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Like the leaves falling from our trees, a Agriculture Sonny Perdue made a splash few “odds and ends” notes occupying my at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis. desk occasionally float their way to the on Oct. 1. “In America, the big get bigger floor. Most of the time the scribbled task and the small go out,” Perdue said. “I has already been completed and it is don’t think in America we, or any small blithely dispatched to be recycled. business, we have a guaranteed income or (Sometimes those small accomplishments guaranteed profitability.” can mean so much.) Other notes are genAmerica’s Dairyland did a collective tle prods to my memory. The rest are draw drop when Perdue went on to say, names and phone numbers of people who LAND MINDS “It’s very difficult on an economy of scale have called to chat, give a story tip or with the capital needs and all the enviBy Paul Malchow ask a question which requires more ronmental regulations and everything research than a 10-minute phone call else today to survive milking 40, 50, or allows. 60, or even 100 cows.” Today, while moving some papers, a Sadly, Perdue may be speaking the truth. Family note fluttered quietly to rest next to my chair. On it dairies are disappearing at an alarming rate — yet was the name and phone number from a friendly cow numbers are fairly stable. It wasn’t that long gentlemen who called recently. Under his name I ago 100 milkers was a pretty big herd. Now the had written the letters USDA. (Truth be told: not small go out. all phone calls are friendly. And much like Santa I was at the World Dairy Expo after Sonny left Claus, I have the “naughty” pile of notes and the town. It was my first visit and an impressive one. “nice” pile of notes. But I digress...) International attendees wear a small ribbon with The caller, who for now shall remain anonymous, their country’s name on it. Much like playing the asked why the USDA had to be so big. Enormous, license plate game, it was fun to see how many difbloated government agencies/policies happen to be a ferent countries I could spot. This truly was a pet peeve of mine as well, so naturally we hit it off. “world” exposition. The 2019 budget for the U.S. Department of It’s the world-wide production of milk which puts Agriculture is in the neighborhood of $144 billion. U.S. dairy farmers in bind. Competition for buyers Now I know, a billion dollars doesn’t buy what it is fierce. While the United States can claim an used to. Still, it’s a hefty chunk of change and a advantage in growing high-quality grain over other fraction of it (22 percent) is designated for “Farm, countries, many nations around the globe are proConservation, and Commodity Programs.” ducing top-quality dairy products. “Nutrition Assistance” occupies the largest portion I was surprised by the healthy number of young of the USDA trough at 71 percent. families attending the Expo which I took as a good I received a press release from the USDA dated sign for the future. Dairy in 2019 is automated, Sept. 30. “USDA Invests in Community Facilities sophisticated and smart. To see the “30-somethings” Improvements for 3.3 Million Rural Americans in taking the reins with energy and commitment is 23 States” was the headline. The release stated the good news for all of us — big or small. USDA is investing $139 million in 56 projects to n improve community facilities and provide essential The last scrap to clear off my desk comes from services for 3.3 million rural residents. Sgt. Troy Christianson of the Minnesota State Three examples were highlighted in the release. Patrol. Christianson gives some good reminders for All three are construction-related loans: $4.9 million motorists who encounter slow moving farm vehicles to renovate a hospital and medical arts building; on the highways and byways. $39 million to expand and renovate a charter school; “Passing in a no-passing zone is not only dangerand $2.2 million to convert a building into a comous, it’s illegal,” Christianson writes. “A motorist bined police station, administrative office and commust wait until it is legal and safe. In these cases, munity center. All of these are worthy projects and rural commu- See LAND MINDS, pg. 10 nities need all the help they can get. I guess “Rural Development” can cast a pretty broad shadow across the funding landscape. But doesn’t agriculture have enough issues without branching out to hospitals and schools? It just seems these projects would be 6 — Exercise caution when handling better served by the Department of Health or the Department of Education. manure this fall Why does the USDA have to be so big? 9 — LP prices and supply look n steady as grain dryers fire up Speaking of big and the USDA, U.S. Secretary of

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“This Tender Land” is a boy’s not-so-tender story “Tell me a story!” “This Tender Land” It was never enough by William Kent Krueger when someone read a story to you when you were a c.2019, Atria child. A tale from the heart $27.00 / $36.00 Canada was always better. Every 450 pages time the story was told, it was a little bit different, a little braver and a lot more school in northern THE BOOKWORM exciting. And with “This Minnesota because the SEZ Tender Land” by William county had nowhere else to Kent Krueger, you’re in for By Terri Schlichenmeyer put them after their parents a good one. died. Odie had only known a mother’s love for a few short years of Every child at the Lincoln Indian his life; Mrs. Brickman, the owner of Training School feared what Odie O’Banion called “the quiet room.” They the school, didn’t love him … or any of the children there. feared it because it was rarely quiet. Usually, someone was sobbing from Odie doubted that the “Black Witch” the beatings (or worse) which they was capable of love. endured in that dirt-floor cell; or She was surely capable of cruelty, because of the rats there; or because of though, and part of that was in loanthe dark. ing children to work for nearby farmThe first time he was tossed into the ers. If the Black Witch meant to punroom, Odie was eight years old and his ish a boy, he was sent to the Bledsoe then-12-year-old brother, Albert, was farm. If it was a good day, Odie, Albert, inexplicably tossed in with him. It was and their friend, Mose, would go to 1932, and they’d been told that they Mrs. Cora Frost’s farm to help out were the only white boys at the Indian there.

As far as Odie was concerned, Cora Frost was an “angel.” A widow with a fiveyear-old daughter, Cora made the boys feel like family. And for story-loving Odie, that was heaven. But when a tornado came through and took that family away, he knew that only one thing could happen next: it was time to escape… Which is exactly what you want in a novel: to be transported to another time and place, to escape. Happily, you’ll find plenty of that inside “This Tender Land.” You’ll also find a lot of “ish” in this novel: an Oliver-Twist-ish open with a Snape-ish character in charge. Adventure that’s quite Mark-Twainish and a sweet puppy-ish love story. There’s history and culture that may be new-ish to the unversed, wrapped into a tale that alternates between sentimentalism and wincing.

Placing this all solidly on a factual base, author William Kent Krueger then plops his readers down in a period when the Depression caused families to disintegrate and roving bands of kids were not uncommon. And we wander here, too, through a timeline filled with murder, crime, faith, heartpounding chase scenes, and just a little magic. That could feel overdone and may be a little overwhelming for some readers, so give yourself room with this book. You’ll want that anyway — some room to enjoy, if you love stories. For you, “This Tender Land” is a good one told. 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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Summit looks at land ownership and aging farmers If government and private Demographers say today’s estimates are accurate, youngest Boomer is 55; its hundreds of millions of oldest, well into their 70s. American farm acres will While the average age of all have new owners in the U.S. farmers, 57.5, falls on next 15 years. the younger end of that scale, it is accelerating by For example, the National more than a year every five Agricultural Statistics years, according to the 2017 Service, the U.S. FARM & FOOD FILE Ag Census. Department of Agriculture’s By Alan Guebert survey takers and record As such, it won’t be long keepers, predicts that before most Boomers will 100 million acres be a fading echo in of today’s farmland will America and American be sold by its current owners by 2023. ag. Don’t worry; we will be a loud echo. According to U.S. Census data, nearly The American Farmland Trust, a 10,000 Boomers — including many non-partisan farmland conservation group based in Washington, D.C., pegs farmers, some journalists, and … uhhuh, column readers — now reach age the turnover rate even higher. It estimates 371 million acres of the nation’s 65 every day. farm and ranchland will change hands Equally noteworthy is the average in the next 15 years. That’s four out of age of today’s “beginning farmer,” a every 10 acres in private ownership group the 2017 Ag Census defines as today, claims AFT. ranchers and farmers with less than One key reason for the coming turn- 10 years of farming experience: a notso-short-in-the-tooth 46.3 years. over is the average age of today’s farmers. We (my generation, the Baby That’s probably why USDA classifies Boomers) are getting old. them as “beginning farmers” and not

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“young farmers.” Even more striking is state level data. According to a 2018 Iowa State University study on Iowa farmland ownership and tenure, 60 percent of that state’s farmland is owned by people 65 or older and 35 percent is owned by people 75 or older. Other farmland ownership numbers from the Iowa State study are just as eye opening. For example, 13 percent of Iowa’s farmland is owned by women over 80 years old; over half of Iowa’s farmland is owned by people who don’t farm; 30 percent is owned by either corporations or trusts; and 29 percent “is primarily owned for family or sentimental reasons.” The Hawkeye State’s numbers are indicative of almost all ag-centered states. We farm-raised Boomers, it seems, revere farmland whether we farmed it or inherited it, and we tend to hold onto it despite recent low returns because that’s what our families have always done. For many of our children, however, those softhearted family reasons don’t hold up to hard-nosed business analysis. Indeed, their lack of affection, interest or knowledge of either farming or farmland provides most of the reasoning behind the coming turnover as we Boomers — literally and figuratively — retire. The coming flush of land sales, however, doesn’t mean land prices will cheapen dramatically or that today’s young farmers can expect to buy land

more easily in the coming years — despite U.S. farmers over age 65 currently outnumbering those under 35 by a stunning six-to-one margin. New, innovative ideas, however, are percolating to bridge the age, ownership and land tenure gap in rural America. Several will be showcased Oct. 21 in Red Wing, Minn., at the Upper Midwest Farmland Summit. The convention’s overarching goal is to “help farmers successfully transition their farms both within and outside the family, and to assist beginning farmers to attain affordable land access…” The gathering — one that should be replicated across farm country for years to come — is sponsored by the Farmland Access Hub. It will bring together farmers, attorneys, finance experts, conservationists and ag marketing professionals to “address these issues and discuss innovative strategies and solutions” now facing both older farmers as well as aging farm communities. (Links at farmandfoodfile.com.) For aging Boomers, though, it’s an almost bulls-eye shot at immortality, a way to transplant our love for the land and of farming into the hearts and minds of a new, caring generation for decades to come. The Farm and Food File is published weekly through the United States and Canada. Past columns, events and contact information are posted at www. farmandfoodfile.com. v

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2020-21-school year. The student must maintain successful academic progress and be in good standing with the college or university to receive the full scholarship amount. Final selection will be made at the beginning of January by a committee of soybean grower-leaders. The student will be notified by mid-January, with an official announcement to follow and a presentation scheduled in the spring. The scholarship application and additional information can be found at https://soygrowers.com/about/awards/ soy-scholarship/nomination/. This article was submitted by the American Soybean Association. v

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Walking the halls of 4-H with a lifetime of memories I have walked many a hall stop leading just because in my life. our children were no longer part of it. I’ve walked the “corridor” (as the nuns called it) in my As 4-H leaders, we have Catholic elementary school gotten to know many amazdays. No single walk down ing young people who startthat long corridor frightened ed out shy and introverted, me so much as the day one and blossomed into confiof the nuns came into my dent leaders within their TABLE TALK classroom asking to see me. schools and churches. Our As a third grader, there is By Karen Schwaller club demands that memhardly anything scarier bers stick their necks out than having the principal when they do their required nun asking you to step out into the demonstrations, since their audience hallway. is usually about 45 or more other members looking back at them. Especially when you can’t see her hair. Talk about intimidating … for anyone. It turned out my big sister had gotten in trouble and just wanted to see You can always tell a 4-H’er by their me. leadership abilities. It felt like I was walking the plank 4-H leaders send and receive countas that nun and I ambled silently less e-mails and phone calls from pardown that long hallway. I kept my ents, county officials and community head down, seeing her rosary swaying members. They organize, re-organize, gracefully at her side. I was thinking plan the year, take in new members, Jesus must have really gotten into reassure young members at their demsome kind of trouble. onstration meetings, painfully let their members ‘fall forward’ when they need I’ve walked the hallways of a hospito learn that lesson, lead monthly tal trying to progress labor, and also meetings cheerfully (even if they don’t as my husband, children and parents all inhabited places like those over the feel like it), attend leader meetings and other trainings, serve on commityears. I’ve walked the hallways of tees, discipline when they need to, schools — which led both to classencourage, discourage when necessary, rooms and principal’s offices, and my work within their communities on college degree. countless projects, sit in the stands on But this past August my husband animal and livestock show days … cry and I were invited to walk into anoth- with their members as they show their er kind of hall: the Iowa 4-H Hall of animals that last time, and most of all, Fame. As retiring 4-H leaders in our get a ringside seat to the joy and county, we were both inducted into heartache as they watch their 4-H that organization of 4-H elite at the members grow up and leave after nine Iowa State Fair amid a crowd of 4-H years of mentoring. peers, and all kinds of other supportA 4-H leader’s heart is very full. ers of the world’s largest youth organization. I had been a leader of our club (the Milford Pioneers) for the last 15 years, and my husband had helped lead that club for the last 17 years. Our own children had all graduated from that program and that club — our daughter in 2008 and our sons in 2010. But somehow it didn’t feel like we should

They sacrifice so much time; but they receive so much more in return. Namely, young people who have hopefully seen them as someone to look up to and learn from, and kids who have been inspired enough to maybe lead or volunteer for other 4-H kids in their communities someday. Volunteerism and leadership are more caught than they are taught.

