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August 18, 2017

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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 17

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!

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

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

18 — Special interest groups have a stake in the upcoming farm bill 22 — Nitrogen fertilizer rule looming 27 — Livestock diversity is calling card for Lake Benton farm family 29 — Cattle grazing can play a big part in soil quality, stability

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No one you know says “grain” when they mean “soybeans” or “John Deere” when they mean “tractor.”

Of course, you might get away with these vague and misleading substitutes when talking to the nonfarming public, because FARM & FOOD FILE most people don’t know

By Alan Guebert soybeans are an oilseed, not a grain, and that Deere & Co. makes a lot more than just tractors.

Intentionally making these substitutions, however, is neither vague nor misleading. Intention makes it lying, and lie is what your U.S. Department of Agriculture now recommends some of its employees do when discussing climate change and its impact on U.S. farm and food production.

According to more than 60 pages of internal memos published Aug. 7 by the British newspaper The Guardian, USDA, the government agency most responsible for the science and safety of U.S. food served both here and abroad, would like some staff members to refer to “climate change” as “weather extremes” and “climate change adaption” as “resilience to weather extremes.”

These less-than-subtle suggestions (there were more) sound harmless or even hair-splitting to a casual consumer. To scientists, however, they are loaded with ambiguity and political misdirection meant to point to something other than clear, honest facts.

Interestingly, The Guardian story appeared the same day the New York Times published a not-yetpublic draft report from 13 U.S. government agencies on climate change (not “weather extremes”) that stated without equivocation, “Evidence for a changing climate abounds, from the top of the atmosphere to the depths of the ocean.”

The Times story all but put a spotlight on the USDA effort to downplay and mislead the public about climate change and its impact on American agriculture.

Perhaps acknowledging how foolish USDA looked by doing so, Tim Murtaugh, a USDA “spokesman,” told Politico, “there has never been a directive … regarding the term ‘climate change’ and that it was unclear why career officials behind the memos had raised the issue to staff.”

What may have been “unclear” to Murtaugh appears quite clear to others who had their eyes open to facts and not blinkered by petty politics.

For example, here’s how Politico explained what it saw in their daily “Morning Agriculture” report Aug. 8, the day after the USDA story broke: “President See GUEBERT, pg. 5

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Whether that’s a complete coincidence or not, Secretary of Agriculture Donald Trump has long questioned Sonny Perdue was feeling enough heat the existence of climate change, once calling it a over all the steamy USDA climate news that he ‘hoax’ perpetuated by the Chinese…” interrupted his all smiles-and-handshakes trip The Trump White House, Politico added, also around the Midwest Aug. 7 to, once again, “fully “pulled the U.S. out of the Paris climate deal and support” the Clovis nomination. changed climate-change-related webpages for EPA And this despite the disclosure last week that and other government agencies to reflect its Clovis had “once called progressives ‘liars and raceskepticism about the science.” traders’” and “accused labor unions of coming out of Those actions might not constitute a clear “directhe ‘Communist closet’ to support President Barack tive” from the White House on climate change, but Obama.” they clearly show which way the wind blows in the Linking the former president to communists, Oval Office. labor unions, and progressives likely would earn There’s another unmistakable link between the Trump, Perdue, and Clovis a cup of coffee — if Trump Administration’s view that climate change is not noon dinner — at most farm town cafés. a “hoax” and USDA’s misleading terms in discussDenying climate change, however, and whitewashing it with the public. That would be Sam Clovis, ing its lasting effects will earn them nothing but Trump’s nominee to be USDA undersecretary of scorn from our grandchildren. Because, as farmers research, education and economics. and ranchers well know, the climate has changed Clovis, you may recall, labels “climate change even if folks at USDA, the White House, and the ‘junk science’ and ‘not proven,’” according the San local café lack the integrity to admit it.

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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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If the DNR is successful, they are really saying those of us that don’t hunt are second-class citizens — the hunters own the wildlife. I don’t agree with that and I hope you don’t either.

Tommy Stiles Henning, Minn.

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Aug. 26 — Farm2Families — Aitkin, Minn. — Community event featuring locally-grown dinner, farmers market, family activities, education hosted

by Sustainable Farming Assoc., Greater Mille Lacs Chapter — Visit www.sfa-mn.org/farm2families/

Sept. 5 — MDA Town Hall Listening Sessions — Crookston, Minn. — Farmers can share input with Minnesota Department of Agriculture — Contact (651) 201-6185 or allen.sommerfeld@state.mn.us Sept. 6 — Water Quality Town Hall Meeting — St. Cloud, Minn. — Discuss water quality challenges facing communities and state, engage with policymakers — Contact Sam Fettig, State of Minnesota at sam.fettig@state.mn.us or (651) 201-3408 or visit www.eqb.state.mn.us/townhalls

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Sept. 5 — Water Quality Town Hall Meeting — Crookston, Minn. – Discuss water quality challenges facing communities and state, engage with policymakers — Contact Sam Fettig, State of Minnesota at sam.fettig@state.mn.us or (651) 2013408 or visit www.eqb.state.mn.us/townhalls

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Fair food recipes are no substitute for going to State Fair 2 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, soft There will always be a special place in 1 1/4 cups light brown sugar, packed my heart for the Minnesota State Fair. I 1 cup white granulated sugar plus 2 tbsp. grew up next door to John and Marna 1 large egg Keenan, owners of the Ye Old Mill which 2 large egg yolks is the oldest ride at the state fair. I 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract watched in wonder every year as they 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips painted scenery for the ride out on their driveway and prepared hanging baskets In a large bowl combine the cake flour, white allto adorn the entrance to this Minnesota purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.

COOKING version of the “tunnel of love.” While visUse a wire whisk to “sift” together the ingredients.

WITH KRISTIN iting our neighbors’ ride was always a In a separate large bowl combine the soft unsaltState Fair must, the true star of the fair

By Kristin Kveno ed butter, light brown sugar and white sugar until was and is the food. light and fluffy. Add in the egg and egg yolks one at a time, beatThe food, the magnificent deep fried, on a stick, ing well after each addition. Stir in the pure vanilla extract. and/or covered in chocolate taste treats. When I Next, add in the dry ingredients a little at a time being careful make a trip to the fair, I’m not there for a salad not to overmix the dough. Gently fold in the semi-sweet chocowith dressing on the side. No way. I’m there to get late chips. my fair favorites and try something new as well.

My all-time favorite State Fair food is the cheese Wrap bowl in plastic wrap and refrigerate for two days. curds. Those glorious, golden, crispy cheese-filled When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 F. Line several large delights are a must for me every time I pass baking sheets with parchment paper. through the State Fair entrance. The Mouth Trap, Place the dough in teaspoon size amount balls onto the prelocated in the food building, is my pick for best pared baking sheets. Lightly press down on each cookie. curds at the fair.

Bake one sheet at a time, in preheated oven, for exactly 10 minBut what if you have a serious craving for some utes. DO NOT over bake! These will appear to be underdone, but cheese curds and it isn’t State Fair time? Well, I wish they are not! Allow them to cool slightly before enjoying.

I had a recipe for you that would rival cheese curds n found at the State Fair; but unfortunately only heartache and despair accompanied my attempt at The Minnesota State Fair announces 31 new foods for making cheese curds at home. The recipe I found 2017. Here are some of the new offerings. A complete listing sounded good, the pictures of the final product looked can be found at www.mnstatefair.org/find/new-food. amazing, so I thought I found a cheese curd winner.

Bacon Fluffernutter: Grilled cinnamon bun sandwich with a When I made them, the cheese slipped out of the bacon, peanut butter and marshmallow cream filling. golden batter while frying — thus the final product Bacon Up Pup: A Belgian waffle served on-a-stick with was a crispy curd minus the cheese. The disappointbacon in the batter, dipped in chocolate, drizzled with maple ment in the Kveno house when I presented these syrup, and topped with whipped cream and bacon. “creations” to be sampled was palpable. Thank goodBreakfast Buddy Bowl: Waffle bowl filled with hash browns, ness my kids tell it like it is and let me know immemaple syrup, scrambled eggs, cheddar cheese and bacon, diately that “these taste NOTHING like the State topped with a biscuit, country sausage gravy and green Fair cheese curds.” My advice after this food disasonions. ter is save your time and just gets the best at the state fair.

Brown Ale and Onion-Gouda Tipsy Pie: Onions caramelized in Lift Bridge Brewery’s Chestnut Hill Brown Ale with smoked n Gouda cheese, baked in a pie crust, topped with an onion After dreaming of cheese curd goodness, your taste sugar and drizzled with a sweet beer glaze. buds may be requesting something sweet. Speaking Deviation Stout Steak Taco Naan: Steak marinated in of sweet, Sweet Martha’s cookies would be a perfect Modist Deviation 004 Mexican Dark Chocolate Stout beer, fit. Sweet Martha’s is a State Fair darling. With grilled and topped with shredded lettuce, pico de gallo, queso sales of $3 million during the fair’s 12-day run, fresco, cilantro lime and jalapeño ranch sauces, and wrapped these chocolate chip cookies are another must-have in warm naan flatbread. for so many of us Minnesotans. The key to the deliciousness of the cookies is to eat them while they’re Duck Bacon Wontons: Duck bacon, grilled sweet corn and still warm. While Sweet Martha’s doesn’t publish cream cheese combined inside deep-fried crescent-shaped their famous chocolate chip cookie recipe, here’s one wontons and served with dipping sauce. that’s pretty good when you want a little of that Memphis Totchos: Sliced bananas and sautéed bacon over Sweet Martha’s goodness at home. tater tots, topped with peanut sauce.

Sweet Martha’s Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies Slow-Roasted Pork Mole Tamale: Fresh corn tamale with bit.ly/SweetMartha slow-roasted pork, mole coloradito sauce and black bean 2 cups cake flour and pineapple relish.

