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A special satisfaction of my life has Harvester Tractors from 1921 to 1960.” been the meeting of unique people of With great photography by Cindy Minnesota agriculture. And then the Mendel, this intriguing 208-page publicaopportunity to share some of their unique tion does indeed cover the history of the adventures in printed words here in The International Harvester Corporation Land. My listing could be lengthy. That’s which was established in 1902. Yes, you just the advantage of hanging around for only see red paint in this book. My early several decades to which I have been farm-boy history involved JD green, so I blessed. can overlook Tom’s dedication to Red. But LAND MINDS After my Iowa State University indochis intense detail on history is fascinattrination, my first four years were traveling in itself. By Dick Hagen ing Iowa as ag writer for Wallaces Note these examples: Farmer magazine; then six years covIHC was formed by the merger of the ering four states with Farm Journal; McCormick Harvesting Company, the then six years into the turbulent seed Deering Harvester Company and several other farm industry (1970-1980’s era) with both Trojan Seed machinery makers. Company and Keltgen Seed Company (both headquartered in Olivia, Minn.). J.P. Morgan financed the new corporation. His goal was to create the world’s largest agricultural In 1993, this Renville County farm community was machinery company. officially designated as the “Seed Corn Capitol of Minnesota” by none other than the Minnesota State By 1909, IHC was the fourth-largest U.S. corporaLegislature. This notoriety compelled the erection of tion. a 100-foot Ear of Corn statue on busy U.S. Highway Farm tractors in the early 1900s were enormous 212 on the west side of Olivia — complete with and expensive machines. The size and cost of early information booth at its base depicting the bragging tractors limited their sale to only the largest farms. rights of this unique Minnesota cornucopia. The book goes on with considerably more history But I digress, because during those tumultuous covering the rapidly expanding role of farm power years of the seed corn industry I got regurgitated in U.S. agriculture and always including the intro(so to speak). More specifically, I quit the seed duction and lifespan of the series of IH farm tracindustry because the reshuffling just didn’t fit me. tors beginning with the McCormick Series (1921But being adventurous, the idea of a vineyard and 1939); the Farmall F Series (1923-1039); the bike shop on our 80-acre residence immediate to the Farmall Letter Series, Farmall H, M, A, B, C and north side of town seemed a potential new life. And Farmall Cub (1939-1954); on up through the so it was for a few years. However, the planting of International 40-60 Series (1958-1963). 800 grape vines plus the ‘new life’ of selling and Then, page after colorful page of each tractor — repairing bikes takes some time. photos and complete descriptions including horseAnd then, the good fortune to again being an ag power, total number manufactured of that particuwriter — this time for The Land magazine. And lar model, speeds of each gear in miles per hour, thus, once again the opportunity to meet more weight, and price at year of introduction. intriguing Minnesota agricultural personalities. Though anything but a ‘tractor nut,’ I was fasciLike this guy: Thomas Barthel, who with loving nated with the details Mr. Barthel and his helpful wife and devoted family, for several years now have and invigorating staff put into this tremendously propagated their unique Minnesota farmstead at informative and pleasurable book. Curiosity comBecker into a remarkable family experience for visi- pelled me … why write such a book? tors from everywhere. Called the Snake River Farm, On page 6 of his tome, Barthel answers: For a lot this incredible Sherburne County local offers fun of reasons. I am sharing just a few: and tasty adventures for kids of every age — especially during the more temperate stages of the • There are many Farmall tractor books, but none Minnesota calendar, like early April through late cover the Standard tractors thoroughly. I wanted to October. do so. But what I really appreciate about Tom Barthel is • None of the books I have read actually have his ubiquitous sense of adventure writing a book photos of all the common tractors. No matter what about tractors — a most handsome, colorful and See LAND MINDS, pg. 4 descriptive hard-cover book titled “International
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Rural America not a dump site for corporate America There’s a clear lesson in the chemical including those known as neonicotinoids, and ethical cloud now shrouding AltEn, a or neonics.” 25-million-gallon per year ethanol plant The reason was clear: “Instead of payjust south of Mead, Neb. ing to incinerate unused treated seed or In fact, there’s more than one lesson. paying fees to dispose of it in a solidBut the big one — how rural America is waste facility,” reported the Journal becoming a legal dumping ground for Star Feb. 14, “seed companies could haul wastes created by corporate America — or ship the seed to the village [of Mead]… may be AltEn’s enduring legacy. FARM & FOOD FILE where AltEn would accept it at little to no cost.” The plant, opened as E3BioFuels in By Alan Guebert 2007, was to be unique because methAnd, boy, did it. ane from anaerobic digesters fueled by “AltEn soon cornered the market … manure from a nearby cattle feedlot receiving ‘nearly 98 percent of all the helped power it. Distiller’s grain, an discard created by the seed industry in ethanol byproduct, would then be fed back to the North America…’” It “touted to potential customers cattle. in (an) Aug. 3, 2020 email” that it was “processing That closed-loop system was an engineering chal600,000 to 900,000 pounds of treated seed into ethalenge. A boiler explosion in late 2007 led to banknol daily.” ruptcy and a long shutdown. In 2011 the plant was Every pound, however, created byproducts (principurchased by a Kansas City group with a new busi- pally distiller’s grain and water) laced with “neonics ness plan. levels,” explained The Guardian which were “just off But the plan, like the investor group, was murky. the charts.” Recent reporting by The Guardian and the Lincoln Way off. One neonic, clothianidin, has a “bench(Neb.) Journal Star, shows that in 2014 the Mead mark” of 11 parts per billion (ppb),” according to the plant, now AltEn, received a “conditional” permit to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, explained restart. In June 2015, AltEn notified Nebraska reg- the newspaper. One test at the plant, however, ulators that if it used “discarded seed” to make eth- recorded “a staggering 427,000 ppb” in a sample. anol, the resulting distiller’s grain would not be Other contaminants hit lunar levels, too. “High used for cattle feed, but composted. levels of 10 other pesticides were also found in the That revelation was an early indication AltEn plant lagoon,” reported The Guardian, a wastewater wasn’t using farm-grown corn as its ethanol feedsystem that “holds approximately 175 million galstock. Moreover, reported The Guardian Jan. 10, lons.” AltEn was the only U.S. ethanol plant (out of 203) to The details of AltEn’s biomass mess — its peduse seed coated with “fungicides and insecticides,
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dling suspicious byproducts as a “soil additive;” the state’s shabby monitoring of the plant, its opaque ownership, and the seed industry’s complicity in making Mead into “A dump for seed companies” — all made for a classic case of corporate sharpies exploiting cracks in rural America. (Read supporting documents at farmandfoodfile.com.) But that’s an old story. BigBiz often turns rural America’s eager search for new jobs, new taxes, and new people into a shovel to either ditch its dirty secrets or bury its dirty byproducts. Big Meat, in fact, has been doing it for decades. Iowa, for example, is home to 110 million head of livestock and poultry grown almost exclusively under contract for packer-integrators. The animals, calculates Christopher Jones, a research engineer at the University of Iowa, produce the equivalent waste of 165 million people, a number 51 times more than the state’s actual population. That creates a lot of “byproduct” just so America can enjoy cheap chicken, cheap eggs, and cheap ham. That also creates a bigger problem when, inevitably, these byproduct “dumps” become a problem. Assigning fault is as rare as finding fixes and regulatory rules either don’t exist or are purposely so vague that businesses often skate around them. And that just stinks. For proof, ask the people who live in Mead, Neb. The Farm and Food File is published weekly through the United States and Canada. Past columns, events and contact information are posted at www.farmandfoodfile.com. v
Barthel never owned a John Deere, but loves the sound LAND MINDS, from pg. 2
they claim on the cover. Tom notes tractor books often have an excess of pictures and a dearth of information on each model. Tom lists seven other reasons. And his #7 it all: “These tractors take me back to my youth as a 1950s farm boy. The 1950s were a good time to grow up. These tractors bring me close again to the good men I worked with and admired.” Also from page 7, a few more words about this author: “I am a life-long farmer. Born and raised on a central Minnesota dairy farm. I have enjoyed writing throughout my life. I have had many article or vignettes published but nothing anyone paid for. The first tractor I operated was my Pa’s 8N Ford. I cannot say I actually drove it. I was only four at the time. Pad had me start and stop it by standing on the clutch pedal. He hand-
picked corn for the hogs while walking behind.” “In 1955, Pa bought a new IH 300 Utility. He never bought anything but red after that. Pa’s brothers all farmed with IH too. The first tractor I bought was an Allis WD. Over the decades, I have worn out many good Allis-Chalmers, Massey Harris, Massey Ferguson, Oliver and IH tractors. Now I only own IH tracts, and a fair number of those. “I have never owned a John Deere. I am fond of the old Popping John sound however. I once mentioned to my wife Gail that I might buy one just for that sound. She said she would be happy to call our good neighbor Arne and have him fire one of his up whenever I feel the need.”
And now the nitty-gritty: Price is $50 per copy plus $10 shipping if necessary, and applicable taxes. I chuckle about Tom’s sense of humor. He says, “ Autographs are no charge. Just ask.” Order directly at tom@snakeriverfarmmn.com. And smiling, Barthel added, “I seldom answer phone calls.” There you have it. Today is Feb 15. Wake up temp this morning was 23 degrees below; wind chill even better at minus-36 degrees. As I gaze to my bird feeder, a few sparrows flitting over for a couple of quick bites; then back to their sun-drenched pine at the southwest corner. Beneath the bird feeder, two squirrels judiciously scamper over to nibble up the spilled bird seeds as my swallows vigorously ingest their hunger needs. Even in this frigid environment, all is well with the Lord. And yep, next time my travels get me to Snake River Farm I feel comfortable hot coffee will be available. Dick Hagen is the staff writer emeritus of The Land. He may be reached at rdhagen35@gmail.com. v
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This missing dog story will steal your heart, too Take that! for Young Readers” and loving it won’t take “Oliver for Young Readers” much time. Or, maybe on the other hand, don’t. by Steven J. Carino and Alex Tresniowski, That’s not yours to take, so taking it Look for the reviewed book at a bookstore would be stealing and you’ve been taught or a library near you. You may also find the foreword by Laura Schroff since you were in diapers that stealing is book at online book retailers. c.2021, Thomas Nelson wrong. You know how much it hurts to The Bookworm is Terri Schlichenmeyer. $16.99 / $21a.00 Canada lose something through theft. In “Oliver Terri has been reading since she was 3 years for Young Readers” by Steven J. Carino 214 pages old and never goes anywhere without a book. and Alex Tresniowski, it’s even worse THE BOOKWORM She lives in Wisconsin with three dogs and when it’s your best friend. SEZ 10,000 books. v This isn’t necessarily the Ever since he was ten years old, Steven By Terri Schlichenmeyer book you want to offer a Carino has loved dogs – but Oliver was child who’s just lost a dog; special. but for all other 9-to 13-yearOliver was a brown and lack Yorkie/Shih Tzu — a olds, it’s a great read. Give them “Oliver cute little guy with a swishy tail and a bark that was bigger than he was. Oliver was a bit shy, he loved to play, loved to go for car rides, and he loved Carino very much. The feeling was mutual, so you can imagine how Carino felt when, after stopping To the Editor, Does The Land really want Mr. for a quick pick-up meal after work, he returned to Hagen’s message to be their message? If you have ever read one of Mr. Dick his vehicle to find that Oliver had vanished. Stolen! Hagen’s articles, you have read many The voters rejected hate and division Carino called his sister, and she rushed over. They of them. He has been spreading the same hateful in the last election. Mr. Romney, who Mr. Hagen looked everywhere for Oliver, they called the police, divisive message for years. When I read his latest writes about, has also rejected Mr. Hagen and his and they asked around until it was dark, knowing rant in the Jan. 29 issue (“Land Minds: 2021 is the like. that Oliver could’ve been miles away by then. They new 2014”) my first thought was there comes a time When it is all behind us, who is going to look betstopped searching, and then started again the next when some old people have to have their keys taken ter — Mr. Hagen and his like or Mr. Romney? day. away. The Land should take Mr. Hagen’s pen away. Tommy Stiles Was this just a case of “one step forward, two Mr. Hagen is not an angry old man writing a letHenning, Minn. steps back” Carino luck? That’s what Carino’s dad ter to the editor, he is the face of The Land magamight’ve said, because he was mean sometimes. zine. Carino knew his dad loved him, but he could make Carino feel awful. Was this loss “the Carino way” or was the disappearance of his best friend a sign that God was ignoring him? To the Editor, For those reasons, it will be interesting to see how Another sister posted Oliver’s theft on Facebook, many EVs can be charged in 2055 when renewable and it was widely shared. Posters were made and A previous letter pointed out how happy the hung many times and total strangers began helping owner of an EV (electric vehicle) was with his daily electricity providers experience polar vortex conditions (snow-covered solar panels and wind turbines with the search. Some called Carino with support, commute. His EV was very economical. turned off so they don’t self-destruct). Hopefully many of his childhood friends came from all over to My question is, with the past 10 days of sub-zero those natural gas and oil-fired peaking plants can look for the little dog, and Carino began to see that temperatures, are working out with the EV. keep us warm in our houses. Time will tell. he wasn’t being ignored after all. Supposedly, the 200-mile charge is now less than Don Buck He was loved! 100 miles providing you do not use your radio and Zumbrota, Minn. heater! And so was Oliver, wherever he was....
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At the risk of being a spoiler, you can give “Oliver for Young Readers” to your child without worrying about the death of a dog. Even so, have a box of tissues handy because … yep, it’s that kind of book. Based on “Oliver” for adults, this weep-if-you-may story is a little like the old classic Lassie movie, in that Oliver is assisted by many kind strangers in his efforts to return home. And that’s the kind of heartwarmer we all need right now. Your child might also like a hint of intimacy, and that’s here, too: Carino tells young readers about himself, his doubts in faith, and his personal conclusions. There’s humor here, grace, and there’s also the constantly stable sense that the story may be edgy sometimes but it won’t end badly.
