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Classes under glass Alexandria Area High School’s Agriculture Education Center is creating interest in ag-related careers

PLUS: We begin another season of From The Fields Eliminating the ups and downs of gardening The Land Stewardship Project takes on crop insurance

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A few years ago, the Green Bay date (50 percent of the corn planted in Packers started off the professional footthe state) has been April 29 for the years ball season in less-than-stellar fashion.

2014-2016 and May 7 in 2017.

Packer fans (even the die-hards) began Planting corn for grain after May 31 in muttering that the season was already Minnesota carries high risk of reduced slipping away and it could be too late to yield and test weight and increased harright the ship. Packer head coach Mike vest moisture and dockage at the elevator McCarthy was in the hot seat.

Surprisingly (at least to me), Extension In a post-game press conference after says unless cold weather is forecast soon LAND MINDS the Packers lost to Seattle, Green Bay after planting, soil temperature should quarterback Aaron Rodgers has one word not greatly influence this year’s planting

By Paul Malchow of advice which he spelled out for decisions in Minnesota.

Green and Gold faithful: R-E-L-A-X. Miller said a good yielding crop can The Packers went on to win 11 of their be planted in cold soil, but there are next 13 games and all was right with some special considerations. “You want to get off the world. with the best start possible,” he explained. ”Uneven When winter refused to leave this year and much emergence is the biggest concern. When some corn of Minnesota and Northern Iowa was still blanketed comes up earlier than other corn, the smaller corn with a thick coating of snow, farmers wouldn’t say will almost act like a weed to the other corn.” “panic” in public; but with one eye on the calendar Miller went on to say uniform emergence is more and the other on the snowdrifts in the back yard, growers were evaluating options for this year’s corn important to corn than soybeans. “Soybeans naturally compensate for low populations. They will fill crop. the row out by growing more branches.”

Agronomists are generally taking the Rodgers Soybean seeds which sit in the ground too long route, telling growers to relax. Some warm weather are more susceptible to soil disease and fungal and a little rain would have the fields ready for pathogens. Miller mentioned a BASF product called planting in no time. Of course, many agronomists Xanthion in-furrow fungicide. The fungicide helps don’t have 1,000 acres staring at them when they control soilborne diseases and provides improved leave the house in the morning. Relax that. cold tolerance — promoting seedling health.

So here it is, the first week of May. There are a “Everyone’s field is different,” Miller stressed. few tractors out, and a farm down the road from me “Heavier soils will perform differently from light has the pea crop in the ground, but there is still soils.

The main objective is to get (plants) up quick much to be done. and even.”

Josh Miller, technical marketing manager for BASF, The Southern Research and Outreach Center in says the window is still open for obtaining high yield Waseca, Minn. reported below-freezing air temperaresults. “Over the last few years, the recent push has tures overnight as late as April 21. Two-inch soil been, ‘earlier is better,’” Miller said in a telephone depth temperatures were stuck at 32 F until April interview. “That’s not necessarily the case.”

24 when it shot up to 44 F. The 25-year average soil “Springtime is the worst for farmers,” Miller went temp on that date is 53 F. on to say. “Growers have been waiting for this But conditions seem to be improving by the day as moment for so long. It’s taken five months to get should the mood of the farmers. The Land’s annual back in the field. They’re anxious, but we are still “From The Fields” report begins in this issue and within the ideal planting range.” we’ll keep tabs on four farms throughout the growUniversity of Minnesota studies show corn yield is ing season. If you’re still waiting to plant, put your typically maximized when planting occurs from feet up and enjoy this issue. It could be your last April 21 to May 6, and reduced by just 5 percent chance in a while to R-E-L-A-X. when planting was delayed until May 15. Minnesota Paul Malchow is the managing editor of The Land. corn growers have achieved good yields in the past He may be reached at editor@TheLandOnline.com. v several years even when the average corn planting

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Letter: Is there a silver lining with ag tariffs on China?

To the Editor: We cannot afford to send ag products to China.

Most of the pork today is raised by corporations or absentee owners. They draw down the aquifers, destroy township roads with heavy truck traffic back and forth from these confinement buildings.

There are only a few actual farmers that raise hogs that are given access to the ourdoors. The rest live in confinement over a slotted floor and inhale air from the sewage pit beneath them.

A 200-pound hog will generate approximately one gallon of waste per day and consume approximately two to four gallons of water per day. So do the math on what a barn of 2,000 to 4,000 hogs consume and generate in one day — much less for any longer period of time.

Then you take all of this waste and spread or inject it in on the ground; which puts groundwater at risk or if it makes its way into a tile line or stream, you contaminate an already-diminishing resource.

If this isn’t bad enough, there is an obscure law in Minnesota that in 1967 gave an exemption to property that was used for control of air or water pollution. Then, in 1993, the legislature gave manure pits and appurtenances (such as slatted floors) exempt from property tax. So, for example, a new confinement building that can cost one million dollars only has to pay tax on the upper portion of the building — while the floors and pits are not taxed. This can amount to a tax break of $500,000 that they are not taxed on. No wonder they are being put up all over.

For the water they use and the waste they generate, it is like putting up a city on every section without any restrictions.

If a neighbor’s well goes dry, this confinement down the road has no liability. So while assessments on pole buildings went up 6 percent and grain bins went up 17 percent, these confinement enjoy their tax break — while at the same time, deplete our resources, destroy our roads and give untold pollution from these permanent sewers.

Township, county and state officials need to address this problem and put an end to their tax exemption and stop the expansion of these factory confinement buildings, before all of rural America is destroyed.

They have been given too much leeway for way too long.

Mike Handzus Lakefield, Minn.

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Veterinarian’s stories are for animal and book lovers alike Lions and tigers and bears, Oh, my!

“My Patients and Other Animals” You probably don’t have any of those aniby Suzy Fincham-Gray mals in your house right now – at least not in their full-size versions. But the kitty and c.2018, Spiegel & Grau puppy lying nearby might sometimes seem as $27.00 / $36.00 Canada ferocious as their larger cousins. Oh my … as 288 pages you’ll see in the new book “My Patients and Other Animals” by Suzy Fincham-Gray, we’re and because she was wild for our pets!

THE BOOKWORM lonely, she adopted a cat, SEZ Even at the tender age of fourteen, young then another, and a third.

Suzy Fincham knew she wanted to be a vetBy Terri Schlichenmeyer With her own pets in mind, erinarian. That was how old she was when it was easy to see human she began volunteering at a local animal clinconnections in pet-ownership. But at the same time, ic — the same Herefordshire-area clinic where later, Fincham’s impatience caused conflict with co-workas a veterinarian-school graduate, she’d “seen prac- ers. Looking for a better fit, job-wise, she moved to tice” and learned a thing or three about larger aniBaltimore where her family grew to include a man mals. and a hyphen. Then, on to San Diego, where they While that was helpful and Fincham was tempted gained a long-awaited dog. to stay in Great Britain, she knew her heart was In her career, Fincham-Gray has met animals that with cats and dogs — not sheep and cattle. With a left their pawprints on her heart and lessons in her lump in her throat and a multi-year plan in mind, head. There was Hercules, a Doberman and her first she came to America to attend Cornell University, GSW. A wolfhound taught her that her instincts and which led her to the University of Pennsylvania’s sub-conscious were both good tools to rely on. A veterinary teaching hospital. jaundiced cat taught her that limits can be moved.

It was there that she came to understand that the She learned hasty decisions are the worst ones to make; and she discovered that it’s hard when a pet relationship between people and their pets baffled dies — no matter whose pet it is. her. Fincham hadn’t grown up with pets in her childhood household. So, for better understanding

Seriously, I defy you not to cry.

Nah, it’s going to be impossible. If you’re someone who loves a four-footed kid, “My Patients and Other Animals” won’t let you stay dry-eyed for long.

And yet, much as you’re going to enjoy the almost-Herriot-type beginning of this animalloving delight and as much as you’ll eat up most of it, beware that there are things here you won’t like. Author Suzy Fincham-Gray describes old-time practices that may make readers gasp. She recalls dogs in pain, cats near death, injuries, abandonment, and not all the endings are happy. Don’t cry.

The good news is that those cringe-worthy bits are balanced by thoughtful observations on the humananimal bond, dogs-dogs-dogs, “moggies,” and bit of romance. For a dog lover or cat-person (even despite a few shudders), that makes “My Patients and Other Animals” a can’t-miss book. Being without it could be un-bear-able.

Look for the reviewed book at a bookstore or a library near you. The Bookworm is Terri Schlichenmeyer. Terri has been reading since she was 3 years old and never goes anywhere without a book. She lives in Wisconsin with three dogs and 10,000 books. v

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‘What’s the matter with Kansas?’ matters to everyone For over 100 years, some Corie Brown, whose 5,500Kansans have either built word story, “Rural Kansas or added to their journalis dying. I drove 1,800 miles ism reputation by asking to find out why,” was pubthis simple question: What’s lished April 26 by newfoothe matter with Kansas? deconomy.org. It is a deepThe answer, however, is far ly-sourced, on-the-ground from simple. report detailing the state’s fast-emptying (or, in fact, The first to ask was FARM & FOOD FILE already empty) rural comWilliam Allen White, the munities and counties.

By Alan Guebert publisher and editor of the Emporia Gazette.

Brown isn’t a freelance White, a mainstream rookie. She’s an experiRepublican, posed the enced, fourth-generation question as the headline to his sarKansan who has worked for the Los casm-filled, 1896 editorial that linked Angeles Times, Newsweek, Kansas’ rising populist movement and BusinessWeek. She knows her with its flagging economic future. craft and has a readable style that weaves facts, ideas and place into a Progressive Republicans (a young balanced examination of the state’s Theodore Roosevelt was one) were weak rural economy and even weaker elated by the biting analysis and anointed White a party sage. Later, he rural future. became a party kingmaker.

She gets to the nub of her tale in the story’s second paragraph. “That’s the More than a century later, another thing about rural Kansas,” she Kansan, historian and political anashrewdly observes. “No one lives there, lyst Thomas Frank, used White’s not anymore. The small towns that famous question as the title for his epitomize America’s heartland are cut 2004 book that examined why the state’s “political conservatism” thrived off from the rest of the world by miles and miles of grain, casualties of a vast despite “economic policies that do not commodity agriculture system that benefit the majority of people” there. has less and less use for living, breathThe answer, Frank discovered, was ing farmers.” that Kansas Republicans represented To support this thesis, Brown quotes an “archetype for the future of politics 21 farmers, Land Grant University in which fiscal conservatism becomes experts, local food activists, and farm the universal norm and political war group leaders on the state’s rural is waged over a handful of hot-button decline and what can be done to slow cultural issues.” or reverse it. Few offer much hope.

That 14-year-old forecast is fulfilled Some, like Kansas State ag economist in today’s culturally conservative, John Leatherman (who Brown cites) deeply fractured Republican House even see the rural drying up as a good caucus. It has chewed up two of its thing. own speakers in the last three years “Under-utilized human infrastrucand is now pointlessly politicalizing a ture — schools and hospitals serving bland, place-holding farm bill over depopulated areas — is a burden on SNAP — the nation’s already shrinkurban taxpayers, he said. It is good for ing, principle food aid program. society and the world as a whole, to Now arrives a third Kansas author,

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FFA elects state officers MINNEAPOLIS — The final session of the 89th Minnesota FFA Convention concluded with the election of the sixmember state officer team.

The 2018-2019 Minnesota FFA state officer team is President Grace Taylor, Randolph FFA chapter; Vice President Kegan Zimmerman, Red Rock FFA

chapter; Secretary Laura Church, Randolph FFA chapter; Treasurer Adam Kroll, Pierz FFA chapter; Reporter Lauralee Eaton, Pine Island FFA chapter; and Sentinel James Mathiowetz, Belle Plaine FFA chapter.

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move to a more robotic ‘factory floor’ model for agriculture.”

Sure, if you’re a tenured professor with a guaranteed pension. If you’re a farmer, rancher or rural resident, however, making a living in Kansas is as hard now as anytime in its long, bloody history.

“Kansas farmers are very good, very efficient,” Nancy Landon Kassebaum, the former U.S. senator who still ranches in the state’s famed Flint Hills region, tells Brown.

What that really means, though, is that “Kansans will cling to commodity agriculture even if it destroys them.”

That’s brutally true for commodity agriculture everywhere. It’s an unwinnable argument with economic reality; a zero-sum game where the unending chase for ever-lower costs fuels today’s

race to the bottom. The game, once fun, now ends with everyone losing.

That’s what’s the matter with Kansas: “… blind faith in outdated agricultural orthodoxy and a failure to imagine a new way forward for farmers still dominates rural policy,” Brown deftly explains.

Maybe the worst part of that diagnosis is that nearly everyone in commodity agriculture, from Connecticut to Kansas to California, already knows it. But all have convinced themselves they will be the final winner in a game designed to have none.

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Book gives historical context to common Minnesota plants

By KRISTIN KVENO The Land Correspondent How many times as Minnesotans have we “Ten Plants That Changed Minnesota” really, I mean really noticed the trees and by Mary Hockenberry Meyer plants around us? The plants that have and Susan Davis Price changed the landscape of Minnesota gave nourishment to our native people for thou- forward by Arne Carlson sands of years, provided jobs, shelter and Minnesota Historical Society Press finally enjoyment.

The book, “Ten Plants That Changed Minnesota,” closely examines plants which have been important to Minnesota throughout the book on these crops: “There are 74 million acres of years. The rich historical background of each of these cultivated alfalfa in the world, about 18 million of plants in the book, coupled with scientific data, gives which are in the United States. There are more than the reader the information to really know and under- 4,000 uses for corn. More soybeans are grown in the stand the many facets of each plant.