1 2/3 cups white all-purpose flour 1 1/4 tsp. baking soda Swing Dancer Sandwich: Honey smoked salmon, cucum1 1/2 tsp. baking powder bers, capers and cream cheese with fresh dill on pumper1 1/2 tsp. salt nickel, served with sliced lemon garnish.

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 tbsp. 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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Pollinators, gardeners find cleomes hardy, attractive 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.

Spider flowers are native to South America. They have tap roots which anchor them, so no staking is

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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.”

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.

Photo by Sharon Quale 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

Biodiesel blend to rise next summer

By TREY MEWES tmewes@mankatofreepress.com MORGAN, Minn. — Minnesota will raise its biodiesel standards to a 20 percent blend starting next summer, up from the current 10 percent.

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 infrastructure 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.

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.

“It’s monumental,” he said. “Essentially, we are going to be doubling our consumption of biodiesel in the state of Minnesota.”

Trey Mewes is a staff writer for The Free Press. The Free Press Media owns The Land and The Free Press. v

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Wed. Evening, August 30th • 6:10 PM

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Monday, August 28th West Ring - 5:30 pm: Junior Barrow Showmanship

Tuesday, August 29th

East Ring - 8:00 am to 3:00 pm: Poland China, Chester, White, Spotted hogs, and Yorkshire West Ring - 8:00 am to 1:00 pm: Duroc, Hampshire, Berkshire, Landrace, and Junior Crossbred Breeding Gilts 11:00 am to 1:00 pm: Junior Skill-a-thon 4:30 pm: Junior Judging Contest East Ring - Selection of Supreme Boar and Gilt following the conclusion of the Breeding Shows

Wednesday, August 30th West Ring - 8:00 am: Junior Barrow Classic East Ring - 9:00 am: Open Barrow Show All top placements (boars and gilts) born from December through March in each breed will be sold at auction. Up to 100 head! This is an excellent opportunity to obtain some of the top genetics available in the Midwest.

Herd health is a #1 priority for the exhibitors. Prices in the past have been very reasonable. Payment must be made at the auction. Hogs purchased may be removed from the State Fair Grounds immediately following the sale. Help is available for loading out. If not taken that evening, they must wait until 1:00 p.m., Thurs., August 31st.

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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

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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.”

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

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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.

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Implement dealers at Farmfest displayed the latest and the greatest.

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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ket by volume; Canada is num“We want to see it for sensitive ber four in value and volume; areas,” he said. and one out of four hogs is In addition, beginning farmers exported, Compart reported. should not have to compete with “NAFTA was a huge boon for the government to rent land and U.S. agriculture. We need to keep there may be support to bring these countries wide open and we the CRP price per acre down, need to add on some new ones,” said Haag. said Compart, president of ComA woman from Gibbon, Minn., part Family Farms in Nicollet. asked how she can ensure that The United States also needs her son can continue the family’s to invest in infrastructure to be a century farm. Wertish replied that world trade leader: rail, roads, we need on-farm profits and safety locks and dams, land grant uninets targeted to the family farm. versities and rural broadband, “Every one of these issues we’ve Photo by Marie Wood said Duvall, explaining that our talked about this morning has to The Land Staff Writer Dick Hagen great infrastructure offers the do with whether your son can reliability that’s so important in catches up with Zippy Duvall, president continue your generational of American Farm Bureau, at Minnesota trade. farm,” said Duvall.

Farmfest on Aug. 2.

However, our infrastructure is Every day farm groups work to worn out, he said. Both the president and agricul- make a better future for you and your family, said ture secretary want to rebuild infrastructure, said Duvall. He encouraged the audience, especially Duvall. young farmers, to get involved in a farm and comThe panel agreed on the importance of not cutting modity group to make your voice heard. He also crop insurance, which is critical to farmers today. urged farmers to tell their story on social media to While the 2018 Farm Bill could open more Conser- help change public opinion on farming. vation Reserve Program acres, Haag said CRP “The only sustainable agriculture is profitable agrishould not be for entire farms or prime cropland. culture. 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 field,” said Gary Wertish, president of Minnesota Farmers Union.

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Farm bill priorities discussed at Farmfest forum On Aug. 3, Farmfest hostRisk Coverage farm pro24 million acres nationwide in the and SNAP programs are separated. ed one of six U.S. House gram option, which over 90 2014 Farm Bill, with 23.4 million acres Trade issues — The North Agriculture Committee percent of the corn and soy- currently enrolled in CRP, as of June American Free Trade Agreement with Listening Sessions that bean producers in the Upper 30. The CRP enrollment was 29.5 mil- Mexico and Canada, which has been in were held in the United Midwest are enrolled in for lion acres in 2012, and was 33.6 milplace for 21 years, is currently being States. The event was host2014-2018. The ARC-CO lion acres in 2001. CRP contracts will reviewed by the Administration and ed by Committee payments for a given crop in expire on 2.5 million in 2017, and Congress. There are also ongoing trade Chairman, Michael a crop year can vary widely another 1.5 million acres in 2018 negotiations with China and other Conaway (R-Texas) and from county-to-county, due Many groups are calling for an countries. Farm organizations and ag Ranking Member Collin FARM PROGRAMS to the payment calculation increase in CRP acreage in the next leaders emphasized the importance of Peterson (D-Minn.), and formula. Most ag groups farm bill; however, most would like to strong export markets to farm profitBy Kent Thiesse was attended by nine other favor keeping a choice see CRP continue to be targeted to the ability and a strong rural economy. members of the U.S. between the revenuemost environmentally sensitive land.

Organic production — A number House Ag Committee. based ARC-CO proThe biggest challenge with increasing of people that made comments The Committee memgram and the priceCRP acreage is probably the cost of expressed the need for a stronger safebers listened to nearly only Price Loss the CRP program. The 33.6 million ty net and more support for organic 50 two-minute presentations from Coverage program, but would like to CRP acres in 2001 required a total crop and livestock production in the farmers, ag leaders, conservation sup- see some “tweaks” to the ARC-CO pay- budget outlay of $1.6 million, while next farm bill. porters, and others during the listenment calculation formulas. ing session. A variety of topics and issues were raised during the session Crop insurance and commodity programs Many farm operators are concerned about the future of the federal crop insurance program. The federal government currently covers approximately 60 percent of the premium cost Photo by Trey Mewes, The Free Press paid by farmers for most common levSeveral members of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee listened to public comment at a special Farm Bill forum during els of crop insurance coverage. Crop Farmfest on Aug. 3. Pictured are (left to right): Minnesota Congressmen Rick Nolan, Tim Walz and Collin Peterson; Commitinsurance has been a “financial lifetee Chair Congressman Michael Conaway of Texas; Iowa Congressman Steve King; and Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis. saver” in recent years for crop produc- Other panelists not pictured were Pennsylvania Congressman Dwight Evans, Minnesota Congressman Tom Emmer, North ers in many areas of the United States Dakota Congressman Kevin Cramer, Kansas Congressman Roger Marshall and South Dakota Congresswoman Kristi Noem. that have suffered crop losses due to natural disasters and poor crop grow- Dairy Margin Protection Program the 24 million CRP acres in 2017 will Ag research — Many commented ing conditions.

The MPP program is a voluntary require a budget outlay of over $1.8 on the need for continued support for program that was part of the 2014 million. This is largely due to higher The Trump Administration budget agriculture research and extension farm bill, which was designed to help U.S. average CRP rental payments, proposal would reduce the maximum programs through the land grant unidairy producers offset low profit marwhich averaged $46 per acre in 2001, federal premium subsidy to $40,000 versity system. and averaged $77 per acre in 2017. per farm operation. Currently, there is gins. However, the established payment formulas have not worked in One overriding issue of the farmers no limit on the maximum premium Other USDA programs today’s market environment, and as a attending the listening session, is the subsidy. The Administration proposal There are twelve titles in the current tight margins and low profitability in would also eliminate the popular har- result the program has not provided farm bill, and comments at the listenthe financial support to most dairy vest price option for crop insurance ing session also focused on some of the crop and livestock production today. producers that it was designed to Farm operators stressed the need for that is utilized as a risk management other USDA programs, including: accomplish.

Many producers and dairy USDA to maintain a strong safety net tool by most Midwest corn and soySNAP — Some members of Congress for producers, through federal crop leaders are calling for revisions to the bean producers. In addition, the would like to separate the Food and insurance and crop and livestock comAdministration revisions would elimi- MPP in the next farm bill. Livestock Nutrition Title, which funds the producers also expressed the need to modity programs. The other overriding nate federal crop insurance coverage Supplemental Nutrition Assistance develop vaccine banks and other meaissue with farm families and rural resto any farm operation that exceeds sures in the next farm bill, in order to Program, from the Commodity Title idents is the high cost of health insur$500,000 in adjusted gross income. If protect against foot and mouth disease when the next farm bill is written. The ance coverage, and access to adequate all of these changes were implementprogram, which utilizes approximately health care coverage. Congress and the ed, it could drastically change the fed- and other pandemic livestock diseases. 70-80 percent of the funds expended Administration will now need to find a eral crop insurance program for many Conservation programs under the farm bill, has been a way to balance between the many needs and crop producers, as we know it today.

