about funding to implement practices.

Currently there is no funding mechanism in place.

For farmers that become certified in the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification program, they will be exempt from this rule until the certification expires, said Larry Gunderson, MDA Fertilizer Technical Unit supervisor.

Practices The draft Nitrogen Fertilizer Rule is based on the Nitrogen Fertilizer Management Plan and University of Minnesota’s best management practices in applying nitrogen. Since Minnesota is a large state with varied soil and geology, the state is split into five regions.

Vulnerable groundwater areas are where nitrate can move easily through the soil into the groundwater. One criteria is Ksat, which is the saturated hydraulic conductivity of a soil and measures the soil’s capacity to transmit water. A Ksat, roughly 1.4 inches per hour, marks the area as vulnerable.

Coarse and sandy soil tends to have a high Ksat level. The other criteria is near-surface bedrock or karst topography.

In vulnerable areas, farmers can do everything right and still have challenges and there can be long lag times of years between actions on the surface and improvements to water quality, said Stoddard.

A map on the MDA website shows fields where groundwater is vulnerable. The map is divided into sections. Where more than 50 percent of the section is considered vulnerable, nitrogen applications in the fall and on frozen soils will not be allowed in the entire section. If 50 percent or less of the section is vulnerable, fall and frozen soil application is restricted on fields with near-surface bedrock or where the predominant soil type is vulnerable.

Many farmers have requested that the rule apply to fields only and not whole sections and that recommendation is likely to happen, reported MDA officials.

At the Fairmont meeting, growers noted fields in their area where there are half-acre pockets where groundwater may be vulnerable, but not the entire field. MDA officials asked them to please submit in writing so they could take that into account.

According to Montgomery, roughly 10-20 pounds of nitrogen per acre per year is leached from the soil under corn and soybeans in southern Minnesota and

farmers have no control over this.

“We are always going to have some nitrogen loss,” he said.

Producers can affect nitrogen loss from excess inputs. And producers are doing a very good job in getting the nitrogen to the crops, Montgomery said. He noted a steady increase in nitrogen efficiency from 1992Bruce 2016 even as more acres were added Montgomery to production.

“The less that’s leftover, the less is likely to leach,” said Montgomery.

BMPs focus on the “4-Rs”: right rate, right placement, right source, right timing, and when to use nitrogen inhibitors and slow release products.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will still regulate manure, but there can be crossover with the Nitrogen Rule due to nitrogen present in manure and recommended practices, said Gunderson.

Mitigation Part 2 of the rule are mitigation levels for areas with high nitrogen concentration in groundwater.

From 2013-16, MDA tested 20,000 wells in 19 counties. Approximately 9.5 percent of private wells, in vulnerable areas, exceed the nitrate standard. In some townships 30-40 percent of the wells exceed the nitrate standard. MDA plans to test up to 70,000 wells total in over 300 townships by 2019.

“The township testing approach is very, very targeted … based upon cropland and vulnerability,” said Montgomery.

In Fairmont, producers pushed back on well testing results asking questions on depth and well construction. A slide showed that 10 percent of wells were removed from the data set due to point source, irrigation, water source, construction and other variables. According to the MDA, the data is clean.

With no known increase in blue baby syndrome and localized nitrate issues, farmers challenged whether nitrogen fertilizer requires regulation.

Mitigation has four levels, with levels varying slightly between private and public wells. Level 1 is in areas where 5-9.99 percent of private wells sampled exceed 10 ppm or 10 percent or more of the wells have nitrate between 7 ppm and 10 ppm. Level 2 is when 10 percent of private wells sampled exceed the limit. These levels are voluntary with the emphasis on prevention.

When BMPs are not enough, alternative management tools are encouraged. These tools include precision agriculture, cover crops, perennials, conservation reserve program, land swapping, lower nitrogen use varieties and highly targeted lands taken out of production.

Stoddard said mitigation and problem solving will be handled at the local level. A local advisory team, that includes producers and ag professionals, will advise farmers and the MDA on how to best respond See NITROGEN, pg. 27

Farmer urges MDA to rethink rule, hold winter meetings asked how long it will take for the water to permeate, the answer was a very long time. Hanson was not satisfied with their inspection methods or soil research.

“They really need to look at abandoned wells or abandoned building sites,” said Hanson. “Those wells need to be closed up properly.”

According to BMPs, nitrogen should not be applied in the fall until the soil reaches 50 F. In his area, the soil is usually less than 40 F. Already, he applies half in the fall for corn and the other half in June.

“I put it on and I work it in right away,” he said.

He contends that logistically the rule is not viable for his region. The infrastructure is not in place to apply all the nitrogen in the spring — rail, plants, storage capacity and equipment. Plus, most producers use urea,

which takes more storage capacity than anhydrous. To complicate matters, ground thawing is late.

All told, crops have to be seeded in a window of 14-21 days. “We don’t have the luxury of having a long season to get crops in,” he said.

Hanson said the rule throws in the whole state when only one or two quadrants have issues. In those areas, such as southeast Minnesota, industry, households, cities and farmers need to get together.

Hanson urged MDA officials to rethink the rule and come back next winter for another round of meetings.

“Typically, the farmer is using university guidelines for how much fertilizer is going on or they’re taking a soil health test with a co-op and agronomist. Most are doing things right now, but to handcuff and force us into it doesn’t make sense,” said Hanson. v

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“I do have a passion for clean water too, but I do believe they are going about it totally wrong,” said Hanson.

Hanson’s family farm, near Gary in Norman County is in an area designated as vulnerable groundwater.

Come 2018 if the rule is adopted, he will not be able to do a fall nitrogen application. His first concern is that the issue be pinpointed.

“If we’re looking at a well, here and a well there, it tells me it’s individual wells, not a problem with the aquifer,” said Hanson.

Hanson knows the geology and soil well on his farm. He farms on the plains of the glacial Lake Agassiz.

“Up here our wells are 200 feet deep, roughly 120 to 150 feet of clay or clay gravel to get to the water,” he explained.

“Their mapping doesn’t make sense.”

When he questioned how the wells were inspected, he was told the wells were inspected from above. When he

Biodiesel blend to rise ture to move to a 20 percent blend, but a review completed by the Department of Commerce found economic and infrastructure conditions were right for the increase.

“This is an opportunity to add value to farmers’ products,” Frederickson said.

The new B20 blend will be sold from May to October, when gas stations will go back to a 5 percent blend due to the cold weather.

Mike Petefish, president of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association, said he expects the industry to challenge the state’s ruling to get at least one more year before the standard increase takes place. While he does expect lawmakers to debate pushing the increase back, Petefish said there’s too much support behind the standard for any deadline extensions.

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Gov. Mark Dayton’s administration announced the new mandate Aug. 3 at Farmfest.

“We were the first to mandate B5, and we are now the first in the nation, again, to mandate B20,” Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Dave Frederickson said.

Minnesota has led the nation in setting biodiesel standards starting with a 2005 requirement that all diesel fuel contain at least 2 percent biodiesel.

State officials periodically review biodiesel production and determined in June the market was ready for the increase in standards starting in May 2018.

The move is lauded by soybean farmers, but diesel producers and the trucking industry are expected to push back against the increase. Production companies have told state officials they don’t have the necessary infrastruc-

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NITROGEN, from pg. 26 and what BMPs and alternative practices to use.

If practices are used on 80 percent of the cropland in the mitigation area, regulations will not be required. By testing water from private and public wells, Level 1 designations may be reevaluated every 10 years and Level 2 designations will be reevaluated after three growing seasons.

When BMPs are not used and nitrate groundwater levels exceed the health risk limits of 10 ppm, then the area may move to regulatory mitigation levels. Level 3 is reached when 10 percent or more of sampled private wells exceed 10 ppm and Level 4 is when 15 percent or more of sampled private wells exceed 10 ppm. Public wells will also be sampled.

Northwest Minnesota Corey Hanson attended all four Nitrogen Fertilizer Rule meetings in his region. He estimated about 400 farmers attended the meetings in

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Cattle grazing, cover crops can rebuild land quality Minnesota has its challenges in both weather and policy compared to the western states. “But I think there is a lot of opportunity in the Minnesota cattle industry. We’re making headway. I serve on the Minnesota Cattleman’s Board as the cow/calf chairman currently. I’ve made a few trips to the state capital. We’ve met with some of the DNR (Department of Natural Resources) people discussing all the governmentowned land in Minnesota. We’re finally grazing some of that land. And we’re generating data showing grazing actually improves soil health, especially government land that never gets tilled.

“Fire is about the only tool DNR specialists use to manage state-owned soils. But we know that with a properly directed cattle grazing program, we can make that land more sustainable and in the process make it even better habitat for wildlife. It costs money to burn these lands every year. We of the local cattlemen’s board would actually pay the DNR to get some cows on a state park just a few miles from here.

Those wild flower and grass seeds on

these park lands need to be pushed into the ground. Grazing cows will do that just like the buffalo used to. The annual fire burns don’t do that.”

Wulf doesn’t point fingers. “The stumbling block is miscommunications and misunderstanding — not just from the DNR, but also from the public. We have a huge consumer base that wants to become closer to their food source. They want to learn more about their food production. We can add real-life education because only a ruminant animal can take that grass and turn it into a very good protein source.

“My dad also used to tell me, “You get out of life what you want by helping other people get what they want. I just feel that Country of Origin Labeling gets a little selfish. Mankind should be here to help each other. Sometimes it’s just logistics. It doesn’t always make sense to take products that we produce in the West and ship them all the way East. We need to have friendly borders.

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energy and labor costs. So the more days that cow is harvesting that pasture plant and spreading the manure, the less our overhead costs. Two years ago we’ve grazed until Dec. 20. This past season it was Jan. 2 before we brought the cows home and started feeding them. We do a lot of cover crop grazing behind our crop acres.”

“I started with turnips behind the wheat stubble when I was at Morris, 15 years ago or more. Now we’ve learned that if we go to the multi-species cover crops, we build even better soil health,” he said. “The native prairie before we got here was multiple species of plants.

The good Lord made it that way because the various organisms in the soil each desire a different plant structure. So if you have multi- species, you’re feeding the entire soil base. That’s how you build soil health.

“We can’t do that so readily in corn or soybean stubble. But in the off season, we plant multi-species. I’m talking 10 and up to 15 different species in that cover crop seed package. You tell the soil agronomist with these cover crop seed companies what you want to do and they do a good job of putting the seed package together for you. There are different mixes depending upon the time of year you are planting plus of course the crop you are seeding into.”

Wulf has various strategies. “We have a no-till drill that we use behind the wheat stubble. Or we’ll chop some oats or peas off early in July and then come in with our no-till drill. This year we also inter-seeded some cover crop right into knee-high corn. We took an old rotary hoe and equipped it with an air seeder. We’re dealing with small seed, so you barely need to scratch it in.”

Rains can get limited in west central Minnesota, so capturing more rain drops means better soil health. And a good cover crop greatly increases moisture retention.

