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In our world where democrats and Traditional farmers are embracing soil republicans take pride in not getting health, but the enormity of their acreage along; where vegans butt heads with facmake such practices expensive and sometory farms; and dairies chafe at almond what impractical. Plus, implementing soil milk; there is another rumbling in the health practices on rented land is a hard world of agriculture which is slowly getpill to swallow with narrow break-even ting louder. Organic agriculture doesn’t margins. Where is the monetary value of have the clout of industry’s bigger playimproving land that isn’t yours? ers, but they are fiercely dedicated and Because there are few (if any) 1,000capable farmers. And organics’ popularity LAND MINDS acre organic corn or soybean fields, among consumers is growing. organic farmers lack the political power By Paul Malchow For a closer look at organic farming, of growers’ associations. The I attended my first MOSES Organic Minnesota Farm Bureau was conspicuFarming Conference last month. ously absent at the MOSES conferMOSES stands for Midwest Organic ence. Organic producers do have their and Sustainable Education Service. The three-day lobbyists, but the scant legislative crumbs tossed event in La Crosse, Wis. drew about 3,000 particitheir way create a feeling that organic farmers are pants, exhibitors and presenters. on their own. The atmosphere at the MOSES conference is quite Joseph Kerns, a production agriculture consultant unlike that which you would find at most ag shows. out of Ames, Iowa, recently shared some interesting Organic farming is a close-knit profession with thoughts on organics in America. almost a communal quality. Many members of the “We consume about 40 percent of the organic proold guard readily admit to being “tree-hugging hipduction of all products and devote roughly 0.5 perpies,” and go out of their way to indoctrinate the cent of our crop ground to organic production,” younger people into the fold. There is no handKerns said. “The organic production crowd is a bit wringing and teeth gnashing over China. A 100-ani- emphatic and voracious in their perception that mal herd might be considered a big operation. they are ‘right,’ and anything other than organic is Where are the young people who want to get into somehow sub-standard. There is room for commerfarming? They are here. Tattoos and nose rings far cial and niche production, neither is all good or all outnumbered seed corn caps at the conference. But bad. Once we stop defending our positions and take outward appearances aside, this upcoming generaan opportunity to learn from others is when we can tion is dead-serious about their profession and mis- make better decisions that lead to profits — the sion. They’re smart, they’re savvy and they’re not goal of any commercial enterprise.” afraid of hard work. Sounds a lot like your “typical” The Minnesota Department of Agriculture and farmer, doesn’t it? Farm Service Agencies would benefit by embracing Yet despite their similarities, organic and tradithe organic community’s passion, energy and youth. tional farmers seem worlds apart. Organic farmers Organic producers’ yen for distancing themselves operate on a much smaller scale and many work off from conventional farming makes them less the farm to make ends meet. Because of this, they approachable and less likely to be given a seat at seem to be dismissed by their non-organic brethren the big table. A little give-and-take by both sides as “hobby farmers.” On the other side, organic procan only make agriculture stronger. ducers look at traditional farmers as rapers of the Paul Malchow is the managing editor of The Land. land and environment. Monsanto was definitely a He may be reached at editor@TheLandOnline.com.v dirty word at the MOSES conference. This difference in philosophies does not help either faction.
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Letter: No ag products to China is a good thing To the Editor, With the continuing tariffs against China, I see this as a positive step. We need to concentrate on working toward self-sufficiency in this country — not greater dependency on other countries. The Chinese are doing everything to undermine and destroy this country — from cyber attacks, identity theft, intellectual property theft, suppressing Christian beliefs, buying businesses in this country, the list is endless. Also, just think of how much less insecticide, herbicide and fertilizer that would have to be put on the land, which would help protect the air, ground and water. As it stands now, we are poisoning ourselves and future generations just to sell it to China. It is bad enough that this is being done just to be used here. People here need to look at themselves and re-evaluate what is really going on in this country. Most farmers can’t sign up fast enough for the farm program so that they can get their welfare check, and
that is all that the farm program is. SNAP, which is welfare for individuals, and the farm program which is welfare for farmers. Cannot anyone think for themselves anymore? All most people want to do anymore is suck on the government teat. One of the best things that happened with the government shutdown was that the USDA delayed crop reports so investors were kept guessing — which was a good thing since they should not have any part in ag products. People don’t realize how much damage the USDA is doing. Marketing should only be between producer and end-user. I would like to know how that ever got started where a producer took his product somewhere and asked the buyer what will you give me, rather than, this is the price. There is a book called, The Marvelous Pigness of Pigs, by Joel Salatin, that everyone needs to read. It is very disturbing to see all of these factory confinement buildings
(animal concentration camps as they are also referred to) drawing down the aquifers, destroying roads and the environment, and receive $8 per head for each hog, because of the tariff — not to mention the farm program allowing up to $125,000 per person. How many people even gross half that amount in a year? Then you have the Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019, sponsored by Democrats from California (who would have guessed?) that would create a program for foreigners who have worked in agriculture for a given amount of time along with their families, permanent residence. Here again, those that own these dairy, hog and poultry factories should have to do the work themselves or at least hire U.S. citizens. I have heard that there are 7 million individuals in the age group in the U.S. that are unemployed now. So it’s one of two things: welfare pays too good or wages are that low, or a combination of both.
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The only farm bill that we need is one that keeps foreign commodities out of this country. One example of this is Argentina importing beef. Where is country of origin labeling when you need it. Stop these multinational corporations from playing musical chairs with ag products — only to enhance their bottom line. Greed has no boundaries. This holds true for ethanol production with 1.4 billion gallons of ethanol exported in the 2016-2017 marketing year. The purpose of ethanol was to supplement fuel here, not send it to foreign countries. Here again, think of all of the resources used, plus chemicals and fertilizers put on the land, along with water used or contaminated just to send it out of the country. Michael Handzus Lakefield, Minn.
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Letter: Technology, not a wall, will keep our border secure
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To the Editor, This is in response to a recent letter from Keith O. Tongen of Brownton, Minn. (who incidentally submitted the identical letter to The St. Cloud Times) concerning the government shut-down and the proposed border wall. I have lived on farms most of my life, first growing up on a Stearns County dairy farm and for the past 31 years operating a dairy farm with my husband in Todd County. I am well aware that good fences make good neighbors and the importance of keeping livestock where we want it to be — calves in their pens, open heifers apart from bred heifers, cows in the cow yard and not in the corn field or on the highway. But to compare one’s livestock operation to two countries’ border issues makes little sense. For starters, while fences (or walls) keep cattle and most other livestock contained, they do little to restrict humans who can fly over in planes or dig tunnels beneath. There’s concern about illegal drugs coming in via illegal immigrants, but over 80 percent of hard drug seizures between 2012 and 2015, for example, occurred at legal points of entry. Drug runners also use drones or simply mail them. There’s also concern about immigrants all being criminals seeking murder and mayhem upon their arrival here. I would counter that by saying most people who come here, legally or otherwise, are desperate people fleeing poverty, violence and no future — like most of our immigrant ancestors. (Remember, only the native Americans don’t have immigrant ancestors.) Anyway, judging from the news of recent years, most of the violence seems to come from Americans born here. Our current U.S. government administration has created a new bogeyman in the guise of south-ofthe-border Hispanics, now that the Soviet Union, Saddam Hussein and Bin Laden have all been laid
to rest and radical Islamic groups such as al Qaeda and Isis seem to be losing their grip. Our government long has created scary bogeymen to gain support by hating a common enemy. The latest of these is the brown peril — like the yellow peril prejudice whipped up against Chinese immigrants in the 1800s. Borders should be secure and if those living near them feel there is a problem, updating the technology and implementing sensors and drones would do the job at least as well as a wall, at much less expense. Let’s get real about the cost of a solid concrete wall such as Trump proposes — not his estimated $5.7 billion but more like close to $40 billion, according to a Massachusetts Institute of Technology estimate. Walls have throughout history done little more than appease people’s insecurities and serve governments as a public relations tool to demonstrate they actually are doing something. Pick any wall, from the Great Wall of China (climbed over, gone around or simply allowing entry through a bribe to the guards) to the Berlin Wall (thousands got past it anyway) and you will learn it didn’t work. As to Rep. Collin Peterson, whom I had the pleasure to chat with last week at a farm meeting, he said, “Let Trump have the wall” because he thought the funding might come from tariffs and other strategies with Mexico that have not materialized. Bottom line: a solid concrete wall for over 1,000 miles along our southern border is opposed by the majority of Americans, including many of those living along that border who fear their land being taken by eminent domain. Lois Thielen Grey Eagle, Minn.
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Letter: “Table Talk” is entertaining To the Editor, I’m reading The Land today and “This little piggy stayed home: Learning about life from pigs” is thoroughly enjoyable. I look for Karen Schwaller’s “Table Talk” every time it comes. It’s so entertaining and informative. Keep up the good work, Karen.
She at times brings God’s story to life. My husband and I raised hogs in our younger years. I know just how she feels! Again, thanks. Beverly Sombke Good Thunder, Minn.
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Costco and Walmart want you in their ‘chain’ While officials in an estimated 100 to 125 Washington stare at a fedNebraska and Iowa farmers eral budget proposal headto build specialized poultry ed nowhere and a federal barns to grow 200,000 birds budget deficit headed to the every seven or so weeks. moon, farm leaders in rural For Costco contract growAmerica are closely watchers, their $800,000 to $1 ing two recent moves into million investment per setBig Ag by Big Retail. FARM & FOOD FILE up is a way to both boost In mid-2018, Walmart, the cash flow during the latest By Alan Guebert Arkansas retailing giant, commodity low-price cycle began bottling milk in a and bring a younger gennewly-built facility near eration into their farmFt. Wayne, Ind., for its ing operations. 500 stores in Michigan, While neither venture looks particuIllinois, Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. larly risky for either the retailers or In doing so, this newcomer shoved the producers (all are under contract an industry veteran, Dean Foods (its at what outsiders say presently are former bottler) out the door and with profitable prices) they are groundDean went 100 or so dairy farmers in breaking in other ways. surrounding states who sold milk to it. First, each of the fully-integrated Walmart replaced all with just 30 enterprises hopes to eliminate all the farmers and cooperatives within 140 usual middlemen — anyone who sells miles of its new plant. inputs to food processors or packagers, At the same time, 650 miles west, as well as distributors and wholesalCostco, a membership-only warehouse ers — between the originating farmer club second only to Walmart in global and the final customer. retail sales, began to assemble a feathCostco, for example, has effectively ery empire near Fremont, Neb., that eliminated suppliers like Tyson Foods will grow, slaughter and distribute two and Pilgrim’s Pride (and their opaque million whole chickens a week to be pricing structures) by building a capsold as “cooked rotisserie chicken” in tive supply chain right down to its all Costco stores west of the own feed plant, slaughtering plant and Mississippi River. transportation system. To pull this off, Costco has recruited Similarly, Walmart has Walmart-
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contracted truckers hauling Walmartcontracted milk to a Walmart bottling plant that Walmart will then process and haul to Walmart stores on Walmart trucks to sell directly to Walmart customers. That’s an airtight form of vertical integration rarely seen in U.S. agriculture and never seen on that scale. Current livestock integrators do own feed mills, slaughtering plants and transportation systems. Few, however, retail their products directly to customers. By closing that loop and managing every link of the production-to-plate supply chain, Costco and Walmart now have direct control of the products’ production, quality, price and profit. And somewhere along the way they became farmers; because, without their massive market clout and integrative downstream muscle, thousands of cows wouldn’t be milked in Michigan and Indiana and few chickens would ever be found scratching around Fremont, Neb. Will Walmart and Costco effectively and profitably integrate their food supply chains from the farm to the shopping cart? It’s an open question, but both are starting with products that require minimum handling and little process-
ing to become table-ready “food.” Also, milk and chicken are traditional retail “loss leaders” — low-margin, everyday items stores sell cheaply to entice shoppers into their stores to likely buy higher-margin items. If it does work, and profit-pinched farmers and ranchers, with open eyes and access to ample credit, become contract producers, consumers and farmers alike can expect to see more of it, says John Hansen, president of the Nebraska Farmers Union. “The reason is simple,” he says. “The integrators control quality, production, costs, distribution and profit. It’s the natural extension of the corporate state.” Farmers on the other hand, warns Hansen, need to be more wary of this route than they currently are today. “I have said that farmers who sign these contracts are volunteering to get run over by a bus because total integration means the total elimination of markets. The integrators become the only market.” And when you have only one market, there is, in fact, no market. 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
Ag education grant applications due April 15 ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council is now accepting grant applications for the improvement of agricultural education. Funds will be awarded in two competitive grant areas: Strategic Initiatives and Common Fund. Common Fund grants are awarded to applications having a statewide impact and are designed to meet specific goals related to the 2025 Minnesota Agriculture, Food and Natural Resource Education Blueprint. New and innovative ideas are encouraged to support increasing quality of instruction, increasing the numbers and types of students reached by programs, and projects that improve the understanding of AFNR education.
Strategic Initiative grants are based on the strategies outlined in the AFNR Blueprint and focus on promoting access to AFNR education, improving current programs, and providing teacher professional development. These grants support programming at the primary, secondary, and postsecondary levels in Minnesota. MAELC will be awarding over $300,000 between these two grant programs over the next year. All grant applications must be completed online at www.mn.gov/maelc/grants. html before midnight on April 15. This article was submitted by the Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council. v
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Walz healthcare budget is a good prescription By JOHANNA RUPPRECHT and PAUL SOBOCINSKI The Land Stewardship Project works to address the healthcare crisis in rural Minnesota because we know that lack of affordable, high-quality care is a major barrier to having thriving rural communities with more farmers on the land. As LSP organizers, deeply rooted in rural Minnesota where we work, we hear stories all the time of how the healthcare system is failing people — including our family members, friends and neighbors. We are pleased to see that Minnesota’s Governor Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan’s proposed “Budget for One Minnesota” includes many significant steps forward toward a healthcare system that meets all Minnesotans’ needs — including farmers, small business owners and self-employed people. By continuing the healthcare provider tax, the budget prevents an approximately $700 million-a-year hole in the Health Care Access Fund, which is used to fund public health programs and healthcare for one million Minnesotans enrolled in Medicaid and MinnesotaCare. The Health Care Access Fund is created by a fee providers pay on their gross revenue, which has been a dependable formula for over 20 years. The Health Care Access Fund was created with bipartisan leadership and signed into law by Governor Arne Carlson in 1992. But as part of a deal
to end the state government shutdown in 2011, Republican leadership of the Minnesota House and Senate struck an agreement with Governor Mark Dayton to set December 2019 sunset date on the provider tax. Stopping the sunset would prevent an unnecessary budget catastrophe by simply continuing what has worked well for decades to ensure stable funding for Medicaid and MinnesotaCare. In 2017, key Republican leaders used provider tax funds for their “reinsurance initiative,” which was intended to bring down premiums by giving money to insurance companies — an initiative they want to continue in 2019. But unfortunately, some of the same legislators are now trying to misrepresent what the provider tax is and what continuing it would mean. We need to stop the sunsetting of this fund to make sure this public money is available to be used for the public good. Using money from the Health Care Access Fund, the budget also provides direct help in two ways for Minnesotans facing unaffordable health insurance premiums on the individual market. First, it creates a 20 percent premium subsidy for Minnesotans who don’t qualify for public programs or for federal premium subsidies offered through MNsure. Up to 80,000 Minnesotans could participate in this program. Second, it establishes a state-based health insurance tax credit by 2021 that is designed to help ensure that
Minnesotans on the individual market spend no more than 10 percent of their income on healthcare. Up to 50,000 Minnesotans could be eligible. The budget creates a public option for healthcare coverage which will provide an opportunity to buy into a comprehensive program offering 90 percent actuarial value (meaning the plan pays for 90 percent of a person’s healthcare costs), with a provider network and benefit set similar to Minnesota’s popular MinnesotaCare program. This will include dental, vision and behavioral health services and is broader than what is currently available in the market. It proposes the creation of a uniform pharmacy benefit and dental benefit for Minnesota’s public programs — including the buy-in option. It is important that our governor is looking at using the state’s purchasing power to bring down pharmaceutical and dental care costs for Minnesotans. Rising prescription drug prices are a leading driver of healthcare costs. Access to dental care, especially for those who get health
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insurance coverage through Medicaid, is a major problem in rural Minnesota, and this plan would increase the availability of these services. Most importantly, Gov. Walz and Lt. Gov. Flanagan’s healthcare budget proposal moves us forward toward a high-quality healthcare system that takes care of everyone and frees Minnesotans to pursue meaningful lives. We need healthcare that is comprehensive, lifelong and not tied to a person’s work. Coverage must be available at a cost that each family can truly afford. We all need quality medical care to be available close to home and when we need it. The WalzFlanagan administration’s healthcare proposal represents groundbreaking progress toward these shared values. We need our lawmakers in St. Paul to also advance these same values. Johanna Rupprecht and Paul Sobocinski work on the Land Stewardship Project’s Affordable Healthcare for All initiative. Rupprecht grew up on her family’s farm and lives in Winona, and Sobocinski farms near Wabasso. v
For those who just can’t get enough snow, Pete Bouman of Ruthton, Minn. sent in a few of his favorites.