One topic at the listening session engage both urban and rural members priorities for the next farm bill and the that seemed to unite ag organizations, of Congress on the importance of this Most farm operators are just begingrowing federal budget deficit. environmental groups, and wildlife ning to understand the current farm legislation. For many decades farm supporters alike was continued supKent Thiesse is a government farm bill and farm programs that were bills have contained both the port for conservation programs. The programs analyst and a vice president implemented beginning with the 2014 Commodity and Nutrition titles. at MinnStar Bank in Lake Crystal, crop year, and will be in place through Conservation Reserve Program, which Experienced ag policy experts warn has been the cornerstone of conservaMinn. the 2018 crop year. There has been a that funding for ag commodity protion efforts since the late 1980s, lot of concern over the payment calcugrams could become much more diffiHe may be reached at (507) 726-2137 lations in the current county-based Ag received the most attention. The maxi- cult in the future, if the farm programs or kent.thiesse@minnstarbank.com. v mum acreage in CRP was reduced to

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Spring wheat harvest is underway; crops look good

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Larry Konsterlie, Pennock, Aug. 15

On Aug. 15, Corey Hanson called his report in from his combine.

He just started harvesting spring wheat that afternoon.

He has sprayed his soybean fields for aphids. “It’s a good time to be walking your fields and checking for stuff – aphids, resistant weeds,” said Hanson.

Soybeans and corn are suffering from lack of moisture on his farm and the surrounding 50 to 100 mile area.

“We’re wishing we could have a little Corey Hanson rain,” he said.

His second cutting of alfalfa is complete. His third crop of alfalfa isn’t coming in real well, measuring 16 inches tall and already budding.

He is replacing a shed on his property that blew away in a tornado last August. They lost two sheds, but he may not be replacing the second shed this season.

During the downtime before hay harvest, he got away for a short trip to Duluth, where he loves to see the ships moving Minnesota product.

All told, it’s been pretty uneventful: “Working on machinery, cleaning bins out, all the fun jobs that go along with it,” said Hanson.

Larry Konsterlie, of Konsterlie Farms, was hauling last year’s corn from the bin. One bin is cleaned out and he’s working on the second bin.

Larry Konsterlie As for this year’s crop: “Things are looking pretty good now.

We’ve gotten some decent rains,” he reported.

Timely rains have ranged from two-tenths of an inch to almost an inch depending on location.

“The soybeans are flowering, starting to set pods. The corn is filling out,” said Konsterlie. “I took care of all the aphids back in early August. That control is doing well.”

All in all, the plants look healthy.

“It would be nice to have a little more heat,” he said.

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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.

“If we can get an inch or two of rain, it Bob Roelofs 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.

Mark Ditlevson The spring wheat is a week to 10 days out. His neighbor is baling some oat straw that Ditlevson sold him.

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

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On Aug. 3, Nate Hultgren, and his brother Noah, were driving home from Farmfest where Noah spoke in the 2018 farm bill session. They run a diversified farm of corn, soybeans, edible beans, sugarbeets, hay and a 90-head cow-calf operation.

Hultgren Farms received about an inch of rain on July 23 and 1.5 inches on Aug. 2. In their fields near Belgrade, they have been irrigatNate Hultgren ing since the Fourth of July. The soil is sandy there.

“We were just to the point of drying out when we got this one,” he said. “I can’t complain. All the crops look pretty good at this point.”

However, corn acres damaged by June hail and winds are at least a week behind, with tassels just poking through.

The Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative took a second root sample to look at growth rate and determine the start date of beet harvest. Hultgren expects the date to fall between Aug. 21 and 28.

The Hultgrens are also partners in the nearby Meadow Star Dairy. “We’re finalizing some silage plans,” Hultgren said.

There’s never been a good certified formula to convert grain yield to silage tons, so they have to build in a buffer of a few hundred acres, he explained. “It’s kind of a rolling number,” he added.

Crews finished the third cutting of hay.

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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

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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.

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Where and when to see 4-H animals 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 horse barn is open each day from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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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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.

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

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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. 18

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CORN — Surprise: noun; a completely unexpected occurrence, appearance, or statement; an unexpected or astonishing event, fact, or thing; a feeling of mild astonishment or shock caused by something unexpected; denoting something made, done, or happening unexpectedly.

This is exactly how to describe the August World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. Anything that happened in the first three days of the week of Aug. 7 was totally over- PHYLLIS NYSTROM CHS Hedging Inc. shadowed by the surprising St. Paul WASDE report on Aug. 10.

December corn had rallied 5.25 cents for the week going into report day, only to plunge to its lowest level since last September! The report did not cut the 2017-18 yield nearly as much as anticipated (and traded) by the market. The resulting production and carryout numbers for 2017-18 were much larger than projected, which precipitated a significant 15.25 cent one-day sell-off in December futures.

The August report left everything on the 2016-17 balance sheet unchanged. On the 2017-18 balance sheet, the yield was above the highest private estimate and was only cut 1.2 bu./acre to 169.5 bu./acre from July’s 170.7 bu./acre forecast. The average guess was 166.2 bu./acre with a range of guesses from 162.8-168.5 bu./acre. Iowa and Illinois were pegged at 188 bu./acre and Minnesota at 183 bu./ acre. Production came in at 14.153 billion bushels,

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Bean yield estimates tend to increase as season goes on NYSTROM, from pg. 15 down 102 million from last month, but well above the 13.855 billion bushel average guess and higher than the 13.590-14.07 billion bushel range of estimates.

The feed/residual and export categories were each lowered 25 million bushels. This brought exports down to 1.850 billion bushels. Ending stocks fell 52 million bushels to 2.273 billion bushels compared to the average estimate of 2.003 billion bushels. World ending stocks reflected the U.S. trend with ending stocks at 200.9 mmt vs. the average estimate of 194.91 mmt. Brazil’s 2016-17 corn crop was raised 1.5 mmt to 98.5 mmt.

The first monthly report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency on prevented plant acreage was also released this week. It will be updated monthly through January. There were two trade theories to the report which was 86.8 million corn acres. One: corn acres could be 300,000-500,000 too high and soybean acres 100,000-300,000 acres too high. Two: corn acres are close to the USDA at 90.9 million acres and bean acres could be underestimated by 500,000-700,000 acres. Based on the two diverging opinions, the report was mostly ignored since the 4.1 million acre difference between FSA and USDA is fairly typical.

Not wanting to completely ignore early week action, corn reversed direction higher to begin the week on less-than-expected rainfall in Iowa. Corn rallied to fill the gap left in the previous week ahead of the monthly WASDE report. The crop condition report as of Aug. 6 showed a 1 percent decline in the good/excellent category to 60 percent from 61 percent the previous week.

Both Minnesota and Iowa’s conditions fell 1 percent.

Corn in the silking and dough stage were close to average, but dented corn was only 7 percent vs. 11 percent average. Besides a small new crop export sale of 181,000 metric tons, demand news was limited as traders focused on potential supply. The European Union also announced they will reinstate a $6.10 per ton import tariff on corn, rye and milo. This is the first time they have done so in three years due to current large supplies. Volumes and trading interest was termed lackluster for the first half of the week.

Weekly export sales were disappointing for old crop, but decent for new crop. Old crop sales were 2 million bushels, bringing total commitments to 2.221 billion bushels. We will likely meet the USDA’s target of 2.225 billion bushels. New crop sales were 24.7 million bushels. This was at the upper end of expectations and brought total new crop commitments to 200 million bushels. This is 44 percent below last year’s 357 million bushels on the books at this time.

Weekly ethanol production rose 10,000 barrels per day to 1.012 million bpd, while stocks increased by 400,000 barrels to 21.3 million barrels. Ethanol crush margins improved 4 cents per gallon week on week to 17 cents per gallon. Unless ethanol production kicks into high gear for the remaining weeks of the crop year, the USDA may have to cut this usage category by at least 25 million bushels. Brazil is exploring the possibility of implementing an import

MARKETING tax on ethanol. The United States supplies the vast majority of their imports. Under consideration is an annual quota of 600 million liters or 160 million gallons, with a quarterly limit of 150 million liters.

Anything over the quota would be subject to a 20 percent tax. A final decision is expected Aug. 23.

Outlook: The contract low for the December 2017 contract is $3.58.5 per bushel. The contract low last year in the December 2016 contract was $3.14.75/bu.

The trading range this week was $3.70.25 to $3.89/ bu. The contract low will act as the next support target and the week’s high at $3.89 will be viewed as first resistance. The trade may not believe the USDA’s yield, but it’s all that’s available until the Sept.

12 report. This may be one of those years where we really won’t know what we have until the combines roll. For the week, September corn fell 5.75 cents to settle at $3.60.75 and the December contract was 6.25 cents lower at $3.74.75 per bushel.

Here is a follow-up on the tidbit leading to the August crop report: August corn production has now been higher than the average trade guess in 10 of the last 14 years.

SOYBEANS — Not to be left out of the surprise party, the November soybean contract plunged 33 cents lower on report day’s bearish numbers. The average yield forecast was 47.5 bu./acre, but the USDA shocked the trade with a 1.4 bu./acre increase to 49.4 bu./acre! This is a record yield for an August report. It was sharply higher than the 46.9-48.0 bu./ acre range of estimates and last month’s outlook for 48.0 bu./acre.

Iowa’s yield was 56 bu./acre, Illinois at 58 bu./acre and Minnesota at 49 bu./acre. Also keep in mind that in the last six years, the bean yields have a tendency to increase from the August report to the final report.

The move was also interesting from the point that this year’s crop was only rated 59 percent good/excellent at the beginning of August vs. 72 percent good/ excellent last year. Production rose 121 million bushels to a record 4.381 billion bushels. This was higher than the range of estimates where the average guess was 4.212 billion bushels.

The crush category was cut 10 million bushels, exports were raised 75 million to 2.225 billion bushels and residual was increased 1 million bushels. The big export number is a little surprising since new crop sales are the lowest in five years for this time of year.

Taking into account a 40 million bushel lower carry-in due to changes on the 2016-17 balance sheet, ending stocks for 2017-18 were up 15 million bushels to 475 million bushels. The average estimate was 424 million bushels with a range of 369-474 million bushels.

