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AT THE HEART OF IT. FOR SOME, IT’S ABOUT COMMUNITY. LIVING THE LIFE YOU WERE MEANT TO LIVE. WHILE WE ALL MAY DO IT FOR DIFFERENT REASONS, THERE IS ONE THING THAT UNITES US. ONE THING THAT WILL NEVER CHANGE. AT THE HEART OF IT, WE’RE ALL FARMERS.

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Agriculture facing many issues in 2021 (and it’s not just Covid) It’s that time of year when writers trot but the virus doesn’t play economic favorout their predictions for 2021; express ites. In fact, the obese population of the their disgust for the last year; and/or list United States may be in greater danger. the top 10 of whatever strikes their The number of cases and fatalities in our fancy. “The top 10 things I ate in 2020!” country would bear this out.

“Top 10 places I’m not allowed to go to Covid in 2021? Even warm, dirty water during the pandemic!” “The top 10 things brings relief to a man dying of thirst; and I’ve always hated to do, but don’t have to the promise of a Covid-19 vaccine has do because of coronavirus!” You get the infused the world with renewed hope over idea.

LAND MINDS the recent holiday season. But the vacNot to disappoint (and to stay in good cine brings with it a fair amount of heavy

By Paul Malchow standing with the United Columnists baggage we’re just beginning to of America), I’d like to offer my unpack. thoughts on what 2021 might bring Just three weeks since the vaccine our way. There aren’t 10, but I’ve seen was released, there is already plenty of finger pointsome lists which contain 12 items, so it all works ing as to who is to be blamed for distributing (or not out in the end. distributing) the vaccine. Vaccinating health care No 2020 list would be complete without mentionworkers first seems to be universally accepted, but ing Covid-19. The pandemic has supplied something there is plenty of pushing in line after that. for everyone (except a steak dinner at a good resAmericans by nature are not patient people and we taurant or tickets to a baseball game). Tragedy, will all need to keep our heads during the vaccinadespair and frustration abound from literally all tion process. Like it or not, “normal” will not return over the world. In fact, Covid-19 has been the great- in 2021. est global unifier I can remember. The virus doesn’t The Land being an agricultural publication, what care if you are third-world or an industrial giant. is in store for farmers this year? It seems like just Everyone seems to be getting their fair share of the yesterday when President Trump’s tariff war with pain. This is not to say you would get the same China was killing the grain market. Today we’re quality of care in Nigeria than in the United States; giddy with the prospects of $5.00 corn and $14.00

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soybeans. Even at these prices, China is buying more U.S. grain than ever before.

Hog producers, and to a lesser extent, beef producers were broadsided by the Covid outbreak. What do you do with 5,000 pigs when there is nowhere to send them? A pig has got to eat and Hormel et al doesn’t want 400-pound pigs. Will livestock producers alter operations or continue to whistle in the dark — hoping for the best?

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service estimated in their latest farm financial forecast that net farm income will hit $119.6 billion in 2020. This is a 41 percent increase from 2019 and the highest income level since 2013.

However, about $35 billion of that income came in the form of Covid relief. Even if you’re a left wing socialist, that’s a pretty hefty government hand-out.

By all accounts, the Biden administration is an agriculture unknown; but it is unlikely farmers will see that much federal help in 2021.

Speaking of the federal government, Minnesota farmers will get a one-two punch in the stomach in 2021. Small(er) farm stalwart Collin Peterson lost his bid for re-election to congress this fall. Love him or hate him, Peterson carried a big stick in federal ag policy. All indications point to that big stick will See LAND MINDS, pg. 6

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Wishing everyone a happy, slow, quiet, dull New Year The week between Christmas and New uncle) usually spent the holidays at home Year’s Day was wonderfully different and away from Mom’s dinner table. Dad than every other week of the year on the was equally pleased because no Honey southern Illinois dairy farm of my youth. meant no money would be needed to fix the bent or broken machinery that usualOverall, it was the slowest, quietest, ly floated on Honey’s wake. and — especially for my hardworking parents — dullest week of the year.

The second key to her lighter week was the crew of six indentured servants (her Most post-Christmas weeks, Mom and children) who were present to peel potaFARM & FOOD FILE Dad napped longer than usual, actually toes, bake desserts, wash and dry dishes, had time to enjoy Mom’s great meals,

By Alan Guebert clean house, fold clothes, wash windows and slowly dipped their collective toe and scrub, polish, or dust anything into the “bookwork” season — the that might cross her dirt-focused mind. dreaded prison of bank statements, depreciation schedules and tax forms.

Our crabby help was probably the best Christmas gift we never gave her every year.

Sure, the cows had to be milked twice a day, fed five times a day, and we continued to eat at least as often. Still, in between big meals and dull chores, my brothers and sister found hours to tinker on bikes, play cards, do jigsaw puzzles, hunt, and — if the weather cooperated — ice skate or sled.

Better than all those treats combined was watching daytime television — a luxury that was strictly Send your letters to: “verboten” everyday but Sunday any other week.

Editor, The Land We weren’t the only loafers that week. Hired men P.O. Box 3287 Howard (the farm’s indispensable herdsman) and Jackie (the resident hypochondriac and Howard’s Mankato, MN 56002 younger brother) spent most of it in the barn’s dry, e-mail: editor@thelandonline.com warm milk room sipping instant coffee while, like sphinxes, silently looking for blue sky through foggy All letters must be signed and accompanied windows. by a phone number (not for publication) My father never worried about either man’s idleto verify authenticity. ness that week. He trusted them to do what was necessary — from the usual chores to, maybe, bed the dry cows or haul manure. And, without fail, they did.

My mother also enjoyed what she called “a light week” despite the cooking required by your average farm family of eight.

First off, Uncle Honey (Dad’s dangerous retired

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The very best part of that week, however, arrived every time neighbors or business friends arrived to wish my parents a happy new year and deliver a holiday gift. Most times the gift was some treat like fresh summer sausage, sugary Christmas cookies or a bottle of 90-proof libation. My father always insisted in sharing all with the givers. Soon afterwards the visiting began in earnest.

