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Just like combine jockeys know exactly “We’re behind on docking (tails),” Betsy what they’ll be doing in October, people said, “but otherwise things are going realwho raise sheep have February booked. ly well.”

“Lambing” is a frenetic mixture of hurry Lambs are weaned at two months. “We and wait; joy and sorrow; science and set it up so mothers and lambs can still remedy; straw and water; and generally see each other, touch noses, that sort of takes place every February. “Presidents thing; but we keep them separate. The Day is usually the biggest week,” said lambs will cry for two days, but they get Betsy (King) Breaker. over it.” He chuckled. “Moms don’t miss LAND MINDS The King family has been raising sheep them a bit.” for 40 years — since John King started John said as days become warmer in

By Paul Malchow showing sheep as a 4-H project. “The March, the barn will open up and the only thing crazier than a sheep is the animals will be free to go in and out as person raising them,” John deadthey please. By the end of April they’re panned. “I’m the cold-hearted one. I in pasture. don’t name ‘em. They’re a product just The Kings’ sheep are raised for meat like anything else.”

— sold to a list of steady private cus“I might name some of them,” confidtomers. “These (sheep) aren’t being ed Betsy. “There are some that have a bred for wool,” John explained, “so the harder time being born, or are maybe a wool isn’t worth much — about five little smaller and you watch over them cents a pound.” a little closer, so you get more attached.”

Nevertheless, the sheep are sheared All of John and his wife Kay’s chiltwice a year: once in May and once in dren have had their turn in the sheep December. “People think it’s crazy,” operation. Betsy’s husband Steve (who John recalled. “Why would you shear a was bottle feeding a lamb) was drafted sheep just as its getting real cold? Well, into the farm through marriage; and it’s warm in the barn; so they get by Steve and Betsy’s daughter has found just fine with body heat. Plus, wool success showing sheep in competition. holds a lot of moisture. If you don’t All hands were on deck on Feb. 27 as shear the sheep, the barn gets really another day’s batch of lambs (and wet, things turn musty and you invite mothers) were being attended to. Betsy the chance of disease.” said 30 sheep were bred this season and 24 of those The lambs in the barn today will be ready for are expected to lamb. “We’ve had nine (sets of) trip- market sometime in July, weighing in at about 140 lets, 12 twins and the rest singles,” she said. “We pounds. A few will be kept for breeding stock and have more triplets than normal. They’re a little will be having lambs of their own in 2024. “Some extra work because mom can only feed two at a breed their sheep at 10 months,” said John. “We like time; so the third one gets the bottle.” to wait another year. Mom’s a little stronger and we The Kings raise purebred Hampshires and think has fewer problems.”

Southdown sheep and the lambs come courtesy of The Kings pay close attention to genetics and area rams who perform their duties in August. 148 traits of their herd. Ewes who don’t measure up are days later, you’re lambin’. culled from the flock. “As long as they’re paying their After a lamb is born and checked over, it stays way, a ewe can be bred for 10 years,” said John. with mother in what Betsy called a calming pen for The lambs are processed at an area meat market 24 hours. “It gives them some alone time together. and John agrees: processing slots are harder to come Mom gets used to feeding and there isn’t competiby these days. “We’re lucky,” he admitted. “We’ve tion from other sheep.” been with them for quite a while and they know us Lambs are then transferred to a “social pen” and they know what’s coming. Still, we’re making where they meet their barn mates and begin the appointments six to eight months in advance.” process of becoming a flock. “This is where you can “The margin is small,” John went on to say. “We see if there are any physical issues with the lambs,” get more than market price because our customers Betsy said. are willing to pay that. But on the average you’re “They’re hardy,” John said. “Mom licks them off looking at around $25 a head.” and they’re pretty resilient after that.”

Betsy and John offer similar advice to anyone lookThe King’s barn is a matrix of pens — large and ing to raise sheep: good fencing, good pasture and a small. Some contain lamps for heat, one is set up place for the animals to get out of the weather. with a plastic bucket with nipples — attracting no And don’t plan any trips out of town in February. attention whatsoever from the brooding youngsters Paul Malchow is the managing editor of The Land. huddled against the far wall.

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Global food chains face more uncertainty, more instability For the second time in two years, a hisMoreover, it is deeply dependent on tory-making calamity has shown just international trade for food, technology, how fragile the world’s efficiency-driven, and — most importantly — finance. The deeply interdependent food system is. world’s unified and suffocating restrictions on Russian finance following the Two years ago, a rampaging pandemic Feb. 23 invasion threaten deprivation to threatened America’s pantries. Today, every Russian and Ukrainian household Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens within weeks, if not days. supplies of key ag inputs like fuel and fertilizer while causing deep disruptions In the meantime, some U.S. commodity FARM & FOOD FILE to global wheat, corn and vegetable oil markets — wheat and oil, in particular

By Alan Guebert markets. Just how badly, though, remains — are on a rocket ride. Port shutdowns unknown. on Ukraine’s Black Sea are driving its customers to other exporters. For What we do know is that on the example, a March 1 Twitter post noted export side, Russia and the indepen“Black Sea wheat unavailable to Chinese for feed so dent nation it invaded, Ukraine, account for 29 perthey pivot to U.S. corn, book 10 cargoes…” cent of global wheat exports, 19 percent of the world’s corn exports, and 75 percent of the world’s Another post earlier that morning urged followers sunflower oil exports. to “Look at soy oil, and then palm oil! It’s going bananas!”

On the input side, every American farmer knows Russia’s big role in global fertilizer markets. It conNot every ag commodity market is so fruity. New trols 21 percent of the world’s potash; and, equally crop corn and soybeans, the bulk of which isn’t even bad, its only ally in the Ukrainian invasion, in the ground yet, have kept their bearings.

Belarus, holds another 21 percent.

December corn futures were up a scant 17 cents per bushel during the invasion’s first week while new And that’s not all. Russia has a strong hand on crop soybean futures rose a skinny 3 cents. Still, both sides of the today/tomorrow energy divide: Its prices are poised to take off if the war escalates. natural gas reserves drive the European heating market (at five times the cost of American natural Futures prices for wheat (a food, not feed grain) gas) and the global anhydrous ammonia markets. were up almost 20 percent during the same period Also, its large supply of copper, palladium and nickel — all key ingredients in the world’s push to electrify itself — is rattling today’s green energy markets.

“Russia isn’t a gas station,” one global markets expert said last week, “it’s a commodity superstore.”

MINNEAPOLIS — The Land Stewardship Project is circulating the National Young Farmer Survey. The And that’s a huge problem when you live in a results will serve as the basis to develop a Farm Bill politically-unstable, commodity-hungry world. that benefits farmers, the land and rural communiRussia is also an economic basket case. Its GDP, ties. according to the World Bank, is $1.5 trillion, or only The survey is also directed at people who are conabout 7 percent the size of the U.S.’s GDP of $21 sidering seeking farming as a career, as well as fortrillion. France’s GDP, in fact, is nearly twice mer farmers and landowners who may be renting out Russia’s.

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— from $7.82 per bushel to nearly $9.20 per bushel.

Drought also stalks the U.S. wheat region; so today’s wheat market has both foreign and domestic fuel to go higher if both war and drought persist.

It’s not all tall clover for farmers, however. Rising fuel and fertilizer prices threaten to add as much as $100 per acre to corn planting costs this year, according to some market analysts.

Looking around, though, the non-warring nation in the tightest geopolitical spot isn’t Germany or the United States. The nation most threatened by Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine might be its key ally, China, which is deeply dependent on corn and wheat imports from both Russia and Ukraine. Russia has jeopardized both supplies.

Additionally, China’s only political soulmate of consequence, Russia, has now been tossed out of everything from global banking systems to regional sports leagues. That decoupling, and its attendant instability, is not what Xi Jinping, China’s autocratic leader, promised his nation.

Unlike his Russian counterpart, Xi knows his people want food and peace; and few, if any, care if they get it from the United States or Ukraine or Mars.

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A grateful owner and the dog who saved his life Last week the weather forecast was for a warm day. Consequently, my farmer and I made plans to work outdoors after dinner. It was January, so any day warm enough to get work done outdoors is extra special. This year, without any snow cover, there are a few different jobs that can be worked on.

The day began with sunshine. There was no wind, so the heat of the sun felt very good. At noon I was beginning to think maybe my insulated coveralls might not be necessary. The sun was so bright I just had to remark on the loveliness of it.

As quickly as those words were out, I glanced to the north. It showed a very different sky. Dark clouds were moving in. Although very beautiful, they had an ominous look at the same time.

As if to draw my attention away from the sky, the wind picked up. One could imagine the furious wind chased the sun right out of orbit. With the sun’s disappearance, the 40-degree temperature plummeted to single digits in a matter of hours. My insulated coveralls did not provide enough protection.

The only thing missing was snow com-

In 1888, Draayom was the manager for an elevator which later was owned by Hubbard and Palmer from Mankato, Minn.

Jan. 12, 1888 was just a beautiful day that hardly required a winter coat.

FROM MY Draayom and an employFARMHOUSE ee, Johan Waanders, took KITCHEN advantage of the warm

By Renae B. weather to fill in holes in Vander Schaaf the elevator’s stable. He Gerrit Draayom. did not want to see snow ing down. on the flax seed which at If it had been snowing, this day would have been that time was an important crop for the area. The similar to a day in the life of Gerrit Draayom on elevator was full of flax seed.

Jan. 12, 1888.

Later in the day, Draayom went over to the train Two days earlier, Draayom had just celebrated his depot to write out his report for the day. The depot 37th birthday. He had grown up in Diepenveen, The also served as his office, as the elevator had no Netherlands. His mother had died when he was just stove to provide any heat. a young lad of 10. Because he had to earn his living, While at the depot, the telegraph was busy transhis formal schooling was very limited. mitting warnings of an incoming storm. Because Draayom was 18 when he sailed to America, first Draayom was concentrating on error he found in settling in Alto, Wis. A few years later he relocated the day’s report, he wasn’t paying attention to the to Hospers, Iowa. In 1872 Hospers was just a water- warnings. The numbers were not adding up and ing stop for the Sioux City and St. Paul Railroad. that was enough to worry about.

Draayom was poor. He Mr. Orton of Maurice, had to get along with Iowa, a cattle buyer, the cheapest oxen, horscame in to the depot and es and implements — in told Draayom he had other words, the stuff no planned to return to one else really wanted.

