April 2013 by The Trader's Dispatch

APRIL 2013

Vol. XIV No. 3 P.O. Box 306 Valier, MT 59486-0306

Phone 406-279-3291 Fax 406-279-3249 website: tradersdispatch.com E-MAIL: trader@3rivers.net

Montana Range Days coming to Hill County By Jennifer Kenck, Hill County Conservation District, Administrator 2013 marks the 37th year of Montana Range Days and the first time this premier range education event is coming to Havre. It’s not very often when your four year old can become a buckaroo for the day, your 13 year old can become a wrangler, and parents get a taste of the rancher division and learn about one of Montana’s most important resources: Range. This year’s event begins Monday June 24, 2013 on the plains of Havre, MT. Having Range Days in this part of the state introduces new grasses, forbs, trees and certainly some more weeds both noxious and introduced that perhaps participants haven’t seen before. The first day will be an opportunity for those serious about the competition to get onto the practice site and begin studying plants that may or may not be in the contest. Those nearing or at college age can tour the Campus and Facilities at Montana State University Northern and learn more about their many Degrees. Tuesday, June 25th is full of activity, with workshops for continued on page a4

LIVESTOCK SALES

Apr. 11, Kel McC Angus (Northern Premier Angus Sale), Chinook..................A3 Apr. 12, Thiessen’s Regency Acres, Sidney.......................................................A7 Apr. 13, Nissen Club Lambs, Chinook................................................................A6 Apr. 14, 7-Up Club Lamb Sale, Helena................................................................A4 Apr. 16, Jennaway Angus Ranch, Melstone.....................................................A30 Apr. 17, Milk River Angus, Chinook.....................................................................A6 Apr. 25, Mangen Angus Ranch, Broadus............................................................A8 May. 2, Nelson Ranch, Glasgow.........................................................................A38

UPCOMING AUCTIONS

Apr. 10, Big Iron, Online.....................................................................................A16 Apr. 13, Rick Young & Sons Auctioneers, Breen Auction, Lodge Grass........A11 Apr. 13, Mills Auction Service, Norris Ranch, Brockway...................................A5 Apr. 17, Big Iron, Online.....................................................................................A16 Apr. 20, Mills Auction Service, Minow Ranch Farm, Ashland.........................A12 Apr. 24, Big Iron, Online.....................................................................................A16 Apr. 27, Musser Bros, Inc, Keystone Construction, Billings...........................A13 Apr. 27, High Plains Auction, Hovland Estate, Watford City ND......................A32 Apr. 27, Smith Sales Co., Spring Fever Auction, Miles City............................A21 Apr. 27, Tim Baer, Hay Auction, Vaughn............................................................A59 May 18, Kamerman Auction Co, Arts Estate, Belgrade...................................A40 May 18, Flying D Auction, Magic Farms/Mickey Iverson Farm & Car, Conrad...A38 May 25, Flying D Auction, Spring Consignment, Conrad................................A29 June 1, Barnes Auction Service, Farm & Ranch Equipment, Dillon...............A40 June 7 & 8, Smith Sales Co., Swap Meet, Miles City..........................................A2 June 22, Shobe Auction & Realty, Antique Auto, Rudyard..............................A37

Burn permits online

Starting in 2013, Montana burn permits will be made available online. This means that citizens in Broadwater, Butte-Silver Bow, Cascade, Flathead, Gallatin, Jefferson, Lewis & Clark, Madison, Missoula, Powell, Teton and Yellowstone counties will be able to obtain a burn permit without having to wait or even leave their home. The County Burn Permit service – found at www.BurnPermits.mt.gov will provide citizens with instant access to county burn permits. Permit holders will be able to add multiple burn locations to a single permit and can even print their permit at home or send it to themselves electronically by entering an email address. The online service will allow citizens to purchase a burn permit using a debit/credit card or an electronic check. Citizens will also be able to activate their permit online or by calling a new automated phone system that will also be implemented in these counties. To activate a permit, the permit holder simply enters the start and stop times of their burn and county fire and emergency personnel are immediately notified of the burn. An interactive map will also be continued on page a2

With a flurry of hands Jason Mandel starts the shearing process on this ewe. Doesn’t look like she minds it too much.

MCA awarding college scholarship Montana Cattlemen’s Association is excited to announce it will award a $1000 college scholarship to a member or son/daughter of a member. MCA has always been a proud supporter of Montana’s agricultural young men and women. From supporting the Young Ag Leadership Conference to our educational scholarships, MCA encourages our future agricultural producers and leaders to become informed and involved. The applicant must be a graduating high school senior of a Montana high school and must have a “C” or higher grade point average. The student must be enrolled or intending to enroll full time in any accredited college or university that offers a

Deadline for May issue is May 3.

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bachelor degree, an approved vocations or trade school, an accredited junior college, or an institution offering a registered nursing degree. The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic achievement, cattle industry involvement, goals and quality of application, and the amount of other scholarships the applicant has received. The application may be found at www. montanacattlemen.org and the deadline for submission is May 1, 2013. For questions, please contact Mark Boone at 406-3546641.

PRIVATE TREATY

Dover Ranch Shorthorns, Billings................................A4 Storey Herefords, Bozeman.........................................A10 Diamond D Angus, Valier.............................................A20 Double Tree Red Angus, Sand Coulee........................A32 Jackson Polled Herefords, Rudyard..............................A6 Clay Creek Angus, Greybull, WY.................................A12 MARS Red Angus, Kinsey ..........................................A26 Connelly Angus, Valier.................................................A36 Konesky Simmental, Sand Coulee..............................A31 Gunderson Hereford, Rudyard....................................A35 Flesch Angus, Shelby..................................................A29 XB Ranch, Great Falls..................................................A34 Y Laxy Y Shorthorns, Corvallis....................................A37 Tomsheck D&L Ranch, Oilmont..................................A27 O’Hara Land & Cattle, Fort Benton...............................A2 Churchill Cattle Co, Manhattan...................................A15 Banjo Ranch, Molt........................................................A15 Dallas Polled Herefords, Canyon Creek......................A15 Dutton Hereford Ranch, Gold Creek...........................A15 Ehlke Herefords, Townsend.........................................A15 Feddes Herefords, Manhattan.....................................A15 J Bar E Ranch, Plentywood.........................................A15 K and C Herefords, Deer Lodge..................................A15 McKechnie Herefords, Shelby.....................................A15 McMurry Cattle, Billings...............................................A15 K.L. Slagsvold Herefords, Lindsay..............................A15 Thomas Herefords, Gold Creek...................................A15 Wichman Herefords, Moore.........................................A15

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Beginning farmer and rancher workshop

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By University of Nebraska-Lincoln IANR Six beginning farmer and rancher workshops are scheduled across Nebraska. The workshops are funded by the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s Beginning Farmer and Rancher Grant Program and are offered by the Center for Rural Affairs, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Extension and the Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society. Three of the workshops will focus on the concepts of mob grazing and/or marketing grass-fed beef, while the other three will focus on the beginning farmer and vegetable/fruit production. The mob grazing and/or marketing grass-fed beef workshop will feature established farmers and ranchers that use one or both of these concepts. They will speak about their operations and answer questions. An attorney from Legal Aid of Nebraska will discuss pasture leases right before lunch. Following lunch there will be a session on beginning business planning, where participants will learn about basic business principles, such as net worth, cash flow, income profit and loss statements and how these can be important business tools in a mob grazing and grass-fed beef operation. At the vegetable/fruit production workshops, established produce growers will discuss their operations and the various production and marketing strategies they use on their farms. Beginning business-planning principles also will be discussed and explained for use in a vegetable/fruit farm. The free workshops include refreshments, lunch and some resources as part of the workshops. Please pre-register at least three days before each event, by calling Gary Lesoing, UNL Extension in Nemaha County, at 402-274-4755. The remaining workshop dates, times, locations and focus are: • April 8 – 10 a.m.-3 p.m., UNL Extension in Lancaster County, 444 Cherrycreek Rd., Suite A, Lincoln, vegetable/fruit production • April 9 – 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Ramada Inn, 301 S. Second Ave., Kearney, mob grazing and grass-fed beef • April 12 – 10 a.m.-3 p.m., UNL Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1071 County Road G, Ithaca, vegetable/ fruit production • April 16 – 10 a.m.-3 p.m., UNL Extension in Douglas Sarpy Counties, 8015 W. Center Rd., Omaha, vegetable/fruit production.

Burn permits online continued from front page

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available to allow citizens and county personnel to view all current burn activity within the county. The County Burn Permit Service is the result of an alliance between state and county government and the private sector. It is being cooperatively developed and supported by Montana Department of Administration’s Information Technology Services Division, and Montana Interactive, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of eGovernment provider NIC (EGOV).

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April 2013 — Vol. XIV No. 3

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N.D. youth to attend National 4-H Conference

By NDSU Extension Service Four North Dakota youth have been selected as delegates to the National 4-H Conference in Chevy Chase, Maryland, on April 6-11. The four are Tyrza Hoines of Morton County, Casondra Rutschke of Emmons County, Andrew Ternquist of Walsh County and Taylor Zimprich of Griggs County. LuAnn Stromme, a member of the North Dakota 4-H Foundation board and 4-H volunteer, will accompany the youth. The conference will provide the delegates with opportunities to engage in personal development experiences that increase their knowledge, resources and skills. They’ll also be able to join 4-H’ers nationwide in providing a voice on issues affecting youth and communities. In addition, the conference will empower and mobilize 4-H youth to create positive social change in their communities in a meaningful and genuine way. During the conference, 4-H youth will be able to: • Participate in roundtable discussions and provide the youth perspective to 4-H’s federal partner agencies • Go sightseeing in nearby Washington, D.C. • Meet with North Dakota’s congressional delegation Youth earn their selection as conference delegates through their 4-H leadership efforts. All four North Dakota delegates are or have been an officer in their 4-H club. The four also have been involved in a number of 4-H programs and activities. “I really like showing cattle we raise on our farm, livestock judging and agronomy,” says Ternquist, a senior at Fordville-Lankin High School. Hoines is a junior at Century High School in Bismarck. She has participated in Communications Arts, Buy and Show, Project Expo and Consumer Choices, and was a member of her county’s Consumer Choices team that took third place in national competition in 2012. “The best part of my 4-H career by far was when I was chosen to be a North Dakota state 4-H ambassador at Extension Youth Conference in 2012,” she says. Rutschke, a sophomore at Zeeland High School, is a 4-H ambassador, junior leader and president of her 4-H club. Zimprich, a sophomore at Griggs County Central High School, has held several offices in her 4-H club and attended the Extension Youth Conference. The delegates look forward to attending the National 4-H Conference. “I’ve enjoyed attending 4-H Citizenship in Action and interacting with our state legislators, so I’m really excited to see our federal government at work and having a chance for our youth to be heard,” Zimprich says. “I would like to thank 4-H for giving me the amazing opportunity to go to Washington, D.C.,” Rutschke says. The North Dakota 4-H Foundation provides the financial support for the delegates to attend the conference. ##### Watch It – There’s still time to change the will.

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Saline-affected cropland and reduced yields extend beyond the salt crust. The saline land can be reclaimed by rotating the cropland ‘recharge area’ to perennial forage for a period of years to lower the perched water table.

Sign up for the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) for technical and financial assistance by June 1, 2013, at your local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office. Get your name on the list to be eligible for funding and find out what help is available. Montana Salinity Control Association (MSCA) is a strong advocate in not wasting time and money by only planting grain, alfalfa or grass in the salty areas – it is rarely very successful. It is better to spend money on seed, fertilizer, herbicide, fuel, equipment and technical assistance to solve the saline problem. The key is to address the land management and not focus on the symptom of the problem, or where the white salt crust occurs. MSCA has many success stories to support this approach. Saline soil can be brought back into production through a change in land use management on the recharge area creating the problem. NRCS and MSCA can help locate the ‘recharge area’ or where the soil moisture is leaching below the rooting zone and building up the artificial water table. Next, plant perennial forage crops (hay and/or grazing or CRP forage) in the identified recharge area. Finally, over a period of years, the water table will be

lowered so the salts are leached below the root zone in the saline seep by precipitation. The MSCA monitoring wells allow producers to measure the water table level trend over time. The trend is concrete data to show progress or improvement in the saline area. The formerly saline area can be brought back into production with a grass mixture or return to cereal grain. There is no charge to have MSCA staff provide an Initial Review of the saline situation, with or without EQIP funding in place. At that point, MSCA will provide ideas for reclaiming individual saline areas and explain the technical assistance that is available. NRCS provides technical and financial assistance to implement saline reclamation plans. You can contact MSCA in Conrad, MT (406) 278-3071 anytime to find out more information, or work through the local conservation district and NRCS to organize the Initial Review. If you are interested in implementing a plan and want technical and financial assistance, options could include the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). You need to be thinking into the future for any natural resource conservation practices. Pass on this information to neighbors that may not be aware of the MSCA opportunities.

Montana Range Days continued from front page

all ages going on at the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Rookery Lands. The 4 to 6 year old (Buckaroos) will learn about rangeland environments with lots of hands-on activities. The 7 to 8 year olds (Ecosystem Explorers) will learn about range and our ecosystem through fun games and activities. For the 9 to 11 year olds (Superstarters) they get a little more serious and begin to learn about plant anatomy and identification to prepare them for the contest on Wednesday. The Wrangler division is for those junior high age students who want to learn about proper grazing, stocking rates, plant anatomy and identification. There is also the open and FFA division for the 14 to 19 year olds to learn about the many aspects of range. While the kids are learning, the adults can be participating as well in the rancher/open adult workshops or attend the tours that are slated for Tuesday. The tours include: Havre Beneath the Streets and the Wahkpa Chu’gn Archeological Site. Wednesday, June 26th is the final day of Montana Range Days and also marks competition day in which teams of 3 or 4 members

will compete on what they learned the day before in such areas of plant ID, soils, anatomy, monitoring and range management. There are several awards like Top Superstarter, Top Wrangler, and the Top Range Hand award of the event. Those participants who are too young to participate in the competition can accompany their parents and advisors to the Northern Agricultural Research Center for an educational program put on by the Montana Cattlewomen’s Association while their parents tour the Center’s Low Stress Cattle Handling Facility. Montana Range Days is open to all families, all ages, and all skill levels. Come be a part of an event that has been going on for more than 30 years and has encompassed more than 15 communities in our great State and learn about this wealth of nature that covers nearly 70 percent of Montana better known as Rangelands. For more information you can call Jennifer at the Hill County Conservation District at 406-265-6792 ext.101 or email Jennifer. kenck@mt.nacdnet.net or go the website at www.montanarangedays.org.

Pinstrup-Andersen is Heuermann Lecturer April 9

##### The nervous young pastor had taken over the church just weeks before one of the most distinguished members had passed on to glory. Wanting to make a good impression and knowing there would be a large turnout for the funeral, the pastor worked long and hard on his notes for the service. He was doing very well, until he reached what he thought would be a very meaningful analogy: “The body of a Christian is like that of an almond.” He pointed to the casket and said, “The body is only the shell, and our dear friend, the nut, has already gone on...” ##### The “Over-Sixties” choir will disband for the winter with the thanks of the entire church.

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Norris Ranch

AUCTION

April 13, 2013

10 AM

Lunch available

Auction will be held at Norris’ Ranch 35 miles south of Brockway, Montana on Highway 253 or 11 miles north of Terry, Montana on Highway 253 then 18 miles west on Cherry Creek Road. Signs will be posted.

RANCH EQUIPMENT John Deere 7520 tractor with JD 741 loader, cab, air, heat, 3-point, 4WD, 3 hydraulic spools, 20.8x38 rubber (low hours and nice) — Case 930 diesel, near new rubber — 1998 Featherlite STL 20-ft. gooseneck stock trailer — 1988 Kieffer 16-ft. bumper pull stock trailer — 1997 Chevrolet 2500 5 speed, super cab, 350 Vortec, 5th wheel — 1987 Ford F150, 6 cylinder, 4x4, 4 speed — 1995 Polaris Magnum 425 4 wheeler, 4WD — 1986 Honda 250 4 wheeler, 2WD — 2000 Chevrolet 2500 4x4 with flatbed (low miles) — Honda 230F dirt bike — Honda 110 dirt bike — Yamaha 292 snowmobile — 2011 Polaris Ranger XP side by side 4 wheeler. FARM & HAY EQUIPMENT Krause 19-ft tandem offset disc — John Deere 14-ft. chisel plow with spring shanks — John Deere 21-ft. tandem disc with folding wings — John Deere 214L hoe drill with rubber packers — Hesston 1014 hydra-swing — Hesston 560 big round baler — Farmhand 5 wheel rake — John Deere hitch for (3) 8-ft. drills — (3) section drag harrow — Simco electric field sprayer with 200 gallon tank, 32-ft. booms and Briggs motor — 16-ft. truck box trailer, bumper hitch — Pickup box trailer with 500 gallon fuel tank — ByCo 3-point 7-ft. snow blower — Brandt 7-40 auger, PTO drive — 6” drag auger — Poly auger cup.

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By University of Nebraska-Lincoln IANR “The Global Food System and Related Policy Challenges” is the topic when World Food Prize Laureate Per PinstrupAndersen presents the Heuermann Lecture at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s (UNL) Hardin Hall auditorium, 33rd and Holdrege. Pinstrup-Andersen, World Food Prize Laureate in 2001, is the H.E. Babcock Professor of Food, Nutrition and Public Policy, the J. Thomas Clark Professor of Entrepreneurship and a professor of applied economics at Cornell University. He also is an adjunct professor of food economics at the University of Copenhagen. “The global food system and related government policies are in disarray,” Pinstrup-Andersen said, and a number of factors have created a sense of uncertainty and heightened political risks among many governments. “These perceived political risks have pushed governments of many developing countries towards crisis management, short-term political interventions and bandage solutions,” he added. Pinstrup-Andersen will discuss these interventions and suggest a set of policy challenges of a longer-term nature, as well as related policies to achieve sustainable food security for all. “I’ll argue that food price volatility will continue to be with us,” he said, “but that real food prices need not increase.” The main bottlenecks in expanding food production in most low-income developing countries are found outside the farm, Pinstrup-Andersen said, adding there are specific areas on which government intervention in the food system should focus, such as improvements in rural infrastructure, domestic markets and policies, and more. He served 10 years as the International Food Policy Research Institute’s (IFPRI) Director General in Washington, D.C., and seven years as a department head. IFPRI is one of 15 centers supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, an alliance of 64 governments, private foundations and international and regional organizations. He also served seven years as an economist at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture in Colombia and six years as a distinguished professor at Wageningen University. Among his 400 publications that include books, refereed journal articles, papers and book chapters, are these most recent books as author or editor: “Ethics, Hunger and Globalization;” “Agricultural Trade Liberalization and the Least Developed Countries;” “The African Food System and Its Interactions with Human Health and Nutrition;” and “Food Policy for Developing Countries: The Role of Government in Global, National, and Local Food Systems.” “From food price fluctuations to food riots, and from closed markets to scarcity and drought, when we talk about providing enough food for the world’s population, policy is key to the goal of global food security,” said Ronnie Green, University of Nebraska vice president and Harlan vice chancellor of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, home of the Heuermann Lectures. “We are so pleased to have World Food Prize Laureate Per Pinstrup-Andersen share his expertise and insights as our next Heuermann Lecturer.” Heuermann Lectures are made possible by a gift from B. Keith and Norma Heuermann of Phillips. The lectures focus on providing and sustaining enough food, natural resources and renewable energy for the world’s people, and on securing the sustainability of rural communities where the vital work of producing food and renewable energy occurs. The lecture streams live at http://heuermannlectures.unl. edu, and is archived at that site shortly after the lecture. Heuermann Lectures are broadcast on NET2 World at a later date.

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COLLECTABLE Yellow enamel cook stove — Parlor stove, wood and coal — Fancy pot belly stove — Servel gas refrigerator — Ice cream chair — Wicker bassinet — Old bicycle and tricycles — Wash tubs — Enamel ware — Hand corn planter — Antique tools — Metal implement seats — Iron wheels — Miller High Life sign — Large tin sign from Terry Super Value — Branding irons — Flower pots — Rocking horse — Animal cage. --- Sale Conducted by --

MILLS AUCTION SERVICE 406-427-5317 www.mills-auction.com

STOCK & RANCH SUPPLIES (2) TWE Remote well generators with propane Honda engines (portable units) — 300 gallon propane tank — 250 gallon propane tank — (2) 100 gallon propane tanks — 500 gallon fuel tank on stand — 50 gallon pickup tank — Thoreson cattle chute with palpation cage — Johnson calf table — (8) 20-ft. continuous panels — (2) Stur-D bale feeders — HiQual calving pen with automatic head catch — Several steel panels — Poly feed bunk — Dempster 10-ft. windmill, 2–28-ft. towers — Big bale unroller, 3-point — Post hole auger, 3-point with 12” auger — 10 power poles — Some railroad tires — (2) rolls of woven wire — New and used steel posts — Roy L Heat calf warmer — Circle Y stock saddle and tack — vet supplies — Branding torch and tank. SHOP AND YARD TOOLS Lincoln 225 amp arc welder and supplies — Puma air compressor — Craftsman table saw — Yankee 3-point PTO buzz saw — Aluminum 12-ft. boat with oars — Electric trolling motor — New Troy-Bilt Tuffy 4 hp. rear tine roto-tiller — Jari sickle mower — Fimco 4-wheel sprayer — Hydro MT D Gold 42” cut, 19.5 hp, twin bags riding mower — Coleman 4000 watt portable generator — Toro 5 hp 21” cut mower with bagger — 5 gallon paint sprayer — Miscellaneous paint — (2) McCullough chain saws — Aluminum pipe wrenches — Hammers — Fence tools — Handyman jacks — Chains — Boomers — Cable come-along — Coyote caller — Truck and pickup chains — Implement tires — Cords — Tarps — Electric fence — Mitre saw — Car jacks — Window air conditioner — Hydraulic hoses — Oil Supplies — Filters — Bolts and bins — Power saws and drills — Shop cabinets — Schauer batter charger — (2) aluminum ladders — 6 hole Chevrolet rims — Pipe fittings — 150 gallon poly tank — PLUS MORE.

Owners:

Ed and Sheryl Norris 406-486-5464

Auctioneers Note:Ed and Sheryl Norris have sold their ranch and offer their equipmnt and treasures at auction. Plan to be with us on the 13th.

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Targeted conservation funding opportunities

Yearling Polled Hereford bulls for sale private treaty at the ranch.

Ken and Shannon Jackson –– Rudyard, Montana Phone 406-355-4990 –– jacksonpolledherefords@yahoo.com

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting applications for three targeted conservation initiatives: National Water Quality, America’s Great Outdoors, and Sage-Grouse Working Lands for Wildlife. All three initiatives offer technical and financial assistance through the agency’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program. Applications must be received by April 19, 2013, to be considered for funding in 2013. NRCS will rank all eligible applications in May 2013. NRCS will notify applicants of ranking results and begin developing contracts with selected applicants. National Water Quality Initiative: NRCS helps agricultural producers and nonindustrial private forest landowners install conservation practices that benefit water quality. Financial assistance is available this year in the Pipestone watershed in Jefferson County. America’s Great Outdoors: The Crown of the Continent was identified as a demonstration landscape located in the northern Rocky Mountains. In collaboration with locally led conservation efforts, NRCS will help producers improve forest and riparian health, install fuel breaks, control noxious weeds, and reduce human/wildlife conflict in the Blackfoot Watershed in northern Powell County, the North Fork area of the Flathead River, and the foothills of the Swan Mountain Range in Flathead County. Sage-Grouse Working Lands for Wildlife: NRCS helps producers keep expired or expiring Conservation Reserve Program lands in permanent grass cover for grazing by installing fences and water sources. NRCS also works with landowners on grazing management practices. Assistance is targeted to sage-grouse core areas in Blaine, Phillips, Fergus, and Petroleum counties. Visit the NRCS Montana Web site at www.mt.nrcs.usda. gov/programs/eqip/ for more information on how to apply for these initiatives.

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Selling Sons & Grandsons of:

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Bulls Sell

For Complete Sale Information and Sale Book, Contact

Clayton Hofeldt • 406-945-0850 • bar_9_ranch@hotmail.com Download our Sale Book at www.BallyhooPrinting.com Bulls can be viewed at Hould Feedlot & Bull Center in Malta, MT

Milk River Angus Bull Test Consignors Four Butte Cattle Co. (4B) Kent & Judy Pike 406-357-2994 fourbuttes@hotmail.com Bryan Pike (BP) 406-788-5952 bpike4@hotmail.com

DH Registered Angus (DH) Dale Hofeldt • 406-357-3785 dalehofeldt@yahoo.com Bar 9 Ranch (-9) Clayton Hofeldt • 406-945-0850 bar_9_ranch@hotmail.com

C Bar Angus (C-) Artt & Ross Christofferson 406-658-2216 or 658-2153 rc516@mtintouch.net North Fork Angus (NFA) Kade, Shane & Morgan Friede 406-357-2410 sfriede@hotmail.com

By Paul O. Johnson, SDSU Extension Agronomy Field Specialist The most important factors in producing a profitable spring wheat field are selecting the best cultivar, providing proper fertility, planting on time and having a good seedbed to plant into. When selecting a variety refer to the Variety Recommendations for 2013 (http://igrow.org/up/resources/03-3011-2012.pdf) contained in the 2012 Annual Spring Wheat Report (http://igrow.org/up/resources/03-3011-2012. pdf). South Dakota has seven varieties which are recommended statewide and two which are recommended for only some of the crop adaptation regions. The 2012 annual report also provides variety traits. This information can be very helpful when picking one of the recommended varieties to best fit a given operation. Spring wheat needs to be planted early in the spring. Normally it should be planted by the third week of April or within the first two weeks that planting is possible in the spring. Producers should check crop insurance planting dates for the location to be planted to ensure coverage. Spring Wheat is normally planted one to two inches deep in the soil but will emerge from as deep as three inches. Planting into moisture will ensure an even stand at emergence. Uniform emergence will in turn; produce a crop that will mature evenly. This is desirable at harvest but also helps for timing pesticide applications throughout the growing season. Spring wheat should be planted at a minimum of 1.2 million pure live seeds per-acre or 28 seeds per square foot. This translates into about 1.5 bushels per-acre with average size spring wheat seed. Late planting or planting into poor seedbeds requires a higher seeding rate. Spring wheat requires a good fertilizer package to produce high yields. Fields should be soil tested to determine fertilizer needs. Caution should be taken if fertilizer is being placed with the seed. Too high a rate with the seed can hurt germination. For more information, see Chapter 5: Spring Wheat Planting Guide (http://igrow.org/up/resources/05-1001-05-2012. pdf) of the book iGrow Wheat: Best Management Practices for Wheat Production (http://igrow.org/product/igrowwheat-best-management-practices-for-wheat-production/), or visit the iGrow Wheat resource library (http://igrow.org/ agronomy/wheat/). ##### A sagebrush plant can live 200 years.

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FARM EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

Cornell 4HH 75-4 irrigation pump, 75 hp, GE electric motor Berkley 360 rpm pump, S# 7375855 with Century 75 hp motor John Deere 8350 drill with grass seeder, fertilizer attachment, 3 boxes, good shape • All always shedded • good condition. • Best offer takes one or all.

Call Clarence Van Dyke, Manhattan, MT (406) 282-7579, home or (406) 579-6007, cell

2013 Nebraska crop budgets now available online

By University of Nebraska-Lincoln IANR The 2013 Nebraska Crop Budgets have been estimated and posted online. Fifty-three budgets for 16 crops are available from University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Extension’s Cropwatch and the Department of Agricultural Economics. They can be found at cropwatch. unl.edu or agecon.unl.edu/ budgets. One challenge in estimating the budgets was determining prices for materials used in production, said Roger Wilson, extension farm management/enterprise budget analyst. “This is accomplished through visiting with suppliers willing to share their views on price expectations,” he added. Costs per acre have increased again this year, varying from 7 to 13 percent for the corn budgets. The corn budget with the largest increase is conventionally produced continuous corn on dryland. A number of different corn budgets show a 7 percent cost increase, mostly no-till or reduced till systems. Cost increases for the different soybean production systems range from 12 to 20 percent. The budget with the lowest per acre cost increase is for a gravity-irrigated, ridge-till system. The budget showing the highest cost increase is the pivot-irrigated, no- till system using Roundup Ready seed grown after corn. The no-till fallow budget showed the least increase in cost (5 percent) for wheat production while the no-till following a row crop showed the most (12 percent). In addition to estimating a total cost of production per acre, each budget also shows the cash costs of production. While these budgets do not estimate returns, they are based on a given yield which is used to calculate both a total and a cash cost per unit of production, Wilson said. Generally, prices of inputs are higher. However, this year the price of all fertilizers included in the budgets are expected to be lower except for anhydrous ammonia. Two areas where prices have increased substantially from last year’s budgets are real estate costs and crop insurance. It’s expected that farmland prices will continue their upward trend. Since the revenue option is used to calculate crop insurance, higher commodity prices result in increased premiums. Wilson emphasized that the budgets are estimates based on assumptions. “They should be examined carefully prior to being used for decision making, he said.

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Early growing season climate forecast

By Laura Edwards, SDSU Extension Climate Field Specialist As March brings in climatological spring, many are anxious for the return to warmer temperatures and longer days. And, in the case of South Dakota, many are anxious for some relief from the ongoing drought that has plagued much of the state in 2012. The latest climate outlooks from the Climate Prediction Center indicate that some improvement in drought conditions may be on its way. The latest U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook, released on March 7, shows some improvement likely across all areas of South Dakota, with the exception of a small area of the Black Hills up to Butte county. This latest map is much more optimistic than that of two weeks ago, where some improvement was limited to the northeast and eastern counties. Climatologically speaking, we are entering into our wetter season. Statewide, average precipitation in February is about .5 inches to an inch for most locations. In March, the average monthly precipitation jumps up dramatically to a range of .6 to 2.4 inches. If near average precipitation occurs during March, this alone might bring some short-term relief to the drought-stricken areas. Cooler spring temperatures limit the amount of evaporation and water use by plants, so some improvements in drought conditions are possible by precipitation alone. The outlook for March shows increased chances of cooler than average temperatures across the state. As far as the precipitation outlook is concerned, the computer models and climate forecasters are not leaning toward wetter or drier than average. As a result, South Dakota State University (SDSU) climatologists do not foresee major widespread flooding as a concern this spring despite the current snowpack in the northeastern counties. A cool March would slow down the snowmelt process, and allow the very dry soils to absorb some of that moisture as the spring thaw begins. This would result in less runoff into rivers that could cause flooding. Looking further into the spring planting season, the 3-month outlook for March, April and May indicates overall favoring towards warmer than average temperatures. This may be a sign that April and May could be quite warm following a cool March. The precipitation outlook for the same 3-month period sets us in between the drier Western U.S. and the wetter Great Lakes/Upper Midwest regions. This might be good news for planting and the early growing season. Near-average moisture during the next three months would set the growing season off to a good start, as there is not much soil moisture that was carried over from the 2012 drought.

Forest health workshops address insect damage

By CAHNRS and WSU Extension Washington has declared a forest health hazard warning in portions of Okanogan, Ferry, Klickitat and Yakima counties because of two tree-damaging insects. Owners of small forest acreage will learn about the western spruce budworm and pine bark beetle at workshops sponsored by Washington State University (WSU) Extension and the state Department of Natural Resources. Workshops will be 6-8 p.m. April 30 at the Clark County Extension office in Vancouver and May 22 at the Snohomish County Extension office in Everett. The cost is $15 per family. For details and registration, go to http://bit.ly/ wsuforesthealth. The workshops will help landowners: • Identify western spruce budworm and pine beetle damage • Evaluate a forest to determine if it is at high risk for severe damage from forest insects • Understand actions for protecting forest health • Work with forestry professionals who can provide financial and technical assistance to improve forest health Family forests represent the largest rural land-use in Washington, providing clean air, clean water, wildlife habitat, timber and non-timber products and jobs in local and state economies. The workshop is designed to help landowners protect the health and beauty of their forests and financial investments. For more information, contact Chuck Hersey of the state Department of Natural Resources at chuck.hersey@dnr. wa.gov or 360-902-1045.

NDSU warns of illegal grain sales

By NDSU Extension Service Faller, North Dakota State University (NDSU) -developed hard red spring wheat, is a popular variety in the U.S. because of its higher yield potential. However, some U.S. seedsmen and others have been approached by farmers or entities in Canada in an effort to buy Faller seed to plant in Canada. Faller is owned by the NDSU Research Foundation (NDSURF) and is protected by PVP (Plant Variety Protection) in the U.S. Because of the ownership and protection, Faller only can be sold as a class of certified seed and by variety name. Also, seeds cannot be exported or imported without the approval of NDSURF. Seed Depot Corp. is the sole and exclusive licensee and distributor of Faller in Canada, so seed exports into Canada must be completed through Seed Depot Corp. “U.S. seedsmen or other parties are in violation of NDSURF’s PVP rights if they sell or transfer seeds to any Canadian entity other than through Seed Depot Corp.,” says Dale Zetocha, NDSURF executive director. “This includes seed or grain of any nature or classification that is exported into Canada and converted to seed after it crosses the border or seed that is mislabeled as another variety until after it crosses the border.” It is an infringement of NDSURF’s PVP rights to export or import (directly or indirectly) seeds without NDSURF’s written permission to any country outside of the U.S. Under the law, the exporter or importer very likely would be subject to penalties. “NDSURF will prosecute any known infringement of its PVP rights,” Zetocha says. “Anyone violating the export, import or unauthorized sale of Faller hard red spring wheat could face triple damages. Also, violators are subject to the collection of attorney fees, other costs and harvested material. The court could, upon request, order the infringer to immediately cease the growing and/or sale of all NDSURFprotected varieties.” Producers who are approached to sell Faller seed into Canada by anyone other than a Seed Depot Corp. representative should contact John Smith at (204) 825-2000.

Bowhunter education classroom courses

Two free bowhunter education classroom courses have been scheduled for Great Falls. The courses will occur in April and May. Registration for both is taking place now online at the Fish, Wildlife and Parks web site. There will also be sign-up times at FWP for those who do not have access to a computer. The first course will run 6-9 p.m., April 10 and 11, and 7-9 p.m., April 15, 17 and 18. A field exercise will take place April 20. Classes will be held at Paris Gibson Education Center, 2400 Central Avenue, Great Falls, Montana. The second course will be 6-9 p.m., May 14 and 16, and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., May 18. A field exercise will follow on May 18. Classes will be held at Paris Gibson. To register online go to the FWP website, http://fwp. mt.gov, and follow the links to Education and Bowhunter Education. Then go to either April 10 or May 14 and select a classroom at Paris Gibson. For those without a computer, registration will take place 6-8 p.m., April 2, for the first course and 6-8 p.m., May 7, for the second course at FWP, 4600 Giant Springs Road. Every student must pick up and read the bowhunter education manual before the first class. Manuals are available at FWP. Prospective bowhunters, ages 12 to 17, must take both a hunter and bowhunter education course before they can buy an archery license. All first time bowhunters, regardless of age must complete a bowhunter education course. State law says anyone buying an archery license must show either a previous year’s archery license or a certificate of completion from a bowhunter education course. For more information on this or any other course in north central Montana contact the FWP office in Great Falls, 4545840. ##### A 6-year-old was asked where his grandma lived. “Oh,” he said, “she lives at the airport, and when we want her, we just go get her. Then, when we’re done having her visit, we take her back to the airport.”

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Auction Saturday, April 13, 2013 - 10:00 am

Owners: Bill and Patsy Breen

Location: Lodge Grass, Montana - From I90 take exit 530 to Lodge Grass, cross railroad track, turn left at Little Horn IGA, then 13 miles on Lodge Grass Creek Road to auction site. TRACTORS

1983 Hesston 980 DT diesel, 3-point, 4WD, 540/1000 PTO, 6164 hours. 2005 Massey Ferguson 5455 with Quicke Q-40 loader bucket and grapple, 4WD, cab, air, diesel, 16 speed with shuttle, 540/1000 PTO, 3-point, 3 remotes, 2178 hours. Nice. Allis-Chalmers 7010 diesel, powershift, 3-point, 540/1000 PTO, Renn 8-ft. dozer blade, 4116 hours.

HAYING MACHINERY

Hesston 565A round baler, one owner. Hesston 8400 self propelled swather, diesel, cab, air, 14-ft. auger head, 2204 hours. Hesston 30 stack mover/bale transport. John Deere Z1051-H trail mower. Sitrex 10-wheel hay rake, lift wing, like new.

TRUCKS

1967 Dodge 500 with Obeco 16-ft. box and hoist, round bale rack, sides and stock rack, 28,717 miles. 1997 Ford F250 gas, 4x4, 5 speed, 86,000 miles. 1980 Chevrolet 60 V8 with Knapheide 16-ft. box and hoist, all steel, 466 engine, 2 speed rear axle, 78,000 miles. 1988 Ford F350 2WD dually, winch truck, 5 speed, 460 engine, 119,575 miles. 1995 Ford F250 4-door 4x4, gas, automatic, nice looking unit. 1997 Chevrolet 3500 Cheyenne 4x4, 454 gas engine, steel flatbed, automatic, 123,000 miles.

MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT

2–3-point bale unrollers. Big Rhino 3-point terrace blade. Gopher Getter 3-point. Long 1199 3-point backhoe, self contained. Rollin hydraulic post hole digger, 6” and 10” augers. 3-point weed sprayer, 110 gallon, PTO pump. Case 10 3-point subsoiler, heavy duty, like new. Grain cart. Meyers trail V ditcher. Shaver 3-point post driver. Allis-Chalmers 3-point 3-bottom plow. Allis-Chalmers 3-point 4-bottom plow. Allis Chalmers 14-ft. heavy duty tandem disc with harrows. Ford 15-ft. tool bar, spikes. Hesston BP25 PTO tub grinder, real good condition. Older loader on turned around truck. Slide-in firefighting sprayer, 250 gallon, hose reel, gas engine, pump. Fuerst 34-ft. chain link pasture harrow with transport. John Deere 10-ft. grain drill, single disc, alfalfa seeder. Owatana 40 PTO grinder mixer. Snowmobile trailer, 14-ft, tilt bed. Gleaner K combine. King Kutter 3-point box scraper, 6-ft. Pull type rotary mower, PTO. Triple K S-tine cultivator, 3-point, 14-ft.

SHOP TOOLS

120 lb. anvil on stand Homelite 4400 watt generator. P&H arc welder. Assorted forge tools. Hydraulic shop press. Table saw. Atlas wood planer. Large vise on stand. Bench grinder. Numerour hammers and other hand tools. Chop saw. Oxy-acetylene welder on cart.

LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT

Homemade head catch. Johnson calf branding table. Liquid supplement tanks.

HOUSEHOLD & MISC

Chrome leg table, porcelain top. Wood butcher block. Cream separator. Hide-A-Bed coach. Dining table with 8 captain chairs. King size bed. End and coffee tables. Lots of kitchenware. Cement mixer. Fiberform 16-ft. boat with Mercury 80 hp motor. Several poly water tanks. Good old dump rake

LOADERS

1984 Caterpillar 910 loader, 4 cylinder diesel, 3 speed powershift, with electric/hydraulic grapple, 7800 hours, in very good working condition.

4-WHEELERS

2003 Honda Foreman Rubicon 4x4. 2004 Honda Foreman Rubicon 4x4. 2007 Honda Rubicon 4x4, 6780 miles.

Sale Managed by: Rick Young & Sons Auctioneers Phone: 406-328-4296 or Cell: 406-321-1534 or www.rickyoungauctioneers.com

Warm winter sets stage for growing season

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2-Yr-Old Bulls

120

Yearling Bulls

Calving Ease Heifer Bulls

Registered Replacement Heifers

Minow Ranch Farm

April 20, 2013

10:00 a.m.

Lunch Available (Liscomb Mtn. 4-H Club)

Auction will be held at the Minow Ranch 21 miles north of Ashland, Montana or 40 miles south of Highway 59 on the Tongue River Road. Go east on Beaver Creek Road or 8 miles west of Whitetail Campground. Watch for Auction Signs.

EQUIPMENT

2002 Case MX150, cab, air, heat, 3 spool hydraulics, 500 & 1000 PTO, 3-point, 4WD, 18.4x42 tires – 2005 Case MX110, cab, air, heat, dual hydraulics, 18.4x38 tires, 4WD, low miles – Case IH Buhler 795 self leveling loader on above tractor – 1992 Ford F700, Cummins diesel, tandem axle truck with 20-ft. Parkhurst combo box & Shur-Loc roll tarp cover, hydraulic dump, electric over hydraulic tag axle, has splitter for hoist & tag, 11R22 rubber – Specialty hopper bottom 400 bushel tag trailer with pintle hitch or 5th wheel. Real clean unit with dual hoppers, roll tarp cover & 2 drill fills – Case IH RBX563, net wrap, wide mouth round baler – International 1400 141/2-ft. draper swather with pickup reel – International 1460 Axle-Flo combine, 436 IH engine, variable speed & grain loss monitor, new tires – IH 810 20-ft. combine head with United Farm Tools Carrier – IH 1015 wide pickup attachment – International 770 heavy duty tandem offset 14-ft. disc – Leon 12-ft. front dozer blade set up with Case 150 mounts – International 14-ft. tandem disc – Melroe 115 sprayer, 50-ft. booms with foam markers & new engine – 1983 Keifer Built Stockmaster aluminum 7x20 gooseneck stock trailer, 14 ply tires – Case IH 7100 hoe drills, 10” spacing, 1250 lb. capacity, fertilizer attachments, steel packers with tarp covers – Krause 4017, 21-ft. chisel with fold wings, Honey Bee rod weeder – International 4500 Vibra Shank, 24-ft. with Odberson Glide rear harrow – 7x35 grain auger, PTO drive – 6x34 grain auger with Wisconsin 12 hp Wheat Heart hydraulic drag auger – International 4 section drag harrow with factory draw bar – 3 section drag harrow with draw bar – Super Rhino 10-ft., 3-pt. rear blade #016197 – John Deere 5, 16’s hydraulic lift plow – John Deere 5, 7-ft. bar mower, hydraulic lift –Farmhand wheel rake – Soil mover, 21/2 yard – Elston Gopher Getter & 2 pails of gopher bait. --- Sale Conducted by --

MILLS AUCTION SERVICE

RANCH & SHOP EQUIPMENT

Powder River cattle chute –Pickup fuel tank, 125 gallon with pump – Danhauser F8, 3-pt. digger with extension – Various steel panels – Tractor chains, 18.4x34 – Truck & pickup chains – Hydraulic 20 ton jack – McCormick 12-ft. dump rake – Miscellaneous shop tools – Parmax electric fence – Several power tools – Clinton gas engine – 125# shop anvil with hardy – (3) barrel pumps – Mandrel buzz saw – Chains – Boomers – Shovels – Bars – Gate closer – Round baler belts – Used tires – Gear pullers – Tow cable – Iron wheels & seats – Miscellaneous fence supplies & posts – (10) 55 gallon barrels – (3) rolls net fencing – 8 & 12-ft. automatic gates – Electric motors – (2) 20x26 tires – Several 16 & 17” tires – Ladak alfalfa seed – 30 bushel spring wheat seed – Some fertilizer – Calf puller – Branding pot – Vet supplies – (6) New Farmhand teeth – (15) sheets 12ft. tin – Baler twine – Redding Pro 115 space heater – Sears Craftsman power hack saw – Variety of bolts & shop supplies – Hoof nippers – Miscellaneous tack.

YARD & HOUSEHOLD

John Deere riding lawn mower, like new – Troy Built roto-tiller – AC push lawn mower – Eden Pure heater – Several brick & blocks –Pickup load of dry firewood – Antique oak rocking chair – Several Time Life books – Miscellaneous dishes & household items – Craft supplies – Old bottles & jars – Some old tools – PLUS MORE

Pete & June Minow 406-784-2781

Owners:

Auctioneers Note: Pete & June have sold the ranch and are retiring to Miles City. They have a nice line of machinery ready to work for you. All has been very well maintained & cared for. Hope to see you on the 20th. Terms: Cash or Bankable Check Not responsible for accidents.

BOX 128 BOYES, MT 59316 406-427-5317, Cell 645-9611 www.mills-auction.com

By CAHNRS and WSU Extension Just as each of the Three Stooges has his unique personality, so did each month of winter in Washington. December was Curley, with lovable yet unpredictable behavior ranging from mild temperatures to stormy conditions and heavy snowfall. Stern Moe arrived in January, with a cold, stagnant air mass that dominated the state for much of the month. Following such distinctive and dichotomous periods, Larry was an uneventful, non-descript February finish. The net result was a warmer than normal winter, thanks to a mild December and February. The absence of arctic air intrusions contributed significantly to the above average seasonal readings. “Prosser’s coldest temperature this winter was only 16 degrees,” said Nic Loyd, meteorologist for AgWeatherNet at Washington State University (WSU). “There have only been two other winters since 1992 that remained above 16 degrees for the entire season.” A Web-based, publicly available system, AgWeatherNet provides access to near real-time weather data and valueadded products from WSU’s statewide weather network, along with decision aids for agricultural producers and other users. Curley and Moe: A warm, white December and stoic January Temperatures climbed to 60 degrees in early December throughout parts of south central Washington, and a blizzard arrived on December 17 with strong winds and heavy snow for the Cascades. Several days later, cool and active weather allowed parts of Washington to enjoy a white Christmas. Still, the mild start to December made it central Washington’s warmest since 1999. There were a couple periods of active and mild weather during January. Generally, however, it was a cold and stagnant month in the lowlands, due to a strong ridge of high pressure. The middle of January was dry and calm, as strong inversions brought low clouds and poor air quality to the state. On the afternoon of January 15, some areas of the mountains and foothills were as warm as 70 degrees, while central Washington cities were trapped in the 20s. January maximum temperatures at Prosser were the coldest since 2004. Larry: February turned upside down Temperatures are normally warmer during February in response to increasing solar radiation, but cooler air showed up later in the month to help counteract that this year. Some areas, including Pullman, were several degrees cooler the final week of February in comparison to the beginning weeks. The main exception occurred in northern areas like Omak, where inversions and lingering snow cover caused cold weather earlier in the month. The most significant weather event of the month was the strong February 22 storm in western Washington that featured heavy rain, strong winds and up to two feet of mountain snow. Overall, however, February was a dry and mild month. Areas east of the Cascades were especially warm during the day, but nights were somewhat cool thanks to clearer skies. Western Washington was relatively cool during the day, due to abundant cloud cover, and mild at night. The first half of February consisted of weak weather systems brushing western Washington, while eastern Washington was mainly sunny. During the second half of the month, rain returned to western Washington and snow periodically fell in the mountains. “Benign and favorable weather conditions allowed pruning, field clearing and other preparations for the growing season to begin in earnest during February,” AgWeatherNet director Gerrit Hoogenboom said. “The calm weather has left most fields and orchards in a strong starting position for 2013, and hopefully that trend will continue.” ##### An anonymous neatnik great-grandmother of three–all under the age of six–has this advice for grandparents visiting a chaotic, toy-strewn, clothes-piled, dirty-dish-filled sink environment: Save your sanity by not looking around you. Just look down so you don’t fall over anything. Enjoy the kids. Then, take pleasure in the silent ride home while counting your blessings. ##### Bird droppings are the chief export of Nauru, an island nation in the Western Pacific.

First Montana Hantavirus case reported for 2013

The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services has confirmed the first case of Hantavirus infection in a Montana resident in 2013. The individual is expected to make a full recovery. The resident of Deer Lodge County is believed to have come into contact with the virus while cleaning an area that had been contaminated by rodents. This case is one of 36 Hantavirus infection cases reported in Montana since 1993. Montana typically sees one to two cases a year, making Montana second only to New Mexico in the number of cases per 100,000 population. “Montanans should be aware of the precautions they can take to avoid Hantavirus and the rodents that can carry it,” said DPHHS Director Richard H. Opper. “People can contract the illness when they breathe in air contaminated by the virus. It is important to avoid actions that raise dust, such as sweeping or vacuuming if signs of rodents are present. Protecting yourself and cleaning correctly is essential.” During spring and summer months more opportunities for exposure may occur as people clean out buildings or recreate outdoors and come in contact with mouse and rat nesting materials. According to Dr. Steven Helgerson, the State Medical Officer, early symptoms of Hantavirus infection include fever and muscle aches, and sometimes chills, headache, vomiting. Within a few days, symptoms progress to coughing and severe shortness of breath. The symptoms develop one to six weeks after exposure. “Early recognition and immediate medical care are key to surviving the illness,” Helgerson said. “If someone is exposed to rodents and experiences symptoms- especially severe shortness of breath, they need to seek treatment right away. Telling your doctor about any rodent exposure will alert your physician to look closely for any rodent-carried disease, such as Hantavirus”. The best way to prevent Hantavirus transmission is to control rodent populations in areas where one lives and works. When cleaning areas where rodents may nest, the following precautions should be followed: Wear rubber or plastic gloves Thoroughly spray/soak area with a disinfectant or mixture of bleach and water to reduce dry dusty conditions in the area being cleaned Wipe or mop the area with a sponge or paper towel (throw away items after use) Wash hands thoroughly with soap and warm water after removing gloves Never sweep or vacuum in these areas as this can stir up dust and aerosolize the droppings More information on Hantavirus and its prevention can be found at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website at: http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/

Purple up! For military kids Friday, April 12, 2013

By Sheila Snyder, SDSU Extension Operation Military Kids Coordinator April marks the nation’s “Month of the Military Child,” a time to honor our community youth impacted by deployment. In celebration, South Dakota’s Operation: Military Kids (OMK) Program (http://www.operationmilitarykids. org/public/statePOCHome.aspx?state=South%20Dakota), part of the 4-H Youth Development program of SDSU Extension, invites you to join us in showing your support by being part of Purple Up! For Military Kids Day. We encourage everyone across the state of SD to wear something purple on Friday, April 12, 2013. This will be a visible way to show support and thank military children for their strength and sacrifices. Purple is the color that symbolizes all branches of the military, as it is the combination of Army green, Coast Guard blue, Air Force blue, Marine red and Navy blue. OMK hopes everyone will take this opportunity to appreciate and celebrate these young heroes. Be creative….the goal is for military youth to witness a sea of “purple” on that day in order to visually witness the support of their community! OMK T-shirts are available in the iGrow Marketplace (http://igrow.org/store) for $10. T-Shirts will be ready for pickup at your local SDSU Extension County Office (http:// igrow.org/about/our-experts) on April 5, 2013.

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How good is the 2013 crop insurance safety net?

By NDSU Extension Service The 2013 projected prices for crop inFor east-central North Dakota, the 2013 surance are known, so producers are hudrevenue guarantee for soybeans is estimated at 92 percent of projected per acre total cost, dling with their crop insurance agents to which is down from 98 percent in 2012. The determine what policies, coverage levels corn revenue guarantee was 89 percent of and units of coverage to use for the coming total cost, which is down from 94 percent in crop year. 2012. Spring wheat increased to 80 percent “At first glance, the projected prices per compared with 78 percent in 2012. Durbushel look good at $5.65 for corn, $12.87 ing the eight years of 2006 through 2013, for soybeans and $8.44 for spring wheat,” soybeans typically had the best safety net, says Andy Swenson, North Dakota State while spring wheat had the worst. University (NDSU) Extension Service farm When focusing on individual crops durmanagement specialist. “These prices are ing the eight years, the 2013 safety net is the third highest ever and should provide projected to be the third best for wheat but stout risk protection.” only the fifth best for soybeans and corn. Most producers select a revenue policy The 2008 year had a significantly better with a “revenue guarantee,” which is calsafety net than other years. The revenue culated by multiplying the projected price, guarantee was 142 percent of projected tothe actual production history (APH) yield tal per acre costs for soybeans, 130 percent and the selected coverage level. However, for spring wheat and 109 percent for corn. revenue is only one side of the profit equa“Agriculture is a risky business, but 2008 tion. The true measure of this crop insurance was a year when producers essentially could safety net is how the revenue guarantee not lose,” Swenson says. compares with costs. The poorest safety net year was 2006, “Unfortunately, costs have risen dramatiwhen the revenue guarantee was projected cally,” Swenson says. “Budgeted total costs to cover only 78, 63 and 59 percent of soyof production have doubled for corn and bean, corn and spring wheat total costs per wheat since 2006.” acre, respectively. Has the revenue guarantee kept pace? It is important to note that the crop insurTo answer this question, Swenson foance revenue guarantee is not necessarily cused on the east-central region of the state the minimum revenue that will be received (Eddy, Foster, Griggs, Stutsman and Wells per acre. counties) for which he annually constructs “In fact, it only is accurate if there is a projected budgets. For 2006 to 2013, he complete crop failure,” Swenson says. “If calculated the revenue guarantee using the there is any production, the revenue will projected crop insurance price for the year, be a combination of crop value and crop a 70 percent coverage level and assumed the insurance indemnity (if any). Because of APH was similar to the seven-year Olympic differences in the crop revenue insurance average yield used in the budgets. Each harvest price (determined by the futures year, the revenue guarantee was compared market) used in the calculation of crop inwith projected costs. surance indemnities and the local cash price The costs included a charge for labor and the farmer actually receives when selling the management. The labor and management grain, the actual revenue per acre typically charge used for 2006 was $30 for wheat and is somewhat less than the crop insurance soybeans and $40 for corn. It was increased revenue guarantee.” each year by 2.5 percent.

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Anderson Ranch

406-848-2588, Emigrant, MT

Banjo Ranch

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Barker Herefords

406-450-9716, Shelby, MT

Bar Star Cattle

406-265-4364, Havre, MT

Bayers Hereford Ranch

406-684-5465, Twin Bridges, MT

Bear Paw Herefords

406-357-3216, Chinook, MT

Beery’s Land & Livestock Co 406-773-5710, Vida, MT www.beeryherefords.com

Blue Heron Ranch

406-432-2142, Galata, MT

Brillhart Ranch Co

406-947-2511, Musselshell, MT

Broken Pick Ranch

406-862-6418, Whitefish, MT www.brokenpickranch.com

Cherry Springs Ranch

406-662-3375, Bridger, MT

Churchill Cattle Co

406-284-6421, Manhattan, MT www.churchillcattle.com

Cooper Hereford Ranch

Feddes Herefords

McMurry Cattle

Tim 406-570-4771, Manhattan, MT Dan 406-570-1602

406-254-1247, Billings, MT www.mcmurrycattle.com

Fort Keogh Livestock Research

M/D Herefords

406-874-8200, Miles City, MT

406-285-6985, Willow Creek, MT www.cooperherefords.com

Garrison Ranches Inc

Courtney Herefords

Hess Herefords

406-835-2501, Glen, MT

406-778-2393, Baker, MT

Merrimac Cattle Company 406-735-4493, Geyser, MT

Ned & Jan Ward Polled Herefords

406-828-4480, Alzada, MT

406-567-2345, Denton, MT

Curlew Cattle Co

307-672-3248, Sheridan, WY

Holden Herefords

Otis Ranch

406-287-9947, Whitehall, MT

406-279-3301, Valier, MT

Dallas Polled Herefords

406-223-4518, Emigrant, MT

Hultin Polled Herefords

Rafter Ranch

406-368-2244, Canyon Creek, MT

Duncan Ranch Co

406-292-3503, Joplin, MT

Dutton Hereford Ranch

406-459-5937, Helena, MT

J Bar E Ranch

406-580-6676, Willow Creek, MT

K & C Hereford

Sidwell Ranch

406-240-9301, Deer Lodge, MT

Ehlke Herefords

K.L. Slagsvold Herefords

Elings Polled Herefords

Reich Bros

406-765-7068, Plentywood, MT

406-288-3330, Gold Creek, MT 406-266-4121, Townsend, MT www.ehlkeherefords.com

406-832-3219, Wise River, MT

406-584-7571, Lindsay, MT

Loyning Farms

406-322-4425, Columbus, MT

Snowshoe Cattle Company

406-875-2138, Pompeys Pillar, MT

Sparks Herefords

406-278-3406, Conrad, MT

406-328-4095, Absarokee, MT

406-778-2320, Plevna, MT

Ewing Herefords

McKechnie Hereford Ranch

Edward Steele

406-452-6535, Power, MT

406-432-2296, Shelby, MT

307-664-2205, Deaver, WY

Storey Hereford Ranch

406-580-8255, Bozeman, MT

Thomas Herefords

406-288-3459, Gold Creek, MT www.thomasherefords.com

Tomlinson Herefords

406-846-1370, Deer Lodge, MT

Vandeberg Ranch

406-323-1297, Roundup, MT

Wang Polled Hereford Ranch 406-895-2410, Plentywood, MT

Weaver Herefords

406-386-2244, Big Sandy, MT

Wessel Ranch

406-575-2317, Lavina, MT

Westfeeds

406-252-5196, Billings, MT www.westfeeds.net

Wichman Herefords

406-538-8997, Moore, MT www.wichmanherefords.com

X Lazy P Ranch

406-277-3628, Belt, MT www.xlazypranch.com

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Montana Hereford Directory Hereford Genetics From Churchill There’s Nothing Else Like It!

Churchill Rib Eye 8134U

Yearling Hereford Bulls Private Treaty Sale

Churchill Sensation 028X Churchill Cattle Co. Manhattan, MT

Dale Venhuizen (406) 580-6421

Bulls for sale - private treaty dale@churchillcattle.com

DUTTON HEREFORD RANCH

Banjo Ranch

Arlan, Kelle Jo Ellis (406) 425-1233 www.banjoranch.com banjoranch@nemont.net

CE 2.5

BW 2.6

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Modest birth, massive meat Our production sale is any time you want. We sell Hereford bulls and females by private treaty. Find out more at feddes.com. Better yet, visit the ranch.

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THOMAS HEREFORDS

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WHEEL LINES FOR SALE

2- Wade-Rain 1/4 mile wheel lines, 5” ring lock, 7-ft. wheels, self-leveling sprinklers.

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Located in Idaho: Wacher R1000B packer 1984 Ford LNT8000 cab and chassis 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT extended cab pickup, 4x4 1976 Chevrolet C60 truck Yargo vertical fertilizer mixer Located in Colorado: 1990 Fruehauf 96”x48-ft. flatbed trailer New Holland 275 square baler

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Located in Wyoming: 1994 gooseneck 40-ft. x 7-ft. 6” stock trailer 1999 Chevrolet 1500 suburban New Holland 259 and 260 twin rakes with tool bar 1989 International 2775 single axle truck Cat D3 dozer 1979 Neckover 9760 20-ft. x 6-ft. stock trailer 2000 Chevrolet K2500 pickup 1976 Neckover 9760 20-ft. x 7-ft. half top stock trailer Lely Industries 41015 3-point twin flail rake 2-1997 Chevrolet K2500 pickups 1979 AMC Jeep GJ5 Renegade John Deere tractor 1951 Frazier pay loader tanker trail Located in Oregon: 1999 Wells Cargo enclosed trailer Located in Colorado: 2008 Bobcat MT55 mini track loader 1978 Ford fire engine 1982 Chevrolet 3500 pickup with pump and tank Blue Spruce trees, 6-ft. to 12-ft.+ tall

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Located in Colorado: 1984 Allis-Chalmers 8010 tractor Allis-Chalmers C tractor Doubl L 854 potato planter Lockwood potato piler Milestone potato duster 1990 Kuhn HR4501D mulch finisher Blue Spruce trees, 6-ft to 12-ft.+ tall 1980 Freightliner cab and chassis 1970 Ford F600 potato truck 1973 Ford F800 potato truck 1974 GMC 9500 potato truck 1981 Ford F700 potato truck Located in Utah: 2006 Massey-Ferguson 5470 tractor with 950 loader

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Asian needle ants displacing other aggressive invaders

By North Carolina State University Researchers from North Carolina State University (NC State) have found that one of the most aggressive invasive ant species in the United States – the Argentine ant – appears to have met its match in the Asian needle ant. Specifically, the researchers have found that the Asian needle ant is successfully displacing Argentine ants in an urban environment, indicating that the Asian needle ant – with its venomous sting – may be the next invasive species to see a population boom. In the world of invasive species, the Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) is a success story. Its aggressive, territorial behavior and ability to create huge “supercolonies” – consisting of thousands of queens and millions of workers – have enabled the Argentine ant to spread across the United States, displacing native species and changing ecosystems to suit its needs. No other ant species had been seen successfully pushing back – until now. In 2008, while watching a supercolony of Argentine ants in an urban environment, former NC State Ph.D. student Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice noticed that Asian needle ants (Pachycondyla chinensis) were living and working in the area. This was surprising because Argentine ants normally do not tolerate any other ant species in their territory, so Spicer Rice decided to investigate further. Over the next four years, Spicer Rice found that Argentine ants appeared to ignore Asian needle ants, and the Asian needle ants took advantage of the situation to displace a significant portion of the Argentine ant population. In 2008, Argentine ants had populations in 99 percent of the sites within the study area, while only 9 percent of the sites were home to Asian needle ant populations. By 2011, Argentine ants were found in only 67 percent of the sites – while the Asian needle ants had expanded to occupy 32 percent of the sites. The two ant species shared 15 percent of the sites in common. “This is the first time we’ve seen another ant species take territory from Argentine ants,” says Spicer Rice, lead author of a paper on the research. Asian needle ant’s advantage The researchers think that the Asian needle ant’s ability to tolerate cooler temperatures may play a significant role in its ability to push out Argentine ants. During cold weather, both ant species become fairly dormant and cease reproducing, limiting their activity and driving their populations down. However, the Asian needle ants become active again much earlier – beginning to reproduce and build new nests in Argentine ant territory as early as March, while the Argentine ants remain inactive until late April or early May. “The Asian needle ants essentially get a head start,” Spicer Rice says. “If the Asian needle ant is effective at displacing a dominant species – and it is – then it could be the next major invasive ant species,” says Dr. MONTANA Jules Silverman, a professor BAKER Trendline, Inc. of entomology at NC State 406-778-3777 and co-author of the paper. BILLINGS “The Asian needle ant Billings Farmhand, Inc. is moving into forests and 406-259-4223 urban environments at the BROADUS MT Tractor & Equipment same time,” Spicer Rice 406-436-2101 says. “And because it is acCONRAD tive at cooler temperatures, it Big Sky Equipment Company could move into a very broad 406-278-3277 range of territory.” The Asian GLASGOW Zerbe Brothers needle ant has already been 800-228-5393, 406-228-4311 found in areas ranging from GREAT FALLS Alabama to New York City Hoven Equipment Company to Oregon. 406-727-7153 The rise of the Asian neeHILGER dle ant is bad news. Asian Wichman Ag Supply LLC 406-538-5686 needle ants have venomMANHATTAN ous stings, which can cause Churchill Equipment Company allergic reactions in some 406-282-7252, 800-488-3753 humans. Asian needle ants WINSTON also appear to be driving Cox Ranch Equipment 406-227-6697 out native ant populations in forests – including native NORTH DAKOTA species that play important ALEXANDER roles in ecosystem processes, Anderson Vermeer Sales 701-828-3358 such as dispersing seeds. MANNING Steffan Vermeer Sales 701-573-5254

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Mayrath 8x60 grain auger, swing hopper, PTO drive............................................................ $3995

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Seed department offering lentil botrytis testing

By NDSU Extension Service Botrytis gray mold testing in lentils is offered by the North Dakota State Seed Department’s diagnostic lab. Botrytis gray mold was reported in North Dakota in 2011, according to the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension Service. It also has been found in other pulse crop-growing areas, such as southern Canada. Botrytis is a seed-borne mold pathogen that can be found on a variety of crop species, including pulse crops such as lentils. Botrytis can spread in infected fields easily and cause large areas of crop loss under the correct conditions. Botrytis causes lentil seeds to shrink, shrivel and become stained. “Testing for botrytis is an effective way for growers to monitor seed lots and aid in controlling the spread of the disease,” says Jeff Prischmann, diagnostic lab manager. “Testing is conducted in a similar fashion as an ascochyta test, which uses a 500-seed sample. Results are reported as the percentage of infected seeds found in the 500 seeds.” The cost of the botrytis test is $100 per sample. The seed department also offers a fungal scan test on lentils for botrytis and ascochyta for a reduced price of $180 per sample. Samples submitted for testing should be representative of the seed lot. A good reference source on botrytis in lentils can be found through the NDSU Extension Service at http://tinyurl.com/ botrytistest. “The bottom line on any seed health test is to examine the results in relation to the crop and consider identifying alternate seed sources if the results are high,” Prischmann says. “Most seed-borne diseases need optimum conditions to spread during the growing season. Just because a pathogen is present in a sample doesn’t necessarily mean that the disease will be found in the field next year. However, it is more likely that the disease will be present in the field the next year with increasing levels of seed infection.”

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BeefTalk: Survival still is about production costs

By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service work with. The times are good pricewise for cattle, In the bigger picture, if gross margins but cattle producers have a lot on their are very small, a producer needs to ask why minds these days. he or she is involved in the beef business Calving has started on many ranches, because the money in and the money out and the complicated production scenarios are a wash. already are constantly churning for producWell, that is not true in the beef business ers. Unfortunately, the dollars associated because those producers who have at least with many production scenarios often are in 50 cows and were involved in the 2011 place well before adequate financial evaluNorth Dakota Farm Management program ations are done. The critical point is that had $729 in the dollars g r o s s m a rare coming in gins. well, but the Without dollars going going too out also are far back in growing. time, these The cattle cattle probusiness costs ducers have money. had stable to In visiting increasing with Jerry gross margins Tu h y, f a r m to work with. business From 2006 management through 2010, instructor at cattle producthe Dickinson ers who were Research Exenrolled in tension Centhe North t e r ( w w w. Dakota Farm ndfarmmanManagement agement. program had com), he notg r o s s m a red that free gins of $578 markets will in 2010, $451 in 2009, $464 in 2008, $543 tend to price commodities at or near a in 2007 and $529 in 2006. break-even point for the bulk of producers. In 2011, the total direct and overhead exIn other words, high-cost producers will be the first producers to lose money in good or pense was $546 per cow. Although the 2010 bad markets. No market will remain positive gross margin was above 2011 expenses, enough that all producers will survive the 2009 through 2006 gross margins were all financial tests through time. Cost control below the current 2011 expenses. remains critical at all times in the cattle In other words, if cattle prices returned to business. the prices offered from 2006 through 2009, In the current world, competition from cattle producers would be operating in the the energy- and food-producing sectors of red, which is not a pleasant thought. The agriculture is real. The competition between total direct and overhead expenses per cow land uses, such as crops grown for human from 2011 back to 2006 were $546 in 2011, consumption, crops for energy and crops for $466 in 2010, $464 in 2009, $452 in 2008, livestock feed, is very real. Given Mother $445 in 2007 and $424 in 2006. Nature’s hesitation to provide moisture, the A quick review of the numbers points out competition only gets tougher. that, even though average gross margins Grass is becoming even more of a prehave been good, if recent expense numbers mium. Despite agriculture’s tremendous are any indication of future expense numeffort at keeping energy costs low and bers, expenses are accelerating. feeding people, the price is high as these From 2010 to 2011, expenses jumped inputs return to farms and ranches as needed more than 17 percent, while gross margins supplies. jumped more than 26 percent, thus the inCost control is the driver for sustaining crease in net returns for the cattle producer. beef operations and is achieved by the conHowever, the red flag still is there, so it will tinual evaluation of the planning process. be interesting when the 2012 numbers come We need to return to the North Dakota out as to where production costs are going. Farm Management Program, along with For now, the point remains: The cost of the FINBIN (http://www.finbin.umn.edu/) production is a large, sustainable block in database from the Center for Farm Financial the survival of beef operations. A simple fact Management at the University of Minneis that producers need to plan well while on sota. These programs allow our discussion the high-speed road leading to cattle profits to focus on the dollars and sense involved as the 2013 year engages. in the beef enterprise. May you find all your ear tags. A good place to start is gross margin. Your comments are always welcome at According to Tuhy, gross margin accounts http://www.BeefTalk.com. for the purchase and sale of all calves, cull For more information, contact Ringwall cows and bulls, plus animals transferred in at 1041 State Ave., Dickinson, ND 58601, and any overall changes in cattle inventory. or go to http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/news/colThe bottom line: Gross margins reflect the umns/beeftalk/. amount of money cattle producers have to ##### It takes 25 years after a forest fire for the ##### greatest number of plant and animal species Q: Why is it that it’s so much easier to to be found again in a forest. get along with your grandkids than it was ##### to get along with your kids when they were The beaver is the largest rodent in Mona similar age? tana, weighing up to 90 pounds with the porA: Because you and your grandkids have cupine second, weighing up to 45 pounds. the same opponent!

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New program helps market agritourism

By NDSU Extension Service How are you going to get them back on the farm? The North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension Service and University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Service have teamed up to answer that question. They’ve released a new program, “Marketing Agritourism Online,” to help agritourism enterprises attract business. The program is available at http://go.unl.edu/agritourism. Agritourism is defined as any agriculture-based operation or activity that brings visitors to a farm or ranch. Examples are U-pick fruit farms, farm stands or shops, farm stays, tours, on-farm classes, fairs, festivals, pumpkin patches and Christmas tree farms. “Many individuals today are looking to experience some part of the rural life,” says Glenn Muske, the NDSU Extension Service’s rural and agribusiness enterprise development specialist. “Whether going out to pick berries, getting lost in a corn maze, taking a trail ride, going hunting or just experiencing what one’s parents or grandparents did, consumers are turning to rural attractions as tourist destinations.” Marketing Agritourism Online offers agritourism businesses a tool to reach a targeted audience with a focused message about what they have to offer. “Finding the potential agritourism customer has always been difficult,” says Connie Hancock, UNL Extension educator. “And being able to tell prospective clients your story and what they will experience has also been a challenge.” Marketing Agritourism Online helps meet those challenges. This self-directed course and resource guide focuses on helping the agribusiness owner understand and plan for: • Being online - Agritourism business owners will gain an understanding of direct online marketing, the associated technology and the “experience” economy (that’s when the business owner and his or her activities become part of the actual event). • Getting found - Just being online does little to create awareness that a business exists. The program shows agritourism businesses how to develop and communicate their brand and get found when someone does a search. • Being customer focused - Agritourism businesses get help in determining their marketing effectiveness, understanding what information they need to include on their website and developing online marketing tools. • Telling others - Agritourism business owners learn how to encourage customers to help spread their story, along with how to remain engaged with people as a returning customer, a brand advocate or an ongoing buyer/user of the products and services offered. Business owners also receive information on using customer testimonials and tips on making short video clips of customers talking about their experiences. Learning from others who have promoted their business online successfully makes this program especially helpful to the business owner, according to Muske. The program includes several video clips of agritourism owners providing examples of effective online marketing. “The goal of the program is to help the business owners effectively use this tool, online marketing, to reach, engage and eventually bring in new customers while encouraging previous customers to return,” Muske says. “Today an effective marketing strategy must be integrated using all possible tools, including social media.” Three North Dakota businesses - Papa’s Pumpkin Patch, Bismarck; Red Trail Vineyard, Buffalo; and Rolling Plains Adventures, McKenzie - are highlighted in the program. Agritourism businesses and other small-business owners also can keep up with changes in online marketing tools and trends by subscribing to a free weekly newsletter, Direct Marketing, at http://paper.li/UNLeShip/1319999929. “Agritourism is all about experience,” Muske says. “The customers’ experience begins long before they ever come to your business. It begins with their contact with you and will continue long after they leave. “You want to help shape the customer’s expectations, ensure those expectations are met and, finally, have the customer become an ambassador for your agritourism business,” he adds. “Marketing Agritourism Online is designed to help these three things happen.” The program was made possible through the support of NDSU and UNL Extension, and funding from the Southern Rural Development Center’s National eCommerce Initiative. For more ideas and assistance on marketing for your small business, contact your local Extension Service office or go to NDSU’s Small Business Support website at http://www. ag.ndsu.edu/smallbusiness or UNL Extension’s website at http://eship.unl.edu.