United States than anywhere else in the world.

While none of these plants were completely Wheat is grown on more land area worldwide than unknown to me, much of the information provided in any other crop and is a close third to rice and corn in this book was. The 10 plants featured are: alfalfa, world production.”

American elm, apples, corn, purple loosestrife, soyWhen fall arrives in our fair state, the air gets beans, turf and lawn grass, wheat, white pine and crisp, the leaves start to change and everybody seems wild rice. to head to their nearest apple orchard to indulge in These 10 plants were chosen by a public nomina- some apple picking and a whole lot of apple eating. tion process. More than 500 Minnesota plants were Our history with apples in Minnesota is a long one nominated. The means in which the plants were that includes a time when early farmers produced evaluated was based on their impact on the environ- hard apple cider for their families when they were ment, economy or industry, culture/spiritual, history, concerned that water might be contaminated. The sustenance and landscape. The final 10 plants were uses and enjoyment of apples continues today so does chosen by experts at the University of Minnesota and Minnesotans love of varieties that were developed in in the horticulture field. Without these plants, our the state like Honeycrisp. way of life in this great state would not be the same. This book examines the storied relationship of the Our farming economy relies heavily on alfalfa, corn, Native Americans and wild rice. It’s that relationship wheat and soybeans to feed our state and nation. that continues today with many native people still Here’s some interesting information found in this harvesting wild rice by hand. Wild rice is an aquatic grass that grows in waters of northern Minnesota and has been consumed by people for over 2,000 years. Wild rice is the only cereal grain native to North America.

Not every one of these 10 plants chosen is beneficial to Minnesota. Purple loosestrife, a hardy, noxious weed has been found in all but five states in the continental United States. These plants thrived thanks to Minnesota’s vast wetlands. While these plants may be pretty, they’re invasive and have been a challenge to eradicate. The plant does have some benefits as it was used in the 1800s to treat dysentery, ulcers and sores.

Once planted, purple loosestrife grows and reproduces at a rapid pace — using valuable nutrients and crowding out native grasses and other plants and flowers — thus creating a negative impact on not only the landscape but the wildlife that call it home.

This book also looks at the ways Minnesota tried to eradicate the invasive plants. The leaf-eating beetles, Galerucella pusilla and G. calmariensis were found to enjoy feasting on purple loosestrife. These beetles have made the biggest impact in working towards elimination of this plant.

In a month, our yards will once again be filled with green grass popping up everywhere. While we take lawns for granted these days, in the early days of

America dirt, weeds, wild flowers or vegetable gardens were commonly found in yards. It wasn’t until the 1950s when the Twin Cities suburbs began to pop up that the idea of a manicured lawn was more valued and attainable. A lawn became an extension of the home, a place to entertain, play, grill and enjoy.

We seem to have a love-hate relationship with our lawns. We love and enjoy the look and the usage; we hate maintaining it. This book points out all the ways that our lawns care for us. For example: “a fifty-by-fifty-foot lawn releases enough oxygen throughout the day to supply the need of one person.”

Three decades ago it was hard to drive down any neighborhood in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area and not see American elms growing tall and proud on the boulevards. They’re hardy enough to endure street salt, compacted soil, some drought and flourish in many different soil types. Unfortunately, elms were hit with something harder than a little road salt — Dutch elm disease. First seen in Minnesota in 1961, the disease is caused by a deadly fungus. The disease can be spread by elm bark beetles carrying spores of the diseases to healthy trees. It can also be spread by roots when a diseased tree’s root system comes in contact with a neighboring tree’s root system.

There are fungicide treatments for healthy trees which can protect a tree for up to two years. Some elms are DED resistant, thus breeding is being done to create more of these DED-resistant trees. The fight to keep the elm a vital part of the city landscape for time to come continues to find success.

The white pine was so prevalent 150 years ago in northern Minnesota that it covered most of that part of the state. The height and grandeur of these trees has provided shelter for animals; jobs for those in the logging industry and beyond; as well as food, medicine and many other uses for the native people.

In the early 1800s sawmills began, making the white pine easier to cut and transport. The business of lumber gave rise to the cities of Stillwater, Winona, Hastings, Red Wing, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth.

The over-deforestation led to 98 percent of the Minnesota white pine gone by 1990. Today, our state is working on restoring the forests that were once abundant. Though the number of white pine is smaller than when our state was founded, the role of those trees to our ecosystem is much better understood today. The continued effort by state and local officials, businesses and Native Americans ensures that the white pine will continue to be part of the landscape in Minnesota for many years to come.

“Ten Plants That Changed Minnesota” gives the reader the opportunity to step back in time, understand the significant of the plants back then versus today. The authors’ research and depth of information provided in the book allows the reader to get a full grasp of the importance of these plants to the state. v

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The farmer and the watchman: closing the gate He was laid to rest on a who ever got into farming cold, snowy Iowa April day. without that work coming The robins were confused from the ones who gave life and tree branches were budto them. The older generading out as snow piles tion came through their own mocked their plans to leaf tough times in agriculture. out.

They passed on the “guts-ofsteel,” “work-hard-and-workHe was 72, and had seen harder” philosophy to their many a spring robin and farm children, making them TABLE TALK many an Iowa snow storm tough enough to do the job in all the years he spent

By Karen Schwaller through all kinds of economfarming and raising cattle. ic times. He knew they Today he was going home in would need it to survive. a box made of natural barn wood, a farm scene inside the lid and a toy Parents raise their children so the tractor worked into the casket spray. children won’t need them anymore.

Photos depicted a lifetime of livestock, But for farmers and their fathers, that soil, family and abounding love. A com- bond goes to the grave — along with munity of other farmers and their fam- the answers to questions that were ilies stood in long lines to pay tribute forgotten to be asked, and all kinds of to one of their brothers in agriculture. knowledge that would have been only He had spent his lifetime doing what a phone call away. he loved — first with his father, then Now, he just wonders what Dad with his son. Tomorrow his son would would have done or thought. He put on his cap and work gloves like he makes his way into each new day, hopdid every day of his life. But this time, ing he learned everything he could he would face the world for the first from his ‘old man.’ Surrounded by time without his father — carrying on family and friends who love him, the very work which came from his there’s still a void that is so real that father. only a father — or a father’s memory — can fill in the life of his farmer son.

And his life would never be the And he faces every farm job with a same. memory.

It’s a common story. Few are those

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June 4 — Pipestone Lamb and Wool Facility Tour — Pipestone, Minn. — Tour visits lamb and wool operations with new and remodeled facilities to reduce labor and run larger numbers — Contact Philip Berg at philip.berg@ mnwest.edu or (507) 825-6799 or visit www.pipestonesheep.com June 18-20 — Young Leaders in Agriculture Conference — Bloomington, Minn. — Minnesota Pork Board hosts conference for students 18-22 years old to gain perspectives on agriculture and food through speakers, workshops, networking and tours — Visit http://www.mnpork.com/porkyouth/youngleadersconference/

June 19-21 — Minnesota Agroforestry Institute — Lamberton, Minn.

— Training with workshops and onfarm visits of Agroforestry practices of windbreaks, alley cropping, silvopasture, riparian buffers and forest farming — Contact Gary Wyatt, UMN Extension at wyatt@umn.edu or (507) 3896748 July 10 — Summer Beef Tour — Windom, Minn. — Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association and Cottonwood Area Cattle Producers invite you to visit some of the state’s most innovative cattle producers — Contact Jana Piotter, cottonwoodcattleproducers@ gmail.com or (507) 822-3188 or visit www.mnsca.org

Quarrels are whisked away and regrets may settle into younger bones, but there is no one who can replace the love and advice of a father who spends his entire life working with his son. It’s more than a life shared together. It’s a brotherhood; a friendship that can be tested by fire at times within differences of opinion; but fire refines steel, and steel forms the bond.

That father was buried in his Sunday best. My own father was buried in his blue jeans and blue denim work shirt that he wore every day of his life. He, like most all farmers, had hands that would only get so clean, with grease and dirt that he fought off of them every day. But at the final harvest of their lives, farmers go back to the soil that is part of who they are.

When death comes for a farmer, the gate of life closes here on earth. But the gates of the next world open wide.

He taught with his life as Jesus taught — using agriculture as a basis.

“The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice.

He calls his own sheep by name and

leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. “ (John 10:3-4) When the gate of life closes behind a farmer, it is because he is following the voice of his Shepherd. That new gate opens wide, though it pierces the hearts of those left behind — standing at life’s gate, with tears and sadness as they say farewell. But the farmer knows he did all he could on earth, and that there are wonderful things awaiting him in heaven’s pasture.

“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.” (Matthew 11:29-30) “Well done, my good and faithful servant.” (Matthew 25:21) Karen Schwaller brings “Table Talk” to The Land from her home near Milford, Iowa. She can be reached at kschwaller@evertek.net. v

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LSP wants crop insurance overhaul in new farm bill

By TIM KING The Land Correspondent MINNEAPOLIS — According to a report released by the Land Stewardsip Project in March, federal crop insurance is driving family farmers from their farms, causing soil erosion and the loss of soil quality, while it is enriching insurance companies.

The $89.8 billion Federal Crop Insurance program is unfair to smaller farmers lacking substantial capital and it discourages conservation practices on the land, according to Ben Anderson of LSP. “Crop insurance is structured to favor the planting of commodity crops such as corn, soybeans, and cotton rather than diversified crops,” Anderson said.

“It encourages farmers to plant as much of those as possible at the expense of conservation practices such as grass waterways which may reduce yields but protect the soil.”

LSP’s report, entitled “Crop Insurance: A Torn Safety Net,” recommends two changes to federal crop insurance be written into the 2018

farm bill. One of the changes is to link crop insurance more tightly with soil and water conservation practices. The other is to cap payments.

“Crop insurance is the only farm bill subsidy program that doesn’t have a cap on it,” Anderson said. “EQIP, for example, has a $40,000 cap. We believe it’s reasonable to put an annual cap of $50,000 per farm on crop insurance.”

Anderson says having no limits to the size of indemnity payments benefits the largest farms at the expense of smaller farms. The report points out that farms with over $1 million in gross cash farm income received only 12 percent of the insurance payments in 1997. That had grown to 33 percent by 2015.

“The largest recipients in Minnesota have received up to, and sometimes over, $1 million of this support under the current farm bill,” the study quotes Sleepy Eye, Minn., farmer Randy Krzmarzick, as saying. “That is unnecessary. It is wasteful. It allows the most aggressive farm business operators to outbid beginning farmers or small and mid-sized diversified farmers competing

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Krzmarzick says by capping indemnity payments at $50,000 per farm operator, it would still be possible to farm 3,000 acres of corn and soybeans and not exceed the payment.

Capping crop insurance payments will put a lid on rising land prices and per acre rent charges, LSP’s Anderson claims.

“Iowa State University economist Mike Duffy researched the correlation between land prices and crop insurance subsidies in Iowa and found that crop insurance subsidies have increased

land values,” LSP’s report states. “The Land Stewardship Project’s 2014 crop insurance white papers reached this same conclusion. In LSP’s interviews with beginning farmers, the advantage unlimited crop insurance subsidies provided to very large farm operations was one of the principle factors identified as limiting access to land.”

LSP’s “Torn Safety Net” report points out the irony that while farm income has been declining, crop insurance company profits have been soaring.

“The benefits of the program disproSee CROP INSURANCE, pg. 9

Peterson: No cap needed

By TIM KING The Land Correspondent Congressman Collin Peterson defended his support of not capping crop insurance payments in an e-mail exchange between The Land and his spokesperson Liz Friedlander.

The Land: The LSP report says that failing to cap federal crop insurance payments is driving small farm operators out of business. Do you agree with that assertion? Why don’t you support caps on crop insurance?

Peterson: Crop insurance is similar to health insurance in that a varied risk pool of older, younger, healthy, and not as healthy individuals, spread the risk and lessen the costs. If you drive larger producers out of the crop insurance program, the remaining risk pool could be impacted and the cost of crop insurance for the smaller, remaining producers could go up. The reinsurance companies, which make the program work by further reducing the risk in the system, are already nervous about the financial viability of crop insurance and our commitment to it being a public/private partnership.

There are areas that we can look at, such as the level of premium subsidy provided, transfer of existing production history to new land and other issues that may be impacting younger farmers by driving up farmland values and cash rents.

The Land: Last year the General Accounting Office reported that insurance companies had a profit of

24.8 percent. The industry norm is 9.6 percent. Do you feel those rates of return to crop insurance companies are acceptable?

Peterson: As in any other sector of the insurance business, crop insurance providers go through ups and down as market conditions change.

According to a 2017 University of Illinois/National Corn Growers Association study, crop insurance companies had an average net return on retained premium of 14.1 percent from 1998 to 2010, but from 2011 to 2015 those returns averaged only 1.5 percent. In addition to the drought in 2012, the renegotiation of the Standard Reinsurance Agreement in 2011 contributed to this drop in returns.

The Land: You took $340,000 from insurance companies and financial institutions in the last five years, according to Open Secrets. In Minnesota, only Rep. Paulson received more. Did those contributions effect your position on caps?

Peterson: When I was Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee in 2008, I cut nearly $10 billion out of the crop insurance program. We also encouraged USDA’s Risk Management to negotiate a new Standard Reinsurance Agreement in our farm bill report. That SRA cut another $8 billion out of administrative expenses. My support for crop insurance has always been about providing a better risk management tool for farmers, and my track record of taking excess out of the program, when needed, reflects that. v

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caps on payments will drive larger producers out of the program and that will put the portionately go to insurance companies, insurance pool at risk, Anderson says. while the bulk of the risk is borne by the “Why would they leave?” Anderson asked.