Maurice, but changed He had married Loetje his plans when some of (Susie) Beukelman in the older people who 1874. Their son was were at the depot talked born in October of 1875. about the fury of past Susie died before the storms. year’s end.

Mart Ingold, a carpenDraayom then married ter, stopped at the depot Egbertje Libbes to let Draayon know it (Elizabeth) Dijk in 1877. was snowing. The wind They were blessed with was blowing 60 miles a son and daughter per hour, but Draayom before she died of stayed right on working. typhoid fever in 1881.

His two dogs, Hector He married Jeltje (Julia) and Watch, were still Dyjk (Elizabeth’s sister) there. in 1883. She lived a good Finally, the howling, long life. Seven children Photo by Renae B. Vander Schaaf shrieking winds caught were born to this wedThe marker stone for Watch the Hero Dog now guards the his attention and he felt ded couple.

Hospers Community Center, Libaary and Museum complex. he should be getting Possibly to support his home on his 10 minute walk. His dog Hector quickly farming habit, or perhaps it became his only job, ran ahead on the familiar trail. Watch stayed by Draayom became a grain buyer. The Alton Democrat Draayom’s side. He couldn’t see his hand before his newspaper reports he was buying grain for H. B. face. The wind seem to come from all directions. It Wyman in 1884. The Oct. 31 issue states that didn’t take very long for Draayom to become disoriHospers had already shipped more flax that fall See FARMHOUSE KITCHEN, pg. 6 than during the whole last season.

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Waiting for the gas man (and his Slo-Poke suckers) How wonderful it was to be a kid on daily, and would treat us to sticks of gum was big. It was delicious. And we didn’t have to the farm back in the day. whenever we were there waiting for him. share with our siblings—we each had our very own There were a lot of us kids, and I suppose slice of heaven to unwrap and devour. And we could Growing up ten miles from the nearest his expensive gum-buying habit may eat it whenever that truck came, regardless of when town, you didn’t just run into town for have to have been explained to his wife dinner or supper would be. one missing ingredient in a recipe, and on occasion. you sure better be near death if you Looking back now at all those times we greeted needed to see the doctor, with gas at 45 One of our biggest thrills was seeing Mr. Bullington, I wonder if he used those suckers or 50 cents per gallon. the gas truck come into the yard. The more like mail carriers use dog treats — to keep truck was huge (as a child remembers) dogs occupied and away from their ankles. Or Seldom did visitors find themselves in TABLE TALK and it made a lot of racket coming up the maybe he just liked having kids come to greet him. our yard unless they really wanted to be After all, it took a while for the barrels to fill, and

By Karen Schwaller lane and driving across our yard toward there — if only because we lived in the gas and fuel barrels.

A guy named he was stuck there until they were filled.

Nowheresville. Rare was it for a visitor Bob Bullington drove that bucket of bolts to find themselves there by accident …

I shudder to think of the stories we must have that kept our farm going. except for the Fuller Brush lady, maybe. told him while he waited.

Farm kids in the day were not as afraid to As kids, we learned to entertain ourselves. My I once heard of a teacher who spoke at a kindergarapproach someone they didn’t know; or maybe it brothers wore paths in the yard grass from all the ten round-up meeting and said, “If you don’t believe was because Dad would occasionally stop what he farming they did. How much farming do you have most of what your child tells you about me, I won’t was doing to visit with him while the barrels filled. believe most of what your child tells me about you.” to do with toy tractors and implements to impede The guy must be okay if Dad stopped his work to the growth of grass along the paths they created?

She probably heard that line from our gas man visit.

Obviously, Mom and Dad didn’t care a lick because first. at least the kids were occupied. They were not douBefore long, we befriended him; and when we saw He probably knew more stories about us than ble-dog daring someone to do something dangerous, the truck coming we would scamper to meet him …

Mom’s hairdresser … who never brought her scisweren’t smoking dad’s cigars out back, or setting not necessarily for the stimulating conversation sors and hair dryer to the farm, but who may have the cats on fire. What was not to like about a few that would ensue, but because he had the goods. also been hired on occasion to creatively remove a paths worn in the grass?

He had Slo-Poke suckers — those chewy caramel Slo-Poke sucker from someone’s hair.

It was kind of a big deal whenever someone did slices of heaven on a stick. And he always had Karen Schwaller brings “Table Talk” to The Land find themselves in our yard. Some of those visitors them. And he would share. from her home near Milford, Iowa. She can be were the landlord and landlady, neighbors, the milk For a kid out in Nowhere-Land who didn’t get to reached at kschwaller@evertek.net. v man, the school bus driver, and the grocery truck town a lot, a Slo-Poke sucker was the living end. It guy. Yes, a grocery truck used to navigate the gravel roads in Plymouth County, and it was always fun to see what treasures were inside the truck when he Send your letters to: Editor, The Land, 418 South Second St., Mankato, MN 56001 opened those big blue doors. It was like a wonderland on wheels to us kids. e-mail: editor@thelandonline.com All letters must be signed and accompanied by a phone number (not for publication) to verify authenticity.

Our mail carrier would visit at the end of our lane

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Draayom made two promises if he would survive the storm FARMHOUSE KITCHEN, from pg. 4

state in the union. He didn’t. He stayed in Hospers all his life, dying in in 1937. He ented in the extremely cold, dark night. promised he would build a monument to his faithful dog. He did. Watch lived for another He walked for several more hours before 12 years, dying in 1900. Draayom made a he finally collapsed in a snow bank. He monument from concrete. For many years thought if he took a short nap, he would be the homemade concrete monument could be refreshed and would be able find his way. seen from old Highway 60. It has now been Before long, Watch became impatient with placed outside the Hospers Public Library his master. He barked and whined, tugged which also is home to the Hospers Museum. at his coat sleeve, began jumping in his face, even scratching with his sharp paws. Watch Thanks to the Hospers Museum, the would not leave Draayom alone.

Genealogy Department at the Sioux Center Library, Hospers, Iowa Centennial Book, Draayom’s legs were numb. He knew Iowa Gen Web Project and a written account death would come soon. Unable to walk, he Grain elevators lined the railroad track in Hospers, Iowa where Gerrit Draayom followed Watch on his hands and knees. In a was employed as an elevator manager. This may be how it looked when the bliz- by Gerrit Draayom (NWC Commons). short time, he could walk again.

Renae B. Vander Schaaf is an independent zard of 1888 struck. writer, author and speaker. Contact her at To his surprise, he found himself at the (605) 530-0017 or agripen@live.com. v While he was wandering in the storm, Draayom F.H. Peavey grain bin. This building was in close promised himself he would do several things if he proximity to the depot, where Watch and he survived. First of all, he would move to a warmer returned. The fire still held some warmth.

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A story of animals and the woman who gave them a home Where you born in a barn?

“Funny Farm: My Unexpected Life with In other words, get in here and shut the door. Take your dirty shoes off before you

by Laurie Zaleski walk on the clean floor. You might call c. 2021, St. Martin’s Press your cat your “baby” and your dog is your $27.99 “best friend;” but really, were you born in a barn? In the new book “Funny Farm” 256 pages

by Laurie Zaleski, the answer might be maybe...

THE BOOKWORM She could never say “no” to The last time was different.

SEZ any creature in need, in fact, Laurie Zaleski’s mother had uprooted

By Terri Schlichenmeyer and that was okay with her the family before. But in the past, they’d kids. Caring for animals and always returned to the beautiful house at troubled friends taught responsi8 Timber Heights Court, between Philadelphia and bility. Making them safe taught self-suffiNew Jersey. ciency. Pet death taught realities and that food sometimes came first. Annie, blunt and That was the house where Zaleski spent her first five years of life. It was also where her father physi- no-nonsense, worked several jobs to make ends meet — something that embarrassed Zaleski cally abused her mother until promises to stop didn’t work anymore, and 26-year-old Annie scooped as a teenager — but there was always room for up her three children, drove around awhile to throw another. The family was poor, but hers was a gloriher husband off the trail, and then brought the kids ous childhood. to a “shell,” as Zaleski says.

And then, just before she was able to enjoy an empty nest, Annie Zaleski fell sick. Her children Made of cement blocks, rotten wood and mold, worried about her, but she said she was fine. their new home was a one-bedroom, no-bath, noHealthy as a horse. heat, no-running-water hovel that Annie promised could be “cozy” with some work.

“We couldn’t have dreamed that this time,” says Zaleski, “our mother, the most truthful of women, Eventually, it was. It became a home before was a liar.”

Zaleski was a teen — a home for children and dozens of animals that Annie seemed to collect.

Cute as a cuddly bunny, but with the kind of kick that only a mule can deliver, “Funny Farm” is the

sort of book you want to read and be charmed.

Here, readers are treat ed to a dual memoir — one that is mostly about two farms and the animals on them: a big horse that was “pure love,” a peacock’s miracle, pigs big and small, dogs and a chicken that thinks she’s a dog. The other part is a love letter to a mother’s strength, as author Laurie Zaleski writes about a childhood spent in an unconventional household that was first created out of necessity and then out of joy.

The telling of this tale of humor, Mom-isms, love, and anguish also gives readers room to think about how awesome their own mothers are.

Come to this book on either side, human or animal, and let yourself be delighted. Find it for the critters, love it for the people you’ll meet, “Funny Farm” will make any reader purr.

Look for the reviewed book at a bookstore or a library near you.

The Bookworm is Terri Schlichenmeyer. Terri has been reading since she was 3 years old and never goes anywhere without a book. She lives in Wisconsin with three dogs and 10,000 books. v

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March 16 — Strategic Farming: Let’s Talk Crops — Online — Can we store carbon in a production ag system? State soil health specialist Anna Cates and Extension water quality educator Jodi DeJong-Hughes will provide information based on up-to-date research to help optimize crop management strategies for 2022. Register at z.umn.edu/strategic-farming.

March 16 & 17 — Produce Safety Rule grower training — Must attend both days to satisfy FDA requirements. Learn about produce safety, good agricultural practices and the FSMA Produce Safety Rule. Register at www.mnd.state.mn.us/ fsmatraining. Contact the Minnesota Department of Agriculture at (651) 539-3648.

March 17 — Central Minnesota Crop and Pest Management Update — Little Falls, Minn. — Topics include tar spot and SDS management; waterhemp and barnyardgrass management; corn

rootworm management; small grains update; and ben@midwestpoultry.com or (763) 284-6763. annual covers for forages. Contact Natan Drewitz at March 23 & 24 — AURI New Uses Forum — ndrewitz@umn.edu or (608) 515-4414.

