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Life is not measured by the number of empire: Egyptian, Phoenician, Hittite, breaths we take, but by the moments that Babylonia, Persian, Greek, Roman, Arab take our breath away.

Muslim and Ottoman all ruled this territory. It is flanked by the Mediterranean Having just returned from a 10-day Sea on its western shores; Syria, Jordan, excursion to the Holy Land, the above Lebanon and Egypt on its eastern borders. comment very succinctly sums up my thoughts about my most remarkable First these factoids: adventure to Israel — the land where The Dead Sea is the lowest point on Christ once lived and the Biblical source earth at 1,388 feet below sea level and LAND MINDS of Christianity today around the world.

8.6 times saltier than the ocean.

By Dick Hagen I joined 196 people as a participant in The Sea of Galilee is the lowest the Family Research Council’s 2018 freshwater lake on earth at 700 feet Holy Land tour. Tony Perkins is below sea level.

President of FRC whose headquarters The Mount of Olives in Jerusalem is the oldest, are located in Washington D.C. FRC’s mission is to continuously used cemetery in the world. The first advance faith, family and freedom in public policy recorded burials are from the First Temple period and culture from a Christian worldwide view. FRC 3,000 years ago and burials continue there today. receives no government funding. “We rely on the faithful prayers and Jericho is the oldest financial support of continuously inhabited American families like city in the world, with yours,” Perkins said, “so the first settlement datthat we can be you voice ing back 11,000 years here in our nation’s capago to the year 9,000 ital.” But more from BC. Tony later.

Geographically, Israel We departed Los is smaller than Angeles airport 3:10 Minnesota — stretching p.m. on April 17 for a about 240 miles from non-stop flight to the Negev desert at its Frankfort, Germany. southern tip to the Arrival time at northern boundary with Frankfurt was 11:20 Lebanon. At Its widest, a.m. on April 18. We Isreal is only about 50 then had a 2 p.m. deparmiles reaching across ture to Tel Aviv, Israel the desert sands of Photos by Dick Hagen with a 7 p.m. arrival.

196 people participated in the Family Research Council’s southern Israel to the Our carrier was Dead Sea. It is about Holy Land tour. The group spent 10 days experiencing Lufthansa Airlines. the size of New Jersey the history, culture and people of this ancient land.

Food service was good to and encompasses only excellent — both evening and morning meals.

1/6 of 1 percent of the landmass of the Middle East.

For now, please bear with me as I attempt to Its deserts echoing with the voice of God, seared share some of the highlights of this remarkable the legacies of Abraham’s faith — Judaism, journey into this section of our world we know as Christianity and Islam — into human history. the Middle East.

So how did Israel come into being? A Jewish It truly is a crucible of history! Few regions on home in the land of the ancient Israelites, the earth can match the eastern Mediterranean for dream of European Zionists, became a reality after drama. Its story, written in stone and blood over five Britain took control of post-WWI Palestine and millennia, sweeps through history on the wings of See LAND MINDS, pg. 4

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Israel celebrated its 70th year of independence LAND MINDS, from pg. 2 offered its support. Decades of Jewish immigration led to a 1947 United Nations plan to partition Palestine into Jewish and Arab states, which the Arabs rejected.

However, Israel declared independence in 1948, and the first of seven Arab-Israeli wars erupted.

And, as you know, Israel and Palestine squeezed into the 5- mile wide Gaza Strip, still aren’t the best of neighbors.

However, the timing of our arrival on April 18 was excellent!

Israeli people were jubilant about President Trump’s announcement of relocating the U.S. Embassy into Jerusalem. Minnesota’s Michele Bachmann, former Minnesota State Senator and U.S. Congresswoman, toured with us.

She excitedly told us how proud the people of Israel became about President Trump’s decision. “That single gesture gives Israel worldwide identity and respect. He truly is loved by the people of Israel,”

Back to the hotel at 5:30 p.m. Dinner said Bachmann who still lives with her husband in Stillwater and does was served cafeteria style with main public relations work for the FRC. course foods spread over two to three tables. Food was abundant, diversified, Israel celebrated its heavy on veggies and lots of fish.

Independence Day on April 19, After our evening meal there were marking 70 years since the estabalways speakers sharing special lishment of the Israel nation. thoughts and insights about the life of David Ben-Gurion was prime minister of Israel at the time. His Jesus and Israel today. They were always available for questions, so evereading of the Declaration of the ning meals were blessed with addiState of Israel included these two tional learning opportunities. brief paragraphs: “The Nazi holoJerusalem is considered the holy city caust, which engulfed millions of to Jews, Muslims and Christians alike.

Jews in Europe, proved anew the The city is important because many urgency of the reestablishment of the Jewish state, which would solve important biblical events happened in Jerusalem (both Christians and Jews the problem of Jewish homelessness by opening the gate to all Jews believe the Old Testament). Also Christians believe Jesus was crucified and lifting the Jewish people to in Jerusalem. equality in the family of nations.

We offer peace and amity to all the The name “Israel” first appears in neighboring states and their peothe Hebrew Bible as the name given ples, and invite them to cooperate

by God to the patriarch Jacob (Genesis with the independent Jewish 32:28). nation for the common good of all.

Only six miles south of Jerusalem Israel’s busy streets were best navigated by the The State of Isreal is ready to contour group walking single file. Head counts were tribute its full share to the peaceful you will find Bethlehem, the birthtaken regularly to ensure no one got lost. place of Jesus of Nazareth. Bethlehem progress and development of the is a prime destination for tours.

Middle East.”

Today Israel is a thriving, growing and exciting country.

And to visiting Americans, a peaceful and friendly people who welcomed us with open arms. (Perhaps logical since tourism is now reported to be the fastest growing ‘industry’ in this country.) Streets — especially in Jerusalem — were at times jammed with tourist buses. If you consider a trip to Israel, do consider traveling with an organizational group used to visiting the Holy Land. Street signs Jerusalem is considered the holy city to Jews, aren’t always the easiest to Muslims and Christians alike. This temple was read since English is not the one of the many stops made by the tour. common language. And stopping to ask local people direcAccording to the New Testament, tions, etc. could be a challenge in view Joseph and Mary were living in of language issues.

Bethlehem of Judea at the time of Jesus’ birth and later moved to Our typical day started with breakNazareth up north. fast, 6 to 7 a.m. cafeteria style. Buses departed at 7:30 a.m. for daily visits at Dick Hagen is staff writer of The upwards of 10 to 12 designated locaLand. In our next issue, he will contintions. Our tour guide always had us ue his report — highlighting Isreal’s conveniently close to some of his recagriculture industry. Hagen may be ommended eating places for lunch. reached at rdhagen35@gmail.com. v You’re right, no fast food hamburger joints on their agendas!

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Is President Trump looking to make ZTE great again?

If you think writing a farm bill makes China’s state-owned ZTE Corp. a for strange bedfellows, just look at who’s “reprieve from potentially crippling U.S. allied against President Donald J. sanctions in exchange for Beijing removTrump’s up-and-down trade talks with ing tariffs on billions of dollars of U.S. China: the deeply conservative Wall agricultural products,” explained the Wall Street Journal and the decidedly undeStreet Journal in a May 15 front page cided Financial Times, or FT. story.

On May 8, FT’s Martin Wolf described That unexpected reversal, America’s “draft framework” guiding U.S.- FARM & FOOD FILE the Journal explained the same day in China trade talks earlier that week as its lead editorial, “undermines (Trump’s)

By Alan Guebert “an ultimatum” from the Trump “adminown policy (because) ZTE sold telecom istration (that) is either so foolish that equipment containing U.S. technology it does not understand (trade) or (is) so to five embargoed countries: Iran, arrogant that it does not care.”

Sudan, North Korea, Syria and Cuba.”

What lit up Wolf the most were U.S. “demands” That violation, the Journal went on to note, meant that, he wrote, were to be “concrete and verifiable.”

“In 2016 the Obama Administration banned ZTE Some of those demands required China to reduce its from buying U.S. components, which effectively put trade balance with the U.S. by $100 billion in 12 the company out of business.” And yet, “Two weeks months beginning June 2019; that “China agrees … later it gave ZTE a second chance, and the company to abide by U.S. export control laws;” that China agreed to pay a $1.2 billion fine… (but) it got caught will “open access to services and farm products as again.” the U.S. specifies;” and that if China objects to any Question: What kind of foreign company gets of the “demands,” the United States may impose caught twice breaking U.S. laws? Answer: A foreign tariffs or import restrictions on China. company that has complete disdain for U.S. laws.

Wolf called the requirements “ridiculous,” noting Now, however, the President — because he promthat for China to meet just one of these conditions ised to protect your farm export markets in China — say, cut its trade surplus with the United States — “… is giving a reprieve to ZTE in return for in the coming years — it would be forced to violate China lifting tariffs it imposed in response to misseveral others within the same deal. guided U.S. tariffs,” noted the Journal.

Someone at the White House got Wolf’s clear, sim“In other words,” the Journal goes on to repeat ple message before the U.S. negotiators got back itself to emphasize its startling disbelief, “Mr. from Beijing; because on May 13, the president took Trump is undermining U.S. credibility on sanctions to Twitter to announce yet another of his stunning in order to dodge tariff retaliation on the U.S. Farm reversals of U.S. policy.

Belt that Mr. Trump invited with his protectionism.

The White House, Trump decided, would give Meanwhile, there’s no sign so far that Mr. Xi is

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der Harkin in the village of West Newton — Contact Nicollet County Historical Society at (507) 934-2160 June 4 — Pipestone Lamb and Wool Facility Tour — Pipestone, Minn. — Tour visits lamb and wool operations with new and remodeled facilities to May 31 — Informational Meeting on Groundwater reduce labor and run larger numbers — Contact Protection Rule — Little Falls, Minn. — Minn.

Philip Berg at philip.berg@mnwest.edu or (507) 825Dept. of Agriculture is providing information on 6799 or visit www.pipestonesheep.com Groundwater Protection Rule. Meeting is informational only and not part of the official rulemaking pro- June 14 — West Central Dairy Days Cattle Show — Willmar, Minn. — Youth ages 5-19 (as of Jan. 1) cess — Contact Margaret Hart at (651) 201-6131 can exhibit. There are classes for all six dairy June 2 — Stearns County Breakfast on the Farm breeds, Junior and Grand Champion Overall, plus — Sauk Centre, Minn. — Parking at Stearns County Junior, Intermediate and Senior Showmanship. For fairgrounds, 1105 Ash St. in Sauk Centre. Shuttle entry forms contact your local 4-H extension educaprovided. There is no parking at the farm. Event tor or local high school ag education instructor — includes children’s activities, farm animal petting tent, Contact wade.gustafson@ridgewater.edu or (320) tours of the farm, breakfast — Contact Tara Meyer at 222-5269 tara.meyer15@gmail.com June 18-20 — Young Leaders in Agriculture ConJune 3 — Dairy Day — New Ulm, Minn. — Harkin ference — Bloomington, Minn.

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bending on the IP (intellectual property) theft or other predatory behavior.”

So, say these titans of the international business press, current White House trade policy really means the United States is willing to trade its sovereignty and dignity to China (a nation who sells intellectual property stolen from us to our enemies) in order to “dodge tariff retaliation on the U.S. Farm Belt” that our Tweeter-in-Chief begged for — and got — with his earlier “misguided” steel tariffs.

That means the White House now wants you and me to become partners in making China’s stateowned ZTE — a “company (that) used an elaborate system of shell companies to deceive the U.S.” — great again so “that their equipment could be used to spy on or sabotage networks” again.

This isn’t free trade, fair trade or even bad trade.

It’s lunacy.

Hopefully, U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators (who will be meeting again in Washington soon) can forge a far better deal than one that relies on us coddling corporate criminals in order to export soybeans, corn and pork.

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Steak anyone? No more chillin’—it’s time for grillin’ 1-1/2 teaspoons salt The cold weather is long 1/2 teaspoon pepper gone, warm grilling weather 2 tablespoons olive oil is here to stay. Time to fire 1 tablespoons lemon juice up the old grill and get 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce ready to create some steak 4 boneless beef strip steaks or ribhappiness. In my opinion, eye steaks (1 inch thick and 8 there’s nothing better in the ounces each) summer than the aroma of steak on the grill. That With mortar and pestle, crush COOKING smell evokes happy memogarlic cloves with salt and pepper.

WITH KRISTIN ries of time at the lake and Stir in oil, lemon juice and fun with the family in the

By Kristin Kveno Worcestershire sauce. Grill steaks, backyard. I’ve found some covered, over medium heat 5 to7 delicious steak recipes to minutes on each side or until meat reaches make this grilling season even tastier. desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135 F; medium, 140 F; medin um-well, 145 F). Brush generously with garlic I’m part Italian; therefore I’m a mixture during the last four minutes of cooking.

HUGE garlic lover. If you too want to n jump on board the garlic express, then try this recipe for garlic grilled steak.

Marinades can make a good steak It’s wonderful on the grill and bonus, even better; but the idea of having to with all the garlic, you’re bound to marinade a steak for hours before putkeep the vampires away (and perhaps ting it on the grill can be daunting. everyone else for that matter.)

Here’s a quick and easy marinade that goes on the meat while you’re heating Garlic Grilled Steaks up the grill. No all-day marinade here, https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/garlicthis can be used on burgers, fish and grilled-steaks chicken. This is a personal favorite of 10 garlic cloves

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mine and one that I like to use when I grill.

Perfect Soy-Grilled Steak https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/7841-perfect-soy-grilled-steak 1/4 cup soy sauce 1 teaspoon peeled and minced ginger 1/2 teaspoon peeled and minced garlic 1 tablespoon honey, molasses or hoisin sauce freshly ground black pepper to taste juice of 1/2 lime 1 16- to 24-ounce boneless steak (rib-eye, skirt or strip), or one 24- to 32-ounce bone-in steak (rib-eye or T-bone) Start a charcoal or wood fire or heat a gas grill. The fire should be hot and the rack no more than 4 inches from the heat source. Mix together the first six ingredients; taste and add more of anything you like. Turn the steak in the sauce once or twice, then let sit in the sauce until the grill is hot. Turn the steak one more time, then place on the grill. Spoon any remaining sauce over it. For rare meat, grill about 3 minutes a side for steaks less than an inch thick. For larger or more done steak, increase the time slightly. n Everything’s better with butter (or herb butter to be exact). Steak is no exception, especially when paired with these savory seasonings. If you’re a butter fan, then gives this recipe a try.