If any visit bumped into the evening milking time, one of my brothers or I would be dispatched to dairy barn for the nocturnal duty with the ever-faithful Howard. I never minded getting tabbed because — and I still believe this — even the cows somehow knew this was a slow, quiet week and the work seemed almost meditative.

But there was something else, too; something that set us — Howard, the cows and me — apart from the rest of the dark and cold countryside. Back then I believed it was the idea that we were doing something vital, something other people depended on, that made us special — smelly though we were.

Now, though, I know that was only a part of it.

The bigger parts were the gifts of friendship, kindness and love that you could see, hear and taste from our neighbors, family, farmhands … and even the cows.

In fact, it was a week of Christmas days wrapped more in love and care rather than in paper and ribbons and it served up almost every new year on a clean slate with good cheer.

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Some Christmas surprises are easier to pull off than others Well, holiday time is upon us and while gift. He said something to try to coax her some are finished with their shopping to the basement, but no dice. already, the rest of us are just getting a He tried again, and Mom declined his good start on our lists and deciding just offer to accompany him to the basement. how kind we want to be.

Again, Dad fabricated a story about Kindness seems to come more naturally something down there, to which Mom at Christmas time. Our sons, for example, kindly invited him to go down there and choose to bed their cows on Christmas take care of it himself. morning every year. It’s their gift to them When the rest of us came up with ways TABLE TALK to make sure the herd has clean, warm to suggest to Mom that she go downbedding every Christmas morning.

By Karen Schwaller stairs, she said firmly, “I’m not going to I had never entertained the notion the basement today. All there is down (until they started doing this) to put farm there for me is work.” animals on the Christmas list. But for all the gifts And there we had it. She was not going to the farm animals give to us all year long, they certainly basement, and that was that. deserve top placing on Christmas morning.

As we all casually waited for an opportunity to Christmas on the farm can contain its own brand capitalize on, Mom happened to be drawn downof excitement. My brother got a shiny new bike one year. But our dad — who enjoyed a well-thought-out strategy now and then — decided not to just place it by the Christmas tree. He hid it out in an empty grain bin and orchestrated the most lengthy, nonmilitary search-and-discover operation known to man. The whole family came along and moved together as a common street gang on this mission that seemed so exciting. We must have visited six or LAND MINDS, from pg. 4 now be carried in the southern United States. Sure, seven places all around the farm on a cold they grow corn and soybeans in the south, but Christmas morning. Each destination contained Minnesota commodity lobbyists won’t find clues leading to the next place to look, before my Peterson’s open door in Washington, D.C. brother finally found the bike.

The other setback for Minnesota farmers is a preHe should have found the bike in the chicken house, because he was getting to be in a ‘fowl’ mood dicted loss of a seat in congress once the 2020 census is tabulated. Minnesota’s congressional districts by the time the end of the search brought him to are already urban weighted. Peterson’s (or I suppose the one thing that every kid wants for Christmas.

I should say Michelle Fischbach’s) 7th congressional With my brother’s patience running thin near the district currently covers just under 34,000 square end, Dad was lucky he hid such a glorious treasure miles — almost the entire western half of the state. in the grain bin.

Re-districting, consolidating eight districts into One Christmas, Dad bought Mom a new washing machine, and the whole family was in on it — most- seven, is almost guaranteed to make this district even bigger — squeezing the farm vote into a smallly because we had to help keep Mom out of the er congressional seat. house while Dad had the machine installed in the The last 2021 issue worth watching is currently basement. Her old one had seen plenty of farmfilthy laundry, and while the machine was not dead, taking place in Winona County. In 2019, the Daley Farm sought an exception to local zoning rules to it was gasping for air. allow an expansion of its dairy farm in excess of the I’m pretty sure Mom was tired of waiting for Dad county’s limit on farm size. to make the time to fix it, and I’m sure Dad was Just before that variance application, in January tired of fixing it. For Dad, the thought of not having 2019, County Board members Marie Kovecsi, Chris to devote more time to that must have felt as freeing as the open road and enough speed to make the Meyer and Greg Olson voted 3-2 to scrap a rotation system for selecting the board chair in order to dog slobber.

Christmas day arrived, and we were all excited for appoint Kovecsi over County Board member Steve Jacob. Once that was accomplished, Kovecsi, Meyer Mom to find her new machine. and Olson appointed critics of the Daley Farm’s As the morning unfolded, there were all kinds of feedlot expansion project to the Planning treasures to be realized: a toy or two for younger Commission and Board of Adjustment. A few weeks kids and 1970’s-era electronics for older kids … later, the BOA voted down the Daley Farm’s varithings we would never have dared ask for, and yet, ance request. were under the tree with our names on them. It was Daley Farms sued the county, stating the county pure magic. board stacked BOA appointments with opponents to Finally, the time came for Dad to give Mom her the expansion. BOA members are supposed to act as

stairs by a shortage of milk. She did get to see her new washing machine on Christmas Day, and she was very surprised and happy to have received such a gift — one that she almost missed, and a gift that still meant work for her.

Dad probably needed a brandy after all the work it took just to get her to step into one of her many household work areas on Christmas Day. Christmas can play out all kinds of ways, but it never hurts to have a backup plan for moms who want a day off, too.

Mom’s Christmas gift would also ensure we all had clean, warm bedding on Christmas morning, too.

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impartial judges, but emails and other records uncovered in the Daley Farm’s lawsuit showed that two BOA members were actively involved in a campaign to oppose the Daley Farm project led by the environmental group Land Stewardship Project. The records indicated that LSP staff lobbied Kovecsi, Meyer and Olson to scrap the chair rotation and appoint those opponents of the Daley Farm project.

After reviewing the evidence, Olmsted County District Court Judge Kevin Mark ruled, “I think the record is clear that [those BOA members] got placed on the BOA in a conscious manner with the forethought to oppose a particular application for a variance that was going to come before them. And this just can’t be. It can’t be that way.”

