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While I was growing up, my parents minute, but we don’t need to continue were open and honest about so many down that awful road. We can take the aspects in life. Our conversations around high road. I’ve never seen a political the dinner table covered all topics; and fight on Facebook or any social media with our family we had varying views on platform that has resulted in the other just about everything. person changing their minds. Instead, horrible names are thrown around and However, the two things which were off anger ensues. It’s pointless, cruel and a limits with my parents were telling my waste of time. There are so many causes brother and I how much money they LAND MINDS in this world that could use peoples’ made and who they voted for. My dad time, money and energy. Let’s focus on

By Kristin Kveno explained that both of those things were changing the world that way. private matters.

My daughter’s Girl Scout troop leadWe always knew we had enough er created a walking museum in her money to keep us housed and fed and yard on Aug. 26 to commemorate the 100th that’s all we needed to know. As for the votanniversary of the women’s right to vote. It ing, it was a decision that was yours was eye opening. We had an insightful alone. At the time, I was annoyed I time walking through and learning wasn’t privy to either of those tantalizabout the events that transpired ing tidbits. But now I appreciate their which finally gave women the right to way of thinking — immensely. vote. It’s still astonishing to realize My husband and I have also adoptthat same right wasn’t extended to ed this line of thinking. We have Black people until 1965. The ability watched debates with our children, to vote was hard fought for so many. talked about what we saw, but have Let’s not waste our energy on bickergiven no indication of how we feel about ing, but use the opportunity to cast a the candidates. I actually wish we would vote for the people and causes that speak all be like that. Our voice is heard loud and to you. clear in the voting booth. This is our opportunity to There’s a comedian named Trey Kennedy. My kids have our opinion count. and I have loved watching his YouTube videos durI have friends who are as conservative as they ing the pandemic as he always brings smiles to our come and friends that are as far left as possible. faces. He just released a video (https://www.youtube.

Guess what? They are all wonderful people. They com/watch?v=QooKVrPsGL0 )about picking a side have showed up when the chips are down, they have this political season. It’s hilarious. With the simbeen my ride or die buddies. I don’t care who they plest things, he is able to turn it political with vote for, I care if they have a good heart and are humor. He’s not picking a side at all; he’s merely dang funny. I need that laughter in life. pointing out that’s exactly what we’re doing at every turn.

What if we go into this election season with love instead of distain? Hope instead of anger? Everyone We have the ability change our attitudes, to come has the right to put signs up, wave political flags together regardless of our political views and and wear face masks with candidates’ names on it; remember we are NOT who we vote for. Nov. 3 will but it seems instead of just looking at these things be here soon. May we all take a deep breath and as what they are, we are judging those people solely simply vote. on who they are supporting.

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7 — MCGA bestows Gerald and Connie Mulder with “Kernel Crown” 8 — Palmer amaranth seed showing up in cattle feed 12 — Farmers should already be looking at 2021

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Luckily, pollinators come in all shapes and sizes What is a pollinator? A nates the cacao trees that pollinator is anything that produce cocoa beans which carries pollen from the are used to make chocolate. anther (male equivalent) to Bats pollinate the tropical the stigma (female equivaflowers when they drink lent) of flowers of any growthe nectar. Pollen is spread ing plant. Pollination hapby accident just as it is by pens when the pollen is GREEN AND other pollinator activity. moved by the wind, water, GROWING Humans are pollinators or any kind of wildlife — which includes insects and By Linda G. Tenneson when they move pollen from plant to mammals. plant. Sometimes Frequently, pollithis is done on nation involves purpose to breed insects such as a new variety of bees, wasps, ants plant. This purand butterflies. poseful pollinaSome less welltion is often done known pollinaunder very contors include bats, trolled conditions flies, midges, so that the mosquitos, moths genetics of the and beetles. plant are known.

Plants known Humans may as self-pollinaalso be responsitors use the wind ble for a small to move pollen from a male flower to amount of pollinating by accident if the female flower which is growing on we brush against flowers in the prothe same plant. cess of gardening.

Many pollinators visit flowers to Pollinators are important because drink the nectar each flower contains. many of our fruits, vegetables and Pollen is picked up accidentally in the nuts would not grow without their process and left on other flowers as work. The same foods we eat are also the pollinator visits them. eaten by wildlife. Plants which are The bumblebee visits flowers and its pollinated are then able to produce vibrating wings pick up pollen from seeds which in turn grow into the next one flower and then leaves it on the generation of those plants. Pollinator next flower. Ants do not fly, but walk activity is an essential part of plant from flower to flower, so they are less life and plants are an essential part of efficient in spreading pollen from life on this planet. plant to plant. Mosquitoes pollinate Growing a variety of plants which certain orchids and may pollinate flower at various times of the year is a other plants while the males drink good way to encourage the survival of nectar from flowers. Butterflies are insect pollinators. We may not notice well-known daytime pollinators, but the flowers that trees have each year, moths (many of which fly at night) but they also benefit from pollinators. also visit a lot of flowers.

Trees in turn provide food, shade, Hummingbird moths may be seen in building materials and may modify the daytime moving from flower to some of the effects of climate change. flower just as hummingbirds do.

The use of pesticides should be limitHummingbirds and hummingbird ed and done only according to the moths have long bills designed to package directions because pesticides reach the nectar in flowers with deep are often fatal to the insects that do throats that other insects would not the essential work of pollination. be able to access. Beetles do not drink Linda G. Tenneson is a University of nectar, but they visit many plants simMinnesota master gardener and tree ply to eat the flowers and leaves. care advisor. v Midges are a type of fly which polli-

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The Big Meat Gang is getting awfully smelly In a year of too many dark days, Sept.

Agriculture since March,” it continues.

14 was a particularly dark day for every Heavy-handed lobbying by Big Agbiz is American for two reasons. not unusual. What is unusual, however, First, on Sept. 14, ProPublica, the nonis the “quick seven-day turnaround — profit, investigatory news group, pubeven amid an emergency like Covid-19” lished a 3,100-word expose’ on how global to get White House action. meatpackers used their clout this spring USDA wasn’t the only federal agency to to get a White House order to keep workspring into action. Shortly after Big Meat ers on the job despite the fast-spreading FARM & FOOD FILE made its pitch to the White House, “… coronavirus sickening and, in a rising the Labor Department, which had been

By Alan Guebert number of cases, killing the workers. hearing similar complaints … issued The second reason is the death of guidance clarifying that workers who Tony Corbo, the senior lobbyist for food quit to avoid contracting the disease safety and clean water at Food and wouldn’t receive jobless benefits.”

Water Watch. If you didn’t know him, just know he As coldhearted as that was, the packer lobbyist spent decades fighting for your right to safe food. asked for even more. “Hearing a strong and consisMore on him later. (Hint: the Big Meat Gang knew tent message from the President or Vice President,” Corbo well.) wrote Julie Anna Potts, NAMI’s president, in an First, the ProPublica story. email, “… is vital: being afraid of Covid-19 is not a reason to quit your job and you are not eligible for The coronavirus found a perfect place to root and unemployment compensation if you do.” grow this spring: in the tight quarters of America’s massive livestock and poultry slaughterhouses.

Shortly thereafter, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Local public health officials responded to virus out- Sonny Perdue was empowered to order the worried breaks by ordering workers tested and, in some (and in some instances) already Covid-infected instances, plants closed. employees back to work. Then, to ensure they went, the government removed any safety net if they quit To counter these local shutdowns, major packers out of fear or illness. and their lobbying arm, the North American Meat Institute, drew the Trump Administration a roadWith little recourse, most of the browbeaten and map on how the government could keep slaughterscared (65 percent of U.S. meatpacking employees house workers on the job despite the pandemic. identify as either Black, Brown, and/or immigrant) went back to work. As a result, says ProPublica, “Just a week before” the White House issued its more than 43,000 were sickened by Covid-19 and rare, April 28 order to force workers back into plants, explains ProPublica, NAMI “drafted an exec- “at least 195” died. utive order that bears striking similarities to the Enter Tony Corbo, who spent most of his Capitol one the president signed.”

Hill career monitoring and improving federal food In fact, “The draft executive order was one of hun- and water safety rules and regulations. If you reported on food safety and didn’t have Tony Corbo dreds of emails between the companies, industry on speed dial, you weren’t doing your job. groups, and top officials at the U.S. Department of

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As senior lobbyist at Food and Water Watch, Corbo sniffed out Big Meat’s back-to-work request of USDA in mid-April and raised a series of red flags.

Then, in July, (when I last talked to him) Corbo again raised alarms on how Big Meat was using the pandemic to get USDA to further weaken already lax poultry slaughter rules.

Sadly, we learned Tony Corbo died Sept. 14 — the same day ProPublica published its shocking story about how powerful, vertically integrated meatpackers basically made a telephone call to the White House and USDA to force powerless workers back to jobs where thousands would be sickened and hundreds would die.

And it’s still going on even as most U.S. meat producers — and they are producers because the packers, not individual farmers, own the overwhelming majority of America’s slaughter animals today — are increasingly supported by taxpayer subsidies just to stay in business.

But even that’s not enough for the packers. Now they are literally writing their own food — and employee — safety rules.

Boy, are you (and I) going to miss Tony Corbo.

The Farm and Food File is published weekly through the United States and Canada. Past columns, events and contact information are posted at www.farmandfoodfile.com. v

Correction

In the article by Dick Hagen, “The heat is on for sugar beet processor,” which appeared in the September 4/11 issue of The Land, Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative President and CEO Steve Dahm’s name was misspelled. The correct spelling is Domm. v

City or country, housewives had their struggles with meals It’s a busy time of year on the farm. grapes are gone); and apples (but who But is there ever a time on the farm cares if only half the trees have apples on when we can really say the work is this year). And so it goes. caught up? Each season has its own priThere is no need for Covid isolation orities and busy-ness. But right now, as I rules as the trail from the garden to my look at the work staring me in the face, kitchen becomes my only world. all I can say it’s going to be a busy couple Out of curiosity, I looked at The Iowa of weeks.

