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Monday, Sept 21 started routinely for All this and you are a corn, soybean my wife and myself as we motored from and hay-making farmer? “Yeah, we used the Country Inn in Ankeny, Iowa enroute to do a lot of hay work but we’re out of to a welcome six-day mini-break in Lake livestock now. We used to raise a lot of Of The Ozarks, Missouri. It’s 9 a.m., blue cattle. Back in those days quite a few skies, 61 degree temps. We stretched our hogs too.” hands upward and thankfully expressed, I countered, “How in hell could you do “All is well with the Lord”. And away we cattle and calf rearing work?” motored to the fabled hills, valleys and Greg perhaps backed off just a bit saywaters of Lake of the Ozarks. LAND MINDS ing, “I was the feeder calf man … not However, stops along the way are necBy Dick Hagen much bending and lifting in that work. essary … and usually rewarding for And working with the hogs … well, curiosity seekers like we two highway some things I best not say on your travelers. Just outside Carrolton, Mo, recording device. But there’s really not my sharp-eyed bride noted a billa whole lot that I cannot do.” board reading “River’s Bottom And you want to keep on farmBrewery” sporting both great beer ing? “Yes, I’m young enough and and tasty pizza. Just like that we still like farming.” both hungered for a taste of each. Peanut Butter Bacon Jelly was a So I countered, “But Greg, quite pizza choice. It was delicious. a few guys are now quitting Equally tasty was their freshlybecause they aren’t make any brewed beer. money. How about you?” Sitting off to my right was a He calmly responded, “Well, it’s guy with what appeared to me to been tough the last three years be artificial limbs. I asked if I between the weather, crop prices might chat with him for a few and some other blips here and minutes before we continued on there; but I bought the farm at our way and he agreed. His name the right time because I had some is Greg Flick, he lives in Tina, equity and have managed to keep Mo., he’s 57 years old and he it together.” farms. And this year, what yields for And now the rest of the story: you? We’re looking at record yields in my part of Minnesota. I somewhat gasped, “You can’t Photo by Dick Hagen “The ground I farm will average farm … you don’t have any arms Greg Flick between 150 and 180-bushel corn. and it looks to me like only one On these hills, soybeans in the leg.” He smiled back to me, “Oh, I mid-40s are about the best I can do.” do a lot of farming … been at it for a long time too.” So you make up for it with smarter marketing? I continued, “Now you tell me you were born this way, virtually without your arms and legs. How did “Not so … when I locked in my corn this year I got the lowest price of the season; soybeans the same you have the ambition and fortitude to get on with way. I’m about $1 off on both crops right now. I was your life despite these obvious limitations?” concerned when prices were bobbing around last Greg responded, “Early in my life my parents told spring, thinking I better lock something in right me if I wanted to make something of my life I had then. Corn was a little over $3 and beans a little to get out and work for it. So that’s what I’ve over $8 so that’s what I did. Nope, not complaining always done.” because I’m still above break-even on my production Now I was really intrigued. “Can you really do costs”. everything or how much help do you need?” He Greg, now this very pointed question: Is it imporcasually admitted, “Oh I need a little help now and tant Donald Trump get reelected as President? then. Hooking up equipment is easier if you have With zero hesitation, “Too me, Yes,” said Greg another person to assist.” Flick. “What we’re going through with China needThat means Greg drives his tractor, runs his com- ed to be done. We’ll get through this crunch in farmbine and pretty much all the other tasks of farming. ing too. I’m sorry, but there’s farmers around here Which prompted this obvious question from me, paying $200 cash rent that’s not worth $60. “How many times did you hurt yourself because you Farming is competitive … I’ve known that even couldn’t get out of the way?” This amazing before striking out by myself. I have no precision response: “Never! I ain’t saying I haven’t gotten farming capabilities. Scale tickets tell me the story banged up a bit because bumps and bruises do hap- of what my crops are doing. It’s nice to have the pen in this farming work.” See LAND MINDS, pg. 8
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Why do leaves turn color in the fall? Fall is the season when the color of following spring, the leaf stalk grows a deciduous tree leaves changes from green layer of cells which seals it off from its to yellow, orange or red. The chemicals branch. The wind and/or the weight of inside each leaf which produce the varithe dying leaf causes the leaf to fall. ous fall colors are always inside the (Young red oak trees are an exception in leaves during the growing season, but that they retain the dead leaves and do the production of chlorophyll in spring not drop them until spring.) The absence and summer causes the green color to be of chlorophyll and water causes the GREEN AND prominent — so the leaves always appear leaves to change color and eventually die. GROWING to be that color. One source graphically described this By Linda G. Tenneson process as watching the leaves starve Photosynthesis (meaning putting themselves and die. together with light) is the process where trees use the The intensity of color chemical chlorophyll to change which occurs in the absorb sunlight. The leaves depends on the weathabsorbed sunlight, combined er. Warm sunny days comwith water and carbon dioxbined with cool nights may ide, are needed for the leaves produce bright leaf colors. to create sugars used by the Maples, for example, will turn tree for growth. Water is the brightest red when the absorbed by the roots and is nights are cool but remain then moved to all parts of the above freezing. However, tree. Carbon dioxide is early temperatures wellabsorbed from the air by tiny openings called stobelow freezing will kill tree leaves before they have mata in the tree leaves, trunk, blooms and roots. completed their color change process and they immediately turn brown. Once the season changes with shorter days and less available sunlight, plus the decline in temperaEach tree species has different amounts of the ture, trees stop producing chlorophyll. Chlorophyll chemicals which contribute to fall leaf color changes. requires a lot of sunlight. As the weather changes, The chemical xanthophylls produces yellow leaves; its production stops and it is reabsorbed. As chloro- carotenoids produce orange and yellow leaves; and phyll decreases in the leaves, other leaf chemicals anthocyanins red. Carotenoids are also the chemical become more visible. While the chlorophyll is with- found in bananas, corn and carrots. The red pigdrawn into the branches and stored for use in the
Letter: Trump has damaged the U.S.A. To the Editor, In response to the letter from Greg Rendahl from Ostrander, Minn. which appeared in the Sept. 4/11 issue of The Land: Greg’s letter tells it like it is. Trump’s fellow Republicans are enabling Trump to bring down and destroy what our common values as Americans are. Lies and misstatements and his lack of morals and family values are character traits of his lack of intelligence. He continues to sabotage the postal service and end insurance coverage for pre-existing conditions.
And all to line Trump’s and his fellow Republicans’ pockets. His lack of being anti-science let the Covid outbreak surge. And losing ties to our Allies. Wrong. These are just a few things — along with his tariffs that have and will set back farm families and others for years. For some of you, be careful what you wish for. We need Joe Biden for protection of our life as we knew it under Barack Obama’s watch. Brad and Cindy Augeson Hector, Minn.
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Letter: We are who we vote for To the Editor, In the Land Minds of Sept. 25’s issue of The Land, Kristin Kveno states her parents didn’t tell her how they voted and she and her hubby did the same. If parents want to pass on their values I would think they would tell their children how they voted and why. What better time to talk about voting rights, hon-
esty, the environment, health care, taxes, how we treat other people — especially those that may not look or talk like us. Ms. Kveno says we are not who we vote for. She is very wrong there. We are very much who we vote for. Tommy Stiles Henning, Minn.
ment, anthocyanin, is formed by the chemical changes occurring at this time and causes the dark red or purple colors seen in some leaves. These chemicals may also combine resulting in leaves that show more than one color. And as these chemicals disappear, the remaining brown pigment tannin, is a sign that the leaf has completely died. The color that leaves turn in fall is controlled by the plant’s genetics. Evergreen needles do not contain these colorchanging chemicals. Plus, they have a strong waxy covering which insulates them from the cold. An internet search on fall leaf color change will provide additional details on this interesting process. Linda G. Tenneson is a University of Minnesota master gardener and tree care advisor. v
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Big Ag is counting on Congress’s most purple Blue Dog If there is such a thing as a 76-year-old price, underwrites yesterday’s ever-lower poster child, Collin Peterson, the chairprices, and also undermines today’s falman of the House Ag Committee, could tering rural resiliency. be the weatherworn face of today’s redNow mix in an unwinnable trade war and-blue political divide in rural with your best customers and a global America. His qualifications for the job pandemic and, no surprise, a national are, well, colorful. farm income disaster results. For example, he’s a 15-term, incumbent Don’t expect that to change on Election Democrat in a rural Minnesota congresFARM & FOOD FILE Day. No red, blue, or Blue Dog politician sional district which favored Donald J. with even the most remote connection to By Alan Guebert Trump over Hillary Clinton by 31 points farming or ranching has any plans to in 2016. address this elemental shortfall. Equally upside down, Peterson is the In fact, now that Peterson faces his only Democrat in Congress with an A+ toughest reelection race ever (the rating from the National Rifle Association, “the only respected Cook Political Report calls the race a “toss pro-life Democrat” in the House, and a founding up”), every major Minnesota farm group — from the member of the Blue Dog Coalition — a group of Farm Bureau to the Farmers Union — has urged tightwad House Dems whose professional hobby is voters in his district to “retain” him because he’s “an to vote “No” on federal spending bills. experienced, strong advocate for our interests.” (He’s not the only Blue Dog on the farm, though; On paper, Peterson’s challenger, Michelle five of the other 25 Dems on the House Ag Fischbach, should be a slam-dunk winner in the Committee run in Peterson’s flinty pack.) western Minnesota district. She’s for “law and Blue Peterson sports two other characteristics order,” favors “border security” and, most importantcommon to his mostly rural-and-red district. First, ly, carries a White House endorsement. he’s voted 47 percent of the time with President Still, no old pro survives 30 years in national poliDonald J. Trump and House Republicans — a tics without keeping an eye on the road ahead; and remarkable feat of fence-sitting for a Democratic Peterson, a very old pro, did just that: He was one of committee chairman. only three Democrats to vote against the impeachSecondly, he is the political embodiment of rural ment of President Donald Trump last December. America’s strong embrace of anti-government govCrucially, Peterson’s deep ties to some of Big Ag’s ernment: the idea that wave after growing wave of biggest big government programs like sugar, ethafederal spending needs to be reined in unless, of nol, crop insurance and dairy are paying off with big course, it’s floating my boat, farm or congressional PAC (political action committee) money pouring into committee. his campaign to, ironically, keep this penny pincher In Peterson’s case, he has served as either the in office. ranking minority member or chair of the House Ag Equally ironic is that this old Blue Dog knows his Committee as it — with the help of big spending path to victory lies with red Trump voters. In fact, edicts from the Trump White House — has doled according to an Oct. 9 Bloomberg article, a Peterson out nearly $100 billion in ag subsidies to U.S. farm- volunteer recently called the campaign’s ers and ranchers in just the last four years. headquarters to report “a problem.” Someone was Be that some form of a new federalism or simply placing Trump campaign signs next to Peterson plain old socialism, $100 billion in “Federal campaign signs along rural highways in the district. Government direct farm program payments,” as the “What do you mean, a problem?” an aide asked U.S. Department of Agriculture calls it, in just four the volunteer. “…How do you think he gets elected?” years is a record. The Farm and Food File is published weekly But it’s also an enormous flag to alert agriculture through the United States and Canada. Past coland Congress that something is very wrong with umns, events and contact information are posted at federally-subsidized revenue insurance, the centerwww.farmandfoodfile.com. v piece of U.S. farm policy. Its focus on production, not
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The combine roars to life as another harvest is underway Don’t ask me why, but when my farmer nutrient deficiency, or insects have been wants to go have a look at the crops — feasting on the leaves. especially when it’s getting close to harAt the same time, I worried if he was vest — I often ask to ride along. Such getting all the nutrients he needed and was the case after supper Monday night. warding off any diseases lurking about. He wanted to go immediately, so only My farmer records the amount of rain half the kitchen had been tidied up. But after each rainfall. This was much easier so what? It’s more important to see how this year as there were long periods of no many days until harvest begins. FROM MY rain this growing season. In fact, the That first harvest date can vary by FARMHOUSE fields received less than eight inches of almost a month as shown in the last two KITCHEN rain from start to now. This fact alone years. September 11 was the beginning has had us wondering what type of harBy Renae B. in 2018. Last year was a late start, vest there would be. Vander Schaaf October 7. What a year that one was! On our latest tour, as we drove past the How often do we say that? fields, we could visibly see the soybeans had proThese many field trips began early last spring, gressed immensely since they were checked just two checking when the soil would be ready for sowing. days prior. Because of this it was necessary to walk In due time the seed was placed with all the accuthose fields one more time — harvesting a bean pod racy we are capable of, with a multitude of benefihere and there to check the readiness of this crop. cial products needed for producing a bountiful harAdrenaline began to flow when we realized the vest. 2020 fall harvest would begin tomorrow, Sept. 15. Throughout the growing season my farmer paid My farmer was more than ready to go as he has much more attention to the crops than I did. He spent the last few weeks preparing machinery for walked his fields looking for problems. One never this day — greasing the last zerk for that very knows when a leaf discoloration might show a morning.