How about longevity for these cows that spend a good hunk of their life grazing hills? Said Wulf, “When a cow gets 10 she’s showing some age. But we’ve also get some that reach 13 to 14 years.”

Cold Springs Cattle Company has a February bull and female sale. “Last year we sent seed stock animals from California to Texas and out to the East Coast. Most of the commercial bulls are going to ranchers in the Dakotas and right here in Minnesota.”

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By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer STARBUCK, Minn.

— Clear Springs Cattle Company, headquarters for the July 10-11 Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Summer Beef Tour and Trade Show, provided nearly Jim Wulf 1,000 Minnesota cattle producers and their families an up-close look at the very diversified farming and cattle operations of this scenic area.

Host farmer Jim Wulf commented, “We had a variety of interesting stops on this year’s tour. Many cattlemen told me they were both amazed and delighted at the diversity. Our local committee did such an outstanding job of organizing this entire event. About all my wife and I had to do was just hang around here at our farm base and answer a few questions.”

“We bought this farm six years ago after several years with Wulf Limousine at Morris. Yes, it’s hilly and rocky country, but very good cattle country. We needed pasture so this farm fits well.

“Also, the farm has lots of springs so thus the name Clear Springs farm. The first week I collected water from a spring for testing and it came out very good quality and especially no iron.

High quality water is valuable in any livestock operation. So these springs are a huge asset,” Wulf said.

Wulf related that Mark Frederickson, previous farm owner, told him that when the cows are pasturing and drinking this spring water, they will eat less mineral. “The nutritionists tell me the zero iron content of this water allows the cows to use all the minerals in the feed sources. Even our salt consumption is lower. Our calving facility is on well water which is pretty high on iron.

When we move the cows over there, we see a change in intake,” he said.

Clear Springs calves about 350 cows each year. “We don’t own all these cows,” Wulf said. “Some we run on a custom basis. I learned years ago in a grazing school that your grass roots grow about as deep as the grass is tall.”

Partly because of the hilly terrain, the farm maintains an extensive grazing operation.

Explained Wulf, “The best thing a cow can do is harvest the crop right there at her feet; then spread her own manure. Machinery costs in today’s agriculture are very high. The same for

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It equates to $1.33 per gallon, down from FC Stone equated the GDT 80 percent $1.41 in June and compares to $1.31 a butterfat butter price to $2.5431 per year ago. It also topped California’s compound U.S. Chicago Mercantile Exchange parable Class 4b cheese milk price by 16 butter closed Aug. 4 at $2.73. GDT chedcents, the lowest differential since dar cheese equated to $1.7835 per pound November 2016 when the 4b topped the U.S. and compares to Aug. 4’s CME block MIELKE MARKET Class III by 69 cents. cheddar at $1.6975. GDT skim milk powWEEKLY The 7-month Class III average stands der averaged 89.20 cents per pound and at $16.02/cwt., up from $13.73 at this whole milk powder averaged $1.4313 U.S.

By Lee Mielke time a year ago and compares to $16.04 CME Grade A nonfat dry milk price in 2015. closed Aug. 4 at 86.25 cents per pound.

Late morning Aug. 4 Class III futures portended n an August price of $16.38; September, $16.73; You’ll recall that preliminary data reported June’s October, $16.96; November, $17.00; and December 50-state milk production at 18 billion pounds, up at $16.86/cwt.

1.6 percent from June 2016. The U.S. Department of The July Class IV milk price is $16.60, up 71 Agriculture’s latest Dairy Products report shows cents from June, $1.76 above a year ago, and the where that milk went. highest Class IV since November, 2015. The sevenJune cheese output totaled 1.0 billion pounds, month Class IV average is $15.30, up from $13.42 a which is down 2.5 percent from May but 3.2 percent year ago and $13.62 in 2015. above June 2016. Year-to-date output stands at 6.18 California’s comparable July 4b cheese milk price billion pounds, up 2.7 percent from a year ago. is $15.29/cwt., down 31 cents from June, but 62 California produced 207.2 million pounds of that cents above a year ago. The 4b seven-month average cheese. This is down 5.7 percent from May and 0.2 stands at $15.14, up from $13.02 a year ago and percent below a year ago. Wisconsin, at 270.9 mil$14.41 in 2015. lion pounds, was down 1.5 percent from May but 1.3 The July 4a butter-powder milk price is $16.41/ percent above a year ago. Idaho output hit 82.9 milcwt., up 50 cents from June, $2.18 above a year ago, lion pounds, up 4.9 percent from May and 2.1 perand the highest since November 2015. Its average cent above a year ago. Minnesota was down 4.1 pernow stands at $15.07, up from $13.11 a year ago cent from May, but 10.9 percent above a year ago. and $13.42 in 2015.

New York was off 3.1 percent from May, but 3.3 percent above a year ago.

The Aug. 1 Global Dairy Trade auction switched gears again, heading back down as a hefty 72.2 milItalian cheese totaled 448.9 million pounds. This lion pounds of product made its way to event numis down 0.8 percent from May, but 3.1 percent above ber 193. This is up 13.4 million pounds from the a year ago, with year-to-date output at 2.7 billion previous auction, and the largest quantity in a sinpounds, up 1.3 percent. gle auction since October 2016, according to Dairy Mozzarella, at 349.5 million pounds, was up 3.1 Farmers of America. percent, with year-to-date at 2.1 billion pounds, up The weighted average for all products offered was 0.7 percent. down a surprising 1.6 percent, following a 0.2 perTotal American-type cheese hit 403.8 million cent uptick on July 18, which reversed a 0.4 percent pounds, down 5.3 percent from May but 3.0 percent slip on July 4. above a year ago. Year-to-date totaled 2.5 billion Butter and anhydrous milkfat led the declines, pounds, up 4.1 percent. both down 4.9 percent, following a 3.4 percent gain Cheddar output, the cheese traded at the last time on butter and a 0.2 percent loss on AMF. CME,amounted to 288.1 million pounds, down 7.7 GDT cheddar cheese was down 4.8 percent, after a percent from May, but up 2.8 percent from a year 1.6 percent gain; and skim milk powder was down 3 ago, with year-to-date at 1.82 billion pounds, up 6.0 percent, after falling 3.2 percent last time.

See MIELKE, pg. 31

After five months, milk feed price ratio is climbing at 958.4 million pounds, up 2.4 percent. Skim milk June 2016. Prices ranged from a low of $15.70 in powder totaled 39.99 million pounds, down 21.6 perNew Mexico to $20.80 in Florida. California’s $16.55 percent. cent from May and 28.4 percent below a year ago. was up 69 cents from May and $2.72 above a year Churns produced 140.6 million pounds of butter Year-to-date output is at 289.2 million pounds, up ago and $1.35 below Wisconsin. The Badger State OUR May STALLS in June, down 14.0 percent from May and 4.8 per2.6 percent. averaged $17.90, upWE 50BUILD cents from andRIGHT! $3.00 cent below a year ago. Year-to-date butter totaled Take a look at above a year ago.

June 30 nonfat dry milk stocks stood at 297.5 mil981.6 million pounds, down 1.7 percent. our tubing with lion pounds, up 16.9 million pounds or 6.0 percent June corn averaged $3.43 per bushel, down 2 California’s butter output totaled 40.5 million corrosion from May and an eye-grabbing 66.7 million pounds cents from May and 39 cents perunequaled bushel below June pounds, down 11.6 percent from May and 12.0 perprotection! or 28.9 percent above those a year ago.

2016. Soybeans averaged $9.10/bu., down 19 cents cent below a year ago. New York was down 40.6 perfrom May and $1.10/bu. below June 2016.

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China demand for cheese imports reaches record highs MIELKE, from pg. 31 the U.S. corn crop was rated good to excellent, down from 62 percent the previous week and down from 76 percent in 2016. Soybeans showed a little improvement, with 59 percent rated good to excellent, up from 57 percent the previous week but compares to 72 percent a year ago. Cotton was rated 56 percent good to excellent, up from 55 percent the previous week and 50 percent a year ago. n August started with strengthening prices despite the lower GDT but relapsed. The cheddar blocks climbed to $1.7875 per pound on Aug. 1, which is the highest price since Feb. 2.

However, cheddar blocks closed Aug. 4 at $1.6975 per pound, down 5.75 cents on the week and 11.75 cents below a year ago. The barrels shot up 11.5 cents on Aug. 1, hitting $1.66. It was

the highest price since Feb. 8, and reduced the spread to 12.75 cents. By the end of the week, however, barrels were at $1.53, down 2.5 cents, 35 cents below a year ago when they peaked for the year at $1.88, and a still too high 16.75 cents below the blocks.

Five cars of block were sold this week and 48 of barrel.

Midwest cheese producers report that milk supplies are still available, but noticeably lower, according to Dairy Market News. A majority of spot milk prices range from flat market to $2 under Class III. Food service orders are growing for specialty and traditional cheesemakers. Pizza cheese producers report sales are meeting seasonal expectations. Curd producers are still experiencing a seasonal push as state fairs are underway in the Midwest.

Many western cheese producers

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report there is plenty of milk available and processing facilities are at or near full capacity. Although some parts of the region are seeing a good balance between milk intakes and cheese production needs, a few in the mountain states report some milk being discarded due to disruptions at several plants, heavy milk supplies and the difficulty in moving milk to alternative sites. Domestic demand is solid and traders remain hopeful that exports can effectively soak up their heavy stocks.

HighGround Dairy’s Monday Morning Huddle reported that China’s cheese demand was “certainly massive last month and reached record highs.

Volumes from New Zealand were up 74 percent from a year ago and represented 55 percent of market share and a record high from that country.

“China imported 1,291 metric tons from the US during June, the strongest volumes since April 2015. Second quarter imports from the United States were up 77 percent from the prior year to 3,372 metric tons — representing 11 percent market share.”

FC Stone echoes the sentiment, reporting in the July 31 Early Morning Update, “The cheese export market this year has been growing at a good pace from the major exporters.

Growth in Japanese imports over the past 12 months is up 4 percent, while South Korea is up 23 percent. These are the number one and three largest importers respectively. Spot EU mozzarella prices are going for about $1.85 per pound, which has benefitted from the tailwind of a stronger Euro and weaker U.S. dollar. The United States has been competitive in the past month with block cheddar prices well below EU prices. Also, block and mozzarella manufacturers have benefitted from the weak barrel market as that has substantially lowered the cost of their milk based off how Class III prices are calculated.” n Butter was also on a roller-coaster this week (after all, it is fair season), and a lot of product made its way to the CME. It climbed to $2.7375 per pound on Aug. 3, but closed the next day at $2.73 — up a penny on the week and 46 cents above a year ago, with 63 cars selling on the week.

Butter makers continue to report that weekly sales figures are improved

from last year. Food service orders continue to be the focus of production for some.

Western contacts report that processors do not have any problem getting cream. Butter supplies are comfortable and domestic butter demand is good. International demand seems to be picking up due to higher foreign prices.