Homestead newspapers of one hundred That garden, which was going to FROM MY years ago to see what farmwives were decrease in size this year, somehow did FARMHOUSE busy with. not. Even though the rains have been KITCHEN It seems like there was a quite a debate lacking, a few strategic days of watering

By Renae B. on the necessity of feeding the threshing has resulted in produce: beans of all Vander Schaaf crew when it was your time to have the kinds; tomatoes of all sizes and colors; threshers at your farm. okra (it’s hibiscus-like flowers are not just for beauty sake); grapes (if we get them before the birds); The whole family was busy then. There seemed to Aronia berries (which the birds leave alone until the be plenty of stress to make sure you were ready

when the threshing machines came to your farm, and that there would be plenty of food to feed the crew.

I always knew a huge meal at noon was prepared and served; and plenty of sandwiches and cookies for morning and afternoon lunches. But I didn’t realize that supper was often served too.

One woman had written a letter wondering how necessary it was to serve an evening meal after the work of the day was done. Her letter garnered plenty of replies.

Some were in agreement — remarking on the fact that if they finished at your place early harvesting, the whole crew moved on Breakdowns or uncooperative weather may have caused issues so that no eveSee FARMHOUSE KITCHEN, pg. 6

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Parenting the world really is a big deal This past spring, farmers everywhere every year with no exceptions — unconwent to work planting the nation’s next ditionally. Even if they have to sacrifice. crop.

When some in the world family roll That doesn’t even sound like a big deal their eyes and say what they do is to most people. It happens every year. unjust, farmers imagine that family with no food, fiber or fuel, and they dig their But the big deal is, in the coronavirus heels in and maintain the courage of days, grain producers forked out money their convictions. They have to remain they didn’t have to put in a crop they strong and united. knew would give them no return on their TABLE TALK investment. No return on investment When farmers feel unappreciated means no guarantee that they can stay in By Karen Schwaller because they see high prices for meat in business. the meat case, but only receive pennies per pound for that same meat, they often Other industry and commerce venues carry that feeling alone. But they keep producing depend on agricultural products to keep them going, grain to feed the animals which feed the world, and with businesses shut down and the ag economy because they see the bigger picture — the world on its knees due to anorexic grain and livestock family needs what they do. markets related to the coronavirus, it’s hard to know when or how it will end.

During tough years like coronavirus years, farmers as much as receive no payment for the imporAgriculture parallels parenting in many ways. So tant work they do in being caretakers for the world much depends on agriculture — just as children depend on parents to keep them safe, warm and fed. family. Some of the most important work in the world is done by volunteers — which is how farmers Following are the top ten ways that the role of often feel. farmers compares to the role of parenting, as we They sometimes would like to tell the world famiimagine our nation’s farmers being parents and ly those famous words that farm mothers have said caretakers of the world: for generations: that, in the larger sense, “…..if you Farmers give abundantly to everyone in their don’t like it, supper’s over.” Trouble is, supper could world family — even to people who don’t necessarily be over for a long, long time. appreciate it. And even if they don’t have the money Just as parents keep the family going, farmers to give it. keep so many other people going in business, supEven when their world family doesn’t appreciate plying the basic needs of the production manufacwhat they give, they still plan on giving it every day, turing arena. In some way or another, most products

have roots that take them back to the farm.

Farmers give to the world without expecting thanks or appreciation for all the work it took to get that box of cereal, those eggs, that glass of milk or orange juice, that hamburger, that pork chop or that chicken nugget meal to their tables.

Farmers are so busy working that sometimes they don’t take the time they should to sit down, so to speak, and answer the many questions of their world family. And so the world family continues to tap them on the shoulder or tug on their shirt tails and ask questions. But they don’t always like the honest answers.

Farmers embrace their world family — with all of their differences, similarities, flaws and imperfections; because theirs are the faces behind the reason they do this in the first place. There would be no other reason to withstand all the roller coaster emotions of farming if it were not for the world family who needs what they do.

Some famous scholar in history once said, “When there is much food, there are many problems. When there is no food, there is only one problem.” We can apply that same thinking to families and parenting.

Let’s all turn up the volume on appreciating our world parents — our farmers — and encourage them in their labors.

Because what they do really is a big deal.

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

Country cooks have ‘no worries’ when satisfying appetites FARMHOUSE KITCHEN, from pg. 5

before it. They have fresh fruits and vegetables by simply stepping into the garden. Then too, ning meal was needed; but the meal had already creamy milk, good butter, meat and poultry can been prepared. all be had right there on the farm.”

One person wrote she has known of women The city woman also often found that when she whose health suffered from preparing so much phoned in her grocery order, she got so many food in stifling, non-air conditioned kitchens over inferior products or was short-weighted, she went a very hot wood stove. She thought the men to doing her own marketing. Which meant changshould spend a few days in the kitchen to know ing from a house dress to a street dress, walking what it was really like. one and a fourth mile to possibly wait in line at Others felt it was privilege to send the threshthe market to make her purchases before walking crew with a full stomach and that the men ing back home with a heavy basket, according to Photos by Renae B. Vander Schaaf had labored in hot, dusty fields. After all, in the article.

Okra blossoms (left) are not just limited to good looks, while a 1920, would most of the threshing crew have All these women have legitimate opinions and tray of colorful tomatoes awaits processing. walked home? concerns, and I do find them interesting. It will The other debate was whether city or farm women in a short time everything is delivered to her back sure give me something to think about as I’m laborhad it easier. The farm wife had to prepare 1,095 door.” ing over my not-so-hot stove in my air-conditioned good, nutritional meals a year for hearty appetites.

There’s another side to story, according to the city house. All the while thankful that storms, locusts They worked hard — thus needing plenty of food for woman. “Cooking three meals a day for 365 days a and pestilence have avoided my garden thus far this fuel. year. year would not be one-fourth the trouble if I didn’t “City women have it ‘easy’,” one woman wrote. “No have to pamper the appetites of my family. But it’s Renae B. Vander Schaaf is an independent writer, cows to milk, no churning, no vegetables to gather, no wonder! Here we are cooped up without fresh air, author and speaker. Contact her at (605) 530-0017 no poultry to care for, no chickens to run down, sunshine or exercise. My country sister has no wor- or agripen@live.com. v dress, etc. She just steps down to the telephone and ries, for her family will eat any wholesome food set

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Gerald and Connie Mulder awarded ‘Kernel Crown’

By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Emeritus OLIVIA, Minn. — The Honorary Title of “Kernel” was bestowed upon Gerald and Connie Mulder on Aug. 27 for dedicated service to the Minnesota Corn Growers Association.

This ‘crowning event’ occurred in Olivia, Minn. — the self-proclaimed Corn Capital of Minnesota — at the Cenex service station on busy U.S. Highway 212. The 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ceremony had a courtyard of spectators too. A special banner — courtesy of MCGA — read “Fuel Promotion Day” and helped draw the crowd. Cenex offered discounted fuel prices such as E85 fuel at $1.04 per gallon and E60 at $1.24.

For Gerald, now wheelchair bound, and wife Connie, it was a most surprising and enjoyable event. “Certainly didn’t expect this!” exclaimed Gerald.

“Good to see some of my long-time Corn Grower Association friends too. We’ve been blessed in many ways through our work with corn growers and staff.”

Gerald has carved a distinguished history with the MCGA: nine years on the state board; 35 years as a duespaying member. The Mulders also have a reputation as prime membership recruiters for MCGA. Relates Gerald, “Corn Growers Association accomplished many things over the years … various research projects — both with producers and University of Minnesota researchers — and so much more. I got very involved in membership recruitment. Yes, that took some time, but it was fun time, too! I feel proud about growing our membership. Plus yearly visits to the big National Corn Expo always added to the satisfaction.”

I had to ask if MCGA will ever catch up with membership of the Iowa Corn Growers. Gerald chuckles, “Every time we get close they just go out and buy more members.”

Like most corn growers in Minnesota (and Iowa), Gerald is frustrated by the ongoing battle with the Small Refineries Association for not including ethanolenriched fuels in their distribution to fuel distributors. “Hopefully, our National Corn Growers are making progress,” he said. “I’ve been out for a while so really don’t know the issues.

But it does worry me that South Dakota

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Connie and Gerald Mulder (center) were honored at a special event in Olivia, Minn. on Aug. 27. Participating in the presentation were (left to right): Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council member Doug Albin, MCGA Board MemberTim Waibel, Connie Mulder, MCGA Executive Director Adam Birr, MCGA Board Member Harold Wolle, MCGA Board Member Brian Thalmann, and Renville County Corn and Soybean Grower President Charlie Mathiowetz. now advertises attracting Minnesota business firms to South Dakota. I think our Minnesota folks need to wake up and start putting some serious effort into keeping Minnesota businesses in Minnesota.

“Clamping down on law and order would be a good start. I think this lawless rioting is killing us. Some aren’t even scared of our cops anymore.

Common sense has got to come back.

That means better relations with our colored people too … we’re all in this together.”

Gerald is optimistic for 2020 crop yields. “I think 250 bushels will be the low; I think beets will make 40 tons.

Yep, we’re having an incredible year.

Thank the Lord. Renville County will continue support of activities and projects of the Minnesota Corn Growers.

We’re the highest membership by far. I think Renville County will go over 1,000 members this year!”

