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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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Local growers and rural grocers should be allies If you think growing food in rural on average, each store employs two highAmerica is a tough business, you should school students, three full-time adults, trying selling food — groceries — in rural and five part-time adults.

America.

• Surprisingly, 49 percent of the surJust how tough is it? veyed Minnesota stores say they already buy locally grown food either from farmThe 2019-20 Minnesota Rural Grocery ers directly or through wholesalers, and Survey Report found 77 percent of the 41 percent would like “increased access state’s rural grocery stores make “an average or lower than average net profit FARM & FOOD FILE to local foods.” of 1.1 percent after taxes.”

• And, equally surprising, “85 percent

By Alan Guebert of rural grocers said they would potenAs thin as that ice might be, the tially (44 percent) or certainly (41 perMinnesota report (conducted by cent) order locally-produced foods if Regional Sustainable Development their grocery wholesaler highlighted Partnership of the University of those items as local in their catalogs.”

Minnesota’s Extension Service) still found many rural storeowners are committed to serving their In a mid-February presentation to the Sustainable communities and customers.

Farming Association, Kathryn Draeger (one of the co-authors of the 2020 grocery study) explained all In fact, it identified 250 grocery stores in commuthose numbers add up to solid opportunities for nities of 2,500 people or less scattered throughout Minnesota. Fifty-five percent of them, or 129 stores, store owners and local farmers to work together to sell more fresh, sustainably-grown food in their completed and returned the detailed, 2019-20 survey. Some of the information they supplied was rou- communities. tine, like profit margin.

The fast-growing Covid-19 pandemic last spring, noted Draeger, hammered home that need as Other data, however, was both surprising and informative. For example, the 20-page report noted: national or regional meatpackers, milk processors and food manufacturers couldn’t pivot from sudden• 85 percent of the owners owned or managed a ly-closed institutional customers to thousands more single store and 79 percent lived in the same comat-home individual customers. munity as their store.

Into the breach, she explained, stepped local gro• 33 percent of today’s owners are women and, for cers who saw sales soar 50 percent last spring and owners under age 50, that level increases to 45 per- still see pandemic-powered sales about 10 percent cent. greater than year-earlier levels.

• 96 percent of local storeowners say they have a It suggests, Draeger noted in her SFA address, that personal “responsibility” to their communities and, government — such “as the Department of Defense

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or Homeland Security” — could better promote community “resilience” by underwriting more efforts to boost local food production and local food sales.

Indeed, there are crucial elements to this local loop which all but require more federal and state involvement, Draeger noted. For example, rural grocers told researchers one key “barrier” to their buying local was “understanding the rules and regulations for selling local produce.”

Government action needs to make plain, and perhaps reform, the tangle of local, state and federal food inspection and packaging rules which often slow or halt local food efforts — especially meat — by local sellers.

And it needs to hurry.

More and more, local grocery owners are under threat from “national dollar store chains” that, the Minnesota survey confirmed, are quickly moving in.

Since 2015, in fact, “(M)ore than half of grocers (54 percent) had a dollar store move into their community,” and “11 percent report… a dollar store is actively being planned to move in…”

Rural America doesn’t need more national, minieverything stores that haul out a fresh batch of greenbacks everyday without ever hauling in green vegetables or fresh meat. It needs more locallyowned grocery stores selling more locally grown food to more local friends and neighbors.

That’s real food security and that should be a key element in any real Farm Bill in the future.

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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.

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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.)

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 Covid-19, 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 The obituary on the Bruss-Heitner brand” was burned into Jack’s casket on Funeral Home website described an each end. overview of Jack’s life story.

Close friends are now caring for Jack’s Comments from friends included brief beloved horses. They honored the leg“Doc Jack” stories about their favorite endary vet by trailering Jack’s roping vet. “Jack was a legend; the end of an horse, Buck, to the cemetery for one last era,” stated one comment. visit. Saddled with Jack’s boots placed So, how do you honor a legend? backwards in the stirrups, Buck joined When stories about you are still being the funeral procession to the gravesite. told 30 or 40 years later, I think you Observing a “riderless horse” tradition qualify as a legend. Another local legused by the U.S. Cavalry, the rider’s end who comes to mind was Dr. Lewis boots are reversed in the stirrups to pay Hanson who practiced human meditribute to a fallen commander looking cine from a cozy (meaning very small) back on his troops for the last time brick office on main street Frost. before riding into the beyond. Many at the I still enjoy hearing “Doc Louie” stories. My broth- gravesite, his troops, had been mentored by Jack — er-in-law does a fine impression of Doc Louie’s dismyself included, as Jack helped my career path as a tinct way of speaking. A speech impediment made veterinary technician.

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“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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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 I had just come off of losing my father You never know what a visit with your as I left my forties, so I came into my fifmother will bring. ties with a new perspective on life and We were sitting in her living room one loss. I also tried a new business venture: day, just talking about our lives, when a Christian women’s conference, which she just blurted it out without warning. made me step outside of my comfort zone She said of her 80-plus years, “I’m living mentally, emotionally and financially. I in my forever now.” learned the incredible fear and joy of It made me think about how that must chasing dreams, and learned along the feel for her, and how much she believed TABLE TALK way that antacids didn’t really taste all it.

By Karen Schwaller that terrible.

My 60th birthday was just weeks away, Our daughter found the love of her life, and as I drove home I had plenty of time married and gave us grandchildren. I to reflect on that statement — about all learned about a grandparent’s love, which I could the decades I have lived, and what I had done with only know by having been gifted with grandchilthem. dren. Our sons began to date young ladies who realI had done plenty, I decided. I got a college degree, ly understand what it means to reap a harvest and a living from the land. Here in farm country, that started a job, found someone with whom to share can be a tall order for a young man. my life, brought forth a family and spent my twenties, thirties and forties on that beautifully arduous My husband and I had seen our 25th wedding job of raising them. I spent most of their growing-up anniversary, and in my later fifties I began a sucyears at a job that I hoped would bring them closer cessful campaign to rid myself of 50 pounds which to Christ, and learned faith is more ‘caught’ than it had slowly taken over my wardrobe and self-esteem. is ‘taught.’

I learned that wedding anniversaries and dress sizes may have something to do with each other.