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As person after person got up on that state fair stage to receive their honors, it was humbling to hear of people with 30 and 40 years of service to this organization. “I pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to larger service, my health to better living … for my club, my community, my country and my world.” Together my husband and I have recited that 4-H pledge around 350 times over all those years of leading, and as we Hall of Famers all recited it together in Des Moines, I realized with

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special poignancy that what I was leaving was something that was so much larger than myself. It was a bittersweet moment as I stood there on that island, surrounded by others who had also given so much of their lives to the youth in their corners of our state. I will carry that pledge, our members, and those years of memories with me always. Karen Schwaller brings “Table Talk” to The Land from her home near Milford, Iowa. She can be reached at kschwaller@evertek.net. v

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Manure pit safety reduces accidents and disease outbreak

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The annual fall harvest is well underway in many parts of the upper Midwest with corn, soybeans and other row UniversityofMinnesota crops moving from the field EXTENSION to the grain bin or elevator. Crop yield, hog prices, weathsafety threat to those inside er and other operation-relatthe barn or in close proximied logistics will occupy the ty due to their toxic, oxygenSWINE & U mind of every producer. deficient and/or explosive During this busy time of By Jason Ertl nature. These gases can be year however, the absence of odorless, colorless and may one key element on the farm can cause serious health effects even durquickly turn a successful season into ing short periods of exposure. tragedy. The failure to recognize important safety measures — espeFor example, concentrations of cially those associated with manure hydrogen sulfide, at 600 parts per milpits and their safety hazards — can lion, can kill an individual after only endanger the lives of humans and ani- one or two breaths. Because of this mals alike, which make safety the top rapid lethalness, there have been sevpriority to everyone working on the eral cases in the past where multiple farm. farmers died in an attempt to rescue a succumbed individual from a manure Dangerous gases from below pit. The breakdown of manure in pits produces gases like carbon dioxide, High concentrations can also occur hydrogen sulfide and methane. Pit at different times of the agitation or pumping and agitation can release pumping process. Aggressive agitation these gases and increase their airat the beginning, at the end, or when borne concentration, which can pose a an agitation jet is positioned above the

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tors. Solid-state detectors, which feature a continuous monitoring and audible alarm system, are more costly upfront and require more frequent calibration. Farm workers and manure surface of the manure can break the handlers should understand and reccrust formed on the top of the stored ognize the symptoms associated with manure leading to spikes in gas contoxic gas exposure. It is important to centrations. In addition to these haznote that while being adequate in ards, methane trapped in manure pit their ability to filter out particulate foam can pose as a threat as well, matter, dust masks or other cartridge where sparks from electrical equiprespirators do not filter out toxic gases ment or welders can ignite and cause commonly found in manure pits. catastrophic damage. Persistent cough, shortness of breath, Tips and recommendations for dizziness, episodes of flu-like illness human and animal safety (including nausea, headache, muscle There are a number of different pre- aches and fatigue) are all indicators of cautions producers and manure hanacute exposure. Individuals experiencdlers can take to reduce the risk of ing these symptoms need to seek medtoxic, oxygen-deficient and/or explosive ical attention. Animals inside the gas exposure. barn may also exhibit symptoms of Like any other type of confined gas exposure. Pigs experiencing high space, manure pits must be ventilated concentrations of ammonia, for examto reduce the risk of gas buildup. ple, will have watery eyes and difficulVentilation fans should be checked ty breathing. Increasing the ventilaregularly as part of the farm’s stantion in the barn will be necessary to dard operating procedure, as well as improve air quality. prior to pumping or agitation. Farmers and manure handlers Whether the barn is tunnel ventilated should be familiar with the facility’s or curtain sided, ensure that all neces- Emergency Action Plan. In the event sary fans are operating at 100 percent of an emergency, time cannot be wastto maintain proper air movement and ed and the EAP will have important recycling. contact information such as the local There are almost yearly reports fire, sheriff and rescue departments. where a fatality has occurred after Other helpful contacts to include on someone enters a facility or manure an EAP could be the site veterinarian, pit during pumping or agitation. electrician and poison control officer. Personnel — both on-farm and GPS coordinates or driving directions manure handlers — should never to the site are important, as first enter the building at this time. responders may experience difficulty Entrances and exits should be clearly in navigating to rural locations. marked with a cautionary indicator of Don’t forget about biosecurity the pumping or agitation in progress. Producers and manure haulers must Producers can contact a PQA Plus be in communication with each other advisor or visit pork.org to obtain before, during and after the pumping these warning tags which are availprocess in order to reduce the possibilable in both English and Spanish. ity of disease movement. Recent outIf used correctly, commercially-avail- breaks of highly contagious pathogens, able gas and oxygen testing meters like PEDV, have underlined the imporcan provide readings about gas levels tance and necessity to maintain and within or surrounding manure hanfollow a strict biosecurity protocol. dling facilities. There are three types Research has shown that PEDV can of devices: detector tubes, dosimeter live in manure slurry up to 14 days at tubes and solid state detectors. 77 F and more than 28 days at minus Detector and dosimeter tubes are gas 4 F, so it is especially important that sampling devices that give reliable farm workers and manure haulers folreadings for the different toxic gases low these biosecurity guidelines to found on the farm and are an inexpen- reduce the risk of cross contamination sive alternative to solid-state detecSee SWINE & U, pg. 8

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USDA announces final 2018 ARC-CO payments The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s erence price of $5.50 per bushel, resulting Farm Service Agency has announced the in a 2018 PLC payment of $.34 per bushfinal 2018 Ag Risk Coverage (ARC-CO) el. So, any producers enrolled in the PLC payment levels for corn, soybeans, wheat program for corn or wheat for 2018 will and other program crops. Some farm receive a PLC payment. operators in the upper Midwest are There were no 2018 PLC payments for receiving 2018 farm program payments soybeans, due to the final 2018-19 soyfrom FSA on certain program crops durbean market year average price being ing October. Most crop producers in $8.48 per bushel, compared to a reference FARM PROGRAMS price of $8.40 per bushel. PLC payments Minnesota and surrounding states were still enrolled in the county yield-based Ag are made on 85 percent of FSA crop base By Kent Thiesse Risk Coverage farm program choice on acres for a crop times the established their corn and soybean base acres FSA yield on a particular farm unit. for the 2018 crop year. ARC-CO is In most upper Midwest states, less based on both crop yields and prices. than 10 percent of the corn and soyThe Price Loss Coverage farm probean producers are enrolled in the PLC program. gram option is a “price-only” program that is based Approximately half of the wheat producers in the on national crop prices, which may become more United States are in the PLC program. popular for the 2019 and 2020 crop years. Only six counties in south central Minnesota, The market year average price for a given crop which had significantly reduced corn yields in 2018 year is used to calculate any potential payments due to excessive rainfall amounts, are receiving a for the PLC and ARC-CO programs. The historical 2018 ARC-CO payment for corn. These counties are market year average prices are also used to deterBrown, Faribault, Jackson, Martin, Redwood and mine the benchmark revenues for the ARC-CO pro- Watonwan. Some counties north central Iowa, as gram option. The market year average price for a well as in the western half of North and South given commodity is not based on the Chicago Board Dakota, will also receive 2018 corn ARC-CO payof Trade commodity prices, or any specific local or ments, due to yield reductions in 2018. A much largterminal grain prices. The market year average er number of counties in the upper Midwest and price is the 12-month national average price for a commodity, based on the average market price 2018 Final Soybean ARC-CO Payment for received at the first point of sale by farm operators across the United States. The USDA National Minnesota, northern Iowa, eastern North and Agricultural Statistics Service collects grain sales South Dakota data on a monthly basis, which is then weighted at (All payments listed are per soybean base acre.) the end of the year, based on the volume of bushels sold in each month. Jackson (Minn.) = $12 Cerro Gordo Co. (Iowa) = $11.50 The 12-month marketing year for corn and soy Kittson Co. (Minn.) = $8 Clay Co. (Iowa) = $5 beans begins on Sept. 1 in the year that a crop is Dickinson Co. (Iowa) = $5 harvested, continuing through Aug. 31 the following Martin Co. (Minn.) = $38 year, with market year average price being finalized Nobles Co. (Minn.) = $5.50 Emmet Co. (Iowa) = $38 (*) on Sept. 30. For the 2018 crop year, the 12-month marketing period to determine the final market Watonwan Co. (Minn.) = $18 Floyd Co. (Iowa) = $5 year average price was from Sept. 1, 2018 Eddy Co. (N.D.) = $24 (*) Hancock Co. (Iowa) = $11.50 through Aug. 31, 2019, with the market year Pembina Co. (N.D.) = $ 8 Humboldt Co. (Iowa) = $12 average price being finalized on Sept. 30, 2019. Towner Co. (N.D.) = $8 Palo Alto Co. (Iowa) = $32 (*) The market year average marketing period for wheat and other small grain crops is from June Wells Co. (N.D.) = $15 Pocahontas Co. (Iowa) = $18 1 in the year of harvest to May 31 the following Lincoln Co. (S.D.) = $12 Winnebago Co. (Iowa) = $11.50 year. The final 2018-19 market year average pric(*) Maximum 2018 payment level. es which were used for 2018 farm program payment calculations were $3.61 per bushel for All other counties in Minnesota, northern Iowa, eastern North corn, $8.48 per bushel for soybeans, and $5.16 and South Dakota will not receive a 2018 soybean ARC-CO payper bushel for wheat. ment. PLC payments are being made on any crops that NOTES: The listed ARC-CO payments are based on the final had a final 2018-19 market year average price 2018 FSA county yields, and the final 2018 market year average lower than the established reference price for that prices of $3.61 per bushel for corn and $8.48 per bushel for soycrop. Corn had a final market year average price of beans. All 2018 ARC-CO payments will be paid in October, 2019. $3.61 per bushel, compared to a reference price of All listed 2018 ARC-CO payments are factored by the 6.8 percent $3.70 per bushel, resulting in a PLC payment rate Federal sequestration reduction. of $.09 per bushel. Wheat had a final market year Table prepared by Kent Thiesse, Farm Management Analyst average price of $4.72 per bushel, compared to a ref-

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2018 Final Corn ARC-CO Payments for Minnesota, northern Iowa, eastern North and South Dakota (All payments listed are per corn base acre.)

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Redwood Co. = $2.50

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Caution needed when dealing with manure SWINE & U, from pg. 6 between sites. Before manure haulers arrive, they should exchange contact information with farm personnel, have a record of previously pumped sites and be familiar with the farm’s biosecurity protocol and line of separation. The line of separation defines the segregated working areas between farm staff and the manure haulers. If either group crosses this line, they will need to repeat the farm’s entry protocol before returning to their respective work zone. During the pumping and agitating procedure, it is vitally important to maintain this line separation. Manure handlers should be wearing clean coveralls, boots, gloves etc. They need to avoid entering the facility or other buildings and avoid contact with farm

personnel or animals. After manure pumping and hauling is complete, it is good practice for haulers to inform the producer of any spills or biosecurity breaches that may have occurred during the process. Cleaning, disinfecting and drying the equipment and vehicles — as well as changing out of dirty clothes — is also a must before leaving the farm. Protecting yourself, your crew and your animals is the most important factor in a successful harvest season. The ability to identify and prepare for the potential threats to health and well-being is something we must continuously prioritize and improve upon. Jason Ertl is an Extension Educator specializing in ag production systems in Nicollet and Sibley Counties. His e-mail address is ertlx019@umn.edu. v

ARC-CO payments THIESSE, from pg. 7 Resources Please refer to the accompanying table listing the counties in Minnesota, northern Iowa and eastern North and South Dakota which are receiving 2018 corn and soybean ARCCO payments. Kent Thiesse has developed an information sheet titled “Final 2018 Corn and Soybean ARC-CO Payments”, which looks at the final 2018-19 market year average prices and ARC-CO payments for corn and soybeans, as well as a look ahead to 2019 ARC-CO payments. To receive a copy of this information sheet send an e-mail to kent.thiesse@minnstarbank.com The USDA FSA ARC/PLC web site

contains 2014-2018 ARC-CO payment rates, as well as a variety of other farm program data and information for all crops. The web site can be found at www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-andservices/arcplc_program/ Kansas State University also has some very good interactive maps for 2018 ARC-CO payments, as well as historical ARC-CO payment data, available on their “Farm Manager” web site at www.agmanager.info/agpolicy/arc-co-historical-payment-maps. Kent Thiesse is a government farm programs analyst and a vice president at MinnStar Bank in Lake Crystal, Minn. He may be reached at (507) 7262137 or kent.thiesse@minnstarbank. com. v

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Looks like plenty of LP gas in the pipeline, but… By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Emeritus “Yes, it happens every year and could happen this year too.” Pat Macht, Energy Manager at Farmward’s Springfield office was responding to a question of LP gas distribution to their 10 Minnesota locations. With this crop season delivering a potential huge demand for LP fuel, Macht simply commented, “We got all farm tanks filled this summer/early fall. We don’t anticipate any delivery issues. We’ve great delivery crews at every location. They know their farm customers very well and will do everything needed to keep every farmer from running short this drying season.” However he added, “When we get into the ‘heat of battle,’ strange things can happen. Can I say with 100 percent guarantee there will be no issues? Absolutely not … too many variables out there to make such a statement. But our LP crews will do their very best; that I can say with certainty.” Farmward sources its propane supplies at three locations: Vernon Center and Jackson, Minn., plus Sanborn, Iowa. “But we’ll get it where we need to go — even Rosemount in the Twin Cities if necessary,” said Macht. Scott Walker, General Manager of Farmers Co-op Oil Company in Renville, Minn., is equally confident there will be enough LP available for any and all farm customers. “I don’t think supply is going to be an issue. A bigger question right now is how much corn across the corn belt is going to need artificial drying. If LP demand is everywhere this fall, then logistics of getting the product could be an issue.

