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Have you all been good boys and girls $45 million in damage to the Red River this year? No swearing at the combine? Valley red and yellow potato crops. The Nasty text messages to your local weatheffects of this catastrophe will be longerman? We all know Santa is checking range as growers expect a shortage of his list. Much like your financial lender, seed stock for next year. you want to be on his “nice” list. I’m not sure what Santa could have in But with a late Thanksgiving, a late his bag to help these growers. We know harvest and the typical scurrying of the he likes sugar cookies (and who doesn’t holiday season, you might not have had like French fries?) so hopefully he can LAND MINDS the opportunity to get your letter off to come up with something. With the U.S. the jolly old elf (Santa — not your lendDepartment of Agriculture handing out By Paul Malchow er). As a service to the loyal readers of billions of dollars in trade mitigation The Land, I’d like to help compile your payments, maybe they can find a few wish list. crumbs in the coffers to help these folks out too. For the soybean growers, bring a little love for fellow man to China. Much has been Steaks could be on Santa’s gift list for those hardsaid concerning the communist country’s trade feud to-shop-for friends and relatives. Cattle producers with the United States and President Trump’s could use the boost as they have been stuck in a steadfast refusal to budge on tariffs. But it takes supply/demand quagmire for much of 2019. two to tango, as they say. Help China see that Reasonable feed prices have helped float the livehealthy trade between the two global giants is bene- stock boat, but with a dismal harvest that could ficial to everyone. change in a hurry. China has experienced a disastrous 2019 with its And maybe Santa should hand out some gift cerAfrican swine fever epidemic and could greatly ben- tificates to local hamburger joints. Not only would it efit from the United States’ expertise in biosecurity. help the mom-and-pop operations do battle with the Extending the olive branch of animal health could fast food giants, but it might remind everyone what go a long way in mending the frayed relations a good old-fashioned hamburger tastes like. Burger between the two countries. I doubt it would hurt the King is touting their veggie burger tastes as good as tenuous U.S. hog market as well. the Whopper. My question is, why wouldn’t you With all of the lip service being paid to renewable want the real deal if they taste the same? Is processed food with additives and chemicals that much energy and reducing dependency on fossil fuels, better for your health? I think not. Santa could bring a little common sense to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Granting waivers Santa can only drink so many glasses of milk with to the country’s biofuel laws flies in the face of envi- his cookies on Christmas Eve and dairy farmers ronmental protection. It also reduces the market for need some love too. First of all, a piece of coal for corn growers, has resulted in the closure of ethanol Sonny Perdue for being insensitive toward smaller plants and put a lot of people out of work. The EPA dairies. Perhaps a trade deal could be made with is on Santa’s naughty list for sure. the North Pole. Those elves have to get their dairy procucts from somewhere. The sugar beet and potato crops took it on the chin this growing season. We here at The Land know it’s been a rough year all the way around in the ag business. We congratuA Reuters News Service report by Rod Nickel on late you for hanging in there and for being willing Nov. 27 tells of the trials of Hallock, Minn. farmer to give it another go in 2020. Have a safe and restDan Younggren. Younggren was unable to harvest ful Christmas! 500 acres of sugar beets (40 percent of his plantings) due to horrible fall weather. To top it off, P.S.: For those Santas out there still stuck for Younggren’s contract with American Crystal Sugar gifts, The Land’s Cookbook Volume IV isn’t a bad dictates he pay a fixed cost of $343 for every unhar- way to go. The first three editions sold out fast and vested acre — totaling roughly $171,500 to be Volume IV is well on its way. A handy order form docked from payments for beets he did harvest. can be found on page 24 of this edition of The Land. Potato farmers felt Mother Nature’s wrath this Paul Malchow is the managing editor of The Land. fall as well. Successive nights of sub-freezing temHe may be reached at editor@TheLandOnline.com.v peratures at the end of October caused an estimated

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Thar she blows: More fallout from ‘Mount Tariff’ No major American daily newspaper That’s not how markets — or even features sharper, more poisonous pens White Houses — work, the Journal than the market-focused writers at the reminded readers. In fact, “He’s wrong on Wall Street Journal. When these opinion every count.” peddlers go after you in print, they hit That unmistakable poke arrived just as hard, fast, and — most of the time — the President was, yet again, repositionwith inarguable fact. ing his ever-shifting position on a muchWitness the Journal’s lead editorial awaited U.S.-China trade deal. Well, Mr. Dec. 3, titled “Mount Tariff Erupts FARM & FOOD FILE Trump opined from Europe, “In some Again,” a full-frontal assault on ways I like the idea of waiting until after By Alan Guebert President Donald J. Trump’s day-before the election for the China deal.” tweets in which he imposed new steel Yes, that election, Nov. 3, 2020, a full tariffs on two of American agriculgrowing season from now. ture’s biggest export competitors — So where does all this presidential and now China’s growing ag suppliers tweaking, tweeting, and, according to the Journal, — Brazil and Argentina. twaddle, leave U.S. farmers and ranchers, Chinese “It’s hard to know exactly what motivated Mr. buyers, and the U.S. economy? Trump’s tweets,” wondered the editorialists, “… but One unlikely comparison captures the essence of he seems to think he can use tariffs as a two-fer to the President’s tariff policy and, as he calls it, the help struggling U.S. steel makers while punishing “fake news” media, especially his hometown newsArgentina and Brazil for displacing U.S. farm paper, the New York Times. exports to China.” First, predictably, U.S. steel tariffs have hit U.S. steelmakers harder than foreign steel exporters. As the Journal noted, U.S. steel prices “have plunged by nearly half since June 2018” and “(p)rimary metal manufacturing jobs have fallen by 7,900 since [this] January…” These facts are confirmed in the stock price of U.S. Steel, the nation’s second largest steel maker. After more than a year of market-guarding tariffs, U.S. Steel shares now hover at $13, up from its 2019 low of $10.14 in mid-October but still 30 percent below its Jan. 2 price of $18.51. Clearly, protective steel tariffs have bloodied, not boosted, the American steel sector. As such, why impose the same, wrong-headed policies now on Argentina — a nation that, according the Journal, “makes up less than 1 percent of U.S. steel imports” — and Brazil, a key ag export competitor?

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That wrongness will be amplified by the President’s “wait-until-the-election” plan on any China trade deal. Indeed, in less than 24 hours the White House somehow found the best worst way to ensure that China, Argentina, and Brazil become even better trading buddies next year while U.S. farmers and ranchers see more of their markets simply handed over to competitors. And that’s if Mount Tariff doesn’t blow again. If it does, the Chinese-Argentine-Brazilian ag trade triangle could become even more set in concrete. But don’t take it from me; take it from the nation’s leading business newspaper, the Wall Street Journal, the flagship of Rupert Murdoch’s American media empire that includes Fox News. Oh, I nearly forgot, the aforementioned “fake news” comparison: As the U.S. steel industry was losing jobs, markets, and value under the tariff regime imposed by the President, one of his toughest media critics, the “fake news” New York Times, was killing it in the market. On Jan. 2, the Times’ share price was $21.85; its year-to-date high, $35.68 per share, was hit on July 31. Its Dec. 3 price was $31.29, up (so far) in 2019 a whopping 43 percent. That, too, is an irrefutable market reality; investors pay for solid value, not molten lava. Just ask the miners at the Wall Street Journal. The Farm and Food File is published weekly through the United States and Canada. Past columns, events and contact information are posted at www.farmandfoodfile.com. v

MCGA offers scholarships The Minnesota Corn Growers Association is again providing two statewide scholarships for college students aspiring to become future agricultural leaders. For the second year, MCGA will offer a $5,000 scholarship to two students who are currently enrolled or will be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student during the fall 2020 semester. MCGA scholarship applicants must be a young adult member of MCGA who is working toward a degree in an agriculture-related field. The young adult membership, available to ages 16–24, was launched for future agricultural leaders who would like to participate in grassroots advocacy today. For more information on the program, visit mncorn.org/join. The deadline to apply for the statewide scholarship is Jan. 31, 2020. This article was submitted by the Minnesota Corn Growers Association. v

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Suggestions for your Christmas list So, it’s a wrap. Everything is under paper and under the tree. You’re done with all your shopping, except for one person … or two … maybe four. So what do you get for that hard-to-buy-for person who never likes anything? Well, as THE BOOKWORM they say, a book is a present SEZ they’ll open again and again; so why not head to your local By Terri Schlichenmeyer bookstore for these great gifts? The traveler on your list will love reading “Layover” by David Bell. It’s the story of a man who meets an intriguing stranger in an airport and falls in love with her. What happens next isn’t a love story. For the giftee who loves being organized, wrap up “Careful What You Wish For” by Hallie Ephron, a novel about a professional organizer whose husband is a hoarder. She has a couple of new clients who will give her something else to think about — except one thing leads to another and she finds herself in a much, much bigger mess. Wrap it up with another makes-you-think novel: “The Lightest Object in the Universe” by Kimi Eisele, a story of the end of the world, and a chance to rebuild society anew. For road trippers, “The Vagabonds” by Jeff Guinn” makes a great gift idea. It’s the story of ten years’ worth of road-trips taken by friends Henry Ford and Thomas Edison: the things they saw, the places they visited, and why they had to stop their (very much beloved) vacations together. Wrap it up with “Two-Buck Chuck & The Marlboro Man: The New Old West” by Frank Bergon, a lively book that takes readers on a trip to meet people who hold the image of the West that used to be, and how it fits in with what the West is today. Still need more creepiness beneath your tree? Then find “Celebrity Ghosts and Notorious Hauntings” by Marie D. Jones, a book about Hollyweird’s weirdness, and others; and “Unexplained” by Richard Maclean Smith, a book of hair-raising stories that will show you that there are things to learn from a good scare. Wrap them both up with “I Know What I Saw” by Linda S. Godfrey, a book about monsters, urban legends, and things that go “bump” in the night. The Bookworm is Terri Schlichenmeyer. Terri has been reading since she was 3 years old and never goes anywhere without a book. She lives in Wisconsin with three dogs and 10,000 books. v

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Letter: Is Dean Foods bankruptcy a sign of trouble? Dear Editor, As it has been well-reported, Dean Foods filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy on Nov. 12. Should we be surprised? No. The writing on the wall has been there for a while. Should we be worried? Yes. The most worrying part is who the biggest player is looking to buy them out (or partially buy them out) — Dairy Farmers of America (DFA). DFA is a member-owned cooperative that buys and processes their own milk. This means that DFA should be representing the best interests of their

members. However, being a processor also means that they need to make sure they show profits in that division of DFA. DFA has long been accused of keeping prices low to the producer and maximizing profits in processing. Recent reports have said DFA controls somewhere around 30 percent of the milk in the United States. DFA and Deans are in advanced talks about Deans being sold to DFA. This is an absolute worst-case scenario for milk producers all over the country. If DFA is allowed to acquire Dean

Foods, they will be securing the largest processor of dairy products in the United States. What percent of the milk will they control then? Over the years, DFA has slowly been building their control of producers and processing plants by nothing less than “hostile takeovers.» They started with small cooperatives that were in financial trouble, then moved on to larger cooperatives that marketed their milk through Dairy Marketing Services (a subsidiary of DFA), and now have moved on to larger processors. DFA gets their “foot” in the door by giving these larger processors loans to keep running their day-to-day operations. Then, when they develop any issues, including bankruptcy, DFA moves in for the kill. This is exactly what happened with Dean Foods. It is reported that Dean’s owes DFA close to $173 million.

