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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

7 — Tamera Nelsen takes over as Agrigrowth executive director 11 — Grants enable schools to develop pollinator programs 14 — Biostimulants aid plants in absorbing soil nutrients

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Life on the Farm: Readers’ Photos

Van and Marcia Johnson took this picture of a male rose-breasted grosbeak at their farm in Jackson County, Minn.

This is a sight no one wants to see. Rose Wurtzberger of New Ulm, Minn. sent this photo of a field near Lake Hanska damaged by hail on June 21.

Once a common sight, red-headed woodpeckers are now a rare treat for birdwatchers. Al Batt of Hartland, Minn. captured this one in his back yard a few weeks ago.

E-mail your Life on the Farm photos to editor@thelandonline.com.

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The bum’s rush, USDA style: Kansas City here we come U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny City area beginning Aug. 1. This took Perdue doesn’t need to hit the road this place despite every published fact, affectsummer to find more than enough messy ed employee, and outside analysis declarproblems to keep him busy through haring the move unwise, unnecessary, and vest. harmful both to USDA and American agriculture.

There’s the Chinese trade mess, the NAFTA 2.0 trade mess, the European Perdue, however, claims that moving Union trade mess, and the Japanese the Economic Research Service, USDA’s trade mess.

FARM & FOOD FILE policy analysis shop, and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, its Also, there’s the mess Mother Nature

By Alan Guebert research, extension, and education arm, made of the 2019 planting season and, to the heartland will put ERS and too, the mess of writing rules for a secNIFA closer to the “customers they ond multi-billion-dollar “trade” bailout serve.” for farmers Perdue announced in May that the Commodity Credit Corp. doesn’t have even But Dr. Susan Offutt, ERS administrator from half the funding Perdue committed to it.

1997 through 2006, says both agencies’ primary “customers” are policymakers in Congress and other And then there’s the very messy fight Perdue government agencies. Perdue’s reasoning “sounds picked with Congress (the folks who have the final say on every penny of CCC bailout money and every good, but it just isn’t how either agency works.” trade treaty) in his bum’s rush to move two U.S. So why is the Secretary fueling this fight when Department of Agriculture agencies to the Kansas bigger problems (trade, climate change, falling farm income) are more pressing to U.S. farmers and ranchers?

The two short answers are obvious: politics and money.

Perdue recently issued a cost-benefit analysis which he claims shows taxpayers will save $300 million in rent and salaries over the next 15 years through the move. He also listed an improved “quality of life” as a key benefit.

30 COLORS 26-29 GAUGE Standard all around durability A review of the Secretary’s analysis by a team from the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (which included former ERS Administrators Offutt and Kitty Smith) found Perdue’s math way off: Instead of saving $300 million, the move will cost taxpayers $83 to $182 million more than staying, says AAEA. Standing seam architecture This surprises few in Washington, remarks one 30 COLORS 26-29 GAUGE look for half the price Capitol Hill veteran, because “This was always less about money and more about politics.”

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Both agencies, in fact, had earned White House ire and were targeted for steep cuts in the Administration’s 2020 budget proposal as Perdue pushed his relocation plan.

Later, when some in Congress moved to block the plan, the Secretary cleverly secured $26 million in private, Kansas City-area funds to initiate employee moves, estimated to cost $50,000 per employee, by late July.

The fight, however, has ratcheted up now as Congress and the White House work on a “minibus” funding bill for USDA and the Food and Drug Administration. Hanging over the already-tense talks, though, is the threat of a Presidential veto if Congress includes one word in the bill that keeps Perdue from kicking off the relocation later this summer.

That threat, be it real or bluff, again puts American farmers and ranchers in the middle of another Trump Administration brawl with political opponents. Worse, since there’s no logical reason to move either NIFA or ERS to Kansas City, the only winner here is bare-knuckled politics — not taxpayers, and certainly not farmers and ranchers.

So far, its cost can be measured in employee numbers. Current estimates show ERS staffing down by one-third. If the move is enforced, that number rises to two-thirds, say USDA staffers.

If accurate, the losses, like today’s endless trade wars, will cost U.S. farmers and ranchers dearly now and in the future because even though USDA will no longer have enough experts to analyze tax, trade, and farm policy changes, America’s corporate and global competitors will.

In fact, most of their new experts will be our old experts.

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USDA options for expiring CRP contracts 30 COLORS

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Residential and round roof applications

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Commercial and wide Perlin applications

Farmers and ranchers with expiring Conservation Reserve Program contracts may now re-enroll in certain CRP continuous signup practices; or, if eligible, select a one-year contract extension. USDA’s Farm Service Agency’s 52nd signup for CRP runs from June 3 to August 23.

This year’s CRP continuous signup includes such practices as grass waterways, filter strips, riparian buffers, wetland restoration and others. Continuous signup enrollment contracts last for 10 to 15 years.

Soil rental rates are set at 90 percent of 2018 rates.

Incentive payments are not offered for these practices.

A one-year extension is being offered to existing CRP participants with expiring CRP contracts of 14 years or less that have practices not eligible for re-

enrollment under this CRP signup.

Producers with expiring contracts may have the option to enroll in the Transition Incentives Program, which provides two additional annual rental payments on the condition the land is sold or rented to a beginning farmer or rancher or a member of a socially disadvantaged group.

FSA is still planning a CRP general signup in December 2019, with a CRP Grasslands signup to follow.

More information on CRP can be found at www.fsa. usda.gov/crp.

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Rain, rain go away: Questions of spring planting 2019 A person didn’t have to wander far from the farm this past spring to overhear conversations about wetness.

And I’m not talking about the kind you spray away or even the kind of wetness you have to change out of.

I’m talking about the wet conditions for planting we all got to enjoy this spring.

Many have compared it to the spring of TABLE TALK 2018, and when that year left us we all

By Karen Schwaller felt the pure joy of kicking it in the backside and telling it not to let the door hit it in the fanny on its way out.

And now it’s back. Like long-lost relatives at the planter?” reading of the will.

“Should

Calendar of Events Visit www.TheLandOnline.com to view our complete calendar and enter your own events, or send an e-mail with your event’s details to editor@thelandonline.com.

July 2 — Spring Cover Crop Field Day — Galva, Iowa — Learn about diversifying your farm with cover crops, small grains and extended rotations.

Guests can see cereal rye and oats just before harvest and evaluate the weed -suppressing benefits of cover crops before soybeans. — Contact Sam Bennett at (712) 371-2790 July 3-6 — Rare and antique tractor open house — Orange City, Iowa — Over 30 rare and unusual John Deere tractors will be on display including a 1946 Model A; a 1924 “D”; along with antique farm implements, vehicles, signs and agriculture-related items.

July 8 — Minnesota Department of Agriculture Conflict Management Skills Workshop — Marshall, Minn. — Workshop designed to help agriculture professionals navigate potentially contentious situations. — Contact Larry Schumacher at larry. schumacher@state.mn.us or (651) 201-6629 July 9 — Minnesota Department of Agriculture Conflict Management Skills Workshop — Faribault, Minn. — Contact Larry Schumacher at larry. schumacher@state.mn.us or (651) 201-6629 July 9 — Dairy Day — Orange City, Iowa — Come out and enjoy the morning with Scott from the Western Iowa Dairy Alliance. He will present a hands-on butter demonstration, show off some of the books at the library on agriculture, and we might even get to see some calves up close.

July 9 — Animal Science Clinic — Spencer, Iowa — Spend the evening learning all about your favorite livestock. Youth will be able to attend specie specific sessions, up to 3. Learn grooming and general animal care. YQCA available from 4-5:30. Contact Jo Engel at (712) 262-2264 or joengel@iastate. edu.

While there were many statements made about the fire hose that would not shut off as well as the overall demeanor of Mother Nature as she went about her business, I found the questions I overheard fascinating during spring hand-tohand combat with her as farmers worked so tirelessly to plant their year’s income.

Here are a few: “How much rain did you get?”

“Let’s see … where did we put that snorkel gear?”

“Do you suppose the boat could pull the

I plant an earlier corn/bean?”

“How much rain did you get?”

“What’s the forecast for tomorrow?”

“Did you get started planting yet?”

“How much did you get planted?”

“Can you run to get a part?”

“How much rain did you get?”

“Can you come and pull me out?”

“When you come with supper, can you bring a log chain with you?” (Disclaimer: this question may or may not implicate me and my ability to cook a meal that requires the use of a log chain.)

“Are the beans too big for the roller?”

“Can you watch the water tank fill?”

“Did you remember to put a life jacket in the tractor?”

“I wonder how soon we’ll need to start cutting hay…?”

“How much rain did you get?”

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“Are you taking Preventive Planting on any of your acres?”

“I wonder how long these tariffs are going to go on…?”

“Did you see the corn market today?”

“How much rain did you get?”

“Is that field dry enough to work the ground?”

“Did you see So-and-Such’s field?”

“Do you think we can plant there yet?”

“Is there water in the basement?”

“Can you bring the sump pump hose out?”

“Can you pack a lunch and a supper? I’m going to plant until it rains, and I don’t want to stop to eat.”

“How much rain did you get?”

“Hail? What the……..?”

“How much rain did you get?”

“Is the rice paddy ready to plant yet?”

“What the hell is going on with these markets today?”

“See where I had to plant all crooked there to avoid the wet holes?”

“Can you take some seed back?”

“Won’t harvest be interesting this year based on some of these planter lines?”

“How much rain did you get?”

“Can you make sure to get some whiskey today?

Please?”

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July 12, 13 & 14, 2019

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We want your recipe for our new cookbook!

TEOTWAWKI: Read all about it “Apocalypse Any Day Now: Deep Underground with America’s Doomsday Preppers”

by Tea Krulos c.2019, Chicago Review Press $16.99 / $22.99 Canada 240 pages

Recipes from THE LAND, Volume IV due out in November

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THE BOOKWORM SEZ

Three. Two. One.

By Terri Schlichenmeyer Boom, and the world still exists. There was no cataclysm, no complete grid failure, no total world anarchy — at least not yet, but are you prepared? You know — and as you’ll see in “Apocalypse Any Day Now” by Tea Krulos — anything can happen.

Or not. For centuries, Doomsday stories have circulated through human cultures and they pop up with regularity even now, as Krulos points out. Our first End-of-World prediction was made shortly after America became a country, and the latest one to make news isn’t likely the last one.

Knowing that, and knowing “TEOTWAWKI” (The End of the World as We Know It) might be nigh, Krulos decided to learn what to do when it actually happened. Starting near his Wisconsin hometown, he talked with preppers who explained that planning is the key to survival in the worst of times. It also helps to have a garden and the support of your loved ones.

So what if zombies attack? Be aware that you shouldn’t follow advice from your favorite movie. Nor should you rejoice if you find a space pod to shuttle you to another planet. Remember, Krulos says, aliens might come here first.

He spoke with a human-like robot that can evade questions while having a conversation. In talking with her creator, Krulos learned robots have been known to develop and share their own language with one another, but not with scientists — and that maybe there aren’t enough roadblocks to keep that from happening again.

Krulos took a disaster-related survival course and learned to live off the land, and he looked at bug-out bags for sale at conferences and seminars.

He toured a pricey underground condo, also learning that surviving the Apocalypse in style ain’t cheap. And

he studied TEOTWAWKI predictions, noting that we really could witness The End — if we could just manage to survive long enough.

The Bible says we know not the day, nor the hour. The Doomsday Clock says we’re dangerously close to worldwide destruction. In “Apocalypse Any Day Now,” Krulos finds everything in between, and it’s scary-fun to read about.

And yet, despite its obvious tonguein-cheekiness, what you’ll learn inside this book is serious stuff. Armageddon doesn’t happen every day, for example; but natural disasters do, and preparation could make the difference between surviving and dying. You might not spend hours thinking about total devastation, but what goes on behind scientific doors and in government offices surely gives plenty of people plenty of sleepless nights. Yes, some of what Krulos finds is silly, and its practitioners plainly seem to know that. The followers of other survival ideas, though?

Keep reading, and let’s just say that you might start looking for an old backpack…

Astute readers will notice, overall, that one word keeps floating to the top of this highly-entertaining, highlyinformative book: hope. It’s what preppers want, what survivalists take on bug-outs, and what “Apocalypse Any Day Now” leaves readers with. And really, isn’t that all you really want in… three, two, one….?

