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The phrase, “Behind every great man is the author of “Cooking With Kristin,” The a great woman,” dates back to the 1940s Land’s monthly recipe column. to no one’s particular credit. Truer words This summer Kristin joined the editoriwere never spoken in the world of agrial department on a part-time basis as our culture. Behind every roaring combine is staff writer. She is more than willing to the harried soul driving the grain cart. take on any half-baked ideas I throw at But the 1940s was a while ago. Today, her and turn them into a good story. women’s role in agriculture is front and Kristin also maintains The Land’s center. While running ham sandwiches Facebook and Twitter accounts, as well as and hot coffee out to the field is a dutiful checking in with farmers each week for LAND MINDS task still performed by many, women have our “From The Fields” feature. By Paul Malchow assumed virtually every aspect of agriculWomen’s contributions to The Land ture — and the industry hasn’t skipped go beyond those here at the office. a beat. Plus, farming is a little more Our grain marketing columnist, complex in 2020. Spreadsheets, genetPhyllis Nystrom, has been writing for us since 2006. ics, animal health and employee management have Her insights and analysis are always easy to undermade agriculture a true science on many fronts. stand and she is a faithful contributor each and Speaking of employee management, The Land’s every week. general manager is a woman: Deb Petterson. Even Lenae Bulthuis’ inspirational column, “The Back in today’s computer world, Deb’s office is lavished Porch,” has also been a staple item at The Land for with numerous tidy stacks of paper. Unlike my desk (which at times can look like a dumpster exploded), many years. In respect for her privacy, I won’t say Deb knows exactly which papers are where and can how long; but she must have started writing in grade school because she still looks fabulous today. produce them at a moment’s notice. Also in the fabulous category is our columnist Deb keeps The Land’s financial oars in the water Karen Schwaller. Karen’s monthly offering, “Table and the staff on task. Although our staff is small, Talk,” tells of the joys of farm life with an unblinking getting all of us to turn in the proper forms at the eye. It may not always be roses and champagne at the designated time is a full time job in itself. You may Schwaller’s Iowa farm, but it’s honest … and funny. be familiar with the term, “herding cats.” Another Iowan, Renae Vander Schaaf, is a regular Deb also masterminded the recent “Recipes from contributor as well. A versatile writer, Renae can THE LAND — Volume IV” cookbook. (Copies have arrived off the press and are available now. A handy cover a field tour one week and share a tender slice of life in another. I wish she had the time to write order form can be found in this issue on page 27.) for us more often. Deb is active in the Greater Mankato Area United Way; is a die-hard Vikings fan; and still finds time Diane DeWitt is a University of Minnesota to spoil her grandchildren. Extension educator; a swine encyclopedia; and a darn nice person to boot. I knew Diane before I If Deb steers The Land, another grandmother in came to The Land and am tickled to have her writthe office provides the push. To say Joan Compart ing our monthly “Swine & U” feature. simply “runs the office” is like saying someone just “teaches school.” Those with a green thumb have enjoyed Sharon If you’ve called The Land, you’ve talked with Joan. Quale’s “In The Garden” column for quite a while Someone should bottle her patience and tact on the now. But you don’t really need a green thumb to glean some knowledge from Sharon. She writes in telephone. People will call to place an ad, find out I an easy-to-understand style and shares projects and answered the phone, and curtly inform me they’ll tips any gardener (or not) can use. The colorful pho“call back and talk to Joan.” tos she sends are also a spirit booster during the Joan forwards me e-mails which I might not othdead of February. erwise receive. They often come with a witty comWhile on the subject of photographs, I would be ment concerning the e-mail’s subject. I love that. remiss in not recognizing the contributions of Jan Joan makes sure there are paper towels and napKing. Her terrific pictures are the staple of many of kins in the break room; and everybody in the office The Land’s “Back Roads” features. gets a card on their birthday. Each of these women bring their own talents and Lyuda Shevtsov is Joan’s sidekick in the front style to The Land and we’re lucky to have them. office. She works mornings with us before heading downstairs to her duties at The Free Press. Lyuda is They all have busy lives outside of these walls and they sure aren’t in it for the money. Like other friendly and quiet; and sends out my mail for me. women in agriculture, the “ladies of The Land” are She’s fairly new to The Land, so I don’t have any dedicated and industrious … and fun to work with. embarrassing stories to share. Stay tuned. Thanks to them all. Also fairly new — and not so new — is our staff writer Kristin Kveno. Kristin served a stint in The Paul Malchow is the managing editor of The Land. Land office a number of years ago and has written He may be reached at editor@TheLandOnline.com. v several stories for us as well. You may know her as

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God is our cushion for farmings’ crash landings “Farmer, Farmer, let me There is a time for everydown!” was the teeter-totter thing: a time to plant and a cry of the person dangling time to harvest; a time for her legs from the high end joy and a time to lament. of the see-saw. When trucks are sidelined on yards or stuck in fields, “What will you give me, it is a time for lament. Charlie Brown?” asked the Things are not as they person on the opposite end should be! of the teeter-totter who was safely seated on the ground. THE BACK PORCH Whenever we are forced to wait for favorable condiBy Lenae Bulthuis The person on the top tions, we have a choice could promise everything when we connect with from her recess snacks to impossible rainbows and unicorns; but ultimately, neighbors. We can commiserate, or we can congregate to worship. her safe descent was not based on what she said she would give, but on Mid-October neighboring churches in the character of the person on the our ag community chose to worship. other end. On Sunday night we gathered for a Harvest Hope worship service. The Was that person trustworthy? Was church was packed. Before we sang a he for her? Did her little brother care word, there was the sound of folding enough to let her down gently, or chairs being set up to provide more would he think it funny if she had a seating. This service was bigger than crash landing? farm families. Young and old, on and One too many children thought off the farm, each person’s presence crash landings were comical. Teetergave testimony that we’re in this totters are a thing of the past. They’ve together. been eradicated from backyards and Hope was harvested. Trust muscles parks because trust was broken, along were strengthened. Not trust in with a few bones. weather patterns or commodity prices. If trust were a muscle, farmers could Circumstances are not trustworthy; supplement their income with winthey rock like teeter-totters. But trust nings from bodybuilder competitions. in God who is always sovereign, good Farming demands trust! Farmers and loving. Together, this small farmtrust experience, grit, and what ing community declared by faith: “We they’ve gleaned about fertility, soil will trust in God. No matter what.” conditions, drainage, and seed genetics And in that declaration in our part of to determine what to plant, where to the prairie and yours — if you choose plant, and when to plant it. For a suc- — hope is birthed. cessful year, they rely on favorable I am keeping it raw and real. I don’t weather, an optimal growing season, understand God’s ways and certainly and high commodity prices. wouldn’t choose another wet fall if it As with the ups and downs of a teewere up to me. But this I know: I don’t ter-totter, farmers are familiar with have to understand God to trust Him. the rise and fall of grain and livestock And there is never a crash landing for prices and seasons of drought and those who believe that He’s got the flood. It’s the rhythm of life in agricul- whole world in His hands. tural. Expected, but not easy. Lenae Bulthuis muses about faith, Within our neck of the Minnesota family, and farming from her back prairie, we are back-to-back saturated. porch on her Minnesota grain and liveLast fall was wet, as was this spring, stock farm. Her blog can be found and now again in Fall ‘19. It wasn’t online at www.lenaebulthuis.com and easy to see the first snow of the season she can be reached via email at lenaessettle on cornstalks before we’d harbulthuis@gmail.com. v vested a kernel. It felt like we were dangling on the high end of a teetertotter bracing ourselves for a crash landing.

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Letter: Is the move to Kansas City so bad? To the Editor, After reading Mr. Guebert’s column (Farm to Food File: “There’s always Kansas City,” The Land, Oct. 4/ Oct. 11) and giving it much thought, I concluded that there is more to the story that should be considered. Guebert reports that Laura Dodson, an ERS employee, told him that since June 15 of this year, 16 people have moved to Kansas City (9 percent of the 181 employees), 24 will remain in D.C. until Dec. 9 at which time they must relocate or quit (13 percent of the 181) and 141 have quit (78 percent of 181). A careful reading of Ms Dodson’s comments sounds a lot like a “Deep Stater” protecting their turf instead of looking at possible benefits. Take for example this comment of hers: “Who wants to work for an employer that doesn’t value its staff?” That sounds pretty negative to me and besides, she works for the taxpayers — not “the government.” According to Mr. Guebert, Ms. Dodson is vice-president of the local federal government employees union that represents ERS. Did you know that Federal employees can spend up to 25 percent of their paid work time on union activities? That’s your money and mine on work not related to ERS research. Putting her remarks into the context of a federal employee’s union representative sheds new light on her perspective and remarks about the relocation of ERS. Also, Secretary Perdue’s remark in Wisconsin “In America, the big get bigger and the small go out” is an observation of reality. Every farm magazine published focuses on adoption of new techniques to improve efficiency, reduce costs and maximize profitability and on new and better ways to farm. Successful farm operations rely on either improvement in quality (specific niche markets) or in quantity — larger scale farm operations with more acreage and bigger equipment. Being bigger and/or better is a desirable goal and not a negative. And fixes for woeful markets are political. Better trade deals with China, for example; and where is Congress in approving the new trade agreement with Canada and Mexico? Oh, I forgot, they are

focused on something else — impeachment I think. And how is that improving agricultural prices? This might be a good time to contact Representative Collin Peterson and remind him of his promise to Minnesota farmers that he would get the Mexico – Canada trade agreement passed. Let’s consider some other facts in this relocation scenario. Federal service offers excellent pay and benefits including relocation costs. With the high cost of living in the D.C. area compared to a lower cost of living in Kansas City, one would wonder why these people would choose to stay. Now some might take an early retirement, but others will not. In that case, with Federal Civil Service protection that employees have, they would be eligible to transfer to other government jobs in the D.C. area. Another reason they would choose not to leave is that their spouse or significant other also has a job in government service in the D.C. area and that person might not be able to relocate. Ms. Dodson doesn’t plan to relocate as her union representative influence would change if she did. Now let’s look at the loss of intellectual capacity that Economic Research Services (ERS) might suffer. Mr. Guebert suggests that the absence of the proximity of the current ERS office to policymakers on Capitol Hill “just four museums, two statues, and one reflecting pool east of USDA’s office” is somehow devastating. Having personal experience with how research data is gathered and processed, the effort these days more often relies on data gathering from the Internet, contacting agriculture and industrial data sources online, by phone or through e-mail. Research Analysts then use highly complex spreadsheet routines to compile and analyze the data and then publish the results. Team data compilation and analysis quite often takes place through online interaction sharing spreadsheets, teleconference meetings and individual phone calls. Most team interaction does not necessarily require in-person team meetings since in such a setting it is hard to work interactively with multiple computers. Given this type of work interaction, ERS employees could work from anywhere and still get the job done. So

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there is no compelling need to be located in D.C. unless there are other reasons. The linked “leaked internal memo” cited by Mr. Guebert (it is worthwhile looking up and reading) in his column (leaked by whom one might ask) lists the reports currently being worked on by ERS which will be delayed. The memo also mentions that these reports are disseminated on-line through a website which means they aren’t hand-carried past four museums, two statues and one reflecting pool to policymakers on Capitol Hill. They should be accessible from the new office in Kansas City unless the Internet hasn’t yet reached the Midwest (you know, flyover country). We’ve heard a lot about the Deep State (internal memo leaks as one example) and the Washington “Swamp.” Might it just be possible that these employees are so embedded in the D.C. culture and lifestyle (Ms. Dodson and her union work?) that they don’t want to leave — especially if their spouse or significant other also has a lucrative Civil Service D.C. job? Why live somewhere with a high crime rate and high cost of living when life is safer and cheaper in the Midwest? What does living in the “Swamp” have to offer that isn’t available in Kansas City? Certainly in the age of high tech, research can be completed just as or perhaps more effectively closer to the center of Agriculture in the Midwest. Is moving ERS to Kansas City one way of draining the “Swamp?” It shouldn’t be difficult to replace the 141 (and perhaps more) of the employees who have chosen to leave ERS with some brilliant, hardworking Midwestern young people with a strong loyalty to agriculture and Midwestern values and lifestyles. As Mr. Guebert states, there are reports that are waiting to be published. But perhaps a new, fresh look at these reports by other sets of eyes may result in improvements and better suggestions that would benefit agriculture and related industries. And those are my thoughts. Franklin J. Svoboda Hutchinson, Minn.

‘Get big or get out’ — It’s harmful and not inevitable By JOHANNA RUPPRECHT Policy Organizer Land Stewardship Project At the recent World Dairy Expo, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue responded to the economic crisis facing many small and mid-sized farmers with these remarks: “In America, the big get bigger and the small go out. I don’t think in America we, for any small business, have a guaranteed income or guaranteed profitability.” He added, “It’s very difficult on an economy of scale with the capital needs and all the environmental regulations and everything else today to survive milking 40, 50, or 60 or

even 100 cows.” Perdue’s comments are infuriating and unconscionable words for anyone, let alone a public official, to offer to people in pain. They’re also an example of powerful narrative strategy at work, and it’s important to pay attention to that. For decades, the message of corporate ag and its various supporters and figureheads has been, “get big or get out.” Perdue’s statements echo Nixon administration agriculture secretary Earl Butz, who even more bluntly presented the same message. They also echo the 2018 comments of U of M econo-

mist Marin Bozic, when he told a state legislative committee that 80 percent of Minnesota’s dairy farms were doomed to go out of business and should not be offered help. Bozic praised the Minnesota factory farm model of Riverview LLP, with thousands of cows per site, as the future of dairy. The big getting bigger and pushing out the small has been sold to farmers and the general public as the inevitable destiny of U.S. agriculture for a long time. It’s often even been presented as progress or a good thing; it’s always been presented as unstoppaSee OPINION, pg. 12

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End of trade war looks like beginning of cold war If China agreed to purchase “$40 to $50 But it’s more than just technology billion” of U.S. farm goods in “the next transfers. If the United States and China two years,” as President Donald J. Trump agree to any interim ag deal in the comannounced Oct. 11, the futures market ing month, reported Reuters Oct. 25, that (where market reality is quickly sorted deal still “will not cover U.S. allegations from political talk) literally wasn’t buyof Chinese hacking into U.S. companies ing it. and government agencies, state subsidies, [or] Beijing’s alleged dumping of lowerIn fact, November soybean futures, the nearby contract, opened Oct. 14 at $9.405 FARM & FOOD FILE priced products on global markets…” per bushel and closed at $9.405 — an How can any U.S.-Chinese ag deal — By Alan Guebert almost unheard of result given that U.S. an increased likelihood — stay above farmers are in the middle of their water with all that weight hanging annual soybean season and the White around its neck? The market appears House is in the middle of another to be betting that it won’t. monthly China tariff fight. Another reason to worry is the sudden stern tone The December corn futures were even less U.S. leaders have taken on China in speeches both impressed. Traders opened corn at $4.01 per bushel there and in the United States. The first to grumble that day and finished the session nearly four cents was Terry Branstad, the former Iowa governor who per bushel lower. Prices then drained lower for the now serves as U.S. ambassador to China. next two weeks. On Oct. 21, Branstad publicly offered some And hogs? Every U.S. market player knows “unusually pointed remarks … [that] turn on a African swine fever continues to decimate the catchphrase — reciprocity — that U.S. officials have Chinese hog herd. Some guesses put pig losses at a invoked to justify a tougher approach toward China staggering 45 percent nationwide. So the President’s on issues including commerce and diplomacy,” Oct. 11 announcement of “substantial” ag exports to explained the Washington Post. China propelled December hog futures through the Branstad was speaking on behalf of the White roof, right? House and proof came three days later when Vice Not even close. Indeed, two weeks after the White President Mike Pence, reported the New York Times, House’s ag-exports talk, December hog futures were “denounced American companies that he said had $5 per hundredweight, or more than seven percent, compromised American values like free speech to lower than the day of the announcement. appease the Chinese Communist Party.” Traders had a good reason for their cold reception China didn’t take either slap lightly. A day after to the President’s red-hot news. Most have been the Pence speech, a Chinese government spokesburned by fiery White House talk before; so few woman said the Vice President’s speech “‘exuded were buying a pound of anything — witness soysheer arrogance and hypocrisy, and was packed with bean futures’ remarkably flat day — until they got political prejudice and lies…’” confirmation. The American directness and the equally curt Not only did it not come, news the next day proved Chinese reply do not sound like two nations nearing the traders’ worries to be correct: China openly agreement on anything. In fact, the unusually downplayed the White House’s giddy enthusiasm for tough, undiplomatic talk sounds more like two any $50 billion ag deal and claimed no such agreenations preparing for a cold war rather than two ment had been put to paper. nations preparing to end a trade war. The market’s overall sustained, lower reaction, If that’s the case — and who knows, given this however, is pointing to other, more ominous probmercurial White House — then the futures traders’ lems between China and the United States than bet soon will pay off yet again. just ag. The Farm and Food File is published weekly For example, the problem that started this trade through the United States and Canada. Past colwar, the thorny, unresolved issue of China’s required umns, events and contact information are posted at technology transfer by U.S. firms to do business www.farmandfoodfile.com. v there, is rarely mentioned by either side.