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So, what does this mean for the dairy farmer? That question is still up in the air. The bankruptcy court has approved that Deans can pay essential customers (dairy farmers). Dairy farmers are getting paid, but their payments were about four days late. If DFA were to survive all the inquiries and lawsuits to buy Deans, those farmers would now be forced to sell their milk to DFA, or look for another means of selling their milk, if any other marketing option would even be available, or leave the industry. It will be an interesting few months while this plays out. However, please continue to support your local farmer. These men and women are the backbone of America and deserve your respect and appreciation, especially in this time of uncertainty. Abbey Campbell, Member, Farm Women United

Calendar of Events Visit www.TheLandOnline.com to view our complete calendar and enter your own events, or send an e-mail with your event’s details to editor@thelandonline.com. Dec. 17 — 2020 Farm Bill Decisions — Cresco, Iowa — FSA professionals will be on hand to discuss 2018 farm bill regulations and rules; the current financial picture for Iowa agriculture; and online resources. — Contact Sue Barnes at skbarnes@iastate.edu or (563) 547-3001. Dec. 17 — Women In Ag - Farming for Bushels or Profitability — Cherokee, Iowa — Learn more about agronomy and related agricultural topics through distance-learning sessions of Agronomy in the Field. — Contact Mary Tuttle at mtuttle@iastate.edu or (712) 225-6196. Dec. 17 — Cattle Feeder Days Program — Rochester, Minn. — Topics include intake management for starting calves; liver abscess prevalence and tylan intervention opportunities; and late days on feed deaths. — Contact Joe Armstrong at armst225@umn.edu or (612) 624-3610. Dec. 17 — Women’s Agronomy in the Field — Garner, Iowa — A focus on looking at return on investments and how to use and apply research results

to make decisions to get the best ROI for your farming operation. — Contact Taylor Nelson at nelsont@iastate.edu or (641) 923-2856. Dec. 17 — Farm Bill Crops Education Meeting — Blue Earth, Minn. — Meeting will help crop producers understand decisions regarding the 2018 farm bill reauthorization of ARC and PLC programs. — Contact Katie Carr at katiec@umn.edu or (612) 625-1964. Dec. 17 — Farm Bill Crops Education Meeting — Springfield, Minn. — Contact Katie Carr at katiec@umn.edu or (612) 625-1964. Dec. 17 — Farm Bill Crops Education Meeting — Slayton, Minn. — Contact Katie Carr at katiec@umn.edu or (612) 625-1964. Dec. 18 — Produce Safety Rule Training — Waseca, Minn. — Topics include produce safety regulatory requirements; best practices related to worker health and hygiene; crop inputs and soil amendments; domestic and wild animals; water use and testing. — Contact U of M Extension at (651) 5393648.

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An ode to the family grain cart driver under pressure because everyone needs If you are reading this and experienced their combines going in the midst of the it, you have (so far) lived to tell about it. harvest. I’m talking about the plight (and darMy husband figured the $8,000 repair ing) of the farm’s grain cart driver. bill was still cheaper than a divorce setIt’s like an unspoken language among tlement. And now we have deemed it necthese brave people. They just go about essary to put that mechanic on our their duties every harvest season, driving Christmas card list. a few rows over and minding not only • Rows are mysterious. Sometimes my their own business but that of the comTABLE TALK husband will say I need to get further bine driver as well. Multi-tasking has to By Karen Schwaller over a row, or closer to him a row. be one of the many skills honed by someSometimes it’s both of the requests withone who would dare to drive a couple of in several yards, and I’m back to where I feet away from the soybean head with one hand on the steering wheel and the other on a sand- started. Grain cart drivers are not supposed to understand … they just drive. wich fresh out of the nosebag. • Everyone dumps on you. Sometimes when I’m (The sandwich might be fresh out of the nosebag, emptying into the truck while the combine is empbut the jury is sometimes out regarding the freshtying into the cart, I’m reminded of the meaning of ness of the sandwich — especially the longer harthat poetic scenario. Sometimes you can spew out vest season drudges on.) your anger, but others often stand ready to pile While terrible things have only sometimes been more on. We just need to keep on unloading it. my own experience in running the grain cart, I’ve • ”Close the gate” means something totally differheard the tales from others who have also slid down ent on the grain cart than it does when chasing that slippery slope. This is a collection of some of around behind farm animals. If you do it wrong in the wisdoms I’ve learned from my experiences and the barn yard, you can be trampled by hooves on others who had the same lapse of good sense that I the run. If you do it wrong on the unloading auger, did when I agreed to run the grain cart. you’ll get to know your shovel. Be it known that: • You must be a mind reader. Last fall our combine experienced issues with the hydro. This meant it sometimes (not all the time) lost power going up inclines — even small ones. Between that and the soggy 2018 harvesting conditions which in themselves made harvesting a chore, I was just supposed to know when my husband was dropping back to fill the back of the cart, or if he was losing power and needed me to slow down. The radio was pretty interesting some days … and pretty quiet some days. Long story short, the combine was fixed after harvest and brought back home. But the same issue resurfaced again this year. Once again, my husband found himself at that rocky place between me and the mechanics who could help, who would now work

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Either way, copious scooping is involved. • Be ready to accept blame. Whether it means there is corn on the ground, the tariff issue drags on, or if Uncle Billy showed up with toenail fungus at the town’s annual grape-stomping festival, somehow any of those things can be traced directly back to the person sitting in the seat of the grain cart tractor. • Sometimes you have to answer the call. Let’s face it — a bladder can hold only so much, and will only handle so much driving across rows at high speeds. And when the corn’s yielding well, there is only time for unloading and hurrying back to the combine. When the tractor is finally stopped, someone is usually on the radio calling for you, wanting to know if you’re on your way back. (Sigh…) Anyone running the grain cart understands what it is to be a young mother. Everyone needs you — now! And yet, when it’s all said and done, some days there is a whole lot more said than done. Regardless, every person involved in the harvest has an important job — even the grain cart driver. And every year we hope to live to tell about it. Karen Schwaller brings “Table Talk” to The Land from her home near Milford, Iowa. She can be reached at kschwaller@evertek.net. v

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Feeding the 2019 crop: Quality issues to consider It’s no secret that crop producers in the upper Midwest faced numerous climatic challenges this past year. Snowstorms well into April led to a wet spring and delayed planting. As we inched closer to harvest season, the question on everyone’s mind was whether or not the crop had reached physiological maturity. This concern became especially evident in the region’s corn crop, as late planted and those perpetually wet fields resulted in some higher harvest moistures and lighter test weights. When other harvest complications are added into the mix, such as LP shortages or weather-related delays, the risks related to grain quality and contamination become of greater importance. Since nearly 60-70 percent of the U.S. crop is destined for feed, the implications of decreased feed quality could influence a large number of livestock producers. Unfortunately, the hog industry is not immune to these issues, and pork producers will need to remember this as the 2019 crop makes its way to various rations. Being aware of the different quality issues that could occur because of growing or storage conditions and knowing how to properly test feed is important in order to achieve optimal performance in the barn. Mycotoxins in the grain supply One major concern related to feed quality is the presence of mycotoxins. Mycotoxins, which are toxic compounds-produced molds, can be found in various grain crops. Like other molds common in everyday life, mycotoxins are influenced by things like temperature, humidity and moisture. Weather conditions this past summer in some parts of our region led to favorable conditions for mycotoxin development; but it is also important to remember they can originate throughout a plant’s life cycle as well as during harvesting, storage or processing. Swine can be especially susceptible to the effects of particular mycotoxin compounds, and depending on their phase of the production cycle, significant impacts on health and productivity could be observed. While hundreds of specific mycotoxin compounds have been identified, a handful of those are of particular interest and of concern to hog producers. Like other contaminants, mycotoxins are typically measured in parts per million (ppm) or parts per billion (ppb). To put that into perspective, one part per million would be the equivalent of one corn plant in about a 40-acre corn field. One part per billion, on the other hand, would be the equivalent to one corn plant in about 40,000 acres of corn. Because they can’t be detected by smell or by the naked eye, the importance of regular feed analysis cannot be understated. Fusarium toxins The Fusarium group of mycotoxins, such as vomitoxin, zearalenone and fumonisins, are the result of cool, wet growing conditions, and pose the greatest threat to swine compared to other livestock.