The boys were called and thankfully, they both would be home in time to help the next day. (And we do say thankful, because no one wants me operating a combine.) With all the mounting excitement leading to The Big Day, I’m thinking that next year, when that first combine is about ready to rev up, I’m going to put my farmer in a tuxedo. As he climbs the combine ladder, a drum roll will play. In his deepest voice I would have him distinctly say, “Gentlemen, start your engines.” And I, probably one of the very few spectators, will cheer when the engine begins to rumble — sending that plume of smoke into the cloudless sky. It will be time to say this general prayer: “Lord, thank you for the harvest. Please bless our labor with safety through these long hours, grant us energy for the work, and may we all be happily surprised with better-than-expected yields and sell these crops at the best price of the year.” Amen. Renae B. Vander Schaaf is an independent writer, author and speaker. Contact her at (605) 530-0017 or agripen@live.com. v
These books can aid the home-schooling student A perfectly-sharp, unchewed pencil check pages, and the ability to easily Back to School: Homeschooling books for with a soft eraser. return and review. kids through high school What signifies back-to-school more? A For teens preparing for tomorrow, all c.2020 new box of crayons, or a notebook that’s “How You Say It” by Katherine D. never been opened, or a clean new backKinzler (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) various publishers, as noted pack? Or perhaps none of these because is a great look at linguistics and how all books $28.00 or less school will be different this year for your language leaves an impression. It’s a various page lengths little scholar. So why not check out these great book for the word nerd or for helpful books to enhance this unusual high-school students who’ll need to THE BOOKWORM school year? put their best feet forward in business SEZ history. and in life. For the smallest learners, “Unplugged For the middle schooler who By Terri Schlichenmeyer Play” by Bobbi Conner (from Workman And finally, for the older student wants computers to be a part Publishing) will let them learn without who just wants to get through lessons of the curriculum this year, letting them know they’re learning. These three so she can read, look for “The Writer’s look for “Everything You Need to Ace books (there are separate ones for preschoolers, tod- Computer Science and Coding In One Big Fat Library” by Nancy Pearl & Jeff Schwager (from dlers, and gradeschoolers) include experiments you Notebook” (Workman). Starting with a “why,” this HarperOne). It’s a book that’s filled with ... books. can do together, crafts and games, outdoor and And authors who love books and who talk about the book takes 10-to-14-year-olds step-by-step through other fun activities, and none of them include tech- what just might be the coolest technology of all. books that changed their lives. For the reader in nology. your home classroom, it’s perfect. Here, they’ll learn to self-check themselves before For parents who want hands-on, screen-free learn- moving on, and they can self-teach when they reach So whether your child is in need of help at a tradia roadblock. Parents will be happy to know that ing for their smallest children, these books have tional school, is homeschooling, or is doing a hybrid there are other books in this series for children who this year, these are the books to find. Take a look at ideas. struggle with history, math, English and science. your lesson plans, and pencil them in. For middle schoolers who struggle with English New this year, parents will also find Big Fat books and writing, look for “The Infographic Guide to Look for the reviewed book at a bookstore or a for high schoolers. Be sure to check out “Everything library near you. You may also find the book at Grammar” by Jara Kern (from Adams Media). You Need to Ace Geometry In One Big Fat Featuring lots of sidebars, drawings and graphs, online book retailers. Notebook” and “Everything You Need to Ace this book teaches how to understand sentence The Bookworm is Terri Schlichenmeyer. Terri has structure, how to properly punctuate, and how to be Chemistry in One Big Fat Notebook.” been reading since she was 3 years old and never better writers and communicators. Like similar books for younger readers, the more goes anywhere without a book. She lives in Also, check out the Infographic book on American advanced books include drawings, examples, selfWisconsin with three dogs and 10,000 books. v
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Corny as it sounds, try these delicious recipes We are a house divided. Conversations n on this topic can get heated in a hurry. The state fair and county fairs were cancelled; It’s hard to respect the other side when but you can still create some fair-fried goodness at you just KNOW that you’re right. I’m of home. Don’t fret, candy corn is included in this culicourse speaking of the debate we have nary creation. every fall: candy corn — yes or no. I’m an Funfetti Fried Candy Corn emphatic YES. I’ve adored this sweet https://crayonsandcravings.com/funfetti-fried-cantreat since I was a little kid and during dy-corn/ this time of year I simply can’t get COOKING enough. 2 cups Funfetti pancake mix WITH KRISTIN 1 large egg I dove into the origins of candy corn By Kristin Kveno 1/2 cup buttermilk and found they lead back to agriculture. 1/2 cup Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes cereal, crushed According to the History Channel, candy corn was 3/4 cup candy corn, chopped first created in the 1880s. “Farmers made up about canola or vegetable oil for frying half of the American labor force, and companies marketed agriculture-themed candies to children in powdered sugar, to garnish farm country all year round.” In a large bowl, add funfetti pancake mix, egg and buttermilk. During this time, corn was mainly used as feed for Stir well. Then, add the chopped candy corn and cereal. Stir well to incorporate. Next, add 1-1/2 inches of oil to a frying pan or animals; thus the candy was called Chicken Feed. Dutch oven and heat over medium heat for 5 minutes (or use a The Goelitz Candy Company began making the candy in 1898 and the popularity of the candy grew candy thermometer to reach 350 degrees). Drop the candy corn from there. “National Confectioners Association esti- dough by tablespoons into the hot oil. Fry on both sides for 1 mates more than 35 million pounds of the candy are minute each. Place on a paper towel for 1-2 minutes to soak up any excess oil and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Transfer to a sold every year.” wire rack to completely cool. (Do not wait any longer than 2 minWe like our candy corn. OK, so some of us like our utes to transfer or the fried candy corn dough will begin to stick candy corn. In celebration of this mellowcreme creto the paper towel). ation, I dove into recipes which center around candy n corn. Here’s some of the winners I discovered. A good bark is great all year round; but this recipe is fitting for I made this recipe last night. The pan is almost gone this fall — plus it’s pretty too! morning. The combination of white chocolate chips and candy corn is scrumptious. These bars will be a sensation with the Candy Corn Bark candy corn friends and foes alike. https://sugarspunrun.com/candy-corn-bark/ Candy Corn White Chocolate Blondies 3 cups white chocolate chips premium https://www.averiecooks.com/candy-corn-and-white-chocolate- 1/2 cup toffee bits blondies/ 1 cup candy corn plus 1/2 cup candy corn chopped into pieces 1 cup dark chocolate chips 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick), melted 1 large egg Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside. 1 cup light brown sugar, packed Prepare and set aside your toffee bits, candy corn and chopped 1 tablespoon vanilla extract candy corn. You will need to move quickly with the different 1 cup all-purpose flour chocolates because you will want to layer them before any layer 1 cup candy corn has cooled completely (otherwise they are likely to break apart 1 cup white chocolate chips when cooled). Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8-by-8-inch baking pan Place white chocolate chips in a large microwave-safe bowl with aluminum foil, spray with cooking spray; set aside. In a and your dark chocolate chips in a small-to-medium microwavelarge, microwave-safe bowl melt the butter, about 1 minute on safe bowl. Melt white chocolate chips in the microwave at 20 high power. Wait momentarily before adding the egg so you don’t second increments, being sure to stir well every 20 seconds to scramble it. Add the egg, brown sugar, vanilla and whisk until keep chocolate from seizing. Once white chocolate is completely smooth. Add the flour and stir until just combined, don’t overmix. melted, reserve 1 cup of the melted chocolate in a separate bowl Stir in the candy corn and white chocolate chips. Turn batter out and stir the chopped candy corn and toffee bits into the remaininto prepared pan, smoothing the top lightly with a spatula. ing 2 cups of melted white chocolate. Spread it onto the prepared cookie sheet as thin as you can without leaving any holes A Very Important Tip: Avoid having candy corn touching the in the layer (you will NOT cover the whole cookie sheet, perhaps sides of the pan on the top surface because it will be prone to not even half). melting and turning into bubbly orange goo. Melt the dark chocolate (again microwaving on 20 second Bake for about 22 to 26 minutes, or until done. A toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean or with a few moist intervals and stirring well between) and immediately spread crumbs, but no batter. Allow blondies to cool in pan for at least 1 melted chocolate over the white chocolate/toffee/candy corn layer. Using the reserved 1 cup white chocolate (pop it in the hour before slicing and serving. Blondies will keep airtight at room temperature for up to one week, or in the freezer for up to microwave for a few more seconds if it has cooled too much) swirl it over the chocolate layer. Use a toothpick to draw lines six months.
through the surface for decorative swirls (if desired). Drop the whole candy corn on the surface of the bark (drop strategically, using as much or as little candy corn as desired). Transfer bark to refrigerator and allow to chill for at least 30 minutes to speed up the setting process. Cut/break bark into piece using a knife. If chocolate is too difficult to cut, allow to sit at room temperature for 10 minutes before cutting. n These bars remind me of the Pearson’s Salted Nut Rolls, which bring me back to my childhood. The salty peanuts, the sweet nougat and caramel were the perfect blend all rolled into a delicious treat. This is a take on that with candy corn added into the enjoyable mix.