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Watering cans have a use in the off-season too Beau, the most mischievous The Barberry shrub outof my three cats, decided to side along the fence is in its jump to the top of the cabiprime fall coloration so I nets in the garage and view snipped some branches his surroundings. He is also from it and added them to a handsome guy, so I took his the dried material in the picture. In my attempt to get watering can and now have him down I got a close look a colorful fireplace decoraat the galvanized watering tion. This would look great IN THE GARDEN can collection displayed on as an outdoor entryway top of the cabinets. I have decoration too. Gourds and By Sharon Quale four metal small pumpcans and use kins would one in the garenhance the den all sumdisplay. mer for waterThe look and ing potted feel of a plants. The watering can others serve is appealing. as decorative The architecobjects. tural shape of Because I was the handle, up high on a spout and the step stool and rose (spray Beau obliged nozzle) comby jumping bine to make a utilitarian watering down, I decided to bring the old can can look like a sculpture. with some dried material into the Watering cans have been used since house.

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the 17th century and have seen improvements through the years. Now-a-days, plastic cans are readily available. I’ve read that purists prefer metal watering cans for longevity and eye appeal; but practical gardeners like plastic versions because they are lighter, less expensive and rustproof. A two to three-gallon can is the best size for outdoor use. The handle should be smooth and comfortable. A second handle on the side helps to tilt a full can without causing arm or hand strain. A removable rose, which is the name for the perforated nozzle, is a necessity for me as leaves and debris can get in the can and into the rose — hindering the water flow. The top opening should be large enough to be able to fill the can easily from a spigot or hose. The gentle shower from the rose is perfect for watering seed-

lings and irrigating new beds for planting. Watering cans will always be popular for the personal touch they bring to gardening. Inspecting plants when watering them gets you close enough to be able to check for disease and insect infestations; inhale the aroma; and appreciate their beauty up close. Fall watering of newly planted flowers and shrubs is needed for their survival through the winter. It is a task I enjoy and Beau is usually right by my side scampering through the leaves and generally trying to get my full attention as he preens and plays with anything that moves. Sharon Quale is a master gardener from central Minnesota. She may be reached at (218) 738-6060 or squale101@yahoo.com. v

Contact insurance agents for delayed harvest The U.S. Department of Agriculture reminds producers who currently participate in federal crop insurance and are experiencing a delay in harvesting their crop should contact their approved insurance provider to file a notice of loss and request more time to harvest. Producers must file a notice of loss and request more time to harvest before the end of the insurance period, so that federal crop insurance claims are settled based on the amount of harvested production. The end of the insurance period for corn and soybeans is Dec. 10. Insurance providers may allow additional time to harvest on a case-by-case basis when all these conditions are met: The producer gives timely notice of loss to his or her crop insurance agent. The insurance provider determines and documents the delay in harvest was due to an insured cause of loss. The producer demonstrates that harvest was not possible due to insured causes — such as wet conditions preventing access to the field with equipment; or that harvesting under such

conditions would damage equipment. The delay in harvest was not because the producer did not have sufficient equipment or manpower to harvest the crop by the end of the insurance period. When the insurance provider authorizes additional time to harvest, the end of the insurance period is not extended. Rather, the producer is granted additional time to attempt to harvest the crop to settle any loss based on harvested production. Any additional damage to the insured crop during the extension period is covered provided it is due to an insurable cause of loss like excessive moisture. The producer’s crop insurance policy will cover loss of quality (as specified in the crop provisions), reduced yields and revenue losses if revenue coverage was chosen. The cost of drying the harvested crop is not covered. More information is available at www.rma.usda.gov. This article was submitted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. v

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These ‘manoomin’ dishes fit well for fall weather 1 large sweet potato, diced into Fall is here, time to bring one inch cubes out the hot dishes and 6 cups cooked wild rice soups. Nothing’s better in 2 cups frozen corn either of those than some salt and pepper to taste Minnesota grown wild rice. 1 cup milk mixed with 1 tableAccording to Red Nation spoon flour (optional) Foods, a Native American owned company located in Heat olive oil in six quart stock Red Lake, Minn. that grows pot. Add onion, celery, poultry COOKING and harvests their own wild seasoning, ginger and garlic. WITH KRISTIN rice, wild rice isn’t actually a Cover and lightly sweat. Add By Kristin Kveno rice, but an aquatic sea chicken breasts whole and sauté grass. Wild rice has higher all until fragrant, about five minnutritional value than regular rice utes. Add chicken stock, bay leaves, sweet with more protein, minerals and B potato and simmer for two hours covered. vitamins per serving. Remove chicken breast, shred with two forks and add back to pot. Add frozen corn and wild Wild rice soup is delicious; but this version rice, bring back to low boil, heat through. Check features chicken, sweet potatoes along with a potato chunks. When they are fork tender, soup myriad of veggies making this soup tasty the is done. Turn off heat and add 1 cup milk with day it’s made — but even better the next day. flour whisked in for a light creamy flavor, if Harvest Naboob desired. Season with salt and pepper to taste. www.redlakenationfoods.com/recipes Remove bay leaves before serving. 3 quarts chicken stock n 2 chicken breasts The time has arrived for hot dish season. This 1 medium onion, chopped one has it all: ground beef, mushrooms, soy 3 cloves garlic, minced sauce and so much more. Of course, the wild 1 tablespoon olive oil rice is main event in this dish. 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning 3 stalks celery, chopped Wild Rice Hot dish 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, chopped www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/wild-rice-hot2 bay leaves dish/print/

3 cups boiling water 1 cup wild rice 1-1/2 pounds ground beef 1 medium onion, chopped 2 cans condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted 2 cans slice mushrooms, undrained 1 can (28 ounces) bean sprouts, drained 1 can (10.5 ounces) condensed beef broth 1-1/3 cups water 1/4 cup soy sauce 1 bay leaf, crushed 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes 1/4 teaspoon each: celery salt, onion salt, poultry seasoning, garlic powder, paprika and pepper 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme 1/2 cup sliced almonds In a large bowl, pour water over rice; let stand for 15 minutes. Drain and set aside. In a skillet, brown ground beef and onion. Drain; add to rice with remaining ingredients except almonds. Transfer to a 13x9-inch baking dish. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for two hours. Sprinkle almonds on top; bake, uncovered, 30 minutes longer. n My husband’s aunt Mary made her signature wild rice casserole for every meal she hosted. It had a prominent spot at the dining room table because it’s was simply amazing. Mary taught

on the White Earth reservation for 35 years and loved each and every one of her students as if they were her own. Mary passed away from cancer four years ago, so I’ll never know the origin of the recipe. But I do know that wild rice has remained an important part of the White Earth culture, so it would only make sense that it would have been a staple in Mary’s entertaining. Aunt Mary’s Wild Rice Casserole 1 onion, cut up 3/4 stick butter 1 cup wild rice 1 can mushrooms, pieces and stems 2 cans beef consommé soup Sauté onions in butter. Add rice that has been well rinsed. Mix well. Add consommé and mushrooms. Bake in covered dish for 1.5-2 hours at 350 degrees. Wild Rice, is manoomin in the Ojibwe language. I hope these manoomin dishes warm you up as we head into the chilly days of fall. Kristin Kveno scours the internet, pours over old family recipes and searches everywhere in between to find interesting food ideas for feeding your crew. Do you have a recipe you want to share? You can reach Kristin at kkveno@thelandonline.com. v

The age-old question still remains: What’s for dinner? By RENAE B. VANDER SCHAAF The Land Correspondent Everyone wants to know what’s for dinner — including me, the official cook of the family. Planning three meals a day that are nutritious, with a variance so it’s not the same thing over and over, but also pleases every palate definitely challenges me. It really seemed easier when the children were all home and a not-sotasty dish could still disappear when a spoonful was put on every plate. Now, since our family keeps dwindling, it seems impossible to make good-tasting food the remaining family members all enjoy. Or was it the ambiance of dining together as a family which made the simplest meal better? Our taste buds have definitely changed. Only my farmer and I seem to differ a great deal of what is appetizing. I tend to think dessert is the main course. He happens to prefer meat. So we compromise just a wee

bit. I put a larger serving of meat on his plate and a more realistic slice of dessert on mine … so much better than just a taste. But lately, cooking has been making do with what is available. We are down to the last few packages of beef in the freezer (which happen to be liver — just how big is a beef liver anyway?) The other packages are tongue. Yes, not one, but two! I don’t remember that last steer we had processed having two tongues, but there are two. Well, only one now, because tongue was on the menu last week. I do enjoy this rare delicacy so it is saved for special occasions. This day we celebrated the beginning of soybean harvest. Beef tongue is so easy to cook. Just put it in my old-fashioned pressure cooker (the ancient forerunner to instant pots) with some onion, bay leaf, salt, pepper and water and let it cook.

My two young grandsons came to visit that day. I wondered how they would like beef tongue because they aren’t like that boy on the old cereal commercial: “Let’s give it to Mikey, he likes everything!” (I never could understand how that would help the other two know whether it was good or not.) No, these two boys definitely have those overactive taste buds. If soup is on the menu, they know they’re not eating. But they devoured that tongue like it was the best thing they ever had. The other menu item right now is the fresh stuff in the garden. There’s an abundance of beans, tomatoes, celery and that’s about it. While it’s not too hard to eat fresh beans each day, or tomatoes, celery is a different story. Besides, we were quite greedy when we planted it. If I remember right, I set out nearly a hundred plants. In my defense, the two little boxes we purchased of plants

didn’t seem that full. Celery seed must be inexpensive, because they sure were extravagant in the number of seeds planted in the boxes. A cookbook indicated that celery can be boiled like any other vegetable, fried in butter or served au gratin. It’s also a nice addition to an apple or cabbage salad. A meat and celery salad would have been perfect if there had been any leftover tongue. But the boys and I made sure it had disappeared. The other good option is celery soup. I’m wondering how often we can eat this creamy green soup before we have a greenish glow. Renae B. Vander Schaaf is an independent writer, author and speaker. Please contact her at (605) 530-0017 or agripen@live.com. v

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Cottage Food Law protects producers and consumers By TIM KING The Land Correspondent ST. PAUL — Minnesota’s Cottage Food Law has been in place for four years, since July of 2015, and each year the number of Minnesotans that produce and sell food under its umbrella has grown dramatically. “We have a total of 5,420 people registered for 2019,”Alida Sorenson, Response and Outreach Coordinator for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Food and Feed Safety Division, said. “These are registrants in ‘good standing,’ which means their registration is not on hold, and they are considered active, registered producers.” The number of Cottage Food Law registrants increased by nearly 2,000 registrants between 2018 and 2019 and has been growing by more than 40 percent each year, according to MDA statistics. A majority of the registrants, from year-to-year, are recurring registrants. The Law gives registrants the right to make and sell certain types of homemade food products without obtaining a food handlers license if they take a food safety course every three years; agree to follow food handling safety measures; and register each year with the Department of Agriculture. Producers are also required to label their products according to MDA guidelines and to only sell in certain retail venues such as from their home or at a farmers market. Wholesale sales are not allowed. Food labels must include the name and address of the producer, the date the product was produced, and the ingredients — including potential allergens. Only individuals can receive the Cottage Food exemption. There are two tiers, or levels, for Cottage Food producers. Tier I is for individuals that sell no more than $5,000 worth of Cottage Food products per year. Registration with MDA for Tier I producers is free and the food safety course for that tier can be taken at home on-line. Registration for Tier II producers is $50 per year and they are required to take a written test. Tier II producers may sell from $5,001 up to $18,000 per year. That is the maximum allowable under the program. The types of food which can be produced and sold under the Cottage Food exemption are as wide-ranging as the imagination of food entrepreneurs. They can include home-canned pickles, vegetables, or fruits with a pH of 4.6 or lower. They can also include jams; jellies; preserves; fruit butters; dried or roasted items such as beans, herbs and seeds. If you know how to make tasty and attractive icings, frostings, or sugar art, you can do that as well. What’s not allowed under the exemption are foods that are from an animal or aquatic species — whether they are raw or cooked. Foods that are from a plant and are cooked, such as rice or steamed green beans, are not allowed. Food which consists of raw seed sprouts, cut melons, cut fresh tomatoes, cut leafy greens, or garlic, or herb-based oil mixtures are

also not allowed under the Cottage Food exemption. Angie Welmers, of Redemption Acres near Belle Plaine, Minn., has been a Tier I Cottage Foods producer for several years. “I’ve been making jams for my family for about a decade and selling for a bit less time than that,” she said. “I really enjoy canning, so it will always be a part of my summers. Any extra work involved is absolutely worth it when I open that jar of fresh and delicious jam in the middle of a January snow storm.” Angie calls her Cottage Food Enterprise “Homespun Edibles” and sells her products from home and at markets in Savage, St. Peter, and Eden Prairie, Minn. She and her husband also include canned products in Redemption Acre’s CSA subscription. Angie lists fourteen different products for sale at her website (redemptionacres.com) and proudly states that her rhubarb barbecue sauce took first place at the Scott County Fair this year. Angie has taken Homespun Edibles to a new level through teaching canning classes at Redemption Acres. At a canning class in September, her students learned by canning Plum Cardamom Jam and Dilly Beans. “Making jam is my creative outlet,” Angie said. “Life on the farm is full and sometimes challenging, but making creative and delicious jams lightens my

load and makes me feel proud.” A large majority of Cottage Food producers are Tier I producers and, like Angie, have less than $5,000 in sales. Angie says she’s “aiming high” and aspiring to increase her sales. The average Cottage Food producer is fairly close to breaking through that Tier I ceiling and, likely, has similar aspirations to Angie’s. “Respondents who took the course in 2016 and 2017 and responded to a survey in 2018 reported a total of $187,767 in sales, or an average per participant of $4,204,” Suzanne Driessen of the University of Minnesota Extension said. University of Minnesota Extension teaches food safety courses and provides educational resources to Cottage Food Producers, according Driessen. “This law affords cooks the opportunity to become entrepreneurs and share delicious, locally produced food,” she said. “This might be known as the pickle law but we’ve had an interesting variety of products being prepared by people taking the course — including kombucha and cupcakes.” People interested in finding delicacies produced by Minnesota’s creative Cottage Food producers can get started in their search by going to the Minnesota Department of Agricultures’ Minnesota Grown Directory at minnesotagrown.com. v