Letter: Nation’s Capitol inspires awe To the Editor, I strongly agree with Alan Guebert in his article from the Jan. 29 issue of The Land (“First USDA quick fix: CRP expansion and reform”). The U.S. Capitol should be a sacred and special place to Americans. It is a symbol of our government and the patriots who fought for our country. I also have stood in the Capitol and felt a sense of awe and respect just to stand where some of the great leaders in our nation have walked. As a farm boy from Minnesota it was an honor for me to walk through those revered halls.
Those who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, under the pretense of changing election results, should be ashamed for what they did and face the consequences of their actions. I couldn’t believe this happened in America; but hopefully it will bring good people to stand together again. Thank you, Mr. Guebert, for saying what the majority in America were thinking that day. Randall Maas Danville, Ky. (formerly from Minnesota)
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The decade of my 50s brought many lessons which dripped with stress, You never know what a financial worry and all that visit with your mother will goes with it. I learned the bring. value of hamburger casseWe were sitting in her livroles and hope. ing room one day, just talkSoon we had graduated ing about our lives, when our youngest, and as our she just blurted it out withchildren closed the door on out warning. She said of their childhoods, I opened her 80-plus years, “I’m livTABLE TALK the door to my fifties. They ing in my forever now.” gave me a host of new expeBy Karen Schwaller It made me think about riences — some worth celehow that must feel for her, brating, and some worth and how much she believed celebrating that “it” (whatever it was) it. was behind me. My 60th birthday was just weeks I had just come off of losing my away, and as I drove home I had plenty of time to reflect on that statement father as I left my forties, so I came into my fifties with a new perspective — about all the decades I have lived, on life and loss. I also tried a new and what I had done with them. business venture: a Christian women’s I had done plenty, I decided. I got a conference, which made me step outcollege degree, started a job, found side of my comfort zone mentally, emosomeone with whom to share my life, tionally and financially. I learned the brought forth a family and spent my incredible fear and joy of chasing twenties, thirties and forties on that dreams, and learned along the way beautifully arduous job of raising that antacids didn’t really taste all them. I spent most of their growing-up that terrible. years at a job that I hoped would Our daughter found the love of her bring them closer to Christ, and life, married and gave us grandchillearned faith is more ‘caught’ than it dren. I learned about a grandparent’s is ‘taught.’ love, which I could only know by havMy husband and I survived the 1998 ing been gifted with grandchildren. hog market crisis, and I knew we Our sons began to date young ladies could conquer anything if we could who really understand what it means come through that experience — to reap a harvest and a living from the
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land. Here in farm country, that can be a tall order for a young man. My husband and I had seen our 25th wedding anniversary, and in my later fifties I began a successful campaign to rid myself of 50 pounds which had slowly taken over my wardrobe and self-esteem. I learned that wedding anniversaries and dress sizes may have something to do with each other. My fifth decade brought other great things, including the wisdom of the years, and to be able to counsel younger people and sound like I actually knew something. Those years also brought with them more gray hair, hair coloring and wrinkles that I used to only see on the face of my mother, but were now showing up in my own mirror. My fifties brought my mother’s hard-fought cancer battle; the end of a 14-year job that I loved; serious financial worries once and as a result, an overpowering fear of losing someone I loved. My husband’s parents were united in heaven, and my husband’s longstanding working status changed as he began to farm on his own — which was just as exciting as it was frightening. I watched in disbelief and utter despair as my family fell apart (as happens sometimes in farm families).
We all came back together again a few years later; and through it I learned I can do nothing sometimes but cry, trust and pray … and remember to breathe. I also learned through such deeply personal and gut-wrenching anguish that prayer is a life-line; that time is the great healer; and that it really can take a village to raise a family out of their darkness. I said a bittersweet farewell to my good friend as she was led away by law enforcement officers and taken to prison. I learned what it meant to simply be someone’s friend. Rounding out my fifth decade were my first shots in my spine, and the arrogant entrance of Covid-19. I learned in other ways that I am not in control of my own destiny. I have many scars on my heart from my fifth decade — probably the most personally and consistently turbulent decade in which I have lived. With every scar, a story … and with a story, maybe a lesson learned. I wonder what scars and lessons will be on my heart when I’m living in my ‘forever.’ Karen Schwaller brings “Table Talk” to The Land from her home near Milford, Iowa. She can be reached at kschwaller@evertek.net. v
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It’s time to clean up my act: company’s coming Last December I was quite surprised tive to keep the adrenaline going. and very happy to be asked if my home Many times I am thankful for my teeny could be used for a bridal shower. That tiny bathroom — especially when it is request required absolutely no deliberatime for the ultimate cleansing. Only one tion so my answer was a simple YES!!!! afternoon was needed to go through the After all, preparing for guests and cabinets and wash the walls and ceilings. entertaining is something I thoroughly The cleaning victory march continued. find enjoyable. Besides, it was my daughAlong the way I couldn’t help but notice ter who had answered that all-important FROM MY things which will require updating somemarriage proposal with a “YES.” FARMHOUSE day. For example, the curtains in the KITCHEN Once the first of January passed, in my entry were looking a bit frayed, or was it mind it was time to begin the wella reflection of myself? There was no time By Renae B. thought-out countdown on the cleanup. to sew up new curtains. Besides, the blue Vander Schaaf My farmer said the house looks clean tulips still delight me; so in my mind enough, so I might as well wait until Feb. 4 for the there is no hurry to replace them. But maybe it’s shower on the 6th! time to keep an He might be able to get it all accomplished in that eye out for material that works in time frame, but not lil’ ol’ me. Perhaps it is that vanity streak in me or a matter of personal pride — a farmhouse entry everyone both are issues I deal with. Yet I think offering a uses — the peoreasonably clean home to guests does make any ple who do the visit go better. chores as well as The kitchen was the first on the list, beginning the Dominee. with the cabinets. (Because one never knows who Occasionally, I might stop by needing barley or whole tapioca shook in horror pearls.) Each shelf and drawer was emptied out and when I realized everything washed and sorted. Some items were plenty of people disposed of — either to the wastebasket or givehave been in this away box. While I was at it, I made a list of things ‘supposedly-clean’ to purchase which would make my kitchen a bit house recently. nicer. It’s apparent my It was the right place to start. The spaciousness in deep cleaning my previously cluttered cabinets was enough incen- house skills (if I
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possess any) have been lying dormant too long, buried under excuses. The living room seemed to sparkle once a few antiques were rearranged and a new home was found for the countless garden catalogs. Instead of finding safes hidden behind the pictures on the wall, all I found was dust with no golden flakes. Oh my, was I glad my farmer wasn’t there to see that! Some things are best left undisclosed. Well, the final week of total concentration came. My goal was to be the calmest, most prepared mother-of-the-bride ever. I got my weekly out-of-the-home job done right away Monday morning. After that I got busy polishing every piece of wood. How come there is a Mr. Clean, but not a Mrs. Clean? Then things began falling apart. My farmer needed rides on Tuesday. (At least they were close by and each only took an hour.) Then, on Wednesday, he needed picking up an hour away — in a town with stores in which to shop to start buying those things I found lacking. On the plus side, we did get a supper at a drive-thru which saved an immense amount of time! On Thursday and Friday I had a friend who needed help. Oh well, all that cleaning was probably beginning to affect my DNA. Saturday came and wouldn’t you know — the weather man decided to put snow in the forecast! See FARMHOUSE KITCHEN, pg. 10
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A fond farewell to the legend of “Doc Jack” Peterson By ANITA BECKMAN Frost, Minn. On Feb. 11 a community mourned as Bricelyn veterinarian Jack Peterson was laid to rest at the South Blue Earth Church Cemetery, just west of town. (My opinion is, Jack never was one for resting. He is likely exploring trails of gold on Heaven’s finest horse. Not theological, but it’s where my imagination leads me.) The obituary on the Bruss-Heitner Funeral Home website described an overview of Jack’s life story. Comments from friends included brief “Doc Jack” stories about their favorite vet. “Jack was a legend; the end of an era,” stated one comment.
So, how do you honor a legend? When stories about you are still being told 30 or 40 years later, I think you qualify as a legend. Another local legend who comes to mind was Dr. Lewis Hanson who practiced human medicine from a cozy (meaning very small) brick office on main street Frost. I still enjoy hearing “Doc Louie” stories. My brother-in-law does a fine impression of Doc Louie’s distinct way of speaking. A speech impediment made it difficult to understand Doc’s instructions and a nurse made sure you knew how to take your medicine. Doc Louie could diagnose someone in a room full of people. He told my Mom she was anemic at a pot luck dinner at church. “Come to my office Monday, I’ll fix you up!” he ordered. Legends are often people who are committed to providing relief from suffering and pain. Jack Peterson did that for our pets and livestock, and for our peace of mind. Oddly enough, he too practiced veterinary medicine from a cozy (meaning very
small) brick office on main street, Bricelyn. Jack retired at the remarkable age of 83. His retirement party was a joy-filled day of sharing stories at the fellowship hall of the Bricelyn Lutheran Church. In 30-40 years, cowboys, cowgirls, farmers and friends will still be telling their “Doc Jack” stories, because Jack truly was a legend. Since then, we’ve had a pandemic. Due to Covid19, Jack’s funeral could not accommodate an important piece of the grieving process — cake and conversation in the church fellowship hall. We would have shared more stories and laughed and cried and hugged. Jack left an impact on his community, and left his “JP brand” on the hearts of a lot of cowboys and cowgirls. That same “JP brand” was burned into Jack’s casket on each end. Close friends are now caring for Jack’s beloved horses. They honored the legendary vet by trailering Jack’s roping horse, Buck, to the cemetery for one last visit. Saddled with Jack’s boots placed backwards in the stirrups, Buck joined the funeral procession to the gravesite. Observing a “riderless horse” tradition used by the U.S. Cavalry, the rider’s boots are reversed in the stirrups to pay tribute to a fallen commander looking back on his troops for the last time before riding into the beyond. Many at the gravesite, his troops, had been mentored by Jack — myself included, as Jack helped my career path as a veterinary technician. “We commit to Almighty God, our brother, Jack,” the pastor proclaimed, to which Buck let out a great big “Happy Trails, Jack! I’ll miss you!” type of whinny upon hearing his cowboy’s name. Buck had heard Jack’s name many times over the loud speaker at countless rodeos before the roping horse and cowboy team broke out of the chute to rope steers. Buck loved roping steers, and so did Peterson. This is the same horse who visited Jack’s window at Parkview Care Center in Wells, Minn. last fall, thanks to Susan Gudal, Julie Sahr and Kim Olson — all from Bricelyn. Along with Jake the Fjord Horse, these two special guests brightened Jack’s day amidst the Covid-19 visitor restrictions. It’s also the same horse Jack rode to my house when my aging dog, Reba, needed relief from her pain. She found peace in my arms, thanks to Jack, then he rode off on Buck into a beautiful golden sunset on that beautiful golden horse. This is also the same horse Jack’s wife, Janet, warned him not to bring home. “You’re not buying
THAT horse!” she told Jack. Apparently, Buck lived up to his name. “Everyone that knows Buck now thinks he is the best horse in the world,” according to Kim Olson, who shared that “Doc Jack” story at the gravesite while our toes froze and our glasses fogged over. That was the shortened version. It would have been a much longer story if it was told over cake and coffee. Someday we’ll get back to normal and share the longer version of our “Doc Jack” stories. That’s how we’ll honor this legend. Happy golden trails, Doc Jack! We’ll miss you, too! v
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U.S., Canadian space programs study food in outer space By KRISTIN KVENO The Land Staff Writer Tasty, nutritious food with little waste is the goal in outer space. NASA is collaborating with the Canadian Space Agency to encourage the public to think outside the box and come up with food options for space. The Deep Space Food Challenge is an opportunity for the people to create possibilities for better food sources beyond earth. Monsi Roman, program manager for NASA’s Centennial Challenges, explained that this contest allows fresh ideas to flow into how to feed those in space. “What better opportunity to open this to the world. NASA wants to offer more variety when to comes to food. What we can create for space can be used on earth too,” Roman said. There are brilliant minds at NASA working on developing cutting edge advances in space exploration; but an area which could use some outside ingenuity is food for space travel. Roman admits there’s a technology gap in this kind of nutrition needed in space. While innovative food systems are needed in space, there’s hope those innovations can translate into helping with food issues here on earth. “The excitement is helping people outside of NASA,” Roman said. That excitement is the hope that winner of the challenge could use this platform to start or grow their idea beyond NASA. Roman points out the intellectual property which is sent to NASA is owned by the team that created it. This allows the idea to be used in other arenas as well. The concept of space travel for a broader use
besides just exploration is getting closer to reality. With space vacations becoming more and more likely in the future, how to sustain those travelers will become vital. “Four years ago, it would’ve been a joke to say there’s going to be a hotel in space. It’s not a joke anymore,” Roman said. “We’re going to have to feed these people.” According to the challenge rules, the goal is to fill food gaps for a three-year round trip mission for a crew of four. That includes creating a food system which has both minimal input and waste. It should be something that can be utilized here on Earth in densely populated areas where space is limited; also in harsh climates such as northern Canada where the growing season is extremely limited in scope. The system should not be difficult for the space crew to manage. It should offer nutritional value as well as taste good. Teams must be registered by May 28 to be eligible to compete in the challenge. Phase one, which is the design submission, is due by July 30, with winners announced at the Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Fla. in September. Up to 20 top scoring teams will receive $25,000 and be invited to compete in phase 2. That phase consists of a kitchen demonstration of the idea; while phase 3 is a full system demonstration. The United States and Canada will have their own winners, those outside of both countries can compete
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a heart that always feels thy blood so freely shed for me. Thankfully, it was only an early morning snow A heart resigned, submissive, meek, which did its best to freshen things up a bit outmy great Redeemer’s throne, doors. where only Christ is heard to speak, Despite the cold and snow, women and children where Jesus reigns alone. started arriving. It was a wonderful way to celeA humble, lowly, contrite heart, brate this happy occasion (the bridal shower, not the believing, true, and clean, tidy house!) which neither life nor death can part I didn’t get everything done that I wanted, so the from Christ who dwells within. cleansing will continue because it’s necessary and a A heart in every thought renewed good thing. and full of love divine, If cleaning my earthly home is important, then perfect and right and pure and good, how much more important is it to purge our hearts a copy, Lord, of thine. of every sin — no matter how great or inconsequenThy nature, gracious Lord, impart; tial it seems. come quickly from above; Psalm 51:10: “Create in me a clean heart, O God; write thy new name upon my heart, and renew a right spirit within me.” thy new, best name of Love. “O For A Heart To Praise My God” (by Charles Renae B. Vander Schaaf is an independent writer, Wesley) author and speaker. Contact her at (605) 530-0017 O for a heart to praise my God, or agripen@live.com. v a heart from sin set free,
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Welding book has tips for experts and novices alike By TIM KING The Land Correspondent If you’ve ever imagined doing your own metal work, “Basic Welding for Farm and Ranch” by William Galvery could cause you to go out and get your own welding rig. If you’ve got one already, but have only a modest amount of experience with it, the book will help you be a better metal worker. And, if you’ve been doing on-farm welding for a while, but don’t have any formal training, the book is going to give you a deeper understanding of welding technology. “As a novice welder, I found the book inspirational,” said Colin King, a sheep and vegetable farmer from Long Prairie, Minn. “All my life I’ve been told you can’t weld cast iron. Galvery showed me that it can be done. It’s not easy, but his clear, easy-to-read text showed me how to do it. I liked the helpful photos too.” The book is organized as if the reader were taking a welding class. That’s because the author is a welding instructor with a Bachelors degree in vocational education. He’s also written several other books on welding. “Basic Welding…” has eight chapters, starting with “An Overview of the Welding Process” in Chapter One and “General Tools, Materials, and Safety Equipment” for Chapter Two. The other chapters include deep dives into Oxyacetylene welding and cutting, shielded metal arc welding and cutting, wire feed welding (including MIG and flux-cored arc welding), and brazing and soldering. Chapter One is — and isn’t — for beginners. It’s true, it briefly introduces the reader to the three basic types of welding: oxygen-acetylene (OAW), electrical arc welding, and wire feed MIG (metal inert gas) welding. Then, using a weld bead comparison chart, the author shows the novice what a good weld looks like and what a weak weld looks like. He then proceeds, with
great detail, to show you how to make a basic groove weld. When you›re comfortable with that you can dive into fillet welds, plug and slot welds, tack welds, intermittent welds, joggle joints, boxing, and stringer and wave beads.