The impact of large scale farming operations on the environment is not an issue new to 2021. But with increasing scrutiny over climate change, will rural county leaders be willing to support these operations? Do counties have the stomach and the resources for prolonged court battles? The power and effectiveness of planning and zoning boards could be severely tested.

The Daley Farm case is much more complex than what I’ve stated. The Winona Post has been covering the matter and many good reports can be found on their website: www.winonapost.com.

So what’s in store for 2021? Some would say, “Nowhere to go but up” and we all hope that is true.

For me, a long journey is more manageable in smaller steps. I’m ready to take on January. Happy new year, everyone!

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MARKETING

Grain Outlook Argentine decisions could boost U.S. corn market

Livestock Angles Export market improving heading into 2021

Now that the year 2020 is highs this week, trading The following marketing A positive for supporting above $10.55 per bushel behind us, the hope is that analysis is for the week endcattle prices has been the 2021 will be a good year for equivalent. ing Dec. 31. export market which has livestock feeders.

There will improved as the dollar has There was just one daily CORN — The holidaybe some hurdles to cross on moved lower. The feeders are corn export sales flash of 5.9 shortened week was an excitthe road ahead, but hopefully currently struggling at the million bushels to unknown ing one! March corn has present time because of the this week and the first daily the outlook will be promising. closed higher for 14 — yes 14 corn market rally. Feeders The livestock markets have sale announcement since Dec. — consecutive sessions and are likely to continue to 10. However, the weekly been caught in a sideways set new contract highs in the JOE TEALE struggle until the corn rally PHYLLIS NYSTROM trade for several years and export sales were very good at process. This is the longest Broker subsides or cattle prices rally CHS Hedging Inc. 38 million bushels. This the hope for this year is that streak of higher closes in at Great Plains Commodity enough to make it more profS t. Paul brings total export commit- the markets will break out of least 20 years. On the continAfton, Minn. itable to buy feeders. The ments to 1.7 billion bushels or this pattern. As to which uous chart, nearby corn month of January is likely to direction the breakout moves 64 percent of the U.S. reached its highest price since mid-May 2014 when the May contract Department of Agriculture’s 2.65 bil- will be determined by the future events set the direction of the cattle market hit $5.05.5 per bushel. The high in lion bushel outlook. We need to average which take place in the next few for the first quarter of the year.

2014 on the continuous chart was 25.8 million bushels of sales per week months.

The hog market is also at a crossroad $5.19.5 per bushel set in mid-May. It to hit the target.

The cattle market has experienced a as the market has firmed in the latter looks a lot more do-able now than it did Weekly ethanol production fell 42,000 decent rally into the end of the year part of December. Both the live price just a few weeks ago. However, with a barrels per day to a 10-week low of primarily due to the strong beef mar- for hogs and the pork cutout have ralnew month/year/quarter, we could see 934,000 bpd. Ethanol stocks were the ket. Volume and price in the beef prod- lied into important areas which have some consolidation to begin 2021. The highest for this week in the last five uct has been the dominate feature been resistance in the past. market will now begin to view in ear- years at 23.5 million barrels. making the packer increase the price Product movement has again nest trade estimates for the Jan. paid to acquire enough live inventory. increased which seems responsible for Gasoline demand was 8.128 million 12 monthly World Agriculture Supply the recent strength. Both domestic and Currently, the cattle market appears and Demand Estimates report and how bpd with the four-week average demand export business have increased promptto be trying to make a breakout to down 13.2 percent from the same perilow ending stocks may be cut. od last year. Margins improved a nickel, higher prices. For this to continue, the ing the packers to increase their bids Argentina settled their oilseed work- but are still 3 cents per gallon negative. packer will have to remain aggressive for live inventory. As like the cattle, the er and grain inspector strike this week; month of January is likely to set the China’s energy watchdog warned oil in their bids and the cutouts will have tone and the direction of the hog marbut right on its heels they announced to continue to move higher.

If these the suspension of any new corn export and gas companies to replenish etha- events do not take place, then the cat- ket for the first quarter of the year. The until March 1. They said they were nol-blended gasoline as soon as possi- tle could slip back into the long stand- underlying question will be whether doing this to protect their domestic ble. With the high price of corn, blend- ing sideways trade. the hogs can break out of the sideways supplies for their own end-users until ing has fallen. The national agency said market which has been in place since new crop becomes available. It’s esti- See NYSTROM, pg. 8 2015. v mated this could mean an additional 120 to 160 million bushels of corn business for the United States.

It has been reported that China is in

corn/change* soybeans/change* advanced talks with Brazil about Stewartville $4.44 +.49 $12.80 +1.03 importing corn, but any effect for the Edgerton $4.56 +.48 $12.92 +1.09 United States is not likely for at least a Jackson $4.51 +.39 $12.89 +1.09 few months, if at all.

Janesville $4.52 +.46 $12.75 +1.09 The U.S. dollar resumed its slide this Cannon Falls $4.47 +.50 $12.81 +.99 week. It fell under 90 at one point, the Sleepy Eye $4.57 +.54 $12.91 +1.06 lowest since April 2018. A weaker dollar makes U.S. exports more attractive Average: $4.51 $12.85 to buyers. This is one reason we have Year Ago Average: $3.61 $8.78 remained the cheapest corn in the world — despite rising domestic prices.

Grain prices are effective cash close on Jan. 5.

In China, their most active contract on *Cash grain price change represents a two-week period. the Dalian Exchange hit fresh contract

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Don’t be lulled into complacency by strong market NYSTROM, from pg. 7

the companies should understand that blended gasoline is a strategic objective. It’s estimated the United States will ship approximately 26 million gallons of ethanol to China in January, up from 10 million gallons in December.

Outlook: Corn soared this week to prices not seen since May 2014. The psychological $5.00 per bushel price tag is within reasonable reach. Events in Argentina (weather and exports), China’s demand, soaring soybean prices, and a weak U.S. dollar have all been supportive. Managed money has been given no reason to exit their long, profitable positions even as the month/quarter and year ended. The trend may be bent at times, but so far has not been broken.

For the week, March corn surged 33 cents higher to $4.84 with a new contract high at $4.85.75 per bushel. The July contract was 30 cents higher at $4.80.25 with a new contract high at $4.82 per bushel.