The 2016-17 balance sheet included a 10 million bushel reduction in crush and a 50 million bushel increase in exports. Ending stocks were lowered 40 million bushels to 370 million bushels.

World ending stocks for 2017-18 were significantly larger than projected at a record 97.8 mmt compared

to the average estimate of 92.12 mmt. Last month’s number was 93.53 mmt. No changes were made to Brazil or Argentina’s 2016-17 estimates at 114 mmt and 57.8 mmt respectively.

Soybeans trended higher early in the week despite some changing forecasts and diminishing demand prospects. Talk in the trade centered on chatter that up to 500,000 metric tons of soybeans had been resold

by Chinese buyers. Reasons behind the resale included high stocks at the ports and poor crush margins.

The announcement of the cancellation of 130,000 metric tons of old crop soybeans by unknown at midweek played into the poor export scenario. However, we did see a new sale of 206,000 metric tons of 201617 soybeans to unknown early in the week.

Domestically, basis improved to encourage movement after it shut off in the wake of last week’s flat price decline. The soybean crop condition improved 1 percent to 60 percent good/excellent for the week ending Aug. 6. South Dakota’s good/excellent category improved 4 percent, North Dakota was up 3 percent, and Minnesota increased 1 percent. Iowa’s condition declined 1 percent, and Illinois dropped 2 percent.

Beans blooming were 90 percent vs. 88 percent average and setting pods was at 65 percent compared to 62 percent on average.

Weekly export sales were dismal for old crop, but we don’t need anymore, and good for new crop. Old crop sales were 1.7 million bushels. New crop sales were 23.5 million bushels; but new crop sales commitments are just 258 million bushels compared to 505 million last year. China reported record soybean imports in July at just over 10 mmt. This is a 30 percent increase over last year. It’s assumed some unloadings may have been held until July, when the value added tax on imports was lowered.

Geopolitical events may resurface in the ag complex. The sparring between the United States and North Korea is picking up.

Outlook: This week’s crop report was a game changer. We have likely moved our trading range to a lower bracket, but have room to trade weather events, or the lack of them. Weather will continue to be a major focus for soybeans as their final yield is yet to be determined. November soybeans traded to its lowest level since the June 30 report, trading in the $9.37 to $9.88.5 range during the week. Its contract low is well below us at $8.57 per bushel. Short-term support is this week’s low, then the June low at $9.07 per bushel. The weather isn’t done with soybeans yet, but in which direction? For the week, November soybeans were down 11.75 cents at $9.45 per bushel.

Update on the 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. 11: Minneapolis September wheat crashed 42.25 cents lower, Chicago fell 15.5 cents and Kansas City tumbled 18.25 cents lower. Crude oil was down 76 cents at $48.82 and natural gas rallied 21 cents.

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WACHTLER, from pg. 15 Over the past several years, you would have been well positioned if you were using the USD index as one of the factors when deciding how aggressively to hedge. The recent commodity markets may have left you with the feeling that it is impossible to execute a profitable hedging strategy because the trend for commodites prices has been down. If you missed opportunities this

year, be dilligent about leveraging any short term bounces in the market to catch up on sales, reducing the risk of a further decline in prices. Also, keep one eye on the direction of the dollar for a clue to help with the your longrun hedging strategy.

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reach the Millenial generation.

2018 farm bill, that we have the He told Zimmerman that FFA good sense to continue the farm members have great credibility. bill we have with a few changes.

“We want to get a nationwide U.S. Rep. Tim Walz, (D-1st Discommunication force of young trict) serves on the Agriculture people in green, blue and gold to Committee and said farmers are communicate the truth out very clear on the need for crop there,” said Perdue. insurance.

Trade “Getting a farm bill done would A representative from Cargill speak volumes about what rural urged Perdue to “Keep the mar- FFA members (left to right) Maddie Weninger, Jessica America needs, wants — striking kets open and open new mar- Christoffer, Kegan Zimmerman, Spencer Flood, Jared that proper balance,” said Walz. kets.”

Hohenstein and Katie Benson represented the future “Those risk management tools during these last three years The Minnesota Soybean Grow- of agriculture at the secretary’s visit. have been absolutely critical in ers Association brought up the a great safety net for our producers. keeping folks going.” issue of trade with China and trait It’s well received by the public and the regulations. Perdue acknowledged farm community,” he said.

Perdue expressed his support of that the United States has been under research and land grant universities.

The question remains whether the Brian Buhr, dean of the University of regulatory oppression. popular program will see cuts.

Minnesota College of Food, Agriculture “We press China pretty hard and and Natural Resources, said, “I was Minnesota Agriculture Commiscontinue to press China on bio-tech sioner Dave Frederickson requested glad he promoted research and land traits,” said Perdue. v that if Congress has trouble passing a grant universities.”

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

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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.

Harold Wolle, president of Minnesota Corn Growers 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

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Farm to Congress: Keep ag safety nets, nutrition in farm bill

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 man-

agement.

“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 primarily 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.”

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 he couldn’t see a way to separating the two issues and getting a bill done before the current farm bill expires. Still, several pressed not to cut federal funding for SNAP.

Farmers urge Perdue to focus on needs, not cuts

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 try-

ing 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.”

Farmers and ag industry leaders are concerned over up to $10 billion in potential cuts to crop insurance, 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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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 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 immigration visas for temporary farm workers.

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.

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By DICK HAGEN This gives us a bit more leverage. We can The Land Staff Writer either market more bulls or we can be a bit more harsh on the bulls we do keep.”

STARBUCK, Minn. — Jared and his wife Makayla Flower own and operate JMF And if a young bull doesn’t measure up to Herefords and SimAngus near Holloway. The Flower’s critical eye, that young lad becomes Flowers are in the early years with their proa steer. “It’s never too late to sift them in my gram of raising breeding stock with both mind.”

Hereford and Simmental genetics with their Hands-on experience is Flower’s educaherd of 60 to 70 cows. tional pedigree. He worked for two successful “I’ve been in the cattle business ever since operations: Frederickson Hereford farms I was old enough to stand on a Crystalyx tub with Mark Frederickson as his primary menand run the head gate for my dad at pregtor. He also worked for Wulf Limousin for a checking time,” chuckled Jared Flower. few years. His wife Makayla also has an extensive farm education.

Growing up on his family cow-calf operation south of Benson, Flower decided he “One of her favorite things to do in high wanted to pursue a goal of breeding stock.

Photo by Dick Hagen school was drive a single-axle farm truck for “We love the cattle business. It’s been said Makayla and Jared Flower have developed their own seedstock opera- her dad hauling corn,” Flower said. many times there’s no people like cattle peo- tion, JMF Herefords and SimAngus, near Holloway, Minn.

Makayla Flower was putting the finishing ple. A lot of friends successful in the business touches on JMF’s display booth at the in a nice way.

It’s humbling for us to see people mentored me. That was a big inspiration as well,” Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Summer Beef Tour and appreciate what we are doing,” Flower continued. said Flower.

Trade Show, held July 10-11 in Starbuck.

So is supply and demand driving the market today?

A special regard of the Hereford breed also moti“My partnership with Jared is everything from Flower chuckled, saying there is always someone playvates this young couple. ing around with the beef market. “A while back, the doing the books to lots of behind the scenes stuff at “I have always respected the Hereford breed for its cattle business was really good and everyone wanted the farm,” she said. efficiency and how well the cattle can adapt, as well to be a cowboy. So everybody got some cows and startThe couple have three little ones, Jaclyn, 3, Tayton, as cross on Angus based cows,” Flower said. “Herefords ed raising cattle. Which is great, because I believe the 2 and Ty, 1. run deep in our family ancestry. My grandpa had industry always welcomes new producers. But that put “The kids are always with us —working cattle, Herefords back in the Domino age and my dad main- a lot of quantity into the industry. We had to filter that doing chores, etcetera. I’m at home most of the time tained a registered and commercial cowherd growing through the total market and we’re still at it.” caring for the children plus helping as I can,” up. Makayla and I are the first generation to go on Cost savings becomes a necessity for all cattlemen. Makayla said. our own and develop a family seedstock operation.”

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The Flowers are ardent beef boosters. “Lots of folks Flower is also a hard culler. “We pay close attention think their beef just shows up in the grocery store. to feet and udders,” he explained. “Our buyers don’t They have no regard, no knowledge of the collective want to deal with those issues and neither do we. We efforts of us cattle producers to produce this very sat- love our good old cows. Eight to 10 years is the aver- 18’ + 2’, 2-7000# Axles Dovetail From isfying meat product. We know our state organization age age before we say goodbye. Before we ship, we try Adjustable coupler LED lighting Fold up ramps Modular Wiring Harness does a nice job with promotional activities, along with to get some extra flesh back on them. Our cows the Minnesota Junior Hereford Breeders group. The across the scale would average 1,250 to 1,500 pounds.” Goosenecks Drop Dual Jacks, Lockable Chain Box, Certified Hereford Beef program is also remarkably ’N Locks Dovetail, LED Lights, Modular After the Flowers’ annual bull sale on the first consumer-oriented. Other breeds do a great job of Wiring Harness, & more.

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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. Bruce The goal is to protect the state’s Montgomery 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.

At the July 25 session in Fairmont, 60 farmers learned how the rule may affect them. Some ques-

tioned 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 1992-2016 even as more acres were added to production.