Brooklyn Park, Minn. — Expert speakers, panel March 18 — Sustainable Farming Association discussion and breakout sessions explore practiannual conference — St. Joseph, Minn. — Session cal approaches for advancing innovative ideas to topics include garlic production and marketing; exam- commercial markets to create new benefits for the ples of winter feeding; pastured pork and poultry ag industry. Contact Erik Evans at eevans@auri. production; conservation resources; elderberry and org or (612) 704-1120. hazelnut production and marketing; climate change; March 24 — Meeker County Gardener’s Gala and winter greenhouses. Contact Katie Feterl at — Litchfield, Minn. — Topics include new varietkatie@sfa-mn.org ies of flower plants; maintaining a healthy lawn March 23 — Strategic Farming: Let’s Talk Crops — Online — Biocontrol strategies to manage pests: Extension entomologist George Heimpel will provide information based on up-to-date research to help optimize crop management strategies for 2022.

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March 23 & 24 — Midwest Poultry Federation Convention — Minneapolis, Minn. — The nation’s largest trade show and convention 100 percent focused on the poultry industry featuring educational tracts and exhibit hall. Contact Lara Durben at ldur-

following drought conditions; plus vendors. Contact Meeker County Extension at mnestmeeker@umn. edu or (320) 693-5275.

March 30 — Strategic Farming: Let’s Talk Crops — Online — Taming fertility and soil amendment input costs: Extension nutrient management specialists and researchers will provide information based on up-to-date research to help optimize crop management strategies for 2022.

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Conservation farming is an ongoing learning process

By DICK HAGEN able and has played a significant role in The Land Staff Writer Emeritus where I am today. If he wasn’t already here, I really don’t know what I would do.

RENVILLE, Minn. — You don’t see These past two health scares have really many young women fresh out of college put that into perspective for me. Yes, I as the main speaker at an agriculture think I could run the farm. We’ve got the seminar; but Kari Olson held her own at equipment set-up and I can handle runthe Profitability of Soil Health event on ning it all; but I want nothing more than Feb. 9. to have my mentor by my side. Of course, Twenty-five years old, Olson is a 2018 I can’t leave out my mom. I truly believe graduate of North Dakota State she is the glue that holds this farm and University where she majored in our family together. Whether it’s a parts Agricultural Economics with a minor in run, bringing meals to the field, or runCrops and Weed Science. Her maternal ning grain cart, she is able to keep us up great-great-grandparents homesteaded and running. She was able to juggle all their Clay County farm in 1872 … about this on top of taking care of three daugh25 miles east of Fargo. So Hawley, Minn. ters and our activities while my dad was is her home town. She and her father busy. That is crucial to our operations.

Rob Olson operate a 2,300 acre farm that She deserves an award! experiments with conservation farming The Land: Your father’s age … and practices. Over time, they have reduced health today? tillage and have been exclusively no-till Photo submitted for the past six years. Integration of Olson: Dad is 60, so chronologically This crew keeps the Olson farm humming along: (left to right) Brother-in-law Keifer Hinrichs, cover crops for seven years has helped still a young man. This past year was sister Stacie Hinrichs, Kari Olson (holding Mack), Lonna Olson, Rob Olson, sister Nicole them accelerate some of the soil health Strafelda and brother-in-law Eric Strafelda. most difficult. However, collectively he’s benefits of no-till. on the mend and ready for another seaThe Land: Who would you say is the most influ- son. This winter he also had his gall bladder removed.

At the Soil Health event, hosted by Renville County But we’re trusting our Lord to keep us both in this Soil Conservation Service, Olson projected scads of ential person in your life? information detailing facts and figures about the Olson: That would be my Dad. He is so knowledge- See OLSON, pg. 8 Olsons’ conservation farming which features three crops woven into a three-year rotation featuring minimum tillage and cover crops. She even shared a tweak into carbon farming strategies as a future income generator.

After her presentation, Olson agreed to sit down and answer a few questions.

The Land: At age 25, you’re already a shining star in this exciting world of new practices that assist Mother Nature in healing the landscaping pains of America’s high-powered agriculture. So was continual education into a PhD program a consideration?

Olson: My Dad had a health scare when I was midway through college. That significant health issue convinced me to come home and work with my Dad in his intriguing conservation farming endeavor would be a better choice. I considered a PhD, but knew this would be a better choice. And already I am happy with my decision. Sure, I had learned quite a bit about better farming and conservation technologies at NDSU. They have a great staff — and in my opinion, they are always on the cutting edge of newer and better systems too. But perhaps most importantly I have learned in my few years of farming you have to find a way to work well with Mother Nature — regardless your own ambitions — because Mother Nature always wins!

I love this job. Yes, there are times I’ve questioned what I’m now doing. But the reality is, the more I get involved with Dad’s deep commitment to improving Answers located in our farming skills for a better tomorrow for the next Classified Section generations, the more I appreciate this life.

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Olsons shifting some 2022 corn acres to soybeans OLSON, from pg. 7 exciting and rewarding game together for many years.

The Land: As you told us this morning, conservation farming is still a continuous learning game.

What’s the likely challenge for you folks this year?

Olson: I think it will be labor. My sister stepped back and is now starting her own business; so we’ll be looking to hire someone ready to join in with us … and who has the knack to be a quick learner too.

Because we don’t have livestock, it is difficult to employ year-round help. Also, we don’t currently offer health insurance so we have to find new ways to compete. One of my selling points is the unique quality of farm life itself and the flexibility it provides in your various work routines.

The Land: So can you and your Dad make it work?

Olson: We think so. Dad is willing to step back; but he also knows it likely will take some doing to find this ‘right person.’ We have some prospects that are highly qualified. And our family wants to see us keep this going. Another outlet may even be to contact one of our local colleges to see if they might have some students willing to work with us. But the good Lord willing, we’ll keep it working. And our Olson family clan thrives on working together to help build a better future for ourselves, our neighbors, our country, and generations to come. Big ambitions? You bet … that’s what keeps us fired up about the future of American agriculture.

The Land: Do you see any changes for this 2022 cropping season?

Olson: Like all farmers, market trends influence our thinking too. Due to higher fertility costs in corn, soybeans seem to be a better choices for us. We’re usually about one-third corn, one-third wheat, and one-third soybeans. This year we are shifting some of our corn acres to soybeans. But we’re open to markets still. If corn gets looking stronger, we’ll likely do more corn. And as you so well know, weather conditions right up to planting time can be a factor too.

Suffice to say, we have a plan; but it can change even until those final acres are taken care of.

The Land: Are you forward pricing some of your anticipated 2022 crop?

Olson: We’re still marketing some of our 2021 crop and likely will do some delayed marketing of this new crop too. There’s no denying Chicago Board of Trade futures are compelling to lock in soybean futures. Key this year is that if you buy significant inputs for this year’s crop, you better cover your butt with selected futures. But we’re being careful as to how much we want to forward contract due to another potential drought year. There has been a slight recharge of soil moisture with fall rains. We rely on expertise of our weather and Extension prognosticators; but obviously we make final decisions. (Chuckles)

Ask me again about June 1 or so.

The Land: How do you measure soil structure in your ground with your new farming system? And is soil structure improving?

Olson: The main thing is you just got to get out there and dig. Put a clump of soil in your hands and break it apart. If it’s easy and mellow to work with vs. being hard clods, you’ll certainly both see and feel the difference. And I think we’re seeing a difference already. 2019 was very wet — yet we got everything harvested and we could drive across our fields without leaving wheel trenches. We’re seeing more frequents large rainfall events it seems, but all that moisture infiltrates into our soils fairly quickly.

Surface run-offs of silt-laden soils just aren’t happening. And we know that is good for everyone — even the fish in our streams, rivers and lakes.

The Land: Is your farmland well drained?

Olson: Dad did pattern tiling on one particular field and more spot tile on other acres. But I think as we get father into this system of farming, there’s less need for tiling. Even in this droughty 2021 season our crops took a week or more to fire compared to neighboring fields. They were able to sustain their health longer; and that’s telling my Dad and I we’ve got healthier soils. We apparently had a little more of a reservoir out there.

On the flip side, we lost a good chunk of soybean acres to a late frost this spring due to no-till. These practices aren’t the answer to everyone’s problems, but it works for us. We’re using 81-day to 88-day maturity hybrids.

When buying our seeds, inputs or machinery, three things we focus on is buying locally, price and service.

Price is a factor, but it isn’t everything to us. And service is number one — do they treat us well and timely? One thing my Dad focuses on is buying from locally … because they pay taxes, they help support the community, they provide income for other kids and employees, they help the local school.

The Land: Next question — and you may not wish to comment: What’s the consequences if this November there is a significant change of politics — both nationally and in St. Paul?

Olson: That’s a tough one, but I do wish to comment anyway. This past year we’ve faced a lot of harsh commentary with the change of presidency.

There’s no denying a president’s actions can affect agriculture more than most people realize. These proposed changes in estate taxes being a prime example. Our entire farm is applicable to real estate taxes. My concern was I could lose the farm if these proposed new taxes come into being. I’m learning how vital it is to pay attention to what’s going on in politics and voice your opinions — particularly as it pertains to the farms of America.

We’re now facing legislation wanting control of what treatments we can use on our seeds, chemicals on our crops, and such. To me these are needless aggravations of our primary mission of providing food for people.

We’re trying to do our best to work with nature; to protect the land we’re farming. And we are blessed with a tremendous cadre of agronomists, soil scientists, farm equipment specialists and so forth — all working cooperatively so that we may become ever more proficient in our challenges of preserving America’s abundance!

The Land: At your young age, are you becoming a ‘spokesperson’ for agriculture?

Olson: (chuckled) No, let’s not go that far. Perhaps it could be; but I work much with Dr. Abbey Wick at NDSU. She’s a soil health specialist. She brings me along to her meetings to provide a farmer’s perspective on top of her research behind our farming technologies. We do some of our own trials, but results from her NDSU work is the guide stone to our own farming strategies. Replicated studies by University specialists which I learned at college is the cornerstone of the tomorrow! And I certainly don’t disagree. v

New Ulm Farm Show March 11-12 The 40th annual New Ulm Farm-City Hub Club Farm Show will take place March 11 and 12 in the Civic Center on the Brown County Fairgrounds in New Ulm, Minn. Show hours are 1 to 8 p.m. March 11 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 12.

The overall theme for the show is “Celebrate Farm, Family, Friends.” Farm safety demonstrations will be presented on the hour. Grain bin safety will be addressed through a virtual presentation showing a new robot breaking up crusted grain, eliminating the need for farmers to enter the grain bin to do the job.