Look for the reviewed book at a bookstore or a library near you. You may also find the book at online book retailers.

The Bookworm is Terri Schlichenmeyer. Terri has been reading since she was 3 years old and never goes anywhere without a book. She lives in Wisconsin with three dogs and 10,000 books. v

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Director Nelsen is learning the ropes at AgriGrowth

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Emeritus Growing up in the Winthrop area, Tamara Nelsen has a good feel for farming and the agricultural community that supports farmers. But she’s still a ‘rookie’ in her new role as executive director of AgriGrowth.

Nelsen assumed her position on Feb. 1. Her previous work was Director of Commodities for the Illinois Farm Bureau for 20 years at their Bloomington headquarters. She also racked up 11 years in Washington D.C. working in agricultural policy and public trade.

Nelsen admitted she is excited about

her new work. “Agricultural marketing has been particularly astounding the past 20 years. And yes, it’s been a roller coaster experience,” she reflected.

So a logical question for this veteran is what’s ahead? Nelson reported recent conversations with farmers. “Some are excited because prices are bumping up with the expectation that it will be a short harvest. But some also told me they were 80 percent planted for this season. Even with wet soils and cool temperatures, they think that with these new genetically-advanced hybrids, they’re going to be okay this fall. So it depends upon where you are in this entire corn belt … eastern end still struggling with excessive rains and

little planting; western areas much better shape it seems,” summed up Nelsen.

So if the President moves with tariffs on any or all imports of Mexican purchases, will U.S. agriculture feel the bite? “Yes, that intended move I think is a huge mistake — especially since that USMC agreement was virtually ready for signatures. Mexico is such a good neighbor when it comes to trade.

Continuing to use tariffs as a hammer on things such as immigration issues I think is a real negative aimed right at the heart of farmers. I think that action will backfire,” said Nelsen.

Her thoughts on future trade with China? She calls it a tit-for-tat exercise; but she thinks a strong future is

possible simply because China’s economy is so big. “Plus, they have a growing middle class with better incomes and stronger demands in the food chain.”

Nelsen has been to China twice with Illinois farmers. “In both trips, we visualized China was going to be a fantastic partner with United States. But we also agreed China is going to be a very difficult trading partner. They lack enforcement of trade agreements.

China is quite guilty of skirting around the edges of trade deals. Also, China isn’t bashful about ownership of technologies — especially U.S. technologies that they seem to acquire ‘on good faith agreements.’ I think settling these

billion spending bill. “Anybody who thinks we’re going to come through this process with everyone singing “Kumbaya” is living in a fantasy land,” said Chamberlain.

“Mentally, the Legislature has been stuck for almost 20 years at a $1 billion

bonding bill,” said DFL-South St. Paul House Member Rick Hansen. “I’m hopeful that as we move into the 21st century that if the needs exist we will make effort to actually fund them.” v

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Director Kay’s final thoughts on AgriGrowth experience

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Emeritus With just three days remaining in his work with AgriGrowth, Director of Government and Member Relations Gary Kay shared a few thoughts on his immediate past and his new venture with Cargill which starts June 10. The location of our discussion was the June 4 AgriGrowth legislative wrap up luncheon next door to the State Capital.

“With Cargill, I’ll be working on the grain side of their agricultural supply chain. I’ll be working out of their Wayzata corporate headquarters. My new job will have me traveling the upper Midwest calling on various Cargill grain-handling clientele. My years with AgriGrowth have prepared me well,” said Kay. Working in the Cargill supply chain, his duties will involve getting grains to various markets on time.

Kay said he’s very much aware of farmer thoughts in view of current uncertainties in the marketing of commodities. ”Getting the USMC (United State-Mexico-Canada) trade agreement passed will be a big step and keeping most tariffs off the table would be a helpful measure also.

The President’s trade team is at the Capital today trying to calm some nerves.”

He sees two roles for AgriGrowth: Being a public policy advocate at the State Capital; and a convener of the community of agriculture and food community (such as today’s luncheon with various state legislative mem-

bers). Another biggie is the Nov. 7 Ag and Food Summit at the Minneapolis Convention Center. “Playing this dual role is how AgriGrowth is an important voice,” Kay stated. “We have a growing population of people — including elected officials — who have no background in agriculture. AgriGrowth sees this as an increasing challenge.”

Kay is well-acquainted in public policy having worked for three years in the Minnesota State House on tax policy.

He also worked two House candidate campaigns; some Capitol Hill experience working in D. C.; and back in Minnesota with AgriGrowth Council as a director, member and government relations. Still a young man, Kay already has good ‘trench experiences’.

Some of that experience was displayed by the four Legislative members who addressed dozens of agriculture and food systems industry officials at the luncheon. The panel, two Democrats and two Republicans, agreed a heftier bonding bill of $1 billion plus is very likely a high priority in the 2020 Legislative session.

“But we need to be concerned about two things: the stability of our revenue system and where do we get the revenue,” said Republican Senate Tax Committee Chair Roger Chamberlain of Lino Lakes. “We either need to grow the labor force or increase productivity to grow the economy.”

The panel said legislative leaders had good intentions on bringing transparency to the process of writing a $48

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AgriGrowth committed to building better ag relations NELSEN, from pg. 7 intellectual property issues right now is smart rather than delay until their economy is so expanded that we wouldn’t be able to tackle them.”

Nelsen graduated from Stanford University in International Trade with emphases on agricultural marketing. She worked in Washington D.C. for several years working with clients needing expertise in foreign marketing until she and her husband decided it was time to return to Minnesota. Nelsen’s husband is now a third generation farmer.

Nelsen and her brother were the first family members wanting to go to college. “So we applied at every Ivy League school — including Harvard. We didn’t apply at the University of Minnesota because I think

we both wanted to get away from the Minnesota weather,” winked Nelsen. Reflecting on that Stanford choice, Nelsen said it was a great decision. “From an agriculture, food marketing and trade point of view, it was a great place for me to go.”

Her take on the primary role of AgriGrowth?

“Today (at the luncheon) we obviously want to provide a good venue for the legislators; but also for our own members so their ambitions are realized by the entire agricultural industry: farmers, processors, marketers, and especially the food buyers … yes the housewives of Minnesota,” summed up Nelsen.

“I feel my role is to continue to build bridges for better understanding and relationships across the entire broad spectrum of agri food. We dialogue with

our legislators. We also dialog with our consumers in rural areas and urban areas so all better understand the importance of the tremendous agri food system in our entire state.”

For Nelsen, that includes staying tuned in to both the organic food chain and the conventional providers. “We have members in AgriGrowth who do nonGMO farming. We want to have areas of choice for all consumers. We also need to explain and educate some of the consequences that come with those choices. So, in essence, continuing the dialog to find better ways to meet all three objectives: consumer choices, sustainability and the long-term profitability of our entire agricultural sector is the heart and soul of the AgriGrowth organization.” v

Report addresses the question, ‘when do cover crops pay?’

Farmers around the country are planting cover crops on millions of acres to protect and improve the UCTIONS Please read attached emaila new report published soil. “Cover Crop Economics,” by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Sustainable Agriculture Research looks at the P NAMES ALREADY ONand AD Education, THE LAND 3.7461 x economics of cover crops.

The key, says North Dakota farmer Justin Zahradka, who has been planting cover crops since 2011, is to “look at cover crops as an investment rather than a cost.”

Based primarily on yield and economic data gathered through five years of national cover crop surveys, The report addresses the kinds of economic returns which can be expected from cover crops — both under various management scenarios and as

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cover crops improve soil health over time. The latest Census of Agriculture revealed that national cover crop acreage increased by 50 percent from 2012 to 2017. It’s also timely due to the interest in cover ”crops for planting on fields that were flooded or otherwise unplanted (prevent plant situations) this spring, in order to suppress weeds while protecting and improving the soil.

“Cover Crop Economics” explores seven common management situations for commodity farmers that can affect how quickly they receive a positive net return from cover crops.

Prime examples of fast returns include when drought occurs and herbicide-resistant weeds are a challenge, or when cover crops are grazed. Other management situations include when a farmer is dealing with compacted soils or is transitioning to no-till, or when cover crops are contributing to a commodity crop’s nutrient needs. Also, receiving federal or state incentive payments while transitioning to cover crop use can make a major contribution to a quick economic return.

The report includes a number of key findings. When herbicide-resistant weeds are a significant problem, cover crops can be profitable in the first year of use.

When cover crops are grazed, they can provide a profit in the first year of use if fencing and water are already available When soil compaction occurs, cover crops can provide a profit by the second year of use The findings are based on an analysis of five years of data from the National Cover Crop Survey, conducted by the Conservation Technology Information Center and SARE in the 2012-2016 growing seasons.

About 500 farmers providing yield data in most years of the survey.

For this report, the authors used $25 per acre as the cost of cover crop seed and $12 per acre as the cost of seeding (when hired), for a total of $37 per acre to establish cover crops. These figures are based on median data from the surveys.

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One large Iowa farmer grows his own cereal rye seed and plants a bushel of rye per acre as a cover, according to Myers. He finds his cost for seed is $9 per acre and his cost of seeding is $5 per acre by using a high capacity fertilizer spreader to broadcast the rye seed, making a total of $14 per acre for seed and seeding. Others may keep the cost of seeding to a minimum by seeding cover crops with a vertical tillage tool they would be operating in any case.

Some farmers have termination costs for cover crops, but many do not, as they are already applying a spring burn down herbicide.

In the longer term, as aggregate soil structure starts to improve, cover crops in combination with no-till can allow farmers to get into the field a little earlier for planting or harvest in wet years. Several years of cover crop use can gradually start to improve soil organic matter, which can improve soil waterholding capacity and help improve the inherent fertility of the soil.

As a bottom line, Myers says, “Thousands of farmers are finding the profitability benefits of cover crops on their farm do improve over time. It’s not unlike how applying ag lime can take 2-3 years to pay, or buying a new piece of equipment can take a few years to cash flow. However, if producers use cover crops to address problems specific to their farm, such as weeds, fertility, erosion, or compaction, they can quickly gain cost efficiencies with their commodity cash crops.”

Download or order your free print copy of “Cover Crop Economics: Opportunities to Improve Your Bottom Line in Row Crops” at www.sare.org/covercrop-economics or by calling (301) 779-1007. Print copies will be shipped in early July. Copies are available in quantity for free to educators for use in educational workshops, classes or tours.

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Smaller dairies could continue to disappear without help

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Emeritus Nine years as President of the Minnesota Milk Producers Association, and now into his third year as Chairman of AgriGrowth, Pat Lunemann is always a good interview — regardless the topic. At the June 4 AgriGrowth Legislative Wrap Up Luncheon next door to the Minnesota State Capital, Pat agreed to a few minutes with The Land.

The first question was obvious: When is there going to be some profits back in this business of milking cows?

Lunemann’s 800-cow operation is Twin Eagle Dairy at Clarissa, Minn.

He responded, “It’s been a tough road now for about five years. 2014 was great and every year since we’ve been struggling. It’s to the point where good friends in the dairy business who are really good farmers are calling it quits or they’re talking about it. And adding to this frustration is that we’re not seeing any light at the end of the tunnel.

“The other issue making it even more difficult is they just can’t find help anymore to work with them. So struggling to run a dairy farm without help gets to be extremely frustrating. We need to fix the problem … and fix it soon.”

So is the dairy industry guilty of overproducing for the consumer market?

Or is milk and other dairy products declining in terms of per capita consumption?

Lunemann hopped on that one quickly. “Consumers are somewhat misaligned. The fluid milk sector has been declining for decades — the last 20-25 years for certain. Yes, other beverages are the culprit. It’s not just the almond or oat products, but other products as well. We need to figure out how to counter that trend. Also, part of the dilemma is we’re really good at what we do.

“Farmers in the United States are just fantastic at production — even if we don’t expand the number of cows.

We have fewer cows than last year, but the cows are milking more. Dairy genetics keeps improving and farmers keep getting better at taking care of their dairy cows.”

Lunemann is very much aware of the economic fact that smaller family farm dairy operations keep declining and

Perhaps a bit of a bonus was the recent announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency that E15 is now approved as a year-round nationwide. “We use distillers’ California leads in cow numbers fuel grains in our cows’ rations,” he said. with 1,730,000 in 2018.