FC Stone points out, “The United States has been a net importer of fat the past few years. To suddenly become a fat exporter, the United States would drastically tighten up inventories. Right now, the market is attempting to ration demand between domestic end users and importers.”

Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk closed Aug. 4 at 86.25 cents per pound. This is up a quarter-cent on the week and 3 cents above a year ago, with seven cars sold at the CME on the week.

Dairy margins strengthened the last half of July due to higher milk prices and lower feed costs, according to the latest Margin Watch from Chicagobased Commodity and Ingredient Hedging. “With the exception of the spot third quarter period, deferred margins are now above the 80th percentile of the previous 10 years through the first half of 2018,” the Margin Watch stated. “Milk prices have been supported recently by strong demand from China, which may continue providing a tailwind through the fall. The country’s dairy imports set a record pace for most products in June.”

“Feed prices have been under pressure due to improved forecasts and expectations for cooler temperatures and periodic rains in the U.S. Corn Belt,” according to the Margin Watch.

Cooperatives Working Together accepted two requests for export assistance this week from members to sell 304,238 pounds of Cheddar cheese to customers in Asia. The product has been contracted for delivery through October and puts 2017 exports at 45.04 million pounds of American-type cheeses and 3.01 million pounds of butter (82 percent milkfat) to 17 countries.

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

Jorgensens love their lifestyle on small acre farm the way to slaughter,” Jorgensen said. “The ones we feed to slaughter we sell as natural-fed, which means they’ve never had any growth hormones, never any antibiotics, and never any animal products in the feed.”

It’s not organic meat because he doesn’t raise organic crops, but the premium he gets for naturalfed makes it worthwhile. It also means keeping exact

records, because any animal that gets sick and needs antibiotics gets sold on the open market. This year he had 97 spring calves and is feeding out 60. A handful of cows will calve in the fall.

Along with the cattle, there are some hogs.

Jorgensen has never been a big hog farmer, but he See JORGENSENS, pg. 34

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By RICHARD SIEMERS The Land Correspondent LAKE BENTON, Minn. — These days it is often said that a small diversified family farm is an anachronism — a piece of nostalgia. It’s an economic impossibility to survive on such a farm, let alone prosper. If that were said in the presence of Mike and Kim Jorgensen, they might be frowning, wondering what the speaker meant.

The Jorgensen’s 200 acre diversified farm north of Lake Benton has supported them in raising three grown daughters, and continues to support them and the two children they still have at home, Melody, 14 and Kenton, 12. They show no signs of struggling to survive. On the contrary, they are very content.

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Their contentment comes because they choose to live within their means, and they love the farm life.

Both Mike and Kim grew up on farms. Mike is the third generation on this farm. A few months after they were married in 1987, the couple took over the farm. Mike gives his father credit that it has all worked out well.

“I’ve always said that I probably wouldn’t be farming if it wasn’t for my dad,” Jorgensen said. “He sold us the farm at a reasonable rate that he knew we could manage because he knew what it was like. If I would have had to buy the farm on the open market, I probably wouldn’t be in business.”

Livestock Now it has been up to him and Kim to keep it going, which they do primarily with livestock.

“Cattle are the main enterprise,” he said. “We raise crossbred beef cattle.” Their cow/calf operation currently has 114 cows.

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Jorgensen: ‘Farm is a great place to live and raise a family’ JORGENSENS, from pg. 33 hasn’t been able to quit completely because he has customers who keep coming back.

“I’ve had as high as 20 sows. Right now I have only six,” he said.

While he has sold on the open market, lately he has sold most of the pigs privately. He sells to anyone, but has a lot of return customers.

“People call them dirt hogs,” he said. “They get to go outdoors and run around, so they have better muscle tone, and that’s what makes the meat taste better, I think.”

The Jorgensens’ cattle operation is the mainstay of the farm. Some are sold as feeder calves and others are raised to slaughter.

At farrowing time, Jorgensen uses crates for the sows because he had trouble with too many piglets being laid on. But he lets the sows out twice a day for exercise. He knows someone who farrows successfully without crates, and he may look into that.

The Jorgensens keep one milking shorthorn for their milk supply much of the year. “Beauty” was dry in early summer, but would calve soon. Her first calf was now among his beef herd.

The third livestock enterprise is poultry, which is Kim’s province. She has about 80 laying hens and sells the eggs “by word of mouth,” delivering many of them into Lake Benton.

“The hens don’t get any medication and they do get outside,” Mike said. “However, they’re not free range because they don’t get the run of the yard.”

And every summer they raise broilers for numerous buyers. This year they ordered 240. They take them to the Pipestone locker for butchering.

Crops “I’m a small crop farmer,” Jorgensen said. “This year I’ve got about 58 acres of corn and about the same of beans. Some years I raise oats or wheat, but this year I don’t have any. I’ve got about 30 acres of hay. Then I rent quite a bit of pasture for my cattle.

All the cows are on pasture.”

His corn is all conventional seed, which he gets from Brownseed Genetics in Bay City, Wis. His beans this year are divided between conventional and genetically modified organism.

He does take part in farm programs, though his small size means it doesn’t amount to very many dollars.

Still, he has avoided getting an off-farm job.

“I admire people who love the farm lifestyle so they do what they can to stay there. And a lot of times that includes an off-farm job,” he said. “It’s tough to do justice to your farm and to do a job. There are times I’ve wondered if I was going to have to get a job, because it was tough. But then I thought what’s going to happen is something is going to slip on the farm.”

And it’s not like he has a lot of free hours to fill in.

This year he found that the spraying had not killed the grass like he wanted, so in June he was cultivating corn.

“It’s been a little too cold, the corn’s not really growing good, so I thought I would stir that soil and knock the weeds that the chemical didn’t get,” he said.

Lifestyle If his son Kenton was interested in farming, would he encourage him?

“Sure I would, just because a farm is a great place to live and to raise a family,” Jorgensen said. “I would also be up front with him and tell him you’re probably not going to be able to live as high as somebody who has a well-paying job. You might have to go without a few things, but the trade-off to me is worth it, because if you can farm, you get to live in the country and be outdoors.”

Kim manages a brood of about 80 laying hens. The flock will soon be moved to a new location as they have eaten all of the grass in the old one.

As he spoke, there were birds singing all around.

“You know,” he went on, “there’s something about raising a crop, seeing how it grows and produces a harvest. I’m a believer in God, and when you’re out on the farm, in my opinion, you’re about as close to God as you can be. Because you trust in Him for the rain and sunshine to get a good crop.”

Jorgensen is quick to say that his determination to live and work in the country by itself does not account for succeeding on a 200 acre farm. It is a family enterprise and he has a spouse who is a real partner.

“That’s a very important part of a successful farm,” he said. “Kim helps me with everything. She can do anything I can do. And she’s been willing to put up with less just to be able to live on a farm. Because we maybe haven’t always had the fanciest car, the lifestyle things, but she wanted to be on a farm so she’s willing to do that.”

Mike sells his pigs on the open market and supplies a number of private customers with pork.

Some people say you can’t make a decent living on a small, diversified farm.

“I guess it depends on what kind of living you want to have,” Kim said. “If you want to have a high living, then no, you probably can’t. But if you want to live on what you can make, then you can do it.”

That’s what Mike and Kim Jorgensen and their family have been doing for 30 years. If contentment is any measure of success, then the Jorgensens are successful farmers. v

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FUEL TANKS, JD GARDEN TRACTOR, WELDERS, POWER SHOP TOOLS, HAND TOOLS, MANY PALLETS OF MACHINERY PARTS (2) 550 Gal. Fuel tanks w/ elec. pumps - JD 318 Garden tractor, hydro 52â&#x20AC;? deck w/ newer bagger trailer - Linde VI-206 wire feed welder - Lincoln A/C 225 stick welder - Parts washer - Gas torch - Pedestal grinders - Welding tables - Chop saws - Cordless drills+drivers - Air tools - Large assort. of good hand tools - Shop cabinets - Top+bottom tool chest - Chain saws - Oil racks - Elec. grease guns - Many pallets of machinery parts.

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DMI 530B RIPPER, JD 2800 PLOWS, JD 1600 CHISEL PLOW, OTHER TILLAGE MACHINERY DMI 530B Ripper 5-shank, double disc gang front, rear disc levelers, light kit - JD 2800 Vari-width plow, 7-bottom, on-land hitch 2-pt. ripple coulters - JD 1600 chisel plow 14-shank, 14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 3-pt. - Wil-Rich field cult. 28.5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 3-bar harrow - Kovar 18.5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; pony drag - JD 2500 plow, 4-bottom vari-width 3-pt.

- Oliver model 242 tandem disc 16.5 - Dakon rock picker hydraulic reel + dump box.

JD 7700 TURBO COMBINE, COMBINE HEADS, DELUXE GRAIN DRYER, GRAIN AUGER, GRAIN CART JD 7700 Turbo combine, 404 diesel engine, gear drive, 24.5x32 rubber 90%, Dail-o-matic, chopper, 6,529 hours, completely rebuilt, many new parts, SN:164233H - Brent 472 Grain cart, 23.1x26 tires, corner auger, 1,000 PTO - Deluxe DP 2515 3-phase grain dryer w/ power flex control box, 15hp. Motor, LP gas, with cat walk, 2 years ago had new burners, SN:0526781U15 - JD 643 corn head 6R30â&#x20AC;?, new sprockets + chains - JD 220 Flex bean head, poly, quary guards - (3) Feterl grain augers 10"x50â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 8â&#x20AC;?x54â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 7â&#x20AC;?x48â&#x20AC;&#x2122; all PTO drive.

VERY GOOD FARM GRAIN TRUCKS 1975 IHC Loadstar 1800 twin screw Grain truck V8 gas, 5x3 trans, fiberglass tilt hood w/ 18â&#x20AC;&#x2122; wooden box and hoist, new roll tarp, 81,395 miles, good truck - 1957 Studebaker single axle grain truck, 22,857 act. miles, V8, 5x2 sp. Trans w/ 16â&#x20AC;&#x2122; steel box and hoist, very sharp, original truck.

PERSONAL PROPERTY TERMS: Cash, Good Check, Credit Cards, All sales final. All items selling AS-IS where is. Photo ID required. All items must be paid for same day as auction.

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Leonardowners/sellers & Vicki Schulz MATT MARING AUCTION CO., INC. PO Box 37, Kenyon, MN 55946 Â&#x2021; We Sell the Earth & Everything On It. 0DWW 0DULQJ /LF Â&#x2021; .HYLQ 0DULQJ /LF Â&#x2021; $GDP (QJHQ /LF Â&#x2021; Gerry Webster Broker: Maring Auction & Realty Co., Lic. #40241191

ABSOLUTE FARM RETIREMENT AUCTION

To settle the Gerald Kerrins Trust & the retirement auction of Chuck Kerrins we will sell the following personal property at public auction located: One mile south of Grand Meadow, MN on County Road 8 or 22711 740th Ave., Grand Meadow, MN 55936 (follow auction signs)

Saturday, August 19, 2017 â&#x20AC;˘ 10:30 am Lunch: Gleasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Concessions â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Not responsible for accidents NO SMALL ITEMS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; BE ON TIME â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ON LINE BIDDING AVAILABLE THRU Proxi Bid For anyone interested in a real nice line of farmer owned equipment that has been shedded and well taken care of be sure and attend this sale.

