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Dairy deluxe The Land looks at three different dairy operations to celebrate Dairy Month!

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It’s light outside, but sunrise is still a were unbelievably awake. I always wonfew minutes away. A ration of ground dered what time they had to get up in the corn and silage is placed in front of each morning. stanchion and Uncle Harry swings open During the summer, the evening milkthe big doors on the south end of the ing was accompanied by the Minnesota barn. With empty bellies and full bags, Twins baseball games on ‘CCO. It was the the cows eagerly file in to their appropriHalsey Hall era of Twins broadcasting ate spots for some early morning relief. and Halsey could be more entertaining Another day has begun on a dairy farm. than the game. I remember hearing LAND MINDS Dairy month always gets me thinking Harmon Killebrew hitting his 500th home about the chore of milking cows; and run against the Baltimore Orioles.

By Paul Malchow today in particular the sounds. The Harmon had been in a bit of a slump cows’ hooves clomp along lazily as they and seemed stuck on number 499 for entered the barn … no pushing, no an eternity. I’m sure my whoops and shoving, no butting in ahead in line. hollers that night gave the cows a bit Every once in a while a new cow on the block would of a start. enter another cow’s stanchion and chaos would So many other sounds accompanied milking. The ensue. The newbie found a cache of food which she big air compressor which operated the milking wasn’t about to give up and the veteran was wonmachines pumped and sputtered noisily. The valves dering why the heck another cow was in her spot. on the milking machines clacked and wheezed in But for the most part, each animal dutifully occumetronome fashion. The warm milk was poured pied the same spot she did the day, week and month from the milker into stainless steel buckets which before. were then emptied into the strainer on top of the Each stanchion had a contraption which closed milk cans (before we got the bulk tank). After milkaround the cow’s neck to hold them somewhat in ing was done and the compressor shut down, the filplace and they closed with a loud “clack.” I always ters were removed from the strainers. At that very felt it was more thought than function as the cows moment, every barn cat in the vicinity would noisily were never in a hurry to go anywhere else besides jockey for position to lick the filters — meowing their assigned spots. Sometimes, if the stanchion with all their might. didn’t get closed, the cow would give a backwards First time mothers would moo incessantly when glance during milking. “Aren’t you forgetting someseparated from their calf and the calf in turn would thing?” she seemed to be saying. Perhaps the enclo- cry for momma. (One of the less-favorite sounds in sure provided some sense of comfort in the process. the barn.) It was also important to keep an ear open The old barn radio hung by the electrical outlet for a loose-fitting teat cup on the milker or a fidgety with a piece of twine. For all practical purposes, the cow with a tender quarter. A cow’s patience would radio only needed to bring in two stations: WCCO only hold out so long before a swift kick would send and KDUZ. Once in a while, during a day of heavy the milking machine (and milk) flying. barn work, the kids would find some rock and roll Weather permitting, our cows spent the day in on WDGY to make the chores more tolerable. But pasture and weren’t as anxious to return to the woe to anyone who forgot to change the station back barn for the second milking. Harry, my dad’s brothbefore leaving the barn. er, would swing open those big doors on the south KDUZ was the local radio station out of end of the barn. “C’mon cows, c’mon cows, c’mon Hutchinson, Minn. Serving up a mix of country/ cows!” he would yell in the direction of the pasture. western and old tyme music, KDUZ also featured Not really a yodel, but always three times in a singlocal and ag-related news and the morning “Swap song sort of way. I can still hear it today. Sure Shop” where people would call in to sell pretty much enough, the cows ambled their way to the barn and anything under the sun. Callers would mix in little took their places to start the process all over again. crop updates and results of last night’s big thunderCertainly, things have changed a lot from those storm. milking days of my youth. Automation has replaced But milking time belonged to WCCO. Charlie the old Surge milking machines and cows get Boone and Roger Erickson’s morning show began milked sometimes three times a day at their own about the same time the cows marched into the leisure. (No cold hands you-know-where on a winter barn through those big doors. “Good morning, good morning!) But the sounds of the dairy barn are morning … we’re glad to be on hand. Good morning, indelible — like a tattoo — and can stay with a pergood morning to youuuuu.” Boone and Erickson son for the rest of their life. would croon along with recorded theme song and Paul Malchow is the managing editor of The Land. hold the “youuuuu” (not always in key). They He may be reached at editor@TheLandOnline.com. v seemed to be having a good time on the radio and

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Nutritionally, environmentally, June is Dairy Month again Happy June Dairy Month. I write that every year because dairy farmers keep providing us one of the safest, healthiest, and sustainable food and drink available on the planet.

Yes, fluid milk consumption continues to decline as consumer lifestyles and preferences change; and competitive beverages vie

By Lee for attention. But, contrary to what the plant-based beverage manufacturers want you to believe, U.S. milk consumption continues to grow — albeit in other forms.

Years ago, the popular “Got Milk?” campaign raised the possibility of there being a day that there was no milk to drink. While we’re a long way from that ever happening, we have, for the first time ever, seen shortages on grocery shelves — empty spaces you thought only occurred in “poor” countries. The latest shortage in America is baby formula, with dire predictions of more food shortages to come as the price of diesel and inflation soars.

Covid, shipping challenges, shortages of help, and trucking issues have made the impossible possible — even in America. Thankfully, there was very little, if any, lack of dairy products in the United States — although we now see it could happen for a variety of reasons.

Dairy faces another challenge as young millennial consumers in particular weigh the choice of traditional vs. plant-based beverages, meats, and what the producers of these products call “butter” and “cheese.”

The dairy industry must address — with facts — the claims plant-based products make; as well as the assumptions some would-be buyers have: namely that plant-based means “better for the environment,” better for the body, and needed to “save the planet.”

The best argument on the health benefits of the so-called “milks” starts with simply reading their labels. Plant-based beverages contain ingredients we can’t even pronounce, let alone swallow. Again, read the label on what is called “milk” or “butter” or “cheese.” Find out what’s really in there, how it’s made, and where it comes from — a cow or a test tube.

The increasing awareness of the sustainability of the food we eat has been diligently answered by the dairy industry. The National Milk Producers Federation points out that, due to innovative farming and feed practices, a gallon of milk in 2017 required 30 percent less water, 21 percent less land, and 19 percent smaller carbon footprint than in 2007.

Those innovative farming and feeding practices included improved humane treatment of animals as well.

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization

echoes that, reporting, “Since 2005 North America was the only region in the world that reduced its greenhouse gas emissions, even as it increased milk production, making its greenhouse gas intensity for dairy products the lowest in the world.”

NMPF adds, “Dairy farms are also a tool against food waste by diverting byproducts Mielke such as almond hulls, citrus pulp, and brewer’s grains from other food industries and using them as feed — converting potentially unused resources into high-nutrient foods and beverages. Dairy farmers also convert food waste and manure into valuable products such as renewable energy and fertilizer.” And fertilizer is something else that’s in short supply due to the war in Ukraine.

U.S. dairy has set a goal to achieve greenhouse gas neutrality by 2050, according to NMPF, “creating a cross-industry Net Zero Initiative that advances research, on-farm pilots and new market development to make sustainability practices more accessible and affordable to farms of all sizes and regions.”

Furthermore, the April 14 Daily Dairy Report states, “Compared to plant-based alternatives, dairy is not only the better choice nutritionally, it’s also the top choice from a cost standpoint. The National Milk Producers Federation notes, “the lower nutritional content of plant-based beverages is wellestablished, with some almond brands having oneeighth the protein of dairy and none of them having the unique blend of 13 essential nutrients that set dairy apart.”

NMPF data shows “On a per-gallon basis, plantbased beverages cost 50 percent to 100 percent more than milk. As for plant-based cheese alternatives, they too cost twice as much as real cheese on a pound for pound basis and four times what imitation cheese, which still contains some dairy, costs.”

The Daily Dairy Report adds, “While vegan “cheeses” are typically lower in fat, they are also lower in protein and calcium and higher in sodium. Vegans can’t count on vegan cheese as a protein source the way vegetarians may sometimes rely on regular cheese; and they are not a super vegan health food the way kale and lentils are, noted a recent Eating Well article.”

Bottom line is that dairy products provide key nutrients necessary for healthy child development as well as adult health and include 13 essential nutrients. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans in fact warns that 88 percent of Americans have insufficient dairy in their diets.

Organizations including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the School Nutrition Association have expressed concern about “the lack of labeling integrity among marketers of non-dairy substitutes after observing child malnourishment caused by reliance on plant-based imitators by parents who

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mistakenly thought that they were getting dairy’s unique nutrient package. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans also cautions against plant-based substitution, noting that most plant-based beverages lack nutritional equivalence.”

Trust the cow and not the chemist. Much of a cow’s nutrition comes from plants that humans can’t consume, energy that’s then turned into dairy products humans can digest. Let the cows eat the grass. Give yourself the “dairy best.”

Lee Mielke is a syndicated columnist who resides in Everson, Wash. His weekly column, “Mielke Market Weekly” is featured in The Land. He may be reached at lkmielke@juno.com. v

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U.S. poultry production: don’t be a chicken — literally Caution: This is a chicken-and-egg Still, the HPAI outbreak this year (American hens laid 628 million dozen, or 7.5 bilstory. wasn’t as widespread or costly as the one lion, table eggs in April) carries a high cost: the in 2016-17. In that avian pandemic, average layer is “spent” (to use USDA lingo) in just Late this winter, as our Covid pandemic “Some 43 million laying hens and pul118 weeks. was waning, many bird species — and lets”–immature hens–“died along with especially chickens — were suffering And spent in the hen world means spent. In its 7.4 million turkeys,” reports FERN. their own terrible pandemic: the spread recent annual Poultry-Production and Value of “highly pathogenic avian influenza It’s a remarkable statement about the Summary, USDA reported that 151.6 million chick(HPAI),” noted, FERN, the Food & American food system that almost 80 ens — almost all egg-layers — were “lost” in 2021, Environmental Reporting Network May defined as “Includes rendered, died, destroyed, comFARM & FOOD FILE million chickens and nearly 10 million 31. turkeys can be destroyed in eight years posted, or disappeared for any reason except sold By Alan Guebert to limit two devastating avian pandemics during the 12-month period.”

How terrible? Since January, 38 milwithout most of us even noticing. lion chickens have died in the United USDA also noted that 180.1 million laying hens States either because of HPAI outEqually remarkable is why: 80 milweighing 1 billion pounds were “sold for slaughter” breaks or the culling of flocks where it lion chickens is truly just a drop in the for just $14.9 million, or a bony 14 cents per pound. was found. proverbial ocean that is the poultry industry in the Meanwhile, over in the broiler chicken world (a United States.

Three out of four of those losses, or 29 million world dominated by Tyson Foods, Pilgrim’s Pride, birds, were egg-laying hens, explains the U.S. For example, according to USDA’s monthly poultry and Sanderson Farms), fortunes are being made.