In conjunction with the club’s Farm Safety show theme, mini first aid kits and personal protection items will be distributed free at the show.

State Senator Nick Frentz and State Representatives Susan Akland and Paul Torkelson will address agriculture, rural life, and other issues at a town hall forum. Constituents are encouraged to bring their questions and concerns.

A new attraction to this year’s show will be the Brown and Nicollet County Dairy Princess coronation, to be held at 2 p.m. March 12.

AFor further information, contact Jenny Eckstein at the New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce at (507) 233-4302 or via email at jenny@newulm.com).

This article was submitted by the New Ulm FarmCity Hub Club. v

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Colorful and smaller, Pygora goats are prized for fiber

By TIM KING wonderful to hand The Land Correspondent spin. The commercial mills have a problem with RICE LAKE, Minn. the length of grade A to — Sue and Geoff Bennet spin into yarn, so are fond of saying goats they make that into a are like potato chips; you wonderful roving which is can’t just have one. In amazing for hand spinthe case of the Bennets, ning.” their particular goat is the Pygora, a registered Susan, who does her breed originally created own shearing and shears in the 1980s from crossher goats twice a year, ing Pygmy and Angora keeps some roving and goats. The breed, which unprocessed fleeces on now has its own registry, hand so she can do fiber was established with art projects or try out new hard work by Katharine techniques. The majority Jorgensen of Oregon of the farm’s fleeces, about City, Ore. 70 pounds per year, are sent to a commercial mill.

Since the Pygora goat is a cross between an “I send it to the Angora and a Pygmy Zeilinger mill in goat, they are small — Frankenmuth Mich., ranging in height from where it will be washed, 18 to 23 inches and picked, dehaired, carded weighing from 65 to 95 and spun into yarn and pounds. Bucks are genermade into roving,” she ally larger than does. said.

“We purchased two lovPygora goats come in a able newborn goat kids wide variety of colors, in 2004: a Nubian named white, black, Photos submitted including Sweet Pea and a pygmy Susan Bennet shears her Pygora herd herself twice a year and red, agouti (salt and pepnamed Daisy Moon Pie,” sends it to a commercial mill in Michigan. per), silver, grey and Sue said. “They were our everything in between, first bottle babies. Then we also purchased two five- according to Susan. Zellingers mill spins that and month-old Pygora goat kids that July. We decided to sends the yarn back to Susan who hand dyes it. The focus on Pygora goats because of their beautiful result is skeins of yarn in a rainbow of colors from fiber. I was already involved with the fiber arts like Lily to Aster to blueberry to a crimson crab apple spinning, weaving and knitting.” color. Susan has Zeilinger spin the yarn into oneSusan Bennet, just like Katharine Jorgenson, was hundred percent Pygora or a blend of 80 percent looking for a fiber with special qualities and they Pygora and 20 percent Merino. The yarn, along with her jewelry, is available at her Etsy store which can both found it with fleece from Pygoras. be accessed via the Amity Creek Pygora website “Pygora fiber reflects the best qualities of both the Angora and the Pygmy,” according to the Pygora Breeders Association. “From the Angora goat comes long, silky-smooth, lustrous ringlets. The Pygmy goat contributes its’ very fine down, in some cases fine enough to be classified as cashmere. This combination of qualities results in fiber with an excellent range of characteristics that maintain fineness as the animal ages.”

Bennet, whose flock includes 18 does, 10 bucks and four wethers, says there are variations in the fiber and that those variations come in three different grades.

“Pygora goat fleece is classified into three categories,” she said. “Grade A is six inches or more long and has a silky luster and wavy curls. Grade B is under six inches with silky luster and tighter curls.

Grade C is shorter with tight curls or crimps. It’s all

(amitycreekpygora.com). She also sells a Goat Milk Body Butter at Etsy. She warns that she hasn’t updated the web site for some time.

Susan and Geoff have been selectively breeding their registered Pygoras so as to continue to improve the fiber quality of their herd. Susan says that her goal is to make Minnesota the go-to-place for the highest quality of Pygora fiber in the country.

“We exposed four does last fall and hope to have some kids this spring,” Susan said by way of explaining the farms breeding procedures. “We put the breeding pairs together through the month of October in two week intervals. This way when kidding season starts in March it won’t happen all at once.”

“We separate the exposed does from the herd in mid-February and we trim their heavy winter coats to see if they are pregnant. If they are we prepare them for kidding,” she continued.

Susan has some goat coats that she made to protect the sheared and expecting does from plummeting northern Minnesota temperatures.

“I made them from a layer of duck canvas and a layer of heavy wool fabric,” she said.

The expectant does are placed in the middle of the barn in a separate kidding area made out of chain link panels.

“Our farm is 9.5 acres, mostly wooded with lots of underbrush which the goats love to eat,” said Susan.

“They live in the barn with an outdoor fenced in area.

We let them forage most of the afternoon in the spring, summer and fall. They go back into the barn in the evening. They receive hay twice a day all year, more hay in the winter and goat grain in the evening.

When they are out grazing in the late afternoon we yell “oatie oats” and they all follow us back into the barn.”

Reflecting on their 18 years of farming and raising Pygora goats, Susan says it’s a difficult avocation not for the faint of heart.

“But then there are all the things that happen and memories that make you smile, laugh, and warm your soul,” she says. v

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B3 ‘chew crew’ performs invasive species mitigation service

By WHITNEY NESSE The Land Correspondent A chain reaction is a series of events so related to each other that each one initiates the next. That is exactly how Kirsten Barott and her parents Curt and Teresa Bussler started B3 Goats Mitigation Service. “It’s her fault,” laughs Teresa as she points to Kirsten, who was nine years old when she leased her first dairy goat to show for 4-H. “We’ve been in love ever since,” said Kirsten.

Things really kicked off when Kirsten became a member of the Glencoe-Silver Lake FFA chapter. For her supervised agricultural experience, Kirsten chose an entrepreneurial venture and purchased 15 goats with the intent to show her animals through 4-H and FFA and then sell them as market animals. As her interest in goat The three Bs (left to right) Teresa Bussler, Kirsten Barott, Curt Bussler. raising and goat showing increased, so did the size of the goat herd! B3 Goats will have grown saw it done successfully in other areas, they thought to roughly 200 head of various breeds of goats at the they would give it a try. “One day they (Curt and end of the 2022 kidding season.

Teresa) said let’s do mitigation and I said what’s During the time of exponential herd expansion, that?” said Kirsten. Using goats as mitigators Curt was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. employs mob grazing practices. In mob grazing, the While navigating the challenges the NHL diagnosis area to be grazed is overstocked with goats for short brought, as well as a strong desire to continue raising periods of time. “Goats get very distracted very easigoats, Curt and Teresa began brainstorming. Curt ly,” Teresa said. If they are put into too large of an has owned and operated a lawn care and yard clean area, they will only eat their preferred vegetation up business for 33 years and became acquainted with and leave the rest. “They eat the steak and leave the the invasive species of buckthorn. “How do you get salad,” joked Curt. rid of buckthorn?” said Teresa. “You get rid of buckA less commonly known fact about thorn by using chemicals. Instead, we wanted to use goats is that these small ruminants are a natural source.” better described as browsers rather Through their years of raising goats, they had seen than grazers. In browsing, goats will just how well goats were able to control the highly reach for higher up, woody vegetation invasive, erosive and destructive buckthorn species and leaves and work their way down found in Minnesota. They had also seen first hand towards grasses last. In contrast, grazand learned through others in the goat herding ing ruminants such as sheep and cattle industry just how quickly and effectively goats could work from the bottom up, eating lush clear areas of dense buckthorn undergrowth in wood- grasses first and leaving stemmy vegetation for last. Kirsten said that bucklands. thorn, being in the category of the A few years ago using goat mitigation in Minnesota higher growing woody vegetation, is was fairly uncommon. It was, however, being prac- always eaten first and the grasses are ticed in other parts of the country. As Curt and eaten last.

Teresa learned more about mitigating practices and On average, B3 Goats will take roughly 30 goats and place them in a fenced off area that is about two-thirds of an acre in size. Depending on the density and variety of vegetation, the goats will clean up an area of that size in less than a handful of days. For example, Curt said that in September, he took 15 goats to a YMCA camp to clean up an area that was about eight and one half acres in size. Each day, Curt, Teresa or Kirsten went to the site to look in on the goats — making sure they had fresh water

and free choice mineral. They also checked herd health, the electric fencing and they moved the goats to the next feeding section when necessary. In seven weeks, the goats had finished up their eight and one half acre job leaving the camp maintenance director speechless!

Interestingly, the invasive buckthorn seeds can live in the soil for up to five years, so a repeat of the goat mitigating process may be necessary two to three years after the initial mob. The female buckthorn are the seed producers. However, when the working goats consume the buckthorn seeds, the seed is sterilized within the digestive tract leaving it incapable of growing once it is passed.

There are many variables when B3 Goats estimates a job. The density of the area Photos submitted and the number of goats used are two forecasted variables. However, there is the unforecasted, fluid variable of weather. Soaring temperatures, dry spells and wet spells will affect how quickly the goats work. Curt and Teresa agreed that they can usually estimate how long a job will take within a day or two. Teresa said they also know which combinations of goats work best together.

“There is a hierarchy,” she said. But over time they have learned which goats work best to attack different vegitative species.

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Goat milk is used to make soap to treat skin conditions B3 GOATS, from pg. 10 Employing goats does not come without challenges.

“Having high quality fencing is very important,” said Teresa. B3 Goats uses portable electric netting, which is very adaptable to different terrain and is charged by a solar-powered fence charger. In areas of very dense vegetation, Curt will use a brush mower to make a clear path for the netting to ensure good conductivity. This is not necessarily to keep the fence respecting goats in, but rather to keep predators out.

Predators such as coyotes and dogs are definitely a concern for the B3 team. Unfortunately, predators also come in the form of humans. With goat meat being a high dollar commodity, they have been swiped from job sites before. Thankfully, B3 Goats has not lost any animals to predatory attack and would like to keep it that way. Most of their jobs are conducted on private property which helps keep two legged predators at bay; and so far, the electric netting has done an excellent job of keeping predatory animals away.

The B3 Goats trio is also getting used to managing different regulations for different municipalities. Curt said there are some cities that will not allow goats to be used for mitigating because they are consid-

ered livestock. Some municipal rules will not allow intact male goats as intact male goats have the potential to be aggressive. Other rulings state that a double fence must be in place, the inner fence being charged and the outer fence uncharged. Each city differs when it comes to their rules about using goats as mitigators.