My husband and I survived the 1998 hog market crisis, and I knew we could conquer anything if we My fifth decade brought other great things, includcould come through that experience — which ing the wisdom of the years, and to be able to coundripped with stress, financial worry and all that sel younger people and sound like I actually knew goes with it. I learned the value of hamburger cassomething. seroles and hope.

Those years also brought with them more gray hair, Soon we had graduated our youngest, and as our hair coloring and wrinkles that I used to only see on children closed the door on their childhoods, I the face of my mother, but were now showing up in opened the door to my fifties. They gave me a host my own mirror. My fifties brought my mother’s hardof new experiences — some worth celebrating, and fought cancer battle; the end of a 14-year job that I some worth celebrating that “it” (whatever it was) loved; serious financial worries once and as a result, was behind me.

an overpowering fear of losing someone I loved.

My husband’s parents were united in heaven, and my husband’s long-standing 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

Paap will not seek MFBF re-election Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation President Kevin Paap announced on March 8 he will not seek re-election in November.

This is Paap’s 16th year as MFBF’s head and he is the 13th president in the organization’s 102-year history.

“I have been fortunate to have the opportunity to serve Minnesota Farm Bureau and affiliated companies for 24 years,” said Paap. “It has been a tremendous honor to be part of the Farm Bureau family. The face of the MFBF President may change, but the

mission and the strength of Farm Bureau will not.”

A new president will be elected to a two-year term at the MFBF annual meeting of voting delegates which will take place Nov. 19 in Bloomington, Minn.

Paap and his wife Julie own and operate a fourthgeneration family farm in Blue Earth County. The Paaps raise corn, soybeans and have two sons, Matt and Andy; and a daughter-in-law Samantha, along with grandson Lennox.

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It’s time to clean up my act: company’s coming Last December I was quite surprised replace them. But maybe it’s time to keep and very happy to be asked if my home an eye out for material that works in a could be used for a bridal shower. That farmhouse entry everyone uses — the request required absolutely no deliberapeople who do the chores as well as the tion so my answer was a simple YES!!!!

Dominee.

After all, preparing for guests and Occasionally, I shook in horror when I entertaining is something I thoroughly realized plenty of people have been in find enjoyable. Besides, it was my daughthis ‘supposedly-clean’ house recently. It’s ter who had answered that all-important apparent my deep cleaning house skills FROM MY marriage proposal with a “YES.” (if I possess any) have been lying dorFARMHOUSE mant too long, buried under excuses.

KITCHEN Once the first of January passed, in my mind it was time to begin the wellThe living room seemed to sparkle once

By Renae B. thought-out countdown on the cleanup. a few antiques were rearranged and a Vander Schaaf My farmer said the house looks clean new home was found for the countless enough, so I might as well wait until Feb. 4 for the garden catalogs. Instead of finding safes hidden shower on the 6th! behind the picHe might be able to get it all accomplished in that tures on the wall, all I found was time frame, but not lil’ ol’ me. Perhaps it is that vanity streak in me or a matter of personal pride — dust with no golden flakes. Oh both are issues I deal with. Yet I think offering a my, was I glad reasonably clean home to guests does make any my farmer wasn’t visit go better. there to see that!

The kitchen was the first on the list, beginning Some things are with the cabinets. (Because one never knows who best left undismight stop by needing barley or whole tapioca closed. pearls.) Each shelf and drawer was emptied out and Well, the final everything washed and sorted. Some items were week of total condisposed of — either to the wastebasket or givecentration came. away box. While I was at it, I made a list of things My goal was to be to purchase which would make my kitchen a bit the calmest, most nicer. prepared motherIt was the right place to start. The spaciousness in of-the-bride ever. my previously cluttered cabinets was enough incen- I got my weekly tive to keep the adrenaline going. out-of-the-home job done right away Monday morning. After that I Many times I am thankful for my teeny tiny bathgot busy polishing every piece of wood. How come room — especially when it is time for the ultimate there is a Mr. Clean, but not a Mrs. Clean? cleansing. Only one afternoon was needed to go through the cabinets and wash the walls and ceilings.

Then things began falling apart. My farmer needed rides on Tuesday. (At least they were close by The cleaning victory march continued. Along the and each only took an hour.) Then, on Wednesday, way I couldn’t help but notice things which will he needed picking up an hour away — in a town require updating someday. For example, the curwith stores in which to shop to start buying those tains in the entry were looking a bit frayed, or was things I found lacking. On the plus side, we did get it a reflection of myself? There was no time to sew a supper at a drive-thru which saved an immense up new curtains. Besides, the blue tulips still amount of time! delight me; so in my mind there is no hurry to

Food safety training available MARSHAL, Minn. — Have you considered starting a food business out of your home but are at a loss where to start? Join University of Minnesota Extension Food Safety Educators Kathy Brandt and Suzanne Driessen at a Cottage Food Producer Food Safety Training webinar or take the online course.

The webinar takes place on March 27.

The training focus is on food safety practices for all processes covered under the Minnesota Cottage Food Law. Participants learn how to produce, package,

label, store, and transport a safe food product. Many details of the CFL will be covered.

Registration and a $50 per person fee is required.

To register, go to https://extension.umn.edu/coursesand-events/cottage-food-producer-food-safety-training. For more information, contact Brandt at (507) 337-2820 or brand030@umn.edu.

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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!

Thankfully, it was only an early morning snow which did its best to freshen things up a bit outdoors.

Despite the cold and snow, women and children started arriving. It was a wonderful way to celebrate this happy occasion (the bridal shower, not the tidy house!)

I didn’t get everything done that I wanted, so the cleansing will continue because it’s necessary and a good thing.

If cleaning my earthly home is important, then how much more important is it to purge our hearts of every sin — no matter how great or inconsequential it seems.

Psalm 51:10: “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.”

“O For A Heart To Praise My God” (by Charles Wesley) O for a heart to praise my God, a heart from sin set free, a heart that always feels thy blood so freely shed for me.

A heart resigned, submissive, meek, my great Redeemer’s throne, where only Christ is heard to speak, where Jesus reigns alone.

A humble, lowly, contrite heart, believing, true, and clean, which neither life nor death can part from Christ who dwells within.

A heart in every thought renewed and full of love divine, perfect and right and pure and good, a copy, Lord, of thine.

Thy nature, gracious Lord, impart; come quickly from above; write thy new name upon my heart, thy new, best name of Love.