Candy Corn Peanut Bars
https://www.julieseatsandtreats.com/wprm_print/45205 2 cups peanuts divided 1-1/2 cups candy corn divided 1 bag peanut butter chips 4 tablespoons butter 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk 1 10-ounce bag marshmallows Mix 1-1/2 cups peanuts and 1/2 cup candy corn in small bowl. Spread on the bottom of a 9x13-inch pan. In a small saucepan, melt peanut butter chips and butter over medium heat. Stir frequently. After it is melted, add sweetened condensed milk. Put marshmallows in large bowl. Add melted peanut butter mixture and mix until marshmallows are coated. Spread over the top of the peanut and candy corn in pan. Sprinkle the rest of the peanuts and candy corn over marshmallow mixture. Press into marshmallows. Refrigerate for easier cutting. Whether you’re pro-candy corn or against it, these recipes make some yummy treats that all can agree on. Kristin Kveno scours the internet, pours over old family recipes and searches everywhere in between to find interesting food ideas for feeding your crew. Do you have a recipe you want to share? You can reach Kristin at kkveno@thelandonline.com. v
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Think like a sheep for the shear fun of it I believe that of all the barnyard anieffectively as they can with a long one. mals, perhaps the average sheep gets less How they must secretly snicker and respect than its other larger, more prestideliver haughty scoffs at those show-offs gious counterparts: the beef cow, wanted — the cows and horses with their long for its tasty insides AND for the bag it’s tails. all contained in; the dairy cow, which • Mother knows. With the rectangulargives us the crowned jewels of comfort shaped pupil of a sheep’s eye, it gives foods — ice cream and cheese; the pig, them near-360-degree vision. Sheep then, king of the breakfast table and lord of the give truth to the statement mothers have football field; and the horse, known for its TABLE TALK eyes in the backs of their heads, and beauty, grace and superior oat-burning really can see everything. By Karen Schwaller abilities. • Speak your mind. Whether they see But the sheep don’t care. They don’t breakfast is coming and beller until they need the approval of the other animals. They just actually receive it; or whether they bat their little mind their own business and enjoy the fact that of ones away in exchange for a few minutes alone; the all the farm animals, they are the most creatively ewe will teach us it’s important to let others know clothed (and that their legs bring the big bucks at what’s on our minds … and that some alone time is meat counters everywhere). not to be reserved just for two-legged mothers. There is much wisdom found in the way these ani• Stick together. Rare is the occasion that when mals live their lives. For example: one sheep gets out, it’s the only one out. Sheep set • Dress warm. Sheep are the first to model the the model: if it’s good for one to leave the pen, it’s fact that wool can be trendy all year long. good for all to head out to see what’s on the other • Looks aren’t everything. Anyone wearing a warm side of the fence. And yet they know the call of the wild — a simple rattle of the corn pail. As exciting and fancy winter coat or a skirt any Scottish man as it is to venture out, it’s important to know when would be proud to wear knows that somewhere a sheep is a little less warm because of it. The wool may to come home. not look like much on the sheep, but with a little love • Try new foods. Any self-respecting sheep will — and care (and maybe some deodorizing and delousing) when given the opportunity — help themselves to its value to the manufacturer is clear to see. garden produce and flowers, whether they have been invited to eat them or not. Always explore your food • Less is more. Ask a sheep and they’ll tell you options; but be ready to run from the farmer’s wife. they can swat a fly away with a short tail just as
• Adventure is underrated. Sheep will explore every inch of the pasture, get into mischief and can often be seen wearing buckets on their heads if they get drunk on the excitement of the moment. Get out and explore your world and get into a little mischief. You don’t even know how cute a bucket will look on your head until you try it. • Watch what you eat. Sheep are constantly grazing, but are skilled at picking a single kernel of corn out from beneath a pile of hay or eating only certain kinds of hay. On occasion, they might stumble upon the corn reserves and begin the gluttony process. While this can threaten their health, they get shots to lessen their chances of dying from overeating. Lucky stiffs. • Bare it all every now and then. Sheep tell us it’s okay on occasion to peel it all off — to show off that beach body and skank around like the sexy babes they know they are underneath all that thick wool. On the other hand, they sometimes show us that it’s important to choosy about who cuts our hair. • Finally, be good listeners. When sheep hear the voice of the one who feeds and cares for them, they come running. They know he will take care of them and protect them, and so they follow where he leads them. Our own Good Shepherd waits for us to do that very same thing. Karen Schwaller brings “Table Talk” to The Land from her home near Milford, Iowa. She can be reached at kschwaller@evertek.net. v
Frick’s father, age 89, still helps with farm work LAND MINDS, from pg. 2
To his female companion at the table, I couldn’t resist….‘Is this guy even good at dancing?’ She technologies for precision farming I suspect. But responded, “I’ve never seen him dance.” To which scale tickets are my barometer.” Greg chuckled, “I used to be.” I couldn’t resist another question: What’s the color I persisted again. “Greg, you have a helluva spirit. of your equipment, red or green? Mostly orange, he How do you stay healthy? Do you eat regularly and responded saying, “Allis Chalmers is what I grew drink regularly?” He responded, “No, I don’t eat up running. And as my Dad reminded me, “If it healthy all the time. When you’re in the field you ain’t broke, don’t go about changing it. First tractor just grab something and go. If you drive by a local I ever run was a D-14 Allis; now I’m running a WD service station you grab a sticky bar and a bottle of and it’s okay too! water while going down the road.” “In the late ‘70s we bought an International 186 And how much help do you receive from your Hydrostat. Years later we traded for a 7040 Allis farming associates? “My local elevator is very good power shift. The only modification I added was a lift about spraying and fertilizing my fields. For the to help me get in and out of the cabs. The combine acres I run, they can do it when I’m just thinking I’ve been running is a New Holland; before that it about it. My 300 acres are small. My Dad is 89 and was Gleaners. This year we’re getting a newer he still helps me some.” International because the New Holland now has So one more question … Did your Dad discourage over 5,000 hours.” you from wanting to farm? “No, he never discourBut my curiosity persisted. Were you born without aged me from farming.” arm and legs? Well then, Greg, how many of your neighbors told He answered, “On the left side, from the hip down you, ‘You’re crazy’? Again his easy response, “None, I have a prosthesis; also on the right side, just because I was born and raised around all of these below the knee.” people. I went to the same school for 12 years, so
they simply accepted me the way I was … no fussing about this or that. Any assist I needed, they were there. Nope, I wasn’t a good student. I was bored with school. I hated school so thinking about a college didn’t even enter my thinking.” You’re 57 now, so when are you going to retire from farming? “When I have too,” was his forthright comment, adding, “my own body will let me know. Back in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s I drove a truck in the winter to make ends meet. I hauled livestock all over the Midwest. Then in the early 1990’s I had my own small trucking company. But I got out of that because I got tired of having to put up with my employees. Come this next March I will have 20 years as a volunteer for our Tina Fire Department.” I couldn’t resist one more question: Do you make public appearances about your life experiences? “NO!” was his quick answer. And why not I persisted? “I’m just not a public speaker. I was an instructor for MU Fire School for a short time. I did alright I was told, but I’m not an expert at teaching.” Dick Hagen is the staff writer emeritus of The Land. He may be reached at rdhagen35@gmail.com. v
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Improving sustainability by recycling food waste — Part II Editor’s note: In the Sept. 18/25 Swine & U column, Dr. Gerald Shurson described the issue of food waste and whether we can improve sustainability of food animal production systems by recycling food waste into animal feed. Food waste disposal options have been characterized in a hierarchical order of priority based on achieving the greatest value from resource recovery while minimizing negative impacts on the environment. The best solution and highest priority are to minimize or eliminate food waste, followed by redistributing food to hungry people. The next greatest priority is to convert food waste into animal feed — which is preferable to composting, anaerobic digestion to produce biogas, and disposal in landfills. Food waste has been fed to pigs in every country for centuries; but since 2001 it has been banned in the European Union due to illegal feeding of uncooked food waste, which was associated with the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in the United Kingdom. Concerns about pathogen transmission as well as an abundant supply of relatively low-cost corn and soybean meal in the United States has also limited feeding food waste to pigs, which has been banned in 18 states. In contrast, Japan (2001), South Korea (1997), and Taiwan (2003) have developed tightly regulated policies and invested in substantial infrastructure using adequate thermal processing to promote the conversion of 35–43 percent of food waste into animal feed. The wide disparity in government policies among countries regarding recycling of food waste into animal feed has severely limited the ability to reuse the valuable nutrients, reduce negative environmental impacts, and improve sustainability of pig production in the United States and the European Union (which produce much greater quantities of food waste than Japan and South Korea). Furthermore, these Asian countries have demonstrated during the past 20 years that biosafety risks can be adequately managed. Now that social and consumer pressure is increasing to produce food with a lower carbon footprint and conserve resources, recycling food waste into animal feed needs to be revisited as a viable option in all countries around the world if adequate biosafety processes can be implemented and regulated. Comparison of alternative disposal methods Although recycling food waste into animal feed is a higher value alternative with fewer negative environmental impacts than composting, anaerobic digestion, and landfill disposal, it is surprising more comprehensive and comparative studies of disposal methods have not been conducted. Nine published studies which compared the environmental impacts of using food waste as wet or dry animal feed with the alternatives of anaerobic digestion for biogas production, composting, inciner-
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ation, and landfill were evaluated. In general, results from these studies show greater environmental benefits from using food waste as animal feed SWINE & U compared to the other By Dr. Gerald C. Shursoon disposal alternatives, but have mainly focused on estimating impacts on global warming using greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as indicators, with limited evaluation of impacts on the use of such resources as energy, land and water. One key finding of these studies was the nutritional composition of food waste sources affects the extent of GHG reduction. Nutritional composition also determines whether recycling a specific type of food waste into animal feed was the most beneficial option. For example, Eriksson et al. showed bread waste had the greatest potential for reducing GHG emission, followed by chicken, beef, and bananas, with lettuce having the lowest potential. These results suggest that food waste sources which contain high energy and dry matter content are more suitable for use as animal feed than less nutritionally dense sources. Globally, about 6 billion tons of feed (dry matter basis) is consumed by food-producing animals annually; of which, 72 percent is comprised of roughages consumed by ruminants (i.e., cattle, goats and sheep). Of the 1.57 billion tons of grain, grain by-products, and oilseed meals consumed, 65 percent (about 1 billion tons) are fed to swine and poultry. To put this in perspective, more than 1.3 billion tons of edible food material is wasted annually around the world, which is 3 million tons more than the global consumption of all cereal grains, by-products and oilseed meals by swine and poultry combined. In addition, about 60 million tons of rendered animal by-products are produced annually from the global meat processing and animal production industry. Therefore, there is tremendous opportunity to recycle energy and nutrients from various food waste sources into animal feed — especially for swine and poultry, because they are unable to efficiently utilize fiber in roughages and require diets which are more energy- and nutrient-dense than those for ruminants. By repurposing a greater proportion of food waste into animal feed, there would be much less pressure