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Cooking, sewing, weather outcomes are all unpredictable By RENAE B. VANDER SCHAAF The Land Correspondent The weather forecasters are about as accurate as my cooking lately. Sometimes we get it perfect and other times it has us scratching our heads — wondering why, with all this modern technology, can’t the forecast be more accurate. Most of the time we don’t mind when the forecast is for eight inches of snow but all that we wake up to is one inch of snow. Mind you, one inch can be quite troublesome with gusty northwest winds. Bad cooking is more of problem. I can spend hours searching for a new recipe, reading the high accolades given it, then remembering to purchase the one missing ingredient that isn’t in my spice drawer before finally getting up the nerve to try it. Nine times out of ten, the dish definitely did not live up our expectations. Many things don’t quite turn out the way I envision. My sewing, for instance. There is no rational reason to say it’s enjoyable. There is this stash of material which I am trying to reduce. Nonetheless, with three options in town for purchasing, that’s impossible. One store has its fabric strategically located so when I go in to buy some yarn, I have
to pass right by the attractive bolts of fabric as well as those cute finished projects. Finished — is that really a word that can be applied to projects? The other store must have talked to my farmer, as the fabric is placed in the back corner of the store. But it seems to me there is some type of magnetic force which draws me to that corner. My feet won’t listen to my head which pretends to have frugal, minimalistic moments. Before I know it, right in front of me, there is just the fabric that I have been picturing in my mind.
There are times when I really think it’s just the notion of sewing that I enjoy. But for now this activity will continue as long as winter lingers. The only person harmed is me through the pin pricks. No one seems to notice if I disappear to the sewing room in the basement for hours until mealtime. Their taste buds do suffer as a result of the hours I spend searching for the new recipe that is going to become the next family favorite. Since it’s rather important to have good-tasting food, the inconvenience of a not-so-tasty main dish is hard to swallow.
If I purchase fabric at the other location in town, the money goes to a good purchase, so my cache grows. Each winter I strive to reduce it. Anyone watching me sew would think it was torture. The pin pricks alone would have anyone thinking I could be a professional phlebotomist. My sewing resembles a checking account — put in and take out — as it appears that as soon as a seam is stitched, it needs ripping out because something went majorly wrong. It would really help if scissors would cut straight. They always seems to work for everyone else, but in my hands it jiggles and jaggles as if it had its own mind. Well, at least then one of us does.
My other inclination of making good use of winter days is to learn to play the piano. Before that undertaking happens, perhaps I should warn you so we can all purchase stock in the best ear plug manufacturing company. But who is going to do the research on that? The weatherman and I have proven that our predictions can’t be trusted. Renae B. Vander Schaaf is an independent writer, author and speaker. She can be contacted at (605) 530-0017 or agripen@live.com. v
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On-farm jobs and training opportunities offered AMES, Iowa — Practical Farmers of Iowa has 16 on-farm job openings with farmers across the state who are willing to provide additional training on what it takes to run a farm business. Experienced farmers participating in the Labor4Learning program in 2019 represent a wide range of enterprises and production practices for aspiring farmers to choose from. Prior to launching their own farm business, it’s important that beginning and aspiring farmers gain experience with not only the day-to-day tasks for running a farm, but also the business management responsibilities. The Labor4Learning program provides a paid on-farm job, as well as training on topics such as record-keeping, marketing and other skills. Some of the participating farms include Rob and Tammy Faux of Genuine Faux Farm in Bremer County. The Fauxs raise certified organic vegetables and fruits, broiler chickens, tur-
keys and eggs. There are three farms in Winneshiek County participating in the program. Hannah Breckbill of Humble Hands Harvest raises produce, poultry, alpacas, honeybees, fruit trees, value-added products and hay. Barb Kraus of Canoe Creek Produce features certified organic vegetables, fruits and berries, cut flowers, sheep and chickens. Erik Sessions of Patchwork Green Farm grows vegetables and herbs. Complete job descriptions and program details can be found at practicalfarmers.org/labor4learning. To participate as a trainee in Labor4Learning, resumes and references are submitted directly to the trainer farm. If hired, participants are given a Practical Farmers of Iowa membership, opportunities to network with other beginning and aspiring farmers, and discounts to Practical Farmers’ learning events. This article was submitted by Practical Farmers of Iowa. v
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Grow a little bit of paradise in your Minnesota garden A recent visit to Los blossoms can last for one to South Africa and is nicknamed the Angeles piqued my interest two weeks in a bouquet. crane flower. It grows wild in Hawaii in growing the spectacular and it is the official flower for a ninth These tropical plants can Bird of Paradise plant. This wedding anniversary. Floral artist be grown successfully in flower is normally found in Georgia O’Keefe painted White Bird of green houses and in a home florists’ bouquets, but it can Paradise in the 1940’s and it is one of setting if the temperature be grown as a houseplant her most famous paintings. and humidity are regulated. with a bit of extra care. They need six hours of sunLooking out the window at 4-foot I recently visited the light daily, good drainage high drifts of snow, it is pleasant to IN THE GARDEN Huntington Botanical and regular watering. imagine the lush green view which Gardens near Pasadena — Misting and setting the pot will appear in a few months. I plan to By Sharon Quale about 12 miles from on a tray of pebbles have a stunning Bird of Paradise to downtown Los with water will add enjoy in that view. Angeles. The 16 to the humid enviSharon Quale is a master gardener themed gardens are ronment they from central Minnesota. She may be Photos by Sharon Quale arranged on 120 require. I read that reached at (218) 738-6060 or acres of land which a common mistake The Bird of Paradise flower meaning squale101@yahoo.com. v was acquired in people make when is joy and paradise. It comes from 1903 and developed growing Bird of by Henry Paradise plants is Huntington — a repotting them too wealthy businessoften. These plants man. The desert bloom best when garden contains their roots are more than 5,000 crowded in the pot. specimens of cacti Plants can be purand succulents. It is chased from mail features one of the world’s finest collections order plant catalogs. It will take a of xerophyes (aridity adapted plants). year or more before the first blossom Blooming hedges of the bird of appears. Fertilize every other week degree inset Articulating swivel arm for Paradise flower were breathtaking. and let them get a little root-bound in HMW guillotine gauge hydraulic lines steel walls poly floor hitch gate The plants are relatives of the banana their pot. During the winter, let them plant and have similar leaves. The have a period of dormancy for about unique flower shape resembles a large, six weeks — cutting back on water brightly-colored bird in flight. The and fertilizer. I intend to grow mine flower inflorescence is a series of high- outside in a container in the summer ly-colored bracts and form red, purple and bring it inside in the fall to overand green canoe-shaped structures winter in the house. about 7 inches long. After cutting, the
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Space station gathers moisture data Farmers irrigating their crops may soon be getting some help from space. In 2018, scientists launched ECOSTRESS (ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station), a new instrument now attached to the International Space Station. The system is taking measurements at various times of day. That’s important as plants function differently throughout the day. When plants have enough water, they open pores in their leaves (the stomata) to take up carbon dioxide for photosynthesis. When opening the stomata, the
plant loses water. A water-stressed plant, even before a full drought, will protectively close the stomata to conserve water. While the plant retains precious water, it also cools off less. ECOSTRESS can also show which plants are being more efficient with their water and which are stressed because they don’t have enough. It can do this on a surprisingly small scale: down to 230 square feet. This article was submitted by the Soil Science Society of America. v
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Getting through tough times and moving forward The news headline on the bottom of the dad was afraid he was going to lose the TV screen read, “Farm Families in farm or our family of seven would end up Crisis.” And it wasn’t an ag-focused news living in our pop-up camper, he didn’t say station. It was urban — where weather so. Instead he encouraged, told me not to forecasters guage droughts and rainfalls worry, and affirmed it with a hug. He by the color of lawns instead of the condisaid no matter what, we would be okay. tions of fields. Dad’s promise was not based on financI listened as the young dairy farmer es, but on being a family of faith. No matshared the hardest decision he had ever ter what, we’d trust God and stick togethTHE BACK PORCH er. We’d be okay. made to date. He chose to auction everything: his cows, milking equipment and By Lenae Bulthuis It was my first farm and finances conmachinery. It was his livelihood and pasversation, but not the last. The conversasion. I hurt for him. And for all farmers today and tions have continued off and on over the last 30 through the decades who’ve made a similar tough years with my husband Mike, a grain and livestock choice. farmer. Whenever finances are stretched thin, we As a child, the scariest bus ride of my life was in remind ourselves that we have God and each other. the sixth grade. We were near the end of the route We will be okay. with only a handful of students still riding. Which may or may not be your story. Maybe your Clustered in my row near the back of the bus were farm crisis is finances. Or much worse, maybe two classmates and a friend’s older sister. All of us you’re alone. Your family separated instead of stuck were farm girls. together. Tough stuff is tough. And to make it The sisters were reiterating their interpretation of through, we need to remind our souls and one what they had heard around their dinner table over the weekend. Bankers were taking all of the farmers’ land. There wouldn’t be any farmers left in our area — maybe even the state. We’re going to have to change schools and probably be homeless. By the time the bus dropped me off, I was having Visit www.TheLandOnline.com to view our a crisis of my own. My dad was a dairy farmer. And complete calendar & enter your own events, with five kids, we’d be homeless for sure. Those or send an e-mail with your event’s details to were my frets and fears as I walked the driveway. editor@thelandonline.com. Instead of heading inside for an after-school snack, I went straight to my dad. March 23 — Backyard Chicken Basics Class — St. Paul, Minn. — This class will cover all aspects of Through tears, I repeated everything I heard. If backyard flock management in an urban setting: getting permits, choosing suitable varieties, raising chicks, coop and run requirements, feed and nutrition, common health issues, predators, cold-climate care, chickens in the garden, composting chicken waste. — Contact (651) 645-0818 March 25 — Dairy Farmers Night Out — Gaylord, Minn. — Topics include enomics and gene editing, vaccination protocols, calf management and reproduction. Veterinarians will answer question about dairy production topics. — Contact U of M Extension at (507) 237-4100 March 26 — Southern Minnesota Organic Crops Day — Owatonna, Minn. — Topics include use of Also: Insecticides & Fungicides, Nurse Trailers, manure as fertilizer in Minnesota; nutrient manageLiquid & Low Salt Fertilizer, LG Seeds, Traeger ment; insect pest management; fitting small grains into an organic rotation; and marketing opportunities. — Smoker Grills, Telescoping Flag Poles and Contact Claire LaCanne at lacanne@umn.edu or Enduraplas Poly Tanks (507) 444-7691 March 26 — Spring Cover Crop Field Day — Fort Dodge, Iowa — Topics include cover crop varieties, planting strategies, equipment, grazing and harvest options and maximizing financial returns. — Contact 27296 730th Avenue - Albert Lea, MN 56007 Tamsyn Jones at tamsyn@practicalfarmers.org or (515) 232-5661
another that it’s okay to not be okay. Grieve the loss. Ask for help. Talk with people who’ve faced something similar and made it through. Decide what must be decided today, and then pause. Sleep on it. Pray. Give thanks for the good; trust God with your mess. And no matter what, don’t quit. Keep going! And if you’re passing potatoes or pizza to kids at your dinner table, be mindful you don’t also pass them fear. Especially in crisis and chaos, keep looking them in the eyes and checking in. Let them know they are loved, and okay or not okay, you’re in this together. Like author Chrystal Evans Hurst wrote, “Life can be hard. Moving forward can take time. But here’s the bottom line: You are worth the effort. Choose to fight for your life.” Lenae Bulthuis blogs about faith, family and farming from her back porch on her Minnesota grain and livestock farm. She can be reached at lenaebulthuis.com. v
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Ag in the Classroom: teaching and reaching out By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer With its start in 1985, when the Minnesota Department of Agriculture hired a staff person to coordinate the startup across the state, Ag in the Classroom reached over 100,000 high school kids across Minnesota last year. Joel Methowitz, a 39-year old Redwood County farmer, is the key spokesperson of this unique program. Ag in the Classroom brings a remarkable learning experience centered around the “food and fuel” aspect of Minnesota agriculture. And the program keeps growing. Two education specialists have built a classroom-ready curriculum for teachers to use to show young people how food gets from farm to table. Methowitz is the executive director of a non-profit foundation started nine years ago to financially support Ag in the Classroom. From a financial perspective, it is now about a $500,000 organization with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture investing about a quartermillion dollars; the foundation matching with another quarter-million dollars. Plus lots of private funds from agriculture associations and business-
es of local communities assist the program in the various local schools. Minnesota Ag in the Classroom curriculum fits grades K through 12. On its web site (MN.AgClassroom.org) any teacher or student can explore the curriculum matrix. “They’ll find 400 lesson plans ready for the classroom,” explained Methowitz. “These are categorized by the teaching curriculum which could be science, language, arts, mathematics or even photography. And of course we’re using farming and agriculture to illustrate these stories.” As you might imagine with this expanding curriculum, multiple teachers within a given school district often get involved. “With lesson plans K through 12, our intent is to get several teachers teaching Ag in the Classroom. We find that once we get two or three teachers started, they quickly talk the curriculum to other teachers. Soon we have students K through 12 participating. It’s exciting, it’s contagious and that’s what makes the program unique.” And now there’s even help for the local teachers. A new activity of the foundation is the hiring of regional curriculum specialists. These specialists
Minnesota student awarded ASA scholarship Jessica Olson of Warren, Minn., is the recipient of the 2019-20 Soy Scholarship award, sponsored by BASF and the American Soybean Association. The scholarship is a $5,000 award presented to an exceptional high school senior who excels in both academics and in leadership roles, and plans to pursue a degree in an agriculturerelated field at an accredited college or university. Olson has been involved in 4-H on the local, county and state level and was named Marshall County’s outstanding 4-H youth leader in 2018. She’s also involved in FFA and active in basketball, volleyball, track, choir and band. Olson volunteers with her church and in various community outreach activities in her free time. Olson also started a business selling fresh produce and canned goods on the
Jessica Olson (left) was awarded the Soy Scholarship at ASA’s annual awards banquet in Orlando earlier this month. Presenting the award was ASA President Davie Stephens. family farm. She raises soybeans and wheat on 320 acres she rents from her Dad. Olson plans to attend the University of Minnesota Crookston in the fall. This article was submitted by the American Soybean Association. v
go to each school within their area helping teachers identify a curriculum piece matching whatever need they may have. “We know teachers are busy. They may not have the time to explore our Ag in Classroom curriculum. So now these specialists will assist any way they can. Also, we now provide a lesson of the month which this specialist can introduce in the classroom, then sit down with a local teacher to show all the resources that are available,” said Methowitz. At this stage, Methowitz has four curriculum specialists. “It’s a part-time effort, one day a week. We’ll add more as resources permit. And logical candidates for this exciting job are former teachers, former ag advocates, local farmers who have a genuine regard for the fun and importance of this education.” How much activity involves the youth of the Twin Cities? “Lots — and soon lots more,” admitted Methowitz. “It’s amazing … our city kids really have a taste for this farming stuff. To them, agriculture is cool. They want to know the story of where the food they enjoy is coming
from. So the metro is actually our highest use area. Our next launch is Farm Camp Minnesota. Yep, actually getting kids out on our farms. Most farmers love talking about their profession. So kids talking with farmers, seeing their livestock, especially some of their big equipment I know will be great.” Ag in the Classroom is now a national program in 38 states. “Some of our Minnesota curriculum is available nationwide and vice versa. We now tap into the national curriculums to see about improvements for our own program. We even have our own magazine called Ag Mag which is delivered three times per year. We send out by request hundreds of copies each issue,” summed up Methowitz. “But still lots of students we aren’t impacting, so we will keep growing,” Methowitz went on to say. “The food story of agriculture needs to be taught and understood by more young people every year.” Methowitz can be reached at (507) 430-8336; or email at maitchfoundation@aol.com. v
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Grain Outlook Corn still looking for good news
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corn/change* soybeans/change* Stewartville $3.26 +.02 $8.08 -.03 Edgerton $3.41 +.02 $8.09 -.10 Jackson $3.48 .00 $8.26 +.02 Janesville $3.56 +.05 $8.28 +.08 The following marketing analysis is for the week Cannon Falls $3.30 -.01 $8.09 .00 ending March 15. Sleepy Eye $3.29 -.02 $8.09 -.10 CORN — Corn tumbled to new contract lows early Average: $3.38 $8.15 in the week, but fund short covering engaged to push corn to four straight higher closes. For the week, May Year Ago Average: $3.34 $9.80 corn rallied 9 cents to settle at $3.73.25 after setting Grain prices are effective cash close on March 19. a new contract low of $3.61 per bushel. July corn *Cash grain price change represents a two-week period. settled 8.75 cents higher at $3.82.25 and the December contract gained 7.5 cents to close at $3.96 per bushel. There didn’t seem to be one major headline that precipitated the steady upswing in corn this week. The news from China was perceived as friendly, although the two world leaders won’t like- PHYLLIS NYSTROM We have seen some big changes take place in the ly meet until April. China passed CHS Hedging Inc. livestock markets since the first of March. The old new laws to protect the IT and IP St. Paul adage is, if the month of March comes in like a lion, rights by making it illegal to then it will likely go out like a lamb. For the hog marforce companies to give up their rights, and they also passed laws to open their mar- ket, it has definitely come in like a lion. However, the kets to more foreign investment. The United States cattle market appears more like they came in like a lamb. Will they reverse at month had been asking for these measures. end? Only time will tell. Mother Nature has provided significant moisture The cattle market currently across the Midwest this winter. As a result, we are seeseems tired at this juncture. Live ing widespread flooding. This makes traders nervous prices seem to be range-bound about the possibility of a late planting season. A lot can over the past several weeks in happen in the next 45 days. While it is too early to say planting will be late, many would agree we won’t have the high $120’s and just below an early planting season. This leads to ideas that we that $130 level in the cash trade. may not see as many acres switch from soybeans to The futures trade end the week JOE TEALE corn. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s early fore- on March 15 lower than the preBroker cast is for 92 million corn acres this year, up from 89.1 vious week — which indicated million acres last year. They are projecting 85 million some reluctance by the trade that Great Plains Commodity Afton, Minn. soybean acres vs. 89.2 million acres last year. IEG the $130 level cash is a barrier to higher prices at the current time. Vantage (formerly Informa Economics) pegged U.S. corn acreage this year at 91.8 million acres and U.S. The beef cutout, as well as the boxed beef trade, soybean acreage at 85.5 million acres. Conab’s latest have also been sluggish and have not really indicated corn production forecast for Brazil is 92.8 million met- strong demand for product in recent days. The export ric tons — up 1.1 mmt from their February outlook. market has been very active as of late, which has The USDA is carrying their corn crop at 94.5 mmt. helped maintain current price levels. However, if the Brazil’s safrinha crop is 70 percent planted in favor- market is to move higher at this time, domestic able conditions. Argentina’s corn crop is estimated at demand will have to improve. One major problem 47.3 mmt by the Rosario Grains Exchange compared to that has severely affected the cattle industry as a the USDA’s outlook for 46 mmt. whole has been the weather. Because of recent Weekly export sales were below expectations at 14.6 weather conditions, feedlot conditions — as well the million bushels. Total commitments fell from just 1 logistics in moving inventories — has caused major percent behind last year in last week’s report to 6 problems. In particular, the feeder market has slipped percent behind this week. Total sales stand at 1.61 due to these conditions. Hopefully, the weather will turn more favorable in the future, which will obviSee NYSTROM, pg. 13 See TEALE, pg. 13
Livestock Angles Cattle market seems tired
Grain Angles Hit the books before the fields Across the Midwest, farmers are beginning preparations for another growing season. One step often overlooked when planning for the next crop is the analysis of farm finances. The best operations are managing by numbers and using that data to make quick decisions. With the tools currently available, it’s much easier for anyone to get a tighter grip on their operation’s financials. A common misconception is that a yearly financial statement only needs to be completed for the lending partner’s benefit. In reality, it can serve as one of the most powerful tools in your arsenal for measuring performance. The balance sheet helps paint a picture of the operation’s financial health. BOB FOERDER It also helps in structuring capiCompeer tal purchases; understanding Financial Officer year-over-year trends of earned Rock Falls, Ill. net worth; and recognizing what farm earnings are reflected in the bottom line A best practice, for any operation, is to ensure all financials are up to date and complete on a regular basis. This should be done annually, at a minimum. Common practice is to complete a forward looking cash-flow projection, which outlines expected cash income and expenses over a certain period of time. This report is especially helpful in today’s rapidly changing agriculture environment. Cash flow projections can provide insight when it comes to determining peak operating loan and cash needs; understanding expected financial results for the coming year; and borrowing an amount that is appropriate for your operation The overall goal of completing and reviewing projections is to detect potential problem areas ahead of time. You’ll be better positioned to make adjustments or changes to correct practices contributing to those issues, ultimately putting you at an advantage to stay ahead and not be caught off guard. Understanding your breakeven is essential when it comes time to making crop decisions including crop rotation, grain marketing and farmland leases. A common mistake is to calculate breakeven price above variable inputs. This can lead to a false sense of profitability. It’s easy to underestimate the costs associated with overhead, family living, equipment repair and depreciation. See FOERDER, pg. 13
Information in the above columns is the writer’s opinion. It is no way guaranteed and should not be interpreted as buy/sell advice. Futures trading always involves a certain degree of risk.