Steak with Herbed Butter https://iowagirleats.com/2015/06/17/perfectgrilled-steak-with-herb-butter/ 2, 1-pound bone-in strip steaks cut 1-1/2 inches thick (or your steak of choice) grapeseed or vegetable oil For the steak seasoning: 3/4 tablespoon rock salt 1-1/2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns 1/2 teaspoon dried minced garlic 1/2 teaspoon dried minced onion 1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds 1/8 teaspoon red chili pepper flakes For the herb butter: big pinch steak seasoning 1 stick salted butter (1/2 cup,) softened to room temperature 1 tablespoon finely minced fresh rosemary 1 tablespoon finely minced fresh thyme 2 tablespoons chopped parsley 1 garlic clove, pressed or minced

Add steak seasoning ingredients to a mortar and pestle and coarsely grind. Alternatively, add ingredients to a heavy duty Ziploc bag, squeeze all the air out, and crush ingredients with a meat pounder, rolling pin or heavy-bottomed skillet.

Add herb butter ingredients to a bowl and stir with a fork to combine. Scoop herb butter onto a sheet of plastic wrap, then shape into a thick log and refrigerate until firm (if time is of the essence, you can freeze for 20-30 minutes.)

Trimming steaks of excess fat helps avoid flare ups on the grill. Pat steaks dry with a paper towel. Drizzle each side lightly with oil.

Season steaks generously with the steak seasoning and rub into steaks. You should use most, if not all, of the seasoning.

Light 2/3 or 1/2 of your grill burners (2 of 3 burners, or 1 of 2 burners) and heat on high for 10-15 minutes. Place steaks on the grill and sear on each side for 1-1/2 minutes (adjust accordingly if your steaks are bigger or smaller).

Keep the lid closed when not flipping. Transfer steaks to unlit portion of grill and continue cooking for 7 to 10 minutes (for medium) with the lid closed. Remove steaks to a platter and let rest for at least five minutes. Top with herb butter slices and serve. n A little whiskey can go a long way in making your steak a masterpiece. This recipe has the perfect combination of tangy, sweet and savory. Put this on your steak and be prepared for a tasty explosion.

Whiskey Marinade https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/178274/ whiskey-marinade/ 1/4 cup whisky 1/4 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup Dijon mustard 1/4 cup finely chopped green onion 1/4 cup packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon salt ground pepper to taste Stir together the whiskey, soy sauce, Dijon mustard, green onion, brown sugar, salt, Worcestershire sauce and pepper.

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Fear, fret and smoothing out the rumble strips in our lives Because where we look Our Jeep’s wheels rolled changes everything. over the centerline rumble strips and Mike immediateIn the Bible, Jesus tells ly swerved back into our us to look at birds and flowlane. “I suppose I should ers. Not because people keep my eye on the road,” were fighting, but because he said. Good idea. they were fretting. And can we keep it real? When When I see someone drive spring planting begins erratically, my first thought THE BACK PORCH much later than hoped or is drunk driving or device distraction. But come

By Lenae Bulthuis planned, there can be some fretting in family rooms spring, I add farmers to the and fertilizer plants. list. This time of year, Mike tends to pay more attention to the fields on his We are to look at birds who don’t right and left then the road in front of sow or reap, yet are well fed. We are to him. And I don’t think he’s the only look at flowers that do not labor to one. I grew up with a farmer dad with grow or look great, yet are dressed in the same focus. the splendor of royalty.

But it’s far bigger than figuring out Why? Because fear and fret do not who has the best seedbed or bushel feed birds or clothe flowers. It’s God. potential. It’s a love for the land. It’s a And if He cares that much about sparlove for green — not John Deere green rows and sedums, how much more verses Case IH red, but the green of does He care for you? plants bursting with life.

This is crazy talk to those who don’t “Look out the window!” my dad believe God is God. (And I never would say. It was his solution whenev- assume you do!) But if you believe God er one or more of his five children cares for you, I mean really believe were pestering the another in the back (like a child who launches from the of the vehicle. edge of the pool or a lake dock into the “Look out the window!” my husband arms of a waiting grownup), it changwould say. It was his remedy whenev- es everything. er one of our three daughters were Especially when the rumble strips irritating the other or sat nose to her aren’t in the middle of the road, but screen. the middle of life. There’s depression,

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disappointment and disaster. There’s severed families and financial plans, empty cribs and places at the table, or a bleak harvest coupled with a bear market.

On my last flight to Michigan, my seat mate was stuck in the furrow of a rumble strip. He was well dressed. A successful business man in his fifties or sixties, I assumed. What I knew for sure was that he was tired.

But he woke up when the service cart came through. I told the stewardess I didn’t need anything to drink.

Though it was only 9 a.m., I had a Diet Coke in hand but would like a snack. The dude next to me said, “I need just the opposite. I don’t want food, but I need something to drink.

I’ll take a Fresca and a double vodka.”

Silence.

“My dad died this morning,” he said.

The woman expressed her sympathy and the man his thanks. I swallowed two pretzels and then chose to jump in with or without apt words. He said the news was three hours fresh. He told it

like a stoic news reporter.

I said I’m sorry. I’ll pray for you. I really mean that. My favorite name of God is Immanuel — God with us. God with us in the hard. God with us when we don’t know how or if we’ll make it through. And I will pray He shows you He is enough even if you can’t picture how that could be possibly be your reality today in seat 12B. The stoic sobbed. He wept and felt like an idiot, apologizing for every tear. Then he shared more story, cried and apologized, and then began again.

But by the time the wheels hit the ground, he had more hope than at takeoff.

Not because he met me or the rumble strip disappeared. It’s because he focused on hope. And where we look changes everything.

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

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See provider for crop insurance late planting options Farm operators in portions of southern as well as differences in their level of Minnesota and northern Iowa, as well as crop insurance coverage and revue guarin eastern South Dakota and Wisconsin, antees on various farms. All of these facare dealing with very wet field conditions tors become important when evaluating and delayed crop planting. Unless condiprevented planting crop insurance decitions improve soon, some producers could sions. It is also important to note that be forced to consider not planting a porthe guaranteed payments for prevented tion of their crops in 2018. As we planting with corn and soybeans are conapproach June 1, producers in the affectsiderably less in 2018, as compared to ed areas will be evaluating their crop FARM PROGRAMS several years ago. The decision that your insurance options for late planting or preneighbor makes regarding prevented

By Kent Thiesse vented planting coverage, as compared to planting may not necessarily be the best the yield and profit potential for decision on your farm — depending late-planted corn and soybeans. on the situation and the factors involved.

The “Final Planting Date” for corn is May 31 in the southern two-thirds Producers should contact their of Minnesota, all of Iowa, and all but the northern crop insurance agent for more details on final plantfew counties in Wisconsin, as well as a few counties ing dates and prevented planting options with variin both southeast South Dakota and North Dakota, ous crop insurance policies before making a final in order to receive full crop insurance coverage for decision on prevented planting. The prevented plat2018. The “Late Planting Period” for corn is 25 days, ed acres need to be reported to their crop insurance which would be from June 1-25, with a reduction in agent. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk the insurance coverage level of 1 percent for each Management Agency has some very good crop insurday that corn planting is delayed past May 31. In ance fact sheets and planting date maps available northern Minnesota and extreme northern on their web site at www.rma.usda.gov/aboutrma/ Wisconsin, as well as many counties in North and fields/mn_rso/.

South Dakota, the final date for corn planting with Late and prevented planting crop insurance full insurance coverage is May 25, with the late options planting date extending to June 19. Following the Assuming that producers have an eligible revenue late planting period, the maximum crop insurance protection or yield protection crop insurance policy, coverage is 55 percent of the insurance guarantee, they would have the following options with regards which is the same as the insurance compensation to delayed or prevented planting later than the for “Prevented Planted” crop acres. established final planting dates: For soybeans, the final planting date is June 10 in Plant the insured crop during the late planting Minnesota, eastern North and South Dakota, and period, which is typically 25 days following the the northern two-thirds of Wisconsin, with the late established final planting date for a given crop. For planting period extending 25 days until July 5. The example, a final planting date of May 31 for corn final soybean planting date is June 15 in Iowa and results in a late planting period from June 1-25. The the southern one-third of Wisconsin, with the late crop insurance coverage is reduced by 1 percent for planting period lasting until July 10. As with corn, each day after the final planting date for the next there is a reduction of 1 percent per day in the max- 25 days. For crops planted after the final dates for imum insurance coverage during the late planting the late planting period (June 25 for corn), crop period, with 55 percent maximum insurance coverinsurance coverage is set at a maximum of 55 perage after that period. cent of the original insurance guarantee, which is Once the crop insurance final planting date for the same as the prevented planting insurance covcorn or soybeans has been reached, farm operators erage. can opt to take the prevented planting insurance Plant another crop (second crop) after the final coverage — if they have that coverage option — planting date. For example, soybeans could be rather than planting the crop. A large majority of planted on intended corn acres after May 31. In producers in the upper Midwest carry revenue prothat case, there would be no prevented planting covtection crop insurance with prevented planting cov- erage payment eligibility for the corn acres, and the erage on their corn and soybeans. If they choose the soybeans would be treated as insurable soybean prevented planting coverage, they will receive 55 acres. If the soybeans are planted after the final percent of their original crop insurance guarantee planting date (June 10), they would be considered for that crop on a specific farm unit. Every farm sit- “late planted,” with a 1 percent per day reduction in uation is different when it comes to making a decithe revenue guarantee for 25 days. sion on whether to utilize the prevented planting File a prevented planting crop insurance claim on option, so it is important for producers to make indithe qualifying original unplanted acres after the vidualized decisions for each farm unit. final planting date. For example, May 31 for corn Crop producers will have different yield potential, and June 10 for soybeans. The producer will receive crop expenses, land costs, etc. on various farm units, a prevented planting payment per eligible acre

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equal to the original revenue guarantee times 55 percent. The original revenue guarantee was the actual production history yield, times the crop insurance base price ($3.96 per bushel for corn and $10.16 per bushel for soybeans) times the level of revenue protection coverage level. (Corn example: 190 bushels per acre times $3.96/bushel times .80 equals $601.92, multiplied by .55 equals a prevented planting payment of $331.06. Soybean example: 55 bushels per acre times $10.16 per bushel times .85 equals $474.98, multiplied by .55 equals a prevented planting payment of $261.24.

There is no harvest price option with prevented plating insurance coverage, so even if the harvest price is higher than the crop base price, the amount of the prevented planting payment will not be increased. Prevented planting payments are made on the base price.

A producer who files a prevented planting insurance claim after the final planting date cannot plant another crop on those acres during the 25-day late planting period, or they will lose their prevented planting insurance payment.

After the late planting period (June 25 for corn and July 5 or 10 for soybeans), a producer has the following options on those acres: Leave the unplanted acres idle and control the weeds. Plant an approved cover crop on the prevented planted acres, with no reduction in the prevented planting insurance payment. The cover crop cannot be harvested in 2018. Haying and grazing of those acres is permitted after Nov. 1. Plant another crop (second crop) after the late planting period (June 25 for corn) has ended, with the intent of harvesting that crop for forage. In this case, the prevented planting payment is reduced to 35 percent of the original prevented planted payment. For example, $601.92/acre original guarantee time .55 equals $331.06/acre multiplied by .35 equals an adjusted prevented planting payment of $115.87/acre. This may be an option for dairy and beef producers who are short of feed and hay supplies.

Minimum acreage for prevented planting To qualify for prevented planting insurance coverage and payments, affected areas must be the lower of 20 acres, or 20 percent of the total eligible insured acreage in a farm unit. Very small areas of land do not qualify for prevented planting coverage, which could be a factor on some smaller land tracts with optional unit insurance coverage. Meeting the 20 percent threshold will likely be easier with enterprise units than with optional units. However, there is a lot of variation from farm to farm, so producers need to check with their crop insurance agent. For example, 500 acres of corn; 400 acres planted with full crop insurance coverage; 100 acres (20 %) prevented. Planting paid at 55 percent of the original insurance guarantee per acre.

See THIESSE, pg. 9

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Prevented planting acres should not affect yield history THIESSE, from pg. 8 Economics of the prevented planting decision Every producer and every farm unit is in a different situation as it relates to the economics of the prevented planting crop insurance decision. This is why it is important for farm operators to work with their crop insurance agent to analyze the economics of planting a crop late, vs. filing a prevented planting claim on a various farm unit. One of the biggest differences when analyzing the economics for corn acres is probably whether or not any fertilizer has yet been applied.

I have prepared an information sheet titled, “Late and Prevented Planting Options For 2018”, which contains details on prevented planting requirements and considerations, as well as tables comparing the potential results for options of late planting or prevented planting with normal production for corn

and soybeans. To receive a copy of the prevented planting information sheet, send an e-mail to kent. thiesse@minnstarbank.com.

Additional considerations Prevented planting notification — Crop insurance policy holders are required to notify their insurance agent within 72 hours after the final planting date if they plan to file a prevented planting insurance claim. The same 72 hour deadline is in place during the 25-day late planting period, if a producer decides to discontinue planting and proceed with a prevented planting claim.

Minimum planting with enterprise units — A producer filing a prevented planting claim, who originally signed up with enterprise units, must have planted the lower of 20 acres or 20 percent of the insured crop acres in at least two sections of land to be eligible for the lower insurance premiums with enterprise

Groundwater Rule information ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has scheduled a series of public informational meetings to present information about the proposed Groundwater Protection Rule and the rulemaking process. The public is invited to attend these meetings. It is important to note that these meetings are informational only. They are not part of the official rulemaking process.