There’s just nothing encouraging about weather for the next few weeks.” Like Farmward, Farmers Co-op also sources LP from multiple suppliers. Plus, they contract with Scott Walker some suppliers so they have product ‘locked in’ as needed once the drying season ramps up. Like every corn grower, Walker’s concern is the right dry down weather for the rest of this season. Transportation from the rail or terminal sites to his five local co-ops could be an issue if every LP supplier suddenly needs more LP. Semi tankers are the vehicles for moving LP from terminals to the local co-ops. Most co-ops have their own truck fleet for this task. But a sudden demand across the corn belt could raise immediate havoc. However, both Macht and Walker don’t see this dilemma happening. Walker, like Macht, said his farm tanks were completely filled earlier. A big help was a ‘special summer fill-up’ package. Said Walker, “Our farm tanks are plumb full; so too our 60,000-gallon tanks here at the co-op. Most farmers have 1,000-gallon tanks for their dryers. Some will have two or three tanks hooked together. We encourage that system. If one tank — even two — goes empty, we can refill while he continues his dryer on the third tank. My biggest pitch to farmers is have adequate storage for your LP needs.” Farmers Co-op leases LP tanks. So do many other LP providers. Walker sources LP from various providers. The

big refinery in western North Dakota is his major supplier, but he can access LP product from multiple refineries — even across the deep south and southwest. LP gas exports are ramping up and could be a price factor in LP gas prices right here in Minnesota. “With this new market demand in Europe and elsewhere, it’s only logical these refineries will be searching for higher prices regardless the local. If they can make more money selling off-shore, than that’s a logical thing for them to be doing,” said Walker. “So they fill up

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Sugar beet crop may be better than expected! By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Emeritus RENVILLE, Minn. — “Definitely a better crop than last year … more tonnage, better quality and we’re now into our 24-hour harvest schedule.” Those encouraging words came from Todd Geselius, Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative agronomist in an Oct. 8 telephone chat. Oct 8 was a bright, very windy day with southern breezes and temps in the 70’s. “We haven’t harvested as many beets as we normally would have at this point. But part of that is by design because we had

such late planting; so we had to delay our pre-pile quite a few days. But I think we’re now on track.” This year, growers planted about 123,500 acres of beets. The Co-op is expected to harvest right around 121,000 acres. The balance due to drown outs. “Our sugar has been a little disappointing so far — similar to last year’s crop. We were around 14 percent, but haven’t harvested for almost a week now so hoping we’ll see a nice jump from here on in. On the plus side, our purity numbers look very good. Our biggest issue with the sugar is two-fold: excessive rain in September and the later-planted beets will

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LP GAS, from pg. 9 okay with the situation so far.” LP pricing seems to be working in that $1.14 area. Walker doesn’t see price as an issue unless demand is even stronger than anticipated. When was the last year LP demand became an issue? Walker said that was 2009 — the same scenario as this year with a slow, excessively wet season. TRUCTIONS read attached Walker is Please concerned aboutemail the financial health of his farm customers, but not so much that he’s concerned about money for their LP gas bills. “We just REPknow NAMES ONexplained, AD THE LAND our ALREADY farmers,” he “and if a 3.7461 farmerx needs LP at 2 a.m., our guys will even make deliveries at that hour! Confidence in each other is what this farming business is all about. Jeff Dieken is our ‘energy guy’ here at the Co-op, and I couldn’t ask for a better man — dependable, regardless the circumstances.”

Walker is a bit of a veteran himself, having been at Farmer’s Co-op since June 2017. Prior to that, he was in private business for five years in Grand Forks, N.D.; then 12 years of co-op experience; and before that, seven years in private business. He’s a North Dakota product; doesn’t mind sharing some chatter about that incredible North Dakota State University football machine; and the University of North Dakota hockey team. He now admits a little bit of University of Minnesota football interest is rubbing off. A closing note on the ongoing surge in U.S. propane exports growth: According to an LP newsletter, pro” pane rack prices continue to stay cheap. But prices will gain strength with growing crop-drying potential and cold weather forecasts. A new 175,000 barrel per day export expansion on the Houston Ship Channel by the end of September is giving the United States more export capacity. The United States is now the largest waterborne shipper of propane in the world with 44 percent of shipments! v

likely have a lower sugar content. A beet plant has three phases: first they grow leaves; second they grow beets; and third they put sugar in the beets. But those June-planted beets are just getting to that third sugar-building phase. And that’s the risk of late planting … the beet plant simply runs out of sugar building days.” At this stage, Geselius isn’t making any ‘wrap up’ campaign date as there are just too many weather variables still out there. “But growers are doing everything they can to get the beets lifted. We’ll get there, just a little later than we’d like to be.” Are there any profits for growers this year? Geselius agreed it’s a great question, but still hard to predict. “Our tons per acre are looking better than we predicted. I’m thinking we’ll be somewhere between 25 and 25.5 tons. With some bump up in sugar content, we should be a break even crop this year. But we won’t know until final harvest.” Geselius is concerned about potential soil damage due to the wet soils at harvest. “Our guys just won’t be able to do their logical fall tillage,” he said. “Yet if we dry out after this weekend, there’s no reason to believe these fields will be good next spring. Moisture during October and November is the determiner.” The most difficult season in the Co-ops history? Geselius hedged a bit instead describing this as one of the more surprising seasons. “We planted a lot of beets in June,” he said. “Consensus was these June beets won’t amount of much … maybe 20 tons was the estimate. But we’re in the upper 20s on a lot of those June beets. Compared to last year, we’ll have a better crop this year. We’re getting some tons to work with and sugar is day-by-day improving. Last year we didn’t have tonnage; we didn’t have sugar.” v

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Farm equipment operators should use lights and flashers to make equipment more visible. Use slowmoving vehicle emblems on equipment traveling less than 30 mph. Consider using a follow vehicle when moving equipment - especially at night. Also, properly secure your load. Christianson also cautioned against taking riders on farm equipment. From 2016 to 2018, there were seven fatalities and 385 crashes involving at least one farm vehicle in Minnesota, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. Of the seven fatalities, one was a farm vehicle rider. Of the 154 injuries, 50 were farm vehicle riders. I imagine most farmers are too busy this time of year to read this (at least I hope so). At any rate, be safe out there. Clean off your fields while I continue to clean off my desk. Paul Malchow is the managing editor of The Land. He may be reached at editor@TheLandOnline.com. v

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Soybean harvest underway, wet is the word up north Brandon Fast, Mountain Lake, Minn. – Oct. 11

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Nancy Rys, Rock Creek, Minn. – Oct. 6

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“It’s plenty cool and windy.” The Land spoke with Brandon Fast on Oct. 11 as the weather took a sudden frigid turn yesterday. Fast reported the farm received a half an inch of rain on

“We need a nice stretch of weather.” The Land spoke with Nancy Rys on Oct. 6 as she reported that quite a bit of rain has fallen this week — two inches to be exact. For the month of September, there was 7.3 inches of rain at the Rys farm. “We need a couple of consecutive weeks of nice weather with no rain.” The leaves are now dropping on the soybean plants. If the field conditions improve, Rys would be ready to start combining beans next week. “Corn is black layered or right at black layer.” Slowly but surely the corn crop is maturing. “The field conditions are the biggest concern right now,” Rys said. There’s not a threat of frost however, at least for the next week. “We’re just still getting things finished up and ready for harvest.” While Rys is busy in the final preparations for harvest she keeps an eye out in the sky for sun and some nice drying wind. “We’re just impatiently waiting for the weather to straighten out.” Rys knows that right now it’s a waiting game — one she’s played many times before. “That’s why farming isn’t for the faint of heart.”

Oct. 10. Fast started combining beans on Oct. 9. There was one wet spot in the field that day. Fast combined 40 acres of soybeans. “Beans are definitely below average.” He noticed there are uneven pockets of green beans in the field. “Definitely a lot of green pods out in the immature areas.” Fast hopes to be back in the field trying beans again on Oct. 15. The corn still has a ways to go. At the beginning of the week, Fast discovered a couple of his fields hadn’t black-layered yet. Fast believes the corn is within five days of being mature. He hopes there won’t be a hard frost in the next five days. “It’s hurry up and wait.” As Fast waits, he’s finishing up on readying some harvest equipment along with sweeping out a couple of bean bins. Fast is ready to get back to harvesting the beans as soon as fall returns to the farm. This wet winter weather isn’t welcome.

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Dale Bissen, Adams, Minn. – Oct. 11

John Haarstad, Rothsay, Minn. – Oct. 6 “We’re wet.” The Land spoke with John Haarstad on Oct. 4 as he reported two inches of rain has fallen since last week with another half-inch forecasted for that evening. Haarstad attempted to combine soybeans on Sept. 29 (though he didn’t get very far as there were too many green pods). He was hoping to try harvesting beans on Oct. 7; but with all the rain it may be later in the week when he tries again. The corn is looking good, but still has a ways to go. “I think there’s some corn that won’t reach black layer.” Haarstad believes that 75 percent of his corn will mature, but 25 percent won’t. He expects to dry quite of bit of corn this year. Harvest will definitely be later than usual this year. In most years Haarstad is done with beans and starting on corn at this time. While waiting for the field conditions to improve, Haarstad continues to work on getting the bin site ready to go. Speaking of ready to go, Haarstad is more than ready to hop in the combine and start harvest 2019. But unfortunately thus far, Mother Nature has other plans.

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this year. Grape harvest is complete. Bissen finished this week. He harvested 5,000 pounds of Frontenac Gris — not a bad harvest. He has gotten 10,000 pounds of grapes during some good years. A nice four or five days in the field and Bissen should have bean harvest complete. He then plans on starting on corn right after that. He’s hopeful that he’ll find some corn that’s down to 25 percent moisture then. “We’re actually better off than last year.” In 2018 Bissen didn’t start combining beans until Oct. 17. While harvest started earlier this year than last year, Bissen is more than ready to get the crops off now before field and weather conditions deteriorate.

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Relative Maturity: 94 days VT Double PRO RIB Complete Is a medium-statured plant with great western performance results that adapts from the Dakotas to Wisconsin. Long taper ear with open husks in the fall allowing for a speedy dry down and good ear flex for lower western planting. Plus very good tolerance to NCLB, Eyespot and above average tolerance to Goss’s wilt.

D48-04

Relative Maturity: 95 days Conventional Has outstanding early season plant vigor and root strength, a clean look at harvest with a long tapered ear type. Handles tough ground and drought stress environments very well with top performance in high yield environments as well. Overall solid disease package with very good tolerance to NCLB, Eyespot, common rust, leaf anthracnose and above average Goss’s wilt tolerance. Also available as R48-28VT2PRIB.

Relative Maturity: 100 days Organic hybrid with consistently good yield performance across R49-25VT2PRIB Relative Maturity: 98 days environments and years. Very good drought tolerance from a VT Double PRO RIB Complete healthy plant with above average tolerance to tar spot. A medium plant style with a strong, healthy dark green early VIKING O.46-02P growth that translates into great appearance all season long and Relative Maturity: 102 days into fall with exceptional late season intactness. Goss’s wilt tolerOrganic hybrid with consistent strong yields from central ance is very good. Expect a very “clean” looking hybrid at harvest Nebraska to New York. Very good stalks and roots on a mediumwith a big yield potential. tall healthy plant with good fall intactness with a semi-flex ear D49-02 and very good test weight Relative Maturity: 98 days Conventional version of R49-25VT2PRIB VIKING O.18-06UP A medium plant style with a strong, healthy dark green early Relative Maturity: 106 days growth that translates into great appearance all season long and Organic, medium-height plant with very good emergence and strong stalks and roots. Good staygreen and fall intactness allows into fall with exceptional late season intactness. Goss’s wilt tolerance is very good. Expect a very clean-looking hybrid at harvest for a wide harvest window. Above average test weight and grain with a big yield potential. quality.

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R53-359SSRIB

Relative Maturity: 106 days SmartStax RIB Complete A medium plant style with excellent Goss’s wilt tolerance, test weight, late season intactness and fall appearance. Uniform sized tapered ears with some girth and a good ability to flex. Early flowering and broadly adapted, moves north well and can be positioned in all yield environments. Very good tolerance to NCLB, SCLB, Eyespot and gray leaf spot.

Dairyland Seed www.dairylandseed.com DS-2220AM

Relative Maturity: 82 days A new 82-day Optimum AcreMax hybrid with excellent yield potential. Very early flowering, with excellent roots and stalks and awesome drought tolerance.

DS-2350RR

Relative Maturity: 83 days A new 83-day Roundup Ready hybrid with strong stalks and roots, excellent drought tolerance and a solid foliar health package. A shorter statured plant that brings toughness and consistency.

DS-3030AM

Relative Maturity: 90 days A new 90-day Optimum AcreMax hybrid that can handle tough environments. A short statured, defensive style of hybrid that is solid for roots, green snap and drought. Has a good grain look and performs well on variable soils.

DS-3370AM

Relative Maturity: 93 days A new 93-day Optimum AcreMax hybrid that can handle variable soils and tough yield conditions. Early flowering with excellent emergence and spring vigor, and very good drought tolerance.

DS-3550Q DS-3550AM

Relative Maturity: 95 days New 95-day Qrome and Optimum AcreMax hybrids with big yield potential. Shorter plant type with big, chunky ears. Solid stalks and roots and a good foliar health package.

DS-3750AM

Relative Maturity: 97 days A new 97-day Optimum AcreMax hybrid. Early flowering, shorter plant type with good stalks and roots, nice drought tolerance and a very solid foliar health package.

HiDF-3397RA

Silage Maturity: 97 days A new 97-day SmartStax Refuge Advanced silage specific hybrid with awesome tonnage, very good quality and solid NCLB protection.

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DS-3810Q

Relative Maturity: 98 days A new 98-day Qrome hybrid with strong stalks and roots, nice drought tolerance, and solid foliar health and staygreen. Early flowering, short statured plant that brings toughness and consistency.

DS-4000AMXT

Relative Maturity: 100 days A new 100-day Optimum AcreMax XTreme hybrid with nice drought tolerance and good stalks. A tough, workhorse style of hybrid with good Goss’s wilt protection. HiDF-3802Q Silage Maturity: 102 days A new 102-day Qrome silage-specific hybrid with a rare combination of elite tonnage and digestibility. Big, thick plant type with high starch content and soft grain. Excellent choice for high moisture corn.

Golden Harvest www.goldenharvestseeds.com G02K39

Relative Maturity: 102 days Delivers yield stability and plant health for consistent performance. Broadly adapted across soil types and management objectives. Excellent plant health and disease package. Good ear flex provides population flexibility.

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G03R40

Relative Maturity: 103 days Yield leader with broad adaptation and yield stability. Broadly adapted across soil types and management objectives. Excellent stalks and roots for late season standability. Strong emergence for early planting confidence.

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Hefty Seed Company

www.heftyseed.com/corn H2922

Relative Maturity: 75-80 days This plant is a strong yielder with quick drydown. It has proven yields from Minnesota all the way into Montana. H2922 has awesome lower end stability that won’t let you down in variable soil conditions.

H3432

H3632

Relative Maturity: 85-90 days This hybrid has fast emergence, excellent staygreen and intactness, as some of the heaviest test weights ever seen at this maturity.

H3922

Relative Maturity: 85-90 days For a great western hybrid that provides strong roots and stalks consider H3922. It also responds to increased plant density and has strong Goss’s wilt protection.