on land and water use for agricultural purposes, as well as less dependence on global crop production for animal feed. In fact, zu Ermgassen et al. estimated if the European Union were to adopt regulated and centralized systems for safely recycling food waste into animal feed (similar to those being used successfully in Japan and South Korea), it would result in a 21.5 percent reduction in land use (1.8 million hectares) for EU pork production. Furthermore, if 39 percent of the total amount of food waste in the EU was used in pig feeds, it could replace 8.8 million tons of edible grains currently fed to pigs. This is equivalent to 70.3 million tons of annual cereal consumption by EU citizens. These conservative estimates do not include the additional benefits from processing and using more rendered animal by-products in animal feed, but they clearly show the enormous potential to improve recovery of energy, nitrogen and phosphorus by diverting these valuable resources toward feed use in food animal production systems. As described in this review, there is enormous potential to significantly contribute to achieving the UN Sustainability Development Goals of responsible consumption and production, reducing climate change impacts, improving life below water, and improving life on land by repurposing food waste streams from pre-harvest to post-consumer stages of supply chains. Although there is ample justification and incentive to do this, government policies and regulations must be reformed using a more holistic approach. This will mandate recovery and recycling of greater amounts of valuable nutrients from various food waste streams into animal feed. Governments could provide economic incentives or initial subsidies to encourage entrepreneurs to develop the necessary modern infrastructure to facilitate collection, provide adequate capacity and modern thermal proSee SWINE & U, pg. 10
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Recent WASDE report is mixed bag of ups and downs This column was written for the marketLooking at the crop side of things, this ing week ending Oct. 16. month’s 2020-21 U.S. corn outlook is for lower production, reduced corn used for As I reported last week, the U.S. ethanol, feed and residual use, and smallDepartment of Agriculture has again er ending stocks, according to the raised its 2020 and 2021 milk production WASDE. forecasts from last month’s estimate in the World Agriculture Supply and Demand The Crop Production report showed Estimates report. The report cited slightly corn production at 14.7 billion bushels, higher cow numbers and a more rapid down 1 percent from last month’s foreMIELKE MARKET growth in milk per cow for 2020 and cast, but up 8 percent from 2019. Based WEEKLY raised the 2021 projection due to a larger on condition as of Oct. 1, corn yields are herd and higher milk per cow. expected to average a record-high 178.4 By Lee Mielke bushels per harvested acre. This is The 2020 fat basis import forecast down 0.1 bushels from last month’s was unchanged while the export forecast, but up 10.9 bushels from forecast was reduced on lower last year. exports of butterfat products. The skim-solids import forecast was unchanged but the export foreArea harvested for grain was forecast at 82.5 milcast was reduced on lower dry whey and lactose lion acres, down 1 percent from the previous foreshipments. Cheese and nonfat dry milk 2020 price cast, but up 1 percent from the previous year. Corn forecasts were raised from last month while the ending stocks were lowered 336 million bushels and whey forecast was unchanged. The butter forecast the corn price forecast was raised 10 cents to $3.60 was reduced. per bushel. The Class III milk price forecast was raised on a Soybean production was forecast at 4.27 billion higher cheese price forecast and the Class IV price bushels, down 1 percent from last month’s forecast forecast was raised, based on a higher expected non- but up 20 percent from a year ago. Yields are fat dry milk price more than offsetting the lower expected to average a record high 51.9 bushels per expected butter price forecast. acre (unchanged from last month’s forecast), up 4.5 bushels from 2019. Area harvested for beans was The fat basis import forecast for 2021 was forecast at 82.3 million acres, down 1 percent from unchanged while the fat basis export forecast was lowered on weak global import demand for butterfat the previous forecast, but up 10 percent from 2019. products. The skim-solids basis import forecast was Soybean supplies were forecast at 4.8 billion bushunchanged, while the export forecast was raised on els, down 96 million on lower production and beginexpected robust international demand for skim milk ning stocks. Soybean exports were raised 75 million powder and whey. bushels on record early-season sales, says USDA, and “With smaller supplies and increased exports,
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More research is needed for biosecurity SWINE & U, from pg. 9 cessing equipment to ensure biosafety of dehydrated waste streams and create market channels which connect these supplies with commercial animal feed manufacturers. As the global animal feed industry continues to evolve toward sourcing and using feed ingredients with high nutritional value and low environmental impact, additional life cycle analysis determinations are needed for various sources of dehydrated food waste and rendered animal by-products. However, additional animal nutrition studies are urgently needed to develop accurate prediction equations of various food waste sources for swine and poultry, to encourage animal nutritionists to fully capture the nutritional and economic value of food waste sources when formulating nutritionally adequate and cost-effective complete animal feeds. Furthermore, new risk assessments should be conducted, and extensive biosecurity protocols should be developed based on best biosafety practices —
especially for pathogenic viruses — to minimize risk of pathogen and prion transmission through processed food waste sources used as animal feed. Finally, governments, citizens, entrepreneurs, and all sectors of food supply chains need the courage to build food waste collection and processing infrastructure which is economically and environmentally sustainable, using life cycle assessments as well as regulated and certifiable biosafety conditions to create a new model of food sustainability. Swine & U’s “Food Waste” parts I and II were excerpted from “What a Waste— Can We Improve Sustainability of Food Animal Production Systems by Recycling Food Waste Streams into Animal Feed in an Era of Health, Climate, and Economic Crises?” by Gerald C. Shurson, published in sustainability, Aug. 30, 2020. Dr. Gerald Shurson is a Professor of swine nutrition in the University of Minnesota Department of Animal Science and can be reached at shurs001@ umn.edu. v
ending stocks were projected at 290 million bushels, down 170 million from last month.” The season-average soybean price was forecast at $9.80 per bushel, up 55 cents, reflecting smaller supplies and higher exports. The soybean meal price was forecast at $335 per short ton, up $20. Cotton production was forecast at 17 million 480pound bales, down less than 1 percent from what was forecast a month ago and down 14 percent from 2019. Yields are expected to average 909 pounds per harvested acre, down 1 pound from last month’s forecast but up 86 pounds from 2019. StoneX Dairy Group, in its Oct. 12 Early Morning Update, said “The interesting part moving forward will be on the demand side for beans. With the decrease in stocks for U.S. beans, the dryness in South America putting a large risk on the crop becomes an even bigger story. China continues its historic buying and a large cut in the South American crop could continue that and propel the soybean rally even more.” Dairy farmers already know feed prices have climbed the past two months and nothing in these reports offers much hope prices will head down any time soon. The high milk prices are keeping cows in the herd however. In the week ending Oct. 3, 57,800 dairy cows were sent to slaughter, down 1,000 from the week before and 6,400 head or 10 percent below a year ago. Meanwhile, the latest Crop Progress report showed 94 percent of U.S. corn was at the mature stage as of the week ending Oct. 11. This is up from 69 percent a year ago and 7 percent ahead of the five-year average. Sixty-one percent is rated good to excellent, up from 55 percent a year ago. Forty-one percent is harvested, up 21 percent from a year ago and 9 percent above the five-year average. The report shows 93 percent of U.S. soybeans are dropping leaves, up from 81 percent a year ago and 3 percent ahead of the five-year average. Sixty-three percent were rated good to excellent, up from 54 percent a year ago, with 61 percent now harvested, up from 23 percent a year ago and 19 percent ahead of the five-year average. The cotton crop has a 40 percent good to excellent rating, up from 38 percent a year ago. Twenty-six percent has been harvested, 4 percent behind a year ago and 1 percent behind the five-year average. n Chicago Mercantile Exchange block cheddar closed the Columbus Day week at $2.72 per pound. This is up 7.25 cents on the week (highest since July 15) and 75.25 cents above that week a year ago. The barrels keep trying to close the price gap and saw their Oct. 16 close at $2.2050. This is up 15 cents, following a 10 cent jump the previous week and 29.5 cents the week before that, and are 20.50 See MIELKE, pg. 21
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USDA seed banks play vital role in preserving genetic lines By TIM KING The Land Correspondent AMES, Iowa — The North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station at Iowa State University is one of 20 U.S. Department of Agriculture facilities across the country responsible for conserving seeds and plant genetic resources for posterity. Curators at the Station (often referred to as a seed bank or genebank) care for nearly 52,000 varieties of agricultural, ornamental and medicinal varieties of plants — including mints, amaranths, spinach, parsnips, sunflowers, flax and legumes. But the heart of the collection is corn, which is referred at the Station by its more widely-known name of maize. “Maize and maize relatives make up about 40 percent of the collection,” said Candice Gardener, a research leader and self-described corn person. Gardner refers to the Ames station, which was founded in 1948, as an “active genebank site” among the 20 genebanks in the U.S. National Plant Germplasm System. Active sites are responsible for developing the collection — as well as maintaining and distributing the genetic material they so diligently work to protect. Other sites, known as back-up sites, serve as extra protection for the collections. “I review requests for germplasm that come in from all over the world,” Vivian Bernau, one of the station’s two maize curators, said. “We distribute it for free for breeding and research purposes. Maize requests are primarily from the U.S., but also come from Europe, Latin America, Asia and South Africa. Most of them come from University researchers; but we also get requests from large and small seed companies.” The purpose of the Ames Plant Introduction Station, and the national system managed by the USDA and land grant universities, is stated on the organization’s logo: “Conserving and Providing Plant Genetic Resources for Agricultural Success”. USDA has long been interested in seed conservation and distribution. “Back in the 1890s, there was the Division of Seed Industry and that was their purpose,” Gardener said. “They distributed seeds to farmers; but the problem was that the seeds that they collected couldn’t maintain long-term viability. Back then, they didn’t have advanced cold storage infrastructure and there wasn’t research on how to store seeds.” Now days, USDA’s refrigeration and storage system can protect seeds for 50 years; and Gardener says there is ongoing research which may keep them viable for 200 years. But Vivian and Mark Millard, the other corn curator at Ames, don’t wait 50 years to grow new seed. “One of the roles of the curator is to manage the germ plasm of the collection and to monitor the viability of the seed,” Bernau said. “We decide what
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Vivian Bernau examines some of the seed jars in the cold storage unit of the North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station in Ames, Iowa.
needs to be regenerated here and we manage some of the regenerations themselves.” The maize curators will grow out and regenerate seed from about 400 varieties on the 100-acre farm at Iowa State University at Ames each summer. But maize is global crop and conserving it for the betterment of agriculture requires international collaboration. “We send material to contractors and collaborators at other locations to capture different environments,” Bernau said. “We send tropical material to Mexico, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to regenerate material that can’t be grown in Iowa.” Bernau conducted part of her PhD research at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center in El Batán Mexico. Each of the locations outside of Iowa present unique environmental conditions. Puerto Rico, for example, has tremendous insect and disease pressure; but at the same time, has many of the right conditions for regenerating tropical maize.