Department of Agriculture. Laying hens (and turdata, there were 366 million egg-laying chickens in USDA reports the value of 2021 U.S. broiler produckeys) are highly susceptible to HPAI. Those losses, the U.S. on May 1. Most produced “table” eggs and tion was $31.5 billion, up a whopping “48 percent in fact, are behind wholesale egg prices nearly dou- 62.5 million produced “broiler-type hatching eggs” from 2020” while the number of birds marketed, 9.1 bling in the past six months, not inflation. that, once peeping, will be in frying pans in under billion, was virtually unchanged from the year eight weeks.

(Their brief lives is the key reason before.

Worldwide, it’s estimated more than 77 million most broiler flocks remain HPAI-free.) birds, “have been culled to curb the spread of the So, what came first — the chicken or the egg? You virus,” noted the journal Nature May 26. “Another As such, the recent outbreak of avian flu claimed decide, but given the business structure of both sec400,000 non-poultry birds, such as wild birds, have the lives of 8 percent of the average monthly eggtors, it’s likely your tax dollars are going into each also died in 2,600 outbreaks — twice the number laying flock this winter. enterprise. reported during the last major wave, in 2016–17.”

But even if a flock avoided an outbreak, a laying The Farm and Food File is published weekly While it’s been terminal for millions of birds, most hen’s life is nothing to cluck about. According to through the United States and Canada. Past colU.S. poultry farmers have or will receive USDA USDA, the “rate of lay per day,” or productivity, per umns, events and contact information are posted at money to mitigate their losses. On May 27, every 100 laying hens is 79.4 eggs. That efficiency www.farmandfoodfile.com. v Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced $400 million will be added to an initial $400 million Send your letters to: Editor, The Land, 418 South Second St., Mankato, MN 56001 to both help fight the spread of HPAI and reimburse flock owners for losses. e-mail: editor@thelandonline.com Now it’s Mother Nature’s turn. Since the pathogen All letters must be signed and accompanied by a phone number (not for publication) to verify authenticity. thrives in cold weather and withers in warm, growers and the government are hopeful its spread will soon run its course. Preliminary flock numbers from May suggest that’s what’s happening.

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RFA offers disaster loans

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The Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Rural Finance Authority (RFA) Board has determined an emergency exists in parts of Minnesota due to recent severe weather.

The resolution declares an emergency for the following counties: Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Brown, Carlton, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Douglas, Faribault, Grant, Isanti, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac Qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Meeker, Morrison, Murray, Nobles, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Renville, Rock, Roseau, Saint Louis, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin, Yellow Medicine, and adjacent counties.

RFA makes zero-interest loans available for Minnesota farmers whose operations may be suffer-

ing from damage caused by storms.The Disaster Recovery Loan Program can be used to help cover lost revenue or expenses not covered by insurance.

The funds can be used to help clean up, repair, or replace farm structures and replace livestock.

The declaration applies to physical property damage and/or death of livestock taking place due to heavy rains and high winds in May 2022.

Eligible farmers must have received at least 25 percent of their annual gross income from farming for the past year and will work through their bank to secure the loans from the RFA. Interest rates on the RFA portion of the loan are currently set at 0.0 percent.

For more information on the Disaster Recovery Loan, visit https://www.mda.state.mn.us/ This article was submitted by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. v

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Grandmother’s recipes are a treasure for the taste buds My Grandma enjoyed a good drink, whether it A large box arrived last week with my was her favorite, vodka gimlet or a nice cold beer. name on it. I was curious what could be This simple biscuit recipe utilizes a warm beer and in it as it didn’t have the usual Amazon just two other ingredients. label tape around it as most packages I get. I opened it at once and on top of a Beer Biscuits bubble-wrapped bundle was a note from 4 cups Bisquick my aunt Susie. In the note she wrote she 3 tablespoons sugar wanted me to now be the keeper of my 1 can warm beer grandma’s recipes. Unwrapping the bubCOOKING ble wrap I found four binders of my Mix, knead 8-10 times, roll and cut. Bake at 450 WITH KRISTIN grandma Larson’s recipes — along with for 8 to 10 minutes.

By Kristin Kveno her favorite cookbook. n When my grandma passed away in 2017 my aunt Here’s a grandma favorite that features crisp peppers and juicy held on to these recipes but decided it was time to steak for a tasty and quick meal. pass them on. I paged through the binders, remiGreen Pepper Steak niscing about times at my grandma’s house when she would proudly cook these recipes for us.

1 pound chuck or round, fat trimmed Grandma was widowed when her oldest child (my 1.4 cup soy sauce 1 clove garlic dad) was 13 and her youngest son was 6, she was 1-1/2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger thrust into the role of sole provider for her three 1/4 cup salad oil sons. She worked hard and eventually become 1 cup green onion, thinly sliced transportation director of the White Bear Lake 1 cup red or green peppers cut into 1-inch squares School District. Cooking and baking for her family 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced was still important to her after a long day at the office. I shed some tears just thumbing through the 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1 cup water recipes, written in her handwriting, remembering 2 tomatoes, cut into wedges the family gatherings in her small home where we filled every corner with people, laughter and love.

With a very sharp knife cut beef across grain into thin strips, She is missed; but the food has a way to transport 1/8-inch thick. Combine soy sauce, garlic and ginger. Add beef, us to a different time, bringing back memories of toss and set aside while preparing vegetables. Heat oil in larger yesterday. Here are a few of Phyllis Larson’s recipes frying pan or wok. Add beef and toss over high heat until that brought joy to family gatherings. browned. Taste meat. If it is not tender, cover and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes over low heat. Turn heat up and add vegetables.

It’s rhubarb season! If you grew a plethora of rhubarb, or you were “gifted” a whole lot of rhubarb, use that bounty to make this fabulous rhubarb dessert.

Rhubarb Dessert crust: 1 cup flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup soft butter or margarine 1 egg, beaten 1 tablespoon milk Mix flour, baking powder and salt together. Cut in butter, add egg, 1 tablespoon milk. Put into the bottom of an8x8 inch pan.

Filling: 3 cups rhubarb, cut-up 1/2 cup sugar 1 package strawberry Jell-O Mix rhubarb with the sugar add Jell-O and blend well. Spread on top of unbaked crust.

Topping: 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup flour 1/4 cup butter Sprinkle topping over filling. Bake in 350 degree oven for 45 minutes. Serve warm with ice cream or whipped cream. n

Toss until vegetables are tender crisp, about 10 minutes. Mix cornstarch with water. Add to pan: stir and cook until thickened.

Add tomatoes and heat through. n It wouldn’t be a treasure-trove of a Minnesota grandma’s recipes if I didn’t include a hot dish/casserole. This one showcases celery and is topped with a buttery almond-breadcrumb mixture.

Celery Casserole 4 cups celery cut up 1 can water chestnuts, chopped 1 can cream of chicken soup Topping: 1/2 cup breadcrumbs 2 tablespoon butter 1/4 cup slivered almonds Cook celery for 8 minutes in water, drain, put in casserole pan with chestnuts and chicken soup. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes with cover on. In a sauté pan, melt butter, breadcrumbs and almonds. Then uncover the casserole pan, put breadcrumbs, almonds, butter mixture on top. Bake 10 minutes longer uncovered.

These recipes and the hundreds of other Grandma Larson recipes will be my prized possessions for years to come until one day I will package them up and send them to my kids to continue spreading Grandma’s cooking legacy to the next generation.

Kristin Kveno scours the internet, pours over old family recipes and searches everywhere in between to find interesting food ideas for feeding your crew. Do you have a recipe you want to share? You can reach Kristin at kkveno@thelandonline.com. v

Poultry event, exhibition ban extended

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Board of Animal Health extends the statewide ban on poultry events until July 1. Animal health officials first enacted the ban in April and extended it once already to reduce the potential risks of spreading HPAI. The ban includes all poultry swaps, fairs, exhibitions and other events where live poultry and susceptible birds are brought together and then disperse.

“HPAI cases have been on the decline and at one point we had several days of no new detections in Minnesota,” said Board of Animal Health Interim State Veterinarian, Dr. Linda Glaser. “However, a small number of recent HPAI detections in new counties is cause for us to extend the ban. This ban primarily impacts backyard flock owners and is intended to protect their birds from a potential pathway for the virus to spread at poultry events.”

As part of the state and federal response, a detection of HPAI in a backyard flock means the owner cannot have any new birds for 150 days following

disposal of infected birds. Biosecurity is still the most effective precaution backyard owners can follow to protect their flock.

Direct selling of baby poultry is still allowed through private sales, stores, or via mail by National Poultry Improvement Plan authorized sellers. This temporary ban only applies to events where birds congregate and does not apply to poultry products.

The H5N1 HPAI outbreak in Minnesota poses a high risk to poultry but low risk to the public. There is no food safety concern for consumers.

Follow the latest information on HPAI in Minnesota, as well as resources for poultry owners on the Board’s website: www.mn.gov/bah/hpai. Anyone who needs to report sick birds or has questions about the outbreak can call the Minnesota Avian Influenza Hotline: 1-833-454-0156.

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Variety in farming will always keep me learning Today, as I write, is the last day of playing basketball, helping with my school for my kids. Some of them are younger siblings and listening to the excited for summer, some are not ready Twins play baseball. I was in a classfor the year to be over. For me, it is a room, but I was not confined by walls. I toss-up. I become weary of the rigid was learning, but at my own pace. schedule during the school year and I am It was not until I graduated from collooking forward to more freedom. On the lege that I recognized my love for learnother hand, I love school for the structure ing. I have never aimed to be an expert it provides, social opportunities for myself in anything; I just enjoy the excitement DEEP ROOTS and my kids, and how the wonderful of learning something new. I like knowteachers feed the curiosity of young

By Whitney Nesse ing a little bit about a lot of things. minds.

I wonder if that is why I have chosen agriculture When I was a student, I always looked forward to to be my focus. I will never be an expert in agriculsummer. I could not wait to be free of the school ture because it is so broad. Not only is agriculture building, trading the cold, dark classrooms for the broad, it also looks very different for each individual great outdoors. My childhood summers were spent person in each region. Modern works for some, but outside. There were endless opportunities of fun and not everyone; some farm hills, others farm flats; adventure growing up on a farm. As part of a big some are livestock focused, some crops; some areas family, my siblings were built-in playmates and we are sandy, others wet. Like a kaleidoscope that lived near many relatives who I saw frequently. My changes with each turn, so is agriculture. From mother saw to it that we spent an adequate amount crops to livestock, flowers to fisheries, vegetables to of time at the swimming pool as well. soils, there is so much to learn! I will never be an As a youngster, I thought summer meant a break expert in every area. from learning. Little did I know, my summers were Receiving letters and notes from readers explainspent learning — just in a different kind of classing the details of what agriculture looks like for room. Building forts, playing in the barns, baling them in their specific region is always fun. These straw, riding my bike, working in the kitchen with little tidbits of knowledge continue to feed my curimy mother and grandmother, fishing, swimming,

osity and deepen my appreciation for the industry.