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Planting alfalfa? Be safe with herbicides applied earlier FOLEY, Minn. — Now is a good time for reviewing your 2021 crop plan in terms of previous issues which you have seen in your fields. For soybeans, white mold in 2019 was an issue in places throughout the area. For growers in a corn/soybean rotation, those fields which had white mold issues in 2019 may need some special planning to help manage that risk.

While there may be pest issues with corn acres from 2019, the bigger issue was due to flooding.

For alfalfa, the herbicides applied in the prior crop should be considered for carryover prior to seeding in the spring. With more residual herbicides utilized in the area, it is important to make sure those pro-

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.

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.

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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

Beef producer survey deadline extended The University of Minnesota and Minnesota Beef Council are collaborating on an overview study mapping the pathways Minnesota beef cattle travel from birth to finish. The survey was opened last fall, and the deadline has been extended to March 31.

The study will provide a foundational overview by documenting and describing the farm-to-feedlot pathways currently being utilized by Minnesota beef producers. The survey is available online and should

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.

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grams are going to allow for successful alfalfa stand establishment. It is important to note that this is not something new, we must make similar considerations for all crops. Rather this is to help provide tips on what to look for when determining potential stand establishment issues.

The first tip is to read and follow the label. The label is the law, must be followed, and also has all sorts of useful information which can help you avoid potential issues. This is also where you can find information related to crop rotational intervals. These rotational restrictions must be followed. They are there to help prevent both crop failure and the potential for pesticides to get into food sources. Also make sure to read any notes that may be denoted by a letter, number, or any other marking. These notes reference important information including potential temperature or rainfall requirements that must be met prior to planting specific crops. In some cases, there may even be an application date which will further restrict the planting of alfalfa.

The second tip is to understand the different factors which may influence the breakdown of those herbicides in the environment. This includes, moisture, temperature, microbial activity, soil pH, organic matter, and other soil properties. In general, microbial activity is one of the primary ways herbicides are broken down in the system. Warm temperatures, adequate soil moisture aerobic conditions, good fertility, and medium pH will all favor microbial activity and herbicide breakdown. Cool and dry conditions tend to slow degradation. Other practices which may influence carryover include tillage systems and compaction. Tillage can help dilute the concentration of the herbicide in a larger volume of soil and reduce the potential risk of carryover. Also keep in mind that reducing the herbicide rate may help reduce the risk of injuring the crop; but that is not a recommended practice as it may lead to herbicide resistant weeds.

The third and final tip is to encourage agronomic practices which favor alfalfa emergence and growth.

This includes planting at the proper depth, ensuring a good seedbed, planting on an appropriate date, and proper fertilization. Essentially, less stressed plants will be better able to tolerate herbicide carryover.

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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

but are not eligible for prize money.

To find winners of this challenge, having judges who are able to look critically at each submission from their own professional expertise is vital.

“We’re looking to have a very diverse panel of judges, Roman stated. Contest organizers would like to see people from agriculture and food industries Photo courtesy of NASA be part of that judging panel.

“We’re getting a lot of interest,” Roman said. The creativity and inventiveness needed to come up with a submission has been a curiosity to many. “This is something that everybody can relate to. Everybody eats, everybody wants to be healthy,” Roman added. “It’s going to be interesting to see what comes in.”

Currently there are at least 100 people who have registered for the competition. Roman expects that about 10 percent of the submissions will be usable from a space perspective.

What Roman hopes to happen throughout this challenge is the discovery of unique ideas for bringing a food system to space and the opportunity to utilize that system for the betterment of humanity right here on Earth.

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Midwest 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/.

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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, inter-mittent 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

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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 on-line sources. It was published in 2019 by Storey Publishing and sells for $24.95. v

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Prices are high at the Global Dairy Trade auction percent, following a 4.3 percent rise last time. Skim milk powder was up 3.5 percent after inching up 0.3 percent on Feb. 16. GDT butter was up 13.7 percent after a 2 percent gain last time, and anhydrous milkfat was up 7.4 percent following a 1.1 percent gain. GDT cheddar was up 1.3 percent after climbing 2.4 percent.

StoneX Group says the GDT 80 percent MIELKE MARKET butterfat butter price equates to $2.5780 WEEKLY per pound U.S., up 30.8 cents from the

By Lee Mielke last event and compares to CME butter which closed March 5 at a huge discount, $1.69. GDT cheddar equated to $1.9415 per pound, up 5.8 cents, and compares to March 5’s Chicago The February Class IV price is Mercantile Exchange block cheddar at $1.7325. $13.19 per cwt., down 56 cents from January, $3.01 GDT skim milk powder averaged $1.4976 per below a year ago, and the lowest Class IV price pound, up from $1.4548; and whole milk powder since September 2020. averaged $1.9795, up from $1.64. CME Grade A nonfat dry milk closed March 5 at $1.1775 per n In politics, the House passed a $1.9 trillion stimu- pound.

Another shock wave came this week from the lus bill on Feb. 27, sending it on to the Senate for Biden Administration’s announcement that it will passage. HighGround Dairy says Congress is not renew Uncle Sam’s Food Box program. expected to approve the bill for the President’s signature by March 14, when current jobless benefits Speaking in the March 8 “Dairy Radio Now” expire. The package includes funds for additional broadcast, Dairy and Food Market Analyst editor stimulus checks and extends the bolstered unemMatt Gould reported the Administration says food ployment benefits through August. The 15 percent security is still a priority, but will go about it in a increase in food stamp benefits will be extended different way. Funding to food banks will be through September. increased instead so they can purchase the foods Global dairy traders triggered some shock waves on they desire. Food welfare programs will also be increased, according to Gould.

March 2 as the morning’s Global Dairy Trade auction’s weighted average skyrocketed 15 percent. This The hit on dairy, says Gould, is that the Food Box is the biggest increase since September 2015 and the program has purchased about 2 percent of total U.S. eighth consecutive session of gain. All products milk production and that will surely drop with the offered were in the black except buttermilk powder, new program, and have a negative price effect on which was off 0.3 percent. The average winning price dairy. was $4,231 U.S., up from $3,746 on Feb. 16.

On a brighter note, the surge in the week’s GDT Gains were again led by whole milk powder, up 21 had New Zealand whole milk powder prices up 22 This column was written for the marketing week ending March 5.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced the February Federal order Class III benchmark milk price at $15.75 per hundredweight, down 29 cents from January and $1.25 below February 2020. .