The informational meetings will take place in Thief River Falls, May 30; Fergus Falls, May 30; Little Falls, May 31; Red Wing, June 5; Kasson, June 6; Pipeston, June 18; Hutchinson, June 19; and St. Paul, June 28. Times and locations of the meetings can be found online at www.mda.state.mn.us.

The process to submit formal comments and testimony which will become part of the rulemaking record is a separate process from the informational meetings. Members of the public wishing to make formal comments about the rule can do so by submitting comments online and/or by providing testimony

at one of the Administrative Law Judge Hearings to be held this summer. More information about the formal comment process can be found at www.mda. state.mn.us/gwprhearingnotice.

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. Nitrate is one of the most common contaminants in Minnesota’s groundwater; elevated nitrate levels in drinking water can pose serious health concerns for humans. The proposed rule, which is based on the input of the farmers and landowners who the rule would apply to, as well as other interested persons, 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.

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units. Otherwise, the farm unit will still receive the appropriate prevented planting payment on that farm unit, but will be charged the insurance premiums for the higher of basic or optional units. (This would be the situation if no acres were planted.)

Impact of prevented planting on future actual production history yields — Generally, prevented planted acres will not impact the future actual production history yields, unless a second crop is planted, as only the planted acres are used to determine the crop year yield on a farm unit. If a second crop is planted, the prevented planted acres will be assigned a yield equal to 60 percent times the actual production history on the farm unit. If no insured crop acres are planted on a farm unit, that crop year will not be considered in the future actual production history calculation.

Bottom line Every producer’s situation is different when it comes to late and prevented planting situations. As a result, the best option will vary considerably from farm to farm. In addition to differences in production practices and yield potential, there are differences in level of insurance coverage, optional or enterprise units, and other crop insurance provisions. The choice that a producer makes could result in a difference of thousands of dollars in the potential insurance coverage that is available. That is why it is extremely critical for producers to consult with their crop insurance agent before finalizing late and prevented planting crop decisions.

Kent Thiesse is a government farm programs analyst and a vice president at MinnStar Bank in Lake Crystal, Minn. He may be reached at (507) 726-2137 or kent.thiesse@minnstarbank.com. v

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Shires have a lot of pull with draft horse owners

By TIM KING American Livestock Breeds The Land Correspondent Conservancy estimates that there are fewer than 2,000 of SAUK CENTRE, Minn. — the horses in the world and Shire horses are big. The minaround 200 per year are regimum size for a registered istered in the United States.

Shire stallion is sixteen and a half hands. That’s 66 inches “There are more than there at the withers just above the used to be,” Loxtercamp front shoulder. The average points out. size of a registered Shire is Gene and Pat sold regisseventeen and a half hands tered Shires for a quarter of a and the largest Shire horse on century. But, due to some record was a friendly brute joint replacements, Gene has named Mammoth. He lived in discontinued that work.

To d d i n g t o n M i l l s, “I hardly have enough time Bedfordshire, England in the to run the farm,” Gene says of late 1840s. Mammoth, or his 500 acres of prime Stearns Sampson as some called him, County land. measured just over a whopping twenty-one and a half Shires were famous for their hands. pulling capabilities in England. A Shire is said to Gene Loxtercamp’s first two have pulled a 45- ton load at Shires came from England an English exposition in 1924. and from the same general The exact amount is unknown set of genetics that produced Photo by Jan King since the weight that was Mammoth.

Shire horses are one of the largest draft horse breeds with an average size of 17 and a half hands. pulled exceeded the maxi“I was eight years old when Though their numbers have increased, it is estimated there only 2,000 of the horses in the world. mum reading on the dynamy Dad sold our draft horse,” mometer used to measure the Loxtercamp, a Sauk Centre area farmer, said. amount of the pull. Because they are capable of pullYears later, a neighbor suggested to Loxtercamp Because they are capable of pulling ing heavy loads, many Shires were dedicated to pullthat he should get some draft horses. At the time ing beer carts from breweries to thirsty customers at heavy loads, many Shires were Loxtercamp had started collecting vintage horsededicated to pulling beer carts from public houses. Some English breweries still use them drawn implements and he didn’t need much urging this way. breweries to thirsty customers at to get some horses to put them to work. He began a Loxtercamp still has four Shires, but he doesn’t use public houses. Some English brewsearch for a team. them for extreme pulling events or for beer delivereries still use them this way.

“I visited with a fellow from Litchfield that had ies. Instead, he’s joined his love of Shire horses with Shires,” Loxtercamp said. “He started looking for his passion for 19th-century horse drawn implehorses for me and he found a pair in Ohio. They were head and tail should be carried erect. The ribs ments and wagons. should be well sprung, not flat sided, with good 18 hands and had been imported from England.”

As a long-time member of the Northern Minnesota middle, which generally denotes good constitution.

That was in 1986 — more than 30 years ago. And The most essential parts of a stallion are his feet and Draft Horse Association, Loxtercamp has plenty of with that purchase, Loxtercamp and his wife Pat joints. The feet should have open necks, big around opportunity to hitch his horses to his implements. found themselves in the Shire horse breeding busi- the top of the coronets, with plenty of length in the Each time he does that, he’s creating a living history ness. pasterns. When in motion, he should go with force demonstration.

“Since that pair came from England, I registered — using both knees and hocks, which the latter “The Draft Horse Association has a field day every them both with the Shire Horse Society in England should be kept close together. He should go straight year at the Stearns County Fair in Sauk Centre,” as well as the American Shire Horse Association,” and true before and behind.”

Loxtercamp said. “We have a lot of demonstrations Loxtercamp said.

Shire horses fitting that description were very rare there.” throughout the world when Loxtercamp purchased According to the American Shire Horse Association, The Association also holds annual spring and fall registered Shires’ colors are “black, brown, bay, gray, his first pair. They were especially rare in the United field days at a member’s farm. or the rare chestnut/sorrel are the preferred colors. States. American horse breeders developed a strate“Everything gets used at those field days,” Excessive white markings and roaning are undesir- gy to increase Shire numbers.

Loxtercamp said. “We plant and harvest potatoes and able.”

“We started a breeding program,” Loxtercamp said. grain, make hay, and use lots of different wagons.”

The Association describes a registered Shire stal- “The idea was that you’d cross a Percheron horse This year’s Stearns County Fair will be July 25-29 with a Shire. Then you’d cross the offspring from that lion as follows: and the Draft Horse Association fall field day will be “He should possess a masculine head, and a good mating with a Shire. After four generations, you on the Greg and Sandy Walz farm near Richmond, crest with sloping, not upright, shoulders running could register your horse as a Shire.”

Minn. on Sept. 22. Loxtercamp plans on being at each The Percheron/Shire breeding up program was dis- of those events to demonstrate implements with his well into the back, which should be short and well coupled with the loins. The tail should be set well up, continued when the number of Shires in the U.S. had Shire horses. v and not what is known as “goose-rumped.” Both increased. Shires are still not common, however. The

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Horses always held special place in stable owner’s heart

By RICHARD SIEMERS The Land Correspondent MARSHALL, Minn. — There was a time when Heather Baze worked with race track horses because she couldn’t find a more conventional job. In recent years, she quit her conventional job to work with horses. Baze operates Meadow Creek Stable near Marshall.

didn’t work.

“I kicked around trying various jobs. I would gravitate towards working with horses now and then when nothing else was around, because I know them,” she said.

She was living in New Jersey and went to Atlantic City. She discovered that “wherever there is a racetrack, if you just show up at the stable gate and tell them you’re looking for work,” they’ll point you to someone who needs help. She groomed horses for a while, then moved to California.

No other job panned out in California, so again she went to a racetrack. As her experience grew, she moved beyond grooming to riding the lead pony to warm up race horses.

For a couple years, she worked like an apprentice for a respected fellow who had more business than he could handle. Baze’s reputation grew and stables sought her out to work with their horses. Her mentor helped her until she had built up enough clients to become independent.

In time, she went to a farm in Oregon “where I started young horses (aka broke babies) and learned to lope the older racehorses home from the track for a layup. I moved to Washington [state] where I loped horses in morning training hours along with riding a lead pony during the races.”

She traveled and worked wherever she wanted, but that was about to change.

“I spent about 20 years riding horses, moving around, and really enjoying it and then I had a kid, which I was not expecting,” she said. “The father went one way and I went the other and decided I needed to change.” That is, she needed to settle down.

Baze returned to college and got a degree in computer programing. An IT job brought her to Marshall.

One day she saw a “Horses For Sale” sign. She bought a horse, and then found there was no place to keep it.

“I said, there’s obviously a niche to fill.”

So Baze kept her corporate job while she worked towards owning a stable. She found the place she wanted, but the owner did not want to sell the building site separately. After hesitating, she purchased the whole quarter-section and cash rents the land.

“It had been a cattle farm and wasn’t equipped for horses,” she said. “I poured a lot of money, time, and effort into it, and I’m finally at the point where we are at maintenance instead of upgrades.”

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In love with horses since a child, Heather Baze now operates her own stable outside of Marshall, Minn.

Meadow Creek Stable boards around 20 horses.

Some are there only in the summer, and some come only in the winter because owners don’t like caring for horses in the cold weather. While Baze will occasionally exercise a horse if asked, she no longer does breaking or training. At age 66, she doesn’t want to get bucked off any more.

Baze has loved horses since she took riding lessons in the fifth grade at a stable near her Ohio childhood home. She was one of the first girls to sign up and soon became a “stable brat.”

“I cleaned stalls, I did everything around the barn to be able to ride,” she said. “My mom knew, when come the weekend, she wasn’t going to see much of me.”

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Rain still an issue as corn planting nears completion

By KRISTIN KVENO, The Land Correspondent

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Blair Horseth, Mahnomen, Minn., May 18

Rain has temporarily halted soybean planting for Blair Hoseth. The Land spoke with Hoseth on May 18 as he reported that a half an inch of rain fell yesterday with more rain expected today. Hoseth started bean planting earlier in the week after one and a half inches of rain fell the previous weekend. Hoseth estimates that he has two days left of planting.

Blair Horseth

Corn planting finished up a week ago, “it went pretty decent.” The corn was in the ground a week later than Hoseth would’ve liked, but he’s happy that it’s all in now and his focus can be on bean planting.

Jamie Beyer

“100 percent of everything is in.” The Land spoke with Jamie Beyer on May 18 as she reported that planting “went really well.” Beyer finished planting today, “I think we’re very fortunate to have finished as early as we have.” A rain event on May 9 resulted in two inches of rain in a half an hour. There was some uneasiness over what the soil would be like after such a hard rain. A rotary hoe was used on 900 acres of corn and 200 acres of soybeans after that rain to ensure that the plants could break through the soil. It’s “kind of a tricky piece of equipment.” The concern is that the rotary hoe could damage the seed, but thankfully that was not the case as “it definitely helped where we used it this year.”

With all the crops in the ground, scouting the wheat will begin next week. The grapes are “going well out there.” Beyer “had replanted 1,000 vines last year.” That has resulted in “quite a bit of work with those new vines.” That also means that Beyer has to stave off the badgers that “eat all the vine roots.” Pest management is vital as it’s not just the badgers that want to feast on the vines, “the birds can destroy a lot of the crop.”

Bird netting is placed over the vines to keep those feathered friends out.

While the rain has caused some delays in planting, “if you’re fortunate to have in your acres, the rain is good.” The weather will dictate when Hoseth can cut alfalfa, as he expects to do so in the next week to 10 days. As for the demand for hay from buyers, Hoseth is seeing that “taper off,” he’s now “conservative in selling hay” as he wants to make sure he has enough for his livestock. Hoseth will be “moving cattle out to pasture today.”

With most of the crop in, “I feel better than I did two weeks ago.” The rain, while beneficial to the already-planted crops, may cause a slight delay in getting the remainder of the beans in for Hoseth. But with the ground “on the dry side before we got rain yesterday,” a little delay isn’t always such a bad thing. How long the delay lasts remains to be seen; but what is certain is that the end is in sight for the planting season on the Hoseth farm.

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Matt Haubrich, Danube, Minn., May 11

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Light precipitation hasn’t stopped planting on Haubrich farm. The Land spoke with Matt Haubrich on May 11 as he was still able to get planting done even with the little rain that fell. “We’ve been getting small showers since Tuesday evening.”

Matt Haubrich

The extended weather outlook is warm and dry, though Haubrich does “wish we would’ve got a soaker” for the newly-planted corn.” However, “the conditions are ideal now (for planting).” Haubrich expects to begin planting soybeans right after corn is in the ground.

As for how this year’s planting dates compare to average, “we’re a little behind, nothing to be alarmed of,” Haubrich said. Of all his crops, “the corn is the most sensitive in getting in at a timely fashion.”

An observation worth noting is that Haubrich’s brother “monitors sticky traps and is seeing an elevated count of black cutworms.”

Things are busy with livestock as well. At the end of April, Haubrich weaned lambs. “We got a nice group of lambs. They’re on their own and doing well.”

Beyer is still working on getting a beehive for this summer as her last hive didn’t survive the winter. Beekeeping “requires a lot more attention than I would’ve guessed.”

The vines are growing, new hive may be coming soon and the crops are all in, “everything looks really good.”

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Karson Duncanson, Mapleton, Minn., May 11

Karson Duncanson is currently experiencing a rain delay in the field.

The Land spoke with Duncanson on May 11 as he reported, “we got just about three inches (of rain) since Tuesday. We’re kind of in a holding pattern right now.”

Haubrich began planting on May 3. He put in wheat and started tillage that day and have been “planting every day since our start up.” Corn planting began on May 5 and he drilled peas on May 7 and finished that same day. Planting so far has “been going good.” So good in fact, “if all goes well, Monday by noon” corn will all be in the ground.

Haubrich noted that beginning on May 5, “things in the area really started going.” The favorable weather conditions meant that “a lot of things got planted in three or four days.”

Jamie Beyer, Wheaton, Minn., May 18

Karson Duncanson

Before the rain fell, Duncanson began planting corn on May 5 and “got about 30 hours in” with 500 acres of corn left to plant. The corn planted is already sprouting.

The start of planting on May 5 was “very close to average” for corn planting dates according to Duncanson.

