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Practicality rules over preference as fair boards cancel 2020 events INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

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The mini-donuts, the milk shake stand Deep in our hearts we knew it was (strawberry, vanilla or chocolate), cotton coming. If children weren’t allowed to go candy … all fair staples. And where do to school, if we weren’t even allowed to you EVER see a foot-long hotdog besides go to church, they sure weren’t going to at the fair. let us go to the fair.

But wait … there may be hope for fair The Minnesota and Iowa State Fairs, food without the fair. along with most (if not all) county fairs in both states were canceled for It turns out many fair food vendors are 2020 because of the concern that large setting up in parking lots, on roadsides, and LAND MINDS gatherings could spread Covid-19. Of even at dormant fairgrounds across the course that makes sense. Take a look at

By Paul Malchow state. Stacy Pittroff-Barona operates her the photo on the cover of this issue.

Cheese on a Stick stand which was Fairs are popular crowd pleasers for a temporarily located outside the variety of reasons — which makes the Roseville VFW hall. Kathy Heise, who cancellations so universally disaphas run a Pronto Pups stand at pointing. the Minnesota State Fair since the late 1980s, has parked her food From home crafts to horticulture A warm mini-donut in stand at the end of her to livestock exhibits, the fair is a the Menard’s parking Minneapolis driveway. She sells culmination of the year’s labor. lot is a poor substitute Pups and cotton candy five days a Exhibitors have the chance to for the fair experience. week. show off their best. Fairgoers can marvel, compare their own skills The yearning for fair food is so to the ribbon winners, or steal ideas for projects of strong it has taken to the internet. Lori Lexvold and their own. her son Ian Lexvold manage the Fair Food Finder group on Facebook. Lori launched the group Merchants can pitch their wares in a less-threatafter the news that this year’s Minnesota State Fair ening, more neighborly setting. Who hasn’t come was not to be. The group now boasts more than home from the fair with some handy gadget we 100,000 members. didn’t even know we needed when we entered the gate?

Group members seek out various food stands and post photos of their finds — sharing the locations.

Children of all ages can fend off the encroaching school year for a few days longer with rides, exposi- Ian Lexvold created a map on the site showing those locations. The map began with 10 entries. It tions and games of chance which beckon with the now points to about 3 dozen parking lots which are siren’s song of challenge and thrill (not to mention hosting food stands, trailers and tents making fairthe giant stuffed animal it took half the night and style food. Some of the locations have multiple venmonth’s allowance to win). With all of today’s techdors. nological flash and theme park bravado, there is still nothing that matches the midway of a fair.

Still, a warm mini-donut in the Menard’s parking lot is a poor substitute for the fair experience. My Aside from the occasional fender bender in the heart goes out to the veteran 4-Hers who will miss mall parking lot, when do you ever get to see a demolition derby? Only at the fair. When do you see their final shot at winning a trip to the state fair; or the beginning 4-Her who has dreamed of showing Aunt Frida or Joe from the hardware store belt out country western tunes with joy and abandonment in exhibits of their own. Many service organizations fund their projects with proceeds from the taco the local talent contest? At the fair. stand or bratwurst palace at the fair.

And, of course, there’s the food.

But most of all, the fair — large or small — is You can go to the freezer section of your local groabout community. It is a gathering of all ages and cery store and pick up corn dogs any day of the interests where bums and bank presidents can each week; but there is simply no comparison to the ones walk around with a blob of mustard on the front of which come from the concession wagon next to the their shirts.

Tilt-A-Whirl.

During these past months of sickness, economic The 4-H food stand is never going to win a upheaval, killing, rioting and isolation, we could use Michelin star, but it’s impossible not to smile when a fair more than ever. Unfortunately, it is not to be a 12-year-old serves your cheeseburger with such — and with good reason. But the dates for 2021 shy determination. I got my first service experience fairs have already been set … and I’m ready to go. in the stifling hot 4-H stand at the McLeod County Paul Malchow is the managing editor of The Land.

Fair and I’ll never forget it.

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‘I should have known you were a partisan hack…’

One of the oldest sayings in journalism ing together … now that’s funny. reminds readers and writers alike that What isn’t funny, though, is the number “It’s hard to argue with facts.” of Covid-19 dead in the United States — True, but readers of this weekly effort now about 120,000 and climbing. As such, often rise to the challenge in their letters if Covid is a “scam,” it’s the deadliest and emails to me. Most mix “new” or scam either you, me or the nation has “alternative” (thank you, Kellyanne) facts ever witnessed. with their opinion to point out the Another e-mailer, Marvin H., had a difwrongs of my ways.

FARM & FOOD FILE ferent take on an April column that Others forgo niceties and jump right to examined Covid-19’s impact on rural

By Alan Guebert name-calling. These writers often find America. It’s not the disease that’s killtheir black-and-blue prose highlighted ing people, Marvin suggested; instead, in a twice-yearly “letters” column “Fear is killing people.” where my detractors debate the pros Fear? and cons of — as one noted a few years ago — my Well, “How many alcohol and smoking deaths are “shrinking brain.” there per year? 10 million worldwide,” he claimed.

For example, after the White House announced a And with “social distancing … people are sitting at new, ag-heavy trade deal with China in mid-Januhome in fear, drinking and smoking to calm their ary, David C. from Illinois was not surprised that I nerves.” failed to highlight the pact in a “positive column,” OK, Marvin, you got me on that one. nor was he subtle in noting his disappointment.

The past six months have set a record on what my “… I should have known you are a partisan hack mother called “upside down compliments,” or comwho gives no credit nor respect to the President pliments that poked you in the ribs as hard as they when he does well by Illinois farmers.” slapped you on the back. For example, in late March Hack or not, my non-response to the January deal Rob W. wrote from St. Paul to say that he has “tried (the numbers didn’t add up then — or now) looks to read my column … many times; but I rarely get like a good call. Despite big recent Chinese purchas- through the first few paragraphs before I move on.” es of U.S. pork and soybeans, November soybeans But, he quickly adds, “The headline this week futures are now $1 per bushel less than in January; and August lean hog futures are $35 ($35!) per hun- caught my eye … (I read) the first sentence about your dad. I continued to read on, praying that the dredweight lower. story would stay focused on him … It did and I Speaking of numbers, Bob C. from Iowa wrote in thank you.”

April to say I “was misinterpreting what he… a Thank me? Sounds like the Lord did the heavy Trump voter and others… were saying about the lifting, Rob. [corona]virus. We’re not actually saying itself is a hoax. We are saying the press and the dems are The best left-handed compliment I’ve ever working together … (to take) advantage of the virus received, however, arrived by email just this week and make it worse. It should really be termed a from Joe in Maryland. In its entirety, it reads: scam.”

“Hi, Alen:” (no worry, Joe; there are too many Well, Bob, I like your sense of humor; Dems work- ways to spell my name) “Just wanted to let you

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know I appreciate your articles. Good, bad or whatever, you give us something to ponder. Also, [it] doesn’t hurt that you seem to be truthful and forthright, regardless of your thoughts on the subject.

Thank you.”

No, Joe, thank you. Your letter was straight from the heart and I treasure it and you.

And thank you, faithful readers, emailers, letter writers, and — at least twice a year — columnists.

Good, bad or whatever, you, too, are treasures.

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FSA county nominations now open The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency has begun accepting nominations for county committee members.

“I encourage America’s farmers, ranchers and forest stewards to nominate candidates to lead, serve and represent their community on their county committee,” FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce said. “There’s an increasing need for diverse representation, including underserved producers, which includes beginning, women and minority farmers and ranchers.”

Agricultural producers who participate or cooperate in an FSA program may be nominated for candidacy for the county committee. Individuals may nominate themselves or others; and organizations may also nominate candidates.

Committee members are vital to how FSA carries out disaster programs, as well as conservation, commodity and price support programs, county office employment and other agricultural issues.

Producers should contact their local FSA office today to find out how to get involved in their county’s election. To be considered, a producer must sign an FSA-669A nomination form. The form and other information about FSA county committee elections are available at fsa.usda.gov/elections.

All nomination forms for the 2020 election must be postmarked or received in the local FSA office by Aug. 1.

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THE BOOKWORM SEZ

The price of soybeans is down.

By Terri Schlichenmeyer The same with corn and wheat; oats bring considerably less than they did a few years ago. And the thing is, you don’t have a crystal ball, so next year is a guess. Plant more corn, more wheat, less... what? Or, as in the new book “American Hemp Farmer” by Doug Fine, do you take a chance on something so old, it’s new?

Six years ago, Doug Fine and his family watched as fire-fleeing grizzly bears killed nearly every one of their livestock, right before their eyes.

The fire was obviously frightening.

The slaughter of his stock was horrible. But what concerned Fine most was how everything started, with “this climate change problem.” That led him to consider a new kind of sustainable farming, and the “timing was good.”

Hemp had just been legalized for “research purposes.”

He jumped in with both feet.

Today, Fine grows nonpsychoactive varieties of hemp on his Vermont farm, something that was illegal to do for decades despite that nonpsychoactive hemp differs from that which contains THC. In other words, Fine’s crop is not mind-altering. Even so, although the human body has “cannabinoid receptors,” though CBD products are a go-to remedy for many, and despite myriad uses for hemp, there are still many bureaucratic hoops to jump through to be a hemp farmer — the least of which is testing to ensure that a crop doesn’t cross a threshold in those THC levels.

If you’re serious about growing hemp, Fine says to start with the soil as “Step One.” That holds absolutely true if you’ve been using herbicides or other chemicals on your soil. And on that note, consider embracing a no-sweat attitude

toward weeds.

Be knowledgable about your seeds and what you can do with them.

Know when it’s time to panic. Invest in a good dryer by the end of the growing season, and research all harvesting methods.

Finally, take a page from the past and consider a co-op. Tobacco farmers did, and it worked for them for decades.

One thing is for certain: “American Hemp Farmer” is for farmers only. It’s not for weekend dabblers or big corporations. It’s for people who can bury their hands knuckle-deep into the soil and who want to know what grows in the dirt that’s under their fingernails.