Relative Maturity: 80-85 days As a shorter plant, it’s a fast emerger with big yield potential with nice flex and girthy ears. It also has excellent drydown. It H4732 works well in a wide variety of stressful environments. This hybrid Relative Maturity: 95-100 days has a great fit in the Red River Valley and beyond. This is a monster plant with equally large yield potential! It’s a very high demand silage product that delivers top yields with incredible test weight.

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Very good drought tolerance

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Strong stalks and very strong roots

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Girthy, semi-flex ear with excellent drydown

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Widely-adapted across the northern Corn Belt at high to medium-high populations

Excellent late-season health & aboveaverage height

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Good emergence and root strength

New Hampton, IA: “You said the Viking 44-98 will blow up yields, and OH MAN! I planted it on marginal ground, and it averaged 274 bu/ac!”

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VIKING 51-04

Excellent digestibility and tonnage ratings for silage

Best performance on medium to heavy soils

VIKING 42-05

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Very high yield potential with excellent response to intensive management

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Adapted across the Corn Belt in its maturity zone

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Good tolerance to NCLB & Goss’s Wilt Medium height plant with good test weight grain

Mabel, MN: “I’m ordering that Viking 51-04 again. Titonka, IA: “The Viking 42-05 is my bestI was hoping to get at least 40 loads on my 17 acres yielding corn. It is standing better than anything to fill my needs, so I was real happy to get 56 loads.” and is averaging 258 bu/acre at 22.5% moisture.”

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H5832

4096 RR

H6332

0996

Relative Maturity: 105-110 days H5832 is a great top-end yielder! Its shorter-statured plant type makes it strong and sturdy plant. You can push the population anywhere from medium to medium high and it responds well to fertility and early planting. Relative Maturity: 110 days This hybrid flowers early, stands great, and flat out yields. It has strong roots and stalks with good late-season plant health and intactness.

H6532

H4922

Relative Maturity: 95-100 days H4922 is great for top-end yield on your ground. It works well on heavy soils and can been pushed for yields.

H4933

Relative Maturity: 95-100 days It’s a total stud yielder that closes rows quickly. Emergence and early vigor are off the charts! Plus, it contains the popular DroughtGard trait.

H5132

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Relative Maturity: 115 days This is the VT Double PRO version of H6524, which is one of the very best yielding hybrids in the industry. This hybrid has the advantage of enhanced anthracnose stalk rot tolerance.

Mustang Seeds www.mustangseeds.com 5294 VT2P RIB

Relative Maturity: 96 days Excellent early vigor for early planting or reduced tillage acres. Semi-flex ear type with very good stalk and excellent roots. Very good drought tolerance and late season health. Excellent top-end yield. Will move north and south of zone. Relative Maturity: 96 days Conventional hybrid Excellent early vigor for early planting or reduced tillage acres. Semi-flex ear type with very good stalk and excellent roots. Very good drought tolerance and late season health. Excellent top-end yield. Will move north and south of zone.

5898 SS RIB

Relative Maturity: 98 days Very high yield potential, this robust plant will serve as dual purpose. Very strong performance competing with 100-day hybrids.

5102 3110

Relative Maturity: 102 days Very adaptable hybrid — able to move in and out of zone. Very healthy taller plant hybrid. Excellent test weight and yields to match.

Relative Maturity: 94 days Relative Maturity: 100-105 days Good flex in hybrid to allow medium to higher plant populations, This number flexes for incredible girth, has enhanced protection solid agronomics and has good western movement. Best placed 0703 from anthracnose stalk rot and handles wetter ground very well. Relative Maturity: 103 days on well-drained soils, very good dry down. This is a hybrid to shoot for 10 bushels of yield per 1,000 plants. Conventional hybrid Very good Goss’s rating, excellent early vigor for early plant or minimum tillage. Very good stalk and roots and very good test weight.

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6004 RR

Relative Maturity: 104 days Very good Goss’s wilt tolerance, very good response to increased nitrogen management. Excellent dual-purpose option, great silage quality and quantity and medium-tall hybrid with good late season intactness.

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Relative Maturity: 82 days Versatile hybrid with yield potential and agronomics to cover a wide variety of northern environments.

8395AM

Relative Maturity: 83 days Strong performer with a wide east-to-west adaptation.

8528Q

Relative Maturity: 85 days Widely adapted hy7brid with reliable agronomics and disease package.

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8730Q

Relative Maturity: 87 days Consistent performer with excellent agronomics to support a wide variety of acres.

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9070AM

1327Q

0240AM

1490Q

Relative Maturity: 90 days Relative Maturity: 103 days Stable performer withy tolerance to drought stress and northern Reliable agronomic package and yield potential for the central corn leaf blight for central and eastern regions. and western corn belt. Relative Maturity: 92 days Sound agronomics, disease package and drought tolerance support adaptation across a wide variety of acres.

Relative Maturity: 104 days Leader hybrid with great combination of yield potential, agronomics and broad adaptability.

0235AM

1587AMXT

0470Q

MY06J65 RA

Relative Maturity: 92 days Defensive hybrid to deliver consistent performance for variable environments. Relative Maturity: 94 days Exciting yield potential for the central and eastern corn belt.

0526AM

Relative Maturity: 105 days Top yield potential with solid agronomics, broadly adapted throughout the corn belt. Relative Maturity: 106 days Consistent, high yield potential with good agronomics and good drydown.

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2120Q

Relative Maturity: 111 days Outstanding yield potential for highly managed acres in the western corn belt.

2150AM

Relative Maturity: 95 days A leader in moderate-to-high yield environments with supporting agronomics.

1610Q

0745AM

1890Q Relative Maturity: 108 days Reliable performer for most soil types with a strong agronomic package.

2138AM

Relative Maturity: 97 days Excellent yield lpotential, agronomics and disease package make this a widely adapted hybrid.

0730AM

1830AML

Relative Maturity: 108 days Leader hybrid with top yield potential, solid agronomic package and broad adaptability.

2198AM

Relative Maturity: 97 days Great combination of yield potential, agronomics and defensive characteristics.

0827AMXT

1817AMXT

Relative Maturity: 106 days Stable performer with broad adaptability and solid agronomics.

Relative Maturity: 98 days Stable performer with drought stress and Goss’ wilt tolerance for the western corn belt.

Relative Maturity: 108 days Top yield potential in highly managed, high yield environments.

0860Q

Relative Maturity: 109 days Top yield potential best suited for the western corn belt.

Relative Maturity: 98 days Reliable performer for most soil types with a strong agronomic package.

1040AMXT

Relative Maturity: 100 days Dependable performer across a wide range of yield environments.

1188Q

Relative Maturity: 101 days Top yield potential with wide adaptability across the corn belt.

1247AMXT

Relative Maturity: 102 days Leader hybrid with top-yield potential and solid agronomic package.

1320Q

Relative Maturity: 103 days Leader hybrid with top yield potential and reliable agronomic package.

1934AMXT 1937AM

Relative Maturity: 109 days Top yield potential in highly managed, high yield environments in the central corn belt.

1960AM

Relative Maturity: 109 days Balanced hybrid with solid performance for the central and eastern corn belt.

2030Q

Relative Maturity: 110 days Strong yield potential and agronomics for the central corn belt.

2070Q

Relative Maturity: 110 days Consistent performer for the central and eastern corn belt with outstanding agronomics and gray leaf spot tolerance.

2098Q

Relative Maturity: 110 days High yield potential hybrid best suited for eastern corn belt.

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Relative Maturity: 111 days Strong performer with solid agronomics for the central and western corn belt. Relative Maturity: 111 days Reliable performer with solid agronomics for the western corn belt. Relative Maturity: 111 days Consistent performer with solid agronomics — especially for the west.

2284AMXT

Relative Maturity: 112 days Consistent performing hybrid coupled with solid agronomics.

2290Q

Relative Maturity: 112 days Broadly adapted hybrid with solid agronomics and stable performance — especially for the west.

NK Seeds

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Relative Maturity: 104 days Elite performance across highly productive acres. Excellent test weight and grain quality on a semi-determinate ear. Great stalks and roots support increased planting populations to maximize yield performance. Consistent performance across all crop rotations.

NK0243 Relative Maturity: 102 days Excellent agronomics in a broadly adapted hybrid. Strong stalks and roots deliver season-long standability. Strong late season plant health for harvest flexibility. Great emergence and vigor for fast stand establishment in cooler environments.

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RK626SSTX

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NK9930

Relative Maturity: 99 days Great yield stability across environments. Shorter plant stature with medium ear placement. Strong drought tolerance. Solid stalks and roots for season-long standability.

NK9610

Relative Maturity: 96 days Consistent performer with strong agronomics. Strong roots and stalks for season-long standability. Yield maximized when placed on highly managed acres. Excellent tolerance to moderate-topoorly drained soils.

NK9175

Relative Maturity: 91 days Top-end yield potential with broad adaptation. Exceptional early disease package. Consistent performance brings exciting yield levels to this maturity range. Outstanding drought tolerance.

Renk Seed www.renkseed.com RK278VT2P

Relative Maturity: 102 days A 102-day SmartStax that is a yield leader in its maturity. Responds very well to higher populations and higher management. Excellent late season intactness.

RK621VT2P

Relative Maturity: 103 days A 103-day VT Double Pro that is very tall and robust and looks very attractive all year long and has excellent stay green later in the season. It has a longer, flexible ear, and is an outstanding silage option — especially on first or second year corn.

RK771 RK771RR

Rob-See-Co www.robseeco.com RC3833

Relative Maturity: 88 days A superior 88-day conventional hybrid with very strong roots and stalks for season-long standability.

IC4166

RK312VT2P

IC5267

Relative Maturity: 91 days This hybrid offers outstanding yield potential across a range of populations.

Relative Maturity: 102 days Relative Maturity: 90 days Versatile across all soil types, this hybrid brings tremendous A 90-day VT Double Pro that is medium tall, has excellent stalks ear flex and standability combined with fast drydown. and roots, well adapted to variable soils, and has great drought tolerance. An excellent early silage option. IC5323

Relative Maturity: 96 days A 96-day hybrid available in both SmartStax and DroughtGard VT Double Pro versions. Medium-tall plant that has a moderately long ear type and adapted to most yield levels. Very drought tolerant and strong disease package, including Goss’s wilt.

RK593SSTX RK593VT2P

Relative Maturity: 97 days A 97-day hybrid available in both SmartStax and VT Double Pro versions. Tall, robust plants and very high yield potential. Good drought tolerance and drydown.

RC5940

Relative Maturity: 109 days An Agrisure Artesian hybrid offering high top-end yield potential across all yield environments with exceptional emergence and seedling vigor for early planted fields and a great agronomic package for corn-on-corn.

Wyffels Hybrids www.wyffels.com W1516RIB

Relative Maturity: 95 days VT Double PRO Hybrid Relative Maturity: 108 days A 95-day VT2P high-yielding hybrid has excellent late-season Conventional and Roundup Ready 2 standability. Good option for fields with a known Goss’ wilt history. A 108-day hybrid available as both a conventional and Roundup Moves south of adapted zone well for an early season option. Ready 2. Tall with outstanding disease ratings, including Goss’s W2236RIB wilt. Excellent stalks and roots. A very good low-traited silage Relative Maturity: 99 days option. VT Double PRO Hybrid RK765VT2P A 99-day VT2P hybrid with tremendous top-end yield potential Relative Maturity: 109 days across soil types. An attractive plant with excellent stalk strength A 109-day VT Double Pro with medium-short stature and excel- and green snap resistance. Semi-flex ear works well across lent stalks and roots. Big yield potential with best performance on varying populations. Fungicide is recommended to manage leaf well drained soils. Good drydown for its maturity. disease.

Relative Maturity: 87 days An 87-day VT Double Pro that is medium-tall height and has girthy ears. Strong stalks and good stay green. Responds well to both ideal and variable soils.

RK561SSTX RK561DGVT2P

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Relative Maturity: 103 days A top performer on the highest yielding acre combined with excellent test weight and standability.

IC5510

Relative Maturity: 105 days This hybrid has superior yield potential for your highest-yielding fields. IC5510 moves north of zone extremely well.

RC5819

Relative Maturity: 108 days This attractive and high performing hybrid belongs on every farm. It is a broadly adapted hybrid with exciting top-end yield.

W4198RIB

Relative Maturity: 106 days SmartStax Hybrid A 106-day SmartStax hybrid with excellent top-end yield potential. Good option for fields with history of Goss’ wilt. Semi-flex ear excels over a wide range of plant populations. Fungicide is recommended to maximize yield potential

W4638RIB

Relative Maturity: 107 days SmartStax Hybrid A 107-day SmartStax hybrid has outstanding yield with very good agronomics. Good choice for fields with history of Goss’ wilt. Low green snap risk. Responds to high management practices.

W5080

Relative Maturity: 106 days Conventional Hybrid

W5086RIB

Relative Maturity: 107 days VT Double PRO Hybrid These 106 and 107-day hybrids combine high yield potential and stability and bring a new performance standard in this maturity. Go anywhere hybrids with low risk and high reward. Push population to maximize yield.

W6826RIB

Relative Maturity: 111 days VT Double PRO Hybrid A 111-day VT2P hybrid with consistent high yields fits a wide area of adaptation. Very low green snap risk. Best performance in highly productive environments. Semi-flex ear adapts to a wide population range.

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Turnout high for Cover Crops, Tillage and Trout Field Day By KEVIN STRAUSS Cannon River Watershed Partnership NORTHFIELD, Minn. — Turnout was high when the Cannon River Watershed Partnership (in partnership with Rice Soil and Water Conservation District, St. Olaf College, University of Minnesota Extension, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency) hosted a field day outside of Northfield, Minn. on Sept. 16. “Cover Crops, Tillage and Trout” took place at the Helgeson Farm. Host Roger Helgeson’s property has been in his family for several generations and is right on Rice Creek, the only self-sustaining trout stream in Rice County.