American public,” the report points out.

“Creating a subsidy cap would not stop any “Between 2005 and 2009, for every dollar in farmers from receiving crop insurance or insurance benefits that farmers received restrict them in any way from buying crop from the program, insurance companies insurance. If there is a $50,000 subsidy cap, received $1.44. In 2017, a Government then all farmers could still receive a $50,000 Accountability Office report concluded that in public subsidy. Besides, a February 2015 the current program sets up insurance GAO report refutes this risk pool argument companies to make more than $1.3 billion as does a U.S. Congressional Budget Office annually until 2026, and that the target report.” rate of return, which is set by law, does not reflect market conditions.”

Anderson points out Peterson has taken $340,000 in campaign contributions from Congress guaranteed the insurance comthe insurance and financial industries in panies a profit target 14.5 percent, but in the last five years.

2015 their profits soared to 24.8 percent, according to the GAO report.

Another major player on the Minnesota political landscape also has put its weight LSP’s Anderson says that the 2015 profits behind unlimited crop insurance indemnity were exorbitant and that even the targeted payments, according to Anderson. profit rate is higher than the industry standard.

“Every year since 2006, the Minnesota Corn Growers Association has spent “The GAO determined that a fair market $160,000 lobbying on public policy,” the rate of return for the private crop insurance Photo by Jan King LSP report states. “In 2013 and 2014, every industry would be closer to 9.6 percent,” the The Land Stewardship Project organized a demonstration in front of comlobbying report the commodity group led LSP report states. pany headquarters for NAU Crop Insurance (near Anoka) on March 12.

(24 total) mentioned crop insurance.”

The Land Stewardship Project holds “We’ve met many times with Congressman Peterson Anderson says that the focus of the MCGA should Congress accountable for a program that enriches and his staff,” Anderson said. “We’ve explained to him insurance companies at the expense of American tax- the negative effect that unlimited payments have. He be more on keeping corn-producing families on the payers and particularly small and medium sized says that he understands what we’re saying but that land and less on increasing the overall production of corn. farmers, Anderson says. he’s met with insurance company executives and The Minnesota Corn Growers Association did not Congressman Collin Peterson, the ranking they tell him that caps would be bad for the prorespond to numerous requests to comment on the Democrat on the House Agricultural Committee, is gram.”

LSP report. v especially culpable, according to Anderson.

Congressman Peterson also claims that putting

Input sought on groundwater rule ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture published a proposed Groundwater Protection Rule in the State Register on April 30. An 80-day public comment period on the rule will follow.

The goal of the Groundwater Protection Rule is to work with local farmers to reduce elevated nitrate levels in groundwater and ensure Minnesota residents have clean, safe, and reliable drinking water supplies.

The proposed rule, which is based on the input of the farmers and landowners who the rule would apply to, would regulate the use of nitrogen fertilizer in areas of the state where soils are prone to leaching and where drinking water supplies are threatened.

“When I traveled the state last summer to hear farmers’ concerns, I promised the Groundwater Protection Rule would have a healthy dose of common sense. I think we have achieved that,” said Agriculture Commissioner Dave Frederickson. “I encourage anyone with interest in the rule to provide their feedback through the rulemaking process.”

Public comments on the Groundwater Protection Rule can be made on the Office of Administrative Hearings website at www.mn.gov/oah.

Throughout the months of May and June, the Department of Agriculture will hold information sessions on the proposed Groundwater Protection Rule and how to participate in the rulemaking process.

(Attendance at an information session does not count as providing input on the proposed rule. All input must be submitted to the Office of Administrative Hearings).

This fall the Office of Administrative Hearings will review comments and draft a report approving, approving in part, or disapproving the proposed rule.

The Department of Agriculture expects to submit the final Groundwater Protection Rule to the governor for signature in December.

This article was submitted by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. v

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Accessible gardens make it possible to continue hobby

By RICHARD SIEMERS Alex Dysthe, administrator at Tuff The Land Correspondent Memorial Home in Hills, echoed that PIPESTONE, Minn. — Gardening is view. “I think anytime you can get resia physical activity. Much of it is done on dents out and doing what they used to hands and knees. Eventually, one’s phys- do and enjoy, it’s good. Gardening is one ical ability limits that activity. If you’re of those things.” in a wheelchair, it is not possible at all.

To be accessible for nursing home But the enjoyment of growresidents, the gardens not ing vegetables and flowers only need to be raised, but doesn’t fade with one’s also must accommodate physical ability to do so. wheel chairs. Veltkamp describes them as looking The solution? When you like “feed bunks.” can’t get down to the garden, bring the garden up More than a decade ago, to the gardener. In other Veltkamp (who retires in words, make the garden May after 31 years at accessible. Nursing homes Good Samaritan) attendhave found benefit in ed a conference where a doing just that. company had a display for raised gardens.

She “If they’ve gardened in described it as “an expenthe past, they enjoy consive set-up that you could tinuing that,” said Bev buy.” She liked the idea, Veltkamp, activities direcGood Samaritan Activities but knew there was no tor at Good Samaritan Director Bev Veltkamp Society in Pipestone. already has tomato, mari- budget for that.

“That’s what activities are gold and zinnia seedlings Back in Pipestone, she all about — continuing started for this year’s gar- found a volunteer who their past experiences.” was willing to build the den.

gardens.

Good Samaritan supplied the materials. When the original gardens wore out, they bought replacements through the local lumber yard.

The gardens are divided into individuAlex Dysthe al plots.

The gardens are built so wheelchair occupants can wheel right under them.

Depending on the participants’ abilities, the staff sometimes helps with the planting and watering with residents doing as much work as they are capable of.

“The main thing they have grown in the past is tomatoes,” Veltkamp said.

“Everybody loves those fresh tomatoes.”

The residents can keep whatever

they grow. Space available depends on how many residents choose to participate. One year there weren’t many growers.

“That year we had a past farmer whose family provided a lot of plants for him, so he pretty much took over a whole raised garden,” she said. “We had one year that a guy filled his little area up with flowers. It was gorgeous.”

Dysthe is looking forward to the completion of a courtyard at Tuff Memorial Home this spring. What is now lawn will have a walking path, a fountain, a pergola and the raised gardens.

“We have three gardens and the residents enjoy them,” he said, “but we didn’t have easy access on the lawn.

That’s why we are doing the project.”

In the courtyard, there will be concrete all the way around the gardens.

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The garden on the left at Pipestone Good Samaritan allows gardeners with wheelchairs access to their plants. The bed on the right is for those able to stand and work.

With that easier access, the residents will be able to do more of the gardening.

Dysthe has been administrator for two years. There was one raised garden when he arrived. Since then, the FFA at Hills-Beaver Creek High School reached out to the nursing home, looking for a project. Tuff Memorial provided materials and the FFA built two more gardens. Dysthe said the home’s activity director, who left to pursue a management role, really pushed for the gardens.

“It’s really because of her that we have those gardening bunks,” Dysthe said.

Photos by Richard Siemers

This three-plot garden bed at Boulder Estates is one of four available to the residents. The raised bed allows gardeners who use walkers to dig in the soil without bending over.

So far, the gardens at Tuff Memorial have been flowers. “I think the plan is to do vegetables and be able to serve them, not with the regular meal, but like a taste-testing,” he said.

One’s ability to get down and back up easily diminishes long before one is ready to take up residence in a nursing facility. Boulder Estates Congregate and Assisted Living in Marshall includes gardening among the activities offered their tenants.

Michelle Murphy works in the area of tenant services. People who move into Boulder Estates are surveyed for their individual interests.

“Some gardeners are ready to hang up their tools and don’t want to garden anymore,” Murphy said. For those whose gardening instinct still seeks an outlet, Boulder Estates provides four raised gardens. Two longer ones are divided into six beds each, and the smaller ones are divided into thirds — providing 18 beds. Each of the four gardens has its own water source with a hose.

Many of the gardeners use walkers, so the raised beds allow them to continue their passion. She said they work on a buddy system. If someone goes on vacation or a health issue arises, they look after each other’s plots, just as good neighbors have always Michelle Murphy inspects one of the four raised beds at Boulder Estates. Each bed is divided into six plots. done.

After the fashion of typical gardeners, when their vegetables produce more than they can use, there is a table where they put the surplus and any Boulder Estates tenant is free to take what they want. When all 18 beds are not reserved by residents, the kitchen staff will plant vegetables and herbs to use in the dining room. But that is only occasionally.

“The gardens have been very popular,” Murphy said. “Some years we have a waiting list.”

Boulder Estates does have a Memorial Garden, which is a typical “in the ground” garden, where tenants can plant flowers and decorative plants in honor of someone. But eventually that kind of gardening becomes difficult.

Whether folks are simply getting on in years, have gone to using a walker, or have become a resident in a nursing home, Murphy, Dysthe and Veltkamp all said that gardening is a therapeutic activity, so making it possible for people to garden is a great benefit.

“It’s just so important to get the residents outside and have something for them to do,” Veltkamp said. v

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Community support fuels ag education center

By PAUL MALCHOW and this is a great place to start.”

The Land Managing Editor After graduation, Lasota plans to attend Southwest State University.

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — The “They have similar facilities, so it adage, “If you build it, they will come,” should be a good transition.” has proven to ring true for the Alexandria school district. As part of a Anna Brede is a junior and enjoys 2012 building referendum, Alexandria the teamwork with other students has constructed an agriculture educawhile working on projects. Her father tion center which is already exceeding Anna Brede Connor Lasota Samantha Jeff Pokorney Andrew Steiner and grandfather farm in the area and expectations. This school year, curricshe hopes animals can someday be a Karger ulum offerings at the center will impact part of the ag center curriculum. “An 495 students. tion center which opened in the spring Math, science and business curricu- area for animals, a small barn, that “We received overwhelming support of 2016. The original greenhouse con- lums are designed to integrate with would be real cool,” she said. “I like all for the building referendum,” said cept was split into two separate sec- each other. “We know farming encom- of the hands-on activities and being Alexandria Public Schools tions allowing for different growing passes economics, history and literacy outside.”

Superintendent Julie Critz. “In addi- environments. The center has two with the need to write well,” said Critz. tion to the referendum funds we classrooms and a third area which can received $6 million in private dona- serve a number of purposes as the need arises. The school also has a one-acre tions from the public.” garden which eventually will provide Public and business input, coupled produce for the lunch program. with strong student interest, led to disThese spaces are used all day, every cussions of building a greenhouse for student use. As construction of the new day to support 17 elective options. high school building was coming in Alexandria incorporates what it calls EMTNR (Engineering, under budget, the school board began its entertaining ideas of something more. Manufacturing Technologies and Natural Resources) Academy. Students Community conversations, along stay with the same block of teachers with input from local ag businesses, throughout their high school career. developed the plans for the ag educa-

Photos by Paul Malchow

Having the greenhouse divided into two sections allows for separate climate environments and experiments like this one involving pollination.

“The ag education center supports the district’s goal of project-based learning by providing hands-on, inquiry-focused learning activities,” Critz went on to say. “Project-based learning is more authentic for students because they actually get to practice it and try it out — not just hear about it. They get to actually plant the seeds, watch how a plant grows, evaluate how much sunlight or shade it might need, and determine the amount of proper fertilizer and/or pest control to help the plants thrive. It’s more real-life application and it helps students gather a deeper level of knowledge.”

“I love the greenhouse and the handson work,” said senior Connor Lasota.

“I’m really interested in plant breeding

Junior Samantha Karger does not have a farm background and hadn’t thought much about a career in agriculture. The ag education center may have changed that. “There were classes available (at the center) so I signed up,” Karger admitted. “I fell in love with it.

They are my favorite classes.”

Instructors Jeff Pokorney and Andrew Steiner said forestry and wildlife studies are two of the more popular offerings at the ag center. Other classes offered include animal health, plant breeding, agriculture, horticulture, and food and natural resources. Classes 18 weeks long and average about 28 students.

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Subscription Form Alexandria Area High School’s ag education center is a separate facility located on the high school campus. when I was in school and we had Ag I and Ag II and that was about it,” said Pokorney. “Now we have more hands-on classroom work. I say when their hands are moving their minds are active. (The students) are happy doing projects.

On this particular day, Pokorney was teaching common nutritional disorders of animals. His class was divided into small groups and each group focused on a particular animal: chickens, cattle, goats, horses, sheep and swine. He had students examine different seeds and develop balanced rations for animal feed.

Students had the remainder of the week to develop a presentation on their particular animal to share with classmates.

Pokorney admitted he sees a wide range of agriculture abilities walk into his classroom. Some students grew up on farms, while others struggle to tell a soybean from a kernel of corn. “The kids are really great at helping each other out,” he said. “And that really enhances the learning experience on both ends. The more experienced kids like to share what they know. And the ones that are just learning seem more receptive to other students than from listening to me.”

Steiner’s plant breeding class is in full EMTNR Academy mode — preparing for the school’s annual plant sale.

The greenhouses are full of wares and students take on the role of nursery employees — watering and caring for plants. The sale has a marketing division where students use language skills to promote the sale. A production division sorts and prepares plants for sale.

A customer service division prepares information sheets on the plants and their care. And the financial division is in charge of pricing the plants and tracking expenses of the sale.

Both teachers admit developing curriculum for the ag center is an evolving process and they are thankful for assistance they receive from fellow professionals. “We beg, borrow and steal from other ag teachers,” Steiner admitted.

“We’re able to take some field trips and the local vet clinic comes in to talk about animals. We receive lots of community support.”

The ag center also benefits from input from Douglas Scientific — a local laboratory equipment company, the local Cenex cooperative, and a retired plant geneticist who moved to the area.