TRACTORS: John Deere #8130 mfd tractor, power shift, 18.4 46 tires & duals, 3 hydâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, quick hitch, JD active seat, rock box, 1680 hrs., SN# RW8130P023929; John Deere #8770 tractor, 20.8 42 tires & duals, 2450 hrs., 3 hydâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, radar, differential lock, 24 speed transmission second owner, SN# RW8770H004322 COMBINE & HEADS: John Deere #9550 combine, chopper, bin extensions, 1140 separator hours, 1594 engine hours, 18.4 38 tires & duals, second owner, SN# H09550W686068; John Deere #693 corn head, 50 series drives, 1000 on acres, rollers, chains, sprockets, one owner, SN#H00693X671478; John Deere #925F bean head, 3â&#x20AC;? cut, stubble lights, fore-aft reel, SN#H00925F696106; EZ Trail #672 head cart, 25â&#x20AC;&#x2122; PLANTER: Kinze #3200 12 row 30â&#x20AC;? planter, liquid fertilizer, red ball, insecticide boxes, No Till row cleaner combo, Ag Leader row shutoffs, JD rate controller, 600 acres on new seed discs, scrapers, seed tubes, fert. Tubes, corn cups, 2 sets of bean meters, second owner, SN# 607096 FARM EQUIP: DMI 530B disc ripper, new blades & points, one owner; Wilrich #4400 chisel plow, 24â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, walking tandems; John 'HHUH Âś ÂżHOG FXOW Ă&#x20AC;RDWLQJ KLWFK EDU VSLNH WRRWK VKDQNV /RIWQHVV 15â&#x20AC;&#x2122;-6 row stalk shredder, small 1000 pto; 4 section spike tooth drag---UFT rock picker GLOBE & MONITOR: Star Fire 3000 globe, SN#PCGT3TA472777; JD 2600 monitor, SF2, swath control, auto track, SN#PCGU26E145160 WAGONS & HAY RACK: Brent 740 wagon, lights & brakes, 455x22.5 tires; 2â&#x20AC;&#x201D;J & M wagons, 250 bu., 16.1 Ă&#x20AC;RWDWLRQ WLUHV ERXJKW QHZ WRQ UXQQLQJ JHDU KD\ UDFN JHDU - 0 UXQQLQJ JHDU & rack w/500 gal. tank with 12 volt pump SPRAYER & TANKS: TA 1000 sprayer, 60â&#x20AC;&#x2122; front fold, triple nozzle body, foamer, 450 Raven monitor, 4 shut off controls, 13.6x38 tires; 1450 gal. poly elliptical tank---1600 gal. poly tank (like new); 30 gal. inductor---5 hp. transfer pump---5 hp. transfer pump (used 3 times) HAY EQUIPMENT: #269 New +ROODQG VTXDUH EDOHU 2OLYHU VLGH UDNH EDU %HUWL Âś Ă&#x20AC;DLO PRZHU SW pto; MISC. ITEMS: J & M hyd. seed auger; 500 gal. diesel tank & pump; 110 gal. fuel tank, w/12 volt pump; Poly tote---one hayrack of misc. equip. parts TRAILER: 2013 PJ trailer, 28â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, triple dually, pulled 5000 miles, like new.

For any information call Chuck Kerrins at 507 254 9112 or Hamilton Auction Co. DW RIÂżFH KRXUV ,WHPV FDQ EH VHHQ WKH ZHHN EHIRUH WKH VDOH WKUX sale dayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;or you can call Hamilton Auction Co. to set up an appointment to see the equipment. Loader available to load sale day & for 3 days following the auction.

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OWNER: CHUCK KERRINS & GERALD KERRINS TRUST Phn. Chuck Kerrins 507-254-9112 Terms: Cash or good check. Nothing to be removed until settled for. All announcements the day of the sale take precedence over any advertised material.

HAMILTON AUCTION COMPANY 130 State Hwy 16â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Dexter, MN 55926

3KRQH RIÂżFH ZHE VLWH KDPLOWRQDXFWLRQFRPSDQ\ FRP Auctioneers: Andrew Hamilton #50-86; Bill Hilton #50-24; Dean Eastman #50-57, Lyle Eastman #50-130

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131.54 Acres of Class A Cropland â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 115+/- tillable crop acres â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 92.8 Crop Productivity Index â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Drain tile in place all in part of section 36 Cannon City Twp. Rice Co. MN - Address: xxxxx Gates Ave. Faribault, MN. 55021 P.I.D #: 11.36.1.25.001 - Area: 131.54 Acres just surveyed - Tillable acres: 115+/- acres - Crop Productivity Index: 92.8 - CER Rating: 86 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 100% Corn base - Drain tile in place - TDR= Transferable Development Right (1) - Can be operated for 2018 growing season - Special Note: Closing on Parcel 3 only January 3, 2018.

TERMS OF REAL ESTATE AUCTION: Parcel One $15,000 down the day of Auction â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Parcels Two + Three $20,000 down the day of Auction; Closing date for Parcels 1 and 2 shall be on or before Oct. 3, 2017. Closing on Parcel 3 shall be Jan. 3, 2018. At closing all buyers shall receive a clear and marketable warranty deeds. All real estate is selling in AS-IS condition, with no warranties or guarantees expressed or implied by the sellers or any of their agents. Buyers are purchasing all real estate with any and all faults.

No contingency whatsoever. All bidders and buyers must conduct their own due diligence. All bidders/ buyers must have their finances in order prior to auction date.

LIVESTOCK AND OTHER MACHINERY, FARMALL H TRACTOR W/LOADER Kiefer gooseneck livestock trailer, 7â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x24â&#x20AC;&#x2122; tandem axle - Hog mover 3-pt. steel crate 7â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; - Dagelman model 12-HD belly mount, 12â&#x20AC;&#x2122; dozer blade Bauer manure pit pump, 9â&#x20AC;&#x2122; on transports - 3-pt. Bale spear - JD 3-pt. rotary mower 7â&#x20AC;&#x2122; - Farmall H tractor, N/F loader.

1993 DODGE 2500 4x4 CUMMINS TURBO DSL., 1994 CHRYSLER LeBARON LX CONVERTIBLE Dodge 2500 Ram 4x4 Cummins turbo diesel, auto, reg. cab, 8â&#x20AC;&#x2122; box AC, 272,907 miles, complete body rebuild, new fenders, box door, all rust free, sharp looking pickup - 1994 Chrysler LeBaron LX Convertible V6, Auto, 179,200 miles, very clean.

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JD 8430 w/50 SERIES ENGINE, JD 4020 DSL., JD 3010 w/LOADER JD 8430 4x4, 10,006 hours with 50 series dsl. engine, 1,000 PTO, 3-pt. 3 hyd. 480/80/R38 duals 85%, sharp looking tractor, SN:H006459R - JD 4020 diesel , year round cab, rear wheel weights, Rock Box, 3-pt.

2 hyd., new battery, 18.4x34 showing 1,595 hours, Syncro Range, sharp tractor, T213R176376R - JD 3010 diesel w/ 3020 diesel engine, 4,095 hours showing, Syncro 3-pt. PTO 13.6x38 w/ JD 148 loader, wheel weights set of JD Front weights+brackets 30-40-50 series

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Barn roofing Hip or round roof barns and other buildings. Also barn and quonset straightening. Kelling Silo 1-800-355-2598

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WANTED: Land & farms. I FOR SALE: 27' 10,000 Bus. have clients looking for Butler bin; (2) plastic dairy, & cash grain operaauger hoppers for 6” or 8” tions, as well as bare land auger. Renville, MN 320parcels from 40-1000 acres.

212-2579 Both for relocation & investments.

If you have FOR SALE: Butler 15'x15' grain storage bin w/ roof even thought about selling vents, great condition. 612contact: Paul Krueger, 201-7751 Farm & Land Specialist, Edina Realty, SW Suburban SILO DOORS Office, 14198 Commerce Wood or steel doors shipped Ave NE, Prior Lake, MN promptly to your farm 55372. stainless fasteners paulkrueger@edinarealty.com hardware available.

(952)447-4700 (800)222-5726 Landwood Sales LLC Hay & Forage Equip 031 Stormor Bins & EZ-Drys.

100% financing w/no liens Hesston 5585 round baler, or red tape, call Steve at makes up to a 5x5 bale, Fairfax Ag for an appointtwine wrap, stored under ment. 888-830-7757 roof, good cond, fine, $4,000. 715-963-4922 Grain Handling Equip 034 JD336, 337 balers, rebuilt Knotters. 715-556-1400 FOR SALE: 24x8 ring Stor-

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FOR SALE: Can-Sun 8-17-15 continuous flow crop dryer.

2 years on new floor, $6,700.

507-451-4036 FOR SALE:Used grain bins, floors unload systems, stirators, fans & heaters, aeration fans, buying or selling, try me first and also call for very competitive contract rates!

Office hours 8am-5pm Monday – Friday Saturday 9am - 12 noon or call 507-697-6133 Ask for Gary KINZE 1000 BUSHEL #1040 Row Crop Grain Cart w/ Tarp Etc, Good Augers & Tires, $19,900. Westfield 10x71 MK100 Auger w/ Hopper. Both Good Cond.

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mor Ease dry, used steel '11 Kuhn VB2190 14 knives, and stainless legs 8” & 11” up to a 4x6 bale, 12,400 belts, 10 hole 10” distribubales, works good, $19,000. tor, 16x80' chain conveyor; Hixton, WI. 715-963-4922 16x100' belted conveyor w/ side chuter; 16'x20' over- FOR SALE Wilrich 20' stalk head 10 cluster bin. 320-841chopper, exc cond, $6,450; 0509 JD 512 7 shank disc gripper, low acres, $8,900; JD 568 baler, net & twine wrap, mega wide pick up, lrg tires, recently reconditioned, exc cond, $14,500; IH 778 HD 14' offset disc exc blades, $4,450, IH 720 5x18 auto reset plow $1,450; Ih 720 7x18 on land auto reset plow, $2,900. 320-769-2756 FOR SALE: '15 Vermeer R2800 rotor rake. 320-2908894 FOR SALE: 2008 JD 520 stalk chopper, low acres, $10,750, may trade for JD 115 stalk chopper, must be nice, Montevideo, MN. 320269-6653 FOR SALE: 212 JD 620 flexhead, low acres, full fingered auger, 4 & aft dials spd reel, auto header, high sensing, low stone dam; 28' 1610, feed bar multcher, chisel plow. 320-219-1080

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FOR SALE: Amity 2700 sugar beet lifter, 12R22” or 8R30” new lifter wheels, newer grab rollers, just been through shop, complete field ready, great machine, $65,000; Wick 9R22” sugar beet topper, $2,000.