“The landowners ultimately get the permits, but we help draw out the plans. They [the city] want a map, they want to know where you are going to be according to their property lines and we provide a certificate of liability,” Teresa said.

Not only do the goats provide a much needed service, but they provide entertainment too! Curt, Teresa and Kirsten agreed that most folks enjoy watching the goats work. They often find lawn chairs sitting outside the netting where onlookers have

paused.

Winter months bring the entire herd of goats back to Curt and Teresa’s farm where they reside until spring. The goal is to find a balance between having the herd working and home for breeding so that most of them will kid in January. Being that a does gestation period is five months long, the herd needs to be bred in August to meet the goal of January kidding.

Since many regulations will not allow for males to run with females while mitigating, B3 Goats has to bring the herd back to the farm for breeding during the working season.

Looking forward, B3 Goats Mitigation Service intends to grow their goat herd each year and expand their business as goat mitigation becomes more popular.

Teresa also makes goat milk soap when they have lactating does. She said that goat milk has many natural healing properties for skin conditions such as psoriasis, eczema and acne.

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2022 central Minnesota crop and pest management updates FOLEY, Minn. — Growers in central Minnesota should plan to attend the 2022 central Minnesota crop and pest management updates. This year, sessions will be looking back at issues from 2021 and forward to what that means for 2022.

There will be three locations covering topics important to the region and specific location.

On March 3 in Cold Spring, Minn., Dean Malvick will discuss tar spot and SDS management; Dave Nicolai will cover waterhemp and barnyardgrass management; Ken Ostlie will take on corn rootworm management; Ed Usset will share his insights on grain marketing; and Taylor Becker rounds out the day speaking on nitrogen management.

Many of the same topics will be featured on March 10 in Dassel, Minn. Nicolai will handle the subject of tar spot and SDS management; Debalin Sarangi will discuss waterhemp and barnyardgrass management; the corn rootworm management session will be led

by Anthony Hansen; grain marketing insights will come from Nathan Hulinsky; and Becker returns to talk about nitrogen management.

Two additional topics will be included in the March 17 session in Little Falls, Minn. In addition to Malvick presenting on tar spot and SDS manage-

ment, Sarangi speaking on waterhemp and barnyardgrass management and Hansen reprising his corn rootworm management presentation; Jochum Wiersma will give a small grains update and Troy Salzer will talk about annual covers for forages.

Lunch will be sponsored at each location and preregistration is required for lunch and to help with

planning. Presentations at all three sites will begin at 10 a.m. and sessions conclude at 1:30 p.m.

To preregister, visit z.umn.edu/ CentralMNCropUpdates.

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USDA introduces market news mobile app The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced a new USDA market news mobile application, providing instant access to current and historical market information. The initial version of the free app includes nearly 800 livestock, poultry, and grain market reports, with additional commodities added throughout the coming year.

“USDA is focused on building more resilient and transparent markets and is taking steps to promote competition and fairer prices from farmers to consumers,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

“This new Market News app helps create a more level playing field for small and medium producers by delivering critical market information to them where they are, when they need it.”

Producers and other users can search for markets based on their location, by state, or by commodity. They also can add market reports to their favorites for easier access, share reports via text or email, subscribe to reports, and receive real-time notifications when a new report is published. For additional data analysis, the app lets you share the source data behind the reports via email as well.

There are both iOS and Android versions available to download through the Apple and Google Play stores. Search for “USDA Market News Mobile Application” to download the app.

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Global milk output is shrinking, deficits getting bigger session of gain.

This column was written for the marketing week ending March 4.

Traders brought 55.6 million pounds of product to the market, down from 61.1 Volatility was the word of the day, the million on Feb. 15 (the lowest since Sept. week, and the hour, as the war between 21, 2021), but the average metric ton Russia and Ukraine rages on — raising price climbed to a record high $5,065 havoc in every market, not to speak of the U.S., the highest since Feb. 14, 2014. devastation on innocent human life.

GDT cheddar led the way, up 10.9 perStoneX Dairy Group broker Dave cent, following a 3.5 percent rise on Feb. MIELKE MARKET Kurzawski said in the March 7 “Dairy WEEKLY 15. Butter followed, up 5.9 percent, after Radio Now” broadcast that markets are rising 5.1 percent last time. Buttermilk currently focusing on the worst-case sceBy Lee Mielke powder was up 5.8 percent and whole narios and hopefully, calmer heads milk powder was up 5.7 percent after will prevail. advancing 4.2 percent in the last The U.S. Department of event. Skim milk powder was up 4.7 Agriculture announced the February percent following a 6 percent jump.

Federal order Class III benchmark milk price at Anhydrous milkfat was up 2.1 percent following a $20.91 per hundredweight. This is up 53 cents from 1.2 percent rise, and lactose was up 0.9 percent.

January, $5.16 above February 2021, and the highStoneX Dairy Group says the GDT 80 percent butest Class III price since November 2020. terfat butter price equates to $3.1359 per pound Class III futures as of late morning March 4 had U.S., up 17.7 cents, after jumping 14.5 cents on Feb. the March contract at $22.38; April, $23.43; May, 15, and compares to Chicago Mercantile Exchange $23.48; with the peak in June at $23.61 before butter which closed March 4 at a real steal of heading down. $2.6850. GDT cheddar, at $2.9002, was up 23.3 The Class IV price is a record $24.00 per cwt., up cents after gaining 8.9 cents on Feb. 15, and com91 cents from January, $10.25 above a year ago, and pares to March 4’s CME block cheddar at $2.15. topped the previous record of $23.89 in Aug. 2014.

GDT skim milk powder averaged $2.0328 per “The wheat markets are on fire,” says StoneX and pound, up from $1.9482. Whole milk powder averimpacting other commodities. Milk prices are also aged $2.1578 per pound, up from $2.0424. CME climbing — but they need to, says Kurzawski, in Grade A nonfat dry milk closed March 4 at $1.8725 order for producers to pay the higher feed and fertil- per pound. izer costs ahead. $20 dollar milk would normally n portend a response of more milk, he said, “But that’s The Daily Dairy Report’s Sarina Sharp wrote in not the case right now; and if corn goes to $8 or $9, the Feb. 25 Milk Producers Council newsletter, $22 milk is not going to be enough.”

“Global milk output is shrinking and deficits getting Markets are on edge worldwide and that was evibigger. In December, milk production among the denced in the March 1 weighted average at the world’s five largest dairy exporters fell 1.3 percent Global Dairy Trade auction. Prices were up 5.1 perbelow December 2020. That’s the steepest decline in cent — the biggest boost since the 15 percent pole five years — dating back to 2016 when European vault on March 2, 2021, and the fifth consecutive governments paid dairy producers to pare back pro-

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duction. The deficit likely got even bigger in January. Australia and Europe have yet to report January output, but losses accelerated elsewhere.”

Meanwhile, the National Milk Producers Federation and the U.S. Dairy Export Council rejected a proposal this week by Global Affairs Canada that “outlines Canadian ‘changes’ to their current scheme for allocating U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement dairy tariff-rate-quotas.”

Michael Dykes, D.V.M., president and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association, agrees and called the plan “a nonstarter.”

You’ll recall the U.S. Trade Representative announced last month it had won USMCA’s firstever dispute settlement panel by prevailing in its case against Canada regarding how Canada’s USMCA dairy TRQ allocation process violated the agreement. Ambassador Tai noted, “This historic win will help eliminate unjustified trade restrictions on American dairy products and will ensure that the U.S. dairy industry and its workers get the full benefit of the USMCA to market and sell U.S. products to Canadian consumers.”

NMPF says this a “test-case for whether or not the USMCA dispute settlement process can provide effective enforcement and deliver genuine compliance with the agreement.” n CME block cheddar closed the first Friday of March at $2.15 per pound, up 20.5 cents on the week (the highest since Nov. 11, 2020) and 41.75 cents above a year ago.

The barrels closed at $1.97, which is 7 cents higher and also the highest since Nov. 11, 2020. The barrel price is 46.25 cents above a year ago, and 18 cents below the blocks.

The CME saw 10 cars of block trade hands on the week, 16 in the month of February, down from 18 in See MIELKE, pg. 15

Survey seeks to boost markets for smaller farms ST. PAUL — If you’re a farmer who sells your food directly to consumers, grocery stores, restaurants, distributors, and others, a Statewide Cooperative Partnership for Local and Regional Markets led by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and University of Minnesota wants to hear from you this spring.

A recently released survey asks small, mid-sized and emerging farmers to share their experiences operating farms and selling in direct-to-consumer and direct-to-institution markets such as farmers’ markets, U-Pick, CSAs, and schools.

Once collected, data will be analyzed collaboratively by the Partnership’s more than 40 member organizations. Results will help identify market trends and opportunities, support the development of

programs and services such as the MDA’s Minnesota Grown program, and strengthen recommendations to the Minnesota Legislature to support historically underrepresented and under-supported farmers, Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen said.

“We want to build on the partnerships we have with local and regional markets to help farmers, retailers, public institutions, and consumers in Minnesota,” he said. “This is a real growth opportunity for our ag economy in the coming years, and we need to understand how we can support it.”

According to the 2017 Census of Agriculture, Minnesota has about 3,500 farms that sell directly to consumers, while more than 630 sell directly to retail outlets such as grocery stores, restaurants, schools, and other institutions. These sales generate an esti-

mated $184 million in economic activity each year.

The survey, available now for Minnesota farmers and ranchers involved in direct sales, is designed to report on the nuances of smaller producers and their primary markets that are not captured by the ag census. The Partnership survey takes less than 30 minutes and respondents will be compensated for their time.

To take the survey, go to https://z.umn.edu/statewide-producer-survey More information is available at https://umn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2gXiNaErrvIEwE6 This article was submitted by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. v

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Feed costs push breakeven price to $21/hundredweight MIELKE, from pg. 14 January. Barrels sales totaled 21 for the week, 39 for all of February, up from 23 in January.

Midwest cheesemakers report demand ranged from steady to very busy as March got underway. Dairy Market News says limited staffing is a recurring problem in meeting customer needs but things are improving. Milk prices remain around Class III to slightly lower. More contacts are saying milk yields are not as ample as they had previously expected in the late winter weeks, which brought milder weather.

