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a woman failed to realize that a steaming While it has made the rounds over the cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little years, I recently ran across this “obituin her lap, and was promptly awarded a ary” published Aug. 11, 2008 in the huge settlement.

London Times. More than a decade old, the piece seems to still be most fitting — Common Sense was preceded in death considering the hyperbole of American by his parents, Truth and Trust; by his politics these days. wife, Discretion; by his daughter, Responsibility; and by his son, Reason.

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who He is survived by his five stepchildren: I LAND MINDS has been with us for many years.

Know My Rights; I Want It Now; Someone

By Dick Hagen Else Is To Blame; I’m A Victim; and Pay No one knows for sure how old he was, Me For Doing Nothing. since birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. But he will Not many attended his funerbe treasured for cultivating such valual because so few realized he was gone. able lessons as: knowing when to come in out of the If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, rain; why the early bird gets the worm; life isn’t join the majority and do nothing! always fair; and maybe it was my fault. n Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don’t spend more than you can earn) and As many of The Land’s young, long-time readers reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in are well aware, I’ve seldom worried about what charge). topic to chew on for my next “Land Minds” contribuHis health began to deteriorate rapidly when well- tion. Not to disappoint, one of my favorite browsing references is “The Pocket Guide to Brilliance” by intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexu- Bart King. My copy dates back to 1962. al harassment for kissing a classmate; teens susI’m increasingly confounded with the number of pended from school for using mouthwash after people who are discovering a government job is lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an apparently the least-threatening occupation in unruly student; only worsened his condition.

America these days. And perhaps not surprising, Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked the White House leads the parade. teachers for doing the job that they themselves had In Jan. 3 press briefing by Jen Psaki (who, in my failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. opinion, has made significant improvement in her handling of questions from the press corps) quietly It declined even further when schools were and confidentially answered any and all questions required to get parental consent to administer sun pertaining to the trillions of dollars in the everlotion or an aspirin to a student, but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and expanding ambitions of her boss. And that includes a seemingly casual reference to the 2,000 White wanted to have an abortion.

House employees. No one in the press corps even Common Sense lost the will to live as churches had a response. became businesses; and criminals received better But that figure certainly got the attention of this treatment than their victims.

86-year old Norwegian — 2,000 workers in this Common Sense took a beating when you couldn’t iconic structure. What on earth might they be defend yourself from a burglar in your own home doing, I wondered? But good evidence is that once and the burglar could sue you for assault.

See LAND MINDS, pg. 3 Common Sense finally gave up the will to live after

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Life on the Farm: Readers’ Photos

“My yard is crammed with Common Redpolls and I couldn’t be happier,” writes Hartland Minn.’s Al Batt. “It’s as if I’d driven the entire yard to a gas station and said, ‘Fill ‘er up with redpolls!’”

Keep the photos coming E-mail your Life on the Farm photos to editor@thelandonline.com.

At Rose Wurtzberger’s farm near New Ulm, Minn., one could almost reach up and touch the clouds passing overhead. Rose also shared a photo of their young kittens. “Our barn cats enjoying the 42 degree day we got on January 18th,” she writes. “I enjoyed it too!”

2022 will be a good year LAND MINDS, from pg. 2 you get a taste of the government trough, it apparently tastes even better with each succeeding bite.

Wake up America! “Reader, suppose you were an idiot; and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.” said Mark Twain.

Twain didn’t think the average politician in Congress was very bright. But apparently he never heard of Congressman

John Dingell of Michigan. First elected in 1955, Dingell served 27 consecutive terms. As we know, Congress is made up of 435 mostly brilliant members in the House, 100 generally brilliant members in the Senate.

But “The Pocket Guide to Brilliance” asks, “How do I know these politicians are brilliant? For one thing, they’ve given themselves a staff of 102 pages — highly motivated teenagers charged with running errands whenever their House member or senator calls upon them. Congressional pages are highachieving high school juniors currently paid about $20,000 a year for one semester’s work.

Yes, the political quagmire of this current Administration continues to irk me (and that’s being polite). But I confidently feel 2022 will be a good year. With God as our keystone, 2022 will be a year of providence and good will for millions. And America’s freedom will glow brightly.

I suggest you try this “Recipe for Friendship” which hangs inside our front entry at our Olivia home. I guarantee it will brighten your day also.

Dick Hagen is the staff writer emeritus of The Land.

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Electric cars as a market maker, not a market taker One of modern agriculcorn grown for ethanol to ture’s most beloved offthat of an acre of solar panspring, ethanol, received a els making electricity. sharp reprimand Feb. 13 “There are about 75,000 from Iowa’s largest newsBTU in a gallon of ethanol,” paper, The Des Moines Jones explained, and “it Register. takes about 35,000 BTU to In an editorial titled grow the corn and produce “Ethanol has been a boon FARM & FOOD FILE the ethanol…” That means, for Iowa’s economy. But it’s on average, an acre of Iowa

By Alan Guebert time to pivot and figure out corn will “produce about 500 what’s next,” The gallons of ethanol” with a Register chided Iowa “net energy gain [of] about Republicans and 20 million BTU per acre.”

Democrats alike for supporting ethaThat sounds big, noted Jones, until nol-pushing programs when everyone you add in corn/ethanol’s unaccounted in the Hawkeye State “would be betcosts: “...soil erosion, nutrient polluter served to figure out what comes tion, degraded streams, lakes and after ethanol.” drinking water, habitat loss” and farm It wasn’t ethanol’s only public slap in program subsidies “that keep the herthe past month or even the past week. niated system from blowing out.”

Two days before, Christopher S. By contrast, one acre of solar panels Jones (a widely published research in Iowa “produce 34 times the amount engineer at the University of Iowa) lit of usable energy as an acre of [cornup Twitter with a blog post titled made] ethanol... Not twice as much…

“Iowa is Addicted to Cornography,” an not 10 times as much. Thirty-four essay that, in part, compared the times as much.” energy supplied from an acre of Iowa Case closed, right?

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Not so fast, says the Union of Concerned Scientists, a non-profit science advocacy agency in Cambridge, Mass., known more for its strong endorsement of wind and solar rather than any love of ethanol.

However, in an interview for an episode of the podcast “Corn Save America,” Jeremy Martin, the director of fuels policy at UCS, suggests ethanol and other “biofuels” may claim a larger share of the fast-shrinking “liquid fuels pie” as electric cars rise to dominate the roads.

For example, farm and commodity groups are lobbying for an updated Renewable Fuels Standard that mandates a 15 percent ethanol-to-gasoline blend — one and a half times more than today’s 10 percent blend. If the lobbying succeeds, Martin figures the 15 percent requirement would hit just as gasoline sales start to plunge, say 2035, due to fast adoption of EVs, or electric vehicles.

“If those two things happen in parallel,” he tells podcast host Sarah Mock, “... they perfectly cancel each other out.” In short, “We can go to electricity as fast as possible… and still maintain the corn/ethanol program.”

And, he adds, “If we sell no more gasoline-powered cars by 2035, we could see total liquid fuel sales used for transportation fall by 85 percent.”

If most of that remaining market is claimed by biofuels, “Then there’s a

huge opportunity to expand corn and other feedstock biofuels.”

Thus Big Ag’s big rush to lock in higher, at-the-pump ethanol blends at state and federal levels: they see EVs as a market maker for biofuels, not a market taker. As such, the biggest fight over future biofuel policy won’t be between corn farmers and solar advocates; it’ll be between Big Ag and Big Oil, two of the oldest, deep-pocketed titans of Capitol Hill lobbying.

That also means the steep environmental costs of biofuel production will likely get buried in the higher-blend fight and the current CO2 pipeline craze.

That would be a mistake. Everemerging evidence — like the justpublished “Environmental Outcomes of the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standards,” (link at farmandfoodfile. com) — shows ethanol’s cost, when fully tabulated, is substantially more than previously calculated.

Which brings us back to The Register’s and Jones’ original worries: Ethanol’s environmental price is already steep. So steep, in fact, that everyone would be “better served to figure out what comes after ethanol.”

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Tool reports anticompetitive acts Farmers and ranchers now can anonymously report potentially unfair and anticompetitive practices in the livestock and poultry sectors using an online tool recently launched by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Justice.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said, “I encourage producers who are aware of potential violations of competition laws to submit information to the portal so we can take appropriate action to create more competitive markets in the agricultural sector.”

Complaints or tips will go through a preliminary review by USDA staff. If a complaint raises sufficient concern under the Packers and Stockyards Act or antitrust laws, it will be selected for further investigation by the appropri-

opening of a formal investigation.

Users can submit information under their names or may submit anonymous complaints. If a complainant provides their personal information, DOJ or USDA staff will only contact them if additional information is needed.

The tool is available on the internet at farmerfairness.gov.

Producers who choose not to use the farmerfairness.gov portal also can submit complaints or tips about potentially anticompetitive practices by emailing PSDComplaints@usda.gov; calling (833) 342-5773; or mailing Stop 3601, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, D.C., 20250-3601.

This article was submitted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. v

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February is the month of love … and adventure?

February is widely known as the preneur, I just might take this cue to month of love. Hearts, candy and kisses start teaching classes on how to plan adorn doors and dominate the decor at adventurous dates. And if my Grandpa shopping centers. Florists, chocolatiers Dale were still living, I would employ and sappy card making companies are him as my partner. preparing arrangements, sweets and When my Grandpa and Grandma were sweet nothings for admirers to gift one dating, they often doubled with their another. Karl and I have celebrated 15 friends Shelly and Max. In the late 1930s Valentine’s Days as a married couple and and early 1940s, there was no such thing DEEP ROOTS I know that I can expect a card and a as frivolous spending for this quartet. box of fancy sweets from him and he can

By Whitney Nesse Shelly and Grandpa Dale had to get expect a lovely meal of mashed potatoes inventive when it came to date night! and meatloaf from me. Not exactly romantic, but it One of their ideas included taking the girls, Max works for us! and Grandma Winnie, to the local landfill — or Karl and I avoid making Feb. 14 date night. “dump” as they called it.

However, we have found the importance of continually dating one another. Both he and I have noticed that unless we intentionally plan a date for just the Keeping a relationship interesting, two of us, we get stuck in the rut of the daily grind. lively and exciting certainly Don’t get me wrong, we always have a good time no includes adventure in one form or matter what we do and to keep things interesting, another. Bear in mind, however, exciting and adventurous we like to change it up that any adventure, excitement or from time to time. spontaneity not done in love or is I think dating is more of an art — abstract and self-serving is of no gain. spontaneous — than an exact science. We have found that we very much enjoy hiking in new terGrandpa and Shelly would gather up four lengths rain, fishing on new lakes, playing pickleball with of old garden hose about six feet long, each still new opponents, learning new games, challenging equipped with one brass fitting. They would then each other in Scrabble (I only have one victory in 15 drive and pick up the girls, Grandma and Max, who years) and we especially enjoy any time that allows had been told to wear pants. Arriving at the dump us to deer hunt together. As the years pass, I hope during the twilight hours, Grandpa and Shelly we find even more ways to date one another. would help the girls and themselves tie their pant I was scrolling through news articles recently legs closed around their ankles to show “no vacancy” and came across one by the New York Post. The to suspecting visitors … and a rat hunt would headline was, “The Hot New Thing in Dating? ensue!