On hand at the Cenex station to congratulate the Mulders was Brian Thalmann, a Plato, Minn. corn farmer, past MCGA President and now a board member of the National Corn Growers Association. “Grass roots is what separates us from many organizations,” Thalmann said. “That’s because our growing and very active membership is a defining attribute — especially when we are doing comment letters at our state capital and comment letters to

key Congressional people in D.C. To be able to say to these people that we’re representing thousands farmers across America brings some added power to

our message — both with state legislators and members of Congress.”

So are corn growers’ political muscles still growing? Thalmann had this intriguing response: “I think we’ve always been able to punch above our belt … both because of issues we deal with and because of our people. There’s a real face to our organization: the face of the American Farmer. And as you’re seeing in today’s political spectrum, that carries a lot of weight.”

Does that mean E-15 will soon be locked in as a nationwide fuel standard?

Thalmann feels strongly on this issue and is much aware of the political constraints of the oil industry. “That continues our number-one priority — just as it was this past legislative session. Covid forced us to take a step back; but going into this next legislative session, this will be our number-one focus.”

Summed up MCGA Executive Director Adam Birr, “How fitting here today honoring Gerald and Connie.

Their resolve helped greatly in the success of our organization.”

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Palmer amaranth suspected in feed ingredients Keep an eye out for Palmer amaranth hitching a ride into Minnesota via contaminated feed ingredients. Minnesota has at least one infestation in the state which arrived via contaminated cattle feed. The potential for this to happen again is high, especially when sourcing feed ingredients from areas where Palmer amaranth and other problematic weeds are more common.

Pay attention to weeds growing around livestock feeding areas, near manure storage areas, or in fields with a history of manure application. These are likely the areas where Palmer amaranth and other new weeds will show up first.

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A recent Palmer amaranth infestiation in Minneosta is linked to contaminated cattle feed.

While weeds can find their way to your farm via wildlife and other uncontrollable factors, many new weed seeds are brought onto the farm from normal farm activities. Most of the new infestations of Palmer amaranth have been brought in via equipment (especially used equipment purchased from an area where Palmer amaranth is more common), contaminated seed, or contaminated feedstuffs. The amount of risk for contamination with weed seeds depends on the type of feed and where it originates.

Feed that has been ground, pelletized, or ensiled is less concerning compared to less-processed feed ingredients.

Palmer amaranth is more common further south.

Any feed ingredient which was produced where Palmer amaranth is present in fields is more likely to become contaminated. Cottonseed and sunflower screenings have been the source of several infestations in the Midwest. Other feed ingredients, including hay and animal bedding, produced where Palmer amaranth is more common are also concerns.

Additionally, herbicide resistance is more common further south, meaning other weed seeds that may travel in with the feedstuffs, including waterhemp, may be herbicide resistant.

Any forage produced in weedy fields will likely contain weed seeds, whether harvested as dry hay or ensiled. Ensiling forages will help reduce the viabil-

ity of weed seed. This is especially the case for grass weed seeds. Even hard-coated seeds like pigweed can be degraded during ensiling. Palmer amaranth seed viability can drop by 40-60 percent after one month of ensiling alfalfa or corn silage.

Don’t assume animal digestion will kill all of the seeds. Though it will reduce weed seed viability, feed-

MDA urges landowners to scout for Palmer amaranth

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is encouraging farmers and agronomists to scout fields now for the invasive weed Palmer amaranth.

Palmer amaranth is listed as a noxious weed in Minnesota and was first discovered in the state in 2016. All above and below ground parts of the plant must be destroyed, and it cannot be moved.

Left uncontrolled, a single female Palmer amaranth plant typically produces 100,000 to 500,000 seeds. It is resistant to multiple herbicides, can cause substantial yield losses, and greatly increase weed management costs in soybeans and corn.

Now is the time when Palmer amaranth is visible in agricultural fields. The MDA is asking farmers and agronomists to pull out any suspicious plants and report them to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Arrest the Pest line at (888) 545-6684 or arrest.the.pest@state.mn.us.

Palmer amaranth can be identified by the green leaves which are smooth and arranged in an alternate pattern that grows symmetrically around the stem. The leaves are oval to diamond or triangle shaped. The leaves of some Palmer amaranth plants have a whitish, V-shaped mark on them. Not all Palmer amaranth plants display this characteristic.

Palmer amaranth looks similar to our native pigweeds such as waterhemp (tuberculatus and A. rudis), Powell’s amaranth (A. powellii), and redroot and smooth pigweeds (A. retroflexus and A. hybridus, respectively). Redroot and smooth pigweeds have fine hairs on their stems and leaves.

Palmer amaranth and waterhemp do not have these hairs. The petiole (stalk connecting a leaf to the stem) is longer than the length of the leaf. For waterhemp, the petiole will be only half the length of the leaf. Seedhead spikes on female Palmer amaranth plants are much taller (up to three feet long) and pricklier than waterhemp or redroot and smooth pigweed spikes.

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ing contaminated feed to livestock will not eliminate all Palmer amaranth seed. Grass and soft-coated broadleaf seeds are more easily destroyed in digestion than hard-coated seeds like Palmer amaranth.

In ruminants like cattle, nearly 30 percent of amaranth seed survives digestion. The gizzard digestive system of poultry is highly effective at destroying weed seeds. For instance, only 3.5 percent of Palmer amaranth seeds fed to ducks were recovered and found viable.

Internal heat generated by properly composted manure will kill most weed seeds — even Palmer amaranth. Aged manure is not composted manure.

Weed seeds are killed in composted manure due to warm temperatures ( greatere than 140 F) for several days. In typical on-farm composting sites, weed seed viability is typically reduced by more than 90 percent. This percentage is even higher in the bestmanaged compost sites.

More information on Palmer amaranth in manure, visit https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn. edu/2019/06/palmer-amaranth-in-manure-what-canyou.html.

Palmer amaranth is a highly competitive pigweed closely related to waterhemp. Like waterhemp, Palmer amaranth emerges throughout the growing season, and can grow 2-3 inches per day, causing large yield reductions if it goes uncontrolled. Control is often challenging, as Palmer amaranth has resistance to many different herbicides. Palmer amaranth is on Minnesota’s prohibited noxious weed eradicate list. For more information and tips on identifying this weed, visit https://extension.umn.edu/annual-broadleaf-weeds/preventing-palmer-amaranth-minnesota.

If you suspect Palmer amaranth on your farm, please contact one of the parties listed below.

Arrest the Pest — web: http://www.mda.state.mn. us/plants-insects/arrest-pest; email: arrest.the.pest@ state.mn.us; phone: (888) 545-6684.

Denise Theide, Minnesota Department of Agriculture — email: Densie.Theide@state.mn.us; phone: (651) 201-6531 Anthony Cortilet, Minnesota Department of Agriculture — email: Anthony.Cortilet@state.mn.us; phone: (651) 201-6538 Shane Blair, Minnesota Department of Agriculture — email: Shane.Blair@state.mn.us; phone: (507) 8842116 Bruce Potter, University of Minnesota Extension — email: bpotter@umn.edu.

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Fields see first frost, but weather forecast looks good

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Andy Pulk — Wannaska, Minn.

Sept. 10

“Still having dreary, damp, wet, weather.” The Land spoke with Andy Pulk on Sept. 10 as he reported that while the farm didn’t get a lot of rain in the last two weeks, it was just enough to keep everything Andy Pulk damp. That dampness delayed the completion of oat harvest. Pulk will finish that up today. “The quality is good; yield is less than average due to drowned out spots.” He will be having the oat straw customed baled.

“We got a pretty good frost yesterday, every bean field I’ve seen up here is wilted. Everything was white in the county yesterday morning.”

Unfortunately, because of that early frost, Pulk believes that could result in a 20 to 30 percent yield reduction in beans.

The frost took the corn leaves off. Pulk took a test sample of his corn. “Test weight is poor, but better than what I expected. Vast majority of corn will sit until spring harvest.” Pulk may also chop some of the corn in October for feed.

While the frost was definitely not welcome, Pulk is happy where he is sitting now in getting field work accomplished. “I feel we’re right on track workload wise.”

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Deters — Sauk Centre, Minn.  Colby Sept. 15 “We’re on the last day of corn silage today.”

The Land spoke with Colby Deters on Sept. 15 as he reported he’s been harvesting corn silage for around 10 days with great results.

“We’re putting up a lot of silage this year, the tonnage is good. We’re building up our inventory.” The weather cooperated most days as there was only one day that silage couldn’t be Colby Deters harvested due to rain.

Once corn silage is done, Deters will focus on earlage, which he hopes to start later this week. He expects that earlage will take two to three days to complete.

The forecast looks great to get the earlage done. “I think it’s supposed to be pretty nice. I think it’s supposed to cool off after today.” This fall has provided good conditions for harvest unlike the wet fall that Deters had to contend with last year.

“We’re happy with where we’re at.” Deters is pleased that he hasn’t had to deal with a lot of breakdown issues this harvest season. This fall, so far, has been fairly smooth sailing when it comes to harvest and Deters hopes that will continue throughout the next few months.

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“We’re doing fine.” The Land spoke with Todd Wentzel on Sept. 11 as he reported a low of 29 degrees on Sept. 10. “It’s certainly not unheard of, but it’s early.”

Todd Wentzel Wentzel believes that the majority of his soybeans are far enough along to not be that negatively affected by the frost.

Black bean harvest was complete last week.

“It went good. Gave them plenty of time to dry down. The crop is about average.” For Wentzel, it was a learning curve this year, but he hopes that he can plant black beans again next year.

For the corn, it didn’t get cold enough, long enough to kill the crop. Wentzel has found some of the corn ears that are now black layered.

He hopes to start bean harvest by Sept. 16.

That’s a little earlier than average. Wentzel estimates that it will take two to three weeks to get the beans finished. Next week’s weather looks close to ideal for combining. “As soon as we get the last of the soybeans done, corn should be ready.”

