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The distance between USDA and Iowa P.O. Box 3169 418 South Second St. Mankato, MN 56002 (800) 657-4665 Vol. XLIV ❖ No. 17 32 pages, 1 section plus supplements

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Somewhere between divine interventhe CFAP funding. I have another bone to tion and rotten luck, a weather phenomepick with the USDA. Last week I received non called a derecho tore across Iowa a press release from them announcing a into Illinois on Aug. 10. Unlike hurrinew annual survey of farmers, ranchers canes, which are accompanied by personand private forestland owners. alized first names like Fred and Alice, To quote the release, “The survey will this storm was anonymous; but the help USDA understand what it is doing destruction gave no quarter to the tropiwell and where improvements are needcal events. ed, specifically at the Farm Service LAND MINDS On the national news broadcasts, the Agency (FSA), Natural Resources derecho was anonymous as well. When Conservation Service (NRCS) and Risk

By Paul Malchow hurricane Isaias threatened to dump a Management Agency (RMA).” few inches of rain on New York City Sounds like a good idea, right? Even earlier this month, it was the lead Ag Undersecretary Bill Northey said. story for the networks with reporters “Good data is critical to good decision-making. The on the scene up and down the coast. Strangely, it more responses we receive, the better we can undertook the networks a few days to discover the stand what we need to do to improve our services to Midwest; move beyond the downed trees footage America’s farmers, ranchers and private forestland buried in their broadcasts; and actually discover the owners.” magnitude of the corn belt’s loss.

So if the USDA is so interested in a huge response, And the magnitude of the loss is still being calcu- why send out surveys to “a selection of 28,000 prolated — and probably will be for some time. Reports ducers?” (quoting the release). Granted, family farms from various local agencies were varied and confus- are disappearing at an alarming rate, but I think ing. Some said the corn could recover somewhat and we’re still a ways above the 28,000 mark. possibly be harvested. Some said the corn was lost But wait … it gets better. Again, quoting the press but the soybeans were fine. Today I read a report release, “The survey will be open for at least six from the Iowa Department of Agriculture saying the weeks and will be closed once USDA receives a 30% soybean crop was devastated. One report claims 6 response rate.” million crop acres are lost, another … 2.3 million.

Suddenly the 28,000 figure has shrunk to 8,400.

One aspect of the damage which is pretty undisGood decision making indeed. putable is the grain bins crumpled like beer cans at a fraternity mixer. A reporter cavalierly stated this If you would like to be one of the 8,400, the USDA really isn’t a problem since there won’t be any grain claims “all farmers are encouraged to take the surharvested this fall anyway — so who needs storage? vey at farmers.gov/survey.”

It seems up to this point, the grain marketing secn tor has also stayed relatively mum on the storm’s For me, taking shots at the USDA is like eating impact. Taking millions of bushels off the 2020 potato chips. Once I start, it’s hard to stop. But it’s books would certainly impact the market. Both corn not just me … the National Farmers Union weighed and soybean prices have seen a recovery of sorts, in on this item recently: but how much lower could they go? (A dangerous “The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) question, I know.)

Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced this week The U.S. Department of Agriculture has also been that the reimbursement rates for the organic mighty quiet — no fervent call of support; or even certification cost share program (OCCSP) would be “our thoughts are with you.” To my knowledge, reduced. The program helps organic farms and Sonny Perdue has yet to pay a visit to the area. handling facilities cover the cost of obtaining or President Trump is scheduled to fly into Mankato, maintaining certification under the National Minn. today. Maybe he’ll cruise over Cedar Rapids Organic Program (NOP), which can often be prohibiat 20,000 feet and take a look. tive for small or new operations.

Looking for a bright spot, let’s say corn and soyAccording to Federal Register notice, the agency is bean yields are slashed and prices go up. This is reducing the reimbursement from its previous level good if you have a corn or soybean crop to sell, but of 75 percent of eligible expenses and up to $750 per bad if you’re a livestock producer and your feed scope down to 50 percent and up to $500 per scope costs go through the roof. Forget what I said about through fiscal year (FY) 2023. FSA indicated that bright spots. they made the change because ‘the amount of fundA crazy year just got crazier. Please … don’t anying available will not cover expected participation body ask “what’s next?” levels in FY 2020,’ but did not specify why. n The program’s earlier funding levels were set by the 2018 Farm Bill, which also directed USDA to Let’s just set aside the NBC News report that 10 See LAND MINDS, pg. 8 percent of American farmers received 60 percent of

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The silence of the lambs: too little too late?

There are many reasons to dislike JBS And that’s where they remained until a USA, the world’s (and America’s) largest month ago when American lamb producmeatpacker. ers landed on JBS’s corporate menu.

In 2017, for example, JBS heirs and On July 16, JBS won a bankruptcy aucbosses, Joesely and Wesley Batista, cut a tion to purchase a lamb slaughtering plea deal to escape prosecution in a bribplant across the street from one of its ery scandal that involved no fewer than cattle plants in Greeley, Colo. — its U.S. 1,829 politicians in their native Brazil. headquarters. Within weeks, JBS then Both, however, later served six months in FARM & FOOD FILE announced it would convert the lamb jail on other business-related charges. plant to a beef facility to expand its nearBy Alan Guebert by operation.

The heart of the scandal, according to Brazilian prosecutors, was how JBS This small move by JBS (which, used bribes to get huge governmentironically, had sold the Greeley lamb backed loans it then used to buy its plant to a lamb cooperative in 2015) way to the top of the global meat heap. That path sent Congress into a tizzy — something JBS’s earliran through the United States where JBS bought er, questionably financed buyouts had never done.

Swift, Smithfield Beef, poultry giant Pilgrim’s Pride, The reason, according to industry experts, was and Cargill’s pork business in a 2007-to-2015 shopthat JBS’s plan to convert the lamb plant to beef ping spree. eliminated an estimated 20 percent of U.S. lambThe Brazilian big-footing worried U.S. farmers and slaughtering capacity. ranchers who were already facing too-few buyers in As bad as that would be, wrote a dozen U.S. senathe fast consolidating meatpacking business. But tors and representatives in a July 29 letter to the few in Congress, the Department of Justice or the Department of Justice, it also meant JBS could U.S. Department of Agriculture seemed bothered by “eliminate a major domestic competitor” while the Batista boys’ smelly past; or JBS’s improbable replacing “significant quantities of American-raised rise to the top of the U.S. protein pyramid.

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Brenna Connelly crowned Princess Kay Mask and all, Brenna Connelly was crowned the 67th Princess Kay of the Milky Way at a private ceremony on Aug. 12.

Connelly, a 19-year-old college student from Byron, Minn., represented Olmsted County,. She is the daughter of Craig and Heather Connelly and attends the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

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Outgoing Princess Kay Amy Kyllo (left) surprised Brenna Connelly with her crown as Connelly was selected the 67th Princess Kay of the Milky Way during a private ceremony Aug. 12. Watching were runners-up Maggie Molitor of Rockville and Emily Benrud of Goodhue.

Throughout her year-long reign as Princess Kay of the Milky Way, Connelly will make appearances to help connect consumers to Minnesota’s dairy farm families and bring dairy to life through conversations, classroom visits and various speaking engagements. Connelly’s first official duty as Princess Kay will be to have her likeness sculpted in a 90-pound block of butter at the Dairy Building on the Minnesota State Fairgrounds on Aug. 13.

Emily Benrud of Goodhue, Minn., representing Goodhue County, and Maggie Molitor of Rockville, Minn., representing Stearns County, were selected as runners-up.

Katherine Maus of Freeport, Minn., representing Stearns County, along with Benrud and Connelly, were named scholarship winners. Molitor was also named Miss Congeniality.

lamb with import products” because JBS “is the largest importer of lamb in the United States.”

Given JBS’s meat market dominance, it’s troubling that it could seemingly grab the U.S. lamb sector by its throat so easily. A generation ago, one sniff by JBS of the lamb market would have set off U.S. antitrust alarms — from Washington, D.C. to Washington state.

Equally troubling is what happens when an allbut-certain bottleneck jams the remaining lamb slaughtering plants; and, consequently, lamb prices collapse. How many lamb feeders will survive that slaughter?

Even more troublesome is that there’s little the Department of Justice and USDA can do because, so far, JBS has not done anything illegal — at least under today’s narrowly defined, rarely enforced antitrust law.

In fact, JBS had every right to bid for the failed Greeley lamb facility. When the court accepted its winning bid, JBS then gained the legal right to do what it wanted with the plant — even remaking it into a beef plant.

Moreover, if the remake boosts JBS’s lamb exports to the American market, it still will have done nothing illegal. That’s just business; that’s the American way.

Or was until Brazil’s JBS became America’s biggest meatpacker and Chinese-owned Smithfield Foods became America’s largest sow owner and hog slaughterer.

No, if there’s any crime here it’s how Big Agbiz, Congress, and every White House in memory spent the last three decades undermining federal antitrust enforcement as if it was some antique notion of fairness that had no role in “modern” global markets.

As such, a generation of farmer and rancher pleas for antitrust investigations into meatpackers, seed companies, fertilizer cartels, ag lenders, milk coops, livestock and poultry integrators, grain merchandisers and others fell on deaf ears.

Now, remarkably, they hear the silence of the lambs and it’s too late.

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Included on the CD is the song “You Can’t Be A Beacon If Your Light Don’t Shine” prodding me on that I go the extra mile to be a ray of sunshine in the lives of anyone who crosses my path; because “Greater Is He Than Is In Me.” These days trouble seems to come in waves attempting to overwhelm. The reassurance from their singing “He Will Provide” lets me know that “Jesus Loves Me.” Many times when “I Was Down, Down, Down, My Jesus Picked Me Up.” Sometimes he has sent His love “On The Wings of a Dove,” and other times I just have to “Dig A Little Deeper in the Well.”

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Fire, friendship and the ties that bind There’s just something about small hoop building of sorts, with a less-showy town settings. show ring and temporary stands set up around it.

Or maybe there’s just something about the loyalty of the farm community within It was a chilly February day with a regua small-town setting. lation winter storm making its way towards us. The fuel-driven heat blowers Our local sale barn experienced a fire were running to take the chill off, and I just before Christmas this past year. It was grateful for it on such a cold, damp was not the way the owners expected to day. The rain came first, and I felt some spend December. But with so much going TABLE TALK drops land on me as I sat in the stands. I on — and important sales scheduled decided as long as it was rain water dripBy Karen Schwaller ahead — it was time for them to stop, ping on me and not bird doo-doo, I was reset and decide whether or not to okay with getting a little wet for the cause. rebuild the office and show arena which were destroyed in the fire.

I looked around and saw people with evidence of raindrops on their coats, visiting in the stands. The The ruins were still smoldering after the fire sponsor signs had been re-posted in the new show department had deemed it safe to leave. arena, and they really spruced up the place. The And then the farmers showed up in the hours and auctioneer began crying the sale, and it was busidays that followed. ness as usual. After the blowers stopped running, you could see the breath of both man and beast.

They came to help clean up with tractors and loaders, trucks, skid loaders, helping hands and But the people stayed, the sale continued, people heavy hearts. This was their sale barn, too and they were bidding and catching up with each other, runknew it was part of their responsibility to help ning calculators to gauge their dreams, and compareither bury it or resurrect it. They were going to be ing farm prices and stories. there to support their owner friends if the barn was I nodded to acknowledge a friend there and decidgoing to become part of their past; or they were ed I should wait to do things like that until after going to roll up their sleeves and help try to keep a the bidding had stopped, or we would go home with local venue for selling their livestock. animals I never meant to have … or pay for.

The decision was made to reconstruct something Further over in the stands sat a man and his dog. that would at least get them by — so they could get The dog sat faithfully next to its owner, watching the their first scheduled sales in. So just a few short calves — as they did for all the calf sales in the other weeks later, I walked into the sale barn which looked show arena. They are inseparable, and the dog has very different from the one we had known. It was a

become a fixture of familiarity at the calf sales there.

For these livestock producers it was a year’s work on the line; and they were hopeful for a good price and a chance to pay bills, plan and dream. Some left knowing their plans would become reality. Others left knowing that some dreams won’t be able to happen — at least not this year.

But one thing remains: the deep-seeded connection between farmers and those who would be part of their farm story. They are strong ties — ties that bind a farm community together. And when tragedy strikes, colleagues in agriculture rarely take it sitting down — unless it’s to get in their pickup trucks to rush to their neighbor’s aid, or to sit on the seat of their farm equipment to help someone in their time of need.

There is no tie as strong as the tie that binds people to people … and sometimes man to beast. In this case, it came in the form of a farm community which banded together in a show of support for the local sale barn so the sales could continue … and giving a man and his dog more chances to spend the day together in the stands watching the calf sale … and teaching others what true friendship is all about.

Karen Schwaller brings “Table Talk” to The Land from her home near Milford, Iowa. She can be reached at kschwaller@evertek.net. v

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cool and conserve moisture. Do not put plastic under the mulch because it hinders rain from reaching the roots and reduces the amount of oxygen available in the soil. Keep the trees well-watered.

Just like our lawns, birch trees prefer a deep watering once a week instead of frequent but light watering. Fertilize only when a soil test indicates that fertilizer is needed.

Birch trees may be attacked by the Bronze Birch Borer. The female beetle lays eggs in the cracks or wounds in the tree. The eggs hatch and the larva bores into the wood.

The larva feeds on the cambium or vascular layer right under the bark and leaves tunnels like those left by the Emerald Ash Borer. The tunneling process is visible on birch trees because it raises the bark. The adult borer then leaves the tree by a D shaped exit hole.

There are no chemical controls for these beetles and branches showing borer infestation should be removed. Pruning birch and other trees is best done in winter when insects are not present.

However, when pruning must be done during other times, the wounds may be sealed with a light coating of shellac. Note the word “may” because sources differ on whether tree wounds need or should be treated. Trees do not heal and instead they seal off injured areas and grow a callus over them. The exception is for oak tree wounds which should be treated immediately with a light coating of shellac to prevent oak wilt pathogens from entering the bark.

The Birch Leafminer is another potential problem.

The leafminer is a tiny wasp which lays eggs on leaves which become grub-like larva. The larva eats the leaves as they grow. The resulting damage looks like light-colored swollen areas on each leaf.

Birch trees growing in a clump with multiple stems should be inspected frequently. A group of trunks may grow quickly; and as they grow, the trunks may rub against each other — creating a wound in the bark. These wounds may attract Bronze Birch Borer beetles. The tree may respond by producing a smelly wet substance which flows out onto the surface of the bark. This is called slime flux and is a sign that the tree has an infection. From my personal experience, the infected trunks then weaken and droop until they touch the ground and consequently need to be removed.

The University of Maryland Extension has a good article on birch tree diseases and insect problems.

Also, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has a detailed article titled, “How to grow maintain a healthy birch tree.”

In a closing note, if you received a package of seeds from China, do not plant them. Instead contact the Arrest the Pest line at (888) 545-6684 or arrest.the.pest@state.mn.us. Provide your name, contact information and the date the package was received.

Linda G. Tenneson is a University of Minnesota master gardener and tree care advisor. v

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National Farmers Union (NFU) is concerned by the implications of the lower reimbursement rates for smaller organic farms, many of which are already coping with financial hardships due to the pandemic. Several other organizations, including the National Organic Coalition (NOC) and the Organic Farmers Association have expressed similar concerns.”

I guess when you’re doling out billions of dollars in CFAP money to farming’s top 10 percent, you’ve got to cut corners wherever you can. n To prove I’m not a complete grouch, I’ll end this “Land Minds” with a notice I received from the

Mower County Soil and Water Conservation District.