Actually Going on Dates.” To summarize the artiTrudging through the mounds of garbage, the cle (thus saving you from losing brain cells over foursome, armed with garden hoses, would search the lunacy of it) young people are giving online for the beady-eyed rats. Then, with the quick whip dating the ax and are more interested in meeting of the brass ended hose, their prey would lay strickpeople in real life, spontaneously, through friends, en and dead!

The date would positively turn into a at singles groups and the like. If I were an entre-

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friendly competition, the adoring young women with their valiant warriors, one attempting to champion the other.

I cannot help but smile when I recall this story that my late grandparents would share in animated fashion, both laughing at the hysteria of the ordeal more than 50 years later. I would be curious to know what Grandma Winnie’s folks thought when they heard of the knuckleheaded idea that their future son-in-law thought of!

I wonder … is it the simplistic adventure, the creative thoughtfulness, the warm admiration and the rouse of the champion that helped create the bond of two persons who even death could not separate?

I think so.

Keeping a relationship interesting, lively and exciting certainly includes adventure in one form or another. Bear in mind, however, that any adventure, excitement or spontaneity not done in love or is selfserving is of no gain. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 reminds us, “love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails.”

My invitation to you during this month that celebrates love is to take your special someone on an adventure. Adventure and excitement is going to look different for each one of us and if adventure is hard for you to come by, go and find it! Keep your Valentine at the forefront of your mind when planning, considering their preferences and being thoughtfully inventive. And if all else fails, go on a rat hunt!

Whitney Nesse is a sixth-generation livestock farmer who is deeply rooted in her faith and family. She writes from her central Minnesota farm. v

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With little fuss, ferns can add beautiful element to landscapes Foliage plants such as ferns are a the above-ground growth dies down each pleasing contrast to the blooming plants winter, the rhizomes remain and send up and trees in our gardens. Their leaves are new fronds each spring. quite different from many of our plants, There is a great variety of fern sizes like the broad leaves of hostas and othand leaf patterns. Some are natives and ers. may appear in our gardens on their own.

Fern fossils show that they have existFerns are both cold and heat tolerant and GREEN AND ed for more than 70 million years. Now so there are species that grow all over the GROWING they are the second-most diverse group of north and south. Most grow between one vascular plants, with only flowering and three feet tall, but the resurrection

By Linda G. Tenneson plants having more. A vascular plant fern is only a few inches tall while royal has specialized cells and ostrich ferns may that move water and reach six feet tall. nutrients up from the Ferns prefer wellroots to the leaves. drained soil with Trees are a common organic matter. Most example of vascular prefer moist shady plants. Perennial vaslocations, in the forest cular plants store or the north side of sugar in their roots buildings. Some speover winter and can cies, like the cinnagrow multiple years. mon, royal and southFerns grow as single ern shield ferns, will stems emerging from grow in full sun if rhizomes. They there is enough moisemerge with the ture. They also like leaves coiled in a cirslow-release fertilizer cle often referred to and mulch. as a fiddlehead. The Ferns may be dividfiddlehead opens and ed in the same manexpands as it grows. The leaf stalk or stem, together ner as iris or hostas. When the center of a group of with the attached leaves, are called fronds. While ferns appears dead, cut between the living rhizomes

and replant the sections in a new location. Rhizome sections may also be removed from the outer edges of fern rhizomes.

Ferns do not have flowers and reproduce from spores found on the bottom of the leaf fronds. The spores are the brown spots or dots found on the bottom of most leaves. The American Fern Society web site has some excellent pictures of the spores on the bottom of fern leaves. They may also reproduce by cloning, also called vegetative reproduction. Some species have bulblets which grow on the fronds. If they fall off from, or are placed on the ground, they will germinate and grow. The Walking Fern has long pointed tips that produce new plants when those tips touch the ground. The name comes from the appearance that the fern is walking across the ground. The Brooklyn Botanical Garden web site “bbg.org/gardening/article/growing_ferns_from_ spores” has a detailed article on collecting spores from existing plants and growing new plants. Once they germinate, they may take as much as six months to produce new fronds.

Ferns suffer from few pest problems. Slugs may eat the young fronds and insecticidal soap may eliminate scale insects.

The website “minnesotawildflowers.info/page/ ferns-and-fern-allies” shows pictures of several dozen ferns that will grow in this state.

Linda G. Tenneson is a University of Minnesota master gardener and tree care advisor. v

Letter: Farmers can help fight climate change To the Editor, I have read Alan Guebert’s column for many years, and recently read “American agriculture needs to deal with climate change”. (The Land, Jan. 7) I want to share that I am optimistic because there is a movement to bring farmers to the discussion.

I am working with RIPE (Rural Investment to Protect our Environment) because I believe that agriculture can play a major role to alleviate the effects of climate change, and we can do it without regulations and penalties. We believe that farmers have a significant role to play in tackling climate policy, but they shouldn’t sacrifice their livelihood in the process. The RIPE100 policy plan proposes to pay farmers $100 per acre which reflects the value of benefits delivered to the public.

Current programs require farmer cost share which often creates a barrier to participation. This proposal allows farmers to earn a reasonable return, similar to other industries, like green energy. In addition to $100/acre, policy principles include: • No penalty for early adopters

• Completely voluntary • Applicable to farms of all sizes and types • Simple enrollment and verification • Does not compete with existing safety net program funds Legislators have told us they’re open to this policy but need to hear from farmers. To that end, we’re

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building a coalition of producers to help advance the conversation. While we have work to do, our message is resonating.

I invite you to browse our website at RIPEroadmap.org for more information, including a list of approved practices.

Eunice Biel Harmony, Minn.

Letter: The Land needs standards too To the Editor, I see in a recent Land, Editor Mr. Malchow was giving us some guidelines on letters to the editor.

He made me feel pretty small as I don’t know the difference between there, their and they’re. When many draft dodgers were getting an education on the taxpayers’ dime, I was serving my country.

It’s ok to have some standards for letters to the editor; it’s just a little hard to swallow coming from someone who has NO standards for the people that write for The Land — at least one person.

The most vicious article I ever read in a magazine or newspaper was an article written by Mr. Hagen in The Land. I don’t need to put a date on the article. Everyone that works at The Land and most people that read The Land know the article I’m talking about.

So, Mr. Malchow, when it comes to setting standards for anything, you have NO credibility.

Tommy Stiles Henning, Minn.

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These delicious pizza recipes are easy as pie for the dough: Mama Mia! Who doesn’t like a good 3/4 cup pizza?!? Of course, we Americans enjoy a lukewarm water pizza pie, but the Norwegians hold the 1 teaspoon active dry yeast distinct honor of devouring more pizza 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for kneading than any other country. Whether you’re 3/4 teaspoon salt Norske, Italian, or Minnesotan, pizza is 2 teaspoons olive oil, divided popular. Here are a few of my favorite recipes that are perfect pizza perfections!

For the toppings: Ciao!

COOKING 1/2 cup pizza sauce, such as classic red sauce or WITH KRISTIN a white sauce I vividly recall the aroma of the pizza day at my elementary school which signaled that a delicious 1 to 2 cups shredded cheese: one or a combination

By Kristin Kveno meal was about to ensue. Those rectangles of of mozzarella, provolone, Parmesan, fontina, goodness dotted with sausage brought happiness to me and still Romano, or asiago cheese do to this day. My daughter made this recipe for the family, and it topping options: sautéed onions or mushrooms, sliced red pepharkened me right back to the cafeteria and that tasty pizza. If pers, pepperoni, cooked sausage, cooked bacon, etc. you want to relive a bit of your childhood, give this recipe a try.

Arrange a rack in the bottom third of the oven, place a rimmed School Cafeteria Pizza baking sheet on the rack, and heat the oven to 450 degrees. https://www.plainchicken.com/school-cafeteria-pizza/ Meanwhile, make the dough. Pour the water into a medium 1 tablespoon shortening bowl. Sprinkle the yeast over the water and let stand until the 1-1/2 tablespoons cornmeal yeast is dissolved and foamy, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the flour and 1 (0.25-oz.) packet of yeast salt. Mix with a stiff spatula or wooden spoon until floury, shaggy 1-2/3 cups water dough forms. Turn the dough onto a work surface and knead until 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour it forms a smooth, slightly tacky ball that springs back when you 3/4 cup instant non-fat dry milk powder poke it, 5 to 8 minutes. If the dough sticks to your hands like 2 tablespoons sugar bubblegum, add a tablespoon of flour at a time until it›s easier to 1/4 teaspoon salt work with; avoid adding too much flour if possible. Cover the 1-1/2 teaspoons oil dough with the upside-down bowl or a clean kitchen towel and 1-1/3 cups pizza sauce, or to taste let sit while you prepare the pizza toppings, about 10 minutes.

2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, or to taste pizza toppings of your choice Divide the dough into 2 equal pieces. Working with one piece of dough at a time, stretch or roll it into a thin, 10- to 12-inch Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Oil a half sheet pan with 1 tableround. Form from the middle of the dough outwards, using the spoon shortening. Sprinkle pan with cornmeal and set aside.

Dissolve yeast in warm water and let stand for 4 to 5 minutes in heel of your hand to gently press and stretch the dough until it›s about a 1/4-inch thick or less. For an extra-thin crust, roll it with the bowl. Add flour milk, sugar, salt, and oil to the bowl. Mix for a rolling pin. If the dough starts to shrink back, let it rest for 5 10 minutes. The batter may be lumpy. minutes, and then try rolling again.

Spread batter into the prepared pan and let rest for 20 minCarefully remove the preheated baking sheet from the oven utes. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove the crust from the oven and and place it upside down on a wire rack. Transfer the dough top with sauce, toppings, and cheese. directly onto the upside-down baking sheet. Brush the dough Bake for an additional 10 to 15 minutes until the cheese is with 1 teaspoon of the oil. Spread 1/4 cup sauce into a thin layer melted and brown. Slice and serve. of dough, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Sprinkle on the cheese and other toppings. Bake until the crust is golden-brown, and the n cheese is melted and browned in spots, 8 to 12 minutes. Remove Calling all thin crust pizza fans, this is your recipe. It’s fast, the pizza from the oven and cool for about 5 minutes before slicdelicious and crispy! ing and serving. Repeat with the remaining dough and toppings.

Thin-Crust Pizza n The Best Homemade Thin-Crust Pizza (thekitchn.com) For those thick-crust folks, here’s a recipe we use at our house all the time. The chewy crust is supreme, and the taste is superbly splendid.

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The Absolute Best Thick Crust Pizza Dough Recipe (andreasnotebook.com) dough: 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar 1 tablespoon active dry yeast 1 cup warm water 1 tablespoon olive oil

pizza toppings: 2-3 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning (oregano, basil, parsley) 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder dash salt 1/2 cup tomato pizza sauce 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese Combine the first four dry ingredients in a large bowl. Combine water and oil, then add to the dry ingredients. Mix by hand, then knead on a lightly floured surface until smooth elastic dough.

Grease a bowl with olive oil and put the ball of dough in it. Toss it around to coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let rise 20 minutes.

Grease a 12” or 16” pizza pan and spread the dough out with your hands on the pan. Don’t use a rolling pin. Let rise for 15 more minutes. Top pizza with olive oil, Italian spices, garlic powder, salt. Then add your favorite pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, toppings and Parmesan cheese. Bake at 450 degrees for 11-15 minutes. n Can you ever really have enough cheese on a pizza? I know I can’t; that’s why I love this recipe, as it calls for cheese stuffed in the crust. That brings me back to when I first tried stuffed crust pizza at Pizza Hut in the mid-1990s. I loved stuffed crust right from the beginning and still do.

