March 2016

MARCH 2016

Vol. XVII No. 2 P.O. Box 997 Conrad, MT 59425-0997

Phone 406-271-5533 Fax 406-271-5727 website: tradersdispatch.com E-MAIL: trader@3rivers.net

New Trends Seminar

Glacier, Toole, Pondera, and Liberty County Conservation District’s have partnered up to bring you, our local producers, what’s new and upcoming in the world of Ag Production and Conservation Practices. This year’s theme for New Trends Seminar is Crop Rotations. Each of the Speakers will be presenting their expert and fact filled information as it relates to continuous cropping and crop rotations. You will hear from Chris Christiaens with Montana Farmers Union on Industrial Hemp, Kent McVay with MSU Bozeman on Crop Rotations for Winter Wheat, Perry Miller with MSU CONTINUED ON PAGE A2

PRODUCTION SALES

Mar. 12, Duncan Ranch Co, Jopin...................................................................... A3 Mar. 14, Diamond K Shorthorns, Three Forks................................................... A6 Mar. 15, Open Gate Ranch, Simms..................................................................... A4 Mar. 17, Kicking Horse Ranch, Great Falls........................................................ A8 Mar. 17, Rocky H Horse & Tack, Kalispell........................................................... A6 Mar. 19, Central Montana Gelbvieh & Angus Genetics, Lewistown.............. A12 Mar. 23, Westphal Registered Red Angus, Grass Range................................ A13 Mar. 24 & 25, Vermilion Ranch, Billings............................................................ A19 Mar. 25, Harrer’s Lost Lake Ranch, Great Falls............................................... A21 Mar. 26, Fischer Red Angus, Harlowton........................................................... A26 Mar. 28, Hager Cattle Co., Mandan, ND............................................................ A27 Apr. 1, O’Hara Land & Cattle, Shelby............................................................... A36 Apr. 1, Thiessen’s Regency Acres, Sidney...................................................... A42 Apr. 1, Golden Triangle Breeders, Shelby........................................................ A33 Apr. 4, Gollaher Ranch, Cascade...................................................................... A49 Apr. 6, Nissen Angus & Schmitt Angus, Chinook........................................... A51 Apr. 7, Arntzen Angus Ranch, Hilger............................................................... A54 Apr. 8, Brevig Charolais, Lewistown................................................................ A64 Apr. 9, Patty’s Club Lambs, Chinook................................................................ A46 Apr. 10, 7-up Club Lambs, Helena.................................................................... A44 Apr. 13, Pass Creek Angus, Wyola.................................................................... A50 Apr. 13, Northwest Bull Fest, Burlington ND..................................................... B2 Apr. 14, Montana’s “Northern Premier”, Chinook........................................... A53 Apr. 28, Milk River Angus, Chinook.................................................................... B3 Apr. 28, Mangen Angus Ranch, Belle Fourche SD.......................................... A56

Private pesticide applicator initial training

By Shaelyn Meyer, MSU Extension- Pondera County An initial private pesticide applicator training will be held Tuesday, April 12th, 2016 at the American Legion at 201 East Main St in Dutton, Montana. The training begins with registration at 8 a.m. The class begins at 8:30 a.m. and will conclude at 5:00 p.m. Individuals must be licensed as a private applicator prior to purchasing and using restricted use pesticides (RUPs) on land that they or their employers CONTINUED ON PAGE A2

UPCOMING AUCTIONS

Mar 1-31, Kinsey Auctioneers & Real Estate, Taylor Farm, Online.................. A7 Mar. 18, Weishaar Auction Service, Kautzman Farm Equipment, Mott ND..... A5 Mar. 19, Ophus Auction Service, Ream Living Estate, Great Falls................ A12 Mar. 19, Toavs Premier Auctions, Sage Farm, Poplar...................................... A10 Mar. 26, Shobe Auction & Realty, Western Art & Collectible, Lewistown...... A23 Mar. 26, Stere Auction Service, Ranch Auction, Columbia Falls................... A19 Mar. 26, Toavs Premier Auctions, Berry Ranch, Brockway............................. A16 Mar. 26, Mills Auction Service, Real Estate & Equipment, Hysham.............. A29 Mar. 29, Pifer’s Auctioneers, Miller Farm Machinery, Lemmon SD................ A31 Mar. 31, Pifer’s Auctioneers, Tessman Farm, Goodrich ND............................ A31 Apr. 1, 2, 3, Creston Auction & County Fair, Creston........................................ A6 Apr. 2, Granmoe Auction, Haas Farm Equipment, Glendive.......................... A35 Apr. 2, Hi Line Auction, Bebee Farm Equipment, Malta.................................. A34 Apr. 2-3, Smith Sales, Eichler, Miles City......................................................... A45 Apr. 6, RK Statewide Auctions, Millhollin Land, Miles City............................ A47 Apr. 9, Flying D Auction, Spring Consignment, Conrad................................. A48 Apr. 9, RK Statewide Auctions, Reed Retirement, Glendive.......................... A63 Apr. 13, Pifer’s Auctioneers, Sprecher Farm Machinery, Carson, ND............ A31 Apr. 14, Pifer’s Auctioneers, Hartman Farm Machinery, Regent ND.............. A31 Apr. 23, Ophus Auction Service, D&W Farming, Big Sandy........................... A12 May. 7, Smith Sales Co., Spring Fever, Miles City........................................... A64 May. 18, Buckley Auctions, Dunk Farms, Sunburst........................................ A60

This young “farmer” was really going to town. He was smiling ear to ear, turning the wheel and “farming” to his hearts content at the MATE Show in Billings, Montana in mid-February.

2015 Central Montana spring wheat performance

By David Wichman and Shabeg Briar, Central Ag Research Center

2015 Central Montana crop year was generally good crop and forage production year.

Above average precipitation was received in Sep-Oct 2014 and April-May 2015. The Central Ag Research Center (CARC) crop

PRIVATE TREATY

ANC Cattle, Butte..........................................................A49 Anchor Polled Herefords, Vaughn...............................A24 Bar Star Cattle, Loma...................................................A24 Beery’s Land & Livestock Co., Vida............................A25 Christensen Red Angus, Park City.............................A14 Clay Creek Angus, Greybull, WY.................................A26 Dallas Polled Herefords, Canyon Creek......................A10 Diamond K Shorthorns, Twin Bridges..........................A6 Duncan Ranch Co, Jopin...................................... A3, A24 Dutton Hereford Ranch, Gold Creek...........................A25 Feddes Herefords, Manhattan.....................................A25 Geib Red Angus, Dagmar..............................................A4 Gunderson Hereford, Rudyard......................................A8 J Bar E Ranch, Plentywood.........................................A25 K and C Herefords, Deer Lodge..................................A25 K.L. Slagsvold Herefords, Lindsay..............................A25 L Bar W, Loyning & Walen Cattle Co., Absarokee......A25 Lucky U Cattle, Stevensville........................................A12 McMurry Cattle, Billings...............................................A25 Mees Ranch, Forsyth......................................................A2 Sidwell Ranch, Columbus............................................A25 Storey Herefords, Bozeman...........................................A2 Thomas Herefords, Gold Creek...................................A25 Wichman Herefords, Moore.........................................A25

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year precipitation, Sept 01 to Aug. 30, was 1.40 inches below average. The CARC crop year mean temperature was 2.5o F above the 104y average. Growing season precipitation was more plentiful at the Denton and Geraldine on-farm trial locations than at the CARC. 2015 On-Farm spring wheat performance trials were established at CARC-Moccasin, Denton and Geraldine. The CARC and Denton sites were on continuous crop after lentils, and the Geraldine location was in C-C-F system following winter wheat.

Sawfly was not a major factor at any of the locations. The Geraldine stand was thinner than desired due in part to heavy residue.

Starter fertilizer, 10-15-10-05 NPKS was placed with the seed. Top-dress N at 60 pounds per acre was applied to the CARC and Denton sites. Ninety lbs./ac top-dress N was applied to the Geraldine location.

All three On-Farm locations had near average spring wheat yields (Tables 1-3).

Oneal produced the high yield at the CARC with 33.4 bu/a followed by ExpHRS14-01 CONTINUED ON PAGE A6

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Yearling Polled & Horned Hereford Bulls Performance Tested Select Now - We Will Deliver in Spring

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New Trends Seminar CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE

Bozeman on Sustainable Cropping Systems, Anne Heuscher with Community Food and Agriculture Collision on Direct Marketing and Scott Brown with Montana Salinity Control Association on maintaining saline seeps through continuous cropping. Each Speaker has been carefully selected to bring new and valuable information to assist in your everyday cropping practices.

New Trends will be held on March 23rd, 2016 at the Shelby Civic Center, Shelby, Montana with registration starting at 8:30 am. There will be an earlier registration at a reduced rate of $15.00 if you pre-register by March 17th by calling Belinda Knapton at 406.873.4292 x 101 or 406.845.2976 or email at Glaciercountycd@gmail.com. Registration at the door will be $20.00 on the day of the event. We are requesting early registration if possible as a lunch will be provided.

For more information please contact your local conservation office.

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This Month in History - March

March 15 “The Ides of March” Julius Caesar is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus. (44 B.C.) March 16 Professor Robert Goddard launches the first liquid fuel rocket. (1926) March 17 On this day everyone is a little bit Irish- It’s Saint Patrick’s Day! 17 The rubber band was invented. Can you imagine life without them!?! (1845) March 18 Soviet Union cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov becomes the first person to take a space walk. (1965) March 19 Congress approves Daylight Savings Time. (1918) March 20 Harriet Beacher Stowe publishes the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin . (1852) March 21 The infamous Alcatraz prison is closed. (1963) March 23 Patrick Henry declares “Give me liberty, or give me death!” (1775)

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March 2016 — Vol. XVII No. 2 Published monthly by Trader’s Dispatch Inc., PO Box 997, Conrad, MT 59425-0997. Free on request to farmers, ranchers, heavy equipment owners and truckers in the Western United States.

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Good nutrition vital for pregnant cows

By NDSU Extension Service Decisions a cattle producer makes about pregnant cow nutrition now can have major impacts on calf health in the spring and cow fertility during the next breeding season.

“The great majority of fetal growth (from 75 to more than 90 percent, depending on the source) occurs during the last three months of pregnancy, and nutrient needs and recommended feeding strategies for the cows also are changing accordingly,” says Carl Dahlen, North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension Service beef cattle specialist.

“To make sure you are on track with your winter feeding, have a good look at your anticipated calving dates, cow body condition scores and the diet the cows are receiving,” he advises. “Current protein and energy content of native pastures and/or crop residues likely are not suitable for cows calving in early to midspring. Supplement cattle accordingly, and remember the increased plane of nutrient needs the cows are experiencing.”

As mature cows move from mid to late gestation, they need a 20 percent increase in crude protein intake and 16 percent increase in total digestible nutrient intake to keep up with increasing fetal growth. This need for additional nutrients is magnified once a cow calves and must produce milk for a calf.

Although some producers argue that providing fewer nutrients during gestation will lead to lighter birthweights and, therefore, fewer calving difficulties, that isn’t always the result, according to Dahlen.

“Unfortunately, the smaller calves were the only potential benefit of the low feeding level in several studies,” he says.

“Cows fed the high level of nutrition actually had less calving difficulty, even with slightly bigger calves.

“In addition, while calf survival at birth was similar between the groups, calf survival at weaning was much greater in cows fed the high levels of nutrition,” he adds. “Calves from dams fed the low levels of nutrition had more issues with scours and scours-related mortality, compared with calves from dams fed high levels of nutrition.”

A separate study found that cows with inadequate body condition produced poorer-quality colostrum, compared with cows in good body condition. Poor body condition resulted in a reduced ability to transfer immunity through colostrum to calves of underfed cows. Newborn calves need adequate colostrum because it contains antibodies and other proteins that protect calves from disease until their own immune system is totally functional.

Studies also show that the need for good nutrition during pregnancy carries over to fertility the following breeding season. Cows that are thin at calving have a greater chance of not becoming pregnant the following breeding season, compared with cows that calve in good body condition.

Therefore, thin cows and heifers need to be on a greater plane of nutrition than older cows in good condition.

Dahlen recommends producers consider sorting heifers and thin cows into their own group for feeding if possible.

If not, producers should try to spread feed out over a larger area to reduce the incidence of thin cows being pushed away from feed by older cows or cows in better condition. If facilities are available to feed different groups of cows, heifers and thin cows should be fed separately from mature cows.

Producers also should keep temperature in mind and protect cattle from wind and moisture to the extent possible.

Even with heavy winter coats, nutrient requirements for cows begin to increase when the temperature is below the “lower critical temperature” of about 18 F. That lower critical temperature is much greater if cattle are wet or exposed to the wind.

For every degree below that lower critical temperature, energy requirements can increase by 1 to 2 percentage units of total digestible nutrients (TDN). This means the same 1,300-pound cow that needed 12.5 pounds of TDN per day at a temperature of 18 F may need up to 14.8 pounds of TDN per day at a temperature of 0 F. However, cows have a limit on how much they can eat, so producers may have to increase the quality of the feed in addition to the quantity to ensure cows are meeting their requirements.

“Evaluating the nutritional status of cows now and taking appropriate action will allow you to provide appropriate nutrients to get cows into good body condition at calving while encouraging the fetus to do exactly what it needs to do: grow, baby, grow!” Dahlen says. ### The Potato was the first vegetable grown in outer space.

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Freightliner with F/S sprayer...........................$29,900 Ag Shield 1500 sprayer....................................$28,900 Summers Ultimate sprayer, 100-ft. boom.........$18,900 Melroe 115 Spra-Coupe......................................$2500

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REGISTERED RED ANGUS BULLS FOR SALE Geib Red Angus has a great selection of Red Angus Bulls coming available for sale private treaty.

Program targets virustransmitting mosquitoes

By Sandra Avant, Agricultural Research Service U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and their Cow and Heifer bulls with great genetics and gentle dispositions. collaborators recently completed an area-wide pest management Many out of AI Sires. EPD’s available. program targeting the Asian tiger mosquito (ATM), Aedes albopPlease call, text or email for more information, 406-480-3729. ictus, which can transmit viruses such as dengue, chikungunya, Email: geibredangus@nemont.net Web: www.geibredangus.com yellow fever and Zika.

The six-year project, which demonstrated effective strategies to control the ATM in New Jersey, was a partnership between researchers at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE) in Gainesville, Florida; Rutgers University in New Providing Quality Equipment to Increase Productivity Brunswick, New Jersey; and the Mercer and Monmouth County Thank You for Mosquito Control agencies. Entomologists at CMAVE’s Mosquito and Fly Research Unit also worked with economists at visiting us at the Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, to convey imMATE Show! portant public health and socio-economic benefits of mosquito control.

Aedes albopictus is common along the East Coast and is one of the area’s most common mosquito pests, according to CMAVE director Kenneth Linthicum. The research team tested existing control methods and developed new strategies, which included Stretch On The Go ways to treat immature mosquitoes that breed in small containers Gas Powered such as flower pots. The technologies developed, implemented, and found to be effective will also be used to help control these mosquitoes in other locations. sta@tctwest.net sta-attachments.com * Your Fence Equipment Supplier * CMAVE’s Mosquito and Fly Research Unit has a long history of developing novel strategies and approaches for surveying, (888) 754-7909 596 Gateway Drive, Powell, WY (307) 754-7909 controlling and protecting people from nuisance mosquitoes as well as those that transmit pathogens, according to Linthicum. Scientists also conduct research on another species, Aedes aegypti, believed to be the primary vector of Zika virus in South and Central America. There is no vacRELIABLE || ATTRACTIVE || PROFITABLE cine for the Zika virus, which makes mosquito control critical. Aedes aegypti primarily feeds on humans, while Aedes Open Gate Ranch 36th Annual Bull Sale albopictus has a broader host range that includes animals.

In the United States, Aedes 1:00 pm • Simms, MT aegypti occurs in Florida and At Broken O Land and Livestock CW851 along the Gulf Coast into 5/8 SM 3/8 AN SIRE: GW Premium Beef Texas. Small populations are also located in Arizona.

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ARS studies these two mosquito species and others.

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HAY FOR SALE Mostly 2nd cutting alfalfa, alfalfa/grass mix, 3x3 midsize bales Located south of Whitehall, Montana....................$125/ton Phone (406) 490-7600

Spring wheat performance CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE

FOR SALE: 1989 FORD LN 8000 BOOM TRUCK Diesel, 7.8 Liter Phone (406) 799-6923

DIAMOND K SHORTHORNS

Beef cattle bred and raised for range country Top of the line polled Shorthorn genetics ~ Bulls and Heifers for sale ~ • Work very well for cross-breeding • Very docile and easy calving Will be consigning to Montana Shorthorn Association Sale at Headwaters Livestock, March 14th in Three Forks, MT

~ Private Treaty Sales Also ~

Thank you to all of our callers and buyers.

Phone: (406) 684-5414 Cell: (406) 660-1469 or (406) 596-1033 461 Cutoff Rd, Twin Bridges, Montana

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Farm Equipment

AUCTION Bid on or before Thursday March 31st, 2016 6 p.m. (mt)

Timed Online Only Auction Jay & Cherie have seeded their farmland to grass and no longer need this surplus equipment. Tractors, Baler, Truck and Challenger have been stored inside. Bid your price online only on this well maintained equipment.

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Directions: Take exit 185 to Fallon, Montana then proceed to your first right turn fallon flats road then turn right on South Railway Avenue then proceed to auction site.

Inspection dates: March 20th 1 p.m. (mt) March 29th 1 p.m. (mt) 34+

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Gunderson Herefords Polled & Horned 2-year old and yearling Hereford bulls for sale private treaty at the ranch Dale & Lanea Gunderson – Rudyard, Montana Phone 406-355-4212

Learning the fundamentals of animal nutrition

By K‑State Research and Extension Animal nutrition can be a complex subject. To help shed light on some of the basics, the IGP Institute at Kansas State University will present online training this spring through its Fundamentals of Animal Nutrition course.

Many wonder why some nutrients are important that others, how some animals utilize feeds better than others, and what value they should give to various ingredients Your Montana Authorized Timpte Dealer when making purchasing decisions. These topics and more will be addressed throughout the course. The training is set for April 25 – May 20, 2016.

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“The distance course allows the participants to attend the course where they are and at their own pace,” said Brandi Miller, interim Over 40 years of perfecting the Gelbvieh breed to meet profitability in the cattle industry while associate director of the maintaining the breed’s inherit Fertility, Stayability, Docility and Maternal Characteristics.

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“BETTER THAN AUCTION PRICING” “PLUS” LOW RATE FINANCING AVAILABLE (O.A.C.)

2013 John Deere 9560RT 560 hp, 18/6 powershift transmssion, Command View cab, XM satelite, hi flo hydraulic system, 5 remotes, 1000 PTO, 36” tracks, HID lighting, leather trim, electric mirrors, dual beam radar sensor, motor seal drain, 13.5L IT compliant engine, 6th valve, extra weights, power beyond. 720 hours. #16003970. (1).

WAS $437,500 THEN $344,500 NOW $293,500

2011 John Deere 9630T 530 engine hp., 5 hydraulic remotes, 30” Durabilt HD 5500 tracks, front & bogie weights, deluxe comfort cab package with leather, HID lighting, AutoTrac ready, dual beam radar, AM/FM radio with weather band and CD. #16003670. (3).

WAS $265,000 THEN $242,950 NOW $206,500

2008 John Deere 9630T 530 engine hp, 5 hydraulic remotes, 30” Durabilt HD tracks, front & bogie weights, deluxe cab package, HID lighting, AutoTrac ready, dual beam radar sensor, AM/FM radio with weather band and CD, right hand & left hand electric mirrors, business band antenna, premium seat. #16003638. (2).

WAS $235,000 THEN $190,750 NOW $161,000

2012 Summers “Rental” 50-ft. super coulter. #13011076.

WAS $95,000 THEN $75,000 NOW $47,500

2009 John Deere 1835 SFP 61-ft.x10” air hoe drill, 550# trip, 3-rank, dry fertilizer delivery, 4x22” steel press, smooth gauge wheel, cast fertilizer closing wheels, 31L & 33L dual main frame, PSTV depth control, transport lowering stop, rock guards, primary blockage seed and fertilizer, less tools. #16005279. (3).

WAS $149,000 THEN $135,500 NOW $110,000

2005 Bourgault 5710 53-ft. air hoe drill, 10” row spacing, 450 lb trips, square seed boots, speed lock adapters, midrow II banders, double shoot air system. #15390. (1).

WAS $31,000 THEN $28,000 NOW $22,000

2012 John Deere 9560R 560 hp, 18x6 powershift transmission, 5 hydraulic remotes, 520/85R46 triples, wheel weights, premium cab CVII with command arm, SF1 Starfire 3000 receiver, GS3 2630 touch display, dual beam radar, HID lighting, premium radio with XM, low hours. #16003912. (3).

WAS $297,500 THEN $267,000 NOW $226,500

2006 John Deere 9520 520 hp, powershift transmission, 4 hydraulic remotes, 710/70R38 duals, standard cab with active seat, wheel weights, Greenstar ready. #16003830. (1).

WAS $159,000 THEN $110,250 NOW $90,500

2003 John Deere 9320 18x6 powershift, power differential lock, 4 hydraulic remotes, 710/70R42 duals, comfort package cab, Greenstar ready harness, true ground speed sensor, wheel weights. #16003952.

(1).

WAS $123,500 THEN $112,500 NOW $87,500

(R) 1990 John Deere 8760 singles, 3 hydraulic remotes, performance monitor, 14-ft. dozer. #16003809. (4).

Was $37,950 THEN $24,575 NOW $22,500

2004 Bourgault 5710 54-ft. air hoe drill, 10” spacing, double shoot, mid row banders, 3.5” steel packers, 450# trips, 3/4 tips, 1.5” shank upgrade, 5350 tow behind cart. #16005321 (2).

WAS $69,000 THEN $61,500 NOW $51,500

2006 Flexi-Coil 5500 70-ft. air hoe drill, 10” spacing, 550# trips, 1”x2” C shanks, flotation tires, double shoot air system, primary optical blockage on seed run, 3.5” steel packers wheels, Dutch low draft paired row carbide tips with 2002 Flexi-Coil 2340 tow behind variable rate meter drive, dual fan, 8” auger with air seeder hopper with 2007 NH SC430 leading cart, 430 bushel 3 compartment, variable rate drive metering system, 10-ft. auger, 18.4x28 R1 duals, dual fan. #16005309. (1).

WAS $99,000 THEN $85,000 NOW $67,500

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) Check out our website: www.fesmt.com

2012 John Deere 8360R 360 hp with Intel power management, IVT transmission, 60 gpm hydraulic pump, 4 hydraulic remotes, premium Commandview II cab, AutoTrac ready, dual beam radar sensor, 1000 PTO, 3-pt. hitch, 710/70R42 rear dual tires, ILS front axle with 480/70R34 dual tires and fenders, HID lighting, wheel weights. 2215 hours. #16003845. (4).

WAS $265,000 THEN $229,950 NOW $195,000

2012 John Deere 7280R 280 hp with Intel power management, IVT transmission, 63CC/43 gpm hydraulic pump, 5 hydraulic remotes, rear 540/1000 PTO, rear Cat. 3 3-pt. hitch, front 1000 PTO, front Cat. 3 3-pt. hitch, Michelin 650/85R38 rear tires, 600/70R30 front tires with ILS suspension and active command steering, air/hydraulic trailer braking, 7” color display, joystick control, foot throttle, electric mirrors. 1050 hours. #16003094. (3).

WAS $202,000 THEN $182,500 NOW $156,000

(R) 1989 John Deere 4455 MFWD, 142 PTO hp, powershift transmission, cab, air conditioning, heater, 3 hydraulic remotes, 540/1000 PTO, JD 280 loader, bucket, grapple fork, “Major Reconditioning”. #16003972. (2).

WAS $63,500 THEN $54,500 NOW $45,000

2002 Flexi-Coil 5000 51-ft. air hoe drill, 9” spacing, steel press wheels, single shoot, narrow carbide points with 2340 tow between cart, drill can be broken down to 39-ft.. #16005326. (3).

WAS $45,000 THEN $39,500 NOW $30,500

2011 John Deere 1890 60-ft. no-till disc drill, 7.5” spacing, primary blockage with 1910, 350 bushel tow behind cart, 8-run single shoot, reg meter roller, powered calibration, cane & rice tires, dual wheel caster beam, 10” auger, variable rate. #16005272. (3).

WAS $210,500 THEN $190,500 NOW $161,000

2010 John Deere 1890 42-ft. no-till air drill, 10” spacing, single shoot, primary hoses blockage warning system, extended wear seed boot, 31x13.5-15 hi flotation tires, narrow gauge wheels with 1910 tow between cart, 350 bushel, full liquid system with RT2600 liquid cart complete. #16005313. (4).

WAS $135,000 THEN $128,500 NOW $102,000

2014 John Deere R4038 self-propelled sprayer, radio, tier 4 engine, SS eductor, 120-ft. booms, wheel slip control, boom air purge, Xenon HID field lighting, radar, full ams, fence row nozzles. #17474. (1).

WAS $349,000 THEN $315,500 NOW $269,000

2012 John Deere 4940 sprayer, 480/80R50 tires, high flotation solution pump, JD link ultimate-1 YR, SS eductor delivery system, 120-ft. booms, 20” nozzles, BoomTrac auto level system, inject foam markers, wheel slip control, Xenon HID lighting, RH & LH fence row nozzles, row crop fenders. #16014146. (3).

WAS $284,500 THEN $249,000 NOW $215,500

2011 John Deere 4940 sprayer, 480/80R50 tires, SS eductor delivery system, 120-ft. booms, 2630 display with AutoTrac SF1 software & section control, inject foam marker, wheel slip control, Xenon HID field lighting, radar speed sensor, row crop fenders, ultra low sprayer tips. #16014176. (3).

WAS $286,500 THEN $241,500 NOW $214,500

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

WAS $173,500 THEN $149,750 NOW $124,500

2011 Top Air TA2400 132-ft. suspended boom sprayer, 2400 gallon tank, 48080R50 duals, Powerglide auto height, Raven 4400 monitor, Greenleaf nozzles. #16014161. (1).

WAS $69,500 THEN $51,995 NOW $42,000

2005 Top Air TA1600 90-ft. suspended boom sprayer, 1600 gallon tank 380/90R46 tires, triple nozzles bodies. #16014171. (4).

WAS $23,750 THEN $20,750 NOW $16,500

2007 Brandt SB4000 suspended boom, 2011 John Deere 4930 120-ft. sprayer, 90-ft., 1600 gallon tank, windcones, auto stainless tank, SS eductor delivery rate control, hydraulic drive, double nozsystem, single shoot, 20” nozzle space, zles with 1-tip, touchdown wheels, Norac BoomTrac auto level system, wheel slip boom system, duals. #16014188. (4).

THEN $22,500 control, Xenon HID lighting, row crop WAS $24,500 NOW $20,000 fenders, engine block heater. #16014180.

(4).

WAS $221,000 THEN $205,000 NOW $175,000

2013 Bourgault 3710 60-ft. no till drill, 10” spacing, low disc scraper, MRB3 with closer tine, blockage monitor, double shoot, single run, no clnr wheel, 4.5” ext should packers with 6700ST tank, double shoot, 4-tank metering package, dual fan, bag lift system, 650/75R34 duals, steel augers with Bourgault 591 monitor. #16005285.

WAS $295,000 THEN $262,000 NOW $222,000

2005 Bourgault L6450 air cart, 3-tank leading air seed, 10” hydraulic assist load/ unload auger. #16005359. (1).

WAS $75,000 THEN $56,000 NOW $46,000

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Summers 1000 gallon, 120-ft. pull type sprayer. #16014132.

WAS $5500 THEN $3995 NOW $2995

“NEW” New Leader L3030G4 high capacity fertilizer spreader with 300 cu. ft. stainless steel hopper able to hold up to 10 ton of product. Spreads fertilizer at rates as low as 50 lbs./acre to as high as 1100 lbs./acre at a width of 105-ft. #14201021.

WAS $56,000 THEN $54,000 NOW $49,000

“RENTAL/Demonstrator” New Leader TR1000 trailer with L3030G4 high capacity fertilizer spreader with 300 cu. ft. stainless steel hopper able to hold up to 10 ton of product. Spreads fertilizer at rates as low as 50 lbs./acre to as high as 1100 lbs./acre at a width of 105-ft. To accommodate for varying row crops and full-season fertilizer application, the TR1000 axle manually adjust from 80” to 120” wheel centers. #14200917.

WAS $95,000 THEN $85,500 NOW $69,500

Trader’s Dispatch, March 2016 — Page A10

POLLED HEREFORD BULLS FOR SALE

Yearling bulls bred for calving ease, built in growth and disposition plus.

Dallas Polled Herefords

8210 Little Prickley Pear Road, Canyon Creek, MT 59633

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MISCELLANEOUS FARM ITEMS FOR SALE

Case IH 810 pickup header with Victory attachment. Good condition, dual belt pickup..$4000 obo Case IH 1010 30-ft. header, finger pickup reel, hydraulic fore/aft, dual drive, oil bath wobble box.

Good condition. Header trailer in excellent condition and good tires........................$10,500 obo 1997 Ford F350 1-ton, 460 cubic inch motor, 5 speed transmission, 90,000 miles, air conditioning, Marflex 70-ft. sprayer, 420 gallon tank, Honda engine, hydraulic lift booms, triple changes nozzles, Tee-Jet 854 controller. Good condition.......................................................$10,000 obo

Call or text (406) 788-9638, Carter, Montana

Report shows rise in groundwater levels

By Aaron Young, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln The 2015 Nebraska Statewide Groundwater-Level Monitoring Report reveals that much of the state is beginning to recover from the 2012-13 drought.

From spring 2014 to spring 2015, water levels began to rise after significant declines resulting from an extended period of drought from early 2012 through summer 2013. Abovenormal precipitation for much of Nebraska and better wateruse practices accounted for the rises. The average change from spring 2014 to spring 2015 was a rise of 0.53 feet.

Although these one-year rises are good, many parts of the state remain below 2012 levels, according to the report. Eastern Nebraska saw some of the largest rises, with some wells recording rises of 10 to 15 feet. Rises in these areas are the result of above-average precipitation and reduced need for irrigation pumping.

Other notable areas of rises of one to more than 10 feet occurred in the central Panhandle and Perkins, Custer and Dawson counties.

The maps represent conditions as of late March and early April 2015 and do not take into account some of the record-setting precipitation events in eastern Nebraska in spring and summer 2015.

It is expected that in spring 2016 water levels will continue to rise throughout much of the state as was seen in spring 2015, particularly in eastern Nebraska, where flooding was common.

Nebraska groundwaterlevel monitoring began in 1930. The annual reports and maps have been produced by the Conservation and Survey Division in the School of Natural Resources at the University of NebraskaLincoln since the 1950s.

Statewide groundwaterlevel monitoring reports depict the change in water levels from spring to spring at different time scales. The reports study the rates of drawdown and recharges measured in regional wells and give a general depiction of the state of groundwater levels on a yearly basis. The reports also compare historical trends of regional water levels over extended periods of time.

Collecting data is an effort between the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Nebraska Natural Resources Districts and Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District.

The 2015 Nebraska Statewide Groundwater-Level Monitoring Report is available for $5 at the Nebraska Maps and More Store in Hardin Hall, 33rd and Holdrege streets, or online at https://marketplace.unl.edu/ nemaps and http://www. amazon.com. To order by phone, call (402) 472-3471.

Maps and other groundwater information can be found at http://go.unl.edu/groundwater.

Trader’s Dispatch, March 2016 — Page A11

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Trader’s Dispatch, March 2016 — Page A12

FOR SALE: TRAIL KING LOWBOY 20-ft. deck Phone (406) 799-6923

2015 Central Montana spring wheat performance CONTINUED FROM PAGE A6

Working Ranch Manager Position Wanted Prefer commercial cattle, farming, haying, and irrigation operation.

Proven track record - high production/heavy weaning weights.

Call (406) 363-4907, Park City, MT

POLLED HEREFORD BULLS FOR SALE 18 month and 12 month ages • Tested Guaranteed • www.luckyucattle.com Call Jon at (406) 799-2973, Stevensville, MT

UPCOMING AUCTIONS

Sat. March 19

Don Ream living estate

221 Northwest Bypass, Great Falls - 10 am

We will be selling many native American and Western collectibles.

At 1 pm we will sell forty vintage guns and pistols including a civil war carbine and two 1860s .36 caliber Navy revolvers, model 1873 Winchester, Calvary sword, oak furniture, large buffalo mount, etc. Complete listing and pictures on website.

Sat. April 23

D&W Farming Inc.

West of Big Sandy, MT

Featuring: 1992 Kenworth semi and grain trailer, John Deere 2360 swather, 60-ft. of John Deere 9450 grain drills in transport, John Deere 8820 combine, 2003 Case IH 2388 combine, etc.

June 2016

Marvin Thompson Estate

Brady, MT

Check out our web site www.OphusAuctions.com for updates To schedule your spring auction call Shane at (406) 788-6662

Ophus Auction Service and HRS 3419. MT 1316 followed by Sy Soren topped the Denton trial at 36.8 and 33.4 bu/a, respectively. Brennan and Vida were the high yielding named cultivars at Geraldine with 42.5 and 41.6 bu/a yield, respectively. MT 1338 had the high test weight at the CARC and Denton sites and ranked second to Brennan at Geraldine. The CARC location had an average of 16.3% protein compared to 15.5% for Denton and 13.7% for Geraldine. Redstone produced the CARC high protein content at 17.8% followed by orange blossom midge resistant Egan, then McNeal. Egan produced the Geraldine high protein at 15.7% followed by SY Soren.

The Denton site proteins are suspect, as the last six entries of Range 1-Rep1, all had much higher protein contents than the other trial entries and this trend occurred only at the Denton location. Those six entries were the Croplan Genetics and Pulse USA entries.

Vida continues to be top grain producer in the central Montana On-Farm trials over the last three years. Vida is not the standard bearer for test weight and protein content.

There were not any entries which consistently produced the highest or lowest test weight for the same three sites.

Mott was the most frequent high protein content cultivar.

Sawfly was not a major problem at any of the three sites in this time period. Mott and Redstone generally had higher protein content. MSU-MAES Spring Wheat Breeder Luther Talbert and associate breeder Hwa-young Heo coordinated the selection of entries and the preparation of seed for the on-farm cultivar trials. An additional six entries were added at the request of plant breeding companies. ##### Always store ink stamp pads upside down. This will ensure that they don’t dry out in between uses.

N.D. 4-H’ers place in national competition

By NDSU Extension Service Several North Dakota 4-H teams placed • Kadrmas - 11th in performance at the recent Western National Roundup in Horse judging is a competitive event in Denver, Colorado. which youth develop and improve their abilThey were among more than 1,000 4-H ity to envision the ideal horse and recognize and FFA members from 30-plus states and desirable and undesirable characteristics in Alberta, Canada, who attended the 96th anthe horses they are judging. nual event held January 7-10 in conjunction Livestock Judging with the National Western Stock Show.

The Morton County team of Kelsie 4-H and FFA members from 14 to 19 Schaff, Jameson Ellingson, Conner Kaelyears old have the opportunity to qualify for berer, Sara Jochim and Stetson Ellingson the Roundup by winning their state contests took fourth in oral reasons and sixth in beef, or being selected as a state delegate. and placed 11th overall.

Youth compete in events such as horse Individually: and livestock judging, a livestock quiz bowl, • Jameson Ellingson - sixth in goats and hippology, horse demonstrations, parlia11th in oral reasons mentary procedure, family and consumer • Stetson Ellingson - eighth in sheep, 16th sciences presentations, skill-a-thon and in oral reasons and 19th in beef bowl, consumer decision making, public • Kaelberer - 17th in swine and 18th in speaking and meats identification at the oral reasons Western National Roundup. Throughout the • Jochim - eighth in goats and 21st in week, youth also attend workshops on toporal reasons ics such as public speaking, team building In livestock judging, youth evaluate and leadership development. classes of animals and rank them based on The categories in which North Dakota conformation and how they will fulfill a role 4-H teams or individuals participated were: in a given production scenario. Contestants Consumer Choices defend their placing with oral reasons.

The Walsh County team of Emily ZikVisit http://www.westernnationalroundmund, Rachel Klose, Mikayla Fingarson, up.org for more information about the Julia Koppang and Gretchen Brummond Western National Roundup. placed first in the placing division and third overall.

In individual competition, Klose took fourth in the placing division and placed fifth overall.

Consumer choices teaches youth how to make decisions based on the information they have learned from studying particular articles or products. Youth learn to rank those articles or products based on standards and quality, and defend their decisions.

Horse Quiz Bowl The Barnes County team of Makenna Knight, Brooke McDonald, Sam Bergrud and Mickaella Langer placed 10th.

The Horse Quiz Bowl allows youth to demonstrate their knowledge of equine-related subjects in a game format using buzzer systems.

Horse Demonstration Victoria Christensen of Barnes County placed sixth with her presentation “Horse Diseases and Prevention.”

Participants in this contest prepare and present a demonstration on a horse topic of their choice. The demonstrations provide information and show how something is done. Participants are evaluated on the content and delivery of the presentation.

Horse Judging The Stark-Billings County team of Morgan Nelson, Alexa Dineen, Alisha Dworshak, Madison Kadrmas, Christina Stroh and Tristen Polensky placed fourth in reasons, seventh in halter, 10th in performance and eighth overall.

Individually: • Dworshak - first in halter, first in reasons and 10th overall

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FOR SALE: WILRAY TRAILER

What’s in the current bullpen?

By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service

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As the bull-buying season continues, I offer some simple reminders.

Every winter, I do enjoy visiting with producers regarding upcoming bull purchases and offer a workshop titled “Bull Buying by the Numbers” to help producers get a better understanding of what the numbers mean. Participation is geared to help individual producers streamline their bullbuying strategies to meet their individual goals and objectives.

The worry is sometimes that, as an educator, I will present the proper bull to buy, thus narrowing the thousands upon thousands of bulls that are available to a set few. Or, even worse yet, that I will give some sort of nod to a particular bull breed.

Both statements are absolutely false.

Bull-purchasing advice and the workshop are designed to help producers think through and envision where they feel they are at in the beef business. In other words, are they content with the cattle they are producing? No judgment is offered; no recommendation is made as to the ultimate cattle type. The answer remains in the hands of each individual producer.

The offering and opportunity to improve one’s bull buying are not dependent on the breed of bull but rather a clear understanding of a producer’s management goals.

What also is important for a producer is to know the genetics of current and previously purchased bulls.

This is easier than often implied. Why? Bulls, at least all registered bulls, have registration numbers, which are a direct link to the breed association database and documentation as to the genetics within the bullpen. So here’s a three-step plan: • Step 1: Start by reviewing all the available expected progeny difference (EPD) traits from the breed database. The breed is obviously the breed of bulls that have been purchased previously. If the registration numbers are lacking, get them from the sale catalogs used to buy the bulls or call the bull breeder directly. In the meantime, move over and join a producer who has the registration numbers.

• Step 2: Identify the traits of interest.

You can choose from among many traits. I like to pick birth weight, weaning weight, yearling weight, milk, rib-eye area and marbling. Why? These are the “touchy feely” traits a producer can visualize and the numbers are associated with real, touchable outcomes.

The EPD trait discussion is decades long, but comprehension is lagging, especially for those traits that involve minus and posi-

tive numbers and/or arbitrarily assigned scores. Those can be evaluated later at a producer’s leisure.

The Dickinson Research Extension Center goes through this same process with each bull in each breed. As a producer, you would want to include all your current bulls (and historic bulls if you wish), working with each breed separately.

For this example, I selected two Angus bulls in the center’s bullpen: bulls 17628526 and 17698292. To complete Step 2, search the Angus database by registration number.

Bull 17628526 has a birth weight EPD of .1, weaning weight EPD of 53, yearling weight EPD of 97, milk EPD of 22, rib-eye area EPD of 1.01 and marbling EPD of .47. Bull 17698292 has a birth weight EPD of minus 2.5, weaning weight EPD of 46, yearling weight EPD of 85, milk EPD of 19, ribeye area EPD of .72 and marbling EPD of .40. As a producer, you hope you will have several bulls to list within a breed, with the goal being a list of at least six previously purchased bulls.

• Step 3: Average the EPD values for the listed bulls. The average EPDs of the two previously listed center bulls are a birth weight of minus 1.2, weaning weight EPD of 50, yearling weight EPD of 91, milk EPD of 21, rib-eye area EPD of .87 and marbling EPD of .44. The series of averages is indicative of the genetics based on the EPD values of the current sires.

Depending on what changes a producer desires, bulls can be purchased to change the bullpen average in the desired direction.

At the center, if we want to increase weaning weight, we would want to bid on bulls with a weaning weight EPD greater than 50, the center’s current average for EPD weaning weight.

The same principle works for all EPD traits and illustrates that once a producer knows the average EPD values in the bullpen, bull shopping has a focused point. With time, once a producer not only understands but comes to actually utilize the individual trait EPDs for potential bull purchases, the value of utilizing EPD index values starts to make sense.

Write the index values down and ponder them as you find the bulls with the desired EPDs. Now buy the bulls that move genes in the desired direction.

May you find all your ear tags.

For more information, contact your local NDSU Extension Service agent (https:// www.ag.ndsu.edu/extension/directory) or Ringwall at (701) 456-1103 or kris.ringwall@ndsu.edu.

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### An acre of land is roughly the size of a football field. On that acre, a farmer can produce 24,000 heads of lettuce ~ 45,000 pounds of strawberries ~ 36,000 pounds of potatoes ~ 28,800 pounds of navel oranges ~ 14,000 pounds of sweet corn ~ 1,329 pounds of cotton.

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Without a second thought, he takes off after her. A few miles later huffing and puffing, he finally gives up. The same girl shows up for the next four days and the same thing happens. On the fifth day, he weighs himself and is delighted to find he has lost 10 lbs. as promised.

He calls the company and orders their 5-day/20 pound program. The next day there’s a knock at the door and there stands the most stunning, beautiful, sexy woman he has ever seen in his life. She is wearing a skimpy running outfit, running shoes and a sign around her neck that reads, ‘If you catch me, I’m yours.’

Well, he’s out the door after her like a shot. This girl is in excellent shape and he does his best, but no such luck. So for the next four days, the same routine happens with him gradually getting in better and better shape.

Much to his delight on the fifth day when he weighs himself, he discovers that he has lost another 20 lbs. as promised. He decides to go for broke and calls the company to order the 7-day/50 pound program.

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He lost 63 pounds that week.

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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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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

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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?

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American Lamb Board Recognition Recipients: (Left to right) Reed Anderson (Oregon), Dan Kippers (Minnesota), Betty Sampsel (Montana), Angelo Theo (Colorado).

ary. Under the convention theme of “The Strength of a Voice United”, the camaraderie was evident between lamb and wool Please send pictures to: producers from across the country, and with E-mail: bomar@utma.com even a few attending from Australia and New Zealand.

Encouraging to the producers in attendance at the national convention was the announcement of an increase in sheep numbers nation-wide and a growing popularity of wool products amongst consumers.

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Sat., March 26, 2016 10 am 390 Hodgson Rd, Columbia Falls, MT

Ranch Auction SOME ITEMS INCLUDE:

Montana’s Young Entrepreneur Program Attendees: (Left to right ) Sara Hollenbeck (Molt), Sarah Spear (Buffalo), Kacie Killen (Angela), Henry Hollenbeck (Molt), Sara Even Helle (Dillon), Jesse Wallewein (Whitlash).

Bell 9-ft. slide-in camper, self contained, very good condition / Horse statue make of horse shoes, life size / Allis Chalmers B tractor, 5-ft. belly mount mower / Wooden wagon on steel wheels, dump rake / Lots of fishing gear and guns / Winchester, Marlin and Browning Arms Company guns / Wall and mantle clocks / Tools and tool boxes / Steer horns, 54” spread.

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two-day Young Entrepreneur Program proMile-High City, Denver, Colorado. vided 39 attendees from 15 different states the opportunity to hear from industry leaders and guest speakers on topics ranging from nutrition to succession planning. Montana was well represented in this group, having sent 7 attendees to participate in the program with hopes of bringing back new ideas and excitement to the Montana Young Sheep Heifers Sell Thursday, March 24 • 12:00 P.M. Entrepreneur group. Henry South Pryor Development Center, East of Billings and Sara Hollenbeck from Bulls Sell Friday, March 25 • 11:00 A.M. Molt were tri-chairpersons Public Auction Yards, Billings, MT Lot 3 of the ASI Young Entrepreneur committee and spent VERMILION COUNTDOWN C037 18140006 Sire: Connealy Countdown • MGS: TC Franklin 619 several months planning this BW 74 • WW 882 • YW 1364 program. Evan Helle of DilBEPD -.2 • WEPD +63 • YEPD +102 • Milk +29 lon spoke to the participants about his family’s clothing company, Duckworth.

Duckworth makes garments out of their super fine, home grown wool.

Those who attended the Industry-Wide Welcome Lot 25 Reception Friday night were VERMILION SPUR C126 18152965 able to sample lamb flaAll One Iron • Bangs Vaccinated • Ready To Breed Sire: Connealy Spur • MGS: Sinclair Boss vors from around the globe BW 82 • WW 809 • YW 1377 BEPD +2.8 • WEPD +62 • YEPD +117 • Milk +27 during the “Lamb-Jam”, an event sponsored by the American Lamb Board. The convention closed with the The best of the 2015 spring bull crop ever popular ‘Make It With Wool Banquet and Fashion Bulls Also Sired By These Proven Bulls: Review’. Junior and senior Musgrave Big Sky - 30 Sons • Vermilion Sirloin - 20 Sons contestants from around DR Sierra Cut 7404 - 20 Sons • Vermilion Dateline 7078 "VRD" - 15 Sons the country competed for Vermilion Play Maker Y290 - 15 Sons Lot 43 the top prize. Representing Montana in the Junior DiviVERMILION PRIVILEGE C164 18153000 ★ Fertility Tested ★ Volume Discounts ★ First Year Breeding Guarantee Sire: SAV Privilege 3030 • MGS: Connealy Dublin 8223 ★ Performance Tested • Ultrasound Carcass Data sion was Annie Townsend of BW 89 • WW 890 • YW 1354 ★ Free Delivery: Montana and Adjoining States Fairfield and in the Senior BEPD +3.8 • WEPD +65 • YEPD +108 • Milk +23 ★ Large Numbers of 1/2 and 3/4 Brothers and Calving Ease Heifer Bulls Division was Jasmine PowBroadcast on Northern Livestock Video Auction ell of Havre, who won the CALL FOR BUYER NUMBER • 800-821-6447 Also Broadcast Live On Creative Machine EmbroiDish Network Channel 998 & CattleUSA.com View sale video and catalog online at dery Award. Congratulawww.northernlivestockvideo.com tions, Jasmine!

It was an exciting week for producers as they caught up with old friends, made Pat Goggins Family, Owners new ones, and held converLot 356 Bob Cook • Records & Sales Jake Kading • Herdsman Jeff Mosher • Vermilion North sation about an industry they Office: 406.259.4589 Cell: 406.672.5844 Greg Roberts • Diamond Ring VERMILION GAME DAY C012 18139987 Home: 406.373.5143 Brandon Mosher • Pryor Creek are passionate about. The Sire: Sitz JLS Game Day 9630 • MGS: TC Franklin 619 Cell: 406.670.0078 Bill Shaules • South Pryor BW 64 • WW 765 • YW 1311 2017 National ASI ConvenBEPD -.9 • WEPD +60 • YEPD +107 • Milk +25 PO Box 30758 • Billings, MT 59107 • E-mail: bcook@cattleplus.com • www.cattleplus.com tion is slated to be held in the

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The fight against broadleaf weeds in winter wheat

By Connor Orrock, K-State Research and Extension bicides that contain dicamba in the mix to Most of the wheat and weeds are inachelp control it, or use Rave, which already tive during cold weather; however, that includes dicamba. Additional herbicides can quickly change in the Midwest. While having activity on kochia include Huskie broadleaf weeds are dormant, wheat producand Starane although they have less residual ers can get a jump-start on managing them effect than dicamba. in winter wheat.

When to apply “The weed and feed approach is a comApplying herbicide early can help control mon practice,” said Curtis Thompson, Kanweeds post-emergence. sas State University professor of agronomy.

“As soon as we start to see any green “It is a sound practice, because we want coming in winter wheat, these winter anto get nitrogen on early – well before the nual weeds are also beginning to take off,” wheat has taken off and surely before jointThompson said. “That can be an excellent ing. Putting herbicide in with the nitrogen time to apply these herbicides.” (fertilizer) can be extremely valuable.”

Side effects Thompson, a K-State Research and ExThompson added that most of the ALS tension weed management specialist, said inhibitors will not cause leaf burn on wheat. it’s important to select a herbicide with Even when instances of chlorosis occur, the residual activity, which means it has adwheat will typically recover. equate persistence at the soil level following Chlorosis, which happens when leaves application. These herbicides will have an appear paler due to insufficient chlorophyll acetolactate synthase (ALS) inhibitor and production, typically is in response to a could include the names Finesse, Rave, combination of the herbicide application Amber, Glean, and Ally, as examples. and cold weather, he said. The resulting Producers in western Kansas may be chlorosis often is cosmetic. dealing with the weed kochia in early Double cropping spring. Thompson said these producers Using herbicides with residual activity is might want to also consider including hermore risky in a double-crop scenario, Thompson said.

When double cropping, producers may want to select a herbicide with lower residual activity. When applying a lower residual herbicide, everything must be actively growing to get the best possible weed control.

“There are some ALS inhibitor products that have very little residual and should be tank mixed with a growth regulator, such as a dicamba,” he said. “When the wheat is fully tillered, we can use 2,4-D, and at that point we can get our broadleaf weeds controlled. We don’t have to worry about herbicide residuals carrying into the double crop.”

The herbicide label is the best reference for producers and should always be consulted, he said.

Other considerations Thompson said there are restrictions regarding different herbicides. One chemical that is commonly mixed in is dicamba. Dicamba can be applied up to the jointing stage of wheat; 2,4-D has the potential to shut down tillering, thus the wheat must be fully tillered before using.

“Frozen soils, herbicides, fertilizer and precipitation do not go hand in hand,” Thompson added, as it increases the risk of contaminating surface runoff.

More information can be found in the “2016 Chemical Weed Control for Field Crops, Pastures, Rangeland, and Noncropland” (http:// www.bookstore.ksre.ksu. edu/pubs/chemweedguide. pdf) from K-State Research and Extension. It is available online or at local extension offices in Kansas.

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Friday, March 25, 2016 at Western Livestock Auction Great Falls, MT Sale 1:00

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Lot 1: WINDY RIDGE TEN X 507 - 18250256 AAR Ten X 7008 SA X SydGen Mandate 6079 BD 01/31/15 BW 68# 205 Day 698# 2/26/16 Wt 1410# CED 17 BW -2.2 WW 56 YW 107 MLK 24 DOC 15 SCR 1.49 Marb 0.98 REA 0.34 $Beef 152.88

Lot 10: B&D CONFIDENT C324 - 18346645 SydGen Trust 3008 X Hoover Dam BD 03/25/15 BW 80# 295 Day 838# 2/26/16 Wt 1245# CED 8 BW -0.3 WW 64 YW 111 MLK 27 DOC NA SCR NA Marb NA REA NA $Beef NA

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Lot 31: LOST LAKE CATTLE GUARD C74 - 18371422 PA Safeguard 021 X RP 3rd Bushwacker 41-93 BD 02/05/15 BW 86# 205 Day 706# 2/26/16 Wt 1285# CED 5 BW 1.5 WW 45 YW 80 MLK 32 DOC 19 SCR 1.06 Marb 0.85 REA 0.40 $Beef 117.64

Lot 32: LOST LAKE LIFEGUARD C39 - 18355086 PA Safeguard 021 X 7X Objective Y69 BD 01/28/15 BW 90# 205 Day 755# 2/26/16 Wt 1355# CED -4 BW 3.0 WW 50 YW 94 MLK 30 DOC 8 SCR 1.36 Marb 0.90 REA -.53 $Beef 108.67

Lot 61: LOST LAKE SAGE C281 - 18346633 Lost Lake Professor Y411 X BTR Payweight 630 BD 03/17/15 BW 89# 205 Day 818# 2/26/16 Wt 1335# CED -7 BW 3.5 WW 54 YW 93 MLK 27 DOC 25 SCR 1.21 Marb 0.11 REA 0.40 $Beef 102.07

Lot 75: LOST LAKE RIGHT ON C228 - 18346613 KG Sure Shot 0266 X WAR Alliance 9126 6006 BD 03/09/15 BW 84# 295 Day 801# 2/26/16 Wt 1225# CED 8 BW 0.7 WW 57 YW 103 MLK 25 DOC 11 SCR 1.72 Marb 0.19 REA 0.20 $Beef 133.01

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Sires of Sale Bulls AAR Ten X 7008 S A Connealy Black Granite Deppe 125 Consensus 313 EXAR Denver 2002B KG Sure Shot 0266 Lost Lake Professor Y411 Lost Lake Sniper Z22 MF CC & 7 72 PA Power Tool 910B PA Safeguard 021 R44 Game Day 1956 SydGen Trust 3008 VNAR Ten X 3004 W A Harry Bear 112 Windy Ridge Inspiration 923 Windy Ridge Pack It On 219 & Others

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EQUIPMENT FOR SALE 1979 Versatile 875 tractor, 7900 hours, 2000 hours on inframe overhaul, dual tires @80%........................................... $21,500 John Deere 1600 plow with 35 shanks, 1.5” shanks, liquid fertilizer & anhydrous manifolds............................................. $3100 Summers 48-ft. pickup sprayer, 500 gallon tank, 50-ft. hose & reel.................................................................................. $5300 International 150 12-ft., 10” spacing drill, clean boxes, hydraulic lift, acra plant..................................................................... $500 Valmar 204 plow mount granular spreader.......................... $1200 1987 Lode King grain/fertilizer tender, 8-ft. & 10-ft. tanks, 6” augers................................................................................. $1600 1984 Ford F250 4x4, 4 speed, 115,000 miles, 10,000 miles on overhauled balanced 460, frame stretched 1-ft., 9-ft. flatbed.... ........................................................................................ $1900

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1993 to 1998 F800 Bus 12V 5.9 Cummins, under 200,000 miles, AT and 5 speeds, 75% tires, 36 and 48 passenger, run and drive great. ..............................$5500 each 1993 Kenworth 20-ft.

Grain Dump 8.3 Cummins, 6-speed manual, 30,000 GVW, AC, PS, AB, 80% 295R22.5, twin cylinder scissor hoist, 48” steel sides, grain gate, runs and drives great, cold AC..............$16,500

1985 Kenworth W900 Grain Dump 17-ft. aluminum bed, 400 hp BC3 Cummins, jake brake, 13 speed, air ride, lift axle, AC, PS, 75% tires, good running/ driving truck, 600 bushel capacity...........................$25,500 1996 Vermeer V-8550 4x4 Cable Plow 36” vibratory tooth, 18” backhoe bucket, 6 way blade, Turbo 3.9 Cummins, 60% tires, differential lock, 3300 hours...$8500

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Understand issues surrounding antibiotic resistance

By K-State Research and Extension harm to human health, and that threat is big Have you ever left for a conference enough that if it gets snowballing and we feeling just fine, shook a lot of hands and can’t stop it there can be great harm, then mingled, then returned home to spend a day I’m going to remove that threat until someor two in bed with the cold or flu? The same one can prove to me that it’s not a threat,” he thing can happen to livestock throughout the said. “The FDA will adamantly deny using various phases of production as new groups the precautionary principle, but when you of animals mix and germs spread. look at the data showing that growth promoIt’s simply part of life – both humans tion use can be separated from prevention, and livestock get sick – and sometimes control or therapeutic uses as far as selection to get better they need to be treated with for resistance, well, there is none.” antibiotics, said Mike Apley, veterinarian Human versus animal use and professor of production medicine and Apley said that if he were to boil down clinical pharmacology at Kansas State Unithe issue of antibiotic resistance in humans versity’s College of Veterinary Medicine related to animal production use of antibiot(http://www.vet.k-state.edu). ics, it would go something like this: “If the Since the announcement in 2012 that problem of antibiotic resistance to humans antibiotics used for promoting growth in were 3 feet tall, the contribution by antibiotlivestock would be phased out, heated ics used in the livestock industry is probably discussions and debates have come to light around 4 to 6 inches.” surrounding the use of antibiotics as a whole He said the misconception we often see and the livestock industry’s role in antibiotic in mainstream media comes from the stateresistance. ment of facts about how many antibiotic“Guidance 209 was finalized in 2012, resistant cases are reported each year that and what it said was two things,” Apley seamlessly transition to talk about the use explained. “First, the FDA (U.S. Food and of antibiotics in animal agriculture. But, Drug Administration) does not feel that when he went through the tables and data using medically important antibiotics for provided, the statistics did not provide a growth promotion is judicious or consistent strong link. with stewardship of the antibiotics, so that The Centers for Disease Control and Prepractice needs to stop. The pharmaceutical vention reported that in 2013, an estimated industry agreed to do that voluntarily by re2,049,442 cases were linked to antibioticmoving growth promotion indications from resistant bacteria that resulted in 23,488 the labels of their products. And, since any deaths. When Apley studied the data, he said extra label use in feed is illegal, this takes he found that out of 17 different antibioticaway that potential use.” resistant microorganisms listed in the report, “Secondly, veterinary oversight over the only two had a defined connection to animal use of medically important antibiotics in agriculture. the feed or water of food animals was esHe said this meant that out of the 2 miltablished, again by the voluntary inclusion lion infections, less than 20 percent have of this requirement on the labels for these a real potential for resistance to be linked products.” back to animal production antibiotic use.

He said that a veterinary feed directive The number of deaths caused by those two (VFD) ruling was put in place in hopes that microorganisms was less than 0.3 percent by increasing the involvement of veterinarof the total deaths caused by antibioticians, the professional judgment and training resistant microorganisms that year. of the veterinarian would lead to increased “There are some that could be linked to antibiotic stewardship. These VFDs work food animal production,” Apley said, “and similarly to prescriptions necessary to use that’s where the precautionary principle is other products in veterinary medicine. The used. But, consumers should know that we final revised VFD ruling took effect October are serious about the health of our animals, 1, 2015, and the new labels for in-feed mediand we’re serious about raising healthy cally important antibiotics will be phased in food. When they hear about an outbreak or December 2016. something that slipped through the cracks, To authorize feed antibiotic use through think about this: numerators are easy, but a VFD, the veterinarian will learn about the denominators are hard.” producer’s operation, assess the medical Apley means that while hearing about challenges and then prescribe antibiotics a single case of antibiotic resistance once used in feed according to their medical every six months may be scary, think of judgment, Apley said. Medically important how many millions and billions of meals antibiotics used in water will require a prewere eaten in that time frame, and there was scription, just as a prescription is required only one case. for injectable products. In the case of anti“If there are illnesses or a loss of life, that biotics in the feed, the veterinarian’s only is the last thing we want,” he said. “I’m not options for the dose, duration and indication downplaying that. But, you look at the big are on the label. picture, and one out of a billion is a pretty Apley said he believes it is important to good record. We have an incredibly safe pay attention to antibiotic stewardship for food supply, and we have the vast majority the purpose of preserving these tools for of producers who are committed to raising animal agriculture, just as it is important animals right.” to take precautionary measures to protect Antibiotic stewardship antibiotic use in human medicine.

Apley said that perhaps the greater issue The precautionary principle of antibiotic resistance doesn’t even pass There are many theories about how the pasture gate. What if producers could be antibiotic-resistant bacteria can be spread overusing their last line of defense? from animals to humans, but Apley said The last new antibiotic group released the truth is scientists on both sides of the and approved for human or animal use – and argument struggle to prove probability. we now use a member of that group in food Then enters the precautionary principle, animals – was in 1978, he said. Everything which is a recognized regulatory approach since then has just undergone chemical commonly used in Europe. modification. Those modifications may help “The precautionary principle says that if for a short time, but eventually they lose there’s enough information to cause me as a regulator to think that there’s a potential CONTINUED ON PAGE A23

Issues surrounding antibiotic resistance

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their effectiveness.

“Bacteria are like opossums; they live stupid and have a lot of offspring,” Apley said. “It’s not that the bacteria outsmart us, but it’s that there are so many offspring with so many different mutations that the ones that can survive multiply, and we have a new, adapted population. So we create new versions of the same antibiotics that outrun them for a while, and then they genetically select to overcome them.”

He said that antibiotics can often be used as a management tool, and when that practice becomes routine, the price paid can be a loss in value of that antibiotic when it’s needed to actually treat an animal.

“For producers and veterinarians, antibiotic resistance isn’t just about whether we do or don’t affect human antibiotic resistance,” Apley said. “It’s about preserving these valuable tools for our use 10 to 20 years down the road. We have to be good stewards of them, and that means doing everything we possibly can to make sure we don’t have to use them.”

In some cases, antibiotics are required for disease control, but Apley encourages producers to work with their veterinarians and try other preventative measures such as vaccines, biosecurity, animal flow, environmental management, culling and diagnostic testing first to control disease and lower the use of antibiotics.

“Having to use an antibiotic for disease prevention or control means we failed at everything else we can do to prevent that disease,” he said. “They can be valuable tools, and in some cases they are definitely needed regardless of our best efforts. But, in some cases our best efforts can prevent their use.”

2016 Spring Auction Calendar 2016 Spring 2016 Spring & Saturday, March 18 & 19, 2016 – Cabin Fever Friday OutWest Art Show & Sale Auction 4:15 p.m. & 4:00 p.m. - Best Western Plus Heritage Inn - Great Falls, MT Western Art & Collectibles Calendar Calendar Saturday, March 12, 2016 –

AUCTION Saturday, March 26, 2016

10:00 a.m. • Trade Center • Lewistown, MT

Friday & Extravaganza Saturday, March 18 & School 19, 2016 – MT Hobson 7 p.m. - Hobson - Hobson, Friday & Saturday, March 18 & 19, 2016 – OutWest Art Show & Sale

Saturday, March 26, 2016 – OutWest Show Sale 4:15 p.m. &Art 4:00 p.m. - & Best Western Plus Heritage Inn - Great Falls, MT

Cabin FeverMarch - Western12, Art, 2016 Collectibles Saturday, – & Winchester Rifles

4:15 p.m. & 4:00 p.m. - Best Western Plus Heritage Inn - Great Falls, MT 10 a.m. - Trade Center - Lewistown, MT Hobson Extravaganza - Hobson Saturday, March 12,7 p.m.

2016 – School - Hobson, MT

cloSeS 6, HobsonWedneSday, Extravaganza 7 2016 p.m. - Hobson School–- Hobson, MT Saturday, March 26,april – 2016

OnlineFever Only -Real Estate Auction - 1 city&lot in Lewistown, Cabin Western Art, Collectibles Winchester RiflesMT

Saturday, 26, 2016 10 a.m. - TradeMarch Center - Lewistown, MT – Saturday, 7, 2016 – Cabin FeverMay - Western Art, Collectibles & Winchester Rifles

cloSeS april 10 a.m. -WedneSday, Trade Center - Lewistown, MT 6, 2016 –

Scotty and Claire Zion Estate – Western Art & Collectibles

Online Only Real Estate Auction - 1 city lot in Lewistown, MT 10 a.m. - History Museum - Great Falls, MT

cloSeS WedneSday, april 6, 2016 – Saturday, May 7, 2016 –

Friday, June 3 Zion & Saturday, June 4,Lewistown, 2016 – MT Onlineand Only Real Estate Auction - 1 city lot in Scotty Claire Estate – Western Art & Collectibles 10 a.m. - History Museum - Great Falls, MT Montana Horse Progress Days - Moore, MT

Saturday, May 7, 2016 4th Annual event featuring clinics &– demonstrations, and auction including

Friday, June 3& Saturday, June 2016 – Scotty and Claire Zion Estate – Western Art 4, & Collectibles

driving & riding horses, buggies, wagons, tack & more. Taking consignments!

Montana HorseMuseum Progress Days - Moore, MT 10 a.m. - History - Great Falls, MT

4th Annual event featuring clinics & demonstrations, and auction including Saturday, June 25, 2016 – driving & riding horses, buggies, wagons, tack & more. Taking consignments!

Friday, June 3 & Estate Saturday, 2016 – Fred Rowley Living Auction - June Lincoln,4, MT

Saturday, June 25, 2016 Montana Horse Progress DaysUTV, -–Moore, MT 1/2 ton truck, 1954 Includes CAT skidsteer, Bobcat 2300 1934 Chevy

Fred Rowley Living -firearms Lincoln, MT 4th Annual featuring clinicsAuction & pickup, demonstrations, and auction including Chevy 1 tonevent truck, 1954 Estate Studebaker and large collection of Includes CAT skidsteer, Bobcat 2300 UTV, 1934 Chevy 1/2 ton truck, 1954 driving riding horses, buggies, wagons, tack & more. Taking consignments! antique& furniture and collectibles.

Chevy 1 ton truck, 1954 Studebaker pickup, firearms and large collection of antique furniture and collectibles.

Saturday, June 25, 2016 –

thurSday, July 14, 2016 –

Fred RowleyFarming Living14, Estate Auction MT - Conrad, MT thurSday, July 2016 – - Lincoln, ‘KB Farms’ Equipment Auction (Keil Brothers) Jayson Shobe 406-366-5125 Kyle Shobe 406-366-0472

View complete listing at

www.ShobeAuction.com

Includes CATFarming skidsteer, Bobcat 2300 UTV, 1934 Chevy 1/2equipment, ton- truck, 1954MT5 ‘KB Equipment Auction (Keil Brothers) Conrad, FarmFarms’ retirement auction featuring large inventory of late-model including Chevy 1 ton2 truck, 1954 Studebaker pickup, firearms and equipment, largewindrower, collection of 5 Farm retirement featuring inventory of late-model including JD tractors, JDauction air seeding units, large 2 JD self-prop. sprayers, MacDon Brandt JD tractors, 2 JD air seeding units, 2 JD self-prop. sprayers, MacDon windrower, Brandt antique furniture and collectibles. conveyors, Semi trucks& trailers, Vehicles, UTV’s, & shop equipment. conveyors, Semi trucks& trailers, Vehicles, UTV’s, & shop equipment.

Selling in co-op with Musser Bros. - Billings.

Selling in co-op with Musser Bros. - Billings.

thurSday, July 14, 2016 – ‘KB Farms’ Auction (Keil Brothers) - Conrad, MT 406.538.5125 www.ShobeAuction.com 406.538.5125 408 WestFarming Main--Equipment • www.ShobeAuction.com Lewistown • 406-538-5125 Farm retirement auction featuring large inventory of late-model equipment, including 5 JD tractors, 2 JD air seeding units, 2 JD self-prop. sprayers, MacDon windrower, Brandt conveyors, Semi trucks& trailers, Vehicles, UTV’s, & shop equipment.

www.ShobeAuction.com

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(2) MONTANA BRANDS FOR SALE Getting too old to catch the cows so releasing my brand and my Dad’s brand which was run on cattle in Coffee Creek, MT. Each position or placement to be sold separate.

Cow - right rib Horse - left jaw Horse - right thigh S open A is how this is read Cow - right hip Horse - right thigh Would be an excellent gift for child or grandchild.

Makes a nice investment also. Brands expire 2021.

Bidding starts at $5,000 • Bidding ends April 15th.

Contact Deb at 406-366-9635

TRUCK FOR SALE

1986 International S1900 crew cab truck. 165,000 original miles. DT466 engine with MT643 Allison automatic. 20,000 miles on engine rebuild, 3.54 gear ratio, cruises comfortably at interstate speed (80). Near new 285/75R 24.5 Toyo tires, 12-ft. flatbed with steel deck, gooseneck hitch, pintle hitch and two receiver hitches. Wired for 6 round, 7 flat and semi trailers. Air ride driver’s seat. This truck is in excellent mechanical condition, it runs and drives really nice.

Asking $17,500

Please call with questions (406) 266-3097

Alpacas of Montana brought a couple of alpacas and a couple of their guard dogs to show off at MATE in Billings, Montana.

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Montana Hereford Directory Agri-Best Feeds, Inc.

1-866-601-6646, Billings, MT

Anchor Polled Herefords 406-467-2880, Vaughn, MT

Banjo Ranch

406-287-9947, Whitehall, MT

Dallas Polled Herefords

Bar Star Cattle

Duncan Ranch Co

406-450-4361

Barker Herefords

406-450-4750, Shelby, MT

Beery’s Land & Livestock Co 406-979-5720, Vida, MT www.beeryherefords.com

Cherry Springs Ranch 406-425-1411, Bridger, MT

Churchill Cattle Co

406-580-6421, Manhattan, MT www.churchillcattle.com

406-292-3503, Joplin, MT

Dutton Hereford Ranch

406-288-3330, Gold Creek, MT

Ehlke Herefords

406-266-4121, Townsend, MT www.ehlkeherefords.com

Elings Polled Herefords 406-278-3406, Conrad, MT

Feddes Herefords

Dan 406-570-1602, Manhattan, MT www.feddes.com

First West Insurance

406-922-6044, Bozeman, MT www.1stwestinsurance.com

r Polled Hereford n c ho s

Quality Bulls - reasonable prices

Select your bulls now and we will feed and deliver them at your convenience this spring

406-874-8200, Miles City, MT

Garrison Ranches Inc

406-368-2244, Canyon Creek, MT

Bryan Barker

Ft Keogh Livestock Research

Curlew Cattle Co

406-425-1233, Molt, MT www.banjoranch.com

406-399-7811, Loma, MT www.facebook.com/barstarcattle

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Cooper Hereford Ranch

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

406-835-2501, Glen, MT

Genex Hawkeye West

K.L. Slagsvold Herefords 406-584-7571, Lindsay, MT

L Bar C Ranch, LLC

406-328-7800, Fishtail, MT

L Bar W Cattle Co

406-656-9034, Billings, MT www.crinet.com

406-328-4095, Absarokee, MT

Griffin Polled Herefords

406-328-4095, Absarokee, MT

Holden Herefords

406-891-0973, Baker, MT

Loyning Farms

406-821-0247, Darby, MT

406-450-1029, Valier, MT www.holdenherefords.com

Indreland Ranch

406-599-4442, Missoula, MT

J Bar E Ranch

406-765-7068, Plentywood, MT

M/D Herefords

McKechnie Hereford Ranch 406-432-2296, Shelby, MT

McMurry Cattle

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

Merrimac Cattle Co

406-735-4493, Geyser, MT

J2 Livestock

406-360-3427, Hamilton, MT

K & C Herefords

406-240-9301, Deer Lodge, MT

MJB Ranch

406-639-2569, Lodge Grass, MT

Otis Ranch

406-223-4518, Emigrant, MT

POLLED HEREFORD BULLS FOR SALE

Rafter Ranch Inc

406-832-3219, Wise River, MT

Reich Bros

406-285-6675, Willow Creek, MT

Emily Shilling

406-322-8541, Columbus, MT

Sidwell Ranch

406-322-4425, Columbus, MT

Sparks Herefords

406-778-2320, Plevna, MT

Thomas Herefords

406-544-1536, Gold Creek, MT www.thomasherefords.com

Tomlinson Herefords

406-846-1370, Deer Lodge, MT

Vandeberg Ranch

406-323-1297, Roundup, MT

Wichman Herefords

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

Duncan Ranch Co. Private Treaty Silent Auction March 12, 2016 Powerful Polled and Horned Herefords

Pounds are Dollars!

Private Treaty Sales

Call Chad Murnin 406.399.7811 or Stephanie Murnin 406.739.4303 Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/barstarcattle www.barstarcattle.com

Bruce Duncan • 406-292-3503 • Joplin, MT btduncan@itstriangle.com • catalog available

For more info or to join the tour contact: Hyer McKechnie • 406-360-6674 jameshyer@hotmail.com Chad Murnin • 406-399-7811 Bulls: Selling private treaty... barstarcattle@hotmail.com • 85 Bull Calves, Horned and Polled COMMERCIAL RANCHER

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Montana Hereford Directory

• 25 Coming Two Year Olds Hereford and Red Angus Come select now for free wintering and delivery in May. Females: • 100 F1 Red Baldie Replacement Heifer Calves • 80 F1 Black Baldie Replacement Heifer Calves All bangs vaccinated. Fancy as you will find.

• 15 Hereford Bred Heifers. Ultrasounded carrying bull calves by Sensation 028X. Can be registered.

• 18 Angus Bred Heifers.

Website: www.beeryherefords.com Matt & Krista - (406) 979-5720 or (406) 773-5721, beerys@midrivers.com Joanne - (406) 773-5710, bll@midrivers.com

DUTTON HEREFORD RANCH

ORIENTATED GENETICS. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.

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.