Tropical maize (including material held by the genebank) originates from a variety of environments. One variety, originating from the Andean highlands in tropical South America, created particular challenges for regeneration. “We have spent years trying to find a good site to regenerate that seed,” Gardener said. “Vivian’s experience in Mexico helped us overcome that challenge.” Laws regulating the international export and import of seeds made regeneration in the Andean nations out of the question. “For the past few years we have been sending Andean maize accessions to a site near the city of Toluca in Mexico for regeneration,” Bernau said. “This location is at 2,600 meters (8,500 feet) elevation. Previous attempts to grow Andean maize at locations in Mexico with elevation around 2,000 meters were unsuccessful.” Early efforts to collect maize varieties included looking as far afield as South America; but in recent years the focus has been closer to home. “Right now my focus is on in-bred lines that were developed by public institutions so that those are preserved,” Bernau said. “That is especially important since those public breeding programs are disappearing.” Each crop collection at the genebank has a committee of experts who advise the curators and help them connect with potential germplasm donations. One of those germplasm lines now in the Ames collection is a maize inbred known as B73. “It’s a variety that was developed in the ‘70s that became a foundational ancestor for most of the commercial varieties of corn grown in the world,” Gardener said. “Vivian’s collection now has four versions of this line and each of those versions have a public sequenced genome.” Bernau explained that every few times a variety is regenerated, the genome changes ever so slightly. Those changes are generally not noticeable to the naked eye; but, due to advances in genomic sequencing technology, they can be spotted by researchers. Those subtle changes and their history are among the many genetic resources being preserved for posterity at the North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station at Iowa State University in Ames. Information about the U.S. germplasm collections can be found at https://www.ars-grin.gov/Pages/ Collections. v
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Relative maturity: 104 days Relative maturity: 83 days Top yield potential for the central and eastern corn belt. Optimal A new 83-day conventional hybrid with good stalks and roots, performance observed when position in central and eastern geog- excellent drought tolerance and a solid foliar health package. A raphies. Strong tolerance to northern corn leaf blight for eastern shorter statured plant that brings toughness and consistency. adaptation. Excellent stress emergence for early planting in cool, DS-2505Q wet soils or tight clay soil types. Optimal performance when posiDS-2505AM tioned in 102-106RM range. Avoid moving south of zone. Relative maturity: 85 days B07H01Q New 85-day Qrome and Optimum AcreMax hybrids that exhibit Relative maturity: 107 days top-end yield potential. Shorter statured plant type with elite Exciting yield potential for well managed acres in the central foliar health package that offers good performance east to west. and eastern corn belt. Strong stress emergence suitable for early DS-2716Q planting and no-till. Avoid areas where green snap is a concern. Relative maturity: 87 days Above-average tar spot tolerance. Excellent root strength for A new 87-day Qrome hybrid with nice yield potential. A showy, poorly drained soils. For best performance, maintain in the 106attractive hybrid that produces consistent ears down the row. A 110 RM range. Avoid moving north out of zone. shorter statured plant type with very good stalks and roots.
B07W09Q
Relative maturity: 107 days Stable performing hybrid with agronomics built for the West. Best suited for moderate yield environments where strong agronomics are needed. Foliar fungicide recommended in environments prone to northern corn leaf blight. Great Goss`s wilt, green snap and drought tolerance. Strong stress emergence suitable for early planting and no-till.
B08C92AML
Relative maturity: 108 days Leader hybrid with top yield potential, solid agronomic package and broad adaptability. Broadly adapted across most soil types and yield environments. In areas with high risk to gray leaf spot, a fungicide application may maximize yield potential. Excellent northern corn leaf blight tolerance. Strong Goss`s wilt and green snap for the West. Enhanced corn earworm and western bean cutworm protection.
B08J81AMXT
Relative maturity: 108 days Top yield potential in highly managed, high yield environments. Position in high yield environments with top management. Timely harvest is recommended. A fungicide is recommended in areas with gray leaf spot or northern corn leaf blight. Plant at moderate populations for best performance. Avoid droughty, dryland situations.
B09Z08AM
Relative maturity: 109 days Leader type hybrid designed for the central corn belt with sound agronomics. Good stress emergence suitable for early planting and no-till. May require fungicide application in high-risk gray leaf spot environments. Average Goss’ wilt tolerance may limit western adaptation. Solid overall agronomic package include good stalks and tolerance to green snap. Excellent root strength for poorly drained soils and heavy soil types.
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HiDF-3044Q
Silage maturity: 90 days A new 90-day Qrome silage specific hybrid that provides an extended chopping window. Features very high starch content and tonnage with excellent fiber digestibility. Strong foliar health package.
DS-3162Q
Relative maturity: 91 days A new 91-day Qrome hybrid with a high-yielding set of genetics. Taller upright plant type with solid stalks and roots and a great foliar health package. Stable performance across yield spectrum.
DS-3193AM
Relative maturity: 91 days A new 91-day Optimum AcreMax hybrid with excellent yield potential. Good flower and finish pushing north. Showy, attractive hybrid with good test weight and grain quality, and consistent ears down the row.
DS-3345AM
Relative maturity: 93 days A new 93-day Optimum AcreMax hybrid with strong performance east to west. Elite test weight and grain quality, with strong stalks. Shorter statured plant type. Early flowering with good drydown in the fall.
DS-3366Q DS-3366AM
Relative maturity: 93 days New 93-day Qrome and Optimum AcreMax hybrids that exhibit top-end yield potential with consistent performance east to west. Shorter statured plant type with nice grain quality and test weight, and a solid foliar health package.
HiDF-3522Q
Silage maturity: 95 days A new 95-day Qrome silage-specific hybrid with huge tonnage potential. Tall, robust plant type with soft kernels for improved starch digestibility. A tough, rugged hybrid that can handle variable conditions.
DS-3518Q
Relative maturity: 95 days Relative maturity: 80 days A new 95-day Qrome hybrid. A stable yielder across environA new 80-day Roundup Ready hybrid with excellent yield for an ments with consistent ears down the row. A short, tough, rugged early hybrid. Determinate ear style. Good flower and finish hybrid that is early to flower, slower to dry, with nice test weight pushing north, solid stalks and roots with good performance east and grain quality. to west.
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BMR Silage maturity: 96 days A new 96-day BMR silage hybrid that provides excellent fiber digestibility. A tall, upright plant type with good northern movement, and excellent early season growth and emergence.
DS-4014Q
Relative maturity: 100 days A new 100-day Qrome hybrid that can hit high-end yield targets. A short-statured plant type with solid stalks and roots. Solid performance east to west, but best performance is pushing north for maturity.
DB-4311AMXT
BMR Silage maturity: 103 days A new 103-day BMR silage hybrid that can crank out high tonnage. Very good fiber digestibility. Performs very well east to west and exhibits very good toughness for BMR.
HiDF-4545Q
Silage maturity: 105 days A new 105-day Qrome silage specific hybrid, provides a great combination of tonnage and quality. A tough hybrid that can handle variable conditions. Tall and thick with big flex ears and very good drought tolerance.
DS-4878Q DS-4878AM
Relative maturity: 108 days New 108-day Qrome and Optimum AcreMax hybrids with topend yield potential. Shorter statured plant type. Showy, attractive hybrids that rocket out of the ground. Best performance is in high yield environments.
DeKalb Seed
https://www.dekalb.ca/corn/ hybrids DKC52-18RIB
Relative maturity: 102 days SmartStax RIB complete corn blend Excellent yield and stability; very good roots and stalks. Great late-season staygreen and health.
DKC45-94RIB
Relative maturity: 95 days SmartStax RIB complete corn blend Improved agronomics and yield package; great roots and stalks. Excellent harvest appearance.
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Relative maturity: 106 days SmartStax RIB complete corn blend Short plant type; excellent roots and stalks. Great corn on corn choice with strong disease package.
DKC45-95RIB
Relative maturity: 95 days VT Double PRO RIB complete corn blend Improved agronomics and yield package; great roots and stalks. Excellent harvest appearance.
DKC51-98RIB
Relative maturity: 91 days SmartStax RIB complete corn blend Excellent emergence; broad acre placement. Very good roots and stalks.
DKC58-64RIB
Relative maturity: 108 days SmartStax RIB complete corn blend High yield with great drydown. Very good Goss’ wilt tolerance. Great corn-on-corn choice.
DKC48-95RIB
Relative maturity: 98 days VT Double PRO RIB complete corn blend Yield potential with the top yielding products. Good stability across yield environments. Strong test weight and grain quality.
DKC60-80RIB
Hefty Seed Company
www.heftyseed.com/corn H4032 H4144
Relative maturity: 90/91 days Excellent Goss’ wilt, Anthracnose stalk rot, and Northern corn leaf blight tolerance. Strong emergence and early vigor to handle the cold soils. Wide adaptability on soil types, performs best at moderate to high planting populations for your area.
H4132 H4244
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H4732
Relative maturity: 97 days Big, tall plant with fantastic yields. Excellent stalk shows very little risk to greensnap. Has been a favorite for silage. Has very good test weight and grain quality. Goes very well on variable soils at moderate planting populations.
H4734
Relative maturity: 97 days SmartStax option with completely different genetics than H4732. With that said, it is also a big, tall plant that can also be used as an excellent silage option. Excellent stalks and late season plant health make this a key hybrid.
H4842 H4844
Relative maturity: 98 days New and exciting hybrid for this maturity. Widely adaptable to many soil types that works east to west across the whole state. Relative maturity: 91/92 days Plant health is a major factor as well as its ability to flex. You Top-end performer with very good stalks and late season health. Excellent choice for a dual-purpose hybrid for silage. Goss’ don’t need to push populations to get top end yields with this hybrid. Early fertility with the planter or early side-dress will give wilt score is average but Northern corn leaf blight and Gray leaf it the extra boost to see the potential of the flex of this hybrid. spot are very good. Keep planting populations on the higher end for your area. H4942 Relative maturity: 99 days H4222 Top-end potential is impressive. Once again a key line that Relative maturity: 92 days goes east to west across the state. Emergence and early vigor One tough hybrid. Excellent stalks and greensnap risk is very low. Consistency is a key factor with this hybrid, it can go on your are very good. Excellent tolerance to Anthracnose stalk rot, Goss’ toughest acres and perform very well as it has very good ear flex wilt, and Gray leaf spot as well as tar spot. to take advantage of good conditions. H5044 Relative maturity: 100 days H4322 Another tough hybrid, can go over all soil types with excellent H4324 emergence and drought tolerance. Consistency is a key attribute Relative maturity: 93 days of this hybrid. It also shows a shorter open husk cover which Racehorse yields with stalks, roots, and disease tolerance to go allows it to dry down very well in the fall. anywhere. From excellent emergence and early vigor that makes it jump out of the ground to impressive late season health and H5132 standability this is a corn you need to try. H5144 Relative maturity: 101 days H4522 High-yielding full flex hybrid. This hybrid will prove that you Relative maturity: 95 days don’t need high populations to get high yield. Overall disease One of the best Goss’ wilt scores in the industry. Huge flex allows this corn to be planted at a wide range of populations and package is above average and can go on many soil types and perform with the best out there. Very good late season intactness conditions. helps make sure it will be standing there at harvest. Can also be H5442 used as an excellent silage option.
Relative maturity: 100 days H4542 VT Double PRO RIB complete corn blend Relative maturity: 95 days Excellent Goss’ wilt tolerance. Above-average tar spot and phyExciting new hybrid with yield punch and a great fall appearsoderma tolerance. Girthy ear with moderate flex. ance. Try to keep to the better ground and keep populations up DKC56-15RIB and let it run. Relative maturity: 106 days Trecepta RIB complete corn blend Disease Shield; girth with deep kernels. Strong emergence and seedling vigor.
H5444
Relative maturity: 104 days Yield, flex and great Goss’ wilt tolerance. From emergence to harvest the plant health is outstanding and yields will not disappoint. Has excellent drydown for maturity and very good drought tolerance. Also handled tar spot pretty well.
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5200 VT2P RIB
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Relative maturity: 82 days Widely adaptable hybrid on productive soil to marginal soil. Good flex with girthy ears and very good test weight. Excellent seedling vigor with very good stalk and roots.