“These community partners are giving input to the kinds of things we should be doing that will bring real-world expertise and application to our curriculum and student experiences,” said Superintendent Critz.

Pokorney has been with the district for eight years. Steiner is in his third year. In addition to fine-tuning curriculum for a new ag education center, the two teachers are taking on a booming FFA program. “When I came here there were five students in FFA,” said Pokorney. “Now we are at 28 and I only see that going up. It makes a difference having two instructors.”

“This is really a great learning experience for the kids,” said Critz.

“Agriculture needs to feed a growing world population while facing a shortage of qualified workers. There are hundreds of different job opportunities in fields beyond farming. We need to attract students from beyond the traditional farm background to meet that shortage. Expanding the program has allowed us to attract non-traditional ag students and expose them to these career opportunities.” v

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By MARIE WOOD

They are also growing alfalfa because three new dairies are going in.

They hope to begin planting the first week of May. Jamie became active in the farm five years ago. The couple have three girls ages 9 to 12. “If the girls were going to be interested in the farm I had to be too.”

Jamie handles the bookwork for the farm and works part-time for Bois De Sioux Watershed District.

She left her fulltime job so she could help during planting and harvesting. Last fall, she got the girls in the field to run a combine and fill a grain cart and truck. The girls also help with the family’s grape vines. For the past 15 years, the Beyers have sold grapes to a winery near Volga, S.D. When it comes to grapes, Jamie said, “They break your heart a new way every year.”

Jamie Beyer is vice president of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association. The Beyers participated in the American Soybean Association’s DuPont Young Leader Program, which led to leadership in Minnesota Soybean.

They organized a soybean chapter in Traverse County, their home county. On April 12, the Beyers testified on the proposed buffer at the state capitol.

Rodd Beyer went on a 2018 Minnesota Soybean trade mission to Chile and Columbia.

“It was a great experience to see where our soybeans go after they leave our elevator,” Rodd said.

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Karson Duncanson, Mapleton, Minn.

this year, but that’s just how the rotation worked out.

As for soybeans, they are growing quite a few seed soybeans along with high oleic soybeans. Again they are chasing a buck in the premium market.

Karson Duncanson and his brothKarson is looking forward to getting in the fields and er Kameron are KD2 Farms near planting. Usually by mid-April, there are some small Mapleton. They farm 2,500 acres of grains in the ground so this spring isn’t typical. corn and soybeans and operate cus“Luckily we are sized to the point that we can plant tom finishing facilities with 9,000 Karson everything in a hurry. Once we can go, we can go spaces for hogs.

Duncanson really fast,” Karson said.

“We made the switch to convenThe brothers grew up farming with their dad and tional corn for a cost-saving measure, as well as to capture the premium market price,” Karson said. “In mom, Karl and Jackie Duncanson, and their Uncle the environment we’re in today, every little bit helps.” Pat and Aunt Kristin Weeks Duncanson. The operation was known as Duncanson Growers. After their KD2 will be a little heavier on corn over soybeans

dad died in 2015, Karson and Kameron formed their own partnership in 2017. They still work closely with their aunt and uncle.

A fourth generation farmer, Karson is 32 years old.

Karson and his wife Amber are raising two young children, Halie and Keegan Karl. Proud of his family legacy in Blue Earth County, Karson is farming for the next generation.

“The land is our natural resource to provide our living. If we’re not going to take care of it, it’s not going to take care of us,” Karson said.

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Matt Haubrich, Danube, Minn.

“When the soil temperature is right we’re going to start going with corn,” he said.

“We’re coming off of some record yields the last couple years. It has set this bar a little bit higher. We Despite the April snow, Matt know what we can do,” he said. “We just want to Haubrich is optimistic that planting maintain that as best as we can.” can go according to plan, but he’s Haubrich, a fifth generation farmer, farms with his projecting that everything will be parents Mike and Suzy, and brothers Greg and Dan going at once. on their century farm. The Haubrichs’ children, Jack, Matt Haubrich “We told everybody just be ready,” Levi and Sawyer, are the sixth generation. His wife Haubrich said.

Kristie works at Nova-Tech Engineering in Willmar.

Haubrich Family Farms grows spring wheat, peas, Haubrich is earning credits in the Farm Business corn, soybeans and alfalfa. They employ seasonal help. Management program out of Ridgewater College in The Haubrichs are hoping for a window to get some Willmar. He works with his instructor over the phone spring wheat in at the end of April. Next it’s peas.

and at the farm.

“I’m a big advocate of continuous learning. It’s very beneficial,” he said.

His binders are filled with detailed information on what will be incorporated into every field. His brother Dan, a certified crop adviser for Centrol Crop Consulting, helped out with the crop plan.

They also raise lambs for meat, but they shear out of necessity. They have 400 animals in the yard. They lamb early in mid-January because prices slip late summer due to a large supply, he explained. “It’s like any other market, you try to capitalize on the highs.”

Active in the community, Haubrich is a director for the Renville-Sibley Cooperative Power Association. v

Blair Hoseth, Mahnomen, Minn.

seed and equipment skid steer attachments.

Blair and Debbie Hoseth have two grown daughters and a son. His son, Marty, is graduating from NDSU with a degree in agriculture this spring.

Marty is part owner in the operation and will return this summer to farm fulltime.

This year Hoseth became a director for the Minnesota Corn Growers Association board. He represents district 6 in northwestern Minnesota. Hoseth is focused on building new export markets and continuing the organization’s support of 4-H and FFA. v

Jamie Beyer, Wheaton, Minn.

The Beyers farm roughly 3,500 acres that they rent and own near Wheaton and across the border in South Dakota. Jamie Beyer, with her husband Rodd, grow wheat, corn, Jamie Beyer soybeans, sugarbeets and grapes.

For the third year, Jamie might keep some bees again.

“I’m trying them. We’ll see,” Jamie said. “I end up with the best honey you have ever had in your life, but it costs me $1,000 per year, and the bees have yet to make it through our brutal winters.”

Blair Hoseth has a diversified farm near Mahnomen. He grows corn, soybeans, wheat, and alfalfa and runs a 150-head cow-calf operation.

Spring calving went pretty well Blair Horseth this year. His cows will head out to pasture later in the spring.

He hopes to begin planting the first week of May. On April 11, the ground was still frozen.

When it comes to the downturn in the farm economy, Hoseth looks at the big picture. “I think people are going to keep eating for the rest of their life so I think there’s going to be a fair demand for our product.”

He holds an economics degree from North Dakota State University.

For Hoseth, the key to successful farming is diversification. In addition to crops and cows, he also sells

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Field conditions improving, but still too early to plant

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Blair Horseth, Mahnomen, Minn., May 4

“We’re just about done with wheat.” The Land spoke to Blair Hoseth on May 4 as he was happy to report the progress made since he was able to start planting wheat on May 1. While Hoseth is relieved to finally be in the field, he explains that wheat planting is “a week to 10 days later than I’d like it to be.”

With wheat planting almost complete, Hoseth’s attention turns to corn as he started planting that last night. The corn planting date is about a week later than usual, though Hoseth knows it “could’ve been worse.” He’s hopeful “by the end of next Blair Horseth week, a lot of corn will be getting done.” Then it’s immediately on to soybeans.

The weather forecast calls for a few chances of rain in the area next week. The temperature has “been a little cooler than it should be, I think 10 degrees below average,” Hoseth said.

Hoseth notes, “the hayfields aren’t even starting to turn green.” That’s about two weeks behind due to the cold weather. “Our ground is dry here,” Hoseth’s not sure if there’s enough moisture for a good first cut. While the current hay crop is behind, the old hay Hoseth has for sale is in great demand — something he hasn’t seen for at least four or five years.

The crops are getting in the ground, the weather for the most part is cooperating as Hoseth simply states that this year’s planting season “it’s moving, just slower.”

Jamie Beyer

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“May 1st last year we had snow on the ground,” Haubrich said. However, “we had a quarter section of corn in” that was planted just 36 hours before the snow fell. That white stuff caused a delay in planting for five or six days according to Haubrich. He also had new crop alfalfa and wheat planted by the first half of April. This year none of that has happened yet.

The forecast calls for rain next week with a welcome “warm front coming through the first part of the week,” Haubrich said.

Haubrich believes that when field conditions are right “everything is going to be ready to go at once.”

When that time hits, Haubrich has come to know that “somehow, some way, we get it done.”

Karson Duncanson, Mapleton, Minn., April 27

Karson Duncanson is “finalizing machinery prep” and ready to get rolling in the field as soon as conditions are right. The Land spoke with Duncanson on April 27 as he was still getting seed delivered and equipment all set to go. This time of year, waiting can be the tough part as the fields are “still wet and cold” though Duncanson believes that they are “improving dramatically.” The rain in the forecast for this weekend doesn’t help dry out the field. However, it does help pull the frost out of the ground.

“Working ground on Monday.” That’s Matt Haubrich’s starting date goal for this planting season. The Land spoke to Haubrich on April 27 as he was hopeful that he was just days away from getting in the field.

As for the current field conditions, “we’re still experiencing wet spots.” He’s knows that he’s not alone in that as “there’s no one working any ground in our area.”

The machinery is “pretty much ready to go.” Though Haubrich knows that there’s always a little tweaking and adjusting that needs to happen. As for the seed, “we have some seed to pick up yet.” This year Haubrich is changing a few up seed options with planting corn with different maturity dates as well as using some new

The planter is now in high demand on the Beyer farm. The Land spoke with Jamie Beyer on May 4 as she reported while field conditions aren’t ideal, planting is indeed underway. Soybean planting started on April 28 and is currently 40 percent complete. The beans that were planted on April 28 have sprouted.

The sugar beets have all been planted — though Beyer is quick to point out they didn’t have many beets to plant this year, so it went quickly. Alfalfa is 50 percent done with more to be planted today along with corn. The fields are still wet in places, so “most people around here have been able to do tile ground and old beet ground,” Beyer said. The forecast is calling for dry weather through May 7, so Beyer is hopeful a lot can be planted by then. Looking ahead to next week, Beyer expects to “finish up the beans and still be working on the corn.”

Driving between fields this is the time of year, Beyer and her family keeps a watchful eye for ditch asparagus. “It’s a bit of a sport around here.” The hunt for this tasty wild vegetable can be so competitive in the area that “sometimes people go out at night” as to not reveal the places they find the sought after asparagus.

The crops are being planted, fresh asparagus is soon being picked — all signs that spring has sprung.

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Matt Haubrich, Danube, Minn., April 27

Jamie Beyer, Wheaton, Minn., May 4

Last year Duncanson “planted a little bit April 24-25” then rain and a week of cold weather halted planting until early May. Once back in the field he “got all the corn in, in four days.” Duncanson knows that once the field conditions are right it will be time to hit the fields hard and get that seed planted.

Karson Duncanson

The forecast calls for warmer temperatures, though Duncanson believes for all the forecast watching, “the good Lord will decide when we start.” He admits however that it can be “hard to sit back and wait.”

Asked if he’s feeling optimistic heading into planting this year Duncanson explains that “if I wasn’t optimistic I wouldn’t be doing it.”

With the fields not ready for planting this weekend, Duncanson is looking forward to “spending time with the family before it gets really busy.” Now that sounds like a weekend well spent.

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Global Dairy Trade prices show little movement This column was written for the marketing week ending May 4.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the April Federal order Class III milk price at $14.47 per hundredweight. This is up 25 cents from March, 75 cents below April 2017 and the highest Class III since December 2017 and 20 cents above California’s comparable Class 4b cheese milk price.

It equates to $1.24 per gallon, down from $1.31 a year ago. The four month

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average stands at $14.02, down from $16.17 a year ago and compares to $13.72 in 2016.

Class III futures as of late morning May 4

By Lee Mielke portended a May price at $15.10; June, $15.59; July, $15.96; and August at $16.36, with a $16.57 peak in October.

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California’s April Class 4b cheese milk price was announced by the California Department of Food and Agriculture at $14.27 per cwt., up 31 cents from March, 3 cents below a year ago, but the highest 4b since November 2017. The average stands at $13.75 and compares to $14.97 a year ago and $13.02 in 2016 The 4a butter-powder milk price is $13.29, up 28 HIGH STEEL INSERT IN 20’ ARROW FRONT FEEDER cents from March but 44 cents below a year ago. Its four-month average, at $12.99, is down from $14.69 a year ago and compares to $12.87 in 2016. n Some of the wind in dairy’s global sales sails got knocked out in the May 1 Global Dairy Trade auction. The weighted average of products offered slipped 1.1 percent, following a 2.7 upshot on April LARGE BALES IN A 30’ TANDEM AXLE ARROW FRONT FEEDER 17.

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Leading the losses was rennet casein, down 10.5 percent. Anhydrous milkfat was down 1.9 percent, after jumping 5.3 percent last time, and whole milk powder was off 1.5 percent, after it inched 0.9 percent higher last time.

The gains were led by skim milk powder, up 3.6 percent, which follows a 3.6 percent increase last time. Cheddar was up 3.1 percent and follows a 4.6 percent boost. Lactose inched up 0.6 percent, after leading the gains last time by 14.8 percent and buttermilk powder was up 0.5 percent. It was not traded last time.

FC Stone equates the GDT 80 percent butterfat butter price to $2.4991 per pound U.S. Chicago Mercantile Exchange butter closed May 4 at $2.3525. GDT cheddar cheese equated to $1.8252 per pound U.S. and compares to May 4’s CME block cheddar at $1.6650. GDT skim milk powder averaged 90.68 cents per pound. Whole milk powder averaged $1.4657 per pound U.S. CME Grade A nonfat dry milk price closed May 4 at 84.25 cents per pound.

n Back home, a small increase in the U.S. All Milk price average could not overcome sharp increases in corn, soybean, and hay prices and thereby pulled the March milk feed price ratio lower. The USDA’s latest Ag Prices report shows the March ratio at 1.97 down from 2.03 in February and 2.40 in March 2017.