If some of the corn fields aren’t ready soon, Duncanson is prepared to start planting soybeans in the meantime. He predicts, “we could be done planting next week,” — that is, if he can get a good stretch of dry days to get all the crops in. The forecast right now calls for some warm days ahead. “It’s supposed to get into the 80s,” Duncanson said. “That will be nice.”

There’s a possibility of rain for the weekend. If that happens, Duncanson doesn’t expect to get back in the field until mid-week next week.

While warm weather is in the forecast, so is the chance of rain. The weather dictates when Duncanson can get in the field and finish planting the crops. Until then, Duncanson is feeling that at this point in this planting season, “things look good.”

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Sugar beet season is underway at 40 acres an hour

By DICK HAGEN barley are other options. Dierson The Land Staff Writer explained wheat is cheaper and works good with aerial applicaOLIVIA, Minn. — It was 11:30 tions at 130 miles per hour and a.m. It was Friday, May 4. It was 40-50 feet above ground level. This 78 almost balmy degrees in Olivia, particular field had been aerially Minn. And after 10 days in Israel, seeded three days previously, then I needed a taste of Minnesota agritilled to incorporate the wheat just culture. About a half-mile from before planting. my home office, I noticed a sizeable John Deere pulling a sizeable Dierson noted, “Yes, this field Photos by Dick Hagen John Deere planter. This spring, Planting 48 rows in a swath, Ryan Dierson sets down 57,000 sugar beets per acre. will be green with wheat before it with a two-week delay from “noris green with sugar beets”. He mal” planting time, it’s a good bet this planter was Field conditions this morning were good to excel- explained the quick emerging wheat shields the doing sugar beets. lent said Dierson. The big machine drops seed 1-1/2 young beet plants from gusty prairie winds which I scouted down the road. Ryan Dierson was at the inches into the soil. Four days earlier, this field had sometimes can suddenly depopulate a sugar beet wheel of a JD 8320. Hitched behind was a 48-row (22- some side-hill frost concerns. But a quick digging field. But wheat is a short-timer in these fields.

“When beets get into four-leaf stage, we’ll do a inch rows) John Deere planter. He was doing beets. I and two days later it was planting time. asked about joining him. This kindly young farmer “We’re planting about 40 acres per hour,” Dierson Roundup spraying to wipe out the wheat.” cleared his box lunch off the buddy seat and I hopped explained. “Ground speed is 4 to 4.3 miles per hour.

Is this late start an issue? Perhaps mentally it is to on board.

We’re in a field that had soybeans last year, so soil every farmer. But every farmer also understands the First, if you haven’t been in the cab of a modern conditions today are excellent. If I were planting in risks up front. Dierson simply said, “It all depends on tractor these days, you will be somewhat amazed. corn ground I’d be at 3 mph … that slower speed for the weather. Weather like this and we’ll be done with beets, corn, maybe even soybeans in just a few days.”

You quickly recognize you are sitting in an electronic more accuracy of seed placement in corn stubble.” computerized machine on wheels. In this spacious How big is that seed box on this JD planter? Big Dierson said 57,000 seeds per acre is the planting cab were four monitors identifying every action of the rate for sugar beets. One monitor even measures enough so they can run all day on a single seed fill. planter — including exactly how many acres were precise seed drop in each row. Spacing is 5 inches “Variety, field conditions and planting speeds are the being planted per hour; what population of the seed and so accurate that thinning is no longer a needed determiners.” Dierson said, give him one more hour drop; planting speed; total acres planted; even total operation for beet farmers. Much thanks to the elec- on this 120-acre field and he’d wrap it up. A quick acres yet to be planted on this particular 120-acre tronic gizmos of farming today. look at the cab’s “monitor #1” said Dierson had 93.6 field.

Was he concerned about planting sugar beets this acres already planted.

And when it’s “turn-around” time at the end of the late in the season? Often mid-April is wrap up time He even admitted — other than talking with a field, an audible beep tells you to push a button that for beet growers. “It’s not too late,” said Dierson, a nosey farm editor (me) — about all he had to do was lifts this 48-row monster out of the soil. Then, thanks 22-year employee of Jeff Stammer. “We’d like to get listen to the radio. He’s a firm believer in the techto auto-steer, this huge hunk of machinery completes out earlier because the earlier we get beets into the See SUGAR BEETS, pg. 14 the turn with perfect accuracy. Another beep tells you soil, the better the crop. But if weather holds, we’ll be to push the button triggering hydraulic action to pretty much wrapped up next week.” lower the planter back into the soil.

Wheat is popular cover crop choice, but oats and

Training new riders is rewarding MEADOW CREEK, from pg. 11 inside. An old machine shed was converted to an indoor arena to exercise horses in the cold of winter.

She has a large outdoor arena.

“The outdoor arena has jumps, barrels, poles, obstacles for people to do trail classes — it’s all-purpose,” Baze said. “A lot of people can ride at the same time without getting in each other’s way.”

Offhandedly, Baze added she gives some riding lessons. “I do some work with Special Olympics,” she said.

About six years ago, Special Olympics participants came to a one-day clinic and got to try brushing a horse, getting on and going around the arena. Now Baze usually has two or three each summer.

She didn’t know it then, but those riding lessons when she was in fifth grade led Heather Baze to spend much of her life making a living by working

with the horses she loves. She seems to have the temperament for it. During our visit she discovered one of the horses was out. She took the extra work of horse round-up and fence repair in stride, like a parent cleaning up after a child.

As she gets older, Baze is encouraged her son is seriously thinking about taking over the stable. She has no doubt that the stable serves a useful purpose.

“This is definitely what this area needs,” she said.

“There are days in February when I think, ‘No wonder nobody had a stable around here; now I see why’.

I don’t mind being outside, but it can be hard when it’s very cold.”

However, she said, it’s worth it: “It has been really rewarding to watch some of the kids who started riding here go on to become owners, trainers, and show successfully.” v

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By harvest, fields could receive eight circospora sprays SUGAR BEETS, from pg. 13 nologies of modern farming. ”We use about everything we can — not only to give us more precision on every acre, but also to get maximum genetic push from every seed we put in the ground.

“We now have a third screen provided by the co-op. Introduced last fall, it provides day-by-day, virtually hour-by-hour data, on how harvest was preceding. It does the same thing when we’re planting. As we finish each field, we push a trigger point which registers at the agronomy office of the co-op exact acres of that Ryan Dierson Checking one of his monitors, Dierson particular field. We include the variety being planted in each field. So said as of this hour on this day, only as each grower triggers his completed about 5 percent of Southern Minnesota field, they have an accurate indicator of Beet Sugar Cooperative’s 125,000 acre exactly how many beets are in the beet crop had been planted. ground for that particular day, even Because beets were following soyhour. A useful monitor of crop health beans in the crop rotation, little nitrotoo. We indicate variety planted in gen is needed. He said the field got an each field. And if there is a leaf-spot anhydrous application last fall. After a issue, this monitor helps identify treat- Roundup application to decimate the ment options for that field.” wheat cover, the spraying season kicks

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in. And with sugar beets, that can be a big-time commitment.

Dierson commented, “With sugar beets, you’ve got to spray, spray, spray. Yes, by harvest next fall, this field will have lots of protection coverage … like maybe eight to nine circospora sprays.”

On his last turnaround with me on board, he backed up this 48-row rig just a few feet. “We’re at the corner of the field here.

This just squares it up more accurately.”

Ten minutes later, back at my office, I called Todd Geselius who is first vice-president of agriculture at SMBC’s Renville office.

“We’re at about 5 percent (planted) right now,” Geselius said. “I’m really not worried. It’s not that late. The quickness our growers get a crop into the soil these days is just unbelievable — which you noticed in your brief time with Ryan Dierson. He probably told you about the View Master rig we’ve provided at no cost to all our growers.

It downloads into our system after they finish a field. Click the transponder and we get field data as each field is finished.

“We rolled this system out so we can better track both harvest and planting data. About 65-70 percent of our growers used it last fall at harvest. We expanded the app to include planting info also.

Getting real-time planting information helps our agronomists monitor crop health considerations that much Todd Geselius quicker.”

He indicated growers would be fulltime beet planting by May 9 or 10.

Some will consider 24-hour planting days if needed. “This works okay if the soil surface stays dry. But if it gets a little tacky on your press wheels, it’s time to stop. However, with auto steer, these guys can go for a long time.”

My next stop was our local Olivia airport where aerial applicator Rich Sigurdson puts in many hours piloting his Air Tractors over the landscape of Renville County. Afternoon winds had picked up, so his rig was parked and he consented to a brief chat.

By May 3, Sigurdson had already been seeding beet fields for about a week. “It’s all going to get in,” he said.

“It always does — even if we’re running a couple weeks behind normal. This late start might have one blessing … maybe one less spraying than last year.”

All four of his rigs — plus two North Dakota applicators — flew their planes to help Sigurdson with the incredible amount of spraying last season. The spraying was done on mostly sugar beets, but lots of soybean fields were tended to for aphid control as well.

Sigurdson says it’s a “horse apiece” whether he’s flying wheat or oats. “You spread a little less wheat than oats, so cost per acre is about the same. Aerial seeding cover crops goes faster because we’re flying at 50 to 60-foot elevations rather than skimming fields at 10 to 12-foot elevations.” That Air Tractor speeds over fields at about 135 miles per hour ground speeds.

One thing is certain: aerial applicators can quickly identify frost spots still heaving on hillsides. “Today, we’re at 78 degrees and you easily spot where it’s drying off,” said Sigurdson. “The wetter dark spots are really showing up today.”

Sigurdson is also doing some herbicide applications (like Dual) on ground to be planted in soybeans. Then he’ll get into killing off the wheat cover crops he just seeded 4 or 5 weeks earlier.

He added spraying for aphids is most likely since aphid resistant soybeans aren’t yet doing the job. He admits aphids have been a good revenue generator for him, but he says aphidinfested acres have been declining the past couple of seasons. “We’re not doing the blanket sprays across all the soybean acres like we were five years ago,” Sigurdson said. “It’s now more of a hit if needed situation.”

Sigurdson’s Air Tractors are 750-horsepower rigs with a 500-gallon tank capacity. His unique reloading hangar at the Olivia airport gets spray planes in and out with only about a 5-7 minute stop. Pilots don’t even exit their planes and don’t even shut down their engines. His ground crew is super efficient with pre-mixed product ready for refills virtually as soon as the plane stops. v

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Things to consider for safe livestock transport

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Considering the different phases of hog production — from the movement of replacement females, weaned pigs, or UniversityofMinnesota marketing of finishing, and EXTENSION culled breeding stock — a conservative estimate for the have those emergency contacts on hand. Similar to number of pigs in transport on an on-farm emergency response plan, the names, any given day in the United SWINE & U addresses and phone numbers for the producer, States adds up to over one police, fire, ambulance and herd veterinarian should million. With numbers like

By Jason Ertl be included. Additional information, such as the that, it’s fair to say transportation is a significant element to consider within the company, destination or harvest plant dispatch, insurance provider and roadside assistance will be hog industry. needed when dealing with a transport issue.

More often than not, those several thousand Roadside traffic incidents, no matter the severity, transporters can expect to have a typical day with cause added stress to drivers and livestock alike. no major issues. These individuals will have comKeeping up-to-date copies of these contacts ensure pleted a livestock transport certification program key contacts aren’t forgotten during the scramble of (Pork Checkoff’s Transport Quality Assurance for dealing with an incident. example), and are prepared to safely handle and ship these animals. Despite following proper proce- Accidents happen. What should you do? dure and the rules of the road, there has been and Pork producers and transporters have accepted will always be a risk of something going wrong. numerous responsibilities in their profession.

Biosecurity, pork quality, animal health and wellEvery April, the National Safety Council reminds ness are all closely tied to the process of transportaus about distracted driving. In the spirit of this tion. In the event where you might find yourself heightened awareness for traffic safety, it is imporinvolved in a traffic incident, these responsibilities, tant for those in the pork production industry to refresh themselves with valuable information related in addition to human safety, property and public to the safe transport of livestock, what to do in emer- perception of the industry will be put to the test. gency situations and how to avoid traffic incidents.

For accidents occurring on public roadways involving other vehicles, providing safety and attention to Keep current contact information all parties involved is the first and foremost priority.

Having emergency contact information readily accessible for producers and employees is an essen- Alerting the authorities and exchanging information are also initial steps needing to be taken. tial first step to prepare for accidents, breakdowns or delays. Those who have gone through the process Alert emergency operators about the size, number of a Common Swine Industry Audit or had a Pork and condition of pigs on board — as well as the staQuality Assurance Plus site assessment can attest tus of any loose animals or hazards which may to these documents’ necessity in order to receive influence public safety. Place emergency warning certification in those programs. devices in the area to alert other traffic of the acciJust as producers should keep copies of this infor- dent scene. Inform your company or other stakeholders with details and updates of the incident. mation in the office, livestock haulers should also

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Herd any loose pigs away from traffic and provide protection and comfort. Take pictures of the accident scene — including road conditions, vehicle position, damage and other views for later reference. Refer media members to the first responders in charge. Livestock transporters are now a visible representation of the swine industry and should conduct themselves to reflect the industry’s commitment to safety and animal well-being.

Emergency response trailers available The Minnesota Pork Board and Region 5 of Homeland Security Emergency Management developed emergency response trailers for use in situations where a transporter has a roll-over or some type of accident requiring additional assistance controlling livestock on board or loose animals at the scene.

These trailers, located throughout southern Minnesota in Adams, Buffalo Lake, Fairmont, Granite Falls, Pipestone, Sleepy Eye and Worthington, are equipped with livestock panels, sorting boards, chains and other equipment necessary to provide safety for both animals and traffic alike. Requesting one of these trailers can be done by contacting 911 or other emergency response officials. Once the trailer has deployed, responders will be able to provide brief training to assist transporters in securing an accident scene.