If you knew how to do that all before, you probably don’t need this book. But if you’re even a half competent do-it-yourself welder who is not certain what a joggle joint is, I’ll bet you’ll consider getting this book and leaving it in a handy place in your shop. A good welding instructor will give you a project suited to your abilities. If you’re a novice, Galvery shows you at the end of chapter one how to repair a garden rake. With three steps and six large photos, he shows you how to use your arc welder and locking pliers to make the rake stronger than it was when it was new. The book is full of practical projects for you to try out your news skills or improve your existing skills. In the arc welding chapter, Galvery has projects to add hooks or a bale spear to your tractor’s front end bucket. He’s also got a project on how to repair the under carriage of a hay wagon using arc welding to cut steel and weld it back together. And another on how to repair the union between a mower deck and its gear box using grinding tools and OAW. The cast iron welding project is towards the end of the book.
“The challenge in terms of welding cast metal is that it expands during the welding process because of the heat, then contracts as it cools, often creating new stress points that crack,” Galvery, who recommends using a nickel rod for cast iron welding, writes. Each project is carefully photographed and each photo is numbered, step-by-step, with simple clear directions. It’s hard to say whether the projects are the meat of the book or the chapters on welding technologies are. Whichever it is, the projects and the chapters are like hand and glove. Both are well illustrated, detailed, and easy to understand. The chapter on oxyacetylene welding (OAW) for example, includes information and illustrations of tank safety, tank size, regulators, torches and tips including a cutting head attachment. It has information on torch tip sizes including a table on matching torch tip sizes to the thickness of the material to be welded. There’s a section on cleaning torch tips. Another on selecting the
welding rod and safely setting up the equipment for OAW. There’s even two pages of text, photos, and charts — including flame temperature chart — on lighting and adjusting the torch. “Producing a good weld bead is a combination of four factors: the distance between the torch tip and the work, the angle at which you hold the torch, your speed when moving the torch along the weld area, and the heat produced by the torch. Getting it right takes practice, so always test your technique on scrap metal first,” Galvery writes in the OAW chapter. Some of the many charts and tables may not seem relevant upon first reading, but may become useful later. Colin King suggested it would be ideal to have two copies of “Basic Welding…” — one by your reading and dreaming chair in the house, and one in the shop to answer on-the-spot questions. You can get a copy of “Basic Welding for Farm and Ranch” from your library, independent bookstores, or various online sources. It was published in 2019 by Storey Publishing and sells for $24.95.v
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Don’t put off preparing for springtime on the farm
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After a winter of snow and ice, farmers should consider where the snowmelt will go and how it could make farm UniversityofMinnesota operations difficult in the EXTENSION spring. Early snowmelt and spring future snowmelt problems. rains can run across frozen Divert drainage — In the spring, take a good look ground, gather in low spots SWINE & U at the overall farmstead drainage pattern. If other and create flooded areas. By Kevin Janni parts of your property drain through the animal Melting snow can flood buildyards, feed storage areas, or high traffic areas, ings, feed and bedding storage in low areas, which can damage feeds, bedding or regrade the slope or add shallow diversion ditches so runoff water flows around the areas you want to proequipment. tect. It can be hard on both animals and equipment to go Manage roof runoff — On some farms, water runs through flooded roads or lanes. Refreezing can convert flooded lanes into slippery ice-covered areas off the barn roof into animal lots. A shallow trench or which can give way as equipment or animals go over ditch beneath the overhang can help direct this water out of the yard. Better yet, install gutters and them. downspouts that empty away from the animal lot. Animal exercise lots or outdoor feeding areas can Also, grade the ground around farm buildings to also become messy with snowmelt running across or slope away from the building. This helps move snowgathering. Feedlot runoff needs to be managed prop- melt and rain runoff away from the building and its erly to prevent contaminating surface waters. It is contents. also important to prevent snowmelt from entering Add a pad or use geotextile fabrics — Concrete or in-ground manure storage pits or basins. all-weather geotextile pads along feed bunks and Here are three actions to take after snow has fallen around waterers can help eating and drinking aniand before spring snowmelt begins. mals stay high and dry. Make pads 10 to 12 feet wide Remove deep snow — Plow or scrape snow off to for best results. Geotextile fabrics can also be added the side of outdoor exercise lots, feeding areas and to traffic lanes to improve stability. Pads at the heavy traffic lanes. Avoid pushing uphill of outdoor entrances to outdoor feed storage areas and machine lots, feeding areas and traffic lanes. This will reduce sheds can be helpful, too. snowmelt that is in — or drains through — the lot or For more information on geotextile pads and lanes, feeding area. Avoid removing manure or wasted feed see https://z.umn.edu/GeotextilePadsLanes from with the snow unless it will be land-applied properly Iowa State University. to cropland. Raise your grade — Another long-term solution is Pile snow strategically — Carefully consider where to avoid placing buildings, feed and bedding storage you place snow when you move it around the farm. in low areas. And grade animal yards and the farmLocate piles so snowmelt will drain away from ani- stead to provide continuous drainage away from the ONS Please read attached mal lots or traffic lanesemail rather than through them. animals, feed storage, and high traffic areas. A 4 to 6 Check covers on manure storage pits and basins percent slope is recommended. — Ensure pump-out coversTHE on deep manure pits are MES ALREADY ON AD LAND and FREE PRESS 3.7461for x next ” winter Prepare properly seated so snow and roof runoff do not drain Build a structure to withstand snow loads — One into the pit. Adding snowmelt and rain runoff to a preventive measure is to build a structure that is manure storage facility reduces manure storage properly designed and constructed to meet or exceed capacity and adds to land application costs. expected snow loads from winter storms. Here are actions to take before winter to help avoid Buildings can be designed based on the amount of snow expected from storms once in 25, 50 or more years. The roof snow load for residential buildings in Minnesota is set by state statutes and is 42 pounds per square foot in northern Minnesota and 35 pounds per square foot in southern Minnesota. Call a Northland Sales Rep today for Agricultural buildings can be built with lower snow the best value in economical post frame buildings! load design values because the building importance for agricultural buildings can be set lower than for residential buildings. Many agricultural buildings are built using a 20 pounds per square foot snow load which would be expected to handle four feet of dry snow or two feet of wet, heavy snow and ice.
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Some people combine the snow load with the building dead load (i.e., weight of the roofing and trusses). Be clear when talking with your building designer. Plant snow fences or tree shelterbelts — Effective snow fences or tree shelterbelts upwind of farmsteads and agricultural buildings can help you avoid excessive snow on building roofs. Proper snow fence design and location is important for protecting a building or farmstead. Some building roofs have failed in the past because the buildings were located too close to shelterbelts or windbreaks, which resulted in large snow drifts on top of these buildings. Remember, when placing a 50 percent solid snow fence or tree windbreak, snow will be deposited downwind a distance of up to 10 times the shelter belt or snow fence height. An 85 percent solid fence deposits the snow within a distance of about four times the fence height. Porous snow fences distribute the snow more evenly and give better protection downwind than a solid fence. Leaving an area for snow to accumulate is very important when locating a machine shed or livestock building downwind from a shelterbelt. If the building is too close, it will be within this snow drop area. If too far from the windbreak, it will be outside of the wind “protection” zone. Windbreaks integrate woody plants and crops for greater and more diversified use of resources. Both the woody and crop components of windbreaks can provide economic benefits. Purposes of windbreaks include: wind protection, controlling blowing and drifting snow, wildlife habitat establishment, energy saving, living screens and odor abatement. Windbreaks are plantings of single or multiple rows of trees or shrubs established for one or more environmental purposes. They gained popularity in America during the droughts and soil erosion of the Dust Bowl in the 1930s. Projects, such as those by the Civilian Conservation Corps, planted windbreaks to reduce soil erosion on farmland. The effectiveness of a windbreak depends on suitable tree and shrub selection as well as planting density and spacing. Learn more about windbreak and living snow fence construction plans, species selection and available resources from Extension educators Gary Wyatt and Diomy Zamora at https:// extension.umn.edu/agroforestry/windbreaks. The website provides information on tree and shrub species to consider in Minnesota windbreak plantings and a list of resources for technical and financial assistance. Kevin Janni is a University of Minnesota Extension Agricultural Engineer based on the U of M St. Paul campus. He can be reached at kjanni@umn.edu. v
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Southwestern Minnesota farmland values down in 2020 WORTHINGTON, Minn — University of Minnesota Extension has recently completed its annual survey of farm land sales in 14 southwestern Minnesota counties. This year the decrease across the 14 counties averaged 3.1 percent. The survey collects bare farm land sales to non-related parties for the first six months of each year. After reaching record high prices in 2013, the upward trend in land values was broken as prices declined in 2014 and continued down through 2017. The trend changed to an increased in 2018 and remain constant in 2019, then declined in 2020. Land prices in southwestern Minnesota peaked at $8,466 per acre, then declined through 2017 to $6,340 until increasing in 2018 to $6,589 and declined slightly to $6,576 in 2019 and then to $6,371 in 2020. Each year sales vary within a county land location and could have an effect on these average values from year to year. The quality of the land sold within a county may be a factor in the
Average land prices from 2015 to 2020
wide swings in the prices from year to year in individual counties. The number of sales in each county varies greatly from year to year. The 1031 exchange is for farmers or
property owners who have land in an area of increased value due to location to city or development. Rather than pay taxes on large gains from the sale of land, they purchase like-property or other farm land at a more reasonable
price elsewhere. This increases rural farmland demand. The summary report for this survey is available at the county extension offices in Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Watonwan and Yellow Medicine Counties. If you would like a copy of the two page document on the trends in farm land sale prices, contact the local county Extension office. Which direction land values go depend on several factors. Supply and demand will determine this. The simple return on investment (which is determined by rental rates) will determine how competitive farm land is compared to other investments. This will determine a value for farm land. Corn and soybean prices did not take off until after these sales were collected for 2020. This should have an impact on profits, farm rental rates and eventually farmland values. This article was submitted by Dave Bau, University of Minnesota Extension. v
Sustainable Farming Soil Health Summit goes virtual The Sustainable Farming Association has announced the eighth annual Midwest Soil Health Summit will be held virtually on the evenings of March 9-11 from 7-9 p.m. In addition to experts’ presentations, each session will include time for an interactive question and answer period. Gabe Brown of Brown’s Ranch kicks
off the Summit on March 9. A rancher, Brown is on a mission to “regenerate landscapes for a sustainable future.” His practices positively impact the ecosystem from crop fields to pastures to orchards and vegetable growing – and he will talk about them all. On March 10, Sara Keough will speak on nutrient-dense foods and the connections between soil health and