Judging by what author Doug Fine says here, there may be a learning curve first; and to do this right will take commitment. Even veteran farmers know that anything can happen in a field and Fine is honest (but not discouraging) in his tales of “misadventures.” His experiences are told with the kind of humor farmers share at the local cafe. Even better, his candor gives readers the feeling that he’s done the hard work of making mistakes so you don’t have to.

Don’t misunderstand: this book isn’t for anyone who snickers about “weed” — because that’s not what it’s about.

Nope, but if you’re concerned about sustainability, climate change, progress, and a farming revolution, you won’t be able to put “American Hemp Farmer” down.

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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Going the rounds and getting back up for more The saying in the world of boxing goes Thanksgiving through January. It was something like this: “If you fall down three most revolting and style-cramping. times and only get up twice, you may as Just before Christmas that year, we well have stayed down the first time.” lost a building full of pigs and my husFarmers understand that quote in its band had to toss every one of them into exactness. Some years they could just as the loader bucket. well have stayed in bed and watched “The That January our kindergarten-aged Price is Right” all morning (or all year). son broke his arm on the playground at However, that would only serve to intenschool. February followed with a notice TABLE TALK sify their angst as they watched because from the I.R.S. that there was a large — let’s face it — in the world of agriculBy Karen Schwaller mistake on our taxes which cost us ture, is the price ever right? money we didn’t have, and a hog waterer Farmers have to be like that weighted electrocuted a handful of hogs. circus bobble doll that you can knock down, but it April graced us with the news that I needed a stands back up again on its own. You can knock it crown on a tooth, and as the year rolled by, the down, but you can’t keep it down. manure pit caved in, the car shelled out and one of A couple of decades ago, on his trek to becoming our sons needed his tonsils out. independent, my husband came home from harvestWe wondered what we were being tested for. ing late one night and I asked him how his day Over the last 40 years that my husband has been went. involved in farming, our farm family has seen its He scratched his head and said, “Well, we had a share of unexpected expenses and headaches. But flat tire on the combine; a bearing went out on the he just keeps getting up after his brand of financial unloading auger; the corn cobs were getting mashed; or mechanical setbacks. He had watched many do and then later on, the lights didn’t work on the com- that before his turn. bine. But other than that, it was a pretty good day.”

Fast-forward to the 2018 harvest. The hydro went Perhaps our troubles are more a matter of attiout on the combine — during a very wet season. tude. Unexpected expenses and headaches are just Harvest presented enough frustrations even withpart of business … and life. out that added problem. Between my husband’s I remember a year that was especially troubleanxieties over the hydro issues and my inability to some. The year was prefaced with the fact that all determine the reason for the combine dropping back three of our (then) very young children were revisit- (filling the back of the cart, or is it the hydro?), he ing their dinner in weekly rotations from mostly needed his seed corn cap to reduce the glare

that was coming from within the tractor cab after his angst-filled radio commentaries.

Copious dollars were spent to repair that hydro problem, only to have it show up again last year like a stubborn toenail fungus.

I wasn’t sure I was going to stick around for a second dose of harvest ‘fun,’ so my husband begged the repair guy to get it fixed on the premise that he (my husband) would otherwise have to assume alimony payments. When the hydro was actually fixed, we both breathed a huge sigh of relief and continued on with harvest, only to have the actuator go out on the combine later on, which came with a $900 repair tag.

Late in the season the weigh bar on the grain cart broke clean off and nose-dived into the gravel road at a cost of a cool $1,000 to fix, and the pickup was beginning to gasp.

Getting back up after we fall (and these commodity markets have knocked us down plenty over the last few years) seems easier said than done sometimes; but it helps me understand why my dad in his later years said, “At my age, even going downhill is sometimes an uphill battle.”

But dad farmed for nearly 50 years. I guess he always got back up again, too. He must have been a champion-caliber boxer in a previous life.

Or maybe at least one of those weighted circus bobber dolls.

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Helpful six-spotted tiger beetle often mistaken for emerald ash borer ST. CLOUD, Minn. — The sixspotted tiger beetle is a vibrant metallic green generally with 0-8 white spots on its wing covers.

Sometimes the color can be more of a blue hue, but that is less common in Minnesota. It is approximately one-half inch in length and often spotted in or near wooded areas. The six-spotted tiger beetle is a predator insect which means that it eats other insects and spiders.

Due to its metallic green coloring the six-spotted tiger beetle is commonly mistaken for the adult emerald ash borer (EAB). Adult EAB most commonly hang out in the tops of ash trees. It is unlikely, though not impossible, that you would ever see an adult EAB in your day to day life. The six-spotted tiger beetle, on the other hand, crawls along the ground and is often spotted on sidewalks and hiking

trails. EAB is detrimental to ash trees while the six-spotted tiger beetle does not harm trees or other plant life.

The next time you are out walking along a partially shaded path or in the woods take a look around your feet and ahead of you on the path to see if you can spot the sixspotted tiger beetle. They move quickly; so be alert. It should be noted that the beetles can bite humans if they feel threated so please just enjoy the site of them without trying to handle them.

If you have questions about this or any horticulturally related topic, reach out to your local Extension educator. Thanks to University of Minnesota Extension Entomologist Jeff Hahn for the photo and some of the supporting information in this article.

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Minnesota CSAs are seeing more new customers

By TIM KING will be wearing masks, can place the proThe Land Correspondent duce directly in their vehicle.

LITCHFIELD, Minn. — Farms that “We’ll also have the option for people to sell Community Supported Agriculture walk up and say hi and grab their boxes,” shares are experiencing and responding Nick said. “We’ll be there for three hours so to the Covid-19 pandemic in different I hope people kind of trickle through durways, according to the Land Stewardship ing that period.”

Project and the Minnesota Department of Since the farm truck will be in the parkAgriculture. ing lot for three hours, a refrigeration unit The MDA is polling the 81 farms with on the truck was repaired.

CSAs who are subscribers to their On the farm, Nick and Joan have instiMinnesota Grown promotion program tuted a number of safety measures for weekly. themselves and their small staff. They’ve “At the beginning of May, we began installed extra hand washing stations hearing that some farms offering these around the farm and two full time workers CSAs were at capacity and no longer takwho live on the farm stayed in what Nick ing orders,” MDA’s Karen Lanthier said. calls a soft quarantine for several weeks.

“Other farms, on the other hand, were let“Our part-time worker wears a mask,” ting us know that they still had shares Nick said. “She works at St. Cloud hospital available.” and she uses the same safety protocols that Submitted photo To connect those farms with customers, they use at the hospital with us at the Part of the Prairie Drifters farm crew tends to the 2019 onion harvest.

Minnesota Grown created an on-line list farm. It’s pretty impressive.”

For the previous six years, Prairie Drifters Farm of farms which still had shares for sale. As of May 27, Jimmy Bauman, of Farm Farm CSA near Princeton, 42 farms had some full shares available and 36 had had worked with CentraCare’s St. Cloud Hospital’s Minn. says his crew is being extra careful with hand Wellness program to deliver around 90 boxes of prohalf shares available. washing and that they are wearing masks in the Lanthier pointed out, however, nearly half of the duce to the farm’s CSA shareholders at the hospital. packing shed.

“They’ve been great,” Nick said. “They promote our Minnesota Grown subscribers had increased the Covid-19 has also had a major impact on how Farm number of shares they had for sale this year and a CSA through their wellness program and there are a Farm gets its produce to customers. The farm, which quarter of them reported selling all their shares couple of doctors who have been really good advonow has a waiting list, had never sold all of its shares cates for us.” more quickly than in previous years. before.

But when Covid-19 struck and St. Cloud Hospital Nick and Joan Olsen of Prairie Drifters Farm near “It is definitely a boom year. We doubled our CSA Litchfield, Minn. have sold all their shares and have was chosen to provide care for the growing number of from last year to 200 members,” Bauman said. “Also, the largest waiting list they’ve had in their 12 years patients across central Minnesota, the hospital farmers markets seem strong this year. We work of farming. They promote their shares, in part, became off-limits for CSA share deliveries. Even Saturday markets in Buffalo and Mound (Minn.). We through a list maintained by the Land Stewardship before the hospital staff decided the Prairie Drifters were planning on doing a couple of weekday markets CSA wouldn’t mix with the new realities of Covid-19, Project and Nick does some work for LSP. in the cities. But since we sold so many shares we “At LSP we had been talking to farmers about how Nick and Joan were anticipating the need for an don’t have to work them.” they were doing,” he said. “In early April I was hear- alternative.

Russell Kleinschmidt, who farms near Staples, “We checked in with Good Earth Cooperative in St. ing from a lot of them that CSA sales were up and Minn., was also affected by Covid-19. For a number Cloud and they said we could come there. But we that they were selling their shares out.” of years he had supplied CSA shares to a wellness As CSA share sales picked up, farmers began realized that was 90 to 95 people in a corner of a program at the CentraCare clinic and hospital in thinking about how to adapt their businesses to the small store,” Nick said. “That didn’t seem like a good nearby Long Prairie, Minn. The virus put a stop to new Covid-19 environment. For Prairie Drifters idea.”

CentraCare’s wellness programs.

The solution was to park the farm’s delivery truck Farm that has meant relocating to a location where “I have seen a positive response from Covid. However, CSA shareholders in St. Cloud can pick up their in the parking area just outside the store. Then these have been all new people,” Kleinschmidt, who shareholders can drive up. Nick and a helper, who shares. also sells free range chickens and grass fed beef, said. “Most of those from my regular drop site that is closed have not signed up again. I feel the new CSA members seem more committed which is good. Other sales have been extremely good this year so far too.

Hopefully it will continue as this is what is needed for most of us small farmers.”

“There’s a reason why people are more interested in CSA shares now,” Nick Olsen said. “I think that people understand a little bit more that supporting local farmers is part of how we make our communiAll letters must be signed and accompanied ties healthier. I’m optimistic that that will last beyond the pandemic.” v by a phone number (not for publication) to verify authenticity.