Stuffed Crust Pizza

How to Make Stuffed Crust Pizza - Sally’s Baking Addiction (sallysbakingaddiction.com) pizza dough 7 string cheese sticks, unwrapped 1/2 cup pizza sauce, or more depending on how much you like (homemade or store-bought) 1-1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese big handful of pepperonis (or any other toppings you like) optional: Italian seasoning blend or dried basil for sprinkling on top Prepare the pizza dough; preheat the oven to 475 degrees. Lift the edge of the dough up to create a lip around the edges.

Arrange the string cheese around the edges of the crust, leaving a ¾-inch space. Fold the edges of the dough over the string cheese, pinching down to seal. Let the dough rest for a couple of minutes if you›re having trouble sealing it completely.

Top with pizza sauce, the mozzarella cheese, then the pepperoni. Sprinkle lightly with seasoning.

Bake for 14-16 minutes or until the crust is lightly browned and the cheese is bubbling. For the last minute, move the oven rack to the top rack to really brown the edges. That›s optional.

Remove from the oven. Slice pizza and serve immediately. Store leftover pizza covered tightly in the refrigerator and reheat as you prefer. Baked pizza slices can be frozen up to one month.

Thick, thin, stuffed or school-style, pizza is as versatile as it is delicious. So, pep up a night with one of these perfect pizza recipes!

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Education, industry collaboration builds strong programs This month’s Talent in the es, updates from various agencies GreenSeam column highlights the — including the Minnesota work of the Minnesota Association Department of Education, of Agriculture Educators through a Minnesota State Colleges and Q&A format.

Universities, and the University of Minnesota — are provided. Awards Throughout the year, Minnesota are presented to the members, and Association of Agriculture tours of regional business and Educators members participate in industry are held. The annual busia variety of networking events and ness meeting and annual banquet ongoing professional development. are held at the summer conference.

TALENT IN THE GREENSEAM Members have access to valuable curriculum resources, the MAAE also hosts professional

By Shane Bowyer potential to receive scholarships development workshops throughout and awards, and benefit from the summer. These workshops are numerous legislative advocacy initiatives. developed to be deep dive, hands on, engaging workshops that teach skills our instructors can bring With 364 active members, MAAE works cooperatively with the National Association of Agricultural back to the classroom. The workshops offered this year are Construction and Power Technology, Food Educators as “Professionals providing agricultural education for the global community through vision- Chemistry, Welding, Veterinary Science Techniques, Agricultural Economics, Landscape and Electricity. ary leadership, advocacy, and service.”

The Reverse College Fair started at the winter The MAAE recently completed its annual winter MAAE conference in 2020. To outsiders, it looks like conference which brought together nearly 270 edua college fair; but there are two main differences. cators from across the state. This month’s “Talent in the GreenSeam” column highlights comments taken First, all the college booths are being run by actual college ag faculty, not admissions representatives or from the conference by MAAE Executive Director Tom Appel; Jessica Daberkow, MAEE president and recruiters. Second, the attendees are not high school students trying to find a college, but rather high teacher at Heron Lake Okebena; and T.J. Brown, a school teachers trying to learn more about colleges in South Central College faculty member. which they can encourage their students to attend.

The primary focus the MAAE conferences is to proIt’s incredibly important for higher education facvide professional development workshops for instruculty to network and connect with secondary teachtors to stay updated on the most current agricultural ers.

Research done at the University of Minnesota topics. The summer conference is a four-day conferabout a decade ago showed that for students who ence which travels around the state. The winter choose to major in agriculture, their high school Agriculture Technology Conference takes place over agriculture teacher is the second most influential two days in St. Cloud, Minn. During both conferencperson in their college decision-making process —

Intern in the Carly Reinke

Morristown, Minn.

School: South Central College Major: Agribusiness Service and Management Internship company name: Ag Partners

How did you learn about your internship?

There were a couple different things that led to my internship. I spoke with the agronomy sales manager for the Western region of Ag Partners, my senior year during a career day. About a year later I contacted him to set up an interview for my Ag Orientation class and it led to an internship. Being offered the internship was a shock to me but has been one of the greatest opportunities I have had.

Have you always wanted a career in agriculture?

I wasn’t interested in a career in agriculture until the end of my sophomore year of high school. I had friends and family who were involved in farming, but it wasn’t until my sophomore year I became interested. My ag teacher pushed me to become more involved in FFA. After that I began helping my cousin on his dairy farm. It didn’t take very long for me to fall in love with agriculture.

Why did you choose an internship in the ag industry?

Honestly, I didn’t really choose an internship at first. When I first began college I knew very little about agriculture; but I was determined to work hard and learn as much as I possibly could. Once we had to do interviews for Ag Orientation and I was offered an internship, I knew that it was a great opportunity to maximize my education.

What are you learning on the job you did not learn in class?

College is meant to give you just a foundation of knowledge for a career; but my internship has given me the opportunity to look further into what a career entails. I have learned everything from data entry, combine calibrations, how to use a weigh wagon, and have helped create and read the annual report books. My favorite experience so far has been interacting with the growers we work for because we are not only being able to help them but learn from them as well.

right behind their parents.

It really comes down to the pipeline from high school to ag careers. We in post-secondary are sitting right in the middle of that. We’ve always known we need to have connections with the employers to help connect our students to those careers; but it’s becoming more important to have connections with those high school classrooms to be a feeder for our collegiate programs.

The need for talent in the agriculture industry appears to be at an all-time high. This means it’s a very good time for our students to be entering the profession; and it could help reinforce the need for our post-secondary ag programs. But this need for talent can often be a negative. The job market is strong, so employers are desperate. They are willing to hire students right out of high school without proper training or skills in hopes they will work out.

Agriculture education allows for unlimited possibilities for both teachers in the classroom as well as for the students. This past year, Minnesota had 41 first-year instructors; and we will see at least one agriculture education instructor in each district in the near future. Agricultural education instructors teach with a vision and a passion for their program.

This profession allows for teachers to continue to build upon their vision. There are programs within the state which are operating greenhouses, high tunnels, school and community gardens; housing bees and processing honey; operating orchards; running aquaculture programs; school barns; stocking trout in local streams; and running a raptor center and breeding program. This ingenuity continues to grow each year with current programs finding ways See GREENSEAM, pg. 10 What surprised you about the internship?

My internship has surprised me the most by how much they have taught me. In the few months that I interned at Ag Partners they have exposed most of what an AYS Specialist would do at that time of the year and have walked me through what the other months would entail. It also surprises me how out of the way they have gone to teach me and walk through the tasks I was not 100 percent confident in.

In what ways has your employer worked with you to be flexible for your student life and classes?

Being a full-time student makes it hard to do both; but they have been so understanding of my schedule and have allowed me to choose what days to work and how long. They also have made sure to schedule a few of the grower meetings at times that I am able to come so I can see the final product of the work we have put in throughout the year.

What is your favorite animal?

Holstein cows What is your favorite food?

Steak and fried potatoes Who is you favorite musical artist/band?

This question is a tough one, but I would have to say Tyler Childers

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World dairy prices show little sign of weakening This column was written for the marketing week ending Feb. 18.

The Feb. 15 weighted average at the Global Dairy Trade auction jumped 4.2 percent following the 4.1 percent gain on Feb. 1, and 4.6 percent on Jan. 18.

Traders brought 61.1 million pounds of News and information for Minnesota and Northern Iowa dairy producers product to the market, down from 62.7 million on Feb. 1, and the average metyear ago, and a more normal 5.25 cents Word is that more cheese is becoming available MIELKE MARKET ric ton price climbed to $4,840 U.S., up WEEKLY below the blocks. There were seven sales of domestically while the world market remains tight, from $4,630. block reported on the week at the CME and according to StoneX. “When you add in a discounted

By Lee Mielke 14 of barrel.

U.S. cheese price to those international prices it can All products offered remained in the create more questions than answers as to where black — led this time by skim milk Cheese production remains irregular in powder, which is up 6 percent following the 2.1 per- the Midwest, according to Dairy Market News. Some this market can go next.” cent advance on Feb. 1. Whole milk powder was up plants made it a time for updates or deep cleans n 4.2 percent after advancing 5.8 percent. GDT butter and that’s been the case for a few weeks. Accessible After gaining 25.5 cents the previous week, the was up 5.1 percent after a 3.3 percent rise, and spot milk remains somewhat mixed. The price range butter shot up to $2.86 per pound on Feb. 15, but anhydrous milkfat was up 1.2 percent following a is not large but similar to previous weeks, slightly reversed direction the next two days and closed Feb. 1.4 percent advance. Cheddar was up 3.5 percent under to around Class III. Contacts suggest that the 18 at $2.69. This is down 6.5 cents on the week, but after a 2.4 percent jump last time, and lactose irregularity of cheese production is the reason some still $1.14 above a year ago. There were 28 carloads rounded out the gains, up 3.4 percent. of those discounted offers are still around, as milk that exchanged hands on the week.

StoneX Dairy Group says the GDT 80 percent but- availability is somewhat balanced.

Butter demand reports are steady to slower week to terfat butter price equates to $2.9588 per pound Cheese sales have begun to steady, after fluctuaweek, says Dairy Market News. Contacts say the slowU.S., up 14.5 cents, after jumping 8.9 cents on Feb. tions throughout the early part of 2022. Producers er weeks are allowing them to build inventory, though 1, and compares to Chicago Mercantile Exchange say sales are similar to February figures in pre-Cov- spring holiday preparations are mostly wrapped up. butter which closed Feb. 18 at $2.69. GDT cheddar, id years.

They are now turning attention to fall demand. at $2.6674, was up 8.9 cents, after gaining 6.3 cents Food service cheese demand is picking up in the Current bulk butter stocks are tight. Cream is readily on Feb. 1, and compares to Feb. 18’s CME block West as areas begin to loosen Covid restrictions. available and contacts say locally sourced cream is cheddar at $1.9875. GDT skim milk powder averRetail demand is steady and export demand is changing hands at multiples in the low-to mid-1.20s. aged $1.9482 per pound, up from $1.8375. Whole strengthening due to increased interest from Mexico Western cream remains accessible, but hauling milk powder averaged $2.0424 per pound, up from and Asian markets. Port congestion and a shortage remains a major concern and at growing costs. $1.9614. CME Grade A nonfat dry milk closed Feb. of truck drivers continues to cause delays.

Cheese 18 at $1.85 per pound.

Demand for cream is steady in the West, as invenproducers in the West are running busy schedules tories continue to be available. Cream deliveries n but labor shortages prevent some of them from run- continue to face delays due to the shortage of truck Back on the home front; CME cheese headed high- ning full schedules, according to Dairy Market News. drivers. Retail demand for butter is steady to lower er early in the week but then slowed. The 40-pound StoneX warned in its Feb. 17 “Early Morning and food service is strengthening as Covid restriccheddar blocks climbed to $1.99 per pound on Feb. Update” that demand remains mostly good for avail- tions are loosening in parts of the region. Export 15 (the highest since Jan. 13), but closed the third able fresh cheese and it doesn’t appear anyone has demand is unchanged. Spot purchasers say butter Friday of February at $1.9875. This is up 8 cents on a problem finding a home for it. “But without a inventories are tight, but loads of unsalted butter the week and 45 cents above a year ago. significant pull from the export market that we’d were harder to find than salted. Churns are active in the region, but plant managers say labor shortagThe 500-pound barrels jumped to $1.95 per pound expect with the U.S. vs. global pricing skew, the prospect of going over and staying over $2.00 for on Feb. 14, but saw a Feb. 18 finish at $1.935. This any great length of time doesn’t appear very likely.” See MIELKE, pg. 11 is up 2.5 cents on the week, 52.25 cents above a

Careers in agriculture may provide the best job security GREENSEAM, from pg. 9 to further connect agriculture into the classroom Agriculture education is also not limited to just the high school setting, but also within farm business management and at the post-secondary level.

