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Mother Nature is finally cooperating as farmers finish harvest

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In spite of the news coming out of have had unknown origins. One we found Washington, D.C., commodity markets roaming the countryside. The remnant of and local grain elevators, agriculture is his leash had been chewed through and not going to the dogs. Or is it? dangled from his collar. Another we obtained from a humane society. Another I recently received this news item from was found running wild by a third party the U.S. Department of Agriculture: who thought we might be interested in “Dogs detect prohibited agricultural taking him in. While we weren’t really products that can carry foreign pests and looking for another dog, this one was diseases that threaten U.S. agriculture merely weeks old and cute as a … puppy. LAND MINDS and forests.” How do you say “no” to that? By Paul Malchow The report began by telling of Hardy, Growing up on a farm, we seemed to a USDA-trained detector dog and always have a mutt on the place. No member of the “Beagle Brigade,” who Chihuahuas or Shih Tzus, they were sniffed out a roasted pig head in lugall strictly barn dogs. None of them gage at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International would ever set foot inside the house. (Well, that’s airport. The USDA says this is just one of several not entirely true. One time our dog was sprayed by biosecurity efforts that are being undertaken to keep African swine fever from entering the country. a skunk. When we opened the front door of the house to investigate all of the yelping, the dog shot “USDA continues to train dogs at its National into the house like he was on fire — skunk smell Detector Dog Training Center in Newnan, Georgia,” and all. This did not endear him to my mother one the report stated. “The center is designed and bit.) Some of these dogs had natural herding equipped to train detector dog teams (canines and instincts and were great with the cattle. Some not handlers), like Hardy’s, to safeguard American agri- so much. culture. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health If you ever have the opportunity to watch dogs Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine herd sheep, it is an impressive sight to behold. program and the Department of Homeland Tireless and alert, these four-legged shepherds not Security’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) use detector dog teams, known as the Beagle only control the entire herd, but seem to have a ball doing it. Brigade, to search for prohibited agricultural products at major U.S. ports of entry (airports and land So dogs have been ag partners in some form or border crossings), mail and cargo facilities. The another since there were farms to live on. They are teams detect prohibited agricultural products that generally good at varmint control, sounding the can carry foreign pests and diseases that threaten alarm when someone drives onto the place, and U.S. agriculture and forests.” keeping a watchful eye on young boys who may be heading for mischief. I am a dog owner and have been for many years. Our first dog was found sleeping on our stoop on a Now man’s best friend is working the front lines cold December morning. He was shivering and skin- of preventing African swine fever from crossing our ny and my wife immediately took pity on him. She borders. Aside from healthy appetites and the occagave him food and water, but we left him outside — sional vet bill, dogs work pretty cheap. If they can partly because we didn’t know his health, partly keep our swine, poultry and livestock safe from because we didn’t know who he belonged to and catastrophe, they are worth their weight in gold. thought he might move on. When we returned home If they can greet you at the end of a hard day with from a day at work, he was still there. Law enforce- a big smile and wagging tail, they are also worth ment had no reports of a missing dog. A check with their weight in gold … and then some. area veterinarians also came up empty. Just like Paul Malchow is the managing editor of The Land. that, we were dog owners. He may be reached at editor@TheLandOnline.com.v Aside from our Scottish terrier, all of our dogs

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12 — Father and son team up to build the health of their soil 15 — Is sugar a key to sweetening crop yields? 22 — Field day provides growers with a variety of cover crop options

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Kathy Clobes of Fairfax, Minn. went to great heights to take this photo from the top of the holding bin on their farm.

Pete Bauman of Ruthton, Minn. snapped this photo of his soybean field under four inches of snow on Oct. 14.

Paul Golden of Montevideo, Minn. sent this photo of harvest in progress.

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Apple crafts make festive decorations for the holidays A light dusting of snow this to three hours. Turn the morning sets the mood for slices after an hour of drysome simple dried apple ing. To add a lovely fracrafts. I spent an afternoon grance, sprinkle the slices making some fall and holiday with cinnamon if desired. ornaments from this season’s Use a toothpick or awl to abundant apple crop. poke a hole in the slice and To dry apples for crafts, cut tie with a small ribbon bow. the apples in about 1/8-inch These cute ornaments could IN THE GARDEN thick slices. (Notice the be hung in the window, perbeautiful five-pointed star sonalized with names writBy Sharon Quale — or pentagram — in the ten on them and used for center of the slices.) Brush with lemon Thanksgiving table cards or napkin juice for whiter color. Place the slices ring decorations. They also make a on a parchment paper lined cookie special tag for gift wrap decorating. sheet and bake in a 200 F oven for two My dried slices were made from Honeycrisp apples. I have one 10-year old Honeycrisp tree that hasn’t borne any fruit until this year. I was beginning to wonder why it wasn’t fruiting, but this year it produced a bumper crop. It yielded abundant apples to eat, bake, store and give to friends. If you have a Honeycrisp apple tree that isn’t bearing, be patient. Honeycrisp apples were developed by the University of Minnesota’s fruit breeding program over 30 years ago Photos by Sharon Quale

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The University of Minnesota develops new varieties of apples the oldfashioned way — with research scientists painstakingly cross-pollinating apple flowers manually. Zestar is a newer variety developed which is available to home gardeners. I have an 8-year old Zestar that is being stubborn about bearing a good crop of fruit. It has just had a handful of apples so far. I am being patient! First Kiss is a new apple variety that has great parentage. It is a cross between the U of M’s Honeycrisp and AA44 — a variety from the University of Arkansas. First Kiss is an early-season apple that has excellent storage life. It inherited its crisp texture from Honeycrisp and early ripening from the AA44 variety and can be harvested beginning in mid-August. Commercial growers must obtain a license to grow this trademarked apple and trees will not be available for planting by home gardeners until 2034. Sharon Quale is a master gardener from central Minnesota. She may be reached at (218) 738-6060 or squale101@yahoo.com. v

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Conservation efforts working, infrastructure not Humanity depends on around the world. The these critical threes: nation as a whole guzzles Without oxygen, most a staggering 322 billion humans will die within gallons per day. three minutes; without That’s right, 322 billion water, life expectancy is gallons per day, according three days; without food, to the U.S. Geological we’ve got three weeks. Survey’s June 2018 report Few Americans give on the nation’s water FARM & FOOD FILE three seconds thought of usage. That’s the equivaBy Alan Guebert any of these life-ensuring lent of the state of Rhode elements because here, Island, or 988,000 acres, food is safe and plentiful; covered with one foot of air quality laws are in water. place and enforced; and And that’s every day. water, for most of America, is safe, Here’s the good part of that massive bountiful and relatively cheap. number: it’s nine percent less than we In fact, water is so accessible and so used in 2010 and, incredibly, 100 bilcheap in the United States that the lion gallons, or nearly 25 percent, average American uses twice as much under the nation’s peak daily usage of of it per year (about 740,000 gallons) 430 billion gallons in 1980. Indeed, we than the average person elsewhere now use about the same amount of

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Calendar of Events Visit www.TheLandOnline.com to view our complete calendar and enter your own events, or send an e-mail with your event’s details to editor@thelandonline.com. Nov. 15 — Todd County Area Goat Workshop — Long Prairie, Minn. — Topics include goat nutrition, production, marketing and management. Contact Brenda Miller at nels4220@umn. edu or (320) 732-4435 Nov. 19 — Secure Pork Supply Workshop — Lafayette, Minn. — Workshop will provide swine producers the opportunity to create their farm’s SPS plan. Participants will know how to monitor their herd for signs of FMD, CSF and ASF; and go home with their own SPS plan in hand. Bring a laptop, copies of farm’s SOPs and the site’s national premises ID number. Contact Diane DeWitte at stouf002@umn.edu or (507) 384-1745 Nov. 26 — What is a fair rental agreement? — Olivia, Minn. — Topics include historic and projected farmland rental rate trends, current farm land values and sales, and a worksheet which will help determine a fair rental agreement. Input costs for 2018 will be presented along with current 2018 corn and soybean prices. Contact Karen Johnson at (320) 484-4303 Nov. 26 — What is a fair rental agreement? — Willmar, Minn. —

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water each day as we did in 1965 when there were 133 million fewer of us. Unbelievable. Equally shocking is where exactly the largest cut in water usage across those decades has occurred. “The decline in total [water] withdrawals in 2015 primarily was caused by significant decreases — 28.8 billion gallons per day — in thermoelectric power, which accounted for 89 percent of the decrease…” In short, society’s move to greener, renewable energy — especially solar and wind combined with less and more efficient nuclear and fossil fuel electricity generation — is great for water conservation. It’s an elemental and critical bonus rarely mentioned in any climate change debate. Still, USGS notes, “thermoelectric power” claims 133 billion gallons of the nation’s daily water use, or about 41 percent. The second biggest water user in the United States is (you guessed it) you. According to the most recent USGS survey numbers, American irrigators “withdraw” 118 billion gallons of water daily while the U.S. livestock sector slurps another two billion gallons a day. That 120 billion gallons per day easily outdistances the third largest user, the “public,” at 39 billion gallons per day. Like the power industry however, irrigation withdrawals are now lower than the peak withdrawal of 150 billion gallons per day in 1980. The savings is almost entirely attributable to more efficient irrigation systems (drip and micro- are two key technologies) that use less water; but irrigate nearly 56 million acres, or 10 percent more

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land than 40 years ago. None of these trends suggest we can get sloppy with how we use water. Strikingly, the biggest irrigation user by acres, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s July 2018 Irrigation and Water Use report, is corn — accounting for “roughly 25 percent of total U.S. irrigated acreage” in 2012, the latest numbers. Many of those irrigated acres, however, are also irrigated with government farm policies that underwrite irrigation’s extra costs. Key to today’s corn economics are ethanol blending mandates, a sugar program that supports corn syrup production, and subsidized revenue insurance to backfill farm income holes. The reduction or loss of even one of these programs almost guarantees a substantial cut in irrigated corn acres. An even bigger threat to the nation’s water system is the ongoing failure to update its leaky, worn-out infrastructure as population grows, climate change continues, and all government entities face more pressure to cut spending. A recent Environmental Protection Agency study estimates that the United States needs to spend $632 billion on its water and wastewater infrastructure in the next decade just to maintain today’s service. Others estimate the cost at $1 trillion. Is there a singular great option out there? Not really, but you have three days to think about it before nature decides for you. The Farm and Food File is published weekly through the United States and Canada. Past columns, events and contact information are posted at www. farmandfoodfile.com. v

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These recipes will add ‘pop’ to a traditional snack bowl. Melt 3 tablespoons of butter in a medium My husband Seth and I are proud popsauce pan. Once the butter is melted, add 3 cups of corn farmers. OK, so Seth planted the 11 mini marshmallows. Stir until the marshmallows are rows of popcorn; but I did help weed and melted. Turn off the heat as soon as the last marshharvest the bounty. This year we planted mallow has melted. Add the 1/2 cup of yellow cake four different varieties: robust white, mix to the marshmallow mixture. Slowly pour the robust yellow, Japanese hull-less and my marshmallow mixture over the popcorn in the bowl personal favorite, puffy pop. We’ve been and stir until most of the kernels are covered in mixgrowing popcorn for four years now and ture. Mix the 1/4 cup of sprinkles into the popcorn this harvest was our biggest yield ever. COOKING mixture. Pour the marshmallow popcorn onto a preMy husband plants the popcorn because I WITH KRISTIN pared cookie sheet. Allow the popcorn to cool. Break LOVE the stuff and so do my kids. My By Kristin Kveno apart into pieces and serve. favorite way to make popcorn is in a pot with a little oil on the stove; then sprinn kled with some salt and a few generous squirts of I love snickers and I love popcorn. Putting the two together is Sriracha on top. pure magic. Here are some other great ways to enjoy popcorn. Snickers Popcorn I bring this cake batter popcorn to many a potluck and it’s a https://cookiesandcups.com/snickers-popcorn/ winner every time. This is an easy but delicious recipe and really 8 quarts air-popped corn (about 2 cups of kernels) does taste like cake batter! 1 cup salted butter Cake Batter Popcorn 2 cups light brown sugar, packed www.twosisterscrafting.com/cake-batter-popcorn/ 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup light corn syrup 10 cups of popped popcorn (salted) 1 teaspoon baking soda 3 tablespoons butter (sweet cream, salted) 1 cup salted peanuts 3 cups mini marshmallows 30 “Fun Size” Snickers bars coarsely chopped 1/4 cup sprinkles 3 oz. melted semi-sweet chocolate (optional) 1/2 cup yellow cake mix Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Over medium heat boil butter, Pop 10 cups of popcorn and salt liberally and place in a large brown sugar, salt and corn syrup for five minutes. Remove from heat and stir in baking soda. Pour over popcorn and stir to coat evenly. Transfer to a waxed paper-lined counter and sprinkle peanuts on top. Stir until all is coated evenly. Transfer popcorn into a large roasting pan and bake for 1 hour 15 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. Remove from oven and stir in coarsely chopped Snickers. Return to oven for three more minutes so the Snickers begin to melt slightly into the popcorn. Remove from pan and transfer popcorn back to wax paper to cool. Drizzle melted chocolate on top of popcorn if desired. Let set and store in an airtight container. n Dill pickle flavor is simply exquisite. Put that on popcorn and