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H8040 H8040 H8040 H8060

(F) 2004 Case IH DX33 FWA, LX114, 716B front (B) 2009 New Holland TV6070 bidirectional. (H) 1996 Flexi-Coil 5000 39-ft., 2320 tank. #16130W..............................................$120,000 snowblower. #WUT569...........................$24,000 #47148W................................................$30,000 (G) 2010 Case IH Farmall 95 FWA. #GUT183......... (W) 2009 New Holland TV6070 bidirectional. (B) Flexi-Coil 5000 39-ft., 1615 tow between tank. #16131W................................................$89,000 . ..............................................................$44,000 #47078W................................................$36,500 (H) 1998 Case IH 8940 FWA. #15383W......$62,600 (G) 1995 New Holland 8770, Quicke loader. (G) 1996 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft., 2320 tow between #GUT175................................................$69,000 (B) 1997 Case IH MX110 FWA, L300 loader. tank. #GUD075.......................................$50,000 #15386W................................................$39,083 (D) 2008 New Holland T7040 FWA, loader. (F) 2009 Flexi-Coil 5500 60-ft., 4350 tow behind #16138W..............................................$110,000 (F) 2000 Case IH MX120 FWA, L655 loader. tank. #WUD138.....................................$130,000 (D)(D) CIH Farmall 40, W80137 .................................. NEW........ #WUT613...............................................$40,000 1997 Concord 4010, 3400 tank. #47137W. w/CIH 1010 30’ Hd, WUH320 ............................. $8,000 Skid Steers (W) CIH Farmall 60, W80170 ................................. NEW 4x4 Tractors (G) 2012 Case IH Maxxum 140, Case IH L760 . ..............................................................$33,000 w/CIH 1042 36’ Cpr Hd, WUH323 ................... $22,000 (W) 632 Bobcat, 20018W ........................................ $7,250 CIH Farmall 95, W80193 .................................. NEW (F) 1996 Case IH 9350 #WUT565................$53,000 (D)(W) loader. #GUT178. Case95, IH W80189 4012, 3400 tank. #47154W.......... (F) CIH 6088, WUH312....................................$99,900 ....................................... $215,000 (H) 642B Bobcat w/Bkt, 20124W ........................... $7,500 (B) CIH1999 Farmall .................................. NEW (F) 1993 Case #WUT639. ...............$43,000 (G)CIH 2012 Case 140, Case IH L760(H) 743 . ..............................................................$39,000 (F) 7010 w/36’ IH GrainMaxxum Belt Hdr, WUH297 ..... $310,000 Bobcat w/o IH Bkt,9270 20101W ............................ $8,500 (D) CIH 95U FWA, W80138 ..................................... NEW Frontier Equipment Stanley Equipment (F) 1993 Casew/oIHBkt, 9270 #WUT640. ...............$40,500 (F) CIH 8010, WUH172 $196,000 (B) S130 loader. #GUT179. ......................................... ...................................$99,900 1999 Case IHW80160 4812,.................................. 2400 tow between Bobcat 20112W ....................... $18,995 (D)(D) CIH 105U FWA, NEWtank. Glasgow Implement (F) 8010, WUH232 ....................................... $280,000 Bobcat, 20083W ....................................... $19,000 (D) 1990 Case IH 9180 #15381W................$40,000 (B) CIH Puma 125 FWA, W80053 ........................ NEW (B)CIH 2009 Case IH Puma 125, Case IH L750 loader.(D) 753 #47145W................................................$55,000 (D) CIH 8010, 23075W ........................................ $265,000 (H) 753 Bobcat, 20085W ....................................... $12,000 W85038 NEW (B) 1993 Case IH 9280 #15357W................$53,000 #15374W................................................$95,000 (G) w/L750 Case IHLdr, 4812, 3400...................................... tank. #GUD057/58.$30,000 (D) CIH 8010, 23076W ........................................ $265,000 (D) S150 Bobcat, 20120W .................................... $23,000 (W)(F) CIH Puma 165IHFWA, W80112 ...................... NEW (W) 1996 Case IH 9370 #15351W...............$72,000 (D) 2010 Case IH Puma 140, Case IH L760 loader. 2011 Case SDX40, 3380 tow behind tank. (W) CIH 8010, 23087W ....................................... $270,000 (D) S150 Bobcat w/BKT, BkT Bite, 20133W ....... $22,500 w/LX770 Ldr, W85140 .................................. NEW (F) 1996 Case IH 9380, 14-ft. Leon dozer (D) CIH #15305W..............................................$115,000 #WUD137.............................................$160,000 (F) CIH 8010, WUH342 ....................................... $185,000 (D) S205 Bobcat, no Bkt, 20120W ....................... $23,000 Puma 210, W80037 .................................... NEW #WUT629...............................................$74,000 (F)CIH 20108120, CaseWUH298 IH Puma 140, Case IH L760 loader.(B) S205 (F) w/L770 2008 Case IH FH700 60-ft., 3380NEW air tank. (F) ....................................... $330,000 Bobcat w/Bkt, 20146W ........................ $26,500 Ldr, W85031 ...................................... New Equipment $89,900 (D) S205 (S) CIH 2388, ........................................................... (F) 2001 Casew/Bkt, IH STX375H #WUT598.$25,000 .......$84,500 (F) CIH Bobcat 20142W ......................... #WUT622.............................................$116,000 #WUD119.............................................$105,000 Scout Ut Vehicle, WNM126 .................... NEW Skid Steers (S) 7010 , ......................................................... $240,000 (F) 863 Bobcat, WUT322 ...................................... $19,000 (D)(B) CIH 72”Case Finish (F) 2003 Case IH STX375 #WUT634.........$118,000 (H)CIH 2009 Case IH Puma 180 #15240W.....$114,000 2011 IHMwr, FH700W85133 70-ft.,....................... 3580 tow NEW behind air (S) 08 CIH 7010, .................................................. $249,000 (W) (H) 8632011 Bobcat, ..................................... $23,000 (F) CIH SCX100 16’ Pvt Tng, WNH526 ............ NEW Case20105W IH 435 #15353W................$243,270 (H) Case IH L770 loader. #56061W.............$11,500 tank. #47139W. . ....................................$179,000 (S) 07 CIH 8010, .................................................. $249,000 (W) 863 Bobcat, 20136W .................................... $18,000 CIH HDX 182 Agr Hd, WNH553 ................. NEW (G) 2008 Case IH 435 Quad #GUT192.....$248,000 (F)(D) (G)06 2008 Case IH Puma 180, L770 loader.(D) S330 2009 Case IH ATX700, ADX3430 tow behind , .................................................. $220,000 (S) CIH 8010 Bobcat w/80” Bkt, 20094W ................... $43,000 (W) CIH WD1203 Swthr, W83050 ....................... NEW (B) 2012 Case IH 500 #15358W. . ..............$279,000 #GUT154..............................................$118,000 tank. #47146W. (S) MF 860, UC550 ..................................................... $9,500 (W) LS160 NH Skid 20109W ............................. $19,000 (W) CIH RB564 Rnd.....................................$130,000 Blr, AW,TW, W83013 ........ NEW (G) 2012 50020128W #GUT182. ...............$345,000 (S) Honeybee Hds195 , .............................. $59,500 (D) 1825 (D)2 2008 Case SP36 IH Puma #15192W.....$108,000 2010 CaseRnd IH ATX700, ADX3430 between CaseCase SkidIH w/Bkt, .................... $10,000 (W)(H) CIH RB564 Blr, Ele Twn Nt, W83014tow .. NEW (S) 8230 PT Swthr, ......................... $8,500 (D) 1825B Case Skid 20129W#WUT650.....$185,000 ................. $14,000 (F) 2004 Case IH w/Bkt 500 Quad (W) CIH SPX3330 SP.....................................$147,000 Spryr, W85098 ............... NEW (D)CIH Case IH L760 loader.UC558 #56063W................$7500 tank. #47151W. (S) 8120, ........................................... $299,000 (D) 1845 Case Skid6900 w/Bkt,14-ft. 20127W ................... $14,000 ................ CIH SPX3330 Spryr, WNH585 dozer. #WUM570. $20,000 (F)(H) (D)CIH 2011 CaseUC564 IH 180 Magnum #15337W............... (F) Degelman 2011 Case SP IH ATX700, ADX3430 towNEW between (S) CIH 2188, UC565 ............................................. $69,500 (F) 420 SSL Case WUT324 ..................... $23,000 SRX160 134’ Wld Boom Spryr, W85043 (H) 2008 CaseSkid, IH 535 HD, all new tires. #15269W... (W) CIH . ............................................................$133,000 tank. #47152W. . ....................................$166,000 (S) MacDon 973 Hd, UC566 .............................. $29,500 (F) 435 SSL Case Skid, WUT341 ..................... $35,000 ................................................................................. NEW ............................................................$229,650 (D)CIH 2011 CaseUC572 IH L780 loader. #56076W....$17,500 IH PH800 50-ft., 3430 tow behind ............................................. $85,000 (D) 440 .Case (S) 2188, Skid w/Bkt, 20125W ...................... $34,000 (F)(G) CIH2010 8120Case Combine, WNC432 ......................... NEW (D) 2008 Case IH 535 #15338W. . ..............$136,500 (D)NH 2010 210 Magnum #15341W. $170,000(D) 440 tank. #GUD078.....................................$112,000 (S) 94CCase Hd, IH ..................................................... $45,000 C3 Case Skid w/Bkt, 20130W .............. $36,000 (D) CIH 8120 Combine, W82055 .......................... NEW Post Diggers (D) 2010 Case 535 20131W Quad #15363W. .....$320,000 (W)(B) (S) 42GB Hd,Magnum ................................... $65,000 (D) 60XT (G)Honeybee 2006 Case IH 215 #GUT186$135,000 2007 New Holland SD550 70-ft., slim, NEW SC430 air Case SkidIHw/Bkt, ................. $22,000 CIH 8120 Combine, W82076 ......................... (S) 42GB Hd, ................................... $71,000 TrakCase 1500D 20088W .............. $17,000 (D) 2010 IH Skid, 535 Quad #15362W. .....$300,000 (W) CIH W82078 ......................... NEW 8120 Combine, (G)Honeybee Case IH 215 Magnum S/N #ZARZ0711...... Call(D) Skat tank. #47095W. .....................................$161,000 Misc (S) MacDon 963IH Hd , ......................... Call for Pricing (D) 4800 Magnatrac , 20111W $6,000........ (W)(B) CIH 8120 Combine, W82080 ......................... NEW Case IHSkid 535 w/Bkt, QuadDzr S/N #Z8F109068. (F) 2011 Case 245 Magnum #WUT594$143,500 (G) 2008 Bourgault 5710, 5440 air tank. #47058W$83,160 Lawn & Garden (S) MacDon D60 Hd, .......................................... $61,000 (B)(F) CIH2004 2142Bourgault 35’ Drpr Hd, W82057 ................... NEW Post Diggers . ............................................................$278,000 (H) 2011 Case IH 245 Magnum #15292W. $ 149,000 5710 54-ft., 5440 air tank. (S) Hondybee 40GB Hd, ..................................... 59,000 (H) 3pt F8 Danuser Post Dgr, 52027W ............... $850 CIH 2152 35’ Dpr Hd, W82024 ..................... NEW 2010 Case IH 535 4WD. #15378W......$265,000 (B) (F)Honeybee 2009 Case3655 IH 245 Magnum #WUT644$135,000 #WUD087.............................................$130,000 (S) , ............................ Call for Pricing (W) (H) (D) CIH 2152 40’ Drpr Hd, W82062 ................... NEW 3pt F8 Danuser Post Dgr, 52030W .............. $800 (F) 2011 Case 550 Quad #WUT630.....$365,000 (D)(D) (F)3 2011 IH 260 Magnum #WUT586$180,000 2005 Bourgault 6550 air tank. #47084W. (S) CIH Case 1010 Hds , .......................... Call for Pricing (B) McMillin CIH 2152 40’ Drpr5710, Hd, W82065 ................... NEW . Hyd IH Post Dgr, 52022W .............. $1,295 (S) NH CR960 , .................................................... $180,000 Quad #WUT631.....$377,000 (D) CIH (B) 1999 Case IH MX270 Magnum #15348W.......... (F) 2012 Case IH 550 . ............................................................$205,000 2152 40’ Drpr Hd, W82050 ................... NEW Misc Grain Augers & Vacs CIH 2152 45’ Deere Drpr Hd, NEW (B) 2011 Case IH 600 Quad #15327W......$395,000 (W)(D) . ..............................................................$65,000 2004 John 1895W82074 42-ft.,................. 1910 tow behind (H) C1000SR Swath Roller, 520354W ................. $750 (W) w/16HP Briggs, 51034W ....... $2,100 (F) 1984 Versatile 875 #WUT663................$28,000 (F) 7x36 2011Westfield Case IH 315 Magnum #WUT659$223,000 tank. #47128W. . ....................................$121,000 Lawn & Garden (D) w/220v Elec Mtr, 51053W ....... $2,500 (F)7x51 2011Westfield Case IH 340 Magnum #WUT657$230,000 (W) 1996 New Holland 9682 #16129W.......$57,000 (B) 2010 John Deere 1850 50-ft., 1910 tow behind (D) 8x41 Westfield, 51016W .................................. $4,500 (D) 425 JD Lawn Tractor w/54” Mwr, 51” Brm, 1996................................................................. New Holland 9882 #16143W.$6,950 ......$85,000 (B)8x46 2007 New 51055W Holland TC30 FWA, loader. (W)19015W tank. #47140W......................................$147,000 (D) Westfield, .................................. $3,500 (W) 1993 John Deere 8870Tractor, #14120W.........$65,000 (D) Case IH 8500 45-ft. #47132W................$12,000 #16140W................................................$15,500 Grasshopper Lawn (B) 8x52 SC Brandt, 51058W ............................... $2,100 (F) 718K .............................................................. $5,000 (H)WUM534 1997 John Deere 9200 #14122W..........$90,100 (D)MK1996 New Holland (B) Case IH 8500 45-ft. #47070W...................$9000 (D) 8x51 Westfield Swg Agr,9030 51057Wbidirectional. ... $2,500 Grasshopper Lawn Tractor, (D) MK100x51 Westfield Swg Agr, 51054W $5,000 (D) 721 (F) 2005 John Deere 9520 #WUT472.......$123,000 (F) 2011 Amity SD60 #WUD149...............$120,000 #16142W................................................$43,500 $11,500 (D) Speedking Belt Cvyr, 51036W $7,100 (F)19016W 2003 ............................................................... John Deere 9520 #WUT667.......$160,000 (B)30’2009 New PTO Holland TV6070 bidirectional. (F) 2009 Ezee-On 48-ft., 3000 air tank. #WUD148... Grizzly Dixon Lawn Mower, (W) 1535LP Brandt Cnvyr, 51010W ............. $12,500 (B) ZTR (W)19013W 1994................................................................. Cat Challenger 85C #18031W....$47,500 #16084W..............................................$110,000 . ..............................................................$56,000 $6,500 (W) 1026 REM Grain Vac, 52096A ................. $6,500

Used Equipment

(W) 632 Bobcat, 20018W ........................................ $7,250 (H) 642B Bobcat w/Bkt, 20124W ........................... $7,500 (H) 743 Bobcat w/o Bkt, 20101W ............................ $8,500 (B) S130 Bobcat w/o Bkt, 20112W ....................... $18,995 (D) 753 Bobcat, 20083W ....................................... $19,000 (H) 753 Bobcat, 20085W ....................................... $12,000 (D) S150 Bobcat, 20120W .................................... $23,000 (D) S150 Bobcat w/BKT, BkT Bite, 20133W ....... $22,500 (D) S205 Bobcat, no Bkt, 20120W ....................... $23,000 (B) S205 Bobcat w/Bkt, 20146W ........................ $26,500 (D) S205 Bobcat w/Bkt, 20142W ......................... $25,000 (F) 863 Bobcat, WUT322 ...................................... $19,000 (W) 863 Bobcat, 20105W ..................................... $23,000 (W) 863 Bobcat, 20136W .................................... $18,000 (D) S330 Bobcat w/80” Bkt, 20094W ................... $43,000 (W) LS160 NH Skid 20109W ............................. $19,000 (D) 1825 Case Skid w/Bkt, 20128W .................... $10,000 (D) 1825B Case Skid w/Bkt 20129W ................. $14,000 (D) 1845 Case Skid w/Bkt, 20127W ................... $14,000 (F) 420 SSL Case Skid, WUT324 ..................... $23,000 (F) 435 SSL Case Skid, WUT341 ..................... $35,000 (D) 440 Case Skid w/Bkt, 20125W ...................... $34,000 (D) 440 C3 Case Skid w/Bkt, 20130W .............. $36,000 (D) 60XT Case Skid w/Bkt, 20131W ................. $22,000 (D) Skat Trak 1500D Skid, 20088W .............. $17,000 (D) 4800 Magnatrac Skid w/Bkt, Dzr, 20111W $6,000 (H) 3pt F8 Danuser Post Dgr, 52027W ............... $850 (W) 3pt F8 Danuser Post Dgr, 52030W .............. $800 (B) McMillin Hyd Post Dgr, 52022W .............. $1,295 (H) C1000SR Swath Roller,

520354W .................

(D) 425 JD Lawn Tractor w/54” Mwr, 51” Brm,

$750

19015W .................................................................

$6,950

WUM534 ..............................................................

$5,000

(F) 718K Grasshopper Lawn Tractor, (D) 721 Grasshopper Lawn Tractor,

19016W ............................................................... $11,500

(B) ZTR Grizzly Dixon Lawn Mower,

(H) CIH 2188, 23109W .......................................... $40,000 Planters (W) CIH 2188, 23111W ......................................... $85,000 (B)2009 CIHCase 2388,IH23018W $90,000 (H) 1250........................................... 24 row. #46022W....$94,000 (B)2010 CIHJohn 2388,Deere 23047WNT1770 ......................................... $100,000 (D) 12 row. #46025W. ..... (F). ..............................................................$92,500 CIH 2388 w/1015 Hdr, WUH211 .................... $142,000 (W) CIH 2388 w/30’ 1010 Hdr, 23066W &23067W ............... (W) 2011........................................................................... John Deere NT1770 16 row. #46031W. .... $97,400 (F). ............................................................$106,000 CIH 2588, WIH319 ......................................... $195,000

Combine Headers

(F) New Holland 94C 42-ft. draper head. #WNM117 (D) New Holland 94C 42-ft. draper head. #W88058

USED EQUIPMENT

Sprayers & Fertilizer Applicators

(B) 670 Cat w/SP36 HB Dpr Hd, 25002W ............ $190,000 (W) NH TR95 w/971 NH 25’ Hd, 24114&2114A ..... $7,000 (D) (2) NH TR98 w/994 36’ Dpr, 971 PU Hd, 24025W or 24026W ....................................................... $101,100 (D) NH TR66 w/36’ 960 MacDon Dpr Hd, 2009W &28019W .............................................. $64,000 (D) NH TX68, 24016W ........................................... $65,000 w/36’ MacDon 962 Dpr Hd, 24017W ................ $28,000 (W) NH CR960, 24019W .................................... $160,000 (F) NH CR960, WUH370 .................................... $137,000 (D) NH CR970, 24021W ..................................... $188,000 (D) NH CR 970, 24022W .................................... $180,000 w/94C NH 42’ Dpr Hd, 24023W ....................... $47,000 (F) NH CR 970, WUH324 ................................... $152,000 (W) NH CR9070, 24027W ................................. $270,000 (D) NH CR 9070, 24024W ................................. $260,000 (S) NH CR9070, 24035W .................................... $249,000 w/NH 94C 42’ Dpr Hd, 24036W ....................... $42,000 (W) JD 9600, 22004W ............................................. $52,000 (W) JD 9600, 22011W ............................................. $49,000 (W) JD 9650 w/930R JD Hdr, 22007W,22009W .. $123,500 (F) JD STS 9660, WUH346 .................................. $31,000 w/936D JD Dpr, WUH261 ................................. $29,000 w/635F JD, WUH262 ........................................ $35,000 (D) 9760 JD w/36D Dpr Hd w/Fgr Rl, 22015W .... $231,000 (W) 1680 CIH, 23022W ......................................... $30,000 (B) 1680 CIH, 23057W ........................................... $29,000 (H) 1680 CIH, 23058W .......................................... $38,000 (W) 1688 CIH, 23050W ......................................... $45,000 (W) 1688 CIH, 23082W ......................................... $50,000 w/1015 CIH PU Hd, 23084W ............................... $7,000 (B) CIH 2188, 23046W ........................................... $47,500 (D) CIH 2188 w/30’ CIH 1010 Hdr, 23099W & 23100W ........ ........................................................................... $12,000 (H) CIH 2188, 23109W .......................................... $40,000 (W) CIH 2188, 23111W ......................................... $85,000 (B) CIH 2388, 23018W ........................................... $90,000 (B) CIH 2388, 23047W ......................................... $100,000 (F) CIH 2388 w/1015 Hdr, WUH211 .................... $142,000 (W) CIH 2388 w/30’ 1010 Hdr, 23066W &23067W ............... ........................................................................... $97,400 (F) CIH 2588, WIH319 ......................................... $195,000

Balers

(D) New Holland BR7090 round baler. #W89372 (B) New Holland BR7090 round baler. #W89393 (B) New Holland BR7090 round baler. #W89394

(B) New Holland 1475 18-ft. pivot tongue. #W89011 (B) New Holland H7150 18-ft. pivot tongue. #W89406 (B) New Holland HS16 auger head. #W89403 (B) New Holland HS18 auger head. #W89404 (D) New Holland H7150 16-ft. pivot tongue. #W89304 (D) New Holland H7150 18-ft. pivot tongue. #W89260 (D) New Holland HS16 auger head. #W89412 (D) New Holland HS18 auger head. #W89413 (D) New Holland H7460 discbine. #W89362 (D) New Holland 416 disc head. #W89373 (H) New Holland H7150 18-ft. pivot tongue. #W89374 (H) New Holland H7150 18-ft. pivot tongue. #W89388 (H) New Holland HS18 auger head. #W89400 (F) New Holland H7150 18-ft. pivot tongue. #NNH012

(D) New Holland #W89384 (B) New Holland #W89396 (H) New Holland #W89409 Frontier Equipment Stanley Equipment (D) New Holland Glasgow Implement #W89385

Frontier Equipment Stanley Equipment Glasgow Implement (B) 2002 F/S 60-ft. pickup sprayer. #53175.....$5900 (H) 2003 Summers Ultimate 90-ft. sprayer. #53120W................................................$22,000 (D) Summers Ultimate 90-ft. sprayer. #53154W...... . ..............................................................$23,000 (D) 2001 Flexi-Coil 67XL 90-ft. suspended boom sprayer. #53138W...................................$18,000 (D) 2002 Flexi-Coil 67XL 90-ft. suspended boom sprayer. #53160W...................................$21,000 Combines & Headers (G) 2004 New Holland SF115 suspended boom (B)sprayer. 670 Cat w/SP36 HB..................................$38,000 Dpr Hd, 25002W ............ $190,000 #GUS013. w/971 NH 25’134-ft. Hd, 24114&2114A ..... $7,000 (W) NHCase TR95IH (F) 2011 PS160 suspended boom (D)sprayer. (2) NH#WUY368..................................$47,000 TR98 w/994 36’ Dpr, 971 PU Hd, 24025W or 24026W ....................................................... $101,100 (G) IH 3320 90-ft.Stanley sprayer. #GUS005...... Frontier Equipment (D)2007 NH Case TR66 w/36’ 960 MacDon DprEquipment Hd, Glasgow Implement . ............................................................$195,000 2009W &28019W .............................................. $64,000 (W) Case IH 3330........................................... 100-ft. sprayer. #53168W. ... (D)2009 NH TX68, 24016W $65,000 w/36’ MacDon 962 Dpr Hd, 24017W ................ $28,000 . ............................................................$225,000 (W) NHCase CR960, 24019W .................................... $160,000 (F) 2010 IH 3330 100-ft. sprayer. #WUY376.... (F) NH CR960, WUH370 .................................... $137,000 Used Equipm ent . ............................................................$222,000 (D) NH CR970, 24021W ..................................... $188,000 Combines IH & Headers (G) 2009 Case 3330 100-ft. sprayer. #WUS014. ... (D) NH CR 970, 24022W .................................... $180,000 . ............................................................$235,000 w/94C NH 42’ Dpr Hd, 24023W ....................... $47,000 (D) Case970, IH 4410 120-ft. sprayer. #53177W. .... (F)2006 NH CR WUH324 ................................... $152,000 (W) NH CR9070, 24027W ................................. $270,000 . ............................................................$172,000 (D)2004 NH Case CR 9070, 24024W ................................. $260,000 (G) IH 4410 sprayer. #GUM052$165,000 (S) NH CR9070, 24035W .................................... $249,000 (F) 2007w/NH Case IH 4420 100-ft. sprayer. #WUY377.... 94C 42’ Dpr Hd, 24036W ....................... $42,000 . ............................................................$170,000 (W) JD 9600, 22004W ............................................. $52,000 (W) Case 22011W IH 4420 120-ft. sprayer. #53157W. ... (W)2008 JD 9600, ............................................. $49,000 (W) JD 9650 w/930R JD Hdr, 22007W,22009W .. $123,500 . ............................................................$185,000 (F)2009 JD STS , WUH346 .................................. $31,000 (F) Case9660 IH 4420 120-ft. sprayer. #WUY371.... w/936D JD Dpr, WUH261 ................................. $29,000 . ............................................................$255,000 w/635F JD, WUH262 ........................................ $35,000 (F) 2012 IH 4430 120-ft. sprayer. #WUY367.... (D) 9760Case JD w/36D Dpr Hd w/Fgr Rl, 22015W .... $231,000 Grain Augers & Vacs . ............................................................$310,000 (W) 1680 CIH, 23022W ......................................... $30,000 (D) 2001 Rogator 1254 90-ft. sprayer. #53144W...... (B) 1680 CIH, 23057W ........................................... $29,000 (H). ..............................................................$58,000 1680 CIH, 23058W .......................................... $38,000 (W) 1688 CIH, 23050W $45,000 (B) 2006 Rogator 1274C......................................... 90-ft. sprayer. #53158W. ... 1688 CIH, 23082W ......................................... $50,000 (W) . ............................................................$145,000 w/1015 CIH PU Hd, 23084W ............................... $7,000 (B) 8400 90-ft. sprayer............$42,500 (B)1998 CIHWilmar 2188, 23046W ........................................... $47,500 (F) Airw/30’ TA1600 90-ft. suspended sprayer. (D)2005 CIHTop 2188 CIH 1010 Hdr, 23099W & 23100W ........ #WUY344...............................................$18,000 ........................................................................... $12,000

(B) New Holland 845TL loader. #W86124 (F) New Holland 855TL loader. #WNT908 (B) New Holland loader mount kit for 270TL loader. (B) New Holland two-spool remote valve kit. (B) New Holland second remote, TC31, TC34. #606263 (B) New Holland 3rd function hose kit. #W91102

Hay Heads & Pivot Tongues

Swathers

STANLEY EQUIPMENT 701-628-2950 FRONTIER EQUIPMENT 701-774-0957 GLASGOW EQUIPMENT 406-228-9341

701-567-4505

701-483-8741

Loaders, Mounts, Grapple

19013W .................................................................

$6,500

(D) CIH Farmall 40, W80137 .................................. NEW (W) CIH Farmall 60, W80170 ................................. NEW (D) CIH Farmall 95, W80193 .................................. NEW (B) CIH Farmall 95, W80189 .................................. NEW (D) CIH 95U FWA, W80138 ..................................... NEW (D) CIH 105U FWA, W80160 .................................. NEW (B) CIH Puma 125 FWA, W80053 ........................ NEW w/L750 Ldr, W85038 ...................................... NEW (W) CIH Puma 165 FWA, W80112 ...................... NEW w/LX770 Ldr, W85140 .................................. NEW (D) CIH Puma 210, W80037 .................................... NEW w/L770 Ldr, W85031 ...................................... NEW (F) CIH Scout Ut Vehicle, WNM126 .................... NEW (D) CIH 72” Finish Mwr, W85133 ....................... NEW (F) CIH SCX100 16’ Pvt Tng, WNH526 ............ NEW (F) CIH HDX 182 Agr Hd, WNH553 ................. NEW (W) CIH WD1203 Swthr, W83050 ....................... NEW (W) CIH RB564 Rnd Blr, AW,TW, W83013 ........ NEW (W) CIH RB564 Rnd Blr, Ele Twn Nt, W83014 .. NEW (W) CIH SPX3330 SP Spryr, W85098 ............... NEW (F) CIH SPX3330 SP Spryr, WNH585 ................ NEW (W) CIH SRX160 134’ Wld Boom Spryr, W85043 ................................................................................. NEW (F) CIH 8120 Combine, WNC432 ......................... NEW (D) CIH 8120 Combine, W82055 .......................... NEW (W) CIH 8120 Combine, W82076 ......................... NEW (W) CIH 8120 Combine, W82078 ......................... NEW (W) CIH 8120 Combine, W82080 ......................... NEW (B) CIH 2142 35’ Drpr Hd, W82057 ................... NEW (B) CIH 2152 35’ Dpr Hd, W82024 ..................... NEW (D) CIH 2152 40’ Drpr Hd, W82062 ................... NEW (D) CIH 2152 40’ Drpr Hd, W82065 ................... NEW (D) CIH 2152 40’ Drpr Hd, W82050 ................... NEW (W) CIH 2152 45’ Drpr Hd, W82074 ................. NEW

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15351W- CIH 9370

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3825 HRS $72,000 (W)

5935 HRS $57,000 (W)

15357W-’93 CIH 9280

WUT639-’93 CIH 9270

6516 HRS $53,000 (B)

8260 HRS $43,000 (F)

WUY354-’08 JD 4830 SPRAYER

47128W-’04 JD 1895 DRILL W/ 1910

986 HRS $181,000 (F)

TBH TANK $121,000 (D)

47137W-’97 4010 CONCORD DRILL W/3400 TANK $33,000 (D)

47139W-’11 CIH 70’ FH700 AIR DRILL W/3580 TBH TANK $179,000 (B)

WUT594-’11 CIH MAGNUM 245 713 HRS $143,500 (F)

WUT629-’96 CIH 9380 W/ 14’ LEON DOZER 668 HRS $74,000 (F)

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WUT634-’03 CIH STX375 3800 HRS $118,000 (F)

53158W-’90 ROGATOR 1274C

53150W-’05 JD 4920 120’ SPRAYER

1738 HRS $145,000 (B)

2506 HRS $144,000 (W)

WUD119-’08 60’ CIH FH700 DRILL W/3380 TANK $105,000 (F)

47140W-’10 50’ JD 1850 DRILL W/ 1910 TBH TANK $147,000 (B)

46022W-’09 CIH 1250 24 ROW PLANTER $94,000 (H)

WUT640-’93 CIH 9270 8950 HRS $40,500 (F)

18031W-’94 CAT 85C 6935 HRS $47,500

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53157W-’08 CIH 4420 SPRAYER 2100 HRS $185,000 (W)

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EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

Fresh grass means new calves

By Dr. Jeff Lehmkuhler, Beef Extension Specialist, University of Kentucky As ol’ man winter releases us from his Getting calves out of lots and on grass as soon as possible after processing has been grip, the pastures will begin to flourish. shown to lower morbidity or sickness in We’ve had a good fall and winter as far as purchased calves (Dalrymple http://www. precipitation is considered and forages are noble.org/ag/livestock/stockercattle). These expected to take off quickly once the temperatures warm. Many stocker producers researchers transported calves the day of or the following day from the auction market. are hitting or will soon hit the stockyards in Feeders were processed immediately after search of light feeders to turn on grass. FolCall Herb Bingham, 406-469-2250, arrival or the next day if they arrived during lowing are a few considerations to ponder Pendroy, MT the night and then turned out to pasture or this year as you consider buying those calves. grass traps. This system was used with light Preparation is essential to ensure that you feeders known to be fresh calves directly have adequate supplies on hand. Take an from the ranch or farm. Calves received a inventory of your health supplies. Be sure metaphylactic dose of an antibiotic at proyou have adequate syringes, needles, and cessing as well. Gains were near 1.8 pounds products to treat sick cattle. Be sure you per day by the second week after arrival have your thermometer and it is in working with sick non-treated calves gaining nearly order. Order your vaccines, parasite control a pound less than healthy calves. Sick calves products, and implants in advance so you that were treated gained only 0.5 lb less than are not waiting for them to come in after the healthy feeders. Detecting sick calves early cattle have arrived. Discuss with your farm and getting them treated continues to show hands your treatment protocol for first and positive impacts on performance and the second pulls. Discuss when the veterinarian bottom-line. should be contacted and when a mortality Provide access to fresh, clean water upon should be sent to the diagnostic laboratory. arrival. There is some debate on whether Gather your processing tools and make sure it is better to with hold water to stimulate everyone knows where to find them. It is more feed intake upon arrival or to provide not uncommon to have morbidity rates near water immediately. The research does not 30%. Staying on top of the health program show benefits for withholding water upon cannot be stressed enough. arrival. Consider the rumen is 80% plus water and this water in important for the microbes to access the feed consumed and begin digesting the forage and feeds consumed. Several researchers have shown that restricting water intake negatively impacts feed intake, not something desirable in stressed calves. 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Using feed additives such as poloxalene or X30 Console monensin can aid in reducing Multi-touch screen with icon-based, user-definable interface that’s the incidence and severity of easy-to-use and easy to upgrade as your farming needs grow. bloat. Feeding hay and avoiding moving calves into legume fields following heavy dews or a rain also help reduce the risk to bloat. Apply seed to thin areas or areas damaged during the fall/winter feeding to control soil erosion, control weeds and increase grazable forage. With feeder calf prices Farm Tech serves the Golden Triangle and other important agricultural areas with cutting edge products and services for precision farming. By combining agronomy, where they are this spring, technology and data analysis, Farm Tech enables producers to increase production spend some time preparing efficiency, while reducing input costs and protecting sensitive ecosystems. for the arrival of fresh stocker calves. 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Effects of mom’s nutrition on her children’s health

By Marcia Wood, Agricultural Research Service Pioneering studies by U.S. Department of Agriculturefunded research molecular geneticist Robert A. Waterland are helping explain how the foods that soon-to-be-moms eat in the days and weeks around the time of conception—or what’s known as periconceptional nutrition–may affect the way genes function in her children, and her children’s health. In an early study, Waterland and co-investigators examined gene function of 50 healthy children living in rural villages in the West African nation of The Gambia. The study has shaped some of Waterland’s current research into the effects of nutrition on what geneticists refer to as epigenetic mechanisms. Those mechanisms can impact, for example, the levels at which an everyday biochemical process, DNA methylation, occurs at regions of certain genes. DNA methylation is essential for cell development and for stabilizing cell function. In the West Africa study, Waterland and co-researchers found that levels of DNA methylation were higher at regions of five genes in children conceived during the peak rainy season months of August and September, when food would typically have been less available to their mothers. According to Waterland, two of the five genes in which elevated DNA methylation occurred warrant further study because they are associated with risk of disease. Specifically, the SLITRK1 gene is associated with Tourette’s syndrome, and the PAX8 gene is linked to hypothyroidism. In a scientific article in PLoS Genetics, the researchers attributed the epigenetic variation to dramatic seasonal differences in the kinds and amounts of foods available in the three subsistence-farming villages that were the focus of the study. Waterland works at the Children’s Nutrition Research Center in Houston, Texas, which is managed by the Agricultural Research Service, USDA’s chief in-house scientific research agency, and by the Houston-based Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, where Waterland is an associate professor of pediatrics and of molecular and human genetics. This research supports the USDA priority of improving children’s health and nutrition.

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We’d appreciate it if you tell an advertiser you read his ad in the Trader’s Dispatch.

TRACTOR FOR SALE

Early 60’s Oliver 1800 diesel tractor, 80 hp, 540/1000 PTO, 2WD, recent head work, runs good and decent tires obo .............................................. Phone (406) 738-4352 Leave message

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LEININGER ranch - LEWISTOWN, MT Improvements:

General Description:

• 3 bedroom, 2 bath ranchstyle home with full basement, new in 2001. • 1984 Gallatin mobile home, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths on 2 +/acre site. • 2007 45’x88’ heated shop. • 2008 28’x40’, 3 car detached garage. • 2 sets of corrals, grain storage, machine sheds.

• Located 10 miles west of Lewistown at 5754 Lower Cottonwood Creek Road. • Total deeded acres: 1191 +/• 375 acres under pivot irrigation. • 347 +/- acres dry land and sub-irrigated hay. • 470 +/- acres pasture (352 ac. native grass; 118 ac. improved pasture). • All hay land is alfalfa and grass mix. • Summer pasture currently leased through September 30, 2014.

Hay & Grass Production:

• Average hay production: 2000 +/- ton per year (4 ton/ acre average on irrigated acres). • Current pasture capacity: 5060 pairs.

Water:

Buffalo Jump:

• Developed spring with pipeline, provides water to buildings and stock tanks. • Cottonwood Creek - irrigation and stock water source.

• Historical Native American buffalo jump; has produced many artifacts.

Wild Life:

• Deer, pheasants & waterfowl.

This is one of the most productive hay ranches in Central Montana, in a beautiful setting on Cottonwood Creek.

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TRUCK FOR SALE

1992 Freightliner Detroit 60, 10 speed transmission, 790,000 miles, 4 axle, 171/2 ft. box with 10 yard dual axle pup, rebuilt hydraulic cylinder on pup. Truck working every day........................................................................... $35,000

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Retire on your own terms

By Nicole Tiggemann, Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Denver Most Americans are aware that they need to save for retirement. It is a topic that is easy to brush aside to a later date because although the subject is important, it may not seem urgent. But the longer you put off some basic retirement planning, the harder it will be to catch up later. Now is the perfect time to give it some thought, as National Retirement Planning Week takes place in April. We’d like to share with you a few important items about Social Security retirement benefits. When you decide to retire, the easiest and most convenient way to do it is right from the comfort of your home or office computer. Go to www.socialsecurity.gov where you can apply for retirement benefits in as little as 15 minutes. In most cases, there are no forms to sign or documents to send; once you submit your electronic application, that’s it! In addition to using our award-winning website, you can call us toll-free at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778) or visit the Social Security office nearest you. Either way you choose to apply, be sure to have your bank account information handy so we can set up your payments to be deposited directly into your account. Your age when you start to receive Social Security makes a difference in your benefit amount. The full retirement age (the age at which 100 percent of retirement benefits are payable) has been gradually rising from age 65 to age 67. You can retire as early as age 62, but if benefits start before you reach your full retirement age, your monthly payment is reduced. Find out what your full retirement age is by typing in your year of birth at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/ ageincrease.htm. You also can choose to keep working beyond your full retirement age to take advantage of a larger payment. Your benefit will increase automatically each year from the time you reach your full retirement age until you start receiving your benefits or until you reach age 70. The decision of when to retire is personal and depends on a number of factors. To help, we suggest you read our online fact sheet, When To Start Receiving Retirement Benefits, available at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10147.html. You may want to consider your options by using our Retirement Estimator to get instant, personalized estimates of future benefits. You can plug in different retirement ages and scenarios to help you make a more informed retirement decision. Try it out at www.socialsecurity.gov/estimator. You’ll also want to take advantage of our latest and extremely popular service by setting up an online my Social Security account. You can use my Social Security to obtain a copy of your Social Security Statement to check your earnings record and see estimates of the retirement, disability, and survivor benefits you and your family may receive. Visit www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount. Another great website for financial planning — whether for retirement or other financial goals — can be found at www.mymoney.gov. The website features information about how to plan for a host of life events, such as the birth or adoption of a child, home ownership, or retirement. The site also provides money management tools, including a financial savings calculator. To learn more about Social Security retirement benefits and options, please read our publication, Retirement Benefits, at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10035.html. You can retire on your own terms, and we’re here to help.

National Beef Cook-Off

The American National CattleWomen and the Montana CattleWomen invites home cooks across the country to start grilling, broiling, roasting, stir-frying and stewing on their healthy beef menu ideas for this 2013 recipe competition. From January 15 to April 14, 2013, home cooks can submit their best beef recipes online at www.beefcookoff.org for a chance to win $25,000 and a trip to the Metropolitan Cooking and Entertaining Show in Washington, DC. The four categories include: Belt-Tightening Beef Recipes; Semi-Homemade Beef Recipes; Real-Worldly, Real Simple Beef and Potato Recipes; and Craveable Fresh Beef and Fresh California Avocado Recipes. To enter, participants must visit www.beefcookoff.org and use the online entry form. Contest participants may submit multiple recipes in all of the various contest categories as long as they meet the contest rules and criteria, which are provied on the website. ##### There are 13 commercial hot springs in Montana.

New dean hired at Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture

By University of Nebraska-Lincoln IANR Agriculture. I studied the institution extenThe current provost of Southeast Missively and I’ve been very impressed by the souri State University will be the new dean quality and dedication of its faculty and of the Nebraska College of Technical Agstaff, and the support NCTA receives from riculture (NCTA) at Curtis. the University of Nebraska, state legislators, Ronald Rosati will assume the position Nebraska’s agricultural community, and the this summer. town of Curtis,” said Rosati. “NCTA offers “We are most excited to have a person some creative and visionary academic proof Dr. Rosati’s talent, skills and experience grams that are very high quality and serve to be our next dean of NCTA,” said Ronthe needs of its students very well. I look nie Green, vice president of agriculture forward to working with the NCTA comand natural resources for the University of munity to continue to grow the institution, Nebraska. including its enrollment, programs, and serRosati has been provost of Southeast vice to Nebraska’s agricultural community.” Missouri State since 2010. Previously, he “With the foundation that has been esserved in a number of roles at Texas A&M tablished, NCTA is poised to move to the University-Kingsville, including dean of the next level under Dr. Rosati’s vision, leadCollege of Agriculture, Natural Resources ership and management capabilities,” said and Human Sciences. Green, who also serves as the Harlan vice Rosati received his associate’s degree in chancellor of the university’s Institute of agriculture from Farmingdale Agricultural Agriculture and Natural Resources. and Technical College, his bachelor’s and Rosati also has experience at Illinois master’s degrees in agricultural education State University, Ohio State University, from Cornell University and his doctorate Iowa State University and Alfred State in agricultural education from Iowa State College, where he also served as provost. University. NCTA is a two-year college that offers Rosati replaces Weldon Sleight, who associate of science and applied science retired last year. degrees in agriculture fields. It includes a “I appreciate the opportunity to join the 600-acre land and livestock laboratory. team at the Nebraska College of Technical ##### Ferdinand told the grandkids he was going to teach them how to can tomatoes, but they assured him they already knew how. The kids lined the tomatoes up on the counter, walked over to each one, and said, “You’re fired!”

##### The thermometer registered 70 degrees below zero, the lowest temperature it was capable of recording, at Rogers Pass on January 20, 1954, when Montana set the record for the coldest temperature ever recorded in the continental U.S.

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Hocket Barley Seed For Sale Contact Bruce Maurer, Power, MT (406) 463-2506 or (406) 788-2506

BALE CHOPPER FOR SALE

NDE 1652 bale chopper, used very little. Excellent condition.

$16,000 Call 406-257-5057 or 406-250-2094

Spring Consignment & Horse

Looking for all types of farm equipment, vehicles, tools, etc. Also looking for horses.

Saturday, May 25th 4 miles north of Conrad, Montana Deadline to get consigned items advertised is May 3

Flying D Auction CONRAD, MONTANA

Zane Drishinski 289-0514

Gerald Miller 289-0510

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MACK TRUCK FOR SALE

1989 Mack cabover truck, 400 hp Mack engine, 10 speed Mack transmission, 44,000# Mack rear end, nearly new front tires, 50% rear caps (1000-22), 515,000 miles, good shape..$6500 Phone Howard Roberts, (406) 467-2078, Fairfield, Montana

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Forest Service offering fire training across state

By University of Nebraska-Lincoln IANR In the next several months, the Nebraska Forest Service’s (NFS) Wildland Fire Training Program expects to train about 500 firefighters across the state to prepare for another major wildfire season. Continuing intense drought, increased forest fuel loads and the spread of eastern red cedar, at a rate of about 38,000 new acres per year, have created an explosive potential for very large and more complex wildfires statewide. More than 1,500 wildland fires were reported in Nebraska last year. Through April, the Nebraska Forest Service will offer classes to promote safety and review the most effective firefighting techniques for wildfires, fireline safety refresher training (Red Card training) and the Nebraska Wildland Fire Academy. “Nebraska experienced the worst fire year on record in 2012, burning nearly 500,000 acres (68,634 of which were forested), 65 structures, hundreds of miles of fence and costing at least $12 million,” said Casey McCoy, NFS wildland fire training manager. “Crown fires were common, sending walls of flame high above the forest canopy and spewing whirling firebrands ahead of the fire, where they fell on tinder-dry fuel and rooftops.” Fireline safety refresher training (Red Card training) focuses on core content subjects. The Nebraska Wildland Fire Academy provides fire and incident management training and uses the expertise of local fire officers to meet the fire training needs of western Nebraska and the surrounding region. The academy classes provide the training needed for firefighters to become nationally certified wildland firefighters. “It is imperative that Nebraska firefighters adapt to the growing complexity of fire management; these classes are one step in the process of helping firefighters and communities prepare for managing complex wildfires,” said McCoy. Nebraska has 476 rural fire districts and a total of more than 14,000 firefighters. NFS helps maximize the impact of the existing (predominantly volunteer) force of local firefighters across the state. In the future, NFS staff members also hope to employ other techniques to help firefighters prepare for wildfire, including: • Expand Firewise wildfire safety and fuels reduction programs to reduce risk to homeowners, developers and rural landowners. • Continue to improve fire suppression training and firefighting resources to ensure that well-trained, well-equipped firefighters are available to respond. • Improve ability to provide rapid, aggressive and effective initial attack and coordinated extended attack. Firefighters were stretched much too thin in 2012. Access Wildland Fire Training program information at: http://nfs.unl.edu/ Fire/wildlandfiretraining. asp Information about reported wildfires in the state: http://nfsdata.unl.edu/wildfire/viewwildfiremapmenu. asp

Truths for mature humans

1. I think part of a best friend’s job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die. 2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you’re wrong. 3. I totally take back all those times I didn’t want to nap when I was younger. 4. There is great need for a sarcasm font. 5. How in the world are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet? 6. Was learning cursive really necessary? 7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on # 5. I’m pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood. 8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died. 9. I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t at least kind of tired. 10. Bad decisions make good stories. 11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren’t going to do anything productive for the rest of the day. 12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don’t want to have to restart my collection...again. 13. I’m always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page technical report that I swear I did not make any changes to. 14. “Do not machine wash or tumble dry” means I will never wash this - ever. 15. I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Damn it!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voice mail. What did you do after I didn’t answer? Drop the phone and run away? 16. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste. 17. I keep some people’s phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call. 18. I think the freezer deserves a light as well. 19. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lite than Kay. 20. I wish Google Maps had an “Avoid Ghetto” routing option. 21. Sometimes, I’ll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the heck was going on when I first saw it. 22. I would rather try to carry 10 over-loaded plastic bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in. 23. The only time I look forward to a red light is when I’m trying to finish a text. 24. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

25. How many times is it appropriate to say “What?” before you just nod and smile because you still didn’t hear or understand a word they said? 26. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers and sisters! 27. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever. 28. Is it just me or do high school kids get dumber & dumber every year? 29. There’s no worse feeling than that millisecond you’re sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far. 30. As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate bicyclists. 31. Sometimes I’ll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is. 32. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I’d bet everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time!

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BULLS FOR SALE (3) Yearling & (1) 2-Year-Old Virgin BVD PI negative, registered, purebreds, calving ease, black polled, good feet and legs, easy fleshing and docile. Semen tested by DVM Clint Hilt 1.) #115 - (2-year old) BW 97, BD 2-13-2011, Adj WW 792 Adj YW 1153, YHH 51, SC 35.5cm, Purebred Simmental Sire: LBR Coaltrain S22 (Dream on Son) 2.) #202 - Adj BW 72, BD 1-26-2012, Adj WW 618, SC 32cm, Purebred Simmental Sire: LBR Coaltrain S22 3.) #270 - Adj BW 83, BD 2-19-2012, Adj WW 668, SC 36cm, Purebred Simmental Sire: LBR Coaltrain S22 4.) #2 - Actual BW 96, BD 1-18-2012, Actual WW 76 – 9-6-2012, Actual YW 950 – 11-5-2012 WHH 47”, SC 32cm, 50% Simmental, 40% Angus, 10% Gelvieh Sire: WCS LRS Masterdesign S8

Price, EPD’s & Pedigree Available

KONESKY SIMMENTAL Call Joe, home (406) 736-5336, cell (406) 788-4415, Sand Coulee, MT

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Agricultural scientists with Montana State University Extension are encouraging farmers to use management practices that minimize ammonia volatilization loss from nitrogen fertilizers to the atmosphere. These practices can increase yields, be a financial boost to producers, and reduce release of ammonia gas, a pollutant that is a greenhouse gas. MSU Extension has published two bulletins titled “Factors Affecting Nitrogen Fertilizer Volatilization” and “Management to Minimize Nitrogen Fertilizer Volatilization.” The first explains various soil and climate factors that interact to affect volatilization. Understanding these factors can help crop producers avoid applying urea and other nitrogen fertilizers in situations that may promote substantial volatilization. The second bulletin presents best management practices to minimize volatilization loss and increase nitrogen use efficiency. “Multiple and often interrelated factors make volatilization variable and difficult to predict under field conditions,” said Clain Jones, the bulletin’s lead author and Extension soil fertility specialist in the Department of Land Resources and Environmental

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Wheat Letter asked several U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) member state wheat commissions to report on crop and preplanting conditions. Here are the results: Eastern Soft Red Winter Even though Ohio has had little snow cover and single digit temperatures recently, most of the SRW wheat crop in the state is in good shape. In northwest and north central Ohio, most of the wheat was in good condition before winter began and there have been minimal periods of standing water and ice. In western Ohio, there have been some reports of leaf “burn” from cold winds. The Virginia SRW crop grew and tillered well during the winter and some varieties are close to stem elongation, the growth stage right before the seed head begins to form. Soil moisture levels are above average for most of the growing region and reports evaluate crop condition as 30 percent excellent, 40 percent good and 30 percent fair. Barring an unexpected freeze at or near heading, Virginia is looking at a sizeable crop for 2013. Winter wheat planted acres in Maryland for 2013 is forecast at 330,000 acres, up 20,000 acres from 2012. Conditions in Maryland, as they are in most SRW-producing states currently are conducive to a very good harvest this year. Desert Southwest Conditions for the irrigated Desert Durum® crop in Arizona are predictably good each year and this season presents no exception. The only question is whether record warmth will advance the growth process ahead of normal. However, compared to 2012/13, planted area in the state is likely down from about 100,000 acres to as low as 60,000 acres, a decline of 25 percent to 35 percent. California wheat growers are expecting a good to average year in terms of planted acres and quality. The biggest challenge at the moment is lack of rain. Dryland growers – representing about 20 percent of the crop – are hoping for more rain soon, although for some it is already too late. For traditionally irrigated wheat, a lack of rain in January and February is challenging since water is not always available early in the year. Growers are alert to early signs of stripe rust and will protect the crop as needed. Common wheat planted acres are about the same as last year; durum acres are down substantially. Southern and Central Plains Most of the Texas HRW crop, planted on 5.8 million acres (2.4 million ha), looks surprisingly good. However, about half of the crop is rated in poor to very poor condition. Due to successive years of drought, sub-soil moisture is almost non-existent and with warm, dry weather approaching, additional precipitation in March and throughout the rest of the growing season will be essential for the success of the crop. Dryland wheat in the parched Texas Panhandle has fared the worst. In Oklahoma, wheat planted area is up 2 percent from last year to 5.5 million acres. However, total production is likely to be less than last year because of serious drought conditions. Rain and snowfall in the past few weeks have improved wheat conditions, and the wheat looks promising in the southwest, central and irrigated fields in the Panhandle region. However, USDA still ranks 41 percent of the wheat in the state in very poor to poor condition. Stands are worse in the northwest counties that normally produce more wheat. Historical data show that wheat emerging in December in Oklahoma will yield 50 percent of a

normal crop. This season, in the northwest, much of the HRW did not emerge until late January to early February. The picture could improve a bit with ideal conditions the rest of the season. Recent rain and snow showers have improved the status of the Kansas HRW crop significantly. Wheat in the state’s central corridor, which produces about 60 percent of the crop, has good moisture and appears to be in good shape. In contrast, western Kansas is still suffering drought effects. Much of the wheat there is either very small, or did not emerge last fall and spring rains will be needed to re-establish the crop. The wheat is beginning to come out of dormancy and while there is enough moisture to carry it for three to four weeks, the crop will need much more precipitation to get to harvest. The drought is starting to take a visible toll on HRW in Nebraska. After planting in the fall, only farmers who had at least spotty emergence have reason for much hope as the winter provided less than 6 inches of snow in the panhandle and southwestern region where most of the state’s wheat is grown. Even along the southern border with Kansas, more snow may not be enough to re-establish the crop there. Abnormally warm temperatures in early March in the west kicked wheat to break dormancy, but rainfall in the coming few weeks will make or break the state’s HRW crop. In the first crop progress report of 2013, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) rated 19 percent of Colorado HRW as very poor, 32 percent poor, 37 percent fair, 11 percent good and 1 percent excellent. Last year at this time, 3 percent was considered very poor, 11 percent poor, 42 percent fair, 40 percent good and 4 percent excellent. The primary change has been the historic drought. Twenty-nine percent of Colorado topsoil is very short on moisture, compared to 8 percent at this time last year. Fifty-one percent of Colorado subsoil is very short on moisture, compare with 8 percent last year. In South Dakota, warm and very dry weather lingered deep into the autumn, disrupting the HRW crop’s normal development. Dormancy was delayed and root development was poor. With the drought continuing through the winter, producers throughout the state are very concerned. Of the estimated 60 percent of winter wheat that had emerged in South Dakota, more than half is in rough shape. Recently, HRW conditions were rated 20 percent very poor, 46 percent poor, 31 percent fair, 3 percent good and 0 percent excellent. Some producers in central South Dakota seeded some hard red spring (HRS) in mid-March while much of the north and northeastern region is still snow covered. Local experts said that a delay in HRS seeding could mean fewer acres as producers opt for other crops. Wyoming remains very dry and storms last week only provided spotty relief from the ongoing drought. Snow amounts ranged from a trace to just 5 inches. Wyoming producers seeded an estimated 145,000 acres of HRW for 2013 and where stands are established with little apparent winter kill, that wheat is just beginning to break dormancy. Unfortunately, the recent storms featured high sustained winds with gusts reaching 70 mph certainly providing additional stress for the Wyoming wheat crop. Northern Plains After a dry summer and fall, most of North Dakota has received adequate snowfall this season. However, much of the state is still classified as being in an abnormally continued on page a36

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High-protein potential in doubt while SRW, SW crops look good continued from page a34

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By Steve Merritt, Public Information Officer Federal animal disease traceability rules that took effect on March 11 should have little impact on most of the state’s cattle producers, says Dr. Tahnee Szymanski, assistant state veterinarian for the Montana Department of Livestock. “The new rules may seem intimidating, but we aren’t expecting much impact here in Montana as we ship most of our cattle out of state before they reach 18 months of age,” Szymanski said. The new rules outline federal requirements for interstate movement of animals, including what animals are required to be officially identified, approved forms of identification, certification requirements, and allowable exemptions. The rules are the result of a decade-long process by the USDA-APHIS to implement an animal health disease traceability program. The first plan, the National Animal Identification System (NAIS), met with stiff resistance from livestock producers, so USDA solicited additional public comment and drafted new rules. “The final rules reflect industry feedback,” Szymanski said. “For example, brands are now included as an official form of ID when agreed upon by both the shipping and receiving states.” Additionally, the use of backtags, originally proposed to be phased out, will still be allowed for animals heading directly to slaughter. Another provision in the new rules that was not present in the proposed rules include alternative movement documentation – such as a brand inspection certificate – when agreed upon by both the shipping and receiving states. Additional information on the new traceability rules can be found on DOL’s Premise ID web page http://liv.mt.gov/ mtid/default.mcpx, and on the USDA-APHIS website http:// www.aphis.usda.gov/traceability. Following is a summary of the major requirements of the new rule: Official identification requirements for interstate movement of cattle: Cattle and/or bison moving interstate are required to be officially identified prior to interstate movement if they are: Sexually intact animals 18 months of age and over Used for rodeo or recreational events (any age) Used for shows or exhibitions (any age) Female dairy cattle of any age Dairy males born after March 11, 2013 Documentation requirements for interstate movement of cattle: Cattle and bison moved interstate must be accompanied by an interstate certificate of veterinary inspection (ICVI) unless they are moved: Directly to a recognized slaughtering establishment, or to an approved livestock facility and then directly to a recognized slaughtering establishment, and they are accompanied by an owner-shipper statement. Directly to an approved livestock facility with an ownershipper statement and do not move interstate from the facility unless accompanied by an ICVI. From farm of origin for veterinary medical examination or treatment and returned to farm of origin without change of ownership. Directly from state through another state and back to the original state. As a commuter herd with a copy of the commuter herd agreement as agreed by both the shipping and receiving states. Between shipping and receiving states with documentation other than an ICVI, e.g., a brand inspection certificate, only when agreed upon by animal health officials in both states. For animals that are required to be officially identified, the official identification number must be recorded on the ICVI unless animals are moved from an approved livestock facility directly to slaughter. Acceptable forms of official identification: An official eartag (840 RFID tag, metal bangs tag, silver metal USDA tag) Brands registered with a recognized brand inspection authority when approved by both the shipping and receiving states. Animals must be accompanied by an official brand inspection certificate. Registered breed tattoos when approved by both the shipping and receiving states. Animals must be accompanied by a breed registration certificate. ##### A typical large pair of elk antlers weight 40 pounds.

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North Dakota durum wheat variety trial results

By Joel Ransom, Elias Elias, Maricelis Acevedo, Tim Friesen, Frank Manthey and Marcia McMullen (NDSU Main Station); Eric Eriksmoen (Hettinger Research Extension Center and North Central Research Extension Center, Minot); Bryan Hanson (Langdon Research Extension Center); Gordon Bradbury (Williston Research Extension Center); and Blaine Schatz (Carrington Research Extension Center) Durum was planted on 1.4 million acres analyses enable the reader to determine, in North Dakota in 2012, up from the at a predetermined level of confidence, if 750,000 acres planted in 2011. Average the differences observed among varieties yield is estimated at 32 bushels per acre are reliable or if they might be due to er(bu/a), up significantly from the yield of ror inherent in the experimental process. 25.5 bu/a recorded last year. The most The LSD (Least Significant Difference) commonly grown varieties in 2012 and the numbers beneath the columns in tables are percent of the acreage they occupied were derived from these statistical analyses and Divide (30.4), Alkabo (14.7), Mountrail only apply to the numbers in the column (13.3), Lebsock (10.3), Grenora (10.2), in which they appear. If the difference bePierce (3.4) and Tioga (2.9). tween two varieties exceeds the LSD value, Durum varieties are tested each year at it means that with 90 percent confidence multiple sites throughout North Dakota. (LSD probability 0.10), the higher-yielding The relative performance of these varieties variety has a significant yield advantage. is presented in table form. Variety perforWhen the difference between two varieties mance data are used to provide recomis less than the LSD value, no significant mendations to producers. Some varieties difference occurs between those two varietmay not be included in the tables due to ies under those growing conditions. insufficient testing or lack of seed availNS is used to indicate no significant difability, or they offer no yield or disease ference for that trait among any of the variadvantage over similar varieties. Yield is eties at the 90 percent level of confidence. reported at 13.5 percent moisture, while The CV is a measure of variability in the protein content is reported for 12 percent trial. The CV stands for coefficient of variamoisture content. tion and is expressed as a percentage. Large The agronomic data presented in this CVs mean a large amount of variation that publication are from replicated research could not be attributed to differences in the plots using experimental designs that envarieties. able the use of statistical analysis. These continued on page a40

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Presentation of data for the entries tested does not imply approval or endorsement by the authors or agencies conducting the test. North Dakota State University approves the reproduction of any table in the publication only if no portion is deleted, appropriate footnotes are given and the or-

der of the data is not rearranged. Additional data from county sites are available from each Research Extension Center at www. ag.ndsu.edu/varietytrials/durum. Use data from multiple locations and years when selecting a variety.

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Centrally managed wheat supply systems not friendly

By Casey Chumrau, USW Market Analyst New players – in any industry – commonly employ a lower price strategy to capture market share. In the wheat market, the true price is best determined by fair market practices, but several players have tried recently to be a low-cost alternative to the traditional five exporters. Despite artificially low prices that increase export demand, production problems and fluctuating competitor prices have come back to limit the market share of these newer suppliers. But there is good news for buyers: higher quality wheat supplies are now positioned to fill the demand left unmet by the low cost competitors. Russia has emerged as a major wheat exporter in the past ten years but is still working to achieve consistent production and export capability. Significant weather events in two of the last three years have seriously setback Russia’s supply reputation. In 2010/11, Russian exports fell to 3.98 million metric tons (MMT) from a record 18.6 MMT the prior year due to a 33 percent production decline. The country rebounded in 2011/12 with a new record of 21.6 MMT in exports and 14 percent world market share, fourth highest among major exporters. Yet, with another year of poor weather causing production to drop, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) expects 2012/13 Russian exports will total just 10.5 MMT, a 51 percent drop and just 8 percent of world market share. Russian exporters used below-market-value pricing that spurred most of export sales in the first five months of this marketing year. As export supply dwindled, rumors of a government imposed export limit or outright embargo caused both producers and exporters to panic. An effort to rush wheat sales before the government could implement restrictions contributed to a fairly steep – and unnecessary – discounting of Russian wheat. From mid-July to mid-October, Russian wheat ranged from $300 to $345 per metric ton (MT), some $15 to $45/MT lower than competitive wheat supplies on an FOB basis. As domestic and exportable supplies tightened, Russian prices increased while competing wheat prices declined. Russian exports effectively dried up in the second half of the year and the agricultural analysis firm SovEcon recently pegged the FOB value of Russian wheat just above $350/ MT. For a comparison, U.S. offers on March 15 from the Gulf were $293/MT for soft red winter (SRW) and $326 for 12.0 percent protein hard red winter (HRW). The results of this price disparity means Russia’s domestic consumers are now paying a premium for their wheat when world wheat prices have dropped. In contrast, export customers like Egypt benefited from buying Russian wheat cheaply when world wheat prices were higher. The other non-traditional player helping to shape the export market this year is India. The country is the world’s second largest producer of wheat but rarely exports significant quantities. For five consecutive years starting in 2000/01, India exported at least 1.5 MMT, including a record 5.65 MMT in 2003/04. But since 2004/05, the country has exported between 23,000 MT and 891,000 MT each year, accounting for less than 1 percent of total world exports. This year, India is working aggressively to export surplus wheat supplies. Yet, significant quality concerns deter even the most price sensitive buyers from purchasing Indian wheat, even though the government-set minimum export price has been around $300/MT since early February, the lowest on the market at the time. USDA does predict total Indian exports will reach a record 6.5 MMT in 2012/13. However, India cannot compete with higher quality wheat supplies unless it has a substantial price advantage. The highest bid in India’s most recent export tender was $307/MT. In contrast, world wheat prices have fallen more than 10 percent in the past month and both U.S. and Australian wheat are at or below $300/MT. As a result, Indian sales will likely dry up unless the current price dynamic shifts. India’s government is understandably hesitant to lower the price any further to compete in the export market. Although the calculations vary by source, Indian wheat exports at prices less than $315 to $325 FOB require the government to spend scarce budget resources to subsidize those exports because of their high domestic support price. Besides costing money, subsidized exports violate India’s WTO commitments. Those export subsidies are in addition to a minimum support price and production subsidies that are generally calculated to cover 40 to 70 percent of a grower’s fertilizer costs and 70 to 90 percent of irrigation and electricity costs.1 To read more about India’s continued on page A43

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A horse in Flathead County has been diagnosed with the neurological form Equine herpes virus (EHV1) after developing clinical signs of the disease. Based upon the travel history of the animal and the incubation period of the disease, the horse was likely exposed at an event in Ravalli County in March. The Department of Livestock is currently working with event organizers to inform event participants of the potential risk. Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1) is naturally occurring in equine populations and may cause respiratory disease, abortion in mares, neonatal foal death, and/or neurologic disease. There are two types of the virus responsible for outbreaks in the U.S. – the neuropathogenic form, and the wild type. The horse in question appears to be infected with the less virulent strain, which is not as likely to cause neurological or severe clinical symptoms.

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poorly managed wheat production system, visit Wheat Letter, March 6, 2013. Both Russia and India demonstrated at different points this year that the lowest cost provider can attract a lot of business in a short period of time. These suppliers have also shown how quickly unstable and unpredictable government intervention can deter demand and distort market prices. As we have said and will say again, the U.S. wheat store is always open with a reliable supply of high-quality wheat for any wheat food. And today, U.S. wheat is available the lowest prices of this marketing year, making it an even better deal for our overseas customers. #### An atheist was spending a quiet day fishing when suddenly his boat was attacked by the Loch Ness monster. In one easy flip, the beast tossed him and his boat high into the air. Then it opened its mouth to swallow both. As the man sailed head over heels, he cried out, “Oh, God! Help me!” At once, the ferocious attack scene froze in place, and as the atheist hung in midair, a booming voice came down from the clouds, “I thought you didn’t believe in me!” “Come on, God, give me a break!” the man pleaded. “Two seconds ago I didn’t believe in the Lock Ness monster either!”

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John Deere 535 twine only. Tag #24370... ................................................$4950 (L) John Deere 535 net wrap. Tag #24760..... ................................................$8500 (L) John Deere 535 twine only. Tag #23208... ............................................... $4950 (H) John Deere 535 twine only. Tag #23888... ............................................... $4950 (H) John Deere 535 twine only. Tag #24895... ............................................... $5500 (H) John Deere 535 net wrap. Tag #24861..... ............................................$10,000 (G) John Deere 535 net wrap. Tag #23307..... ................................................$6500 (L) Case IH RB564 net wrap. Tag #24298....... .............................................$27,000 (L) Case IH RB564 twine only. Tag #25129..... .............................................$21,000 (L) Case IH RBX562 twine only. Tag #23670.. ............................................... $6500 (H) Case IH 8465A net wrap. Tag #24837....... ................................................$6000 (L) Hesston 5465A twine only. Tag #23671.... ............................................ $17,000 (H) New Holland 688 twine only. Tag #23721. ............................................... $7950 (H) New Holland 688 twine only. Tag #25155.. ..............................................$7950 (LV) New Holland 688 with net wrap. Tag #25281....................................$9950 (L) New Holland 688 5-ft. x 6-ft. bales. Tag #24916................................$14,000 (G) New Holland BR780 twine only. Tag #24097....................................$7950 (L) New Holland BR780 net wrap. Tag #24933.................................$17,000 (L) New Holland BR780 net wrap. Tag #24934.................................$17,000 (L)

Miscellaneous

John Deere 825i 4WD Gator utility vehicle, EFI. Tag #21177................... $11,500 (G) John Deere 850D 4WD diesel Gator utility vehicle. Tag #24502..............$10,250 (H) John Deere 6X4 Gator, 6 wheel vehicle, power dump. Tag #25126....... $4500 (LV) John Deere 6X4 Gator, 6 wheel vehicle, power dump. Tag #25127....... $5500 (LV) John Deere 6X4 Gator, 6 wheel vehicle, power dump. Tag #25128....... $4950 (LV) Bobcat 3400 4x4 utility vehicle. Tag #25299................................... $8950 (H) Polaris 700 XP utility vehicle with full cab. Tag #22749.......................... $10,950 (G) Polaris 700 XP 4WD utility vehicle, EFI. Tag #23659................................... $8500 (H) Arctic Cat Prowler 650cc utility vehicle, cab. Tag #24726....................$6500 (LV) Case IH Scout utility vehicle, full cab. Tag #23655...................................$8950 (G) Land Pride 4400EX articulated utility vehicle. Tag #24191................... $5000 (H) Suzuki 250 2WD ATV. Tag #22709............ ............................................... $2000 (H) Land Price Trekker utility vehicle. Tag #24497................................... $4700 (H) Buhler Y1010H transfer auger. Like new. Tag #20464............................. $2500 (H) Buhler Y1370 13”x70-ft. grain auger. Tag #24754.....................................$9500 (H) Bale King 2000 round bale processor. Tag #24995................................ $10,950 (B) Bale King 2010 round baler processor. Tag #24724................................... $7500 (H) Buhler 45 7-ft. rear blade. Tag #24902...... ................................................$650 (LV) Frontier BB2184 rear box blade. Tag #24707................................... $1749 (B)

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Frontier LR2060 5-ft. rear landscape rake. Tag #20734............................... $550 (B) General Imp BB60 5-ft. rear box blade. Tag #3483....................................... $475 (B) General Imp 7-ft. rear blade. Tag #23752.. ................................................$1000 (L) General Imp DS30 3-point dirt scoop. Tag #3104....................................... $325 (B) John Deere 54” front mount blade. Tag #22003................................... $1000 (B) John Deere 54” front mount blade. Tag #25152..................................... $975 (B) Howse rear box blade. Tag #24338........... ................................................. $495 (B) Frontier 3-point bale spear. Tag #24907.... ................................................$275 (LV) Worksaver bale spear. Tag #23753........... ..................................................$295 (L) Frontier AP12D pallet fork for 600/700 loaders. Tag #23460........................ $950 (G) Farm King Y750R 75” finish mower, rear discharge. Tag #25377........... $2900 (G) Farm King 60” 3-point finishing mower. Tag #22705......................................$750 (L) John Deere 613 6-ft. rotary cutter. Tag #24904....................................$750 (LV) King Kutter 6-ft. rotary cutter. Tag #24337. ................................................. $695 (B) Tebben TC-94-500 5-ft. rotary cutter. Tag #22953................................... $1250 (B) John Deere 673 74” rotary tiller. Tag #25370................................... $3000 (G) John Deere 59” front snowblower. Tag #22951................................... $3500 (B) John Deere 54” front snowblower. Tag #25331................................... $1800 (B) Smith 100 trailer air compressor. Tag #25020..................................$7500 (LV) King Kutter S500 3-point spin spreader. Tag #24330............................... $450 (B) King Kutter S500 3-point spin spreader. Tag #24331............................... $450 (B) John Deere 25 gallon Gator sprayer. Tag #2902....................................... $400 (B) Danuser post hole digger with two bits. Tag #24790....................................$1900 (L) Shaver 901 post hole digger with two bits. Tag #20775............................. $1475 (B)

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Tractors

John Deere 9460R 4WD, 460 hp, 300 hours. Tag #25311............. $278,000 (H) John Deere 9200 4WD, 310 hp, 4300 hours. Tag #23137...........................$92,000 (L) John Deere 9200 4WD, 310 hp. Tag #25379................................ $91,000 (G) John Deere 8650 4WD, 290 hp. Tag #25276... ................................................... $43,000 (L) John Deere 8630 4WD, 275 hp, 8750 hours. Tag #24834...........................$18,000 (L) John Deere 7930 746 loader, 220 hp, 2645 hours. Tag #24936............. $155,000 (H) John Deere 7820 MFWD, duals, 185 hp, 5215 hours. Tag #23337...... $94,500 (H) John Deere 7810 MFWD, 175 hp, 4172 hours. Tag #25297............... $79,500 (H) John Deere 7800 MFWD, 170 hp, powershift, duals,9245 hours. Tag #24700....... ............................................ $52,000 (H) John Deere 7730 MFWD, 152 hp, 2100 hours. Tag #23343..............$114,000 (B) John Deere 7430 loader, 166 hp, 2825 hours. Tag #24880............. $126,500 (B) John Deere 7400 loader, 118 hp, 10,500 hours. Tag #24660............... $49,900 (B) John Deere 7220 loader, 95 hp, 5325 hours. Tag #24182.........................$72,500 (LV) John Deere 7210 MFWD, 95 hp, 3988 hours. Tag #23338............... $53,000 (H) John Deere 7200 loader mounts, 95 hp, 7840 hours. Tag #24352...... $37,000 (H) John Deere 7130 standard, 740 loader, 125 hp. Tag #24860.................. $103,000 (G) John Deere 6430 Premium loader, 125 hp, 4600 hours. Tag #24878.......$68,950 (L) John Deere 6430 Premium loader, 125 hp, 4150 hours. Tag #24877...... $69,950 (G) John Deere 6430 Premium new H340, 125 hp, 3465 hours. Tag #21124...$74,500 (B) John Deere 6420 loader, 110 hp, 6571 hours. Tag #24876................$57,500 (L) John Deere 6420 loader, 110 hp, 5767 hours. Tag #24875............... $62,500 (G) John Deere 6400 cab, loader, 85 hp, 6964 hours. Tag #24670............... $39,900 (H) John Deere 4720 cab, loader, 58 hp, 795 hours. Tag #24010..............$37,950 (LV) John Deere 4520 cab, 130 hp, 2WD, syncro, PTO, 9500 hours. Tag #24832........ ................................................$9950 (L) John Deere 4520 cab, loader, 50 hp, 517 hours. Tag #24900..............$35,950 (LV) John Deere 4240 110 hp, 9419 hours, powershift, loader. Tag #25102...$24,500 (H)

Drills

John Deere 1820/1900 60-ft., 10” spacing, single shoot. Tag #25282.....$75,000 (L) John Deere 730 36-ft air drill, disk, 6” spacing. Tag #24432........... $55,500 (G) John Deere 9450 50-ft. box drill, 12” spacing. Tag #22937.................. $23,000 (H) John Deere 9400 50-ft. box drill, 12” spacing. Tag #24105.................. $27,500 (H) Flexi-Coil 5000/3850 57-ft. air drill, 10” spacing. Tag #24911........... $95,000 (G) Flexi-Coil 5000/4350 57-ft. air drill, 9.5” spacing. Tag #24789......... $125,000 (H) Flexi-Coil 5000/2320 57-ft. air drill, 12” spacing. Tag #20918........... $42,500 (H) Flexi-Coil 5000/2320 51-ft. air drill, 12” spacing. Tag #24505........... $59,500 (H) Flexi-Coil 5000/2320 57-ft. air drill, 12” spacing. Tag #24504........... $68,400 (H) Flexi-Coil 5000/2320 57-ft. air drill, 12” spacing. Tag #20840............$37,500 (L) Flexi-Coil 5000/1720 39-ft. air drill. Tag #24292................................ $38,000 (H) Flexi-Coil 7500/3450 60-ft. air drill, 9” spacing. Tag #24912........... $75,000 (G) Case IH 8500 45-ft. 10” spacing, 150 bushel tank. Tag #25272............... $9500 (H) Morris 7180 Maxim 29-ft. 12” spacing. Tag #25101.................................$29,750 (L) New Holland SD440 60-ft. air drill, 9” spacing. Tag #24886......... $128,000 (H) New Holland SD440 60-ft. air drill, 9” spacing. Tag #24107..........$104,000 (L) Concord 3400 Tag #24920..... $35,000 (G)

John Deere 4120 MFWD, 43 hp, loader, 242 hours. Tag #25369........ $26,000 (G) John Deere 4100 4WD, 19 hp, hydrostat, 5100 hours. Tag #25333......... $6300 (B) John Deere 4040 cab, 3-point, 90 hp. Tag #24800................................ $15,000 (H) John Deere 4010 2WD, 80 hp. Tag #25278... .....................................................$8500 (L) John Deere 302G with 6-ft. flail mower. Tag #25209...................................$4800 (G) Case IH 2870 4WD, 4 SCVs, 300 hp. Tag #24104................................... $7500 (H) Case IH MXU130 loader, 130 hp, 3594 hours. Tag #22427............... $58,000 (G) Case IH MX120 120 hp, 5200 hours, loader. Tag #25166.......................... $52,500 (H) Case IH MX210 MFWD, 210 hp, 3934 hours. Tag #24296................$81,500 (L) Case IH MXM130 MFWD, 130 hp, 4650 hours. Tag #24991................$51,000 (L) (3) Alamo EA414C with 6-ft. flail mowers. Tag #25206-8. Each............... $9000 (G) Deutz-Allis 9170 172 hp, with loader & grapple. Tag #25287............ $35,000 (H) Deutz-Allis 5220 MFWD, 26 hp, loader. Tag #25376...................................$7500 (G) Massey-Ferguson 6180 loader, 110 hp, 5000 hours. Tag #24996...... $47,500 (G) Ford 8730 140 hp, MFWD, loader. Tag #25366................................ $28,500 (H) Ford 8340 loader, 106 hp, 2000 hours. Tag #24772.................................$39,000 (L) Ford 8630 MFWD, 121 hp, 7530 hours. Tag #24771.................................$27,500 (L) Ford 4110 54 hp, 6212 hours, 2WD, 540 PTO. Tag #25210................... $3500 (G) Ford CA261F 2WD, PTO, military tug vehicle. Tag #25212................... $2500 (G) Ford 2000 36 hp, 2WD, 540 PTO. Tag #25214...................................$5250 (G) Ford 9N 20 hp, 2WD, 540 PTO. Tag #25211....................................$2000 (G) Ford 8N 2WD, loader, 23 hp Tag #25279.. ................................................$2000 (L) New Holland 8160 2WD, cab, 90 hp, 6791 hours....................................$19,500 (L) New Holland 9482 4WD, 95% tires, 300 hp. Tag #24833...........................$78,500 (L) New Holland TC40A MFWD, 40 hp, 2029 hours. Tag #23505................$14,500 (L) Versatile/Ford 946 325 hp, 4WD. Tag #25295.................................$50,000 (L) Versatile/Ford 946 325 hp, 4WD. Tag #25353................................ $62,000 (H) Versatile 835 4WD, 230 hp, 5853 hours. Tag #23754.......................... $21,000 (G) Valmet 8950 loader, 200 hp, 7725 hours. Tag #23912.......................... $34,950 (H)

Tillage

Schulte 14-ft. rock windrowing rake, PTO drive.................................Coming In (H) Gysler 44 44-ft. chisel plow. Tag #22038... ................................................$3500 (L) Flexi-Coil 60SB 62-ft. spreader bar. Tag #20841....................................$4000 (L) Rite-Way 73-ft. folding heavy harrow. Tag #24310................................ $47,500 (H) 16-ft. chain harrow. Tag #21647..$650 (LV) 12-ft. chain harrow, drawbar. Tag #25260.. ................................................. $500 (B)

Lawn & Garden

John Deere Z245 zero turn mower, 48” deck. Tag #19680................... $3599 (G) John Deere 1445 front mower, diesel. Tag #23992................................... $8950 (H) John Deere 265 17 hp, 46” deck. Tag #21348................................... $2100 (B) John Deere 48C Powerflow bagger. Tag #23618..................................... $900 (B) John Deere LA165 24 hp, 48” deck, bagger. Tag #21691............................. $1900 (B) John Deere LT150 tractor style mower. Tag #23050...................................$1000 (G) John Deere Z520A zero turn mower, 54” deck. Tag #23852................... $4950 (B) John Deere 647 47” rear mount rototiller. Tag #25028............................. $2000 (G)

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Combines & Attachments John Deere S670 300 bushel, 425 hp....... . ........................................$280,000 (G) John Deere S670 300 bushel, 425 hp....... . ........................................$280,000 (G) John Deere 9870 STS 300 bushel, 440 hp. Tag #24850....................... $267,000 (G) John Deere 9870 STS 300 bushel, 440 hp. Tag #24852....................... $235,000 (G) John Deere 9770 STS 300 bushel, 360 hp. Tag #24862....................... $220,000 (G) John Deere 9770 STS 300 bushel, 360 hp. Tag #24863....................... $215,000 (G) John Deere 9760 STS 250 bushel, 340 hp. Tag #24774........................$182,500 (L) John Deere 9760 STS 250 bushel, 340 hp. Tag #23262....................... $162,500 (H) John Deere 9760 STS 250 bushel, 340 hp. Tag #24736....................... $151,500 (H) John Deere 9760 STS 250 bushel, 340 hp. Tag #24737....................... $153,500 (H) John Deere 9760 STS 250 bushel, 340 hp. Tag #24738....................... $155,500 (H) John Deere 9670 STS 250 bushel, 305 hp. Tag #3317..........................$195,000 (L) John Deere 9750 STS 300 bushel, 325 hp Tag #24773........................$122,500 (L) John Deere 9750 STS 325 hp, 300 bushel. Tag #25367....................... $100,000 (H) John Deere 9610 240 bushel, 275 hp. Tag #24913................................$77,500 (G) John Deere 9600 240 bushel, 215 hp. Tag #23914................................ $51,500 (H) John Deere 9500 with JD 224 head. Tag #24770.................................$39,500 (L) John Deere 8820 combine with head. Tag #25105................................$19,000 (G) Case IH 2388 210 bushel, 280 hp. Tag #25273.............................. $124,000 (H) Case IH 2388 210 bushel, 280 hp. Tag #24498................................ $92,000 (H) Case IH 1680 210 bushel, 225 hp. Tag #23651................................ $27,500 (H) Case IH 1680 210 bushel, 225 hp. Tag #24823................................ $37,500 (H) Case IH 1680 210 bushel, 225 hp. Tag #24883................................ $31,500 (H) Case IH 1680 210 bushel, 225 hp. Tag #23508................................$26,500 (G) Honey Bee SP42 42-ft. draper head with pickup reel. Each................ $63,500 (H) Lots of combine platforms in stock.