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February figures show U.S. milk production remains healthy This column was written for the marketNew York was up 0.7 percent, thanks to ing week ending Feb. 26. a 15-pound gain per cow, though cow numbers were unchanged. Oregon was Milk is flowing in the United States; but down 1.3 percent on 2,000 fewer cows; perhaps not as much as might have been but output per cow was up five pounds. thought. The U.S. Department of Pennsylvania was off 0.1 percent on a Agriculture’s preliminary data reports drop of 5,000 cows, though output per U.S. output in the first month of 2021 cow was up 15 pounds. totaled 19.2 billion pounds — up a somewhat bullish 1.6 percent from January Indiana took honors for the biggest MIELKE MARKET 2020. Output in the top 24 states, at 18.3 gain, up 10.1 percent; but South Dakota WEEKLY billion pounds, was up 1.8 percent. was right behind, up 9.6 percent, on By Lee Mielke 13,000 more cows and 10 more pounds Revisions reduced the December per cow. Texas was up 5.3 percent on 50-state total by 90 million pounds 30,000 more cows and five more to 18.85 billion pounds. This is up pounds per cow. 2.6 percent from December 2019, instead of the 3.1 percent increase Vermont was one of nine states originally reported. showing a decline, down 2.7 percent on 4,000 fewer cows, though output per cow was up five pounds. January cow numbers increased for the seventh consecutive month, totaling 9.45 million head in the Washington State was down 1.9 percent on 4,000 less cows, and output per cow down 10 pounds. 50 states. This is up 8,000 from December’s count, which was revised down 1,000 head. The January herd was up 85,000 from January 2020. Output per cow averaged 2,029 pounds, up 13 pounds or 0.6 percent from a year ago. The University of Minnesota and Minnesota Beef The report showed 2020 total milk output at 223 Council are collaborating on an overview study mapbillion pounds, up 2.2 percent from 2019, with cow ping the pathways Minnesota beef cattle travel from numbers at 9.39 million head, up 0.5 percent from birth to finish. The survey was opened last fall, and 2019. the deadline has been extended to March 31. California’s January output was reportedly down The study will provide a foundational overview by 0.7 percent from a year ago on a 10-pound loss per documenting and describing the farm-to-feedlot cow and 4,000 fewer cows. The number-one milk pathways currently being utilized by Minnesota beef producer’s December total was revised 77 million producers. The survey is available online and should pounds lower, resulting in a 0.5 percent drop from December 2019, instead of the originally-reported 3.2 percent increase. Wisconsin was up 3.1 percent in January on a 60-pound gain per cow and 2,000 more cows. HAMPTON, Iowa – Pork producers can learn more about building ventilation from the inside out Idaho was off 0.3 percent on a 10-pound drop per through a series of workshops in mid-March. Iowa cow, though cow numbers were up 1,000 head. Pork Industry Center joins Iowa State University Michigan was up 4.3 percent on a 30-pound gain Extension and Outreach in offering “Managing Your per cow and 13,000 more cows. Minnesota was up Unseen Employee: The Ventilation System” at five 5.7 percent on a 55-pound gain per cow and 12,000 different Iowa locations at no cost. more cows; and New Mexico was up 1.4 percent on a five-pound gain per cow and 4,000 additional Brett Ramirez, assistant professor in agricultural cows. and biosystems engineering at Iowa State University, said the daylong program provides a two-pronged approach to understanding issues and consequences of decisions by combining classroom instruction with hands-on trials and application of knowledge gained in a real-world setting. “Session content is divided into three categories delivered classroom style and a fourth that provides hands-on learning,” he said. “In that final portion, attendees will be able to see and feel the impacts that design, maintenance and management can have on various ventilation practices through the use of Iowa State’s 24-foot mobile Swine Ventilation Trailer.” All workshops run from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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StoneX Dairy’s Feb. 24 “Early Morning Update” stated, “If farmers can keep the production restrained, commercial demand stays decent, and the government purchases ramp up in February, March and April, the fundamentals start to look a lot more supportive than they did on Feb. 22.” Some of the Milk Production report’s data is suspect, however, according to Lucas Fuess, director of dairy market intelligence for HighGround Dairy. Speaking in the Mar. 1 “Dairy Radio Now” broadcast, Fuess said most analysts were expecting something like a 3 percent gain in milk output, comparable to what was seen in November and December, so the smaller gain was bullish. However, the downward revisions in the California data is questionable, he said, and not consistent with what farmers and processors in the region have been saying. California aside, Fuess pointed to the growth in the upper Midwest (particularly Wisconsin, See MIELKE, pg. 15
Beef producer survey deadline extended take producers approximately 5-10 minutes to finish. Survey results and responses are completely voluntary and confidential. The survey is available at z.umn.edu/beefpathways. This article was submitted by University of Minnesota. v
Swine ventilation workshops March 15
Attendance is limited to 32 participants at each location and people may sign up for one location only. Preregistration is required. Workshop dates, locations and preregistration contacts are. March 15, Sutherland, Northwest Research and Demonstration Farm, 6320 500th St.; contact Dave Stender, dstender@iastate.edu or (712) 225-6196. March 16, Emmetsburg, Iowa Lakes Community College, 3200 College Drive; contact Dave Stender. March 17, Radcliffe, Hands On Excavating Shop, 3305 Ziegler Ave.; contact Russ Euken, reuken@ iastate.edu or (641) 923-2856. March 18, Cresco, Howard County Fairgrounds, Featherlite Center, 220 7th St. West; contact Mark Storlie, mstorlie@iastate.edu, (563) 425-3331. March 19, Iowa City, Johnson County Extension Office, 3109 Old Highway 218 S.; contact Matt Romoser, mromoser@iastate.edu, (319) 430-7533. This article was submitted by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. v
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Cold storage reports cheese stocks down, ample butter MIELKE, from pg. 14 Minnesota, and Michigan especially) which saw an all-time record high in January milk output. Fuess said he still expects a strong spring flush ahead and expects upward revisions of the January data in the February report. The Cold Storage report was welcomed by the cheese market, according to Fuess, because natural American stocks declined slightly in January vs. December, when the growth was 10 times the norm. He said, “It was a relief that stocks did not surge into the new year” and the decline indicates demand was strong into January, especially considering American production was likely high. The growth in butter stocks was expected, he concluded, and “We will have significant volumes of
butter in storage by spring and that will fundamentally weigh on prices throughout the remainder of the year.” Dairy cow culling was up in January from December, but lagged a year ago, according to the latest Livestock Slaughter report. The USDA reported an estimated 277,300 head were sent to slaughter under federal inspection, up 3,800 head from December but 21,200 or 7.1 percent below January 2020. In the week ending Feb.13, 66,500 dairy cows were sent to slaughter, down 1,100 from the previous week but 2,800 or 4.2 percent more than that week a year ago. n
There’s plenty of dairy product in the cooler. The January Cold Storage report shows U.S. butter stocks grew to 328.4 million pounds, up a whopping 54.6 million pounds or 19.9 percent from December and 81 million pounds or 32.7 percent above January 2020. This is the 19th consecutive month they topped the year-ago level. American type cheese slipped to 800.8 million pounds, down 90,000 pounds or 0.1 percent from December, but 21.1 million pounds or 2.7 percent above a year ago. The “other” cheese category climbed to 576.3 million pounds, up 1.6 million pounds or 0.3 percent from December and 25.3 million or 4.6 percent above a year ago. See MIELKE, pg. 18
Free virtual meeting to focus on mental health NORTHWOOD, Iowa — Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will host a free “Mental Health Resiliency” virtual lunch and learn meeting from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 4. The program will feature Dr. Shea Jorgensen, University of Iowa
Department of Psychiatry and psychiatrist at Prairie Ridge. She will discuss ways to maintain wellness during the coronavirus pandemic. David Brown, ISU Extension and Outreach behavioral health state specialist, will address the topic of how to avoid burnout and concerns for caretaker fatigue.
The third presenter, Larry Tranel, ISU Extension and Outreach dairy science specialist, plans to share information about mindset tactics for brain and behavioral health. Pre-registration is required at this link: http://bit.ly/mhll17347.
For more information and assistance in getting signed up, contact Dennis Johnson at (641) 324-1531. This article was submitted by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. v
Farm Land for Sale on Bids BIDDING PROCEDURE:
Separate bids required for all 3 sections. Bidding ends at 5 p.m. March 10th. Bids can be emailed to Mike at mbvikes13@gmail.com Top 5 bidders will be phoned at 2 p.m. on March 11th and given the opportunity to increase your bid. TERMS OF SALE AND CLOSING: Sellers reserve the right to reject all bids. The successful bidder will be required to enter into a purchase agreement with $10,000 earnest money, with the closing to take place within 30 days. Legal work will be handled by Byron Law Office, PLLC Waseca.
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Former ‘Back Roads’ contributor is now recording farmers’ legacies on film
By PAUL MALCHOW When one door closes, “My mom always said I The Land Managing Editor another often opens. Woller should be a photographer!” returned to Bethany and MANKATO, Minn. — One of the more popular Woller grew up on a South eventually met her now-husfeatures of The Land magazine is found on the back Dakota dairy farm with 200 band Eric. milkers and still fondly page of each issue. “Back Roads” takes readers to remembers the small Kodak places of interest throughout Minnesota and northIn 1997 Woller landed a job ern Iowa. Some of these places are more widely disc camera she used as a at a small South Dakota known than others, but each has an interesting girl. “We were poor, but I newspaper covering local never really realized it until story to tell. news. “Part of my job was to high school when I noticed shadow farmers and ranchDenice Woller worked at The Land from 2002- other kids had things we ers and take their pictures,” 2005. Woller and then-editor Kevin Schulz actually could never have.” she said. “I thought maybe I started the “Back Roads” feature. “I was copy editing should do this for a living.” Her talent as a photograat The Land and taking a few pictures,” Woller said. pher earned her a photojour“Kevin liked what I was doing and decided to create Wanting to complete her a regular feature. I just learned last week that a nalism scholarship from degree, Woller started lookbook was made from them. When I go to the website Bethany Lutheran College in ing for schools with photofor sales for it my photo is right at the top, so I would Mankato, Minn. “There just journalism programs. At the love to see how many more are in there. I am so weren’t many opportunities same time, Eric had received excited about something that I helped to create at that time for photograan offer to teach at Montana became a publication, and that it has even run for so phy,” Woller explained. “Not State University. So Denice many schools had programs.” many years. I LOVED doing the Back Roads!” and Eric were soon Bozeman Photos by Paul Malchow bound. While completing her Woller immersed herself in Woller recalled a Back Roads visit to a stained Photographer Denice Wollers keeps a collection of glass shop with her young daughter in tow. “I got campus life, taking photo- old cameras in her home studio. She still has her first BA degree, Woller worked for the student newspaper, The there with this little girl and glass all over the graphs for the student news- 35mm Nikon which she purchased while living in MSU Exponent. paper and yearbook. Between place,”0SLT02529_GARB_AG268_1119_snap_280.indd she laughed. “I thought, what am I doing? Montana. her freshman and sophomore But it all worked out.” Bethany lured Eric back to years at Bethany, tragedy struck as her father Mankato to teach chemistry and Denice obtained Today, Woller is still telling peoples’ stories. passed away. her master’s degree at Minnesota State University.
THE BEST IS ONLY THE BEST UNTIL SOMETHING BETTER COMES ALONG.
In 2002 Denice began teaching photography and journalism at Bethany and started her tenure at The Land. Woller’s memories of her father were never far away and working for an agriculture publication rekindled her love for rural life. “I was 19 years old when Dad died and I realized I don’t have any photos of him working,” she said. “My children have no idea what it looked like when he was working.” So Woller developed the concept she calls “legacy portraits.” Armed with her camera, she visits farms and spends a few hours shadowing the family as they go about their usual chores. “It’s not scripted and there is no posing,” Woller explained. “Most of the time my visits are by request of the farmer’s or rancher’s children. Sometimes it takes a while for the farmers to warm up to me, but they end up loving it. Every single one said they had a great time.” The end result of Woller’s visits are simple and yet stunning records of everyday life on the farm: combining corn, herding cattle, fixing machinery and preparing a meal in the kitchen. “I ride along in tractors and pickups with farmers,” she said. “I jump onto horses and herd cattle and children, whatever it takes. I am working to document their legacies so that their future generations can look back and cherish their family history.”
The top floor of this 1914 barn serves as Woller’s photo studio and office.