Key considerations for safe driving Weather — One key consideration, not only for animal safety and welfare, but safe transport, is weather. Throughout a typical year in the upper midwest, producers are going to experience temperature fluctuations and all forms of precipitation. In addition to taking necessary steps to protect animal comfort (for instance, adjusting the percentage of closed side-slats on the trailer), transporters need to be aware of how weather can influence road conditions and their abilSee SWINE & U, pg. 16

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ity to safely deliver hogs to their destinations.

In the interest of keeping pigs on the trailer for the shortest amount of time possible, up-to-date forecasts and communication with the processing plant or destination will be vital in order to avoid delays or detours.

Fatigue — The nature of working in pork production, and more generally in the agricultural industry, means the scope of daily tasks extends beyond a normal work day. Intense long hours can often lead to fatigue, and individuals suffering from fatigue who get behind the wheel pose a significant threat to human and animal safety. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, about 100,000 reported crashes are caused by drowsy or fatigued drivers annually.

Fatigue can be described by a number of singular and compounding factors, such as drowsiness, exhaustion and poor-health status. Signs of fatigue can include slower reflexes, an inability to focus or keep eyes open, or missing road signs, exits and landmarks. Haulers must be able to identify these different symptoms and be proactive in addressing them before transporting livestock.

In order to prevent fatigue, understand your body and get enough sleep.

Seven and a half hours is generally recognized as the amount of sleep required by an average adult. Maintain a healthy lifestyle by drinking plenty of fluids, eat a balanced diet and get regular exercise. Healthy individuals are better able to fight off illness and perform under stress. Don’t be afraid to take breaks or ask for a substitute driver. Fresh air, stretching and brief periods of activity can provide energy and increased attentiveness. If a driver feels they are unable to safely drive, they should pull over and alert company and destination dispatch of the situation.

This is the best course of action to avoid the potential of a traffic incident.

Distracted driving — An emerging epidemic is taking a toll on the nation’s roadways in the form of distracted driving. Between the capabilities of our cell phones, complicated infotainment systems found on dashboards or the hundreds of other things

we are trying to do or think about, it’s easy to see how people have become almost absent from the task of driving.

Since 2015, it is estimated the number of roadway accidents causing fatalities directly linked to distracted driving has increased by nearly 6 percent.

In a situation where someone is driving and sending text messages, their risk of crash or near event crash increased by 20 times compared to non-distracted driving. Even features like voice-to-text can create safety hazards. Voice technology is not perfect and transcribed messages are often littered with autocorrect errors — leading to more distraction for the user.

Whether you’re transporting livestock or behind the wheel of your personal vehicle, remember it is illegal to read or compose text messages while operating a commercial truck — including using voice to text settings.

Having your eyes on the road, your hands on the wheel and your mind on driving are required for safe operation of a motor vehicle. Many companywide policies include the adaptation of hands-free or one-touch policy to send or receive calls with Bluetooth enabled technology. Organizing and stowing distractions before setting off will decrease the need for trying to access them during travel.

In all likelihood, we will at some point share the road with someone who is distracted, fatigued or otherwise unfit to be behind the wheel.

Although these drivers may operate without causing any incident and will go unnoticed, they are still invoking a significant risk to others with whom they share the road.

Since we are unable to control the actions taken by other drivers, there are steps we can take on our own behalf to prepare for the unexpected and handle emergency situations.

Safety on and off the farm will always take first priority, and it is important for those producers, employees and transporters to follow best practices, protocol and judgement to ensure the continued supply of pigs to their destination and to our consumers.

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Dairy prices right themselves after earlier slip This column was written for the market“Unlike 2014, it’s not all being driven ing week ending May 18.

by China,” Kurzawski explained, ”and is in fact being driven by countries other Gears reversed in the May 15 Global than China.” He called it a “strong global Dairy Trade auction. The weighted avergrowth story for dairy products that has age of products offered rose 1.9 percent, hit at a time when dairy farmers need it following a 1.1 slip on May 1. Anhydrous to hit but also it came at a time when no milkfat led the climb, up 5.8 percent, folone really expected it.” lowing a 1.9 percent dip on May 1.

Cheddar was up 4.4 percent, following a Kurzawski admits that the spring flush MIELKE MARKET 3.1 percent advance, and skim milk powis providing plenty of milk but, “We’ve got WEEKLY der was up 3.0 percent, after it advanced really good demand and it will ebb and 3.6 percent last time. Butter rounded out

By Lee Mielke flow; we have big policy issues on the the gains, up 2.4 percent. It was table right now, but it doesn’t seem unchanged in the last event. to be changing good global growth.”

Rennet casein was down 6.1 percent, n after it plunged 10.5 percent last Mid-May cheese prices headed south as traders time, and lactose was down 3.5 percent, after inchabsorbed the week’s GDT and awaited May 18’s ing 0.6 percent higher.

April Milk Production report. The blocks closed that FC Stone equates the GDT 80 percent butterfat morning at $1.5825 per pound, down a nickel on the butter price to $2.5607 per pound U.S. Chicago week, 8.75 cents below a year ago, and the lowest Mercantile Exchange butter closed May 18 at CME price in six weeks. The barrels closed at $2.3850. GDT cheddar equated to $1.9072 per $1.5325, down 8.75 cents on the week, but 6.25 pound U.S. and compares to May 18’s CME block cents above a year ago. There were 7 cars of block cheddar at $1.5825. GDT skim milk powder averaged 92.87 cents per pound and whole milk powder sold on the week at the CME and 32 of barrel.

Dairy Market News reports that cheese orders averaged $1.4634. CME Grade A nonfat dry milk have picked up. “Historically, this time period is a closed at 85.25 cents per pound. lull for cheese buying — particularly in the mozzan rella provolone sector. However, contacts suggest Meanwhile, March U.S. dairy exports set a new stable markets have stirred a little more interest record, up 26.8 percent on a milk equivalent basis. FC recently. Milk remains discounted and, as Memorial Stone’s Dave Kurzawski wrote in his May 14 Early Day nears, cheese producers are expecting even Morning Update that commercial disappearance more spot milk availability in the near term.” “shows very good overall demand for cheese to round Western cheese demand is “currently solid,” out first quarter and fewer imports than last year. according to Dairy Market News. Sales in both the “American cheese demand in March was 6.6 perdomestic and international markets are good. U.S. cent above a year ago and up 3.2 percent versus cheese prices are competitive in the international previous-month levels. Demand for the ‘other’ market as the value of the dollar is down. Market cheese increased 3.3 percent from 2017 and 4.1 per- participants report that some buyers are purchasing cent higher than month-earlier levels. Total cheese more cheese to secure the stocks they need as they use was up 4.6 percent from a year ago and 3.8 per- are concerned that prices might further increase. cent above April. American cheese use was 2.7 perCheese production is strong in that milk continues cent higher and other than American cheese use is to be readily available and most plants are running up 3.7 percent, which put total cheese use 3.3 pernear full capacity. Inventories are abundant, accordcent higher,” according to the Early Morning ing to Dairy Market News.

Update. Cheddar exports are at a four year high. n “Nonfat dry milk use rose 1.8 percent in March CME butter saw a May 18 finish at $2.3850 per and butter demand was 1.96 percent higher. On a pound.

This is 5 cents higher on the week, a penny month-to-month basis, commercial disappearance of above a year ago, and the highest price since butter increased 20.1 percent, while nonfat dry milk use lost 2.1 percent. But, 2018 nonfat dry milk use October 18, 2017, with 61 cars exchanging hands on the week. so far is up 19.2 percent, while butter use is up 5.8 Churning continues for Midwestern and central percent. butter producers. Cream availability varies. Butter Kurzawski, in in the May 14 Dairy Radio Now sales continue to impress contacts and inventories interview, attributed the encouraging data to U.S. are generally balanced, according to Dairy Market prices being competitive on the world market. He News. Interest continues to favor the unsalted varisaid U.S. prices have been below EU and Oceania ety. Some contacts have shared that market prices prices for some time, but “the real story” is global have yet to affect retail prices, but likely this sumdemand as a whole. He expects first quarter global mer will see butter prices increase. imports will be up 7 to 8 percent, which would be Western butter makers report buyer interest is the fastest growth since 2014.

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firm, including inquiries from international shoppers. “Retail sales are solid and in some cases, manufacturers suggest the demand for butter is stronger than expected for this time of year. Butter production is active. Although ice cream and other dairy products are starting to draw heavier amounts of cream, there is plenty of cream for the churns. Inventories are generally in balance, kept in check by heathy demand and steady production.” n Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk closed the week a quarter-cent higher, at 85.25 cents per pound. This is the highest level since Sept. 5, but that’s 6.25 cents below that week a year ago, with 14 cars finding new homes on the week at the CME. Rising U.S. powder prices are impacting purchases. The May 11 Dairy and Food Market Analyst newsletter stated, “Buyers from Mexico are reportedly having a hard time with the recent uptick in USA milk powder prices, which are still above prices in Europe, and are asking for powder that is either under-grade or off-specification — anything at a discount. The DFMA adds, “those with pricenegative views suspect some of the aged European milk powder will soon land south of the USA.” Speaking of aged powder, the EU commission sold about 92.5 million pounds of skim milk powder out See MIELKE, pg. 20

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MARKETING

Grain Outlook Talks with China buoy corn price

Cash Grain Markets

Grain Angles Motivation is key to leadership

corn/change* soybeans/change* St. Cloud $3.57 +.02 $9.42 +.10 Madison $3.59 +.06 $9.56 +.21 Redwood Falls $3.56 +.05 $9.60 +.20 Fergus Falls $3.50 +.06 $9.42 +.29 $3.57 +.07 $9.35 +.16 The following marketing analysis is for the week Morris ending May 18.

Tracy $3.58 +.05 $9.49 +.19 CORN — It certainly doesn’t pay to try and write Average: $3.56 $9.47 any commentary until the final bell for the week rings! China announced they would discontinue the Year Ago Average: $3.11 $8.35 178.6 percent anti-dumping deposit on U.S. sorghum Grain prices are effective cash close on May 22. imports on May 18. This allowed corn to erase the *Cash grain price change represents a two-week period. weekly loss it had accumulated up until the announcement. We’ll discuss this further below.

Corn began the week on a dull note, but found traction to the upside on spillover support from the wheat market and an early week soybean rally. The downside was limited in corn on uncertainty about the size of PHYLLIS NYSTROM The hog market and the cattle market seem to be Brazil’s safrinha crop and yearCHS Hedging Inc. on different paths since we moved into the month of on-year declines in the U.S. endSt. Paul May. The hog market has continued to see prices ing stocks forecast. climb, whereas, the cattle market has remained relaOur trade issues with China tively steady to decline slightly. From a typical seahad impacted the corn through the soybean and sorsonal pattern, both markets should be topping in this ghum markets. China’s threat of a 25 percent import time frame. However, this has tariff on U.S. soybeans (if the United States acted on been less than a typical year up their proposed tariffs on Chinese goods) cast a shadto this point. We will explore the ow over bean prices which spilled into corn. China’s possibilities if this seasonal patdecision to implement a 178.6 percent import “depostern will come into effect again. it” on U.S. sorghum imports last month was negative As far as the cash cattle market for corn as the sorghum had to find an alternative market and would displace corn in the feed channel. is concerned, the market (while The “deposit” was in response to China’s anti-dump- remaining higher than most had predicted) appears to be running ing and anti-subsidy investigation of U.S. sorghum.

JOE TEALE out of steam at current levels. For Sorghum already headed to China found homes in Broker weeks the cash price has tried to places such as Japan, Vietnam and Spain. On the move through the recent highs, Great Plains Commodity second day of the trade talks (May 18), China stated Afton, Minn. but has failed at every attempt they would discontinue the sorghum import deposit and has remained in a range on (and the investigation) and would return any fees average just below $130 cwt. basis choice. already collected. They said the deposit would inflate During this time, the beef cutouts have advanced living costs for Chinese consumers. U.S. sorghum exports to China accounted for 4.76 million metric above the $230 cwt. basis choice. However, it appears tons of the 5 mmt they imported in 2017. There was that this area is finding more resistance which could also chatter that China would buy U.S. ethanol, be signaling a potential top. Throughout this entire which would help cut the trade deficit between the time, the futures market has been anticipating the two countries. Prices rallied in response to the news. “wall of cattle” as suggested by the last several cattleon-feed reports. The futures have made a move Weekly export sales for old crop corn were at the recently to try and close the discount to cash that has high end of estimates at 38.8 million bushels. This been so prevalent in the nearby June contract. brings total commitments to 2.07 billion bushels, on Obviously, by the end of June, the two markets will par with last year! The U.S. Department of Agriculture come much closer together. The likely scenario is that is anticipating a year-on-year 3 percent decline in exports. Total sales are 93 percent of the target, com- the cash and futures will meet somewhere in the

Recently, I was fortunate enough to attend the 2018 John Maxwell “Partner Forum” in Atlanta. This is an annual event where guests have the opportunity to spend quality time with John Maxwell and hear from great leaders in his network.

During the initial session, John talked about the most frequent and devastating killer of great leadership that he has witnessed during his career — leading by assumption.

For years, John has defined leadership simply as “influence.”

To lead effectively, you must add value to your team, exceed expectations and be able to influence. It is critical that you know your people and understand what motivates them. According to AL BENNETT John, far too often, leaders Compeer Principal assume that people are motivatLending Consultant ed by the same thing that motiMankato, Minn. vates them — a belief that can completely sabotage the mission and keep a good leader from becoming a great one.

Throughout my years of mediating divorces, I have witnessed similar gaps in alignment between spouses best described by Gary Chapman in his book, “The Five Love Languages.” Chapman writes about five “languages” couples use to express and experience love, including: words of affirmation, quality time, receiving gifts, acts of service, and physical touch.

When one partner assumes that their language is the best vehicle for communicating and ignores what might be their partner’s preferred language, they become two ships passing in the night and the quality of the relationship erodes.

While there may be additional motivators to consider when leading others, Maxwell offers the following six examples: Autonomy As a leader, if you are in a position to provide your employee freedom and control over their schedule, designing the process for reaching a goal, and flexibility to do what they are best at, you will likely witness the positive result of having a highly motivated team member. Particularly among the millennial generation, leaving them alone to chart their own course is something they cherish. As a leader, if you clearly describe where the lighthouse is and then allow room for them to navigate toward it, everyone wins.

