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The first back-to-school commercial invaded my home not too long after the Fourth of July. There’s nothing quite like a super-sized version of the Sunday Dreads to take hold of our kids for the two remaining months of summer. When unapproved TV visuals entered my childhood home, my mom — even a room away and amid the sounds of browning hamburger and the electric can opener — could sense the approach of violence, crude language, and/or premarital romance. With spatula in hand, she’d briskly cover the stretch of our main floor, and with one unceremonious press of the button, the show was off. Every once in a while, she’d hear our pleas and give the show a second chance. As our luck had it, the next moment would be even worse than the first ,,, and that would be it. Ignoring further protest, she was back in front of the stove before our dinner dared to burn.
in her parochial classroom getting lessons ready, and I’d often tag along. When I was little, her preschool room was magic. There was a child-sized Red Baron airplane, paint easels, a marker board, and so much more. Outside was the school playground and on the other side of the school was the gym.
There is something very different about empty classrooms in the summer, and walking down dark hallways to get to an even more dark and vacant gym always felt eerie. As each step echoed, I’d recall the scariest scenes from every movie I wasn’t supposed to have ever watched.
Following suit, the moment the stack of notebooks, scissors and markers showed up dancing on my screen, I knew it was far too early for my child’s sleepy summer eyes to absorb such content. My instincts kicked in; but getting up to turn off the TV was not an option. I likely had a cat on my lap; and besides that, I’m not actually certain where the power button is located (adults these days). I fumbled to get out of whatever streaming service I was in, and was much too late. She saw the colorful school supplies, the eager students parading down a hallway in their brand new shoes with their brand new backpacks. What followed wasn’t necessarily discernible, but I’d put the sentiment in the category of ... ugh.
Unless we come up with a glitzy August holiday that will guarantee a cash-in for corporate America, it seems the kids are out of luck. With the red, white and blue decor done selling, something new has to replace it; so school it is. Vacation is vacation, but I can’t help but think these premature reminders are taking something from the beauty of summer.
Maybe thanks to the ads, I find myself switching between a few modes during this time of year. Sometimes frantic to cram in as many summer memories as possible, and other days seem to call for spiraling in misery that summer is coming to an end and agonizing over the projects I dreamed in January and have yet to accomplish. But there are also times I forget just how long our winters are and opt to crank the AC, cocoon into a blanket, and watch Christmas movies. I’ll take full blame for that one.
My mom was a teacher and had a much more balanced approach to her June, July and August. On the last day of school she made sure to have her planner for the following school year; and though also not a fan of the stores’ early disruption to summer, she genuinely looked forward to the start of each school year. She spent many summer mornings
A two-pronged key was used to turn on the gym lights one bank at a time, and I did so hurriedly. Inside the gym was a supply room that held — along with cleaning supplies and mop heads — basketballs, jump ropes, and most prized of all P.E. equipment, the scooters. As long as my brothers weren’t along, I had free reign with one exception. The gym was also used for Christmas Eve services and there was an organ installed at the top right corner of the bleachers. The entrance was roped off and was not to be crossed. Running up and down the bleachers, I recalled the cautionary tales of electric fences. I convinced myself the rope must be similarly rigged and steered clear.
When the fun of the gym was over, I turned each bank of lights off, one section at a time, and the shiver of terror would return. I had the option of taking the outside route back to my mom’s classroom, but I always chose the fright — taking off as soon as the last light was out and racing through the school. One year a teacher’s kid, running in the gym when it was pitch-black, crashed into someone and shattered her glasses. I never forgot the screaming and often kept an arm outstretched in front of me.
The arrival of August brought teachers to the school more frequently, and they’d spend their days sharing the laminator and putting up bulletin boards. Sometimes they would ask for my help with a task and I’d get a first look at the seating arrangements. They often wore t-shirts and jean shorts, and it was always a little unsettling. They’d talk to me casually, to which I could never adjust, knowing in just a few weeks the atmosphere would be much different.
For many, there’s still a month before school starts, and even though big business is in a constant rush to hurry along to the next thing, I hope you’re able to fully enjoy your August. As for me, I’ll be steering clear of the back-to-school shopping section for a bit longer and spending my evenings with the lightning bugs for as long as they’ll stay.
Laura Cole is the staff writer of The Land. She may be reached at lcole@TheLandOnline.com.
The dirt that’s in your garden is like a bed in a fairy tale: not too hard, not too soft, just right.
Yep, now’s a good time to put that dirt to use by setting plants in the ground. But planting isn’t the only part of a successful harvest. There’ll be ongoing maintenance to do. As in the new book “Rocky Mountain High” by Finn Murphy, you’ll also need to be weed-ing.
Fifteen years after ending his gig as a longhaul mover, Finn Murphy was living in Colorado and thinking about something exciting: growing hemp was newly legal there, supported by research and the Colorado Department of Agriculture. By just knowing this, he had a very good chance of “making some serious dough.”
By Terri Schlichenmeyer
220 pages
but they had no way to process the harvest.
Let’s say you’ve done hemp farmer on a small scale. If you’re thinking about buying land and trying to legally go big, there’s lots to learn and author Finn Murphy tells it plain. He shares his experience here, some process, some pitfalls, problems, prices, and the big picture in detail. Often, despite the number$, that comes with a wink and an aura of eyebrow-raising calm that wavers only sometimes.
Even better, land was relatively cheap and he had funds available.
“Hemp,” says Murphy, “is Mother Earth’s superplant...” with what experts say has 25,000 different uses. One in particular is legal in some states and offers reduced levels of THC. It’s used as medicinal “smokable flower” and CBD.
That kind of crop, he says, was the plan. Alas, though the government seemed eager to offer support, paperwork delays made him miss the planting deadline in his very first year.
This made Murphy angry — but not too much. An entrepreneur from way back, he knew that in any boom, there are other opportunities. While he waited to spot one, he spent time learning about “the Hemp Space.” And that was when he saw it: hemp farmers were anticipating high yields in the fall,
Seizing the moment, Murphy had to find somewhere to construct three gigantic hoop buildings, find certain kinds of workers, and purchase the equipment to do the harvesting. He hired his godson as foreman and a fellow gig-worker to act as supervisor. Then he watched his bank account leak money as the work increased and time ran out.
The payout: possibly “almost $2 million” for “weedwhackers.”
For Murphy, quite a different number...
Well … another day, another dollar. That kind of shrug comes through plainly inside “Rocky Mountain High,” and that makes this a highly unusual book.
Readers might be a little surprised that this book on hemp farming can feel like it belongs on a business shelf. It’s filled with workplace advice, and Murphy’s philosophy on hiring and second chances is worth a read for anyone in a supervisory position. Even if you’ve never smoked in your life, even if you don’t inhale, even if you have a brown thumb, that makes “Rocky Mountain High” a winner.
You’ll really dig it.
Look for the reviewed book at a bookstore or a library near you. You may also find the book at online book retailers.
The Bookworm is Terri Schlichenmeyer. Terri has been reading since she was 3 years old and never goes anywhere without a book. She lives in Wisconsin with three dogs and 10,000 books. v
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced the opening of the financial assistance application for farmers, ranchers and forest landowners who have experienced discrimination in USDA farm lending programs prior to January 2021 — including veteran farmers.
Resources for the Discrimination Financial
Assistance Program (22007) can be found on the Farmer Veteran Coalition website at https://farmvetco.org/22007-grant/. The webpage will include a link to apply via the program website, as well as contact information for technical assistance. Applicants can also submit paper-based forms via mail or in-person delivery to the program’s local offices.
The application process is to Oct. 31. Applications will be reviewed in November and December, with payments being sent to recipients soon thereafter. The application process is not on a first come, first served basis.
This article was submitted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. v
The one certainty about the UkrainianRussian war is that there is little certainty.
Even with Russia’s recent history of aggression, few predicted outright war. Then, when it came, no one predicted Russia would so badly misplay its opening gambit. And who could have foreseen a former television comedian rallying his out-manned, out-gunned citizenry to meet every bloody challenge and incredibly, reverse the field on the invaders?
Past events suggested that the next big event would also be a surprise. But … surprise! It was just Vladimir Putin being Vladimir Putin. He pulled out of the Black Sea grain deal to keep an estimated 40 million metric tons of 2023 Ukrainian grain from the world’s 600 million hungry.
News of the drones, destruction, and export delays lit global grain markets on fire. Corn, the soy complex, and wheat went up and down and then back up. Some of the move’s energy came from continued dryness throughout much of the grain-producing Midwest. Most, however, arrived courtesy of Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian ports.
military — that few want to consider.
Five days after the first Putin action, European Union ag ministers met to develop a plan to move the mountain of now-stuck Ukrainian grain through its border-sharing member nations (Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Slovakia) and into key markets in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
It’s not a new idea. It was used to move some of the 2022 Ukrainian crop into the world market. But it’s not very popular either.
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But Russia, noted Sizov, “has much to lose, too” if Ukraine rises to the challenge (as it has for 17 months now) and retaliates by attacking Russian shipping. Right now, “Russia has almost 50 mmt of wheat to ship” to finance its war. Like the Ukrainian grain, it too is waiting for a ride.
He then sent missiles to destroy much of Odesa’s export infrastructure to ensure the world received his mad message.
By itself, however, the closing down of “Odesa shipments,” tweeted Andre Sizov, a 27-year veteran of the Black Sea grain trade, “are not a game changer. Ukraine can ship 40-plus mmt of grain via other routes.” One of the “other” routes Sizov pointed to July 21 was a Ukrainian “Danube port” on the Black Sea’s northwestern shore.
Then, surprise, Russian drones bombed that port, Reni, too. The July 24 action took guts because the bombed side of the river is Ukraine; the other side, Romania — a NATO ally that, had it been hit, would have likely required a military response by the U.S.led, 31-nation security group.