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

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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 shores 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 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

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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 profession-

als, will advise farmers and the To complicate matters, ground MDA on how to best respond and Learn more thawing is late. what BMPs and alternative Submit comments through Aug. 25 to Minnesota DepartAll told, crops have to be seeded practices to use. ment of Agriculture: larry.gunderson@state.mn.us in a window of 14-21 days. “We If practices are used on 80 per- By mail: Larry Gunderson, MDA, 625 Robert St. N, St. don’t have the luxury of having a cent of the cropland in the miti- Paul, MN 55155 long season to get crops in,” he gation area, regulations will not Visit www.mda.state.mn.us/nfr to view the rule. said. be required. By testing water Visit bit.ly/GroundWaterMap to view the draft Vulnerable Hanson said the rule throws in from private and public wells, Groundwater Map the whole state when only one or Level 1 designations may be two quadrants have issues. In reevaluated every 10 years and to be closed up properly.” those areas, such as southeast Level 2 designations will be reevaluMinnesota, industry, households, cities According to BMPs, nitrogen should ated after three growing seasons. not be applied in the fall until the soil and farmers need to get together.

When BMPs are not used and nitrate reaches 50 F. In his area, the soil is Hanson urged MDA officials to groundwater levels exceed the health usually less than 40 F. Already, he rethink the rule and come back next risk limits of 10 ppm, then the area applies half in the fall for corn and the winter for another round of meetings. may move to regulatory mitigation lev- other half in June.

“Typically, the farmer is using uniels. Level 3 is reached when 10 percent “I put it on and I work it in right versity guidelines for how much fertilor more of sampled private wells exceed izer is going on or they’re taking a soil 10 ppm and Level 4 is when 15 percent away,” he said.

He contends that logistically the rule health test with a co-op and agronoor more of sampled private wells exceed 10 ppm. Public wells will also be sam- is not viable for his region. The infra- mist. Most are doing things right now, structure is not in place to apply all the but to handcuff and force us into it pled. v nitrogen in the spring — rail, plants, doesn’t make sense,” said Hanson.

Northwest Minnesota storage capacity and equipment.

Plus, Corey Hanson attended Nitrogen Fertilizer Rule meetings in his region. He most producers use urea, which takes estimated about 350 farmers attended more storage capacity than anhydrous.

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Agriculture’s World Agricultural Supply outlook is for lower supplies, reduced feed and Demand Estimates report issued and residual use and exports, and a Aug. 10. The 2018 output was also decline in ending stocks. reduced as “slow growth in milk per cow The WASDE forecasts corn production at more than offset increases in dairy cow 14.2 billion bushels, down 102 million numbers.” from the July projection. The season’s first 2017 production and marketings were survey-based corn yield forecast, at 169.5 projected at 215.7 and 214.7 billion bushels per acre, is 1.2 bushels lower than pounds respectively, down 600 million last month’s trend-based projection.

MIELKE MARKET pounds from last month. If realized, Soybean production was forecast at 4.38 WEEKLY 2017 production would still be up 3.3 billion bushels, up 121 million on higher billion pounds or 1.6 percent from 2016.

By Lee Mielke yields. Harvested area was forecast at 2018 production and marketings were 88.7 million acres, which is unchanged projected at 220.3 and 219.3 billion pounds respecfrom July. The first survey-based soybean yield foretively, down 900 million pounds from last month. If cast of 49.4 bushels per acre is 1.4 bushels above realized, 2018 production would be up 4.6 billion last month, but 2.7 bushels below last year’s record. pounds or 2.1 percent from 2017.

With higher production and lower beginning stocks, soybean supplies for 2017-18 were projected at 4.78 Fat basis 2017 exports were raised due to higher billion bushels, up 2 percent from last month. butter and anhydrous milk fat shipments while imports were unchanged. The skim-solid basis The U.S. season-average soybean price for 2017-18 export forecast was lowered on weaker-than-expect- is forecast at $8.45 to $10.15 per bushel, down 10 ed whey sales and the import forecast was cents at the midpoint. The soybean meal price foreunchanged. cast of $295 to $335 per short ton is down $5.00 at the midpoint.

Fat basis 2018 exports were raised on stronger shipments of a number of dairy products. Fat basis FC Stone says, “The corn market was caught offimports were lowered slightly. Skim-solid basis guard as the USDA posted their yield estimate well exports were raised on expected stronger sales of above trade expectations. The market had anticipatnonfat dry milk and other dairy products while ed the weather issues in the western Corn Belt to imports were unchanged from last month. have had a depressing effect on the yield projection.” The forecasted soybean crop yield was also Butter and cheese price forecasts were raised for well above trade estimates, according to FC Stone.

2017 and 2018 as demand strength is expected to carry into 2018. The 2017 and 2018 NDM and whey The first survey of 2017 cotton crop production price forecasts were reduced based on anticipated indicates a crop of 20.5 million bales. This is 1.5 weak demand. million above last month and the largest production The 2017 Class III milk price average forecast was in 11 years. The larger crop is partially offset by lower beginning stocks which were reduced 400,000 unchanged at around $16 per hundredweight, up bales to 2.8 million due to an increase in final 2016from $14.87 in 2016 and $15.80 in 2015. The 2018 17 exports. Ending stocks, now projected at 5.8 milaverage was projected at about $16.80, down from lion bales, would be the largest since 2008-09. the $16.95 expected a month ago, due to lower expected whey prices more than offsetting higher USDA’s latest Crop Progress report shows that 60 cheese prices. percent of the U.S. corn crop was rated good to excellent, the week ending Aug. 6, down from 61 The Class IV milk price forecasts for 2017 and percent the previous week and down from 74 per2018 were raised as stronger forecast butter prices cent in 2016. Sixty percent of the soybeans were more than offset lower NDM prices. Look for a 2017 average of about $15.90/cwt. This is up a nickel from rated good to excellent, up from 59 percent the previous week, but compares to 72 percent a year ago. last month’s estimate, and compares to $13.77 in Fifty-four percent of the cotton was rated good to 2016 and $14.35 in 2015. The 2018 average was put excellent, down from 56 percent the previous week at $16.25, unchanged from last month’s estimate. but compares to 48 percent a year ago. n n Switching to feed, this month’s 2017-18 U.S. corn See MIELKE, pg. 25

Cheese stocks typically bottom out in September with old product that has been in storage this year output is “readily available and the market undercould provide a bit of a boost in barrel prices, in the tone is slow. A few contacts report that inventories Cash dairy product prices saw ups and downs the near term.” but Kurzawski warns, “Some of these for retail and commodity cheese are balanced. second week of August. Cheddar block cheese finbullish arguments can be mitigated by current However, some manufacturers report long stocks.

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Jerry Dryer: Milk supplies are tight across the globe MIELKE, from pg. 25

“Food service demand continues at steady to strengthening levels and milk powder would be priced on par retail demand has consistently with the lowest values reported in improved from last year’s sales. Bulk Oceania, the United States, and the butter production is active, as cream European Union. This makes is still flowing into Class IV processCanadian SMP exceedingly competiing at relatively reasonable prices.” tive in the international market, and “Western butter makers are not exports are responding accordingly. In having any particular trouble getting June, Canada sent a record-breaking cream,” according to Dairy Market 24.2 million pounds of SMP abroad.”

News, but some processors are “hesiCanada also raised its milk productant to take on extra cream unless tion quota by 5 percent this year to needed to fulfill a confirmed sale.” encourage greater domestic butter pro“With higher values of butterfat, the duction, but the Daily Dairy Report manufacturers do not want to put speculates that will likely result in those pricy milkfats into storage as even greater volumes of SMP to “dump bulk butter. A number of butter makon someone else’s shores. Meanwhile, ers are choosing to sell the cream the rest of Canada’s dairy industry rather than churn. Inventories are a remains heavily fortified against outlittle heavy but they are being drawn side competition via its protectionist down by current demand.” supply management system.”

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California’s September Class I milk prices were announced by the California Department of Food and Agriculture at $18.65 per hundredweight for the north and $18.92 for the south. Both are up 33 cents from August, 53 cents above a September 2016, and the highest since March 2017.

The nine-month average stands at $17.93 for the north, up from $15.78 at this time a year ago and $17.65 in 2015. The southern nine-month average is $18.20, up from $16.05 a year ago and $17.92 in 2015. The September Federal order Class I base price will be announced by the USDA on Aug. 23. n A new radio network dedicated to the dairy industry got underway on July 31. Dairy Radio Now is hosted by Bill Baker, former host of the DairyLine Radio Network of which I had the privilege of starting in 1988.

Two voices from the past aired on the Aug. 7 broadcast — my own and Jerry Dryer, editor and analyst with the Dairy and Food Market Analyst newsletter. I ask him what happened in the Aug. 1 Global Dairy Trade auction, where the overall weighted average fell 1.6 percent while butter and cheese fell almost 5 percent. Chicago Merchantile Exchange prices moved higher, then relapsed.

“One auction does not make a trend,” Dryer answered, and with the CME, “One week does not make a trend. The market is trying to sort itself out. It doesn’t want to go higher, doesn’t want to go lower.” But he added that all of the signals he’s seeing suggest that “the longer term trend is for this market to push higher.”

Milk supplies are relatively tight around the world, Dryer said.

Inventories, except for those in the United States, are “fairly snug, and the Chinese are back buying, and the market is just trying to figure that out.”

When asked if we’ll see $3 butter, he answered “Yes, not as a $3 monthly average, but we’ll see some $3 butter this fall.” He looks for cheese to approach $2 per pound, especially if butter would sustain a $3 level for any length of time.

Dryer’s biggest concern is that we “do something goofy in this country

and screw up our trade relations with some of our key partners. Exports are a very big part of the U.S. dairy market now,” he concluded, “and a very big driver of prices.” n Speaking of the world market, FC Stone’s Dave Kurzawski wrote in his Aug. 8 Insider Opening Bell, “Combining the Eurostat June collection numbers available to date with our estimate for German milk collections gives us milk production numbers for 20 of the European Union’s 28 milk producers who accounted for 86.4 percent of the total EU milk collections in June 2016.