The All-Milk price averaged $15.60 per cwt., up 30 cents from February but $1.70 below March 2017.

The low was $14.10 in Michigan, with California at $14.86, up 11 cents from February, and Wisconsin at $16.20, up 60 cents.

March corn averaged $3.51 per bushel, up 13 cents from February and 2 cents per bushel above March 2017. Soybeans averaged $9.81 per bushel, up 32 cents from February and 12 cents per bushel above a year ago. Alfalfa hay averaged $166 per ton, up $11 from February, and $32 a ton above a year ago.

The March cull price for beef and dairy combined averaged $68.90 per cwt. This is up $3.30 from February, 60 cents below March 2017 and $2.70 below the 2011 base average of $71.60 per cwt. Milk cows averaged $1,360 per head in April, down from $1,520 in January, and $280 below April 2017. They averaged $1,300 in California, down from $1,500 in January and $1,600 a year ago. Wisconsin cows averaged $1320 per head, down from $1,470 in January and $1,710 per head in April 2017.

The April 27 Daily Dairy Report points out, “Combined with higher feed costs, these prices resulted in a decline in the U.S. milk-over-feed margin to $6.85 per cwt. based on the dairy Margin Protection Program calculation — the lowest result so far this year and the lowest margin since June 2016.

“In 2017, the milk-over-feed margin, based on these calculations, did not fall below $7 per cwt. If current futures projections are to be believed, the worst margins for 2018 are potentially in the rearview mirror at the end of this month.”

Meanwhile, Chicago-based Commodity & Ingredient Hedging LLC’s latest Margin Watch says, “Dairy margins improved slightly over the last half of April as increased milk prices more than offset the impact of rising feed costs. While margins are still only about average from a historical perspective, with the exception of spot second quarter, they are projected positive into early 2019.

See MIELKE, pg. 17

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USDA: Butter production hit all-time high in March MIELKE, from pg. 17 Cash butter finished the week at $2.3525 per pound, down three-quarter cents, but 24.5 cents above a year ago, with 55 cars exchanging hands on the week.

Butter market prices appear to be easing but butter interest is appealing, in both domestic and foreign markets. Stronger cream availability in the West is conducive to churning.

Some contacts report that higher freight costs to move cream out of the West are also contributing to augmented butter production. Butter

stocks are ample, says Dairy Market News, and U.S. prices are competitive with international prices and export sales are “lively.”

Spot Grade A nonfat dry milk, after four previous weeks of gain, shot to 85.5 cents per pound on April 30, the highest price since September 1, 2017.

But it closed May 4 at 84.25 cents, unchanged on the week and a quartercent below a year ago, with 19 carloads sold on the week.

Dry whey closed the week at 31.75 cents per pound, up three-quarter cents.

n USDA’s latest Dairy Products report pegged March cheese output at 1.1 billion pounds, up 11.6 percent from February and 2.7 percent above March 2017. That put first quarter output at 3.2 billion pounds, up 2.9 percent from a year ago.

California produced 215.7 million pounds of that cheese, up 8.6 percent from February but 0.4 percent below a year ago. Wisconsin, at 290.2 million pounds, was up 10.3 percent from February and 1.6 percent above a year ago. Idaho contributed 86.1 million pounds, up 19 percent from February and 3.6 percent above a year ago.

Minnesota, at 63.9 million pounds, was up 11 percent from February and 3.5 percent above a year ago. New Mexico produced 76.1 million pounds, up 17.4 percent from February and 14 percent above a year ago.

Italian cheese totaled 481.6 million pounds, up 12.9 percent from February and 2.5 percent above a year ago. Year-to-date Italian cheese is at 1.4 billion pounds, up 3.9 percent from a year ago. Mozzarella, at 371.5 million pounds, was up 2.8 percent, with year-to-date at 1.1 billion pounds, up 3.6 percent.

American-type cheese production totaled 437.0 million pounds. This is up 10 percent from February and 1.7 percent above a year ago, with year-todate at 1.3 billion pounds, up 1.1 percent. Cheddar output, the cheese traded at the CME, totaled 314.8 million pounds, up 7.3 percent from February but 2.7 percent below a year ago, with year-to-date cheddar hitting 926.3 million pounds, down 1.7 percent.

Butter churns produced a bearish all time high of 185.6 million pounds, See MIELKE, pg. 19

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Before getting ready to move your animal, make sure it’s healthy by scheduling an appointment with your veterinarian. If you’re moving your animal interstate, or out of Minnesota, you must have your veterinarian examine the animal and write you a certificate of veterinary inspection. This document helps animal health officials track animal movements and trace disease if those animals become ill.

Another important step is making sure the animals are officially identified. Acceptable forms of official identification varies by species. You can find a handy breakdown of the different

accepted official IDs at www.bah.state. mn.us.

If you’re moving animals for a livestock sale or exhibition, you should know the expectations of the event.

The Board of Health has a resource with species specific guidelines and requirements.

When it comes to actually moving the animals, make sure you are hauling them safely. Use the correct equipment and double check that everything is in working order. Plan for delays and prepare for the unexpected. Have food and water ready for the animals in the event you have a mechanical breakdown. Once you reach your destination, you should conduct a quick check to make sure the animals appear healthy and uninjured.

Lastly, when returning home, or introducing new animals into your herd, follow proper biosecurity precautions. Keep the returning, or new animals separate from your herd for up to one month and look for any clinical signs of diseases they could’ve potentially contracted while away from your farm.

This article was submitted by the Minnesota Board of Animal Health. v

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2017 milk production increased 1.4 percent over 2016 MIELKE, from pg. 18 up 9.1 percent from February and 4.8 percent above a year ago. Year-to-date butter output is at 537.8 million pounds, up 4.2 percent.

California butter output totaled 59 million pounds, up 16.4 percent from February and 16.4 percent above a year ago. Pennsylvania was down 5.3 percent from February and 7.6 percent below a year ago.

Yogurt output amounted to 392.3 million pounds, down 4.7 percent from a year ago, with year-to-date hitting 1.1 billion pounds, down 2.6 percent.

Dry whey totaled 88 million pounds, up 1.5 percent, with year-to-date output at 267.9 million pounds, up 8.6 percent. Stocks totaled 74.7 million pounds, down 15.4 percent from February and 3.5 percent below those a year ago.

Nonfat dry milk production totaled 180.3 million pounds, up 14.2 percent

from February and 12 percent above a year ago. Year-to-date output stands at 498.4 million pounds, up 8.8 percent.

Stocks slipped to 298 million pounds, down 400,000 pounds or 0.1 percent from February but 51.5 million pounds or 20.9 percent above a year ago.

February stocks were revised 25.6 million pounds lower.

Skim milk powder production totaled 41 million pounds, up 8.8 percent from February but 22.2 percent below a year ago. n Checking dairy’s rear view mirror, the Dairy Products Summary shows total cheese production hit 12.7 billion pounds in 2017, up 3.9 percent from 2016. Wisconsin produced 3.25 billion pounds of that, or 26.6 percent.

California was a distant second, at 2.51 billion, with Idaho at 954.99 million pounds.

Italian varieties totaled 5.38 billion

Pasture preparation tips ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Spring is finally arriving and now is the time for dairy farmers who graze their livestock to start thinking about pastures. Here are some of my top tips: First, take some time to consider past grazing seasons. What has worked?

What hasn’t? How has the weather affected your grazing? Are there paddocks that have needed extra attention? Were there any goals you made at the end of last season for this season?

Was there something new you wanted to try? Thinking about the past can help you plan for the future, and ensure good productivity in the coming grazing season.

Second, make some repairs. Take the time to walk the fence line of your pastures. Make note of weak or broken areas and what you will need to strengthen or repair them. Gather the supplies you need and repair the spots you noted. Also, if you use an electric fence, make sure it is working properly to avoid any unnecessary risks. Do a final walk of the fence line to make sure you didn’t miss anything. Good fences not only make good neighbors, but they also make good pasture managers by keeping cows in and large wildlife out.

Third, clean up. Walk the pastures in search of anything that shouldn’t be there. Trash, debris, rocks and fallen tree limbs should all be cleaned up to prevent any hazards to the cows.

Fourth, work on establishment of new seedings. You may have seeded down some pastures last fall or are doing some early frost seeding. Check those seedings to assess their progress, and to see if the fall seedings have fared well through the winter.

Remember that new seedings cannot take the same stress as older stands.

As you get into the grazing season, work the new stands in gradually and monitor them for progress and make adjustments as necessary. Taking good care of the new stands now ensure they will be high producing stands in future seasons.

Fifth, think water. If you have water lines in your paddocks, check them for damage and make any needed repairs.

Think about moving tanks which are in an area that gets muddy easily. Try to prevent animals from standing in mud as much as possible.

This article was submitted by University of Minnesota Extension. v

pounds, up 1.5 percent from 2016 and accounted for 42.5 percent of total cheese in 2017. Mozzarella accounted for 77.3 percent of the Italian production followed by Parmesan with 8.4 percent and Provolone with 7.4 percent. Wisconsin again was the leading state in Italian cheese production with 31.6 percent of the production.

American-type cheese production climbed to 5.07 billion pounds, up 6.4 percent from 2016 and accounted for 40.1 percent of total cheese in 2017.

Wisconsin was the leading state in American cheese with 20.0 percent of the production.

U.S. butter production totaled 1.85 billion pounds, just 0.4 percent above 2016. California was the leading state at 534.38 million pounds or 28.9 percent of total U.S. production.

Pennsylvania was second at 95.6 million pounds, and New York third with 27.5 million pounds.

The U.S. produced 1.84 billion pounds of nonfat dry milk for human consumption, up 4.7 percent from 2016, and skim milk powder totaled

530 million pounds, down 5.3 percent.

Dry whey totaled 1.037 million pounds, up 8.6 percent.

Milk production increased 1.4 percent in 2017 to 215 billion pounds. The rate per cow, at 22,941 pounds, was 163 pounds above 2016. The annual average number of milk cows on farms was 9.39 million head, up 67,000 head from 2016.

The 2017 Milk Production, Disposition, and Income Summary shows cash receipts from marketings of milk totaled $37.9 billion, up 9.8 percent from 2016. Producer returns averaged $17.69 per hundredweight, up 8.3 percent. Marketings totaled 214.5 billion pounds, 1.5 percent above 2016.

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

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Grain Outlook Brazilian corn exports could drop

Cash Grain Markets

corn/change* soybeans/change* St. Cloud $3.55 +.14 $9.32 -.10 Madison $3.53 +.12 $9.35 -.10 Redwood Falls $3.51 +.16 $9.40 -.02 Fergus Falls $3.44 +.17 $9.13 -.09 Morris $3.50 +.12 $9.19 -.19 Tracy $3.53 +.17 $9.30 -.07

The following marketing analysis is for the week ending May 4.

CORN — Corn action this week was driven by U.S. and South American weather, while beans were tied to weather and politics.

Corn gapped higher from the previous week’s close and really never looked back.

U.S. planting progress was only 17 percent complete as of April 29 — well behind the 27 percent average. The average for May 6 is 44 percent complete. Prior to the report, the trade is anticipating progress to hit 35-37 percent complete.

Dryness in southern Brazil is PHYLLIS NYSTROM affecting their safrinha corn crop CHS Hedging Inc. in a negative way as they enter St. Paul pollination. They have some rain in the forecast for around May 10, but the trade wants to see it happen. It’s estimated that half of Brazil’s safrinha crop has had less than half of its normal rainfall over the last 30 days. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s most recent total Brazilian corn production estimate was 92 million metric tons. Private estimates have been coming in around 86 mmt. Conab will update their numbers on May 10, hours before the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. Their last estimate was 88.6 mmt. For reference, it’s generally accepted that Brazil’s first corn crop this year was around 26.5 mmt, with the balance safrinha. Roughly 70 percent of their corn crop comes from the safrinha crop.

Reductions in Brazil’s corn crop will be reflected in their corn exports. As their corn exports decrease, U.S. exports should increase. Excess rainfall in Argentina is delaying their corn harvest. Their corn harvest was 37 percent complete, as of May 3. It wasn’t too long ago that dryness in Argentina was the problem. They just haven’t been able to get on the right side of Mother Nature this crop season.

Weekly export sales were near the top of expectations at 40.2 million bushels, bringing total commitments to 2 billion bushels. This is down 2 percent from last year, but keeps us on pace to hit the USDA’s 2.225-billion-bushel export target. We have sold 90 percent of the USDA’s projection compared to 88 percent on average. The USDA’s number indicates a 3 percent decline in year-on-year exports. We need sales to average 11 million bushels per week to

The month of April will end with the cattle market still finding sales above the $120 level basis cash and the hog market above the $60 level lean basis cash. Each market has shown some resilience in the face of some negative U.S. Department of Agriculture reports. It is likely that the month of May will see some renewed volatility in the livestock markets due to changing fundamental factors that influence each market.

As for the cattle market, the cash trade has remained firm while the futures have remained very discount to the cash trade.

This has been caused by the fear JOE TEALE that cattle numbers will overBroker whelm the market causing a collapse in live prices. This is the Great Plains Commodity Afton, Minn. result of the past several USDA Cattle on Feed reports the indicated larger than anticipated placements of cattle in feedlots. That fear of this increase in numbers has kept the futures market at a substantial discount.