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Soybeans make brief rally after falling early in week NYSTROM, from pg. 12 billion bushels. The USDA is calling for a 2.6 percent decline in exports year-on-year. We need to average 26.9 million bushels of sales per week to hit the USDA’s current 2.375-billion-bushel export forecast. New crop sales were 18.7 million bushels, bringing new crop sales to 69.8 million bushels vs. 62.5 million last year at this time. Weekly export inspections have fallen below the weekly average needed for seven straight weeks. Weekly ethanol production was down 19,000 barrels per day to 1.005 million bpd. Stocks fell by 600,000 barrels to 23.7 million barrels. Weekly ethanol production has been below last year in 15 out of the last 17 weeks. Further cuts to the ethanol usage line could be coming on future balance sheets. The USDA announced this week they plan to discontinue the objective yield survey used in their August report. They will continue with farmer surveys and satellite imagery for the August report, and will continue to use objective yield surveys for the September through November reports. However, the objective survey will use about half the number of what they historically used. Outlook: Funds had built a sizeable short position coming into this week, leaving the market suscepti-
MARKETING ble to a short covering rally. Rumors that China is on the verge of buying U.S. corn/ethanol/DDGs and the major snow storm provided a spark to lighten up on short positions. However, as we’ve seen over the past several months, rumors about Chinese buying can turn on a dime. Have your upside targets in mind as we are fighting just to get back to mid-February price levels. If China actually makes purchases of U.S. grains, the rally could be extended. For now, we may have found an interim bottom. The March 29 Prospective Plantings is right around the corner and could provide price direction for the next month. SOYBEANS — Soybeans dropped to a new low for the move early in the week, but a resulting reversal higher on the chart helped kick-start a rally which extended through the balance of the week. Of course, Chinese rumors and how the trade talks are progressing were positive inputs. China did buy 926,000 metric tons of U.S. soybeans to begin the week. This brought their total purchases to 11 mmt so far this marketing year compared to 28.2 mmt by this time last year. Fund short covering was apparent in soybeans, as it was in corn.
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Hogs on a mission to higher prices TEALE, from pg. 12 ously help settle the cattle market. Until then, producers should be aware of current market conditions and protect inventories if needed. The hog market since the beginning of the month has been on a mission to higher prices. Several factors have affected the market during the past few weeks which brought about the current rally in all sectors of the hog industry. First, the fear has been growing about the spread of African swine fever which has spread through many Asian countries. Because of this disease, the thought is that our export business will increase in the near future to replace the lost pork in those affected countries.
Another area is the fact that the domestic demand for pork has picked up as the retail price difference to other meats has become very positive to the consumer. This directly affected the pork cut outs which have moved higher in the past several weeks. Another factor has been the weather — which has disrupted all phases of the hog production for weeks. The futures market has responded with a sharp rally for several weeks and has increased the basis between cash and futures to the widest levels in quite some time. Because of the rapid increase, the hog market appears to be overbought and could be subject to some corrective action. Therefore, producers should be aware of market conditions and protect inventories as desired. v
Weekly export sales were above trade estimates at 70.2 million bushels. This brings total commitments to 1.5 billion bushels and 16 percent behind last year. To hit the USDA outlook for 1.875 billion bushels of exports, we need to average 15.9 million bushels of sales per week for the balance of the marketing year. The February National Oilseed Processors Association crush report showed 154.5 million bushels were crushed, much less than the trade estimate of 158.7 million bushels. Soyoil stocks were up to 1.75 billion pounds versus 1.61 billion pounds expected. China’s problems with African swine fever in their pig herds was reinforced this week when they purchased 52.5 million pounds of U.S. pork. This is the third-biggest weekly purchase ever made by China. China reported its hog inventory had fallen nearly 17 percent in February from last year and their sow numbers had plunged 19 percent vs. a year ago. There were reports this week that some schools, businesses and military units in China will no longer serve pork in their cafeterias. China’s poultry production is expected to be up 8 percent this year due to ASF. Conab updated their Brazilian crop estimates this week. They cut their soybean forecast 1.9 mmt from last month to 113.5 mmt. The USDA is using 116.5 mmt. The Rosario Grains Exchange in Argentina upped its soybean crop estimate from 52 mmt to 54 mmt. The Buenos Aires Grain Exchange left its estimate at 53 mmt vs. the USDA’s 55 mmt projection. Outlook: May soybeans were 13.5 cents higher for the week at $9.09.25; July rallied 13.25 cents to $9.23, and November was 12 cents higher at $9.42.5 per bushel. Soybeans may have found a short term low ahead of the March 29 plantings report. China’s situation is still up in the air and U.S. weather is becoming a headline. Short term, we may see some short covering rallies. But longer term, it’s difficult to get overly-bullish without a threat to the next crop. Nystrom’s Notes: Contract changes for the week ended March 15: Minneapolis May wheat was 5.5 cents higher at $5.54.75, Chicago surged 22.75 cents higher to $4.62.25, and Kansas City was 12.25 cents higher at $4.43 per bushel. Crude oil jumped $2.45 higher to $58.52, ULSD fell 3.25 cents, RBOB gained 4.75 cents, and natural gas fell 7 cents. The U.S. dollar index dropped 684 ticks. v
Clients struggle most with dealing with overhead costs FOERDER, from pg. 12 Running a breakeven analysis is another best practice to adopt. Compeer’s Margin Manager Tool, available on Compeer.com, can guide you through these calculations. Overhead cost is the measure I see clients struggle with most often. Major contributors include equipment repairs and depreciation, building expenses, grain storage, utilities and, of course, family living
expenses. Understanding the real costs associated with these items and making sure they are accurately reflected in the income/expense projection may seem like a tedious process, but it’s all very important to proper budgeting. You will be better prepared and avoid surprises when you take the time to account for your expenses. Many resources are available today to make managing your farm’s finances easier than ever. A consis-
tent, methodical approach to managing your business’ finances will help your farm endure today’s challenging environment. With a little homework, you can find the right financial tools and resources. Some can be very simple, while others may be more complex. Start with where you are comfortable and evolve those tools as you are able. For additional insights from Foerder and the rest of the Compeer team, visit Compeer.com v
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Cornucopia: Large dairies are ignoring organic standards By TIM KING The Land Correspondent ROCKTON, Wis. — Cornucopia Institute, the organic industry watchdog, turns 15 years old this April. The Land decided to check in on the organization’s interests these days and what is planned for the near future. Mark Kastel is the organization’s co-foundPhoto submitted er and executive direcCornucopia Institute cotor. He lives on a farm in founder and executive southwestern Wisconsin. director Mark Kastel. The Land: The Cornucopia Institute released a report called “The Industrialization of Dairy” in August last year. What inspired that? Kastel: We started the Cornucopia Project as a project about organic dairying; but early on, leaders in the organic industry sent us examples of how the vision for how organics should be regulated in all areas on a federal level were being grossly abused. Our first report was on organic dairying and here we are — 15 years later — still working on problems in
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organic dairying as well as the entire organic industry. The Land: What do you mean by the “industrialization of dairy?” Kastel: When we started 15 years ago, we saw how there were these big factory farms operating with their cows in total confinement and without any grazing. They were violating the spirit and letter of the organic law. What I said back then is that there is a perfect economic model for the road that organic dairy was going down in those early years of its commercialization. That model was the conventional dairy industry. It moved out west and it grew to industrial scale — what is commonly referred to as factory farms. Conventional dairy moved out west because of cheap water and cheap labor. The Land: Dairies in the western states don’t need to worry about manure run off either. Kastel: Right. If you concentrate 5,000 or 15,000 cows in one spot in Wisconsin or Minnesota — places that are traditional dairy producing areas — the problem is that it rains. If you take the manure from 5,000 animals and it rains on it, it washes into streams and the ground water. The dry areas of desert avoided that. The Land: So, 15 years ago you saw organic dairying begin to develop that model. Has that continued? Kastel: In our 2018 report we took a year to reresearch the industry to see how it has evolved. We saw that it had grown from two concentrated animal feedlot operations in 2004 to probably more than 25 now. We estimate that they are producing roughly half of the organic milk in the country. The Land: What’s your problem with that?
Kastel: The fact is that back then they were operating illegally and violating consumer trust. They were violating the trust in organics that we had worked years to establish. That has continued to this day so this has gone full circle. Here’s a grotesque statistic that I didn’t create, but that I have popularized. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, there are only six certified organic dairies in the entire state of Texas. But they produce 1.4 times the milk that the 453 certified organic dairy farms in Wisconsin produce. The Land: So, one industrialized Texas dairy equals 75 Wisconsin dairy farms. Has that scale of industrialization of organic affected those family operated organic dairies? Kastel: Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz used to say to farmers get big or get out. Back when we were commercializing organic dairy, I’d say get big or get out . . . or go organic. The Land: I remember farmers who didn’t want to double the size of their herd getting certified. The price for organic milk was a lot better. Kastel: Organics was a refuge for the family farm. It was the alternative to getting big. But we entered into a crisis in earnest in conventional dairy two or three years ago and that has now impacted organic dairy. Now we have conventional and organic dairies going out of business and we have conventional and organic farmers literally shooting themselves. So this last refuge for economic justice in farming as it pertains to dairy is on the ropes. The Land: What exactly is the crisis as far as organic milk goes? Kastel: In most cases what we see — whether it’s See CORNUCOPIA, pg. 15
Organic Standards Board seeks nominees The U.S. Department of Agriculture seeks nominations of qualified individuals for five open seats on the National Organic Standards Board. The 15-member advisory board considers and makes recommendations on the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances and other issues involving the production, handling and processing of USDA certified organic products. Each member serves a five-year term and represents specific sectors of the organic community. Current openings include: one individual with expertise in areas of environmental protection and resource conservation; one individual who owns or operates an organic farming operation or an employee of such individuals; one individual who owns or operates a retail establishment with significant trade in organic products or an employee of such individuals; and two individuals who own or operate an organic handling operation or an employee of such individuals.