Late morning on March 5, Class III futures portended a March price at $16.34; April, $17.56; May, $18.07; June, $18.16; July, $18.25; August, $18.25; September, $18.30; October, $18.25; November, $18.07; and December at $17.79.

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Gould said it remains to be seen if China will keep this up and thus put us into an inflationary milk price period, but “all eyes are on China right now.”

HighGround Dairy reports New Zealand saw the strongest January on record for dairy moving into China — most notably whole milk powder and fluid milk and cream, but exports of skim milk powder, cheese and fat were also very strong.

“Calendar year 2020 was an all-time high for cheese moving to China with the trend persisting thus far in 2021,” according to HighGround Dairy.

“Lower offer volumes at GDT events in recent months translated into weaker skim milk powder exports into January. Significant declines were noted to Southeast Asia.” n Back on the home front, U.S. January cheese output totaled 1.12 billion pounds, down 1.2 percent from December, but 0.5 percent above January 2020 and the strongest January on record, according to USDA s latest Dairy Products report.

Italian-type cheese totaled 481.5 million pounds, down 0.7 percent from December and 0.8 percent below a year ago.

American-type cheese totaled 459.3 million pounds, down 0.8 percent from December, but 5 percent above a year ago. Mozzarella output, at 374.6 million pounds, was down 1.9 percent from a year ago.

Cheddar, the cheese traded daily at the CME, crept up to 337.6 million pounds, up 0.1 percent from December and 18.4 million pounds or a bearish 5.7 percent above a year ago.

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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 Also, grade the ground around farm buildings to rains can run across frozen slope away from the building. This helps move snowground, gather in low spots SWINE & U melt and rain runoff away from the building and its and create flooded areas. contents.

By Kevin Janni Melting snow can flood buildings, feed and bedding storage in low areas, which can damage feeds, bedding or Early snowmelt and spring rains equipment. can run across frozen ground, gathIt can be hard on both animals and equipment to go er in low spots and create flooded through flooded roads or lanes. Refreezing can convert flooded lanes into slippery ice-covered areas areas. Melting snow can flood which can give way as equipment or animals go over buildings, feed and bedding storage them. in low areas, which can damage Animal exercise lots or outdoor feeding areas can feeds, bedding or equipment. also become messy with snowmelt running across or gathering. Feedlot runoff needs to be managed propAdd a pad or use geotextile fabrics — Concrete or erly to prevent contaminating surface waters. It is all-weather geotextile pads along feed bunks and also important to prevent snowmelt from entering around waterers can help eating and drinking aniin-ground manure storage pits or basins. mals stay high and dry. Make pads 10 to 12 feet wide Here are three actions to take after snow has fallen for best results. Geotextile fabrics can also be added and before spring snowmelt begins. to traffic lanes to improve stability. Pads at the Remove deep snow — Plow or scrape snow off to entrances to outdoor feed storage areas and machine the side of outdoor exercise lots, feeding areas and sheds can be helpful, too. heavy traffic lanes. Avoid pushing uphill of outdoor For more information on geotextile pads and lanes, lots, feeding areas and traffic lanes. This will reduce see https://z.umn.edu/GeotextilePadsLanes from snowmelt that is in — or drains through — the lot or Iowa State University. feeding area. Avoid removing manure or wasted feed Raise your grade — Another long-term solution is with the snow unless it will be land-applied properly to avoid placing buildings, feed and bedding storage to cropland. in low areas. And grade animal yards and the farmPile snow strategically — Carefully consider where stead to provide continuous drainage away from the you place snow when you move it around the farm. animals, feed storage, and high traffic areas. A 4 to 6 Locate piles so snowmelt will drain away from ani- percent slope is recommended. mal lots or traffic lanes rather than through them.

Prepare for next winter Check covers on manure storage pits and basins Build a structure to withstand snow loads — One — Ensure pump-out covers on deep manure pits are preventive measure is to build a structure that is properly seated so snow and roof runoff do not drain properly designed and constructed to meet or exceed into the pit. Adding snowmelt and rain runoff to a expected snow loads from winter storms. manure storage facility reduces manure storage Buildings can be designed based on the amount of capacity and adds to land application costs. snow expected from storms once in 25, 50 or more Here are actions to take before winter to help avoid years. The roof snow load for residential buildings in future snowmelt problems.

Minnesota is set by state statutes and is 42 pounds Divert drainage — In the spring, take a good look per square foot in northern Minnesota and 35 pounds at the overall farmstead drainage pattern. If other per square foot in southern Minnesota. parts of your property drain through the animal Agricultural buildings can be built with lower yards, feed storage areas, or high traffic areas, snow load design values because the building imporregrade the slope or add shallow diversion ditches so tance for agricultural buildings can be set lower runoff water flows around the areas you want to pro- than for residential buildings. Many agricultural tect. buildings are built using a 20 pounds per square foot Manage roof runoff — On some farms, water runs snow load which would be expected to handle four off the barn roof into animal lots. A shallow trench or feet of dry snow or two feet of wet, heavy snow and ditch beneath the overhang can help direct this ice. water out of the yard. Better yet, install gutters and Some people combine the snow load with the builddownspouts that empty away from the animal lot. ing 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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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 Lynnae Schrader actually started could never have.” she said. “I thought maybe I the “Back Roads” feature. “I was copy editing at The should do this for a living.”

Her talent as a photograLand and taking a few pictures,” Woller said. “Kevin pher earned her a photojourliked what I was doing and decided to create a reguWanting to complete her lar feature. I just learned last week that a book was nalism scholarship from degree, Woller started lookmade from them. When I go to the website for sales Bethany Lutheran College in ing for schools with photofor it my photo is right at the top, so I would love to Mankato, Minn. “There just journalism programs. At the see how many more are in there. I am so excited weren’t many opportunities same time, Eric had received about something that I helped to create became a at that time for photograan offer to teach at Montana publication, and that it has even run for so many phy,” Woller explained. “Not State University. So Denice many schools had programs.” 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 Woller keeps a collection of old BA degree, Woller worked for glass shop with her young daughter in tow. “I got campus life, taking photo- cameras in her home studio. She still has her first 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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Dairy Margin Coverage payments expected for most of year MIELKE, from pg. 12 Churns produced 206.9 million pounds of butter, a record for January, up 0.3 percent from December and a bearish 13.5 million pounds or 7 percent above a year ago.