With these three sectors working together, the opportunities for students are endless.

Anything to show high school students there are good and rewarding jobs in agriculture is positive.

MAAE finds that most of the career guidance websites make agriculture look like a low demand, low pay career field. In our experience, that is just not the case. We all need to fight that myth and push

students into this viable career option. Careers in agriculture may provide the best job security of any industry because people will always have to eat.

Any partnerships formed between the ag community and higher education — whether it be high school recruiting, scholarships, tuition sponsorships, and general promotion — will help raise awareness and raise the bar for all of us.

There are several ways to develop successful partnerships. Get to know the local agriculture teacher to see what the program is doing. Communicate to help build upon their successes; but be willing to change in the ever-changing world of agriculture

and technology. Be a guest speaker, line up a tour or be a resource for the teacher. Provide resources for the instructor to build their program and allow for their vision within the program to become a reality.

For more information on the MAAE, visit www. mnaged.org Dr. Shane Bowyer is the Director of AgriBusiness and Food Innovation in the College of Business at Minnesota State University, Mankato and is on the GreenSeam Talent Committee. He can be reached at shane.bowyer@mnsu.edu. v

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Feds looking to update Market Order allowances MIELKE, from pg. 10 es and delayed deliveries of production supplies continue to prevent them from running full schedules.

Grade A nonfat dry milk inched up to $1.90 per pound Feb. 14 (the highest since April 15, 2014), but closed Feb. 18 at $1.85. This is down 4.75 cents on the week and 75.75 cents above a year ago, with 11 sales reported for the week.

U.S. nonfat prices are on par with international prices which makes U.S. product less competitive on the export market. StoneX warns that, unless global prices rise, or supply side issues persist, it could be tough for powder to push higher.

CME dry whey gained 2 cents on Feb. 14 but headed south from there, ending with a Feb. 18 finish at 81 cents per pound. This is down 1.25 cents but 26.25 cents above a year ago. There were nine sales on the week at the CME. StoneX warns that dry Whey looks primed for some sort of downward correction and “If this happens, it could be a heavy weight on Class III prices.” n A much-delayed study on updating Federal Market Order make allowances has been released and shows the cost of processing most products has gone up since 2005-06.

If these costs were adopted into current market order formulas they would knock about 83 cents per hundredweight off the Class III milk price and 95

cents off the Class IV, according to StoneX, which adds, “The costs are from late 2017 to December 2020, so they don’t include the inflation that we saw in 2021. Farmers won’t be happy about their milk price dropping by 80 plus cents, so there will be some fights over this.”

Broker Dave Kurzawski, speaking in the Feb. 21 “Dairy Radio Now” broadcast, said the last time make allowances were update was 2008, following a study in 2005-06. He said, “It behooves producers to look at this from the standpoint of a partnership with the processors that they’re selling their milk to.”

This is not a done deal, according to Kurzawski.

There has to be a preliminary investigation, a public hearing has to be held, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has to issue a recommended decision, followed by a final decision, and then be voted on by Federal order farmers who can “take it or leave it.”

Such was the case in 2004 when the Utah, southern Idaho, eastern Oregon order, Order 135, voted to leave the Federal order program, he said.

Congress could also change it, according to Kurzawski, although Agriculture Secretary Vilsack has said he will not make the rules; but would support whatever National Milk and the International Dairy Foods Association agree to. One thing is sure, there will be a lot of discussion on this ahead, Kurzawski concluded. n

While planted-based beverage manufacturers love to point out how fluid milk consumption has fallen over the years (even though they have had little to do with it), they fail to recognize the continuing popularity of real dairy products overall.

Starting with cheese; December commercial disappearance totaled 1.16 billion pounds. This is up 2.1 percent from December 2020, the third month in a row to top year ago levels, according to HighGround Dairy, and consumption for the year was up 3.6 percent. That’s a lot of cheese and it’s not the concoction made in a test tube.

Butter disappearance hit 201.4 million pounds, up 6.8 percent from a year ago, strongest year over year gain since August, with demand for the year up 5 percent. Domestic consumption was up 2.7 percent from 2020 and exports were up 110.6 percent.

Nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder totaled 189.6 million pounds, down 13.9 percent from a year ago and off 0.9 percent for the year. Domestic disappearance was down 24.4 percent, but exports were up 10.7 percent for all of 2021.

Total dry whey disappearance amounted to 80.8 million pounds, down 3.3 percent from a year ago, and down 2.1 percent for the year. Domestic consumption was down 9.7 percent, but exports were up 5.6 percent.

Admittedly, December fluid milk sales were down.

The USDA’s latest data shows sales of packaged fluid products at 3.9 billion pounds, down 2.6 percent from 2020.

Conventional product sales totaled 3.7 billion pounds, down 2.5 percent from a year ago. Organic Eligible dairy operations with less than 5 million products, at 242 million pounds, were down 4.1 perpounds of established production history may enroll cent and represented 6.2 percent of total sales for supplemental pounds based upon a formula using the month.

2019 actual milk marketings, which will result in addiWhole milk sales totaled 1.3 billion pounds, off 0.7 tional payments. Producers will be required to provide percent from a year ago, with consumption for all of FSA with their 2019 Milk Marketing Statement.

2021 down 5.3 percent. Whole milk represented 33.2 Supplemental DMC coverage is applicable to calen- percent of total milk sales for the year. dar years 2021, 2022 and 2023. Participating dairy Skim milk sales, at 208 million pounds in operations with supplemental production may receive December, were down 11 percent from a year ago retroactive supplemental payments for 2021 in addi- and down 12.6 percent for the year. tion to payments based on their established producTotal packaged fluid milk sales in 2021 amounted tion history. to 44.3 billion pounds, down 4.1 percent from 2020.

Supplemental DMC will require a revision to a pro- Conventional product sales totaled 41.5 billion ducer’s 2021 DMC contract and must occur before pounds, down 4.2 percent. Organic products, at 2.8 enrollment in DMC for the 2022 program year. billion, were down 2.6 percent and represented 6.3 Producers will be able to revise 2021 DMC contracts, percent of total milk sales for the year. apply for 2022 DMC, and enroll in other FSA proThe figures represent consumption in Federal grams by contacting their local USDA Service Center. milk marketing order areas, which account for For DMC enrollment, producers must certify with approximately 92 percent of total fluid milk sales in FSA that the operation is commercially marketing the United States. milk, sign all required forms and pay the $100 n administrative fee. The fee is waived for farmers who are considered limited resource, beginning, socially Speaking of fluid milk, the USDA announced the disadvantaged, or a military veteran.

March Federal order Class I base milk price at This article was submitted by the U.S. Department See MIELKE, pg. 17 of Agriculture. v

Dairy coverage enrollment extended The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended the deadline to enroll in Dairy Margin Coverage and Supplemental Dairy Margin Coverage for program year 2022. The deadline to apply for 2022 coverage is now March 25.

“Over the past two years, American dairy farmers have faced unprecedented uncertainty, from the ongoing pandemic to protracted natural disasters. As producers continue to manage these interconnected challenges, FSA has tools at the ready to provide critical support,” said FSA Administrator Zach Ducheneaux. “We are encouraging dairy operations to take advantage of the extended deadline and join the 8,969 operations that have already enrolled for 2022 coverage.”

Enrollment for 2022 DMC is currently at 48 percent of the 2021 program year enrollment. The DMC program offers protection to dairy producers when the difference between the all-milk price and the average feed cost (the margin) falls below a certain dollar amount selected by the producer.

Additionally, FSA updated how feed costs are calculated, which will make the program more reflective of dairy producers’ actual expenses. FSA now calculates payments using 100 percent premium alfalfa hay rather than 50 percent.

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Grain Outlook Russia and Ukraine lead market talk The following marketing analysis is for the week ending Feb. 18.

CORN — Corn traders gave the market a little love on Valentine’s Day, only to crush it on the next day with a nearly 18 cent dive. Prices spent the balance of the week climbing out of the hole to finish with small weekly gains.

The December and beyond new crop contracts set fresh contract highs ahead of the three-day Presidents’ Day weekend.

Headlines were about the same every day with just a different spin on them. South American weather stayed on the front page along with happenings between Russia and Ukraine. We didn’t PHYLLIS NYSTROM see any daily export sales flashes CHS Hedging Inc. for corn, but demand has St. Paul remained firm.

The most recent forecast for Argentina at this writing was for beneficial rainfall to begin Feb. 18 and stick around for the next two weeks. The Buenos Aires Grain Exchange lowered Argentina’s corn rating 5 percent to 19 percent good/ excellent and cut its production estimate 6 mmt to 51 mmt. Brazil’s latest outlook was for more warm and dry weather. Brazil’s safrinha corn is considered now the most at risk with planting ongoing. It’s too late for the soybeans to garner many benefits if the rain events prove accurate, but it won’t hurt in areas that aren’t harvesting yet.

Ukraine is the second-largest exporter of corn in the world with 13 percent of world exports. If shipments out of the Black Sea region are disrupted, it may push business to the United States and South America. As trading wrapped up before the weekend, there were news reports of Russian-backed separatists evacuating citizens out of eastern regions in Ukraine and into Russia. A report of a car bomb explosion in Donetsk near government buildings in an empty parking lot in Ukraine was also reported.

No injuries were reported. Some believe these events will be used by Russia as a reason to invade.

President Putin continues to stand by statements that Russia has no plans to invade Ukraine, saying earlier in the week that Russian troops were being moved away from the border. NATO and the United States found no proof this was the case. Everyone is on edge; and politics being politics, I will not assume what happens next. Manage the risk that you can control and sleep better at night.

Cash Grain Markets corn/change* St. Cloud $6.55 +.33 Madison $6.53 +.39 Redwood Falls $6.55 +.38 Fergus Falls $6.55 +.38 Morris $6.52 +.35 Tracy $6.54 +.38 Average:

soybeans/change* $15.85 $15.90 $15.80 $15.80 $15.85 $15.75

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Grain prices are effective cash close on Feb. 22. *Cash grain price change represents a two-week period.

Hang on tight as we head to the U.S. Department of Agriculture February Outlook Conference in the coming week, traders return from a long weekend, South American forecasts are updated, and we see what Russian troops do when their military exercises end on Sunday. Remember, the Olympics end Feb. 27 and many nations signed an agreement nothing would happen until then.

SOYBEANS — Soybeans continue to enjoy nearly daily export sales flashes. We have seen them in nine of the last ten days. There were reports of China canceling Brazilian purchases as China’s crush margins decline. The March and May soybean contracts settled above $16 for the first time!

While the headlines continue to feature South American weather and political tensions between Russia and Ukraine, demand for U.S. soybeans remained strong. May soybeans posted an outside, lower session early in the week, but climbed their way back to finish the week on a strong note. The November contract made a new contract high at $14.72 per bushel before the long holiday weekend.