“We’re much aware ethanol has had a Wisconsin is second with tough go the past couple years because of a wavier that had been permitting 1,271,000 in 2018. the oil industry to bypass the use of Minnesota is number-six with ethanol as a fuel extender. In fact, the 450,000 cows in 2018, a decline ethanol plant in our area, which had been the regular source of our DDG’s of 10,000 from 2017. feed, has been shut down for a number Overall income of U.S. dairy of months. farmers was 35.2 billion dollars “I would say this, however: The typiin 2018. cal upper Midwest livestock producer Average price for a gallon of will do better in an environment where we have better corn and other commodmilk was $2.85 in 2018. ity prices. Even though we purchase Milk per cow was 17,763 much of our feed needs, if you look at pounds in 1999; 23,173 pounds in history, higher feed prices do stimulate higher milk prices!”

2018.

Despite the President’s ambitions of a level trading field for agriculture, consolidation continues. “I watch my Lunemann thinks agriculture is being friends and neighbors disappear and used as a pawn with this latest threat wonder. ‘am I next?’ Yes, we can con- of a 5 percent tariff on all agricultural tinue for a while, but if the price patterns of the last five years continue, we’ll likely soon be gone too.”

Lunemann says $16 per hundredweight would be average price for his operation the past few months. “Prices are getting a bit better so far into 2019.

So this fall looks like an improvement, but it won’t heal the wounds inflicted over the last few years.”

By trying to cut costs by producing the bulk of their feeds on their own farm, Lunemann says they have somewhat victimized themselves. Why? Because corn commodity prices are now so low buying it rather than growing it is a better deal. “Yet our traditional model is we grow our feed; then we feed the cows and the cows nourish the land,” Lunemann admitted. “I’m a third-generation farmer. My grandfather and two uncles came from Germany in 1925. On my mother’s side, it’s a little farther back — dating back to Norway and Sweden in the late 1800s.”

But Lunemann faces the reality that he may be the last dairy farmer in his clan. He and his wife have five sons and one daughter. “They’re all adults, but no one has committed to wanting to be a dairy farmer.”

Some current data on the world dairy industry:

purchases of U. S. farm goods by Mexico with this tariff increasing 5 percent each month until the 25 percent tariff is reached.

“Unfortunately, this likely kills the USMC trade agreement which is merely waiting for Congress to approve. I find this unfortunate that U.S. farmers are being victimized.

That shouldn’t happen to the industry that has been a leader for our country for exporting and bringing dollars into our country.”

So can AgriGrowth have some muscle in this market scenario? Lunemann explains the network of AgriGrowth is agribusinesses across Minnesota — including heavy hitters in the grain merchandising industry plus all commodity groups. “Our job is to pull everyone together and have a unified message that includes letters to members of Congress, White House staffers and foreign trade advocates all strongly supporting the USMC trade agreement.” v

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Tariffs to Mexico could critically hurt U.S. pork producers

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Emeritus Visiting with Minnesota Pork Producers Association CEO Dave Preisler at the June 4 AgriGrowth luncheon in St. Paul, I led our visit with this question: “Because of the ravages of African Swine Fever in China when will China run out of pigs?” Preisler respnded, “I don’t think we’re anywhere close to the end of this disaster in China. And now it’s spreading to other Asian countries … Vietnam, Cambodia. And we would not be surprised if it shows up in other countries in Southeast Asia. We appreciate that the Vietnamese seem very honest about what’s happening in their country. But we’re far away from suggesting that it will burn itself out at this point.”

And don’t count on a vaccine for African swine fever. “The scientists that we are in contact with say a vaccine is likely years away. It’s a very large, complicated virus with a lot of proteins. That makes it a very difficult candidate. But you never know if or when a technology might emerge.”

So will there be a shortage of pigs for world markets; or are we already there? Recognizing the incredible ability of American pork producers to rapidly ramp up production, Preisler said the U.S. swine industry already has an increase in production this year compared with 2018. “That’s because of relatively good prices — perhaps built on expectations of what might be coming from China or other markets.

Apparently China is committing to more purchases of U.S. swine. But China producers were being smart also. They were selling their own swine earlier — prior to them getting African swine fever. A lot of that product went into cold storage, so they have to work through that first. But without a doubt, this disease is creating a hole in the supply chain. Right now, it’s just a question of when that comes … and who gets to fill it.”

Who is most obvious to fill this hole? Preisler said it most likely would be Canadian producers and the European Union because they don’t have any tariff issues to deal with. “We still have a 62 percent tariff on U.S. pork products going into China. But if Canada and the EU start sending a lot of their pork to China and other southeast Asia countries fighting African swine fever, then just maybe our U.S. producers will start picking up some of this demand.

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Perhaps the bigger uncertainty is how long does this 62 percent U. S. tariff stay in place.”

Preisler also noted that if President Trump initiates this new tariff threat against Mexico, the U.S. could rapidly lose a major buyer of U.S. pork products — especially ham. “When we lifted the steel and aluminum tariffs, we were hopeful that we were on the way to agreement on this USMC agreement which would be tremendous for U.S. agriculture — especially our pork industry. But this latest tariff talk is absolutely frustrating. Nearly 50 percent of all the ham we produce in America is purchased by Mexico!

It’s a tremendous market, but now it might be further splintered.”

One encouraging comment from Preisler is there is very little organic pork in the U.S. marketplace; so fraudulent pork isn’t an issue like it is with beef and chicken products. “We’re producing for the marketplace, so I would note that there is increasing demand for antibiotic free meats which aren’t necessarily organic. We’re keeping track of consumer trends. If organic pork becomes a reality with the American housewife, our producers will shift as needed to meet that demand. They still appreciate two key factors: taste and cost. Thankfully, the American pork producer continues to meet that dem and!” v

The ‘Big River’ still too big!

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Emeritus If you’re still waiting for several tons of fertilizer products coming upstream or several thousand bushels of your corn or soybeans being shipped downstream, you might as well keep twiddling your thumbs. That ‘Mighty Mississippi’ continues with record crests from the Twin City terminals all the way to New Orleans. In fact, in view of seasonal weather expectations, this could be the longest high water condition of the big river in recorded history.

Laurie Siever, senior vice president, External Partnership, Saint Paul Port Authority, shared a brief visit with The Land at the June 4 AgriGrowth luncheon in St. Paul. When asked how long will it take for the river to get back within its channel, she responded, “Wish I could give a definite answer; but this time we can’t. This continues a most disconcert-

ing situation for the Port Authority and the entire barge traffic industry. There continues to be flooding in cities along the entire river corridor. And we know this is impacting thousands of acres of cropland. We keep hearing from farmers that already this season is going to be a total disaster for them.”

She reports not hearing of any structural damage at any of the locks and dams in the river corridor.

“Early this spring we had a good neighborhood meeting with all the tenants in the River View Industrail Park along the St. Paul terminal. The purpose was to help them with any navigating issues they were likely to face with the melting of the huge snow volumes encompassing this entire corridor area. We explained what to do if they have damage to any of their properties occupying spaces within the terminal. Filing for FEMA financial assistance would be part of this special help.” v

Project studies the effect of water quality on pig performance MORRIS, Minn. — University of Minnesota researchers are conducting a study of the impact of water quality on animal performance, gut health and livability of nursery pigs.

Water is considered by a majority of swine nutritionists to be the most important of all nutrients required by pigs. At birth, water makes up about 82 percent of the pig’s body weight and steadily declines to about 50 percent for a pig at market weight.

This project will compare three different water sources (two deemed “bad”, and one “good”) when fed to nursery pigs. Through a series of video recordings, water sample collection, and data analysis, researchers will dive deeper into how water quality might influence pig behavior, gut function, and immune system function.

The study will be conducted at the University of

Minnesota’s West Central Research and Outreach Center in Morris, Minn.

Very likely, results of this project will have applicability to other livestock species.

The research team will also evaluate the range of water qualities currently being consumed in the Minnesota pork industry. Such a data set currently does not exist for Minnesota or any other state. To participate in our water quality survey, visit https://z. umn.edu/watersurvey2019.

Funding for this project is being provided by the University of Minnesota, Minnesota Pork Board and Christensen Farms.

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Grants provide opportunities for pollinator development

By KRISTIN KVENO them into bigger pots two weeks ago. Once The Land Staff Writer they are ready to be planted outside, Wirkus plans on putting them around the school’s Creating an environment where pollinators high tunnel greenhouse in raised beds. can flourish is vital everywhere. For 10 schools in Minnesota, students are doing their part to This summer, Buffalo high school FFA memhelp ensure pollinators have a chance to thrive. bers will be tending the plants. “We want to These 10 schools all received a grant to be used get more students involved in the green industo establish a habitat for insect pollinators. try, the plant industry,” Wirkus said.

The grants were awarded by Enel Green For Jim Mesik, agriculture teacher at Power North America, Inc. and Sand County Central High School in Norwood Young Foundation. There were certain criteria that America, this is the second year the school the schools needed to meet to be considered for received the pollinator grant. Mesik wanted the grant. The schools needed to have a greenhis students to be part of this experience house or an indoor place for the almost 600 again, as the first year was a great opportuseedlings to grow and have a place to later nity to learn more about the role that pollinatransplant those plants outdoors that would Photos submitted tors play in our world. “I tell them not to be conducive for growth. overlook the insects.”

Central High School students in Norwood-Young America installed Each school received native wildflower seed- pollinator plants near the high school in 2018. This will be the second The Central students get to better underlings that included wild bergamot, milkweed year the school received a pollinator grant. stand pollinators while getting their hands a and prairie blazing star. The schools took part little dirty in the process. “They like the in training and each was awarded $1,000 to be used of doing something different.” hands-on aspect to it.” For Mesik, he likes that the on any expenses incurred with the project.

Growing plants is nothing new for Buffalo high students can take what they started last year and The schools which received the grants had their school agriculture education teacher Gary Wirkus. expand on it. “I hope they value the role the different own reasons for being involved in this project; but it “We actually have a school garden. We grow produce wildlife play.” was the desire for the students to have hands-on for our high school cafeteria,” Wirkus said. “We want Grace Figueroa-Ghent, an advisor at the DREAM experience raising pollinator plants that they all had to increase the pollinators in the garden.”

Technical Academy charter school in Wilmar, discovin common.

Wirkus received the seed plugs from Minnesota ered this grant opportunity from a fellow staff memFor New Richland, Hartland, Ellendale and Geneva Native Landscapes and the students transferred See POLLINATORS, pg. 13 schools, agriculture teacher and FFA advisor Dan Sorum said this pollinator habitat opportunity was a great way to bring more awareness. “Pollinator health is pretty important to me.”

Seedlings for Central High School’s pollinator project were started indoors and transplanted at the site.

Once selected for the grant, the participating schools had to take part in some training before the plants arrived. “We had to do an online webinar to learn about the plant care,” Sorum said.

“The goal, of course, is to educate them (students) about pollinators in our society,” Sorum said. He would like this message spread to the general public as well. For Sorum, “I’m just enjoying the challenge

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‘Lean and mean’ reduces fuel costs with cover crops

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Emeritus Now launching their fifth year of strip till farming, Brian Ryberg says he’s still learning — perhaps rightly so!

Back in 2014, he hitched up to a tillage machine called the Soil Warrior. With a 530-horsepower John Deere providing the power, Ryberg fall-tilled all 3,500 acres of his corn, soybean and sugar beet crop land with that Warrior which also was applying potassium and phosphorous for his 2015 crops. In that same process, the Warrior left an 8-inch ‘tilled strip’ for seed drop the following spring. All of this to fit their 22-inch row width planting system.

Ryberg reflects, “Five years ago we had the discussion of how to change our farming methods on our Sibley County farm home.” He admits they were a bit uncomfortable in those first talks since this was indeed a complete transition.

“We started doing some serious looking at what we were doing to soil structure on our farmland. Five years of continuous corn was our history lesson.”

They were running a Wishek disc after a chopping corn head followed by a ripper. Then, before planting, a field cultivator prepared a smooth, level seed bed. Yes, lots of field trips and lots of equipment needed. So was it time for a change? Yes, indeed!