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Vomitoxin Deoxynivalenol, or referred to as SWINE & U vomitoxin, DON or “refusal factor”, By Jason Ertl is most commonly found in the upper midwest in corn but can also be found in small grains. Symptoms of vomitoxin include reduced feed intake at levels of 1 ppm. Increased concentrations (5-10 ppm) can result in feed refusal and ultimately weight loss and vomiting.

ed in the Midwest. Ochratoxin is also a known carcinogen and a concern for human health. When consumed at 1-3 ppm, it can cause liver or kidney damage, reduced feed efficiency and increased mortality. Further details of mycotoxin activity in swine diets can be found in a publication from Kansas State University. Find it on the internet at https://z. umn.edu/KStateMycotoxins. Testing feed for added insurance Zearalenone In the event of favorable conditions for fungal The mycotoxin zearalenone, or the “giberella development and potential for mycotoxins, swine toxin,” often occurs as a result of improper moisture producers, nutrition specialists and feed mills may and/or storage conditions. Zearalenone is typically be curious about the quality of grain used in their found in cereals as well as corn, and results in rations. Regularly testing — not only grain, but also estrogenic effects such as vulva reddening or swell- complete feed — should be a standard operating ing, rectal or vaginal prolapse, irregular estrus procedure to ensure correct nutrient content and cycles and reduced litter size, with pre-pubertal feed consistency. In situations where feed or grain gilts being the phase of production most susceptible. contamination is likely, many grain or feed testing Young growing pigs can be affected in concentrafacilities have the ability to test for mycotoxins. tions of less than one part per million, while breedThe key to collecting reliable and accurate lab ing females, finishing pigs and boars can be affected results begins with closely following sampling and at 2 ppm and 3 ppm respectively. submission procedure. Since every feed mill and hog Fumonisins farm is different, it is difficult to generalize samFumonisins can be found throughout the corn pro- pling methods, but there are some concepts and conducing states — especially when cool, wet weather siderations to keep on your mind throughout the at maturity follows drought stress. This mycotoxin sampling process. mainly affects the heart, liver and lungs with acute Depending on the sampling equipment used (slotsymptoms such as immunosuppression and pulmoted grain probe, for example) it is essential to get nary edema (fluid in the lungs). In the situation multiple and random samples from the grain/feed where low amounts of fumonsin are ingested over source (bulk container/feed bag/feeder). Combine long periods of time, lower feed intakes and lower and mix these samples to create a composite samgrowth rates are observed. ple. Splitting into subsamples can allow for more Weather conditions also bring out-of-town mycomanageable shipping and processing, as well as protoxins vide a secondary sample to save as a backup in the Aflatoxin event that retesting becomes necessary. Aflatoxin (Apergillus flavus) is most commonly Feed and grain is often submitted in clear plastic found in the southeast United States, but can occur zip-top bags. However, paper or breathable cloth in the corn belt during drought conditions or grain bags are favored by some labs due to their ability to stored at high moisture and temperature. Aflatoxin, prevent excess condensation or moisture in potena known carcinogen, is also the only mycotoxin reg- tially contaminated feeds. As always, proper labelulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as ing of samples is crucial. Information such as samthere are safety implications in grains intended for ple date, feed/grain type, lot and sampler initials are human consumption. Low amounts, such as 20-200 the minimum amount of detail needed. Producers ppb, can result in decreased growth performance; with questions about grain/feed sampling should and consumption at levels over 1000 ppb can result contact the local Extension office, nutritionist, veterin death. Aflatoxin accumulates in body tissues over inarian or testing lab for further instructions and time, resulting in chronic toxicity being more comrecommendations. monly observed than acute cases. Reduced liver function and suppressed immune system (resulting What to do with contaminated feed Since it’s impossible to remove harmful mycotoxin secondary health issues) are among the most ins, producers will need to explore other options or common symptoms. uses for contaminated feed or grain. Ochratoxin Feed potentially contaminated feed to small test Like aflatoxin, ochratoxin is most commonly found in the southeastern states, but has been documentSee SWINE & U, pg. 14

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Sleepy Eye lights draws thousands every year 15 members. The formation LIGHTS, from pg. 11 of the board allows for trees. That’s over 250,000 responsibilities to be divLED lights in all. “It’s defivied up among its members. nitely growing every year,” In 2018 there was 70 indiHittesdorf said. viduals and businesses that With so many lights, it provided financial donatakes a lot of manpower to tions for the lights. get everything ready for There are two ways to opening night. “We start view the holiday lights: by MEA weekend.” Hittesdorf foot or by vehicle. In the explains they begin putting vehicle, tune your radio to lights up on that weekend so 89.1 to enjoy the music as the young people will be the lights move in sync with available to help. They conit. Last year 11,760 cars tinue putting up lights every went through the park to weekend until Thanksgiving enjoy the holiday lights. when the holiday lights opens to the public. New last year, and something Hittesdorf is especialLights and displays cost Organizers estimated over 11,000 cars drove through the park ly proud of, is the patriotic last year to take in the light show. money. Donations are vital song which was added — to the success of the holiday lights. Area businesses, along with pri- food stand sells hot dogs, taco in a bag along with the red, white and blue vate donations, have allowed for addi- and kraut dogs. According to Hittesdorf, lights that turn on when the song is tional displays and lights year after the food stand is always a success and played. This was a way to honor the year. Two times a year, the Holiday the money made there helps in funding military and those who serve the Sleepy Eye community — such as emergency Lights in Motion has a food stand out- the lights. first responders. side Schutz Family Foods in town. “We This year, a Holiday Lights in Motion get huge support,” Hittesdorf said. The board was formed and there’s currently

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Japan continues as a growing market for U.S. beef By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Emeritus Idaho beef producer Kevin Jones, newly elected Chairman of the U. S. Meat Export Federation, traveled to Japan recently. Here’s Jones comments from a Nov. 18 Red River Farm Network interview at the National Farm Broadcaster’s Kevin Jones Convention: “I’m a third generation member of our family cattle feeding operation with my brother in southern Idaho. I just returned along with 30 other producers from a visit to Japan. We call it the Heartland Trip because we take producers from across America.” RRFN reporter Cara Hart had this to say: “This must have been a most timely trip since it appears the trade treaty with Japan is being solidified shortly.” Said Jones, “Yes, it was happening when we were there … so high excitement for we 30 producers and the Japanese buyers we were meeting with. It’s nearly a 30 percent reduction in our tariffs! That puts us on a level playing field with our competitors — mainly Australia. So hopefully we’re on track to

see that put in place right expectation for the U.S. export after Jan. 1. First it has to be market in 2020?” Jones approved by the Japanese responded, “I’m very positive parliament.” for all U.S. meats. I see good growth in the beef sector. This Hart asked Jones to comtariff reduction is just what ment about grilling beef United States: $7.3 billion we need for both beef and becoming so popular in Japan. pork. Pork enjoyed tremen(14.8% of total beef exports) “One of the big promotions dous growth already this year. Australia: $6.5 billion (13.3%) we’re doing in Japan is the We might finish out the year thick-cut U.S. style of barwith double-digit growth in Brazil: $5.5 billion (11.1%) beque beef,” Jones said. “In pork exports. Beef looks about India: $3.4 billion (6.9%) America, everybody has a barflat with previous years, but beque grill in their backyard. we had a record year last year. Netherlands: $2.9 billion (5.9%) Not so in Japan because their So going into 2020 I think population mostly lives in Ireland: $2.3 billion (4.8%) everything looks positive for apartment complexes. They U.S. meat exports in world New Zealand: $2.1 billion (4.4%) have to rent a place if they trade. Much depends on what want to barbeque their beef. Argentina: $1.93 billion (3.93%) happens with China and the This means renting a facility a trade agreement talks with Canada: $1.91 billion (3.88%) year in advance. But this is a that huge country.” big event for them. These barPoland: $1.73 billion (3.5%) Questioned on the impact of beque events are catching on African swine fever, Jones said big with the Japanese people.” simply, “It’s very bullish. We’re seeing a huge deficit of Broadcaster Don Wick asked Jones, “What’s your pork in China. That has to be filled somewhere. We’re hoping we can get on a level playing field with that huge country soon. Get tariff reductions in place and U.S. meat exports will be ready to roll.” Don Halstrom, President and CEO of the U.S. Meat producers may be a solution. Ruminants such as Export Federation, echoes the enthusiasm of Jones. beef cattle or sheep are less susceptible to the “We are very upbeat on the opportunity in Japan effects of mycotoxin toxicity. when we get duties on a level playing field with For more options about marketing mycotoxin-con- major competitors, including Australia, Europe, taminated grains, visit the U of M Extension webCanada and Mexico. We feel this will enable us to site at https://extension.umn.edu/swine-nutrition/ move the needle further and regain some of the share mycotoxins-harm-swine-health-and-reproductivelost for pork and beef.” performance. He added, “Achieving a level playing field for duties Jason Ertl is the University of Minnesota in Japan at a time when the Australian beef herd is Extension Educator for Ag Production Systems in at a relatively low number should position the Nicollet and Sibley Counties. He can be reached at United States to do very well in regaining the share ertlx019@umn.edu. v of beef exports to Japan.” v

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Rural Minnesota communities have much to offer By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Emeritus GRANITE FALLS, Minn. — “It’s easy to succumb to the negative stories that surround us and to miss all the wonderful things happening right in front of us.” Those encouraging words came from University of Minnesota Neil Linscheid Extension Educator Neil Linscheid. Linscheid was the keynote speaker at the “Connecting the Communities of the Yellowstone Trail” event which took place Nov. 22 in Granite Falls. “It’s time to write your own story,” Linscheid said. “If you don’t own your story, somebody else will. And unfortunately, it’s the negative stories that make the headlines. We have to push back against this deficit.” When asked by The Land about highlights in rural Minnesota today, he responded, “We’re seeing new energy in rural Minnesota. New energy is found in communities all along the Yellowstone Trail and in fact all of rural Minnesota. You can find new art installations; new businesses and a new entrepreneurial spirit prevailing across our Minnesota landscape. “Yes, energy is contagious. You see a filled room here tonight. People are sick of living in the past. They’re ready to change the future and they want to be part of that change. So I congratulate the Yellowstone Trail Alliance. Your people are making a difference.” The Alliance is a grassroots organization of residents in communities along U.S. Highway 212 from Buffalo Lake to Ortonville. They work to promote their communities as places to visit and live. Yes, they have history too — dating back to the original “Yellowstone Trail Association” which spanned the country from Plymouth Rock on the East Coast to Puget Sound on the West Coast. In the early days of automobile travel, Yellowstone Trail signs were frequently noted in communities along the route to Yellowstone National Park. “So the story I share is one of adaption and success by rural communities,” Linscheid said. “In researching demographic and economic trends in rural Minnesota, we find the data tells a much different story than what is so often told in popular media.” A repeated theme has been the ‘brain drain’ of young people leaving rural communities. However, the out-migration is primarily occurring among