Also, any increase in attacks on Russian shipping imperils its economic lifeblood: oil exports. Experts estimate that 43 percent of all exported Russian oil is shipped through the Black Sea — mostly on Greekflagged tankers. Any move by anyone in that arena carries repercussions — market-wise, political, and
In fact, two months ago, on June 5, the European Commission (the body that oversees EU trade policy) said it would extend its current rule that allowed the five border nations to “restrict Ukrainian grain” flowing through their nations. What’s more, the Commission allowed the same five to outright ban sales of Ukrainian wheat, corn, rapeseed and sun-
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Editor’s Note: Joe Lardy, CHS Hedging research analyst, is sitting in this week for Phyllis Nystrom, the regular “Grain Outlook” columnist.
The following marketing analysis is for the week ending July 28.
CORN — Corn started strong on July 24 with a 32 cent gain but closed lower every day for the rest of the week. For the week, December corn was down 6 cents.
News from the Ukraine/Russia conflict continue to add a lot of volatility to the market as Russia intensified its attacks on grain related infrastructure. There were stories on July 28 that Ukraine was attacking Russian assets in the Rostov area. It is a main growing region and also a main shipping area. Almost as fast as the market rallied, it sold off. We are going to be susceptible to increasing headline risk.
The week started with a disappointing corn inspection number. At just over 12 million bushels, it was the lowest total since last November. Inspections are below the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s pace by 40 million bushels.
This week’s crop conditions were unchanged at 57 percent good/excellent. Even though conditions have bounced back a little bit, they are still well behind the five-year average of 65 percent. Crop conditions have gone up or held steady the past four weeks, which is the opposite of what normally happens this time of the year. But since crop conditions fell off the
some spillover strength from the row corn and wheat markets.
Soybean inspections continue to be seasonally slow. For the past 11 weeks, the current inspection total has been below both the five-year average and last year. Inspections are ahead of the USDA pace by 88 million bushels. We are shaving 25 to 30 million bushels off the pace per week. We still have five weeks of data left in the marketing year, so it looks like the current export level might still be a little too high.
The good/excellent rating drop by 1 percent to 54 percent this week. That is 5 percent lower than last year and 8 percent less than the five-year average.
Grain prices are effective cash close on Aug. 1. *Cash grain price change represents a two-week period.
cliff so early, there was some room for a rebound.
Ethanol production as a nice surprise the week rising by 24,000 barrels per day to 1,094,000 bpd. Production was a marketing year high and also was the highest level in nearly two years. Ethanol margins remain very strong at 64 cents.
Export sales this week were in the middle of expectations at 12.4 million bushels, but still the total is not enough to give the market some bullish tailwinds. The combined total of old crop and new crop sales of 25.6 million bushels is the lowest total of the past month.
Outlook: The corn market failed to hold the early week rally and that doesn’t bode well longer term. The hot weather this week should be reflected in lower condition scores, but a tame weather outlook has brought out the possibility for additional selling.
SOYBEANS — The bean market also had an up and down week. Overall, November futures ended the week down 19.25 cents. The bean market received
Soybean export sales were decent with 7 million bushels of old crop but 20 million of new crop. The big story of the week on exports was the wave of flash sale announcement in the morning. We saw announcements every day except July 25 and the weekly total was a very robust 37 million bushels. The destinations were China, unknown (presumed China), and Mexico.
Outlook: Will we continue to see more sales announcements? It looks like there is a window of opportunity that’s opened up a bit for U.S. beans to move into China. It would definitely be welcomed; but new crop sales are so far behind the five-year average it will take a lot more announcements to catch up.
A calmer and cooler weather forecast is going to get a few more bears to take notice again.
OUTSIDE MARKETS — The Dow was on pace for its best run in 126 years. If the Dow would have closed higher on July 27 it would have been the 14th consecutive session of gains. That would be its longest run of consecutive gains since May, 1897. Sadly it failed. If the Dow could have pulled off a higher day on July 27, and for a 15th straight day on July 28, that would mark the index’s longest daily winning streak ever. Sooooooooo close. v
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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flower seeds in their countries.
Any new deal now will be met with quiet derision, not boisterous unity. “The road and rail routes through neighboring countries have stirred anger from local farmers faced with a glut of Ukrainian grain that has driven down prices and hurt their livelihoods,” ABC News reported July 25.
It’s not great for Ukrainian farmers either. Shipping delays and higher transportation costs mean lower farm prices and smaller profits for the already warweary group.
In the meantime, unsurprisingly, Russia keeps raising the stakes. When EU ag ministers suggested Ukrainian grain exports might be diverted through Baltic ports in Lithuania, a Russian spokesman said, sure, go ahead and try it.
Be forewarned, he added, “We will continue to counter that.”
What does that mean? The chances are good that
not even Vlad the Invader knows, but it’s certain that the threat to global commodity markets is far from over.
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Grief is such a strange emotion. It can come at you all at once like a landslide event, burying you so deeply that there is a real fear you’ll never see the light of day again. Grief can also creep in slowly, like the wildfire smoke we’ve been experiencing. A once-clear line of sight becomes slowly hazed until you forget what it feels like to see clearly, and life lived under a cloud of smoke becomes normal.
I am in a state of an all-at-once landslide event of grief. I am grieving the death of life as I once knew it. My eyes have been opened to a stark reality I only knew existed from afar. That stark reality now has names and faces for me. The grief and the burden are real, and I am now left to navigate this heartbreaking newness, walking a tightrope while balancing grief and reality, sorrow and joy, burden and hope.
My oldest daughter and I recently returned from a week-long mission trip to Los Angeles. While there, our church’s youth group partnered with a
local, gospel-focused outreach center to serve and build relationships with those who live in underserved neighborhoods and those who have found themselves without a home. My reality has shifted, and my eyes have been opened.
A sly prejudice has been ever-present in my mind and in my heart against those who are homeless and underserved, and I am ashamed to admit that. Although it went unspoken, the flashing marquee in my mind read, “Get a job and get off the streets! Make a better life for yourself!” The Lord changed my heart when, in my mind, that nameless and faceless people group became individuals with stories, names and faces.
As I worked distributing food on a street corner, the faces of the nearly 400 people we served became clearer. Elderly men and women, children and infants, and pregnant mothers all came — many with their heads hung in shame as they received their stipend with nothing but thankfulness. I
learned that day that many of these individuals work full-time but are still unable to make ends meet.
The faces of the individuals became more and more clear as the Lord allowed me to serve others. I sat on a street in Skid Row and conversed with two lovely women whose roots are similar to mine! Both grew up on family farms in Texas, working alongside their grandparents, raising cattle, chickens, and hogs. We shared stories back and forth, and all the while, the Lord was doing work in my heart, revealing to me the names and faces of the ones that he loves so dearly.
The next face the Lord unveiled to me still brings me to tears. The face of a four-year-old boy who loves Captain America and the color blue! God ordained this encounter to change my heart. How could I have known that this boy’s favorite color was blue when I had dressed in blue shorts that day? Or when I reached into a wagon, pulled out a blue sports drink, and handed it to him? I know now that the Lord wanted me to learn the boy’s name, to get on my knees, look directly into his face, and see the joy in his eyes as we talked
about the things we had in common.
The Lord broke the prejudice in my heart while I served in the middle of the night outside Union Station. Lying on the sidewalk was a man soaked in urine and heavily under the influence. As cockroaches scattered and rats rummaged in the street next to him, the Lord spoke to my heart and said, “My son died for him, too.”
As I dig myself out of the landslide of grief with the help of my Savior, I weep over the fact that my heart was so calloused towards those that God loves deeply. Yet I am beginning to balance the grief with hope. Everyone is on a journey towards our eternal home, and some of us — including me — have taken wrong turns. However, when we turn the compass over to the one who holds the map, he will evermore truly navigate us, bringing back our wayward hearts, bringing clarity once more to the places that have become hazy, and rescuing us from landslides.
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
Hostas come in many sizes and shades of green — including variegated versions. Their large leaves radiate out from the center area. These herbaceous perennials, sometimes called plantain lilies, are found in many gardens, and are now starting to bloom.
Different varieties have different tolerance to the sun based on the color of the leaves. Many hostas grow best in deep shade or with four or less hours of sun each day. This plant will show damage if exposed to too much sun. However, there are some varieties with yellow or white variegated leaves that can tolerate more sun exposure. Hostas grow with wide leaves that shade out weeds and this plant can be used in areas where there is not enough sun to grow grass.
By Linda G. Tennesonclumps that may be two or three feet tall and as much as four feet wide. The leaves can be smooth, veined or have puckers. Their shape can be heart-shaped or cupped and able to hold rainwater. Light purple or white blooms appear on tall stalks. Deadhead blooms when they begin to fade to keep the plant’s energy in the roots for the following growing season. Hostas are attractive to pollinators.
Hostas are tough plants that will grow in various types of soil, but do best in moist soil with organic content.
frequent shallow watering. Fertilizer may be applied in the spring. They will show damage but will recover from a late spring freeze.
There is also a virus that has affected hostas. Check the leaves for irregularities when selecting hostas for purchase. Voles, snails and deer will eat hostas.
The website extensionpublications. unl.edu/assets/html/g1683/build/ g1683.html from the University of Nebraska provides the most detailed information about hostas.
Linda G. Tenneson is a University of Minnesota master gardener and tree care advisor. v
There are over 1,000 hosta varieties which have been given creative names. There are dwarf varieties which are only a few inches wide and tall; and extremely large versions which produce
Hostas spread by underground rhizomes and can be divided. This is best done in the spring when it is easier to see the growing tips emerging from the ground. A shovel blade can be used to separate the clump into pieces. Plant the divisions at the same soil level as their original depth and water well until they are established.
Hostas will survive periods of drought and prefer infrequent deep watering to
WABASSO, Minn. — Late last March, 131 organizations got together and sent a joint letter to the leadership of the Senate and House Agriculture Committees in support of The Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act (S.557 and H.R.1249). The organizations, which included Minnesota’s Land Stewardship Project, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy and the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, asked the legislators to support the Act and to make it part of the upcoming Farm Bill. The Act, according to the letter’s signees, would enact meaningful reforms to our nation’s commodity checkoff programs.