Board of Water and Soil Resources. The more than 60 attendees tried their hands at a “stream table” with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service presented by Fish Habitat Biologist Heidi Keuhler. Through the exercise, participants learned how tile drainage water can be better managed to avoid nutrient losses from Keegan Kult, Executive Director of the Agricultural Drainage Management Coalition. They also collected insects in the stream and observed an electro-fishing demonstration conducted by Craig Soupir and his staff from the Waterville Area Fisheries of the Minnesota DNR. They were able to see examples of Brook Trout and Black Nosed Dace.

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Participants learned how stream insects help us estimate how clean the water is, since some insects species can tolerate water pollution and others cannot. Participants then caught bugs with aquatic bug nets.

Many acres of Helgeson’s property are rented to local farmer John Becker. The gathered group heard how Becker integrates cover crops and no-till and strip-till planting into his farming practices. St. Olaf Associate Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Studies Dr. Paul Jackson spoke about the ongoing research into trends in nitrates in farm fields’ tile drainage lines and Rice Creek. Jackson and Kathy Shea, Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies, are spearheading the project which will cover three years of testing. Rice SWCD’s Teresa DeMars and the University of Minnesota Extension’s Claire LaCanne shared results from a simple way to test soil health biology followed by a rainfall simulator demonstration by MN DNR Fisheries staff Dean Thomas, Soil Health caught Brook Trout in Technician from Fillmore Rice Creek. Cleaner creek County SWCD in conjunc- water should mean more tion with the Minnesota trout in the stream.

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Participants watched how a Rainfall Simulator demonstrates how soil protected by cover crops and no-till or strip-till farming techniques absorbs and holds on to more water and resists erosion, leading to cleaner streams and more profitable farms. “This field day was all about connections — how the cropping practices on the field are connected to the fertilizers and sediment that enters the stream and how the fertilizers and sediment in the stream water are connected to the plants and animals that live in the stream. Community members and a variety government agency representatives and nonprofit organizations learned how they’re connected to the economic well-being of farmers and how they can support them as they work to improve water quality in our area,” said Alan Kraus, CRWP Conservation Program Manager. To learn more about CRWP’s clean water projects, visit www.crwp.net. Kevin Strauss can be reached by calling (507) 7863913; or via e-mail at kevin@crwp.net. v

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USDA forecast calls for increased milk production This column was written for the marcast for butter was reduced. Whey was keting week ending Oct. 11. unchanged. As a result, the Class III price forecast is higher but the Class IV The U.S. Department of Agriculture price was lowered, as the higher nonfat again raised its 2019 milk production dry milk price is more than offset by the estimate in its latest World Agricultural lower expected butter price. Supply and Demand Estimates report, based on higher cow numbers and stronThis month’s 2019-20 US corn outlook ger growth in milk per cow. The 2020 is for slightly lower production, reduced forecast was upped from last month, exports and corn used for ethanol, greatMIELKE MARKET based on expected continued gains in er feed and residual use, and lower endWEEKLY milk per cow. ing stocks. Corn production was forecast at 13.8 billion bushels, down less than 1 By Lee Mielke 2019 production and marketings were percent from the previous forecast estimated at 218.2 and 217.1 billion and down 4 percent from last year. pounds respectively, up 200 million Based on conditions as of Oct. 1, pounds from last month’s estimate yields are expected to average 168.4 on production and 100 million bushels per harvested acre, down 8 bushels from pounds higher on marketings. If realized, 2019 pro2018. Area harvested for grain was forecast at 81.8 duction would be up 600 million pounds or 0.3 permillion acres, up slightly from 2018. cent from 2018. Corn supplies were forecast down sharply on a 2020 production and marketings were estimated reduced crop and lower beginning stocks, based on at 221.6 and 220.5 billion pounds respectively, up the Sept. 30 Grain Stocks report. Exports were 400 million and 300 million pounds respectively reduced 150 million bushels, reflecting smaller supfrom last month’s estimates. If realized, 2020 proplies and U.S. price competitiveness. Corn used for duction would be up 3.4 billion pounds or 1.6 perethanol is down 50 million bushels. Corn ending cent from 2019. stocks for 2019-20 were lowered 261 million bushAnnual forecasts of imports on both a fat and els. The season-average corn price received by proskims-solids basis were unchanged for 2019, reflect- ducers was raised 20 cents, to $3.80 per bushel. ing current trade data, but forecasts for 2020 were Soybean production was forecast at 3.55 billion lowered as the recently announced additional tariffs bushels, down 2 percent from the previous forecast on a number of EU dairy products are expected to and down 20 percent from last year. Yields are result in reduced imports, according to the USDA. expected to average 46.9 bushels per acre, down one Fat basis export forecasts for 2019 and 2020 were bushel from the previous forecast and down 3.7 reduced on continued competitive pressure on U.S. bushels from 2018. Area harvested for beans was cheese exports. The 2019 skim-solids basis export forecast at 75.6 million acres, down less than 1 perforecast was lowered on weaker expected exports of cent from the previous forecast and down 14 percent cheese and skim and nonfat dry milk. However, from 2018. The U.S. season-average soybean price increased strength in skim and nonfat dry milk was forecast at $9.00 per bushel, up 50 cents reflectsales in 2020, due to strong global demand, is ing smaller supplies. The soybean meal price was expected to more than offset continued weakness in forecast at $325.00 per short ton, up $20. cheese exports. Cotton production was forecast at 21.7 million Cheese and nonfat dry milk prices for 2019 were 480-pound bales, down 1 percent from the previous raised, but price forecasts for butter and whey were forecast, but up 18 percent from 2018. Yields are reduced. The Class III milk price projection was expected to average 833 pounds per harvested acre, raised from last month as the higher cheese price down 6 pounds from the previous forecast and down more than offsets the lower whey price. Look for the 31 pounds from 2018. 2019 average at about $16.55 per hundredweight, n up a dime from last month’s estimate and compares to $14.61 in 2018 and $16.17 in 2017. The 2020 Cash cheese prices shot higher the second week of average is now pegged at $17.20, up 15 cents from October, though traders are skeptical. FC Stone last month’s projection. stated in its Oct. 10 Early Morning Update, “logic and reason do not drive these markets. Greed and The Class IV price was raised as the higher nonfat dry milk price more than offsets the lower butter fear do.” price. It is estimated to average $16.20, up a nickel Block cheddar climbed to $2.12 per pound on Oct. from a month ago and compares to $14.23 in 2018 10, but closed the next day at $2.10. This is up 10.75 and $15.16 in 2017. The Class IV is projected to cents on the week and 49 cents above a year ago. average $16.10 in 2020, down a nickel from last The barrels finished at $2.0225, up 23.25 on the month’s estimate. week and 66.25 cents above a year ago. Last time barrels topped $2 was Nov. 10, 2014 and that was at Cheese and nonfat dry milk prices for 2020 were $2.12. The spread narrowed to 7.75 cents. Thirteen raised from the previous month, but the price forecars of block were sold on the week and 23 of barrel.

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Midwestern cheese producers continue to report positive sales for the most part, says Dairy Market News, and a majority are primarily using internally sourced milk so production is steady to active. Spot milk is ranging around $1 over Class. Western cheese makers describe demand as adequate but not stellar. End users are not interested in taking extra loads with $2 plus market prices and prefer to work through inventories, buy only as needed, and delay larger purchases until after the holidays, when they hope prices ease. Export sales are challenging as international buyers can find cheese at lower prices elsewhere. Domestic retail accounts, food service and pizza sales are enough to keep US cheese moving and prices supported. Western production is running full and, while producers would like sales to be livelier, the deals are able to keep inventories in check. n Cash butter fell to $2.0575 per pound on Oct. 9, See MIELKE, pg. 24

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MARKETING

Grain Outlook Late tariff agreement brings hope

Cash Grain Markets corn/change* soybeans/change*

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$3.53 .00 $3.83 -.01 $3.93 +.02 $3.80 +.02 $3.54 +.05 $3.58 +.01

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Grain Angles The ‘potential’ of grain prices

The following marketing analysis is for the week ending Oct. 11. CORN — Corn surged to its highest level since mid-August in anticipation of the October World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, a winter storm in the upper Midwest, and trade talks with China. Alas, the pre-report rally was wiped out when the U.S. Department of Agriculture caught traders off-guard when they raised the U.S. corn yield 0.2 bushels per acre to 168.4 bu./ acre. Prices plummeted, grower selling evaporated, and traders were left to wonder if the November report would verify the yield when more of the harPHYLLIS NYSTROM vest was complete by the CHS Hedging Inc. November report. But wonder of St. Paul wonders, the day after the report, corn bounced back to regain the 14-cent report day loss and then some! Second guessing the USDA data, increased optimism over a “mini trade deal with China, and funds scrambling to cover shorts resulted in weekly gain in corn. Note: midday on Oct. 11 a news article stated the United States and China has reached a partial agreement where China would make some agricultural concessions and the United States would lower some tariffs. Nothing was confirmed by government officials. Here’s a recap of the October WASDE report for the 2019-20 crop: corn yield 168.4 bu./acre vs. estimates for 167.5 bu./acre and 168.2 bu./acre last month; harvested area 81.8 million acres vs. 81.649 million acres estimated and 82 million last month; production at 13.779 billion bushels vs. 13.684 billion bushels estimated and 13.799 billion last month. Demand changes by category: feed/residual up 125 million bushels, ethanol use down 65 million, export up 60 million bushels. The report also had to accommodate a lower carry-in due to the smaller Sept. 1 stocks report. 2018-19 feed/residual was raised 343 million bushels. Ending stocks for 2019-20 were 1.929 billion bushels compared to 1.784 billion bushels projected and down 261 million from September. The stocks-to-use ratio fell from 15.5 percent to 13.8 percent. The average farm price was raised 20 cents to $3.80 per bushel. One interesting note: only 29 percent of the ear corn samples were mature in this

I won’t claim that I was a perfect student through my years in grade school. It was certainly an adjustment period for me to sit through long days of class Average: $3.70 $8.52 after being outside and active on the farm all summer long as a youngster. During conferences, the Year Ago Average: $3.16 $7.84 teachers always had the same words to say: “He is a Grain prices are effective cash close on Oct. 15. good student, but really has the potential to do a lot more.” One time, I asked my mother if the teachers’ *Cash grain price change represents a two-week period. remarks were true, and if their comments were good or bad. Without hesitation, she said, “it’s definitely true and that is was mostly bad.” Being young and optimistic, I could live with “mostly bad.” That meant some of the things I was doing were probably okay, and I wouldn’t have to repeat those years of GLENN WACHTLER So far, the month of October has gotten off to steady school. Compeer Senior to higher prices for livestock. The cattle complex has Right now, I see a lot of those Lending Officer seen prices higher, while the hogs — in an erratic Baldwin, Wis. fashion — have stayed nearly steady. The interesting same character traits in the grain markets as the teachers fact is historically, October tends to normally strugsaw in me as a child. Let’s talk gle for livestock prices as a whole. about the ‘potential.’ Many indicators are showing Considering prices are just off the supply of old crop carry over is lower than inirecent lows gives no real assurtially thought for many of the crops. Local cash ance we are seeing a major longbasis bids in many areas were showing firm bids for term low at this time. The next old crop, and now production worries are carrying several weeks will help deterthe firm basis bids into new crop as well. Many mine whether we are making a people believe the cash market leads the futures seasonal low or just a correction when it comes to price trends. Certainly, the basis is in the downward trend that all telling us the futures price has the potential to rally. livestock markets have been Just like a squirrelly child, global trade concerns entrapped for several months. JOE TEALE have been mostly bad for our prices up to this point. Broker The cattle market has been led However, it’s easy to see how trade deals that by the cash price which has Great Plains Commodity increase our level of exports above all previous levAfton, Minn. advanced well in the past few els would be extremely supportive for grain prices. weeks. Packers became more These countries need our soybeans, pork, ethanol, aggressive in attaining live inventories. It appears beef and other products. Could a trade deal be just there is a possible shortage of choice cattle available. what we need to turn the corner on low commodity This has been evident by the sale of choice beef which prices for good? has elevated well over the select beef in recent weeks. To put it nicely, I have heard some people argue Now that cash has traded over $110 live, we may see that our own U.S. Department of Agriculture is not a little more resistance develop by the packer as marliving up to its potential. Its output has been very gins have tightened. frustrating to many people who have suffered Also, technically, the cattle market is now into an through raising an average crop at best this year, overbought situation and nearing a 62 percent and most of that crop is far from being in the bin. retracement. Therefore, caution would be advised at Challenging weather conditions seem to be consiscurrent price levels and would recommend that pro- tent through the year, yet the USDA is sending tection could be considered if necessary. mixed messages about the planted acres, expected The hog market has been very volatile, but confined yields, and crop usage estimates. Without hesitation,

See NYSTROM, pg. 23

See TEALE, pg. 24

Livestock Angles Packers building cattle inventories

See WACHTLER, pg. 23

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Soybeans may have some room to the upside NYSTROM, from pg. 22 year’s sampling compared to 51-81 percent normally. This suggests that further yield estimates may decline. World ending stocks were compared to 298.27 million metric tons estimated. Argentina’s corn production for 2019-20 came in at 50 mmt vs. 50 mmt estimated. For Brazil, the 2019-20 crop was forecasted 101 mmt at compared to the estimate for 101 mmt. Ukraine’s corn production for 2019-20 was projected at 36 mmt vs. 36 mmt estimated. China’s corn crop for the coming year was 254 mmt compared to 254 mmt estimated. Weekly export sales keep driving home how poor demand has been. Weekly sales were poor at just 11.2 million bushels. Total commitments are running 52 percent behind last year at 393.5 million bushels. This is the lowest total for early October in 32 years. We need to average 34.2 million bushels of sales per week to hit the USDA’s 2.05-billion-bushel projection. Weekly ethanol production was up 5,000 barrels per day to 963,000 bpd. Ethanol stocks fell by a record 84 million gallons to 891 million gallons. Net margins fell by 8 cents per gallon to 12 cents per gallon. Outlook: For the week, December corn jumped 13 cents to $3.97.75 (high was $3.98.75), July rallied 10.75 cents to $4.16.5, and December 2020 was up 5.75 cents at $4.10 per bushel. Corn couldn’t hold the losses from a bearish WASDE report, current weather is expected to result in total corn losses of 200-400 million bushels, there’s possibly some meat to a trade deal with China which could mean demand for ethanol and DDGs, and harvest progress is extremely slow. For these reasons, the downside in corn may be limited until we get a better read on yields. SOYBEANS — The focus this week was the October WASDE report, a winter storm in the upper Midwest plains, and Chinese trade talks. Soybean prices took a jump to their highest point since mid-