Yogurt production totaled 384.2 million pounds, up 10.5 percent from a year ago.

Dry whey totaled 83.9 million pounds, up 2.2 million or 2.8 percent from December, but 400,000 pounds or 0.4 percent below a year ago. Dry whey stocks inched up to 67.4 million pounds, up 2.8% from December and 7.1 percent above those a year ago.

Nonfat dry milk output slipped to 197 million pounds, down 9.4 million pounds or 4.6 percent from December, but were 20.7 million or 11.7 percent above a year ago. Stocks grew to 305.3 million pounds, up 22.1 million pounds or 7.8 percent from December and a 24.8 million pounds or 8.8 percent above a year ago.

Skim milk powder production fell to 36.9 million pounds, down 4.3 million pounds or 10.4 percent from December and 3.2 million pounds or 8 percent below a year ago. The shipping container shortage may be affecting exports of U.S. powder. n One of the measures of dairy farm profitability continues to slip, as milk prices fall and feed costs keep rising. The USDA’s latest Ag Prices report shows the January milk feed ratio at 1.98, down from 2.18 in December, down from 2.42 in January 2020, and the lowest since May 2020’s 1.77.

The index is based on the current milk price in relationship to feed prices for a ration consisting of 51 percent corn, 8 percent soybeans and 41 percent alfalfa hay, thus one pound of milk could only purchase 1.98 pounds of dairy feed of that blend in January.

The US All-Milk price averaged $17.50 per cwt, down $1.00 from December and $2.10 below the January 2020 average.

The national average corn price climbed to $4.24 per bushel, up 27 cents per bushel from December,

which followed an 18 cent rise the month before, and was priced 45 cents per bushel above January 2020.

Soybeans averaged $10.90 per bushel, up 40 cents from November, which followed a 20 cent rise from November and $2.06 per bushel above a year ago.

Alfalfa hay averaged $171 per ton, up $2.00 from December and a year ago.

Looking at the cow side of the ledger, the January cull price for beef and dairy combined averaged $59.70 per cwt., up $1.60 from December, $1.70 below January 2020, and $11.90 below the 2011 base average of $71.60 per cwt.

In the week ending Feb. 20, 59,600 dairy cows were sent to slaughter. This is down 6,900 from the previous week and 6,100 or 9.3 percent less than that week a year ago. n The National Milk Producers Federation reports, “The Dairy Margin Coverage program margin dropped below the maximum $9.50 per cwt. coverage level to deliver a final monthly payment for 2020 of 72 cents per cwt. in December, bringing the average payments for the maximum coverage level during all of 2020 to 73 cents per cwt. Payouts under the program, the main federal safety net for dairy producers, are expected for most of this year.”

“With year-end data now reported, the annual average U.S. all-milk price for 2020 was $18.30 per cwt., 30 cents below 2019,” says NMPF. “But with the uncharacteristically high level of direct Coronavirus Food Assistance program payments and payment disparities due to the high level of Class III milk de-pooled from federal orders last year, the all-milk price is less reflective of average farmer revenues than typical. Also, the number of licensed U.S. dairies declined to 31,657 in 2020, a decrease of 7.5 percent from the previous year. That is slower than the loss rate in 2019, but still above historical averages.”

Meanwhile, the latest Margin Watch from Chicago-based Commodity and Ingredient Hedging LLC., stated, “With the exception of the spot period in first quarter, dairy margins improved over the

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. The Groundwater Protection Rule aims to reduce the risk of nitrate from fertilizer impacting groundwater in areas of the state where soils are prone to leaching and where drinking water supplies are threatened.

The rule restricts fall application of nitrogen fertilizer in areas vulnerable to contamination and it outlines steps to reduce the severity of contamination in

areas where nitrate is already elevated in public water supply wells.

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

last half of February as higher milk prices, which advanced to new contract highs in deferred months, offset generally steady feed costs over the past couple weeks.”

The Margin Watch admitted U.S. milk output has been increasing, but “is occurring against a backdrop of stronger demand which is helping to support prices.”

Most of the milk gain was from increasing cow numbers, according to the Margin Watch. It cited the “rising output in Midwestern states, with the new Glanbia cheese plant in St. Johns, Mich. helping to support growth in that part of the country.” n The cash dairy market has to balance the GDT’s exuberance with January’s Dairy Products data.

Block cheddar closed the first Friday of March at $1.7325 per pound, up 11.50 cents on the week and the highest since Jan. 19, but 1.75 cents below a year ago.

The barrels finished at $1.5075, up 8.75 cents on the week, 3 cents above a year ago, but 22.5 cents below the blocks. There were 12 cars of block that traded hands on the week at the CME and nine of barrel.

Dairy cooperatives are again leading efforts to curb milk output growth, according to NMPF, by reviving base plans imposed in 2020 to deal with output that grew by nearly 3 percent during last year’s fourth quarter. NMPF says that “removed some volatility from markets, with cheese and milk prices settling at relatively stable, but also relatively low levels, as domestic commercial use of milk in all products dropped to nearly flat levels and increases in exports also slowed.”

Midwestern cheesemakers tell Dairy Market News they are keeping ahead of the widely available milk priced at $7 to $2 under class. Some block cheesemakers suggest buyers are hesitant, as the availability of blocks has grown.

Western cheesemakers also say there is plenty of milk to buy and cheese output is active. Inventories are building but much is already sold. Congestion at ports has delayed some shipments, backing them to manufacturers’ warehouses. International buyer interest is present due to favorable U.S. prices but they often want to forward buy several months out.

The gap between cash prices and futures prices makes manufacturers hesitant to do this, says Dairy Market News. Cheese is moving well through contracts but domestic buyers are “reticent.”

Retail sales are ahead of last year and there’s been a small uptick in food service interest; but overall, demand is “shaky,” says Dairy Market News.

Spot butter shot up to $1.715 per pound on March 2 (the highest since July 27, 2020) but saw a March 5 close at $1.69. This is still 22 cents higher on the See MIELKE, pg. 18

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MARKETING

Grain Outlook Corn export sales quiet last week

Livestock Angles Will livestock market see a spring lull?

The following marketing market.