4282 VT2P RIB
Relative maturity: 82 days Very good early plant vigor with good stalks and very good roots. Medium tall plant with medium ear placement. Very good dry down and defensive agronomics. Attractive looking late season appearance.
2083 RR
Relative maturity: 100 days Big girthy ear with very big yields. Makes a great companion with our proven 5700VT2P/DG/RIB. Proven performing in two years of research testing. Medium statured corn with very good standability.
7208 VT2P RIB
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RK227RR
Relative maturity: 108 days Loves top end yield environments and proves it in yield. Later flower hybrid but very fast dry down. Best placement on medium to better soils. Very solid agronomics with this hybrid.
Peterson Farms Seed PetersonFarmsSeed.com/corn 77P79 VT2PRO
Relative maturity: 79 days Strong adaptability to northern soils. Best 79-day cross with corn borer protection we have ever tested. This genetic package is sure to perform across tough, variable and ideal soils. The “Goldilocks of Stature” — not too tall, not too short. Just right!
22T83 RR2
3284 VT2P RIB
75G85
Relative maturity: 85 days This is a very adaptable hybrid in ideal to tough environments. Very good roots and stalks. Semi-flex ear with good test weight. New product that you are going to want to look at.
2288 VT2P RIB
Relative maturity: 88 days Excellent roots and stalks on this hybrid. Loves good soil and higher populations. Medium stature corn with above average Goss’s wilt tolerance.
Conventional Relative maturity: 107 days Consistent yield performance with wide adaptability. Very good root and stalk ratings. Attractive fall appearance. Excellent Goss’s wilt and greensnap tolerance.
Renk Seed www.renkseed.com
Relative maturity: 83 days This Roundup Ready cross can handle all soil types extremely well. The consistent ear size maintains yields up and down the rows. Greensnap stands no chance with this hybrid’s stalk and root strength.
2285 VT2P RIB
17S06
Relative maturity: 108 days Loves top end yield environments and proves it in yield. Later flower hybrid but very fast dry down. Best placement on medium to better soils. Very solid agronomics with this hybrid.
Relative maturity: 83 days Unique Goss’ rating for maturity. Impressive performance in our testing. Strong emergence and seedling vigor. This is a great yielding 83 day. Relative maturity: 84 days This 84-day hybrid has very good roots and stalk rating. Place on your better corn ground for high-end yields. Taller hybrid with nice semi-flex ear. Excellent dry down in zone or north of zone.
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Relative maturity: 85 days Impressive performance across high and low yield environments. Very adaptable hybrid with proven ability to move both south and west. Flowers early and flares husk to enhance drydown. Exhibits very good stay-green and intactness.
13A85/23A85
Conventional/Artesian GTA Relative maturity: 85 days Above-average stalk and root quality for harvest flexibility. Medium-tall hybrid that is widely adapted east to west. Late season stay-green makes for a great-looking hybrid. Place this on that droughty piece of ground and see what happens.
16S86
Conventional Relative maturity: 86 days 3290 VT2P RIB Our earliest conventional offering with impressive top-end yield Relative maturity: 90 days potential. We love this medium-statured hybrid with very good Great flex ear for varied planting populations. Very good early stalks and roots. We hate to use the term “Race Horse,” but this seedling vigor. Excellent top end yield with good movement east one is. to west. Medium stature corn with very good root and stalk rating.
75T99 VT2PRO/ASR
Relative maturity: 99 days Very strong yield potential over a very wide geography from east to west. Semi-flex ear type with good stress tolerance. Good foliar health and late season plant appearance. This hybrid’s ability to flex makes it a perfect option for variable rates.
Relative maturity: 82 days A Roundup Ready 2 hybrid An 82-day Roundup Ready hybrid that is widely adapted across environments and yield levels. It has a medium plant stature with strong stalks and roots. It also has heavy test weight grain on a flexible ear.
RK256-3120
Relative maturity: 84 days An Agrisure 3120 EZ refuge hybrid that is also available in GT and conventional versions. This 84-day hybrid is outstanding for emergence and early vigor. It has an excellent combination of strong agronomics and top end yield potential. It also has very strong drought and stay green scores.
RK300
Relative maturity: 90 days A conventional hybrid This 90-day conventional hybrid has shown consistent high performance across environments and yield levels. It also possesses strong late season intactness and standability.
RK315VT2P
Relative maturity: 90 days A VT2P RIB hybrid A 90-day VT2P RIB hybrid with impressive top end yields. It has a medium plant height with a a semi-flexible ear type. It has excellent stalks and roots along with a strong drought score.
RK499VT2P
Relative maturity: 94 days A VT2P RIB hybrid A widely adapted, medium plant stature hybrid with good test weight and standability. It is very responsive to higher management and high yield environments. It has average stay green and rapid dry down.
RK600SSTX
Relative maturity: 100 days This hybrid is available as a conventional, VT2P RIB, and SmartStax RIB This hybrid has demonstrated strong performance across the corn belt. It has excellent stalks and roots as well as top end yield superiority. It also possesses the ASR gene for Anthracnose Stalk Rot resistance. This is a must-have 100-day hybrid.
RK695-5222
Relative maturity: 103 days An Agrisure Duracade 5222 EZ refuge This is a medium tall hybrid that has eye appeal all season long combined with top end yields. It has strong emergence and early vigor for minimum or no-till operations. The grain has heavy test weight with excellent quality.
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RK710SSTX
Relative maturity: 107 days A new SmartStax RIB version of our RK710DGVT2P DroughtGard This SmartStax hybrid was bred for Iowa and southern Minnesota. It combines high yield genetics with solid agronomics and drought tolerance. It stays intact and attractive right up to harvest. It is an excellent choice for continuous corn acres.
RK700SSTX
Relative maturity: 107 days A SmartStax RIB hybrid This is a widely adapted, medium-tall hybrid that has eyecatching emergence and early growth. It has an excellent combination of agronomics and top end yield. This will be a favorite in the 105 and 110-day zone. It responds well to fungicide applications.
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W4246RIB
Relative maturity: 105 days A nice balance of yield performance, root, and stalk strength. Very good green snap resistance. Handles high populations but can flex ear if needed. Good late season plant health allows for wide harvest window.
W6906RIB
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Relative maturity: 111 days Dependable performance across variable soil types. Great combination of roots, stalks, and plant health. Very strong green snap resistance. Semi-flex ears work over a wide range of populations. Relative maturity: 111 days Yield leader in this maturity with excellent top-end yield potential. Covers a large geography with excellent north to south adaptability. Strong roots and low green snap risk. Well adapted to wide range of populations.
W7720
Relative maturity: 112 days High yield performance without late season risks. Tough durable hybrid that will go anywhere. Low greensnap risk, high test weight, and outstanding stalks and roots.
W7338RIB
Relative maturity: 112 days Relative maturity: 95/96 days Big yield potential on a robust plant. Good heat tolerance and VT2P/SS toughness enable southern movement. Semi-flex ear works well Outstanding top-end yield potential. Expect exceptional yield over a wide range of populations. Low green snap risk. to moisture ratios. Stable performance across soil types, including poorly drained fields.
W7870
Relative maturity: 113 days Industry-leading yield potential. Outstanding agronomics with excellent performance over soil types. Great late season intactness.
W8148RIB
Relative maturity: 115 days Tremendous yield potential across environments. Good late season intactness enables late harvest. Strong drought and heat tolerance allow it to perform in tough environments. Semi-flex ear with attractive high test weight grain.
W2230
Relative maturity: 98 days Great stress tolerance and later harvest timing. Excellent choice for light soils. Low greensnap risk.
W2288RIB
Relative maturity: 99 days Consistent yields over a wide range of environments. Strong rooted hybrid with excellent stalk strength. Impressive seasonlong standability makes it a top late harvest option. Outstanding test weight.
W3018RIB
Relative maturity: 102 days Outstanding yield performance across soil types. Solid root and stalk strength. Expect yield response to higher populations. Great late season intactness provides flexibility for a late harvest option.
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Everyone loves the weatherman as harvest progresses
Andy Pulk — Wannaska, Minn. Oct. 8
“Weather has been beautiful.” The Land spoke with Andy Pulk on Oct. 8 as he reported that the unseasonably warm days and strong winds have dried down the crops. “Beans have come Andy Pulk around nicely.”
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Pulk started soybean harvest on Oct. 6 and hopes to finish this weekend. “Yields are all over the board. Price-wise it’s sure a surprise.” Pulk is happy with prices going up, he wishes that the yields would do the same. The corn crop has come a long way and is drying down quicker than Pulk expected. He believes he’ll be combining corn by the middle to later part of the month. Pulk is relieved as just over a month ago he thought he’d be harvesting corn next spring. “Sunshine every day is a blessing. You couldn’t get a nicer fall.” With harvest going so smoothly, Pulk is looking to spread fertilizer this fall — something he normally doesn’t get a chance to do. He’s also helping harvest a neighbor’s crop, who’s battling cancer. Last fall on the Pulk farm, harvest was a challenge due to the wet conditions. What a difference a year makes. “There’s not one speck of mud on the tires this fall. I feel great on how we’re progressing in getting this done.”
Colby Deters — Sauk Centre, Minn. Oct. 13
“We’re currently picking grain corn.” The Land spoke with Colby Deters on Oct. 13 as he reported that he started grain corn harvest this past weekend. “It’s really good, really happy with that we’re getting.” He expects corn harvest to last at least another week. Colby Deters Deters has all the earlage acres baled and tilled. Once grain corn harvest is complete, it’s on to baling the corn stalks, spreading manure and doing tillage on that ground. “It’s supposed to cool off. Up until now it has looked pretty good.” The farm did receive one and a quarter inches of rain last weekend. More is expected in the next week. “I think our run of perfect weather is starting to turn on us,” Deters said. With cooler weather expected soon, Deters is beginning winter preparations on the dairy side along with getting ready to pump the liquid pit at the end of the month. Having the opportunity to finish up harvest in rather good conditions is something Deters doesn’t take for granted after a wet last fall. He’s hoping the weather can stay favorable for just a bit longer so he has time to wrap up the field work. Overall, he’s thrilled with how things are shaping up this fall.
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Corn harvest is in full swing for Todd Wentzel. The Land spoke with Wentzel on Oct. 9 as he reported he started on corn Sept. 30 — the same day he finished Todd Wentzel soybeans. “We put some long days in at the end. We’re satisfied with the yields on the beans, good crop.” Wentzel has been able to combine every day thanks to the weather. “It’s pretty dry, awfully dusty.” The corn started at 21 percent last week and is now 17 percent moisture out of the field. “It’s going right to town.” Corn harvest began about a week earlier than usual. “We’re ahead of schedule. It’s really, really good aside from the storm damage area.” He expects to be in the field for a couple more weeks, harvesting corn. After corn, Wentzel will be finishing up tillage, putting down fertilizer and working on the seed business side. Then the clean-up of the farm site begins as well as putting the machinery away for the winter. This fall has been going smoothly so far. Wentzel is hopeful that will continue in these final weeks of harvest.
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MARKETING
Grain Outlook High Chinese corn price helps U.S.