“Gravity Storm, a craft brewery in downtown Austin, (Minn.) has teamed with Mower Soil and Water Conservation District and the Cedar River Watershed Partnership … to reward Mower County farmers who are certified through the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program.

A 64-ounce growler of one of Gravity Storm’s craft beers will be provided for each new certification of a Mower County farmer through MAWQCP.” A county official I knew from my reporter days was fond of saying, “Whiskey was made for drinking, water was made for fighting.” He would be pleased to know Mower SWCD and Gravity Storm are working to bring the two closer together.

Paul Malchow is the managing editor of The Land.

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Growers enthused with the condition of 2020 crops

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Andy Pulk — Wannaska, Minn.

Aug. 14

“It just missed us last night.”

The Land spoke with Andy Pulk on Aug. 14 as he reported a large rain event hit just south of the farm. That event resulted in over six inches of rain in areas. While Pulk missed that rain, the farm Andy Pulk did receive between one to two inches today.

Pulk finished rye grass harvest Aug. 6. Pulk had the rye grass customed bailed. “It was a fair crop.”

Rye grass is needed in the area and Pulk already has half his crop delivered.

Corn is pollinated and in the blister stage. “It has potential; but needs some heat.” Pulk noted that the corn doesn’t have any yellow to it. The soybeans are setting and filling pods. “It looks much, much better than a month ago.”

Pulk hopes to start swathing oats next week as the forecast looks favorable to get out in the field.

He’s also doing tillage on prevent plant ground, which has been a slow process as the field conditions have been poor.

“I’m much more optimistic than I was in June. It has come around dramatically.” While Pulk believes a record crop is not going to happen this year, “We may come out of this with a fair crop.”

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Deters — Sauk Centre, Minn.  Colby Aug. 17 “We got a lot of rain last week.” The Land spoke with Colby Deters on Aug. 17 as he reported between five and six inches of moisture fell on Aug. 14. “We got a little wind; we didn’t get any damage. It’s still wet all over.”

Deters is hoping that it’s dry enough later this week to haul manure. Next week Deters Colby Deters will be making fourth crop hay in addition to meadow hay around the same time. Once hay is done, Deters focus will be on corn. He expects to be doing corn silage in early to mid-September, then it will be on to grain corn, then highmoisture corn harvest. Deters is pleased with how the corn is looking in the field. “It’s great, it looks really good.”

On the dairy side, there’s staffing changes as some workers are leaving to head back to college. The change in the weather from hot and humid to cooler temperatures have been a nice break for the cows. “A little but less hot makes everything a little easier, a little smoother.” It looks like the rain is going to stay away for now, and the less humid weather will remain for the time being.

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The crops are flourishing on the Wentzel farm. The Land spoke with Todd Wentzel on Aug. 14 as he reported the corn is currently in the soft dough Todd Wentzel stage and beginning to dent. While not all the crop is doing well due to the hailstorm last month, Wentzel is pleased with much of the crop.

“The beans look good.” Wentzel sprayed 30 percent of the soybeans for aphids. This is later than usual for aphids, which Wentzel is hopeful that means he won’t have to spray anymore for the pest this season. The black beans are turning. He expects to be harvesting the crop around Sept. 1.

Wheat is finished. “Harvest went well, weather cooperated.” Wentzel wrapped up wheat harvest two weeks ago, it took three days. “Probably a little below average crop. It was better than I expected.”

With wheat done and the focus now on getting equipment ready for his first-ever black bean harvest, Wentzel is feeling good at what he sees out in the fields. “I think we’ll still see an above-average crop in corn, beans look really good.”

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Experienced farmers help navigate soil health waters

By TIM KING The Land Correspondent LEWISTON, Minn. — The Land Stewardship Project in Southeastern Minnesota has been piloting a farmer-to-farmer soil health consultancy project for the last several years. The idea is to have livestock or crop farmers, who have significant experience with soil health building practices, share their experiences with less experienced farmers for an hourly fee.

Liana Nichols works out of LSP’s Lewiston office.

She explained LSP’s Soil Health Project had been holding numerous soil health workshops and field days for large groups of people over the years.

“But even after attending soil health events, it can be challenging for farmers to figure out where to start making changes on their farms,” she said. “We heard of experienced farmers in the area fielding many informal consulting calls. Farmers in LSP’s Soil Builders’ Network encouraged us to step in to help connect farmers with questions with farmers who have the experience to answer them.”

In response to the interest in one-on-one question and answer sessions, LSP put together a consulting team of eight experienced grazers and no-tillers from across southeastern Minnesota. Combined, the farmers have several hundred years of experience keeping soil in place while making it more productive.

That wisdom should be valued, Nichols said.

“Having a short conversation with an experienced farmer and getting your questions answered — either in person or on the telephone — can save a lot of time and money,” Nichols said. “It can help your decision-making process and clarify your next steps in making the changes on your farm that you want to make.”

LSP and the farmer team decided to peg the value of that expertise at $40 per hour with the introductory first 20 minutes of a consulting session free. The entire fee goes to the farmer and LSP dips into their funds to pay them for the 20 introductory minutes.

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Once LSP had a team and a fee structure in place, the Lewiston office became a clearing house for farmers seeking answers to their soil health questions.

“When farmers call in to connect with farmer-consultants, we ask where they’re located and what crops and livestock they raise,” Nichols said. “Then we find out what they are hoping to learn so we can connect them with the farmer-consultant who’s best able to help them. We make this connection based on geography, consultee questions, as well as farmerconsultant expertise and availability.”

Mike and Jennifer Rupprecht, who farm grass fed beef and pastured poultry on their Earth-Be-Glad operation near Lewiston, had several soil health consulting assignments in 2019. Mike enjoyed the experience. He’d be happy to do more sessions; but the pandemic seems to have put that possibility temporarily on hold.

The depth of Mike and Jennifer’s experience and their commitment to soil health and conservation makes them a perfect fit for LSP’s team of consultants.

“We first started grazing in 1989 and liked it so much that we expanded it to where it is now,” Mike said. “We have around 175 head of mostly Black Angus cattle, depending on what time of year it is. By using this system of managed grazing, the pastures just keep getting better — even after three decades.”

The Rupprechts, who have recently added some Red Devons to their livestock mix, can see these improvements as they walk their paddocks and work with their cattle. They’ve also measured the improvements.

“We’ve increased our water holding capacity,” Mike said. “We’ve done water infiltration tests on our pastures and we did it on our soybean fields. I don’t remember the number exactly, but I think that in the pastures it was three or four inches an hour while the infiltration rate in the soybean field (which we rotate with corn, hay and oats) was quite a bit lower.”

Mike credits the farm’s pastures’ increased water holding capacity to improved soil structure and increased organic matter and carbon. The buildup of carbon, in turn, comes from the intensive management of pastures.

“I’m a real stickler on management,” Mike said. “I never overgraze the paddocks and I will never come back too soon. I’ll move them any time during the day when I think it’s necessary.”

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Bob Mierau, who is farming his father and motherin-law’s farm, credits a 2019 consulting visit to the Rupprecht farm for helping him incorporate intensively managed grazing of cattle onto his crop farm and custom grazing operation.

“Our goal on both our conventional and organic acres is to minimize the disturbance to the soil and have a living plant in the soil all year long,” Mierau, who uses cover crops extensively, said. “Plants are like solar panels and we need them collecting sunshine as much as we can.”

When Mierau contacted LSP about taking advantage of their soil health consulting service, they realized Bob’s interests and thinking aligned with Mike and Jennifer Rupprecht. So they arranged for an introductory phone call. Then the farmers decided that Bob and his wife should come to the Rupprecht’s farm for an intensive tour.

“Before we went, my wife didn’t want anything to do with the cattle,” he said. “She grew up around cattle and there were always some wild ones. Her parents pretty much stayed away from them.”

But seeing how the Rupprechts manage their cattle and interact with them at least daily, caused the Mieraus’ thinking to shift.

“We were walking around the cattle and we were very close to them and they had only one thin poly wire for a fence to keep them in,” Bob says.

Seeing how cattle are worked with one line of portable electric fence and high quality grass on the Rupprecht farm gave the Mieraus the courage and confidence to try the system themselves.

“One of the most gratifying things on the farm now is when the cattle come to me when I’m on the four wheeler,” Bob said. “It was just a phenomenal experience to connect with the Rupprechts and to learn about their grazing system.”

Bob, who is also working with another LSP farmerconsultant on no-tilling practices, says that the fee could have been higher and he would have been happy to pay for it.

“I’d be happy to do this for less because I believe in it so much,” Mike Rupprecht said.

You can learn more about LSP’s Soil Health farmer-to-farmer consulting service by calling Liana Nichols at (507) 523-3366 or by visiting LSP’s website at landstewardshipproject.org v

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Farm program payments likely for some, pending yield data average price for a given Corn and soybean prices crop commodity. The 2019 declined significantly earlier market year average price this year due to the coronafor corn and soybeans is virus outbreak and greatly the 12-month average price reduced ethanol and biodiesfrom Sept. 1, 2019 to Aug. el production. The lower corn 31, 2020, with the market and soybean prices have had year average price finalized a negative financial impact on Sept. 30, 2020. The 2019 for farm operators who had remaining 2019 grain inven- FARM PROGRAMS market year average price for wheat and other small tory to market this past

By Kent Thiesse grains is the average price summer; as well for farmers from June 1, 2019 to as they begin to set May 31, 2020, with the prices for their 2020 price being finalized on crop production.

June 30, 2020. Any However, the continued 2019 farm program payments earned lower grain prices will likely result in will be paid after Oct. 1, 2020. higher levels of 2019 farm program payments for many producers.

The market year average price is based on the monthly average farmAll farm program payments are level market price received by probased on the national market year

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2019 PLC and ARC-CO payment estimates or corn and soybeans in Minnesota PLC Payment Estimates for Corn at various FSA farm unit yields ($3.60/bushel market year average) 165 bu./acre = $14 per base acre 150 bu./acre = $12.75 per base acre 135 bu./acre = $11.50 per base acre Counties likely to receive 2019 ARC-CO payments for corn Maximum Payment Level per Base Acre Cottonwood = $65 Hennepin = $58 Jackson = $63 Murray = $64 Nobles = $63 Pipestone = $63 Rock = $66

PLC Payment Estimates for Wheat at various FSA farm unit yields ($4.60/bushel market year average) 50 bu./acre = $38 per base acre 40 bu./acre = $30.50 per base acre 30 bu./acre = $23 per base acre

Other Estimated ARC-CO Payments per Base Acre Lincoln = $43 Martin = $33 Mille Lacs = $22 Steele = $13 Traverse = $43 Wabasha = $29 Watonwan = $30 Yellow Medicine = $10

Counties likely to receive 2019 ARC-CO payments for soybeans $40 or more per Base Acre Blue Earth Brown Cottonwood Dodge Jackson Murray Nobles Pipestone Rock Steele Watonwan Yellow Medicine

$20 to $29 per Base Acre Becker Big Stone Chippewa Freeborn Isanti Lyon Martin Nicollet Redwood Renville

$30 to $39 per Base Acre Faribault Hennepin Lincoln Mower Stevens Swift Traverse Waseca

$19 or less per Base Acre Chisago Clay Douglas East Polk Fillmore Goodhue Grant Kittson Lac Qui Parle Mille Lacs Norman Pine Sibley Stearns Wabasha Winona

Notes: Some counties did not have 2019 NASS yield estimates, so there were no ARC-CO calculations.

ARC-CO payment estimates were based off of NASS yields and may change with RMA yields. ARC-CO payment estimates were based on current 2019 market year average price estimates (as of Aug. 1).

Table prepared by Kent Thiesse, Farm Management Analyst

ducers across the United States. It is then “weighted” at the end of the marketing year, based on the volume of bushels sold in each month. Market year average price estimates are updated on a monthly basis in the USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, which is usually released around the middle of each month.

As of Aug. 1, 2020, USDA was estimating the 2019 market year average prices at $3.60 per bushel for corn, $8.55 per bushel for soybeans, and $4.60 per bushel for wheat. With only one month remaining, the final corn and soybean price is not likely to vary by more than 5 cents per bushel by the end of the marketing year from current estimates. At the current market year average price estimates, there would be PLC payments for corn and

wheat, as well as increased likelihood of 2019 ARC-CO payments for corn and soybeans in many counties which had below-average crop yields in 2019.

For the 2019 and 2020 crop years, 76 percent of the corn base acres in the United States are enrolled in the price-only, price loss coverage (PLC) farm program choice; and only 19 percent in the county yield-based Ag Risk Coverage (ARC-CO) program choice.

By comparison, 94 percent of the corn base acres were enrolled in the ARCCO program from 2014-2018. In 2014, producers needed to make a one-time farm program choice for five years (2014-2018), while the current program choice is only for two years (2019 and 2020).

The biggest change causing the shift in the PLC and ARC-CO farm proSee THIESSE, pg. 15

PRIEBE FARMLAND SALE Sealed bids are now being received by Rick Priebe, Katherine Guse and Lorrie Bluhm for the sale of approximately 157 acres of farmland located in Sections 11 and 14 of Otisco Township, Waseca County, Minnesota, and generally described as: PARCEL ONE consisting of approximately 46 acres in the E1/2 of the NW1/4 in Section 11, PARCEL TWO consisting of approximately 51.18 acres in the N1/2 of the NW1/4 in Section 14 and PARCEL THREE consisting of approximately 60 acres in the SE1/4 of the NW1/4 and the N1/2 of the SW1/4 of the NE1/4 in Section 14. These parcels will be offered separately and then collectively.

Interested parties are invited to submit a sealed bid in person or by mail with a check for $10,000.00 made to PATTON, HOVERSTEN & BERG, P.A. Real Estate Escrow Account, to the Law Office at 215 Elm Ave. East, P.O. Box 249, Waseca, Minnesota, 56093, for those parcels on which they intend to bid, or present such a bid and check at the meeting room on the morning of the sale and prior to opening the bids. Bids will be opened at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at the East Annex Building, 300 North State Street, in Waseca, Minnesota. Only persons submitting a written bid on at least one of the parcels described above, together with a $10,000.00 bid deposit, shall be allowed to be present and may raise their bid in writing after the initial bids have been opened. The individual submitting such a bid and bid deposit shall be entitled to participate in bidding on all offered parcels. The sale shall be for cash. Deposits shall be returned on September 16, 2020, to all unsuccessful bidders.

Terms of Sale: Terms will be set out in the information packet and include earnest money of $25,000.00 for each parcel or $50,000.00 for all three parcels, on September 16, 2020, and the balance in cash and without interest on or before December 18, 2020, the date of closing. Buyer shall pay the real estate taxes and assessments, if any, due and payable in the year 2021 and thereafter. The farmland is being sold “AS IS”.

An information packet including the exact legal description, diagrams of the property, and other material information about the property and terms of the sale is available by calling the offices of PATTON, HOVERSTEN & BERG, P.A., at Waseca, Minnesota, at 507-835-5240.

The Sellers reserve the right to reject any or all bids, to modify any pre-announced bidding procedures and to waive any irregularities in the bidding proceedings.

PATTON, HOVERSTEN & BERG, P.A. William L. Hoversten, Attorney for Sellers 215 Elm Avenue East, Waseca, MN 56093 Telephone: 507-835-5240 Fax: 507-835-1827

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MARKETING

Grain Outlook Livestock Angles Derecho has little effect on Prices better, but livestock market, corn crop looks huge market not out of the woods the 2.268-billion-bushel estilook. However, the feeder The following marketing Thus far, the month of mate. auctions have been very analysis is for the week ending August has been a fairly posiactive and placements are Aug. 14.