Looking back over the last analysis is for the week endNew crop corn this week several months to the begining March 5. continued in their uptrend to ning of the year, livestock CORN — Old crop corn set a new contract high in markets have had a fairly angled lower this week as it the latter half of the week at positive start to this teased technical support after $4.82.25 per bushel. year. Many factors help to posting a key reversal lower December corn needs to keep solidify these rallies in price to begin the week. A strong pace with November soy- — mainly weather exports close to end the week mainbeans to attract acres this and domestic demand for product. tained my “bent, but not bro- PHYLLIS NYSTROM CHS Hedging Inc. ken” mantra. Until we see the See NYSTROM, pg. 19 Now that spring is right St. Paul World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates report numbers on March 9 and the Prospective Planting and Grain Stocks reports on March 31, I’m not ready to throw in the corn/change* soybeans/change* towel.

St. Cloud $5.08 -.02 $13.80 +.31 Rain in Brazil has kept safrinha corn planting well Madison $5.11 -.07 $13.82 +.24 behind the average pace and we passed the ideal Redwood Falls $5.22 .00 $13.90 +.38 planting window a couple of weeks ago. This pushes Fergus Falls $5.13 +.01 $13.65 +.39 pollination into the hottest part of their summer.

Morris $5.13 -.04 $13.80 +.44 However, export demand has dwindled with week- Tracy $5.17 +.01 $14.01 +.40 ly sales were the lowest of the marketing year, and $5.14 $13.83 the only daily sale flash for corn we’ve seen since Average: Feb. 12 was a 6.9 million bushel new crop sale to Year Ago Average: $3.41 $8.05 Japan. Fund activity was on a daily seesaw without Grain prices are effective cash close on March 9. much direction. Spillover support came from a *Cash grain price change represents a two-week period. strong global vegetable oil market and strong energy

Cash Grain Markets

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. 18

sia

1.2

11.2

Oceania

Dominican Republic

1.8

Other

2.8

Columbia

Other Carribean 2.1

1.4

Turkey

2.3

India Malay-

Saudi Arabia

2.7

Egypt 1.8

4.0

Thailand 1.7

3.1

Compeer Principal Portfolio Analyst Waite Park, Minn.

Hong Kong

BRIAN KAPSNER

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

2.1

See KAPSNER, pg. 18

Information in the above columns is the writer’s opinion. It is no way guaranteed and should not be interpreted as buy/sell advice. Futures trading always involves a certain degree of risk.

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Analysts question if butter price jump is sustainable MIELKE, from pg. 16 week, but 16.50 cents below a year ago when it fell 13 cents. Thirty-five sales were made on the week.

Butter contacts expected some upside following the “new crop” butter rule on the CME, but few expected the nearly 25-cent bump in its first two days. Some question the sustainability of the markets with the amount of bulk butter available, but domestic prices continue to be a good value to

exporter interests and there are some bullish indicators moving forward, says Dairy Market News.

Western butter makers are actively churning with plentiful cream available and heavy inventories.

Demand has increased in domestic and export markets as U.S. butter is favorably priced compared to international competitors. A few contacts say export butter manufacturing lines are “maxed out.”

There was a butter-battle of sorts north of the bor-

Hog market seeing strong demand TEALE, from pg. 17 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

der the last week of February, as the Canadian dairy industry dealt with a controversial local news article which went viral. The Feb. 26 Dairy and Food Market Analyst reported the article claimed Canadian butter was “overly hard because the country’s dairy farmers are relying on palm oil and palmitic acid as feed ingredients.”

“The article set off a public relations storm which resulted in Canada’s dairy processing lobbyist issuing a statement condemning its use and Dairy Farmers of Canada (the country’s dairy farm lobby) asking farms to voluntarily stop feeding the ingredients,” according to the Analyst. n Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk closed at $1.1775 per pound, highest since Jan. 21, up 4.5 cents on the week and 6.25 cents above a year ago, with a hefty 33 carloads finding new homes on the week.

Dry whey finished March 5 at 58 cents per pound, a record high for its three year lifespan, besting its Oct. 17, 2018 peak by 0.5 cents, and 23.25 cents above a year ago. There were five sales reported for the week at the CME. 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

Southeast Asia continues to show promise for U.S. exports KAPSNER, from pg. 17 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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U.S. dollar and crude oil prices keep going up NYSTROM, from pg. 17 spring. The tight corn situation suggests we need at least 94 million corn acres in the United States this spring. If China’s appetite for corn is real, the snug corn balance sheet may not be solved in one year.

The dryness in Brazil has kept safrinha corn planting very slow and over half of the crop will be planted outside the ideal planting window that closed on Feb. 20. Heavy rain in some areas has resulted in some replanting of corn. As of late February, Brazil’s first corn harvest was 37 percent complete vs. 33 percent average and 38 percent last year. The safrinha corn planting was 30 percent complete vs. 64 percent average and 61 percent last year.

The Buenos Aires Grain Exchange pegged Argentina’s corn conditions at 16 percent poor/very poor compared to 12 percent the previous week. The good/excellent category fell 5 percent to 25 percent good/excellent. They hinted they may reduce their 46 million metric ton production estimate if rains don’t develop. Their corn harvest is 2 percent complete vs. 3 percent average and will continue into July. The U.S. attaché in Argentina lowered their corn production by 2.5 mmt from their January forecast to 47.5 mmt.

Weekly export sales were a marketing year low and well-below estimates at just 4.6 million bushels. This brings total commitments for the year to 2.3 billion bushels and up 122 percent from last year. This number equates to 89.5 percent of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2.6 billion bushel projection, but we have only shipped 39 percent of the export outlook.

We need 9.1 million bushels of sales per week to reach the forecast. Last year from this week forward we averaged 27.2 million bushels of sales per week through the end of the marketing year. Chinese sales increased this week with switches from the unknown category into their column. This promotes ideas that China will execute all the corn they have bought this year. China has bought 736.2 million bushels of U.S. corn for this marketing year.

Weekly ethanol production rebounded after the frigid blast that encompassed the United States.

Production was up 191,000 barrels per day to 849,000 bpd. Ethanol stocks were down 400,000 barrels to 22.4 million barrels. Net margins improved 2 cents to a positive 9 cents per gallon. Gasoline demand rebounded from 7.2 million bpd to 8.148 million bpd — the second highest demand number in nine weeks.

Year-to-date, gasoline demand is down 10.6 percent from last year and ethanol production is down 10.2 percent from last year. Unless summer gasoline demand shows a strong recovery, we could see corn for ethanol decline slightly from the current outlook.