701-640-4697 FOR SALE: Fantini chopping 8R & 12R CH; 70' Elmer drag, Merritt alum hopper grain trailers; '89 IH 1680 combine; 24R30” JD pl on Kinze bar; Big A floater; 175 Michigan ldr; IH 964 CH; White 706 & 708 CH & parts; White plows & parts; 54' 4300 IH field cultivator; JD 44' field cult; 3300 Hiniker field cult; header trailer. 507-380-5324 FOR SALE: Farm fans, 4205 dryer, Brock hopper 3250 bu, 6,000 bu, 24' 10,000 BU, 27' hedders, drying floor, roof vents, Feteral 10-60 auger, PTO. 507-317-4692 FOR SALE: Hiniker 1700 20' stalk chopper, nice, $6,500/Obo; Gray Allied 590 loader, 7' bucket Oliver/JD mounts, $2,450. 507-381-0256

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Dry bean harvesting equipment (2) Bob Equipment model 666 combines w/ Sund pickups '97 & '94, Pickett C8030 one-step, (2) Harriston 5200 rod weeders, UFT/Speedy 8x30 knifer, Pickett 8x30 windrower.

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FOR SALE: IH #82 combine, FOR SALE: JD 4755, manu- NEW AND USED TRACTOR PARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, factured FWD, 6000 hrs, 75 $575; #70 IH plow 3-16, $300.

55, 50 Series & newer trachrs on total engine over952-873-6597 tors, AC-all models, Large haul, nice tractor. 507-276FOR SALE: JD 4555 MFW Inventory, We ship! Mark 5196 tractor, power shift, 3 hyd, Heitman Tractor Salvage 8600 hrs, $32,500; JD 9510 FOR SALE: Quad 30”, Cat 715-673-4829 MT 14”, JD RT 16” Tracks. combine, 2700 sep hrs, 320-841-0509 30.5x32 tires, Greenstar Harvesting Equip 037 yield & moisture mon $31,900; Brent 876 grain JD 2510 gas, syncro, NF, runs good, rear tires 80%, cart, 850 bu, 30.5x32 dia$6,250/OBO (715)307-8952 or '03 Case IH 1020 Platform mond tread tires, $16,500; 30', Crary air reel, (715)273-6077 Brent 544 grav box, lights & SCHsickle, 3" sections, brakes, 445x22.5 tires, Poly auger fingers, extra $7,450; Brent 440 grav box, JD 4600 4x4 42hp, low hrs sickle & some parts, in(852), HST, exc cond, 73" lights & brakes, $4,450; 72" cludes 4 wheel trailer, bucket & 665 tiller (w/only 3 skid loader mounted brush $15,000. (641) 590-1102 hours on), $17,500 or best mower, $2,900. offer. (715)641-2140 FOR SALE: Set of knoters for JD baler #24T & the 300 series, $750/each. 952-8732761 FOR SALE: Super A tractor w/ hydraulics & Woods mower; '84 JD 7720; '82 220 flex head; 643 corn head; 212 5 belt grain pick-up. 507426-7429 Hydrostatic & Hydraulic Repair Repair-Troubleshooting Sales-Design Custom hydraulic hose-making up to 2” Service calls made.

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Super B SC 500 centrifugal fan, runs quiet, 8 column; '94 grain dryer, LP gas, 3 phase motors, heat & cool, $16,000/OBO; Batco hyd. drive 1535 field loader, belted conveyor, $7000; Great Dane van trailer set up for water tender, roll up rear door, alum floor, 3 tanks 1600 gal ea & 2” plumbing & Honda motor good condition, $13,000. 507-381-1871

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'98 CIH Steiger 9380 4WD, 4802 hrs, Cummins N14, 400hp, 24spd trans w/high-low, differential locks, 4 remotes, 20.8-42 triples, rockbox, air seat, Outback auto-steer, Paint-5, Tires 50%, $59,000 (641) 590-1102 FOR SALE: '54 JD 60, WF, PS, very good rubber, asking $2,600. '52 JD B, very good rubber, asking $1,350; all have new paint & decals & 12 volts & run good. Possible tractors on trade. 507383-5973

FOR SALE: 1992 JD 4560, PS, cab, air, heat, 3 hyds, Firestones at 70%, factory duals, quick hitch, 8 ft. wts., 5,542 hrs, planter & grain cart tractor, exceptionally nice & original, $43,900. 715-222-1737 FOR SALE: G955 Minneapolis Moline M Farmall. 320573-2332

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FOR SALE: 1949 D JD, starter, lights, live hyd, overhaul, parade ready or will trade for 2510 JD tractor or 675 B skid loader.

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'95 - 915 flex platform; side FOR SALE: '12 Demco 650 FOR SALE: 2 MF corn FOR SALE: JD 6620 comcart, nice, $18,500. 320-249hill drives; long poly diheads 1-8 row narrow, 1183 bine, 5286 hrs, new front 8556 viders; ploy skid plates; 2,000 1-6 Row wide, 1,000 1tires last fall, new fuel inmanual fore & aft; 3'' 3015 32 tire or JD rim, $500. jector pump 2 yrs ago, 216 FOR SALE: '13 JD 612C 30” knife; pipe reel; SS flex 320-468-2239 flex head if needed, comrow chopping cornhead, pan; multi-point hookup; bine alone $6,500 & head less than 2000 acres used, FOR SALE: 6600 JD comsteel auger fingers, SN $1,500. 612-703-3710 chopping units never used, bine w/ 4 row CH, Crary cy660604. Eau Claire, WI. new condition. $70,000/OBO. clone choff spreader & very $4,000. (715)878-9858 FOR SALE: JD 843 cornInfo and pics 218-791-3400 good Titan 23.1-26 tires, head, new poly, very good, field ready, $2,900.

507-854FOR SALE: 13' Gleaner $7,900; Alloway 20' 3pt 3528 Visit our website at Dummy head w/ 4 belt pickshredder, very good, $6,900. www.thelandonline.com up to fit L/M, $600/OBO. FOR SALE: 7720 combine, 507-478-4221 651-433-5259 20' bean head, 8R cornhead, excellent shape, 320-980- FOR SALE: Kinze used cart sale, 1300 track or Soft1088 tred, 1050 Soft-tred or row crop, scales-tarps on most, FOR SALE: 925 JD bean call Bill at 712-209-4141 or head, new poly, sharp sickJon 515-578-1014 le, new bushings in real nice head, $2,500/OBO. 507FOR SALE: R60 '91 Gleaner, 227-2616 reverser, bin ext., 3.5-32, FOR SALE: Case IH rock Deutz engine, 4,751 hrs., trap beater for any 88 secomes w/ 825 flex head, 25' ries combine, in perfect SCH, power take off drive, condition. 651-564-0606 asking $19,750. 507-847-3622, leave message.

FOR SALE: CAT 485 & 9700 White combines w/ JD 12R20 cornhead heads & extra parts. 320- JD 12R20”, Clarke Machine 841-0509 poly bi-fold snouts, HeadFOR SALE: CIH 1020 20' sight header control, 40 beanhead. 320-293-1860 series row units, Oil bath end chains, fixed deck FOR SALE: CIH 2588 complates, std rolls, some exbine, 1580 eng hrs., 1120 tra parts & snouts go sep. hrs., AFX, chopper, w/unit. $7,500 (641) 590lat. tilt, duals, monitor, 1102 farmer owned. 507-360-7386

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FOR SALE: JD 620 flexheadS550, 900 acres. 320-360-1240 JD 660 Dsl combine, 220 bean head, 643 cornhead, dummy head w/ grain pickup, 1982 JD 4640 tractor, several grav wagons, 9 shank Glencoe soil saver, International 700 plow 4-16. 507-426-7879 JD 9650 STS combine. PRWD with duals, Contour Master, chopper, single point hookup. 4000 E, 2800 S hours.

Well maintained with repair records available. $44,900. Call 507-789-6049 Parker 5500 gravity box, lights, brakes, roll tarp & truck tires, exc. shape. 507450-6115 or 507-523-3305 WANTED: Manifold JD 3300 gas combine. Part #T31215 (320) 275-3524 Tillage Equip

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FOR SALE: 2700 JD ripper, 9 shank, $11,900. 507-3276430 FOR SALE: Blu-Jet AT6020 24x30” NH3 & strip till; loaded and many extras.

320-841-0509 FOR SALE: White 27' 427 chisel plow, good rubber, points 50%, lights, nice, $6,250. 952-201-1176 WANTED: Small to mid size reel type rock picker, in good working condition.

(507) 259-3679 Machinery Wanted

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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: 800 or 900 8 row corn planter or similar, Vic Helmin. 320-387-2615 WANTED: Used tandem grain truck to use from field to farm, can be older but must be field ready & reliable; also 500 bu grain cart. 612-655-1053 Spraying Equip

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FOR SALE: '13 FS9518T Fast sprayer w/ 120' boom, 20” nozzle spacing, 1800 gal tank, 380/90/R46 tires, Raven Ultra Glide ISO boom height control, Raven ISO rate control, like new.

507-317-5625 FOR SALE: '86 Freightliner Liquid Tender Truck Day cab, black, air ride, Tandem axle, 855 Cummins eng, 10spd trans, 1650 gal HD elliptical tank, good rubber, 30 gal & 60 gal cone tanks, 120 rinse water tank, 2" bottom fill, 5hp x 2" transfer pump, $9,500. (641) 590-1102 FOR SALE: Century 750 gal., x-fold, 60' boom, tandem, axle, very good condition, excellent first sprayer, $4,200/Obo. 507-4519614 Wanted

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WANTED TO BUY: Some CVEG ethanol shares from Benson, MN. 320-491-8532

Wanted

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Sheep

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Livestock

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FOR SALE: Yorkshire, & Hampshire, Duroc Hamp/Duroc boars, also gilts. Excellent selection.

Raised outside. Exc herd health. No PRSS. Delivery avail. 320-760-0365 Cars & Pickups

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'03 Chev Silverado 1500 Reg Cab, Pewter. 100,967 mi, 8-cyl, Auto, 2WD. Nice truck, $6,900. Call (641) 590-1102 Real Estate

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SALE: Registered Tunis buck and ewe lambs, WANTED: CIH 1020, 15' FOR Hampshire sheep flock disBorder Leicester buck bean head, in good to excelpersal, 12 ewes, aged 1-5 lambs, white or black. 608lent condition. 612-201-7751 yrs., raised 200% lamb 963-5144 crop, ram & ewe lambs, Feed Seed Hay 050 Quam breeding, National 065 Champion bloodlines, Swine CORN/SOYBEANS "NOT Wambeam Hampshires.