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Fair boards have little choice but to cancel events

By KRISTIN KVENO The Land Staff Writer For 117 years the Polk County Fair in Fertile, Minn. has been delighting fairgoers who come from near and far to enjoy the fun and merriment. But not this year. In the fair’s storied history, it has never been cancelled until now. It wasn’t cancelled when the flu of 1918 struck; or during the polio epidemic in 1946; but this year is different.

Polk County Fair President Dan Grunhovd explained that with over 45,000 people coming to the small town of Fertile (population 833) during the five days of the fair, the health and safety of the volunteers along with fair attendees was first and foremost in making the decision to cancel. “Our fair is run mostly by volunteers and those are mostly senior citizens,” Grunhovd said.

In addition to the concern of having at-risk senior volunteers at the fair, the carnival portion was also an issue. “They were concerned about coming here,” he said.

“It’s been such an institution for so many years, there were people that were sad,” Grunhovd said.

From the food, rides and exhibits, maintaining social distancing would be almost impossible. The number of fairgoers who could attend would have been extremely limited. “You can’t run a fair at 50 percent,” he said.

The Norman County Fair board in Ada, Minn. also made the unanimous decision to cancel their fair.

“Our community has been very supportive,” said Don Merkens, president of the Norman County Fair

board. “Nobody wants to cancel the fair,” Merkens fair,” Merkens said. There are too many obstacles this said. It was simply something that unfortunately had year to be able to run the fair safely and at a capacto be done. ity that would work financially.

Looking ahead to the future of county fairs, Merkens expects “there will be a whole new look to it.” That includes using plexiglass in various areas where social distancing isn’t plausible and the wide use of hand sanitizer.

For Mike Woitas, Freeborn County Fair manager and board member, canceling the fair was a difficult decision. Woitas explained the Freeborn County Fair has large name entertainers for their grandstand and those entertainers cancelled their shows. “It’s been a tough couple of weeks.” There were 45,000 reserved seats for those shows and those tickets are now being refunded. “There aren’t very many entertainers willing to go out right now and risk their lives for shows.”

It was already going to be a challenging fair this Merkens also serves on the board of the Minnesota year as the entrance to the Freeborn County Fair in Federation of County Fairs, the organization that Albert Lea, Minn. is under construction. There’s usupromotes the interest of the county fairs in the state. ally 15,000 people a day that come through the It’s each county fair’s own decision whether to hold Freeborn fair gates during its six-day run. their fair or not; but MFCF can offer their guidance.

Looking ahead to next year, Woitas believes that “We can give them some reasons why it would be the fair board will have to build the public’s trust hard to have the fair,” Merkens said. The MFCF has that it’s safe to be at the fair in 2021. “It will be a new listed only eight county fairs still on in the state with normal.”

86 county fairs which have cancelled so far.

While many across the state are saddened by the Merkens also found that because of the pandemic, cancellation of so many county fairs this year, there the H-2B visas used to temporarily employ foreign seems to be a resolve to create safety measures to workers for the carnivals, were cancelled. “No county ensure that next year’s fairs are the best yet. v fair is trying to punish someone by cancelling the

Comments being taken on MPCA’s new feedlot permit The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency released its draft five-year feedlot general permit, which covers about 1,200 large feedlots in Minnesota.

The draft permit is open for public review and comment through July 23.

The proposed permit includes new measures to limit the leaching of nitrates from manure spread on farm fields. It extends the required cover crop period for manure application to October. (The current permit requires cover crops June through August.) Cover crops are required to mitigate the risk of nutrient pollution to groundwater and surface waters from manure.

The draft permit also restricts manure applications in September and October. Producers must wait until the soil is colder than 50 F to apply manure in October, or use other practices such as cover crops, split applications of nitrogen, or nitrification inhibitors.

The draft permit includes streamlined recordkeeping requirements and a revised permit format.

MPCA says the online application process will save

feedlot owners time.

MPCA regulates feedlot operations using the Clean Water Act, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System and State Disposal System permits to comply with state law and the federal Clean Water Act. A general permit covers facilities whose operations are similar and is an efficient way for MPCA to issue permit coverage, compared with issuing individual permits. It’s designed to protect water quality, primarily from the storage and land application of manure from feedlots of generally more than 1,000 animal units.

The new permit will become effective Feb. 21, 2021.

The draft permit is posted on the MPCA’s public notices webpage (https://www.pca.state.mn.us/public-notices), and linked from the feedlot program permit webpage.

MPCA is accepting written comments on the draft permit until 4:30 p.m. on July 23.

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Comments must state your interest in the permit, the action you wish MPCA to take including specific references, and specific reasons supporting your position.

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Using E85 fuel to power your electric car

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Emeritus Sure the title is crazy. Sounds like a silly joke. But hang on. What’s the number-one complaint against electric cars? Not enough mileage per battery charge. So where does E85 fit into this challenge? As the fuel for a small internal combustion engine Will Northrop perched somewhere in your electric car which can be cranked up periodically as you motor across America. Once employed, this small engine then recharges your car battery and you continue on your journey without spending a dollar for fuel or a pesky half-hour recharge of your electric car battery. Far out? Read on.

Range extender is the term and University of Minnesota Mechanical Engineer Will Northrop is the guy doing the talking.

Says Northrop, “I direct the Thomas Murphy engine research laboratory at the University of Minnesota. So I’m the first one to be an advocate for internal combustion engines. However, we see the handwriting on the wall with the growing electric car activity with American motorists. The biggest challenge right now with electric vehicles is their reduced range.

“To bridge that gap we see internal combustion engines playing a role. They may not be directly powering the vehicle, but a smaller engine which we term as a ‘range extender’ is the power source for recharging the battery of this electric vehicle.”

So why zero in on ethanol, and specifically E85?

“This gives us flexibility on how we design and operate the engine. It opens up some doors. Working with ethanol gives us the opportunity to work with much higher engine efficiency. The fancy term is ‘thermal chemical recuperation device’ which essentially takes the waste heat from the exhaust and converts that heat into an ‘enhanced fuel.’ And it so happens that ethanol is a good fuel for this type of system. It converts at higher rates and makes more of this recuperated fuel for a given amount of exhaust heat than does regular pump gasoline. So ethanol may enhance the ability of range-extended engines.”

Because most people are attracted to electric cars because of potential improvements to our environment, does this range extender multiply that improvement?

“Most consumers see environmental improvements and cheaper pump prices driving the trend to biofuels. What sticks out is that if you have an electric vehicle with a plug-in recharge capability, this range

extender just multiplies that mileage capacity. Plus corn ethanol is more renewable than straight gasoline and can improve the engine performance of this range extender engine as well.”

As everyone knows, the ethanol market has diminished significantly since the advent of the Covid-19 disaster. People across American are driving substantially less. And of course electric cars will erode conventional fuel usage even more.

“However, our ‘fuel extender’ platform utilizing high-octane fuels such as E85 appears to be partial answer to this challenge facing the corn industry,” Northrop stated. “And the same logic with diesel engines could potentially invigorate the ethanol industry.

“I think we need to be open minded that the market for ethanol isn’t what it once was; but hopefully we might be on the verge of something new going forward,” said Northrop.

Summing up, Northrop said the University of Minnesota will continue research efforts for ethanol fuels advancing the electric car industry. “We don’t see internal combustion engines disappearing anytime soon. We don’t think engines are dead and we appreciate Minnesota Corn Check off funding assisting with our research.” v

Crop residue decisions made now affect soil life long after In some ways, farming is like cooking. Cooking would be much easier if we could leave the kitchen after eating and not come back until we make the next meal. But someone needs to put away the leftovers, do the dishes, and clean up the table.

Similarly, there’s work to do in farm fields after harvest and before planting the next spring. After harvest in the fall, farmers take the harvested crops to market or store them on their farm. They don’t take the whole plant from the field, though. The leftover parts of the plant, like the stalk and leaves from corn, remain in the field. This debris is called crop residue.

Using no-till and prescribed fire management are two potential ways to manage crop residue. Both practices help keep organic matter and nitrogen in the soil. However, research was needed to understand how these two practices can affect long-term soil health.

Lisa Fultz, a researcher at Louisiana State University AgCenter, and her team decided to learn more about how no-till and prescribed fire management affect nutrients and microbes in the soil. “Both of these practices have minimal physical disturbance to the soil,” says Fultz.

Both of these practices also come with drawbacks.

No-till can cause poor conditions for crop growth like low spring temperatures and increased moisture, which promotes disease. Prescribed fire can leave bare soil vulnerable to erosion.

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Josh Lofton and students monitor prescribed fire progress in wheat stubble.

The team focused the research on wheat and soybean rotations and continuous corn production systems. “Wheat and corn production leave behind residue,” Fultz said. “Common practices, like conventional tillage, are highly disruptive. The need to identify viable conservation practices is growing in importance.”

Crop residue and its degradation by soil microbes is an important part of the carbon cycle. Plants store carbon during the growing season, then microbes use the plant residue for food. The carbon then gets stored in the soil in a chemically stable form.

“Fresh, green material in no-till fields is easy to breakdown and provides rich nutrients for soil microbes,” says Fultz. “Ash from burned residue is more chemically stable, but it doesn’t provide a nutrient source for microbes.”

The team found that impacts from crop management practices, like crop rotation or fertilization, outweighed the influence of prescribed fire for residue management. Researchers found some decreases in microbial activity after yearly prescribed burns.

Findings show prescribed fire had some possible short-term benefits for soil nutrient availability, but timing is crucial. Prescribed burning of wheat residue provided an increase of nitrogen for about seven days. These benefits should be weighed against other possible impacts, like carbon dioxide production and crop yield.

“We still need to learn the long-term influence of prescribed fire on the soil biological community,” says Fultz. “While short-term impacts were measured, the long-term influence on soil nutrients, biological cycles and soil health are not known.”