According to the WASDE tive month for livestock bound to increase substanfutures and the cash trade. report, we were looking at CORN — We saw sometially in the months ahead.

The feeder cattle market has record yields and production thing this week we haven’t This will likely slow the seen a good advance in prices this year as of Aug. 1. On the seen in the last three years: a enthusiasm in the months in the cash trade while the 2020-21 U.S. balance sheet, higher close on the day of the ahead as far as a continuafutures has remained rather planted and harvested acres August World Agriculture tion of the current price rally lethargic.

The live cattle marwere unchanged at 92 and 84 Supply and Demand sometime in the future. ket has advanced in all JOE TEALE PHYLLIS NYSTROM million acres, respectively.

Estimates report! In addiaspects — including the cash Broker CHS H edging I nc .

The yield was amped up 3.3 The hog market has been tion, we saw historic winds hit St. Paul bushels per acre to a record price, the futures price and Great Plains Commodity an extremely erratic market Iowa, northern Illinois and Afton, Minn.

181.8 bu./acre! This exceeded the boxed beef prices. The hog over the past several months.

Indiana, and southern market has been the most the average trade estimate of The number of hogs has been Wisconsin early in the week.

The extent of both crop and storage 180.5 bu./acre. Production increased by volatile of the livestock markets as a burden on the prices as well as the losses have yet to be determined, but 278 million bushels from July to 15.278 prices have constantly moved higher slowdown of exports during the same Iowa estimates 10 million acres of corn billion bushels. The pre-report estimate — then lower — almost on a daily period. basis. The good news is most are well were affected with 350-450 million corn was 15.182 billion bushels.

Domestic demand has improved and off their lows for the year so far. Now bushels lost. In 2019, Iowa produced 19 On the demand side, feed usage and the question becomes will these trends has helped a rebound in the past sevpercent of all U.S. corn. How many of exports were each raised 75 million eral months which can be associated these acres will come back and be able bushels to 5.925 and 2.225 billion bush- hold for the rest of the year. with the reduced prices of pork at the to be harvested is unknown.

After months of falling prices, the consumer level. This has helped in the els, respectively. Ending stocks were What is also a big issue is the storage 108 million bushels higher than last cattle market is showing signs of recovery of cash prices at the producer which has been lost — both on-farm month at 2.756 billion bushels and renewed price advancement in all areas level. However, we are still a long way from good profitable levels for the and commercial storage. These facili- compared to the estimate for 2.8 billion of the trade. ties will be pushed to recover before bushels. This is the largest carryout There are several reasons for the producer. harvest, but local production in those since 1987-88. The average farm price renewed optimism in the cattle market.

U.S. Department of Agriculture hog dropped 25 cents to $3.10 for 2020-21 In the past several months, the place- reports continue to show large inventoareas will be smaller also. and 50 cents lower than the $3.60 for ments have been lighter than expected ries of hogs which are likely to restrict Corn was edging higher in the days 2019-20. and the heavier cattle which had any major price rallies in the near leading up to the report and after the backed up seem to be disappearing. future. However, the outlook for the Prevent plant acres were released by derecho. But history favored a lower close on report day. The trade in recent the Farm Service Agency this week Also, the demand for beef has increased short is likely to see some further years has underestimated the August showing 5.375 million acres of corn both domestically and in the export recovery in prices as demand is expectarena in the last month or more. This ed to remain positive. yield estimate, which they did again See NYSTROM, pg. 13 all bodes well for the short-term outthis year. This year’s report was viewed Domestic and export demand will neutral to bearish on its face, but buylikely determine the direction of hog ers were quick to come in when the prices over the next few months. The December contract hit the $3.20 conalternative is, if hog numbers are tract low for the third time this month. reduced, this will help bring some posi corn/change* soybeans/change* tive influence to price in the future. v The National Agricultural Statistics Stewartville $2.82 +.19 $8.60 +.30 Service released updated prevent plant Edgerton $2.79 +.21 $8.64 +.32 acres on Aug. 13. The corn number was Jackson $2.83 +.21 $8.46 +.37 nearly 6 million acres, which was per Janesville $2.81 +.04 $8.53 +.37 ceived as higher than expected. Prices Cannon Falls $2.87 +.24 $8.72 +.35 rallied further, but fell short of filling

Sleepy Eye $2.82 +.19 $8.54 +.32 overhead gaps left from July 13.

Cash Grain Markets

The only change to the 2019-20 WASDE balance sheet was an export increase of 20 million bushels which dropped ending stocks to 2.228 billion bushels. This was a little lower than

Average:

$2.82

$8.57

Year Ago Average: $3.39 $7.75

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Grain prices are effective cash close on Aug. 18. *Cash grain price change represents a two-week period.

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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Dry weather could impact soybean pod fill NYSTROM, from pg. 12 were in this category. This is leading to speculation that planted acres may decline 1.5 to 2 million acres.

Prevent plant soybean acres were 1.22 million acres, suggesting acreage may decline slightly on future reports. Keep in mind that the U.S. Department of Agriculture doesn’t have to use the FSA numbers.

World ending stocks for 2019-20 at 311.3 million metric tons was slightly lower than the 312.5 mmt trade estimate and last month’s 311.9 mmt figure.

The 2020-21 ending stocks number was 317.5 mmt vs. 320.4 mmt estimated and 315 mmt last month.

Weekly export sales were neutral with 14.8 million bushels for old crop and 21.8 million bushels for new crop. Old crop commitments now total 1.74 billion bushels, down 12 percent from last year. We need just 6.8 million per week to hit the USDA’s 1.795 billion bushel target. For new crop, total commitments are 452 million bushels, eclipsing last year’s 172.5 million bushels, and are the largest for this date in 24 years.

Weekly ethanol production fell 13,000 barrels per day to 918,000 bpd. Ethanol production dropped 596,000 barrels to 19.75 million barrels. Stocks are the lowest since December 2016. Net margins were 6 cents better at 8 cents per gallon. Brazil’s tariff-free ethanol import quota of approximately 200 million gallons is due to expire Aug. 31. Any imports over that level are subject to a 20 percent tariff. The United States essentially uses all the quota as Brazil is the biggest buyer of U.S. ethanol. The United States has exported between 340 and 500 million gallons of ethanol to Brazil over the last three years. The United States has requested the quota be extended and President Trump has asked the tariff over the quota be eliminated.

Outlook: There’s an old saying that triple bottoms and triple tops on the charts don’t hold. This week, December corn established a triple bottom at $3.20 per bushel and we have a record corn harvest facing us. Crop conditions were the second highest in 10 years as of Aug. 9.

One mitigating factor against lower prices this week was the high wind that stomped through Iowa early in the week, damaging crops and storage facilities. Even if we take the high side of current estimates and lost 450 million bushels of corn, the 2020-21 ending stocks number would still be 2.3 billion bushels.

The fund short-covering action in post-storm and USDA report broke the string of five lower weekly closes. Overhead gaps may be upside targets, but a big harvest is just ahead. The gap in December corn is from $3.42 to $3.43.75 per bushel.

For the week, September corn rallied 16.75 cents to $3.24.5, December jumped 17.25 cents to $3.38, and December 2021 gained 11.25 cents to close at $3.72 per bushel.

SOYBEANS — For the first time in since 2014, November soybeans closed higher on the day of the August WASDE report. The uptick in report day

prices came despite a record soybean yield and near record production.

World ending stocks for 2019-20 was viewed as bullish and contributed to the rally. Providing underlying support throughout the week was China’s extension of their string of U.S. soybean purchases to eight straight days. That would be nine of the last 10 days, ahead of the Aug. 15 virtual meeting with the United States to discuss progress on the Phase 1 trade deal. This may be goodwill positioning, but we’ll take what we can get as China is still well short of their Phase 1 commitment of importing $36.5 billion worth of U.S. agricultural products.

The derecho storm across Iowa, parts of Illinois and Wisconsin, was not viewed as detrimental to the soybean crop. However, storage issues may affect local movement and basis.

November soybeans rallied late in the week to tease the 200-day moving average at $9.03 per bushel. Drier weather forecasts for the next two weeks are causing chatter about pod-fill, but the cooler temperatures should mitigate the concern.

The WASDE report made a single change to the 2019-20 balance by increasing the crush 5 million bushels. This directly fed to the ending stocks with a decline of 5 million to 615 million bushels — just slightly below the 617 million trade estimate. They left the average farm price at $8.55 per bushel.

Changes to the 2020-21 balance sheet included a 3.5 bu./acre increase in yield to a record 53.3 bu./ acre! This translated to a 290 million bushel increase in production to 4.425 billion bushels. Traders were anticipating yield at 51.3 bu./acre and production at 4.263 billion bushels. On its face, these numbers were bearish.

On the demand side, crush was raised 20 million to 2.18 billion, exports increased 75 million to 2.125 billion, and residual up 5 million. This added 100 million bushels to usage. Ending stocks jumped 185 million bushels to 610 million bushels, just 5 million bushels less than this year! The average trade guess was much lower at 517 million bushels. Ending stocks to use rose to 13.7 percent with the average farm price cut 15 cents to $8.50 per bushel.

Minnesota’s corn yield is forecasted at 197 bu./acre

with soybean yield of 51 bu./acre! Iowa’s corn was put at 202 bu./acre with beans at 58 bu./acre. Illinois’ corn was 207 bu./acre and soybeans at 64 bu./acre.

World 2019-20 ending stocks were 95.9 mmt compared to 99.1 mmt estimated. World ending stocks for 2020-21 at 95.4 mmt were also below the 98.6 mmt estimate. World ending stocks for both years were viewed as neutral to bullish. Brazil’s soybean crop for 2020-21 was pegged at 131 mmt — the same as last month — but their exports were 1 mmt higher at 84 mmt. Argentina’s soybean production at 53.5 mmt was unchanged, but their exports were also raised 1 mmt to 7.5 mmt. China’s total soybean imports for 2019-20 were increased 2 mmt to 98 mmt and for 2020-21 were upped 3 mmt to 99 mmt! U.S. soybean exports to China in 2020-21 are expected to increase 29 percent year-on-year.

Weekly export sales exceeded expectations for both old and new crop. Old crop sales were 20.9 million bushels, bringing total commitments to 1.75 billion bushels. The USDA forecast is 1.65 billion, but there will likely be some unshipped bushels pushed into new crop. China has 99 million old crop bushels yet to ship. New crop sales were 104.3 million bushels.

Total new crop commitments stand at 660.5 million bushels vs. just 164.2 million last year. China accounts for 378.5 million bushels of the new crop commitments or 57.3 percent. Some are speculating that China’s fourth quarter U.S. soybean imports could reach $10 billion, which will go a long way in fulfilling the Phase 1 trade obligation.

Outlook: November soybeans posted an outside, higher week on the charts as funds added length to their position. Daily export sales announcements were supportive, as were drier forecasts for the last half of August and the weather event in Iowa that propped up corn prices. The USDA reports were termed bearish/neutral for old crop and neutral/bullish for new crop.

The November contract has not been able to close over $9.00 and the 200-day moving average is resistance near $9.03 per bushel. We’ll need good demand to continue to hold these levels. For the week, November soybeans soared 31.25 cents to $8.98.75 and November 2021 rallied 21.25 cents to close at $9.06.5 per bushel. v

CFAP application deadline extended The U.S. Department of Agriculture is extending the deadline to apply for the program to Sept. 11, and producers with approved applications will receive their final payment.

To ensure availability of funding, producers with approved applications initially received 80 percent of their payments. The Farm Service Agency will automatically issue the remaining 20 percent of the calculated payment to eligible producers. Going forward, producers who apply for CFAP will receive 100

percent of their total payment, not to exceed the payment limit, when their applications are approved.

Producers — especially those who have not worked with FSA previously — are recommended to call (877) 508-8364 to begin the application process. An FSA staff member can help producers start their application during the phone call.

This article was submitted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Safety on the swine farm should never be taken for granted September is a busy and favorite time of year for all of us in agriculture. Harvest is near, there’s a lot to be done in crisp fall weather, and most farm families are working through repeated long days and short nights.

September always includes National Farm Safety and Health Week, and this year it will be Sept.

20-26 with the theme, “Every Farmer Counts.” With that in mind, it’s a good time to review some of the most important safety issues facing swine producers.

Livestock farmers must address different types of farmer safety issues beyond those of the modern crop producer. When working with swine, caretakers deal with an intelligent, gregarious being with a long memory. Calm treatment and regular positive interaction quickly establish the pigs’ good behavior habits.

A 2006 12-week study showed that when a human walked through the pigs’ pens three times a week, 50 percent of the pigs showed reduced flight behavior in seven weeks. Only 20 percent of the pigs who had been walked through one time per week exhibited reduced flight response in seven weeks. Swine producers know that slowly walking pens regularly will help pigs become accustomed to positive interactions with people.

Some stages of swine production produce different kinds of safety issues.

Handling piglets during post-farrowing health care can cause the sows to become agitated. If the pigs begin to squirm and make noise, the sow will respond to protect her young. Caretakers working with young pigs should keep a sorting panel close to block the sow from causing injury.

With the exception of young piglets and nursery pigs, most of the animals on the hog farm outweigh the caretaker. Steel-toed footwear is a must. In both Pork Quality Assurance Plus (PQA+) and Transport Quality Assurance (TQA) certification education for producers, the most highly recommended animal-handling implement is a solid sorting panel. The panel ensures the safety of both caretaker and pig.

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By Diane DeWitte Farm safety statistics show that over 80 percent of farm workers and 73 percent of swine veterinarian have accidentally stuck themselves with a needle while giving injections to livestock. Most accidental needlestick injuries are minor; but secondary results could be skin infections, allergic reactions, or a wound which might need surgery.

Vaccines are the most common product animal handlers inject into themselves. In swine farrowing settings, hormone products used to induce labor in pigs carry a warning against exposure to or accidental injection by pregnant humans. If possible, in the pig barn, pregnant employees should not handle hormones.

In addition to medical issues caused by rushed or thoughtless needle handling, mechanical problems can occur. Bent needles should never be straightened; and used needles should be disposed of in proper sharps containers. Appropriate low-cost sharps containers are empty plastic detergent or fabric softener bottles with the lid screwed on tightly. Milk jugs are too flimsy for sharps containment and should not be used. When the sharps container is full, it should be tightly capped, sealed with heavy tape, and labeled that it contains sharps.

Different counties have differing methods that they recommend for sharps disposal. A call to the county environmental services department can provide information for producers’ sharps disposal.

University of Minnesota’s collaboration with the Upper Midwest Ag Safety and Health Center (UMASH) has been at the forefront of the needlestick injury issue by providing bilingual fact sheets and producing videos to help farmers teach their animal caretakers. Needlestick prevention posters and more are available to producers on the internet at umash.umn.edu/needlestick-prevention.

A zoonotic disease is one which can pass from animal to human or vice versa. A common example in cattle and small ruminants is ringworm, the skin fungus which spreads easily. While ringworm in pigs is possible, it’s not much of an issue. More common is the chance of influenza spreading from caretakers to pigs or back.

The influenza viruses found in swine can infect humans, although it isn’t a common risk. However, human influenza viruses can infect pigs and can cause the outbreak of new viruses in the herd.

Swine health professionals today lament that in many large herds, influenza is present on a regular basis. For this reason, producers vaccinate against swine influenza. Human caretakers must also get a seasonal flu vaccination to reduce the chances of variant viruses forming and infecting the swine herd.

Additional influenza information for swine producers can be found on the U.S. Center for Disease Control website at http://www.cdc.gov/flu/swineflu/ With crop growth on track for harvest in September, we will soon see plenty of semi-truck manure tankers on the road-side and tractors moving through the fields across our counties. As harvest progresses and the soil temperature decreases, pig farmers and commercial manure applicators will be working quickly to get hog manure applied and incorporated into the crop residue in the fields.