I suppose my love for the word of God is not unlike my love for agriculture. I have found Scripture to be as multifaceted as a diamond which plays with and bends the light, projecting beauty with each movement. No matter how many times I have read a particular story or verse, I am amazed at the depths in which they pierce my heart during different seasons of my life. The writer of Hebrews tells us, “the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword” (4:12, ESV).

I find it is an exciting adventure to study and explore the Bible. I particularly cherish the tender moments when Christ uses the word of God to speak directly to my heart.

My dream job is to be a student forever. I may never sit in a classroom again; but if my childhood taught me anything, it is that I can be a student wherever I go.

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

Drought relief applications being accepted

ST. PAUL — Minnesota livestock farmers and specialty crop producers who incurred expenses due to last year’s drought can apply for up to $7,500 per farm in reimbursement through the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s 2021 Agricultural Drought Relief Program when it opens in mid-June.

Answers located in Classified Section

The program will reimburse farm operators for drought-related expenses incurred after June 1, 2021, and before May 23, 2022.

Farms must be located in a county designated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a primary natural disaster area after July 19, 2021 and before January 1, 2022, or in a county contiguous to a designated county. All Minnesota counties except Goodhue, Rice, Wabasha, Winona are eligible.

The application window will run approximately 10-12 business days and applicants are highly encouraged to submit their application through the online grants management system to ensure it is received in a timely manner. The application window will be announced when finalized.

More information about drought relief for farmers is available at www.mda.state.mn.us/droughtrelief.

Email drought@state.mn.us or call (651) 201-6500 with any questions.

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Trees diseases are often infected tree touch the roots seen in the leaves or neeof a healthy tree. Vertical dles. Insects such as the cuts may be made several Two-lined Chestnut and feet deep in the ground to Emerald Ash Borers land stop this disease transmison trees as adults, lay eggs sion. which overwinter in the Bur Oak Blight is a disinner bark. The eggs hatch GREEN AND ease which may be confused the following spring and the GROWING with oak wilt. This blight larvae eat their way along only affects Bur Oaks and

By Linda G. Tenneson the inner bark until they shows up as black spots on mature and emerge as the veins on the bottom sides of the adults to start the process again. leaves and leaves may be lost from the While the Emerald Ash Borer interior and lower parts of the tree attacks ash trees, the Two-lined canopy.

Chestnut Borer attacks oak trees. It Oak Anthracnose is another condiacquired its name by attacking chesttion, more common in white oaks and nut trees in the past. Bur oaks may occurring during cool, wet springs. survive several years after being This condition unlike some of the attacked, but red oaks often die in a other ones does not kill the tree and single season. Trees attacked by these affects ash, birch, maple and other insects will show branches with dead trees. Anthracnose is caused by fungi or discolored leaves that eventually that are unique to each species. Water spread to the entire tree. When the sprinklers should be aimed so they do bark is peeled, the meandering channot spray water on the tree leaves. nels left by the larva are visible.

Unusual tree conditions may be In addition to insect damage, patho- identified by consulting the tree categens — such as bacteria or fungi — gory of University of Minnesota’s may infect evergreen trees. While the “What’s Wrong with my Plant?” Go to newest or first year needles appear apps.extension.umn.edu/garden/diagnormal, the older or second year neenose/plant to identify tree probdles are dead. The lower branches lems. Also consult an International show damage which eventually Society of Arborculture-certified arborspreads up the tree. ist or to send a section of an affected Oak wilt affects both red and white branch and leaves to the Plant oaks. Oaks should not be pruned Disease Diagnostic Clinic at the between April and July when the Sap University of Minnesota. This service Beetle insects that spread the disease can diagnose common tree diseases. are active. An open wound in the tree Samples may be mailed to the clinic or emits a scent the insects can smell. hand delivered to their lab in St. Paul They will land on the fresh wounds on Tuesdays thru Fridays. Go to pdc. unless those wounds are covered with umn.edu for details. There is a fee for shellac or latex paint within minutes this service. ISA-certified arborists of the pruning cuts being made. Oak may be found at www.treesaregood. wilt may be spread by moving fireorg/findanarborist. wood from one county to another.

Linda G. Tenneson is a University of High value trees may be treated by Minnesota master gardener and tree arborists with fungicides. The disease care advisor. v may also spread when the roots of an

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June 21 — SROC Agronomy Field Tour — Waseca, Minn. — Field tour will include topics such as a commodity outlook; weed management; corn growth and development; cover crops; quantifying the benefits of soil health; and side dressing liquid manure into corn. Contact Deanne Nelson at 507837-5629.

June 22 — Strategic Farming: Field Notes — Online — Webinar will discuss in-season cropping issues as they arise. Weekly sessions may include topics related to soil fertility, agronomics, pest management and equipment. You need to register only once and may attend any or all of the webinars. Register at z.umn.edu/strategic-farming. Contact Jared Goplen at gople007@umn.edu or (320) 5891711.

June 23 — Herbicide Management Field Day — Kanawha, Iowa — Tour corn herbicide plot to discuss effective herbicide sites of action and weed control; managing herbicide resistant weeds; along with tips for better weed management in coming years. Contact Wright County Extension Office at (515) 532-3453.

June 24 — West Central Dairy Days Cattle Show — Willmar, Minn.

— Ages 5-21 can exhibit. There are classes for all six dairy breeds. For entry form, contact your local 4-H Extension educator or local ag education instructor. Contact Mary Swart at rmswart@tds.net or (320) 220-0904.

June 27 — Summer Honey Beekeeping Field Day — Alexandria, Minn. — Topics include colony handling, common disease and insect pests, and safety information for you and the bees. Contact Robin Trott at trot0053@umn.edu or (320) 762-3890.

June 27 — Summer Honey Beekeeping Field Day — Park Rapids, Minn. — Topics include colony handling, common disease and insect pests, and safety information for you and the bees. Contact Robin Trott at trot0053@umn.edu or (320) 762-3890.

June 27-July 1 — National Holstein Convention — Sioux Falls, S.D. — Learn about progress being made within the Holstein breed, dairy farms

and the dairy industry. Tours to various dairy operations available. A live auction will take place June 30. Contact Michele Schroeder atmoocheleschroeder@yahoo.com or (507) 276-4810.

June 29 — Strategic Farming: Field Notes — Online — Register at z.umn.edu/strategic-farming. Contact Jared Goplen at gople007@umn.edu or (320) 589-1711.

June 29 & 30 — Youth Tractor and Farm Safety Certification — Preston, Minn. — The youth tractor and farm safety certification program is a twopart program, including both an online learning experience and two days of in-person hands-on training in the summer. The online course is a selfpaced one- to two-week program.

Contact Katie Drewitz at wins0115@ umn.edu or (507) 725-5807 July 6 — Strategic Farming: Field Notes — Online — Register at z.umn. edu/strategic-farming. Contact Jared Goplen at gople007@umn.edu or (320) 589-1711.

July 12 — 2022 Minnesota Summer Beef Tour — Apple Valley, Minn. — Stops on the tour include the UMN Andrew Boss Laboratory of Meat Science, UMN College of Veterinary Medicine and UMN Forage Research plots. Attendees will have exclusive access to the entire zoo from 4 to 8 p.m. Lunch and supper included.

Contact Joe Armstrong at armst225@ umn.edu or (612) 624-3610.

July 13 — Strategic Farming: Field Notes — Online — Register at z.umn. edu/strategic-farming. Contact Jared Goplen at gople007@umn.edu or (320) 589-1711.

July 15 — Conservation Rotations and Cover Crops Following Small Grains — Easton, Minn. — Learn about managing diverse rotations, notill corn, spring-seeded covers and the benefits of grazing for soil health.

Contact Tamsyn Jones at tamsyn@ practicalfarmers.org or (515) 232-5661 ext. 1010.

July 20 — Strategic Farming: Field Notes — Online — Register at z.umn. edu/strategic-farming. Contact Jared Goplen at gople007@umn.edu or (320) 589-1711.

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Schelling family dairying tradition is now automated

By RENAE B. VANDER SCHAAF pleased with the updated milking system.

The Land Correspondent “The cows love the robots,” said Kathy. “They Sandy Hollow is a popular recreation area in are not being chased around, or have to stand in Sioux County, Iowa. Families enjoy swimming, a holding pen for hours waiting to be milked.” camping and picnicking there. Any dairy prodMilk production is up 10 to 12 pounds from the ucts included in their meals may have come from old facility because the cows can be milked three a farm directly south of the favorite spot for to five times per day. Cow comfort has improved relaxing. due to better free stalls and waterbed mattressMarv and Kathy Schelling are continuing the es. tradition of milking cows with three of their The Schellings appreciate the added flexibility eight children. to their lifestyle — especially during harvest “My parents, Gilbert and Wilma Schelling, time when they can just stay in the field instead bought this farm in the 1950’s,” said Marv of shutting down because it is milking time. If Schelling. “They milked a few cows by hand. there is a wedding or a family gathering, they Then dad and his brother-in-law built a homecan now attend — no matter what time of the made parlor which could milk two cows on each day — because the cows will be milked whether side.” they are there or not.

In 1975, the milking parlor was expanded to a “There are six of us on the farm,” said Kathy. double four herringbone parlor. In 1991 Gilbert “We are all family. We all know how to do the all and Marv once again updated the parlor into a of the chores which makes it much easier for us double nine milking parlor. to take time off for vacations. We rotate jobs every Monday morning.”

That system worked well, but it was time for Photos submitted an update. The facilities were showing their age. Many helping hands are needed at the Schelling dairy farm. Pictured are One of those jobs is feeding calves and milking Milking technology has changed since the double (front row, left to right) Krystle (33), she is holding Michael (3), Hana (5), a few cows in the old parlor that just don’t fit in nine milking parlor was installed.

Kathy (55) and Marlena (9); back row (left to right) Brooke Rus, (girlfriend the robotic barn system. This milking usually takes less than two hours a day and will be There were also other changes on the Schelling of Joshua), Joshua (19), Keith (33), Marv (58), Alex (23) and Sydney phased out eventually. The next week’s chore is farm. Gilbert and Wilma have passed away. It’s a Berenschot (Alex fiancée as of last Saturday!) feeding. The third week rotation is milking in new generation of Schelling men and their wives the robot barn. who are continuing the family vocation of dairying producing nutritional raw milk which can be proMornings start between 5:00 and 6:00 a.m. — cessed into many healthy food items. depending on the particular chore week. Usually the afternoon work is finished around 5:00. They check Marv, age 58, and Kathy Schelling (55) have three with each other to be sure no one needs help before sons are directly involved in the dairy. Their oldest heading to their houses. son Keith (33) and his wife Krystle (33), live on the farm with their three children, Marlena (9), Hana (5) “I have to think hard as to the drawbacks,” said and Michael (3).

Marv. “There is the occasional 2:00 a.m. phone call Over the years, the Schellings have added and improved the that a robot needs assistance. The phone calls are Sons Alex (23) and Joshua (19) also live on the farm barn which currently houses 230 cows. automatically made alerting us to any problems. with their parents.