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you have the perfect snack or in my case, a meal. It really is that good. Dill Pickle Popcorn https://noblepig.com/2013/01/dill-pickle-popcorn/ 1/2 cup popcorn kernels dill pickle flavoring: 1 tablespoon coriander seed 1 tablespoon kosher salt 1-1/2 teaspoons dill weed 1/2 teaspoon mustard seed 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon onion powder 1/2 teaspoon celery seed 1/2 teaspoon citric acid for popcorn: 1/2 cup butter, melted Place all ingredients for dill pickle flavoring in a spice grinder and process until smooth. Set aside. Pop popcorn using any method you choose. When popcorn is ready, drizzle with melted butter. Start sprinkling with dill pickle flavoring and tasting until desired flavor is reached. n Garlic and rosemary are beautiful flavors separately; but together on popcorn they combine to bring a taste sensation that cannot be beat. www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/garlic-rosemary-parmesanpopcorn/ 4 tablespoons butter 1 clove garlic, minced 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary 3 tablespoons canola oil 1/3 cup popcorn 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese salt, to taste In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Stir in the garlic and fresh rosemary. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes, until garlic is lightly browned. Remove from heat and set aside. To pop the popcorn, heat the canola oil in a 3-quart saucepan on medium high heat. Put a couple popcorn kernels into the oil to see if it is hot enough. If they pop, then it’s ready. Add the popcorn kernels in an even layer. Cover the pan with a lid. Remove from heat for about 30 seconds. Return the pan to the heat and gently shake the pan by moving it back and forth over the burner. You will hear the popcorn popping. Keep the lid slightly ajar so the steam can escape. If you remove the lid completely, you will have a popcorn mess. When the popcorn is done popping, remove the pan from the heat. Pour the popcorn into a large bowl. Pour the butter, garlic, and rosemary mixture over the popcorn and gently toss. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the warm popcorn. Season with salt to taste. Whatever way you like your popcorn, sweet, savory or both, these recipes will tempt your taste buds. Get poppin’ everyone! Kristin Kveno scours the internet, pours over old family recipes and searches everywhere in between to find interesting food ideas for feeding your crew. Do you have a recipe you want to share? You can reach Kristin at kristin_kveno@yahoo.com. v

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corn/change* soybeans/change* St. Cloud $3.16 +.11 $7.44 +.22 Madison $3.23 +.09 $7.69 +.23 Redwood Falls $3.25 +.08 $7.86 +.19 Fergus Falls $3.11 +.09 $7.29 +.27 $3.18 +.09 $7.58 +.26 The following marketing analysis is for the week Morris ending Nov. 2. Tracy $3.26 +.06 $7.84 +.21 CORN — Thank you everyone for the kind thoughts Average: $3.20 $7.62 and notes during my recovery from back surgery. While I’m not playing hopscotch yet, it’s getting bet- Year Ago Average: $2.79 $9.02 ter every day. Grain prices are effective cash close on Nov. 6. The corn market edged higher this week on spill- *Cash grain price change represents a two-week period. over strength from political statements that rallied the soybean market. Without the surge higher in soybeans, corn remained stuck in its $3.60 to $3.75 trading range. Export demand for corn has been uninspiring, but basis was steadyto-firm as growers tucked bushels away in both on and off-farm storage, or on delayed price contracts. Demand from ethanol and feed PHYLLIS NYSTROM CHS Hedging Inc. As we end the month of October, the livestock marusers has been good. Mexico S t. Paul kets appear to show some promise of prices moving bought 201,000 metric tons of U.S. higher — at least in the short term. After either tradcorn in routine business this week. ing in a sideways pattern in the cattle market or a Corn harvest continued to plug along. As of Oct. 28, corn harvest was right on the large sell-off as in the hog market, both are seeing average at 63 percent complete. Growers pushed to some potential recovery as we combine ahead of forecasted rain showers for the head into the month of November. week of Nov. 5. The cattle market experienced Trade estimates are emerging for the Nov. 8 World a strong cash trade on the last Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. Friday of October as packers The average estimates from the Bloomberg survey quickly moved their bids higher for the 2018-19 marketing year are: corn production, to acquire inventory. The high 14.729 billion bushels using 180.1 bu./acre yield, end- price paid was $115 — substaning stocks at 1.775 billion bushels, world ending tially higher than the previous stocks at 159.2 million metric tons, Argentina’s 2019 day and the highest paid in JOE TEALE corn production at 41.2 mmt, and Brazil’s 2019 at weeks. The beef cutout has been Broker 94.6 mmt. improving daily for several weeks Great Plains Commodity On Nov. 2, the U.S. Department of Agriculture which inevitably has improved Afton, Minn. released their 10-year baseline forecasts. For the the packer margins to allow the 2019-20 U.S. corn crop, they are predicting 92 million aggressiveness in the acquisition of live inventory. acres (down 2.9 million from this year), 176.5 bu./ Export business has been fairly good — also helping acre, production 14.93 billion bushels and carryout of in giving a positive outlook for the short term. The 1.603 billion bushels. The national average farm only question is, how far can this rally take the marprice is estimated at $3.90 per bushel. ket at a time with numbers still fairly abundant. Weekly export sales for corn were a disappointment Weights are also a bit of a concern as beef tonnage at just 15.5 million bushels. Total export commit- remains more than a year ago. So the demand must ments, however, are up 28 percent from last year at stay positive to offset or overtake the supply of cattle 859.5 million bushels. New crop sales for 2019-20 into the remainder of the year. Producers should were a meager 200,000 bushels. New crop commit- remain in contact with market conditions and proments are sharply lower than last year at 4.1 million tect inventories as needed. bushels vs. 16.7 million bushels on the books last The hog market has shown signs of stabilizing year. Weekly ethanol production was up 35,000 bar- after the past several weeks of seeing price depreciarels per day to 1.06 million bpd. This was the second tion. Cash and pork cutouts have fallen off recent

Livestock Angles Will high cattle numbers stall rally?

See NYSTROM, pg. 11

See TEALE, pg. 18

Grain Angles A producer’s post-harvest list As producers across the Midwest finish up harvest, they’ll shift their mindset towards getting bookwork up to date and preparing for tax planning. As a lender, I’m continually thinking of ways to help my clients succeed and be better prepared. I want to share some thoughts for producers to pay attention to with year-end just around the corner. It’s no secret that 2018 brought a lot of challenges. The weather wasn’t very cooperative — at least not in southern Minnesota where I’m located. In addition, the markets were volatile with projected record crops and the potential impacts on demand due to trade issues. It is easy to blame these things that we have JOSH SWANSON no control over as producers. Compeer Financial Officer However, I’d challenge you to Worthington, Minn. reflect on what else went wrong in your own operation this year that was within your control. Those items are the ones we should be focusing on for next year. Along the same lines, what went right in 2018? Were there changes or executed plans which resulted positively in your operation? It can be easier to focus on the negatives — especially the ones that we can’t control. I encourage you to recognize your successes and use them as motivation for next year. If you don’t already know your yields, you will shortly. It’s the final piece in determining your breakeven price per bushel. I’ve spoken to many producers throughout this harvest season who have already analyzed their profitability per field to assist in next years’ rent negotiations and decisions. Analyzing profitability and break-evens on a per field basis gives you the perspective to know where to invest time and resources. These numbers will also play a large part in budget planning for the year ahead. Analyzing yield and profitability data helps to determine where longer term investments in tile, soil testing and fertility will provide the greatest return. Performing this analysis also helps producers quantify and measure where past investments are paying off. Perhaps your yields are better than expected — causing your breakeven price per bushel to be lower. In contrast, your yields may be less than expected, requiring increased pricing targets in your marketing plan. Having your breakeven figures up to date at the end of harvest is critical for making adjustments to your marketing plan. I recommend producSee SWANSON, pg. 11

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Soybeans see biggest weekly gain in 16 months NYSTROM, from pg. 10 biggest weekly increase in the last 26 weeks. Ethanol stocks fell 1.15 million barrels to 22.75 million barrels. This was the largest single week decline since August 2010. Stocks are still nearly 6 percent higher than last year at this time. Margins were up 2 cents but were still a negative 8 cents per gallon. The National Agriculture Statistics Service’s September Grain Crush report showed corn for ethanol used 449.3 million bushels. Outlook: December corn rallied 3.5 cents higher this week as it followed soybeans, closing at $3.71.25 per bushel. The March contract gained 3.25 cents at $3.83.25 and the new crop December 2019 contract was 1.25 cents higher at $4.03.75 per bushel. Seasonally, December corn declines from November 8 through November 19. Corn may continue in its recent range ahead of the November WASDE report, and without fresh news, any significant gains may be difficult to come by. SOYBEANS — Politics reared its head this week to jumpstart the soybean market. On Nov. 1, President Trump tweeted he had a “very good conversation” with Chinese President Xi concerning trade issues. This drove futures prices up over 30 cents on a closing basis as fund short covering ensued. The gains were extended into Nov. 2, with January soybeans trading as high at $9.00.75 per bushel. Prices retreated from the highs as chatter surfaced that a deal was still a long way from being done, despite talk that President Trump had asked the Cabinet to draft a Chinese trade proposal. At least one Trump administration official denied that a trade proposal was requested by President Trump. President Trump and President Xi are scheduled to meet at the G-20 conference in Argentina later this month. China’s soy complex tumbled lower on the trade talk. Their soymeal traded down the 5 percent limit. On the U.S. weekly charts, soybeans posted a key reversal higher, which may attract additional fund short covering.

China imported 7.59 mmt of Brazilian soybeans during September, up 28 percent from last year and accounted for 95 percent of China’s September soybean imports. During October, Brazil exported 5.353 mmt of soybeans, up 116 percent from last year. There has been chatter that Brazil’s soybean crop may have been underestimated by as much as 2 mmt. China announced recently they are lowering the “recommended” protein levels in pig feed by 1.5 percent and by 1 percent in chicken feed. These are not mandatory reductions. According to China’s Ag Ministry, this would cut China’s annual soybean consumption by 13 percent or 14 mmt and their soymeal usage by 15.5 percent or 11 mmt. Turning to Brazil, they elected a new president in the last week. Jair Bolsonaro’s administration is expected to look for more bilateral trade deals. Bolsonaro has also indicated he is concerned about China’s buying controlling interests in oil, mining and energy industries, as well as farmland, railway, port and highway projects. At one point, he was quoted as saying, “The Chinese are not buying in Brazil. They are buying Brazil.” Market watchers are also waiting to see if a soybean export tax may be implemented to give Brazil’s coffers a kick. Brazil’s soybean planting and early development is off to a record start. A fast start in soybean planting can lead to early planting of the safrinha corn crop, which then favors higher corn yields. As of Oct. 26, Brazil’s soybean planting was 44 percent complete vs. 27 percent on average. The average trade estimates for the 2018-19 marketing year from Bloomberg’s survey are as follows: soybean production 4.536 billion bushels using 53.0 bu./acre, ending stocks at 906 million bushels, world ending stocks 111 mmt, Argentina’s 2019 beans at 56.8 mmt, and Brazil 2019 at 120.7 mmt. There have been just few times in the past when the USDA raises the October U.S. soybean yield — which happened this year. They leave the November yield unchanged or lower it. History doesn’t favor a yield decline on the November report next week.