As drivers share the road with the large equipment needed to do this work, it’s important that attention is paid to what’s moving on the road and how fast. For drivers in farm country, this is also a time to be patient. The operator has limited speed capabilities and may not even know a driver is behind the equipment.

Back in the barn, the manure handler has to be extra careful when pumping the pits. Methane, ammonia and hydrogen sulfide is released as the stored manure is agitated and pumped. They are naturally-occurring gases, but they pose serious safety risks and can quickly overcome a human or a pig.

Producers should ensure hog buildings are fully ventilated when moving manure from the pits beneath. Use of the “STOP” tag on barn doors will alert everyone that manure is being pumped. These tags can be obtained by contacting the Minnesota Pork Board at (800) 537-7576 or U of M Extension swine educators Diane DeWitte at stouf002@umn. edu or Sarah Schieck at schi0466@umn.edu.

More information about safe manure handling can be found on the University of Minnesota Extension manure management website at www.extension. umn.edu/manure under the “safety” heading.

National Pork Checkoff reports that more than one million pigs are transported on U.S. roads daily.

Our Minnesota contribution to that number is substantial, and the overwhelming majority get to their See SWINE & U, pg. 18

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FSA farm unit yields are usually lower than normal yields THIESSE, from pg. 11 gram choice for corn was the decline in the benchmark price from $5.29 per bushel in both 2014 and 2015 to $3.70 per bushel for 2019 and 2020. The benchmark price of $3.70 per bushel is the same as the reference price for corn that is used to calculate PLC payments.

PLC payments are initiated when the market year average corn price drops below $3.70 per bushel. 2019 ARC-CO payments require more than a 14 percent decline below the market year average price to generate a payment, if the final county average RMA yield is equal to the benchmark yield.

The ARC-CO program was attractive for corn in some counties in southwest Minnesota due to very low 2019 average corn yields.

The 2019 benchmark price for soybeans is $9.63 per bushel, which is well below the benchmark price of $12.27 per bushel in both 2014 and 2015. However, it is still well above the soybean PLC reference price of $8.40 per bushel. As a result, the higher benchmark price — together with reduced 2019 soybean yields in many areas — was favorable for farm program enrollment in the ARC-CO program for soybeans. For 2019 and 2020, 80 percent of the soybean base acres are enrolled in ARC-CO and only 14 percent in PLC. The 2019 benchmark price for wheat is $5.66 per bushel for 2019, but will decline to $5.50 per bushel for 2020, which is the same as the reference price for wheat. The low projected 2019 market year average price for wheat was more favorable for enrollment in the PLC program. For wheat, 93 percent of the base acres are enrolled in the PLC program and only 6 percent in ARC-CO. For ARC-CO calculations, the benchmark revenue for a given crop is the county benchmark yield times the benchmark price, which is multiplied by 86 percent to calculate the “county revenue guarantee.” The county benchmark yield for 2019 is the average county yield for the five years from 2013-2017, dropping the high and low yield, and the averaging the other three yields.

County benchmark yields for corn and soybeans have increased in recent

years due to very good yield averages from 2015-2017. ARC-CO payments for a given crop are paid when the actual county revenue for the crop falls below the county benchmark revenue guarantee. The actual county revenue is the final Risk Management Agency (RMA) county average yield times the final market year average price for the year.

USDA has not yet released the final county RMA average yields for 2019, which will be used to calculate final 2019 ARC-CO payments. However, USDA has released the National Agricultural Statistics Service estimated 2019 average county average yields for corn, soybeans and other crops, which can offer a good estimate of potential 2019 ARC-CO payments.

The 2019 NASS county yields are available at http://www.nass.usda.gov/ Approximately, 6 percent of the corn and soybean base acres were enrolled in the farm yield-based Ag Risk Coverage (ARC-IC) program choice for 2019 and 2020. ARC-IC utilizes the same market year average price as PLC and ARC-CO. However, ARC-IC calculates all crops on a farm together and utilizes farm-level historic and 2019 crop yields for calculations. The high level of prevent plant acres and very low yields on some farms in 2019 made near maximum 2019 ARC-IC payments likely for many producers in some areas.

Based on the current market year average price estimates and the NASS county yield estimates, the following is an overview of potential 2019 PLC and ARC-CO payments: Corn — A PLC payment of approximately 10 cents per bushel is likely ($3.60/bu. market year average price).

ARC-CO payments are likely if the final RMA county yield is 10 percent or more below the benchmark yield.

The maximum ARC-CO payment will likely occur with a 22 percent or more yield decline.

Soybeans — No PLC payments are likely at a market year average price of $8.55/bu. (reference price is $8.40/ bu.). ARC-CO payments are likely with a final 2019 RMA county yield decline of 2-3 bu./acre below the benchmark yield. The maximum ARC-CO payment will likely occur with a 15 percent yield decline.

Wheat — A PLC payment of 90 cents per bushel is likely ($4.60/bu. market year average price). Nearmaximum ARC-CO payments are also likely in many areas.

Note: All PLC payments are paid on FSA farm unit yields, which are usually lower than normal yields. Final PLC and ARC-CO payment estimates may change by Sept. 30, depending on the final market year average prices.

ARC-CO payment estimates may also change, once the final county RMA yields are known and are used for calculations.

2019 benchmark yields and revenues, previous county yields for corn, soybeans, and other crops, 2014-2018 farm program payment levels, and other farm program information are available on the FSA ARC-PLC web site: https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/arcplc_program/ index Kent Thiesse is a government farm programs analyst and a vice president at MinnStar Bank in Lake Crystal, Minn. He may be reached at (507) 7262137 or kent.thiesse@minnstarbank. com. v

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Parcel ID#: 02.012.0350 TERMS Each parcel shall be sold separately upon the same terms described below: 1. Potential Purchasers shall submit a sealed bid for the entire parcel accompanied by a certified check in the amount of $10,000. The check shall be made payable to Premier Title Services Trust Account and submitted to Stacey R. Edwards Jones, 212 Madison Avenue, Mankato, MN 56001 prior to September 8, 2020. Checks for unsuccessful Bidders shall be returned at the conclusion of the sale.

2. The auction, with a virtual option upon request, shall take place at the Jackson Golf Club, 951 US-71, Jackson, MN 56143, on September 11, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. Potential bidders desiring to attend via phone conference shall dial into (507) 385-1031 at the time of the auction. All persons submitting a written bid will be allowed to raise their bids, in writing after the bids have been opened.

3. The successful Bidder will be required to execute a purchase agreement on completion of the bidding and the initial check received will be applied to earnest money. The entire remaining balance of the purchase price, without interest, will be due and payable on November 15, 2020, or other such time as the parties agree, at which time title will be conveyed by a Trustee’s Deed.

4. Real estate taxes and assessments due and payable in 2020 will be paid pro rata between Purchaser and Seller, and the successful Purchaser will assume responsibility for all taxes and assessments due and payable thereafter.

5. This property is being sold in an “AS IS”condition and the Seller makes no representations as to its acreage, tiling, or condition. The potential Purchaser shall inspect and be familiar with the present condition of the subject property, including but not limited to soil suitability, slope, grade or grades of land, irrigation, flood plain, weed and pest spectrum, habitat areas and the general flow and direction of irrigation waters and drainage.

6. An abstract of title indicating marketable title in Seller shall be furnished. Title shall be transferred by Trustee’s Deed. Possession shall be given to the successful Bidder upon receipt of payment in full.

7. The Seller specifically reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularities in the bidding procedure. Seller reserves the right to establish a minimum starting bid upon commencement of the bidding process. The Auctioneer shall determine when bidding shall cease. Announcements made day of the auction take precedence over written material.

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Hail aside, sugar beet crop is looking good

By DICK HAGEN trolled. “It takes several applications The Land Staff Writer Emeritus during the course of the season to keep “Every year has its new challenges, this blight under control. This year we that’s almost a certainty. This year pushed for earlier spraying because SMBSC growers are planting right at our crop got off to a quicker start. By 120,500 acres. That’s approximately starting early we can delay infections what we’ve had each of the last several and slow down the progress of the disease,” said Geselius. years.”

That summary comes from Todd Geselius, Vice President of Agriculture at Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative.

We met on July 17 — face masks in place.

SMBSC knows precisely the processing capacity of their big Renville, Minn. plant: beet processing capacity per 24-hour time frame, 7 days a week. This plant doesn’t shut down once it cranks up — which Geselius predicts will be about Oct. 10 this year.

Photo by Dick Hagen Obviously, weather between now Todd Geselius and then can temper these startup dates. “Really, the only limitSugar beet geneticists haven’t yet ing factor is how many tons the factory developed genetic resistance to this can process each season,” he said. costly disease. Geselius said, “Not yet So on July 17, what’s his assessment immunity, but genetic resistance is of the 2020 beet crop for SMBSC grow- available at different levels. Our varieters? ies today have a good level of resis“Sugar beets are looking very good tance. However, we’re seeing some new right now,” Geselius admitted. “Our varieties in our testing with greatly first root samples taken last week were enhanced resistance beyond what we among the best we’ve ever seen this have in our current seed availabilities.” early in the season. And that’s very He doesn’t speculate on sugar cane promising for the rest of the year.” acres being cultivated in the United I mentioned that Rich Sigurdson at States this year vs. sugar beet acres. the Olivia airport was busy spraying “Sugar beets are always at about 1.1 beet fields to control circospora leaf million acres,” he said. “And I do know blight. Is it because of heat and fre- beet sugar has a slightly larger share quent rains that circospora is more of total U.S. sugar market … 55 percent vs. 45 percent for cane sugar.” intense this year?

Geselius reminded that the United Perhaps being a cautious agronomist, States is a net importer of sugars — Geselius commented, “I wouldn’t say more intense. It’s about the same as coming mostly from Mexico. However, past seasons. Our growers work dili- no beet sugar is exported. gently to keep it under control and so Geselius spoke of the July 11 hail far are doing a fantastic job. But it storm which flashed across portions of remains a threat the duration of our Kandiyohi, Renville and Sibley coungrowing season. Warm, humid weather ties. “Our guys did a really good survey. brings it on; and this late June, early We had between 3,500 and 4,000 acres July, those days were abundant. Good receiving some damage. Most was lightfor enjoying our Minnesota lakes, but to-moderate damage, but there’s about those days do create circospora issues 1,000 acres with severe hail damage. in the field.”

However, good news too: Because of the And circospora isn’t quickly con- See SUGAR BEETS, pg. 19

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Interest was high at Seehusen hemp field day

By DICK HAGEN house here at our office facility. This The Land Staff Writer Emeritus will hold upwards of 350 bales — plus OLIVIA, Minn. — Yes, as you might we have access to other covered shed expect, lots of people, lots of talkers, for additional bale storage. great noon lunch and interest expecta“Our processing facility is being tions running high at the Aug. 6 field developed right now for our particular day of Prairie Producers. And why not? setup. John Lupien, co-founder of These are the enterprising, enthusias- HempVentures (and a speaker today) is tic and vigorous group launching the talking about the processing equipfirst hemp facility in Renville County. ment being put together for us. Called the ‘decortication Tim Seehusen, process,’ this is along with broththe removal of er Paul Seehusen, the outer layer of are co-founders of the hemp stalk — this newest agriseparating the cultural endeavor outer blast fiber for area farmers. from the inner With the 2020 woody core called hemp harvest seahurd. son about to begin, Tim shared a few “Next year we’ll thoughts on this be setting up a ‘home opener’ for larger building at their new industhe west end of Paul Seehusen and Joe Dollerschell try. our property here along (U.S. Highway) 212. The intent is “We’re happy with the turnout — especially the cross section of farmers, to minimize highway traffic of trucks both potential growers for the 2021 hauling the baled product into our proseason and some current hemp grow- cessing facility.” ers,” said Seehusen. “We also have Seehusen said Prarie Producers has industry reps from the Minnesota test plots with five hemp varieties with Department of Agriculture, the hemp three seeding dates and three seeding business world, some media folks, our rates. The early May plantings have local banker and some local business already been cut and he is seeing interfriends. esting results.

“We had a father/son team from “The two Canadian seed varieties Sleepy Eye growing hemp for grain this which we made available to our firstyear. They are looking for an outlet for year growers were Joey and Canda, their fiber after harvesting the grain. which we purchased through Cereseed In the past they’ve just plowed it under. (a certified hemp seed supplier and But rest assured, we can provide an distributor located in the Twin Cities). added revenue source here at our new These are dual grade varieties, both for hemp facility.” hemp fiber and hurd. They did very All hemp fields of the first-year grow- well — even exceeding the height we ers with Prairie Producers cut their expected. And since producers are paid hemp the first week of August with on a dollar-per-ton pricing schedule, conventional sickle cutter bars. Hemp the bigger the total harvest per acre plants were ranging from 6 to 7 feet the bigger the payment. North Dakota tall supported by 12 to 15-inch stalks. State University data show these two “So these fibers are lying in the fields varieties 54 to 63 inches tall. Here this right now drying,” explained Seehusen. year we are pushing 84 inches tall!

“Next step is to turn it to assist with “We planted May 4; again on May field drying. Then they bale the fiber 18/22; also the first week of June. Early crop when it at 12 to 14 percent mois- May plantings got off to a slow start … ture. We bale into square bales (2-foot cold and dreary weather. The mid-May squares and about 4 feet long) which planting came up quickly, reaching will be hauled into our storage wareSee FIELD DAY, pg. 19

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WASDE dairy estimate figures cool from last month This column was written for the marThe Class IV price is expected to averketing week ending Aug. 14. age around $13.55, down 40 cents from last month’s estimate, and compares to The U.S. Department of Agriculture the 2019 average of $16.30 and $14.23 in raised its 2020 milk production forecast 2018. The 2021 Class IV average was from last month’s estimate in the latest projected at $13.65, down 15 cents from World Agriculture Supply and Demand last month’s projection.

Estimates report — citing higher expected growth in milk per cow more than offn setting a slightly lower dairy cow numLooking ahead, it’s a little hard to be MIELKE MARKET ber. The 2021 forecast was lowered, based optimistic as we see markets falling.

WEEKLY on a slower growth in cow numbers.

HighGround Dairy’s Aug. 10 “Morning

By Lee Mielke 2020 production and marketings were Huddle” echoed that sentiment. “Given estimated at 221.8 and 220.7 billion that demand for Class I milk is pounds respectively. This is an questionable as schools will not fully increase of 300 million pounds on open across the nation, there is more production from their July estimate and up 200 mil- milk available for cheesemakers as U.S. milk prolion pounds on marketings. If realized, 2020 produc- duction is steady-to-higher in the Midwest, Idaho tion would be up 3.4 billion pounds or 1.6 percent and California. The rise in milk and cheese availfrom 2019. ability has been paired with a rise in Covid cases in select regions and foodservice demand has declined 2021 production and marketings were estimated at 225.3 and 224.3 billion pounds respectively, down as states stop their reopening processes.”