Cheese sellers in the west report that retail sales are steady and food service continues to improve as Covid restrictions loosen. Cheese made in the United States continues at a discount to other countries, prompting increased interest from international markets. A shortage of truck drivers and port congestion are still causing delays. Loads of milk and production supplies also continue to face delays due to the ongoing lack of truck drivers and plants continue to report that, combined with labor shortages, they are not able to run at capacity.

Butter hit $2.70 per pound on March 3 but backtracked to a March 4 finish at $2.685. This is up 9.75 cents on the week and 99.5 cents above a year ago, with 27 sales on the week, 69 for the month of February, down from 111 in January.

Dairy Market News says central butter production is busy as cream multiples hold in the low 1.20s.

There are setbacks due to employment shortness but plants are churning as close to capacity as possible.

A number of contacts see a potential shortness of butter moving into late summer and fall. Butter market tones are mixed near term, but longer term expectations generally fall under the bullish category. “Some regional butter makers are keeping an eye on the Ukrainian situation,” said Dairy Market News, “particularly as to what global milkfat suppliers plan to ship — or not ship — into Russian ports.”

Cream is available in the west, though inventories are tightening and cream demand is steady. Covid restrictions continue to loosen in the West and restauranteurs are increasing butter purchases while retail is mixed. Butter inventories are tight in the region, though some say availability is increasing.

Butter producers are running busy schedules but below capacity due to continued labor shortages and delayed deliveries of supplies.

Grade A nonfat dry milk closed March 4 at $1.8725 per pound, up 1.25 cents on the week and 69.5 cents above a year ago. CME sales totaled 14 for the week, 80 for February, up from 60 in January.

Dry whey fell to a March 4 close at 75.75 cents per pound, down 2.25 cents, the lowest since Jan. 6, but still 17.75 cents above a year ago. There were six sales on the week at the CME, 30 in the month of February, up from10 in January. n The January Dairy Products report is issued Friday afternoon. While U.S. milk output was down 1.6 percent from last year in January, the amount of fat and protein in the milk was very strong, accord-

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Rainfall monitor network seeks volunteers The State Climatology Office is looking for volunteer rainfall monitors for the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS). The network includes more than 20,000 volunteers nationwide who measure precipitation in their backyards using a standard 4-inch diameter rain gauge and submit reports online.

“These volunteers help to verify high rain totals after big events, monitor drought and flooding, make our precipitation maps more accurate and provide needed guidance on Minnesota’s changing climate,” Climatologist Pete Boulay said. “This is also a great educational activity for families with kids and a rewarding hobby for anyone interested in weather or climate.”

Volunteers are particularly needed outside the immediate Twin Cities metro area. Volunteers receive training on how to observe weather trends and submit their precipitation and weather event reports. All training material is available online. They must purchase or provide a standard 4-inch diameter rain gauge (available at discount through CoCoRaHS) and have internet access to submit reports.

To sign up or for more information, visit CoCoRaHS. org or contact Pete Boulay at peter.boulay@state. mn.us. The website includes lesson plans for STEM students and instructional videos for all participants.

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ing to StoneX, “putting component adjusted production up 0.6 percent. That means production of dairy products might be a little better than some people expect.”

A higher January All Milk Price offset higher corn and soybean prices to push the January milk feed ratio higher for the fifth month in a row and top the year before for the first time since October 2020.

The USDA’s latest Ag Prices report shows the ratio at 2.18, up from 1.98 in December, and compares to 2.00 in Jan. 2021.

The U.S. All Milk Price averaged $24.20 per cwt., up $2.40 from December, and $6.70 above Jan. 2021.

Looking at the cow side of the ledger, the January cull price for beef and dairy combined averaged $71.60 per cwt., up $12.50 from December, $11.90 above Jan. 2021, and dead even with the 2011 base average.

Bill Brooks, dairy economist with Stoneheart Consulting in Dearborn, Mo., says using March 3 settling futures for milk, corn, and soybean meal plus an internal forecast for premium alfalfa hay, the milk margin over dairy feed costs are expected to be $11.67 per cwt. He adds the margin over dairy feed cost will be above the maximum coverage of $9.50 per cwt. every month in 2022, with a range of $10.59 to $12.47 and an average of $11.67.

In the week ending Feb. 19, 67,200 dairy cows were sent to slaughter. Tlhis is down 2,800 from the previous week, but 7,600 head or 12.8 percent above a year ago.

Based on grain futures, the Dairy and Food Market Analyst’s updated calculation of the U.S. average breakeven milk price was increased to just under $21.00 per hundredweight, adding, “In California, where hay is $350 plus per ton, the average breakeven price is more than $22.00. That’s $5.00 to $6.00 higher than two years ago when breakeven prices in the USA were sub-$16.00.”

Dairy producers are now receiving pandemic payments related to Class I milk prices as part of the Pandemic Market Volatility program and the Analyst says, “The payments, which totaled $360 million, were originally scheduled for release in Oct. 2021, but ran into administrative hurdles. Payments were capped to 50,000 hundredweights with the largest checks that we heard about from producers in high Class I utilization areas approaching $100,000.”

The Analyst also reported USDA’s latest data on farm numbers, stating the trend continues to be fewer and larger dairies. “The industry lost 1,794 dairy farms in 2021, a decrease of 5.7 percent from 2020; but the rate of consolidation was slower than in each of the previous three years, which decreased 7.3 percent on average. The average size of an American dairy farm increased to 314 milking cows in 2021, up 15 head from 2020 and up 40 percent (up 90 cows) from five years ago.”

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Year-over-year milk decline highest since 2004 MIELKE, from pg. 15 The Analyst added, “Over the last five years, several southern states have experienced huge losses.

Since 2015, Alabama has lost 57 percent of its dairy farms, West Virginia has lost 53 percent, Georgia has lost 48 percent, and Tennessee has lost 47 percent. While consolidation has occurred in every state, some states have fared better. Over the past five years, Colorado has only lost 8.3 percent of its farms, Texas has lost 15 percent, and California has lost 16 percent.”

“Dairy margins were mixed over the second half of February as nearby milk prices traded sideways while deferred contracts rose along with projected feed costs,” according to the latest Margin Watch from Chicago-based Commodity and Ingredient Hedging LLC. “A continuation of declining milk output and tight

dairy product inventories remain supportive features for the market,” the Margin Watch stated, and cited January Milk Production and Cold Storage data, which I reported last week. “The January milk decline was the largest year-over-year loss since March 2004.”

The Margin Watch also detailed the March 1 GDT, citing declining world production for supporting dairy product prices as milk output in New Zealand dropped for the sixth consecutive month in January to 2.3 million metric tons, down 6.1 percent from last year. n Checking the rear view mirror, the USDA’s 2021 Cold Storage Summary shows the largest inventory of butter occurred in June when June 30 stocks totaled 414.7 million pounds. They peaked in May 2020, but totaled just 375.8 million. The 2021 low

point was in December at 199.1 million pounds, while the low month in 2020 was January, at 247.4 million.

American cheese stocks in 2021 hit a high of 844.1 million pounds in September but peaked at 834.3 million in April 2020. The low point in 2021 was in January, with 809.1 million pounds, while the low month in 2020 was October, at 756.2 million.

The monthly total cheese inventory in 2021 peaked at 1.469 billion pounds in March, with the lowest month in January at 1.408 billion. The peak in 2020 occurred in April, at 1.479 billion pounds in the cooler. The smallest stock level in 2020 was 1.341 billion pounds on Oct. 31, 2020.

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

Sakatah wildlife management area is expanding MORRISTOWN, Minn. — The Trust for Public Land announces the addition of 165 acres of publicly accessible protected land to the Sakatah Wildlife Management Area in southern Minnesota. Part of the Cannon River Watershed, this property offers important wetland, forest, and grassland wildlife habitat and recreational areas.

“Protecting and expanding access to the Sakatah Wildlife Management Area not only increases habitat for migratory birds and other sensitive species, but opens up additional access to outdoor recreational activities for nearby neighbors and folks within an hour’s drive of the Twin Cities,” said DJ Forbes, Project Manager for The Trust for Public Land.

“Close-to-home access to nature is so important to mental and physical health, and this additional acreage will ensure that many more Minnesotans can enjoy those benefits.”

Originally, the Wahpekute (meaning “Shooters Among the Leaves”), a forest Dakota people, had a village on the Cannon River along the south edge of what is now Morristown. In 1854, this land was part of a 480-acre tract of land acquired by Andrew Storer.

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Then in 1970, a nephew of the Chapmans’ and his wife, Millard and Fern Meyers, purchased the 310acre farm and woods from the Chapman Estate.

The heirs to the 165 acres of cropland, the three Meyers sisters, adhering the goals of their father, “to keep the land in our family and maintain its natural beauty, wildlife habitat and historical significance,” decided to turn to The Trust for Public Land, confident that as a protected public land, future generations of their family would be able to continue to enjoy and learn from their land and its wildlife.

“We are thankful to The Trust for Public Land, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and Great River Greening for seeing the value in our land as part of a larger effort to sequester carbon by restoring parts of the Great Plains grasslands and as part of the national effort to restore the lost biodiversity of wetlands and the watersheds of our nation’s rivers,” said the Meyers sisters.

“Our family looks forward to seeing the results of having the cropland and surrounding grassland and wetland area restored and protected. Our hope is for an overall improvement in the Cannon River Watershed and to see people from nearby communities, church groups, maybe campers staying at our brothers’ campgrounds, and students from nearby schools and colleges join Great River Greening in the work of restoring this land. The restoration can be a learning opportunity for us all as we connect with other people and with nature.”

The Trust for Public Land purchased the property utilizing the Outdoor Heritage Fund and conveyed ownership to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) who will manage the property to be used for public recreation and wildlife management.

It will be open for hiking, fishing, hunting, and other outdoor pursuits, offering much needed access to the

outdoors to many in the Cannon River Watershed.

The Cannon River Watershed is an area where less than 5% of its land is publicly accessible and less than 20% of the landscape remains as natural habitat. The Trust for Public Land, with critical support from interested donors and outreach assistance from Clean River Partners, has now completed over 15 land protection projects protecting over 2,700 acres the in watershed.

“The opportunity to protect and restore these 165 acres of land along the Cannon River is only possible because of the commitment the Meyers family has for the wellbeing of future generations, and the foresight by Minnesotans to support the Outdoor Heritage Fund which protects and preserves our open spaces and provides greater access to the outdoors,” said Kristi Pursell, Executive Director Clean River Partners. “The program in the Cannon River Watershed brings together expertise from The Trust for Public Land, Great River Greening, and the DNR to protect, restore, and manage this new natural, outdoor space now available for public use.”