There are settings for day and night calls.

“It was Keith who mentioned to us that he We only get calls overnight that shut the hoped to have robots milking the cows somerobot down. They are called critical alarms. day,” said Kathy. “We thought wow, that’s The rest wait until daytime hours.” quite a dream. But here we are milking cows In a 24-hour period, each robot can milk 60 in a robotic barn.” to 65 cows. Currently the Schellings are Because the Schellings knew that three of milking 230 cows. They are growing from their sons were very interested in staying on their own herd, so with patience they should the farm, they began doing their research reach their maximum goal of 240 cows. which involved looking at other robotic dairy “I am very thankful that my boys have operations. After careful consideration, the learned the computer and technology part of Lely robot system was chosen. it,” said Marv. “It’s a lot for an older man like “We have never hired any employees other me to learn. They are willing to teach and than family,” said Marv. “We wanted it to remind me how it all works.” stay that way. Robots fitted that desire niceThe Schelling farm on the West Branch of ly.” the Floyd River is continuing the tradition of Construction began in September of 2020. milking cows begun by Gilbert and Wilma On March 29, 2021, the Schellings began Schelling 70 years ago. v milking in their robot barn.

Schellings’ cows patiently wait their turn Overall, the Schellings have been quite The Lely robotic milking system tracks each time a cow is milked.

to be milked.

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North looking for a little “ketchup” with their crops Matt Erickson Fertile, Minn.

June 9

Planting is two weeks later than usual. “I shoot to have beans in between May 15 and 25.” Erickson began planting beans on June 4.

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Erickson finished corn on May 26. “The corn is up.” He likes what he sees so far in the field. “It looks good. It’s only about two inches tall right now.” Erickson plans to start spraying corn next week.

He’s baling cereal rye this week as well as preparing to get some more planting done.

“We got to put some alfalfa in.”

While waiting for the fields to dry out from the two inches of rain that fell May 28-30, he was able to spread manure.

Erickson is two weeks behind in getting cows to pasture. “I like to let the pastures mature out.” He’ll move 400 cow-calf pairs to six different pastures next week.

“Definitely having the late spring isn’t the greatest.” Erickson did have to prevent plant one corn field after those two inches of rain fell on Memorial Day. While this hasn’t been an ideal spring, Erickson likes what he sees in the commodity prices — though he knows that input prices are up as well. “It’s fun to see the soybean and corn prices where they’re at.” v

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June 9

“We’re done, the planter is put away.” The Land spoke with Leah Johnson on June 9 as she reported the replanting of some soybeans wrapped on June 5. It took almost a month to get the crops in the ground, with corn planting beginning on May 8.

The weather is finally beginning to feel more seasonal. “It’s really starting to turn out, it’s almost hot out.”

“We fared OK on our own farm with drowned-outs.” While the storm Memorial Day storm resulted in some replanting for Johnson, she’s grateful to have been able to get the crops planted on her farm. “There are farms still trying to get crops in.” Prevent plant will be happening in the area soon as farmers have simply run out of time to get a crop in.

In her job at Red River Marketing Co., Johnson’s focus continues to be on scouting fields. “Now we got two drones going non-stop getting corn stand counts.” The drones will be flying throughout the next week as once the corn gets taller it will be difficult to get accurate stand counts via the drone.

Next up on the Johnson farm is weed control. “The goal is to get these first fields sprayed, then wait for more weeds.” Due to the cold spring, weeds have been delayed as well. “Normally at this time, we’d have some weed pressure. Everything is two weeks plus later than normal.”

What a wild, wet and worrisome spring it has been for so many producers in the area. Johnson is grateful that crops are in the ground at the farm and the focus now is to do everything feasible to get the highest yields possible.

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June 2 “We’ve pretty much got everything done.” The Land spoke to Bob Roelofs on June 2 as he reported he plans to wrap up planting the next day. “We’re a little behind.” He typically would be done about a week ago. The crops that are planted are coming up nicely.

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June 2

With the end of planting just a day away, Roelofs is reflecting on the long-drawn-out spring. “It was a struggle. It took three weeks to get the crop in the ground.”

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As for the crops, they seem to be progressing nicely. “Everything’s up.” Winslow will After today, Roelofs will be getting the planter cleaned up and put be spraying the corn and soybeans for grasses and broadleaf as soon as the wind dies away. Then it’s time to battle weeds. “We’ll start spraying corn in about down enough. “The weeds are coming in some places.” The weed control looks better a week.” in the no-till fields.

Roelofs will also be focused on working on the hog barns’ upkeep as The machine shed which was damaged in the December wind event is coming down, well as getting things cleaned. slowly but surely. “I’m hoping to have the new shed up by the end of the month.”

Needing more space to get the old shed torn down and the new put up, Winslow is temporarily moving some of his equipment over to the neighbor’s farm.

“Things look pretty good right at this moment. Everything grew and came out of the ground quickly.” If the weather continues to be pleasant with adequate rain, it looks promising for a nice growing season. “As long as we get moisture, and it doesn’t get too hot and dry. I’m always optimistic.” v

Managing heat stress important for young calves Being able to raise healthy calves into mature animals is a goal for every dairy or beef farmer. Stress is one of the biggest factors when talking about calf well being. Once a calf is stressed, changes in overall performance and health decrease.

Symptoms of heat stress are straightforward and easy to identify. Some of them include: a calf’s body temperature will increase above 103 F; increased respiration rate; loss of appetite; a decrease in activity; and increased water consumption. If dehydration

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Having a good environment for your calves is the basic step of raising healthy stress free calves.

Having clean and dry bedding will decrease insect population, keep your calves dry, and limit bacteria growth in the bedding. Having a ventilation system in place will help keep the calves cool, and help manage biting flies. On the other hand, too much breeze or draft is detrimental to the calves body. Keeping steady airflow is the best thing to do for the calf.

Poor ventilation can impair a calf ’s immune response, cause respiratory problems, make the calf more prone to pathogens, and reduce feed intake and conversion rates.

During a hot season, bacteria growth increases.

Isolate sick calves, use clean pails and disinfect all equipment going near the calves. Rinse off dirt and milk residue with lukewarm water. Manually scrub

with a brush using hot water. Use a chlorinated alkaline detergent. Rinse with warm water in an acid solution and let dry. Sanitize with a 50 parts per million solution of chloride dioxide within two hours of use.

Feeding practices and nutritional management in calves change when the weather starts to heat up between 68-71 Temperature Humidity Index (THI).

On a warmer day, a calf’s body temperatures will increase, meaning their energy will be utilized to regulate their body temperature back down to 102.1 degrees. To combat this, add more liquids to the calves’ diet to substitute the water loss the calf will be experiencing. It is recommended by South Dakota State University Extension to have your calves drink 6 to 12 quarts of water per day. Sick calves experiencing heat stress drink up to 20 quarts of water per day.

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Diversity helps Goldview Farms endure over time

By KRISTIN KVENO “It started in 2000 when I was in high The Land Staff Writer school.” The demand for baling continues to grow. “Last year I baled more than I did my WAVERLY, Minn. — There seems to first year.” He has help with the custom balnever be a dull moment on a dairy farm. That ing from his second cousin, James sentiment rings true on Goldview Farms, Winterhalter. located six miles southwest of Waverly, Minn.

Bakeberg and business partner Sean Groos Pat Bakeberg is the fifth generation to operate Hammer Down Chopping, LLC. They work the fields and milk cows on the farm custom chop for area farmers and the busistarted in 1873. Bakeberg, along with his ness continues to grow each year. wife, Joanna, and his mother Faye, run the operation.

Pumpkin philanthropy project Butch had a notion about 12 years ago to Bakeberg is the youngest of five and felt plant a pumpkin patch and give the money the call to pursue a life in agriculture. “I was earned from the sales to better the commuthe only one that wanted to farm.” He went nity. “One hundred percent of the money goes to school at Ridgewater College for Ag to the local Toys for Tots toy drives,” Bakeberg Business with a dairy emphasis. After that, said. This year could be the biggest pumpkin he went back home to farm with his parents. patch at the farm yet. “I plant 150 to 200 A farm can be a well-oiled machine with hills,” Joanna said. each family member doing their job to get Photo submitted Breakfast on the Farm tasks done. When there is a loss, it affects all Left to right: Olivia, Joanna, Faye, Harper and Pat Bakeberg Breakfast on the Farm was started by aspects of the operation. Goldview Farms is Bakeberg’s parents and county ADA organization in still reeling from an untimely transition. Bakeberg’s Dairy father, Greg (Butch) died in December. His passing Dairy prices are holding their own and Bakeberg 2009 as a way to educate the public about farming. left a hole the Bakebergs are trying to adjust to. likes what he sees. “Right now, it’s great.” Though it Over the years, the Wright County Breakfast on the Butch was not only an integral part of the farm, but has to be pointed out high prices aren’t just in the farm has grown with support from countless other a trusted advisor and an ardent supporter of agricul- cost of dairy. “Price is good, inputs are high,” Joanna organizations and continues to move from farm to ture in the community — serving for years on the said. Bakeberg wonders if these dairy prices are sus- farm. Bakeberg and his wife continue to serve on the Wright County Fair board, Wright County ADA, tainable. “Prices have really gone up, but will it core committee, organizing the annual event. In 2018, Wright County merged with Carver, creating member of the Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted FFA maintain?” the Wright Carver Breakfast on the Farm. This Alumni, founder of the Wright County Breakfast on The dairy recently began utilizing the CowManager the Farm and starting a pumpkin patch fundraiser. System. “It’s basically a FitBit for cows,” Bakeberg year’s event will be hosted by Halquist Farms in Belle Plaine on June 11, and are expected to serve Rich history said. The ear tags provide data on each cow that is 2,000 attendees.

The immediate Wright County area has dairies available to view in an app; from the cow’s temperawhich have stood the test of time. “We’re a dairy com- ture, eating times, activity and heat detection. This FFA auction In 2020, when Covid-19 derailed the annual Howard munity. Within a half-mile of this road are four dair- new piece of technology allows Bakeberg to have ies.” All the dairies are in their fifth generation. access to herd health whether he’s near or far from Lake Waverly Winsted FFA fundraising auction at the Wright County Fairgrounds, the Bakebergs Bakeberg relished what it’s like to grow up on a dairy the farm. stepped up and offered to host the auction at their farm and is thrilled to be bringing up his kids, All the milk from the dairy goes to the Paynesville, Harper (age 3), Olivia (age 2), the same way. “It’s neat Minn. Associated Milk Producers Inc. location. farm. That year’s consignment auction raised between $15,000 and $20,000. Bakeberg is a fervent supportto raise the kids on a dairy farm.”

Bakeberg has been selling milk to AMPI since the er of the organization as it provided him a foundation Custom processing early 2000s and serves on their division board. in leadership as well as many good memories.