Data tells the story: Total field hours went from 430 hours with two, fourwheel drive tractors down to 210 hours with one, four-wheel drive power unit for the Soil Warrior. When ‘conventional farming’ with upwards of five passes on each acre, gasoline consumption was

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Brian Ryberg added a Soil Warrior tillage machine to reduce field hours from 430 hours with two four-wheel drive tractors down to 210 hours with one tractor. almost five gallons per acre in the fall.

With the Soil Warrior, diesel fuel consumption dropped to six-tenths of a gallon per acre.

This question-and-answer session came from an afternoon stop at Ryberg Farms on May 29.

The Land: Like most farmers, you’ve still got corn and soybeans to plant. Is prevent planting likely to capture some of your acres too?

Ryberg: It hasn’t been any fun. We’re struggling to get through. We’re about 80 percent done on corn; did get our beet crop planted; but nothing yet on soybeans. I’m trying to understand what prevent planting is. We’ve never been down this road before. I’m glad it’s there. It’s a tool we’ve never used before and I don’t intend to use it this year. I much prefer to put the seeds in the ground. The market is starting to react to all these weather delays across the farm belt. Plus, the on-going tit-fortat chatter of our political voices. But I,

Nitrogen Sidedress Applications in Corn JAY ZIELSKE Field Agronomist North Mankato, MN Wet conditions throughout the Corn Belt have many growers rightfully concerned about their soil nitrogen (N) supply. This critical nutrient is easily lost from the soil by leaching or denitrification when excessive rainfall occurs, and since N is one of the most expensive inputs, over-applying could be a significant economic loss to your operation.

When determining whether N rescue applications are needed, it’s important to first evaluate how much remains in the soil and decide whether that will be sufficient for crop needs. Soil tests can be a useful tool for determining supplemental N needs in the spring, even though the predictive value of these tests is affected by weather conditions. Local conditions, including soil type, drainage characteristics, and average temperature and rainfall greatly affect N-loss potential. For this reason, you should review your own state’s recommendations.

like all other farmers, keep reminding myself that it’s bushels times price.

And right now price bumps seem favorable for this year’s crop. We’ll just wait and see.

The Land: So because of your system were you able to planting earlier?

Ryberg: Yes, we could get on striptilled fields earlier. Plus, we don’t worry about compaction because we’re planting where there has been no wheel traffic. Yes, tiling certainly makes a difference too. About one-third of our cropland is pattern tiled and that was the first planted. But our strip-tilled fields without pattern tiling also got us in a day or two earlier. And I’ve measured up to 5 degrees warmer soil temps in those eight-inch tilled swaths.

The Land: A maturity change on your acres yet to plant?

Ryberg: Yes. We used 102-105 day corn so far, but now 90 to 92-day maturities for what we have left … assuming we’re planting by the end of this week

(that would be May 30-June 1 dates).

On our soybeans, we’re with 1.7-1.4 relative maturities; but we’re likely going to earlier beans to get finished. I don’t want to go earlier than a 0.9 because you’re giving up too much yield.

The Land: After four years with the Soil Warrior, what has it done to your soil health — and your own mental health?

Ryberg (chuckling): Mentally, I’m a lot more comfortable than where I was four years ago. We haven’t given anything away on yield. We think the water infiltration is definitely better.

The soil’s carrying capacity is so much better. It’s firmer because you haven’t loosened up that whole soil profile.

Whether its fall traffic from beet trucks or grain trucks, we just don’t have the wheel tracks that we used to have. In the spring, no compaction concerns either … we just go in and plant.

The Land: It seems everyone is chattering about biological activity in our soils these days. What’s your read?

Ryberg: Still a lot of learn. We’re using the Haney test which gives you a soil health reading. But you need to know how to interpret what that means. I was just on the phone this morning talking with a consultant on that issue. We’ve got a ways to go, but we see our numbers climbing. I was required to take the Haney test for our CSP program. We’ve been taking fall soil samples, but some tell us sampling in the spring is better. So we’re taking a few samples now just to compare our fall and spring numbers. Minnesota See RYBERG, pg. 13

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Growing season has an impact on cover crop performance RYBERG, from pg. 12 Valley Testing Labs is where we send our samples; but I might send the samples to a couple labs this spring to see if there are differences.

I keep hearing that if we are involved in a cover crop we can cut back on our P and K because increased biological activity is increasing the mineralization action. However, I’m ‘old school’ and still want to see some numbers that tell me where we’re at.

The Land: You’re reading my mind.

I was about to ask what cover crops are you using?

Ryberg: Still some learning to do here too. We haven’t cut back on P and K, but thought cover crops would let you do that. That’s the next piece we need to figure out. If we do some prevent planting, we’ll do some cover crop on those acres. Then we might see impact on P and K. But we’re told there’s some nitrogen production from particular cover crops. It’s challenges like this that keeps stoking our interest. We do our P and K in the fall with the Warrior which has two good-sized fertilizer tanks — so fertilizing and tillage is a one-trip deal. In the spring, 20 gallons of 32 percent liquid urea is applied when planting. If it’s corn-oncorn and needs a heavier load of nitro-

gen, we use 32 percent urea as a carrier with our pre-emerge herbicide which we broadcast for better coverage of the herbicide. And if more nitrogen is needed, we side dress at the same time we interseed our cover crop.

The Land: Do you variable rate your nitrogen?

Ryberg: Our fields are all mapped and we collect yield data on a field-byfield basis. So we sort of ‘spoon feed’ our corn — especially those fields that are continuous corn where they get upwards of 180 pounds of actual nitrogen. We’ve proven we can raise 225 to 230-bushel yields, so we try to feed according to appetite, so to speak. But weather is still the final determiner.

On soybean ground, we’ve pulled back to about 160 pounds of nitrogen.

The Land: So any particular issue that keeps challenging you and your crew?

Ryberg: The cover crop syndrome.

We know what it does for soil structure and soil health; but it’s that fertility issue still raising questions. I’m asking lots of questions of our fertility people and cover crop seed providers. If we’re going to spend $15-$20 per acre on cover crop seed, we need a measurable return to justify — especially in today’s tight economy. So learning the fertility

value of cover crops is still the question.

The Land: Has a particular cover crop emerged as best for you?

Ryberg: We’re still working with the mix. In our 22-inch rows, if we have a lush canopy from our corn crop, we seem to starve out that cover crop.

We’ve had good success getting our cover crop established in our June seeding, but sometimes when we get into harvest we find little or no cover crop. In other fields, the cover crop is very excellent … and we don’t know why. Last year wasn’t a great growing season so our poorest corn crop — which didn’t have the lush canopy — produced the best cover crop. However, where we got into some 230-bushel yields, the cover crop was barely noticeable. Yet the year before, with 220-230-bushel yields across the board, we also had great over crop. So just like the corn yield, the growing season apparently has much to do with cover crops too.

The Land: So is cereal rye your choice of cover crop?

Ryberg: We really like the cereal rye

but can’t interseed it because it doesn’t survive the summer heat and shade.

I’ve friends who use the self-propelled Hagie drop-down broadcast system in August and get good results with cereal rye. Our goal is a cereal rye cover crop surviving through the winter and giving you a green cover crop growing in the spring. We keep some radish and turnips in the mix too.

Without being a brand endorser, Ryberg said there are now several different equipment manufacturers offering strip till choices. Because the Soil Warrior has performed so well in the Ryberg Farm’s farming system, he simply said, “We think it’s King; but learning how to make any system work to build healthier soils is the goal — regardless of the brand. But choices are fewer for those wanting to work in 22-inch rows.”

Here’s the bottom line: Ryberg said over the past four years they’re averaging $75 to $90 per acre reductions in total production costs! That’s good evidence ‘Lean and Mean’ works for Ryberg Farms. v

Cover Crop Seed and Logistics

Students like ‘hands-on’ aspect of pollinator projects POLLINATORS, from pg. 11 ber and decided to apply. The DREAM Academy is located on the MinnWest campus where’s there a community greenhouse which is housing the pollinator plants until they are ready to be planted outside. Figueroa-Ghent estimates that will happen in the next few weeks.

This is a comprehensive project for the students. Figueroa-Ghent has taken the students shopping to buy fertilizer and other supplies needed for growing the pollinator plants. “I think they are genuinely enjoying it,” she said. When the students signed up for this project, they knew that they had to commit to helping tend the plants in the summer as well.

When the plants are planted outside,

beehives will be located close by so the DREAM students will see the pollinators in action. This has been a great opportunity for the students to have first-hand knowledge of the importance of pollinators in the ecosystem. The commitment that the students are taking on is proof that they are excited about what this project entails and are proud of their contribution in creating a pollinator habitat.

The schools which received the grants have committed to be beacons for the pollinators. Creating spaces for the plants to flourish and giving pollinators the environment they need are all integral to better understanding the role pollinators play in our communities and beyond. v

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Many factors contribute to biostimulants’ effectiveness

By TIM KING The Land Correspondent ST. PAUL — A paper published last December by University of Minnesota Soil Scientist Paulo Pagliari and Anne M. Nelson, assistant Extension educator at the U of M, concluded, “research at the University of Minnesota has shown Paulo Pagliari that, in most cases, those products (biostimulants) are ineffective and do not live up to the expectation.”

The conclusions of Pagliari and Nelson’s paper, entitled “Biostimulants: What are they and do they work?” seems to have been largely based on trials

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Pagliari and Nelson list biostimulants as including humic and fulvic acids, seaweed extracts, proprietary ingredients used in liquid manure composting, and beneficial bacteria and fungi.

Biostimulants have been shown to increase many factors that affect plant growth including: root growth, root diameter, soil water holding capacity, and increased microbial activity leading to increased nutrient availability.

They define biostimulants as a substance, that when they are applied to a plant or the soil in the plants’ root zone, will “stimulate natural processes to benefit nutrient uptake, nutrient use efficiency, tolerance to abiotic stress, and crop quality.” Abiotic stress includes high winds, drought or high temperatures.

Pagliari and Nelson are careful to point out these products are not fertilizers and do not provide fertility to plants.

The authors do not claim the products are totally ineffective, however.

“Biostimulants have been shown to increase many factors that affect plant growth including: root growth, root diameter, soil water holding capacity, increased microbial activity leading to increased nutrient availability and many more,” they write in their paper.

In a separate interview, Anne Nelson explained what some of the products are and what they do.

“Humic and fulvic acids are substances formed from the breakdown of organic matter,” she said.

“They have the ability to hold seven times their volume in water — a greater water holding capacity than clay soils.”

Nelson points out that humates, which are often marketed as a biostimulant, are a processed and are a dried form of humic acid.

“Regarding beneficial bacteria and fungi, companies will isolate bacteria they find that are beneficial to the plant. These bacteria are thought to help the plant take up nutrients or break down nutrients that are in the soil. So, in theory, since these bacteria are transforming nutrients into a more useable form, the plant is able to take up more nutrients and grow faster,” she said.

“Seaweed extracts have been said to have a high availability of plant growth regulators that are

released into the soil — so the plant is able to take them up,” Nelson said. “They’ve also been said to help with aeration of the soil which gives plant roots more space to explore.”

“Liquid manure compositing is made by mixing manure water and a blend of proprietary materials thought to feed specific bacteria in the manure,” Nelson continued. “This provides adequate conditions for microbial growth which in turn increases the nutrient availability of the manure.”

Nelson and Pagliari don’t say that claims for the products aren’t accurate or true. They simply say that they didn’t work in their trials.

“For example, the products thought to increase enzyme activity rarely did — compared with plots that did not receive the treatment,” they write in their paper. “Products thought to provide better overall growing conditions and increase grain yield also do not show any improvements when compared to untreated.”

The authors say these products may work if conditions are just right. But, they say, there are so many variables in a field of corn, soybeans or wheat that it is very difficult to predict if they’ll work for you.

“Responses are highly variable,” they write. “It depends on weather, soil type, organic matter content, tillage system, and the type of crop rotation.”

Nelson points out, for example, that humic acids may not necessarily be useful in soils that are already high in organic matter. Soils which have seen corn-on-corn for several years may be unlikely to respond to the products. Additionally, she says soils which are extensively tilled may be unresponsive.

While pointing out that Pagliari didn’t have positive results from biostimulants in his trials, the authors acknowledge that another farmer, with a different set of variables, could see benefits from them.

“When thinking about using these products, we recommend doing a replicated strip trial before integrating them into your entire operation,” they write.

They also recommend talking with an Extension educator to set up a trial.