Trade estimates for the March 9 WASDE report: U.S. ending stocks 1.471 billion bushels vs. 1.502 billion last month. World ending stocks 284.23 mmt vs.

286.53 mmt in February. Brazil’s corn crop at 47 mmt compared to 47.5 mmt last month and Argentina’s corn production at 108.39 mmt vs. 109 mmt last month.

The corn crop insurance rate will be the highest in seven years at $4.58 per bushel. The soybean rate will be the highest in eight years at $11.87 per bushel.

Outlook: Once we get the March WASDE report behind us, attention will focus on the Prospective Planting and Grain Stocks as of March 1 report which will be released on March 31. U.S. planting weather will also garner closer attention. Currently, the forecasts are leaning for above-average temperatures in the eastern two-thirds of the Corn Belt, but rain will also be above average; which could make for a slow start to planting.

Inflation fears seem to be creeping into the markets and this may be attracting money into commodities.

A report from Goldman Sachs forecasted returns on grains could reach 5.6 percent this year. Consolidation in old crop contracts may be expected without any surprises on the WASDE report. New crop contacts look to be well supported as we need acres and can’t afford any glitches in this year’s production.

I have been asked whether sales should be made or do I believe prices will increase. This is not an either/ or question. I would consider making sales in smaller increments and at wider intervals than you may normally make them, but prices do seem well supported.

For the week, May corn fell 2 cents to settle at $5.45.5, July was down a penny at $5.34, and December corn gained 10.75 cents to $4.81.5 per bushel (new contract high at $4.82.25 per bushel).

SOYBEANS — Soybeans edged higher this week to keep their uptrend intact. On-going weather issues continued to keep Brazil’s harvest progress slow and Argentina’s production uncertain. The backlog of vessels to load soybeans in Brazil continued to build to at least 19 mmt. Brazil has experienced rain delays for its soybean harvest and safrinha corn planting. There were some reports of localized flooding which would lead to replanting.

Additional rain is in the forecast for the first half of March which is raising concerns about soybean quality. As of late February, the Brazilian soybean harvest was 23 percent complete vs. 35 percent average and 40 percent last year.

Argentina’s weather has been dry with more heat and dryness in the forecast. This makes late pod filling questionable and keeps the outlook for yields uncertain. The BAGE put Argentina’s soybean conditions at 20 percent poor/very poor vs. 15 percent the previous week. The good/excellent category saw a 5 percent decline to 10 percent. Pod filling was at 41 percent vs. 62 percent average. Less than 1 percent of the crop was mature vs. 19 percent on average.

They suggested their 46 mmt soybean production outlook may decline if conditions don’t improve.

Strength in world vegetable oil markets pushed soyoil to fresh contract highs. China’s soybeans rallied to a record high on the Dalian Commodity Exchange at $25.51 per bushel! Reports of new cases of African swine fever in China bear watching for

any decline in meal demand.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell stated this week that they would be patient in changing policy and be willing to tolerate moderate inflation.

This week’s jobs report was friendly at 379,000 possibly suggesting a quicker economic recovery than expected. The U.S. dollar hit a three-and-a-halfmonth high and crude oil hit prices not seen since April 2019 when the spot futures market hit $66.23 per barrel.

The January National Agricultural Statistics Service Crush report was a record for the month at 196.5 million bushels and beat trade estimates. This was also the second-largest crush for any month. The September-January crush is 948 million bushels, up 5.6 percent from the same period last year.

Weekly export sales were as expected with 12.3 million bushels for old crop and 7.3 million bushels for new crop. There were no fresh export sales announcements on the daily flash reports. Old crop sales commitments are a record 2.21 billion bushels or 98.2 percent of the USDA’s 2.25 billion bushel outlook. We need 2.3 million bushels of sales per week to hit the projection. China has bought 35.8 mmt or 1.3 billion bushels of U.S. soybeans so far this year. According to the weekly inspections report, we have already shipped nearly 85 percent of the export forecast. New crop sales commitments are 179 million bushels vs. just 13 million bushels last year of which 84.5 million bushels are bound for China.

The average trade estimates for the March 9 WASDE report: U.S. ending stocks 117 million bushels vs. 120 million in February. World ending stocks 82.66 mmt vs. 83.36 mmt last month. Brazil’s soybean production at 133.14 mmt vs. 133 mmt last month and Argentina’s production at 47.44 vs. 48 mmt in February.

Outlook: South America’s soybean crop isn’t in the bin or bag yet. Their shipments are behind and there are lingering questions about whether quality problems will surface. The United States needs acres this spring and the carryout may get tighter. Vegetable oil markets are on a run that provides support to the soybean market. On the cautious side, cases of African swine fever in China need to be monitored for any sign that additional cases could reduce their meal demand. We may not see a straight line higher, but the uptrend is expected to be extended unless there are surprises thrown at us from the WASDE or March 31 reports. As far as marketing plans, hope for the best, but plan for the worst.

For the week, May soybeans jumped 25.75 cents to $14.30, July rallied 22.25 cents to $14.13.75, and November was 24.25 cents higher at $12.47.25 per bushel.

Nystrom’s notes: Contract changes for the week as of the close on March 5: Chicago wheat fell 7.25 cents to $6.53, Kansas City was 7.5 cents lower at $6.26.25, and Minneapolis rallied 6.5 cents to close at $6.45.25 per bushel. v

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Directions to land: From Comfrey, head west on Co Rd 17 for 1 1/2 miles, turn north onto 380th Ave, Land will be on the east side of the road. Watch for signs!

This property will sell as one parcel: Location of property within Brown County: Bashaw Twp, Section 33, Range 34 Total of farm: 80 total acres, approx. 77.76 acres tillable.