Uncertainty about the size of South American crops should keep a premium in prices until harvest is further along. For now, estimates continue to decline.

Interest in U.S. soyoil has also been rising on worries about the availability of South American supplies.

The BAGE pegged Argentina’s soybean crop at 31 percent good/excellent, down 6 percent from the previous week. They also lowered the production estimate 2 mmt to 42 mmt. The most current forecast puts rain in Argentina and southern Brazil for the next 10-14 days, but northern Brazil stays on the warm, dry side.

China suggested this week they could slash their soybean imports by 30 mmt (1.1 billion bushels) as they continue to reduce the percentage of soymeal in their feed rations with other proteins. They have been cutting the amount for the last year. China imports approximately 100 mmt of soybeans per year. They presently have 1.8 mmt of unshipped old crop U.S. purchases on the books.

The percentage of meal in livestock feed averaged 15.3 percent last year, which was down 2.4 percent from 2020. Will this offset some of the demand that will be coming in the next three years from additional U.S. crushing capacity? If all the current plans for additional U.S. crush capacity come to fruition, we may have an additional 400 million bushels of new demand by the beginning of 2025.

Weekly export sales were extremely good for new crop and within expectations for old crop. Old crop sales were 50 million bushels, improving cumulative sales to just 19 percent behind last year. We need to average 9.9 million bushels of sales per week to hit the USDA’s 2.05 billion bushel target. New crop sales were 56.1 million bushels. Total new crop commitments are 165.3 million bushels, just 3.5 million

A report from the University of Wisconsin, partially funded by the National Wildlife Federation and the Department of Energy, stated that ethanol is at least 24 percent more carbon-intensive than gasoline. This is the opposite of the goals set by the Renewable Fuel Standards in 2005 to reduce emissions and cut our reliance on foreign energy sources. The findings included the amount of farmland required, tillage, and fertilizers, to produce the crops used to produce ethanol. U.S. corn acreage has increased by nearly 7 million acres between 2008 and 2016. The Renewable Fuel Association refutes the findings in the study, saying data was “cherry-picked” and it presented worst-case assumptions. This is important since the RFS expires at the end of this year and the current administration is promoting the move to electric vehicles.

Weekly export sales were neutral at 32.3 million bushels for old crop and 4.4 million bushels for new crop. Old crop commitments at 1.8 billion bushels remain 21 percent behind last year. China has just 8 million metric tons of unshipped purchases on the books vs. 11.1 mmt last year. New crop commitments at 61.6 million bushels are well ahead of last year’s 42.6 million bushels.

The weekly ethanol report had mixed reviews with production higher than expected, but ethanol stocks also higher than expected. Production was up 15,000 barrels per day to million bpd and stocks rose 684,000 barrels to 25.5 million barrels. Margins improved a dime to a positive 8 cents per gallon.

Gasoline demand for the week fell to 8.6 million bpd from 9.1 million bpd in the previous week.

In other news, Mato Grosso farmers are in talks to sell 5 mmt (196.8 million bushels) of corn directly to Iran in exchange for Iran committing to providing them with fertilizer. Iran was the second-largest buyer of Brazilian corn last year with 3.1 mmt.

Outlook: Corn had a relatively mild week with May futures gaining 2.25 cents to close at $6.52.75 cents, July up 1.75 cents at $6.47, and the December 3 cents higher at $5.97.75 per bushel (new contract See NYSTROM, pg. 17 high at $5.99.5 per bushel).

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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Don’t leave crop insurance decisions to the last minute The deadline for farm operators to purto be dropped from crop insurance actual chase crop insurance for the 2022 growproduction history yield guarantee calcuing season is March 15. The 2022 Spring lations. For information on which counprices for corn and soybean are likely to ties, crops, and years are eligible for yield be near or above the highest base price exclusion, go the U.S. Department of levels in the past decade. This will Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency enhance the available crop insurance web site: https://www.rma.usda.gov/ guarantees for 2022 compared to recent Historical harvest prices for corn and years. However, due to the higher insursoybeans FARM PROGRAMS ance guarantees, premium costs are also An analysis for the past 15 years (2007likely to be higher than a year ago for 2021) shows the final crop insurance harBy Kent Thiesse similar crop insurance products. vest price for corn has been lower Producers have several crop insurthan the Spring base price in 10 of ance policy options to choose from, the 15 years — including from 2013including yield protection policies 2019. That trend was reversed in and revenue protection policies, supplemental crop 2020 when the harvest price for corn was $3.99 per option, enhanced coverage option, and other private bushel, which was 11 cents above the Spring price. insurance policy options.

This occurred again in 2021 when the Spring price was $4.58 per bushel, compared to a harvest price of In recent years, most farm operators have chosen $5.37 per bushel (an increase of 79 cents per bushel). revenue protection insurance policy options which provide a guaranteed minimum dollars of gross rev- The only other years which saw an increase in the harvest price were 2010, 2011 and 2012. The range enue per acre (yield multiplied by Spring price). has been from an increase of $1.82 per bushel in the This minimum guarantee is based on yield history on a farm unit times the Spring (base) price. Spring harvest price in 2012 to a decline of $1.27 per bushel in 2008 and a decline of $1.26 per bushel in 2013. price is the average of the Chicago Board of Trade prices during the month of February for December For soybeans, the harvest price has increased in corn futures, and November soybean futures. As of seven years (2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2020 and Feb. 11, the 2022 estimated crop insurance Spring 2021), decreased in seven years (2008, 2011, and prices in the upper Midwest for yield protection and 2014-2019) and stayed the same in 2013. The range revenue protection policies were estimated at $5.79 has been from an increase of $2.84 per bushel in per bushel for corn and $14.07 per bushel for soy2012 to a decline of $3.00 per bushel in 2008. In beans. The 2021 crop insurance Spring prices will 2021, the final harvest price was $12.30 per bushel, be finalized on March 1. which was an increase of 43 cents per bushel from The current 2022 base price estimates compare to the Spring price of $11.87 per bushel.

2021 base prices of $4.58 per bushel for corn and Enterprise units and optional units $11.87 per bushel for soybeans. The final crop reveEnterprise units combine all acres of a crop in a nue for 2022 will be the actual yield on a farm unit given county into one crop insurance unit, while times the final crop insurance harvest price, which optional units allow producers to insure crops sepais the average CBOT prices in the month of October rately in each individual township section. for December corn futures and November soybean Enterprise units usually have considerably lower futures. premium costs (approximately $8-$12 per acre) compared to optional units for comparable revenue proAnother insurance option which carries a lower tection policies. Producers should be aware that premium than a typical revenue protection policy enterprise units are based on larger coverage areas, with harvest price protection is a harvest price exclusion policy. This functions similar to a standard and do not necessarily cover losses from isolated storms or crop damage that affect individual farm revenue protection policy except the guarantees on harvest price exclusion policies are fixed at the base units — such as damage from hail, wind or heavy rains. So additional insurance, such as hail or wind price level and are not affected by harvest prices insurance, may be required to insure against these that exceed the base price. The revenue guarantee for standard revenue protection policies is increased types of losses. It is also important for producers to run “what if” scenarios when analyzing the comparfor final insurance calculations if average CBOT ison between enterprise units and optional units. prices during the month of October are higher than the February CBOT prices. This has occurred for Many times, producers automatically opt for entercorn and soybeans in both 2020 and 2021. prise units every year, due to the lower premium cost per acre for similar coverage. It is important to Many producers in the upper Midwest have been able to significantly enhance their insurance protec- understand the differences in coverage between enterprise units and optional units. It is important to tion in recent years by utilizing the trend-adjusted yield endorsement, with only slightly higher premi- analyze the yield risk on each individual farm unit um costs. The actual production history yield exclu- when determining if paying the extra premium for sion option allows specific years with low production insurance coverage with optional units makes sense.

If a producer has uniform soil types and drainage, in

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a close geographical area, and is primarily concerned with a price decline, a revenue protection policy with enterprise units is probably a good option. However, if a producer has farm units which are more spread out geographically, with more variation in soil types and drainage, and has greater concerns with yield variability, they may want to consider a revenue protection policy with optional units.

SCO and ECO insurance coverage for 2022 The Supplemental Coverage Option coverage is only available to producers that choose the Price Loss Coverage farm program option for the 2022 crop year. The deadline for 2022 farm program signup is March 15 (which is the same as the enrollment deadline for 2022 crop insurance). As a result, farm operators will need to consider Supplemental Coverage Option insurance coverage at the same time they are finalizing their 2022 farm program choice. The federal government subsidizes 65 percent of the premium for Supplemental Coverage Option coverage, so farm-level premiums are quite reasonable, which may make Supplemental Coverage Option a viable option for producers that choose the price loss coverage farm program option.

Supplemental Coverage Option allows producers to purchase additional county-level crop insurance coverage up to a maximum of 86 percent coverage.

For example, a producer who purchases an 80 percent revenue protection policy could purchase an additional 6 percent Supplemental Coverage Option coverage.

Supplemental Coverage Option is a county revenuebased insurance product which is somewhat similar to some of the area risk protection crop insurance products available. The calculations for Supplemental Coverage Option function very similarly to revenue protection insurance policies, since they utilize the same crop insurance base price and harvest price. The biggest difference is that Supplemental Coverage Option uses county level average yields, rather than the farm-level average production history yields typically used for most revenue protection and yield protection policies. As a result, the Supplemental Coverage Option and revenue protection insurance policies may achieve different results.

The Enhanced Coverage Option was a new crop insurance option in 2021 and will again be available for 2022. Enhanced Coverage Option provides areabased insurance coverage from 86 percent up to 95 percent coverage, utilizing county yields similar to Supplemental Coverage Option coverage. Producers can choose between 90 or 95 percent Enhanced Coverage Option coverage. Unlike Supplemental Coverage Option coverage, the purchase of Enhanced Coverage Option coverage is available with selection of either the price loss coverage or agriculture risk coverage farm program choice for 2022. Producers can utilize both Enhanced Coverage Option and Supplemental Coverage Option together, See THIESSE, pg. 16

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Table A — Comparison of Revenue Protection and Yield Protection Insurance Coverage for Corn

in addition to their underlying revenue protection or yield protection (Figures use an average production history of 200 bushels per acre; an 85 percent yield protection guarantee of insurance policy.

170 bushels per acre; a yield protection market price of $5.50 per bushel (CBOT December futures estimate); a revenue protection spring base price of $5.50 per bushel (CBOT December futures estimate); It is possible for a producer to and an 85 percent revenue protection minimum guarantee of $935 per acre.) collect on an individual revenue

Estimated Actual 2022 Production (bushels per acre) protection policy, but not collect on

210 200 190 180 170 160 a Supplemental Coverage Option Insurance Type Estimated Insurance Indemnity Payment Per Acre or Enhanced Coverage Option poli (before premium deductions) cy, or vice versa. For example, a producer with an 80 percent reveYield Protection (85 percent) 0 0 0 0 0 $55.00 nue protection policy may have a Revenue Protection (85 percent) loss which qualifies for an insur(CBOT harvest price per bushel) ance indemnity payment on a farm $6.50 0 0 0 0 0 $65.00 unit, while the county as a whole $6.00 0 0 0 0 0 $60.00 may not meet the threshold to $5.50 0 0 0 0 0 $55.00 qualify for a Supplemental Coverage Option or Enhanced $5.00 0 0 0 $35.00 $85.00 $135.00 Coverage Option payment. It could $4.50 0 $35.00 $80.00 $125.00 $170.00 $215.00 also be possible to collect a $4.00 $95.00 $135.00 $175.00 $215.00 $255.00 $295.00 Supplemental Coverage Option or Enhanced Coverage Option payment for a county-level revenue loss, while not qualifying for a revTable B — Comparison of Revenue Protection and Yield Protection Insurance enue protection insurance indemCoverage for Soybeans nity payment at the farm-level.