Miscellaneous Haying

John Deere 348 square baler, hydraulic tension. Tag #25079...........$11,950 (LV) John Deere 39N 7-ft. sickle bar mower, 3-point. Tag #25404...............$1750 (LV) New Holland 1033 bale wagon, auto tie. Tag #23453............................$5500 (LV) New Holland 1032 bale wagon, auto tie. Tag #23430............................$5950 (LV) John Deere 27 14-ft. flail shredder. Tag #25069..................................$3750 (LV) Sitrex RP4 hay rake. Tag #22995.............. .................................................$850 (G) H&S Haymachine II hay turner. Tag #23643....................................$2550 (L)

Windrowers & Mower Conditioners

John Deere A400 with 18-ft double knife sickle head. Tag #24919......................... ..........................................$107,500 (G) John Deere D450 with 30-ft. draper platform. Tag #23504................$124,950 (L) John Deere 4895 with 16-ft. double sickle, 850 hours. Tag #25283........ $71,200 (G) John Deere 2320 with 21-ft. draper platform. Tag #23771.................... $5750 (H) Case IH WD2303 with 16-ft. rotary head, air suspension, 201 hours. Tag #24124....... ............................................$99,750 (G) Case IH 8820 with 30-ft. draper platform. Tag #24841.......................... $23,500 (H) MacDon M150 with 35-ft. draper head. Tag #24787.............................. $128,000 (H) MacDon M200 with 35-ft. draper head. Tag #24788.............................. $105,000 (H) MacDon 9000 with 14-ft. sickle head, 3344 hours. Tag #25078............... $28,500 (H) John Deere 946 with 13-ft. rotary Impeller conditioner. Tag #24314...... $21,500 (H) John Deere 946 with 13-ft. rotary, rubber conditioner. Tag #25083...... $16,500 (H) John Deere 956 with 14.5-ft. rotary Impeller conditioner. Tag #23738.......$19,000 (L) John Deere 956 with 14.5-ft. rotary Impeller conditioner. Tag #23266...... $26,950 (G) John Deere 955 with 14.5-ft. rotary mower conditioner...................... Coming in (G) John Deere 936 with 11.5 ft. rotary mower conditioner, Impeller. Tag #25084........... ...........................................$14,950 (LV) Hesston 6600 14-ft. sickle, gas, open station. Tag #25398......................$5500 (L) Hesston 1275 16-ft. sickle swing tongue. Tag #24759...........................$13,500 (L) MacDon A30D 16-ft. sickle swing tongue. Tag #23548.......................... $24,950 (H) New Holland 1431 with 13-ft. rotary mower conditioner. Tag #25023.....$13,500 (LV) New Holland 1116H with 16-ft. sickle, rubber roll conditioner. Tag #23394............. ................................................$5500 (L) New Holland 1475 with 14-ft. sickle, rubber roll conditioner. Tag #24041.... $8500 (H) Versatile 4025 draper head off a bi-directional. Tag #18642.................. $4000 (H)

Construction Equipment

John Deere 210LE landscape loader, box blade. Tag #23687.............. $25,500 (B) John Deere 323DT track loader, 290 hours. Tag #25082......................... $45,900 (B) John Deere 323DT track loader, 875 hours. Tag #21464..........................$37,500 (L) (3) John Deere 320 skidsteers, 68 hp, 2000 lb. lift....................................$21,000 (L) International 3820A backhoe/loader, 84 hp. Tag #24944........................$11,900 (LV) Cat 272C skidsteer, 90 hp, tracks, 3480 lb. lift. Tag #25332................... $39,900 (B) ASV 6-way dozer blade for SSL. Tag #24980................................... $2500 (B) FFC LAF6864 66” landscape rake. Tag #2948..................................... $4350 (B) Sheyenne Mfg. telescoping boom jib. Tag #25019..................................$3850 (LV)

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Cat 272C with tracks, 90 hp, 3480 lb. lift. Tag #25332............................................... $39,900 (B)

John Deere 9760 340 hp, 250 bushel, 1509 separator hours. Tag #24738............................$155,000 (H)

Ford New Holland 9482 4WD, 300 hp, 3707 hours. Tag #24833.........................................$78,500 (L) Flexi-Coil 7500/3400 60-ft. air drill, 10” spacing. Tag #24912...............................................$75,000 (G)

Case IH 2388 280 hp, 210 bushel, 1414 separator hours................................................$124,000 (H)

Deutz 9170 170 hp, MFD, loader, 4653 hours. Tag #25287...............................................$35,000 (H)

Deutz 5220 26 hp, MFD, loader. Tag #25376............ .............................................................$7500 (G)

1991 GMC spray truck, 60-ft. booms, 20” spacing, 1000 gallon tank, GPS system. Tag #25371......... ..........................................................$47,500 (G)

John Deere 1820/1900 60-ft. air drill with 10” spacing. Tag #25282.........................................$75,000 (L)

John Deere 9670 305 hp, 250 bushel, 860 separator hours. Tag #3317...............................$195,000 (L)

Schulte SRW1400 14-ft. rock windrower...$14,500 (H)

New Holland SD440 60-ft. air drill with 9” spacing. Tag #24107.......................................$104,000 (L)

John Deere 7810 150 hp, duals, 4172 hours. Tag #25297...............................................$79,500 (H)

John Deere 7220 tractor, 110 hp, John Deere 740SL loader, 5333 hours. Tag #24182........$72,500 (LV)

Case IH MX120 with loader, 5119 hours, 120 hp. Tag #25166...............................................$52,500 (H)

Riteway 73-ft. heavy harrow. Tag #24310..$47,500 (H)

John Deere 9200 4WD tractor, 310 hp. Tag #23137. ...........................................................$92,000 (L) 1994 John Deere 7200 with PowrQuad, 3 point, loader mounts, joystick. Tag #24352..$37,000 (H)

2005 Summers Ultimate 1500 110-ft. booms, windscreens. Tag #25093..........................$39,000 (H)

2009 John Deere 7730 tractor with PowrQuad, 2050 hours, 152 PTO hp. Tag #23343...... $114,000 (B)

John Deere 7930 220 hp, JD 746 SL loader, grapple, 2645 hours. Tag #24936...................$155,000 (H)

John Deere 4895 with 16-ft. sickle header, steel conditioner, 850 hours. Tag #25283...$71,200 (G)

John Deere 7820 tractor with AutoQuad, 155 PTO hp, 5215 hours. Tag #23337...............$94,500 (H)

John Deere 730/1900 36-ft. air drill with 6” spacing, 270 bushel cart. Tag #24432..............$55,500 (G)

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COMBINE PACKAGE FOR SALE 1993 John Deere 9600 combine with MacDon 960 36-ft. header with new pickup reel and a 914 pickup header with Sund pickup. Would like to sell as a package deal. It is in good condition and well taken care of. Phone Devin at (406) 292-3364 evenings, Chester, Montana

HEADER FOR SALE

2003 Honey Bee SP42 header, 42-ft. with batt reel fore and aft, air ride gauge wheels, self-contained transport system, swath option, all new guards and knives 3 seasons ago, set up for 10, 20, 30 series Case IH combines or New Holland CR series now, or can easily change to fit another brand. Always shedded, well maintained, excellent condition. Delivery available...................................................................... $30,000 obo

Call Adam (406) 390-3048 (cell) or (406) 292-3251 (home) Please leave message.

Richardson’s ground squirrels, better known as gophers, are one of the first signs of spring.

Calendar on the March

By Bruce Auchly, FWP Region 4 Information Officer As the calendar turns to March, nearly everyone it seems wants to leave winter and move into spring. There are exceptions, people who do not want winter to end just yet. Folks like hardcore ice anglers, skiers and those who make a living plowing snow. But most of us are ready for a change. Throughout the rest of the country (read: everywhere south of Montana) signs of spring are sprouting, from sales at local garden centers to newspaper headlines and Internet blog sites telling you how to perk up your home for spring. What’s your first sign of spring? If it’s the first gopher, they are out and about already. Several people have reported seeing them scampering in late February. The gophers above ground now are probably males. Females show themselves later. More on that malefemale thing in a moment. Richardson’s ground squirrels, a.k.a. gophers, form a solid foundation in the food chain, eating mostly plants and serving as a prey base for carnivores. Gophers feed primarily on a variety of native plants, like pigweed and blue grama. They can also become a pest in agricultural areas, eating grass and alfalfa. CONTINUED ON PAGE A48

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Fully utilize manure nutrients with a high volume efficient spreader - Twin vertical augers - Excellent spread pattern with wet or dry material - Hydraulic variable speed floor chain feed - 14 ton capacity - 1000 PTO/minimum 110 hp required - Travel and clean up time allowed free of charge - Rental rates by the day/week/month

This spreader will help manage environmental concerns associated with stockpiled manure, apply a uniform layer of material and provide a return on investment of handling cost. Phone (406) 899-0072 or (406) 899-2182 Great Falls, Montana

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They spend half of the year, or more, hibernating. Starting in mid to late summer, the small rodents disappear into their underground lairs and sleep. The early appearing gophers are usually males. Females emerge mid-March to mid-April just in time for breeding season. And just in time for migrating raptors that eat gophers. A friend once told me if it’s March it’s time to drive the back roads and watch for hawks and eagles perched on fence posts and telephone poles, waiting for a gopher to pop up from underground. As for other birds in the spring, March is the time when early migrants, such as bluebirds and western meadowlarks, make their first appearance. Our state bird, the western meadowlark, has a distinct warbling song that it seems proud to show off even in the face of a March snowstorm. In the homestead era, the meadowlark’s song – a gushing of notes like water pouring from a bucket – signaled for prairie dwellers the end was near of another long, dark winter. For antler hunters, March is when mature bull elk drop their headgear and immediately start growing a new rack. Bull elk take up to five months to grow a set of antlers. Since antlers usually stop growing by late August, big bulls must drop their antlers in March and start regrowth within a week or two. March for anglers may mean heading to a reservoir to catch rainbow trout that are cruising shorelines and looking for a place to spawn. The fish are searching for suitable gravel to deposit their eggs and milt, creating the next generation. However, those eggs need oxygen typically provided by running water, like that found in a stream. As a result not many reservoir rainbows spawn successfully, which is why Montana’s reservoirs are stocked regularly. Birds, mammals and fish all signal the coming of spring this month. Take time to notice. ##### Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them use to burn their houses down - hence the expression “to get fired.”

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Forecast increases likelihood of below normal temperatures

By University of Nebraska-Lincoln IANR as the state is in worse shape at this time Latest forecasts through March, have this year than it was at this time last year. put Nebraska in an area of below-normal “We don’t have any deep subsoil moistemperatures, the Nebraska state climatoloture,” Dutcher said. “Areas east of a line gist says. 1990 FORD from Hebron northeastward to West Point, Projections for below-normal temwe have received 4 inches of moisture since peratures for the Pacific Northwest have RANGER 4x4 October 1. The heaviest precipitation has expanded farther west to include the Great FOR SALE fallen from Blair southward to Nebraska Plains. This area starts north of a line that PHONE (406) 799-6923 City and westward to Syracuse, where there extends from San Diego to Las Vegas, easthas been 6 inches of moisture.” ward to Dodge City, Kansas, and northeast through Des Moines, said Al Dutcher, state With an infiltration rate of 70 percent, that climatologist in the Institute of Agriculture would suggest 2.5 to 4 inches of moisture, and Natural Resources at the University of Dutcher said. RAILROAD TIES FOR SALE Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). Dutcher does see several more aggressive #2 Railroad Ties - Bunks or Semi-Loads “This is a sharp reversal in the forecast storms moving across the region with a very which removed all above normal temperagood opportunity for a significant moisture $7.50 each in bunks ture projections, and a significant change outbreak. $6.00 each in semi-loads from last year when average temperatures “With virtually no precipitation this fall, (Semi-loads delivered from origin site) were 12-15 degrees above normal,” Dutcher we need this spring months to be above The western U.S. is still in a “mean atnormal so we can get caught up,” he said. Cowtown Ag Supply mospheric trough pattern,” Dutcher said, However, even if moisture this spring 501 Pleasant St., Miles City, MT 59301 which started in December and shows no does materialize, it won’t reduce the hy406-234-4575 signs of breaking down. He said the radical drological effect from this drought any cowtownag@midrivers.com change in the 30-day forecast has not been time soon. reflected in the 90-day forecast, which was “We can have good timed rainfall, but issued in mid-February. still have hydrological effects,” Dutcher “I have no faith in the 90-day forecast,” said. “Barring an exceptionally wet sumhe said. “Now that they have a new 30-day mer, hydrological impacts will be with us forecast, which is considerably less warm, into next winter.” my suspicion is that April and May will see Dutcher said he recommends all producmore normal temperatures as well.” ers and ranchers have a drought plan in Dutcher said the aggressive storm pattern place. the state has seen in the last few months In addition, he suggests junior right water will most likely continue through spring, holders have some type of plan in place as but should shift to the north and impact water restrictions most likely will come the northern plains of North Dakota, South earlier than last year, if spring rains fail to Dakota, Wyoming and Montana, making materialize. for favorable storm conditions this spring. Snowpack across the central Rocky * 12 gpm engine driven hydraulics or electric models Snow pack in northern Canada along Mountains also is very poor this year. * Ask our customers about Krogmann dependability, durability with below-normal temperatures for March “Right now it is near 75 percent of norand our 3 year warranty. should favor additional snow in the northern mal, but stream flow projections are cur* Options available: Across the bed toolboxes, side toolboxes, plains. If snow pack across southern Canada rently in the range of 60 percent of normal,” carry-alls, 3rd spool valve, cake feeders and posthole diggers. remains in place through March, it would Dutcher said. further support cooler than normal condiHowever, March and April are two of the Visit our website at www.krogmannmfg.com tions through April. biggest months for snowfall. Call For “It would also be supportive of spring “We want to see that central Rocky KROGMANN MFG. The Dealer thunderstorm activity across the Central Mountain snow pack to recharge the South Nearest You Sabetha, KS Toll Free 1-877-745-3783 Plains,” he said. and North Platte River Basin.” Precipitation this spring will be critical For more information about weather and crops, visit CropWatch Contain Your Tanks – Contain Your Tanks – Contain Your Tanks – Contain Your Tanks – Contain Your Tanks – Contain Your Tanks (http://cropwatch.unl.edu/), UNL Extension’s crop proFUEL STORAGE ~ FUEL CONTAINMENT ~ FUEL SYSTEMS duction newsletter. All products meet EPA/SPCC agriculture standards Call Wayne 406-214-5910 (cell) or 406-821-0300 (home)

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By Ron Smith, Horticulturist, NDSU Extension Service Q: A few days ago, I had to remove my bleeding heart roots in preparation for a wooden planter to be built. How long can the roots remain out of the ground? A: That depends on how the plant was handled. If you have the roots held in damp, unmilled sphagnum moss at a low, but above freezing temperature, they could stay out of the ground for many weeks. If they are not being held in that or a similar manner, then it is anyone’s guess as to how long they can hold up. For answers to general horticultural questions, go to http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/ horticulture.

South Dakota 4-H leadership opportunities

By Audrey Rider, SDSU Extension 4-H Youth Leadership Field Specialist There are some awesome opportunities coming up for 4-H and non-4-H members to gain leadership skills and participate in a fun learning environment. Below are just a couple of the exciting upcoming events that the South Dakota 4-H Youth Council has in store! Complete workshop descriptions and registration information will be available on iGrow (http://igrow.org/events/) starting on March 18. For more information on these and other upcoming events, please contact SDSU Extension 4-H Youth Leadership Field Specialist Audrey Rider (http://igrow.org/about/authors/ audrey-rider/). Teen Leadership Conference (TLC) 2013 South Dakota State University | June 3-7, 2013 The South Dakota 4-H Council also invites you to join them on the South Dakota State University (SDSU) campus June 3-7, as they present TLC 2013: Mystery Edition. TLC 2013 will provide the experiences you need to solve the mystery of leadership to make your future bright! In keeping with our mystery theme, we will keep delegates entertained throughout the week while teaching essential leadership skills. South Dakota Teen Leadership Conference will provide a great balance of leadership training, personal growth, and fun to any South Dakota youth between 13 and 18 years-of-age. The event is open to 4-H and non-4-H members. This year we will offer workshop tracks in the areas of: Technology, Family and Consumer Science, Agriculture, and Leadership. Each track will contain three workshops in that area. We will also offer our traditional sessions about career exploration, community involvement, and trying something new. Delegates will have the opportunity to enjoy fun with friends at a variety of evening activities including: dances, recreation, and a special TLC Talent Show. We will also have a nationally known keynote speaker, John Beede. Plan to participate in these fun events! Registration Your registration fee includes conference fees, room, and board. Transportation to Brookings is not covered, although group transportation is available for West River youth for a nominal fee. Registration dues for TLC 2013 are as follows: • Early Bird Discount: $200 registration through May 1, 2013. • Standard Registration: $225 until May 1-15, 2013. Registration closes on May 15, 2013. About the South Dakota 4-H Youth Council The South Dakota 4-H Youth Council is a statewide leadership team of 4-H-er’s who were chosen for their communication skills, citizenship, 4-H involvement, and foremost their leadership abilities. They work with the 4-H program to put on a Teen Leadership Conference where attendees go to workshops, play games, develop into young leaders, and make lifelong friends. They also put on INB for tweens, perform various duties at the State Fair, learn about the legislative process, and lead multiple other statewide activities. They are all about youth leadership and the promotion of 4-H.

Crabgrass invasion

By Ron Smith, Horticulturist, NDSU Extension Service Q: I have a 3-year-old lawn that is infested with crabgrass. I have heard there are some new and effective products for postemergent control. I would greatly appreciate your suggestions. (Bismarck, North Dakota) A: A crabgrass invasion this early in the season? It seems unusual because crabgrass should just be in the seedling stage right now and not that distinguishable from other grasses, unless by close examination. You must have a bad invasion. There are lots of crabgrass control products on the market. The most common herbicides available for postemergent crabgrass control are MSMA, DSMA, Acclaim Extra and Drive 75 DF. There used to be a product called Q4 that was labeled and hailed as an excellent postemergent crabgrass control product. It has been discontinued by the company, but the retailers are allowed to sell the rest of their inventory. Another product that is on the market is Trimec Plus, which gives both broadleaf and crabgrass control. If there is anything more that is available on the market, I am unaware of it at this time. Good luck.

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Sweeteners may play a role in weight management

By Julie Garden-Robinson, Food and Nutrition Specialist, NDSU Extension Service Every now and then, someone emails me a story that is circulating on the Internet or Facebook. One day, the information was about artificial sweeteners. I happened to have a can of diet soda next to me. After reading the article, I could imagine the can of pop sprouting legs and clawed hands and then running across my desk to attack me. Was the article scary enough for me to avoid diet soda forever? No. I drink one can of diet soda a day, at the most. The Internet contains volumes of information, which is not necessarily backed by health-promoting organizations or scientific research. Artificial sweeteners are “non-nutritive sweeteners,” which means they provide few, if any, calories. We can find them in hundreds of food products. In 2012, after examining numerous scientific studies, the American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association released a joint statement with a “cautious recommendation” about the use of non-nutritive sweeteners. These sweeteners are viewed as potential aids in reducing overall dietary calories, which may promote weight management and reduced risk for some chronic diseases. However, some researchers have shown that people make up for at least some of the calories they avoid in artificially sweetened foods by consuming additional calories from other sources. Compensating for the calories saved is less often the case when beverages are consumed. The two organizations did not comment on the safety of the ingredients, which is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Some artificial sweeteners have been used for decades and are backed by many studies, while others are fairly recent entries into the food market. You can learn more about the FDA’s process of assessing the safety of food ingredients at http://www.fda.gov. If you sweeten the cups of coffee you buy at a coffee shop with packets of artificial sweetener, you might know these by the color of the sweetener packet, such as blue, pink or yellow. Because these ingredients are many times sweeter than sugar, only a small amount is added to foods. This is a summary of some of the most common nonnutritive sweeteners and is provided for educational, not endorsement, purposes: • Acesulfame potassium, which is sold as “Sunette” and “Sweet One,” was approved for use in foods in 1988. This heat-stable artificial sweetener can be used in chewing gums, beverage mixes, dairy products, desserts and other foods. It is about 200 times sweeter than sugar. • Aspartame, which is sold as “Equal” or “NutraSweet,” was approved for use in foods in 1981 and is about 200 times sweeter than sugar. It is made up of two amino acids (protein building blocks): aspartic acid and phenylalanine. When exposed to prolonged heating, the sweetness decreases. Therefore, it is commonly used in cold foods such as carbonated beverages, yogurt, gum, instant pudding and jellies. Food products containing this ingredient must carry a statement that indicates the food contains phenylalanine. People with phenylketonuria, a genetic condition, must avoid phenylalanine. • Saccharin, marketed as “Sweet’N Low,” can be used in baked goods, jams, jellies, dairy products and other foods. After a study with lab animals showed increased risk of cancer in high doses, the FDA proposed banning it from food use in the late 1970s. More studies showed the product was safe, so the FDA approved it for use in foods in 2000. • Stevia, also known as “Truvia” or “PureVia,” is a plantderived sweetener. It is used in some beverages, energy bars and other foods. At least 250 times sweeter than sugar, Stevia was approved for use in foods in 2008. • Sucralose, which is sold as “Splenda,” is made from sugar but is not digestible. About 600 times sweeter than sugar, it is used in beverages, juice, jams, chewing gum and many other products. It was approved in 1998. Remember moderation in all things. If you like desserts sweetened with sugar but are watching your calories, have a smaller piece. If you want to cut back on calories from soft drinks but wish to avoid non-nutritive sweeteners, substitute water with a squirt of lemon. Here’s a dessert that is lighter in calories than you might imagine. The recipe is courtesy of North Carolina’s “Eat Smart, Move More” program. For more information and recipes, visit the Prairie Fare CONTINUED ON PAGE A53

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Clematis plant in danger

By Ron Smith, Horticulturist, NDSU Extension Service Q: I have a clematis plants that has been with me for 20-plus years. I had a honeysuckle vine sitting next to it. Overnight, the leaves on the honeysuckle turned white from a powder like substance. I tore out the honeysuckle vine but noticed this morning that some of the leaves on my clematis also have white spots. I do not want to lose the clematis. What do I need to do? It is starting its second bloom because the weather has cooled down. A: This very likely is powdery mildew. If you see it on just a couple of leaves, remove them and spray the plant with a fungicide to prevent it from spreading. There are several products on the market to use for this purpose. Repeat the application at least one more time (10 to 14 days after initial application). The hot and humid weather conditions at this time of year are conducive to powdery mildew development. For answers to general horticultural questions, go to http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/ horticulture. ##### A Saudi Arabian women can get a divorce if her husband doesn’t give her coffee.

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By Nicole Tiggemann, Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Denver In 1938 — only a couple of years after Social Security was signed into law — a depression-era, unemployed architect named Alfred Mosher Butts studied the front page of The New York Times to figure out how often each of the 26 letters was used. The result was a game he called Criss Cross Words, renamed ten years later as Scrabble. In honor of Scrabble’s 75th anniversary, we’d like to challenge you to a word puzzle. Here are your scrambled letters. What do they spell? SYS C O I IYE M C U RAT L Here’s a hint: it is Social Security’s hottest new online service, and you don’t have to scrabble to use it. The answer is: my Social Security. My Social Security is your online account that provides you quick access to your personal Social Security information. For example, during your working years, you can use my Social Security to obtain a copy of your Social Security Statement to check your earnings record and see estimates of the future retirement, disability, and survivor benefits you and your family may receive. For people who already receive Social Security or SSI benefits, the my Social Security service is even better this year. You can now sign into your account to view, save, and print a benefit verification letter, check your benefit payment information, and even change your address and phone number in our records. You also can start or change your direct deposit information. Before your next game of Scrabble, we recommend you create a my Social Security account so you can always have your Social Security information at your fingertips. Just visit www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount.

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Prairie Fare: Don’t die of embarrassment

By Julie Garden-Robinson, Food and Nutrition Specialist, NDSU Extension Service vegetables. Folic acid is found in fortified/ Have you ever postponed a medical enriched breakfast cereal, bread and flour. screening test? Maybe you think you reFolate/folic acid may play a protective role ally don’t need it. Maybe it sounded painin fighting cancer. ful. Maybe the thought of the preparation • Enjoy low-fat or fat-free dairy products. for the medical procedure or the test itself The calcium and vitamin D in milk may embarrassed you. reduce your risk for colorectal cancer acPerhaps you can think of several other cording to many published studies. reasons to forgo making the call for an ap• Limit alcohol. Limit alcohol to no more pointment. than two drinks per day for men and one However, don’t skip a colorectal cancerdrink per day for women. Colorectal cancer screening test, especially if you have turned risk increases greatly when people have 50. Most medical providers recommend more than two drinks per day. a colonoscopy at 50 and every 10 years • Get regular physical activity. Health thereafter. Another option for colorectal experts recommend that we accumulate cancer screening is a yearly take-home 30 minutes of physical activity on five or stool kit. Talk to your health-care provider more days per week. For example, take two about your preference and testing options 15-minute walking breaks every day. for colorectal cancer. For more information, see “Fast Fiber The best test is the one that gets done. Facts” available at http://tinyurl.com/fiAccording to the Centers for Disease berfacts. Control, 90 percent of colorectal cancer Here’s a colorful recipe with plenty of occurs in people above the age of 50. If vegetables. Use whole-grain pasta to add you have a personal or family history of the more fiber. disease, your medical-care provider may recommend the test earlier. Pasta With Creamy Tomato The colorectal screening test detects and Vegetable Sauce precancerous polyps. Early detection can 1 Tbsp. unsalted butter mean a greater chance of a cure. 1/4 c. water Sometimes there are no symptoms of 2 carrots, peeled, then diced colorectal cancer. Other times, people may 4 scallions, finely chopped observe blood in the stool during bowel 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley movements or stomach pains, cramps and/ 1 Tbsp. dried basil or unexplained weight loss. 2 garlic cloves, chopped March is National Colorectal Cancer 2 zucchini, diced Awareness Month. In North Dakota, 1 red bell pepper, diced colorectal cancer is the second leading cause 1 (28-oz.) can diced tomatoes, including of cancer incidence and third leading cause liquid of death. If everybody age 50 and older had 1 1/2 c. vegetable stock regular screening tests, colorectal cancer 1/2 c. plain low-fat or Greek yogurt could be reduced by 50 percent. 1 Tbsp. tomato paste Lifestyle factors, such a healthful diet 1 pound shells or rotini pasta (whole and exercise, play a major role in fighting grain) cancer. These are some tips that may reduce Shaved or grated Parmesan cheese for your risk of colon cancer and other diseases: garnish • Maintain a healthy weight. Overweight Place a large skillet over a medium-high and obesity are linked to a greater risk for heat and add the butter, water and carrots. colorectal cancer. Cook, partially covered, until the carrots • If you smoke, take steps to quit. Longbegin to soften, about six to eight minutes. term smoking is linked to a greater risk of Add the scallions, parsley, basil, garlic, colon cancer. zucchini and red pepper and cook for five • Enjoy fruits and vegetables of a variety minutes. Add the tomatoes and 1 cup vegof colors, whole grains, beans, seeds and etable stock and cook until all the vegetables nuts. Remember to fill half of your plate are soft, about 15 to 20 minutes. Put the with fruits and vegetables. remaining 1/2 c. vegetable stock, yogurt • “Fiber up” your diet. For colon health, and tomato paste in a small bowl and mix get plenty of insoluble fiber, which is found well. Slowly add the yogurt mixture to the in wheat bran, whole grains and vegetables. pan, stirring all the while and cook until just Rinse your vegetables, but eat the skin. heated through, about two minutes. Bring High-fiber foods may help prevent constipaa large pot of water to a boil and cook the tion, hemorrhoids and diverticulosis. They pasta until al dente. Serve pasta in shallow are low in calories and often less expensive bowls with sauce on top, garnished with than highly processed foods. Most adults Parmesan cheese. need 25 to 30 grams of fiber a day, but be Makes eight servings. Each serving has sure to increase your fiber intake slowly and 290 calories, 4 grams (g) of fat, 12 g of drink plenty of water. protein, 53 g of carbohydrate, 4 g of fiber • Get your folate/folic acid. Folate is and 400 milligrams of sodium. found dry edible beans (such as kidney and navy beans), oranges and green leafy

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By Jim Stordahl, Clearwater/Polk County Extension Service, Minnesota Raised bed gardening is a simple technique that can improve the health and productivity of your garden. Raised beds have better soil structure and drainage, allowing the soil to warm up earlier in the season, and giving you a head start on spring. Stubborn perennial weeds can be less of a problem in raised beds than in other gardens. You may also want to construct a raised bed to bring the soil up to a more comfortable working level. Whether for aesthetics or accessibility, modern gardeners are rediscovering the centuries-old technique of raised bed gardening for their vegetables, flowers and shrubs. The simplest forms of raised beds are flat-topped mounds, usually six to eight inches high, which require no materials other than additional soil. Bring in additional soil to form the beds, or excavate three to four inches of soil from pathways between beds. If you bring in additional soil, be sure that it does not come from an area where it could have been infested by soil borne plant pathogens or contaminants like lead, pesticides, etc. Whether you dig out your pathways or not, be sure the access areas around the raised beds are at least 24 inches wide. Decide first on the size of your raised ground bed. If you are able to reach only one side of the bed, the maximum width should be 21⁄2 feet. If you have access from both sides, the bed can be up to five feet wide. Length and shape are entirely up to you. To make the bed itself, add four to six inches of finished compost, peat moss, or well-rotted manure to the existing area, and thoroughly till it into the underlying soil. (Tillage will not be a normal practice in the raised bed.) Then shape the tilled soil into a flat mound about eight inches high, with sides that taper up at a 45-degree angle. Let the soil rest and settle for a week or two before planting. Avoid stepping on the raised bed, which will compact the soil. Use a hoe to reach weeds in the middle of the bed; similarly, lean on the hoe to harvest from the center of the garden. Try to keep the sides of the mound intact, so your raised bed doesn’t slump out onto the pathways. As the season progresses, the soil will settle but the mound will remain. Once created, raised ground beds need only minor reshaping with a rake at the start of each season. Each year, add organic matter in the form of compost during the growing season or after harvest. Earthworms and other soil organisms will bring it down into the soil, so there is no need to till it in. Edging your raised bed places an important barrier between your garden and the lawn, the biggest source of perennial weeds. The frame can be of wood, stone, brick or plastic, and adds a finished look. Some gardeners also leave a four-inch border of bare or mulched soil around the bed to make mowing easier. Unlike an unsupported bed, a supported raised bed could be made somewhat wider than five feet. Sturdy wooden sides could support a wide plank used as a bridge and moved from one part of the garden to another, so that you would be able to reach the center of the garden without stepping on the soil. To make a wooden frame, cut pieces of 2” x 6” untreated rot resistant lumber like cedar. Railroad ties, unless extremely well weathered, are not a good choice for raised bed. They are treated with creosote, which is toxic to plants. Lumber treated with copper, chromium, and arsenic (CCA) is also not recommended for vegetable crops because some of the arsenic may leach out of the wood and be taken up by the plants. Turn the boards “heartwood in” so that if they warp, they’ll curve slightly outward at the middle. Secure the corners with decking screws. Remove or add soil as needed to make sure the frame is sitting level. Once the frame is in place, spread the soil even with the top. Now you can plant right to the bed’s edge and have a larger growing space than in a raised ground bed of the same area, since you don’t have to maintain the sloping sides. A raised bed with 10” to 12” walls offers more protection to plants in high-traffic areas near sidewalks. In paved areas where reflected heat can stress plants, raising a bed to one or two feet can reduce heat. Raised beds with even higher walls maximize physical accessibility and reduce maintenance. For most wheelchair users, 27” is a comfortable working height, but you can custom-build the beds to any height. Choose the width to match your arm’s reach. For more information, contact me at 800-450-2465 or stordahl@umn.edu. This information was provided by the UM Horticulture Department.

iGrow Soybeans Best Management Practices Book - Chapter 2 preview

By Larry Wagner, SDSU Extension Agronomy Field Specialist how to integrate this information into your South Dakota State University (SDSU), management program. the South Dakota Soybean Association Field Records (http://www.sdsoybean.org/) and the South Field records are the gathering of what Dakota Soybean Research and Promotion was done and what happened in a specific Council have undertaken the task of producfield into a single folder. Recordkeeping ing the iGrow Soybeans Best Management becomes the primary source of informaPractices Book. This publication will prestion. Whether you keep notes written in a ent over sixty chapters covering all aspects notebook or use computerized software, of soybean production in South Dakota and field information can be your greatest is scheduled to be available in March 2013. management tool. Miscalculated or incorThis article provides a “sneak peek” at rect applications of crop inputs can lead to Chapter 2, which touches on some of the priexpensive mistakes. Field records could mary principles of evaluating fields on their prevent mistakes, or indicate why a problem past management. Larry Wagner (http:// occurred (Deneke et al. 2012; Chapter 29). igrow.org/about/authors/larry-wagner/), Electronic recordkeeping is swiftly beSDSU Extension Agronomy Crops Field coming the norm in modern agriculture. Specialist at the Sioux Falls Regional ExYields are measured and located in the field tension Center is the primary author of the via yield monitors and global positioning chapter. The following is an excerpt from systems (GPS). Fertilizer and pesticide chapter. applications are mapped using similar techTo download a preview of Chapter nologies. Scouting records are invaluable 2, go to http://igrow.org/up/resourcfor determining pest problems. Field records es/03-5001-2013_02.pdf can be used for determining land value and Chapter 2: Using Field Records for planning a management strategy once land Current Recommendations is acquired. Optimizing soybean profitability reA good set of field records will include: quires an investment in time that leads to a 1. Prior field history: clear understanding of the factors limiting • Crop yields and field productivity. production. This process starts by under• Location of old farmsteads. standing what happened last year, followed • Tillage practices. by making changes to address those defi• Fertilizer applications and locations of ciencies. Knowledge-based management fertilizer bands. strategies can minimize risk and maximize • Pest maps from the field. efficient production by linking soil condi• Varieties, pesticide, and fertilizers aption, fertility management, pest manageplied for the prior three years. ment, tillage, and residue management into • Prior weather conditions. your system. This chapter discusses what should be included in your field records and continued on page a60

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Some predators, like great horned owls, have their young in early spring so they can make use of just emerging prey species.

Somewhere between the end and the beginning

By Bruce Auchly, FWP Region 4 Information Officer given birth and need food for their young. We are somewhere between the end and Near the beginning of April, Canada the beginning. geese are sitting on nests full of eggs. The End of winter and beginning of life. goslings will hatch out in a month or so and We associate spring with birth, renewal, pop up in early May like so many dandelithe start of life. That makes sense. After a ons in a new lawn. winter of dormancy plants sprout, birds reGeese nest earlier than ducks, such as turn to sing and lay eggs and by early June mallards, and they are more conspicuous. newborn deer and elk will dot the landscape. That’s because geese prefer to see predators But right now while the calendar and the coming as the birds are big enough to fight weather fight for supremacy, the cycle of life off most predators like a red fox. has already begun for some species. Ducks being smaller will hunker down Near the beginning of February, hundreds and hide while on their nest, trying to avoid of pregnant grizzlies and thousands of black rather than confront predators. And, dependbears gave birth in their winter dens. ing on the species, they often nest away Each litter averaged two cubs, born tiny from water, even up to a mile away from and helpless: A grizzly’s average weight at birth is one pound. Black bears average water. That’s why every year, or so it seems, half a pound. a mother mallard somewhere will nest in While mom has been snoozing away, the town and after all her eggs have hatched cubs were awake, drinking mother’s milk will march her family through traffic and and growing. head for water. When the family emerges from their den The spring rush to produce life also contowards the end of May, the cubs will weigh tinues under water. about 8 pounds. By now rainbow trout are spawning in Near the beginning of March, great the Missouri River and its tributaries. Given horned owls start to incubate their eggs. the right conditions, eggs spawned March Doesn’t matter whether March is cold and 30 will hatch about May 10. The peak of snowy Montana’s most recognizable owls spawning occurs mid-April. will keep the next generation warm for 30 Depending on snowmelt and run off, fish to 35 days until they hatch, just in time to hatched earlier in the spring have a better catch an early seasonal meal. chance of survival. Speaking of eating, part of nature’s balFor example, in a year with a heavy ancing act has some predators hatching and snowpack, melting snow and rain in June birthing earlier than their prey species. can send torrents of water into tributaries For example, Richardson’s ground squirof the Missouri, destroying eggs or dashing rels (gophers) are on every predator’s menu. very young fish against rocks and killing Gophers are born mid to late April. By then, them. not only have avian predators hatched but Somewhere between the end of winter ground carnivores, think badgers, have and the beginning of life lies survival.

iGrow Soybeans Best Management Practices Book - Chapter 2 preview continued from page a59

• Soil test results (Chapters 25 and 26). • Seed emergence (Chapter 9). • Summary of previous pests and yieldlimiting factors. 2. Soybean variety and trait package. 3. Soybean seed treatments. 4. Seeding date, rate, row spacing, and tillage. 5. Rate and date of fertilizers and pesticides applications. 6. Specific crop scouting: • GPS location. • Extent and magnitude of problem.

• Beneficial insects present. • Date of scouting. 7. Pest information in adjacent fields. The Soybeans Best Management Practices Book will contain soybean production information obtained from the research projects sponsored by the Soybean Checkoff of the South Dakota Soybean Research and Promotion Council. Prior to production of the book, information was peer-reviewed by agronomy professionals in academia and industry and current soybean growers.

Montana’s 2013 hunting regulations available

The long-awaited, 124-page, deer, elk and antelope regulations arrived Thursday, March 21, at Fish, Wildlife and Parks offices and license agents throughout the state. The regulations have been available online for a couple weeks at the FWP web site: www.fwp.mt.gov. But it seems the paper version attracts the most attention and delight. Also arriving were the smaller, 52-page, moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goat regulations. The deadline to apply for moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goat licenses is May 1; for antelope licenses as well as elk B and deer B licenses the deadline is June 1. Paper and electronic applications for those deadlines are available, too. ##### It is not possible to tell the age of a deer by the size of its antlers because antler size depends on nutrition.

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UNUSED SPRAYER FOR SALE

2007 New Holland SF216 90-ft. suspended boom, auto boom height, SP655 auto rate, 1600 gallon, wind screens, fresh water tank, dual nozzle bodies. Never had chemical in it; stored inside......................................................... $47,000

Call (406) 292-3653 or 799-3183, Chester, MT

TRUCK with MANURE SPREADER FOR SALE 2000 Western Star with 2009 MMI manure spreader Call for more info.

(307) 762-3541

Chic Harbine Sales 8360 Hwy 10 West Missoula, MT

1991 Kenworth T800 dump truck with Series 60 Detroit, 10 speed, steerable lift axle...................$23,500

1993 Kenworth T800 7 axle transfer set, N14 Cummins, 13 speed, steerable lift axle, 16-ft. Knight box with 3 axle Knight transfer trailer and box........................................$29,500

1996 Kenworth T300 dump with 8.3 Cummins, 300 hp, 6 speed, double frame, Reyco spring suspension, 12ft. box ...................................$19,500

1996 Kenworth T800 with Series 60 Detroit @ 470 hp., Super 10 speed, 205” WB, new paint and all aluminum wheels..................................$21,500

406-549-1047 or 544-0655

1997 Ford F700 with 5.9 Cummins, 175 hp, 6 speed, double frame, 10ft. box, spring suspension, 84,000 miles.....................................$14,000

2002 Mack RD688 with E7 460 Mack, 18-speed, 14,000# front, 44,000# rears on Camel Back, 300,000 miles. .............................................$29,500

1995 Mack dump truck with E7 Mack, 400 hp, 8LL transmission, steerable lift axle, Camel Back suspension, 16ft. box, plumbed....................$32,500

1998 Ford F800 with 5.9 Cummins, 6 speed, double frame, spring suspension, 10-ft. box. 118,000 miles. Under CDL......................................$14,000

1993 Mack with E7 Mack, 350 hp, 13 speed, steerable lift axle, wet kit........ .............................................$13,500 HEAVY - HEAVY - HEAVY 2001 Mack CH713 tri-drive with E9 500 Mack, Mack 12 speed, 92,000# tri-drive rears, 18,000# front, double frame, 1200x24 tires. 9-ft. wide.......... .............................................$29,500 1997 Peterbilt 378 with Series 60 Detroit, 13 speed, 60” mid-roof sleeper, all aluminum wheels........$24,500

1993 Kenworth T800 tractor with 425 Cat, 9 speed and 220” WB........ .............................................$19,500

2004 Mack Vision CX613 tractor 1989 Kenworth W900 with Cat with 400 Mack, Jake, 13 speed, 3406B, 425 hp, 15 speed, steerable double frame, Hendrickson air ride lift axle, Hendrickson air ride............. suspension. 381,000 miles...... CALL .............................................$22,000

2007 John Deere 317 skid steer with bucket and forks. 1400 hours............. .............................................$16,500 2007 Freightliner Columbia with 450 hp Mercedes, 10 148” CT, 21-ft. full frame...............................$32,500

2000 Columbia triple axle gravel pup, 16-ft. box, extendable tongue, 60” axle spacing, super singles on aluminum 1998 Workman tri-axle pup with 16wheels, clean trailer........................... ft. box, 11R/24.5 rubber and fixed $17,500 tongue..................................$12,500

1998 Peterbilt 379 daycab, Cummins N14, 500 hp, RTO16210C transmission, air leaf suspension, 232” wheelbase, new paint, 130,000 on rebuilt engine, excellent condition. .............................................$27,500

1999 Beall tri-axle pup with 16-ft. aluminum box, extendable tongue, super singles on aluminum wheels.... .............................................$14,500

Many other construction trucks & trailers available.

2003 Peterbilt 379 with Cummins N14 @ 435 hp, 13 speed transmission, 207” WB and wet kit..... ............................................ JUST IN 1997 Peterbilt 379 475 Cat, 18 speed, 46,000” rears, on Airtrack, steerable lift axle, 580,000 miles....... .............................................$32,500 1995 Peterbilt 378 transfer with 430/470 Detroit Series 60, 18 speed, double differential lock, steerable lift axle, 16-ft. aluminum box, 4 axle transfer trailer with 16-ft. aluminum box. 35 ton legal pay load. 450,000 miles.....................................$34,500

1995 Beall 42-ft. tri-axle belly dump with spring suspension.........$19,500

1986 Fruehauf 30-ft. end dump........ 1997 Dyna Weld 41-ft. equipment ................................................$8500 trailer with ramps..................$14,500 Check out our website:

www.chicharbineequipment.com

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Danielson Enterprises

Warren Danielson • P.O. Box 71 • Melstone, MT 59054

406-358-2379

406-913-1969

COMBINE FOR SALE

2008 Case IH 7010 combine with 1081 hours, 811 separator hours, good shape. Only one owner. Always shedded. Field ready..................... $190,000 Call Justin Yirsa, (406) 386-2283 or (406) 386-2234, MT

North Dakota hard red spring wheat variety trial results

By Joel Ransom, Mohamed Mergoum, Senay Simsek, Maricelis Acevedo, Tim Friesen, Marcia McMullen and Shaobin Zhong (NDSU Main Station); Rick Olson (Hettinger Research Extension Center); Eric Eriksmoen (North Central Research Extension Center, Minot); Bryan Hanson (Langdon Research Extension Center); Glenn Martin (Dickinson Research Extension Center); Gordon Bradbury (Williston Research Extension Center); Blaine Schatz (Carrington Research Extension Center) to aid in selecting that variety or group of Hard red spring (HRS) wheat was planted varieties. Characteristics to consider in seon 5.75 million acres in 2012, up from 5.65 million acres in 2011.The average yield of lecting a variety may include yield potential, spring wheat was 45 bushels/acre (bu/a), protein content when grown with proper up significantly from the yield of 31.5 bu/ fertility, straw strength, plant height, reacarecorded last year. tion to problematic pests (diseases, insects, Barlow was the most popular HRS wheat etc.) and maturity. Every growing season variety in 2012, occupying 17.2 percent of differs; therefore, when selecting a variety, the planted acreage,followed by Glenn (14.4 we recommend using data that summarize percent), Faller (13.1 percent), Vantage (5.5 several years and locations. Choose the percent), Brennan (4.9 percent) andRB07 variety that, on average, performs the best (4.1 percent). Brennan was released by at multiple locations near your farm during AgriPro, Vantage by WestBred and RB07 several years. by the Universityof Minnesota. All other Selecting varieties with good milling and varieties are NDSU releases. baking quality also is important to maintain Spring wheat was planted earlier this year market recognition and avoid discounts. than in the past several years due to a dry Hard red spring wheat from the northern spring. Temperatureswere above average Great Plains is known around the world in June and July, which resulted in an early for its excellent end-use quality. Millers harvest. Although the growing season was and bakers consider many factors in deterdry,yields were relatively high, perhaps mining the quality and value of wheat they in part due to high levels of stored soil purchase. Several key parameters are: high moisture and low disease pressure. Of the test weight (for optimum milling yield and diseases, only stripe rust was problematic flour color), high falling number (greater in a few locations on varieties that were than 300 seconds indicates minimal sprout susceptible. damage), high protein content (the majority Successful wheat production depends on of HRS wheat export markets want at least numerous factors, including selecting the 14 percent protein) and excellent protein right variety for a particular area. The inforquality (for superior bread-making quality mation included in this publication is meant continued on page a68

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SPRAYERS

HAY RAKES

JOHN DEERE

SOLD

CASE IH 2010 Case IH RB564 480/45-17 flotation tires, hydraulic pickup, mesh wrap, wide pickup, extra sweep. #16006441. (1).......................................... $28,000 2006 Case IH RBX563 1000 PTO, big tires, bale kicker, surface wrap. #16006313 (3)...................... $22,500 2005 Case IH RBX562 twine tie, hydraulic lift, wide pickup. #16006411. (1)......... . ............................................ $16,900 2004 Case IH RBX562 hydraulic pickup lift, mesh wrap, wide pickup, bale kicker. #16006412. (1)........... $14,000 1997 Case IH 8465A twin wrap only, 7500 bale count. #16006425. (1)...... $7500 1989 Case IH 8460 twine tie, 540 PTO. #16007363............................... $5000

2009 Frontier WR1218C 18 wheel, high capacity with center wheel. #13009047............................ $21,500

2009 John Deere 4930 self-propelled with 480/80R50 tires, high flow pump, SS eductor system, 120-ft. booms, 20” spacing, BoomTrac auto level, foam marker, wheel slip control, auto air level, Zenon HID lights, AM/FM/CD/ WB, fence row nozzles, wheel motor shields, fenders, engine start aid, block heater, 5-body nozzles. #16014092. (3)........................................ $265,000

2006 New Holland SF115 133-ft. trailer type sprayer, 1500 gallon tank, windscreens, chemical inductor, 18.4x38 singles, double nozzle bodiesER80-02 & ER80-04 combo jets, electric end jets, hydraulic drive, Handler I, 15 gallon chemical tank. #16014023............................ $18,500

New Holland 216 hydraulic drive, folding twin rake. #16007358. .......... $13,000

Harrow Carrier Units and Harrow Carts Harrow Carrier Units and Harrow Carts

AerWay® Carrier Units are designed to ® AerWay Carrier durable Units areand designed be practical, easy totouse. be practical, durable and easy to use. The unit base is 2” heavy square tubing

2007 John Deere 4930 commercial, 1200 gallon tank, 120-ft. booms with BoomTrac Pro automatic leveling system, 480/80R50 tires with fenders, Greenstar GS2 display, AutoTrac ready, auto air spring level system, HID Xenon lighting. #16014111. (1)..CALL

MODEL MODEL AW-CH07-3 AW-CH07-3 AW-CH09-3 AW-CH09-3 AW-CH11-3 AW-CH11-3 AW-CH13-3 AW-CH13-3 AW-CH15-3 AW-CH15-3 AW-CH17-3 AW-CH17-3 AW-CH19-3 AW-CH19-3 AW-CH22-3 AW-CH22-3 AW-CH24-3 AW-CH24-3 AW-CH26-3 AW-CH26-3

WIDTH WIDTH 7’ chain harrow 7’ chain harrow 9’ chain harrow 9’ chain harrow 11’ chain harrow 11’ chain harrow 13’ chain harrow 13’ chain harrow 15’ chain harrow 15’ chain harrow 17’ chain harrow 17’ chain harrow 19’ chain harrow 19’ chain harrow 22’ chain harrow 22’ chain harrow 24’ chain harrow 24’ chain harrow 26’ chain harrow 26’ chain harrow

mounted theheavy frame.square The 6tubing foot carriers The unit base isto2” are easily by6a foot single pin. mounted to the removed frame. The carriers are easily removed by a single pin. When the AerWay® is down, simply raise the ® the harrow, secure on the rearthe hook. Whenrear the of AerWay is down, simply raise Then, lift the front therear harrow rear of the harrow, securebar onofthe hook.and chain. Then,secure lift thewith frontthebar of the harrow and threethe point hitch lift frame is also available. secureAwith chain. A three point hitch lift frame is also available.

Made from 5/8” diameter high carbon steel

• teeth5/8” bothdiameter sides high carbon steel Made from 3” teeth • teeth•both sidesangled at 45 degrees one side • 3”angled teeth angled at 15 degrees opposite side • 3” teeth at 45 degrees one side • Depth of at a single harrow is 86” from • 3” teeth angled 15 degrees opposite side drawbar • Depth of a single harrow is 86” from drawbar Holland reserves the right to alter specifications without notice or obligation

Farm Equipment Sales 2008 Summers suspended boom, 133-ft., Glasgow - 406-228-2496 Plentywood - 406-765-1531 1500 gallon tank, JD GS2 compatable Culbertson - 406-787-6201 Circle - 406-485-2145 components, remote sprayer control, 1-800-457-8310 electric shut off agitation kit, 5-ball 1 - 8 0www.aerway.com 0 - 4 5 7aerway@aerway.com -8310 www.aerway.com aerway@aerway.com plumbing, 200 gallon rinse tank, wash wand with 80-ft. hose. #16014112...... SAF-Holland USA, Inc. SAF-HOLLAND Canada Limited SAF-HOLLAND Equipment Limited . ............................................ $52,000 1301 Martinez Lane, Wylie, Texas 75098 17909 Roan Place, Surrey, B.C. V3S 5K1 20 Phoebe Street, Norwich, Ontario N0J 1P0 SAF-Holland USA, Inc. SAF-HOLLAND Canada Limited Equipment Limited Tel: 972-442-1761 Fax: 972-442-2092 Tel: 604-574-7491 Fax: 604-574-0244 Tel: 519-863-3414 Fax: 519-863-2398 2001 Summers Ultimate 90-ft. suspended SAF-HOLLAND 1301 Martinez Lane, Wylie, Texas 75098 17909 Roan Place, Surrey, B.C. V3S 5K1 20 Phoebe Street, Norwich, Ontario N0J 1P0 Tel: 972-442-1761 Fax: 972-442-2092 Tel: 604-574-7491 Fax: 604-574-0244 Tel: 519-863-3414 Fax: 519-863-2398 boom, 3 set of nozzles, clean load. #16014101. (3)...................... $23,000 AerWay® is manufactured by the SAF-HOLLAND

AerWay® is manufactured by the SAF-HOLLAND

Patented: Cdn Nos. 1173286/84./582558 U.S. Nos. 4383580/4840232 Patented: Cdnpatents Nos. 1173286/84./582558 other pending U.S. Nos. 4383580/4840232 other patents pending

Up to 10,000 bushels/hour during full bin load-out!

2002 Hardi CT1200 Commander twin force suspended boom, 90-ft., triple nozzle, adjustable boom angle and windspeed from in cab, 1200 gallons, 110 gallon rinse tank, chemical inductor, 1000 PTO driven pump, 320/90 R46 tires. #16014090. (2)..... $16,000

4000-5000 bushels/hour with 50 feet of hose at full bin load-out! 5500 bushels/hour from a bin sump with 35’ pipe on full bin load-out! Farm Equipment Sales

Plentywood - 406-765-1531

Glasgow - 406-228-2496 Culbertson - 406-787-6201

IN STOCK Circle - 406-485-2145

406-228-2496 or 800-428-2496 Glasgow, MT (1) 406-765-1531 or 800-443-9447 Plentywood, MT (2) 406-485-2145 or 800-521-5800 Circle, MT (4) 406-787-6201 Culbertson, MT (3)

miscellaneous

VERMEER 2006 Vermeer 605M 21.5x16 flotation tires, HD bale ramp, hydraulic pickup lift, net wrap. #16006422. (3).$17,500 2003 Vermeer 605XL 1000 PTO, twine & net, gauge wheels, bale counter, push bar. #16006434........................ $6500 1999 Vermeer 605L round baler, accu bale, twine & net, bale kicker. #16006382. (2)........................ .$6000

Check out our website: www.fesmt.com

After Hours Sales:

John Deere

Glasgow: Mike Johnson, Salesman 406-263-2501; Rob Campbell, Salesman 406-942-0543; Wade Engstrom AMS/Commercial Sprayer Specialist 406-263-2498; Coel Stutheit 406-263-2494 Plentywood: DJ. Dixon, Salesman 406-480-3512 Circle: Mike Haynie, Store Manager/Salesman, 406-939-5994; Ole Rolandson, Salesman, 406-974-2144; Shad Haber, Salesman, 406-941-2424 Culbertson: Mike Kjos, 406-489-7277; Luke Anderson, Salesman 406-790-0722

XL-AW304-01.

HESSTON 2001 Hesston 856A 540 PTO, twine only. #16006365. (1)...................... $10,500 NEW HOLLAND 2009 New Holland BR7090 82” pickup, Bale Command, surface wrap, super sweep pickup, 1000 PTO, hydraulic pickup lift. #16006446. (1)..... $25,000 2007 New Holland BR780A bale ramp, xtra sweep pickup, surface wrap, gauge wheels, 1000 PTO, Bale Command Plus. #16007361......... $18,000 2006 New Holland BR780A surface wrap, hydraulic lift extra-sweep pickup, 1000 PTO, hi flotation tires, bale kicker. #16006433............................ $17,000 2001 New Holland 688 net wrap, crop saver wheels, hydraulic pickup lift. #16006356. (1)......................... $9900 1994 New Holland 660 1000 PTO. #16007359............................... $3500

XL-AW304-01.

Holland reserves the right to alter specifications without notice or obligation

SOLD

2012 John Deere 480/80R50 set of 2 radial Goodyear tires & rims, fits 4930 or 4940 commercial sprayer. #16010030............................ $13,000 2012 John Deere 480/80R50 set of 2 tires & wheels, fits 4930 & 4940 commerical sprayer. #16010029............... $13,000 2012 John Deere AR260462 480/80R46 duals off 7200R tractor. #14401614... . ............................................ $10,000 2-520/85R-46 R2 tires, deep tread with 50 hours. #16009096.................... $2800 2-480/75R-34 R2 tires, deep tread, 50 hours. #16009095.................... $2450

2011 Sitrex MK16 16 wheel V-rake, 30-ft. working width, 14 mph work speed, minimum 40 hp., 8’3” transport hitch. #13012256............................ $19,500

Printed in Canada

SOLD SOLD

1995 John Deere 535 regular pickup, surface wrap, 540 PTO, bale counter, gauge wheels, bale ramp, bale push bar. #16006677. (1).................. $8400 1989 John Deere 535 regular pickup, twine tie, no push bar. #16006651. (4)............................................. $6500 1989 John Deere 530 round baler. #16006443............................... $5000 1988 John Deere 530 twine tie, 540 PTO. #16006421............................... $1200

2005 Brandt QF2500 130-ft. wheel boom, 1500 gallon tank, windcones, mix tank. #16014098............................... $8500 Brandt QF2500 100-ft., 1500 gallon with dual boom. #16014116. (4)...... $6000

Printed in Canada

2011 John Deere 568 1000 PTO, Megawide pickup, hydraulic pickup lift, pickup gauge wheels, surface wrap, 21.5L16.1 tires, bale push bar. #16006678. (3).......................................... $43,000 2011 John Deere 568 Megawide pickup, surface wrap, 1000 PTO, hydraulic pickup lift, 21.5L-16.1 10 ply tires, bale push bar. #16006680. (3)...... $36,500 2010 John Deere 568 Megawide pickup, surface wrap, 1000 PTO, hydraulic pickup lift, 21.5L-16.1 ply tires, bale push bar. #16006679. 3)....... $28,500 2009 John Deere 568 1000 PTO, 21.5L16.1 10 ply tires, Megawide Plus pickup, push bar, surface wrap, hydraulic pickup, dual gauge wheels. #16006653............................ $34,000 2009 John Deere 568 1000 PTO, 21.516.1 10 ply tires, Megawide Plus pickup, bale push bar, surface wrap, hydraulic pickup lift, gauge wheels. #16006671. (3)...................... $32,000 2009 John Deere 568 surface wrap, 1000 PTO, 21.5L-16.1 flotation tires, hydraulic lift mega wide pickup with dual gauge wheels. #16006438. (1)... . ............................................ $32,000 2008 John Deere 568 surface wrap, 1000 PTO, 21.5L-16.1 flotation tires, hydraulic lift Megawide pickup, push bar. #16007347. (1)............... $32,500 2007 John Deere 568 13/8” 1000 RPM hookup, coveredge surface wrap, push bar, Megawide Plus pickup, hydraulic pickup lift, 21.5L-16.1 10 ply tires. #16006672. (3)...................... $26,000 2005 John Deere 567 1000 PTO, push bar, Megawide hydraulic pickup lift, twine tie. #16006658. (4)....... $20,500 2004 John Deere 567 surface wrap, 1000 PTO, hydraulic pickup lift, pushbar, Megawide. #16006675. (4).... $28,000 2004 John Deere 567 Megawide pickup, rock curtains, surface wrap. #16006666. (1)...................... $24,500 2004 John Deere 567 Mega tooth/wide pickup, twine, hydraulic pickup lift, pickup gauge wheels, bale push bar, bale ramps. #16006430. (1).. $19,000 2003 John Deere 567 twine wrap, Megawide pickup, 1000 PTO. #16006448... . ............................................ $17,000 2002 John Deere 567 twine only, regular pickup, 1000 PTO. #16006663. (1)..... . ............................................ $16,500 2001 John Deere 567 bale push bar, Mega Wide pickup, surface wrap. #16006388. (1)...................... $22,500 2000 John Deere 566 regular pickup, gathering wheels, twine tie, 1000 PTO. #16006342. (4)...................... $12,000 1998 John Deere 566 1000 PTO, 31x13.5 tires, Mega Tooth pickup, hydraulic. #16006273. (2)...................... $10,750 1998 John Deere 566TW round baler, 540 PTO, big tires, push bar, dual gauge wheels, hydraulic pickup. #16006291. (4)............................................. $8000 1997 John Deere 566 540 PTO, regular pickup, surface wrap, hydraulic pickup. #16006368. (1)......................... $7800 1996 John Deere 566 540 PTO, hydraulic pickup, dual gauge wheels, push bar, twine tie. #16006248................ $7000 1996 John Deere 535 hydraulic pickup lift, 540 PTO, push bar, 31x13.5-15 hiflotation tires. #16006447. (1).$7500

2010 John Deere 4930 self-propelled, 480/80R50 tires, high flow solution pump, SS eductor delivery system, 120-ft. booms, 20” spacing, BoomTrac auto level system, 50 gallon foam marker, wheel slip control, deluxe cab, AutoTrac Ready, HID field light, fence row nozzles, radar, row crop fenders, start aid, block heater. #16014086. (1).............................................CALL

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$$ 0% FINANCING AVAILABLE ON ALL USED EQUIPMENT - OAC RECONDITIONED COMBINES

2004 John Deere 9760STS with Contour Master variable speed feeder house, Touchset concave, small wire concaves, GP chaffer, wide spread/fine cut chopper, 30.5x32/18.4x26, buddy seat, service lights, HID lights, sidehill cleaning shoe package, 12” spacers, JD 936D draper header with pickup reel, stubble lights, road transport system. #16001361. (4)............CALL 2004 John Deere 9760STS chopper with chaff spreader, small wire concave, TouchSet concave adjust, Harvest monitor, Firestone tires, high density lighting, heavy duty final drive, 110 volt coolant heater, 105mm axle spacers, field office training seat with 936D draper header, pickup reel. #16001343. (4)..........................CALL 2004 John Deere 9660STS level land feederhouse, 3 position header height control, Harvest Doc, Touchset concave adjustment, small wire concave, standard unload system, straw spreader, heavy duty final drive & hydrostatic system, 30.5x32 bar lug tires, 18.4R26 bar lug rear tires, training seat, stereo, service lights, Mauer grain tank extension, 16” axle extension, 635F 35-ft. flex header. #16001297.(2)....... . ................................................CALL 2002 John Deere 9750STS 325 engine hp, hydro, 300 bushel grain tank, Contour Master feeder house, Greenstar yield & moisture monitor, 20-ft. unloading auger, chopper, 800/65R32 drive tires, 18.4x26 steering tires, axle spacers, service lights, JD 936D-36-ft. draper header. #16001287..$155,000 2003 John Deere 9650STS standard hydro drive type, 250 bushel grain tank, 20-ft. unloading auger, chaff spreader, dual tires. #16001367. (2).... $103,000 2000 John Deere 9650 Walker, small grain deluxe package, field office training seat, 110 volt coolant heater, Delco AM/FM/Cassette with weatherband, straw chopper drive belt, beater grate curtain, 16” axle spacers with 930R header. #16001390. (4)....... $115,000 1998 John Deere 9610 hydraulic fore/aft, beater grate curtain, chaff spreader, straw walkers, fine cut with JD 930R header. #16001366. (2)......... $85,000 1998 John Deere 9610 20-ft. unloading auger, Dial-A-Speed header, right hand lever control, hydraulic fore/aft reel, AM/FM radio, beater grate curtain with JD 930R rigid header. #16001272. (1).......................................... $64,000 1996 John Deere 9600 dual range cylinder, 260 hp engine, beater grate curtain, straw spreader, folding grain tank loading auger, radio/AM/FM/ antenna, hydraulic fore/aft reel, 20-ft. unloading auger, Dial-A-Speed header reel control, 1 gallon accumulator with JD 936D header. #16001369. (4)....... . ............................................ $60,000 1996 John Deere 9600 20-ft. unloading auger, straw spreader, Dial-A-Speed header reel control, hydraulic fore/aft reel, radio/AM/FM/antenna, folding grain tank loading auger, beater grate curtain, 260 hp engine, dual range cylinder, 300MM axle spacer with JD 936D header. #16001368. (4)..$60,000 1992 John Deere 9600 grain combine, 12” axle extension, 30.5x32 diamond tread tires, 14.9x24 rear tires, straw chopper with JD 930 platform, pickup reel. #16001295. (3).............. $45,000 1991 John Deere 9600 combine with chopper, 18.4x38 dual tires, 14.9/24 steering, DAS, Harvest Trak, AM/FM, John Deere 930R platform, pickup reel. #16001277. (4)...................... $59,000

D L SO

2012 John Deere S680 Premium cab & radio, HID lights, AutoTrac ready, GS32630 display, John Deere link capable, small grain & round bar concaves, thick skin, Tri-Star rotor, 26-ft. unload auger, 650/85R38 dual tires, 28L-26 rear tires, straw chopper with powercast tail board. 5-Year/3000 hour JD PowrGard Warranty Remains. #16001379. . ............................CALL 2012 John Deere S680 Premium cab & radio, HID lights, AutoTrac ready, GS32630 display, John Deere link capable, small grain & round bar concaves, thick skin, Tri-Star rotor, 26-ft. unload auger, 650/85R38 dual tires, 28L-26 rear tires. 5-Year/3000 hour JD PowrGard Warranty Remains. #16001378. ..CALL 2012 John Deere S680 Premium cab & radio, HID lights & Extremity, AutoTrac ready, GS3 7” Touch screen, Pro drive transport with harvest, 2-wheel drive, Command Touch multi speed small wire concave, general purpose CLN Shoeho, Tristream rotor XTD, 7.9M unloading auger, fine cut chipper, 750/65R26 R1W, 900/60R32 R1, 110 volt collant heater, 12” axle spacers, SEC concave cover plate. 5-Year/3000 hour JD PowrGard Warranty Remains. #16001372...................CALL 2012 John Deere S670 Premium cab, HID lighting, AutoTrac ready, 7” GS3 touch screen color display, 3 speed Hydro, heavy duty (thick skin) rotor, extended wear elements, separator tines, top cover & small grain concaves, heavy duty high torque variable speed lateral tilt feederhouse with reverser, 2 speed fine cut chopper, 520/85R42 dual drive tires, 28L-26 steering tires, 26-ft. high output unloading auger. 5-Year/3000 hour JD PowrGard Warranty Remains. #16001385...................CALL 2012 John Deere S670 Premium cab, HID lighting, AutoTrac ready, 7” GS3 touch screen color display, 3 speed Hydro, heavy duty (thick skin) rotor, extended wear elements, separator tines, top cover, extended wear small grain concaves, heavy duty high torque variable speed lateral tilt feederhouse with reverser, 2 speed fine cut chopper, 800/70R38 dual drive tires with 6.5” spacer, 28L-26 steering tires, 26-ft. high output unloading auger, 255 separator hours. 5-Year/3000 hour JD PowrGard Warranty Remains. #16001380................................CALL 2012 John Deere S670 Premium cab, HID lighting, AutoTrac ready, 7” GS3 touch screen color display, 3 speed Hydro, heavy duty (thick skin) rotor, extended wear: elements, separator tines, top cover & small grain concaves, heavy duty high torque variable speed lateral tilt feederhouse with reverser, 2 speed fine cut chopper, 800/70R38 drive tires with 6.5” spacer, 28L-26 steering tires, 26-ft. high output unloading auger. 5-Year/3000 hour JD PowrGard Warranty Remains. #16001387....CALL

PICKUP HEADERS

2012 John Deere 14-ft. belt pickup attachment, hydraulic drive. #16002262.$8000

2012 John Deere 14-ft. belt pickup attachment, hydraulic drive. #16002261.$8000 1981 John Deere 212P 12-ft. pickup header with JD attachment. #16002253........... ...................................................$3995 1979 John Deere 212P 14-ft. header with Melroe 351 pickup attachment. #16002240.................................$3500 1976 John Deere 212P 12-ft., no attachment. #16002212. (1).................$2500 John Deere 100 12-ft. with Melroe attachment. #16002209. (3)...................$700

2012 John Deere S670 Premium cab, HID lighting, AutoTrac ready, 7” GS3 touch screen color display, Hydro, heavy duty (thick skin) rotor, extended wear elements, separator tines, top cover, extended wear small grain concaves, heavy duty high torque variable speed lateral tilt feederhouse with reverser, 2 speed fine cut chopper, 520/85R42 dual drive tires, 28L-26 steering tires, 26-ft. high output unloading auger. 5-Year/3000 hour JD PowrGard Warranty Remains. #16001381.....CALL 2012 John Deere S670 Premium cab, HID lighting, AutoTrac ready, 7” GS3 touch screen color display, 3 speed Hydro, heavy duty (thick skin) rotor, extended wear elements, separator tines, top cover & small grain concaves, heavy duty high torque variable speed lateral tilt feederhouse with reverser, 2 speed fine cut chopper, 800/70R38 drive tires with 6.5” spacer, 28L-26 steering tires, 26-ft. high output unloading auger. 5-Year/3000 hour JD PowrGard Warranty Remains. #16001386....CALL 2012 John Deere S670 Premium cab, HID lighting, AutoTrac ready, 7” GS3 touch screen color display, 3 speed Hydro, heavy duty (thick skin) rotor, extended wear: elements, separator tines, top cover & small grain concaves, heavy duty high torque variable speed lateral tilt feederhouse with reverser, 2 speed fine cut chopper, 520/85R42 dual drive tires, 28L-26 steering tires, 26-ft. high output unloading auger. 5-Year/3000 hour JD PowrGard Warranty Remains. #16001384...................CALL 2012 John Deere S670 Premium cab, HID lighting, AutoTrac ready, 7” GS3 touch screen color display, 3 speed Hydro, heavy duty (thick skin) rotor, extended wear elements, separator tines, top cover & small grain concaves, heavy duty high torque variable speed lateral tilt feederhouse with reverser, 2 speed fine cut chopper, 520/80R42 dual drive tires, 28L-26 steering tires, 26-ft. high output unloading auger. 5-Year/3000 hour JD PowrGard Warranty Remains. #16001383...................CALL 2012 John Deere S670 Premium cab, HID lighting, AutoTrac ready, 7” GS3 touch screen color display, 3 speed Hydro, heavy duty (thick skin) rotor, extended wear elements, separator tines, top cover & small grain concaves, heavy duty high torque variable speed lateral tilt feederhouse with reverser, 2 speed fine cut chopper, 800/70R38 drive tires with 6.5” spacer, 28L-26 steering tires, 26-ft. high output unloading auger. 5-Year/3000 hour JD PowrGard Warranty Remains. #16001382.....CALL 2011 John Deere S680 variable Stream rotor, side hill performance package, Pro-Drive transmission with Harvest Smart, Command Touch multi-speed feeder house drive system, small grain concaves, 26-ft. unloading auger, chopper with powercast powered tailboard, 520/85R42 dual drive tires, 28L-26 rear tires, Premium cab & radio, HID lights, AutoTrac ready, Greenstar 3-2630 screen mounted on armrest. 3-Year/1500 hour PowrQuad Warranty Remains. #16001338.....CALL 2011 John Deere “4WD” 9770STS 360 hp, 3-speed hydro transmission, Firestone 20.8x42 drive tires, 28L26 steering tires, Command Touch operator control console, Touchset automatic combine adjust, Premium header control package, Contour Master feederhouse with reverser, bullet rotor, 2-stage Dyna-Flo II cleaning system, extended wear small wire & roundbar concaves, extended wear grain handling system with high capacity 22.5-ft. unload system, straw chopper, 635D 35-ft. draper header, Mauer grain tank extension, 935 hours. #16001308................................CALL

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2010 John Deere 9770STS Premier cab, field vision HID lights, Contour-Master feederhouse with reverser & high torque variable speed drive, 3.15” lift cylinder, extended wear threshing elements, separator tines & rotor top cover, extended wear “stainless steel” clean grain elevator, tank charge housing & grain tank loading auger housing, heavy duty grain cross augers, Mauer grain tank extension, 2 speed chopper, 800/70R38 drive tires, 28L-26 steering tires, hydro transmission. #16001229. . ................................................CALL 2010 John Deere 9770STS Premier cab, field vision HID lights, Contour Master feeder house with reverser & high torque variable speed drive, 3.15” lift cylinders, extended wear threshing elements, separator tines & rotor top cover, extended wear stainless steel clean grain elevator, tank charge housing & grain tank loading auger housing, heavy duty grain tank cross augers, Mauer grain tank extension, 2 speed chopper, 800/700R38, 28L26 rear tires, adjustable rear axle. #16001332................................CALL 2009 John Deere 9770STS Performance Plus custom package, Premier cab, Contour Master feederhouse with reverser, 3.15” lift cylinders, premium header package, small grain & round bar concaves, separator & grain handling package with high capacity 22.5-ft. unloading auger, 2 speed straw chopper, Firestone 800/65R32 drive tires with 4” axle extension, 600/65R26 steering tires, concave cover plates, additional grain tank sensor. #16001263...................CALL 2009 John Deere 9770STS 360 hp, hydro, Premier cab package, Contour Master feeder house with reverser, premium header package, 22’x5” high capacity unload auger, widespread straw chopper, Firestone 800/65R32 drive tires with 4” axle extensions, 600/65R28 steering tires, concave cover plates, additional grain tank sensor, 635D35-ft. draper header, pickup reel, transportation kit. “Reconditioned”. #16001262. (3)..........................CALL 2009 John Deere 9770STS Premier cab, heavy duty final drive, 100 volt coolant heater, Performance Plus, general purpose chaffer, custom cutter extended wear, Greenstar AutoTrac ready, power adjust mirrors, 28L-26 rear tires with 635D header. #16001375.........CALL 2007 John Deere 9760STS Premier cab, Contour Master feeder house, variable speed Posi-Torq drive & reverser, Premium header controls with 3 position header height, small grain concaves, straw chopper, tail board spreader, 800/65R32 drive tires, 600/65R28 steering tires, buddy seat, AM/FM, stereo, CD player, JD 936D header. #16001359. (4)..........................CALL 2005 John Deere 9760STS heavy duty variable speed, deluxe header control, Harvest monitor, Touchset concave adjust, small wire concave, general purpose chaffer, 6.9M reg auger hi capacity, heavy duty final drive, 800/70R38, 18.4R-26, field office training seat, AM/FM/Delco radio, 16” axle spacers with 936D header. #16001376. (4)..... . ................................................CALL

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D L O S

RIGID HEADERS

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2000 John Deere 930R header. #16002258. (4)...........................$9500

1990 John Deere 9600 conventional combine, deluxe cab, air, hydro, 240 bushel grain tank, Dial-A-Matic reel speed & header height, chopper, chaff spreader, new 30.5x32 drive tires 2011, 400 hours on factory rebuilt engine, reconditioned 2012, 5306 engine hours, 3611 separator hours. #16001327..... . ............................................ $54,000 1989 John Deere 9600 hydro, 18.4x38 duals, dual speed cylinders, straw chopper & spreader, 20-ft. unloading auger with 930R header. #16001377. (1)......................................... $40,000 1989 John Deere 9500 2WD, singles, chopper, 215 hp., 20-ft. unloading auger, chaff spreader, Dial-A-Matic header height with 930R header. #16001388. (1)...................... $45,000 John Deere 7720 with 224 header. #16001325............................... $6000 2005 Cat Lexion 5804 1150 bushel grain tank, auto pilot, Contour standard feeder house with MacDon 973 header, no header brake or dust fan. #16001389. (4)........................................ $155,000 2002 Case IH 2388 280 hp, 2 speed hydro, yield & moisture monitor with 1042 36-ft. draper header. #16001353. (1).. . ............................................ $69,000 1981 Case IH 1480 hydro, 6 cylinder diesel, 210 bushel grain tank, 25-ft. auger header. #16001370. (4)............ $9500 2002 Agco Gleaner R62 dual tailings, 4 speed hydro, 2 speed cylinder, 30.5x32 drive tires, 280 hp, Cummins 8.3L, plastic finger reel with MacDon 962 36-ft. header. #16001273. (1)..$58,000 1983 Gleaner N6 220 hp. diesel engine, hydro, 245 bushel grain tank, 27-ft. auger header. #16001358........ $5000

draper headerS

2011 John Deere 640D 40-ft., pickup reel, full length skid shoes, cross auger, transportation lights. #16002265.......... ................................................$75,000 2009 John Deere 635D 35-ft. with transportation kit. #16002252.........$55,000 2009 John Deere 635D 35-ft., double sickle, hydrafloat automatic suspension & position control system, gauge wheels, 16” feed drum, 1-piece poly tine pickup reel with 10” center tube, hydraulic fore/aft, dial-a-speed control, 40” wide draper belts, single point hookup, spare sickle & road transport with lights. #16002224.............$50,000 2009 John Deere 635D poly tine pickup reel, LH/RH spare knife, dual drive, road transport with lights. #16002241. (4).... ................................................$50,000 2008 John Deere 635D 35-ft. with transportation kit. #16002259.........$52,000 2004 John Deere 936D 36-ft. header, pickup reel, transportation kit. #16002256. (1)............................................$38,500

2002 John Deere 936D 36-ft. header. #16002313. (1)........................$35,000 2003 MacDon 963 36-ft., pickup reel, transportation kit, 60 Series JD adapter. #16002193..............................$24,000 1998 MacDon 962 36-ft., pickup reel, transport. #16002278. (4)........$14,000

MISCELLANEOUS HARVEST equipMENT

John Deere straw spreader, came off 9750 combine..........................$1500 John Deere straw spreader, off 9760STS..................................$1500 John Deere straw spreader fits 9600 combine..................................... $500

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$$ 0% FINANCING AVAILABLE ON ALL USED EQUIPMENT - OAC air seeders - RENTAL AVAILABLE