Members attend two in-person meetings each year and participate in bi-monthly subcommittee conference calls. USDA reimburses NOSB members for approved travel and associated lodging expenses. Nominations must include a resume and an AD-755 application form. Nominations may also include an optional cover letter and letters of reference. Nominations may be emailed to Michelle. Arsenault@usda.gov at the National Organic Program or mailed to: USDA-AMS-NOP, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 2642-S., Ag Stop 0268, Washington, DC 20250-0268. Electronic submissions are preferred. Deadline for nominations is May 17. This article was submitted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. v
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Kernza to be studied in Rice and Goodhue counties One downside of our current production of grain crops (such as corn, soybeans, wheat, oats and barley) is these crops are annual crops — meaning they need to be planted each year. This also means many of the fields where these crops are grown will spend at least some of the year with no plant cover protecting the soil from water and wind erosion. According to researchers, a new perennial crop could solve those problems and provide farmers with grain and animal feed while also keeping the soil covered. Two farmers in the
Cannon River Watershed are helping to study Kernza (an intermediate wheatgrass) this year. Kernza is the registered tradename for an intermediate wheatgrass (scientific name Thinopyrum intermedium), that was developed by The Land Institute located in Salinas, Kan. Despite the common name, it is not a species of wheat, but rather a grass species related to wheat. The grain has a sweet, nutty flavor — making it a good fit for cereals, snacks and brewing. The kernel is smaller than wheat and has more bran and fiber, but fewer
carbohydrates. Kernza also produces vegetative forage (biomass) for livestock, and because it’s a perennial, it also provides year-round soil coverage — reducing erosion. In September 2018, Dan Honken (Rice County) and Kaleb Anderson (Goodhue County) planted Kernza on their farms. Through a Minnesota Department of Agriculture Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Grant, the Cannon River Watershed Partnership and the University of Minnesota will be working with Honken and Anderson to study how grazing the biomass of
Kernza in the fall will affect the next year’s grain production. Information from this study will help farmers learn about the financial benefits available to them from the grain and forage production of Kernza. This project will end in 2021. This article was submitted by Alan Kraus, Conservation Program Manager of the Cannon River Watershed Partnership. v
Kastel: Industrial organic dairies not playing by the rules CORNUCOPIA, from pg. 14 organic dairy farms or vegetable farms — is that the organic farmer isn’t actually competing with farmers. They are competing with venture capitalists and investment bankers that have pumped hundreds of millions of dollars into these organizations. The Land: And the venture capitalists aren’t playing by the organic rules? Kastel: No. The organic rule is that dairy cows must graze. We’ve flown over these CAFOs (concentrated animal feeding operations) and found zero to 10 percent of the cows out. A real organic farmer has about one cow per acre. We’ve looked at manure management plans for these places and some of them have five or 10 cows per acre and some of them actually claim to cut hay off that overstocked land. The Land: If these feedlot organic
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milk as they would like to produce. Both of those combined significantly reduce their cash flow. Some of the farmers with higher debt can’t make it work anymore. A good deal of that is because of the glut of milk created by those big industrial dairies. The Land: I’d heard of the quotas, but I’ve also heard some farmers have had their contracts terminated. Kastel: The largest organic dairy label is Horizon. That was originally started by a bunch of millionaires in Colorado and is now controlled by Dannon North America. They have ruthlessly terminated their contractual relationship with family farmers in at least five states. I call that a death warrant because, in most cases, there are no other buyers for organic milk. If you’re in Minnesota or California or Oregon and you get a “Dear John” letter
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from your milk buyer, you are in real trouble. In some cases, organic farmers don’t have the option of turning to a conventional market. But there’s a surplus of conventional milk also. The Land: You’ve developed a score card so consumers can tell which dairies are producing real organic milk. Kastel: Yes. We’re also developing a score card for rating organic inspectors. The inspectors must be held accountable for certifying these industrial farms. The Land: You’ve said non-dairy, plant-based milks are part of the problem. Kastel: We call them “not milks.” They are highly profitable but not very nutritious. They are mostly water. We have a report coming out on that as well. v
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Brothers diversify with High Island organic fertilizer By KRISTIN KVENO That large of a poultry operation creates lots of The Land Correspondent chicken fertilizer. The Asmus family has been selling WINTHROP, Minn. — It’s simply in their blood. chicken fertilizer for 30 years. “It’s one of the best For brothers Michael and Adam Asmus, not only is fertilizers out there,” Michael said. farming something they were born to do, so too is Wanting to expand the fertilizer business, the coming up with innovative ideas for their farm and brothers began doing research on pelletizing fertilizbeyond. er. It took a few years of research and development, but starting in The Asmus brothers are fifthApril, High Island All-Purpose generation grain and livestock Organic Fertilizer (4-3-2) will be producers on the same land their available for purchase in one, great-great-grandfather began four and 20-pound bags. farming in 1910 — just east of Winthrop, Minn. Michael and In six to nine months they plan Adam are part of their family’s on rolling out their All Purpose + farm operation which includes Organic Fertilizer (4-3-2) featurcorn and soybean production ing biochar. Biochar is the bialong with a large egg operation. product of the drying process. Biochar “can help soil, While that alone would be retain water and nutrients,” enough to keep them busy, the Michael said. brothers are embarking on a new adventure into pelletizing organThe idea of the fertilizer pellets ic chicken fertilizer under their came from a “push due to enviHigh Island fertilizer contains no pathobrand called High Island gens or E.coli. ronmental regulation,” Adam Organics. said. One of the benefits of the pellets is that gardeners and producers can apply Being a part of the farming operation was always in the plans for Adam. He worked on the farm all the less and have the same effect, as it slowly releases way through college and graduated in 2010. Michael’s nitrogen into the soil. path back to the farm took some interesting twists. As farmers, Michael and Adam know they’re stewHe graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in ards of the land. “The land takes care of us,” Adam 2013, then moved to Long Island in 2015 to attend said. All fertilizers that High Island sells are organic. school at Stony Brook University where he received “Even though our chickens aren’t fed using organic his master’s degree in harpsichord. He is working on corn, soybean, etc., the USDA’s organic program has his doctorate. Michael’s love of music has never deemed manure as organic,” Michael said. It can be wavered, but the call of the farm was too great to labeled organic as it doesn’t contain any synthetic ignore. He decided to head back home to the farm materials. High Island has an Organic Materials and continues to perform with La Grande Bande — Review Institute certification. an orchestra and chorus he founded in 2011. For Michael, he wants to “make sure we’re doing Selling fertilizer is nothing new for the Asmus fam- our very best to protect our natural resource.” The ily. “My grandfather and his brother started with name High Island is homage to the High Island chickens in 1968,” Michael said. Their dad, Brian, Creek Watershed that is close to the farm. “Part of and mom, Diane, own the Asmus Egg Farm, where the goal of what we’re trying to do is improve water 500,000 layers produce 182.5 million eggs a year. quality,” he said. While any gardener or farm producer can use this ON THE COVER: A ready supply of chicken fertilizer fertilizer, “organic growers are the target market,” convinced the Asmus brothers to pelletize the product Adam said. Conventional growers can still get the and create High Island Organics. Pictured are (from benefits by applying lesser amounts than traditional left to right) Michael, Brian and Adam Asmus. fertilizers. High Island sells fertilizer for producers in super sacks (2,000 pounds) or purchase by the d truck load. The benefits of using High Island fertilizer for garHigh Tensile Fencing deners is that the fertilizer contains no pathogens or The fertilizer can be applied to the soil and the Speedrite Energizers E.coli. produce can be harvested the very same day. While Watering Systems wet chicken fertilizer can have a strong odor, there’s almost no odor in the fertilizer pellets. That’s a big Grazing Supplies selling point for your average backyard gardener. While pelletizing fertilizer is just getting off the SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA Daniel & Terese Hall ground, that’s not all that Adam and Michael would 40133 - 620th Ave. like to do at High Island. They hope to expand to Butterfield, MN 56120 organic seeds and gardening products. Overall, “I 507-956-2657
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The launching of new products can be daunting, but Michael and Adam are working hard “getting the word out, getting as much publicity as we can,” Michael said. Doing their part to improve water quality, help build soil profiles in backyards and in the fields, remains the foundation of High Island. Where the future takes these brothers, only time will tell. But if dedication to their farm and High Island is any indicator, the sky’s the limit! For more information on High Island and High Island products, visit https://highislandorganics.com. v
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Milk production is up despite drop in cow numbers This column was written for the marketing week ending March 15. Increased output in milk per cow pushed January milk production above January 2018, according to preliminary data in January’s U.S. Department of Agriculture Milk Production report. Output in the top 23 producing states totaled 17.5 billion pounds, up a bearish 1.3 percent from 2018. The 50-state total, at 18.6 billion pounds, is up 0.9 percent. January 2016 was the last time the 50-state total fell below that of the previous year. Finalized data put total 2018 milk output at 218 billion pounds, up 1.0 percent from 2017. The USDA reported that annual U.S. milk output has increased 15.0 percent from 2009. Cow numbers totaled 9.4 million head, down 0.1 percent from 2017 but they
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American-type cheese totaled 438.7 million pounds, up 3.2 percent from December and 1.2 percent above a year ago. Cheddar, the cheese traded at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, totaled 322.6 million pounds, up 15.7 million pounds or 5.1 percent from December and 4.3 million or 1.4 percent above a year ago. U.S. churns gave us 189.9 million pounds of butter, up 17.9 million pounds or 10.4 percent from November and 7.7 million pounds or 4.2 percent above a year ago. Yogurt output hit 384.1 million pounds, up 5.1 percent from a year ago. Dry whey totaled 81.2 million pounds, down 10.1 percent. Dry whey for human consumption totaled 79.7 million pounds, up 8.9 percent from December, but 9.5 percent below a year ago. Dry whey stocks totaled 78.7 million pounds, up 20.8 percent from December, but 11.6 percent below those a year ago. Nonfat dry milk production totaled 172.7 million pounds, up 21 percent from December and 7.7 percent above a year ago. Stocks climbed to 283.6 million pounds, up 8.9 million pounds or 3.2 percent from December, but are 23.4 million pounds or 7.6 percent below the 2018 level. Skim milk powder totaled 30.4 million pounds, down 40.1 percent from December and 33.5 percent below a year ago. n The USDA again lowered its 2019 milk production estimate in the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, blaming smallerthan-expected dairy cow numbers. 2019 production and marketings were estimated at 219.7 and 218.8 billion pounds respectively, down 400 million pounds on output and down 300 million on marketings. If realized, 2019 production would
still be up 2.2 billion pounds or 1.0 percent from 2018. The fat basis export forecast was reduced on slower-than-expected sales of butterfat due to increased global competition. Skim-solids basis exports were lowered on expected strong competition in international skim milk powder markets and slower expected demand for whey products. The fat basis import forecast was lowered slightly while the skim-solids basis import forecast was unchanged. Annual product price forecasts for cheese, butter and nonfat dry milk were raised from the previous month, but the whey price forecast was reduced slightly. The Class III milk price was raised, based on a higher cheese price projection — more than offsetting the lower whey price. Look for a 2019 average of around $15.20 per hundredweight, up 15 cents from the USDA’s last estimate and compares to $14.61 in 2018 and $16.17 in 2017. The Class IV forecast was increased on higher forecast butter and nonfat dry milk prices. It’s projected at around $16.10, which is up 22 cents from the last projection and compares to a $14.23 average in 2018 and $15.16 in 2017. This month’s 2018-19 U.S. corn outlook is for lower use for ethanol, reduced exports, and larger stocks. Corn used to produce ethanol was lowered 25 million bushels to 5.55 billion. Exports were reduced 75 million bushels to 2.375 billion, reflecting diminished U.S. price competitiveness and expectations of increased exports for Brazil and Argentina. With no other use changes, ending stocks were raised 100 million bushels to 1.835 billion. The season-average corn price received by producers was lowered 5 cents at the midpoint to $3.55 per bushel. U.S. soybean supply and use changes included See MIELKE, pg. 19
Skim milk price amendment announced The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced an amendment to the Class I skim milk price formula under the Federal Milk Marketing Order program, in accordance with the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the 2018 farm bill). The change is effective May 1. Currently, the Class I skim milk price is calculated using the higher of the monthly advanced pricing factors for Class III or Class IV skim milk, which reflect dairy product survey prices for the two weeks prior to the price announcement, plus the applicable adjusted Class I differential. Because market prices for these surveyed products fluctuate, the “higher of” factor used to determine the Class I skim milk price can change, increasing risk and uncertainty associated with hedging.
To address this issue, Congress determined that the formula for the FMMO Class I skim milk price should be the average of the monthly Class III and Class IV advanced pricing factors plus $0.74 per hundredweight plus the applicable adjusted Class I differential. In accordance with the 2018 farm bill, the amendment is effective indefinitely, until further modified, and may not be modified sooner than two years after the effective date of this rule. The Federal Register notice is available at www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/03/11/2019-04347/ federal-milk-marketing-orders-amending-the-class-iskim-milk-price-formula. This article was submitted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. v
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CME prices up due to global market, domestic demand Cash butter hit $2.2850 per pound 2000, according to Fuess, and dry action as plant-based imitators of MIELKE, from pg. 18 on March 14, then backed down to whey slipped lower in December — milk, cheese, butter and other prodhigher crush and lower ending stocks close the next day at $2.28. This is up the sixth time in seven months — ucts brazenly flout FDA rules restrictcompared with last month’s WASDE 1.25 cents on the week and 7 cents unable to continue November’s ing the use of dairy terms on nonreport. Soybean crush was raised 10 above a year ago, with five sales for strength. dairy products,” according to a NMPF million bushels to 2.1 billion on higher the week. press release. domestic disappearance of soybean Total whey protein concentrate dismeal and a lower soybean meal Midwest churns remain very active appearance dropped lower in The Dairy Pride Act is “another extraction rate. Soybean stocks were and plant managers relay cream conDecember for the first time since means toward a crucial end for conprojected at 900 million bushels, down tinues to roll in, including additional December 2017, down 9.2 percent, sumers: the end of mislabeled non10 million from last month. loads from the West. Inventories are according to HighGround Dairy. dairy products as ‘milks’ in the marbuilding. ketplace,” says NMPF. The season-average soybean price n range forecast of $8.10-$9.10 per bushWestern cream supplies are solid, “While NMPF continues to press the In politics, the National Milk el was unchanged at the midpoint. but not overbearing. Cream items’ pro- Producers Federation praised legislaagency to strengthen its own enforceSoybean oil and meal prices were also duction for the upcoming holiday is ment, substantial support for dairy in tion that has been introduced by unchanged at 28.5 to 31.5 cents per picking up. Food service and restauCongress only underscores the urgenSenators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) pound and $295 to $335 per short ton, rant butter orderings are lagging a bit and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) in the Senate; cy for the FDA to act,” charged NMPF respectively. due to cooler weather conditions. president and CEO Jim Mulhern. and Representatives Peter Welch n n (D-Vt.) and Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) in Lee Mielke is a syndicated columnist who resides in Everson, Wash. His Dairy traders had a lot to assimilate Grade nonfat dry milk closed March the House. weekly column is featured in newspathis week and by March 15 had taken 15 at 96.75 cents per pound, down The legislation “further prods the pers across the country and he may be CME block cheddar to a $1.56 per three-quarter cents on the week, but FDA toward increasingly necessary reached at lkmielke@juno.com. v pound close on the week, 2.5 cents high- 27.75 cents above a year ago, with 10 er than the previous week, but 2.5 cents carloads switching places. T RACK L O ADERS • S KID L O A D E R S • A R T I C U L AT E D L O A D E R S • T E L E HA ND L E R S below a year ago. The cheddar barrels The now one-year-old spot dry whey finished at $1.4925, up 12.75 cents on market closed the week at 32 cents the week. This is the highest since Sept. per pound, down 2 cents on the week 10, 6.75 cents below a year ago, but but 2.75 cents above a year ago, with pulled the spread down to 6.75 cents. 11 carloads finding new homes on the There were 15 cars of block sold on the week. week at the CME and 27 of barrel. PILOT CONTROL TRACK LOADER Are CME prices a result of the globMidwestern cheesemakers continue al dairy market or domestic demand? to report seasonally quiet orders, HighGround Dairy Director of Dairy according to Dairy Market News, and Market Intelligence Lucas Fuess said The RT215 Pilot Series Track Loader from some expect the lull to continue in the March 18 Dairy Radio Now Gehl is the IDEAL machine. Outfitted with through the month. Contacts relay broadcast that it’s a little of both. our revolutionary pilot operated control that their milk suppliers, smaller system, the Pilot Series has the ideal mix Cheese was the only dairy commodidairy farms, experienced barn collapsof simplicity and technology. The seat es due to excess snow-builds. Cows on ty where U.S. disappearance grew mounted joystick controls move with the higher vs. the prior year in December, those farms were being relocated, but operator, even on rough terrain, and provide additional legroom. The Pilot milk remains available and continues he said. However, good disappearance earlier in the year across all other Series Track Loader line includes five 50 cents to $2 under Class. models ranging from 1,650 lbs. to commodities (inTRACK some cases export COVERAGE COMES STANDARD EXTRA SKID AND LOADER A number of local cheesemakers say driven) was enough to push total 2018 3,200 lbs. rated operating capacity. 