The USDA also released the 10-year baseline projections on Nov. 2. They are initially forecasting 2019 U.S. soybean acreage at 82.5 million acres (down 6.6 million acres from this year) with a yield of 50 bu./ acre and production of 4.09 billion bushels. They project 2019-20 carryout at 723 million bushels and an average national farm price of $8.75 per bushel. The September NASS Oilseed Crush report showed a record number of soybeans crushed in September at 169.2 million bushels, but slightly less than anticipated. Soyoil stocks were smaller than expected at 1.99 billion pounds. Weekly export sales were 14.5 million bushels, bringing total commitments to 788.2 million bushels. This is down 29 percent from last year. Cancellations to unknown and China continue. New crop sales for 201920 were 2.2 million bushels. Total new crop commitments are in line with last year at 5.6 million bushels. Outlook: January soybeans surged 30 cents higher to close the week at $8.87.75, March followed with a 29-cent gain at $9.00, and November 2019 bounced 23.25 cents to settle at $9.33 per bushel. Soybeans saw their biggest weekly gain in 16 months. Whether soybeans can continue to build on this week’s political news is unknown, but even if we are headed to a trade deal, it will take time to complete. Soybean harvest was 72 percent complete as of Oct. 28 vs. 81 percent on average. Can soybean futures rally beyond the $9.00 mark and maintain it? The next few weeks leading to the G-20 conference may be volatile and be swayed by tweets and the Nov. 8 WASDE report. The fast, favorable start to Brazil’s soybean crop is another factor to consider in any bullish sentiment. Nystrom’s Notes: Contract changes for the week ended Nov. 2: Minneapolis December wheat was 2.75 cents higher, Chicago up 3.5 cents, and Kansas City wheat 4 cents higher. Crude oil dropped $4.45 per barrel for the week, ULSD crashed 13 cents lower, RBOB lost 10.5 cents, and natural gas managed a 6-cent gain. v

Calculate working capital needs during year-end tax planning SWANSON, from pg. 10 ers put their marketing plan in writing with target prices and dates. It will help you make decisions. The document can and should be modified with changes in circumstances. Be aware of the larger market picture and focus less on the day-to-day price movements. Also, remember the fundamentals of seasonal price and basis trends, and take advantage of on farm storage by making forward sales. If you haven’t already, it’s time to start a 2019 sales and marketing plan along with a 2019 cash flow projection. There will be crop insurance claims in some areas due to lower yields and prices. While it’s still fresh in your mind, review your crop insurance plan and make some notes for next year of any changes you would like to discuss with your crop insurance provider. I’ve heard it said that the perfect crop insurance plan could be written in the fall after the growing season.

We learn each year and should try to incorporate those lessons into making a better plan for next year. As you think about year-end cash flow needs and tax planning, you should also be calculating your working capital position and whether it’s adequate for 2019. I recommend at least $200 per acre or 25 percent of your gross revenues. If you are short of your working capital target, there are things you can do to improve it. Working capital not only prepares your operation for adversity, but also puts you in a position to take advantage of opportunities. I encourage you to be proactive in discussing your financial position with your lender. In the last year or two, many have put off machinery trades or purchases for a variety of reasons. If you’re considering a replacement, make analyzing your cash flow and working capital position a priority

to tax considerations. Take inventory of your machinery line and determine if there are any underutilized or unused pieces and sell them. I find that the fewer things we have around can help make the decisionmaking process more efficient. There are many different machinery ownership strategies and agronomic practices to produce a crop. Challenge yourself to step back once in awhile and consider different ways of looking at machinery investment. Although I’ve heard it many times before, it bears repeating: at the end of each growing season, take the time to count your blessings and be grateful for the important things in your life. It’s because of those reasons that we get up every day and work in this industry. For additional insights from Swanson and others from the Compeer team, visit Compeer.com v

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Building soil health requires experimenting, patience By RICHARD SIEMERS The Land Correspondent MARSHALL, Minn. — If Randy Tholen is a conservationist, it’s because he is convinced good conservation makes economic sense. It’s not maxi- Randy Tholen mum yield that is profitable, but getting the best return on your investment. His convincing has come from his own experience. Randy and his son Ryan have even put together a brochure and a PowerPoint presentation to share what they have found. They call it “Farming Clean and Green.” “The farming clean part means to eliminate soil and nutrient escape,” Tholen explained. He said that if farmers don’t take steps in that direction, eventually regulations will be forced on them to do so. “Farming green is to have living roots in the ground as long as possible,” he went on to say. “When you have living roots in the ground you are building soil structure, increasing organic mat-

ter, and feeding the biology of the Earthworms are one sign of soil, microbes, bacteria — all soil health. that stuff.” “The value of earthworms is something farmers have not paid When Tholen farmed 1,200 attention to,” Tholen said. “A acres while raising 1,000 head of healthy soil will be home to 25 cattle near Tracy, he had no time worms per square foot, down to a to indulge his life-long interest depth of nine feet. That amount of in research. When he moved to a earthworms can produce up to 100 quarter-section farm between tons of excrement of manure Balaton and Marshall, he made including the worm carcass decay it a research farm. at the end of their life cycle. It has “We’ve done a lot of research only four pounds of nitrogen per with a lot of different compaacre, but there is 30 pounds of nies,” he said. “When we do phosphorus, 72 pounds of potassiresearch we do four replications um, 90 pounds of magnesium and Photos by Richard Siemers of everything. We’ll have eight 500 pounds of calcium per acre.” rows of the product and eight The corn harvest of 2017 revealed the flourishing sixWhen he moved to his current rows of check repeated four way mix of cover crops growing between the corn farm, he allowed an environmenrows. times, (each row extending) all tal class studying earthworms to the way across the field. These that if we take care of the soil, it will testings have a lot of integrity and the take care of us. Cover crop roots feed do a project on his land. The students from Southwest Minnesota State companies appreciate that.” the microbes already present. Rather University dug 20 pits — 18-inches For four years he tested biological soil than add products to the soil, feed and long, 12-inches wide and 12-inches additives from companies around the take care of what you have. That made deep. They found earthworms in only United States. The result: he found economic sense to Tholen, but he had to three of the pits. none of the products worked. Only one see for himself. “That has changed tremendously,” time did the product even pay for itself. Instead of testing products, he now Tholen said. Wherever he turns over At the same time, he was also attending tests methods — working with a crop national no-till conferences and hearing consultant and occasionally the soil, it is full of worm holes that provide pathways for water and roots. University of Minnesota. In his fifth Earthworms are at the top of the subseason of working on building soil soil food chain and indicate the presence health, he has found excellent results using strip till to disturb less of the of microbial life. And it is roots that prosoil, banding fertilizer in the spring to vide food for the soil life. concentrate it where it’s needed and “What microbes do,” Tholen explained, make leaching and runoff less likely, “when you have all these different and interseeding corn and soybeans roots in the ground, they put out somewith cover crops. thing called exudates. They are a kind While cover crops can provide off- of sticky substance and that helps hold season grazing and prevent erosion, it’s soil particles together (giving good soil what is going on below the soil that structure). I used to think that when See SOIL HEALTH, pg. 13 especially interests Tholen.

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Tholen is researching nitrogen rates SOIL HEALTH, from pg. 12 we were planting, if we had a field that looked like powder, that would be the perfect seed bed. But that kind of soil does not absorb moisture. With this kind of soil (that looks like cottage cheese) there is opportunity for moisture to go down.” All those roots feeding the microbes are the result of cover crops.

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In the spring of this year, the corn sprouts between last year’s bean rows were planted right after bean harvest with cereal rye grass. The photo was taken right before Tholen terminated the rye grass. In 2015, Tholen hosted a field day for the University of Minnesota. He handed out a sheet about cover crops. “One farmer looked at it for a while, handed it back to me and said, ‘Why would I want to plant weeds in my corn? It’s going to take my fertility and moisture and cut my yield by a third.’ That prompted me to do a yield test.” Tholen did his usual four replications: eight rows each of corn across the field, with and without cover crops. There was virtually no difference in yield. “The thing is, we didn’t take a 10-20 percent hit in yield from having the cover crops. Both areas yielded 216-217 bushel.” Even Tholen was surprised he could get 60 bushel beans and 200 bushel corn on soil that tested extremely low in fertility — a P of 6 and a K of 135. “My crop consultant told me that with your cover crops (that feed the soil life), the microbes will activate the natural ability of the soil to create and cycle plant available nutrients. We have a tremendous amount of natural fertility in the soil, but it’s not available to plants.” In the spring, Tholen sprays to knock down cover crops which survive the winter. By then, their roots have done their job of feeding the soil life and increasing organic matter. He strip-tills his corn and beans, and later interseeds cover crops once the corn and beans have a head start. See SOIL HEALTH, pg. 23

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2018 season ‘one of those years we talk about’

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By KRISTIN KVENO, The Land Correspondent

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Blair Hoseth, Mahnomen, Minn., Nov. 2

Corn harvest is wrapped up on the Hoseth farm and it was a “pretty decent crop of corn.” The Land spoke with Blair Hoseth on Nov. 2 as he reported that he finished harvest last week. The corn yields were a little above average. “It did end up filling pretty good.” The weather for the end of harvest was “absolutely horrible — but we did it anyway.” Hoseth is now working up some corn stalks, incorporating manure and doing tillage. He plans on starting ditch work next week. It’s been wet since mid-September and cooler than average. Hoseth had to wet wrap some corn stalks this year. It was his first time trying that and felt it was the only option due to all the moisture. Blair Hoseth Overall “it went pretty easy all year.” It “got a little too dry in July and August.” The greatest “challenge was the harvest” due to the wet conditions. This year “everybody’s biggest concern is China.” The tariffs with China may cause Hoseth to plant more wheat and corn next spring. “We’re all still hoping the bean prices come back.” Hoseth believes that “we do need to look at diversifying in northern Minnesota.” The wheat crops this year was less than average, the beans were close to average and the corn was a little above average, but the “test weights were good.” What next year will bring, only time will tell. For Hoseth, “the only thing we can depend on is change.” He’s hoping that change will be a positive one in 2019.

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Matt Haubrich, Danube, Minn., Oct. 26

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After harvest, “we have a fair amount of tillage to do.” Then it will be time to finally head in from the field. This year’s harvest “early on it was muddy wet fields.” Later on, “we had nice drying winds, full-sun and the corn rapidly dropped in moisture.” In some cases, the corn didn’t even have to go through the dryer. The test weights were pretty good, though “overall yields are down in corn.” This year’s average was double-digits less than Haubrich’s three-year average. Disappointing, but “it’s what I suspected.” Even though harvest isn’t over, Haubrich is “absolutely looking forward to next year.” He’ll “make changes where we can make changes.” This year, Haubrich was two and a half weeks late on planting corn. The “root development wasn’t the greatest. The yield penalties are stacking up on the corn.” There was “30 inches of rain this season. We average 19 inches.” Next year, Haubrich may try to incorporate a fungicide on additional corn and soybean acres. “I’m going to study seed treatments on beans more.” Haubrich has been “constantly making notes in the combine” on what he is seeing. “I had corn that didn’t stand well late season. I need to figure out why.”

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After Duncanson wraps up bean harvest, he’ll switch back to corn. He’s already combined 400 acres of corn and it was “better than I thought.” The “planting date was huge, early-planted corn was very good.” The side dressing and fungicide application that Duncanson did this year really paid off. He predicts that “a week of good weather and we can get the corn knocked out.”

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The biggest challenge this year has been the weather. “There’s tools for us to control a lot of things. There are really no tools for us to change the weather.” The planting date was vital this year — most evident in the beans. After harvest, Duncanson will focus on finishing up tillage. Then “we apply quite a bit of hog manure.” The manure application will go non-stop until done. “It’s going to be one of those years we talk about.” It started out with wet, tough planting conditions, a decent grow season and now a rough harvest. “It’s been a challenging year, but there’s always a challenge.” Forever the optimist, Duncanson is already “looking forward to next year.”

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In the end “I think we’re finishing on a pretty strong note.” Fall was relatively smooth this year as “we didn’t fight harvest problems.” Now that the combine will soon be put away after a costly repair bill and the crops are off the field, overall “we’re very happy and satisfied.”

“We are on the final leg of bean harvest.” The Land spoke with Karson Duncanson on Oct. 26 as he was pleased to report that he only had a day or two worth left of soybeans to harvest. Unfortunately, the bean yields are “not as good as I thought.” While the early beans were good, the later-planted beans just didn’t do as well — as they were planted three weeks later than usual.

Haubrich started combining beans on Oct. 14 and finished yesterday, “we had a really nice window for harvesting corn and soybeans.”

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The 2018 harvest is complete on the Beyer farm. The Land spoke with Jamie Beyer on Nov. 2 as she reported they finished combining soybeans on Oct. 20 and corn on Oct. 31. Unfortunately, the combine broke down on Oct. 28 and Beyer had to rent a combine to finish the rest of harvest. The good news is, “the corn crop was the biggest we had.” It averaged 225 bushels per acre. What was the secret to those yields? “We’re thinking it was because we planted later but we had all that heat.” With harvest finished for Beyer, “tariffs have been looming very big.” This topic has been on the minds of scores of farmers with hopes for an end to the tariffs. If the tariffs with China continue, crop selection may change in the spring for many farmers. For next year, Beyer will be looking at what caused the root rot problem with the sugar beets this year and the white mold in the soybeans. As always, Beyer is “looking for more land to buy.”