2020 ARC, PLC enrollment open Agricultural producers now can enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2020 crop year. ARC provides income support payments on historical base acres when actual crop revenue declines below a specified guaranteed level. PLC provides income support payments on historical base acres when the effective price for a covered commodity falls below its reference price. Signup for the 2020 crop year closes June 30, while signup for the 2019 crop year closes March 15. Producers who have not yet enrolled for 2019 can enroll for both 2019 and 2020 during the same visit to an FSA county office. ARC and PLC have options for the farm operator who is actively farming the land as well as the owner of the land. Farm owners also have a one-time opportunity to update PLC payment yields beginning with crop year 2020. If the farm owner and producer visit the FSA county office together, FSA can also update yield information during that visit. Covered commodities include barley, canola, large and small chickpeas, corn, crambe, flaxseed, grain sorghum, lentils, mustard seed, oats, peanuts, dry peas, rapeseed, long grain rice, medium and short grain rice, safflower seed, seed cotton, sesame, soybeans, sunflower seed and wheat. FSA began processing payments in October for

2018 ARC-County (ARC-CO) and PLC on covered commodities that met payment triggers on enrolled farms in the 2018 crop year. In addition to the $1.5 billion now in process, FSA anticipates it will issue another $1 billion in November once USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service publishes additional commodity prices for the 2018 crop. Producers who had 2018 covered commodities enrolled in ARC-CO can visit www.fsa.usda.gov/arcplc for payment rates applicable to their county and each covered commodity. For farms and covered commodities enrolled in 2018 PLC, the following crops met payment triggers: barley, canola, corn, dry peas, grain sorghum, lentils, peanuts and wheat. Oats and soybeans did not meet 2018 PLC payment triggers. 2018 PLC payment rates for the following covered commodities have not been determined: crambe, flaxseed, large and small chickpeas, long and medium grain rice, mustard seed, rapeseed, safflower, seed cotton, sesame seed, sunflower seed and temperate Japonica rice. For more information on ARC and PLC including two online decision tools that assist producers in making enrollment and election decisions specific to their operations, visit the ARC and PLC webpage. This article was submitted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. v

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Guentzel recognized as Young Professional of the Year By KRISTIN KVENO The Land Staff Writer MANKATO, Minn. — On the north side of Mankato you’ll find the sixth-generation Guentzel family farm. Producing corn and soybeans, this farm is utilizing family to make their operation run as smooth as possible. The Guentzels also focus on community relations. Their goal is to give back to the area which has been part of their agricultural livelihood for generations while bridging the gap between those who grow our food and those who buy it.

human resources; to payroll; to community relations. Guentzel works diligently in all the various roles she’s taken on. As for how the three Guentzels handle farming together day in and day out, “We’ve worked together a long time. We’ve figured each other out.” “I obviously didn’t come back at the pinnacle of economics of it (farming),” Guentzel said. From 2014 to now, Guentzel has witnessed change in farming. As the average age of producers in the United States is now nearly 60, Guentzel believes that is starting to usher in a new wave of younger farmers. Angela Guentzel was raised on “The landscape is changing a lot.” the Guentzel family farm. “I had always helped out on the farm growGuentzel is proud of the longevity ing up.” Life took her from the farm of the farm and the opportunities it to school at the College of Saint Photo submitted has given her family. “The family Benedict in St. Joseph, Minn. where Angela Guentzel legacy is the pillar of our business,” she majored in sociology and she said. minored in Spanish. She went on to work in the In addition to her various roles on the farm, human services sector in Denver, Colo. and in the Guentzel is thrilled to be involved in the community Twin Cities before it became apparent that her pas- through a variety of organizations. sion and calling was working in agriculture. Guentzel represents District II on the Minnesota In April 2014, Guentzel made the move back to the Farm Bureau’s Promotion and Education State farm and hasn’t looked back since. Guentzel’s father, Committee and is also involved with the Farm Terry, and brother, Jon, own the farm, while Angela Bureau on the county level as well. Guentzel works takes on various farm duties. Her role on the farm with CommonGround, which according to the organichanges with the season and the needs of the farm zation’s website is “A group of farm women who vol— from driving tractor to working in the shop; to unteer their time to share information about farming and food.” She is also part of the Greater Mankato Young Professionals which she joined in 2014 when she started working full time on the farm. According to Guentzel, being a part of that organization has provided her with many opportunities through the years. Her leadership in the Young Professionals group led to Guentzel being named Greater Mankato’s 2019 Young Professional of the Year. “I was excited to be recognized for that.” For Guentzel, being involved in the community is a vital component of the farm. “As the landscape of agriculture Photo by Paul Malchow changes and grows, we’re The Guentzel family farm has evolved through six generations. Their annual “Breakgetting more and more fast on the Farm” event attracts hundereds of visitors each spring.

On display at the Guentzel farm are a number of giant pumpkins grown each year – some weighing over 1,000 pounds. See GUENTZEL, pg. 12

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Succession planning in the works for a smooth transition GUENTZEL, from pg. 11 removed from the average person.” Connecting to community is a great way to get the message of what’s happening in agriculture out to the general public. That includes having the opportunity to host farm tours. Guentzel believes that it’s always important for the farm to give back to the community they have been a part for over a century. Guentzel and husband, Andy Cramblit, own Mankato Valley Seed where they sell Golden Harvest and Gold Country seed in addition to microbial products. Together, Guentzel and Cramblit grow giant pump-

kins. The largest one this year is weighing in at an astonishing 1,200 pounds. Cramblit puts in the time and energy working to ensure that every year there’s a huge pumpkin or two on the farm. There’s always something new on the farm and it seems no two days are the same. The Guentzel farm has seen generation after generation raise crops on the land they love and respect. Succession planning is now in the works to ensure a smooth transition safeguarding that the Guentzel farm is around for a long time to come. For Guentzel, being a part of farming operation coupled with the community involvement has been the perfect pairing of the very two things she’s passionate about. v

Corporate interests omit smaller farms OPINION, from pg. 5 ble -- there›s nothing you could do about it even if you wanted to. It’s no wonder how many well-meaning people, especially those not connected to farming, but also many farmers, now believe this. That›s exactly how dominant narratives work. What is repeated most often (with all the weight of corporate money behind it) is what people are most likely to believe; it shapes what people see as true, right, and possible. It buries, smothers, other beliefs and values people also hold. This is a concrete way in which power is taken from people. Perdue’s choice to frame his remarks with “in America” ties in American exceptionalism, another strain of the dominant narrative, in a particularly nasty twist. What he’s doing is using people’s feelings of patriotism as yet another way to stop them from questioning the harm that›s being done to them, to hold them back from thinking other ways are possible. The message is: this is inevitable, you’re over, nothing you can do about, this is just how it is in America, and you’re an American, right, so how can you complain about that? And Perdue blaming “environmental regulations” for a crisis that is actually caused by corporate power is an example of yet another narrative element frequently and effectively used to distract from the heart of the real problems facing farmers. The most important thing to remember, of course, is that the message isn’t true. Nothing is inevitable about factory farm dairies or the current course of

U.S. agriculture. We’ve gotten to the point we’re at because of deliberate choices that have not only allowed, but heavily subsidized and supported, the big to get bigger and push out the small. Corporate-driven public policy choices have led to the results they were designed for, to the massive benefit of those interests who designed and advocated for them. And through it all, agribusiness and its figureheads like Perdue have been telling farmers, essentially, “If you can›t make it, it›s your fault -get with the program.” The strategy has been to destroy people’s livelihoods and then blame them for it. Create the factory farm system and then tell dairy farmers, well, too bad, but sure is tough to make it milking 50 or 100 cows anymore what with all these big farms with their economies of scale. But different policies create different results. We can have any kind of food and farming system we want. It’s going to require people organizing to take control of our government away from corporate interests. Small- and moderate-sized farmers deserve a government that goes to bat for them. Together we can choose to support farming at the scale that provides the lifeblood of countless rural communities. Nothing is inevitable. An enormous amount of corporate ag’s power is rooted in the mere fact that it›s gotten so many people to buy into the myth that the corporate way is the only way. It’s past time to change that belief. Time to fight back. v

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Soybeans near a wrap, corn harvest is up next Brandon Fast, Mountain Lake, Minn. – Oct. 25

Nancy Rys, Rock Creek, Minn. – Nov. 1

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The Land caught up with Brandon Fast on Oct. 25 as he was on his second-to-last soybean field to combine. “We’ll be done with the field we’re on in about an hour.” Fast will have 80 acres of beans left to harvest after that. He plans on finishing beans tomorrow. The beans are hanging out at 14 percent. The corn is still pretty wet. “There’s a lot of stuff hanging right in there at that 25 percent,” Fast said. He’ll start on corn this weekend. The weather looks good to keep combining. The snow that was expected for next week has now been taken out of the forecast. The temperatures will be cold though — in the 30s and 40s. The field conditions have improved, the ground has firmed up thanks to the colder temperatures. “We’re driving trucks in the field.” Fast expects corn harvest to last at least three weeks. “It’s going to be a slow grind.” Tillage has started as well. Fast is ready to focus on getting the crops out of the field; and with the weather looking favorable to be able to do that, Fast is thrilled that harvest is now in full swing.

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“We finished up beans last week.” The Land spoke with John Haarstad on Nov. 1 as he was happy to be done with soybeans but not thrilled with the yields. “The yield was down on what I thought it should be.” Haarstad believes that white mold played a part in the lower yields. This year Haarstad switched from a 35-foot bean head to a 40-foot, which made a huge difference when it came to getting the beans off the

field. Now that Haarstad has started the corn, he’s pleased with the yields. They are about the same as last year. The moisture is between 22 and 24, the test weights have been a little low. “It’s going to get really cold next week.” Haarstad estimates that the corn harvest this year is about 10 degrees colder than average. The focus then will be to harvest the corn on corn fields (for next year) first. Haarstad believes that it will take him three weeks to finish corn. “After Nov. 1 we always feel like we’re on borrowed time. You never know what the weather is going to do now.” Now on borrowed time, Haarstad is working hard to get the corn off the field, keeping his fingers crossed he can get it done without too many weather delays.

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“We’re behind, but it’s going OK, I guess.” The Land spoke with Nancy Rys on Nov. 1 as she reported that soybean harvest wrapped up on Oct. 30. “We had some good yields and some poor yields where the hail beat up the beans.” The overnight temperatures have been in the teens. “The mud has kind of firmed up a little bit — that’s a plus.” The grain elevator Rys owns is just about full. “We’re kind of waiting for the last of the beans to come in.” Then corn harvest will begin. Rys expects to start corn on Nov. 2. Depending on the weather, it will take three to four weeks to wrap up corn. “We always like to be wrapped up — including tillage — by Thanksgiving.” Rys’ brother-in-law does all the tillage. The bean ground should be all tilled by this weekend.

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As for the corn when it comes off the field, there’s limited space. “We’re short on wet bin space.” That means middle of the night corn transfers to bins, something Rys is not looking forward to. While beans are complete and corn harvest is about to start, Rys is keeping her eye on the weather, hoping it cooperates so that Thanksgiving will be a time to reflect on harvest, not still be in the midst of it.

Dale Bissen, Adams, Minn. – Oct. 25

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“We just about got all the beans out.” The Land spoke with Dale Bissen on Oct. 25 as he was in the tail-end of soybean harvest. “We’ll finish them tomorrow.” Bissen is disappointed in the bean yields. They are about 10 bushels less than what he was hoping. Bissen has two combines, so he was able to start corn about a week ago. He was pleasantly surprised with the corn yields thus far; they’re about 20 bushels per acre better than expected. The corn is down in the lows 20s for moisture. It will be a busy weekend in the field finishing up beans and continuing corn harvest. “Sounds like we’re going to get some decent weather,” Bissen said. Bissen is optimistic that he’ll be finished with corn in about 10 days. “That’s with the best of luck.” Tillage will start tomorrow. The weather is finally cooperating and the time is here to finish the beans and get the corn going. The end is in sight for the 2019 harvest. In less than two weeks harvest should be about wrapped up on the Bissen farm.

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22 million bushels of corn per year is some appetite By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Emeritus Any time you chat with an ethanol guy you start by chatting numbers. So an October visit with Steve Christensen, CEO of Granite Falls Energy Company (just after he finished leading a group of Middle East and African government officials on a walking tour of his corn plant) my first question: “Steve, we’ve been walking and listening to you for about an hour now. Just how big is the Granite Falls ethanol factory?” Christensen knows he’s answered that question thousands of times. “We’ll buy about 22 million bushels of corn a year — mostly within a 100-mile radius of our plant,” he said. “We get just a little less than three gallons per bushel, so we’ll make somewhere around 65 million gallons of ethanol per year.” A covey of railroad tracks surround the Granite Falls plant, providing rail transport directly into east coast and Houston, Texas shipping terminals. “I don’t know all the destinations of our ethanol; but I do know both Europe and Asian countries have become big buyers of U.S. ethanol. Mexico and Canada are also into our ethanol market,”

Christensen said. Granit Falls Ethanol is now 15 years old. It was the flagship plant for Granite Falls entrepreneur Ron Fagen. During the 15-year explosion of new ethanol plants (1980-1995) across the corn belt, the Fagen name got attached to about 80 percent of these new facilities. “We’re a 24/7 operation with only two four-day shut downs during the year. In essence, we’re on the job 357 days out of the year,” said Christenesen. Yes, any factory with the amazing amount of equipment that makes an ethanol plant do its thing does need to redo a few bottlenecks which creep into the daily buzz of its 24-hour operation. “Basically, it’s the same footprint,” Christensen explained. “We did add two grain bins and increased our cooling capacity. But credit goes to my guys who have just done a great job of ‘debottlenecking’ the bottlenecks that simply happen.” He added, “Right now we’re not looking at any needs, but technologies keep cranking out new ideas.” Corn distillers dried grain is the

other huge product of this facility. “I believe we’re doing about 140,000 tons a year and some of that also gets into foreign markets. Also, into the northwest states where dairy cows abound. Feed markets into Mexico are another market; but the bulk of CDDG gets used by cattle feeders and major dairy operations around the U.S.” This corn distiller dried grain is a power-packed feedstuff too. The label Christensen showed me reads: “Crude Protein, Min 25%; Crude Fat, Min 6.0%; Crude Fiber, Max 9.5%, Ash Max 6%; Sulfur Max 1.0%; Moisture Max 12%.” There’s no such thing as wasted material at a corn ethanol plant. Distillers corn oil and ethanol are the bread and butter. Even water used at the site gets filtered and pumped back into the process for another go-around. So what’s ahead? “Enzyme technology is coming on strong,” Christensen admitted. “The enzyme companies continue to come up with new and better enzymes which might increase our overall efficiency … we won’t need to add as many things to the process.”