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corn/change* soybeans/change* St. Cloud $3.59 +.28 $9.89 +.15 Madison $3.64 +.29 $10.10 +.30 Redwood Falls $3.64 +.24 $10.00 +.20 Fergus Falls $3.59 +.33 $9.84 +.20 $3.69 +.34 $9.94 +.18 Editor’s Note: Joe Lardy, CHS Hedging research Morris analyst, is sitting in this week for Phyllis Nystrom, Tracy $3.57 +.22 $9.90 +.15 the regular “Grain Outlook” columnist. Average: $3.62 $9.95 The following marketing analysis is for the week Year Ago Average: $3.52 $8.46 ending Oct. 16.
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CORN — After starting the week on a sour note, corn was able to rally. December futures settled the week at $4.02.5 which is up 7.5 cents for the week. There were three morning flash sale announcements for corn totaling 659,000 tons this week. Two of the sales were for Mexico and one sale of 420,000 tons to China. Export inspections are starting out the year on a really slow pace. JOE LARDY This week’s total of 632,000 tons CHS Hedging Inc. was below expectations, and the St. Paul lowest total of the new marketing year so far. Inspections are behind the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s export pace by 94 million bushels. Through the first six weeks of the marketing year, inspections are 177 million bushels. The bad news? Its way behind the USDA pace; but the good news is that inspections last year at this point were only 97 million bushels. Export sales data was also disappointing. The flash sales to China will be picked up in next week’s numbers. Net sales of 655,200 metric tons for 2020-21 were down 47 percent from the previous week and 63 percent from the prior four-week average Harvest is gaining speed. The crop is 41 percent harvested which is nicely ahead of the five-year average of 32 percent. The weather has cooperated across most of the country and harvest should keep at a brisk pace. Good yields are being reported across Minnesota. Overall test weights are looking good, but clearly lack of rain in certain areas clipped a really good looking crop back to an average one. The dry weather seems to be causing more fires while combining than normal this year. Please be safe. Ethanol production increased by 14,000 barrels per day this week. Production is still below any level for this week in the last five years — although production normally picks up post-harvest. It will be interesting to see if that happens during this Covidaffected year.
The month of October has started out to be (for the most part) a positive toward the livestock markets. The futures trade has seen rallies in cattle as well as the hogs. The only livestock market which seems to be stumbling a bit is the feeder cattle market. As we move further into the fall and winter months, the question becomes: can the livestock markets continue to advance? Cattle have found strength during the last several weeks from several areas. One being the good demand from the domestic markets and also good demand from the export markets. Because JOE TEALE of this good demand for beef, the Broker packers had to continue to advance their bids for live inven- Great Plains Commodity Afton, Minn. tory. Another positive factor was the fact that market-ready cattle were less than expected at that same time. At the present time, inventories of live cattle are expanding; which could turn the market paid for cattle lower as supply begins to out-distance demand. This could have a negative effect on further price advances in the live trade unless demand picks up to meet the increasing supply. It appears the feeder market is anticipating this change in the supply and demand as well as the price of corn has increased over the past several weeks. This is likely to reflect lower feeder cattle prices in the near future unless demand for beef picks up or feed costs decline. This points to a period of more
Today, according to the CSLA Institute, student loan borrowers in America owe over 1.5 trillion in student loan debt. This can become crippling for borrowers, which directly impacts their overall wellbeing. Because of that, I wanted to post four possible outcomes to consider when dealing with student loans. These are high-level outcomes and will most likely require greater analysis — depending on any individual circumstance. But it provides a starting point! Again, there are four possible outcomes to consider when dealing with student loans. If possible, get the debt discharged. This can be done through DEREK DELANEY Profinium death, disability, school problems Investment Advisor or fraud. If you experience any Owatonna, Minn. one of these, debt discharge could be a possibility. Low debt to income AND high earning potential — If one year of your income is greater than your total debt amount, the goal will be to try and minimize your interest over time, prioritize the more expensive loans first, and avoid interest capitalization. Refinancing could be an option here. Also, you are allowed to refinance student loans more than once. A debt latter strategy works great! Long-term forgiveness — If your student loan debt is over two-times your annual income, this may be the route you want to take — especially if your income potential will be limited in the future. Using an income-based repayment plan may be beneficial. Pay slowly and steadily, maximize forgiveness, and prepare for tax consequences. Loan forgiveness here is a taxable event. If you anticipate a career in public service and you have a high debt-to-income ratio, Public Service Loan Forgiveness is what you will want to attempt here. There are many qualifications you will need to meet to make this work, but the tax free forgiveness of your loans will make it worth it. The CSLA Institute Board of Standards is a nonprofit organization acting in the public interest to provide specialized education programs to licensed financial professionals who advise clients about student loan repayment programs. This communication is designed to provide accurate
See LARDY, pg. 20
See TEALE, pg. 20
See DELANEY, pg. 20
Grain prices are effective cash close on Oct. 20. *Cash grain price change represents a two-week period.
Livestock Angles Livestock futures see October rally
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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Brazil tariffs out? Could be in the market for U.S. beans LARDY, from pg. 19 Outlook: Keep an eye on a couple items. The first is Chinese corn prices. The Dalian future exchange saw record prices this week as prices continued their steep rally. This is going to keep a bullish fire lit under U.S.
exports. The second thing to watch is Chinese buying of U.S. distiller’s dried grains. In August they bought 51,000 tons which is the highest total since April of 2017. This could be an interesting bullish input not a lot of people are paying attention to.
Retail pork prices could temper demand TEALE, from pg. 19 defensive-type price activity in the entire cattle complex in the next few weeks. The hog market has had a good run since July as prices have advanced over $30 cwt. to the present. Good demand for pork in all sectors has driven the hog market higher to levels not seen since 2019. The big question now, will this rally continue into the last part of the year? The one thing which appears to be changing slightly at this time is the domestic demand as retail
prices have increased. The export market has been good for quite some time however. As prices increase, it could suggest the export of pork may slow. The pork cutout prices have risen at virtually the same pace as the live prices; and it appears the volume of pork cuts has diminished as the prices move higher. This may suggest the current rally we have experienced over the past several months may be at the exhaustion phase in the weeks ahead. Time will give us the answer to that question.v
Dairy Margin Coverage enrollment open The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) began accepting applications for the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program on Oct. 13 for 2021 enrollment. DMC is a voluntary risk management program which offers protection to dairy producers when the difference between the all-milk price and the average feed price (the margin) falls below a certain dollar amount selected by the producer. DMC payments triggered for seven months in 2019 and three months so far in 2020.
To determine the appropriate level of coverage for a specific dairy operation, producers can utilize a dairy decision tool to calculate premium costs and administrative fees associated with participation in DMC. An informational video is available as well. Signup runs through Dec. 11. For more information, visit www.farmers.gov, or contact your local USDA Service Center. This article was submitted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. v
Dairy Promotion Council is re-districting ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Dairy Promotion Council will be seeing a change in board representation due to re-districting which will start with this year’s fall nominating process. A redistricting proposal has been approved by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. With this approval, the districts have been re-aligned to 18 districts. Re-districting was deemed necessary as the geographic realignment is consistent in representing the location of dairy farms within Minnesota. The change in the number of board member representatives correlates with a lower number of dairy farms. Each district will continue to elect one representative to the Minnesota Dairy Promotion Council. The elected representatives will then serve congruently on the Midwest Dairy Minnesota Division Board. Beginning with this fall’s nominating process, the newly-realigned district map takes effect, and each district will be convening nominating committees to reflect the 18 new districts. For this election cycle, every MDPC board member will be up for election
with half of the districts (odd-numbered) being elected for a one-year term and the other half of the districts (even-numbered) having a two-year term. In 2021, the odd number districts will be up for election after completing their one-year term. By 2022, the rotating district election process will be back on schedule. The Minnesota Dairy Promotion Council, one of several state commodity councils, is the funding authority for Midwest Dairy in Minnesota. The MDPC board members also serve on the Minnesota Division board of Midwest Dairy. The purpose of the MDPC is to distribute funds from dairy producers for the establishment of market development, promotion and research projects to benefit the Minnesota dairy industry in the production and sale of its product. More information on the MDPC can be found at minnesotadairypromotioncouncil.com. This article was submitted by the Minnesota Dairy Promotion Council. v
SOYBEANS — The soybean market also started the week with a big setback as a big forecast change for South America really hit prices hard. Futures tried to claw a little bit back midweek, but still ended the week with a 15.5 cent loss with January futures at $10.50.25. In sharp contrast to corn, this week’s soybean inspections were outstanding — posting the biggest total since November 2019. Of the 2.15 million tons, China took 1.6 million tons or roughly 75 percent of the total. Good flash sales on Oct. 14, 15 and 16 to both China and unknown. This week’s export sales data was truly outstanding at 2.6 million tons. China accounted for 1.6 million tons, or roughly 60 percent of the total. Soybean harvest is really moving along at a quick pace. So far, 61 percent of the crop is harvested compare to only 23 percent last year with the five-year average at 42 percent. The good weather and inverses in the futures market have producers pushing to get the crop in. Plus, we are hearing about beans drying down rather quickly and no one wants to let mother nature steal revenue. Outlook: Brazil is going to be a key driver of soybean prices. Despite the rains in the forecast, the temps are also well above normal in the 95-105 degree range. With all of the heat, the rains have to deliver. There is also talk of Brazil removing tariffs on imports of corn and beans on non-Mercosur countries. This would point to Brazil importing from the United States. It probably won’t be a huge balance sheet altering quantity, but it is a big indicator that Brazil is out of beans. Their domestic price is around $13.25 a bushel right now. The domestic side will want the first beans to get harvested in January further pushing out their export start. v
Student loan options DELANEY, from pg. 19 and authoritative information on the subjects covered. It is not, however, intended to provide specific legal, tax, or other professional advice. For specific professional assistance, the services of an appropriate professional should be sought. Profinium is a full-service financial services company serving agriculture and ag business clients in southern Minnesota. Securities and insurance products are offered through Cetera Investment Services LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. Advisory services are offered through Cetera Investment Advisers LLC. Neither firm is affiliated with the financial institution where investment services are offered. Advisory services are only offered by Investment Adviser Representatives. Investments are not FDIC/NCUSIF insured; may lose value; not financial institution guaranteed; not a deposit; and not insured by any federal government agency. v
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Sustaining dairy demand through holidays ‘a tall order’ MIELKE, from pg. 10 cents above a year ago. The spread slipped to a stilltoo-high 51.5 cents. There were only four cars of block that exchanged hands on the week at the CME and two of barrel. Lots of eyes are on cheese prices but, off in the not too distant future lies the end of the government’s Food Box program. And, as the Dairy and Food Market Analyst warned, “Hundreds of million pounds of milk per month will be searching for a home.” Analyst editor Matt Gould talked about the latest commercial disappearance data in view of current high dairy prices in the Oct. 19 “Dairy Radio Now” broadcast. He pointed out the data looks backward from present reality. The latest USDA data is from August, he said, when butter disappearance was down about 9.5 percent, which followed a 3.6 percent fall the month before. American type cheese disappearance was down 3.3 percent, according to Gould, “So if you looked at current price movements you’d be saying demand must be flying off the charts.” It likely is right now, he said, but when you look back at the end of summer when kids were not going back to college etc., demand was anything but normal. As to the near all-time record high cheese prices we are seeing, Gould says you can’t ignore the government’s intervention in the marketplace in the form of the Food Box program. People do not fully appreciate how much Uncle Sam has been buying through that program, he said, a figure he calculates at about 4 percent of the U.S. milk supply. And, when it comes to cheese specifically, he believes that percentage is closer to 7, 8 percent or even more, of all the cheese made in the United States. Retail sales are not the biggest demand driver of dairy products, according to Gould, prompting the question, if the Food Box program is not renewed after Oct. 31, will holiday demand step in to make up the difference? Gould says no one has the answer but “that would be a tall order.” Cheese producers continue to report busy schedules, according to Dairy Market News. Mid-week spot milk prices remained similar to the previous week’s prices, but the potential was there for offers under Class. Demand for some producers has been a little quieter as cheese prices pushed higher, leaving some customers on the sidelines, according to Dairy Market News. That said however, contacts suggest that “regardless of market prices, buyers will return out of necessity as pipelines dwindle.” Western cheese manufacturers are running facilities at or above design capacity as milk is plentiful. In some cases, cheese makers would like to ease back a bit, according to Dairy Market News, “but market conditions make this hard to do.”