The checkoffs were set up through the 1985 Farm Bill as a way for producers to pool resources to promote beef,
pork, dairy, soybeans, and other agricultural commodities. The Beef Checkoff program requires every rancher to pay $1 on each live cow sold, and the Pork Checkoff requires producers to pay 35 cents per $100 in live pig sales. Last year, the Beef Checkoff brought in $43.1 million dollars, while the Pork Checkoff collected $106 million from farmers.
Although they are run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the checkoff programs do not directly promote their commodities. Instead, they contract with private trade associations to promote products made from the commodities. The trade associations submit proposals to the checkoffs seeking funding for public relations campaigns and research projects. It’s at that point where problems have arisen over the years.
“Several of these programs and associated boards have well-documented histories of waste, conflicts of interest, misuse of funding, anti-competitive behavior, and other related issues,” the letter’s authors wrote to the Congressional leaders. “For these reasons, farmers and ranchers across the country have grown disillusioned with the effectiveness of many of these checkoff programs as they operate today,”
The Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act asks for basic oversight and accountability for how money is spent and to whom it goes. It would also require financial transparency through the publication of check-off program budgets and expenditures, prohibit employees and agents of the check off boards from engaging in activities which may involve a conflict of interest, and require periodic audits by the USDA’s inspector general, among other things.
“This legislation is important first step in bringing accountability to the mandatory check off programs,” said Paul Sobocinski, a Wabasso, Minn. independent pork producer. Sobocinski is a long-time critic of the checkoff programs and he sees the fingerprints of the Pork Check Off and the National Pork Producer Council (NPPC) all over the disappearance of Minnesota’s independent pork producers.
“Once the checkoff became mandatory, in about 1986, it set up the situation that allowed the NPPC to assemble the largest producers, cut deals with packers, and use independent producer’s checkoff money to drive them out of business,” Sobocinski said.
To make his point that small independent farmers have been largely driven out of business, he points to the village of Vesta, Minn.
“In 1998, in my county of Redwood we had about 45 to 50 producers utilizing the Vesta NFO collection point. Today there is only one or two producers using that collection point,” he said. It’s not that fewer hogs are being raised, but that the checkoff has created an environment where there are just a few large hog producers and even fewer processors. Sobocinski says the mandatory checkoff played a big role in creating that high level of concentration.
“In 1998, Al Tank, CEO of the National Pork Producers Council said, “Now is the time to expand and seize market share”,” Sobocinski recalls. “At the time those of us who were independent hog producers thought, ‘is he crazy?’ but he meant exactly what he said. This is the time for big operations like Boerboom in Marshall, Minn. and Christensen Farms in my former home town of Sleepy Eye, to grab and seize market share.”
Sobocinke says farmers thought Tank, now a consultant operating out of Washington D.C., was crazy because hog prices had tanked from 50 cents to 8 cents per pound.
“That was lower than my grandpa got during the Great Depression,” Sobocinski said.
But, Sobocinski says, after some reflection he realized Tank and his NPPC colleagues weren’t crazy. They had big market consolidation sugar plum fairies dancing in their heads.
“Al Tank’s idea was about having a few large producers seize the market share, through production contracts, from small independent hog farmers,” Sobocinski says. “If the checkoff for hog producers was actually working, we wouldn’t have seen most of the independent hog producers driven out of business.”
Sobocinski says he thinks the checkoff is working just fine for big producers, big processors, Washington PR firms, and well-connected consultants. It is not working well for the roughly 700 independent pork producers remaining in American agriculture, however.
“Under NPPC’s decades of leadership, the bargaining power of farmers has diminished and opportunities of where to sell our hogs has significantly narrowed,” Sobocinski said. “The same NFO representative that told me about the collection point at Vesta told me that the current sow market is 14 cents for light sows and 18 cents for heavy sows, Now that is depression prices!”
It’s not just independent pork producers, those who don’t have contracts with big producers like Boerboom and Christianson, that are critical of their respective checkoff. R-CALF USA, a signatory to the letter to Congress and an organization run by independent
By RICHARD SIEMERS The Land Correspondent
When Lee Thomas brought his new wife, Noreen, to the 1,200-acre Thomas family farm near Kragnes, not far from Moorhead, he may have known he brought a researcher and an educator; but may not have known that he was one of those who would be educated.
Noreen Thomas had degrees in Food Nutrition and in Chemistry and a minor in Microbiology from North Dakota State University in Fargo. (Back in those days, she said, there was no Food Science course which later would combine those areas.) She worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a researcher, and the North Dakota Department of Health on pesticide residue. She used to get headaches from the chemicals.
“I’m the canary in the coal mine,” she said. “If anyone is going to get a headache from something, it’s me.”
Lee and Noreen were married in 1987, while Lee was still farming with his father and brother.
When she came to the farm, she advocated for taking the whole 1,200 acres organic. That was not an easy sell for a farm that had been in the Thomas family since 1878; and there were plenty of Thomas skeptics who feared it wouldn’t work — including Lee. (While Thomas is their last name, Doubting Thomas Farms is not only a catchy name, it was descriptive of the reaction of many family members.)
Ten years later, Lee (who is now the sole proprietor of the farm and the one who asks the practical questions about Noreen’s many ideas), agreed. In 1997
it became an organic farm raising a rotation of small grains (buckwheat, oats, barley, rye, wheat, and winter wheat), alfalfa, and soybeans.
“It’s definitely a learning curve,” Noreen said. And learning is something Noreen likes to do. Rather than selling all the grain on the organic market, she is researching malting small grains. She has malted for a brewery and may again, but her focus is the culinary market.
“That field has really opened up,” she said. “We’re just starting to understand some of the malting process for grains. It’s a totally different flavor profile.” One that chefs and bakers are interested in.
She described the basic process like this: “You soak the grain and get it wet, and then it sprouts. You knock off the sprouts and then you roast it with dry heat.”
Her research is experimenting with the malting process — steeping time, drying time — to achieve different taste profiles, something akin to a coffee bean roaster. Except Thomas has a variety of small grains from which to choose. Barley is a proven grain for malting, having been used in making beer for centuries. Thomas is researching other grains.
“One we have worked on is malting oats,” she said. “You get a caramelized flavor.”
Malted oats can be ground and used with flour. It can also be used like rice, she said.
“The malted oats have more nutrients and they hold together well. They don’t stick together like rice. A risotto is wonderful with a malted oat.”
Thomas enjoys the challenge of supplying her clients with what they want. Those clients are award-winning chefs
and bakers in Fargo-Moorhead and Minnesota, even California. Many have been on the Food Network and have been nominees for the James Beard
Foundation Awards. They are very discriminating, able to taste the difference between flours, and they know what they are looking for in their baking and entrees they create.
One grain Thomas has not yet worked with, but wants to, is buckwheat. She has started researching winter wheat.
“Our sourdough people need a lower protein, so I’m just starting to experiment with winter wheat,” she said. “I’m intrigued because there is a baker in central Minnesota that has to have low protein for the sourdough she is making the old-fashioned way.”
Doubting Thomas Farms is indeed plural when you consider that — as an organic sanctuary — it supports eight enterprises, “farms within the farm,” as Noreen describes it.
1. When I arrived at the farm, a blender of herbal teas was leaving with her harvest of fresh ingredients.
The University of Minnesota will host its annual Minnesota Nutrition Conference in Mankato on Sept. 20 and 21. The conference is a gathering for nutrition professionals who work with all barnyard species.
This pig nutrition review from former University of Minnesota Extension Educator Dr. Mark Whitney highlights the importance of proper diet formulation to maintain gut health and prevent intestinal disease — especially in today’s pig production where we use fewer antibiotics.
By Diane DeWitteThe digestive tract serves as a direct path for disease-causing organisms (pathogens) to enter the pig and cause disease. The intestine protects the pig from pathogens in several ways. It maintains a healthy natural community of “bugs” (microflora) in the gut. The intestine releases antibodies and restricts pathogens through the physical environment. While the intestine moves food through the digestive system it also produces a mucus protein (mucin) barrier.
Nutrition can greatly affect all these protections. Understanding how diet interacts and affects a healthy gut can help in developing nutritional plans to maintain or improve pig health and, in turn, performance.
Gut microflorae are normal “bugs” which live in the gut and aid in digestion and immunity. Greatly altering gut microflora through diet is hard because producers feed a large amount of cereal grains to provide high-energy diets at a lower cost.
Evidence shows that microflorae directly affect pathogen growth and population. Stable resident microflorae protect against intestinal pathogens in several ways. Healthy microflorae compete with pathogens for nutrients. They produce by-products which help prevent pathogens from growing on the gut wall. Resident microflora may start immune factor production, such as immunoglobulins (antibodies) and inflammatory responders.
The use of probiotics or direct-fed microbials (DFM) to enhance intestinal health has been studied for many years. In fact, probiotics have been used for as long as people have eaten fermented foods. Probiotics are traditionally defined as viable microorganisms that have a beneficial effect in the prevention and treatment of specific pathologic conditions when ingested. Pigs have a diverse gut microflora, containing over 400 bacterial species: with bacterial cells outnumbering host cells by a factor of 10. One strategy to prevent pathogenic bacterial colonization of the gastrointestinal system is to include DFM in the diets of pigs.
Direct fed microbials are defined by the Food and Drug Administration as “a source of live (viable), naturally occurring microorganisms.” The use of “naturally occurring microorganisms”
in the above definition negates the use of genetically modified microorganisms as DFM. Furthermore, DFM cannot be bacterial strains selected to produce antibiotics.
Many direct-fed microbial products can be added to the diet or water supply to supplement or aid in building a healthy gut microflora. These products can benefit animal health and performance — especially right after weaning and in cases where conditions are good for pathogenic infections. Supplementing early nursery diets with specific carbohydrates, such as galactose, may help maintain carbohydrate balance and decrease break-down by gut bacteria. This may not be a big issue in older growing pigs but may be important for newly-weaned pigs in improving their protective microflora and mucin.
Avoid sudden dietary changes
Promoting increased or continued feed intake post-weaning is key to lowering the risk of health problems and improving performance. Sudden changes in diet intake and content greatly affect microflora.
Adequate feed intake improves nutrients available for growth and immune function; along with decreasing potential for opportunistic pathogens which are organisms that cause disease under abnormal conditions.