IMPORTED" WI grown Austin, MN. 507-437-1506 or Compart's total program grains. Certified MOSA. features superior boars & 507-438-8944 FOB Westby, WI. Call Stan open gilts documented by 702-203-9564 BLUP technology. Duroc, FOR SALE: 2017 round York, Landrace & F1 lines. straw bales, 5x6 bales, Terminal boars offer leanwheat straw will be from ness, muscle, growth. Maconventional combine, no ternal gilts & boars are rotor straw, net wrapped, productive, lean, durable.

Hampshire 6 Months old. tight firm bales, baling All are stress free & PRRS Fast growth, big loins, all about 1,000 acres, Felton, free. Semen also available w/EBVs, size between club MN. 701-371-3972 through Elite Genes A.I. lamb and frame style.

Make 'em Grow! Comparts $650+. (651) 894-3466 Boar Store, INC. Toll Free: WANTED TO BUY: DamDon.Drewry@frontier.com 877-441-2627 aged corn, soybeans, other grains. Call Schweiger Cattle LLC. 507-236-5181

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FOR SALE: Black Angus bulls also Hamp, York, & Hamp/Duroc boars & gilts.

320-598-3790 Dairy

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WANTED TO BUY: Dairy heifers and cows. 320-2352664 Cattle

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10 Black Angus spring cows, 10 Hereford spring cows, due Aug & Sept, also open heifers. 608-792-9423 or 608788-6258 FOR SALE OR LEASE REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS Bulls, 2 year old & yearlings; bred heifers, calving ease, club calves & balance performance. Al sired. In herd improvement program. J.W. Riverview Angus Farm Glencoe, MN 55336 Conklin Dealer 320864-4625

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FOR SALE: 95 Holstein & 10 Jersey Cows, including 20 dry cows. Tie stall, 70pds, 160 SDC, $1,500/ea or will sell choice. Mark 715-7732240

FOR SALE: Red Angus bulls 1 &1.5 yrs old, $1,300, Oehler Red Angus. 507-9315758.

FOR SALE: Registered polled calf ease, 3 year old shorthorn bull, from Waukaru, $3,000. (608)3233503 FOR SALE: Simmental & Angus sired bulls, black, polled, good disposition, excellent quality, long yearlings & coming 2 yr old, backed by over 45 yrs of AI breeding. Riverside Simmentals, Gerald Polzin, Cocato, MN. 320-286-5805

WANT TO BUY: Butcher cows, bulls, fats & walkable cripples; also horses, sheep & goats. 320-235-2664 Sheep

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FOR SALE: Blackface market type Ram. 320-864-4453 or 612-280-6870

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

Cars & Pickups

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THE LAND, AUGUST 11, 2017

44 FOR SALE: '05 Ford F150 XLT Extended Cab, Red. 135,000 mi, 8-cyl, automatic trans, 4WD. Good condition, trailer hitch.

Solid work truck, $6,500.

Call (641) 590-1102 Email mthrone@wctatel.net Industrial & Const.

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FOR SALE: 1966 Case 530 tractor loaderr backhoe, runs good, everything works, call for more info.

507-360-9630

Industrial & Const.

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Miscellaneous

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REINKE IRRIGATION FOR SALE: '04 Mack CH 613 FOR SALE: 1990 L 8,000 Sales & Service day cab semi tractor, Mack Ford dump truck, 15' box, New & Used eng 410HP, new clutch, 8LL trans, 240HP Ford Dsl, For your irrigation needs $21,500/OBO; '04 Timpte good rubber, good cond, 888-830-7757 or 507-276-2073 78"X42' Hopper bottom $12,000. 507-360-9630 grain trailer, air ride, 8 Septic Problems - Do you alum wheels, low hoppers, have standing water on $18,500/OBO. Call Mike @ Recreational Vehicles 085 your drain field? Have you 507-383-9631 been told you need a new, expensive septic system? I '02 Winnebago Adventurer have an alternative that 35U, workhorse chassis, works - also comes with a 51K+ miles, basement air, warranty. (no digging). stove, oven, microwave, (4) Call toll free 1-855-797-6072 120W solar panels w/ controller & batteries, new WANT MORE READERS tires, shedded. 612-202-4619 TO SEE YOUR AD??

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EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

‘11 JD 9870 combine, 4WD, chopper w/ power cast tailboard, 1100 sep. hours ..................$135,000 ‘05 JD 9760 combine, 520/85R42 duals, 2WD, through service program every year, 1300 sep. hours ............................................................. $85,000 ‘13 Unverferth 8250 grain cart, 850 bushel, 30.5X32 tires, roll tarp, nice condition .......... $22,500 ‘14 Nissan Frontier King Cab 4x4 pickup, black, V6, auto, 81,500 mi., I bought new ............... $15,000 ‘16 JD RSX860I Gator, power steering, alum wheels, 30 hrs, 320 miles ............................... $8,500 ‘13 Case SR250 skid steer loader, cab with heat and air, 2 speed, susp. seat, E-H controls, 78’ bucket, 289 hours ................................... $31,500 ‘12 Wishek 862NT-30 30’ disc, rotary scrapers ........................................................ $36,000 ‘13 CIH Magnum 235, new 480/80R46 duals, 540/1000 PTO, through service program, 2235 hours ....................................................................... $89,500

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Trucks & Trailers

FOR SALE: Cat 225 excava- FOR SALE: 1977 GMC, 20' PARMA DRAINAGE tor & extra bucket, wooden box hoist, tag axle, PUMPS New pumps & $15,000/OBO. 320-841-0509 $1,500; 1978 Chevy, 20' steel parts on hand. Call Minbox & hoist, twin screw, nesota's largest distributor $2,300, both have 366 enHJ Olson & Company 320gines, Windom, MN, BO 974-8990 Cell – 320-212-5336 Trucks & Trailers 084 507-831-2301

‘11 CIH Magnum 190, powershift, 380/90R54 duals, New 380/80R38 single fronts, 540/1000 PTO, 3450 hours, just through service program, warranty til 2-2018 ........................................................ $65,000

NEW & USED EQUIP. NEW EQUIPMENT • Sunflower Tillage • Hardi Sprayers • REM Grain Vac • Woods Mowers • J&M Grain Carts • Westfield Augers • Summers Equipment • White Planters

USED EQUIPMENT • Wilrich Tillage • White 8524-22 planter • Alloway 22’ shredder • Tebben land roller, 45’ • J&M 750 grain cart • Brent 1194 grain cart • Kill Bros 1170 grain cart • Sheyenne 1410, 10x70 hopper • Westfield MK 10x71 • Tebben 17 Shank Deep Tull • EZEE-ON 8T00, 30’ Disk • Wishek 862, 26’ disk

• JD 2700 9-24 Ripper • Wilrich Soil Pro 13-24 • DMI 50’ crumbler • Wilrich Quad X2, 60’ F.C., rolling basket • JD 2210, 58-1/2’ F.C. • CIH 200, 55’ F.C., rolling basket • Hardi HC950 60’ • Hardi Nav. 1000, 88’ • Hardi CM 1500 132’ • Red Ball 690, 120’ • ’13 Amity 12-22 • ’12 Amity 12-22 • Amity 8-22, (3) • ’13 Artsway 6812, 12-22 • ’10 Artsway 6812, 12-22 • ’06 Artsway 6812, 8-22 • Amity, 3750 12-22, Topper • Alloway 12-22 folding topper • (2) Alloway 12-22 topper, St. Ft. • REM 2100, Vac

– AgDirect Financing Available – Please call before coming to look.

Keith Bode Fairfax, MN 55332 507-381-1291 www.keithbodeeq.com

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

ABSOLUTE – HUGE INVENTORY REDUCTION AUCTION TRACTORS – COMBINES – CORN & FLEX HEADS – TILLAGE – FORAGE – PLANTERS GRAIN CARTS–SPRAYERS – MOWERS – PARTS & MISC.

We will sell the following at Mitchell County Fair Grounds, Osage IA Located at 1006 Chestnut Street, Osage IA or SE Corner of town on: THURSDAY, AUGUST 31ST · 8:45 AM CST · OSAGE, IA

Mowrey Auction Co., Inc. • Milford, IL • 815-889-4191 • Auctioneers & Clerks – Website: mowreyauction.com Wieman Land & Auction Co., Inc. • Marion, SD • 605-648-3111 • Auctioneers & Clerks – Website: wiemanauction.com

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OWNER: KIBBLE EQUIPMENT, LLC