1973, Gehl has pushed skid loader innovation forward. Today, Gehl their inventories are manageable, asSincedisappearance stronger year-over-year Test drive the Gehl RT Pilot Series Track they have maintained limited produccontinues theall tradition with a complete line of skid loaders and track loaders across commodities. Total cheese Loaders at your local Gehl dealership today! tion schedules. However, some report designed with productivity andvs. efficiency in mind. Purchase a new Gehl Skid or disappearance was up the prior recent upticks regarding productionTrackyear Loader an includedmonth, 2 year / 2,000 hr XPRTEXCLUSIVES total (full machine) for and the receive third consecutive INDUSTRY and expect it to continue forward as up 1.1 percent from 2017, according to coverage plan. Offer subject to change, inquire for details. demand will pick up in the early extended Fuess. Automatic Track Tension System Cab to Canopy Fold-up Door System www.gehl.com/PilotApproved spring. Cheese market tones are Sharply higher butter disappearance “steady to bullish.” in October and November did not carry Western cheese production is active CALL YOUR LOCAL GEHL DEALER TODAY! over into December, he said, with total as parts of the region have increasing disappearance down 7.1 percent and milk output. 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Looking ahead to coverage programs for 2019, 2020 The U.S. Department of Agriculture has exceed 115 percent of the current refer- ing ARC-CO payments, rather than National begun the implementation process for the ence price. The current minimum refer- Agriculture Statistics Service yields, which are surnew farm bill. This includes making ence prices (and new maximum prices) vey-based. required adjustments to the commodity are: corn, $3.70/bu. (maximum $4.26/bu.); Commodity national loan rates were increased in programs. USDA has announced initial soybeans, $8.40/bu. (maximum $9.66/bu.); the new farm bill as follows: corn, $2.20/bu. (curfarm program sign-up under the new farm and wheat, $5.50/bu. (maximum $6.33/ rently $1.95/bu.); soybeans, $6.20/bu. (currently bill will likely not occur until around Sept. bu.). Note: due to lower MYA price levels $5.00/bu.); and wheat, $3.38/bu. (currently $2.94/ 1. Even though we do not have all the offiin recent years, the reference prices for bu.). Note: County loan rates are adjusted, based on cial details for the farm programs under corn, soybeans and wheat will likely stay local grain prices and geographical price differences. the new farm bill, we know that the Price FARM PROGRAMS at the current levels for 2019 and 2020. Calculation formulas, etc. for the ARC-CO program Loss Coverage and Ag Risk Coverage proRisk Management Agency yields which will remain similar to the current farm program. By Kent Thiesse grams will function very similarly to the are used for crop insurance yield callast farm bill for the 2014-2018 crop Refer to the table for calculation details for the culations (calculated at the county years. As a result, this information level) will now be used for determin- See THIESSE, pg. 21 can be used to make some initial analysis of the farm program choice for the 2019 and 2020 crop years. PLC and ARC-CO Farm Program Comparison Table Commodity program details in the new farm bill AG RISK COVERAGE (ARC-CO) Eligible Producers will be able to choose between PROGRAM DETAILS PRICE LOSS COVERAGE (PLC) the price-only Price Loss Coverage and county yield Base Price • Crop Reference Price (RP) • Benchmark (BM) Price — Higher of the revenue-based Ag Risk Coverage program choices for • RPs for 2019 and 2020 will be Reference Price or the 5-year “Olympic” the 2019 and 2020 crop production years. Beginning $3.70/bu. for corn, average price. with the 2021 crop year, producers will be able to $5.50/bu. for wheat and $8.40/bu. for • Likely 2019 and 2020 BM prices are make an annual election between the ARC-CO and soybeans $3.70/bu. for corn, $5.50/bu. for wheat PLC program choices. The farm program choice will and $9.25/bu. for soybeans (2019) be specific to each eligible crop, and the choice can $8.93-$9.25/bu. for soybeans in 2020 vary from farm unit to farm unit for the same crop. Crop base acres will remain at current levels for all Final Price • 12-month national market year average price. • Same as for PLC crops on most farms. Producers will have the oppor- Sept. 1 – Aug. 31 for corn and soybeans; tunity to update their Farm Service Agency farm June 1 – May 31 for wheat program payment yields beginning with the 2020 • Farm Unit FSA program yields. • County Benchmark Yields crop year. Yield updates will be based on the average Payment Yield 2019: Current FSA yields 5-year rolling “Olympic” average county yield. farm yields for the 2013-17 crop years on planted 2020: Higher of current or updated FSA yields Harvest yield is the final county average yield acres for eligible crops, which will be factored down by 81 percent for corn and soybeans and 90 percent (based on 2013-17 average farm yields) (RMA data). for wheat. If the updated yields are lower than cur N/A • BM Revenue = County BM Yield x BM Price rent levels, producers can choose to keep their cur- Payment Revenue • Revenue Guarantee = BM revenue x 86 rent FSA program yields. The farm program yields percent are used to calculate PLC payments on individual FSA farm units. Payment Acres • 85 percent of Base Acres for an eligible crop. • 85 percent of Base Acres for an eligible crop. ARC-CO payments will now be based on the county where an FSA farm unit is located, rather than the Payment Formula • PLC Payment per Base Acre = (Ref. Price • ARC-CO Payment per Base Acre = Revenue county that the producer chose as the FSA adminis minus Final MYA Price) x FSA Yield x .85 Guarantee minus Final County Revenue trative office (as currently exists). (Final county yield x final MYA price) x .85 The reference prices for PLC and ARC-CO pro • If the final MYA price is higher than • If the final County Revenue is higher grams will be established at the greater of the cur than the Reference Price, there is NOT than the Revenue Guarantee, the is NOT rent reference prices or 85 percent of the market year a PLC payment for that crop an ARC-CO payment for that crop. average price for the most recent five years — excluding the high and low year. The reference price cannot Maximum Payment • (Reference Price minus National Loan Rate) • County BM Revenue x .10 x .85
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2019 yield, price figures will clear PLC, ARC-CO picture THIESSE, from pg. 20 PLC and ARC-CO programs. 2019 and 2020 farm program choice summary Following is an initial summary of the situations that may favor the PLC or ARC-CO program for the 2019 and 2020 crop years for corn, soybeans, and wheat — based on current farm program analysis. Corn — A producer is likely to select the PLC program for corn in 2019 and 2020 if they think the final market year average price of corn will be below $3.70/bu. Note: The market year average price has been $3.70/bu. or lower from 2014 to 2017, and likely will be for 2018. The PLC program will be favorable to growers who have very high FSA program yields. (FSA yields can be updated for the 2020 crop year.) It will also benefit growers who feel the final county average yields will be near or above the county benchmark yield. Choose PLC program coverage if you want price protection from $3.70/bu. down to $2.20/bu. A producer is likely to select the ARC-CO program for corn in 2019 and 2020, if they think the final market year average corn price will be near $3.70/bu. or above, with reduced yields. The ARC-CO program will favor a grower in a county with high benchmark yields, relative to their farm unit FSA program yields. Growers who feel the final county average yields will be well-below the county benchmark yield should also consider the ARC-CO program; along with those who are not as worried about price protection (ARCCO is a revenue-based program). Soybeans — A producer is likely to select the PLC program for soybeans in 2019 and 2020, if they think the final market year average price of soybeans will be below $8.40/bu. Note: The MYA price has been above $8.40/bu. from 2014 to 2017, and likely will be for 2018. The PLC program will be favorable to growers who have very high FSA program yields. (FSA yields can be updated for the 2020 crop year.) It will also benefit growers who feel that the final county average yields will be near or above the county benchmark yield. Choose PLC program coverage if you want price protection from $8.40/ bu. down to $6.20/bu.
A producer is likely to select the ARC-CO program for soybeans in 2019 and 2020, if they think the final market year average soybean price will be near $8.40/bu. or above, with lower yields. The ARC-CO program will favor a grower who is in a county with high benchmark yields, relative to their farm unit FSA yields. Growers who feel the final county average yields will be somewhat below the county benchmark yield should also consider the ARC-CO option. Wheat — A producer is likely to select the PLC program for wheat in 2019 and 2020, if they think the final market year average price of wheat will be below $5.50/bu. Note: The market year average price has been below $5.50/bu. from 2015 to 2017, and likely will be for 2018.) The PLC program will be favorable to growers who have very high FSA program yields. (FSA yields can be updated for the 2020 crop year.) It will also benefit growers who feel the final county average yields will be near or above the county benchmark yield. Growers who want price protection from $5.50/bu. down to $3.38/bu. should also consider the PLC option. A producer is likely to select the ARC-CO program for wheat in 2019 and 2020, if they think the final market year average wheat price will be near $5.50/bu. or above, with reduced yields. The ARC-CO program will favor a grower who is in a county with high benchmark yields, relative to their farm unit FSA yields. Choose the ARCCO option if you feel the final county average yields will be well below the county benchmark yield. Summary The final analysis of the PLC and ARC-CO program choices may change slightly in future months, when we have a better handle on yield prospects for 2019 and market year average price estimates for the 2019 and 2020 marketing years. Take time between now and Sept. 1 to analyze the farm program choices on your FSA farm units. Kent Thiesse is a government farm programs analyst and a vice president at MinnStar Bank in Lake Crystal, Minn. He may be reached at (507) 7262137 or kent.thiesse@minnstarbank. com. v
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HUGE WADENA-NEW YORK MILLS, MN AREA DAIRY CATTLE & FARM EQUIPMENT AUCTION TUESDAY, APRIL 2ND, 2019 10:00 AM
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LOCATED: 2 MILES EAST OF NEW YORK MILLS, MN ON US HIGHWAY 10 THEN 3/4 MILE SOUTH ON 550TH AVE THEN 3/10 MILE WEST ON 365TH ST. NOTE: FAMILY FARM SINCE THE EARLY 1960’S. OWNERS SELLING DUE TO HEALTH REASONS. ONLINE BIDDING AVAILABLE ON MAJOR EQUIPMENT THROUGH PROXIBID. FOR COMPLETE LISTING OR CATTLE CATALOG SEE: www.midamericanauction.com OR PHONE 320-760-2979 180 HEAD OF OUTSTANDING OFFICIAL DHIA HOLSTEIN CATTLE WILL SELL UNDER COVER OFFICIAL DHIA: 2X24, 150 MILK, 4.1% 990 FAT, 3.1% 748 PROTEIN. 80# TANK AVG. SCC AVERAGES 250,000. TIE STALL COWS THAT ARE ACCUSTOMED TO LOOSE HOUSING AND HEAD LOCK BROKE. AI BRED FOR DECADES USING LEADING AI SIRES. MANY JUST FRESH OR DUE SOON AFTER SALE TIME. INCLUDES: 85 YOUNG EXTREMELY WELL UDDERED COWS, 63 FIRST AND SECOND LACT. 50 FRESH IN PAST 90 DAYS. 13 DUE IN NEXT 90 DAYS. HOME RAISED, FARM FRESH AND FANCY; 41 VERY GOOD AI SIRED BRED HEIFERS DUE FROM SALE TIME THROUGH NOVEMBER; 53 HIGH QUALITY AI SIRED OPEN HEIFERS FROM BABIES TO BREEDING AGE. TRACTORS & FARM MACHINERY ‘07 NEW HOLLAND TL-100A MFWD, CAB, LOADER, SKID LOADER BACK PLATE 8181 ONE OWNER HRS; ‘81 JD 4440 QUAD, 8978 HRS; ‘81 IH 1466, CAB; ‘87 WHITE 2-135, 7957 HRS. LATE MODEL FORAGE EQUIPMENT & GENERAL FARM MACHINERY 2013 NH FP 230 HIGH CAPACITY FORAGE HARVESTER, KERNEL PROCESSOR, META-LERT, EXC. COND; NH 824 2 ROW ADJ. CH & NH P-27 7FT. HAY HEAD SELL SEPARATELY; 2016 NH 313 MOW MAX 13’ HYDRA SWING DISCBINE, LIKE NEW; H&S HSM-9 9’ 3 BELT MERGER; (2) H&S HD TWIN AUGUR 16’ FORAGE BOXES & TANDEM GEARS; H&S 7+4 17’ FORAGE BOX ON 12 TON TANDEM GEAR; KUHN KNIGHT S13S SINGLE SCREW TMR /SCALE; ‘97 KELLY RYAN CENTERLINE 9’ AG BAGGER, 200’ CABLE; NH 185 TANDEM AXLE SPREADER; WHITE 5100 8R30 PLANTER; IH 5700 14’ CHISEL PLOW; PLUS GRAVITY BOXES, PLOW, DISC & GENERAL EQUIPMENT DAIRY & LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT MUELLER 1500 GALLON BULK TANK W/AUTO WASH; (7) DAIRY MASTER INTELI-MONITOR SWIFT FLOW UNITS; PIPELINE FOR 67 COWS, 56 PLATE COOLER, VAC. PUMP, NEWER TRICYCLE FRONT BUNK FEEDER WAGON; FEEDERS; ELECT. COW BRUSH; 15 CALF HUTS; 3 SUPER HUTS; SEMEN TANK AND MUCH MORE
SCOTT & JOLENE TUMBERG, OWNERS PH. 218-640-2190 54597 36TH ST., NEW YORK MILLS, MN MID-AMERICAN AUCTION CO. INC. AL WESSEL LIC #77-60 PH. 320-760-2979 KEVIN WINTER 320-760-1593, AUCTIONEERS
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GENERATORS Used, low hour take-outs. 20 kW - 2000 kW. Diesel, propane, & natural gas. CAT, Cummins/ Onan, Kohler, Detroit Diesel, & more. www.abrahamindustrial.com. (701) 371-9526
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Red Wing, MN
Location; Goodhue County Fairgrounds, 44279 Co. 6 Blvd., Zumbrota, MN. From Zumbrota, MN take Goodhue Co. 6 Blvd. .5 miles north, across the road from Central Livestock Market. (Watch for Houghton auction signs)
First auction ring starts w/tools at 9:00 AM Second auction ring starts w/farm machinery at 10:00 AM Bid live online www.proxibid.com/houghton
TRACTORS Cat 65D, 5,200 hrs., rubber tracks, 4-hyd. - Int. 886, 2,400 act. one owner hrs. w/Int. 2350-hyd. loader, 3-pt. - Int. 1586, 3-pt. PTO, 3-hyd, 20.8x38 ax. mnt. duals, new clutch & TA, rebuilt PTO, nice tractor - Int. 756 gas, cab, w/hyd. loader, 3-pt. - Int. 460 gas - JD A
BRIAN AUGUSTINE RETIREMENT LINE Case IH 9150, 4WD, 5,592 hrs. 3-pt. Quick Hitch, 3-hyd., 20.8x38 duals, new hyd. pump - Case 4690 4WD, 6,062 hrs. 3-pt. PTO, 3-hyd, 20.8x34 - Case 2294, 5,936 hrs. 3-pt. Quick Hitch, PTO, 3-hyd - Int. 1468 V8, cab 6,975 hrs. The Augustines are the second owners, they bought it w/300 hrs. on tractor, 3-pt. dual hyd, PTO, 18.4x38 duals (new bottom end on motor, less then 50 hrs. ago) - Case IH 2366, 3,441 sep. hrs. 4,355 eng. hrs. Ceres 8000 monitor, 30.5-32 - 1998 Geringhoff Roto disc 6R chopping corn head - Case IH 1020, 30' platform w/Crary air reel - Horst head cart - 2014 Maurer Alum hopper bottom trl. 40', 66" sides, spring ride, roll tarp - 1984 Merritt hopper bottom trl. 42', 66" sides, roll tarp - 1999 Int. day cab, Cummins M11, 490,100 miles - 1996 Volvo day cab, Cummins M11, 638,500 miles - 1988 Int. tandem ax truck, 12' steel box & hoist, Cummins L10 - White 6100, 12R planter, liq. fert. tru count row clutches, floating trash whips, dawn closing wheels, 2 red ball fert. pumps, corn & bean disc - Case IH 5400, 20' mnt. drill - Marliss 20' mnt. drill - Red Ball 570, 1,200 gal sprayer 90' hyd. booms, triple nozzel, 320/90R 46 tires, Raven SCS450 controller, 9 yrs old, like new - John Deere 724, 24' soil finisher, 5-bar harrow - John Deere 716, 11shank disc chisel - Glencoe 9-shank disc chisel - Parker 1500-R weight wagon, poly cup auger, scale, 18 hp. B&S, used as seed tender - Westfield WR80-61 auger, elect motor - (2) United farm tools 400 bushel grain carts - NI 5209, 9" discbine - NH 850 round baler - (3) 1000 gal poly tanks - Transfer pumps Can’t attend the auction? Bid live on-line at proxi-bid www.proxibid.com/maring auction
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Harms Mfg. Land Rollers, JD 1760 conservation planter We buy Brand New. 12’-$6,800; flex frame, 3 bu boxes, YetSalvage Equipment Parts Available 14’-$7,000; 16’-$7,800; 24’- ter shark tooth row cleanHammell Equip., Inc. $14,800; 32’-$17,500; 42’- ers, 250 mon, $13,750; JD $20,500. Others from 8’-62’. 4240 tractor, QR, 3pt, 18.4x38 (507)867-4910 (90%) $14,900; JD 980 44’ 715-234-1993 field cult, w/ JD 3 bar harrow, $7,750; Top-Air TA1100 Tractors 60’ sprayer, 13.6x38 tires, $3,750; 18.4x38, 18.4.x42, Your ad 18.4x46 10 bolt dual, from FOR SALE: JD 4555 2WD, $850/pr. 320-769-2756 6100 hrs, P.S. 3 hyd, new incould be here! terior, narrow or wide tires & duals, planter tractor, 507-345-4523 Sell your farm equipment very nice, $28,500, owner rein The Land with a line ad. tiring. 952-240-2193 507-345-4523
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TRUCKS, VEHICLES, TRAILERS 2018 Wilson Pacesetter, 39' hopper bottom trl. 66" sides, ag hoppers SS rear, alum. rims, air ride, roll tarp - 2018 Wilson Commander 41' hopper bottom trl. 66" sides, ag hoppers air ride, alum rims, roll tarp - 2001 Wilson 41' hopper bottom trl. 66" sides, spring ride, alum rims, roll tarp - 2003 Chevy 1500 Z71, 4x4, 85,000 miles - 2001 Ford F250, 7.3 dsl. 4x4, crew cab, goose neck hitch - 2006 Buick Lucerne, 3800 motor, leather - 2006 Featherlite 8'x16' enclosed trl. tandem ax PLANTING & TILLAGE EQUIPMENT White 8200, 12R30" flex frame planter, liq. fert. Insect. - (16) Kinze seed boxes w/ext. fits 2000 - 3000 planters - Great Plains 1700TT, 17' vertical tillage, rolling basket, clod buster, very nice condition - John Deere 2210, 31.5' field cult. tru depth control, walking tandems, gauge wheels, 2-bar harrow, rolling basket DMI Tiger Mate II, 19.5 ' field cult. harrow - Case IH 4700, 42' field cult. new shovels - Glencoe 1250, 28' field cult. new shovels - AC 3300, 30' field cult. - Glencoe 1250, 12' field cult - Wil Rich 2500 18' field cult - Case IH 5700 12-shank chisel plow, new shovels - Case IH 340, 34' true tandem rock flex disc, 21" blades, gauge wheels, walking tandems - Kruse 8200-321N, 31' disc, harrow - Case IH 496, 24' cushion gang disc - Int 720 4x18 plow - Int. 3-pt. 6' digger
'04 JD 8320 MFWD recent tranny work, 7500 hrs, AUTO TRAC READY (plug & play) 18.4R46 rears w/ duals, NEW front tires, Xenon lights, big hyd pump. Looks & runs great! .............. $64,500
CHOPPING & HAYING EQUIPMENT 2012 John Deere 645C, 14' hyd folding hay head - JD 3950 chopper, processor, JD 7' hay head, JD 2R30" corn head - (2) H&S 16' chopper boxes, tandem gear - Gehl 970, 16' chopper box, tandem gear - Agri Quick Hitches - NH 479 haybine - (2) NH 256 rakes NH 851 round baler - 8'x18' metal bale wagon, NH gear
'00 JD 8410T Track wide stance (120") , 6800 Hours, AUTO TRAC READY, 24" Camoplast belts (80%), 4 hyd remotes, under carriage excellent, 3-pt, 1000 PTO. Used on our farm last several years ..................................................................................$52,500
NEW SKID LOADER ATTACH & FARM MACHINERY New Stout hyd. grapples - (4) 10-16.5 & (4) 12-16.5 new skid loader tires - Rite Way RR250 hyd rock picker - Westfield MK 13"x71' plus auger, hyd. swing hopper - Westerndorf WWL425 gravity wagon, trk. tires - NI 324 corn picker - Several gravity boxes - MN manure spreader - NI manure spreader - Asphalt pull type paver - JD 2-bottom steel wheel plow
JD 1560 No-Till Drill, 20' wide w/ markers, 7.5" spacing, 2- point hook-up . Nice condition ....................................................$19,900
TOOLS, FUEL BARREL, RELATED ITEMS 2,000 gal fuel barrel w/elect. pump - feeders - tools - farm related
TERMS: Cash check, major credit cards. MN state sales tax applies. All titles will be transferred, all sales tax & fees will be collected. AUCTIONEER'S NOTE: Multiple auctions rings, list subject to change. Everything sells AS-IS, everything must be at auction lot by Thurs. March 28, 4:00PM
651-764-4285 www.houghtonauctions.com
Todd Houghton, MN Lic. #25-47, WI Lic. #181 Red Wing, MN - 651-764-4285 Brian Sander 25-89 651-301-2344
'98 JD 8300 MFWD 9800 hrs, 18.4R46 rears w/ duals, MFWD gone through, 4 hyd remotes, 1000 PTO. Serviced & ready to work ...................................................................................$47,500 '03 JD 7520 MFWD 6800 hrs, AUTO TRAC READY (plug & play), 420R46 rears w/ duals, 16 spd Power Quad w/ LH Reverser. Nice, original tractor ..........................................$53,500 '04 CASE IH MXM 120 7000 hrs, NEW injectors & fuel pump, synchronizers replaced in tranny, 18 spd Power Shift w/ LH reverser (26 MPH), right hand door. Used on our farm last several years ..................................................................................$27,900 '03 JD 7920 MFWD NEW rod & main bearings, NEW injectors. IVT Transmission (25 MPH), 18.4R46 rears w/ duals, active seat, 4 hyd remotes, 1000 PTO .................................................. $CALL '10 JD 6330 MFWD PREMIUM 3350 hrs, AUTO TRAC READY, 24 spd Auto Quad Tranny (25 MPH) w/ LH reverser, Triple Link front suspension. Loaded! ................................................. $CALL
- NO TILL DRILLS -
JD 750 No-Till Drill, 20' wide w/ markers, 7.5" spacing, Dolly wheel pull type. Hard to find. Good condition .................... $16,900
DEAL!!!