Read more about this work in Agrosystems, Geosciences and Environment. This research is supported by the Soybean and Forage Grain Research and Promotion Board.

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U of M researchers study water quality effects on nursery pigs

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Feed, water and air However, in a subsequent study, the are the three most same researchers observed reduced essential components daily weight gain and poorer feed effirequired to achieve ciency of nursery pigs with increasing UniversityofMinnesota optimal pig perfortotal dissolved solids concentration of EXTENSION mance and health. Of water (McLeese et al., 1992). Other these three compostudies have reported increased sulThis report was compiled by Brigit Lozinski, Milena Saqui-Salces, Gerald Shurson and fate concentration of water increases nents, water has Pedro Urriola, University of Minnesota Department of Animal Science; Brent received the least incidence of scours in nursery pigs Brigit Lozinski Frederick, Christensen Family Farms; Melissa Wilson, University of Minnesota amount of research with no effects on growth perforDepartment of Soil, Water and Climate; and Yuzhi Li and Lee Johnston, University of attention throughout mance. Anecdotal reports from indusMinnesota Department of Animal Science and West Central Research and Outreach the years. Water has often been called try experts suggest many different the “forgotten nutrient” because of its characteristics of water influence pig relatively low cost, widespread availability and performance and health. Numerous characterisTable 1: Selected characteristics ample supply in most locations. tics of water such as total dissolved solids, pH, of three waters evaluated hardness, suspended solids, sulfates, nitrates, Some pork producers recently have observed heavy metals, total coliforms, bacteria, viruses,

Waters evaluated Livestock suboptimal performance of nursery pigs which Analyte A B C Standards parasites and some others have been measured they suspected might be caused by poor water to determine water quality for livestock.

Hardness, mg Eq CaCO3/liter 1,410 909 235 — quality. Signs of poor performance include increased incidence of fallback pigs, a high preva- Iron (parts per million) Initially, we surveyed pork producers online to 5.43 5.22 1.33 — lence of scours, and pigs which are “hard to start” learn the range of water qualities being fed to Manganese (ppm) 0.048 0.117 0.045 — in the nursery. nursery pigs in 48 barns across a wide range of Magnesium (ppm) 171 90.9 21.4 — geographic regions in Minnesota. From these These observations led to the research quesfarms, we selected 15 barns to collect water sam64.0 37.4 29.4 — tion: Does water quality have an impact on nurs- Sodium (ppm) ples for analysis. Water samples were collected at ery pig performance and health?

Conductivity 2.31 1.62 0.536 — or as close to the well head as possible to underWater quality characteristics which support stand the true quality of water entering the barn Fecal Coliforms (number per liter) <2 <2 <2 11 optimal pig performance and health vary in scibefore being affected by the existing distribution 4 2 Nitrate + nitrates (ppm) n.d. n.d. n.d. 100 entific literature and many of these studies consystem. ducted to evaluate them are more than 30 years Calcium (ppm) 284 214 58.7 1,0003 Samples were sent to a commercial lab and old. There is limited scientific literature reportSulfates (ppm) 1,120 617 2 1,0003 were analyzed for 29 different components. ing controlled studies of pig responses to water of 5 2 Concentrations of water components were comTotal Disolved Solids (ppm) 1,500 1,050 348 3,000 varying quality. One group of researchers fed pared to published standards of acceptable water 1 CCME, 2005 nursery pigs water which ranged from 217 to 2 quality for livestock (Table 1). Three different 4,390 parts per million total dissolved solids and 3NRC, 1974 CCME, 1987 waters were selected as treatments for a nursery reported no effects on daily weight gain, daily 4 Not detected See SWINE & U, pg. 11 5 feed intake or feed efficiency.

Total dissolved solubles, sum of all inorganic and organic soluble matter

It’s time to scout fields to determine proper pest control FOLEY, Minn. — Summer is upon us (although it does seem like we skipped over spring). Our rainfall has been relatively scarce this year opposed to the last couple of years. This has led to weed control issues in areas throughout central Minnesota. Those using a two-pass system should still have time to deal with the weed issues present in both corn and soybeans.

As a reminder, spray weeds prior to them reaching a height of four inches as they become more difficult to manage the taller they grow.

Soybean aphids may begin to show up in soybean fields. Remember that threshold levels for soybean aphids are 250 per plant average, with 80 percent or more of the plants with aphids on soybeans through stage R5. Many beneficial organisms can help suppress aphid populations. This means that spraying too early may eliminate many of those beneficial insects and organisms which may have controlled the aphid population. Following the threshold levels will help maintain those predator populations by elimi-

nating unnecessary insecticide appliBecause potato leafhoppers cause cations and help maintain potential less injury to more mature growth, the profitability. taller the alfalfa stand the greater number of potato leafhoppers should be Pay attention to fields with buckfound prior to spraying. For scouting, thorn or wooded borders when scouttake at least three to five sets of 10 ing. Make sure to count both winged sweeps per field using a 15-inch diamand wingless aphids. Infested fields eter net to accurately estimate potato should be scouted once a week or more leafhopper population numbers. Make — depending on the population growth. sure to avoid sampling in windy wet If insecticide applications are warconditions and field edges. Also make ranted, scout after application to make Potato leafhopper sure if you are using potato leafhoppersure the problem does not come back. tolerant varieties, you are accounting For potential pest issues in alfalfa, potato leafhop- for that in your determination. Potato leafhopper pers have been found in the area and in some places damage shows up first as a yellow V-shaped patch at insecticides have already been applied for control. the tips of the leaf and eventually will extend down Just as with soybeans, making decisions about insect the leaf and die. The result can lead to defoliation and control based on established thresholds is the best stunting of the plant and stand. way to take care of the environment, beneficial This article was submitted by Nathan Drewitz, insects, your bank account, and help prevent resisUniversity of Minnesota Extension. v tance issues.

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Nursery pigs adapted to water with varied characteristics SWINE & U, from pg. 9

performance and/or health compared with pigs consuming water C. growth performance study. Two waters However, a consistent definition of were selected to represent “bad” water “good” and “bad” water for pigs (A and B) and one water was considdefined by controlled experiments has ered “good” water (C). The research not been determined. So, we conductteam considered waters A and B to be ed a research project with the help of the two worst quality waters of the 15 pork producers and water industry waters sampled. experts designed to evaluate effects of To isolate the effects of water qualiwater quality on nursery pigs. ty from other performance-influencing The similarities in average daily factors typical of commercial farms, gain and average daily feed intake the three waters were transported via across waters resulted in no effect of a milk tanker to the West Central water quality on feed efficiency of Research and Outreach Center in nursery pigs. The number of pigs Morris, Minn. A new pressurized treated with antibiotics and number water system was installed in the of injections administered during the WCROC nursery barn to simultaneFigure 1: Effects of water quality on pig performance experiment were not different among ously deliver any of three separate water qualities A, B and C, nor were waters to pigs. Three 2,500-gallon the number of pigs which died during potable water bladders were installed the experiment (Figure 2). on a platform underneath a shade cloth outside of the nursery and were In summary, the “good” and “poor” connected to three new waterlines. water evaluated in this study resulted in no differences in nursery pig The water delivery system was congrowth performance or health status. nected to manifolds in the barn that These observations demonstrate that could deliver any of the three waters under the conditions of this experito every set of two pens. The water ment, nursery pigs adapted to drinkbladders collapsed as they were emping water with a wide range of chartied so there was no air in the bladder acteristics. However, in a commercial above the water to influence water setting, cleanliness and maintenance quality during the experiment. of the water distribution system, Weanling pigs were sourced from a interactions between water charactersingle commercial sow farm. The farm istics and medications delivered in was porcine reproductive and respirawater, and health status of the pigs tory syndrome and Mycoplasma negamight influence the quality of water Figure 2: Effects of water quality on pig morbidity and mortality tive for a 40-day experiment. One delivered to the pig or the pigs’ hundred and fifty pigs with an averOver the 40-day experiment, there were no differ- response to that water and ultimately affect pig perage initial weight of 13.76 pounds were allotted ranformance and health. ences in average daily gain or average daily feed domly to each of three treatments (15 pens per intake among pigs assigned to the three waters We appreciate the financial support of the treatment, 10 pigs per pen). Pigs had continuous (Figure 1). This result is noteworthy because waters Minnesota Pork Board, Christensen Family Farms of access to feed and water throughout the experiment.

A and B were selected to represent “poor” quality, Sleepy Eye, Minn., and the cooperation from the Individual growth rate and feed intake on a pen and water C to represent “good” quality. We theorized many pig farmers who contributed in different ways basis were measured weekly. Any instances of morthat waters A and/or B would depress pig growth throughout the study. tality and morbidity were recorded.

References CCME (Canadian Council of Minister of the Environment). 1987. Canadian Water Quality Guidelines. Ottawa: Environment Canada.

CCME. 2005. Canadian Water Quality Guidelines for the protection of agricultural water uses.

Ottawa: Environment Canada.

McLeese, J.M., M.L. Tremblay, J.F. Patience, and G.I. Christison. 1992. “Water intake patterns in the weanling pig: Effect of water quality, anti-biotics and probiotics.” Animal Production 54:135-142.

NRC (National Research Council). 1974. “Nutrient and Toxic Substances in Water for Livestock and Poultry.” Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. v

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FFA, 4-H collaborate on digital media team

By KRISTIN KVENO This year, Mitchell and Savannah the applicants as well. The goal in The Land Staff Writer helped create the application to be part selecting team members was to find Offering real-life digital media oppor- of the team. Mitchell also had the students that were knowledgeable in tunities for both 4-H and FFA members opportunity to assist in choosing from different media platforms. is the purpose of the newly-founded Compart Family Farms Digital Media Team. This year, 12 high school students from across the state were selected to be on the team. Comprised of 4-H and FFA members, the team is a unique collaboration between the two organizations. “There’s really nothing like

By Jonathan Eisenthal “We did 59 presentations, which this team,” said team member Sydney Courtesy of Minnesota Corn Growers Association were seen by well over 1,000 stuMitchell.