(Figures use an average production history of 60 bushels per acre; an 85 percent yield protection guarantee of Interested producers should check 51 bushels per acre; a yield protection market price of $13.50 per bushel (CBOT November futures estimate); a revenue protection spring base price of $13.50 per bushel (CBOT November futures estimate); with their crop insurance agent for and an 85 percent revenue protection minimum guarantee of $688.50 per acre.) details on Supplemental Coverage Option and Enhanced Coverage

Estimated Actual 2022 Production (bushels per acre) Option insurance coverage and

60 55 50 45 40 35 premiums for 2022.

Insurance Type Estimated Insurance Indemnity Payment Per Acre

(before premium deductions) Key items to consider Yield Protection (85 percent) 0 0 $13.50 $81.00 $148.50 $216.00 There are a wide variety of crop insurance policies and coverage Revenue Protection (85 percent) levels available. Make sure you are (CBOT harvest price per bushel) comparing “apples to apples” when $14.50 0 0 $14.50 $87.00 $159.50 $216.00 comparing crop insurance premi$14.00 0 0 $14.00 $84.00 $154.00 $224.00 um costs for various options or $13.50 0 0 $13.50 $81.00 $148.50 $216.00 types of crop insurance policies, as $13.00 0 0 $38.50 $103.50 $168.50 $233.50 well as recognizing the limitations and the differences of the various $12.50 0 $1.00 $63.50 $126.00 $188.50 $251.00 insurance products. 2022 crop $12.00 0 $28.50 $88.50 $148.50 $208.50 $268.50 insurance premiums for most coverage levels of corn and soybeans in the Midwest will be higher than Note: The crop insurance Tables are for example only. Actual crop insurance calculations will vary, comparable 2021 premium levels, depending on the insured crop, farm location, actual production history yield, endorsements, etc.

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Take a good look at the 80 percent or 85 percent coverage levels — especially when using enterprise units. In many cases, the 85 percent coverage level offers considerably more protection, with a modest increase in premium costs.

Many producers will be able to guarantee near $700 to over $900 per acre for corn, and near $500 to over $700 per acre for soybeans at the 85 percent coverage level for 2022. Refer to Tables A and B for 2022 corn and soybean examples with revenue protection and yield protection insurance coverage.

Evaluate Supplemental Coverage Option, Enhanced Coverage Option and other “buy-up” insurance options. In addition to the government subsidized Supplemental Coverage Option and Enhanced Coverage Option county-based insurance products which allow insurance coverage up to 95 percent coverage, there are also “buyup” private policies using farm-level yields up to 95 percent coverage.

Private companies also offer separate wind and hail insurance endorsements. Of course, any of the “buy-up” or “add-on” insurance options add to the premium cost.

Producers need to ask what mix of crop insurance products gives the best risk protection for the premium amount I am willing to spend for protecting my 2022 crop investment?

A reputable crop insurance agent is the best resource to find out more details of the various crop insurance coverage plans and premium quotes, as well as to receive assistance with putting a sound risk management program in place for the 2022 crop year. To receive a free copy of an information sheet, Crop Insurance Tables were developed by Farm Management Analyst Kent Thiesse “2022 Crop Insurance Decisions” written by Kent Thiesse, e-mail due to the higher crop insurance guarantees availkent.thiesse@minnstarbank.com. able for 2022 and the higher volatility levels.

There are also some very good web sites with crop View crop insurance decisions from a risk management perspective. Given the significantly higher insurance information: USDA Risk Management crop input costs in 2022 and the high degree of crop Agency (http://www.rma.usda.gov/); and University price volatility, it may be more important than ever of Illinois FarmDoc (http://www.farmdoc.illinois.edu/ cropins/index.asp) to have adequate crop insurance coverage. A producer must decide how much potential profit marKent Thiesse is a government farm programs anagin to risk if there are greatly reduced crop yields lyst and a vice president at MinnStar Bank in Lake due to potential weather problems in 2022, and/or Crystal, Minn. He may be reached at (507) 726-2137 lower-than-expected crop prices by harvest time. or kent.thiesse@minnstarbank.com. v

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Herd sizes smaller as replacement heifer numbers shrink MIELKE, from pg. 11 $22.88 per hundredweight. This is up $1.24 from February, $7.68 above March 2021, and the highest Class I since Dec. 2014. It equates to about $1.97 per gallon, up from $1.31 a year ago.

The three-month Class I average stands at $21.41, up from $15.29 at this time a year ago and compares to $18.01 in 2019.

Meanwhile, the International Dairy Foods Association reports, “Americans are facing the fastest inflation growth in 40 years. At the same time, consumer sentiment has dipped to 61.7, down from 76.8 a year ago. A third of Americans participating in the sentiment survey said rising prices are clouding their economic outlooks.”

The government reported the consumer price index rose 7.5 percent in January from a year ago, according to the International Dairy Foods Association, “marking the largest increase since February 1982, when inflation hit 7.6 percent.”

“However, prices for dairy foods — including milk, cheese, butter, yogurt and ice cream — gained the least among several food categories between January 2021 and January 2022. Compared to many other goods and services, dairy products are a best buy,” the IDFA concludes. n The USDA’s latest Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook, issued Feb. 15, mirrored milk price and production projections in the Feb. 9 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report.

The Outlook stated, “Due to declines in milk cows in recent months, higher projected feed prices, a low inventory of replacement heifers, and higher expected cull-cow prices, milk cows are projected to average 9.36 million head in 2022, 25,000 lower than last month’s forecast. Milk per cow is projected to average 24,265 pounds per head in 2022, unchanged from the previous forecast.

Dairy product prices and milk price estimates were raised however, and U.S. dairy prices are expected to be less competitive in international markets, according to the Outlook. The 2022 export projections were adjusted downward accordingly.

Lower exports are expected for whey products, dry skim milk products, butter, and cheese.

Dairy import projections were raised to 6.9 billion pounds on a milk-fat basis and 5.7 billion pounds on a skim-solids basis. Higher imports are expected for butter, milk protein products, and several other miscellaneous dairy products.

In the week ending Feb. 5, 62,900 dairy cows were sent to slaughter, down 1,100 from the previous week, and 4,600 head or 6.8 percent below a year ago.

Farm level milk production is trending steady to higher throughout the country, says the USDA’s weekly update, as warmer temperatures start to return. Some Midwestern contacts report tightening

milk availability. Some southwest handlers are sending milk to other regions where demand surpasses local milk supply.

Since school pipelines were refilled in January, Class I orders have remained stable in many areas but have increased in others, particularly where

retail bottling sales have grown, according to the USDA. 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

Funds here to update livestock operations ST. PAUL — Minnesota livestock farmers and ranchers seeking to improve their livestock operation are encouraged to apply for an additional round of the Agricultural Growth, Research and Innovation (AGRI) Livestock Investment Grant program. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture anticipates awarding up to $443,000 using a competitive review process in this round.

The AGRI Program’s Livestock Investment Grants encourage long-term industry development through investment in facilities, infrastructure and equipment. Applicants may apply for up to 10 percent of the first $250,000 of an eligible investment. Grant awards can range in size from $400 to $25,000. Each livestock operation is eligible to receive a lifetime maximum of $50,000 from this grant program. To be

eligible for reimbursement by this grant, you must be invoiced and pay for all project materials and services after Jan. 1, 2022.

Project examples include buildings or facilities for the production of livestock or livestock products, development of pasture for use by livestock, including but not limited to lanes, watering systems, and fences, and equipment for livestock housing, confinement, feeding, and waste management.

Proposals must be received no later than 4 p.m. on April 5. To learn more, visit https://www.mda.state. mn.us/business-dev-loans-grants/agri-livestockinvestment-grant.

This article was submitted by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. v

USDA organic listening session set The U.S. Department of Agriculture seeks stakeholder feedback on regulatory priorities for the development of clear organic standards that support a level playing field and market development. USDA intends to use information received through public comments to guide the prioritization of future organic standards development.

up to make oral comments, submit written comments, and the meeting link (via Zoom) can be found at https://www.ams.usda.gov/event/national-organicprogram-priorities-listening-session.

The deadline to submit written comments is March 30.

This article was submitted by the U.S. Department The virtual meeting is scheduled for March 21 from of Agriculture. v noon to 2 p.m. Eastern Time. Details on how to sign

Soybeans rally, but can change quickly NYSTROM, from pg. 14

Weekly price changes in March wheat for the week ended Feb. 18: Chicago wheat was unchanged for the bushels behind last year. China has purchased 2.58 week at $8.04, Kansas City rallied 13 cents to $8.40, mmt of new crop U.S. soybeans compared to 2 mmt and Minneapolis finished 3.75 cents higher at last year by this date. $9.61.25 per bushel. v Outlook: May soybeans closed the week with a 17.25 cent gain to close over $16.00 for the first time Prepare for unexpected at $16.03.5 per bushel. July beans rallied 20 cents for power outages with a the week to settle at $16.01 and the November conGenerac home standby tract was 19.75 cents higher at $14.63.75 after setgenerator ting a new contract high at $14.72 per bushel. Soyoil REQUEST A FREE QUOTE! and palm oil also established fresh contract highs 877-228-5789 during the week.

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2018 Case IH Maxxum 125, MFD, 120 hours, 16sp Powershift, Cab Suspension, 2010 John Deere 6430 Premium Tractor, MFD, 3500 hours, w/JD 673 Self Leveling Loader & Quick Tach Bucket, Cat Challenger 65, 4913 hours, Tracks, CFX 750 Monitor, 2012 Case IH 1225 6 Row 30”, Liquid Fert., Single Disc Openers, Trash Whippers, Insecticide, Case IH Early Riser IV Monitor, John Deere 8300 Grain Drill, 7 ½” Spacing, 10ft, John Deere 7000 8 Row 30” Liquid Fert. Planter, No-Till Coulters, Corn & Bean Units, Top-Air 1,000-gal Sprayer, 42ft Boom, Raven Monitor, New SS Nozzle Mounts, Demco 600-gal Big Wheel, 60’ hyd height & fold control, 15-gal foam marker, fence line nozzles, HyPro hyd. pump, Raven 440 w/ radar, 1996 Ag-Chem 854 Row Gator Sprayer, 80ft Boom, 750-gal SS tank, John Deere 2310 Soil Finisher, 45’9”, Knock-On/Off Sweeps, 5 Bar Coil Tine Harrow, Rock Flex, Hyd. Adj. Front Gang, McFarland 4045 Reel Disc, 45ft, Rolling Basket, 4 Bar Spike Harrow, 2020 Kuhn` Krause 8050 Interceptor 20ft, 2011 Brent 2096 Grain Cart, Roll Tarp, Scale, Tracks, 2015 Kinze 1100 Grain Cart, Roll Tarp, Tracks, Scale, J&M 525 Grain Cart, Scale, Corner Auger, (2) 2014 Timpte Grain Trailer, 42ft, 2012 Timpte Grain Trailer, 42ft, 2008 Wilson Commander Hopper Trl, 96” x 66” x 42ft, 2002 Timpte 40ft Hopper Trailer, 2000 Raven 39ft End Dump Alum Trl, 2001 East 36ft Alum End Dump Trl, 1984 Hobbs 35ft Alum End Dump, 1996 East 48ft Flatbed Trl, 2022 Midsota ST20 Utility Trl, 2022 Midsota ST24 Utility Trl, 2010 John Deere 333D Skid Loader, 2900 hours, Tracks, Cab, Heat, Air, 2018 New Holland L228 Skid Loader, 4500 hours, Cab, Heat, Air, Hyd. Quick Tach, 2 speed, 1996 Case 1845C Skid Loader, Quick Tach, 2004 Cat 325C Excavator, 8890 hours, 46” Bucket, 1700-gal Dual Lift Liquid Fert Tank, Mandako 34ft Land Roller, Concord Air Cart, Hi Roller Enclosed 200ft Grain Belt Conveyor, Kuhn Knight 8124 Manure Spreader, Schulte 2500 Gaint Rock Picker, 1997 Ford F-250 Reg Cab, Long Box, 4x4, Gas, 182,000 miles, w/Blumhardt Sprayer, 1999 Dodge 2500, Reg Cab, 4x4, 360 V8 Gas, 2011 Ford Fusion, 4 Door, FWD, L4, 2.5L, 2016 Yamaha Golf Cart, Electric w/Charger, 2011 Club Car Golf Cart, Electric w/Charger, 2010 24ft Weeres Sportsman Deluxe Pontoon Boat, John Deere 425 Lawn Mower, John Deere 1435, 60” Deck, Land Pride 12ft Batwing Mower, Shop Tools, Air Compressors, Generators, Lumber and much more.