'04 JD 9320 4WD Loaded w/ only 4600 hrs! 18 spd Power Shift, AUTO TRAC READY (Plug & Play), 710/70R42 tires, premier Xenon light pkg, Active seat. FARMER OWNED! $88,900
For more info check out website: www.skybergiron.com
(507) 789-6049 SKYBERG IRON KENYON,MN
Financing and Leasing Option Available Through AGDIRECT- Call for details
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Farm Retirement
JD 4650 1988, MFWD, 8400 hrs., 42” duals, 3 SCVs, QH, front fenders, serviced and field ready, excellent condition, $36,000/OBO (or best offer). (641) 231-1077
WD,NEW AND USED TRACTOR in- PARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, res 55, 50 Series & newer tractor, tors, AC-all models, Large re- Inventory, We ship! Mark
THURSDAY, APRIL 4 | 10AM
2019
Cathay, ND
FOR SALE: 1959 JD 730, electric start, 3pt, wide front. 320-248-1360
Heitman Tractor 715-673-4829
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Salvage
2006 Case-IH STX430 Tillage Equip ‘13 JD 2210 field cultivator, 55 1/2’, rolling basket, 3 bar drag, floating hitch, HD tires, excellent shape, field ready, $49,900. 507-327-6430 or 507-461-4474 2014 GREAT PLAINS (26 Ft 5”) Series 8 Discovator/ Finisher (1800 Acres) Almost New. MANDAKO 40 Ft (2015) Land Roller (Heavy Duty Model) 4000 Ac, Very Good. Retiring. 319-347-6138
2014 Case-IH 8230
2010 Case-IH Patriot 3330 Aim
AUCTIONEER’S NOTE. Major equipment begins selling at 10:30 AM. Live online bidding available on major equipment. Registration, terms, & details at SteffesGroup.com. LOCATION: 961 48th Ave NE, Cathay, ND 58422. From ND 200 & Hwy 30, west of Sykeston, ND, 5 miles north on Hwy 30, 5 miles west on 9th St, 1/2 mile north.
ALSO INCLUDES: Tractors, Flex Draper Head, Gravity Box, Air Seeder, Tillage, Row Crop Equipment, Semi Tractors & Trucks, Hopper Bottom & Other Trailers, Grain Handling Equipment, Hopper Bins, NH3 Tanks & Fuel Tank, Other Equipment, Shop Equipment, Parts & Farm Support Items
SteffesGroup.com
Steffes Group, Inc. | 2000 Main Ave E, West Fargo, ND
RODNEY & SHIRLEY BOELKE / Rod 701.653.5169 or Brad Olstad (ND319) at Steffes Group, 701.237.9173 or 701.238.0240 or Tadd Skaurud at Steffes Group, 701.237.9173 or 701.729.3644
TERMS: All items sold as is where is. Payment of cash or check must be made sale day before removal of items. Statements made auction day take precedence over all advertising. $35 documentation fee applies to all titled vehicles. Titles will be mailed. Canadian buyers need a bank letter of credit to facilitate border transfer.
PROPERTY LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS PARCEL 1: Part of the SE1/4 in 11-105-34. Containing 153.41 acres +/PARCEL #2: Part of the N. 80 acres of the S. 110 acres EX. 6.41 acres in 23-105-34. Containing 73.59 acres +/-.
All in Cottonwood County, MN. FOR MORE INFORMATION - www.danpikeauction.com OWNERS
Eileen & L. Merlin Becker-Hoover Loren Becker & Mennonite Foundation Sale Conducted By
Jackson Office 410 Springfield Parkway Jackson, MN 56143 507-847-3468 www.danpikeauction.com
Blizzard / Storm Date April 12, 2019 Check our web site in case of bad weather.
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Steffes Auction Calendar 2019
For more info, call: 1-800-726-8609 or visit our website: SteffesGroup.com Opening March 12 & Closing March 22 Tjosvold Equipment Auction, Granite Falls, MN, Timed Online Auction Opening March 15 & Closing March 20 Online Steffes Auction - 3/20, Upper Midwest Locations, Timed Online Auction Opening March 18 & Closing March 28 Manure Pumping & Handling Auction, Upper Midwest Locations, Timed Online Auction Opening March 18 & Closing March 28 Robert Asfeld Farm Inventory Reduction Auction, Beardsley, MN, Timed Online Auction Opening March 22 & Closing March 29 Kevin Paulsrud Inventory Reduction Auction, Halstad, MN, Timed Online Auction Opening March 25 & Closing April 1 Minnesota & Iowa Multi-Party Realignment Auction, Lake Benton, MN & Larchwood, IA, Timed Online Auction Opening March 25 & Closing April 3 Sumser Farms Inventory Reduction Auction, Princeton, MN, Timed Online Auction Tuesday, March 26 at 12PM Quality Tested Hay Auction, Steffes Group Facility, Litchfield, MN Opening March 27 & Closing April 3 Tyler Stover Inventory Reduction Auction, Larimore, ND, Timed Online Auction Opening & Closing Thursday, March 28, 8AM - 12PM Cavalier County , ND Land Auction - 318± Acres, Mountain, ND, Timed Online Auction Opening April 2 & Closes April 9 Jordan Walsh Inventory Reduction Auction, Badger, MN, Timed Online Auction Wednesday, April 3 at 10AM Jeff Lunde Estate Farm Auction, Twin Valley, MN Opening April 3 & Closing April 10 Secured Lender Farm Auction, Greenbush, MN, Timed Online Auction Thursday, April 4 at 10AM Rodney & Shirley Boelke Farm Retirement Auction, Cathay, ND Opening April 4 & Closing April 11 Douglas Berg Farm Retirement Auction, Crary, ND, Timed Online Auction Friday, April 5 at 11AM David John Nelson Estate Farm Auction & Benton County, MN, Land Auction - 48+ Acres, Foley, MN Opening April 5 & Closing April 10 Online Steffes Auction - 4/10, Upper Midwest Locations, Timed Online Auction Opening April 8 & Closing April 17 Dale & Barb Scheiber Farm Retirement Auction, Steffes Group Facility Litchfield, MN, Timed Online Auction Tuesday, April 9 at 10AM Good Farms, Dale & Peggy Good Farm Retirement Auction, Sharon, ND Wednesday, April 10 at 10AM Jeff Lunde Estate Farm Auction, Twin Valley, MN Opening April 10 & Closing April 18 Beef Breeding Bull Online Auction, Minnesota Locations, Timed Online Auction
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C-IH Tigermate II 32.5’ field C-IH 900, 12R30, vertical fold, cultivator, 3 bar drag, al- performance monitor, with ways shedded. 507-766-0754 or without Yetter attachments, recently updated, FOR SALE: John Deere 980 $3,900. 507-766-0754 field cultivator, 18.6’ wide, walking tandems, depth FOR SALE: ‘05 JD 1770NT control, 5-bar spike tooth CCS, 16R30 2pt air down harrow, 9.5” sweep shovels. pressure, 350 monitor, E-set, trash whippers, liquid fert, 612-850-7943 $47,500/OBO. 507-951-5237 FOR SALE: 60’ Kovar drag, FOR SALE: JD 1710 16R22”, 3 A frame, 5/16” coil tine, field ready, good condition, bu boxes, row cleaners, liq$2,900. 507-327-6430 or 507- uid fertilizer, low acres, very clean, shedded, retiring, 461-4474 $15,000/OBO. 952-240-2193 FOR SALE: 2013 Case-IH TiFOR SALE: JD 7000 4 row ger-mate 200 field cultivator, 40’ 6”, w/rolling baskets, low 36” wide planter, dry fert, herbicide, insecticide, moniacres. 320-212-2579 tor, nice. 320-485-3929 or 320FOR SALE: Wil-Rich XL 32 420-8502 Leave message field cultivator with rolling basket, $32,500/OBO. 507- FOR SALE: JD 7000 Corn Planter 2R 3PT $1,800; Fert. 696-2176 Avail. $350/Row. 715-234-1993
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Retirement Auction Saturday, April 6th - 10:00 am 26076 150th St, Sleepy Eye, MN Directions: From Sleepy Eye, take Hwy 4 South for 8 miles, turn East onto 150th St, after 3/4 mile, farm site will be on the North side of the road. Watch for signs! Combine & Tractors: ’93 Case IH 1644 Axial-Flow Combine w/ specialty rotors, 3200 hrs, new tires, Cummins engine; Case IH 1020 bean head, 20’ w/ transport trailer; ’86 White 2-180 Series 3, 5283 hrs, FWA, duals, front weights, 3 hyd, 3 pt w/ quick hitch, PTO, tool box; ’79 White 2-180, around 4700 hrs, Dual hyd, duals w/ new tires, new cab interior, rock box; ’77 White 2-105, WF, 5160 hr, rear wheel weights, dual hyd, 3 pt, tool box, rock box; ’68 Oliver 1650, 7700 hrs, WF, diesel, 3 pt, dual hyd, PTO, fenders, tool box, rock box; ’55 Oliver Super 88, NF, gas, dual hyd, fenders, restored; ’54 Oliver Super 77, NF, dual hyd, PTO, gas, fenders; ’50 Allis Chalmers WD, NF, gas, fenders, tool box; Gehl 4300 skid steer, 2200 hrs, utility bucket & manure forks; Trucks, Trailers & Equipment: ’01 Sterling day cab semi-truck, 114000 mi, CAT engine, automatic trans; ’14 Maurer bottom-dump grain trailer, 24’, 650 Bu, manual tarp; J&M 525 grain cart w/ 14” auger, corner discharge, tarp; 2 – DMI E280 gravity boxes & gears; Brent 540 gravity box & gear, truck tires, brakes, lights; Dakon gravity box & gear, 275 Bu; White 6700 16-row planter, 22” rows, 3 pt mounted, rear lift assist w/ monitor; White 378 cultivator, 6 or 8-row w/ rolling shields; DMI 2500 3pt 4-shank ripper w/ Campbell pull-type assist hitch, new shovels & covering boards; Farm King 540 snow blower, 3 pt, PTO, dual augers; Hiniker 6-row stalk chopper; Melroe 501 chisel plow, 13’ pull-type, w/ new teeth; Oliver 3x14 pull-type plow, new bottoms; White 252, 14’ disk; Westfield 10” x 61’ swing auger, PTO; Farm King 831 transfer auger, 8” x 31’, PTO; JD pull-type rotary hoe; MTD walk-behind snow blower; Ariens walk-behind garden tiller; Homelite 100,000 BTU space heater; Sanborn air compressor w/ hose reel; Fidelity PTO alternator on cart; View terms, complete list & photos at: magesland.com
Owners: Richard & Karen Sellner Auctioneer: Joe Maidl - 507-276-7749
Auctioneers: Matt Mages, New Ulm Lic 08-18-002; Larry Mages, Lafayette; Joe Wersal, Winthrop; Joe Maidl, Lafayette; John Goelz, Franklin; Ryan Froehlich, Winthrop; Clerk: Mages Land Co. & Auction Ser vice, LLC. Terms: No Buyer ’s Premium. Note: All buyer s of large equipment br ing a letter of approval from your bank.
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Hay & Forage Equipment
5.16” x 5.5” Balzer stationary box; Balzer accumulater wagon; Gehl 99 silo blower. 507-859-2766 New Holland FP230 forage chopper, 2 row cornhead, hayhead, processor, tandem wheels, clean; (3) Gehl 790 forage boxes, tandem 16’, shedded, nice. 320-583-8584
Harvesting Equip 1982 Superb SE1000, reconditioned, 3 phase, natural gas has hookup to be LP, but missing vaporizer, $21,000 or Best Offer. Broskoff Structures. 507-256-7501 ‘98 Gleaner R62, 3659 eng/ 2592 sep hrs, rebuilt eng (2 hrs on it) w/ new injectors, new turbo, all rebuilt inj pump, Yield Monitor, torrent auger, auto header hgt, chopper, nice shape, $53,000. 320-5832504 Leave message. RETIRING. For Sale: ‘04 CIH 2366 combine, 2669 eng/1980 rotor hrs, yield monitor, mapping, new hydrostatic, cylinder bars, cones, sieves, feeder & elevators chains, exc cond; 1020 25’ bean head w/ headsight, Parker head trailer, Geringhoff 6R30” cornhead w/ headsight. 507640-0146
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Cattle
old,All kinds of New & Used farm Bred Angus heifers and cowswith equipment - disc chisels, field Marketing plan available on ch- cults, planters, soil finishers, all calves. Excellent dispoted, cornheads, feed mills, discs, sitions & quality. Also bulls. balers, haybines, etc. 507- 651-764-1281 438-9782 NT Polled Hereford bred cows & own heifers, yearling & 2 yr old set, Livestock bulls. 608-235-9417 ert,
FOR SALE: Black Angus ”, 3 bulls also Hamp, York, & liq- Hamp/Duroc boars & gilts. ery 320-598-3790
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Winnebago County, Ia. Section 9 Logan Twp. ~ 155.5 acres M/L.