Feddes Herefords www.feddes.com 2009 Churchill Road Manhattan, MT 59741 tfeddes@msn.com Marvin Tim 406.570.4771 Dan 406.570.1602

2-year old virgin Horned Hereford bulls for sale

190 SUNNYSIDE LN. GOLD CREEK, MT 59733

Dean & Renee Dutton (406) 288-3330 or (406) 240-8014 drm3330@blackfoot.net

Your Northern K and C Herefords Deer Lodge, Montana Montana source for quality Hereford bulls

J Bar E Ranch Plentywood, MT

Arvid Eggen - 406-765-7068 Lorrie Eggen - 406-765-8219 Jay-De Eggen - 406-671-7149

For Sale Yearling Bulls Private Treaty Cory and Keesha Dutton (406) 240-9301 dutton.cory@gmail.com

McMURRY CATTLE

Added Genetic Balance Trait And Carcass Value ONLY THE BEST SELL Private Treaty Bull Sales

Fred & Doreen HP 406 254 1247 McMurry Cell 406 697 4040 2027 Iris Lane mcmurrycattle@gmail.com Billings, MT 59102 mcmurrycattle.com

Classic Genetics Bulls for Sale Private Treaty

Sire: THR Thor 1331Y (Thor’s sire is trait leader in BWT, WWT, YWT and SC) Richard and Becky Sidwell Richard: (406) 861-4426 Becky: (406) 670-4227 sidwell@sidwell-land.com LCC 002Bingo329 (DLF, HYF, IES) Sire: PHH PCC 812 TrueGrit002 Calving ease bull with vigorous calves

K.L. Slagsvold Herefords Since 1922

Performance tested bulls and heifers

For sale private treaty at the ranch

Kenny Lars (406) 584-7571 671 Fas 470 Lindsay, MT 59339

THOMAS HEREFORDS

Gold Creek, MT

- Performance Tested - Carcass Ultrasound Scanned - Breeding Soundness Examined - BVD-PI3 Screened - Complete Balanced EPD’s - Ranking in the top of the breed for all traits - First Year Breeding Guarantee - Free Delivery within Montana

KT Built Tuff 1010

Many sons of this polled Calving Ease trait leader selling at private treaty

YEARLING HEREFORD BULLS FOR SALE

Richard & Shirley Bruce & Tammy (406) 544-1536 bruce@thomasherefords.com WWW.THOMASHEREFORDS.COM

1st calf, 213 days old by a Wichman Bull-no creep

Contact Justin Wichman (406) 538-8997 www.wichmanherefords.com

Join us for the 2016 MONTANA HEREFORD ASSOCIATION TOUR September 23-24

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FWP seeking qualified applicants for sharecropper lease

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Sons & Grandsons of Conneally Dublin 8223 BW +3.0 WW + 49 YW +101 Milk +30

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By Kim Kaplan, Agricultural Research Service Temperature extremes during shipping and viability. Poorer performing colonies strongly elevated pathogen levels may be contributcorrelated to queens with lower sperm viing to honey bee queens failing faster today ability. than in the past, according to a study just “We saw wide variation in both pathogen published by U.S. Department of Agriculture levels and sperm viability in the queens that (USDA) scientists in the scientific journal were sent in to us, and sometimes between PLOS One (http://journals.plos.org/plosone/ queens from the same apiary in July and article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0147220).

September, so there is still more research to ORDERS NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR: “Either stress individually or in combinado. But getting queens back to lasting two • Pheasant hens - year old - spring delivery tion could be part of the reason beekeepers years may well be one of the links in getting • Pheasant & Chukar chicks - straight run - delivery have reported having to replace queens about our beekeeping industry back to a sustainable starting May 1st • Pheasants - 10 weeks old - 50/50 mix - delivery every six months in recent years when queens level,” Pettis said.

August through September 15th have generally lasted one to two years,” exThe Agricultural Research Service (ARS) • Pheasants & Chukars - 16 week old flight birds plained entomologist Jeff Pettis with the Bee is the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s chief delivery starting September 1st Research Laboratory in Beltsville, Maryland, scientific in-house research agency. The who led the study. The Bee Research LaboraAgency’s job is finding solutions to agriculCall now for pricing and available delivery tory is part of USDA’s Agricultural Research tural problems that affect Americans every day dates. Brochures mailed upon request.

Service. from field to table. ARS conducts research to TONY FOWLER Queens only mate in the first few weeks develop and transfer solutions to agricultural PO BOX 640 238 SPUR RD of life. Then they use the stored semen to problems of high national priority and provide fertilize eggs laid throughout their life. Queen information access and dissemination to enCONRAD, MT 59425-0640 sure high-quality, safe food, and other agriculfailure occurs when the queen dies or when the (406) 278-5814 tural products; assess the nutritional needs of queen does not produce enough viable eggs Pheasant - Chukar - Quail - Hun Americans; sustain a competitive agricultural to maintain the adult worker population in the Bird Dog Training & Sales economy; enhance the natural resource base colony. Replacing queens cost about $15 each, Brittany - Lab - English Setter NPIP: #81-67 and the environment and provide economic a significant cost per colony for beekeepers.

Consulting FWP: #9027 opportunities for rural citizens, communities, Commercial beekeepers usually order and society as a whole. their replacement queens already mated, and the queens are shipped to apiaries from March through October. Researchers quesOur bulls can be found in leading commercial herds. We’re proud of our reputation for tioned whether temperature extremes during shipping producing bulls that have the balance of traits to work in every segment of the beef industry. could damage the sperm a queen has stored in her body.

During simulated shipping in the lab, inseminated queens exposed to 104° F (40° C) for 1-2 hours or to 41° F (5° C) for 1-4 hours had sperm viability drop to 20 percent from about 90 percent.

In real-world testing, queens, along with thermometers that recorded the temperature every 10 minutes, were shipped from California, 10th Annual Limousin & Lim-Flex Bull Sale Georgia and Hawaii to the Monday, March 28, 2016 - 5:00 pm Beltsville lab by either U.S. Postal Service Priority Mail Kist Livestock Auction or United Parcel Service Next Day Delivery in July and SepMandan, North Dakota SELLING 90 BULLS 15 fall yearlings tember. Researchers found The majority are & two year olds that as many as 20 percent of the shipments experienced black & polled 75 Yearling Bulls temperature spikes that apPut Power In The Pasture With These Bulls! proached extremes of 105.8° F and 46.4° F for more than 2 hours at a time. Those exposed to extreme high or low temperatures during shipping had sperm viability reduced by 50 percent.

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6-2015 John Deere 6125R MFWD, AQ 20 speed, H340 loader/grapple, 125 hp, 600 hours.............................................$98,000 8-2015 John Deere 6150R MFWD, AQ 20 speed, H360 loader/grapple, 150 hp, 650-800hours..............................$126,000 3-2014 John Deere 6170R MFWD, AQ 20 speed, H380 loader/grapple, 170 hp, 300 hours...........................................$152,000 2015 John Deere 6175R MFWD, AQ 20 speed, H380 loader/grapple, 175 hp, 355 hours...........................................$145,000 2014 John Deere 6190R MFWD, IVT, H380 loader/grapple, 190 hp, 170 hours............. ....................................................$169,000 2014 John Deere 6210R IVT, TLS, H380 loader/grapple, 210 hp, 950 hours............. ....................................................$173,000 2012 John Deere 7230 MFWD, 16 speed with creeper, 480x38, 380x28, ATR, 741 loader/grapple, 131/110 hp, 490 hours...... .................................................... $115,000

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2006 Bourgault LT 5710, 54-ft., 9.8”, MRBII, steel packers, 6450 TBH cart, 450 bushel, 14,000 acres............................... $115,000 2002 Case IH Concord ATX 4812, 48-ft., 12”, ADX 3380 TBT, 380 bushel, VR, 10” auger.............................................$59,000

Back, from left, Mike Day, animal science department head, Tyler Mackey, assistant, Nolan Woodruff, Molly Diefenbach, Kasey Miles, Caleb Boardman, coach. Front, Bill Dalles, Bobby Dorvall, Sadie Yates, Tate Chamberlain, BW Ochsner.

The University of Wyoming (UW) Livestock Judging team posted its best scores since at least 1995 in all categories at the National Western Stock Show en route to its sixth-place finish among 24 teams, according to coach Caleb Boardman.

The Denver competition January 14-15 was the second over the holiday break. The team finished third among seven Sprayers teams at the Arizona National in Phoenix on New Year’s 2012 John Deere 4830, 1000 gallon, 100-ft., Eve, said Boardman, who added he only has records dating 380x46, 675 hours......................$208,000 back to 1995.

2013 John Deere 4940, 1200 gallon, 120-ft., 10% down, then 3.9 % APR Students returned from break on December 28 and were 480x50, 670 hours......................$259,000 2015 John Deere R4045, 1200 gallon, 120on the road until January 16. ft., 420x50, 620 hours.................$326,000 “While most other students were enjoying Christmas break, students on the livestock judging team were hard at work preparing for the team’s first two contests,” Boardman said.

The team travelled almost 4,000 miles, judged over 100 k (406) 850-0922 k classes of livestock and gave over 50 sets of reasons, he said.

“The hard work definitely paid off as the team got off to a great start for the year,” he said.

The team finished second in reasons and sheep/goats, and third in cattle and hogs at the Arizona competition.

At the Denver competition, UW was first in placings, fourth in hogs, tied for fifth in sheep/goats and seventh in cattle and reasons.

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Field to Fork webinar dates set

By NDSU Extension Service The North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension Service is launching a webinar series February 24 to provide information about growing, transporting, processing and preserving specialty-crop fruits and vegetables safely.

The “Field to Fork Wednesday Weekly Webinars” will begin February 24. They’ll be held from 2 to 3 p.m. Central Standard Time through April 27.

The webinars are free of charge.

Topics that will be covered are: • February 24: How the Food and Drug Administration’s Food Safety Modernization Act will affect you • March 2: Using high tunnels to extend the growing season • March 9: 10 steps to a fantastic garden and an introduction to square-foot gardening • March 16: How to grow berries in North Dakota and highlights from NDSU’s Williston Research Extension Center • March 23: Manure, greenhouses and food safety • March 30: How small businesses can avoid being the best-kept secret • April 6: Safe food handling during processing and selling local foods • April 13: Facts and myths about food preservation • April 20: Food safety inspections and audit requirements for producers • April 27: What to know about food labels, ingredients and allergens Presenters will be NDSU personnel and special guests.

The webinars will be held on Blackboard Collaborate. The Field to Fork website (https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/fieldtofork) has a link to register for the webinars.

This project is made possible with funding from the North Dakota Department of Agriculture.

For more information, visit NDSU Extension’s new, comprehensive Field to Fork website or contact Julie GardenRobinson, NDSU Extension food and nutrition specialist, at (701) 231-7187 or julie.garden-robinson@ndsu.edu.

Hunter Education classes scheduled

By Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Spring Hunter Education Classes have been scheduled for some communities in northwest Montana. All hunter education classes are free of charge. By state law, anyone born after January 1, 1985, must have completed the Hunter Education Course to buy a hunting license in Montana. A student must be at least 10 years old to take the course.

All students must register online at the FWP website: fwp.mt.gov; click education, then click hunter education.

• Eureka: First night of class is March 7, 7-9 p.m. at the Eureka Middle School Library. Classes continue 7-9 p.m. on March 14, 15, 17, 21, 22, and 24. All classes are held at the Eureka Middle School. Field day is scheduled on Saturday, March 19, 8 a.m. to noon. Contact: Ron Hvizdak, lead instructor, 889-3791.

• Whitefish: Classes held at the Whitefish Middle School, 6-9 p.m. on March 14, 15, 17, 18; Field course is held on Saturday, March 19, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Contact Ron Nail, 862-4509.

• Bigfork: Orientation and first night of class is Wednesday March 23, 7-8 pm at Bigfork High School. Classes continue at 6-9 p.m., March 28, 29, 30, 31, April 1 at Bigfork High School. Field course is held Saturday, April 2, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bigfork Rod and Gun Club. April 4 is test night, 6-8 p.m. Contact: Rod Day: 249-5402 • Troy: Classes held 6-8 p.m. at the Troy High School on March 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23; Field course is held April 2 at the Troy Gun Range. Contact: Jim Jones, 295-4520.

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EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

2012 Cat 420E backhoe, 650 hours, like new.........$75,000

Degelman LR-7651 land roller, 51-ft................$24,000

Call (406) 963-2512 or 963-7512 cell Homestead, MT

Cat 279 and 299 tracked skid steers. $35,000-$50,000

John Deere 4930 sprayer, 90-120-ft. booms, 2800 hours with Newleader G4 3030 spreader box................ ...............................$135,000 will sell box separate at ........ .................................$30,000

2014 Dodge crew cab with new Hydra-bed bale bed, 40,000 miles, 6.5L gas.......... .................................$42,500

2012 Dodge 5500 crew cab diesel with CW 11-ft. bed, 100,000 miles...........$28,000 2004 John Deere 1890 40ft., 10” air drill, complete rebuild from Precision Ag Solutions. With 270 bushel 1910 TBT cart....................$75,000

REAL ESTATE & EQUIPMENT March 26, 2016 at 10:00 am Lunch Available Auction Will Be Held at Dennis Marks Construction in Hysham, MT at 6th & Summit. Watch for Auction Signs!

REAL ESTATE at 6th & Summit

PARCEL 1: 40x60x16 Shop Building. Shop has cement floor with grease bay and 4-ft. cement wall. (3) 3-ft. entrance doors. (2) 14x14 roll-up doors. 8x60 balcony storage. 30x10 rear storage - office and bathroom. 2x6 wall with 6” insulation. 220 wiring, T11 siding, Ruberoid shingle roof. (2) outside storage buldings and pipe rack on lot.

PARCEL 2: Corner city lot with old building used for storage. There are city services on both properties.

TERMS: 10% DOWN DAY OF AUCTION WITH BALANCE IN 30 DAYS AT CLOSING. A TITLE COMMITMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION ON DAY OF SALE. TAXES WILL BE PRO-RATED TO CLOSING.

THIS IS MARK’S RETIREMENT AUCTON; HE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT ON THE REAL ESTATE.

EQUIPMENT

1990 Ford L9000 Louisville with a 236 Cat diesel engine and 12 yard dump box • 1969 Miller 8x20-ft. 3 axle tilt bed utility heavy duty trailer • 1982 Bobcat 743 Deutz engine • 5-ft. Bobcat bucket • 4-ft. forks for Bobcat • 4-ft. scarifer for Bobcat • 7-ft. broom for Bobcat • homemade grapple for Bobcat • 1978 Case 580C backhoe loader with bucket forks and frost ripper • chains for backhoe • 1954 Ford 861 tractor with 3-point • post hole auger, 3-point with 12” and 9” bit augers • 1/3 yard cement mixer • 6-ft. box blade with claws, 3-point • 7-ft. box blade, 3-point • Brush Hog 6-ft., 3-point • 1995 Ford 3/4 ton pickup box • 1/2 ton pickup box trailer • SID pickup camper shell • 1982 Ford 1 ton dually (for parts, doesn’t run) • 1984 Chevy S10 pickup with toolbox, 4x4 • 1988 Ford dump truck, 5 yard, 429 gas • 1988 Ford F250 super cab 4x4, 390 engine • Craftsman riding lawn mower

TOOLS

Rigid 1-1/2 inch ratchet pip cutter • Rigid 2” pip cutter • A-frame with 1-1/2 ton chain hoist • Belsaw model 150-50 saw sharpener with attachments • steel shop welding table with 6” vice • Carftsman 10” radial arm saw • DeWalt cut off saw • Stablemate rail table • DeWalt saws all with extra blades • David White Site Boss 8092 with tripod • DeWalt Quick Drive 2000 with (3) boxes nails • DeWalt rotary laser #014396 • DeWalt DW 124 1/2 inch angle drill • Poulan 295 Pro chain saw • telescoping surveyors rod • Graco Magnum paint sprayer with 1 and 5 gallon • (2) Milwaukee 3/8 inch drills • Ryobi battery screw gun • power washer with Briggs engine, 2700 PSI 2:3 GPM • (2) sump pumps, 1-1/2 and 2 inch with hoses • Shumacker 200 40 amp battery charger • Shp Vac with attachments • concrete saw with 14” blade • aluminum and fiberglass extension ladders • Pacific Hydrostar 2” trash pump with gas engine • Toro slef-propelled garden tiller • Pincor 1000 generator with Briggs engine • Briggs powered weed eater • StihlBosch jack hammer with bits • 1-1/2, 2, 3 inch coupled discharge hoses • power trowel with 3 blades • Tiger Rammer 20x20 plate compactor • electric vibrating skreet • aluminum float, 4-ft. with 16-ft. handle • Shaft 12-ft. vibrator • aluminum skreet 2x4, 14-ft. handles • several concrete tools and brooms • micscellaneous tools • sveral concrete wailers and snap ties • 1/4, 3/8, 1/2 inch socket sets • many hand tools • log chains • boomers • come-a-longs • pipe wrenches • DeWalt butane torch • 6-ft. level • electric drills • saws • rain coats and pants • air hose • wrenches • jumper cables • extension cords • Hawthorn 10-1/2 work boots • 6-ft., 8-ft., and 12-ft. electric baseboard heaters • 6-ft., 8-ft., and 10-ft. used baseboard heaters • several used doors and windows • lots of miscellaneous lumber and iron • door trim • plastic paneling • electric wire supplies • 200 gallon pickup tank with pump • PLUS MORE!

COLLECTIBLES

Small wood parlor stove • forge tools • crosscut saws • old bottles • gas cans • lunch pails • steel file cabinet • metal bunk beds • Bee smoker • Coleman stove and lamps • carpet remnants • 48 star flag • (2) old trucks • (2) battery radios • old Tonka toys • kids horse • lattice window covers • PLUS MORE!

OWNER: DENNIS MARKS CONSTRUCTION • 406-342-5457 AUCTIONEERS NOTE: Dennis is retiring and can answer any questions you may have on the property or equipment. Plan to be with us on the 26th!

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Uncertainty creates market volatility

By Stephanie Bryant-Erdmann, USW Market Analyst With fundamental factors well established, wheat futures markets thus far in 2016 are reacting mainly to changing government policies, notably those of Argentina, Egypt and Russia.

Markets dipped when Argentina’s government removed export barriers. Prices rose and fell with each new rumor about the Russian export tariff, and fell again when Egypt’s muddled import requirements led to two cancelled General Authority for Supply of Commodities (GASC) tenders, slowing the pace of wheat imports by the world’s largest buyer. Over the next several months, we will watch and see how the markets reflect the consequences, both intended and otherwise, of those policy changes.

Argentina. In December, Argentina removed its 23 percent export tax on wheat, eliminated its wheat export quota and devalued its currency, all of which pushed Argentine wheat to the global market in a big way. According to Reuters, Argentine ports loaded 1.77 million metric tons (MMT) of wheat between December 14 and February 5. USDA pegs total Argentine wheat supply at 14.2 MMT and expects exports to reach 6.50 MMT in 2015/16.

Removal of the restrictive export policies helped Argentine farmers by giving them more market access. From 2012/13 to 2014/15, USDA estimated that ending stocks there climbed from 288,000 metric tons (MT) to 3.17 MMT due to increased usage of on-farm silo bag storage. This has given farmers a unique hedge this year because higher protein wheat supplies in Argentina are short and holding better quality wheat will likely mean more revenue. In marketing year 2015/16, USDA expects ending stocks to fall 57 percent to 1.36 MMT. Though the extent is still being determined, the recent export policy changes for wheat will also affect the Argentine flour industry.

The International Grains Council (IGC) expects Argentina to be the sixth largest exporter of flour in the world in 2015/16; Turkey and Kazakhstan are numbers one and two, respectively.

Russia. With the U.S. dollar strengthening to 12-year highs in mid-January, and the Russian ruble plunging to record lows, Russian wheat gained competitive price strength. Russia produced 61.0 MMT of wheat in 2015/16, up 3 percent year over year. On January 27, Russian officials sparked speculation by announcing it was examining its current wheat export tariff, but the government did not say if it would raise or lower the rate.

While Russia has since announced that it will leave the export tax unchanged, further depreciation of the ruble will increase the tax due to the way it is calculated. On Jan. 21, Russian wheat prices offered for an Egyptian tender averaged $187/MT ($5.09/bu) free-on-board (FOB). The Russian export tax of 50 percent of the customs price minus 6,500 rubles ($83) per ton but not less than 10 rubles per ton on $187/MT of wheat adds roughly $10/MT. Since 2008, Russia has restricted wheat exports three times, including the 2015 export tax increase, in order to control domestic food prices and inflation. The uncertainty about export policies and limited on-farm storage capacity in Russia create an incentive for Russian exporters to front-load their sales each marketing year to ensure they sell as much wheat as possible, regardless of price. In the first half of 2015/16, Russia exported 17.2 MMT according to SovEcon, a Russian consultancy. USDA predicts total Russian exports in 2015/16 will reach 23.5 MMT. Egypt. After four weeks of debate, Egypt’s Agriculture Quarantine Authority announced that it would accept the GASC 0.05 percent ergot specification for imported wheat. However, GASC cancelled its most recent tenders after continued uncertainty forced traders to reevaluate the risk involved. All traders boycotted GASC’s first tender, then only a few bids came in on the second tender, each with a $10 to $20 per MT risk premium.

USDA expects 2015/16 Egypt domestic consumption to increase to 19.6 MMT, a 3 percent increase year over year.

To meet the growing demand, Egypt is expected to import 11.5 MMT of wheat in 2015/16, a 4 percent increase from the prior year. About half of Egypt’s wheat imports go directly to production of subsidized flat bread (Baladi bread) to maintain the food security of its 92 million citizens. Reuters reported Egypt’s strategic wheat reserves would last until May 11, time Egypt’s government buyers can use to work on regaining trader confidence.

Markets will continue to adjust as the long-term implications of these policy changes become clear, but in the short-term, buyers and sellers need to weather the inevitable price volatility that always result.

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 10:00 a.m. (MT) Lemmon, SD • Randy Miller, OWNER 2015 JD 9620 R 57 Hours!

• JD Tractors, Combines & Headers,Sprayer, Skid Steer • Grain Headers/Augers • Semi Trucks/Trailers • Pickups/Trailers • Miscellaneous Items SO MUCH MORE!

2014 JD 4940

2013 JD 6150M

Brent 1082

Farm Machinery Auction

Wednesday, April 13, 2016 - 9:00 a.m. (MT)

Carson, ND • Marley Sprecher, OWNER

2013 Cat Challenger MT865C 959 Hours!

2014 Gleaner S88

Farm Machinery Auction

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Kenworth T600

2008 Horsh Anderson 4015 2009 Horsh Anderson Tank

2004 Miller Nitro 4315

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Thursday, March 31, 2016 - 9:30 a.m. (CT) Goodrich, ND • DuWayne & Helen Tessmann, OWNERS JD 8300 4,300 Hours

• CAT Tractors/Bobcat • Combines/Headers • Air Seeder/Sprayer • Grain Trucks/Trailers • Semis • Hopper Bins/Augers • Parts/Shop Equipment • Miscellaneous SO MUCH MORE!

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Thursday, April 14, 2016 - 1:00 p.m. (MT) Regent, ND • Cyrus & Patrice Hartman, OWNERS 2012 JD S680

• JD Tractors, Combines & Headers, Sprayer, Skid Steer • Grain Headers/Augers • Semi Trucks/Trailers • Pickups/Trailers • Attachments • Miscellaneous SO MUCH MORE!

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These sale are managed by Pifer’s Auction & Realty, 1506 29th Ave S. • Moorhead, MN 56560. All statements made the day of the auction take precedence over all printed materials. The sellers reserves the right to reject or accept any and all bids. Kevin Pifer, ND #715.

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The recent nice weather drew a large crowd to the Expo Center in Billings, Montana for the MATE.

2016 hunting licenses on sale with change in fees

By Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Montana’s 2016 hunting and fishing under a new fee structure passed by the state licenses went on sale Monday, February 1, legislature. Licenses will be available at all Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) license outlets.

This year hunters must purchase a new “base hunting license” that is a prerequisite to buying any state hunting license. The $10 resident license includes the hunting access enhancement fee that was charged separately for $2 last year.

The new base hunting license was created in lieu of adjusting license fees for individual species.

A season-long Montana resident fishing license will increase by $3 this year to $21. Fishing licenses will no longer be sold in combination with a conservation license – which is required for any hunting or fishing license purchase. The price of a resident conservation license will remain at $8 for all ages.

Under the new structure, most licenses that were free or discounted in 2015 will be charged at half of the standard license cost. Previously, free licenses or a variety of discounted prices were offered to some youth, seniors and disabled sportsmen. In 2016, only military recognition and block management cooperator combination licenses will remain free. FWP is reimbursed by the state general fund for military recognition licenses and block management cooperators provide hunting opportunities for all sportsmen.

Starting February 1, the new fee structure will standardize the definition of youth as those between 12 and 17 years old. This language replaces a number of age categories.

The price of all other resident tags, licenses, drawing fees and permits will remain the same as in 2015.

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TRACTORS FOR SALE

John Deere 7610 MFWD cab tractor, 11,600 hours, 120 hp......................$35,000

John Deere 8220 MFWD 3600 hours, duals, 190 hp..... ....................................... Call

Case IH 9370 QuadTrac, 7100 hours, new Camoplast tracks, bareback,............ Call

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Updated study on economic impact of costly disease in pigs

By Iowa State University of Science and Technology News Service An Iowa State University veterinarian is crunching updated numbers to determine the current economic impact of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, thought to be the costliest disease to threaten the pork industry.

Derald Holtkamp, an associate professor of veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine (https://vetmed. iastate.edu/vdpam/), is undertaking a three-year study to determine if recent management practices implemented by pork producers to combat the virus are curbing the monetary losses the industry has sustained for decades.

The effort, funded by a grant from the National Pork Board, will update a previous study Holtkamp released in 2012 that pegged the pork industry’s annual losses due to the virus at $664 million.

The virus that causes porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) has shown a knack for evading immune responses in pigs since it was first identified in the United States in the mid-1980s, Holtkamp said.

The virus can infect pigs of any age.

“It’s a clever virus,” Holtkamp said. “It changes rapidly to keep a pig’s immune system from fighting it off.

We have vaccines, but their efficacy is often limited.”

The virus has posed a recurring challenge for the pork industry with 20 to 40 percent of breeding herds experiencing outbreaks in a given year, he said.

The National Pork Board set a goal to slash the annual economic impact of PRRS by 20 percent by the year 2020. Since Holtkamp finished his previous study, pork producers have implemented a number of management practices to control the disease, and the updated study will offer insight into how effective those efforts have been toward achieving the National Pork Board’s goal, he said.

Producers have tried a combination of strategies to fight the virus, including vaccines and strategic sanitation of facilities to stop the virus’s spread among the most susceptible pigs. Holtkamp likens those strategies to “taking away all the dry wood so the fire runs out of fuel.”

Holtkamp said the updated study will draw on a combination of data supplied by pork producers and surveys and diagnostic data from local veterinarians. Holtkamp’s team will release an update on the economic effects of the virus quarterly for three years.

“This is a way to measure the progress we’ve been making against the pathogen and the disease it causes,” Holtkamp said. “We’ll be able to see if we’re moving the ball on PRRS. I think we are and will continue to do so.”

2015 Montana sheep and lamb losses

Montana sheep and lamb producers lost 41,000 animals to weather, predators, disease and other causes during 2015, representing a total value of $7.53 million, according to a survey conducted by USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Mountain Regional Field Office. This study was undertaken at the request of the Montana Wool Growers Association who also provided funding. The total number of sheep and lambs lost was 2,000 head more than last year, and the total value of inventory lost was 3 percent more than a year ago. The January 1, 2015 inventory was 215,000 head. The lamb crop for 2015 was 210,000 head.

Lambs lost before docking during 2015 was 14,000 head.

Sheep and lamb deaths for 2015 amounted to 9 percent of the 2015 sheep and lamb supply (inventory plus lamb crop plus lambs lost before docking).

The number of sheep and lambs lost to all predators totaled 17,700 head, up 1,300 head from last year. Lamb losses by all predators amounted to 14,900 head, up 11 percent from last year. The number of sheep lost to all predators totaled 2,800 head, down 200 head from a year ago.

Predators caused an estimated $3.21 million in losses in 2015, up 6 percent from the previous year. Losses due to predators amounted to 4 percent of the 2015 sheep and lamb supply and 43 percent of all sheep and lamb deaths. Coyotes remained the largest predator for both sheep and lambs. Coyotes accounted for 80 percent of the predator caused losses and 35 percent of all death losses in the state. The value of losses attributed to coyotes was $2.58 million.

The total value of nonpredatory losses was $4.32 million in 2015, compared with $4.30 million in 2014.

Non-predatory losses accounted for 57 percent of all losses. The largest nonpredatory cause of losses was due to weather conditions at 6,900 head. Sheep lost to non-predatory factors totaled 8,200 head, down 9 percent from 2014. Nonpredatory lamb losses came in at 15,100 head, 1,500 head more than a year ago.

Lambs lost to all unknown causes totaled 2,400 head, compared with 2,500 head last year. Unknown causes claimed 1,300 sheep, unchanged from last year.

The sheep and lamb survey utilized multi-frame sampling procedures. The survey involved drawing a random sample from a list of livestock producers maintained by the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Montana Field Office. In addition, sheep producers living in a selected sample of area segments were interviewed.

This procedure assures complete coverage of sheep producers by accounting for ranchers/farmers who may not be on the list.

Sheep and lamb loss estimates published by the USDA include sheep losses for the entire year, but include only those lamb losses that occur after docking.

This special report also includes an estimate of lambs lost before docking.

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Pulse crops front and center in Agricultural Research

By Jan Suszkiw, Agricultural Research Service 2016 is the “International Year of Pulses,” an initiative of the United Nations that aims to heighten consumer awareness of the nutritional and other benefits of pulse crops and to marshal the capabilities of agricultural research organizations worldwide to develop new, improved varieties.

The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has long been a proponent of pulse crops. One research program—the Dry Bean Project in Prosser, Washington—dates back to 1958 and currently serves growers and other industry members in more than 11 states.

ARS researchers from five ARS labs located across the United States and Puerto Rico—including Prosser—are also making global contributions through their participation in the Feed the Future (FtF) Grain Legumes Project, a food security initiative of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Over the past five years, in partnership with USAID and through participation in the FtF Grain Legumes Project, ARS scientists have leveraged their considerable expertise to address some of the agricultural challenges faced by rural and small-holdings farmers in developing regions of the world where pulses, particularly dry beans, are staple food crops.

Their latest contributions include: • Creation of the Andean Diversity Panel (ADP), a collection of nearly 500 accessions of large-seeded dry beans of Andean descent obtained from around the world. The ADP includes genomic, biochemical and other valuable information.

• Demonstration that certain genomic regions are responsible for “fast cooking,” a trait that reduces the cooking time of beans and the amount of fuel needed to prepare meals.

• Use of a plant-breeding technique called “pyramid stacking” to develop red, pinto, great northern and navy beans adapted to a broad range of conditions, including extreme heat.

• Identification of broad-spectrum resistance to the bean rust fungus that can be bred into dry bean market classes for use by small-holdings farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa.

ARS is USDA’s chief intramural scientific research agency.

Read more about ARS’s pulse crop team in the February 2016 issue of AgResearch online (http://agresearchmag.ars.usda.gov/2016/feb/pulsecrops/).

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1998 John Deere 1820 45-ft., 7.5” spacing, single shoot, 3” steel packer wheels, 1900 270 bushel tow between cart. #16005305. (3).

Was $62,000.................Now $32,500

2004 Bourgault 5710 40-ft., 10” spacing, double shoot, mid row banders with 5350 tow behind cart, 491 monitor.

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2004 John Deere 1895 42-ft., 10” spacing, extended wear seed boots, dry fertilizer, steel gauge wheel, double shoot, remote switch, 1910-430, 3-tank 420 bushel tow behind air cart, 8” fill/unload auger, open tank indicator, variable rate seed & fertilizer delivery. #21076.

(1)........................................$122,500 2005 John Deere 1895 40-ft., single shoot, extended wear seed boot, cast fertilizer closing wheel, primary hoses blockage warning system, anhydrous fertilizer delivery tube. #15549. (2)..... ............................................$116,000

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John Deere 1890 60-ft., 7.5” spacing, single shoot, 1910-430 bushel tow between air cart. #21034. (3).$188,000 2004 John Deere 1890 42-ft., 7.5” spacing, 4.5” smooth gauge wheel, 1910-270 tow between air cart, 8” load-unload auger. #15546. (1).......... .............................................. $99,000 2009 Bourgault 3710 60-ft., “No-Till” independent coulter disc, 10” spacing, mid-row banders, 4.5” semi-pneumatic packer wheels, narrow 3” cleaner wheel, double shoot, Bourgault 6550 tow behind 4-tank car. #16005350. (1).

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John Deere 9450 30-ft. drills, 7” spacing, Acra points, fertilizer box, transport. #16005362. (1)...................... $17,500

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(1).......................................... $62,000

2006 New Holland SD440 57-ft., single shoot, 10” spacing, 4” hard rubber packer wheel, New Holland SC430, 430 bushel tow behind air cart. #21077. (4)............................ $55,000

2013 MacDon M155 cab, air conditioning, 16-ft. auger header, steel conditioner, 1999 John Deere 1600A 16-ft. MoCo, 1000 25-ft. D65 draper header, 320 engine PTO. #17513. (1)........................$8500 hours, 250 cutting hours. #21110. (1). 2001 Hesston 1275 16-ft. mower condi............................................ $137,500 tioner, steel conditioners, 1000 PTO. #16006976. (1)......................... $9500 2014 John Deere conditioner with feed kit for 425D MacDon draper header. #16009948. (1)........................$16,500

2015 John Deere RSX850i power steering, green & yellow, sport package, 14” Bighorn wheels, sport bucket seats, Fox 2.0 performance shocks, prerunner bumper. #8674. (1) Was $19,650.

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1998 MacDon 9300 with MacDon 920 16-ft. header, steel on steel conditioner rolls. #16006969. (1)........................$39,000

2012 John Deere 825i green & yellow gator, 14” Bighorn tires, bench seat, deluxe cargo box, Owner & Protection package. #21149. (3)............. $11,000

2012 John Deere RSX850i green sport gator, 14” Maxxis Bighorn tires, bucket sport seat, sports package. #16007575............................ $12,995

2012 John Deere RXS825i camo gator, 12” tires, benchseat, deluxe cargo box. #16007529. (3)......................... $9150 2012 John Deere RSX850i 4WD, all terrain 14” tires, winch, bucket seat, trail package, glass windshield. #16673.

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2013 John Deere 1895 43-ft., separate fertilizer placement (SFP), smooth gauge wheels, cast fertilizer closing wheel, all run blockage, single shoot anhydrous delivery tube, 1910-550 tow behind air cart. #21063. (3)..$235,500

2004 John Deere 1895 43-ft., 10” spacing, double shoot, cast fertilizer closing wheel, extended wear seed boot, dry fertilizer delivery tube, double shoot, narrow gauge wheel with 1910 430 bushel air cart. #16005337. (4).

Was $145,000............ Now $127,500

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1989 Case IH 6500 15-ft. and 30-ft. draper header. #17511. (4).................$13,500

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2014 Rem used 36-ft. harrow cart, Delta 625 section 6x8, hydraulic wing lift. #16004088. (1)........................$11,500

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1953 Ford NAA “Collector” 32 hp, 2WD, loader, bucket, 3-pt. blade (needs clutch work). (1)....................... $3250

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 Circle: Mike Haynie, Salesman, 406-939-5994; Ole Rolandson, Salesman, 406-974-2144; Don Wagner, Salesman, 406-230-1059 Culbertson: Mike Kjos, 406-489-7277; Luke Anderson, Salesman 406-478-3118

2013 John Deere SB84 7-ft. snow blower, fits all makes of skidsteers. #12400253.

(4)............................................... $9575

2012 John Deere 320D EH joystick, 2 speed, 12x16.5 tire hauler, hydraulic cir self, 2” seat belt with shoulder strap, power quik tach, cab, heat, defrost, air, air suspension seat, reversing fan drive, horn, cold start package, chrome exhaust, single set counterweights, rear view mirror, 76” HD construction bucket with edge. #16008074. (1).......$39,500

ANTIQUE TRACTORS

1944 John Deere Model A 2 cylinder, 33 PTO hp. #16003965................................................................ $1650 “ATTENTION COLLECTORS” parts machine, Fordson 2WD tractor. #16003413..................................................... $1500

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(R) = “Reconditioned”

COMMERCIAL SPRAYERS AND ROUND BALERS

Up to 5 years 0% INTEREST available

SPRAYERS

ROUND BALERS

2015 John Deere R4038 premium Commandview II Plus cab, premium radio, 1000 gallon stainless steel tank, 120-ft. boom with auto boom leveling system, 20” nozzle spacing, fence row nozzles, boom air purge, Starfire 3000 SF-1 receiver, AutoTrac activation GS3, radar, standard pump with flow meter, stainless steel eductor auto solution control, wheel slip control, HID lighting. #17492. (1).........................................

“DEMO” SAVE $$THOUSANDS$$

JOHN DEERE

2015 John Deere 569 surface wrap, 1000 PTO, hydraulic pickup lift, bale push bar, 21.5L-16.1 tires. #21185. (1)....... .............................................. $47,000 2015 John Deere 569 surface wrap, 1000 PTO, hydraulic pickup lift, bale push bar, 21.5L-16.1 tires. #21189. (1)....... .............................................. $47,000 2014 John Deere 569 Megawide pickup, twine & surface wrap, 1000 PTO, bale push bar, 21.5L-16.1 10 ply tires. #16006995 (1)....................... $46,500 2014 John Deere 569 Megawide pickup, twine & surface wrap, 1000 PTO, bale push bar, 21.5L-16.1 10 ply tires. #16006994. (1)...................... $46,500 2014 John Deere 569 surface wrap, 1000 PTO, hydraulic pickup lift, bale push bar, 3000 bales. #21188. (3)..$43,500 2013 John Deere 569 “Premium round” baler, megawide pickup, surface wrap, 1000 PTO, bale push bar, hydraulic pickup lift, 21.5L-61.1 tires. #16006961. (3)...................... $45,000 2013 John Deere 569 surface wrap, 1000 PTO, Megawide pickup with hydraulic lift, 21.5ix16.1 tires, 3860 bales. #17510. (3)............................ $42,900 2013 John Deere 569 Megawide pickup, twine & surface wrap, 1000 PTO, bale push bar, 21.5L-16.1 10 ply tires, hydraulic pickup lift. #16006992. (1)... .............................................. $41,000 2010 John Deere 568 Megawide pickup, twine/surface wrap, 1000 PTO, hydraulic pickup lift, 21.5L-16.1 10 ply tires, slip clutch alert & speed sensor, bale push bar. #16006844. (4)...... $34,000 2009 John Deere 568 twine & surface wrap, Megawide pickup with hydraulic lift, 1000 PTO, bale push bar, 10,725 bales. #21037. (4).................. $31,000 John Deere 568 Megawide pickup with hydraulic lift and dual gauge wheels, 1000 PTO, surface wrap, bale push bar, 21.5ix16.1 tires, 13,566 bales. #17503. (1)............................ $29,500 2007 John Deere 568 Megawide pickup, twine & surface wrap, 10000 PTO, bale push bar, 21.5L-16.1 10-ply tires, hydraulic pickup lift, Bale Trak Pro monitor, pickup gauge wheels. #16006985. (4)...................... $29,500 2007 John Deere 568 Megawide pickup, twine & surface wrap, 1000 PTO, bale push bar, 21.5L-16.1 10 ply tires, hydraulic pickup lift. #16006996. (1)... .............................................. $27,000 2007 John Deere 568 Megawide pickup, twine/surface wrap, 1000 PTO, 31x13.5 8 PR, hydraulic pickup lift, slip clutch alert & speed sensor, bale push bar. #16006845. (4)............... $28,000 John Deere 568 twine & surface wrap, Megawide pickup with hydraulic lift, 1000 PTO, bale push bar, 21.5i-16.1 tires. #17500. (1)................... $19,500 2007 John Deere 567 Megawide pickup with hydraulic pickup & gauge wheels, twine & surface wrap, 1000 PTO, bale push bar, 31-13.5x15 tires. #16204.

(4).......................................... $22,500

With qualifying down payment or trade equity - o.a.c.

2001 John Deere 567 twine/surface wrap, 1000 PTO, Megawide Plus pickup, push bar, hydraulic pickup lift. #16006827. (3)...................... $18,500 2001 John Deere 567 Megawide pickup with hydraulic lift, twine & surface wrap, 1000 PTO, bale push bar, chain oiler. #17512. (1)............................ $16,000 2000 John Deere 567 regular pickup with hydraulic lift & gauge wheels, twine & surface wrap, 1000 PTO, bale push bar, 10,000 bales. #21153. (4).$13,500 CASE IH 1996 Case IH 8465 regular pickup, twine, 540 PTO, push bar, new monitor. #16006972. (4)................................... ..................... Only $3500 FOB Circle

2012 Summers Ultimate 133-ft., 1650 gallon, Norac boom height, duals, JD section control. #16014191. (1).......... .............................................. $48,000

2014 John Deere R4038 self-propelled, 3000 receiver, SF1 activation, JD section control, radio, 9.0L tier 4 engine, 420/80R46, SS eductor, 120-ft. booms, 15” nozzles, wheel slip control, boom air purge, Xenon HID field lighting. #17485. (4).

Was $335,000.............Now $310,500

2007 John Deere 4720 90-ft., stainless tank, hydraulic tread adjust, Guidance ready, 20” nozzle spacing, on board air system - 50 gallon, AutoTrac, strainers, radar speed sensor, row crop fenders, high flow solution pump, 380/105R50 tires, below horizontal cylinders, boom return to height, belly shields, 800 gallon tank. #16014199. (3).

Was $129,000.............Now $119,000

GRAIN CART

2005 Summers Ultimate 120-ft. suspended boom, 1500 gallon tank, Norac boom height system. #16014194. (4).. .............................................. $26,750

2015 Brent Avalanch 1596 1500 bushels, 900/60x32 R1 tires, hydraulic jack, scale tarp, camera’s. #21101.............. $95,000 Morris 1400 round bale mover, carries (14) 5-ft.x6-ft. bales. #16006848. (1).. .............................................. $22,500

New Top Air TA1600 120-ft. booms, 20” quad 10 section, chemical inductor-15 gallon, fence row nozzle, Raven ISO height control, by-pass plumbing kit. #14200891. (4)...................... $85,000

MISCELLANEOUS

2014 CPI, DL990 fuel trailer, 900 gallon diesel tank, 90 gallon DEF tank, drawer package, JD compressor-generator, electric start, 50-ft. x 1/2” hose reel, FillRite diesel fuel pump. #14201026........ ................................................$32,000

2015 Hygrade 1400RS 14-ft. rear steer pulltype grader with weight. #14201049.... ................................................$21,000 Degelman 16-ft. dozer, hydraulic lift, mounts for JD 9320 4WD tractor. #16010061.. ................................................$19,000

2014 John Deere BW16005 96” Global high volume bucket, fits H340 & H360 loaders. #16010058.................... $3200 John Deere BW15919 8-ft. bucket off H380 loader. #14402202. (1)............... $1575 Grouser 14-ft., 6 way dozer blade, mounts on John Deere 30-50 Series 4WD. #16009235. (1)........................... $5000

2007 Case IH SRX-160 90-ft. suspended boom, auto boom height control, dual nozzle body, 1600 gallon tank. #21162.

(3).......................................... $33,500

2-New Brent 1082 1000 bushels, 20” corner auger, 1-3/4” 1000 PTO, 500 bushel unload rate, 200 hp required, 900/60x32 tires, scale, Weather Guard roll tarp.

Each.......................................... $54,500

2012 Brent 1394 Avalanch 1300 bushel capacity, walking tandem axles, tarp, scale, 250 hp minimum hp requirement. #17051. (1)................................ $72,500

1987 Ficklin 600 bushel grain cart. #16009242. (1)............................. $6500

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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) Check out our website: www.fesmt.com

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2013 John Deere 4940 commercial sprayer, deluxe cab, 1200 gallon stainless steel tank, 120-ft. booms, 20” nozzle spacing, 5 sensor boom TracAuto leveling, standard pump dual flow meter, stainless eductor deliver system, traction control, 480/800R50 tires with fenders, radar, HID lighting, fence row nozzles. #17493. (4)........... ............................................ $302,000

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 Circle: Mike Haynie, Salesman, 406-939-5994; Ole Rolandson, Salesman, 406-974-2144; Don Wagner, Salesman, 406-230-1059 Culbertson: Mike Kjos, 406-489-7277; Luke Anderson, Salesman 406-478-3118

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COMBINES

Up to 5 years 0% INTEREST available With qualifying down payment or trade equity - o.a.c.

2010 Case IH 8120 small grain, laterial tilt feederhouse, straw chopper, yield monitor, Guidance ready, Accuguide with Nav II controller, HID lighting, grain tank cover, 900/60R32 drive tires, 480/70R30 steering tires. #13643.

(2)........................................ $181,000

FLEX HEADERS

ROTARY

(R) = “Reconditioned”

2015 John Deere S680 premium cab with leather package, HID lighting, premium radio, 2630 display, variable stream rotor, 8.7M high speed unload auger, straw chopper with wide spread powercast tailboard, Michelin dual 750/65R26 drive tires, 650/85R38 steering tires. 5 year 3000 hour PowerGard warranty remains, ONLY 250 hours. #13636. (1).................$CALL$ 2015 John Deere S680 premium cab with leather package, HID lighting, premium radio, 2630 display, variable stream rotor, 8.7M high speed unload auger, straw chopper with wide spread powercast tailboard, Michelin dual 750/65R26 drive tires, 650/85R38 steering tires, 5 year 3000 hour PowerGard warranty remains, 200 hours. #13635. (1).................$CALL$ 2014 John Deere S680 premium cab, enhance air suspension seat, premium radio, Autotrac ready harvest monitor, GS3 7” color display, fixed speed laterial tilt feederhouse, Tristream rotor, extended wear concave, accelerator slow speed drive, 7.9M high speed unload auger, straw chopper with powercast tailboard, Firestone dual 520/85R42 drive tires, 28L-26 steering tires, 4 year 2000 hour PowerGard warranty remains, ONLY 405 hours. #13641. (3).......................... $366,000 2012 John Deere S680 premium cab & radio, HID lighting, AutoTrac ready harvest monitor, GS3 2630 display on armrest, heavy duty fixed speed laterial tilt feederhouse, Tristream rotor, 7.9M high speed unload auger, straw chopper with powercast tailboard chaff spreader, 650/85R38 drive tires, 750/65R26 steering tires, John Deere PowerGard extended warranty remains, 575 hours. #13649. (4)....... ............................................ $335,000 (R) 2013 John Deere S670 premium cab, XM radio, HID lighting, Auto Trac ready, 7” GS3 color Touchscreen Command center, 3 speed electric shift transmission, extended wear thick skin rotor, separator tines & rotor top cover, 350 bushel grain tank, 26-ft. high speed unloading auger, fine cut straw chopper, 800/70R38 drive tires, 28L-26 steering tires. 5 year 3000 hour factory PowerGard warranty remains. #16001466. (4).

Was $245,500.............Now $216,950 (R) 2013 John Deere S670 premium cab, XM radio, HID lighting, Auto Trac ready, 7” GS3 color Touchscreen Command center, 3 speed electric shift transmission, extended wear thick skin rotor, separator tines & rotor top cover, 350 bushel grain tank, 26-ft. high speed unloading auger, fine cut straw chopper, 800/70R38 drive tires, 28L-26 steering tires. 5 year 3000 hour factory PowerGard warranty remains. #16001463. (4).

Was $299,000.............Now $238,500 2012 John Deere S670 premium cab, HID lighting, AutoTrac ready, 7” GS3 touch screen color display, 3 speed hydro, heavy duty thick skin rotors, heavy duty torque variable speed laterial tilt feederhouse with reverser, 2 speed fine cut chopper, 800/70R38 front tires with 6.5” spacers, 28L-26 rear tires, 26ft. high output unloading auger, 5 year 3000 hour JD PowrGard warranty remaining. #16001505. (4).

Was $238,000.............Now $205,000

AG MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS GLOBAL GUIDANCE

John Deere 0900PC Starfire receiver, SF1. #16012039. (1)........................... $1500 2008 John Deere 0900PC Starfire ITC receiver. #16012296. (3)............ $1450

2006 John Deere 9860STS 2WD, small grain, singles, chopper, lateral tilt feederhouse, ATU, 22.5” unloading auger, Dial-A-Speed header control, hydraullic fore & aft, fine cut chopper with chaff spreader, Contour Master, heavy duty variable speed feederhouse, 800/65R32 R1 drive tires, service lights with alternator, header height resume, sensing & float, small wire concave, hopper topper. #16001493. (2).

Was $198,000.............Now $154,000 2011 John Deere 9770STS Contour Master lateral tilt fixed speed with reverser feeder house, high lift header cylinders, 26-ft. unloading auger, 20.8x42 drive tires, 28L-26 steering tires, HID lighting, straw chopper with power tail board spreader. #13648. (2)..$192,000 (R) 2011 John Deere “4WD” 9770STS 3 speed hydro, premium header control, Touchset automatic combine adjust, Contour Master feederhouse, bullet rotor, with high capacity 22.5-ft. unloading system, fine cut wide spread straw chopper. #16001308. (1).

Was $195,000.............Now $183,500 2010 John Deere 9770STS Contour Master heavy duty variable speed laterial tilt feederhouse, 3.15 lift cylinders, 26-ft. unload auger, straw chopper with power tailboard spreader, 800/70R38 drive tires, 18L-26 steering tires. #21090. (1).......................... $175,000 2010 John Deere 9770STS Contour Master fixed speed laterial tilt feederhouse, 3/15” lift cylinders, 26-ft. unload auger, straw chopper with power tailboard spreader, dual 20.8x42 drive tires, 28L-26 steering tires. #13638. (1)...... ............................................ $172,000 2010 John Deere 9770STS 2WD, duals, lateral tilt feederhouse, general purpose chaffer, Contour Master, heavy duty variable speed feeder house, 600/65R38 R1W steering tires, sidehill cleaning shoe package, small wire concave, 20.8R-38 dual drive tires, 3.15” header lift cylinder, 26’ unloading auger, hydraulic fore & aft reel control, Zenon lighting, chopper with power tailboard, 1230 separator hours. #16001544. (3).................... $169,000 2010 John Deere 9770STS level land, fixed speed feederhouse, 3.15” lift cylinders, hydraulic fore & aft reel control, 26-ft. unload auger, straw chopper with power tailboard spreader, 800/70R 38 drive tires, 28L26 rear steering tires. #13639. (1).......................... $160,000 (R) 2009 John Deere 9770STS Premier cab, level land variable speed feederhouse, high capacity feederhouse cylinder, deluxe header controls, small wire concave, regular chaffer, 800/65R-32 drivers, 18.4/26 steering tires, 1365 separator hours. #16001516. (4).

Was $206,500.............Now $183,500 2009 John Deere 9770STS level land feeder house with header height resume-sensing + float, high lift header cylinders, 22.5-ft. unloading auger, 800/60r32 drive tires and 18.4x26 steering tires, HID lighting, straw chopper with chaff spreader. #13640. (1).......................... $157,000 2008 John Deere 9770STS Contour Master lateral tilt feeder house, header height resume-sensing + float, high lift header cylinders, 22.5-ft. unloading auger, 20.8x38 dual drive tires, 480/70r20 steering tires, straw chopper with chaff spreader. #13647. (2)... ............................................ $165,500 2008 John Deere 9770STS yield monitor, heavy duty variable speed Contour Master feeder house, 800/70R38 drive tires, 28L-26 steering tires, fine cut straw chopper, chaff spreader, 22’5” high speed unloading auger, xenon lighting package. #16001508.

Was $153,500...............Now 131,500

(R) 2004 John Deere 9760STS combine, 3 position header height control, Harvest Doc, Touchset concave adjustment, 22.5-ft. high capacity unloading system, twin disk straw spreader, 18.4R-42 dual drive tires, 18.4R-26 steering tires, HID lighting. #16001413.

(4). Was $128,000.......Now $109,750 (R) 2001 John Deere 9750STS variable speed feederhouse, Greenstar monitor with yield, deluxe header controls, 20ft. unloading auger, fine cut chopper, 800/65R32 drive tires and 16.9x26 steering tires, buddy seat, engine heater, AM/FM/CASS/WB, in cab draper control, service lights, 4-ft. axle spacers. #16001440. (1)...... .$78,500 2010 JD 9670STS Contour Master heavy duty variable speed/laterial tilt feederhouse, 22’5” unload auger, 3.5” lift cylinders, header height sensing, 18.4Rx42 drive tires, 18.4x26 steering tires, straw chopper with chaff spreader. #13634. (3).......... $141,000

CONVENTIONAL/WALKER

(Bale your Straw!!)

(R) 2014 John Deere T670 “Conventional combine”, premium cab, easy to operate controls, GS3 Touch display command center, 3 speed electric shift transmission, dual range 26” cylinder, rear 8 wing beater, extra fine cut chopper, laterial tilt feeder house, 800/65R32 drive tires, 540/65R30 steering tires, JD link & Farm Site ready. #16001528.

Was $313,000.............Now $299,950 (R) 2014 John Deere T670 “Conventional combine”, premium cab, easy to operate controls, GS3 Touch display command center, 3 speed electric shift transmission, dual range 26” cylinder, rear 8 wing beater, extra fine cut straw chopper, lateral tilt feeder house, 800/65R32 drive tires and 540/65R30 steering tires with John Deere link & Farm Site ready. #16001529.

Was $313,000.............Now $299,950 2012 John Deere T670 “Conventional”, premium cab, easy to operate controls, GS3 Command Center touch display, 3 speed electric shift transmission, dual range 26” cylinder, 8-wing beater, extra-fine cut straw chopper, JD link & farm site ready, 345 separator hours. #16001527. (1).

Was $280,000.............Now $263,750 1997 John Deere 9600 Dial-A-Matic header height, 20-ft. unloading auger, chopper/wide spread with or without deflector, 30.5x32 12 ply, 16.9x26, full view wiper, hydraulic fore/aft reel, Deer Delco AM/FM radio, windrow attachment, 260 hp engine, dual range cylinder, chaff spreader. #16001542.

(1). Was $41,000...........Now $36,750 (R) 1993 John Deere 9600, 260 hp, DialA-Speed reel control, hydraulic fore/ aft, 20-ft. unloading auger, 30.5x32 drive tires, 14.9x24 steering tires, straw spreader. #16001470. (2).

Was $27,500.................Now $20,750 1983 John Deere 8820 combine with 30.5x32 tires, chopper and chaff spreader. #16001482. (4).

Was $12,500....................Now $8350

2013 John Deere 640FD 40-ft., pickup reel, crop conveyor auger, header height sensing. #14108. (1)................$87,750 2013 John Deere 640FD 40-ft., pickup reel. #16002576. (4).

2011 John Deere 640FD 40-ft., pickup reel, crop conveyor auger header height sensing. #14153. (1)................$65,260 2013 John Deere 635F 35-ft., composite auger fingers. #16002431.......$33,250 2012 John Deere 635F 35-ft. pickup reel. #16002327..............................$32,000 2011 John Deere 635F 35-ft., auger composite fingers. #16002336. (1)..$30,500 2009 John Deere 635 35-ft., finger reel. #16002386..............................$22,000 2006 John Deere 635F 35-ft., finger reel. #16002237..............................$20,500 2006 John Deere 635F 35-ft., pickup reel, composite fingers, high stone dam. #16002264..............................$20,500 2004 John Deere 635F auger composite fingers. #16002271. (4)...........$13,250 2004 John Deere 635F auger composite fingers, HH sensing & Contour sensor. #16002243. (3)........................$16,950 2004 John Deere 635F 35-ft., pickup reel. #14140. (1)..............................$11,500 2006 John Deere 630F 30-ft., pickup reel. #16002573..............................$20,500 (R) 2013 MacDon FD75 45-ft., pickup reel, cross auger, gauge wheels, JD 70 series adapter. #14113. (1)..$85,000 2013 MacDon FD75 45-ft. flex draper. #16002580..............................$79,500 2012 MacDon FD70 45-ft., gauge wheels. #16002578. (1)........................$66,500 2011 MacDon FD70 45-ft., pickup reel, slow speed transport, fits JD 70 series adapter. #14111. (1)................$69,000 2011 MacDon FD70 45-ft. flex draper, transport kit. #16002579.........$69,000 2012 MacDon FD70 40-ft., pickup reel, slow speed transport, JD 70 series adapter. #21052. (1)................$57,500 2010 MacDon FD70 40-ft., pickup reel, slow speed transport, JD 70 series adapter. #21051. (1)................$57,500

CORN HEADS

2013 John Deere 612C (12) row, 30”, opposed knife stalk row, AutoTrac Rowsense. sensors. #16002446. (4)... ................................................$68,750 2012 John Deere 612C with 30” spacing, and 12 row, opposed knife stalk, AutoTrac Rowsense. #16002448. (2).......... ................................................$64,500 2012 John Deere 612C 30” spacing, 12 row, opposed knife stalk row, AutoTrac Rowsense sensors. #16002447. (2).... ................................................$64,500

AUGER HEADERS

1998 John Deere 930R 30-ft., slat reel, level land, HD skid plates, Dial-A-Speed reel control. #16002454. (4).......$8900 1990 John Deere 930R 30-ft., batt reel. #16002324. (1)...........................$7800

PICKUP HEADERS

2014 John Deere 615P 15-ft. with 179” BPU. #120022242. (4).............$33,500

COMPANY TRAILER

2006 Muvall 4860FT single drop, tandem axle 48-ft. x 102” trailer with fold out extensions, beaver tail, winch, 255/70R22.5 tires..................................$32,000

DRAPER HEADERS

2014 John Deere 640D 40-ft., pickup reel, transportation kit. #14157. (2)..$68,500 2011 John Deere 640D 40-ft., pickup reel, road transport kit with lights. #16002396. (4)........................$53,000 2014 John Deere 635D 35-ft., finger reel, transportation kit. #16002598. (1)........ ................................................$55,750 2014 John Deere 635D 35-ft., finger pickup reel, transportation kit. #16002605.

(1)............................................$64,500 2013 John Deere 635D 35-ft., pickup reel, transportation kit. #16002410. (1)........ ................................................$56,500 2012 John Deere 635D 35-ft., pickup reel, transportation package. #16002443.

(4)............................................$48,000 2013 John Deere 635D 35-ft., pickup reel, transportation kit. #14040. (1)..$58,500 2011 John Deere 635D 35-ft., poly tine pickup reel, road transport with lights. #16002369. (1)........................$47,500 2011 John Deere 635D 35-ft., finger reel, transportation kit. #14052. (1)..$45,700 2011 John Deere 635D 35-ft. header, road transport with lights. #16002349. (1).... ................................................$41,500 2011 John Deere 635D 35-ft., pickup reel, road transport kit, lights. #16002347.

(1)............................................$41,000 2010 John Deere 635D 35-ft., finger reel, transportation kit. #16002421. (3)........ ................................................$37,500 (R) 2010 John Deere 635D 35-ft., pickup reel, transportation kit. #16002330.

(1)............................................$37,500 2010 John Deere 635D 36-ft., poly tine pickup reel, road transport with lights, cutterbar with full width skid shoes. #16002583. (4)........................$37,500 2009 John Deere 635D 35-ft., double sickle, gauge wheels, pickup reel, hydraulic fore & aft, single point hookup transportation system. #16002260...... ................................................$36,500 2009 John Deere 635D 35-ft., transport with lights, poly tine pickup reel. #16002572. (1)........................$36,500 2009 John Deere 635D 36-ft., pickup reel, transportation kit. #16002380. (1)........ ................................................$36,500 2002 John Deere 936D Dial-A-Speed reel control, poly tine pickup reel, fore & aft reel control, road transport with lights, gauge wheels, multi connection point hookup. #16002616. (2)..........$20,750 2000 John Deere 936D road transport with lights, poly tin pickup reel. #16002390.

(1)............................................$19,000 2010 Honey Bee SP42 42-ft.draper header with double knife, UII pickup reel, transportation kit, JD adapter. #16002456.

(1)............................................$34,500 2009 Honey Bee 42-ft., with JD adapter, pickup reel, transport system. #16002440. (3)........................$41,500 2007 Honey Bee 422 42-ft. draper header with pickup reel, transportation kit and John Deere adapter. #16002441. ....... ................................................$32,750 Honey Bee 36-ft., pickup reel, transport, JD 9600 hook up. #16002601. (4)........ ................................................$13,500 1994 Honey Bee SP25 25-ft. with JD 900 series adapter. #16002372. (1)..$11,950 2010 MacDon D60 40-ft., pickup reel, slow speed transport, JD 70 series adapter. #21050. (1)..............................$48,500 2003 MacDon 963 36-ft., pickup reel, transportation kit, 60 Series JD adapter. #16002193..............................$18,250

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www.fesmt.com

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) 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 Circle: Mike Haynie, Salesman, 406-939-5994; Ole Rolandson, Salesman, 406-974-2144; Don Wagner, Salesman, 406-230-1059 Culbertson: Mike Kjos, 406-489-7277; Luke Anderson, Salesman 406-478-3118

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TRACTOR & DISC FOR SALE

1980 John Deere 2940 80 hp tractor, 3 point, dual hydraulics, 540/1000 rpm PTO, new tires and clutch, 4885 hours............................................................................................. $15,000 Wilbeck 18-ft. offset disk................................................................................................. $8500 Phone (406) 745-4360, St. Ignatius, Montana

2007 Conventional Grain Truck

653,443 miles, Series 60 Detroit, white, near new, 19-ft. ITB grain box, remote hoist and gate

COURTESY PRICE: $57,995

Courtesy Ford

514 South Main, Conrad, MT Office: 406-278-5533 • toll free 1-800-833-1813

Strategic land-use can increase firefighting efficiency

By University of Wyoming Extension Building houses far apart and in locales beyond town – the wildland-urban interface – increases firefighting costs in the Rocky Mountain West, according to a new report from the Open Spaces Initiative at the University of Wyoming.

The authors suggest strategic land use planning can reduce wildfire suppression costs by increasing firefighting efficiency.

“Residential Development Effects on Firefighting Costs in the Wildland-Urban Interface” lead author Anna Scofield spent 10 years as a wildland firefighter before taking up the research at the University of Wyoming.

According to the report, available from the University of Wyoming Extension at bit.ly/Firedevelopmentcost, the dramatic rise in firefighting costs over the last decade is due in part to the growth of residential development in the wildlandurban interface.

“Protecting homes from fire is dangerous and expensive.

Solutions to rising costs must address that reality,” said Scofield. (See bit.ly.firecost for a report on Forest Service firefighting expenses.)

Costs are higher in the wildland-urban interface because firefighters shift from simple fire containment to structure protection, she said, and added that the cost of full suppression is significantly higher.

Widely dispersed developments and isolated homes also require more resources to protect than homes clustered in one area.

Land use decisions at the town and county levels have major consequences for federal wildland fire management, said Scofield.

“Our research offers local governments a middle ground between legislation that ignores the increased suppression costs of development in the wildlandurban interface and policies that exclude that development altogether,” she said.

Using data from 291 wildfires in Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming from 2002 to 2011, researchers found a single isolated home can add $225,000 to overall firefighting costs, while a home within a dense cluster can contribute as little as $100.

T h e Wy o m i n g O p e n Spaces Initiative supports Wyoming citizens’ conservation of open spaces through research, information, education and decision-making assistance, according to its website. Its research explores agricultural sustainability, community planning and development, wildlife and other cultural, economic and environmental issues.

The initiative is a collaborative effort of the University of Wyoming Ruckelshaus Institute of Environment and Natural Resources, the Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center, the Department of Agriculture and Applied Economics, the Department of Geography, University of Wyoming Extension and the Wyoming Natural Diversity Database.

“Residential Development Effects on Firefighting Costs in the Wildland-Urban Interface” is also available for download from the Ruckelshaus Institute at bit.ly/ haubfirecosts. To request a hard copy, contact ruckelshaus@uwyo.edu or 307766-5146.

Online marketplace named a finalist in competition

By Haley Steinkuhler, IANR Media FarmAfield, an online marketplace being developed by three University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) students, has been named a finalist in the international Thought for Food Challenge. More than 500 entries from more than 100 countries were submitted in the competition aimed at finding creative ways to face the challenge of feeding the world.

Brennan Costello, a senior agribusiness major; Matt Foley, a junior economics and management major; and Andrew Minarick, a sophomore biosystems engineering major; have worked with Mitch Minarick, a research assistant professor in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering, to develop a transparent exchange of small production contracts between everyday people and farmers to address income volatility and increase investments in agriculture. The idea is to simplify the process for everyone to connect to agriculture.

As a finalist, the FarmAfield team will travel to Switzerland in April for the Thought for Food Global Summit.

Before the trip, they will have the opportunity to consult with agricultural and entrepreneurial experts. While in Switzerland, the team will take part in a three-day startup accelerator program before pitching their idea to global experts in food security. One of the 10 finalists will be selected to receive $10,000 in seed funding.

“Experts from around the world will be there who could help us take FarmAfield to the next level,” Costello said.

Costello and Andrew Minarick are both entrepreneurs in the Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship program at UNL. Andrew and Mitch Minarick are brothers.

Thought for Food is a movement dedicated to tackling the global challenge of feeding 9 billion people through bold, breakthrough solutions. The annual competition is designed to catalyze university students from all fields of study to learn more about the complex challenges surrounding food security.

To learn more about FarmAfield, visit http://www. farmafield.com.

Pulse Crops • Green Peas • Yellow Peas • Chickpeas • Lentils -Richleas -Crimsons Call for more Info!

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PASTURE WANTED

4th Generation Montana Rancher - Perfer Long Term- 100-300 pairs/grazing season Phone 406-539-2306

Located just 14.5 miles NW of 1-15 exit 200 in Canyon Creek.

Call us at

(406) 368-2217

LUNDBERG SHOP LLC is proud to be your Kuhn dealer!

Service is our first priority.

Established in 1991 as a full service off highway equipment repair business.

We represent Kuhn Equipment, McCormick Tractors, and other fine lines.

Lundberg Shop is a small town family operated dealership.

Your Professional Seedsman Who KNOW Farming Spring Wheat & Barley

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Alternative Crops

• Flax • Canola • Sunflowers • Corn / Soybeans • Cover Crop Mixes • Grass and Alfalfa • Plus Many More!

Call us for Info on PULSE CONTRACTS !

406-466-5553 Choteau, MT hodgskiss.seed@hotmail.com www.Hodgkissseed.com

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5th Annual

7-UP Club Lamb Sale April 10th

863 Sunny Vista Rd, Helena, MT

Silent Auction sale starts at 2:00 p.m.

Viewing at 12:00 p.m.

Selection workshop at 1:30 p.m.

County Fair Champions Top winning bloodlines from across the country.

Contact Jeff Patten (406) 422-3796 or email at blaackraam@gmail.com www.7upclublambs.webs.com

Rick Milligan (owner/sales) and Page Lutes (parts manager) of New Holland Belgrade, kept busy answering questions and showing off their equipment at MATE in Billings.

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The date and location have changed but the workshop emphasis remains the same! The Shelby, Montana workshop scheduled for April 6-7 will now be held in Billings, Montana, March 29-30. Registration opened February 25th!

This two-day classroom and field course will examine the science and application of dynamic river restoration concepts and techniques with an emphasis on how to address bank erosion and instability with willow lifts. Conservation District supervisors, engineers, ecologists, and anyone else interested in learning more about the causes of streambank instability and the alternatives to addressing the issue are encouraged to attend!

Date: March 29-30, 2016 Location: Billings, MT Cost: FREE Registration and course details will be available February 25th at: http:// www.montanawatercenter. org/riverrestorationcourse You may also contact Stephanie McGinnis at mcginnis@montana.edu or 406-994-6425 with questions.

Workshop funded and sponsored by Montana Water Center, Montana Department of Environmental Quality, and Montana Wetland Council

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Starting garden seeds

By Jim Stordahl, Clearwater/Polk county extension, Minnesota It is time for the annual reminder for gardeners to begin planting garden seeds indoors. Starting garden flower and vegetable plants in the home can provide the home gardener with enjoyment as well as some definite advantages. One of the greatest of these advantages is that it allows the gardener to start varieties of vegetable and flowers that are not readily available from local bedding plant sources. Most communities have a local hardware or farm store or garden center that can provide a wide variety of garden seeds that can be used to start your own transplants.

Before deciding to start seeds at home, it is necessary to look at the conditions necessary to grow healthy transplants.

To grow good transplants, you must be able to provide proper levels of light, temperature and humidity. The greatest problem encountered is the lack of sufficient light. Unless you are fortunate enough to own a greenhouse, you will need to use supplemental light. The least expensive way to supply light is by using fluorescent lights. An inexpensive shop light set-up with 40 watt cool white tubes will do nicely.

The light source should be movable so that it can be kept at about 4” above the seedlings and should be left on 12-14 hours per day, using a simple timer.

It is wise to have a plan on what seeds you will be purchasing and planting to avoid impulse purchases later! It is important to select good quality seed because the cost of seed is small in comparison to the investment of land, labor and time during the growing season. Look for seeds with disease resistance, and consider days to harvest as we have a relatively short growing season in Minnesota. Try something new each year, but grow your old standbys so you can make some performance comparisons.

The starting medium should be loose, well-aerated, welldrained and sterile. Consider using one of the many soilless products available on the market, these mixtures are sterile and drain well. If you prefer to make your own starting medium, a good soil mixture can be prepared by using a 1-1-1 mixture of good garden loam, peat moss and sand.

Select a container in which to start seedlings that is clean, sturdy, fits into the space available, and holds sufficient starting medium for good root development. Pots, trays and flats from previous years can be reused if they are thoroughly cleaned and then sterilized with a solution of nine parts water and one-part household bleach.

When planting the seeds, fill the container with the starting medium and then use a small block of wood or other flat surface to push the medium down so that it is about one-half inch below the rim. Broadcast the seeds thinly on the surface or plant them in rows. Cover the seed by sifting a layer of the planting medium, finely milled peat moss or vermiculite on the surface. A rule of thumb is to cover the seeds to a depth of three times their diameter. Some very small seeds, like petunias and impatiens, should not be covered at all, but pressed into the medium. Read the instructions on the packet carefully, as some seeds have different requirements.

After sowing the seeds, bottom water the container or spray with a very fine mist. Cover the container with a plastic dome or sheet of polyethylene plastic and place it in a warm location with a constant temperature of 60-75 degrees F. Providing a consistent heat source from underneath can also be beneficial to seedlings. Seeds will germinate sooner and produce healthier roots if the soil temperature is warm.

As soon as you see emerging plants, loosen the plastic cover and place the containers in bright light. Keep the soil moist as the seedlings must not dry out, but use care so that the planting medium does not become waterlogged. When the second pair of leaves appear, transplant the seedlings into peat pots or other individual containers. Seedlings do not need fertilizer until they have several sets of true leaves.

Fertilize with a diluted fertilizer solution only once a week.

Do not start your seeds too early! Best results are obtained when the transplants are relatively small, stocky plants that have five to seven leaves. Refer to the seed packet for starting dates for vegetables and flowering annuals. Recommended seeds to start in early March include broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, petunias, snapdragons, and ageratum. Peppers can be started in mid-March along with cleome, annual phlox, strawflower and sweet alyssum. Tomatoes can be started in the first week of April along with amaranthus, bachelor buttons, and morning glory. Mid-April is the time to start cosmos, sweet peas, and zinnias. Early-mid-May is the time needed to harden off seedlings. The time required to grow a transplant is usually given on the seed packet in weeks from the date to plant them outdoors, which for warm season plants is Memorial Day in central Minnesota.

SUMMER PASTURE WANTED

For 50-100 head. Prefer central Montana area. Have trucks, will look at anything!

Call late evenings, Neil Rich, 406-462-5445

CASE IH COMBINES FOR SALE

2011 Case IH 8120 790 separator hours, luxury cab, Auto Steer, duals, long auger, 600 monitor, lateral tilt, HID’s, new style spreader, differential lock. Stored inside............... $185,000 2010 Case IH 8120 1438 separator hours, duals, Auto Steer, 600 monitor, long auger, new style spreader, HID’s, stored inside with 2010 Case IH 2162 40-ft. flex draper header with Cross auger, thru Case shop 2015, new inside duals............................................ $185,000 Phone (406) 939-5293 cell or (406) 583-7589 home, Bloomfield, MT

Doane Western Company Providing Agricultural Mortgage Loans and Leasing Products 

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New Building Leases Providing Services throughout Montana, Idaho and Wyoming

All at The Best Available Rates!