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“We’re down to the tail end of it.” The Land spoke with Matt Haubrich on Oct. 26 as he reported that he “picked corn until 2 a.m. yesterday morning” then the rain came. He estimates that there’s only about one and a half days left of corn harvest. He hopes to be back in the field tomorrow.

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Sugar could make for sweet yields By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer “Sugar in the mornin’, Sugar in the evenin’, Sugar at suppertime. Be my little sugar and love me all the time!” GIBBON, Minn. — Made famous by the McGuire Sisters in 1958, this sweet song may be part of your corn fertilization next year! No, not the song, but the strange idea of using sugar to sweeten up your corn yields is not just poppycock. At Becks’ Seed’s Practical Farm Research Tour on Sept. 11, Research Agronomist Travis Burnett shared some intriguing information about an Ohio State University horticulturist adding sugar when transplanting apple trees. The result was more apples and healthier apple trees. ”That intrigued us,” Burnett admitted. “We thought if that works for trees, why wouldn’t it work for corn and soybeans? So we started testing sugar as a fertilize additive at our Ohio location in 2015. The intent is to feed the microbiology within the soil. The Ohio State study was simply adding four pounds of sugar in the transplant hole. “That first year we tested regular granulated table sugar such as you find in the baking aisle at Walmart. So using our plot planter, we put four pounds of sugar in the furrow with water as the carrier. We saw double digit yield increases that first year at this single location. “That excited us because the cost of sugar is minimal — less than $2 per acre. So we started identifying some of the challenges with using table sugar. The biggest being it is hard to keep in solution. That led us to looking at different types of sugar. The one we landed on and like a lot is feed grade dextrose — a livestock additive and available at most any feed mill. It’s a much finer material, easier to get into solution and it stays in solution. “We did some jar tests using water and ortho-phosphorus starter fertilizers. The dextrose stayed in solution in both jars … after two weeks we finally just dumped the jars. Now we are using 6-24-6, an orthophosphorus starter fertilizer in furrow applications. We are using a 5-gallon rate to which we add the different types of sugars. The feed grade dextrose seems to find its way to the top of the performance charts most frequently. Perhaps a reason is the ortho-phosphorus has a higher sugar load at the rates we are testing.” Burnett related they picked up interesting results last year which was a really wet spring. “Across our six PFR locations, our planting dates were spread out over a pretty long period. We had some early planting; we had some late planting. We noted the sugar working better with the late planting dates. We’re thinking maybe that is a soil temperature issue. “The sugar is an energy source for the soil microbes. So we think with the early planting, the microbes weren’t yet awake and thus this little amount of

sugar was not having much impact. With the later planting dates, microbe activity in the soil was much greater. And that little bit of sugar was kind of like an energy drink for those microbes. Like drinking a Mountain Dew right after you get up. Burnett said it apparently relates to the mineralization process going on in your soils. “The more biological activity, the more organic matter breaking down and turning over those nutrients … we think mineralization is being activated by the addition of sugar. Basically, this sugar increases the rate of biological activity in your soils. Now we’re looking at different planting dates to see if that effects sugar impact.” His team is also checking the impact of sugar with soybeans. Furrow apps aren’t consistent, but foliar applications are measurable. And with commodity prices continuing in the tank, Burnett suggests just a bit of sugar applied in the furrow can be costeffective. Their 2017 data shows about a 2.5 bushel increase on soybean yields in six tests in five states. “With double-digit increases on corn, do the math with $4 corn and you have a good ROI,” he summed up. “This is one I encourage people to try because it is such a low cost. Just because it works on our testing plots doesn’t mean it will do the same in your soils. But a trial run is a starting point.” Mention was made of a South Dakota grower using ‘sugar enriched’ starter fertilizer furrow applied on 8,000 acres of corn! Becks has not yet used sugar enriched fertilizers on different types such as offensive vs. less-aggressive; but Burnett suggested that likely could show some differences. However, for the past two years, this innovative seed firm has been doing ‘time of day’ research applications on foliar nutrition products at 9 a.m., 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. Intent here is to determine if the stomato (leaf openings) are more receptive to foliarapplied products in the morning than mid-afternoon. “A heavy morning dew contributes 162 gallons of water per acre,” Burnett said. “Yet during the heat of the day, you see corn leaves rolled up trying to conserve moisture. The theory being that with stomato pores being open in the morning, fungicides should be applied in the mornings. “The take-home on these studies is if you are going to spray a foliar nutrition product such as VersaMax, perhaps it is wise to prioritize your spray times. Do morning sprays if you are working with offensive type hybrids,” summed up Burnett noting this applies only to fungicides. Beck’s Practical Farm Research program is to test situations that farmers need to make decisions about — like how to manage nitrogen, whether or not to foliar feed a crop, and testing products currently available for different cultural practices. For more information, contact Jim Schwartz, Director of PFR and Agronomy at jim.schwartz@ beckshybrids.com. You can reach Burnett at travis. burnett@beckshybrids.com. v

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Not that I can keep up with the way “We don’t neighbor.” Those were the she reaches out to so many. Watching her three words Terri’s mom heard when she makes this introvert tired. But after moved her family from Iowa to Nebraska. hearing the story behind her story, I get Terri’s dad was an over-road trucker it. I understand her motivation to connect before cell phones and email were a with people. It’s personal and intentional. thing. So the limited time their family To meet Terri is to feel valued and seen. shared the same space each week was from Saturday afternoon to Sunday afterMr. Rogers agreed. He sang it, “I’ve noon. While some napped after church always wanted to have a neighbor just THE BACK PORCH like you. I’ve always wanted to live in a and family dinner, he packed. It was never enough time with the ones he By Lenae Bulthuis neighborhood with you.” He spoke it, “I loved. like you just the way you are.” And he demonstrated it by faithfully showing up. So Terri’s mom did brave. She moved her young He changed his sweater and shoes, but never his family and all they owned into a new community. mind about making people feel welcomed and loved. They would lose nearness to extended family, treasured neighbors, and all that was familiar. But they It’s something an increasing number of people would gain 24 extra hours a week with their across our land know very little of. In a recent beloved husband and dad. That mattered most. nationwide survey by the health insurer Cigna, 54 After unloading boxes, Terri’s mom knocked on the percent of respondents said they always or somenearest door and heard these three words: ‘We don’t times feel that no one knows them well. And loneliness is no respecter of age. “Our survey found that neighbor.’ Then the door was shut in her face. actually the younger generation was lonelier than Surprised, but steadfast, she knocked on another the older generations,” says Dr. Douglas Nemecek, door and heard the same three words: ‘We don’t the chief medical officer for behavioral health at neighbor.’ But this lady was an additional four Cigna. words chattier than the last. She pointed to the We don’t neighbor. It seems those cold words spohouse across the street and said, “They don’t neighken decades ago on a porch in Nebraska have blown bor either.” Which was old news to the newest across the nation and become a reality for over half woman on the block. of our citizens. Though she may have been tempted to repack her What would it take to reverse the stats? Some boxes, she didn’t. Instead of becoming unhinged, she neighbor best by popping in unannounced. I’m more became unhindered. Her moments on the porch of the planning kind. When should we meet and were pivotal. The slammed doors transformed her where? Terri is on mission to connect people across into a watchdog. From that point forward, when the room and the miles, and Mr. Rogers’ walk someone new moved into the neighborhood, she matched his talk, “The only thing that really changstepped on their porch to deliver a warm hello. es the world is when somebody gets the idea that Terri’s mom was a one-woman welcome wagon love can abound and can be shared.” before welcome wagons were a thing. We may neighbor different, but it can all make a Forty-plus years hasn’t diminished the memory difference when people are seen and welcomed in nor Terri’s drive to follow in her mother’s footsteps. your neighborhood and in mine. She has more friends than almost anyone I know. Not the Facebook kind (though she has hundreds of Lenae Bulthuis muses about faith, family, and those too), but the face-to-face kind. It’s my privilege farming from her back porch on her Minnesota grain to be one of them. and livestock farm. She can be reached at lenaesbulthuis@gmail.com or @LenaeBulthuis. v

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highs made in the month of July and are showing signs of recovering at this time. The futures market, which has seen a deep discount to the cash index, has closed that gap in the past few days suggesting the futures market is overdone. Pork cutouts are still drifting lower. However, movement of product has picked as the cutout has dropped — indicating interest in demand. Exports continue to remain good, also helping the demand picture. The problem will continue to be the

inventory of hogs which may continue to offset the demand for pork. Another situation that continues to be in the picture is the African swine flu which is plaguing the Asian countries. This could possibly increase the exports of pork to those areas if it does not come under control. Because of so many unknowns that could affect the market, producers are recommended to stay in touch with the market conditions and protect inventories if needed. v

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USDA: More milk going into cheese production This column was written for the marketing week ending Nov. 2. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the October Federal order Class III benchmark milk price at $15.53 per hundredweight. This is down 56 cents from September; $1.16 below News and information for Minnesota and Northern Iowa dairy producers October 2017; and equates to $1.34 per there are some positives: strong domestic down 0.8 percent from August but 2.0 percent above gallon, down from $1.38 in September MIELKE MARKET demand for cheese and butter plus global a year ago. Minnesota, with 59.1 million pounds, and $1.44 a year ago. The 10-month WEEKLY dairy demand is ‘robust.’ was down 3.6 percent from August, but 5.9 percent average is $14.72, down from $16.18 at By Lee Mielke above a year ago. this time a year ago and compares to “It’s not an issue of demand,” Gould $14.42 in 2016. explained, “It’s an issue of, can we access Italian cheese totaled 451.2 million pounds, down that demand?” The trade war with China and the 1.1 percent from August but 4.3 percent above a Late Nov. 2, Class III futures portended a tariff spat with Mexico has been the driver of low year ago. Year-to-date Italian is at 4.1 billion November Class III at $14.81; December, $15.23; prices this year, he said, and the silver lining might pounds, up 2.8 percent from a year ago. Mozzarella, January, $15.17; February, $15.25; and March at be a repeal by President Trump of his tariff spat at 357.1 million pounds, was up 7.5 percent from a $15.36. with Mexico as “That would be supportive.” year ago, with year-to-date at 3.2 billion pounds, up October’s Class IV price is $15.01, up 20 cents When asked about pending new trade agreements, 3.8 percent. from September, 16 cents above a year ago, and the Gould said such agreements with Japan, the American-type cheese totaled 419.4 million highest Class IV since September 2017. Its Philippines and the United Kingdom (once they do pounds, down 1.7 percent from August but 3.9 per10-month average is $14.10, down from $15.44 a Brexit) would be beneficial — as they are large cent above a year ago, with year-to-date at 3.88 bilyear ago and compares to 13.65 in 2016. dairy markets. lion pounds, up 2.5 percent. Cheddar, the cheese The October 4b cheese milk price is $15.43 per traded at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, totaled “The tailwinds of the dairy industry are global cwt., down 19 cents from September, 74 cents below 293 million pounds. This is down 10.6 million population growth and rising per capita consumpa year ago, and 10 cents below the Federal order pounds or 3.5 percent from August but 0.4 percent tion by those that can afford dairy,” he concluded, Class III price. The 10-month 4b average stands at above a year ago, with year-to-date output at 2.8 bil“So the long-term outlook is certainly positive.” $14.45, down from $15.33 a year ago and compares lion pounds, up 0.6 percent. to $13.72 in 2016. n U.S. churns produced 134.4 million pounds of butThe 4a butter powder price is $14.49, up 40 cents The USDA’s latest Dairy Products report shows ter, up 0.3 percent from August but 0.1 percent from September, 2 cents below a year ago, and the more milk moved to the vat and less to churns and below a year ago. Year-to-date is at 1.4 billion highest 4a since October 2017. Its 10-month average driers. September cheese output hit 1.06 billion pounds, up 3.0 percent. is at $13.66, down from $15.24 a year ago and compounds. This is down 2 percent from August but 3.1 California butter output totaled 43.7 million pares to $13.25 in 2016. percent above September 2017. Year-to-date output pounds, up 5.3 percent from August and 21.0 perhit 9.63 billion pounds, up 2.5 percent from a year Matt Gould, analyst and editor of the Dairy and cent above a year ago. Pennsylvania output fell to ago. September was the 66th consecutive month Food Market Analyst newsletter, said in the Nov. 5 4.6 million pounds, down 17.0 percent from August output exceeded that of a year ago. Dairy Radio Now broadcast that while 2018 is the and 28.0 percent below a year ago. fourth year in a row of poor farm level milk prices, Wisconsin vats contributed 280.5 million pounds, See MIELKE, pg. 20