In addition to milking 120 cows, the Bakebergs saw Crops Representation an opportunity to sell beef direct to the customer. “We A wet spring delayed planting this year, which If Bakeberg wasn’t busy enough on the farm, in started pushing it during Covid.” Before that, they alone is much different than last year when rain was 2021 he ran for and won a seat on the Wrightwould sell a few cows for meat a year. “Last four in short supply. Bakeberg is still concerned about the Hennepin Electric Co-op Board. “I wanted to try to years it became more consistent.” moisture in the soil as there was such a deficit last keep it local. I ran against 19 people, and I was the Customers like to know where their meat comes year. “Last summer we were dry. We were hurting only country boy.” He feels it’s important to have from and appreciate the way the Bakebergs care for this spring. Sadly we’re still dry.” Bakeberg points rural representation on the board and give voice to the animals that care shows in the flavor of the beef. out that the fields don’t need four inches of rain at a agricultural issues in the electric utilities arena.

“We have a lot of repeat customers. Once they do it, time, which has happened this spring — just timely Goldview Farms they know what they’re getting,” Bakeberg said. The rains.

For 149 years and counting, the Bakebergs have customers are typically people in the community.

Bakeberg farms 850 acres, growing corn, soybeans, grown crops and raised animals on their land.

The processing is done at North Folk Custom and alfalfa. “We do some cash-cropping.” When it There’s pride found in all those decades dedicated to Meats in Howard Lake, Minn. On the Goldview comes to field work, Bakeberg’s brother, Dave, and having a successful farming operation as well as the Farms Facebook page, Joanna posted information by nephew Kaleb are instrumental in getting the ground hopefulness that future generations will find that the University of Minnesota which spells out how ready, as they handle all the tillage. same success and contentment that the Bakebergs much freezer space is needed for various amounts of Custom baling and chopping feel today. v beef. It takes the guesswork out of trying to figure What began as an FFA project suggested by Butch out the space required for that much meat. turned into a custom baling business for Bakeberg,

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Yearning for cows, Heather Moore now has more

By WHITNEY NESSE The Land Correspondent MAQUOKETA, Iowa — What do a grocery store, coffee shop, dairy farm, beef feedlot, meat locker and a creamery have in common? In Maquoketa, Iowa, it is Heather and Brandon Moore.

Heather and Brandon, along with their four young children own and operate Moore Family Farms (a dairy farm and beef herd); Moore Local (a grocery store and coffee shop); Rockdale Locker (a USDA inspected meat locker); and they have things set in motion to open a creamery in the very near future.

Brandon also works full time as an area representative for Big Gain and custom finishes around 800 head of beef. The Moore’s have many entrepreneurial ventures, but they all started with Heather’s love for the dairy industry.

Heather Moore grew up on a small dairy farm in Wisconsin which her parents sold during her late elementary school years. “My parents made the

choice that they thought was amount of milk, yet their milk best for their family,” said check was the same dollar amount Heather. “But once you get bit by as it was when they were milking the farming bug, I think you’re half that number of cows less hooked for the rest of your life! than a year earlier. “We were at a That was certainly true in my disadvantage [from the beginstory.” ning]. Building everything from scratch, brand new farm, brand Heather said although her new barn, we were paying off family had moved off of the farm, cows and we made it work until one set of grandparents still had about 2016.” At that time, a dairy farm. Through them she Brandon and Heather had to was able to show dairy cattle at make some decisions as to how the county fair and learn a lot they were going to move forward. about the dairy industry. Heather Heather said their options were shared that she knew starting to grow the dairy or find a new up a farm without being grandway to add value to their milk. fathered into it by way of a family farm would be difficult or After much discussion and impossible. “When I went to colpolling the community, the lege … I decided to go into ag Moores decided to open a small education. If I couldn’t be in the cheese shop where they would production agriculture industry sell cheese made from their milk. at least I could support those “We brought home 700 pounds of who can.” mild cheddar. The reason we went with mild cheddar was By the end of her college career, Photos submitted because in case it was a flop, we she changed her mind again and Heather and Brandon Moore and their children. could just age it and eat cheddar graduated with a degree in cheese for the rest of our lives,” Animal Science with a Dairy Science laughed Heather. On Nov. 11, 2017, the emphasis. During this time, Heather Moores opened the doors to their cheese met Brandon, a beef farmer from Iowa, shop and were sold out within six who would later become her husband. weeks.

Heather and Brandon purchased a Fast forward to 2020 and Moore Local farm in 2011 where they were back- moved from the initial 500-square-foot grounding feeder cattle. “I still didn’t cheese shop to a 30,000 square foot have my dairy cows!” laughed Heather, grocery retail store which is located in “I was always known as the girl from a retired woodworking factory. They Wisconsin who loved dairy cows!” also added another small store in When Heather and Brandon were Bellevue, Iowa. finishing up paperwork for an FSA The Maquoketa location offers local, loan on another piece of land which small business-owned and produced became available to them, their loan products such as cheese, meats, eggs, officer asked Heather if she was still produce, baked goods and nostalgic wanting to be a dairy farmer. “I think foods. They also have a coffee shop and he was just joking — but I told him ice cream case and Heather is looking Take our survey for a exactly what I wanted to do. I had it all forward to being able to offer gourmet planned out. He told me that if I could grilled cheese sandwiches in the near chance to win a make it cash flow, they would add it to future. The Bellevue location is a small $200 Visa Gift Card. the note. So in 2014 we built a dairy space where they are only offering spebarn from scratch,” recalled Heather. https://www.research.net/r/100337 cialty coffee at this time.

Things were moving along smoothly Heather said that they are back to in the fall of 2014. The Moores had filled milking 25 to 30 registered Holsteins 25 of their 50 stalls in the dairy barn. and a majority of their milk is shipped “By May we had filled the other 25 to AMPI. The rest of their milk is sent stalls,” she said. Unfortunately for those to a local cheese maker who makes the in the dairy industry, between the fall of cheeses for their store. In the near 2014 and spring of 2015, the milk prices future, the Moore’s are adding a creamdropped significantly. Essentially, the ery to their store where they will make Moore’s were milking double the num- cheese curds and block cheeses made ber of cows, thus shipping twice the See MOORE, pg. 13

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Global Dairy Trade auction sees first jump in a month This column was written for the marketing week ending June 10.

You’ll recall April milk production was down 1 percent from April 2021. The April Dairy Products report shows powder production showed the biggest News and information for Minnesota and Northern Iowa dairy producers increase.

Cheese output totaled 1.156 billion Cheddar, the cheese we watch daily at the above a year ago. Year-to-date is at 316.6 million MIELKE MARKET pounds, down 4.5 percent from March Chicago Mercantile Exchange, dropped to pounds, up 0.5 percent.

WEEKLY and just 0.1 percent above April 2021, 321 million pounds, down 6.2 million pounds keeping in mind that April cheese Dry whey stocks totaled 73.1 million pounds, up

By Lee Mielke or 1.9 percent from March and down 16.8 stocks were up 2 percent from a year 4.2 million or 6.1 percent from March and 12.8 milmillion pounds or 5 percent below April ago. Total cheese output for the first lion pounds or 21.2 percent above those a year ago.

2021.

It’s why CME prices remain strong. four months of 2022 amounted to 4.6 billion pounds, Nonfat dry milk output crept to 195.8 million up 2.5 percent from the same period a year ago.

April butter output fell to 181.2 million pounds, pounds, up 4.5 million pounds or 2.3 percent from down 20.7 million pounds or 10.3 percent from Italian cheese totaled 489 million pounds, down March and up 2 million or 1 percent above a year March, and 1.8 million or 1 percent below a year 5.5 percent from March, but 1.2 percent above a ago. Year-to-date, powder was at 728.2 million year ago. Year-to-date, Italian stands at 1.98 billion ago. Year-to-date, butter is at 760.6 million pounds pounds, down 7.2 percent. down 4.2 percent from a year ago. Butter stocks, pounds, up 3.4 percent.

Stocks totaled 298.7 million pounds, up 10.9 milyou’ll recall, were down 23 percent from April 2021.

American-type cheese, at 465.4 million pounds, lion pounds or 3.8 percent from March and up 1.3 Yogurt output totaled 378.1 million pounds, down was down 1.8 percent from March and 2.7 percent million pounds or 0.4 percent above those a year ago.

8.9 percent from a year ago, with year-to-date outbelow a year ago. Year-to-date output, at 1.85 billion Skim milk powder output climbed to 35.6 million put at 1.56 billion pounds, down 4.3 percent. pounds is up 0.6 percent. pounds, up 2.5 million pounds or 7.3 percent from Dry whey production slipped to 82.8 million Mozzarella totaled 385.8 million pounds, up 2.3 March but down 20.4 million or 36.4 percent below pounds, down 300,000 pounds or 0.3 percent from percent from a year ago, with year-to-date at 1.5 bila year ago. Year-to-date, skim milk powder was at March, but was 5.4 million pounds or 7 percent lion pounds, up 3.8 percent.

141.7 million pounds, down 29.3 percent from a year ago. n The U.S. Department of Agriculture lowered its MOORE, from pg. 12 milk production estimates for 2022 and 2023 its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand from the milk produced on their farm.

Estimates report — citing slower growth in milkper-cow than previously expected in 2022. A lower Heather said one of the biggest reasons they have milk per cow estimate in 2023 resulted in the lower been successful is the huge amount of community 2023 projection. support they have received. “Our community is a huge part of what we’re doing and why we’re here.

2022 production and marketings were estimated Anything we can do to meet the needs of the comat 226.4 and 225.4 billion pounds respectively, down munity or serve the community, we are there for it.

300 million pounds on production and 200 million Just having kids is hard enough! Not everything we on marketings from last month’s estimates. If realhave done has been a success. Sometimes we screw ized, 2022 production would only be up 100 million stuff up,” she added. pounds from 2021.

Heather also said the wonderful employees they 2023 production and marketings were estimated have help keep things running smoothly. “One of the at 229.3 and 228.2 billion pounds respectively, down biggest challenges is thinking that I can do it all on 200 million pounds on each. If realized, 2023 promy own. That has led into our biggest success which duction would be up 2.9 billion pounds or 1.3 peris connecting with all of these great people. We’ve cent from 2022. created a culture where we’re all in it to win it.”

Price forecasts for cheese, butter, and nonfat dry The Moores are excited for the future. They want to milk were raised from last month on recent price continue expanding the amount of local products By the spring of 2015, the Moore’s were milking double the strength and stronger anticipated demand. The they offer in their stores. “We believe that our rural number of cows, thus shipping twice the amount of milk, yet whey price forecast was lowered on observed prices. communities need to rely on rural food processing. their milk check was the same dollar amount as it was when With mostly stronger product prices, both Class III We need to be able to produce end-product food in they were milking half that number of cows less than a year and Class IV milk prices were raised. rural communities,” she said. “We are really big pro- earlier.