Call for Current Rates Bozeman (406) 587-1201 www.doanewestern.com Office: 170 Dana Lane, Belgrade, MT 59714

Long Term Real Estate Loans Refinance at Lower Rates, Consolidate Debt, New Purchases

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MOVING - MUST SELL 1996 Kenworth T800 N14 Cummins, 10 speed, 817,000 miles, new rubber, very recent DOT inspection. 1997 Timpte 42ft. grain trailer, good rubber, auto roll tarp.

Selling together Brandt 10x60 auger with swing hopper Bergen 10x60 auger Brandt 7x30 grain auger Farm King 7x31 grain auger

1974 Case 1175 2 wheel drive tractor with bucket, new rubber 1994 Chevrolet 3/4 ton pickup, 350 with automatic transmission, 140,000 miles, “CLEAN” 1966 Chevrolet 1/2 ton pickup

All items are priced for sale no reasonable offered refused

Call 406-450-1892 for more details or pictures

2015 Alfalfa seed production

Alfalfa seed production in Montana for 2015 is estimated at 4.94 million pounds, an increase of 46 percent, or 1,549,000 pounds from last year’s production estimate.

Harvested acreage totaled 12,000 acres, an increase of 2,000 acres from 2014. Of that, 7,200 harvested acres were irrigated, compared with 4,800 non-irrigated acres. On average, producers harvested 412 pounds of alfalfa seed per acre, up from 340 pounds in 2014. The irrigated yield, at 600 pounds per acre, was up 160 pounds from last year, while the nonirrigated yield increased from 105 pounds per acre in 2014 to 130 pounds per acre in 2015.

Producers who used leaf cutter bees used an average of 2.9 gallons of bees per acre, a decrease of 0.2 gallon from the rate of bees used in 2014. Leaf cutter bees were used on 92 percent of the reported irrigated acreage this year, compared with 90 percent last year.

Proprietary varieties of alfalfa seed made up 94 percent of production in 2015, while common varieties accounted for 6 percent. Of the proprietary varieties cleaned, 98.8 percent of the seed cleaned was certified.

The average price received for the 2015 crop was $2.46 per pound, up $0.10 from last year’s average price.

Erin Go Bragh Saint Patrick’s Day When: March 17th.

Saint Patrick’s Day is in honor of the Patron Saint of Ireland, who brought Christianity to the Emerald Isles, as Ireland is known. It is truly a day of celebrating Irish history, ancestry, traditions and customs.

Are you Irish perchance!?! Well, the saying goes everyone is a little Irish on Saint Patricks’s Day. Roots of Tradition: Saint Patrick’s day is held in honor of Saint Patrick, the missionary who brought Christianity to the Irish people in the 400’s AD. Erin Go Braugh is perhaps the most common Irish term you will hear. It means “Ireland Forever.”

Did You Know? Over 34 million Americans are of Irish descent. That’s almost nine times the populaton of Ireland!

Vaughn Truck Sales

2100 Highway 2 East • Havre, Montana

1-800-214-4654 or LOCAL AREA 406-265-6387 Check Our Web Site: www.vaughntrucksales.com

2005 Peterbilt 379 C15 Cat 6NZ, 500 hp, 18 1993 Wabash 53-ft. x 102” dry van..........$4250 speed, lift axle, 48” flat top..............$65,000 2005 Kenworth T800 Cummins ISX 450 hp, 13 speed, Aerocab flat top, aluminum wheels, new steer tires.................................$30,000 2016 Maurer 53-ft.x102” drop deck with beaver2005 Freightliner Columbia Cat 15, 435 hp, 13 tail, steel wheels..............................$33,250 speed, Lo-Pro 22.5 tires, aluminum wheels.. ........................................................$26,500

New Head Ache racks assorted dimensions and options........................ $975-1035 each

Storage Trailers for rent by day, week or month • 28-ft. to 53-ft. van trailers for storage • 53-ft. reefer trailer

2014 Manac step deck, 53-ft.x102”, tri-axle, air ride, rear axle left, beavertail with dual ramps..............................................$31,000 2005 Trail King step deck, 53-ft.x102” combo, rear axle slide, steel wheels, 22.5 tires......... ........................................................$21,000 1996 Transcraft 48-ft. x 102” flatbed, spread axle, air ride, sliding winches..............$4500 2004 Western 48’x96” flatbed, spread axle....... ...........................................................$8900 New Watson and Chalin lift axle suspension... ...........................................................$2600 with fabricated axle...............................$4600

2016 Maurer 40-ft hopper, steel wheels, spring suspension, 11-24.5 tires................$28,500 2015 Maurer 40-ft hopper, steel wheels, spring suspension, 11-24.5 tires, 2 months use...... ........................................................$27,000 2014 Maurer 38-ft hopper, steel wheels, spring suspension, 11-24.5 tires, 2 months use...... ........................................................$26,000

2008 Merritt 42-ft. x 68” hopper, air ride, 4 aluminum wheels.............................$19,000

1997 Western hoppers, 29-ft. + 25-ft................. .......................................... $30,000 for pair 2012 Wilson 43-ft. hopper, air ride, ag hoppers, aluminum wheels, 11x24.5 tires......$28,000 2015 Wilson hopper doubles, 50-ft.x72” lead, 20-ft.x72” pup, air ride, 11-24.5 tires, electric tarps, 1 year of use.................. $84,000/set 1972 Obeco 12’6” deck, stiff pull............ $2750

New Aluminum Hub Pilot Wheels

22.5.................................................... $235 24.5.................................................... $250

See us at Vaughn Truck Sales for all of your truck and trailer needs.

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

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TRACTOR & ENGINE FOR SALE

Case 2590 180 hp tractor with powershift, 3-point, PTO, 20.8x38 duals, front weights.

Wisconsin S12D engine, runs good.

Phone Dennis at (406) 686-4758, Wilsall, Montana

Trucks For Sale END OF THE YEAR PRICES!

2003 Kenworth T800 Cummins ISX, 10 speed, factory day cab, factory steerable pusher, double locker rear ends, wet kit, new brakes, 75% tires. Nice truck.......... $36,500

2007 International 8600 ISM Cummins 330 hp, 6 speed Allison automatic, A/C, new 8.5-ft.x20-ft.x69” Unibody box and hoist with grain/ beet combo endgate.......... $59,950

2007 International 4300 DT466, Allison automatic, twin screw, new 8.5-ft.x20-ft.x69” unibody grain box with grain and silage/beet gate.

Nice truck........................... $57,500

Please call 406-855-4465

2016 open water contests approved

By Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) has approved the following open water fishing contests for 2016. Participants must comply with state fishing regulations, including daily and possession limits. Most contests require catch-andrelease fishing and participants in these contests may not keep any fish.

Information on the approved fishing contests can be found on FWP’s webpage at fwp.mt.gov; click “Fishing” then click “Fishing Contests”. Look for “2016 Approved Open Water Fishing Contests” at the bottom of the page.

Approved 2016 Open Water Fishing Contests

2002 International 4900 DT466, 10 speed, twin screw, new 22-ft.x8ft.x69” unibody grain box with grain and beet engate.................$43,500

Spring Consignment SALE Saturday, April 9, 2016

Sale Site: Take Highway 91 North of Conrad for 4 miles. Turn west, go one mile on Manson Road.

Registration 9 am • Sale 10 am Lots of quality older farm equipment in this sale.

Should be a big sale. This is a partial listing - more items coming in daily.

Call to see if we have what you are looking for.

In case of poor weather the sale will be postponed until April 16th.

Boat, Machinery, Vehicles, Farm Items, Etc.

• 1978 Silverline 26-ft. boat, V8 350 Cabin Cruiser, 200, hours on engine, equipped with down riggers and swimmers deck (very nice boat). Bought new in Great Falls, one owner. Sets on a Calkins tandem axle trailer. Fresh wader conversion kit.

• 2-Versatile 145 tractors - motor bad.

• Trojan loader tractor motor bad • 2 old motor bikes with Briggs and Stratton motors • 1991 Chrysler LeBaron V6 Ray Top, automatic • International 1460 24ft. header • Versatile 875 set up for air drill, new tires, 38x18.4 • 1980 3/4 ton 2wd, rebuilt 350 V8, runs good • Antique 3 bottom plow • John Deere 14-ft. disc parts • 500 gallon fuel tank on stand • 2 Tarter round bale feeders (like new) • Shaver post pounder • 20-ft. x 6” plastic culvert

• Versatile 400 swather • Slide-in pickup stock rack • 150 gallon water tank • 100 gallon fuel tank • 500 gallon fuel tank with stand • 500 gallon fuel tank, 2/3 full of heating oil, on stand • Miscellaneous tires, some new • Various sheets of flat metal 3/8-1/8 thick • 10-ft.x4” 12 volt auger • Various Briggs and Stratton motors • Miscellaneous tire tubes (new) • Shaver post pounder • Miscellaneous hand tools • Miscellaneous hydraulic cylinders • Propane tanks • Welding rod • Tarps • Miscellaneous oil • Chain link fence • Miscellaneous concrete wire • Goose decoys • John Deere lawn tractor/snow blower • 10-ft. bin sweep • Shop grinder on stand • Chains

• Wagon seat • Horse collars/hanes and harness parts/brass ends • Lead 50 gallon barrel with diesel in it • Antique wooden chairs • Singer sewing machine

• Cabinets • Miscellaneous power tools • 1/4 yard cement mixer, electric • M Farmall tractor with dual loader • Approximately 30-3” irrigation pipe, riser on the end • John Deere 3 point blade • Approximately 10-4” Macdowell irrigation pipe, center riser • Approximately 10-4” Macdowell irrigation pipe, end riser • 2 older compressors (shop) • Older Forny stick welder • International 480 16-ft. disc • John Deere 16-ft. chisel plow with Frigstad harrows • New Holland 425 PTO blade • Approximately 20-20-ft.

6” Macdowell mainlines, no risers • Approximately 30 piece 4” Macdowell irrigation pipe, center riser • Pipe trailer • Maytag ringer washer • Wood stove for cabin

Antiques:

• Trucks • Cook stoves/parlor stove • Gas boy/gas pump • Kitchen houser • Dresser with mirror • Delaval separator (made in New York)

• 2 sets of horse harness, no collars or lines • 1 almost new toilet and sink • Bathroom corner sink • Mini bar, Baker’s table, wine glasses • Large horse harness (new) • John Deere grain drills • 1990 Kenworth 007, 425 Cat, air ride, 9 speed, walk-in sleeper • International 1440 combine, 24-ft. header, pickup header, air reel and blower • 35-ft. cultivator with rod weeder attached • Versatile 145 tractor with extra wheels • 1959 Ford cab over, 20ft. grain box • Air compressor • Irrigation pump and motor, 3” pipe sprinkler, 4” mainline • Car top carrier • 1000 gallon fuel tank and stand • New propane hot water heater • Almost new dishwasher • Pickup sprayer, new tank and sprayer nozzle • Steam cleaner • International 806 tractor, duals, 2wd

• Milk cans • Johnny Cans • John Deere radiator • Polaris snowmobile colt model 273 • Blacksmith table

Terms: All items sold as is. Cash or bankable check.

Flying D Auction

Auctioneers: Zane Drishinski 289-0514 & Gerald Miller 289-0510

USDA designates disaster areas

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Hill County in Montana as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by frost, hail and high winds that occurred on July 4, 2015, through July 5, 2015.

“Our hearts go out to those Montana farmers and ranchers affected by these natural disasters,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “President Obama and I are committed to ensuring that agriculture remains a bright spot in our nation’s economy by sustaining the successes of America’s farmers, ranchers, and rural communities through these difficult times.

We’re also telling Montana producers that USDA stands with you and your communities when severe weather and natural disasters threaten to disrupt your livelihood.”

Farmers and ranchers in Blaine, Chouteau and Liberty counties in Montana also qualify for natural disaster assistance because their counties are contiguous.

All counties listed above were designated natural disaster areas on Feb. 17, 2016, making all qualified farm operators in the designated areas eligible for low interest emergency (EM) loans from USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), provided eligibility requirements are met. Farmers in eligible counties have eight months from the date of the declaration to apply for loans to help cover part of their actual losses.

FSA will consider each loan application on its own merits, taking into account the extent of losses, security available and repayment ability. FSA has a variety of programs, in addition to the EM loan program, to help eligible farmers recover from adversity.

Engineers develop technology to create nylon

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~ PRIVATE TREATY ~

2014 and 2015 Black Registered Simmental bulls

By Iowa State University of Science and Technology for sale out of Right-On and Upgrade.

Engineers at Iowa State University (ISU) The engineers say the hybrid conversion Bulls start at $2500 - 5 bulls left. have found a way to combine a genetically technology offers many advantages: The • Free delivery within 100 miles of Butte, MT. • engineered strain of yeast and an electroreaction is performed at room temperature, 2013 to 2015 Angus bulls for sale as well catalyst to efficiently convert sugar into a it uses a cheap and abundant metal instead starting at $2500 - 8 bulls left. new type of nylon. of precious elements such as palladium Previous attempts to combine biocatalyor platinum, and the other compounds inANC Cattle ~ Butte, MT sis and chemical catalysis to produce biovolved in the reaction are produced from Please call (406)479-0010 for more information. renewable chemicals have resulted in low water. conversion rates. That’s usually because the “We gave it a try and it worked immedibiological processes leave residual impuriately,” Tessonnier said. “The process does ties that harm the effectiveness of chemical not need additional chemical supplement, EQUIPMENT FOR SALE catalysts. and it works amazingly at ambient temperaThe engineers’ successful hybrid converture and pressure, which is very rare for this 1993 Peterbilt Water Truck, sion process is described online and as the type of process.”

4000 gallon stainless tank, 3406B, 475 hp, 15 speed, cover paper of the February 12 issue of the Shao and Tessonnier started talking about new drive tires........................ journal Angewandte Chemie International working together while car-pooling from a ..................... Asking $30,000 Edition. research meeting two hours from campus.

“The ideal biorefinery pipelines, from Their collaboration illustrates the CBiRC 1981 Versatile 935 24.5x32 tires biomass to the final products, are currently way – combining the tools of biologists and at 50%, 134A, air conditiondisrupted by a gap between biological conchemists to develop hybrid technologies ing, 9,000 hours - 4,000 hours version and chemical diversification. We that produce novel biorenewable chemicals. on engine, new clutch............ herein report a strategy to bridge this gap And now the resulting collaboration – and Asking $18,000 or trade for a skidsteer with a hybrid fermentation and electrocataCBiRC’s core vision – are turning out dislytic process,” wrote lead authors Zengyi coveries and high-profile research papers.

Shao and Jean-Philippe Tessonnier, Iowa “CBiRC seeds these new ideas and Call Dan (406) 899-3480, State assistant professors of chemical and concepts,” Tessonnier said. “It’s all about Fort Benton, MT biological engineering who are also afintegration.” filiated with the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals (CBiRC) based at Iowa State.

The process described by the engineers “opens the door to the production of a broad range of compounds 37th Annual Angus Bull Sale not accessible from the petrochemical industry,” Shao said.

Moving forward, the engineers will work to scale up their technology by developing a continuous conversion process, said Tessonnier, who’s a Carol and Jack Johnson Faculty Fellow and Lot 2 Lot 1 also an associate scientist SIRE: SITZ RLS UPWARD 8971 SIRE: WOODHILL LOMBARDI with the U.S. Department of Monday WW YW MILK REG #:18284327 BW BW WW YW MILK REG #: 18284328 Energy’s Ames Laboratory. +0.8 +65 +102 +30 -0.5 +64 +105 +31 BW 84 WW 781 YW 1256 The engineers’ research BW 80 WW 837 YW 1334 was supported by CBiRC, the National Science Foundation, Iowa State’s Plant 80 YEARLING ANGUS BULLS SELL Sciences Institute and the Ames Laboratory.

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Herd Sire Prospects

April 4, 2016 • 1:00 PM At the Ranch • Cascade, MT

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IRRIGATION PIPE FOR SALE

8”, 10” and 12” aluminum mainline irrigation pipe, most with risers for wheel lines. 1 mile total length in 3 sizes.

Call (406) 686-4137 or 220-0884 Clyde Park, MT

Super Saving Sale

MSSBA Ewe Grant

The Montana Suffolk Breeders Association was founded in 1981. The purpose of the association is to foster, promote and develop the Suffolk breed and the sheep industry in general.

The MSSBA is awarding one $300 grant to be used for the purchase of a Suffolk ewe lamb or yearling ewe. This grant is for a male or female youth between the ages of 9 and 16 (January 1 thru December 31) and a resident

of the State of Montana.

The following requirements are to be met by the recipient of said grant: Purchase ewe from a current MSSBA member on or before November 15th. If unable to do so, ewe grant will then be awarded to next qualifying youth on November 16th.

Payment of ewe will be made directly to said breeder from the MSSBA. Maintain and breed ewe in flock for two

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MONTANA SUFFOLK SHEEP BREEDERS ASSOCIATION WAIVER: I understand the rules set forth in the scholarship program and agree to abide by each rule. I also understand that the Association is not purchasing the animal and is not a co-owner of the animal. I agree that raising an animal poses certain economic risks and I assume all risks, economic or otherwise, and hereby waive release and agree to hold harmless the Association and its members from all claims, liability, injury, loss or damage from participation in this scholarship program.

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years. Should ewe become non viable to production before two year period has expired (i.e. barren, non functional udder, prolapse) and youth wishes to cull said ewe, the MSSBA must be notified in writing with a detailed description of why ewe is non viable to production. Said request will then be reviewed

by MSSBA board members to determine if youth shall be granted permission to cull ewe prior to two year period.

Maintain a youth membership with the MSSBA for two years.

Read provided material from the MSSBA and gain a better knowledge of sheep health and care.

Requirements of ewe that is to be purchased: Ewe purchased must be either a ewe lamb or a yearling ewe.

Ewe must be genetically tested by an approved facility for the spider gene and scrapie factor (Codon 171). Ewe must test NN for spider gene and either QR or RR for scrapie factor. Testing is the responsibility of the breeder. Once a copy of the testing results is received, the MSSBA will make payment to the breeder for said ewe in the amount not to exceed $300.

Ewe cannot be parrot mouthed.

Ewe must come from registered breeding stock.

The application can be downloaded at www.mtsuffolksheep.org/new2012grantapplication.html The application must be completed and post marked

by May 1st. Winner will be notified May 15.

Application can be mailed to: MSSBA, Jane Rath Secretary, 296 Wyttenhove Lane, Miles City, Montana 59301.

She can be reached at (406) 232-1060.

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Nissen Angus

Schmitt Angus ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE with special guest

Wednesday - April 6, 2016 - 1 pm Blaine County Fairgrounds - Chinook, MT

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For more information and performance updates visit:

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(406) 357-2643 Home (406) 949-1101 Jeff’s Cell (406) 262-4125 Christie’s Cell info@nissenangus.com www.nissenangus.com

Lane Schmitt Scott Schmitt

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Emerging problem of acid soils in Chouteau County and elsewhere in the State

By Shabeg Briar, Central Agricultural Research Center, Tyler Lane, Chouteau County Extension and David Wichman, Central Agricultural Research Center

Soil pH is a measure of soil acidity or alkalinity. The pH scale ranges from approximately 0 to 14, with 7 being neutral.

Values less than 6 are acidic and values greater than 7 are considered alkaline. Soil acidity is the concentration of hydrogen ions in solution, on a negative logarithmic scale. Therefore, lots of hydrogen ions is acidic which means a low soil pH. The logarithmic scale also means that a pH of 3.0 is 10 times more acidic than 4.0. Soil pH strongly affects soil functions and plant nutrient availability. Specifically, pH influences chemical solubility and availability of plant nutrients. Variations in the soil pH can cause considerable soil fertility and crop production problems. The production of cereal grain crops in particular, is negatively influenced by acid soils. Agricultural practices such as removal of products from the farm, leaching of nitrogen below the plant root zone, use of some nitrogenous fertilizers, may contribute to acidification of agricultural soils.

Aluminium (Al) ranks third in abundance among the Earth’s crust elements.

A large amount of Al is incorporated into aluminosilicate soil minerals. A very small quantity appears in the soluble form, cropping systems. However, drop in soil pH in the soil acidification process may cause excessive availability of Al resulting in soil toxicity and limitations to agricultural production systems. Although some crops are considered tolerant to high levels of exchangeable Al, for most crop species it is a serious constraint. Fertilization and attempts of soil correction (e.g., liming) for majority of the cropping systems may not be enough to reduce Al toxicity as the soil reaction remains strongly acidic. Therefore, it is important to fully understand the mechanisms that are used by the Al tolerant species to sustain toxicity and which genotypes or cultivars within the resistant/ tolerant cereal species, are more suitable to grow in acidic affected soils. Development of new Al resistant/tolerance cultivars is an economic solution to increase crop production under such conditions.

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Over the recent years farmers in Chouteau County have complained about a gradual decline in their cereal crop production. During 2015 obvious crop damage and poor crop stand of cereal grains was noted in several fields of this region (Figure 1). Symptoms of probable Al toxicity were observed in the cereal grain and other crops root system (Figures 2). Symptom observed in plants were inhibition of root growth with roots exhibiting greater signs of damage in tips. Lateral roots become thickened and turned brown at the later stage of crop growth. The root system as a whole was bushy in appearance with many stubby lateral roots but lacking fine branching (Figures 2). Soil samples were collected from three different cereal grain fields exhibiting

Figure 2. Stubby and bushy appearance of barley root.

symptoms of crop root damage at two depth 0-6 and 6-12 inches during the summer of 2015. Results showed notably lower levels of soil pH and higher levels of Al at all three fields (Table 1). Soil analyzed at 0-6 inch depth had lower levels of pH ranging from 4.3-5.0 and higher levels of exchangeable Al ranging from 19.1-169.0 ppm. Soil pH at lower soil depth (6-12 inch) ranged from 6.6-7.1 and Al levels ranged from 1.0 -1.1 ppm. Soil pH is negatively correlated with exchangeable Al.

Some of the areas impacted by acid soils also have saline seep problem adding further constraints to the crop production in this region and the neighboring areas.

Saline seep causes a salt buildup at the soil surface. Water in excess leaching through the soil profile dissolves salts in the soil and build up a water table on top of the shallow bedrock. The water table rises over time until the water reaches the soil surface to evaporate. After evaporation a white crust of salts is left on the soil surface. Plant growth is severely reduced and in some cases may be totally eliminated. Saline affected areas spread gradually to thousands of acres.

Salinity has taken more than 300,000 acres of farmland out of production, in Montana alone (Montana Saline Control Association). According to Montana Saline Control Association both the soil profile and underlying bedrock have an elevated and highly soluble salt content in central and eastern Montana regions. Saline seeps were mainly formed with the advent of large-scale crop-fallow crop production systems. Montana Saline Control Association proposes few general solutions to address saline seeps problem. These practices may be used separately or in combination with each other. i) Five to ten year rotation from crop to perennial forage like deep rooted alfalfa for haying or grazing in the recharge area can remediate saline seep; ii) Perennial vegetation planted under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) mimics the water use by alfalfa hay in the recharge area and iii) Switching from the crop-fallow system to a flexible but intensive annual cropping system can help alleviate salinity problems.

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10th Annual Sale

1 p.m. • Bear Paw Livestock • Chinook, MT

160 Brguelsilres Sgreoullps

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USW board teams allow farmers to follow their wheat overseas

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

New Noble 37-ft. air drill. 292 trail-behind cart. $1000 worth of parts included.................................. $3000 takes it all Hesston 560 baler...................................................... $300 2-Massey Ferguson 4880 tractors. One has bad engine, the other ran when parked 10 years ago, with a bad front axle. Both have fresh overhauled transmissions, tires at 50%.........................................................$4000 for both John Deere 800 swather, 21-ft. header, field ready.... $400

and a director of the Minnesota Wheat Research and Promotion Council; Clark Hamilton, a wheat farmer from Ririe, Idaho, and a current USW director representing the Idaho Wheat Commission; and Gary Bailey, a wheat farmer from St. John, Washington Call Frank Kasten III, (406) 974-2388 and a current USW director representing the Brockway, MT Washington Grain Commission.

The team will first meet at the USW West Coast Office in Portland, OR for orientation before traveling overseas. During its three days in Japan, the team will visit governUSED MIXER WAGONS FOR SALE ment contacts at the U.S. Embassy and Supreme 700T & 900T twin screw, vertical the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Supreme 600S single screw, vertical Fisheries, and meet with millers and bak2009 Lucknow 700 & 600 cubic foot mixers, vertical ers. The second leg of the trip features three 2007 Haybuster twin screw, vertical NDE 425 cubic foot, vertical days in Korea, which includes visiting the Farm Aid 430, reel type largest fried noodle manufacturing facility Knight 3170, 3171, 3700 & 3051, reel type in Korea, mill tours and a meeting with the Harsh 720, 575, & 375, 4 auger mixers Korea Flour Mills Industrial Association.

Patz 750, 575 & 380 auger mixers USW Program Manager Erica Oakley Mixers have been through the shop will lead the 2016 EU/MEENA Board Team New Supreme and Harsh mixers in stock New Meyer and Meyers spreaders in stock to Morocco, Italy and Israel in early March.

The team includes Michael Edgar, a wheat Haugen Sales and Leasing farmer from Yuma, Arizona, and a current 10 miles north of Wyndemera, ND USW director representing the Arizona Phone (800) 458-4796 or (701) 799-0976 Grain Research and Promotion Council; Ken Davis, a wheat farmer from Grandview, Texas, and a current USW director representing the Texas Wheat 60 Years of producing cattle for the commercial cowman Producers Board; and Mithat excel in calving ease, maternal and structure. chael Peters, a wheat farmer from Okarche, Oklahoma, and the secretary/treasurer of the Oklahoma Wheat Commission.

The team will first meet at the USW Headquarters Office in Arlington, VA for orientation before traveling overseas. During its three days in Morocco, the team will meet with government contacts, tour a couscous plant and two durum mills, and meet with the Moroccan Miller’s Federation and the 1:00 p.m. • • at the ranch Moroccan Importers Federation. The team will then travel to Italy and be accomA A R Reinvested 5016 A A R Counselor 5180 SIRES INCLUDE panied by Regional Director Reg. 18241686 Reg. 18251753 Ian Flagg and Marketing A A R Ten X 7008 S A A A R Thirty-Aught-Six Specialist Rutger Koekoek Sitz Reinvested 636a from the USW Rotterdam A A R Wind Over 3822 Office on tours of multiple Simonson High Five 7053 pasta plants and semolina HA Outside 3008 mills. In Israel, on the last Connealy Thunder A A R Ten Gauge 1501 leg of the trip, the team and Reinvested x Ten X Connealy Counselor x B C Matrix 4132 A A R Frontman 3132 WR 116, YR 120, off first calf Ten X daughter.

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A A R Reinvested 5539 A A R Ten X 5100 lling Every year USW plans two board team trips overseas, giving U.S. wheat farmers and state wheat commission staff the opportunity to travel to the markets to which they supply wheat. The intense, regional visits help educate participants about the day-to-day work of USW’s overseas offices and connect them to their customers and industry stakeholders.

“Board teams help build personal connections between our overseas customers and U.S. wheat farmers,” says USW Vice President of Overseas Operations Vince Peterson. “U.S. wheat is the world’s most reliable source of high quality wheat, and part of that quality is in the people who grow it. We consistently hear how much the customer appreciates getting to know the farmer.”

USW Policy Specialist Elizabeth Westendorf will lead the 2016 North Asia Board Team to Japan and Korea in early March.

The team includes Darren Padget, a wheat farmer from Grass Valley, Oregon, and a current USW director representing the Oregon Wheat Commission; Greg LeBlanc, a wheat farmer from Crookston, Minnesota,

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additional Please contact us for book. information or a sale Keith Arntzen (406) 462-5557 Doug Arntzen (406) 462-5553 577 Arntzen Lane • Hilger, MT 59451 arntzen@mtintouch.net • www.arntzenangus.com

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Plant scientist joins Extension Center

By University of Wyoming Extension tural Experiment Station housed in the ColA scientist specializing in agronomy and lege of Agriculture and Natural Resources cropping systems is joining the James C. at the University of Wyoming.

Hageman Sustainable Agriculture Research Eberle has been studying alternative and Extension Center (SAREC) near Lingle. crops during her postdoctoral work in MinCarrie Eberle began Monday, February 1. nesota.

SAREC is part of the Wyoming Agricul“A big focus has been on how we can use agriculture to better provide ecosystem services like reducing soil erosion and providing benefits to pollinator health while still maintaining strong economic value to the farmer,” said Eberle, who received her B.S. in biology and horticulture from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her Ph.D. in plant sciences from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.

Eberle is an assistant professor in the Department of Plant Sciences in the college.

She said she believes much of her work in Minnesota looking at soil and water quality and agroecosystems is directly applicable in Wyoming.

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2007 Peterbilt 379 EXHD Cummins ISX, 475 hp, 13 speed, engine brake, platinum interior, 63” sleeper........... $49,900

2005 Peterbilt 378 Cat C15, 435/550 hp, 13 speed, air ride, engine brake.................................... $37,500

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2007 International 9400i Cat C15, 430 hp, 10 speed, engine brake, air ride............................................. $26,500

2000 Freightliner FL112, Cat C12, 430 hp, engine brake, wet kit, air ride, 388,000 miles.................................. $25,000

1996 Kenworth T800 Cummins N14, 435 hp, 15 speed, engine brake, tag axle............................................ $21,500

2007 Kenworth W900L Cat C15, 550 hp, 18 speed, Challenger vac pump, 72” sleeper, VIT interior,.................. $62,500

2008 Peterbilt 386 Cummins ISX, 500 hp, 13 speed, engine brake air ride............................................. $42,500

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2007 Freightliner Columbia MBE 4000, 450 hp, 10 speed, Ultrashift, engine brake, new paint.............................. $29,000

2009 Peterbilt 386 Cummins ISX, 485 hp, 13 speed, 62” sleeper, lift axle............................................. $57,500

2009 International Prostar Cummins ISX, 435 hp, 13 speed, engine brake, air ride.................................. $36,500

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2006 International 9200i Cummins ISX, 475 hp, 10 speed, autoshift, engine brake, air ride....................... $32,500

2005 Kenworth T800 Cat C15, 475 hp, 10 speed, 62” sleeper, VIT interior....................................... $32,500

2007 Freightliner Columbia MBE4000 450 hp, 10 speed Ultrashift, engine brake, low miles................... $27,500

2000 Kenworth T800 Cummins, 400 hp, 10 speed, engine brake, wet kit, air ride............................................. $29,500

2007 Freightliner Century Detroit 60, 14.0 liter, 455 hp, 10 speed Ultrashift, 70” midroof...................... $27,500

2-2007 Freightliner Columbia MBE4000 450 hp, 10 speed Ultrashift, engine brake, 42” flat top sleeper........................... $25,000

7-2006 Sterling AT9500, MBE4000, 460 hp, 10 speed, engine brake, new paint, miles in the 4’s and 5’s .......................................Starting at $27,500

2007 Freightliner FLD120 Detroit 60, 14.0 liter, 515 hp, 18 speed, engine brake, 15-ft. Trojan aluminum box, lockers, heavy specs ........................................................ $65,000

1990 Peterbilt 377 Cat 3406B, 425 hp, spring ride, tag axle, 2 speed rears.................................. $22,500

2002 Freightliner FL70 Cat 3126, 275 hp, automatic, retarder brake, 15-ft. service body, beacon lights, spool racks...................................... $22,500

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RENT ME 2-2014 Felling dropdecks, 53-ft.x102”, 3 axle, air ride, beaver tail, steel.............. Starting at $35,000 2009 Cat 930H wheel loader, Cat engine, 150 hp, bucket and forks, enclosed cab................................... $92,500

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2002 Transcraft dropdeck, 48-ft. x 102”, tandem axle, air ride... $19,000

2003 Trail-Eze 48-ft.x102”, hydraulic tail and 4-ft. flip, Braden winch, stake pockets............................................ $26,500 2001 Felling end dump, 25-ft.x102”x48”, 20-ft. tub, high lift end gate, spring ride........................ $26,500

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2008 Trail-eze lowboy, 53-ft.x102”, HRGN, 50 ton, pull outs, drive over ramps, Braden winch................................... $65,000

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Gopher Traps by Lee’s TrapWorks • Easy to set • Easy to empty • Built-in stake is part of trap • Kills quickly • Very visible if painted bright color • Traps are sold unpainted, paint them your favorite color • Traps are currently $18 each Canadian and approximately $14 US at today’s exchange rate • Postage for package of 10 traps is around $38 Canadian • Check us out at www.leestrapworks.com Call 306-778-2083 evenings for more information or to order

A Cattle Woman’s Kind of Love

By Anna Marrs, a city-born rancher’s wife from Whitewood, SD and a member of the South Dakota Cattlewomen Let’s face it. The reality of Valentine’s Day is more than Cupid’s arrow, romance and a box of chocolates. I have come to realize that Valentine’s Day allows me to celebrate those in my life that give it meaning. To a 13-year-old school boy a special person in his life isn’t a girlfriend --he’s not ready for that--but, it could be his teacher. And so it is.

Miss Moir is my son’s 6th grade teacher of Bible, Language Arts and History at the Black Hills Christian Academy. Having retired Lasagna served with love. Matthew with his teacher, Miss Moir. from the California school showed her how special she means to us and we invited her system, she enjoys teaching to our home for dinner. children because this is what Traditionally, we serve an Italian fare to honor the martyr she does best. She’s old Valentine on his day. Is there anything better than a hot dish school and I’m glad my son of Lasagna on a cold February day in the northern tier states? is under her tutelage. This There are many Lasagna recipes, and each one has its own Valentine’s day our family spin. Here’s mine and as always, it’s served with love.

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Reduce heat and simmer, 15 minutes. Meanwhile, mix cottage cheese, parsley and egg together. In a lightly greased 9in. x 13in. pan, spread one cup of sauce at the bottom. Layer 3 strips of lasagna pasta over top.

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Let it rest 5 minutes before serving.

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A striking new crape myrtle for Florida’s landscapes

By Dennis O’Brien, Agricultural Research Service A chance discovery by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists means that a striking type of pink crape myrtle could soon be gracing lawns and gardens in South Florida. Commonly called Pride-of-India or queen’s crape myrtle, Lagerstroemia speciose is native to India and Southeast Asia and has been cultivated in tropical areas worldwide.

L. speciosa may have the largest, brightest, and most striking flowers among the dozens of commercially-available crape myrtles, says Alan W. Meerow, an ARS geneticist at the Subtropical Horticulture Research Station (SHRS) in Miami, Florida.

Meerow calls the new release ‘Big Pink’ and says that it will grow up to 19 feet in 5 years and flower from March through the end of summer or into fall. Big Pink is not as cold hardy as other crape myrtle varieties, which are found as far north as Pennsylvania, limiting its range to South Florida.

Meerow and his colleagues have grown and cultivated Big Pink since 2005 when they came upon a street planting of queen’s crape myrtle trees with pink, purple, light lavender and near-white flowers on an avenue near ARS facilities in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. The team collected seeds and started growing Big Pink outdoors at the SHRS and ultimately selected six seedlings. Of those six, one of the two pink-flowered trees stood out for its larger, more brightly colored blooms. Researchers established cuttings in varying soil types and over 10 years found no problems with pests or diseases.

Big Pink will soon join dozens of crape myrtle varieties that are now being sold in South Florida’s nurseries and garden centers. Cuttings are currently only available for research purposes. Once more Big Pinks are grown, expect to see them at local nurseries.

ARS is the USDA’s chief intramural scientific research agency.

Read more about this research in the February 2016 issue of AgResearch magazine at http://agresearchmag.ars.usda. gov/2016/feb/crapemyrtle/

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In normal, dryland conditions Ladak’65 shows its colors fast. In ideal, irrigated conditions Ladak’65 may not prove your biggest yielder, but, when the going’s tough, moisture is limited, Ladak’65 will outperfom the rest.

Holds its vigor

In dry years, when moisture is light, Ladak’65 retains its vigor. Recovers fast when moisture comes to give you good tonnage in adverse conditions.

Animals love it

Outstanding palatability is one of the secrets of Ladak’65. Fine-stemmed and leafy, animals prefer Ladak’65.

LADAK’65 Winterhardy, high-yielding,

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1 cup milk 2 TB white vinegar 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 2 TB sugar 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 2 TB melted butter 1 egg 1/2 tsp vanilla green food coloring Pre-heat a griddle to 300°. In a small bowl combine milk and vinegar. Set aside and let sit for a few minutes. In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Whisk butter, egg and vanilla into the milk. Add food coloring, and stir until you reach the desired color. Combine with flour mixture and stir until smooth. Use a 1/4 cup to pour batter onto a greased griddle. Let cook on one side until bubbles begin to pop, then flip to the other side. Cook just until golden brown.

Mint Oreo Cheesecake

Crust: 1 package mint Oreo’s, crushed 1/4 cup melted butter Filling: 3 x 8 oz packages of cream cheese 1 cup granulated sugar 4 eggs 1/3 cup creme de menthe liqueur (or 1 teaspoon peppermint extract + green coloring) 1 package mint Oreo’s, chopped Combine crushed Oreo’s and melted butter to form the crust. Press the mixture into a 9” spring form pan and set aside. Mix in a bowl with a mixer using the paddle attachment, cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition until the mixture is smooth again. With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the creme de menthe and mix until combined. Pour half of the cheesecake filling on top of the Oreo’s crust. Add half of the chopped Oreo’s (reserve some for the toppings), and then pour the rest of the filling on top of the Oreo’s. Add the rest of the chopped Oreo’s to the top of the cheesecake.

Bake the cheesecake for 40-50 minutes at 350F or until the outer edge is cooked, and the inside is slightly wobbly.

Once baked, remove from oven, and allow to cool for one hour. Place cheesecake in the fridge for 3 additional hours to cool completely.

Colcannon Irish Potatoes

6 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed (about 2-1/2 pounds) 2 cups chopped cabbage 1 large onion, chopped 1 tablespoon butter 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper Place potatoes in a large saucepan or Dutch oven; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Cover and cook over medium heat for 8-10 minutes or until potatoes are almost tender.

Add cabbage and onion. Cover and simmer for 5-6 minutes or until cabbage is tender. Drain well. Mash with butter, salt and pepper.

Green Deviled Eggs

6 hard boiled eggs 2 ripe avocados 1 Tbsp lime (or lemon) juice 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 Tbsp sour cream (can skip if you need dairy-free) 1 Tbsp chopped cilantro (plus a several leaves for garnish) 1 Serrano or 1/2 jalapeno chile pepper, minced (include the seeds for more heat, leave them out for less) 1 Tbsp chopped chives or green onion Carefully peel the hard eggs and cut in half lengthwise.

Scoop out the cooked yolks and set aside. Cut the avocados in half. Remove the pit. Scoop out the avocado flesh and place in a bowl. Roughly mash with a fork. Break up one or two of the cooked egg yolks (2 to 4 halves) over the mashed avocado. Sprinkle with limejuice and salt, and stir in the sour cream. Stir in the chopped cilantro, Serrano or jalapeño chile pepper, and chives. Scoop a generous spoonful of the avocado mixture into each hard-boiled egg whites

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LEAD 34 travel to Hungary, Romania, Moldova

By Terry Hejny, Nebraska LEAD Program Twenty-nine Nebraska LEAD 34 Fellows recently returned from an international study and travel seminar in Hungary, Romania and Moldova.

“Our international study is designed to provide firsthand appreciation and understanding of our international community and the potential for people of all nations to work together,” said Terry Hejny, LEAD program director and group leader.

During the January 5-19 seminar, LEAD fellows participated in briefings with U.S. Embassy officials in Budapest, Hungary; Bucharest, Romania; and Chisinau, Moldova, including sessions with Colleen Bell, U.S. ambassador to Hungary; Hans Klemm, U.S. ambassador to Romania; and Jeanette Tyson of the Political-Economic Section in Moldova. The LEAD fellows also visited international businesses, several farm operations and entrepreneurs. Additionally, the fellows were able to meet with officials at Szent Istvan University in Godollo, Hungary; the Pioneer-DuPont Agriculture and Nutrition Research Center near Bucharest, Romania; and Agromester HD, the national John Deere dealership near Chisinau, Moldova.

“The people-to-people encounters provided the members of Nebraska LEAD Group 34 an opportunity to view characteristics, conditions and trends in Hungary, Romania and Moldova and determine relationships to issues and situations in our country,” Hejny said. “Through this experience, participants develop techniques in identifying comparisons and contrasts of the countries we recently studied in areas such as agriculture, politics, economics, energy, religion, culture and history as well as technology, trade, food, art and philosophy.”

LEAD 34 fellows in alphabetical order are: Reed Allen, Wayne; Lance Atwater, Hastings; Ashley Babl, Albion; Nicole Bohuslavsky, Omaha; Wayne Brozek, Gering; Adam Bruning, Kearney; Jonathan Carlson, Callaway; Josh Cool, Gothenburg; Tabbatha Cornelius, Bassett; Jordan Feller, Wisner; Debra Gangwish, Shelton; Mat Habrock, Lincoln; Todd Heithoff, Elgin; Clayton Hensley, Fremont; Justin Jarecke, Kearney; Tyler Kugler, Elwood; Hilary Maricle, Albion; Mark Miles, Ainsworth; Bryan Palm, Mitchell; Esther Rickert, Wood River; Jacob Robison, Elk Creek; Cecil Schriner, Hildreth; Jeff Schroeder, West Point; Alex Schwarz, Bertrand; Rick Spencer, Culbertson; Misty Stauffer, Harrisburg; Sarah Werner, Davenport; Lance Williams, Nora; and Teri Zimmerman, Wymore.

The Nebraska LEAD Program includes men and women currently active in production agriculture and agribusiness, and is a two-year leadership development program under the direction of the Nebraska Agricultural Leadership Council, in cooperation with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s (UNL) Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

For more information, or to request an application for LEAD 36, contact the Nebraska LEAD Program at 104 Agricultural Communications Building, UNL, Lincoln, NE 68583-0763, call 402-472-6810 or email leadprogram@unl. edu. The application deadline is June 15.

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##### Chief Red Cloud (18221909) was the chief of the Oglala Lakota (Sioux) tribe that followed the buffalo across the Great Plains.

He was the only Native American to win a big war against the U.S. He won important treaties protecting his people’s land and later became an important diplomat from the Lakota to the U.S. government.

Unfortunately, the U.S. later broke many of their treaties.

This proud warrior died on a reservation. ##### Sneezing or burping are illegal during a church service in Omaha, Nebraska. ##### The world’s smallest police station is in Friend, Nebraska.

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3V Distributing, Conrad ........................................B7 Abilene Machine Inc, Abilene KS .......................C57 Action Toys, Billings ............................................A16 Affordable Construction Equipment, Billings & Bozeman ........................................................C53 Ag Trucks & Equipment, Great Falls ...................C33 Ag West Distributing Co., Great Falls .................C46 Ag Wise, Kremlin ..................................................C4 AgraSyst Dealers....................................... A44, C55 American Manufacturing, Hogeland ...................B40 AWS Air Reels, Temp Farm Equipment Mitchell ON Canada...........................................................C48 A-Plus Auto, Great Falls .....................................A61 Basin Seed, LLC, Standford .................................B9 Bell Motor Co., Cut Bank ....................................B15 Belles Pulses USA, Hingham .............................A14 Ben Taylor, Valier & Shelby .................................C29 Big Equipment Co., Havre ....................................C3 Big Sky Equipment, Conrad ............. C62, C63, C64 Big Sky Sawmill & Wood Products, Vaughn........C36 Big Sky Wholesale Seeds, Shelby ......................B18 Bouma Truck Sales, Choteau, Great Falls ... INSERT BridgerSteel ........................................................C50 BTI Feeds, Cut Bank ..........................................C29 Buckley Auction ..................................................C60 Cahill Seeds, Scobey..........................................C22 Cascade Machine & Supply, Great Falls ............A13 Charles Moore, Inc. Miles City ............................B31 Chic Harbine Sales, Missoula...............................B9 CHS Big Sky, Big Sandy, Broadview, Chinook, Columbus, Denton, Geraldine, Great Falls, Harlem, Havre, Kershaw, Lewistown, Malta, Moccasin, Rudyard, Turner, Winifred ..............C61 Circle G Salvage, Walhalla, ND ..........................A18 Circle S Seeds, of Montana, Three Forks ...........A52 Clearview Seed, Denton .....................................C51 Conrad Implement, Conrad ................................C38 Courtesy Ford, Conrad ................................ A42, B1 Cowtown Ag, Miles City ............................. B14, B30 Crazy Mountain Fabrication, Travis Klein, Big Timber ............................................................A14 Cut Bank Tire, Cut Bank .....................................B37 Dave’s Repair LLC, Charlo .................................B42 David J Heine & Associates, Kalispell ................B24 DBL Sales & Service, Dave & Brody Linker, Coffee Creek..............................................................B29 Dick Irvin Trucking, Shelby ..................................B14 Dietz Auto & Truck Salvage, Billings ...................B25 Direct Ag Network, LLC Dan Thome, Billings .....C48

Index Doane Western of Montana, Bozeman...............A45 Eagle Equipment, Belgrade ................................B10 East Slope Kennel & Game Bird Farm, Conrad..A27 Eddy Bauer, Wolf Point .......................................B34 Equipment Connection, Columbia Falls..... B22, B23 Exchange Services, Inc, Whitefish .....................C46 F/S Manufacturing, West Fargo, ND ..B18, B22, C56 Farm Equipment Sales, Glasgow, Plentywood, Culbertson, Circle .......... A9, A38, A39, A40, A41 Farm Tech, (Doug Weist) Choteau ......................C23 Farmer’s Business Network ................................A32 First State Bank, Shelby .....................................B39 Fisher Metal Products, Fort Benton ....................B35 Fisher Truck & Equipment, Scobey .......................B3 Flaman Sales & Rental, Power .................. B25, B43 Flynn Realty, Havre ............................................B42 Fosse Insurance Agency, Great Falls .................C47 Fraser’s Oil Inc., Inverness .................................B27 Frieling’s Agricultural Equipment, Great Falls ........... .... A14, A37, A55, C8, C11, C21, C28, C42, C49 Frontline Ag Solutions Dillon, Dillon....................A57 Frontline Ag Solutions, Choteau, Conrad, Cut Bank, Dillon, Lewistown, Havre, Chester, Great Falls, Belgrade, Livingston ........................... C5, C6, C7 Fuson Excavation & Trucking, Conrad ................B34 Gerber’s, Great Falls...........................................C52 Golden Harvest Seeds, Big Sandy .....................C15 Golden Triangle Seeds, Rudyard ........................C38 Greyn Fertilizer, Choteau, Dutton, Valier ............C27 Heartland Seed Company, Moccasin .................C26 Hedman, Inc, Brett Hedman, Grass Range ..........C1 Hefty Seed Co., Great Falls ................................C34 Helfert’s Helena Farm Supply, East Helena ........C10 Henke Enterprises, Chester ..............................C13 Hi-Hog Livestock Equipment-Conrad Implement, Conrad ...........................................................C38 Highline Communications, Cut Bank ..................C44 Hodgskiss Seed, Choteau ..................................A43 Hoven Equipment Co., Great Falls ......................A3, B2, B6, B14, B32, B40, C2, C13, C18, C54, C55 Huggy Bear’s Consignment, Cut Bank ........ B5, B14 J & M Trailer Sales, Laurel ..................................C30 Jamieson Motors, Inc., Chinook ................ B33, C57 Jim Nielsen Trucks & Parts, Butte .......................C20 Krogmann Mfg. ...................................................A32

Lammers Bros., Jordan ......................................B26 Larson & Co., LLC, Glenn Larson, Opheim ........A28 Lee’s Trapworks, LTD, Swift Currant Canada ......A60 Lewis Cattle Oiler Co, Russ Baker......................C43 Lewistown Honda, Lewistown............B44, C40, C48 Liphatech, Rozol ..................................B10, INSERT Lost Valley Fence, Fairfield .................................C14 Lundberg Shop, LLC, Canyon Creek ..................A43 M & R Seed Cleaning, Watford City, ND ...............B6 M & W Machine, Three Forks .............................C60 MDS Construction Supply, Great Falls ...............C36 Meridian Seeds, Casselton ND ..........................C40 Mesoo Remarketing, Moore ...............................B43 Mohrlang Fabrications, Brush CO ......................C56 Montana Metal Fabrications, Great Falls ............C52 Montana Post Driver, Gold Creek .........................A2 Montana Post Frame, Townsend .........................B36 Montana Quality Structures, Stevensville ...........C26 Montana Seed Trade Association .......................C12 Montana Seeds, Conrad.....................................A17 Montana Shed Center, Great Falls .....................C45 Montana Valley Irrigation, Great Falls .................C34 Motor Power, Great Falls ....................................A18 Mountain Equipment, Belgrade ..........................B21 Mountain View Metal Works, Wilsall ...................C25 MT Tractors, Matt Pendergast, Stevensville ........A36 Musselshell Valley Equipment, Roundup ............C41 New Holland of Belgrade, Belgrade ....................C37 New Homes of the Future, Billings .....................A50 North Star Equipment, John Myers, Simms .......B26 Northern Chrysler, Cut Bank ..............................C43 Northern Ford, Cut Bank ....................................C16 Northern Hydraulics, Great Falls ........................A61 Northern Prairie Auto Sales, Wolf Point ..............A30 Northwest Plastics, Libby ...................................A56 Power Motors Implement, Fort Benton ...............B24 Precision Truck & Trailer, Havre ..........................B35 Price Truck & Equipment Sales, Missoula ..........C25 Pure Bliss Cycle Sales, Conrad ..........................C44 Quality Custom Sheds, R. Troyer, Moore ............B39 Rainbow Irrigation & Equipment, Chinook . B12, B13 RDO Equipment, Billings ....................................A23 Reddig Equipment & Repair, Kalispell ................C16 Rockwell Scales, Simms.....................................C58 Rocky Mountain Deal Zone, Canada ..................C47

Roger Rader, Inc, Sun River ...............................A27 Rydelle Enterprises, Marion Jones, Drummond .C15 S&L Farms, Scott Payne, Imperial NE ..................A2 Scenic City Trailer Sales, Belgrade .....................B41 Shop Specialties, Ronan ....................................C14 Shortline Ag, Inc, Scobey ...................................B11 Skinner Harvesting, Emporia KS ........................B40 So-Lo Air, Valier ..................................................B28 Sod Buster Sales, Polson ..........................C32, C40 Specialty Tool & Attachment, Cody WY ................A4 Steel Etc, Great Falls .........................................A11 Steinhatchee, Lance Nelson, Stevensville..........C22 Stock Drive Trailer Sales, Dillon ..........................B12 Stokes Fencing, Conrad .....................................B24 Stricks Ag, Chester .............................................B20 Sullivan Brothers Construction, Conrad .............B26 Sunrise Equipment, Sidney ................................B28 Swains Spring Service, Great Falls ....................B43 T & T Farm Supply, LLC, Chester .......................B32 Taylor Farm Store, Shelby ..................................C29 Temp Farm Equipment, AWS Air Reels, Mitchell ON Canada...........................................................C48 The Repair Shop, Choteau ...................................C4 The Truck Shop of Billings ..................................B19 Three Forks Lumber & Ready Mix, Three Forks A30 Tiber Tractor Co., Chester ...................................B36 Tilleman Equipment Company, Havre ................C35 Tom’s Shop, Grassrange.....................................C23 Transport Equipment, Missoula ..........................B37 Treasure State Seed, Fairfield ................... A62, C20 Triangle Ag Service, Fort Benton ............... A60, C58 Tri-County Implement, Sidney.............................C31 Triple T Sales, Chinook ..............................C18, C19 TT&E Inc, Victor....................................................B4 United Electric, Great Falls .................................A44 Van Motors, Conrad ............................................B38 Vaughn Truck, Havre ...........................................A46 VW Mfg, Loren Hawks, Chester ...........................C9 Wesco Trailer Sales, Conrad...............................A62 West Plains Implement, Beach, Dickinson, Bowman, Hettinger.........................................................C59 Western Montana New Holland, Missoula ............C1 Wild Horse Seed, Havre .....................................A28 Wilray Manufacturing, Fort Benton .......................B8 World Equipment, Idaho Falls, ID .......................C39 Yellowstone Tractor Co., Belgrade ......................B29 Zerbe Bros., Glasgow ................................ B16, B17 Zomer Truck, Conrad ..A8, A58, A59, B28, B33, C51

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Have you tried a new grain lately?

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By Julie Garden-Robinson, Food and Nutrition Specialist, NDSU Extension Service “You are determined to like this food, aren’t you?” my husband remarked with a grin.

I must have been “making a face” at my bowl of grits, which I had chosen for my second breakfast meal of the week. I regularly enjoy hot cereal such as oatmeal for breakfast, so why not try something new? In general, I eat almost anything.

We were in a southern state, and I was trying out foods that are uncommon in the Midwest. Along with my bowl of grits, I had chosen my favorite breakfast food: scrambled eggs.

If kids take 10 to 12 times to like a new food, how many times does a nutrition specialist need to develop a taste for grits?

Pairing a favorite food with a new food is what we suggest with kids. Would I be different?

The bowl of cream-colored cereal arrived with a light sprinkling of shredded cheddar cheese. The first time I had this grain food, the ratio of cheese to grits was about 50:50, I think. I like cheese already, so I ate them.

I tasted the grits at breakfast, and I could tell nothing was added. They were a “blank canvas” in need of something. I thought about going to Google on my phone to find out “what to add to grits.”

Our server came by with more coffee. I asked her what she suggested I should add. She said she liked butter and sugar on grits. She also said that some people liked to add butter, salt and pepper. She also liked to stir in scrambled eggs.

I had lots of options, but I wasn’t going to use my eggs in that manner, though.

I decided to try both seasoning methods. I prepared one savory side and one sweet side. My husband watched me in amusement. Unfortunately, I never have had a “poker face.”

I will need a few more tries to enjoy grits, but I did eat most of my breakfast. I am sure that some of the regional dishes we eat in the Midwest would be met with a similar reaction in other states. We all tend to like the familiar, but “mixing it up” is a good idea.

Enjoying a variety of foods in moderation is always good advice.

Grits are made of corn, or maize, and they are cooked to form a porridge. Some recipes add cheese, bacon and onion to grits. Others suggest the typical cereal toppings.

How adventuresome are you with your grain choices?

Try this quiz to see if you can identify the type of grain from these clues.

1. This type of grain is high in fiber and can be used in baked goods and breakfast cereals. You might be familiar with the “pearled” version, which is used in soups.

2. This grain actually is the seed from a family of herbs.

It technically is not a cereal grain. It often is ground and used to replace part of the wheat flour in pancake mixes.

3. This grain food is made from durum semolina and is very popular in North African countries. It usually is yellow and resembles rice but actually is pasta.

4. This common wholegrain breakfast food is available in regular and quick-cooking varieties, depending on the degree the grain has been “rolled” during processing.

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February 2016 livestock slaughter in US

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##### When you get to a “certain age,” it can really be hard to make ends meet.

There are some months when I can’t even get them to wave to each other across the street.

Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.06 billion pounds in January, down 1 percent from the 4.09 billion pounds produced in January 2015.

Beef production, at 1.95 billion pounds, was 1 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.36 million head, down 2 percent from January 2015. The average live weight was up 23 pounds from the previous year, at 1,381 pounds.

Veal production totaled 6.7 million pounds, 2 percent below January a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 41,800 head, 5 percent above January 2015. The average live weight was down 17 pounds from last year, at 274 pounds.

Pork production totaled 2.08 billion pounds, 1 percent below the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.74 million head, slightly below January 2015. The average live weight was down 2 pounds from the previous year, at 285 pounds.

Lamb and mutton production, at 11.2 million pounds, was 4 percent below January 2015. Sheep slaughter totaled 161,400 head, 3 percent below last year. The average live weight was 139 pounds, down 1 pound from January a year ago.

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Have you tried a new grain?

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It is a heart-healthy food.

5. This food is not a grain but is a small seed that is grown in Peru and Bolivia. It is cooked similarly to rice.

6. This grain is the most commonly eaten grain in the world.

TRUCKS It is available in white or whole-grain brown types.

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2003 Dodge 1-ton........................................................................................................ $15,000 8. This grain often is known as the “staff of life” and includes 2007 Dodge 3/4-ton....................................................................................................... $23,000 processed versions known as bulgur and farina.

How did you do? My thanks go to an Extension professional in Oklahoma Cooperative Extension for inspiring this column (406) 939-0411 • Scobey, Montana with her PowerPoint. The answers are: 1. barley; 2. buckwheat; 3. couscous; 4. oatmeal; 5. quinoa (pronounced keen-wa); 6. rice; 7. teff; 8. wheat If you like oatmeal, this 20thAnnual version has a special addition: pureed pumpkin. Adding pumpkin provides beta carotene, a pigment that our Bull Sale body converts to vitamin A. We need vitamin A for healthy 1:00 pm • Lunch at Noon skin, membranes and eyes.

Oatmeal is a whole-grain food that provides soluble Bear Paw Livestock • Chinook, Montana fiber, which can reduce blood cholesterol levels.

Reference Sires Include — Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal 2 c. quick-cooking oats Cole Creek Cedar Ridge 1V GDAR Game Day 449 Ideal 4636 of 452 6187 1/4 c. low-fat or fat-free milk 3/4 c. canned pumpkin (without spices) 1 Tbsp. brown sugar 2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice Pinch of salt Reference Reference Reference Sire Sire Sire Optional: chopped walnuts, raisins, dried cranber+12 -.9 +43 +33 +76 +1.10 +.28 +.60 +.033 +10 -0.6 +49 +24 +92 +.67 +.51 +.98 +.113 +5 +.5 +43 +22 +82 +1.09 +.14 +.31 -.015 17.94 90.14 21.48 23.46 88.02 31.73 90.54 40.96 30.14 59.32 1.09 41.15 29.83 17.74 88.34 ries, apple slices, whipped Sitz Wisdom 481T CAR Chinnook 786 Connealy Amazing 0651 topping, butterscotch or white chocolate chips In a microwave-safe bowl, whisk together all of the ingredients except for the optional toppings. Microwave on high for about two minutes Reference Reference Reference or until the oatmeal reaches Sire Sire Sire the desired consistency. For +6 +1.5 +57 +22 +115 +2.00 +.84 +.69 +.057 +12 +.3 +48 +29 +81 +1.93 +.31 +.59 +.066 +11 -.6 +42 +23 +80 +.31 +.68 +.50 +.082 thinner oatmeal, add more -1.65 62.29 69.86 34.40 155.22 -10.27 58.39 32.68 22.68 67.42 6.78 50.59 23.82 31.87 75.12 milk. Leave in microwave for about one minute. Serve — Milk River Bull Sale Consignors — hot and topped with desired toppings.

Makes four servings. Each Angus serving (without optional Four Butte Cattle Co. C Bar Angus toppings) has 210 calories, 4 Kent & Judy Pike LLOYD, MT Bruce Christofferson 406-357-2994 Bar 9 Ranch North Fork Angus grams (g) fat, 7 g protein, 37 406-658-2131 fourbutte@hotmail.com DH Registered Angus Clayton Hofeldt Kade, Shane & Morgan Friede Ross Christofferson Bryan Pike Dale Hofeldt g carbohydrate, 6 g fiber and 406-945-0850 406-357-2410 rc516@mtintouch.net 406-788-5952 406-357-3785 bar9ranch@gmail.com sfriede@hotmail.com bpike4@hotmail.com 658-2153 60 milligrams sodium.

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Trader’s Dispatch, March 2016 — Page B4

HOCKETT BARLEY SEED 406-463-2506

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2003 Cat 420D 1850 hours, enclosed cab with heat, AM/ FM/CD stereo, 4x4, Extenda-hoe, 30” dig bucket, 1.4 CY loader bucket, tires 75% +/-, pilot controls, power shuttle transmission, very nice condition, needs nothing. Located in Spearfish, SD.... ............................................................................... $49,500 2005 Cat 236B 1832 hours, enclosed cab with heat and air conditioning, hydraulic quick attach, pilot controls, bucket leveling, auxiliary hydraulics, 72” bucket with bolt-on cutting edge, new tires, block heater, recent service, nice, clean, well-maintained. Located in Victor, SD.................$28,900 2013 Volvo MC70C 310 hours, 56 hp, 1550 lb. operating capacity, 3100 lb. tip load, enclosed cab with heat and air conditioning, pilot controls, manual quick coupler, auxiliary hydraulics, 68” bucket with bolt-on cutting edge, recent service, like new condition. Located in Spearfish, SD........................................................ $29,900

2012 Volvo MC95C 670+/hours, 62 hp, 1900 lb. operating capacity, 3800 lb. tip load, enclosed cab with heat and air conditioning, pilot controls, manual quick coupler, auxiliary hydraulics, new 68” bucket with bolt on cutting edge, recent service, like new condition, located in Victor, SD... $34,500 2-2012 and 2013 Volvo MC95C’s 500 +/- hours, enclosed cab with heat and air conditioning, pilot controls, manual quick coupler, auxiliary hydraulics, 72” bucket with bolt on edge, 62 hp, 1900 lb. operating capacity, 3800 lb. tip load. Both machines in like new condition with recent service. Located in Spearfish, SD......................................................... $34,500

2010 John Deere 544K 2700 hours, enclosed cab, heat, air conditioning, power shift transmission, hydraulic quick coupler, ride control, air ride seat, 3 CY bucket with bolt on edge, 3rd valve auxiliary hydraulics, radial tires 80%+/-, like new condition inside and out. Located in Spearfish, SD........................................................$119,900 2007 Cat 420E 1780 hours, enclosed cab with heat and air conditioning, 4x4, extend-a-hoe, ride control, air ride seat, 2 doors, power shuttle transmission, pilot controls, backhoe coupler, rear auxiliary hydraulics, 12” and 18” backhoe bucket, new front tires, rear tires 65%, has been very well maintained, extremely nice condition.

Located in Spearfish, SD........................................ $59,900

Proper nutrient supplementation and vaccination programs

By Chloe Creager, K-State Research and Extension little during the current calving season, but In the midst of the spring calving season, a vaccination program should be set up to beef producers could experience calf losses prevent the issue in the future. due to late-term abortions and stillbirths.

He recommends that producers test Although it might seem that there is an the herd to find carriers of BVD; without increase in the number of calf abortions eliminating the carrier animals, any control occurring, a certain number of them are a program’s success is unlikely. regular part of the calving season, according Some factors that cause late-term aborto Gregg Hanzlicek, director of production tions are random and difficult to predict or animal field investigations at the Kansas prevent, Hanzlicek said. Sometimes a fetus State University Veterinary Diagnostic will develop a congenital defect – an anaLaboratory. tomical abnormality that occurs by chance Hanzlicek said he recently analyzed the – and the result is a calf that is stillborn or is KSVDL records of late-term calf abortions aborted. In addition, various environmental to compile and summarize the diagnosed bacteria can infect a fetus and cause a latecauses during 2014-15 and found five prevaterm abortion. lent diagnoses: vitamin A deficiency, bovine “Typically when we diagnose the envirhinotracheitis, random environmental bacronmental bacteria as the cause, they’re not teria, bovine viral diarrhea and congenital abortion storms,” Hanzlicek said. “They’re birth defects. one or two abortions in the herd. These are Nutrient deficiency bacteria naturally found in the environment According to Hanzlicek, the most comon all operations that the cow or heifer are monly diagnosed cause of late-term aborexposed to, but for whatever reason that tions in the samples submitted to the bacteria gets in the bloodstream, crosses the KSVDL was a vitamin A deficiency in placenta and causes damage to the fetus.” the mother, which can occur as a result of Sudden-death calf losses multiple factors. Hay that was put up during In some cases, sudden-death calf losses a drought will contain less of the nutrient, occur, which means a calf is born alive but and older hay and stored minerals will see is found dead within a few hours or days. their levels of vitamin A deplete over time.

According to Hanzlicek, in 2015, multiple A deficiency can also occur when a procases submitted to the KSVDL were found ducer does not provide enough of the nutriwith toxic levels of copper and/or selenium ent in relation to the dam’s needs through a in calf’s liver. trace mineral program or does not monitor “In all these cases, there was also a hishis or her herd’s consumption to ensure tory of the producer injecting the calves nutrient requirements are being met, he said. with one injection or multiple injections of If a vitamin A deficiency is responsible one of the commercially available injectable for multiple abortions in a herd and is determinerals,” Hanzlicek said.” mined as the cause, extra supplementation Although there was one case where a procould help alleviate the risk of having more ducer did not follow the labeled directions stillborn calves. and administered too much of the product “We can run those yet-to-calve cows and to the calves, he said that in several cases heifers through the chute and give them a the dosage was reported to have been folvitamin A injection, and that will perhaps relowed correctly. duce the amount of abortions that may occur The reason the toxicity occurred is still later in the calving season,” Hanzlicek said. under investigation. It may have been an He recommends cow-calf operators isolated response by the calf. It is also test their forages for nutrient content and possible, he said, that the dams were on an consult a nutritionist about proper nutrient adequate plane of mineral nutrition, and supplementation. Although forages aren’t therefore the calf’s mineral status was sufnormally tested for vitamin content, many ficient. But, the injectable product “pushed” times forages are deficient in multiple nuthe status into a toxic situation. trients, and only through testing can an apHanzlicek said he recommends that cattle propriate diet be formulated. The complete producers consult a nutritionist or veterinarnutritional balance of the dam prior to and ian to determine what supplementation is at calving is one of the most important facnecessary in their herds. tors to assure a successful calving season.

“If (injectable minerals) are used, it’s Infectious and unpredictable causes important to follow labeled directions,” he Another common cause of late-term calf said, “but it’s more important to ask, ‘Do abortions, Hanzlicek said, is infectious we believe this action is going to benefit bovine rhinotracheitis, or IBR, a highly our calves and not harm them?’” contagious virus that can affect both the reWhat to do spiratory and reproductive systems in cattle.

If one cow in a herd has a late-term aborIBR can cause respiratory disease or various tion, Hanzlicek said the producer should reproductive problems, including infertility, consider consulting a veterinarian on birth defects and abortion. whether collecting samples for diagnostic If IBR is determined to be the cause of an purposes is necessary. abortion storm, there is not much a producer “It’s unlikely that the veterinarian is gocan do during the current calving season. He ing to say, ‘Let’s send some samples in,’ or she should formulate a plan to avoid the on the first or second calf to try to find the problem next year. problem,” he said. “But, it does make sense “It’s important that if it is diagnosed in for the veterinarian to guide the producer the herd – or even if it isn’t – that a producer on saving the fetus and the placenta, or the sit down with a veterinarian to help design tissues in case there are multiple abortions a vaccination program that is going to help in the near future, because the probability protect that herd against IBR abortions,” of finding a diagnosis increases as more Hanzlicek said. samples are submitted for a diagnostic Another virus, bovine viral diarrhea, can workup during an abortion storm.” cause a calf to be aborted or have various He also said that the best sample, when anatomical defects depending on the stage possible, is the entire fetus and multiple secof gestation the dam becomes infected. If tions of placenta, but if this is not possible, BVD is determined to be the cause of an saving the appropriate tissues from each abortion, a situation similar to how IBR is handled is necessary – a producer can do CONTINUED ON PAGE B6

Trader’s Dispatch, March 2016 — Page B5

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2WD & 4WD TRACTORS

John Deere 4010 2WD tractor, diesel engine, 3-pt., dual PTO, John Deere 48 loader. New clutch, new alternator, new engine overhaul. Good looking tractor. Tag #Hug0216..............................................................................$13,500 Case 1200A 2WD tractor, 3-pt., 540 PTO, 1/2 cab, power steering, power drawbar, new 18.4x30 rear tires, 92 hours. Tag #RodB1215...............................$7500 John Deere 2355 2WD tractor, 3-pt., 540 PTO, large turf tires. Tag #RichT1115... . ................................................................................................................ $6500 1996 John Deere 6400 FWA tractor, 85 hp, 18.4x38 tires, 11,130 hours, John Deere 640 loader, grapple. Tag #Chris1115.......................................$36,000 Clark 525 hp tractor, forestry tires, rebuilt 13 speed Fuller transmission. Cheap horsepower. Tag #RickW0815............................................................$48,000 1983 Versatile 835 Series 3 tractor, 18.4x38 duals, 7898 hours. Lower engine work done. Tag #TL0815 1977 Versatile 825 tractor, Big Cam engine, 18.4x38 duals. Tag #TL0815 2014 John Deere 9510 4WD tractor, 1000 PTO. Tag #Ralph0415 John Deere 6420 FWD tractor, 95 hp, 3-pt., dual PTO, 2600 hours (no loader).

Tag #JeffH1014..................................................................................$52,000 1979 Versatile 875 tractor, 20.8x38 duals 80%, 4 remotes, Cummins 855 motor, 7409 hours, in-frame overhaul 2000 hours ago, no spin front differental, R134 air conditioning. Tag #DaveS0414......................................................$35,000

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AIR SEEDERS & DRILLS

2012 Bourgault 5925 52-ft. air drill, double shoot, 10” spacing, mid-row banders, blockage monitor, 6280 air cart. Tag #Hoven1015...........................$164,900 2006 Case IH Concord 6012 60-ft. air seeder, single shoot, set-up for liquid fertilizer, Bourgault LFC 2000 gallon tank, Fargo Aire 3350 air tank with hydraulic drive. Tag #Penny0915 Haybuster drills, 32-ft., for parts. Tag #Russ0515.......................................$5000 Flexi-Coil 5000 51-ft. air drill, 9” spacing, 2320 tow between tank. Field ready.

Tag #BirchCreek0515........................................................................$38,000 Case IH Concord 6012 ATX 60-ft. air seeder, 12” spacing, ADX 3360 tow between tank. Tag #BirchCreek0515......................................................$75,000 John Deere 9350 drills, 44-ft., 12” spacing, Appollo hitch. Tag #ArtH0515.$6000 John Deere 9350 50-ft. drill, 12” spacing, home-made hitch, clean boxes. Tag #ArtH0515.............................................................................................$5000 Concord 4012 air seeder, 1502 engine driven air tank. Tag #AHans0415$12,000 International 150 12-ft.x10 spacing drill, steel packers, hydraulic lift, boxes are clean. Tag #DaveS0414...........................................................................$950

PLOWS

Melroe 7-bottom moldboard plow. Tag #SteveC1115 Alloway 20-ft. aerator. Tag #RickW0815 Morris 60-ft. plow. Tag #KenB0815...........................................................$11,500 Gysler 24-ft. plow, Morris mounted harrow. Tag #LarryS0815 John Deere 1610 41-ft. plow. Tag #PhilA0415............................................$6500 John Deere 1650 53-ft. plow. Tag #ANF0415..............................................$8900 Melroe 505 24-ft. plow. Tag #LarryS0415....................................................$6500 Valmar 240 plow, mounted Fargo spreader. Tag #DaveS0414....................$2500 John Deere 3-bottom 3-pt. plow. Tag #Russ0214.......................................$1500

DISCS

John Deere 16-ft. tandem disc. Tag #SteveC1115 20-ft. one-way disc. Tag #SteveC1115 John Deere 555 15-ft. offset disc. Tag #BigSky0815..................................$6500 John Deere 630 22-ft. disc, 22” plain pans, 20” notched pans. In excellent shape.

Tag #Bonnie0515...............................................................................$15,000 John Deere 20-ft. multiplex disc. Tag #Russ0214.......................................$1500

SPRAYERS & SPREADERS

Flexi-Coil 67XL 130-ft. field sprayer, windscreens, 1500 gallon tank, auxiliary tank, double TeeJet nozzles. Tag #Ruth0915....................................... $10,500 1982 Valmar 240 granular applicator, hydraulic drive, mounted on homemade cart. Tag #HerbK0915 NYB 60-ft. sprayer on truck, induction cone, triple nozzles, 8 hp engine, touchdown wheels, electric end nozzles. Tag #Gordon0815.........................$8500 1999 John Deere 4700 4 wheel sprayer. Tag #ArtH0515........................$92,000 F/S sprayer mounted on 21/2 ton Kaiser Jeep, 80-ft. booms, 100 gallon tank. Tag #GBrunner0515.................................................................................$22,000 Summers 48-ft. pickup sprayer, mid-mount booms, quick single Jet nozzles, Honda 5 hp engine. Tag #BobP0415 Summers 48-ft. pickup mounted sprayer, 500 gallon tank, bottom fill, Quick Jet nozzles, has 50-ft. of hose with hand wand. Tag #DaveS0414..............$8500

PICKUPS & CARS

2004 Dodge 2500 gas pickup, 5 speed transmission, 4-door, 104,000 miles. Tag #EricW1215......................................................................................... $12,000 1970 Pontiac Grand Prix Model J, 2-door, 74,000 miles, white and black. Tag #JerSmt1115.........................................................................................$8700 1975 Ford F250 2WD pickup, camper special, 390 engine, 4 speed, 77,010 miles.