Items coming in every day!! For complete listings, photos, and online bidding visit: www.hamiltonauctioncompany.com UPCOMING SALES: Tuesday, March 29th – Hay/Straw/Alfalfa Auction, Thursday, March 31st – All Breed Bull Sale, Tuesday, May 24th - Spring Turnout Sale, Tuesday, June 7th – Equipment Consignment Auction

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36’ Case IH TigerMate II, field SILO have clients looking for Produces more high qualicult, 4 bar harrow, walking Take-down & clean up tandems. 32’ IH 496 disk, dairy, & cash grain opera- ty silage on less acres than Specializing in silos notched blades on front, rock tions, as well as bare land hybrid. $67/bushel plus shipin congested areas. flex. 876 Versatile VG 18.4x42 parcels from 40-1000 acres. ping. High feed value grain.

FULLY INSURED duals, heat, AC, 4 remotes, Both for relocation & invest- Located at Teutopolis, IL 507-236-9446 12spd, 5,144 hrs. 952-649-8604 ments. If you have even 217-857-3377 or 217-343-4962 Stormor Bins & EZ-Drys. thought about selling con100% financing w/no liens or FOR SALE: 66” ACC unlimittact: Paul Krueger, Farm & WANTED TO BUY...

Land Specialist, Edina Re- HAY: Round or square bales, red tape, call Steve at Fair- ed skid loader snow blower, alty, 138 Main St. W., New Dairy and Beef Quality. Call fax Ag for an appointment. $4,895; Tebben 3pt tractor 888-830-7757 or text 218-689-2696 fork lift, $2,795; 88” Bobcat Prague, MN 55372. skid loader snow bucket, paulkrueger@edinarealty.com $1,395. 507-276-8823 (612)328-4506

FOR SALE: Alfalfa 2nd cutting round bales, net wrapped, 146RFV, 20.5 protein, $210/ton. Wheat straw round bales, 1150 lbs, net wrapped, $45/bale. Felton MN 701-371-3972 FOR SALE: Alfalfa medium squares, 3x3x6, 20-24% protein, RFV 160-166 range, mos 20a-30s. Conventional and certified organic. Approx 400 bales. Open to reasonable offers. 320-492-8527 FOR SALE: Grass Hay, horse quality, no rain, $5/$6 per bale. Can deliver. North Mankato. 507-380-9374 HAY FOR SALE: Round bales of grass w/ red clover, 6’ wide 5’ tall, good quality stacked & tarped, no rain, not road ditch hay, baled off field. Have 55 bales. $100 per bale. Beef cow hay & oat straw round bales $50 per bale. 507-245-3349

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FOR SALE: Farm King 8’ FOR SALE: Post hole digger, 2001 JD 980 30’ field cult, 150 wide, PTO 540 rpm rear 2pt, $300. Free: 35 clay com- lbs shanks, rear hitch, 3 bar mounted snowblower. double fort tie stalls. Also 16 pre- harrow, knock on shovels, auger, mint condition, used cast beams, 4’ wide x 32’ $16,900; JD 569 round bal- very little. 320-252-0674 long. Free: 32 x 100 Lester er, net & twine wrap, mega quonset building. 507-732- wide P/U, 21.5L x 15.1 tires, FOR SALE: 530 DMI ripper, $17,750; Kinze 13R18” plant- excellent condition, $13,500.

4415 er, w/ skip rows, recent re- 320-583-0194 build, $2,750; IH 183 12x30 flat fold vibra shank cultivator, w/ rolling shields, $1,950. Classified line ads work!

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USED TRACTORS NEW NH T4.75, T4.90, T4.120 w/loader.. On Order NEW NH Workmaster 60, 50, 35’s/loaders. On Order NEW NH 25S Workmasters……......…..On Order NEW NH T5.140….......................................SOLD NEW Massey Tractors ........................... On Order NEW Versatile DT610 ………......…….On Order NEW Versatile 610 w/800LSW………..SOLD NEW Massey 4710 w/loader…………Jan. 2022 White 2-105…….........................…………SOLD MF 5470 FWA………………......…...……SOLD 14’ NH T8.390 …....................…………..$159,900

PLANTERS ’05 White 8222 w/liq/ins. …….................…….$29,900 White 8222 loaded……….....................………$35,000 White 6531 31R-15”…...............................……Just In Taking 2023 New Spring Orders COMBINES NEW Geringhoff chopping cornhead ....................Call ’98 Gleaner R62………........................……….$57,500 ’89 Gleaner R60 w/both heads ....................... $15,500 Gleaner R50/320,630……....................……….$13,500 Gleaner R6 w/20’…..............…...……………$12,000 Geringhoff parts & heads available

TILLAGE ’11 Sunflower 4412-07.................................$28,000 MISCELLANEOUS JD 980 44’5 w/3bar……….................……..$8,500 NEW Salford RTS Units ........................................ Call ’14 CIH 875 9-24w/bskt……………....…..$69,000 NEW Unverferth Seed Tenders .............................. Call ’06 CIH MRX 690………………..………$16,500 NEW Westfield Augers .......................................... Call CIH 490 30’ disc……............................……$4,950 NEW REM VRX Vacs. .......................................... Call NEW Hardi Sprayers ............................................. Call CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT NEW Riteway Rollers ........................................... Call NEW NH L318/L320/L328 wheeled units ....... On Hand NEW Lorenz Snowblowers ................................... Call NEW Batco Conveyors ......................................... Call NEW NH C327/C337/C345 track units ........... On Order NEW Brent Wagons & Grain Carts ....................... Call NH L228 low hours………..............……….Just Trd’ed NEW E-Z Trail Seed Wagons ................................ Call NEW Rock Buckets & Pallet Forks ...................... Call HAY TOOLS Pre-Owned Grain Cart .................................. On Hand New Disc Mowers - 107,108,109 New Horsch Jokers ................................................ Call New Disc Mower Cond. - 10’, 13’ New Wheel Rakes - 10,12,14 NOW HIRING PARTS TECHS New NH Hay Tools - ON HAND

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Haybuster 2800 round or large NEW AND USED TRACTOR WANTED: 1000 - 1500 gallon 4 square bales shredder, very PARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, wheel water trailer with no good condition, $16,900 - new 55, 50 Series & newer trac- steering. 507-327-2602 one costs $37,000; NH 555 tors, AC-all models, Large skidsteer diesel, 40HP, 1700 Inventory, We ship! Mark Wanted lift, good condition, $8,995. Heitman Tractor Salvage 320-543-3523 715-673-4829

All kinds of New & Used farm equipment - disc chisels, field OWNER RETIRING Tillage Equip cults, planters, soil finishers, ‘89 JD 8760 4WD, 300hp, barecornheads, feed mills, discs, back, 3 remotes, 20.8/38 w/ duals fronts 80%, rears 2000 John Deere 980 Field Cul- balers, haybines, etc. 50750%, 24spd, 7403 hrs, very tivator Tank, pump, GPS 438-9782 good cond, $39,900; ‘13 White for pre plant navigation.

8222 planter, 12-30” center Very good condition, always Wanted to Buy: JD 4430 and flex, 3 bu boxes, hyd wing stored in shed. Other mis- 4440, 1975 or newer. JD 725 6, fold, liq fert. (2) 200 gal cellaneous machinery also 8 & 12 row - front mount cultanks John Blue pump, Yet- available. Retiring farmer. tivators; Stanhoist and Bushter row cleaners, very good Call for price or other infor- hog steel barge boxes; Gehl and Lorentz grinder/mixers; cond, $39,500; JD 980 field mation. (507) 276-9586 plus all types of farm macult, 38.5’, 3 bar harrow, chinery. 507-251-2685 knock-on sweeps, bushings Planting Equip replaced, walking tandems, rear hitch, very good cond, WANTED: JD 450 or 780 $11,900; DMI Crumbler 40’, FOR SALE: Amvac smart manure spreader, good or adjustable hitch, double fold, boxes and brackets from parts; also JD 336 or 327 balvery good cond, $6,900. 320- John Deere planter, 8 units er or NH 315 baler, good or 241-8074 with wiring harness and parts. 320-630-8131 monitor. $1,200/OBO. Call 612-756-4277 WANTED TO BUY...

We buy HAY: Round or square bales, Salvage Equipment FOR SALE: 4 yr old Kinze Dairy and Beef Quality. Call Parts Available 3200 12R30 planter, front or text 218-689-2696 Hammell Equip., Inc. fold, very low acres. Asking (507)867-4910 $53,000. Very good condiWANTED: Buffalo cultivator, tion. 507-227-2602 6R30”, Series 6400 or newer.

Tractors Also, 499 NH haybine in field RETIRING: White 8222 12R, ready condition. 320-492-8527 FF, flex, liq, Redball, row S FOR SALE: 2009 John Deere cleaners, 3 bu boxes, 6R 8330, MFWD, 1053 hours, shutoff, 4000 Mon, small WANTED TO BUY: Duetz Alduals and rock box, one own- 1000 PTO pump, less than lis rock flex disks. IHC 715 combine. 507-251-2685 er. 320-583-3471 3000 acres. 952-649-8604

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4FOR SALE: Black Angus bulls o also Hamp, York, & Hamp/ Duroc boars & gilts. Alfred (Mike) Kemen 320-598-3790

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FOR SALE: 10 Registered d Call Minnesota’s largest dis, Shorthorn beef heifers born tributor , spring 2021 at Verndale MN HJ Olson & Company - 218-924-2337 320-974-8990 Cell - 320-212-5336

Swine d , -FOR SALE: Yorkshire, - Hampshire, Duroc, cross l bred boars, gilts & 4-H pigs. ; Top quality. Excellent herd - health. Delivery available.