AIR HOE DRILL 2011 John Deere 1835 41-ft. 550#, 3-rank 5.5”x21”semi pneumatic press wheels, electronic depth control, transport lowering stop, rock guards, tow behind, primary blockage, knife body & hardware, 4” tip with roll pin knife, 2011 JD 1910 430 bu, 3 tank, 4-run double shoot, 10” spacing, reg meter roller/front, high meter roller/ rear, 2-710/70R-38 high flotation tires, dual wheel caster beam, field hitch air sdng tool, 10” auger with steel flighting, variable speed. #16005181. (4).......... . .......................................... $180,000 2009 John Deere 1835 61-ft. air hoe drill, 18” disc fertilizer bander with cast closing wheel, 10” spacing, 550# trip, 3/4” carbide tips, 4”x22” steel packer wheels, rock guards, positive depth control with active down pressure, 1910-430 tow behind air seeder, 3 tanks, 8 run double shoot, 2 regular meters, 1 high rate meter, front dual caster wheels, rear cane & rice tires, 8” fill & unload auger, fill lights, powered caliabration, variable seed/fertilizer rate control, open tank indicators. Only 10,500 acres. #16005189 (1)............. .3 years 0% Interest Available - oac 2008 John Deere 1835 60-ft., 10” spacing, JD 1” carbide tips, 33x15.5 flotation tires, duals on wings, rock guards, primary blockage, 4” steel packer wheels, 550# trips, SFB single dick openers with closing wheels, dry fertilizer delivery with 430 bushel John Deere 1910 commodity cart, variable rate, 8” auger, powered calibration, 30.5x32 cane and rice, NH3 hitch, duals on front cart, fill lights. #16005199. (3).......... $177,500

2000 John Deere 1820/1900 air hoe drill, 60-ft., 7.5” spacing, 4x21” semi-pneumatic packers, rock guards, 1” stealth openers, 1900 air trank, 350 bushel tow behind, 8” load auger, 30.5/32 diamonds, 21.5L/16.1SL cleats, single shoot, primary blockage. #16005139. (3).......................................... $33,000 1998 John Deere 1820 60-ft. air hoe drill, dual caster, 10” spacing, single shoot, 3x21 steel packers, rock guards, 787 tow between air seeder, remote blockage switch. #16005200. (2)... $33,500 2008 Bourgault 5710 50-ft. air hoe dril, 9.8 spacing, 31/2” steel packers, double shoot, mid row banders, front caster wheels, speed lock adapters with square seed boots, L6450 leading tank. #16005220. (1)........... $175,000

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2007 Bourgault 5710 53-ft. air hoe drill with 9.8” spacing, stealth 1” openers, single shoot, mid row banders, NH3 system, rock guards, solid steel press, leading 6350 air tank, 8” loading auger, auxiliary lights, 2-tank cart, 30.5x32 cleats. #16005138. (2)......... $110,000 2005 Bourgault 5710 53-ft. air hoe drill, 10” row spacing, 450# trips, square seed boots, speed lock adapters, mid-row II banders, double shoot air system, L6450, 3-tank leading air seeder, 10” hydraulic assist load/ unload auger. #16005207... $131,000 2000 Bourgault 5710 35-ft. drill with 5200 leading tank with 277 monitor, 3” rubber packers, 9.8” spacing, 450# trips, MRB set up for NH3 with Micro Trak NH 3500 system. #16005224. (2)..$35,000

1994 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft. air hoe drill, single shoot, 3/4” carbide tip openers, 9” spacing, primary blockage, 3.5” steel capped packer wheels, with 2320 tow between air seeder. #16005218. (3)... . ............................................ $35,000 1992 Flexi-Coil 5000 39-ft. air drill, 9” spacing, 3.5 steel packers, double shoot, double caster on main frame Goose shooter boots, full auto rate on cat with 2000 2320 cart. #16005217. (1).......................................... $52,000

2004 Case IH ATX6012 62-ft. air hoe drill, 12” spacing, disc levelers, 5-section, rubber tire packers, Fargo-Aire 3350 tow behind tank with added 3rd tank. #16005219. (1)...................... $63,000 AIR SEEDER 2000 Flexi-Coil 2340 tow behind air seeder. #16005226............... $22,000 1998 Flexi-Coil 2320 tow behind cart, 7” auger mechanic rate, single fan, 230 bushel. #16005190. (1)............. $9500

CORN PLANTER

2002 John Deere 1730 integral planter, 12 row, 22” spacing, Maxemerge Plus, Computrac monitor, spring applied down pressure, 1.6 bushel seed hoppers, rubber tire closing wheels. #16005212. (3)........................$35,000

2012 John Deere 5085M MFWD, 85 engine hp., 70 PTO hp., 16Fx16R power reverser transmission, 540/1000 PTO, 3-point, 2 hydraulic remotes, 19.5L-24 rear tires, 12.5/80-18 front tires, cold weather package, rear wheel weights, H260 loader, bucket. #16003677....... . ............................................$56,500

2012 John Deere 5085M MFWD, 85 engine hp., 70 PTO hp., 16Fx16R power reverser transmission, 540/1000 PTO, 3-pt., 2 remotes, 19.5L-24 rear tires, 12.5/80-18 front tires, cold weather package, rear wheel lights, H260 loader, bucket. #16003681....$56,500 2008 John Deere 8130 MFWD, deluxe cab, active seat, AutoTrac ready plug and play, 16 speed powershift, 4 remotes, 540/1000 PTO, 3-pt., 118” axles, 620/70R42 duals, 480/70R30 fronts, front fenders, radar, cold weather package, foot speed, HID lights all around, leather trim, AM/FM/CD/WB, buddy seat, FM business antenna with 840 loader. #16003715. (1).$155,000 1997 John Deere 7810 cab, partial powershift, 16/16 speed PowrQuad transmission, left hand reverser, rear axle 118”, drawbar clevis with pin, cold weather package, AM/FM/Weatherband with Farmhand XL1340 loader, grapple. #16003706. (1)........$59,000 1981 John Deere 2640 2WD, 2 remotes, 540 PTO, 3-pt., rollgard, 9.5L/15 fronts, 18.4/34 rears, TSS transmission, 148 loader, 6-ft. bucket, 4-tine grapple, 3-function joystick. #16003714. (1).... . ............................................$16,500 1973 John Deere 4630 2WD, powershift, 2 hydraulics, PTO, no 3-pt., 20.8x38 duals with Degelman dozer. #16003610. (4)......................$20,000 John Deere 4230 3 pt., PTO, grapple, 18.4x38 rear tires, 10.00x16 front, air compressor with 158 loader. #16003716. (4)......................$21,900

1970 John Deere 2520 with Farmhand F-25 loader, PTO, 3-pt., Syncro shift. #16003642. (4)......................$12,500 2009 New Holland T7030 deluxe cab, instructional seat, 3 function mid-mount hydraulics, 18F/6R transmission with 860TL loader. #16003707. (1)..$98,000

Consumer Products 2012 John Deere Gator 4-door, green & yellow 12” tires, bench seat, manual BOS lift, protection package. “Only 175 miles.” #16007443.................... $8350

DEMO Summers Super Coulter 35-ft. disk, acremeter package, diamond disk, 340/65R18 on 18x11x8. #13011075.... ................................................... CALL 1996 Flexi-Coil 300B 41-ft. chisel plow. #16004068..............................$11,000

Tractors - Row crop - COMPACT

2011 Case IH Scout XL diesel utility vehicle, Kubota 20 hp 719cc engine, power steering. #16007405. (2)..$9900

2007 Polaris Ranger XP700 side by side, camo cab, EFI engine, 26x11R12 rear tires, 26x8R12 front tires, 477 hours, 4608 miles. #16007437 (3)...... $8000 2009 John Deere X324 lawn tractor, 4-wheel steer, Kawasaki 22 hp, hydro, 48” mower deck. 16007273...... $3250 2006 John Deere X700 riding lawn mower, 54” deck, 52” quick hitch, 23 hp. #16007432. (4)................... $6500 John Deere STX38 lawn tractor, 12.5 hp. Kohler, 38” mower deck, standard transmission. #16007438........... $850 2-John Deere BG20021 rear bagger kits, fit 48” side discharge mower decks on L120 & L130 mowers. Each....... $399

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4WD TRACTORS

2012 John Deere 9560RT 560 hp., 18/6 powershift transmission, 2600 display, SF2 receiver, deluxe cab II, AM/FM/ XM radio, 36” Durabuilt tracks, 26 front weights, idler weights, 32 track weights, 130CC steering pump, hi-flow hydraulics with 6 remotes & case drain, HID lighting, dual beam radar, leather interior, electric mirrors. PowrGard 3-year, 1500 hour warranty remains. #16003678............................$438,000

2012 John Deere 9460R 18/6 powershift transmission, CV II Premier cab, XM satellite, premium radio, four remote cylinder control, HID lights, leather trim, dual beam radar sensor, F/Business band radio, 13.5L IT compliant engine, heavy greaseable steer pin. #16003704. (4)......................$290,000 2012 John Deere 9360R PowrTech 9.0L 360 hp engine, 40% torque rise, 10% PowrBuldge, 18/6 powershift transmission, standard hydraulic system, 4 hydraulic remotes with motor seal drain, 1000 PTO, 620/70R42 Firestone radials, Premium Commandview II cab, leather interior, premium HID lighting, 7” display radar, dual beam sensor, premium radio, XM satelite. 3 year/3600 hour factory PowrGard warranty remains. #16003691............$277,000 2011 John Deere 9530 deluxe comfort package, AutoTrac ready, power differential lock, dual beam radar sensor, premier lighting package, AM/FM radio, heavy greaseable steer pin, instructional seat, F/business band, rotary beacon light. #16003712. (4)..$260,000

2010 John Deere 9630T 530 hp, deluxe cab, AutoTrac ready, plug-n-play, deluxe comfort package, Cat 5 drawbar, 36” tracks, dual beam radar, premiere lighting package, tool box, HID lights, AM/FM/CD/WB, leather trim, buddy seat, FM business antenna, front weight bracket with 26 weights, side weights-12, rotary beacon light, 1000 PTO, 1600 hours, PowerGar Warranty expires 1/28/2014 or 4000 hours. #16003663. (1)................ CALL

2010 John Deere 9630T 530 hp, 30” Durabilt tracks, 48 GPM hydraulic pump, 26 front weights, 12 idler weights, deluxe cab, AutoTrac ready, HID lights, leather interior, AM/FM/WB/CD, electric mirrors, 750 hours. #16003670....... CALL

2008 John Deere 9630T deluxe comfort package, Cat 5 WS drawbar, extremity warning lamps, dual beam radar sensor, Premier lighting package, tool box, field vision Zenon HID light, right hand electric mirror, AM/FM radio/WB/ CD, instructional seat, F/Business band antenna. #16003638. (4).......$292,500 2008 John Deere 9430 deluxe cab with active seat, differential lock, Greenstar AutoTrac ready, leather trim, Zenion HID lights, electric mirrors, power beyond, 1000 PTO, radar, instructional seat, 800/70R38 duals, 18F/6R powershift. #16003644. (3)......................$189,000

2006 John Deere 9420 with Deluxe Comfort package, powershift, deluxe cab with active seat, differential lock, 800/70R38 duals, radar, Premier lights, backup alarm, 1000 PTO, AM/FM/CD/ WB, buddy seat, dual electric mirrors, business band antenna, rotary beacon, 4-#1400 weights. #16003720. (4)........ ..............................................$180,000 2003 John Deere 9420 425 hp, partial powershift, duals, case drain, ATU steering, 620/70R 46, ground speed radar sensor, heavy duty Gudgeon bearing, 24/6 transmission, differential lock, Greenstar ready. #16003708. (2).. ..............................................$151,000

2000 John Deere 9400T track tractor, 36” tracks, wide swing drawbar, 6 cylinder, 425 hp, 4 hydraulic outlets, 24F/6R Powersync. #16003625. (1)..$119,500

1982 John Deere 8850 “Kinze Re-Build”, 400 hp Cummins engine, njew paint, deluxe cab, air, heater, 4 hydraulic remotes, PTO, 3-pt. hitch, 16/6 QuadRange transmission, 20.8x38 radial tires. #16003667......................... CALL 1996 CAT 65D Challenger, 30” tracks, 10 speed powershift, 4 remotes. #16003710. (1)........................$69,000

ag management solutions global guidance

2012 John Deere 0709PC Greenstar 2 1800 display. #16012227. (4).....$1900 2010 John Deere 0705PC Greenstar 2 display. #16012224. (4)...............$3000 2009 John Deere 0705PC 2600 display. #16012264. (2)...........................$3000 2008 John Deere 0705PC Greenstar 2 2600 display. #16012263............$3000 2008 John Deere 0705PC Greenstar 2 2600 display. #16012262............$3000 John Deere 0705PC Greenstar 2 2600 display. #16017233. (3)..............$3000 John Deere 0705PC Greenstar 2, 2600 display. #16017236. (4)...............$3000

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2010 John Deere 0900PC Starfire ITC receiver SF1. #16012226. (4)....$1500 2009 John Deere 0900PC Starfire ITC receiver. #16012265. (2)............$1500 2008 John Deere 0900PC Starfire ITC receiver. #16012240...................$1500 John Deere PF80860 Starfire ITC receiver. #16012223. ...............................$1500 John Deere 0330PC GS2 rate controller, 31 pin. #16012087. (1).................$600 John Deere PF90415 display controller bracket. #16012009 (1)................$145

SOLD

NEW XL78 rockpicker

IN STOCK Fast, clean, tough and efficient. We’ve made the XL-78 to pick rocks faster, and with less dirt in the bucket. They’re tough farm hands that stand up to the rough and tumble world of rock picking and you can depend on them to get your rock picking jobs done quickly and easily. • The XL-78 has a picking width of seven feet. • Large bucket capacity. • The XL-78 dumps rocks 7 feet - plenty of height if you’re using a truck or trailer to haul rocks off the field. • Hydraulic reel drive • Heavy duty, high efficiency parallel drive gearbox.

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$$ 0% FINANCING AVAILABLE ON ALL USED EQUIPMENT - OAC FLEX HEADERS

2012 John Deere 640FD 40-ft. draper, pickup reel, AWS air reel attached, crop conveyor auger, headsite automatic header height control. #16002294....... ................................................$98,000 2012 John Deere 640FD 40-ft. draper, pickup reel, AWS air reel attached, crop conveyor auger, headsite automatic header height control. #16002292....... ................................................$98,000 2011 John Deere 635F 35-ft., composite auger fingers, finger reel. #16002230. . ................................................$44,500 2006 John Deere 635F flexible draper header. #16002237.................$32,500 2006 John Deere 635F 35-ft., pickup reel, composite fingers, high stone dam. #16002264..............................$25,000 2004 John Deere 635F auger composite fingers, HH sensing & contour sensor, spare knife. #16002243. (3).....$28,500 2004 John Deere 635F auger composite fingers. #16002271. (4)...........$25,000 2003 John Deere 930F header with Crary air reel. #16002274.................$18,500 2001 John Deere 930F 30-ft. with pickup reel, 2 wheel trailer. #16002249.$14,500 2001 John Deere 930F 30-ft., pickup reel, 2 wheel trailer. #16002288. (1)..$13,500 1998 John Deere 930F 30-ft., pickup reel. #16002254..............................$10,000 2011 MacDon FD70 45-ft. draper, CA20 adapter for JD 60, 70 series pointed guards, double knife, split 5 bat pickup reel, plastic fingers, hydraulic fore-aft, outboard & inboard skid shoes, cutter bar poly, stabilizer wheel, slow speed transport package on 30-, 35-, 40- & 45-ft. headers. #16002311. (1)..$75,000 2011 MacDon FD70 45-ft. flex draper. #16002310. (1)........................$75,000 2011 MacDon RD70 45-ft. flex draper. #16002309. (1)........................$75,000 2005 MacDon 974 36-ft. draper, JD 60 series adapter, pickup reel. #16002242. (2)............................................$35,000 2003 Case IH 1020 30-ft., pickup reel. #16002268.................................$6500 2001 Agco-Gleaner 800 30-ft. header. #16002182. (1)........................$11,000

PAYLOADERS, SKIDSTEERS & ATTAChments

Swathers

2002 John Deere 4895 swather, self-propelled, steel/steel conditioners, cab, air with 16-ft. 895 platform. #16006431. (3).......................................... $44,000 1982 John Deere 2420 swather with 240 14-ft. auger head, 21-ft. 130 draper header, 16.5-16 front tires. #16006343. (4)............................................ $9750

SOLD

2010 Case IH WD1203 swather with 16ft. header with steel conditioner. 250 hours. #16006419. (1)........... $95,500 1994 New Holland 2450 swather, 87 hp. diesel engine, hydro, cab, 18-ft. double sickle auger header with conditioner. #16006669. (4)...................... $22,500 1989 Versatile 4750 swather, Ford 76 hp. diesel engine, hydro, cab, 22-ft. draper header. #16006674. (4)......... $13,500 Hesston 610H 30-ft. draper header with finger reel. Fits Hesston 8100 series & Case IH 8380 series swathers. #16002302. (1)......................... $5500

SOLD

2002 John Deere 1600A mower conditioner. #16006357. (4)........... $13,800

D L SO

1996 John Deere 1600A MoCo, 110” conditioners, 1000 PTO, rubber conditioner rollers. #16006410. (1)..$9500 1995 John Deere 1600A 16-ft. Mo/Co, new guards 2 years ago, new sickle, rubber conditioner rollers. #16006318. (4).......................................... $10,500

1992 John Deere 1600 MoCo, wide roll, 1000 RPM, 16-ft., equal angle hitch & jack. #16006397. (4)................. $7500 2000 John Deere 945 MoCo with hydraulic tilt control, 13/8” PTO, adj gauge shoes, flail conditioner. #16006673. (3)............................................. $6500

1989 Agco-Hesston 1170 16-ft. mower conditioner, 110” rubber conditioner rolls, double sickle, double auger, 1000 rpm. #16006305. (3)................. $5000

3-pt Hitch Equipment & ATTACHMENTS

OLD

John Deere BU1060 bale unroller, hydraulic actuation. #14401901... $1950

D L O S

NEW John Deere BW15462 8-ft. heavy duty bucket, fits JD 800 Series loader. #16010033............................... $1850

2012 John Deere 624K payloader, 6.8L Tier III, turbocharged 198 peak hp., reverse fan drive, chrome exhaust system, 100 amp alternator, 4 speed, 3 function Joystick with fnr & 3rd function auxiliary control lever, heat, air, air ride heated leather seat, Z-bar boom system, high traction front & rear differential, 20.5x32 L3 XHA2 Michelin radial tires, 3 piece rims, full front & rear fenders, turn signals, cast hitch slab counterweight. #16003674. (1)..... ............................................. $221,500

2009 John Deere 544K 4WD loader, W0 AX disc transmission, standard ZB boom with standard linkage, conventional steering, cloth air suspension seat, 3 function valve with 2 lever control, ride control, standard rear hydraulic front axles, axle manual differential lock, 20.5x25 16 PR L3 bias tires, full front & rear fenders for muddy applications, HD LED rear lights, standard rear hitch, cab with air, 3 yard 105.9” bucket, ether start aid, engine block heater, precleaner, reversible. #16003496. ..... ............................................. $159,500

2009 John Deere 544K 4WD loader, 167 hp, powershift transmission, 3-yard, 105.9” quick attach bucket, 3 lever 3 function hydraulic control, standard ZB boom with standard linkage, air ride seat, standard rear hydraulic front axle, manual differential lock, 20.5x26 16-ply L3 bias tires, full front & rear fenders, HD R led rear lights, standard rear hitch, cold start package, precleaner, environmental drain, reversible fan drive, axle cooler, AM/FM/WB radio, 10 amp converter, beacon. #16003552. (1)...............................................CALL

2007 John Deere 7-ft. payloader material bucket with grapple, standard pin hookup. #16008041. (1).............$3000

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2003 Cat 226 skid steer, Joystick control, 53 hp, 1500# operating capacity. #16008038. (4)...........................CALL 2010 John Deere AT319177 72” construction bucket with cutting edge. #16008012.................................$1025

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1995 John Deere 1600A 16-ft. MoCo, 1000 PTO. #16006359. (4).... $10,000

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2012 Brent 882 800 bushel, 20” corner auger, 120” rigid axle, 27x32WH/30.5x32 R1 14 ply tires, Weather Guard roll tarp, 3.75” hitch, scale. #14200789. (2)........... .................................................. $50,000

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2010 Unverferth HM4201G “Highway Legal”, 42-ft. Road Runner header trailer, brake lights. #14200541..........$12,950

Unverferth 35-ft. Road Runner header trailer. #16009192. (3)................. $9800 Frontier HT30 header trailer. #16002305.. ................................................... $2000 Vtrailer V30 header trailer with dolly. #16002305. (1)........................... $2000 Header trailer. #16002290................ $1500 Header trailer. #16002291................ $1500

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2012 Frontier RB2284 7-ft. medium duty blade. #13009051..................... $2500 2004 Frontier 1208TM heavy duty 8-ft. rotary tiller, 3-pt., 540 PTO. #16007440. (1)............................................. $6500

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2008 Bourgault 1100 21.5Lx16.1 lug tires, 1000 PTO, roll tarp. #16009206..$39,500 2006 Ez-Trail 860 860 bushel, PTO, hydraulic drive, tarp, no scale. #16009207..$25,000

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Military kids and bullying

By Sheila Snyder, SDSU Extension Operation Military Kids Coordinator Although bullying is not a new problem, within the last decade the public has shifted the way they view this behavior. Bullying was once thought of as a normal part of growing up, but with the recognition of the extreme harm bullying can do to the victim, it is now seen as unacceptable behavior that must be stopped. Unfortunately, in some cases, bullying has even lead to suicide. A series of studies conducted by Yale University found that victims of bullying are 2 to 9 times more likely to look at suicide as a solution. And, according to the Bullying Statistics (http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/) website, ABC News reported that 30% of students are victims of bullying or are bullies, and because of the fear of being bullied, 160,000 kids stay home from school every day. There is a plethora of information available on bullying, including some interesting information on the issue as it pertains to military kids. According to the Army Times, military children may be at high risk for bullying for two reasons: 1. They move often and are frequently viewed as the out of place “new kids”. 2. Because of the stress due to deployments, military children may feel anxious, worried, vulnerable, and exposed, which makes them obvious targets of bullying. Unfortunately, military kids are sometimes the bully. This can be a result of the way they are treated by their parents, who may be stressed due to finances, numerous moves, and multiple deployments, leading to the parent lashing out at the child. In fact, it has been reported that the rate of child abuse and neglect is 42% higher when a parent is deployed versus when both parents are home. In an attempt to prevent bullying, 49 states have passed school anti-bullying legislation. The first state to pass this legislation was Georgia, in 1999. The only state without anti-bullying legislation is Montana. In view of the widespread epidemic of bullying and the vulnerability of military kids, it is even more important to strive to build resiliency in our military kids.

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1976 National 6T-56 crane, 85-ft. boom. With 1976 Hendrickson carrier with man basket.... .................................................................................................................................. $19,995

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BALER & STRAW FOR SALE 2004 John Deere 567 round baler. Excellent condition, twine, mega tooth bale push off, new sprockets & chains, 1000 PTO, good belts, shedded..... $14,500 obo

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North Dakota hard red spring wheat variety trial results continued from page a62

as indicated by traditional strong gluten proteins, high baking absorption and large bread loaf volume). Gluten strength, and milling and baking quality ratings, are provided for individual varieties in Tables 2 and 3, based on the results from the NDSU field plot variety trials. These ratings are applied to varieties grown for multiple years at seven NDSU Research Extension Centers across the state to provide producers and end users with end-use performance data. The wheat protein data often are higher than obtained in actual production fields but can be used to compare differences among varieties. The agronomic data presented in this publication are from replicated research plots using experimental designs that enable the use of statistical analysis. These analyses enable the reader to determine, at a predetermined level of confidence, if the differences observed among varieties are reliable or if they might be due to error inherent in the experimental process. The LSD (Least Significant Difference) values beneath the columns in the tables are derived from these statistical analyses and apply only to the numbers in the column in which they appear. If the difference be-

tween two varieties exceeds the LSD value, it means that with 90 percent confidence (LSD probability 0.10), the higher-yielding variety has a significant yield advantage. When the difference between two varieties is less than the LSD value, no significant difference was found between those two varieties under those growing conditions. NS is used to indicate no significant difference for that trait among any of the varieties at the 90 percent level of confidence. The CV stands for coefficient of variation and is expressed as a percentage. The CV is a measure of variability in the trial. Large CVs mean a large amount of variation that could not be attributed to differences in the varieties. Presentation of data for the entries tested does not imply approval or endorsement by the authors or agencies conducting the test. North Dakota State University approves the reproduction of any table in the publication only if no portion is deleted, appropriate footnotes are given and the order of the data is not rearranged. Additional data from county sites are available from each Research Extension Center at www.ag.ndsu. edu/varietytrials/spring-wheat.

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continued on page C6

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Lemon-Mustard Pork Chops 4 boneless pork loin chops (1-inch thick and 6 ounces each) 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 1 garlic clove, minced 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed 1/4 teaspoon salt Lemon wedges Drizzle pork chops with lemon juice. Combine the parsley, mustard, garlic, lemon peel, rosemary and salt; brush over both sides of chops. Place pork on a greased broiler pan. Broil 4-5 in. from the heat for 4-5 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 145°. Let meat stand for 5 minutes before serving. Serve with lemon wedges. Yield: 4 servings.

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Forgotten Jambalaya

1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) beef or chicken broth 1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste 2 medium green peppers, chopped 1 medium onion, chopped 3 celery ribs, chopped 5 garlic cloves, minced 3 teaspoons dried parsley flakes 2 teaspoons dried basil 1-1/2 teaspoons dried oregano 1-1/4 teaspoons salt 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce 1 pound Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes 1 pound smoked sausage, halved and cut into 1/4-inch slices 1/2 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined Hot cooked rice In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the tomatoes, broth and tomato paste. Stir in the green peppers, onion, celery, garlic and seasonings. Stir in chicken and sausage. Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours or until chicken is no longer pink. Stir in shrimp. Cover and cook 15-30 minutes longer or until shrimp turn pink. Serve with rice. Yield: 11 servings.

Apple Peanut Butter Cookies 1/2 cup shortening 1/2 cup chunky peanut butter 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1 egg 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 cup grated peeled apple In a large bowl, cream the shortening, peanut butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in apple. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 5 minutes before removing to wire racks. Yield: about 2-1/2 dozen. ##### Josh says his wise grandfather taught him that people remember kindness better than anything else. Grandfather said, “If you treat someone kindly, they may never forget you.”

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NDSU professor mentors Afghanistan woman

By NDSU Extension Service Mentoring and advising agribusiness students is not unusual for Cheryl Wachenheim, a professor in North Dakota State University’s (NDSU) Agribusiness and Applied Economics Department. However, it is new territory for her to mentor someone who lives thousands of miles away. Wachenheim also is a major in the Minnesota National Guard and was deployed to Afghanistan, where she was a member of the Guard’s Agribusiness Development Team. The team’s mission was improving the Afghan government’s ability to provide for its people and promote economic growth. Her responsibilities included mentoring women to help them develop or expand businesses. She mentored one woman in particular, Zuhra, on her agricultural enterprises (We are not using Zuhra’s last name to protect her identity.). Wachenheim saw great potential for Zuhra and encouraged her to apply for Project Artemis. Together, in a conservative province in southeastern Afghanistan, they worked on Zuhra’s application. Project Artemis is a two-week business education program in Glendale, Arizona, that helps build the entrepreneurial skills of promising Afghan businesswomen. Mentors assigned to each participant provide additional support as the women return home to establish or expand their companies. Zuhra was accepted into the program and Wachenheim became her mentor. Zuhra has completed her training in Arizona, but she will be working with Wachenheim for at least two years through calls, emails or online. “I was pretty excited about Zuhra coming to the U.S. because the last time I saw her, I had on 70 pounds of body armor and other gear, plus I was carrying two weapons,” Wachenheim says. “She taught me a lot while I was in Afghanistan, but when she came to the U.S., I was able to show her what it is like to be truly free. She went through the classes but also did some cultural activities, such as bowling, which was truly amazing.” “We learned about marketing, finance, management and leadership and then about how we are the center of these in our business,” Zuhra says. “More so than anything, we learned about hope and to forgive ourselves if we make mistakes along the way. We also learned that we are not alone.” Zuhra says her biggest problem was pricing her products that she sells in Afghanistan, which are beaded items that have been sewn on to purses, clothing and other goods. However, her larger goal is to expand her involvement in agriculture, such as through producing yogurt from goat’s milk. “We learned about different strategies, and Ms. Cheryl liked my ideas of surveying customers about quality and prices for my products,” Zuhra says. “It was fun because we practiced the survey with her being a customer.” Zuhra plans to sell her products in Kabul, where there is more freedom for women. However, she has concerns about safety, so she wasn’t in the photo of the Project Artemis graduating class and hasn’t allowed anyone to take frontal photos of her. “We are always afraid there will be more problems for women, but Ms. Cheryl says I can’t take care of this, so I should focus on improving and growing my business and be ready to respond if the Taliban make it hard to do my business,” Zuhra says. Wachenheim says there still are many things she would like to show and teach Zuhra. “I hope I can do this in the coming years as we communicate by telephone and email,” Wachenheim says. “The challenges with inconsistent or not available Internet and that we speak different languages will make mentoring interesting, but we can do this. I have such hope for her. She has so much passion for her work and, through it, for the women of Afghanistan.” Wachenheim also says she has received a great deal of encouragement and help from NDSU and colleagues to continue her work with Zuhra. While stationed in Afghanistan, Wachenheim was able to contact various colleagues at NDSU to seek help with any sort of agricultural problem she or the team encountered. “Everyone at NDSU has been so helpful in providing solutions.” Wachenheim says. ##### Babe Ruth wore a cabbage leaf under his cap to keep him cool. He changed it every 2 innings.

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Hispanic and women farmers and ranchers claims must be filed by May 1, 2013

untary claims process will make available at least $1.33 billion for cash awards and tax relief payments, plus up to $160 million in farm debt relief, to eligible Hispanic and TRAILERS FOR SALE women farmers and ranchers. There are no filing fees to participate in the program. 1998 Western Hopper Bottom Trailers Call center representatives can be reached at 1-888-508-4429. Claimants may register for a claims package (by calling the number or visiting the website) or may download the 29-ft. lead, air ride and 25-ft. pup, spring ride, good tires forms from the website. All those interested and brakes, good tarp......................................... $37,000 in learning more or receiving information Call 406-231-8861 about the claims process and claims packages are encouraged to visit the website at any time or to contact the call center telephone number Monday through Friday Japanese 4x4 Mini Trucks 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mountain Time. In Stock Now!! Claim packages and other documentation may be mailed to Hispanic and Women Farmers and Ranchers Claims Administrator, PO Box 4540, Portland, OR 972084540. Claim packages and other documentation may also be emailed to claims@ hwfr.org. Claimants may also fax claims packages and other documentation to (855) 626-8343. Completed forms and documentation must be received no later than 11:59 40- to 50-miles per gallon! p.m. PDT on May 1, 2013. Clean, low mile trucks in stock. Once a claim is submitted to the Claims Administrator, the Claims Administrator Call 406-434-2005 Delivery available! will determine if it is timely and complete. If it is, the claim will move to the Claims AdVisit us at: www.tomsminitrucks.com judicator for a determination on the merits of the claim. USDA may submit evidence to the Claims Adjudicator regarding the HYDRAULIC BREAKER Rental units claim. If a claim is deemed Available POST DRIVERS FOR SALE incomplete, a claimant will be notified by the Claims • Skid loader mount • Low profile • Quick and easy on and off Administrator and given the • 8” diameter domed cup • Full control of post while driving opportunity to provide ad• Very low maintanence ditional information within a • 3 sizes available ~ 500-, 750-, 1000-ft. lb. • Also available for excavators certain timeframe. Claimants may check the status of their Montana Post Driver (406) 239-4824 claims on the claims website. Gold Creek, MT Website: www.farmerclaims.gov Phone: 1-888-508-4429 Fax: (855) 626-8343 Toll-Free 1-800-722-5277 Email: claims@hwfr.org Local 466-2290 • 22 Third Street NE, Choteau, MT Claims Period: September Call us to see if we have the used parts you need. 24, 2012 – May 1, 2013 Inventory changes all the time. Independent companies will administer the claims We’ll BUY it! 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Although there are no filing fees to participate and a DODGE CHEVROLET & GMC FORD lawyer is not required to par‘04 Ram 1500 5.4L Hemi engine, 94,000............ $2500 ‘07 Silverado 1500 4.3L engine, 50,000.............. $1000 ‘06 F250 AT, 5.4 4x4.............................................. $850 ticipate in the claims process, “04 Ram 1500 AT 4x4............................................ $800 ‘07 Silverado 1500 4.3L AT, 50,000....................... $750 ‘02 F150 Triton 5.4L engine................................. $1200 ‘01 Ram 2500 5.9L engine.................................... $800 ‘04 Colorado AT, 85,000......................................... $650 ‘00 Ranger 4.0L engine......................................... $600 persons seeking legal advice ‘01 Ram 2500 AT, T case....................................... $700 ‘04 Colorado 3.5L engine, 85,000....................... $1000 ‘00 Ranger 4.0L 4x4, AT........................................ $750 may contact a lawyer or other ‘01 Dakota 4.7L, AT............................................... $300 ‘01 Silverado 2500 6 sp MT, 4x4.......................... $1100 ‘99 F150 5.4L 4x4 engine.................................... $1600 ‘99 Durango 5.2L engine, 96,000.......................... $750 ‘01 Sierra 1500 5.3L engine.................................. $450 ‘99 F150 5.4L 4x4, T case..................................... $650 legal services provider. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the extension of the voluntary claims process for Hispanic and women farmers and ranchers who allege discrimination by the USDA in past decades, USDA State Food and Agriculture Council (SFAC) in Montana. “All claims must now be filed by May 1, 2013,” said Joyce Swartzendruber, chair of the Montana SFAC, which is comprised of the three USDA service center agencies - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Rural Development (RD) and Farm Service Agency (FSA). Swartzendruber is the NRCS state conservationist. “Hispanic and women farmers who believe they have faced discriminatory practices in the past from the USDA have additional time to file a claim in order to have a chance to receive a cash payment or loan forgiveness,” Secretary Vilsack said. “USDA urges potential claimants to contact the Claims Administrator for information and to file their claim packages on or before May 1, 2013.” The process offers a voluntary alternative to litigation for each Hispanic or female farmer and rancher who can prove that USDA denied his or her application for loan or loan servicing assistance for discriminatory reasons for certain time periods between 1981 and 2000. As announced in February 2011, the vol-

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‘97 Dakota 5.2L 4x4, AT......................................... $500 ‘97 Ram 2500 V10 4x4, AT.................................... $600 Rear end, front ends for Dodges............................. Call ‘96 Ram 2500 V10 4x2, AT.................................... $600 ‘93 Ram 250 diesel, MT, T Case............................ $800 ‘84 Ram 150 318 engine....................................... $500 ‘97 Avenger 2.5L engine........................................ $550 ‘05 Caravan 3.3L engine........................................ $750 ‘05 Neon 2.0L engine............................................ $650 ‘02 Caravan 3.8L engine........................................ $750

JUST IN PARTING OUT ‘07 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4x4, 4.3L, auto ‘06 Pacifica Touring AWD, 3.5L, auto ‘04 Dodge 1/2 ton 4x4, 5.7L Hemi, auto ‘04 Ford Escape 2WD, 3.0 V6 ‘01 Dodge 2500 4x4, V8, AT ‘99 Ford F150 4x4, 5.4, V-8, AT ‘‘98 GMC Jimmy 4x4, 4.3 V6, AT ‘98 Dodge 2500 4x4, V10, 5-speed manual ‘97 Dodge Dakota 4x4, 5.2L, AT ‘96 Dodge 2500 2WD extended cab, Cummins, high miles, good body parts ‘96 Dodge 2500 2WD, 5.9 Cummins, 5 speed manual ‘95 Chevrolet S10 pickup, 4WD, 4.3 V6, AT ‘02 Ford Explorer, 4.0L, AT, 4x4 ‘80 Chevrolet 350, MT, flatbed ‘00 Ford Explorer, 4.0L, AT, 4x4 ‘95 Chevrolet 2500, 5.7L, MT, 4x4 ‘02 Lincoln Navigator, 5.4L, AWD

‘01 Blazer 3 button T case..................................... $100 ‘00 Silverado 1500 5.3L engine, 4x2..................... $750 ‘00 Silverado 1500 AT, 4x2..................................... $500 Various rear end, front ends.................................... Call ‘99 Sierra 1500 5.3L engine.................................. $950 ‘99 Silverado 2500 6.0L engine............................. $800 ‘98 4L60E AT, 5.7L................................................. $600 ‘98 S10 pickup 2.2L engine................................... $450 ‘98 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L engine........................... $900 ‘96-99 Chevrolet 1500 T cases.............................. $350 ‘97 Chevrolet 2500 5.7L 4x4, engine..................... $850 ‘97 Chevrolet 2500 AT 4L80E................................ $750 ‘95 Chevrolet 2500 MT, NP.................................... $850 ‘95 Chevrolet 2500 AT 4x4, 4L80E........................ $650 ‘95 S10 pickup 4.3L engine, 2WD......................... $800 ‘95 S10 pickup AT, 2WD........................................ $500 ‘94 Chevrolet 350 V-8 recent “New GM replacement motor.”............................................................... $1200 ‘94 Chevrolet 4x4, NV4500 transmission............... $750 ‘89 Chevrolet 1-ton dually axles. Each................... $750

TOYOTA ‘96 4-Runner 3.4 V6 engine................................... $800 ‘96 4-Runner 4x4 auto transmission...................... $600 ‘95 4-Runner, 5 speed transmission...................... $500

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‘98 F150 4.6L Romeo engine. Have 2................. $1300 ‘98 Expedition 4.6L, automatic transmission......... $600 ‘98 F150 4.6L T case............................................. $400 Various front and rear axles..................................... Call ‘95 F250 Warner 1356 manual shift T case........... $450 ‘93 F150 5.0L 4x4 engine...................................... $650 ‘93 F150 E40D 4x4 AT........................................... $500 ‘93 F150 Warner 1356 electric shift T case........... $400 ‘06 Ford Focus 2.0L DDHC engine, 47,000........... $800 ‘06 Focus 2.0L MT................................................. $600 ‘01 Mustang 4.6L SOHC engine, 86,000............. $1150 ‘02 Mustang 3.8L engine....................................... $750 ‘00 Explorer 4.0L 4x4, engine................................ $900 ‘00 Explorer 4.0L 4x4 AT....................................... $600 ‘02 Ford Taurus 3.0L engine.................................. $500 ‘98 Windstar 3.8L engine....................................... $700

MISCELLANEOUS ‘02 Jeep Liberty, 3.7L MT engine........................ $2200 ‘02 Jeep Liberty 3.7L, 4x4, MT.............................. $600 ‘99 Subaru Legacy, 2.5L engine.......................... $1000 ‘04 Bonneville, 3.8L engine.................................... $600 ‘03 Alero 2.2L engine............................................. $900 ‘99 Passport 3.2L engine..................................... $1200 ‘96 4-Runner 3.4L engine...................................... $800 ‘99 Maxima 3.0L engine........................................ $600 ‘01 Kia Sportage 2.0L engine................................ $800 ‘06 Pacifica 3.5L AWD engine............................. $1600 ‘01 Grand Cherokee, 4.7L AT engine.................. $1800 ‘00 Villager 3.3L AT engine.................................... $750

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3V Distributing, Conrad ......................................A67 Abilene Machine Inc, Abilene KS .......................C27 Action Toys, Billings ............................................A40 Affordable Construction Equipment, Billings & Bozeman ........................................................A55 Ag Trucks & Equipment, Great Falls ....... C3, C4, C5 Ag West Distributing Co., Great Falls .................A36 Ag Wise, Kremlin ................................................C36 AgraSyst Dealers....................................... A30, C55 American Manufacturing, Hogeland ...................A13 American Pipe, Cut Bank ...................................C60 Automotive Machine Inc., Great Falls .................A58 B & B Ag Supply, Inc, Broadview ........................A56 Baer Claw Welding, Fort Shaw ...........................C26 Barber Seed Service, Denton .............................C43 Basin Seed, LLC, Standford ...............................C55 Bass Auction Co. Inc., Lewistown .......................B24 Bell Motor Co., Cut Bank ....................................B13 Ben Taylor, Valier & Shelby .......................... B1, C29 Big Equipment Co., Havre ..................................C41 Big Sky Equipment, Conrad ...................... A18, A19 Big Sky Hydraulics, Great Falls ............................A3 Big Sky Sawmill & Wood Products, Vaughn........C42 Big Sky Wholesale Seeds, Shelby .............C14, C46 BTI Feeds, Cut Bank ..........................................C29 Buckley Auction ..................................................A68 C Moore Fab & Repair & Equipment Sales, Miles City........................................................C11 Cascade Machine & Supply, Great Falls ... A35, A42 Case IH Dealers .................................................C67 Chic Harbine Sales, Missoula.............................A61 Circle G Salvage, Walhalla, ND ..........................C44 Circle S Seeds, of Montana, Three Forks .............A4 Clearwater Montana Properties, Trampus Corder, Fort Benton ....................................................C56 Courtesy Ford, Conrad .......................................B30 Cowtown Ag, Miles City ......................................A50 Cox Ranch Equipment, Winston .........................C16 Cut Bank Tire, Cut Bank .....................................C48 Dave’s Repair LLC, Charlo .................................A59 Denny’s Service & Repair, Black Eagle ..............A53 DeVoe’s, Valier ....................................................C34 Dick Irvin Trucking, Shelby ..................................C52 Diesel Power Parts & Machine, East Missoula ......... .............................................................. A41, B12 Dirkes’, Fairfield & Choteau ................................B11 Doane Western of Montana, Bozeman...............A42 Dry Fork Ag, Ledger ...........................................C69 Durnell Fencing, Valier ........................................B11 Eagle Equipment, Belgrade ................................C10 East Slope Kennel & Game Bird Farm, Conrad..C11 Eddy Bauer, Wolf Point .......................................B23 Enduraplas, Neche ND .......................................A28 Equipment Connection, Columbia Falls.....C52, C53 Exchange Services, Inc, Whitefish .....................C42

Index

Farm Equipment Sales, Glasgow, Plentywood, Culbertson, Circle .................A63, A64, A65, A66 Farm Tech, (Doug Weist) Choteau ......................A26 First State Bank, Shelby .....................................A52 Fisher Metal Products, Fort Benton ........... A50, C16 Flaman Rentals ..................................................C21 Flaman Sales & Rental, Power .................. B30, C19 Fosse Insurance Agency, Great Falls .................A42 Fraser’s Oil Inc., Inverness .................................B19 Frieling’s Agricultural Equipment, Great Falls ........... ............... A9, A47, A57, A71, C9, C28, C45, C65 Frontline Ag, Choteau, Conrad, Cut Bank, Dillon ..... .............................................C22, C30, C31, C59 Frontline Ag Dillon (formerly Dillon Imp), Dillon ..C23 Fuson Excavation & Trucking, Conrad ................A48 Genesis Engineering, Inc, Bozeman ..................C70 Gerber’s, Great Falls.................................. A14, C66 GL Appraisal & Brokerage, Glenn Larson, Opheim .. .......................................................................B10 Glasgow Implement, Glasgow ............................C72 Golden Harvest Seeds, Big Sandy .....................C32 Gomer’s Diesel & Electric, Missoula ...................C35 Greyn Fertilizer, Choteau, Dutton, Valier ............C57 Grossenburg Equipment, Winner, Pierre, Philip SD, Wayne, Bloomfield, Harrington, Laurel NE .....C47 Guy Tabacco Construction, Black Eagle ...... B6, C20 H & H Spreading, Conrad ...................................C54 Heartland Seed Company, Moccasin .................C56 Helfert’s Helena Farm Supply, East Helena ..........B8 Henke Enterprises, Chester ..............................A48 Henry Building Systems Dealers ........................C17 Hi-Hog Equipment ..............................................B20 Highline Communications, Cut Bank ..................C34 Hoven Equipment Co., Great Falls ............C12, C13 Huggy Bear’s Consignment, Cut Bank .................B5 I-State Truck Center, Missoula ..............................C7 IMS Construction, Columbia Falls ......................C27 J & M Trailer Sales, Laurel ..................................A22 J.A.R.R., Choteau ...............................................A72 Jamieson Motors, Inc., Chinook ................ B28, B34 Jim Nielsen Trucks & Parts, Butte .......................C69 K.R. Rauch Company, Billings ............................C25 Kanavel Ag Supply, Bonner ................................C55 Krogmann Mfg. ...................................................A50 Kuhn North America .............................................A2 Lake Seed, Ronan ..............................................C51 Lammers Pipelline Services, Jordan ......... B29, C64 Lewistown Honda, Lewistown.............................A62 LM Machinery, Missoula .....................................B35 Lost Valley Fence, Fairfield .................................A51 M & R Seed Cleaning, Watford City, ND .............C10

M & W Machine, Three Forks .............................C10 Maxwell Lumber, Lewistown ...............................C20 MDS Construction Supply, Great Falls ...............B22 Midland Implement , Billings ...............................C18 Milk River Co-op, Big Sandy, Chinook, Havre, Malta, Rudyard, Turner ..............................................C66 Mills Auction, Boyes ............................................A56 Mills Motors, Fairfield ..........................................A53 MK Industries, Conrad ........................................C70 Montana Metal Fabrications, Inc, Great Falls .....A68 Montana Post Driver, St Ignatius ........................A72 Montana Post Frame, Townsend .........................B10 Montana Seed & Grain, Billings..........................A52 Montana Seeds, Conrad.....................................C71 Montana Turf & Wheels, Sidney .........................C64 Moodie Implement, Havre, Lewistown, Great Falls, Livingston, Belgrade......................A43, A44, A45 Motor Power, Great Falls ....................................C48 Mountain Equipment, Belgrade ..........................B31 Mountain View Co-op .........................................C42 MT Tractors, Matt Pendergast, Stevensville ........A70 Musselshell Valley Equipment, Roundup ..............C1 MW Mobile Welding & Repair, Vaughn ...............A56 N.F., Inc, Froid.....................................................B23 Nardinger Irrigation, Great Falls .........................C40 Neal Law, P.C., Conrad .......................................C64 New Holland Dealers ..........................................C61 New Holland of Belgrade, Belgrade ....................A39 New Homes of the Future, Billings .....................C20 NGS Sales, Denton ............................................B20 Northern Chrysler, Cut Bank ..............................A35 Northern Ford, Cut Bank ....................................A17 Northern Hydraulics, Great Falls ............... A34, C50 Northern Prairie Auto Sales, Wolf Point ..............A70 Northern Seed, Conrad & Shelby .......................A10 Northwest Plastics, Libby ...................................A38 Pacific Recycling, Great Falls .............................A49 Patty Seaman Homes, Kalispell .........................A69 Performance Ag Services, Conrad .......................C7 Power Motors Implement, Fort Benton ...............B16 Price Truck & Equipment Sales, Missoula ..........C35 Pure Bliss Cycle Sales, Conrad ................. A58, C44 R & L Seed & Machine LLC, Geyser ..................C16 Rainbow Irrigation & Equipment, Chinook ..........B25 RDO Equipment, Billings ......................................C8 Reddig Equipment & Repair, Kalispell .B26, B36, C8 RK Statewide Auctions, Lindsay ...........................B2 Rocky Mountain Outdoor Structures, Great Falls .B7 Rocky Mountain Truck Sales, Great Falls ...........B32 Rydelle Enterprises, Marion Jones, Drummond ....... .............................................................. B16, C40

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Scenic City Trailer Sales, Belgrade .....................B17 Schrock Construction, Victor ................................C2 SeedMaster ........................................................C46 Shobe Auction & United Country Realty, Lewistown .......................................................................C59 Shop Specialties, Ronan ......................................B6 Shortline Ag, Inc, Scobey ...................................A33 So-Lo Air, Valier ..................................................A59 Sod Buster Sales, Polson .......................... A60, C58 Specialty Tool & Attachment, Cody WY ..............A51 Steel Etc, Great Falls .........................................C49 Steinhatchee, Lance Nelson, Stevensville............C6 Steve’s Sales, Oakes ND ....................................A10 Sullivan Brothers Construction, Conrad .............B12 Sunrise Equipment, Sidney ................................B21 Swains Spring Service, Great Falls ............. A51, B4 T & T Farm Supply, LLC, Chester .......................B33 Tarzan Tree Trimming, LLP, Malta........................C43 Taylor Farm Store, Shelby ........................... B1, C29 The Repair Shop, Choteau .................................C50 The Truck Shop of Billings ....................................B9 Tiber Tractor Co., Chester ...................................B24 Tilleman Motor Company, Havre ..........................B3 Tom’s Shop, Grassrange.....................................B11 Tomsheck Ag LLC, Oilmont ....................... A43, B16 Torgerson’s, Ethridge, Great Falls, Lewistown, Havre, Denton, Billings ............................ C37, C38, C39 Townsend Seeds, Inc, Townsend ........................C24 Transport Equipment, Missoula ..........................B29 Treasure State Seed, Fairfield ............................A49 Trendline Vermeer Sales, Baker..........................C16 Tri-County Implement, Sidney.............................B27 Triangle Ag Service, Fort Benton ...............C26, C58 Triple T Sales, Chinook .......................................C33 Triple W Equipment, Kalispell, Missoula, Ronan C15 Tumbleweed Sales, Conrad ................................A28 Van Motors, Conrad ............................................A23 Vaughn Truck, Havre .................................. B33, C51 Vermeer ..............................................................A16 VW Mfg, Loren Hawks, Chester .........................A41 Wally’s Over Door Co., Great Falls .....................C54 Warne Chemical & Equipment Co, Rapid City SD ... .............................................................. B18, C58 Wesco Trailer Sales, Conrad...............................A69 WestBred, Bozeman ...........................................A46 West Plains Implement, Beach, Dickinson, Bowman, Hettinger................................................ A24, A25 Western Montana New Holland, Missoula ..........C19 Wheat Field Sales & Transport, Belt ...................C17 Wichman Ag Supply LLC, Hilger ........................C16 Wild Horse Seed, Havre .....................................A54 Wilray Manufacturing, Fort Benton .....................C62 World Equipment, Idaho Falls, ID .......................C63 Wyse Genetics, Manhattan...................................A5 Yellowstone Tractor Co., Belgrade, Ronan ..........B18 Zerbe Bros., Glasgow ................................ B14, B15 Zomer Truck, Conrad ................................... INSERT

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2013 Prospective plantings

acreage for other spring and durum wheat, all wheat seeded for the 2013 crop year is expected to total 5.48 million acres, down 5 percent from 2012. Montana barley producers intend to plant 1.0 million acres, up 11 percent from the previous year. The intended seeded acreage John Deere 300 or 301 lime or fertilizer spinner spreader, pull-type, ground driven. for oats is expected to total 53,000 acres, up 8,000 acres from 2012. Corn growers intend Phone (406) 769-2304 to plant 115,000 acres, up 10,000 acres from last year. Acres planted to sugar beets are expected to total 44,200 acres, down 2,400 acres from 2012. Hay producers intend to DRILLS FOR SALE harvest 2.70 million acres, up 23 percent from last year. (2) sets of John Deere 9350 hoe drills The area planted to all dry beans in MonFor more information go to tumbleweedranchmt.com tana is expected to total 25,000 acres, down or call (406) 450-1976 from 32,000 acres last year. All garbanzo beans (chickpeas) area planted is expected to total 21,000 acres, down from 23,000 LIVESTOCK & FARM acres in 2012. All dry pea area planted is expected to total 425,000 acres, up from 315,000 acres in 2012. Austrian winter pea area planted is expected to total 10,000 acres, down from 11,000 MST acres last year. Lentil acres LOCATION: From Golva, ND---Go through town and take a left on Pipeline Road, go 10 miles to stop sign, keep planted for 2013 is expected going east 1 mile. From Beach, ND----go east on Interstate 94 to Sentinel Butte Exit (10), from here to Sentinel Butte to total 120,000 acres, down is 2 miles, go south on County Road 11 for 14 miles, turn east on Pipeline Road for 1 mile. from 205,000 acres in 2012. OWNERS: Babcock Ranch Trust, Zane Shumway, 406-839-1735 or 701-872-4024, cell Lunch will be available Montana canola producers LIVESTOCK WILL SELL AT 1:00 PM - MST - - - ND auctioneer’s #679 & ND clerk’s license #498 intend to plant 57,000 acres in 2013, up from 51,000 acres in 2012. Flaxseed producers intend to plant 11,000 acres in 2013, down 7,000 acres from last year.

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Montana spring wheat producers expect to seed 2.9 million acres in 2013, down 2 percent from last year, according to USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Montana Field Office. Producers expect to plant 480,000 acres of durum wheat this spring, down 8 percent from last year. Winter wheat seedings, at 2.1 million acres, are unchanged from the December estimate and 9 percent below last year. At the end of March 2013, winter wheat conditions were above a year ago with 3 percent very poor, 10 percent poor, 43 percent fair, 40 percent good, and 4 percent excellent, compared with 3 percent very poor, 12 percent poor, 57 percent fair, 25 percent good, and 3 percent excellent in 2011. Adding the winter wheat acres seeded last fall to the intended

AUCTION Saturday, MAY 11, 2013 - 10:00 a.m.

SPRAYER, HAYING EQUIP. & AUGER

PICKUP, SIDE-BY-SIDES & RIDING LAWN MOWER

Flexi-Coil 55 pull-type sprayer, 60-ft booms, 650 gallon tank, foam marker. New Holland 116 hydro-swing, 16-ft with conditioner. John Deere 1209 MoCo with rubber conditioner. Vermeer 504 Super G round baler, hydraulic twine tie, new gears and chains. Massey-Ferguson side delivery rake, ground driven. Ford 3 point sickle mower. HD 26-ft hay rack for truck. Brandt 862 super charged PTO auger. Grain-o-Vator

2006 Ford F350 4 door pickup, Lariat, 4WD, Power Stroke diesel (new injectors), automatic, 125,650 miles. 2008 Polaris Ranger XP 700 twin. 2007 Polaris Ranger XP 700 twin, cab, heater, electric winch, wipers. Polaris Apollo snowmobile 5 speed riding lawn mower, 12.5 hp., 38” cut. RK Statewide Auction Service and its auctioneers are acting solely as auctioneers for the seller.

All information is from sources deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed by the Seller or the Auctioneers. Offering is subject to error, omission, and approval of purchase by owner. We urge independent verification of each and every item submitted to the satisfaction of any prospective buyer. It is every potential bidder/purchaser’s sole responsibility to accomplish his or her due diligence in whatever manner he or she deems advisable. Announcements made sale day take precedence over any printed materials. The property sells “As is -Where is.”

Maple helicopters

LIVESTOCK EQUIP., FUEL TANKS & SHOP

Big Valley squeeze chute. Priefert squeeze chute with homemade palp cage. Texas saddle, miscellaneous head stalls, bridles, reins. 3-Fuel tanks, 550, 500 & 300 gallon with steel stands. 140 Gallon pickup tank with new GPI 12 volt pump. 2-Richie insulated stainless steel waterers, new in box. 3-Pump jacks. 2-Duplex gears for pump jacks. Propane motor for running pump jacks. 30 gallon pneumatic greaser. 85-2x8x18-ft ruff lumber, kept inside. 9 rolls of Titan 20,000 biodegradeable twine. Misc. truck tires. Approximately 100 steel posts, some new. 2 rolls of barbed wire, new. 2 rolls of smooth wire, new. Electric fence supplies. Some miscellaneous tools.

FARM MACHINERY

John Deere 8640 4WD tractor, 20.8x38 radials, PTO, 1625 original hours, S/N 004684R. John Deere 4440 diesel tractor, dual PTO, 3-pt, Quad-Range, 18.4Rx38 tires, JD 158 loader with bucket and grapple. 1977 Allis-Chalmers 7000 diesel tractor, dual PTO, 3-pt, 18.4x38 tires, clampon duals, Westendorf WL61 loader, 7-ft bucket and grapple, 5-ft bucket with grapple and bale fork. 2-Ford 9N tractors, one with bad engine. COWS John Deere F680A 6 bottom (18) 2 year old pairs (3/4 plow with hydraulics. Gelbvieh, 1/4 Angus) Kvermeland 8 bottom plow (55) 3 year old pairs (3/4 with hydraulics. Gelbvieh, 1/4 Angus) Krause 19 1/2-ft offset disc. Bangs vaccinated, to start Massey Ferguson 3-pt 5-ft calving April 1st. Bred to back blade Gustin and Chimney Rock 3-4-ft sections of harrow. Gelbvieh bulls. Very docile Rhino 3-pt post hole digger herd. with 9” & 12” augers. AUCTIONEERS NOTE Babcock Ranch has been sold and the family is liquidating all of their machinery. The cows that are offered have very good genetics and mild mannered. This will not be an all day sale and remember, the cows sell at 1:00 p.m. We hope to see you on May 11th! Rick

By Ron Smith, Horticulturist, NDSU Extension Service Q: I live in the beautiful Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia. My neighbor has a huge maple on his lot that sits between our homes. I believe the tree was planted in 1947 and I think it may be a silver maple. This year, the helicopters are very prolific. It is the most helicopters we have seen in the 10 years we have lived here. Is this an unusual occurrence? A: When trees have a particularly fruitful season, it often is followed by very light to no seed (or fruit) production the following year. Sometimes, it is a signal the tree is under stress and is attempting to perpetuate the species with heavy seed production. A tree as old as this one should be inspected for possible damage that may be a threat to the surrounding properties. Corrective action can be initiated to keep that from happening. ##### Cruel treatment of slaves was forbidden in ancient Babylon by the Code of Hammurabi, but the code also commanded that slaves be branded on the forehead and forbidden to hide their mark.

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USED DRILLS

2010 Case IH Precision 800 independent air hoe drill with 2010 Case IH Precision 3430 air cart, 60-ft working width, 10” spacing, double shoot with side band openers, single run blockage, independent shank design, with pneumatic packers, 430 bushel air seed with variable rate. 2001 Flexi-Coil 5000 air hoe drill, 45-ft. working width, 9.8” spacing, single run blockage, stealth paired row openers. 2000 FlexiCoil 2320 tow behind air seeder, 230 bushel capacity, manual rate. 1994 Flexi-Coil 5000 air hoe drill, 57-ft. working width, 9” spacing, single run blockage, single shoot, but drill has towers for double shoot, just need double shoot openers and tubes. 1994 Flexi-Coil 2320 tow between air seeder, 230 bushel, manual rate. 1993 Flexi-Coil 5000 air hoe drill, 57-ft. working width, 12” spacing, single shoot. 1993 Flexi-Coil 2320 tow between air seeder, 230 bushel, manual rate. 1989 Bourgault 8800 air hoe drill, single shoot, 31/2” packers, lots of extra parts. Set up for air drill but also could be used for cultivator. 1990 Great Plains air hoe drill, 45-ft. working width, 12” spacing, 170 bushel tank, v-style steel packers.

TRACTORS & SKID STEERS

2008 AGCO ST52 tractor, 52 hp., cab & heat with loader and bucket... $21,900 2006 Kioti DK655 tractor, 65 hp., cab with heat and air, loader & bucket............................................................................................ $39,900 2012 Kioti DK50 SE-H 50 hp., hydrostatic transmission, cab with heat & air, loader and bucket..............................................................CALL

BALERS

2007 Hesston 5556 round, low bales, clean................................... $26,000 2002 Hesston 856A round, well kept................................................. $9999 2008 Case IH RB564...................................................................... $11,900 2006 Case IH RBX562.................................................................... $13,900 2008 New Holland BB940A 3x3.$55,900 2006 Krone BP128 3x4 square....................................................... $48,000 2-John Deere 567 round, net & twine, good, clean balers.................CALL

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Welcome to the next generation of mid-frame row crop tractors with a completely redesigned cab, generation 2 SCR technology, the industry leader in emissions control, and all new family styling. The 7600 Series features the choice of the exclusive Dyna-VT™ CVT (continuously variable transmission) which provides infinitely variable speed control from supercreep to transport speed without shifting, jerking or a delay in traction or power, or the industry unique 24F/24R Partial Powershift with exclusive features like pre-set cruise speeds and standard Autodrive. Together, with the upgraded cab, emissions system, and choice of transmissions, the 7600 Series combines into the perfect tractor for any job around the farm or the field.

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Massey Ferguson’s biggest, most powerful tractor range ever features second generation SCR technology, providing you with superb fuel economy and even cleaner emissions. A machine with exceptional capabilities, the seriously modern 8600 series combines a six-cylinder Agco Sisu Power engine and Dyna-VT transmission with dynamic looks and an immense structure, to guarantee the highest productivity and optimum performance. Massey Ferguson is anticipating the future demands of today’s farming community. In order to meet those needs, the MF 8600 has been meticulously developed so you can look to the future with confidence.

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Vermeer 605 Super M Round Baler

Produce round bales in less time with less hassle when you use the 605 Super M baler. Built for high-volume hay production, it offers the best in modern technology, including the exclusive Vermeer direct crop feed design, optional powered windguard, electronic bale monitoring, optional powered bale ramp and much more.

• Get faster starts because the dual-stage bale chamber reduces the chamber by 50%. • Produce consistent bales because the optional monitoring system displays the weight and estimated moisture of each bale and a third (middle) belt sensor projects bale shape for more even results. • Work confidently with the rugged pickup, which withstands tough crops and terrain with heavy-gauge pickup teeth built onto split tine bars with center support and heavy semi-pneumatic gauge wheels that help protect the pickup from damage. • Stay efficient with DCF Direct Crop Feed pickup design, which takes crop directly from the pickup to the bale chamber without a secondary rotor or stuffer.

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AIR DRILL FOR SALE

2002 Bourgault 5710/5350 54-ft. air drill with 9.8” spacing, MRB, tow between cart.

Call Randy, (406) 765-7163, Plentywood, MT

MACDON SWATHER FOR SALE

1997 MacDon Premier 2930 swather, 16-ft. hay header and 25-ft. grain header with double swather, pickup reel, 3300 hours.......................................................................... $42,500 Phone (406) 289-0587, Conrad, Montana

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

John Deere 566 round baler, 8300 bales, gathering wheels, twine only, Gandy box. Always shedded..... $13,500 obo (8) 800/70R38 Goodyear R1W tires, less than 400 hours.. .................................................................... $28,000 obo Phone 406-350-2240 – Buffalo, MT

LAND FOR SALE

160 acres, cropland, Teton Ridge South. 148.1 acres - CRP, two years payment left NW of Power approximately 8 miles on 12th Rd. NE

Contact Ross H. Fitzgerald Belt Valley Properties: (406) 788-1443

CREW CAMPER FOR SALE

6 man crew camper sleeps 4 in back, 2 in front, and has a living area. Bathroom has 2 showers, sinks and toilet. Price is right.

Please call (406) 229-0386

COMBINE & HEADER FOR SALE

2009 Case IH 9120 787 separator hours, duals, hopper extension, long auger, deluxe cab, chopper, shedded. Excellent condition.................................... $230,000 obo Draper, pickup and flex header options available. Case IH 3016 pickup header swathmaster pickup. Excellent condition, shedded, very low acres...... $29,000 obo

Call Adam 406-390-3048 or Jeremiah 406-949-4290 Please leave a message.

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Entomology/ecology and soil nutrient management research at WTARC

With expansion of Entomology/Ecology and Soil Nutrient Management Research at Montana State University’s Western Triangle Agricultural Research Center (WTARC), Conrad, Montana, we would like to share some research updates and plans for future research plans. The Entomology/Ecology program at WTARC is led by Dr. Gadi V.P. Reddy while Soil Nutrient Management Research is led by Dr. Olga Walsh. Both scientists are directly involved in developing research programs and also upgrading the facilities at WTARC. Since Dr. Reddy joined Western Triangle Agricultural Research Center in June 2012, he has worked actively in developing research programs as an entomologist. As a Superintendent, he also was involved in renovations of the office building, recruitment of personnel and updating the laboratory and plot research equipment at WTARC. He has developed a collaborative research project with Dr. Miklos Toth (Hungary) on wireworms and has obtained pheromone lures and traps for the Entomology projects. Similar collaborative programs have been developed with Canadian scientists and USDA-ARS, Sidney, Montana on an integrated control approach for wheat stem saw fly and flea beetles and diamondback moth on canola. He also proposed research to clarify the economic action threshold for flea beetles in canola. There will be a collaborative research project with Dr. David Weaver on the effects of N fertility with respect to sawfly and parasitoid activity in spring wheat. Dr. Reddy also will be working on optimization of trapping technique for wheat stem sawfly particularly on the influence of trap type, size and color on the trap catches. Field studies will be carried out on the evaluation of various pheromone baited traps with different sizes and eight different colors to determine any visual cues that affect trap catches. This color preference with trap type, size and color may help in mass trapping of the wheat stem sawfly from various fields. He is also evaluating the efficacy of biological control agents for wheat stem sawfly (multistate project) at the production scale using on-farm research in the Montana’s Golden Triangle. Dr. Reddy also oversee the variety testing program at WTARC. Different crops tested in the variety program include wheat, both winter and spring, spring barley, durum, pea, lentil, chickpea, and canola. Additionally, action threshold treatment regimens for red spider mite and fruit borer on tomato have been worked out under USDA-NIFA. In addition to obtaining grants successfully, several proposals have been submitted for funding. Soil Nutrient Management research at WTARC is carried out under guidance of Dr. Olga Walsh. Several new nutrient management projects are being established this growing season at the station and in the cooperating producers’ fields. These projects include evaluation of soil amendments and fertilizer sources for increased nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) use efficiency in cereals. Nitrogen projects will assess the products like ESN®, Agrotain®, SuperU®, Nutrisphere-N®, N-Serve®, N-Zone®, and SuperNitro® have been marketed as advantageous N sources to crop producers. Phosphorus-related research will incorporate the evaluation of products like Jumpstart®, alone and with a combination with a fungalbased amendment (Penicilium bilaii), that are marketed for increased P solubilization and, thus, improved P availability and plant uptake. The wide variety of products marketed as enhanced-efficiency fertilizers

should be evaluated to provide crop growers with unbiased and scientifically sound recommendations. Our expanding research programs are requiring new sophisticated equipment for efficient and quick collection of high-quality research data. We are happy to have received the funding from MSU’s College of Agriculture and Montana Agricultural Experiment Station for purchasing a new top-of-the line plot combine – Wintersteiger Classic. The new combine will permit automating the harvesting operation due to the superior threshing performance coupled and mix-free harvesting. A proposal has also been submitted for funding the onthe-go high accuracy data collection/recording system (Harvest Master GrainGage). The system will triple the efficiency of the harvesting and grain data processing at the Research Center, because it will allow for quick and accurate determination of plot weight, test weight, and grain moisture as the research plots are being harvested. An array of other cutting-edge tools such as optical crop canopy sensors and soil moisture sensors are also utilized in the Soil Nutrient Management program at WTARC. Combination of both canopy and soil moisture sensors should allow for a more accurate crop yield potential estimation and would help producers to make more informed decisions on their nutrient management. Every crop producer is aware that crop need for N and crop responsiveness to N varies greatly year to year and field to field. This approach has been shown to significantly increase nutrient use efficiency because the crops are fertilized based on their yield potential, and because field-to-field, and year-to-year variability is accounted for. Dr. Walsh is happy to announce that a cooperative Professional+Producer project titled “Reference strips and precision sensors for increased nitrogen use efficiency in wheat production” submitted to Western Branch of Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (Western SARE) has been selected for funding. We would like to thank and to congratulate our producer-cooperators – Jeff Habets (Conrad), Lindsey Martin (Pendroy), Scott Inbody (Choteau), Jack Patton (Brady), and Korey Fauque (Sunburst) with this success! The key objectives of this project are: 1. To establish on-farm studies to demonstrate that non-limiting nitrogen reference strips - in combination with precision sensing methodologies – can be effectively used to accurately determine wheat demand for nitrogen 2. To educate and train wheat growers on how sensor-based technologies can increase the efficiency and profitability of their wheat production operations 3. To train graduate research assistants to utilize sensor-based technologies and to conduct on-farm research. This will be a two-year project consisting of on-farm studies and field demonstrations, hands-on workshops and training, and production of educational outreach materials such as brochures, publications and a blog to ensure the successful dissemination of achievements and results to over 5,000 growers operating in Golden Triangle – Montana’s primary wheat growing area. The newly developed Soil Nutrient Management blog – “Precision Agriculture, MSU” – can be found at: http://precision-ag-montana. blogspot.com/. The blog will provide recent research highlights, publications, important dates for upcoming events, fieldwork pictures, and, most importantly - answers to continued on PAGE b6

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HUGGY BEAR’S CONSIGNMENT & APPRAISAL Phone 406-873-4819, cell 229-0662, e-mail khbear59427@yahoo.com, Cut Bank, Montana

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LAST MONTH’S NEW ITEMS

“If You Want To Sell or Buy...Huggy Bear Is Your Guy”.

If you need your farm farmed call. Tag #BillMc0313. Hesston BP25 bale processor, 1000 PTO. Tag #SSimmes0313................$4500 Hercules 2254 tractor with loader, 331 hours, 24 hp. Tag #PaulM0313...$9500 Flexi-Coil 5000 39-ft. air seeder, 9” spacing. Tag #RogerW0313. John Deere 7720 combine with 24-ft. header. Tag #DaleH0313. 1985 GMC 2-ton truck with 350 engine, with 2 compartment custom built grain tender, only 30,000 miles. Tag #GaryY0313......................................$12,000 6000 gallon tanker trailer. Tag #Mike0313.................................................$13,000 5000 gallon tanker trailer. Tag #Mike0313.................................................$11,000 Water filter system. Tag #MikeL0313...........................................................$4500 1979 International cabover truck, Cat engine 350 hp, 9 speed transmission, air ride. Tag #MikeL0313.........................................................................$11,500 1974 Freightliner vac truck, 50 Series Detroit engine, 80 barrel vac tank with new vac pump. Tag #MikeL0313.........................................................$23,000 1979 International truck with 400 Cummins, 9 speed transmission. Tag #MikeL0313..........................................................................................$7500 1991 Ford L9000 vac truck, 90 barrel vac tank with new vac pump, good tires. Tag #MikeL0313.................................................................................$33,000 2007 International truck with Cummis 15X engine, 430 hp, 13 speed, 4:33 ration rear ends, air ride. Tag #MikeL0313............................................$35,000 2007 International truck with Cummins 15X engine, 430-500 hp, 13 speed, air ride. Tag #MikeL0313.........................................................................$35,000 Tan squeeze chute. Tag #MikeL0313...........................................................$2000 Green squeeze chute. Tag #MikeL0313.......................................................$1500 Head catch. Tag #MikeL0313.........................................................................$450 Verstile 895 tractor, 20.8x38 tires, 9000 hours, work has been done on engine. Tag #RogW0313................................................................................$25,000 Hesston 5585 round baler, twine tie. Tag #PaulB0313................................$3500 1988 Hesston 8100 windrower with 25-ft. draper header and 14-ft. hay header. Tag #Ace0313. 2009 Massey-Ferguson 1841 twine tie centerline baler. Tag #ReidH0313.......... . .........................................................................................................$16,500 2002 New Holland TM165 MFD tractor, 4800 hours. Tag #ReidH0313. John Deere 7810 MFD tractor ith new rebuilt tranmission. Tag #ReidH0313. John Deere 7400 2WD tractor. Tag #ReidH0313. Automotive lift, 2-post, hyd. cable hoist, safety stop. Tag #RoyB0313..........$3500 Spray-Air 10”x71-ft. auger with mechanical swing away hopper. Tag #RoyB0313...........................................................................................$3500 Flexi-Coil 67XL sprayer with 1500 gallon tank, 120-ft. booms, windscreens. Tag #BettK0313........................................................................................$17,500 1999 Dodge 2500 4WD, extended cab, V10 gas engine, automatic, leather seats, 107,000 miles with Cascade pickup camper, self-contained, sleeps 4, nice shape. Tag #Dale0313...............................................................$9000 Case International 2015 pickup header. Tag #KyleB0313. 6-ft. heavy duty bucket, quick attachment. Tag #GaryH0313. 48” bucket. Tag #GaryH0313. Jeoffroy 28-ft. cultivator. Tag #GaryH0313. 7-shank subsoiler, 28” spacing, new tips. Tag #GaryH0313. 1974 gooseneck stock trailer, 26-ft. Tag #GaryH0313. Melroe 36-ft. cultivator with hydraulic wing lifts, 1” shanks, drag rod. Tag #GaryH0313..........................................................................................$4500 Flexi-Coil 65 80-ft. sprayer with 1500 gallon tank, windscreen, foam marker. Tag #GaryH0313. 1984 Ford F700 bucket truck, 370 gas V8 engine, 4 speed, yellow cabover, outriggers. Tag #GaryH0313......................................................................$7500 4 miscellaneous buckets. Allis-Chalmers D17 tractor with froze up engine. Tag #GaryH0313. Case International 2015 pickup header, less pickup attachment. Tag #KyleB0313. John Deere 8775 skid steer. Tag #Hug0313............................................$17,500 John Deere 318D skid steer. Tag #Hug0313..........................................$23,000 Krause 30-ft. tandem disc. Tag #Mal0313. 1977 Case 1212 2WD tractor, new engine overhaul. Tag #Mal0313. Shaver HD8 post pounder. Tag #Mal0313. 1998 Freightliner truck, 470 Detroit engine, 11 speed. Tag #Mal0313. 1967 John Deere 2020 gas 2WD tractor with loader, 3-point, 540 PTO. Tag #French0313.........................................................................................$9500 New Holland 272 twine tie baler with Wisconsin engine. Tag #French0313. New Holland 7-ft. haybine. Tag #French 0313............................................$1600 1974 John Deere 4430 2WD tractor with loader, grapple, 3-point, dual PTO, 6900 hours. Tag #GeneM0313...........................................................$19,500 New Holland Super 1049 bale wagon, auto tie, tires are good, bale push offs are straight. Tag #Berth0313. International 806 tractor, 540 PTO, great auger tractor, 2213 hours. Tag #Berth0313. Versatile 400 swather with 20-ft. DSA header. Tag #Berth0313. Post hole digger. Tag #Berth0313. 1967 GMC 4x4 pickup. Tag #Berth0313. John Deere SW 18-ft. disc with manual fold wings. Tag #Berth0313. Massey 36 18-ft. swather, set up to clip CRP. Tag #Berth0313. 3-John Deere LZ1010 8-ft. drills with fertilizer boxes. Tag #Berth0313. Graham Hoeme 14-ft. plow. Tag #Berth0313. Massey 36 swather with 14-ft. header. Tag #Berth0313. 1978 Ford F250 4x4 pickup, gas engine, 4 speed manual. Tag #Berth0313.

New H&S 14-wheel rakes. PLOWS

R&R R17 5-blade subsoiler with 42”x30 shanks. Tag #HarvS1112..........$15,000 1970 Gysler 24-ft. plow with cable lift. Tag #HerbK0912. Renn 5505 31-ft. plow, 11/4” shanks, setup for hydraulics, good condition. Tag #whjar0712...........................................................................................$9500 DMI 36-ft. anhydrous plow. Tag #Simmes1112. International 3-bottom roll-over plow. Tag #MattC1212. Melroe 42-ft. plow. Tag #WBerk1212. Friggstad 48-ft. plow. Tag #DVogle0113......................................................$7500 Melroe 912 4-bottom plow, new standards, 100 acres ago. Tag #DeanK1212. Noble NB3-3-80 54-ft. blade plow in excellent shape. Tag #HarvS1112. Frontier 5-ft cultivator with spring shanks. Tag #HerbK1012 Massey-Ferguson 880 8-bottom moldboard plow in excellent condition. Tag #Hug0912.............................................................................................$6500 Several more plows and discs availablle.

New Twin Star rake MISCELLANEOUS

3-year-old Red Angus bull. Tag #Hdez0213.................................................$3500 9-shank scarifier. Tag #Paul0213. 8-ft. x 12-ft. flatbed off pickup. Tag #HiddenL0213.......................................$1900 Danuser 3-point post hole digger. Tag #Leif1212........................................$1250 Bush Hog RM 7-ft, 3-point rear blade. Tag #JR1012..................................$1050 John Deere 7-ft rear blade. Tag #ANF1012.................................................$1000 Engine end 3 point hitch & PTO for 9030 bi-directional. Tag #RogW0512..$3800 Danuser 3 point post pounder, used. Tag #DonS0612..................................$500 New Farm King rototillers available. Tag #Hug0511 2-spray lift jacks for high clearance self-propelled sprayers. Tag# Hug1212.