“We recommend doing a strip trial with only one factor changed at a time. So you want to do a trial with the same management strategies, but with one treatment having a biostimulant product and one not having a product,” Nelson said. “We recommend doing at least three strips of each.”

For a resource to take an in-depth look at how to do your own on-farm research trials, go to extension. umn.edu and search for “How to do research on your farm.”

“Sometimes these things work, but most of the time it’s questionable. So instead of writing them off, the idea of a field trial is probably the best route to see if they actually work and, if they did increase yield, did they actually pay for themselves,” Nelson said. v

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Corn is coming on strong, soybeans are lagging Brandon Fast, Mountain Lake, Minn. – June 21

Nancy Rys, Rock Creek, Minn. – June 14

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Planting is finally complete for Nancy Rys. The Land spoke to Rys on June 14 as she reported she finished planting soybeans on June 9.

“It’s a strong couple weeks that we’re behind.” The first beans have popped through and are looking good.

“The weather’s been decent.” The Land spoke with Brandon Fast on June 21 as he reported he started side dressing and has finished 400 acres of earlier planted corn. With the weather warming a bit, the crops are starting to slowly catch up. Fast’s corn looks good, it’s just behind. “That later planted corn really needs to catch up. The stand is pretty even on everything.”

Fast did have to do some replant of corn last week in spots that were a little thin in the field.

“The beans look pretty good except they’re slow,” Fast said. “A lot of the beans we ended up planting were sitting in dry dirt.” Fast needed rain on the newly-planted soybeans and he got it. “They’re slowly coming.” While some beans have emerged, there are big areas in the fields that haven’t popped up yet. “The beans are really inconsistent.” Fast plans on spraying beans in another 10 days.

Rain is in the forecast today, but thankfully no severe weather is expected. Next week’s temperatures are forecasted in the 80s. It will finally feel like summer has arrived. “I think we’ll be alright as long as we can keep getting heat,” Fast said.

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“I just finished up spraying our corn.” The Land spoke with John Haarstad on June 14 as he was happy to have his corn all sprayed. Unfortunately rain is in the forecast for next week. “It should make spraying beans interesting.”

The corn is about two weeks behind average for this time of year. “We do need sunshine,” Haarstad said. He plans on starting to spray soybeans at the end of next week and will continue spraying the following week.

The beans are looking really good. Haarstad attributes that to planting them at the same time he planted corn. “We got a good jump start on them.” By planting them then Haarstad feels that the beans are right on schedule this year.

“I’m hoping to get some tiling done today for a neighbor,” Haarstad said. When he’s finished with that, he’ll be doing some tiling of his own fields. He’s also going to spend some time these next few weeks helping his brother with the excavating business. Perhaps most importantly he’s going to go to his son’s baseball games as planting has made it difficult to get to the games this spring.

There’s concern about the lack of warm temperatures for the crops; though there are good things happening as well. “The uptick in the market has been a positive for us.” Haarstad’s hoping that more good news in the form of warmer weather will be coming soon!

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There’s rain again in the forecast, but fortunately the fields are looking much better. “The soil conditions have really improved.”

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In the next few weeks, Rys plans on cleaning up machinery, getting all the seed that didn’t sell shipped back and cleaning up the seed business.

While all the crops are in, Rys wishes the calendar said May and not June. The crops are behind and there’s rain and no real heat in sight. Rys is hoping for warmer temperatures and a break in the wet weather to get the crops to really take off.

Dale Bissen, Adams, Minn. – June 21

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The Land caught up with Dale Bissen on June 21 as he was in the midst of tucking grapevines into the wire in his vineyard. This is done so that the vines don’t break off. Bissen reported that the vines seem so brittle this year. “I spray a fungicide out here every week.” He has another week of tucking the vines in left to do. Growing grapes is definitely labor intensive as Bissen has found out.

Bissen planted corn on beans this year and is seeing a good crop come out of the ground. “We’re pretty happy, it looks pretty good.” The corn is sprayed, but Bissen needs to spray nitrogen on it next week. “We’re behind; we must be two weeks behind.” It’s been too cool to get the corn to really take off. “We can’t even breakout of the 70s.”

The soybeans had struggled to emerge. Bissen has clay in the soil and it can make emergence tougher — especially with the rain. Now that the beans have emerged, they have a good stand. “The no-till looks the best.” Bissen sprayed the no-till fields and will spray the rest at the end of next week.

“I think the spot we’re in, we’re definitely luckier than other places in the U.S.” Though Bissen knows there are still obstacles in the growing season for his crops. “Our yields are going to suffer.”

The lack of heat and the late planting has made this growing season a challenge for Bissen but he’s grateful he got a crop in the ground.

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Global Dairy Trade auction prices continue to drop This column was written for the mar53.4 million pounds of product to the keting week ending June 21. market, up from 43.8 million in the last event and the highest total since Feb. 19.

U.S. milk production is lagging. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest Butter led the losses, down 5.7 percent, Milk Production report pegs preliminary which followed a 10.3 percent plunge on May output at a bullish 19.06 billion June 4. Cheddar cheese and whole milk pounds, down 0.4 percent from May 2018. powder were both down 4.3 percent, folOutput in the top 24 producing states hit lowing declines of 14 percent and 1.5 18.1 billion pounds, down 0.1 percent. percent respectively. Skim milk powder MIELKE MARKET was down 3.5 percent, following a 4 perRevisions added 38 million pounds to WEEKLY cent drop; anhydrous milkfat was down the original 50-state April total, putting

By Lee Mielke 3.3 percent after posting a 5.7 percent it at 18.47 billion pounds, up 0.3 percent decline last time. Lactose was off 2.2 from April 2018. The 23-state total percent after inching up 0.4 percent was revised up by 195 million last time. pounds as Georgia was added to the list, making it now a 24-state list. That put output, Rennet casein alone was in the black, up 2.3 perat 17.6 billion pounds, was up 0.5 percent from cent after a 4.2 percent gain last time.

April 2018. n May cow numbers in the 50 states totaled 9.33 CME cheese prices ended on the first day of summillion head. This is up 5,000 from April, but 89,000 mer at the highest levels in the world as traders head below a year ago. With dairy economics being anticipated the afternoon’s May Cold Storage report. what they are and cull rates running as high as The cheddar blocks finished at $1.8250 per pound, they have been, many question that increase. which is up 4.25 cents on the week, 33.5 cents above Output per cow averaged 2,042 pounds, up 12 a year ago, and the highest since Feb. 2, 2016. pounds from a year ago.

Cheese demand remains “somewhat positive,” Dairy cow culling dropped in May from April, but according to Dairy Market News. Cheese production was above May 2018. The USDA’s latest Livestock has increased and some cheesemakers are reporting Slaughter report shows an estimated 258,100 head deeper discounts on spot milk, with prices 50 cents were slaughtered under federal inspection. This is to $3 under Class. Production schedules are fairly down 10,400 head from April, but 13,000 head or busy, with some at seven-day work weeks for the 5.3 percent above a year ago. The five-month period near term. saw 1.4 million head retired from the dairy busiCash butter closed at a global high $2.39 per ness, up 75,100 or 5.6 percent from a year ago. pound. This is up 2.5 cents on the week and 10 n cents above a year ago, with eight carloads Weakness returned to the June 18 Global Dairy exchanging hands on the week.

Trade auction which made Chicago Mercantile Grade A nonfat dry milk saw a June 21 close at Exchange prices look thrilling. In its third session of $1.0450 per pound. This is three-quarter-cents decline, the weighted average of products offered lower on the week, but 28.25 cents above a year ago fell 3.8 percent, following a 3.4 percent decline June with six sales reported.

4 and a 1.2 percent loss on May 21. Sellers brought Spot dry whey ended the week at 34.25 cents per pound, down 2 cents and 5.5 cents below a year ago, with 11 sales reported on the week. n Speaking of fluid milk, sales are far from any The Land office will be closed recovery. The latest data shows 3.7 billion pounds of

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packaged fluid sales in April, down 3.1 percent from April 2018. Conventional product sales totaled 3.6 billion pounds, down 2.4 percent from a year ago.

Organic products, at 176 million pounds, were down an eye popping 16.5 percent and represented about 4.7 percent of total sales for the month.

Whole milk sales totaled 1.2 billion pounds, up 0.7 percent from a year ago and made up 32.1 percent of total fluid sales in the month. Sales for the fourmonth period totaled just under 5 billion pounds, up 0.2 percent from a year ago. Skim milk sales, at 275 million pounds, were down 11.7 percent and made up just 7.4 percent of total milk sales.

Total packaged fluid milk sales, January through April totaled 15.5 billion pounds, down 2.5 percent from a year ago. Conventional products year-to-date totaled 14.7 billion pounds, down 2.3 percent.

Organic products, at 807 million pounds, were down 7.4 percent and represented about 5.2 percent of total fluid milk sales for the period. n My recent discussion with Hoards Dairyman Managing Editor Corey Geiger, about plant-based beverages being deficient in nutrition when compared to cow’s milk, prompted another discussion in the June 24 Dairy Radio Now broadcast.

A consumer concern was expressed, in view of the recent Fair Oaks animal abuse allegations, over the common practices on dairy farms. I asked Geiger if dairy animals suffer abuse in order to produce milk, cheese and butter.

Geiger said the video saddened him, but stated that after visiting dairy farms in 46 states in the past 23 years, “This was an isolated incident.” He added that the industry doesn’t tolerate animal abuse on farms and he told how first responders to a barn fire quickly ask where the dairy farm owner is because they know how farmers value their animals and will often run into a burning barn to rescue them.

There are practices on farms which non-farm people may not understand; but Geiger said, “Farmers want to keep their animals healthy just like moms and dads want to keep their children healthy.”

He said cows do something for humanity that other animals can’t. They eat grass and forages that even a human can’t eat and turn it into nutritious milk. n U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced June 13 that the USDA will relocate the Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture to the Kansas City Region.

A USDA press release stated, “Following a rigorous site selection process, the Kansas City region provides a win-win — maximizing our mission function.” v

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Project shows solar energy can cool pigs, aid in production

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Editor’s note: This report was compiled by West Central Research and Outreach Center Professor of Swine Nutrition and Management and Director of Operations Lee Johnston. His energy research team UniversityofMinnesota is made up of Graduate Student Brigit Lozinski, EXTENSION WCROC Director of Renewable Energy Michael Reese, WCROC Renewable Energy Scientist Eric was designed to investigate a Buchanan, WCROC Associate Professor Yuzhi Li, different — and hopefully Assistant Swine Scientist Adrienne Hilbrands, more effective — approach to University of Minnesota Department of Biosystems cooling sows. and Biological Engineering Professor Kevin Janni, U of M Researcher Brian Hetchler, and U of M For this project, we used Assistant Professor Erin Cortus. two mirror-image, farrowing rooms equipped with 16 farFood retailers and consumers worldwide are presSWINE & U rowing stalls each. Each farsuring food producers (farmers) to reduce the use of rowing stall in the COOL

By Diane DeWitte fossil fuels and lower the carbon footprint of their room was equipped with a production systems. Over the last couple years, cooled flooring insert under the sow and a single researchers at the West Central Research and nipple drinker which delivered chilled drinking Outreach Center in Morris, Minn. have been water to the sow. A water-source heat pump cooled involved in a project entitled “Greening of water (60-65 F) which was circulated in a closed Agriculture.” This project focuses on methods to loop under the floors sows laid on. The heat pump reduce the use of fossil fuels in production agriculalso cooled water (55-60 F) which was supplied to ture. Currently, as part of this project, we have nipple drinkers for sows in a continuously circulatresearch studies underway in the areas of agronoing loop. Heat captured from the under-floor sow my, dairy production and swine production. The cooling loop was transferred to warm water (110overarching objective of these studies is to help 119 F) which circulated through pads in the piglet farmers respond to market demands in a way that creep area. The heat pump and all circulating will reduce environmental impacts and maintain pumps were powered by a 20 kW photovoltaic solar the economic viability of their production systems. array.