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TRACTORS 4X4’S: ’15 JD 9470R, 4WD, 928 Hrs, PS, 5 SCV’s, 800/70R38 Duals; ’15 JD 9520R, 4WD, 904 Hrs, PS, 5 SCV’s, Leather, Loaded, 800/70R38 Duals; ’12 JD 9560R, 4WD, PS, 1423 Hrs, 800/70R38 Duals, 5 SCV’s; ’12 JD 9360, 4WD, PS, 1097 Hrs, 4 SCV’s, PTO, 710/70R38 Duals; ’09 JD 9330, 4WD, PS, 1900 Hrs, 620/70R42 Duals, Wts, Rock Box, 4 SCV’s; ’02 JD 9520, 4WD, PS, 4224 Hrs, 800/70R38 Duals, 4 SCV’s, Wts; ’97 JD 9400, 4WD, 24 Speed, 6112 Hrs, 650/65R42 Duals, 3 SCV’s, Wts, Rock Box; ’97 JD 9300, 4WD, 24 Speed, 5631 Hrs, 710/70R38 Duals, 4 SCV’s, Rock Box, Diff. Lock; ’97 JD 9300, 4WD, 24 Speed, 7663 Hrs, 710/70R38’s; ’90 JD 8960, 4WD, 24 Speed, 7330 Hrs, 520/85R42 Duals, 3 SCV’s, Rock Box; ’90 JD 8760, 4WD, 24 Speed, 5558 Hrs, 20.8 x 38 Duals, 3 SCV’s; ’92 CIH 9230, 4WD, RCS, PS, 7288 Hrs, 3 Pt, PTO, 18.4 x 38; ’11 CIH 500, 4WD, PS, 2410 Hrs, PTO, Pro 700 Display w/262 Receiver, Leather, Frt & Rear Wts, Nice!; TRACKS: ’14 JD 9560RT, PS, 1418 Hrs, 36” Tracks, 5 SCV’s, Rock Box, Idler Wts; ’09 JD 9430T, PS, 2944 Hrs, 36” Tracks, 5 SCV’s, Rock Box; ’03 JD 9520T, PS, 4812 Hrs, 36” Tracks, 4 SCV’s, Frt Wts; ’15 JD 8345RT, 16” Tracks, Wide Stance, 1429 Hrs, 6 SCV’s, IVT, Leather, 4600 Display; ’13 JD 8360RT, 18” Tracks, 1495 Hrs, 6 SCV’s, IVT; ’00 JD 8410T, 30” Tracks, Wide Stance, PS, 6734 Hrs, 4 SCV’s 3 Pt w/QH, Wts; ’03 Cat MT835, 30” Tracks, 12,363 Hrs, PS, 4 SCV’s, 3 Pt, EZ Guide 500; MFD’S: ’14 JD 8270R, MFD, 429 Hrs, PS, 5 SCV’s, Leather, M-PTO, 3 Pt w/QH, 12 Wts, 480/80R50 Duals, Like New!; ’11 JD 8630R, MFD, 2478 Hrs, IVT, 4 SCV’s, 3 Pt w/QH, Wts, 480/80R50 Duals, 420/85R34 Frt Duals; ’16 JD 6145R, MFD, 24 Speed w/LHR, 769 Hrs, 3 SCV’s, 3 Pt, 480/80R42 Rubber; ’15 JD 6125R, 270 hrs, 24 Speed w/LHR, 460/85R38; ’16 JD 6155R, MFD, 870 Hrs, 24 Spd w/LHR, 3 SCV’s, 18.4 x 42; ’15 JD 6175R, 283 Hrs, 20 Spd, w/LHR, 480/80R46; ’13 JD 6170R, MFD, 2188 Hrs, 20 Spd w/LHR, 4 SCV’s, 18.4 x 46; ’16 JD 6155R, MFD, 24 Speed w/LHR, 738 Hrs, 3 SCV’s, 3 Pt, 480/80R42 Rubber; ’15 JD 6150R, MFD, 24 Speed w/LHR, 621 Hrs, 3 SCV’s, 480/80R42; ’15 JD 6125M, MFD, 24 Speed w/LHR, 523 Hrs, Ldr Ready!, 2 SCV’s, 480/70R38 Rubber; ’15 JD 6125R, MFD, 426 Hrs; ’10 JD 8270R, MFD, PS, 1288 Hrs, 3 SCV’s, 3 Pt w/QH, Frt Wts, 480/80R46 Duals; (2) – ’04 & ’03 JD 8220, MFD’s PS, 3915 & 3912 Hrs, 3 SCV’s, 3 Pt, w/ QH, Wts, 46” Duals; ’16 JD 5115M, MFD w/JD H310 Ldr, 127 Hrs, 16 Speed w/LHR, 3 SCV’s, 18.4 x 34 Rubber; ’12 JD 5065E, MFD, 546 Hrs, Open Station, 9 Speed, 2 SCV’s, 3 Pt; ’13 JD 5085M, MFD, 827 Hrs, 16 Speed w/LHR, 2 SCV’s, 3 Pt, 16.9 x 30’s; ’03 JD 7420, MFD, PQ w/LHR, 7388 Hrs, 2 SCV’s, 3 Pt, 18.4 x 38; ’97 JD 7810, MFD, PS, 11,002 Hrs, 3 SCV’s, 42” Rubber; ’90 JD 4755, MFD, PS, 6944 Hrs, 3 SCV’s 42” Duals; ’14 New Holland T7.230, MFD, 3441 Hrs, PS, 3 SCV’s, Intellisteer, 480/80R42 Duals; ’14 New Holland T8.360, MFD, 130 Hrs, PS, ILS, 5 SCV’s, 3 Pt w/QH, 480/80R50 Duals, 380/80R38 Frt Duals; ’13 CIH Magnum 180, MFD, CVT, 3725 Hrs, 3 SCV’s, 480/80R46 Duals; ’87 CIH 7130; VINTAGE TRACTORS: ’75 JD 2630 Utility w/JD 48 Ldr, 3 Pt, 5248 Hrs; ’74 JD 7520 4x4, 6009 Hrs, 3 Pt, Synchro Trans, Nice; ’65 JD 4020 Gas, WF, Synchro, 2 SCV’s, 3 Pt, 36” Rubber; JD 2010 w/JD 36A Ldr, Gas, 3 Pt; ’57 Case 400 w/Ldr, Gas; ’74 JD 830 Utility, Open Station, 4095 Hrs, Diesel; COMBINES – HEADS - AUGERS COMBINES: ’12 JD S680, 1501/1076 Hrs, Loaded Up, 650/85R38 Duals, PRWD, Pro Drive, C.M., Chop; (2) – ’14 JD S670’s, 1311/838 & 1448/962 Hrs, C.M., 2WD’s, Chop, 22’ Unload, 520/85R42” Duals; (3) – ’12 JD S670’s, 1056/747, 1940/1080, 2125/1475 Hrs, 2WD’s, C.M., Choppers, 520/85R42 Duals; (2) – ’12 JD S660’s, 1231/882 – 1183/842 Hrs, 2WD’s, C.M. Chop, 520/85R42 Duals + 520/85R38 Duals; ’11 JD 9870 STS, 2035/1550 Hrs, 2WD, C.M., Chop, P-Tailboard, 520/85R42 Duals; ’06 JD 9660 STS, 3203/2190 Hrs, 2WD, Chop, 20.8 x 38 Duals; ’05 JD 9660 STS, 2WD, 2612/1739 Hrs, C.M., Chop, Auto Trans, 520/85R42 Duals; ’05 JD 9560 STS, 2WD, 2522/1736 Hrs, C.M., Chop, 520/85R38 Duals; ’03 JD 9450, 2956/1903 Hrs, C.M., Chop, 24.5 x 32; (2) – ’02 – ’00 JD 9750 STS, 2WD, 4688/3427 Hrs & 4320/2959 Hrs, C.M., Chop, 38” x 42” Duals; ’08 JD 9570 STS Bullet, 1633/1129 Hrs, C.M., 520/85R38 Duals; ’00 JD 9550, 2WD, LL, 3182/2143 Hrs, Chop, 18.4 x 38 Duals; ’04 JD 9760 STS, 2WD, 3845/2750 Hrs, C.M., Chop, 18.4 x 42 Duals; ’99 JD 9610, 2WD, LL, 4126/2950 Hrs, Chop, 18.4 x 28; ’96 JD 9500, 2WD, 3535/2466 Hrs, LL, Chop, 18.4 x 38 Duals; ’92 JD 9500, 2WD, 3169/2150 Hrs, LL, Chop, 18.4 x 38 Duals; ’90 JD 9500, 2WD, 5494 Hrs, 2WD, 30.5 x 32; ’89 JD 9400, 2WD, 3925/2748 Hrs, LL, Chop, 24.5 x 32; ’89 JD 9500, 2WD, 7166/4566 Hrs, Chop,, 18.4 x 38 Duals; ’80 JD 7720, 2792 Hrs, 30.5 x 32; ’14 CIH 8230 Axial Flow, 2WD, 619/491 Hrs, Tracker, Chop, RT, Pro 700, P-Tailboard, 520/85R42 Duals, HEADS: ’12 JD 608C; ’10 JD 608C; ’10 JD 606C; ’09 JD 606C; ’09 JD 612C Stalkmaster, Knife Rolls, Hyd. Decks; ’08 JD 612C, Knife Rolls, Hyd Decks; (3) – JD 893’s, ’00-’99-’94 yrs; (2) – JD 843 (1-LT Oil); ’95 JD 693; ’04 JD 1293, 12RN, Hyd Decks; ’00 JD 1092, 12R20”, Knife Rolls; JD 444; ’13 Capello, 12RN, Hyd Fold, Knife Rolls; ’12 CIH 2612, Chopping, 12RN; ’05 Drago, 6RN; (3) – JD 635 Hydra Flexes (’04-’05-’06 yrs); (2) – JD 630 Hydra Flexes (’08-’04 yrs); ’96 JD 925 LL; ’98 JD 930; ’12 CIH 2162, 40’ Flex Draper; AUGERS: ’09 Westfield 10” x 71’ & 10” x 61’ Augers; Peck 10” x 61’; Allied 8” x 31”; Mayrath 10” x 41’; SPRAYERS ’14 JD R4038, 1202 Hrs, 1000 Gallon SS, 100’ Boom, 380/80R38; ’13 JD 4830. 2059 Hrs, 1000 Gallon SS, 90’ Boom, Boom Trac, 5 Way, 380/90R46; ’14 JD 4630, 1578 Hrs, 600 Gallon Poly Tank, 90’ Boom, 380/80R38; ’09 CIH 4420, 3600 Hrs, 1200 Gallon SS Tank, 120’ Boom, Loaded, 380/90R46; ’12 AgChem RG 1100, 2470 Hrs, New Leader Dry Box, 380/90R46; ’08 AgChem 1074SS, 2226 Hrs, 1100 Gallon SS Tank, 80’ Boom, 380/90R46; ’05 CIH SPX 4410, 4440 Hrs, 1200 Gallon SS Tank, 90’ Boom, 380/90R46; ’01 Hardi 1100 Gallon PT Sprayer, 90’ Boom; ’98 Hardi 1200 Gallon PT Sprayer, 80’ Boom; ’96 Loral 2710 SP Sprayer, 60’ Boom, 10 Speed; Broyhill Utility Sprayer, 25’ Boom w/10 Hp Motor; ’98 Walker 1100 Gallon PT Sprayer, 90’ Boom; Hardi 1000 Gallon PT Sprayer, 90’ Boom; ’11 LandPro, 1600 Gallon, PT, 90’ Boom; TILLAGE ’08 JD 637 45’2” Disk C Flex w/Harrow; JD 635 28’ Disk; ’06 2210 54’ F.C. w/ 4 Bar Harrow; JD 980’s 36-24’ F.C. w/Harrows; JD 960 36.5’ F.C. w/Harrow; Wilrich 36’ F.C. w/ 4 Bar Harrow; JD 230 26’ Disk; Case 22’ Disk; ’06 JD 2700 7 Shank Disk Ripper; ’03 JD 2700 9 Shank Disk Ripper; (3) – JD 512 Rick Rippers, 5 + 7 Shank; (4) – JD 510 Disk Rippers, 5 + 7 Shank; ’13 Great Plains 11 Shank w/Rotary Chopping Attachment; ’10 DMI 730B 7 Shank Disk Ripper; DMI 527 5 Shank Ripper; Hiniker 7500 9 Shank Disk Chisel; M&W 7 Shank Ripper; ’12 CIH 870 Ecolo-Tiger 9 Shank Disc Ripper; ’12 Unverferth 9 Shank Zone Builder; ’09 CIH MRX690 Disk Ripper, 5 Shank; ’05 JD 3710 7B Plow, PT; ’94 JD 3710 10B Plow, PT; ’12 Salford 8212, 12B Plow, PT; IHC 720 5B Plow; ’10 ManDako, 30’ Rolling Basket; ’06 Great Plains Mulch Finisher; Kent 42’ Mulch Finisher; HAY & FORAGE ’13 JD 569 R. Baler, Net, Mega Wide, 6092 Bales; ’12 JD 568 R. Baler, Net, Mega Wide, 9940 Bales; ’08 JD 568 R. Baler; ’16 NH 460 R. Baler, Silage Special, Net Wrap; (2) – ’09 NH BR7090 R. Balers, Net Wrap; ’01 NH 678 R. Baler; ’09 NH 499 Haybine, 12’3”; ’11 NH BR7090 R. Baler, Net; ’10 JD 956, 14’3” Moco; H&S TWM2 Hay Merger, Twin 9’ Pickups; PLANTERS ’12 JD 1760, 12RN, Vac, 3 Bu; ’97 JD 1760, 12RN, Vac; ’11 JD 1770, 16RN, Vac; ’06 JD 1790, 24R20”, CCS, Pneumatic; ’97 JD 1710, 12RN, Mntd, Vac; CIH 900, 6RN; GRAIN CARTS – ASSORTED MACHINERY ’11 Kinze 1050, Scale & Tarp, Super Singles; ’07 Kinze 1050, Scale & Tarp; Kinze 1040; AL 47 Cart, 18.4 x 42 Tandems; ’05 Brent 1080, UFT 750 CA Cart; (3) – Brent Gravity Boxes (740-640-540 Models); J & M 350 Gravity Box; Killsbro 350 Gravity Box; Parker 250 Gravity Box; ’12 Ficklin 4500 Gravity Box w/Underferth HD Gear; EZ Trail Gravity Box; JD 3940 PT Cutter; JD 2RW CH; JD 5 ½ Hay Head; ’06 JD 520 Stalk Chopper; ’02 JD 115 Stalk Chopper; Loftness 20’ Stalk Chop; Loftness 15’ Stalk Chop; ’04 Matthews Stalk Chop; Hiniker 1700 Stalk Chop; Balzer 2000, 20’ Stalk Chopper; (2) – JD 148 Loaders; CIH 2350 Ldr; ’12 Koyker 510 Ldr, 4440 Mnts; JD #85, 8RN Cultivator; ’14 JD 10’ Rotary Mower; Diamond 75” Flail Mover; (2) – Loftness 3 Pt Snow Plows; Farmking 3 Pt Snow Blower; PAY LOADER – SKID STEER & ACCESSORIES ’12 JD 544K, 3082 Hrs, Quick Tach, Ride Control, 3 Yd Bucket & Pallet Forks, 20.5 Rubber;’15 JD 244K Ldr w/120 Hrs, 84” Bucket; ’14 JD 328E, 889 Hrs, CAH; ’14 JD 320E, 237 Hrs, 2 Spd, Joystick; (2) – ’13 JD 628E, 1096 & 2082 Hrs, CAH; ’13 JD 329E, Tracks, 1634 Hrs; ’13 JD 328E, CAH, 1949 Hrs, 2 Spd; ’13 JD 332E, CAH, 1090 Hrs, 2 Spd; ’12 JD 328E, CAH, 618 Hrs; (3) ’12 – ’10 JD 328D’s (1688-3274-3500 Hrs); ’12 JD 3260, CAH, 1375 Hrs; ’11 JD 320D, CAH, 3296 Hrs; ’06 JD 328, 5696 Hrs; ’15 Bobcat 5590, CAH, 2 Spd, 1950 Hrs; ’14 Bobcat 5590. CAH, 2 Spd, 1600 Hrs; ’15 Gehl RT 175, 58 Hrs; 78” & 72” Buckets; Berlon 84” Bucket; Bucket w/Grapple; New Frontier 72” Blade; Erskine 68” Broom for Skid Steer; Erskine 108” Snow Blade; New Berlon 84” Snow Bucket; 3 Sets of 48” Pallet Forks; Curtis 7.5’ Angle Blade for Skid Steer; COMPACTS – MOWERS – GATORS – ATV’S ’14 JD 2032R, 300 Hrs; ’07 JD 3720, 656 Hrs; ’12 JD 1026R, 683 Hrs; ’10 CIH 45 w/CIH L350 Ldr, Cab, 689 Hrs, 3 Pt; ’05 NH JC45DA w/NH 17LA Ldr, CAH, 3645 Hrs; ’80 Ford 1500, 2WD, 791 Hrs, Diesel, 60” Deck, 3 Pt; ’16 JD X730, 270 Hrs, 48” Deck; ’15 JD X730, 166 Hrs, 54” Deck; ’14 JD X730, 326 Hrs, 60” Deck; ’13 JD X734, 421 Hrs, 60” Deck; ’11 JD X724, AWS, 350 Hrs, 48” Deck; (2) – ’11 JD X724, 257 & 488 Hrs, 62” Decks; ’09 JD X724, 624 Hrs, 62” Deck; ’07 JD X724, 536 Hrs, 62” Deck; ’12 JD X724, 408 Hrs, 62” Deck; (2) – ’13 JD X750, 108 & 310 Hrs, 60” Decks; ’12 JD X740, 166 Hrs, 60” Deck; ’14 JD X730, 189 Hrs, 60” Deck; ’13 JD X734, 580 Hrs, 60” Deck; (2) – ’13 JD X739, 403 & 323 Hrs, 60” Deck; ’10 JD 1445, 1143 Hrs, 72” Deck; ’15 JD X324, 165 Hrs, 48” Deck; (2) – ’10 JD X300’s, 277 & 397 Hrs, 42” Decks; ’10 JD X530, 451 Hrs, 54” Deck; ’11 JD X748, 3465 Hrs, 62” Deck; ’14 JD X540, 828 Hrs, 54” Deck; ’12 JD X540, 437 Hrs, 54” Deck; ’07 JD X744, 835 Hrs, 60” Deck; ’07 JD X340 & X320 (800 – 500 Hrs), 48” & 54” Decks; ’03 JD X475, 1027 Hrs, 54” Deck; ’03 JD LX279, 550 Hrs, 48” Deck; ’06 JD 1435, 2378 Hrs, 72” Deck; ’01 JD 1445, 2002 Hrs, 72” Deck; ’15 JD Z920M, 410 Hrs, 54” Deck; (2) – ’02 JD X485’s (442 & 570 Hrs), 54” & 62” Decks; ’01 JD 6X345, 600 Hrs, 54” Deck; JD 325, 745 Hrs, 48” Deck; (2) – ’12 Cub Cadets GTX1054, 184 & 282 Hrs, 54” Decks; ’06 Cub Cadet GT1554, 402 Hrs, 54” Deck; ’17 Simplicity Regent, 5 Hrs, 48” Deck; ’15 Simplicity Broadmoor, 50 Hrs, 44” Deck; ’09 Snapper LT200, 386 Hrs, 44” Deck; Kubota FZ2100, 954 Hrs, 72” Deck, Diesel; Husguarna YTH24K48, 320 Hrs, 48” Deck; (2) – ’00 72” Mower Decks; GATORS: ’12 JD 825I, 779 Hrs, Cab, PS, Light Pkg; (2) – ’09 JD 850D’s (405 & 880 Hrs) 1-w/Cab; ’07 JD 850D, 405 Hrs; ’07 JD 850D, 796 Hrs; ’04 JD 650 Buck; ’15 Honda Rancher ES ATV; Yamaha Bruin ATV; VEHICLES – TRAILERS – PARTS & MISC. 1999 Chevy K650 w/20’ Rollback Bed, Cat 3126 D. 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TERMS & CONDITIONS: Cash or Good Check. Iowa Sales Tax applies at the rate of 7% on lawn mowers and attachments only! Online bidding available through Proxibid with a 2.5% Buyers Premium with a maximum of $750.00 per item. Go to Proxibid.com to get registered – must be registered to bid. There is a 0% interest waiver offered on S Series Combines and R Series Tractors. Low Rate Financing available through JD Financial and Nexus Finance options – Apply Today. For Pre-Approval call Sarah 507-402-1017. For Machinery Info call Nic 605-413-5718 or one of the Auction Companies. FREE TRUCKING offered up to 200 Miles from Osage, IA on any single purchase over $ 50,000.00. Dealer Transfers through JDF on Major Items. Two Rings on Parts & Misc. – 1 Ring on Machinery. Good Loading Equipment, No Loading Fees – unless excess dismantling for trucking. Kibble Equipment shop rates apply! Kibble Equipment would like everything removed in 20 Days. Area Hotels: Americ Inn – 641-832-2200; Super 8 Motel – 641-7321800; Osage Motel – 641-732-3785 or Mason City IA is approx.. 30 miles away. Airport: Osage IA Municipal Airport or Mason City IA Airport.