A typical visit can yield 400-500 photographs which Woller painstakingly sorts through with the help of the client. The photos are then assembled and printed in a 20-page, 12 x 12-inch album. The album’s pages are heavy and thick, lending the end result a quality of permanence throughout generations to come. “With the changing technology, how else can you preserve these pictures so they can be viewed generations from now?” Woller asked. “I used to put the photos on CDs, but many computers now don’t even
have a CD drive. Storing photographs for a long term is a challenge.” In addition to her farm visits, Woller does do some studio photography. “Commercial photography, senior portraits, babies, maternity … you name it!” she laughed. “But I don’t do weddings. I would spend so much time doing weddings I wouldn’t be able to do the things I really love.” Denice and Eric restored the 1914 barn on their property and converted the hay loft into Denice’s studio and office. The office walls are paneled with wood from a former corn crib. “We both like to preserve whatever we can — like giving new life to an old barn or corn crib,” she said. “It gives these things a chance to live on.” Woller said she is working on a book of photographs of South Dakota. “My son is a drone photographer, so I’m looking to incorporate that into some of my work. For the long term, I love to travel. I’ve already got trips to Iowa and South Dakota booked for the spring. I think this is what God wants me to do!” Samples of Woller’s photography can be found on her website at https://www.wollerphotography.com/ leaving-your-legacy. v
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Analysts see short term bump in the cheese market MIELKE, from pg. 15 The total cheese inventory amounted to 1.398 billion pounds, up 2.3 million pounds from December and 44.9 million pounds or 3.3 percent above a year ago. Dairy traders had a lot to absorb from the above reports and appeared to respond positively — but then reversed. The Cheddar blocks climbed to $1.66 per pound by Feb. 25, but closed the next day at $1.6175. This is still up 8 cents on the week, but 10.5 cents below a year ago and 3.5 cents above where they were on Feb. 1. The barrels dipped to $1.3825 on Feb. 23 (the lowest since Aug. 24) then gained 6.5 cents on Feb. 25. But on Feb. 26 barrels closed at $1.42, up 0.75 cents on the week, 17 cents below a year ago, 19.75 cents below the blocks, and 3 cents above their Feb. 1 perch. There were 17 cars of block traded on the week at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and 59 in the month of February, down from 62 in January. Barrel sales numbered six for the week and 75 for the month, down from 98 in January. StoneX’s Feb. 25 “Early Morning Update” stated, “Food boxes are expected to pick up delivery and provide opportunity for more sales. Recent government purchases have been in-line with solicitations. These sales numbers along with recent USDA fundamentals lead us to believe that we could see a short term bounce in the market.” Midwestern cheesemakers report varying production schedules — some with four-day workweeks one week and six days the next. Others have robust production across the board. Retail and some restaurant customer bases are somewhat active. Spot milk availability has tightened. Discounts were reported near last week’s mid-point but prices of $2 under Class III were among them. Contacts suggest this could be due to more milk loads being spread out to refill depleted pipelines in the southern portion of the country, following the havoc winter systems the previous week. Cheese market tones are “somewhat muted,” says Dairy Market News. “There are a number of questions as to which direction markets will follow — including the potential of further government awards, retail/food service replenishment after most areas of the country begin to warm up, and continuously increasing milk availability moving into spring.” Western cheese makers say food service demand has yet to return, even as Covid restrictions relax. Retail sales are above previous year levels, but “a bit lackluster.” Export demand is present, but the challenges within the ports and transport channels due to container shortages make shipping difficult. Cheese makers therefore have heavy inventories
and are making a lot of spot offers. Manufacturers also have ample amounts of milk. Contacts suggest processing facilities are getting back to “normal” operations following the strong winter storms. “However, normal over the last few months has meant production that is variable,” says Dairy Market News. Some are running full schedules, others are trying to hold back and or schedule routine maintenance ahead of the spring flush. n Butter, after two weeks of gain, lost ground the last week of February, closing for the month at $1.47 per pound. This is down 8 cents on the week, 25.5 cents below a year ago, but 26 cents above where it was on Feb. 1. Sixteen cars were sold on the week and 59 for the month, down from 63 in January. Butter producers tell Dairy Market News that cream offers were plentiful as suppliers moved cream from areas hit hardest by the storms. Cream accessibility was already steady in the Midwest and West for most of the year. Plants are churning full bore throughout the region. With the CME new crop rule coming into effect March 1, market tones stepped back from the mid $1.50s the previous week. While the Cold Storage report showed continual and notable gains in stocks, Dairy Market News says domestic bulk butter demand is stepping up as traders report a strong
interest from export markets for unsalted butter. Looking westward, there’s plenty of cream to deal with there as well. And, with the low multiples, western butter makers are more interested in churning butter than selling cream, says Dairy Market News. Butter production is running heavy to produce the new crop butter needed by customers for the next few months. Retail sales are reported to be strong as shoppers look to fill store shelves ahead of the spring holiday baking season. Several processors note an increase in planned butter promotions by retailers. Manufacturers have also seen solid bulk butter demand. However, this demand wavers as prices ebb and flow. Buyers are willing to jump at deals for old crop butter or to gain coverage for new crop butter needs into second and third quarter. However, recent price declines on some cash markets have given buyers pause and a desire to wait and see what direction prices take. Some think there may be better deals ahead as the industry contends with large stockpiles. n Grade A nonfat dry milk saw a Feb. 26 close at $1.1325 per pound. This was 4 cents higher on the week, 6.75 cents above a year ago when the powder dropped 10.5 cents, but was 2 cents below its Feb. 1 mark. There were 27 sales reported for the week See MIELKE, pg. 19
Midwest Poultry Federation conference goes virtual In light of ongoing developments with Covid-19 and after thoughtful discussions with its Board of Directors, the Midwest Poultry Federation has made the decision to shift its 2021 MPF Convention to a fully online, virtual experience. The event is scheduled for May 19-21. “We were so hopeful that we might be able to bring attendees, exhibitors, and speakers together safely in-person in May but after careful consideration of all the factors, it became clear that this was the best decision we could make for everyone involved,” said MPF President Scott Waldner of Purina Animal Nutrition. Waldner represents the Chicken and Egg Association of Minnesota on the MPF Board. “The safety of our attendees is paramount and there are simply too many unknowns at this point — especially with the national and international nature of our meeting,” said Waldner. In a typical year, MPF draws well over 3,000 attendees and exhibitors from across the U.S., nearly every province in Canada, and several other international countries. Attendees and exhibitors will recognize the same
3-D virtual platform MPF utilized for its 2020 virtual event last August. All exhibitors will be in one virtual exhibit hall, with enhanced search function by both names and product categories capabilities to quickly and easily find who and what you are looking for. Video chats will be enabled for all booths so companies can easily connect in realtime with potential customers. Text chats will continue to be available as well. A mix of livestream and taped presentations will offer more flexibility. Upgrades to the Networking Lounge will enrich the virtual social atmosphere and help people make better connections. Attendees can also expect live question-and-answer opportunities with speakers Registration is open for the 2021 MPF virtual convention by logging in to www.midwestpoultry.com. For more information or general questions, email info@midwestpoultry.com or call (763) 284-6763. This article was submitted by the Midwest Poultry Federation. v
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Farmers await news on latest pandemic relief package MIELKE, from pg. 18 and 120 for the month, down from 140 in January. From a global perspective, both nonfat dry milk and butter are attractively priced, according to StoneX. “The issue is around logistics of moving the product. Lack of shipping containers and resulting increased shipping costs are not resolved issues, but for now likely priced into markets.” CME dry whey finished February at 55.75 cents per pound, up a penny on the week, highest since Oct. 19, 2018, 21.75 cents above a year ago, and 2.25 cents above the Feb. 1 closing. There were two sales on the week and seven for the month, down from 15 in January. Cooperatives Working Together member cooperatives accepted 16 offers of export assistance the last week of February that helped capture sales of 1.97 million pounds of cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese, 837,757 pounds of butter, 39,683 pounds of anhydrous milkfat, and 3.456 million pounds of whole milk powder. The product is going to customers in Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, Oceania, and South
America from March through July and raised CWT’s 2021 exports to 7.46 million pounds of Americantype cheeses, 6.51 million pounds of butter (82 percent milkfat), 2.01 million pounds of anhydrous milkfat, 6.495 million pounds of whole milk powder, and 2.66 million pounds of cream cheese. The products are going to 19 countries and equivalent to 338.2 million pounds of milk on a milkfat basis. n In politics, Tom Vilsack was confirmed Feb. 23 as Agriculture Secretary. Vilsack led USDA under the Obama administration. He is a former governor of Iowa and more recently served as president of the U.S. Dairy Export Council. He was replaced by Krysta Harden, USDEC’s chief operating officer. Meanwhile, House Democrats hoped to pass a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill soon. CNBC says the Senate aims to approve the package and get it to the President to sign before Mar.14, when key unemployment programs expire. The National Milk Producers Federation praised the legislation, stating, “NMPF is grateful to Congress for working to enact additional Covid-19
Fruit, vegetable grower guides updated The 2021 Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (ID-56) is available online to download for free. This annual guide is a summary of currently suggested vegetable varieties, seeding rates, fertilizer rates, weed control, insect control and disease control measures for commercial growers. The online version found at mwveguide.org is searchable by crop, pest and control measures and is accessible on any platform from smartphone to desktop. Spiral-bound copies of the guide may be ordered. To supplement the guide, producers can subscribe to the Vegetable Crops Hotline. The hotline is updated every two weeks during the growing season with the latest crop management information. Growers may sign up for email notifications for free or subscriptions for a printed copy for $15 per year. Email notifications will include hot-topic notifications between issues. The Midwest Vegetable Trial Reports are also available for free download. These reports provide yield and quality data based on field test results under different cropping conditions. Reports based on projects in 2020 include variety trial results for asparagus, peppers, cantaloupe, pickling cucumber, summer squash and seedless watermelon. Cultural practice trials include no-till sweet corn and pumpkin after winter rye, nitrogen rates for pepper and tomato, and the use of low tunnels and grafting for watermelon production. Reports include work conducted at land-grant universities around the Midwest, including Michigan State University, the University of Minnesota, the University of Wisconsin
and Purdue, as well as an independent researcher in Pennsylvania. Reports from previous years are available, and new reports will be added periodically. New this year, presentations highlighting several of the variety trial reports are available on the Purdue Extension YouTube channel in the Midwest Vegetable Variety Trial Reports playlist. New resources for high tunnel producers include the High Tunnel Cucumber Production Guide, cucumber grafting fact sheet, and the cucumber grafting video. Entomologists Elizabeth Long and Laura Ingwell have increased their efforts to monitor pests of sweet corn and apples. They also added to the online video resources found on the Purdue Extension Entomology Vegetables playlist on YouTube. Growers also can access the 2021-22 edition of the Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide. The guide is updated every other year to provide the most complete information and recommendations for controlling weeds, diseases and pests of all major fruit crops grown in the Midwest. Printed copies of the Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide are $15, and boxes of 10 are available for $135. To supplement the guide, producers can subscribe to the “Facts for Fancy Fruit” newsletter. The newsletter is published regularly throughout the growing season and provides the latest crop management information. To order Purdue Extension resources by phone, call 765-494-6794. For more information, visit https:// edustore.purdue.edu/. This article was submitted by Purdue University. v
stimulus legislation. The pending bill includes critical additional agriculture and nutrition support intended to help farmers, rural communities, and food-insecure households throughout the nation. “Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, the federal government’s strong response has proven invaluable to dairy producers as they keep working, day-in and day-out, to sustainably provide families here at home and abroad with an abundant supply of nutritious dairy products. However, while the availability of a vaccine is cause for hope, difficult months remain ahead.” “NMPF appreciates the additional $3.6 billion Congress would provide to bolster food supply chains and facilitate additional purchases and donations of dairy and other food products to those who need them the most.” 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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Grain Outlook Corn sees drought in daily export sales
Livestock Angles Will livestock market see a spring lull?
The following marketing million metric tons. They Looking back over the last analysis is for the week endpegged the corn crop at 30 several months to the begining Feb. 26. percent good/excellent, up 6 ning of the year, livestock percent from the previous markets have had a fairly CORN — Corn eased highweek. The poor/very poor positive start to this er in the first half of the week category was unchanged at year. Many factors help to and eased lower in the latter 12 percent. A news service’s solidify these rallies in price half of the week and into poll indicated Brazil’s corn — mainly weather exports month-end. There was an crop at 108.2 mmt vs. the and domestic demand for absence of daily export sales PHYLLIS NYSTROM U.S. Department of product. or any major headline to CHS Hedging Inc. shock prices out of their See NYSTROM, pg. 21 Now that spring is right St. Paul recent consolidation. The May corn contract traded from $5.40 to $5.59.25 for the week. The December corn contract, however, jumped corn/change* soybeans/change* to a new contract high of $4.79 per bushel before tailing off into the weekend. Stewartville $5.00 -.02 $13.51 +.31 Edgerton $5.15 +.01 $13.78 +.38 The U.S. dollar staged an impressive rally at Jackson $5.20 -.02 $13.69 +.52 month-end, but corn and soybean prices finished on Janesville $5.05 -.09 $13.57 +.38 a strong note with the March contracts closing higher and May contracts only showing small losses. Cannon Falls $5.06 .00 $13.54 +.32 It’s been disappointing that we haven’t seen a daily Sleepy Eye $5.11 -.05 $13.60 +.31 export sale reported for any commodity since Feb. Average: $5.10 $13.62 12. Argentina’s weather forecast for the first half of Year Ago Average: $3.60 $8.43 March stays dry and warm. This could still be detriGrain prices are effective cash close on March 2. mental to late yields. The Buenos Aires Grain *Cash grain price change represents a two-week period. Exchange kept its corn production estimate at 46
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months. Cattle have been holding steady to higher through the month of February which left them in a sideways-to-higher market. Weather played a big factor. The extreme cold conditions slowed movement in all aspects of the beef trade. The feeder market responded to those conditions with a very similar pattern of a sideways-to-higher price range during the same period. The outlook appears to have a few question marks as weights are high and some cattle are backed up from mere numbers available for market. See TEALE, pg. 21
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Recently, a cross-functional team at Compeer Financial completed the first phase of work studying agricultural exports across a host of Compeer’s core commodities. Establishing a baseline understanding of export markets, trade agreements, various competing countries, and commodity specific export dynamics was the goal of this phase. The study takes a comprehensive dive into the market interac-
Broker Great Plains Commodity Afton, Minn.