December 2021 corn followed suit and traded to a contract high of $4.36 and was up 10.25 cents for the week at $4.34.75 per bushel. For the month, March corn rallied 58 cents.

SOYBEANS — Beans in the teens! We accomplished that feat this week for the first time since August 2014 on the continuous chart. March soybeans rallied $1.41.5 per bushel in November and are closer to $15 than to $10 per bushel. March soybeans have closed higher in 13 out of the last 16 sessions. Dec. 28 saw a key reversal posted on the chart only to have a key reversal higher posted on the next day. Dec. 30 and 31 once again saw new contract highs. The new contract high in March soybeans is $13.20.75 per bushel. The high in 2014 was $15.04.5 per bushel.

The rally was extended despite the settlement of the 20-day oilseed worker and grain inspector strike in Argentina. The backlog of vessels waiting to load is 140-160 and may take into mid-February to clean up. We did see daily export sales flashes to unknown this week of 8.6 million bushels for old crop and 4.6 million bushels for new crop. These were the first daily announcements since Nov. 9 for soybeans.

The job of the market is to ration demand and based on price action that has not been accomplished. Prices on the Dalian Exchange in China set new contract highs in soybeans, meal (all-time highs), and corn ahead of the holiday break. Soybeans reached $17.12 per bushel equivalent even with huge imports this year.

Basis levels in the United States have been steady to higher to try to attract bushels into the pipeline.

With many of the remaining soybeans in the hands of commercials vs. producers, basis may have more work to do. As for the soybeans under the control of producers, it’s difficult to get a flat price value that would get those bushels to move.

Brazilian weather has improved crop conditions with rain across much of the growing areas in the last ten days. However, the same cannot be said for Argentina. The near term forecast for Argentina continues to be on the dry side. At least one well-respect-

ed South American crop consultant lowered Argentina’s corn and soybean production numbers 1 million metric tons, but left Brazil’s outlook unchanged.

Weekly export sales were above expectations at 25.6 million bushels, bringing total commitments to 2.015 billion bushels. Just four months into the marketing year, total commitments stand at 91.6 percent of the USDA’s 2.2-billion-bushel export forecast. We need to average just 5.8 million of sales per week to reach the objective. New sales to China of 620,000 metric tons included 596,000 metric tons of sales which were switched from unknown.

Late in the week, the United States banned palm oil imports from Sime Darby, the world’s largest palm oil company by land size. There are allegations over forced labor.

Outlook: From a producer’s view, everything looks rosy: higher prices from strong demand, weather issues not in our backyard, and a weak U.S. dollar.

The market will tell us when it’s over and it seems non-productive to try and pick a top. However, don’t let the market lull you into a total sense of complacency. There are many market tools to use to put a floor under prices or re-own bushels to take advan-

tage of potential moves higher. What you use depends on your risk/reward tolerance. Looking at next year’s crop, soybean acres should increase; but at this time it looks like carryout into 2021-22 may remain flat.

Much of that direction will depend on China and its appetite for soybeans and how any political events may play out with a new U.S. administration.

For now, the uptrend is alive and well. For the week, March soybeans rocketed 46.5 cents higher to close at $13.11 with a new contract high at $13.20.75; July beans were 40.25 cents higher at $12.97.5 with a new contract high at $13.08; the November contract was 28.5 cents higher at $11.11.75 with a new contract high at $11.18 per bushel. For the month, March soybeans were up an amazing $1.41.5 per bushel.

Nystrom’s notes: Contract changes for the week as of the close on Dec. 31: Chicago March wheat rallied this week to a new contract high of $6.44.5 and was up 13.5 cents for the week at $6.40.5; Kansas City was 14.5 cents higher at $6.03.5; and Minneapolis was 16.5 cents higher at $5.99.25 per bushel. For December, Chicago was 55.5 cents higher, Kansas City 56.5 cents higher, and Minneapolis 46.25 cents higher. v

Online sessions look at 2021 crop issues WORTHINGTON, Minn. — Key issues and questions around crop production facing Minnesota corn and soybean farmers is the focus for Extension’s “Strategic Farming 2021: Let’s Talk Crops.” Sessions will be held over Zoom, which can be accessed via your computer, phone or other mobile device, and run from 8:30 to 9 a.m. on Jan. 6 through March 24.

These free online sessions will start with a brief presentation (about 10 minutes) by the discussion leaders for the day, followed by 20 minutes of farmer/ participant questions on the topic.

Resources will be posted prior to the discussions for anyone wishing to take a deeper dive into the topics.

Jan. 13 — Soybean variety selection. Seth Naeve, Extension soybean agronomist and Dean Malvick, Extension plant pathologist.

Jan. 20 — Herbicide technology traits: What to use where, when, and how? Debalin Sarangi, Extension weed specialist and Tom Peters, Extension sugarbeet agronomist.

Jan. 27 — Broadcasting versus banding P & K. Jeff Vetsch, researcher and Dan Kaiser, Extension nutrient management specialist.

Feb. 3 — Third crops ready to work for you. Jochum Wiersma, Extension small grains specialist and Craig Sheaffer, forage specialist.

Feb. 10 — We’ve got you covered: The latest on cover crop research and tools you can use. Axel Garcia y Garcia, Sustainable Cropping Systems; Anna Cates, Extension state soil health specialist; and Gregg Johnson, Biomass Cropping Systems.

Feb. 17 — Adjusting soil pH to maximize crop pro-

duction. Dan Kaiser, Extension nutrient management specialist and Jeff Vetsch, researcher.

Feb. 24 — The nuts’n bolts of on-farm research Doin’ it right. R.L. (Bob) Nielsen, Extension corn specialist; and Seth Naeve, Extension soybean specialist.

March 3 — Making every acre pay. Naeem Kalwar, Extension soil health specialist; Tanner Bruse, Minnesota Ag and Conservation Programs Manager, Pheasants Forever; and Alan Lepp, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.

March 10 — What insects are bugging your corn this year? Ken Ostlie, Extension entomologist and Bruce Potter, Extension integrated pest management specialist.