However, as long as the cash market stays above the $120 level, the futures will eventually have to close that discount. This will only happen provided the cash trade remains firm. Given the fact that those cattle that are anticipated to come to market really do come, then the cash market will begin to fall toward the futures prices. In other words, look for prices to begin coming together over the next several weeks. Because of the deep discounts by the futures the possibility of hedged cattle moving early to market to take advantage of the deep discounts futures

See NYSTROM, pg. 21

See TEALE, pg. 21

Average:

$3.51

$9.28

Year Ago Average: $3.06 $8.55 Grain prices are effective cash close on May 8. *Cash grain price change represents a two-week period.

Livestock Angles High numbers hold down cattle

Grain Angles Spring has finally arrived As I write this article from Baldwin, Wis.. I can see the snow piles are almost gone. The winter of 201718 has held on for a long time, but spring seems to be here. This brings to mind a few items we need to remember as look toward spring planting.

Stay safe and healthy — As we start our field work, based off of the five-year planting progress average, we are going to be behind in crop planting. We need to remember safety as we hit the fields this spring. It will be hard not to work around the clock when the ground is ready. However, we need to make sure we are stopping to take a breath and taking KEVIN care of ourselves as we get spring CHRISTENSON work underway. This may require Compeer State Insurance that we will listen to family Product Officer members when they tell us to Baldwin, Wis. rest. In today’s cropping operations, we have the ability to plant an impressive number of acres in a short window.

Let’s make sure our team stays safe this spring, and lead by example.

Multiple-peril policies — In most areas, over the next few days we will be in full swing getting the 2018 crop in the ground. The multi-peril crop insurance provisions has final planting dates on all insured crops which allows for full coverage under the policy provisions. The planting dates do vary by state, county and crop. It is important to keep those dates in mind. In most cases, the earliest planting date has passed, and we are in the planting period.

Each insured crop has a final plant date. All crops planted before that day will be eligible for full indemnity coverage on the planted crop. The following day, we enter the late planting period. A producer may plant in that period. However, each day that passes, a 1 percent reduction of the base guarantee will be applied. Each crop will have a late planting period, which for most counties and crops is 25 additional days. If you are unsure of your dates, check with your crop insurance agent.

We know planting has started in Illinois and we should see other areas going soon. We always hope planting goes smoothly. However, we never know what Mother Nature has in store for us. If wet weather turns out to be an issue that prevents us from planting, the multiple peril policy has language to provide coverage on qualifying acreage. The preSee CHRISTENSON, pg. 22

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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Early soybean rally cut short by U.S., China trade talks NYSTROM, from pg. 20 hit the projection.

New crop sales this week were 2 million bushels. Total new crop commitments are 79.2 million bushels, down from last year’s 93 million bushels.

Weekly ethanol production was up 47,000 barrels per day to 1.032 million bpd. Ethanol stocks were up 400,000 barrels at 22.1 million barrels. Margins fell by 13 cents to 5 cents per gallon. The average 4-week demand for gasoline is up 1.2 million barrels versus last year.

The hard red wheat tour was conducted this week. It put the Kansas hard red wheat yield at 37 bushels per acre with a crop size of 243 million bushels. This puts the crop 27 percent lower than last year and the smallest since 1989. The May 10 WASDE report will include the first 2018-19 balance sheets.

Outlook: Weather and politics should provide corn with support for now.

Money-men also want to continue to be long corn and look at setbacks as buying opportunities. The codicil is the pace of planting. If we push hard and narrow the progress gap, additional acres may be expected to be planted.

The average planting progress for May 6 is 44 percent complete. The trade will be watching how the USDA treats the Brazilian corn production number on the May 10 WASDE report. Private estimates are coming in closer to 86 mmt vs. the USDA’s last estimate of 92 mmt. In the last three years, December corn has had a difficult

time spending much time above the $4.00 level. This year, with December corn above $4.20, we are about 30 cents higher than we usually are in early May. For the week, July corn rallied 7.75 cents to $4.06.25 and the December contract gained 6.5 cents to $4.21 per bushel. In the last three years, December corn averaged $3.82.5 on May 4. While we could see higher prices with any crop problem, we are trading nearly 40 cents over that this year. Something to think about as you make your marketing plans. The contract high in the December 2018 contract is $4.29.5 per bushel.

The next WASDE report will be released May 10. Beginning with this report, the USDA will add a new line to the world wheat and rice balance sheets to show beginning stocks, production, imports, domestic use, exports and ending stocks, after subtracting China’s numbers. This is being done to better reflect the world situation. On the April WASDE report, world wheat ending stocks were forecasted at 271 mmt — an all-time high. China’s ending wheat stocks were forecasted at 127 mmt, nearly half of the total.

SOYBEANS — Soybeans continue to have the dark cloud of uncertainty surrounding possible implementation of Chinese soybean tariffs loom over them. A U.S. trade delegation met with Chinese officials May 3-4. A strange thing happened near the conclusion of the talks. It was reported near the

Spring hog rally delayed TEALE, from pg. 20 provide is a very likely possibility.

Therefore, producers should stay aware of the current market conditions and keep current on marketings.

The hog market has been just the opposite of the cattle market during the same period. Futures prices have been at a large premium to the cash trade during the entire month of April.

It appears that a lot of the optimism has been that the seasonal tendencies for the hog market usually see a strong rally in the spring. This year, a slight delay in that rally in hog prices has left the futures well over the cash which has brought about a strong correction in the futures as of late. However, the

close on May 3 that the United States and China would have an announcement on May 4 concerning an agreement. However, this proved to be a premature announcement. The only thing they agreed to was to continue to talk about their trade issues. A few sticking points include the U.S. request for China to cut the bilateral trade deficit by $200 billion by 2020; reduce tariffs; and cut subsidies for emerging industries. In reaction, soybeans gave back the 15-cent May 3 rally, and more, during May 4’s session.

Going into the talks, China had said they were not going to make any big concessions to the United States. China has “unofficially” stopped buying U.S. soybeans in recent weeks — instead increasing purchases from South America. The uneasiness of the situation has raised worries over whether China’s purchases from the United States already on the books will be executed. If so, and the 25 percent import tariffs goes into effect, would they be grandfathered in and exempt from the tariff? These unknowns will likely keep a cap on any upside potential for the time being. The most many were hoping for out of this initial meeting was an agreement to keep talking, which is what we got.

The July soymeal market broke the $400 level this week, trading as high as $406.50 per ton before finding pressure. Argentina bought more US beans this week, lending credence to their need to source beans to crush. If they fall short of needed meal to export, business should be pushed to the United States. Trade chatter suggests China has covered 70 percent of their June soybean needs and covered 50 percent of their July bean needs.

China’s soybean crush margins reportedly fell into the red this week for the first time since February. Also, out of China were reports calling for an emergency campaign to increase soybean production. The numbers being talked about are a drop in the bucket compared to their total soybean imports.

The early talk was an increase in production in their highest producing province of 22 million bushels. They import close to 3.5 billion bushels.

Weekly export sales were at the high end of expectations at 15.3 million bushels for new crop and 17.2 million

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cash trade has picked up and cash has improved to close the gap between cash and futures. The pork cutout has also stabilized after some weakness over the past month or so, which has helped the packer margins — allowing a more aggressive stance in acquiring inventory. If this trend continues, it could be possible for the gap between cash and futures to narrow with the cash leading the way. The caveat would still be that hog numbers are still greater than a year ago so demand for pork will have to be the major support for the market in the weeks ahead.

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bushels for new crop. It was noted that the previous week’s old crop sales were revised down 2 million bushels to 11.6 million bushels. China also cancelled 134,000 metric tons of old crop purchases, which is not unusual for this time of year. New crop sales included 190 tmt of sales to Argentina. Total old crop commitments at 2.01 billion bushels are down just 3 percent from last year. The USDA is anticipating a 5 percent drop in year-on-year exports to 2.065 billion bushels. Total sales are 98 percent of the USDA’s forecast compared to 96 percent on average. New crop commitments stand at 185.4 million bushels, well above 101.7 million bushels on the books last year on this date. Brazil exported a record number of soybeans in April at 11.63 mmt. The January-April period saw a 5.4 percent increase in soybean exports compared to last year and the highest in history for that time frame.

Since the beginning of January, the Brazilian real is down 9 percent and the Argentine peso is down 23 percent.

Argentina’s soybean harvest was 53 percent complete as of May 3 according to the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange.

Their crop production estimate was left unchanged from last week at 38 mmt.

U.S. soybean planting was 5 percent complete as of April 29. The average for May 6 is 13 percent complete.

Outlook: The May 10 WASDE may hold surprises for the market. The Argentine soybean carryout number will hold interest for many as will the Brazilian corn crop forecast. Will Argentina’s carryout really be 19 mmt as the USDA is saying now, or closer to Oil World’s 7 mmt forecast? The Argentine soybean crop estimate was 40 mmt last month. The overriding concern in soybeans is currently the state of affairs with China. If planting weather is favorable next week, and we hear nothing on China, prices could slip into the May 10 report.

For the week, July soybeans tumbled 19.5 cents lower to $10.36.75 per bushel. The November contract pulled back 9.75 cents to $10.37.25 per bushel. In the last five years, November soybeans have averaged $10.38 per bushel on May 4, and this year is no different.

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Douglas: Carbon dioxide levels raising havoc with weather

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Noted meteorologist and weather scientist Paul Douglas wasn’t offering much hope in reassuring farmers concerning the coming growing season. I Paul Douglas had an opportunity to speak with Douglas in early April.

“There’s no way to relate with any specificity what the upcoming season will be like,” Douglas admitted. “If I could tell you that, I’d be sipping umbrella drinks on my own tropical island!”

Douglas did say the science of weather is good enough to predict trends 90 days out; but beyond that it would mostly be a hand-waving argument.

“But I am somewhat concerned the next couple of months. We have moderate drought in west central Minnesota and extreme in Kansas, parts of Oklahoma, the Dakotas.

“However, the trend in recent years is historic rains in the upper Midwest.

But the law of averages catches up with you occasionally and you have a dry patch occurring. So my hunch for now is our moderate drought continuing through May with moisture returning to normal levels in June and July.

But as we come out of this la Niña cooling pattern in the Pacific, the bias is towards dryer weather.”

Why are we seeing this increasing variability in weather?

“The climate is changing,” said Douglas indicating bigger swings in both temperature and moisture are predictable for upper Midwest weather.

Also these weather swings are always greater near the center of continents.

“And the fact that we are near the middle of North America and well away from the moderating influence of the oceans adds to our weather variability.

“It’s like having a big hot water bottle right next to your body. It moderates the climate. That’s why there are palm trees growing in Van Cover which sits right next to the Pacific. As you get closer to big water, you don’t get the

crazy weather extremes like here in middle America.”

Douglas noted the Climate Extreme Index (CEI), which is the percentage of the U.S. in extreme flood or extreme drought, has increased in the past 40 years. “And the flip-flopping we are doing between flood and drought has a greater frequency than years back.

Many are connecting the warming climate with these big extremes. And this uptake in extremes is something we’re noticing worldwide. Every country seems to be experiencing more extremes.”

He indicated droughts are now a little deeper and longer. Floods are more severe. Intense storm damage on our eastern seaboard already this season are indicative of this increasing variability of our North American weather.

Douglas said nationwide we’ve had 25 separate 500-year floods just since 2010. Minnesota has seen four separate 1000-year rains since 2010 — three in southern Minnesota and the big Duluth flood of 2012.

“So obviously, something is going on with world weather,” Douglas said. “It’s a fact of life that water management is going to be a bigger deal going forward.

How do we keep soil moisture where we want it? How do we retain moisture during the dry summers? And how do we keep topsoil from being washed away when we have these inevitable floods occurring with greater frequency?”

How long will this increasing trend of warmer and drier weather, intermixed with increasing frequency of more violent storms, continue to happen?

The weather scientist responded, “As long as carbon dioxide and methane levels worldwide continue to rise, our temperatures will continue to rise.

That doesn’t mean we’re not going to have cold fronts — even bumping below zero. Nor does it mean we won’t have snow storms. God forbid, if Canada runs out of cold fronts, the planet is going to have much bigger problems.

“But the warming will continue as long as CO2 levels continue to rise.

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There’s been a lot of talk, but not a lot of progress, in eliminating these CO2 emissions. I hear people chattering that if this trend continues, by 2100 our grandchildren will have climate similar to what you have in northern Missouri. Then the question is what happens to the corn belt and the soybean belt? The thought being crop production will be shifting northward. But the reality is, Canadian soils don’t support the production intensity of our southern Minnesota ag belt.”

Douglas concluded he’s still optimistic referring to the current weather cycle as both a threat and an opportunity for reinvention and for smarter agriculture with new solutions. “Doing the same thing as we were doing in the

1970s isn’t the answer.”

Paul Douglas is a common name to Minnesotans everywhere. He has 35 years of television and radio experience; plus daily weather blogs in various newspapers. Like most weather people, he has a sense of humor concerning his profession. As we wrapped up this telephone interview he commented, “Years back I would say people come to Minnesota for our culture.

They would stay because their car wouldn’t start. I’ve modernized. Today I say, Minnesota: Land of 10,000 weather atrocities.”

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File claim before replanting CHRISTENSON, from pg. 20 vented plant coverage allows for a potential indemnity payment. On corn, it is 55 percent of the base guarantee amount and 60 percent of the base guarantee on soybeans. The policy also allows for an additional indemnity payment of 5 percent if the buy up coverage was elected on the MPCI policy by the March 15 sales closing date.

Prevent plant — The decision to file a prevent plant can be made at any time after the final plant date, all the way through the late planting period.