Each of these factors is important to optimize intake: adequate feeder space; proper adjustment of feeders; removal of stale or spoiled feed; and proper maintenance and adjustment of waterers
Many feed nutrients go through fermentation in the intestine. This activity produces fermentation acids, including volatile fatty acids (VFAs). Diet can greatly affect VFA levels. Providing fiber in the diet is most effective in promoting increases of VFAs. But you must also consider the negative effects on growth and feed conversion when feeding more fiber. Higher VFA levels in the intestine increase resistance to opportunistic pathogens such as pathogenic E. coli. This resistance may be partly due to the ability of VFAs to help reduce gut
pH. VFAs also aid in the health of the intestinal tract by providing a ready source of energy for gut tissues. VFAs meet a large part of the energy needs for these tissues.
Higher VFA levels may increase movement of feed through the gut by increasing gastric emptying and muscle activity in the gut. Slower movement of food material in the gut can increase pathogen growth.
Stomach and intestinal pH influence the amount of nutrients available to the animal by affecting digestive enzyme activity and digestive rates. In addition, pH affects the ability of pathogens to grow in the gut.
The stomach’s low pH provides an initial barrier against pathogens. Opportunistic pathogens, such as E. coli and salmonella, grow in neutral pH conditions. Lowering pH in the gut tends to favor growth of resident bacteria, including lactobacilli. This growth contributes towards a healthy microflora. Research shows that, right after weaning, pH in the gut increases, which results in an increase in the proportion of pathogenic bacteria.
The outer thin layer of cells in the intestine (epithelial cells) produce proteins called mucins. Mucins protect the gut from the scraping of feedstuffs and from bacterial growth. Gut mucins may bind to pathogens and thus reduce the risk of pathogens attaching to the gut wall. Researchers report that mucins are the major blockers to certain types of attaching E. coli. When mucins bind to pathogens it reduces pathogen attachment to gut tissues. In turn, this may prevent or reduce immune response and infection. Microflora can ferment mucins. Some intestinal bacteria may select certain carbohydrate parts of the mucins to use for nutrient substrates.
Additional discussion of probiotics and direct-fed microbials can be found in Pork Information Gateway’s (PIG) Feed Additives fact sheet. (https://porkgateway.org/resource/feed-additivesfor-swine-2/).
The University of Minnesota’s 84th Minnesota Nutrition Conference will
Corey Hanson Gary, Minn.
July 28
On July 28, Corey Hanson reported finishing his second cutting of alfalfa the week prior. He applied fertilizer afterward, a task he prefers to do after each cutting, but is dependent on the weather. Hanson’s optimal cutting timeframes are June 1-10, July 10-20, and August 20-30. When he had dairy cattle, he spaced his
Hanska, Minn.
July 27
The alfalfa at David Tauer’s farm seems to be doing okay after being sprayed for leafhoppers. Tauer reported on July 27 that he’ll begin his third cutting the following week.
Northern corn rootworm didn’t cause an issue for Tauer last year, but over the past week he sprayed for cuttings closer together; but with his beef cattle operation, he very seldom does a fourth cutting, choosing to wait to get more tonnage with each crop.
Hanson’s farm received about half an inch of rain the week of July 16, the only significant rainfall since the third full week of June.
“I haven’t seen much disease or insect pressure on the corn,” Hanson stated. His soybeans are in their last phase of flowering, and he hasn’t seen a lot of white mold yet. He reported a current average of 20-40 aphids per plant. Should he see the number climb to 150-200 per plant, he explained he’ll likely get the sprayer ready in case they surpass the 250 mark.
Coming up, Hanson will be handing out candy at local parades with the Norman County Soybean and Corn Growers Association. The group welcomes new members, as he stated, “Membership is what drives policy.” v
Nick Pooch
Farwell, Minn.
July 27
Within just an hour, Nick Pooch’s farm received 4.4 inches of rain on July 25. “We only had a 30 percent chance of rain,” he said on July 27. “The ground soaked it up like a sponge.”
Prior to the rainfall, Pooch stated the corn was stressed, but the following day everything was dark green again. While the crops are looking good, he noted how beneficial it would have been if they had received half that rain a bit sooner.
Aphids haven’t been spotted yet on Pooch’s soybeans, but he said historically
this is the time he has to watch closely for them.
Pooch finished combining rye on July 23 and baling was completed the following day. He stated the yield was 32 bushels and a little over 50 small square bales per acre. He added the 4-H kids who use the bales built up some sweat equity by helping out. The acres will be planted with a mix of soybeans and oats.
At press, the Pope County Fair will be underway. Pooch’s brother, Austin, is on the fair board. They both have children who will be showing animals, and as a member of the Glacial Ridge Cattlemen’s Association, Pooch will grill steaks on Aug. 5. v
the beetles. He stated the pressure becomes more when planting corn-oncorn and he may change his insecticide program next year.
Tauer expects the millet he planted to sprout once there’s more moisture. There have been some light showers, but nothing substantial. “Just enough to wet the ground a few times over,” he remarked. “We have heavy soil, so we’re lucky there.”
The cows are tolerating the heat that recently hit the area. “Milk production has not dropped yet,” Tauer commented, but noted it may fall over the following days. Calving has picked up. From July 23-27, the farm had 10 additions, and every one has been a bull calf. Until January, there will typically be one to three calves born each day.
Ruby and Adam wrapped up their softball and baseball seasons, with the last games canceled due to the heat. Luckily they have an upcoming trip visiting extended family to look forward to. v
Jim Hagen
Lake Mills, Iowa
July 27
“It’s getting a little dry now,” Jim Hagen commented on July 27. “The weather has been nice and hot. No rain, though.” His Iowa farm has been without rain for 10 days, and he’s ready for the next douse.
Earlier in the day, Hagen drove 40 Iowa farmers to the Hefty Field Day in Baltic, S.D. It’s his sixth year driving for this event, and he enjoys being able to take part in the happenings.
The soybeans are currently waist-high and flowering. On July 24, Hagen sprayed the crop with a fungicide as well as a preventative against aphids. He finished on July 26. Hagen stated corn pollination went well. The corn looks clean and is still without sign of tar spot or fungus. At this point, he’s not sure if there will be a need to spray.
The big event in Iowa from July 22-29 is RAGBRAI (Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa). Hagen brought the U.S. Airforce Cycling Team to the start of course. Describing them as “a good bunch of people,” Hagen stated the members provide goodwill and fix flat tires and offer first aid as needed. He’ll pick them up at the end of the last day. v
THOMAS, from pg. 9
2, A beekeeper has two million bees on the farm. (“That buckwheat honey is beautiful,” Noreen said.)
3. The Thomases do not harvest around the perimeter of the fields because it is not considered organic. A farmer uses that to graze beef cows.
4. The USDA has plots where they research perennial flax and perennial sunflowers.
5. A French chef has an herbal garden on the farm.
6. An organic milk goat dairyman harvests hay on the farm.
7. The Thomases grow rare indigenous seeds of plants which are near extinction for the White Earth Reservation.
8. Most important is their daughter-in-law, Melany. While their three sons were very enterprising growing up on the farm, none have an interest in farming. But Melany is interested. This year she is renting 600 acres of the farm which she farms herself. It’s the beginning of transitioning the farm to her.
Those numerous enterprises and Doubting Thomas Farms both benefit from the relationship; but it happens in part because Noreen Thomas thinks they have an obligation to share the farm and what is happening. That’s why the farm is also a kind of learning center.
“I think I counted in five years we had 8,000 people through the farm,” she said.
That is not just on-farm tours, which can be arranged. They also host family events with entertainment, cooking demonstrations, and vendors — many who are emerging farmers introducing their produce and products. Plus, Thomas teams with a local Extension educator to host classes at the farm. She has brought out children from a shelter to learn gardening. (They are fascinated that there are no sidewalks and they are free to explore.) They host college students, too.
“The environmental science professor at Concordia College (in Moorhead) always brings her classes out in spring and fall,” Thomas said. “She loves the farm because it has all the different things they are studying.”
While the Thomas family may have doubted the success of the way Lee and Noreen were taking the farm, you might say the couple was following the example set by Lee’s father. He dared to experiment and try something new when he was the first in the area to get into sugar beets. Still, the family’s concern was understandable. No one wants to see a multigenerational farm fail. So it was a powerful validation when Lee’s father, who had doubted the move to organic, before he died, said, “I’m glad you guys did what you did.”
Lee and Noreen Thomas are satisfied, too. They have a productive 1,200 acre organic farm that will stay in the family, a farm which is also a learning center for others. And Noreen continues her research on malting small grains.
“We’re still learning, too,” she said. v
SWINE & U, from pg. 10 be held on Sept. 20 and 21 at the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center, 1 Civic Center Plaza in Mankato, Minn.
This event is a highly regarded and well-known Midwestern livestock nutrition forum. The conference delivers leading-edge, research-based knowledge to advance sustainable production of beef, dairy, poultry and swine. The event is presented by the Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota, and University of Minnesota Extension.
All animal nutrition professionals in the Upper Midwest are invited to participate. Preconference symposium will start at 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 20, with the Conference main session beginning at 1:30 p.m. The event will wrap up at 3 p.m. on Sept. 21.
The preconference symposium, sponsored by Danisco Animal Nutrition and Health/IFF, is “Feed Challenges? Rethinking nutrition for today and tomorrow’s productivity demands” and includes discussions by nutrition leaders in all species of livestock and poultry.
Registration will include the conference General Session, species sessions with concurrent ruminant and nonruminant presentations, light continental breakfast, lunch, break refreshments and welcome reception. Online preregistration is $225 through Sept. 15 with on-site registration of $275. University of Minnesota faculty/student registration is $75. To register, visit mnnutritionconf.umn.edu.
Diane DeWitte is an Extension Educator specializing in swine for the University of Minnesota Extension. Her e-mail address is stouf002@umn.edu. v
Doug Bos is Assistant Director of Rock County Soil and Water Conservation District, where he has worked for 27 years. When he talks about cover crops, he is not only talking of programs, he is speaking of personal experience.