March 17 — SCN: So tough a threat, it warrants a coalition. Greg Tylka, nematologist, Iowa State University; Seth Naeve, Extension soybean agronomist; and Samuel Markell, Extension broadleaf plant pathologist, North Dakota State University.

March 24 — Stand establishment for corn and soybean. Seth Naeve, Extension soybean agronomist; Jeff Coulter, Extension corn agronomist; and Dean Malvick, Extension plant pathologist.

You need only register once for the whole program series. Sessions will be recorded and posted for viewing later at your convenience.

For more details on each session and to register, go to https://z.umn.edu/strategic-farming.

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Plus and minuses of batch farrowing on today’s pig farms The University of Minnesota’s Leman Swine Conference was held virtually in October — a new twist to the presentation of the 30-year conference for swine veterinarians. During the conference, the University of Minnesota’s John Deen moderated a session which discussed the pros and cons of batch farrowing in 21st century pig production.

Batch farrowing used to be a common practice, but as farms got bigger, continuous-flow production became the norm. Now it appears batch farrowing is making a comeback.

If we optimize across both the grow-out stage and the reproductive stage, we find that changing the way we do reproduction may improve our grow-out stage — even though it may affect things that we emphasized in the past when simply focusing on the sow herd, like pigs per sow per year or weaning age.

Historically, batch farrowing was more attractive to smaller farms, when producers needed a set number of pigs to fill a truck or barn. But we’re seeing it much more in large sow units. In fact, the practice is being considered and experimented with in many larger systems across a wide geographic area.

The major variable tends to be whether or not a whole sow unit is batched at the same time.

Secondly, what is the weaning age the sow unit is actually targeting against? Then the third area is the discussion on how to manage the gilt pool and whether or not we solidify the introductions of the gilts on a steady basis into each cohort of farrowed sows.

The biggest challenge is labor, because batch farrowing changes how the farm operates and how labor is utilized. Once a pattern is embedded, it’s very difficult to change. The example that’s always given for employees is typing. It’s been proven time and time again that the standard layout of keys, called the QWERTY keyboard, is actually not very efficient. And yet we’ve all been trained on it, and whenever it’s suggested that we should change, it

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involves a lot of labor, and in most cases we’ve been slow to SWINE & U change.

By John Deen, DVM Some of the same difficulties are occurring on the sow farm.

Labor is more concentrated in certain areas on certain days, so repatterning our responsibilities on the farm is by far the biggest challenge.

The major benefit of batch farrowing is pig health in the grow-out stage. For farrowing, we have an allin, all-out system within the sow herd. We have a mature animal that doesn’t shed that much, and we have a cohort of piglets that are of the same age and challenged at the same time within the growout phase.

In some cases, however, health can be challenged.

For example, if a new disease introduction occurs in the sow herd, a much larger cohort of piglets would be affected at one time. Conversely, that health challenge would happen at one time and could be managed on a more definitive basis within the sow herd.

Other reproductive challenges (if they occur) can be concentrated as well. Seasonal infertility — especially the effects of heat if we have a bad set of weeks around the time of lactation and then mating — can concentrate some of those effects into a larger population of herds. But for the most part, meeting the needs to control health is actually the big reason to use batch farrowing.

Improved biosecurity is another major benefit of batch farrowing because there is less mixing of pigs.

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Biosecurity is one of the added benefits we see when we create a larger pool but with a concentrated, focused effort for a normal batch farrowing.

Even the introduction of supplies and the introduction of employees to do certain tasks on the farm can be more focused. They can be scheduled against the needs of the farm in a more productive manner.

Batch farrowing requires a different mindset for producers and their employees. The pattern of work for employees is different, so the calendar will need to be laid out clearly and carefully. Sharing that calendar so we can look forward not only into next week but even into future months is critical. As that schedule is laid out in more detail, it’s actually a benefit to employees. They can plan their life around it rather than simply working off the same schedule each week.

The U.S. pork industry is dealing with low-frequency diseases that circulate within the sow herd.

They can expand in that production phase then blow up in the nursery phase.

The mechanism by which batch farrowing benefits the grow-out phase isn’t understood in detail yet.

We need more intensive disease monitoring to really understand that aspect and to understand some of the population dynamics in the herd — especially gilt introductions and the effect upon that disease dynamic. I’d like to understand the control points within a batch-farrowing system in which we can manage a disease more effectively.

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AGCO 2020 awards directed to aid local causes

By KRISTIN KVENO The Land Staff Writer For 14 years, AGCO Corporation, an agricultural machinery manufacturer, has honored an Operator of the Year; but not this year. For 2020 they decided to do something different, allowing the past winners of OOTY the opportunity to choose a charity in their community to receive a donation from AGCO. According to AGCO Director of Marketing David Webster, these applicator OOTY winners have been an integral part of their community. By volunteering, they excel in the companies they work for — promoting good stewardship and passing on knowledge they have to younger and/or newer employees. “It has been a great, great program over the past 15 years,” Webster said.

“In a typical year, we have a promotion that kicks off in the summer,” Webster said. AGCO has ag

retailers nominate someone for operator of the year. Four finalists are selected and are guests of AGCO at the Agricultural Retailers Association Conference held each December. The winner is announced at the event.

“The overall program is a way to recognize unsung heroes who are a critical component to production agriculture,” Webster said.

Covid-19 is the reason AGCO took a different direction this year when it comes to the OOTY award. “It wasn’t going to be fair to ask the finalists to travel (to the

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convention) during the pandemic,” Webster said. It was decided to not choose a 2020 award winner and instead allow the past 14 OOTY winners to pick a charitable organization in their community to receive a donation from AGCO. The response AGCO received from those previous award winners was positive and heartfelt. “The reception was really good in pivoting this year,” Webster said.

The past OOTY award winner’s organization of their choosing received a $2,000 donation this fall. The only stipulation from AGCO was that it had to be a charitable organization in the communiAGCO’s second Operator of the Year donation, with the help of Ziegler Ag Equipment, is ty. “We saw some great organifrom Crystal Valley Cooperative in Madelia, Minn. to the Future Farmers of America’s zations benefited,” Webster Madelia High School chapter.

said.