The Trust for Public Land creates parks and protects land for people, ensuring healthy, livable communities for generations to come.

Clean River Partners (formerly Cannon River Watershed Partnership) is a member-based, nonprofit organization headquartered in Northfield, Minn. dedicated to healthy soils; drinkable groundwater; and clean, fishable, and swimmable rivers, lakes, and streams.

Great River Greening has worked for more than 25 years restoring land and water resources throughout Minnesota.

This article was submitted by Clean River Partners. v

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FOR SALE: Post hole digger, 2pt, $300. Free: 35 clay comfort tie stalls. Also 16 precast beams, 4’ wide x 32’ long. Free: 32 x 100 Lester quonset building. 507-7324415

SILO Take-down & clean up Specializing in silos in congested areas.

FULLY INSURED

507-236-9446

Haybuster 2800 round or large square bales shredder, very good condition, $16,900 - new one costs $37,000; NH 555 skidsteer diesel, 40HP, 1700 lift, good condition, $8,995.

320-543-3523 We buy Salvage Equipment Parts Available Hammell Equip., Inc. (507)867-4910

Sell your farm equipment in The Land with a line ad.

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Stormor Bins & EZ-Drys.

100% financing w/no liens or Tractors red tape, call Steve at Fairfax Ag for an appointment.

FOR SALE: 1993 Case IH 9270 888-830-7757 12spd transmission, 8 new tires, Trimble 750 auto steer, 7400 hrs, great shape, asking Farm Equipment $52,000. 320-420-5604 1830 Case IH 12R30” row cul- NEW AND USED TRACTOR tivator, $4,750; Case IH 5300 PARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, grain drill, 24’ tandem unit, 55, 50 Series & newer trac$7,500; PFM rock picker, tors, AC-all models, Large $12,500; Rock bucket, 78”, Inventory, We ship! Mark $1,050; Buckeye tiling ma- Heitman Tractor Salvage chine, B/O. 507-240-0294 715-673-4829

Steffes Auction Calendar 2022 For more info, call: 1-800-726-8609 or visit our website: SteffesGroup.com

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

WANTED TO BUY...

FOR SALE: Farm King 8’ HAY: Round or square bales, wide, PTO 540 rpm rear Dairy and Beef Quality. Call mounted snowblower. double or text 218-689-2696 auger, mint condition, used very little. 320-252-0674

Bins & Buildings

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Opening March 8 & Closing March 15 at 10:30AM Terry Anderson Retirement Auction, Mitchell, SD, Timed Online Auction

• NO STOCKPILING ON THE GROUND • Ag lime delivered directly to the TerraGator with a conveyor system • TerraGators minimize ground compaction • No wasted lime or mess to clean up • No foliage to plug the spreader • Variable or conventional rate applications • We can spread 1 to 10 ton/acre in a single pass • We offer 1100, 1400 & 1500 ENP ag lime options • GPS APPLICATION AND GUIDANCE SYSTEMS For more information on delivery, spreading and rates, please email or call:

R & E Enterprises ag@randeofmn.com • 800-388-3320 www.randeofmn.com

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 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 Opening March 14 & Closing March 22 at 1PM Rudnicki Tractor Ranch Pre-Season Inventory Reduction Auction, Blackduck, MN, Timed online Auction Opening March 14 & Closing March 23 at 7PM Tyler Slinden Farm Equipment Auction, Atwater, MN, Timed Online Auction Opening March 14 & Closing March 23 at 7PM Restaurant Inventory Liquidation Auction, Litchfield, MN, Timed Online Auction Opening March 14 & Closing March 24 at 7PM Kevin Krumwiede Inventory Reduction Auction, Ledyard, IA Opening March 15 & Closing March 22 at 10AM DeBoer Trust Inventory Reduction Auction, Mitchell, SD, Timed Online Auction Opening March 17 & Closing March 24 at 3PM Calvin & Cheryle Schlenker Equipment Auction, Jud, ND, Timed Online Auction Opening March 18 & Closing March 22 at 12PM Online Hay Auction – Quality Tested, Litchfield, MN, Timed Online Auction Opening March 18 & Closing March 23 at 10AM Online Steffes Auction – 3/23, Midwest Locations, Timed Online Auction Opening March 18 & Closing March 28 at 10AM Pederson Brothers Farm Equipment Auction, Bejou, MN, Timed Online Auction Opening March 21 & Closing March 29 at 10AM Manure Pumping & Handling Auction, Litchfield, MN, Timed Online Auction Opening March 21 & Closing March 29 at 1PM Monroe County, WI Building Sites and Farmland Auction – 375± Acres, Monroe County, WI, Timed Online Auction Opening March 21 & Closing March 30 at 1PM Oconto County, WI Land Auction - 40± Acres – 2 Tracts, Oconto County, WI, Timed Online Auction Opening March 23 & Closing March 30 at 10AM Steffes Construction Consignment Auction, Upper Midwest Locations, Timed Online Auction

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Land & Farm Site Auction Tuesday, March 15th - 11:00 am Auction held at: Hanska Community Center 201 Broadway, Hanska, MN Check out this great chance to own productive farm land and a farm site in the heart of Brown County. Do not miss this opportunity!

Location of property within Brown County: Sigel Township, Sections 31, Range 31 & Albin Township, Section 1, Range 32

This property will sell as four parcels: Parcel #1: 40 ± total acres, approx. 38.26 acres tillable. Productivity Index: 78.9 PID: 230.031.003.14.080 Parcel #2: 80 ± total acres, approx. 78.66 acres tillable. Productivity Index: 84.1 Currently part of PID: 100.001.004.09.090 Parcel #3: 67 ± total acres, approx. 66.46 acres tillable. Productivity Index: 85 Currently part of PID: 100.001.004.09.090 Parcel #4: 13 ± acre farm site. 5 bedroom home with an eat-in kitchen, hardwood floors and an attached double garage. Outbuildings include: 54’ x 72’ machine shed, 6 grain bins, detached garage & chicken coop. To the south there is approx. 2.59 acres of tillable land with a Productivity Index of 99. Currently part of PID: 100.001.004.09.090 *Note: All acres are published based on Brown County Online Records and FSA records.

Robert Fischer Estate Listing Auctioneer: Joe Maidl, 507-276-7749 Auctioneers: Matt Mages - Lic 52-21-018, Larry Mages, Joe Wersal, Joe Maidl, John Goelz, & Ryan Froehlich Broker/ Clerk: Mages Land Co. & Auction Ser vice, LLC. Not r esponsible for accidents at auction or during inspection. Everything sold “AS IS”. Everything to be settled immediately after the auction. For full terms go to magesland.com.

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Wanted

FOR SALE: Case IH 4800 WANTED: 6 or 8 row John 34’ field cultivator, very Deere or Cyclo Int. planter, nice condition, solid shanks, must be in good working sweeps are 75% or better, no condition and priced cheap. extra welds, always shed- 307-370-2149 ded, $6,500/OBO. 507-338WANTED: JD 450 or 780 0992 manure spreader, good or FOR SALE: John Deere 36’ parts; also JD 336 or 327 bal980 field digger, farmer er or NH 315 baler, good or owned, shedded, good condi- parts. 320-630-8131 tion, $11,500. 507-447-2237 WANTED TO BUY...

HAY: Round or square bales, Dairy and Beef Quality. Call Planting Equip or text 218-689-2696

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FARMLAND AUCTION

130 Acres +/- in Cannon City Twp., Rice Co., MN

Thursday, March 31, 2022 @ 10:30 AM

Auction to be held at Buckham West 19 Division Street, Faribault, MN *Blizzard Date 4-2-22 @ same time

BUILDABLE LOT POTENTIAL JUST EAST OF FARIBAULT, MN

Spraying Equip

Farmland Auction in Sherburne County Auction - Tues., March 15, 2022 at 1PM

161 Deeded Acres; 138.8+/- Irrigated Acres The NE 1/4 of Section 26, Twp 34, Range 26, Livonia Twp, Sherburne Co. Holcombe Family, Owners Visit FladeboeLand.com

Registered Hereford yearling bulls for sale. Have all shots, semen tested & poured. Halter broke & broke to lead. Fantastic growth E.P.D.’s. Will deliver. Klages Herefords, Ortonville, MN 320-2732163(H) 605-880-0521(C)

Case IH 955, 12/23R15” planter, WANTED: Buffalo cultivator, corn and bean drums, moni- 6R30”, Series 6400 or newer. tor, $14,000/OBO; White 6100 Also, 499 NH haybine in field 12R30” planter, in-furrow liq- ready condition. 320-492-8527 uid fertilizer with tanks, corn Swine and bean plates, monitor, WANTED: Motor for IHC 154 Cub Lo Boy tractor. 515-341$9,500/OBO (612) 229-7583 2395 FOR SALE: Yorkshire, FOR SALE: 2008 John Deere Hampshire, Duroc, cross 1750 planter, 8R30”, finger bred boars, gilts & 4-H pigs.

Livestock pickup, dry fertilizer, row Top quality. Excellent herd cleaners, John Deere 350 health. No PRSS. Delivery monitor, low acres. 320-583- FOR SALE: Black Angus bulls available. 320-760-0365 3131 also Hamp, York, & Hamp/ Duroc boars & gilts. Alfred Sell your livestock in The Land FOR SALE: 4 yr old Kinze (Mike) Kemen 320-598-3790 with a line ad. 507-345-4523 3200 12R30 planter, front fold, very low acres. Asking $53,000. Very good condition. 507-227-2602 RETIRING: White 8222 12R, FF, flex, liq, Redball, row cleaners, 3 bu boxes, 6R shutoff, 4000 Mon, small 1000 PTO pump, less than 3000 acres. 952-649-8604

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for more details & drone video Kristine Fladeboe Duininck 320-212-9379 Kristine@FladeboeLand.com Dale Fladeboe, Lic 34-12 Award Winning Auctioneers

FARMLAND AUCTION

Timed Online Auction • March 14-18, 2022

143.02 Acres – Section 31 of Minnesota Falls Township, Yellow Medicine County, MN LEGAL DESCRIPTION The Northwest Quarter (NW¼) (Except Building Site), Section Thirty-one (31), Township One Hundred Fifteen (115) North, Range Thirty-nine (39) West, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota.

Excellent Soils!

CPI 92.8

WANTED: 1000 - 1500 gallon 4 wheel water trailer with no steering. 507-327-2602

Livestock Equipment FOR SALE: Used Hog Equipment. Bulk tanks, PVC planking, stainless steel feeders, posts, scrapers, feed lines and flooring. 507639-2974 FOR SALE: 42 concrete used Cattle slats, 6” thick, 48” wide, 12’ long, good shape.