As part of the Greening of Ag project, we are The CONTROL room was nearly identical to the investigating the use of solar-generated electricity COOL room except there was as a way to reduce heat stress no cooling of floor inserts or of sows during summer and drinking water and suppleimprove sow performance. mental heat for piglets was During summer in Minnesota, provided by one 125-watt heat lactating sows often experilamp per farrowing stall ence heat stress which leads (Group 1) or an electric heatto reduced feed intake, ing pad (Hog Hearth, increased sow weight loss and Innovative Heating poorer post-weaning breeding Technologies; Group 2). performance of sows. This Twenty-eight CONTROL sows suboptimal breeding perforand 28 COOL sows were studmance makes it difficult for ied during summer months producers to hit their breeding and room heaters were operattargets which compromises ed to keep rooms above 75 F the biological and economic to ensure sows were heat efficiency of their farrowing stressed. operation.

Electric consumption for all There are several approachsystems (ventilation, piglet es to help sows cope with heat heating, lights and cooling sysstress such as reformulation of tem) was measured and perdiets fed to sows during sumformance of sows and piglets mer, installing drip cooling were recorded over lactation. and/or cool cells in the barn, Our goal was to determine if and changing management the renewable electricity genapproaches to encourage higherated by the solar panels er feed intake by sows. These would be enough to operate mitigation strategies are helpthe sow cooling system and if ful, but not entirely effective Photo by Esther Jordan this cooling system would and many have specific draw- Cooled flooring (foreground) installed in a improve the performance of backs. So the current project sow farrowing stall. sows and piglets.

After two farrowing groups completed the study, we learned that the COOL room consistently used more electricity than the CONTROL room

Total energy use by room and total energy produced per day for Group 1.

Total energy use by room and total energy produced per day for Group 2.

For Group 1, the COOL room used 93.0 kW per day while the CONTROL room used 35.3 kW per day. Similarly, in Group 2, the COOL and CONTROL rooms required 71.5 and 19.7 kW per day, respectively.

Production of electricity from the solar panels totaled 95.3 and 86.7 kW per day during Groups 1 and 2, respectively. Sows housed in the COOL room were more comfortable as indicated by a lower respiration rate (64.4 vs. 96.8 breaths per minute); higher voluntary feed intake (11.39 vs. 9.25 pounds per day); and reduced lactation body weight loss (35.1 vs. 54.2 pounds) compared with sows housed in the CONTROL room. But, this enhanced sow comfort in the COOL room had no effect on litter See SWINE & U, pg. 21

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corn/change* soybeans/change* Stewartville $3.96 +.27 $8.21 +.55 Edgerton $4.35 +.29 $8.28 +.49 Jackson $4.31 +.28 $8.25 +.44 Janesville $4.21 +.23 $8.27 +.44 The following marketing analysis is for the week Cannon Falls $3.96 +.24 $8.23 +.54 ending June 21.

Sleepy Eye $4.11 +.25 $8.18 +.44 CORN — Corn set new contract highs after a wet Average: $4.15 $8.24 weekend, extending the previous week’s rally.

Although corn planting was only 92 percent complete Year Ago Average: $3.08 $8.01 as of June 16 vs. 100 percent average and conditions Grain prices are effective cash close on June 25. were unchanged at 59 percent good/excellent, corn *Cash grain price change represents a two-week period. prices saw a setback on profit taking through the week.

December corn traded as high as $4.73 (new contract high) on June 17 to a low of $4.49 on June 20. For the week, July corn fell 10.75 cents to close at $4.42.25, December was a dime lower at $4.53.5, and December 2020 was down 3.5 cents at $4.15.5 per PHYLLIS NYSTROM bushel. Profit taking ahead of CHS Hedging Inc. Over the last month or more, in some cases, the the June 28 reports and option St. Paul livestock markets have been under pressure. Every expiration on June 21 were cited aspect of the cattle and hog markets continue to find as negative inputs. pressure due to several factors which have continAfter the U.S. Department of Agriculture dropped ued to keep these markets on the defensive. their U.S. corn yield to 166 bushels per acre on the A major problem for the liveJune World Agricultural Supply and Demand stock is the slowing of export Estimates report, more estimates have been making sales as well as domestic sales the rounds. One study from an Iowa State University over this period. Another related economist indicated the yield could be as low as 135 problem has been the weather bu./acre based on late planted years. A University of which has hampered weights — Illinois economist was floating a 153.3 bu./acre yield particularly in the cattle sector figure. The trade didn’t seem to embrace either numfrom the winter and cool damp ber — at least for now. If we see a 10 percent yield spring months.

Supply and drag off a 176 bu./acre initial estimate, yield would demand will set the tone for the fall to 158.4 bu./acre. And what corn acreage number JOE TEALE livestock markets as we move will be published June 28?

Broker into the summertime and into Great Plains Commodity The USDA cut 3 million acres off the March inten- the fall.

Afton, Minn. tions number on the June report. Whatever is put on Cattle have seemed like there paper, the trade will second-guess it immediately upon release. There just wasn’t enough planted or was two different markets lately as futures have final decisions made when producers were surveyed remained a deep discount to the cash trade. This for this report. Many believe the USDA will resurvey situation has influenced hedgers to take advantage of the larger-than-normal basis to sell inventory and growers before the August WASDE report. cash in on the wide basis which has kept the packer The USDA has moved up the prevent plant haying, well supplied with inventory. Therefore, the packers grazing and cropping date from Nov. 1 to Sept. 1 this did not have to become aggressive in trying to year. Growers would still retain eligibility for their acquire animals which in turn kept the cash price on full 2019 prevent plant payment. Could corn be a decline during the past several weeks. planted as a cover crop, then cut for silage? Talk to On June 21 the U.S. Department of Agriculture your local representative for confirmation and details. released the monthly Cattle on Feed report which The newest National Weather Service forecast for indicated on-feed numbers, placements and market July through September calls for below-normal tem- inventory was slightly greater than the trade had peratures and above-normal precipitation. This isn’t anticipated. Considering the decline in the market

Livestock Angles Packers are well supplied

See NYSTROM, pg. 20

See TEALE, pg. 20

Grain Angles The game never stops As the father of three teenage daughters who play a lot of softball, there’s a saying I’ve heard coaches tell players that’s stuck with me: “the game never stops.” It’s often said when young players on the field shift their focus to the umpire after a close play to see what the call was, all while offensive players are still running around the bases. Stopping to see what is going on isn’t always a bad thing, but there are times when you need to keep intense focus on playing the game, because the game never stops.

Grain production has some similarities. There are times you can relax; but you need to be cognizant of where you’re at, where your business is headed and the DUSTY WALKER plans in place to reach your goals.

Compeer Crop You can’t take your eyes off the Insurance Officer game for too long. Tracking your crop insurance, which helps to manage cash flow, secure loans, back forward grain sales and more, is a critical component in safeguarding a farm’s annual income.

There are several ways to track your crop insurance policy performance throughout the year. First, find a method or tool to track the current year’s performance. This can be as simple as a handwritten record in a notebook, a spreadsheet on your home computer, or using Compeer Financial’s free margin manager tool. Use the tool that works best for you.

Next, be sure to update your anticipated yields and harvest prices based on a revenue policy. These projections will likely change throughout the growing season, but that’s to be expected. As harvest gets closer, your predictions should be a closer reflection of what’s to come. If your tracking tool allows you to easily change crop insurance coverage levels, adjust them to see how different levels of coverage can impact various outcomes.

During this step of the process as numbers in the tracking system change, you may recognize you’re going to have great yields with good prices and won’t need to use your crop insurance policy. Speaking from personal experience, you might wish you selected a different level of coverage or even a different crop insurance product. Recognize how different crop insurance coverage levels impact cash flows and potentially your working capital if you get into a challenging production year. If things don’t look promising, or you have concerns, consider a discussion with See WALKER, pg. 21

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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Delayed planting could skew USDA crop progress projections NYSTROM, from pg. 19 what growers want to hear with a late planted, latermaturing crop. The market’s focus will continue to be how many acres were planted, but how current weather is affecting crop development will increase in importance. The June 16 corn was rate 59 percent good/excellent, the fifth-lowest rating for this time of year in 33 years. Corn planting as of June 16 was 92 percent complete, leaving an estimated 7.2 million corn acres to plant (using the June planted acreage forecast of 89.8 million acres).

Weekly export sales were poor at a measly 1.5 million bushels. Total old crop commitments at 1.9 billion bushels were 14 percent behind last year. The USDA is projecting a 10 percent year-on-year decline in exports. New crop sales were 14.2 million bushels.

This brings new crop commitments to 120.8 million bushels — still trailing last year’s 143.7 million bushels.

Weekly ethanol production was down 15,000 barrels per day to 1.08 million bpd. Stocks were 200,000 barrels lower at 21.6 million barrels. Net margins improved 6 cents per gallon to a negative 3 cents per gallon. There was chatter that some ethanol producers near the coasts were exploring buying Brazilian corn to insure supply.

Outlook: In the week ahead, traders will position themselves for the June 28 Planted Acreage and Grain Stocks as of June 1 USDA reports. It will also be month and quarter end. Then, looking ahead, the next week will be a short trading week with the Fourth of July holiday. We have a long growing season ahead of us. Ideal conditions could quickly change yield ideas, but right now I don’t see any forecasts for “ideal” conditions. The market could be in for a grind until we have a clearer outlook on acres and yield potential. Look for the market to consoli-

MARKETING date ahead of the June 28 reports without a headline to drive it in one direction or the other.

I will be absent in July to recover from hip surgery, but Joe Lardy will be filling in for me. I hope you enjoy his perspectives.

Markets will close early on July 3, then not reopen until 8:30 a.m. CT on July 5 in observance of the Fourth of July celebrations.

SOYBEANS — Soybeans gapped higher when traders returned from the rainy weekend, but filled that gap later in the week. In general, soybeans popped higher, then settled into a sideways pattern for the balance of the week. This usually makes for a healthier market.

U.S. soybean planting was 77 percent complete as of June 16 vs. 93 percent average and the slowest since 1996. Based on the latest USDA planting estimate at 84.6 million acres, that would leave 19.5 million acres left to plant. But, due to the late planting this year, what that percentage complete actually means has come under scrutiny. According to the USDA, the planted percentage is based on that week’s intentions, not necessarily original intentions.

For example, if a grower had originally planned to plant 100 acres to soybeans and they had planted 40 acres by May 15, they were 40 percent complete. If by June 10, that same grower had lowered his intentions to just 80 acres, and now had 60 acres in the ground, he would be 75 percent planted, not 60 percent complete. Clear as mud? What do the weekly planting progress numbers really mean? They may be looked at differently in the future. This year’s delayed planting makes any reporting suspect.

The previously mentioned Iowa State University

Weak exports cloud hog market TEALE, from pg. 19 in advance of the release, and the discount of futures to cash, very little reaction to the report is expected.

The current market is approaching an oversold condition and near recent lows, so short covering in futures may surface in the next week or so. Demand for beef will be the catalyst which will likely assist the market to rebound in the weeks ahead. Producers are suggested to monitor these conditions as well as any changes regarding the export market and act accordingly in their marketing scheme.

The hog market has been under pressure for the past several months as exports of pork to the Asian continent have decreased — due primarily to the tariffs placed on China and the slowing of domestic demand in the United States.

These situations have cast a negative cloud over the market during the past couple of months.

Surprisingly, the latest USDA Cold Storage report

indicated pork stocks were lower than a year ago which could help attitudes toward the market — considering the recent pressure on the market.

On a positive note, China’s African swine fever is still an important consideration. China and the other Asian countries’ need for protein could eventually support the hog market in the next few months as world-wide supplies of pork decline. Domestic demand appears to be hampered somewhat by the weather here in the United States. The grilling season has been hampered by the cooler temperatures and rainy conditions. If the weather becomes more amenable in the weeks ahead, this may help increase the demand domestically.

There are many question marks about the price direction for hogs in the near future which will affect the direction of the price paid for live inventory.

Therefore, producers should keep monitoring market conditions and protect inventories as needed. v

study suggested soybean yields could fall 3 percent below trend this year to 48 bu./acre. The initial soybean crop rating is expected on June 24. The average rating for this date is 69 percent good/excellent and last year we were at 75 percent good/excellent. The lowest rating was in 1993, a wet year, at 55 percent good/excellent. The average for late planted years is 60 percent, which is what the trade will be anticipating.

Weekly export sales were very good at 21 million bushels for old crop and 7.4 million bushels for new crop. Old crop commitments are down 16 percent from a year ago, but at 1.745 billion bushels are above the 1.7 billion USDA forecast for this year.