Matt Missling, applicator and 2007 OOTY from Crystal Valley Co-op in Madelia, Minn., chose the Madelia FFA chapter as recipient of the AGCO donation in his honor.

According to Cole Kottke, regional operations manager of Crystal Valley Co-op, Missling was thrilled when AGCO contacted him with this opportunity to choose an organization to receive this donation.

“Missling has been with Crystal Valley Co-op as a custom applicator for over 20 years,” Missling was part of FFA when he was in high school and experienced first-hand the opportunities available through being a part of the organization.

“He really has a passion for agriculture. It didn’t take him long to figure out who to give the money to,” Kottke said.

There’s a longing across the country to go back to the way things used to be before the pandemic, but there’s one thing Webster hopes won’t change — the new giving component of OOTY. “There’s so many great organizations in these small communities,” Webster said.

The chance to give to these deserving charitable organizations this year has sparked something special that Webster would like to see continue in the years to come. He looks forward to the OOTY award going to a batch system. But afterwards, the great recognition next year at the ARA convention; and majority of them actually say we’ll never go back; with that, there’s a possibility of giving the OOTY we’re embedded into this new system. We need to understand how to make that mindset change more finalists the chance to choose an organization to receive a donation from AGCO. effectively. Labor management and labor selection would be excellent areas to study in more detail.

‘Tis the season for giving, which seems to be more important now than ever before. AGCO’s donations John Deen is a distinguished global professor at to 14 charitable organizations across the country in the University of Minnesota’s College of Veterinary Medicine. He can be reached at deenx003@umn.edu. this challenging year has certainly spread a little v v holiday cheer.

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By DICK HAGEN The Land Staff Writer Emeritus LITCHFIELD, Minn. — Needing an excuse to venture out into the real world, I took in the Dec. 17 Steffes Ag Iron consignment auction. The remarkable event took place at the spacious Steffes headquarter facility in Litchfield, Minn.

Steffes’ colorful ad in the Dec. 11 issue of The Land read: “Over 375 lots to bid on! New items added daily.

Three complete farm lines included; along with consigned farm equipment, hay equipment, trucks, recreational items and construction equipment.”

Enough variety to satisfy even the most grizzled farm auction attendee, I thought. Plus, this intriguing note: “Auctioneers will run multiple rings with

live online bidding available on major equipment.” And these two welcome words: “Join us!”

And so I did.

Temperatures were in the mid-30s as I motored the 50 miles from Olivia — arriving at 11 a.m. The start time for the auction was 10 a.m. I knew that when you arrive late at a Steffes auction, parking might be limited — even at their generous grounds adjoining State Hwy. 22 on the south edge of Litchfield. But in typical Steffes fashion, friendly guys directed my vehicle to one of the few parking spots still available.

Busy? You’ve got to see it to believe it. I quickly veered towards the auctioneering chants I was hearing. As I shuffled amongst the crowd (mostly men, Photos by Dick Hagen but a few gals too) the ‘dress’ was A chilly December day didn’t deter the 200 bidders attending a consignment auction predominantly hooded jackets, held by the Steffes Auction Group in Litchfield, Minn. scarves wrapped around necks, rig showed some age; but since I and very likely fleece-lined jeans know nothing about old rockworn by both the guys and the picking trailers, that $100 gals. Yes, in Minnesota, when seemed like a bargain to me. attending an outdoor public auction in December, dress warmly Just coming down the steps of is a given. a big JD 9120 was Gregory Munsch, a farmer from the I spotted the Steffes auction Atwater/Bird Island area. “It’s truck with speakers mounted in real good shape and I thought on each rooftop corner. The it went really cheap,” Munsch truck stopped briefly at each claimed. “I wasn’t interested, auction item only long enough but my son was looking at it. Me to get an opening bid. Then it’s and my brothers got a bigger sort of like ‘hang on’ because we Donnie Hammesh model than this one. Ours is an ain’t stopping now. Somewhat International on tracks. But like a wave effect, that auctionthese three John Deere tractors, eering chant draws you to the all owned by the same guy, I action. thought went fairly reasonable I quickly realized getting a … and they’re in nice shape.” few minutes for a live interview I continued my walk, already with the Steffes auctioneer just wishing I had dressed warmer. wasn’t likely. However, Albany, I sauntered to the Steffes buildMinn. farmer Donnie Hammesh ing complex and good fortune was standing nearby so I asked prevailed: a sit-down interview him why he was there. Being a with Scott Steffes, president of good-natured guy, Hammesh this dynamic business celebratresponded, ”I’m looking at those Gregory Munsch ing their 60th year. I asked gravity boxes over there. Should Steffes how big he thought the crowd was here today. be getting to those pretty soon.”

“Last time I checked, there were about 200 regisI asked Hammesh how much he was willing to bid on a gravity box. “About $6,500,” he replied, “but it tered bidders in the audience,” he replied, “plus who likely will draw more. Everybody’s got money today it knows how many on the Internet for on-line bidding.

We have no way of knowing total count. But we know seems.”

In my opinion, one of the better buys of the sale was online bidding has added a new dimension to this $100 for a rock-picking, rubber tired trailer. Yep, this See STEFFES, pg. 17

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Steffes conducts three Ag Iron events per year

STEFFES, from pg. 16 business.”

“Prior to Covid we were about 50-50 live vs. online,” Steffes went on to say. “In today’s constantly changing environment it’s a tougher call. We still like to do live auctions when they let us; and fortunately in Minnesota we are considered an essential service so can continue auctions as needed and requested. But the reality today is we are about 20 percent live action and 80 percent internet only. Hopefully we’ll get back to that 50-50 ratio as time goes by.

In view of the financial struggles of agriculture earlier this season, I was curious if Steffes was surprised with this strong attendance today.