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MARKETING

Grain Outlook Chinese corn imports exceeding early estimates

Livestock Angles Livestock markets overbought, short-term correction looming

The following marketing Watch South American The overall trend in liveappreciation. Therefore, the analysis is for the week ending weather.

Dryness in stock futures over the past short-term outlook is for corSept. 18.

Argentina may push some several months has been rective action with the longer growers to plant later corn in higher since April. The recovterm outlook still indicating CORN — Demand and November and December ery has been methodical and positive price appreciation. money, money and demand. instead of beans in October. fairly persistent during this This would indicate a roller That pretty well summarizes This gives them longer to push to higher prices in all coaster outlook for the next what has been occurring in wait for rain before making a livestock contracts. It now few months in the cattle marboth the corn and soybean final planting decision. looks as if this recovery periket. markets for the last few JOE TEALE However, rains are expected od is beginning to meet some PHYLLIS NYSTROM weeks. Corn followed soyLately the hog market has Broker in the driest areas of resistance as markets appear CHS Hedging Inc. beans higher this week as we been on rampage to higher Argentina late next week. to be at levels where these Great Plains Commodity levels as demand for pork has St. Paul push toward harvest. Some Afton, Minn.

Argentina’s corn planting markets are technically overareas have begun, and early elevated the prices the packhas gotten off to a quick start bought.

Therefore, some correports are a little better than ers are willing to pay. This has brought expected. It’s too early to have confi- with planting 10 percent complete vs. 5 rective type action maybe in the offing the lean index over the $60 cwt. for the in the near future in all of these mar- first time in months. dence if this will persist. The forecast percent average. looks favorable for harvest through the Weekly export sales were large, as kets. The good news is that the correcAnother interesting event was the end of the month. December corn expected. Sales were 63.4 million bush- tive action is not likely to be very fact that the lean index went from a teased participants early in the week els, bringing total commitments to severe and not long in duration at this premium to the futures to a discount in with a small decline, but the next ses- 805.3 million bushels just two weeks time. recent weeks. This would indicate that sion posted a key reversal higher as into the marketing year. This is 34.6 As far as the cattle market is con- a positive outlook by the trade is optimanaged money added to their net percent of the total USDA 2.325-bil- cerned, the recent rally appears to be mistic for future price appreciation. long position. lion-bushel outlook. meeting some resistance as beef cutThe last segment of this rally has The Federal Reserve this week indiWeekly ethanol production was down outs have been easing lower and the been extremely quick. This type of cash trade has slipped back to near the cated they will keep interest rates low 15,000 barrels per day to 926,000 bpd. action usually ends a move rather for a few years. Could this be attract- Stocks were down 195,000 barrels at a $100 per hundredweight level. Also, the abruptly. ing money to commodities? Demand five-week low of 19.8 million barrels. feeder market has fallen off during the Short term, the market is overbought marches on with another 35.7 million The U.S. Grains Council doesn’t expect past several weeks as auctions have and a corrective move is likely in the bushels sold this week, with 62 percent world ethanol production to return to seen prices dip since mid-August. of the total going to China. It’s esti- pre-Covid levels until 2022.

Weights have been on the rise which days ahead. However, the longer term outlook would still be fairly positive mated China has purchased 386 milA Farm Futures survey conducted in will increase the amount total beef pro- since the relationship between cattle lion bushels or 9.8 million metric tons late July indicated 2021-22 corn acres duction which is likely to counter-bal- and hogs is still weighted toward the of U.S. corn. This contradicts both the ance the supply to the demand which U.S. Department of Agriculture and See NYSTROM, pg. 11 would be another negative to price cattle. Eventually this disparity in price between hogs and cattle will corChinese forecasts for China to import 7 rect sometime in the future. mmt this year. A massive understatement by both countries? China’s ag Another factor which is a bit worriministry is estimating three typhoons some is the amount of pork in cold storthis year may have cut their corn proage. The next U.S. Department of

corn/change* soybeans/change* duction 5 to 10 mmt. A Chinese firm is Agriculture Cold Storage Report is due St. Cloud $3.15 +.09 $9.50 +.52 predicting China’s corn imports could Sept. 24; and this could set the tone for Madison $3.14 +.07 $9.53 +.52 reach 16 mmt this year. price direction into the fall. v Redwood Falls $3.22 +.14 $9.55 +.51 The government announced a new Fergus Falls $3.04 +.12 $9.40 +.47 $13 billion aid package for growers this Morris $3.12 +.15 $9.50 +.53 week. The CFAP payment for growers Tracy $3.15 +.10 $9.51 +.52 will be direct payments. Sign-up began on Sept. 21. The estimated payment is Average: $3.14 $9.50 23 cents for corn, 31 cents for soybeans, Year Ago Average: $3.42 $7.90 and 39 cents for all wheat classes. This added payment may result in fewer Grain prices are effective cash close on Sept. 22. forced sales for cash this fall. *Cash grain price change represents a two-week period.

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Soybeans have rallied $1.82 per bushel since August NYSTROM, from pg. 10 will decline 0.3 percent to 91.8 million acres — down 200,000 from 92 million acres this year. Soybean acres were pegged at 87.9 million, up nearly 5 percent from this year’s 83.8 million acres.

Outlook: The next upside target in the December contract is the high from March at $3.86.75 per bushel. The high this week was $3.79.25 per bushel.

Managed money length is only 14 percent of the record long, so there’s a lot of room if they want to continue to buy.

Is the party coming to an end? Demand and money, money and demand. Nothing has changed and until the market tells us it’s done, be cautious. Where is your risk? It likely lies to the downside. You may want to explore various ways to do this. Watch for yield updates as harvest gets underway as well as price action in soybeans.

For the week, December corn rallied a dime to close at $3.78.5, July gained 7.5 cents at $3.95.5, and December 2021 was 3.5 cents higher at $3.93.5 per bushel.

SOYBEANS — I’m getting a little breathless at these lofty levels compared to where we were trading just a month ago. November soybeans on Aug. 18 closed at $9.13.75 and on Sept. 18 we settled at $10.43.5 per bushel — a $1.29.75 rally! The low in August was $8.65.25 and the high in September so far is $10.46.75 — a steady climb of $1.81.5 per bushel! A new contract high in the November contract is now $10.46.75 per bushel, reaching its highest price on the continuous chart since June 2018.

The market has underestimated early Chinese demand and is now paying for it. Futures prices are now back to pre-trade war levels. Volume in the

MARKETING November futures contract rose to its biggest for a lead month since October 2017!

Weekly export sales were 90.3 million bushels, at the top of expectations. Total export commitments for the 2020-21 marketing year as of Sept. 10 are 1.188 billion bushels. That is 56 percent of the USDA’s 2.125-billion-bushel export outlook for the entire marketing year! This week, China bought 36 million bushels of U.S. soybeans — bringing their total 202021 U.S. purchases to nearly 676 million bushels.

Another 29.8 million bushels were sold to unknown destinations. Whether or not all these sales will come to fruition is yet to be seen if South America’s soybean crop hits on all notes.

There is chatter that Chinese buying will slow by mid-October, but there is no sign of that yet. Soybean harvest has begun in areas around the Midwest and early reports indicate they are slightly better than expected. It’s too early to make any assumptions, but we’ll be looking for confirmation.

On Sept. 20, the United States is preparing to ban downloads of TikTok, a Chinese-controlled social media app. The administration wants to have it under a U.S. company, or ban it entirely. Both Oracle and Wal-Mart are considering buying a piece. This has not interfered with China’s buying, but demonstrates other factors could spill over into the agricultural sector.

The market has factored in a huge crop for South America, but weather there will become a larger factor in our price outlook over the next four months.

Dryness in Argentina and parts of Brazil may be somewhat alleviated next week with forecasts for

rain late in the week. If La Niña confirms, Argentina’s forecast leans wetter for October, then drier in November/December. Brazilian soybean acreage in the north and northeast regions is expected to expand 6 percent this year — the fastest rate in four years.

The August National Oilseed Processors Association crush was lower than expected at 165 million bushels vs. 169.5 million bushels forecast. This was a ninemonth low for the crush. Soyoil stocks at 1.5 billion pounds were close to the pre-report estimate.

Outlook: From a technical standpoint, the next upside target in November soybeans is $10.71 per bushel on the continuous chart. November soybeans have closed higher for six consecutive weeks. Money has flowed steadily into soybeans as managed money builds their net long position. Managed money length is at 76 percent of the record long. Will they push the record with harvest beginning? So far, the market has not given any indication it is done, but that doesn’t mean you don’t still need to manage your risk. What if politics interfere with China’s buying spree? What if seasonals take over and prices pull back? There are many alternatives to protect the downside if you have old crop bushels left to sell or need to catch up on new crop sales. This can be done through flat price sales, option strategies, or a combination.

For the week, November soybeans soared 47.5 cents to settle at $10.43.5, July jumped 35.5 cents to $10.30.25, and the November 2021 contract was 24.75 cents higher at $9.76.25 per bushel.

Nystrom’s Notes: Contract changes for the week as of the close on Sept. 18: Chicago December wheat rocketed 33 cents higher to $5.75, Kansas City followed suit, up 33 cents at $5.04.25, and Minneapolis rallied 19 cents to $5.51.25 per bushel. v

EPA rejects refinery waivers of ethanol blending It may seem farmers can’t catch a break in 2020, but there was a little good news to celebrate this week. On Sept. 14, federal regulators refused to allow a group of petroleum refiners in 14 states to forego requirements to blend ethanol into the gasoline they make.

Congress required blending of at least 15 billion gallons of ethanol a year into the nations fuel supply.

The waivers were originally designed to help small refineries meet the federally-mandated ethanol targets. However, much to the chagrin of corn growers, larger refineries also have received exemptions from the Trump administration.