tions, specifically examines who the major U.S. agri- pork, poultry and tree nuts. cultural trade partners are, and forecasts where While trade to China captures the headlines, a opportunities may lie. The team assessed factors closer look stresses the importance of markets in across commodities including corn, soybeans, dairy, Canada and Mexico. (See chart 1.) Efficiency in transport to these neighboring countries, 2019 U.S. Agricultural Exports (in billions of dollars) coupled with the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) to facilitate trade, helps to bolster these relationships. Of course, as is historically the case, specific commodities have their own Mexico market sensitivities. For example, soyJapan China 18.1 beans, unsurprisingly, have a significant11.4 17.1 ly greater reliance on exports to China Central Canada than Mexico. America Vietnam Taiwan 20.8 4.2 It’s also worth noting that while the South 3.4 3.3 U.S. has several large trading partners North Korea Europe & Africa Other (Canada, Mexico, China, EU, Japan), it 7.5 has also developed relationships across a United 2.7 2.4 broad spectrum of countries. For example, Kingdom Peru Brazil Other Indonesia China and Japan are large export destiPhilippines
Financial Focus The importance of exports
JOE TEALE
around the corner, the possibility of a continuation of the current upward momentum comes into question. Demand will have to remain strong while at the same time supply will have to stay steady or even decrease to maintain this current momentum in all the livestock markets. The next several weeks will set the early tone to all the livestock markets as we move forward into the next several
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South American supply is now world’s cheapest soybeans NYSTROM, from pg. 20 Agriculture at 109 mmt and Conab at 105.5 mmt. Weekly export sales were disappointing at just 17.8 million bushels which was a marketing year low. Keep in mind however, this was a holiday-shortened reporting week and China was on holiday for much of it. Total commitments at 2.323 billion bushels are 89.3 percent of the USDA’s 2.6 billion bushel export projection. We only need to average 8.9 million bushels of sales per week through the end of the marketing year to reach the target. New crop sales were 5.7 million bushels to bring total new crop sales to 48.3 million bushels. Last year we had 54.1 million bushels on the books. The weekly ethanol report showed the largest week-on-week production cut on record when it plunged 253,000 barrels per day to 658,000 bpd. Ethanol stocks were the lowest in 11 weeks at 22.79 million barrels, down 1.5 million barrels for the week. Margins improved a nickel to a positive 7 cents per gallon. Gasoline demand was down 1.2 million barrels to 7.2 million barrels as cold weather kept people close to home. The four-week average demand is down 12.3 percent from last year. China indicated this week they would increase corn acres this year by 1.6 million acres. Over the past five years, their corn acreage has declined 9.2 million acres. There’s no way to know if this would be a permanent change and whether it will lead to lower import needs in the future. Outlook: Corn continues to consolidate in the old crop months while the new crop set new contract highs this week. Safrinha corn planting in Brazil and Argentina’s dry forecast will be monitored for direction, but corn seems comfortable where it is: trading sideways. Moving into March, chatter will increase regarding the March 9 World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates report and the Prospective Planting and Grain Stocks as of March 1 reports on March 31. Don’t lose sight of new crop marketing. The December corn saw new contract highs this week and at levels we haven’t seen in years. For the week, May corn was 5.75 cents higher at $5.47.5, July managed a two-cent gain to $5.35, and December moved 10.75 cents higher to close at $4.70.75 per bushel. SOYBEANS — May soybeans moved to a new contract high in the second half of the week but posted a key reversal lower on the same day and technically bearish. However, technicals were also supportive when the 20-day moving held firm as support. The new high in the May contract is $14.45.75 per bushel. I will repeat my recent mantra that the market can bend, but it’s not yet broken. Volatility remains high and we can expect big swings on a day-to-day basis. Basis levels at eastern processors were strong for the week, indicating good domestic demand. Meal prices in China plunged 5
MARKETING percent just before the weekend, the largest one-day loss in eight years. There was some chatter about a reoccurrence of African swine fever in China’s hog herd, but it was likely more a function of weaker global equity markets and rising U.S. treasury yields. China’s future exchanges warned of increased market volatility made traders nervous. South American forecasts haven’t changed much with Brazil working around the rain to harvest soybeans and plant safrinha corn. Long lines occurred at export houses (Imagine waiting in an 18 mile long line.) There were rumors of a possible trucker strike due to high diesel prices, but at this writing, nothing has materialized. This would not be unusual since a strike during the soybean harvest makes the biggest impact. The CEO of the state-owned oil company Petrobras was replaced when he raised diesel prices vs. increasing imports at a loss. Brazil’s fuel distributors said they will fall short of meeting diesel demand and were looking for an alternative supply. Estimates of Brazil’s soybean production are varied with a well-respected private firm raising their number from 133 mmt to 136 mmt and Agroconsult moving to 134 mmt. Rabobank raised their number from 131 mmt to 132.5 mmt. The USDA is at 133 mmt. Brazil’s soybean harvest is the slowest in 10 years with just 15 percent complete vs. 30 percent average as of Feb. 18. The BAGE left their Argentine soybean production estimate at 46 mmt this week. They lowered the good/excellent rating by 4 percent to 15 percent good/ excellent. The poor/very category number rose from
11 percent to 15 percent. They pegged pod filling at 18 percent vs. 36.5 percent last year and 38.8 percent on average. Weekly export sales were the second-lowest of the marketing year at 6.2 million bushels. This brings total export commitments to 2.2 billion bushels or 98 percent of the USDA’s 2.25 billion bushel forecast. We need to average 2.4 million bushels of sales per week to meet the expectation. New crop sales were 2.6 million bushels to bring new crop sales to 171.4 million bushels. Last year we only had 12.6 million bushels of new crop sold ahead. Outlook: U.S. soybeans are not the cheapest in the world anymore, bowing to South American supplies. Domestic usage was stronger this week as basis levels at processors increased. Our tight ending stocks situation has not been solved and soybeans need to stay in the fight for acreage. Big swings, both higher and lower, will be expected. The market will let us know when it’s over, but for now, the uptrend is holding. I would stay alert for reversal signs. Don’t miss selling opportunities for new crop, using cash sales or other alternatives available to protect your downside. For the week, May soybeans rallied 24.25 cents to close at $14.04.25, July was 23.75 cents higher at $13.91.5, and November soybeans jumped 26.75 cents to settle at $12.23 per bushel. New contract highs were established during the week in soybeans and soyoil. Nystrom’s notes: Contract changes for the week as of the close on Feb. 26: Chicago wheat was 4.75 cents higher at $6.60.25, Kansas City was down 4.5 cents at $6.33.75, and Minneapolis was down 1.25 cents at $6.38.75 per bushel. v
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Hog market seeing strong demand TEALE, from pg. 20 There appears to be another problem which may be developing. The movement of the boxed beef trade has slowed recently. This might be indicating weakening demand as cutout prices moved higher over the past several weeks. At this juncture, the outlook appears to show signs of possible weakness unless demand picks up here in the near future. The hog market has to be the winner at the present time as cash and futures have moved to levels not experienced since 2019. Product movement has been good and cutouts have risen to levels not seen in quite a while. Not only has domestic demand been good, the export market has increased it’s movement during the past several months.
To say that the hog market might be a little overbought at the present time would be an understatement. From a technical assessment, the likelihood of a correction to this current rally in prices is entirely possible. Considering the premium of the futures price to the current cash price, that gap is unusually large at this time. The other current concern at the present time is as the pork cutout has risen, the volume in pork product has decreased. These factors are to be carefully followed and could be signaling a top in the hog market is potentially nearing at the present time. v
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Extension offers weekend getaway for farm couples In response to high levels of both personal and financial farm stress, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is offering three “Farm Couple Getaways” aimed at farmers wanting to take advantage of activities to improve farm family communication, work on farm or family goal setting or farm transitioning, or who would just like a weekend away to discuss farm and family issues. The first getaway will be held March 26 and 27 at Best Western Plus in Dubuque. On April 9 and 10, the getaway takes place at Lake Shore Center at Okoboji in Milford. The third getaway is held April 16 and 17 at Hotel Winneshiek in Decorah. The getaways run from 12:30 p.m. on the first day to 3:15 p.m. on the second day. There is no cost to attend, as food, lodging and other expenses are being paid for by sponsorships. However, there is a $50 per couple deposit to hold each reservation, refundable on the second day of the event. “Past Farm Couple Getaways have proven to be beneficial to farm couples. They are a productive and delightful time to discuss items of importance to help farms and families be successful,” said Larry Tranel, dairy specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach. Each getaway will consist of 10 farm couples and the extension facilitators. Registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis, and is due two weeks prior to each session.
To register, or for more information, contact Jenn Bentley at jbentley@iastate.edu or at the Winneshiek County office at (563) 382-2949; Fred Hall, at fredhall@iastate.edu or the Sioux County office at (712) 737-4230; and Larry Tranel, at tranel@iastate.edu or the Dubuque County office at (563) 583-6496.
More information is also available in the event brochure for Eastern or Western Iowa at https://www. extension.iastate.edu/dairyteam/farm-couple-getaways. This article was submitted by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. v
Micro-grants available to horse owners The Minnesota Horse Coalition’s mission is to keep Minnesota’s horses safe at home. The MNHWC provides direct assistance to Minnesota horse owners experiencing temporary hardships and faced with competing priorities to maintain their horse or, as a last resort, refer horses to equine welfare and rescue members for rehoming assistance. The MNHWC offers micro-grants of up to $500 per horse to help with veterinarian and farrier expenses,
castration, feed and hay support, transportation for rehoming, medications and deworming. Minnesota horse owners who need help can apply online at https://www.minnesotahorsewelfare. org/apply-for-assistance. If awarded, grants are paid directly to the service provider by the MNHWC. This article was submitted by University of Minnesota Extension. v
Updated GPR maps available ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has issued updated maps which will help farmers across the state comply with the Groundwater Protection Rule. Restriction of fall fertilizer applications, in vulnerable groundwater areas, begins on Sept. 1 each year.
Farmers can visit the MDA website to view the vulnerable groundwater areas map and determine whether the restriction applies to their land. This article was submitted by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. v
Southeast Asia continues to show promise for U.S. exports KAPSNER, from pg. 20 nations, but a host of other Asian countries combine to import products of equal value. In fact, in assessing the importance of agricultural export markets a key factor is the growth rate. Chart 2 does a good job in laying out where export markets are expanding and where they’ve retrenched. Not surprisingly, China remains a strong growth market, though the 5.4 percent annual growth rate was hampered by the trade impasse in 2018-19. While continuing to grow, Canada and Mexico are more mature trade relationships, and were both affected by the negotiation of USMCA (resulting in tariffs and disruptions).
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Chart 2: Expected Compounded Annual Growth Rate from 2017-2021 of Major Export Markets
That said, where does the U.S. have opportunity to further expand? Southeast Asia, in particular, continues to show promise for U.S. ag exports. Trade to Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and South Korea has grown significantly. Others, including Egypt, have been strong growth markets recently. Continued expansion of exports to diverse marketplaces is integral in providing strong returns to producers. Exports provide an important mechanism to clear the market of excess production. For some commodities, the impact is more significant than for others. As our work progresses, we look forward to providing a framework of understanding for the importance of exports to American agriculture. For more insights from Kapsner and the rest of the Compeer team, visit compeer.com. v
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Opening March 1 & Closing March 9 John & Kari Gramith Farm Retirement Auction, Norwood, MN, Timed Online Auction Opening March 1 & Closing March 9 at 7 PM Bertrand Borgen Estate Gun Auction, Steffes Group Facility, Litchfield, MN, Timed Online Auction Opening March 1 & Closing March 10 at 1PM Tjosvold Equipment Auction, Granite Falls, MN, Timed Online Auction Opening March 1 & Closing March 11 at 7PM Richard Gabrielson Estate Auction, Darwin, MN, Timed Online Auction Opening March 3 & Closing March 10 at 7PM Collectible Snowmobile Collection Auction, Litchfield, MN, Timed Online Auction Opening March 3 & Closing March 10 at 1PM Multi-Party Consignment Auction, Mt. Vernon, SD, Plankinton, SD & Avoca, MN, Timed Online Auction Opening March 4 & Closing March 11 Rust Sales Equipment Auction, Harwood, ND & West Fargo, ND, Timed Online Auction Opening March 5 & Closing March 9 at 12PM Online Hay Auction - Quality Tested, Litchfield, MN, Timed Online Auction Opening March 5 & Closing March 11 Online Steffes Auction - 3/11, Upper Midwest Locations, Timed Online Auction Opening March 5 & Closing March 12 at 1PM Gerald W. Nepodal Estate Hay Auction, Platte, SD, Timed Online Auction Tuesday, March 9 at 10AM Jim & Debby Coughlin Trust Farm Retirement Auction, Iroquois, SD Opening March 9 & Closing March 16 at 2PM Air Control Heating Inc. Retirement Auction, Grand Forks, ND, Timed Online Auction Opening March 9 & Closing March 18 at 7PM Darwin & Kris Panning Farm Retirement Auction, Hamburg, MN, Timed Online Auction Wednesday, March 10 at 10AM Agiron West Fargo Event, Red River Valley Fairgrounds, West Fargo, ND Wednesday, March 10 at 1PM Trempealeau County, WI, Land & Home Auction - 232± Acres - 3 Tracts, Strum, WI Opening March 11 & Closing March 16 Kenneth Stadick Farm Retirement Auction, Underwood, ND, Timed Online Auction Opening March 15 & Closing March 18 at 12PM Norman County, MN Land Auction - 498± Acres, Perley, MN, Timed Online Auction Opening March 15 & Closing March 23 at 7PM Johnson Family Estate Auction, Litchfield, MN, Timed Online Auction Opening March 15 & Closing March 24 at 1PM Swift & Chippewa Counties Tillable Farmland/Building Sites - 587± Acres, Swift & Chippewa County, MN, Timed Online Auction Opening March 17 & Closing March 24 Lawren & Lynette Wold Farm Retirement Auction, Glenburn, ND, Timed Online Auction Thursday, March 18 at 10AM Ag Iron Litchfield Event, Steffes Group Facility, Litchfield, MN
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FARMLAND/RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT 135.23 ACRES +/SECTION 33 LAKE HANSKA TWP, BROWN COUNTY, MN March 15, 2021 @ 1:30 pm Location: Lake Crystal Recreational Center, 621 W. Nathan St., Lake Crystal, MN 56055 Location: 2 miles South and 2 1/2 miles West of Hanska, MN
Legal Description: 135.23 acres located in Section 33 of Lake Hanska Township. Balance of Government lots 4-5-6 S 1/2 of SE 1/4 Excepting parts being in Oak Shores First Subdivision
Description: Parcel 1: 86.23 Acres more or less with 75.47 tillable farmland and 6.47 acres Gravel pit, pond, and grove. Parcel 2: 49 Acres more or less with 31.13 tillable, 4 acres homestead w/ mature grove, 40 x 80 machine shed, and utilities, and 6.9 acres of reclaimed gravel pit. The parcels would be a prime location for future residential development. Farm will be subject to survey if Parcel 1 and 2 are sold to different buyers.
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AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: After a lifetime of farming, Donavan has decided to retire & offer his late model equipment up for auction. Donavan has farmed since 1976 and is a 3rd generation farmer. Mostly shedded, single owner equipment. Well-maintained with work orders Combine thoroughly inspected yearly.