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This week’s Back Roads is the work of The Land Managing Editor Paul Malchow.

A little off the sides ne of the great things about The Land’s Back Roads feature is the tips we get from readers for possible future stories. Last fall, Richard Siemers wrote a Back Roads about Lange’s Café in Pipestone, Minn. The restaurant, started by brothers Les and Roy Lange, had never closed in 60 years.

Some time after Siemers’ story appeared, The Land received a letter from Roy Lange — a different Roy Lange.

“Your story on Back Roads about the Lange’s Café … sure was good,” the letter said. “There is another story to tell of the pair of twin brothers in southeastern Minnesota that will be marking 50 years of barbering on Jan. 2, 2017.”

It was on that date, 50 years ago, when Roy and Ray Lange graduated from barber school. “It was Ray’s idea,” Roy recalled. The twins were machining engine pistons for a company in Lake City, Minn. when Ray suggested the brothers look for a cleaner line of work. They decided to attend a barber school in the Twin Cities.

After graduating and serving 18-month apprenticeships, Ray and Roy each purchased a barber shop on the same day in March of 1969. That morning, Ray paid $1,200 for his shop in Spring Valley, Minn. In the afternoon, Roy bought his shop in Chatfield, Minn., for $1,500.

Roy’s Barbershop is the classic Norman Rockwell setting. The long, narrow room features one barber chair, but plenty of seating for waiting customers or folks just dropping by to catch up on the local “news.” The barber chair is backed by a large mirrored vanity which holds all of Roy’s barber supplies. The case’s glass doors are all but obscured with various notes, let-

ters from customers and yellowed newspaper clippings. Four well-worn phone books rest on top.

On one wall of the shop is a poster displaying views of various haircut styles. Judging by the customer in the chair and those waiting in line, the close-cropped look is “in” at Roy’s Barbershop. I’m guessing the poster isn’t consulted very often.

Roy also dabbles in zipper and clock repair, and small upholstery projects. A shelf in the shop displays a reconditioned clippers for sale (“like new”) marked down from $20 to $16. Next to the clippers is a black walnut cracker which looks like it could crack just about anything you could think of — 10 bucks.

“It’s an interesting occupation,” Roy said. “I get to meet lots of wonderful people. Now and then you come across an unpleasant person, but when that happens you just move faster.”

Roy keeps the shop open Tuesday through Friday until 5:30 pm; but with two lads waiting for their turn in the chair, it looks like Roy will be putting in a little overtime today. You can get a haircut on Saturday, but you better make an appointment.

It turned out the young man just getting out of the chair was a member of the Marine Corps. Roy waved off payment and thanked the soldier for his service to our country. “Thank you!” Roy said solemnly. “Just be safe out there and come back and see me again.” v

Chatfield, Minn.