So do any corn producers bring organic corn to the plant? “Not that we know of,” replied Christensen, adding “… we buy blended corn direct from elevators and/or farmer producers. So if it was organic corn we wouldn’t know. Plus, I’d guess most organic corns are going to higher-dollar markets that pay that premium price anyway.” It takes only 40 employees to operate this huge facility. And the working crews are on 12-hour shifts (four 12-hour days/week). Plus a daily maintenance crew of six. “We have a really good preventive maintenance program, plus we have a large inventory of parts,” Christensen stated. “We can usually fix whatever happens really quick. Then, twice a year, we shut down for four days to do preventive maintenance that we can’t when the plant is running. Basically, an ethanol plant will run 357 days of the year.” This plant still operates with its 15-year-old original boilers. Natural gas is the energy provider. “Our goal is to do the very best maintenance so we simply don’t have equipment failures that shut us down,” Christensen said.v

World-wide ethanol production for cleaner air By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Emeritus GRANITE FALLS, Minn. — One of 15 Middle East and African high-level government officials had a two-day tour to Minnesota Oct 16-17 to better understand the U.S. ethanol industry from farm to ethanol plant. During his visit I was able to interview Ramy Taieb, Regional Director of U.S. Grains Council for Middle East and Africa. Taieb lives in Tunisia. His business card reads: “Developing Markets, Enabling Trade, and Improving Lives.” Big ambitions for Taieb. I asked Taieb, “Do you yet have any ethanol plants in your part of Europe?” “Yes,” he said “We have two. But these two ethanol plants don’t use corn. Wheat is the feedstuffs. There is another plant off the Persian Gulf producing MTB and TPD. But quantities of U.S. ethanol are imported into Emirate where they blend it and export to neighboring countries — even into Africa.”

I’m aware Africa grows lots of corn now. Even for ethanol plants? Nope, not yet, said Taieb. The limited amount of ethanol being produced in South Africa so far comes from sugar cane.” So why the reluctance to use corn for ethanol? Basically an economic necessity said Taieb. “Starvation continues a reality in many parts of Africa. The corn they grow is used for human foods. Plus, they raise some cattle, so people have meat. So corn gets used to feed their animals too.” Are ethanol-blended fuels now common in the bigger cities? “Yes, there is a growing demand for these blended fuels in Africa, and also in the Persian Gulf areas,” said Taieb. “Even though

these are oil producing countries, the people are hearing about ethanol fuels as a means of cleaner air; and an opportunity for extra revenue for the marketers of these blended fuels. Taieb and his associates spent four days in Washington D.C. before their flight to Minnesota. The D.C. visit included time with their various country ambassadors, plus some sessions being briefed on world and U.S. energy issues. I asked Taieb if our president volunteered to he and his colleagues the United States is soon to establish 20 percent ethanol in all U.S. fuels? He chuckled just a bit saying, “Yes we became aware of this growing chatter about 20 percent ethanol blended fuels

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across your country. But we also were advised that at this stage, 20 percent ethanol is mostly just coffee shop talk. But I would wish this to happen. We’re much aware your U.S. corn farmers are having some financial struggles. But we are also knowledgeable about the tremendous agriculture of the United States. And we were reminded that your farmers produce the food, fuel and fiber for your entire population and also a good chunk of the rest of the world.” Taieb concluded, “Our ongoing mission of the U.S. Grains Council is to build trade with more countries around the world. And if we can promote the building of ethanol plants in Europe, Africa and elsewhere, then just maybe we can be helpful in providing some of your U.S. corn crop to ethanol plants around the world. This cleaner air issue is big … and getting bigger. Some will argue that growing more and more corn reduces the globe’s carbon content. But cleaner air is what needs attention around the world.” v

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Power co-ops are working with solar and wind energy By DICK HAGEN ues to be the primary supplier of elecThe Land Staff Writer Emeritus trical power. But Great River Energy WILLMAR, Minn. — Serving just sources are changing also. over 8,300 consumers in Kandiyohi “In 2005, coal was providing about 80 County and small portions of Chippewa, percent of Great River’s energy needs,” Stearns and Renville Counties, Kandi Tepfer explained. “Today, that figure is Power Cooperative keeps growing 58 percent. However, the bulk of that despite shrinking farm numbers and a shrinkage has been made up by renewslowly declining total population base. able — both wind and solar. In 2005, renewables accounted for only Dan Tepfer, a 20-year 2 percent of Great River’s employee of Kandiyohi Power, needs. In 2018, that figure was shared some details during a up to 25 percent. The state Willmar Lakes Area Chamber mandate imposed by the of Commerce Ag Tour held on Minnesota Public Utilities Sept. 30. He said his cooperaCommission decreed 25 pertive is one of more than 1,000 cent of Minnesota’s electrical consumer-owned utilities in power be provided by renewthe United States providing Dan Tepfer able sources by 2025. power to over 30 million conKandiyohi Power through Great River sumers in 46 states. met that goal seven years early! Yes, there is a nationwide network of “So where are we going in the future? electrical suppliers. Kandiyohi Power Cooperative is a distribution utility Our basic mission is affordable, reliable which means it sources power from a electric energy. Our goal now is 50 perwholesaler — in this case, Great River cent by 2030. And how will that hapEnergy, a cooperative consisting of 28 pen?” Tepfer explained that will hapdistribution utilities such as Kandiyohi pen through purchased power agreePower Cooperative. Great River Energy ments with wind development firms, is a generation and transmission coop- solar installers and multiple additional erative headquartered in Maple Grove, sources. Minn. That means they run the generaWhat’s growing the most rapidly? tors to produce power and they own the Said Tepfer, “Based on what we see at transmission system to deliver that Kandiyohi Power Cooperative, solar is power to its customers — including the big gainer right now. This has a lot Kandiyohi Power Cooperative. to do with economies of scale, repairs Explained Terfer, “Kandiyohi Power and maintenance costs. On the local has an ‘all power’ requirement contract level, where an individual member of with Great River Energy with an our cooperative is looking to generate important exception. Our cooperative his own electricity, those installations is part of WAPA (Western Area Power are predominately solar.” Administration) which runs the hydroMinnesota has a state 40-kilowatt electric power dams on the Missouri net metering limit. “This has worked River. WAPA distributes this energy to well in Minnesota. The utilities have various power utilities such as adopted this limit even though we may Kandiyohi Power; but also other feder- not embrace it,” Tepfer cautiously comal agencies and Indian reservations. mented. “And that is pure and simple We get an allotment of energy through business. Individuals can deduct their the WAPA system. Yes, zero emissions home-generated power from their from this system because it’s hydro- monthly utility bill up to that 40 kW sourced. This is also labeled as renewable energy and makes up about 20 percent of Kandiyohi Power total energy needs.” So is that 20 percent allotment a constant? No, it’s shrinking, said Tepfer, saying 20 years ago about 30 percent of Kandiyohi Power needs were supplied by WAPA. So what can Kandiyohi Power do about this shrinking piece of the pie? Little or nothing, said Tepfer, explaining Great River Energy contin-

limit. That is why home owners — especially farmers — continue to install their own energy supplements.” So how many Kandiyohi Power customers have gone that route? Obviously, Kandiyohi Power’s business success hinges on monthly kilowatt billings to its 8,100 customers, so Kandiyohi Power is not a big promoter of individual installations. Tepfer commented, “At the 40 kW level, Kandi Power has somewhere in the vicinity of 35 renewable instillations. Not all 35 are farmers. These are individuals desiring to generate their own electricity in an environmentally correct manner.” Economics is driving these individual hookups. And solar providers are good promoters. But Tepfer cautions that the economics aren’t always good. “Yes, there are USDA opportunities with REAP grants; accelerated depreciation schedules for tax credits; and other incentives can make a huge difference in the ‘pay back’ capabilities of these installations … and its different for everybody.” However, Kandiyohi Power is now offering its members an affordable new way to purchase renewable energy. With cooperative’s Community Solar, members can purchase solar power without installing equipment on your property and without worrying about maintaining the system for $1,250 per one full panel output. Tepfer indicated an increasing number of Kandiyohi Power customers ask about the environmental impact of power utilities these days. “I share that 15 years ago coal was the energy source for 80 percent of our power. Today we’re at 58 percent with hydro power, solar and wind constantly increasing energy volumes into our total system. Today, thanks to variety of sources, the electrical energy a Kandiyohi Power customer receives is 42 to 43 percent renewable.

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That 50 percent goal for our state by 2030 should be very attainable and we’re proud to play a role in that achievement.” Based on Tepfer’s Sept. 30 powerpoint presentation, the latest customer count for Kandiyohi Power Cooperative is 8,316 members. Around 7,300 are residential. This includes small farms too. “Years ago Kandiyohi Power was predominantly an ag utility. Today, some of our biggest commercial accounts are ag related such as Meadow Star Dairy, a 8,500 cow operation just southwest of Willmar. Also, Jennie-O Turkey operations; Willmar Poultry; the Wilmar area Alfalfa Plant; and Hanson Silo just south of Willmar.” So why the goal of 50 percent of Great River Energy’s electrical power being provided by renewable resources? Tepfer said this stems from continued scrutiny of emissions from coal-fired power plants and the associated costs of keeping within emission specifications. Yes, this is an environmental issue, but it is also dollar driven. Is the oncoming popularity of electric cars an issue with Kandiyohi Power? “Yes, this has definitely become a discussion point within our own cooperative and the entire electrical power industry. I attend demand side management sessions hosted by Great River Energy. One of the discussion topics has been where and what are the new demands of electrical power. We all acknowledge that EV charging will increase electrical demand. But when will the big load hit our industry and when/how will we be able to meet this new demand for electrical power? The goal is to have this demand happen at night. We want to be ahead of the curve by offering great incentives to encourage that event. It makes more economic sense for everybody if we can manage that load and the customer sees an economic advantage by recharging their vehicles at night. It’s cheaper and that’s the bottom line.” Current electrical costs through Kandi Power are ll.9 cents per kilowatt hour during June, July and August. During the other nine months, the cost is 9.9 cents/kWH. Why the higher summer time cost? It costs more to generate electricity in the summer said Tepfer. Great River Energy obviously passed their higher costs along to member utilities throughout the system. v

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Cash dairy prices see strong finish in October This column was written for the marketing week ending Nov. 1. The October Federal order Class III benchmark milk price hit a fiveyear high this week at $18.72 per hundredweight. This is up 41 cents News and information for Minnesota and Northern Iowa dairy producers from September, $3.19 above October 2018, and the highest Class necessity-based purchasing environment. Grade A nonfat dry milk saw a Nov. 1 finish at III since November 2014. It equates MIELKE MARKET Buyers are not looking for anything longer $1.1825 per pound. This is 3 cents higher on the to about $1.61 per gallon, up from WEEKLY term.” week, the highest since Feb. 18, 2015, and 28.25 $1.57 in September and $1.34 a By Lee Mielke cents above a year ago. Sixteen cars sold on the year ago. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange barrel week, with 60 for the month, up from 49 in pricing topping the blocks was a surprise to Late morning on Nov. 1, Class III many, according to Dairy Market News, and contacts September. futures portended a November price at $20.18 credit a tightness of barrels. Increased governmenCME dry whey fell to 26.75 cents per pound on before heading to $19.60 in December. The 2020 tal cheese purchases seem to be helping that trend. Oct. 29, (the lowest since March 13, 2018) but it peak was $18.07 in January. Demands for the holiday are surfacing “bit by bit,” closed Nov. 1 at 28.25 cents, unchanged on the week The 2019 Class III average stands at $16.37, up but 16.25 cents below a year ago. Product continues says Dairy Market News, but domestic sales out from $14.72 at this time a year ago and $16.18 in west were close to the previous week’s levels. Export to make its way to Chicago, with 48 loads traded 2017. sales have improved slightly. Inventory is sufficient this week and 305 on the month — up from just 50 The October Class IV price is $16.39, up 4 cents and cheese output is active, prompted by a stable to in September. from September and $1.38 above a year ago. The increasing milk supply. Chinese milk equivalent imports for September 2019 average stands at $16.23, up from $14.06 a were very close to forecast, according to FC Stone, n year ago and $15.44 in 2017. up 1.7 percent from last year. But FC Stone predictCME butter closed Nov. 1 at $2.08 per pound, up 2 ed, “The growth rate for October should pick up Most cash dairy prices ended October strong. Block cheddar climbed to $2.1750 per pound the day cents on the week but 22 cents below a year ago. quite a bit (into the 5-10 percent range). Food-type Twenty-nine cars traded hands on the week, 115 on imports are still doing pretty good, but feed-type after Halloween, but closed Nov. 1 at $2.1550. This is up 3.25 cents on the week after gaining 15.5 cents the month, up from 102 in September. items — especially lactose — are holding back total the previous week, and is 69.75 cents above a year milk equivalent imports.” FC Stone reported in its Oct. 28 Early Morning ago. Update, “Eurostat keeps revising up European “Milk equivalent imports aren’t growing like they Union butter production data. Each state submits The cheddar barrels closed at $2.3250, up 7.5 were in 2013-14. First quarter 2014 total milk cents on the week on unfilled bids. After pole vault- data on their own schedule, so data drips in, along equivalent imports were up 43 percent with feed up with revisions to historical data. But presently, the ing 25 cents the previous week, barrels are 98.5 14 percent and food-type products up 52 percent (on data looks like EU butter stocks will be up 20 percents above a year ago and the highest they have top of 25 percent growth in first quarter 2013,” says cent by year end.” been since Sept. 25, 2014. They’re also an inverted FC Stone. 17 cents above the blocks. Twenty-four cars of block Dairy Market News says there was concern that Cheese imports were down 58.7 percent from traded hands on the week and 69 on the month, up cream availability for churning could dwindle as August and down 2.9 percent from September 2018. from 63 in September. No barrel was sold this week, Class II and Class III producers took more cream Butter imports were down 56.3 percent from August but 66 cars sold on the month, down from 80 in for holiday-related items; but butter makers say and 7.4 percent below a year ago. Combined whole September. that was not the case this week. Bulk butter supmilk and skim milk powder imports were down 25.4 plies are generally available and market tones are n percent from August but were up 25 percent from a “maintaining a steadiness that market participants year ago. Whey imports were off 9.7 percent from Speaking of Halloween, the Oct. 31 Daily Dairy are accustomed to.” Some analysts expect to see a August and 12.6 percent below a year ago. Report states that pizza is a key driver in cheese sub-$2 price point prior to seeing $2.25 again. consumption. A study conducted by Under Armor’s Whey purchases have been impacted by the Others expect continued steadiness, explaining that MyFitnessPal indicates that Halloween may surAfrican swine fever, a highly contagious disease with Thanksgiving falling later this year, it will pass the Super Bowl as the biggest pizza consumpwhich is spreading through Southeast Asian and is assist the market later into the season. tion day of the year. Who would have thought? now costing the Philippine hog industry nearly $20 Western retail butter sales are seasonally strong, million per month, according to Reuters. Central cheesemakers continue to report steady, but bulk demand is mixed. Cream is adequate for somewhat tight milk supplies, according to Dairy The Daily Dairy Report however, says the U.S./ most processing and butter production is steady. Market News. Spot milk markets were quiet early in China trade dispute likely has more to do with the Butter stocks are getting pulled lower, but the latest the week, as prices continue to fall in the $1-over smaller figure. The Daily Dairy Report stated, “The cold storage report did not match the typical expecClass area. Cheese production is still slightly slower United States was China’s largest whey trading tation of a large decrease for the month. A few butthan this time in recent years. partner in September — accounting for 28 percent ter purveyors are unloading butter on the CME — Cheese demand is good for short term needs. an occurrence some contacts say is unusual for this of whey imports, matching November 2018 as the Barrel makers continue to report mostly bullish time of year. Some feel the market signals bestow a lowest share since September 2007. European countries benefited from lower U.S. imports, with voldemand and some process cheese manufacturers bearish tone and the strength of retail sales the umes increasing 76 percent over the previous year say they are oversold week to week. Cheese market next few weeks may be the true determinant of — suggesting that smaller year-over-year volumes tones are “bullish,” says Dairy Market News, but direction for the butter. from the United States are related more to the cheesemakers are concerned about how bullish. n They say $2-plus cheese is “creating a short-term or See MIELKE, pg. 19