young people just out of high school. Linscheid said rural areas in much of the state are seeing an inmigration of people in their 30s, 40s and 50s. “So you’re trading 18-year-olds without much education and earning potentials for 30-year olds. And these 30-year-olds often have education, skills and they are bringing kids into your communities, your schools and your churches. This isn’t a terrible thing,” Linscheid said. But is the explosion of technology driving these changes? Are bigger equipment and bigger farms the price rural Minnesota pays for new technology? “The rapid change is not a new story,” Linscheid stressed. “This evolution of fewer and bigger farms has been occurring for decades. Yes, it has displaced employment, but not necessarily eliminated employment. Many that used to work in manual farm labor now work in a service sector job; but often still very directly related to agriculture. Think of the many agronomists, nutrition specialists, mechanics and computer service specialists that are now common across rural Minnesota. Yes, computers and robotic milking systems now dominate the Minnesota dairy industry, but health and nutrition specialists are also now paramount in this rapidly changing industry. “Yes, the technological changes are changing the nature of work. It’s changing the scale of human labor required. But that often has a positive impact on your community. They make life more productive; they make business more productive. It doesn’t mean that your community lost in some great race with the community next door.” Linscheid admitted the loss of small farms, their families and their households is losing a piece of the social fabric of a community. But that is why the emergence of new entrepreneurs into a town is so vital. And this is happening in rural Minnesota. He referred to Yellow Medicine County. It has seen agricultural jobs decline by more than 1,000 since the 1970s. But as farms became larger and more mechanized, new jobs have been created in manufacturing, service industries and government. “This is a story of transitions from a farming-based economy to an economy that has successively managed enormous technological transition and remade itself in communities along this trail.“ Linscheid pointed out rural Main Streets are in a state of change which is part of a nationwide evolution. “Main Streets have been restructuring themselves since at least the 1950s. Yes, some rural areas

are seeing population declines. Yet there are more households in rural areas today than there were in 1970; but modern households include fewer numbers per household.” He noted nationwide polls indicate a majority of people prefer living in lower density areas. People identify a simpler pace of life, safety and security and low-cost housing as why they would move to rural areas. He also reported that many people who grew up in rural areas left, but now have returned. Some newcomers were people who first visited as tourists. That is why he encouraged the Yellowstone Trail Alliance to continue to promote the trail as place to visit. “Generally, people who visit your community think it might also be a good place to live. And that is why communities along the Yellowstone Trail need to be connected and working together to promote their communities.” He emphasizes the importance of believing your story enough to speak highly of your community — even at the local coffee shop were travelers may be stopping only for a cup of coffee. “A friendly greeting to these highway travelers can often be just the spark to ignite a conversation that leads to an unexpected new family in your town — possibly even new business and jobs as well. Just acknowledge that wonderful things are happening right in front of us,” summed up Linscheid. v

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Trade deal with China may be on hold until after election MIELKE, from pg. 18 In other trade news, HighGround Dairy reports October saw the thirdhighest nonfat dry milk exports on record for the United States – reaching 18-month highs. Shipments to Mexico were notable but fell slightly. The largest jump was to Indonesia and nonfat shipments to New Zealand also reached an all-time high. October cheese shipments, at 62.6 million pounds, were up 5.5 percent from October 2018 and a record high for the month with shipments to Mexico up 29 percent and represented 16-month highs to the country. Volumes dropped to South Korea, Australia, and Japan however. Cheddar exports fell below a year ago but there was an increase in product moving to Mexico, up 115 percent, according to HighGround Dairy. Dry whey worsened with October exports the lowest since June 2004, down 23.4 percent from September and down 40.1 percent from a year ago. The U.S. Dairy Export Council and National Milk Producers Federation applauded Japan’s recent passage of Phase One of the U.S.-Japan trade agreement “and the benefits it will bring the U.S. dairy industry once implemented,” according to a joint press release. Meanwhile, Reuters reported this week that President Trump announced that he would restore tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminum imports from Brazil and Argentina in apparent retaliation for currency weakness he said was hurting U.S. farmers. Trump also stated this week that it may be best to wait until after the election to complete a trade deal with China, setting the trade teeth on edge of many in the United States. Word on Dec. 6 was that China is in the process of waving retaliatory tariffs on U.S. agricultural products, which would be a wonderful Christmas gift to U.S. soybean farmers in particular. n You’ll recall preliminary data showed October milk output at 18.1 billion pounds, up 1.3 percent from October 2018. The latest Dairy Products report shows where that milk went. Total cheese output climbed to 1.13 billion pounds, up 4.6 percent from September but was 2.1 percent below October 2018, first time total cheese output fell

below a year ago since February. The year-to-date total stands at 10.9 billion, up 0.8 percent from 2018. Italian cheese totaled 482.2 million pounds, up 2.4 percent from September but 0.3 percent below a year ago, and brought year to date output to 4.7 billion pounds, up 2.4 percent. American type cheese totaled 442.6 million pounds, up 6.8 percent from September but 3.2 percent below a year ago. Year-to-date, American is at 4.3 billion pounds, down 1 percent. Cheddar, the cheese traded at the CME, totaled 309.6 million pounds, up 26.4 million pounds or 9.3 percent from the revised September figure (up 5.2 million pounds); but was 13.6 million pounds or 4.2 percent below October 2018. Year-to-date, cheddar is now at 3.1 billion pounds, down 2.6 percent. Butter output totaled 157.0 million pounds, up 13.8 percent from September and up 8.1 million pounds or 5.4 percent from a year ago, the fifth consecutive month butter output topped a year ago. Year-to-date, butter is at 1.6 billion pounds, up 0.1 percent from 2018. Yogurt output hit 351.8 million pounds, down 3.1 percent from a year ago, with year-to-date at 3.6 billion pounds, down 3.3 percent. Dry whey totaled 89.9 million pounds, down 0.8 percent from September but 7 percent above a year ago, with year-todate at 818.3 million pounds, down 4 percent. Stocks totaled 78.1 million pounds, down 5.6 percent from September, but 5.1 percent above a year ago. Nonfat dry milk production totaled 135.1 million pounds, up 14.8 million pounds or 12.3 percent from September and 13.5 million or 11.1 percent above a year ago. Year-to-date, powder is at 1.5 billion pounds, up 2.9 percent from 2018. Stocks fell to 218.8 million pounds, down 32.1 million or 12.8 percent from September and 33.8 million pounds or 13.4 percent below the 2018 level. That s the smallest inventory since November 2016. Skim milk powder output fell to 44.2 million pounds, down 8.6 million or 16.3 percent from September and 4.4 million pounds or 9.1 percent below a year ago. Year-to-date, skim hit 421.7 million pounds, down 11 percent. n

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Holz Farm: The little farm in the big city

By PAUL MALCHOW in 1972, but we couldn’t find one with a The Land Managing Editor manual transmission. He had to buy an automatic.” Foresman chuckled. “He EAGAN, Minn. – Like many newer never drove it. The car sat in the garage suburban developments, Eagan, Minn. is for four or five years before he finally woven with curvy streets and cul de sacs. sold it. He found a used car with a manThe homes are large, the lots are not, and ual transmission.” an out-of-towner could become turned around easily navigating avenues with Foresman said Otto and Ella lived on names such as Pine Cone Trail and Rose the farm until Otto passed away in 1993. Court. Two weeks after Otto died, a nephew Like Dorothy Gale’s house plopped found Ella dead on the kitchen floor. down in the land of Oz, Holz Farm seems The city of Eagan purchased what was as it fell out of the sky in the middle of a Photos by Paul Malchow left of the Holz farm in 1995 — about the city – even though Holz Farm was settled About 1,600 people took in the sights and activities at Holz Farm during the same time the housing boom began in the in the 1870s. All that remains of the “Old-fashioned Holiday” event on Dec. 8. area. A group of area citizens pushed to original 220 acres is a playground, a ballmaintain the historic significance of the barn was the center of the action. For many years, field, and Otto and Ella Holz’s homestead. farm and formed Friends of the Farm, a non-profit Otto and Ella made their living with cows. The big farm house, built in 1911, stands grandly “We recently found a milk check from 1929 in a pile land stewardship organization dedicated to telling the on the property’s highest point overlooking a small of stuff,” said Don Holz, a nephew of Otto and Ella. “It story of farm life at Holz Farm. lake. A barn, chicken coop and assorted outbuildings was from the Twin Cities Milk Association in St. Paul.” still remain. Like many farms from that era, the red Don said Otto never kept a lot of cows. He grew enough corn and hay to keep them fed and the remaining land was pasture. When Otto’s milk buyer stopped collecting the milk in cans, Otto sold off most of the herd rather than invest in a bulk milk tank. “He kept a few cows and sold the cream,” Don said. “He kept those cows until 1972 when he sold the pasture north of Cliff Road.” “The cows were about done when I moved in in The Eagan Men’s Chorus entertained visitors with 1968,” said Dave Foresman, who lived across the field Christmas carols sung in the farm’s barn. from Otto and Ella. “He’d graze the cows across Cliff The non-profit organization held its first public Road which was still a gravel road then. He’d move event in 1996 and today conducts a handful of special them in the morning and at night.” “Otto did everything the hard way,” Foresman went events at the farm – recently an “Old-fashioned on to say. “He hand-cut 40 acres of corn. The cut hay Holiday” on Dec. 8. The Friends also provide educawas stored in the barn loose. A pully system lifted the tional and cultural programs for children — includWhile there was never a blacksmith shop located at hay up by rope which was pulled by a tractor. Otto ing camps in July and August. the farm, the Friends assembled this shop to com“The city has really taken good care of (the farm),” did a fair amount of mink and fox trapping in the memorate Otto Holz, Sr. who was a blacksmith by said Don Holz who is a member of the Friends orga1940s to help with the milk check.” trade. With climbing property taxes, the Holzes began to nization. “They put cedar shingles on the house and sell off acreage. Otto kept about 10 cows and some barn — which is what they would have originally chickens, selling the cream and eggs on a route in had. They recently replaced the floor in the hay loft.” “We have a nice collaboration between the two West St. Paul and Mendota. groups (city and Friends),” said Andrew Pimental of “They were set in their ways and rarely left the Early deadlines for ads in The Land the Eagan Parks Department. “The Friends provide land — except for the egg and milk route,” said volunteers to help maintain the farm. The barn was Due to the Christmas and New Year Holidays, Foresman. “Otto asked me to help him get a new car repainted last summer.” The Land office will be closed on Anyone interested in becoming involved in the Tuesday, Dec. 24th & Wednesday, Dec. 25th, Friends of the Farm group can contact Eagan Parks will close, Tuesday, Dec. 31st at noon, and be and Recreation at (651) 675-5500. closed on Wednesday, January 1st, 2020. Because the Holz farm is a city park, Pimental said Deadline for The Land’s it is open to the public during park hours. Access to the buildings is only available during special events Dec. 27th issue is when volunteers are present. Monday, Dec. 16th. A Walking Tour of Holz Farm booklet has been Deadline for The Land’s developed for those that want to learn more about each of the buildings on the property as well as the Jan. 3rd, 2020 issue is history of Holz Farm. v Monday, Dec. 23rd.