Students ranging from seventh dents,” said Addison, who credited Alyssa Groskopf, recruitment and graders to college freshmen confront- YouTube as the top medium for sharcommunications coordinator with the ed some of the thorniest challenges in ing their message.

University of Minnesota’s Agricultural the world of agriculture as part of the Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this Education, Communication and sixth-annual Minnesota 4-H Science was the first time the competition Marketing, is a member of the Digital of Agriculture Challenge last week. was held entirely online. For the stuMedia Team board of advisors. “It got dents, the virThe top started as an opportunity for agricultual world preaward went ture to move forward and tell their vented them to sisters story,” she said. The idea came from from being able Addison and Lance Hughes, High School Activities to meet in perS y d n e y Hub founder and was fostered by a son with menMitchell, growing interest to create digital media tors, a critical who competopportunities for youth in the ag sector. part of the ed as the Groskopf is excited to be on the sevencompetition.

L e S u e u r member advisory board as the media But still, they C o u n t y team is developing a network of agriset to work in “Beyond The cultural students to build on their ag N o v e m b e r, Farm” team. knowledge. Also part of the team is picking a probThey took Compart Family Farms as title sponsor lem or question to address, and their the fact that fewer students have and a supporter. work culminated in the presentaexposure or understanding of the tions offered to a panel of industry Mitchell has been a proud member of diversity of careers in agriculture. and academic judges. the Le Sueur 4-H club and when the The duo developed a 15-minute preopportunity arose to be part of this The Science of Ag Challenges is sentation that showed students that digital media group, Mitchell quickly supported each year by MCGA as agricultural production may be the applied. She and Savannah Stafford part of its efforts to promote the next foundation, but ag careers extend both have been part of the team since into science, technology and business. generation of agricultural leaders. last year and are the co-captains. “I The award came with a $1,000 scholA full list of each participating joined the team last year before the arship for each of them, provided by teams and awards can be found at Minnesota State Fair.” Mitchell was Minnesota Corn Growers Association. www.mncorn.org. v then able to work on some videography during the state fair.

Mitchell sisters win top ag challenge award

In addition to working on digital media creation, Mitchell has been able to sell sponsorships for the team as well as work on contracts.

While the team has yet to meet in person due to Covid-19, they do have a Zoom meeting every Monday morning.

That’s when they communicate about the projects they are currently working on. One of those projects was to make the various videos and graphics for the FFA virtual state convention this year.

Groskopf said CHS, AGDAILY and FFA are all working to create project ideas for the media team to work on.

“The team members will get the chance to claim those projects as their own,” Groskopf said. Those projects will be added to the digital portfolios of the team members.

The team was planning on creating numerous projects for the Minnesota State Fair. Unfortunately, those will now be shifted online. “We are working on a large virtual competition. The competition will be different from most virtual shows because it will include judging for projects other than just livestock,” Mitchell said. “We know that it will be a great way for students across the state to showcase livestock and indoor projects they’ve been working so hard on all year.”

“FFA and 4-H both are essentially cultivating our future agricultural leaders,” Groskopf said. While many have had to adapt and utilize technology now more than ever to communicate, for the media team, this gives them the opportunity to hone those skills and use them to strengthen their networking in the ag arena. “There’s really nothing like this team. We’re all having fun with it,” Mitchell said. v

‘Safe on the Farm’ funds available for health, safety updates ST. PAUL — Minnesota U-pick operations, on-farm markets and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farms seeking help to ensure a safe and sanitary experience at farms and pick-up sites can apply for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s new Safe on the Farm Direct Marketing Cost Share program.

Eligible businesses may be reimbursed up to $250 for the purchase of equipment and supplies which will

help them comply with the Guidance for Minnesota U-Pick Operations and On-Farm Markets.

Examples of eligible equipment include handwashing stations, personal protective equipment, tables to create space between workers and customers, signage to properly communicate safety instructions or social dis-

tancing, sanitation supplies to clean commonly touched surfaces, and rope, fencing, tape, chalk, or flags to guide customers through their farm experience.

In order to qualify, the applicant must be a current or new Minnesota Grown member.

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Pulk fields under water, but rain welcomed elsewhere

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Andy Pulk — Wannaska, Minn.

June 18

It seems when it rains, it pours at the Pulk farm. The Land spoke with Andy Pulk on June 18 as he reported that some of his fields have received up to eight inches of rain since June 8. “We haven’t turned a wheel since.”

Between a half-an-inch to four inches of rain fell last night. If all that Andy Pulk rain wasn’t enough, it’s been extremely windy. “All set up to spray, but we’ve had 25 mile per hour winds for a week,” Pulk said. He won’t be able to get in the field until next week — making this the latest he’s ever started spraying season.

With all the moisture, Pulk is now coming to the realization he simply won’t be able to get all the crops planted. “Seventy percent of last year’s corn stalks will be prevent plant,” Pulk said. He knows he isn’t the only one dealing with many fields not able to be planted. “I would bet 10 percent of Roseau County will be prevent plant.”

Before all the rain fell, the crops were looking good. Pulk now estimates that between 100 to 150 acres of his crops are now under water. Those fields are milling oats and rye grass. “They are going to take it the most. Corn and soybeans are looking pretty good.”

Pulk is taking a break from all the water at the farm and heading to Voyageurs National Park next week with the family to enjoy some lake time. He’s dealt with adversities before and knows that dwelling on it doesn’t do any good. “Only worry about what you can control on a daily basis,” Pulk said.

Right now, catching the big one and creating lasting vacation memories is Pulk’s focus.

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Colby Deters — Sauk Centre, Minn.

June 22

“We got a nice steady rain.” The Land spoke with Colby Deters on June 22 as he was thrilled with the gentle rain which fell at the farm on June 18 and June 20. The rain total was one and a half inches in those two days. Before the moisture fell, things were getting mighty dry in Deters’ fields.

Now the crops are looking good and that’s great news for Deters.

Colby Deters “The corn has reached full canopy,” Deters said.

More good news: the new seeding alfalfa that he was previously concerned about due to dry conditions now looks good.

The cows are enjoying the cooler temperatures that came after the rain. “The cows hung in there through the heat,” Deters said.

Deters will continue to work on keeping the flies and manure under control. The second crop hay along with the first crop of the new seeding alfalfa hay will be ready for harvest next week.

With cooler temperatures this week, Deters is going to relish the sight of his crops currently flourishing and enjoy a small respite from the heat as the warm temperatures will be back starting next weekend.

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The soybeans are starting to close up the narrow rows. “They’re coming along really nice.” The beans are in the two to three trifoliate growth stage now.

Wentzel was able to finish spraying soybeans on June 13, right before the winds picked up. “All this week has been horrible for wind,” he said.

Wentzel is pleasantly surprised how much the black beans have grown — especially after the rain.

“They’re starting to take off.”

The dry weather up until a week ago coupled with the wind has been hard on some of the corn fields.

Though Wentzel believes that the corn stands are good.

When not out scouting fields, Wentzel is cleaning around the sheds and the machinery, hauling corn to the ethanol plant, and more importantly spending some precious time with the grandkids.

Overall, Wentzel feels that most of the crops in the area are in the good category. It seems to all come down to when the crop was planted, as those that were planted with adequate moisture are doing better than others. “We still have a chance for a good crop.”

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Grain Outlook Corn market slumps, but could be in for a wild ride

Livestock Angles Supply and demand needs to move closer

The following marketing impact. The average trade The livestock markets have to close the gap between cash analysis is for the week endguess for the June 1 Stocks continued under pressure and futures. However, it ing June 26. report is 4.951 billion bushels during the past several would appear that this will with a range from 4.795 to weeks.

The backup of aninot change until supply and CORN — The bulls went 5.150 billion bushels.

Last year mals because of the Covid-19 demand move closer together. hungry this week with nearly there were 5.202 billion bushvirus closing down so many Looking ahead, this situation ideal crop conditions, no fresh els on hand as of June 1. If the packing plants is one of the we are experiencing now will export announcements, and estimate is correct, it would be reasons for the glut of anibe behind us at some point; fears of a second wave of the smallest stocks on June 1 mals at the present time.

The and the cattle market will Covid-19 cases which could since 2016. closure of some many restaureturn to a more normal conJOE TEALE PHYLLIS NYSTROM stall the recovery of demand dition — which in turn will Broker CHS Hedging Inc. for agricultural commodities.

The average planted acreage rants and schools and businesses contributed to the lack steady the market.

Great Plains Commodity St. Paul trade estimate is 95.207 milComments from White Afton, Minn. of steady demand for over lion acres. The range of guessHogs have been on a downHouse adviser Peter Navarro several months. es is from 93 to 97.1 million ward trend since the month early in the week threw prices for a As the quarantine begins to ease, this of May and continue to be plagued by loop when he indicated the trade deal acres, which is quite large. In March, with China was over. President Trump the U.S. Department of Agriculture was will help get the channel of distribution heavy numbers of animals. As this liqthen tweeted “the China deal is fully using 97 million acres and last year we back and increase that demand for all uidation continues, it is possible the intact. Hopefully they will continue to planted 89.7 million acres. The market meats. So as the saying goes, there is current weakness will continue for sevlive up to the terms of the Agreement.” has likely already traded a 95 million light at the end of the tunnel. However, eral more weeks. However, at the curthis is not an overnight change and will rent levels, pork is a bargain and the Mr. Navarro also walked back his com- acre number. ments, saying they were “taken wildly Weekly export sales were 18.2 million take many more weeks to get things anticipation is that demand for pork out of context.” bushels, keeping total commitments 14 back to near normal in the meat indus- will increase in future weeks. This try. should assist in establishing a low Corn prices dropped significantly to percent behind last year at 1.65 billion As for the cattle market, is has been point in price discovery of live inventonew contract lows in the December con- bushels. We need to average 7.2 million ry. tract and old crop contracts fell to their bushels of sales per week to achieve the a struggle for weeks and has backed up Product movement has been fairly lowest since early May. There wasn’t USDA outlook for 1.775 billion bushels. cattle due to the reduction of slaughter. any evidence ahead of the Planted New crop sales were 3 million bushels to This has created an increase in the good as of late and seems to be near a Acreage and Grain Stocks as of June 1 bring total commitments to 143 million weights of cattle which in turn has cre- low at this juncture. It will be an reports to prompt funds to cover their vs. 125 million last year. Safras raised ated an increase in beef production. increase in the demand for pork which near record net short position. Open their Brazilian corn production estimate Cutout values have declined precipi- will be the factor that changes the interest climbed higher throughout the for this year 5.5 million metric tons to tously in past several weeks as well as direction of the market in the weeks ahead. At the same time, as packing week as prices declined which indicat- 108.4 mmt. This is sharply higher than the finished price for the animals. the USDA’s 101 mmt outlook. ed new shorts entering the market.