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Workforce legislation would help ease labor shortage MIELKE, from pg. 19 year ago. Looking at the cow side of the ledger, the September cull price for beef and dairy combined averaged $65.60 per cwt., down $2.70 from August, $4.80 above September 2018, but $6.00 below the 2011 base average of $71.60 per cwt. Milk cow replacements averaged $1,310 per head for the quarter in October, up $70 per head from July, and $80 per head above 2018. They averaged $1,400 per head in California, up $100 from July and $200 above a year ago. Wisconsin cows averaged $1,270 per head, up $60 from April and $90 above October 2018. Meanwhile, FC Stone points out weekly slaughter did an about-face for the week ending Oct. 19. “After several weeks of running stronger than the prior two years (even as Class III milk prices firmed) the latest data showed a 4.8 percent decline in slaughter to below 2018 levels.” Checking the fields, this week’s Crop Progress report show the corn harvest at 41 percent complete as of the week ending Oct. 27. This is up from 30 percent the previous week, but down from 61 percent a year ago and 20 percent behind the five-year average. Some may not get harvested as standing water is keeping farmers out of their fields; plus snow has fallen across the U.S. plains and Great Lakes. Fifty-eight percent of the nation’s corn was rated good to excellent the previous week, down from 68 percent a year ago.

Sixty-two percent of the soybeans are harvested, down from 69 percent a year ago and 16 percent behind the five-year average. Forty-six percent of the cotton has been harvested, up 3 percent from a year ago and 3 percent ahead of the five-year average. Forty percent is rated good to excellent, up from 35 percent a year ago. Cooperatives Working Together members accepted eight offers of export assistance this week to help capture sales of 952,397 pounds of cheese and 224,872 pounds of cream cheese. The product is going to customers in Asia and Oceania and will be delivered from November through March 2020. n In politics, the National Milk Producers Federation announced its support for the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. The legislation was termed “a bipartisan immigration bill that advances agriculture immigration reform.” Sponsored by Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee Chair Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) and Congressman Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), NMPF says, “The legislation would provide legal status to current agricultural workers and their families and reform the H2A guest-worker visa program to permit year-round agriculture to participate — a crucial need for dairy. The efforts of Chairman Lofgren and Representative Newhouse — both longtime champions for agricultural labor reform — are greatly appreciated by dairy farmers, who cannot wait any longer for action.”

“America’s dairy farmers are eager to advance and improve this legislation as it moves through the Congress,” said Mike McCloskey, a dairy farmer and chairman of NMPF’s immigration taskforce. “As producers of a year-round product, dairy farmers face a unique labor crisis because our jobs are not seasonal or temporary. From our years of work on these issues, we know first-hand just how hard immigration reform is. But we simply cannot and will not stop working to find a solution. Dairy needs workers for our industry to sustain itself. It’s that simple, and it’s that dire.” Jim Mulhern, NMPF President and CEO, thanked the lawmakers for “putting forward this essential step for agriculture labor reform,” saying the bill is a critical first step in the legislative process. “We have supported numerous efforts to address dairy’s acute labor needs. Passing legislation in the House is a critical step in the process. We urge the Senate to work with us on this important issue so we can get an ag worker bill across the finish line in this Congress,” Mulhern said. “The bipartisan Farm Workforce Modernization Act provides an important starting point for badly needed improvements to agriculture immigration policy.” 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

Calendar of Events Visit www.TheLandOnline.com to view our complete calendar & enter your own events, or send an e-mail with your event’s details to editor@thelandonline.com. Nov. 12 — Land Rent Meeting — Long Prairie, Minn. — Topics include historic and projected farmland rental rate trends; current farm land values and sales; input costs; corn and soybean prices; along with personalized worksheets. — Contact Emily Wilmes at (320) 255-6169. Nov. 12 — Land Rent Meeting — Little Falls, Minn. —Contact Emily Wilmes at (320) 255-6169. Nov. 12 — Community Equine Education Clinic — Long Lake, Minn. — Topics include equine nutrition, research updates, and how genetics play a role in the nutrition and health of your horse. — Contact Kelsey Backer at (612) 624-8673. Nov. 13 — Fun on the Farm: Agritourism Workshop — Andover, Minn. — Topics include best practices for human-animal contact; working farm safety issues; food licensing and safe food handling. — Contact Beth Cleary at beth.cleary@state.mn.us or (651) 201-5414.

Nov. 15 — Fair Farm Rental Agreement Meeting — Cologne, Minn. — Topics include local historic and projected farmland rental rate trends, current farm land values and sales, and a worksheet to determine a fair rental agreement. Contact Dave Bau at bauxx003@ umn.edu or (507) 372-3900 ext. 3906 Nov. 15 — Fair Farm Rental Agreement Meeting — Jordan, Minn. — Contact Dave Bau at bauxx003@ umn.edu or (507) 372-3900 ext. 3906 Nov. 18 — Industrial Hemp Program Listening Session — Detroit Lakes, Minn. — Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture is drafting a state plan to manage hemp regulations in Minnesota. This meeting will allow growers, processors, consumers and others interested in hemp and hemp products to share their vision for this new commodity. — Contact Allen Sommerfeld at allen. sommerfeld@state.mn.us or (651) 201-6185. Nov. 20 — Making Your Landscape a Haven for Birds — Morris, Minn. — Class will cover plant selection, landscape design, yard maintenance and feeding. — Contact Esther Jordan at ejordan@umn.edu or (320) 589-1711 ext. 2152.

Nov. 20 — safeTALK Training: Preventing Suicide in Ag — Faribault, Minn. —Training teaches participants how to recognize someone having thoughts of suicide, how to engage them, and how to make sure they get help. Training is effective for people as young as 15 years old. — Contact Larry Schumacher at larry. schumacher@state.mn.us or (651) 201-6629. Nov. 20 — Industrial Hemp Program Listening Session — St. Paul, Minn. —Contact Allen Sommerfeld at allen.sommerfeld@state.mn.us or (651) 2016185. Nov. 21 — Farm Transition and Estate Planning Workshop — Elko New Market, Minn. — Topics include family communications, farm goal setting, business structures, inheritance and transition, estate and gift taxes, retirement planning. — Contact Colleen Carlson at (952) 492-5386. Nov. 21-23 — Minnesota Farm Bureau Annual Meeting — Bloomington, Minn. — Business meeting and sessions including topics such as ag in the classroom; volunteer service projects; and policy issues. Includes exhibit Contact info@fbmn.org or (651) 768-2100.

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Meteorologist expects extreme weather events to continue By KRISTIN KVENO The Land Staff Writer ST. PAUL — This spring was a doozy and tested even the most patient of farmers trying to get the crop in the ground. Bryce Anderson’s presentation at the Women in Agribusiness Summit on Sept. 26 focused on what happened with the weather this spring and what the weather outlook is for the future. Anderson is the senior meteorologist with DTN — a subscription-based service for the analysis and delivery of real-time weather, agricultural, energy and commodity market information. “We are in a trend of consistent warming. Greenhouse gas production continues to climb. We are on track to be in the top five years for warmest temperatures,” Anderson said. While the earth is warming, it’s not heating up as fast in all areas of the Earth. “We have disparity on how things are warming compared to average. The high latitudes are warming up in a rate faster than the south,” Anderson said. This past spring brought above-average precipitation across the Midwest resulting in a delay in getting in the fields and in some cases not being able to get the crop in. “There was record

prevent planting this year,” Anderson said. Even good, well-drained ground was affected this spring. “This year it took no prisoners.” “Heavy downpours are increasing.” Anderson explained that for farmers that means an investment in drain tiling may be necessary. “There is climate risk to agriculture,” Anderson continued. “That is evident in nutrient loss due to wet fields and pollination issues in corn because of extreme variability resulting from excess moisture.” Another effect of what we’ve had to deal with is the reduction of growing degree days. There was deficits of 90 to 150 GDD this year. In the future, Anderson believes that more damaging hail events will occur along with increased humidity. That could lead to greater disease occurrences like white mold. The weed response to climate change outpaces crops and weed control. An example of that according to Anderson is the insurgence of Palmer Amaranth, an aggressive weed that is native to southwestern United States. Par spot in corn is a new disease now in the Midwest, and is normally found in the south.

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After completing the Farms and Woodlands program, land owners will know how to make property more resilient; have at least one on-the-ground project which can be implemented; and have contacts for assistance. Registration is now open. A rate of $120 includes the first two family members. Additional members may register for $50. Members of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association can register at a $25 discount. For more information, contact Matt Russell at russellm@umn.edu or (612) 626-4280. This article was submitted by University of Minnesota Extension. v

Weeds respond favorably to the increase of greenhouse gases. Examining the rise in temperature has Anderson concerned. “The temperature change rate is outside the range we’ve seen in the past 100 years.” Anderson explained that going forward there is an up to 1.25 degree (Fahrenheit) increase per decade which is three to four times greater than what we’re seeing right now. “Night-time low temperatures will continue to increase,” Anderson said. When the rain does fall in the summer it will occur in heavier rather than

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corn/change* soybeans/change* St. Cloud $3.40 +.04 $8.42 +.10 Madison $3.59 -.01 $8.49 -.07 Redwood Falls $3.62 .00 $8.49 -.05 Fergus Falls $3.27 -.06 $8.26 .00 $3.47 +.01 $8.39 -.10 The following marketing analysis is for the week Morris ending Nov. 1. Tracy $3.72 -.01 $8.54 -.05 CORN — Corn was able to rally this week as snow Average: $3.51 $8.43 and rain pelted the corn belt. Harvest was further delayed and we’re no closer to having a clue about Year Ago Average: $3.20 $7.62 what the yield is than we were before. The weather Grain prices are effective cash close on Nov. 5. is forecasted to improve for harvest in the coming *Cash grain price change represents a two-week period. week, which limited the rally potential. Grower sales have been minimal with plenty of space available and, as a result, domestic basis levels were firm and spreads narrowed. For the month of October, December corn gained 2 cents per bushel. For the week, December corn rallied 2.5 cents to $3.89.25, July manPHYLLIS NYSTROM aged a quarter-cent gain to $4.10, As we close in on the end of the month of October, CHS Hedging Inc. and December 2020 was down 2 the livestock markets have — for the most part — St. Paul cents at $4.05.75 per bushel. seen prices generally moving higher. The cattle complex as a whole has seen a fairly good advance in There was little fresh news to occupy traders and volumes were thin this week. prices while the hogs are just trying to find a foothold Funds were able to sway the market, but the range in moving prices higher. The coming winter months for the week in December corn was only 9.75 cents are likely to see a continuation of per bushel from $3.82 to $3.91.75 per bushel. On Oct. high volatility in the hogs while 29, the December contract traded to its lowest level the cattle may remain a little on since Oct. 11. The APEC Summit (Asia-Pacific more benign. It is likely the key Economic Cooperation) to be held in Chile in factor over the next few months November was canceled due to social unrest. This will be the export picture for the was the spot where President Trump and President entire meat complex which will Xi were to meet to potentially sign Phase 1 of a trade determine which direction the agreement. As of this writing, an alternative location hog and cattle markets will eventually head. was being sought. JOE TEALE The cattle market has shown Broker According to reports from Washington, the U.S.Mexico-Canada agreement may get signed before surprising strength as of late as Great Plains Commodity many in the industry forecast Afton, Minn. Thanksgiving. lower prices during the month of The Federal Reserve cut benchmark interest rates October. Strength in the choice and prime beef have 25 basis points which was anticipated by traders. been exceptionally strong recently. This has forced They did not indicate there would be another cut this the packer to try to accumulate cattle in that categoyear. ry. Thus the spread between choice and select beef Weekly export sales were within expectations, but has widen over the past month giving rise to the they also drove home how far we are behind last strong prices paid for live inventories. year’s pace. Exports are expected to be lowered on On Oct. 25, the U.S. Department of Agriculture the Nov. 8 World Agricultural Supply and Demand released the monthly Cattle on Feed report which Estimates report. Weekly sales were 21.6 million was seen as neutral as all categories right on with bushels, leaving us 48 percent behind last year. We pre-report estimates. Once again, the demand for need sales to average 31.8 million bushels per week beef versus the supply will be the answer to the final to hit the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s target of direction the market will take in the next few 1.9 billion bushels of exports. Total commitments are months. It appears the export market will be a major just 449 million bushels vs. 860 million bushels last factor in that determination of which direction prices See NYSTROM, pg. 25 See TEALE, pg. 25

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Grain Angles Get some sleep: Cash flow basics For some farmers, managing cash flow means paying bills until the checking account is empty, running credit cards up to their limits, then hoping the mail carrier delivers a check or two instead of just bringing more bills. If handling your farm’s cash flow by the seat of your pants is stressing you out, cash flow planning and analysis will help to ease your anxiety. Cash flow projection Cash flow planning starts with a month-by-month projection of the cash flow you expect to see in the year ahead. The projection can begin on Jan. 1 and follow the calendar year; or it can start when something big is expected PAUL DIETMANN to happen that will significantly Compeer Senior impact the farm’s cash flow — Lending Officer such as a land purchase, conPrairie du Sac, Wis. struction of a new building, or taking on new debt payments. A cash flow projection is a prediction of all the cash which is likely to flow into and out of the farm operation during a given period of time. On the cash inflow side, it includes money generated from the sale of farm products, government program payments, machinery and breeding livestock sales, income from off-farm employment, and proceeds from new loans. Cash outflow includes operating expenses, principal and interest payments on loans, funds used for capital purchases, income tax and Social Security payments, and family living draws taken by the farm owner. An annual cash flow projection is a very useful tool for a farm. Plot out, on a month-by-month basis, when cash income will be received and when cash expenses will need to be paid. The projection will help you anticipate in which months cash inflow will not meet your needs. Most importantly, you will be able to plan ahead to cover the cash shortfalls without tapping credit cards or leaving unpaid bills, and possibly wrecking your credit score. Solutions for negative cash flow months Nearly every farm will have months — possibly even years — when cash flow from farm operations is negative. Summer is often a time of year when farm cash flow is poor. The bills for seed and other crop inputs have been paid, there might be bills for machinery repairs, and there isn’t much to sell until See DIETMANN, pg. 26

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New Argentine president may raise grain tariffs NYSTROM, from pg. 24 year. The biggest buyer this week was Mexico. Weekly ethanol production was up 8,000 barrels per day to 1.004 million bpd. This is down 5.2 percent from the same week last year. During the first eight weeks of the marketing year, we have used 59 million fewer corn bushels for ethanol than last year. Ethanol stocks dropped 265,000 barrels to 21.1 million barrels and are the lowest since October 2017. Ethanol margins improved 4 cents to 16 cents per gallon. Private estimates for the Nov. 8 WASDE began to surface on Nov. 1. One well-respected firm from the south upped the U.S. corn yield .2 bu./acre to 168.6 bu./acre. Corn production was 13.792 billion bushels, very close to the USDA’s October number of 13.779 billion bushels. Ending stocks at 1.965 billion bushels is slightly above the USDA’s 1.929 billion bushels. They pegged Brazil’s corn production at 103 million metric tons and Argentina’s at 46.5 mmt. None of the numbers were that exciting. U.S. weather looks favorable for field work in the first full week of November. Many will finish up with soybean harvest and move quickly to corn. Dry down has reportedly been very slow and that could be the chokepoint for growers. As of Oct. 27, U.S. corn harvest was just 41 percent complete vs. 61 percent on average and the slowest since 2009. Surprisingly, conditions improved 2 percent to 58 percent good/ excellent. Corn was 93 percent mature compared to 99 percent on average. Argentina’s corn was 40 percent planted and a week ahead of normal. Brazil’s corn is 50 percent planted. The USDA released their long-term baseline projections on Nov. 1. These projections are used for budgetary purposes. Once you get past the first year or two, the numbers become relatively meaningless because so much can happen before we get there. For 2020-21, corn acreage is forecasted at 94.5 million acres, yield at 178.5 bu./acre and ending stocks of 2.754 billion bushels. This year we planted 89.9 million acres with an estimated yield of 168.4 bu./acre. Ending stocks are estimated at 1.929 billion bushels. Stocks to use ratio is projected at 18.7 percent vs.