MARKETING July when the WASDE report came out bullish for soybeans. However, gains were erased by the end of report session on sharp losses in the corn and wheat pits. The October WASDE report was friendly for soybeans. The U.S. 2019-20 soybean yield was cut 1 bu./ acre to 46.9 bu./acre and 47.3 bu./acre estimated. This was the largest September to October yield reduction since 2003. Harvested acres were down 300,000 acres to 75.6 million and vs. 75.705 million acres estimated. Production at 3.55 billion bushels was spot on with the estimate and down 83 million bushels from the September report. The only usage change was a 5 million bushel cut to the crush. The 2019-20 carry-in was lowered due to smaller Sept. 1 stocks. On the 2018-19 balance sheet, residual was reduced by 36 million, crush was raised 7 million, and exports were increased 3 million bushels. The 2018-19 harvested acres were reduced 500,000 and yield was cut 1 bu./acre to 50.6 bu./acre. This reduced the 2018-19 crop 116 million bushels to 4.428 billion bushels. U.S. ending stocks came in at 460 million bushels vs. 521 million bushels estimated and 640 million bushels last month. The stocks to use ratio fell from 15.9 percent to 11.4 percent. The average farm price jumped 50 cents to $9.00 per bushel. World ending stocks for 2019-20 were 95.21 mmt compared to 96.46 mmt estimated and 99.19 mmt last month. Brazil’s 2019-20 soybean production was forecast at 123 mmt, right at the estimate. Conab is forecasting Brazil’s soybean crop for 2019-20 at 120.4 mmt. For Argentina, their 2019-20 soybean production was 53 mmt, also right on the estimate. Chinese trade talks were held on Oct. 10 and President Trump was to meet with Vice Premier Lui

He on Oct. 11. If no deal is reached, the United States is set to implement a 5 percent increase in tariffs on $250 billion worth of Chinese goods beginning Oct. 15. Note that at this writing there was a report the United States and China had reached a “mini” deal (see corn comments). Weekly exports beat expectations at 76.9 million bushels and were the biggest since February. China was by far the largest customer accounting for 56 percent of sales. We need to average 25.3 million bushels per week to achieve the USDA’s 1.775-billion-bushel export forecast. Total commitments at 602 million bushels is 20 percent behind last year. China has bought 4.8 mmt of soybeans this marketing year. Also, on the weekly export sales report, China bought 18,000 metric tons of pork for this year and 123,400 metric tons for next year. All total, it was 313.4 million pounds of new pork sales to China. There was chatter in the week that China would purchase an additional 10 mmt of U.S. soybeans this year in order to try and reach a trade deal. Outlook: November soybeans rallied 19.75 cents for the week to close at $9.36. July was 18.5 cents higher at $9.76.75 and November 2020 managed an 8-cent rally to $9.70.75 per bushel. The high for the week in November soybeans was $9.39.25 per bushel. Soybeans may have some room to the upside as we find out more about a Chinese trade deal, how production was affected by the winter weather, and residual strength from a friendly WASDE report. As of Oct. 6, only 8 percent of North Dakota’s soybeans had been harvested and 5 percent in South Dakota. Nystrom’s Notes: Contract changes for the week ended Oct. 11: Chicago December wheat up 17.5 cents at $5.08; Kansas City up 15.5 at $4.19.5, and Minneapolis 12 cents higher at $5.48 per bushel. Crude oil rallied $2.25 to $54.70, ULSD was 6.5 cents higher, RBOB 8.25 cents higher, and natural gas fell 11.5 cents. v

Sometimes good enough is really good enough WACHTLER, from pg. 22 many people would say the USDA still has a long way to go to help these markets live up to their potential. Being an optimist, I am enthusiastic about the potential these grain markets are showing us. There are many reasons to be hopeful about an eventual positive outcome for grain markets in the medium term. How long is the medium term that we will have to wait this out? It is anyone’s guess how long — if ever — these markets turn higher to reach their potential.

I can share with you what my best advice would be if you are waiting on a child to reach his or her potential; and it wouldn’t surprise me to find some useful correlations for the grain markets. Give it time. Redirect your efforts into something positive rather than being frustrated. Celebrate small victories with small rewards. Don’t shoot the messenger. Teachers would certainly agree; as would some of the hard-working people of the USDA and trade delegates working to fix trade problems.

Set realistic expectations. Not everyone will reach their full potential, but sometimes good enough really is good enough. Personally, I am looking forward to seeing if these markets can live up to their potential. I also feel a little more confident now that I have laid out ideas on what to focus on and looking at the items I can be doing in the interim to increase productivity. Glenn Wachtler is a Financial Officer with Compeer Financial. For additional insights from Wachtler and the Compeer team, visit Compeer.com. v

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U.S. dairy export value up 3 percent over last year MIELKE, from pg. 21 the lowest Chicago Mercantile Exchange price since Feb. 12, 2018. Butter closed Oct. 11 at $2.0950, 9 cents lower on the week and 15.5 cents below a year ago. Thirty-two cars traded places on the week, 28 on Oct. 11. Butter inventories are reportedly in balance, says Dairy Market News, but producers suggest fall demand is beginning to or about to begin getting chipped down. Cream availability is similar. Butter makers are finding loads regionally as well as receiving offers from the west. Fall inventories are in balance and some are running churns lighter. Butter market tones remain in “a questionable place.” Western butter supplies are declining, but are plentiful. Cream is available at affordable prices so butter output has been active. While retail and bulk butter demand is solid, they are below industry expectations, according to Dairy Market News. The United States will impose a 25 percent tariff on incoming European butter and other dairy products on Oct. 18 if consensus is not reached about trade issues. International butter prices at the present time are below U.S. prices, giving a competitive advantage to global suppliers. Grade A nonfat dry milk closed Oct. 11 at $1.1650 per pound, up 2 cents and the highest since Feb. 18, 2015 and 29.75 cents above a year ago, with 11 carloads exchanging hands. Dry whey closed Oct. 11 at 30.25 cents per pound, down 2.5 cents on the week and 26 cents below a year ago with 71 cars finding new homes on the week, down from 80 the previous week. n Looking globally, the U.S. Dairy Export Council reports that U.S. dairy export value was nearly $3.92 billion in the first eight months of 2019. This is up 3 percent from last year and the highest figure in five years. Gains were led by increased volumes of cheese

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as well as higher selling prices for dairy ingredients. Credit domestic demand and short milk supplies however for the strong U.S. prices. Cheese exports were at a nine-month low in August, according to the Dairy and Food Market Analyst which cited shipments to Mexico being at an 11-month low and to Japan at a 35-month low. The Dairy and Food Market Analyst stated, “Japanese buyers tend to purchase six months in advance or more. This is the beginning of a trend.” Hopefully, the new U.S. Japan trade agreement will change that. The Dairy and Food Market Analyst also pointed out that, in total, the United States exported 14 percent of its milk solids in August, only slightly above the 13.7 percent shipped in June and July. HighGround Dairy says cheese exports were down 4 percent from July and 5.9 percent below August 2018. Butter was up 38.5 percent from July, but 33.8 percent below a year ago. Nonfat dry milk and skim milk powder exports were up 3 percent from July, but 18.3 percent below a year ago. Dry whey exports were up 21.6 percent from July and 33.4 percent below a year ago. To no surprise, considering the high U.S. prices, U.S. butter imports were up — jumping 21.8 percent from July and 19.8 percent above a year ago. Cheese imports were the highest in nine months and the largest August volume since 2015, says HighGround Dairy. August imports from the EU, at 28.9 million pounds, were the strongest on record, up 17 percent from 2018. HighGround Dairy says, “The industry has been anticipating the EU cheese tariffs and started to stockpile imports before they were expected to be implemented in October, which means September imports will be strong as well.” HighGround Dairy adds, “The United States is the EU’s biggest market for cheese and butter exports outside of their domestic market and tariffs will have a negative impact internally, albeit slight. They’ve also been grappling with Brexit uncertainty for months, which may leave excess dairy product that needs to find a home outside of the UK, should an agreement on borders not be reached ahead of

the Oct. 31 deadline,” HighGround Dairy warned. “While these tariffs have been welcome news for the U.S. market, a combination of these new tariffs plus potential Brexit disruptions will ultimately increase the EU’s need to move product elsewhere. On a global scale, the EU has been competitively priced on cheese and butter for much of 2019 and the strong dollar continues to give the EU an advantage into the export market.” n In politics, the American Butter Institute sent letters to the chairmen and ranking members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, urging them to “compel the Food and Drug Administration to enforce federal law against plant-based imposters that illegally misuse the term ‘butter’ as a marketing trick.” Meanwhile, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s comment at the World Dairy Expo about the plant-based “burger” he recently tried was probably not well received by its proponents. Hoard’s Dairyman managing editor Corey Geiger talked about it in the Oct. 14 Dairy Radio Now broadcast and reported that about the same time, the Annals of Internal Medicine (an academic medical journal published by the American College of Physicians) issued a report from 14 researchers from seven countries which concluded there is no need to reduce red or process meat consumption to maintain good human health. They stated there is no significant association between red meat consumption and a heightened risk for heart disease or diabetes and they are less convinced there is a tie with red meat and cancer. Geiger admitted the findings fly in the face of the American Heart Association and American Cancer Society, but called it “pivotal research that could reshape the focus, and none of these people had a tie to animal agriculture.” Lee Mielke is a syndicated columnist who resides in Everson, Wash. His weekly column is featured in newspapers across the country and he may be reached at lkmielke@juno.com. v

Demand for pork products increasing TEALE, from pg. 22 to a tight trading range for several weeks. Prices have moved quickly in both up and down moves with many moves over that timeframe in extreme fashion. The range which has formed suggests a breakout of this tightening pattern is in the offing in the future. Which direction will set the tone and price direction in the weeks ahead. China will have a direct effect on that direction — depending on whether a trade agreement is reached with the United States. This will likely keep the market volatile as talks continue or are abandoned.

On a plus note, the demand for pork products has increased as shown by the recent climb in the pork cutouts now nearing the $80 level. All things considered, this is a positive if the pork cutouts continue to hold these higher levels and demand stays near present levels. Given the sentiment towards the market at the present time, a short term rally could be in the future if all things continue on the same path. Producers should monitor the market very closely in the weeks ahead and act accordingly to protect inventories if needed. v

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PARCEL 5 40 ACRES M/L WOODLAND, SECTION 2, SIEGEL TWP, 14.54 ACRES M/L WOODLAND, BROWN CO. (ALONG KC ROAD) SECTION 14 MILFORD TWP, SECTION 11, BISMARK TWP BROWN CO. SIBLEY CO.

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Racine: Completely remodeled 10,000 sq ft building on 2.12 acres. Many possible uses including event center, daycare, offices, retail. Stewartville: PENDING Great retail/commercial space in desirable location close to I-90 & Rochester. 8000+ sq ft with ample parking. Many possibly uses. LeRoy: PENDING Unique multi-use building with retail space, apartment &auditorium. Many updates include lift, wiring, HVAC, solar panels, $79,900.

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Serving Southeast Minnesota & Northern Iowa for all your real estate needs Call for more info and additional listings. Mower County: Approx 121 ac bare farmland, pattern tiled. Very good tenant in place. SE edge of Austin Mower County: PENDING Approx 73.7 ac, 62 tillable. Older building site, separate purchase possible. NW of Austin. Mower County: PENDING Approx. 138 ac, 135.5 tillable. Pattern tiled, excellent soils. Waltham Township Mower County: SOLD Approx 80 ac, 74.47 tillable. Prodex 79.1. Possible building site. Grand Meadow Township

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LAND IS LOCATED IN SECTION 11 & 14, BISMARK TWP, SIBLEY CO.

TERMS: Successful bidder will be required to enter into a non contingent purchase agreement and pay a $30,000 non-refundable

PARCEL 5 LAND ISIS LOCATED 14, MILFORD TWP, WWW.KERKHOFFAUCTION.COM LAND LOCATED INSECTION SECTION 2, Balance MILFORD down payment, per parcel for parcels 1,2,3,6, 7 and $10,000 for Parcels 4 and 5IN the day of auction. is dueTWP, with certified on or before December 13, 2019 the date of closing. BROWN Possession CO. on theLOCATED date of closing or afterTHE the 2019 have been re14.54funds ACRES M/L WOODLAND ALONG KCcrops ROAD BROWN CO. LOCATED ALONG THE KC ROAD Doug moved. Buyer to plow back tillable land. Real Estate taxes on 2019 REKerkhoff Tax statement507-829-6859 to be paid by the seller. Buyer shall pay therePARCEL 6TWP, Everything sold “AS SECTION 14 MILFORD Zac after. Sold subject to owner confirmation. IS”Kerkhoff All information507-829-3924 is obtained from reliable sources, however, the auctioneers or agents do not accept responsibility for information presented, as it is the buyer’s responsibility to verify all inforBROWN CO. 72.53 ACRES M/L FARMLAND E. Bridge Street mation. Amendatory Clauses shall be signed at closing by the seller. 1500 Any announcements made on auction day take precedence Redwood Falls, MN SECTION 14, BISMARK TWP PARCEL 6 CO. 72.53 ACRESSIBLEY M/L FARMLAND SECTION 14, BISMARK TWP PARCEL 7 SIBLEY CO. 40 ACRES M/L FARMLAND, PARCEL 7 SECTION 11, BISMARK TWP, 40 ACRES M/L FARMLAND SIBLEY CO. SECTION 11, BISMARK TWP SIBLEY CO.