See NYSTROM, pg. 19

See BENNETT, pg. 20

Livestock Angles Cash cattle market is lagging

See TEALE, pg. 19

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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USDA reports large soybean sale suddenly cancelled NYSTROM, from pg. 18 pared to 91 percent on average. This was a decent week despite the fact we haven’t seen a daily corn sales announcement of at least 100,000 metric tons since April 26! New crop sales were 5.1 million bushels, bringing total new crop sales to 87.8 million bushels compared to 97.4 million bushels last year. Next year’s exports are forecasted to show a decline of 5.6 percent from this year. We are currently down 9.8 percent from the previous year.

Weekly ethanol production was up 18,000 barrels per day for the week at 1.058 million bpd. Ethanol stocks fell by 500,000 barrels to 21.5 million barrels. Margins were unchanged at 14 cents per gallon.

NOAA issued their 90-day forecast for the United States this week. For June/July/August, temperatures have an equal chance for above and below normal. For precipitation, look for above-normal rain for the majority of the corn belt. For the upper Midwest (including Minnesota and the Dakotas) there is an equal chance of above or below normal rainfall. Informa Economics this week projected U.S. corn acreage at 89 million acres, which is up 1 million acres from the USDA’s latest report.

Outlook: A tightening world carryout scenario and uncertainty over Brazil’s second corn crop should limit further downside in corn. However, if the weather continues to look favorable, we could see further pressure in the short run. We’re at the whim of weather forecasts and political events for direction. Nothing is moving in the country, so no natural hedging is occurring, and funds remain net long.

the other hand, hey, Political events can what happened to our change quickly, in sales? Prices treaded either a positive or negwater into the weekend as traders tried ative way, as was shown this past week.

We may be in for increased volatility, to decipher the news. but buyers/funds seem to want to conLooking back to the beginning of the tinue to own corn. As of this writing, week, soybeans rebounded higher on a the farm bill failed to pass the House. technical bounce and more optimistic Corn closed the week on a strong tech- trade talk news and after a poor close nical note. For the week, July corn was the previous week. The rally was shortup 6 cents at $4.02.5 per bushel. lived as optimism faded that the United December corn posted a key reversal States and China would quickly resolve higher into the week, up 5.75 cents for their trading issues, and as planting the week at $4.20.25 per bushel. The progress moved ahead of the average contract high in the December corn is pace. The U.S. ambassador to China, $4.29.5 per bushel, set last July. former Iowa governor Terry Branstad, SOYBEANS — Politics anyone? hinted that the United States and Let’s start at the end and then skip China were still far apart on any resoback to the beginning. Chinese officials lution. A stronger U.S. dollar and sharpwere in the United States at the end of ly-lower South American currencies the week to continue trade talks. On added to the negative force. Argentina’s May 18, they dropped the import peso fell to record lows. Farmers there “deposit” on U.S. sorghum imports, tightened their hold on soybean and hinted they would buy more U.S. etha- corn stocks as their hedge against inflanol to help cut the trade imbalance tion — which has hit 40 percent! The with the United States, but nothing country needs export sales to generate was overtly mentioned about soybeans. money for the government. Would The initial trade take of the likelihood Argentina raise their export taxes to of a 25 percent import tax on U.S. beans raise money? Anything is possible, but into China was decreasing as the talks nothing is happening on that front.

Brazil’s soybeans are the cheapest progressed. source in the world. But lately, China The fly in the ointment came on the has slowed their soybean purchases USDA same-day announcement that from any origin as their crush and feed829 tmt of old crop and 120 tmt of new ing margins have declined. It’s thought crop soybean sales to unknown had they are well covered into July. been cancelled. The chatter was these Weekly export sales were disappointsales were part of a frame contract where no price had been set. This didn’t ing at the lower end of estimates. Old change the fact that we just erased crop sales were the second-lowest of huge sales. The same release reported the marketing year at 10.4 million the sale of 56 tmt old crop beans and bushels. This keeps us 3 percent behind 112 tmt of new crop beans to unknown. last year’s pace. The USDA is expected On one hand, yeah! China probably year-on-year exports to show a decline won’t put the tariff on our beans. On of 5 percent this year. We are at 99 percent of the projection vs. 97 percent on average. We need just 3.4 million bushels of sales per week to hit the USDA’s 2.065-billion-bushel export target. We good. However, lately the product move- did see our first sale of at least 100 tmt ment has weakened slightly, which could announced in the USDA’s reporting be showing signs of weakening demand system this week since April 20 with 132 tmt of old crop soybeans sold to for product at these higher prices.

As mentioned above, as we move into unknown. New crop sales were 8.3 milthe summer months, the hog market lion bushels. Total new crop committypically tops and slides lower into the ments are 204 million bushels vs. 105.8 fall months. Because of some of the con- million bushels last year. New crop tra seasonal patterns this year, this may sales are 92 percent ahead of last year! change when the seasonal top is experi- The USDA’s forecast is for a 10.9 perenced. Producers are urged to pay close cent increase in year-on-year exports in attention to market developments and 2018-19. Total inspections year-to-date protect inventories when needed. v (what actually is shipped) is 1.644 billion bushels, down 199 million from

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Pork product movement good TEALE, from pg. 18 middle. Producers that are hedge should continue to take advantage of the positive basis and market cattle aggressively.

The hog market has posted a good steady rally in prices over the past month, while the futures market has remained fairly steady at higher levels anticipating the current cash rally. Pork cutouts have remained fairly firm throughout this period and product movement for the most part has been

last year. We need weekly inspections to average approximately 26 million bushels per week to hit the USDA’s projection. Many are sharpening their pencils to estimate how many bushels sold to China will actually ship vs. being rolled over into the new crop year, or get entirely cancelled. China has about 4 mmt still to ship from the United States and Brazil is the cheapest source of beans.

The Buenos Aires Grain Exchange cut their Argentine soybean production estimate by 2 mmt to 36 mmt. The USDA last week was at 39 mmt. With Argentina’s farmers holding stocks tight due to the weak peso (down over 20 percent this month), it makes it harder for Argentine processors to source soybeans to crush. The trade will continue to monitor soymeal prices for any indication of increased business. Their government put out a plea for growers to sell soybeans to increase the government’s revenue. The current export tax on soybeans is 27.5 percent.

There is no tax on corn exports.

Argentina soy crush workers began a nationwide strike after layoffs earlier this year. The April U.S. National Oilseed Producers Association report was as expected with the crush a record for the month at 161 million bushels.

The soyoil stocks was higher than expected at 2.09 billion pounds.

Informa Economics refreshed their U.S. soybean acreage to 89.4 million acres. This is slightly higher than the USDA’s 89-million-acre estimate.

Outlook: Soybeans posted their lowest closing prices this week since early February. July soybeans settled below the psychological $10.00 per bushel.

Trade uncertainty, absence of China in the export market, weak South American currencies, weather and poor demand all contributed to this week’s price decline. Weather and China will be expected to stay on the front page.

The U.S. dollar index rallied to a 5-month high this week, which also provided a headwind for beans. For the week, July soybeans were down 4.75 cents to $9.98.5 and November beans fell 6 cents to $10.08.25 per bushel.

July meal dropped $2.30 to $376.30 per ton and soyoil was 33 ticks lower at $.3098 per pound. Soybeans trended lower during the week and will need food for the bull to see any significant recovery. v

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Developing leadership skills is an on-going process BENNETT, from pg. 18 Purpose Working with successors in transition planning, I have seen spectacular results when young people align with their true purpose. I have always believed that we are all here for a reason and when people identify their “why” and align with their destiny, the joy follows. Conversely, I have also seen successors struggle tremendously when forced into positions where they don’t fit or when they return to the family business because of a perceived “obligation.”

Mastery It is human nature to want to achieve mastery at something. To possess the tenacity, discipline, courage and commitment to achieve mastery is exceptional. There is a true art in the deliberate practice that is required; but for those that have it as a motivator, they have tremendous advantage over others.

Relationships Working in larger businesses, especially in family businesses, I have learned that quality relationships are critical. The most common gap in troubled organizations revolves around communication. If you have team members motivated to develop strong relationships, they will work hard at communication and protect cherished relationships with high-level, non-negotiable core values. People do not care how much you know until they know how much you care.

Money While most of us might be reluctant to admit it, by some extent we are motivated by money. Being financially secure gives us options — the most rewarding of which centers around philanthropy.

Maxwell disclosed at our conference “giving while you’re living so you know where it’s going” is a motivator. I would challenge each of you to share your blessings if you have them. Money is typically ranked far down on the list compared to those who leave their employer because of a poor leader.

Progress – Legacy Generally speaking, people want to produce and are motivated by contributing to something great with the hope of being remembered in a positive light. As a leader, if you are able to articulate an inspiring vision that others can rally around, you will experience not only the accomplishment of a worthwhile mission, you will also have a team with positive energy and cohesiveness.

While John Maxwell shared six motivators that he has observed during his career, as author of this article, I would take the liberty of sharing one more: Peace of mind.

During my career, I’ve worked with professionals and teams that grapple with change. More often than

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not, they are motivated by being able to achieve some state of peace. People tend to think more clearly and make better decisions when they are in a state of peace. In his book, “Tools of Titans”, Tim Ferris shares that nearly 85 percent of the successful people he interviewed all practice meditation, wherein they achieve a higher sense of consciousness and peace.

Maxwell reminded his audience that we are never “done” and one can never stop developing the leader within. Toward that end, Maxwell shared that he recently released, “Developing the Leader Within You 2.0” — a revised version of the initial book he wrote 25 years ago. For those who are serious about constant improvement and truly understanding how to lead more effectively, I would recommend this as a great resource.

In closing, if we are to professionally lead others, it is critical that we understand what motivates them, commit to adding value in every interaction, and bring our “A” game at all times. The more value we add to others, the more we will influence and the better we can lead.

If you are interested in learning more about John Maxwell, you can find more information at www. johnmaxwellcompany.com.

For additional insights from Compeer industry experts or to learn more about Compeer’s programs, check out Compeer.com/education. v

Dairy exports to Middle East, North Africa continue strong MIELKE, from pg. 17 of intervention this week with a minimum price of about 62 cents per pound. Last month’s tender moved about 52.9 million pounds.

Cash dry whey closed May 18 at 37 cents per pound, up 4.5 cents on the week and the highest price since it began trading on the CME on March 12. n For first quarter, U.S. exports of 16.1 percent of total milk solids produced represented a good step towards the U.S. Dairy Export Council’s goal of reaching the 20 percent mark by 2020. Strong demand from the MENA region (Middle East, North Africa) in particular with surging oil prices has helped although there are headwinds on the horizon. Recent U.S. dollar strength and potential tariff issues moving forward will present a challenge for dairy exporters over the medium to longer term.

USDA released their May World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, which lowered the 2018 milk production forecast on reduced cow numbers and slow growth in milk per cow. At the same time, exports were raised from April on both a fat and skim-solids basis on strong global demand.

On the feed side, USDA released the first 2018-19 new-crop balance sheet which featured sharply

lower ending stocks projections for both corn and soybeans due to reduced acreage and production this season. New crop corn ending stocks are projected at 1.682 billion bushels, down 500 million from the current year, while soybean ending stocks are estimated at 415 million which would be down from 530 million this year. Both figures were lower than trade estimates, but recent advances in planting progress have limited the market’s reaction,” the Margin Watch concludes. n Meanwhile, restaurant sales remain a very important part of dairy product disappearance whether it’s a McDonald’s switching to butter or a Pizza Hut adding more cheese to its pizzas.

Dairy and Food Market Analyst editor Jerry Dryer reported the latest census bureau data which monitors total food service and fast food sales.

Total food service sales were up about 3.1 percent in April and up 3.7 percent over the last three months, he said, “but that wasn’t the growth we saw a year ago.”

Additionally, Dryer says things have changed and people are buying ‘Grab-n-Go’ kinds of items out of service stations, super markets, and drug stores — places that don’t get counted as food service sales. n

In politics, there’s another “fake milk” to compete with. That’s according to the National Milk Producers Federation. A Federation press release charged, “Swedish food company Oatly, whose powdered, grass-based beverage is sold in Europe and across the United States, should respect U.S. food labeling standards that restrict the use of the term ‘milk’ to real dairy products.”

NMPF says that Oatly is “exploiting a lax regulatory environment in the United States to mislabel its imitation dairy product and criticized Oatly for complaining to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last month that it would be placed at a disadvantage if it could not call its product ‘oat milk,’ — even though it is not called ‘oat milk’ anywhere except in the United States, not even in Sweden.

“It takes a lot of gall to complain to FDA that your company would be harmed by calling its product exactly what it’s already been labeled for years in its home market,” said NMPF’s Jim Mulhern.

“It’s been sold as an oat drink, which is exactly what it is, since it was first introduced in Sweden.”

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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‘12 JD 8235, 2WD, 1235 hrs, cab, air, power shift, 3pt, 1000 ‘15 Claas Lexion 750TT, 853 eng/492 sep hrs, 4x4, 35” tracks PTO, 4 hyd valves, 18.4x46 duals .......................... $110,000 auto pilot, chopper, chaff spreader ......................... $225,000 ‘03 JD 8120, cab, air, 3832 hrs, 3 hyd valves, 540/1000 PTO, ‘11 Claas Lexion 740, 1466 eng/1899 sep hrs, 4x4, chopper, new front tires, 18.4x46 rear tires & duals................. $80,000 520x42” duals ......................................................... $105,000 ‘11 Versatile 305, MFWD, 690 hrs, 4 hyds, 3pt, 1000 PTO, HID lights, front wgts, 480x46 tires & duals .............. $98,000

TILLAGE EQUIPMENT

‘13 NH T8360, 1150 hrs, luxury cab, 4 hyd, 1000 PTO, 3pt, 480x50 duals, auto steer complete ......................... $115,000 Summers 45’ super roller, 42” drums ............................. $25,500 JD 637, 29’ 3” rock flex disc w/harrow ......................... $16,000 ‘13 C-IH 290, 1250 hrs, 1000 PTO, 3pt, 4 hyd valves, big pump, front duals, rear 480x50 tires & duals .......... $113,000 JD 980, 31’ field cultivator, w/harrow ............................ $11,500

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

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Land auction: 111.88 ACRes - Belle Plaine, mn • SellS without reServe

www.midwestauctions.com/ediger

Friday, June 8, 2018 • 10:30 AM Ediger auction Service & Broker: Maring Auction & Realty Co. Inc.