MARKETING 13.8 percent this year. Outlook: December corn has felt comfortable in a range from $3.82 to $4.00 per bushel. It may likely maintain the current range ahead of the Nov. 8 WASDE report; and if weather forecasts are correct. Longer term direction may be decided once we are further along in harvest and have more confidence in yield reports. A limiting factor for the upside will be struggling export demand. SOYBEANS — If we thought activity was flat in corn, it seemed even worse in soybeans this week. January soybeans traded the week in a 15.25 cent range from $9.25 to $9.40.25 per bushel. Harvest was scattered with growers looking for a fit field to harvest. Soybean moisture has become a problem. Some commercial elevators are having to dry soybeans for the first time in years and this could complicate corn drying. Soybean harvest should be wrapped up if the weather is dry and cold this week. Soybean basis has continued to be strong and farmer selling slow. As of Oct. 27, U.S. soybean harvest was 62 percent complete compared to 78 percent on average and the slowest since 2009. Ninety-seven percent of the soybeans were dropping leaves vs. 99 percent on average. Where do we stand with China? It’s hard to say. As stated above, they are looking for a place to meet in November. Will a Phase 1 deal get signed? It depends on who you ask and when. Conflicting opinions get published on an almost daily basis. The United States wants China to commit to purchasing a certain dollars’ worth of U.S. ag products (reportedly $40-$50 billion over the next two years), but China wants the tariffs to go away and they will then buy U.S. products as market conditions dictate. China has expressed doubt that a long-term deal will be made. President Trump said Phase 1 is about “60 percent of total deal” he is looking for. This week, USDA announced the sale of 132,000 metric tons of soybeans sold to China and 132,000 metric tons of soybeans sold to an unknown destination (thought to

Hog market sees sporadic moves TEALE, from pg. 24 will take. Producers should continue to monitor market conditions and whether to protect inventories. One thing the hog market has not lost in the last month is the volatility in price movement. We have not seen hog prices actually move in one direction for a long period of time since back in July of this year. Despite the fact that the range of price movement has not been large, it has moved up and down in extreme moves over the past several months. China continues to be the prime accelerant in moving the market prices in either direction. If and when

an agreement between China and the United States is either signed or dropped, this will give the market direction whether up or down. Until these negotiations come to an end, hog prices are likely to remain extremely volatile in either direction. Given the fact that the cause of this volatility started with the outbreak of African swine fever in Asia and seems to be still spreading. The overall number of hogs in the world has been reduced and this could play into future price direction if not controlled. This should keep producers in close contact with market conditions and should response to change in conditions to protect inventories. v

be China). These were expected as rumors earlier in the week suggested China was buying U.S. soybeans. Weekly export sales were within trade expectations and brought us to within 10 percent of last year’s pace. Weekly sales were 34.7 million bushels. Total commitments are 708 million bushels vs. 784 million bushels last year. We need to average 24.6 million bushels of sales per week to achieve the USDA forecast for 1.775 billion bushels of exports. On the bright side, China has bought 6.2 mmt of U.S. soybeans so far this year compared to 964 tmt last year. A private firm is forecasting U.S. soybean yields at 47 bu./acre, up slightly from the USDA October estimate of 46.9 bu./acre. Soybean production was tagged at 3.553 billion bushels compared to USDA at 3.550 billion bushels. Brazil’s soybean production was set at 124 mmt and Argentina’s at 52.5 mmt. The market didn’t react to the updated forecast. Argentina elected a new president on Oct. 27. President Macri was defeated and President-elect Fernandez will take office in December. VicePresident elect Cristina Kirchner was the president of the country before Macri. Most expect export tariffs on corn, wheat and soybeans to increase. Export taxes on corn and wheat are currently 7 percent and soybeans at 25 percent. Growers there have been hesitant sellers until they know more about what will happen. Here are the USDA baseline projections for U.S. soybeans for 2020-21: 84 million acres with a yield of 50.5 bu./acre. This year we are using 76.5 million acres and 46.9 bu./acre. Ending stocks for 2020-21 are estimated at 518 million bushels and stocks-touse ratio of 12.4 percent. This compares to this year’s ending stocks of 460 million bushels and a stocks-touse ratio of 11.4 percent. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange implemented new daily trading limits for soybeans which went into effect Nov. 1. The soybean daily trading range went from 65 cents per bushel to 60 cents per bushel. The daily trading range for corn stayed at 25 cents per bushel. The next reevaluation will take place on May 1, 2020. Outlook: For the week, January soybeans were 2.25 cents higher at $9.36.75, July up 3.75 cents at $9.70.75, and November 2020 soybeans were 4.5 cents higher at $9.72 per bushel. For the month, January soybeans rallied 12.75 cents. Growers have been tight holders of everything so far this fall. Basis levels have improved as a result. January soybeans may have found a home between $9.25 to $9.60 per bushel into the crop report, then we’ll reevaluate. Nystrom’s Notes: Contract changes for the week ended Nov. 1. Chicago December wheat down 1.75 cents at $5.16, Kansas City up 3.25 cents at $4.26, and Minneapolis down 5.5 cents at $5.31.25 per bushel. Crude oil was down 46 cents at $56.20, ULSD fell 3.75 cents, RBOB rallied 2 cents, and natural gas jumped 25.25 cents higher. v

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Credit cards are a poor source for short-term credit DIETMANN, from pg. 24 later in the year. If you develop a cash flow projection and figure out that cash flow is going to be short in some months, you have several options to cover the shortage. Maybe you can build up your cash reserves during good months. Perhaps you could add another farm enterprise which brings in cash flow during months you would otherwise fall short. You may be able to pick up some off-farm work at slower times of the year. Consider negotiating to re-schedule payments of some bills or term loan payments to better match your cash flow. Additionally, you could set up a line of credit with a lending institution, which can be tapped in lean months and paid off in good months. If you need to use short-term credit to bridge your low cash months, work with a reputable lender and apply for a farm operating loan or line of credit. The terms will be much better than paying exorbitant credit card interest rates. It’s awfully tempting to get through a few months of tight cash flow by using the handiest source of short-term credit: credit cards. Please don’t use credit cards to cover cash shortages — even if you typically pay them to zero every month. You could unwittingly exceed the acceptable credit utilization ratio (usually 30 percent of the limit on the card), which will damage your credit score. You could also find yourself unable to pay the entire balance in a cash-short month, and you’ll rack up interest at an 18 percent or higher annual rate. Over the long run, the farm operation should generate enough positive cash flow from operations to pay all of its operating expenses, make loan payments, pay the farm owner a decent draw, and have enough cash left to replace some capital equipment

and put a bit into cash reserves. If the operation consistently runs negative cash flows, you should undertake a more in-depth financial analysis and consider making structural changes to your farm business. This sort of analysis is done at the end of the year, and looks back at the farm’s actual cash inflows and outflows. Analyzing cash flow To analyze cash flow, we break it out into three distinct categories: cash flow from operations; cash flow from investing activities; and cash flow from financing activities. Breaking out the farm’s cash flow will tell you if the farm operation paid its own way or was subsidized by other sources of cash such as off-farm income, proceeds from new loans, or with sales of capital assets such as equipment or breeding livestock. Cash flow from operations includes all of the dollars that flow in and out of the farm in normal, dayto-day activities. Cash comes in from sales of milk, fed cattle, grain, vegetables and other products. Cash might also come in from government payments and custom work. Cash flows out as you pay for seed, feed, fertilizer, fuel and other operating expenses. We want cash flow from operations to be positive every year. Cash flow from investing activities refers to capital investments in the farm, not the dividends you received from investments in mutual funds. Cash inflow in this category generally comes from sales of machinery, breeding livestock or land. Cash flows out to pay for purchases of these capital investments. Cash flow from investing activities — whether positive or negative — can offer clues to other aspects of farm management. For some farms, cash flow from investing activities might be positive because the

farm does a great job with heifer calves and always has excess breeding stock to sell. For others, it might be positive because machinery is being sold to cover shortfalls in cash flow from operation and nothing new is being purchased. Cash flow from investing activities might be negative because the farm is using positive cash flow from operations to make capital improvements, which is good. Cash flow from financing activities considers funds provided by lenders as well as funds made available by the farm owner. Cash inflow comes from new loans and from off-farm income. Off-farm income is included because it’s money which could be tapped by the farm if needed. Cash flows out to make principal and interest payments on loans and to provide for cash withdrawals by the farm owner. It’s helpful to look for patterns in cash flow from financing activities. Are loan payments being made on time? Are principal balances being paid down faster than new loans are being taken out? If the farm has an operating loan, is the balance being paid down or is only the interest being paid? Is the owner able to take a regular cash draw out of the farm, or is he or she putting more money into the farm? The farm operation should generate enough positive cash flow from operations to pay all of its operating expenses and have enough cash left to replace some capital equipment, make loan payments, and pay the farm owner something back for his or her investment in the farm. If cash flow is coming up short, a more detailed cash flow analysis is in order. Ultimately, positive cash flow is what will keep you farming for years to come. Paul Dietmann is a Senior Lending Specialist with Compeer Financial. For additional insights from Dietmann and the Compeer team, visit Compeer.com. v

Tips for storing tender bulbs for the winter ST. CLOUD, Minn.— If you are hoping to enjoy some of your favorite flowers and save some money next spring, you should store your tender bulbs. Tender bulbs include dahlias, gladiolus, caladiums, canna and calla lilies, and they need to be stored indoors for winter. If not dug up and stored in the proper manner, these plants’ tender bulbs will not survive the cold Minnesota winter. A tender bulb refers to plants which have a fleshy storage structure — such as a bulb, corm, tuber or root. The general rule of thumb is to dig your tender bulbs out of your gardens after the foliage begins to dry up or is killed by frost. Once the timing is right, carefully dig up the tender bulbs. Use a fork or spade to gently loosen the roots several inches away from the plant’s base. Typically, it works best to loosen the soil on all sides of the plant before attempting to lift up the clump. It is important to avoid cutting, breaking or “skinning” the fleshy material. If damage is done, it makes the structure more susceptible to disease or rot.

After the bulbs have been dug, most plants need a gentle wash. However, gladiolus corms store best if left unwashed and simply let dry out. Be sure to dust off any soil before putting in storage. Old gladiolus corms and cormlets should be removed at this time. Now that your bulbs are clean, the bulbs need to cure. Curing time varies depending on species. Dahlias, cannas, callas and caladiums have a short curing period of only one to three days. Dahlias curing should actually occur in an area with high humidity to ensure desiccation doesn’t occur. Gladiolus, oxalis and freesia require a longer curing period of approximately three weeks. Gladiolus should cure in temperatures of approximately 60 to 70 F. All tender bulbs should be stored out of direct sunlight and in well-ventilated areas. Next, be sure to inspect for pests before storing bulbs. You can lightly dust with an insecticide-fungicide according to the product’s label to avoid pests over winter.

You may wish to label bulbs as you put them in their final storage space. Small-sized material, such as gladiolus corms, can be placed in small paper bags. Larger material, such as dahlias or cannas, can either be written on directly with a permanent marker or tagged with a label. Finally, choose a location with a consistent temperature appropriate for your bulbs’ storage. Freesia, gladiolus, oxalis and tigridia should be stored at 35 to 40 F. Cannas, dahlias and glory lily should be stored at 40 to 50 F. Tuberous begonia, caladium and calla lily should be stored at 50 to 55 F. Check on bulbs throughout the winter to ensure there are no signs of rot. If you have additional questions about storing tender bulbs, visit www.extension.umn.edu or call Katie Drewitz at (320) 255-6169 ext. 1. This article was submitted by Katie Drewitz, University of Minnesota Extension. v

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Veterans tell of Vietnam War through local center By RICHARD SIEMERS The Land Correspondent MINNEOTA, Minn. — All three Hettling brothers from Minneota served in the U.S. military in succession. The oldest, Charles, enlisted in the Marine Corps and was in Vietnam in 1966-1967. Brother Danny was drafted by the Army and stationed in Germany. The youngest, Royal, also spent a year (1970-1971) in Vietnam as part of his three-year enlistment in the Air Force. Charles and Royal have established a Vietnam Memorial and History Center in Minneota. Over 58,000 members of the U.S. armed forces died or are missing in Vietnam. Both Charles and Royal returned home; but not necessarily to a hero’s welcome — or even a friendly welcome. “I was called a warmonger, a murderer and a baby killer,” Royal said. He even dated a girl who gave him the cold shoulder when she heard he had been in Vietnam. “When I came back, I was stationed in Florida for another year of active duty. And the reaction I got — even from people of my own age — they’d pick you out as being related to

the military and they would have nothing to do with you. You just felt you weren’t welcome.” Charles was in the infantry and had a similar experience. “I never felt the camaraderie with another man like I did in Vietnam. I come back here and nobody liked you. That year over there was so emotional. Nobody (back home) wanted to talk about it, and I needed to talk about it.” “Talking to people, I felt there was a need for closure, and there was something lacking myself,” Royal said. About that time, the Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall — known as “The Wall That Heals” — was moving around the country. It was decided to bring it to Minneota. A group of men raised the money and the exhibit came to town in 2006. A local program presented with it was a real success. There were some funds left over, so a 501(c3) nonprofit organization was started. “We thought the best thing was to do something for the people who did not come home, so they wouldn’t be forgotten,” Royal said. “And we wanted to tell