WWW.KERKHOFFAUCTION.COM Doug Kerkhoff 507-829-6859 Zac Kerkhoff 507-829-3924 1500 E. Bridge Street Redwood Falls, MN

LOUISE E. GAREIS ESTATE - OWNER

TERMS: Successful bidder will be required to enter into a non contingent purchase agreement and pay a $30,000 non-refundable WWW.KERKHOFFAUCTION.COM down payment, per parcel for parcels 1,2,3,6, 7 and $10,000 for Parcels 4 and 5 the day of auction. Balance is due with certified Kerkhoff - 507-829-6859 funds on or before December 13, 2019 the date of closing. Possession on the date of closing orDoug after the 2019 crops have been reZac - 507-829-3924 moved. Buyer to plow back tillable land. Real Estate taxes on 2019 RE Tax statement to be paid by Kerkhoff the seller. Buyer shall pay thereafter. Sold subject to owner confirmation. Everything sold “AS IS” All information is obtained from reliable sources,Street however, the 1500 E. Bridge auctioneers or agents do not accept responsibility for information presented, as it is the buyer’s responsibility to verify all inforRedwood Falls, MN mation. Amendatory Clauses shall be signed at closing by the seller. Any announcements made on auction day take precedence

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AUCTION TUESDay, NOVEmbEr 19, 2019 • 2:00 P.m. PARCEL 1: 74.80 +/- Deeded Acres, 73.66 +/- Tillable Acres PARCEL 2: 120 +/- Deeded Acres, 110.22 +/- Tillable Acres Plus 2.44 Acres in CRP Buffer Strips LAND LOCATION: South of Atwater, MN 8.1 miles on County Road 2, turn right (west) on 105th Avenue and go 2.8 miles.Watch for Auction Signs. LEgAL DESCRIPTION: Parcel 1: S1/2 of SW1/4 EXC PT, Section 16, Lake Elizabeth Twp

Parcel 1

74.80 +/- Deeded Acres 73.66 +/- Tillable Acres

Parcel 2

120 +/- Deeded Acres 110.22 +/- Tillable Acres Plus 2.44 Acres in CRP Buffer Strips

Parcel 2: N1/2 of NW1/4 and the SE1/4 of NW1/4, Section 21, Lake Elizabeth Twp

ParCEL 1 CPI = 95 ParCEL 2 CPI = 87.3 Tiled With Excellent Outlets Spring 2020 Possession Very Good to Excellent Soils AUCTION HELD AT: Atwater Community Center • Atwater, MN Auctioneer’s Comment: Folks, Parcel 1 offers 73 +/- tillable acre with an excellent CPI=95. Parcel 2 contains 110 +/- tillable acres and a very good CPI=87.3. With great soils and tiling, these farms would be an excellent investment. These farms are located in Lake Elizabeth Township, which is in Southeasterly Kandiyohi County. You will have the chance to purchase either one or both of these parcels. The successful bidder(s) will have the opportunity to farm this land in the 2020 growing season and after. Please call, text or email any questions you may have to Kristine@FladeboeLand.com or (320) 212-9379.

-the Fladeboe Land Team

Linda Bosch & Jim Bosch –OWNERS–

Kristine Fladeboe Duininck - Broker - 320-212-9379 Glen Fladeboe 651-208-3262 Dale Fladeboe 320-894-9392 2015 MSAA Hall of Fame Auctioneer

Auction Terms: The successful bidder(s) will pay down $30,000 per parcel as earnest money on auction day in the form of a cashier’s check. The non-refundable check should be made out to Fladeboe Land Trust Account. The successful bidder(s) will enter into a non-contingent, AS-IS purchase agreement on auction day. Buyer’s premium will apply. The closing of Parcel 1 will be executed on or before December 31, 2019. The closing of Parcel 2 will be after January 1, 2020 but no later than January 10, 2020. Both will be closed by Quality Title, Willmar, MN. Upon successful closing possession will be granted. Announcements made auction day take precedence over printed material. For info packet call Kristine at (320)212-9379 or email Kristine@FladeboeLand.com.

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On New Complete PTO’s For Feterl and Farm King Augers. Used PTO’s Gear Boxes Drive Shafts Sheaves Etc. For Brady/Hiniker Shredrys. ders. Can Ship Speedy. s or (Retiring) 319-347-6282 air40’ & 45’ Batco Belt Conveyent. ors, 28” Fan & Burner; 21’ & 18’ grain bins —some with For SALE: IH 720 5-20” auto air floors; Bobcat walk-be- re-set moldboard plow; hind Trencher; 8”x31’ & Feterl 8”x55’ grain auger; 10”x71’ grain augers; 9’ & 10’ Artsway 240B 8-30” 20’ stalk AG baggers; MF 1190 4x4; chopper. Phone 507-227-7602. JD 930 flex bean head. Call FOR SALE: 710 7 bottom IH 320-760-1634 plow, auto reset, good condiBalzer 4200 Magnum Lo Pro tion; Hiniker 20’ stalk shredmanure tank, 4 Diedric disc der. 507-427-3561 injectors, very good condition shedded, $19,000/OBO. JD 8300 MFWD, exc tires, $52,000; Loftness stalk chop507-236-1266 per, 20’ rear mount, $5,000; FOR SALE: 20’ Loftness stalk ‘77 Chev C65 gas w/ 20’ box & chopper, very good condi- hoist & roll tarp, auto trans, $14,500. 507-330-2808 tion. 320-220-1138

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Upcoming Land Auctions

November 12 • 72.66 ± Ac.& 40 ± Ac. St. James Twp., Watonwan Co., MN November 13 • 39.66± Ac.•Decoria Twp., Blue Earth Co., MN November 14 • 49.37± Ac.•Mn. Lake Twp., Faribault Co., MN

View our other available properties for sale on our website.

For information brochures CALL 1-800-730-LAND (5263) or visit www.Wingert Realty.com. Only registered bidders may attend. 1160 Victory Drive South, Suite 6 • Mankato, MN 56001 • 507-345-LAND (5263)

Charles Wingert, Broker # 07-53

Consignment Auction Saturday, October 26th - 9 a.m. Mages Auction Site 55780 St Hwy 19, Winthrop, MN

Farm Machinery & Equip: J D 4410 w/ J D 430 loader , 850 hr s, 3 pt, PTO, mater ial bucket & forks; JD attachments selling separately: 7 Iron 60 commercial belly mower, LX5 3pt mower; 655 tiller, Power Pack bagger system, 59’ 3pt snow blower, Rotomec USA 10’ post hole digger; IH 656, WF, gas w/ loader; Farmall H w/ 60" Woods belly mower; ’05 Kubota BX2200 w/ loader, 50” bucket, 60” mowing deck, 50” front mount snowblower; Ford 8N tractor, attach sell separately: post auger, blade & disk; ‘18 Tomah 12’ dump trailer; ’75 International Loadstar 1800 grain truck, 58544 mi, twin screw, twin cyl hoist, air brakes & 500+ bu steel box; JD B, NF, needs work; Loftness 2-stage snowblower, PTO, 3 pt; New Idea 3626 manure spreader; Meyer 225 manure spreader, sng axle, slop gate, T-bar chain; Farmhand F81C mixer mill; Apache 3-ton calf crate feeder on wheels; JD 2800, 7-bottom plow, vari-width; IH 720 5-bottom plow, 5x18; IH 550 5-bottom plow, 5x18; 4-bottom plow; 8” x 60’ Snowco auger w/ newer gearbox; 8” x 51’ Farm King auger; 10” x 51’ Farm King auger; Hutchinson 6’ x 27’ auger; 2-ton auger wagon; 4 sec drag on wheels; sickle mowers; wood splitter attach; barge boxes w/ hoist & gear; galvanized flare side wagon w/ hyd hoist; Vehicles, Campers, Trailers & ATVs: ’66 Pontiac GTO street/strip w/ 428 HO motor 30 over 470HP, 530 ft lbs torque, Muncie 4-speed, center force clutch, 9” Ford Moser rear end 4:10 gears, 31 spline axles, 850 Holly carb, 7 gal fuel cell & SS exhaust; ’13 Open Range 386FLR 5th wheel travel trailer w/ 5 slide outs, air ride 5th wheel hitch, new tires, washer/dryer, insulated skirting, awnings, lots of storage & 4 20lb LP tanks; ‘01 GMC Sierra 2500, 261000 mi, long box, crew cab, Duramax diesel; ’00 Ford Expedition, approx. 185000 mi, sunroof & parking sensors; ’00 Ford Expedition, 287000 mi; ’90 Ford Country Squire LTD wagon, odo shows 29062 mi; ’64 Dodge Dart odo shows 67343 mi, 4-door; ’71 Ford Bronco odo shows 79595 mi; ’71 Ford Bronco w/ parts; ’80 Coachmen travel trailer; ’77 Crestliner 16’ boat & EZ Load trailer; ’96 Polaris 400 ATV w/ snowplow attach; ’86 Honda Odyssey ATV/buggy w/ roll cage; 5 HP mini-bike w/ fenders; ‘11 Sled Bed tilt trailer, newer tires; ’98 heavy-duty tow dolly; ‘98 Indy Trail Touring snowmobile; Lawn, Garden, Shop & Tools: JD X300 riding mower, 93 hrs, 42” deck; Snapper riding mower w/ bagger; Jari Monarch 127cc mower; Pincor 16kw generator on cart, PTO; Wards generator; Hitachi reciprocating saw; Jet table saw; Hitachi framing nailer; lathe w/ table; 12-ton hyd press; 2-ton engine lifter; Stihl lawn multi-task tool; 200+ New Kipor Generator & Pump Units: 18 - KGE 6500W generators; 1 - IG 6000W generator; 21 - IG3000W generators; 10 - IGR 1000W generators; 1- KGP 40T water pump; 48 - KGP 30 water pumps; 54 - KGP 20 water pumps; 48 - KGP 20T water pumps; 2 - KG 690 engines; 4 - KG 390 GETI air cooled gas engines; 7 - KG144 air cooled gas engines; 7 - KG158 air cooled gas engines; 4 - KG205GETI air cooled gas engines; 10 - IG 6000W alternators; 4 - KTS 19 230/400W alternators; 8 - KTS12 alternators many Kipor & Yamaha parts; IG 2600P parallel kits for 2000W & 2600W generators; IG3000P parallel kits for 3000W generators; Large Gun Collection, Farm Antiques, Collectibles, Tools, Household, Toys & More!

Area Neighbors

Auctioneer: Matt Mages, 507-276-7002 Lic: 08-19-001

Clerk: Mages Land Co. & Auction Ser vice, LLC. Terms: 10% Buyer s Pr emium. Sales tax, license & registration fees may apply on some items. Fire arms buyers must have valid drivers license. Pistol buyers must have valid “permit to purchase” permit. Not Responsible for Accidents. Buyer’s of large equipment or vehicles must have a letter from their bank.

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Opening October 17 & Closing October 24 Steven Mjolsness Estate Farm Auction, Felton, MN, Timed Online Auction Opening October 18 & Closing October 23 Online Steffes Auction - 10/23, Upper Midwest Locations, Timed Online Auction Opening October 18 & Closing October 28 Summers Mfg. Show & Demo Unit Auction, IL/IN/MN/ND/OH/WI, Timed Online Auction Opening October 21 & Closing October 31 at 3PM Meeker County, MN, Land Auction - 40± Acres, Darwin, MN, Timed Online Auction Tuesday, October 22 at 12PM Quality Tested Hay Auction, Steffes Group Facility, Litchfield, MN Opening October 22 at 8AM & Closing October 22 at 12PM Kittson County, MN, Land Auction - 146± Acres, Kennedy, MN, Timed Online Auction Opening October 22 & Closing October 29 Del Hemmingsen Farm Auction, Erskine, MN, Timed Online Auction Opening October 28 & Closing November 6 Meeker County, MN, Tillable Land Auction - 125± Acres, Dassel, MN, Timed Online Auction Wednesday, October 30 at 9AM Forx Rental Inc. Auction, Grand Forks, ND Opening November 1 & Closing November 6 Online Steffes Auction - 11/6, Upper Midwest Locations, Timed Online Auction Opening November 4 & Closing November 14 Messenbring Farms Retirement Auction, Norwood Young America, MN, Timed Online Auction Tuesday, November 5 at 10AM David Matson Estate Farm Equipment Auction, Gary, MN Opening November 5 at 8AM & Closing November 5 at 12PM Bottineau County, ND Land Auction - 320± Acres, Maxbass, ND, Timed Online Auction Opening November 6 at 8AM & Closing November 6 at 12PM Cass County, ND Land Auction - 160± Acres, Absaraka, ND, Timed Online Auction Opening November 11at 8AM & Closing November 14 at 12PM Oxbow-Hickson, ND, Area Land Auction, 827± Acres, Near Oxbow, ND, Timed Online Auction Opening November 11 & Closing November 20 Miles Outland John Deere Shop Equipment & Tractor Attachment Auction, Steffes Group Facility, Litchfield, MN, Timed Online Auction Opening November 11 & Closing November 20 Jim & Kathy Hartkopf Retirement Auction, Clear Lake, MN, Timed Online Auction Tuesday, November 12 at 12PM Quality Tested Hay Auction, Steffes Group Facility, Litchfield, MN Opening November 12 & Closing November 21 Gray Potato Farms Excess Inventory Auction, Clear Lake, MN, Timed Online Auction Opening November 12 at 8AM & Closing November 12 at 12PM Richland County, ND, Land Auction - 426± Acres, Hankinson, ND, Timed Online Auction Wednesday, November 13 at 11AM Roger & Rodney Asche Farm Retirement Auction, Gwinner, ND