Lic. 40241191

Call: (952) 873-2292; (507) 351-1885; OR (507) 789-5421 Land I & II (5/18 & 5/25) 2x3 $127.50

Farm Equipment

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Tractors

FOR SALE: 21’ JD 230 tan- ‘11 CIH 245 Magnum, MFD, FOR SALE: IH 656 gas tracdem disc; Sprayer Special- 1785 hrs, 2nd owner, 540/1000 tor w/ loader; also Case-IH ties 60’ boom 1,000 gal tank RPM PTO, 16.9R30 fronts, 1020 20’ grain head, always sprayer; Minnesota 400 bu rears 18.4R46 & duals, shedded w/ homemade head gravity flow trailer; EZ Flow lux cab, Nav II controller, mover. 507-327-8101 trailer w/Sudenga brush au- 262RTK, hi-cap draw bar, FOR SALE: John Deere 4010 front fenders, beacon lights, diesel w/5407 New Idea disc ger. (507)640-0146 wide rear fenders, 360 de- mower. New Prague 952-212gree hi-intensity lights. Call 9506 Classified line ads work! cell for price (507)259-7871.

JD 6125R, MFWD, w/ldr, Call 507-345-4523 800+ hrs, premium tractor Please support the advertisers you see here. guidance ready, IVT transTell them you saw their ad in The Land!

FOR SALE: JD 328 baler with 40 injector. Excellent condi- FOR SALE: CIH 8950 9225 mission, very nice shape.

(507)642-8028 tion. 715-962-4175 hrs, new 14.9x46 tires, TrimMpls.

Moline UTS-LP tractor, ble 750 & EZ pilot, $60,000; We buy ‘13 Capello 830 1200 acres; compl., good rubber, $1,250.

Salvage Equipment also new ‘14 Capello 830, JD Also, IH 460, NF, Good Tires Parts Available hookups on both. 507-644- & Tin, $2,850. 712-288-6442 Hammell Equip., Inc. 3244 (507)867-4910

LARGE AUCTION

TRACTORS – COLLECTOR TRACTORS – COMBINES – HEADERS – SKID LOADERS FORAGE/HAYING/FEEDING EQUIPMENT – PLANTERS – ASST. MACHINERY VEHICLES – TRUCKS – AUGERS Our Annual Summer Consignment Auction Event will be held at the Wieman Auction Facility located at 44628 SD Highway 44, Marion, SD or from Marion, SD, 1-mile South and ½ mile West on Highway 44 on:

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6TH 8:30 AM CDT Lunch by the Presbyterian Church Ladies

A Large Assortment of Tractors (3 – 4x4’s, 25+ MFD’s, 10+ 2 WD and 70+ Collector Tractors), 3 – Skid Loaders, 25+ Combines, Corn Heads, Bean Heads, Dummy Heads, Head Transports, Grain Carts, Gravity Boxes, Augers/ Conveyors, Planters, Disks, Field Cultivators, Vertical Tillage, Chisels, Rippers, MOCOs, Hay Balers, Hay Rakes, Bale Processors, Feeding Equipment, Forage Equipment, Loaders, Skid Loader Attachments, Trucks, Trailers, Vehicles, Fencing, Miscellaneous and more!

FOR FULL AUCTION AD VISIT OUR WEBSITE: WWW.WIEMANAUCTION.COM

Auctioneers Note: This is another large and interesting auction of consignments by Area Farmers & Dealers. Online bidding will be available at Proxibid.com with a 2.5% buyer’s premium and a $750 maximum per item. Miscellaneous starts at 8:30 AM sharp and older equipment at 9 AM with 2-3 auction rings all day. A 3rd auction ring will sell trucks-trailers-vehiclesaugers @ 11 AM. For more details/pictures, please call our office or visit us online at WiemanAuction.com. South Dakota sales tax will be charged. This ad is subject to additions and deletions. All consignments must have been approved by the Wiemans - sorry we are full! We have excellent loading and unloading equipment. Financing and trucking are available. We are in our 70th year of selling. We offer honest and fair treatment to all because we appreciate your business! Bring a friend and come prepared to buy! If you are driving a good distance – please call to make sure the item is here. Welcome to the “Machinery Mall of South Dakota!” Our next auction is August 22nd, 2018.

WIEMAN LAND & AUCTION CO., INC (SINCE 1949) 44628 SD HIGHWAY 44, MARION, SD 57043 AUCTION OFFICE: 800-251-3111 or 605-648-3111 MACHINERY OFFICE: 888-296-3536 or 605-648-3536 Email: Info@WiemanAuction.com Website: WiemanAuction.com EVENINGS: Mike Wieman 605-351-0905 • Ryan Wieman 605-366-3369 • Kevin Wieman 605-660-1587 Gary Wieman 605-660-0529 • Rich Wieman 605-660-0341 • Derek Wieman 605-660-2135

Tillage Equip 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

Spraying Equip

Classified line ads work!

FOR SALE: Raven 6000 gal fiberglass tank, $1,000; slidein pickup sprayer, 400 gal, 5 HP Honda, 40’ boom, $400.

(507)381-3840

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NEW AND USED TRACTOR Harvesting Equip PARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 55, 50 Series & newer tractors, AC-all models, Large FOR SALE: 12’ JD grain pickInventory, We ship! Mark up, 5 belt, nice shape, fits Heitman Tractor Salvage 100 or 20 series combine, 715-673-4829 6600/6620 etc. (507)227-2651

Grain Handling Equipment

Livestock

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Cattle

FOR SALE:Used grain bins, FOR SALE: Black Angus floors unload systems, sti- bulls also Hamp, York, & rators, fans & heaters, aer- Hamp/Duroc boars & gilts. ation fans, buying or selling, 320-598-3790 try me first and also call for very competitive contract rates! Office hours 8am-5pm with a classified line ad!

Monday - Friday Saturday Call us today 9am - 12 noon or call 507-697FOR SALE: Retired from 507-345-4523 or 6133 Ask for Gary dairy & selling my heifers 800-657-4665 as they are ready to calve.

A dozen Jersey & Jersey Shop online at X Holstein cross springers Dairy TheLandOnline.com ready to go! Many years w/ of selective AI breeding for ws, FOR SALE or LEASE: Reg. high milk components. LoBrown Swiss bulls, out of cated near Duluth, MN. Call Wanted high production, high scor- 218-427-2651 All kinds of New & Used farm ing dams. Dutchboyz Swiss.

FOR SALE: Registered Angus equipment - disc chisels, field 715-613-0265 gal cults, planters, soil finishers, WANT TO BUY: Butcher bulls, 2-yr olds & yearlings, de- cornheads, feed mills, discs, cows, bulls, fats & walkable fertility tested, guaranteed. l, 5 balers, haybines, etc. 507- cripples; also horses, sheep Miller Angus, Kasson, MN (507)634-4535 400. 438-9782 & goats. 320-235-2664

Tractor

AUCTION

16017 462nd Ave, Watertown, SD 57201

FRIDAY, JUNE 1

|

10AM

LOCATION:From South Shore, SD, 3 miles south on 464th Ave/Cty Rd 3 2/10, 2 miles west 160th St., 1/4 mile south on 462nd Ave.

AUCTIONE Clayton wa ER’S NOTE: custom com s a well-known Case tracto biner and antique include tract r collector. Sale to tools, and hors, vehicles, shop undreds of parts.

(2) RINGS WILL BE RUNNIN G

(9) Allis Chalmers Collectible Tractors (75) Case Collectible Tractors (2) Co-op Collectible Tractors (7) IHC Collectible Tractors (3) John Deere Tractors (3) Massey Tractors (2) Moline Tractors

(2) Oliver Tractors (2) CAT Tractors (5) Massey Combines & Heads Collectible Cars & Trucks for Parts or Restoration Hay, Forage & Livestock Equipment Rockpickers & Rock Windrowers

Mowers, Trenching & Concrete Equipment Complete Line of Tools & Shop Equipment Tracks & Tires Farm Support & Misc Items Antique & Household Items 100s of JI Case Parts

Steffes Group, Inc. | 24400 MN Hwy 22 South, Litchfield, MN 55355

SteffesGroup.com Eric Gabrielson MN47-006

AUCTION

For information contact Eric Gabrielson at CLAYTON ZEMLICKA ESTATE Steffes Group, 320.693.9371 or 701.238.2570

TERMS: All items sold as is where is. Payment of cash or check must be made sale day before removal of items. Statements made auction day take precedence over all advertising. $35 documentation fee applies to all titled vehicles. Titles will be mailed.Canadian buyers need a bank letter of credit to facilitate border transfer. SD Sales Tax Laws apply.

Friday, June 1 @ 10:00 a.m.

Greenbush, MN

THURSDAY, JUNE 7 | 10AM

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LOCATION: 15156 Co. Rd. 8, Greenbush, MN. From Greenbush, 6 miles south on Hwy. 32, 4-3/4 miles west on Co. Rd. 8, south side of road; or from Co. Rd. 9 on the south edge of Karlstad, 9-1/2 miles east, 2 miles north on 140th Ave, 1-1/4 miles east on Co. Rd. 8.

AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Equipment has had excellent maintenance with most items always shedded. Major equipment begins selling at 10AM. Live online bidding available on major equipment. Registration, terms, & details at SteffesGroup.com.

4WD TRACTORS / MFWD TRACTORS / 2WD & COLLECTIBLE TRACTORS / COMBINES HEADS / HEADER TRAILERS / GRAIN CART / WINDROWER & HEADS / AIR DRILL TILLAGE EQUIPMENT / SEMI TRACTOR & BOX TRUCKS / PICKUP & CAR TRAILERS / SPRAYER / NH3 & CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT / GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT / ROCKPICKERS & ROCK EQUIPMENT DOZER SCRAPER & LASER EQUIPMENT / OTHER EQUIPMENT TANKS / SHOP EQUIPMENT / TIRES / PARTS

MIKE’S DOCK & YARD SERVICE SteffesGroup. com 602 Agnes Street W, Spicer, MN 56288 320-796-5481

Steffes Group, Inc. | 2000 Main Ave E, West Fargo, ND | 701.237.9173

Brad Olstad ND319

Ernest & Carol Hemp 218.689.0723

or Tadd Skaurud at Steffes Group, 701.237.9173 or 701.729.3644 TERMS: All items sold as is where is. Payment of cash or check must be made sale day before removal of items. Statements made auction day take precedence over all advertising. $35 documentation fee applies to all titled vehicles. Titles will be mailed. Canadian buyers need a bank letter of credit to facilitate border transfer.

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AUCTION

Timed Online

HAY & FORAGE EQUIPMENT

OPENS: MAY 28 / CLOSES: JUNE 7 |7PM

Opens May 18 & Closes May 24 Colonial Rental Auction, Wahpeton, ND, Timed Online Auction Opens May 28 & Closes June 6 Duane Faber Farm Retirement, Watkins, MN, Timed Online Auction Opens May 28 & Closes June 7 Edwin Rauch Hay & Forage Equipment Auction, Hutchinson, MN, Timed Online Auction Opens May 31 & Closes June 14 Anderson Family Antique Tractor Auction, Bertha, MN, Timed Online Auction Friday, June 1 at 10AM Clayton Zemlicka Estate Antique Tractor Auction, Watertown, SD Opens June 6 & June 13 June Online Auction, Upper Midwest Locations, Deadline to Consign is May 15 Thursday, June 7 at 10AM Ernest & Carol Hemp Farm Retirement, Greenbush, MN Opens June 7 & Closes June 14 Potato & Farm Equipment Excess Inventory Reduction, Long Prairie, MN, Timed Online Auction Friday, June 8 at 9AM Frank Rinas Estate, Sisseton, SD Opens June 10 & Closes June 20 David Myllykangas Estate Auction, Litchfield, MN, Timed Online Auction Opens June 11 & Closes June 21 Gary Nordlund Antique Tractor Auction, Cokato, MN, Timed Online Auction Thursday, June 12 at 1PM Robert & Gloria Larson Farm Retirement, Kathryn, ND Wednesday, June 13 at 10AM Dassel Lake Home & Personal Property, Meeker County, MN Thursday, June 14 at 10AM Farm Equipment Auction, Ames Farm, Wimbledon, ND Friday, June 15 at 1PM Hennepin County, MN, Hobby Farm & Land Auction, Greenfield, MN Friday, June 15 at 1 PM Roger & Joanne Kris Moving Auction, Sauk Rapids, MN Wednesday, June 20 at 10AM Jack & Corrine Kaiser Farm Retirement, Fairmount, ND Friday, June 22 at 10AM Wolfer Farms, Farm Equipment Auction, Argusville, ND Tuesday, July 17 at 10AM Robert “Bob” & Virginia “Ginny” Buck Farm Retirement Auction, Wahpeton, ND Wednesday, August 1 at 9AM Aglron West Fargo Event, Red River Valley Fairgrounds, Deadline to Consign is June 29th!

Gehl 1285 Forage Harvester John Deere 716A Silage Wagon

FORAGE HARVESTER Gehl 1285 forage harvester HEADS Gehl hay head, 7’, Gehl corn head, 3x30” HAY EQUIPMENT John Deere 336 Hesston StakHand 30 stacker Vermeer WR220 V-rake

John Deere 336

Location: 17888 215th Street, Hutchinson, MN 55350

From Hutchinson, MN, 2 miles north on Hwy 15, .5 miles east on 215th Street.