Bos grew up on a farm, the oldest of six children. The farm wouldn’t be able to support a second family, so he went to work at Hills-Beaver Creek Co-op and also provided agronomist services. But he still had farming in his heart, so he and his wife, Lynette Stensland, bought a 100-acre farm in Rock County in 1987. The terrain is fairly steep, and the previous owner had farmed up and down the hills. Some areas had significant erosion.
“The hillsides and knolls would barely grow a crop,” Bos said. The soybeans were short with few beans, the corn about three feet tall. “You’d look at it and ask whether it was really worth planting this ground. Overall, it was an average farm in yield; but those hillsides took a lot of the profit out of what it cost to put in a crop.”
Bos had no-till beans, but more was needed. About eight years ago he took half of the farm — the most-eroded half — and put it in cover crops. The other half he continued to farm as he had before.
He was enrolled in the Minnesota Natural Resource Conservation Services’ Soil Health Initiative funded
through EQIP (Environmental Quality Incentives Program). It was a five-year program which required annual soil health field and lab samples.
“By the years 2 or 3 you still kind of question whether it is worth it, with the cost of the [cover crop] seed and planting, and changing your practices so you can gain benefit from the cover crops. By year 5, I was sold on it.”
Over the period of five years, both dry and wet years, Bos said they increased organic matter from 3 to 3.8, and increased the phosphorous levels from 11 parts per million to over 40.
“The change in organic matter started to affect water-holding capacity, so in the dry years those [once eroded] knolls had crops just like the rest of the field,” he said. “That’s what really made a difference in what we thought cover crops could do for the farm. It’s building the soil structure and organic matter, it’s holding water, it’s making nutrients more available, and a lot of it is because of what happens under the surface. With cover crops you’re adding organic matter on top, but it’s all that root development, the biological activity that happens under the ground.”
As for the cover crop, Bos has had the best results with cereal rye, but has also added canola and turnips to the rye with success.
“If possible, we like to plant our beans into growing rye, then terminate it with herbicide,” he said. “The corn we spray the rye before we plant.”
As for the cover crop, they have had the best results with cereal rye, but have also added canola and turnips to the rye with success.
“If possible, we like to plant our beans
CHECKOFFS, from pg. 8
cattle and sheep producers, is suing the USDA and the National Cattleman’s Beef Association because it says the Beef Checkoff operates unconstitutionally. It believes NCBA uses checkoff funds to benefit meat packers at the expense of small ranches.
Reggie Rucker, of the Minnesotabased Institute for Local Self Reliance, pointing to anti-competitive activities
of the Egg Checkoff explained why his organization signed the letter.
“ILSR signed onto this letter because of our concern that checkoff programs as currently constituted enable certain boards and board members to engage in anti-competitive behavior that advantages large producers, despite their remit to simply promote sales in an industry,” Rucker said. v
into growing rye, then terminate it with herbicide,” he said. “The corn we spray the rye before we plant.”
Two to three years ago Bos put the whole farm into cover crops. And this is the third year they planted no-till corn. There have been good results with the no-till corn.
“Those factors altogether have sold us on cover crops, and so have practices like no-till,” Bos said.
Bos has seen the benefits, but that doesn’t mean he advocates that farmers blanket their farms with cover crops.
“Every farmer’s situation is different,” he said, “so every farmer finds a way that will work for them. We suggest farmers take a small portion, plant it, and then compare it to their existing practices.”
That comparison on his farm persuaded Bos of the value of cover crops. The annual soil health sample which made it possible to track improvement in soil health was also an important convincer.
The NRCS and SWCD incentive programs help offset the cost of trying cover crops. The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, which once did not look positively on cover crops, now also has a $5.00 per acre incentive to encourage cover crops.
But, Bos said, it still comes down to whether or not it is worth the effort and expense. In his experience, it definitely is.
“We have steadily increased our [average yield] using no-till and cover crops,” Bos said. “Looking back, in the very wet years of 2017, ’18, and ’19, we had some areas that before struggled to grow a crop and they were great, and we had two really dry years in ’21 and ’22 that it didn’t miss a beat on yields — especially on those eroded knolls. I think we’re accomplishing what we want to with this farm.”
Contact your NRCS and SWCD office for information about cover crop incentive programs. You can also contact Doug Bos at doug.bos@co.rock.mn.us and at (507) 283-8862. v
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I.H. 480 Disk, 18 1/2’, w/ 2 Bar Harrow
I.H. 720 Plow, 4 bottom x 18”, Auto reset
M.C. Stalk chopper, 20’, 1000 PTO, 4 wheel
Hardi sprayer frame, 1250 gal., 90’ Booms, Hyd. pump, 380/95-38”
tires, Raven 450 monitor
White 550 L.P. Fork lift, side shift, 14.9-24” tires
New Idea 5407 Rotary cutter, 5 disc, 3 pt.
J.D. 400 Rotary Hoe, 20’
John Deere 7100 Planter, 12 row x 30”, liquid Fert, kinze corn units,
2 sets of plates, monitor
J.D. 12 row x 30” FM front Mount cultivator w/ rolling shields
J.D. AT600A 8 row x 30” front Mount cultivator w/ rolling shields
Hopto model 120TM54 Portable Backhoe
7 1/2’ x 16’ Flat Rack w/ gear
5 section spike tooth drag on cart
J.D. 6000 Sprayer, shows 6272 Hrs, air ride seat, 60’ x-fold century booms, Accumulator, Raven 440 monitor w/ single front wheel assembly and fenders
McCormick 10’ grain drill, Double Disc, mechanical lift, low rubber, grass seed
500 gal. Diesel Tender, tandem axle w/ Honda motor
N.H. 510 Apron type manure spreader, single axle
SnowCo portable grain screener
N.H. 855 Round Baler
N.H. 55 side rake
J+M seed tender wagon, 2 compartments, MN gear w/ sudenga Brush auger, tarp
Drive over grain Hopper, Hyd. motor
3 pt. Stump grinder
Westgo 10” x 51’ grain auger, PTO drive
Westfield WR 60-51 grain auger, 6”x 51’, w/ 7 1/2 HP electric motor
3” Grain Blower, 3 phase, 15 HP motor, air lock bad Farm King 6’ rotary cutter, 3 pt.
3 pt. 60’ x-fold Booms w/ Raven 440 monitor, electric shut off
1000 gal. Fuel Barrel w/ 2-Pumps
500 gal. Fuel Barrel w/Pump
500 gal. fuel Barrel
300 gal. used oil Barrel
Homemade single axle trailer
J.D. RM cultivator, 6 row x 30”
Portable Grain dryer shed
Lindsay fanning Mill
14-J.D. combine weights
Hydraulic oil cooler
Portable cement mixer
MBW Hyd. hitch w/ controls
Inductor tank w/ pump
bidding available at www.proxibid.com/holland
Pair of 28L-26” combine tire and rims
Pair of Poly saddle tanks w/ brackets
Alumacraft 17’ canoe
Alumacraft 12’ boat w/trailer
Larson 12’ Boat
Drive shafts for sidehill 220 Grain Head
Brush Auger 6” x 22’, electric motor
2-Hook system quick hitches
Bulk seed fork frame
Large chain Hoist, 4 ton
Hossfeld Bender
Reed Bench lath 14”
10 ton floor jack
Century 225 amp wire feed welder, (less tank)
Large Vice opens to 15 3/8”
Single phase air compressor
Porta-Power
Auctioneers Note: After 50 years of farming the Guse’s have decided to retire and hold a public auction. A very good auction to attend with some well cared for farm equipment. Please note: Approx. half hour of mics. items. – Tracy Holland DAVE
FOR SALE: 2022 4x5.5 round bales, first crop, mixed, in shed, $55; 2023 alfalfa grass mixed, 3’x3’x8 squares, in shed, nice hay, $95. 612-719-6524
Glyphosate 5.4 totes, $15.95 Gen Liberty totes, $26.50; Enlist 1 totes, $49.95. Surestart 2 totes, $44.95. We ship most everywhere & all tote prices include Free Delivery to your farm or business. Please call or text for all your chemical needs. Phone 612-210-3685
Thursday, August 17th - 9:00 am
57272 422 St, New Ulm, Mn 56073
Live only Auction to start approx. 12: 00 PM
This is a live & online simulcast auction. For more information & pictures go to: magesland.com
Tractors & Combines: IH Farmall 1486 diesel turbo tractor, 2134 hrs (needs transmission repair & split to repair); IH Farmall 1466 diesel turbo, 9055 hrs; IH Farmall 1468 tractor, 3027 hrs, DV - 550, M&W; IH Farmall 1066 diesel turbo tractor, 6942 hrs, FWA; IH Farmall 1256 diesel turbo tractor w/ Hiniker cab, 7903 hrs; Steiger Panther KM360 tractor; Steiger Panther KM360 tractor, 3879 hrs; IH Farmall 756 tractor w/ Farmhand 228 loader w/ utility bucket & Hiniker cab; IH Farmall 656 tractor; Farmall 300 tractor; Farmall H tractor, not running; Case IH 1688 Axial Flow Combine, 5309 hrs; Case IH 1688 Axial Flow Combine, 5272 hrs; combine hopper ext; 2 - Case IH 1083 corn head, 8 row 30”; Case IH 1064 corn head, 6 row; 4 - Case IH 1020 bean heads, 30’; Machinery & Equipment: Koehn Danish tooth cult, 12 row 30”; 2 - Case IH 800 plow, 9 btm; DMI ripper, 5 shank; DMI ripper, 7 shank; Case IH 4900 field cult, 52’; Case IH 4900 field cult, 42’; Danish Tooth cult, 12 row 30”; Case IH 900 folding planter, 12 row; dry van tailer, 48’; 2 - dry van trailers, 48’; 2 - Parker 6500 grain carts w/ extension; multiple 350 bu Parker gravity boxes on gears; multiple 250 bu gravity wagons on gears; Farm Fans corn dryer; Feterl auger, 10” x 34’; Feterl auger, 10” x 66’; Feterl auger, 8” x 55’; Feterl auger, 6” x 34’; 300 gal Clark water tank; 1000 gal water cart w/ transport; 2500 bu holding bin w/ transfer auger;
8’ Notch box scrapper; 8’ Lorenz snow blower, 3 auger; portable air comp on cart w/ engine; quick attach pallet forks; 10’ snow bucket w. quick attach; 7’ utility bucket; cherry picker attachment mounts in bucket; 4’ x 8’ trailer w/ ramp; May West 25’ head trailer; Case IH 35’ & 25’ head trailers; hayrack on MN gear; 2 - hayracks; multiple gas and diesel barrels w/ pumps or stands; IH 06 - 56 series fenders/ flat tops Vehicles: 1999 Kenworth semi, 677845 miles; 1994 International Semi w/ sleeper, 723054 miles; 1991 Chevy utility service farm truck, 294000 miles; 1995 Chevy pickup, 136363 miles; 1980 Chevy 3/4 ton pickup; Polaris Sportsman 500; Polaris Magnum 330; JD 1600 11’ lawn mower, diesel, front & side folding deck; Tools, Shop Items & Misc (Live Only): industrial air compressor w/ hose reel, portable bin aerations; drill press; Lincoln stick welder; 4 section buddy lube w/ tray & storage; IH suit case wights w/ brackets; 140lb wheel weights; IH 915 combine housings & trans; new DeWalt 18V 4 tool combo kit; multiple new/used DeWalt 18V tools; 15W40, 10w-30, SAE-30, 55 gal barrels of oil; 1”, 3/8”, 1/2” drive socket sets; 3/8 & 1/2 impact socket sets, standard & metric; multiple sets of open end wrenches, standard & metric; floor, stand & misc jacks; multiple asst of tools; chain binders & chains; IH tool cart; tool cabinets; upper tool boxes w/ drawers; come alongs; new fuel nozzles & hoses; multiple hyd hoses; new air hoses; 50’ of 5/8 cable w/ hooks; roll of tubing; multiple new rachet straps; new/used ext cords; digger & cult shovels & sweeps; fasteners, nuts, bolts; large selection of new/used tires & rims; tow rope w/ metal rings; 16’ portable belt conveyor w/ motor, 4 - 55 gal barrel lube buddy on stand; & so much more!