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6RRETIRING. JD 635F plat- ‘96 Willmar 765 air ride 2387 FOR SALE: Case IH 2020 25’ FOR SALE: Black Angus 750 form, $10,500; I.A. 435 head hrs, JD engine, Mid tech, bean head, field tracker, fore bulls also Hamp, York, & od, mover, $2,600; Wil-rich 5800 12.4x42 tires, 75’ boom, 20” & aft, real nice shape, $9,500. Hamp/Duroc boars & gilts. ank chisel plow, 38’, $12,500; JD spacing, 600 gallon stainless Call 507-530-8875 320-598-3790 IH 375 swinger disk, 40’, $6,000. steel tank, foam markers, Fe- Phone 641-495-6387. Leave inductor, winterized. 763-295- FOR SALE: JD 115 stalk chopper, very good condition, 4 Dairy 2724 or 763-300-2379 au- message. wheel, hyd lift, well mainWe buy tained, $5,000. 952-292-8347 Custom Heifer raiser has Salvage Equipment ben Harvesting Equip NH TR86 combine, 4WD, lat- openings to raise your HeifParts Available w/ eral tilt, feeder reverser, ers, we offer free stall faHammell Equip., Inc. and Case IH 2188 combine, 2060 Maurer topper, Geringhoff cilities all TMR fed, $2.35 a (507)867-4910 ear hrs, Yield monitor, field 6R30 head sights, 973 Ter- day from weened through 0& tracker, duals, shedded, Re- rain Tracer flex head, wind- pre-fresh. Call Ben for more l in CALL FOR A QUOTE TODAY row pickup, 3pt head mover, details. 715-495-0481 tiring, $35,000. 507-357-6142 Tractors pkg for $25,000. 952-212-3328 FOR SALE: Serviceable Age FOR SALE: 9500 JD combine 4640 JD power shift, new w/ RWA, low hrs, 925 25’ Retiring. For Sale (4) Demco Normande Dairy Bulls 18.4x42 Firestone tires plus bean head, 6R poly corn- model 750 gravity boxes; George Polzin • Cadott, WI hub duals, LED lights, new head, w/ head mover; 530 (2) red w/ tarps, 455/55R22.5 715-289-4546 sound system, rock box, DMI ripper. Both very good tires; (2) green, 445/65R22.5 200HP, very sharp & strong, cond, and always shedded. tires. All very good condiCOMBINES ROW CROP TRACTORS 320-808-5723 tion. 320-630-1777 507-340-7720 ‘17 JD 680, 4x4, 1370 eng/865 sep hrs, ‘14 NH T8330, 2140 hrs, MFWD 1000 pts, 3 pt 4 Valves, 380x54 rear tires & CM, chopper, 2630 monitor, long FOR SALE: Used Oliver tracFOR SALE: ‘06 9760, 2spd, duals, 320x42 front tires & duals ........ $97,000 unloading auger, 520x42 duals ..........$182,000 tor parts, for model 66 up to ‘12 JD 8235, 2WD, 1235 hrs, ps, Wanted PRWD, 2779 hrs, 2050 sep ‘15 JD 690, 4x4, 1745/1160 sep hrs, last Olivers made. 218-6391000 PTO duals ..................................$109,000 CM,chopper, 650x38 tires & duals .....$182,000 hrs, Contour Master, single ‘13 Case/IH 290, 1400 hrs, 1000 PTO 0315 point latching, Maurer top- All kinds of New & Used farm ‘14 JD 680, 2211 Eng/1561 sep hrs, duals ...................................................$109,000 CM, chopper, 650x38 duals ...............$110,000 ‘12 Case/IH 260, 1784 hrs, loaded, 1000 FOR SALE: JD 60 tractor, per, power cast tailboard, equipment - disc chisels, field ‘13 JD S660, 892/1180 CM, chopper PTO duals ............................................. $98,000 live PTO & hyd, runs good, $55,000. 507-381-4406 cults, planters, soil finishers, duals ..................................................$130,000 ’11 Versatile 305, 690 hrs, 1000 PTO $2,250. 320-328-4404 cornheads, feed mills, discs, ‘04 JD 9760, 2268/3460 CM, chopper duals .................................................... $95,000 FOR SALE: 1680 IH combine, duals ................................................... $54,000 CORN HEADERS FOR SALE: MF275 tractor, w/ field tracker, 1063 cornhead, balers, haybines, etc. 507- ‘01 JD 9650 STS, 3014/4325 CM, 4600 hrs, in good condition. 1020 24’ bean head, 810 pick- 438-9782 chopper, duals ..................................... $37,000 ‘09 Drago 6R, 30” chopping fits JD .......... $19,000 ‘06 Drago 8R, 30” chopping fits Case/IH 320-266-8745 ‘00 JD 9650 STS, 2645/3623 chopper, up head, hopper topper, Flagship ............................................... $14,500 duals .................................................... $37,000 good condition. 320-292-4284 JD 4755 MFWD, Low hrs, 4422 ‘13 Case/IH 3408 8R, 30” for Flagship ..... $19,500 ‘01 JD 9750 STS, 3013/4156 CM, hrs, 15spd P/S, 3 remotes, chopper, duals ..................................... $39,000 ‘08 Case/IH 2408 8R, 30” fits Flagship ..... $11,500 ‘14 Case/IH 5130, 660/926, Tracker, quik hitch, 1000rpm PTO, ‘02 Case/IH 2208 8R, 30” fits 1400-2000 ** WE SPREAD LIME AND MANURE ** Rt, chopper .........................................$125,000 rock box, full set front end series combines .................................. $11,000 ‘11 Case/IH 8120, 1650/2250 Tracker, wgts, interior nice & clean, Case/IH 1063 6R, 30” .................................. $7,500 Rt, chopper, duals ............................... $92,500 exc cond, none better, pics Case/IH 1083 8R, 30” .................................. $7,900 ‘11 Case/IH 7120, 1610/2200 Tracker, avail, $55,000. 507-249-3985 Rt, chopper, duals ............................... $92,500 WHEEL LOADERS ‘10 Case/IH 7120, 1650/2250 Tracker, ‘16 JD 544K, 788 hrs, cab, quick NEW AND USED TRACTOR Rt, chopper, duals ............................... $92,500 coupler w/ bucket, ride control ..............$128,000 PARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, ‘09 Case/IH 7088, 1275/1807 Tracker, ‘13 JD 724K, 9015 hrs, loaded, quick 55, 50 Series & newer traccoupler, 4.75 yd bucket, aux. hyd. ..... $92,000 Rt, chopper, duals ............................... $89,000 ‘10 Kawasaki 65 ZV-2, 6510 hrs with tors, AC-all models, Large 4WD TRACTORS 2.5 yd bucket ....................................... $54,000 Inventory, We ship! Mark ‘11 NH T9390, 705 hrs, ps duals ...........$120,000 ‘08 Kawasaki 80 ZV, 5775 hrs, 4 yd Heitman Tractor Salvage bucket, loadrite scale .......................... $55,000 ‘14 Case/IH 370 HD, 7065 hrs, 1000 PTO 715-673-4829 duals .................................................... $78,000 ‘12 Volvo 50F, 5785 hrs, QC, 2 yd bucket $65,000 ‘13 Volvo 110G, 9452 hrs QC, 4.5 yd ‘90 Ford 876, 8523 hrs duals.................... $24,500 bucket, scale ....................................... $79,000 ‘15’ Case/lH 370 HD, 895 hrs, 1000 PTO, ‘13 Case 821F, 6485 hrs, quick coupler, full guidance, 4850 tires & duals .......$169,000 Tillage Equip 4.5 yd bucket, aux. hyd. ...................... $77,000 • GPS APPLICATION AND GUIDANCE SYSTEMS TRACK TRACTORS ‘14 Case 921FXR, 8895 hrs, high lift, quick tach, w/ grapple bucket. ........... $89,000 ‘14 Case 350 Rowtrac, 1865 hrs, 120” • Capability of spreading wet lime and manure FOR SALE: Case IH 870 ripspacing, 1000 PTO .............................$149,000 per w/ drag, good shape, 507EXCAVATORS ‘16 Challenger 845E, 4207 hrs, 30” • Variable or conventional rate applications ‘11 JD 290GLC, 3347 hrs, 12’6” stick, 227-0213 Retiring tracks .................................................$125,000 42” bucket ..........................................$120,000 ‘15 Challenger MT 765E, 972 hrs, 3 pt, 1000 • ABLE TO SPREAD 1 to 20 TONS PER ACRE ‘11 Case CX300C, 2658 hrs, 12’ stick, JD 2700 disk ripper, 7 shank PTO, 25” tracks, standard gauge, 54” bucket ..........................................$117,000 24” spacing, 10” points, ex72”-88” spacing ..................................$149,000 IN A SINGLE PASS ‘15 Challenger MT 755E, 965 hrs, 3 pt, 1000 tra set of points, excellent SMALL EXCAVATORS PTO, 25” tracks, standard gauge, ‘17 Case CX57C, cab & air, 333 hrs • Multiple units to minimize wait time condition, very low acres, 72”-88” spacing ..................................$145,000 rubber tracks ....................................... $50,000 n. $17,500/OBO. 952-212-3328 ‘14 Challenger MT 765D, 1107 hrs, ultra wide ‘11 Bobcat E45EM, cab & air, 2965 hrs, • We have 25 trucks to haul product model, 120”-160” track spacing, 16” rubber tracks ....................................... $30,000 Wil-Rich V957DDR Disk Riptracks, 3 pt, 1000 PTO .......................$127,000 TRACTOR LOADER BACKHOES per, 26” blades, new points, For more information on delivery, spreading and MOTORGRADERS JD 310SE, cab, 4x4, approx 2213 hrs, good harrow, shedded, exrates, please email us at: aglime@randeofmn.com ‘08 CAT 12M VHP, 3568 hrs, 14’ blade ....$100,000 extend-a-hoe ....................................... $32,000 cellent condition, $8,900. 507‘11 Case 580N, 4x4 cab 2540 hrs............. $42,000 ‘10 JD 870G, 4533 hrs, 14’ blade, ripper $125,000 or call 800-388-3320 today! 478-4221

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For Rent Machine Sheds, Bins, and Outdoor Spaces: rent one or rent all, 2 miles west of Elmore at 36402, 15th St. Sheds: 60x100 shed $4500/yr, 40x80; Quanset shed w/ cement floors, 16wX14h overhd doors, $2000 pr/yr each; a 40x40 Quanset shed w/cement flr, 16wX14h overhd door, $1,000 pr/yr; a 30x60 shed, gravel flr, 24x12.5h overhd dr, $1100 pr/yr; Bins: 22,000 bu. $2500 pr/yr; 12,000 bu. $1200 pr/yr; 9500 bu. $1000 pr/yr; Outdoor spaces: $250 pr/yr pr/vehicle or boat etc.

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NO STOCKPILING ON THE GROUND • Our trucks deliver ag lime directly to the TerraGator • TerraGators minimize ground compaction •No wasted lime or mess to clean up • No foliage to plug the spreader GPS APPLICATION AND GUIDANCE SYSTEMS • We apply variable and conventional rates • We can spread 1 to 6 ton/acre in a single pass • We have seven units to minimize wait time • We have twenty five trucks to haul lime For more information on Agricultural Lime delivery, spreading and rates, please email us at: aglime@randeofmn.com or call 800-388-3320 today!

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Albert Lea Seed House ......................................................... 13 Beck's Hybrids ....................................................................... 1 C & C Roof ing .................................................................... 10 CornerPost Marketing ............................................................ 3 Courtland Waste Handling ...................................................... 9 Curts Truck & Diesel Serv ..................................................... 6 Dairyland Seed Co Inc ......................................................... 19 Dish TV ............................................................................... 20 Fladeboe Land ..................................................................... 26 Greenwald Farm Center ........................................................ 28 Kannegiesser Truck Sales ..................................................... 11 Kerkhoff Auction ................................................................. 25 Land Resource Management ................................................. 25 Larry Mages ........................................................................ 31 Larson Brothers Implement .................................................. 29 Mages Auction Sevice .......................................................... 27 MN Pork Producers Assn ........................................................ 5 NK Clerking ........................................................................ 25 Northland Building Inc......................................................... 10 Pruess Elevator Inc .............................................................. 29 R & E Enterprises of Mankato .........................................29, 31 Renk Seed ............................................................................ 14 Rush Rivers Steel & Trim ..................................................... 21 Schweiss Distributing ........................................................... 28 Smiths Mill .......................................................................... 28 Southwest MN K-Fence .......................................................... 7 Steffes Group ....................................................................... 27 Thinlight Technologies ........................................................... 4 Wingert Realty & Land ........................................................ 27 Wyffels Hybrids ..............................................................16, 17

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

Farm goods ‘Sprout’ in off season

prout Marketplace holds a winter growers and makers market in at the old boat factory in Little Falls once a month from October to March. The market features 30 to 40 vendors — selling everything from lamb and beef to pickled spicy green beans to handmade rugs to jams and jellies to birdhouses to goat milk soap to Amish-made cherry pies to fresh eggs. There is even a woodworker selling custom-made wooden coffins (which some teenage shoppers think is pretty funny). The five-hour-long Saturday market is a monthly celebration Little Falls residents and visitors from around central Minnesota have come to look forward to. Every market day includes live entertainment. A recent market featured energetic African drummers as well as drumming workshops for adults and children. Since the market has a fully-certified kitchen, each market day also features a different chef serving lunch. On the day we visited, Mogadishu Meat and Grocery from St. Cloud was serving barbecued beef and camel, spicy and notso-spicy curried rice, vegetables and sambusas with vegetable or beef filling.

Little Falls, Minn. “The sambusas are almost as good as my mother’s,” a Somali boy having lunch said. Lunch was followed by a cooking demonstration by chef Said Rashid who prepared a dish with mixed Italian and African roots. The Sprout kitchen is designed with special windows for observers to watch while chefs create their delicacies in the kitchen.

When the old boat factory, turned marketplace and kitchen, isn’t hosting 500-600 visitors on market day, it’s serving as a food collection site or food hub. With Sprouts walk-in coolers and freezers, the organization serves as a connection between more than 80 area farmers and wholesale buyers, restaurants and schools. They also serve as a coordinator for a Community Supported Agriculture project which serves multiple customers — including three hospitals and numerous farmers. Many of those farmers show up on market days to make their crops and products available to a wider audience. Some of the farmers include Kate Ritger from Just Food Collective, who will let you sample her canned salsas and vegetables before you buy them; Cold Spring’s the Cookie Lady with their delicious ginger snaps; Lynn Mizner, who has natural-colored yarn and sheep skins from her rare Black Welsh Mountain Sheep; or Early Boots Farm with their grass-fed beef. Find the market schedule at sproutmn.com. v

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