The 2022 Class III milk price was projected to ponents that local is best and you don’t need a lot of vided nourishment for our community.” average $22.90 per hundredweight, up 15 cents buzz words to have a really great product. We want You can find out more about Moore Family Farms from last month’s projection, and compares to to build trust with our consumers and we want them to know that if they are getting our product, that we and Moore Local on Facebook, Instagram and on $17.08 in 2021. The 2023 average is estimated at v $20.65, also up 15 cents. did the very best we could to make sure that animal their website, www.shopmoorelocal.com. had a happy, healthy, productive life and has proSee MIELKE, pg. 14

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China noticeably absent at Global Dairy Trade auction MIELKE from pg. 13 The 2022 Class IV average is pegged at $24.65, up 85 cents from a month ago and compares to $16.09 in 2021. The 2023 average is projected at $21.90, up 50 cents from last month’s estimate.

In the week ending May 28, 49,900 dairy cows were sent to slaughter, down 3,000 head from the previous week, and 3,700 or 6.9 percent below a year ago. n This week’s Global Dairy Trade auction reversed direction, ending five consecutive declines, as China re-opens and global milk output remains in question. The weighted GDT average was up 1.5 percent following the 2.9 percent drop May 17. Traders brought 47.3 million pounds to the market, down from 53.5 million on May 3, and the average metric ton price was at $4,656 U.S., up from $4,432.

The gains were led by butter, up 5.6 percent, after falling 1 percent in the last event. Anhydrous milkfat was up 2.7 percent after inching 0.6 percent higher last time. Buttermilk powder was up 4.5 percent and skim milk powder was up 3 percent after slipping 0.6 percent.

Whole milk powder was off 0.3 percent after dropping 4.9 percent last time, and GDT cheddar was down 3.6 percent after slipping 0.1 percent last time.

StoneX Dairy Group says the GDT 80 percent butterfat butter price equates to $2.6851 per pound U.S., up 14.1 cents after dropping 2.5 cents in the last event, and compares to CME butter which closed June 10 at $2.975. GDT Cheddar, at $2.4334, was down 12.3 cents after losing 0.8 cents last time, and compares to June 10’s CME block Cheddar at $2.2550. GDT skim milk powder averaged $1.9231 per pound, up from $1.8669. Whole milk powder averaged $1.8861 per pound, up from $1.7845. CME Grade A nonfat dry milk closed June 10 at $1.855. n StoneX Chinese offices report Covid numbers are in decline in China, allowing authorities to slowly reopen many areas of Shanghai, Beijing, and elsewhere.

That said, China remained noticeably less active in the GDT, says StoneX. “When the Chinese are active they can account for upwards of 50 percent or more of the whole milk powder volume.”

Meanwhile, U.S. cheese exports set a record for April, totaling 91.2 million pounds, up 2.4 percent from April 2021, and up 9.5 percent year-to-date.

Mexico remained the top destination, says HighGround Dairy, up 8 percent.

Speaking in the June 13 “Dairy Radio Now” program, HighGround Dairy’s Lucas Fuess reported Cheddar exports are up 107.6 percent — much of it going to Japan and South Korea.

Butter exports totaled 9.8 million pounds, down

9.7 percent, though year-to-date are up 24.9 percent. This was the first drop since November 2020, according to HighGround Dairy, but compares to strong shipments a year ago that were difficult to match, according to Fuess.

Nonfat and skim milk powder, at 162.1 million pounds, was down 6.3 percent and down 7.8 percent year-to-date. HighGround Dairy says April was the fifth month in a row they fell short of the previous year, due to decreased exports to Egypt and Vietnam.

Dry whey exports totaled 37.5 million pounds, down 18.9 percent from a year ago and down 22.1 percent year-to-date.

Fuess says the export numbers are impressive considering the shipping issues, port congestion, and increased costs we have been dealing with. He expects this success to continue in cheese and possibly nonfat dry milk, as the world is short on product.

One more global news item: the June 3 Dairy and Food Market Analyst reported Australia and New Zealand are at heightened risk of foot and mouth disease. The viral disease affects cloven-hoofed animals and “is spreading like wildfire in Indonesia where it has infected more than 20,000 animals.

Indonesia is a popular tourist destination for Australians and Kiwis,” the Analyst noted.

“Modelling by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences in 2013 determined that a large outbreak of FMD in Australia would have a significant financial impact, estimated at the time to be around $50 billion over 10 years. Before this outbreak, Indonesia had been free of FMD for more than 30 years,” according to the Analyst. n Checking Chicago, butter hit $3 per pound on June 8 (the first time in seven years); but it closed June 10 at $2.975. This is up 6 cents on the week, fifth consecutive week of gain, highest CME price since Sept. 28, 2015 when it was at $3.05, and was $1.1825 above a year ago. There were 28 sales on the week at the CME. Central butter producers report that cream quickly tightened following its extra availability over the Memorial Day holiday, according to Dairy Market News. Plant managers were hoping to get a better gauge on cream availability and, if this is an indicator of things to come, micro-fixing bulk butter will shift higher, they said.

Micro-fixing is thawing 68-pound blocks and cutting them into consumer size blocks or sticks. The down side is that micro-fixing requires more employees than does churning so current staff shortages are a problem, according to Dairy Market News.

Butter and ice cream production is contributing to strong demand for cream in the West. Other regions

are also looking for cream however high fuel prices and limited tanker availability is limiting that.

Butter output is steady, though output at some plants the last few months has been below expectations, due to labor shortages and delayed deliveries of production supplies. Butter demand is softening from food service and retail. Concerns with the rising food and fuel prices have resulted in consumers picking cheaper, private label brands or butter alternatives, says Dairy Market News.

Cheddar block cheese hit $2.28 per pound on June 6, but closed June 10 at $2.255. This is down a centand-a-half on the week, the third week of decline, but 75.5 cents above a year ago.

The barrels hit $2.3050 on June 9, but finished at $2.2425 — a quarter cent lower on the week, 57 cents above a year ago, and 1.25 cents below the blocks. There were six sales of block reported on the week and 21 of barrel. n Milk availability increased for Midwest Class III producers this week, according to Dairy Market News. School milk demand declines and steady weather is the reason. Cheese production, therefore, is mostly active though limited due to ongoing employee shortages but cheese orders are steady.

Food service cheese demand is, reportedly, softening ias some restaurants decrease hours amid labor shortages and lighter demand. Retail demand is also trending lower; likely due to the increased costs pushing customers to reduce cheese purchases.

Export demand remains strong.

Grade A nonfat dry milk hit $1.8850 per pound on June 8 (the highest since Feb. 16), but closed the week at $1.855 — three-quarters of a cent lower, but 55.5 cents above a year ago. There were nine sales were reported on the week.

Dry whey fell to 51.75 cents per pound on June 7, but closed June 10 at 54.25 cents. This is down 1.5 cents on the week and 8.5 cents below a year ago, on seven sales. n In politics, a press release this week by the National Milk Producers Federation pointed out that the deadline is approaching for U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidance on the labeling of plant-based alternatives.

“Dairy farmers and the entire industry are readying for a milestone in the decades-long effort we’ve led to ensuring integrity in marketplace labeling of dairy products,” NMPF stated. “The news could be good for consumers, or it could be insufficient for their needs, the agency has been very tight-lipped in our conversations with them.”

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Grain Outlook Corn could rally behind soybeans The following marketing analysis is for the week ending June 10.

CORN — Did you really think Russia and Ukraine would agree on reopening the Black Sea for Ukrainian grain exports? In the previous week, traders lightened up on their long positions on the possibility.

This week they put their buying shoes on again and followed soybeans higher as the conflict escalated and pictures of a Ukrainian port facility being bombarded surfaced.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed what they considered were credible reports that Russia was stealing Ukrainian grain and selling it on the world market. Ukraine’s first PHYLLIS NYSTROM deputy of Agrarian Policy and CHS Hedging Inc. Food stated their grain export St. Paul capacity is limited to 2 million metric tons per month unless something changes. It’s estimated 20 mmt of grain would be available to ship if conditions warranted.

Mines in the Black Sea would have to be removed before shipments could be considered and that could take months, according to maritime officials.

The June 8 meeting in Turkey did not yield any agreement as Russia pointed the finger at the West for any food shortages in the future. Higher basis levels around the country confirm the difficulty in originating corn for end users. How much is left?

We’ll have a much better picture on June 30 when the June 1 Grain Stocks are reported.

The June World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates report was in general neutral to bearish for corn. Old crop ending stocks were raised 45 million bushels to 1.485 billion bushels vs. 1.436 billion bushels estimated and 1.44 billion bushels in May. This was accomplished by cutting exports 50 million bushels to 2.45 billion bushels and increasing food, seed and industrial use 5 million bushels. The average farm price rose a nickel to $5.95 per bushel. The increase in old crop stocks flowed into the new crop balance sheet along with a 5 million bushel increase in FSI. The acreage number and yield were unchanged at 89.5 million acres with a yield of 177 bushels per acre for production at 14.46 billion bushels. Ending stocks for 2022-23 increased 40 million bushels to 1.4 billion bushels vs. 1.327 billion bushels estimated and 1.36 billion bushels previously estimated. The average farm price was unchanged at $6.75 per bushel.

Cash Grain Markets corn/change* St. Cloud $7.48 +.19 Madison $7.80 +.41 Redwood Falls $7.78 +.29 Fergus Falls $7.63 +.39 Morris $7.78 +.35 Tracy $7.86 +.36

soybeans/change* $16.34 -.19 $16.26 +.03 $16.47 -.03 $15.97 -.36 $16.26 +.06 $16.48 +.08

Financial Focus Inflation— Back to the future

Brazil’s corn production was steady at 116 mmt and higher than the 113.8 mmt estimate. Argentina’s corn production was unchanged at 53 mmt and slightly higher than the 52.2 mmt estimate. Other world changes for 2022-23 included Ukrainian corn production at 25 mmt, up 5.5 mmt from the previous estimate with exports unchanged at 9 mmt. Pre-war in 2020-21, Ukraine exported 23.9 mmt.

World ending stocks for 2021-22 were 310.9 mmt compared to 308.1 mmt estimated and 309.4 mmt previously. For 2022-23, world ending stocks were 310.4 mmt vs. 305.1 mmt estimated and 305.1 mmt last month.

U.S. corn was 94 percent complete as of June 5 and was 2 percent higher than the average. Emergence was 78 percent compared to 89 percent last year and 81 percent on average. North Dakota made excellent progress to 81 percent complete vs. 92 percent on average. Corn was rated 73 percent good/excellent and 1 percent higher than last year and compared to 68 percent on average. Keep in mind there’s no strong correlation between early crop ratings and the final yield. Brazil’s safrinha corn harvest is 2 percent ahead of the average at 6 percent complete.

Weekly export sales at 11 million bushels for old crop and 2.9 million bushels for new crop put total sales on the low end of expectations. The reduction in exports on the WASDE report this week keeps us in line to meet the outlook.