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Grazing cover crops has rewards and challenges By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Emeritus With the emphasis on non-production agriculture, contestants in the American Farm Bureau’s Excellence In Agriculture competition have considerable leeway. Minnesota state winner Karin Schaefer selected three issues: sustainability, trade, and antimicrobial resistance. “The challenge with this contest is that there are so many critical issues within agriculture; so narrowing to three was a bit of an issue. My three choices were issues where I am directly trying to impact in my day-to-day work.” Schaefer has a Dakota County dairy farm progeny. “Besides crop and cows, I was involved in 4-H and FFA. I was a Princess Kay of the Milky Way finalist. Next was North Dakota State University where my husband and I met, got married, and now we live in Wright County between Howard Lake and Cokato. We background beef cattle. All of our cattle are conventional commodity beef. And we focus on organic crops: corn, soybeans plus our forages. “We source our cattle from cow/calf operations in northern Minnesota. Once down here, we sort by size, color, vigor. We put 400 to 500 pounds on these animals before they transition to the next phase — our feed yard. So we are a bit like the ‘middle man’ in this transition from baby calf to finished product. We are selling 800-pound animals put together into a nice package for the finisher producer.” The nutrition package for these cattle is basically the organic pastures and forages — both hay and silages. “Plus we use by-products such as sweet corn silage, sugar beet pulp and such,” said Schaefer. “But there are definitely times when pasture just doesn’t work here in Minnesota. And since we source cattle year-round, top quality forages, cover crops and grazing residues are vital.” What’s their success with cover crops — especially in view of Minnesota’s challenging weather scenarios? Schaefer is honest! “It was a late, messed up planting,” she admitted. “It was a late, messed up harvest. But we did okay. We got the crops out as needed. And we got the manure out on the fields as needed. And we work with a variety of cover crops to best utilize our corn and soybean rotations. ‘Yes, my husband swears by multiple species in this cover crop mix. We’ve used some with up to 12 different spe-

cies; but we mostly work with the mixture which seems most compatible with our livestock. We want the cattle to harvest our cover crops, so palatability is vital.” The State Farm Karin Schaefer Bureau Convention in Minneapolis on Nov. 23 was my visiting day with Schaefer. I asked if this is getting late into the pasturing season? “They are grazing in pasture today,” she replied. “We always have that debate about when do we shut down our pasture grazing. That depends on stocking densities and how the grass and cover crop is doing. We have several different pastures and because we have different groups of feeders arriving at our farm at different times of the year, we have lots of flex. If weather permits, I think we can look at two more weeks of pasturing.” Pastures for the Schaefers come in a variety of sizes and shapes simply because that’s the ‘lay of the land’ in their neighborhood. “So we deal with a handful of cattle on this pasture; another handful on the next pasture. There’s a lot of opportunity if you are willing to do the work of parceling out the smaller pasture land areas.” And who does the fence making? Schaefer chuckled, “Fortunately my husband has a high-tensile fencing business. So we put up a high-quality fence to enclose these various parcels; then temporary fencing for just the short-term needs. Cattle can do really well on their own. And if the pasture is maintained and the fence is maintained, this works well. We’re often changing pastures every week. The biggest challenge is getting that initial fence put up right.” So lots of work in this multi-pasture and frequently changing cattle operation? She perhaps is modest when she commented, “This is what we both love to do. And when your daily chores are that much fun, it really isn’t work. Plus we have a constantly-changing scenario. That diversity puts a little extra kick into our lives,” she summed up. Yes, this is a family operation also involving three youngsters. Despite the financial havoc in agriculture these days, she’s positive about the future. “The way we’re going to be farming will be different — especially for the younger millennia which seems to thrive on new technologies, new think-

ing, even drastically different ways to run a farming operation, livestock or non-livestock. “Also, most of this generation have off-farm income also. Both my husband and I have second incomes which perhaps lets us make a few mistakes, but then recover and learn from our mistakes. We’re connected to our consumers, I think much more than previous generations. “Most consumers want to know who is raising their food, but not necessarily the details. They want to earn that trust. So if we’re willing to help build that trust, then I think their long-term interest in agriculture and the nutritional aspects of their day-to-day living will stay strong. “For new generations, especially for ‘wannabe’ farmers, it’s their opportunity to think about how we can do things differently to protect our soils; to protect and enhance our water quality. Also how can we improve the nutritional value of our foodstuffs. I’m not a champion of ‘meatless’ meats, but we simply have to recognize that the consumer — especially our younger consumers — do in fact direct the food chain of America. I think the biggest challenge is to trust the science behind these new technologies; these new foods. Whether we’re talking about the political world, major food companies, or even corporate farming, I want to feel certain these changes

are trusted with science.” Matt and Karin’s children are Elizabeth, Samuel and Jonathan. Who’s the most logical successor to this remarkably diversified farming operation? Good question, said Karin without giving the answer. She qualified her response in this manner: “They all are interested in different ways, shapes or forms. I think right now the one with the most interest is our youngest, Jonathan, who is two-and-a-half. He’s not yet an active talker, but he can say ‘tractor’ and he can say ‘cow.’ And he wants to be right there with Dad helping anyway he can.” Schaefer came well-primed for this Excellence in Agriculture competition. She’s worked for the Minnesota Beef Council for the past seven years. “My area program director with Farm Bureau reminded me that I am ‘aging out’ of the program after this year. I like the program. I worked with my County Farm Bureau to put my application together. I was fortunate and now we are off to Austin, Texas for the national competition in January. Each of the 40-plus contestants has a 25-minute presentation in front of judges. That field is narrowed to the top 10; then the top four; and thence the final national winner. Minnesota has had national winners in the past. The most recent was Paul and Ruth Lanoue three years ago. v

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corn/change* soybeans/change* Stewartville $3.29 -.04 $8.34 +.08 Edgerton $3.77 .00 $8.46 +.09 Jackson $3.54 -.01 $8.51 +.12 Janesville $3.59 +.12 $8.52 +.06 The following marketing analysis is for the week Cannon Falls $3.37 -.01 $8.36 +.03 ending Dec. 6. Sleepy Eye $3.47 .00 $8.41 +.09 CORN — Corn moved lower this week in light vol- Average: $3.51 $8.43 ume trading, but stayed above support set in the previous week at $3.73 per bushel. Post-holiday trad- Year Ago Average: $3.35 $8.31 ers found little fresh news to act on besides the teeGrain prices are effective cash close on Dec. 10. ter-totter play coming from the U.S./China trade *Cash grain price change represents a two-week period. talks. Corn harvest as of Dec. 1 was 89 percent complete. This suggests 1.5 billion bushels of corn was still standing in the field and will likely stay there until field conditions improve to where a combine can move in without getting stuck. Any unharvested corn as of Dec. 1 will be counted as on-farm stocks on the next Stocks Report. How low test weight and high Since the beginning of the month of December, the PHYLLIS NYSTROM moisture will be taken into effect livestock markets have settled down somewhat and CHS Hedging Inc. will be questioned long after the have remained in fairly tight trading ranges. St. Paul U.S. Department of Agriculture Although since the trading ranges have been fairly releases their findings. narrow, the exception might be the hogs since their Weekly export sales were a letdown at 21.5 million movement has been rather volatile in both directions. bushels. Total commitments are 575.4 million bush- Since the ranges are rather small els, still down 45 percent from last year. Our total at the present time, it appears commitments are the weakest in seven years and are that in time we may see markets the second-lowest of the last 33 years for this time of move in one direction in a more year. We need to average 31.4 million bushels of sales consistent direction as we break per week to hit the USDA’s forecast for 1.85 billion out of this congestive pattern. That direction for both is yet to bushels of exports this year. be determined. Mexico purchased 245,900 metric tons of U.S. corn As for the cattle market, it has this week in routine business. Due to record corn JOE TEALE really been since the start of the exports, Brazil’s available exportable supplies are Broker dwindling. This may open a small window for U.S. month of November that prices exports before their new crop is harvested; but it’s have had little change in either Great Plains Commodity Afton, Minn. expected the USDA will likely cut the export line direction. If anything, prices have managed to ease higher. At the 25-50 million bushels on the Dec. 10 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. same time, beef cutouts have been on a rather sigBrazil’s corn acreage is expected to be a record at nificant slide. This has tightened the profit margin over 44.7 million acres and up 3.5 percent from last on the packer after reaching extremely profitable year. Their corn production is forecasted at 101 mil- levels during this fall. Currently the cattle market is lion metric tons. Supplies in center-south are expect- struggling with the $120 area — both in futures and ed to fall to a three-year low. Brazil’s total 2019 corn the cash trade. exports could reach a record 41 mmt, up 80 percent Moving into the Christmas holiday, it is quite likely from 2018. if we do not penetrate the $120 level in cash, the In this same vein, China raised their corn produc- market is likely to slide lower until after the first of tion number to 260.8 mmt, well above the USDA’s the year when more normal operations in the cattle 254 mmt number. Weekly ethanol production was industry resume. Until then producers should remain higher for the tenth week in a row, increasing 1,000 aware of market developments and respond accordbarrels per day to 1.060 million bpd. Ethanol stocks ingly to those changes.

Livestock Angles Cattle market could slip into 2020

See NYSTROM, pg. 23

See TEALE, pg. 23

Grain Angles Year-end strategies to manage taxes When developing an effective tax plan, your best chance for success requires accurate financials such as year-to-date amounts and reasonable projections for income and expenses through year end. During prosperous times, clients realize the importance of developing a plan for their higher farm profits. Should they prepay some crop inputs or maybe buy a new piece of equipment? Options can be energizing when you are trying to accelerate expense and spend some of the profits. But now, with lower commodity prices, you need to be in communication with your tax consultant who is well-versed in farm taxes. They can help you realize the variety of options available to you, to put you back in control. JAN SCHAFFNER Compeer Manager of Acceleration or deceleration Tax Development of income and expenses Baldwin, Wis. This method is a simplified approach of carefully timing when you receive revenue or make purchases, allowing you to manage current-year net activity. But many operators are owners in business entities, including partnerships, LLC (limited liability companies) and corporations. Tax planning for business entities is inherently complex and requires a comprehensive understanding of the specific entity, owners and circumstances of their individual tax returns. In short, what one owner needs individually may be insufficient for the other owners involved. Depreciation expense The recent tax reform increased allowable expenses for business owners in the year the asset is placed into service. Direct expensing, or Section 179, is a powerful tool that offers great benefits for business owners. However, an aggressive approach with Section 179 expensing may result in future tax liabilities exceeding cash flows. It’s advisable for businesses to align their depreciation amount with their loan payments because principal is not deductible. This can help you avoid a tax liability that exceeds cash flow. A comprehensive review of your specific situation is essential to determine if direct expensing is appropriate for your operation. Leasing In contrast to depreciation, another tool which can potentially improve cash flow for farmers is a lease See SCHAFFNER, pg. 24

Information in the above columns is the writer’s opinion. It is no way guaranteed and should not be interpreted as buy/sell advice. Futures trading always involves a certain degree of risk.