Tag #Russ0214.....................................................................................$3500

SWATHERS & MOWER CONDITIONERS

1992 Hesston 8100 swather, 30-ft. DSA header with pickup reel. Tag #HerbK1015.......................................................................................$11,000 1987 Westward 7000 swather, 30-ft. header with pickup reel, 2020 hours. New engine, excellent shape. Tag #TL0815 1980 Hesston 6650 swather, cab, air conditioning, 14-ft. auger header, 21-ft.

DSA header, pickup reel, 6353 hours. Tag #ArtH0515.......................$13,500

ROUND & SQUARE BALERS

New Holland 425 PTO baler. Tag #BobR0815............................................$4500 John Deere 466 pull-type PTO square baler, 16”x18” bale size. Tag #Hug0715.. ..............................................................................................................$3500 Vermeer 605 Series K round baler, twine tie, only 7800 bales. Tag #DonMac0715...............................................................................................$6500 New Holland SP166 self-propelled baler, Wisconsin 2 cylinder engine, reconditioned and should run fine. Tag #ANF0715...........................................$8500 1990 John Deere 535 round baler, net/twine, good belts. Tag #ArtH0515$11,000

MISCELLANEOUS

NEW Montana post pounders available. Tag #Hug0116 Waldo 2500 lb lift off van truck. Tag #BirchC1215.......................................$2500 Portable loading chute. Tag #SamL1115.....................................................$1900 1993 STNT 130 bushel vac trailer. Tag #BrianL1015 3/4 ton pickup box trailer. Tag #ANF0915...................................................... $1000 Hotsy pressure washer. Tag #Hug0915.......................................................... $850 Budweiser truck box for storage. Tag #RonBC0715...................................$4000 1980 Cal-West generator, Onan generator, 20kw single phase, 254 diesel engine. Tag #WahlF0615...........................................................................$9750 2012 Ezee-On skidsteer mounted post pounder. Tag #Hug0615...............$6000 New!! Shaver and Ezee-On pounders available. Tag #Hug0615 Detroit 353 diesel engine. Tag #RogerF0615 Westfield drill fill auger. Tag #Harry0615.......................................................$650 NEW Farm King rototillers available. Tag #Hug0515 8000 gallon diesel tank on skids. Tag #WHjar0515 (30 or more) rubber packers for John Deere 9450 drills. Tag #ANF0515 Engine end 3-pt. hitch & PTO for 9030 bidirectional. Tag #RogW0515........$3800 (2) 71/2 hp Keho aeration fans, 3 phase. Tag #RussB0415....................$2000 ea.

1000 gallon fuel tank, electric pump. Tag #LarryS0415...............................$1500 NEW!! Wessex 4x6 pasture harrows. Tag #Hug0415..............................$190 ea.

1000 gallon water storage tank. Tag #Vince1114 Old set of Cat D6 tracks. Tag #Terry0613 Rotary grain cleaner with multiple screens. Tag #JeeryS1011

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(2) like new 24.5x32 tires. Tag #ANF0316 24-ft. pipe panels. Tag #Joe0316....................................................... $350 ea.

Round bale feeders. Tag #Joe0316......................................................... $550 New Holland 1425 self-propelled baler, gas. Tag #GuyM0316............. $8000 New Holland 1069 self-propelled bale wagon, diesel, cab, air conditioning.

Tag #GuyM0316........................................................................... $35,000 John Deere 8820 combine, 30.5L-32, 11L-24.5 steer tires, 2900 hours, 1993 MacDon 960 36-ft. draper header. Tag #BenC0316..................... $30,000 Flexi-Coil 5000 60-ft. air seeder, 12” spacing, 3450 345 bushel tow behind tank, variable rate. Tag #ArtH0316............................................... $47,000 Flexi-Coil 5000 45-ft. air drill, 9” spacing, 1720 tow behind tank. Tag #ArtH0316.................................................................................... $47,000 2002 Brandt SB4000 suspended boom sprayer, 90-ft. booms, 1600 gallon tank, chemical inductor, foam marker, new pump, Micro-Trak controller.

Tag #PatF0316............................................................................. $13,900 1999 Valmar 2055 fargo spreader, was mounted on a 41-ft. plow. Tag #GaryW0316................................................................................... $4500 New 8 hp semi-trash pump, flex end pipe complete with discharge hose. Tag #GaryW0316................................................................................... $2500 Rhino DB150 3-pt. ditch bank mower, 5-ft. cut. Tag #GaryW0316........ $6000 John Deere 105 combine, cab, 22-ft. header. Tag #BDawson0316 Jeep CJ2, rollbar, flathead. Tag #BDawson0316 Barber 34-ft. spreader. Tag #BDawson0316 V snow plow. Tag #BDawson0316 New Wacker Neuson skidsteer loader and other construction equipment available. Tag #0316 1993 New Holland 499 12-ft. pull-type haybine (S/N 539811). Tag #JohnDr0316.................................................................................. $6000 Ford 4610 tractor, 3-pt., 540 PTO. Tag #RTrent0316 Miller 20-ft. tilt bed trailer, pintle hitch. Tag #Butch0316...........................$4500 New Holland 1425 self-propelled baler, 16x18 bales. Tag #KenL0316.$6500 (2) 16-ft. cattle guards. Tag #KenL0316................................................. $1900 2001 Mack truck, 300 hp Mack engine, hydraulic tailgate, hitch, good brakes, 8500 hours, 251,000 miles. Tag #JT0316.................................... $26,000 Versatile 500 4WD tractor, 504 Cummins engine, 1000 PTO. Engine needs repair. Tag #Jerry0316..................................................................... $3500 Tailgate auger. Tag #Jerry0316.....$650 3-pt. bale feeder. Tag #Jerry0316 Case 1470 4WD tractor, 18.4x30 duals. Tag #CraigR0316................... $3500 1990 Versatile 4022 22-ft. draper head to fit 276 bidirectional. Tag #FredV0316 Case 4690 4WD tractor, good engine, bad trans. Tag #FredV0316....... $4500 New Holland 644 round baler, auto wrap, twine only, makes 5-ft. bale. Tag #FredV0316.................................................................................... $5500 1977 Sea Swirl 21-ft. boat and trailer. Tag #GaryC0316....................... $2500 1975 John Deere 4630 FWA tractor, 150 hp, 3-pt., 1000 PTO, 2 remotes, 20.8x38 duals, 9000 hours, 158 loader. Tag #Aron0316.............. $19,500 International 1066 2WD tractor, good engine, TA or clutch issues. Tag #HerbB0316 Bazooka 8”x42-ft. auger, engine drive, no engine. Tag #Kyle0316 Sakundiak HD8-1600 auger, PTO drive. Tag #Kyle0316 1979 Peterbilt cab over truck, 11R 24.5 fronts, 22.5 rear tires. Tag #Kyle0316 54-ft. utility van trailer converted to chemical trailer, 24.5 tires. Tag #Kyle0316 1969 GMC 2-ton truck, 5 speed, 2 speed axle, 18-ft. box, hoist, 35,768 miles.

Tag #Kyle0316 Wilson Pacesetter 57-ft. grain trailer, 3 axles, 24.5 tires, Shur-Lok electric tarp. Tag #Kyle0316 2009 Case IH 2162 45-ft. header, pickup reel. Tag #Kyle0316 Star 51-ft. grain trailer, 3 axles, 11R22.5 tires, Shur-Lok tarp. Tag #Kyle0316 1984 Peterbilt conventional truck, 11R24.5 tires. Tag #Kyle0316 International truck, 11R22.5 tires. Tag #Kyle0316 Star 45-ft. trailer, tandem axle, 10.00x22 tires, Shur-Lok tarp. Tag #Kyle0316 Case IH AFX8010 combine, 3016 15-ft. pickup header, belt pickup attachment. Tag #Kyle0316 Top Air TA1600 suspended boom sprayer, 1600 gallon tank, 16 gallon mix tank, auxiliary front tank, triple nozzles, hydraulic drive. Tag #Kyle0316 John Deere 8560 4WD tractor, powershift, 3 remotes, 18.4x38 duals, Auto Steer. Tag #Kyle0316 Flexi-Coil 800 48-ft. chisel plow, 4 bar mounted harrows. Tag #Kyle0316 Big Bud 450 4WD tractor, KT Cummins engine, 30.5x32 tires. Tag #Kyle0316 Wheatheart 10”x71-ft. swing hopper auger. Tag #Kyle0316 2008 Kenworth conventional truck, 13 speed, wet kit, new brakes, new tires, 600,000 miles. Tag #Keith0316.................................................... $49,000 1993 MTNT 125 barrel water tanker trailer. Tag #Brian0316.............. $17,000 2013 GR 150 barrel water tanker trailer. Tag #Brian0316................... $37,000 1997 Merritt 48-ft. cattle pot, good floor, doghouse. Tag #Sam0316 John Deere 5020 tractor, 18.4x38 tires, John Deere cab, starts and runs good. Tag #ANF0316....................................................................... $7500 2004 International truck, Eagle package, 400,000 miles on overhaul, PTO package. Tag #RonD0316............................................................ $28,000 2009 Dodge 2500 pickup, Cummins 6.7L diesel, 169,000 miles. Tag #Robbie0316........................................................................................ $19,000 Hesston BP25 bale processor. Tag #BobB0316 1000 gallon fuel tank. Tag #BobC0316.................................................. $1000 Commercial post driver. Tag #NormanB0316........................................$15,000 Farmall Super M tractor, F-11 loader. Tag #GeorgeP0316................... $3500 Farmall Super M tractor. Tag #GeorgeP0316....................................... $3500 2015 PJ 14-ft. dump trailer, low profile, 5200 lb axles. Tag #Hug0316.. $6500 John Deere 8640 tractor, 1000 PTO, new tire. Tag #LyleF0316 Cat D7 crawler/dozer. Tag #LyleF0316 (2) NEW Tebben 5-ft. mowers. Tag #Hug0316.................... Preseason Price (2) NEW Tebben 6-ft. mowers. Tag #Hug0316.................... Preseason Price NEW Tebben 10-ft. mower. Tag #Hug0316.......................... Preseason Price NEW H&S 1460 14-ft. wheel rake. Tag #Hug0316............... Preseason Price NEW Midland pasture harrow section. Tag #Hug0316..................... $190 ea.

John Deere 9650 Walker combine. Well maintained. Tag #Jim0316. $75,000 John Deere 930 flex header. Tag #Jim0316.......................................... $7000 John Deere 520 tractor, 540 PTO, 3-pt., new paint, runs great. Tag #RonA0316..................................................................................... $6500 John Deere 60 tractor, 540 PTO, runs great. Tag #RonA0316 John Deere B tractor, 540 PTO, new tires all around, runs great. Tag #RonA0316 International Farmall Cub tractor, new paint, 540 PTO. Tag #RonA0316...... ........................................................................................................ $4500 John Deere 7520, 1000 PTO, 3 remotes. Tag #ANF0316..................... $6500 1986 GMC 3500 4x4 pickup, manual transmission, 5th wheel ball, tool boxes, receiver hitch. Tag #ANF0316......................................................... $5500 Grizzly 3-pt. backhoe. Excellent shape. Tag #ANF0316........................ $4500 Speed King 8”x50-ft. auger, electric motor. Tag #Kyle0316 1979 GMC 7000 grain truck, tandem axle, 20-ft. box, hoist, hydraulic end gate. Tag #Kyle0316 1973 Chevrolet 70 grain truck, tandem axle, 20-ft. box, hoist, hydraulic end gate. Tag #Kyle0316 1985 Versatile 4700 swather, 1985 Versatile 4030 30-ft. header, suitcase weights. Tag #Kyle0316 Concord 5010 drill, 10” spacing, single shoot, Concord 3400 2 compartment tank with hydraulic auger. Tag #Kyle0316 Big Bud HN250 4WD tractor, Fuller transmission, EZ Steer, 3380 hours.

Tag #Kyle0316 John Deere 4430 FWA tractor, 3-pt., dual PTO, loader, 7000 hours. Tag #ArtH0316.................................................................................... $35,000 John Deere 2955 FWA tractor, 3-pt., dual PTO, John Deere 265 loader. Runs excellent. Tag #ArtH0316............................................................. $30,000 (41) T5 4-ft. light fixture with 6 bulbs per fixture. Tag #Zenith0316....... $40 ea.

TA 4-ft. light fixture with 4 bulbs. Tag #Zenith0316..................................... $40

EQUIPMENT & PRODUCTS AVAILABLE

• Supreme Mixers, new and used • Ezee-On post drivers.

• Ezee-On air seeders with special discounts.

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• Call me for your parts needs for any make.

LAST MONTH’S NEW ITEMS

45x90 building located in Cut Bank. Will rent or sell. Tag #RTrent0216........... Call 8-ft. x 12-ft. flatbed off pickup. Tag #HiddenL0216.......................................$1900 (2) John Deere 212 pickup headers, 11-ft. Sund pickup attachments. Tag #Simmes0216 1983 John Deere 8820 combine, 3661 hours. With or without header. Tag #Trace0216........................................................................................$19,500 14-ft. blade off Case Magnum 300 tractor. Tag #0216................................ $16,500 Morris 4-drill hitch, may fit John Deere drills. Tag #JohnP0216.................... $1900 Flexi-Coil 340 40-ft. plow. Tag #ArtHanson0216........................................ $11,500 2010 New Holland 7090 round baler, twine only, only 1700 bales. Tag #LarryM0216............................................................................................... $20,500 1982 Cat D8K, u-blade, single ripper. Tracks and rollers are good. Tag #Dennis0216................................................................................................ $49,500 Tempco 24-ft. gooseneck trailer, 7000 lb axles. Tag #DonW0216................. $4500 Cat D4 dozer, pull start pony motor. Tag #MarvinC0216............................... $6000 John Deere 4555 MFD tractor, 3-pt., 1000 PTO, 13,000 hours, no loader, recent engine overhaul. Tag #ReidH0216....................................................... $35,000 John Deere 4040 2WD tractor, 3-pt., dual PTO, 18.4x38 tires, Farmhand 358 loader, grapple. Only 4311 hours. Tag #Dan0216................................ $27,500 1978 John Deere 4440 2WD tractor, quad range transmission, 3-pt., 2 SCV remotes, dual PTO, 20.8x38 tires, 8349 hours, recent engine overhaul. Tag #Dan0216............................................................................................ $24,500 2002 John Deere 8410 MFD tractor, 230 hp, 3-pt., 1000 PTO, no loader. Tag #Reid0216........................................................................................... $65,000 Cat D8K dozer, u-blade, 85,000 lb single ripper, 7 out of 10 condition. Tag #RogerW0216.............................................................................................. $49,500 Cat 938G wheel loader, 3-yard, 20.5x25 tires, 14,000 hours. Tag #RogerW0216 Flexi-Coil 39-ft. air seeder, 9” spacing, single shoot, steel packers, 2320 tow behind air tank. Tag #JoshB0216............................................................. $25,000 (2) Massey Ferguson 12 balers. As is. Tag #PatH0216................................ $2000 2008 Case IH 8010 combine, 1700 separator hours, Case IH 2152 45-ft. header, pickup reel. Tag#DonH0216.............................................................$199,000 Versatile 800 tractor. Tag #Rog0216........................................................$10,000 1975 Versatile 700, 230 hp, 18.4x38 tires, 5534 hours. Tag #Rog0216...$13,500 1975 John Deere 8630 4WD tractor, 275 hp, updated 40 series engine, 18.4x38 duals, 4 remotes. Tag #Rog0216 1988 Case IH 7110 2WD tractor, 130 hp, dual PTO, 18.4x38 tires, rear duals, new paint. Tag #Rog0216............................................................................ $39,500 International 1486 2WD tractor. Tag #Rog0216........................................ $15,000 1980 Versatile 4WD tractor, 330 hp, Cummins 903 turbo engine, 3191 hours, 20.8x38 duals. Tag #Rog0216.............................................................. $29,500 1979 Versatile 900 4WD tractor, 290 hp, 8879 hours. Tag #Rog0216........ $13,500 Versatile 895 tractor, 360 hp, Cummins 855 engine, 20.8x38 tires 80%, updated hydraulic pump for air seeder, case drain, new alternator and harmonic balancer, 3810 hours. Tag #Rog0216....................................................... $35,000 Case IH 1680 combine with Case 1010 30-ft. header. Tag #Rog0216....... $25,000 Gleaner R60 combine, 2882 separator hours. Tag Rog 0216.................... $20,000 Massey Ferguson 97 FWD 4WD tractor. Tag #ANF0216 1986 crew cab pickup, flatbed, toolbox. Tag #ANF0216................................ $4500 John Deere 4020 tractor for parts. Tag #ANF0216 (25) tire feed bunks. Tag #ANF0216............................................................ $50 ea.

1992 John Deere 4960 FWD, 13/4 1000 PTO, 9600 hours, recent engine work. Tag #ANF0216............................................................................................ $51,000 Allis Chalmers D21 2WD tractor, series 1 non-turbo engine, transmission runs good. Tag #ANF0216.............................................................................. $8500 John Deere G tractor, tricycle front, ran 2 years ago. Tag #ANF0216........... $2000 1956 Chevrolet truck, factory V8. Solid truck, doesn’t work. Tag #ANF0216.$1500 John Deere AW tractor. Tag #ANF0216......................................... Call for Details Farmhand 228 loader. Tag #ANF0216.......................................................... $1500 John Deere B tractor, tricycle front. Tag #ANF0216 Brent 776 grain cart, scales, PTO drive, new tarp, stored inside. Hydraulic drive available for $2000 extra. Tag #Roy0216.............................................. $21,000

BACKHOES, LOADERS, SKID STEERS GRADERS, CRAWLERS & EXCAVATORS

New Holland LX665 skidsteer loader. Tag #Hug0116............................... $18,000 Ingersoll Rand self-propelled drum roller, Cummins diesel engine. Tag #SteveC1115 12-ft. modified angle plow to fit John Deere 6400 tractor. Tag #Chris1115..$1500 Bradco skidsteer loader backhoe attachment. Tag #1115..........................$4500 Melroe 811 skidsteer mounted backhoe. Tag #KenBert0915........................ $6500 (2) Allis Chalmers graders. Tag #Jess0715............................$6000 for the pair Cat 12 grader. Tag #DonH0615...................................................................$5500 NEW Danuser 48” pallet fork for skidsteer. Tag #Hug0515...........................$890

TRUCKS

Mack cab-over truck, tandem axle, 20-ft. box, hoist, no power steering. Tag #MarvinG0216......................................................................................$6500 1990 Kenworth T600 truck with Mohrlang 19-ft. manure spreader. Tag #JeffH1015...............................................................................................$32,000 1991 Kenworth T600 truck with Mohrlang 20-ft. manure spreader box. Tag #JeffH1015...............................................................................................$30,000 1967 International cabover tandem axle truck, Detroit diesel engine, sleeper, 20ft. box and hoist. Tag #PatH0915............................................................. $7500 1965 GMC 4000 truck, grain tender. Tag #TL0815......................................$4500 1974 GMC 6000 grain truck, Knapheide 16-ft. box, hoist, fold down stock rack, 37,628 miles. Tag #ArtH0515................................................................$4900 1965 GMC truck, 351 gas, 20-ft. steel box, hoist, tag. Tag #JerryS0515.....$5000 1971 Ford LN600 truck, 391 engine, 18-ft. box, no tarp. Tag #Ruth0415....$5000

TRAILERS

NEW!! PJ trailers. Tag #EEquip0216.............................................Call for Prices 1978 21-ft. tandem dually 5th wheel trailer, haul Cat D6C. Tag #BK0116....$4500 Reconditioned logging trailer, sliding main beam. Good looking trailer. Tag #DennyL1215.............................................................................................$15,000 Continental 8x20 cargo trailer, 12 volt battery system, LED lights. Tag #Larry1015...................................................................................................$8500 2010 Wahl 16-ft. trailer, 8-ft. wide, 2-ft. beavertail, 12,000 lb axles, new wheels and tires, pintle hitch. Good trailer for backhoe. Tag #WahlF0615.........$7500 1981 Wilson 48-ft. cattle trailer, new roof. Tag #SamL0515......................$14,000 Lode King 42-ft. 50-ton lowboy trailer, 18.5-ft. lower deck. Tag #ArtH0515$26,000 1987 Lode King grain and fertilizer tender, 10-ft. tank and 8-ft. tank. Tag #DaveS0414.........................................................................................$2500

GRAIN AUGERS

Spray-Air 10”x70-ft. grain auger, swing away hopper. Tag #PhilA0915......... $4500 Farm King 13x70 swing hopper auger. Tag #Ralph0715 Wesco 1310 10x70 swing away grain auger, hydraulic drive. Tag #Ruth0415$3500

PJ Trailers & Mini Trucks For Sale Call HUGGY BEAR

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SPRAYER/COMBINE TRAILER

Jantz-Femco pintle hitch trailer for sale, 40,000 GVW, 17.5 tires......................................................................... $10,500 Call Steve, (406) 350-0859, Coffee Creek, MT

SPRAYER FOR SALE 2012 Top Air sprayer, inductor, quad nozzles, 1600 gallons, autoboom height, Raven controller, 132-ft. booms, wireless controller, low acres.

Call (406) 379-2585 or 945-1717 • Hogeland, MT

FOR SALE: 1994 KENWORTH W-900 Cummins M-11 engine, 10 speed Phone (406) 799-6923

M & R CUSTOM SEED CLEANING

Get an early start on your seed cleaning.

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We clean out after every job.

We also size barley.

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USED SPRAYERS

Freightliner with F/S sprayer......................................................$29,900 Ag Shield 1500 sprayer...............................................................$28,900 Summers Ultimate sprayer, 100-ft. boom....................................$18,900 Melroe 115 Spra-Coupe.................................................................$2500 “Partners in Production”

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Can production efficiency offset costs?

By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service What happens when producers experilivestock are up 103 percent. Marketing ence a 281 percent increase in the average expenses are up 288 percent. Interest paid price per hundredweight for calves in a on operating is up 149 percent.

14-year period (2000 to 2014)?

Total direct expenses have increased 191 Perhaps the tempting answer is “who percent since 2000. Overhead expenses also cares!” There seems to be some truth to that have increased 186 percent, and the cost of answer, which is why the cow-calf business replacements have increased 225 percent. finds itself in a bit of a quandary. Costs are So, costs are going up, production is going up, production stagnant and prices is stagnant and prices are falling. What can are falling. The rea producer do?

That is a difficult sponse has changed question because inand producers are saying “we care.” flationary costs are The cow-calf busigoing to happen. ness always is caught Service-orientated between a rock and expenses also are inhard spot when marflationary. The serket discussions are vice provider needs to presented. Producers have a salary increase generally focus on to sustain the service. the market price of The same inflationary calves and are fairly costs impact every prompt in noting a business, and these change in market dicosts are not unique rection. to the cow-calf busiThe record prices ness. of the past year are The utilization of gone. Today’s backcommodities offers grounders and feeder owners buy calves some flexibility in moderating costs. Howat a set price, projecting the expenses and ever, hay costs are at the lower end of the income ability of calves on grass or in the percent price increase, indicative of comfeedlot. modity pricing. Calculating the cost per unit As the market increased, feedlots manof energy and protein for all feed inputs is aged cattle so carcass weights increased to necessary to keep commodity prices as low help keep cattle in the yard and offset the as possible, although even the best input price of incoming cattle. Ultimately, feedcalculations spiral upward as feed wastage lots will revisit costs and adjust the price of mounts up. incoming cattle to manage increased costs.

A good thought, but scary, as one drives The willingness of the consumer to buy down the feed lane spreading hay, is this: beef is part of the equation as well. Pro“Just how much of this hay are those cows ducers recognize the need for the inputs actually eating?” Efficient feeding methods and projections, and know costs must be are critical to lower ever-increasing costs. subtracted from income to calculate breakRemember, any value-added commodity even points and, we hope, some profit. At purchased reflects the cost of someone the end of the day, did the operation provide else’s labor. a return on the investment?

In short, these hidden labor charges inWhere are these thoughts coming from? flate the cost of production. But once again, My usual source for some answers is the service is a component of value added. If North Dakota Farm and Ranch Business producers can’t do something themselves, Management Education Program database they pay current labor rates to have some(http://www.ndfarmmanagement.com) and one else do the task. associated search tools in FINBIN (http:// To be honest, many businesses will look www.finbin.umn.edu) from the Center for internally to increase production efficiency Farm Financial Management, University to offset inflationary costs. For the beef of Minnesota. industry, as production has leveled, these A review of North Dakota numbers from added costs are very problematic. Producers FINBIN for 2000 compared with 2014 cercannot increase cost without any increase tainly shows the upward spiraling change in output. during the 14-year period.

The increase in output is not occurring, Let’s walk down the direct expense side so we need to ask, “Can the beef industry of the numbers. FINBIN reports increases do as others do and increase production in expenses: feed supplements (protein, efficiency?” Perhaps, as difficult as it may vitamins and minerals) up 294 percent, corn be, peeking across the fence at the other silage up 274 percent, alfalfa hay up 140 competitive meats and asking how they percent, grass hay up 165 percent, pasture manage efficiency would help. But cows up 200 percent and other feedstuffs up 154 are not chickens or pigs. percent. The total feed cost per cow is up May you find all your ear tags.

183 percent.

For more information, contact https:// Veterinary costs are up 168 percent, supwww.ag.ndsu.edu/news or North Dakota plies up 223 percent, fuel and oil up 311 State University Extension Service, NDSU percent, repairs up 231 percent and custom Dept. 7000, 315 Morrill Hall, P.O. Box hire up 474 percent. Leases involved in 6050, Fargo, ND 58108-6050.

Proper nutrient supplementation and vaccination programs CONTINUED FROM PAGE B4

case is also valuable. All samples should be kept cold, but not frozen, if possible; some diagnostic value may be lost when working with a fully frozen sample.

For more information, contact the KSVDL, or go online to Kansas State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (http://www.ksvdl.org).

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3-V Distributing, Inc.

Conrad Industrial Park

Box 955

Conrad, MT 59425

Phone 406-278-5400 or 1-800-310-5402 Evenings Call: Jordan VanDyke 406-450-3953

Visit us on the web http://www.3vdistributing.com

E-mail Address 3vdist@3rivers.net

(6) ITB grain boxes for sale 19-ft. and 20-ft. sizes in stock Put our 30+ years of experience installing the ITB body to work for you!

Consigned 20-ft. ITB grain box and hoist, has some corrosion from fertilizer. Call Jordon for details.

Several more photos available.....$5000

Crysteel 9-ft. landscape tipper body with double acting hoist, painted black.

Ready to be installed!

DewEze 679 balebed (fits 2007 Dodge cab/ chassis single wheel and 1999-newer Ford.

Blowout sale on this model!!!

New load of pickup flatbeds arrived last month.

Sizes for every vehicle in stock ready to mount.

Includeds B&W turnover ball and LED lights, powder coated black.

DewEze 675 balebed end of the year special!

Call for details!

Fits all single wheel box removal pickups.

Watson Chalin lift axles for sale.

New shipment just arrived!

13,000 and 8,000 lb capacity’s in stock

Spring is early again this year.

Get your tarps in shape for the upcoming planting season.

Shur-co tarp saver cords on hand!

Electric tarps and traps!

Call to schedule your remote control endgate/hoist install so you don’t have to run up and down the aircraft ladder this spring.

STAY SAFE & FILL FASTER AND FULLER!

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406-622-3861 Wilray Manufacturing Fort Benton, Montana

NEW HOURS: Monday - Thursday 7:00 am to 5:30 pm Currently seeking a part-time Administrative Assistant. Flexible schedule and great pay. Send resumes to jobs@nwestco.com

Heavy Duty Car Hauler

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✔ 5000# tongue jack ✔ Electric brakes ✔ Treated wood deck ✔ 15” radial tires 14,000# GVW, 20-ft.............. $4495* ✔ Stake pockets ✔ 2” ball hitch ✔ 8-ft. ramps *LED lights and Rhino Line deck are standard equipment on all trailers.

10,400# GVW....................... $3995*

Pulls easier than a dually!!

8’6”x20-ft. flatbed gooseneck with 4-ft. popup Beavertail

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8’6”x24-ft. flatbed gooseneck with 8’6”x28-ft. flatbed gooseneck with 4-ft. popup Beavertail..$8695* 4-ft. popup Beavertail..$9295* ★ 20,000# GVW ★ Electric brakes ★ Ramps ★ Lights ★ Single 23575R/17.5 tires (each tire carries 6000#’s) ★ 2 YEAR WARRANTY

Steel Prices Are Going Up...Don’t Wait!

How Do You Deal with the SPCC* Rule for Farm/Ranch fuel storage??

Call Wilray about double wall vertical & horizontal fuel tanks THIS WILL TAKE CARE OF YOUR SPCC REQUIREMENTS! *Meets EPA Requirements For Spill Prevention, Control & Countermeasure (SPCC)

Secondary Containment UL142-23 horizontal and vertical double wall fuel tanks 500 to 10,000 gallon VERTICAL FLAT BOTTOM FUEL TANKS 3,000- to 12,000 Gallon

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2-Year Warranty 8-ft.6”x20-ft. Tandem Axle gooseneck with 4-ft. pop up beavertail, electric brakes, lights, wood deck, stake pockets, 2:35/85Rx16 10-ply tires, ramps, 10,000# jack. 14,000# GVW. Beavertail pops up to make 24-ft. flatbed............... $6495* Above trailer as 16,000# GVW................... $7395*

20-ft. Gooseneck Car Hauler 14,000# GVW, 82” between fenders, electric brakes on all axles, LED lights, 2x12 wood fir deck with Rhino lining, one 12,500# spring loaded jack, 2 5/16” Bulldog 25,000# adjustable hitch, 4” stake pockets, D-ring tie downs, diamond plate fenders with steps, 8-ft. slide-in and flip-up ramps with supports, epoxy primer and paint, 235/80x16 10-ply tires. 2-YEAR WARRANTY..$5495

8-ft.6”x20-ft. Tandem Axle Gooseneck $5295*

flatbed, 14,000 GVW, electric brakes, lights, treated deck, 16” 10-ply radial tires. No ramps

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Adults can learn lessons from school lunch research

By Julie Garden-Robinson, Food and Nutrition Specialist, NDSU Extension Service “Mom, I am almost out of lunch money,” my 12-year-old daughter announced one day. She was holding my purse.

Even though I was in the middle of doing something, I knew she would be standing right next to me until she had her funding. She gets her patience from me, I guess.

“Yes, I will write a check for you right away,” I replied.

I needed a break, so I clicked the pen and began writing the check. While doing so, I glanced up and asked her a few questions.

“Are you having some fruit every day at school?” I asked.

She nodded. Fruit is sweet, so that’s an easy pick for her.

She has a bit of a sweet tooth.

“Are you eating vegetables every day?” I asked. Veggies are a tougher sell.

She was tapping her foot impatiently, so I tried to secure eye contact. As with most parents, I possess special fibdetecting abilities.

“Yes, I eat vegetables at school. I go to the salad bar,” she said earnestly.

“Go for the brightly colored vegetables such as carrots or spinach instead of iceberg lettuce, if that is the choice,” I added as I tore the check from my checkbook.

She zipped out of the room. I really was not going to deliver a full-fledged lecture on the nutritional merits of colorful produce. She probably could recite it for me, anyway.

Most kids shortchange themselves on fruits and vegetables, so the National School Lunch Program has placed a greater emphasis on helping kids meet the daily dietary goals for fruits and vegetables. Some schools also have breakfast and snack programs that provide fruits and vegetables.

Most adults also do not meet daily goals for fruits and vegetables. As with older kids, most adults need about 4 1/2 cups of fruits and vegetables daily. Our nutritional needs differ, depending on our gender, age and level of exercise.

We all should aim to fill about half of our plates with a variety of fruits and vegetables. Numerous studies have shown that eating plenty of fruits and vegetables can help protect us from chronic diseases, including several types of cancer, throughout our lifetime. Fruits and vegetables also are low in calories, and many of them are high in vitamins A and C. Cornell University has published the results of research showing that many factors affect the choices children make during school lunch. We adults also can learn from these research-based lessons.

For example, if elementary school students are allowed to have a recess break before lunch, they are more likely to select fruits and vegetables. To be exact, 45 percent more children selected fruits and vegetables when recess came before lunch.

Unfortunately, adults do not get recess. You might want to take a walk before lunch to build your appetite for a healthful lunch break.

The order of foods on a buffet line at a cafeteria influences the choices we make. Whatever is served first on the line is most likely to be selected. Arranging food attractively and cutting the fruit makes it more likely to be selected and eaten.

Another study by Cornell researchers showed that the percentage of students who ate at least half their fruit increased by 70 percent if the fruit was cut instead of served whole.

The same rule applies to adults. If you have “snack bags” filled with ready-to-eat broccoli, carrots and cauliflower florets or orange slices, you are more likely to grab a healthful, quick snack. Frankly, who wants to get out a cutting board and knife when you are hungry? We tend to grab what is available.

But what about chocolate milk at school? Although I don’t have proof, I suspect that my daughter chooses chocolate milk most of the time. I don’t mind. She has white milk at home, and she still gets the calcium, protein and all the other nutrients from the chocolate version.

When 11 Oregon schools banned chocolate milk, the children threw 29 percent more milk away and 7 percent of students stopped eating school lunch entirely.

We all need calcium to maintain our bones, and milk and yogurt are convenient ways for us to meet our calcium needs.

If you cannot or do not consume dairy for various reasons, be sure you are reading Nutrition Facts labels to ensure that you are making food choices that provide adequate calcium.

You may need a dietary supplement.

Sometimes dips are provided to encourage children to eat fruits or vegetables. However, condiments such as ranch CONTINUED ON PAGE B9

Adults can learn lessons from school lunch research CONTINUED FROM PAGE B8

dressing and ketchup can be quite high in sodium. For a snack that packs some protein and fiber, how about making low-sodium, nutrient-rich hummus?

Hummus is made from chickpeas, which can count as a protein food or a vegetable. The same rule holds true with any legume. For example, you can count kidney beans as a vegetable or a protein food.

Hummus usually is made “savory” with tahini (sesame seed paste), lemon juice, garlic and spices, but here’s a version suitable for a dessert dip served with crisp apple slices or graham crackers. See “Hummus, Roasted Chickpeas and More” (available at https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/foods/ fn1739.pdf) for a savory hummus recipe and a method to make your own crunchy roasted chickpeas.

Dessert Hummus 1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed 1/4 c. creamy peanut butter 1/4 c. maple syrup 1/2 Tbsp. vanilla extract 1/4 c. mini semisweet chocolate chips Blend together the chickpeas, peanut butter, maple syrup and vanilla extract by hand or in a blender. Stir chocolate chips into mixture. Serve with apple slices or graham crackers.

Makes 12 snack servings. Each serving has 95 calories, 4 grams (g) fat, 3 g protein, 14 g carbohydrate, 2.5 g fiber and 38 milligrams sodium.

Start seedlings

Don’t buy cardboard “seed starters” from your garden store. Instead, use a cardboard egg carton, or toilet paper and paper towel tubes. The tubes will need to be cut in halves or fourths, then placed on a tray, while the egg carton can be used as is. Put a little soil in each, place in a warm, moist area (it doesn’t even need to get any light), and wait for your seeds to sprout with some regular watering.

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The deadline for advertising in the April issue of the Trader's Dispatch will be March 30. Phone (406) 271-5533.

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2008 Kenworth T800 C15, 475 hp, 13 speed, 14,320 front, 46,000 rears with lockers, 230” wheelbase, 263,000 miles, super nice truck!........ .............................................$64,500

2005 Kenworth W900 403,000 miles, Cat C15, 475 hp, 10 speed, 13,200 front, 46,000 rears, 20,000 LB. tag axle, two available....$45,500

2006 Kenworth T800B Cat C15, 550 hp, 18 speed, 350,000 miles, Neway suspension, 42” flat top sleeper, 259” wheelbase, 16,000 lb. rears, 46,000 lb. fronts, lockers, nice truck..$58,500

2010 Peterbilt 386 C15, 500 hp, 18 speed, air trac A/R suspension, 12,000 front, 46,000 rears, double differential locks, nice truck.. $56,500

2003 Kenworth T800 475 hp, C15, 18 speed, 52” high rise sleeper, 13,200 lb. front, 46,000 lb. rears, double differential locks, 216” wheelbase......................................$38,500

2007 Kenworth T800 Cummins ISX, 450 hp, 10 speed, Hendrickson Primax suspension, 208” wheelbase.... ............................................. $35,500

2005 Kenworth W900 Cat C15, 550 hp, 10 speed, Hendrickson Primax suspension, 12,000 lb. front, 46,000 lb. rear, recent overhaul. .......$34,500

1993 Kenworth T800 Cat 3406B, 425 hp, 9 speed, air ride suspension, 222” wheelbase, 12,000 lb. front, 40,000 lb. rears, nice little truck. ........ .............................................$16,500

1994 Trail King 40 ton, tri-axle lowboy, 8-ft.x6” neck, 23-ft. well, 8-ft. wide, non-ground bearing, super nice trailer!............................$29,500

2006 Case 570M XT skip loader, 4x4, bucket in great shape, 84” hydraulic box scraper with scarifier....... .............................................$23,500

Check out our website:

www.chicharbineequipment.com 1987 Komatsu D310 dozer, 6-way blade.................................... $14,500

2012 CPS LBD42 42-ft. belly dump, 3 axle, rear axle lifts, 8 new tires, tarp, super clean trailer........ $35,500

Many other construction trucks & trailers available.

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EQUIPMENT FOR SALE John Deere 785 40-ft. air drill, PTO to run fan, hydraulic drill fill, press wheels at openers..... $13,500 Geysler 33-ft. chisel plow, equipped for NH3.... $1200

Phone 406-655-5499, Broadview, MT

SKID STEER LOADER FOR SALE

2012 New Holland C232 loader, enclosed cab, heat, air, air ride suspension, heavy duty hydraulic control, performance package, 2 speed, E-H controls. Custom, excellent machine with only 1050 hours. $31,000 U.S.

I’m 4 miles from Montana border - will deliver to Scobey or Plentywood {custom}

Ernest Andersen 306-267-4815, phone or text

TRACTORS New Holland/Ford TD 5050 MFD, 3 point, PTO, 4 remotes, 540/1000 PTO, 13.6x24 85%, 18.4x34 90%, cab, weights....................................................... $27,900 McCormick International CX95 cab, 3 point, PTO, 4010 hours, weights, 18.4x30 rear & 1100x24 tires, 90 hp...... ........................................................................... $37,500 2012 Case IH Magnum 235 3 point, PTO, 1342 hours, powershift, quick hitch, 4 remotes, rear tires 80%, fronts 65%, differential lock, end of row, ride control.... $99,500 Case IH 8950 MFD, 3 point, PTO, powershift, 18.4x46 60%, 16.9x30 60%, one owner, 9225 hours, motor rebuilt, clean.......................................................... $61,500 Case IH Farmall 85C 85 hp, 3 point, PTO, loader, 540/1000, 254 hours, warranty, 18.4x30 tires..................... $56,000 2008 John Deere 9430T track, 3 point, quick hitch, 36” tracks, 4 remotes, tracks 65%.......................... $153,000 2010 John Deere 8320R 3 point, PTO, IVT, differential lock, quick hitch, front weights, 4 hydraulics, 4012 hours........ ......................................................................... $134,500 John Deere 4960 MFD, 3 point, PTO, Quad shift, 10,300 hours, engine and transmission overhauled, 280 loader & bucket............................................................. $59,000 John Deere 2955 MFD, powershift, 7620 hours, JD loader, bucket and grapple............................................. $24,900

MISCELLEANEOUS 2005 Case 580SM backhoe, 5976 hours, heater, power shuttle, turbo, 4 in one bucket, one lever loader control, hand swing, 2 lever control extend-a-hoe.......... $45,000 Spudnik 6140 4 row spud digger, used one season, excellent shape........................................................... $59,000 3-New Holland 8-ft., 3 point, snowblowers, well maintained. Each.......................................................... $1700

EAGLE EQUIPMENT Bill Smith, Broker

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Producers focus on herd sire selection

By Katie Allen and Connor Orrock, K-State Research and Extension price that is out of budget.

Spring breeding season has arrived, and Live inspection important many cattle producers are likely thinking With list in hand, producers can use days about selecting their next herd sire. This leading up to sale day to inspect and sort one decision could affect their profitability through the bulls in person. drastically, and with the stress of calving “If you can go a week or week and a half season, it is easy to get lost in sire informaearly, you’ll have more leisure time going tion and make an investment that could be through the bulls, talking with the seedstock detrimental to the bottom line. vendors about their program and maybe go Bob Weaber, associate professor of beef look at cows if you’re thinking of buying a breeding and genetics at Kansas State bull to make replacement heifers,” Weaber University, said it is important for cattle said. “Try to get a feel for how that cow producers to think about their operation’s herd is managed. I encourage you to find breeding objective and goals. Producers one that mimics your own nutrition and need to evaluate their current herd performanagement strategy.” mance attributes, and consider where they Bull buying is a significant investment for are performing adequately as well as areas producers, and Weaber said no one knows of needed improvement. the bulls better than the seller. He suggests Preparation before purchase that producers take the opportunity to get Like most things, preparation is crucial recommendations from that person. Local to bull buying. Weaber, a K-State Research extension agents could also provide assisand Extension cow-calf specialist, recomtance in matching a producer’s goals to bulls mends that producers think about their maravailable for purchase. keting endpoint and put selection pressure When examining bulls on the list previon those areas. ously ranked on performance data, focus If marketing or maintaining replacement heavily on structure, he said. Foot and leg heifers, for example, bulls with strong mastructure of bulls is crucial to their longevity ternal predictors would be desired. In this in the herd. Also, updated data will likely case, producers should focus on expected be available on sale day. It is important to progeny differences (EPDs) such as calving make sure all bulls on the list still meet your ease, milk and cow energy value. If marketrequirements. ing calves at weaning, growth EPDs should “Once you’ve gone through the phenobe the focus. If marketing calves on a grid, typic evaluation and knocked off bulls that bulls with desired carcass predictors are the don’t fit for either body condition or feet and best choice. leg structure, find the sale order,” Weaber In addition to the endpoint focus, Weaber said. “Often, the sale order is indicative of encourages producers to write down their which bulls the seedstock vendor thinks are immediate and long-term goals. Focusing the most valuable. Take your list of bulls and on herd rebuilding, resource limitations and the sale order, and make a new list. Put them retaining replacement heifers might need to in priority order based on your evaluation be thought out. Choosing between cross and reflective of the order you would purchase straight breeding should also be part of the them in one column. Next to that, reorder selection process. the list in sale order.”

“I encourage producers, if they are thinkIf a bull is at the top of the list for priority ing of or are in a crossbreeding system, to and sale order, the producer should consider develop a planned system,” Weaber said. bidding aggressively on him, he said. On “Don’t make a decision on short notice – the other hand, if a lower priority bull sells you’ll pay for that for a number of years.” early, the producer should consider buying “The decisions we make buying bulls will him only if he is at the right price. If that have a lasting impact on our cow herd until bull sells out of budget, the producer can at least 2025,” he continued. “The first-born let him pass and consider others on the list. daughters of bulls will grow a couple of More information about beef breeding years and be in production likely six, seven and genetics and bull buying strategies can or eight calving cycles.” be found on the K-State Department of AniIf planning to attend a bull sale, make mal Sciences and Industry website (http:// sure to get a sale catalog as soon possible, www.asi.k-state.edu/species/beef/researchWeaber said. Use percentile tables and breed and-extension/breeding-and-genetics.html). averages while going through the sale cataK-State Research and Extension is a short log, and find animals that excel in the traits name for the Kansas State University Agriidentified through the breeding objective. cultural Experiment Station and Coopera“If buying Angus bulls, for example, tive Extension Service, a program designed search online for ‘Angus percentile table,’ to generate and distribute useful knowledge and that will be a useful tool to evaluate how for the well-being of Kansans. Supported close to average or extreme an individual by county, state, federal and private funds, bull is for a particular trait within the poputhe program has county Extension offices, lation,” Weaber said. experiment fields, area Extension offices He recommends that producers make a and regional research centers statewide. list of suitable bulls that is about three times Its headquarters is on the K-State campus, longer than how many bulls needed. This Manhattan. is helpful in case bulls of interest sell for a

Car popsicle

There was one story about people shoveling the snow for a parking space in front of their house. This apparently is a problem for the Chicago police every winter. What happens is that somebody will park in a nearby parking lot then slave away for however many hours it takes to shovel out a car-sized space in front of his house, naturally so he can park his car there. Then he goes back to the lot to get his car.

When he returns home, he finds that the space has been taken by some other car. He is, well, upset.

What most people do is write nasty notes etc. and place them on the windshield of

the offending vehicle. Where the police get involved, however, is the occasional case where the individual vents his wrath in somewhat more violent means. Tires and throats have been slashed over this.

One time a fellow got creative. Instead of doing the usual nasty, he got out his garden hose and watered the automobile down, really well. I mean, very, very thoroughly.

The water, of course, froze solid. When the owner returned, instead of a car, he found a car-sized Popsicle.

The note on the car read: “You want the space? Here, it’s yours until spring!”

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How big is the bull?

By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service If one is building a house and the door does not fit, does the carpenter throw away the hammer? No. If one is building a cow herd and the cows are the wrong size, does the producer throw away the bull expected progeny differences (EPDs)? No. Cow size discussions at any time can be pretty involved and good. Are the cows too big? Are the cows too small?

What is the right size? The discussion tends to feed into groups who tend to gather and discuss the other group.

Discussion is good. The cow size goal should meet the needs, resources and environment the cow will live in and match the desires of the producer in performance and acceptable type.

Producers have many cows from which to pick. Sorting cows is an art and a science; it should be fact-based with some modification for experience.

Let’s change the cow size discussion to a bull size discussion. Generally, the cow herd genetics are changed through the purchase of bulls. On average, genes from an individual calf are as follows: Half come from the sire, one-fourth come from the maternal grandsire and one-fourth come from the maternal granddam.

For the average calf, the sire and the maternal grandsire are projected to have contributed three-fourths of the calves’ genes. Mathematically, on the average, if one goes back an additional generation, 87.5 percent of the genes within the calf crop are by the last three sets of bulls a producer bought. Thus, the genetics of the cow herd are a product of the purchased bulls, and thus, the size of the cows depends on the bulls.

In other words, a producer buys three new bulls every three years; let’s say three bulls in 2014, three bulls in 2011 and three bulls in 2008. The heifers that are being bred in 2016 are daughters of the three bulls purchased and used in 2014. Of the genes within those heifers, 50 percent would be from the three bulls that were purchased in 2014.

Additionally, on the average, 25 percent of the heifers’ genes could be traced back to the three bulls that were purchased in 2011 because those bulls would more than likely be the sires to the maturing cow herd. And going back an additional set of bulls, 12.5 percent could be traced back to the three bulls purchased in 2008.

Keep in mind, these are assumptions for the sake of developing the example because within the mature cow herd, the older cows most likely would trace back to even older bulls. But the point is made: The last three sets of bulls heavily influence the genetic makeup of the herd. Thus, in a 100-cow herd with a bull battery of three bulls, the genes from the last three groups of bulls purchased, nine bulls, on the average should account for 87.5 percent of the genes within the 2015 calf crop.

Know the sires and you know the calves. Today, cattle producers have tremendous information at their fingertips regarding the genetic makeup of the bulls they are using.

Breed associations have compiled factual input through calf data, cow data, backgrounding data, feedlot data, carcass data, bull tests, pedigree data and other sources that define bulls. The data is collected chute-side manually or even automatically in some of the larger cattle-processing systems.

Ultrasound data is utilized to visualize body components the naked eye cannot see, and automation within harvesting facilities can provide carcass data very efficiently. As the future rolls forward, blood samples, hair samples or other tissue can reveal extensive data in regard to genomic data.

We have all this data, and we still debate the size of the bull. Who will sire the best calves? Who will sire the grouchiest calves? Who will sire the growth calves? Who will sire the most feed-efficient calves? Who will sire the best replacement heifers?

We already know the answer to many of these questions.

As producers, we need to utilize this data to make better decisions. Avoid the temptation, particularly when looking for change, to skip the homework on bull-buying decisions.

That decision will impact the cow herd for years to come.

EPDs can better steer the direction of the ship.

Remember, the hammer does not determine the size of the house, the carpenter does. EPDs do not determine the size of the cow, the producer does. If the carpenter uses the right hammer, house building is good. Likewise, if the cow producer selects bulls with the desired EPDs, the calf will be what was desired.

The tool kit for the progressive bull buyer is full of tools to help make the bull purchase. And just as carpenters have gone to using more modern hammers to improve efficiency, new tools help bull buying.

May you find all your ear tags.

Changes in Argentina affect U.S. wheat prices

By Alvaro Garcia, SDSU Extension Agriculture & Natural Resources Program Director The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines globalization as: “the act or process of globalizing :the state of being globalized; especially : the development of an increasingly integrated global economy marked especially by free trade, free flow of capital, and the tapping of cheaper foreign labor markets”.

Today’s agriculture operates in a globalized world where something that happens in one region or country affects another.

Communications have acted as a catalyst for this globalization; what took days or even weeks to be known in the past, take seconds today. There is a commitment by the World Trade Organization (WTO) to remove all “barriers” to international trade and lead to “free trade” among countries. There will be Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats for every country, the SWOT analysis performed on any project or endeavor.

One example is that of Argentina and it’s near future impacts on U.S. grain prices. According to the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates from the USDA (December 9, 2015) global wheat supplies for 2015/16 increased 2.3 million tons primarily due to increased production but also higher beginning stocks. For this next year wheat trade is expected to raise up 1.3 million tons because of larger supplies. A significant player in this market will be Argentina whose wheat exports are expected to grow by 1 million tons.

This is not just explained by a great harvest in this South American country. The previous Argentinian government (which ended its mandate on 12/9/15), had established what were called “retentions” to several of their exportable agricultural products. In essence it was a pre-established percentage (tax) effective at the time of the sale that each farmer had to pay. The funds “retained” were incorporated to the national budget. Soybeans for example had 35% retention, just imagine how much money did 35% of the Argentinian soybean crop represented!

Farmers who sold grain in the international market did so at the world price minus these “government retentions”. Not only was Argentina doing it but also China and Russia. This last country a world leader in wheat exports has 40 % retention.

On December 10th 2015 Argentina had national government elections and radically changed the direction of its economy.

The new president announced a radical change, with zero retentions for several of their agricultural exports. Government retentions up to this moment had been as follows: wheat 23%, corn 20%, sunflowers 32%, and beef 15%. From now on there will be zero retentions for all of them! The only exception are soybeans for which retentions will now be 30% down from the previous 35%. A record soybean harvest is announced for 2016.

If this new incentive to production is combined with the predicted $30-40 dollar a barrel of crude oil for 2016 and beyond it’s not difficult to imagine what will happen to world agricultural production and prices. To make matters even worse the Argentinian government has announced a devaluation of its currency soon. This will strengthen even more the U.S. dollar and make them even more competitive globally.

Now, more than ever US farmers will have to be extremely cautious with their cost of production. Significantly decreasing costs per acre during 2016 and beyond is going to be key to remain competitive and sustainable in this global market. In an article published this past year on iGrow the key components (http://igrow.org/agronomy/wheat/south-dakota-amber-waves/) of wheat production and how much they weighed on the total were analyzed (Table 1).

Fertilizer and chemicals constitute half of the operating costs of production. These are two areas to focus to have significant impact on profitable wheat production. Knowing exactly how much fertilizer your land needs through soil testing and correcting accordingly is going to be critical during 2016 to remain competitive. With the expansion of livestock operations it also makes economic sense to look for partnerships and make use of livestock Table 1. Wheat: Operating costs (including hired manure when labor) per bushel feasible. Soil experts can help producers with guidelines to obtain an adequate, representative sample of the soil in which wheat is going to be planted.

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By Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) --Here is the text to MCA 87-6-216: Game Warden Ron Howell would like to re87-6-216. Unlawful supplemental feeding. mind folks that the supplemental feeding of (1) A person may not provide supplemental game animals is illegal under Montana code feed attractants to game animals by: (MCA 87-6-216) on private and state land on (a) purposely or knowingly attracting any the Flathead Reservation, as well as off the cloven-hoofed ungulates, bears, or mountain reservation. lions with supplemental feed attractants; The law specifically prohibits the feeding of (b) after having received a previous warnungulates—(deer, elk, moose, and antelope), ing, negligently failing to properly store mountain lions and bears. The recreational supplemental feed attractants and allowing feeding of birds (song birds, turkeys, pheasany cloven-hoofed ungulates, bears, or mounants, etc) can also be unlawful if it attracts untain lions access to the supplemental feed gulates or bears. Supplemental food includes attractants; or grain, processed feed, hay, and other foods. (c) purposely or knowingly providing Howell noted that residents sometimes supplemental feed attractants in a manner that claim to be feeding turkeys, but this feeding results in an artificial concentration of game can also attract other species. For example, if animals that may potentially contribute to the deer are drawn to feeding sites, they can attransmission of disease or that constitutes a tract mountain lions and pose a safety threat threat to public safety. to neighbors. Howell added that several ex(2) A person is not subject to civil or crimiamples of unlawful feeding of wildlife have nal liability under this section if the person is been turned in recently in the Polson area. engaged in: “The most recent incident in the Polson (a) the normal feeding of livestock; area was probably the worse example I have (b) a normal agricultural practice; seen in my 9 years. Hay and salt blocks were (c) cultivation of a lawn or garden; actually delivered to the residence just for the (d) the commercial processing of garbage; deer (see pictures attached)”. The landowner or does not own livestock. “Nearly 30 turkeys (e) recreational feeding of birds unless, and countless deer were feeding on the pile after having received a previous warning by when I arrived.” Another incident has been the department, the person continues to feed recently reported to Howell in the Ronan birds in a manner that attracts cloven-hoofed area. “Lots of turkeys are being fed which is ungulates or bears and that may contribute attracting deer, and concerned neighbors are to the transmission of disease or constitute a reporting seeing mountain lions in the area”. threat to public safety.

“I try to educate folks on the law, and give (3) This section does not apply to supplethem a chance to clean up the attractants and mental feeding activities conducted by the stop the feeding by issuing a written warning department for disease control purposes. first. If the feeding does not stop then I will (4) A person convicted of a violation of issue a citation”. this section shall be fined not less than $50 Officials with the Confederated Salish and or more than $1,000 or be imprisoned in the Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) note the Tribes have county detention center for not more than 6 collaborated on information for the public on months, or both. In addition, the person, upon Living with Balance with mountain lions and conviction or forfeiture of bond or bail, may grizzly bears and provided countless hours of be subject to forfeiture of any current hunting, education to farmers and ranchers, schools and fishing, or trapping license issued by this state the community about ways to reduce conflict and the privilege to hunt, fish, or trap in this with wildlife. Feeding wildlife is counter to state or to use state lands, as defined in 77-1all tribal efforts to reduce wildlife losses and 101, for recreational purposes for a period of minimize potential human wildlife conflicts. time set by the court.

Sequenced genome to help fight bed bug resistance

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By Sylvia Kantor, WSU CAHNRS Nobody really wants to think about bed ogy (http://jme.oxfordjournals.org/content/ bugs, the nearly invisible bloodsucking paraearly/2016/01/22/jme.tjv253) reports that they have developed resistance to neonicotinoids, site that causes humans so much aggravation. or neonics, as well.

But Washington State University (WSU) Zhu and 80 scientists from 36 institutions entomologist Fang (Rose) Zhu thinks about completed the work over four years. They them all the time. have identified several genetic traits that offer Zhu is part of a large international research insights as to why the insects are resistant to collaboration that has sequenced the entire pesticides. genome of the common bed bug, published “This gives us the entire blueprint of the in the February issue of the journal Nature genes of this species,” she said. “We identified Communications (http://www.nature.com/ all the gene families involved in insecticide ncomms/2016/160202/ncomms10165/full/ resistance, and this well help scientists underncomms10165.html).

Zhu’s specialty lies in trying to understand stand how to control bed bugs.” why bed bugs are increasingly resistant to The research also identified 805 genes that insecticides. are transferred from bacteria to the bed bug “Bed bugs have a remarkable ability to genome, highlighting a symbiotic relationship develop resistance to insecticides,” Zhu said. between bacteria and the insect.

“I want to know how the bed bug adapts Zhu has been working with bed bugs for the to its environment, and how they conquer last nine years. She conducted her contribution the pressure from the pesticides. Having the to the genome sequence study while at the entire genome sequenced opens the doors to University of Kentucky. She brought research understanding pesticide resistance.” on bed bugs to the Pacific Northwest in 2013 Bed bugs are one of the hardest urban pests and is now an assistant research professor in to control and increased use of pesticides to the department of entomology at WSU. control them has resulted in resistance. Bed Learn more about Fang (Rose) Zhu’s rebugs have become resistant to commonly search here https://labs.wsu.edu/rose-zhu/ and used pyrethroid insecticides. And a recent see more media highlights here https://labs. study in the Journal of Medical Entomolwsu.edu/rose-zhu/research-spotlights/.

Who gets the weight?

By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service Traditional management sells Dickinson Research Extension Center (DREC) steer calves at 609 pounds, and nontraditional management sells the center’s long yearling steers at 1,264 pounds.

Have you ever added water to a dried sponge and watched the sponge expand? The cow-calf industry resembles the sponge.

For decades, cow-calf producers have used genetics, health, nutrition, reproduction, marketing, environment and product development to improve production. This expansion of potential productivity is like the sponge soaking up water.

The center’s decades of experience with traditional, experimental and just different management practices has focused on production costs as related to improving efficiency.

The efficiency could be reproductive or growth, cow or calf, range or feedlot, retained ownership or selling at weaning or many different alternative management practices that provide options for cow-calf producers.

The results have culminated in recommendations for cattle producers that encourage production systems that perform well and are quite efficient. The results generally reflect traditional cow-calf production practices, traditional being historical: how grandma and grandpa survived, how mom and dad survived and, ultimately, how the next generation will survive. The mantra for these strong generational ties has been “if it works, let’s not change.” Hold that thought!

Consider this question: “What happens to the sponge when you add water but you place the sponge back in the original container?” The sponge cannot expand or it can expand minimally at best.

The same is true with the cow-calf business. What happens if the producer never changes the original managerial foundation of the cow-calf operation? In other words, will the herd be able to expand and utilize new traditional or nontraditional thoughts and managerial principles? Maybe those are the questions for the day.

Today, the ever-increasing pressure of costs points to the need to limit costs and bring more cash back to the cow-calf operation. There is also continued pressure from consumers to justify all products derived from many aspects of agriculture, including meat.

The opportunity to present nontraditional ideas of production is very real. Pictures are nice. However, cattle producers riding off into the sunset, shaking the dust off a line of designer clothes after a beautiful day of working cattle are not an assurance that the operation is going to stay in business.

Cattle circles - should I say “the discussion blogs” - actively search for nontraditional solutions to current challenges.

And so, the center is challenged to look at nontraditional cow-calf production.

The struggle is the challenge to actually study the difference between the traditional and nontraditional cattle systems. Such studies seldom are done because time, space and cattle required to conduct such trials are prohibitive. There are some very well-done large cattle studies, but positioning the data back to the local cow-calf production unit is difficult, and if the unit is nontraditional in its approach to cattle production, more unknowns than knowns soon are identified.

But that does not mean the center does not try. Back to the expanding. Why not keep watering the sponge to see how far the sponge will grow? In traditional center cattle management, bulls are turned out June 1, calves are due March 12, weaning will be in early to mid-November, and cows start their last trimester of pregnancy December 12.

Nontraditional center management has a later calving system in which bulls are turned out August 1, calves are due May 12, weaning is in early to mid-January, and cows start the last trimester of pregnancy February 12.

Traditional management sells center steer calves at 609 pounds in November. Nontraditional management sells calves as yearlings at 1,264 pounds by mid-August, according to Doug Landblom, DREC animal scientist. Granted, costs and markets significantly impact producer decisions, but costs can be managed and markets can be predicted.

In the end, a producer struggles with a sluggish production response to rapid changes in costs and markets. But remaining traditional caps expansion of the operation. Furthermore, all those production practices that have been shown to improve producer opportunity to enhance cow-calf production are held back. Traditional management sells center steer calves at 609 pounds; nontraditional management sells center long yearling steers at 1,264 pounds.

May you find all your ear tags.

For more information, contact www.ag.ndsu.edu/news or North Dakota State University Extension Service.

##### If you have a fern that’s seen better days, water it with lukewarm salt water and that’ll help it recover.

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2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac XLT 4x4, V8, automatic transmission, power windows, cruise control, keyless entry, anti-theft system, AM/FM stereo w/CD/ MP3 player-inc., air conditioning #5T116B........................$14,250

2011 Ford F250 Super Duty XL 4x4, single rear wheel, regular cab, 8-ft. bed, 6.2L V8, AM/FM. #5T145A........................$14,500

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New Holland SF115 100-ft., 1500 gallon, wheel boom, dual nozzles, hydraulic unfold, windscreen. #USNH35................................................... $12,000 New Holland SF115 90-ft. suspended boom, 1000 gallon tank, windscreens, 3-ball valve. #USNH65...............................................$28,000 2012 New Holland S1070 100-ft. suspended boom, 1600 gallon tank, 380/90R:46 tires, flex-control auto rate, hydraulic pump. #USNH37......$43,000

USED ROUND BALERS

1999 Hesston 856T 5x6 bales, 75” wide pickup, bale kicker. #UHHS43..................................... $11,500 Hesston 560 auto tie, 540 PTO. #UHHS51... $5500 1998 Vermeer 605L twine & mesh wrap, hydraulic bale kicker. #UHVM31................................ $6000 1994 Vermeer 605K round baler, 1000 PTO. #UHVM33.................................................. $7500

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 1998 Flexi-Coil System 67XLT twin tank, 130-ft., foam marker, hydraulic unfold, air inductor tips. #USF139................................................$12,000 1998 Flexi-Coil System 67 110-ft., 1000 gallon, windscreens, wheel boom, FlexControl monitor. #USF151................................................$10,000 1994 Flexi-Coil 65XL 120-ft., 1500 gallon, no Auto Rate. #USF173..........................................$6500

USED WINDROWERS

2011 John Deere 956 discbine MoCo, 15-ft. header, 3-pt swivel hitch, cut less than 1000 acres, 1000 PTO drive. #UWJD32..............................$22,500

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2014 Apache AS1220 Plus 2 100-ft. boom, 1200 gallon tank, AutoBoom, AutoSteer, Viper Pro AutoRate, section control, 760 hours. #USAP23... .................................................................JUST IN 2008 Apache AS1010 1250 hours, 215 hp, Cummins, 1000 gallon, 100-ft. boom, 10 section E-Pro Raven, AutoBoom, 6 speed JCB. #USAP27.......$139,000 2010 Apache AS1010 1800 hours, 215 hp, Cummins 6 speed JCB, drop boxes, 1000 gallon, 60-90ft. booms, 5 section E-Pro Raven, AutoSteer. #USAP26................................................$135,000 2004 Apache AS850 1620 hours, 60-180-ft. boom, 850 gallon tank, 155 hp, John Deere diesel, AutoSteer, section control, AutoRate, E-Pro Plus with AutoBoom wheels.....................................$75,000

USED SKIDSTEERS

2003 MacDon 9352 Cummins diesel, 25-ft. draper DS header, 15-ft. multicrop header with conditioner. #UWMD14............................................. JUST IN New Holland 1100 self-propelled windrower, 16ft., single knife, cab, no air conditioning, hydro. #UWN108..................................................$4800

2013 New Holland L225 76 hp diesel, 2500 lb. lift, 2 speed, cab with heat and air conditioning, air seat, hydraulic coupler, performance package, heavy duty tires, 78” low pro bucket, 390 hours............ $47,000

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USED HEADERS

2004 Honeybee 94C rigid header, 36-ft., single knife drive with transport and UII pickup reel. #UCNH77..............................................$16,900 2010 MacDon FD70 flex draper, 40-ft., double knife sickle, pickup reel, auto leveler height kit, New Holland CR adapter. #UCCA13.............$65,000 2010 MacDon FD70 45-ft. flex draper, double knife, cross auger, transport, NH adapter. #UHMD45... .............................................................. JUST IN 2011 MacDon FD70 45-ft. flex draper, double knife, transport, upper cross auger, poly skids, gauge rollers, JD adaptor. #UHMD46.............. JUST IN

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USED AIR DRILLS

2010 Case IH ATX700 70-ft. air drill, 10” spacing, double shoot, 31/2” steel packers with 430 bushel tow between cart, 3430 tank. #UDCA11...................CALL

CONSIGNMENTS

1994 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft. with 9” spacing, 3.5” steel packers, recapped, double shoot, stealth gumbo tip, goose shooter, 3450 tow behind tank, mechanical drive, dual fan, 30.5x32 tires. UDF248....... $29,000

USED TRACTORS

2008 New Holland TD80D MFD, 62 PTO hp, dual PTO, 12x12 Mech transmission, 2 remotes, 3-pt., loader, 500 hours. #UJN103...................$38,000

2005 New Holland SD440 58-ft., 12” spacing, 550# trips, 51/2” rubber packers, 4350 tow between cart, double shoot. #UDNH25......................................... $89,000

2012 Seed Hawk 6012 60-ft., 12” spacing, twin wing openers, 500 bushel tow behind tank, Viper monitor. #USSH06................................................... JUST IN 2006 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft. air drill, 10” spacing, double shoot, stealth openers, 4” rubber packers, 4350 tow between tank, mechanical drive, 30.5x32 singles. #UDF242.................................................. $118,000

2002 Flexi-Coil 5000 45-ft., 550# trips, 9” spacing, 3” rubber packers, stealth boots, single shoot, 3450 town between cart, dual fan variable rate. #UDF249................................................... JUST IN Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft. air drill, 9” spacing, 550# trips, stealth bodies with 2320 tow between cart. #UDF237.................................................... $36,000 2000 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft. air drill, 9” spacing, 550 lb. trips, single shoot, 3450 tow between cart, variable cart, stealth bodies. #UDF246.................... $69,000 2000 Flexi-Coil 57-ft. air drill, 9” spacing, 550 lb trips, 41/2” steel packers, double shoot with 3450 tow between variable drive air cart. #UDF241....$69,000 1999 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft., 12” spacing, double shoot, 4” VW spread, Goose shooter, 2340 tow between, VR drive, 5.5” rubber packers. #UDF244.... $50,000 Flexi-Coil 5000 45-ft. air drill, 9” spacing, 31/2” steel packers, single shoot, 2320 tow between cart. #UDF247................................................$33,000 Flexi-Coil 5000 39-ft. air drill with 7” spacing, steel packers with 1720 tow between tank. #UDF243.. ................................................................$25,000 1994 Flexi-Coil 5000 39-ft., 7.5” spacing, 3.5” steel packers, 2320 air cart, tow behind tank.JUST IN

1997 New Holland 9682 4WD, 5697 hours, 360 hp Cummins diesel, 24.5R32 tires, standard 12 speed transmission, 4 hydraulics. #UTN104........ ................................................................$62,500 1988 Versatile 876 (red) 4WD, 280 hp Cummins diesel, 20.8x38 tires, standard transmission, OutBack guidance, 10,935 hours. #UTVR78.........$25,000 Massey-Ferguson 6180 MFD, 3600 hours, 110 PTO hp, loader and grapple........................... JUST IN

USED MISCELLANEOUS

2012 Haybuster 2650 1000 PTO, hauls 2 bales, right hand discharge.......................................$12,900

2005 Haybuster 2650 hauls 2 bales, right hand dischrage...................................................$8500 2008 Degelman 3100 Vortex model, 1000 PTO. #UHBK02...................................................$9500 Horst header trailer, wagon style. #UCHR00..$2900

1996 John Deere 8570, 4WD tractor, 250 hp, 18.4R42 duals, 3-pt., 1000 PTO, 12 speed, 9000 hours........... $40,000 1974 John Deere 4430 2WD tractor, 6683 hours, 540/1000 PTO’s, 3 pt. hitch, 20.8x34 rear tires with JD 158 loader and grapple fork............................................... $25,000 John Deere 5010 2WD tractor, cab with Leon loader......... ............................................................................ $7500 Ford 9N tractor, 3-point, 540 PTO, good tires........... $2600

John Deere 1020 tractor, gas, 3-point, PTO, with JD loader.................................................................. $6900 1995 New Holland 8770 MFD tractor, 160 PTO hp, 18.4x42 duals, 1000 PTO, power shift transmission, super steer front end. ......................................................... $60,000

1996 Case IH 7240 Magnum, MFD tractor, 7012 hours, 46” tires with duals, 3 point, 1000 PTO, 3 remotes, Autosteer.......................................................... $45,000

Case IH 7110 MFD tractor, 131 PTO hp, 540/1000 PTO’s, 3pt hitch, 20.8x38 duals, 18 speed power steering, 3 remotes, 5087 hrs............................................ $45,000 Case 800 tractor, 3-point, 540 PTO, GB loader with bucket ............................................................................ $3500

USED COMBINES

2011 New Holland CR9070 420 hp, deluxe cab, 900/60R32, extended wear package, deluxe chopper, Auto Steer, air compressor, with New Holland 94C 42-ft. draper head with pickup reel.. #UCNH75.............................................. 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 1981 New Holland TR85 2200 separator hours, 24-ft. header. #UCNH58...................................$12,500

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2011 Case IH Steiger 400 4WD tractor, 1985 hours, 4 remotes, 710 metrics, PTO, AutoSteer, luxury cab....... ....................................................................... $220,000 Deutz DX130 MFD tractor, 130 hp, mechanical transmission, 540 PTO, 3-point, 2 remotes............................ $13,000 1951 Allis-Chalmers WD tractor, 540 PTO with loader....... ............................................................................ $2500 DMI “Ecolo-Tiger” 530 12-ft. disc ripper................ $13,000 Phoenix 60-ft. rotary harrow, hydraulic angle adjustment... ............................................................................ $9500 John Deere 787 tow between air cart, 7” auger....... $9500 Nutri-Placer 5252 40-ft. liquid fertilizer applicator with carbide points...................................................... $6000

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Pillar Lazer, disc hoe drill, 40-ftx12”, double shoot, with 3450 tow behind air cart, dual fan, 30.5x32 tires.......... ....................................................................... $130,000 1997 Flexi-Coil 5000 51-ft. air drill, 9” spacing, 550# trips, double shoot, 4” rubber packers, stealth openers with 3450 tow between cart, mechanical drive, 30.5x32 tires.................................................................. $40,000 A+E 708 fertilizer spreader, 70-ft., 8 run, 15” spacing......... ............................................................................ $8000 2013 Apache AS1210 640 hours, 1200 gallon tank, 10 section plumbing, Viper Pro monitor, AutoBoom, AcuBoom, AutoSteer......................................................... JUST IN 2004 New Holland SF115 134-ft. sprayer, 1500 gallon, 18.4x26 tires, HMIC pump, Flexi-Control Auto Rate, dual nozzles, windscreens............................... $12,000 2014 New Holland S1070 100-ft. suspended boom sprayer, 1600 gallon tank, 380/90R:46 tires, LCTS monitor, 4 ball valves, rinse with wash, electronic agitation.... $55,000 2011 New Holland S1070, 100-ft. suspension boom, 1600 gallon tank, AutoBoom..................................... $45,000 2005 Case IH LBX332, square baler, 3’x3’ chamber, 10,000 bales with ROTC chopper, 7 chemical applicator, single axle, autolube, roller chute............................... $45,000 2006 New Holland BR780A round baler, wide pickup, twine & net, Bale Command, 1000 PTO drive, flotation tires, 10,500 bales..................................................... $13,500 Vermeer 605K round baler, twine tie, 540 PTO......... $7500 1997 Hesston 565A round baler, auto tie, twine only, 31x13.5-15 flotation tires..................................... $5000 2010 Buhler 2500 bale carrier, moves 14 bales..... $22,500

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2- 2009 John Deere 635D, 35-ft. draper headers, double knives, finger reel....................................$20,000/each MacDon 973 draper header with pickup reel, 39-ft., fits R-62 and R-65.......................................................... $19,500 Alloway 10”x60-ft. swing away grain auger, 540 PTO, scissor lift, mechanical drive hopper............................... $3000 Feteral 8”x60-ft. grain auger, PTO drive..................... $700 2006 WheatHeart 10”x61-ft. swing away, lo-pro mechanical drive hopper, with reverser, scissor lift................ $7500

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By Gail Wells, Oregon State University Oregon State University (OSU) researchers have discovered a chemical that blocks Type 1 diabetes in laboratory mice and may work the same way in humans.

The chemical, nicknamed BBQ, works at the genetic level to prevent a rogue immune response from destroying insulin-producing cells in diabetic mice, researchers said.

If it works the same way in humans, it could yield a breakthrough therapy for Type 1 diabetes and possibly have applications in other autoimmune diseases as well, including colitis, psoriasis and multiple sclerosis.

“This compound has a very targeted effect, and it’s safe at therapeutic doses in mice,” said Nancy Kerkvliet, a professor in OSU’s College of Agricultural Sciences and lead researcher on a new study just published in the Journal of Immunology.