The notice must be filed no later than 72 hours of the decision to stop planting the crop for the given year and may not be filed prior to the final plant date.

The filing of a prevented plant claim does not prevent the operation from planting in the late plant period. There are several policy provisions to reference as it pertains to prevented plant claim.

These are hard and fast rules that have to be followed in determining a potential prevent plant claim. One of the loss adjustment provisions is on eligible acres. The highest number of planted acres for the crop during the last four crop years is one limiting factor. There is also a provision that allows for a slight increased eligibility based on added acreage for the 2018 crop year. It is key that there is open and constant communication between the producer, agent and the loss adjuster.

Replant — Every year we know there

are situations where we need to replant an insured crop. The MPCI policy provides coverage for replanting back to the same crop. If replanting conditions arise, the first step is to file a claim with your crop insurance agent. This needs to be done prior to the crop being replanted. The adjuster will give approval and start the claims process for potential payments. The policy provisions, which provide a reimbursement of expense, is calculated differently for corn and soybeans. When calculating corn reimbursement, it cannot exceed eight bushels, multiplied by the corn projected price. In contrast, soybeans cannot exceed three bushels when multiplied by that projected price.

Utilize your resources — Remember, in any potential claim situation, notify your agent and seek approval from the adjuster before taking action. Also keep in mind that your crop insurance agent is a resource to utilize year-around. If you have any questions on your coverage, or need to clarify deadlines, I encourage you to reach out to your agent. Maintaining open and honest lines of communication with your crop insurance agent will help alleviate any confusion or worries as you face the 2018 growing season.

I wish you all a safe planting season, and a prosperous 2018.

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FOR SALE: 21’ JD 230 tan- FOR SALE: JD 500 step JD 520 20’ 3pt drill, 10” spac- ‘11 CIH 245 Magnum, MFD, dem disc; Sprayer Special- through ATV w/ winch; JD ing, w/ markers, exc cond, 1785 hrs, 2nd owner, 540/1000 ties 60’ boom 1,000 gal tank 856 6R30 cultivator. 320-360- $4,450; JD 635 35’ rock flex RPM PTO, 16.9R30 fronts, disk w/ JD harrow, $12,750; rears 18.4R46 & duals, sprayer; Minnesota 400 bu 1240 JD 7000 6x30 planter w/ dry lux cab, Nav II controller, gravity flow trailer; EZ Flow trailer w/Sudenga brush au- FOR SALE: JD 328 baler with fert, $4,500; Demco Con- 262RTK, hi-cap draw bar, 40 injector. Excellent condi- quest 1100 gal sprayer, 90’ front fenders, beacon lights, ger. (507)640-0146 tion. 715-962-4175 boom, 14.9x46 tires, $5,450; wide rear fenders, 360 deCheck out THE LAND online B&B 1000 gal nurse tank, gree hi-intensity lights. Call JD 1750 conservation corn www.thelandonline.com tandem axle w/ pump & mix- cell for price (507)259-7871. planter 6-30 finger pickup, ing cone, $3,900; JD 4255 FOR SALE: ‘75 JD 1765 corn FOR SALE: CIH 8950 9225 liquid fertilizer, in furrow or tractor, QR, 9200 hrs, 2000 planter, 12R30”, 3 bu boxes, hrs, new 14.9x46 tires, Trimside disc, bean cups, JD 250 hrs on new motor, 18.4x38 less than 2,000 acres; 38’ trible 750 & EZ pilot, $60,000; monitor, shedded, very good tires, $26,500. 320-769-2756 ple axle machinery trailer, ‘13 Capello 830 1200 acres; cond and clean. 715-669-5165 ramps, beavertail, winch, Retired: Will sell JD #520 drill, also new ‘14 Capello 830, JD or 715-512-1664 $7,500. (507)340-3235 10” spacing, 20’, on Catty, hookups on both. 507-644monitor, hyd markers, box 3244 ext; JD plow 6-18”; JD 17’ FOR SALE: ‘02 MTX 140 chisel plow (new Summer McCormick, 3245 hrs, 2795 harrow); Tye 20’ drill, 7” Buhler ldr w/ 90” bucket, has spacing, 3pt, hyd marker; leduals, 3pt, power shift, exc ver drag, 54’, 9 section, hyd condition. 507-276-3654 evener; IHC disc #490, 25’; Wil-Rich field cultivator, 24’ FOR SALE: John Deere 3010 w/ harrow; DME crumbler, diesel w/ 5407 New Idea disc 25’. Call 320-226-7138 or 320- mower. New Prague 952-2129506 769-2414.

FIND IT IN THE Classifieds We buy Salvage Equipment Parts Available Hammell Equip., Inc. (507)867-4910

JD 6125R, MFWD, w/ldr, 800+ hrs, premium tractor guidance ready, IVT transmission, very nice shape.

(507)642-8028 MN. Moline UTS-LP tractor, compl., good rubber, $1,250.

Also, IH 460, NF, Good Tires & Tin, $2,850. 712-288-6442

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

Tillage Equip 30 Ft GREAT PLAINS 3000TT Turbo-Till (2004) Blades 19 1/2” Very Good, w/ New Rolling Harrow/Reel Recently.

46 Ft MANDAKO Land Roller 3” Shafts/Larger Bearings Like New. 319-347-2349 MANDAKO ROLLERS 3” Shafts Not 2 7/16” For Sale or Rent New/Used Used Discovator/Finishers 2014 Great Plains #8326-26’ 2013 Great Plains #8333-33’ 2006 Great Plains #7336-36’ ‘04 JD 726 Mulch Finisher 38’ ‘97 JD 726 Mulch Finisher 30’ A.L. Buseman 319-347-6282

Planting Equip FOR SALE: JD bean drill w/ hyd markers, 20R10” rows, $2850/OBO. (952)873-6483

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FD,HYDRAULIC FLAT FOLD 000 MARKERS. Will fit anynts, thing, $3,500. Ray’s Machine als, Shop, call or text 712-297-7951 ler, 120 DAY SPECIAL bar, hts, Spraying Equip deCall 1. FOR SALE: Raven 6000 gal fiberglass tank, $1,000; slide225 in pickup sprayer, 400 gal, 5 imHP Honda, 40’ boom, $400.

00; (507)381-3840 res; JD Hardi NAV 1100 Sprayer 644- 90’ booms, Triple spray tips, 20” spacing, 540 pto, 140 HC2500 controller, Chem 795 inductor, rinse tank $10,900 has (320) 905-7415 exc

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35 cow herd, Holsteins and a Reg. Black Angus Bull Hallfew mixed, 8 fresh in March strand, robust, Z4 T631, birth and April, SCC 150 in AI date 5/13/2016, Park Falls, breeding, selling entire herd $2,000. (715)661-0888 only, selling because of ownSalers & Salers/Angus cross er’s health. 715-326-0479 call/ yearling bulls, low birth text weights, good disposition, FOR SALE or LEASE: Reg. easy calving. Call Oakhill Brown Swiss bulls, out of Farms (507)642-8028 high production, high scorRead The Land’s e-edition ing dams. Dutchboyz Swiss. online at 715-613-0265 www.thelandonline.com WANT TO BUY: Butcher WANTED TO BUY: Dairy cows, bulls, fats & walkable heifers and cows. 320-235cripples; also horses, sheep 2664 & goats. 320-235-2664

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CATTLE WANTED: Looking for good clean AI herd Harvesting Equip of Jersey cows or springing 010 heifers. 20-25 of them. Call disc 715-268-6657 FOR SALE: ‘00 JD 893 corn 212head, hyd deck plates, Limousin bulss, 2 yr olds plastic, field ready, set up & yearlings. John Goelz, ldr, for newer Case combine, Franklin, MN (507)557-8394 ctor $10,000. 218-791-3400 Purebred registered Limousin ansbulls red and blacks. Trails pe.

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Registered yearling Polled Hereford bulls for sale. All FOR SALE: Tri-colored pureshots, dectomax, semen bred border collie pup, vet tested, halter broke. Deliv- checked & current vaccinaOR ery available. Klages Here- tions, extremely intelligent, 50, fords. Ortonville, MN. (320) working parents, exc cattle Bins For Sale: (1) 6500 bushel racdog/pet. (651)206-8307 273-2163 rge 20.5’ by 24’ full drying floor, ark stirrator, burner and fan. age Two Circle grain bins 5500 bushel 19’ by 21, OBO (or best offer). (320) 267-3971

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FOR SALE:Used grain bins, floors unload systems, stirators, fans & heaters, aer0TT ation fans, buying or selling, 19 try me first and also call for Rollvery competitive contract tly. rates! Office hours 8am-5pm RollMonday - Friday Saturday ear9am - 12 noon or call 507-69749 6133 Ask for Gary

Wanted All kinds of New & Used farm equipment - disc chisels, field cults, planters, soil finishers, cornheads, feed mills, discs, balers, haybines, etc. 507438-9782

WANTED TO BUY: Used GT (Tox-o-wik) PTO grain dryer, model 380 or possible w/ 370, 350 bu. Sorensen’s Sales ws, & Rentals, Larry Sorensen 320-587-2162

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COMBINES

‘14 JD 9560R, 1045 hrs, 800x38 duals, 5 hyd valves, wheel ‘13 JD 660 4X4, 1598/1066 sep hrs, 2630 display, ContourMaster, wgts .......................................................................... $212,000

chopper, 520x42” duals ............................................. $145,000

‘13 JD 9460R, 1086 hrs, 480x50” triples, 5 hyd, big pump ........................................................................... $180,000

‘13 JD 660, 1180/892 sep hrs, 2WD, ContourMaster, chopper, HID lights, 520x38 duals ................................................... $145,000

‘13 JD 9360R, 1799 hrs, 1000 PTO, 4 hyd valves, 620x42” tires & duals ............................................................. $159,000 ‘97 JD 9760 4x4, sep hrs, ContourMaster, chopper, bullet rotor,

4WD TRACTORS ‘11 NH T9.390, 905 hrs, power shift, HID lights, big pump, 480x50 tires & duals ..................................................$123,000 ‘90 NH 876, 8253 hrs, 12spd gear drive, 520x38 tires ...............................................................................$24,000 ‘09 Case Steiger 385, 3071 hrs, 620x46 tires & duals, power shift, 4 hyd valves .................................................... $110,000 ‘94 C-IH 9270, 8533 hrs, power shift, 4 hyd valves, 650x42” tires & duals ............................................................... $34,000 ‘92 C-IH 9270, 9969 hrs, 12spd gear drive, 4 hyd valves, 520x42” tires & duals ................................................. $25,000 ‘13 Versatile 2375, 1482 hrs, 1000 PTO, 12spd gear drive, 710x42” tires & duals, Outback auto steer ............. $115,000

TRACK TRACTORS

tires ............................................................................ $65,000

‘94 HD 9760, 2WD, 3460/2268 sep hrs, ContourMaster, chopper, bin ext, 480x42” tires & duals ...................................... $58,000

‘01 JD 9650STS, 4325/3014 sep hrs, ContourMaster, chopper, 520x38” tires & duals .................................................. $44,000

‘14 5130, 928/660 sep hrs, rock track, Tracker, chopper, 900, 5x32 single tires ................................................................ $142,000

‘11 C-IH 5088, 1743/1541 sep hrs, rock trap, chopper, 30.5x32 tires ............................................................................ $93,000

‘15 Claas Lexion 750TT, 853 eng/492 sep hrs, 4x4, 35” tracks auto pilot, chopper, chaff spreader .................................... $225,000

‘11 Claas Lexion 740, 1466 eng/1899 sep hrs, 4x4, chopper, 520x42” duals ........................................................... $105,000

WHEEL LOADERS

‘12 JD 824K, 5485 hrs, 6 yd bucket ............................... $145,000 ‘14 C-IH 340 Mag Row trac, 287 hrs, luxury cab, suspended front, 18” tracks, 6 hyds, 1000 PTO, 76” track spacing ....................................................................... $185,000 ‘14 JD 624K, 11,780 hrs, w/ Tink, 6 yd roll out bucket ....... $72,000 ‘15 C-IH 340 Mag Row trac, Cut tranny, 1108 hrs , 30” tracks w/ ‘14 JD 544K, 8760 hrs, quick coupler, 3 yd bucket ........... $72,000 200 hrs , 4 hyd valves, hi-flow, 120” track spacing .... $183,000

ROW CROP TRACTORS

‘12 Komatsu WA250PZ-6, 7548 hrs, quick coupler, 3 yd bucket, new engine overhaul .......................................................... $69,000

‘12 JD 8235, 2WD, 1235 hrs, cab, air, power shift, 3pt, 1000 PTO, 4 hyd valves, 18.4x46 duals .......................................... $110,000

‘03 JD 8120, cab, air, 3832 hrs, 3 hyd valves, 540/1000 PTO,

‘13 CAT 930K, 5088 hrs, Hi-Lift, ride control, 6.5 yd bucket .................................................................................. $107,000

new front tires, 18.4x46 rear tires & duals................. $80,000 ‘10 Kawasaki 65ZV-2, 6835 hrs, 2.5 yd bucket ................... $65,000 ‘11 Versatile 305, MFWD, 690 hrs, 4 hyds, 3pt, 1000 PTO, HID lights, front wgts, 480x46 tires & duals ..................................... $98,000 ‘13 NH T8360, 1150 hrs, luxury cab, 4 hyd, 1000 PTO, 3pt, 480x50 duals, auto steer complete ......................... $115,000 ‘13 C-IH 290, 1250 hrs, 1000 PTO, 3pt, 4 hyd valves, big

CORNHEADS ‘08 JD 612C, 12R20” chopping, AHH ........................... $28,000 ‘13 Drago N6TR, fits JD 6R30” chopping, low acres ..... $26,000 ‘06 Drago N6TR, 8R30” rows chopping, fits Case-IH .... $16,000

pump, front duals, rear 480x50 tires & duals .......... $113,000 ‘05 Drago N6TR, 6R30” chopping, fits JD combines .... $18,000 ‘13 C-IH 260, 577 hrs , 540/1000 PTO, 3pt, 4 hyd hi -flow, front wgts, 420x46” tires & duals....................................... $110,000

‘05 Geringhoff roto disc, 8R30” chopping, fits JD combines .................................................................................... $18,000

‘12 C-IH 260, 1784 hrs, 1000 PTO, 3pt hitch, suspended front ‘02 Case 2208, 8R30” cornhead, hyd deck plates ....... $13,000 axle, 4 hyd valves, hi-flow, front duals, front wgts, 480x50” rear tires & dualsr..................................................... $105,000

‘15 JD 690 forage harvester, rotary chopping head, done 1100 acres ........................................................................... $65,000

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

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Friendly 18 month male red FOR SALE: ‘91 JD LGP 650G merle Collie cross dog, $150. crawler dozer, 6311 hrs, 6 Dan M. Schmucker, S453 Cty way blade, open ROPS, 24” Rd D, Cashton, WI 54619 pads; Used 460 Ford pickup engine. Call 507-232-3935

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FOR SALE: ‘04 F150 Pickup, regular cab, long box, 4WD, FOR SALE: Approx 300 used 75,000 miles on new 5.4 en- barn cleaner Berg links, no gine, some rust, new tires, flights, $925/OBO for all.