“No, this fall — and even into summer when we started back into live auctions — we’ve seen attendance advancing. Since the March arrival of the pandemic, our first live auction was July 8 at our Fargo facility. Since then we’ve been doing both live and online sales with good results in Arkansas, Kansas, the Dakotas, Iowa and here in Minnesota. People are simply pleased to get out and about at our public sales. But because of Covid, people are really taking advantage of our internet auctions these days also.

“Since post-harvest, this farm machinery market has really erupted,” Steffes went on to say. “It’s nice to see such positive optimism rebounding again in the ag world. I suspect most farmers are wishing they still had a big bin of soybeans to unload into the market.

Steffes said there were in the neighborhood of 600 items up for sale in today’s auction. “Usually at these auctions, between 600 and 700 items. Today I know there are 400 auction lots in Ring 2 and I believe Ring 1 has about 200. And all prices too … like that $100 rock picker you mentioned, to several thousand dollars for the many tractors and combines being sold today. My Dad started in the auction business in 1960. His first auction was a farm retirement sale which included all the machinery plus the man’s livestock: cows, pigs and some chickens I recall him telling us kids. The sale grossed $5,500. Today, it’s not uncommon for us to sell single pieces of farm equipment for $350,000!”

I asked Steffes if this will be a $5 million dollar day.

“No, typically these are around $2 million sales. I think the largest Ag Iron event in our history was the summer of 2012 in West Fargo, N.D. when we did an $11 million auction. We had seven auction rings working that day and about 3,000 auction lots.”

Because today’s sale it also online, how many states might be in contact with you?

“Can’t tell you until we’re done,” Steffes admitted, “but typically our online sales reach upwards of 50 states … and we’re now into five countries. But even online sales in Canada are down simply because of shipping restrictions now in place. We just sold a motor patrol grader to a broker in New Jersey who’s exporting it to Egypt.

So will overseas sales continue to for these 600 items to clear the premises. “My Dad told increase? “From an Ag Iron perme years back, auctions are like fires … they make spective, which we do three times a things disappear. So about 50 percent of what sells year from three locations, I think it here today will be gone within 48 hours. So after cleanwill likely continue to increase,” ing our grounds we start reloading for the next one.”

Steffes stated. “But because of Now 59 years old, Scott got into the auction business internet bidding, our attendance at the easy way. “My dad started the business in 1960,” he these live auction events is diminsaid. “Now, in 2020, we’re celebrating our 60th anniishing. Everything in today’s world Scott Steffes versary. Lots of family members today … sons and is becoming internet-based. We do a bothers, aunts and uncles, cousins and others. I went twice-monthly Internet-only auction which creates to the Kansas City, Missouri School for Auctioneers in great advantages for our sellers because they don’t June, 1980. And after you and I wrap up, I’ll grab a bite need to truck their equipment to the auction site.” before my two-hour call begins at 2 p.m.”

Still, folks are still willing to drive some distance to Besides the actual bid calling, Steffes auctioneers attend public auctions. “It seems about 250 miles is like to entertain as part of the bid coaxing. “When it the maximum distance,” Steffes guessed, “but It’s not comes to bid calling, I think some natural talent is uncommon when potential buyers can visually scan part of the call,” Steffes reasoned. “Just like vocalists, a particular piece of equipment from one of our everyone has a different style; a different approach. online listings. They will drive, or even fly to see, In this profession you quickly learn what works and kick, smell, climb the cab, check the tires and what- what doesn’t. Don’t attempt humor if you really ever else propels them. And sometimes we hear this aren’t capable. But not to worry … people let you comment, ‘We just needed a get away too.’ Farm know what’s working and what isn’t. Good fun and equipment dealers readily travel to our Ag Iron humor is just as important to our bidding audience events seeing if they might get a bargain price on a as it is to us callers. Even in today’s world of sophisparticular machine.” ticated business people, it’s just good sense not to “Yes, home-state origin makes a difference too. take yourself too seriously.”

People from other parts of America like to come up And when will you retire? “Don’t know and don’t here to buy farm machinery because typically it is even think about it,” Steffes flatly stated. “I‘m simply owner-operated and that tends to reflect better main- having too much fun. Working in agriculture is the tenance. Also, most of our tractors and combines sit greatest. We’re working with folks with big hearts, under roof when not in use. If you go to farm auctions generous minds, and ambitions kindled up a notch or in Texas, Arkansas, Kansas … those farmers mostly two higher than most people. This year we’re doing don’t have sheds. Their equipment shows the stains, 600 auction events — ranging from our five facility discolorations and weather stresses of 365 days expo- locations at Mount Pleasant, Iowa; Fargo, N.D.; Sioux sure. Up here, about the only concern I hear from Falls, S.D.; Mason City, Iowa, and here at Litchfield, farmers is they hope the mice don’t get into their Minn. plus a few on-farm auction sites also.” equipment in their sheltered environments.

To wrap things up, I asked Steffes if he has conYou’ve got six bids callers handling today’s auction. cerns about the financial health of America’s famers So is there about a two-hour auction call until INSTRUCTIONS your these days. Please AD COPY read speaking, attached email “Bluntly just three things govnext caller gets into the truck?

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November sets another record for imports to China MIELKE, from pg. 14

reached a fresh high at 67.5 million pounds, up 13.6 million from a year ago. HighGround Dairy adds Dairy Market News. Butter plants were generally runthat Germany has remained the top supplier since ning as expected the last week of the year, with some March and saw its market share reach 33 percent allotting multiple days off leaving cream handlers to vs. 29 percent in 2019. find homes for the cream. Some plant managers Dry whey imports continue strong as China conrelayed positive notes from food service customers. tinues to rebuild its hog population, and totaled Churning was limited New Year’s week, but Dairy 134.4 million pounds. This is up 47.9 percent from a Market News says the overall picture is that “churnyear ago, with most coming from the United States, ing will be strong for the foreseeable future with followed by Belarus. HighGround Dairy points out ample cream available.” there are now 56 Belarusian dairy processing comWestern butter makers also have plenty of cream panies accredited to ship product to China. for the churns and spot loads were selling at flat Whole milk powder imports were down 28.3 permultiples. Retail demand slowed going into the wincent from a year ago, but skim milk powder was up ter holidays however some contacts reported that 16 percent, totaling 64.9 million pounds. After a few orders had picked up again as retailers restocked slow months, New Zealand regained its usual spot shelves. Food service accounts continue to struggle, as top exporter of skim milk powder to China, says Dairy Market News. Restaurant sales were according to the Daily Dairy Report, and the United starting to show signs of life a few weeks ago but States ranked second for the first time since the tighter restrictions in efforts to combat Covid-19 U.S.-China trade war began in mid-2019. have curtailed any further gains in food service.