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China’s soybean purchases up over this time last year NYSTROM, from pg. 22 were also higher with a 300,000-barrel increase to 20.4 million barrels. The USDA’s December WASDE report will be published Dec. 10. Acreage and yield numbers are not changed on the December report, but usage categories may be adjusted. The average trade estimate for U.S. ending stocks is 1.919 billion bushels, just 9 million bushels higher than the Nov. 1 910 billion-bushel outlook. This number reflects what the trade anticipates what the USDA will publish, but traders put what they actually think the carryout is at 1.746 billion bushels. World corn ending stocks are expected at 295.52 mmt vs. 295.96 mmt in November. Outlook: March corn closed 4.5 cents weaker this week at $3.76.75 per bushel and has closed lower on a weekly basis in six out of the last eight weeks. July corn fell 3.5 cents this week to $3.86.75 and the December 2020 contract was three-quarter cents lower at $3.90.25 per bushel. Corn has been struggling and at this junction there isn’t anything on the horizon to change this condition. More rangebound trading could be expected into the holidays if corn or corn products don’t benefit from a trade deal with China or until funds find a reason to cover their short position. SOYBEANS — The flip-flopping of news from the trade talks between the United States and China drove the soybean market lower to begin the week, but news articles with a positive slant helped bring prices back from lows not seen since early September. Soybeans closed higher for four straight sessions to end the week. The week began with comments from President Trump that a deal with China may not take place until after the 2020 elections — despite claims from China that the talks were progressing. Then came news that White House advisor Jared Kushner was becoming involved with the negotiations, which was a positive sign since he acts as a barometer on what President Trump may or may not agree to. Finally, at the end of the week, there were reports that China

MARKETING was waiving tariffs on U.S. pork and soybeans as part of Phase 1 of a trade deal. No details were announced, so we don’t know what quantities or dollar amounts were being talked about. Chatter centered on China removing all pork and soybean tariffs if the United States doesn’t implement planned tariff increases on Dec. 15 and would roll back existing tariffs. If the United States doesn’t agree to those rollbacks, China could reinstate tariffs. But if the United States agrees, China could buy additional U.S. dry distiller grains, ethanol and corn, as well as pork and soybeans, but there are no guarantees they will. As I’ve said before, just wake me up when the ink is dry on a document. But what happens on Dec. 15 gains in importance with this latest development. News concerning the USMCA agreement also hit a stumbling block this week when House Democrats asked where the cross-inspection of facilities in Mexico was in the agreement, saying they had asked for it previously. The agreement had been hoped to be signed in 2019, but it is now looking less likely that will occur. Argentina’s new president, Alberto Fernandez, will be installed Dec. 10. Many expect export tariffs will increase and farmers there have forward sold about a quarter of this year’s production of soybeans and corn. The current export tax on Argentina’s soybeans is 25 percent and is expected to increase to 30 percent. The tax on corn is anticipated to rise from 7 to 15 percent. Brazil’s paving of highway BR-163 (Soybean Highway) is now complete which will speed up soybean movement to the Port of Miritituba. Bidding on a rail line parallel to the highway is scheduled to take place early next year. This project will further alleviate logistical nightmares but is expected to take five to seven years to complete. Weekly export sales were beneath the lowest estimate at 25.1 million bushels and the second-smallest of the marketing year. Total commitments of 953.3 million bushels fell to 7 percent higher than

Outlook for hogs should be positive TEALE, from pg. 22 The hog market continues to trade rather erratic as it moves back and forth on almost on a daily basis. Since the middle of August, the hog market has basically held the $60 basis lean in the futures market on a weekly basis. This would suggest good demand for hogs at this level which shows demand for pork increases at this area. China has kept the hog market captive for months as the trade agreement drags on and creates volatility as news breaks regarding the potential of a signing of the agreement.

Considering the relationship of meat protein and the price difference between pork and beef, it would seem that demand for meat protein would lean toward the pork products from an economical prospective. This is likely to help support hog prices in this general area as long as demand for meat protein persists. Therefore, it would suggest that if all things relative, the outlook for hog prices should be positive into the coming months. The fact that we are into the holiday markets may keep the hog market quiet until we move into the new year. Producers should continue to monitor market conditions and protect inventories as needed. v

last year but are still the second lowest since 2011. We need to average 21.5 million bushels of sales per week to achieve the USDA outlook for 1.775 billion bushels. China’s total purchases this year of 9.6 mmt outpaces last year’s 516 tmt by this time. It’s surmised China is running out of tariff-free quotas for U.S. soybeans and they are turning once again to Brazil for new crop supplies. Brazil exported 5.16 mmt of soybeans in November compared to 4.82 mmt last year. From January through November, Brazil exported 71.2 mmt of soybeans. Brazil’s available old crop soybeans are diminishing, which may open a short window for U.S. soybean exports. Our average pork exports to China over the last four months have been 54 tmt. The previous all-time single month record was 53 tmt. The October National Agriculture Statistics Service’s Oilseed Crush report was an all-time monthly record at 187.2 million bushels. Soyoil stocks were a three-month high at 1.82 billion pounds — well above the 1.76 billion pound estimate. The U.S. soybean harvest was 96 percent complete as of Dec. 1, leaving 142 million bushels still standing in the field. South American crop conditions have improved with recent rains in both Brazil and Argentina. Argentina’s soybean and corn crops are both 49 percent planted. One of Argentina’s biggest soybean crushers, Vicentin, is having a financial crisis in repaying $350 million in debt and is seeking to restructure. There are rumors some facilities could be closed. Outlook: After closing lower on a weekly basis for the last four weeks, January soybeans staged a turnaround to close 12.75 cents higher this week at $8.89.5 per bushel. The July soybean contract rallied 13.25 cents to $9.31.5 and the November contract was 10.5 cents higher at $9.37.5 per bushel. The average U.S. ending stocks trade estimate for what the USDA will publish on the WASDE report is 476 million bushels; but they estimate stocks will eventually be 448 million bushels. World ending stocks are pegged at 95.46 mmt compared to 95.42 mmt in November. Basis has been abnormally strong for several weeks. Taking advantage of this event should be considered or at least have a number in mind to reward the market. If trade talks avoid any further new tariffs, soybeans may be poised for further upside as funds cover short positions. Weather forecasts are mixed for South America over the next two weeks with favorable conditions for Brazil, but Argentina could be in for additional dryness. Nystrom’s Notes: Contract changes for the week ended Dec. 6. Chicago March wheat dropped 17.25 cents to $5.41.75, Kansas City tumbled 15 cents to $4.47, and Minneapolis was 2.5 cents lower at $5.14.5. v

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Start tax planning now to take advantage of options SCHAFFNER, from pg. 22 option. With a properly structured lease, the full payment is a current year expense and possibly could be less than the payment which might be required on a purchase – which will help your cash flow. With tax reform allowing a higher amount for first year depreciation and increased Section 179, farmers might think they should not consider a lease option. I challenge you to think of a lease option any time you are considering an asset acquisition. The dealer or a lease specialist can help you compare both the purchase and lease terms, allowing you to make the best choice for your operation. Many assets are eligible for leasing – including buildings, grain bins or grain storage, specialized facilities for livestock, new and used vehicles (large and small), and new and used agricultural machinery. Not only can leasing improve cash flow, but can help preserve precious working capital, while also providing income and estate tax benefits. A lease can also be a costeffective way to upgrade your production and processing capabilities. Take this scenario as an example: you purchased a tractor during the current year and now find yourself needing to free up some cash. A great benefit that’s only available in the first year is the lease buy back option. If you have purchased a piece of equipment this year, and have not yet depreciated it on your income taxes, you can work with a lease specialist and have a lease negate your purchase contract and free up cash by implementing the lease buy back option. Additional 20 percent deduction available Also consider one of the impacts of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017, which provides business owners (with the exception of C Corporations) the opportunity to deduct 20 percent of qualified business income (QBI) as a deduction against taxable income. While appearing straightforward, this calculation can be challenging – espe-

cially for those with taxable income of more than $321,400 married filing jointly ($160,700 single) or greater. Beneficially, for taxpayers with multiple revenue sources, the deduction allows for aggregation of multiple business lines to increase the deduction. Pre-tax deductions Pre-tax deductions serve as a great way to tax plan and manage tax liabilities. Health savings accounts (HSAs) and retirement accounts are excellent options to reduce your taxable income, as they deal with tax-deferred monies. However, some retirement accounts have deadlines for creation or contribution limits, while others have extended contribution periods. To maximize the benefit from a tax-deferred account, have an experienced professional review your specific circumstances along with current and future retirement tax rates. Managing tax brackets The overall goal of managing tax brackets is to determine the type of income and how much income to accelerate into any given year. Tax brackets themselves have been lowered until the end of 2025, allowing for additional income to be taxed lower than years prior to the tax reform. For a married couple filing jointly, the first $78,950 (single, $39,475) of income is taxed at 12 percent, formerly 15 percent. But be cautious, the next dollars over that amount will be taxed at 22 percent; so managing the income to avoid that higher tax could be very beneficial. A common theme most commonly heard is how the demanding schedules of the farm reduce or eliminate time for planning. However, you must make it a priority. Otherwise, time will continue to fly by and it will be too late to take advantage of options that are available now. The key is to stay ahead of it and not wait until year-end. Jan Schaffner is Manager of Tax Development with Compeer Financial. For additional insights from Schaffner and the Compeer team, visit Compeer. com. v