The petroleum refiners had sought 54 exemptions retroactively (some as far back as 2011) which would have allowed the petroleum industry to remove hundreds of millions of gallons of corn-based ethanol from the market.

The decision from the EPA rejects 54 so-called “gap-year” petitions which allowed refiners to skip blending in ethanol between 2011 and 2018, though

another 14 are still under consideration. The EPA found the applicants did not make a sufficient economic case for needing a break.

Tensions between refiners and the corn and ethanol producers arose in 2019 after EPA approved more than 80 waivers for refiners.

The Renewable Fuels Association sued, which prompted the latest round of waivers EPA is now rejecting.

“Rejecting the petitions is simply the right thing to do, and today’s decision marks a big step forward toward fully restoring integrity to the Renewable Fuel Standard. This should serve as the final nail in the coffin of these gap-year petitions, and we are eager to put this dark and sordid chapter in the history of the RFS behind us once and for all,” the Renewable Fuels Association, which represents ethanol producers, said in a statement.

Iowa Democrat Representative Abby Finkenauer agreed the EPA decision will help Iowa farmers, but

reminded that the Trump administration had approved previous waivers which removed 4 billion gallons of ethanol from production.

“Today’s decision by the EPA to reject dozens of pending petitions for small refinery exemptions should have been made years ago — before the Administration gave 85 exemptions to oil companies.

They shouldn’t be celebrated for deciding not to further worsen the economic challenges our rural communities are currently facing,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said in a release.

While maintaining the ethanol production levels, the EPA decision also is likely to bring an end to the small refinery exemptions that have plagued the ethanol industry. If the decision isn’t appealed or if it is upheld on appeal, only a few small refineries would remain eligible for waivers, said Monte Shaw, executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association.

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A few years ago when we had $5 to $7 corn, a few The Land: We also hear it’s been a good year for cents when you sell didn’t matter so much. Not so corn rootworm beetles — especially egg laying this today, however. Now even a few cents can make or fall? break a farming operation going into the new year.

Kveno: I agree — especially in the eastern part of Number two? A firm cropping plan which includes Minnesota because of increasing continuous corn a trusted crop advisor: your local retailer, or a crop acres. We’re seeing a fair amount of corn rootworm consultant. activity and also heavy numbers of beetles.

Number three would be implementing that plan Yes, partly to blame is farmer neglect. Many don’t with your local provider doing agronomic inputs of use soil-applied insecticides, or aren’t planting cornfertilizer, necessary fungicides and seed selections rootworm traited products. Plus the economy has with appropriate trait technologies and high-yielding given pause to whether they should spend that addigenetics. tional money. However, now we are seeing an elevated amount of beetle-feeding And number four would on corn ear tips, and succube proper equipment. I lent silks still coming out. believe the importance of how and where to place So if you were seeing this each seed and all other activity in your fields this inputs has now come to a fall, be vigilant this coming peak. year. That’s why I can see an increase in corn rootThe Land: We read and worm-treated corn sales hear good yields begin with this season; and/or insectigood roots. But as we witcide treatments — whichnessed today at this show ever route a producer plot event, there is so much decides. If 2021 continues to more. Please explain. look like a stronger market Kveno: What you saw year for corn, we want to today are new Brevant corn Photo by Dick Hagen protect every bushel to harand soybean varieties availWhat happens if there is some residue herbivest. able for 2021. You’ve heard cide solution in spray tanks of commercial field The Land: With farm the line, ‘Today’s hybrids spraying rigs? That concern has prompted economists advising profits start with 500-bushel many harsh tongues from neighbors in recent start with lowering producpotentials right out of the times, despite the extreme care of commercial tion costs, how do you advise bag.’ Yes, that’s doable and crop sprayers. root protection? a few have succeeded. But Two Brevant soybean test plots adjacent to that reality includes a host U.S. Highway 71, south Olivia, showcase the Kveno: This goes back to of additional practices results of inadequate tank cleaning. your local fertilizer source starting with superior providing a sulfa insecticide “What you see here is a susceptible variety, genetics, proper seed place— if you have that opportuLiberty Link, which is not tolerant to either ment in well-drained soils, Dicamba or 2,4-D,” explained Seth Kveno of nity. Not all new planters then protecting your invest- Brevant Seeds. “And you see no damage to the are set up with that capament with insecticides and soybeans — no stunting and no symptomology bility today because many perhaps rootworm technolo- that would be indicative of 2,4-D damage. But growers decided against gies too. look at the row below my left arm: damage with- that protection. So that may leave you focusing on rootHowever, this all hinges out proper clean out of nozzles, filters and worm technologies within on being a good steward of pumps prior to loading your crop spraying the seed industry today. your crop … watching it chemicals if not planting herbicide-tolerant soyclosely throughout the beans.”

EPA now mandates all growing season to identify Stunted soybeans were RR2 sprayed with a rootworm technologies are any potential issues, and 0.5 percent spray solution of Engenia at 12.8 ‘pyramid stacked’ which correcting as needed. Gone fluid ounces, post-emergence. This is equivameans there is no single are the days when you could lent of five gallons of spray solution left in a mode of action. However plant, spray with Roundup, 1,000-gallon tank. ‘trait stacks’ on Brevant then head to the lake for a Brevant’s Enlist E3 soybeans can be sprayed hybrids prolong the efficacy few days of fishing and loaf- with Enlist herbicides, glyphosate and glufosan- of the rootworm protection. ing. We keep uncorking new ate. Specifics: Near zero volatility: up to 96 perMy advice: always protect management issues and cent less volatile and 2,4-D ester; combines with your investment with propnew ideas on how to maxi- low-drift nozzles for a 90 percent reduction in mize production. Yes, ‘crop physical drift compared with traditional 2,4-D. See KVENO, pg. 14

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Covid-related incentives have milk production booming This column was written for the marketHeat, fires and smoke didn’t appear to ing week ending Sept. 18. affect California’s August output, which was up 1.8 percent from a year ago, More money is on the way. President thanks to a 40-pound gain per cow offsetTrump, speaking in Wisconsin on Sept. 17, ting 4,000 fewer cows milked. announced an additional $14 billion for “agricultural producers facing market disWisconsin was off 0.3 percent on 10,000 ruptions and associated costs because of fewer cows, although output per cow was Covid-19.” up 10 pounds. Minnesota was up 2.2 percent thanks to a 65-pound gain per cow The package includes up to $1 billion for MIELKE MARKET offsetting 5,000 fewer cows. the Farmers to Families Food Box proWEEKLY gram. The Food Box program has benefitDairy cow slaughter totaled 55,200

By Lee Mielke ed the dairy industry and likely propelled head in the week ending Sept. 5. This is block cheese and butter markets skyup 1,100 from the previous week, but ward (details ahead). The aid will 2,100 head or 3.7 percent below a likely keep cheese prices strong (and year ago. in turn milk prices), but will no n doubt result in an oversupplied milk market.

Dairy farm margins were flat to slightly weaker Strong prices have already incentivized U.S. dairy over the first half of September, as rising feed costs farmers to fill their bulk tanks. Preliminary data in weakened projected profitability with milk prices the August Milk Production report showed output trending sideways, according to the latest Margin at 18.6 billion pounds, up a bearish 1.8 percent from Watch from Chicago-based Commodity and August 2019. Output in the top 24 producing states Ingredient Hedging LLC. The Margin Watch stated, totaled 17.8 billion pounds, up 1.9 percent from “Milk prices continue stabilizing with nearby Class 2019. Revisions added 90 million pounds to the orig- III futures at elevated levels with expectations that inal July 50-state total, now put at 18.735 billion — the extension of the Farmers to Families Food Box up 2 percent from July 2019 instead of the original- program will maintain domestic demand through ly-reported 1.5 percent increase. year-end.”

August cow numbers totaled 9.36 million head in The Margin Watch warned with block cheddar the 50 states, unchanged from July, but 42,000 prices back above $2.00 per pound, “The United above a year ago. The July herd was revised up States is no longer competitive on the global export 8,000 head. Output per cow averaged 1,987 pounds, market at a time when milk production looks to up 27 pounds from a year ago or 1.4 percent. increase heading into autumn. Demand for and

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Trade will influence planted acres in 2021 KVENO, from pg. 12 er seed choices. Here in southern Minnesota we too often see corn tipping over because of overly aggressive winds. And that happens more easily if you have rootless corn because of corn rootworms.

The Land: So should I even question purchasing trait-free hybrids and low cost seed?

Kveno: Every situation needs to be evaluated separately. Today, many of our customers now perform at high management levels which might include soil-applied insecticides and close monitoring of the corn fields for corn borer infestations. In that situation, gambling on a non-treated corn might be a financial advantage. If their fields don’t have a corn borer history, they may gamble and win. However, in my travels across southern Minnesota the past couple of years, I’m seeing a ramping-up of corn rootworm beetle activity. I firmly believe we should be protecting that investment — especially with the today’s seed costs.

The Land: This spring, virtually all corn was April planted; lots of soybeans too. So you see the same thing next year if weather permits?

Kveno: It seems my answer should be, ‘why not?’

But it really boils down to each operation having the right investment in equipment, field drainage and appropriate genetics. Seedling vigor and early emergence are always part of our vetting processes.

However, increased performance in other areas is critical too. However, as we’ve all witnessed, today’s hybrids can better handle a few days of colder, wet soil conditions too.

The Land: So with a more favorable outlook brewing, should growers increase corn acres for 2021?

Kveno: This depends upon geography. Looking at southern Minnesota counties such as Renville, Sibley and Blue Earth — which are blessed with good soils — market outlooks into this 2021 crop year will pretty much dictate crop acres of both corn and soybeans. But how the political landscape looks after November elections may also influence famers’ thinking. I’m talking specifically foreign trade actions. If farmers see some positives in this unpredictable future, I could see some shifting back towards a twothirds corn, one-third soybean schedule for 2021. v

strength in cheese continues to support Class III values relative to Class IV, which will likely maintain negative PPD’s for domestic producers in the months ahead.”