China has 220 million bushels of purchased, but unshipped, old crop U.S. soybeans. At least a portion of these are expected to be rolled into next year or cancelled.

South American soybeans remain the cheapest in the world. No progress has been made on any trade agreements. President Trump will meet with Chinese President Xi at the G20 summit June 28-29 in Japan, but the only thing expected out of the meeting is an agreement to keep discussions alive.

The Federal Reserve concluded its meeting this week with a statement which suggests lower interest rates are coming — just not right now. They are prepared to cut rates if the U.S. economy slows. The expectation is we’ll see a cut at the end of their July meeting.

While new reports of African swine fever surface in China and elsewhere, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization reported over 3.7 million pigs have been culled in Asia since August. Vietnam alone has report 2.6 million have been culled. China has only reported 1.1 million culled which is one reason to believe China is vastly underreporting the number.

The May National Oilseed Processor’s Association Crush report was below expectations at 154.8 million bushels compared to 162.5 million bushels expected.

This was less than the lowest guess and down 5.4 percent from last year. Soyoil stocks at 1.58 billion pounds were below the 1.78-billion-pound estimate and near a 14-year low.

Outlook: Overall, there was an absence of any glaring headlines this week. The uncertainty over how many last-minute soybean acres got mudded in and what effect late planting will have on the final yield provided support. Positioning into the reports and improving weather forecasts contributed to pushing the market into consolidation mode. This may be the stage until after the June 28 reports.

Beyond report day, we have a big cushion for crop adversity based on carryout estimates.

For the week, July soybeans were 6 cents higher at $9.02.75, November rallied 4 cents to $9.27.5, and November 2020 fell three-quarter cents to $9.46.25 per bushel. v

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Renewable energy systems is focus of July 10 conference SWINE & U, from pg. 18 size at birth and weaning or weaning weight of pigs compared to the CONTROL room.

The cooling systems (cooled floor and cooled drinking water) and piglet heating systems studied, effectively reduced heat stress of lactating sows; but did not enhance sow or pig performance.

Furthermore, these cooling systems required over 2.5 times more total electrical energy than a traditional lactation housing system without sow cooling.

So we satisfied our objective of cooling sows with renewably-produced electricity, but we were not able to improve reproductive performance of sows and litters.

The focus on use of renewable energy in agricultural production systems will be on display at the Midwest Farm Energy Conference which takes place at the WCROC in Morris on July 10 and 11.

The conference will highlight energy-optimized systems for dairy production — including solar shading for grazing cows. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Jerry Hatfield will present on achieving climate resiliency in Midwest cropping systems and how it can impact the bottom line.

On the second day, energy conservation and generation in swine facilities featuring our solar sow cooling project and piglet heating systems will be presented.

Tours will wrap up the agenda on July 11. Tours include the WCROC dairy barn which uses renewable energy technologies and solar panels used as shade for grazing cows. Also on display will be the WCROC swine facilities equipped with solar PV system to cool sows. Finally, participants can tour

Photo by Lee Johnston

Solar PV panels installed at WCROC for the sow cooling project.

the WCROC renewable hydrogen and ammonia pilot plant and see an ammonia-fueled tractor demonstration. (More details on the pilot plant can be found in the May 31/June 7 issue of The Land.)

Registration for the conference is open at http://z. umn.edu/mfec2019.

We appreciate the financial support for these projects provided by the State of Minnesota through the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund and the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station. v

Spokespersons wanted for state fair College students with an interest in serving as spokespersons for animal agriculture are urged to apply as a Minnesota State Fair 4-H animal science “Speaking Up for Animal Agriculture” peer mentor.

Six positions are available.

Persons in these positions will serve as mentors to selected 4-H State Fair livestock exhibitors in all species (beef, dairy, sheep, swine, goats, poultry and rabbits) to encourage, model and role-play positive interactions with State Fair visitors to livestock displays.

Positions are open to college students age 18 or over, with an interest and/or experience in 4-H and livestock exhibits. Other qualifications are communication, teaching and coaching skills; ability to work with variety of adults and youth; expertise in production, processing and promotion of one or more animal species; and experience as a livestock exhibitor and industry spokesperson.

The program will include a one-day orientation and

training session. Participants will study community relations, written materials for review, and coaching and daily support by staff during the state fair.

Applicants must be available the five days of the 4-H livestock weekend, Aug. 21-25. Compensation is $450-$500 based on experience. Fair entry tickets, 4-H meal tickets and lodging will be provided.

To apply, applicants must submit a resume, transcript and statement describing why they are interested in this position and detail industry knowledge, communication and leadership skills. Application deadline is July 10. Send completed materials to: Juanita Reed-Boniface, Project Manager, 2462 Lake George Dr. N.W. Cedar, MN 55011; or e-mail AgriFolks@gmail.com.

This program is sponsored by Minnesota 4-H and Minnesota Livestock Breeders Association.

This article was submitted by the Minnesota Farm Bureau. v

Apply this year’s data to next year’s crop insurance needs WALKER, from pg. 19 your trusted partners and advisors if the year appears to be challenging because of low yields or poor prices.

Don’t be afraid to start making projections for next year — even before the current year has ended.

Using your tracking tool, apply the information you are currently learning to the next crop year. This can be very difficult because conditions are always changing, but use the best information you have.

This could include cost projection, yields, prices and the current crop insurance program. When doing this, I find it interesting that the next crop year’s level of insurance coverage is primarily impacted by what I’ve most recently experienced.

For example, in August of 2018 I was at a point on my own farm when we appeared to be setting up for a good harvest. Because of that, my initial perspective of the 2019 growing season was influenced by what I experienced in 2018. My 2019 crop insurance projections used a lower level of coverage than what I ultimately ended up selecting for the 2019 growing

year. My personal bias at the time was that a good crop doesn’t need a high level of crop insurance. But I recognized I had been wrong. I chose to raise my 2019 coverage from my initial intentions. And after the spring we’ve had, I’m sure glad I did; because we all know a good crop isn’t guaranteed.

Because I regularly utilize tracking tools, I recognized in February how my perspective in August was molding my view of the next crop year. Several things can be learned by spending some time looking forward: Will the current crop insurance levels I can purchase provide the protection I need — based on what I know today?

Assuming crop insurance doesn’t change, and I have that added layer of security for a future crop year, how does it impact me at this point in time? Can I forward market some of next year’s crop? Can I make a needed capital improvements like tile or grain storage?

Can I adequately protect next year’s revenue?

To summarize, this process can be as simple or as complex as you make it. By simply knowing where

you’re at and having a plan to get where you want to be is a huge step in accomplishing your goals. Every operation is continually evolving. Whether it is short or long-term decisions, the game never stops. Be sure you don’t take your eye off the ball.

Dusty Walker is a Crop Insurance Officer with Compeer Financial. For additional insights from the Compeer team, visit Compeer.com. v

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Miscellaneous: Adams Road Patrol #6 grader, 3-pt blade; 500-gal dsl tank; 500-gal gas tank; 3-pt hog mover; Katolite 25kva PTO generator; 16’ bumper-pull livestock trailer; 150-gal chem tank; Quick hitch; Flat rack; (3) I-beams; (2) Railroad rails; T-posts; Plus more.

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Lunch on grounds by Rocking J Catering Wesley COMBINE, HEADS, HEAD TRAILER, GRAIN CART, CORN PICKER: 2001 JD 9550 Walker machine, Mauer tank Ext. 18.4-38 duals, yield monitor, Vittetoe chaff spreader, 2236/3104 hrs. showing; ‘95 JD 8-30 corn head, poly snouts, knife rolls; ‘98 30’ JD 930 flexhead w/Crary air reel; 30’ Mauer head trailer; 20’ Killbros low profile head trailer; 472 Brent corner auger grain cart; 2-30 NI pull picker 12 row husking bed.

TRACTORS, LOADER, SKID LOADERS: ‘82 JD 4240, Cab, quad, quick coupler, 16.9-38 duals, 6797 hrs; SEPARATE: WL42 Westerndorf loader w/4240 or universal mounts; ‘66 4020 JD dsl, WF, 2 remotes, syncro; ‘61 IH560 gas, WF, fast hitch, repainted; Oliver 1600 gas wide front, 3 pt., showing 5024 hrs.; Oliver 60 gas, not run for a while, no side panels; Super M Farmall PS; ‘53 Super H, WF, fenders, live pump, Heisler. SEMI TRACTOR, GRAIN HOPPER, 5TH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILER: 2000 Freightliner, 10 spd., 12.7 Series 60 Detroit, 922,362 miles showing, air ride; ‘06 Wilson 40’ Pace Setter alum hopper, ag hoppers, air ride, 60” sides, roll tarp; 30’ 1994 Prowler fifth wheel camper, 1 slide. SKID LOADERS, SIDE BY SIDE, ATV: ‘97 763 Bob Cat dsl skid loader & bucket , 1789 hrs.; ‘93 440 B gas Bob Cat skid loader w/36” manure & 36” reg buckets; Cub Cadet tracker 4x4 side by side, 203 hrs. Sold separate: 60 gal. poly tank, 12V pump & nozzles for 30’ pattern; 400 Kawasaki 4WD ATV. WAGONS, AUGERS: 450 & 500 Killbros 2 door, 22.5 truck tires, brakes; 6255 Parker, 22.5 truck tires, lites, brakes; 350 and 375 Killbros w/Westendorf gears; Heider galvanized gravity w/JD gear & hyd J & M seed auger; Parker 2600 gravity w/hyd auger; 6x12 Heider, gear & hoist, 200 Dakon gravity; (2) 10x71 Westfield augers, hyd. raise, swinging hoppers; (2) 8”x32’ load out augers, (2) 8”x60’ augers. PLANTER, CULTIVATOR, HOE: 12-30 7200 JD Vac Max Emerge 2 pull planter, H&I box, 250 monitor, hyd fold; 12-30 JD vert fold JD cultivator; 20’ JD 400 rotary hoe. TILLAGE EQUIPMENT STALK CUTTER, FUEL BARRELS: 37’ JD 980 field cultivator, 23’ JD 230 disc; 24’ JD 1010 FF field cult; 7 shank Earthmaster 1465 disc ripper; 720 IH 4-18 & 5-18 auto reset plows; 12’ IH 55 3 pt chisel plow; 8-30 Balzer flail stalk cutter; 6-30 JD 27 flail stalk cutter; 1000 & 500 gal. Fuel barrels w/electric pumps. PICKUPS, TRAILERS: ‘03 F-250 Ford, 6.0 dsl, 4x4, Lariat, 265560 miles; ‘96 Ford F-250 7.3 dsl, 4x4, 334,926 miles; Sold separate: late Curtis V snow plow, that has been on a ‘96 Ford; ‘88 32’ goose neck trailer w/4’ beaver, new tires, hyd winch; 10’ 2 wheel trailer w/3’ fold up ramp. LAWN MOWERS: 2305 JD dsl hydro mower, 62” deck, 3 pt, 540 PTO, hyd raise, 4 hyd outlets, only 223 hrs.; 48” JD 647 3 pt. tiller, little use; 332 JD dsl w/54” deck, hydro; 445 JD mower, 3pt., 801 hrs. SPRAYING EQUIPMENT: Jesse 1000 gal poly pull sprayer, 60’ hyd X fold Boom, PTO pump, 12.4-42, rinse tank; 1000 gal alum tank on tand trailer., Honda w/pump. LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT & MISC.; OMC 596 round baler, 8 whl AGC whl rake, NH 2 whl rake, NH 479 haybine, rubber rolls; IH 14 2 whl rake; JD 700 Grinder Mixer, needs work; 46 IH PTO Baler, Ritchie comb water; Peterson cement water; older NI flail spreader; cattle gates; 16’ poly cattle bunk; 3 pt. Bale mover; Westendorf tines for loader; bale spear for loader.