Collections for these 20 countries is now estimated at 11.55 million tons, up 1.4 percent on the volume collected by the same 20 countries in June 2016, and up 1.8 percent on the 3-year average and 4.8 percent ahead of the 5-year average for June. June collection data for the remaining countries is expected to be released in the next week or so.”

Cooperatives Working Together accepted three requests for export assistance this week from member cooperatives to sell 352,740 pounds of cheddar cheese to customers in Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. The product has been contracted for delivery from September through November. n The USDA’s latest National Milk Cost of Production report shows June’s total milk production costs were up from May but still below a year ago.

Total feed costs averaged $10.44/cwt., down a penny from April, unchanged from May, and 35 cents below June 2016. Purchased feed costs, at $5.59/ cwt., were down 3 cents from April, 2 cents above May, but 64 cents below June 2016.

Total costs, including feed, bedding, marketing, fuel, repairs, hired labor, taxes, etc., at $21.96/cwt., were up 17 cents from April and May but 13 cents below a year ago.

Feed costs made up 47.5 percent of total costs in June, down slightly from 47.9 percent the month before and down from 48.9 percent a year ago.

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 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.

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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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“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.”

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 offfarm 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

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

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. not really growing good, so I thought I “That’s a very important part of a would stir that soil and knock the successful farm,” he said. “Kim helps weeds that the chemical didn’t get,” he me with everything. She can do anysaid. thing I can do. And she’s been willing to put up with less just to be able to live Lifestyle If his son Kenton was interested in on a farm. Because we maybe haven’t always had the fanciest car, the lifefarming, would he encourage him? style things, but she wanted to be on a “Sure I would, just because a farm is farm so she’s willing to do that.” 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.”

As he spoke, there were Mike sells his pigs on the open market and supplies a birds singing all around. number of private customers with pork.

Some people say you can’t make a “You know,” he went on, “there’s something about raising a crop, seeing decent living on a small, diversified how it grows and produces a harvest. farm.

I’m a believer in God, and when you’re “I guess it depends on what kind of out on the farm, in my opinion, you’re living you want to have,” Kim said. “If about as close to God as you can be. you want to have a high living, then no, Because you trust in Him for the rain you probably can’t. But if you want to and sunshine to get a good crop.” live on what you can make, then you Jorgensen is quick to say that his can do it.” determination to live and work in the That’s what Mike and Kim Jorgensen country by itself does not account for and their family have been doing for 30 succeeding on a 200 acre farm. It is a years. If contentment is any measure of family enterprise and he has a spouse success, then the Jorgensens are sucwho is a real partner. cessful farmers. v

Cattle grazing, cover crops can rebuild land quality 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.

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.

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“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 seedstock 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.”

Perhaps like any cattleman, Wulf says 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 government-owned 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. The good Lord taught us to do onto others as you would have them do onto you.” v

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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 1,000 Minnesota cattle producers and their families an upclose look at the very diversified Jim Wulf 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 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

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Let God be your guide when encountering detours in life Our quiet country road isn’t so quiet depth of the murky water, she dove in. anymore. Highway 7, located one mile to Her head hit something hard, snapped, our north, is under construction. Which and left her with no feeling in her hands means our gravel road is now a detour or feet. And though her journey was for local traffic who live to the south of painful and dark, she didn’t stay stuck. the highway. And the locals who live on From her wheelchair, she has a global pavement, but are now traveling our ministry called Joni and Friends that is gravel, do not love the dust on their changing the lives of disabled people and vehicles any more than I love being their families here, near, and far.

THE BACK PORCH dusted by them on my morning run.

And there’s more! There are inspiring During road construction season, you

By Lenae Bulthuis detour stories everywhere. Read meaty don’t have to travel far to hit a detour — biographies like Joni’s, Katie Davis, Jim whether by car or in life. And I wonder if your sum- Elliot, George Muller, or Dr. Helen Roseveare. Talk mer has had a detour or more that you never saw to people in your community who have walked a coming? Maybe you’ve heard, read or said … “This hard road, but made it to the other side stronger isn’t how things are supposed to be. I don’t understill. stand. This wasn’t how I planned it. I don’t know Detours come with a fork in the road. When life what to do or where to go next.” isn’t what we planned or hoped it would be, and Maybe your detour has involved hospital stays, a there’s no going back to what was, we need to relationship gone awry, or more visits to Mr. Banker determine our next steps. than you typically have this time of year. Detours We can pitch a tent in our pity party. Some people are bumpy and time-consuming. They can take us build permanent homes there (not that anyone on roads we’ve never seen before or ever thought wants to visit or stay long). But here’s the thing: we’d be required to travel.

Pity parties are not effective nor much of a party.

Joni Eareckson Tada’s detour took place 50 years There has to be a better way. ago when she went into Chesapeake Bay with her When our daughters were young, Mike would sister Kathy for a quick swim. Without checking the

hold them up in the air by their ankles and pretend to drop them as he said, “Trust me.” And while their squeals did not vocalize trust, he never dropped them. Not once.

Sometimes life feels like that. It can feel like we’re hanging from our ankles or out on a limb. And I know 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 upsidedown 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 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 upside-down road, the good news in the potholes and pit stops is that you never walk alone.

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

This August, the big unknown in fields presenting occurred. This would include suspected particle drift, dicamba injury symptoms will be dicamba’s impact tank contamination and volatility. on soybean yield. Unfortunately, due to the sensitivThe Minnesota Department of Agriculture is gathity of non-Xtend soybeans to dicamba, injury symp- ering information on plant damage that may have toms are not reliable indicators of yield loss. The been caused by the use of dicamba. The MDA is level of yield loss depends on exposure at vegetative encouraging anyone with damage to complete a suror reproductive stage of growth, persistence of injury vey. The survey will be open until September 15. symptoms, and growing conditions post-exposure.

“We are trying to gather as much information on Dicamba injury symptoms range from cupping and this issue as possible,” said Assistant MDA strapping of newly emerged leaves to height reduc- Commissioner Susan Stokes. “Often, neighbors don’t tion and injury to growing points. Symptoms will want to file a formal complaint regarding crop damreflect the level of exposure to dicamba. age against their neighbors. This survey, along with It is difficult to determine how much of the soybean information we’re gathering from the product regisinjury is due to dicamba volatility. The three primary trants, applicators, and farmers, will help us collect causes of dicamba injury to soybeans are spray drift; info to assess the scope of the situation. We’re asking contaminated spray; and Dicamba vapor. for everyone’s cooperation on this issue.”

There are a great number of questions about volatilTraditionally, drift complaints are caused by a pesization. This is due, in part, to the great efforts by the ticide not being used in compliance with the label. agrichemical industry to reduce the volatilization However, with the new formulations of dicamba that potential of the dicamba molecule and assurance that are approved for dicamba-tolerant soybean varieties, this route of injury had been addressed. there are significant concerns about the incidence of Data presented to the Environmental Protection dicamba injury to non-target crops when the label is Agency has indicated a significant reduction in the being followed. volatility of dicamba. However, non-Xtend soybeans Contacting the MDA to document these issues will are extremely sensitive to dicamba and reduced volatility does not mean no volatility. Environment may help determine the scope of the problem. Reporting have also played a role in enhancing volatility. The provides the agency with valuable information that potential for dicamba vapor movement is greatest will aid in future discussions. The MDA will also under hot, dry conditions during and after application. report their findings to the EPA. Reporting to the Dicamba Damage Survey does In order to determine the next steps for this technot equate to litigation. It is up to the caller to nology, it is important to have good data regarding determine if they want to also pursue a field the conditions under which the off-target events

investigation and litigation/enforcement action.

If you suspect damage has been caused by the offtarget (drift or volatilization) movement of dicamba, complete the Dicamba Damage Survey. This survey is meant to address the concerns that about half of the dicamba complainants have had, where they do not wish to initiate pesticide misuse complaint and the ensuing investigation.

If you believe dicamba was used in violation of the label or law, and you wish to request an MDA investigation, you will also need to complete the pesticide misuse complaint form or call the Pesticide Misuse Complaint line at (651) 201-6333.

If you have already contacted the MDA, you do not need to report again. If you would like to report, please do so now rather than wait until harvest, because a lot of valuable information will be lost by that time.

As of Aug. 3, the MDA had received 102 reports of alleged dicamba damage. Not all of those reports requested an investigation.

To complete the Dicamba Damage Survey or pesticide misuse complaint form, visit www.mda.state. mn.us/dicamba.

A publication written by Richard Proost and Chris Boerboom contains color photos of dicamba injury symptoms, mimics and assessment of yield loss. This publication can be found at http://ipcm.wisc.edu/ download/pubsPM/dicamba2004.pdf.

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FOR SALE Wilrich 20' stalk FOR SALE: 212 JD 620 flex- FOR SALE: 2470 Case M FOR SALE: JD 740 loader, FOR SALE: Set of knoters Farmall. 320-573-2332 chopper, exc cond, $6,450; large bucket, $4,500. Call for JD baler #24T & the 300 head, low acres, full finJD 512 7 shank disc grip715-419-1049 series, $750/each. 952-873gered auger, 4 & aft dials FOR SALE: Farm fans, 4205 per, low acres, $8,900; JD 2761 spd reel, auto header, high dryer, Brock hopper 3250 Hydrostatic & Hydraulic Re568 baler, net & twine sensing, low stone dam; 28' bu, 6,000 bu, 24' 10,000 BU, pair Repair-Troubleshoot- NH crop chopper 38, in good wrap, mega wide pick up, 1610, feed bar multcher, 27' hedders, drying floor, condition, $2,500/OBO. (715) ing Sales-Design Custom lrg tires, recently recondichisel plow. 320-219-1080 roof vents, Feteral 10-60 665-2509 hydraulic hose-making up tioned, exc cond, $14,500; auger, PTO. 507-317-4692 to 2” Service calls made.