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2WD & 4WD TRACTORS

Allis-Chalmers HD 5 crawler tractor with 2 cylinder Detroit diesel with bucket and blade. Tag #MGoss.........................................................................$4000 1998 New Holland 8670 Genius tractor, MFD, Ford loader/grapple, 3-point, dual PTO, 12,000 hours. Tag #Fox0113.....................................................$35,000 John Deere 4650 2WD tractor, Allied 892 loader, 8600 hours. Tag #WFox0113.. . .........................................................................................................$28,000 John Deere 4850 200 hp tractor, 9000 hours. Tag #WFox0113...............$28,000 Case 1896 2WD tractor, 3-point hitch, dual PTO, 18.4x38 tires, 10,000 hours. Tag #RimRock0113............................................................................$12,500 Ford 800 tractor with Renn post hole digger. Tag #BrandtH0113. 2008 Case IH 485 tractor, 710x42 tires 75%-80%, powershift, mega flow. Tag #KA0812..........................................................................................$190,000 2009 Case IH 105U Farmall tractor, 105 hp, front wheel assist, 3 point, PTO, only 900 hours. Tag #Hug0412...........................................................$48,000 2007 Jinma MFD 28 hp tractor with loader, low hours. Tag #Ivan0113.......$8000 John Deere 4620 2WD tractor with loader, 100 PTO, 3-point. Tag #LeonOl0113. . .........................................................................................................$15,500 1964 International 806 tractor with Farmhand loader, Excel cab, new water pump, rebuilt radiator. Tag #DarrenH0912.............................................$6000 Ford 8N tractor with 3-point, 540 PTO. Tag #RWinko0912..........................$2900 John Deere 4020 tractor with Du-al loader, dual PTO, no 3-point, 2 set remotes, 23.1x31 rear tires. Tag #GorgSt1212.................................................$10,500 New Holland TC29 tractor, front wheel drive, New Holland loader, 3-point attachments are also available. Tag #RobN1112. 1978 Versatile 835 tractor, 18.4x38 50% duals, 7188 hours. Tag #JoeL1112. 1981 Versatile 835 tractor with 18.4x38 duals 60%, Trimble GPS available. Tag #LGre1112.........................................................................................$22,500 Cat 30 crawler tractor. Tracks are tight. It is a crank start. Tag #HarvS1112. Cat 5 crawler tractor, gas, 540 PTO, SN 65295SP. Tag #HarvS1112. Cat 22 crawler tractor, gas, 540 PTO, rebuilt mag tight tracks. Tag #HarvS1112. 1999 John Deere 7810 MFD, 14.9x26 tires, 3 remotes, 3122 hours. Tag #Reid1112..........................................................................................$68,000 International 806 2WD tractor with 540 PTO, good auger tractor. Tag #BerthaJ0912. 1998 New Holland 8260 MFD tractor, 7314 loader/grapple, powershift, dual PTO, 3-point, good tires, 13,800 hours. Tag #HLake0912. Massey Ferguson 2745 2WD tractor, 1000 PTO, duals, no 3 point. Tag #DKraft0712 Allis Chalmers 170 2WD tractor, gas, Farmhand F11 loader, 3 point, 540 PTO, 6-ft. Worksaver rear blade.....................................................................$7500 1979 Allis-Chalmers 8550 4WD tractor with PTO. Tag#DickU0510........$15,000 Jackson 534 4WD tractor. Tag #0811. International 140 tractor. Tag #Toby1111.

SPRAYERS & SPREADERS

Barber 30-ft. pull type spreader. Tag #HarvS1112. Flexi-Coil 65XLT field sprayer, twin tanks, 500 and 1000 gallon tanks, 120-ft. twin booms, windscreens. Tag #GlennG0113....................................$12,500 Vicon LS870M 3-point hitch sprayer, 870 gallon. Tag #R00113. Flexi-Coil S67XL 90-ft. field sprayer, double nozzles, good twin screens, 1500 gallon tank, 18.4x26 single tires. Tag #BCreek1112. Flexi-Coil S67XLT field sprayer, double nozzles, 1500 gallon tank, mix tank and auxiliary tank, 18.4x26 singles. Tag #BCreek1112. Flexi-Coil System 65 sprayer, 90-ft., 1000 gallon tank, wash tank, mix tank, rinse tank, double nozzles, wind screens, 18.4x26 single tires. Tag #LGre1112..... . ............................................................................................................$5900 Flexi-Coil System 65 sprayer, 100-ft. booms, 1000 gallon tanks, hydraulic fold on booms, double nozzles, wind screens, 18.4x26 tires. Tag #LGre1112...$6900 1990 Flexi-Coil System 65 sprayer, single 16.5x16.1 tires, wind screens, mixer tank. Tag #PhilA0912. 1997 Flexi-Coil System 65 sprayer, 100-ft. booms, 1000 gallon tank, 3 way nozzle bodies. Tag #Joe0412. 1996 CompuSpray sprayer with updates, sprays on 12” centers, 60-ft. booms. Tag #KDanger0411..................................................................................$3500 2002 Flexi-coil 67XL trailer type sprayer. Tag #Bett1212.........................$17,000

PJ Trailers and mini trucks available. FROM HUGGY BEAR MISC. HAY TOOLS

2008 New Holland HT154 16-wheel rake, excellent condition. Tag #Ace0113..... . .........................................................................................................$13,000 Used 6-ft. 3-point rotary mower, used very little. Tag #RickW1212................$900 Mohawk 7-ft. 3-point rotary mower. Tag #ANF1112. Tebben 5-ft. rotary mower, 3 point, used. Tag #DonS0612.........................$1500 John Deere 360 3 point flail mower. Tag #GeneM0711

New Danuser G2040 3-pt. digger. SWATHERS & MOWER CONDITIONERS

1988 Hesston 8100 swather with 25-ft. shiftable header pickup reel, 14-ft. auger header. Tag #Ace0113........................................................................$35,000 Versatile 400 DSA swather with 20-ft. header. Tag #JimB0113. 1990 Westward swather with 25-ft. double swath header, pickup reel, 1573 hours. Tag #GordS1212.....................................................................$18,000 1992 Hesston 8100 swather, 30-ft DSA header with pickup header. Tag #HerbK1012.......................................................................................$31,000 New Holland 1475 pivot tongue, 18-ft. auger header, nice unit. Tag #RumRanch0612 New Holland 1100 swather, 16-ft. auger header, cab, A/C. Tag #KevM0412 John Deere 890 14-ft. hay header to fit on JD 4890 swather. Tag #HLake0912. New Holland 16-ft. hay header with 9030 bidirectional adapter. Tag EarlC0812. Versatile 24-ft. header for bidirectional. Tag #EarlC0812. New Holland 1116H hay header, 276 Versatile tractor adapter. Tag #Russ0812. 2006 John Deere 4895 swather, 36-ft. Honey Bee header with pickup reel, double sickle, 1000 hours. Tag #DanD1112.....................................$120,000 Massey 35 pull type swather, excellent shape, extra parts. Tag #Hug1112...$1900 John Deere 240 14-ft. moco. Tag #RWard1112. New Holland 1116 swather with 14-ft header. Tag #RayM1012 1976 Versatile 400 swather with 20-ft. DSA header. Tag #BerthaJ0912. Versatile 400 swather with 20-ft. DSA header. Tag #RWinko0912..............$4000 Massey-Ferguson 75 25-ft. pull type swather. Tag #WarrenW0812. International 5000 swather with 16-ft. hay header, new rebuilt engine. Tag #SteveFair0812............................................................................................$5500 Versatile 400 swather, 20-ft. header. Tag #TomP0512 Versatile 400 swather with 20-ft. DSA header. Tag #RWinko0911..............$4000 Versatile 4400 swather, 22-ft. header, DSA, pickup reel. Tag #GeneM0711 Versatile 4400 swather with 22-ft. DSA header, cab, air. Tag #DickU0810..$6500 Versatile 4018 18-ft. draper header, fits Versatile bidirectional tractors. Tag #SmtCrk1009................................................................................................$3500 John Deere 1380 pull-type swather with 14-ft. header. Tag #DTribbey0209. New Holland 460 9-ft. haybine. Tag #CStrat0809.......................................$2900

NEW ITEMS 1996 Computer Spray sprayer with updates, sprays on 12” centers, 60-ft. booms. Tag #KDanger0413............................................................. $4500 Concord 4012 air seeder with 1502 engine driven air tank. Tag #AHans0413....................................................................................... $20,000 New Holland 1475 18-ft. header. Tag #Rum0413. 1971 service truck with 2-300 gallon tanks. Tag #GeoSto0413. 25-12” aeration tubes. Tag #DeanL0412. 25-12” rings for aeration tubes. Tag #DeanL0413. Moto-Ski TS 400 snowmobile. Tag # DeanL0413. Massey-Ferguson 1150 2WD tractor, 540 PTO, no 3-point, no loader. Tag #ANF0413....................................................................................... $5500 Minneapolis-Moline 704 FWD tractor. Tag #ANF0413......................... $4500 Minneapolis-Moline 706 FWD tractor. Tag #ANF0413......................... $4500 Massey-Ferguson 97 2WD tractor. Tag #ANF0413.............................. $2500 30-ft. of John Deere 9450 drills, 12” spacing, steel packers. Tag #ANF0413. . ...................................................................................................... $9500 Super M 2WD tractor. Tag #ANF0413................................................... $3500 Linderman crawler. Tag #ANF0413...................................................... $9000 Yamaha 400 Endura motorcycle. Tag #DeanL0413................................ $900 Massey-Ferguson 35 25-ft. pull type windrower. Tag #DeanL0413...... $2500 1997 Flexi-Coil System 65 sprayer, 100-ft. booms, 1000 gallon tank, 3-way nozzle bodies. Tag #Joe0413. 2012 PJ dump trailer. Tag #Hug0413..................................................... $8100 1993 John Deere 9600 combine with JD 930 header. Tag #PatW0413. New Wessex 4x6 pasture harrows. Tag #Hug0413........................... $170 ea. Versatile 935 tractor with 903 Cummins, setup to 365 hp. Tag #PatW0413. 2004 Kenworth T800 Tag #PatW0413............................................... $40,000 2002 Kenworth T800 Tag #PatW0413............................................... $30,000 2-compartment hopper tender. Tag #Hillside0413................................. $3500 New Batco conveyor. Tag #GeraldM0413.......................................... $11,000 4-used 23.1x30 tires. Tag #ANF0413................................................. $250 ea. 2-new 23.1x30 tires. Tag #ANF0413................................................ $1000 ea. New Holland Super 1049 3-wide bale wagon with Ford 361 engine. Tag #KenM0413.................................................................................. $20,000 New Holland 1047 3-wide bale wagon with 6 cylinder gas engine. Tag #KevM0413. 2009 Case IH 105U Farmall tractor, 105 hp, front wheel assist, 3-point PTO, only 900 hours. Tag #Hug0413..................................................... $48,000 New Holland 1100 swather with 16-ft. auger header, cab and air. Tag #KevM0413. Case 580 tractor/loader/backhoe. Tag #DanG0413. Cat D4 with dozer. Tag #DanG0413. John Deere 148 loader with grapple. Tag #ANF0413........................... $4900 John Deere 158 loader with grapple, fits 4010-20. Tag #ANF0413...... $5500 Farmhand 228 loader, off JD 4010. Tag #ANF0413.............................. $3500 Massey-Ferguson 210 30-ft. triple delivery pull type swather. Tag #Kyle0413....................................................................................... $4500 Flexi-Coil 67XL sprayer, 90-ft. booms. Tag #Kyle0413. 1984 Sun Craft 26-ft. motorhome with 454 Chevrolet engine and running gear, sleeps 8, kitchen, Onan generator. Tag #JimP0413............... $8500 2006 Dodge 1500 with Hemi engine, automatic, quad cab, 4-wheel drive, 45,000 miles. Tag #Melaine0413.................................................. $16,000 John Deere 840 loader, like new, off JD 8100. Tag #ClintonB0413... $14,000 Flexi-Coil 57-ft. air drill with 7.5 spacing, 2340 tow between tank. Tag #Cbr0413..................................................................................... $47,000 1991 Ford New Holland 8630 MFD tractor, 7412 NH loader, recent block replacement, 3-point, dual PTO, good tires, ready for the field. Tag #KenB0413.................................................................................. $35,000 2002 New Holland TV140 loader, grapple, 50 hours on engine. Tag #NHB0418.................................................................................... $75,500 Allis-Chalmers 190 tractor, 3-point, no cab, 540 PTO, triple remotes. Tag #NHB0413...................................................................................... $9500 2005 John Deere 5205 ROPS, 3-point, PTO, MFD. Tag #NHB0413.. $18,800 2005 Massey-Ferguson 1552 52 hp. tractor with MFD. Tag #NHB0413......... . ................................................................................................... $28,700 Massey-Ferguson 184-4 62 hp tractor, cab, MFD. Tag #NHB0413...... $9500 2008 John Deere 568 round baler, net and twine, 8000 bales through unit. Tag #NHB0413............................................................................. $31,500 2010 John Deere 9770 combine with big singles, GS 111 mapping, AutoSteer, with 640D draper header, pickup reel, transport, 600 engine hours and 450 separator hours. Tag #KA1212..................................... $315,000 New Holland SP-166 self propelled baler, 2 Wisconsin engine, reconditioned and should run fine. Tag #ANF1212................................................ $8500 1998 Gomaco CC120 800 hours. Tag #Eric1212............................... $19,000 Wilmar 500 40-ft. spreader with tarp, excellent shape. Tag #GordSt1212. 2000 Ford F650 11/4-ton pickup with Allison transmission, 7.3 Ford Power Stroke diesel, 147,000 miles. Tag #SamL1212............................ $19,000 New PJ trailers. Call for prices. Tag #CBass0213. Mini trucks for sale. Tag #CBass0213. NEW Ezee-On trailer mounted post pounder with PTO pump drive. Tag #Hug0213....................................................................................... $7500 John Deere 840 loader. Tag #Clnt0413.............................................. $14,500 1998 John Deere 7810 MFD tractor with rebuilt IVT transmission PTO and 3-point hitch. Tag #ReidH0213..................................................... $60,000 Flexi-Coil FG 32-ft. harrow cart. Tag #ReidH0213. Farmall M tractor with F10 loader. Tag #BobK0213. Concord 3212 air seeder with Flexi-Coil 1600 tow behind tank, hydraulic drive, 12” spacing. Tag #Greg0213............................................... $19,000 2-NEW Ezee-On 60-ft. air seeders and tow behind tanks at 50% off list. Tag #Dave0213. 13 church pews, 14-ft. Tag #PondCo0213. John Deere 4440 2WD tractor with Westendorf loader, 3-point, 540 PTO, 9000 hours. Tag #ReidH0213....................................................... $22,500 New Holland TM 165 MFD tractor, powershift, 3-point, dual PTO, 4800 hours. Tag #ReidH0213................................................................ $45,000 Cat Challenger MT525B 100 hp MFD tractor, 3-point, PTO, left hand reverser, only 1700 hours. Tag #ReidH0213.................................... $50,000 1969 Chevrolet C50 grain truck with 16-ft. box and hoist, 67,936 miles. Tag #SamL0213..................................................................................... $4500 1-Set of 40-ft. John Deere 9450 grain drills, 10” spacing, steel packers, transport hitch. Tag #Zenith0213..................................................... $9500

BACKHOES, LOADERS, SKID STEERS GRADERS, CRAWLERS & EXCAVATORS

1990 Ford 555C 2WD tractor/loader/backhoe, nice shape, cab, air, heat, 17072 hours. Tag #Hug1112.........................................................................$12,500 Soilmover 3-yard pull type scraper. Tag #ANF1112. Cat 12 grader with 14-ft. blade, engine is seized up. Tag #HarvS1112. Caterpillar 10 for parts. Tag #HarvS1112.

SEVERAL AIR SEEDERS AND DRILLS ROUND & SQUARE BALERS

International 440 PTO small square baler. Tag #RonD1212......................$2500 Massey baler. Tag #JPrin1212......................................................................$600 New Holland 688 net wrap baler. Tag #RalJ1112....................................$16,000 Case IH RBX562 round baler, new wrap, low bale count. Tag #NorthF1012......... . .........................................................................................................$28,000 New Holland 570 pto square baler in good shape. Tag #Hug10912...........$4500 New Holland 273 PTO baler in excellent shape. Tag #TonyV0812.............$3500 New Holland 660 round baler, twine tie and Bale Command. Tag #JessK0812. 1998 New Holland 664 round baler, net wrap. Tag #KerryS0512............$10,500 McKee round baler. Tag #Johnh0512..........................................................$2500 Farmhand 8 bale clamp. Tag #JohnH0512.................................................$1500

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Crop production must grow

By Steve Mercer, USW Vice President of Communications continue to demand more transparency Field to Market, the Keystone Alliance about food production. He said they want to for Sustainable Agriculture, is a diverse iniconnect with the organizations that process tiative that joins producers, agribusinesses, it and the farmers who produce it. That is food companies, conservation organizaconsistent with emerging support for agritions and university and agency partners cultural technology that will help the world seeking to create sustainable outcomes for produce more and better food with less agriculture. Not long ago, Walmart joined impact on the environment. this organization in part because of the reThere is strong evidence that crop biotail giant’s very specific mission: consumer technology is providing significant envichoice. ronmental benefits, including higher yields “We want to give our customers safe, that will enable farmers everywhere to grow affordable and sustainably produced food,” more crops on the same or even less land, said Walmart Senior Manager of Sustainwith less water and inputs. For example, ability Rob Kaplan at the recent Ag Issues Graham Brooks and Peter Barfoot, the diForum for U.S. farm media, sponsored by rectors of PG Economics, have extensively Bayer Crop Science. “That means we want researched the benefits of genetically modito align with farmers around common outfied organisms and have concluded that comes.” biotech crops reduced pesticide usage by Through Field to Market, food retailers 443 million kilograms of active ingredient like Walmart have seen that corn, wheat, between 1996 and 2010. They also estimate soybeans, cotton, rice and potatoes are that because biotech crops have helped produced more efficiently in the United farmers adapt minimum- and no-tillage States than 30 years ago. Producers have systems, the amount of reduction in carbon seen important improvements in farm safety dioxide emission equals removing six miland economic sustainability. At the same lion automobiles off the road for an entire time, increased production to meet growing year in the United States. demand has also improved resource use by These universal advantages are consistent many crops. with what a growing number of consumers Describing these results last year when are saying about food produced from crops introducing a detailed analysis, Field to with biotechnology traits. The International Market chairman Fred Luckey said the Food Informational Council conducted a organization’s efforts are helping organisurvey in May 2012 that showed about 70 zations define and measure the common percent of consumers would be willing to outcomes for sustainable agriculture. The buy products made from biotech wheat if report reflects significant progress as well it would provide additional nutritional or as continued opportunities for improvement environmental benefits. in the face of real sustainability challenges.” Wheat remains an essential part of the Looking specifically at wheat, the Field global diet with demand increasing every to Market report showed that between day, so innovation must continue to ad1980 and 2011, wheat production in the vance. Farmers and researchers in the UnitUnited States improved on all measures ed States, Australia and Canada are comof resource “efficiency,” with decreases in mitted to increasing yields while improving per bushel land use (-18%), soil erosion the nutritional benefits and sustainability of (-47%), irrigation water applied (-12%), wheat production in the years ahead. Our energy use (-12%) and greenhouse gas approach includes improved conventional emissions (-2%). Yet, this progress was not breeding and development of biotechnology as great as that seen in crops like corn and traits in a long-term and responsible effort soybeans, crops that benefit from advances with food safety and customer choice as our in biotechnology. top priorities. Kaplan said consumers in the United States and other countries have and will

Entomology/ecology and soil nutrient management research at WTARC continued from page b4

questions commonly asked by the growers. Several summer positions will be available at WTARC this year. Anyone interested in summer positions at WTARC, either with Entomology/Ecology or Soil Nutrient Man-

agement program, please call (406)2787707, or go to WTARC web-site to access the Seasonal Employment Application Form at: http://ag.montana.edu/wtarc/.

##### Ellen (Memaw) likes to make meals exciting for her two grandsons, Christopher, five, and David, three, by jazzing up the names of everyday foods. It had been awhile since the boys had been to Memaw’s house, so when they asked for “Big Bird eggs” for breakfast, Memaw was stumped. She remembered that she called pancakes “cow pies,” and Cheerios “floating inner tubes,” but what were “Big Bird eggs?” Memaw made poached eggs but the boys refused to eat them, demanding Big Bird eggs instead. Fried eggs didn’t work either. Finally, Christopher said, “You know, you squash the eggs and mix ‘em up.” Then Memaw remembered what they wanted was scrambled eggs with cheese. “From now on,” said Ellen, “I’m keeping a journal of Memaw’s recipes and crazy names.”

##### It was a very hot day so Allan (Papa) thought it would be a good idea to cool off in the pool with this grandsons Chad, fourteen, and Danny, twelve, who had been bickering with each other all day. While playing water basketball, the game got heated, and the competitive brothers started quarreling again. Finally, Papa couldn’t take it any longer and shouted, “Would you two please stop arguing!” Chad, with a dimpled smile, said, “Papa, we’re not arguing. We’re just having a relentless difference of opinion.” ##### Church notes: The men’s prayer breakfast will be held Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. No charge, but your damnation will be gratefully accepted. ##### No God; No Peace. Know God: Know Peace.

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OFFSET DISC FOR SALE

1990 White 281 12-ft. heavy duty offset disc with 5-shank chisel plow, factory mounted, 22” blades/11” spacing....................$10,000 Phone Rob Kerr (303) 921-3253, kerrranch@netzero.com, Laramie, WY

$43,500 1997 1997Kenworth KenworthT600 T600 500 hp N14 Cummins, 9 speed, new clutch and tranny, lift axle, PTO, aluminum wheels, sharp looking and clean truck. Right length for 20-ft. grain box. $27,950

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NEW LOAD JUST ARRIVED DS4510H & DS4110

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CABIN FEVER SPECIAL! NEW Kioti CK27HST 4WD, KL130 loader...............$18,500....$21,500 Kioti DK45SE 4WD with loader, 3-point, PTO, 45 hp, new front tires, 700+ hours...................................$16,900 Zetor 7745 4WD, open station, 65 hp, 3-point single remote, 540/1000 PTO, good rubber, 779 hours. Books for $10,700. This one.............$9850 Zetor 5211 2WD 3 point, PTO, single hydraulics. 42-hp....................$5500 Oliver Super 55 with complete engine rebuild....................................$3850 Oliver 1650 diesel. Nice clean tractor... . .............................................$5000 Oliver 1650 gas with loader.... JUST IN Oliver 1755, 77 & 1855.....FOR PARTS We now have

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John Deere 70, gas, Farmhand F10 loader, grapple.......................$4500 Front Dozer Blade with manual adjust. Fits various models................$2500 Westendorf TA loader........COMING IN

New Bale King 5100

RH discharge. List $22.500 CASH NO-TRADE $19,995 One Only...............................

NEW TARTER 3-pt. equipment

6-ft. HD landscape rake.................$700 7-ft. HD landscape rake.................$735 8-ft. HD landscape rake.................$780 7-ft. grader blade............................$385 7-ft. HD grader blade.....................$870 8-ft. HD grader blade.....................$915 6-ft. MD disc...................................$915 4-ft. rotary cutter............................$935 5-ft. rotary cutter..........................$1015 6-ft. rotary cutter..........................$1200 QA super spear.............................$435 Middle Buster potato plow............$165

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Hesston 1370 14-ft. pull type disc mower................................ JUST IN Haybuster 256 Plus II bale processor.. . .............................................$4500 Massey-Ferguson 510 combine with Perkins diesel........................ CALL Gehl 1400 round baler. 4x5 bale...$750 Sitrex 2 wheel, 3-point rake..........$350 Ditcher manual adjust with 5-ft. wings... . ...............................................$295 Ezee-On 24-ft. disc with wings....$3500 Dearborn 3-point offset disc..........$500 John Deere one bottom plow........$300 Disc 9-ft. pull-type, needs work... CALL 1 set of 3 roller packers.................$350 Feterl grain auger..........................$300 3-Point bucket scoop..... MAKE OFFER

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I didn’t expect that!

By Dr. Roy Burris, Beef Extension Specialist, University of Kentucky I was aware of Paul Harvey’s “So God Made a Farmer” poem that he first delivered at an FFA convention in 1978 but you can’t imagine my surprise when it was aired during the Super Bowl XLII! It was composed entirely of photographs and cost Dodge about $16 million to present. Amongst all of the glitz and glamour, here was a simple, beautifully-done tribute to farmers. I didn’t expect that. I am not surprised that folks, especially farmers, liked the ad but I am pleasantly surprised at how well it was received by the public. We are more accustomed to negativity by some folks that oppose agriculture. Why did this ad resonate so well with the public (it was one of the highest rated ads during the Super Bowl) and what does that mean? The iconic image of the American cowboy sold a lot of cigarettes a few decades ago (remember the Marlboro man?) but somehow this is different. This tribute “paints” the American farmer as a nurturing, caring, neighborly kind of person that is a vital part of the community – not just the independent, rugged type. This might be a change but it does tell us what people think we are – and want us to be. Even McDonalds recently ran an ad to capitalize on the American cattlemen’s role in producing wholesome meat in an environmentally sustainable way. That can be our “brand” and our message to the consuming public. The American farmer has always been viewed as an enigma. We produce food to feed the world and see it as a noble calling but we want to profit from it (of course, we have to in order to stay in business). We produce livestock and believe in giving them excellent care, yet we consume meat. We see it as the “natural order of things” but folks that believe that all sentient beings are equal (a boy equals a rat) won’t agree. I suspect that we will just have to “agree to disagree”. I think that the reading of “So God made a farmer” helps people understand farmers. Dodge also ran a 4-page color ad in USA Today the morning of the Super Bowl which was dedicated “to the farmer in all of us” with the words to “So God Made a Farmer.” These words are worth reading again and again, especially when our very way of life is threatened by folks that want to paint us as villains. This is who we are. So God Made a Farmer – Paul Harvey And on the eighth day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, “I need a caretaker.” So God made a farmer. God said, “I need somebody willing to get up before dawn, milk cows, work all day in the fields, milk cows again, eat supper, then go to town and stay past midnight at a meeting of the school board.” So God made a farmer. God said, “I need somebody willing to sit up all night with a newborn colt, and watch it die, and dry his eyes and say, ‘Maybe next year.’ I need somebody who can shape an ax handle from a persimmon sprout, shoe a horse with a hunk of car tire, who can make harness out of haywire, feed sacks and shoe scraps. Who, planting time and harvest season, will finish his 40hour week by Tuesday noon and then, painin’ from tractor back, put in another 72 hours. So God made a famer. God said, “I need somebody strong enough to clear trees and heave bales, yet gentle enough to yean lambs and wean pigs and tend the pink-comb pullets, who will stop his mower for an hour to splint the broken leg of a meadowlark.” So God made a farmer. It had to be somebody who’d plow deep and straight and not cut corners. Somebody to seed, weed, feed, breed and rake, and disk and plow, and plant, and tie the fleece and strain the milk. Somebody who’d bale a family together with the soft, strong bonds of sharing. Who would laugh, and then sigh, and then reply with smiling eyes when his son says that he wants to spend his life doing what Dad does. So God made a farmer.

Manure spills: Detailing the damage, finding a fix

By Ann Perry, Agricultural Research Service A manure spill that reaches a nearby creek or river can create a serious environmental hazard because it significantly boosts phosphorus loads in the water. Now scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and their research partners have determined how channel sediments capture and release manure phosphorus, and have identified strategies for reducing phosphorus loads from manure spills. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) soil scientist Doug Smith and Shalamar Armstrong, who is now an assistant professor at Illinois State University, conducted several studies on the issue. Smith works at the ARS National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory in West Lafayette, Indiana. ARS is USDA’s chief intramural scientific research agency. The scientists collected sediments from two drainage ditches in Indiana’s Cedar Creek Watershed. They added the sediments to an artificial water channel and used swine manure minimally diluted with water to create their own worst-case manure “spill.” After 24 hours, they cleaned up the “spill” using standard remediation protocols. The researchers found the spill simulation initially resulted in an average dissolved phosphorus concentration of 5.57 milligrams per liter, as measured in a water column. The concentrations dropped to between 0.19 and 0.21 milligrams per liter 24 hours later, but still exceeded U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards for rivers, stream, and drainage ditches in the Cedar Creek Watershed. The scientists found that channel sediments initially adsorbed phosphorus from the water at rates ranging from 8.9 to 16.7 milligrams per square meter of sediment per hour. However, after the simulated “cleanup,” all the sediments released phosphorus back into the water at rates that increased phosphorus loads to levels that exceeded EPA’s maximum acceptable levels by at least 67 percent. In another study, the researchers observed that amending the contaminated sediments with 1.6 milligrams of alum/calcium carbonate per gram of sediment suppressed phosphorus release in sandy sediments by 92 percent, and suppressed phosphorus release in clay loam and loamy sand sediments by 72 percent. Higher amendment levels suppressed phosphorus release in all three soil types by up to 100 percent. Findings from the studies were published in the Journal of Environmental Quality and the Journal of Environmental Monitoring.

How can I keep a youth group active/involved?

By Audrey Rider, SDSU Extension 4-H Youth Leadership Field Specialist Vibrant youth groups: 1. Are more concerned with weaning than winning. Meetings are youth-focused and driven. Youth, as they mature, lead the decision-making. 2. Change how they do things, but not what they do. Club structure is firm yet flexible; creativity is encouraged while consistency and reliability is maintained. 3. Work hard and play hard. They do not meet just to meet or conduct business; the club provides a way for members to do fun things together and to work hard serving their community. 4. Empower rather than embalm young people. Rather than preserve members in some childlike state, youth are empowered to do what they are qualified to do, and to develop personal responsibility. 5. Communicate and listen. A conscious effort is made to involve members in discussions and deliberations. Communication and leadership are two-way processes in which adults and youth share responsibilities. 6. Are able to achieve a balance between chaos and rigidity. 7. Affirm and support one another; they take pride in and celebrate the collective efforts of all members. The goal is to “do our best,” not to be the best. 8. Use a mentoring system to “socialize” newcomers into the club environment. 9. Value and practice service to others. Community service is not viewed as just another requirement, but is important within itself. 10. Take time for training; adults see their primary responsibility as helping young people to become involved as equal partners in the process of planning, implementation, and evaluation.

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#14 1998 Western Star 475 Cat, 18 speed, 46,000# double lockers, 12,000# front with floats, nonsteer lift axle, 18-ft gravel box with tarp, 58” sides. (This truck would work for beets)....$36,500 1995 Freightliner dump truck, low miles on Cummins N14, performance 9 speed, 14-ft. box, great tires and brakes....$29,500

1988 Kenworth T800 high hood, 444 Cummins, 13 speed, 46,000 lb. rears on Hendrickson extended leaf, 5-ft. spread, 4.56 ratio, 18,000 lb. front axle, new Hardox 15’6” box, hi-lift tailgate...$39,500 1986 International dump truck, 16-ft. box, Cummins NTC-350, 13 speed, lift axle and pintle hitch.... ......................................$18,500

2004 Peterbilt 379 short hood day cab, Cummins ISX, 13 speed, 11R24.5 new caps, 235” wheelbase............Call for price

#11 1998 Freightliner SD 3406E 475 hp rebuilt in 2012 with 40,000 miles, 18918 18 speed, 46,000# rears, new virgin 11R 24.5 drive tires, new steer tires, 2 line wet kit, 661,911 miles, great brakes...................$26,000

2006 Kenworth T-600 Cat C-15, 375,467 total miles, Super Ten transmission, good virgin tires, Flex Air suspension, 3:36 rears... ......................................$39,000

2000 Kenworth T800 day cab, Cummins ISM 370 hp, Eaton 10 speed, 170” wheelbase, good brakes. Nice virgin tires..$19,500 1998 Kenworth T800 day cab, Cat C-12, 10 speed, 206” wheel base, 3.90 rears, new steer tires................................$22,000 JUST IN 1998 Kenworth T800 Detroit, 10 speed, 206” wheel base, 3.90 rears........................... ....................Call for more info!

2005 International Cummins ISX 425 hp, 10 speed, 64” sleeper, 3.55 rears. Cummins recon with only 245,540 miles.$29,000

2004 Peterbilt 379 EXT Hood, Cat C-15 525 hp, 18918 18 speed, 3.55 ratio, nice virgin tires, 252” wheelbase, all aluminum wheels.(#14)..........$43,900

2004 Peterbilt 379 EXT Hood Cat single turbo 475 hp, 10 speed, 3.55 ratio, 252” wheelbase, all aluminum wheels. Ready for work.(#11).....$37,500

2000 Peterbilt 379 EXT Hood, Cat 500 hp, engine has 250,000 on rebuild call for more info, 18918 18 speed, tall 24.5 virgin tires, bunk bed, American Class Interior, 3.55 ratio, 265” wheelbase, 2 line wet kit........ $41,900

1985 Kenworth W900 Cat 3406A, 13 speed, 60” flat top, 260” wheel base............$14,000

#9 2004 Peterbilt 379 EXT Hood Cat C-15 475 hp (525 hp capable), 16913 13 speed, 3.55 ratio, 252” wheelbase, all aluminum wheels. (#9)...................$41,900

1998 Kenworth T800 N14, 10 speed, 3.70 ratio............$18,500

1986 Kenworth W900 Cat 3406B, high hood, 2 line wet kit, 13 speed, nice interior, 165” wheelbase.....................$12,500

1993 Freightliner FLD 120 Cat 3406B 400 hp, day cab, all aluminum wheels, nice.......$17,500

1997 Freightliner FLD112 single axle, M11, 10 speed, flat top 40” integrated sleeper, 3.90 ratio, 894,000 miles, nice tires..... ......................................$11,500

2008 Load King belly dump trailer, center point spring suspension..........................$32,500

1969 Timpte double bottom delly dump........................$7500

Transmissions and Differentials

RTLO16913....$2750 ($1500 core) RTO14613........................... $1500 Most 9, 10, 13 and 15 speeds.CALL Rockwell, Eaton, Spicer, IH differentials - most ratios available

2 CAT C15 Engines

MXS69658 475-hp..................$7500 T H E

2006 Kenworth T800 Cummins ISX 475 hp, 10 speed, sp40 3.70 ratio, 60” removable sleeper, Tru-Flo wet kit,11R22.5 tires on all aluminum wheels....... ......................................$46,900

2005 Kenworth T800 day cab, Cummins ISX 450 hp, 3.55 ratio, 11R22.5 virgin drivers, 2-line wet kit . ................................$42,500

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Exploring brain, cortisol, and weight loss connections

By Marcia Wood, Agricultural Research Service Weight-management studies led by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are helping determine why some dieters lose more weight than others, and are more successful in keeping it off. Chemist Nancy L. Keim and nutrition scientist Kevin D. Laugero are conducting the investigations, which may lead to successful, science-based strategies for weight management. Both scientists are with the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Western Human Nutrition Research Center in Davis, California. ARS is the USDA’s chief intramural scientific research agency. Given America’s obesity epidemic, weight-management research is timely and relevant. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 35 percent of adults and 18 percent of kids and adolescents age 6 through 19 are overweight or obese. Both conditions are associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and other chronic disorders. In one investigation, 29 obese but otherwise healthy women age 20 to 45 participated in a 12-week weight-loss regimen. The researchers assessed several factors related to weight management, including the volunteers’ patterns of decision making, and changes in their levels of cortisol, a stress-associated hormone. The amount of weight that volunteers lost varied greatly, from zero to 27 pounds, despite the fact that all were essentially eating the same foods in the calorie-controlled meals provided to them at the nutrition center. Keim noted that the finding underscores the need for weight-management plans that are even more individualized than those available today. The scientists also found that dieters who lost the most weight were those who scored the highest on the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT), a standard test that helps assess, for example, decision making and the ability to resist the temptation of short-term, immediate rewards in favor of longer-term benefits. Though the idea of using the IGT in obesity research is not new, the ARS investigation is the first to show, in what scientists refer to as a controlled-feeding weight-loss trial, an association between IGT scores and diet-induced weight loss. Cortisol findings were based on concentrations of the hormone in saliva samples collected throughout the day on two different test dates. The scientists found that volunteers’ cortisol concentrations generally increased from the beginning to the end of the 12 weeks of dieting. Laugero noted that increases in cortisol concentration have long been regarded as a reliable indicator of psychological stress, and that stress is considered to be a contributing factor to dieters’ relapsing back to old eating habits and regaining weight. Keim and Laugero collaborated in the study with physiologist and research leader Sean H. Adams and physiologist Marta D. Van Loan, both with the nutrition center, and with postdoctoral researcher Megan G. Witbracht of the University of California-Davis.

Managing thrips-caused losses, educating scientists

By CAHNRS and WSU Extension Thrips may be tiny, but the insects cause major crop-loss. The collaboration includes billions of dollars in damage to crops each entomologists, plant pathologists, molecular year, which is why Washington State Unibreeders, and extension faculty from UC versity (WSU) is part of a five-year, $3.75 Davis, Kansas State University, North Caromillion project to study the insects’ role in lina State University, Cornell University, virus transmission and strategies for pest University of Georgia and the USDA-ARS management. U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory. Specifically, the multi-institutional, multiRayapati said the team is also interested in disciplinary research team is generating new understanding how management techniques knowledge on thrips-transmitted tospoviapplied in one region might work in another. ruses— infectious agents that spread and “As a team we are bringing different cause damage to a variety of crops, to wilt expertise to bear on a common problem,” and eventually die. Tospoviruses also damRayapati said. “We hope to generate approage quality of fruits and vegetables produced priate knowledge of thrips and tospoviruses by their infected plants, said Naidu Rayapati, and come up with improved strategies that a researcher at the WSU Irrigated Agriculture can really help provide management of Research and Extension Center in Prosser thrips-transmitted tospoviruses to multiple and a co-principal investigator on the USDA crops in different regions.” grant. Before joining WSU in 2004, Rayapati Rayapati said he is also actively recruitworked with tospoviruses at the University ing graduate students and undergraduate of Georgia and at the International Crops students, with an emphasis on students from Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics. minority communities in the Yakima valley, “One part of the project is to look at the to begin work on the project for summer and epidemiology of diseases caused by tospofall 2013. viruses, especially the role of vectors (car“This project has an extension component riers) in the spread of these viruses at the in terms of working with the stakeholders fundamental level,” Rayapati said. “We’d to convey science-based information for like to study how these viruses spread and practical applications, but what we are also contribute to the evolution of new strains. focusing on is training the next generation For example, can a single insect acquire of scientists,” he said. and transmit two viruses to the same plant The grant is funded through the Agriculsimultaneously?” ture and Food Research Initiative, United The project will focus on areas in CaliStates Department of Agriculture National fornia and the southeastern U.S. where Institute of Food and Agriculture with thrips damage is most severe and causes $670,000 allotted to WSU.

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Top 4-H livestock judgers from South Dakota represented strongly at the National Western Roundup Livestock Judging Contest in Denver, Colorado. The team was comprised of Amy Wolff, Grant County; Dayton VanderWal, Brookings County; Halley Becking, Codington County; Julianna Albrecht, Kingsbury County; and coach Falyn Hogg. South Dakota came home as the winning team in sheep placings. Twenty-three teams from around the nation came together to compete and evaluate 10 classes of beef cattle, sheep, pigs, and Boer goats. Contestants also utilized performance data to help them determine top breeding animals and gave six sets of oral reasons. While there, the kids had the opportunity to tour and learn about Colorado State University’s Animal Science Department in Fort Collins and enjoyed some time at the Denver Stock Show. All of the South Dakota team members ranked in the top 25 within various contest divisions for placings, reasons, and overall. Special recognition was given to Amy Wolff, who received 5th place in sheep placings, and Halley Becking, who ranked 4th in swine placings. Congratulations to our youth who participated at Denver! Your hard work and dedication to excelling in your livestock projects are an inspiration to fellow South Dakota 4-H-ers.

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The lifetime journeys of manure-based microbes

By Ann Perry, Agricultural Research Service Studies at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are shedding some light on the microbes that dwell in cattle manure—what they are, where they thrive, where they struggle, and where they can end up. This research, which is being conducted by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists at the agency’s Agroecosystems Management Research Unit in Lincoln, Nebraska, supports the USDA priority of ensuring food safety. ARS is USDA’s chief intramural scientific research agency. In one project, ARS microbiologist Lisa Durso used fecal samples from six beef cattle to identify a core set of bovine gastrointestinal bacterial groups common to both beef and dairy cattle. She also observed a number of bacteria in the beef cattle that had not been reported in dairy cows, and identified a diverse assortment of bacteria from the six individual animals, even though all six consumed the same diet and were the same breed, gender and age. In another study, Durso collaborated with ARS agricultural engineer John Gilley and others to study how livestock diet affected the transport of pathogens in field runoff from manure-amended soils. The scientists added two types of manure to experimental conventional-till and no-till fields at 1-, 2-, or 4-year application rates. The manure had been collected from livestock that had consumed either corn or feed with wet distillers grains. After a series of simulated rain events, the team collected and analyzed samples of field runoff and determined that neither diet nor tillage management significantly affected the transport of fecal indicator bacteria. But they did note that diet affected the transport of bacteriophages—viruses that invade bacteria—in field runoff. Gilley also conducted an investigation into how standing wheat residues affected water quality in runoff from fields amended with 1-, 2-, or 4-year application rates of manure. The scientists found that runoff loads of dissolved phosphorus, total phosphorus, nitrates, nitrogen, and total nitrogen were much higher from plots with residue cover. The team also observed that runoff from fields amended with 4-year application rates of manure had significantly higher levels of total phosphorus and dissolved phosphorus than fields amended with 1-year or 2-year manure rates.

NDSU hires crop protection specialist

By NDSU Extension Service Venkataramana Chapara has joined North Dakota State University (NDSU) as the Extension Service’s area crop protection specialist at the North Central Research Extension Center near Minot. He will be working on integrated pest management systems for all crops grown in the region. He also will interact with Extension agents and specialists, researchers, producers, field scouts and agribusiness representatives to help solve entomology and plant pa- Venkataramana Chapara is the new thology problems in crop Extension area crop protection speproduction in north-central cialist at the North Central Research Extension Center near Minot. North Dakota. Chapara earned a bach- (NDSU photo) elor of science degree in agriculture from Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University in India, a master’s degree in agricultural entomology from Gujarat Agricultural University in India and his doctorate in plant pathology from NDSU. Before joining NDSU, he was a post-doctoral research scientist in the Department of Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois in Urbana. “We are pleased to have Venkat here with advanced degrees in both entomology and plant pathology to help us with all the insect and disease issues affecting our crops,” says Jay Fisher, the North Central Research Extension Center’s director.

Clues about how plants fight disease

By University of Nebraska-Lincoln IANR By studying how a disease-causing bacterium attacks plants, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) researchers have made important discoveries about how plants defend themselves against invaders. The information is helping them improve agricultural crops’ armor against a broad range of diseases. Plant pathologist James Alfano, graduate student Anna Joe and co-authors recently reported their findings in the European Molecular Biology Organization Journal. The work builds on Alfano’s earlier discovery of a component in plant immunity that was reported in Nature, the international weekly journal of science, in 2007. “It’s exciting,” said Alfano, a member of UNL’s Center for Plant Science Innovation. “My work has always been about trying to make plants better at tolerating biotic stress. This paper is getting very close.” For Alfano, the trail to improve crops began with a bacterial pathogen. Pseudomonas syringae disables a plant’s immune response by using a syringe-like mechanism to inject virulence proteins into plant cells, which helps the pathogen infect its host. He identified HopU1 as one of the bacterium’s toxic proteins that suppresses immunity. Following this lead, Alfano and colleagues studied how HopU1 operates. They found that it modifies RNA-binding proteins, a type of protein important in the process of turning a plant’s DNA code into proteins. RNA-binding proteins were not previously known to be part of the immune system. In the current journal article, Alfano’s team and scientists at the Sainsbury Laboratory in Norwich, U.K., report that they have identified how one of the RNA binding proteins targeted by HopU1, glycine-rich protein 7, or GRP7, acts in the plant’s immune system. They discovered that GRP7 helps makes receptor proteins, which sit on plant cell walls and act as a surveillance system to detect pathogens. By knocking out GRP7, the pathogen reduces the number of receptor proteins and, therefore, is more likely to go undetected long enough to infect its host. In addition to helping elucidate how this bacteria attacks plants, identifying GRP7’s involvement in innate immunity gave the researchers a potential tool to help boost immunity in plants. They genetically modified Arabidopsis, a wellstudied plant, to make more GRP7 and found that the change enhanced the plant’s ability to fend off pathogens, presumably by boosting the number of receptor proteins. They also found that the immunity boost is effective against many other pathogens, including many viruses and fungi, as well as bacteria. “It’s actually a really good thing when you find something that’s more broadly important for a number of diseases,” Alfano said. “It really increases its potential value.” It’s particularly important for Midwestern agricultural crops, which are generally more susceptible to fungi and insects than bacteria. Researchers now are testing whether proteins like GRP7 can enhance immunity in soybeans. Next, they will test for strengthened immunity in other agricultural crops and against a wider range of pathogens. They also continue studying the molecular pathways involving GRP7 to better understand and find new ways to improve innate immunity in plants. Because GRP7 also is found in animals, including humans, Alfano’s research may lead to improvements in human health as well. His co-authors are: Anna Joe from the UNL Center for Plant Science Innovation and the School of Biological Sciences; Byeong-ryool Jeong from the UNL Center for Plant Science Innovation and the Department of Plant Pathology; Valerie Nicaise, Freddy Boutrot, Isa Westedt and Cyril Zipfel from the Sainsbury Laboratory; and Dorothee Staiger from the University of Bielefeld, Germany Grants from the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Nebraska Soybean Board help fund this research. ##### During their regular Senior Step class, Jan turned to Laura and said, “You know, I’ve always admired your great attitude. You never let anything get you down.” “Of course not,” Laura laughed. “At my age, I might never get back up!” ##### Why did the granny cross the road? To shut up the annoying Boy Scout.

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Zerbe Bros. 406-228-4311

IN STOCK

Glasgow, Montana

IN STOCK

Zerbe Bros.

406-228-4311 Glasgow, Montana

CONSIGNMENTS

Case 2290 2WD tractor, 1000 PTO, add on 3-pt., 5334 hours, new tires with Koyker loader bucket and grapple.............................................$15,500 2-Lilliston 2050 disc drills, 7” spacing with fertilizers and 2-drill hitch. Each.................................$2000 2-Melroe 201 & 204 10-ft. drills, 7” spacing, 2-drill hitch with fertilizer. Each.............................$1000 2008 Apache AS1010 self-propelled sprayer, 2440 hours, 215 hp, 90-ft. booms, 1000 gallon tank..... . ............................................................$105,000 2004 Flexi-Coil 67XL 124-ft. wheel boom sprayer, windscreens, walking beam axles, Auto Rate...... . ..............................................................$18,000 1993 Flexi-Coil S65 100-ft. boom sprayer, no windscreens, 1500 gallon, Micro-Trak auto rate, air induction tips..............................................$6500 2004 New Holland SF115 134-ft. sprayer, 1500 gallon, 18.4x26 tires, HMIC pump, Flexi-Control Auto Rate, dual nozzles, windscreens.............$14,500

Zerbe Bros. 406-228-4311 Glasgow, Montana USED ROUND BALERS

2007 New Holland BR-7090 twine & mesh wrap, wide pickup, laced belts, 1000 PTO. #UNH125..$22,000 2007 New Holland BR-780A with Bale Command, twine and net wrap, 1000 PTO, wide pickup. #UHN123................................................$21,000 2006 New Holland BR-780 with Bale command, twine and mesh wrap, wide pickup, 1000 PTO, hay acid applicator. #UHN120...............................$18,000 2005 New Holland BR-780 standard pickup, 1000 PTO, Bale Command. #UHN124............$14,500 1992 New Holland 660 with Bale Command, standard pickup, 1000 PTO. #UHN108.....................$7500

USED COMBINES

1993 New Holland 660 auto wrap, 1000 PTO drive. #UHN118................................................... $6500 1994 New Holland 660 auto wrap, 1000 PTO. #UHNH86................................................ $11,900 Hesston 560 with auto tie, 540 PTO. #UHHS51...... . ................................................................$5500 2002 Hesston 856A automatic, twine tie, 4500 bales, wide pickup. #UHHS54.............................. $9500 1999 Hesston 856T 5x6 bales, 75” wide pickup, bale kicker. #UHHS43..................................... $11,500 Vermeer 605M, twine, net wrap, wide pickup, hydraulic bale bicker, 540 PTO. #UHVM40............ $19,000 2003 Vermeer 605XL acu-bale “Plus” monitor, bale kicker, 540 PTO. #UHVM35.................... $11,000 1998 Vermeer 605L twine & mesh wrap, hydraulic bale kicker. #UHVM31............................. $12,000 1994 Vermeer 605K round baler, 1000 PTO. #UHVM33.................................................. $7500

USED HEADERS

2009 Riteway 8100 78-ft. heavy harrow, approximately 6000 acres with 3255 Valmar applicator........... . ..............................................................$45,000 Wil-Rich 47-ft. tool bar, 5 section, 7 Flexi-Coil harrows, McKay knock-on sweeps........................$17,500 International 140 48” roll over plow, 16” bottoms, 3-pt. mount.........................................................$3500 Vermeer 605L round baler, twine & net wrap, gathering wheels..................................................$5500 1993 Vermeer 604K round baler, makes 4-ft. bale, 540 PTO drive with gathering wheels........$4900

2006 New Holland BR780 round baler, twine/net, 4000 bales, hay applicator, standard pickup........ . ..............................................................$28,500 1997 New Holland 664 round baler, 1000 PTO drive, gathering wheels, hydraulic pickup lift........$7500 2-Rola wheel rakes, 4- & 6-wheel.........$1700-$2000 2003 Premier/MacDon 2952 windrower, 541 sickle hours, flotation tires, 16-ft. 922 hay header, double sickle with conditioner.............................$57,000 John Deere 1600A MoCo, 16-ft. header, 1000 PTO drive...........................................................$6500 2003 New Holland CR940 combine, 295 hp diesel, 1558 separator hours, 300 bushel tank, deluxe cab, 30.5x32 tires...................................... CALL 1992 Gleaner R72 combine, 2530 separator hours, 30.5x32 tires, 390 hours on new engine.............. . ..............................................................$49,500 1992 Gleaner R72 combine, 2277 separator hours, 30.5x32 tires, 30-ft. header and trailer.....$45,000 1997 New Holland TR98 combine, 2240 separator hours, yield/moisture monitor, straw chopper, very, very nice..................................................$35,000 1995 New Holland TR97 combine, 1540 hours, Kirby spreader, no hours since re-con in 2008............. . ..............................................................$45,000 1990 New Holland TR86 combine, 24.5x32 tires, 1635 separator hours, 30-ft. 971 header, very nice. .......................................................$20,000 1979 Allis-Chalmers N5 combine, 24.5x32 tires with 27-ft. header, batt reel................................$7500 1978 John Deere 7700 combine, diesel engine, 3631 hours with 224 head, non hydro.................$8500 1987 Case IH 1680 combine, 30.5x32R front tires 90%, straw spreader, 3543 total hours, very nice, has been reconditioned..........................$22,000 1980 International 1480 combine, 24.5x32R3 front tires, straw spreader, 30-ft. 810 header, 3214 hours.......................................................$12,000 International 813 13-ft. pickup header with 5-belt Melroe pickup hydraulic drive....................$1500 Gleaner 13-ft. pickup header with Melroe attachment...........................................................$1500 Bearcat 1260 grinder mixer, bale feeder, 1000 PTO, nice............................................................$4000

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2000 New Holland TR99, Honeybee 994 36-ft. header, 2100 separator hours. #UCNH41..CALL 1998 New Holland TR98 2300 separator hours, SP 36-ft. Honey Bee. #UCNH57.................. JUST IN 1994 New Holland TR97 2100 hours with MacDon 960 36-ft. draper header, 30.5x32 tires, straw chopper & chaff spreader. #UCNH37.....$60,000 1993 New Holland TR96 combine with twin rotor, SN 554419, 3109 engine hours, well maintained, annual service repairs, 30-ft. 971 auger head. #UCNH28................................................$36,500 1988 New Holland TR86 combine with 971 30-ft. header. #UCNH61...................................$25,000 1988 New Holland TR86 combine with 971 header. #UCNH62...............................................$25,000 1981 New Holland TR85 2200 separator hours, 24-ft. header. #UCNH58.................................. JUST IN

2011 MacDon FD70 40-ft. flex draper header, double knive drive, pickup reel, hydraulic fore/aft, tilt slow speed transport, skid rollers, cross auger, New Holland CR adapter. #UCMD43..............$65,000 2009 New Holland / Honey Bee 4255 Grain Belt PLUS 42-ft. flex draper header, UII plastic finger reel, hydraulic fore and aft, hydraulic tilt, gauge wheels, transport trailer, fits John Deere 70 series combine. #UHHB02................................... CALL 2005 New Holland 74C 30-ft. flex auger header, poly cutter bar with pickup reels. #UCNH53...$25,000 New Holland 973 30-ft. flex header, fits TR series. #UCNH59...................................................$8500 1998 New Holland 973 30-ft. flex header. #UCNH64...............................................$12,000 2009 MacDon D60 40-ft. draper header, pickup reel, transport package, hydraulic fore/aft with JD 60/70 Series adapter, Empire skid rollers. #UHMD42.... . ................................................................. CALL Case IH 1015 15-ft. pickup header with Case IH pickup attachment. #UCCA09...............................$5500 Massey-Ferguson pickup header, 13-ft., fits 510, 750 and 760. #UHMF61...................................... $500

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Glasgow, Montana

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New Holland Equipment

New Holland Windrowers

New Holland BR7090 Round Balers

New Holland Tractors New Holland Combines New Holland Guardian Sprayer

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Zerbe Bros.

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USED AIR DRILLS

1997 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft. 71/4” spacing, 3” rubber packers, Stealth bodies, single shoot, 3450 tow between cart............................................. CALL! 1997 Flexi-Coil 5000 45-ft., 14.4/7.2” spacing, 550# trips, 3” steel packers with 2320 & 3rd tank tow between. #UDF223.................................$36,000

2002 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft., 9” spacing, 31/2” steel packer, 550# trips, double shoot, sleath openers, 2340 tow between tank, dual fan, mechanical. UDF218..................................................$58,000 1992 Flexi-Coil 5000 39-ft., 9” spacing, 3 /2” steel packers with 1720 tow between cart.......$30,000 1

1997 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft. air drill, 12” spacing, 5.5” rubber, 550# trips, single shoot with tow between 3450 variable rate tank. #UDF216..........$63,000

USED TRACTORS

1990 Versatile 946, 20.8x38 duals, 9300 hours. #UTUR76................................................. Just In

1991 Flexi-Coil 5000 39-ft., 31/2” steel wheels, 9” spacing with 1615 tow between tank, mechanical drive. #UDF209.......................................$34,000

Glasgow, Montana USED SPRAYERS

2000 Flexi-Coil System 67XL 100-ft., 1500 gallon, wheel boom, 18.4x26 tires, FlexControl Auto Rate, windscreens, double nozzles, rinse tank. #USF153................................................$17,500 2004 Flexi-Coil 67XL 90-ft. wheel boom, no windscreens, SP655 auto rate. #USF175......$15,000 2004 Flexi-Coil System 67 90-ft., wheel boom, dual nozzles, FlexControl Auto Rate. #USF176........... . ..............................................................$12,500 1998 Flexi-Coil System 67XLT twin tank, 130-ft., foam marker, hydraulic unfold, air inductor tips. #USF139................................................$17,500 1998 Flexi-Coil System 67 110-ft., 1000 gallon, windscreens, wheel boom, Flexi-Control monitor. #USF151................................................$14,500 1994 Flexi-Coil 65XL 1500 gallon, non auto rate. #USF173...................................................$6500 1995 Flexi-Coil System 65 80-ft. boom, 1000 gallon tank, windscreens, 3-switch controller. #USF171....................................................$5000 Ag Chem Rogator 854 self-propelled, 200 hp Cummins, 100-ft. booms, 800 gallon, 380/90R46, stainless tank, Trimble 750 steering, section control, foam marker............................................. Just In

2007 Summers Ultimate 100-ft. suspended boom, 1500 gallon, no screens, Double Tee jets, 450 Raven, Norac height control. #USSM08..$34,000

USED BALE PROCESSORS 2005 Brandt SB4000,1600 gallon suspended boom, 450 Raven, windcones, sonar height control, Greentronics. #USBT16..........................$24,000 1996 Brandt QF2500 100-ft. wheel boom, twin tank, twin boom, Auto Rate, 18.4x26 tires, foam marker, Ace hydraulic & PTO pump. #USBT12...$10,900

USED WINDROWERS

1976 John Deere 8630 225 PTO hp, Quad shift, 18.4x34 tires. #UTJD96..........................$16,900

2004 Flexi-Coil 2340 tow between air cart, variable rate drive, dual fan, 23.1x26 R3 tires. #UDF226.. ...............................................................$26,500

2011 Haybuster 2650, 1000 PTO with hydraulic bale deflector. #UHHY35................................... CALL

2004 Hesston 1275 16-ft. swing tongue, dual sickle. #UWH567.................................................Just In 1992 Hesston 8200 swather, diesel, cab, air, 14-ft. auger header, 3525 hours. #UWHS63.... $17,000 1983 International 4000 gas, cab, 14-ft. auger header. #UWIH14................................................... $6500 New Holland 21-ft. draper header. #UWNH27......... . ................................................................$1500

Zerbe Bros. “Setting The Standard”

1-800-228-5393 – 406-228-4311 SALES: Mike Guttenberg - Tim Guttenberg

1950

63 Years

2013

Glasgow, MT

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HAVE SHEEP FOR SPRING 2013 Targeted grazing for noxious weeds, fire control. Come with herder and guardian dogs. Based in Molt, Montana. Call Hollenbeck Land & Livestock (406) 669-3179

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TOMSHECK AG LLC

Pre Plant - Chemfallow - Crop

Custom Spraying

Liquid Fertilizer Application

Terry Tomsheck 406-450-8013 or Rex Tomsheck 406-450-1252

Serving the Golden Triangle and surrounding areas

Introducing the new MKX Series 13” auger The new Westfield MKX is faster, sturdier and longer Get all the details from Power Motors

Power Motors Implement – Fort Benton Call George Fultz at (406) 799-7459

“Our first truckload of augers is in” Spring specials

(2) carryover 91-13 Westfield MK augers (2) power hopper movers for 10” augers (1) conversion low profile hopper kit Poly downspouts and hoppers

H Krause Parts H Hardi Parts H Melroe H Lilliston H Bush Hog H Mayrath H Westgo H Kirschman H Edwards H Adja

USED AUGERS

71-13 Westfield MK$7750 61-10 Westgo 1310 side hopper$1750 55x8 Mayrath direct PTO drive$1100

Ants may be winter visitors

By Jim Stordahl, Clearwater/Polk Couty Extension Service, Minnesota Winter in Minnesota usually means that we get some relief from the insect pests of summer. However, mild weather and sun shining through windows may cause some overwintering insects to become active in the home and we see boxelder bugs, cluster flies, ladybird beetles and others crawling around windows and other warm areas. Most of these are just temporary nuisances, but insects that may cause concern in the home in the winter are the ants. The list certainly is shorter in the winter, but there are some species that may be present and each has a different control method. For any control method to be effective, proper identification of the ant species present is crucial. One of the ant species that we may see during the winter is the pavement ant. This small 1/8-inch reddish-brown ant nests in the soil. Usually their nests are found underneath sidewalks, driveways and other concealed sites. Sometimes they may be found nesting under heated concrete slab foundations or in cracks in the foundation blocks. These sites stay warm all winter, enabling the ants to remain active. Pavement ants prefer greasy foods and will often feed on pet foods and meats, as well as sweets. It is very difficult to locate their nests, so baiting with bait made by mixing 1/4 teaspoon boric acid powder (available at drug stores) with two tablespoons peanut butter or meat grease and 2 tablespoons jelly is the best control option. Carpenter ants can also be seen in the winter, especially on warm, sunny days. The presence of carpenter ants at this time of the year is evidence that the home could be infested, unless they were brought in with firewood. Carpenter ants establish their nests in wood in or near homes. They prefer wood that has been water damaged and is moist. There are two species of carpenter ants that may be found indoors, one is 1/4 to 1/2-inch in length and solid black in color, while the other species is smaller at 3/16-inch and is red and black in color. To control carpenter ants, it is necessary to find the colony and treat it directly with a chemical. It is also important to replace any damaged or decayed wood and to eliminate any moisture problems that may exist. The colony is most easily found in the spring or summer when it is fully active. It is important to note that a few carpenter ants in the home do not necessarily mean that there is a nest in the home. They may have been overwintering in cracks and crevices or may have been brought indoors with wood. Commercially available ant baits do not eliminate carpenter ant colonies, as the ants are not attracted to sweet foods. It may be necessary to employ a pest control service to eliminate an indoor colony of carpenter ants. Yellow ants are another frequent nuisance pest in the winter. You will rarely see workers, but usually encounter the winged reproductive generation called swarmers. The yellowish-brown or darker colored ants are males and queens released by the colony to reproduce. Yellow ants give off a distinctive lemon or citronella smell when crushed. These yellow ants are harmless and control is rarely necessary. Vacuum the swarmers when they appear or apply an insecticide registered for indoor flying insects. For more information, contact me at 800-450-2465 or stordahl@umn.edu. This article was provided by Carl Hoffman, a former educator with the University of Minnesota Extension.

RYDELLE ENTERPRISES LLC Marion L. Jones Drummond, Montana

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Oil patch school enrollment to continue rising

By NDSU Extension Service For years, school districts in western North Dakota were challenged with steady to declining school enrollments. However, all that changed when the oil boom hit the region and that trend probably will continue. That’s according to a study by researchers in the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Agribusiness and Applied Economics Department. “Growth will require school districts to add classrooms and teachers and perhaps school buildings, depending on circumstances and existing infrastructure within individual school districts,” says Nancy Hodur, research assistant professor and one of the study’s authors. The enrollment projections study was commissioned by the North Dakota Association of Oil and Gas Producing Counties. The Williston, Dickinson, Ray, Stanley and Watford City school districts were used for the study. In some cases, increases have strained existing school district physical capacity and resources, according to the study. For example, in 2011, the Williston School District converted a library into a classroom and moved the library into a hallway. The research team of Dean Bangsund, Richard Rathge, Karen Olson and Hodur used three different models to look at future school district growth. Model one looked at trends observed in the school districts during the last two years. Growth from model one ranged from a 23 percent increase in Dickinson to a 153 percent increase in Watford City. In the next five years, the model projects there would be 178 more students in Ray, 200 in Stanley, 635 in Dickinson, 1,118 in Williston and more than 1,300 in Watford City in the next five years. Model two looked at employment trends and produced more modest enrollment projections. “This model likely is the best indicator of long-term projections because it only considers population changes associated with a long-term, permanent workforce,” Hodur says. “However, the model likely underestimates projections in the short term and does not take the temporary workforce into consideration.” Even the more modest enrollment model produced projected increases through the next five years of 70 students in Ray, nearly 300 in Stanley and Watford City, nearly 600 in Dickinson and more than 700 in Williston. The third model the research team used followed housing trends and has the most liberal assumptions. This model provides estimates of enrollment when all housing slated for development is completed and occupied. With the exception of Ray, where additional housing development is limited by infrastructure constraints, enrollments were projected to increase by 1,668 students in Williston, 2,454 in Dickinson and 393 in Stanley. An estimate for Watford City is pending. “While each model has strengths and limitations, collectively, the three models provide a range of estimates based on observed trends with both conservative and liberal assumptions,” Hodur says. “However, each model forecasts enrollment increases that likely will be sufficient to strain existing infrastructure.” “Understanding how the numbers of students will change in western North Dakota due to oil and gas activity is extremely important to our school districts in order for them to properly prepare for growth,” says Dan Brosz, president of the North Dakota Association of Oil and Gas Producing Counties. “Having research-based projections also allows our association to advocate for the proper funding that our school districts will need for the next biennium.” “All three models should be maintained and updated on a regular basis to continue to monitor enrollment trends,” Bangsund says. “An understanding of future demand is critical for school districts, administrators and policymakers to appropriately plan for and manage growth in public school systems in North Dakota.” ##### The Huron River flows through the town of Ypsilanti, Michigan, a town with many small, evangelical churches. In one of these churches, a congregant found Jesus and became so involved in his newfound faith that he wanted to share it with everyone. He shared it, all right. His favorite testimony became: “Thank the Lord for saving my soul and baptizing me in the Urine River.”

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20-ft. aluminum gooseneck stock trailer with one center slider. Retail $22,374.

$15,949 Full load of PJ Dumps - 8-ft., 10-ft., 12-ft., 14-ft.

R CALL FO PRICING Free tarp kit installed ($350 value)

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New PJ 30-ft. gooseneck with triple 7000# axles and brakes, 5-ft. dovetail with 3 flip over ramps. Hauls 8-ton. List $9699. Regular $8899 Sale Priced...................................................... $8499 New PJ 28-ft. gooseneck with triple 7000# axles and brakes, 2 flip over ramps, popup dovetail. ........................................................................ $8499

PJ equipment tilt 22-ft. x 6” channel, (2) 7000# axles, cold weather wiring harness, Douglas fir deck, 12” O.C. crossmembers, 2nd jack, mount only for spare, front toolbox, 1x1 angle traction bars on rear of deck. Retails for $7338 Now................................................................. $6599

PJ Super-Wide 22-ft. x 6” channel, (2) 7000# axles, straight deck with 5-ft. slide in ramps, Douglas fir deck, 12” O.C. crossmembers, heavy duty drive-over fenders, front toolbox, mount only for spare, rear trailer support jacks. Retails for $6255 Now................................................................. $5599

New PJ 8” channel FULL POWER tilt, 22-ft. deck, 102” wide, (2) 7000# axles with brakes, tool box, traction bars on tail, D-rings. List $7699. Sale Priced...................................................... $6999

PJ 26-ft. gooseneck deckover power tilt, Douglas fir deck, cold weather wiring harness, 1x1 angle traction bars on rear of deck, battery charger 12V, 102” wide deck. Retails for $9127 Now................................................................. $8099

PJ 22-ft. powered full tilt, (2) 7000# axles, 16-ft. tilt, 6-ft. stationary deck, cold weather wiring harness, Douglas fir deck, 12” O.C. crossmembers, mount only for spare tire. Retails for $7580 Now................................................................. $6799

PJ Buggy Hauler 20-ft. x 5” channel, (2) 5200# axles, straight deck with 5-ft. slide in ramps, spare tire mount, 16” O.C. crossmembers, drive-over fenders. Retails for $4433 Now................................................................. $3999

PJ 30-ft. pintle hook flatbed with (2) 10,000# axles with brakes, oil bath hubs, 5-ft. dovetail, 2 flipover ramps, popup center, spare tire. Very nice low mileage trailer. Remaining warranty. Sold new for $9400. Buy this one for................................................ $7699 New Circle D 6-ft. 8” x 24-ft. gooseneck stock trailer with (2) 7000# axles, bull package, mats, spare tire. . .................................................. $10,299 20-ft. in stock, white......................................... $9244

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National cattleman’s internship ‘incredible’

Trader’s Dispatch, April 2013 — Page B18

CUSTOM SWATHING

By University of Wyoming Extension

•Newer MacDon machines •CRP, grain and hay •Canola •North Central Montana

Time spent as an intern with the National Cattleman’s Beef Association (NCBA) was an incredible opportunity, an animal and veterinary sciences major at the University of Wyoming said. Sarah Notti of Otter, Montana, in the southeastern portion of the state was selected as one of 18 interns for the group’s national convention February 3-9 in Tampa, Florida. Notti, a junior in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, said the internship was hands-on and supported the NCBA with anything needed to help at the convention. That included setting up rooms and directing people to correct locations. “Although this itself does not directly pertain to what I am studying,” said Notti, “the connections I made there were great, and I was immersed in a world full of people at the top of the industry I hope to someday be a contributor to.” Notti – who added she did not expect to be accepted – was selected after filling out an application and providing a resume, two letters of recommendation and undergoing a telephone interview. Notti said she thought at the time there might not have been many applications because interns were not going

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TYM 4WD, 45 hp, shuttle and low hours...$15,500 Massey-Ferguson T035..............................$3750 Massey Ferguson 1100 recent overhaul on engine.......................................................... $CALL International TD-15 crawler, hydraulic blade, winch.......................................................$15,995 1977 International 1600 truck with 14-ft. dump , high sides, gas, 39,000 miles.....................$3850 Trail King 22-ft. 3 axle trailer, 21,000#........$4660

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New Wallenstein 3 point backhoe...............$6995 Used Woods 3 point or skidsteer backhoe............ ................................................................. $CALL

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NEW! Ezee-On 33-ft. disc, 24” blades......$44,999 NEW! Ezee-On 30-ft. and 34-ft. chisel plows......... ................................................................. $CALL NEW! Ezee-On 60-ft. air seeder................ $CALL John Deere 235 disc, 30-ft., totally rebuilt. Like new.........................................................$16,999 Flexi-Coil 33-ft. air seeder with 1330 air cart, low arces. Excellent........................................ $CALL Eagle 6-ft. tandem disc, 3 point. Excellent... $1100 Case 308 3-pt., 4 bottom plow................... $CALL

to be directly involved in the association’s politics. She still realized the opportunity was terrific. “After arriving at the convention and meeting many of the people who were in charge of us, it quickly became evident each of us worked hard to get there and certainly deserved the opportunity,” Notti said. “There were many applications, and I feel honored to have been selected.” She worked with the entire NCBA staff and every supporting member. “I applied hoping to meet people my age interested in beef production and regulation,” she said. “I hoped to meet some of the people who have a huge say in the industry and all that it deals with. I accomplished both of these goals.” Notti hopes to return to her family’s ranch and be able to have some impact in the beef industry. “Whether that be holding an office in the Montana Stockgrowers Association and being directly involved with politics or getting a master’s degree in beef production and becoming a beef superintendent for my area, I do not yet know,” she said.

Cellular research, feed efficiency studies earn awards

By University of Wyoming Extension Studying methods that regulate cell growth and research looking at feed efficiency in ruminant livestock recently netted scientists outstanding research awards from the Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station (AES) at the University of Wyoming (UW). Department of Animal Science professor Bill Murdoch received the Outstanding Research Award, and assistant professor Kristi Cammack in the department was presented the Early Career Research Achievement Award. “The Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station is proud to honor professors Cammack and Murdoch for their tremendous efforts,” said Bret Hess, AES director and associate dean of research in the college. “It is a pleasure to recognize these two very productive researchers for their accomplishments.” The outstanding research award recognizes accomplishments of established scientists in the college. Murdoch’s program has focused on mechanisms that regulate ovarian function and has evolved into the investigation and discovery of methods to regulate cell growth, said Doug Hixon, professor and head of the animal science department. “The merit of his innovative hypotheses and approaches in cancer research are widely recognized – as evidenced by his numerous invited presentations and successful grantsmanship,” Hixon noted. Murdoch has attracted $4.9 million in funding during his 32 years at UW and wrote or co wrote 152 journal manuscripts, review articles and book chapters. His teaching has been recognized by numerous awards, said Hixon, and he has directed 18 theses and dissertations and trained three post-doctoral fellows. The Early Career Achievement Award recognizes achievements by junior scientists in the college. Cammack quickly established her laboratory upon arrival in the Department of Animal Science in 2006 and continues to develop independent and collaborative research based on her expertise in quantitative and molecular genetics, said Hixon. Cammack’s research focused on changes in gene expression induced by toxins in the diet and is now looking at feed efficiency in ruminant livestock. She is collaborating with scientists in the United States and in New Zealand, Brazil and South Africa. She has received $4.1 million in funding and has 23 journal articles either as the primary or collaborating author. She is advising three master’s students and has finished four master’s students and one Ph.D. student. “Kristi has proven to be an excellent graduate student mentor and teacher and was selected Top Prof by her students in two separate years,” said Hixon.

How to get children to eat more fruits and vegetables

By Nikki Van Dyke, 4-H Nutrition & Physical Health Field Specialist Eating fruits and vegetables is crucial for a healthy diet, for both adults and children. Yet many find it hard to incorporate the recommended amounts in their diet. Looking at Choose My Plate (http://www.choosemyplate.gov/) website, you will see that half your plate should be fruits and vegetables! Fruits and vegetables contain high amounts of fiber, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, and these nutrient dense foods are very important to include in any eating plan, at any age. Particularly to children, you may see that it is even harder to encourage regular consumption of the recommended fruits and vegetables. Maybe it’s the texture, the taste, the smell, or the look of the food that turns your child off. Although it may be discouraging, don’t give up. Finding creative ideas to encourage more consumption of fruits and vegetables can be fun for the entire family! When introducing foods to children, there are some important things to remember: • Children are turned off to new foods if the smell, flavor or color is not appealing. • Some children are more apt to like different textures, some prefer smooth, whereas other like lumpy or crisp foods. Try feeding different textures to your child to discover their liking. • Offer a variety of new fruits and vegetable in combination with old favorites to show your child a variety of smells, textures and colors. Various vegetables can be added to any pasta, casserole or pizza. Consuming more fruits and vegetables each day can be fun and easy, not to mention health enhancing for all children. Here are some creative ways to help kids eat more fruits and vegetables from the Fruit and Veggies: More Matters website: continued on page B20

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• Keep a bowl of fresh fruits on the counter and keep fruits and vegetables cut up in small bags for easy grab and go snacks. • Serve fruits and vegetables at every meal. • Be a good role model – snack on fruits and vegetables and order fruit and vegetables sides at restaurants. • Keep the freezer and cupboard packed with pre-cut, frozen and canned vegetables so it’s easier to incorporate as you prepare meals and snacks. • Challenge each family member to reach their daily fruits and vegetable goal – reward the winner with deciding what will be for dinner. • Encourage offerings of fruits and vegetables at school functions, after school programs and in vending machines. • Involve the children – let them decide which fruits and vegetables will be served for meals. • Make it fun – try dressing sandwiches with faces made from vegetables or make plain yogurt colorful with fruit. • Don’t give up, keep trying – it may take multiple times before a child acquires a taste for certain fruits and vegetables. • Encourage friends, daycare providers and relatives to frequently offer fruits and vegetable to your child. Fruits and vegetables are offered in many forms, including fresh, frozen, canned and dried. These colorful foods are packed with nutrition. Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables can reduce the risk of chronic disease, including heart disease, high blood pressure and some cancers. For dietary recommendations for fruits and vegetables, visit the Fruit and Veggies: More Matters website (http://www. fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/). ##### A saddle bronc competitor always puts his right foot in the stirrup first - for good luck.