507-263-2545

Wanted All kinds of New & Used farm equipment - disc chisels, field cults, planters, soil finishers, cornheads, feed mills, discs, balers, haybines, etc. 507438-9782

PROPERTY LOCATION: From the East edge Faribault, MN: Go 1.5 miles Northeast on Cannon City Boulevard or County Road 20 PROPERTY LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS: 130 Deeded Acres located in part of the E 1/2 of the NE 1/4 Section 21 and part of the W 1/2 of the NW 1/4 and the NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 Section 22 of Cannon City Twp., Rice County, MN T110N, R20W *Acres & legal to be updated upon survey. For full flyer, informational booklet and bidding details, visit WWW.LANDSERVICESUNLIMITED.COM OWNERS: GLENN & BEVERLY NAUMAN TRUST AUCTIONEERS AND SALES STAFF DUSTYN HARTUNG-507-236-7629 KEVIN KAHLER 507-920-8060 ALLEN, RYAN & CHRIS KAHLER, DOUG WEDEL & SCOTT CHRISTOPHER

Timed online auction with bidding open 10 a.m.

March 14 and closing 2 p.m. March 18, 2022.

Property will be surveyed and sold by the surveyed (deeded) acre 139.03 Tillable Acres/ Tile Drainage Included

Velde – Conyers Estate, Sellers

Jesse Hughes ∙ #76 -24 ∙ Broker/Auctioneer Phone: 320-815-0460 Address: 1222 Atlantic Ave, Benson, MN 56215 Email: info@HughesRealEstate.net Agents: Terri Collins ∙ Sherry Mathiowetz Dave Weller ∙ Duaine Flanders ∙ Janell Welling

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AUCTION

RUDNICKI TRACTOR RANCH PRE-SEASON INVENTORY REDUCTION

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Spot, Duroc, Chester White, PARMA DRAINAGE PUMPS Boars & Gilts available. New pumps & parts on hand.

Monthly PRRS and PEDV. Call Minnesota’s largest disDelivery available. Steve tributor Resler. 507-456-7746 HJ Olson & Company 320-974-8990 Cell - 320-212-5336

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CLOSES: TUESDAY, MARCH 22 | 1PM

PREVIEW: Monday-Friday from 10AM-4PM / LOADOUT: Thursday March 24 & Friday March 25 from 10AM-4PM

Your ad could be here!

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REINKE IRRIGATION Sales & Service New & Used For your irrigation needs 888-830-7757 or 507-276-2073

Tree trimming, cutting and removal.

Boom Truck & Insured.

Call or Text Josh Linder 507-995-7081

Why hang on to stuff you don’t use? Put a line ad in The Land and sell those things for some extra cash. It makes sense.

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592 UNIVERSAL DRIVE BLACKDUCK, MN 56630 (3/4 MILE SOUTH OF BLACKDUCK ON HIGHWAY 71)

MFWD TRACTORS

2012 Case- IH 225 Magnum CVT, approx. 6,000 hrs 1988 Case- IH 7130 - MFWD 1986 Case-IH 2096 - MFWD, 11,475 hrs.

Case-IH 5088 - MFWD, shows 4,203 hrs.

1989 Case-IH 7140 - MFWD, approx. 11,875 hrs.

2003 Case-IH JX100U MFWD, shows 1,906 hrs.

2013 Case-IH Maxxum 115 - 1968 IH 1256 - wide front, MFWD, shows 4,795 hrs. shows 9,245 hrs.

2014 Massey Ferguson 5612 - 1973 IH 1466 - 2WD, shows MFWD, 1,490 hrs.

6,632 hrs.

2011 New Holland T6070 Elite 1983 IH 284 - wide front, - MFWD, shows 2,862 hrs. shows 3,659 hrs.

2007 New Holland TS135A - 1982 IH 5088 - 2WD, shows MFWD, shows 7,358 hrs.

9,685.8 hrs.

1968 IH 656 - wide front, 2WD TRACTORS shows 6,726 hrs.

1974 IH 1066 - wide front, 1977 IH 674 - gas, shows shows 8,067 hrs.

1974 IH 1066 - 2WD, 5,361 hrs. 4,252 hrs.

1970 IH 826 - cab, shows 7,505 hrs., 1969 IH 856 - wide front, shows 6,302 hrs.

1972 IH 966 - 2WD, shows 3,419 hrs.

ALSO INCLUDED:

Tillage / Grain Cart Hay Rake / Round Balers Blades / Mower / Snowblower Farm Loaders & Attachments 1960/Older Tractors & Stationary Engines PLANTERS Case-IH 1200 - planter, 6x30” ATVs, Snowmobiles, Boats, Recreation John Deere 1760 - planter, Track Skid Steer Loader 12x30” John Deere 7300 - planter, Tractor/Implement Tires Miscellaneous Parts 12x22”

RUDNICKI TRACTOR RANCH PRE-SEASON INVENTORY REDUCTION AUCTION COREY RUDNICKI AT 701.320.0017 or Randy Kath at Steffes Group, 320.693.9371 or 701.429.8894

ALLEN HENSLIN North Central Territory

SteffesGroup.com | 320.693.9371

Phone (320) 979-1808 Email ahenslin@sullivanauctioneers.com

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

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We are pleased to announce our acquisition of Henslin Auctions, headquartered in Bird Island, Minnesota. This will strengthen our footprint throughout the North Central United States, allowing us to better serve agriculture with farm machinery and farmland auctions. Feel free to reach out to LaDon or Allen with your upcoming auction needs!

LAND LOCATED: From Tomah, WI, 4 miles south on WI-131S/WI-131 Trunk, 4 miles west on Co Hwy A, .5 miles south on Co Hwy U. Land is located on the west and east sides of the road for the next mile.

Also to Include: • Tract 2: 38± Acres Tillable Farmland & Machine Shed • Tract 4: 32± Acres Farmland • Tract 5: 113.32± Acres Tillable Farmland & Hunting Land • Tract 6: 3± Acres Modern House & Outbuildings • Tract 7: 26.9± Acres Tillable Farmland & Hunting Land • Tract 8: 37.34± Acres Tillable Farmland • Tract 9: 18.51± Acres Tillable Farmland & Hobby Farm • Tract 10: 57.77± Acres Tillable Farmland

AUCTION BIDDING ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE Cranberry Lodge, March 29 from 12-3PM INSPECTION DATE: TUESDAY, MARCH 15 11:00-3:00PM OR BY APPOINTMENT

For a detailed Buyer’s Prospectus with complete terms and conditions, contact Randy Kath at Steffes Group, 701.429-8894.

Joining forces with Sullivan Auctioneers was an easy decision for us,” says Allen Henslin.

“Their level of professionalism and their respect for farmers matches what we strive to bring to every auction.

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Phone (320) 894-5959 Email lhenslin@sullivanauctioneers.com

Upcoming Minnesota Auctions

March 9, 2022

RENVILLE COUNTY, MN LAND AUCTION NANCY (DAHLGREN) JURGENSEN LYON COUNTY, MN LAND AUCTION LALAH BAHN ESTATE RENVILLE COUNTY, MN LAND AUCTION WILBERT FRICKSON TRUST

March 17, 2022

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NO-RESERVE DEALER & FARMER AUCTION ITEMS WILL BE LOCATED AT SULLIVAN AUCTIONEERS’ FACILITIES IN IL, MN, IN AND OTHER OFFSITE LOCATIONS

Ten percent down upon signing purchase agreement, payable by cash or check. Balance due at closing within 30 days. This is a 5% buyer’s fee auction. Registered Wisconsin Auctioneer Steffes Group, Inc. 457-53, 938382-91, Randy Kath WI-2789-52, Ashley Huhn WI-2788-52, RE-WI-59388 - 90, Tim Meyer WI-3012-52. Details at SteffesGroup.com

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THE LAND — MARCH 4/MARCH 11, 2022

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

Towering achievement

T

o say the Anderson Center at Tower View grew from a single kernel of grain would be simple; and it would only tell a fraction of the fascinating story of Alexander Anderson and the legacy he built in Red Wing, Minn.

Anderson was born in a dugout in Featherstone township outside of Red Wing in 1862. His formal education culminated with a doctorate in botany from the University of Munich. While teaching at Columbia University, Anderson discovered a method for expanding the starch granule in cereal grains — what we know today as “puffed rice” and “puffed wheat.” Anderson unveiled his invention at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, informally known as the St. Louis World’s Fair, in 1904. He caught the attention of Quaker Oats Co. and the rest is history.

Actually, it was just the beginning.

Eager to return to his Red Wing roots, Anderson built the Tower View estate from 1915-1921. It was fully modernized and completely off the grid. Tower View supplied its own water and electricity via what was, at the time, the very latest in technology. The 115-foot water tower could hold up to 24,500 gallons of water and supplied water to support the family residence, laboratories and farm. The tower is no longer a water source, but the original rotunda room and observation balcony are still intact and open during special events and scheduled tours.

Anderson was also fascinated by the vortex nature of the tornadoes, and he conducted hundreds of experiments at Tower View dealing with various aeronautical theories and devices. Next door to the family residence is a large brick building which served as a garage downstairs and a laboratory on the second floor.

Numerous research projects were conducted there — including the

care of head injuries suffered during World War II, poliomyelitis, and radiation.

Anderson passed away in 1943, but by then Tower View had established a reputation for scientific exploration. In 1945, Tower View served as the home of Central Research Laboratories — a principal manufacturer of robotic arms for the handling of uranium and other radioactive materials — until 1962.

Anderson descendants lived at the residence until 1969. From 1971-1995, Tower View became a rehabilitation center dedicated to helping those with physical disabilities, and also offered courses from carpentry to energy conservation technology.

That quest for learning continues to this day as the estate features several work areas.

Artists and scholars can stay at Tower View for a month, living in Anderson residence.

Various buildings on the estate are rented by a music center, website design company, a photographer, glass blower and a print shop.

The estate’s barn has been renovated to serve as an event center and houses concerts and book readings throughout the year. A new art center features works by local artists and a private art collection for public viewing.

Both the barn and art center contain numerous historic photographic prints of the Andersons’ life on the farm.

There is also an 11-acre sculpture garden on the grounds of the estate.

Tower View is open during winter months Wednesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. To learn more, visit andersoncentertowerview on Facebook or www. andersoncenter.org. v

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