Weekly ethanol production fell 32,000 barrels per day to 1.04 million bpd. Ethanol stocks increased 675,000 barrels to 23.6 million barrels. Gasoline demand was slightly higher on the week at 9.2 million bpd vs. 8.9 million bpd in the previous week. The average price of retail gasoline in the United States was $4.99 per gallon on June 10 and further increases are expected through the summer.

Outlook: The June WASDE showed higher ending stocks for the United States and the world, but prices rebounded in the aftermath. Rally on bearish news?

Inflation sometimes seems like one of those afflictions of an era long since passed into the history books. While it’s true that double-digit inflation has been absent for the last 30 years or more, you may remember the high inflation years of the 1970s.

(InflationData.com, 2017) Will the levels of U.S. public debt and loose monetary policy revive the inflation rates of yesteryear? No one really knows. However, one thing is certain: even low inflation rates over an extended period of time can impact your finances in retirement.

To illustrate, here is a simple example: MARISSA An income of $50,000 today, at JOHNSON an inflation rate of 3 percent, Profinium would have a purchasing power of Wealth Management just over $32,000 in year 15 — a Advisor 35 percent erosion. Said differently, to maintain the desired lifestyle that a $50,000 income would provide requires $77,900 of income after 15 years of 3 percent inflation. (This is a hypothetical example used for illustrative purposes only. It is not representative of any specific investment or combination of investments.)

Here’s something else to consider: Retirees may be subject to a higher rate of inflation than “the headline” Consumer Price Index. Why might this be the case?

Healthcare inflation has outstripped CPI inflation by as much as 3 percent in recent years. (YCharts. com, 2018; USInflationCalculator.com, 2018) And retirees may expect to spend more on medical expenses than most Americans.

Inflation is a thief; it steals the purchasing power of your retirement savings. But, as with your other possessions, there are strategies which may help you from being robbed of your purchasing power.

Investing involves risks, and investment decisions should be based on your own goals, time horizon, and risk tolerance. The return and principal value of investments will fluctuate as market conditions change. When sold, investments may be worth more or less than their original cost.

The forecasts or forward-looking statements are based on assumptions, subject to revision without

See NYSTROM, pg. 16

See JOHNSON, pg. 16

Average:

$7.72

$16.30

Year Ago Average: $6.92

$14.99

Grain prices are effective cash close on June 14. *Cash grain price change represents a two-week period.

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

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So far, soybeans not impacted by uncertainty in Ukraine NYSTROM, from pg. 15 That’s supportive. Declining expectations for a resumption of Ukrainian grain shipments by sea and excellent demand for U.S. corn lent support to prices this week. Basis levels were stronger to reflect the need for movement.

Weather will continue to be a featured factor in direction until we see the grain stocks and planting reports on June 30. Weather watchers will be monitoring a high-pressure ridge that may bring heat to the central Midwest next week. Many will want rain after the heat moves through. Traders may be accepting of a week of heat, but likely not two weeks without rain.

Become a weather watcher and manage your risk!

For the week, July corn closed higher every day and soared 46.25 cents to $7.73.25, September jumped 31.5 cents to $7.32.75 as it closed higher every day, and December rallied 30.5 cents to $7.20.5 per bushel.

The markets will be closed on June 20 for Juneteenth observance.

SOYBEANS — Soybeans came roaring back this week to set fresh contract highs! July soybeans closed at a record price for a July contract when they settled at $17.69 on June 9. The new contract high for July soybeans is $17.84 per bushel. The highest a nearby soybean contract has ever traded was $17.94.75 per bushel in 2012. A hot basis market and renewed interest in buying the front month, selling deferreds shot inverses wider.

Hotter weather forecasts for the last half of June spooked some traders, but in many areas the warmer weather will be welcome.

China continues to pursue its zero tolerance for Covid cases. After lifting lockdowns, they reinstated them in certain districts in Shanghai this week affecting at least 20 million residents. U.S. soybeans for August shipment to China became competitive with Brazil this week with ocean freight prices changing. We saw just one meager export sales flash this week of approximately 5 million bushels for new crop to unknown.

The June WASDE report put U.S. 2021-22 ending stocks at the lowest in six years at 205 million bushels vs. 215 million estimated and 235 million bushels last month. This was accomplished by raising exports

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30 million bushels to 2.17 billion bushels. The average farm price was up a dime to $13.35 per bushel.

The smaller carryout flowed into the 2022-23 balance sheet. Ending stocks for 2022-23 were down 30 million at 280 million bushels vs. 308 million estimated and 310 million bushels last month.

No other changes were made on the U.S. balance sheet with acreage staying at 91 million acres, yield at 51.5 bu./acre, and production at 4.64 billion bushels. The average farm price jumped 30 cents to $14.70 per bushel.

Brazil’s soybean crop was increased 1 mmt to 126 mmt compared to 125.8 mmt estimated and 125 mmt last month. Argentina’s crop increased 1.4 mmt to 43.4 mmt vs. 42.2 mmt estimated and 42 mmt previously.

World ending stocks for 2021-22 were 86.2 mmt vs.

84.8 mmt estimated and 85.2 mmt in May. Ending stocks for 2022-23 were 100.5 mmt compared to 99.8 mmt estimated and 99.6 mmt previously.

U.S. soybean planting was 78 percent complete and only 1 percent behind the average. Minnesota was 72 percent planted and 18 percent behind the average.

Based on initial planting intentions, Minnesota still had 2.2 million acres of soybeans yet to plant and North Dakota had 4.1 million acres. Soybean emergence was 56 percent vs. 74 percent last year and 59 percent on average. The first crop ratings are expected to be on June 13. Brazil’s safrinha corn crop was 3 percent harvested as of June 5 and there was a risk of frost June 11-12.

Indonesia, the world’s leading palm oil exporter, announced a plan to speed up their palm oil exports, with government approval, which pushed Malaysian

palm oil futures to their lowest price since mid-April.

U.S. soyoil prices followed and gave back gains made earlier in the week.

Weekly export sales of 15.8 million bushels for old crop and 21.8 million bushels for new crop were on the high side of estimates. Total old crop commitments at 2.2 billion bushels are still higher than the new 2.17 billion bushel forecast on the June WASDE report. Total new crop commitments are 466.5 million bushels and continue to be at record levels for this time of year.

Outlook: The June WASDE report indicated tighter ending stocks in the United States, but prices remained under light pressure with a weaker soyoil market and higher dollar. However, prices were sharply higher for the week. Tight old crop movement/supplies and stronger basis levels propelled prices higher this week.

Funds returned to the markets as buyers and money talks. A soaring U.S. dollar index cut the week’s gains ahead of the WASDE report after the Consumer Price Index report was higher than expected with an increase of 8.6 percent year-on-year.

Weather, demand, and acreage numbers will drive the markets as we head to the June 30 reports.

For the week, July soybeans rose 47.75 cents to $17.45.5, August was 28.25 cents higher at $16.62, and November rallied 41.25 cents to $15.68.25 per bushel.

Weekly price changes in July wheat for the week ended June 10: Chicago wheat was 30.75 cents higher at $10.70.75, Kansas City gained 41.5 cents to $11.62.5, and Minneapolis was 29.75 cents higher at $12.21.5 per bushel. v

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Mar-Weld Sheep & Goat Equipment:

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For-Most Livestock Equipment:

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Notch Equipment:

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S-I Feeders:

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W/W Werk Weld:

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3 Brands of Cattle & Calf Feeders:

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Sioux Equipment: • • • •

Gates • Calving Pens • Haymax Bale Feeders Cattle & Feeder Panels • Head Gates Loading Chute • Hog Feeders Squeeze Chutes & Tubs • Calf Warmer

• “Farm Built” Hay Feeders w/roof “Farm Built” Hay Feeders w/roof • Built” Hay(Saves Feeders w/roof • • “Farm Poly “Hay “Hay Huts” Hay) Poly Huts” (Saves Hay) • • “Hay Huts” (Saves Hay) • Poly Ritchie Live Stock Waterers Ritchie Livestock • • LiveCattle StockWaterers Waterers • Ritchie Easy Way Way Care Oilers&&Scratchers Scratchers Easy Cattle Care • • Easy WayBale CattleFeeders CareOilers Oilers & Scratchers • Menzels w/Steel RoofRoof • Menzels Bale Feeders w/Steel &Installed ®Installed Nets for Large Round Bales • &DR Power Equipment: Nets for Large Round Bales & BigRadiant Small • Sunfire HeatersSquares & Big oror Small Squares ® • DR Power Equipment: Bohlman Concrete Waterers ® • DR Power Equipment: • Sunfire Radiant & Heaters Calftel Hutches Animal Barns •• Radiant Heaters Bohlman Concrete Waterers • Sunfire R&C Poly Bale Feeders Calftel Hutches & Animal Barns •• Concrete Waterers • Bohlman Ameriag Poly Mineral Feeders R&C Poly Bale Feeders •• Hutches & Animal Barns • Calftel Miniature Donkey & Fainting Goats Ameriag Poly Mineral Feeders •• Poly Bale Feeders • R&C 3pt PTO or Skid Steer Snowblowers • 3pt PTO or Skid Steer Snowblowers •• Ameriag Poly Mineral Feeders and Grain Bunks • New someused usedGT GT(Tox-O-Wik) (Tox-O-Wik) Grain Dryer Parts New and and some Dryer Parts •• Texkota-Sheep & Goat Panels, 2 used 500 Bushel GT PTO DryersGates & Pens Wanted to Buy: Good Used Manure Spreader, Crowding Wanted to Buy: Manure Spreader, Tubs, Steer Stuffers, Feed Good bunks,Used Squeeze Chutes, Sheep Crowding & Goat Tubs, Steer Stuffers, Feed Bunks, Squeeze Chutes, Sheep & Goat Equipment, Misc. Livestock Equipment Equipment, Misc. Livestock Equipment

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Land Auction Tuesday, June 28th - 11:00 am Auction held at: Hanska Community Center 201 Broadway, Hanska, MN 56041 What a great chance to own farm land with high productivity rating in the heart of Brown County, only 2 miles from Hanska. Do not miss this auction!

Location of property within Brown County: Lake Hanska Township, Section 12, Range 31

This property will sell as one parcel:

67.27 total acres, approx. 58.16 acres tillable.

Productivity Index: 91 PID: 160.012.003.11.060 *Note: All acres are published based on Brown County Online Records and FSA records.

Fritzfro LLC

Listing Auctioneer: Matt Mages, 507-276-7002, Lic 52-22-018

Auctioneers: Matt Mages, Lar r y Mages, J oe Wer sal, J oe Maidl, J ohn Goelz, & Ryan Fr oehlich 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 all full terms and bidding go to magesland.com.

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FOR SALE: NH 489 hay bine, FOR SALE: Westfield Au$6,000; JD 336 baler, $3,000; ger 8”X60’, 10HP motor.