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Butter inventories tighten as cream supplies diminish MIELKE, from pg. 19 Yogurt output, at 371.4 million pounds, was down 5.6 percent from a year ago, with year-to-date at 3.36 billion pounds, down 2.4 percent. Dry whey totaled 71.3 million pounds, down 21.9 percent, with year-to-date at 771.9 million pounds, down 2.1 percent. Dry whey for human consumption totaled 70.1 million pounds, down 9.7 percent from August and down 21.7 percent from a year ago. Dry whey stocks totaled 67.5 million pounds, down 5.1 percent from August and a whopping 36.5 percent below those a year ago. Nonfat dry milk totaled 106.3 million pounds, down 13.2 percent from August and 21.0 percent below a year ago. Year-to-date output stands at 1.3

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News. With ample manufacturing milk available, cheese output is ongoing. Cheese stocks are above previous year levels, according to some but overall inventories seem mixed. Export sales to the Middle East are up. Cash butter shot up mid-week and closed Nov. 2 at $2.30 per pound. This is up 6.75 cents on the week, 6.75 cents above a year ago, and a quartercent higher than Oct. 1. There were 28 sales reported on the week and 173 on the month. Cream supplies have diminished, says Dairy Market News. Bulk butter remains available but some contacts suggest supplies may be tight by the end of the year. Cream prices have trended up sharply for two consecutive weeks. Analysts suggest if butter is to reach the $2.40 range, it will have to be soon as the holidays approach. They also suggest imports from Oceania may have a larger effect in 2019 than they have in recent years. Western butter markets are steady ahead of the holiday baking season. Cream is in adequate supply. After a flurry of activity to get butter on hand, retail orders have backed off a little as marketers wait to see how the market responds. Butter makers are eager for stores to kick start their holiday butter promotions and make additional restock orders. Inventories are heavy, but getting pulled lower as one would expect during the season. Some western butter makers report inquiries from other parts of the country for bulk butter, but truck and driver availability makes this challenging. Grade A nonfat dry milk closed Nov. 2 at 90 cents per pound. This is up 3.75 cents on the week, up 2 cents on the month, and 18 cents above a year ago, with 30 cars finding new homes on the week and 54 on the month. Dry whey closed at a 12-week low of 44.5 cents per pound. This is down 2.5 cents on the week and 10.5 cents lower on the month, with 26 sales reported on the week and 56 on the month. A higher U.S. All Milk price average nudged the September milk feed price ratio a little higher, the highest level since January, though feed prices crept higher as well. The USDA’s latest Ag Prices report shows the September ratio at 2.10, up from 2.03 in August but down from 2.46 in September 2017. The U.S. All-Milk price averaged $16.70 per cwt., up 80 cents from August but $1.20 below September 2017. The national average corn price in September was $3.39 per bushel, up 3 cents from August and 12 cents per bushel above September 2017. Soybeans averaged $8.77 per bushel, up 18 cents from August but 58 cents below a year ago. Alfalfa hay averaged $180 per ton, up $3 from August and $31 per ton above a year ago. The U.S. milk-over-feed margin gained 84 cents from August, hitting $8.26 per cwt. based on the dairy See MIELKE, pg. 21

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Cull prices for beef and dairy continue to slip MIELKE, from pg. 20 Margin Protection Program calculation. While that is the highest margin of the year, the Daily Dairy Report points out that it’s still lower than any monthly margin in 2017 and $1.73 less than a year ago. n Looking at the cow side of the ledger, the September cull price for beef and dairy combined averaged $60.80 per cwt. This is down $2.20 from August, $9.10 below September 2017 and $10.80 below the 2011 base average of $71.60 per cwt. Milk cows averaged $1,230 per head in October, down $90 per head from July, and $380 below October 2017. USDA’s latest Crop Progress report shows 63 percent of U.S. corn was harvested as of the week of Oct. 28, up from 49 percent the previous week and 52 percent that week a year ago, and compares to 63 percent for the latest five-year average. Soybeans are at 72 percent harvested, up from 53 percent the previous week but compares to 81 percent

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Rebuilding soil with cover crops is constant experiment By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer RENVILLE, Minn. — Saving your soil. Those three words appear to be the driving force behind the adoption of minimum tillage and cover crops. For most farmers, saving your soil is a nobrainer. Everyone talks a good game; however, putting it in action is another matter. But not so for Dean Schroeder, a Renville County, Minnesota farmer. He’s been practicing strip till/no till for 15 years and now plants cover crops for the past five years. Why? “I just didn’t like our soil loss when we were in conventional tillage,” commented Schroeder. “Strong winds we’d see soil whipping; after rains soil

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tions. This system also lets him variable rate each fertilizer separately. His fields are soil sampled in two-anda-half-acre grids. Schroeder prefers a shank machine which requires a bit more horsepower, but it will work 6 inches into the soil profile versus a ‘coulter’ machine that works only 3 to 4 inches deep. So why is soil health now common conservation with farmers into minimum tillage? For Schroeder, soil health really wasn’t an issue those Photos by Dick Hagen first years of strip till. “But Dean Schroeder uses 12 different species of cover the last 6 to 7 years we’ve crops with a variety of root systems. Each contribseeing the advantage of utes different attributes to build healthy soil. building soil health too. Our Instrumental in Schroeder’s learning crops can handle stress conditions bet- curve has been Holly Hatlewick, who is ter — be that fungus diseases or weeds the district administrator for the or even moisture, too much or too little. Renville County Soil and Water We’re now five years with cover crops. Conservation District. “Her knowledge The more we do cover crops, the more I and how she teaches the farming comsee that’s an important piece of the munity is tremendous.” puzzle.” A good example of Hatlewick’s work is The decision to utilize cover crops the Reduced Tillage and Cover Crop raises a number of question such as: Field Day which took place on Sept. 14. What kind of cover crop? Multiple spe- Attended by 64 farmers, farm lenders, cies or just a couple? When to seed conservation technicians and media your cover crops? Do they work in corn reps, the event included an update by too? Can you harvest soybeans and David Mettler on cover crop test plots then seed cover crop? Does aerial seed- by the Southern Minnesota Sugar Beet ing into corn work? Co-op. Before loading buses for a tour, “The first year we just used a single Hatlewick shared this soil health teasspecies, like a radish,” said Schroeder. er: ”The idea is to mimic Mother “But we’ve since learned you want mul- Nature,” she said. And another teaser: tiple species — both for what they do “a teaspoon of soil contains more living above ground to minimize wind and organisms than the world’s population.” water erosion and also how much scavThe Sept. 14 field day included stops enging of nutrients deeper into the soil at six farms which incorporate a variety profile. It’s been a learning curve which of cover crops and cropping systems. keeps it interesting; but also shows Schroeder’s farm was the last stop. A more benefits to be gained. This mix- handout received by tour participants ture in this field has 12 different spe- read, “Fall 2017 no-till drilled winter cies. This provides even more varieties wheat, followed by a broadcast frost of root structure … some will gather up seeding of Mammoth red clover. nitrogen; some will gather phosphorous Harvested wheat on July 26, 2018, for next year’s crop. sprayed Gramoxone, then no-till drilled “Yes, it’s a never-ending learning pro- cover crop on July 28, 2018. Prior to cess which is part of the fun and 2017, the field has been continuous rewards. Every year I go to the national strip-till/no-till for 15 years. Field will no-till conference which involves about be no-till corn in 2019. His cover crop a thousand or more no-tillers from mix: 3 lbs. each of sunflowers, buckacross America. Networking with dif- wheat, cow peas and pea TS750; 4 lbs. ferent farmers is always a good source Pieper Sudan grass; 7 lbs. kayle; 7 lbs. of information. I’m not inventing the purple top prune; 1 lb. berseem” plus a wheel. I like to copy from other farm- few more listed on the handout. ers who are already making it work.” See SCHROEDER, pg. 23

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Schroeder has grown over an inch of topsoil in 15 years SCHROEDER, from pg. 22 I asked Hatlewick if Schroeder was a good student? She smiled, “Dean is awesome to work with because he wants to try new things. Also, he’s willing to share with me what he’s got going on; plus he seems to thrive on doing innovative things. “When I got to Renville County in November, 2014, I quickly learned he was already knowledgeable, so it’s been both a good teaching and a good learning experience for me. Sharing what we each know is special when your mission is to upgrade conservation and soil health.” But why 12 different species of cover crop? Hatlewick responded, “I think he’s right on the money! With the diverse mix, you have even more things working for you. You’ve got species that are scavenging nitrogen. You’ve got a couple legumes building nitrogen. You’ve got broad leaves harvesting energy from the sun. You’ve got grasses that will be tall and narrow to protect your soils from wind erosion. So mixes are really important. We always try to get growers to do at least a three to four-species mix of cover crops. But I think 12 are awesome because you’ve got your soil working that much harder.” A big help to Schroeder’s operation is the guy who sells cover crop seed. “He gives me recommendations on what he thinks would work,” Schroeder said. “He also suggests the pounds per acre of total seed and the pounds for each of the 12 species. Then we tweak it from there.”

As Schroeder inspects the abundant cover crop in his field, he likes what he sees. “This is about what I expected it could be,” he stated. “You never know the first time you plant such a mixture. Hopefully the turkey manure gets spread next week.” Schroeder seeds 32,000 plants per acre on corn in 30-inch rows. He thinks today’s hybrids have enough flex so you can do with a lesser population and still achieve strong yields. Schroeder admitted it is difficult to determine how much better his yields are with his techniques, but is confident of an additional 10-15 bushels per acre of corn. Added Hatlewick, “With the good cover crop mix and this reduced tillage, you’ve rebuilt the soil structure considerably. You’ve got the sponge activity in your soils, so moisture absorption is that much better.” However, Schroeder noted, a 5-inch downpour did produce some drowned-out spots. Hatlewick explained when you have good aggregate stability in your soil with irregularity and lots of open spore spaces, it actually acts like a sponge and can handle these bigger rainfalls. “It basically expands like your kitchen sponge and the plants draw up the moisture as needed. Where you don’t have that structure is where you end up with compacted, almost concrete conditions, because all those soil particles pack together.” Hatlewick also reminded that when a raindrop hits the earth at 20 miles per hour, it can move soil particles up to 5

Renville County Soil and Water Conservation District Administrator Holly Hatlewick studies soil cultures on several area farms. feet horizontally and 5 feet vertically. “All this movement is taking soil nutrients along too.” Hatlewick added incorporating cover crops into a farming operation is a trial-and-error process. “You’ve got to make a plan,” she said, “then be willing to throw that plan out the window and come up with Plan B. Sometimes adapting on the fly and making decisions on the go is a good bail-out procedure. And it’s important to think also if this decision today goes backward next year, am I prepared to adjust. In a nut shell, it’s long-term planning rather than shortterm planning.” Schroeder used 28 percent nitrogen

applied when corn is anywhere from 6 inches to maybe 2 feet in height. A ValMar air seeder is part of this N bar so he can “air blow” his cover crop at the same time — thus saving another trip. Cover crops in standing corn means fewer species that will tolerate the shading of the corn. If seeding cover crops into standing corn, think in terms of hybrids that aren’t so tall. Also, upright leaves that droop will shade much of the soil beneath them. Summed up Hatlewick, “We just love to talk about how much ‘life’ is now in Dean’s soils. With this mixture he has really helped manage the livestock beneath the surface of his fields. Root activity of these cover crops is often 27 inches and deeper. When you crumble his soil, you almost sense it’s alive. it’s moving with living organisms, microbes and fungi and bacteria. I call that your ‘beneficial livestock’ beneath the soil surface. In Dean’s soils, you can see the streaks and lines where the earthworms are carrying his top soil down further into the profile. He’s actually building top soil at a very rapid rate. USDA says it takes 500 to 1,000 years to grow an inch of top soil. I’m certain Dean has grown more than an inch of top soil in the last 15 years since he got into reduced tillage and cover crops too.” Said Schroeder, “Our goal is to leave the soil better than we found it.” Hatlewick can be reached via email at Holly.Hatlewick@MN.NACDNE.NET and by phone at (320) 523-1559. Schroeder’s email address is dean27mj@gmail.com. v