SILAGE WAGONS (3) John Deere 716A silage wagons SPREADER & BLOWER New Idea 218 tandem manure spreader Case-IH 600 blower

PREVIEW: By Appointment LOADOUT: By Appointment

Complete terms, lot listings & photos at SteffesGroup.com

Vermeer WR220 V-rake

Steffes Group, Inc. 24400 MN Hwy 22 S, Litchfield, MN

SteffesGroup.com Eric Gabrielson MN47-006

EDWIN RAUCH | 320.234.7350

or Eric Gabrielson at Steffes Group, 320.693.9371 or 701.238.2570

Estate

12368 BIA

Cattle

Cattle

FOR SALE: (6) two yr old Salers & Salers/Angus cross black Aberdeen (lowline) & yearling bulls, low birth belted Galloway cross heif- weights, good disposition, ers w/their six calves at side easy calving. Call Oakhill (4 heifers & 2 bulls). Norm Farms (507)642-8028 Anderson, 10108 150th Ave, Sim-Angus bulls, black polled, Foreston, MN (320)294-5752 good disposition, exc qualFor Sale - Yearling & 2YO ity, easy calving, Sires are Registered Polled Hereford Final Answer, Upgrade, and Bulls. Call for details, Jerry Dream On. 5 long yearlings, choice for $1,995. Gerald 715-377-2940 Polzin Cokato 320-286-5805

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

Limousin bulls, 2 yr olds & yearlings. John Goelz, Franklin, MN (507)557-8394

Swine

Performance tested two-year old & Angus yearling bulls, semen tested, AI sired, high docility, deliver when needed. Contact Willard (507)4505841 Polled Hereford bulls, exc growth & calving ease, semen tested; also Hereford & black baldy replacement heifers. Jones Farms, LeSueur. (507)317-5996

Purebred registered Limousin bulls red and blacks. Trails FOR SALE: Yorkshire, HampEnd cattle. 715-797-8062 shire, Duroc & Hamp/Duroc boars, also gilts. Excellent selection. Raised outside.

Exc herd health. No PRSS. Hwy. 700, Sisseton, SD Delivery avail. 320-760-0365

Adv

AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Please note that the Frank Rinas Estate will be selling firearms, farm toy collections, and Native American artifacts at a later date. Live online bidding available on major Will be running 2 rings. Registration, terms, & details at SteffesGroup.com. SD SALES TAX LAWS

and belt buckle equipment.

APPLY.

From Sisseton, 4.5 miles south on BIA Hwy 700; or from I-29 Exit 224 (Peever, SD), 3.5 miles west to BIA Hwy. 700, 3.5 miles north.

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Sheep Reg Shetland Sheep 2 Yrs old.

Reg Shetland sheep, lambs, adult ewes &rams. All colors. Package deals & 4-H/ child discounts! Adult Ewes & rams. $150 rams, lambs $75, $150 (507) 525-7357 Mr.Krosch@yahoo.com

TO INCLUDE: 4WD, MFWD, 2WD Tractors; Tillage Equipment, Row Crop Equipment, Trucks, Pickups, Trailer; Hay, Forage, & Livestock Equipment; Scrapers, Wheel Loader, Dozers & Motor Grader, Other Equipment, Collectible Tractors, Collectible & Parts Vehicles, Antique Farm Equipment & Stationary Motors, Horse-drawn Equipment, Shop Equipment, Tanks, Lawn & Garden; Farm Support, Parts, & Misc. Items; Antiques & Primitives

SteffesGroup.com

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FRIDAY, JUNE 8 | 9AM

Steffes Group, Inc. | 2000 Main Ave E, West Fargo, ND

Compart’s total program features superior boars & open gilts documented by BLUP technology. Duroc, York, Landrace & F1 lines. Terminal boars offer leanness, muscle, growth. Maternal gilts & boars are productive, lean, durable. All are stress free & PRRS free. Semen also available through Elite Genes A.I. Make ‘em Grow!

Comparts Boar Store, INC. Toll Free: 877-441-2627

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Robert Horton, PR, 605.695.1059, Todd Garry PR or Brad Olstad at Steffes Group, 701.237.9173 or 701.238.0240

TERMS: All items sold as is where is. Payment of cash or check must be made sale day before removal of items. Statements made auction day take precedence over all advertising. $35 documentation fee applies to all titled vehicles. Titles will be mailed. Canadian buyers need a bank letter of credit to facilitate border transfer. SD Sales Tax Laws apply.

Pets & Supplies AKC Shelties puppies AKC shetland sheepdogs, shelties born April 3,2018. Bi blacks and tri colors. 3 females, 3 males. Family farm raised, smart and correct! Females $900, males $800 plus $75 back for spay/neuters. $900 (507) 525-4706

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Industrial & Construction

ADVERTISING NOTICE: Please check your ad the first week it runs. We make every effort to avoid errors by checking all copy, but sometimes errors are missed. Therefore, we ask that you review your ad for correctness. If you find a mistake, please call (507) 345-4523 immediately so that the error can be corrected. We regret that we cannot be responsible for more than one week’s insertion if the error is not called to our attention. We cannot be liable for an amount greater than the cost of the ad. THE LAND has the right to edit, reject or properly classify any ad. Each classified line ad is separately copyrighted to THE LAND. Reproduction without permission is strictly prohibited.

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Miscellaneous

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USED TRACTORS

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 JD 4650 FWA .................................................. $32,000

TILLAGE

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

Courtland Waste Handling ............................................. 11 Dahl Farm Supply ........................................................... 9 Diers Ag & Trailer Sales ............................................... 13 Doda USA .................................................................... 17

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

Ediger Auction .............................................................. 24 Factory Home Center ...................................................... 5

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

Greenwald Farm Center ................................................. 23

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

K-Bid Online Auctions .................................................... 4

COMBINES

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

HAY TOOLS

New NH Hay Tools - ON HAND

Hanson Silo .................................................................. 15 Henslin Auction ............................................................ 24 Kannegiesser Truck Sales .............................................. 12 Keith Bode .................................................................... 23 Kerkhoff Auction .......................................................... 25 Larson Implement ................................................... 21, 23 MN Agricultural Aircraft Assoc ....................................... 7 MS Diversif ied ............................................................. 21 Pruess Elevator ............................................................. 21 Schweiss Doors ............................................................. 21 Smiths Mill Implement .................................................. 27 Steffes Group .......................................................... 25, 26

All Equipment available with Low Rate Financing

Wieman Land & Auction ............................................... 24

SMITHS MILL IMPLEMENT

Ziegler ............................................................................ 3

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

507-345-4523 • 800-657-4665 PO Box 3169, Mankato, MN 56001 www.thelandonline.com

Hwy. 14, 3 miles West of Janesville, MN

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This week’s Back Roads is the work of The Land Correspondent Tim King. Photos by Jan King.

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Horse-drawn equipment

ene Loxtercamp is a professor of 19th century farm implements.

Loxtercamp, a 70-something farmer of 500 acres in western Stearns County, started collecting and studying horsedrawn farm implements in the early 1980s. Since then he’s amassed a monumental collection of agricultural implements and tools ranging from relatively small seed — potato cutters to a collection of soil packers, horse-drawn wagons including a tobacco wagon and two water wagons for steam threshers, along with lots of tillage equipment.

Amongst the tillage equipment is a digger made by Kovar Manufacturing.

Loxtercamp knows about the digger’s origins and how Kovar, a farmer who had a weed problem, turned his homemade implement into a manufacturing enterprise whose ideas were widely imitated and still in use today.

Loxtercamp knows as much about many of his other implements as he knows about his Kovar digger. When discussing a particular implement and its origins he’s likely to point out that he has the documents on it. Loxtercamp, like any professor, has a network of colleagues across the country. Many are fellow collectors but some of them specialize in locating and preserving the paperwork describing an implement. In most cases they are well over a century old.

If he doesn’t know the origins of an implement he’ll reach out to his colleagues. A small triangular shaped mostly wooden digger that he’s just finished restoring has stumped him.

“I can’t find anybody who knows about it,” he said. “If any readers of The Land know anything about it please have them contact me.”

Loxtercamp’s restoration to the wooden digger was minor. He just made shims to keep the digger shoes tight enough so that they won’t fall out when it’s in use. He’s done major restorations to some other implements, however.

“If they are in really bad shape when I get them I’ll do a complete restoration,” he said.

Stearns County

A complete restoration of a wagon, for example, will include replacing damaged or missing wooden and metal parts as well as a paint job. Loxtercamp likes detail so the paint job will include the lettering that was on the original wagon.

Professor Loxtercamp doesn’t sell any of his implements and tools. He does, however demonstrate them at annual field days at the Stearns County Fair, at community festivals, and at field days for Northern Minnesota Draft Horse Association (www.nmdha.com).

The Association has a number of videos that show demonstrations by Loxtercamp and others. You can reach Gene Loxtercamp at (320) 9873254. v

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• SCREENLESS! Don’t waste time/money constantly unplugging screens.

• 1–2 lbs heavier test weight per bushel than screen dryers. Savings that adds up!

• Computerized moisture control prevents over-drying. Save up to 9-cents per bushel!

• Remote monitoring eliminates time and expense of “dryer watching”.

• Effectively dries all types of grain.

The only dryer you’ll ever need!

IT REALLY GETS AROUND. Buffalo Lake, MN (320) 833-2228

• At 60-70 decibels, nearly 50% quieter than axial fans!

3510 Agri-Vac 24-hr.

Emergency Service!

Buffalo Lake, MN (320) 833-2228

www.ksmillwrights.com 24 HOUR REPAIR SERVICE CRANE/BOOM TRUCK SERVICE SITE DESIGN EXCAVATION Professional / Product Knowledge / Dedication to Service

20+ YEARS STRONG

K&S Dryer TechnicianS

www.ksmillwrights.com • Site Prep • Tile Repair • Silo Removal • Demo and Grove Removal • Driveway Layout Construction • Trucking/Hauling of Aggregate Materials

Professional / Product Knowledge / Dedication to Service

24 HOUR REPAIR SERVICE CRANE/BOOM TRUCK SERVICE SITE DESIGN EXCAVATION 20+ YEARS STRONG

Ryan Erickson, Brad Krumrey-Owner, Nathan VanderVoort 24-HR. EMERGENCY DRYER REPAIR AND SUPPORT TECHNICIANS

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When You’re Looking at the Road Ahead...

Would You Like To Make Your Next Harvest Run Smoother?

Products Available Grain Handling Equipment Grain Storage Equipment Grain Dryers Used Equipment Fuel Containment Systems Support Structures and Legs Dump Pits and Augers Steel Buildings

Services Available

Buffalo Lake, Minnesota

(320) 833-2228

Cellular: 320-979-9221 www.ksmillwrights.com CRANE SERVICE

Professional / Product Knowledge / Dedication To Service

30,000 sq. ft. of Inventory on the Floor

&

Parts Inventory for you Do-It-Yourselfers

24 HR REPAIR SERVICE 20+ Years Strong – SINCE 1994

Complete Site Design & Set Up New Construction & Repair Preventive Maintenance Programs Excavation Crane & Boom Truck Service with Certified Operators 24 Hour Repair Grain Bin Erection & Repair Air Transfer System Installation & Repairs Grain Dryer Installation & Repairs Gear Box Rebuilding Portable Welding Installation & Repairs Local Hardwood Store Steel-Retail Supply Special Equipment & Parts Fabrication Parts Supplier

Call K & S Millwrights for all your grain handling products and services!

Need a building? Get it right the first time.

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May 25, 2018 - Page 3

When You’re Looking at the Road Ahead...

Would You Like To Make Your Next Harvest Run Smoother?

Products Available Grain Handling Equipment Grain Storage Equipment Grain Dryers Used Equipment Fuel Containment Systems Support Structures and Legs Dump Pits and Augers Steel Buildings

Services Available

Buffalo Lake, Minnesota

(320) 833-2228

Cellular: 320-979-9221 www.ksmillwrights.com CRANE SERVICE

Professional / Product Knowledge / Dedication To Service

30,000 sq. ft. of Inventory on the Floor

&

Parts Inventory for you Do-It-Yourselfers

24 HR REPAIR SERVICE 20+ Years Strong – SINCE 1994

Complete Site Design & Set Up New Construction & Repair Preventive Maintenance Programs Excavation Crane & Boom Truck Service with Certified Operators 24 Hour Repair Grain Bin Erection & Repair Air Transfer System Installation & Repairs Grain Dryer Installation & Repairs Gear Box Rebuilding Portable Welding Installation & Repairs Local Hardwood Store Steel-Retail Supply Special Equipment & Parts Fabrication Parts Supplier

Call K & S Millwrights for all your grain handling products and services!

Need a building? Get it right the first time.

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The Right Dryer For Higher Profits

Ultra-Veyor

• SCREENLESS! Don’t waste time/money constantly unplugging screens.

• 1–2 lbs heavier test weight per bushel than screen dryers. Savings that adds up!

• Computerized moisture control prevents over-drying. Save up to 9-cents per bushel!

• Remote monitoring eliminates time and expense of “dryer watching”.

• Effectively dries all types of grain.

The only dryer you’ll ever need!

IT REALLY GETS AROUND. Buffalo Lake, MN (320) 833-2228

• At 60-70 decibels, nearly 50% quieter than axial fans!

3510 Agri-Vac 24-hr.

Emergency Service!

Buffalo Lake, MN (320) 833-2228

www.ksmillwrights.com 24 HOUR REPAIR SERVICE CRANE/BOOM TRUCK SERVICE SITE DESIGN EXCAVATION Professional / Product Knowledge / Dedication to Service

20+ YEARS STRONG

K&S Dryer TechnicianS

www.ksmillwrights.com • Site Prep • Tile Repair • Silo Removal • Demo and Grove Removal • Driveway Layout Construction • Trucking/Hauling of Aggregate Materials

Professional / Product Knowledge / Dedication to Service

24 HOUR REPAIR SERVICE CRANE/BOOM TRUCK SERVICE SITE DESIGN EXCAVATION 20+ YEARS STRONG

Ryan Erickson, Brad Krumrey-Owner, Nathan VanderVoort 24-HR. EMERGENCY DRYER REPAIR AND SUPPORT TECHNICIANS