Contacts say demand is active with consistent pulls from retail and the Food Box program. Pizza cheese demand is also solid but most food service and specialty cheese accounts are weaker than previous years. Some contacts are concerned the current higher market prices won’t last. Futures prices are trailing cash prices and market participants suggest these should converge. Some see a slowing of domestic and export sales as buyers shy away from the higher prices. n Butter strengthened on the week, closing 9.75 cents higher at $1.51 per pound, but was 60.50 cents below a year ago. There were 21 cars sold on the week. Butter schedules are busier, says Dairy Market News. Cream is still available — especially for those looking for it from the west and/or those using internally sourced supplies. Expectations of cream shortages were short-lived or have yet to happen. Retail customers are busy but food service continues its slow incline week after week. Butter market tones remain softer. Western retail butter demand is fueling both active ordering and lingering nervousness from those concerning yearend availability. Some retailers project a 20 percent jump in holiday sales and weekly features. Demand is steady to good for print butter and bulk sales are gaining traction. Not as much can be said about food service demand, as sources point out markets are limited by Covid-19, wildfires and demonstrations. Supplies are sufficient, as ice cream backs off from cream purchasing, but fresh cream is now being retained for heavy cream products ahead of Thanksgiving. Grade A nonfat dry milk jockeyed some but closed Oct. 16 at $1.14 per pound. This is up 1.5 cents on the week but 3 cents below a year ago, with 22 carloads finding new homes on the week. Global powder demand has been strong, says StoneX, and “has kept domestic supplies in check. But with exports lower than expected and a Covid demand story that still brings uncertainty, it seems like nonfat dry milk could have some limited upside.” Dry whey saw little movement on the week, closing at 38.75 cents per pound, 0.75 cents lower, but 10.25 cents above a year ago, with two sales on the week. n Cooperatives Working Together members accepted six offers of export assistance this week to help capture sales of 304,238 pounds of cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese, and 158,733 pounds of butter. The product is going to customers in Asia from December through February 2021 and raises CWT’s 2020 exports to 26.31 million pounds of Americantype cheeses, 8.44 million pounds of butter (82 percent milkfat), 1.98 million pounds of anhydrous milkfat, 5.9 million pounds of cream cheese, and 35 million pounds of whole milk powder. The product is
going to 29 countries in seven regions and are the equivalent of 788.5 million pounds of milk on a milkfat basis. In politics, Laurie Fischer, CEO of the Wisconsinbased American Dairy Coalition, issued an editorial warning for dairy producers this week. She referenced the Animal Agriculture Alliance report, outlining observations from the Taking Action for Animals Conference which took place Sept. 19-20. “The event, featuring speakers from the Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society International, and the Humane Society Legislative Fund, stressed the need for attendees who pride themselves as animal activists to become highly engaged in changing current legislation throughout the U.S. by working directly with legislators to pursue ‘animal-friendly’ legislation in federal, state, and local government levels.” Attendees were urged by HSUS leadership, says Fischer, to “become one of the ‘go-to people’ in the legislator’s district, who he or she will reach out to when they have a question about animal protection.” “HSUS is deceitful, preying on emotions and the good intentions of Americans to fund the HSUS agenda of ending animal agriculture and putting farmers out of business,” Fischer charged. “According to HumaneWatch, HSUS raises millions of dollars from American animal lovers through manipulative advertising. However, HSUS doesn’t run a single pet shelter and only gives 1 percent of the money it raises to pet shelters while sucking money out of local communities. HSUS’s own donors and local shelters feel wronged.” “Animal activists, who intend to end animal agriculture, are using this new strategy to position themselves to provide direct input on the policies which regulate how you operate your dairy operation,” Fischer concludes. “It is more important than ever to ensure you have a strong relationship with your officials at all levels of government — regardless of their political affiliation. Your legislator must hear directly from you to better understand the care you provide to your animals, the methods that keep your employees and the environment safe, and the direct contribution your hard work provides to the economy and to your local community. We cannot let those who wish to end animal agriculture have a stronger voice than us regarding agriculture legislative policy.” “These same activists are blaming animal agriculture for the pandemic and destroying the ‘livability’ of our planet. While activists accuse farmers of ruining the environment, dairy and livestock producers are hard at work growing and raising quality, affordable and safe food to nourish families across the nation.” Lee Mielke is a syndicated columnist who resides in Everson, Wash. His weekly column is featured in newspapers across the country and he may be reached at lkmielke@juno.com. v
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TELEHANDLERS
’15 JD 690, 4x4, 1745/1160 sep hrs, CM, chopper, 650x38 tires & duals ......................................................... $169,000 ‘14 JD 690 4WD, 640 hrs, 1026 sep. hrs, 5 spd feederhouse, CM, power bin ext., 650x38 tires & duals .............................. $147,000 ’13 JD 660, 892/1180 CM, chopper duals................. $123,000 ’01 JD 9750 STS, 3013/4156 CM, chopper, duals ....... $32,500 ‘01 Case IH 2388, 4915 hrs, 3482 sep. hrs, ag leader monitor with Y/M rock trap, tracker, chopper, bin ext, 18.4x38 tires & duals ................................................................... $25,000
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 ....... $125,000 ’14 Case IH 370 HD, 7065 hrs, 1000 PTO duals........... $75,000 ‘05 Versatile 2335, 5002 hrs, power shift, PTO ........... $62,000 ‘95 Cat CH35, 5528 hrs, 3PT 1000 PTO, 16” track, 88” on center ..................................................................... $35,000
GRAIN CARTS & GRAVITY WAGONS
’14 Cat TH407C, 7250 hrs, cab air, 8,000# lift cap, 24’ lift hgt, 48” forks, aux hyd. .................................................... $39,000 ‘13 Gehl RS5-19, 1972 hrs, cab heat, 5500# lift, 19’ lift hgt, 48” forks. ......................................................................... $38,000 ‘13 JLG G12-55A, 6694 hrs, cab air, 12,000# lift cap, 55’ lift hgt, outriggers, 60” forks ................................................. $52,000
COMBINE HEADS
‘01 Case IH, 1020 30’ flex head w/ crary air reel ........... $8,500 ‘02 Case IH 2208, corn head 8 row 30” ....................... $10,000 ‘04 JD 630F, 30’ flex head, high dam ............................ $7,000 ’06 Drago, 8 row 30” chopping corn head .................. $12,000 ‘09 Case IH 3412 corn head 12 row 30” ...................... $19,000 ‘13 Case IH 3162 40’ flex draper ................................. $30,000 ‘13 Case IH 3020 35’ flex head, 3” sickle.................... $18,000 ‘01 Case IH 1020 30’ flex head w/ crary air reel. .......... $7,500 Case IH 1083, 8 row, 30” corn head w/ tracker drives, changed over to poly ................................................................. $5,900
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‘16 JD 824KII, 7480 hrs, cab air, ride control, 6 yd bkt ... $134,500 ‘08 Brent 1194 w/tarp, 1100 bushel, 520x42” walking ’14 JD 724 K, 9587 hrs, third valve, w/ medford forks ....... $77,000 tandems .................................................................... $29,000 ‘14 JD 724K 6980 hrs, 4.75 yd bkt ..................................... $95,000 ‘13 Brent 557, 550 bushel, 4 wheel brake, fenders, tarp ........$13,250 ’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 JD 7830 MFWD, 6185 hrs, 3PT PTO, 4 hyd, 20 speed auto ‘14 Cat 930K, 9588 hrs, QC w/bkt ..................................... $69,000 quad, 48050 tires & duals, autosteer ready ............. $73,000 ’16 Komatsu WA 270-7, 8193 hrs, Q.C., 4 yd bkt .............. $70,000 ‘97 Case IH 8910 MFWD, 6695 hrs, 3PT, 4 hyd, 540/1000 ’16 Komatsu WA 320-7, 6936 hrs, Q.C., 3.5 yd bkt ........... $75,000 PTO,14.9x46 tires & duals ........................................ $45,000 ’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 ’15 Cat 323 FL, 3768 hrs, 40" bkt ............................... $105,000 bkt ................................................................................... $69,000 ’11 JD 290GLC, 3347 hrs, 12'6" stick,42" bkt.............. $105,000 ‘11 Case IH 721F 7650 hrs, cab air, QC 3 yd bkt, Aux hyd, 4 new 20.5 Rx25 tires ................................................................ $69,000 ’11 Case CX300C, 2658 hrs, 12' stick, 54" bucket ...... $105,000
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ullsFOR SALE: Yorkshire, Hamp- PUPPIES FOR SALE: Bormp/ shire, Duroc & Hamp/Duroc der Collie/Blue Heeler cross, red boars, also gilts. Excellent born 8/3/20, have shots and selection. Raised outside. dewormed, $200/each. 507Exc herd health. No PRSS. 383-6701 Delivery avail. 320-760-0365
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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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This week’s Back Roads is the work of The Land Staff Writer Kristin Kveno
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ucked into the hill behind the New Ulm Medical Center you’ll find an oasis from the hustle and bustle of life. The Way of the Cross was built there in 1904 and since that time visitors have followed the path which retells the story of Christ’s trial, crucifixion and death. Along the hilly pathway is 14 stations, a grotto in honor of Our Lady of Lourdes and chapel which provides a memorial and tribute to Christ. The construction of the shrine began in 1903. It was an idea by Father Alexander Berghold and Sister Flavia of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ. It was Flavia’s leadership and determination which led to the fruition of the shrine. Flavia and her fellow sisters were instrumental in building of it. They excavated and prepared much of the construction area. That work
included tirelessly pushing wheelbarrows filled with cobblestones up to the hilly site. The stones would be used in the creation of the path and rock wall. At the end of the peaceful path you’ll find a quaint chapel dedicated to the Sorrowful Mother. Near the chapel is the peak of the hill which provides views of New Ulm as well as the Minnesota River Valley. The Way of the Cross offers visitors a peaceful, tranquil respite where many stop to mediate and pray. Along with the stations, the path includes bountiful arrays of beautiful wildflowers and shrubbery. The shrine is owned by the Diocese of New Ulm with Way of the Cross committee members maintaining the property.
New Ulm, Minn.
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