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Conflict in Vietnam similar to American Civil War MUSEUM, from pg. 27 “is that the conflict between the north and the story of what Vietnam south, the Vietnam War, was like. Everything was similar to the grew from there.” American Civil War. The The heart and soul of Viet Cong (guerillas in the Vietnam Memorial the South who were supand History Center is the ported by the North) area that honors the men were fighting for reunififrom Minneota, or who cation of the country.” had a connection with What makes the Minneota, who died in Center different from a the war. In addition to museum is that it was information about their not assembled by curaservice, families have tors, but grew out of the donated some personal personal experience and effects, including for interests of the brothers. three of men their last This area of the museum features photos and a timeline giving the general history of the United State’s involveletter home. Charles Hettling has made 32 trips back to Sgt. Thomas Bradley ment in Vietnam. Vietnam, drawn by died 50 years ago. He had written a letter on June 18, memories of the camaraderie he felt there and his 1969 which arrived after the family was informed empathy for the civilians whose suffering he saw that he had been killed in action. They treasured that first-hand. letter all these years. With his parents now gone, Bradley’s siblings chose to donate the letter to the “The people were so poor, they had absolutely nothCenter. Bradley wrote in part: ing and here we were blowing up the place and moving them out,” he said, recalling how villagers were “Had a rough time the 15th. Ran into a battalion of forced from their homes. NVA [North Vietnamese Army]. It started at 9:00 and ended at 6:00. Killed 56. We had 1 G.I. killed and Through his trips he has come to know those he about 30 wounded. They put me in for an army comfought against. mendation medal. A guy got shot three times and got “Some of the former Viet Cong are my best friends left up front when we pulled back. Me and another now,” he said. “I started picking up artifacts (with guy ran up there and got him. If I had to do it again their help).” I don’t know if I would do it. Could have gotten shot He has brought back numerous artifacts, including pretty easily. I’m glad it’s all over now….I’ve got 94 rare original Viet Cong propaganda posters. A figure days left in this hole. It won’t be long now….Sorry it’s wearing the reproduction of a Viet Cong uniform has been so long since I’ve written but there just isn’t an authentic rifle, ammo belt and field radio. anything to write about, and we’ve been pretty busy lately…P.S. Dad, I’m sorry I didn’t send anything for Charles also met an artist, Dong Quang, who has Father’s Day. I couldn’t get in to Cu Chi to get it.” See MUSEUM, pg. 29 Thomas Bradley was killed the next day on June 19. Another native, LCPL Richard Lozenski, had three weeks left when his tank was hit by a rocket and he Etched marble slabs by Vietnamese artist Dong Quang was killed. The last letter he wrote was to an aunt illustrate incidents from the Vietnam War. and uncle. The letters are part of the memorial Another area of the museum has a general history exhibit. of the war, including a timeline going back to the 1940s. Royal likes to ask folks when the United States first got involved in Vietnam. They are surprised to learn that in the 1940s, the U.S. was smuggling in aid for Ho Chi Minh to use in the Vietnamese resistance to the Japanese. After World War II we aided our ally, France, who wanted to re-establish their colonial power in Indochina. With the United States now supporting his enemy, Ho Chi Minh turned to China and Russia for aid. This was when the Cold War had begun, and when France gave up the fight, the divided North and South Vietnam The memorial area of the museum has pictures and became a place where the United States decided to artifacts which tell the stories of Minneota men who died in the Vietnam War – including, for some, their block the advance of Communism. last letter home. “What a lot of people don’t understand,” Royal said,

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Museum strives to honor soldiers’ sacrifice, service MUSEUM, from pg. 28

installations, ammunition and bomb depots to sabotage them. Sentry produced etched marble panels for Teams were the first line of defense. display. One set tells the story of Royal was stationed at Cam Ranh the interpreter Charles has on his Bay and the exhibit’s pose is realistic. visits, her war experiences while Royal said he often knelt behind his growing from age 8 to adulthood. A dog, following the dog’s gaze. (He is number of photos and artifacts looking for a life-sized German relate the hardships and horror of the civilians caught in the war, as Charles Hettling Shepherd to replace the smaller version in the exhibit.) well as the dangers the American “We were put out from dusk to soldiers faced. The Center does not shy away from the dark reali- dawn to guard the perimeters,” Royal ties of the war. A second series of etchings relates the said. He told of the night they were patrolling a bomb story of the massacre at My Lai village that was depot and he sensed something in the darkness ordered by Lt. William Calley, and of the intervention behind them. So did Thunder, who was ready to by Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson, an Army heli- attack and literally dragged his tall, lanky 19-yearold handler back into the trees. The would-be sabocopter pilot, who stopped the killing. teur was scared off. “Because of their effectiveness, the Viet Cong placed a bounty on the dogs and their handlers,” he said. An information poster tells that there were 4,000 dogs used in these K-9 teams. About 850 were killed in action or died of disease. What is distressing to Royal is that when the United States withdrew from Vietnam, only 240 of the dogs were returned home. In the hurry to get out, the rest were declared surplus equipment and were either destroyed or left to the South Vietnamese, who relished dog meat. The Vietnam Memorial and History Center is a way to bring closure to veterans, and also bring understanding to the pubThis exhibit shows a Viet Cong wearing a reproduction of a VC uniform. The lic which is often misinformed — perhaps uninformed — about rifle, ammunition belt and field radio are authentic equipment. what happened in a war that An exhibit which grew out of the experience of doesn’t always receive much time in history classes, Royal tells the little-known story of the K-9 teams. A and of which many of us know only what we recall soldier kneels with a dog on a leash beneath pictures from news broadcasts. Many veterans have chosen and explanations. Royal Hettling’s name is on the not to talk about it, while others have found that uniform, and the shoulder patches he wore in some people don’t want to hear about it. Vietnam are on the sleeve. Royal explained that While Charles and Royal Hettling aren’t able to tell there were three types of teams: Scout Teams that the whole story of the Vietnam War, their Center would look for booby traps and the like, Tracker provides a perspective on the conflict from two who Teams that tracked the “bad guys,” and Sentry have been there, and a place to remember those who Teams. Royal and his dog, Thunder, were a Sentry did not return. Team. These were the most aggressive dogs. “We want to honor the sacrifice and service of those Guerillas continually tried to infiltrate military who answered their country’s call,” Royal said.

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The Vietnam Memorial and History Center does not have regular hours. It is open during community events or by appointment. Call Royal at (507) 872-6326 or Charles at (507) 872-6574 after 7:00 p.m. to arrange a visit. It is located at 114 East 1st Street in Minneota (on State Highway 68 next to the post office and across from Veteran’s Park). Royal Hettling authored “Ten: Five Five: Chronicles of the 483rd Security Police Squadron K-9 Unit in Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, 1970-71”, in which he and some comrades tell personal stories. It is available through Amazon or your local library. v

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Proper manure management during a wet fall application After crops are harvested, Minnesota livestock producers will be applying stored manure to cropland. Wet weather is complicating the harvest, but it also plays a role in proper manure management. To get the most value from manure as fertilizer and to avoid manure runoff which could pollute nearby lakes and streams, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture are reminding farmers to observe application setbacks from bodies of water and use proper manureapplication rates. Detailed guidance is available on the MPCA web site (www.pca.state.mn.us). Avoid applying manure just prior to predicted rainfall, and reduce your application rates if field and weather conditions are not ideal. The MDA’s Runoff Risk Advisory Forecast tool can help determine the best time to apply manure to a field. If the runoff risk forecast is moderate or severe, applicators should reevaluate the locations or dates for applying manure. Farmers who apply manure during winter should apply to fields which are level, distant from sensitive features, and have crop residue. If frozen soil prevents manure from being incorporated, a 300-foot

setback from sensitive water and land features is required. Avoid spreading when furrows contain ice or snow. Large feedlots with National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits are prohibited from applying liquid manure to frozen or snow-covered ground after Nov. 30, except for emergency applications. Notify the State Duty Officer (800-422-0798) and the MPCA within 24 hours of an emergency application. The recent above-average rainfall may also affect manure storage. Livestock producers using basins should keep an eye on levels and prevent overflows. Contact your county feedlot officer or MPCA feedlot staff if levels have or will exceed one foot from the top of the basin. There are other practices for successful fall manure application. Check manure hauling equipment for broken hoses, loose connections and leaking valves and gaskets. Avoid damage to manure storage equipment. Agitate and pump only at designated areas. “Sensitive features” requiring setbacks include

lakes, rivers, intermittent and perennial streams, sinkholes, drainage ditches with side inlets or without berms, and open tile inlets. Manure applied within 300 feet of a sensitive feature must be incorporated within 24 hours and before rainfall. Follow University of Minnesota-Extension Service agronomic recommendations for calculating manure rates and nutrient needs. Wait to apply manure on coarse-textured soils until soil temperature drops below 50 degrees. Using a nitrogen inhibitor can reduce nitrogen losses on early applications. Be prepared for mishaps. If a spill or equipment failure occurs, be sure all personnel are safe. Stop the spill. Close a valve, drive a vehicle onto a drag line hose, or turn off a pump. Use tillage to slow spill movement toward sensitive features in fields, build dirt berms, or use bales to absorb the spill. Plug culverts and open tile intakes. Call for help, such as a septic tank pump truck to recover the spill. Call the Minnesota Duty Officer. This article was submitted by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. v

Fire departments raise funds with pork on the menu By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Emeritus

I’m glad to see all 10 community fire departments involved. Yes, there’s more than enough ribs. I’ve filled OLIVIA, Minn. — The Minnesota State Fair my six-stop quota and I don’t know how I’ll decide to proudly bills itself as “The Great Minnesota Get- vote. I won’t tell you how many beverage stops. Seems together.” And so it is. Again this year, just over 2 like you can’t have one without the other.” million people bought their admission tickets to parA Hector, Minn. Fire Department spokesman had ticipate in this 10-day event (Aug. 23 to Sept. 2). this to say: “Really great to see all 10 departments Welcome to another event rapidly gaining recogni- here. Everyone is having a good time — both the tion as “The Greater Renville County Get-together.” folks chewing on the delicious ribs and the fire crews It’s the Renville County Fireman’s Rib Cook-Off. And doing the cooking. This is my first time here. I was all 10 Renville County Fire Departments brought past chief at our Hector Fire Department, now I’m their best rib cooking talents to the Olivia Legion on just one of the crew. But our guys are having fun. Yep, Sept. 14 for this rib eating smorgasbord. And what doing their own share of rib tasting too. Our guys are makes the Renville County rib festival unique is checking a few others for any ‘special ingredients’ we every ticket purchaser gets to cast their vote for the can use next year.” ’Best Rib Tasting’ fire department. Joe Ryan has logged 21 years with the Sacred Rib tasting started at 4:30 p.m. Yes, each fire Heart, Minn. Fire Department. “This is just a perfect department set up its own rib cooking equipment example of community spirit,” he said. “It’s a diswith six to 10 rib cookers at each station. Yes, virtu- jointed world out there anymore; but this rib fest ally every square foot of available ground space was shows that we can pull together for fun events. occupied — including two, 26-foot by 40-foot tents Sometimes a major fire needs more than just the with tables and chairs for sit-down dinning elegance. hometown department to quench a huge fire. At this The other tent was a ‘stand up’ beverage center. Yes, rib fest, we’ve got all 10 departments heating things colorful banners and ‘studly T-shirts’ proudly identi- up. And there’s nothing better than sizzling ribs to make us all feel proud to be a fireman.” fied each department. Steve from the Danube, Minn. Fire Department The crowd was huge with over 900 tickets sold. The said, “I’m a first-timer, but I’m certain I’ll be back $20 ticket entitled the holder to a rib tasting adventures at six of the 10 rib stands. Everyone was pleas- next year. Until you actually get here and see your antly pleased at how imbibing a beer or two (maybe department barbequing ribs alongside nine other even three) activates one’s eating capacity. And the departments, then the true spirit of all us volunteer firemen hits home.” merriment was extravagant. A 14-year volunteer fireman, Brandon Wulf of the Rick Vogt of Olivia said, ”This is a beautiful thing.

Buffalo Lake, Minn. Fire Department says this event will keep on growing. This is his third year of rib cooking. “We’ve got 24 volunteer firemen. Yes, keeping your fire department at full strength can be an issue; but I sense community guys and gals are getting more involved. I think there’s a growing awareness of community vitality and our local fire department is often the key catalyst.” Sarah Hausken of the Olivia Cross of Calvary Church said, “This is what small town community spirit is all about. We church workers are always scouting for new events that help shape the spiritual life of a community. This rib fest — with every community in Renville County sharing their rib cooking talents — is just a beautiful expression of neighborly love.” A Stewart Fire Department volunteer simply commented, “If you’re looking for towns working together for a cause that benefits every fire department, you can’t beat this. You just sense the joy when you move around. And the sizzling aroma of all these rib cooking certainly adds to the spirit. Yep, beer tent is doing a good business too. And I know that increases the socializing of any group of people.” Ron Kopacek, Olivia Legion member, likely spoke for all commenting, “This certainly exceeded our expectations. Yes, our Inside bar staffed by our own members was busy, but the big beverage tent definitely was the gathering place for any and all people. And these fire department guys do know how to make ribs absolutely suburb tasting.” See FIRE DEPARTMENTS, pg. 31

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There’s still time to take steps to control buckthorn ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Fall is a great time of year to spot and manage the buckthorn on your property. Buckthorn is a tall shrub or small tree which can reach 25 feet tall. It is commonly found in the understory of woodlands, fence lines and forest edges. Buckthorn is easy to identify at this point in the season because its leaves maintain a dark green color after most trees and shrubs have changed color or the leaves have fallen off. There are two species of buckthorn which are invasive species in Minnesota: the common (Rhamnus cathartica) and the glossy (Fragula alnus). Both species are not native to Minnesota and were introduced in the early 1800’s from Europe as a plant used for hedges. Land owners are encouraged to make efforts to control it on their property as it is on the Minnesota restricted noxious weed list. It is illegal to sell, transport without a permit, or intentionally plant in Minnesota. In addition, the common and glossy buckthorns are an over-wintering host site for soybean aphids and should be removed in fence lines and woodlands near soybean fields to reduce aphid populations.

dark purple to black and are in clusters with one-quarter inch berries. The berries are not edible to humans, but birds readily consume them and spread the seeds causing them to be so aggressive and invasive. Management includes hand-pulling seedlings or small trees. A tool called a weed wrench can also assist with removing plants up to 2-1/2 inches in diameter. Some local Soil and Water Conservation Districts or other offices have weed wrenches for check-out or rent. For larger trees with 2-inch or larger diameter trunk. the plant should be cut down to the ground and the stump should be treated with chemical herbicide to prevent re-sprouting. There are also other methods of treatment such as foliar application or basal stem or bark treatPhotos courtesy of University of Minnesota Extension ment; but recognize that a foliar treatNot only is buckthorn an invasive species, it provides a winter home for soybean ment may also kill other desired species aphids. from spray drift. Utilizing a disposable brush may be a good option to spot treat only the buckthorn. Always follow label instructions for herbicides. This can be effective if temperatures are above freezing.

Other key identifying features are the common buckthorn have egg-shaped leaves with a pointed tip and stout thorns on its branches while the glossy buck- Buckthorn’s shiny leaves remain on the thorn has oval shaped leaves that are plant long after frost, making it easy to glossy and lacks thorns on its branches. identify this time of year. Female plants produce berries that are The bark of the buckthorn is smooth and fairly thin.