300 million pounds on both. If realized, 2021 proAnother factor is that, over the past six months, duction would be up 3.5 billion pounds or 1.6 perthe Food At Home price index rose 5.5 percent, cent from 2020. according to HighGround Dairy, “the sort of gain Cheese, butter, and nonfat dry milk price forecasts that has not been reported over a six-month period were reduced from last month, while the whey price since January 1981. Food Away From Home continues to see a steady rise as well. As of June, grocery forecast was unchanged. The Class III milk price costs (At Home Index) were up 5.6 percent from forecast was reduced, based on lower cheese prices, prior year, the largest year-on-year gain since while the Class IV milk price forecast was reduced on lower butter and nonfat dry milk price forecasts. December 2011 after experiencing an average gain over prior year of around 0.4 percent throughPrice forecasts for 2021 cheese and butter were out 2017 to 2019. Given all that we know in the lowered, the whey forecast was increased, and the dairy industry about supply chain hiccups this year, nonfat dry milk price forecast was unchanged. as well as the volatility at the CME, this is not surprising but concerning as economic uncertainty Look for a 2020 Class III average at around ensues.” $17.40, says USDA, down 60 cents from what was forecast a month ago, and compares to the 2019 StoneX cautioned if school milk usage is down 50 average of $16.96 and $14.61 in 2018. The 2021 percent, we would need about a 9 percent increase Class III average is now put at $16.10, down a dime in retail sales to offset it. “Not impossible,” they said, from what was projected last month. “but recent retail sales have been closer to 2 percent

growth.”

The Chicago brokerage also says the market “overshot the mark to the upside; expect we overshoot to the downside and then find equilibrium somewhere in between.”

The declines in prices may have set some records; however, “All we have done over the last few weeks is get cheese prices down to ‘normal’ values.” n Chicago Mercantile Exchange block cheddar traded down to $1.58 per pound on Aug. 11 (the lowest since May 13), but then rallied and the next day saw its first gain in 22 sessions. Cheddar closed Aug. 14 at $1.82, up 11.5 cents on the week, but 6 cents below a year ago.

The Cheddar barrels fell to $1.4450 on Aug. 11, also rallied, and closed Aug. 14 at $1. 50. The price was still 1.75 cents lower on the week, 26.5 cents below a year ago, and 32 cents below the blocks.

Twenty-two cars of block traded hands this week and 35 of barrel.

Midwest cheese production is “active with plenty of milk,” says Dairy Market News, and milk prices early in the week were in a somewhat similar range to the previous week. A number of plant managers said they are at the onset of holiday season preparations. Cheese market tones are notably weaker, though a number of contacts believe prices are at “more reasonable levels — both domestically, and importantly, on international markets.”

“Cheese availability has improved, but export deals inked when cheese prices were at the lowest are getting finished. Restaurants may face tighter restrictions while the states and nation grapple with heavy Covid caseloads,” Dairy Market News warned, “releasing more cheese to the market.

Manufacturers want to control production and not get swamped by supply.” n Round 3 of the food box program will include a dairy box. StoneX says, “This could be a combo box or dairy box; but nothing specific was given for Sleepy Eye and Worthington. In the event of a live- other commodities. There were also two fluid milk solicitations — both for delivery October through stock-hauling accident, responders can contact the December. The first was 1.4 million pounds, the secnearest livestock emergency response host fire ond was 26 million, so a total of 27.4 million pounds department. Department personnel will deliver a for fourth quarter. The USDA bought 30.6 million in trailer to the site and assist with roadside training third quarter. The numbers sound big, says StoneX, to get the animals contained. “but 30 million pounds is roughly 0.2 percent of September is the time when we see more farm total fluid milk consumption for the quarter.” machinery traffic on the road and in the field, but Lee Mielke is a syndicated columnist who resides safety is on farmers’ minds year-round. Knowing in Everson, Wash. His weekly column is featured in how to work safely with swine, machinery and other newspapers across the country and he may be caretakers prevents loss or injury of humans and reached at lkmielke@juno.com.

v pigs!

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Emergency trailers aid in accidents SWINE & U, from pg. 14 destination safely. Pig transport requires the driver to be alert and undistracted, to recognize his/her own symptoms of fatigue, and to know how to prevent or manage it.

In the event of a pig hauling incident on the road, the Minnesota Pork Board and Minnesota’s Region 5 Emergency Management put seven emergency response trailers in strategic fire departments. The trailers contain equipment for handling and containing animals at an accident site, including gates, chains, tarps and wire.

Currently the livestock emergency response trailers are housed with fire departments at Adams, Buffalo Lake, Fairmont, Granite Falls, Pipestone,

Diane DeWitte is an Extension Educator specializing in swine for the University of Minnesota Extension. Her e-mail address is stouf002@umn.edu v

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Seed costs will come down as more seed is grown FIELD DAY, from pg. 17

growth of the early-May planting. Now here in early August all three are about equal in plant height.

With early planting, weeds quickly became a factor which may have challenged some germination. Our June plantings are shorter … perhaps because after June 21, day length starts decreasing. And apparently, these later-planted hemps start thinking of putting on seed and getting ready for harvest. Soil temps of 55 degrees or warmer are preferred before planting. Hemps seeds germinate in 3 to 5 days, so with warmer conditions they’re soon off to the races.”

Researchers and marketers never talk a ‘perfect season;’ but Seehusen did venture, “Yes a good year.

But a few rains were excessive. However, we’re welltiled so we didn’t have standing water. So it’s been a good first year for us rookies.”

“I can’t share names yet at this stage, but processors are already calling us asking about our products.

And that’s key to a successful first year effort.”

“I commend the Seehusens for their ambition in developing a hemp industry right here in this innovative agricultural area of Minnesota,” said Harold Stanislawski. (He is the project development director at the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI). “This crop, centuries old around the world, is rapidly gaining new attention as scientists, researchers, and creative thinker keep tinkering with new ideas, new thoughts and new uses for one of the oldest plants on the earth’s surface.”

Now let’s hear from Paul Kubista, President of Cereseed. (Even his business card is printed on ecofriendly hemp stock.) He explains, “We wanted a seed firm specific in hemp seed verities. My intent is to (connect) with hemp seed suppliers and producers already in this industry. So far he’s talked with European, Canadian and U.S. hemp developers Paul Kubista to get the best possible seed for this newly emerging new crop in America.”

At this stage, Cereseed is using only Canadian hemp seed sources; but already has an Indiana source viable for 2021 seed. Kubista also noted organic options are coming to fruition. “There is a huge push from companies like Patagonia (which markets a variety of hemp clothing for men and women) now also wanting organic hemp. Currently sourcing from other countries, they see U.S. farm production as a valuable new hemp source.”

Kubista, 29 years in Pioneer Seeds marketing, is excited about his new future because he’s big on hemp’s future in American agriculture. “The keys for the explosion of this new crop industry are deregulations that open up the animal feed market and human consumption. Every day you are reading about new consumer products with hemp ingredients.”

He points out much hemp seed currently is internet marketed with prices at $10 to $12 a pound. “In the CBD world it’s sold by the seed … typically 50 cents to $1 a seed. In my world, we’re looking at wholesale costs to the farmer in the $5 to $7 per pound range.

With new U.S. production, that cost should come down.”

There are about 24,000 to 27,000 hemp seeds in a pound. Seeding rates are 25 to 45 pounds per acre said Kubista, so figure seed costs of $125 to $135 per acre at this stage. His ambitions are seed at $3 to $3.50 per pound as U.S. seed production ramps up.

His take on hemp’s future? “The demand is on the fiber side,” Kubista said. “I have a couple growers in northern Minnesota already into production contracts with clothing firms North Face and Patagonia.

My goal is to provide seed to the Seehusens and help with connections to end users of their processed hemp products.”

Kubista said he has shirts, sweatshirts, even shorts made from hemp fabrics. His wife recently purchased shoes made of 100 percent hemp. “My hemp shirts are comfortable and durability is a plus.”

“I have supplied at least 14 universities with hemp seed for their expanding research trials. University

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trials, I think, will be an important information source. Yes, I’ll have some shareable data with you shortly,” summed up Kubista.

Another observer at Prairie Producers first field day was Erik Petersen, President of F&M Bank.

“Some banks and farmers are a bit nervous and understandably so,” stated Petersen. “At our bank we take a long-term view. We’re keenly aware of marketing cycles. Today you are hearing about Minnesota being in the top five in farm bankruptcy numbers. This huge crop coming on will temper this crunch someErik Petersen what — plus timely marketing helps too.”

“People know the Seehusens. They’re long-time fixtures in our community — starting with their dad who launched his own agri-business venture very likely before his sons were born. Paul was a teacher here at Olivia when I was in high school. They’re a great family. I respect the ambition, the optimism and their hard work.

“Anytime you put creative minds at work in creating new markets for our farm production it just opens new avenues — not just for our area farmers, but for communities in general. So how will I relate to farmers intending to grow this new crop next year? Lots of numbers being generated already this first year with the Seehusens and their first-year growers. Plus we know our State Department of Agriculture and Harold Stanislawski with Ag Utilization Research Institute are gathering incredible amounts of information also. I’ve got lots of confidence in Tim, Paul and the outstanding farmers in Renville County. Sure, a few mistakes now and then, but for the most part these folks think diligently with positive ambitions.”

Petersen is optimistic some black ink will be working for most of his farmers this year. “It’s been a turbulent year for livestock producers with processing plants shutting down. But most are pretty well positioned to do just fine.”

And he’s positive on this new industry called hemp farming now ramping up in Renville County. v

Sugar beets rarely succumb to hail SUGAR BEETS, from pg. 16 way sugar beets grow, they almost never die from hail damage. It takes two to three weeks to grow new leaves; but then they’re back and off to the races.”

He didn’t estimate overall yield loss at this early date, but speculated five to six tons per acre on the severely hailed fields. Plus he noted growers with hail damage will use those fields during pre-pile campaign when the factory is ‘warming up’ for the huge processing season (November through mid-

March). There could be some 40-ton beet fields this season. Last year SMBSC growers averaged right at 26 tons per acre.

“We’ll have another root sample the end of July,” Geselius said. “That will determine startup date for harvest. Little root disease this season and that’s a big plus. Usually when beets get this big early in the season, they can outgrow the root diseases; however, circospora can be devastating if we let that get ahead of us.” v

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LOCATION: 67353 240th St., Johnson, MN 56236 From Johnson, MN, 1/2 miles west on MN 28, 1 mile south on Co Hwy 21, 1/4 mile west on 240th St.

PRIME 80+/- ACRE JACKSON COUNTY, MN.

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SALE LOCATION: Jackson American Legion Hall 411 First Street in Jackson, MN.

OPENS: MONDAY, AUGUST 24

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CLOSES: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 |1PM PREVIEW: By Appointment / LOADOUT: By Appointment

AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Brian and Jenny have rented their land out and are discontinuing their farming operation. It gives Steffes Group great pride to offer up an exceptionally clean line of mostly shedded equipment in above average condition. Machinery will be available for viewing and inspection a couple weeks before the online only auction and Brian is available by phone in the evenings for questions. roller, 45’ TRACTORS 2009 Case-IH 275 Magnum MFWD, 2008 Case-IH TigerMate 200 field cultivator 4,193 hrs.

IHC 183 row crop cultivator, IHC 966 2WD, 7,400 hrs.

12x30” PLANTER TRUCKS 2001 John Deere 1710 vacuum 2010 Mack CHX613 day cab semi, planter 529,109 miles TILLAGE EQUIPMENT 1984 Mack R model semi 2008 Wilrich 657 DCR disc 1978 Mack R model semi chisel, 24 2009 Summers Super Roller land 1984 Ford F150 XLT pickup,

109,647 miles

TRAILERS

2014 Timpte Super Hopper hopper bottom trailer, 40’ 2013 PJ tilt deck trailer, 20’ 2007 PJ gooseneck trailer, 32 2012 Horst header trailer, 30’ Fuel transfer tandem axle trailer

SPRAYER

2008 Top Air pull-type sprayer, 90’

GRAIN CART

2010 J&M 1051 grain cart, 22”

GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT SKID STEER LOADER & ATTACHMENT / TANKS OTHER FARM EQUIPMENT & SUPPORT ITEMS / PARTS & TIRES

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PROPERTY LOCATION: 7-3/4 miles north of the I-90 exit at Jackson, Minnesota on Highway #71.

Belmont Township

PROPERTY LEGAL DESCRIPTION: North Half of the Southwest Quarter (N1/2 SW1/4) Section One (1), Township One Hundred Three (103) North (Belmont Township), Range Thirty-Five (35) West Jackson County, Minnesota. Jackson County Parcel # 02001.0700.

PROPERTY INFORMATION: 80 Deeded Acres +/-, 78.83 Tillable Acres +/-, 93.4 Crop Productivity Index Rating

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Farm Equipment ‘07 Case IH 1020 30’ flex head, w/ full finger auger, $11,500; late model Case IH 800 10x18 black spring auto re-set plow w/ coulters, $7,750; IH 720 7x18 auto re-set 3pt onland plow w/ coulters, $2,900; Brent 672 grain cart, $6,900; Demco 650 gravity box w/ 445x22.5 tires, $6,900; Farm Fans AB120 dryer, $1,250.

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Case IH 2588 Axial Flow Combine, Hopper Ext, 480-80R-42 Tires & Duals, 3012 Engine Hours, 2326 Rotor Hours, Ser:HAJ300344, Case IH 1083 Corn Head 8 Row 30” Poly Snoots, Case IH 1020 Bean Head 25’, MN Super 6 Head Mover Trailer 25’

2004 Kenworth C15 Aero Cab, 9 Spd Trans, C15 Cat Engine, Aluminum Rims, 808400 Miles, Overhauled 5 Years Ago, 285-75R-24.5 Tires, 2007 Wilson Pace Setter Hopper Bottom 43’ Aluminum, 11R-24.5 Tires, Auto Roll Tarp, 1973 IH Fleetstar 22’ Steel Box & Hoist, Twin Screw, Roll Tarp, 5 & 3 Spd Trans, 10.00-20 Tires, 137130 Miles

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1768 121ST ST., SLAYTON, MN 56172

From Slayton, MN, 4.25 miles east on Cty Rd 8 (101st St.) which turns into Cty Rd 35 (180th St.), 1/4 mile west on 121st St. AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Don has farmed since 1967. All equipment was purchased new and always shedded. All equipment has had excellent maintenance. Major Equipment selling at 10:30AM with online bidding. Call to preview equipment.

2018 John Deere 635F flex head, TRACK TRACTORS 2015 John Deere 9570RT, 828 hrs. 35’ DRILL 2017 John Deere 8320RT, 972 hrs.

2014 John Deere 8320RT, 910 hrs. Great Plains Solid Stand 2000 drill, 20’ MFWD TRACTORS PLANTERS 2015 John Deere 6130R, 512 hrs.

2012 John Deere 7330 Premium, 2010 John Deere DB80, 32x30” John Deere 7100 planter 1,065 hrs.

GRAIN CART & GRAVITY WAGON

2012 Brent 1082 grain cart Killbros 375 gravity wagon

2012 Timpte hopper bottom trailer, 40’x96”x72” 2005 Timpte hopper bottom trailer, 42’x96”x66”

DAY CAB TRUCKS

2017 Mack CXU613 Vision factory day cab, 226,752 miles 2015 Mack CXU613 Vision factory day cab, 188,252 miles 2003 Volvo VNL day cab, 811,484 miles

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2009 John Deere 2410 chisel plow 2008 Ford F250 Lariat Super GRAIN BINS / OTHER GRAIN hrs., 81 engine hrs.

HANDLING EQUIPMENT 2018 John Deere S770, 249 sep. 2018 Brillion XXL-42 Series packer, Duty, 145,489 miles 500 acres hrs., 400 engine hrs.