IH 778 HD 14' offset disc FOR SALE: 8300 JD MFD, STOEN'S Hydrostatic Serexc blades, $4,450, IH 720 3369 hrs., duals & front end 5x18 auto reset plow $1,450; vice 16084 State Hwy 29 N wts, 18/46 rear, 85/34 front. FOR SALE: Hiniker 1700 20' stalk chopper, nice, Ih 720 7x18 on land auto re$76,000; 10” 70' west steel Glenwood, MN 56334 320$6,500/Obo; Gray Allied 590 set plow, $2,900. 320-769-2756 auger, $500. 507-639-5070 634-4360 loader, 7' bucket Oliver/JD mounts, $2,450. 507-381-0256 Killbros 490 grain cart, alFOR SALE: '01 JD 1560 15' FOR SALE: Amity 2700 sugways shedded, like new, ar beet lifter, 12R22” or no-till drill, 10” spacing, FOR SALE: JD 4555 MFW $6,900; Demco 550 gravity 8R30” new lifter wheels, dolly wheel hitch, all new tractor, power shift, 3 hyd, box, 425x22.5 tires, lights & newer grab rollers, just disks & other parts, very 8600 hrs, $32,500; JD 9510 brakes, $7,450; (2) J&M 360 been through shop, comgood condition. 507-427-3484 combine, 2700 sep hrs, bu gravity boxes, 13T gear plete field ready, great ma30.5x32 tires, GreenStar w/ truck tires, $1,950/ea; chine, $65,000; Wick 9R22” FOR SALE: '15 Vermeer yield & moisture mon NH 96C 12x20 cornhead, all sugar beet topper, $2,000.

R2800 rotor rake. 320-290$31,900; Brent 876 grain poly snouts, single pt hyd, 701-640-4697 8894 cart, 850 bu, 30.5x32 dianice, $11,900. IH 700 7x18 mond tread tires, $16,500; FOR SALE: Case IH 34' Turpull type high clearance Brent 544 grav box, lights & FOR SALE: 2005 1790 16-32 bo disk, model 330, bought auto reset plow, $2,650; brakes, 445x22.5 tires, planter w/ liq. Fert., 500 gal in 2013; Case IH 870 18' subF&M 42' head trailer, $7,450; Brent 440 gravity tank, E-set planting unit, soiler, bought in 2012; Case lights, brakes, & fenders, box, lights & brakes, Yetter trash whippers, flutIH 50' field cult, bought in $4,450. 320-769-2756 $4,450; 72" skid loader ed coulters, smartbox in2012. All exc condition. 507mounted brush mower, secticide, pneumatic down 327-8143 or 507-726-2506 $2,900. 320-769-2756 pressure, inspected annually, & serviced at Kibble FOR SALE: Fantini chopFOR SALE: JD 8770, 3740 Equipment, $55,000/OBO; ping 8R & 12R CH; 70' hrs., threw JD shop, always 2012 JD 520 stalk chopper, Elmer drag, Merritt alum shedded, very nice; JD 606 lightly used for 2 seasons, 8 hopper grain trailers; '89 chopping corn head w/ row, $17,000/OBO. 507-456IH 1680 combine; 24R30” stompers, low acres, clean.

3007 JD pl on Kinze bar; Big A 507-383-4881 floater; 175 Michigan ldr; FOR SALE: 2008 JD 520 IH 964 CH; White 706 & 708 FOR SALE: Super A tractor stalk chopper, low acres, CH & parts; White plows & w/ hydraulics & Woods $10,750, may trade for JD parts; 54' 4300 IH field culmower; '84 JD 7720; '82 220 115 stalk chopper, must be tivator; JD 44' field cult; flex head; 643 corn head; nice, Montevideo, MN. 3203300 Hiniker field cult; 212 5 belt grain pick-up. 507269-6653 header trailer. 507-380-5324 426-7429

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Super B SC 500 centrifugal RETIRING: Case IH 9250, fan, runs quiet, 8 column; new tires, PS; 530 DMI rip'94 grain dryer, LP gas, 3 per; 1680 Case IH Combine phase motors, heat & cool, w/ corn & bean head; '69 Ford twin screw w/ 20' box $16,000/OBO; Batco hyd. & hoist; Cabover Freightdrive 1535 field loader, beltliner w/ 40' Timpte hopper ed conveyor, $7000; Great Dane van trailer set up for bottom trailer. 320-226-3602 water tender, roll up rear We buy door, alum floor, 3 tanks Salvage Equipment 1600 gal ea & 2” plumbing & Parts Available Honda motor good condiHammell Equip., Inc. tion, $13,000. 507-381-1871 (507)867-4910

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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, Tires 50-60%, $55,000 (641) 590-1102

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FOR SALE: '05 JD 8520T 3,700 hrs., 30” tracks, 3pt, PTO, very clean, $99,900; '04 CIH 1020 30' bean head, field tracker, very good condition, $8,500, have header trailer also; (2) large fuel tanks, together will hold semi transport, $2,500. 507-240-0294

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FOR SALE: '12 Demco 650 FOR SALE: 7720 combine, FOR SALE: CIH 2588 com- FOR SALE: JD 620 flexheadcart, nice, $18,500. 320-24920' bean head, 8R cornhead, S550, 900 acres. 320-360-1240 bine, 1580 eng hrs., 1120 8556 excellent shape, 320-980sep. hrs., AFX, chopper, FOR SALE: R60 '91 Gleaner, 1088 lat. tilt, duals, monitor, FOR SALE: (2) JD 8820 Tireverser, bin ext., 3.5-32, farmer owned. 507-360-7386 tan II combines; (2) 925 JD FOR SALE: 925 JD bean Deutz engine, 4,751 hrs., flexheads. 507-227-4238 head, new poly, sharp sick- FOR SALE: JD 843 corncomes w/ 825 flex head, 25' le, new bushings in real SCH, power take off drive, head, new poly, very good, FOR SALE: 13' Gleaner asking $19,750. 507-847-3622, nice head, $2,500/OBO. 507$7,900; Alloway 20' 3pt Dummy head w/ 4 belt pickleave message.

227-2616 shredder, very good, $6,900. up to fit L/M, $600/OBO. 507-478-4221 FOR SALE: Case IH rock 651-433-5259 JD 660 Dsl combine, 220 bean trap beater for any 88 se- FOR SALE: Kinze used cart head, 643 cornhead, dummy FOR SALE: 1995 Gleaner Rries combine, in perfect head w/ grain pickup, 1982 sale, 1300 track or Soft52, 2,084 eng. Hrs., 1,250 sep condition. 651-564-0606 JD 4640 tractor, several tred, 1050 Soft-tred or row hrs, good condition, very grav wagons, 9 shank Glencrop, scales-tarps on most, clean combine, w/ corn & FOR SALE: CAT 485 & 9700 coe soil saver, Internationcall Bill at 712-209-4141 or bean heads, $40,000. 507-995White combines w/ JD al 700 plow 4-16. 507-426-7879 Jon 515-578-1014 8110 heads & extra parts. 320JD 9650 STS combine. PRWD 841-0509 FOR SALE: 2 MF corn JD 12R20 cornhead with duals, Contour Master, heads 1-8 row narrow, 1183 FOR SALE: CIH 1020 20' 12R20”, Clarke Machine chopper, single point hook2,000 1-6 Row wide, 1,000 1bean head. 320-293-1860 poly bi-fold snouts, Headup. 4000 E, 2800 S hours.

3015 32 tire or JD rim, $500. sight header control, 40 Well maintained with re320-468-2239 FOR SALE: JD 6620 comseries row units, Oil bath pair records available. bine, 5286 hrs, new front end chains, fixed deck FOR SALE: 6600 JD com$44,900. Call 507-789-6049 tires last fall, new fuel inplates, std rolls, some exbine w/ 4 row CH, Crary cyjector pump 2 yrs ago, 216 tra parts & snouts go Parker 5500 gravity box, clone choff spreader & very flex head if needed, comw/unit. $7,500 (641) 590good Titan 23.1-26 tires, lights, brakes, roll tarp & bine alone $6,500 & head 1102 field ready, $2,900. 507-854truck tires, exc. shape. 507$1,500. 612-703-3710 3528 450-6115 or 507-523-3305

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FOR SALE: '54 JD 60, WF, FOR SALE: G955 Minneapolis Moline M Farmall. 320PS, very good rubber, ask573-2332 ing $2,600. '52 JD B, very good rubber, asking $1,350; FOR SALE: Quad 30”, Cat all have new paint & decals MT 14”, JD RT 16” Tracks. & 12 volts & run good. PosDry bean harvesting 320-841-0509 sible tractors on trade. 507equipment (2) Bob 383-5973 Equipment model 666 JD 4450 2WD, 4775 hrs, Quad combines w/ Sund pickRange, duals & wgts. 608FOR SALE: 1949 D JD, ups '97 & '94, Pickett 797-0692 starter, lights, live hyd, C8030 one-step, (2) HarJD 4600 4x4 42hp, low hrs overhaul, parade ready or riston 5200 rod weeders, (852), HST, exc cond, 73" will trade for 2510 JD tracUFT/Speedy 8x30 knifer, bucket & 665 tiller (w/only 3 tor or 675 B skid loader.

Pickett 8x30 windrower. hours on), $17,500 or best 320-355-2614 Asking $50,000OBO. Will offer. (715)641-2140 separate if you are interFOR SALE: 1992 JD 4560, ested in certain pieces.

PS, cab, air, heat, 3 hyds, NEW AND USED TRACTOR (320) 761-2590 Firestones at 70%, factory PARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, duals, quick hitch, 8 ft.