Listing Auctioneers: Ryan Froehlich ~ 507 -380-9256 & Joe Maidl ~ 507-276-7749 For
FOR SALE: 3800 bushel grain bin, 18’ diameter, full aeration floor, $3,000. Call 320-220-3114
Take-down & clean up Specializing in silos in congested areas. FULLY INSURED mobile concrete crushing. 507-236-9446
Stormor Bins & EZ-Drys. 100% financing w/no liens or red tape, call Steve at Fairfax Ag for an appointment. 888-830-7757
Classified line ads work! Call 507-345-4523
FOR SALE: EPA fuel tank containment shell, 16’x88”x32”, light in color, bought new, never installed. 320 gal LP tank, pressure checked, both available now. 320-808-5723
FOR SALE: 16’ Felling trailer; 6 round bale trailer; 500 gal fuel barrel; 300 gal fuel barrel; 3 plows: IH 710, 4-18s; JD F145, 4-16s; JD 666 3-16s. 320-587-5823
FOR SALE: Lorenz Model 1250 Grinder/Mixer, 100 bushel, long unload auger, $6,500. 507-649-0883 Lake City, MN.
Sell your farm equipment in The Land with a line ad. 507-345-4523
MOWER COUNTY: Approx. 295.29 Acres Prime Farmland, 92 CPI, Pattern Tiled. MLS# 6407214 NEW LISTING!
DODGE COUNTY: Approx. 120 Acres Prime, Top Producing Farmland, 94.6 CPI, Pattern Tiled. MLS# 6370880 NEW LISTING!
MOWER COUNTY: Approx. 34.9 Acres Good Farmland, 81.2 CPI. MLS# 6371032 SOLD!
FILLMORE COUNTY: Approx. 113.43 Acres Good Farmland, 85.4 CPI. MLS# 6363267 SOLD!
Ensure Asset Preservation, Conservation, Negotiate Leases and Terms to Fit Ever Changing Industry Trends. Call Randy or Ryan today for more details!
“Need listings! We have qualified buyers!”
Randy Queensland • 507-273-3890 • randy@Irmrealestate.com
Ryan Queensland • 507-273-3000 • ryan@Irmrealstate.com Grand Meadow, MN • 800-658-2340
Auction Location: 40610 180th Street, Delavan MN 56023
Saturday,
FOR PICTURES & MORE INFO GO TO:
INSPECTIONS DATES: August 8 - August 11, 2023, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Daily
Case IH 6088 Combine, 3020 Platform, 3408 Corn Head
‘11 CIH 6088 AFS, Pro-600, 2241/2759 Hrs, 480/80R42 Duals, Field Tracker, Rock Trap, Folding Bin Topper, Just Serviced Through CIH Shop; ‘10 CIH 3408 Corn Head, 30” Rows, Poly, Light Kit, Dual PTO, SP Hookup; ‘22 CIH 3020 Bean Head, 30’, Full Finger, Terra Flex, Excellent Condition J&M 30’ Head Cart, 4 Wheel
John Deere 1770, Fast 9613 Sprayer, Fast 8218 Applicator
JD 1770 Conservation Planter, 24R30”, Liquid Fert., 3 Bushel, Row Cleaner, Row Shut Offs, 350 Monitor, Completely Rebuilt; Fast 8218 Fert. Applicator, 23 Coulters, 24R30”, 1800 Gal., 46” Tires, New Pump, 2 Sets Nozzles, 10 Gal. & 20 Gal.; Fast 9613TF Sprayer, 1300 Gal., 100’ Booms, Hyd. Pump, 46” Tires, Hyd. Booms, Clean Load Inductor, Foamer; Raven 450 Controller, Sells Separate
‘14 CIH True Tandem 340 Disk, 32.5’, Rock Flex, 9” Spacings, Scrapers, 4 Bar Harrow, Hyd. Tongue; ‘12 CIH RMX-340 Disk, Rock Flex, 28.5’, 9” Spacings; ‘19 CIH 255 Tiger Mate Field Cultivator, Agronomic Design, 32.5’, HD 4 Bar Harrow, HD Firestone Tires, New Shovels; CIH 200 Tiger Mate Field Cultivator, 28.5’, 4 Bar Harrow, SMS, Walking Tandems; ‘18 Mandako L5040 Land Roller, 50’, 3 Section; CIH 1820 Vibra Shank Row Crop Cultivator, 16R30”, Rolling Shields, Gauge Wheels; 1000 Gal. SS Water Wagon, Tandem, Pump; JD 400 Rotary Hoe, 40’, 3pt. Semi Tractors, Wilson Grain Trailers, Mack Straight Truck
‘05 IHC 9200I Semi, Eagle Package, Sleeper, 10sp., Cat C-13, Overhauled Approx 2,000 Miles Ago, Jake, 22.5 Aluminum Wheels, 618,750 Miles; ‘92 Mack CH613 Semi, Mini Sleeper, 350hp Mack, 9 Speed, 22.5 Tires, 265,528 Miles Showing, 17,486 Hours; ‘99 IHC 9100 Day Cab Semi, Cummins M-11, 9 Speed, 22.5 Tires, 410,788 Miles; ‘19 Wilson Pacesetter DWH-600 Hopper Trl, 34’x66”x96”, 24.5, Electric Tarp; ‘13 Wilson Pacesetter DWH500 Hopper Trl, 34’x66”x96”, Electric Tarp; ‘09 Wilson Pacesetter DWH-500 Hopper Trailer, 34’x66”x96”, Electric Tarp; ‘77 Mack R Model, Tandem Axle, Mack Diesel, Twin Stick Trans., Scott Steel Box, 21’x96”x66”, Tarp
‘08 CIH 305 MFWD Magnum, 4088
Hrs, Front & Rear Duals, 18sp. PS, LH Reverser, 3 Pt., QH, 4 Hyd., PTO, Pro-600 Screen, GPS; ‘12 CIH 290 AFS MFWD
Magnum, 2483 Hrs, Front & Rear Duals, 19sp. PS, LH Reverser, Deluxe Cab, 4 Hyd., 3 Pt., QH, PTO, Ag Junction GPS, Bought New; ‘08 CIH 275 MFWD Magnum, 3952 Hrs, Pro-600 Screen, Front & Rear Duals, 3 Pt., QH, 5 Hyd., PTO, 19sp. PS, LH Reverser, Deluxe Cab ***(All Tractors Above have Matching Firestone Tires); CIH 7240 MFWD, 4709 Hrs, 18x4sp PS, 3 Hyd., PTO, 3 Pt., QH, 18.4x42 Duals; ‘16 CIH Farmall 105U MFWD, Cab, 12x12 Trans, 695 Actual Hrs, 3pt., 2 Hyd., 540 PTO, CIH L735 Loader, Joystick; Set of Pallet Forks, Manure Bucket and Bale Spear for L735 Loader; (10) IHC Suitcase Weights; (10) IHC Wheel Weights
Brent Cart, Rem Vac, Augers, Other Machinery, IHC Tractors
Brent 882 Grain Cart, Tarp, 1000 PTO, 30.5x32; Rem 2700 Vac, 1000 PTO, 6 Flex Pipes, 433 Hrs, Tube Ends; Hutchinson Swing Hopper Auger, PTO, 10”x71’; JD 28’ Donahue Imp. Trl; MN 250 Gravity Box, 9T Gear, Hyd. Seed Auger; Taarup 3 Pt. Disc Bine, 6’, 540 PTO; Farmall 706 Gas, WF, 3 Pt., PTO, 2 Hyd., Good TA, Axle Duals; Farmall C Tractor, NF, Fenders
Drain Tile Plow, Tile Stringer, Backhoe
Soil Max Gold Digger Pro Drain Tile Plow, 3pt., 4”-5” Boot; Agri Drain Maxi Stringer Drain Tile Stringer, Electric Over Hyd.; JD 310 Backhoe/Loader, Turbo Dsl, 4x4, 6074 Hours, Extend-Hoe, (3) Hoe Buckets; Top Con RL-H15 with Tripod
Featherlite Trailer, Aluma Trailer, Ford F150, Buick Enclave, Yamaha ATV, Lawn & Garden
‘12 Buick Enclave, AWD, 3.6 VVT, Leather, 162,200 Miles; 2001 Ford F-150, 4x4, V8, 124,500 Miles, Hiniker 7’ Snow Plow; ‘17 Featherlite 18’ Tandem Axle Enclosed Trl, V Nose; ‘10 Aluma
6’x10’ Aluminum Single Axle Trl; Yamaha Grizzly 550 EFI ATV, 4x4, 1276 Miles; Load Trailer 400 Gal. Fuel Wagon, GPI 12V Pump; 2000, 1000 & 500 Gal. Fuel Tanks with Electric Pumps; Snapper Pro Zero Turn S-200XT Lawn Mower, 60” Deck, 27hp; ‘83 Alumacraft 16’ Aluminum Fishing Boat, Mercury 15hp Four Stroke, Trailer; Honda 5hp Generator; (2) 50 Gal. ATV Sprayers, 12V Pumps; DeWalt 15 Gallon Air Compressor; 275 Gallon DEF Tank, Pump; 120 Gal. Fuel Tank, 12V Pump; ‘10 Arctic Cat 570 Snowmobile; Coachman Catalina 5th Wheel Camper, Roof Air, Sleeps 6
Terms: Cash, Check, Credit Cards. All Sales Final. All Sales Selling As Is, Where IS with No Guarantees or Warranties Expressed by the Seller or any of Their Agents. All Items Must be Paid in Full
Farm Equipment
FOR SALE: Two 18.4-38” Firestone tractor tires, tread 35%; 6 gathering chains for IHC 800 Series cornhead. 507-236-7930
We buy Salvage Equipment
Parts Available Hammell Equip., Inc. (507)867-4910
Your ad could be here!