China’s cheese imports totaled 25.8 million pounds, Grade A nonfat dry milk saw its peak at $1.2975 up 1.7 percent in November, but up 11.5 percent yearper pound on Jan. 22, but saw a low point of 79.25 to-date. Butter, at 20.3 million, was down 6.4 percent cents per pound on May 1. The powder finished the from a year ago, but up 37.6 percent year-to-date. year at $1.1425 per pound, down a half-cent on the November imports of cheese in Japan totaled 53.5 week and 9 cents below a year ago, on 12 reported million pounds, down 3.2 percent from a year ago sales for the week. StoneX says, “End-user buying and down 4.6 percent year-to-date. Butter totaled seems to have dried up a bit.”

2.8 million, down 36.5 percent, and down 26.4 perCME dry whey saw its 2020 low at 28.75 cents per cent year-to-date. Skim milk powder amounted to pound on July 7. It peaked at 47 cents on Dec. 10, 5.8 million pounds, down 43.6 percent, and 18.6 perand closed Dec. 31 at 46.25 cents per pound. This is cent year-to-date. Whey totaled 10.2 million, up 8.5 down a half-cent on the week, but 14.75 cents above a year ago, with one sale for the week.

Another jump in the U.S. All-Milk price offset sharply higher corn and soybean prices to push the University of Minnesota Extension, in collaboraNovember milk feed price ratio higher. The USDA’s tion with the Minnesota Dairy Initiative SouthCentral latest Ag Prices report shows the ratio at 2.58, up from 2.50 in October and the highest since July; but Region, have announced the upcoming Winter Dairy Series. This series will consist of six informal converwas down from 2.65 in November 2019. sations on a variety of topics relevant to Minnesota n dairy farmers. Each Zoom discussion will be held In global news, November marked another monthly from 12:30 p.m.-1 p.m. record for imports to China, due to fluid milk, cream, Jan. 22 — “Am I Ready for Robotic Milkers?” Learn and whey demand, reports HighGround Dairy. from dairy farmers Ashley Swenson and Jim Dieball Fluid milk and cream imports were slightly lower about the reasons they installed robotic milkers and keys to making them successful. than the October all-time high, says HighGround Dairy, but the volume imported from New Zealand Feb. 12 — “Bessy’s Bottom Line: How much is that cow actually making you?” Joleen Hadrich will discuss feed cost per cow and opportunity cost of labor Prepare for unexpected and management. We will also touch on how profit power outages with a isn’t just about input management, but revenue Generac home standby management as well. In light of government funding generator this year, we will talk about which profit we should use to make decisions — the one which includes govREQUEST A FREE QUOTE! ernment payments or not?

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percent, but down 3.5 percent year-to-date. n The National Milk Producers Federation praised the USDA and Health and Human Services this week for the release of the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans which “reaffirmed dairy’s central role in diet as a provider of essential nutrients that are often under-consumed in American diets.”

NMPF pledged to “continue efforts to broaden consideration of the latest science on dairy fats in the next examination of the federal guidelines, which are released twice each decade.”

“USDA and HHS deserve praise for once again recognizing just how vital dairy is to the nation’s health and well-being,” said Jim Mulhern, NMPF president and CEO. “We encourage them to affirm that role even more clearly in the next iteration of the Dietary Guidelines, to reflect the positive contribution of dairy fats in diets that’s increasingly recognized in a growing body of evidence.”

NMPF stated, “The guidelines culminate nearly two years of work that began in 2019 with the selection of the Scientific Advisory Committee, which drafts recommendations for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services.”

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

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n 1985, Carol Wingeier bought Del Iten’s 100-year-old log cabin.

Mr. Iten, who was an elderly gent with a colorful vocabulary, told Wingeier, who was up from Chicago visiting her daughter and son-in-law, that his family wanted him to get rid of the dang blasted eye sore which was filled with junk and the collapsing remnants of an attached granary.

Iten asked a dollar. Wingeier, who grew up in the Georgia mountains where they have twostory cabins like this, gave him $20.

The hewer and builder of the cabin, George Maynard, was an American Civil War refugee from Kentucky. Being from nearly the same mountains as Wingeier and her ancestors, he used the same architecture. And that’s why Wingeier and that cabin belonged together, explains her son-in-law John King.

Wingeier asked King to move the cabin to his land so she could have a summer house. It was a preposterous request; but King is a good son-in-law and Wingeier was a visionary.

Marking and numbering each dove tail joint of each burr oak log Mr. Maynard had hewn with his broad axe, King disassembled the cabin from top to bottom, hauled the logs to his place, and reassembled them from bottom to top.

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Wingeier’s home had a wood burning stove, kerosene lanterns and an outhouse. She loved the peace of living off the grid and looking at the stars at night. Of course, the cabin didn’t have wi-fi so Doug, Carol’s husband and a world traveling Methodist scholar, would walk across the creek and through the woods to John and Ruth’s (his daughter) house to get connected.

Carol passed on not long ago and Doug doesn’t travel anymore. John and Ruth worried about what to do with the Maynard cabin in Carol’s absence. They didn’t want the raccoons and mice taking over. So they decided others should have the opportunity of peace and simplicity that Carol enjoyed so much.

They added a kerosene stove, some colorful furniture to complete the warm wood colors of the interior, and opened it up as an Airbnb.

“We had a wonderful experience and we feel very lucky to have been able to stay in the cabin.

We enjoyed the evenings with the lamps and the fireplace. Cooking on the kerosene stove was really neat and unique,” wrote a recent guest.

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