Organic matter holds 27,000 gallons water per acre SOIL HEALTH, from pg. 13 Tholen is currently researching nitrogen rates. His spring banding already reduces cost since it requires less nitrogen by concentrating it at the roots and reducing loss through leaching. But could that be reduced further? “We want to see if by using strip till and cover crops we can cut nitrogen and not affect yield.” In 2017, using his usual replications, he applied at two rates — the normal rate of 140 pounds per acre, and a reduced rate of 110 pounds per acre. “We did not take a yield hit for lesser nitrogen,” Tholen said. This year he is experimenting with rates of 135, 100,

and 65 pounds per acre. “What we want to do is find the nitrogen rate where we start seeing a lower yield.” Tholen is constantly seeking to find out what works best. He tries seeding and drilling for cover crops — including seeding cereal rye while combining corn. When he started, he interseeded three species into the corn. This year he’s using eight. He can recount numerous benefits that have been shown from studies of cover crops. “Organic carbon and organic nitrogen increase dramatically in fields where diverse cover crops are planted as compared to monoculture — just corn or beans alone. Adding cover crops can

increase organic matter 15 times faster than rotations without cover crops. Organic matter is slow to build back up. By adding cover crops we can do that faster.” Studies show that one percent organic matter will hold 27,000 gallons of water per acre. Typically, Tholen does not find water standing in his fields after a big rain. This wet year has been a real test. While the heavy rains in early July did not drown out any crop, even his already-saturated soil couldn’t swallow all of the water. No gullies were created, but yellow lower leaves showed the beans suffered from water shock. For Randy Tholen, successful farming is all about building soil health. It’s a

long-term vision, “but not as long-term as you might think,” he said. “We’ve seen dramatic improvements in a matter of a few years. That’s why we do what we do. Stop erosion and build healthy soil. Those two go hand-inhand. I can get more excited about seeing what the cover crops are going to do than seeing what the corn and beans are going to do.” He’s not only excited about what he’s doing and learning, he is always ready to share it with others through his PowerPoint presentation or a phone call. You can reach him at (507) 9931803 or by email at rethole7@gmail. com. v

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 | 10AM

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SteffesGroup.com

LOCATION: 37956 Variolite St. NW,Dalbo, MN 55017

2018

Farm Equipment & Estate

LOCATION: 12731 39th St SE, Oriska, ND. From I-94 Exit 302 (Oriska, ND), 5 miles S to mile marker 71, 1/2 mile E on 39th St. AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: The equipment has had excellent maintenance and most has been stored inside. Major equipment selling at 10:30 AM. Live online bidding available on major equipment. Registration, terms, & details at SteffesGroup.com.

4WD & MFWD Tractors / Loader & Attachments / GPS / Combines / Heads & Trailers / Grain Cart & Gravity Wagon / Air Seeder / Planter / Tillage & Row Crop Equipment / Semis Pickups / Hopper Bottoms / Flatbed Spray Trailer / Sprayer & Spreader / Fertilizer Equipment Seed Tender / Grain Handling & Aeration Equipment / Rockpickers & Lift Travel Trailer / Tanks / Farm Support Items / Tires & Parts

SteffesGroup.com

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

JOHN & CONNIE DIMMER, AND NEAL & COLLEEN DIMMER John, 701.840.2092 or Neal, 701.490.0023

or Brad Olstad (ND319) 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 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.

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 Location: Auction to be held at the Steffes Group Litchfield Facility, 24400 MN Hwy 22 S, Litchfield, MN

ATWATER, MN

Property Location: From Atwater, MN, 6 miles north on 195th St NE (County Road 2), 1 mile west on 105th Ave NE, .5 miles north on 180th St NE. Land on east side of road.

74 acres

IRRIGATION SYSTEM

Included with the land sale / 4 Tower Reinke Center Pivot Irrigation system - 770’ total length, with Nelson end gun, low pressure top pipe mounted nozzles / 60’ deep well Western Land Roller PTO well pump with 60’ new column installed in 2016 / 85 hp Duetz diesel motor with mounted belt driven power generator / Fuel barrel and connectors

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Brian ZIEMER

New London, MN (320) 979-4044 Auctioneer

Willmar, MN

New London, MN (320) 979-4044 Auctioneer

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Willmar, MN

TheFollowing Following Described Described Farm Land Will Be Sold The Sold At At The TheWillmar Willmar Conference Conference Center,Center Holiday Inn in Willmar in Willmar MN. MN.

Monday November 26th 6:30 PM

FARM LAND AUCTION 101.55 Acres More or Less Sold In 2 Parcels Property Has Been Surveyed Bid Live or Live Online at www.proxibid.com/hilbrands

Parcel # 1 Located North of Civic Center Dr. and West of the Hwy. 71/23 Bypass. Property is surveyed to 57.95 Acres and has 52.4 Acres MOL Tillable. Crop Production Index is 89.3 and contains predominantly Normania Soils (37.6 Acres 92 to 94 CPI) and Canisteo-Harps Soils (14 Acres 92 CPI) Access from Civic Center Dr. Bordered by 1925 feet of BNSF RR Track.

Parcel # 2 Located along County Rd. 9. Property is surveyed to 43.4 Acres and has 38 Acres Tillable MOL. High Crop Production Index is 93.1 and contains predominantly Normania, CanisteoHarps and Webster Soils. Access from County Rd. 9. Large County Tile. Bordered by 660 feet of BNSF RR Track. Additional Income from South Turkey Barn $350 per month.

Parcel # 2 Located Township.

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PARCEL #1

CALL NOW TO CONSIGN!

320.693.9371 | Litchﬁeld@SteffesGroup.com Advertising Deadline: Monday, November 19

Corn and Soybean Harvesting Wanted. New Gleaner combine w/ 35’ flex draper & chopping cornhead. 320-2211872

Real Estate 75 acres Richland Township, Rice County, high CPI, some tile. Wayne Gadient, Keller Williams Premier Realty. (651) 380-7025 or wgadient@gmail.com Blue Earth Co. Farm For Sale: Judson Township NE 1/4 Sec. 14, SE SW 1/4 Sec. 11. 187.9 tillable. Contact Agricultural Resource Management Co. John Murphy Broker PO Box 4097 Mankato, MN 56002 507-625-1363 Sell your land or real estate in 30 days for 0% commission. Call Ray 507-339-1272

Real Estate Wanted WANTED: Land & farms. I have clients looking for dairy, & cash grain operations, as well as bare land parcels from 40-1000 acres. Both for relocation & investments. If you have even thought about selling contact: Paul Krueger, Farm & Land Specialist, Edina Realty, 138 Main St. W., New Prague, MN 55372. paulkrueger@edinarealty.com (612)328-4506

Feed Seed Hay

Section 1 Willmar Farm Land Auction At The Willmar Conference Center, inHoliday Inn Mark Ziemer, Lic. 34-46 New London, 320-354-4312 Cell: 320-979-4044 Brian Ziemer, New London 320-354-5308 Terry Hilbrands 239-777-3120

TERMS: 10% down upon signing purchase agreement with balance due on or before January 3, 2019. This is a 5% buyer’s premium auction. Ashley Huhn MN47-002 / Scott Steffes MN14-51

Fenstra Real Estate Inc. Broker 320-235-1022 or 320-212-1448

Parcel # 1 Located in Section 1 & 12 Willmar Township. Go to our website: Parcel # 2 Located in Section 1 Willmar Township. www.ziemerauctions.com Earnest Money $25,000 each parcel and Close in 30 days. Kandiyohi Abstract has prepared Title work and to view Tract map Closing shall be at Kandiyohi Abstract and Title Parcel # 1Co. Located Buyer’s Premium Applies. Property As Is1 & 12 of both parcels. in Sold Section PARCEL #2 Willmar Township.

AUCTIONEERS

Steffes Group, Inc. | 24400 MN Hwy 22 S, Litchﬁeld, MN 55355 For a detailed Buyer’s Prospectus with complete terms and conditions, contact Ashley Huhn at Steffes Group, 320.693.9371 or 701.238.1975

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parcelCheck andDay Close in (Cash or Approved of Sale). 30 days. No Items Removed Until Kandiyohi Settled For. Abstract has Everything Sold Asprepared Is. work and Closing ZiemerTitle Auction Service, be Ave. at Kandiyohi 3176shall 198th NW New London, 56273 AbstractMNand Title Co. Buyer’s Premium Applies. Property Sold As Is

Alfalfa, mixed hay, grass hay, and feed grade wheat straw. H H Medium squares or round H bales. Delivery available. H Call or text LeRoy Ose. 218H 689-6675 LOCATION: Steffes Group facility, 24400 MN Hwy 22 S, Litchﬁeld MN

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2018 | 10AM This is a large multi-ring event with many items already consigned. Tractors, Combines, Heads, Trucks, Semis, Tillage, Construction Equipment, Hay & Livestock Equipment & much more!

Live online bidding with registration & details at SteffesGroup.com Steffes Group, Inc., 24400 MN Hwy. 22 S, Litchfield, MN, Ashley Huhn MN47-06, Randy Kath MN47-001

H H H Farm Equipment H H FOR SALE: Fantini chopping H 8R & 12R CH; 70’ Elmer H drag, Merritt alum hopper H grain trailers; 24R30” JD pl H on Kinze bar; Big A floater; H 175 Michigan ldr; IH 964 HH CH; White 706 & 708 CH & parts; White plows & parts; 54’ 4300 IH field cultivator; JD 44’ field cult; 3300 Hiniker field cult; header trailer. 507-380-5324

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est-FOR SALE: JD 2510, gas, WF, ner $4,750; 8’ snowblower, $650; r & (2) gravity wagons; (2) hay 221- racks; Massey hay rake, $650; ‘93 F150 for parts. 507665-3086

IH 720 6x18 3pt onland spring reset plow, $2,250; IH 720 5x18 3pt plow w/coulters, hip, $1,450; Brent 440 gravity CPI, box, $3,900; JD 635 35’ rock ent, cushion disc w/JD harrow, mier $10,900; Balzer 2000 20’ft or stalk chopper, exc cond, $3,450; new Farm King For 8’ 3pt snowblower, $2,900. NE (320)769-2756 Sec.Massey 44, nice condition, Ag- $4,000; Balzer 20’ stalk chopge- per, works great, $3,000; Bro- Agco 8R22” cornhead, great ato, condition, GVL snouts,

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Tillage Equip

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Harvesting Equip

RETIRING-- For Sale

Harvesting Equip

FOR SALE: ‘06 Massey Agco NOTICE--Lots of Used Parts 2004 Great Plains 30’ Tur- 30’ flex head, on Gleaner For Brady/Hiniker 1440bo-Till Has NEW Rolling combine, will fit Massey/ 1680 Shredders, Used Drive Harrow & Basket, A-One Gleaner & Challenger com- Shafts Gear Boxes, Sheaves Pulleys PTO Parts Axles bines. 507-995-2513 Cond. Legs Etc. 20% Discount 2014--NEW M&W #1710 EarthMaster 5 or 7 Shank FOR SALE: IH 1480 combine, For Shredder Knives, Belts, 3000 hrs; 1083 8R cornhead, Bearings For Artsway, JD w/ Crumbler List $64,252 270 & 115, Brady/Hiniker or SPECIAL $39,700 or Less good condition. 507-236-9993 Balzer, C-IH MC Schultz Crumbler $36,700. 400 Bu ADC, Etc. Can Ship Speedy. J&M Gravity Wagon ReDealer Retiring. 319-347-6282 Your ad painted, Trk Tires, $1,900. Can Del Dealer 319-347-6282 could be here! Sell your farm equipment 9AM - 4PM Let It Ring 507-345-4523 in The Land with a line ad. Please recycle this magazine. 507-345-4523

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$12,000. Phone 507-317-5367 We buy Salvage Equipment Parts Available Hammell Equip., Inc. (507)867-4910

Tractors I for era-‘68 JD 3020, 148 ldr, gas, synand cro/range, good tires; 7’ JD res. 275 snowblower, twin auest- ger, hyds, exc cond; retired ven farmer. (952)466-9818 onm &FOR SALE: JD 4430 tractor Re- and loader, 6000, hrs, good New condition. 507-236-9993

om NEW AND USED TRACTOR PARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 55, 50 Series & newer tractors, AC-all models, Large Inventory, We ship! Mark Heitman Tractor Salvage 715-673-4829 hay, aw. H HHHHHHHHHHHH H und H H ble. H H 218-

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Ag Equipment, Construction, Recreation, & More! UPCOMING TIMED ONLINE CONSIGNMENT CLOSINGS

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12 | 10AM

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Farm Retirement

AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Most equipment has been purchased new, has had excellent maintenance and has been stored inside. Please note these are preharvest hours and miles. Major equipment begins selling at 10:30 AM. Live online bidding available on major equipment. Registration, terms & details at SteffesGroup.com.