55, 50 Series & newer tracwts., 5,542 hrs, planter & tors, AC-all models, Large FOR SALE: '13 JD 612C 30” row chopping cornhead, grain cart tractor, excepInventory, We ship! Mark less than 2000 acres used, tionally nice & original, Heitman Tractor Salvage chopping units never used, $43,900. 715-222-1737 715-673-4829 new condition. $70,000/OBO. Info and pics 218-791-3400 FOR SALE: JD 4755, manu- Harvesting Equip 037 factured FWD, 6000 hrs, 75 hrs on total engine overThank you for haul, nice tractor. 507-276- '03 Case IH 1020 Platform reading The Land!

30', Crary air reel, 5196 SCHsickle, 3" sections, Poly auger fingers, extra Visit our website at sickle & some parts, includes 4 wheel trailer, thelandonline.com $15,000. (641) 590-1102

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Our Annual August Pre-Harvest Auction Event will be held at the Wieman Auction Facility located 1 mile south and ½ mile west on Highway 44 from Marion SD on:

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Machinery starts at 9:00 AM sharp with 2 auction rings all day, 3rd ring @ 11:00 will sell payloaders-construction items-forkliftsaugers-vehicles-trailers-trucks. South Dakota sales tax will be charged. This ad is subject to additions and deletions. All consignments must have been approved by the Wieman’s. We have excellent loading and unloading equipment. We appreciate your business. We are in our 68th year of selling. Honest and fair treatment to all. Financing and trucking available. Sorry we are full! Come prepared to Buy! If you are driving a good distance – call to make sure your item is here. (Welcome to the “Machinery Mall of South Dakota”).

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ABSOLUTE – HUGE INVENTORY REDUCTION AUCTION KIBBLE EQUIPMENT LLC “JD DEALERSHIP”

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

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. Motor, Auto, 315,184 Miles; 2005 Chevy Colorado Pickup 4x4, Auto; ’03 Chevy K1500, 2WD, Reg Cab; ’01 Chevy K1500 4x4; 93 Chevy K-2500, 4x4, Ext Cab, 8’ Knap-Heide Service Body w/Crane; 97 & 98 Chevy K-1500 2WD PU; ’08 H&H 16’ Enclosed Bumper Hitch Trailer; 2007 “XL” 53’ Mechanical Detach Triple Axle Trailer, Aluminum Outriggers; Maurer 3156 Header Trailer; Summers 3 Bar Harrow; Elk Creek 250 Impl. Caddy; BlueJet 4010 Applicator; JD B60 Planter Axle; JD MCS600 Collection System; JD DB60 Contact Drive Only; (16) – Yetter Row Cleaners; Lg. Selection of Loader Mounts and Grill Guards; Several Pallet of Misc Parts, Quick Hitches, Hubs and Misc.

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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If driving a distance call to make sure item is there. Kibble Equipment is very active in its day to day selling! Hope to see you there!

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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.

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'02 Great Plains Turbo Till Vertical Tillage unit Model TT 3000 Series I, center weight package, hydraulic wing down pressure, rolling spike tooth and basket harrow, 30' working width, $19,500. (641) 590-1102

FOR SALE: IH model 720 5 bottom trip plow, 2pt hitch, always shedded, $1,500. Call 507-726-2506 or 507-327-8143 FOR SALE: White 27' 427 chisel plow, good rubber, points 50%, lights, nice, $6,250. 952-201-1176 Used parts for IH 720 plows, toggle/auto reset. ½ price of new or less.

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WANTED: 800 or 900 8 row corn planter or similar, Vic Helmin. 320-387-2615 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.

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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

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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FOR SALE: 95 Holstein & 10 FOR SALE OR LEASE WANTED TO BUY: DamJersey Cows, including 20 REGISTERED BLACK aged corn, soybeans, othdry cows. Tie stall, 70pds, ANGUS Bulls, 2 year old & er grains. Call Schweiger 160 SDC, $1,500/ea or will yearlings; bred heifers, Cattle LLC. 507-236-5181 sell choice. Mark 715-773calving ease, club calves & 2240 balance performance. Al sired. In herd improvement WANTED TO BUY: Dairy Livestock 054 program. J.W. Riverview heifers and cows. 320-235Angus Farm Glencoe, MN 2664 55336 Conklin Dealer 320FOR SALE: Black Angus 864-4625 bulls also Hamp, York, & Hamp/Duroc boars & gilts. Remember to send in The FOR SALE: Red Angus 320-598-3790 Land subscriber card. bulls 1 &1.5 yrs old, $1,300, Oehler Red Angus. 507-9315758.

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FOR SALE: Registered polled calf ease, 3 year old shorthorn bull, from Waukaru, $3,000. (608)3233503

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Compart's total program features superior boars & open gilts documented by BLUP technology. Duroc, York, Landrace & F1 lines.

Terminal boars offer leanness, muscle, growth. Maternal gilts & boars are productive, lean, durable.

All are stress free & PRRS free. Semen also available through Elite Genes A.I. Make 'em Grow! Comparts Boar Store, INC. Toll Free: 877-441-2627

FOR SALE: Simmental & Angus sired bulls, black, polled, good disposition, excellent quality, long year070 lings & coming 2 yr old, Pets & Supplies backed by over 45 yrs of AI breeding. Riverside Sim- FOR SALE: Toy Ausmentals, Gerald Polzin, Cotralian Shepherd Pupcato, MN. 320-286-5805 pies. Great family dogs.

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Email: breeding stock, cows, williams@sleepyeyetel.net heifers or roping stock, top Website: blood lines. 507-235-3467 www.saddlebagsaussies.com .

(651) 923-4517 WANT TO BUY: Butcher cows, bulls, fats & walkable 075 cripples; also horses, Livestock Equip sheep & goats. 320-235-2664 FOR SALE: Triggs stalk trailer, 6x16, brown, great Sheep 060 condition, new tires; HW brand gates, 1 3/4” pipe, (8) FOR SALE: Purebred poly12', (5) 10', (1) 4' gates; 100 pay Jan./Feb. Ram lambs bales of grass hay. 507-642& Jan./Feb. Ewe lambs.

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Hampshire 6 Months old.

Fast growth, big loins, all w/EBVs, size between club lamb and frame style. $650+. (651) 894-3466 Don.Drewry@frontier.com

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

Solid work truck, $6,000.

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

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‘12 White 8186, 16-30 w/liq. fert. ................... $59,000 White 8222, 12-30 w/liq. fert. ......................... $42,000 NEW Massey 6713 w/ loader ................................ Call ‘11 White 8516 CFS, Loaded ......................... $85,000 NEW Massey GC1715 w/loader ............................ Call NEW Massey 7722 FWA CVT ................................ Call NEW NH T4.75 w/loader ........................................ Call NEW Fantini chopping cornhead .......................... Call NEW NH T9.645, w/Smart Trac ............................. Call Fantini Pre-Owned 8-30 chopping NEW Versatile 310, FWA.............................. $157,900 cornhead ............................................................. Call NH T8.275, 495 hrs ...................................... $155,000 ‘02 Gleaner R62 .............................................. $85,500 NEW NH T4.120 ..................................................... Call ‘94 Gleaner R62 .............................................. $38,000 ‘12 NH T9.390, approx. 850 hrs. .................. $180,000 ‘10 Gleaner R76, Loaded ............................. $195,000 ‘09 NH TD 5050 w/loader, 1300 hrs............... $36,000 ‘01 Gleaner R72 ............................................. $72,500 ‘08 NH 8010 ................................................. $114,500 ‘03 Gleaner R65 ........................................... $105,000 ‘05 CIH MX210 1700 hrs ................................ $98,500 Gleaner 3308 chopping corn heads ..................... Call ‘06 Buhler 2210 w/ auto steer........................ $92,500 Allis 180 D .........................................................$7,250 ‘12 Challenger MT 665D .............................. $155,000 New Hesston & NH Hay Tools - ON HAND ‘10 Versatile 435, 1050 hrs .......................... $150,000 Allis 185 w/loader .............................................$9,500 ‘85 White 4-270, nice ..................................... $29,500 NEW Salford RTS Units ......................................... Call NEW Salford Plows................................................ Call NEW Unverferth Seed Tenders ............................. Call ‘03 Sunflower, 32’, 5-bar spike ...................... $18,000 NEW Westfield Augers .......................................... Call Sunflower 4630, 11-shank, Demo ......................... Call NEW REM 2700 Vac. ............................................. Call DMI Tiger Mate II 40.5 w/ 4 bar ..................... $29,500 NEW Hardi Sprayers.............................................. Call DMI 530B ............................................................... Call NEW Riteway Rollers ............................................. Call DMI/NH 775, 7-shank .................................... $23,500 NEW Lorenz Snowblowers .................................... Call ‘08 JD 2210, 44.5’ w/3-bar harrow ................ $29,500 NEW Batco Conveyors .......................................... Call NEW Brent Wagons & Grain Carts ........................ Call NEW E-Z Trail Seed Wagons ................................. Call ‘13 NH 220, 170 hrs ....................................... $33,000 NEW Rock Buckets & Pallet Forks ........................ Call ‘07 NH 170 w/ cab ......................................... $18,900 REM 2700, Rental .................................................. Call NEW NH Skidsteers - On Hand ............................. Call Pre-Owned Snowblowers, 7’-9’ ............................. Call NH 230 w/ cab & air ....................................... $37,900 Pre-Owned Sprayers ............................................. Call NEW White Planters .............................................. Call ‘04 Kinze 3600 16-30 ..................................... $42,000

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'03 Chev Silverado 1500 Reg Cab w/ matching topper, Pewter color.

101,000 mi, 8-cyl, Auto trans, 2WD. Nice truck, $5,900. Call (641) 590-1102

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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.