507-345-4523
Tractors
FOR SALE: 2018 340 row Trac, C.D.T., 926 hours, all options, 18” tracks, one 20” spacing, rented out land. Call 320-808-5723
NEW AND USED TRACTOR
PARTS JD 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 55, 50 Series & newer tractors, AC-all models, Large Inventory, We ship! Mark Heitman Tractor Salvage 715-673-4829
Oliver 99, Detroit eng, complete, needs restoration, $9,500. David 612-374-1933
Live & Online Farm Retirement Auction
Auction Location: 25836 170th Street, New Richland, MN
Friday, August 11, 2023 • 9:30 a.m.
FOR COMPLETE DETAILS & BIDDING GO TO:
INSPECTIONS DATES:
John Deere Combine & Heads
JD 9650 STS, 2WD, 4247/2968 Hrs, 20.8x38 Duals, Brown Box, Contour Master, Auto Steer; JD 893 Corn Head, Hyd. Deck Plates, Header Height; JD 925F Platform, 25’, Flex, Header Height
John Deere Tractors
JD 8760 4WD, 6247 Hrs, 4 Hyd, Clevis Hitch, 24sp; JD 4440, 9341 Hrs, Quad, 3pt, Weights, 50 Series Engine; JD 3020 Dsl, 3pt, 2 Hyd, Syncro, 2nd Owner; JD 630 Gas, Rock Shaft; JD 48 Hyd. Loader
Sprayer, Planting & Tillage Equipment
Willmar 8100 Sprayer, 90’, 800 Gal SS, New R54, 4524 Hrs, Raven SCS 450 & Light Bar; JD 7200 MaxEmerge II, 8R30”, Dry Fert.; CIH 5400 Mulch-Till Drill, 20’, 10”; JD 230 Disk, 24.5’; Balzer 2000 Stalk Chopper, 20’; DMI 1300 Ecolo-Champ Disc Ripper, 11 Shank; JD 980 FC, 38.5’, 3 Bar; IH 475 Disk, 20.5’, Hyd. Wings; VanBrundt 10’x6” Drill, Hyd. Lift
Wilson PaceSetter, IH 8300 Day Cab
‘97 Wilson PaceSetter Hopper Trl, 42’x96”x66”, Elec. Tarp, Air Ride; ‘93 IH 8300 Day Cab, 9 Sp, 350HP Cat, Rebuilt Engine; Older Single Axle Belly Dump Semi Trailer
Grain Equipment & Farm Equipment
Westfield WR100-51, WR80-31, 10”x31’, TR100-51 Augers; Drive Over Pit; Hi-Cap Grain Screener 40”; Farm Fans AB-12B & AB180A Dryers; 2500 & 1000 Bu. Cone Holding Bin; Parker 525 & 450 Wagons; Parker 2000 Wagon, Hyd. Fert Auger; Bradford BII 528 Cart, 1000PTO; (7) 6” Roof Top Augers; 11,000, 10,000 & 7,500 (4) 4,400 Bushel Grain Bins; Gehl 72 Flail Forage Chopper, 540PTO; 3pt. Backhoe, Hyd. Controls; Pearson Cattle Chute w/ Head Gate; Badger 11000L Manure Tank, Tandem Axle, 2800 Gal; SS Stand Fill Pipe; 10 Sioux Livestock Gates; Cattle Water; Pine Mountain Pickup Pop-Up Camper
Demco LIL Thumper, single piston pump #5232, New/ Spare/Sold planter. $1,200. David 612-374-1933
FOR SALE: Gehl 300, 2RW pull type corn chopper $300/ OBO; Gehl RC800 high throw blower w/ recutter combo, $300/OBO. 320-522-1184 Calls only.
FOR SALE: Dakon 300 bushel gravity wagon, extra big tires, nice condition. Asking $3,000. 507-227-2602
FOR SALE: Original owner, LS 300 Minneapolis Moline manure spreader, new tires, ground drive, working condition. Always shedded. 320-808-5723
All kinds of New & Used farm equipment - disc chisels, field cults, planters, soil finishers, cornheads, feed mills, discs, balers, haybines, etc. 507438-9782
WANTED: 726 John Deere soil finisher, 30’; Flexicoil 75 30’ packer. 320-232-0556
FOR SALE: Black Angus bulls also Hamp, York, & Hamp/ Duroc boars & gilts. Alfred (Mike) Kemen 320-598-3790
Auction Location: 29642
Saturday, August 19, 2023 • 10:00 a.m.
FOR COMPLETE DETAILS & BIDDING GO TO:
John Deere 4560 MFWD & 4430, Kubota M6800 w/Loader ‘92 JD 4560 MFWD, 7872 Hrs, 2000 Hrs Overhaul W/Paperwork, 15sp. PS, 480/80R42 Michelin Duals, Fenders, Suitcase Weights, 3pt QH, 3 Hyd, 1000PTO, Very Clean; ‘77 JD 4430, 8533 Hrs, Quad, 18.4R38 Duals, 3pt QH, LED Lights, 540/1000 PTO, (4) Rear Wheel Weights, Very Clean; ‘03 Kubota M6800 MFWD, Kubota LA1002 Hyd Loader, Joystick, Skid Loader Plate, 2625 One Owner Hrs, Hyd Shuttle 8 Speed, 17.5L24, 540PTO, 3pt, 2 Hyd ; (6) JD Suitcase Weights
2004 Cadillac SRX, Dodge Pickups, Dodge 800 Tandem Grain Truck ‘04 Cadillac SRX SUV, AWD, 4.6L V8, 114,433 Miles, Leather, Navigation, Touch Screen Radio, Clean; ‘79 Dodge 150 Power Wagon Pickup, 4x4, 318 V8, 83,820 Miles; ‘76 Dodge 200 Pickup, Club Cab, 440 V8, Auto, 4x4, Non-Running; ‘76 Dodge Power Wagon Rolling Chassis, 4x4, Auto; Dodge 440 V8 Engine and Tires & Rims; ‘72 Dodge 800 Twin Screw Grain Truck, 18’ Steel Box & Hoist, 5x4, 418, Needs Brakes
Sell your livestock in The Land with a line ad. 507-345-4523
Spot, Duroc, Chester White, Boars & Gilts available. Monthly PRRS and PEDV. Delivery available. Steve Resler. 507-456-7746 Sheep
Dorset & Hampshire rams, ewes & yearlings for sale.
Lambs, large framed w/fast growth that will put extra lbs on your lambs. I can deliver.