LOCATION: 565 164th Ave SE, Hillsboro, ND. From I-29 Exit 100, West side of interstate, 1-1/4 miles South.

Track Tractors / Tractors / Combine / Heads & Header Trailers / Grain Cart & Gravity Wagons / Sprayer & Terragator / Planter & Drill / Tillage Equipment / Semi Tractors & Service Truck / Hopper Bottom Trailers / Trailers / Chemical & Fertilizer Equipment / Grain Handling & Hay Equipment / Loaders & Attachments / Forklift & Manlifts / Mini Excavator / Skid Steer / Rockpickers & Scrapers / Mower / Pickups Recreation / Lawn & Garden / Hopper Bins / Shop Equipment / Parts & Much More!

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

Tom McInnes Jr., / 701.430.0162

or at Steffes Group, 701.237.9173, Brad Olstad, 701.238.0240 or Tadd Skaurud, 701.729.3644. Scott Steffes ND81 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 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.

THE LAND — NOVEMBER 2 /NOVEMBER 9, 2018 Wanted

Swine

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Miscellaneous

All kinds of New & Used farm FOR SALE: Yorkshire, Hamp- PARMA DRAINAGE PUMPS equipment - disc chisels, field shire, Duroc & Hamp/Duroc New pumps & parts on hand. cults, planters, soil finishers, boars, also gilts. Excellent Call Minnesota’s largest discornheads, feed mills, discs, selection. Raised outside. tributor balers, haybines, etc. 507- Exc herd health. No PRSS. HJ Olson & Company 438-9782 Delivery avail. 320-760-0365 320-974-8990 Cell - 320-212-5336 WANTED: 16 row B&H culti- Spot, Duroc, Chester White, Boars & Gilts available. vator. Call 507-360-1335 Monthly PRRS and PEDV. Delivery available. Steve Livestock Resler. 507-456-7746

Cattle FOR SALE: Polled Hereford Bull for sale, servicable age; also bred cows & some steers. 320-282-4846 Holstein steers: Vaccinated, dehorned, nice cut, & wormed. 125 head approx. 375 lb & $1.10/lb; 200 head approx. 250 lb & $330 each. Delivery available. 715-6132072

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WANTED

DAMAGED GRAIN STATEWIDE

We pay top dollar for your damaged grain. We are experienced handlers of your wet, dry, burnt and mixed grains. Trucks and vacs available. Immediate response anywhere. CALL FOR A QUOTE TODAY

PRUESS ELEV., INC. 1-800-828-6642

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 | 10AM

USED PARTS LARSON SALVAGE Good selection of tractor parts - New & Used All kinds of hay equipment, haybines, balers, choppers parted out. New combine belts for all makes. Swather canvases, round baler belting, used & new tires. 6 miles East of

2018

FOR SALE: Black Angus bulls also Hamp, York, & Hamp/Duroc boars & gilts. 320-598-3790

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LOCATION: 10370 160th Ave NW, Thief River Falls, MN 56701.

From Thief River Falls, MN 7 miles south on MN-32, 8 miles west on MN-3 (Center St), 1/2 mile north on 160th Ave NW. AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Major equipment begins selling at 10:30 AM. Live online bidding available on major equipment. Registration, terms, & details at SteffesGroup.com.

CAMBRIDGE, MN 763-689-1179

We Ship Daily Visa and MasterCard Accepted

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HAY TOOLS

‘03 Versatile 2310, PS ..................................... $85,000 ‘12 Buhler 280...............................................$109,000 NEW Massey GC1715 w/loader ............................. Call NEW Massey 7722 FWA CVT ................................. Call ‘05 CIH MX210 ................................................ $79,000 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 NEW NH T8.410 ...................................................... Call NH T8.275, 495 hrs ....................................... $145,000 ‘08 NH 8010 .................................................. $110,000 ‘99 NH 9682 .................................................... $67,000 ‘96 White 6175 FWA....................................... $49,500 Allis 185..............................................................$8,750 Kubota L245 2wd ...............................................$6,500

New NH Hay Tools - ON HAND

TILLAGE Sunflower 4610, 9-shank ................................ $45,000 14’ Sunflower 4412-05.....................................$32,500 10’ Sunflower 4412-07 .................................... $31,000 DMI 530B ................................................................ Call ‘95 JD 726, 30’ ................................................ $21,500 10’ Wilrich QX2 37’ w/basket.......................... $38,500 Wilrich QX 55’5 w/bskt..................................... Coming

PLANTERS

Track Tractors / Tractors / GPS / Combine / Heads & Header Trailer / Grain Cart & Gravity Wagons / No-Till Drill / Tillage Equipment / Semi Tractors & Trucks / Pickup / Trailers / Sprayers / Grain Handling & Other Equipment / Hopper Bins / Shop Equipment Recreation / Tanks / Parts & Farm Support Items

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Scott Steffes MN14-51

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

CURT & MARILYN SWANSON / Curt, 218.686.3974 or Justin Ruth at Steffes Group 701.237.9173, or 701.630.5583

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

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

New NH W80C wheelloader .......................... On Hand New NH E37C mini excavator ....................... On Hand New NH E26C mini excavator ....................... On Hand New NH track & wheeled skidsteers............. On Hand NH 230 w/cab & heat ...................................... $37,900 ‘99 Bobcat 863F .............................................. $16,800

COMBINES

Gleaner R65 ................................................... $105,000 ‘12 Gleaner S77............................................ $205,000 ‘03 Gleaner R65 ............................................... Coming ‘98 Gleaner R62 .............................................. $79,500 ‘98 Gleaner R62 ...................................................... Call Gleaner 3308 chopping corn heads ...................... Call NEW Fantini chopping cornhead ........................... Call Geringhoff parts & heads available

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

All Equipment available with Low Rate Financing

SMITHS MILL IMPLEMENT Hwy. 14, 3 miles West of Janesville, MN

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

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EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

13 JD 7230R, 20 speed Command Quad Plus transmission, 380/90R50 rear duals, 540/1000 PTO, 4 remotes, HID lights, 840 hrs .............................................................................. $95,500 13 JD 8295R, powershift, 1300 front axle, 6 remotes, LED lights, 380/90R54 rear duals, 380/80R38 single fronts, 4890 hrs ............................................................................ $92,500 15 JD 825I Gator, power steering, bed lift, 310 hrs ......... $8,500 14 CIH Magnum 280, 19 speed powershift, 620/70R42 rear duals, 600/65R28 single fronts, front and rear weights, 5350 hrs ............................................................................ $69,500 11 CIH Magnum 290, 480/80R50 singles, 19 speed economy Powershift transmission, 14000 hrs .................................. $25,000 12 New Holland L218 skid steer loader, no cab, 72” bucket, 365 hrs .............................................................................. $19,750 16 Case 721F XR wheel loader, 4.5 cubic yard bucket, 20.5R25 Tires, extended reach, 4010 hours, warranty till March 2019 or 6000 hrs .................................................... $83,500 10 JD 9770 combine, 800/70R38 single tires, tank ext. 2WD, contourmaster, chopper, tank ext., 1650 sep. hrs, Just though service program ................................................................ $87,500 13 JD 2720 17’6” disc ripper, rolling baskets .............. $19,750

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

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Fairfax, MN 55332 507-381-1291 • www.keithbodeeq.com Mark ZIEMER New London, MN (320) 979-4044 Auctioneer

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Miscellaneous Winpower Sales & Service Reliable Power Solutions Since 1925 PTO & automatic Emergency Electric Generators. New & Used Rich Opsata-Distributor 800-343-9376

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Tractors

Edible Bean Equipment

JD 4960 MFWD 3 Remotes, Power Beyond, Quick Hitch, Front Weights, Overhauled, 8300 Hrs., 20.8-42 Tires & Duals, 480-7030 Fronts, 8300 Hrs, Ser. 006864, JD 4440 Quad Shift, 14.9-46 Tires, New Engine In 2013, Rock Box, 2 Remotes, Ser. 021426 , JD 8570 3 Remotes, 20.8-38 Tires, New Air Cond & Fuel Pump, Ford Versatile 976 Destination 6, Rock Box, 4 Remotes, 520-8542 Tires & Triples, Wheel Weights, 855 Cummins, 9390 Hrs.,

1994 Bidwell 666 Bean King Combine, 2005 Pickett Pickup, PTO Drive, Pull Type, Oil Gear Box, 23.1-26 Tires, Bidwell 56 Edible Bean Combine PTO Drive, Pickett Pickup, Pull Type, 18.4-26 Tires, JD 7721 Edible Bean Combine, Pull Type, JD 212 Sund Pickup With Leg & Belt Unload, Lilliston 6200 Hi Cap Edible Bean Combine, Pickett Pickup, 2001 Pickett One Step 8 Row 22”, 8 Bar, 1 1/4” Kicker Shaft Left Side Dump, 1994 Pickett One Step 8 Row 22”, 4 Bar 1 1/4” Kicker Shaft, Center Dump, Grouser 3 Pt Used On JD 4960,

Semi & Hopper Bottoms

Miscellaneous

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The Following Described property Will Be Sold At 20560 135th St SW Renville, MN

1994 Int 9400 Semi Tractor, Cummins N14, 9 Spd Trans, Pro Sleeper, Alum On Steel Rims, 275-80-22.5 Good Tires, 690000 Miles, DOT, 2002 Timpte 46’ Alum Hopper Bottom 3 Axles, 285-75-24.5 Tires, All New Except 2, Auto Roll Tarp, New Fifth Wheel Plate, Anti Lock Brakes, 77x101x46, 18” High Hopper, 2018 DOT, 1993 Timpte Alum Hopper Bottom, 40’ Tarp, 2 Spd Traps, 66 “ Sides, 11-22.5 Good Tires, DOT, 1977 Wilson Steel Hopper Bottom, 40’, Tarp, 10.00-20 Good Tires, 66” Side, , 1979 Cornhusker 42’ Alum Hopper Bottom, Tarp, 78” Side, 11-24.5 Good Tires, Hyster Lowboy Trailer 35 Ton, Tri Axle, Heavy Duty Ramps, 28’ Bed 4’ Dovetail No Title ,

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SOLD AS PACKAGE: Stormor Grain Bin With Top Mount Dryer 8” Unload Auger, With Areation Floor, 24’ Diameter, 34” Ring 7 1/2 Ring High, 6” Load Auger, Behlen Grain Bin 22’ Diameter 46” Ring 4 1/2 Ring High Has Some Rust Inside Misc Parts, JD 3 Pt Arm, Yard Sprayer, Jack Stands, 2 1/2” Fire Hose, Lots Of Tools and Miscellaneous www.proxibid.com/hilbrands

Proxibid To Start At 12:00 PM

Gary & Cindy Meyer, Owners

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Large Farm Machinery Auction!