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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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2016 JOHN DEERE 9570RT

2009 & 2011 JOHN DEERE 9770

2017 JOHN DEERE 635FD

1973 140th St, Kennedy, MN 56733

INCLUDES: Track Tractors, Tractors & Loader, GPS Equipment, Harvest Equipment, Grain Cart, Planter, Press Drills, Tillage Equipment, Sprayers/Spray Trailer & Saddle Tanks, Semi Tractors, Hopper Bottom Trailers, End Dump Trailers, Grain Handling & Aeration Equipment, Scraper, Blade & Rockpicker, SUV, Tanks, Tracks & Tires, Parts

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DEAN SPAETH | Dean, 218.261.0612

or Justin Ruth at Steffes Group, 701.237.9173 or 701.630.5583 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. Justin Ruth MN14-041

Farm Retirement

1141 175th Ave, Hendrum, MN 56550

TIMED ONLINE

2021

CLOSES: THURSDAY, APRIL 1 | 10AM

2015 CASE-IH 290

OPENS: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24

CLOSES: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31 | 10AM

2021

2013 CASE-IH 600

OPENS: Tuesday, March 23

2013 CASE-IH 4430

2002 CASE-IH MX220

PREVIEW: By Appointment | LOADOUT: Removal is two weeks from auction date. For loadout contact Dean Spaeth, 218.261.0612 | AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Major equipment begins selling at 10:00 AM. Live online bidding available on major equipment. Registration, terms, & details at SteffesGroup.com

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2012 CASE-IH 8230

1526 210th St, Mahnomen, MN

Farm Retirement

2021

All kinds of New & Used farm WANTED: JD 450 or 780 equipment - disc chisels, field manure spreader, good or cults, planters, soil finishers, parts; NH 718 chopper; also cornheads, feed mills, discs, JD 7000 4 row planter. 320balers, haybines, etc. 507- 630-8131 438-9782 WANTED: Used LP propane tank, 12,000, 15,000, 18,000 WANTED DAMAGED or 21,000 gallons or greater.

CORNLIGHT TEST 507-327-6430 WEIGHT & HIGHER

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2013 JOHN DEERE 8310RT

2012 JOHN DEERE S680

2012 WIL-RICH QX2

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INCLUDES: Track Tractors, MFWD & 2WD Tractors, Harvest Equipment, Header Trailers, Grain Cart, Planter, Air Drill, Tillage Equipment, Row Crop Equipment, Semi Tractors, Pickups, End Dump Trailers, Detach & Car Trailers, Sprayer, Nurse & Sprayer Trailers, & Fertilizer Tanks, Seed Tender, Grain Handling Equipment, Excavator, Scrapers, Blade & Laser Trailer, Skid Steer Loader, Other Equipment, UTV & Airboat, Lawn & Garden, Fuel Tanks

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TERRY GUTTORMSON

or Brad Olstad at Steffes Group, 701.237.9173 or 701.238.0240

contact Brad Olstad at Steffes Group, 701.237.9173 or 701.238.0240

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

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

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AUCTION

LOCATION: 83401 470th St. , Hector, MN 55342

2021

FRIDAY, MARCH 19 | 10AM

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Farm Retirement

1988 65th Ave NW, Roseglen, ND 58775.

From Roseglen, ND, 6-1/2 miles west on ND Hwy. 37, 3 miles south on 65th Ave NW; or from White Shield, ND, 1-1/2 miles north on 59th Ave NW, 6 miles west on 19th St NW, 1 mile north on 65th Ave NW.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17 | 10AM

2021

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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.

TRACK TRACTOR 2014 Case-IH 470 Quadtrac, 1,205 driveline hrs., 1,507 engine hrs.

MFWD TRACTORS

2008 John Deere 7630 MFWD, 2,627 hrs.

2007 John Deere 7730 MFWD, 4,081 hrs.

2005 John Deere 8220 MFWD, 4,190 hrs.

COMBINE & HEADS 2009 John Deere 9770 combine, 1,390 sep. hrs., 2,019 engine hrs.

2008 John Deere 635F flex head 2012 John Deere 612C chopping corn head

GPS EQUIPMENT John Deere 2600 display, SF2 John Deere 3000 receiver, SF1 (2)John Deere Starfire ITC globe

PLANTER 2010 John Deere DB44 planter, 1,711 hrs., 18,123 total acres

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TILLAGE EQUIPMENT 2015 Case-IH 875 disc ripper John Deere 650 disc 2014 Case-IH Tigermate 200 field cultivator 2012 John Deere 2410 chisel plow Alloway 2030 row crop cultivator Alloway row crop cultivator 2009 Empire 3645 packer Yetter 3546 rotary hoe

PICKUP & VAN TRUCK TRAILERS / SPRAYER BEET EQUIPMENT / GRAIN 2006 Freightliner Columbia day HANDLING EQUIPMENT cab, 507,906 miles 2001 Volvo day cab, 465,287 miles OTHER FARM EQUIPMENT 1997 Volvo WG64T day cab, 516,567 FARM SUPPORT ITEMS CONVENTIONAL TRUCKS

miles 1996 Volvo day cab, MLL Cummins, shows 16,604 miles

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

DONAVAN VANDERVOORT | 320.583.0978

2011 & 2007 JOHN DEERE 9630

2019 JOHN DEERE 1895

PREVIEW: Wednesday, March 10 from 9AM – 5PM | LOADOUT: March 17 following auction, & March 18 - April 1, from 9AM – 5PM | AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Live online bidding available. Registration, terms, & details at SteffesGroup.com INCLUDES: 4WD Tractors, MFWD & 2WD Tractors & Loaders, GPS Equipment, Harvest Equipment, Header Trailers, Swathers, Grain Cart & Gravity Wagon, Air & Press Drills, Sprayers & Spray Trailer, Tillage Equipment, Semi Tractors, Box & Dump Trucks, Other Pickups, Hopper Bottom Trailers, Other Trailers, Wheel Loader, Dozer, Tractor Loader Backhoe, Manlift, NH3 Trailers, Grain Handling & Aeration Equipment, Other Equipment, Tanks, ATV, Lawn & Garden, Shop Equipment & Parts

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Steffes Group, Inc., 2000 Main Avenue East, West Fargo, ND

Ken Rustad Farms | Ken, 701.720.4341

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.

2011 JOHN DEERE 9870

or Terry Moe at Steffes Group, 701.580.2426 or 701.237.9173 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. Scott Steffes ND81

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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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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Miscellaneous

Spot, Duroc, Chester White, ‘94 Mack CH13 semi tractor, Winpower Sales & Service Boars & Gilts available. Timpte grain trailer, 40’ ag Reliable Power Solutions Monthly PRRS and PEDV. hopper, air ride, elec tarp, Since 1925 PTO & automatic Delivery available. Steve bought new in ‘09, 75% tires Emergency Electric GenerResler. 507-456-7746 & brakes, very clean. Re- ators. New & Used tirement sale. Combined for Rich Opsata-Distributor both $37,500. 320-587-9409 800-343-9376

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

O

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.

Budejovice

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 35430 181st Ave. v

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