“The Big 10’s decision to join other NCAA conferences in resuming their college football schedule this fall will be supportive for demand, although the market remains compromised by demand from foodservice outlets,” the Margin Watch stated.

“A survey released by the National Restaurant Association says almost 100,000 restaurants (or about one in every six) have all but closed permanently since March. In addition, only 40 percent believe they will stay in business another six months without additional government assistance — which appears in doubt, given the stalemate between Congressional negotiators to work out a bipartisan compromise between the House and Senate. The loss of foodservice purchases has weighed disproportionately on demand for butter and cream, helping to explain some of the discrepancy in class pricing and the divergence in value among dairy products,” the Margin Watch concluded. n Speaking of demand, July cheese disappearance topped that of a year ago for the third consecutive month, according to HighGround Dairy’s Lucas Fuess. Speaking in the Sept. 21 Dairy Radio Now broadcast, Fuess credited consumers flocking to grocery stores, rising food service demand, and the government’s Food Box program.

Butter disappearance was down from a year ago, Fuess said, “contrary to butter trends since the beginning of the pandemic.”

He blamed shifts in consumer behavior and warned there’s plenty of butter in storage and butter output remains strong, so he does not see any strong upticks in price through year’s end.

Nonfat dry milk has been range bound in price, Fuess said, though exports have been very strong — driven primarily by sales to Southeast Asia while exports to Mexico remain subdued. He said there was a big collapse in domestic demand, driven by consumer trends and the higher availability of more reasonably priced raw milk — instead of powder — for fortifying cheese vats. n Looking globally, skim milk powder led (with cheese right behind) in driving this week’s Global Dairy Trade auction’s weighted average up 3.6 percent, ending four consecutive sessions of decline.

Skim milk powder was up 8.4 percent following a 1.8 percent gain on Sept. 1. GDT cheddar was up 7.2 percent after slipping 0.4 percent, and whole milk powder was up 3.2 percent after losing 2 percent. Anhydrous milkfat was up 2 percent after slipping 0.5 percent last time.

See MIELKE, pg. 17

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Improving sustainability by recycling food waste — Part I Crises often lead to change. For far too long, food waste has been the greatest contributor to inefficiency of resource use and our inability to achieve greater global food security and sustainability.

More than 1.3 billion tons of edible food material are wasted annually around the world, which represents about one third of the total food produced and is enough to feed more than one billion people.

The amount and types of food waste vary between countries. Forty-four percent of global food waste occurs in less-developed countries during the postharvest and processing stages of the food supply chain. The remaining 56 percent of these losses (of which 40 percent occur at the pre- and post-consumer stages) are attributed to developed countries in Europe, North America, Oceania, Japan, South Korea and China. As a result, the United Nations has deemed food waste reduction as a global priority and included it in the list of sustainability goals.

Specifically, food waste reduction has significant implications for several of the UN Sustainable Development Goals including zero hunger; responsible consumption and production; climate action; life below water; and life on land.

Crises often accelerate existing trends and the Covid-19 pandemic is redefining the concept of sustainability. The Covid-19 pandemic has caused major disruptions in food supply chains and caused huge shifts in food access, food security and food losses due to changes in food flow and distribution patterns.

Food supply chains are complex and most operate in a “just-in-time” mode where minor disruptions can have dramatic consequences. When employees were required to stay at home, and all businesses except those deemed essential were closed, consumer demand for food shifted from food services (e.g., restaurants, hotels, schools, and institutions) to retail grocery stores. Although ample supplies of food were available, existing food distribution networks were unable to quickly respond to these changes, which resulted in increased food waste.

For example, short-term disruptions in eating habits during the early stages of the Covid-19 outbreak in Spain resulted in a 12 percent increase in food loss and waste. Furthermore, increased shortages of agricultural and food processing workers caused by illness or fear of becoming ill led to fruit and vegetable crops being destroyed, along with closures or reduced processing capacity of animal slaughter plants. This severely restricted access for marketready livestock and poultry and resulted in the unfortunate need to humanely euthanize and dispose of millions of animals originally destined to enter the food chain.

Economic losses due to Covid-19 disruptions have been estimated to be at least $13.6 billion (U.S. dollars) for U.S. cattle producers and $5 billion for U.S. pork producers — with 30 percent less meat available to consumers at a projected 20 percent increase in price.

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es, and changes in land use.

These unprecedented food losses due to disruptions in global food supply chains have created an urgent need to reevaluate the intertwining of resource recovery, environmental impacts, and biosafety of various food waste streams and animal carcasses to achieve the greatest value. This is essential because animal-derived foods provide about one third of total human protein consumption; but their production requires about 75 percent of arable land and 35 percent of grain resources, while contributing about 14.5 percent to total greenhouse gas emissions.

Reimagining recovery of nutrients from food waste and animal carcasses, and subsequent recycling of these valuable nutrients into animal feed, can provide tremendous opportunities to use less arable land and rely less on global grain supplies, while reducing animal agriculture’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions.

Although Japan and South Korea have been leaders in recycling food waste into animal feed, countries which produce much greater amounts of food waste (such as the United States and the European Union) have lagged far behind. Concerns over the risk of transmission of bacteria, prions, parasites and viruses have been the main obstacles limiting the recycling of food waste streams containing animal-derived tissues into animal feed. These concerns have led to government regulations restricting this practice in the U.S. and EU. Adequate thermal processing is effective for inactivating all biological agents of concern — perhaps except for prions from infected ruminant tissues.

The tremendous opportunity for nitrogen and phosphorus resource recovery from recycling food waste streams and rendered animal by-products into animal feed have not been fully appreciated.

Therefore, the purpose of this review is to summarize the current knowledge of the benefits and limitations of recycling various pre-harvest to post-harvest food animal-derived waste sources, as well as retail to post-consumer food waste sources, into animal feeds to achieve greater food security and sustainability.

In addition, highly pathogenic avian influenza In next month’s Swine & U, we will examine furoutbreaks in many countries around the world have ther the options for maximizing resource recovery resulted in losses of millions of chickens due to mor- and value of waste streams when dealing with food tality and depopulation. Unfortunately, the likeliwaste disposal. hood of future disruptions in global food animal proDr. Gerald Shurson is a Professor of swine nutriduction caused by animal disease epidemics is tion in the University of Minnesota Department of increasing — due to increased global trade and Animal Science and can be reached at shurs001@ travel, urbanization, exploitation of natural resourcumn.edu. v In addition to these economic losses, lack of sufficient rendering capacity for disposal of marketready animals has required the use of other less-desirable methods of SWINE & U disposal which are detriBy Dr. Gerald C. Shursoon mental to the environment and cause inefficiencies in resource use (i.e., land, water, nitrogen, phosphorus, labor) while increasing biosecurity risks.

As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, researchers have proposed rethinking and redefining sustainability as the intersection of the economy, environment, society, and human health. Furthermore, a more holistic approach which includes climate, economics and nutrition is needed to improve food supply chain efficiency by reducing food loss and improving waste management of food supply chains adversely affected by changes in consumption patterns caused by pandemics.

In fact, the European Union has already indicated plans to revise the Farm to Fork subsection of the Green Deal reforms. Now, more than ever before, it is time for researchers and food sector experts to accelerate efforts for developing more sustainable and modern food systems by reducing the cost of food waste recovery and reutilization in the food chain. However, a very important component of food loss which has not been considered in all of these proposals, which also has dramatic effects on food security and sustainability, are mortalities caused by animal disease epidemics.

The African swine fever epidemic in China caused estimated losses of 220 to 300 million pigs originally destined for the food chain in 2019. This enormous number of pigs represents 25–35 percent of the total world pig population.

Because of the lack of infrastructure to manage the disposition of millions of pigs, the capabilities to recover nutrients from carcasses through rendering was not possible, and carcass burial and disposal in landfills were used at great environmental costs and biosecurity risks.

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New plant will produce 800,000 pounds of cheddar per day producers suggest they have loads in inventory they could move, but inventory levels are not a current The declines were led by lactose, down 2.7 percent, concern.” after inching up 0.8 percent in the last event; and Cheese is in abundance in the west, according to butter was down 1.4 percent after a 1.2 percent Dairy Market News. However, supplies are “manageslide last time. able.” Barrels are more prevalent, thus block prices StoneX Group equated the GDT 80 percent butter- are higher. Retail sales are steady, but food service fat butter price to $1.4525 per pound U.S., down 2.3 demand only increased slightly. Contacts say takecents from the last event. Chicago Mercantile out orders remain strong, particularly for pizza.

Exchange butter closed Sept. 18 at $1.5975. GDT n cheddar cheese equated to $1.6667 per pound, up 11.2 cents, but compares to Friday’s CME block chedButter closed the week at $1.5975 per pound, dar at $2.6275. GDT skim milk powder averaged 11.75 cents higher but 51.75 cents below a year ago. $1.3104 per pound, up from $1.2080; and whole milk There were 69 sales reported, a whopping 46 on powder averaged $1.3540, up from $1.3080. CME Sept. 15 alone, beating the previous single day Grade A nonfat dry milk closed Sept. 18 at $1.07. record of 59 on Nov. 3, 2004 (but that was when butter only traded three times per week).