“If it works in human clinical studies, we envision a therapy that could be started early to block the onset of Type 1 diabetes, and maybe even cure it in the long run,” she said.

Type 1 diabetes — sometimes called juvenile diabetes — causes the immune system to destroy insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. The disease often doesn’t show symptoms until the pancreas damage is irreparable, Kerkvliet said.

The body needs insulin to move food energy, in the form of glucose, from the bloodstream into tissues. Type 1 diabetics usually have to take artificial insulin for the rest of their lives. Among U.S. children up to age 19, the incidence of Type 1 diabetes has increased 21 percent from 2001-2009, according to a 2014 study (http://jama.jamanetwork.com/ article.aspx?articleid=1866098) in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

In the new research, Kerkvliet’s laboratory worked with mice bred to develop Type 1 diabetes, one group of which received BBQ three times a week. A control group of untreated mice developed diabetes, while the BBQ-treated mice were protected from disease.

The treated mice showed virtually no inflammation in their pancreatic “islets” — the pockets of cells in the pancreas that make insulin, Kerkvliet said. Inflammation of these islets is a telltale sign of the disease. In contrast, all of the control mice showed extensive islet inflammation.

Researchers say that BBQ works by binding to a protein within cells called the aryl hydrocarbon receptor, or AhR, which then regulates genes that influence immune responses.

After the BBQ locks onto the AhR, it moves into the nucleus of T cells — white blood cells that coordinate the body’s immune response. There, AhR latches onto the DNA and changes the messaging of the genes, which prevents the T cell from attacking the pancreatic islets.

Allison Ehrlich, a postdoctoral fellow in the Kerkvliet Laboratory and co-researcher on the study, said the beauty of BBQ is that it works without shutting down the rest of the immune system, unlike current steroid-based immunosuppressants.

Erlich said that T cells are born “naïve,” and “learn” to attack harmful pathogens. As this happens, the cells become more specialized — a process called differentiation.

“When BBQ binds to the AhR, it stops new T cells from differentiation,” Ehrlich said. “The ‘memory’ T cells, those that already exist, aren’t affected. So the body stays protected against pathogens it has been exposed to in the past.”

In earlier studies, Kerkvliet discovered that the chemical TCDD — better known as dioxin — also binds to AhR and prevents Type 1 diabetes in mice. But dioxin is not a good candidate for an immune-suppression therapy, she said, because it lingers in the body for years after exposure and is considered a toxic chemical.

“So we went looking for another compound that would function in the same way but without the bad effects,” said co-researcher Siva Kolluri. After screening tens of thousands of chemicals, Kolluri’s laboratory hit upon BBQ. Unlike dioxin, BBQ has a good safety profile, he said.

Kerkvliet said BBQ also has potential for treating other autoimmune diseases such as colitis, psoriasis and multiple sclerosis. It holds promise for alleviating graft-versus-host disease by suppressing the immune response in, for example, organ-transplant surgery.

The study was funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (http://www.niehs.nih.gov), National Institutes of Health and appears in the January 2016 issue of The Journal of Immunology.

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Studies using frog eggs has cancer connection

By University of Wyoming Extension A smiling and very green Kermit looking down from a wall portrait seems to happily give a thumbs – or flipper – up to one of University of Wyoming’s (UW) self-described frog guys trying to unravel the mysteries of what in the world regulates cell nucleus size and its cancer implications.

Molecular biologist Dan Levy and his collaborators, using frog eggs, found the concentration of particular proteins – the nuclear lamin – appears to play a part in controlling the size of the cell nucleus. His laboratory is one of a few on campus using frog eggs to untangle cell secrets.

Turns out, there is an important cancer connection. The nucleus of a cancer cell becomes enlarged, and the size is even used to determine the stage of cancer, he said. If the basic proteins important for regulating nucleus size are understood, scientists might be able to apply that to nuclear size changes in cancer and even use it diagnostically or perhaps even in a new treatment approach, he noted.

“If we can make the nucleus size small in cancer cells, that might be a way to treat those cancers,” said Levy, in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

The research results were in the November 13 edition of The Journal of Biological Chemistry, published by the American Society For Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc. Anyone wandering into a cell would pass the outer nuclear membrane first, then the inner nuclear membrane. Looking back, the lattice-like nuclear lamina composed of lamins would be seen sitting against the inner nuclear membrane and, like 2 x 4s in a house, provides shape and support.

Electron microscope images show the lattice looking like a volleyball net or a woven basket with horizontal and vertical reeds.

Scientists have known the structure is important for providing mechanical structure to the nucleus and had hints lamins might be involved in regulating size.

“The big question was what the contributions of lamin amounts and types are to controlling the size of the nucleus,” said Levy, who joined UW in 2011 after working as a postdoctoral fellow in molecular and cell biology at the University of California, Berkeley.

And so, scientists injected frogs with a hormone to induce prolific egg production, spun the eggs in a centrifuge to break the eggs and partition the results, and then extracted the proteins, membranes and cytoplasm. From that, they assemble nuclei in a test tube.

Researchers then add or remove specific proteins and see how those manipulations affect nucleus size.

Low additions of Lamin B3 caused nuclei to become larger than control cell nuclei.

“That was already kind of cool, that lamins can increase the size of the nuclei,” said Levy. “But what we were surprised to see is if we added more lamins, the nuclei became smaller. To us, that was the most interesting part. We don’t totally understand what’s causing the reduction in size, but it is very robust and didn’t depend on the type of lamin.”

The process appears to be the same in human cells. His lab grew tissue cells and found the same results: increase lamins and increase nuclear size; reduce lamins and decrease nuclear size.

He said his lab’s next step is to see if the nucleus can be reduced in cancer cells. Ph.D. candidate Lidija Vukovic will conduct the studies.

“I’m pretty excited about the work she’s doing,” said Levy.

“We’re mostly frog people, but we are starting to go a little more in this direction.”

His lab will also study nuclear size during embryogenesis, cell division.

Rather than crushed in the centrifuge and made into a protein cocktail, eggs are instead fertilized. The eggs begin rapid cell division, creating huge, single cells, which then divide into smaller cells. The cell nuclei are large early in development and decrease as cells become smaller.

Levy said determining whether or not lamin levels change as the cell moves through division was the real motivation behind the paper.

“There are some changes, but they don’t seem to correlate with the size of the nucleus. We don’t think it’s changes in lamin expression that is regulating the nuclear size,” he said.

“That’s kind of a bummer. That’s what we were thinking.

But we still think lamin can effect the size of the nucleus even if they are not the mechanism responsible.”

Have you ever eaten edamame?

By Julie Garden-Robinson, Food and Nutrition Specialist, NDSU Extension Service “What is that?” my husband asked. I think I detected a note of disdain in his voice. I could almost see a thought bubble above his head with “What is she trying now?”

I was putting the contents of a bag of steamed edamame in a bowl. Yes, they looked a little like fuzzy green pods with stems.

“These are immature soybeans, which I steamed in the microwave. You don’t eat the pods. You pop them out of the pods,” I said as I opened a pod to show three green soybeans.

He tried a soybean and gave a nod of approval. Edamame is high in fiber and protein. Edamame is available in various forms in some grocery stores, including shelled or unshelled, and frozen or fresh. Edamame may be boiled or steamed in less than 10 minutes.

When they gathered at the dinner table, my three children had similar initial “what is this?” reactions. However, they enjoyed the hands-on dinner project, especially because all the other foods were familiar. Whenever you introduce something new, pair it with favorite foods.

My older daughter was so impressed that she took a bowl of edamame to have as a snack while studying.

I had just returned from a conference. During the conference, we were asked to experience something new with our teams, whether that was trying a new restaurant or going to a local attraction. Most of the groups chose to try some type of unusual food.

One group tried eating roasted beef bone marrow scooped out of the bones. They also feasted on octopus. In my less adventuresome group, people were eating raw fish. I ate a bit of sushi with raw salmon.

Being a food safety specialist, eating raw fish was a bit out of my comfort zone (way out of it, in fact). I figured the restaurant was still open, so their customers must be surviving.

We also had steamed edamame and tempura vegetables.

I had tried edamame before, but after having some at the conference, I decided my family needed to try it, too, when I arrived home.

Soy foods have been used for more than 5,000 years, especially in Asia. North Dakota is a leading producer of soybeans.

Soy is used in a variety of food products, as well as nonfood products including shampoo, fuel and cosmetics.

Some food products containing soy protein may carry a health claim approved by the Food and Drug Administration: “25 grams of soy protein per day, as a part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may reduce the risk of heart disease.”

On the other hand, some people are allergic to soy. Any product containing a soy ingredient must carry an allergen statement (“Contain Soy”) to let people with allergies know it is present.

How many soy foods can you name? Did you think of soy sauce and soybean oil? Soy sauce is widely used to flavor Asian foods. Soybean oil can be used in cooking or baking.

Soy milk may be used by those with intolerance or allergies to dairy. Isolated soy protein is a common additive, and flavored roasted soy nuts are sold as snack foods.

Tempeh and miso are other soy foods. Tempeh is an Indonesian-derived food that combines and ferments soybeans with grains such as rice. Tempeh adds a smoky, nutty flavor and may be used in soups and casseroles. Miso is a fermented soy product usually mixed with rice to create a thick paste used in sauces, spreads and soups.

Most people are familiar with tofu. This is a soft, creamy product made from curdling soy milk to form curds. It has a neutral flavor, so it takes on the flavor of the foods with which it is cooked.

You can find tofu in soft, firm and silken forms. You would use soft tofu in smoothies or other blended recipes. Firm tofu can be grilled or stir-fried, while silken tofu is used in dips. It is rich in protein B vitamins and calcium, and low in sodium. People following a vegetarian diet often use soy products as a protein source.

Here’s an opportunity to try tofu. This was a big hit when we tested the recipe.

Soy and Spinach Artichoke Dip 1 pound silken tofu, crumbled 1 pound low-fat cream cheese, cubed 1 c. low-fat mayonnaise 1/2 tsp. ground pepper 1 pound frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained CONTINUED ON PAGE B22

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE B21

1 (15-ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained, coarsely chopped 1/2 c. green onions, chopped Parmesan cheese, grated, for garnish (optional) Using a mixer, beat tofu until smooth. Mix in cream cheese, mayonnaise and pepper in mixer bowl. Fold in spinach, artichokes and green onions. Spread mixture evenly in a 9- by 13-inch pan. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top, if desired. Bake at 350 F for 15 to 20 minutes or until bubbly and browned on top.

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2016 Trac Pac utility trailers gray powder coating, 15” radial tires.

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2016 PJ 18-ft. quick tilt carhauler trailer (2) 3500# axles, 15” rubber, hydraulic tilt.

2016 Cargo Mate 8 x 16-ft. tandem axle enclosed trailer 1-ft. extended height, side RV door, D-rings in floor, radial tires.

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2016 PJ deckover equipment tilt trailer 22-ft. deck, 8-ft. 6” wide, tandem 7000# axles, power up/down hoist, 16” rubber, winch plates.

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2016 PJ 20-ft. medium duty deckover flatbed trailer 10,000 lb GVW, rear ramps. Also available in 16-ft.

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2016 PJ 16-ft. x 83” 3 axle dump trailer (3) 7000 lb. axles, scissor hoist, bumper pull.

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2016 PJ 16-ft. x 83” landscape trailer 3500# GVW, 4-ft. expanded metal sideboards, front landscape box, rear ramp gate, spare tire.

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2016 PJ 5 x 10-ft. tandem axle dump trailer (2) 5200# axles, tarp.

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2016 Cargo Mate 6 x 10-ft. single axle enclosed trailer ramp door, side RV door.

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2016 PJ 12-ft. x 83” dump trailer (2) 7000# axles, scissor hoist, spare, tarp.

2016 PJ 16-ft. x 83” bumper pull dump trailer (2) 7000# axles, scissor hoist, spare, tarp.

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2016 PJ 34-ft. gooseneck trailer powertail, (2) 12,000 lb axles, 2 speed jacks, fir deck.

2016 PJ 14-ft. x 83” high side dump trailer scissor hoist, tarp, (2) 7000# axles, spare tire.

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2016 Cargo Mate 7x14-ft. enclosed trailer rear ramp door, side RV door, aluminum wheels, radial tires, 2350 lb axles, LED lights, 6” extra height, D-rings in floor, orange and black.

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2016 PJ 40-ft. gooseneck trailer air-ride, Monster ramps, (2) 12,000 lb axles, 2 speed jacks, spread axle.

2016 Trac Pac 4-place snowmobile trailer 22-ft., individual tilt, front ramp/shield.

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Trader’s Dispatch, March 2016 — Page B24

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Nine year dry matter production of 39 grass entries in Central Montana

By David Wichman, Central Agricultural Research Center, MSU Thirty-nine grasses were established in optimum for most perennial grasses. If the April 2006 by till plant recropping after seed is broadcast, the seeding rate is typibarley with a double disk drill. The trial was cally increased by 10% to compensate for established on shallow clay loam soils over seeds placed too shallow or too deep. Some gravel, Judith soils, on dryland. The trial grass species take longer to establish, so has received broadcast fertilize most years early seeding is encouraged and first season using either straight urea or a NPKS blend. harvest should be avoided.

Fertilizer applications are noted on the botMinimizing the potential for weed comtom of Table 1.The trial has been harvested petition should begin prior to the year of each year from 2007 to 2015. Yield results seeding by preventing or minimizing weed from the first two and the last three harvest seed production. Haying the preceding are presented in Table 1. grain, or other crop, before weeds set seed Investing in seedbed preparation, using helps deplete soil stored weed seeds. Avoid high quality seed, managing weeds and having winter wheat preceding perennial other pest, seeding at an optimum time, grass establishment in areas prone to downy and providing essential nutrients all conbrome invasions. Clipping taller stature tribute to the success of a grass stand. A weeds, including some perennials like firm moist fertile seedbed free of excessive as Canada thistle, can suppress the weed litter is ideal more perennial forages. Drillcompetition sufficiently to allow the forage ing the perennial forage seed is generally seedlings to establish. Some broadleaf herthe preferred method to insure good seed bicides, such as bromoxynil, are suitable for placement and the inter-row space provides use on some grass species at earlier growth some competition free space. Harrowingstages than 2,4-D use. Also, bromoxynil is broadcast-rolling is used by many to minisuitable for use on alfalfa seedlings at or bemize equipment cost and accelerate accomyond the third trifoliate stage. Avoid applyplishing the seeding operation. Variations ing bromoxynil at high temperatures. Post in harrowing-rolling sequence are used. planting fertilizer application are delayed Advantages of harrowing just prior to seed till after establishment to avoid stimulating spread and rolling include leveling of old weed seed germination and weed growth. drill furrows and exposing moist soil for The forage production performance of the the forage seed to fall on and to be bound thirty-nine grasses is presented in Table 1. to moist soil during the rolling operation.

As often occurs with dryland perennial forA seed rate of 20 to 25 seeds per ft2 is CONTINUED ON PAGE B25

Nine year dry matter production of 39 grass entries in Central Montana CONTINUED FROM PAGE B24

ages, the highest yields are in the first year after seeding.

This is even true for some of the slower establishing and less robust species, Altai wildrye and squirreltail, because of a higher incidence of weeds due to lack of crop competition.

The intermediate/pubescent wheatgrasses were the highest yielding group in the first harvest and continue to be the highest producers in the ninth harvest year. The bluebunch and bluegrasses produced more forage than anticipated. The crested and Siberian wheatgrass produced at levels similar to the intermediate yields, as is expected. While these two species are scorned by some, they are strategic tools in delaying spring grazing on species more vulnerable to stand reduction with mid-spring grazing. This research was conducted through support from the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station.

Good Friday A Christian Holy Day When: March 25, 2016; April 14, 2017; March 30 , 2018 On Good Friday, Jesus Christ died on the cross. He died for us. But He only died in human form. He then arose from the dead on Easter Sunday morning to show us that there is life after death in heaven. Good Friday, also called “Dark Friday,” is a day of solemn prayer and the final day of fasting for the long Lenten season.

Christ was nailed to the cross at noon. His death came at three o’clock in the afternoon. During this time, Christians should spend in prayer and silence.

Did You Know? Good Friday is also called “Dark Friday?”

Trader’s Dispatch, March 2016 — Page B25

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Scientists want to develop bloodstream bacterial drones

By University of Wyoming Extension Talk of building smart bombs, counterintelligence and infrared light-guided delivery systems may have raised a curious eyebrow from anyone walking by the open conference room door on the sixth floor of the University of Wyoming (UW) building.

A peek at those gathered at the table in the College of Agriculture Building may (or may not) have disarmed any alarm: bearded molecular biologist Mark Gomelsky and clean-shaven immunologist Jason Gigley from UW and demure bacteria-engineering expert Jill Zeilstra-Ryalls from Bowling Green State University in Ohio.

They were explaining their strategy: release special forces carrying programmed devices to infiltrate deep into an enemy’s territory, counter enemy propaganda, and then, using infrared light, trigger detonation without harming the surrounding population.

Gomelsky and members of his interdisciplinary team – that also includes UW molecular biologist Anya Lyuksyutova – said the war on cancer will be won, and they want to use bacteria and the body’s own immune system to do it.

It’s not science fiction: it’s science.

“Humankind is probably for the first time at the edge of actually curing most cancers,” said Gomelsky. “I think this will happen in our lifetime. That is a bold statement. While most people don’t realize it, this is going to happen, and our own immune systems will be the key.”

They want to use what they call bacterial drones, or bactodrones, as cancer-targeting, remotely controlled weapons, in contrast to chemotherapy and radiation – the shotgun approach, said Gomelsky.

Key advances in immunology have opened new avenues of cancer treatment. Gomelsky said several companies are successfully using the weakened pathogenic bacteria listeria as an anticancer treatment in clinical trials.

They work with listeria as well, but the team wants to test the nonpathogenic bacteria Rhodobacter.

Bacteria tinkering specialist Zeilstra-Ryalls explained Rhodobacter bacteria can sneak under the radar of the immune system and reach tumors without causing disease anywhere in the body. Plus, these bacteria glow naturally in the presence of infrared light so they can reveal tumor locations in the body. Gomelsky and Zeilstra-Ryalls have previously collaborated on Rhodobacter projects.

Finding a way to induce a person’s immune system to fight tumors the same way the immune system fights infectious diseases was an exciting cancer-battling advance, said Gomelsky.

The survival of a tumor depends on its ability to trick immune cells to stand down.

“Tumors turn the immune cells into their companions and servants, so to speak,” said Gomelsky.

Advances in the study of tumor microenvironments have revealed how tumors trick immune cells. Turns out that, because of this trickery, bacteria can accumulate and survive inside tumors. The body’s immune system attacks bacteria in healthy tissues but does little to bacteria growing inside tumors.

The team wants to use that free pass to “intoxicate” tumors and overcome the tumor’s no-worries directive to immune cells.

The scientists already know how to engineer genes into bacteria that encode products toxic to tumor cells and those that can awaken the immune cells from the tumor-imposed stupor.

“We want to help the immune system recognize tumors just like it recognizes pathogens. Once the immune system is mobilized, it can start fighting tumors,” said Gomelsky.

Enormous progress has been made recently in removing those tumor immunity directives using specific antibodies, but in many cases the awakened immune cells still don’t recognize the cancer cells as invaders. Immune cells may be ready to fight but need to know what to attack, said Gomelsky.

The team believes that, by exposing tumor cells killed by bacteria, they will alert immune cells to what they should attack.

“Bacteria serve as a vehicle for delivering genes we want inside the tumor,” Gomelsky said. “We also want to control when these genes begin to work inside tumors.”

Not easy to do, Gomelsky said.

“You can trigger the production of these tumor-killing and immune cell-awakening bacteria with something as benign CONTINUED ON PAGE B28

Trader’s Dispatch, March 2016 — Page B27

Think smart, not more work

Fraser’s Oil Inc.

Several years ago, “contentious reada b i l i t y, ” or put another way, “drowning in paperwork,” was a new problem for beef producers.

Today, the ultimate long-term solution still evades us, but a “kind of” answer was found.

How often do producers simply find themselves with too much paperwork? The original thoughts were sourced back to the need, or at least perceived need, for age and source verification.

Paperwork and processes were developed to assure cattle verification by a unique animal identification number as cattle moved along the market chain. As the animal went further down the marketing chain, pressure mounted to assure compliance with the original intent of the animal purchase.

At best, individual animal verification on the farm was burdensome and not a welcomed component of daily management among many cattle producers. Thus, the term “contentious readability” was created because the added paperwork was challenging.

Program costs were very clear. Marketing incentives were generally unclear. The ultimate price of a calf was very much dependent on a commodity-based market. Yes, premiums could be located, but in any given market, they were difficult at times to pinpoint. Without a strong market incentive, the ultimate answer was obvious.

As I noted, a “kind of” answer was found. Without being blunt, associated paperwork for many of the programs was simply set aside before any real benefits could be identified.

Don’t get me wrong: We continue to have efficient programs to age and source calves, as well as support other marketable claims approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Agricultural Marketing Service. And even more importantly, export markets still require participation through the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service’s Export Verification programs for the industry.

Numerous companies or organizations offer services that aid producers in integrating the beef cow-calf producer with the beef industry’s response to meet various legal requirements for producing and marketing beef in the U.S. and internationally. However, individual producer efforts appear to still struggle. Although the opportunity is still there, reachable and manageable, producer understanding and implementation still lag behind similar efforts in other countries.

For many cattle producers, the “contentious readability” gave way to the tried and tested method: a handshake. There is nothing contentious about a handshake. Let’s shake on it; end of discussion. A longer-termed, streamlined solution seems to be mentioned occasionally, but not with a lot of energy.

In many respects, the cattle business has settled back into business as usual. A simple paper receipt for payment of goods or services is a standard business practice. Even in the least of transactions, a receipt is offered, although some enterprises no longer provide an automatic receipt if the purchase value is less than a certain amount.

The answer to the point-of-sale question “Would you like your receipt?” is often “no,” and the clerk simply throws the wasted paper. For those who say “yes,” an apparently harmless piece of paper that accompanies a transaction is tucked away for the trip home. For many, these pieces of paper pile up and often are set aside until a strong urge for more space wins the debate and the piles are trashed, soon to be replaced by new piles.

Involvement in USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Export Verification programs certainly would not pass an audit under those business practices. The business side of the cattle world has not gotten any simpler. The need to not only keep the simple business receipts, but involvement in

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By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service

CONTINUED ON PAGE B28

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as light,” Gomelsky said, “the same kind near-infrared light that is used in remote control devices for televisions and other electronics.”

Infrared light penetrates deep into human tissues.

“The genetic tools that we are developing will allow us to remotely control the bacteria inside tumors,” he said.

Critical discoveries in immunology have unlocked secrets of the tumor microenvironment, noted Gigley.

“Tumors are your own self, and a natural part of the immune system is to not fight yourself,” he said. “Tumors have been very difficult to target because of that.”

The point of using a bacteria-based system is not only to kill the tumor that’s present at the time, but to retain immunological memory – the immune system will remember and kill tumor cells and not allowing the cancer to recur, he noted.

There are obstacles to the team’s success – lack of adequate funding and physicians’ skepticism about injecting cancer patients with live bacteria.

“And finally, we have yet to show that we can control bacteria inside the body,” said Gomelsky. “We have developed this technology and are on the verge of demonstrating it. Not yet in humans… but in mice as a starting point.”

Think smart, not more work

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any third-party process-verified program as well, means an improved accounting and auditable process.

Oftentimes, the cattle operation has no bookkeeper, no accountant and no record keeper, just a good calving book on the shelf and some receipts and income statements for the tax appointment. Regardless, the point is that if we have no records or involvement with record processes, we are not “drowning in paper work.” Thus, this is the apparent solution to the problem.

But the problem is really a challenge to the producer.

Again, what is the long-term solution? Aggressive cattle producers need to continue to explore how they might notch up the business and performance records on the operation and may even ask, “How can I get involved in process verification programs?” Maybe the “contentious” simply needs to be addressed and resolved, and the producer can move on.

May you find all your ear tags.

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USDA-Microsoft Innovation Challenge winners named

By Fran Benne, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) students Matt Pedersen and Fernando Napier, both of Lincoln, have been named winners in the USDA-Microsoft Innovation Challenge.

They won best student-made app, best open source application and an honorable mention for their farm profit calculator submission. The USDA and Microsoft made the announcement January 27 in Washington. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack was on hand to congratulate the winners.

Pedersen and Napier, studying agronomy and computer programming, respectively, entered the competition with encouragement from Roch Gaussoin, head of the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture.

“Students must be given every opportunity to expand beyond their research into any applicable venture,” Gaussoin said. “Beyond the suggestion and encouragement this was all student driven. I am very proud of the trans-disciplinary effort that resulted in this very positive student outcome.”

Pedersen and Napier entered as a student team and submitted an interactive application that gives farmers a tool to understand how to maximize financial efficiency and sustainability for their operation. The app uses open source USDA regional production cost and yield data along with user input values to estimate profit based on current or future grain prices. It gives users a full breakdown of operational costs and gains for a whole operation or on a per-acre basis, starting with average data for their region. See http://devpost. com/software/forprofitfarming.

A total of $63,000 in cash and prizes were awarded, with winners selected from more than 346 registrants and 33 submissions from around the world.

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Take steps to avoid kitchen fires

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By Julie Garden-Robinson, Food and Nutrition Specialist, NDSU Extension Service I recall a little incident that taught me a lesson a few years ago. My nose detected an unpleasant scent. My brain recognized the odor and soon my feet were running down the hall. I think I leaped over my then-3-year-old daughter on the way to the kitchen.

“What smells?” my son asked as I ran by. He was about 11 years old.

Dark smoke was coming out of the stove vent. I turned off the oven, grabbed a potholder, moved my curious kids out of the way and opened the door.

I quickly pulled out a smoking pan of blackened garlic bread from under the broiler.

“Mom, you should never leave the stove unattended!” my older daughter exclaimed, echoing the words she’d heard me say. She was 8 years old.

She was right. I had nothing to say for myself. In fact, my kids seemed to be enjoying this situation.

“Well, I burned this food on purpose, to teach you guys a lesson,” I noted, tongue in cheek.

“Yeah, right, Mom!” my daughter said with a grin. She didn’t buy it.

My son took a more practical view. “Do we have to eat it?” he asked, gazing at the hunks of bread that resembled charcoal briquettes. I shook my head.

We’re never too old to learn a lesson. I had gotten distracted and left the kitchen to tend to something, probably related to one of my children. Fortunately, I didn’t have a fire, just a smoky kitchen.

Does this mean cooking can be hazardous to your health?

No. Cooking at home is one of the best things you can do for you and your family. You usually will save money and you have control over the ingredients you use.

However, unattended cooking can lead to fires. Often, when we hear about home fires, they have connections to the kitchen. According to a Consumer Product Safety Commission report, cooking equipment accounted for 40 percent of residential fires. Cooking was responsible for 27 percent of fire-related injuries.

Do your fire alarms work? About 60 percent of fires happen in homes without a working fire alarm, according to the American Red Cross.

You can help prevent kitchen fires and burns in your home by following these tips: • Wear the right clothes when cooking. Roll up your sleeves tightly or wear short-sleeved shirts instead of shirts with long, loose-fitting sleeves, which could catch on fire.

• Don’t leave your stove or appliances, especially deep-fat fryers, unattended when they’re in use. If you must leave the kitchen, even for a couple of minutes, set a timer as a reminder to check the food. Keep a close eye on food in the oven.

• Always supervise children in the kitchen. Try to keep them 3 feet away from a stove that’s being used or still hot.

Keep pan handles turned toward the stove.

• Clean ovens and stovetops regularly.

• Keep potholders, dishcloths and towels away from burners.

• Check that burners and oven dials are turned off.

• Be sure you have a working fire extinguisher. Know how and when to use it. According to fire safety experts, don’t discharge a fire extinguisher into a burning pan of grease because it may spread the fire. Instead, smother the fire with a lid or use baking soda. Don’t throw water on a grease fire or attempt to carry the pan to the sink. You could spread the fire and burn yourself.

• Don’t use a damp towel or potholder to remove food from the oven.

• Test your smoke alarm regularly. We should have one on every level of the home, outside sleeping areas and inside each bedroom, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Always have an escape plan in case of fire.

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##### A recent survey of America’s young farmers and ranchers revealed that 97.2 percent planned to farm and ranch for life. And 90 percent said they would like their children to follow in their footsteps. This provides strong incentive for today’s farmers and ranchers to protect and preserve he natural resources on their property.

Not only is the land and its resources a farmer’s lifeblood today, it represents the future for his family and its business. ##### More than 100 agricultural crops in the U.S. are pollinated by bees. In fact, one out of three bites of food people eat is thanks to honeybees. Bees contribute to more than $15 billion worth of crops every year through pollination. ## The average American eats 126 pounds of potatoes a year

Am I satisfied?

By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service “Am I satisfied?” That is a pondering question for the various aspects of the business of beef production.

The question also reaches beyond the business, into the personal satisfaction one derives from being an agricultural producer. The root of the question rests at the heart of the operation, the herd, and any evaluation needs to start with browsing - browsing the cow herd, the bullpen, the yearlings, the replacement heifers, the various ages of calves - and then ask, “Am I satisfied?”

Then branch out and browse the many performance indicators that document the type of cattle raised. “Am I satisfied?”

The next step goes a little deeper, as we browse the checkbook, the income statement, the sale records, the profit and loss statement, the tax forms and other statements that involve the finances of the business. “Am I satisfied?” And perhaps you can ask a second question: Are the cows providing such that hard work and dedication are converted to enough cash to offer some alternative opportunities?

And lastly, look around and list the people one does business with in the process of actually producing beef.

Ask again, “Am I satisfied?” Am I meeting and associating with an expanded group of friends who help one relish the chosen path of life?

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These are not easy questions, but all need to be addressed at some point in life.

Many presenters at conferences, meetings, bull sales, auction barns and other beef gatherings certainly offer an opinion as to how they see beef production integrating with life. Some of these gathering will have one wondering what the right course is. The answers to the various “Am I satisfied?” questions go back to how a producer gauges satisfaction with life and living that life by obtaining support within the beef industry.

So what is satisfaction? As a teacher, I see people inclined to seek further understanding, but in reality, people generally do plateau as they reach their individual points of satisfaction. In fact, many actually can be annoyed by those who persistently seek change.

I always will remember a call that I received from an elderly gentleman. He had been bothered by persistent recommendations to change his beef operation and switch breeds of cattle. The breed he was raising was considered out of date. I listened as he reviewed all that he had done during a lifetime of involvement with his current breed. He was proud, despite some market discounts and neighborly jabs.

When he got done, I asked him, “Are you satisfied with your cattle?” And he said, “Yes.” I said, “Then why are you asking to change?” He was simply seeking permission to say yes, yes he was satisfied in what he was doing and certainly enjoyed his days.

When our days draw short, is it not that satisfaction we are seeking? What difference does it make if the world does not agree? As long as we know what we want to do and have sought and found a way to accomplish our task, then when accomplished, should we not take the time to relish what we have achieved? Yes, we should.

That being said, we do know the world will change and so will the beef industry. And, unfortunately, some change comes in the form of mandates rather than polite suggestions CONTINUED ON PAGE B33

Wine center assistant credits WSU offerings, opportunities

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities Classes, internships and study abroad through Washington State University (WSU) Tri-Cities has taken Colin Hickey around the world to land in his dream job – assistant winemaker at the Ste. Michelle Wine Estates WSU Wine Science Center.

“I kind of got lucky in that I talked to the right people and said the right things, but I also worked hard,” he said. “It’s not like this came easy. I took what I learned in the program and ran with it.”

Hands-on learning He was among the first class in the Blended Learning program started by Thomas Henick-Kling, WSU director of viticulture and enology. Students design wines and work with commercial wineries to produce them. After a geography class exposed him to the wine culture in Europe, he enrolled in viticulture and enology at WSU Tri-Cities.

“That was probably the most beneficial learning experience I received through classes at WSU,” Hickey said. “It gave me the hands-on experience of what the wine world would be like.”

Prost! Studying wine in Germany He took part in the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange, a German study abroad program.

“I was only one of three out of a couple thousand applications they received that was interested in wine,” he said.

He was placed at the Weingut Martinushof winery in Bodenheim, Germany, to learn about all aspects of the wine business, but especially viticulture. On his days off, he traveled throughout Europe, including France, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

“In many of those places, I made a point to experience the country’s wine,” he said. “I learned a lot about the wines overseas. I would compare the new world to the old world where everything is based on tradition and they make wine from centuries-old vines.”

Landing the dream job Hickey did a summer internship with Markus Keller, WSU professor of viticulture, at the Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center in Prosser.

That was followed by an internship assisting the head winemaker at the Ste. Michelle Estates WSU Wine Science Center – where Hickey is now the assistant winemaker.

“This place has taught me a lot,” he said of WSU. “I’m working in this amazing facility … but it’s only the beginning.

I plan to use everything I’ve learned here to keep growing.”

Am I satisfied?

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and sets back our level of satisfaction. In fact, we even can enter a level of frustration. But there is a big picture. We each need to find our spot, create our nest and re-seek satisfaction even when the nest we had incurs a hit and significant adjustments need to be made.

Removing frustration is not easy. Take another good look at the operation, browsing the cattle, reviewing the checkbook, monitoring the performance and noting one’s friendships. Ponder how change can adjust each of these steps, and once the change is made, ask again, “Am I satisfied?”

We are generally very adaptable. As times move and our families and friends change, we tend to change with them.

But still, someone always seems to be telling us what to do.

Perhaps a listening ear, some pondering, a thank you for the input with a suggestion for improvement will lead to personal reflection on how we proceed.

If, in the end, we do not achieve some level of personnel satisfaction within our chosen occupation, then our life’s objectives and goals really need to be revisited. The sophistication of the world, along with its ever-increasing, very detailed and technical sensitivity, can send us wondering and pondering what we should be doing. Saying, “No, thanks, I prefer to be happy, satisfied and content with what I am doing” is OK. Now I can decide what bull to buy.

May you find all your ear tags.

For more information, contact your local NDSU Extension Service agent (https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/extension/directory) or Ringwall at (701) 456-1103 or kris.ringwall@ndsu.edu. ##### The world population will jump from 7 billion to 9 billion by 2050. Farmers will need to double food production by then to keep pace.

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Glyphosate-resistant Russian thistle found in MT

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This article highlights the evolution of glyphosate (Roundup, RT3, and other generics)-resistant Russian thistle in Montana. Russian thistle (Salsola tragus L.), a native of southeastern Russia, is one of the most problematic broadleaf weed species in the dryland no-till cropping systems of Montana and the U.S. Great Plains. It is a summer annual weed belonging to the goosefoot family that reproduces by seed. Russian thistle commonly invades dryland crop production fields, irrigation canals, roadsides, railroads, ditch banks and other disturbed non-cropland areas in this region.

It is known to reduce crop yields, hinder harvest operations and pose problems in summer fallow.

Russian thistle exhibits low seed dormancy and persistence in the soil seedbank. Seeds can germinate early in the spring, and seedlings can exhibit an extended period of emergence during the summer. Russian thistle plants are round in shape with a bushy appearance and can grow up to 4 feet tall. It has a deep tap root system that can extend up to 5 feet depth in the soil. Leaves are alternate and linear in shape.

In general, Russian thistle exhibits indeterminate flowering that normally starts during mid-summer. At maturity, Russian thistle plants break off at the ground level and tumble with the prevailing wind, dispersing seeds to a long distance. A single mature plant can produce almost 250,000 seeds.

In the fall 2015, seeds of a Russian thistle population surviving glyphosate applications were collected from a chem-fallow field in Chouteau County, Montana. The field was under wheat-fallow rotation and had a history of repeated glyphosate applications. Almost 100 plants screened from the population survived the field-use rate of glyphosate (@32 fl oz/a of 4.5 lb ae/gal Roundup Powermax). Doseresponse experiments conducted by Prashant Jha and Vipan Kumar, weed researchers at the MSU Southern Agricultural Research Center in Huntley, showed up to 4.5-fold levels of resistance to glyphosate. Furthermore, “the confirmed glyphosate-resistant Russian thistle biotype survived two times the field-use-rate (1 oz/acre) of Ally Extra (Group 2, Sulfonylurea herbicide), confirming multiple resistance to glyphosate and sulfonylurea herbicides,” said Kumar. The demographic spread of glyphosate-resistant Russian thistle in Montana is unknown, and the underlying mechanism(s) of glyphosate resistance is under investigation at the MSU Southern Agricultural Research Center in Huntley.

“This report confirms the first case of evolution of glyphosate-resistant Russian thistle. In Montana, this is third weed species (after kochia and marestail) that has developed resistance to glyphosate. The discovery of glyphosate resistance in Russian thistle is a concern for Montana producers,” said Jha. Growers need to be proactive in managing Russian thistle populations in their fields. Weed control efforts should aim at preventing the soil seedbank replenishment. Utilize multiple, effective modes of action herbicides to manage the problem.

Glyphosate applications in fallow should include 16-26 fl oz/acre of 2,4-D LV6 (equivalent rates for other formulations). Incorporating spring or fall soil-applied residual herbicides can aid in reducing the weed seedbank. Gramoxone, Sharpen + 2,4-D, Distinct + 2,4-D can be used to control glyphosate-resistant Russian thistle (less than 5 inches) in chemical-fallow. Always follow the label for herbicide use rates and adjuvants.

“Diversification in crop rotation with the inclusion of pulse crops such as peas during the fallow period will aid in diversifying herbicide modes of action and using PRE soil-residual herbicides,” said Jha. Russian thistle seed bank should be proactively managed (zero tolerance to seed production) with effective herbicides labeled in wheat.

For information on preventing and managing glyphosate-resistant weeds in Montana, please refer to the MSU Extension research bulletin No 4602: Glyphosate-resistant kochia in Montana: Herbicide Recommendations and Best Management Practices for Growers.

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Montana State University Extension has released the two latest editions in its MontGuides series on cropdamaging insect pests, covering the cereal leaf beetle and the pea leaf weevil.

The new guides contain essential information that producers need to manage these insect pests, including identification, biology, life history, types of damage and management recommendations.

These publications are the first MontGuides to be released in a new single-page format, called pest fact sheets. The new fact sheets are intended to be a quick, concise reference for producers on pest insects and their management.

Clain Jones, an associate professor in MSU College of Agriculture’s Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, recently conducted a survey of client needs and preferences in Montana agriculture. Survey responses indicated a desire for a shorter format, with just the essential information, according to Kevin Wanner, MSU Extension specialist in crop-damaging insect pests.

The traditional four-to-six page MontGuide format will still be appropriate for wider-ranging subjects that may involve multiple pests or crops.

Based on Jones’ survey results, Wanner worked with Susan Anderegg, a graphic designer with MSU Extension Communications and Publications, to create the new format. The new fact sheets also contain photos and links to video presentations, which give more detailed descriptions and information.

“Over the next few years the goal is to add to this series to cover (all) major insect pests that damage important agronomics crops in Montana,” said Wanner.

The pest fact sheets can be found online by searching the MSU Extension publications store for “cereal leaf beetle” and “pea leaf weevil”.

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Montana cattle producers and the Montana Department of Agriculture will be hosting an inbound Australian beef cattle trade mission for six days starting on March 10th.

The trade mission will work to maintain the strong relationship between Australian and Montanan beef producers, particularly with Montana’s high-quality beef genetic seedstock.

“We had a productive trade mission attending the Beef Australia trade show two years ago and piqued their interest in Montana’s high-quality beef seedstock. This is an opportunity to show them our quality firsthand,” said Bruce Thomas, owner of Thomas Herefords in Gold Creek, MT. Australia is the 12th largest economy in the world, which normalized a free trade agreement with the United States in 2005.

Although Australia is a large beef producer in its own right, beef genetics trade between both countries has been robust, with Australia ranking as the second largest Montana beef semen purchaser in the world. Estimates from USDA indicate that Australia will continue to be a large shipper of live slaughter animals to Southeast Asia, which can be supported by the U.S. seedstock industry by marketing and selling high-quality genetics, via semen and embryos, to Australia.

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After developing a dialogue at Beef Australia two years ago, 10 Australian cattle producers will visit Hereford ranching operations in Valier, Willow Creek, Manhattan, and Absarokee before visiting ORIGen <http://origenbeef.org/> in Huntley. The Australian buyers will be arriving in Missoula before traveling across the state.

The mission was funded through a U.S. Livestock Genetic Export, Inc. (USLGE) grant that will pay for their hotel and ground transportation, with airfare and meals part of the Australian producers’ responsibility.

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By Iowa State University of Science and Technology The second round of awards from Iowa State University’s Presidential Initiative for Interdisciplinary Research will help build four big data research teams and launch major projects in digital agriculture and intelligent text analysis.

The four new awards are designed to strengthen data driven science on campus, build teams of faculty members across disciplines, create research partnerships beyond campus and eventually establish new research centers capable of winning external funding.

“Building and supporting these four research teams will help Iowa State be a pioneer and a leader in big data,” said Iowa State President Steven Leath. “Data science now impacts every field, from business to engineering to the natural, physical and social sciences. By finding new and better ways to extract knowledge from large and complex data sets, we can advance all those disciplines, educate students and develop our state’s economy.”

Here are this year’s winning teams, selected from 10 full proposals involving 100 faculty members: • Data Driven Discoveries for Agricultural Innovation, $750,000 research support over three years, led by Carolyn Lawrence-Dill, associate professor of genetics, development and cell biology; Asheesh Singh, assistant professor of agronomy; and Baskar Ganapathysubramanian, associate professor of mechanical engineering. The research team of 19 faculty members from across campus will work to make significant strides in the collection, management, interpretation and use of data related to agriculture. The project’s vision “is to set the stage for ISU to become the recognized international research source of expertise in data driven agriculture,” the researchers wrote in a project summary.

• An Automated Functional Language Extraction (AFLEX) System to Transform the Translation of STEM Research to Society, $450,000 research support over three years, led by Annette O’Connor, professor of veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine. The team’s seven researchers are also from English, statistics, computer science, industrial and manufacturing systems engineering and food science and human nutrition. They’ll work to improve society’s access to scientific research findings and enhance communication between scientists. They’ll develop a system capable of identifying and extracting relevant data from the overwhelming amount of information in scientific texts. “When scientific findings are retrieved, summarized, and communicated to decision makers in a timely manner, the societal impacts include informed decision making and reduced research waste,” the researchers wrote in a project summary.

• Big Data for Sustainable City Decision Making, $50,000 for one year of planning and development, led by Ulrike Passe, associate professor of architecture and director of the Center for Building Energy Research. The team’s 10 researchers are also from statistics, computer science, industrial and manufacturing systems engineering, human computer interaction, English, community and regional planning, agronomy and the City of Des Moines. The team aims to develop data-intensive decision-making systems to help decision makers create more livable, sustainable and resilient cities. The team’s initial focus will be on energy conservation policies.

• Combining Big Data and Survey Data to Meet New Challenges in Data Driven Policy Development and Evaluation, $50,000 for one year of planning and development, led by Zhengyuan Zhu, associate professor of statistics. The team’s nine researchers are also from economics and civil, construction and environmental engineering. The team plans to develop innovative methods for combining multiple survey and non-survey data sources to transform how policies are made and evaluated. The initial focus will be on food assistance programs and water quality initiatives.

Sarah Nusser, Iowa State’s vice president for research, said the initial presidential research awards in 2013 have already produced large-scale research collaborations with other universities, federal agencies and industry partners.

Those collaborations have attracted more than $30 million in external support.

“The program very successfully fostered research teams that could build the scale, stature and impact of interdisciplinary research at Iowa State,” Nusser said. “And so we asked President Leath to continue to support the initiative, especially to pursue his goal of becoming a leader in big data.”

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By Iowa State University of Science and Technology Three thin leaflets blew open and blood blasted through an artificial heart valve, the center stream firing reds and yellows, the colors indicating a flow speed up to 125 centimeters per second. When the leaflets slammed shut, the flow turned to light blue eddies, indicating blood flow had nearly stopped.

And then Ming-Chen Hsu, an Iowa State University assistant professor of mechanical engineering, searched his computer for another video and clicked play.

This time the tip of a wind turbine blade appeared on his monitor, constantly moving, flexing and vibrating as the blade rotated around the rotor hub. Red indicated air moving at a relative speed of 52 meters per second over the top of the blade; blue and green marked the slower air around the blade.

These are computer models featuring technologies called computational mechanics, fluid-structure interaction and isogeometric analysis. They show the flow fields and stresses that mechanical systems have to withstand. And they’re part of a toolkit Hsu and his research group are developing to improve the design, engineering and operation of all kinds of machines.

“If we are able to use computers to model and simulate these engineering designs, we can save a lot of time and money,” Hsu said. “We don’t have to build and test every prototype anymore.”

Hsu said it would be impractical, for example, for the wind energy industry to build and test full-scale prototypes of each and every idea for improving the performance of wind turbines.

Instead, the wind energy industry can opt for computational models. Hsu said they’re based on complex mathematical equations. They’re full of data. And studies show they’re accurate.

Using the models, “We can predict the real physics of the problems we are looking at,” he said.

And so those videos showing blood flowing through an artificial heart valve or the vibrations of a wind turbine blade are a lot more than colorful graphics. To engineers, they can be as good as full-scale prototypes for studying durability and performance.

Hsu has a background in computational mechanics and started modeling wind turbines during his doctoral studies at the University of California, San Diego. He started modeling heart valves as a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Texas at Austin.

He’s been at Iowa State since the fall of 2013 and has built a research group that currently includes doctoral students Austin Herrema, Chenglong Wang, Michael Wu and Fei Xu plus undergraduate student Carolyn Darling. The group is now working on two wind turbine studies and an engine project: • They’re modeling the performance of the “Hexcrete” concrete wind turbine towers being developed by Sri Sritharan, Iowa State’s Wilson Engineering Professor in Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering. The goal is to use prefabricated concrete to build taller wind turbine towers that can access the steadier winds at 120 meters and higher.

The project is primarily supported by the U.S. Department of Energy.

• They’re also developing software to help engineers design wind turbine blades. The software will bridge a wide gap between blade design tools and performance simulations. The project is supported by a National Science Foundation grant that established Iowa State’s graduate program in wind energy science, engineering and policy.

• And Hsu’s research group is modeling the performance of the rotors inside gas turbines. The models will help engineers design the next generation of turbine engines. The project is supported by a grant from the U.S. Army Research Office.

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Trout value of sales increased from 2014

The total value of fish sales received by trout growers in the United States totaled 104 million dollars for 2015, an increase of 1 percent from 2014. Idaho accounted for 47 percent of the total value of fish sold.

The number of trout 12 inches and longer sold during 2015 totaled 45.4 million fish, down 6 percent from the previous year. The average price per pound was $1.66, up 5 percent from 2014. The value of sales for the 2015 marketing year was 96.4 million dollars, up 1 percent from 2014. For trout 12 inches or longer, 58 percent were sold to processors.

The number of 6”- 12” trout sold during 2015 totaled 4.90 million fish, a decrease of 5 percent from 2014. The average price per pound was $3.50 during 2015, up 6 percent from the 2014 price. The total value of sales was 6.42 million dollars during 2015, a 10 percent increase from the previous year.

The major sales outlets for 6”-12” trout were for recreational stocking accounting for 48 percent of total sales, followed by government agencies with 22 percent.

The number of 1”- 6” trout sold during 2015 totaled 8.47 million, an increase of 1 percent from the previous year. The average value per 1,000 fish was $181 during 2015, down from $194 in 2014. The total value of sales was 1.53 million dollars, down 5 percent from last year’s total.

Distributed trout Trout distributed for restoration, conservation, enhancement, or recreational purposes, primarily by State and Federal hatcheries, included 7.32 million 12” or longer fish, 67.0 million 6”- 12” fish, and 58.7 million 1”- 6” fish. The estimated value of fish distributed totaled 118 million dollars, up 5 percent from 2014.

Trout losses Total losses of all trout intended for sale were 28.3 million fish during 2015. Disease accounted for 90 percent of these losses.

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Fire Safety - 30 seconds is all your horse has

By Penn State Extension Fire is the most terrible death than can befall an animal, especially the horse, because the horse is penned securely within its corral and stable. The horse owner almost surely has committed to memory the telephone number of the veterinarian but does not know the number to dial in case of fire. Fire prevention and safety is the duty of every person involved. Many of the preventative measures apply whether the facility is at a track, a training barn, summer camp stable or backyard barn. Fire safety involves common sense and a trained response. Be safety conscious at all times. Fires give little warning. Rehearse the necessary course of action to be followed with members of your family, your boarders, youth in training and others directly involved with the animals in the barn in the event of fire. Conspicuously post the number of the local fire department by all telephones. Fire prevention is easier to preach than practice, but it is a vital part of horse ownership and management.

Barn Fires Records show that the majority of fires in stables are caused mainly by misuse of electrical apparatus, heaters, and careless smoking. Other causes of fires are lightening, arson, and spontaneous combustion. Because more and more horse owners are moving out to a small acreage of their own and building their own stables and horse barns, this article will focus on the small scale horse facility.

All horse barns have the following in common: • Wood construction • Bedding, straw, sawdust or shavings in stalls • Storage of hay, bedding straw or shavings in close proximity to the barns • Highly combustible materials • People A horse standing in a bed of straw might just as well be standing in a pool of gasoline should a fire occur. The burning rate of loose straw is approximately three times that of the burning rate of gasoline. The horse in a stall where the fire originates has only 30 seconds to escape. The flame spread and heat is so rapid that a fire, once started, is out of control in a matter of minutes. These startling statistics dramatically emphasize the fact that a stable fire, once underway, does not give much time for evacuation of horses. Automatic sprinkler systems are advocated for commercial facilities such as racetracks and large breeding establishments and other commercial-type enterprises. However, from a monetary point of view, automatic sprinkler systems generally are not included in the smaller scale operations. Overhead sprinklers may not work in freezing temperatures. Water-type fire extinguishers are effective if used within the first minute. Since stable fires develop rapidly due to the abundance of combustible materials, fire extinguishers are of little or no use once the fire has gained burning time (60 seconds). Fire spreads rapidly, as does panic. Quick action is necessary to save the life of a horse.

The person who is knowledgeable in the correct course of action will be more effective than five people in a panic state.

Procedures to be followed in the Event of Fire: • Call fire department • Evacuate horses • Use halters and lead ropes: Blindfold, if necessary • Move horse to holding area away from barn site and out of the way of fire-fighting equipment such as an adjacent riding arena. Remember, horses will run back home or back to their stall when frightened.

• Open all access (road) gates to the barn area. Use available fire fighting equipment until help arrives such as extinguishers and hoses. But, know when to quit, do not put yourself in danger.

• Keep roads clear for fire equipment.

Plan what to do In Case of Fire • What to do with the horses?

• How to fight a fire?

• Where is the alarm?

• Where is the electrical master switch?

• Do all horses have halters and lead ropes hanging on the stall door?

Fire prevention and safety should be taught along with basic equitation by trainers, organizations, and parents. As schools have fire drills for the students, so should the barn manager and trainer instruct students in the course of action to follow in case of fire. Assign someone at the barn to be responsible for posting fire rules. Remember allot can be done to diminish the ever constant threat of fire. We all must know the proper actions to take in case of a fire so individuals, horses and the loss of property can be minimized.

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26-ft. flatdeck with duals, 25,000 GVW, two 10K axles, 5-ft. dovetail with 3 flip-over ramps, cold weather wiring harness. Retails for $11,459. Selling price $10,279..........................................................REDUCED TO $10,099 26-ft. flatdeck with duals, 25,000 GVW, two 10K axles, 5-ft. dovetail with 2 monster ramps, cold weather wiring harness. Retails for $12,199. Selling price $10,849..........................................................REDUCED TO $10,699 30-ft. flatdeck with duals, 25,000 GVW, two 10K axles, 5-ft. dovetail with 2 flip-over monster ramps, cold weather wiring harness. Retails for $12,669.

Selling price $11,349..............................................REDUCED TO $11,199 32-ft. flatdeck with duals, 25,000 GVW, 2-12K axles, Douglas Fir decking, cold weather wiring harness, 5-ft. Dovetail with 2-flip over Monster ramps.

Retails for $14,496.....................................................Will sell for $12,199

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2016 PJ 6” channel 20-ft. equipment tilt trailer, 16-ft. tilt, 4-ft. stationary, electric/torsion axles, 14,000 lb. GVW, spare tire mount only. Retails for $6549........................................................................ REDUCED TO $5859 MORE MODELS IN STOCK WITH DIFFERENT OPTIONS! - CALL FOR PRICING 2016 PJ 6” channel 22-ft. equipment tilt trailer, 16-ft. tilt, 6-ft. stationary, electric/torsion axles, 14,000 lb. GVW, cold weather wiring harness, spare tire mount only......................................................................................... $6199 2016 PJ 6” channel 22-ft. equipment tilt trailer, 16-ft. tilt, 6-ft. stationary, electric/torsion axles, 14,000 lb. GVW, cold weather wiring harness, spare tire mount only, 2nd jack, fork rack.......................................................... $6599

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Retails for $6009............................... ...................REDUCED TO $5389 16-ft. deckover with 6-ft.6” slide-in ramps, spare tire mount. Retails for $5419. Selling price $4859......

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26-ft. flatdeck with singles, 15,680# GVW, 5-ft. center pop-up dovetail with two flip-over ramps, cold weather wiring harness, Douglas Fir deck. Retails for $9139. Selling price $8209. ................................REDUCED TO $7999 26-ft. flatdeck with singles, 15,680# GVW, 5-ft. dovetail with two flip-over monster ramps, cold weather wiring harness, Douglas Fir decking, spare tire and front tool box. Retails for $9379. Selling price $8429. .................... ..................................................................................REDUCED TO $8199

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2015 Carry On 7-ft. x 14-ft. enclosed with 7000 lb. GVW, rear barn doors, side door, roof vent, D-ring tie downs, spare tire and carrier inside.......... $4599 2-2015 Carry On 7-ft. x 14-ft. enclosed with 7000 lb. axle, rear ramp door, side door, roof vent, D-ring tie downs, spare tire and carrier inside.......... $4422

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Partnerships help improve water quality in Kansas

By Katie Allen, K-State Research and Extension is also improving water quality. According When farmers and ranchers proclaim, to a North Carolina Cooperative Extension “I’d like to leave my land in better shape report (http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/programs/ than when I acquired it,” most are simultaextension/wqg/sri/sediment5.pdf), sedineously thinking about the next generation. mentation of surface waters clogs stream They would like their children, grandchilchannels, which can lead to further erosion dren and future descendants to enjoy the and flooding. It reduces the storage capacsame successes that they have witnessed. ity of reservoirs, destroys wetland areas, Being a good steward of the land means and degrades water quality for municipal, thinking of and applying innovative means industrial and recreational means. to improve land and water quality. It means Graber said local stakeholders in McPhergrowing crops and livestock efficiently son and Saline counties, along the Smoky while taking care of the natural resources Hill River, listed more than 100 sites that that make food production possible, said needed stabilization assistance. So far, they Brad Shogren, a farmer from McPherson have assessed 80 of those sites by measuring County, Kansas. bank heights and estimating erosion rates.

Through his involvement with a local “In that process of identifying sites and conservation district, Shogren has worked trying to assess those, we ranked all of them with other farmers and stakeholders to de1 to 80,” Graber said, with No. 1 in the worst velop more cost-effective ways to stabilize condition. “We know some sites are much streambanks along tributaries of the Smoky worse depending on how tight the bend or Hill River. When streambanks collapse, the curve is, and how long it is. Just by doing sediment drifts into the water. Without prethose estimates of erosion, some of them are vention measures, the sediment can disrupt eroding less than a foot per year. Some of water flow and quality. them are more in the 4 or 5 feet per year.”

While the process of reshaping streamBecause using trees is a newer technique, banks and placing rocks along the banks Graber said local stakeholders didn’t want to prevent erosion has served as the tradito pick out the worst sites to fix initially. tional method of stabilization, this method They wanted to try to fix those that contribis extremely expensive, said Ron Graber, uted some sediment into the river system watershed specialist for K-State Research before “jumping in head first on a really and Extension. Especially in central Kansas, bad one.” where Graber works, rock would need to be “We go to some of those landowners, talk hauled to the site, which creates an added to them about this process, see where their expense. interest level is and go from there,” GraGraber said using on-site material such as ber said. “We have several completed and trees as opposed to the traditional method several more lined up who are interested.” has proven to be more cost effective. After Shogren said many landowners are also extracting a suitable tree near the streaminterested in cost-effective streambank stabank, a dozer is used to trench into the bank bilization because of the benefits to wildlife. to create a new home for the tree.

By restoring the streambank, more vegeta“We trench in and bury the root wad of tion can grow. the tree back into the bank,” Graber said.

“Some wildlife enthusiasts just love when “We try to go in at least 10 foot. If we can we put in one of these sites,” Shogren said. go in 20 to 25 foot, that’s even better. We “They go fish. We’re making habitat that have the branches pointed out into the water is also suitable for deer, turkey and other with the stream. The idea is that they point wildlife that need those forages to survive.” downstream or with the flow.”

Learning process Because the tree is angled with the flow, The landowners themselves must witness it helps trap and settle sediment while makthe many benefits before buying into the ing the streambank sturdier, he said. The process, Shogren said. It’s an ongoing proprocess has thus far proven successful for cess that requires learning and improving. many landowners.

“Over the years, we’ve had to learn,” “We’re excited about the possibilities of Shogren said. “There have been a couple these projects and hoping they will confailures. We’ve had to go back and redesign. tinue to work well,” Graber said. “Initial We have moved to also using recycled conevaluations (from demonstration sites) are crete – local resources from our cities and indicating that.” highways – so if someone is doing a project, Numerous benefits we can gather those materials, truck them Cost savings for landowners is one to a site inexpensively and use them later.” of the most visible benefits. Graber said “When you do one successful project construction costs alone for the traditional in one area, the next guy downstream sees “reshaping and rock” method are typically what has happened and wants to do it,” he at a minimum $70 a linear foot, but more added. “If we could get a third of the sites realistically as much as $90 to $100 a linear done over the next 10 years, I think it would foot. be pretty significant, and it would definitely “If we’re talking about a site that is 800 have an impact on the amount of the sedilinear foot long, you can see that we get ment load we have in the river.” a lot of money tied up into construction,” Shogren said he is optimistic, because Graber said, “and then we’ve not paid the the landowners he has talked to have a true engineering costs.” interest in improving their land.

That example would mean up to $80,000 “As we stabilize these banks and look at in construction costs alone. these newer inexpensive ways of doing it, He said the tree method could be done the old theory that ‘the coffee shop is the for about $1,000 per tree structure. That best place to promote your ideas’ works,” same 800-foot site might need eight tree Graber said. “If we have a landowner who structures, or one placed in the streambank is happy with what’s happened, the cost is about every 100 feet. That total cost of conminimal and they’re excited, they’re going struction would be close to $8,000. to tell their neighbors. We’ve already seen “This is a lot more palatable for a landwhere some of the idea sharing is going on.” owner to try to fix themselves without any K-State Research and Extension and the cost-share (assistance),” Graber said.

Kansas Center for Agricultural Resources In addition to providing lower costs, using on-site trees to stabilize streambanks CONTINUED ON PAGE B43

Markets still rely on U.S. wheat for quality, variety

Circumstances in today’s global wheat market are generating some breathless headlines. Plentiful wheat supplies, a strong U.S. dollar and record low freight rates are making it possible for Black Sea region, Canadian and Argentine exporters to sell more of their wheat at low prices in more markets around the world. While it is accurate to say U.S. wheat export volume is down, predictions of U.S. wheat becoming a second tier source of wheat rely on old perspectives of what is now a changing and highly segmented world market.

Total world wheat use and global wheat trade is growing and has set records in two of the past three marketing years.

Much of that sustained growth is happening in markets that demand diverse types of wheat to produce premium ingredients in high-quality products. Unlike other wheat exporting countries and regions, U.S. farmers do not produce “generic” wheat. They supply six distinct wheat classes with excellent functional qualities and value for specific uses in specific end-product wheat foods.

That is why even under the current conditions, U.S. wheat exports are steadily increasing in markets that demand high quality. This is especially true in Asia and Latin America.

These regions imported about 10 MMT of U.S. wheat in 1985/86, about 15 MMT in 2000/01 and just under 20 MMT in 2014/15. USW is seeing long-term value in these emerging markets and is adjusting its resources to help meet customers’ needs. In addition, customers recognize the U.S. wheat supply chain as the most reliable in the world; U.S. wheat buyers know they will face no risk from export taxes or other arbitrary government interventions.

It is a market development strategy that also provides value to U.S. farmers in the form of higher prices for their wheat compared to farmers in most competing countries.

“Trade paper headlines seem to imply the world wheat market is some kind of public competition — a race to see which country can claim the largest exporter position. I do not see it that way,” said USW Vice President of Overseas Operations Vince Peterson. “Selling wheat with consistently higher quality and a greater diversity of end-use applications is more complicated than a low-price strategy, but I think it is worthwhile for our overseas customers and our farmers.”

“We believe markets tend to correct themselves,” said USW President Alan Tracy. “Given population growth in markets that cannot grow their own wheat, increasing disposable incomes and growing demand for premium flour products in the quality markets we serve best, we are optimistic about future U.S. wheat production and exports.”

Partnerships help improve water quality in Kansas

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The deadline for phoning in advertising for the April 2016 issue of the Trader's Dispatch will be March 30. Phone (406) 271-5533.

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and the Environment (KCARE) at Kansas State University has partnered on this water quality project with landowners, local Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) groups, local conservation districts, municipal stakeholders such as those from the City of Salina, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Division of Water Resources, and other public and private agencies.

A video about the cost-effective streambank stabilization project in Kansas is available on the K-State Research and Extension YouTube channel (http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/ programs/extension/wqg/sri/sediment5.pdf).

Winter Special on Flat Bottom Bins

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BRED COWS WANTED 4 to 9 years of age Black or Red Angus Mid-March to 1st of April calving

Call Michael 406-930-1868 or Wayne 406-860-8510

MACHINERY FOR SALE

John Deere 9600 combine, 150 hours on new motor, rebuilt header, lots of new parts.

Morris 40-ft. air drill, model 7240 tow between tank, carbide points.

Case IH SRX160 suspended boom sprayer, 90-ft. booms, 1600 gallon tank with rinse tank and Trimble 250 GPS light bar.

Star 40-ft. metal grain trailer with two hoppers, rebuilt.

Call 460-0717 days, 406-278-3322 evenings, Conrad, MT

GRAIN HAULING Four big trucks available

Call Harley to work out a rate.

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MOWER FOR SALE Rhino FR15, used about 21 hours total. No flat tire, upgraded gear boxes and chain kit. Brand new condition......$9100

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Registration open for Montana Farmers Union Young Producer Conference

Montana Farmers Union has announced it will host the annual Young Producer Conference in Havre, Montana at the Best Western Plus, April 1-2.The agenda will include topics ranging from Ag Lending, Tools for Ag Techie-Technology and Agriculture & Social Media by Ryan Goodman with AgriClear. Attendees will also have the opportunity to go off-site to the Northern Ag Research Center for hands-on education on Cattle Handling & Technology, Cover Crops for Grazing and Soil Health.

Friday night’s keynote speaker will be blogger and farmer Shauna Farver. MFU member Jake Fagan, with the Beginning Farmer Institute, will be the keynote for Saturday’s lunch, and Russell Nemetz with Northern Ag Network will be the keynote for Saturday night.

Biodiesel Day

Date when celebrated: March 18th Celebrate the birth of Rudolph Diesel and his vision of using vegetable oil as fuel on Biodiesel Day by switching to biodiesel fuel and power.

Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day

Date When Celebrated : March 27th If you’re rocking out to classics such as “I Still Miss You Baby, But My Aim’s Gettin’ Better” or “You’re the Reason Our Kids Are So Ugly”, then chances are you’re already well on the way to celebrating Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day.

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Date When Celebrated : Always March 19 Poultry Day celebrates chicken, turkey and other birds we commonly consume.

Chicken and turkey are lower in fats, and cholesterol than other meats, making it better for your health. They also give you your breakfast eggs.

Celebrate Poultry Day with eggs for breakfast, a chicken sandwich for lunch, and barbecue chicken for dinner. Don’t forget to cook up some chicken fingers for the kids.

Membership & Development Director Justin Loch says this year’s conference is open to anyone interested in agriculture.

“There will be something for everyone at this year’s conference. Montana Farmers Union is a grassroots organization. Young producers are the future of agriculture in Montana, and our goal is provide the resources and education for them to succeed.”

The cost of the conference is $25.00-Members and College Students & $35.00-Non Members/Non Student. Attendees can stay at the hotel for two nights for an additional $50.00. Hotel Reservations will be made

by MFU. MFU is offering a day camp for those interested for a fee of $10. To register visit http://montanafarmersunion.com/ young-producers-conference/ or call the MFU office at 452-6406.

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2012 Walinga 6614 with hydraulic boom rotation, grain dust pre-cleaner.............................$19,500 obo Phone Jason @ 701-872-6762, located in Beach, ND

SEMI FOR SALE 2005 Kenworth W900 with C15 engine, 13 speed transmission, steerable lift axle with a 2012 20-ft.

Loadline box and 2012 Loadline 20-ft. pup.$68,000

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• 2011 Dodge Laramie with leather heated seats, navigation, bed liner, new tires and 80,000 miles.

• Melroe 42-ft. chisel plow with harrows, good condition.

• Gysler 42-ft. chisel plow with harrows and rod, good condition.

• Wheatheart 41-ft.x8” auger with hydraulic mover and 20 hp Honda engine, used very little.

Call 406-390-2541 • Hingham, MT

LOADER FOR SALE Deere 544H wheel loader, quick tach 21/2 yard bucket with new cutting edge, tires match, all good. High hours, runs and starts excellent, uses no oil, no leaks, cab good, heater. Hay forks available..........$39,000 obo

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Bee genebank will preserve genetic diversity

By Kim Kaplan, Agricultural Research Service The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is organizing a national bee genebank as part of the agency’s response to ongoing problems facing the country’s beekeepers. Average losses of managed honey bee colonies have increased to more than 30 percent per year due to pathogens, pests, parasites, and other pressures including deficient nutrition and sublethal impacts of pesticides. These stresses have threatened the continued business sustainability of commercial beekeepers.

The genebank, which will be located in Fort Collins, Colorado, will help preserve the genetic diversity of honey bees, especially for traits such as resistance to pests or diseases and pollination efficiency. It will also provide ARS and other researchers access to resources from which to breed better bees, according to entomologist Robert Danka, with the ARS Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics, and Physiology Research Unit in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Danka is helping shape the bee genebank—the Russian honey bee and Varroa Sensitive Hygiene lines developed at the Baton Rouge lab will be among those conserved first.

To help make the genebank a practical reality, ARS researchers are developing better long-term storage techniques for honey bees, including improving cryopreservation of bee sperm and embryos. Their work will include creating a way to reliably revive frozen embryos and grow them into reproductively viable adults after storage.

Another component needed to create the new genebank is a germplasm species committee, which will decide which species and subspecies to collect and preserve. ARS and Washington State University are working with beekeepers on the next steps for the committee.

ARS is USDA’s chief intramural scientific research agency.

Read more about the new genebank in the January 2016 issue of AgResearch at http://agresearchmag.ars.usda. gov/2016/jan/bees/

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John Deere 635 mower conditioner, used 2 seasons, 11-ft.x6” cut, swing tongue................................ $21,000

New Holland 330 big square baler, 3x3, 8600 bales.............. $76,900 New Holland BR7090 round baler, wide pickup, twine & net..$29,000 New Holland BR780A round baler, twine only.......................... $9500 John Deere 566 round baler, twine/net..................................... $9800 Freeman 200 baler..................................................................... $3500 New Holland 1010 bale wagon................................................. $2200 John Deere 936 11’6” cut disc, flail conditioner...................... $13,900 John Deere 820 mower conditioner........................................... $7500 New Holland 144 inverter.......................................................... $4900 H&S 14-wheel, high capacity rake............................................. $9200

Kubota B7800HSD 30 hp, MFWD, 397 hours, loader and Woods backhoe..................................... $16,500

Used Tractors

New Holland TC24D with loader and backhoe.............................. $15,800 1900 Ford 30 hp, with loader, 4WD, diesel..................................... $9800 Massey Ferguson 230 34 PTO hp, diesel, low hours, consigned........... .............................................. $5500 Kubota M8950dt 96 hp with Westendorf loader.......................... $14,800 Ford TW25 MFWD, cab, 140 PTO hp, with Farmhand XL1140 loader......... ........................................... $26,400

Used Equipment

John Deere 503 5-ft. mower....... $700 Landpride HR3584 7-ft. box scraper, heavy duty, hydraulic retractable Ogden Harrow Cart several options teeth, like new....................... $3500 available....................................Call

John Deere 820 mower conditioner.... .............................................. $9800 John Deere 5425 tractor, 81 hp, cab, MFWD, 2900 hours............ $28,000

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FARM MACHINERY FOR SALE New Holland TS100A tractor, 2370 hours, Brush Hog M646 loader with grapple, 540/1000 PTO, 4x4, 3 point, cab with heat and air.......................................... $36,000 New Holland 258 rake, side delivery ....................... $2500 John Deere 3430 swather, diesel motor, 14-ft. auger, double sickle head, cab has air, 3549 hours ........... $16,000 John Deere 566 round baler ..................................$11,000

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New Holland SD440 57-ft. air seeder, 12” spacing......................................................$59,900 MacDon M100 30-ft. single knife header............ ...........................................................$95,200 USED AIR DRILL & CONVENTIONAL DRILLS

Massey-Ferguson 9430 swather..........$79,900 USED TRACTORS

Bobcat CT335 with loader, 150 hours.................. $18,900 Case 2470 tractor.................................................... $9900 Case IH B50 Farmall MFWD tractor.................... $29,900 White 4-210 tractor with reman engine................ $16,900 David Brown 1212 3 pt., 540 PTO.......................... $5900

USED SPRAYERS

Freightliner with F/S sprayer...........................$29,900 Ag Shield 1500 sprayer....................................$28,900 Summers Ultimate sprayer, 100-ft. boom.........$18,900 Melroe 115 Spra-Coupe......................................$2500

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Hesston 6610.

Hayhiker 1400 bale mover.

Hesston 5556A baler.

Kelly 41 with backhoe.

SQUARE BALERS

New Holland BB960 3x4 square baler............ $39,900 Case IH LBX432 3x4 with cutter...................... $64,900 Massey-Ferguson 2170 3x4........................... $74,900 Massey-Ferguson 2170 3x4, cutter................. $54,900 Challenger BA4 3x4 bale acumulator................. $4900 Massey-Ferguson AC25 bale accumulator for MF 4x4 square baler..................................................... $5000

ROUND BALERS

Case IH RBX562 with mesh wrap........................CALL New Holland BR780 twine only....................... $13,900 New Holland BR780A twine only........................ $9900 New Holland 688 twine only................................ $9900 New Holland 664 twine only................................ $9600 Hesston 2856A twine and net wrap................. $34,500 Hesston 5556A with mesh wrap...................... $19,900 Vermeer 605SM net and twine......................... $25,900 2-Vermeer Super J twine only. Each.................. $4900

USED HAYING EQUIPMENT

Sitrex 10 wheel V-rake........................................... $4800

USED PROCESSORS

2-Brandt VSF round/square processors. Each.... $8900 Highline 6600 processor..................................... $6900 Highline 6600 bale processor............................. $5900 Highline 6000 bale processor............................. $5000

USED SKID STEERS

Bobcat 751 skid steer........................................ $14,900 Case TR310 track loader.................................... $55,900

New Holland SD440 air seeder, 57-ft., 12” spacing...... ..................................................................... $59,900 Flexi-Coil 5000 51-ft. with 12” spacing............. $59,900 John Deere 9450 50-ft. with 12” spacing......... $15,900

USED SWATHERS

Massey-Ferguson 9430 swather..................... $79,900 New Holland 116 hydro swing............................ $5500 Case IH SCX 100 16-ft. pull type...................... $13,800 Hesston 1275 pull-type..................................... $14,900 Hesston 1170 pull-type hydro swing....................... $7900 MacDon 9352i swather......................................... $29,000 MacDon M100 30-ft. single knife header.............. $95,200 MacDon R85 16-ft. rotary disc hydra swing.......... $27,900

USED COMBINES

Gleaner R62 combine........................................ $55,900 Gleaner R62 combine........................................ $29,900 Gleaner R62....................................................... $29,900 New Holland TR98 combine.............................. $32,900 New Holland TR97 combine.............................. $23,900

USED HEADERS

Gleaner 4200 pickup header............................ $14,900 Gleaner 400 pickup header, attachment............. $9900 MacDon D65 40-ft. header............................... $59,900 MacDon D60 35-ft. draper header.................... $31,000 MacDon 960 30-ft. with adapter and pickup reel........... ..................................................................... $19,900 MacDon 960 30-ft. with pickup reel.................. $17,900 MacDon 960 30-ft. draper header, pickup reel..$16,900 MacDon 960 36-ft. draper header, pickup reel..$14,900 MacDon 960 30-ft. with adapter, bat reel......... $14,900 MacDon 920 14-ft. header................................ $14,000 3-Gleaner 15-ft. N-series pickup headers with Victory 7 or 8 belt attachment. Each.............................. $3500 30-ft. bat reel off 8570 header............................... $799

USED AUGERS

Farm King 13x70 auger with mover....................... $8900 Farm King 8x61 belt drive auger............................ $2800 Westfield MK1381 Plus auger........................... $17,900 Westfield MK 13x91 swing auger....................... $18,000 Westfield MK 13x71 auger.................................. $22,900 Westfield MK 13x70, swing hopper....................... $7500 Mayrath 8x60 swing auger..................................... $3000

USED MISCELLANEOUS

Highline 72-ft. heavy harrow............................$25,000 Leon 755 manure spreader..............................$25,000 John Deere 148 loader with grapple...................$5500 Case 480C 2WD backhoe................................$15,900 Kelly 3-pt. backhoe..............................................$4000 Danuser F7 3-pt. post hole auger, 9” & 12” bits.......$1400 Donahue 20-ft. stock trailer.....................................$7900 Titan 18-ft. stock trailer............................................$4500 Buhler 96” snowblower, 3-pt....................................$2900 Grasshopper 725G2 with 48” deck.........................$5900

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Leaving my mark

By Syd Rogers Tonight when feeding the heifers, I noticed that one of the ornery little girls managed to lose her tag. She had barely had it a couple of months and it was gone. The back was still on that holds it in place but the part that held her number was nowhere to be seen. Maybe she sold it on Ebay.