OTHER EQUIPMENT & MISC.: 10’ WESTENDORF Box Scraper; 3 pt. Speedco hyd wood splitter; JD gear w/M-D head brackets; 8R corn reel; Winco PTO 18000 watt generator; 200 gal sprayer; 1065 JD gear; 500 Killbros w/ broken front axle, 3pt. Bushhog post hole digger, with extra larger bit; 8’ Glenco 3pt field cult; 32’ shaky tooth field cult; 953 JD gear; 2 wheel trailer. HORSE EQUIPMENT: Wood high wheeled buggy, new shafts; 4 wheel low profile wood box, rubber tires, spring seat horse tongue; Single horse 2 wheel buggy; Wood wagon on rubber w/ brakes, pony & horse harness. ANTIQUE EQUIPMENT: 2-3 bot IH slat bottom plows; David Bradley 2 Bottom plow on steel; 412 IH fast hitch 4 bot plow; 2 old oil lubers, old roof aerators. SNOWMOBILES & TRAILERS: 22’ Alumna snowmobile trailer, ‘99 Polaris XC700, ‘01 XC 600 Polaris, ‘06 Fusion 700.

PICTURES ON THE WEB TERMS: Cash or Good Check. Picture ID required. Not responsible for accidents, thefts, or any warranties. Everything sold AS IS. Announcements day of sale take precedence over printed material.

OWNER: Craig Larson 515-341-4475

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Harvesting Equip 320-760-1169 2009 GSI 1116 grain dryer, $27,000 OBO; JD 3300 com- WANTED: ‘88 Oliver tractor, 1992 CIH 1640 combine, chop, bine, $1,000 OBO. 952-955- any condition. 701-799-5567 bin ext, trap, new 24.5x32, 1140 or 612-749-9314 4800 hrs, very clean, $18,500; 1989 CIH 1020 beanhead, 20’, RETIRING: Used Westfield Livestock 1.5 cut, $3,000; 1991 CIH 1083 MK100-61 swing hopper aucornhead w/poly, exc, $9,500. ger, no flat tires on hopper, 515-320-2013 serial #126935, purchased in FOR SALE: Black Angus bulls also Hamp, York, & 2000, $3,500. 507-381-7097 ‘98 Gleaner R62, 3659 eng/ 2592 Hamp/Duroc boars & gilts. sep hrs, rebuilt eng (2 hrs 320-598-3790 on it) w/ new injectors, new Classified line ads work! turbo, all rebuilt inj pump, Call 507-345-4523 Dairy Yield Monitor, torrent auger, auto header hgt, chopper, nice shape, $53,000. 320-583Livestock Custom Heifer raiser has 2504 Leave message. openings to raise your HeifEquipment FOR SALE: JD 912 Pick up head for late model com- 125 Gehl grinder mixer, hyd bine, Single point hookup. load & unload, magnet, 540 PTO, hammers not turned, 715-352-2080 or 715-316-2380 no scale, 3 screens, shedded, exc cond, $10,500. 763-682Sell your livestock in The Land 2755 with a line ad. 507-345-4523

ers, we offer free stall facilities all TMR fed, $2.35 a day from weened through pre-fresh. Call Ben for more details 715-495-0481

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Saturday, July 13, 2019 @ 9:30 A.M.

SALE LOCATION: The auction at 58694 330th Street Mt. Lake, Minnesota which is located from the junction of Highway #60 & County Road #1 on the south edge of Mt. Lake, Minnesota approximately 5-1/4 miles north on County Road #1 to 330th Street, then 3/4 miles east.

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8 - JD TRACTORS: ‘98 JD 7810 MFD w/ 1,900 hrs., Ser.# 010022. Purchased new;’79 JD 4240 w/ 5,656 hrs., Ser. #12746R; ‘77 JD 2840 w/ approx. 6,200 total hrs., Ser.# 257071; ‘77 JD 2640 w/ 3,969 ind. hrs., Ser. #260645T; ‘66 JD 2020 (G) w/ approx. 4,100 est. hrs., Ser. #041220T; ‘69 JD 2020 (G) w/ JD 48 hyd. loader, approx. 3,900 est. hrs., Ser. # 095040T; ‘67 JD 2020 (G) w/ 5,590 ind. hrs., Ser. #047915T; ‘74 JD 1530 (D) w/ Ser.#119649; ‘72 JD 1520 (G) w/ Ser.# 151418T FARM EQUIPMENT: JD 7200 Maxi Merge 2 Vacumeter Conservation 8RN planter w/ DF., Ser. #207933; JD 726 18’6” soil finisher; JD 1610 16’ 3pt. chisel plow; JD 115 6RN stalk chopper; JD 960 approx. 33’ & 24’ field cultivators; Kuhn GMD 500 5 disk mower Ser. #B6235; JD 2800 vari width 5 bottom plow; JD 875 & 825 8RN row crop cultivators; JD 210 15’ disk; JD 275 snowblower; and other items PICKUP-TRUCKS - ATV: ‘97 Chevy Silverado 1500 4x4 pickup w/ only 45,362 actual miles; ‘71 GMC 5500 truck w/ 14’ B&H; 1968 Ford C850 cab over twin screw truck w/ 16’ B&H, Auto trans.; JD 4x2 ATV Gator HEADS: JD 843 & 643 LT oil drive corn heads w/ Ser. #567236 & #519945; JD 920 20’ flex head w/ Ser. # 636920 WAGONS & GRAIN EQUIPMENT: Parker 605 600 bu. gravity wagon; 2 - Parker 2600, 2 - 2500 & 1- 2000 gravity wagons w/ HD gears; Several auger and other items ALSO INCLUDED: PRO SHED - LAWN EQUIPMENT - SHOP EQUIPMENT HOUSEHOLD & MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS For more information go to www.danpikeauction.com. Or call Dan Pike at 507-847-3468 INSPECTION: Equipment inspection will be welcome between 8:30 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. 2 days prior to the sale or by appointment with Stan by calling him at 507-621-2378.

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AI has sired, calving ease. DelivGoats eif- ery available. Also, cow/calf fa- pairs. 715-828-7271 Meat Goats For Sale: Nan5 a nies w/kids, bred nannies, ughFOR SALE: Purebred Shortmost are Boar cross. 507-317ore horn Bull. Call 608-526-4195 1392 Limousin bulls, low birth wgt, Red or Black, 2 yr olds & yearlings. John Goelz, Pets & Supplies Franklin, MN 507-215-0309 Polled Hereford bulls. Big FOR SALE: Border collie/ growthy yearlings, and 1 Blueheel puppies, 7 months calving ease 2 year old. Se- old, $100/each. 507-383-6701 men tested, delivery available. Jones Farms Le Sueur FOR SALE: Rat terrier pups.

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TRACTORS: JD 9200, 4wd Tractor, 5,245 hrs., 24 sd trans, 52085R42 tires w/factory duals, rock box, 4 hyd. Remotes, #RW9200H001026; JD 8100 2WD TRACTOR, 3,650 hrs., 48080R42 rear tires w/factory duals, 3 pt w/quick hitch, 3 hyd. Outlets, rear rubber exc. #005302, Delux cab; JD 3010 TRACTOR, Diesel, 6,933 hrs., 700 hrs. on complete engine OH, JD wide front, fender, #11T44185; AC C TRACTOR, Engine OH, new paint, w/L59 Woods Mower COMBINE: JD 9650 STS COMBINE, 1,901 sep hrs, Contour Master, chopper, Yield Monitor, Green Star Ready, $11,000 spent after ‘18 season, #701693; JD 930 F FULL FINGER, 30’ Flex Platform; JD 643 6-30 CORNHEAD, oil drive, converted to all poly COLLECTOR CARS: 1980 L-2 CORVETTE, 350 4 barrel, 89,000 mi, leather interior; 1958 CHEV BEL AIR 2 DOOR SPORT COUPE, 283 V8, 350 auto trans *Both are show ready & immaculate!

TRUCKS: 1986 FORD L8000 TWIN SCREW DIESEL, 19 1/2’ Crysteel box & hoist, Diesel, 15 sd, 266,800 miles; 1976 CHEV C60 SINGLE AXLE TRUCK, 16’ Crysteel box & hoist, V-8 gas engine, 5&2 trans, bought new, 14,000 miles on new engine; 1974 IH LOADSTAR 1800 TWIN SCREW, 20’ Scott box & hoist, 345 V-8 gas, 5&3 trans, 81,000 actual mi, bought new, roll tarp; TRUCK EQUIP: Tip Tops; Sweet Corn Endgate; Complete air tag *All three trucks are exceptional and very clean! MACHINERY: JD 1760 12 -30 CONSERVATION PLANTER, monitor; JD 980 35’ FIELD CULT; JD 856 12-30 HYD. FOLD CULT; ARTS WAY 240B STALK CUTTER, pull-type; KILLBROS 350 GRAVITY WAGON, w/brush auger; JD 260 DISC MOWER; (2) WESTFIELD MK100-61 AUGERS, w/swing hoppers; SUDENGA 61’ x 8” AUGER & HOPPERS TOYS: Many Toys include: JD Ertl, Tonka & Nylint GOLF CART: EZ GO Golf Cart TOOLS & MISC: 2000 gal diesel tank; Portable oil cart w/(2) 65 gal tanks & elec pump; Raven Radar Unit; 18.4-38 Duals 9 bolt JD hubs; 1500 Water Tank; Some Farmstead Antiques; Fishing Equip; Elec Motors; Tools, Farm Misc & Many Other Items; Approx. 45 min of Toys & Misc. CONSIGNED ITEMS: JD 5020

DIESEL, Row crop, Wheatland Fenders, 6,046 hrs showing, #SMT323R014008R; FAST 90’ WHEEL BOOM SPRAYER, 1000 gal AUCTIONEERS NOTE: Exceptional clean & well-maintained line. Chuck has

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TRAILERS

2009 Maurer tandem axle hopper COMBINE 2012 John Deere 2700 disc ripper bottom trailer Sunflower 6333 land finisher 2010 John Deere 9670 combine, 2001 Maurer hopper bottom trailer Summers Super Harrow Plus 1,240 sep. hrs., 1,778 engine hrs.

Shop-Built tri-axle gooseneck John Deere 680 chisel plow trailer HEADS Flexi-Coil 75 rolling packer Shop-Built single axle gooseneck 2009 John Deere 612C Stalkmaster hay trailer TRUCKS chopping corn head Unverferth HT-25 header trailer 2007 John Deere 635 HydraFlex head 2000 IHC 9100I tandem axle day cab, Unverferth HT30 header trailer 374,330 miles John Deere 212 pickup head

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

Celebrate a centennial milestone

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ount Tom in Minnesota’s Sibley State Park is 1,358 feet high. That doesn’t sound like much, but you better be in pretty good shape if you want to take the fairly long hiking trail from Lake Andrew through the forest to the towering WPA-era stone observatory at the summit. The trail is steep and physically challenging.

For the less athletically inclined, the narrow paved road through the thick oak forest will get you within 500 feet of the summit. The climb on the paved path from the parking lot is steep, but not particularly challenging.

There is a bench half-way up which can be used as a place to catch your breath. You can also take in the incredible beauty of a central Minnesota hardwood forest and to listen to bird species such as the Great Crested Flycatcher and the Eastern Wood Pee Wee. If

you do sit on that bench however, beware of the poison ivy curling around one side of it.

They say Henry Hastings Sibley, the Minnesota governor the 100-year-old park is named for, came to the area around Mount Tom to hunt elk. It’s hard to imagine elk in Minnesota, but the governor may have found them on the oak savannah which was typical of the area when European settlers arrived.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

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has attempted to recreate the open feel of prairie interspersed with tough barked and fire-resistant oaks near the summit. For a flat lander, the thinning of the forest exposes the steep sides of the hill as they fall away in a cascade of greens. Those exposed hillsides can cause a giddy sense of vertigo. The feeling increases when one reaches the summit and decides to go even higher by climbing the weathered but sturdy steps to the top of the observatory. The observatory’s summer view, in all directions, is like one of those aerial photos of the Amazon forest — an endless and verdant sea of green.

Some humans have to reach the absolutely highest point available. Visitors of that need, in 2013, inscribed the rafters of the observatory’s roof. To do this, someone had to get on the shoulders of a partner and, wind whipping in their face, make their high altitude mark.

Sibley State Park is celebrating its centennial this summer. Its walking and bicycle trails, interesting visitor center, picnic grounds, camp grounds and, of course, Mount Tom are well worth a visit. A number of special events have been scheduled throughout the summer — including day-long festivities with music and activities on July 27 and Aug. 24.

For a complete listing of events at the park, visit www.dnr.state.mn.us/state parks/events.html or contact Kelsey Olson at (320) 354-2002 or by email at kelsey.olson@state.mn.us. v

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