1999 Ford F250 Lariat Super OTHER FARM EQUIPMENT Wil-Rich row crop cultivator, Duty, 245,237 miles TRACKS & TIRES HEADS 16x30” HOPPER BOTTOM MISC ITEMS 2019 John Deere 708C chopping John Deere 400 rotary hoe TRAILERS corn head, 8x30” 2013 Timpte hopper bottom 2019 John Deere 635F flex head, 35’ trailer, 40’x96”x72”

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DONALD R CARLSON & JUDY B CARLSON CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST Donald R Carlson & Judith B Carlson: Trustees

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TERMS: All items sold as is where is. Payment of cash or check must be made sale day before removal of items. Statements made auction day take precedence over all advertising. $35 documentation fee applies to all titled vehicles. Titles will be mailed. Canadian buyers need a bank letter of credit to facilitate border transfer. Eric Gabrielson MN47-006

JD 7820 Auto Quad Trans, Rockbox 948 Hours, 480-80R-42 Tires & Duals, 3 Hyd Ser:RW7820R011468, IH 806 Diesel Rockbox Cab 18.4-38 Tires & Duals 2 Hyd 3 Pt PTO 8010 Hours Ser:42301SY IH 706 Diesel Cab, WF 3 Pt 1 Hyd Good 18.4-34 Tires & Band Duals, Rock Box 7970 Hours, Ser:39752SY, IH 560 Diesel WF Fast Hitch Overhauled Good Torque Good 15.5-38 Tires Fenders 540 PTO, Farmall M Gas WF Square Fenders 1 Hyd 13.6-38 Good Tires

CATTLE EQUIPMENT Reel Tuff Portable Sorting Pen With Automatic Head Gate (Nice), 12 Coral Panels, Calf Puller, 16’ Wood Feed Bunks, Lick Tubs, Mirefount Double Hole Cattle Water, Large Poly Tuff Water Tank, Lick Tank, 200 Gallon Metal Water Tank, Cattle Brushes

MISC. & TOOLS All American Heated Pressure Washer 2000 PSI 220 Volt, 4x7 Wood Utility Trailer, Barn Rope, 4x15 Auger Elec Motor, IH Suitcase Weights & Bracket, Tools, Wrenchs, Gas Cans, Shop Vac, Hyd Cylinders, Jet Drill Press, Metal Cutting Band Saw, Grease Guns, Pipe Wrenchs, Power Tools, IH Straight Fenders, T Posts, Step In Posts, Steel Water Tank, Wheel Barrow, 2-5” Drag Sections, 2 Man Saws

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BACKHOE & SKID STEER JD 410E Turbo 4x4 8’ Bucket 21L-24 Tires, Bobcat Farm Boy Skidsteer 1578 Hours, Material Bucket & Grapple, Ser:5038-13323

AUCTIONEER NOTES

Auctioneer Notes: David & Pam have a very well cared for line of machinery, everything has always been shedded & in excellent condition, Proxibid is available & will start at 11:00 AM Thanks Mark & Terry

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400 Acre Farmer Retiring. FOR SALE: Sudenga bin un1660 combine, both heads; load auger, PTO, 45 degree, 7110 Case IH; 527B IH ripper, 6” under bin, 8” up; 5-16” low hrs. ‘90 Freightliner; ‘02 OLIVER 568, automaticalWilson trailer; ‘81 Int’l truck ly set moldboard plow, w/ w/ Crysteel box; ‘71 Ford coulters, JD cylinder; 21’ JD cage style rotary hoe w/ 3ptFO truck. 507-236-4788 lift. Best Offer. 507-640-0146 an 50 ‘77 JD 4230 cab, air, 4022 original hours, 8spd transmis- FOR SALE: EZ Trail gravity sion, sharp original paint, box, 500 bushel; DMI 2500 excellent condition, $21,900 disk chisel; H&S 270 manure spreader; Keifer livestock firm. 815-988-2074 trailer; Misc livestock equip‘82 JD 4240 cab, air, power ment. 320-587-5823

shift trans., 7022 hrs., good FOR SALE: IH 7130 Magnum, shape, $21,900. 815-988-2074 2WD, dual wheels, deluxe cab, A/C, 170hp, 22 weights FOR SALE: Whole dry corn in front, Michelin tires. 507-FO cobs; Farmhand 903 tub 753-2846 X grinder on truck; AC 655 co crawler; IH 666 hydro w/ FOR SALE: Sunflower #4411 fo loader; ‘73 Chevy box & 9 shank disc ripper; IH #14 ta hoist; IH 2500 w/ F11 motor; 9 shank ripper w/ heavy 92 Jacobson hammer mill, ex- frame; JD #2800 8 bottom tra screens, hammers. All plow. All in nice shape. Retiring. 507-822-2188 as is. 507-380-2573

56618 300th St., Grove City, MN 56243

AUCTION

From Grove City, MN, 2 miles north on MN Hwy 4, 2 1/4 miles east on 300th St. From Litchfield, MN, 3 miles north on US Hwy 12, 2 miles north on CSAH 31, 2 1/4 miles west on 300th St.

OPENS: TUESDAY, AUGUST 18

2020

CLOSES: THURSDAY, AUGUST 27 | 7PM PREVIEW: By Appointment / LOADOUT: By Appointment

AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: After a lifetime of farming Jerry & Karen have decided to retire.

All major equipment stored inside and can remain inside till pickup.

TRACTORS 2011 Case-IH Magnum 335 MFWD, 2,519 hrs.

1991 Case-IH 7110 2WD, 7,959 hrs.

IHC 1086 2WD, 4,186 hrs.

IHC 806 wide front, 2,457 hrs.

COMBINE & HEAD 2005 Case-IH 8010, 2,324 sep hrs., 3,557 engine hrs.

2007 Geringhoff RD1200B Rota Disc corn head, 12x30” PLANTER Case-IH 1200 pivot planter, 12x30” TILLAGE EQUIPMENT 2011 Krause Dominator 4850 disc ripper, 12’ Case-IH Tigermate 200

field cultivator, 36-1/2’ IHC 800 plow, 9x18” Hiniker rotary hoe, 20’, 3 pt.

TRUCKS 1998 Mack CH613, 947,279 miles, 1997 Ford HR46M F-Series, 250,000 miles 2015 Ford F150 Sport XLT, 35,993 miles 2002 Chevrolet 2500 HD reg cab, 3,260 miles

TRAILERS 2005 Neville-Bilt hopper bottom trailer, 38-1/2’ Shop-Built tandem axle bumper hitch trailer, 16’ Shop-Built header trailer, 30’ Shop-Built bumper hitch flatbed trailer, 7’x15 Shop-Built single axle trailer, 5-1/2’x8’

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GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT ADS BST-100 bulk seed buggy, Westfield MK100-61 auger, 61’x10” Westfield WO80-61 auger, 61’x8” Westfield WR80-51 auger, 51’x8” IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT Deutz 6 cylinder turbo Trailer frame Hesston stack mover

LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT SKID STEER LOADER & ATTACHMENTS CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT OTHER FARM SUPPORT / LAWN & GARDEN / TIRES MISC. ITEMS

Steffes Group, Inc., 24400 MN Hwy 22 S, Litchfield, MN 55355 | 320.693.9371

JERRY DICK ESTATE | KAREN, PR

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un-FOR SALE: 2008 John Deere ree, 520 shredder, pull type, 20’ -16” high speed, 1 3/8” PTO, low cal- acres, good condition, $7,500. w/ 320-269-6653 JD 3ptFOR SALE: Mounted tile plow 46 and IH 7-18 auto re-set plow.

507-427-3561 vity 500Gravity Boxes - Brent 644 with ure fenders; Parker 605 w/tarp; ock Unverferth 630 w/fender, like uip- new; Unverferth 530 w/tarp, exc; Brent 657, like new; Killbros 1055 with tarp, fenders, like new. Delivery available.

Call for details 815-988-2074

FOR SALE: Farmhand XL1140 loader, excellent condition, heavy duty pallet 4411 forks, dirt bucket, quick de#14 tach, pictures available. 563avy 920-1122 om Re- Sell your farm equipment

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Acreage, Household, Gun & Sporting Equipment Estate Auction Robert “Butch” Holmseth Jr. Estate 49214 70th St., Bricelyn, MN 55114 (from Frost, MN - 2 mi. East on 70th St.)

Saturday, August 29, 2020 – 9:00 a.m.

Note: Multi-generational auction. Something for everyone. Selling 2 rings.

Attention Iron Buyers. Please observe social distancing. Wear a mask.

Guns: ID required. FFL dealer to facilitate transfers. Transfer fee $10 per gun. Many guns nearly new.

Handguns (15) including: Ruger, Taurus, S&W, Glock, & Remington. Long guns (21) including: Remington, Ruger, Savage, Winchester, & TC. Pellet guns. Misc: Cabelas safe; Ammo. Farm Equip: IH 1066, cab & ldr, 5125 hrs; IH B, belly mower; IH M w/ loader; IH M; IH #480 disc; EZ gravity box.

Vehicles: 2007 Suburban LTZ; 1999 Olds 88; 1987 Mustang convert. Boat: 1987 Blue Fin, 90-hp; + Alum hoist. Sporting Equip: (2) Banks #3 deer blinds; 100+ Musky lures; Tackle. Acreage Equip: Wood splitters; Chipper; Tillers; Snow blowers; Mowers. Antique Implements: Adams #4 grader; (4) plows. Antiques: #3 School bell; + More. Many Tools. Storage Trailer. Household. Appliances.

Neon Signs & Games from Butch’s Bar & Grill. Lots of Salvage Iron. + More.

Gary Garst Auction (MN lic 22-41) Buffalo Center, IA (641) 561-2739 Frost State Bank Clerk Frost, MN (507) 878-3203 Usual auction terms. For full bill see www.midwestauction.com

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FARM RETIREMENT

AUCTION

THE LAND — AUGUST 21/AUGUST 28, 2020 TH

LOCATION: 15092 Hwy 15 S, Hutchinson, MN 55350 From Hutchinson, MN, 2 miles south on Hwy 15 S.

OPENS: MONDAY, AUGUST 24

2020

CLOSES: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 | 7PM PREVIEW: By Appointment / LOADOUT: By Appointment

AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: John and Joanne began farming 60 years ago, in 1957, and they recently retired in 2017.

White 588 auto reset plow TRACTORS 1979 Massey Ferguson 4840 4WD White 435 chisel plow IHC 490 disc 1983 John Deere 4450 2WD, 3,160 hrs.

TRUCKS & TRAILERS 1978 Allis Chalmers 7045 2WD 1971 IHC Fleetstar boxed truck, 163,573 miles COMBINES 1980 John Deere 7720 combine 1948 IHC KB6-F factory twin 1970 John Deere 7700 combine screw tandem axle grain truck (2) Shop-Built 4-wheel header HEADS trailer John Deere 220 flex head Anthony trailer John Deere 643 corn head

DRILL

GRAIN CART

PLANTER

GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT

1941 Minneapolis Moline drill John Deere 1210 grain cart

Bulter grain bin, 5 ring, 36’ diameter, 25,000 bu.

MFS grain bin, 9,000 bu.

Westfield WR100-61 auger, 61’x10” Westfield WR100-41 auger, 41’x10” Feteral auger, 60’x8” Jump auger, 6” Auger, no motor Feteral grain screener, 220v motor

MOWERS

John Deere pull-type mower, 72”, 3 pt., (2) 540 PTO, hyd. lift John Deere #37 sickle mower, 540 PTO, on transport

OTHER FARM EQUIPMENT John Deere 7100 planter TANKS / PARTS / TIRES TILLAGE EQUIPMENT Stur-Mor Ezee-Dry drying bin, 8 John Deere 980 field cultivator ring, 24’ diameter, 1,000 bu. dryer MISC. ITEMS capacity John Deere 1010 field cultivator

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JOHN & JOANNE BALL | JOHN 320.583.7298

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Farm Equipment

Farm Equipment

Harms Mfg. Land Rollers, Retired Selling. 2 Brandt auBrand New, 12’-$6,800; gers, 10x80 & 10x70 w/ au14’-$7,000; 16’-$8,000; 24’- ger hoppers; Demco 750 bu $14,800; 32’-$17,500; 42’- gravity box w/ tarp; White $21,500. Others from 8’-62’. plow model 588 7 bottom 20”; Notch model 12TLL box 715-234-1993 scraper w/ hyd tilt; RocoJD 9500 2,500 hrs, $18,900; JD matic model HDW5 20’ rock 693 cornhead, $8,950; ‘01 JD picker; Wil-Rich 25’ stalk 925F full finger auger exc chopper; Tebben 3pt ripper, cond, $8,950. 815-988-2074 9-30” shanks; 16’ Hiniker 3pt mounted chisel plow model MF 4880 4WD Tractor; JD 816; 5 shank 3pt mounted 8110 MFD; 2 Compartment Year-A-Round subsoiler. All Parker Gravity Box with in good cond. 320-630-1777 Brush Auger; 80/50 KW PTO We buy Generator and others; 10’ Salvage Equipment Ag Bagger; 20’ Grain Pup Parts Available trailer. Call 320-760-1634 Hammell Equip., Inc. (507)867-4910 NH 790 chopper with corn & hay heads like new, Kewanee 500 elevator with hydraulic lift. 608-780-2062

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Tractors Parker 450 grain cart; Frontier 40’ steel grain trailer; Harms 42’ land roller; JD FOR SALE: 2006 JD 7830 9650 STS Combine 630 bean FWA/duals, 3913 hrs, excelhead, 606C cornhead; West- lent condition, w/ 2014 Westfield 10x61 swing hopper au- endorf loader, 2 buckets & ger; Volvo Semi; JD 4840; forklift. $82,900. 507-327-6430 White 8202 Planter IH 133 1230 cultivator; DMI 41’ field John Deere 8320, MFD, 2004, cultivator, 3 bar harrow; 3184 hours, Delux cab, sharp tractor. 507-995-3132 Call: 507-317-6201

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 | 10AM AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Auctioneers will run multiple rings with live online bidding available on major equipment. Contact auctioneers for owner information, new consignments, or changes at 320.693.9371. Registration, terms, & details at SteffesGroup.com.

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Steffes Group, Inc. | 24400 MN Hwy 22 S, Litchfield, MN 55355 | 320.693.9371 Ashley Huhn MN47-002,, Randy Kath MN47-007, Eric Gabrielson MN47-006, Shelly Weinzetl MN47-017, Scott Steffes MN14-51, Brad Olstad MN14-70, Bob Steffes MN14-09, Max Steffes MN03-57 TERMS: All items sold as is where is. Payment of cash or check must be made sale day before removal of items. Statements made auction day take precedence over all advertising. $35 documentation fee applies to all titled vehicles. Titles will be mailed. Canadian buyers need a bank letter of credit to facilitate border transfer.