At any rate, I was excited. This could only mean one thing. A new tag had to be made! Now to most, making an ear tag wouldn’t seem that big of a deal. Two numbers on a piece of plastic, so what?

In all actuality, ear tag artists are the west’s best kept secret. The best of the artists have steady hands and a steel mind. The numbers have to be big enough to be read through a dirty window, in a blizzard at three football field lengths.

But – not too big so that the numbers spread into each other.

The numbers have to be clearly differentiated – is that a one or a seven?

The tag ink used is patented for a secret recipe that is hidden in a military bunker in the Swiss Alps in a vault with 4’ thick cement walls and encrypted digital redundant pass codes. This ink is meant to outlast the sun, the wind, snow, rain and momma cow’s slobber. If I recall, the story goes that the ink inventor’s father went blind trying to read tags and he dedicated his life to easing this tragedy for other ranchers.

Curtis has only allowed me to make one ear tag in three years. In fact, it is such a celebrated event that each time we see that cow in the pasture, he reports, “That’s the ear tag you made.” I’m not sure to this day if it is because it is decidedly not up to par or if it is showing my hidden talents.

I was going to get ahead of it tonight though. We got back into the house and I quickly pulled out the tag box with the various colors of purple, blue, yellow, orange and white of various sizes all meaning something unique and all very confusing to me. Nonetheless, I chose the big white tag, confirmed with Curtis and squirreled away the ink bottle.

Fortunately, Curtis was on night shift so his senses were dulled and reflexes slow and he didn’t quite realize what I was up to. While he was packing his lunch, getting ready for another night out in the coal mine, I got busy making the tag in the mud room. I gave the bottle a good shake and a good squeeze and started out with the five. It turned out beautiful.

The five took up half of the tag like it was supposed to and was very legible. Off to a good start!

The nine maybe wasn’t as nice. The ink flowed out maybe a little too quickly and was a bit puddle-like. The circle part was a little small and looked like a tall guy with a tiny head. Distracting. I gave it a good looking over and decided that although it could look like a “1” if the ear hair covered the top, it would probably do. Besides, there was always the other side.

Carefully I sat the tag down by the sink and closed the ink bottle. Always being the mom, I took a moment to consider all of the possible dangers to the situation. Almost immediately it dawned on me that it would never do to have the tag sit there as the cat likes to nest in the glove box above the dryer. She hops from the sink counter, to the top of the dryer and into the box. And sometimes to the top of the cupboard over the sink. Permanent black cat tracks weren’t in fashion this year so I made a managerial decision to move the potential danger.

When I picked up the tag, the ink rolled faster than a greased pig through a kid’s hands down to the floor – SPLAT! Halfway between the laundry room and kitchen, I was stuck.

I put my hand under the tag and ran to the kitchen sink. My only luck in this whole adventure was that no more ink got on the floor. The tag was laid by the kitchen sink so the ink could drip into the stainless steel and I grabbed the paper towels and water. And then Soft Scrub with Bleach. And then bathroom cleaner with bleach.

As some people make their way through this life, they leave beautiful works of art, poetry, music and thoughtprovoking novels. It seems my medium is the floor. Between the burn marks from the hot coals in the stove we use to heat the house to now permanent black tag ink splatter on the linoleum, you know where I have been.

I guess we had better add flooring into the budget this year.

Do you know anyone hiring? I might need a part-time job to pay for new linoleum. Anyone need help with making tags?

Critter-free garden

Try this easy, natural recipe to keep cats and squirrels away from your property. First mix 1/3 cup flour, 2 tablespoons cayenne pepper and 2 tablespoons powdered mustard. Then use the mixture to sprinkle around the perimeter of your yard. Or, mix it with 4 cups of water and 4 cups vinegar to make a spray.

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Bourgault 8800 30-ft., 3 ranks, 3 sections, single manifold delivery, spring mount shanks, New Raven Supercooler Bourgault 2115 tank........... ..............................................................................................$35,000 Concord 60-ft.x12” air drill, shanks replaced with Edge-On shanks, diesel motor (if you want it can be a fan motor), 3000 cart.............$15,000 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft. air drill, 12” spacing, new style disbribution system, capped steel packers, single shoot, 2320 tank.....................$49,500 2000 Flexi-Coil 5000 57 x 12, steel packers..............................$39,500 1988 Flexi-Coil 5000 27.5x7.5, 3.5” steel packers, shedded, bushings recently replaced, tow between 1720 cart and tank.............$35,000 Great Plains AD 1345 45-ft. air drill, 7” spacing........................$15,000 Great Plains new style forward drills, (3) 10-ft. each, fold forward and transport, 6” spacing, very good condition.............................$15,000 (3) International 7100 rubber packers, regular hitch. Each..........$2000 (3) International 150 12-ft.x14”, hydraulic lifts, with fertilizer...$1000 ea 2011 John Deere 1870 Conserva-Pak with 430 bushel tow-between 1910 commodity cart, 56-ft. x 12” row spacing with dry knife and paired row seed boot, double shoot with all run blockage on fertilizer and seed runs, 3 tank air cart 9150 (80-200 bushel)..........................$169,000.

Morris Maxim II 40’x10”, single shoot, 240 bushels, tow between......... ..............................................................................................$29,500 Versatile 600 bushel tow behind tank, 520/85R38 duals on rear, 3 tank system, 4th tank for small seed includes Canola 3.6 busehl - included, V Pas Envizio Pro monitor.....................................................$89,500

2013 Case IH STX500 HD 622 hours, PTO, 4 hydraulic remotes with Case drain, Pro 700, luxury cab, front and rear weight bars..............$282,000 2011 CAT Challenger 865C 525 hp, 2000 hours, power shift, 5 hydraulics, 30” tracks, Outback Auto Steer..................................................$259,000 1996 CAT 65D 300 hp, 5400 hours, 1000 PTO, full powershift, set up for air drill, 4 remotes.............................................................................$50,000 1988 Case 7110 540/1000 PTO, 75% rubber..................................$39,500 2014 John Deere 9620 500 hp, loaded, full 18 speed powershift, 4 remotes, Auto Steer ready, Auto Guidance and mapping, deluxe cab with Active seat and buddy seat, no PTO or 3 point....................................$169,000 1982 John Deere 8850 375 hp, 8910 hours with 2500 hours on engine overhaul, PTO..............................................................................$39,500 1975 John Deere 8630 6524 hours, PTO, updated 40 Series engine, 4 hydraulics.....................................................................................$19,500 John Deere 4430, Quad-Range, 50% tires, John Deere 158 loader, grapple........................................................................................$29,000 John Deere 4020 148 loader and grapple, straight bucket, 2430 hours, 540/1000 PTO, no 3 point, swinging drawbar..............................$12,500 1962 John Deere 4010, 80 hp, 540/1000 PTO, no 3-pt., swing drawbar, 2 remotes, loader, grapple, hour meter shows 2474.....................$13,500

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1999 Case IH 2388 rock trap, long auger, fore/aft, easy adjust sieves, 2685 separator hours, 3419 engine hours............................$49,500 Case IH 1680 with 1010 header, 3245 hours........... Combine: $25,000 .................................................................................. Header: $6500 1988 Case IH 1680 Stk#: 1701..................................................$29,500 Case IH 1480..............................................................................$10,000 Case IH 1440, 25-ft. 1010 header, regular reel...Combine only $12,000 With header...........................................................................$19,500 2001 John Deere 9750 2300 separator hours. Very clean.........$89,500 1997 John Deere 9600 with JD 914 pickup head, 3400 separator hours, 3800 engine hours, less than 200 hours ago - $20,000 work order. . .......................................................................Combine only $50,000 With header...........................................................................$57,500 Gleaner R60, 2819 hours...........................................................$15,000

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1982 Steiger ST470 525 hp, KT 1150 Cummins engine, Allison powershift.............................................................................................$69,500 1980 Steiger Panther III 325 hp, 7800 hours, Cat 3406 engine, 20 speed transmission, Atom Jet hydraulic for air drill..............................$29,500 1979 Steiger Tiger ST450 470 hp, Cummins engine......................$65,000 Degelman 16-ft. manual angle blade available...............................$7500 Steiger CP 1360 powershift, bareback, hour meter reads 2554 (not accurate)........................................................................................$39,500

SPRAYERS

2012 Versatile SX 275 sprayer, 120-ft. booms, updated Smart Trax and Envizo Pro Raven monitor, 1200 gallon stainless tank, 400 hours.... ............................................................................................$159,500 1994 Flexi-Coil 65XL pull-type sprayer, 120-ft., field ready................$7000 Summers sprayer with 1000 gallon tank.......................................$5000

TILLAGE EQUIPMENT

Friggstad CD-83-102 62-ft. chisel plow, 12”, new style shank/shank holders..................................................................................$25,000 Flexi-Coil 800 45-ft. plow............................................................$19,500 Gysler 24-ft. plow. No harrows, cable fold.....................................$4500

2011 Ford F350 34,000 miles, V10 engine, 4x4.........................$29,000 Friggstad 2025 30-yard hydraulic scraper.................................$55,000 Brandt 1060 auger, needs some work..........................................$2000 Drive over transfer auger, new hydraulic motor was replaced 4,000 bushels ago, runs good............................................................$4950 New Rhino box blade with ripper shanks......................................$1950 Degelman 12-ft. heavy duty blade, mounts...................................$7500 1978 Hale horse trailer, some rust, good tires...............................$1500 Leon 790 loader, 8-ft. bucket with teeth.........................................$8000 2003 New Holland BR780 round baler, auto twine only, Bale Command monitor, standard pickup, bale ramp.........................................$7500 Hesston 560 round baler (red), new drive clutches, shedded, field ready, twine baler...............................................................................$4,000 Versatile 4400 swather with 14-ft. & 20-ft. header, gas, cab, air conditioning............................................................................................$4950

HEADERS & ATTACHMENTS

2009 MacDon D60 45-ft. draper header, pick up reel, adaptor for CIH combines................................................................................$45,000 Honey Bee SP36 36-ft. draper header, hitch, transport, CIH adapter, regular reel.............................................................................$29,500 2003 John Deere 936D with pickup and transport.....................$20,000 Variety of headers & variety of brands/prices vary - CALL

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Students swarm to UNL entomologist for class project

By Haley Steinkuhler, IANR Media Erin Ingram has always believed that the best learning Choteau, MT comes when students make connections with class material to their daily lives. And recently, the University of Phone 406-466-2955 or 406-590-5447 (cell) Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) doctoral student got to see that notion in motion.

Ingram, an entomologist, worked with second-graders at Evelyn Hamlow Elementary School in Waverly on a project about the disappearing honeybee population.

Ingram became involved when Hamlow teacher Missy Schere came across a research article on honeybees written by her. Schere wanted to implement project-based learning in her classroom and needed a real-world question that her 2 yr. warranty on all students could explore. Project-based learning is a teaching Besler Bale Beds! method in which students explore and respond to real-world problems and challenges to reach a deeper level of learning.

The focus of the project became how to save honeybees.

For several years, scientists have been working to solve the mystery of Colony Collapse Disorder, a syndrome defined as a dead colony with no adult bees or dead bee bodies but with a live queen and usually honey and immature bees still present. Also, honeybees and beekeepers over the last 30 years have experienced new pathogens, parasites and other 2001 Dodge Ram 2500 V8, with a 2010 pests, nutrition problems and possible sub-lethal effects of We now have scales balebed with extendable arms. pesticides -- all serving to weaken or kill honeybee colonies. available for Bale Beds!

Schere incorporated the honeybee issue throughout the school day and used it as a theme for student research, while Ingram’s insight and involvement guided the learning process.

“The students were going home and telling their parents that they needed to plant more flowers to save the honeybees,” Ingram said. “Presenting them with a problem facing their community that they could own resulted in some of the most Free Form’s Generation II liquid tank is the perfect solution for eliminating motivated students I’ve ever algae formation in water tanks. The UV light blocking black interior coupled with seen.” the light reflecting white exterior give the Generation II tank many advantages Ingram visited their classover conventional tanks. By reflecting the UV rays the exterior of the tank and room, answered questions it’s contents remain cool, this also prevents loss of strength that often caused black tanks to buckle when fastened to trucks. through a weblog and proREGULATOR 2.0 is a carbon surfactant containing high vided resources from UNL’s amounts of energy and Oxygen.

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The Department of Entomology’s increased science literacy efforts ensured plenty of resources were available. Ingram said the project was a prime example of the university’s Check us out for all your sprayer outreach and engagement parts & supplies! Including hose, mission.

“Even if we don’t have valves, fittings & more! the manpower to support, many times there are physical resources that can be checked out to the public,” she said.

LIQUID - DRY - ANHYDROUS At the conclusion of the project, the students presented their findings to classmates, family and the public. Much of what they shared was discovered using UNL resources and through interactions with Ingram.

Schere said she plans to implement another projectbased learning program in her classroom soon.

“The students became so enthusiastic and curious about the project that they didn’t even realize when “Your Crop Production Specialist” Kremlin, Montana we missed recess,” she said.

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Stock #14166........................... $135,975 (1) 2004 John Deere 9760 22.5-ft. unload auger.

Stock #50873........................... $135,450 (1) 2004 John Deere 9760, 1360 sep hr, 3 spd, fixed fdrhse. Stock #46814..... $115,500 (11) 2001 John Deere 9750, 2500 sep hr, big top, 20-ft. auger. Stock #51343.......... $69,850 (2)

LAWN AND TURF

2012 John Deere X720, 3-pt., mid PTO, 540 rear PTO, 60” deck. Stock #51881$8500 (12) 2012 John Deere 647, 540 PTO, came off X720 mower. Stock #51882......... $3000 (12) 2011 John Deere X500 hydro trans, 48” deck, 426 hours. Stock #50804............. $4800 (11) 2015 John Deere X320 48” deck, 6 hours. Like new! Stock #50753...................... $4299 (11) 2006 John Deere X304 42” deck with bagger.

Stock #46010.............................. $2900 (12) 2014 John Deere Z425 mower, new 48” deck.

Stock #50962................................ $3300 (3) 2014 John Deere Z445 54” deck. Stock #50937.......................................... $4750 (1) 2006 John Deere LA115 lawn mower, 42” deck. Stock #50318..................... $1000 (01) 2002 John Deere LT155 lawn mower, 42” deck, 15 hp, hydro. Stock #50288..$850 (16) John Deere L108 42” riding mower, 18.9 HP engine. Stock #13421...................... $600 (1) John Deere SRX95 30” deck, bagger. Stock #50703.......................................... $875 (12) 1988 John Deere RX75, 38” deck, bagger.

Stock #53056................................ $600 (14) 1996 John Deere STX46, 46” mower deck, mulch kit. Stock #52803................ $600 (14) Husqvarna RZ5424 zero turn mower bagger, 54” deck. Stock #45957............... $3250 (12) 2006 Toro Z480 time cutter hydro, powerflow bagger. Stock #42704................. $1900 (14) 2003 Craftsman GR5000, 48” mower deck, front blade, bagger. Stock #52802$1200 (14) John Deere WE85 walk behind mower. Stock #13490............................................ $950 (3) 2012 John Deere 62D mid mount mower, 62” cut. Stock #13420.......................... $3200 (1) John Deere 62D, drive over, mid-mount mower deck. Stock #52119..................... $1950 (16) 2012 John Deere mower, 72”, for 4720 tractor.

Stock #12798................................ $3500 (1) 2012 Swisher RTB12544 pull behind mower, 44”, gas. Stock #13009.................. $1600 (2) 2011 Bobcat 72” finishing mower, hydraulic drive. Stock #47071..................... $3900 (15)

2004 John Deere 9660, twin disk spreader, chaff spreader. Stock #52892... $125,000 (2) 2004 John Deere 9660 1535 sep hr, single point hookup. Stock #51082..... $94,900 (12) 1998 John Deere 9610 2WD, singles, chopper.

Stock #16624............................. $57,000 (3) 1998 John Deere 9610 combine. Stock #15186....................................... $49,500 (3) 1997 John Deere 9600 with 30-ft. platform, big top hopper. Stock #15170.......... $36,800 (1) 1995 John Deere 9600 with 930R and pickup header. Stock #16264................ $34,500 (3) 1994 John Deere 9600 with 930R and 214 pickup header. Stock #14963..... $28,900 (1) 1991 John Deere 9600 260 hp, straw walkers, 20-ft. unld auger. Stock #51122.. $32,900 (3) 1990 John Deere 9600 pickup reel, chopper, single range. Stock #50699........ $25,900 (1) 1990 John Deere 9600 Stock #15173.............. ................................................... $28,900 (1) 1990 John Deere 9500 3000 sep hr, chopper, chaff spreader. Stock #51231... $29,995 (11) 1982 John Deere 8820 230 header, batt reel, Sund attachment. Stock #15079.$12,000 (2) 2010 Case IH 8120, fixed feederhouse, chopper, spreader. Stock #43840... $199,500 (11) 2009 Case IH 7120 combine, no headers.

Stock #13146......................... $179,900 (11) 2006 Case IH 2388 rock trap, chaff spreader, straw chopper. Stock #50988... $115,900 (3) 2000 Case IH 2388 AFS yield monitor, big top, no chopper. Stock #46238........ $74,800 (12) 2000 Case IH 2388 Ag Leader yield monitor, big top. Stock #15602................. $73,900 (1) 1998 Case IH 2388 AFS monitor, 3 speed, straw spreader. Stock #46343.. $54,900 (14) 1997 Case IH 2188 new engine with 200 hours, 36-ft. header. Stock #15661........ $41,900 (1) 1996 Case IH 2188 chaff spreader, rock trap, rebuilt fdrhouse. Stock #14935... $52,900 (3) 1988 Case IH 1680 singles, chaff spreader, 3560 hours. Stock #50938.......... $13,900 (3) 1986 Case IH 1680 30-ft. 1010 header. Stock #47438..................................... $21,000 (12) 2011 Gleaner S77 705 sep hr, chopper, chaff spreader. Stock #51255......... $193,900 (14) 2008 Gleaner R65 1041 separator hours, chopper. Stock #51254........... $123,900 (14) 2003 Gleaner R65 combine with powered rear axle. Stock #15248................... $105,000 (1) 1998 Agco Gleaner R72 2156 separator hours. Stock #51080................. $45,900 (12)

#52385

#52838

TRACTORS

2014 John Deere 9560R 4WD, PTO, 5 SCV’s, high flow. Stock #52682............ $333,545 (3) 2014 John Deere 9560R 18/6 powershift, 4 hydraulics. Stock #16561.......... $297,900 (1) 2012 John Deere 9560R, 5 SCV’s, 1000 PTO, heavy wt pkg. Stock #51278..... $274,900 (1) 2013 John Deere 9510R, 18/6 powershift, 4 hydraulics. Stock #46642........ $275,900 (15) 2015 John Deere 9470RT, 30” 3500 Camoplast tracks. Stock #53018..... $355,000 (14) 2015 John Deere 9470R, 4WD, 470 hp, 18/6 powershift. Stock #51766....... $312,500 (14) 2008 John Deere 9430T, 30” tracks, PTO, front weights. Stock #47282........... $194,900 (14) 2011 John Deere 9430 PTO, 5 hydraulics, powershift. Stock #44271....... $187,900 (16) 2001 John Deere 9400 12 speed powershift, 4 hydraulics. Stock #16380............ $93,700 (1) 1990 John Deere 8760, 24 sp partial PowerShift, duals. Stock #52558.......... $34,000 (3) 1984 John Deere 8650 238 hp, partial PS, no PTO, blade. Stock #51113........ $26,450 (14) 1992 John Deere 8560 4WD, differential lock, 3 hydraulics. Stock #15976......... $41,400 (1) 1987 John Deere 8450 Quad-Range, 3 SCV’s, no 3-pt. or PTO. Stock #52224. $19,950 (11) 2014 John Deere 8310R Premium cab, IVT, 540/1000 PTO. Stock #16045.. $254,900 (1) 2007 John Deere 7930, IVT, LH reverser, loader, grapple. Stock #52784......... $129,000 (2) 2004 John Deere 7920, MFWD, IVT, 3 SCV’s, 540/1000 PTO. Stock #52925.$105,000 (12) 2003 John Deere 7810, MFWD, IVT, 3 SCV’s, 741 loader. Stock #53022......... $69,500 (11) 2010 John Deere 7730, MFWD, IVT, 3-pt., Cat 3 drawbar. Stock #52838.......... $132,500 (3) 2014 John Deere 7210R, IVT, 5 SCV’s, dual PTO. Stock #44518................ $232,700 (15) 2014 John Deere 7210R 5 hyd remotes, 540/1000 PTO. Stock #50494..$220,000 (14) 1994 John Deere 7200, partial PowerShift, 740 loader. Stock #52204......... $44,900 (16) 2013 John Deere 6210R, IVT, 4 SCV’s, cold weather pkg. Stock #52294...... $171,500 (1) 2014 John Deere 6140R, AutoQuad + 20 sp, H360 loader. Stock #53020.... $134,000 (15) 2014 John Deere 6125M, 16 sp PowrQuad, LH reverser, ldr. Stock #52590..... $102,500 (16) 2014 John Deere 6125M, 24 sp PowrQuad, LH reverser, ldr. Stock #52591..... $101,500 (16) 2014 John Deere 6125R, 24 sp AutoQuad, LH reverser, ldr. Stock #52592....... $98,500 (16)

Railroad Ties

$8.00/tie Sold in 16 tie bundles We will load Available at Conrad, Cut Bank and Dillon locations

1980 John Deere 4640 2WD, 16 speed QuadRange, loader. Stock #51161... $18,900 (14) 1977 John Deere 4430, PowerShift, 158 loader, grapple. Stock #52839......... $19,500 (14) 1981 John Deere 4040, Quad-Range, 2 SCV’s, 3-pt., ldr, grapple. Stock #52553.$19,750 (3) 1980 John Deere 4040 2WD, PowerShift, PTO, no loader. Stock #52326........... $14,000 (14) 1963 John Deere 4010, 2WD, 80 hp, Shaver HD-10 post driver. Stock #51872... $7400 (3) 1988 John Deere 2955 MFWD, 80 hp, JD 265 SL loader. Stock #13560............ $20,750 (3) John Deere 2510, diesel. Stock #51977........... .................................................... $6000 (12) 2004 Case IH STX 450 duals, 4 hydraulics, no PTO. Stock #46868................ $115,500 (12) 2002 Case IH STX 450 quad track, powershift, Trimble GPS. Stock #46867...... $99,000 (14) 2011 Case IH Steiger 385, powershift, duals, 4 SCV’s. Stock #52508.............. $152,900 (15) 2000 Case IH MX270 powershift, loader/grapple, 4 hyd. Stock #50230.......... $67,900 (12) 2005 Case IH Magnum MX255, 18/4R powershift, 4 SCV’s.Stock #51420....... $81,900 (1) 2010 Case IH Magnum 245, duals, 4 hydraulics, 3-point. Stock #45276..... $116,900 (14) 2009 Case IH Magnum 245 MFWD, powershift, dual PTO. Stock #52196.. $115,000 (1) 2007 Case IH Puma 210 12/6 trans, dual PTO, 4 SCV’s. Stock #48083............. $90,900 (14) 1998 Case IH MX150 MFWD, 16/12 partial p/s, ldr, bkt, grapple. Stock #52211.$42,900 (15) 2010 Case IH Maxxum 140 Pro MFWD, 16 sp partial powershift. Stock #52683$67,500 (11) 1998 Case IH MX135, powerquad, LH rev, 3 SCV’s, dual PTO. Stock #52300$46,500 (16) 2001 Case IH MX120, partial p/s, 3 SCV’s, 1000 PTO, loader. Stock #52385.$39,000 (3) 1995 Case IH 9270 differential lock, 4 hyd, standard shift. Stock #16432...... $55,000 (1) Case IH 3394 MFWD, big 1000 PTO, Ezee-On loader, grapple. Stock #52578.. $22,500 (14) 1989 Case IH 2096, 2WD, 12 speed, 540/1000 PTO, loader. Stock #51685....... $17,400 (11) 1974 Case 1370, 3-pt., DuAl 3500 loader, 7-ft. bucket, grapple. Stock #52964... $13,900 (1) 1970 Case 1170 2WD, PTO, 3-pt., DuAl loader, 6-ft. bucket. Stock #51270............. $8900 (1) 1992 New Holland 9030, engine end PTO & 2 SCV’s, loader. Stock #52184.... $32,000 (11) 1989 Ford 7710 MFWD, cab, 540 PTO, loader/ bucket/spear. Stock #16107....... $19,500 (3) 1993 Ford 3600 2WD, open station, 3-pt., PTO, loader. Stock #51276..................... $5500 (1) Versatile 950 tractor. Stock #16430.................. ................................................... $19,900 (1) 1980 Versatile 875 4WD, Atom Jet kit, reman transmission. Stock #15662....... $17,900 (1) 1994 Allis-Chalmers 8610 MFWD, 103 hp, Westendorf TA28. Stock #14187.$22,425 (3) 1991 Deutz 9170 2WD, partial p/s, dual rear tires, 2 SCV’s. Stock #52438.... $19,500 (11)

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CONSIGNMENTS

#47590

#52577

ROUND & SQUARE BALERS

2014 John Deere 569 Premium, twine/net, 1000 PTO. Stock #50857........... $48,500 (1) 2014 John Deere 569 Premium, twine/net, MegaWide. Stock #52213........ $45,000 (11) 2014 John Deere 569 Premium, twine/net, MegaWide. Stock #52214........ $45,000 (11) 2014 John Deere 569, twine/net, MegaWide, pushbar. Stock #52594............. $37,500 (12) 2013 John Deere 569 Premium, net wrap, baler auto. Stock #99390508.......... $47,500 (3) 2011 John Deere 568 Mega Wide, twine and net. Stock #47590.................... $32,900 (14) 2011 John Deere 568, twine only, MegaWide, 21.5L-16.1 tires. Stock #52209.$25,000 (11) 2010 John Deere 568, twine/net, MegaWide, big tires. Stock #52812............. $32,500 (11) 2010 John Deere 568, twine/net, MegaWide, floater tires. Stock #52840........ $29,500 (12) 2009 John Deere 568, twine/net, MegaWide, push bar. Stock #51475............ $29,950 (16) 2008 John Deere 568, twine/net, MegaWide, floatation tires. Stock #52314... $28,500 (11) 2008 John Deere 568 MegaWide, surface wrap. Stock #14641.................... $29,750 (3) 2007 John Deere 568, twine only, MegaWide, small tires. Stock #52514......... $22,500 (11) 2005 John Deere 567, twine/net, new belts, bearings, rolls. Stock #52577..... $17,500 (1) 2005 John Deere 567, twine only, MegaWide, hydraulic pickup. Stock #16451.. $13,900 (3) 2005 John Deere 567, surface wrap, push bar, hydraulic pickup. Stock #52730.. $13,200 (3) 2004 John Deere 567, net/twine, MegaWide, hyd pickup. Stock #51729........... $14,990 (1) 2004 John Deere 567 twine only, MegaWide, hyd. lift. Stock #50387............... $12,900 (14) 2004 John Deere 567, twine, MegaWide, hyd pckp, 540 PTO. Stock #51707.. $11,900 (12) 2004 John Deere 567, twine/net, MegaWide, push bar. Stock #51316............ $12,900 (11) 2003 John Deere 567 net and twine, hydraulic pickup. Stock #14790................. $15,525 (1) 2003 John Deere 567, twine only, MegaWide, hyd pickup. Stock #50821......... $13,900 (11) 2003 John Deere 567, twine only, wide pickup, 1000 PTO. Stock #46981......... $13,900 (11) 2003 John Deere 567, twine only, MegaWide, hydraulic pickup. Stock #46935.$12,900 (11) 2002 John Deere 567 twine only, MegaWide, push bar. Stock #51037............ $12,900 (11) 2001 John Deere 567 twine/net, 1000 PTO, push bar. Stock #50813............ $12,500 (15) 2001 John Deere 567 twine only, 540 PTO, wide pickup. Stock #50951....... $11,900 (15) 1999 John Deere 566 twine only, Mega tooth pickup. Stock #47683.................. $8500 (14) 1998 John Deere 566 twine only, MegaTooth pickup. Stock #50700................... $7900 (11) 1998 John Deere 566 60” wide, 540 PTO, twine only. Stock #50329............. $7900 (16) 1998 John Deere 566 twine only, 1000 PTO, push bar. Stock #50636............... $7900 (11) 1997 John Deere 566 twine only, hi-flo tires.

Stock #46023.............................. $8400 (12) 1997 John Deere 566 twine only, Mega tooth, 540 PTO. Stock #50622............... $7900 (11)

1996 John Deere 566 twine only, hyd pickup, 15,000 bales. Stock #51100........ $7800 (14) 1990 John Deere 535, twine only, 540 PTO, gather wheels.Stock #51419....... $1900 (11) John Deere 510 round baler. Stock #15174..... ...................................................... $1900 (1) 2008 Hesston 5556 twine only, MegaWide, 540 PTO. Stock #46661........... $18,400 (12) 2005 Hesston 956-A round baler. Stock #50635....................................... $12,400 (1) 2001 Hesston 856A twine only. Stock #50788.. .................................................... $9900 (16) 1989 Hesston 560 twine only. Stock #51277.... ...................................................... $2400 (3) 2002 Case IH RBX561 twine/net, new PTO & gearbox. Stock #51066.................. $6900 (1) 2007 New Holland BR780A 540 PTO, twine only. Stock #44546...................... $7950 (12) 2000 New Holland 688 540 PTO, twine only, Bale Command. Stock #14908...... $5400 (2) Ford New Holland 688 round baler. Stock #52947.......................................... $4500 (1) 1994 New Holland 650 twine only, 540 PTO, precut knives. Stock #16353......... $4200 (2) 2009 Hesston 7434 square baler, tandem axle, bale ramp. Stock #51418.......... $58,400 (11) 1999 Hesston 4755 3x3 square baler, bale chute. Stock #51841................. $27,900 (14) 1999 New Holland 590 3x3 sq baler, auto lube, last bale eject. Stock #52145... $17,500 (16)

GRAIN HANDLING

2010 Brandt 13110 auger, hydraulic lift, swing hopper. Stock #15155................ $28,000 (1) 2011 Brandt 1370XL 13”x70-ft. swing hopper, electric mover. Stock #51703..... $15,000 (3) 2008 Brandt 1370 13”x70-ft. auger, hyd lift, electric mover. Stock #50941........ $9000 (1) 2003 Brandt 1370 13”x70-ft. swing auger.

Stock #1614............................... $12,500 (2) Brandt 1360XL 13”x60-ft. swing auger, spout.

Stock #13173............................. $11,000 (1) Brandt 10”x60-ft. auger, manual winch, swing away hopper. Stock #51115.......... $6500 (3) 2011 Farm King 13”x85-ft. auger, manual swing away hopper. Stock #15359........ $13,800 (1) 2009 Westfield MC130-91 13”x91-ft. auger, swing hopper. Stock #50960...... $16,000 (3) Westfield 10x60 10”x60-ft. auger, single swing hopper. Stock #51735................. $3750 (12) Wheatheart BH-41-8 grain auger. Stock #13866.......................................... $6000 (3) 8”x30-ft. PTO auger, drive-on transport. Stock #45749........................................ $2500 (16) 2013 Brandt 5200EX grain vac. Stock #16100. ................................................... $19,950 (1) 2008 Brandt 5000EX grain vac. Stock #16636. ................................................... $12,650 (1) 2010 Rem 3700 grain vac, 1000 PTO. Stock #51484..................................... $26,500 (12) 2011 Rem 2700 grain vac. Stock #13984.......... ................................................... $14,950 (1) Floor sweep only. Stock #13800.......... $175 (2)

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2013 John Deere 7200R tractor, IVT, H480 loader, grapple. Stock #51573.$164,500 (16) 2005 John Deere 8520T tractor, 16/4 PowerShift, 16” tracks. Stock #51396.$83,000 (15) 2001 Case IH STX440 tractor, tires 70%, always shedded. Stock #52116... $128,000 (3) 2000 John Deere 9400T tractor, 24/6 manual, 36” tracks, 4 SCV’s. Stock #53127....Call (1) 1999 Case IH 9380 4WD tractor, syncro, Trimble EZ Guide 250. Stock #53072.$78,000 (1) 1981 Steiger ST470 550 hp tractor, 6/1 p/s, duals, tires 70%. Stock #52315.. $75,000 (2) 1981 Versatile 875 4WD tractor, cab, 4 hydraulics. Stock #12373...................... $39,775 (1) John Deere 8630 tractor, 16 sp Quad-Range, 3 SCV’s, duals. Stock #53057.. $17,950 (16) 1975 John Deere 8430 tractor, 16/4 QuadRange, 2 SCV’s. Stock #51398. $17,500 (15) 1974 Ford 5000 tractor, diesel, 3-pt., 540 PTO, Ezee-On loader. Stock #53059.... $7500 (16) Ford 4000 tractor, gas, 772 loader, 2100 hours, 1 new rear tire. Stock #53097........ $9375 (1) Ford 4000 tractor, gas, loader, 66” bucket, new rubber. Stock #53095.................... $8525 (1) International 806 tractor, diesel, duals, PTO, 5466 hr, good tires. Stock #53096.$8525 (1) 2006 John Deere 9760 combine, 936D header, hi-sp trailer. Stock #52450.$120,000 (15) John Deere 8820 combine, JD 230 header with batt reel. Stock #46047..... $18,000 (11) 1980 John Deere 8820 combine. Stock #16365....................................... $18,500 (2) 1987 John Deere combine, 30-ft. 230 header, batt reel. Stock #15567.............. $16,500 (3) 1994 Claas 108SL combine, 2WD, single, chopper. Stock #13189............... $22,000 (2) 1998 Honey Bee SP36 36-ft. draper header, batt reel. Stock #13190.............. $22,000 (2) John Deere 844 corn header, 12 row, 30” spacing. Stock #11354............... $13,500 (1) 2013 Vermeer BPX9000 bale processor. New, never used. Stock #52278........ $18,950 (16) Haybuster 2620 round bale processor. Stock #17825..................................... $11,500 (12) 1999 MacDon 9300 windrower, 16-ft. auger head, steel cond. Stock #52316.$38,880 (2) 1981 New Holland 1114 open station windrower, 12-ft. Stock #47866................ $7950 (16) 1995 John Deere 930 side pull MoCo, 11.5-ft. cut, rotary. Stock #50226............. $3950 (16) Ford Dearborn Model 14-15 6-ft. sickle mower, 540 PTO. Stock #51728......... $1500 (16) 2013 John Deere 1830 60-ft. air drill, 10” spacing, TBT 1910 cart. Stock #53128.....Call (1) Flexi-Coil 5000 39-ft. air drill, 9” spacing, 2320 TBH cart. Stock #50609............. $30,800 (1) Case 8500 45-ft. air drill, 7.5” spacing, 2 tank, tow between cart. Stock #12374.$14,775 (1) John Deere 9400 box drills, 40-ft. 10” spacing.

Stock #16433............................. $14,000 (3) 1980 John Deere 331 32-ft. disk, 9” spacing, 3 section, folding. Stock #52364..... $9500 (15) John Deere Cultimulcher 11.5-ft. cultipacker, hyd cylinder lift. Stock #52801..... $2750 (16) Shaver 901 post hole digger. Stock #37519...... ................................................. $11,000 (15) 2008 John Deere 4930 sprayer, 120-ft. booms, 15” spacing. Stock #53129................Call (1) Summers Ultimate sprayer, 100-ft. booms, 1500 gal tank. Stock #15568...... $30,000 (3) 2007 Summers 1500 90-ft. sprayer, 1500 gallon tank. Stock #17842............. $26,000 (12) A&E 70-ft. pull-type granular fertilizer spreader.

Stock #53005................................ $3500 (2) McCormick manure spreader, ground driven, 80-100 bu cap. Stock #52791...... $2250 (16) John Deere 620/70R46 floater tires for 4940 sprayer. Stock #16531................ $16,700 (1) Kelly 56 3-pt. mount backhoe attachment, 24” bucket. Stock #51779.................. $6950 (16) Rhino 2500 10-ft. extremely HD rear blade, needs 4 SCV’s. Stock #51930..... $6950 (16) Land Pride RB4596 8-ft. rear blade, 3-pt., manual angle. Stock #53060....... $1750 (16) Anderson 12-ft. rock rake, PTO driven. Stock #51481........................................ $4500 (15) 1978 Tillit 600 CM 60” heavy duty 3-pt. tiller, 540 PTO. Stock #52954................ $900 (14) John Deere GP74 74” bucket with heavy duty grapple. Stock #53061................. $3500 (16) Westfield W130-71 straight 13”x71-ft. auger, 540 PTO drive. Stock #52277..... $12,900 (2) Brandt 8”x62-ft. PTO grain auger, 10” turbo screw bottom. Stock #15261......... $1750 (3) Brandt grain deck with hoses. Stock #52653.... ................................................... $12,500 (1) 2014 John Deere D170 mower with 7P cart.

Stock #51884.............................. $2199 (15) 2010 John Deere LA125 lawn tractor, 42” mower deck. Stock #51034......... $1200 (15) John Deere L110 lawn tractor, 48” deck, 42” snowblower. Stock #51092.......... $1250 (11)

#14045

WINDROWERS, MOCO’S & SWATHERS

2014 John Deere W235 windrower, 995 rotary, radial bar tires. Stock #16677.$115,500 (15) 2013 John Deere W235 windrower, bar tires, 995 16-ft. head. Stock #52212.$140,000 (11) 2014 John Deere W150 windrower, 16.5L-16.1 casters. Stock #15707.............. $122,500 (2) 2012 John Deere R450 windrower, 16-ft. head, Tri-Lobe. Stock #51822........... $102,900 (15) 2011 John Deere R450 windrower, 14.5-ft. Impeller rotary. Stock #52227..... $102,500 (16) 2011 John Deere D450 windrower. Stock #14045....................................... $82,500 (1) 2007 John Deere 4895 windrower, draper ready. Stock #16337................... $76,900 (1) 2004 John Deere 4895 windrower, 16-ft. hay head. Stock #53024................. $50,000 (14) 2012 Case IH WD2303, 16-ft. rotary head, rubber conditioner. Stock #52430.... $86,150 (3) 1988 Case IH 8840, 14-ft. header, steel conditioner. Stock #52510................. $14,000 (14) Case IH 4000 swather, no cab, 14-ft. sickle header. Stock #53004................. $4900 (14) International 4000 swather, 14.5-ft. draper header. Stock #43066................. $4500 (12) 2008 Agco 9365 rotary windrower, 16-ft. hay head. Stock #16261................... $72,900 (3) 2012 MacDon M105 cab, air, D60 35-ft. header.

Stock #11104............................. $94,600 (1) 2009 MacDon M150, 14-ft. hay head, steel conditioner. Stock #52423.......... $68,000 (3) 2008 MacDon M200 swather, D60 35-ft. draper header. Stock #52106.............. $79,500 (14) 2006 MacDon 9352i windrower, 14-ft. sick head, steel cond. Stock #52713$60,000 (15) 2003 MacDon 9352i windrower, 30-ft. draper header. Stock #43978.............. $54,900 (14) 1980 Hesston 6450 open station, 12-ft. head, gas, steel cond. Stock #50334..... $6950 (16) New Holland 1114 windrower, 14-ft. header, gas engine. Stock #46104........... $9619 (12) New Holland 1100 windrower, diesel, 21-ft. draper. Stock #47073.................. $9500 (16) 1990 Versatile 4750 windrower, 25-ft. hay head, pickup reel. Stock #51106......... $11,400 (12) 2011 John Deere 956 MoCo, hyd tilt, V10 steel conditioner. Stock #52100........ $21,500 (16) 2003 John Deere 956 MoCo, 2-pt. hookup.

Stock #52559........................... $16,500 (15) 1999 John Deere 955 MoCo, rotary tongue, 14-ft. cut. Stock #14538.............. $12,000 (3) 2011 John Deere 946 MoCo, Impeller, 1000 PTO, hyd tilt. Stock #52534...... $24,000 (11) 2010 John Deere 946 MoCo, impeller cond., 3-pt., hyd. tilt. Stock #47219..... $19,900 (12) 2004 John Deere 946 MoCo, impeller conditioner. Stock #47233................. $17,900 (14) 2001 John Deere 946 MoCo, impeller cond., 2-pt., 1000 PTO. Stock #50538.$14,000 (11) 1997 John Deere 945 MoCo, hydraulic tilt control. Stock #52540....................... $9900 (15) 1994 John Deere 920 MoCo, 9’9” cutting width, 540 PTO hookup. Stock #52381.. $5500 (15) 2009 MacDon A30-D MoCo, 16-ft. head, steel, drawbar pull. Stock #45325...... $25,875 (11) 2003 MacDon 5020 mower conditioner, 16-ft., steel cond. Stock #43981............ $9900 (12) 2009 Hesston 3315 mower conditioner. Stock #50708....................................... $21,900 (3) Caterpillar Challenger PTS16T MoCo, 16-ft. head. Stock #51701................. $13,800 (12) 2004 Frontier MC1216 MoCo, 16-ft., steel conditioner. Stock #50969................. $9900 (11) 2006 New Holland 1475 haybine, 16-ft. pull type. Stock #15022..................... $15,900 (1) 1991 New Holland 499 pull-type swather, 14-ft. sickle header. Stock #51095........ $5500 (14) 1997 Westward 3000 30-ft. pull-type swather, batt reel. Stock #51711................. $3800 (1) 2012 John Deere 995 hay header, V10 conditioner. Stock #50388................. $21,900 (14)

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#52098

SPRAYERS

2015 John Deere R4045, 120-ft., 20” spacing, section control. Stock #52680........CALL (1) 2015 John Deere R4045, 120-ft., 20” spacing, section control. Stock #52272........CALL (1) 2014 John Deere 4940 120-ft. booms, 20” nozzles. Stock #46716................. $292,900 (15) 2014 John Deere 4940, 120-ft., 20” spacing, turnkey GPS. Stock #15724... $276,750 (14) 2013 John Deere 4940 120-ft. booms, 20” nozzles. Stock #13907................... $282,900 (1) 2012 John Deere 4940, 120-ft., 2630 screen, no GPS. Stock #52098........... $246,000 (12) 2012 John Deere 4940 120-ft. booms, 20” nozzles. Stock #15262................... $252,500 (1) 2006 John Deere 4920 self-propelled, 120-ft., 20”, trctn control. Stock #51280.$125,000 (1) 2006 John Deere 4920 self-propelled, 120-ft. booms. Stock #16263................. $84,900 (3) 2005 John Deere 4920 120-ft. booms, 1200 gallon tank. Stock #44253...... $104,900 (14) 2013 John Deere 4830 self-propelled, 100-ft. booms. Stock #15362............... $217,500 (2) 2012 John Deere 4830 self-propelled, 100-ft. booms. Stock #46632............. $204,900 (14) 2010 John Deere 4830 self-propelled, 100-ft. booms. Stock #44352............. $169,900 (12) 2009 John Deere 4830 self-propelled, 100-ft. booms. Stock #46623............. $154,900 (15) 2015 John Deere R4038, 100-ft., 20”, 5 sensor Boomtrac. Stock #51772........ $295,000 (14) 2014 John Deere R4038, 100-ft., 20” spacing, foam marker. Stock #51412.... $249,900 (15) Flexi-Coil S68XL, Raven AutoBoom, auto height. Stock #51394.................. $16,900 (1) Flexi-Coil 67XL, 114-ft., hyd fold, windscreens, newer Ace pump. Stock #50222$12,000 (12) 2007 Flexi-Coil 67XL, 100-ft., windscreens.

Stock #50286........................... $10,900 (12) 2006 Flexi-Coil 67XL, 120-ft., 20” spacing, 1500 gallon tank. Stock #44778$11,900 (12) 2002 Flexi-Coil S67, 1000 gallon tank. Stock #50049.......................................... $9000 (1) Top Air TA2400 100-ft. booms, 2400 gallon tank. Stock #44849................... $44,850 (14) 2012 Summers Ultimate suspended boom, 110-ft. booms. Stock #15021...... $34,500 (1) 2010 Summers Ultimate, 100-ft., 3 sensor Norac, Raven 450. Stock #14246$31,625 (1) 2010 Summers Ultimate NT 110-ft. boom, 1500 poly tank. Stock #50291.. $28,900 (14) 2010 Summers Ultimate suspended boom, 100-ft. booms. Stock #15568...... $32,000 (1) 2007 Summers Ultimate suspended boom, 100-ft. booms. Stock #14614...... $28,750 (2) 2005 Summers Ultimate 1500 100-ft. booms, single nozzles. Stock #47131... $23,000 (12) 2007 Summers 1500 90-ft. booms, 1500 gallon. Stock #17842..................... $26,000 (12) Summers pickup sprayer, 80-ft. booms, 500 gallon tank. Stock #46817........... $3300 (12) 2013 Case IH PS160 134-ft., windscreens, 1600 gallon. Stock #50751....... $33,900 (12) 2011 Case IH 3300 self-propelled, 100-ft. booms. Stock #44531............. $169,900 (14) 2009 Case IH SRX160, 120-ft., 3 valve, Norac, cone. Stock #52200.................... $26,000 (1) 2009 Case IH SRX160 120-ft. pull-type, 1600 gallon, 3 section. Stock #51019.$24,000 (12) 2007 Case IH SRX160, 120-ft., 20” spacing, 1600 gal tank. Stock #51704...... $24,900 (1) Patriot Tyler, 80-ft., 20” spacing, stainless, traction control. Stock #16639.... $26,450 (3) 2002 Rogator 874, 80-ft., 20” spacing, stainless tank. Stock #51461............. $61,400 (1) 2011 Fast 9518 120-ft. booms, 1800 gallon tank. Stock #16388..................... $34,500 (2) 2005 Melroe Spra-Coupe 4450 60-ft. booms, 400 gallon. Stock #48091......... $54,900 (14) Ford truck mounted with Marflex sprayer. Stock #51976....................................... $26,450 (1)

#16702

#52435

#53019

MISCELLANEOUS

USED SEEDING

2014 John Deere 1890 60-ft. 7.5” spacing, TBH 1910 cart. Stock #16170.. $252,150 (1) 2014 John Deere 1890 60-ft. 10” spacing, tow behind cart. Stock #15473....... $243,900 (1) 2013 John Deere 1890 60-ft., 10”, 430 bu TBT 1910 cart. Stock #50540.......... $204,750 (3) 2012 John Deere 1890 60-ft. 7.5” spacing, tow behind cart. Stock #16300....... $209,900 (1) 2011 John Deere 1890/1910 50-ft. 7.5” spacing. Stock #46625................... $154,000 (15) 2007 John Deere 1890 42-ft., 10” spacing, single shoot. Stock #53036........... $105,000 (1) 2008 John Deere 1895 42-ft. 10” spacing, tow behind cart. Stock #16702....... $124,900 (1) 2015 John Deere 1830, 61-ft., 10” spacing, single shoot. Stock #51764.... $195,000 (14) 2014 John Deere 1830 61-ft., 10” spacing, 550 bu TBH cart. Stock #51460...... $219,900 (2) 2014 John Deere 1830 61-ft. 10” spacing.

Stock #47546......................... $196,900 (12) 2013 John Deere 1830 61-ft., double shoot, all run blockage. Stock #52435... $201,000 (12) 2012 John Deere 1830 61-ft. 12” spacing, tow behind cart. Stock #14371....... $179,000 (2) 2012 John Deere 1830 50-ft. 10” spacing, tow between cart. Stock #14434..... $162,750 (2) 2009 John Deere 1830 60-ft., 10” spacing, 350 bu TBT cart. Stock #51888....... $154,850 (1) John Deere 9450 50-ft. 12” spacing. Stock #39493..................................... $12,500 (12) John Deere 9400 40-ft. 12” spacing. Stock #47645..................................... $14,900 (12) John Deere 9400 40-ft., 10”, (2) 9400, (2)9450.

Stock #50823.............................. $9900 (11) John Deere 9350 40-ft. 10” spacing, rubber press wheels. Stock #12568.......... $9600 (1) John Deere 9350 (2) 10-ft., 10 spacing, no transport. Stock #51474.............. $5900 (14) John Deere 9350 16-ft. 10” spacing, steel press wheels. Stock #16429.......... $4500 (1) 1996 John Deere 0455 25-ft. with 7.5” spacing.

Stock #50042............................. $24,900 (3) John Deere 777, Call for details. Stock #51975.......................................... $8900 (1) 2014 John Deere 1770NT-16R30 16 row, 30” planter. Stock #15211............... $141,750 (1) 2006 John Deere 1770NT 16 row, 30” planter.

Stock #41883........................... $62,000 (14) 2003 John Deere 1770 planter. Stock #44660. ................................................. $54,900 (11) 2014 Case IH 800/3430 70-ft. 12” spacing, 3430 cart. Stock #48059........ $194,900 (14) 2010 Case IH ATX700 60-ft., 10” spacing, tow behind cart. Stock #43798........ $99,900 (12) 2009 Case IH 700 70-ft., 10” spacing, single shoot, 3430 TBT. Stock #52199.$107,500 (1) Case ATX-6012 60-ft. 12” tow behind cart.

Stock #16376............................. $52,900 (1) Case 5012 50-ft. 12” spacing, tow behind cart.

Stock #16379............................. $49,500 (1) Maxim 50-ft. 9” spacing, tow between 300 bushel cart. Stock #15850.......... $28,900 (2) 2000 Flexi-Coil 7500 60-ft. 9.5” spacing, tow between cart. Stock #41308..... $31,900 (14) 1998 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft. 12” spacing, tow behind cart. Stock #9912........... $37,500 (2) 1995 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft. 12” spacing, tow between cart. Stock #14077....... $25,500 (1) 1995 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft. 12” spacing, tow between cart. Stock #13394....... $25,750 (1) 2006 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft. 12” spacing, tow between cart. Stock #13876....... $79,900 (1) Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft. 12” spacing, 2320 tank.

Stock #43953........................... $25,875 (12) Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft. 12” spacing, 3450 cart.

Stock #45836........................... $35,900 (14) Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft. 9” spacing. Stock #47108..................................... $37,375 (12) 1997 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft., 9” spacing, tow between cart. Stock #9877............. $37,500 (1) 1997 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft. 9” spacing, 2320 tank. Stock #44309................... $25,875 (12)

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2006 New Holland SD440 58-ft. 10” spacing.

Stock #41283........................... $79,750 (12) 1995 Concord 6012 60-ft., 12” spacing, tow behind cart. Stock #13236......... $18,975 (2) 1992 Concord 5612 56-ft., 12” spacing, tow behind cart. Stock #12723......... $15,000 (2) 1994 Concord 3400 50-ft. 12” spacing, tow behind cart. Stock #46620........... $19,900 (14) 1992 Concord 3400 50-ft. 12” spacing, tow behind cart. Stock #46621........... $19,900 (14) 2009 Great Plains 1510 15-ft. 7.5”, double disk, Stock #50814................... $29,900 (15) 2013 John Deere 1910 550 bushel tow behind cart. Stock #16122...................... $83,900 (1) 2012 John Deere 1910 430 bushel tow behind cart. Stock #16637...................... $67,900 (1) Flexi-Coil 2320 tow behind cart, good tires, good condition. Stock #52299....... $6000 (1)

UTILITY VEHICLES

2014 John Deere 825i, power steering, manual lift, heater. Stock #52231...... $18,250 (11) 2013 John Deere 850i RSX Gator, front bumper. Stock #15127................ $12,000 (1) 2012 John Deere 825i, camo, windshield, high-back seats. Stock #52079.$14,250 (14) 2012 John Deere 850i RSX Gator, poly roof, 316 miles. Stock #16630............ $12,500 (1) 2012 John Deere 825i, cab, winch, power protect package. Stock #52383....... $12,500 (1) 2012 John Deere XUV825i Gator, windshield, benchseat. Stock #50555.................$12,000 2012 John Deere XUV825i Gator, Prosum cab with heat. Stock #47291................ $9900 (2) 2014 John Deere 825i, full poly cab, heater, bucket seats. Stock #51819...... $19,750 (14) 2013 John Deere 825i, OPS with roof, Bighorn tires, pwr lift box. Stock #52963.$10,500 (14) 2013 John Deere 825i, brush guard, new tires and rims. Stock #53041............... $7300 (12) 2012 John Deere 825i, Bighorn tires, deluxe cargo box, roof. Stock #52785...........Call (1) 2012 John Deere 825i Gator, benchseat, Alloy rims, power dump. Stock #50740.$11,500 (14) 2012 John Deere 825i Gator, Bighorn tires, benchseat. Stock #50385........... $10,800 (1) 2012 John Deere 825i, brush guard, new tires and rims. Stock #53040............... $7300 (12) 2001 John Deere 855D, front bumper, fender guard, bench seat. Stock #52271.$8250 (14) 2009 Arctic Cat Prowler 1000 Stock #47862... .................................................... $5500 (12) Artic Cat Wildcat 800 Stock #52076................ ................................................. $10,500 (12) Club Car IntelliTrak 4x4, open cab. Stock #52182.......................................... $3600 (3)

CONSIGNMENTS

2007 John Deere X300 mower, 42” mulch deck. Stock #52451..................... $2100 (15) 2010 John Deere 48C powerflow system for JD mower. Stock #40127............... $900 (15) 2009 John Deere 44SB snowblower, off X324 mower, used 3x. Stock #52308... $1200 (15)

2014 John Deere 304K 4WD wheel loader, 137 hours. Stock #50874.......... $73,500 (16) 2005 John Deere 35D compact excavator, cab, heat, A/C. Stock #51091........... $28,250 (11) 2012 John Deere 326D skidsteer, 2 speed, full cab, 76” bucket. Stock #53019. $33,900 (15) Cat 272C skidsteer, switchable EH controls, 66” & 84” bucket. Stock #51979.$34,500 (11) 1996 Bobcat 873 skidsteer, Deutz diesel, 84” bucket. Stock #52915............... $12,500 (12) Great Bend 951 3-point backhoe, 18” bucket, runs off hydraulics. Stock #47542.$4800 (16) 2010 John Deere PA15, planetary drive auger skid steer mount. Stock #52161.. $1600 (11) 2001 Case IH 3300B fertilizer spreader. Stock #53058..................................... $39,000 (12) Bale King 3010 bale processor with grain tank.

Stock #52790........................... $15,500 (11) 2000 Bale King 2000 bale processor, left hand discharge. Stock #52676............. $8000 (11) Brandt Bale Commander VSF bale processor, round or square. Stock #53043... $5500 (15) 2015 Frontier AB14G 4 tine bale spear. New, never used. Stock #53035........... $1100 (16) 2011 Allen 8803 29-ft. hydraulic driven basket rake. Stock #51202................... $24,900 (15) Vermeer R23 hydraulic hay rake. Stock #52289........................................ $7500 (16) 2006 John Deere 705 hydraulic hay rake.

Stock #52291.............................. $9950 (16) 2014 Frontier RB5060L 5-ft. lighter-duty rear blade. Stock #51840...................... $490 (14) 1998 Hawkins 7-ft. box blade. Stock #52556.... ...................................................... $700 (15) 2008 HLA manure fork for JD 265 loader. 2-ft. tines. Stock #48055....................... $650 (16) 2015 John Deere BW15918 bucket. Never used, global mounts. Stock #50961.$1500 (1) Shaver HD10 post pounder, skid steer mount.

Stock #50378.............................. $5500 (01) Shaver HD10 post pounder, fits on skid steer.

Stock #48005.............................. $2850 (16) 2014 Danhuser SM40 hammer post pounder, hyd. tilt. Stock #50556.................. $7500 (11) Ambusher RC51 5-ft. rotary cutter for skid steer. Stock #47072..................... $3400 (15) 2003 John Deere MX6 rotary cutter, 6-ft. cut width, 540 PTO. Stock #51403.... $1800 (11) 2008 Frontier RC1060 5-ft. rotary cutter, safety chains. Stock #50807.................... $900 (15) Woods RD60 rear discharge mower, 60” cut width, 540 PTO. Stock #51143.... $1500 (15) Ford 501 3-pt. sickle mower, 7-ft. bar. Stock #51449........................................ $1500 (15) Artsway VD7 pull type ditcher, 7-ft. blades, two hydraulics. Stock #50225............. $2500 (16) 6-ft. front snowblade to fit compact tractors, hydraulic angle. Stock #50811........ $1350 (15) Morris 50-HHB 50-ft. heavy harrow, mechanical fold, 1/2” teeth. Stock #50749.....$16,900 (12) Field cultivator, 36-ft., 4-bar drag harrow. Stock #50774.......................................... $4750 (3) 1991 John Deere 3945 switch plow, 4 bottom, 3-pt. mount. Stock #52099........... $3450 (16) Frontier LR2184 medium duty, 84” landscape rake, Cat 3-pt. Stock #51233......... $995 (15) 2007 Rite Way RR900 rock picker, hydraulic reel, hyd hitch. Stock #52225... $14,500 (14)

Railroad Ties $8.00/tie Sold in 16 tie bundles We will load Available at Conrad, Cut Bank and Dillon locations www.frontlineagsolutions.com

1=Conrad: 406-278-5531 2=Cut Bank: 406-873-5505 3=Choteau: 406-466-5741

11=Lewistown: 406-538-5433 12=Havre: 406-265-5518 13=Chester: 406-759-5010

14=Great Falls: 406-761-2005 15=Belgrade: 406-388-2100 16=Livingston: 406-222-3150

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WE RENT EQUIPMENT!! Land Rollers, Heavy Harrows, Vertical Tillage, Diamond

Disk, Wishek Disk, Fertilizer Spreaders, Manure Spreaders, Self Propelled Sprayers!

Truck Seat SALE!

2013 John Deere 4830 Self Propelled Sprayer

2006 T800 Kenworth

• End of Year Clearance • Can fit any truck!

• 100-ft. boom • 1000 gallon • 570 hours • 5 sensor auto height • 2630 display • Hydraulic tread adjust • Section control • Starfire 3000 receiver

• C-15 • 13 speed • Flat top • Very nice truck • Was $52,000

• 500 hours • 120-ft. booms • 1200 gallon SD tank • Buddy seat • Hydraulic tread adjust • Auto height • Fully loaded • One Owner

• 550 Cat • Air slide 5th • 13 speed • Leather seats • Virgin rubber • Excellent truck

• Over 30 seats in stock!

NOW $39,970!!

Limited Time Only!! Sale Price: $229,000 2012 2006 379 Peterbilt 2010 388 Peterbilt John Deere 4940

Call Us Pricing

2010 John Deere 568

Buy, Lease To Own

$13,358/yr - oac

2014 John Deere 6140M

D L SO • 9200 bales • Flotation tires • Twine/Surface

$29,970

2011 John Deere 4830

• 1150 hours • 100-ft. boom • 20” spacing • 1000 gallon • Auto trac • Hydraulic tread adjust • Chem eductor • SFI activation

Sale Price: $159,970

• Deluxe cab • PowrQuad Plus • PTO • Passenger seat • Bucket with grapple

Sale Price: $119,970

• 550 ISX • 570,000 miles • Navigation • Platium interior • 100% virgin rubber

Buy, Lease To Own

$17,765/yr - oac

2010 John Deere 4830

• 100-ft. boom • 1000 gallon tank • 2630 display • 20” spacing • Chem eductor • 3 sensor auto height

Sale Price: $89,970

2012 John Deere S670

2010 John Deere 569

• 9800 bales • Flotation tires • Twine/surface wrap

Wholesale Price: $36,970

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• 900 tires • Contour Master • Low hours • Chopper • Greenstar ready • Fridge • 3 speed feeder house • Hopper extensions

Sale Price: $229,000 Check us out on the web at

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Loren Hawks, Distributor

2434 Whitlash Road - Chester, MT 59522 Cell phone 406-460-3810 Home phone 406-432-3810

Equip your drill with VW. Call today!

Visit us at www.vwmfg.com

Thank you to our customers for visiting us at the MAGIE!

ATTENTION VW has an addition to our most popular line of points.

The VW13FC 1.5” (slim spread)

Now available!

Carbide mud scrapers for JD 1830/1835 and 1870

VW1830SC VW1870SC

ATTENTION GROWERS IN NE MONTANA...

Get in on our Pre-Season discount pricing.

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Farms and land in farms

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NEW Eagle box scrapers

New Eagle 560HD..................... $625 New Eagle 566HD..................... $699 New Eagle 672HD..................... $729 New Eagle 784 HD.................... $779

MISCELLANEOUS Ford 2-bottom rollover plow..........$650 BEN-SER SE63 63” snow blower with frame. Runs off rear PTO, fits 40-60 hp tractor................................$2500 2 horse bumper pull trailer.............$750

Tarter Equipment

(3) 6-ft. rock rakes, 3-point.............$575 (3) 7-ft. rock rakes, 3-point.............$600 (3) spud plows...............................$185 Super Spear quick attach bale spear... .................................................$499

“Fully Restored” Oliver 60 Parade Ready! $4500

New Sitrex

3-wheel rakes IN STOCK

$1100

MISCELLANEOUS ATTACHMENTS

New Eagle 7-ft. 3 point rear blade.$675 New Eagle 8-ft. 3 point rear blade.$725 New Front Mount QA bale spears for skid steer loader mount......... CALL

Good Selection Of Spike Tooth Harrows-Starting At $150.00

USED TRACTORS

Massey TO-20 tractor................ Just In Ezee-On 90 front end loader.......$2000

Post Drivers

Used Shaver HD8 ......................$495

SITREX RAKES

KIOTI IN STOCK

PARTS UNITS

New Kioti DK4510 3-point loader, 540 PT0 industrial tires, hydraulics......... ............................................$25,500 Kioti CT2510 3-point, PTO, loader, industrial tires Kioti CT2610 3-point, PTO, loader, industrial tires Kioti CK3510 3-point, PTO, loader, industrial tires Kioti CK4010 3-point, PTO, loader, industrial tires

NEW SPEECO POST HOLE AUGERS IN STOCK Standard Duty and Heavy Duty 9” and 12” Augers

TRACTORS & ATTACHMENTS

NEW Tebben Rotary Mowers

Ford 3000 3 cylinder diesel, Select-oSpeed, good tires...PARTING OUT Oliver 1755, 77 & 1855.. FOR PARTS

6-ft................................................$1440 5-ft......$1250 4-ft......$1175

New Red Devil

New 2016 Zetor Major 4WD, cab, air, heat, loader, 80 PTO hp......$49,500 Ford 8N with JD 3 point tiller.......$2500 Front Dozer Blade with manual adjust.

Fits various models................$2500 Heavy duty brush & log grapple with skid steer quick attach...................$2250 Wagner loader for Ford 8N, 9N, and NAA. Complete with front pump & mounts...................................$1500 Farmhand F10 loader with grapple fork......................................... CALL Dearborn loader for Ford 8N.........$750 White Cab to fit Oliver 55 Series tractor............................ MAKE OFFER

USED HAYING

Massey-Ferguson 1839 baler. ......... ............................................. $16,900

We now have

WALLENSTEIN

wood splitters, chippers and log grapples available.

6-ft. snow blower with QA skid steer mount.

In Stock $6250

CONSIGNED

Hesston 560A round baler..........$4500 American Hay Master 500 series stack wagon....................................$7500 Michigan loader..........................$7950 Oliver Super 55 tractor, complete engine rebuild............................$4500 John Deere 6600 combine, gas, pickup header........................... Coming In Hesston 1014 14-ft. swather.......$2500 Hesston 1014 12-ft. swather................. .....................................Needs work Hesston 565A round baler..........$8500 John Deere 535 net/twine...........$5500 New Holland 855 round baler.....$3850 1953 GMC pickup with retriever... $3500 Gehl grinder mixer.......................$2500 Massey-Ferguson 510 combine with Perkins diesel........................ CALL Disc 9-ft. pull-type, needs work... CALL Kuker 3-pt. sprayer with booms and hand gun, 150 gallon tank.....$1000

Helfert’s Helena Farm Supply

MILLER LOADERS

Phone (406) 227-6821

East Helena, Montana

Serving HELENA and surrounding areas for 62 YEARS!

SHAVER POST POUNDER

Come visit us at www.helenafarmsupply.com

ARIZONA The number of farms and ranches in Arizona in 2015 totaled 19,500, down 100 operations from the 2014 estimate.

Total land in farms in Arizona, at 26.0 million acres, was unchanged from the 2014 estimate. The average size of farm was 1,333 acres, compared to 1,327 acres the previous year.

COLORADO The number of farms and ranches in Colorado in 2015 totaled 34,200, down 800 operations from the 2014 estimate.

Total land in farms in Colorado, at 31.8 million acres, was down less than one-half percent from the 2014 estimate. The average size of farm was 927 acres, compared to 909 acres the previous year.

MONTANA The number of farms and ranches in Montana in 2015 totaled 27,500, down 300 operations from the 2014 estimate.

Total land in farms in Montana, at 59.7 million acres, was unchanged from the 2014 estimate. The average size of farm was 2,171 acres, compared to 2,147 acres the previous year.

NEW MEXICO The number of farms and ranches in New Mexico in 2015 totaled 24,700, unchanged from the 2014 estimate.

Total land in farms in New Mexico, at 43.2 million acres, was unchanged from the 2014 estimate. The average size of farm was 1,749 acres, unchanged from the previous year.

UTAH The number of farms and ranches in Utah in 2015 totaled 18,100 unchanged from the 2014 estimate. Total land in farms in Utah at 11.0 million acres, was unchanged from the 2014 estimate. The average size of farm was 608 acres, unchanged from the previous year.

WYOMING The number of farms and ranches in Wyoming in 2015 totaled 11,600, down 100 operations from the 2014 estimate.

Total land in farms in Wyoming, at 30.4 million acres, was unchanged from the 2014 estimate. The average size of farm was 2,621 acres, compared to 2,598 acres the previous year.

UNITED STATES The number of farms in the United States for 2015 is estimated at 2.07 million, down 18,000 farms from 2014. Total land in farms, at 912 million acres, decreased 1 million acres from 2014. The average farm size for 2015 is 441 acres, up 3 acres from the previous year.

Farm numbers and land in farms are differentiated by six economic sales classes. Farms and ranches are classified into these six sales classes by summing the sales of agricultural products and government program payments. Sales class breaks occur at $10,000, $100,000, $250,000, $500,000, and $1,000,000. Producers were asked during the 2015 mid-year surveys to report the value of sales based on production during the 2014 calendar year. Production or commodity price changes in 2014 resulted in the total value for most livestock and livestock products to increase while the value of most crops declined.

Point Farms are farms that did not have the required minimum $1,000 in sales for the year to qualify as a farm, but had sufficient crops and livestock to normally have sales of $1,000 or more. Point Farms are assigned a sales class based on the sum of the agricultural point (dollar) values assigned to the quantity of commodities produced, but not sold. The 2012 Census of Agriculture showed that 428,810 farms or 20.3 percent of the 2.11 million farms were Point Farms. These Point Farms operated 63.0 million acres or 6.9 percent of the 914.5 million acres of farmland.

Farm numbers decreased by 18,000 farms during 2015.

The number of farms in Sales Class $1,000 - $9,999 declined while all other sales classes increased slightly. Fifty percent of all farms had less than $10,000 in sales. Eighty percent of all farms had less than $100,000 in sales. Eight percent of all farms had sales of $500,000 or more.

Land in farms, at 912 million acres, was down 1 million acres from 2014. The biggest changes for 2015 are that producers with sales below $10,000 operated 2.92 million fewer acres and those in Sales Class $10,000-$99,999 operated 2.35 million fewer acres. Still, nearly 31 percent of all farmland was operated by farms with less than $100,000 in sales. Forty-one percent of all farmland was operated by farms with sales of $500,000 or more.

The average farm size continued to increase in 2015 as the number of farms declined more than land in farms. The overall average size increased by 3 acres to 441 acres per farm. However, average farm sizes declined in all sales classes except $100,000-$249,000 and $1,000,000 or more.

USDA’s definition of a farm is “any place from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the year.”

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Trader’s Dispatch, March 2016 — Page C11

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##### If you host a big party at your house, don’t throw away all the beer from those half-empty bottles.

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Lacy Roberts, Glacier County FSA Farm Loan Manager, presented a workshop on financial recordkeeping at Montana’s Next Generatin Conference held in Shelby, Montana, February 29 and 30. Photo by Trina Bradley

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By Bruce Nelson, USDA Farm Service Agency State Executive Director In agriculture, opportunity is often created from overcoming challenges. So when I hear people say “work for the best and prepare for the worst,” it is the American farmers and ranchers who come to mind because they characterize the optimism and resilience of the very concept, especially when it comes to overcoming severe weather.

And although many farmers and ranchers carry insurance on their crops and livestock, insurance isn’t always available for everything that can be grown or produced. For example, with many specialty crops, like vegetables and fruits, or floriculture, nursery, or livestock forage, private insurance for losses from weather damage may not be available.

That’s why the USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) offers help to producers through the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP), which provides financial assistance to producers of noninsurable crops when low yields, loss of inventory, or prevented plantings occur due to natural disasters.

NAP has existed for 21 years; for the majority of that time, it provided only catastrophic coverage for losses of more than 50 percent of expected production. That catastrophic coverage – still available – pays 55 percent of the average market price.

Today, not only does NAP provide a safety-net for specialty crop producers working to make healthy fruits and vegetables available to more consumers, the program also covers aquaculture, turf grass sod, ginseng, honey, syrup and even organic and energy crops. Higher levels of coverage are available for losses up to 65 percent of production and 100 percent of the average market price.

NAP service fees are $250 per crop or $750 per producer per administrative county, whichever is less. No producer pays more than $1,875. In fact, for beginning, traditionally underserved, or limited resource producers, the catastrophic coverage is free, and premiums for higher levels of protection are discounted by 50 percent.

For spring planted crops in Montana, the deadline to apply is March 15, 2016. I encourage farmers of all types to visit an FSA office to learn more about the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program. For more information, visit a local FSA office or www.fsa.usda.gov/nap

Things to know before you fly a small UAS

By Mary Lou Peter, K-State Research and Extension Some people buy them for photography. Some prefer them for racing. Still, others just want a view of the world that until recently wasn’t available to most of us, but small unmanned aircraft systems, or “drones,” come with responsibilities – and a whole lot of potential to aid public safety, food production and more.

Small UAS have been around about as long as aviation itself, according to Kansas State University scientists Brian McCornack and Kurt Carraway. The small, fixed- or rotarywinged systems have been used by the military for years, but technological advances and affordability have sparked an interest for recreational and commercial use. The recent wave of popularity has also heightened concerns about safe operation of the systems.

Some aircrafts are so small they weigh less than a pound and can fit in the palm of your hand, said McCornack, an entomologist based at K-State’s Manhattan campus. He and Carraway, UAS program manager at Kansas State Polytechnic in Salina, have produced a publication, “What You Should Know About Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS),” available free online (http://www.bookstore.ksre. ksu.edu/pubs/MF3245.pdf) or by visiting a county or district K-State Research and Extension office.

Recent innovations in UAS technology can provide real benefits to how we grow our food, inspect buildings and bridges, observe certain public safety situations and monitor water quality, McCornack said.

Under current Federal Aviation Administration rules, a certificate of authorization is required to operate a small UAS in national airspace for commercial or public entities.