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2004 John Deere 7920 (170-hp), IVT transmission, MFWD, 3-pt. hitch with quick hitch, 3 hydraulics, PTO, 480/80R46 duals, JD H480 loader..............................................$99,500 John Deere 5055E (55 ph) 9 speed transmission, MFWD, 3-pt. hitch, JD 553 loader, 6-ft. bucket. ONLY 30 hours. FACTORY WARRANTY............................................$30,000

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Specialist urges producers to hasten slowly this planting season

By Alabama Cooperative Extension starter, which is available at any automotive An Alabama farm safety expert says his supply store. advice for spring planting is best expressed “The devices are equipped with wires on in the old classical adage: Hasten slowly. each side with clamps that can be attached Actually, what applies in the spring to the terminals of the defective starters so counts all through the year, says Dr. Jesse that if it’s in gear, there is no risk of rollLaPrade, an Alabama Cooperative Extenover,” he says. sion System farm safety specialist. Instead “These devices cost less than $20 dollars, of responding to issues on the fly, farmers and given that they are potential lifesavers, instead should flesh out an agenda — one they’re well worth the investment.” that not only anticipates all the demands Another tractor-related risk involves over the next few months but that also paces rollover, which is a special concern in out their farm chores — in other words, a horticultural operations and among small plan that better ensures that they hasten landowners. These operations sometimes slowly, he says. use tractors that are smaller, older and not Farm accidents typically occur when equipped with what LaPrade stresses should farmers are pressed for time, forced to make be one of the mainstays in any farming optoo many decisions at once — problems eration: rollover protection structures, more often compounded by fatigue. commonly known as ROPS. “If you go back and look at the history of Retrofit older tractors farm-related accidents, you will see that the With fruit and vegetable production beunderlying causes almost always involved coming a more lucrative option for many farmers in a hurry,” he says. growers, LaPrade says these types of risks All farmers face crunch times, but the could increase within the next few years as end goal should be a plan that render those many aspiring growers, particularly novcrunch times as soft and predictable as ices, buy smaller, older tractors. possible. Retrofit ROPS can be purchased for Plan the work virtually any tractor, says LaPrade, who “As simple as this sounds, farmers need has developed a section on the Alabama to flesh out an agenda,” LaPrade says. Cooperative Extension System Farm Safety “They still need to make their agenda items website that provides extensive informafor each day and week. They need to plan tion about selecting and purchasing retrofit things ahead and to be flexible too, espeROPS. cially given the prevailing weather patterns He cautions that ROPS, should be inthis year, which have been more erratic than stalled by the dealer, he says. Seatbelts are previous years.” an integral part of this safety feature and As LaPrade reminds farmers season after should be worn at all times, LaPrade adds. season, the biggest wildcard often centers However a tractor rolls, ROPS ensure around the farm accessory that is considered that you are within the zone of protection, the most useful: the tractor, which is assoproviding the seatbelt is tightly attached, ciated with more fatalities than any other he says. piece of equipment. During this busy time of year, LaPrade More than a dozen accidents have censays motorists have a role to play too in tered around tractors that won’t crank. farm safety. “When the switch key doesn’t work, Most farmland is no longer consolidated, farmers know good and well that they can which means that farmers sometimes have short the starter connection, which is often to travel long distances in their tractors to what they resort to instead of installing complete planting. Trouble often follows another switch.” when impatient motorists encounter this The result is sometimes catastrophic. slow-moving equipment. “They typically park them in gear so that These types of accidents, which often end they won’t roll off, which means that they in fatalities, have increased in recent years, often don’t have a chance to break clear LaPrade says. when the tractor cranks,” LaPrade says. For more information about farm safety, Purchase a remote starter visit the ACES Farm Safety site: http:// As an added safeguard, LaPrade says www.aces.edu/farmsafety/ farmers should consider buying a remote

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BeefTalk: The plow and cow are strange companions

By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service The world of beef cattle, at least for some, is good and so are profits. The cow-calf enterprise is making money for those who are in the upper 40 percent of gross margins minus direct and overhead expenses. What is nice is that the cow-calf enterprise for those upper 40 percent of producers is contributing in a positive manner to labor and management. Cattle numbers, when return to labor and management is positive, will expand. However, the cow-calf business seems to be in a “wait and see” mode with many conflicting thoughts. Given the positive position for those producers who are financially successful, the cowcalf business should expand. In anticipation of this spring’s summaries of agricultural enterprises provided by the North Dakota Farm Management (NDFM) (http://www.ndfarmmanagement.com) program, I have been reviewing previous NDFM numbers. These numbers are on the FINBIN website (http://www.finbin. umn.edu/) made available by the Center for Farm Financial Management at the University of Minnesota. In the bigger picture, competition for available land resources is tough. Competing crops with excellent projected returns beg the question: Why run cattle? Interestingly, in today’s world, the question is twofold. Were the cows profitable? If so, how profitable were they? Both of these questions need to be answered because competing crop enterprises offer some great opportunities for producers. Even if the landowner does not want to raise crops, leasing or cash rent opportunities may become very attractive to a cattle producer. Without going too far back in time, if one reviews net returns per cow, cattle producers certainly have had positive net returns. From 2011 back through 2006, cattle producers who were enrolled in the NDFM program have had positive net returns over direct and overhead expenses. The net return values were $182 in 2011, $111 in 2010, minus $13 in 2009, $12 in 2008, $98 in 2007 and $105 in 2006. For 2012, it will be interesting to see what these numbers are, but one would speculate that the industry had positive net returns over direct and overhead expenses. Are these high enough to keep producers in business? Yes, but let’s look at those producers who were at the upper end of net the returns. In other words, those producers who were in the upper 40 percent bracket. This group of producers was in the black every year from 2006 through 2011. The actual net returns over direct and overhead expenses for the upper 40 percent were a positive $299 per cow in 2011, $188 in 2010, $52 in 2009, $100 in 2008, $179 in 2007 and $179 in 2006. The long and short of it is that this group of cattle producers had an average net return of $166 per year per cow total above direct and overhead costs to contribute to the labor and management of running a cowcalf enterprise. This may seem like a lot of money, but producers still are asking if profit levels are high enough to offset the lost opportunity to do something that may have made more money on the same land. This is a tough question and one that even those producers that are successful financially in the cattle business eventually must address. continued on page b24

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Not so much today, but when the time comes to turn the operation over to the next generation, the questions become loud and clear: Why stay in the cow business and why expand? Looking at the cattle operations that are in the upper 40 percent for net returns per cow, the average gross margin from 2006 to 2011 was $596. Total direct and overhead expenses averaged $430 for the same period for an average gain of $166 per cow per year. For this group of cattle producers, times are good. As noted earlier, there are two questions. The first: Were the cows profitable? The answer is yes for the upper 40 percent of producers. How profitable were the cows was the second question. The answer is known for this set of producers, but there are red flags waving. These producers seem to understand that high income and low costs are critical. However, the returns still need to compete on a per-acre basis with other agricultural enterprises. The plow is an instrument of change that can be positive or negative, but an instrument of change either way. May you find all your ear tags.

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Organic rice research moves to front burner

By Texas A&M University Organic rice studies have moved to the front burner with almost $1 million in federal grants to Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists. Two studies, led by Dr. Fugen Dou of Beaumont – and a team from College Station, Corpus Christi, Arkansas, Alabama and South Carolina — will look at yielding more high quality organic rice in an environmentally friendly way. The research projects are funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Currently some 50,000 acres of organic rice are grown annually in the U.S., the researchers noted, and demand has continued to increase. “Although conventional rice production has decreased in Texas by about 36 percent in the last 15 years,” Dou said, “the state now has about 15,000 acres of organic rice and is revitalizing the rice industry. But there are many unknowns about growing the crop organically, he said. And, because all U.S. rice is grown in flooded rice paddies, organic production methods developed for other crops do not pertain to rice farming. The biggest of two grants will be an almost $727,000 study to look at reducing greenhouse gas emission on organic rice farms. “Organic rice farming may have greater potential for soil carbon sequestration but may also result in greater greenhouse gas emissions because of greater input of organic matter,” Dou explained. He said the research will look at the use of cover crops, organic soil amendments and the choice of varieties to improve soil quality, reduce disease loss and increase yield and milling quality. Dou has done previous research to help rice farmers determine the best management practices for growing the crop organically. In those, the researcher found that ryegrass and clover performed better than other winter cover crops on clay soils. He also found two organic soil amendments – Nature Safe and Rhizogen – increased yield and milling quality better than other organic fertilizers. The rice variety also made a difference in yield when grown organically, Dou said. While those findings were conclusive individually, Dou noted, there had not been research to determine how these practices impacted each other when applied together. “With this research, we will look at the effect of cover crops, organic soil amendments and the variety of rice on yield, milling quality, soil carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions,” he said. The second study will use $225,000 to examine the severity of disease in rice crops in Texas and South Carolina, specifically at the impact of dissolved organic carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous concentrations and salinity on water quality. Dou said the researchers also will develop budgets to determine the best management practices to use to get the maximum economic return for the investment. Both projects will be conducted through 2015.

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Enhancing yogurt with healthful fiber from oats

By Marcia Wood, Agricultural Research Service Small amounts of beta-glucan, a fiber-rich component of oats, can be added to low-fat yogurt without noticeably affecting the texture or other key characteristics of this increasingly popular dairy food, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) researchers have shown. Oat fiber is of interest to foodmakers and nutritionists because studies with volunteers have indicated that it can lower serum cholesterol, which may help improve heart health. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) food technologist Mukti Singh, research chemist Sanghoon Kim, and their colleagues have experimented with adding oat beta-glucan to what’s known in the dairy industry as low-fat yogurt mix. The mix is made up of low-fat milk and a selection of common, safe-to-eat bacteria, such as Lactobacillus acidophilus, or various Bifidobacterium species, that ferment the milk. The scientists’ intent was to see how much fiber they could add without altering the texture, viscosity, or other aspects of the microscopic structure of the yogurt, or its color, pH, or fermentation time, for example.

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2013 corn and soybean acreage and yield prospects

By Debra Levey Larson, University of Illinois Production prospects for corn and soybean in the United States in 2013 will hinge primarily on the nature of the growing season and yield prospects, according to University of Illinois agricultural economist Darrel Good. The magnitude of planted acreage, however, will provide the basis for anticipating total production. Likely acreage has been the topic of discussion all winter, with projections in a fairly wide range. Good said that anticipating planted acreage of the two crops is complicated by a number of factors. The first issue is the magnitude of acreage available for planting of all spring crops. Some additional cropland acreage has become available in 2013 due to fewer acres being enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program. That acreage is reported at 27.04 million acres, 2.62 million fewer than enrolled last year. “How much of that reduction will be planted to crops in 2013 is not known,” Good said. “Winter wheat seedings reported by the USDA in January were nearly 600,000 acres larger than seedings of a year ago. The acreage of soft red winter wheat is up about 1.3 million acres, while seedings of other classes of wheat were less than those of a year earlier. Some of the increase in soft red winter wheat acreage may be double-cropped with soybeans. The condition of the hard red winter wheat crop going into dormancy this winter was generally quite poor. While ratings have improved somewhat, the poor condition suggests that more than the normal amount of that acreage may be abandoned. Depending on moisture conditions going forward, some abandoned acres may get replanted to other crops this spring,” he said. Additionally, the acreage of spring-planted crops will be influenced by spring weather conditions and the magnitude of prevented plantings, Good reported. Prevented planted acres totaled only 1.24 million acres in 2012, after being quite large in 2009, 2010, and 2011. In those three years, prevented plantings were reported at 4.18 million, 6.89 million, and 9.62 million acres, respectively. Prospects for prevented planting this year once again focus on the northern Plains states, where snow cover suggests the potential for spring flooding. An increase in prevented plantings would presumably reduce the total acreage planted this spring. The potential magnitude of that acreage will not be known for several weeks. The second issue surrounding acreage is the share of the total available acreage that will be planted to individual crops. “In general, it is believed that corn and soybeans will be very competitive with cotton and rice acreage in the Delta and portions of the Southeast,” Good said. “As a result, corn and soybeans are expected to garner a larger share of the acreage pie in those areas. In the northern Plains states, the relevant competition will be between spring wheat, corn, soybeans, and other oilseed crops. The outcome of that competition may be mostly a function of spring weather,” he said.

Enhancing yogurt with healthful fiber from oats continued from page B25

In their experiments at the ARS National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research in Peoria, Illinois, the team added either zero, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, or 0.5 percent purified oat beta-glucan to low-fat yogurt mix. The idea of adding edible fiber to yogurt isn’t new. But in studies such as this, the scientists are providing some missing details about how using oat beta-glucan as a source of fiber affects yogurt-mix qualities important to foodmakers and yogurt fans alike. The team determined that up to 0.3 percent highly purified (95 percent pure) oat beta-glucan, which translates to 0.3 grams of beta-glucan per 100 grams of yogurt mix, could be added without significantly altering key yogurt qualities. But adding 0.4 percent or higher changed the yogurt’s color, contributed to unwanted hardening, and slowed fermentation. The 0.3 percent level of fortification totals out at 0.75 grams of fiber, or about one-quarter teaspoon per 8-ounce serving of yogurt. Most Americans don’t get enough fiber, so even this small addition to a familiar dairy product helps. Researchers Singh, Kim, and Sean X. Liu, a research leader at the Peoria center, reported their findings in a peerreviewed scientific article published in 2012 in the Journal of Food Science.

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Sheep susceptible to polio

By NDSU Extension Service Polioencephalomacia (polio) is a disease causes brain damage. that can become a problem in some sheep Some alternative feeds, especially disflocks, North Dakota State University tillers byproducts, can contain high levels (NDSU) Extension Service sheep specialist of sulfur. Drought conditions can reduce Reid Redden warns. the water quality of ponds and reservoirs It is characterized by the death of brain that livestock use as their primary water cells and is different from human polio, acsource. The best method of preventing polio cording to Neil Dyer, director of NDSU’s from excess sulfur is to test feed and water Veterinary Diagnostic Lab. sources, Redden says. Rising feed costs have many livestock Plants such as bracken fern and horse tail producers, including shepherds, looking also contain enzymes that can cause polio. for less-expensive alternatives to traditional Additionally, amprolium, a drug used to feedstuffs. However, some of these changes treat coccidiosis, can cause polio if given at may result in animal health problems such high enough doses. However, these causes as polio if diets are not balanced adequately of polio are much less common. for vitamins and minerals. Sheep affected by polio typically are The primary cause of polio in sheep is isolated from the flock and exhibit signs of thiamine deficiency, or a disturbance in how blindness, Dyer says. If the problem prothe body uses thiamine. Thiamine (vitamin gresses, they tend to arch their back with B1) is produced naturally in the rumen of their head up and appear to be stargazing. sheep on a normal diet. Sheep often are found on their side, with Feeding high-grain diets to ruminants their feet paddling, and are unable to get can predispose them to polio because it up. Depending on the weather conditions slows thiamine production in the rumen and severity of the disease, death typically and increases mechanisms that degrade occurs within hours to a few days. thiamine produced in the rumen. Therefore, Polio most often is seen in lambs from supplemental thiamine should be added to a few weeks to 6 months old; however, it all high-grain sheep diets to prevent polio, can affect sheep of any age. Sheep producRedden says. ers who suspect polio in their flock should Sheep suspected of having polio from a contact their attending veterinarian for treatthiamine deficiency recover quickly after ment and prevention advice. a few treatments with vitamin B-complex. Another cause of polio in sheep is el##### evated levels of sulfur (greater than 0.43 A leading cause of drug-related errors is percent dry-matter basis) in the diet or sulname confusion. For example, the arthritis fates (greater than 3,000 parts per million) drug Celebrex is often confused with the anin the drinking water. A high level of sulfur ticonvulsant Cerebyx and the antidepressant leads to the production of hydrogen sulfide Celexa. Prescribing the wrong drug based in the rumen. Hydrogen sulfide makes its on name confusion can be fatal. way into the blood stream and eventually

Snow brings moisture but HRW crop will need more

By Casey Chumrau, USW Market Analyst Record breaking snowfall in parts of the U.S. plains in the past two weeks delivered some relief from the worst drought there in more than 50 years. While hard red winter (HRW) crop conditions and soil moisture levels certainly improved, the precipitation was not nearly enough to reverse months of severe drought conditions. The big, late-season winter storms had an immediate effect on wheat crop condition ratings. In Oklahoma, the percentage of the crop rated as good or excellent increased from 9 percent to 16 percent and the percentage of the Oklahoma crop rated as poor or very poor fell from 54 percent to 47 percent in just two weeks. Kansas’ crop ratings at the end of January were the worst of the 2012/13 marketing year. After the large snowfall at the end of February, the percentage of the crop there rated as good or excellent increased to 24 percent, while the percentage rated poor or very poor decreased to 35 percent. Texas also saw a four point swing in crop ratings with the good to excellent percentage improving to 18 percent and poor and very poor falling to 45 percent. The precipitation also helped improve drought ratings in some areas. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows a big improvement in Oklahoma, the Texas panhandle and south-central Kansas. Yet, the moisture was only enough to downgrade the drought classification in those areas from exceptional to extreme, meaning significantly more precipitation is needed to return to average soil moisture levels. Low subsoil moisture remains an area of concern for wheat farmers. Almost three years of below normal precipitation in the southern U.S. plains has severely depleted moisture reserved in the deep soil. Not enough rain or snow has fallen recently to replenish the subsoil moisture. For example, even the 12 to 24 inches of snow in parts of Oklahoma, which greatly improved topsoil moisture ratings, likely will not improve subsoil levels alone. The percentage of topsoil rated short or very short fell from 55 percent the prior week to 35 percent this week. But the percentage of subsoil rated short or very short remains at 88 percent, just 1 percent better than last week and at a very concerning level.

Talking to adolescents about substance use

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By Amber Letcher, Assistant Professor & SDSU Extension 4-H Youth Development ate substance use at a young age are more The majority (73%) of adolescents report likely to develop a lifelong addiction and using drugs or alcohol at least once by the participate in other risk behaviors. time they reach 12th grade. The most com• Avoid Lecturing: The most successful monly used substances include alcohol, communication involves a dialogue with cigarettes, and marijuana. Although most both parents and teens expressing their adolescents will experiment with drugs thoughts, feelings, and concerns. or alcohol, only a minority will develop a • Practice Active Listening: Just listenserious addiction. Yet, even limited expoing to adolescents is not enough. Instead, sure to drugs and alcohol is concerning as parents must give feedback during the substance use among adolescents is related conversation in the form of nodding, mainto poor academic performance, impaired taining eye contact, asking questions, and memory and critical thinking skills, and summarizing what the adolescent said. depression. • Minimize Distractions: When talking Consistent and open parent-child comto teens, turn off the television, put away munication is one of the most influential cell phones, and find a private place to talk. strategies for preventing and/or reducing Limiting the distractions signals the imporsubstance use among adolescents; however, tance of the discussion. many parents are hesitant to discuss drugs • Clearly Express Disapproval and Rules: and alcohol with their teens. The following Parent disapproval of adolescent substance list describes tips for structuring effective use is an effective deterrent. However, discussions with adolescents: parents must state messages of disapproval • Start Early: Begin discussing drugs and clearly while also indicating the consealcohol with children at an early age (5-6 quences that the adolescent should expect years old), and continue the conversation if rules are broken. into the adolescent years. Youth who initi-

Temperament plays key role in cattle health

By Sandra Avant, Agricultural Research Service U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and university scientists have found that cattle temperament influences how animals should be handled, how they perform and how they respond to disease. The team of researchers looked at stressful events—such as weaning, transportation and vaccination—that beef cattle experience during routine management practices. The researchers examined interrelationships of stress and cattle temperament with transportation, immune challenges and production traits. Studies were conducted by animal scientist and research leader Jeff Carroll at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Livestock Issues Research Unit (LIRU) in Lubbock, Texas; associate research professor Rhonda Vann at Mississippi State University’s Brown Loam Branch Experiment Station; animal physiologist Ron Randel at Texas AgriLife Research, The Texas A&M University (TAMU) System, in Overton; and endocrinologist Tom Welsh, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and TAMU Department of Animal Science, in College Station. Between 24 and 36 calves were used for each study, depending on the trial. An exit velocity system, which measures the rate at which an animal exits a squeeze chute and crosses a certain distance, was used to select for temperament. A pen scoring system was used in conjunction with exit velocity to calculate an overall temperament score for cattle selected as the calmest, the most temperamental or as intermediate. When challenged with a bacterial toxin, cattle showed dramatic differences in sickness behavior, depending on their temperament. The more temperamental animals failed to show behaviors that allow detection of sick animals, whereas calm animals immediately displayed visual signs and became ill. Studies also revealed that temperamental cattle did not have the same vigorous immunological response to a vaccine as less temperamental cattle in the same herd. In related research, the team found that the main cause of stress for cattle was not transportation itself, but being handled and loaded into a trailer. However, transportation duration and conditions were found to have negative effects on intramuscular fat or marbling, which is used for fast sources of energy by cattle being transported. Marbling determines the quality grade of beef. Lower levels of marbling reduce quality grade. Temperamental cattle have less fat stores, indicating that temperament makes a difference in the final quality grade. ARS is USDA’s principal intramural scientific research agency. ##### Movies For Seniors Drawablanca, The Silence of the Lambs when My Hearing Aid’s Turned Off, Some Like It Lukewarm, Raiders of the Lost Car Keys, Forrest Grumpy, Dances with Walkers, Mutiny at the Bingo Hall, Guess What’s Coming Up-Dinner!”

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By Ron Plain and Scott Brown, University of Missouri USDA’s March cattle on feed report said there were 7.0% fewer cattle in large feedlots than on March 1, 2012. The average of pre-release trade predictions was that the on feed number would be down 6.5%. The average price of choice beef at retail during February was $5.222 per pound. That was down 2.2 cents from January, but 17.7 cents higher than in February 2012. The February choice beef price was the highest for any month other than January 2013. The average price for all fresh beef was a record $4.915 per pound during February, up 0.3 cents from the previous record set in January. The 5 area average price for fed cattle was $125.10/cwt in February. That was up 40 cents from January, but down 60 cents from February 2012. The record is $126.80/cwt set in March 2012. As often happens at this time of the year, the price spread between choice and select beef is quite small. The select carcass cutout value is higher than the choice cutout for the first time since April 12, 2012. Both choice and select beef cutout values declined. The choice boxed beef carcass cutout value was $192.17/cwt, down $3.75. The select carcass cutout was $193.04/cwt, down $1.16. The 5-area average price for slaughter steers sold on a live weight basis was $124.77/cwt, down $1.82 from a year ago. On a dressed weight basis, steers averaged $197.71/ cwt, down $5.43 from a year ago. The average steer dressed weight for the week ending on March 9 was 860 pounds, up 2 pounds from the week before and up 12 pounds from a year ago. This was the 61st consecutive week with steer weights above the year-earlier level. Year-to-date cattle slaughter is down 3.4% and beef production is down 2.6%. Feeder cattle prices at Oklahoma City auction were generally $1 to $6 lower . The price ranges for medium and large frame #1 steers were: 400-450# $177-$182, 450-500# $169$177, 500-550# $164-$183.50, 550-600# $157.50-$170, 600-650# $140.50-$165, 650-700# $139-$146.50, 700-750# $135-$143.10, 750-800# $130.75-$142.75, 800-900# $124$132.85, and 900-1000# $119-$124.75. The April fed cattle futures contract ended at $126.20, up 43 cents . The June contract lost 13 cents to settle at $121.17. August fed cattle ended $122.85/cwt. March feeder cattle futures ended $2.02 lower at $134.65/cwt.

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By Ann Perry, Agricultural Research Service Studies by a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist have provided a complete cost-benefit breakdown of using switchgrass pellets, which are potentially a cheaper source of energy, instead of fuel oil to heat homes and businesses in the Northeast. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) researcher Paul Adler led efforts on a lifecycle analysis that compared costs of energy generation from coal, natural gas, fuel oil, and switchgrass in the form of energy-dense cubes, briquettes, and pellets. Adler works at the ARS Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit in University Park, Pennsylvania. ARS is USDA’s chief intramural scientific research agency, and this work supports the USDA priority of finding new sources of bioenergy. The researchers calculated the economic outlays associated with switchgrass production throughout the supply chain, as well as greenhouse gas emissions generated by switchgrass production, densification, and conversion to heat and power. This included the first lifecycle inventory of switchgrass seed production and greenhouse gas emissions associated with seed production. The analysis indicated that 192 pounds of “carbon dioxide equivalent,” or CO2e, was emitted for every ton of switchgrass dry matter that was sown, harvested, and delivered to densification plants for processing into pellets. CO2e is a measurement used to compare the emissions from various greenhouse gases based upon their global warming potential. The researchers calculated that using switchgrass pellets instead of petroleum fuel oil to generate one gigajoule of heat in residences would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 146 pounds of CO2e. Totaling all costs associated with installing an appropriate residential heating system and fuel consumption, the team concluded that each gigajoule of heat produced using switchgrass pellets would cost $21.36. Using fuel oil to produce the same amount of heat would cost $28.22. Adler is now working with Plainview Growers to determine how the carbon footprint differs between heating greenhouses with biomass and heating them with fuel oil. Plainview Growers, which has its headquarters in Pompton Plains, New Jersey, sells more than 160 million nursery plants produced from seeds every year. Results from this research were published in Environmental Science & Technology.

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By Robert Kilian, NRCS Range Management Specialist First you have to determine how hard you used it last year. In eastern Montana, the predominant grasses are cool season grasses both native and domestic. Now you need to understand the how these plants grow. Cool season grasses need to be at least the third leaf stage before grazing. At the third leaf stage there is enough leaf area that photosynthesis is now producing enough energy to replace used energy reserves and promotes growth. After the third leaf stage the grass plant is in a vegetative state this is when the grass is the most productive. Some time in late May and early June these plants quit producing leaf material and focuses on flowering and setting seed (senescence). Once seeds are set and daytime temperatures reach >90 degrees, the plant will enter a stage of summer dormancy. The fall period when temperatures have cooled down and there is usually fall moisture, the plant starts growing again. During this growth period the plant is setting buds for spring growth and storing carbohydrates for winter. This is how Cool Season Grass grows in a nutshell; dates are variable depending on species and location. It is critical that one understands this process when managing grass with grazing animals. So, what happens when you graze these plants? Well, it depends: If it’s too early (before the 3rd leaf stage), the grass hasn’t had an opportunity to restore energy reserves and may have to initiate new buds using whatever energy is left to try and meet its goal of setting seed, thus stressing the plant and reducing production. If grazing occurs during the vegetative stage (middle spring), the grass will initiate new tillers to produce more leaves as long as you allow the plant time to recover from the defoliation and set seed. This is where you increase grass production and gains on your animals. If you graze late in the seed set stage (late spring), the plant will initiate dormancy preventing the of storing carbohydrates or making it to seed set, and you have wasted stored energy that will be necessary for dormancy through the summer months. Grazing during the summer dormancy period can have minimal impact as long as the intensity isn’t too great as the plant is expending energy to stay cool and excessive defoliation exposes it to the elements requiring more energy to survive. Excessive fall grazing during this green up period again forces the plant to initiate new tillers from buds to produce leaf area for photosynthesis in order to store carbohydrates for the up coming dormant period and spring green-up. Winter grazing during the dormant period results in removal of leaf material which exposes the plant to the wind and cold and causes it to use more stored energy to survive. continued on page b33

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Now you’re wondering what you can do this coming year. How you managed your pasture up to this point will determine how well or not the grasses are going to respond this spring. If care was taken not to graze too heavily, you will probably be in pretty good shape to allow some moderate grazing this year. If grazing was heavy and/or continuous your grass may be in pretty desperate straits. It’s a balancing act to manage your pasture so as not to be detrimental to the grasses and to offset the buying of as additional hay as possible, because that what the pasture is for. Points to consider: Defer grazing through the growing season. Never graze the same pasture the same time two years in a row. A good rotation is best. What you do this year will determine your grass stand next year Time and timing is everything, allow enough time for the plant to do what it needs to. Delay turning out as long as possible, at least until 4th leaf stage. For small pastures and winter feeding operations, consider restricting use of dormant grass by dry lotting your animals. In drought conditions physical disturbance such as hoof action can be as detrimental as actual grazing. Pray for rain. If you have any questions, please contact your NRCS office. ##### A woman’s face had been severely burned in an accident and required skin grafting. Because she didn’t have any skin of her own that was suitable, her husband lovingly offered himself as a donor. The doctor found what he needed on the spouse’s buttocks. The couple decided that the details of the graft would remain a secret–after all, it was a little embarrassing. After the wife was all healed, she once again expressed her appreciation to her husband. “How can I ever thank you enough?” she asked with great emotion. “Oh, my dear,” he replied, smiling, “think nothing of it. I’ll get all the thanks I need every time I see your miserable old mother kiss you on the cheek.”

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A long-sought goal: Crystallizing an elusive protein

By Dennis O’Brien, Agricultural Research Service A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist and his colleagues have opened the door to development of more heat-tolerant crops by crystallizing a plant protein that plays a key role in photosynthesis. Plants use an enzyme known as Rubisco in photosynthesis, the life-giving process that involves capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and combining it with sunlight and nutrients in the soil to build up the shoots, leaves and stems that make up the plant, according to Michael E. Salvucci, a plant physiologist with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in Maricopa, Arizona. ARS is USDA’s principal intramural scientific research agency. Temperature plays an important role in that process. When it gets too hot, a Rubisco helper protein called Rubisco activase shuts down, photosynthesis stops, and the plant no longer grows. Heat literally unravels the activase protein, and when it does, the result is a less-bountiful harvest. Different plants shut down photosynthesis at different temperatures. Scientists have known about Rubisco for decades. But Salvucci was part of an ARS team that discovered Rubisco activase in 1985 and proved that it activates Rubisco. Scientists around the world have been trying to crystallize Rubisco activase ever since. Crystallizing it would allow researchers to visualize it with X-ray diffraction, and visualizing it would help scientists better understand how it works. For proteins, the tougher and more rigid the structure, the easier it is to crystallize. But most plant activase proteins do not have rigid or even regular structures. Salvucci, who works at the ARS U.S. Arid-Land Agricultural Research Center in Maricopa, is now part of another team that has found a way to crystallize Rubisco activase. That discovery will allow researchers to possibly manipulate its sequence so that it doesn’t unravel at higher temperatures.   Salvucci and Arizona State University cooperators Rebekka Wachter and Nathan Henderson wanted to find the most heat-tolerant activase protein possible. They knew that activase from the creosote bush would remain relatively stable at high temperatures because the plant is so heat tolerant. The bush is found in abundance in the Arizona desert and has no connection to the tar-like preservative in many wood products. They cloned the activase genes from the bush and generated parts of the protein that were stable enough to produce crystals. The findings, published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, could help in the search for genes that cue plants to synthesize more heat-stable versions of the protein and thrive at higher temperatures. With climate change expected to alter landscapes and growing cycles, the work is considered extremely relevant.

Commercial hops production feasibility study

The Montana Department of Agriculture, Growth through Agriculture Program, has awarded $11,820 to the Britz Ranch in Whitefish, MT for a multi-year commercial hops production feasibility study. The Britz Ranch, working with Pat McGlynn, Montana State University Agriculture Extension Agent, will establish a hops variety trial to evaluate the economic viability of producing hops as an alternative crop in western Montana. Nearly all commercially-grown hops in the U.S. are produced today in Washington, Oregon and Idaho, but other states have recently begun studying small scale production due to the growth in craft brewers who prize locally-produced ingredients. It is widely known that hops will grow in Montana, as many backyard gardeners grow hops for ornamental or home use, but today, there is no commercial hops production in the state. The challenges extend beyond cultivation, and are related to varietal production, commercial harvesting, and processing of this unique crop to make it available in the quality and form required by breweries for year-round use. Background Britz Ranch has historically been a small hay production and cattle pasturing enterprise in the Flathead Valley. Tom Britz of the Britz Ranch, and Pat McGlynn discussed alternative crops to increase sustainability and improve land use on the ranch. McGlynn has recently been testing cold hardy wine grapes to provide local inputs for Montana wineries and create a shoulder tourist season for the Flathead Valley. She suggested a similar project to benefit the growing number of craft and home brewers. Britz began accumulating data from other states, the Montana Brewers Association and in-state craft breweries. The enthusiasm was overwhelming, but came with caveats. Notably, in a study done by the University of Montana Bureau of Business and Economic Research, brewers noted that while malted barley is a primary ingredient available from a producer in Great Falls, they were unable to obtain Montana-grown hops. Great Northern Brewing Company in Whitefish and Tamarack Brewing Company in Lakeside & Missoula both stepped forward to help sponsor this $24,000, five year study. Method Craft breweries will be surveyed to determine the most in-demand varieties (out of over 100 cultivar varieties). A research plot will be established on the Britz Ranch that will include approximately 16 test varieties of hops grown on two different trellis systems. Initially, data will be collected on survivability, vigor, production quality and quantity and implementation costs. Grant Objectives A feasibility study that will either validate or disprove the commercial viability of hops as an alternative crop in Montana, particularly Northwest Montana/ Flathead County. Produce test results for the most in-demand varieties and determine the vigor of these distinct hops varieties to determine which are the optimal varieties to plant and measure in terms second and third year production, with variable results for yield/cost/irrigation issues/labor issues/planting and harvesting times, measured against each variety. Determine the balance between varietal production per acre in this microclimate, cross-referenced against market demand and market pricing. Test soil amendments to determine materials and methodology to provide the greatest vigor and production. Confirm and quantify the degree that in-state craft brewers would shift their ingredients purchasing patterns to include Montana-grown hops, and determine if a niche market can be developed for Montana-grown ingredients. Due to the long-lead time to producing a mature crop, be able to forecast demand for Montana-grown hops, by variety, three and more years into the future. Determine the business case for a regional hops-growing co-op to use critically important commercial harvest, processing and packaging equipment, as none currently exists in the region. Determine market feasibility for certified organic vs. nonorganic produced hops. Support for the project has been overwhelming. “Craft breweries have come to realize that local market consumption is absolutely necessary for a sustainable business. Realizing this dependence on local consumers, coupled with the fact that most brewers are very conscientious people, continued on page b36

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Commercial hops production feasibility study continued from page b35

many have in turn strived to use locally grown ingredients. Here in Northwest Montana, we are fortunate to have one major ingredient available year-round in our own backyard – Montana-grown barley. Unfortunately, our source for local hops is limited to backyard or ornamental growers. No commercial growers exist here. When Tom Britz approached us about his endeavor to produce a marketable volume of hops here in the Flathead, we immediately supported his vision. We believe that Tom has laid out a plan that is sustainable and realistic. We at Great Northern Brewing support his efforts, and will actively participate in sponsoring this project.” Marcus Duffey, General Manager/ Owner, Great Northern Brewing Company, Whitefish “Craft brewers like ourselves take pride in using “local” ingredients. The decision to test this challenging crop on a commercial basis cannot be taken lightly. I applaud the Britz Ranch for taking the leap and helping to create jobs that the local brewing community can support, and we’re proud to help sponsor this local endeavor, and be a hands-on part of seeing it unfold.Montana has always conjured great ideas and dreams, this being one that many breweries, local and distant, will want to be a part of. I can only imagine that a big city brewery would want to create a Montanabranded beer using our Montana-grown barley and hops. Joshua Townsley, Owner, Tamarack Brewing Company, VP, Montana Brewers Association “Having a local alternative to out-of-state-grown hops would be welcomed by our brewers. I believe that other brewers in neighboring states would welcome more competition in the hops market, where the demand sometimes outpaces the supply of other commercial hops, thereby negatively impacting the brewer. Over 50% of the beer brewed in Montana is made using barley that is grown right here in Montana. Most of that is malted at the Malteurop plant in Great Falls, making it one of the best value-added products in the state. The Montana Brewer’s Association partnered with the Department of Agriculture’s Growth through Agriculture program in 2009 to help, in part, to produce greater awareness of the strong connection between Montana-grown grain and Montana-made beer. Our ‘Brewed from the Ground Up’ seal was one of the products of that efforts and continues to be a main branding logo for Montana brewers. With Montana-grown hops in the picture, this seal will continue to tell the story of great beer made right here with agricultural products grown right here.” Tony Herbert Executive Director Montana Brewer’s Association, Helena

Equine Herpes Virus found in Gallatin County

A 6-year-old mare in Gallatin County has tested positive for Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1), but is not related to a case in Flathead County reported. “We have another case of EHV-1, but let me stress that there is no connection to the earlier case,” said assistant state veterinarian Dr. Tahnee Szymanski. “Fortunately, the Gallatin County case, like the Flathead case, appears to be an isolated event.” The infected horse arrived in Montana in early March from southern California. The horse began showing clinical signs of the virus; test results confirmed presence of the virus. The horse is housed at a boarding and training facility, which is currently under quarantine, in Gallatin County. An encouraging sign, Syzmanski said, is that none of the other horses at the facility have shown any clinical signs of contracting the virus. “The manager and trainers at the facility has been great to work with, and are letting all of their clients know about the incident,” Szymanski said. EHV-1 is naturally occurring in equine populations and may cause respiratory disease, abortion in mares, neonatal foal death, and/or neurologic disease. There are two types of the virus responsible for outbreaks in the U.S. - the neuropathogenic form, and the wild type. The horse in Gallatin County, as well as the horse in Flathead County, appear to have been infected with the less virulent wild type. Please contact your veterinarian if you suspect your horse may be affected with EHV-1, or with any specific questions about your horse. You may also address questions to Dr. Tahnee Szymanski (tszymanski@mt.gov; 406/444-2043).

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Wheat promotion is world wide

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By Brittney Fund, USW Communications Intern Now more than ever, the demand for baked goods cannot be sustained only by tradition, relatively low cost and great taste. Shifting consumer preferences, government mandates and even misinformation require bakeries and their allied supply chains to aggressively promote baked goods in any wholesome diet. That is why wheat food industry organizations are promoting wheat all around the world. The Philippines-based “Mabuhay Tinapay!” (“Celebrate Bread!”) campaign is one example that includes support from U.S. wheat growers and the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service through USW. The USW Manila Office combined its efforts with the Philippine Association of Flour Millers Inc., and the Chamber of Philippine Flour Millers after studies showed per capita wheat growth in the Philippines was not keeping pace with that of other South Asian countries. “Mabuhay Tinapay!” has encouraged consumers to eat more baked goods and has promoted U.S. wheat to local millers through print advertising and social media. Find out more about the success of “Mabuhay Tinapay!” here. USW and its stakeholders are also helping promote wheat consumption in Mexico. In 2011, the Mexican government banned traditional styles of bread including bolillo and concha sweet bread from school lunches as part of an effort to fight obesity. USW, Camara Nacional de la Industria Molinera del Trigo (CANIMOLT, the National Chamber of Wheat Milling), Cámara Nacional de la Industria Panificadora (CANAINPA, the National Baking Industry Chamber) and other stakeholders sponsored independent research that showed the true nutritional value of breads. CANAINPA even created a campaign to inform the Mexican public about the nutritional benefits of bread using posters and exhibits at national health expositions. Ultimately, the government withdrew its ban on traditional breads in schools. In addition to international efforts, industry organizations are promoting wheat foods consumption in the United States. In fact, one campaign has been going strong for more than 40 years. First-time and experienced bakers in many wheat-growing states have celebrated National Bake and Take Day on the fourth Saturday in March since the Kansas “Wheathearts,” an auxiliary group of the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers, started the event in 1970. The event began as a community service project from a group of Kansas farm wives who baked goods to share with friends, family and neighbors. “The tradition of Bake and Take day is to bake something to share with a loved one,” said Cindy Falk, nutrition educator with Kansas Wheat. “And it also gives us the opportunity to share the message of grains in a healthy diet.” Furthermore, Wheat Foods Council (WFC) and Grain Foods Foundation (GFF) are working together to combat a serious challenge – the gluten-free fad. Both organizations host science-backed information online in combination with putting on educational events and teaming up with public figures to promote wheat foods and combat pervasive misinformation. In June 2012, for example, WFC created an educational event for the top nutritionists in the United States. Its “Wheat Safari” invited nutritionists to Manhattan, KS, to learn about wheat’s journey from the farm to their forks. The nutritionists were able to visit flour mills, make soft pretzels from U.S. wheat flour and even ride in a combine while visiting wheat farms. “Our two day Safari was an eye-opening adventure,” nutritionist Heidi Diller said in her Better than Dorm Food blog. “The take-away for me was the amount of energy and effort that goes into making the wheat products like bread, pretzels and pasta.” GFF also took action in 2012 by teaming up with USA soccer star Mia Hamm to support “Go with the Grain.” Hamm is the spokesperson featured on GFF’s website for grain-based foods as a healthy, affordable and nutritious part of any diet. The site includes recipes and nutritional information to fit healthy wheat foods into busy lifestyles – some of the recipes are grouped a Quick and Easy category. Ainwhite roof is the smartest USW stands ready to support all our customers who are stay in the black. working toway provideto wholesome, nutritious wheat foods to their customers at an affordable price.

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BEVERAGE TRAILER

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North Dakota hard red spring wheat variety trial results continued from page a68

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Loaders & Grapples Available continued on page c10

UW agroecology student attends ag outlook forum

By University of Wyoming Extension University of Wyoming (UW) agroecology student Tyler Harran was one of 30 agricultural university students nationwide who attended the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Outlook Forum Student Diversity Program in Arlington, Virginia, February 21-22. “I feel very privileged to have been selected,” said Harran. “Of the 30 nationwide, it was an honor to be invited as the only agroecology major and to represent the University of Wyoming.” Students were chosen to attend based on their winning “Agriculture as a Career” essays. “When applying, I knew the chances of being selected were slim,” said Harran. “So I basically convinced myself to write the essay on the grounds that it would be good writing practice without expecting necessarily to have been chosen.” Harran, from Jamestown, North Carolina, is an Ag Ambassador for the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. “My key takeaway from the event is that food equals security,” said Harran. “In this regard, it is a national priority to preserve and maintain our food production systems. Those without food and water are generally discontent and unsettled.” A junior, Harran will receive his undergraduate degree in agroecology in 2014. “Tyler is serious about the future of agriculture,” said David Legg, professor of entomology and Agricultural Experiment Station statistician, who nominated Harran for the agricultural outlook forum. Harran has also worked on the ACRES student farm at UW. “He is intensely interested in agricultural systems and is a quiet and outstanding thinker about how best to design and implement food and fiber production systems while considering pest management, soil conservation, crop diversity and (particularly) economics,” said Legg.

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2007 Sterling Acterra MBE 900, 250 hp, Allison transmission, air ride suspension, 26-ft. reefer body/ Carrier Supra 750 reefer, 308,996 miles.... $22,500

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2007 Freightliner Classic, 70” RR condo sleeper, C15 500 hp, 13 speed, 3.55 ratio, LP 22.5 aluminum wheels, 260 wheelbase, 605,000 miles, new front brakes, 12,000 front, 40,000 rear................................$36,500

2006 Freightliner CL120, Detroit Series 60, FRO15210C 10 speed, 70” mid roof sleeper. 870,000 miles................$19,950

Missoula, MT 5561 Expressway

Authorized Dealer

2009 Freightliner Cascadia, Detroit Series 60, FRO16210C, 72” mid roof sleep, 555,000 miles..............................$57,800

2009 Freightliner Cascadia, Cummins ISX 450 hp, Eaton Fuller 13 speed, 3.58 ratio, 234” wheelbase, air ride, aluminum wheels, 275/80R22.5 tires, 72” raised-roof sleeper. Stk#: 364239..........................$66,000

(406) 728-7600 or (800) 735-6336

##### Hershey’s Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it’s kissing the conveyor belt.

PERFORMANCE AG SERVICES SPRING SEEDING IS HERE!!

Let’s talk about what you will be needing to go to the field. We can supply you with all of your herbicide, fungicide, seed treat and innoculant needs.

Give us a call now for the best prices! We offer brand-name as well as the generic products.

We can offer the knowledge and on-farm experience you desire. Convenient pick up locations in Conrad, Gildford, and Stanford.

Call Kevin now for your biggest discounts!

Great Products - Great Prices

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$130,000

X391208

2007 HITACHI ZX240LCS3 240DLC EXCAVATOR BAS Excavator Hours: 5,754

$46,000

X427117 329DT TRK LOADER BASE Hours: 1,003

2011 John Deere 329D

$165,000

2006 John Deere 850J LT Crawler Dozer

$148,000

2004 CAT 160H Motor Grader

X324821 Available Immediately Hours 5203

X440039 CAB/AC/HEAT, 14X24, SNOW WING Hrs. 8,270

$125,000

2006 John Deere 750J Crawler Dozer

$86,000

X258041 AC,LT,24” PDS,PAT,RIPPR Hours 39,663

X436168

2002 John Deere 770CH Motor Grader

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14’MLDBD,14X24 RADIAL, LOW CAB W/AIR, SLIP CLUTCH, R Hrs. 9,944

4/1/13 7:37 AM

Trailers For Sale Aspen 3 axle lowboy trailer, detachable goose neck, 8.5-ft. wide, 18-ft. well, 10-ft. gooseneck, 255/70R22.5 tires, tipouts.....$42,000 Witzco Challenger RG35 detachable lowboy trailer, 8’6” wide, 16-ft. well, tipouts. Has not been run through shop...........$9500

1979 Ziem backhoe trailer..........$3000

1994 Trail Max TRD54T trailer..... ...............$15,500 View all at our website: www.reddigequipment.com

Reddig Equipment and Repair

888-592-5880 • 406-755-7595 (Office) – 2866 Highway 2 East • Kalispell, MT

Lower nitrogen losses with perennial biofuel crops

By University of Illinois Perennial biofuel crops such as miscanthus, whose high yields have led them to be considered an eventual alternative to corn in producing ethanol, are now shown to have another beneficial characteristic–the ability to reduce the escape of nitrogen in the environment. In a 4-year University of Illinois (U of I) study that compared miscanthus, switchgrass, and mixed prairie species to typical corn-corn-soybean rotations, each of the perennial crops were highly efficient at reducing nitrogen losses, with miscanthus having the greatest yield. “Our results clearly demonstrate that environmental nitrogen fluxes from row-crop agriculture can be greatly reduced after the establishment of perennial biofuel crops,” said U of I postdoctoral research associate Candice Smith. “Because of the establishment variability, we were able to compare annual row crops with perennial crops. Although in the first two years, nitrate leaching remained high in the non-established miscanthus crop, once a dense, productive crop was established in the second year of growth, nitrate leaching in tile drainage quickly decreased.” Smith said that this ability to reduce the loss of nitrogen into the environment will prove to be greatly beneficial. “Intensive corn production with large fertilizer inputs leads to large losses of nitrogen into the environment, both through gas emissions of nitrous oxide and leaching of nitrate to surface waters through tile drainage systems,” added Mark David, U of I biogeochemist. “Nitrous oxide is a greenhouse gas, and nitrate can contaminate drinking water supplies and leads to coastal ocean problems. The hypoxic zone that forms each summer in the Gulf of Mexico is a result of nitrate leaching from the tile-drained Corn Belt of the midwestern United States – a likely location for biofuel production,” he said. In the study, funded by the Energy Biosciences Institute, miscanthus, switchgrass, and mixed prairie species were compared against a typical corn-corn-soybean rotation. Harvested biomass and nitrogen, nitrous oxide emissions, and nitrate leaching in the mid-soil profile and through tile drainage lines were all measured. The researchers found that the perennial crops quickly reduced nitrate leaching in the mid-soil profile as well as from tile lines. “By year four each of the perennial crops had small losses,” Smith said. “Nitrous oxide emissions also were much smaller in the perennial crops--including switchgrass, which was fertilized with nitrogen, while prairie and miscanthus were not. Overall, nitrogen levels were higher for the corn and soybean treatment as well as switchgrass, but were lower for prairie and miscanthus. Prairie and miscanthus levels were lower due to harvest of the plant biomass (and nitrogen) each winter, with no fertilizer nitrogen additions to replace it, as occurred in corn and switchgrass,” she said. David added that the miscanthus and mixed prairie also had very wide carbon-to-nitrogen ratios in the harvested material -- as much as 257 to 1 for miscanthus. “Miscanthus efficiently moved nitrogen from leaves to root and rhizome systems after the growing season, where it could be used again the next year,” David said. “The lower nitrogen level suggests that the small amount of nitrogen removed by harvest in prairie and miscanthus came from the large pool of soil nitrogen and/or nitrogen fixation. If the soil is the source, this could lead to depletion of this resource without fertilization. If microbial fixation supplied the nitrogen, this would be a more sustainable input,” he said. David said that although more research is needed to fully understand the nitrogen cycle in these new and exciting biofuel crops such as miscanthus, results from this study clearly show these crops have the potential to quickly and greatly reduce nitrogen losses that have important environmental effects, while providing a large biomass harvest. “Reduced Nitrogen Losses after Conversion of Row Crop Agriculture to Perennial Biofuel Crops” was published in an issue of the Journal of Environmental Quality. In addition to Smith and David, Corey Mitchell, Michael Masters, Kristina Anderson-Teixeira, Carl Bernacchi, and Even DeLucia contributed to the research. ##### “Where I work, I always have kids hanging around,” said a quilter. “My boss has fourteen grandchildren, and they love coming into the office to get a lollipop. One of the little girls, Kendall, was in one day, and her dad asked her if she was good when she visited Grandma and Grandpa. Deflecting the question, Kendall said, ‘Daddy, let’s not talk about that right now. Let’s talk about Jesus.’”

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EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

Allis-Chalmers 8050 FWD tractor with Westendorf loader. ............................................................................ $18,500 Super Schtye rotary mower..................................... $2500 Pickup stock rack........................................................ $500

Phone Frank at (406) 239-9690, Drummond, MT

M & W MACHINE 3 CNC Lathe Work with 81/2" spindle bore ✓ Irrigation Pump Repair ✓ Heavy Duty Industrial Machining and Repair ✓ Portable Line Boring ✓ Welding ✓ Large Lathe and Mill Work ✓ Heavy Duty Diesel Engine Machine Work

Largest Capacity CNC Cylinder Boring & Line Boring within 500 mile radius

1-855-285-0179 or 406-285-0179 Mark Oelke – Owner 20 W. Cedar • PO Box 788 • Three Forks, MT 59752 Visit us on the web at: www.mwmachine.net

M & R CUSTOM SEED CLEANING

Get an early start on your seed cleaning. We come directly to the farm.

We clean out after every job. We also size barley. Call now for an appointment 1-800-626-7932 William D. Wipf (406) 781-0772

Ray Morken Jr. (701) 444-2201 or (701) 770-2201

TRACTORS & BACKHOE Steiger 535 4WD, 800x38, duals, power shift, differential lock, 5 remotes, front and rear weights, decelerator shift................................................................... $189,500 Case IH 9370 4WD, power shift, 20 rear weights, 4 remotes, 24.5x32, duals. 5561 hours.................... $69,500 Case IH Magnum 335 MFD, 3 point, PTO, differential lock, power shift with creeper gear, auto shift, end of row, Radar, 480x50, duals, 5 remotes.......................... $132,500 Case IH Magnum 275 MFD, 3 point, PTO, 4 remotes, differential lock, front and rear weights, auto shift, ride control, end of row...................................................$115,000 Case IH Magnum 215 MFD, 3 point, PTO, Radar, power shift with creeper gear, differential lock, end of row, 5 remotes. 2285 hours.......................................... $95,000 Case IH MX 230 MFD, 3 point, PTO, 4 remotes, end of row, 480x46, duals, radar, ride control, weights......... $63,500 John Deere 9520 36” tracks, Green Star ready, power shift, 4 remotes, 3 point, quick hitch, front weights, track side weights..................................................... $122,000

COMBINES and HEADERS

Case IH 2588 AFS yield and moisture monitor, AFS Pro 600 color touch screen, AFX speciality rotor, bin extension, 30.5x32, 25-ft. auger header................... $146,500 Honey Bee SP 36-ft. header, draper. Good condition......... ........................................................................... $34,000

EAGLE EQUIPMENT Bill Smith, Broker

St. Anthony, ID Belgrade, MT 208-558-7015 406-388-8171 Mobile ph. 208-351-7177 FAX 406-388-8119 e-mail: eagleequip@fairpoint.net

North Dakota hard red spring wheat variety trial results continued from page C6

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By Nicole Tiggemann, Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Denver Many people save time by going online prescription drug costs. to take care of everyday tasks. For example, Looking for more Social Security inthey shop online to avoid going to crowded formation? Go online to find out almost malls or stores. They pay bills and check anything you need to know about the Social their account balances online to save a trip Security program. Information is available to the bank. on subjects ranging from how to get a Social It’s true of Social Security business, too. Security number for a newborn to returning You can save a lot of time by visiting www. to work while receiving disability benefits. socialsecurity.gov. And since April 22 is Earth Day, here’s Here, you can handle much of your Social another tip: going online is good for the Security business quickly and securely from planet. It saves more than just your time — your home or office computer. At the Social it also saves paper, emissions, and energy. Security website you can — If you need to reach us by phone, you create a my Social Security account for can call us toll-free at 1-800-772-1213. We quick access to your information; treat all calls confidentially. We can answer get an instant, personalized estimate of specific questions from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., your future Social Security benefits; Monday through Friday. Generally, you’ll apply for retirement, disability, spouse’s, have a shorter wait time if you call during and Medicare benefits; the week after Tuesday. We can provide check the status of your benefit applicainformation by automated phone service tion; 24 hours a day. (You can use our automated change your address and phone number, response system to tell us a new address or if you receive monthly Social Security request a replacement Medicare card.) If benefits; you are deaf or hard of hearing, you may sign-up for direct deposit of Social Secall our TTY number, 1-800-325-0778. curity benefits; No matter how you choose to contact us, use our benefit planners to help you better Social Security is here to assist you. We understand your Social Security options as encourage you to give our website a try. you plan for your financial future; You’ll get fast, convenient service by going request a replacement Medicare card; and to www.socialsecurity.gov. apply for Extra Help with your Medicare

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EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

Deister 5-ft. x 14-ft. 4-deck wash screen. Eage Auto-Spec sand classifier. PEP portable 6-ft. x 18-ft. vary-vibe, hi-frequency screen. Barber Greene 24” x 50-ft. portable conveyor. Cat 100 KW diesel generator. Phone Glen at (406) 455-0713, Great Falls, Montana

EASTSLOPE KENNEL & GAMEBIRDS ORDERS NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR: • Pheasant hens - year old - spring delivery • Pheasant & Chukar chicks - straight run - delivery starting May 1st • Pheasants - 10 weeks old - 50/50 mix - delivery August through September 15th • Pheasants & Chukars - 16 week old flight birds delivery starting September 1st

Call now for pricing and available delivery dates. Brochures mailed upon request.

TONY FOWLER PO BOX 640 238 SPUR RD CONRAD, MT 59425-0640 (406) 278-5814 Pheasant - Chukar - Quail - Hun Bird Dog Training & Sales Brittany - Lab - English Setter Consulting

NPIP: #81-67 FWP: #9027

Fabrication & Welding Services:

1982 International F1954 T/A, 4000 gallon insulated tank truck.

We provide commercial welding and iron repair services. Our staff works with all vehicles and machinery, including trucks and trailers. We can build anything you need out of iron. website: www.cmoorefabequipment.com e-mail: cmooreinc@midrivers.com 855 Kinsey Road, Miles City, MT 59301

Jensen Bale Handlers

Trucking Services: Our drivers haul grain, hay, livestock and equipment across the country. We also use hoppers to carry bulk commodities. 1996 Freightliner Detroit 430, Super 10 speed. 1989 Trail King belly dump trailer. Triple axle!

Electric over hydraulic Equipment Sales: Our company sells a wide selection of new and used trucking, construction and farm equipment, as well as recreation. Whether you are looking for a backhoe, a loader, or a tractor, we can deliver. Other equipment we have to offer includes: trucks, trailers, haying equipment, trenchers, pay loaders, land levelers, grain handling equipment, boats and snowmobiles. A bit of everything.

We now handle BESLER BALEBEDS Visit us online

YOUR DEALER FOR Truck Defender Grill Guards 1987 Freightliner with tag axle.

We can order guards for semis or pickups! 1985 Ford L9000 dump truck with snow plow.

1995 Peterbilt 379 single axle, Eaton Fuller 10 speed transmission, air ride, Cummins 370, Nice truck to pull your horse trailer with. 330,000 miles on over haul.

1999 Kenworth N14 Select Plus, 13 speed.

1997 Ford F450 service truck with crane.

Rotary snowblower

2007 homemade tandem axle 10-ft. wide flatbed trailer.

Cat 12 motor grader We Have Available

1992 CPS belly dump gravel trailer. We have more gravel trailers in our inventory! CFM Compressor

www.cmoorefabequipment.com

Bradford Built Flatbeds Call for information!

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New

IN STO

CFR650 Round Bale Processors Complete feed system with the Patented Feed Chopper™ & “Metered Grain Insertion System™”

• Place processed feed in a windrow in the field. • Place processed feed in a bunk. • Spread bedding bales up to 50 feet for an even and lofty spread. • Process one bale while carrying another on the forks. • Loading a bale is a one person job from the tractor cab. • Unrolls and processes round bales with PTO-powered flails. This process blows away mold, dust and mildew. Feed is more palatable and reduces lung and digestive problems in cattle.

New Agco 7660 SpraCoupes

Hoven Equipment

406-727-7153 4181 North Park Trail Great Falls, MT

New Augers – IN STOCK

Hoven Equipment

406-727-7153 4181 North Park Trail Great Falls, MT

Ken – Cell, 788-4588; Sean – Cell, 899-0889; Ed – 231-4254; Rick – 231-9898

New

Loadout Augers

8x36

8x41 10x70 13x70

USED COMBINES

with movers

Loader mover assembly Specials – Call for Details

Hoven Equipment

Gleaner Super 77 with chopper & chaff spreader, auto-steer...................................... $249,000 Gleaner R72........................................ $35,000 Gleaner R72 combine......................... $49,000 Gleaner N6 combine.............................. $9900

406-727-7153 Great Falls, MT Ken – Cell, 788-4588; Sean – Cell, 899-0889; Ed – 231-4254; Rick – 231-9898

Case IH 2388 25-ft. 1010 header, 1015 pickup header............................................. $98,900 Case IH 1660 combine with 24-ft. header, 13-ft. pickup header with attachment........ $19,000

Lawn Mowers - IN STOCK

Now Accepting WASTE OIL

CONSIGNMENTS Bobcat 2300 UTV .............................. $17,900 White/Gleaner 2662 combine, 30-ft. header with Cummins engine............................. $44,900 John Deere 7700 combine.................. $10,000 White header, 15-ft..................................CALL Massey-Ferguson 8570 combine, 30-ft. header, pickup header.................................. $42,000 John Deere 212 pickup head with Sund attachment................................................... $3000 2-Universal II 25-ft. pickup reels. Each... $2500 MacDon 9350 swather, no header...... $39,900 MacDon 9000 swather, 14-ft. header... $27,900 Hesston 6400 swather with 20-ft. draper header and 14-ft. auger header...................... $8000 Versatile 400 swather with 21-ft. header..$6000 Brandt 90-ft. trailer sprayer..................... $8500 Marflex 93-60 pickup sprayer, 60-ft. booms...... ........................................................... $5900 Bean sprayer, 300 gallon, 100-ft. hose reel.$1250 Massey-Ferguson 1652 tractor with loader....... . ......................................................... $26,250 Massey-Ferguson 1135 2WD tractor...... $4900 John Deere 4020 2WD tractor with loader, cab, 3-pt., PTO........................................ $10,000 Ford 860 tractor with loader.................... $3995 1116 BF adapter conditioner fits 9030 bidirectional................................................... $2000 Morris Maxum 49-ft. air seeder, 10” spacing, double shoot, 7300 tow behind tank.$49,900 John Deere 9450 drills, 40-ft., 12” spacing..... ....................................................... $20,000

M&K 40-ft. drill transport.........................CALL Case IH RBX562 round baler, twine... $14,900 Neuer 8120 grain vac............................. $5000 Westgo 8x31 PTO drive auger............... $2250 GT 8x40 grain auger, PTO drive............... $990 Westfield D1606 drill fill......................... $1100 1965 Dodge truck with hoist, V-8, 5 speed transmission....................................... $2000 1996 Eagle tandem dually pintle hitch flatbed, 6-ft. beavertail..................................... $9000 John Deere 863 12-ft. front dozer blade..$6000 Hustler 52” zero turn mower................... $3600 Danuser J20/80 3-pt. digger................... $2000 Farmhand F11 loader with bucket.......... $1800

USED HAYING EQUIPMENT

New Versatile 450 4WD K

IN STOC

The new Versatile fourwheel drive is designed to enhance the profitability of large scale farming operations while upholding the Versatile cornerstones of reliability, durability and ease of service and maintenance.

Hoven Equipment

406-727-7153 4181 North Park Trail Great Falls, MT

Ken – Cell, 788-4588; Sean – Cell, 899-0889; Ed – 231-4254; Rick – 231-9898

ROUND BALERS “AFTER SEASON SPECIALS” Challenger LB34B 3x4 square baler with accumulator, scales...........................$85,900 Hesston 7434 3x4 square baler with roller chute...............................................$74,900 Massey-Ferguson 1835 14x18 square baler.. .............................AVAILABLE IN SPRING

Morris 881 Hay Hiker....................... $17,900 H&S HN7A hay machine......................... $4900 New Holland 1032 pull type balewagon..$6900

USED AUGERS

Wheatheart 13x80 auger......................$14,900 Farm King 10x80 swing hopper............$10,900 Farm King 13x70 auger with mover......$10,500 Farm King 10x36, Honda engine & mover.$9900 Westfield 13x70 swing auger................$10,500 Alloway 10x61 auger................................$3100 Alloway 10x61 swing hopper auger.........$3000 Brandt 8x35, bin sweep, 25-hp engine.....$6500 Brandt 8x35 auger, 25-hp engine............$5200

Hoven Equipment

Hesston 565A round, mesh wrap......$12,900 Hesston 565A round baler....................$8900

406-727-7153

New Holland BR780A round baler....$19,900

4181 North Park Trail Great Falls, MT

Ken – Cell, 788-4588; Sean – Cell, 899-0889; Ed – 231-4254; Rick – 231-9898

New

Massey-Ferguson Hesston 2170 Big Square Baler

Commercial hay producers and large farmers can now create large “extra density” square bales that are more efficient to stack, load, transport and store, thanks to the introduction of the Hesston by Massey Ferguson 2170XD large square baler. The 2170XD model is built tough with heavy-duty tension cylinders and plunger arms, a heavier fly wheel, and higher-capacity gearbox and driveline to provide the reliable preformance producers have come to expect from Hesston.

406-727-7153

4181 North Park Trail - Great Falls, MT

“Our service sets us apart” Ken – Cell, 788-4588; Sean – Cell, 899-0889; Ed – 231-4254; Rick – 231-9898

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Case IH RBX562 round baler, twine & net...... .......................................................$18,000

Hesston 956A round baler.................$19,900

Vermeer 555XL round baler, 5x5 baler, twine only.................................................$14,900

After Season IN STOCK Sale

Call for your Twine and Net Wrap needs

2-Hesston 856A round balers. Ea.....$14,900

Hoven Equipment

406-727-7153

www.hovenequipment.com 4181 North Park Trail Great Falls, MT Ken – Cell, 788-4588; Sean – Cell, 899-0889; Ed – 231-4254; Rick – 231-9898

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New

SX275 Sprayer Self propelled, 120-ft. boom, 1200 gallon tank

406-727-7153

4181 North Park Trail - Great Falls, MT

The seasons change. The tasks change. Fortunately, your machine doesn’t have to change. Bobcat® equipment is famous for its adaptability. With dozens of attachments to handle any job, comfortable cabs that battle the elements, and innovative designs you can’t find anywhere else, Bobcat lets you do more with less.

Used Bobcat A300 all wheel steer, Gold package, power Bob-Tach...................$38,900

On All IN-STOCK Bobcat Compact Tractors - Big, Big $AVING$

USED PROCESSORS

2-Brandt VSF round/square processors. Each was $11,900.......................... Now $11,400 Rem 3600R bale processor. Was $11,900...... .............................................. Now $11,400 Haybuster 256 Plus II pull-type. Was $10,500................................. Now $10,000 Haybuster 256 3-pt. bale processor. Was $6500....................................... Now $6000

USED HEADERS

John Deere 936D 36-ft. draper header.$42,900 1996 MacDon 920 14-ft. hay header..$14,000 1993 MacDon 920 14-ft. hay header..$13,000 MacDon 871 adapter.............................$1000 Gleaner 327 27-ft. header with batt reel..$7900 3-Gleaner 15-ft. N-series pickup headers with Victory 7 or 8 belt attachment. Each.$5900 Gleaner 324 24-ft. header with batt reel..$1500 30-ft. bat reel off 8570 header.................$799

COMING IN

Farm King 10x70 used auger. Westfield 13x81 auger.

Massey Ferguson® 7600 Series Tractors

USED WINDROWERS

Case IH WD1203 windrower................. $79,900 Case IH 8830 21-ft. draper header....... $19,900 MacDon M205 swather, no header....... $89,900 Westward (MacDon) M100 self-propelled, no headers............................................ $69,000 MacDon 9000 14-ft. header.................. $29,900 John Deere 2360 swather, 14-ft. & 25-ft. headers with NEW pickup reel....................... $25,900 Hesston 1360 13-ft. rotary disc, hydro-swing.... . .......................................................... $9900 New Holland 1431 13-ft. disc mower...... $9900 Hesston 1170 pull-type hydro swing....... $8900 Kuhn 500 rotary disc mower................. $14,900 Case IH SCX100 mower conditioner..$17,351 Case IH 8370 hydro-swing...................... $7900 John Deere 945 14-ft. rotary disc MoCo.$13,900 John Deere 930 10-ft. pull type rotary disc mower.................................................. $5900

406-727-7153 4181 North Park Trail - Great Falls, MT Ken – Cell, 788-4588; Sean – Cell, 899-0889; Ed – 231-4254; Rick – 231-9898

New Massey Ferguson® 1500 & 1600 Series Compact Tractors

140 - 180 hp More Power. More Choices. More performance. Welcome to the next generation of mid-frame row crop tractors with a completely redesigned cab, generation 2 SCR technology, the industry leader in emissions control, and all new family styling. The 7600 Series features the choice of the exclusive Dyna-VT™ CVT (continuously variable transmission) which provides infinitely variable speed control from supercreep to transport speed without shifting, jerking or a delay in traction or power, or the industry unique 24F/24R Partial Powershift with exclusive features like pre-set cruise speeds and standard Autodrive. Together, with the upgraded cab, emissions system, and choice of transmissions, the 7600 Series combines into the perfect tractor for any job around the farm or the field.

• Customized comfort. Tough enough for any job. • Transmissions with the most efficient power transfer in the industry. More productivity at the touch of a button. • Less time spent refueling, more time spent working. USED AIR DRILL

2009 Bourgault 3310 PHD 55-ft. air drill, 12” spacing, single shoot, L6450 tow between tank, 3-tank metering........... JUST TRADED Flexi-Coil 3850 tank with 5000 51-ft. air seeder, 12” spacing......................................$79,900

USED SPRAYERS

USED CONVENTIONAL DRILL

John Deere 9300 disc drills, 30-ft., 6” spacing.......................................................$7900 1-4-drill hitch for JD 9350, 10-ft. drills.

Apache AS715 self-propelled, 750 gallon, 90-ft. booms........................................... $130,000 Massey-Ferguson 212 3-pt. backhoe.... $4900 Agco 7650 90-ft. Spra-Coupe........... $124,000 Brandt QF1500 sprayer......................... $9500 USED TILLAGE NYB 60-ft. pickup sprayer...................... $8900 Melroe 36-ft. chisel plow.........................$6900

USED BACKHOE

Excellent Selection On Hand “Our service sets us apart”

406-727-7153

4181 North Park Trail - Great Falls, MT

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USED MISCELLANEOUS

Degelman 12HD dozer...........................$4500

406-727-7153

4181 North Park Trail - Great Falls, MT

Ken – Cell, 788-4588; Sean – Cell, 899-0889; Ed – 231-4254; Rick – 231-9898

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NEARLY NEW BIN SWEEP FOR SALE

Wheatheart five section hydraulic drive 8” bin sweep for sale. Includes safety guards, flow valve and hoses. Total length is about 13-ft. Can be used on 26-ft diameter bins and smaller. It has only been used for a few hours, so is in brand new condition. Reason for selling is that all the safety features make it a hassle to use. If you like these and are familiar with them, $1500 will make you the proud new owner.

CONTACT ROY BENJAMIN (406) 432-3460, SHELBY, MT

WORK OVERLOAD??? PREMIUM PAID FOR PASTURE FOR 6-7 MONTHS. PREFER NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA. Closed herd of 250-300 cows. Excellent genetics and health program.

Please call 406-799-1334

Would also pay owner a management fee for long term agreement.

YOUR GRASS SEED SOURCE

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Growing 100 bushel soybeans in South Dakota!

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North Dakota barley variety trial results for 2012 and selection guide

By Joel Ransom, Tim Friesen, Rich Horsley, Mike McMullen and Paul Schwarz (NDSU Main Station); Blaine Schatz (Carrington Research Extension Center); Glenn Martin (Dickinson Research Extension Center); Rick Olson (Hettinger Research Extension Center); Eric Eriksmoen (North Central Research Extension Center, Minot); Bryan Hanson (Langdon Research Extension Center); and Gordon Bradbury (Williston Research Extension Center). (Least Significant Difference) numbers beBarley varieties currently grown in North neath the columns in tables are derived from Dakota are described in the following these statistical analyses and apply only to tables. Successful production of these crops the numbers in the column in which they depends on numerous factors, including appear. Differences between two varieties selecting the right variety for a particular exceeding the LSD value mean that with 90 area. Characteristics to evaluate in selecting percent confidence (LSD probability 0.10); a variety are: yield potential in your area, the higher-yielding variety has a significant test weight, straw strength, plant height, reyield advantage. NS is used to indicate that action to problematic diseases and maturity. no statistical difference occurs between Selecting varieties with good quality also is varieties. important to maintain market recognition. The CV is a measure of variability in Because malting barley is purchased on an the trial. The CV stands for coefficient of identity-preserved basis, producers are envariation and is expressed as a percentage. couraged to determine which barley varietLarge CVs mean a large amount of variaies are being purchased by potential barley tion could not be attributed to differences buyers before selecting a variety. When in the varieties. selecting a high-yielding and good-quality Presentation of data for the entries tested variety, use data that summarizes several does not imply approval or endorsement by years and locations. Additional data from the authors or agencies conducting the test. county sites are available at www.ag.ndsu. North Dakota State University approves the edu/varietytrials/ and from each Research reproduction of any table in this publication Extension Center. only if no portion is deleted, if appropriate The agronomic data presented in this footnotes are given and if the order of the publication are from replicated research data is not rearranged. plots using experimental designs that enable the use of statistical analysis. The LSD

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Home gardeners searching for unique potatoes to plant in the garden are in luck because Montana seed potato farmers produce a dazzling array of varieties, and this year, most Montana State University Extension county offices will take orders for seed potatoes. Many varieties can be found at local nurseries, garden centers or grocery stores. The most important thing is to look for a blue tag on the box that says “Montana Certified Seed Potatoes.” If you have trouble finding unique specialty varieties, this spring you can contact your local county Extension office. Montana certified seed potato growers will be supplying everything from russets and fingerlings to golds, reds and purples through MSU Extension county offices. Starting March 11, most MSU Extension offices will be taking orders for seed potatoes. All orders need to be placed by April 1 and potatoes will be ready for pick up by April 15. Planting Montana certified seed potatoes is an important way to protect Montana seed potato farms from the importation of damaging pests and pathogens. Montana seed potatoes are grown at the highest standards with very stringent tolerances for disease and quality. In addition, Montana growers have an amazing range of varieties that have outstanding and novel culinary qualities. Available varieties include: Russet varieties; fingerlings, including French Fingerling and Purple Fiesta (purple skin and flesh); reds, including Dark Red Norland, Pontiac, Caribe and Chieftan; yellows, including Yukon Gold and Yukon Gem; and the Purple Viking, which has purple skin with pink blotches and pure white flesh. If a county is not participating in the program, contact a neighboring county for availability, and again, be sure to check with your local nursery or garden center for Montana certified seed potatoes. Contact information for specific counties can be found at http://www.msuextension.org/ localoffices.cfm. For more information, contact the MSU Potato Lab at (406) 994-3150 or at potatocert@montana. edu.

1993 Case IH 8580 4x4x8 big square baler................................... $18,500 Massey-Ferguson Hesston 2190 4x4 square baler, single axle, approximately 15,000 bales. Always shedded.................................CALL

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MISCELLANEOUS USED EQUIPMENT

2008 New Holland H8040 self-propelled windrower with 12-ft. HS header, 1360 hours............ $52,900 New Holland 1495 12-ft. haybine, gas. Nice............................... $8900 2006 Vermeer MC1030 13’3” pull-type disc mower conditioner, 2-pt swivel hitch, steel conditioner....... $12,000 Hesston 4910 4x4 square baler, approximately 35,000 bales. Always shedded, very clean and field ready.. $33,900

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NEW HAYING EQUIPMENT

John Deere 468 16x18 square baler.. .............................................. $6500 New Holland 258 hydraulic rake. Excellent condition. Consigned..$5500 New Holland 57 3-point PTO rake. Like new................................ $4500 2008 New Holland LM5040 telehandler with pallet forks. 2400 hours.... ........................................... $72,900 2011 New Holland T6050 MFD, cab, 16x16 transmission. Mounted with 840TL loader with bucket and grapple. 1500 hours.................. $76,900 2009 New Holland T2410 MFD com- NEW New Holland BR7090 round baler, twine and net wrap................ pact tractor, 55 hp, 3-point, PTO ....................................... IN STOCK ESS transmission, turf tires, loader, bucket, 60 hours................. $25,000 NEW New Holland Roll-Belt 450 Utility round baler, 540 PTO, twine 1976 International 1066 2WD tractor, only. Makes 4’x5’ bales, 40 PTO hp 126 PTO hp, cab, 3-point, 540/1000 requirement.................... IN STOCK PTO, rebuilt engine, 85% rubber..... .............................................. $9000 NEW New Holland H7450 13’1” discbine mower conditioner, center Worksaver pivot with rubber rolls..... IN STOCK HDP16 3-point post pounder. Consigned...... NEW COMPACT TRACTORS .............$3000

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NEW & USED SKID STEERS

NEW New Holland L220 with bucket. ....................................... IN STOCK

New Holland LS190 skidsteer, bucket, 1350 hours.................... $24,000

New Shipment of 3-Point Attachments

* Back Blades *Rotary Cutters

*Rear Blades *Bale Spears

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Over 20,000 Farmers Rented Occasional Use Equipment Last Year For your equipment rental needs,

call Your local authorized FLAMAN RENTAL DEALER

Power, Lattin & Sons .....................................................406-467-2901 Conrad, Lattin & Sons ...................................................406-278-3432 Helena, Grizzly Diesel ...................................................406-449-1269

Daily, weekly, monthly rentals

Rock pickers & rock rakes Manure spreaders 15’ & 26’ mowers Land rollers • Harrows 10’, 14’ & 20’ breaking disks Trailers • Post drivers 3-point roto-tillers Grain vacs And more • Give us a call

Flaman Rental Equipment Disperal Misc. New & Used Clearance

Aeration Fans Out of Crate 7 hp Inline, 2 available. Each............................................. $2650 5 hp Inline, 1 available....................................................... $2350 3 hp Inline, 1 available....................................................... $1995 7 hp Full Centrifugal, 2 available. Each.............................. $2795 3 hp Full Centrifugal, 3 available. Each.............................. $2195 7 hp Turbo, 2 available. Each.............................................. $2995 5 hp Turgo, 1 available....................................................... $2595 25’x80 arch frame tent......................................................... $899

Grain Vacs

Walinga new pump, nice condition.................................... $6500

3 Point Hitch Equipment & Skid Steer Attachments

Schulte SDX-110 snowblower. SN B1101073010.......... $14,250 Schulte SDX-110 snowblower. SN B1101074010.......... $14,250 Allied 9-ft. Euro mount snow blade, front end loader, spring trip. ..................................................................................... $4195 GMW 9-ft. snow box, bucket mount, reversale cutting edge.$3295 Geoffs Metal Works 8-ft. snow box, Universal quick attach.$3095 Degelman 15-ft. speed blade, 10-ft. center, 2.5-ft. hydraulic wings. .......................................................................... $9800 Sovema RP2-180 72” rototiller. SN 115610....................... $3850 Poly West 1075 low profile transport tank, needs plastic weld.... ..................................................................................... $1500 Kirchner pallet forks.......................................................... $1450

Flaman Pro Grain Baggers

2012 Pro bagger with 23-ft. conveyor + hopper, no mover. SN AA2012015................................................................ $36,500 2012 Pro bagger with 23-ft. conveyor + mover + hopper. SN AA2012060................................................................ $36,500 2012 Pro bagger with 23-ft. conveyor + mover kit. SN AA2012010................................................................ $34,000 2011 Pro bagger with 23-ft. conveyor + mover kit. SN AA2011047................................................................ $32,900 2011 Pro bagger with 23-ft. conveyor + mover kit. SN AA2011071................................................................ $32,900 2008 Pro 810 tunnel extensions, 21-ft. conveyor with mover, nice shape........................................................................ $25,500 2008 Pro bagger with 21-ft. conveyor............................. $20,500

Tree Chippers & Planters

Bandit 95XL, 50 hp Kubota diesel, 9” material, yellow.. $25,500 Bandit 65XL, 24 hp Honda V-twin, 6” material, green.... $11,500 Bandit 65XL, 24 hp Honda V-twin, 6” material, yellow...... $9500 Freight rates apply on all used equipment.