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FARMLAND AUCTION 275.85 Acres +/- in St. James Twp., Watonwan Co., MN Tuesday, March 22, 2022 @ 10:00 AM

Auction to be held at the American Legion at 620 First Avenue South, St. James, MN. *Blizzard Date 3-24-22 @ same time

PROPERTY LOCATIONS: From St. James, MN: Parcel #1-Go 2 miles W on Co. Hwy 3 then 1/2 mile S on 700th Ave; Parcel #2-#4-Go 2 miles W on Co. Hwy 3.

PROPERTY LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS: 80.9 Deeded Acres located in the N 1/2 of SW 1/4 & W .90 Acres of NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 in Section 15, Township 106 North, Range 32 West, Watonwan County, Minnesota; 194.95 Deeded Acres located in the S 1/2 of the NE 1/4; W 1/2 of SE 1/4 Less 5.05 Acres & SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 in Section 9, Township 106 North, Range 32 West, Watonwan County, Minnesota. For full flyer, informational booklet and bidding details,

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Opening February 22 & Closing March 3 at 10AM Mcleod County, MN Tillable Land Auction 37± Acres, Silver Lake, MN, Timed Online Auction Opening February 23 & Closing March 2 at 7PM Darrell & Linda Bassen Farm Retirement Auction, Lamoure, ND, Timed Online Auction Opening February 28 & Closing March 8 at 1PM Grain Storage & Handling Auction, Atwater, MN & Lakefield, MN, Timed Online Auction Opening February 28 & Closing March 9 at 6:30PM Dennis Jones Farm Retirement Auction, Bath SD, Timed Online Auction Opening March 1 & Closing March 8 at 12PM Walsh & Ramsey County, ND Land Auction 406± Acres, Lawton, ND, Timed Online Auction Opening March 2 & Closing March 9 at 12PM East Grand Forks Area Land Auction – 64± Acres, East Grand Forks, MN, Timed Online Auction Opening March 2 & Closing March 9 at 6:30PM Randy & Lisa Hajek Farm Retirement Auction, Davenport, ND, Timed Online Auction Opening March 3 & Closing March 10 at 7PM Mark and Noreen Fahsholz Farm Retirement Auction, Walcott, ND, Timed Online Auction Opening March 4 & Closing March 8 at 12PM Online Hay Auction – Quality Tested, Litchfield, MN, Timed Online Auction

INSPECTION: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16TH 9:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: 2008 John Deere 8430 MFWD tractor, 1,621 hours - purchased in 2011 with 467 hours; 2008 John Deere 8130 MFWD tractor, 2,194 hours - purchased in 2010 with 675 hours; 1979 John Deere 4440 2wd tractor, 8,105 hours; 2011 John Deere 9670 STS 4wd combine, 1,185 eng./725 sep. hours, purchased in 2013 with 250 hours; 2013 John Deere 625F 25’ HydraFlex platform; 2013 John Deere 608C 8 row 30” StalkMaster chopping corn head; 2012 John Deere 1770NT CCS 16 row 30” planter; 2010 Brent 782 grain cart; 2013 John Deere 2210 38’ eld cultivator; 2011 John Deere 2700 5shank disc-ripper; 2001 John Deere 400 40’ rotary hoe; 2004 Fast 7000 pull-type sprayer; 2000 B&H 9100 16 row 30” ridge-till cultivator; Hiniker 8 row 30” ridge-till cultivator; John Deere 1100 24’ 3-pt. eld cultivator; Westeld MK130-91 Plus 13” x 91’ swing-away auger; Westeld MK130-71 Plus 13” x 71’ swing-away auger; Shop built 12’ atbed trailer w/ 1,500 gal tank & pump; (2) Parker gravity wagons on Electric running gears; John Deere 115 9’ 3-pt. blade; John Deere BWF 21’ disk; John Deere BWF 19.5’ disk; Melroe 9-section spring tooth harrow on hyd. cart; John Deere 20’ rotary hoe; John Deere 20’ pulltype rotary hoe; Minneapolis Moline 14’ grain drill; John Deere 1610 3pt. chisel; John Deere 38 9’ 2-pt. sickle-bar mower; Ag-Chem 300 gal. 3pt. sprayer; International 531 3-bottom 3-pt. plow; Lorenz 8’ 3-pt. snow blower; (2) John Deere GS3 2630 displays; John Deere StarFire 3000 receiver; 2006 International 9200i Eagle daycab truck, 471,279 miles; 2002 International 9200i Eagle daycab truck, 710,000 miles; 2006 Timpte 42’ hopper bottom trailer; 1980 Timpte 40’ hopper bottom trailer; 1976 Chevrolet C65 grain truck, 77,627 miles; 1997 Maurer 24’ bumper hitch atbed trailer; 2011 Karcher Professional heated pressure washer; Nice selection of farm support items.

LANGLAND FARMS

MARK & PAUL LANGLAND – OWNERS

MARK’S CELL: (507) 822-0696 • PAUL’S CELL: (507) 920-5558 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT AUCTION MANAGERS: Allen Henslin (320) 979-1808 or Luke Sullivan (309) 371-5214 SULLIVAN AUCTIONEERS, LLC www.SullivanAuctioneers.com IL Lic. 44400107

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Opening March 4 & Closing March 9 at 10AM Online Steffes Auction – 3/9, Midwest Locations, Timed Online Auction Opening March 4 & Closing March 14 at 12PM Kibble Equipment Auction, Steffes Group Facility, Sioux Falls, Timed Online Auction Opening March 7 & Closing March 15 at 10AM Kenny and Julie Hendricks Retirement Auction, Beardsley, MN, Timed Online Auction Opening March 7 & Closing March 15 at 7PM R&L Farms Antique Tractor Auction, Lake Crystal, MN, Timed Online Auction Opening March 8 & Closing March 15 at 10:30AM Terry Anderson Retirement Auction, Mitchell, SD, Timed Online Auction Opening March 9 & Closing March 16 at 10:30AM Delbert Nightingale Retirement Auction, White Lake, SD, Timed Online Auction Opening March 9 & Closing March 16 at 12PM Walsh County, ND Land Auction – Former Missile Site, Adams, ND, Timed Online Auction Opening March 9 & Closing March 16 at 1PM Meeker County, MN Tillable Farmland – 74+/-, Darwin, MN, Timed Online Auction March 10 at 10AM Cass County, ND Land Auction – 511.58+/- Acres, Casselton, ND Opening March 10 & Closing March 17 at 1PM Markus Mueller Farm Estate Auction, Wimbledon, ND, Timed Online Auction Opening March 14 & Closing March 22 at 10AM Crystal Sugar Unit Retains Auction, Litchfield, MN, Timed Online Auction

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Farmland Auction in Meeker County

Farmland Auction in Sherburne County

78.5 Total Surveyed Acres 2 Parcel Auction on March 24th, 2022 at 11 AM

Auction in March of 2022

160+/- Deeded Acres; 140+/- Irrigated Acres

Parcel 1 – 40.1 Surveyed Acres; 37.28+/- Tillable Acres Farmland located in part of the SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 22, Twp 121, Range 29 Parcel 2 – 38.4 Surveyed Acres; 13.59+/- Tillable Acres; 24.81+/- Hunting/CRP Acres Farmland and hunting land located in part of the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 27, Twp 121, Range 29 all located North Kingston Twp, Meeker County Bob & Kathy Tenney, Owners

The NE 1/4 of Section 26, Twp 34, Range 26, Livonia Twp, Sherburne Co. Holcombe Family, Owners Visit FladeboeLand.com for more details & drone video to be coming soon!

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Lyon County, Minnesota

LAND AUCTION

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2022 @ 11:30 A.M.

Renville County, Minnesota

LAND AUCTION

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2022 @ 10:00 A.M.

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Renville County, Minnesota

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2 TRACTS

The Bahn land is located in northeastern Lyon County. Property is 3.5 miles east of Cottonwood, MN on 380th Street. The tract is further described as being located in Section 13, T113N – R40W, Lucas Plat Township, Lyon County.

The land is located southeast of Bird Island, MN. The farm is further described as being located in Section 36, T115N – R34W, Bird Island Township and Section 1, T114N – R34W, Norfolk Twp, both in Renville County.

The land is located between Fairfax, MN and Franklin, MN on County

Road 16. It is further described as being located in Section 36, T113N R33W, Bandon Township, Renville County, MN.

THE FARM REPRESENTS PRODUCTIVE, TILLABLE FARMLAND WHICH SELLS FREE & CLEAR FOR THE 2022 CROP YEAR!

BOTH TRACTS REPRESENT PRODUCTIVE, TILLABLE FARMLAND.

THE FARM REPRESENTS PRODUCTIVE, TILLABLE FARMLAND.

Attorney: Spencer Kvam | Holmstrom, Kvam, & Blackwelder, PLLP 685 Prentice St, Granite Falls, MN 56241 | (320) 564-3825

Attorney: Kristal R. Dahlager | Anderson Larson Saunders & Klaassen, PLLP 331 3rd St SW, Willmar, MN 56201 | (320) 235-4313

Attorney: Kristal R. Dahlager | Anderson Larson Saunders & Klaassen, PLLP 331 3rd St SW, Willmar, MN 56201 | (320) 235-4313

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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT AUCTION MANAGERS: Allen Henslin (320) 979-1808 or LaDon Henslin (320) 894-5959

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT AUCTION MANAGERS: Allen Henslin (320) 979-1808 or Laura Posl (320) 262-4893

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

Courthouse reclaimed

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n the spring of 2010 the Todd County courthouse, built in 1883, was put on the Minnesota Preservation Alliance’s list of the Ten Most Endangered Historic Places in Minnesota. It was a reasonable distinction. During the previous two decades, all county offices — from social services to the courts — had migrated out of the building and into new and modern facilities immediately adjacent to the original courthouse. The only things left in the spacious old building were boxes of dusty records and a 911 emergency telephone system.

Outside, standing as a sentinel, a granite obelisk naming local soldiers who died in war during the building’s life time, quietly stood watch.

Next door, in an up-to-date building, the county board of commissioners considered the future of the old building.

They had repaired the roof and the windows; but still the building was unusable. The commissioners grew impatient. “Tear it down!” some said. But the county administrator at the time warned them, demolition can be as expensive as construction. He encouraged them to hire an architect experienced with historic restoration. The architect discovered the administrator was on the right track. Restoration would cost just over $4 million.

Destruction, the same!

So, not wanting to make a decision of such magnitude on their own, the commissioners decided to put the question to build or not build to a vote in November 2010. Taxpayers

Todd County

were warned, on the printed ballot, that voting yes would raise their taxes.

Todd County voters did vote to raise their own taxes. They wanted their iconic 130 year-old Court House saved and made useful.

So, over the next several years, the commissioners oversaw everything from repairs to the building’s foundation and historic windows to the design for the lighting in the county commissioners’ board room.

Indeed, the handsome board room was created out of the old courtroom and jury box. The terrazzo flooring and stairwells were restored and preserved and the great tall windows throughout the building were restored and weatherized. The restoration, and its attention to detail, removed the old building from the endangered list; and, on Sept.

27, 2013, gained the citizens of Todd County a Minnesota Preservation Award from the Preservation Alliance.

The administrator who shepherded the project to completion has moved on.

“I enjoy being surrounded by the history, and seeing the architectural beauty on a daily basis,” Chris Pelzer, the current county coordinator, said.

Pelzer, who has a busy schedule, says she enjoys showing off the building to visitors.

“People always get a kick out of the old safe,” she said . v