It is important to know the rules before you fly to keep the airspace safe.

More information about UAS regulations, potential uses and descriptions of commonly used terminology when it comes to small UAS is available in the publication (http:// www.bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/pubs/MF3245.pdf).

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The deadline for phoning in advertising for the April 2016 issue of the Trader's Dispatch will be March 30. Phone (406) 271-5533.

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Changing dynamics of U.S. wheat exports

By Stephanie Bryant-Erdmann, USW Market Analyst Over the past twenty years, roughly 10 million metric tons (MMT) of U.S. wheat exports have shifted from price sensitive markets to quality-driven markets. Consumption in quality-driven markets in Southeast Asia and Latin America increased an average 2 percent annually over the past ten years, according to USDA. However, the strength of the U.S. dollar continues to weigh on U.S. exports, transforming the relatively low prices U.S. farmers are receiving for their wheat domestically into prices that are equal to or greater than those paid in prior years by international buyers.

In 1995/96, the top ten destinations for U.S. wheat included Egypt, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, whose respective governments purchased large quantities of wheat for subsidized food programs and strategic reserves. Thus, these markets were very price sensitive. While some liberalization has occurred in these markets, subsidized food programs and strategic reserves are still the primary uses for imported wheat.

Rounding out the top destinations in 1995/96 were markets that value quality: Japan, Mexico, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Nigeria and the European Union. These markets continue to be top ten destinations for U.S. wheat. Over the past five years, U.S. wheat exports to these seven countries averaged 12.9 MMT compared to 9.78 MMT in 1995/96, an increase of 32 percent, while total consumption increased 26 percent, indicating increased usage and preference for U.S. wheat despite prices often higher than from other sources.

Since 1995/96, wheat consumption in other quality-driven markets has also grown. Southeast Asian markets, including Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia1, have grown an average 5 percent annually. U.S. exports to the region grew 27 percent to 1.47 MMT in 2014/15, according to Global Trade Atlas data. U.S. wheat exports also increased 44 percent to Latin and South America with 5-year average sales of 5.87 MMT compared to 4.07 MMT in 1995/96.

In 2014/15, countries from Southeast Asia and South America — Indonesia, Thailand and Brazil — became top ten destinations for U.S. wheat. In total, the top ten destinations represented 48 percent of U.S. wheat sales during that marketing year. Countries in Central America, including Colombia, Guatemala, Peru, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic, were in the top 20 destinations for U.S. wheat and accounted for another 11 percent. See the latest USW Commercial Sales report for the resulting increases in wheat exports to the increasingly quality-driven markets in Southeast Asia, Latin and South America.

Despite the value these markets place on quality, the strength of the U.S. dollar makes U.S. goods relatively more expensive for consumers in other countries. Japan is historically the number one buyer of soft white (SW) wheat. The average price for 9.5 max protein SW is down 1 percent from 2014/15 at $300 per metric ton (MT). However, the Japanese yen weakened against the U.S. dollar year over year resulting in Japanese importers paying an average 6 percent more for 9.5 max protein SW this year. Similarly, average 12.0 protein hard red winter (HRW) prices from the Gulf have fallen 18 percent, but U.S. HRW prices have increased an average 14 percent in Brazil due to the weakness of the Brazilian real.

The goal for any company selling a high-quality product is to make demand for that product inelastic — an increase in price does not have an equal decrease in quantity demanded.

Put another way, consumers have such a strong preference for the good that increases in price result in very small decreases in quantity demanded. Creating inelastic demand takes a combination of the right consumers, the right product, hard work, and, in many cases, time.

U.S. farmers continue to work on product quality, investing an average $12 million annually on wheat research through their state checkoff programs, according to a study done by the National Wheat Improvement Committee in 2012. USW has also put more focus on its marketing efforts in markets that are traditionally quality conscious and experiencing growth, such as Japan, Mexico and the Philippines; now, U.S. wheat farmers just need the U.S. dollar to cooperate.

Farms and land in farms CONTINUED FROM PAGE C10

Government payments are included in sales. Ranches, institutional farms, experimental and research farms, and Indian Reservations are included as farms. Places with the entire acreage enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), and other government conservation programs are counted as farms.

The definition of a farm was first established in 1850 and has changed nine times since. The current definition was first used for the 1974 Census.

WSU apple gets a fresh start marketed as Sunrise Magic

By Sylvia Kantor, WSU CAHNRS The first apple variety released by Washington State University (WSU), WA 2, will be given the brand name Sunrise Magic.

WSU has launched a second release of WA 2 with a new commercial licensing and marketing program in partnership with Proprietary Variety Management (PVM). The name and marketing strategy are expected to give the apple the commercial momentum it needs to be commercially successful.

Sunrise Magic has been highly ranked in taste tests and among consumers.

A cross between Splendour and Gala, the apple has an attractive pinkish-red blush with conspicuous lenticels. Consumers describe it as sweet with moderate acidity, making it perfect for fresh eating. The apple is harvested about a week after Cosmic Crisp, during Red Delicious season, and stores exceptionally well.

Originally released to Washington growers as WA 2 in 2009, the apple was not branded by WSU when it first issued licenses for the trees.

Named by consumers The improved marketing strategy for re-release of WA 2 includes developing a consistently recognizable brand for consumers. The new name is the result of a considerable consumer-based process involving focus groups and social media polls.

“One of the core beliefs of PVM is that the long-term success of a new branded product depends on getting consumers involved in the commercialization process from the very beginning,” said John Reeves, general manager of PVM, the same company assisting WSU with the commercialization of Cosmic Crisp. “As with Cosmic Crisp, we wanted to find out what brand name connected best with consumers.”

Focus groups in Spokane, Washington, and Seattle selected “Sunrise” for the apple’s pinkish coloring and refreshing taste. Sunrise Magic was preferred among potential names presented to participants.

New marketing and licensing The marketing strategy for Sunrise Magic will be similar to the branding and licensing structure for Cosmic Crisp, but existing licensees of WA 2 may continue using their own private brands, if they prefer.

Growers who choose to market the apple using the consumer-chosen brand, Sunrise Magic, may apply prior WA 2 licensing payments as credit toward future tree royalties under the new contract. PVM plans to reach out to existing growers and is available to answer questions about different options that are available.

2016 Propane Farm Incentive Program

The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) announces the release of the 2016 Propane Farm Incentive Program, a nationwide research and demonstration initiative offering farmers purchase incentives of up to $5,000 toward new propane-powered farm equipment.

Sponsored by PERC, the 2016 Propane Farm Incentive Program offers incentives of $300 per liter of engine displacement for irrigation engines, $30 per kilowatt for prime power propane generators, and 10 cents per square foot for propane-powered agricultural heating systems. The incentive program helps offset the upfront costs of new agriculture equipment in exchange for real-world performance data and customer feedback.

“New generation propane-powered farm equipment is extremely efficient, reliable, and cost-effective,” said Cinch Munson, Director of Agriculture Business Development at PERC. “The Propane Farm Incentive Program helps farmers experience the many benefits of propane equipment first-hand, while providing us with valuable information to continue to improve new propane technology.”

Participants from the 2014 incentive program reduced fuel costs by more than 40 percent by switching to emissionscompliant, propane-powered irrigation engines. Additionally, new generation propane-powered engines produce 20 percent fewer emissions than gasoline engines and 11 percent fewer emissions than similar diesel-powered systems.

PERC invites producers to apply for incentives by completing an online application. For more information about the Propane Farm Incentive Program or to see a list of eligible equipment, please visit www.propane.com/farmincentive.

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The deadline for advertising in the April issue of the Trader's Dispatch will be March 30. Phone (406) 271-5533.

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Happy Easter!

HAY FOR SALE Green, leafy 1st & 2nd cutting alfalfa in big square bales. No rain.

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Hitachi ZX120 dual link hydraulic thumb, dig bucket with wedge coupler, comes with 2-ft. dig and a 5-ft. smooth lip bucket, heat with air, very good under carriage, 6600 hours......... .............................................................................. $55,000

EXCAVATORS

2005 Bobcat 435 4500 hours, operates very well, comes with cab, heat and air conditioning, push blade, full rotating clamp shell Bobcat bucket, 40” smooth lip, 12” dig bucket, ripper tooth, 24” dig bucket, work ready................ $32,500 2005 Cat 308C CR hydraulic thumb, blade, 4700 hours, new bucket, pin and bushings...................................... $39,900 2003 Deere 160CLC hydraulic coupler, hydraulic long body thumb, 36” bucket, very good, good undercarriage, nice machine, runs and operates very well, 7300 hours.... Call 2006 Hitachi ZX160......................................................... Call Komatsu PC120-6........................................................... Call 2011 Komatsu PC55MR-3 3100 hours, EROPS, air conditioning, 2 buckets, steel track with bolt on rubber shoes, hydraulic thumb, blade, 11,300 lbs........................ $39,900 2007 Komatsu PC35MR-2 2 buckets, hydarulic thmb, angle blade, enclosed cab, air conditioning and heat, very nice machine................................................................ $36,000 1997 Komatsu PC128UU 30” bucket, blade, hydraulic thumb, newer undercarriage and final, drives rough but a runner.

Cab and heat........................................................ $19,900 2007 Kubota U45-3SS 1200 hours, quick change blade, hydraulic angle blade, cab with heat and air, hydraulic thumb, good tracks, very good and well maintained ........ $41,500 2002 Kubota KX91-3 wedge coupler, 36” bucket, 24” bucket, hydraulic thumb, operates well.............................. $20,500 Volvo ECR58.................................................................... Call

CRAWLERS

1978 Cat D3 power shift, 6-way hydraulic blade, good undercarriage, rebuilt starter, runs and operates as it should, hour meter reads 707................................................... $10,900 1969 Cat D6C a very good D6C, salt tracks and very good angle blade with hydraulic twin tilts, winch............ $27,500 Deere 650H EROPS, air conditioning, heat, ripper, 4500 hours, very good............................................................... $51,000 1976 Fiat Allis HD16-B U-blade hydraulic tilt, recent undercarriage, recent transmission, rebuild power shift, new batteries, very good blade and cutting edges, good parallegram ripper, starts and operates as it should...................... Call

GRADERS

Cat 14D good 14D cat grader, 13-ft. mold board, engine runs very good, good cab, hydraulic side shift and steer.$9500 2005 Deere 772D township owned, 14-ft. moldboard, 17.5 rubber, V-plow, snow wing, a very good grader........... Call 1989 Deere 672B 12-ft. blade with 2-ft. extender, good tires, runs and operates very good, AWD............................ Call 1978 Deere 770A 14-ft. moldboard, front lift group, snow wing, fair rubber, good older grader..................................... Call Wabco 777B 14-ft. moldboard, 671 Detroit................ $12,900

SKIDSTEERS

1991 Bobcat 753 enclosed cab, good tires, auxiliary hydraulics............................................................................... Call 2006 Bobcat S300 cab with air conditioning and heat, high flow hydraulics, 2 speed traveler, hydraulic coupler, anti-theft system................................................................... $22,500 2012 Cat 226B Series III very nice 226B, new bucket, new tires, auxiliary hydraulics, 3000 hours, work ready, and serviced. ................................................................................ $22,500

DRUM ROLLERS

1999 Ingersoll-Rand SD175 drum, drive may be bad, engine runs good....................................... $12,500 before repair Raygo 84” drum roller, Detroit engine........................... $7500

2011 Komatsu WA250-6 quick change, 3rd valve, bucket and forks, good set of matched tires, air conditioning and heat, a very nice tight loader throughout, very well maintained and work ready...................................................... $72,000

LOADERS

Case W11B nice smaller loader, operates well, includes hydraulic quick change, forks, bucket, and hydraulic angle snow plow.............................................................. $17,500 Case 621C-XT cab, quick change, 3rd valve, bucket, forks.... ............................................................................... $47,900 1995 John Deere 444G great wheel loader to get the job done............................................................................. Call Michigan 45C EROPS, excellent tires, runs excellent............ ............................................................................... $15,900

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FORKLIFTS & BOOMS

Cat TH460B telehandler, 6,000 hours, good tires, outriggers, enclosed cab, carriage tilt, nice forklift......................... Call Clark C500 runs good, side shift, good forks, enclosed cab, poor brakes, 16,000 lb............................................. $9500 1997 Ingersoll-Rand VR90B telescopic, 40-ft. reach, 9000 lbs, 5500 hours, extra bucket...................................... Call 2000 JLG 400S lift boom............................................ $16,500 JLG Lull 644 telescopic, forks, lateral tilt, 4-wheel steer, low hours..................................................................... $12,000 Zoom Boom 8040-44 telescopic forklift..................... $19,000

FORESTRY

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TRUCKS

1980 International water truck, leaky tank, water system as shown, 13-speed, 400 Cummins, runs.................... $8000 1990 Kenworth dump truck, Cummins engine, good rear tires, nice dump truck.................................................... $15,000

TRAILERS

1980 Arnes lowboy 28-ft. bed, 9-ft. wide, 5-ft. beavertail, 8-ft. upperdeck............................................................. $11,000 1998 Challenger low boy, 8-ft. x 6”, 22.5 well, 44-ft. overall length, 35 ton with detachable gooseneck............ $11,000 2004 Hayes 14,000 lb. trailer, works good, with ramps and spare........................................................................ $2800 Load King belly dump, 42-ft. long, 2 axle................. $12,000 Lowboy trailer 16-ft. well, 24.5 rubber, flip over ramps, 8-ft., 6-ft. wide older trailer, still getting the job done........ $5000 1968 Peerless log trailer, bumps, headache rack and various other attachments.................................................... $3500 Fire Tank & Trailer water tank trailer for fighting fires, 300 gallon fire system, suction and pressure system, small and large hoses, foam applicator, gas pump, works very well, includes trailer.......................................................... $5500

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WSU chosen to vie for solar home prize

By Tina Hilding, WSU Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture communications Washington State University (WSU) students will design and build a solar home during the next two years as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon (http:// www.solardecathlon.gov) competition. For the first time, the contest will include $2 million in prize money.

WSU was one of 16 college teams from across the world chosen to participate in the 2017 competition, which requires students to plan and build a 600- to 1,000-square-foot home that receives all its energy from the sun. Darrin Griechen, a faculty member in the School of Design and Construction (http://sdc.wsu.edu), is leading the effort for WSU. The competition aims to increase public awareness of solar energy and inspire innovative solutions in ecological design.

“Our students will be working on our most critical challenges in smart and sustainable living while also gaining tremendous hands-on experience at designing and building for the future,’’ said Phil Gruen, director of the school. “WSU remains focused on our land-grant mission of training our students to solve these most important and real problems for the world.’’

WSU has a long history and expertise in electric power, advanced materials and smart systems. The team has had preliminary discussions about locating the home permanently within Spokane’s University District – a test area for Spokane’s larger “smart city” initiative.

Initial construction of the house is expected to be near WSU’s new PACCAR Clean Technology Building on the Pullman campus.

“We are perfectly positioned to design, engineer and build a home within this smart paradigm,’’ said Griechen.

WSU students from a wide variety of disciplines – including architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, construction management, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, communications, business and English – may participate in the project.

Student teams will participate in 10 events in the competition. The home will be judged on architecture, affordability, market appeal, comfort and energy use. The teams must commute with an electric vehicle using energy from their solar-powered home.

This is the second time that WSU has participated in the event, which started in 2002. In 2005, a group of students traveled to Washington, D.C., where their home was displayed on the National Mall.

USDA to measure farmland rental rates

Beginning in February, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service contacted farmers and ranchers to gather land rental rate information for the Cash Rents and Leases survey. The results of this survey will serve as a valuable decision-making tool for farmers, ranchers and other landowners and will help shape negotiations for 2017 rental agreements.

“This brief survey is our only source of county cash rental rates,” said NASS’ Mountain Region Field Office Director Bill Meyer. “By responding, producers help the farming community when establishing new leases or rental agreements and ensures USDA bases its decisions on the most accurate data.” NASS will publish average cash rental rates at national, state and county levels for non-irrigated cropland, irrigated cropland, and pastureland on September 9, 2016.

Nearly 23,000 farmers from Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming received the survey forms.

NASS offers the option of responding by mail, or online via a secure Internet connection. In April, NASS representatives will begin calling and visiting landowners who have not yet responded.

“We guarantee confidentiality of all individual information, as required by federal law, regardless of the response method participants choose,” Bill Meyer said. “NASS will combine your responses with your fellow producers nationwide, providing the only accurate and comprehensive estimate of U.S. average rent and lease rates.”

For more information about the Cash Rents and Leases survey, call the NASS Colorado Field Office At 800-3923202. All NASS reports and data are available online at www.nass.usda.gov.

Cut Bank is CAR TOWN

Trader’s Dispatch, March 2016 — Page C17

2015 Ford Mustang GT Convertible “We’re Dealing”

Beautiful 2013 Ford Explorer Sport

2016 Ford Explorer Check out the new body style!

2013 Ford Taurus SEL 2005 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited

2013 Ford Taurus SEL

2015 Ford F150 Platinum Everything you want and more!

2010 Toyota Highlander

2013 Ford F350 crew cab, 6.2L gas engine

2013 Ford Edge AWD, good winter driver

2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ

2011 Ford F250 crew cab, Power Stroke

2011 Dodge Avenger

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2014 Ford F150 Lariat supercrew

“Another One” 2013 Subaru Forester

2014 Chevrolet Impala

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2012 Ford F350 Lariat, crew cab, Power Stroke, automatic

2011 Ford F150 supercrew, silver

2012 Ford F250 Lariat crew cab, Power Stroke

2016 Ford Escape Try the new SYNC 3

2013 Chrysler 200 Limited

2012 Ford F350 Lariat crew cab, Power Stroke

2014 Ford Fusion Titanium

2014 Ford F450 XLT crew cab, Power Stroke

2005 Ford F150, supercrew

2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo

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BACKHOES FOR SALE

2006 John Deere 410G 6000 hours but is just like new .... ........................................................................... $36,000 2002 John Deere 310S 2500 hours ..................... $33,000 1999 John Deere 410E 4400 hours ..................... $30,000 2002 Case 580SL 2600 hours .............................. $26,000 2000 Case 590SL 4500 hours .............................. $24,000 All hoes have cabs, 4wd, air, extend-a-hoe, good rubber and ready to work

Call 406-253-1001 • Kalispell, MT

##### A recent survey of young farmers and ranchers reveals that computers are used on 83 percent of America’s farms. Nearly 75 percent of today’s young farmers have a cellular telephone, and nearly one-third have access to the Internet, up from 10.5 percent from last year. ##### Fruit farming began sometime between 6000 and 3000 B.C. Figs were one of the first cultivated fruit crops.

USED TRACTORS Bobcat CT335 with loader, 150 hours.................. $18,900 Case 2470 tractor.................................................... $9900 Case IH B50 Farmall MFWD tractor.................... $29,900

White 4-210 tractor with reman engine................ $16,900 David Brown 1212 3 pt., 540 PTO.......................... $5900

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Solid biofuels, part one

By David Ripplinger, Bioproducts and Bioenergy Economist and Assistant Professor, NDSU Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics When I returned to the Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics at North Dakota State University in 2010, I expected my research to focus on the economics of liquid biofuels. The corn-ethanol industry had expanded rapidly since the passage of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The plan was that cellulosic ethanol, although requiring more work, would be next.

The team that I joined was estimating the availability of crop residue in the region for conversion to ethanol. In other parts of the country, there was research on converting other biomass, including wood and dedicated energy crops, into liquid fuel. The biggest thing in cellulosics today is arguably keeping it in its solid form and shipping it to Europe.

In 2009, the European Commission established the Renewable Energy Directive that mandated 20 percent of energy come from renewable sources by 2020. This mandate is being achieved in large part by increasing the use of wood as a solid fuel. Most of this wood is being harvested in Europe.

However, since 2010, U.S. exports of wood pellets and chips to Europe have increased nearly 100-fold to more than 4 million metric tons a year. How much is that? Enough for Paul Bunyan to break a sweat; that’s in the ballpark of all the wood harvested annually in Minnesota.

There are two reasons why this is important to a North Dakota grain farmer. One reason is the value of straw is going up. The demand pull from Europe is impacting the global market for fiber. The supply chains pulling this material from the Southeast and Pacific Northwest are massive and using material that otherwise might have been used as fuel here.

Combined with other market forces and technological advancement, there is increased interest in the use of agricultural biomass, i.e. straw, as solid fuel. Of course, the price the market is willing to pay may not be enough for farmers to change crop residue management practices.

In February and March, I’ll be meeting with farmers in eastern North Dakota to talk about specific opportunities that exist and the costs associated with supplying crop residue.

The second reason is that renewable policies have an impact. Europe’s Renewable Energy Directive has significantly impacted the price of fiber. What happens if a similar policy is created in the U.S? To cut to the chase – that policy already may be here.

The subject of my next article is that policy, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan, a policy that could have almost as large of an impact on North Dakota and crop residue as the RFS did on Iowa and corn.

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MGGA and MGF offer scholarships

The Montana Grain Growers Association (MGGA) and the Montana Grains Foundation (MGF) will each offer two scholarships to be used for the 2016-2017 school year.

MGGA will award two $1,000 scholarships to students pursuing an agricultural related degree at the college of their choice. Applicants or their parent, grandparent, or legal guardian must be a current producer member of MGGA. MGF will award two $2,000 scholarships to Montana State University juniors, seniors or graduate students pursuing agricultural degrees in specific disciplines.

Applications must be received no later than April 1, 2016, and the winners will be announced by May 1. More information and application forms are available by calling the MGGA office at 406-761-4596 or online at www.mgga.org.

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$1200

NEW 3-point Bale Unroller

Includes cylinder and hoses.

NEW HEAVY DUTY FLATBED TRAILERS

Diamond C 32-ft. tandem dual, 2 piece with folding beavertail, dual jacks, tool box, bridged frame, torque tube............................................................................. $11,895 Circle D 31-ft. (3) 7,000 lb./6 torsion axle, 3 piece folding beavertail, chain basket, dual jacks................................................................................................................... $9695 Diamond C 30-ft. (3) 7,000 lb. spring axle, 2 piece beavertail, bridged frame, tool box, dual jacks........................................................................................................... $9895 Circle D 29-ft. tandem dual, 3 piece beavertail, dual jacks, chain basket............. $9995 Diamond C 28-ft. tandem dual, 2 piece beavertail, dual jacks, tool box, bridged frame. . ...................................................................................................................... $10,595 Circle D 27-ft. tandem dual, 3 piece beavertail, dual jacks, chain basket............. $9695 Circle D 25-ft. (2) 7,000 lb. torsion axles, dual jacks, chain basket, 3 piece beavertail... . ......................................................................................................................... $7595

Aluminum Stock Trailers

• 7.5-ft. x 26-ft., 2 sliding center gates -front is adjustable - large escape side door for 4-wheelers, 14 ply tires. ............................................................................. $21,000 • 6.8-ft. x 20-ft., 1 sliding center gate.............. $16,500

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NEW STOCK & HORSE TRAILERS

New Circle D 24-ft. gooseneck stock trailer with 2 solid center gates, full bull package, 14-ply tires......................................................................................................$10,995 New Circle D 20-ft. gooseneck stock trailers with sliding center gate. 14-ply tires. Bull Package..............................................................................................................$9995

4x7’ Heavy DutyTrailer Mats

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Tuffloader Tilt Trailers

Gooseneck & Bumper Pull

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A hitch when you need it...

A level bed when you don’t COMPANION™ 5th WHEEL RV HITCH

NEW HEAVY DUTY TILT TRAILERS

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

NEW BUMPER PULL TILT TRAILERS

Large Trailer Parts Inventory

(2) Diamond C 25-ft. partial tilt, (2) 7,000 lb. axles, tool box................................. $7395 Diamond C 24-ft. full tilt deck-over power tilt, (2) 7,000 lb. axles, tool box............ $8995 Hillsboro 23.5-ft. partial tilt.................................................................................... $7595 Diamond C 24-ft. full power tilt deck-over, (2) 7,000 lb. axles............................... $7995 Diamond C 22-ft. partial tilt.................................................................................... $5995 Hillsboro 21.5-ft. partial tilt.................................................................................... $6595

New BOSS snow plows

• Axles • Springs • Lights • Fenders • Straps• Tie-downs • Bearings & seals• Jacks • Etc.

3500, 5200 & 7000# axles

16-ft. 18-ft. & 20-ft.

IN STOCK

GOOD SELECTION OF UTILITY AND CAR HAULERS TRAILERS

USED EQUIPMENT

IN STOCK

NEW DUMP TRAILERS

New Travalong 14-ft. bumper pull dump trailers...................... $9895 New Travalong 14-ft. gooseneck dump trailers................... $10,895 New Diamond C 14-ft. bumper pull dump trailer with tarp.......... $8495

NEW SKID STEER TRAILERS

1-New Circle D 20-ft. gooseneck skid steer trailers, 80” wide, 7000# torsion axles, fold-over ramps, tread plate fenders, treated wood floor, radial tires....$5995 1-New Circle D 18-ft. bumper pull, with 16” tires, 7000# axles, ramps...........$4995

NEW UTILITY FLATBED TRAILERS

New 18’x83” heavy duty car hauler, wrap tongue, 6” channel frame, brakes on two axles, 7000 lb. axles...................$4495 New 18’x83” deluxe car hauler, wrap tongue, set back jack, brakes on two axles, ramps, 5200 lb. axles.......$4095

1992 Chevy 1 ton, 6.5 diesel with hydra-dec................. $10,500

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

New Look Enclosed Trailers Excellent Selection On Hand

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

1975 GMC C65 454, 5+ 2, tag axle, 10.00x20” tires, 22-ft. box and hoist........... $10,495 Nissan forklift, 3000 lb., nice shape...........................$6700

6-ft. wide stock trailer.........$1595

Belshe 25-ft. flatbed, tandem dual, 20,000 lb. GVW...$5500

1996 Trail King tandem axle belly dump.........................$18,500

8x8 snowmobile trailer.........$600

New Circle D pickup flatbeds

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

Miscellaneous

2002 Circle D 18-ft. skid steer trailer............................$3500

1998 TrailKing TK40LT 20 ton (19’ & 5’) pintle hitch equipment trailer.................. $9500

2009 Echo 2-place 4 wheeler trailer..............................$800

SnoCo 4-ft. x 10-ft. utility trailer.... ...................................... $595

2013 Diamond C 83”x12-ft. utility single axle with bi-fold gate, ATV ramps................... $1800

Semi Trailers 1997 48-ft. utility van trailer.......... .....................................$6500

2000 Great Dane Model# GRFS248-80. 48-ft.x102” extends to 80-ft. 75,000 lb.

GVWR tandem axle, sliding axles, spring suspension, 11x24.5 tires, tool box and ratchets. ...................$12,500

2 - 2006 Wilson 8.5-ft. x 53-ft. drop deck trailers..................... $22,900 Fontaine 48-ft. dropdeck trailer............................................... $17,500 Highboy 48-ft. utility flatbed trailer.......................................... $11,900

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Upper Missouri River paddlefish lottery applications

Trader’s Dispatch, March 2016 — Page C20

Deadline for ads in the April issue is Wednesday, March 30.

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P.O. Box 3072 • 4075 Wynne Avenue • Butte, Montana 59702 • (406) 494-3394 • Mobile (406) 565-7235

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1994 Ford L9000 tandem dump, L10 Cummins, 10 speed, Rockwell rear ends, good 22.5 rubber on Budds, Hendrickson suspension, 14-ft. box.

Special Equipment

Williamson 9-ft. utility truck box, yellow.

Heil 14-ft. gravel box & hoist, orange.

Magnum aluminum closet cab guard, complete with lights.

2-Omaha Standard 16-ft. flatbeds and hoists.

18-ft. all steel flatbed with hoist, complete. Good shape!

Wasau 12-ft. 1-way snow plow, complete.

5 -16-ft. thru 24-ft. van bodies.

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National 300B truck mounted, hydraulic crane, complete.

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Ali Arc aluminum Freightliner deer catcher.

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Ford Trucks

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1994 L9000 tandem dump, orange.

1992 L8000 24-ft. van rollgate, diesel, automatic, white.

1982 L8000 tandem, diesel, automatic, chassis, white.

Semi Trailers

2009 Utility 53-ft. van, accident damage, excellent storage.

1996 Utility 46-ft. reefer van truck unit, good rubber, very roadable.

1991 Kentucky 48-ft. tri-axle moving van, United.

1990 Utility 28-ft. single axle pup, excellent storage, Norco.

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Currently wrecking 230 trucks. All shapes & sizes!

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1993 4700 16-ft. scissor dump, white.

1990 8300 tandem tractor, green.

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By Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Paddlefish anglers planning to fish in the Upper Missouri River (From Fort Peck Dam to Fort Benton) will need to apply for an Upper Missouri River Paddlefish Tag. Applications for this drawing will start beginning February 1, and will be available to apply by mail, online at fwp.mt.gov, or by stopping by any regional or area FWP offices. Applications must be received no later than March 31, 2016.

This regulation change was approved by the FWP Commission in 2015, and was in response to extreme crowding that has occurred annually since 2007 when FWP implemented the 500 fish quota for the Upper Missouri River.

“Nearly a thousand anglers showed up to fish opening weekend in 2015 hoping to harvest a paddlefish before the quota was filled,” says Steve Dalbey, Region 6 Fisheries Manager in Glasgow. “In 2014, 500 fish were harvested in only four days and many anglers did not have the opportunity to harvest a fish,” Dalbey says.

For 2016, a total of 750 tags will be available for the drawing. Successful applicants may harvest a fish anytime during the season, from May 1 through June 15. Those anglers not successful in drawing a harvest tag may still participate in the snag and release fishery with their in-hand receipt from the drawing. Anglers, both resident and nonresident, are required to purchase a fishing and conservation license prior to submitting their applications. Party applications (up to five anglers) are available and encouraged.

Additionally, anglers that did not participate in the tag drawing that want to participate in the snag and release fishery can still purchase an Upper Missouri River Paddlefish Snag and Release License at any FWP office.

As in the past, anglers may only select one area to fish for paddlefish in Montana: Upper Missouri River (White Tag), Yellowstone River and Missouri River downstream of Fort Peck Dam (Yellow Tag), and the Fort Peck Dredge Cut archery only season (Blue Tag).

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Trader’s Dispatch, March 2016 — Page C21

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Trader’s Dispatch, March 2016 — Page C22

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2007 John Deere 7420 3800 hours, 135 hp, APQ transmission with LHR, 3 SCV’s, new 740SL Legend loader with grapple............. $72,000

2014 John Deere 318E skid steer, 1434 hours, cab, air conditioning, 2 speed ride control, 2000 lb. operating capacity.................... $26,000

2002 Cat 242 skid steer, 1191 hours, cab heat, 2000 lb. operating capacity........... ................................ $19,000

2008 Cat 420E 2300 hours, 4x4, Extend-a-hoe, 4x1 bucket, ride control, pilot controls, flip over forks......... ................................ $52,500

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2010 John Deere 6430 2725 hours, 115 hp, APQ transmission with left hand reverser, John Deere 673 loader with new grapple.......Reduced to ................................ $69,000

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2002 John Deere 6420 95 hp rebuilt engine, APQ transmission with left hand reverser, duals, 2 remotes. 5700 hours....................... $35,000

2011 Kubota M135X 135 hp, 2298 hours, Hi-Lo Powershift transmission with LHR, 3 SCV’s, LA 2253 loader, buddy seat..................... $56,000

2002 John Deere 260 skidsteer, 1174 hours, 74 hp, 2500 lb. operating cap, 2 speed....................... $16,950

Financing Available

Rainbow trout have been seen spawning a couple weeks early this year possibly because of the warm winter weather.

Will winter wither

By Bruce Auchly, FWP Region 4 Information Officer Is winter done? Kaput, finished, terminated?

It would seem so, though you may not want to bet the farm subsidies on it.

Those who want a winter with snow and cold – ski areas, snowmobile dealers and farmers – sure hope the best is yet to come. For lawnmower dealers or gardeners dreaming of tomatoes an early spring is nice.

For most of us, however, it really doesn’t matter. Our lives will go on with a modicum of discomfort.

For fish and wildlife, it really does matter. And their lives may not go on.

Yes, mild winters help some species like mice and deer to build populations; perhaps to levels the habitat can’t withstand. Along comes a hard winter and those prey species start tipping over. Then it’s a buffet for eagles, coyotes and weasels. Well, until those predators find themselves out of food and their populations fall. But for now, hey, let’s eat.

Fish are the most obvious sufferers of a dry, warm winter.

Below average snow in the mountains can translate into below average spring runoff and above average water temperatures in summer.

That’s a long way of saying fish die without water.

We knew that. But did you know that with little to no spring runoff and flooding some species may spawn a lot less.

Consider the native paddlefish.

As spring runoff in the Missouri River at Virgelle downstream of Fort Benton hits 14,000 cubic feet per second (cfs), it triggers a large-scale spawning response from paddlefish.

Although paddlefish will still move upstream from Fort Peck Reservoir to spawn at flows less than 14,000 cfs, at increased flows, the fish are able to move farther to spawn, giving the appearance of a pulse of fish moving upstream.

Several other species respond in a similar fashion if and when river water levels rise in the spring: pallid and shovelnose sturgeon and blue suckers.

Flooding is a disorganized business. But for eons, that’s the way large prairie rivers worked. The onrush of melting mountain snowpack careened down to the floodplain and created nature’s chaos.

Nature’s seasonal disorder may look messy from our perspective, but it worked pretty well in flat-bottomed river valleys for those organisms that evolved there, like insects, amphibians, and northern pike (though not so much in Montana).

Then came dams and everything changed; warm meandering streams and rivers turned cold. Yet even nonnative fish species that thrive in cold water are affected by a dry, warm spring.

Rainbow trout, at least this year, have started spawning a couple of weeks early.

Rainbows in the wild reproduce over several months, from early March into June, peaking from mid- to late April in rivers and streams with gravel bottoms. This year, rainbow spawning beds, or redds, have been spotted in the Missouri near Great Falls in mid-February.

That’s because rainbow trout spawn in response to increasing daylight length and rising water temperature. Our recent dry, warmer than average weather probably translates into slightly warmer water and fewer winter storms, which means not only less snow but less cloud cover so more sunshine.

In the big, global picture does rainbow spawning a couple of weeks early this year mean much? Meh, maybe not.

But it does give us a snapshot of the intricate web nature weaves. A moment in time we may miss by not paying attention.

Grass compliments alfalfa

Trader’s Dispatch, March 2016 — Page C23

PROPANE TRACTOR FOR SALE

By Jim Stordahl, Clearwater/Polk County Extension, Minnesota International 300 propane tractor, rubber Glass and alfalfa go together like peanut forage stands when too much bare soil is excellent, runs great.......................................... $2500 Phone (406) 464-5691, Roy, Montana butter and jelly. They both work alone, but exposed for too long. Some grasses imare simple better when used in combination. prove the speed with which full soil cover Years ago, mixing grasses with alfalfa was is achieved during the seeding year. Many standard practice, whether seeding an oat grasses also provide more long-term cover, companion crop and/or including timothy particularly if broadcast seeded or if they are or smooth bromegrass with the under-sown sod-formers. This reduces opportunities for alfalfa. This practice lost favor for a time, weeds to establish. but recent developments in forage testing The risk of bloat is reduced in mixtures. and some frustrations with alfalfa winter Bloat does not tend to be an issue with injury have helped restore the respect that haylage or hay; grass-alfalfa mixtures have grasses somewhat unfairly lost. less bloat potential than pure alfalfa when Parallel squeeze Pivot squeeze There are many reasons to include grasses grazed. with alfalfa. Your reasons may vary from Finally, it’s critical to select a grass variety your neighbors, but adding grasses offers that will compliment your legume. Many many advantages. grass varieties do not match the maturity of Harvested yield is the single largest driver the legume and producers find the grass to of profitability when producing stored forbe too mature by the time the legume is at age, and alfalfa-grass mixtures often yield the ideal forage quality stage. So if you add more than alfalfa alone. The fixed costs of a grass species, it pays to ensure that your forage harvesting are large so every cutting varieties are similar in maturity. We have needs to produce a bountiful harvest. A small detailed information that will help you select grain or Italian/annual ryegrass companion proper grass species and the proper variety. crop with a spring seeding provides greater For more information, contact me at 800seeding-year yield than direct-seeded alfalfa.

450-2465 or stordahl@umn.edu. Source: Sod-forming grasses like low-alkaloid reed Paul Peterson, former UM Extension Forage NEW UNIT FOR SALE canarygrass or smooth bromegrass enable Agronomist NEW 2016 Chevy 1-ton, single rear wheel, 6.01, double cab.... $36,000 traffic on the field when more soil moisture is present and will accelerate drying rate, reducing the potential for weather-related yield and quality losses. Orchardgrass and tall fescue have good fall growth that enables a productive fall harvest/grazing while providing more residue than just alfalfa stubble to catch snow and insulate alfalfa crowns.

Grasses, especially those with stems present accelerate swath drying rate. Grasses that produce stems with every growth cycle such as reed canarygrass, smooth bromegrass, and timothy create more fluffy swaths that dry faster. This may not be true with all grasses though. Some leafy grasses with shiny surfaces such as tall fescue and the ryegrasses will not speed drying rate significantly.

Fall growth and residue of grasses provides better snow catch and insulation than alfalfa stubble alone, so alfalfa crowns are better protected from winter injury. Also, if winter hardy grasses are used, they provide insurance if the alfalfa does winter kill.

At similar stages of maturity, grasses have higher fiber, especially NDF, than Topcon CropSpec® Crop Canopy Sensors analyze legumes, but this fiber is green on-the-go so you earn more green come harvest time. considerably higher in diCropSpec reduces fertilizer costs by applying N on-the-go and gestibility. The relative feed based only on crop need … or by creating prescription maps for value (RFV) index is a good later applications. With the largest sensor footprint in the industry, index for alfalfa quality, but CropSpec provides higher accuracy variable rate that reduces inputs was never intended for use while improving stand and yield in small grains or in row crops. with grasses as it tends to Want more green? Check out CropSpec at topconpa.com undervalue the feeding value of grasses. The new relative forage quality (RFQ) index provides a better reflecContact us today for more information: tion of grass’s higher fiber Doug Weist 406.594.2767 doug@farmtech.us Owner digestibility and the impact Megan Lee 406.564.6226 megan@farmtech.us Precision Agronomy of that on energy and intake FarmTech • 2641 5th Lane NW • Choteau, MT 59422 • www.farmtech.us potential.

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TRACTOR, BALER & SAWMILL FOR SALE

John Deere 6150 tractor with 460 hours............. $100,000 New John Deere 569 round baler......................... $47,000 Older sawmill............................................................. $1000 Phone (406) 833-0145, Ronan, Montana

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2008 Brandt 70-ft. heavy harrow 1990 Kenworth truck, 20-ft. box 1996 New Holland 9682 tractor 2002 John Deere 53-ft. air hoe drill, 10” spacing 2009 Rogator 100-ft. sprayer 2001 Dodge pickup with 80-ft. Summers sprayer 1985 Versatile 5000 series, 35.5-ft. blade 1976 Krause 31-ft. disc 1988 Renn 31-ft. plow with harrows 1979 International truck, tag axle, 18-ft. box Farm King 10”x60-ft. PTO grain auger Westfield 7”x31-ft. gas grain auger Older Ford 5000 tractor with loader, near new tires Call Orval Christofferson 406-378-3212 evenings, Big Sandy, MT

Chuckwagon, a small family business from Rapid City, SD, brought some exotic flare to the MATE in Billings, Montana. George Regan and his father served up their own special recipe brats from buffalo, spicy elk, wild boar, alligator and rattlesnake. They can be found at many events across the Dakotas and Montana.

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ITEMS FOR SALE Field Right rollers Built on order, heavy duty with fold-up hitch for easy transport.

3-point hydraulic scraper, rubber mount, inside chamber measures 6-ft.x4-ft., moves alot of dirt fast.

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Call for price Allis Chalmers 71/2-ft. 3-pt. back blade, 5/8” thick blade..........$750 Engine washing tank, has air hook up and drain........................$450

International 2250 quick attach loader and bucket. Very good condition............................$1750

1990 New Holland 445C 4x4, selfleveling loader, Gannon scraper with three remotes, front tires are new with 80% left on back tires... .......................................$12,500

Liquid supply trailer with 1000 gallon holding tank, 60 gallon chemical tank, gas engine and pump, tandem axle, excellent condition....... ..........................................$2600 10” post auger...........................$650

Snow Wing off grader...............$800 Leon D60 rock picker.............$2200

Mann brush rake for dozer, like new. ..........................................$1800

55 gallon slide-in sprayer with foldup booms, gas engine, new pump.................................CALL

Lincoln 200 amp portable welder, welds and runs great...........$900 International 444 tractor, 4 cylinder gas, excellent running condition.

Comes with front mount, hydraulic angle post pounder........$8500

New Holland 282 square baler, good solid machine...........$2200

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Shaver #8 post pounder

Oliver 570 tandem axle manure spreader............................$1375

18-ft. chisel plow, heavy duty, single fold up wings......................$1850

Pride of the Farm portable livestock scale. Very good condition........... ..........................................$1875

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January farm prices received decreased

The January Prices Received Index (Agricultural Production), at 89.2, decreased 0.7 percent from December. At 80.7, the Crop Production Index is down 3.9 percent. At 99.9, the Livestock Production Index increased 2.9 percent. Producers received lower prices for milk, lettuce, broccoli, and cauliflower but higher prices for cattle, broilers, and tomatoes. In addition to prices, the indexes are influenced by the monthly mix of commodities producers market. Increased monthly movement of dry beans, cattle, soybeans, and corn offset the decreased marketing of cotton, broilers, market eggs, and hay.

The Prices Received Index is down 8.1 percent from the previous year. The Food Commodities Index, at 95.8, decreased 0.8 percent from December and is down 12 percent from January 2015.

The January Prices Paid Index for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (PPITW), at 107.0, is up 1.0 percent from December but is down 4.0 percent from January 2015. Higher prices for other services, feeder pigs, and feeder cattle more than offset lower prices for nitrogen, milk cows, diesel, and hay & forages. ##### Did you know that a duck’s feathers are so waterproof, that even when it dives under the water to get food, its downy underlayer of feathers will remain dry?

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Volunteers sought for fundraising event

Volunteers are needed for the 50th annual Creston Auction & Country Fair and the accompanying Auto, Marine, RV & Equipment Sale. The 2016 auction will be held the weekend of April 1-3 in Creston, Montana—12 miles east of Kalispell, Montana on MT Hwy 35. The three-day event is run entirely by volunteers and raises money for the rural Creston Fire Department.

People interested in volunteering are invited to attend a meeting Thursday, March 24, at 7 p.m. at the Creston Fire Station, 4498 Hwy 35, Kalispell, to learn more about how they can participate.

During auction weekend, help is needed Friday, April 1, to unload trucks and trailers as items are dropped off at the sale site. Intake on Consignment Day runs from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., so community members can help for the morning, afternoon or even just a couple of hours after work.

Volunteers are also sought for every aspect of the auction, which starts Saturday, April 2, at 9 a.m. and Sunday, April 3, at noon. Community members make this fundraiser happen, and the Creston Fire Department welcomes auction attendees to volunteer for part of the event. With multiple food stations, an indoor rummage sale and the outdoor auction, there are areas suited for everyone to help out. The fire department particularly needs people who can hold up auction items, like to work with food and can help with cleanup.

Food and drink will be available to all volunteers throughout each day. Volunteers are reminded to dress warmly and for the weather; work gloves are also advisable, particularly Friday.

The Creston Auction & Country Fair is the Creston Fire Department’s annual fundraiser. Last year’s auction raised $39,000 for the Creston Fire Department. Money raised at this year’s event will be used for fire fighter training, education and safety equipment, as well as public safety efforts.

For more information, visit our website and auction FAQs page at www.crestonfire.org, find us on Facebook under “Creston Auction” or call the auction hotline at 406-2507396.

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2000 Ford F550 service truck, 7.3L, 6 speed, 11-ft. box, 6000 lb. AutoCrane, 1RT-30 compressor, Lincoln welder........ $25,000

1991 GMC TopKick 44-ft. bucket, Cat 3116 automatic, 13-ft box..............................$10,000

2000 Ford F550 4x4 service truck, diesel, 6 speed, 3200 lb crane, hydraulic compressor... ...................................$25,000

2000 Ford F550 4x4, bucket truck, V10, automatic, generator...............................$15,000

1995 International 4800 4x4, cab and chassis, DT 466, automatic, front winch.....$20,000

1980 Cat 920 loader......$22,500

1999 Ford F550 crewcab, 4x4, 7.3 diesel, 6 speed, 9-ft. bed with fuel tank and pump........... ...................................$15,000

1999 Ford F550 crew cab, 9-ft. flatbed dump, 7.3 diesel, 6 speed, 5th wheel hitch............. ...................................$15,000

Ditch Witch 400SX cable plow with trencher............................ $5000 Ditch Witch 350SX cable plow.................................................. $5000 8-ft. quick attach grapple bucket................................................ $2500 1999 Ford F550 4x4 flatbed, V10, automatic......................... $12,500 2000 Ford F550 4WD, service truck, 7.3 diesel, 6 speed, 11-ft. box, IRT030 compressor, outriggers, PTO, set up for crane....... $17,500 1994 Ford F600 service truck, diesel, 5+2 speed, 6200# IMT crane, compressor, hydraulic outriggers........................................ $12,500 1991 GMC service truck, 3116 Cat diesel, 9 speed, 8000# crane, Ranger 8 welder, IR compressor......................................... $20,000 1992 Freightliner FL70 55-ft. bucket truck, 5.9 Cummins, automatic, jib.........................................................................................$16,500 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 1996 Chevrolet Kodiak Cat diesel, 6 speed automatic, utility bed, outriggers. ............................................................................. $8500 1989 International 41-ft. bucket truck, diesel, automatic....... $10,000 1981 International 4x4 dump truck, low miles....................... $12,500 16-ft. flatbed dump with hoist..................................................... $3500

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TIRES AND COMBINE PARTS FOR SALE

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Kolstad elected SecretaryTreasurer of USWA

Ledger, MT farmer Chris Kolstad has been elected Secretary-Treasurer of U.S. Wheat Associates. Kolstad is the fourth generation of his family to farm in Montana’s Golden Triangle. He and his wife Vicki have four children, including their son Cary who is a partner in their operation. They grow hard red winter wheat, dark northern spring wheat and durum, plus barley and dry peas.

As District 3 Director of the Montana Wheat & Barley Committee appointed by Governor Steve Bullock, Kolstad has represented Montana on the USW board since 2012. He is also a member of the Montana Grain Growers Association and Montana Farm Bureau. His community leadership includes serving on his local school board, as treasurer of his family’s church.

“This is a tremendous opportunity for one of our Wheat and Barley Committee Directors to share Montana wheat growers’ perspective and advocate on behalf of our state.

Director Kolstad’s understanding of the U.S. wheat industry and his experience as a multi-generational farmer will benefit Montana wheat growers,” said Governor Steve Bullock.

“The Montana Grain Growers Association is very pleased with the election of Chris Kolstad to the USW officer team.

As a long-time Montana grain producer and MWBC director, Chris recognizes that our local markets are highly dependent on the export market development priorities of USW. His expertise and insight will serve our growers well,” stated Lola Raska, Executive Vice President of the Montana Grain Growers Association.

“Wheat has paid the bills on my family’s farm for 100 years and I want to thank the board for giving me the opportunity to give something back to this country’s wheat industry,” Kolstad said. “I look forward to working with USW’s directors and staff, as well as with the National Association of Wheat Growers, to make sure U.S. wheat remains the world’s top choice for quality and value.”

Kolstad is currently in his second term with the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee, and has recently served as Chairman. His term as Secretary-Treasurer will begin in July of 2016.

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SPE PRI CIAL CIN G! 2010 Case IH Titan 4520 auto, 3 bin, 70-ft. boom, SmarTrax autosteer, Viper Pro, 3178 hours....... $175,000

2009 Case IH 4520 Viper Pro, Smartrax. 2860 hours. Immaculate condition.. $155,000

2010 Case IH 4520 810 FlexAir, roll tarp, 2628 hours......... ................................ $154,000

12,200 gallon NH3 tank on skid, 265 psi.........................$28,000 1972 25,300 gallon NH3/propane holding tank...............$63,000 8000 gallon propane tanks, 250 psi, good data plates................ .......................................................................... $15,000 each (2) 6000 gallon propane tanks, 250 psi......$15,000 for the pair

2007 Case IH 4520 3 bin, autosteer, 3100 hours.. $137,000 2007 Case 4520 3 bin, 70-ft. booms, autosteer, 5500 hours. 2006 Case FLX 4510 floater, .................................$119,000 Allison automatic, Cummins, FlexAir 810 box, Viper controller, autosteer, shedded every night, 7466 hours, runs great. ..........$88,000...........$104,00

1450 gallon NH3 tanks............ ............ From $4800 to $5200 2003 Loral 6300 300 hp, Allison automatic, Airmax 1000, 70-ft. boom, Raven monitor, Trimble GPS, 2617 hours....... .................................. $76,000

2005 Case 4510 370 hp, auto, 70-ft. flex air bed, 4500 hours. ............... $78,000... $103,000 2002 Case IH SPX4260 1200 gallon SS, 60/80-ft. boom, 15”/20” spacing, Aim Command system, 4890 hours...... .................................. $76,000 2003 Case 4300 Cummins automatic, flex-air system....... .................................. $62,000 2001 Case 3300 3-wheel, Cummins auto, flex-air system........... $31,000... $63,000

2004 Case IH FLX4010 automatic, 1800 gallon stainless steel liquid, 80-ft. boom, SCS660 controller, Raven cruiser, shows 7147 hours...... .................................. $63,000

13”x70-ft. swing away auger.. ..................................... $6500

2006 Terra Gator 8104 Soilection Air Max 2000 dry, 70-ft. boom, electric roll over tarp, Raven Smartrax easy steering, Falcon controller, 5730 hours................ $77,000

2000 Loral EZ Rider 3000 SS, Air Max 5, 6100 hours...... .................................. $63,000

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1983 Freightliner, Cummins, 9 speed, Tyler 16-ton tender, roll tarp...................... $17,500

2009 Terra Gator 8204, Cat, Terra Shift, Airmax Precision 2, twin bin, Raven SmarTrax, 4530 hours..................$93,500

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1994 Terra Gator 1844 New Leader G4, 3208 Cat, automatic, 5000 hours, autosteer.. .................................. $37,500

2004 Loral C15 Cat, automatic, Air Max 1000......... $93,000

2009 Rogator 1286C sprayer, Cat diesel engine, 1200 gallon SS, 100-ft. boom, poly chemical inductor, 5-way nozzle, SmarTrax, Raven Viper Pro, 2865 hours................ $94,500

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2003 International, ISM Cummins, 10 speed.. $20,000

1990 International 2600 gallon propane truck, diesel, pump and meter........ $15,500

1983 Peterbilt tandem with tag, Twin 2000 gallon NH3 twin pack, 265 psi............. $35,000

2012 Merritt semi tender with hydraulic belt conveyor, electric roll tarp................. $44,000

1997 Hart two hopper semi tender........................ $29,500

2008 Adams 25-ton semi tender with back auger, self-contained......................... $39,500 1990 Adams 25-ton semi tender with back auger, not self contained ..................$27,000

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Wilmar 25-ton tender on spread axle trailer...... $39,500 Wilmar 25-ton tender on semi........................... $36,500

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2008 Komatsu WA70-5 loader, 2283 hours........... $27,500

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• 2016 Load Trail 8’x16’ Triple Axle, Dump Trailer, Ramp, Tarp Kit, 21,000 G.V.W.........$8,650 • 5” Bore Cylinder Scissor Lift with 2” Shaft - (14,000LB Lift Capacity) • 8’x14’ Double Axle, 14,000 GVW, Scissor Lift, Gooseneck........................................$7,650 • 6’x8”x14’ Double Axle 14,000 GVW, Scissor Lift, Gooseneck, Roll-Up Tarp..............$7,650

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• 10,000 lb Drop Leg Jack

• DOT Stop, Tail, Turn & Clearance Lights

• 2-7000 lb Axles with 2 Electric Brake Axles

• 16 GA 5 Way Double Insulated Wire

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Sleep deprivation can affect health

By Julie Garden-Robinson, Food and Nutrition Specialist, NDSU Extension Service “Mom, your feet shook!” my 12-year-old daughter said with a laugh.

“What was that, anyway?” I asked groggily with wideopen eyes.

She had dropped a heavy book on the wood floor near me to awaken me. The loud thump certainly worked. I’m lucky my family didn’t need a defibrillator because I nearly had a heart attack.

I had fallen asleep on the sofa while watching a movie with my daughter one weekend afternoon. As she sat in the easy chair next to me, I reclined on the couch, tucked in with a cozy blanket. She wanted my full attention on the movie and kept checking on me.

The movie told the story of animated sheep on a rescue mission to find the farmer. After I counted the three main sheep characters, I fell asleep.

What did she expect? I was counting sheep.

For me, taking a nap during the day may be a welcome break, but it is not conducive to me sleeping well at night.

So I guess my daughter did me a favor by ensuring my evening slumber. She could have been gentler in her approach, though.

Adequate sleep is critical for our health, and many people shortchange themselves due to a busy schedule or trouble falling or staying asleep.

Adults need seven to eight hours of sleep per day, teens need nine to 10 hours, and school-aged children need 10 or more hours of sleep, according to the guidelines from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

If you find yourself staring at the ceiling, wandering around your home or checking your alarm clock during the night, you are not alone. An estimated 50 million to 70 million U.S. adults experience sleep problems.

All this sleep deprivation can have immediate and longterm health effects. As we all know, being short on sleep affects our ability to concentrate and do our best work. We are not as productive when we are short on sleep.

In my research for this article, I was most surprised to see the number of people in the U.S. who reported falling asleep while driving. Results of a 2009 survey of more than 74,000 people in 12 states showed some startling statistics about the effects of sleep deprivation.

In the month previous to the survey, 7.2 percent of respondents ages 25 to 35 reported falling asleep at least once while driving. Between 2 and 5.7 percent of other age groups also had fallen asleep at least once while driving during the month previous to the survey.

Further, about 44 percent of the survey respondents ages 18 to 25 had fallen asleep unintentionally during the day at least once in the month previous to the survey. At least onethird of other age groups also had nodded off during the day unintentionally during the previous month.

Researchers have shown that long-term sleep deprivation can promote chronic diseases, including cancer, heart disease, diabetes and obesity.

Try to practice good “sleep hygiene,” the technical term for practices that promote regular sleep. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the following: • Have a regular sleep schedule. Go to bed at the same time every night and get up at the same time each morning, even on weekends.

• Be sure your room is quiet, dark and at an appropriate temperature. Be sure your bed is comfortable.

• Avoid using electronic gadgets, such as phones and computers, before sleeping.

• Do not have a large meal before bed.

• Avoid caffeinated foods and beverages close to bedtime.

• Do not smoke or use other nicotine-containing products close to bedtime.

Here’s an easy “comfort food” recipe that received rave reviews at my house. “This is a keeper” and “Wow, this is great!” were the comments from my spouse and kids. You might like it, too.

Chicken and Biscuits Pot Pie 1 (10-ounce) can cream of chicken soup (reduced sodium) 1 1/2 c. low-fat milk 1 1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning 2 c. diced potatoes (slightly undercooked) 3 c. cubed roasted chicken (or use deli chicken) 1 (16-ounce) bag frozen mixed vegetables, thawed 1 (16-ounce) can refrigerated buttermilk biscuits CONTINUED ON PAGE C31

Sleep deprivation CONTINUED FROM PAGE C30

1/2 c. shredded cheddar cheese Heat oven to 375 F. Boil water. Peel and dice potatoes.

Cook to soften but do not overcook. Thaw vegetables in a microwave oven. Spray a 13- by 9-inch pan with cooking spray. In a large bowl, mix soup, milk and seasoning. Add cooked potatoes, chicken and thawed vegetables and mix gently. Cut biscuits into fourths and add to mixture. Place in baking dish and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until the biscuits are no longer doughy. Remove from oven and sprinkle with cheese. Return to oven until cheese melts (about three to four minutes).

Note: This recipe is fairly high in sodium because of the biscuits and soup. You can use a smaller can of biscuits to reduce the sodium and calories, or be sure to accompany this meal with lower-sodium options such as fresh fruit for dessert.

Makes eight servings. Each serving has 400 calories, 12 grams (g) fat, 26 g protein, 46 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber and 860 milligrams sodium. ##### Always rinse bacon under cold water before frying–it will reduce the amount the bacon shrinks when you cook it. ##### When peeling bananas, peel from the bottom up. This will elimate the banana “strings” you get when peeling from the top down.

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ITEMS FOR SALE

Love irrigation machine, new motor, needs transmission work

TWE generator, industrial, selfstart, 3258 hours. Very good condition. With or without trailer and tank

Full treat posts below cost. (80) 8x8 drive, (30) 8x10 set, (8) 8x12 set

Heavy duty 20-ft. livestock alley, semi-adjustable, hydraulic

(16) power poles, 24-28-ft. long, 1016 inch butt, 8-ft. treat, solid 1977 GMC 3/4 ton pickup, 78,000 miles, runs 1986 Chevrolet 3/4 ton pickup, 134,000 miles, runs, rough body

Ezee-On 1400 post pounder, hydraulic tilt and angle 8-ft. tire tank

CALL 406-660-2648

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ATV TRAILER FOR SALE 2007 Beartrack 2-place 4-wheeler trailer, all aluminum.

Phone (406) 590-1572, Conrad, Montana

Swathers

Kent from Mountain View Metalworks in Wilsall, MT, explains the many types of projects/equipment he can supply to a potential customer during MATE in Billings, MT in mid-February.

2009 MacDon M100 with 15-ft. header, 1607 hours, very nice..... ........................................................................................$58,500 2001 Hesston 8450 with 14-ft. header..............................$29,500 New Holland HW340 15-ft. rotary swather, 2500 hours...$42,000 2002 New Holland HW320 with 2004 14HS header, 4297 hours.. ........................................................................................$32,500 New Holland HW320 with 14-ft. HS header, 3500 hours..$38,500 1999 New Holland HW320 with 14HS header, 3800 hours.......... ........................................................................................$30,500

Balewagons & Retriever

2005 New Holland BW38 160 bale capacity, 900 hours, 3853 miles...........................................................................$110,000

2004 New Holland 1095 self-propelled balewagon with new MilStak, hauls 15 3x3 or 10 3x4 bales..............................$95,000 3-New Holland 1069 gas............................... $40,000 to $47,500 New Holland 1069 diesel, rebuilt......................................$55,000 New Holland 1069 gas, rebuilt, sharp, clean....................... CALL New Holland Super 1049 balewagon..............................$18,500 2-New Holland 1048 balewagons....................... $5000 to $9000 New Holland Super 1048 balewagon..............................$15,000 6-New Holland 1037 balewagons, rebuilt...... $18,000 to $25,000 4-New Holland 1033 balewagon...................... $8500 to $12,500 New Holland 1032 rebuilt.................................................$10,500 New Holland 1032 pull type.............................................$10,500 New Holland 1052 retriever bed.......................................... CALL 1980 Ford F600 with New Holland 1052 retriever............$13,500

Used and New parts available for ALL models of New Holland balewagons

Haying Equipment

2008 New Holland BB9080 3x4 square baler. 26,000 bales..$67,500 New Holland 311 baler........................................................$3500 New Holland 55, 56, 258, 259 & 260 rakes. Several to choose from.......................................................... From $600 to $4500

Tractor & Dozer

Massey-Ferguson 3525 MFWD, 4500 hours...................$22,500 Cat D8 9U dozer, cable dozer, 90% undercarriage. Excellent condition..................................................................................$10,000

Consignments

New Holland 1051 retriever on 1974 GMC truck................$7500 Shaver HD8 post pounder, front mount.................................$950

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Kick some straw and read the book

By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service As beef production progresses, the indusAs another bull-buying season comes into try needs to mesh totally with husbandry in full swing, several thoughts pop up while the field but be street smart to the pending kicking straw in the bullpen. science that expands our understanding.

First, many good commercial bulls, As much as I do avoid it, I cannot help but backed by strong data numbers that are real, keep an eye on the other side of the fence, are available and will help producers move watching other livestock production and toward predetermined production goals. selection methodology.

Commercial producers who Husbandry is scrutinized do not utilize the information critically if the science overavailable on commercial bulls whelms husbandry. But if simply add risk and unpreone avoids the science and dictability to obtaining their data, appropriate husbandry desired production outcomes. improvements may fall to the That being said, producers wayside. still have reasons to select A good case in point is the bulls based on traits that are poultry industry’s response not readily available nor in to consumer demands. The the breed databases. Interestproduction of white eggs ingly, no one ever bluntly is still the norm. But if one denies the use of data, but reads an article expoundone most certainly can sense ing the benefits of extensive a presence of denial at times. outside poultry production, Second, the goals and obthe pictures most likely will be a set of redjectives of any breeding program must be feathered hens with some white on them that well-defined and obtainable so producers lay brown eggs. and the beef industry can search for new If one reads an article expounding the genetics, wherever it resides. The search, benefits of intensive-confinement poultry although generally through the existing production for the production of brown databases, certainly is not limited to those eggs, the pictures will show red-feathered databases because finding new genetic ophens with some white on them. tions may reside in nontraditional cattle.

Interestingly, that red-feathered hen has Those options can be found as a variety of more data behind her breeding than is ever genetic packages that are available to comobvious. Let me simply say the “Red Promercial buyers. duction” birds, so often seen in backyard Finding the genetics to meet the goals flocks, most likely come from the same and objectives is a challenge animal breedgenetic program the large extensive and ers take very seriously because the wrong intensive “Red Production” type birds come bull and cow mating may derail the desired from. outcome, which may be years in the making.

Checking the various breeding lines, When breeding a cow, a producer knows poultry production is heavily dependent on that the result goes through the first year of the crossing of selected breeding lines of pregnancy, the second year of rearing, the parental stock with the commercial product third year of maturing and finally an oppormade available to all types of production. tunity to initiate another breeding.

Backyard, intensive or extensive production That commonly is called generational all will sell into the same market. interval, and for cattle, the generational The point, before one quits reading today, interval may be several years. The selection is that the beef market is a very large comof the right bull and cow is critical. mercial business. The genetics involved In my years of research, I can recall in commercial production filters through spending hours in the office selecting the a breeder’s network of seedstock producright animals for the right pen based on the ers. Seedstock breeders have the ability numbers provided. And, at the same time, to explore and challenge production units those doing the chores, opening the gates, with new and exciting genetics. Commerhelping the babies, treating the aliments and cial producers have the ability to pick sires providing the husbandry that comes with that meet their objectives. The challenge is good animal care would do the same. mixing the husbandry and science. That is, My list was written; theirs more likely read the sale book, check the data and kick was committed to memory. When comparsome straw. ing the lists regarding animals that actually May you find all your ear tags. ended up in the pens, we always made some For more information, contact your local compromises, but we had remarkably little NDSU Extension Service agent (https:// difference in the final list. Good livestock www.ag.ndsu.edu/extension/directory/ management always will be a combination district-director-map/view) or Ringwall at of husbandry and science. One does not (701) 456-1103 or kris.ringwall@ndsu.edu. exclusively choose one over the other.

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Case IH SRX 1500 Gallon

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2015 Simonsen SMC2584S

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2003 Wilmar 8500

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101 Vaughn South Frontage Road Great Falls, MT 59404 Office Phone: 406-964-8836

Spring Equipment Rental Hefty Seed Company

Your source for all of your seed, seed treatments, inoculants, herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, portable seed treaters and inoculant applicators is now taking orders for 2016 spring rentals of a 32 foot Mandako Twister Vertical Tillage Disc and a 45 foot Mandako

Land Roller.

Call now to ensure availability. For equipment reservations or agronomic questions or advice phone the Hefty Seed Company office at 406-964-8836 or Joe’s cell at 701-7206696 or Emery’s cell at 406-781-5660. We have agronomists on hand to answer to all of your agronomy questions or concerns.

Fritz auction SPRING Consignment Sale

Friday, MAY 27, 2016 – Chester, MT Currently Taking Consignments Advertising Deadline April 18, 2016 Call 406-432-2845 to consign

These Turkish Anatolian dogs with Alpacas of Montana were sure enjoying all the attention they were getting at MATE in Billings in midFebruary. They just soaked up all the scratches they good get.

Watch bald eagles nesting live

By Sharon Durham, Agricultural Research Service The eagles have landed, again, at the Agricultural Research Service’s (ARS) U.S. National Arboretum (USNA) in Washington, DC. Thanks to the Eagle Nest Cams, you have a front row seat.

Available at www.eagles.org/dceaglecam, the cameras allow you to look inside the nest of “Mr. President” and “The First Lady” at any time, day or night. The pair first called the Arboretum home last year when they became the first mated pair of bald eagles to nest at the Arboretum since 1947.

The availability of the Eagle Nest Cams is a cooperative endeavor between the Arboretum and the not-for-profit American Eagle Foundation (AEF) headquartered in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

“We’re excited to partner with the AEF to give the world Fritz Auction a unique glimpse into the life of our national bird from our national capital,” said ARS Administrator Dr. Chavonda Jim, Dena, Jake and Jack Fritz Jacobs-Young. “The bald eagle is an endearing symbol of P.O. Box 260, Chester, Montana 59522 freedom and the American spirit. The return of the eagles to the Arboretum is a prime example of the impact of ARS’s www.fritzbull.com work – in this instance, in helping with the preservation of a 406-432-2845 • fritzcharolais@yahoo.com once-endangered species.”

In anticipation of the eagles’ return, Arboretum and AEF staff installed two HD video cameras near last year’s nest.

That effort included installing a half mile of fiber optic cable and installing a large solar array powering the equipment that was designed and built by students and staff from Alfred State, SUNY College of Technology.

The eagle pair returned to their nest in October 2015.

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NEW Woods Equipment Liquidation!

2011 BB84X 84” 3 point rotary cutter...........................................................................$2700 (2) 2010 RB72 72” 3 point rear blade................................................................... $640/each 2013 RBC60 60” 3 point rear blade................................................................................$450 2011 SGT80 80” 3 point rototiller.................................................................................$3564 2011 SB64S 64” 3 point snowblower............................................................................$2622 (3) 2011 SS108-2 108” 3 point snowblower..................................................................$4640

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RITE WAY ROLLERS

52-ft. and 62-ft. units on hand to choose from.

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Havre, MT

USED FLEX HEADERS

2011 FD 70 40-ft flex header, pickup reel, poly cutter bar, poly skid shoes, transport, CA20 adaptor............ .......................................................................................................................................................$55,000 2012 FD 70 40-ft flex header, pickup reel, transport, poly cutter bar, poly skid shoes, new CA25 adaptor.... .......................................................................................................................................................$55,000 2014 FD75 40-ft., with CA25 adaptor, upper cross auger, new cutter bar poly, poly skid shoes.......$75,000 Several used 2012 & 2013 35-ft. flex headers coming in!

FD70 and FD75 flex headers, all with pickup reels, poly cutter bar, poly skid shoes

We have several used MacDon 9000 Series windrowers on hand. We also have several used 14-ft. and 16-ft. auger headers to choose from. Come in, pick out a header and swather and have us pair them up. These are great used machines for the budget-minded customer.

2014 Massey Ferguson 6615 373 hours, Dyna 6 powershift, 110 PTO hp, loader, grapple, factory warranty remaining.... ................................ $115,000

2012 Versatile 550 1800 hours, full weight kit..............$235,000

2010 Case IH Puma 140 2170 hours, FWA, loader with grapple, dual PTO............ $69,000

For M-Series MacDon Windrowers we have the following hay heads: • New 2014 A40-D 16-ft. auger header • 2-2013 Used R85 16-ft. rotary headers

• 2011 R85 16-ft. rotary header • New 2015 A40-D 16-ft. auger header

USED STANDARD DRAPERS

2013 D65S 35-ft., single knife, transport.............................................................................................. Call 2013 D65D 35-ft. double knife, transport, CA25 adaptor...................................................................... Call 2007 973 21-ft., triple delivery, very clean......................................................................................$29,000 2006 Case 2042 36-ft. 873 adaptor, pickup reel................................................................................... Call 963 36-ft. pickup reel, 873 adaptor for Gleaner.................................................................................... Call

1991 Versatile 1156 8600 hours, triples...........................$45,000

We have NEW 873 adaptors to fit 963, 972, 973 and 974 headers to Case 80 Series, Case AFX and Agco Combines 962 30-ft. several adaptors available, pickup reel if needed................................................................. Call 962 36-ft. pickup reel, no transport....................................................................................................... Call 6 - 960 36-ft. with pickup reel available................................................................................................. Call

TILLEMAN Equipment Company 406-395-6777

Havre, MT

1979 John Deere 8440 PTO, 215 hp....................... $18,000

1999 Valtra 8150 7347 hours, FWA, loader/grapple, dual PTO.......................... $55,000

2014 Great Plains 40-ft., turbo max, verticle tillage tool, demo unit.........................Call

Challenger SP115B with 30-ft. draper header, 1142 hours....... .....................................$70,000

2011 Summers diamond disk, 38.5-ft., rental unit..... $60,000

TILLEMAN Equipment Company 406-395-6777

Havre, MT

AIR DRILL SALE!

Purchase one of our Air Drills and receive a $5000 in-store parts and service credit. This credit can be used to update the drill you purchase or on any other products through our parts and service departments. This $5000 credit can also be put towards the purchase of a new or used Draper Header.

2008 Case ATX700 70-ft. air drill, 12” spacing, steel packers, 3430 leading cart, single shoot.................................................................................................................$58,000 2009 Case ATX700 70-ft., 12” spacing, rubber packers, 3430 leading cart, single shoot.................................................................................................................$79,000 2007 New Holland SD550 60-ft., 10” spacing, rubber packers, double shoot, SC430 leading cart.......................................................................................................$76,000 2013 Bourgault 3710 disc drill, independent openers, 60-ft., 10” spacing, double shoot, Series 3 mid-row banders, semi-pneumatic packers, 6550 leading tank........$395,000 2003 Bourgault 5710 47-ft., 10” spacing, steel packers, 5350 leading cart, mid-row banders.............................................................................................................$86,000

TILLEMAN

1998 Flexicoil 5000 50-ft., 7.5” spacing, 2320 leading tank, steel packers, single shoot................................................................................................................$29,000 2-1998 Flexicoil 5000 57-ft., 12” spacing, steel packers, single shoot, 2320 carts......... ............................................................................................................... $24,000/each 2007 K-Hart 3612 disk drill, 60-ft., 10” spacing, 4350 Bourgault trailing cart...........Call 1990 Great Plains ADI345 air drill, 45-ft., 12” spacing, single shoot.................$15,000 2002 Bourgault 5720 disk drill, 64-ft., 10” spacing, single shoot.......................$49,000 2013 Bourgault 3320 parallel link hoe drill, 60-ft., 10” spacing, MRBS, 6550 leading cart.................................................................................................................$395,000 2013 Morris Contour 2 independent opener drill, 60-ft., 12” spacing, double shoot, 9650 cart, variable rate..................................................................................$295,000

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Havre, MT

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Mobile Home & RV For Sale 1979 Gallatin 18x80 mobile home. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Does need to be moved off the lot...................... .............................................................. Asking $15,000 2011 Hartland Big Country 5th wheel hitch RV 34-ft., four season with 3 slide-outs, washer/dryer unit, dual air conditioning, king size bed and queen size auxilliary bed, electric fire place, in-house vacuum cleaner system.

Like new condition and has had one owner ................... .............................................................. Asking $50,000

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• Full dimension rough cut lumber • Custom sawing • Custom molding • Custom drying • Beams • Wood siding • Log railing • Driveway arches • Bridge planks • Fireplace mantels • And much more.....