The futures market, which has been houses get back to full schedule, the Corn closed lower five consecutive ses- See NYSTROM, pg. 15 discount for months, has finally begun prices for hogs will likely stabilize. sions as technicals broke out of consoliThe fact that the hog market is overdation to the lower side. sold, at a minimum at least, a recover rally could be expected in the weeks Price action around the June ahead. As the supply and demand for 30 reports can be extremely volatile. pork stabilize (which is anticipated at

corn/change* soybeans/change* Over the last ten years on report day, some point), the hog market will find a corn has closed higher five times and St. Cloud $3.03 +.14 $8.21 +.09 bottom. v closed lower five times. Price move Madison $3.01 +.10 $8.24 +.12 ment however can be wild. The average Redwood Falls $3.10 +.13 $8.12 -.05 higher close is 15.7 cents and the aver Fergus Falls $2.89 +.13 $8.04 +.12 age lower close is 22.15 cents. In nine Morris $2.97 +.09 $8.14 +.12 out of the last ten years, whichever Tracy $2.96 +.05 $8.19 +.15 direction corn closes on report day, it closed in the same direction the next Average: $2.99 $8.16 day. If you are right, your benefit is big; Year Ago Average: $3.83 $7.85 but if you’re wrong, your loss may be even bigger. If there is a surprise this Grain prices are effective cash close on June 30. year, it may come from the stocks *Cash grain price change represents a two-week period. report. Light test weight may have an

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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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Cheese, butter stocks high, but demand surged in May This column was written for the marketfundamental data may be creating a ing week ending June 26. bullish picture for the second half of the year than HighGround originally anticiThe U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s pated. With milk and cream availability latest Cold Storage report pulled back the still tight into June with no relief on the dairy market curtain a bit. You’ll recall horizon, butter production could be lower that cheese and butter stocks jumped in versus prior year levels into the summer April as a result of the Covid-19 pandemjust as the seasonal stock drawdown ic; but demand surged in May as consumbegins. While foodservice demand is still ers chewed through product and pulled it MIELKE MARKET weak, retail demand is sharply higher” out of inventory.

WEEKLY Switching to cheese, American-type May 31 butter stocks stood at 380.2 milBy Lee Mielke dipped to 820.2 million pounds. This is lion pounds, up 7.6 million pounds or 2 down 14.1 million pounds or 1.7 perpercent from April, and 66.4 million cent from April, but 33.6 million or pounds or 21.2 percent above those a 4.3 percent above a year ago. year ago. But HighGround Dairy points out, “It was the slowest May The “other” cheese inventory butter net in-movement since 2012 as available slipped to 609.8 million pounds, down 8.9 million cream tightened sharply later in the month and pounds or 1.4 percent from April, but was 35.4 millikely cut production just as retail sales remained lion or 6.2 percent above a year ago. elevated well above prior-year levels.”

The total cheese inventory fell to 1.45 billion HighGround Dairy adds the caveat: “Butter is by pounds, down 24 million pounds or 1.6 percent from no means scarce, total product in storage is at the April, but was still 69 million pounds or 5 percent highest level since September 1993, but shifting above April 2019.

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HighGround Dairy says, “This was the steepest May total stocks decline on record and more than double the prior year decline, which was also against the normal May trend. The five-year average May build is 19.8 million pounds vs. last month’s 24 million pound decline. Total cheese in storage remains well above prior year levels for the second consecutive month, but the May drawdown explains the rapid price increase in the month that pushed cheese prices to new record highs.”

Fresh cheese is still tight, keeping prices high, HighGround Dairy warned, and “Once the short squeeze ceases, it is possible that cheese prices could collapse quickly due to heavy stocks.” n Speaking of the pandemic, Rabobank warns that foodservice demand will not return to pre-Covid-19 levels for at least two years, according to the Daily Dairy Report’s Sarina Sharp. Writing in the June 19 Milk Producers Council newsletter, Sharp stated, “That means the U.S. and European dairy indusSee MIELKE, pg. 16

Late June reports should give markets more direction NYSTROM, from pg. 14 Weekly ethanol production increased for the eighth week in a row, up 52,000 barrels per day to 893,000 bpd. Stocks were down 300,000 barrels at 21 million barrels — the ninth straight weekly decline. Stocks are now back to pre-Covid-19 levels. Margins fell 6 cents to 9 cents per gallon. U.S. crude oil stocks set a record for the third week in a row. Gasoline demand was 9 percent from the previous week, but demand is down 17 percent from a year ago.

For the week, September corn dropped 18 cents to $3.19.25. The December contract fell 20 cents to $3.25.25 and set a new contract low at $3.22 per bushel.

Outlook: The weather forecast as of June 26 calls for rain to reach about 85 percent of the corn belt through July 2. This pattern needs to prove accurate as above-average temperatures and below-normal rainfall is called for July 3 through July 10. Weather models are not in agreement on the extended maps, so weather will continue to be a market mover and needs to be monitored closely. Corn conditions on June 21 were rated 72 percent good/excellent, which is a 1 percent improvement from the previous week.

At this time, there doesn’t seem to be any indication China will be buying U.S. corn anytime soon. Without a surprise on the June 30 reports, and if weather cooperates, it’s hard to build a bullish case for corn.

This doesn’t mean we won’t have any opportunity to sell old and new crop bushels, but any rally will likely be limited unless the extended maps can build confidence that the crop will suffer. Mother Nature is fickle. I would hope for the best but be prepared for the worst in the price arena.

SOYBEANS — Soybeans closed lower every day this week with nearly ideal weather conditions, disappointing export sales announcements, and a struggling stock market in response to increases in Covid19 cases. We saw only two new export sales to China during the week of 132,000 metric tons each. U.S. soybeans are the cheapest in the world, but weaker South American currencies have narrowed the gap.

China is asking United States, Canadian and Brazilian exporters to guarantee soybean cargoes are Covid-19 free. For now, exporters are pushing back saying the transit time to China is longer than the virus can survive and there’s no evidence it can be transmitted by food. They also question the procedures that may be used in China which could lead to false positives.

For the week, August soybeans were down 16 cents at $8.60 and November soybeans lost 19.5 cents to close at $8.61.25 per bushel. The July soybean contract inverted further over the August, September and November contracts as country movement is minimal. Soybean conditions as of June 21 fell 2 percent week-over-week to 70 percent good/excellent.

The average trade estimate for the June 30 Planted Acreage report is 84.716 million acres. The range of estimates is from 83.5 to 85.6 million acres. The USDA has been using 83.51 million acres and last year we planted 76.10 million acres to soybeans.

The average trade estimate for June 1 stocks is 1.392 billion bushels. The range is from 1.275 to 1.490 billion bushels. Last year there were 1.783 billion bushels on hand as of June 1. If the trade estimate is correct, this would be the second-highest stocks number for a June report on record. There is

no correlation for price direction on report day. In the last ten years, soybeans have closed higher five times and lower five times on report day. The average move higher is 32.6 cents and the average move lower is 27.2 cents.

Weekly export sales were on the lower side of expectations at 22 million bushels. This brings total commitments to 1.65 billion bushels and down 6 percent from last year. We need to average 900,000 bushels of sales per week to hit the USDA’s 1.65-billion-bushel target. China has purchased 15.8 mmt of old crop soybeans so far this year vs. 13.7 mmt last year. They have only 2.9 mmt of unshipped soybeans compared to 5.6 mmt last year at this time. New crop sales were 20.6 million bushels with 70 percent going to China. China has bought 3.44 mmt of new crop soybeans so far this year compared to nothing last year. Total new crop sales commitments are 224 million bushels vs. just 85 million bushels last year.

Outlook: Buckle up for the June 30 reports! June 30 also coincides with end of the month and quarterend position trading. This is usually a big day for the markets, but weather should quickly become the headline once again. Country selling has been minimal as prices retreat and we have a long growing season ahead of us. However, we need to see continued demand and/or a weather problem to kick life into the market.

Nystrom’s Notes: Contract changes for the week as of the close on June 26: Chicago September wheat fell 9.5 cents to $4.75.75, Kansas City tumbled 8.5 cents to $4.27.75, and Minneapolis crashed 26.25 cents to $5.08.75 per bushel. Crude oil dropped $1.34 to $38.49 per barrel. v

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U.S. accuses EU of flooding market with skim milk powder MIELKE, from pg. 15 tries will depend on exports as an outlet for advances in milk output. This may require much lower milk prices later this year. With cheese well north of $2 per pound and butter futures around $1.90, the United States is likely not winning a lot of export business today.”

Rebounding dairy prices likely persuaded dairy farmers to cull fewer cows in May. The latest Livestock Slaughter report showed an estimated 233,300 head were sent to slaughter under federal inspection, down 46,100 head or 16.5 percent from April and 24,800 or 9.6 percent below May 2019. A total of 1.37 million have been culled in the first five months of 2020, down 41,100 head or 2.9 percent from 2019. n Most Father’s Day week dairy product prices weakened, though cheddar block cheese set another record high on June 23 — pole vaulting 10.75 cents to $2.81 per pound. But, as the saying goes, what goes up, must come down and down it did, plunging 23 cents the next day (the second-largest single day loss ever) and closed June 26 at $2.5750. This is three-quarters of a cent lower on the week, but 71.75 cents above a year ago. June 23’s spread had the barrels at 44 cents below the blocks, exceeding the previous record spread of 43.25 cents on Sept. 23, 2019.