Manure Spreaders

Meyer’s 440 bushel, vertical beater................................ $27,500 Meyer’s 440 bushel, vertical beater................................ $27,500 2007 Leon 585 walking beam axle, flotation tires, hydraulic push system, 585 bushel, horizontal beaters, 1000 PTO. SN 7125.......................................................................... $26,900 Leon 425 vertical beater, new back end......................... $25,500 Leon 425 vertical beater................................................. $23,500

Grain Bag Extractors

2011 Tridekon 1210 HD. SN TRI-10-1080...................... $31,500 2011 Tridekon 1210 HD. SN TRI-10-1086...................... $26,900 2010 Tridekon 1210 HD. SN TRI-10-1067...................... $26,900 2010 Tridekon 1210 HD. SN TRI-10-1065...................... $25,500 2010 Tridekon 1210 HD. SN TRI-10-1062...................... $25,900 2008 Tridekon 9108 unloader......................................... $16,900

Augers, Conveyors, Grain Equip.

Farmking 10”x85-ft.swing auger, manual swing............ $10,900 Farmking 8”x46-ft., no mover, manual winch.................... $3950 Brandt 1585 tube conveyor, 29 hp. SN#7579504.......... $20,900 Spray Air 12”x61-ft. swing auger, power swing, 1000 PTO.$9500 Batco 1800 series drive over pit conveyor, 18” belt, 14” tube, 7000 bph................................................................... $14,200 Convey-All 1014 transfer conveyor, 5.5 hp Honda, yellow. SN 0209087....................................................................... $6000 Convey-All 1014 transfer conveyor, 5.5 hp Honda, grey... $5500 J&M 20-ft. drill fill auger, hydraulic drive, mounts on side of gravity wagon........................................................................... $1300 Sukup 18” heater, propane or natural gas fired................. $2895 Westeel bin crane, hydraulic winch, split rims. SN#90545bh8.... .................................................................................. $12,900 Westeel bin crane, hydraulic winch, solid rims............... $13,900

Schulte Mowers

2008 Schulte XH1500 1000 rpm, wing walking axle...... $21,500 2009 Schulte XH1000 540 rpm, single axle on wing..... $19,900 Schulte FLX10 flex arm. SN 10200017308....................... $6800 2003 Schulte flex arm, good condition.............................. $5250 2003 Schulte flex arm. SN A1010011306......................... $3500

Hay Rakes

All used rakes missing teeth will come with spares 2008 Sovema 12-wheel V-rake, tandem axle, SN108905, zzz08440................................................................... $10,000 2008 Sovema 12-wheel V-rake, tandem axle, SN108895, zzz08444................................................................... $12,500 2007 Sovema 12-wheel V-rake, SN 87743..................... $10,250 2009 Sovema 12-wheel V-rake, tandem axle, SN118642...$12,750

Deep Tillage

Tye Agco paratill, 6-shank sub soiler, 3-point or tow behind, good shape......................................................................... $15,500

Bale Carriers

2008 Haukaas 10 bale mover. SN 052-018.................... $22,500 2008 Haukaas 10 bale mover. Nice shape..................... $21,900 2007 Haukaas 10 bale mover. SN 073-019.................... $21,900 2006 Haukaas 10 bale mover, hydraulic end gate. SN 02026..... .................................................................................. $20,900

Heavy Harrows

2012 Riteway Maxi 38-ft. rotary harrow......................... $39,500 1998 Flexi-Coil 50-ft. mid harrow, new 22” 1/2” tines..... $20,900

Wishek Discs

2011 Wishek 842 14-ft. Acre meter shows 258 acres. SN 32061114.................................................................. $36,000 2011 Wishek 842NT 27” blades. Nice condition............. $63,500 2006 Wishek 842 10-ft. SN 20610.................................. $20,900

Post Pounders

Used Wheatheart Heavy Hitter, new 14 hp Kohler. SN 210533.. .................................................................................. $12,250

Land Rollers

2002 Degelman 7645 45-ft., 1 new tire.......................... $26,900 2006 Riteway 45-ft. SN 06-1243 ................................... $25,900

Rock Pickers

2006 Schulte RS320 rock picker.................................... $15,900 Schulte RS600 rock picker................................................ $5500

Land Scrapers

2011 Leon 650............................................................... $20,900 2007 Leon 1000, 10 cubic yards, excellent shape. SN 8640802.. .................................................................................. $26,500

Grain Carts

2012 J&M 1000 20” auger, tarp, PTO, scale with GT460 monitor. green......................................................................... $45,900 2012 J&M 875 18” unload auger, tarp, PTO. SN 1204474. Red.. .................................................................................. $33,900 J&M 875 16” unload auger. SN 4147. Red..................... $26,900 2012 J&M 750 18” auger, 1000 PTO, tarp, rental return. SN 1205329. Red............................................................ $30,900 Bourgault 1100 grain cart.............................................. $40,900

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GREAT SELECTION OF USED DRILLS CHECK

2012 John Deere 1890 60-ft. air drill, 10” spacing, all run blockage, S/S, 350 bushel tow between cart. Tag #12152....$239,500 2011 John Deere 1890 60-ft. air drill, 7.5” spacing, S/S, air package, new discs, 430 bushel tow behind cart. Tag #12004....... .................................................................................$210,000 2011 John Deere 1890 60-ft. air drill, 10” spacing, S/S, all run blockage, 350 bushel tow between cart, variable rate. Tag #12212.....................................................................$180,000

OUR Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft. air drill, 9” spacing, 3450 tow between air cart, nice shape. Tag #10488.....................................$71,000

SPRING DEALS ON

Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft. air drill with 3450 cart, 10” spacing, variable rate, 550 trips. Tag #9494..........................................$69,900

THESE USED DRILLS

1997 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft. air drill, 9” spacing, 3450 tow between cart. Tag #9877..........................................................$68,900 Flexi-Coil 5000 39-ft. air drill, 7.5” spacing, steel press wheels, 1610 160 bushel cart. Tag #10752.............................$36,900

Concord ATD 4812 48-ft. air drill with 12” spacing, 3000 air cart. Tag #1498. $39,000

0% financing on select air drills Priced AS IS

2009 John Deere 1870 56-ft. Conserva Pak drill, 12” spacing with 1910 430-bushel tow behind cart, double shoot. Tag #10208.....................................................................$185,000 2011 John Deere 1830 61-ft. air drill, 12” spacing, steel press, S/S air package, primary blockage, 430 bushel tow between cart. Tag #11795......................................................$197,000 2009 John Deere 1830 61-ft. air drill, 10” spacing, steel press, S/S, primary blockage, 430 bushel tow behind cart. Tag #10846.....................................................................$206,800 2009 John Deere 1830 61-ft. air drill, 10” spacing, 8 run S/S, 4” steel press, primary blockage, 430 bushel tow behind cart. Tag #11996...............................................................$175,000 2008 John Deere 1830 60-ft. air drill, 12” spacing, steel press, single shoot, all run blockage, 1910 350 bushel tow behind cart, variable rate. Tag #12277.................................$140,000

2001 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft. air drill, 12” spacing, 3450 tow behind cart. Tag #9912..........................................................$63,500

2003 Case ATX6012 60-ft. air drill, 12” spacing, double shoot, ADX3430 tow behind air cart, 2 fans. Tag #12035..............................................$75,000 John Deere 9400 60-ft. box drills, 12” spacing, carbide tips, steel press, transport. Tag #12138.....$16,000 Morris Maxim 49A/D 50-ft. double shoot air drill, steel press wheels, 7300 tow behind cart. Tag #1635... .................................................................$26,500

2000 Flexi-Coil 5000 51-ft. air drill, 9” spacing, NO air cart. Tag #1469...................................$39,500

1997 John Deere 1780 corn planter, 12 row, 30”. Tag #12060.....................................................$28,500

Concord 5612 56-ft. air drill, 12” spacing, Concord 3000 tow behind cart. Tag #8902.............$21,500 Concord 5012 50-ft. air drill, 12” spacing, Concord 3000 air cart. Tag #11856.........................$24,000

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TRACTOR DUALS

John Deere deep dish duals to fit 18.4-38................................$2650 John Deere one new steel dual to fit 460/38............................$2650 Allis Chalmers cast duals to fit 18.3-38...................................$1050 Snap on duals to fit 16.9-38.........................................................$850

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SQUARE BALERS

3-Hesston 4910 4x4 big square balers, 35,000 & 42,000 bales. Always shedded, very clean, field ready. Each..............................$33,900 Hesston 4900 4x4 big square baler.......................................$22,900 1998 New Holland 580 square baler, 16”x18” bales.................$9900 1994 New Holland 580 square baler, 16”x18” bales..............$10,900 New Holland 320 square baler, 14”x18” bales, PTO drive........$3500

TILLAGE

New John Deere 995 7-bottom switch plow.........................In Stock John Deere 995 7-bottom plow, Sterling packers..................$18,900 John Deere 970 28-ft. culti-packer with “S” tines, rear scrapers and rear hitch............................................................................$28,000 John Deere 970 25-ft. culti-packer with “S” tines...................$20,900 Brillion 15-ft. culti-packer.......................................................$12,900 John Deere 2310 25-ft. mulch finisher, 1 year old.................$51,900 John Deere 1610 27-ft. chisel plow, hydraulic folding wings, standard points....................................................................................$9500 John Deere 4600 6 bottom rollover plow..................................$7500 John Deere 4600 5 bottom rollover plow..................................$5500 John Deere 3955 5-bottom switch plow....................................$5500 John Deere 900 7 shank V-ripper.............................................$5490 John Deere 940 12-ft. land plane. Good condition....................$4700

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MISCELLANEOUS ROUND BALERS

2002 Case RBX561..........................................CALL FOR DETAILS Case 8465..............................................................................$11,500

CONSIGNMENTS

1989 Ford TW35 tractor with MFD, 3 SCV’s, mounted with Ezee-On 2225 loader and grapple. 8030 hours. 171 hp....................$28,900 1991 Ford 6610 2WD open station tractor, 2 SCV’s, Ezee-On 8090 loader, 1466 hours. Excellent condition.............................$22,000 New Holland 499 12-ft. swing tongue.......................................$8500 1991 Case IH large square baler. 14,000 bales.....................$18,000 New Holland 1032 balewagon with new bearings and chains.. $4000 Highline 500 with Bale Pro 6800 5-bale retriver/processor.....$9800 Highline Bale Pro 6000 bale processor...................................$4500 Boss 2 square bale feeder/processor.......................................$5900 Butler 280 mixer with electric scales........................................$8800 Leon 425 hydraulic manure spreader....................................$10,000 John Deere 630 tandem disc with 9” spacing, 18” discs, hydraulic fold, hydraulic depth control.......................................................$19,900 International 6200 grain drill....................................................$6500 Brillion WM3001 24-ft. cultipacker with tines............................$8500 Graham 12-ft. chisel plow.........................................................$2000 Oliver 6342 4-bottom roll over plow..........................................$4500 Aerway 15-ft. aerator with transport hitch. Was $11,500........$10,000 HMDE HD Grapple fits Farmhand F11 and JD 740 loader.........$900 New 2012 John Deere 550 S4 camo, roof, 3/4 windshield....$10,600 Valley Manufacturing Spinner VML 3-point, stand bale spinner. Great condition.................................................................................$800 ASI bale spinner, 3-point, used...................................................$500

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MISCELLANEOUS

Morris 881 Hayhiker 8 bale......................................................$8500 Dwyer 5-bale mover / feeder.....................................................$7800 Bale King 4000 bale processor.............................................$11,000 Haybuster 2650 round bale feeder........................................$16,900 Haybuster S2000 big square bale feeder.................................$6500 Kirschner 3 point hay fluffer. Great shape................................$1500 1973 Ford F500 buck rake, 390 V8, Farmhand F11C loader, forks, bucket, 4 new tires................................................................$4500 Kirschner pivot track closer......................................................$3200 McCormick manure spreader.....................................................$750 Kawasaki Mule KAF620 TRANS with hard cab, heater and 197-hours.............................................................................$9500 2010 Kawasaki KVF650 Brute Force, 75% tires, good shape.$4995 2008 Kawasaki Brute Force 650 4-wheeler.............................$5700 Kawasaki 650 4-wheeler..........................................................$4199 2001 Honda XR400 dirt bike.....................................................$2850 Kawasaki 300R dirt bike...........................................................$1475

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LAWN AND GARDEN

2012 John Deere 7330 Premium, approximately 200 hours, AutoQuad 20 speed, New H-380 loader, rear weights, 3 remotes, 3-point, 540/1000 PTO..........................................................................CALL 2010 John Deere 7330 standard with MFWD, cab, PowrQuad transmission, 3 function valve, approximately 2200 hours....................CALL John Deere 5203 2WD with open station...........................COMING IN John Deere 5105M tractor. Tag #11378........................................CALL John Deere 7210 MFWD, PowrQuad, 2 remotes, 3 point, JD 740 loader 8700 hours ......................................................................... $46,000 1997 John Deere 8200, MFWD, powershift, 3 remotes, 3 point, duals, 14,200 hours ...................................................................... $60,000 John Deere 6400 MFWD, JD 640 loader, 11,036 hours........... $34,900 1989 John Deere 4955 MFWD, powershift, 3 remotes, 3 point, weights. duals, 12,500 hours . .......................................................... $39,500 John Deere 4430 2WD with cab, powershift, 540/1000 PTO... $13,900 2011 John Deere 3320 with 300 CX loader, hydro, 12 hours...$25,900 2011 New Holland T6050 cab, MFD, 16x16, 840TL loader, bucket, grapple, 1500 hours..........................................................$76,900 New Holland TD80 open station, MFD, 540 PTO, 2 rear remotes and new Buhler loader. 1400 hours.........................................$29,900 2008 New Holland LM5040 telehandler, pallet forks. 2400 hrs..$72,900 Valtra Valmet 8150 4WD with powershift, 3 function loader, 540/1000 PTO, 3 point. 7354 hours..................................................$34,900 International 806 2WD, cab, standard, Farmhand loader.....$14,300 1998 Ford 1520 MFWD, 2200 hours, PTO, 3-pt, hydro, loader..$6500 1966 Ford 4000 diesel. 540 PTO, 3 point, 1 remote, Select-o-Speed and Johnson loader.............................................................$2900 Ford 8N 2WD............................................................................$2200 Sweepster broom, 10-ft., fits 5000 series John Deere.............$9000 Kelly B-60 3-point mount backhoe............................................$6700 Buhler 1080 Catz 3-point snowblower......................................$2300 Hiniker 7-ft. box scraper, scarifier teeth....................................$1125 GID CBSF2028 clamp on bale spear..........................................$650 Mohawk 125 5-ft. 3-point blade...................................................$300

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RAKES

2008 New Holland 216 hydraulic basket rake.......................$15,000 Sitrex MK10-12 rake..............................................................$10,500

JOHN DEERE ROUND BALERS

NEW HOLLAND ROUND BALERS

TRACTORS & ATTACHMENTS

Balemover IN STOCK

John Deere LX289 riding mower, 38” deck..............................$1700 John Deere LA165 riding mower..............................................$1800 John Deere LA110 riding mower, 19.5 hp, hydro, 42” deck........$360 Craftsman LT1000 riding mower................................................$350

2008 New Holland BR7090, net/twine, extra wide sweep, floatation tires. Very nice....................................................................$32,000 New Holland BR780A round baler........................................$23,900 2004 New Holland BR780 twine, extra sweep pickup, hydraulic pickup lift.......................................................................................$15,500 1998 New Holland 664 net/twine, hydraulic pickup loft, nice.... $10,000

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NEW John Deere 6125R 125 hp. MFWD tractor.................. IN STOCK 2010 John Deere 8295R MFWD, PowerShift, 3 point, PTO and 2500 hours................................................................................. $189,900 2009 John Deere 8230 MFWD, PowerShift, 3 point, PTO, new front tires and 4711 hours................................................................. $133,900

PULL TYPE WINDROWERS

2012 John Deere 568 round baler, surface wrap, mega wide pickup, flotation tires. Approximately 5800 bales ..........................$36,900 2010 John Deere 568 round baler, twine/net, mega wide pickup, flotation tires. 9500 bales ..................................................$35,900 2010 John Deere 568 round baler, surface wrap, twine, mega wide pickup, flotation tires, approximately 15,500 bales............$32,900 2-2008 John Deere 568 round baler, twine/net, mega wide pickup, flotation tires, surface wrap/ twine ....................................$29,900 4-John Deere 567 round balers, surface wrap, mega wide pickup. ... .......................................................................Starting at $17,900 3-John Deere 566 round baler. .............................Starting at $9900 1996 John Deere 535 twine, gathering wheels, 540 PTO. Great shape....................................................................................$6500

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New FRONTIER BC 1110

2009 John Deere 455 grain drill, grain/grass combo boxes, 25-ft. hydraulic folding, markers..................................................$45,900 2006 John Deere 455 grain drill, grain/grass combo boxes, 25-ft. hydraulic folding, new discs, markers.................................$42,900 2-International 620 14-ft. grain drill, grass/fertilizer boxes, tandem hitch...................................................................................$15,000 International 620 12-ft. press drill with 6” spacing, grain/grass/fertilizer boxes. Always shedded.........................................................$6000

2004 New Holland 1432 13-ft. flail swing tongue...................$12,900 2011 New Holland 451 3-pt. 9-ft. adjustable sickle cutter.........$8700 New Holland 499 swing tongue, rubber conditioner.................$7000 MacDon 4000 9-ft. mower conditioner......................................$4900 New Holland 116 16-ft. swing tongue with auger header and rubber conditioner............................................................................$2900

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By K-State Research and Extension The work is conducted with financial supUsed in everything from baked goods to port from the Kansas Soybean Commission. trendy edamame and livestock feed to cook“We decided to work with Dr. Price’s ing oil, the huge array of uses for soybeans spectral analysis team to try using this new has scientists looking for the most efficient technology in our soybean breeding nursways to grow them. ery,” Schapaugh said. “The goal was to find That interest inspired the Kansas State out how effective this technology might be University (K-State) soybean breeding proin predicting yields, stress tolerance and gram to team up with the spectral analysis disease resistance as a way to eliminate lab of Kevin Price, K-State professor of unpromising lines early in the process.” agronomy, to explore ways to increase the To do this, the K-State team, including efficiency of the soybean breeding line segraduate students Nan An, Brent Christenlection process. son, and Nathan Keep, used a ground-based “The most time-consuming, land-intenspectroradiometer to gather spectral data in sive and expensive aspect of our breeding the visible and infrared spectra at various program at K-State is in harvesting the many stages of growth, and correlated the results thousands of early generation lines, weighwith actual yield data. They have spent the ing the seed and determining yield,” said last two years trying to determine exactly Bill Schapaugh, K-State soybean breeder. what data to collect and how often, and “If we can find a way to separate out 50 whether any of the spectral regions being percent or more of the very low-yielding measured would have a good correlation lines without the need to combine harvest to yield. and weigh the seed, that would reduce the “Spectral analysis doesn’t have to be time and cost of our breeding program conaccurate enough to separate lines with a siderably,” Schapaugh said. yield difference of just one or two bushels Spectral analysis, a method of analyzing per acre. If it can separate lines with a yield the electromagnetic radiation coming from difference of five to 10 bushels, that would plants and other objects, is being used in be a great help in the preliminary stages of the K-State Agronomy Department to deline evaluation,” Schapaugh said. termine the level of photosynthetic activity The initial model, developed by Christenof vegetation in many different situations. son, correlated various spectral data at different growth stages with actual yields. The correlation using that model was not perfect, but was close enough to encourage further work. “With this model, and using only the spectral data taken at the seed fill stage to make selections, we would have retained all of the highest yielding varieties by selecting the best half,” Schapaugh said. “If we can repeat the kind of results we have achieved in the training population with experimental varieties from other populations, the precision should be accurate enough to cull out lines having a low yield potential at the earliest stage of evaluation. If we can discard lowyielding lines without having to harvest them and weigh the seed for yields, this will have tremendous value to the breeding program in terms of saving time, space and money,” he said. The K-State team is expanding its research into this new technology, developing more robust models, using different types of sensors, adding genotypes, and evaluating the methods of measurement. Also, this summer, the team members plan to test the use of aerial sensors in addition to the ground-based sensors. Price has been working on various aerial spectroradiometer applications in agriculture. “Our goal is to be able to use spectral analysis to achieve a dramatic reduction in the cost of producing a unit gain in yield potential, and the results so far are promising,” Schapaugh said.

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Snowpack readings at the end of February declined again slightly for the second month in a row across Montana, bringing snowpack levels to 93 percent of normal statewide and 85 percent of last year, according to snow survey data from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The dip in February was three percentage points, while January dropped seven percent. According to NRCS, snowfall was consistent during February, tracking close to normal. Some areas received a modest increase in snow water equivalent, but most saw a slight decrease. “Near normal snowpack is a good sign this time of year because at this point we are typically 80 percent complete with the normal snow accumulation season,” said Brian Domonkos, NRCS water supply specialist. The Milk River Basin had the highest snowpack levels in the state on March 1 at 119 percent of median, while the Bitterroot is the lowest in the state at 85 percent of median. According to Domonkos, it was this point last year when the Lower Yellowstone River basins experienced an abrupt change in weather patterns, going from well above average snowpack in late February to melting in mid-March, which is as much as a month and a half early. “Two main factors contributed to the early deficient runoff—record high temperatures and the strong warm winds that descended over the Big Horn Mountains” said Domonkos. “Thankfully, this same weather pattern does not seem to be setting up this year.

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Tag #10779.......... COMBINE HEADERS 2009 John Deere 4930 sprayer, 120-ft. booms, 20” ................................................................. $12,500 spacing, eductor, wheel slip, deluxe cab. Tag John Deere 936D 36-ft. draper header. Tag #10861. 1983 John Deere 8820 combine. Tag #11446.......... #11631................................................... $225,000 ................................................................. $42,500 ................................................................. $13,500 2012 John Deere 4830 sprayer, 100-ft. booms, fend- John Deere 936D 36-ft. rebuilt draper header. Tag John Deere 9610 combine, 3611 engine hours. Tag ers, eductor, hydraulic tread adjust, auto boom trac, #8983....................................................... $41,000 #9246. ....................................................... $66,000 air system, traction control, fence row nozzles. Tag 2005 John Deere 936D draper header, pickup reel, 1997 Case 2188 combine, Maurer unloading auger #11815................................................... $279,000 transport. Tag #12085.............................. $35,000 extension, no header, 2940 separator hours. Tag 2011 John Deere 4830 sprayer, 100-ft. booms, 20” 1995 John Deere 914 pickup header. Tag #12086... #10674...................................................... $55,000 spacing, eductor, foam marker, traction control, .................................................................... $8000 1995 New Holland TR97 combine with 30-ft. headvery nice. Tag #9229.............................. $244,000 2-2012 John Deere 615P pickup headers, low er, pickup reel, 13-ft. pickup attachment, Ag Loadacres.................................................. $25,000 ea. 2009 John Deere 4830 sprayer, 100-ft. booms, 1000 er computer, 200 hours on rebuild. Tag #10789.... gallon, hydraulic tread adjust, 5 sensor Norac, foam 2009 John Deere 615P pickup header. Tag #12237. ................................................................. $59,000 .............................................................Coming in marker, AMS, 2nd set of flotation tires/rims. Tag 1994 Gleaner R62 combine, low hours, yield moni#12119................................................... $190,000 John Deere 635F flex header. Tag #10955.....$21,000 tor, MacDon 963 30-ft. header.................. $83,000 2008 John Deere 4830 sprayer, 100-ft. booms, hy- Case IH 2016-14 pickup header. Tag #10765........... ................................................................. $16,000 draulic tread adjust, auto boom trac, eductor, traction control, auto air level system. Tag #12124..... 2011 MacDon D60 draper header. Tag #11588........ ................................................................. $60,000 .............................................................Coming in 2010 MacDon D60 45-ft. draper header, pickup reel. Stop by and see our selection. 2007 RoGator SS1074 self-propelled sprayer, 100-ft. Tag #10929.............................................. $60,000 Many sizes and colors to choose from. booms, 1000 gallon tank, Raven Viper Pro controls, 2009 MacDon D60S 40-ft. draper header with JD foam marker. Tag #9745........................ $139,900 adaptor. Tag #11957................................. $26,000 2000 Nitro 275 self-propelled sprayer, 104-ft. booms, MacDon 960 36-ft. header, pickup reel, transport. Tag TILLAGE 1200 gallon tank, AutoTrac, swather control, 2 set #10827..................................................... $14,000 of tires. Tag #11425.................................. $79,000 2008 MacDon PW7 pickup header. Tag #10688....... 2002 Flexi-Coil 67XL wheel boom sprayer, 1000 .............................................................Coming in gallon tank, Raven controls. Tag #9466....$11,500 MacDon 13 PKP Precision pickup header. Tag Flexi-Coil 67XL sprayer. Tag #12134. Call Conrad #11190..................................................Coming in for details..................................................... $8500 John Deere 224 24-ft. pickup reel. Tag #11997...$2500 1999 Flexi-Coil 67XL sprayer with 100-ft. booms, John Deere 212 12-ft. pickup header with 611 Sund 1000 gallon tank. Tag #10356..................... $7900 pickup. Tag #10737..................................... $1500 Marflex pickup sprayer, 60-ft. booms, 300 gallon tank, John Deere 154” belt pickup attachment only, with Honda engine.............................................. $5300 motor. Tag #1607........................................ $1400

Gun Safes In Stock!

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McFarlane HDL-1040-16 & HDL-1050-16 40-ft. and 50-ft.16 bar harrows..Call for preseason specials.

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Degelman SM7000 70-ft. spring spring harrow. Tag #10258..................................................... $12,900 2006 Valmar 3255 applicator, fits Flexi-Coil S85 70-ft. harrow. Tag #1045....................................... $4000

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USED TRACTORS

New Equipment In Stock

2012 John Deere 8285R MFWD, 285 hp, IVT transmission, premium cab, AMS, 4 remotes, dual PTO, front fenders, low hours. Tag #12123.....Coming in 2003 John Deere 7520 MFWD, cab, IVT transmisHaybuster 2650 and 2800 bale processors. sion, 3 remotes, 3-point, dual PTO, 741 loader with John Deere 1830 60-ft. air drill with 10” spacing, grapple. Tag #11910......................Call for details tow between or tow behind 430-bushel carts. 5-2012 John Deere 7330 Premium MFWD, 20 speed H&S wheel rakes. Auto Quad transmission, PTO, 3 remotes, H380 Wheatheart post pounders. loaders..........................................Call for details Rem 2700 grain vac. 2012 John Deere 7330 Premium MFWD, 20 speed Brandt 5200E 7500 hp grain vacs. Auto Quad transmission, PTO, 3 remotes, no Brandt drive-over grain belts. loader............................................Call for details Degelman 6000 rock picker. 2011 John Deere 4720 MFWD, cab, hydro, JD 400CX Fast pull-type sprayers. loader, quick hitch. Tag #11812................ $46,000 2010 John Deere 4720 MFWD, cab, hydro, JD 400CX loader, quick hitch. Tag #11811................ $46,000 MISCELLANEOUS John Deere 4430 2WD, 3 remotes, dual PTO, EzeeOn loader/grapple. Tag #11753................ $18,500 2011 New Holland 216 27-ft. hydraulic basket rake, 1961 John Deere 4010 2WD diesel, cab, 3 remotes, manual controls, used very little. Tag #9927......... PTO, JD 158 loader. Tag #11754............. $12,500 ................................................................. $19,500 2010 Case Magnum 275 MFWD, cab, 275 hp, RTK 1998 DewEze 3-pt. bale unroller. Tag #9427.... $700 Trimble. Tag #11993............................... $182,000 New Holland 358 grinder mixer, 1000 RPM PTO, 2010 Case Magnum 275 MFWD, cab, 275 hp, Trimble good shape. Tag #4568............................... $9000 Autosteer. Tag #11992........................... $182,000 Straw spreader for JD 9660 STS combine...... $2000 2004 Case Magnum 255 MFWD, powershift transDegelman R570P rock picker. Tag #11001..... $6500 mission, 3-point, 1000 PTO, 4 remotes, fenders, John Deere 10-100 lb. old style suitcase weights for 480/70R34 fronts, 520/85R46 rear duals, Trimble 4030-4955, no bracket. Tag #10436........... $1200 EZ-Guide autosteer. Tag #12276.........Coming in John Deere compact utility weights and hardware. Tag #11634.................................................... $626 Pallet forks for 200 series loader. Tag #831...... $700 2012 Unverferth 1015 1000 bushel grain cart, tarp, scale, single axle. Tag #11730................. $48,000 Harvestman hay rake. Tag #11855................. $3900 John Deere 640 delivery rake. Tag #11991...... $750 1990 Terry 29-ft. bumper pull travel trailer, oak interior............................................................... $7500 Donahue 45-ft. trailer. Tag #1411.................... $3000 New Kory 8278 12-ton farm wagon, 12.5x16L 14 ply tires. Tag #5201........................................... $3975 3-Ghenn 1/4-mile wheel lines. Each................. $4600 Two used wheel lines for sale. (1-Thunderbird) 2-Used wheel lines, 1/4-mile each. Each.......... $4500 6” and 8” mainline with risers..............................Call Cummins engine with Berkley pump, on skid, 1000 gallons/minute.............................................. $8500 Parker #88C-082 220-volt hydraulic hose machine with Weatherhead T400 crimper. Includes complete die set. Like New $5950. Only..................... $2850 Massey-Ferguson 2675 2WD with cab, 103 hp, powershift transmission, 3-point, 3 remotes, loader. 2010 John Deere Gator 620i roof, windshield, manual Tag #11973............................................... $14,000 box. Tag #10888.......................................... $8800 2011 Polaris 800XPUTV 4-wheeler. Tag #11208...... .................................................................... $8000 LAWN & GARDEN Polaris 700 Twin Ranger UTV. Tag #11954... $5000 2012 John Deere 62D 62” mid mount mower to fit 2012 Polaris 500 Ranger Call Cut Bank for details. 2720 tractor. Tag #11257......................Coming in Tag #12232..........................................Coming in 2011 John Deere X300R riding mower, rear discharge 2008 Polaris Sportsman 500 HO 4-wheeler. Tag bagger. Tag #11604..................................... $3200 #11209........................................................ $3900 2005 John Deere LT160 riding mower with 42” deck, 2009 Arctic Cat XTX 700 4-wheeler with winch, hydrostatic drive, 16-hp. Tag #1109............ $1550 manual box, soft cab. Tag #11756.............. $7700 2004 John Deere LX280 riding mower with 42” deck, Degelman 6600 16-1 blade, top screen, skid shoes, bagger. Tag #163........................................ $3800 fits JD 9420. Tag #11639.......................... $14,000 2003 John Deere SST15 mower, spin steer, 42” deck, 2011 Frontier SB11 54” snow blower, hydraulic chute 15 hp, bagger. Tag #11892.......................... $1700 rotation, 3-point hitch mount, like new condition. 2004 John Deere SST15 mower. Tag #1539.. $1000 Tag #12181................................................. $2895 John Deere STX38 riding mower. Tag #10887.$600 2010 Frontier SB1194 3-point snow blower, hydraulic chute. Tag #11702....................................... $4800 John Deere 59” 3-point snow blower. Tag #10328... USED GRAIN VACS & AUGERS .................................................................... $2000 2003 Brandt 13” x 70-ft. swing hopper auger. Tag 2012 John Deere 2100 minimum till ripper, 17-ft. 6” #1614....................................................... $14,500 working width, residue coulters. Tag #12132........ 1995 Brandt 7” x 35-ft. auger, engine drive. Tag ................................................................. $27,400 #1409.......................................................... $4000 Degelman 10-ft. manual angle blade. Tag #8652..... Wheatheart 13”x81-ft. swing auger, hydraulic mover, .................................................................... $3900 540 PTO. Tag #10909.............................. $17,500 Degelman 14-ft. blade. Tag #9400.................. $7500 Buhler 1370 13”x70-ft. swing auger, 540 PTO, re2006 New Holland 32LC loader, fits NH TN750A. Tag verser, no spout. Tag #11885................... $12,500 #9255.......................................................... $5500 Feterl 1282 swing auger. Tag #11029............. $4500 Frontier grapple bucket, fits JD400CX loader. Tag 2011 Brandt 5200 EX grain vac. Tag #11022........... #12178........................................................ $1500 ................................................................. $19,500 2001 John Deere 1900 liquid applicator cart, 70-ft. 2007 Brandt 5000 grain vac. Tag #9963...... $10,000 booms. Tag #8935.................................... $13,900 2006 Brandt 5000 grain vac. Tag #12165.... $15,000 Many used miscellaneous AMS items (displays, re- Walinga 714 Deluxe grain vac. Tag #9041....$15,000 ceivers, steering wheels)....................................... ..............................Call for price and availabiltiy

AFTER HOURS SALES CALL:

Jack Hadcock 271-7839 or 899-5657 Burke McCormick 873-2813, 450-3606 Dan Lannen 590-4488 Jake Han 450-3605 Joe Flesch 239-2660 Jim Orr 289-0744 Pat Wheeler 450-1704 Barry MacGillivray 590-4703 Jamie Birch 570-3929 Ron Lipke 899-4993 Neil McCormick 470-2927

2011 John Deere 9530T 4WD tractor, 475 hp, 30” tracks, Cat V, drawbar, premier lights. Tag #11458................................................... $319,000 2012 John Deere 9510R 4WD, 18/6 powershift transmission, AMS, hi-flow hydraulics, 5 remotes, 1000 PTO, motor seal drain, weight package. Tag #12166................................................... $330,000 2012 John Deere 9460RT track tractor, 18/6 powershift transmission, 36” tracks, hi-flow hydraulic system, 5 remotes, motor seal drain, AMS. Tag #12131................................................... $334,000 2010 John Deere 9430 4WD, PTO, 18/6 powershift transmission, deluxe cab. Tag #11629.....$267,000 1997 John Deere 9400 4WD, 24/6 manual transmission, 4 remotes. Tag #11623.................... $98,000 2010 John Deere 9230 4WD, 325 hp, 18 speed powershift transmission, PTO, 4 remotes. Tag #10684................................................... $199,000 1995 John Deere 8870 4WD tractor, 24/6 manual transmission, 1000 PTO, 3 remotes. Tag #8608... ................................................................. $59,000 1979 Big Bud 450/10 4WD, cab, updated 855 Cummins, Eaton 13 speed manual transmission, 450 hp. Tag #11867......................................... $84,000 Big Bud 460/30 4WD, Detroit diesel, powershift transmission, 50% rubber. Tag #10890.... $53,000 2003 Case STX450 4WD, powershift transmission, 1000 PTO, 710/70-38 duals @ 60%. Tag #12036. ............................................................... $159,000 1989 Case 9130 4WD, 220 hp, cab/heat/air, powershift 12 front/2 rear transmission, 4 remotes. Tag #11252..................................................... $41,000 1978 Case 2670 4WD, 220 PTO hp, 4 remotes, 18.434 duals, crab steering. Tag #12275........... $7500 Versatile 900 4WD, 3 remotes, 35% tires. Tag #11690........................................................ $9000

USED BALERS As low as 0% OAC on select used balers

2011 John Deere 568 round baler, 1000 PTO, twine, hydraulic pickup lift, megawide pickup, push bar. Tag #10659.............................................. $35,900 2004 John Deere 567 round baler, net/twine, push bar, 540 PTO, megawide. Tag #11776..... $18,000 John Deere 566 round baler, 540 PTO, gauge wheels. Tag #10196.............................................. $15,900 Hesston 856A round baler. Tag #11688. Call for details.......................................................... $9800 1984 John Deere 530 round baler, twine only. Tag #10726........................................................ $2500 1987 John Deere 430 round baler, twine, 540 PTO, flotation tires. Tag #1588............................. $2800 2006 Case IH RBX563 round baler, twine and net wrap. Tag #12130..................................... $19,000 2005 Case IH RBX562 round baler, net wrap, wide pickup, bale ramp. Tag #10739................ $16,900 New Holland 664 round baler, twine, Bale Command. Tag #10724................................................. $4500 1994 New Holland 660 round baler. Selling as is. Tag #11716........................................................ $2900 1992 New Holland 660 round baler. Tag #9786..$4995

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Agronomy professor to board of ag center

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The deadline for advertising in the May issue of the Trader's Dispatch will be May 3. Phone (406) 279-3291.

Dividend Extreme

Phone 406-378-2112

After hours: Roger Terry, 406-378-3220

We treat with Vibrance Extreme, Cruiser, Cruiser Max Cereal and Nipsit

spring wheat

p WB Gunnison (PVP) p SY Tyra (Agri Pro) p Duclair p AP604CL (Clearfield) p Vida p Jedd (Clearfield) Other varieties available on request

BARLEY

p Metcalfe p Hockett Certified barley available.

HAY PRODUCTION

p Oats Otana & Morgan p Austrian Peas p Haybet Registered, Certified and Common

CRP MIXES

Grass - Alfalfa - Legumes

FIELD PEAS

p Organic Austrian ut p Polstead O d Sol

Out p Montech 4152 d l So p Agassiz

Livestock Rations

• Breeding pellets • Bull rations • Weaning & replacement heifer rations • Calf creep feed • 4-H rations • Ground custom rations Use your grain, or ours, we’ll work with you.

• VitaLix protein tubs

By K-State Research and Extension News Chuck Rice, university distinguished professor of agronomy, has been appointed to the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) (http://ciat.cgiar.org/) board of trustees for his expertise on soils and climate. CIAT’s mission is to reduce hunger and poverty, and improve human health in the tropics through research aimed at increasing the eco-efficiency of agriculture. Rice will be one of 10 board members. In additional to his role on the CIAT Board of Trustees, Rice will serve on the Independent Science Panel of the CGIAR Research Program, Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). CCAFS is a strategic partnership of the CGIAR and Future Earth, an international research initiative for global sustainability. CIAT is the lead center for CCAFS, which helps smallholder farmers adapt to and mitigate the effects of rising temperatures and increasingly unpredictable rains. Rice is one of only two members from the United States on the 13-member Independent Science Panel. The Independent Science Panel oversees CCAFS and makes decisions on strategy and resources. The membership of the Independent Science Panel consists of internationally recognized scientists in the field of climate change and food security. Members are appointed for 3 years with possible reappointment for an additional period of up to 3 years. “This is a great honor and responsibility. Our main task is to set overall program priorities for this international climate and agriculture organization, among other responsibilities,” Rice said. Established in 1967, CIAT is one of the oldest and most prestigious international agricultural organizations. It has a staff of about 200 scientists and collaborates with hundreds of partners to conduct high-quality research and translate the results into development impact. CIAT is backed by the Colombian government and Rockefeller, Ford, and Kellogg Foundations. CGIAR is a global consortium that unites organizations engaged in research for a food-secure future. Its mission is carried out by 15 Centers. CGIAR research is dedicated to reducing rural poverty, increasing food security, improving human health and nutrition, and ensuring more sustainable management of natural resources. CIAT is a member of the CGIAR Consortium.

New director of School of Natural Resources

By University of Nebraska-Lincoln IANR A professor of wildlife ecology and management at the University of Georgia will be the new head of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s (UNL) School of Natural Resources. John P. Carroll will assume the new position this summer. Carroll currently is professor in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at Georgia, where he’s been since 1998. Previously, he worked at the Game Conservancy Trust in England, at the California University of Pennsylvania, the University of North Dakota and the University of Minnesota/Crookston. Carroll received his bachelor’s degree in wildlife biology at the University of Massachusetts, his master’s in biology from Eastern Kentucky University and his doctorate in biology from the University of North Dakota. He is internationally known for his research on game bird management and conservation, especially in agricultural systems. Ronnie Green, Harlan vice chancellor of UNL’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, said Carroll is well suited to help the school “fully realize its potential.” “The School of Natural Resources is the leader of critical programs in research, teaching and extension that are crucial to the long-term sustainability of Nebraska’s natural resources and ecosystems,” said Green, who also is vice president of agriculture and natural resources for the University of Nebraska. “We look forward to Dr. Carroll’s leadership and vision in heading SNR at this pivotal point in its history.” Carroll said, “I am looking forward to joining the outstanding team in SNR and working with them on enormous natural resources challenges that face Nebraska in the coming decades.” Carroll replaces Don Wilhite.

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Atlas Pasture Harrow

NEW STOCK & HORSE TRAILERS

2-New Circle D 24-ft. gooseneck stock trailer, full bull package. Each.............. $10,395 2-New Circle D 20-ft. gooseneck stock, full bull package. Each........................... $9395 1-New Travalong 24-ft. gooseneck stock trailer with full bull package and 2 sliding dividers................................................................................................................... $10,995 2-New Travalong 20-ft. gooseneck stock trailers with full bull package. Each...... $9995

4x7’ Heavy duty Trailer Mats.....Each $65

New Haulmark & Look Enclosed Trailers

Excellent Selection On Hand

NOW IN STOCK 4-ft. x 6-ft. with 1/2” tines..................................................................$200/section 12-ft. x 6-ft. heavy harrow with 5/8” teeth. Including draw bar.................... $1200 12-ft. drawbar................................................................................................ $175

New Circle D pickup flatbeds Circle D flatbeds, gooseneck hitch plate, lights, headache rack, rear skirt. Black

NEW SKID STEER TRAILERS

2-Circle D 20-ft. gooseneck skid steer trailers, 80” wide, 7000# torsion axles, fold-over ramps, tread plate fenders, treated wood floor, radial tires. Each......................$5895 2-New Circle D 18-ft. bumper pull, with 16” tires, 7000# axles, ramps. Each........$4695

NEW UTILITY FLATBED TRAILERS

18’x83” heavy duty car hauler, wrap tongue, 6” channel frame, brakes on two axles, 7000 lb. axles.................................................................................................... $3995 18’x83” deluxe car hauler, wrap tongue, set back jack, brakes on two axles, ramps, 5200 lb. axles............................................................................................................. $3695

NEW HEAVY DUTY FLATBED TRAILERS

1-New Circle D 31-ft. triple axle gooseneck with 7000# axles, 12” I-beam frame, folding beavertail, 2 jacks, 21,000 GVW........................................................................$9495 2-New Circle D 25-ft. (including 3 piece beavertail) 2-7000# axles, Each.............$6895 1-New Circle D 29-ft. (including beavertail) tandem dually gooseneck..................$9995 1-New Travalong 25-ft. gooseneck flatbed with 2-7000# axles, flip-over ramps and 2 jacks....................................................................................................................$6495

NEW DUMP TRAILERS

New Travalong 14-ft. bumper pull dump trailers......................................$8995 New Travalong 14-ft. gooseneck dump trailers........................................$9995 New Diamond C 14-ft. bumper pull dump trailer......................................$7995

New Diamond C car haulers

3500, 5200 & 7000# axles 16-ft. 18-ft. & 20-ft. IN STOCK

New General

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Available options include: hydraulically powered supplement feeder & hydraulically powered post hole. Get the most out of your pickup with a Hydra-Bed™, the only true flatbed with high-speed bale handling. From the comfort and safety of your pickup cab, anyone can pick up, haul and unroll two bales with ease.

PINTLE HITCH TRAILERS

5-ft. & 6-ft. Rotary Cutters

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Mounts to rails bolted under the bed, or attaches easily to B&W’s turnover ball gooseneck hitch. Easy adjustment of height & lateral positions.

G ll – steel flatbeds

Gooseneck & Bumper Pull

Your

USED EQUIPMENT

TURNOVER BALL A hitch when you need it...A level bed when you don’t COMPANION™

7x7............................... $1450 8x9............................... $1850 71/2x81/2........................ $1450 8x11............................. $2150 71/2x9........................... $1520

Tuffloader Tilt Trailers

Trailmax 20 ton pintle hitch trailer, 19-ft + 5-ft. beavertail with air brakes.....................$8500

2002 Milennium 29-ft. pintle hitch trailer (24-ft. with 5-ft. Towmaster 25-ft. pintle hook trailer, electric brakes, 20,000 beavertail) with 10,000# axGVW.............................$6500 les and air brakes........$8500

2004 Target 28-ft. tandem dually gooseneck flatbed........$5800

Hillsboro 7x18 gooseneck stock trailer............................$3500

Ross forklift with long fork extensions.............................$3500

Kiefer Built 6x20 gooseneck stock trailer...................$3500

Iron Steer 20-ft. lumber roller trailer with hoist............$7500

2008 Chevolet 1/2-ton 4x4, extended cab, V-8, 7-ft. flatbed, 102,000 miles............$13,995

Big Tex 51-ft. tandem dually car hauler with electric winch and rails for hauling trailers. 20,000 GVW. Excellent, like new...............................$8500 2010 Travalong 20-ft. gooseneck flatbed with 5200# axles, dovetail, ramps.............$3600

Gooseneck model: Bumper Pull model: 6-ft. stationary deck with 16-ft. tilt deck 4-ft. stationary deck with 16-ft. tilt deck Both models have 18” treadplate approach

Triple T Sales Contact Dave Taylor; 406-357-2166

Chinook, MT

Home Phone - 406-357-2162 Highway 2 West, Chinook, MT 1/2 miles west of Chinook

1988 Western 18-ft. gooseneck stock trailer..................$2800

Load Trail utility trailer with sides............................$1600

1979 Champ 5000# gas forklift, 21-ft. height, side shift..$10,500

Large Trailer Parts Inventory • Axles • Springs • Lights • Fenders • Straps • Tie-downs • Bearings & seals • Jacks • Etc.

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John Deere 9400 drills, 50-ft, 10” spacing, transport hitch and steel packer wheels.

Phone 406-781-1231, Brady, MT

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Windbreak Boards 1x6 - 6-ft. - $183 1x6 - 8-ft.-- $255 1x8 - 6-ft.-- $230 1x8 - 8-ft.-- $307

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• Grain Storage • Calving Barn • Machinery Storage • Insulate for a Shop • Etc.

STEEL FENCE POSTS 5 /2 ft. • 1.33# 1

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121/2 gauge

Barb & Barbless 80 rod

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Power Tools & Fasteners

India’s wheat production policies at crossroads

By Shawn Campbell, USW Assistant Director, West Coast Office Wheat production in India, spurred by wheat import tariff of 60 percent, effectively government production incentives and supallowing wheat imports for the first time ply management, has reached new record in five years. The government also banned highs each year for the past five years. In wheat futures trading from 2007 to 2009 addition, wheat production has outpaced to help curb speculation, lowered the share wheat consumption four of the past five of wheat production it bought for governyears. Storage for all this wheat in India is ment stocks from 23 percent to 14 percent inadequate so a significant amount is stored and raised the minimum support price the in the open, covered only by tarpaulins, and government paid for wheat 33 percent to vulnerable to bad weather and pests. Now 8,500 rupees per MT ($211 per MT). India is poised to produce its second largest By 2008, India produced more wheat than wheat crop on record at 93.0 MMT. it consumed for the first time since 2001. InIn 2006, India’s problems were quite dia’s government continued to work to boost different. For a decade, yields remained wheat output over the next five years. From stagnant and planted acres steadily declined. 2006 through 2012 wheat acreage increased As a result, production lagged behind conat an annual rate of more than 445,000 hectsumption for five years, resulting in beginares per year, while yields increased at a rate ning stocks dropping from a record 23.0 of 2.7 MT per hectare per year. metric million tons (MMT) in 2002/03, To keep domestic wheat prices stable, the to a 40 year low of 2.0 MMT by 2006. By Indian government has been forced to purthat time, domestic wheat prices in India chase a larger percentage of the crop each had spiked to record highs and there were year since 2008 to keep excess supplies off widespread reports of hoarding by grain the private market. Government purchases dealers and market speculators. are expected to reach 47 percent in 2013. In order to control wheat prices and help To help alleviate the growing wheat stocks boost production, the Indian government problem, India lifted a ban on wheat exports implemented several strategies over the next and started selling wheat from government two years. The government banned wheat stocks in 2011. exports and abolished the country’s applied This strategy has been somewhat successful thanks to lower production in the Black Sea Region Open Saturdays 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM and high world prices. Indian wheat has moved into feed markets and markets that seek lower quality wheat. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates that India will export 6.5 MMT this marketing year 406-279-3251 • In MT - TOLL FREE 1-800-622-7734 and even more in the 2013/14 FAX 406-279-3712 marketing year. However, Box 568, Valier, MT 59486 analysts predict that India’s aged and unreliable infra29 gauge classic rib, structure, in addition to congestion at its ports, will limit 36” coverage wheat exports to a maximum of 8.0 MMT. That appears to Galvanized or colored be too little to stop the continued growth in stocks. Decking IN The global wheat market STOCK has been speculating about how India’s government ✓ Heart Redwood will face this challenge. This ✓ Radius Edge Cedar week, the government sigCALL FOR AN ESTIMATE naled its intention by announcing plans to offer 5 million MT of wheat at a 1x6 - 6-ft. price that traders say equates to about $314 per MT FOB. Cedar Fence Boards If the Indian government Square Edge: $2.49 sells wheat for export at an Dog Eared: $2.79 export price that is below its minimum support price, the result is an export subsidy. Full Treated India committed to establishFence Posts ing no export subsidies under its World Trade Organization BLUNT Call for POINTED agreement. 6-7”x8’ 7-8”x8’ 3-4”x6’ 4-5”x6’ 5-6”x7’ 4-5”x7’ quantity Instead of letting the mar6-7”x8’ 7-8”x8’ pricing Treated 16-ft. rails ket work by allowing domestic prices to go lower, the Indian government once again 4”x16’ full round appears ready to artificially and 16’ split support cash wheat prices corral rails and purchase more wheat from its. And, sadly, the policies significantly distort the world wheat market and send an artificial signal to Indian farmers to keep growing wheat when other crops may, in fact, be more profitable, Green Tone $1.99 more in demand and more sustainable to produce. Since 1946

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Landscape Timbers

Spring is time for frost seeding legumes

By Jim Stordahl, Clearwater/Polk County Extension Service, Minnesota Last year’s drought left many pastures overgrazed with depleted root reserves. It’s a good possibility that some of those plants will not survive the winter, leaving unproductive bare spots, a magnet for thistles. The abundance of snow will provide much needed moisture for our dry soil conditions, but if the pasture stand is damaged, production may be reduced despite the moisture. One easy way to improve pastures, without complete renovation, is to frost seed legumes into the pasture in the early spring. Frost seeding is a simple system of introducing a legume into an existing pasture to improve the forage quality. The concept is simple; you merely broadcast the seed on the ground while it’s still frozen in the spring. In Wisconsin, farmers report that frost seeding works 60 to 70 % of the time. Although that may not seem overly impressive, it may be worth the risk because it’s simple and inexpensive. While frost seeding is less expensive than using traditional planters, it is also riskier than seeding with a drill because there is less seed-soil contact. And, when it does work, the resulting stand may not be consistent across the pasture. This is one reason it’s not generally recommended for improving established hay fields. But, if you have rocky pastures where conventional equipment cannot be used, frost seeding may your only option to introduce a legume to the pasture. The best time for frost seeding is early in the spring after the snow is gone but while the ground is still frozen. The freeze-thaw cycle creates tiny cracks on the soil surface allowing seeds to fall in enabling the seed to be incorporated. Once the seed is in the moist soil environment, germination can occur. With the normal spring rains, a near idea environment is created for the seedlings to grow. Chances for a good “catch” will be improved if the pasture residue has been removed to allow the seed to reach the soil surface. Granted, most of the area pastures had very little continued on page C36

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1997 Ford F800 service truck, 8.3 Cummins, 9 speed, 5000# IMT crane................................................................................ $15,000 1992 Ford F800 12-ton line truck with diesel engine, automatic, 45-ft. crane, 18” auger, pole grabber......................................... $10,000 1994 Ford F600 service truck, diesel, 5+2 speed, 6200# IMT crane, compressor, hydraulic outriggers..................................... $12,500 1985 Ford F700 4x4 service truck, IMT 5000 lb. crane, underhood air compressor, outriggers.................................................... $15,000 1985 Ford F600 service truck, diesel, 5/2 speed, 8000 lb. Auto Crane, compressor.......................................................... $11,000 1981 International service truck, DT 466, 5/2 speed, 7500# IMT crane, air compressor....................................................... $15,000 1989 International 41-ft. bucket truck, diesel, automatic....... $10,000 1994 Ford F450 31-ft. bucket truck with 460 V-8, automatic, generator, compressor...................................................................... $8500 1989 International S1754 DT360, 5/2 speed with Altec 300 bucket.. . .......................................................................................... $7500 1990 Ford L8000 diesel, 6 speed, 16-ft. flatbed dump............. $8000 1988 Ford L8000 diesel, automatic, 14-ft. flatbed dump........... $8000 1981 International 4x4 dump truck, low miles....................... $12,500 16-ft. flatbed dump with hoist..................................................... $3500 1997 Ford F800 crew cab truck, diesel, 9 speed, 5000 lb. crane, welder, grease reel and pump.......................................... $15,000 1986 Ford F800 National 228 37-ft. crane 14-ft. dump bed... $10,000

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1990 International 4900 service truck, DT466, 5+2 speed, 7500# crane, air compressor..............$17,500

2001 Ford F550 4WD diesel, 6 speed manual, 11-ft. box van..........................$15,000

1992 Ford F800 service truck, diesel, 9-speed, 5000# IMT crane, hydraulic outriggers, Miller Air Pak welder.$15,000

1986 International 4x4, cab & chassis, DT466, 5/2 speed transfer case, front winch, PTO, hydraulic pump. Exutility truck...............$12,500

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Spring is time for frost seeding legumes continued from page C35

residue going into to winter, so the following may not be necessary. But, if needed, this can be done by different methods: Graze existing pastures heavily in the summer and fall before seeding to suppress the existing grasses. It is best if grazing results in some soil showing, this may not be appropriate if the area is prone to erosion. During legume seedling development, use short periods of heavy grazing to reduce the shading of the seedlings by grasses. Light grazing allows livestock to select the legumes. Grazing periods longer than 5 days during establishment may harm the establishing legumes. Legumes tend to be more successful than grasses in frost seeding. Use a legume which has relatively inexpensive seed, with good seedling vigor, and with tolerance to your soil conditions. Good choices include red or white clover or perhaps birdsfoot trefoil. Alfalfa is not recommended because it does not germinate at temperatures as low as the clovers. If you want to try a grass, plant Italian (annual) ryegrass at 8 to 10 lbs/acre and orchardgrass at 4 lbs/acre. Other grasses have been frost seeded with less success. But, grasses would establish well with a no-till drill. Frost seeding on top of snow is not a good practice because rapid snow melting may cause the seed to be washed off the pasture. So wait until the snow is gone, but the ground is frozen enough to drive on without damaging the soil surface. The ideal window is quite short, prepare now so you are ready when the conditions are ideal. Seeding need not be a complicated process; indeed, this is the appeal of frost seeding. Seed can be distributed by a tractor-mounted or hand-held broadcast seeder or mixed with fertilizer and applied. In smaller areas, an ATV with a battery operated seeder will work very well. Although is not always necessary, any action to incorporate the seed, such as allowing livestock to walk across the seeded area, or light tillage, will generally increase stand establishment. Frost seeding is not recommended for sandy soils because the freezing and thawing does not incorporate the seed. In those areas, a no-till drill would be a better choice, if soil conditions allow. For more information, contact me at 800-450-2465 or stordahl@umn.edu. Most of this article was provided by Dan Undersander, University of Wisconsin.

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2008 Case IH SPX4430 self-propelled, 1720 hours. #707928................................................... $176,000 2010 Case IH Patriot 4420 self-propelled, 309 hours. #707897................................................... $301,000

2009 Case IH SPX3330 self-propelled, 990 hours. #707740................................................... $216,050

2009 New Holland S1070 pull-type. #700703.$32,250

2010 Case IH SPX4420 self-propelled, 1228 hours. #703860................................................... $245,900

2005 Case IH SPX4410 self-propelled, 2000 hours. #703842................................................... $181,000 2006 New Holland SF115 pull-type. #700665.$24,900

2005 Flexi-Coil 67XL pull-type. #707779........ $14,000 2004 Flexi-Coil S67XL pull-type. #700696..... $34,400

2007 Case IH SRX160 pull-type. #703825...... $38,500

2006 Flexi-Coil S67XL pull-type. #703837..... $13,900

2007 Case IH SRX160 pull-type. #700702...... $30,850

2008 Summers Mfg. Ultimate pull-type. #703750............. . .................................................................. $34,900

1998 Flexi-Coil S67XL pull-type. #700673..........$8125

MORE SPRAYERS

2005 Brandt QF2500 pull-type. #707850.............$8500

2002 Brandt SB4000 pull-type. #707881........ $25,000

2009 Case IH SPX3320 self-propelled. 540 hours. #703870.......................................................... $213,950 Marflex 90 3-pt/mounted. #707796....................... $82,900 2006 New Holland SF115 pull-type. #700690...... $20,333 Flexi-Coil 65XL pull-type. #707808.......................... $5900

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TRACTORS – 100 HP

2009 New Holland TV6070 1360 hours. #500712.$95,000

2011 Case IH Puma 170 768 hours. #500691.... $122,100

2007 Case IH Puma 115 3102 hours. #707943.... $88,000

1998 John Deere 7710 6714 hours. #707701....... $74,075

2008 Case IH Puma 165 1153 hours. #703867.... $99,999

2000 New Holland TV140 7592 hours. #7067489.$65,900

2006 New Holland TV145 4026 hours. #700671.. $76,800 2003 New Holland TV140 5148 hours. #700688.. $69,000

2012 John Deere 6140D 145 hours. #706791...... $59,900

1998 New Holland TV140 4120 hours. #707668.. $49,390 1979 John Deere 4240 6033 hours. #707948....... $24,342

1994 Ford 9030 6952 hours. #703852.................. $36,900 1993 Agco Allis 8630 5501 hours. #703843......... $29,500

MORE TRACTORS

1968 Ford 8000 4807 hours. #703854.................. $12,900

1996 Case IH 9380 6080 hours. #703908........... $108,500 1978 Versatile 875 5448 hours. #703903.............. $22,900 2009 New Holland T7030 #700686...................... $93,000 2007 New Holland T6030 1351 hours. #707949... $65,500 2005 New Holland TVT145 4300 hours. #706781.$81,400 2004 New Holland TVT145 3662 hours. #703853.$74,900 1994 John Deere 7400 9156 hours. #500718....... $36,800 1976 John Deere 4230 8335 hours. #700701....... $18,479 1981 Ford TW20 9531 hours. #707929................. $10,000 2006 Case IH JX55 475 hours. #703878.............. $46,900

1982 John Deere 4240 9226 hours. #706779....... $16,900

J I Case 1030 5543 hours. #707793........................ $5800

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TRACTORS 40 HP

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TRACTORS – 175 HP

2010 Case IH Steiger 485 850 hours. #707727..$239,789

2011 Case IH Steiger 550 270 hours. #707855..$301,000

2007 New Holland TD95D #500704..................... $43,000

2010 Case IH Magnum 335 1566 hours. #703760.$209,950

2008 New Holland T2320 650 hours. #709683..... $35,000 2008 Case IH MX305 2677 hours. #707937........ $165,000

2009 Case IH Magnum 210 519 hours. #703892.$145,800

2010 Case IH Farmall 55 170 hours. #707912..... $31,900

2010 Case IH Magnum 245 1158 hours. #707932.$152,000

Caterpillar CH45 6613 hours. #707852................ $51,700

1968 Oliver 1850 #706786....................................... $6900 2009 Case IH Magnum 245 #707861................. $151,900 1997 New Holland T9030 4627 hours. #500647... $37,900

1970 Ford 3000 1261 hours. #706769..................... $6500

1981 Versatile 875 7150 hours. #703902.............. $22,900

Steiger Panther IV KM325 1365 hours. #706740.$28,900

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WSU, Multiform Harvest create sustainable fertilizers

By CAHNRS and WSU Extension Phosphorus recycled from human and animal waste for plant fertilizer could ease demand for the dwindling, increasingly expensive rock-mined element. Scientists at Washington State University (WSU) have found plants flourish with struvite, a material in waste composed of magnesium, nitrogen and phosphorous. Teamed with Multiform Harvest, a Seattle phosphorous recovery company, the researchers are fine-tuning the application and amounts of fertilizer in hopes of marketing a product and benefiting the world’s food supply. “You can’t continue mining a finite resource forever,” said Rita Hummel, a scientist at the WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center. “But as long as we … can reclaim struvite from animal manure and sewage, then this is something that’s sustainable. We’re figuring out how to use it effectively and safely.” Benefits to local economy, water quality Hummel is using Multiform Harvest struvite from wastewater treatment plants at Yakima, Washington, and Boise, Idaho. In addition, struvite from manure at dairy farms could result in development of regional nutrient recycling. “When you feed a cow, about 20 to 25 percent of the phosphorus the cow eats ends up in the milk carton,” said Joe Harrison, Hummel’s scientist colleague at WSU. “That means about 70 to 85 percent doesn’t end up in the milk carton and ends up in the manure.” Not only could reclaiming struvite from waste localize production and distribution, but it could also help mitigate water pollution problems such as overloading phosphorus in agricultural soils. “The research being performed at WSU is central to us generating the hard data we must have to get this recycled phosphorus into the agricultural market, from large fields to specialized greenhouses and nurseries,” said Kevin Fullerton, product developer for Multiform Harvest. Encouraging results In previous greenhouse crop studies, Hummel discovered she could grow plants with struvite just as well as with the commercial phosphorus source, triple superphosphate. Crops like basil, cucumber, marigold and tomatoes barely sprouted without phosphorus, but flourished with struvite from King County municipal wastewater. With support from a U.S. Department of Agriculture small business innovation research grant, she will experiment with different rates and ways of applying the struvite—adding it to the potting mix, sprinkling it on the surface or placing it beneath the plant—and looking at how quickly it is released. “One of the things we need to look at here in the Puget Sound is if this is slow-release,” Hummel said. “We think it is and (we) are very interested in a slow-release product so it doesn’t leach out the bottom of the pots, run down the drain and into the streams, rivers and Puget Sound.” Hummel is also interested in researching how the product interacts with Douglas fir potting mixes popular in the Pacific Northwest. Variety of products Most phosphorus in the U.S. comes from Florida. But U.S. production could decline sharply in the next 30 years, Fullerton said. Then the world will depend mainly on stockpiles in Morocco, China, South Africa and Jordan. With the federal funding and WSU research, Multiform Harvest would use anaerobic digesters to recycle waste into crystallized solid fertilizer, providing growers with products like earth spikes, mixes and tablets that release nutrients. “If we can take … a waste disposal problem and turn it into a fertilizer that actually replaces something we have to mine and are running out of – that’s sustainability,” Hummel said.

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Case 1030 with Case 70 loader, 100 hp, cab, PTO. Very clean tractor... . ............................................................................................$11,500 Case 1030 with loader, 100 hp, 5382 hours, 18.4x34 tires 80%...$7500 1965 Case 930 with Ezee-On 200 loader, 1886 hours, hand clutch, cab, no grapple, not plumbed..........................................................$6500 1997 Cat Challenger 65D 300 hp, 1800 hours, 30” track, 10 speed powershift, 4 hydraulics, bareback........................................$89,000 John Deere 7730 with 746 SL loader, almost like new, 7275 hours, 2 function electric joystick.......................................................$129,500

Big Bud 950/50 950 hp, 2610 Twin Disk transmission and torque with hydraulic upgrades, Clark 85,000 lb. axles, new upgraded closed center hydraulics with flow control.......................................$349,500 Big Bud 600/50 KT 1150 motor, major component work, twin disk transmission, 75,000# Clark axles, new paint, new 30.5x32 tires...... ............................................................................................$150,000 Big Bud 550/50 550 hp, 2610 Series transmission, 70,000 lb. Clark axles, new paint and interior..........................................................$125,000 Big Bud 525/50 600 hp, 1110 hours, 1150 motor, new style ROPS cab.......................................................................................$125,000 Big Bud 525/50 rebuilt transmission........................................$110,000 Big Bud KT450 1150 Cummins 450 hp, 13 speed Fuller transmission, 70,000# Clark axles, needs paint..........................................$29,500 1976 Big Bud HN320 700 hours on Cummins Recon Big Cam IV, 360 hp, rebuilt 12513 Fuller transmission, recent paint, tires, decals, Clark axles.......................................................................................$55,500

TILLAGE EQUIPMENT

2006 Case IH STX480 quad track, 30” tracks, auto steer, power shift transmission, differential lock. New front tracks. Camoplast with less then 20 hours. Quto Trak is Tremble Easy Guide 500. Shedded, very clean. 1600 hours.................................................................$225,000 2002 Case IH STX450 4WD, 5 remotes, 710x38 duals at 50%, 5500 hours....................................................................................$115,000 2010 Case IH Puma 210, 650 hours, MFWD, 4WD, 3 hydraulics, CVT transmission, Full Auto Guidance.......................................$149,500 Case IH 9180 4WD, Trimble 500 EZ, 855 Cummins, Firestone duals 80%......................................................................................$69,500 1994 Case IH 9270 7000 hours, 20.8x42 tires...........................$59,500 1992 Case IH 7120 Magnum 7400 hours, Leon 808 front end loader, no 3-point, 540/1000 PTO.....................................................$59,500 1992 Case IH 7120 Magnum 7400 hours, Leon 808 front end loader, 540/1000 PTO, rear tires 70%, fronts 60%...........................$59,500

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Fewer N.D. youth in juvenile services custody By NDSU Extension Service

A KIDS COUNT data snapshot, “Reducing Youth Incarceration in the United States,” highlights a dramatic decline in the rate of juvenile offenders confined in correctional institutions and other residential settings throughout the U.S. The report also shows no decrease in public safety. The decline signals an opportunity to encourage the use of alternative and more effective responses for court-involved youth, according to the report released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. According to North Dakota KIDS COUNT at North Dakota State University (NDSU), the snapshot uses data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement. The data indicates that the rate of juveniles in custody on a single day in North Dakota decreased by 23 percent during a 12-year period. Nationally, the rate dropped by 37 percent. In North Dakota, the number of juveniles in custody reflects those in juvenile detention awaiting a court hearing or disposition (preadjudication) and those committed to the Division of Juvenile Services (post-adjudi-

cation) and placed in residential facilities or at the Youth Correctional Center in Mandan. The snapshot, which follows the foundation’s 2011 report, “No Place for Kids: The Case for Reducing Juvenile Incarceration,” indicates most states and the District of Columbia mirrored the national decline, according to data from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. “Locking up young people has lifelong consequences, as incarcerated youth experience lower educational achievement, more unemployment, higher alcohol and substance abuse rates and greater chances of run-ins with the law as adults,” said Bart Lubow, director of the Casey Foundation’s Juvenile Justice Strategy Group. “Our decreasing reliance on incarceration presents an exceptional opportunity to respond to juvenile delinquency in a more cost-effective and humane way and to give these youth a real chance to turn themselves around.” In North Dakota, juvenile justice leaders have erected a broad continuum of services, supervision programs and dispositional options to supervise and treat youthful offenders to help them secure successful futures. On a pre-adjudication basis, North Dakota has established alternatives to secure prisonlike juvenile detention through the development of nonsecure holdover sites known as Attendant Care, a best-practice option for lowlevel offenders. For those youth in custody on a post-adjudication basis, placement decisions are made by balancing the principles of least restrictive, most appropriate placement with the need for ensuring safety. Community-based services are utilized to the extent possible to avoid out-of-home placement. The new snapshot suggests several ways for states to continue promoting less reliance on incarceration and improve the chances of success for those young people involved in the justice system. These include restricting secure confinement to youth posing a clear risk to public safety; investing in alternatives that effectively supervise, sanction and treat youth in their homes and communities; and encouraging states to develop approaches that incentivize community-based alternatives to confinement. “Reducing Youth Incarceration in the United States” features the latest data for the country, District of Columbia and states, as does the KIDS COUNT Data Center at http:// datacenter.kidscount.org/, which is home to comprehensive national, state and local statistics on child well-being. The Data Center allows users to create rankings, maps and graphs for use in publications and on websites, and to view real-time information on mobile devices.

Winner of 2012 Texas Hog Out Challenge

With nearly 2.6 million feral hogs causing an estimated $500 million in damage in rural and urban Texas each year, Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples announced Sutton County as the winner of the 2012 statewide Hog Out Challenge. The challenge, which runs each year from October to December, awards grants to Texas counties for removing the most feral hogs and recording the highest participation in feral hog abatement programs. “The feral hog population has exploded in the last 20 years,” Commissioner Staples said. “These hogs are destroying front yards, farmers’ fields, golf courses and other public and private properties all across Texas, resulting in millions of dollars in damage. This is both an urban and rural problem that directly affects our economy and the future of Texas agriculture. I thank all Hog Out Challenge participants for recognizing the need to join forces to get these hogs out of Texas.” Sutton County’s $20,000 award will help continue or support current abatement activities. Coryell County and Callahan County will be awarded $15,000 and $10,000, respectively, as second- and third-place Hog Out Challenge winners. In addition, Clay, Goliad and Caldwell counties each will receive $5,000 grants for their hog-removal efforts. Funds will be available to winning counties on April 1, 2013. Texas is home to the largest feral hog population in the United States and the numbers continue to increase due to their high reproductive potential and lack of natural predators. Feral hogs wreak havoc on property, livestock, crops and pastures across the state. In an effort to curb this destruction, Commissioner Staples began the Hog Out Challenge in 2010 as an effort to encourage locally-initiated feral hog abatement activities in communities across Texas in a coordinated and concentrated attack on feral hogs during the fall of each year. Communities compete for funding on the basis of several performance metrics, including the number of hogs removed and number of community residents participating. To date, the challenge has resulted in the removal of 27,934 feral hogs. Throughout the year, TDA works with the Wildlife Services branch of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service, which removes thousands of hogs annually through various feral hog abatement strategies. The effort results in an estimated savings of more than $4 million to Texas landowners. Landowners and counties are encouraged to call their local AgriLife Extension office for information on feral hog control measures. Texas Feral Hog Facts (source: Texas AgriLife Extension Service) • Feral hogs cause an estimated $500 million in damages annually, including $52 million in agricultural damages. • There are an estimated 2.6 million feral hogs in Texas. • Feral hogs are predators of lambs, kid goats, baby calves, newborn fawns and ground-nesting birds. They also compete for food and space with many native species of wildlife. • Feral hogs commonly destroy urban yards, parks and golf courses, as well as rangeland, pastures, crops, fencing, wildlife feeders and other property. Additionally, they contribute to E. Coli and other diseases in Texas streams, ponds and watersheds. • Vehicle collisions with feral hogs cause an estimated $1,200 in damage per collision, and endanger the lives of drivers and passengers.

2012 Montana honey production

Montana honey producers with five or more colonies during 2012 produced 7.8 million pounds of honey, down 42 percent from 2011, according to USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Montana Field Office. The estimate of honey production includes production by colonies that were in the state for part of the year. There were 149,000 colonies producing honey in 2012, compared with 145,000 colonies in 2011. The honey yield per colony was 52 pounds, down 40 pounds from a year ago. Honey stocks on December 15, 2012 were 2.5 million pounds, down from 3.2 million pounds in 2011. Montana honey prices increased $0.21 from 2011 to $1.91 per pound in 2012, setting a new record high. The 2012 value of honey production was $14.8 million dollars, down 35 percent from last year due to higher prices and production.

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BeefTalk: Survival comes before expansion in the cow business

By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service returns through six years remain in the cow What would you say if someone told you business? Speculation is just speculation. that 40 percent of the cow-calf producers The bottom line for the bottom 40 percent are struggling to justify being in the beef of this sample of producers is that the cows business? After all, the cattle business is a are not paying their way. great business and currently humming along Why expand or even stay in the cow busithrough great times. If that is true, why is the industry not ness? For the cattle operations that are in the expanding? Good question and certainly a lower 40 percent for net returns per cow, the relevant one. average gross margin from 2011 back to We can speculate on the many reasons 2006 was $500. Total direct and overhead why the catexpenses avtle numbers eraged $521 are what they for the same are. In anperiod for an ticipation of average loss this spring’s of $21 per summaries of cow. agricultural As noted enterprises earlier, times provided by are good the North in the cattle Dakota Farm business. Management However, Program some serious (NDFM) flags are wav(http://www. ing. High inndfarmmancome and low agement. expenses are com), I have good partners, been reviewbut high exing previous penses do not numbers. partner well Data also are with anything. available on Any lowering the FINBIN of revenue for website at http://www.finbin.umn.edu/ and high-cost operations will take out the option come from the Center for Farm Financial of staying in the cattle business. Management at the University of MinCattle expansion is not a given. Unfortunesota. nately, there is a very serious play for land With the increasing competition for land that can be used for more profitable agriculand competing crops, the big question is: tural enterprises. There is very little incenWhy run cattle? Returns from crop entertive for those operators who are struggling prises are good, and many will say they to stay afloat to keep the cow operation. enjoy the more structured time crop operaLet me repeat myself. In the current tions offer, especially the time off that is world, the competition from the energy- and not always available for those who engage food-producing sectors of agriculture is real. in livestock operations. This competition will drive costs up and, If one reviews net returns per cow, and given Mother Nature’s hesitation to provide without going too far back in time, cattle moisture, the competition gets tougher. Cost producers certainly have had positive net control is the driver for sustaining beef opreturns. From 2006 through 2011, cattle erations and is achieved by the continual producers who were enrolled in the NDFM evaluation of the planning process. program generally have had positive net For now, the point remains: What would returns over direct and overhead expenses. you say if someone told you 40 percent of The actual net return values were $182 in the cow-calf producers are struggling to 2011, $111 in 2010, minus $13 in 2009, $12 justify being in the beef business? The cost in 2008, $98 in 2007 and $105 in 2006. It of production is a simple fact, so plan well will be interesting to see where these numas the 2013 year engages. bers are for 2012, but one would speculate Survival comes before expansion. that the industry had positive net returns May you find all your ear tags. over direct and overhead expenses. Your comments are always welcome at Are these numbers high enough to keep http://www.BeefTalk.com. producers in business? Yes, but let’s look at For more information, contact Ringwall those producers who were at the lower end at 1041 State Ave., Dickinson, ND 58601, of net returns, which are those producers or go to http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/news/colwho were in the lower 40 percent bracket. umns/beeftalk/. This group was in the black in 2011 and 2006, but lost money in 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007. The actual net returns over direct ##### and overhead expenses were a positive $76 When Jake was two-and-a-half, he liked per cow in 2011, minus $3 in 2010, minus to remove all of his clothes, especially $120 in 2009, minus $91 in 2008, minus $6 when it was naptime. One day, Grandpa in 2007 and a positive $18 in 2006. Don put the boy down for his nap and went The long and short of it is that this group to check on him after a few minutes. Don of cattle producers has had to find some found the little rascal nude and wide awake. other enterprise to pay for an average of $21 After helping the youngster dress, Don told per year, per cow for direct and overhead him, “Jake, it’s time to settle down and go expenses because the cow could not pay to sleep, and you must keep at least your her costs. That may not seem like much, diaper on.” A half hour later, Don went up but also what was lost was the opportunity to check on the boy. Jake was sound asleep to do something that may have made more like a little cherub, but naked as a jaybird. money on the same land. He did mind his grandfather, however, by Why do producers who have negative wearing his diaper–on his head.