Saturday, November 24th 10:00AM Machinery 2005 Case IH 1200 Early Riser Planter 16 Row 30” Or 31 Row 15”, Pivot Transport, Center Fill, Neg & Pos Pressure, Yetter Trash Whippers, 600 Pro Monitor, Pump Is 2 Years Old, 2004 Geringhoff Rota Disc Corn Head, 8 Row 30” Brackets For Flagship, 21 & 23 Series Combines, JD 930 Flex Head , Head Mover Trailer, JD Corn Head 12 Row 22” Poly Snoots, IH 800 Plow Pull Type, 10 Bottom 16” Auto Reset, Loftness Stalk Chopper 12 Row 22” Swivel Wheel Assist 3 Pt, 22’, Loftness Stalk Chopper 20’ 3 Pt, Alloway Stalk Chopper 3 Pt Or Pull Type, 24’, Brent 670 Grain Cart 14” Auger 24.5-32 Tires Good Rubber, JD 510 Disk Ripper 7 Shank Cushion Gang, Hardi Navigator Sprayer 1000 Gal Tank, PTO Pump 88’-90’ Booms, 13.6-38 Tires, Hardi 1100 Navigator Sprayer 90’ Boom, PTO Drive, Hardi Monitor, 12.4-42 Tires, Case IH 4700 Vibra Tiller Field Cultivator 47’ 3 Bar Spring Tooth Drag, JD 960 Field Cultivator 34’, JD 1010 Field Cultivator 36.5’, Crumbler 34’ With Extra Wings, Grain Handler 6350 Vac Alum Pipe & Flex Tube, Head Mover Trailer 25’, JD 712 Ripper 14’, Cultivator With Cutaways 12-22”, Bander 12-22”, Large Parts Bin, Feterl Auger 10 x 100 PTO Swing Hopper Single Auger, Auger 8 x 58 PTO, Horvick Conveyor 32’ AUCTIONEERS Mark Ziemer, Lic. 34-46, New London, 320-354-4312 Cell: 320-979-4044 Terry Hilbrands 239-777-3120

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12” Belt Hyd Drive, Batco Conveyor 1314 LP Hyd Drive, JD 220 Disk Center Fold 18’, 2009 Polaris Ranger 700 EFI 6800 Miles, ATV Sprayer 50 Gal Tank 13’ Boom, 2 - 1500 Gal Poly Tanks, 1991 Car Trailer 18’ Dove Tail, Ramps, Lorenz Snowblower 2 Stage 8’, JD Disk 14’ Tandem, IH 710 Plow 5-16” Auto Reset, Loftness Snowblower 8’ Single Stage Hyd Spout, Parker Gravity Wagon MN Jumbo 10 ton Gear 2 Door, Miller Bobcat 225 Welder Generator 8000 W 575 Hrs, Herd 3 Pt Spreader Large One, JD Post Hole Digger 3 Pt. 12 & 18” Auger, LaFont Log Splitter 3 Pt Hyd, New Trash Pump, Diesel Fuel Tank 1000 Gal. Elec Pump, Easy Kleen Magnum Gold 4000 Pressure Washer Hot & Cold , Steel & Steel Rack, Pallet Racking, 14.9-46 Tires & Duals , 14.9-46 Duals, Wic Defoliator 6 Row Rubber With Scalpers,

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4WD TRACTORS ‘14 JD 9560R, 1045 hrs, 5 hyd valves, 800x38 tires & duals, whl wgts ..............................................................................$210,000 ‘14 JD 9360R, 2550 hrs, power shift, 5 hyd valves, 480x50 tires & duals 90%, ext warranty to 3/27/2020 or 4,000 hrs .......$140,000

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LOADER TRACTORS ‘11 Case SV300 skidsteer, cab, air, 1040 hrs, 2spd, ride control, aux hyd, 72” bkt .............................................................$26,900

COMBINES

‘13 JD 9360R, 1970 hrs, 1000 PTO, pwr shift, 620x42 tires & ‘13 JD S660, 1066 sep/1598 eng hrs, 4x4, 2630 display, duals .............................................................................$155,000 Contour-Master, chopper, long unloading auger, 20.8x32 tires ‘02 JD 9320, 5341 hrs, pwr shift, 1000 PTO, 3 hyd valves, 8 new 18.4x46 tires & duals, universal auto steer ...................$89,000 & duals ........................................................................$139,000 ‘92 JD 8760, 7558 hrs, 24spd, 3 hyd valves, eng OH at 6264 ‘13 JD S660, 892 sep/1180 eng hrs, Contour-Master, chopper, hrs, 20.8x38 tires & duals ..............................................$31,000 520x38 tires & duals ...................................................$139,000 ‘13 NH T9.390, 2557 hrs, pwr shift, 1000 PTO, 480x50 tires & duals, susp cab ..........................................................$120,000 ‘04 JD 9760, 2268 sep/3460 eng hrs, Contour-Master, chopper, ‘11 NH T9.390, 905 hrs, pwr shift, 4 hyd valves, hi-flow, HID lights, 480x50 tires & duals ........................................$120,000 ‘94 C-IH 9270, 8533 hrs, pwr shift, 4 hyd valves, front wgts, 650x42 tires & duals, Outback auto steer .....................$33,500

ADVERTISER LISTING 40 Square Cooperative Solutions ........................................ 6 Beck's Hybrids ............................................................... 1, 3 Compeer Financial ............................................................. 5 Courtland Waste Handling ................................................ 19 Dairyland Seed ................................................................. 9 Doda USA ......................................................................... 8 Factory Home Center ......................................................... 6 Freudenthal Dairy & Mfg ................................................. 21 Gehl Company ................................................................. 22 Henslin Auctions ................................................... 24, 27, 28 Homestead Sales .............................................................. 27 Kannegiesser Truck Sales ................................................. 14 Keith Bode ....................................................................... 30 Larson Implement .......................................................29, 31 Minnesota Farm Bureau ...................................................... 7 Peterson Farms Seeds ....................................................... 13 Pioneer Corn ...............................................................17, 18 Pioneer Soybeans ........................................................15, 16 Pruess Elevator ................................................................ 29 R & E Enterprises ............................................................ 30 Roy E Abbott Futures ....................................................... 12 Rush River Steel & Trim .................................................. 12 Schweiss Doors ................................................................ 29 SI Feeder/Schoessow ........................................................ 20 Smiths Mill Implement ..................................................... 29 Sonic Herbicide ................................................................. 4 Steffes Group ............................................ 24, 25, 26, 28, 29 Ultimate Outdoor Furnace .................................................. 5 Ziemer Auctions ..........................................................26, 30

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TRACK TRACTORS

480x42 tires & duals .....................................................$54,000 ‘01 JD 9750, 3013 sep/4156 eng hrs, Contour-Master, chopper, 520x38 tires & duals .....................................................$42,000 ‘01 JD 9650 STS, 3014 sep/4325 eng hrs, Contour-Master, chopper, 520x38 tires & duals .......................................$39,000

‘15 C-IH 500 Quadtrac, 2750 hrs, 36” tracks, cab susp, HID ‘00 JD 9650 STS, 2645 sep/3623 eng hrs, single point hookup, lights, Pro 700 monitor & receiver ...............................$175,000 chopper, bin ext. ............................................................$42,000 ‘14 C-IH 350 Rowtrac Quadtrac, 1865 hrs, 1000 PTO, 120” spacing, 18” tracks, 4 hyd valves, hi-flow ...................$152,000 ‘14 C-IH 5130, 660 sep/928 eng hrs, rock trap, chopper, ‘14 C-IH 340 Magnum Rowtrac, 290 hrs, lux cab, susp front axle, 18” belts, 6 hyd valves, 1000 PTO, 3pt .......................$180,000 ‘15 Challenger MT 845E, 3909 hrs, 30” belts, 4 hyd valves, HID lights ....................................................................$142,500

tracker, 700 monitor, 900x32 single tires .....................$132,000 ‘11 C-IH 5088, 1541 sep/1743 eng hrs, rock trap, chopper, tracker, 30.5x32 single tires. ..........................................$88,000

‘09 C-IH 7088, 1275 sep/1807 eng hrs, rock trap, chopper, ‘04 Cat Challenger MT 755, 4844 hrs, 16” tracks, 3 pt, 1000 PTO, 88” track spacing, JD ATU ..........................$65,000 tracker, HID lights, Pro 600 monitor, 520x42” duals .....$92,000

ROW CROP TRACTORS ‘12 Challenger MT 665D, 1332 hrs, front susp, 3pt, 1000 PTO, 5 hyd valves, 480x50 duals & front duals .......................$95,000 ‘12 JD 8235, 2WD, 1235 hrs, pwr shift, 3pt, 1000 PTO, 4 hyd valves, 18.4x46 duals, extra clean...............................$110,000

‘11 Claas Lexion 740, 1466 sep hrs/1899 eng hrs, 4x4, power bin ext, Contour-Master, chopper, 620x42 tires & duals ......$98,000

CORN HEADERS

‘13 Drago 6R30 chopping, fits JD combine............................$25,000 ‘13 C-IH Magnum 260, 577 hrs, 540/1000 PTO, 3pt, 4 hyd valves, hi-flow, 420x46 tires & duals............................$110,000 ‘09 Drago 6R30 chopping, fits JD combine ........................$19,000 ‘13 C-IH Magnum 290, 1250 hrs, 1000 PTO, 3pt, 4 hyd valves, big pump, 480x50 tires & duals, front duals & wgts...$110,000 ‘06 Drago 8R30 chopping, fits flagship C-IH combine .............$14,500 ‘12 C-IH Magnum 260, 1784 hrs, susp front, 1000 PTO, 3pt, 4 ‘13 C-IH 3408 8R30, hyd deck plates, fits flagship combine ....$21,000 hyd valves, 480x50 rear tires & duals, front duals ......$105,000 ‘08 C-IH 3208 8R30, hyd deck plates, fits flagship combine...$12,500 ‘04 C-IH MX285, 5540 hrs, 4 hyd valves, 3pt, 1000 PTO, 10 front wgts, 18.4x46 tires & duals, fresh eng OH ...........$59,000 ‘02 C-IH 2208 8R30, hyd deck plates, fits older 1600-2000 ‘13 NH T8.360, 1200 hrs, lux cab, 1000 PTO, 3pt, 4 hyd valves, 480x50 tires & duals, complete auto guide syst...........$110,000

series C-IH combines ....................................................$11,500

‘03 NH TG230, MFWD, 3346 hrs, pwr shift, 540/1000 PTO, Mega flow hyd, 4 valves, 3pt, 380x46 tires & duals......$59,000

TILLAGE

‘05 Geringhoff 8R30 chopping, fits JD combine ................$17,500 ‘06 NH TG210, MFWD, 4240 hrs, pwr shift, 540/1000 PTO, 3pt hitch, 4 hyd valves, 380x46 rear tires & duals, 380x30 front ‘83 JD 643 6R30, low tin, oil drive ..................................... $6,500 tires & duals ...................................................................$56,000

‘11 Versatile 305, MFWD 690 hrs, 3pt, 4 hyd valves, 1000 PTO, JD 512 5 shank disc ripper .................................................. $9,500 HID lights, 480x46 tires & duals ....................................$95,000 JD 2700 9 shank disc ripper, rear covering discs. ............$12,500

LOADER TRACTORS

GRAVITY BOXES

‘06 JD 7420, MFWD, cab, air, 5164 hrs, IVT trans, 3pt, 540/1000 PTO, 3 hyd valves, JD H360 ldr w/QT bkt ....$62,000 Brent 740 gravity box........................................................... $9,800 ‘04 JD 7320, MFWD, cab, air, 3pt, 540/1000 PTO, 2 hyd valves, Parker 450 bushel gravity box 2 doors ................................ $3,300 JD 741 ldr w/QT bkt & joystick ......................................$52,000 ‘09 NH TV6070, bi-directional, 3543 hrs, cab, air, 3pt, 540/1000 PTO, 2 hyd valves, NH ldr w/84” bkt ............................$54,000

STEEL TRACK SET-UP FOR 9610 JD COMBINE ............................................................................... $4,500

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

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This week’s Back Roads is the work of The Land Correspondent Richard Siemers.

Rural Victorian

t wasn’t a typical 1893 farmhouse when Albert and Jennie Sperry built it overlooking Foot Lake in Kandiyohi County. There was brick work on the exterior, stained glass in the windows, a two-toned wood floor in the entry, and a machine-carved staircase bannister. When their son, Bryan, died in 1970 and willed the house to the Kandiyohi County Historical Society, the farm was gone and the house was a part of the city of Willmar. “Bryan lived his whole life in the house,” said Jill Wohnoutka, Executive Director of KCHS. “He was also sitting on the board of the historical society when he died.” His father, Albert, was one of the first settlers in the area, according to Wohnoutka. He moved to the area from Atwater after his first wife died and their general store had burned. He married Jennie and they built the house. Albert was a businessman, with an implement dealership and a meat market, and was involved in land development. He was also a farmer, of course, but according to Wohnoutka, Sperry’s younger daughter didn’t think farming was his forte. Five of Albert’s children (including one from his previous marriage) lived into adulthood. Albert died in 1917 and a few years later the house was divided into upstairs and downstairs apartments. Bryan stayed on

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and lived in the upstairs apartment. After KCHS came into possession of the house, that apartment was home for the caretaker who took care of the complex of buildings and grounds. Now empty, the Society is looking into restoring the upstairs. After six years of renovations, the bottom floor opened to the public in 1976. “This is a Victorian farmhouse,” Wohnoutka said. “The Board returned it to the turn-of-the-century period. The wallpaper is era-specific, but not trying to match the original. All the woodwork and stained glass is original.” Most of the furnishings are from the museum’s collection, with a dining room table and fireplace mantle from the Carnegie Library of that era. A few items are from the Sperrys: Jennie’s set of dishes, a bedroom set, and a framed picture of William Jennings Bryan — Albert’s favorite politician after whom Bryan was named. The Society holds an annual tea and has a fundraising raffle for a turn-of-the-century walleye and bison dinner served in the house. Otherwise, the Sperry House can be seen by appointment if the historical society is contacted ahead of time so someone is available to show it. Check the KCHS website at www. kandiyohicountyhistory. com, or find them on Facebook. v

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