Friday, April 19, 10:00am Owner: Mary Ann Johnson Estate Location: Scarville Community Center. 121 Main St, Scarville
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REGISTERED YEARLING POLLED HEREFORD BULLS FOR SALE. ALL SHOTS, DECTOMAX, SEMEN TESTED, HALTER BROKE. DELIVERY AVAILABLE. KLAGES HEREFORDS. ORTONVILLE, MN. 320273-2163 jmklages@fedteldirect.net
Swine
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2019 West-Central Wisconsin FOR SALE: Yorkshire, HampShow Pig Sale; Saturday, shire, Duroc & Hamp/Duroc March 30; Viewing at noon boars, also gilts. Excellent - Sale at 2:00 pm; N35953 selection. Raised outside. County Road S, White- Exc herd health. No PRSS. hall, WI 54773. Selling 170+ Delivery avail. 320-760-0365 head December, January & February Crossbred, Du- Spot, Duroc, Chester White, roc, Yorkshire, Berkshire, Boars & Gilts available. & Landrace gilts & bar- Monthly PRRS and PEDV. rows.Older & younger pigs Delivery available. Steve are available to purchase Resler. 507-456-7746 off-farm for earlier or later shows. For availability, Trucks & please call Pig Consigned Trailers by: Jamie Goplin 715-5300875; Grant Giese 715-896- FOR SALE: 28’ dry van semi 3730; Dean Wetzel 608-769- trailer, overhead rear door, 5246 good condition, $3,500. 507327-1903 or 507-327-1902
MATT MARING
CO. After 40 years of farming, the Goplens have leased out their farmland and will sell all of their excellent farm machinery at public auction. Auction Location: 49540 158th Ave., Pine Island MN, 55963 From Pine Island, take Co. 11 Blvd. west, go 3 miles to 158th Ave., head north on 158th Ave. for 1.5 miles.
Sat., March 30, 2019
10:00 a.m. CDT Live & Online Auction • Clean, Well Maintained Equipment Go to www.maringauction.com to view more color photos
www.maringauction.com John Deere 4440 & John Deere 4040 JD 4440 2WD, 2nd owner, 8,513 hours, Quad Range, new style step, 18.4-38 90% duals, 3-pt., 540/1000 PTO, 2-hyd., extra lights, rock box, new front tires, fresh oil & filter, SN:065143 RW; JD 4040, 2WD, open station, 6,040 hours, 18.4-34 95%, (4) rear wheel weights, Quad Range, new style step, 3-pt. 540/1000 PTO, 2-hyd., rock box, SN:H009041R New Holland T6070 MFWD Tractor & Agco Massey Ferguson 8220 Planter These 2 items are selling from Greg Goplen - 507-951-6284 New Holland T6070 MFWD, 780 act. hours, 465/85R38 95%, PowerShift, left hand reverser, 3-pt., 3-hyd., 540/1000, full factory cab, 140 hp., looks new, Auto Steer ready, SN:ZBK05957; Agco Massey Ferguson 8220 Planter 12R30”, liquid fert., PTO pump, fluted coulters, section control, down pressure, SM 400 monitor, corn & bean plates, very clean, SN:AGCW8220 (2,530 acres) John Deere 450 Drill & John Deere 7200 Planter 6R30 JD 450 grain drill, 12’x7” spacings, grass seeder, press wheels, excellent cond., SN:X003051; JD 7200 planter 6R30, dry fert., Precision corn meters, finger pickup, trash cleaners, insect. box, ripple coulters, radial bean meters, JD 250 monitor, low acre machine, very clean John Deere Tillage Machinery & Other Farm Machinery JD 27 stalk chopper, 15’ 1000 PTO, new knives; JD 230 disk 21.5’, 3-bar harrow; JD 210 disk, 14.5’; JD 1710A chisel plow, 9-shank, new shovels; Wilrich 2500 field cult., 24.5’, 4-bar harrow, narrow transport; IHC 720 plow, A/R, 5x18s, 3-pt.; Glenco 4R38 row crop cult., 3-pt.; IHC 6R30 row crop cult., 3-pt.; (2) Kilbros 220 gravity boxes on 6 and 7-ton gear; Parker 200 gravity box on JD 1065 gear
FOR SALE: Peterbilt 379 day cab, air ride, aluminum wheels, never driven in winter. 216-219-9507
Miscellaneous Barn and Quonset Roofing and Straightening. Also polebarn repair and giving more head room. Kelling Silo. 1-800-3552598 PARMA DRAINAGE PUMPS New pumps & parts on hand. Call Minnesota’s largest distributor HJ Olson & Company 320-974-8990 Cell - 320-212-5336
John Deere 328 Small Square Baler Hesston Agco S320 Tandem Axle Manure Spreader JD 328 small square baler, 40 kicker, looks in excellent cond., SN:X813495; Hesston Agco S320 tandem axle manure spreader, hydraulic drive apron, 540 PTO, poly floor, slop gate, looks new, SN:HR20222; Vicon CM 216 disc mower, 3-pt., 5’; IHC #15, 5-bar hay rake; Like new Apache 8-place portable calf creep feeder; JD #2 hay fluffer; JD #5 sickle mower; A/C 8’x16’ bale throw rack on 7-ton gear; Notch 30’ Feeder Wagon; Swisher 24’ Feeder Wagon John Deere 318 Garden Tractor Other Garden Tractors - Man Basket JD 318 garden tractor, 50” deck, hydro, 800 hours on overhauled engine, new paint; Craftsman LT2000 garden tractor, 17hp., 42” deck, hydro; Simplicity Champion zero-turn 50” deck, 26hp., bad engine; JD 46” snowblade; Ferguson yard maker, 48” drop seeder w/aerator; JD STX 38, 38” deck, 13hp., hydro; Shop Built dual compartment sandblasting cabinet, 68” wide; Goodell Kleen King antifreeze recycler, Model 54-135; 6’x 4’ Metal safety man basket, forklift tubes 1970 Ford Galaxy Convertible Car Farmall 460 Collector Tractor JD Collector Tractors/Implements & Parts 1970 Ford Galaxy 2dr. convertible, V8, auto, 118,683 act. miles, very good car inside and outside; (2) Farmall 460 gas tractors, clamshell fender, N/F, Fast Hitch, good TA, wheel weights, 15.5-38 tires; 1953 JD 70 tractor, power steering, restored, N/F rock shaft; John Deere 730 Diesel, Wide Front, Fenders, 15.5R38, PTO, Rockshafts, SN: 7322219; John Deere 730LP, Wide Front, 16.9x38, Power Steering, Rockshafts, PTO, SN: 7311751; 1952 JD A tractor, 12.4-30 new, 6-sp., wheel weights; 1945 JD B tractor, N/F, electric start, PTO; JD 45 loader w/bucket; JD 235 mounted corn picker; John Deere 10 + 20 Series, 3-pt. hitches, fenders; (2) 11.00-16 Tires, (2) 9.5 L 15 tires; JD 3010 parts tractor; S&R #19 pot belly parlor stove; JD 494 planter, 4R38 D/F
Viewing March 23 – March 30, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Terms: Cash, check, credit cards. All sales final, all sales as-is, where-is with no warranty or guarentee expressed or implied. All items to be paid in full the day of auction.
www.maringauction.com
Jim & Pennie Goplen owners / sellers 507-251-7243
We Sell the Earth & Everything On It.
MATT MARING AUCTION CO. INC. PO Box 37, Kenyon, MN 55946 507-789-5421 • 800-801-4502
Matt Maring, Lic. #25-28 • 507-951-8354 Kevin Maring, Lic. #25-70 • 507-271-6280 Adam Engen, Lic. #25-93 • 507-213-0647 Reg. WI auctioneer #2992-52
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TILLAGE
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CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
New NH W80C wheelloader .................................. Sold New NH E37C mini excavator ....................... On Hand New NH E26C mini excavator ....................... On Hand New NH track & wheeled skidsteers............. On Hand New NH W50C wheelloader .................................. Sold
COMBINES
‘15 Gleaner S88 ................................................ Coming ‘12 Gleaner S77 ................................................ Coming 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
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TRACTORS
T8.360, 2850 hrs. ....................................................$119,900 T9.390 NH, 1400 hrs................................................$154,900 9882 NH, 4810 hrs, Guidance Ready. ........................$59,900 435 Versatile w/guidance, 2010 hrs ........................$139,500 2375 Versatile, 3 point, 1600 hrs ..............................$89,900 T8.330 NH, 1120 hrs................................................$139,900 T6.155 NH, 300 hrs....................................................$79,900 T5.115 NH w/loader, 350 hrs .....................................$67,900 2210 BV, FWA, PS, SS, 4010 hrs ...............................$59,900 2145 II BV, 2WD, 4610 hrs ........................................$42,500 8670 NH, FWA, PS, 7200 hrs ....................................$39,900
CORN HEADS
99C NH 12R30 ...........................................................$49,900 99C NH 8R30 .............................................................$44,900 98C NH 8R30 .............................................................$22,500 974 NH 8R30 ...............................................................$3,500
GRAIN HEADS
880CF NH Flex Draper 40’ .........................................$54,900 74C NH 35’ w/Crary Air .............................................$24,500 74C NH 30’ w/Crary Air, Fits TR ................................$23,900 74C NH 30’ ................................................................$14,900 2020 CIH 30’ ..............................................................$13,900 973 NH, 20’..................................................................$3,500
HAY EQUIPMENT
7450 NH Mower Conditioner......................................$22,500 BB940A NH Square Baler ..........................................$19,900 BR7090 NH 5x6, Twine/Net........................................$22,900 BR780 NH Baler, Twine ..............................................$12,900 6740 NH Disc Mower ...................................................$7,450 DM1358 MF Disc Mower .............................................$4,450 New Tonutti 9 Wheel Rake ...........................................$6,950 664 NH, Twine..............................................................$3,450
SKIDLOADERS
L230 NH, Cab/Heat, 4100 hrs ....................................$26,900 L225 NH, Cab/Heat/AC, Hi-Flow, 1350 hrs ................$32,900
L225 NH, Cab/Heat/AC, 1025 hrs ..............................$34,900 L225 NH, Cab/Heat, 1341 hrs. ...................................$27,900 L220 NH, Cab/Heat/AC, 850 hrs ................................$33,900 773 Bobcat, 2000 hrs. ...............................................$11,900
MISCELLANEOUS
45’ Mandako Land Roller...........................................$18,900 840 Kinze Cart, with tracks ........................................$18,900 640 Kinze Cart, Tarp, Scale .......................................$16,900 195 NH Spreader .......................................................$11,900 519 NH Spreader .........................................................$2,750 16’ Farm King Finish Mower, 540 PTO ......................$12,900 PL-5 Miller Loader .......................................................$6,500 WL-21 Westendorf Loader ...........................................$3,950
COMBINES
CR9070 NH, 989 hrs ................................................$179,900 CR9070 NH, 1096 hrs ..............................................$169,900 CR7090 NH, 930 hrs ................................................$184,900 CR9070 NH, 1426 hrs ..............................................$159,900 CR9065 NH, 1702 hrs ............................................ Coming In CR960 NH, 2375 hrs ..................................................$65,000
TILLAGE
42’ Quad X Wil-Rich, 4 bar ........................................$18,900 26’ 4300 CIH, 4 bar .....................................................$6,500 44.5’ 980 JD ................................................................$6,900 28.5 4800 CIH, 3 Bar ...................................................$5,900 862NT Wishek, 30’ ....................................................$49,900 513 Wil-Rich Soilpro 9-24 .........................................$43,500 957 Wil-Rich 7-30 .....................................................$16,500 357 Wil-Rich 5-30 .......................................................$7,900 5830 Wil-Rich, 25’ Chisel Plow .................................$31,900
PLANTING
3600 Kinze 16R30......................................................$39,900 3600 Kinze 16/31.......................................................$39,900 3200 Kinze, 12R30 w/liquid .......................................$34,900 1200 CIH 16R30, res mgrs, no-til coulters ................$24,900 12R30 Kinze Econo fold ...............................................$9,600
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4WD TRACTORS
JD 512 5 shank disc ripper ................................................ $9,500
duals ..............................................................................$150,000
‘08 JD 512 5 shank disc ripper .........................................$11,500
‘11 NH T9.390, 905 hrs, pwr shift, 4 hyd valves, hi-flow, HID
JD 980 field cultivator, w/ JD harrow ..............................$10,500
‘14 C-IH Steiger 370 HD, 7052 hrs, 1000 PTO, big hyd pump, 710x38
LOADER TRACTORS
tires .......................................................................................... $79,000
04 JD 7320, MFWD, cab, air, 3pt, 540/1000 PTO, 2 hyd valves,
‘90 Ford 876, 12spd, 8253 hrs, 520x38 duals .................$25,000
JD 740 ldr w/QT bkt & joystick .......................................$49,000
lights, 480x50 tires & duals ..........................................$120,000
‘12 JD 8235, 2WD, 1235 hrs, pwr shift, 3pt, 1000 PTO, 4 hyd valves, 18.4x46 duals, extra clean ................................$110,000 ‘13 C-IH Magnum 290, 1250 hrs, 1000 PTO, 3pt, 4 hyd valves, big pump, 480x50 tires & duals, front duals & wgts ....$110,000
Anderson Seeds .................................................................................... 5 Balzer, Inc. .......................................................................................... 3 Beck's Hybrids ..................................................................................... 1 Broskoff Structures .............................................................................. 7 Courtland Waste ................................................................................... 9 Dahl Farm Supply .............................................................................. 10 Dan Pike Clerking .............................................................................. 25 Freudenthal Dairy .............................................................................. 17 Gehl Company ................................................................................... 19 Greenwald Farm Center ...................................................................... 29 Hamilton Auction ............................................................................... 23 Hawkeye Auction ............................................................................... 27 Henslin Auctions .....................................................................22, 25, 27 Houghton's Auction ............................................................................ 24 Kerkhoff Auction ............................................................................... 25 Knewtson Brothers ............................................................................. 29 Larson Implement .............................................................................. 31 Lifestyle Homes ................................................................................... 6 Mages Auction ............................................................................. 23, 26 Massop Electric ................................................................................. 28 Matt Maring Auction .......................................................................... 27 Mid-American Auction ....................................................................... 23 Pruess Elevator .................................................................................. 22 Rispens Seeds .................................................................................... 11 Schweiss Doors .................................................................................. 29 SI Feeder/Schoessow .......................................................................... 18 Skyberg Iron ...................................................................................... 24 Smiths Mill Implement ....................................................................... 29 Sorensen's Sales & Rentals ................................................................. 28 Southwest MN Farm Business ............................................................. 14 Southwest MN K-Fence ...................................................................... 16 Spanier Welding ................................................................................. 15 Steffes Group ..........................................................................22, 25, 26 The Andersons ..................................................................................... 4 Westbrook Ag Power .......................................................................... 30 Wingert Realty ................................................................................... 24
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‘12 C-IH Magnum 260, 1784 hrs, susp front, 1000 PTO, 3pt, 4 hyd valves, 480x50 rear tires & duals, front duals ......$99,000 ‘04 C-IH MX285, 5540 hrs, 4 hyd valves, 3pt, 1000 PTO, 10 front wgts, 18.4x46 tires & duals, fresh eng OH .......$59,000 ‘06 NH TG210, MFWD, 4240 hrs, pwr shift, 540/1000 PTO, 3pt hitch, 4 hyd valves, 380x46 rear tires & duals, 380x30 front tires & duals ....................................................................$56,000 ‘03 NH TG230, MFWD, 3346 hrs, pwr shift, 540/1000 PTO, Mega flow hyd, 4 valves, 3pt, 380x46 tires & duals .......$59,000 ‘11 Versatile 305, MFWD 690 hrs, 3pt, 4 hyd valves, 1000 PTO,
COMBINES ‘13 JD S660, 892 sep/1180 eng hrs, Contour-Master, chopper, 520x38 tires & duals ....................................................$135,000 ‘04 JD 9760, 2268 sep/3460 eng hrs, Contour-Master, chopper, 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 ‘00 JD 9650 STS, 2645 sep/3623 eng hrs, single point hookup, chopper, bin ext. .............................................................$42,000 ‘14 C-IH 5130, 660 sep/928 eng hrs, rock trap, chopper, tracker, 700 monitor, 900x32 single tires ......................$132,000 ‘15 C-IH 6140, 810 eng/685 sep hrs, rock trap, chopper, tracker, pro 700 monitor................................................$155,000 ‘11 C-IH 5088, 1541 sep/1743 eng hrs, rock trap, chopper,
HID lights, 480x46 tires & duals .....................................$95,000
tracker, 30.5x32 single tires. ...........................................$88,000
‘11 Challenger MT665C, 2703 hrs, MFWD, 5 hyd, CVT trans,
‘11 C-IH 7120, 2200 eng/1610 sep hrs, rock trap, chopper,
3pt, complete auto steer syst, 540/1000PTO .................$82,500
tracker, 600 monitor, 520x42 duals .................................$95,000
CORN HEADERS
‘10 C-IH 8120, 2250 eng/1650 sep hrs, rock trap, chopper,
‘13 Drago 6R30 chopping, fits JD combine ..........................$25,000
‘09 C-IH 7088, 1275 sep/1807 eng hrs, rock trap, chopper,
‘09 Drago 6R30 chopping, fits JD combine ......................$19,000
tracker, HID lights, Pro 600 monitor, 520x42” duals ......$92,000
‘06 Drago 8R30 chopping, fits flagship C-IH combine ...........$14,500
INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT
‘13 C-IH 3408 8R30, hyd deck plates, fits flagship combine ..$21,000
tracker, 60 monitor, 520x42 duals. ..................................$92,500
‘08 C-IH 2408 8R30, hyd deck plates,
‘13 Hitachi ZX27U Mini Excavator, 1054 hrs, OROPS ....$21,500
fits flagship combine .......................................................$12,500
‘12 JD 710K, 2424 hrs, ldr backhoe, 4x4, cab, air...........$79,000
‘02 C-IH 2208 8R30, hyd deck plates,
‘11 JD 850J LGP Dozer, 6926 hrs, blade ...........................$95,000
fits older 1600-2000 series C-IH combines ....................$11,500
‘11 JD 290LC, 3350 hrs, 42” bucket ...............................$120,000
TRACK TRACTORS
‘11 JD 672G, 5720 hrs, 14’ blade ...................................$110,000 ‘14 Volvo L110H ldr, 11870 hrs, 4.5 yd bucket .................$87,000
‘15 C-IH 500 Quadtrac, 2750 hrs, 36” tracks, cab susp, HID
‘13 Volvo L110G ldr, 9450 hrs, 4.5 yd bucket ...................$82,000
lights ..............................................................................$169,000
‘13 Volvo L110G ldr, 6424 hrs, 4.5 yd bucket ...................$89,500
‘15 C-IH 370 Rowtrac Quadtrac, 918 hrs, 1000 PTO,
‘12 Volvo L50F wheelloader, w/quick coupler & bkt.........$65,000
80” spacing, 4 hyd valves, hi-flow, ...............................$155,000
‘06 Volvo G960, 6460 hrs, 14’ blade..................................$65,000
‘14 C-IH 350 Rowtrac Quadtrac, 1865 hrs, 1000 PTO, 120”
‘11 Case 580N, 2540 hrs, ldr backhoe, 4x4, cab, air .......$42,500
spacing, 18” tracks, 4 hyd valves, hi-flow ....................$152,000
‘11 Case CX300C, 2658 hrs, 54” bucket .........................$117,000
‘14 C-IH 340 Magnum Rowtrac, 290 hrs, lux cab, susp front axle,
‘11 Cat D6K LGP dozer, 3735 hrs, 12.5 blade....................$95,000
18” belts, 6 hyd valves, 1000 PTO, 3pt ........................$180,000
‘08 Cat D6KLGP dozer, 8215 hrs, 6 way blade, cab, air ...$65,000
‘04 Cat Challenger MT 755, 4844 hrs, 16” tracks, 3 pt,
‘08 Cat D6T XW dozer, 5860 hrs, blade, winch ...............$132,000
1000 PTO, 88” track spacing, JD ATU ...........................$65,000
‘06 ASTEC RT960 trencher, 3000 hrs .................................$18,500
LARSON IMPLEMENTS 5 miles east of Cambridge, MN on Hwy. 95 763-689-1179
Look at our website for pictures & more listings: www.larsonimplements.com
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This week’s Back Roads is the work of The Land Correspondent Richard Siemers.