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Birch dieback

By Jim Stordahl, Clearwater/Polk County Extension Service, Minnesota Drought is stressful on trees, the effects to be highest on open south or west facing of which are delayed, sometimes for years. slopes. These effects can be varied and range from An early freeze in the fall may kill some stunted growth, to lost limbs; and if the tree branches of ornamental birches. This is is in a weakened condition, the result can especially serious with species or varieties be dieback. that are not native to this area. Birch dieback is a condition in which Warm days in late winter and early branches or parts of branches die. In some spring can cause excessive loss of moisture cases, one side of a tree will be dead or one from buds and branches which cannot be or more stems of a cluster of a birch will replaced because the roots are in frozen BIG SKY LADAK ALFALFA die. In individual cases, the specific causes ground. 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#21754 2009 John Deere 637 #21754 (2)..... ........................................$73,500 #10324 2010 John Deere 637 #26757 (7)..... 2007 John Deere 568 15,217 bales. #10324 (1) Now..............$15,500 ........................................$77,500 Sunflower 1544 #39554 (7).$84,000 2007 John Deere 568 14,000 bales. #10330 (1) Now..............$22,500 2001 John Deere 567 23,000 bales. SPRAYERS #10368 (1) Now..............$13,000 2011 Summers sprayer. #10089 (1).. 2003 John Deere 567 22,330 bales. ........................................$40,000 #10457 (3) Now..............$13,500 2006 Summers sprayer. #10222 (1).. 2008 John Deere 568 17,000 bales. ........................................$25,000 #38021 (7).......................$24,500 1994 Willmar 765 3636 hours. 2002 John Deere 567 8208 bales. #38184 (3).......................$12,900 #10334 (1).......................$29,900 2006 John Deere 4920 2090 hours. 1998 John Deere 566 7750 bales. #38235 (4)..........................$7500 #22222 (7).....................$143,500 2011 John Deere 4940 358 hours. 2005 New Holland BR780 13,000 bales. #39431 (1)................$9000 #39203 (3).....................$304,500 2004 New Holland BR780 #39713 2011 John Deere 4940 449 hours. (1).......................................$5900 #39204 (1).....................$304,500 2008 New Holland BR7090 6000 bales. #40022 (3).............$17,250 2007 Vermeer 605M 8100 bales. #40081 (1).......................$18,000 2008 John Deere 568 6952 bales. #40082 (1).......................$31,800 #39474 2008 John Deere 568 9000 bales. 2010 John Deere 4930 2600 hours. #40413 (1).......................$24,000 #39474 (2).....................$209,000 2006 New Holland BR780 12,000 bales #40797 (2).............$11,000

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2007 John Deere 9620 4WD, 3285 hours. #39096 (7)..........$199,000 2012 John Deere 9560R 839 hours. #39226 (2).....................$337,000 2010 John Deere 8345R 2331 hours. #39732 (7)..........$227,000 2012 John Deere 9510R 259 hours. #39799 (1).....................$302,500 2012 John Deere 9360R 631 hours. #39803 (1).....................$259,500 2006 John Deere 9420 2609 hours. #40593 (7).....................$178,000

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1.9% for 60 months or Free 12 month waiver 30% down payment needed 2010 John Deere 9770S 479 hours. #10177 (1).....................$250,000 2011 John Deere 9670S 268 hours. #13768 (1).....................$270,000 2009 John Deere 9870 1249 hours. #21887 (7).....................$183,500 2007 John Deere 9760 1634 hours. #22110 (7).....................$135,000 2008 John Deere 9670 1263 hours. #22613 (5).....................$189,500 2008 John Deere 9770 1383 hours. #22656 (5).....................$199,000 2009 John Deere 9870 1040 hours. #26750 (2).....................$220,000 2010 John Deere 9870 902 hours. #26759 (7).....................$253,000 2010 John Deere 9870 927 hours. #26760 (7).....................$253,000 #26803

2010 John Deere 9870 1293 hours. #26803 (7).....................$247,500 2004 John Deere 9760 2204 hours. #29393 (7).....................$110,000 2009 John Deere 9570 711 hours. #32507 (6).....................$190,000 2005 John Deere 9660STS 1900 hours. #38946 (2)..........$120,000 2001 John Deere 9550 2605 hours. #39274 (4).....................$127,500 2001 John Deere 9650STS 2865 hours. #39357 (1)............$95,000 2005 John Deere 9560STS 1757 hours. #39439. (1).........$127,500

HEADERS

2009 John Deere 612 corn head. #26544 (7).......................$52,500 2009 John Deere 612 corn head. #26546 (7).......................$52,500 2003 John Deere 893 corn head. #26717 (7).......................$24,500 #38196

2004 John Deere 1293 corn head. #38196 (6).......................$38,000 2011 John Deere 612C corn head. #38655 (2).......................$79,500 2009 John Deere 608C corn head. #38694 (7).......................$48,500 2002 John Deere 612C corn head. #38877 (3).......................$82,800 2003 John Deere 1293 corn head. #40073 (3).......................$41,725 2006 John Deere 630F flex head. #38145 (2).......................$26,000 2010 John Deere 635 flex platform. #22147 (7).......................$33,500 2010 John Deere 635 flex platform. #22329 (7).......................$35,900 2002 John Deere 930 flex platform. #22584 (5)..........................$6750 2005 John Deere 630F flex platform. #38728 (7).......................$24,500 2011 John Deere 635F flex platform. #39278 (5).......................$38,000 2004 John Deere 625F flex platform. #39978 (7).......................$23,000

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$85,000 Cash 2009 John Deere 4895 1127 hours. #39039 (1).......................$72,500 2006 John Deere 4895 1758 hours. #39041 (1).......................$65,000

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#40340

came off of a John Deere 7400 tractor, includes mounts and mid manifold with hoses to the rear valve, 8-ft. bucket and 4-tine grapple forks.

#10242 2004 New Holland 1475 #10242 (2). ........................................$15,000 2008 John Deere 956 #29489 (4)..... ........................................$21,900 2002 John Deere 956 #29539 (4).... ........................................$15,500 2005 John Deere 956 #38111 (1)..... ........................................$18,000 John Deere 956 #40201 (7).............. ........................................$32,000

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1995 John Deere 740 Loader

MOWER CONDITIONERS

2005 John Deere 4995 1553 hours. #10397 (1).......................$69,500 #29541

2005 Kinze 3800

6557 hours, duals at 80%, 12 speed transmission, no PTO or 3-pt., unit has a performance monitor, tractor is a good looking and running unit, been shedded.

$8300 Cash Price

As Is

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0% for 48 months, 30% down payment needed 2007 John Deere 568 10,976 bales. #7177 (1) Now................$22,500 2003 John Deere 567 16,814 bales. #9834 (1) Now................$16,000 2005 John Deere 567 9300 bales. #9956 (2) Now................$21,500 2006 John Deere 457 9411 bales. #9993 (3).........................$13,000 2006 John Deere 567 12,818 bales. #10015 (1) Now..............$16,000 1998 John Deere 566 11,500 bales. #10248 (4) Now.................$7000

2006 John Deere 1790 Planter

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2009 Demco 650 Grain Cart

scale included, scale head is 640m Avery Weigh-Tronix, 1000 PTO shaft, upper auger looks great.

16 row, 32” spacing, like new Tru-Vees, SeedStar variable drive, cast closing wheels, 1 year old 16 shark tooth screw adjust row cleaners on corn unit, 16 John Deere no-till coulters, 1 season old blades, Pro-Series vacuum units. Ready to plant, rock bottom price.

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On-The-Farm or On-The-Road

Factors affecting birth weight

By Kalyn Waters, South Dakota State University Calving difficulties account for a tremendous amount of economic loss in the beef cattle industry. The highest correlated factor contributing to calving difficulties is the size and or body weight of the calf. Of all cases of calving difficult, 60-90% of them can be attributed to the birth weight of the calf. When you While it is well understood that genetic selection for birth weight is critical for a successful calving season, there are need tires several factors, aside from genetic influence, that impact the call us! birth weight of a calf. Sex: The average birth weight of calves is 63.6 pounds, We carry a with male calves weighing about 5-8% more at birth than females, a partial effect of the testosterone that begins being HUGE produced by day 45 of gestation. inventory!!! Cow Size: Research has shown that the birth weight of the calf will be approximately 7% of the dam’s body weight. We offer a complete line of Goodyear & Firestone tires for swathers, This would calculate out to a 1200 pound cow having a 84 balers, combines, tractors, automotive, light and heavy duty trucks. pound calf where a 1000 first calf heifer would have a 70 pound calf. So to put is simply, bigger cows will have heavier birth weight calves. Horn Location: In general the right horn of the uterus Cars, Light Trucks, Heavy Duty Farm & Over-the-road Trucks in beef cows is larger, in addition a greater percentage of the ovulations, that result in pregnancy come from the right ovary. Some research suggests that calves are conceived in the right horn gestation are have great birth weights due to the larger uterine horn. Temperature: Interestingly one factor that contributes Phone 406-873-5025, Cell. 406-949-7717 — Cut Bank to the birth weight of calves is the weather. It is well established that as the environmental temperature increases, the cow will director a greater portion of her blood flow to her extremities for cooling. Therefore there is less blood flow to the core of the cow, which results in a decrease in the amount of nutrients being carried to the fetus through the maternal blood, “Find our most up-to-date prices at resulting in decreased birth www.mtrpwr.com.” weights when environmental temperatures are increased during gestation. In contrast, cold temperatures will result in increased birth weights, as blood flow is directed to the 8 t u ‘05 Peterbilt 378Bdump Cummins ISX 475 hp, Eaton 15 speed, 4.10 low Otruck, T o C 0 h 0 o ,0 ose of the body. 8 3 $ ratio, 220” wheelbase, Price 4 axles, lift axle, Crysteel 15-ft. dump box, 726,000 Fromcore ! Maternal Nutrition: Remiles, cruise, heated mirrors. Stk# G852128.................. Call For More Info stricting maternal nutrition to decrease birth weights is not a sound management practice. Extreme reductions in feed, such as feeding less than 70% of the cow’s nutrient requirements will result in decreased birth weights. However it (8) 06 Volvos VNL64T, Cummins ISX ST 450 hp, Jake, 10 spd direct, air ride, 215"WB, stand up sleeper, often times results signature in an in- I crease in calving tanks,PW, Pwr mirrors, dual air ride seats, traction control, tilt & cruise, alum wheels, 80% Brakes!! 85%difficulties tires!! Stk because the cows are weak and undernourished. Slightly restricting the nutrient requirements of the cow will result in decreases in energy reserves (body fat) of the cow before limiting the nutrient ‘04 Freightliner Coronado Detroit Series 60 475 hp, 13 speed, 70” condo ‘07 Peterbilt 378 Cummins ISX 475 hp, 15 speed, 60” Unibilt sleeper, 4.11 flow to the fetus. 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Widely varied ag agenda draws crowd to Broadus

By Corey Swenson, Rangeland Management Specialist, NRCS On the balmy afternoon of Tuesday, January 22, 2013, approximately 30 landowners and agency folks attended a workshop at the Broadus Community Center to hear 5 presenCall 406-544-8869 tations on a broad array of topics ranging from animal health Ask for David and diseases to the characteristics and benefits of healthy soil. The workshop was sponsored by the Miles City Sage Grouse Local Working Group, Powder River Conservation District, Bureau of Land Management and the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Country home The first presentation of the event was delivered by Rick Danvir, wildlife biologist and longtime employee of Deseret on 80 acres FOR SALE Land & Livestock (DLL). Rick did a fine job of showing 2 ponds, feeder canal at midsection, nuhow ranchland in NE Utah has been managed to maximize merous sound outbuildings, heated finlivestock production and improve wildlife habitat at the same ished shop/garage. Ronan, MT, west. time. In an era (1985 to present) that led to near doubling of Call Wilma at SF Properties, DLL’s cattle numbers (without adding more land), ranch man(406) 883-3346, 109 3rd Ave. E., agement re-introduced pronghorn (approx 600 now), and has Polson, Montana witnessed huge growth in other species of wildlife including moose, elk and sage grouse. DLL’s main management tool, that gave them these benefits, was grazing management that used a rest/rotation system. Melissa Foster, Montana Department of FW&P, provided spatial information about local sage grouse populations CHOTEAU, MONTANA Phone 406-466-2955 or call cell 590-5447 gleaned from radio-collared individuals in Carter County. Until conservationists and biologists learn exactly where grouse travel throughout the course of a year they cannot FOR SALE OR RENT accurately assess opportunities for habitat enhancement nor eminent threats to their survival. The Carter County project, funded largely by BLM, was conducted in 2011 and 2012 and is now complete. Ms. Foster also shared statistics gleaned from tracking sage grouse hens from breeding grounds to asses nest success and re-nesting behavior following loss of nest. Ford 5000 tractor with loader, Pete Husby, a staff biologist with the NRCS in Bozeman, good tires, good transmisshared information about NRCS’s “Sage Grouse Initiative” sion (not select-o-speed), bad engine..............$2500 (SGI) which is placing special emphasis on managing remainShop with new office and living quarters ing, suitable habitats for the benefit of both greater sage grouse and livestock. He also highlighted a process whereby threats, such as fence wires near breeding grounds, power transmission lines or stock tanks that drown grouse and other wildlife are identified and plans are developed for remediation. Also, New Besler NRCS sometimes uses conservation easements to protect Bale Beds critical native habitats that might be fragmented or otherwise In Stock diminished by development. As a bonus to some attendees, BLM and NRCS distributed 7” valves............. Make Offer with or without 10 pre-manufactured, fiberglass critter escape ramps free of EXTENDABLE charge. These devices are designed to provide egress to imARMS Have a bale bed to periled animals trapped in water tanks that are full enough to 1998 GMC 2500, 350, audrown them yet not full enough to allow escape. sell...Call us tomatic, DewEze 375 Tahnee Szymanski, a veterinarian with the Montana Debale handler, overload Looking for a bale partment of Livestock, shared her insights into managing 3 springs, good 10-ply tires, significant diseases that have become problematic in Montana. bed to buy...Call us just turned 100,000 miles. Trichomoniasis, a now-common venereal disease of cattle in Great shape Montana, can have a devastating financial effect on cow-calf enterprises. 15-20% reductions of calf crop are common when a “trich” outbreak ocHydraulic Motors GREAT FALLS curs. The key to controlling East of Fleet Wholesale this is to use virgin bulls or test TRW/Ross all experienced bulls before Tyrone Char-Lynn turn out for spring/summer breeding. 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nity of microorganisms that feed upon organic matter in a healthy soil. Healthy soils experience reduced temperature extremes, infiltrate and hold more plant-available water, suffer little or no erosion and have more plant-available nutrients than soils that are degraded. Tools to improve soil on grazing lands are primarily grazing management, but bale grazing and cover crops can also be useful, depending on the circumstances. The Powder River Conservation District’s new, Great Plains, no-till drill was brought to the workshop location for all to inspect. It is available to Powder River and surrounding area producers for rent and interested parties should contact Montana Tractor & Equipment (of Broadus) at 436-2101 to get particulars. Presenter introductions during the workshop were made by Gene Smith, PR CD chairman and Corey Swenson, Broadus NRCS Field Office. Overall, the reoccurring theme of the day seemed to be that healthy and productive environments for wildlife are healthy and productive environments for ranching. Workshop sponsors would like to thank all presenters and the folks who demonstrated their interest in conservation through their attendance. ##### fecundity (fe-KUN-di-tee) noun. A person, organization, resource, or activity that is exceptionally productive, creative, fertile or fruitful.

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1977 Schetky stiff gravel pup, 13-ft. box, 23-ft. tongue, Lo-Pro 24.5 tires, 4 steel and 4 aluminum wheels.............................................$6500

Evenings & Weekends Call Chuck @ 265-6387 or Jim @ 265-6367

New N.D. 4-H Ambassadors selected

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WANT TO BUY

By NDSU Extension Service

Old wood boat Chriscraft, Century, Garwood, etc. Call Mark 406-880-5473

County-Steele High School • Christina Krieger, Traill, MayvillePortland-Clifford-Galesburg High School The North Dakota State 4-H Ambassadors is a group of young adults from across North Dakota who are actively involved in 4-H. They coordinate many activities that involve teaching youth and adults about topics such as leadership, team work and citizenship. They specialize in planning and facilitating 4-H events, such as the annual statewide Extension Youth Conference, workshops, training sessions and regional events. They strive to create events that are fun, educational and skill-building, and promote self-improvement. They also are active volunteers for 4-H programs in every North Dakota county.

Nine youth were selected to join the North Dakota 4-H Ambassadors team. The new team members, the county where they live and the school they attend are: • Rachael Goettle, Morton, Saint Mary’s High School • Eli Lemm, Traill, Hillsboro High School • Danielle Schulte, Stark-Billings, North Dakota State University • Chauntel Bergstrom, Williams, Williston High School • Levi Elliott, Traill, Mayville-PortlandClifford-Galesburg High School • Carter Tomac, Morton, Mandan High School • Mariah Higgins, Morton, Mandan High School • Jonathan Walker, Kidder, Kidder

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Equipment Connection, LLC 196 Sunrise Creek Loop; Suite 59 on Hwy 2 West, PO Box 958 Columbia Falls, MT 59912 email: sales@equipment4u.net For all pieces, log on to our website: www.equipment4u.net

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$17,000 $4200 Bobcat skidsteer grader attachment 4-way blade, 7-ft. moldboard. Nice shape!

$1750

$22,500

Skidsteer 4-in-1 bucket 76 inch, nice shape!

Bobcat S300 skidsteer loader cab, heat, hi-flow hydraulics, 2000 hours.

$3500

Gehl telescoping forklift 6000 lb. lift, 36-ft. reach, 3.9 Cummins engine, 2 new tires, new paint, nice lift!

$4500

1986 Bayliner boat 19-ft. open bow, outboard 125 hp Force engine, nice shape.

$229,500

$36,500

$30,000

1988 Kenworth T600 water truck 400 Cummins engine, jakes, 13 speed transmission, dual stacks, 24.5 rubber on aluminum wheels, 4000 gallon water tank with new air shift PTO, hydraulic operated water pump, 4 spray heads, hose reel, hydrant fill, new white paint on truck and tank. Very nice setup.

$16,500 Traverse Lift telescoping forklift 36-ft. reach, 6000# capacity, 3.9L Cummins engine, nice shape!

$13,900

1998 John Deere 310 SE backhoe cab, heat, 4x4, extend-a-hoe, 2-stick controls

$23,500 $550

Skidsteer loader chains fits 12x16.5 tires, Trygg style, very little use.

$15,500

Scat Trak 1750D skidsteer loader OROPS, auxillary hydraulics, good rubber, 1750 hours, nice machine!

1984 Chevrolet 3/4-ton pickup 6.2 L diesel engine, automatic transmission, 4x4, grill guard, 69K miles, 16” rubber at 90%.

Caterpillar 328 D LCR excavator cab, heat, air, hydraulic thumb, quick-attach, 4400 hours.

$795

Caterpillar 426 B backhoe cab, heat, 4x4, extend-a-hoe, 2-stick controls, 5800 hours.

Caterpillar 955K track loader OROPS canopy with sweeps, 2.5 yard bucket with teeth, rear weights, less than 300 hours on new undercarriage, local owner since 1976, includes all manuals and history

$25,900

$37,000 Non-steerable tag axle 20,000#, air down/spring up, includes 22.5 wheels and tires.

$32,500

Bobcat S300 skidsteer loader cab, heat, hi-flow, low-pro bucket, new rubber.

$6500

$32,500

2001 Cat 420D backhoe/loader cab, heat, A/C, 4x4, extend-a-hoe, pilot controls, 4300 hours.

$4995

$16,500

Snow Dogg EX75 snow plow fold out wings, stainless steel, 15 hours of use.

$23,900

$96,500

Caterpillar 314 LCR excavator cab, heat, air, dozer blade, hydraulic thumb, quickattach, 4200 hours, excellent shape

$13,900

Caterpillar 303.5 mini excavator cab, heat, air, blade, hydraulic thumb, 2 buckets.

John Deere 670-A road grader cab, heat, 14-ft. moldboard, front scarifier, 4 tire chains.

Champ forklift 6000 lbs., 30-ft. lift, 24” front tires, Perkins diesel engine.

John Deere 750 C dozer 6 way dozer, winch, OROPS.

John Deere 450 B dozer angle blade, winch, OROPS with sweeps, nice little dozer.

$4000

Blizzard Snow Plow power wings, power hitch, fits on Chevrolet pickups, 10-ft. wide with extensions out.

Bobcat 325 mini excavator OROPS canopy, blade, quick attach, pattern changer, 2500 hours.

$2500 $3500 $4000 & $4500 Meyer 3-yard sander Honda engine, good shape.

$9250

2006 Ford E450 passenger bus 21 passenger, 6.8L engine, automatic, nice shape.

Pro Tech Sno Pushers 8-ft. skidsteer mount, 10-ft. and 16-ft. bucket mounts.

$11,500 $850 Berkley PTO water pump 3” inlet, primer, 540 PTO.

Kolman 3x7 3-deck screen plant plate feeder, 4 cylinder Continental gas engine.

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$11,900 $44,500

2009 Sidump’r SDR 325 trailer 3-axle, air ride, 24.5 rubber on steel wheels, nice trailer.

$5500

Speedshore trench box 4-ft.x20-ft.x6-ft., excellent shape!

$12,900

$5150

Vermeer 450 trencher front backhoe, rear trencher, rear vibratory plow, hydro, 4-wheel steer.

$395

Valakaz 4000CX diesel generator 4000 watt, pull start.

Vermeer V430 trencher front blade, 4-ft. trencher, 820 hours, gas engine.

$21,000

1995 Wabash job van trailer 45-ft., front office, insulated, side door, shelving in rear, gas-powered generator, wiring, benches, 22.5 rubber.

1998 Peterbilt 379 truck Series 60 Detroit engine, 10 speed transmission, jakes, 63” Unibilt sleeper, 22.5 rubber on aluminun wheels, American Class interior.

$4995

$119,500

2005 John Deere 644J wheel loader cab, heat, air, 41/2 yard bucket with new bolt-on cutting edge, 90% rubber, 4000 hours, 2 chains, excellent shape

$7250

SOLD

2013 Haulmark 22-ft. enclosed trailer 20-ft. with 2-ft. V-nose, 5200 lb. axles, radial rubber, chrome wheels, rear ramp door, side door, only pulled 200 miles!

2004 Towmaster T40 equipment trailer pintle hitch, 20 ton capacity, 17.5 rubber, clean trailer.

$3995

1990 NorPro 30 KW self-contained GenSet 3.9L Cummins engine, single or 3-phase, 120/240 volt

$12,500

$5995

2009 Kenworth T370 dump truck Paccr 330 hp engine, exhaust brake, 10 speed trans., new 12-ft. gravel box with AR 400 floor, high-lift tailgate, sideboads, rounded corners, air tailgate, air pintle hitch, new 22.5 rubber, immaculate condition.

1996 Kenworth T800 truck N14 Cummins, 525 hp, jakes, pusher axle, 46,000# rears with 4-way lockers, 24.5 rubber on aluminum wheels, dual stacks, headache rack, 2-line wet kit, pintle hitch, 600,000 miles, nice heavy spec truck.

John Deere 420 garden tractor 42” mower deck, 3-point PTO, front hydraulics.

$7000

$62,500

1984 Freightliner cabover truck 3406B Cat engine, retarder, 13 speed, 24.5 rubber, headache rack, good old truck!

$37,500

$11,500

$3750

$21,900

1994 GMC flatbed truck 3116 Cat engine, 6 speed, 24.5-ft. flatbed, 22.5 rubber.

Caterpillar CP323 padfoot roller JD diesel engine, hydro transmission, low-hour roller, new paint, nice shape!

SOLD $7995 1993 GMC Kodiak truck 366 gas engine, 5 speed/2 speed rear, 18-ft. flatbed with hoist, sideboards, 20” rubber, only 94,000 miles. Excellent shape!

$24,500 1996 Peterbilt 378 dump truck N14 Cummins engine, 13 speed transmission, 16.5-ft. Ox dump body, 24.5 rubber.

2012 SP Construction flatbed trailer 18-ft. deck, beaverttail, ramps, 12,000# GVW

$29,500

1998 Peterbilt 379 short hood truck 475 hp Cat engine, 10 speed transmission, 63” Unibilt sleeper, dual stacks, 24.5 rubber.

$14,500

1977 Dodge 800 dump truck gas engine, 4 speed, 2 speed rear, 5 yard box, snowplow mount and plow included.

2005 Towmaster T-40 GT tilt-bed lowboy trailer 17.5 rubber, 48,000# GVW, 10-ft. upper deck, 3-ft. stationary, 25-ft. tilt deck, nice one owner trailer!

$8950

$5995

2001 JLG 3369 scissor lift electric power, 17.5 hard rubber tires.

$4200

$13,000

$1150

1996 Kenworth T800 truck M11 Cummins engine, engine brake, 10C transmission, Aerocab sleeper, 8 bag suspension, pintle hitch, aluminum wheels.

2000 Triton snowmobile trailer tilt deck, front ramps, 10-ft. long, 8” rubber, LED lights, all aluminum

$6995

1994 Fontaine lowboy trailer mechanical detach, 30-ft. well, 2 axle with 3rd axle flip, air-ride, good deck, 22.5 rubber, aluminum wheels.

1993 Freightliner FLD 112 truck 3176 Cat engine, jakes, 10 speed transmission, 22.5 rubber on aluminum wheels, sleeper.

$2500

2005 Carry On stock trailer tandem axle, 16-ft., center gate, clean trailer!

1987 Ford F700 dump truck 370 gas engine, 5 speed/2 speed transmission, 16ft. landscape body with fold-down sides, 22.5 rubber, pintle receiver hitches.

$6500

$33,500

1999 GMC 7500 lube truck 3126 Caterpillar engine, Allison 5 speed automatic transmission, 22.5 rubber, all aluminum lube body with top roll cover, 250 gallon waste oil tank, evac. system, hydraulic filter crusher, 3 oil product tanks, hydraulic air compressor, very clean truck.

$10,500

$7250

$20,000

JLG 1532 E 3 scissor lift electric power, hard rubber tires.

1982 International single axle dump truck 466 International engine, 10 speed transmission, 10ft. gravel box, air tailgate, pintle hitch.

$5995

1985 Ford L8000 service truck V-8 gas engine, 5 speed transmission, 6 wheel drive, Miller Big 40 welder, 8000 lb. auto crane, under-hood air compressor and gas air compressor, air greaser, low miles.

$18,900

Miller DT640 tilt-bed equipment trailer 2 axle, 20-ton capacity, radial rubber, good shape!

$3995 Warner & Swasey 35 KVA genset continental engine, propane-powered, 120-208 volt, 3-phase, 104 amp.

Galion gravel box 15-ft., includes hoist.

$4995

1994 Chevrolet 1-ton plow truck 350 gas engine, 5 speed transmission, 4x4, new 16” tires, aluminum wheels, running boards, new paint, new 9-ft. flatbed with hoist, receiver hitch and gooseneck ball, 1-year old Blizzard snow plow with hydraulic wing extensions.

$4450

$4000

Snorkel SLH3284 scissor lift Kubota gas engine, 3000 watt generator, 4x4, good rubber.

$1000

18-ft. flatbed trailer bumper pull, tandem axle, 14.5 rubber, ramps.

$4000

1988 Towmaster tag trailer pintle hitch, 10-ton capacity, tandem axle, electric brakes, 16.5 rubber, slider tongue to extend 16-ft., beavertail with ramps.

$1750 NEW Telehandler bucket fits on forks on any telehandler.

$11,000 Sandbagger M2 sand bag machine Kohler 7 hp gas engine, new engine and hydraulic pump.

JLG 2646 scissor lift extendable deck, hard tires, electric powered.

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1969 Ford service truck V8 gas engine, 5 speed transmission, 10-ft. service body, drom plate for welder.

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1985 Peterbilt dump truck, Cummins BC3400, 13 speed, power steering, Western 16-ft. rock box, high lift gate, steerable lift axle, plumbed for pup..........$16,000 1986 International dump truck, Cummins L10, 8LL transmission, power steering, 16-ft. demolition box, 20,000 lb front, 46,000 lb rears, 95% tires, double frame, one owner, 243,000 miles..............$21,000 1987 Chevrolet 1 ton 4x4, 350 V8, 4 speed, 9-ft. dump bed with 36” sides, 65% tires, power steering, power brakes, good solid truck.$5000 1989 Hyster 21 ton tiltbed 8-ft. x 25-ft. deck, 90% tires and brakes, pulls nice, ready to work................................$7500 1973 Lull 4x4 Forklift 4 wheel steer, 34-ft lift height, 5-ft. forward reach, 70% tires, 4 speed with shuttle, runs and works great.....................$7500

2005 Ingersoll-Rand SD45 vibratory roller, 54” smooth drum, 3.3 Cummins, 236 hours, 10,500 lb class, like new......... ................................... $29,500

Case 580D backhoe attachment with mount, 24” bucket, no welds. Like new....................................................................................$2000 Schmidt 10-ft. snowplow, hydraulic angle with mount..............$1500

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Vaccinations for the cow-calf operation

By Dr. Michelle Arnold, Large Ruminant Extension Veterinarian, University of Kentucky d. Deworm-Begin deworming calves at One of the most common questions in 4-8 weeks old depending on time of year cow/calf production is what vaccines are and expected level of pasture contamination necessary on an annual basis in Kentucky with parasite larvae. to keep the herd healthy. The guidelines e. Test for BVD-PI (ear notch)-Consult set forth in this article are designed to help your veterinarian if this is something to answer that question but the details of what consider. If BVD has been diagnosed in an products to use and when to administer them animal from your farm or there is a history are best decided by the producer and his or of unexplained abortions in the herd, testher veterinarian. Technology is constantly ing all calves is the proven first step to find changing and updating science to make persistently infected (PI) animals. today’s vaccines safer and more effective Calves 2-3 weeks pre-weaning: than any time in the history of cattle produc1. Viral respiratory vaccine (IBR, BVD, tion. However, the sheer number and types PI3, BRSV)-Killed or MLV * but follow of vaccines and dewormers available today label directions regarding MLV usage in can make the correct selection of products nursing calves. challenging at the very least. Every farm is 2. Deworm with an endectocide (examdifferent with regards to the disease risk the cattle face and the challenges of labor and ples: Ivomec, Dectomax, Eprinex, Cydectin, facilities needed to work the cattle. Your LongRange) for internal and external paraveterinarian is equipped with the knowledge sites. Use a branded product-not a generic. and skills to determine what will work best A drench anthelmintic such as Safeguard, for your unique situation. Synanthic, or Valbazen may be used but a Consult your veterinarian before instisecond product will be required for external tuting any health protocol. parasite control. Cows and Bulls 4-6 weeks Prior to 3. 7 way Clostridial vaccine (Blackleg). Breeding Follow label directions regarding the need 1. Viral respiratory vaccine (IBR, BVD, for a booster. PI3, BRSV) with Campylobacter fetus 4. Optional: (Vibriosis) and 5-way Leptospirosis- Fetal a. Vaccinate with Mannheimia haemolytProtection (FP) product preferred. If the ica toxoid-This vaccine, commonly known cow is pregnant at the time of vaccination, as a “Pasteurella shot” or “Pneumonia shot” use a killed vaccine product to reduce the is given pre-weaning in anticipation of the risk of accidental abortion. Certain modistress associated with weaning. In a low risk fied live vaccines can be used in pregnant situation in which the calves are weaned on animals but only if used strictly according the farm and no new additions are added to to label directions. the group, this vaccine may be delayed until 2. 7 way Clostridial (Blackleg)-necessary after weaning. Consult your veterinarian if under 2 years of age. Optional after that and check your marketing plan since many depending on the exposure risk of the herd. programs specify what vaccines must be ad3. Deworm-perform at least twice per ministered and when in order to participate. year (spring and summer). If only once Calves at Weaning: is possible, deworm in late June or July. Delay working calves until the stress of Deworming in the fall is a good practice to weaning is over. It is best to wait until the reduce the number of worms that overwincalves are eating, drinking, and most (if not ter in the cow but is not as important as the all) have stopped walking and bawling. spring and summer when larvae are active 1. Booster viral respiratory vaccine-MLV in the pasture. strongly recommended /often required by 4. Tag cattle for identification and/or respecial sales. tag those that have lost tags. a. For Replacement Heifers: Viral respi5. Breeding Soundness Exams are highly ratory with Campylobacter fetus (Vibriosis) recommended for herd bulls. and 5-way Leptospirosis vaccine included. Heifers 6 weeks Prior to Breeding Booster according to label directions-MLV 1. Viral respiratory vaccine (IBR, BVD, is strongly recommended for recently PI3, BRSV) with Campylobacter fetus (Vibweaned females to be kept in the herd. riosis) and 5-way Leptospirosis-Modified 2. Booster 7 way Clostridial if required live or killed product. Fetal Protection (FP) by label direction product is preferred. Follow label direc3. Optional Practices: tions; some vaccines require a booster and a. Implant-Follow label directions if resome do not. implanting. Do not implant females to be 2. 7 way Clostridial (Blackleg) used for breeding purposes. Do not implant 3. Deworm with a branded (not generic) if planning to sell on the natural or organic product. A heifer is under increased nutrimarkets. tional demand because she is still growing b. Pasteurella multocida and/or Histophiherself and trying to reproduce. Young lus somni (formerly known as Hemophilus animals do not have the immunity to parasomnus) vaccines-consult your veterinarian. sites that adult cattle possess; therefore it is Cows after calves are weaned: important to use effective dewormers. 1. Check cows for pregnancy by palpaCalves 1-3 months of age: tion, ultrasound, or blood test. If open, 1. Identify with tag strongly consider culling her. 2. Vaccinate with 7 way Clostridial 2. Check for other problems: Eyes, (Blackleg) vaccine-Although the calves mouth, udder, feet and legs, body condition, are too young to mount a good immune disposition. response, this dose of vaccine will initiate 3. Scours Vaccine-Administer prior to the immune process. calving. Products vary on when to adminis3. Dehorn, Castrate-the earlier these ter them so follow label directions carefully. practices are completed, the better. Additional Considerations: 4. Optional Practices: 1. If calves cannot be processed prea. Implant steers at the time of castration weaning, then do the steps for “Calves at (unless you plan to sell calves in an organic Weaning” then, in 2-3 weeks, booster the or natural market) viral respiratory vaccine (and the 7 way b. Viral Respiratory Vaccine-Killed, Clostridial if required on label). If castraMLV *, or intranasal (preferred for young tions and dehorning were not done earlier, animals) these practices need to be completed as soon c. Pinkeye vaccine (administer in late as possible. Tetanus vaccination is strongly spring/summer just before fly season) recommended when performing late castracontinued on page c55

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Vaccinations for the cow-calf operation continued from page c54

tion; especially if banding. Consult your veterinarian regarding whether to use a tetanus toxoid or antitoxin. 2. *Modified Live Vaccines (MLV) provide fast, broad immunity and are excellent stimulators of cell-mediated immunity. They are generally preferred in recently weaned calves and usually required by most preconditioned sales. However, only use modified live vaccines in pregnant cows and in nursing calves if the cows were vaccinated with MLV in the last 12 months (check label for specific requirements). If this requirement is not met, a killed vaccine must be used until the cow is open and the calf is weaned. 3. Killed vaccines provide safe, protective immunity but must be given twice (usually 2-3 weeks apart) if it is the first time viral respiratory vaccine is administered. Annual boosters are required after the initial two-shot sequence. 4. If heifers have been allowed to stay with the herd bull until weaning, most likely some are pregnant. A prostaglandin injection (Lutalyse®) can be given to the heifers once they have been away from the bull a minimum of 10 days. These injections work best in early pregnancy so do not delay administration if needed. 5. Try to minimize the number of vaccines given at one time as much as possible. Multiple vaccinations cause neck soreness. Multiple Gram negative vaccines may cause cattle to spike a fever and go off feed for a short period of time. 6. Keep good vaccination records. Record date, vaccine name, serial numbers and expiration dates at a minimum. 7. Utilize fly control and pinkeye vaccine beginning in late spring. 8. Letters in a vaccine name mean: a. IBR, BVD, BRSV and PI3: Diseases included in a viral respiratory vaccine. b. An “FP” in the vaccine name stands for “fetal protection” and means protection against fetal infection and abortion due to the BVD virus. c. An “HB” in the vaccine name stands for the strain of Leptospira known as “Hardjo bovis” that is a common cause of abortion in cattle. d. “HS” stands for “Histophilus somni” (formerly known as Hemophilus somnus) e. “L5” stands for the 5 strains of Leptospirosis. f. “V” stands for “Vibriosis” In summary, vaccination programs must be designed around the specific needs of your cattle. There are numerous vaccines available on the market for other diseases (for example: Brucellosis, Anaplasmosis, Trichomoniasis, Clostridium perfringens Type A, Foot Rot, Papilloma or Wart Virus) but they may or may not be useful in your situation. Always discuss your concerns with your veterinarian to develop the plan that will work the best for you.

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4-H youth see citizenship in action

By NDSU Extension Service North Dakota 4-H’ers recently visited Bismarck for a lesson in citizenship. They gathered in Bismarck on February 17 and 18 to practice the legislative process, interact with legislators and learn how to become a change agent for the future. Activities on Sunday, February 17, included workshops on political party platforms, etiquette and protocol when addressing legislators, and a mock 2013 Citizenship in Action general election. Youth learned about the role political parties have in shaping our government and then put their knowledge to work by creating their own party platforms and nominating candidates to run on a mock general election ballot. Youth campaigned for office and ran the polls for the mock election. The youth spent Monday, February 18, at the North Dakota Capitol. Youth learned how bills are made, observed committee meetings, toured the Capitol, met with their local representatives and senators, and viewed the Senate or House in session. The youth also hosted a 4-H Showcase at which legislators and guests viewed displays that highlighted 4-H programming in each youth’s county. The North Dakota State University Extension Service’s Center for 4-H Youth Development and the North Dakota 4-H Foundation sponsored the event.

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Growing importance of food hubs in rural America

By U.S. Department of Agriculture Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced the release of a report which provides a comprehensive look at the economic role, challenges and opportunities for food hubs in the nation’s growing local food movement. The announcement was made during a visit to Hollygrove Market and Farm, a produce market, local distributor and farm in downtown New Orleans. In operation since 2009, Hollygrove Farm and Market sources from twenty local growers across southern Louisiana and Mississippi. Hollygrove’s mission includes increasing access to fresh produce for underserved New Orleans neighborhoods. The organization first began operations as part of the city’s post-Hurricane Katrina rebuilding efforts. “At USDA we are committed to food hubs because we believe that they offer strong and sound infrastructure support to producers across the country which will also help build stronger regional food systems,” said Merrigan. “This report is an important addition to the ongoing research in this field and Hollygrove is an example of how it is done.” The new report is titled The Role of Food Hubs in Local Food Marketing. With an increasing demand for fresh, local, foods, the report finds that the success of food hubs is rapidly expanding, with well over 200 food hubs now operating in the United States. They are a part of a distribution system designed to move locally produced food into mainstream markets by supplying chains for goods to go from farms to the table efficiently. To view the full report, see http:// www.rurdev.usda.gov/SupportDocuments/USDAReportFoodhub2013.pdf. USDA’s working definition of a regional food hub is “a business or organization that actively manages the aggregation, distribution, and marketing of source-identified food products primarily from local and regional producers to strengthen their ability to satisfy wholesale, retail, and institutional demand”. More information about USDA’s work on food hubs is available at www.ams.usda.gov/foodhubs. The dramatic increase in the number of food hubs since President Obama took office has been supported by state and federal efforts including USDA programs like Rural Business Enterprise Grant, Rural Business Opportunity Grant, Value-Added Producer Grant, and the Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program. For example, as noted in the report, USDA Rural Development’s Cooperative grants can be used to support building local food systems infrastructure. The Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund in Alabama received a grant to establish a vegetable processing and marketing cooperative and a regional goat processing and marketing cooperative. The Federation also trains and supports members involved in direct marketing activities, such as selling at urban farmers markets, redeeming nutrition assistance coupons and selling directly to schools. Part of the grant focused on business planning and training for community development credit unions. Many such USDA supported projects, as well as others which support local and regional food systems, are part of the Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Initiative (http:// www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentidonly =true&contentid=KYF_Compass_What_is_Know_Your_ Farmer.html) (KYF). This Initiative coordinates Department wide efforts and work on local and regional food systems. Many food hubs, and similar projects are described in the Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Compass (http:// www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/knowyourfarmer?navid=K NOWYOURFARMER), a narrative about USDA’s work in local and regional food systems and are on the Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Compass Map (http://www.usda. gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=KYF_COMPASS which maps investments in local and regional food. President Obama’s plan for rural America has brought about historic investment and resulted in stronger rural communities. Under the President’s leadership, these investments in housing, community facilities, businesses and infrastructure have empowered rural America to continue leading the way – strengthening America’s economy, small towns and rural communities. USDA’s investments in rural communities support the rural way of life that stands as the backbone of our American values. President Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack are committed to a smarter use of Federal resources to foster sustainable economic prosperity and ensure the government is a strong partner for businesses, entrepreneurs and working families in rural communities.

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2007 Freightliner, Auto Shifter, 16-ton Wilmar tender with tip tops....................... $66,000

1983 Freightliner with Tyler 16 ton tender............. $19,500

1995 International with 16ton Wilmar side shooter.......... .................................. $35,500

2001 Case 3300 3-wheel, Cummins auto, flex-air system............................ $63,000

2005 Rogator 1064 fertilizer sprayer, Cat engine, 1100 gallon stainless steel tank, 90-ft. booms, 2403 hours..........................$111,000

2008 Case Big HP 3520 3 bin with Raven/Viper controller, 1900 hours.............. ................................................. $168,000

2003 Sterling AgForce 3024, Cat, automatic, midtech swath, Raven controller, 4987 hours......................... $83,000

1999 International DT 530, snow plow and sanding bed... .................................. $34,500

1986 Kenworth Cummins 7 speed, Tyler 16-ton sideshooter............................... $29,500

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UW Ranch Horse Team members lasso awards

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By University of Wyoming teary-eyed, but my horse performed flawUniversity of Wyoming (UW) Ranch lessly, and I just knew that I’d done pretty Horse Team member Lacey Teigen received well.” multiple honors at the Colorado-WyomingNebraska Stock Horse Association’s The Region 5 win qualified Teigen for the (CoWN-SH) 2012 Year End Annual Awards American Stock Horse Association (ASHA) Banquet Saturday, February 9, at the Eaton National Collegiate Championship April 19 Country Club in Eaton, Colorado. in Amarillo, Texas; CoWN-SH is an affiliate Teigen, a student in the Department of of ASHA. Animal Science in the College of AgriculTeam member Brian Moore, a native of ture and Natural Resources, was honored as Littleton, Colorado, and in the Department the 2012 collegiate limited non-pro chamof Computer Science, won the overall pion, reserve champion in trial and reining, non-pro division at the Region 5 contest in champion in ranch pleasure, and she placed Denver and is also eligible for the ASHA in the top five for cow-working. National Collegiate Championship. “It was so nice to be recognized,” said “Since the UW ranch horse team is fairly Teigen, a Laramie native. “I had worked new, to have one of its members to do so so hard and finally achieved a huge goal in well in 2012 is huge,” said Doug Zalesky, my life.” team mentor and director of the Laramie Teigen also won reserve limited non-pro Research and Extension Center. “It certainly overall at the Region 5 Championship in is indicative of the quality of students who Denver last November. are members of the team. Lacey’s success “I was on cloud nine,” said Teigen. “My last year is a testament to her dedication and last class of the day was ranch trail, and hard work. It also is indicative of the comI knew I was near the top. I started to get petitiveness of the team as a whole and lets other schools and students from other schools know that we do have a competitive team at UW.” The UW horse ranch team was formed in November 2011. Assistant professor Amy McLean was the original coach and adviser before New technology has brought more advances in differential correction then precision ag she left to take an equine has seen in years. That’s great for Montana, because it makes accuracy more affordable specialist position at North and easier to receive. Growers are no longer tied to a base station or cell phone tower to Carolina State University. get accuracy. 1.5” accuracy, repeatability and more satellites are available for far less The team is looking for a new coach. money than we ever thought possible. So take a look, it may surprise you. CoWN-SH sanctions contests in Colorado, NeComparison Chart braska and Wyoming, and RangePoint CenterPoint the UW Ranch Horse Team Options WAAS RTX RTX participates in those contests throughout the year. < 6” Pass-toPass Accuracy 6 - 8” < 1.5” Students compete in areas that mimic work done with a horse on a working < 20” < 1.5” Repeatable No ranch: ranch pleasure, ranch trail, reining and cow work. Yes Yes GPS (US Satellites) Yes There are three divisions at the show based upon the GLONASS student’s level of experience No Yes Yes (Russian Satellites) showing: non-pro, limited non-pro and novice. Satellite Satellite Delivery Method Satellite “I’ve been showing for a very long time, but I still get Initial Cost / Receiver Included Included $2000 so nervous and worked up,” (Unlock) said Teigen. “I just take a lot of deep breaths – it’s an None None Initial Cost/Base None adrenaline rush.” Zalesky said he’s unsure Free in 2013 whether or not Teigen or $1650 Annual Cost None After 2013 $250 Moore can attend the national championships in Amarillo. “One of the things the Consider improved accuracy to: team struggles with currently is funding to go on those Reduce overlaps and save money on expensive inputs types of trips,” said Zalesky. Eliminate Nudging Lacey said she and Moore Decrease down time caused by few satellites, use US and Russian systems hope to compete. Run multiple combines in the same field more efficiently “Hopefully, Brian and I Reduce crop damage by driving on the same lines, such as tram lines can go down to the nationals so we can make a stand in Texas,” she said.

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The right way to roll rye

By Dennis O’Brien, Agricultural Research Service U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are giving guidance to farmers on using a tool designed to maximize the advantages of planting cover crops. The technology, known as a “roller/crimper,” can reduce and sometimes eliminate the need for herbicides. Cover crops can improve soil quality, and in organic operations, they play a major role in keeping weeds in check. Crimpers have been used for years in South America and are catching on in the United States, according to Ted Kornecki, an agricultural engineer with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) National Soil Dynamics Laboratory in Auburn, Alabama. ARS is the USDA’s principal intramural scientific research agency, and this research supports the USDA priority of promoting international food security. Kornecki and his colleagues assessed the effects of three experimental rolling and crimping systems—including two they designed—on soil moisture, yield, and other factors in a northern Alabama sweet corn field. They planted cereal rye as a cover crop for three successive Octobers, crimped it each year during the following April with three different roller/crimpers, and planted sweet corn three weeks after that. They passed the crimpers over the rye at two different speeds to assess the effects of different speeds. Using cereal rye as a cover crop helps the soil retain moisture, reduces erosion, promotes the formation of soil organic matter and provides a physical barrier to control weeds. The effectiveness of using rye with a crimper largely depends on the rye’s “termination rate,” or the percentage of it that dies off when it is crimped. Studies show termination rates of about 90 percent are optimal to ensure sufficient stalks and plant material remain on the soil to form a dry mat that can be penetrated with seeding equipment. The results, published in 2012 in HortScience, showed that the roller types and operating speeds did not affect soil moisture, and that the rollers produced higher yields than the control treatment at both speeds. The rollers were not as effective at killing the rye as the chemical glyphosate applied as a control, but that was because the researchers planted the corn on the recommended dates, and that meant having to roll the rye earlier than when termination rates would have been optimal. Based on their findings, the researchers recommend that growers in Alabama plant the rye by late September, instead of mid-October, so that it can be rolled two weeks earlier in the spring. They also recommend making multiple passes with the roller to increase termination rates.

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Forage more valuable today

By NDSU Extension Service Winter-feeding and care always have been a critical aspect of cattle production in the northern Plains. Meeting the most basic needs of the stock - adequate feed for efficient production and well-being - represents the major cost to and activity of producers. “That makes hay and forage, the basic feed for cattle, more valuable today, whether it is standing in the pasture, rolled into a bale or packed into a bunker,” says John Dhuyvetter, area Extension livestock specialist at North Dakota State University’s (NDSU) North Central Research Extension Center near Minot. “As such, it may deserve greater attention in valuing its costs, and maximizing its use and value.” Historically, hay and forage have been abundant and inexpensive, but that’s not the case now. The opportunity to harvest low-quality, low-cost hay on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land is disappearing fast, and producers do not want to raise a forage crop on high-rent land capable of producing a high-profit grain crop. “This scenario is creating some new forage realities,” Dhuyvetter says. “Differing situations are bringing forth unique challenges that are being addressed in a variety of ways, often with some trade-offs.” With hay at $100 per ton, producers need to enhance yields through management, reduce loses and minimize needs, he adds. Here are ways he suggests producers could accomplish that: • Renovate old hay stands that no longer are productive. Including a legume such as alfalfa in grass-dominated fields can boost nitrogen levels without the cost of applying a commercial fertilizer. • Plant newer forage species and varieties because they likely are more productive. • Plan for more timely cuttings to maximize feed nutrients. • Keep harvesting equipment well-maintained to minimize losses. • Ensile forage where available acreage is limited and you need a high quantity of feed or high-quality forage is beneficial. The cost per nutrient can be favorable in spite of silage production costs when yield is high. • Select hybrids that do well in your area, plant early, and provide good weed control and fertility to increase yield potential. • Harvest at the optimum moisture, pack the forage correctly and cover it to help reduce potentially high storage losses. • Maximize the use of low-cost roughage by providing supplementation, particularly in corn-growing regions. • Graze stover left behind when corn is harvested to reduce the need for hay and to extend grazing, further reducing feeding costs. New procedures are being developed to harvest, grind and treat residues to enhance their digestibility as a feed. • Grow a second crop (for example, a mixture of oats, radishes and turnips) after the early harvest of peas or barley in areas where fall moisture can be anticipated to germinate a second crop to provide additional fall grazing. • Consider planting a high-yielding annual forage such as oats, millet or hybrid sorghum-sudan when cash crops fail (hail, disease, poor emergence, etc.). With attention to fertility and weed control, these forage crops have the potential to yield more than 2 tons per acre of a high quality forage. If fencing and water are available, these crops can be grazed or windrowed and left for late grazing rather than cut, cured and baled. • Use bale feeders to reduce hay waste when feeding more than a day’s feed to smaller groups of cattle. The design, durability and price affect the effectiveness and cost of using bale feeders. Consider hay-saving designs that allow for more room per bale, and have slanted bars, greater height and a means of suspending the bale off the ground. • Bale graze larger groups with a multiple-day supply of bales in the field to reduce feeding commitments and leave the manure dispersed in the fields. However, this option must be managed carefully to minimize waste and maintain cow condition. Include some low-quality forage as cereal straw in combination with some moderate- and higher-quality bales for no more than three to five days. A good estimation of cow weight and bale weights is helpful when bale grazing. Dhuyvetter also recommends providing adequate protein in the ration to supply microorganisms with nitrogen, which is critical to the efficient breakdown of fiber and forage utilization. Forage analyses can help determine if and what may be needed, and how best to deliver it.

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Promoting poultry health through diet

By University of Illinois Developing strategies to increase the amount of saleable product while reducing dietary inputs is a priority for animal scientists. University of Illinois researchers have been looking at how dietary components affect gut health and disease resistance in chickens. “An important nutritional outcome is how well an animal is able to digest and metabolize its diet,” said Ryan Dilger. Poultry and swine nutritionists are concerned about dietary fiber in alternative dietary ingredients, particularly the by-products of biofuel production. Fiber concentrations are very high in these ingredients because the starch content is removed during processing. Purified fiber Dilger and his master’s student Emma Wils-Plotz looked at how purified fiber fed to young chicks affects their dietary threonine (Thr) requirements, intestinal morphology, and ability to resist a disease challenge. Threonine is an essential amino acid accounting for as much as 11 percent of mucin, an important component of the mucus layer covering the intestine’s absorptive surface, which promotes gut health by protecting the body against bacteria and digestive enzymes. Previous research has suggested that mucin dynamics may be sensitive to Thr availability. Dilger and Wils-Plotz hypothesized that dietary Thr requirements would increase in the presence of two purified fiber sources, cellulose and pectin, which are natural components of many feed ingredients. They fed diets containing purified cellulose, pectin, or silica sand (control) to chicks and found that body weight gain and feed efficiency (the conversion of feed into bodyweight gain) were reduced when 7 percent supplemental pectin was added to the diet. Pectin creates a viscous environment in the gut that interfered with the birds’ ability to access dietary nutrients, thus reducing growth performance. Feeding 7 percent purified cellulose did not provide any nutritional benefit. In a second experiment, Wils-Plotz and Dilger quantified the dietary threonine requirement in the presence and absence of purified fiber sources. Chicks were fed one of the three fiber-containing diets. Within each diet, they were subdivided into seven groups, each fed a different level of Thr supplementation ranging from 0 to 9.6 grams per kilogram (g/kg). Contrary to the researchers’ expectations, birds fed the diet with pectin had the lowest Thr requirements at 5.6 g/kg; birds fed the control diet had the highest, estimated to be 6.8 g/kg. Cellulose-fed birds required 5.8 g/kg. Ileal tissue, which is at the end of the small intestine, was collected from chicks and examined for physical changes in the villi (small folds in the intestine), crypts (pockets next to the villi), and goblet cells, which produce and secrete mucin. Chicks fed cellulose or pectin had deeper crypts than chicks fed the control diet; crypts were deepest for birds fed cellulose and adequate Thr levels, and their outer intestinal muscle layer (serosa) was thicker. Chicks fed diets containing fiber had higher goblet cell counts than the birds fed the control diet, with highest levels in birds fed the pectin diet with adequate or high Thr levels. The findings suggest that dietary Thr concentration and fiber source affect growth performance, intestinal morphology, and mucin secretion in young chicks. It also established optimal dietary Thr levels. Having determined these levels, the researchers wanted to see if fiber and Thr in the diet could affect how chicks responded to a coccidiosis challenge. Coccidiosis is a parasitical disease of the intestinal tract caused by protozoa of the genus Eimeria maxima, which is responsible for major economic losses in the poultry industry. “Right now, there are few advancements in coccidiosis vaccine development, so we tried to develop dietary approaches to assist the bird through a coccidiosis challenge,” Dilger said. “Our hypothesis was that by providing adequate threonine, the bird would have better immune defenses through improved gut function and immunity.” Chicks received either a diet supplemented with pectin or a Thr-deficient control diet and either 75 percent or 125 percent of the previously determined optimal Thr supplement of 6.8 g/kg. Within each dietary treatment, one group of chicks was inoculated with E. maxima; the other was not. “The goal was to determine the interaction between dietary fiber and dietary threonine, knowing that pectin was going to negatively affect digestion and threonine was going to positively affect intestinal health,” Dilger explained. Growth and feed efficiency were monitored for 16 days; CONTINUED ON PAGE C63

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then ileal tissue, mucosal scrapings, and the ceca (the part of the digestive tract used for water absorption and fermentation) were collected. Researchers looked at growth performance, morphological changes in the intestine, changes in the cecal environment, and gene expression in the ceca and mucosa. “The most important part of the story was the cytokine response to the acute coccidiosis infection,” Dilger said. Cytokines regulate how the immune system communicates with the rest of the body and adjust the immune response. Interleukin-12 (IL-12) expression in the ceca was increased in birds fed the control diet with high threonine. Interleukin-1 beta expression increased with infection but only in birds fed the low-Thr diet. Expression of interferon gamma (IFNG), a protein made and released in response to the presence of pathogens, increased in the ileal mucosa of birds fed high Thr, and was highest in the uninfected chicks. It increased with infection but only in control-fed birds. The researchers concluded that while pectin had some protective effects against coccidiosis infection, Thr supplementation had an even greater influence on the intestinal immune response and helped to maintain growth of chicks infected with coccidiosis. This study and others being conducted in Dilger’s lab highlight the potential for using nutritional strategies to manage poultry and swine diseases. The research is described in more detail in “Effect of fiber and threonine on chick growth” by E.L. Wils-Plotz and R. N. Dilger and “Modulation of the intestinal environment, innate immune response, and barrier function by dietary threonine and purified fiber during a coccidiosis challenge in broiler chicks” by E. L. Wils-Plotz, M. C. Jenkins, and R. N. Dilger, both in the March 1, 2013, issue of Poultry Science (http:// ps.fass.org/content/vol92/issue3/index.dtl?etoc).

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BeefTalk: The cow business is very positive

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During good income The actual direct costs for these producFamily Law Fax 406-271-2934 years, the tendency may creep in to not track ers - in other words those costs we tend to Criminal Law expenses. In fact, the current income check write out checks for on a routine basis - were may be large and actually overshadow the $390.65 in 2008, $397.68 in 2009, $394.34 size of numerous expense checks that had in 2010 and on the rise in 2011 at $414.65. been written or expenses allotted to the beef In terms of actual net return, figuring enterprise during the course of the producthe replacement costs, such as direct and tion year. overhead expenses, these producers netted In visiting with Jerry Tuhy, farm business $12.11 per cow in 2008, lost $12.85 per cow management instructor at the Dickinson Rein 2009 and rejoined the positive side of search Extension Center, he offered similar the equation in 2010 with a net of $113.29. thoughts as he did last spring. For North During 2011, the upside side even got more Dakota cattle, the average herd returned positive at $173.55. (over direct expenses) $257.19 in 2011, This would be the dollars that each cow which was up from $183.99 in 2010 and could contribute to labor and management up from $54.08 that was returned in 2009. of the cow- calf enterprise. The question of However, he noted the bottom 20 percent the day remains: Is this profitability sustainof the herds in 2011 still returned (over diable? Again, let’s look at the numbers but rect expenses) only $40.66, while the upper turn to gross margin. 20 percent returned (over direct expenses) I asked Tuhy to provide an explanation $421.30. This huge spread in return over of gross margin. He says gross margin direct expenses is nothing new in the beef accounts for the purchase and sale of all business. 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Washington’s 2012 weather warmer than 2011

By CAHNRS and WSU Extension Following a cold 2011 and snowy start to 2012, the climate pendulum swung toward warmth in a big way for Washington state through the rest of the year. Active and windy weather in central Washington brought the warmest November and autumn since the late 1990s, while December in Prosser was the second warmest since at least 1989. July to December featured above average temperatures east of the Cascades. In fact, December took the prize as the relative warmest month of 2012 with temperatures of 4.5 degrees above average. Overall, 2012 was the warmest year at Prosser since 2003, with temperatures of 0.7 degrees above average and 1.8 degrees above 2011 temperatures. Although other locations of central and eastern Washington were consistently 0.7 to 0.8 degrees above average, Mount Vernon’s annual average temperature was 0.2 degrees below average. June was the only month of 2012 with well below average temperatures statewide. Cool weather gives way to heat waves “Despite a plethora of unique meteorological occurrences last year, the January 18 winter storm was the most exciting weather event of 2012,” said Washington State University (WSU) AgWeatherNet meteorologist Nic Loyd. “Washington experienced everything from heavy snow and ice accumulations, to heavy rain and flooding, to bitter cold and strong winds during the week-long stretch of severe winter weather.” A Web based, publicly available system, AgWeatherNet provides access to near real-time weather data and valueadded products from WSU’s statewide weather network, along with decision aids for agricultural producers and other users. Seventeen inches of snow fell in Centralia on January 18, while much of the state also experienced heavy snowfall. Cooler weather in March gave way to heat waves during April and May, which distinguished spring 2012 from its chilly 2011 counterpart. Temperatures on April 23 were in the upper 80s in central Washington, while temperatures on May 15 were in the low 90s. Despite the unique character of 2012, one similarity with recent years is that the late spring and early summer was cool and wet, while the later portion of the growing season was hot and dry. The weather became cool and wet in June, as Prosser recorded rain on six of the first seven days of the month. Meanwhile in Pullman, the high on June 9 was only 48 degrees, and much of the state remained in the 50s early in June. However, the weather changed quickly, as a muggy heat wave on July 8 sent temperatures as high as 107 degrees. Stormy weather The second most notable weather event of the year – behind the January storm – occurred during the third week of July. An abnormally humid and stormy period began on July 14 and culminated with one of the most widespread severe weather outbreaks in recent Northwest history on July 20. Many areas received golf ball-sized hail, thunder and lightning, strong winds and heavy downpours. Sunnyside recorded three-quarters of an inch of rain in only 15 minutes, while other areas suffered significant, hail-induced crop damage. “Despite the severity of the event, the hail damage was highly variable,” said AgWeatherNet director Gerrit Hoogenboom. “While localized areas suffered severe damage, nearby locations were often entirely unaffected.” Wildfires and a rainless streak For the rest of the summer, the main story was hot and dry. August was much warmer than normal, while the streak of extremely dry weather continued in September. Large Northwest wildfires and stagnant conditions resulted in some of the highest atmospheric smoke concentrations in recent memory throughout eastern Washington. Despite cloud-free skies, Wenatchee received only 40 percent of possible sunshine during several days in late September. By early October, areas like Pullman had experienced more than 100 days without rainfall. However, another rapid transition occurred in mid-October, as active and wet weather returned for the rest of the year. Long Beach had only seven dry days after October 11. ##### The worst way to tell the difference between a grizzly and a black bear is to climb a tree and if it climbs up after you, it’s a black bear, and if it pushes the tree down, it’s a grizzly.

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Recordkeeping

By Kurt Reitsma, SDSU Extension Associate Recordkeeping is an important part of any crop production enterprise. Financial records are a must, but production records are equally valuable and can add value to land parcels. Records of soil test results, scouting, weather, fertilizer, soil amendment, and pesticide applications are important for future reference. Yield records indicate how well management techniques performed to increase profit. Bringing all of these records together in an analysis can often help to improve production and profit. Records may be electronic or handwritten, but the ability to analyze and extract meaningful results hinges on organization. Long-term records, including tiling or conservation efforts, are likely not to change from year to year. Short-term in-season records are equally important, and they are often the most useful for a meaningful analysis. Questions to answer when keeping records are: 1. How will records be kept, electronically or handwritten? 2. What records are most beneficial or required by law? 3. How will information/data be collected? 4. How can I use records to optimize profits? Electronic recordkeeping is becoming increasingly popular and offers the ability to simplify analysis of records over years compared to handwritten records. Software solutions are available that simplify record data collection and analysis. Unfamiliar software users should seek training. If considering a computerized system, cost, location, and availability of training should be discussed before purchasing. Handwritten records are not likely to be entirely eliminated. Measurements and observations recorded in the field are critical. A small notebook, organized by field, can be handy to record data for later entry into computer software. Mobile devices can aid in recordkeeping. Mobile applications (apps) often have a desktop component that synchronizes with the mobile component. This can save time in recording the same data twice. Photographs with time stamps and location can provide records of weather, pest, or other crop damage and can prove valuable when seeking insurance claims. No matter if records are kept electronically or handwritten, backups and copies are essential. Backups and copies of records should be stored in a fireproof safe to prevent loss. Determining what records are required by law to be kept helps to increase the efficiency of recordkeeping. Consider how meaningful or useable information will be. For example, stand counts take time, but they provide an indication of planting equipment performance, disease presence, winterkill, and other information that can be used to adjust management. Weather information from onsite weather stations or nearby public weather stations may help to explain yield results. Incidence of weeds, insects, or disease provides information on how management can be adjusted. Currently, federal law requires private applicators to keep records of restricted-use pesticide applications. Commercial applicators must keep records of all pesticide applications and provide a copy to the customer. More information is provided in Chapter 35: Recordkeeping of iGrow Wheat: Best Management Practices for Wheat Production (http://igrow.org/ product/igrow-wheat-best-management-practices-for-wheatproduction/). You can also check out the SD Department of Agriculture (SDDA) Pesticide Recordkeeping (http://sdda. sd.gov/farming-ranching-agribusiness/pesticide-program/ pesticide-program-pesticide-recordkeeping-requirements/) website for additional details. Analysis of data to determine if a practice was effective or profitable is the most important, but often the most-difficult task. Misinterpretation can be costly and significantly reduce profits. If in doubt, seek the advice of an expert. Proper analysis of records can reveal regions in a field that could be managed differently to increase profit. Recordkeeping is an important task and should be taken seriously. Crop production requires a significant investment; risk of loss can be reduced by taking the time in collecting, analyzing, and using records effectively. For more information, contact SDSU Extension (http://igrow.org/ about/our-experts/) or the South Dakota Department of Agriculture Office of Agronomy Services (http://sdda.sd.gov/ divisions/#agServices). ##### “I remember both of my grandmothers going out of their way to do anything and everything to make me happy,” says Debbie, a new grandmother. “Then I saw my mother do the same thing when she became a grandma, and of course, it has carried on to me. That’s just what grandmas do!” ##### Sapphires are colorless but various impurities color them not only blue but also green, yellow, pink and orange.

New EPA farm fuel-tank regulations start May 10

By University of Wyoming Extension Those who store fuel, oil, crop oil, hydraulic oil, surfactant, adjuvant and other materials on farms or ranches must comply with EPA-mandated Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) plans by May 10. The EPA’s new SPCC rule includes requirements for oil spill prevention, preparedness and response to prevent oil discharges to navigable waters and adjoining shorelines. “The SPCC regulations apply to any farm if an oil spill from your farm could reasonably be expected to reach water,” said Sandra Frost, UW Extension educator. “Many farmers and ranchers will find it simple to comply with EPA regulations while others, with larger tanks on one parcel of land, will have to hire a certified engineer and build berms or dikes.” Those who store more than 1,320 gallons in aboveground tanks (55 gallons or more each), or 42,000 gallons in buried tanks on one parcel of land, are subject to SPCC regulations. “Do not add together the storage capacity on different parcels you own or lease,” said Frost. “A farm may have a plan for each parcel where storage exceeds 1,320 gallons.” The plan includes requirements for measures such as security, employee training, overfill prevention (alarms), system inspection, emergency contacts and secondary containment (dikes, remote impoundments, or double-walled tanks) if required. “In many cases, farmers can write a simple plan by writing down what they already do and have in place,” said Frost. Tier I farms and ranches are those with 10,000 gallons or less of aboveground storage capacity and in the three years before developing and certifying a plan had no oil spills to water larger than 1,000 gallons in a single spill or 42 gallons each from two spills within any 12-month period and that have no aboveground oil storage containers with a capacity greater than 5,000 gallons. “You may use the short SPCC Plan template to create your SPCC Plan and self-certify,” said Frost. Tier II farms and ranches are defined the same except they have aboveground tanks larger than 5,000 gallons requiring certification by a professional engineer. “Create a full SPCC Plan and self-certify,” said Frost. “Tanks larger than 5,000 gallons will require emergency berms, dikes or other containment systems.” For sample forms and blank templates for Tier I and Tier II farms and ranches, go to epa.gov and type SPCC for Agriculture in the Search field. Click on the SPCC for Agriculture link. “Sign and put the plan document in your office desk drawer,” said Frost. “This written plan must be reviewed and updated when your farm fuel equipment changes. Employee training and inspections must be logged on it. It must be reviewed at least every five years.” Contact Frost with questions at 307-754-8836 or email her at sfrost1@uwyo.edu.

Race cockroaches and more at WSU Insect Expo

By CAHNRS and WSU Extension Local children and their parents can learn how fast a cockroach can race, pet a tarantula and more at an April 20 Insect Expo, sponsored by Washington State University’s (WSU) Entomology Graduate Student Association (EGSA). The event, set from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., will take place in Ensminger Pavilion. Insect-themed craft projects, face painting and live insect displays are also part of the fun, all geared toward helping Palouse-area families discover more about the world of insects. “I personally very much enjoy interacting with the children and their parents in the live insect exhibits,” said Rebecca Schmidt, event coordinator and EGSA president. “It’s great to see children abandon some of their preconceptions about insects in order to hold a hissing cockroach or pet a tarantula. It’s especially rewarding to watch the parents overcome their fears in order to set an example for their children.” EGSA’s mission is to promote entomology among WSU graduate students and provide public educational outreach to the Palouse. For details, visit the association’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/ groups/168851303189054/).

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1991 Kentucky 48-ft. tri axle van 1990 Theurer 48-ft. x 102” dry van 1988 Trail King 40 ton tri axle machinery trailer

Special Equipment

Knapheide 20-ft. x 102” x 52” steel/ grain sides. New complete set. 1- Mid 80’s Heil 10-ft. 6 yard gravel boxes, ex-county, good shape Omaha 16-ft. steel flat and hoist, consigned Midwest 7-ft. x 8-ft. flat bed 26-ft. x 102” reefer box, good condition 5- 16-ft. van bodies 2- 18-ft. steel truck bodies 20-ft. flatbed all steel 14-ft. dump box and hoist complete 3- under body hoist assemblies 2- 14-ft. steel flatbeds Dual axle, steel, 2 horse trailer, brown Wausau 12-ft. reversible snow plow, complete

Sales lot located I-90 at Rocker interchange

Currently wrecking 300 trucks. All shapes & sizes!

18-ft. steel gravel dump body, center-post hoist, cab shield, air gatem asphalt lip, very clean - Not Beat!

Consignment Corner

1999 Freightliner conventional tandem tractor, red 1997 Peterbilt 377 tractor, blue 1993 Kenworth T600 tractor, blue 1986 Freightliner conventional tandem tractor, white 1986 Freightliner cabover tandem, 24-ft. flatbed with 24-ft. flatbed pup, white 1979 International 4070 cabover, tandem tractor, green 1972 International 1600 2000 gallon fuel truck, red 1969 Chevrolet C50 16-ft. flatbed with lift gate, green 1965 International 1800 single axle dump truck, orange

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HOE DRILL FOR SALE

John Deere 9400 40-ft. hoe drill with fertilizer and John Deere transport hitch.

Call 406-385-7919, Westby, MT

SPRAYER FOR SALE

Marflex 87-ft. slide-in sprayer.................... $3900

Bruce Maurer • (406) 463-2506 or 788-2506 • Power, MT

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Worland training session covers facilitation basics

By University of Wyoming Extension Training to lead groups is being offered by the University of Wyoming (UW) Extension this April in Worland. Tara Kuipers in the Park County Extension office will teach “Facilitation Basics: The knowledge and skills to get results with groups” 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in the UW Extension office meeting room in Worland. Cost is $20 and includes lunch and materials; space is limited to 20, and pre-registration is recommended. “Leading groups, whether they are work teams, committees, or boards, can be difficult without the right skills,” said Kuipers, northwest area community development educator. “Knowing and implementing some basic facilitation skills can make group leadership an easier, more productive task.” Participants will learn how to plan an agenda, set up the right meeting space, engage participants and manage problem behaviors. “These skills will make you an effective facilitator for the groups you lead,” said Kuipers. Specific topics include: • Defining the role and characteristics of an effective facilitator • Identifying key principles of facilitation, including factors to make facilitation meetings successful • Describing best practices related to various types of meetings and agenda items • Practicing a number of facilitation techniques and skills To register, call the Cody extension office at 307-5278560, or email Colleen Renner at crenner@parkcounty.us. For more information, contact Kuipers at the same number or email her at tkuipers@parkcounty.us.

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Rocky Mountain

Looking Out for You

Remont Sainfoin

Alfalfa looses 1/4 to to 1/3 1/3 of of it’s it’s digestible digestible Alfalfa loses 1/4

protein through bloat, No Condensed Tannins

Go GREEN & PINK Less Pollution, Energy Pollution Less,Save Save Energy “Healthy, Fodder” “Healthy,Wholesome Wholesome Fodder”

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Early BirdSale Sale– $1.50 — $1.25 pound Early Bird per per pound Alfalfa isn’t the Queen of Forages, it’s the problem child. We tolerate the bloat and 1/4 to 1/3 digestible protein loss; it can’t be fixed! The rest of the Alfalfa Story! If you are wondering why livestock of all classes, including honey bees, prefer Sainfoin over other forages; why alfalfa breeders and dealers are desperately trying to get the condensed tannins in their alfalfa and why they have to use high pressure sales to convince you to grow alfalfa. This is why. Follow the money. Sainfoin is worth 25 to 50 percent more per ton than alfalfa as graze or hay. Reasons: Sainfoin • Legume • No Bloat • No Weevil Protein • No No Loss Loss of Protein

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• Little Fertilizer Expense • Cheap Weed Control • Little or No Gas • Ease of Production • Low Seed Cost • Easy Stand Enhancement • Highest Palatability • Good Pollen Production • Nector Produced at 60˚ F • #1 Honey Producer • Flexible Harvest Dates

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Alfalfa Legume Bloat Weevil Problem Losses of 1/4 - 1/3 of Digestible Protein Hefty Fertilizer Expense Expensive Weed Control Methane Gas (Bloat) Complicated Production High seed cost Expensive Stand Replacement Low Palatability No Pollen Production Nector Produced at 90˚ F Poor Honey Producer Short Harvest Window

Must Read This!

The lack of condensed tannins in alfalfa is what causes bloat and high degradation of protein that causes 1/4 to 1/3 of the alfalfa protein to be passed through the animals and and is is excreted discreted not not digested. digested. These condensed tannins are in the leaves of Sainfoin naturally, this is why no bloat and no degradation of protein which tein which is is utilized utilized by by the the animals animals instead instead of of discreted, excreted, as as in alfalfa. For more information: ciheam.org/om/pdf/a45/01600095.pdf ciheam.org/om/pdf/a45/01600081.pdf We are fortunate that these western states are, for the most part, very suited to growing excellent Sainfoin both dryland and irrigated multi-cut or full-season grazing. Sainfoin being bloat free and, for the most part self-sufficient, should be in any mixture of any kind. It is the highest quality forage on it’s own merits. To summarize, if you are sick and tired of all the problems associated with growing and feeding alfalfa and need an alternative choice of legume, then Sainfoin is your solution. It’s easy, it’s cheap, it’s the highest quality forage known to man. What more could you be looking for? A MONTAN SEEDS

For more information, call Don Keil at 406-278-9951 168 Fairview Lane Conrad, MT 59425

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USED COMBINE INVENTORY & HEADERS

5-Case 8230’s loaded................................................Coming In 2012 Case IH 7230 luxury cab, rock trap, long auger, chopper, power mirrors, HID lighting, yield/moisture logging..$307,000 2011 Case IH 7120 luxury cab, rock trap, long auger, chopper, HID lighting, yield/moisture logging......................... $282,000

MECHANIC’S SPECIAL

Case IH 2588 yield/moisture, chopper, rock trap, long unload auger........................................................................ $194,900 Case IH 2588 764 rotor hours, yield/moisture, chopper, AFX rotor, HID lights, long auger, rear weights......................... $194,500 Case IH 2588 930 rotor hours, AFX rotor, rock trap, chopper, long auger, weights......................................................... $194,500 Case IH 2388 2676 separator hours, chopper, hopper extension, Trimble EZ steer, 500 monitor.................................... $95,000

USED DRILLS

Average Condition Machine

Flexi-Coil 5000, 57-ft., double shoot, Dutch carbon knives, 3” steel packers, 2320 tow between.............................. $50,000

Case IH 2388 long auger, chopper, rock trap, 2469 hours. Retail $90,000.

SALE $49,995

Case IH 2388 3100 separator hours, chopper, hopper extension, long unload auger, yield/moisture monitor................. $90,000 Case IH 1680, chopper, rock trap, long unload auger................. . ........................................................Make Reasonable Offer Case IH 1660 with 1010 header, chopper, rock trap, Kirby spreader..................................................................... $14,900 Case IH 1015 pickup header, 13-ft. with 7 apron attachment, wind guard............................................................................ $4500

USED SPRAYERS

Case IH Patriot 4410, 90-ft. booms, aim command, loaded, 2500 hours....................................................................... $159,000

Bourgault 8800 52-ft., 5 rank air drill, single shoot with Bourgault 3225 cart................................................................... $25,000 International 150 hoe drills, 38-ft., 10” spacing, 3 drill hitch. Each............................................................................... $300

USED 4WD TRACTORS

USED TRACTORS

Case IH Magnum 215 MFD, luxury cab, 540/1000/13/8” PTO, 3-pt., LX780 loader, 1800 hours....................................... $135,000 2012 Case IH Maxxum 140, L760 loader, bucket, grapple, 450 hours......................................................................... $99,900 2012 Case IH Maxxum 140, L750 loader, bucket, grapple, 625 hours......................................................................... $99,900

SPX Patriot 3320 90-ft. booms, loaded, 2040 hours.... $195,000 New Holland SF115 suspended boom, 90-ft. booms with screens, 1500 gallon tank........................................................ $44,900 Brandt QF 2500 wheel boom sprayer, 100-ft. booms, Raven control.......................................................................... $8700 Melroe Spra-Coupe 115, 50-ft. booms, 165 gallon.......... $1900 Case IH Puma 180 with L770 loader, bucket, grapple, 1741 hours........................................................................ $118,000

USED MISCELLANEOUS

ProAG 12SR bale scoop, big square bale mover, 11x24.5 dual truck tires................................................................... $20,000

Vermeer 605XL round baler, net, Bale Command......... $14,900

Alloway 10”x70-ft. swing auger, hanger bearings, 540 PTO....... . $6500 Westfield 10”x61-ft. auger, swing away............................. $5490

3 Locations One Inventory

Ford New Holland 8770 MFD, dual PTO, 3-pt., 160 hp, 7740 hours, bucket/grapple................................................ $69,000

USED ROUND BALER

2012 Case IH 500HD 4WD.................................................CALL 2009 Case IH 435 QuadTrac with 1550 hours, loaded..$248,000 2008 Case IH 535 QuadTrac with 1300 hours.............. $278,000

Stanley Equipment - Stanley, ND - 701-628-2950 Frontier Equipment - Williston, ND - 1-866-774-0957

PO Box 991 Hwy 2 E Glasgow, MT 59230 1 800-345-6042 1 406-228-9341

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Glasgow Implement - Glasgow, Montana

Brandt 1020 grain cart Brandt 8”x40 grain auger

AFTER HOURS SALES: Pete Pederson 406-228-2912

SERVICE: Mitch McClary 406-263-8325

PARTS: Larry Legare 406-367-5569