The cheddar barrels saw a June 26 finish at $2.40 per pound. This is up 11.5 cents on the week, 61 cents above a year ago, but 17.5 cents below the block. There were 14 sales of block on the week at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and six of barrel.

StoneX dairy broker Dave Kurzawski, (formerly FC Stone), wrote in his June 25 Early Morning Update, “It’s not the amount of fresh cheese available today that really matters, it’s the buyer willingness at current levels.”

Meanwhile, Dairy Market News reports Midwestern cheese producers remain busy with seven-day work weeks. Spot milk offers have increased and prices had slipped mid-week. And, for the first time in over a month, prices were below Class.

Regional producers report eastern customers are on a push — even with the surge in prices; but some cheesemakers suggest buyers are hesitant at current

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prices. Block inventories are notably tight, according to Dairy Market News, while barrels are a little more available, but tight in relation to a year ago.

Western cheese output is “very active,” says Dairy Market News. Some processors are resorting to fortification with powders to make sure they have enough. Cheese plants are being run at full capacity or above recommended capacity. Dairy Market News says there is more cheese available to buyers compared to previous weeks but barrel cheese is more prevalent. Sales are strong into retail, but remain below pre-coronavirus levels for food service. The Farmers to Families Food Box program’s current intakes of cheese and the fact that it is being extended into July and August are helping fuel the western cheese market, according to Dairy Market News.

Cash butter saw its third week of meltdown, closing June 26 at $1.7650 per pound. This is down 8.5 cents on the week and 64.5 cents below a year ago, with nine sales.

Interestingly, butter makers continue to say bids on cream are too low to entice suppliers. Cream multiples, at least on the low end, were sliding some from the previous week, but cream was headed into heavier ice cream and cheese. Butter producers are busy and concern continues regarding fall storage amounts.

“With the July 4th approaching, historically cream has become more available,” says Dairy Market News, “but some butter makers question how available cream will be and if the lack of recent churning will provide enough time to produce adequate butter stocks for the fall retail demand — particularly as current retail orders are strong. Food service orders remain well behind last year, says Dairy Market News, “but the supply and demand tug-ofwar is currently one-sided on the demand side.”

Western butter contacts tell of two distinct markets following different trends. “On the one hand, retail butter demand has remained strong.

Manufacturers say their print churn production times are maxed out. While they would like to begin stocking some of the butter away for fourth quarter demand, butter makers have been unable to do so because of the heavy requests for print butter.”

“On the other hand, bulk butter demand is tepid.

While food service and ingredient accounts are slowly coming back to life, they are well below typical levels. Multiples are pricing some cream out of economic reach for use in the churn for bulk butter,” Dairy Market News says, but bulk butter inventories are heavy.

Grade A nonfat dry milk lost a little ground, closing the week at $1.02 per pound, 1.25 cents lower on the week and 3 cents below year ago, with 17 cars sold.

Dry whey was down as well, with a 31.25 cent per pound close on June 26. This is down 1.5 cents on the week and 2.25 cents below a year ago, with 24 sales reported.

n A note on previous years’ powder market: a coalition of dairy organizations, including the U.S. Dairy Export Council, National Milk Producers Federation, and the International Dairy Foods Association, cited a new economic analysis published June 18. The report charges European Union stockpiling of skim milk powder in its Intervention program cost the U.S. dairy industry $2.2 billion in the years 20162019. They called for a response in a letter sent to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue.

The USDEC stated on its website that the new data “quantifies previous damage” and called on the U.S. government to “prevent the EU from using future Intervention practices to effectively dispose of publicly stockpiled EU dairy products at discounted prices in the international markets.”

The report cites three ways the United States was harmed. First by depressing the global price of skim milk powder, which lowered U.S. milk prices in 2018 and 2019.

Second, the program artificially inflated its global export market share, resulting in drastically lower market share for U.S. dairy exporters and other skim milk powder exporters and U.S. dairy export losses of $168 million from 2018-2019.

Third, “When the EU unleashed its stockpile of ‘intervention skim milk powder’ onto the global marketplace, the disposal of the product had harmful effects on the competitiveness of the United States in historically important export markets — including Southeast Asia.”

The USDEC’s Tom Vilsack stated, “Europe’s SMP Intervention Program is just one tool in the EU’s arsenal of destructive trade policies meant to propel their dairy industry forward at the expense of the rest of the world. As the global dairy market reels from unprecedented disruption, and the consequences of the use of this EU policy to disrupt trade have become much clearer, it’s essential to drive forward reform of this program. Looking ahead, if the EU is allowed to again dump government stockpiles on the world market, it will harm U.S. farmers and processors and erode efforts to advance fair trade policies that create greater market access for U.S. dairy.”

In other trade news, China’s latest customs data shows May imports of whole milk powder were up 13.2 percent from May 2019. HighGround Dairy says those imports have not been this strong since 2014, again with most coming from New Zealand; but points out, “When China was procuring WMP for May delivery, they were two-three months into dealing with the pandemic as well as a shift in purchasing habits, but the need for milk powder remained intact.” Skim milk powder imports were down 12.8 percent from a year ago Whey imports were up 85.3 percent and were the See MIELKE, pg. 18

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CFAP program payments come with plenty of questions Sign-up for the Caronavirus Food The average payment has been $55,194 Assistance Program (CFAP) payments per producer. began on May 26 at local Farm Service If I am a new producer to FSA proAgency offices and will continue through grams, what additional FSA forms Aug. 28. do I need to complete ?

Currently, FSA offices are open for busiFor producers who normally enroll in ness by phone appointment only. farm programs, the FSA offices likely However, the application process is fairly already have most of the background easy for producers to complete. Once FARM PROGRAMS information needed to apply for CFAP farmers have completed necessary FSA payments. For producers who are new to farm program eligibility forms, they will

By Kent Thiesse utilizing FSA programs and services, be able to complete the CFAP application they may need to complete all or on-line and submit it to their local some of the following FSA forms: FSA office. The forms and other CCC-901 (Identifies all members of CFAP details are available at www. a farm or ranch that is a legal entifarmers.gov/CFAP. ty, including name, address, and tax identification A number of questions keep popping up regarding number); CCC-902 (Farm operating plan for payCFAP payment eligibility and calculations. ment eligibility); CCC-941 (Reports the adjusted gross income to determine payment eligibility); Is USDA already making CFAP payments to CCC-942 (Reports the amount of the AGI that is producers? derived from farming); AD-1026 (Ensures compliAs of June 15, USDA had paid out nearly $2.9 bil- ance with highly erodible land and wetland conserlion in CFAP payments to producers of various agri- vation practices); and SF-3881 (Collects customer cultural commodities. The CFAP payments are banking information to allow FSA to direct deposit intended to offer direct financial assistance to offset CFAP payments). losses from commodity and product sales that were All of the listed FSA forms are available at www. associated with the Covid-19 pandemic. There are farmers.gov/CFAP. $16 billion available for the CFAP payments, including $9.5 billion from CARES Act funds and $6.5 bilWhat commodities are eligible for CFAP paylion from USDA Commodity Credit Corporation ments? funds.

Field crops (corn, soybeans, spring wheat, durum Why is there a variation in the CFAP paywheat, sorghum, oats, malting barley, canola, upland ment processing in different areas? cotton, millet, and sunflowers); livestock (cattle, hogs, sheep, wool and dairy); and specialty crops The amount of CFAP payments being processed has varied from state to state, as well as from coun- (numerous fruits, vegetables, nuts, and other specialty crops are eligible). ty to county. This is primarily due to staffing availability and other FSA program demands at local For a complete list go to www.farmers.gov/CFAP. FSA offices. Farmers and ranchers are asked to be Are breeding animals eligible for CFAP livepatient with the processing of CFAP applications at stock payments? local FSA offices. There should be adequate funds to Any breeding stock sold for market between Jan. cover the initial round of CFAP payments through 15 and April 15 would be eligible for the CARES Aug. 28. funding portion of CFAP payments. Dairy cows or What is the breakdown of the early CFAP heifers are not eligible to be counted as breeding payments which have already been made to stock; but would be eligible for CARES payments if farmers? they were sold for market from Jan. 15 to April 15.

Following is the early breakdown of $2.9 billion in Dairy CFAP payments are based on milk production CFAP payments which have been made as of June during the first quarter of 2020.

15 — including the average CFAP payment per eliFollowing is a breakdown of the breeding livestock gible producer: for various livestock species which were in inventoNon-specialty (field) crops — $758.5 million (27 ry from April 16 to May 14, regarding eligibility for percent of total). The average payment has been CFAP payments: $6,747 per producer.

Cattle — Beef cows and calves, bred and open Specialty crops (fruits and vegetables) — $53.2 heifers, and bulls are eligible to be counted as million (2 percent of total). The average payment inventory for CCC payments. There are many differhas been $35,234 per producer. ent categories of beef cattle. For a complete list of beef cattle categories, go to www.farmers.gov/CFAP. Livestock (cattle, hogs and sheep) — $1.4 billion (48 percent of total). The average payment has been Hogs — Sows and bred gilts are eligible to be $9,527 per producer. counted as inventory for CCC payments.

Dairy — Nearly $667 million (23 percent of total).

Sheep — Breeding ewes less than 2 years old are

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eligible to be counted for CCC payments.

Why is there so much confusion regarding the CFAP payments for field crops?

There continues to be considerable misunderstanding of the CFAP calculations for field crops.