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or Eric Gabrielson (MN47-006) at Steffes Group, 320.693.9371 or 701.238.2570 TERMS: All items sold as is where is. Payment of cash or check must be made sale day before removal of items. Statements made auction day take precedence over all advertising. $35 documentation fee applies to all titled vehicles. Titles will be mailed. Canadian buyers need a bank letter of credit to facilitate border transfer.
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STEWARTVILLE: $575,000. Great location 4 BR 2 BA picturesque rambler on approx. 24 acres. Oversized 2 stall garage with 2 storage sheds just minutes to Rochester! MLS# 5716953 NEW LISTING! RACINE: $299,000. 3BR, 1BA, on 10-acres. MLS# 5701169 PENDING MOWER COUNTY: Approx. 120-acres. MLS# 5705409 PENDING MOWER COUNTY: Approx. 108-acres. MLS# 5705429 PENDING MOWER COUNTY: Approx. 193-acres. MLS# 5695397 PENDING
RACINE: 10,000 sq. ft. building on 2.12-acres. Multiple uses! MLS# 5247299
Full Farm Management Services including Rental Rates, Government Programs & Environmental Issues Randy Queensland • 507-273-3890 • randy@lrmrealestate.com Ryan Queensland • 507-273-3000 • ryan@lrmrealestate.com Grand Meadow, MN • 800-658-2340
Pre-Planting Area Farmers Consignment Auction M AT T M A R I N G CO.
We Sell the Earth & Everything On It.
As Always Many Items From Farm Retirements and Local Co-Op’s, All Items Selling to the Highest Bidder with No-Reserve
Auction Location: Maring Auction Lot, HWY 56 North Kenyon, MN 55946 (Just North of Peterson Ford)
Saturday, March 13, 2021
9:00 A.M.
Bring Your Equipment March 4 – 11; 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For Complete Listing, Details and Online Bidding go to
www.maringauction.com
One Owner JD 9410R 4WD
‘12 JD 9410R 4WD, 1258 Hrs, 520/85R46, Full Weight Pkg, 4 Hyd, GS3, PS, From Steve 507-323-5854
Agco Planter, DMI & Rite Way, From Kevin 507-323-4322
Agco White 8500 Planter 16R30”, Center Fill, Row Cleaners, Hyd. Drive, Vac, GTA Monitor, Under 5000 Acres; DMI Tiger Mate FC 42.5’, 3 Bar; Rite Way RR1000 Hyd. Reel Rock Picker
Kinze Planter & DMI, From Kevin 507-259-9764
Kinze 2600 Planter, 12R30”/23R15”, 20/20 Precision Plant Units, Liquid Fert. w/In-Furrow, Row Shutoffs; (12) Floating Trash Cleaners; DMI Tiger Mate II FC, 28.5’, 3 Bar
Planters, TerraGator, Sprayers, Tillage & Seed Tenders
‘11 CIH Tiger Mate 200 FC, 54.5’, Rolling Basket; Kinze 3600 Planter, 16R30”/31R15”, Cleaners, Box Extns, KPM Monitor; CIH 1200 Planter, 12R30”/23R15”, Center Fill, Liquid Fert w/In-Furrow, Shutoffs, Hyd. Drive, Center Pivot; CIH Pro700 Screen; Red Ball 570 Sprayer, 1200 Gal Tank, 80’ Booms, Hyd. Drive, Raven 450; Kinze 12R30” Planter, Econo Front Fold, Cleaners, No Fert.; Hitch Doc HSC2000 Easy Load Seed Tender, 2 Box; TerraGator 9203, 2400 Gal SS Tank, 75’ Booms, Triple Setup, 4610 Hrs, C13 Cat, R52 Tires; 1000 Gal Water Wagon, Quick Fill, 2”, 10 Ton Gear, Pump; Meriden 375RT Seed Tender, Scale, Tarp, Tri-Axle, Looks New; Landoll Soil Finisher, 19.5’, 5 Bar Spike Tooth; Krause 24R30” Row Cultivator, 3pt., Lift Assist; New Leader Model 3020G4 Dry Box, 12’, Poly, Variable Rate; (2) JD 400 Rotary Hoe, 30’ & 20’; Top Air Sprayer, 750 Gal, 45’ Hyd. X Fold, Hyd. Drive; Rapart Belt Conveyor, Model 2518; JD 960 FC, 21.5’, 3 Bar
Farm Tractors
CIH 2590 Tractor, Cab, Air, 6273 Hours, 18.4x38, 540/1000, (Painted As CIH 2594); JD 4020 Dsl, Side Console, 3pt.; JD 4020 Gas w/JD 48 Loader, 3pt.
Chevy C70 Single Axle Firetruck
‘83 Chevy C70 Single Axle Fire Truck, 427 V8, 5x2, 17,449 Act Miles, No Rust, 1000GPM Pump, 1000 Gal. Tank, 6 Compartment Box
Semi Tractors & Trailers
‘01 KW W900 Day Cab Semi, N14 Red Top, 13sp, 817,590, Wet Kit; ‘05 Mack CXN Vision Semi, 355/380 Engine, 10sp, 60” Bunk; ‘08 Timpte Grain Trailer, 42’x96”x66”, Air, Roll Tarp; ‘02 Freightliner Columbia Semi, 60 Series, 10sp, 502,275, 16 Ton Rear Unload Tender Box, Roll Tarp
Lawn Tractors, Pickups, Trailers, ATVs, Forklift
‘13 Polaris RZR UTV, 800EFI, 2663 Hrs, 4072 Miles, 4x4; ‘12 Polaris Ranger XP, 800EFI, 5713 Miles, 700 Hrs, 4x4; ‘10 Chevy 2500 Reg Cab, 4x4, 189,346; ‘96 Ford F350 Reg Cab, 7.3L, Dually, Flat Bed, 4x4; ‘02 PJ 16’ Flatbed TRL, Tandem, 7000lbs Axles, Ramps; JD 1435 Diesel Mower, 3611 Hrs, 72”; JD 757 Zero Turn, 1538 Hrs, 25HP, 60”; Gravely ZT60HD, 60”, 788 Hrs; Buhler 3pt. 72” Finishing Mower; (2) JD 445 Lawn Tractor, 54” & 60”; JD LX279 Mower, 54” Deck; Yale Elec. Forklift, 3500lbs, Charger
Manure Equip., Haying, Forage & Livestock Equip
‘03 Houle 7300 Gal Manure Tank, Tri-Axle, Steerable, Raven Meter, 6 Hole Disc Injectors; Dota 9’ Manure Pump, Super 150, 3pt., 6” Pump; Houle Trailer Model Pump SP-R-9, 6” Pump; REM 2500 HD Grain Vac, 300 Hrs; H&S 2602 Manure Spreader, Slop Gate, Tandem Axle; JD 568 Baler, Mega Wide, Net, Cover Edge, Silage Package, 9530 Bales; JD 716A Chopper Box, Tandem 12T; Kuhn SR600 G11 Speed Rake, 14 Wheels; JD 680 Manure Spreader, Tandem, End Gate, Twin Beater; JD 646 5 Bar Rake, 10’; CIH FHX 300 Forage Harvestor, Processor, Hyd. Tongue & Spout; CIH HDX20P 9’ Hay Head; Peterson Built 30’ Self Locking Feeder Wagon
(4) Stormor Grain Bins To Be Moved, Located West Concord, MN
36’ Stormor 25,000 Bu Grain Bin, Aeriation Floor, 3 Ph Fans, 10 Rings, Call Doug 507-259-6777; (2) 36’ Stormor 25,000 Bu Grain Bin, & (1) 30’ Stormor 15,000 Bu Grain Bin, 10 Rings, Located 57977 160th Ave., West Concord, MN; 20’ & 15’ Bin sweep; Feterl 10”x35’ PTO Grain Auger; Buyer Has 6 Months To Remove Bins Terms: Cash, check, credit cards, all sales final, all items sell as-is, where-is, all items paid for day of auction. MN sales tax applies.
www.maringauction.com
AREA FARMERS CONSIGNMENT M AT T M A R I N G
CO.
We Sell the Earth & Everything On It.
MATT MARING AUCTION CO. INC. PO Box 37, Kenyon, MN 55946 507-789-5421 800-801-4502
Matt Maring, Lic. #25-28 • 507-951-8354 Kevin Maring Lic 25-70 & Adam Engen Lic# 25-93 Tom & Gerry Webster
’06 JD 8330 MFWD Tractor, AT ready, 18.4R50 rears w/ duals, NEW 14.9R38 fronts, Power Shift Tranny, Buddy seat, 4 hyd remotes, Big hyd pump. 7200 hrs. Very nice original condition. Asking $84,500. Call 507-789-6049 2012 CIH 235, one owner, 18.4R46 rear tires w/ duals, fronts 14.9R34 tires, 4 remotes valves, 3pt, factory auto steer, 321 hrs, P/ Shift, never seen hard work, like new, always shedded, cutting back on farming. $136,500. 651-503-5087
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THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2021 | 10AM AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Auctioneers will run multiple rings with live online bidding available on major equipment. Contact auctioneers for owner information, new consignments, or changes at 320.693.9371. Registration, terms, & details at SteffesGroup.com.
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CONSIGNMENT AUCTION EVENT
New items added daily. Bid on Consigned Farm Equipment, Hay Equipment, Trucks, Recreational Items and Construction Equipment. For Complete terms, lot listings and photos visit SteffesGroup.com
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Steffes Group, Inc. | 24400 MN Hwy 22 S, Litchfield, MN 55355 | 320.693.9371 Ashley Huhn MN47-002,, Randy Kath MN47-007, Eric Gabrielson MN47-006, Shelly Weinzetl MN47-017, Scott Steffes MN14-51, Brad Olstad MN14-70, Bob Steffes MN14-09, Max Steffes MN03-57
TERMS: All items sold as is where is. Payment of cash or check must be made sale day before removal of items. Statements made auction day take precedence over all advertising. $35 documentation fee applies to all titled vehicles. Titles will be mailed. Canadian buyers need a bank letter of credit to facilitate border transfer.
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2011 NH T6070 Elite, MFWD, 60’ Wil-rich Quad-X digger, 2700 hours, 3 remotes, 16spd, double springs on shanks, w/ 18.4x42 rear weights, load- tine drag & rolling baskets er ready, suspended cab, + Wil-rich air seeder, press $59,900. 507-920-7954 wheels, + 1,000 gal water tank on Wil-rich seeder FOR SALE: JD 4430 3pt P/S, frame, w/ monitors. Always new a/c, $12,900; ‘66 JD 4020 shedded, not used for last 5 dsl, 3pt, JDWF, $7,200; ‘70 yrs. Retired. 507-220-7910 MF 20 industrial, gas, loader, 3pt, LPTO, pwr steering, FOR SALE: 2009 JD 2210 box blade, $4,250/BO. 320- field cult, permalock quick 543-3523 change shovels, 4 bar harrow; JD 400 20’ rotary FOR SALE: 1937 Allis Chalm- hoe; Alloway 8R30” Danish ers A, with start lights, very spring tooth cult. All items good original condition, low acres, very good cond, $14,500. 507-429-8990 shedded. Retiring 507-8285810 NEW AND USED TRACTOR PARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, FOR SALE: 960 JD field cul55, 50 Series & newer trac- tivator, 34 ft, 6” spacing, tors, AC-all models, Large knock-on 7” shovels, 3R Inventory, We ship! Mark spring tooth drag, excellent Heitman Tractor Salvage condition, $4,500. 507-276715-673-4829 8345
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Harvesting Equip FOR SALE: John Deere 7720 combine, 915 bean head, 440 cornhead, $10,000 for all three. 952-393-1784
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Your ad could beAuction here! Co. off Interstate 90 at Dexter, MN exit #193 then ¼ mile east on : Hamilton 507-345-4523
Hwy 16 (130 State Hwy 16, Dexter, MN 55926) Check web site for complete listing and pictures
SPRING CONSIGNMENT SALE!!! INCLUDING MULTIPLE FARM RETIREMENTS ONLINE ONLY Date: Tuesday, March 9th 2021 Bidding will open on 2/23/21 @ 9:00 a.m. and begin closing at 6:00 p.m. on 03/09/21.
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Planting Equip
TRACTORS-2016 JD 9620 RX tractor, 5 hyd, 1950 hrs; 2006 NH TC 40DA tractor, mfd, w/NH 17LAHolland loader,T-8360, 1270auto hrs;steer JD 4440 tractor; 630JDg,8100 wf;MFD BACKHOE-SKID LOAD2013 New pkg, 4700 hours;JD 1999 3369 hrs; JD 4240, cab, ER-ASPHALT back hoe, 4wd, JD 316 GRhrs,skid loader, heat, air, 148 ldr,PAVER-Case 9387 hrs; 1996#580K JD 8300, MFD, 3715 hrs; ext. 1981hoe; JD 4240, 5792 quad trans, 279 hyd. Kubota outlets, 1BX owner 1992 JD 4255,loader power shift, 2WD, 455 hrs;hrs; JD 2755, cab,mini heat,excavaair, quad hrs; 25 tractor; DLB tractor, mfwd, & backhoe, 199 Hitachi trans, 2518 hrs; JD 8650 w/blade; IH 1086; 2010 Case IH 330 Vertical Till, 34’, rolling baskets, hyd. tor Z AXIS 50U; 2011 Lee Boy 8515 B asphalt paver; TRUCKS-2006 Peterbilt 379 semi, tilt; (3) Kuhn Krause Landsman Soil Finishers; 2011 McFarlane RD 4044 RB6; McFarlane RD 4030 C15 18Earth speed; 1984 Ford LT 9000 tk,240 20’RTS boxseed & hoist; 2001 Sterling5042, semi RB6;Cat, M&W Master 9900, 9 shank ripper; grain Meridan tender; Kuhn/Knight tractor, cab &JDchassis; 1X semi Flower 40’ TMR mixer; 2210 field2006 cult., Int. 27’x9900 6”, level-lift; 2012tractor; KrauseTILLAGE-Sun 5635 field cult., 50’; FAST 1444 sprayer 9600,McFarlane 60’ booms; 1995 9500, 3950 engRB6; hrs, 2700 sep hrs; 7200,Sun 16R30”; JD 1760, wingdisc; reel JD disc, RD-4044 JD 3710 10xJDplow; Flower 4511hyd. 9 shank fold, 3 bu hoppers; Case IH 1200, 16/31 row; 2008 KINZE 3000, 8R30” planter; 2004 JD 1770NT l ripper; 2013 JD 2410 chisel plow/applicator, 62.5’; JD #1293 corn head, 12 r 30”, head6R planter; 2012 JD 612C, chopping cornhead; 2017 JD 612FC Stalkmaster Cornhead, 12R30”; Top erAirheight SKID EQUIP. TA 800, control; 800 gal, 60’; 2009LOADER Deere 700JATTACHMENTS-WAGONS-LIVESTOCK LGP Dozer, cab, heat, air, 30” tracks, 7500 hrs; 1982 CAT
D7G Dozer, 12’, 75 dozer; 2013 Gehl V270 Skid loader, cab, heat, air; 1996 Case 1845 C Skid loader; 2005 JD 320 skid loader; 2009 Bobcat V417 telehandler; 2017 JCB 560-80 telehandler
ONLINE BIDDING AVAILABLE THRU Hamilton Auction Co.