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Hay & Forage Equipment

Tractors

Harvesting Equip

au-NEW AND USED TRACTOR FOR SALE: New Holland FOR SALE: JD 643 cornhead, au- PARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 770A big round baler, like knife rolls, newer drum aubu 55, 50 Series & newer trac- new condition; (2) big bale ger, low acres, $3,600/OBO. hite tors, AC-all models, Large trailers on 4 wheel gear; 310 Brady 1680 chopper, 1000 om Inventory, We ship! Mark H&S manure spreader, like PTO, 4 wheels, good shape, box Heitman Tractor Salvage new. 507-276-5330 or 507-227- $2,750/OBO. Both units al5905 ways shedded. 507-451-9614 oco- 715-673-4829 ock Sim/Angus bulls. Final An- FOR SALE: JD 6620 sidehill alk swer breeding. One long combine w/ hydro RWD, JD Tillage Equip per, yearling and one 20 month 644 low tin 6R36” chopping 3pt del2004 Great Plains 30 Ft Tur- old. Excellent quality, good CH w/ Calmer update. JD ted bo-Till w/ New Rolling Har- disposition. Choice, $1,995. 920 bean head on head haulAll row/Reel Last Year. 4 New Cokato, MN. 320-286-5805 er wagon. Complete pkg, Gerald Polzin $28,500. 507-744-2472 7 Tires, A-One Cond. $29,500/ OBO. 2015 Mandako 40 Ft Land Roller (Hvy Duty Mod) 7000 Ac, $27,500/OBO. RETIRING. 319-347-6282

FOR SALE: Wil-Rich Soil Pro 513, 9-24” spacing, only used on 3500 acres, excellent shape, like new, $41,500. 507456-4012

FOR SALE: Navigator culti830 vator row finder. 218-731-3296 celests & Planting Equip 430

FOR SALE: 1998 Case IH 2388 combine, 2885 separator hours, excellent condition, FOR SALE: Retired. ‘04 CIH had yearly inspection at Ti2388 3092 eng hrs, 2359 sep tan Machinery, $45,000/OBO. hrs, exc cond, been through Call 507-828-3743 IH shop every year. ‘08 CIH 2606 6R chopping CH, exc FOR SALE: 3 gravity flow cond. Killbros 20’ head trail- boxes, (1) 150 bu 8 ton wager, Unverferth 630 gravity on, (2) 250 bu 10 ton wagon, wagon, Brent 640 gravity (3) 325 bu 12 ton wagon. Very wagon, both on 426/65R22.5 good tires all around. $3,000/ tires, Farm King 10” x 70’ cash for all 3. 507-744-2472

Harvesting Equip

auger, swing hopper. 507-947- FOR SALE: Case IH 1680 3859 or 507-381-6576 combine, 1020 25’ head, 1063 FOR SALE: 2006 CIH 1020 cornhead, 810 dummy head, 004,JD 7000 Corn Planter, 2 Row grain head, 30’, excellent field tracker, all in good conarp 3PT, $1,800, Fert. Avail. condition, field ready. 507- dition, pkg $25,000. 320-292$350/Row. 715-234-1993 4284 327-1436

OPENS SEPT. 3

1131 210th Ave. CURRIE,

MN

CLOSES: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 | 1PM

2020

Farm Retirement

Preview & Loadout by Appointment

INCLUDES: Tractors, Harvest Equipment, Grain Cart & Gravity Wagon, Tillage Equipment, Truck & Pickup, Spray Trailer, Forage Equipment, Auger, Stalk Chopper, ATV & Recreation

SteffesGroup.com Steffes Group, Inc., 1688 Hwy 9, Larchwood, IA 51241 | 712.477.2144

MICHELLE SCHREIER or Kyle Waller at Steffes Group, Michelle, 507.760.0120 605.799.6261 or 712.477.2144 TERMS: All items sold as is where is. Payment of cash or check must be made sale day before removal of items. Statements made auction day take precedence over all advertising. $35 documentation fee applies to all titled vehicles. Titles will be mailed. Canadian buyers need a bank letter of credit to facilitate border transfer.

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Wagner Bros.

FALL MACHINERY CONSIGNMENT AUCTION LABOR DAY • MONDAY, SEPT. 7, 2020 • 9 A.M. LOCATION: 14th St., & South Hwy. 169, Blue Earth, MN

ADVERTISING DEADLINE: MONDAY, AUG. 24 • YARD OPENS ON AUG. 24, 8-5 DAILY

All Farm Machinery Consignments Welcome!

NO CONSIGNMENTS TAKEN ON SUNDAY, SEPT. 6

Accepting Consignments of: Tractors, Tillage, Vehicles (title transfer on site), Livestock Feeding Equipment, Grain Handling Equipment, Hay, Straw, All Farm Related Items, Sporting Goods, Firearms & More!

Friendly, courteous and knowledgeable auction sales staff to handle all your farm consignment needs!

Over 40 years experience in the Machinery Consignment Auction Business! We know the market!

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FARM ESTATE AUCTION

For: Karen and the Late Russell Buss 35680 10th Ave, Woden, IA

Take R16 (10th Ave) South from Buffalo Center 1/4 mile South of where the black top ends on west side of road.

Friday, August 28, 2020, 10:00 a.m.

Tractors, and Skidloader: ‘06 JD 8130 (MFWD, 5065 hrs, Three Remotes, Duals), ‘09 Case IH Steiger 335 (2428.3 hrs, Duals, Four Remotes), Case IH MXU 110 w/LX 156 Loader (4750 hrs, 16 spd), JD 4430 (7856 hrs, QR, 2 remotes), Oliver 1650 Dsl (been sitting), Melroe 600 Bobcat.

Tillage and Planting Equipment: Case IH 530 C Disk Ripper (5 Shank), JD Tandem Disk (14’), White 263 Disk, Int’l 55 Chisel Plow, IH 710 Plow (5 bottom, auto-reset), JD 980 FIled Cult (36’, knock off sweeps), Strobel Two Box Seed Tender, Agco White 8800 Planter (16R, electric clutches, trash shippers), JD 825 Cult, Glencoe 4R Cult, JD 400 Rotary Hoe (20’). Combines, Heads, Wagons, Grain Handling: ‘06 NH CR960 Combine (1826 Eng Hrs, 1328 Sep Hrs), NHo 8R Cornhead (Stalk Stompers), NH 740 CF-30 Superflex Platorm, Maur 30’ Head Trailer, Brent 882 Grain Cart, (2) Parker 4800 Wagons, Parker 4000 Double Door Wagon, Parker 2500 Wagon, J & M Gravity Wagon, M/C Infinity Series CF 320 Dryer, Grain Screener, Feterl 10x60 Auger, Feterl 10x62 Auger (Swing Hopper). Semi-Tractors, Grain Trailer: ‘07 Peterbilt 379 Extended Hood (455,819 mi, C13 Cat), ‘98 Peterbilt (1,085,941 mi), ‘15 Timpte Grain Trailer (42’, like new). Pickup, Motorcycle, Boats, Small Trailers, Other: ‘17 Chevrolet 2500 Z71 (35,604 mi, dsl, like new), ‘07 Harley Davidson Road King (4037 mi), ‘12 Alumacraft Tournament 195 Boat on Shorelander Trailer (Evinrude 200 motor, nice), Aluma Craft Boat on Spartan Trailer (35 HP Mercury), ‘09 Keifer Built Car Hauler (16’ + 2’), Dahl Single Axle Trailer, Schweiss Snowblower (8’), Sitrex SM-180 Three Point Mower, Fuel Barrel on Gear, Fuel Barrel w/ Pump, Pickup Fuel Tank, Pallet Forks, Drag Sections, Cream Separator, Corn Sheller, Air Compressor, Heaters, Some tools.

Note: All items will be available for online simulcast bidding. There are several very nice pieces.

Approximate 30-45 minutes of small items.

Terms: Cash, Good Check, or Credit Card (3.5% Convenience fee), day of sale. All items sold As is where is, no warranties expressed or implied. No items removed until settled for.

Announcements Day of Sale take precedence over printed material.

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Large Farm Retirement Auction Auction Location: 1010-415th Ave Janesville, MN 56048

Friday, September 4, 2020 ".

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CASE IH MX135, 7110, 856

97’ CIH MX135 MFWD, 10,315 Hrs, Partial P/S, LH Rev, (2nd Gear Not Working) ; 90’ CIH 7110 2WD, 7460 Hrs ,18 Sp P/S, 4sp Rev, 4hyd.; IHC 856 Dsl., 3140 Hrs, 3pt., 2 Hyd.; IHC Farmall 300 N/F, 2hyd.,; Farmall Super C, N/F,; 18.4x38 Hub Duals

CIH 2388 & 1660 COMBINES & HEADS

98’ CIH 2388, 3398 Sep/4761 Eng Hrs, Ag Leader Mtr, Field Tracker, Duals, Cummins, Chopper, Bin Topper; CIH 1660 Axial Flow, 3637 Hrs, 30.5x32, Chopper, IH Engine; 03’ CIH 2208, 8R30�, Hyd. Deck Plates, Field Tracker, Poly; (2) CIH 1020 Flex Bean Heads 30’, Field Tracker, & 20’; IHC 963 Corn Head 6R30�; IHC 820 Bean Head 16.5’; (2) Shop Built Head Trailers

SEMI TRACTORS, GRAIN TRAILERS, GRAIN TRUCK

99’ Freightliner Day Cab, M11, 10sp., Air, 737,150 Miles; 03’ Jet Grain Trailer, 42’x96�x66� Auto Roll Tarp, Spring; 91’ Volvo Semi, Mini Sleeper, 60 Series Detroit, 10 Sp, Jake Brake; 00’ Tuff Grain Trailer 36’x102�x60� Tandem, Spring, Steel; 80’ Ford L-9000 Twin Screw Truck, L-10, 10sp., Air Brakes, w/20’ Kann Alum Grain Box & Hoist, Roll Tarp ; 70’ GMC 5500 Single Axle Grain Truck, 6 Cylinder, 5x2, 16’ Steel Box & Hoist, Tarp

GMC SERVICE TRUCK, PICKUPS, TRAILERS

96’ GMC Topkick Low Pro Service Truck, 3116 Cat, Dually, 19.5, Stahl 11’ Service Body, Air Comp & Reel, 150 Gal Fuel Tank, 428,578 Miles, ; 08’ Dodge Ram 2500 Crew Cab, 6.7 Cummins, 4x4, 135,676 Miles; 06’ Dodge 5.7 Hemi Crew Cab, 2WD, Parts Truck; 04’ Dodge Ram 2500, 5.9L Cummins, Auto, 4x4, 7’ Alum Flatbed; 11’ PJ Trailer 18’, 2’ Dove, 7000lb Tandem Axles, Ramps; JJN Gooseneck Deck Over, Tand Axle, 20’ Plus 5’ Dove, Ramps; Floe Pro 100 Plus Single Axle Snowmobile Trailer; Hiniker Truck Straight Snowplow 8’; 16’ Tandem Axle Car Trailer, Mesh Ramps

GRAIN AUGERS, GRAVITY BOX

Westfield WR100-41, 5hp; Westfield TR100-61 Swing Hopper, Hyd. Lift; Sudenga 10�x71’ Swing Hopper, Auger Jogger, Hyd. Lift; Behlen 1000 Bu. Holding Bin w/Transport; Westfield 8�x61’ 10hp; (2) Westfield 8’x26’ 5hp; Killbros 350 Gravity Box w/Running Gear

FORAGE, HAYING & LIVESTOCK EQUIP

(4) Gehl 980, H&S 501 & 501XL, 16’ Chopper Boxes, (3) w/12 Ton Tandem Gear, (1) w/10 Ton Gear; Custom Flatbed Hay Rake 24’ w/10 Ton Gear; JD 5460 Self Prop Forage Harvester, 2WD, Hydro, Hyd. Spout, Camera, 5025 Hrs; JD 4R30� Chopper Corn Head; JD 7’ Hay Head; JD 443 Corn Head; MF 1329 3pt. Disc Mower; H&S CR12, 12 Wheel V-Rake; Notch 20’ Feeder Wagon; Shop Built Round Bale Mover; Matthews 12E Rotary Scythe, Windrow Kit; Apache Pull Type Calf Creep Feeder; Applegate Calf Creep Feeder; Bear Cat 24R Roller Hammer Mill; Lorenz 100 Mixer Mill Hyd. Drive, Scale; (2) 6 Ton Bulk Bins; Steel Skid Loader Tracks; 69�

Rock Bucket, 119� Snow Pusher, Skid Plate; Wheel Loader 50�

Pallet Forks

PLANTING, TILLAGE & SUPPORT EQUIP.

White 8180 12R30�, Liquid Fert., 2-200 & 2-110 Gal Tanks, PTO Pump, 3 Set Corn & 1 Set Bean Plates, 3 Bu. Boxes, SM300; CIH 5400 Mulch Till Drill, 3pt., 20’x10�, Press Wheels; CIH 4600 FC 32.5’, 3 Bar Har; JD 1000 FC 32.5’ 3 Bar Har; IHC 480 Disc 20.5’ Notched Blades; Lindsay 7 Section Drag, Hyd. Cart; JD 220 Offset Tand Disc, 20.5’; Hiniker 1000 Row Crop Cult 12R30� 18�

Sweeps; JD 400 Rotary Hoe 30’, Hyd. Fold; CIH 183 Row Crop Cult 12R30� Flat Fold; Ag System 1500 Gal Poly Water Wagon, Honda Unit ; 500 Gal Crop Sprayer, Pull Type, 60’ Booms, 14.9x38, Hyd. Drive, Foamer; IHC 800 Planter 12R30� Mounted; Deutz Allis 1400 Chisel Plow 22.5’ 36 Shanks; MC 240SB & 180SB Stalk Chopppers 20’ & 15’; Ag System 42.5, 17 Shank, Hiniker Cooler; IHC 720 Plow 5x18’s Auto, Coulters; DMI Tiger II 5 Shank Ripper, DD Front, Rear Levelers; 2400 Gal Poly Tank, Cone Bottom; 1500 Gal Poly Tank

Viewing: August 30 - Sale Date 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Terms: Cash, Check, Credit Cards, All Sales Final, All Sales Selling AS-IS, Where Is With No Warrantee Or Guarantee Expressed Or Implies. All Items Purchased Must Be Paid For In Full The Day Of Auction. 15 Days To Remove Items

Ivan & Janice Maas

Owners/Sellers • 507-340-7197 MATT MARING

MATT MARING AUCTION CO. INC. PO Box 37, Kenyon, MN 55946 CO. 507-789-5421 • 800-801-4502 We Sell the Earth & Everything On It. Matt Maring, Lic. #25-28 • 507-951-8354

Harvesting Equip

Grain Handling Equipment

THE LAND — AUGUST 21/AUGUST 28, 2020 TH Grain Handling Equipment

Grain Handling Equipment

FOR SALE: Pickett one step 1981 Mathews Company 665, 2015 Westfield TFX2 100x36 FOR SALE: (2) Superb conrodder, 8R30� side delivery, continuous flow grain dryer, Auger, S/N 273942, PTO tinuous flow grain dryers, model C8030-2-A-E, $6,500. single phase, two 10hp fans drive, new tires when pur- Model SA500V, LP gas, 507-327-6430 & burners, updated ignition chased, handy auger, nice $4,500/EA or $8,000/pr. Make boards, dried 20,000 bu. in cond $4,500. Retired from offer. Pictures available.

FOR SALE: Pair of 18.4x38 2019. Retired from farming. farming. 15 miles SE of 507-208-0466 bell duals, to match up with $3,500/OBO. 15 mi. SE of Mankato. John 507-381-7097 RETIRING. For Sale: 2 Year 30.5. 218-731-3296 Mankato. John 507-381-7097 Round 550 wagons, $3,500/ Farm Fans 270 Corn Dryer, each. 2 Parker wagons mod3 phase, LP; Westfield el 2500 & model 2600, $2,500/ 8x26, 10x36, 10x81, Augers, each. All in exc cond, always Motors and Cords. shedded. Call Bill 507-847Call 507-478-4221 4693 Jackson. Leave Msg.