“Little House” is a big attraction
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alnut Grove put a twist on the saying, “If you build it, they will come.” Their idea? “If they’re going to come, build something for them to see.” Back in the 1970s, fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books were coming to Walnut Grove, wanting to make connections with the book “On the Banks of Plum Creek.” The only site to see was where the Ingalls’ dugout had stood by Plum Creek. It was on private property, and the gracious owners were being overwhelmed with visitors and their questions. They needed help. A board was assembled and an organization was formed. In 1974 they started a museum about Laura’s childhood days at Walnut Grove. The timing couldn’t have been better. In the same year the television series, Little House on the Prairie, went on the air. This year, both the museum and the TV show celebrate their 45th anniversary, and there will be a Little House cast reunion in Walnut Grove July 11-14. Laura grew up at locations in Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota and South Dakota, and the museum stresses the Walnut Grove years, 1874-1879. “The books are historical fiction, but based on her real life,” said Amy Foster, director of the museum. “A lot of real people are mentioned in those books. We’ve done a history on them. There are real people here yet that are related to Laura’s neighbors.
The museum’s collection is displayed in a number of buildings and includes Laura’s sewing basket and a quilt owned by her and her daughter, Rose. It has also become a museum of the TV series, with memorabilia and the fireplace mantle that was on the TV set. “We will be the first to say that the TV series put Walnut Grove on the map,” Foster said. “That allowed us to bring the history of the real Laura and the TV Laura into it.” The museum is not for Little House fans only. The many artifacts tell the history which is typical of many small towns and the pioneers. And Foster said they are very hands-on. There are activities for kids: pioneer toys, computers with pioneer games, clothing to try on. One special collection (not hands-on) is over 250 dolls assembled by Beulah Kelton. The museum recently acquired a building that sits across the street — the Masters Store and Hall that Pa Ingalls helped build, and in which Laura and her mother both worked. They are restoring it and will open it to the public when completed. Check museum schedules and information at walnutgrove.org/museum.html. v
Walnut Grove, Minn.
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Timed Online Auctions in Red with Closing Date
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552 acres
Cavalier County, ND
318 acres
Muscatine County, IA Land Auction - 71.85± Acres
April 2 / 10AM
Conesville, IA
Burlington, IA Real Estate Home Auction
April 3 / 4PM
Burlington, IA
Bank Commercial Real Estate Auction
April 4 / 4PM
Mt. Union, IA
2 Real Estate Home Auctions
April 4 / 4PM
Burlington, IA
Benton County, MN Land Auction - 48± Acres
April 5 / 11AM
Foley, MN
Clay County, MN Land Auction - 156.73± Acres
April 15 / 12PM
Comstock, MN
Commercial Building Real Estate Auction
April 16 / 3PM
Princeton, MN
Meeker County, MN Farmland & Farmstead Auction - 130± Acres
April 18 / 10AM
Litchfield, MN
Harrison County, MO Land Auction - 552± Acres
April 18 / 10AM
Bethany, MO
Lee County, IA Real Estate & Personal Property Auction
April 19 / 10AM
Farmington, IA
Jefferson County, IA Land Auction - 371.56± Acres
April 24 / 10AM
Fairfield, IA
Meeker County, MN Farmland Auction - 200± Acres
April 25 / 10AM
Watkins, MN
130
Harrison County, MO
acres
200
14.83 acres
acres
Meeker County, MN Meeker County, MN
Lee County, IA
71.85 acres
48 acres
Muscatine County, IA Benton County, MN
MAY REAL ESTATE May 15 / 4PM
Burlington, IA
Muscatine County, IA Land Auction - 14.34± Acres
May 16 / 4PM
Muscatine, IA
Grant County, WI - Land, Cattle Ranch, Commerical/ Ag Building, Residential House Auction - 551± Acres
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Jon & Alison Ragatz Farm Auction
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Dale & Barb Scheiber Farm Retirement Auction
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March 29 / 10AM
MAY EQUIPMENT Halstad, MN
APRIL EQUIPMENT MN & IA Multi-Party Realignment Auction Tyler Stover Inventory Reduction Auction Sumser Farms Inventory Reduction Auction Rodney & Shirley Boelke Farm Retirement Auction Soska Farm Retirement Auction David John Nelson Estate Farm Auction Multi-Party Auction Dean & Shanda Schlinz Realignment Auction Good Farms, Dale & Peggy Good Farm Retirement Jordan Walsh Inventory Reduction Auction Jeff Lunde Estate Farm Online Steffes Auction Douglas Berg Farm Retirement Auction AgIron Sioux Falls Event Steffes Truck & Transportation Auction Dale & Barb Scheiber Farm Retirement Auction Kent & Patty Smith Farm Retirement Auction Rodney & Millie Gilderhus Farm Retirement Auction Beef Breeding Bull Auction Blake’s Marine Inventory Reduction Auction Heid Harvesting LLC Retirement Auction Rolling Hills Inventory Reduction Auction Online Steffes Auction Edwin & Betty Raile Farm Retirement Auction Tom & Karen Holdgrafer Farm Retirement Auction Berube Inc. Going Out of Business Auction
April 1 / 10AM
Lake Benton, MN & Larchwood, IA
April 3 / 10AM
Larimore, ND
April 3 / 7PM
Princeton, MN
Good Farms, Dale & Peggy Farm Retirement Auction Zych Estate Farm Auction
Iowa Sportsman Auction
May 4 / 10AM
Mt. Pleasant, IA
Sletten Excavating Excess Equipment Auction
May 6 / 10AM
Center, ND
Online Steffes Auction
May 8 / 10AM
Upper Midwest
Jon & Alison Ragatz Farm Auction
May 17 / 12PM
Cassville, WI
Jim Oelfke Inventory Reduction Auction
May 22 / 7PM
Hamburg, MN
Online Steffes Auction
May 22 / 10AM
Upper Midwest
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April 4 / 10AM
Cathay, ND
April 4 / 1PM
Waterloo, IA
Gadberry Farms Farm Retirement Auction
June 5 / 11AM
Grandin, ND
April 5 / 11:30AM
Foley, MN
Online Steffes Auction
June 12 / 10AM
Upper Midwest
April 8 / 10AM
Central SD
D&S Cattle LLC / Goodell Farm Equipment Auction
June 13 / 1PM
Humboldt, IA
April 8 / 7PM
Cleghorn, IA
Zych Estate Farm Auction
June 18 / 10AM
Beardsley, MN
April 9 / 10AM
Sharon, ND
April 9 / 10AM
Badger, MN
April 10 / 10AM April 10 / 10AM
Twin Valley, ND Upper Midwest
April 11 / 10AM
Crary, ND
April 11 / 10AM
Larchwood, IA
April 16 / 10AM
Mt. Pleasant, IA
April 17 / 10AM
Litchfield, MN
April 17 / 10AM
Amenia, ND
April 18 / 10AM
Petersburg, ND
April 18 / 7PM
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April 19 / 10AM
Devils Lake, ND
April 24 / 1PM
Julesburg, CO & McLaughlin, SD
April 24 / 7PM
Dunn Center, ND
April 24 / 10AM
Upper Midwest
April 25 / 10AM
Wishek, ND
April 25 / 11AM
Spargueville, IA
April 30 / 10AM
Lisbon, ND
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Morris Vigen Estate Farm Equipment & June 19 & 20 / 10AM Adams, ND Collectible Auction Online Steffes Auction
June 26 / 10AM
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Rodney & Shriley Boelke Farm Retirement Auction
Jim Oelfke Inventory Reduction Auction
Soska Farm Retirement Auction
Rodney & Shirley Boelke Farm Retirement Auction
Jon & Alison Ragatz Farm Auction
Kent & Patty Smith Farm Retirement Auction
Dale & Barb Scheiber Farm Retirement Auction
SteffesGroup.com
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March 29 / 10AM
MAY EQUIPMENT Halstad, MN
APRIL EQUIPMENT MN & IA Multi-Party Realignment Auction Tyler Stover Inventory Reduction Auction Sumser Farms Inventory Reduction Auction Rodney & Shirley Boelke Farm Retirement Auction Soska Farm Retirement Auction David John Nelson Estate Farm Auction Multi-Party Auction Dean & Shanda Schlinz Realignment Auction Good Farms, Dale & Peggy Good Farm Retirement Jordan Walsh Inventory Reduction Auction Jeff Lunde Estate Farm Online Steffes Auction Douglas Berg Farm Retirement Auction AgIron Sioux Falls Event Steffes Truck & Transportation Auction Dale & Barb Scheiber Farm Retirement Auction Kent & Patty Smith Farm Retirement Auction Rodney & Millie Gilderhus Farm Retirement Auction Beef Breeding Bull Auction Blake’s Marine Inventory Reduction Auction Heid Harvesting LLC Retirement Auction Rolling Hills Inventory Reduction Auction Online Steffes Auction Edwin & Betty Raile Farm Retirement Auction Tom & Karen Holdgrafer Farm Retirement Auction Berube Inc. Going Out of Business Auction
April 1 / 10AM
Lake Benton, MN & Larchwood, IA
April 3 / 10AM
Larimore, ND
April 3 / 7PM
Princeton, MN
Good Farms, Dale & Peggy Farm Retirement Auction Zych Estate Farm Auction
Iowa Sportsman Auction
May 4 / 10AM
Mt. Pleasant, IA
Sletten Excavating Excess Equipment Auction
May 6 / 10AM
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May 8 / 10AM
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Jon & Alison Ragatz Farm Auction
May 17 / 12PM
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Jim Oelfke Inventory Reduction Auction
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May 22 / 10AM
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April 4 / 1PM
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June 5 / 11AM
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April 8 / 10AM
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June 13 / 1PM
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April 8 / 7PM
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Zych Estate Farm Auction
June 18 / 10AM
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April 9 / 10AM
Sharon, ND
April 9 / 10AM
Badger, MN
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April 11 / 10AM
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April 11 / 10AM
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April 18 / 10AM
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April 18 / 7PM
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April 19 / 10AM
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35,516 Acres Sold in 2018
Timed Online Auctions in Red with Closing Date
APRIL REAL ESTATE
552 acres
Cavalier County, ND
318 acres
Muscatine County, IA Land Auction - 71.85± Acres
April 2 / 10AM
Conesville, IA
Burlington, IA Real Estate Home Auction
April 3 / 4PM
Burlington, IA
Bank Commercial Real Estate Auction
April 4 / 4PM
Mt. Union, IA
2 Real Estate Home Auctions
April 4 / 4PM
Burlington, IA
Benton County, MN Land Auction - 48± Acres
April 5 / 11AM
Foley, MN
Clay County, MN Land Auction - 156.73± Acres
April 15 / 12PM
Comstock, MN
Commercial Building Real Estate Auction
April 16 / 3PM
Princeton, MN
Meeker County, MN Farmland & Farmstead Auction - 130± Acres
April 18 / 10AM
Litchfield, MN
Harrison County, MO Land Auction - 552± Acres
April 18 / 10AM
Bethany, MO
Lee County, IA Real Estate & Personal Property Auction
April 19 / 10AM
Farmington, IA
Jefferson County, IA Land Auction - 371.56± Acres
April 24 / 10AM
Fairfield, IA
Meeker County, MN Farmland Auction - 200± Acres
April 25 / 10AM
Watkins, MN
130
Harrison County, MO
acres
200
14.83 acres
acres
Meeker County, MN Meeker County, MN
Lee County, IA
71.85 acres
48 acres
Muscatine County, IA Benton County, MN
MAY REAL ESTATE May 15 / 4PM
Burlington, IA
Muscatine County, IA Land Auction - 14.34± Acres
May 16 / 4PM
Muscatine, IA
Grant County, WI - Land, Cattle Ranch, Commerical/ Ag Building, Residential House Auction - 551± Acres
May 17 / 11AM
Cassville, WI
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For more information or questions about our current and upcoming auctions, please contact Steffes Group at any of the locations listed below or refer to our staff directory at SteffesGroup.com
701.203.8400 P | Grand Forks, ND 58201 24400 MN Hwy 22 South | Litchfield, MN 55355 320.693.9371 P | 320.693.9373 F 308.217.4508 | Lexington, NE 68850
2245 Bluegrass Road | Mt. Pleasant, IA 52641 319.385.2000 P | 319.385.4709 F
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2019
Spring Auctions
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Des Moines County, IA Home & Land - 36± Acres
2019
2000 Main Avenue East | West Fargo, ND 58078 800.726.8609 TF | 701.237.9173 P | 701.237.0976 F
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March 22/March 29, 2019
Hobby Farm Auction 8± Acres
June 5 / 10AM
Glencoe, MN
Jefferson County, IA Land Auction 20.01± Acres
June 25 / 10AM
Brighton, IA
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515.432.6000 P | Ames, IA 50010 1688 Hwy 9 | Larchwood, IA 51241 712.477.2144 P | 712.477.2577 F
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