Proceeds help fund 10 departments FIRE DEPARTMENTS, from pg. 30

play? Kudos to the Morton Fire Department. They Summed up Harry Hawkinson, long-time staffer at have a special livestock trailer which apparently the Renville County Veteran Services Office, “We have ‘tidies up’ nicely. Olivia Fire Department Chief Tim Seehusen was a county filled with lots of generous people — especially when they have the opportunity of a common especially complimentary of his fellow fire squads. cause for every fire department in the county. Made “I’d give this event an ‘A’,” he said. “Every department was having a good time cooking up some smoking me proud to be a Renville County citizen today.” Total revenue from this huge rib fest is equally good ribs and making everyone feel proud to be here. divided among all 10 fire departments. That figure We’re the only county in the state doing such an wasn’t yet available. Suffice to say, it could approxi- event. I take my hat off to every Chief and your crews mate $2,000 per department. And also suffice to say, for being here. Next year? Absolutely! And again at this very definitely will continue as the annual the Olivia Legion. They’re great to work with and enough space to fit everyone in place.” v Renville County get-together. The people’s choice for ‘Best Ribs’? The Danube Fire Department. Veteran’s choice for best ribs? That too was the Danube Fire Department. Best looking dis-

For more information about buckthorn identification or control visit the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Minnesota DNR or the University of Minnesota Extension websites. You can also contact your local Extension office. This article was submitted by Katie Drewitz, University of Minnesota Extension. v

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2003 Dodge Ram 1500 quad cab w/ topper 54072 miles, pwr windows, locks, seats, 2004 Polaris 500 Ranger 4x4, cloth interior 1507 hrs, radio, half windshield, seat cover Polaris front mount ATV snow blade

16’ Sylvan boat on rolling trailer, trolling motor, Evinrude 75 hp Ezgo gas golf cart, tires are flat, does not run

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JD D130 riding lawn mower w/ bagger, 390 hrs, 48” deck, hydro drive

1989 Cadillac Fleetwood, full power, 4 dr at Aruze foreign coin Kromer Co. Field Turf Machine slot machine, Wallace 3-pt yard blade oyakata w/ coins and wood stand Yamasa Co. Ltd 3-pt sprayer w/ boom and panic saurus Hyflow pump foreign slot machine w/ coins and wood stand

2001 Bombardier Traxter 4x4 ATV, does not run 24” x 30” Pride Seed 18” x 24” Pride Seed (3) 12” x 18” Pride Seed 2’ x 30” Pride Seed 31” x 56” Redrock Cola

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Farmall 300 WF tractor w/ Schwartz loader bucket (**does not run**) Bale spear 330 Owatonna Mustang Skidsteer w/ dirt bucket, 4765 hrs Wurlitzer jukebox replica, plays 45 albums omt1015 infrared remote control

Bad Boy Elite Series zero-turn riding lawn mower, Kohler engine, 220 hrs, 60” deck

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6RRETIRED. For Sale: Wil-Rich JD 2700 disk ripper, 7 shank NH TR86 combine, 4WD, lat- FOR SALE: Serviceable Age 750 25’ stalk chopper; DMI 24’ 24” spacing, 10” points, ex- eral tilt, feeder reverser, Normande Dairy Bulls od, Ecolo-Champ chisel plow; tra set of points, excellent Maurer topper, Geringhoff George Polzin • Cadott, WI hite 16’ Hiniker model 816 3pt condition, very low acres, 6R30 head sights, 973 Ter- 715-289-4546 t & mounted chisel plow. All in $17,500/OBO. 952-212-3328 rain Tracer flex head, windmp, good condition. 320-630-1777 row pickup, 3pt head mover, RETIRING -30 Ft Great Cattle 001 pkg for $25,000. 952-212-3328 Plains (2004) Turbo-Till w/ We buy New Rolling Harrow/Reel ben Salvage Equipment Polled Hereford bred cows & Last Year A-One Cond. 2014 w/ Parts Available Wanted heifers, bull steer & heifer M&W #1710-5/7 Shank Earthand Hammell Equip., Inc. calves, fertility tested bulls. Master H.D. Series. 319-347ear (507)867-4910 All kinds of New & Used farm 608-235-9417 6676 or 319-347-6150 LM 0& equipment - disc chisels, field l in cults, planters, soil finishers, Registered Pinzgauer bred Tractors Leave cornheads, feed mills, discs, cows. 715-425-5925 Planting Equip balers, haybines, etc. 507- message. FOR SALE: JD 4450 quad, 438-9782 new tires and batteries, also JD 7000 Corn Planter, 2R, 3PT, Swine a JD loader, $24,500/OBO. $1,800, Fert. Avail. $350/Row Find what you need with an 715-234-1993 Retired. 507-383-8213 ad in The Land. 507-345-4523 FOR SALE: Yorkshire, HampFOR SALE: MF275 tractor, w/ shire, Duroc & Hamp/Duroc 4600 hrs, in good condition. Livestock Harvesting Equip boars, also gilts. Excellent 320-266-8745 selection. Raised outside. NEW AND USED TRACTOR FOR SALE: ‘06 9760, 2spd, FOR SALE: Black Angus Exc herd health. No PRSS. PARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, PRWD, 2779 hrs, 2050 sep bulls also Hamp, York, & Delivery avail. 320-760-0365 55, 50 Series & newer trac- hrs, Contour Master, single Hamp/Duroc boars & gilts. www.thelandonline.com tors, AC-all models, Large point latching, Maurer top- 320-598-3790 Inventory, We ship! Mark per, power cast tailboard, Heitman Tractor Salvage $55,000. 507-381-4406 EDIGER AUCTION SERVICE 715-673-4829 Your Auctioneers FOR SALE: 20’ Loftness stalk Col. Pat Ediger, Samantha Ediger-Johnson, Erika (Ediger) & Jim Connolly chopper, nice. 320-220-1138 Sell your farm equipment

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LOCATION: Behind Grand Irrigation Company, Clear Lake, MN 55319

AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Jim & Kathy have been in the potato business for over 40 years and have decided to retire. Sale to include potato equipment, trucks, tractors etc. Equipment must be removed by January 1, 2020. PREVIEW: By Appointment / LOADOUT: By Appointment

MFWD TRACTORS / LIVE BOTTOM TRUCKS / OTHER TRUCKS TRUCK ATTACHMENTS / BLADES / POTATO PLANTER POTATO WINDROWER & HARVESTER / POTATO CONVEYORS & OTHER POTATO EQUIPMENT / FARM EQUIPMENT / PARTS TIRES & WHEEL SPACERS SHOP EQUIPMENT / MISC. ITEM

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Spot, Duroc, Chester White, 1998 Volvo semi, 12.7L Detroit, Boars & Gilts available. 500HP, 10spd transmission, Monthly PRRS and PEDV. 160” WB, new steer tires, Delivery available. Steve 4 new drivers, 450K miles, Resler. 507-456-7746 very clean truck, $16,900/ OBO. 507-240-0294 Sell your livestock with a line ad in The Land. 507-345-4523

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Pets & Supplies Adorable pure bred Golden Retriever puppies, born 8/18/19, farm raised, ready to go, 3 males, $600/each. 715-267-6350

AUCTION

Thursday, November 21, 2019 - 10:00 a.m. Kerkhoff Auction Center

1500 East Bridge St., Redwood Falls, MN

Case IH 2188 axel flow combine, 5208 engine hours, 3943 seperator hours, 18.4 R42 front duals, 14.9-24 rears big top green tank, SN: JJC0191348 Case IH 1063 six-row 30” corn head missing outside snout ear savers, SN: JJC0069034 SEMI/HOPPER

2012 Mack CXU613 T/A w/ Sleeper, 789,000 miles, 395 hp, 242” WB, Air Ride, Super Singles, 3rd Axle 2007 Corn Husker 43’ Grain Hopper, 102” Wide x 83” High, Air Ride GRAIN CART

Lic. 70-06; 72-03; 70-85; 70-56 Belle Plaine & Arlington, Minn. Clerk: Ediger Auction Service-Belle Plaine, Minn. Deb Ediger Office Manager. Terms: Settlement due within 15 min. of auction conclusion with Personal Check, Cash or Major Credit Card (Credit cards will be charged a 5% convenience fee.)

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Case IH STX 375 four wheel drive tractor with 20.8 R 42 tires, 5,740 hours, power shift triple hydraulics, no PTO or 3 point bareback

Stout grapple rock bucket 82” Paumco 8’ bucket with skid plate Pallet forks 6’ skid loader dirt bucket Versatech skid loader pallet forks

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White 6200 12-row, 30inch planter herbicide and insecticide boxes acola SM 4000 monitor with corn and soy bean plates single row cleaners MACHINERY

Kewanee Model 1020 20-foot disc with walking tandems in center

Killbros 690 grain cart 1000 PTO SN: D1796156

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‘91 IH 8100 tandem grain truck w/ Cummins LAT10, 240HP, 9spd, RoadRanger, white cab, blue Scott box, 20’ w/ tarp, steerable 3rd axle, solid, good, clean truck, recent service & DOT. 507-381-7097

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Consigned so far is the line of equipment from the orville renneke & mildred renneke trusts including: Ford 4610 ii diesel, Case ih 5220 maxxum, Case ih 7120, Case ih 7130, John Deere model 1520 bean drill, Case ih Cyclo air 900 12-row planter, Behlen model n-380 grain dryer, John Deere model 510 5-shank ripper, Kewanee 22’ folding disc; White Wh 5-bottom plow, White model 230 folding field cultivator, international 183 12-row crop cultivator, Westfield augers, new holland 489 haybine, new holland 56 rake, new holland 268 baler, John Deere 120 stalk chopper; Gravity box, 8’ Farm King snowblower, Chevy C50 grain truck, Chevy 6400 grain truck, Chevy C65 grain truck, Chevy C60 grain truck. Again, this is just a partial listing, we are accepting other consignments on dates listed above. We also have a 24’ trailer full of cement contractor’s tools & misc. including cement mixers, generators, etc. Keep watching the website.

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2000 Ford Excursion, 7.3 Liter Diesel, 231,000 miles AT, 4x4 1993 Featherlight fifth-wheel trailer tandem axel 8x22” beaver tail wood is rotten trailer deck Ford 800 lift truck

Raptor Key Performance Model RP3018 Tri Axle Camper/Toy Hauler A/C, Awning, Sleeps 6 OTHER CONSIGNMENT

International 4600 Vibra shank field cultivator, 32’ walking tandems and 3-bar harrow Woods 3-point side mower Homemade pickup box 2-wheel wagon

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‘11 NH T9390, 705 hrs, ps duals ...................Sold ‘90 Ford 876, 8523 hrs duals.................... $24,500 ‘15’ Case/lH 370 HD, 895 hrs, 1000 PTO, full guidance, 4850 tires & duals .......$169,000 ‘14 Case/IH 370 HD, 7065 hrs, 1000 PTO duals .................................................... $78,000 ‘08 Case Steiger 435, 2460 hrs, power-shift, complete auto steer system, 800x38 duals.........................$108,000

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PLANTERS ‘15 White 9816FS 16-30 w/Agleader .............. $83,500 ‘12 White 8186, 16-30 w/liq. fert. .................... $53,000 ‘11 White 8516 CFS, Loaded .......................... $75,000 ‘06 White 8516 cfs .......................................... $54,000 ‘05 White 8182 12-30 w/liq ............................. $22,900 JD 7200 8-30 w/dry fert ..................................... $7,500 White 6122 w/bean unit ................................. $12,500

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT NEW NH E26C mini excavator ...................... On Hand NEW NH track & wheeled skidsteers............ On Hand NEW NH L228/L220/L232 wheeled units ...... On Hand NEW NH C227/C237 track units.................... On Hand ‘06 JD 332 trac/cab h/a................................... $24,500

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ADVERTISER LISTING 40 Square Cooperative Solution .............................................. 4 Beck's Hybrids ............................................................ 1, 20, 21 C & D Corporation Inc ........................................................... 8 Courtland Waste Handling .................................................... 23 Dairyland Seed Co ................................................................. 3 Ediger Auction ..................................................................... 35 Freudental Dairy & MFG Co ................................................ 19 Greenwald Farm Center ........................................................ 37 Henslin Auctions ....................................................... 32, 33, 34 Homestead Sales Inc ............................................................ 34 Kerkhoff Auction & Real Estate ......................................34, 35 Larson Brothers Implement .................................................. 37 Paulsen ................................................................................ 17 Pioneer ................................................................... 6, 7, 12, 13

• GPS APPLICATION AND GUIDANCE SYSTEMS

Pruess Elevator Inc .............................................................. 39

• Capability of spreading wet lime and manure

R & E Enterprises of Mankato .........................................37, 39

• Variable or conventional rate applications • ABLE TO SPREAD 1 to 20 TONS PER ACRE IN A SINGLE PASS

Rush Rivers Steel & Trim ..................................................... 11 Schweiss .............................................................................. 33

• Multiple units to minimize wait time

Smiths Mill .......................................................................... 38

• We have 25 trucks to haul product

Spanier Welding ................................................................... 14

For more information on delivery, spreading and rates, please email us at: aglime@randeofmn.com or call 800-388-3320 today!

Steffes Group ............................................................ 33, 34, 35

R & E Enterprises of Mankato, Inc. 1-800-388-3320 www.randeofmn.com

World Health Link ............................................................... 28

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

Bats in Brooten

he World Series brought the 2019 baseball season to a close, but many baseball fans get through winter thinking about next year — signing free agents, trades, or the prospects of their local team. Minnesota is a baseball state. It has more amateur baseball teams than any other state, somewhere over 300. It tops all states in the number of American Legion baseball teams. The Northwoods League is a collegiate summer league where top college players are scouted by the pros. And, of course, the St. Paul Saints and the Minnesota Twins. (We also have some claim to the FargoMoorhead Redhawks.) With that attachment to baseball, should we be surprised Brooten, Minn. is home to MaxBat, which makes 30,000 to 40,000 bats annually? MaxBat was founded by Jim Anderson of Minneapolis, who made bats in his basement as a hobby. Glacial Wood Products of Brooten, the largest wood-turning company in the United States, had experience making bats. Paul Johnson, who operates MaxBat, said they wanted to go into bats as a business. They teamed up with Anderson and a new company was formed. Their bats are used all over the world. The first homerun hit at Target field was by Jason Kubel using a MaxBat. Current major

leaguers swinging MaxBat bats include Wil Myers of the San Diego Padres, and Max Muncy and Joc Pederson of the Los Angeles Dodgers. While having major league customers speaks to the quality of the product, Johnson said that half of their business is amateur ballplayers … which makes Minnesota an excellent place to be located. Their bats are made out of Rock Maple (which is predominant), Yellow Birch, and Northern White Ash. To customize a bat, they need to know what model, length and weight is desired. “Then we have to choose the right species and the correct weight piece of wood,” Johnson said. “We have to weigh all our wood when it comes in and sort it accordingly.” Lengths of wood are stacked like firewood in the manufacturing room. A computeroperated lathe turns out the desired product. Stain is applied in a separate area. Customers have their choice of color combinations.

Brooten, Minn.

The combination of Anderson’s idea and Johnson’s company has been a winning one. And its rural Minnesota location even has an ag connection. Johnson said that all the waste from the bats — the shavings and the dust — goes to a dairy farmer. MaxBat has a showroom for bats and accessories along Highway 55 in Brooten. Contact information and more detail can be found at their website, www. maxbats.com. v

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