Gene Sanford (507)645-4989
FOR SALE: Purebred collie puppies: Both males and females. All sable and white. Make excellent farm dogs. 7 weeks old. 507-822-2111
CAT Crawler, D3BZ, real nice, shedded, P.S., 3204 Eng, 3/1 trans, Enclosure panels, $15,900. David 612-374-1933
FOR SALE: 1972 - Ford F600, V8-330 motor, 15 1/2’ grain box with hoist, 41,000 miles, always shedded, excellent condition, $3,500. 612-751-6049
FOR SALE: Ford 7.3 Power Stroke Engines, Transmissions and Parts, Low Mileage with Warranty. Will install. 320-583-0881
Hopper Bottom Trailers- Mauer, 38’, sgl spd, 24.5 tires, aluminum, good condition, $7,800; Timpte, 1981, 42’, 2 spd, real nice, $13,900. David 612-374-1933
PARMA DRAINAGE PUMPS New pumps & parts on hand. Call Minnesota’s largest distributor
HJ Olson & Company 320-974-8990 Cell - 320-212-5336
REINKE IRRIGATION
Sales & Service New & Used
For your irrigation needs 888-830-7757 or 507-276-2073
John Deere 1760, JD 2210 Field Cultivator & Related Machinery
JD 1760 Conservation MaxEmerge Plus, 12R30”, Liquid Fert., Row Cleaners, Vacuum, Spike Closing Wheels, Precision
Corn & Regular Bean, 250 Monitor, InFurrow ; JD 2210 FC, 26.5’, 4 Bar Harrow, Walking Tandems, Good 7” Sweeps, SP Depth Control; JD 1710 Disc Chisel Plow, 9 Shank, 11’, Front Cone Disc, Spike Harrow; JD 27 Stock Chopper, 15, 4 Wheel Transport, 1000PTO; Hinker 1000 Row Crop Cultivator, 6R30”, Wide Sweeps, HD Springs, 3pt; 1400 Gal. Poly Nurse Tank ; B&S Transfer Pump; JD 4x16’s Plow; JD 1350-1450 Plow, 5x18’s ; Frontier DH1276 Notch Blade Disc
Grain Carts, Augers, Brush Mowers & Machinery
Parker 710 Grain Cart, Corner Auger, 1000PTO, 800/65R32, Rear Hitch; Parker 614 Grain Cart, Corner Auger, 1000PTO, 800/65R32; Kuhn GMD 600-GII HD Discbine Mower, 540PTO, 6’ Cut; Bush Hog 3210 Rota r y Br ush Mower, 12’, 54 0P TO; Fa r m K ing 1031 Auger, 10”X31’, 540PTO; Westfield MK100-71 Swing Hopper Auger, 10”X71’, Hyd Lift; Fetrel 8”X66’ Auger, PTO, Hyd Lift, Screener Section; Westendorf 400 Bu Gravity Wagon, 14T Gear, 11-22.5, Lights; H&S 9’x16’ Wagon, NH 234 Running Gear; (4) Keho 16900 Bin Fans, 10HP; Mineral Feeders ; Fence Post; Poly Grain Hoppers; (10) Livestock Gates, 10’, 12’, 14’, 16’; SnowCo 48” Grain Screener, 9’x8” Auger; CL Fab 5081 EZ-Grapple Bucket, 81”, Universal Plate; North Star 2760PSI Hot Water Pressure Washer, 2.5GPM
OWNERS/SELLERS • 651-380-0313
Large Wadena-Verndale, MN Area Live Onsite with Online Bidding Farm Retirement
FAMILY FARM FOR 52 YEARS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 18 2023 • 10:30 a.m.
Located: 5 MI. EAST OF WADENA, MN ON US HIGHWAY 10, 1 MI. NORTH ON 151ST. AVE, 3/10 MILE EAST ON 140TH ST. TO # 15411
Note: ONLINE BIDDING ON MAJOR ITEMS THROUGH PROXIBID. FOR COMPLETE LISTING SEE: midamericanauctioninc.com OR PH. 320-760-2979
• TRACTORS • 84 CASE 1896, PS, 8240 HRS. SHOWING; 81 CASE 2290, PS., 8962 HRS. SHOW; 83 CASE 4690 4 WHL. DR. 7712 HRS. SHOW; CASE 970, FORDSON MAJOR DIESEL, • COMBINES, UNI-SYSTEM & HEADS • MASSEY 8560 COMBINE, RWA, SHOWS 4435 HRS.; MASSEY 860 COMBINE, RWA, SHOWS 1828 HRS; NEW IDEA UNI W/727 HUSKING BED 4R X 38 CH; MF 9320 20 FT. BEAN HEAD, U2 REEL W/AWS AIR SYSTEM; MF 9122 – 22 FT. BEAN HEAD; MF 863 – 6R-30 CH; 1980 HESSTON 6450 WINDROWER
• GENERAL FARM MACHINERY • HARMS 32 FT. SMOOTH DRUM ROLLER; AGRI CHOPPER 5600 BALE PROCESSOR; HENKE KWIK KRUSHER 24 IN. GRINDER / BLOWER; (2) NEW IDEA 4845 ROUND BALERS, NET WRAP ON ONE; HARMS 10 X 20 STEEL BALE TRAILER ON HARMS HD GEAR; JD 8200 12 FT. DRILL; BRILLION 14 FT. PACKER; DEUTZ 385 12 R X 30 CORN PLANTER; CASE 20 FT. OFF SET DISC; KEWANEE 21 FT. DISC; KRAUSE 26 FT. CU. GANG DISC; JD 1509 BAT WING MOWER; PLUS: SPRAYER; GRAVITY BOXES; FORAGE BOXES; AUGERS; TRUCK; TRAILERS AND ADDITIONAL FARM EQUIPMENT; LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT AND FARM SUPPORT ITEMS.
Mid-American Auction Co.
50+ YEARS
LARRY AND LORAN HACKLER OWNERS
PH. 218-402-0576 / 218-371-1051
15411 140TH ST. WADENA, MN
Huge, Annual Mid-American Auction Co. Multi-Ring, Sauk Centre, MN
HELD AT OUR SAUK CENTRE, MN OFFICE & AUCTION SITE: 40274 408th Street, Sauk Centre, MN (home of the Hay Auctions). Follow the Mid-American Auction Co. signs; roads will be plainly marked.
Saturday, Aug. 26 2023 • 9 a.m.
ATTENTION:
Consign Today and Be a Seller in An Aggressive Market
Farmers, Ranchers, Contractors, Dealers, Lenders
Don’t delay, call today to be included in this huge Upper Midwest auction event!
TO CONSIGN YOUR ITEMS OR FOR MORE INFORMATION
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We’re excited to go to work for you! Advertising Deadline: August 2. 50+ YEARS
FAMILY FARM FOR 130 YEARS
Large Staples-Motley, MN Area Live Onsite with Online Bidding Farm Estate
TUESDAY, AUGUST 15 2023 • 10:30 a.m.
Located: 2.4 MILES NORTH OF STAPLES, MN ON AIRPORT RD. 2.5 MILES EAST AND NORTH ON COUNTY 30 & 9/10 MILE EAST ON COUNTY 32
Note: NICE LINE OF FARM EQUIPMENT & VEHICLES. ONLINE BIDDING AVAILABLE ON MAJOR ITEMS THROUGH PROXIBID. FOR COMPLETE LISTING SEE: midamericanauctioninc.com, INSPECTION BY APPOINTMENT.
• TRACTORS • CLEAN 2000 WHITE 6710 MFWD, CAB, LH REV., ALLIED 795 LOADER, SHOWS 2115 HOURS 90 WHITE AMERICAN, OPEN STA., 6946 HRS.; WHITE 2-75 W/ ALLIED 590 LOADER; MASSEY 1130, 8066 HRS.
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GENE DENNEMEYER ESTATE OWNER 10790 COUNTY RD. 32, MOTLEY, MN ANNE CONVERSE PR. PH. 218-760-6043
MID-AMERICAN AUCTION CO. INC. AL WESSEL LIC # 77-60 PH. 320-760-2979, KEVIN WINTER 320-760-1593
FRANK ROERING 320-290-8490, SCOTT TWARDOWSKI, JASON MUELLER
LARGE MELROSE, MN AREA LIVE ONSITE WITH ONLINE BIDDING FARM RETIREMENT
FRI., AUG. 11 2023 • 10:30 a.m.
125 YEAR FAMILY FARM
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• TRACTORS•
97 CIH STEIGER 9390 4 WHL. DR. TRPLES, PS, 8175 HRS. SHOWING
76 IH, 1586, 8008 HRS. SHOWING; RARE 72 IH 1468, 10,189 HRS. SHOWING 72 IH, 966 DSL.; 67 IH 806 DSL.; 58 IH 560 DSL; 49 FARMALL M; FORD 8N; FARMALL B; FARMALL H;
• JD FORAGE HARVESTER-HAY-FORAGE • 08 JD 7550 SP FORAGE HARVESTER, RWA, KP, ARCH SPOUT, AUTO TRAC CAPABLE, 3342 E-2236 SEP. HRS. SHOWING; JD 698 20 FT. ROTARY CH; JD 645 13 FT. HH; 92 JD 535 NET WRAP ROUND BALER; (2) BADGER 1200 18 FT. REAR UNLOAD BOXES ON HD 4 WHL. GEARS; 83 JD 337 BALER AND EJECT.; HESSTON 1345 11 FT. HYDRA SWING. DISC MO-CO NICE H&S 860 BLOWER , PLUS MORE
• PLANTING – TILLAGE •
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• COMBINES – HEADS • 01 CIH 2388, 4016 E – 2978 SEP HRS. SHOWING; 93 CIH 1688, 3115 E HRS. SHOWING; 07 GERINGHOFF ROTA-DISC 12 R X 22 CHOPPING CH; CIH 2206 6 R X 30 CH , IH 1063 6 R X 30 CH, 1H 1020 BEAN HEAD
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The BoHo Cafe, along the Lake Woe be gone bicycle trail in Holdingford in central Minnesota, welcomes Bohemians of all sorts: travelers, artists, appreciators of art, musicians, wanderers, bicyclists, and people of Bohemian and Slavic descent. Greg Konsor, who is proudly Bohemian by both birth and inclination, founded the cafe and the adjacent Art-inMotion art gallery, art studio, live music venue, and art classroom.
We chose to visit the Boho on a Tuesday evening (they’re open until 8 p.m.) after a hard day of field work. A good sandwich (there are 11 of them on the menu), a glass of crisp cold cider from a St. Joseph cidery, and a side order of fruit in a cool and well-lit space surrounded by colorful art was just what these two farmer-bohemians needed.
The cafe itself is filled with wall-to-wall murals and comfortable seating; but we ate in the outdoor pavilion, which is set up for Saturday night live music performances and an outdoor pizza oven. The July 15 pizza and live music performance featured a St. Cloud folk-rock trio. Saturday performances and pizza require a ticket; but Sunday-Funday music performances
are free, requiring only a free will tip for the musician.
Since its founding in 2020, Art In Motion has hosted 90 concerts and 20 art shows in the gallery, according to Lily Brutger, the Art In Motion’s art coordinator.
A cafe, art gallery, and music venue might seem to be all that could fit into one building. But the cafe and gallery host a classroom that, by its third birthday, had been home to 80 art workshops for the community — including a mending night led by two in-residence artists from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Mending night is a chance to repair your favorite pair of jeans or a wool sweater that moths chomped on. An open-mic night for wanna-be musicians, poets, and hams is also a regular feature of the BoHo’s busy schedule.
But, since we were just bohemians passing through, we enjoyed our meal, spent some time being wowed by the art in the gallery, and went on our way again. We’ll likely be back, however. There’s always something new happening at Art In Motion and the BoHo Cafe. v