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Sidewinder speedwrench, NEW AND USED TRACTOR Size: 1/2”, Farmers 3/8” size, PARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, auto repair, 1/4 small eng de- 55, 50 Series & newer tracsign for hard to reach area tors, AC-all models, Large on eng repair work, $29.95 on Inventory, We ship! Mark any size. For more informa- Heitman Tractor Salvage tion 507-230-0417 715-673-4829

TRACTORS TRACTORS (I) 2013 JD 6125M, MFWD, 24 Spd. Pwr. Quad, Cab, 160 Hrs. ………….$74,900 (I) 2013 JD 6125M, MFWD, 24 Spd. Pwr. Quad, Cab, 160 Hrs. ........................................................$74,900 (I) JD 4450, Cab, 2WD, Quad Range, 140 PTO Hp, Fresh overhaul.…….$35,900 (I) JD 4450, Cab, 2WD, Quad Range, (R) 1993 JD 8570, Cab Heat/AC, Radio, Quad Range, Duals……………….$39,500 140 PTO Hp, Fresh Overhaul ...........................................$35,900 (R) 2015 JD 6155R, Cab, MFWD, Duals, Guidance Ready, 640R Ldr….$145,000 (R) 1993 JD 8570, Cab Heat/AC, Radio (R) 2015 JD 7230R, Cab, MFWD, Duals, e23 Trans, 4 Remotes…………$169,900 Quad Range, Duals ..........................................................$39,500 EQUIPMENT (R) 2015 JD 6155R, Cab, MFWD, Duals, Guidance Ready, 640R Ldr .............................................$145,000 (R) 2014 JD 835 Center Pull MOCO, 11’6” Cut, Impeller, 3pt Hookup..$28,900 (R) 2015 JD 7230R, Cab, MFWD, Duals, (I) JD 7200 Planter, 6 Row, 30”, Dry Fer�lizer, Fert. Cross Fill Auger….$13,500 e23 Trans, 4 Remotes .....................................................$169,900 (I) 2010 JD 1750 Planter, 6 Row, 30”, Liq. Fer�lizer, 350 Monitor………$28,900 SKID STEER LOADERS EQUIPMENT (I) 2013 JD 333E Track Loader, Cab Heat/AC, Joys�ck, 2 Speed………...$49,900 TRACTORS Cut, (R) 2014 JD 835 Center Pull MOCO, 11’6” (I) 2012 JD 320D, Cab w/Heat/AC, Foot Controls, 2 Speed, 900 HRS...$26,900 Impeller, 3pt Hookup .......................................................$28,900 (I) 2013 JD 6125M, MFWD, 24 Spd. Pwr. Quad, Cab, 160 Hrs. ………….$74,900 (R) 2010 JD 318D Skid Steer, Cab, Heat/AC, 2‐Spd, Foot Controls……..$25,900 (I) JD 7200 Planter, 6 Row, 30”, Dry Fertilizer, (I) JD 4450, Cab, 2WD, Quad Range, 140 PTO Hp, Fresh overhaul.…….$35,900 Fert. LAWN & GARDEN TRACTORS AND ZERO TURN MOWERS Cross Fill Auger ........................................................$13,500 (R) 1993 JD 8570, Cab Heat/AC, Radio, Quad Range, Duals……………….$39,500 (I) 2010 JD 1750 Planter, 6 Row, 30”, (I) 2003 JD X475 Garden Tractor, 23 Hp Liq. Cool Kawasaki, 62”……….$3,500 (R) 2015 JD 6155R, Cab, MFWD, Duals, Guidance Ready, 640R Ldr….$145,000 Liq. Fertilizer, 350 Monitor ..............................................$28,900 (I) 2013 JD X730 Garden Tractor, 25 Hp EFI Kawasaki, 54” Deck………..$7,295 (R) 2015 JD 7230R, Cab, MFWD, Duals, e23 Trans, 4 Remotes…………$169,900 (I) 15’ JD X738 Garden Tractor, 25 Hp EFI, 4WD, 3pt Hitch, 54” deck..$10,495 SKID STEER LOADERS EQUIPMENT (I) 2017 JD Z930M EFI Z‐Turn Lease Return, 60” Deck, 209 Hrs………….$9,495 (I) 2013 JD 333E Track Loader, Cab Heat/AC, (R) 2014 JD 835 Center Pull MOCO, 11’6” Cut, Impeller, 3pt Hookup..$28,900 (I) 2017 JD Z930M EFI Z‐Turn, 60” Mulch on Demand, 230 Hrs………..$9,995 Joystick, 2 Speed ..............................................................$49,900 (I) JD 7200 Planter, 6 Row, 30”, Dry Fer�lizer, Fert. Cross Fill Auger….$13,500 (I) 2012 JD 320D, Cab w/Heat/AC, Foot Controls, ATV’s & Gators (I) 2010 JD 1750 Planter, 6 Row, 30”, Liq. Fer�lizer, 350 Monitor………$28,900 2 Speed, 900 HRS .............................................................$26,900 (I) 11’ Polaris Ranger 800XP, So� Cab Enclosure. 4 Wheel Drive………...$8,995 SKID STEER LOADERS (R) 2010 JD 318D Skid Steer, Cab, Heat/AC, (I) JD 825i XUV, Power Steering, Pwr Box Li�, 4WD, Box Li�……………..$10,500 2-Spd, Foot Controls ........................................................$25,900 (I) 2013 JD 333E Track Loader, Cab Heat/AC, Joys�ck, 2 Speed………...$49,900 (R) JD 625i Gator, 4WD, Alloy Rims, Radial Tires, Brush Guard……………$7,900 (I) 2012 JD 320D, Cab w/Heat/AC, Foot Controls, 2 Speed, 900 HRS...$26,900 LAWN & GARDEN TRACTORS AND ZERO TURN MOWERS (R) 2010 JD 318D Skid Steer, Cab, Heat/AC, 2‐Spd, Foot Controls……..$25,900 (I) 2003 JD X475 Garden Tractor, LAWN & GARDEN TRACTORS AND ZERO TURN MOWERS 23 Hp Liq. Cool Kawasaki, 62” .......................................... $3,500 (I) 2003 JD X475 Garden Tractor, 23 Hp Liq. Cool Kawasaki, 62”……….$3,500 (I) 2013 JD X730 Garden Tractor, (R) Rogers: 763‐428‐4107

(I) Isan�: 763‐444‐8873 (I) 2013 JD X730 Garden Tractor, 25 Hp EFI Kawasaki, 54” Deck………..$7,295 25 Hp EFI Kawasaki, 54” Deck........................................... $7,295 (I) 15’ JD X738 Garden Tractor, 25 Hp EFI, 4WD, 3pt Hitch, 54” deck..$10,495 (I) 15’ JD X738www.MinnesotaEquipment.com Garden Tractor, (I) 2017 JD Z930M EFI Z‐Turn Lease Return, 60” Deck, 209 Hrs………….$9,495 25 Hp EFI, 4WD, 3pt Hitch, 54” deck ..............................$10,495 (I) 2017 JD Z930M EFI Z‐Turn, 60” Mulch on Demand, 230 Hrs………..$9,995 ATV’s & GATORS ATV’s & Gators (I) JD 825i XUV, Power Steering, (I) 11’ Polaris Ranger 800XP, So� Cab Enclosure. 4 Wheel Drive………...$8,995 Pwr Box Lift, 4WD, Box Lift .............................................$10,500 (I) JD 825i XUV, Power Steering, Pwr Box Li�, 4WD, Box Li�……………..$10,500 (R) JD 625i Gator, 4WD, Alloy Rims, (R) JD 625i Gator, 4WD, Alloy Rims, Radial Tires, Brush Guard……………$7,900 Radial Tires, Brush Guard .................................................. $7,900

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NEW Versatile 500 w/ PS ........................................ Call ‘03 Versatile 2310, PS ..................................... $85,000 ‘06 Buhler 2210 w/ auto steer......................... $88,500 ‘12 Buhler 280...............................................$109,000 NEW Massey GC1715 w/loader ............................. Call NEW Massey 7722 FWA CVT ................................. Call NEW MF 1754 CAB, LDR...................................... CALL NEW MF 1736L, LDR ............................................ CALL ‘05 CIH MX210 ................................................ $98,500 ‘98 CAT 55 3,954 HRS ................................... $54,000 NEW NH T4.75, T4.90, T4.120 w/loader.. ...... On Hand NEW NH T9.645, w/Smart Trac .............................. Call NEW NH Workmaster 60, 50, 35’s/loaders ... On Hand NH T8.275, 495 hrs ....................................... $155,000 ‘08 NH 8010 .................................................. $110,000 ‘96 White 6175 FWA....................................... $49,500 Allis 180 D ..........................................................$7,250

TILLAGE

‘03 Sunflower, 32’, 5-bar spike ....................... $18,000 Sunflower 4610, 9-shank ................................ $45,000 10’ Sunflower 4412-07 .................................... $31,000 DMI 530B ................................................................ Call ‘95 JD 726, 30’ ................................................ $21,500 10’ Wilrich QX2 37’ w/basket.......................... $38,500

PLANTERS

NEW White Planters ............................................... Call White 8182 12-30 w/liq .................................... Coming White 6100 12-30 w/dry fert.............................. $8,500 ‘12 White 8186, 16-30 w/liq. fert. .................... $59,000 ‘11 White 8516 CFS, Loaded .......................... $85,000 White 8186 16-30 w/liq .................................... Coming

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

New NH W80C wheelloader .......................... On Hand New NH E37C mini excavator ....................... On Hand New NH E26C mini excavator ....................... On Hand New NH track & wheeled skidsteers............. On Hand NH 230 w/cab & heat ...................................... $37,900

COMBINES

NEW Fantini chopping cornhead ........................... Call ‘14 CIH 7230 .................................................. $190,000 ‘94 Gleaner R62 ............................................... $38,000 ‘12 Gleaner S77............................................ $205,000 ‘10 Gleaner R76, Loaded .............................. $195,000 Gleaner 3308 chopping corn heads ...................... Call 12’ Gleaner S67, 532 sep hrs ....................... $235,000

MISCELLANEOUS

NEW Salford RTS Units .......................................... Call NEW Salford Plows................................................. Call NEW Unverferth Seed Tenders .............................. Call NEW Westfield Augers ........................................... Call NEW REM VRX vacs. .............................................. Call NEW Hardi Sprayers............................................... Call NEW Riteway Rollers .............................................. Call NEW Lorenz Snowblowers ..................................... Call NEW Batco Conveyors ........................................... Call NEW Brent Wagons & Grain Carts ......................... Call NEW E-Z Trail Seed Wagons .................................. Call NEW Rock Buckets & Pallet Forks ......................... Call REM 2700, Rental ................................................... Call Pre-Owned Grain Cart ................................... On Hand

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This week’s Back Roads is the work of Marie Wood, former Associate Editor of The Land.

Heavenly music

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trains of “Alleluia” could be heard from the Boe Memorial Chapel at St. Olaf College in Northfield. Inside, a choir practice was going on and the angelic voices drifted on the breeze.

Known for its rich traditions in choral music and the Lutheran faith, the Boe Memorial Chapel is the spiritual heart of St. Olaf ’s.

Stained glass windows celebrate Bible stories, along with St. Olaf, the patron saint of Norway.

St. Olaf’s original chapel, Hoyme Memorial Chapel, was destroyed by a fire in 1923. Boe Memorial Chapel was built in 1953 and dedicated in 1954. The chapel is named for Lars. W. Boe, the fourth president of St. Olaf College.

On Sept. 4, 2005, a bolt of lightning struck the chapel.

The lightning caused structural damage and silenced the organ, but it did not silence the music. A few hours later, the opening service for the academic year was held with joyful voices accompanied by a piano.

Before this natural event, renovation plans were already underway to reshape the inside of the chapel’s ceiling and side walls. The pipe organ built by the Holtkamp Organ Company was installed in 2006.

If the Boe Memorial Chapel is the heart of St. Olaf College, then the Holtkamp organ is its lungs. With each note, these beautiful pipes breathe life into choral ensembles and the congregation. v

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