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110 FANCY HIGH PRODUCING REGISTERED HOLSTEINS SELL UNDER COVER NOTE: DAVID & STEPHANIE HAVE DECIDED TO DISCONTINUE THE DAIRY PORTION OF THEIR FARMING OPERATION DUE TO HEALTH ISSUES AFTER 30 PLUS YEARS. THIS OUTSTANDING CLOSED HERD HAS PRODUCED MULTIPLE EXCELLENTS AND DAMS OF MERIT. INCLUDES SEVERAL YOUNG VG COWS. HALL LAR HAS PLACED 12 SIRES IN AI AS WELL AS INFLUENCING MANY MDIWEST HERDS WITH SALES OF HERD SIRES. HERD FACTS: OFFICIAL DHIA, 2 X 24,517 M, 4.2% 1002 F. 3.2% 798 P FROM BEAUTIFUL UDDERS, SCC AN AMAZING 100,000. 84# TANK AVG. SEVERAL MILKING OVER 100# PER DAY. INDIVIDUALS W/ 2420 GTPI & OVER 670 NM. COMPLETE HERO HEALTH PROGRAM. MANY JUST FRESH OR DUE SOON. LEVEL 7 JOHNES TESTED, TANK TESTED LUEKOSIS FREE. EXCLUSIVELY AI BRED FOR OVER 30 YEARS USING LEADING SIRES INCL: ATWOOD, TROPIC, MAUI, DRASTIC; SEVERAL RED AND WHITES BY CAPTAIN, BARRACUDA PP, LUCKY PP AND OTHERS. PROGRESSIVE GENETICS AWARD FOR 18 CONSECUTIVE YEARS. COWS ARE MILKED IN TIE STALL FACILITY AND LET OUT DAILY, ALL ARE USED TO FREE STALLS AND HEAD LOCKS. IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF POWER, PEDIGREE OR PRODUCTION, PLEASE MARK THIS DATE ON YOUR CALENDAR AND MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND. CATALOGS & BROCHURE CAN BE VIEWED ONLINE AT: www.midamericanauctioninc.com OR PHONE 320-760-2979 FOR DIRECT MAILING. INCL: 55 FANCY YOUNG COWS, 28 FIRST AND SECOND LACT; 15 HEIFERS DUE SALE TIME THROUGH JUNE 2020; 10 SHORT BRED HEIFERS; 30 HEIFERS FROM BABIES TO BREEDING AGE, (SEVERAL SUITABLE PROJECT HEIFERS) TRACTOR, TMR, FARM & DAIRY EQUIPMENT ‘08 CIH (MCCORMICK) 105U MFWD TRACTOR, ONE OWNER, 7000 HRS, MOSTLY USED ON TMR; SUPREME 350 TRAILER TYPE TMR, ONE OWNER; LORENZ 8’ 3PT. SNOW BLOWER, NICE; H&S 860 FORAGE BLOWER, ‘94 KIEFER 6.5’X 20’; 5TH WHEEL STOCK TRAILER; DELAVAL 1500 GAL. BULK TANK, 6 HARMONY CLAWS, DELAVAL 2” PIPELINE, DELAVAL DOUBLE RUN PLATE COOLER, DELAVAL VP 78 VAC PUMP; WEAVERLINE 525 SS, ELECT FEED CART, NEW IN 2018; PATZ BEDDING CHOPPER W/ ELECT. START, 20 POLYDOME CALF HUTS, BERG CW 18” X 240’ BARN CLEANER CHAIN, ONE YEAR OLD; 23 NEW SS TRAINERS, 24 DELAVAL SS DRINKING CUPS, PLUS MORE.

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

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

Wanted All kinds of New & Used farm equipment - disc chisels, field cults, planters, soil finishers, cornheads, feed mills, discs, balers, haybines, etc. 507438-9782 WANTED TO BUY: Older diesel utility tractor w/ 3pt & power steering in good condition. 507-236-3099

COMBINES

ROW CROP TRACTORS

‘15 JD 690, 4x4, 1745/1160 sep hrs, CM, chopper, 650x38 tires & duals ................... $179,000 ‘14 JD 680, 2211 Eng/1561 sep hrs, CM, chopper, 650x38 duals ............................... $109,000 ‘13 JD 660, 892/1180 CM, chopper duals.............. $129,000 ‘04 JD 9760, 2268/3460 CM, chopper duals............ $50,000 ‘01 JD 9650 STS, 3014/4325 CM, chopper, duals .... $37,000 ‘00 JD 9650 STS, 2645/3623 chopper, duals ............ $37,000 ‘01 JD 9750 STS, 3013/4156 CM, chopper, duals .... $39,000 ‘14 Case/IH 5130, 660/926, Tracker, Rt, chopper ... $125,000 ‘11 Case/IH 8120, 1650/2250 Tracker, Rt, chopper, duals ................................................ $92,500 ‘11 Case/IH 7120, 1610/2200 Tracker, Rt, chopper, duals ................................................ $92,500 ‘10 Case/IH 7120, 1650/2250 Tracker, Rt, chopper, duals ................................................ $92,500 ‘09 Case/IH 7088, 1275/1807 Tracker, Rt, chopper, duals ................................................ $89,000

‘14 NH T8330, 2140 hrs, MFWD 1000 pts, 3 pt 4 Valves, 380x54 rear tires & duals, 320x42 front tires & duals ..................................... $95,000 ‘12 JD 8235, 2WD, 1235 hrs, ps, 1000 PTO duals . $109,000 ‘13 Case/IH 290, 1400 hrs, 1000 PTO duals ........... $109,000 ‘12 Case/IH 260, 1784 hrs, loaded, 1000 PTO duals ............................................................. $98,000 ’11 Versatile 305, 690 hrs, 1000 PTO duals ............. $95,000

4WD TRACTORS ‘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 ....... $75,000 ‘08 Case Steiger 435, 2460 hrs, power-shift, complete auto steer system, 800x38 duals... .................... $108,000

TRACK TRACTORS ‘14 Case 350 Rowtrac, 1865 hrs, 120” spacing, 1000 PTO ............................................ $149,000 ‘15 Challenger MT 765E, 2217 hrs, 3 pt, 1000 PTO, 25” tracks, 72”-88” spacing... ................... $110,000 ‘15 Challenger MT 765E, 972 hrs, 3 pt, 1000 PTO, 25” tracks, standard gauge, 72”-88” spacing ................................................. $149,000 ‘15 Challenger MT 755E, 965 hrs, 3 pt, 1000 PTO, 25” tracks, standard gauge, 72”-88” spacing ................................................. $145,000

MOTORGRADERS ‘08 CAT 12M VHP, 3568 hrs, 14’ blade .................... $100,000

TRACTOR LOADER BACKHOES

CORN HEADERS

‘09 Drago 6R, 30” chopping fits JD .......................... $17,500 ‘06 Drago 8R, 30” chopping fits Case/IH Flagship ................................................................ $14,500 ‘13 Case/IH 3408 8R, 30” for Flagship ...................... $19,500 ‘08 Case/IH 2408 8R, 30” fits Flagship ...................... $11,500 ‘02 Case/IH 2208 8R, 30” fits 1400-2000 series combines ................................................... $11,000 Case/IH 1083 8R, 30”................................................... $7,900

WHEEL LOADERS

‘12 Volvo 50F, 5785 hrs, QC, 2 yd bucket ................ $65,000 ‘13 Kawasaki 8027, 5533 hrs, cab, air, quick coupler w/ 4.25 yd bucket, 23.5Rx25 tires ....................... $89,000 ‘13 Case 821F, 6485 hrs, quick coupler, 4.5 yd bucket, aux. hyd. ...................................... $77,000 ‘17 Case 621GXR, 3860 hrs, ride control, quick coupler, 4 yd bucket... ............................... $89,000 ‘17 Cat 966 M, 5.5 yd bkt, auto greaser... .............. $135,000

EXCAVATORS

‘15 Cat 323 FL, 3768 hrs, 40” bkt wired for grade control ...................................................... $125,000 ‘14 Komotsu PC 138US-10, 1881 hrs, quick coupler, 42” bkt, hyd thumb ..................................................... $92,000 ‘11 JD 290GLC, 3347 hrs, 12’6” stick, 42” bucket .......................................................... $120,000 ‘11 Case CX300C, 2658 hrs, 12’ stick, 54” bucket .. $117,000

SMALL EXCAVATORS ‘17 Case CX57C, cab & air, 333 hrs rubber tracks ........................................................ $50,000 ‘11 Bobcat E45EM, cab & air, 2965 hrs, rubber tracks ........................................................ $30,000

‘11 Case 580N, 4x4 cab 2540 hrs ............................. $42,000

MISCELLANEOUS Set of steel tracks to fit JD 9600-9660 Combines ......................................... $3,500

TILLAGE JD 512, 5 shank disc ripper ........................................ $8,500 ‘10 Wishek 862NT-30, disc 30’ rock flex, good blades .......................................................... $24,000

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

Look at our website for pictures & more listings: www.larsonimplements.com

CASH BACK OPTIONS AND MORE! THE LAND — DECEMBER 13/DECEMBER 20, 2019 Livestock

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uiltFOR SALE: Black Angus FOR SALE: Purebred Ka- PARMA DRAINAGE PUMPS ers, bulls also Hamp, York, & tahdin rams, approximately New pumps & parts on hand. For Hamp/Duroc boars & gilts. 100 lbs, 6 months old, good Call Minnesota’s largest discall 320-598-3790 health, $120/each. 507-236- tributor 3099 HJ Olson & Company 320-974-8990 Cell - 320-212-5336

Cattle

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FOR SALE: Fresh Holstein arm heifers. Genetics. Free stall field broke. 715-897-1544 ers, scs,Registered Pulled Herford 507- Bull, 18 months old, Very Gentle. 715-879-5766

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JBM Equipment:

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Rock Buckets • Grapple Forks • Manure Forks Bale Spears • Hi-Volume Buckets & Pallet Forks Bale Transports & Feeder Wagons, 16’-34’ Adult & Young Stock Feeders & Bale Feeders Land Levelers

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Squeeze Chutes - Head Gates Large & Small Animal Tip Chutes Open Bar Corral Tub Round & Square Calving Pens Tub & Alley Chutes • Crowding Tubs

Notch Equipment:

For-Most Livestock Equipment:

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• Mid-Size and Full-Size Bunks • One-Sided Juniors and Adult Bunks • Arrow Front 4-Wheel Feeders, 12’-36‘

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Lambing Pens • Crowd Tub Grain Feeders • Scale Round & Square Bale Feeders Sheep Head Locks Spin Trim Chute • Creep Feeders

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• “Farm Built” Hay Feeders w/roof • Poly “Hay Huts” (Saves Hay) • • • • • • • • •

GT (Tox-O-Wik) Grain Dryers, 350-800 bu. 150 Bu. Steel Calf Creep w/wheels Bohlman Concrete Waterers Calftel Hutches & Animal Barns R&C Poly Bale Feeders Ameriag Poly Mineral Feeders Miniature Donkey & Fainting Goats Conestoga Compact Manure Spreaders

3pt or Skid Steer Hyd. Snowblowers

~ USED EQUIPMENT ~

• 570 GT(Tox-O-Wik) PTO Grain Dryer w/New Ring Burner (Re-Conditioned) • 300 bushel EZ flow box & wagon • Smidley Hog and Cattle Feeders • JD 33 Manure Spreader - Rebuilt • 12’ Walco Hyd Pull-Type Scraper WANTED TO BUY: • Used Manure Spreader • Used 3pt or Skid Steer Hyd. Snowblowers • Smidley Hog and Cattle Feeders • Crowd Tub & Other Cattle Equip. • GT (Tox-O-Wik) PTO Grain Dryers

Lot - Hwy. 7 E

Office Location - 305 Adams Street NE Hutchinson, MN 55350

320-587-2162, Ask for Larry

*For commercial use only. Customer participation subject to credit qualiﬁcation and approval by CNH Industrial Capital America LLC. See your participating New Holland dealer for details and eligibility requirements. Not all customers or applicants may qualify for this rate or term. Depending on model, a down payment may be required. Offer good through December 31, 2019, at participating New Holland dealers in the United States. CNH Industrial Capital America LLC standard terms and conditions will apply. Offer subject to change or cancellation without notice. Taxes, freight, set-up, delivery, additional options or attachments not included in price. © 2019 CNH Industrial America LLC. All rights reserved. CNH Industrial Capital and New Holland are trademarks registered in the United States and many other countries, owned by or licensed to CNH Industrial N.V., its subsidiaries or afﬁliates.