Many producers are feeling the official CFAP payment calculator is under-estimating the CFAP payments. However, the official FSA CFAP calculator is correct. The most common mistake being made by producers is to fully factor downward the maximum bushels on which the CFAP payments are being made. Initially, the eligible bushels for CFAP is the lesser of 50 percent of the total 2019 production for a crop or the bushels of unpriced inventory on Jan. 1, 2020. The CFAP payment calculation step which is usually missed is taking the eligible bushels times 50 percent before calculating the CARES and CCC portions of the CFAP payments. The initial CFAP payment, which is made after CFAP enrollment is completed, is 80 percent of the total calculated CFAP payment.

What is a good explanation for the CFAP payment formula for most field crops?

The CFAP payments are calculated from two different funding sources: CARES Act funds and CCC Funds. Each has different payment rates which are then combined into a single CFAP payment based on the CFAP payment formula.

Following is a bit more detailed step-by-step explanation of CFAP payment calculations for field crops: Step 1: The eligible bushels or pounds for CFAP payments with both the CARES and CCC payment formulas will be the lesser of 50 percent of the verified 2019 production for a crop, or the unpriced bushels in inventory on Jan. 15, 2020.

Step 2: The CARES and CCC payments are paid on 50 percent of the eligible bushels (from Step 1).

Step 3: Multiply the bushels (from Step 2) times the CARES payment rate times 80 percent to get the initial CARES payment amount. (CARES payment rates are 32 cents per bushel for corn; 45 cents per bushel for soybeans; and 18 cents per bushel for spring wheat.)

Step 4: Multiply the bushels (from Step 2) times the CCC payment rate times 80 percent to get the initial CCC payment amount. (CCC payment rates are 35 cents per bushel for corn; 50 cents per bushel for soybeans; and 20 cents per bushel for spring wheat.)

Step 5: Add the initial CARES payment amount (from Step 3) and the CCC initial payment amount (Step 4) to get the total initial CFAP payment amount for a crop.

An example of the CFAP payment calculations for corn and soybeans: See THIESSE, pg. 18

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A CFAP payment calculator is available on FSA’s website THIESSE, from pg. 17 A crop producer produced 200,000 bushels of corn and 60,000 bushels of soybeans in 2019 and had 150,000 bushels of corn and 20,000 bushels of soybeans as unpriced inventory on Jan. 15, 2020.

100,000 bushels of corn are eligible (50 percent of 200,000 bushels which is less than the 150,000 bushels in inventory on Jan. 15). CFAP payment bushels would be 50,000 bushels (50 percent of 100,000 bushels). 20,000 bushels of soybeans would be eligible as inventory on Jan. 15 is less than 50 percent of the 60,000 bushels produced in 2019.

CFAP payment bushels would be 10,000 bushels (50 percent of 20,000 bushels).

Payment formulas are as follows: Corn: CARES = 50,000 bushels x 32 cents per bushel = $16,000, x 80 percent = $12,800; CCC = 50,000 bushels x 35 cents per bushel = $17,500, x 80 percent = $14,000. The total initial payment = $26,800 (remaining payment = $6,700).

Soybeans: CFAP = 10,000 bushels x 45 cents per bushel = $4,500, x 80 percent = $3,600; CARES = 10,000 bushels x 50 cents per bushel = $5,000, x 80 percent = $4,000. The total initial payment = $7,600 (remaining payment = $1,900).

Note: If these CFAP calculation steps are followed, the resulting CFAP initial payment should be the same as the CFAP payment which is calculated on the official FSA CFAP calculator.

Will the balance of the CFAP payment be paid later this year ?

The initial CFAP payment being made only accounts for 80 percent of the total calculated eligible CFAP payment. While there is no guarantee at this point, it is highly likely that the final 20 percent of the CFAP payments will be made once the U.S. Department of Agriculture has more funding available. There is also the possibility additional aid

programs for selected commodities could be made available by USDA or through legislation passed by Congress.

For the purposes of CFAP payment eligibility, what is the definition of “unpriced” grain?

This has been quite confusing knowing which types of grain contracts are eligible for CFAP payments and which contracts are not. Basically, any bushels under a type of grain contract which still had futures price risk on or before Jan. 15 is still eligible for CFAP payments. However, if the futures price was “locked-in’ before Jan. 15, with only basis risk, then the grain under that type of contract would not be eligible for CFAP payments. USDA released a clarification regarding eligible or non-eligible grain contracts or risk management strategies.

Refer to the accompanying table for a complete list of CFAP eligibility for various types of grain contracts.

CFAP applications will be made through local FSA offices. The CFAP payment calculator and application form, FSA forms and other CFAP information is available on the FSA CFAP website at www.farmers.gov/CFAP. I have also prepared an information sheet, “2020 CFAP Payment Summary”, which is available by sending an e-mail to kent. thiesse@minnstarbank.com.

Kent Thiesse is a government farm programs analyst and a vice president at MinnStar Bank in Lake Crystal, Minn. He may be reached at (507) 726-2137 or kent.thiesse@minnstarbank.com. v

Keeping production down is key to dairy market recovery MIELKE, from pg. 16 strongest of any month since May 2018, according to HighGround Dairy. “The United States was the top single country supplier in the month with imports more than double prior year levels.” n Back on the home front, the USDA’s Cost of Production Estimates report shows that U.S. dairy farmers lost an average of $1.81 per hundredweight of milk in 2019.

The June 24 Daily Dairy Report points out, “While the gross value of production on U.S. dairy farms improved from 2018, total costs increased, too — driven by feed, labor and capital recovery. Last year’s results were certainly better than 2018’s,” the Daily Dairy Report stated, “but 2019 was still a challenging year.” West coast dairy farms fared the best, according to the Daily Dairy Report.

Fast forward to the current situation following the Covid-19 pandemic, National Milk’s chief economist Peter Vitaliano says, “Dairy prices rebounded dramatically because farmers quickly adjusted their milk production and consumers boosted retail

demand as government purchases kicked in to help offset lost food-service sales. That has resulted in a very, very rapid change in the market price outlook.”

Vitaliano added, “The markets currently are looking like there’s going to be a very strong rebound, and prices will get to a more normal level in the second half of this year. The continued spread of the coronavirus and whether farmers quickly increase milk production remain significant questions that will affect dairy’s further recovery,” he concluded.

Hoards Dairyman’s June 24 Dairy Livestream program also examined the recovery in milk prices.

Hoards Managing Editor Corey Geiger reported in the June 29 Dairy Radio Now broadcast that the terms “fragile and brittle” were used to describe it — even as the block cheese price plunged that morning.

The University of Wisconsin’s Dr. Mark Stevenson called the current situation “untested waters” and said Covid-19 “dragged the dairy industry to the bottom and now has given it elation when it comes to milk prices.”

He doesn’t think we’re done with the volatility, but

are at a “fragile high” — especially when compared to Oceania cheese prices which are around $1.70 per pound.

A poll asked listeners what they thought was most responsible for the turn around. Geiger said the government’s Farmers to Families Food Box program was the pick, followed by the reduced milk supply and refilling of food service pipelines.

Cornell’s Dr. Andy Novakovic said, “Our ability to not get carried away with production is going to be a lot more potent in maintaining higher milk prices.”

Speaking of government programs, USDA announced further solicitations under Section 32 Authority this week, and included 11.4 million pounds of process cheese, for August through November delivery, plus 11.5 million pounds of butter, and 122,400 pounds of high protein yogurt.

Lee Mielke is a syndicated columnist who resides in Everson, Wash. His weekly column is featured in newspapers across the country and he may be reached at lkmielke@juno.com. v

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Trail keeps town’s memory alive

ong before Minnesota became a state and St. Peter, Minn. became the home of four state governors, Traverse des Sioux was a bustling village featuring a river boat landing, hotel, and the site of the largest land treaty in Minnesota history.

Nary a trace of Traverse des Sioux remains, but the Minnesota Historical Society and Nicollet County Historical Society has made it possible for visitors to stroll the site and learn about its fabled history.

Running north of the Traverse des Sioux Treaty Site History Center in St. Peter is a mile-long trail winding through a large variety of native plantings. Along the trail are a number of kiosks detailing the history of the site. “The trail we recognize today opened in May 2002,” said NCHS Executive Director Jessica Becker.

“In an effort to bring the grounds closer to their mid-nineteenth century appearance, some trees were removed, and native prairie grasses were planted.”

For thousands of years, the Dakota lived and worked at Traverse des Sioux. The site of their river crossing can be accessed by the trail today. By the early 19th century, European American fur traders, missionaries and adventurers were frequent visitors.

A Native American mission was established there in 1843, and by 1851 Traverse des Sioux had two missionaries and their families, a school, several fur trading establishments, a few cabins of French voyageurs, and 20 to 30 Native American lodges. When Minnesota became a territory in 1849, white settlers were eager to establish homesteads on the fertile frontier. Pressured by traders and threatened with military force, leaders from the upper bands of the Dakota reluctantly agreed to sign a treaty turning over approximately 24 million acres in present-day Minnesota, South Dakota, and Iowa.

With the bands of Dakota relocated to strip of land along the Minnesota River, the town of Traverse des Sioux soon grew up around the site. At its peak, it had more than 70 buildings, including five taverns, two hotels and several churches.

In 1856, however, nearby St. Peter was chosen as the county seat and by the late 1860s, nothing was left of the once-booming town of Traverse des Sioux.

The trail system is free to use from sunup to sundown. There is a fee to visit the treaty center museum. There is also a 10-mile primitive hiking and biking trail adjacent to the site.

Schools and adult groups regularly conduct field trips at the site. The location also plays host to prairie tours, snowshoeing classes, historical reenactments and other activities.

“Historic sites and museums thrive on the time and dedication of volunteers.

Traverse des Sioux is no exception,” said Becker. “Currently we’re in the final year of prairie restoration with work and expertise provided by the Many Rivers Chapter of The Prairie Enthusiasts.

These volunteers have worked with the Nicollet County and Minnesota Historical Societies for the last five years to bring the prairie back its former glory and help create sustainable upkeep plans.”

The treaty center museum is currently closed because of the Covid-19 shutdown, but the trail is an easy walk, handicapped accessible, informative and beautiful with wildflowers blooming throughout the spring, summer and fall.

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