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LARGE MILROY, MN AREA REGISTERED HOLSTEIN & EQUIPMENT AUCTION

SATURDAY, AUGUST 29th, 2020 - 11:00 A.M. LOCATION: 2 & 3/4 MILES NORTH OF MILROY, MN ON MN STATE 68 TO FARM# 11255 80 OUTSTANDING REGISTERED OFFICIAL DHIA HOLSTEINS SELL UNDERCOVER

NOTE: EXTREMELY WELL UDDERED YOUNG HIGH PRODUCING HERD OF REGISTERED HOLSTEINS, 2X 21,000 M, 3.9% F, 3.2% P, 70# TANK AVG ON LIMITED RATION, BAA 105.7, EXCLUSIVELY AI FOR OVER 30 YEARS, 7 CONSECUTIVE PROGRESSIVE GENETICS AWARDS, ICONIC SIRES REPRESENTED INC. JEDI, EXCALIBUR, DOPPLER, YODER, GOLD CHIP, RAGER RED, DOORMAN AND MORE. DESCENDANTS OF REGIMENT APPLE RED, GRANDDAUGHTERS OF BUTLER GOLD BARBARA ETSUPREME CHAMPION AT WORLD DAIRY EXPO, SEVERAL RED AND WHITES SELLING. FOR YOUR CATALOG & COMPLETE LISTING, PH. 320-750-2979 OR SEE: www.midamericanauctioninc.com INCLUDING: 42 FANCY YOUNG COWS, 3 R&W, 2 EXCELLENTS WITH MANY VG 2 & 3 YR OLDS, 27 1ST AND 2ND LACTATION. MANY JUST FRESH OR DUE SOON AFTER SALE TIME, THESE ARE COWS THAT WILL WORK ANYWHERE. 17 SPRINGING AND SHORT BRED HEIFERS (2 R&W) 21 FANCY OPEN HEIFERS, INC (4 R&W) MACHINERY & DAIRY EQUIPMENT (2) GEHL 1315 SIDE DISCHARGE MANURE SPREADERS, GOOD COND. FORMOST PORTABLE MANUAL TILTING CHUTE WITH SELF LOCK HEADGATE; MUELLER 800 GALLON BULK TANK, SURGE PIPELINE, TUTHILL VAC. PUMP, CALF WARMER. HALTERS, CLIPPERS & MORE.

MIKE WELU, OWNER - PH. 507-828-3782 11255 STATE 68, MILROY, MN MID-AMERICAN AUCTION CO., INC. AL WESSEL #77-60 PH. 320-760-2979 KEVIN WINTER, ALLEN HENSLIN, ALAN GRAVES - HOLSTEIN USA, 712-574-6120

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Used GT 14 ft. diameter wet corn holding bin, free standing frame, 1750 bushels, has wheels for moving within Corn dryer, FarmFan modthe farmyard, $500. SE of el 320J, CFAB, $6,250/OBO. Mankato. John 507-381-7097 Wet corn holding tank, cone bottom, 1200 bu, on wheels, Westfield Augers: 8�x71’ w/ $650/OBO; 8�x61’ Westfield 10HP motor; 8�x51’ PTO. PTO straight auger, like Both excellent condition. 952new, $3,200/OBO; 8�x71’ 466-5686 Cheyenne PTO straight auger, older, $750/OBO. 651- “Where Farm and Family Meet�

503-5087 Retiring.

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TIMED ONLINE FARM RETIREMENT

OPENS: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26

CLOSES THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 | 7PM

2020

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LOCATION: 74462 200TH ST., DASSEL, MN 55325 From Dassel, MN, 1.9 miles south on Cty Rd 6, 2.1 miles south on Cty Rd 15, .5 miles east on 200th St. AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: After a lifetime of farming Dave has decided to retire.

Dave has a well maintained short line of equipment. Skid steer loader on site for loading. PREVIEW: By Appointment / LOADOUT: By Appointment

TRACTORS

1997 Caterpillar Challenger 55, 6,221 hrs.

1966 John Deere 4020 2WD, 7,468 hrs.

COMBINE & HEADS

TILLAGE EQUIPMENT

Case-IH 4800 ďŹ eld cultivator, 32’ John Deere 510 disc ripper Case F21 disc, 21’ White 445 disc chisel, 16’ Hiniker chisel plow, 16’ IHC 710 auto reset plow, 5x18â€?

1995 Case-IH 2188 combine, 4,374 sep. hrs., 6,232 engine GRAIN TRUCK hrs.

2006 Drago N8TR chopping 1989 Freightliner FLD tandem axle grain truck, 237,580 corn head, 8x30� miles 2005 John Deere 625F ex head, 25’ GRAIN CART & John Deere 212 pickup head

DRILL

John Deere 9350 drill, 20’ 6� spacing

GRAVITY BOX

1983 J-Craft grain cart Dakon 250 gravity box

HAY EQUIPMENT

New Holland 489 mower PLANTER conditioner, 9’ John Deere 7200 John Deere 336 small square conservation planter, 16x30� baler Throw rack on 4-wheel running gear

AUGERS

Buhler Farm King Y1070TM auger, 70’x10�

Feterl auger, 72’x8�

Feterl auger, 66’x10�

GRAIN BINS

Butler grain bin, 6,000 bu.

Co-op grain bin, 2,500 bu.

CSI grain bin, 2,500 bu.

Stor-Mor grain bin, 3,500 bu.

OTHER FARM SUPPORT ITEMS

MRF rock bucket, 5’ Shop-Built snowbucket, 84�

Shop-Built header trailer, 25’ Custom Products headmover Case-IH combine to John Deere adapter

SteffesGroup.com

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COMBINE & HEADS

ear 500/ od500/ ays 847.

wet nd- Old Barn Wanted: It must has have vertical siding & be hin in fair condition. I have of references, insurance and experienced crew. Call 97 Mark or send pictures to w/ 507-469-0474. (507) 469-0474 TO. 952-Wanted: Antique Bicycles from 1930’s thru 1950’s. Deluxe or unusual models with horns, tanks, headlights etc.

All makes including Schwinn, Elgin, Monark, Hawthorne, Huffman, Columbia, Shelby Firestone, etc. Also buying Schwinn Stingray bikes from 1960’s & 1970’s. Top prices paid. Will pick up anywhere.

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LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT, IRRIGATION,BACKHOE & MUCH MORE!!

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1500 E. Bridge Street Redwood Falls, MN 56283 Office - 507-644-8433 Doug Kerkhoff - 507-829-6859 Zac Kerkhoff - 507-829-3924

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Farm Retirement

WATERTOWN, SD

2012, 2013 & 2014 CASE-IH 8230

2012 JOHN DEERE S670

INCLUDES: Track, MFWD, & 2WD Tractors & Loaders; GPS Equipment & Business Band Radios, Combines & Combine Tracks, Heads & Header Trailers, Grain Carts, Planters, Tillage Equipment, Grain Bagging Equipment, Grain Handling Equipment, Semi Tractors, Box Trucks, Pickups, Hopper Bottom Trailers & Dollies, Other Trailers, Sprayer, Fertilizer Equipment, Scraper & Blade, Forklift & Manlift, Other Equipment, Fuel Trailers, Parts & Farm Support Items

2020

2428 9th Avenue, SE

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 | 9AM (2) 2018 CASE-IH 580

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AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Most of equipment was purchased new, always shedded, with excellent maintenance.

Major equipment begins selling at 10:30 AM. Live online bidding available on major equipment. Registration, terms, & details at SteffesGroup.com.

2013 JOHN DEERE 8310R

1989 KENWORTH T600

SteffesGroup.com Steffes Group, Inc., 2000 Main Ave East, West Fargo, ND 58078

701.237.9173

WILLOW CREEK GRAIN

ROBERT & JANET ENDRES | Robert, 605.881.3540 or Brad Olstad at Steffes Group, 701.237.9173 or 701.238.0240

FOR COMPLETE TERMS, LOT LISTINGS & PHOTOS PLEASE VISIT STEFFESGROUP.COM

TERMS: All items sold as is where is. Payment of cash or check must be made sale day before removal of items. Statements made auction day take precedence over all advertising. $35 documentation fee applies to all titled vehicles. Titles will be mailed. Canadian buyers need a bank letter of credit to facilitate border transfer. Brad Olstad ND319, MN14-70

2011 JOHN DEERE 4830

1984 PETERBILT 359

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Wanted

WANTED: Wheatland fenders WANTED: 9650 STS combine, for John Deere 5020-6030. less than 2200 engine hrs.

Lilliston rolling cultivator. FOR SALE: 3975 John Deere FOR SALE: John Deere chopper, used very little.

6030 with cab & 3pt. Call 507- 507-202-2175 251-2344

WANTED TO BUY: International 234 corn picker. 507354-4665

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Wanted

FOR SALE: Yorkshire, Hampshire, Duroc & Hamp/Duroc boars, also gilts. Excellent selection. Raised outside.

Exc herd health. No PRSS. Delivery avail. 320-760-0365

COMBINES ’15 JD 690, 4x4, 1745/1160 sep hrs, CM, chopper, 650x38 tires & duals ................... $170,000 ’13 JD 660, 892/1180 CM, chopper duals.............. $125,000 ’04 JD 9760, 2268/3460 CM, chopper duals............ $45,000 ’01 JD 9650 STS, 3014/4325 CM, chopper, duals .... $35,000 ’00 JD 9650 STS, 2645/3623 chopper, duals ............ $35,000 ’01 JD 9750 STS, 3013/4156 CM, chopper, duals .... $35,000 ’11 Case/IH 8120, 1650/2250 Tracker, Rt, duals ....... $88,500 ’11 Case/IH 7120, 1610/2200 Tracker, Rt, duals ....... $88,500 ’10 Case/IH 7120, 1650/2250 Tracker, Rt, duals ....... $88,500 ‘12 Case/IH 8230 2wd, 2148 engine hours, 1603 separator hrs, rock trap, tracker, chopper, 700 monitor, 372 receiver, 1250x32 tires .......................................................... $110,000

TRACK & 4WD TRACTORS

‘10 Case IH 535 Quadtrack, 3977 hrs, full auto steer$135,000 ’14 Case/IH 370 HD, 7065 hrs, 1000 PTO duals ....... $75,000 ’14 Case 350 Rowtrac, 1865 hrs, 120” 1000 PTO ... $145,000 05 Versatile 2335, 5002 hrs, power shift, PTO ......... $62,000

COMBINE HEADS ‘13 Case/IH 3020, 30 ft flex head .............................. $13,000 ‘13 Case/IH 3408, Corn head 8 row 30” ................... $17,000 ‘02 Case/IH 2208, Corn head 8 row 30” ................... $10,000 ’09 Drago, 6 row 30” Chopping corn head .............. $16,000 ’06 Drago, 8 row 30” Chopping corn head .............. $12,000 Case/IH 1083, Corn head 8 row 30” ........................... $6,500 ‘09 Case I/H 3412 Corn head 12 row 30” ................. $19,000 ‘13 Case/IH 3162 40’ flex draper ............................. $32,500

TRACTOR LOADER BACKHOES

ROW CROP TRACTORS ‘09 JD 7830 MFWD, 6185 hrs, 3PT PTO, 4 hyd, 20 speed auto quad, 48050 tires & duals, autosteer ready ............ $73,000 05 Case IH MX255 MFWD, 8610 hrs, luxury cab,4 hyd, 540/1000 PTO, front weights & duals, 380x50 tires .....................$45,000 97 Case IH 8910 MFWD, 6695 hrs, 3PT, 4 hyd, 540/1000 PTO,14.9x46 tires & duals ........................................ $45,000

SMALL EXCAVATORS ’17 Case CX57C, cab & air, 333 hrs........................... $47,000

WHEEL LOADERS

’14 JD 724 K, 9587 hrs, third valve, w/ medford forks ... $77,000 14 JD 724K 6980 hrs, 4.75 yd bkt .................................. $95,000 ’13 JD 644 K, 5520 hrs, quick coupler, 4.25 yd bkt .... $105,000 ‘15 Cat 930 M, 6599 hrs, RC, QC & bkt ........................ $85,000 ’09 Cat 938H, 7174 hrs, quick coupler & bkt ................. $65,000 14 Cat 930K, 9588 hrs, QC w/bkt ................................... $69,000 ’16 Komatsu WA 270-7, 8193 hrs, Q.C., 4 yd bkt........... $70,000 ’16 Komatsu WA 320-7, 6936 hrs, Q.C., 3.5 yd bkt........ $75,000 ’14 Kawasaki 70Z7, 7628 hrs, cab air, QC & bkt ............ $69,000 ’10 Kawasaki 65Z V, 6682 hrs, cab air, RC, w/ bkt.......... $51,000 ‘13 Case 721 F, 4717 hrs, ride control,QC w/bkt ............ $73,000 ’16 Case 621G, 7435 hrs, QC w/ 4 yrd bkt, cab air............... $72,000

EXCAVATORS ’15 Cat 323 FL, 3768 hrs, 40" bkt............................ $110,000

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

’11 JD 290GLC, 3347 hrs, 12'6" stick,42" bkt .......... $110,000

‘16 Cat 420 F2, 4x4, 1088 hrs, cab extend-a-hoe .......$65,000

’11 Case CX300C, 2658 hrs, 12' stick, 54" bucket .. $110,000

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

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ED Spot, Duroc, Chester White, ST Boars & Gilts available.

ER Monthly PRRS and PEDV. Delivery available. Steve AYResler. 507-456-7746 VE NG

Sheep

Dorset & Hampshire rams, na- ewes & yearlings for sale.

07- Lambs, large framed w/fast growth that will put extra lbs on your lambs. I can deliver.

Gene Sanford (507)645-4989

FOR SALE: Suffolk, Suffolk cross rams & Polypay rams, ulls lots of muscle. Suffolk cross mp/ ewe lambs & speckle faced lambs.

507-445-3317 red ewe (leave message) or 507-8223398 FOR SALE: Dorset & Suffolk rams and ewes. Arndt Acres Call evenings 952-466-5876

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This week’s Back Roads is the work of The Land Managing Editor Paul Malchow.

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ike bees to honey, the summer travelers come from all over the country. Cars in the parking area have license plates from Arizona, Nebraska and Colorado. To practice social distancing, the line of customers waits to enter Russ Kendall’s Smoke House — a main attraction in Knife River, Minn.

Knife River is a quiet village located a few miles north of Duluth. While motorists whiz by on the four lane highway a couple of blocks away, Knife River languishes on the shore of Lake Superior. Even at the height of the summer tourist season, the atmosphere is friendly and relaxed.

Like many towns along the north shore, Knife River got its start in the 1850s. But the area had already gained notoriety long before. The first recorded American totalloss shipwreck on Lake Superior occurred at the mouth of the Knife River in 1838. The village began as a copper mining settlement. Because of the low grade of ore, industry switched to logging and the railroad came through town.

When logging died out, the village turned to commercial fishing.

Knife River today has an interesting mixture of the old days with the more modern look favored by tourists. A classic example is the newly-refurbished train depot which will serve as the town’s heritage and cultural center.

Almost as a reminder of the depot’s previous condition sits its time-worn neighboring structure.

Knife River, Minn.

Among the scattering of modest houses, the town features a candy store, yarn shop, church, post office and a resort. Kendall’s Smoke House sits on the “outskirts” of Knife River. Two large neon fish signs hang in the store’s front plate glass windows. One says “smoked” and the other “fresh.” When the “fresh” sign is lit, Kendall’s has fresh fish.

There is also a recreation center which serves as the town’s meeting hall. But the jewel of Knife River is the marina.

Naturally sheltered from the turbulence of Lake Superior, the Knife River marina is packed with sailboats. A few larger boats are dry-docked as well. Amicus Adventure Sailing is a red charter sailboat which books daily cruises out of the marina. Adjacent to the marina is a parking area and access to a quiet beach on the lake. Agate hunters can be found combing the beach along with children collecting their private treasures.

But Lake Superior isn’t the only water feature worth exploring.

The Knife River winds through town before emptying into the lake and features a waterfall area accessible by a short (1.4 mile) hiking trail.

There is a spacious campground for tents and RVs located across the railroad tracks from the marina and walking distance to the lakeshore.

Actually, pretty much everything in Knife River is in walking distance — allowing visitors a leisurely pace to take it all in. v

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