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TRACTORS

SKIDLOADERS

12 Wheel V Rake w/Ctr Kit, NEW ................................. $11,995 6740 NH Disc Mower ...................................................... $6,950 6730 NH Disc Mower ...................................................... $4,950 616 NH Disc Mower ........................................................ $4,450 9 Wheel In line Rake, New ............................................. $6,450

195 NH Spreader .................................................. $15,900 VRX Rem Grain Vac .............................................. $15,900 16’ Farm King Finish Mower, 540 PTO ................... $9,900 PL-5 Miller Loader .................................................. $5,900 84” Farm King Finish Mower .................................. $1,250

T9.390 NH, 1470 hrs .............................................. $149,900 L230 NH, Cab/Heat, 4100 hrs ...................................$24,900 *For commercial use only. Customer participation subject to credit qL228 ualiﬁcatiNH, on andCab/Heat/AC, approval by CNH Indhi-flow, ustrial Capita600 l Amerhrs ica LL..................... C. See your participat$36,900 ing New 435 Versatile w/guidance, $129,900 Holland2010 dealer fohrs r detai........................ ls and eligibility requirem ents. Not all customers or applicants may qualify for this rate or term. Depending on model, a down payment NH, ay be required. Offer good through December 31, 2019, at participL228 ating New HollaCab/Heat/AC, nd dealers in the Unite1200 d Stateshrs . CNH................................ Industrial Capital America LLC sS32,900 tandard T8.410 NH, 940 hrs tm................................................ $179,900 erms and conditions will apply. Offer subject to change or cancellation without notice. Taxes, freight, set-up, delivery, additional options or attachments not NH, Cab/Heat/AC, hi-flow, 1350 hrs ................... $32,900 included in price. © 2019 CNH Industrial America LLC. All rights reserved. CNH Industrial CapitaL225 T8.380 $139,900 l and New Holland are trademarks registered in the United States and many other countries, owned byNH, or lice1650 nsed to Chrs NH Ind.............................................. ustrial N.V., its subsidiaries or afﬁliates. L225 NH, Cab/Heat/AC, 1025 hrs ................................ $34,900 T8.350 NH, 200 hrs ...................................................... CALL L225 NH, Cab/Heat, 1341 hrs ...................................... $27,900 T6.180 NH w/loader, 200 hrs ....................................... CALL L220 NH, Cab/Heat, 3880 hrs ...................................... $19,900 T6.155 NH w/loader, 455 hrs ................................... $84,900 PLANTING T5.120 NH w/loader, 148 hrs ....................................... CALL 3600 Kinze 16R30 ....................................................... $24,900 T5.115 NH w/loader, 530 hrs .................................... $59,900 3600 Kinze 12/23 ......................................................... $34,900 2145BV, 2700 hrs, FWA, SS, PS, Guidance ready .... $64,900 12R30 Kinze Econo fold .................................................. $9,600 COMBINES 310 Versatile, 105 hrs ........................................ $169,900 CR9070 NH, 989 hrs ........................................... $159,900 2145 BV, FWA, PS, SS, 4525 hrs .......................... S59,900 CR9070 NH, 1157 hrs ......................................... $159,900 1586 IH, 6150 hrs, dual PTO .................................... $10,900 CR9065 NH, 1702 hrs ......................................... $139,900 CORN HEADS CR960 NH, Mud Hog, 2375 hrs ............................ $65,000 99C NH 12R30 ......................................................... $39,900 6620 Turbo JD, 3798 hrs ........................................ $9,900 TILLAGE 99C NH 8R30 ........................................................... $44,900 98C NH 8R30 ........................................................... $22,500 42’ Quad X Wil-Rich, 4 bar ................................... $18,900 44.5’ 980 JD ........................................................... $6,900 GRAIN HEADS 862NT Wishek, 30’ w/harrow ............................... $39,900 880CF NH Flex Draper 40’ ........................................ $54,900 513 Wil-Rich Soil pro 9-24 .................................... $39,995 740 CF NH 35’ w/Crary Air ....................................... $24,900 957 Wil-Rich 7-30 ......................................................... $24,900 74C NH 35’ w/Crary Air ........................................... $19,900 357 Wil-Rich 5-30 .................................................. $7,900 74C NH 30’ .............................................................. $14,900 5850 Wil-Rich Chisel Plow, 37’ ........................... $22,900 2020 CIH 30’ .............................................................. $8,900 5830 Wil-Rich, 25’ Chisel Plow ............................ $31,900 920 JD, 20’ ................................................................ $6,900 46.5’ Quad 5 Wil-Rich 4 Bar .................................... $7,900 530 C CIH Ripper, Nice ...................................................$22,500 HAY EQUIPMENT

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FARM EQUIPMENT FOR SALE ‘14 JD 8260R, IVT, 1500 front axle, 380/90R54 duals, 380/80R38 single fronts, 5 remotes, front weights, 4200 hrs ......................................................... $89,500 ‘15 Case IH Magnum 250, powershift, 480/80R46 duals, cab suspension, 380/85R34 single fronts, 13000 hrs ....................................................... $33,000 ‘09 JD 9770 combine, 4WD, 5 speed feederhouse, 520/85R42 duals, 2192 engine hrs, 1501 sep. hrs ....................................................................... $69,500 ‘17 John Deere Gator TS, 4X2, bed lift, 500 hrs ......................................................................... $5,250 ‘15 JD 7230R, IVT transmission, front suspension, 380/90R54 duals, front weights. 2255 hrs ... $104,500 ‘15 Case 621F, XR extended reach wheel loader, coupler, bucket, ride control, 8200 hrs, just serviced ....................................................................... $65,000 ‘15 Case SR270 skid steer loader, cab with heat and air, air ride seat, E-H controls, 72” bucket 1550 hrs .................................................................. $24,000 ‘12 JD 608C, 8X30 stalkmaster chopping cornhead ....................................................................... $26,500 ‘13 JD 635F, flexible platform ......................... $13,500 ‘11 Brent 1082 grain cart, 900/60R32 single tires, scale, roll tarp, nice condition ....................... $26,000 90 JD 4755 2WD, powershift, 14.9R46 duals, 6230 hrs .................................................................. $26,000

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PREVIEW: By appointment / LOADOUT: By appointment / AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Scott is retiring from farming. Equipment always stored inside. Equipment has been well maintained and has not been in use for the 2019 season.

TRACTORS 1997 New Holland 9682, 5,800 hrs. 2005 Buhler Versatile 2160 Genesis II MFWD, 3,669 hrs. 1980 IH 986 CAH, diesel, 7,910 hrs COMBINE & HEAD 2012 New Holland CR8090, 932 sep. hrs., 1,421 engine hrs. 2012 Harvestec 5308C chopping corn head, 8x30”

PLANTER White 6100 planter, 12x30” TILLAGE EQUIPMENT Wil-Rich Quad 5 ﬁeld cultivator, 50’, 7” IHC 480 disc, 18’ GRAIN CART J&M 750 grain cart, used on 500 acres yearly SPRAYER Hardi Navigator 3500 sprayer, approx. 1,500 acres a year

OTHER FARM EQUIPMENT Mel-Cam fork-style rockpicker Shop-Built header trailer, 25’ Trailer w/fuel barrel, 300 gal. Trailer, 16’

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

Henning’s activity hub

nybody who doesn’t think big ideas and small towns go together hasn’t been to Henning in west central Minnesota. That town of just over 800 people hosts the Landmark Center, a vibrant nonprofit cultural center. The Center collaborates with the City of Henning, the school, the regional library system, and service organizations to provide a roster of arts and community programing to rival any urban cultural center. Built in 1914, just 12 years after St. Paul’s renowned Landmark Center, this former clinic and doctor’s residence has, in the last few months, held a blue grass concert, a jewelry workshop, a ceramics workshop, a blacksmithing demonstration and workshop, a basket weaving workshop, a quilters retreat, a number of book discussion groups, and a Christmas wreath making workshop, among other things. “The quilters took over the whole building for an entire weekend,” Dan Broten, the Center’s director said. The Center is well-suited for meetings or receptions, as well as multiple-day retreats or family gatherings. On the first floor is a kitchen and numerous spacious work or classrooms. The second floor houses five attractively decorated bedrooms and two spacious bathrooms. “We’d be happy to host another quilting group,” Broten said.

Henning, Minn.

On Dec. 15, the Landmark Center, working with the Henning school district, will host its fourth annual “A Magical Medora Christmas.” Henning is one of only 23 communities that the show (which is part of the famed Medora Musical) will visit on its fourstate tour this year. “They were reluctant to come to a small town like Henning the first time they came,” Broten said. “But over 500 people attended that show. Now they love coming to Henning and staying overnight at the Landmark Center.” The Center uses its non-profit status and grant-making ability to bring other resources to the school and broader community. Many of the artists they bring to town for adult workshops also have multiple day residencies in the school. In another collaborative project in November, the Landmark Center joined together with the Viking Library System and the Sons of Norway to bring poet Barton Sutter and his musician brother Ross to the Center for a free presentation of music and readings. “We couldn’t do these projects without the Legacy funding from the State,” Broten said. The Center also has a large free book exchange library; and anyone who doesn’t have wi-fi is welcome to come by and use theirs. More information on the Center can be found at www. henninglandmark.org. v