ForCash complete listings,Check photos, -and online bidding www.hamiltonauctioncompany.com Terms: or Good Nothing to bevisit: removed until settled. All announceCash,ofgood or credit card - nothingover to be any removed until settledmaterial. for. mentsTerms: the day thecheck, sale take precedence advertised th Tuesday, March , Trucks & Trailersvisit: For UPCOMING completeSALES: listings, photos and16online bidding Tuesday, April 6th, Spring Tillage & Planting - SEMA Equip., a local John Deere dealer in South East MN,WWW.HAMILTONAUCTIONCOMPANY.COM has updated their fleet of vehicles and will be liquidating their excess vehicles.
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130 STATE HWY 16 DEXTER, MN 55926
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Livestock
Cattle
FOR SALE: Black Angus bulls also Hamp, York, & Hamp/ Duroc boars & gilts. Alfred Kemen 320-598-3790
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Wanted to Buy: JD725 6, 8 & 12 row - front mount cultivators; Stanhoist and Bushhog 0 steel barge boxes; Gehl and , Lorentz grinder/mixers; plus l all types of farm machinery. Wanted: also JD 4430 1975 or newer. 507-251-2685
WANTED: JD 480 fork lift, 21’ mast, 20.8x38 band duals w/ hardware, JD 953 wagon w/ m barge box & hoist. Wheatd land fenders for JD 5020, 6030. All must be in good , shape. 507-251-2344 WANTED: Nice lower houred farmer owned Ford 7710 Series 2 MFD tractor, cab, air, heat, 8spd dual powered transmission, 2 hydraulics, loader would be fine also. 320-760-9371 WANTED: single phase grain dryer; 12RN corn planter; Brent large gravity box. FOR SALE: Farmall super MTA dsl; 1973 Chev C60 flat bed truck w/ hoist; 240 Int’l utility tractor. 320-282-4846 WANTED: Used LP propane tank, 12,000, 15,000, 18,000 or 21,000 gallons or greater. 507-327-6430
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Polled Hereford registered yearling bulls for sale. Have had all shots. Will be semen tested, poured and fly tags before delivery. Halter broke and broke to lead. Several heifer bulls available. Fantastic growth E.P.D.’s. Delivery available. Klages Herefords, Ortonville, MN 320-273-2163(H) 605-8800521(C)
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DAMAGED GRAIN STATEWIDE
We pay top dollar for your damaged grain. We are experienced handlers of your wet, dry, burnt and mixed grains. Trucks and vacs available. Immediate response anywhere. CALL FOR A QUOTE TODAY
PRUESS ELEV., INC. 1-800-828-6642
HUGE LITTLE FALLS-ROYALTON, MN AREA OFFICIAL DHIA DAIRY DISPERSION AUCTION TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2021 - 10:30 A.M. LOCATED: 5 MILES SOUTH OF LITTLE FALLS, MN, OR 5 MILES NORTH OF ROYALTON, MN, ON US HWY. 10, THEN 3 MILES EAST ON COUNTY 34, 1 MILE SOUTH ON COUNTY #27
410 OUTSTANDING OFFICIAL DHIA HOLSTEINS SELL UNDERCOVER HERD FACTS: LARGE FRAMED, EXTREMELY WELL UDDERED COWS WITH 2 X 23,279 M, 4.1% 931 F., 3.1% 721 P, 75 # TANK AVG, 50 HEAD OVER 100 #. SEC 100,000. MANY RECENTLY FRESH OR DUE SOON, COWS MILKED IN 21 SWING PARLOR AND HOUSED IN FREE STALLS. SIRED AND IN SERVICE TO MELARRY SIRES INCLUDING: SONS OF FRAZZLED, HELIX, RESOLVE, REASON, NUGENT, CURRY AND MORE. EXC. HERD HEALTH PROGRAM. IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF HIGH QUALITY, FARM FRESH, HOME RAISED HERD REPLACEMENTS, MAKE PLANS NOW TO ATTEND. TRUCKING AVAILABLE, ONLINE BIDDING WITH PRE-APPROVAL. CONTACT: www.cowbuyer.com OR PH. 336-363-4639. FOR CATALOG, SEE: www.midamericanauctioninc.com OR PHONE: 320-760-2979 INC. 350 FANCY YOUNG HOLSTEIN COWS, 150 1ST. LACT., 118 2ND LACT. 61 DUE APRILJUNE, 281 FRESH SINCE SEPT. 1ST AND IN FULL PRODUCTION SPRINGING HEIFERS 60 FANCY SPRINGING HEIFERS DUE APRIL AND MAY
ROGER AND JULIE LANNERS, OWNERS
PH. 320-360-0698 - 18576 83rd ST., ROYALTON, MN MID-AMERICAN AUCTION CO., INC. AL WESSEL - LIC #77-60, PH. 320-760-2979; KEVIN WINTER - 320-760-1593 ALLEN HENSLIN - 320-979-1808, AUCTIONEERS
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Trucks, Trailers and More Online only! Date: Tuesday, March 16th, 2021 Bidding will open on 03/02/21 at 9 a.m. And begin closing at 6:00 p.m. on 03/16/21. Located: 130 State Hwy. 16, Dexter, MN 55926 (exit 193 then ¼ mile East on Hwy. 16)
2017 Peterbilt 367 Semi, 285” wheelbase, Cummings X15 605hp motor, 330,666 miles; 2017 Peterbilt 389 Semi, Cummings ISX, 500hp, 280” wheelbase, 260,409 miles; 2017 Peterbilt 389 Semi, Cummings ISX, 500hp, 280” wheelbase, 401,329 miles; 1992 International 9400 Semi, day cab, Detroit 60 series motor, 350 hp, 672,087 miles, 166” wheelbase; 1996 CH 713 Mack Dump Truck, E7 454 motor, 18spd trans, tri axel, 407,800 mile; 1998 Mack CH613 Semi, sleeper, 380 Mack motor, Mack 10spd trans., 522,800 miles; 1992 Chevy 6500 Kodiak Dump Truck, single axle, 16’ contractor dump box, CAT 3116 motor; 2007 Mack CH613, day cab semi, MP 7 motor, Allison automatic trans, 450,000 miles, 240” wheelbase; 2012 Freightliner Columbia 120, Detroit 60 series, 500hp, 13 spd trans, 555,000 miles; 2005 Frontaine 53’ Step Deck, 10’ spread, air ride, 255/170/R22.5 tires; 2011 Trial King 60MG Series, RGN trailer, 48’, alum slide outs, alum rims, 255/70/R22.5 tires; 2013 Trial King 60MG Series, RGN trailer, 48’, alum. steel combo w/ steel swing outriggers, 255/70/R 22/5 tires; 2013 Towmaster Hyd RGN T100 DTG, triaxle, Honda gas power unit, 27’ of well, 275/70/R22.5, out riggers, Trail King TK70 RGN trailer, tandem axle w/ flip up 3rd axle, 2010 Trail King MG60 series, RGN 48’ w/ swing outriggers, Towmaster Tag, 19’ w/5’ beavertail, 20,000 lbs, w/ramps, East 34’ Alum End Dump, tri-axle, steel frame, roll tarp; 2002 Transport 48’ step deck, w/ beavertail & ramps; 2006 Ti-Brook Frameless End Dump, 39’, air ride, floor liner, 2-piece end gate, 11R22.5 tires; 2006 Towmaster T70 Hyd Detach RGN, tandem axle, air ride, gas powered Pony motor; 1999 Dodge Ram 2500, 4x4, reg cab, long box, 5.9 Cummings, 5spd manual, 160,000 miles. For complete listings, photos, and online bidding visit: www.hamiltonauctioncompany.com Terms: Cash, good check, or credit card – nothing to be removed until settled for.
UPCOMING SALES:
Tuesday, April 6th, Spring Tillage & Planting – Call now to consign!! SEMA Equip., a local John Deere dealer in South East MN, has updated their fleet of vehicles and will be liquidating their excess vehicles.
Sale conducted by: Hamilton Auction Company 130 State Hwy. 16, Dexter, MN 55926 Phone: 507-584-0133
Pets & Supplies
Trucks & Trailers
FOR SALE: Yorkshire, PUPPIES FOR SALE: Bor- ‘94 Mack CH13 semi tractor, Hampshire, Duroc, cross der Collie/Blue Heeler cross, Timpte grain trailer, 40’ ag bred boars, gilts & 4-H pigs. born 12/09/20, have shots and hopper, air ride, elec tarp, Top quality. Excellent herd dewormed, $200/each. 507- bought new in ‘09, 75% tires health. No PRSS. Delivery 383-6701 & brakes, very clean. Retirement sale. Combined for available. 320-760-0365 both $37,500. 320-587-9409 Spot, Duroc, Chester White, Boars & Gilts available. with a classified line ad! Copy is 2.5 x 5.16 Call us today Monthly PRRS and PEDV. Classified line ads work! Delivery available. Steve 507-345-4523 or Call 507-345-4523 Resler. 507-456-7746 800-657-4665
SELL IT FAST
Taking Consignment Information For: Spring Consignment Auction
Saturday, 18th, 2020 9:00 Bidding ends:April saturday ,a pril ~ 17 th, am 2021
55780 StStHwy Winthrop, 55780 Hwy 19, 19, Winthrop, MNMN Advertising deadline is March 20th,19th 2020 Advertising deadline is March
Auctioneer taking Consignments: Auctioneer, Matt Mages: 507-276-7002 Matt Mages 507-276-7002 Lic. 08-19-001 Marketing Manager, Tom Polich: 507-766-1874 magesland.com Office: 507-647-3800
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,PARMA DRAINAGE PUMPS g New pumps & parts on hand. , Call Minnesota’s largest diss tributor HJ Olson & Company r320-974-8990 Cell - 320-212-5336 REINKE IRRIGATION Sales & Service New & Used For your irrigation needs 888-830-7757 or 507-276-2073 Winpower Sales & Service Reliable Power Solutions Since 1925 PTO & automatic Emergency Electric Generators. New & Used Rich Opsata-Distributor 800-343-9376
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This week’s Back Roads is the work of The Land Managing Editor Paul Malchow.
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ld churches and old cemeteries are nothing new to rural areas in Iowa and Minnesota. Most every township has its own final resting place and even smaller plots with a handful of graves crop up here and there in the countryside. But few can match the compelling story of Budejovice church and cemetery located a couple of miles west of Montgomery, Minn. Graves in the Budejovice cemetery date back to the 1800s — some so worn with time the names and dates are barely discernable. Other headstones are much newer with their gleaming granite providing a stark contrast with the older section of burial sites. It doesn’t take long to figure out this sacred ground was a Czech settlement with names on the headstones like Kotek, Jindra, Staska and Brabec. The small church on the three-acre site stands pristine and white; but that wasn’t always the case. Back in 2008 a gentleman by the name of Greg Thomas was walking his dog past Budejovice. Thomas had recently been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. He had lost his job and was losing his life. A devout man, Thomas tried several times to go inside the church, but it was always locked. One day, sitting on the steps of the weather-beaten church with his dog, Thomas decided to walk to the neighboring farm to see if there was a way to get inside. The neighbor put Thomas in touch with the cemetery’s caretaker. Thomas offered to paint the church and work on the 1868 structure’s crumbling foundation. The owner of Budejovice, Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Montgomery, gave Thomas its blessing.
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For the next three years Thomas labored (as his health permitted), scraping off layers of old paint and giving the church a new white sheen. Not only was Budejovice regaining its youth, Thomas’ cancer went into remission and in 2011 he was deemed cancer free. A Minneapolis television station caught wind of Thomas’ story and its 2012 report went viral on the internet. Thousands of dollars were donated by people throughout the country. A Kansas company supplied free roof tiles and another company provided labor at cost. The tiny church, which hadn’t held a service in over a century, was getting ready to receive visitors once again — or so it seemed. After Thomas installed electric service and a fireplace in the church, Holy Redeemer told him to stop all work on it. Holy Redeemer trustees felt all of the improvements would require the parish to insure Budejovice and that was something they were unwilling to do. In 2016 Holy Redeemer changed the locks on the church and once again, Thomas was back to sitting outside. Oh, and his cancer was back — with a vengeance. Thomas decided to forgo cancer treatment and passed away in 2017. Near the entrance to the church is a granite marker dedicated to Thomas and his contributions. Budejovice is located on a narrow gravel road in Le Sueur County at 37612 151st Ave. v
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