In other trade news, Cooperatives Working Together member cooperatives accepted 13 offers of Dairy Market News reports retail butter orders export assistance from CWT this week to help capare starting to bounce back according to regional ture sales of 1.166 million pounds of cheddar, butter makers. Fall demand increases have begun, Gouda, and Monterey Jack cheese, 262,350 pounds even as retail orders have remained above previous of butter, and 330,693 pounds of whole milk powder. years’ figures for most weeks since the onset of Covid-19. Food service has edged up week-to-week n as well, but still remains light compared to previous Checking prices, cash CME block cheddar gained years. Market tones remain somewhat steady, but a nickel on Sept. 14, 11.25 cents on Sept. 16, 7.25 current prices are well below previous years and cents the next day, and pole-vaulted 22.75 cents on enticing heavier buying for fall.

Sept. 18 on one trade, to close at $2.6275 per pound.

Western butter makers appear to be positioning This is up 46.25 cents on the week and 57.75 cents for typical end-of-year demand. Butter output is above a year ago. The blocks have gained 97.75 steady to higher as manufacturers produce for the cents in four weeks. fall baking season and more cream is available due The barrels finished at $1.6359, up 4 cents but 2 to the slowdown of ice cream output. Dairy Market cents below a year ago. They set a new record News adds, “In a year marked by the coronavirus spread on Sept. 14, 16 and 18 — expanding it to pandemic, social unrest, and now, severe wildfires, 99.25 cents below the blocks. Nine cars of block sold typical is not a normal word choice.” on the week and 11 of barrel.

A few western butter facilities prepared for evacuFC Stone speculated in their Sept. 15 Early ation but didn’t need to. However, smoke and ash Morning Update that a new cheese plant coming on from the fires kept patrons away from outdoor eatline in late October in St. John’s, Mich. may help ing at restaurants, further quelling that market balance or normalize these types of spreads. outlet. Retail butter sales saw a slight slump this week due to people staying home to avoid the poor The Sept. 14 Daily Dairy report says the plant air quality. will produce 800,000 pounds of cheddar per day by next spring and will be “a significant increase in the Air quality was expected to improve with latenation’s potential cheddar supply.” week rain and cooler temperatures. Dairy Market News says, “Some rural towns are destroyed and The report adds, “While more cheese is likely to thousands of residents displaced. Disruptions and weigh on national average Class III values, the facility will likely boost dairy producers’ milk checks challenges may be the new normal until conditions improve within the region.” in the region, where there will be less discounted milk, and a greater share of producers’ milk will be n based on the Class III price. The new plant will also Grade A nonfat dry milk climbed to a Sept. 18 leave less skim milk for driers and less cream for close of $1.07. This is up 3 cents on the week but other uses, which likely will lift Class IV prices at 1.25 cents below a year ago on 21 sales reported for the margins.” the week.

Dairy Market News reports, “After weeks and even Dry whey finished at 35.50 cents per pound, months of cheese plants running very active schedules, some are drawing down production for various unchanged on the week, but 4.25 cents below a year ago with five sales reported at the CME. reasons. Some are scheduling days off for maintenance, others are simply cutting back to meet lightThe latest Crop Progress report showed 89 perer, albeit still healthy, demand. Specialty cheesecent of U.S. corn is dented as of the week ending makers are preparing for fall demand. Some barrel Sept. 13. This is up from 64 percent a year ago and MIELKE, from pg. 14

7 percent ahead of the five-year average. Forty-one percent is mature, up from 16 percent a year ago and 9 percent ahead of the five-year average. Sixty percent is rated good to excellent, up from 55 percent a year ago.

The report shows 37 percent of U.S. soybeans are dropping leaves, up from 13 percent a year ago and 6 percent ahead of the five-year average. Sixty-three percent were rated good to excellent, up from 54 percent a year ago. The cotton crop has a 45 percent good to excellent rating. That compares to 41 percent a year ago.

U.S. row crops will fall short of their summer potential, but they will still be bumper crops by any other metric, says the Daily Dairy Report’s Sarina Sharp. Writing in the Sept. 11 Milk Producers Council newsletter, Sharp says, “If USDA’s projections are correct, this year’s corn crop will have the highest national average yield on record; and soybeans will match the record-high yield set in the 2016-17 crop year.”

Sharp adds, “The robust harvest is likely to push end-of-season corn inventories to 2.5 billion bushels — the highest total since 1988,” but “a rebound in exports is likely to trim soybean stocks relative to the previous season. But, at 460 million bushels, they will still be historically large. Nonetheless, crop prices are rising as export prospects improve.”

The National Milk Producers Federation praised the latest disaster assistance to U.S. farmers.

However, NMPF’s Paul Bleiberg stated in a podcast, “Election-year politics is complicating efforts to push additional agriculture aid through Congress; but already-authorized spending may allow USDA to aid dairy farmers facing unstable roller-coaster prices and shifting supply chains.”

Bleiberg said, “An announcement on what mix of disaster assistance and direct purchases farmers may receive is expected very soon. That spending was provided for in legislation passed earlier this year offering relief from coronavirus-related price and supply-chain disruptions. Lawmakers also face an Oct. 1 deadline to keep the government funded.”

Lee Mielke is a syndicated columnist who resides in Everson, Wash. His weekly column is featured in newspapers across the country and he may be reached at lkmielke@juno.com. v NO MORE GUTTER CLEANING, OR YOUR MONEY BACK GUARANTEED! CALL US TODAY FOR

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For complete information packet or viewing property contact: Matt Mages - (507) 276-7002 Truck, ATV & Mowers: ‘06 Dodge Ram 2500 Big Horn Edition, 134000 mi, diesel, 4x4, brush guard; Arctic Cat 400 ATV, 1143 miles, 264.6 hrs, 4WD, front & rear rack; JD LX279 riding mower, 567 hrs, 48” deck; Craftsman riding mower, B&S engine, 42”; Noma 8HP snowthrower; Simplicity SnoAway snowblower; Craftsman 22” weedtrimmer; Buggies, Tools & Equipment: black 4-seat horse drawn buggy; black & red horse drawn buggy w/ rubber wheels & rose detailing; Lenhart horse drawn sleigh; horse drawn 2-wheeled carriage; red & yellow buggy frames; horse drawn wagon w/ wooden wheels; buggy lanterns; extensive amount of horse tack & buggy parts; computerized plasma cutting table, 4’ x 4’; Delta band saw; Powermate generator; PK sprayer w/ tank; pallet jack; tool boxes; lg amount of hand & yard tools; MinnKota trolling motor; 4’ x 8’ rolling carts; lg amount of lumber, various sizes; metal lockers; Household & Antiques: Whirlpool duet HT front load washer; Whirlpool dryer; Thermos gas grill; Keurig coffee maker; Apple desktop computer; 40” Sony TV; belt buckles, include: MN Conservation Federation, Hesston, Firestone; violins; chalkware; cast-iron figurines; steins; stained glass; furniture; barn shaped toy boxes; Tonka toys; vintage Fisher Price toys; toy tractors; Harley leather jackets; Pepsi denim jackets; hunting gear; See magesland.com for complete details.

Michael Gerrety Estate & Paula Gerrety Listing Auctioneer: Matt Mages, 507-276-7002, Lic 52-20-018

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‘99 JD 9510 combine, RWA, Contour Master, 30.5x32 tires, $26,900; JD 893 8x30 cornhead w/ hyd deck plates, $8,900; Parker 605 gravity box w/ tarp & fenders, $10,500; Demco 650 gravity box, $7,900; JD 120 20’ stalk chopper, w/ excellent knives, $4,450; IH 720 3pt onland auto reset 7x18 plow w/ coulters, $2,900; IH 720 5x18 plow w coulters, $1,450. 320769-2756 FOR SALE: New 18.4x26 tires on 10 bolt mud hog wheels off 2388 IH, 10 ply w/ fluid. 24.5x32 diamond tires & wheels off grain cart, 10bolt 13” center, will fit numerous applications, excellent tires, always inside. 320-808-5723 FOR SALE: 6’ Archway brush mower 3pt, $300; 8’ HD blade 3pt hitch, $200; wood splitter, $100, small cement mixer, $100, 2 flare box wagons $100/ea. 507-779-0160 FOR SALE: Sunflower #4411 9 shank disc ripper; IH #14 9 shank ripper w/ heavy frame; JD #2800 8 bottom plow. All in nice shape. Retiring. 507-822-2188

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FOR SALE: IH 720 4-18 plow. Retired Selling. 2 Brandt au507-383-8213 gers, 10x80 & 10x70 w/ auger hoppers; Demco 750 bu FOR SALE: John Deere 640 gravity box w/ tarp; White side rake, 507-427-3561 plow model 588 7 bottom 20”; Rocomatic model HDW5 20’ Harms Mfg. Land Rollers, rock picker; Wil-Rich 25’ Brand New, 12’-$6,800; stalk chopper; Tebben 3pt 14’-$7,000; 16’-$8,000; 24’- ripper, 9-30” shanks; 5 shank $14,800; 32’-$17,500; 42’- 3pt mounted Year-A-Round $21,500. Others from 8’-62’ subsoiler; 2-180 White trac715-234-1993 tor w/ 20.8 tires & duals. All in good cond. 320-630-1777 JD 714 9 shank disc chisel, $4,750; White 435 11 shank We buy disc chisel, $3,450; Late Salvage Equipment model Case IH 800 10x18 Parts Available plow w/ coulters, $7,450; Hammell Equip., Inc. J&M 500 bu gravity box (507)867-4910 w/ 425x22.5 tires, $4,500; Brent 450 gravity box w/ Tractors 425x22.5 tires, $3,900; JD 443 4x30 cornhead, $1,250; JD 2700x18 spring re-set plow w/ FOR SALE: 1997 65D Cat coulters, $1,450. 320-769-2756 Challenger, 5830 hrs, excellent condition, field ready, JD 925F, nice shape, $7,950; $42,500. 507-822-1280 or 507JD 930F, nice shape, $4,950; 822-5714 both with full finger augers.