NH 56 rake, $1,200; (4) 18’ Hutchinson 10”x55’, PTO. bale thrower racks, JD 507-381-0193 gears, $1,500/ea. Shedded Used MC665 EMS continous and nice. 507-330-3945 flow grain dryer SN41833, WANTED: NH FP230 or 240 single phase, (2) 10HP fans forage harvestor with corn- w/ burners, dried 20,000 bu in 2019, not used since 2019, head. 507-250-0853 or dryer has 7.60x15 implement 507-421-7240 or 507-533-6644 tires, 5-hole wheel, retired.

J. Pemble 507-381-7097

D ; Harvesting Equip .FOR SALE: Fenders for 3020 or 4020 with cast iron brackWanted Case IH 8120 combine, 2010, ets, $250. 320-587-9149 , 2450 sep hrs, 3100 eng hrs, .NEW AND USED TRACTOR RWA, auto steer, duals, All kinds of New & Used farm , PARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, shedded, service records, equipment - disc chisels, field l 55, 50 Series & newer trac- owner operated. Farwell cults, planters, soil finishers, , tors, AC-all models, Large MN 56327 cell 320-760-4210 cornheads, feed mills, discs, , Inventory, We ship! Mark balers, haybines, etc. 507Heitman Tractor Salvage FOR SALE: 2008 John Deere 438-9782 9670 Combine STS, 2WD, 715-673-4829 20.8x42 Duals, Contour Master feeder house, 22.5’ Livestock Unload, Upgraded LED Spraying Equip lights, 2280 separator hours, FOR SALE: Black Angus bulls $82,500. (320) 815-4241 FOR SALE: Ag-Chem 440 galalso Hamp, York, & Hamp/ lon sprayer, 30’ boom, excelDuroc boars & gilts. Alfred Looking for something special? lent condition, $3,500.

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1;NOL>;S (3,# + 12120 Jonathan Carver Parkway • Chaska, MN 55318

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In order to settle the Estate of Joe Wickenhauser Jr., we will hold a Live/Online auction. Please note that there will be much more than what is listed on this poster. If it could be found on the farm, it’s probably here and we’ll find it as we set up the auction. Not all items will be available for bidding online so be sure to join us if there is something you can use. Be prepared for 2 auction rings.

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TRACTORS: JD 4020 Dsl, Synchro Shift, 540 pto, 3-pt, 2 hyd.; JD 2950 MFWD w/JD 260 Quick Attach Loader w/joystick, 16/8 trans., 3-pt, 540/1000 pto, 2 hyd., Soundguard cab; JD 4440 Dsl w/8-spd Powershift + 4 rev. trans., 3 hyd., 3-pt, Soundguard cab, long axle, 540/1000 pto; JD 4440 Dsl w/8-speed Powershift & 4 reverse, band duals, 2 hyd., 540/1000 pto, 3-pt, 10 suitcase weights, electric socket; JD 8630 4WD, Soundguard cab, axle hubs, 3-pt, pto, 3 hyd. & electric, Quad Range, 540 pto; Farmall ‘H’ w/wide front; LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT: Wilson Super Star 24’x7’ Lvstk Trlr; H&S Model 310 Manure Spreader; Tru-Test Alleyway Platform & Scale; Approximate 2-Ton 2-compartment bulk; Homemade Feeder Wagon/Portable Feed Bunks; Auto-Catch Headgates; Lorenz Feed Mixer; Approx. 2 to 3-Ton Feed Bin; Stock Tanks; Gates; PLANTING EQUIP.: JD 750 15’ No-Till Bean Drill w/Grass Seeder, 7-1/2” spacing; JD 7200 MaxEmerge 2 8-Row Hyd. Front Fold Planter, liquid fert. & insecticide boxes; COMBINES & HEADS: JD 4400 Dsl Combine; JD 216 Bean Head; JD Turbo 7700 Combine; JD 444 Corn Head; JD 220 Bean Head; Unverferth HT12 Header Trailer; Pair of Firestone Combine Tires; TRAILERS & TRUCKS: Delta Gooseneck Flatbed Trailer; Midsota Versadump DT4 Dump Trailer; 1999 Chevy 2500 4x4 LS truck; 2002 Ford F350 XL V10 gas, 4x4, truck w/Boss 9’2” Poly V-plow; 1975 Int’l Loadstar 1600 w/grain box w/hoist; 1978 Int’l Loadstar 1700 w/Omaha Standard 16’ grain box; TILLAGE & HARVEST EQUIP.: JD Wingfold 16’ Disc; JD 510 7-shank Disc Ripper; JD 960 Field Cult. w/walking tandems; JD 10’ 10-shank Disc Chisel w/walking tandems & hyd. lift; 15’ 3-Bar Spring Tooth Harrow; JD 5-Shank Ripper; Glencoe 3-Pt Field Cult. w/3-bar harrow, 18’ w/hyd. wing fold; Glencoe 4-Row Crop Cult.; Int’l 4-Row Cult. w/rolling shields; JD 400 Rotary Hoe; Int’l 710 4-Bottom Plow; Feterl Model 85 Grain Screener; JD 1710 Disc Chisel, 13-shank; 5-Section Drag on cart; Homemade 14’x8’ Tandem Axle trailer w/900 +/- gallon poly tank used for liquid fert., 3HP Briggs gas motor w/Redline pump; Fast 56’ 3-pt Sprayer Boom; Arts-Way 12’ 6-Row Stalk Chopper; Gravity-Barge-Flare Boxes; 50’ +/- Kewanee Model 500 Elevator on Transport; HAY EQUIP.: NH 489 Haybine; OWNER: Joe Wickenhauser, Jr. (Estate) 8-Wheel V-Rake w/hyd. lift; NH 258 Rollabar Hay Rake w/Rubber Mounted Teeth; NH 658 Round Baler w/monitor, duals, net Auctioneers: Col. Pat Ediger, Samantha Ediger-Johnson, Erika (Ediger) & James Connolly wrap & twine; (2) 8’x22.5’ Hay Racks on Tandem Axle Running Lic. 70-06; 72-03; 70-85; 70-56 Belle Plaine & Arlington, MN Gear; 5 Hay Racks; 30’ +/- Hay Elev. on transport w/elect. moPHONE (507) 351-1885 / (612) 490-2387 / (612) 598-7775 / tor; MISC. ATTACHMENTS & FARM ITEMS: Misc. attachments; (952) 201-0874 / (952) 873-2292 Clerk: Ediger Auction Service-Belle Plaine, MN. JD X475 Riding Lawn Mower w/48” deck; Tanks; Misc. Shop & Deb Ediger Office Manager.

Farm items; JD 6’ Brush Mower; JD Rotary Mower; Lorenz 8’ Snowblower; Grain bins & augers; Antiques; Plus Much More!! Terms: Settlement due within 15 min. of auction conclusion with Personal Check, Cash or Major Credit/Debit Card (Credit/ We hope to see you at the Auction!

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FOR SALE: 5 shorthorn fall FOR SALE: Yorkshire, Hamp- FOR SALE: Purebred collie Mankato Pet Cremation 2021 steer calves, ready for shire, Duroc, cross bred puppies, 4 females, $450/ is family owned & operated. grass. 320-894-6271 Renville boars, and gilts. Top quality. each, 8 males, $400/each. 5-6 Offering pre-planning, urns, MN. Excellent herd health. No weeks old. Make great farm and in-home euthanasia by PRSS. Delivery available. dogs. 507-822-2111 Gentle Goodbyes.

POLLED HEREFORD 320-760-0365 mankatopetcremation.com BULLS, yearlings and 2 year 507-995-7126 or text us. olds, low birth weight, high Spot, Duroc, Chester White, Your ad performance, semen test- Boars & Gilts available.

PUPPIES FOR SALE: BorCopy is 3 x 5.16 could be here! ed and delivery available. Monthly PRRS and PEDV. der Collie/Blue Heeler cross, 507-345-4523 Jones Farms, Le Sueur, MN. Delivery available. Steve born 4/22/22, first shots and 507-317-5996 dewormed, $200/each.

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ADVERTISER LISTING Auctioneer Alley ..................................................................... 20, 22 Beck's Hybrids ................................................................................ 1 Ediger Auction Service .................................................................. 21 Eric Cooling ................................................................................. 19 Greenwald Farm Center ................................................................. 17 Kerkhoff Auction .......................................................................... 19 Litzau Farm Drainage ...................................................... Cover Wrap Mages Auction Service ............................................................ 20, 22 Pruess Elevator, Inc. ..................................................................... 23 Ranch & Farm Auctions ................................................................ 19 Renewal by Andersen .................................................................... 10 Ridgewater College ....................................................................... 21 Rush River Steel & Trim ................................................................. 3 Safe Step ...................................................................................... 16 Schweiss Doors ............................................................................. 20 Smiths Mill Implement, Inc. .......................................................... 17 Sorensen's Sale & Rentals ............................................................. 17 Spanier Welding .............................................................................. 9 Steffes Group .......................................................................... 19, 22

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

Finn-tastic!

T

ucker Henderson, a member of the board of directors of the spacious 18-acre Finn Creek Open Air Museum, walked down the museum’s long driveway, past the chapel, general store, town hall, and school house, to greet us. With imagination, the driveway could serve as the Main Street of the Finnish-American village of Heinola, in Otter Tail County. Heinola is no longer, but the Museum — and its many talented volunteers — has worked hard to recreate the general store. In fact, in a corner of the replicated store, is the green and white Heinola roadway sign.

Like it must have been in the old days, the store — combined with an attractive gift shop — is a cozy place to sit and chat. But Henderson wants to show us the farm house. It was built around 1900 by Finnish immigrants Siffert Tapio and Wilhelmiina Worlin who had been married in nearby New York Mills several years earlier. The farmhouse and the sauna are the two remaining original homestead buildings, Henderson explains.

Before we get to the pretty blue and white house, Henderson stops by the summer kitchen — a small building with a rug loom, blue and white wood burning stove, and coffee cups seemingly waiting for visitors to drop by for coffee and chat.

‘I do like the idea of a summer kitchen,” Henderson says. “During our August festival, my great aunt weaves rugs in here,” he says.

Otter Tail County

Then he happily exclaims about the cleanliness of the building which was just opened after a long winter.

“Students from New York Mills came for a day of community service and to learn about Finnish history and culture.” Henderson has Finns in his family and has learned to speak Finnish.

The house, originally made from logs, was sided early in the last century. It has a small addition with a shepherd’s stove as a heat source.

“It was a quarantine room for a daughter,” Henderson says. “She had the flu or tuberculosis.”

Inside the house is the kitchen, with another pretty wood burning stove and many artifacts of early 20th century life — including kerosene lanterns and clothing made from flour sacks. Next door to the house is the Savu Smoke Sauna, a strange building that can only be entered on hands and knees.

You can visit the Finn Creek Museum any weekend, Friday through Sunday, during the summer. On the last full weekend of August, volunteers put on a major Finnish festival with Finnish food, non-stop music, and cultural conversation along with steam engines, saw milling, and children’s activities.

Learn more at www.finncreek.org/history.html v

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