Delivery available. 815-988- NEW AND USED TRACTOR 2074 PARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 55, 50 Series & newer tracJD 9500, 2400 hrs, $18,900; JD tors, AC-all models, Large 920 Flex, nice shape, $4,500; Inventory, We ship! Mark JD 693, like new knife rolls, Heitman Tractor Salvage $11,900. 815-988-2074 715-673-4829

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COMBINES ’15 JD 690, 4x4, 1745/1160 sep hrs, CM, chopper, 650x38 tires & duals ......................................................... $169,000 ’13 JD 660, 892/1180 CM, chopper duals................. $123,000 ’01 JD 9650 STS, 3014/4325 CM, chopper, duals ....... $35,000 ’01 JD 9750 STS, 3013/4156 CM, chopper, duals ....... $32,500 ‘14 JD 690 4WD, 640 hrs, 1026 Sep. hrs, 5 spd feederhouse, CM, Power bin Ext., 650x38 tires & duals .............................. $147,000 ’11 Case/IH 8120, 1650/2250 Tracker, Rt, duals .......... $85,000 ’11 Case/IH 7120, 1610/2200 Tracker, Rt, duals .......... $85,000 ‘12 Case/IH 8230 2wd, 2148 engine hours, 1603 separator hrs, rock trap, tracker, chopper, 700 monitor, 372 receiver, 1250x32 tires ........................................................ $100,000

TRACK & 4WD TRACTORS ‘06 Challenger MT755B 3995 hrs, 3PT, PTO,120” base, 16” belt .....$80,000 ‘15 NH T9.435, 1706 hrs, power shift, 4 Hyd valves, complete auto guidance system, 710/38 tires & duals ....... $128,000 ’14 Case/IH 370 HD, 7065 hrs, 1000 PTO duals........... $75,000 ‘05 Versatile 2335, 5002 hrs, power shift, PTO ........... $62,000

COMBINE HEADS ‘02 Case/IH 2208, Corn head 8 row 30” ...................... $10,000 ’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................................. $30,000 ‘13 Case I/H 3020 35 ft. flex head, 3” sickle................ $18,000

‘09 JD 7830 MFWD, 6185 hrs, 3PT PTO, 4 hyd, 20 speed auto quad, 48050 tires & duals, autosteer ready ............. $73,000 ‘97 Case IH 8910 MFWD, 6695 hrs, 3PT, 4 hyd, 540/1000 PTO,14.9x46 tires & duals ........................................ $45,000

GRAIN CARTS & GRAVITY WAGONS

‘08 Brent 1194 w/tarp, 1100 bushel, 520x42” walking tandems .................................................................... $29,000 Brent 410 bushel grain cart, 1,000 PTO ........................ $4,100 ‘13 Brent 557, 550 bushel, 4 wheel brake, fenders, tarp (2) ...$13,250 Killbros 375, 375 bushel on JD 1075 running gear ....... $2,250

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‘16 JD 824KII, 7480 hrs, cab air, ride control, 6 yd bkt ... $134,500 ’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 ‘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 ’16 Case 621G, 7435 hrs, QC w/ 3 yrd bkt, cab air .................. $72,000 ‘12 Case/IH 721F, 3254 hrs, cab air, ride control, 13.5 yd pin on bkt ................................................................................... $69,000 ‘11 Case/IH 721F 7650 hrs, cab air,QC 3 yd bkt, Aux hyd, 4 new 20.5 Rx25 tires ................................................................ $69,000

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’15 Cat 323 FL, 3768 hrs, 40" bkt ............................... $105,000 ’11 JD 290GLC, 3347 hrs, 12'6" stick,42" bkt.............. $105,000 ’11 Case 580N, 4x4 cab air 2540 hrs .............................$39,000 ’11 Case CX300C, 2658 hrs, 12' stick, 54" bucket ...... $105,000

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au-1998 Maurer 38 Ft x 8 1/2 Ft 1990 Case-IH 1660 Combine FOR SALE: Harvesting FOR SALE: 4420 JD combine FOR SALE: JD 6600 combine w/ 12’ bean head, exc cond, w/ chopper, gas, 4480 hours, au- Gooseneck Flat Bed Trail- Cummins engine, reverser, Massey 550 combine with field ready. Kobar 20’ steel good condition, $1,200. 507bu er w/ Ramps Heavy Duty rock trap, straw chopper, 1144 cornhead, low hours, drag on wheels, field ready, 854-3528 hite (20,000# Load). Great Plains spreader, standard rotor, AC, gear drive, diesel, exc cond, $750. 320-252-0674 0”; #5109 9 Shank Turbo-Chis- 24.5x32 drives, 14.9x24 steer$4,000.

Case IH stalk JD 9500 combine, well main20’ el w/ Leveler. Both A-One ing tires, electric fuel pump, Leave message. chopper #50, good conditained, nice appearance, 25’ Cond. Retiring. 319-347-6282 radio, heat, a/c, buddy seat, tion, $3,000. Feterl 10X66 FOR SALE: Case IH 1083 $18,900. JD 920, 920F, grain 3pt Ag Leader Edge Yield monauger, hydraulic winch, cornhead, stored inside, heads. Both nice shape, ankFOR SALE: 24’ Wil-Rich field itor with GPS, very good good condition, $2,800. recent gathering chains, $8,500/choice. 815-988-2074 und cultivator, 12’ base unit w/ 6’ condition on low acres. HenParker 2000 gravity boxes, straight tin, good condition, rac- wings, has 6” sweeps, 2 bar derson, MN. $16,500 OBO (or Sell your farm equipment 300 bushel, $1,600-$2,000. $5,000, trailer available. 507- in All harrow leveler, $800/OBO. best offer) (507) 327-5342 The Land with a line ad.

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Young America, 227-3428 651-354-5737 Evenings 507-345-4523 7 MN (952) 412-7731 1990 John Deere Combine 9400 FOR SALE: Case IH 530C rip- Includes JD Cornhead 643 and per, like new, $34,000. 320- 2001 JD Flexhead 920F. 249-8556 3,584 engine hours, 2,343 separator hours.

FOR SALE: JD 6620 side hill FOR SALE: Salfers I4100 se- Good condition, field ready. combine, hydrostatic w/ rear ries vertical till 24’ machine, $21,000. (507) 995-0184 wheel assist, also JD 920 $29,000. 320-266-1299 bean head on head hauler FOR SALE: 2011 JD 612C 12 wagon, complete $20,500; row cornhead, 1H0612 CXED 3-gravity flow boxes, (1)150 Planting Equip INVESTIGATE BEFORE YOU Earthlink High Speed Internet.

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‘17 NH L234 C/H/A.......................................... $32,000 2-’12 NH 225 C/H ...................................... $24-27,000

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‘14 Sunflower 4412-05.....................................$30,000 ‘15 Wilrich 513 7-24 w/basket ....................... On Hand ‘10 Wilrich QX2 37’ w/basket.......................... $34,500 ‘09 Wilrich QX2 55’5 w/bskt............................ $34,000 ‘05 CIH 730B w/lead ....................................... $16,500 ‘14 Wilrich 513 9-24 ....................................... On Hand JD 512 7-30 blades ............................................$8,500

PLANTERS ‘11 White 8516 CFS, Loaded .......................... $68,000 ‘06 White 8516 cfs .......................................... $39,000 ‘06 White 8186 w/fert ...................................... $28,000 ‘95 White 6722 loaded ....................................... $7,500 ‘96 White 6222 forward fold w/liq ................... $10,500

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Grain Handling Equipment FOR SALE: AB-12B Farm Fan dryer, single phase, works very well, dried 50,000 bu last fall, asking $3,900.

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

A world of windmills

T

erry Rodman’s collection of windmills just north of Jasper, Minn. is a living history lesson … and Rodman can tell you about each one. But he is more than a history buff. He seems to be fascinated by the variety of ways humans have found to harness the wind — particularly to pump water. That’s why of the 44 mills he has erected (he’s working on more), each is a different make and model.

Nine mills are from foreign countries: China, Australia, South Africa, Canada, Mexico, Spain, the Netherlands, Brazil and Argentina. Typically he had the gearbox, blades and tail shipped to Jasper and he built the four-legged tower. (Being a welder and machinist, he not only refurbishes but also makes parts and towers.)

In Spain, Rodman saw windmills with stone bases, so he took the specs and built a replica using a fuel barrel for the base.

Rodman saw another unusual windmill in the Netherlands: a Bosman on a black tower. There were four fans and two tails at a 90-degree angle from each other — one vertical and one horizontal. A water float system rotates the tails to turn the fan into or away from the wind. The gearbox is a Ford Model A rear end, redesigned to pump water.

The mills collected in America are equally diverse.

There is a mill with twin fans.

Another that was sold by Sears & Roebuck. A Challenge with fans made of slender wooden blades. Most sit on shorter towers than the original. Not only does he not relish climbing tall towers at age 75, it’s easier for people to see the working parts of the windmill.

There is even a windmill that tips over — intentionally.

The Aermotor Tip-Over mill is hinged in the middle and has a red, bell-shaped counterweight on the bottom. When it needs service, it is unlatched and the head swings down to a height reachable by a regular ladder.

“That’s one of my favorites,” Rodman said. “There aren’t many around.”

The windmills all stand near his home on Split Rock Creek.

They can be glimpsed from Highway 23 north of Jasper; but get a close-up look by turning off the highway onto a gravel road (21st St.) and after a short distance turn south on 40th Ave. After walking among the windmills, follow the stone path across a bridge to the Dutch windmill. Inside there is a guest book to sign.

Terry Rodman can be reached via email at KRodman@frontier.com. v Editor’s note: A feature story on Rodman, written by Siemers, appeared in the Feb. 24, 2006 issue of The Land. Since that time Rodman has added a number of windmills to his collection and we thought readers might enjoy a visit to his display.

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