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2015 Evaluation of early post harvest germination of spring barley entries

By David Wichman and Shabeg Briar, Central Montana Research Center seed dormancy, sometimes called afterIt has been long known cereal grain varipening, can be problematic for malting rieties differ in their ability to germinate, barley early postharvest, also. The combiand the speed at which they germinate, nation of genetics and growing conditions during ripening and early post ripening can make some barley grain lots unsuitable period. Those varieties that germinate readfor optimum malting during the first one to ily and quickly during ripening and early five months after harvest. post ripening can be problematic when Producers utilizing continuous crop proabundant precipitation is received by ripe duction systems which include a barley then grain. Seed sprouting in the head and lower wheat cropping sequence or a wheat then falling numbers are two market factors malt barley sequence are keenly interested impacted by initiation of the germination in postharvest dormancy of the cereal vaprocess. Seed that does not germinate readrieties. It has been found that germinating ily and rapidly, because of seed dormancy barley seed, in a controlled temperature or imbibing water slowly can contribute to environment, in the first month or two folmore volunteer plants (weeds). Seed falllowing harvest, provides an indication of ing to the soil surface, due to shatter, hail the relative potential of that varieties seed or passing through the combine, and not to produce volunteer plants during the next germinating before fall freeze up remains growing season. in the soil to germinate and grow in the Eighteen spring barley varieties/developnext or a later growing seasons. Over the ment lines were established in three on-farm years, there have been varieties of winter trials, by the CARC, in 2015. Seed of each wheat (Redwin, Tiber, NuWest and recently entry, from all three on-farm trials, were Norris), spring wheat (McNeal), and barley germinated in September 2015 to determine (Steptoe, Hector, Gallatin and Waxbar) that the relative speed of germination. Three were notorious for producing seed that did reps of 50 seeds were placed on saturated not germinate till the following growing blotters, in plastic boxes, and incubated at season. In the case of the higher dormancy 50oF. The seed was check for sprouting at wheat, volunteer plants often showed up 24h intervals starting at 96h. The seed was in the second or third growing season after the seed fell to the soil surface. Postharvest CONTINUED ON PAGE C40

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New Holland 1411 10-ft. disc mower conditioner..............................................$10,500 New Holland 472 7-ft. sickle mower conditioner.

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USED ROUND BALERS

New Holland BR7090, net/twine, Xtra Sweep, 4000 bales.....................................$33,500 2011 New Holland BR7090, net/twine, Bale Command, 6300 bales...................$32,700 2007 New Holland BR780A, net/twine, Bale Command, 12,000 bales................$24,100 2006 New Holland BR780A, twine, Super Sweep, Bale Command, 12,358 bales........ .......................................................$24,800 2005 New Holland BR780A, twine, Super Sweep, Bale Command, 13,348 bales........ .......................................................$21,500

2004 New Holland BR780, net/twine, Xtra Sweep, Bale Command.................$19,300 2004 New Holland BR780, twine, Super Sweep, Bale Command, 8000 bales...........$15,500 2003 New Holland BR780, net/twine, Bale Command, lace belts, 1000 PTO...$18,800 2003 New Holland BR780, net/twine, Xtra Sweep, low bales at 9300..............$16,500 2000 New Holland 688, twine, Bale Command, hydraulic pickup.............................$14,100 New Holland 664, net/twine, Bale Command... .......................................................$14,800 1997 New Holland 664, net/twine, Bale Command, hydraulic pickup..................$12,100 New Holland 664, net/twine, Bale Command... ..........................................................$8900 2012 Case IH RB564, net/twine, moisture kit, 10,000 bales....................................$31,900 2001 Vermeer 605XL, twine.................$14,100 1995 John Deere 535, net/twine..........$11,100

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2014 New Holland 340S 3x4 big square baler, 2000 bales. Like new!!!.......................Call!!

2010 New Holland BB9060 3x3 big square baler, 15,000 bales.........................$65,400 New Holland Super 1049 self-propelled bale wagon............................................$15,000 New Holland BC5060 14x18 square baler. Like new!!!.............................................$21,500 New Holland 575 14x18 square baler. Excellent!!...............................................$14,500

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2008 New Holland TV6070 bidirectional, 3-pt., PTO, hydraulics cab end, draw engine drive, 2100 hours.....................................$91,000 2008 New Holland TV6070 bidirectional, 16x16 power shuttle, cab, loader, grapple, 3200 hours. Nice!!...................................$72,500 1998 New Holland TV140 Please call for additional details!...............................$51,500

1996 Ford 9030 bidirectional, loaded cab end, engine end hydraulics, PTO, draw bar.

Newer Loader!!!.............................$39,500 1993 Ford 9030 bidirectional, both cab and engine end, loaded........................$32,500 1996 Ford 1520 3-pt., PTO, loader, 522 hours... ..........................................................$9500 Ford 8000, cab, 3-pt., PTO, Farmhand loader... ..........................................................$8500 1992 John Deere 4255 FWA, cab, 3-pt., PTO, 740 loader......................................$48,200 John Deere 2010 2WD. Good runner.....$5500 White 2-85 2WD, cab, PTO, 3-pt., loader........... .......................................................$11,500 Farmall 400 2WD, DuAl 320 loader........$4500 Farmall H 2WD, loader............................$3500

SKIDSTEERS & CONSTRUCTION

2007 New Holland L175 skidsteer, 2 speed, hydraulic quick attach, weights, bucket, 1541 hours..............................................$22,500 John Deere 450 dozer, 6-way mechanical blade.................................................$9500 New Holland B104 backhoe and bucket for skidsteer............................................$5950 Buhler SB5200 skidsteer snowblower. ..$4800 Grouser steel tracks and spacers...........$3500 New Holland log grapple for skidsteer, quick attach................................................$1800

USED TILLAGE & MISC.

John Deere 7700 diesel combine, 24-ft. header, pickup head.......................................$7500 Ezee-On FLBS-330 14.5-ft. disc. Like new....... .......................................................$15,100 Farm King Y810E 8x12 unloading auger, electric motor...........................................$2000 New Holland 7614 loader for TV tractor. Excellent!!...............................................$10,500 New Holland 260TL loader for compact tractor...................... Call For Special Pricing!

Koyker 150 loader, mounts, bucket.........$3500 New Idea 300 bushel manure spreader, PTO drive..................................................$7500 Worksaver 3 spear bale handler for round and square bales.......................................$750 30-ft. bumper pull hay trailer....................$2500 Allied 8-ft. 3-pt. snowblower....................$4500 Erskine 960FM 96” front mount snowerblower, drive lines..........................................$5800 New Holland 6-ft. front mount snowblower. Like new...................................................$3800 Snowmachines 5-ft. 3-pt. snowblower with chute.................................................$1750 Beltec heavy duty post hole auger..........$2800 New Holland 906 3-pt. post hole auger with 2 bits....................................................$1200 Speeco 3-pt. post hole auger with bit........$975 General 720 post hole auger, 9” digging bit.$950 6-ft. box scraper. Like new!!!......................$650

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Nebraska must be proactive in climate action plan

By Kim Morrow, School of Natural Resources Nebraska needs to be proactive in developing a climate action plan in response to current and projected changes in climate, a new University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) report suggests.

The report shares the findings from eight roundtable discussions on the implications of climate change, hosted last fall by the School of Natural Resources. It also notes UNL’s importance in leading the development of adaptation and mitigation measures and also in educating policymakers, decision-makers and the public about climate change.

“Nebraska’s water future deserves critical attention at this time,” said lead author Don Wilhite, a UNL climatologist and co-organizer of the roundtable series. “The combination of rising temperatures, increased high-temperature stress days, reduced snowpack in the Rockies, more frequent droughts as well as heavy precipitation events all combine to indicate a very stressed environment for water in the future.

“These stresses will affect all aspects of life in Nebraska, and the more we can prepare for them now, the more resilient we will be in the future.”

The latest report is available for free download at http:// go.unl.edu/climatechange.

Wilhite and Climate Change Resource Specialist Kim Morrow organized the roundtables to raise awareness of the implications of climate change on eight areas: ecosystems and wildlife; human health; forests and fire; agriculture, food and water; energy availability, use and management; faith communities; college campuses; and urban and rural areas.

More than 350 people participated, representing stakeholders with expressed concerns about the impacts of climate change on the state.

The roundtable feedback follows the widely read 2014 UNL report “Understanding and Assessing Climate Change: Implications for Nebraska.” The 2014 document was the first to assess the implications of climate change on the state and has been referenced by city planners, policy advisers, environmental advocates, conservation groups and grassroots organizations. It is available at http://go.unl.edu/9dq0.

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1997 Cat 437 KVA Genset

$18,500

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5000 hours*, 12,000 lb capacity, Cat diesel, blocks, 3 speed automatic transmission, computer on board.

$33,750

260 hours*, self contained, 3208 Cat motor, 1/2/3 Phase, 240/480 volts.

95,000 miles*, automatic, air conditioning, air compressor, PTO, crane, power tail gate, Cat 3126 diesel, 210 hp.

1998 Ford F800 Chipper Truck

2003 Hamm HD 110K Vibratory Roller

2005 Chevrolet C7500 Vactor Truck

$28,900

$17,850

112,000 hours*, with Vactor Ram Jet system, John Deere 4.5 turbo diesel Pony motor. Very clean truck, used and serviced since new by the city in California.

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Flexible Finance options available with seasonal payments, deferred payment plans, and no money down payment options with approved credit.* 50 month credit terms available on all units regardless of asset age.

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NH Bale Wagons & Retrievers FOR SALE & WILL PURCHASE

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Ron Fischer of Fischer Red Angus in Harlowtown,, Montana showed off the disposition of one of his cows at MATE in Billings, Montana. This one just wanted a little extra attention.

2015 Evaluation of early post harvest germination of spring barley entries CONTINUED FROM PAGE C36

scored as germinated when the coleoptile length was equal or greater than the seed length. The data presented in table 1 are the germinated seed counts in the first 120h (hours) of incubation and the number of seeds germinating in the 168h to 192h period. A high number in the first interval and a low number in the late interval are desirable for use in continuous cropping and early postharvest malting.

Harrington is used in the trial as long term yield standard. Harrington also serves as the long term check/standard for low or no dormancy quick germinating barley. Volunteer plants are rarely a problem when continuous cropping into Harrington barley stubble.

In the 2015 early postharvest barley germination trials, Harrington was the quickest germinator and had the fewest seeds germinating in the 168h to 192h interval. In general, the barley entry ranking was similar and the number of seeds germinated were similar across the three production loca-

tions. Some years, there are readily apparent differences between locations. Haybet is one entry that performed differently at each location. The 120h count and the 192h count provide the most readily discernable differences in the number of seeds germinated in those intervals. However, there also were significant differences between entries, in the number of seeds germinated entries in the 144h and 168h (Table 2). There were significant differences between locations for each of the four counting intervals (Table 3).

The Harrington germination response followed expectation. Previous experience, no data provided, has shown Craft and Champion to be slower germinators in early postharvest germination evaluations.

Hockett and Haxby are typically intermediate to the Harrington and Craft. This study was supported by the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station and the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee.

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##### If you have a child who is super-skinny (despite his grandmother’s best efforts to fatten him up), you’ve probably taken in your fair share of sweatpants using a safety pin. However, using duct tape will allow you to take in the pants without worrying about the pin being uncomfortable. Simply fold the elastic band to the pants onto itself, then tape the fold with duct tape.

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418 Main, Roundup, MT 1-888-423-2605 or 406-323-2605 John Albert - cell 406-860-5532, home 406-947-2203, Guy Maberry - cell 406-350-1167, home 406-538-3634 Tanner Rasmussen - cell 406-489-1313 Contact us at www.caseih.com/dealers/musselshellvalley or www.musselshellvalley.com

2014 CASE IH MAGNUM 180 WITH L785 LOADER/GRAPPLE

Just 522 hours on this well equipped Magnum tractor. Dynoed at 165 PTO hp, 4 electronic programmable remotes, 3 electronic mid-mount remotes for loader control, cab suspension, 540/1000 PTO, rear weights, block and transmission heaters, 19x6 economy full Powershift, Cat III 3 point hitch and much more. Warranty to 12/05/18. Book says $167,901....................... ....................... MVE Price only $144,950 0% financing available

2012 CASE IH PUMA 170 WITH L775 LOADER

Really nice Lease Return Tractor with only 1081 hours. Equipped with MFWD, full PowerShift transmission, 4 electronic remotes, 3-point hitch, cab suspension, engine and transmission heaters, Hi-Vis roof panel, front fenders, buddy seat, 3-function joystick and Rimguard in rear tires. High lift L775 MSL loader includes 102” bucket with grapple. Books for $123,784........................ ....................................MVE Price $119,693

2014 CASE IH MAXXUM 125 WITH CASE IH L765 LOADER/GRAPPLE

Only 896 hours on this nice lease return tractor. Factory Warranty to 12/06/18. Cab with heat and air conditioning, AM/FM stereo, semi Powershift transmission, class 4 front axle, 3 function loader control with joystick, instructor seat, engine and transmission heaters. Loader is self-level with 95” bucket and grapple. Book says $101,466...................................................... ...................................... MVE Price $93,660

2009 CASE IH MAXXUM 110 WITH CASE IH L750 LOADER/GRAPPLE

Extra clean Pro Series tractor with 16 speed semi-powershift transmission, 3-point hitch, 2 speed PTO, 3 remotes, joystick and 3 function valve for loader control. Only 4920 hours and..... ......................... Priced to sell at $59,739

2013 CASE IH FARMALL 50B TRACTOR WITH L350 CASE IH LOADER

Unit includes MFWD, CVT transmission, cab with heat and air condtioning, deluxe seat, 3 point hitch, 540 PTO and one remote. Only 219 hours and extra clean. Book says $39,493....... .......................... MVE Price Just $32,367

1993 CASE IH 5230 MAXXUM WITH CASE IH 520 LOADER/GRAPPLE

Nice MFWD Maxxum tractor that has a cab with air conditioning, 16x12 speed semi-Powershift transmission, 75% rubber, 3 point hitch, 3 remotes, 540/1000 PTO, Case/Cummins 5.9L engine... ...................................... MVE Price $33,254

2008 CASE IH RB564 BALER

2015 CASE IH RB565 PREMIUM ROUND BALER

Lease return baler with warranty. Twine and mesh, roller windguard, wide, 5-bar pickup with rubber mounted teeth, overshot rotor feeder and 21.5Lx16.1 flotation tires. Only 2177 bales and ready to go. Books for over $51,000............................................ ................................ MVE Price Just $44,984

2015 CASE IH RB565 PREMIUM ROUND BALER

Extra clean and well maintained 5x6 round baler. Standard pickup with gathering wheels. Books for $14,902.............................. ............................................... MVE Price Just $9,863

Just 1400 bales on this lease return baler. 5x6 baler with wide 5 bar pickup and rubber mounted tines, roller windguard, twine and mesh wrap. Warranty. Book says $51,400............................ ........................................................ MVE Price $45,538

2006 HAYBUSTER 2650

2003 NEW HOLLAND HW300 WITH 14-FT. HS HEADER

2012 NEW HOLLAND BR7090 SPECIALITY CROP BALER

Big 5x6 bales on this nice, clean, well maintained baler with Edge Wrap, endless belts, Bale Command and 82” wide pickup.

21.5L16 HIGH flotation tires. Books for over $30,000.................. ........................................................ MVE Price $26,397

The Little Dealer With The BIG Promise.

“TO TREAT EVERY CUSTOMER LIKE WE LIKE TO BE TREATED.”

Really nice one owner unit. Shows lots of good care................... ................................................................................. $13,518

Super clean unit with only 1529 hours and includes: cab with air conditioning, dual sickle header, power reverser and hydraulic header tilt.......................... MVE Price $43,066

D L SO 2007 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN

Dark blue metallic with cloth interior and 9 passenger seating.

Nice unit with great rubber. 154,000 miles, but well cared for..... ............................. Consigned for $11,850

2002 BALE KING 3100 BALE PROCESSOR

Right hand discharge. Well maintained unit that’s ready to go..... .....................................................................................$8,987

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TRACTOR FOR SALE 1997 Ford 9030 bidirectional, loader, grapple, cab and engine end loaded, 6422 hours, 14-ft. header and push frame.

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Colleen Gustafson, right, helps Stacy and Glenn Steel check in for the Montana’s Next Generation Conference in Shelby, Montana. Photo by Trina Bradley

Next Generation Conference

By Maggie Nutter operations.

From Jordan, Havre, Lewistown and Maggie Nutter, who is on the core planKalispell people traveled to attend the 3rd ning team for the conference states, “ In the Annual Montana’s Next Generation Conferpast during and after the conference people ence in Shelby, February 29 and 30th. would frequently ask who they could go to The conference is geared to promote suclead their family through succession plancess in farms, ranches and other agriculture ning. Kevin Spafford has a team of trained businesses. Though we can talk about lovsuccession planners and that would be one ing the lifestyle, farms and ranches are still good option but also we asked around and businesses and need to run at a profit to be found in state succession planners who sustainable. On Friday, Kevin Spafford agreed to meet with families who had atpresented to a crowd of a about 170 people tended Kevin Spafford’s workshops. We wanting to learn more about succession are really excited to see families not just planning, which is passing the business, learning about planning but taking their in this case farm or ranch, on to the next first step forward in organizing actual famgeneration. The current managers of that ily meetings.” operation need to have the business in a fiSaturday, January 30 the Shelby High nancial condition where it can be passed on.

School filled with people excited to attend There were questions about wills, corsome of the 36 breakout sessions offered porations and LLC’s but one of the biggest that day. The topics cover from tax deprequestions is how does a family get past the ciation to crop insurance, what is in a good fear of discussing succession planning and lease, how to choose the bull for your cow what exactly are people afraid of? herd and more. One important aspect of Kevin Spafford states, “The biggest fear Saturday is full day attendance meets the should be what will happen if you do nothrequirements for production and financial ing. Those who do not plan are the farms management training for FSA loan recipiand ranches that do not stay in the family. ents. Lacy Roberts, Glacier County FSA There may be fear of discussing transition rd Farm Loan Manager, presented a beginning but the bigger fear should be losing the 3 , th th and advanced Financial Recordkeeping 4 , 5 generation operation simply because workshop, which are skills producers need you didn’t have the conversation and make to be successful in their businesses. Roberts a plan. What is the worst that can happen? is recognized statewide for her excellent Is it worse than the family losing the farm?” presentations.

February 13 there is a follow-up SucThe Montana’s Next Generation Concession Workshop for families wanting to ference is a collaboration between Glacier move forward in transition planning. Nine County FSA, Glacier and Pondera Extenfamilies signed up to meet with succession tion, Marias River Livestock Association planners and start formal discussions of and Front Range Farm Bureau. transitioning their farming and ranching

I am in Control Day

Cabin with 40 acres in the Little Belt Mountains. Hunter’s, fisherman’s, skier’s, recreationalist’s paradise. Not often will you find a property with this many acres and all the amenities in one neat bundle. Bordered on two sides by National Forest for thousands of acres of hunting and fishing access. Elk, moose, deer, lion, grouse and two fishing streams close by, rainbow, brown and brook trout.

Very close to ski resort. Hundreds of miles of groomed snowmobile trails and cross country ski trails.

This property is secluded, peaceful, quiet, five miles off highway on county and forest service gravel road. +Orforty acres consisting of a one acre home site and +orthirty nine acres timber. Two wells with water rights and a spring. Electricity, fiber optics telephone and high speed internet............................................................... $376,000

Serious inquiries only please Call Joel at (406) 265-0063

Date When Celebrated : Always March 30 On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was wounded in an assassination attempt. Lots of confusion prevailed. In the White House, then Secretary of State Alexander Haig was taken a little out of context when he said “I am in control here”. Instead of focusing upon the entire statement, people and the press focused upon these few words. Political uproar eventually led to his resignation.

On that infamous day, I am in Control Day was born.

History sometimes fades with time. Alexander Haig’s statement was all but forgotten.

Meanwhile, this special day continued on, and evolved. People came to think about this

day in a different context. They personalized it into a day to get their life in control. In that sense, today is definitely a call to action.

“I am in Control Day” is your chance to get things in order and under control.

Most likely, the first step is to take a deep breath and relax. Now, assess the situation, and.......... get things under control. Once you have accomplished this today, you can work on staying in control everyday.

Important Note: This day is closely related to Panic Day (March 9th) Perhaps you went through Panic Day before getting things under control, and you are now celebrating!?

Also, don’t forget the real roots of I Am in Control Day, as spoken by Secretary of State Alexander Haig in 1981.

Public hearings set for Beaverhead Big Hole proposed amendments

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By Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks ments will prohibit outfitters who have surMontana’s Fish and Wildlife Commission rendered (or transferred) their client days, is seeking comment on proposed amendor who have had their permit revoked, from ments to the Big Hole and Beaverhead applying for these temporary client days.

Rules. Two public hearings will be held in The commission is proposing this change southwest Montana in March. Both meetto support the original intent of the rules ings will begin at 6 p.m. on the dates and which was to give small, river outfitting locations noted below. businesses a chance to obtain a temporary •Dillon: Wednesday, March 16, Univerclient day permit on the Big Hole River or sity of Montana–Western, Block Hall 311, Beaverhead River. The proposed changes 710 S. Atlantic St. will not increase or decrease the number of •Butte: Thursday, March 17, US Forest permits and will have no affect on the use of Service, 1820 Meadowlark Ln. the rivers. Currently, experienced outfitters The proposed amendments to the Big are surrendering or selling their Big Hole Hole and Beaverhead River Rules are reRiver and Beaverhead River permits and lated to outfitting on the rivers, specifically then applying for temporary client days. involving the allocation of temporary cliThis restricts the ability of less experienced ent days on these rivers. The public notice outfitters to do business on the rivers. can be found at http://fwp.mt.gov/news/ Comments may be sent to Cheryl Morris, publicNotices/.

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By Seth Truscott, WSU CAHNRS Along a blustery rural highway, foresters Pullman Plant Materials Center planted a from Washington State University (WSU) hardy species of fescue grass for erosion and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are and weed control. proving that living snow fences—windHanley, Kuhn and Robinson measured breaks made of live trees—can protect the windbreak at five- and 10-year marks, Northwest roads and farms from winter’s then shared their findings in “Davenport fury.

Living Snow Fence Demonstration: A More than a decade ago, a group of 10-year Survival and Growth Update,” a WSU, state and federal researchers planted technical bulletin published in December the Davenport Living Snow Fence, two

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Ten years later, the scientists returned, “With a live snow fence, you want them measuring poles in hand, to see how the to close quickly, so they can start doing their wall of junipers had fared. They discovered job,” Kuhn said. that, contrary to popular belief, living snow “This means the windbreak starts befences can thrive in Washington’s drylands. ing effective almost immediately,” Hanley Living fences are common in the Great said. “Growth has been tremendous. More Plains, where winters are frequently harsh importantly, it’s been observed by thousands and drifts top 30 feet, closing highways. The of people driving that highway.”

Davenport fence was planted to show that Benefits of snow fences Plains-style windbreaks can grow well on “Living snow fences are like an insurance less than 16 inches of annual rainfall. policy,” said Kuhn. “About every 10 years “There was a belief that trees wouldn’t or so, we get bad winters in Washington. grow here,” said Don Hanley, an ExtenWhen we do, roads are closed and people sion forester and emeritus professor with have big problems.” the WSU School of the Environment. “We Living fence benefits are widely docuknew that was wrong. People were using mented, Hanley said. The trees keep roads the wrong stock, and they weren’t planting clear of snow, making them safer while or maintaining them correctly.” minimizing the expense of plowing. They To change that, he, Gary Kuhn and Denhelp homes and barns stay warmer, saving nis J Robinson, two now-retired foreston heating costs. Windbreaks shelter barns, ers with the USDA’s Natural Resources pastures and livestock pens, for example, Conservation Service, enlisted help from protecting newborn calves from cold, while the Washington State Department of Transsaving on feed costs—cold livestock eat portation to find a snowdrift-prone stretch more. Windbreaks also keep valuable topof Highway 25. soil from blowing away in the wind.

Working with a cooperative landowner, Live fences require less maintenance than the Washington Department of Fish and their wood or metal counterparts, while also Wildlife and the local Lincoln County providing cover for wild birds. Increased Conservation District, they laid down tough plantings of windbreaks could benefit the polypropylene weed-blocking fabric, plantNorthwest’s conservation nursery industry, ed a hardy strain of junipers—and waited. says Kuhn.

“We had good stock that was planted The Davenport fence is expected to live correctly, and good site preparation,” Hanfor at least another 25 years, with little ley said. “We put everything we had into it maintenance. Knowledge gained from the perfectly. And the trees grew, and grew, and Davenport experiment has helped develop grew—with no irrigation.” other living fences near Anatone, WashingBetween the double rows, the USDA’s ton, and Athena, Oregon.

“It shows that if you plant these the right way, in the right place, they’ll benefit the public,” Kuhn said.

“Proper planning ensures the effectiveness and existence of a windbreak for years to come.”

• Read “Davenport Living Snow Fence Demonstration: A 10-year Survival and Growth Update,” a technical bulletin published in December by WSU Extension, at https://pubs.wsu. edu/ItemDetail.aspx?Produ ctID=15815&SeriesCode= &CategoryID=&Keyword= Living%20Snow%20Fence.

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By Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks benefit resident and migratory waterfowl, An important conservation project proto improve and maintain habitat for other tecting 77 acres along the north shore of wildlife, and to provide opportunities for Flathead Lake was completed recently. seasonal and compatible public recreation.

This conservation project helps protect Other benefits of this project include prothe fragile water quality of Flathead Lake tecting ground water, surface water, and and adds to the protection of land used by wetlands on or near Flathead Lake. This tens of thousands of migratory birds as an will help improve or maintain the high water important refueling stop each spring on quality of Flathead Lake to benefit aquatic their long journey from wintering grounds life as well as fish and wildlife habitat. The in Mexico to their breeding grounds in parcel will provide public opportunities for Canada. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks both wildlife viewing and hunting and will (FWP) purchased this property with funding be managed similarly to other public lands from the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Reson the north shore. toration Grant program in conjunction with Flathead Land Trust initiated and helped a 25% below market sale from the seller. facilitate this conservation project. “This The newly purchased property will be project adds an additional puzzle piece of managed as part of the North Shore Wildlife important conserved land to our beloved Management Area which consists of two north shore of Flathead Lake that will greatother parcels already owned and managed ly benefit waterfowl, wildlife, water quality,

by FWP, bringing the total protected acreand public access. We are very pleased to age to 426 acres. The property is adjacent have had a role in making this happen for to the 1,887-acre Flathead Lake Waterfowl the Flathead community,” said Paul Travis, Production Area administered by the U.S. Flathead Land Trust executive director.

Fish and Wildlife Service and conservation This conservation project continues the easements held on private land by Montana landscape-scale, collaborative effort to Land Reliance and Flathead Land Trust. conserve critical lands along the north shore The property will be managed to protect of Flathead Lake and the Flathead River and improve natural riparian/wetland habiknown as the Flathead River to Lake Initiatats, to continue annual crop production to tive. Over the past 10 years, the Flathead River to Lake Initiative partners, including many private landowners dedicated to careful stewardship of this important resource, have conserved over 5,000 acres of critical lands along the lower Flathead River and north shore of Flathead Lake, adding to a network totaling over 11,000 acres of protected private and public lands.

“These critical lands include those important to maintain our excellent water quality, healthy river function, abundant fish and wildlife, and important agricultural soils,” says Constanza von der Pahlen of the Flathead Lakers, a major partner in the Flathead River to Lake Initiative.

“Protection of these north shore properties will help to ensure abundant fish and wildlife species for present and future generations of Flathead Valley residents. This is something we couldn’t do without conservation minded landowners and strong public support,” says Kris Tempel, Resource Specialist with FWP. All FWP properties on the north shore of Flathead Lake are available for nonmotorized public recreation except during the seasonal closure from March 1 to July 15 to protect migrating and nesting birds. ##### The only place a rabbit sweats is through the pads on its feet. ##### A duck’s quack doesn’t echo, and no one knows why. ##### A housefly hums in the key of F.

Net wrap or twine?

By Jim Stordahl, Clearwater/Polk County Extension, Minnesota What’s better on large round bales - net wrap or twine?

Of course, the question is largely a matter of personal preference, but it has been objectively researched by Dr Kevin Schinners, Agricultural Engineer at the University of Wisconsin. Some of the suggested advantages of net wrap include faster baling, lower baling losses, better bale integrity during handling and transport, better water shedding ability and lower outdoor storage losses. The net wrap material and equipment do add to the costs of baling, but Schinners’ research results justify the added costs in many situations.

Faster Baling Only 1½ to 2½ turns of the bale are required to wrap a bale with net wrap, compared to 20 to 30 turns with twine.

According to the their research, a baler set up to net wrap can bale 32% more bales per hour than one using twine.

This speeds up the baling process, allowing more to get done when the weather is good. It also saves fuel and labor. This significantly greater productivity is the main advantage of net wrap balers, particularly for farmers with large acreages and custom operators who can pass on the higher costs to their customers.

Reduced Baling Losses Because you are spinning the bale in the chamber significantly fewer times while wrapping with net wrap rather than with twine, there is significantly less leaf loss dropping out of the baler. In the WI research, wrapping losses were 1.0% of dry matter with net wrap and 2.9% with twine.

Reduced Outdoor Storage Losses Outdoor hay storage results in a great deal of spoilage.

Storing hay inside is recommended, but not always possible. Tarps can work, but can be challenging to maintain.

The reality is that there are often lots of bales stored outside uncovered. “Water shedding ability” for outdoor bale storage is frequently cited as a perceived advantage of net wrap.

In the Wisconsin trials measuring moisture levels in the “outside rind” of the bales, net wrapped alfalfa bales did shed rainfall better than twined wrapped bales and were lower moisture. Finer stemmed grasses seemed to form a better thatch. However, some of the advantage of improved water shedding ability is lost if bales are not stored on a well-drained surface (crushed rock, pallets, etc). Otherwise, rainwater will run off the bales and accumulate at the bottom.

In this study, in the outside hay rind, nutrient composition was significantly higher and dry matter losses were lower for net wrap compared to twine, but the core was generally unaffected. Average total dry matter losses for bales stored outside on the ground were 11.3% for plastic twine wrapped bales and 7.3% for net wrap. However, both of these options have significantly higher losses than inside storage and net wrapping bales for uncovered storage outside does not substitute for inside storage.

Other Advantages If you are selling hay, net wrapped bales have greater aesthetical appeal and marketability, particularly cover-edge net wrap. Net wrapped bales have better bale integrity during handling and transport. This is particularly the case with round bales of chopped straw.

Additional Costs & Other Disadvantages Balers can be easily equipped to net wrap bales. The wrapping mechanism can increase the initial cost of the baler by 15 to 25%. For example, it could add $5,000 to the cost of a new $30,000 round baler. The net wrap material also costs more. Depending on the number of wraps and other assumptions, the cost may be approximately doubled from about 50 cents to about $1 per bale, or about $1.25 to $1.75 more per ton of dry hay.

In addition to the cost, some producers have found that net wrapped bales are more inclined to freeze hard to the ground. Although removing frozen twine from an iced-over bale during the dead of winter is nobody’s favorite job, this can be even more challenging with net wrap.

A net wrap system costs more than twine, but in many situations, including large volume operators, hay producers marketing large round bales, and farmers using some outdoor storage, those costs can be recovered by faster baling and reduced dry matter losses.

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By David Wichman and Shabeg Briar, Central Ag Reseach Center 2015 Central Montana crop year was a aldine (C-C-F). Muskawa and MT010158 generally good crop and forage producwere the high producing entries in the tion year. Above average precipitation was CARC-NTCC trial with yields of 59.6 and received in Sep-Oct 2014 and April-May 54.0, respectively (Table 1). MT010158 fol2015. The Central Ag Research Center lowed by MT100126 and Harrington topped (CARC) crop year precipitation, Sept 01 the yields at Denton with 44.1 and 42.5 bu/a to Aug. 30, was 1.40 inches below average.

(Table 2). The Denton location had some The CARC crop year mean temperature residue obstruction and wire worm feeding was 2.5o F above the 104y average. Growstand issues. Geraldine had the high mean ing season precipitation was more plentiful location yield with MT124728 and Haxby at the Denton and Geraldine on-farm trial producing the high yields at 63.8 and 61.7 locations than at the CARC. bu/a, respectively (Table 3). Location test The 2015 On-Farm barley trials had weight means were 50.5 lbs/bu. for Moccaeighteen entries and were conducted at the sin, 51.6 for Denton to 52.5 for Geraldine.

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UNL researchers identify target of disease-causing plant pathogens

By Jim Alfano, Center for Plant Science Innovation and the Department of Plant Pathology A new study from a University of NebraskaHowever, the research team found that the Lincoln (UNL) research team led by plant pasensor also drives HopE1 to bind with a plant thologist Jim Alfano found that a bacterial plant protein called microtubule-associated protein pathogen suppresses a plant’s immune system 65, or MAP65. through the action of a protein called HopE1.

The interaction with MAP65 is significant While most bacteria are harmless, some because MAP65 plays an important role in the inject weapons called type III effectors into plant microtubule network, which is known to plant cells to suppress a plant’s immune system. be involved in cell division and cell growth Through millions of years of co-evolution, in higher organisms. Alfano’s research group pathogens identify weak links in the immune found that when HopE1 binds to MAP65, it system of the plant to target, making the plant separates the protein from the microtubule more susceptible to disease. network. This chain of events results in a “If we can better understand and improve defective immune system, suggesting that the plants’ immune systems, we can help increase microtubule network is linked to immunity. disease resistance and improve crop quality and When pathogens inject effectors such as yields,” said Alfano, a Charles Bessey ProfesHopE1 into plant cells, it prevents the plant sor of Plant Pathology. from secreting immunity-related products and The study focuses on the bacterial pathogen ultimately leads to plant diseases. HopE1 is Pseudomonas syringae. This pathogen uses just one of many effectors the research team a specialized protein secretion system called is studying in hope of identifying new components of plant immunity, which could lead the type III system, which is essentially a microsyringe, to inject bacterial type III effector to improved disease resistance in agricultural proteins into plant cells. Alfano and the team crops. have been studying different type III effectors In addition to Alfano, the study was authored injected into plant cells and have been identiby Ming Guo and Guangyong Li of the Center fying which parts of the immune system they for Plant Science Innovation and the Department of Plant Pathology, Panya Kim of the are targeting.

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plump seed at 49.3 %. Denton and Geraldine had plump seed means of 67.7 %, and 70.8 %, respectively.

Three hooded forage barley, Haybet, Stockford and Lavina were included in the on-farm trials to determine their grain yield relative to commonly grown feed and malt type barley. In the Moccasin NTCC nursery the Lavina produced more than the trial mean. Otherwise the three hooded barley produced grain yields below the trial means. However, while stand counts were not taken in these trials, it was observed in some spring cereal forage yield trials that the seed for Haybet, Stockford and Lavina had some deficiencies. The seed was weakened as result of being stored too long in a drying room at the CARC. The seed was

exposed to repeated heating and cooling into the winter months which can accelerate the aging of seed.

Three year performance summaries are presented for CARC-NTCC, Denton, and Geraldine locations in Tables 4 through 9. Hockett, Haxby, and Champion had the high three year mean yields and test weights across the three locations. Hockett had the high three year mean percent plump seed at all three locations.

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Cropland values are slipping, pasture values up

By Mary Lou Peter, K-State Research & Extension News Kansas farmland values, which climbed and at times soared since 2006, started to level off in 2014 and have dipped so far this year, pulled down by lower grain prices, according to Kansas State University agricultural economist Mykel Taylor.

The value of cropland in Kansas as of August 15 slipped to an average $2,210 per acre, down 2.2 percent from the comparable period last year, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data. Speaking at K-State’s recent Risk and Profit Conference, Taylor said she expects cropland values to soften in the coming months.

Average pasture values, however, were 6.9 percent higher at $1,390 per acre, according to the USDA, which reflected the continued historically high prices for cattle, she said.

Taylor’s presentation is available at http://www.agmanager.info/events/risk_profit/2015/Papers/2_Taylor_LandValues_2.pdf.

In her work studying land values, she uses data from the Kansas Property Valuation Division of the Kansas Department of Revenue, which includes information from actual sales transactions rather than surveys conducted by the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. While general trends typically run the same for both, average prices reflected by the sales transactions tend to be higher than those reported on surveys.

In 2014, according to property transaction data, overall Kansas agricultural land was worth $3,320 per acre. The value of non-irrigated cropland was $2,990 per acre, compared to the average value reflected by USDA’s NASS surveys at $2,150 per acre. Irrigated land was valued at $5,169 compared to the survey value at $3,280. The average value of pasture land according to sales data was $1,802 an acre, above the $1,300 average reflected on surveys.

Taylor’s “land model” derived from the transaction data takes into account such factors as location, including average rainfall and taxes, productivity by soil type, whether the land is enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program and if the land is irrigated, dryland or pasture.

“Land enrolled in CRP generally has not been considered as valuable as some other farmland, because producers have perceived the CRP designation as limiting regarding what they could do with the land,” she said, adding that she expects that to change in the coming years. Because CRP prevents farming on that particular land, when farming is more profitable, CRP rents are relatively low. When growing crops is not so profitable, CRP rents are relatively higher.

The price trend for irrigated and non-irrigated land for

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2010-2014 went up, but slowed in 2013-2014.

Land values are not created equal The value of irrigated land in south-central Kansas averaged $6,008 per acre in 2014, compared to $3,389 in southwest Kansas, $5,413 in west-central Kansas and $5,970 in the northwest part of the state. Because south-central Kansas typically receives more precipitation, irrigated cropland in that part of the state is worth more than in western counties that usually have less precipitation, Taylor said.

Non-irrigated land values in 2014 ranged from an average high of $5,133 per acre in northeast Kansas to an average low of $1,472 per acre in the semi-arid southwest Kansas.

Non-irrigated land in southeast Kansas was valued below land in northeast Kansas, Taylor said, because soils in the southeastern part of the state do not have the moisture holding capacity that northeast Kansas soils do.

The value of the state’s pasture land varied widely in 2014.

Values ranged from an average high of $3,095 per acre in northeast Kansas, which receives more pasture-sustaining precipitation, to an average low in southwest Kansas of $887 per acre, which generally receives less precipitation.

Rental rates When it comes to farmland rental rates, Taylor said survey results tend to lag the market, because they don’t take into account when the rates were negotiated and may include non-market activities. In addition, they only reflect average rents that are paid, which may mask land quality differences.

She projected rental rates, based on such factors as countylevel yields from a 20-year trend and expected cash prices, based on futures and the local basis.

Rental rates for irrigated land in northwest Kansas were projected to average $112.75 per acre in 2015, down 37.1 percent from $179.13 in 2014. Rates for southwest Kansas in 2015 were projected at $71.62 per acre, down 48.7 percent from $139.54 in 2014. Rates for south-central Kansas irrigated land were projected to average $77.45 an acre, down 47.5 percent from $147.64.

Rates for non-irrigated land are also expected to fall, for example averaging a projected $119.50 per acre in 2015 in northeast Kansas, down 28.7 percent from $167.65 in 2014.

Not all farmers have dropped their cash rents, Taylor said, but if commodity prices remain low, more will.

“The concern many farmers have is whether the low grain prices we are seeing today will continue and cause a drop in land values similar to what was experienced in the 1980s,” she said. “As long as interest rates stay low and farmers are conservative with their production costs, I think we can avoid another farmland crash, but it all depends on how long we have these low grain prices.”

More information about Kansas agricultural land values is available on the K-State Research and Extension agricultural economics website http://www.agmanager.info/ farmmgt/land/.

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A single bowhunter education classroom course in Great Falls this year has been scheduled for April.

Registration is taking place now online at the Fish, Wildlife and Parks web site. There will also be a chance to signup at FWP for those who do not have access to a computer.

The course will run 6-9 p.m., April 5 and 7, and 7-9 p.m., April 11, 12, and 14. A field exercise will take place April 16. Classes will be at Paris Gibson Education Center, 2400 Central Ave. To register online go to the FWP website, http://fwp. mt.gov, and follow the links to Education and Bowhunter Education. Then go to April 5 and select a classroom at Paris Gibson: 106, 108 or 109.

For those without a computer, registration will take place 6-7 p.m., March 31, 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 11 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.

Prepare your operation for the new VFD ruling

By K-State Research and Extension While the new veterinary feed directive, or VFD, drug ruling by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration went into effect October 1, 2015, livestock producers can expect to see new labels for medically important antibiotics used on the feed of food animals by January 1, 2017.

Mike Apley, professor of production medicine and clinical pharmacology at Kansas State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine (http://www.vet.k-state.edu), said that while the new labels may be about a year away, he encourages livestock producers to use 2016 to start planning ahead with their veterinarians, and to build the necessary veterinary-client-patient relationship, if not already in place, that this ruling requires.

The new ruling will demand some veterinarian and client interactions that weren’t required before regarding the use of medically important antibiotics in feed and water, said Apley, a veterinarian who specializes in beef production medicine. The use of these antibiotics in feed will require the authorization from a veterinarian via a VFD and sent to the feed mill or wherever the medication is being purchased. The use of medically important antibiotics in water will require a veterinary prescription.

“For example,” Apley said, “ranchers who are used to using chlortetracycline in mineral to control anaplasmosis in cattle, or feed yards using tylosin to control liver abscesses, veterinarians will now need to authorize those uses based on the label.”

These VFDs work similarly to prescriptions given for other products used in livestock. The veterinarian will learn about the producer’s operation, assess the medical challenges and then prescribe antibiotics if needed, according to what is stated on the labels.

Requiring VFDs could mean an additional cost for producers, which may bring additional worry with already declining farm markets and sale prices this year. However, Apley encourages producers to use the newfound relationship with their veterinarian to add value to their operation beyond the written prescription.

“If you are working with a veterinarian who can’t provide you value when charging you to come work with you, find another veterinarian,” he said, “because there are a lot veterinarians out there who are anxious to help you and who are well-schooled through continued advancement of their knowledge base. I think it’s a value proposition for the producer to have that veterinarian interaction.”

Apley added that some practices producers may be doing on their operations currently could be costing them more than benefiting them. For example, some practices that are not included on labels, and are therefore illegal today (and will continue to be after the labels begin to require a VFD), are using tetracyclines in feed to address foot rot or pinkeye.

“These just aren’t on the label, and extralabel use in the feed is illegal,” he said. “There are some antibiotic uses cow-calf producers and cattle feeders might be doing that from now on are going to need authorization, but they may find a veterinarian says ‘no’ because it’s not needed, not effective or not legal. And, if it’s not doing you any good, then spending money for it isn’t helping anybody.”

Once the connection with a veterinarian has been established, it’s time to begin planning for the next year. Start thinking ahead about what issues may arise, what issues may require antibiotics and talk to your veterinarian about scheduling time to meet about the VFDs. “Start planning with your veterinarian, and be ready if maybe something you have done for years has to change,” Apley said. “Find a veterinarian, and build a relationship that is rewarding. As for veterinarians, we have a lot of work to do in deciding what works and what doesn’t to get ready to serve our clients.”

The auction

One day a man went to an auction. While there, he bid on a parrot. He really wanted this bird, so he got caught up in the bidding. He kept on bidding, but kept getting outbid, so he bid higher and higher and higher. Finally, after he bid way more than he intended, he won the bid – the parrot was his at last!

As he was paying for the parrot, he said to the auctioneer, “I sure hope this parrot can talk. I would hate to have paid this much for it, only to find out that he can’t talk!”

“Don’t worry,” said the auctioneer, “He can talk. Who do you think kept bidding against you?”

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(D) 2013 Case IH 450 1115 hrs. #15559W......$243,000 (G) 2013 Case IH STG550 750 hrs #15241B..$319,000 (H) 2013 Amity #47201W...........................$130,000 (S) 2008 Flexi-Coil 68XL #UM723.....................$25,000 Frontier Equipment Stanley Equipment (H) 2011 Case IH 550 595 hrs. #15502W.......$239,000 (S) 2011 Case IH STG600 1400 hrs #15261B............... (F) 2011 Amity 50SD #47126B..................$146,000 (G) 2012 New Holland S1070 #53184B............$25,000 Glasgow Implement ..................................................................$281,000 (D) Amity 6010 #47198W.............................$88,000 (H) 2012 Case IH 600 1425 hrs. #15558W.....$314,000 (G) 2009 New Holland SF216 134-ft. #53141B..$36,000 2012 Case Equipment IH STG600 1600 hrs #15246B...............

(G) 1990 Case IH 9130 6391 hrs. #15222B......$36,000 Frontier Equipment (F)Stanley (F) 2011 Bourgault 3310 #47146B............$232,000 (G) 2000 RoGator 1254 6029 hrs #53188B.......$52,000 ..................................................................$330,000 (S) 1992 Case IH 9270 8500 hrs. #15253B......$40,000 (D) 1997 RoGator 854 4266 hrs #53236W........$33,500 Glasgow Implement (F) 1995 Case IH 9280 4695 hrs. #15244B.......$69,000 (S) 2011 Case IH STG600 1550 hrs #15217B............... (F) 2013 Bourgault 3320 #47148B............$271,000 (S) 2008 Summers ULTIMATE #53148B...........$22,500 ..................................................................$355,000 (F) 2012 Bourgault 3710 #47149B............$300,000 (F) 2013 Summers ULTIMATE 200 hrs #53162B...........

(S) 1995 Case IH 9280 6067 hrs. #15203B......$67,000 (D) 1995 Case IH 9280 7957 hrs. #15532W.....$49,000 (B) 2001 Case IH STX375 6496 hrs #15557W..$81,500 (F) 2012 Bourgault 3710 #47149B............$300,000 .....................................................................$50,000 (F) 1998 Case IH 9390 4434 hrs. #15189B.......$85,000 (F) 2007 Case IH STX530 5139 hrs. #15250B............... (F) 2011 Bourgault 3710 #47158B............$219,000 (F) 2011 Versatile SX275 461 hrs #53154B.....$169,000 ..................................................................$172,000 (S) 2009 Bourgault 5710 #47110B..............$94,000 (G) 2011 Case IH 4420 #WUY407...................$223,000 (S) 2014 Case IH FARM50B 41 hrs. #15218B.. $44,000 (G) 2014 Case IH MAGNUM235 560 hrs #15210B....... (S) 2011 Caterpillar MT765C 1900 hrs #18105B.......... (F) Bourgault 5710 #47127B.......................$50,000 (F) 2010 Case IH 4420 795 hrs #53108B.........$252,000 ..................................................................$195,000 (S) 2007 Bourgault 5710 #UD263.............$114,000 (W) 2012 Case IH 4430 1833 hrs #53235W.....$216,000 ..................................................................$180,000 (G) 2012 Case IH MAGNUM340 660 hrs. #15226B....... (W) 2000 John Deere 9200 6500 hrs. #14166W............ (S) 2008 Bourgault 5710 #UD277...............$86,000 (S) 2009 Case IH PAT3320 #53176B...............$169,500 ....................................................................$66,000 (S) 2010 Case IH 800 #UD275...................$122,000 (F) 2011 Case IH PAT3330 1568 hrs #53189B.$162,000 ..................................................................$206,000 (B) 2011 Case IH MAGNUM340 1718 hrs #15494W..... (B) 2006 John Deere 9520 3540 hrs #14171W............. (F) 2011 Case IH ATX700 #47114B...........$110,000 (D)(G)CIH 2008Farmall Case IH40, PAT4420 hrs #53175B.$162,000 W801372790 ..................................

NEW w/CIH 1010 30’ Hd, WUH320 ............................. $8,000 Combines & Headers Skid Steers ..................................................................$131,000 ..................................................................$165,000 (W) CIH Farmall 60, W801701302 .................................

(G) 2009 Case IH PAT4420 hrs #53180B..NEW .............

(D) 2008 Case IH ATX700 #47177W.. . .......$108,000 w/CIH 1042Deere 36’ Cpr 9520 Hd, WUH323 ................... $22,000 (W) 632 Bobcat, 20018W ........................................ $7,250 (D) CIH Farmall 95, W80193 .................................. NEW 670Case Cat IH w/SP36 HB Dpr Hd, 25002W ............ $190,000 (D) 2007 John 2975 hrs #14176W.............

(F)(B) 2011 MAXXUM140 2100 hrs #15227B...... ...................................................................$171,000 6088, WUH312 ....................................... $215,000 (H) (F) 642B Bobcat 20124W#47145B.. ........................... $7,500 2010 Casew/Bkt, IH FH400 ...........$122,000 (B) CIH Farmall 95, W80189 .................................. NEW (W) NH TR95 w/971 NH 25’ Hd, 24114&2114A ..... $7,000 (F) CIH ..................................................................$136,000 ....................................................................$72,000 200995U Case IH PAT4420 1295 hrs #53169B.$194,000 (F) CIH 7010 w/36’ Grain Belt Hdr, WUH297 ..... $310,000 (H) 743 Bobcat w/o Bkt, 20101W ............................ $8,500 (D)(F)CIH FWA, W80138 .....................................

NEW (D) (2) NH TR98 w/994 36’ Dpr, 971 PU Hd, (G) 1996 Case IH ATX6012 #47168B..........$39,000 (G)24025W 2014 orCase IH MAXXUM140 541 hrs #15264B........ (S) 2010 John Deere 9530 1104 hrs #14104B..............

(D)(G) CIH W80160 2352 ..................................

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24026W ....................................................... $101,100 (F) CIH 8010, WUH172 ........................................ $196,000 (B) S130 Bobcat w/o Bkt, 20112W ....................... $18,995 Case20083W IH FH700 #47207W............$137,000 (F) CIH 8010, WUH232 ....................................... $280,000 (D) (H) 7532013 Bobcat, ....................................... $19,000 (B) CIH Puma 125 FWA, W80053 ........................ NEW ..................................................................$240,000 ....................................................................$90,000 (D) NH TR66 w/36’ 960 MacDon Dpr Hd, ...................................................................$162,000 23075W ........................................ $265,000 (H) 753 Bobcat, 20085W ....................................... $12,000 w/L750 Ldr, W85038 ...................................... NEW .............................................. $64,000 (D) 2012 Case IH PD500 #47164B.............$109,000 (G) 2012 (F) CIH 2014 8010, John Deere 9560R 270 hrs #14110B.............. (F) (W) 19992009W Case&28019W IH MX270 6350 hrs #15548W.. $50,500 Case 165 IH PAT4430 629 hrs...................... #53110B..NEW $311,000 S150 Bobcat, 20120W .................................... $23,000 (W) CIH Puma FWA, W80112 (D) NH TX68, 24016W ........................................... $65,000 (D) CIH 8010, 23076W ........................................ $265,000 (D) (D) 2011 Case IH PH800 #47214W. . .........$100,000 ..................................................................$323,000 (F) 2011 w/36’ CaseMacDon IH PUMA185 1600 hrs #15257B. . ..........

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2012 Case noIHBkt, PH800 #47102B............$168,000 (W) NH CR960, 24019W .................................... $160,000 (F) 2013Puma Case210, IH PAT4430 551 hrs #53107B..NEW $280,000 WUH298 ....................................... $330,000 (B) S205 Bobcat w/Bkt, 20146W ........................ $26,500 w/L770 Ldr, W85031 ...................................... NEW NHCase CR960, WUH370 .................................... $137,000 (F) CIH 20078120, MT865B 4300 hrs #18112B..............$148,000 (H) 2007 Case IH SDX40 #47203W.............$98,000 (F) 2012 (S)(F) 2009 IH PUMA195 1500 hrs #15213B. ........... (F) Case IH PAT4430 1100 hrs #53130B.$217,000 CIH 2388, ........................................................... $89,900 (D) S205 Bobcat w/Bkt, 20142W ......................... $25,000 (F) CIH Scout Ut Vehicle, WNM126 .................... NEW (D) NH CR970, 24021W ..................................... $188,000 (S) (F) 1997 New Holland 9882 #16119B..............$85,000 863Concord ..................................................................$124,000 201472” Case IH PAT4430 332 hrs....................... #53125B..$275,000 4010 #UD257..........................$28,000 Bobcat, WUT322 ...................................... $19,000 (D)(F)CIH Finish Mwr, W85133 NEW (D) NH CR 970, 24022W .................................... $180,000 (S) CIH 7010, ......................................................... $240,000 (F) (S) (G)08 2013 New Holland T6.160 320 hrs #16124B. .......... (W)(S) CIH 7010 , .................................................. $249,000 (F) 2011 w/94C Case NH IH 42’ PUMA215 1900 hrs #15228B.$47,000 ........... (S) 8631998 Bobcat, 20105W ..................................... $23,000 (F)(H) CIH SCX100 Pvt Tng, WNH526 ............ NEW 2006 Case IH16’ SPX4410 3800 hrs #53222W.............

Dpr Hd, 24023W .......................

Concord 4012 #47140B.. . .............$31,000 CIH 8010, .................................................. $249,000 (W) 863 Bobcat, 20136W .................................... $18,000 (F) CIH HDX 182 Agr Hd, WNH553 ................. NEW ....................................................................$73,000 ..................................................................$123,000 (F) NH CR 970, WUH324 ................................... $152,000 (S) 07 ...................................................................$104,500 1999 Concord 481220094W #47139B.. ..............$55,000 (S) 06 CIH 8010, .................................................. $220,000 (D) (S) w/80” Bkt, ................... $43,000 S330 Bobcat (W) CIH WD1203 Swthr, W83050 ....................... NEW (W) NH CR9070, 24027W ................................. $270,000 (F)MF 2008860, NewUC550 Holland TC40 725 hrs #16122B. $ 22,000 (S) 2011 Case IH PUMA230 1450 hrs #15235B............ (S) (G) 2014 John Deere 4830AW,TW, 1000 hrs #53168B.. ............. ..................................................... $9,500 (W)(F) LS160 NH Skid ............................. $19,000 (W) CIH RB564 Rnd Blr, W83013 ........ NEW Flexi-Coil 500020109W #47118B.......................$36,000 (D) NH CR 9070, 24024W ................................. $260,000 (F)21998 New Holland TV140 6170 hrs #16117B.......... ..................................................................$155,000 Honeybee SP36 Hds , .............................. $59,500 (D) 1825 Case Skid w/Bkt, 20128W .................... $10,000 ...................................................................$219,000 (W) CIH RB564 Rnd Blr, Ele Twn Nt, W83014 .. NEW (S) NH CR9070, 24035W .................................... $249,000 (S) 2003Case Flexi-Coil 500020129W #47155B..............$52,000 8230 PT Swthr, UC558 ......................... $8,500 (D) (F) 1825B Skid w/Bkt ................. $14,000 ....................................................................$50,000 (S) 2013 w/NH Case94C IH 42’ STG350 hrs ....................... #15148B.. $241,000 (W) SP 4830 Spryr, ............... NEW Dpr Hd,980 24036W $42,000 (S) CIH (S)CIH 2012SPX3330 John Deere 440W85098 hrs #53103B..$230,000 (S) CIH 8120, UC564 ........................................... $299,000 (D) 1845 Case Skid w/Bkt, 20127W ................... $14,000 (F) 2012 Flexi-Coil 5500 #WUD158..........$130,000 (F) CIH SPX3330 SP Spryr, WNH585 ................ NEW 9600, ............................................. $52,000 (S) 2012 New Holland TV6070 2020 hrs #16113B........

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NEW (W) JD 9650 w/930R JD Hdr, 22007W,22009W .. $123,500 (S) MacDon 973 Hd, UC566 .............................. $29,500 (F) 435 SSL Case Skid, WUT341 ..................... $35,000 1895 #47210W........$225,000 UC572 ............................................. $85,000 (D) (B) (D)CIH 20102188, New Holland TV6070 3650 hrs #16190W......

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4402015 CaseJohn Skid Deere w/Bkt, 20125W ...................... $34,000 (F) CIH 8120 Combine, WNC432 ......................... NEW JDCase STS IH 9660 , WUH346 .................................. $31,000 (S) (S) NH 94C Hd, ..................................................... $45,000 440 2006 C3 Case w/Bkt, 20130W .............. $36,000 (D) CIH 8120 Combine, W82055 .......................... NEW w/936D JD Dpr, WUH261 ................................. $29,000 JohnSkid Deere 1895 #47211W.......$106,000 ....................................................................$93,000 (D) (W) ..................................................................$280,000 Honeybee 42GB Hd, ................................... $65,000 (D) 60XT Case Skid w/Bkt, 20131W ................. $22,000 (W) CIH 8120 Combine, W82076 ......................... NEW JD,STG550 WUH262 ........................................ $35,000 (S) (B) 2009 New Holland TV6070 2570 hrs #16191W......

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(B)(H) CIH 2142 35’ Drpr Hd,740 W82057 ................... NEW (W)MacDon 2008 NewD60 Holland TV6070 2212 hrs #16206W. (G)(B) 2013 Case IH 23057W STG550...........................................

1750 hrs #15240B...............

Post Diggers 2012 Bobcat S770 hrs #20428W.. $40,000 1680 CIH, $29,000 (S) 40GB Hd, ..................................... 59,000 (H) 3pt F8 Danuser Post Dgr, 52027W ............... $850 (B) CIH 2152 35’ Dpr Hd, W82024 ..................... NEW (H) 1680 CIH, 23058W .......................................... $38,000 (S) Hondybee ....................................................................$84,000 ..................................................................$317,000 (D) 2011 Bobcat T650 2993 hrs #20425W..$38,500 (S) Honeybee 3655, ............................ Call for Pricing

Used Equipment

New Equipment

Skid Steers

Misc. Seeding

(D) CIH 2152 40’ Drpr Hd, W82062 ................... NEW (W) 1688 CIH, 23050W ......................................... $45,000 (W) 3pt F8 Danuser Post Dgr, 52030W .............. $800 2014 Bobcat T750Hd, #20417W.. .............$63,000 (D)(D) CIH 2152 40’ Drpr W82065 ...................

NEW (W) 1688 CIH, 23082W ......................................... $50,000 (S) 3 CIH 1010 Hds, .......................... Call for Pricing (B) (S) McMillin Hyd6550 Postair Dgr, 52022W .............. $1,295 Bourgault tank/cart. #UD264......$74,000 (S) NH CR960 , .................................................... $180,000 (D)(G) CIH 2152 40’IH Drpr Hd,440 W82050 ................... NEW w/1015 CIH PU Hd, 23084W ............................... $7,000 Misc 2012 Case SV300 hrs #52148B. . .$47,000 (S) 1996 Summers Harrow, 72-ft. #49114B....$11,500 (W) CIH 2152 45’ Drpr Hd, W82074 ................. NEW Grain Augers & Vacs CIH 2188, 23046W ........................................... $47,500 (H) C1000SR Swath Roller, 520354W ................. $750 (F)(B) 2011 2650 #50118B..........$16,000 (F) 2015 Brent 1082 #52140B..................$58,000 7x36 Westfield w/16HP Briggs, 51034W ....... $2,100 (D) CIHHaybuster 2188 w/30’ CIH 1010 Hdr, 23099W & 23100W ........ (W) Lawn & Garden w/220v Elec Mtr, 51053W ....... $2,500 ........................................................................... $12,000 (D) (F) 7x51 2013Westfield Brent 1196 #52129B..................$83,000 (H) CIH 2188, 23109W .......................................... $40,000 (D) 8x41 Westfield, 51016W .................................. $4,500 (D) 425 JD Lawn Tractor w/54” Mwr, 51” Brm, ................................................................. $6,950 (W) CIH 2188, 23111W ......................................... $85,000 (D) 8x46 Westfield, 51055W .................................. $3,500 (S)19015W 2010 Bobcat T630 700 hours. #20121B$45,000 (D) 2005 Brandt 5000EX #51205W..........$12,000 (B) - Beach (H) - Hettinger (B) CIH 2388, 23018W ........................................... $90,000 (B) 8x52 SC Brandt, 51058W ............................... $2,100 (F) 718K Grasshopper Lawn Tractor, (D) 2006 Brandt 5000EX #51193W..........$13,900 WUM534 .............................................................. $5,000 (B) CIH 2388, 23047W ......................................... $100,000 (D) MK 8x51 Westfield Swg Agr, 51057W ... $2,500 (W) - Bowman (M) - Mandan (B)MK100x51 2014 BatcoWestfield 1545 #51201W.. ...............$19,000 (B) 2007 Brandt 5000EX #51198W..........$17,000 51054W $5,000 (D) 721 Grasshopper Lawn Tractor, Swg Agr, (F) CIH 2388 w/1015 Hdr, WUH211 .................... $142,000 (D) (D) Dickinson - Stanley 19016W ............................................................... $11,500 Speedking PTOTCH14115 Belt Cvyr,#51122B..

51036W $7,100 (W)-CIH 2388 w/30’ 1010 Hdr,(S) 23066W &23067W ............... (D) 2005 Bobcat 430ZHS 2580 hours #20436W...

(G)30’ 2008 Convey-All ........... (B) (B) (G) 2011 Brandt 7500HP #51118B...........$22,000 ZTR Grizzly Dixon Lawn Mower, ........................................................................... $97,400 (W) 1535LP Brandt Cnvyr, 51010W ............. $12,500 (G) - Glasgow (F) - Williston .............................................................$31,000 ............................................................$37,000 (D) 2011 Brandt 7500HP #51191W..........$21,450 19013W ................................................................. $6,500 REM Grain Vac, 52096A ................. $6,500 (F) CIH 2588, WIH319 ......................................... $195,000 (W) .1026

Bale Processors LOCATION KEY:

Grain Cart

Grain Augers

Track Loader Excavator

Grain Vacs

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COMBINE PARTS FOR SALE

Straw chopper for John Deere 7720........................... $400 Clean grain auger for John Deere 7720, never used.. $400 Call (406) 546,7952, St. Ignatius, Montana

FARM EQUIPMENT FOR SALE 2006 Buhler/Versatile 2145 (145 hp), MFD tractor, 28 speed powershift, 3 pt., 3 PTO’s, 18.4x42 radials, Allied 3895 SLS loader, joystick, 8-ft. bucket, grapple, 4519 hours............................................$75,000 2001 Buhler/Versatile 2210 (210 hp), MFD tractor, 28 speed powershift, 3 pt., 3 PTO’s, duals, 4582 hours, Allied 2895 SLS loader, 8-ft. bucket, grapple.......................................................................$75,000 2012 Massey Ferguson/Hesston 2170 tandem axle square baler, 3x4x8-ft, moisture meter, 15,322 bales..................................$85,000 2004 MacDon 9352i diesel windrower, 972 25-ft. header, double swath, double sickle, pickup reel, 1532 header hours.......................$55,000 1992 Peterbilt 377 truck, Cummins 435 hp, 10 speed, heavy front axle, 4 axle Big Box end dump, pup ready......................................$25,000

Call 406-783-7847

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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

BUCKLEY AUCTIONS AND APPRAISERS

We have auctions booked for spring 2016. If you are planning an auction or appraisal for this spring or for the 2016 year, give us a call.

Included with our auction business we also do all types of appraisals, including farm/ranch equipment and inventory, real estate or homes, business properties, collectibles, etc.!

Remember - auctioneers make excellent appraisers as we see everything saleable being sold at our auctions.

54 years in the business.

Phone Conrad (406) 450-2244, leave a message or call 278-5880.

UPCOMING AUCTIONS Dunk Farms, Inc. - Sunburst, MT Tentative date: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 Featuring a full line of well kept machinery including: 1996 Case IH 9380 Series 400 hp., 4WD farm tractor. / 2005 Case IH MXM Series 4WD tractor, low hours. / 1987 Kenworth grain truck with box and hoist, 20-ft. pup grain trailer. (trailer will be sold separately). / Approximate late 1990’s Flexi-Coil air seeder, 57-ft. x 9” spacing with pull behind seed and fertilizer tank.

The main line of these tractors and trucks have been shedded when not in use.

Bill Van Alstine - Farm Auction - Cut Bank, MT Spring 2016 Watch your upcoming issues of the Trader’s Dispatch for further information.

Haskill Basin conservation easement completed

By Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks federal funding partners, Stoltze and the City The Trust for Public Land, City of Whiteof Whitefish, these lands will remain a valufish, F.H. Stoltze Land & Lumber, and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks announced that able part of the local economy, a home for they have recorded a conservation easement fish and wildlife, and a treasured recreational on 3,020 acres owned by F.H. Stoltze Land resource for generations to come.” & Lumber Company in the Haskill Creek The $16.7 million necessary to pay for the watershed east of Whitefish. Closing this easement came from a variety of sources, deal means that the land will be permanently including the City of Whitefish and two protected to support local timber jobs and federal programs - the U.S. Forest Service’s important fish and wildlife habitat, while Forest Legacy Program and the U.S. Fish & also providing the City of Whitefish with the Wildlife Service’s Habitat Conservation Plan majority of their water supply and the public Land Acquisition Program. F.H. Stoltze Land with continued opportunities for close-to& Lumber Company also generously agreed home outdoor recreation. to sell the conservation easement at a sigThe conservation easement cost $16.7 nificant discount below the appraised value. million and was conveyed by The Trust for The Forest Legacy Program provides Public Land to Montana Fish, Wildlife & matching grants to states to protect important Parks and the City of Whitefish. The easeand threatened forests. It is funded by the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), ment means the land will continue to be which is financed by federal revenues from owned and managed by Stoltze, and will energy companies drilling for oil and gas in never be converted to other residential or public waters offshore. The Fish and Wildlife commercial uses in the future.

Service Habitat Conservation Plan Land Ac“This is truly a remarkable achievement and a win-win for everyone,” said Dick quisition Program helps to reduce potential Dolan of The Trust for Public Land. “Almost for conflicts between species conservation 5 square miles of beautiful forestland will be and other land uses and is also funded by the preserved forever in the backyard of WhiteLand and Water Conservation Fund.

Montana’s Congressional delegation has fish, and remain part of the vital local timber consistently and unanimously provided eseconomy. It is a perfect fit for our ‘Land for People’ mission, and we were proud to secure sential support for federal funding for this generous support for the project from the project and other important conservation Wilburforce Foundation, Cinnabar Foundawork in the Whitefish area. Senators Jon Testion, and several other local individuals.” ter and Steve Daines, both members of the “F. H. Stoltze Land & Lumber Company subcommittee overseeing natural resource has long wanted to formalize an agreement appropriations, successfully advocated in with the City of Whitefish to protect the muCongress and with the Administration to maximize LWCF funds for the easement. nicipal watershed, intakes, and water system Congressman Ryan Zinke, a Whitefish native located on their private forest lands. The elected to Congress after Haskill Basin was Haskill Basin conservation easement was funded, has joined his colleagues in supportthe perfect tool to accomplish this project,” said Chuck Roady, Vice President and Gening federal conservation spending here and elsewhere. eral Manager of Stoltze. “The Stoltze family “Haskill Basin has been a treasured landwill still retain the ownership of the land and the management of their timberlands, scape for Whitefish,” said Heidi Van Everen, while providing permanent recreational acExecutive Director of Whitefish Legacy Partners. “The area provides a wonderful cess, water for the City of Whitefish, and connection to the special places worth proa continuous supply of wood to their local milling facility.” tecting surrounding Whitefish and ensures “After nearly five years of hard work and important habitat, municipal water supply, perseverance, I am just thrilled to see this and viewsheds will remain unchanged for monumental project close,” said John Muhlfuture generations. Permanently protecting these lands will provide the Whitefish comfeld, Whitefish City Mayor. ”I owe a debt of gratitude to the good folks in Whitefish munity a new gateway to recreation.” who realized the historic significance and Founded in 1972, The Trust for Public importance of this project by overwhelmLand is the leading nonprofit working to conserve land for people. Operating from ingly voting to approve 7.7 million dollars more than 30 offices nationwide, The Trust in local funding. It is a legacy project that for Public Land has protected more than will give back to the Whitefish community three million acres from the inner city to the for generations to come.” wilderness and helped generate more than “This is a great example of industry, $60 billion in public funds for conservation. conservation and government organizaMillions of people live within a ten-minute tions working together for the benefit of walk of a Trust for Public Land park, garden, Montana’s wildlife and outdoor recreation or natural area, and millions more visit these enthusiasts,” said Alan Wood, Science Prosites every year. Learn more at http://www. gram Manager, with Montana Fish, Wildlife tpl.org/. & Parks. “Thanks to the support from our

Check Your Batteries Day

Date When Celebrated : March 13th We all know that some days are silly or light-hearted, but there are others which serve an important purpose. Check Your Batteries Day is definitely highly recommended because it could actually save your life.

Created to raise awareness of the importance of testing and having working batteries in household appliances like smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors. These devices help to warn you of a potentially life threatening situation,

giving you vital time to get yourself and your family to safety. However, it’s important they are tested (usually you can do this by pushing a button) regularly to ensure they’re working correctly.

Check Your Batteries Day is a reminder to do just that.

While you’re in the routine of checking, it’s a good idea to check other household appliances, such as remote controls, toys, clocks and other electrical items. If you don’t have spare batteries on hand, consider buying some.

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HUGE Selection of all equipment IN STOCK!

SIOUX Maternity Pen

Stur-D Stationary Alley • Stur-D Feed Bunks

Free-standing calf shelters

Stur-D Stationary Loading Chute

Free-standing wind break panels • Free-standing 12-ft. panels

H&S Hay Feeders • 20-ft. and 24-ft. will feed round, big square or chopped

Insulated & Uninsulated Poly Tanks

MERIDIAN Load-Out Augers 7”, 8”, and 10”

Farmer Owned with Global Connections

16 LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU!

www.chsbigsky.com Big Sandy, MT - 406-378-2306 Broadview, MT - 406-667-2316 Chinook, MT - 406-357-2280 Columbus, MT - 406-322-5713

Denton, MT - 406-567-2273 Geraldine, MT - 406-737-4480 Great Falls, MT - 406-453-0384 Harlem, MT - 406-353-2490

Havre, MT - 406-265-2275 Kershaw, MT - 406-622-5966 Lewistown, MT - 406-535-6753 Malta, MT - 406-654-2022

Moccasin, MT - 406-423-7879 Rudyard, MT - 406-355-4154 Turner, MT - 406-379-2275 Winifred, MT - 406-462-5428

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Big Sky Equipment is carrying the P2080 Disc Drill which offers industry leading durability and excellent trash penetration, now discounted for demo hours.

Also in stock: 70-ft. P2060 hoe drill, 12” spacing, single shoot

Contact our sales department to find out more about how a New Holland drill can improve your productivity at a great price!

USED COMBINES

2014 New Holland CR8090, rock trap, chopper, IntelliView IV monitor with auto steer, low hours...... ............................................................... $352,500 2014 New Holland CR8090, rock trap, 22 inch rotors, lateral tilt, auto guidance................ $352,500 New Holland TR75, Ford engine, hydro drive, good rubber, 960 22-ft. header with batt reel. Good machine for only............................................ $16,995

Several loader tractors in stock, perfect for winter feeding and year-round use.

Call today for special pricing.

TRACTORS

USED AIR DRILLS

Flexi-Coil 5500 fold back drill, 70-ft., 12” spacing, 4.5” steel press wheels, 4350 tow between tank. Very nice condition..................$129,000

2010 Case IH 7088 Axial-Flow, long unloader tube, yield and moisture monitor, rock trap with reverser, in excellent condition......................... $198,500 Case IH 1480 combine with 810 24-ft. header.......... ................................................................. $12,500

Case IH Steiger 385, 55 gpm hydraulics, 4 remotes, powershift. Excellent condition........... .........................................................$159,500

NEW & USED HEADERS Call today for all your combine and windrower header repair

Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft. air drill, 12” spacing, steel press wheels, Stealth points with carbide, single shoot, 2320 tow behind cart with mechanical drive.....................................$32,900 Flexi-Coil 5000 51-ft. air drill, 9” spacing, 3.5 inch steel packers, 2320 tank............$42,900

NEW & USED SKIDSTEERS

We Are Dealing on New Holland Super Boom Skidsteers - Give us a Call!!

Several 2016 model SuperBoom Skidsteers now on order.

MacDon D60 45-ft. draper header with pickup reel, transport................................................... $72,500 MacDon D60 35-ft. draper header, double knife, triple delivery, pickup reel, transport................. $39,900 2010 Honey Bee SP36 36-ft. draper header, Case IH adapter, U2 pickup reel, transport package, 2002 Case IH MX120 loader tractor, MFD, powershift with reverser, Quicke 980 loader with dual knife drive......................................... $49,500 bucket, grapple..................................$52,500 2007 New Holland 94C 36-ft. draper header, dual knife, pickup reel, transport...................... $39,900 Steiger 9150 4WD, L10 Cummins 300 hp, 12 New Holland 2326 hay header with 2330BF adapter, speed powershift, 4 remotes, 520/85R38 durubber conditioners. Fits New Holland TV140 & als @ 85%, recent reman front & rear axles.

TV145 bidirectional tractors..................... $12,500 Includes EZ-Guide 250 with EZ-Steer. Good Case IH 1015 pickup header, Swathmaster attachcondition............................................$52,500 ment......................................................... $10,900 1995 Case IH 1015 15-ft. pickup header, Victory attachment.................................................. $8995 Case IH 1015 15-ft. pickup header, Victory attachment............................................................ $6500 Case IH 1015-12 pickup header..................... $4900 International 810 13-ft. pickup header, Rake-up raking pickup. Very little use........................ $8995 New Holland 960 13-ft. pickup header with Sund attachment.................................................. $2995 New Holland 960 13-ft. pickup header less attachment............................................................ $1495 Massey 1859 13-ft. pickup head less attachment..... ...................................................................... $995

MISC EQUIPMENT

Bale King 880 bale processor........................ $9500 Vermeer BPX7000 bale processor................. $8995 Mayrath 8x60 grain auger, swing hopper, PTO drive............................................................ $2495

Many new and used skidsteer attachments

including trencher, grab buckets, sweeper, concrete chisel and much more. Call for details

2009 McCormick XTX165 with loader, powershift transmission, forward/reverse shuttle..... ...........................................................$82,500

See us for all of your New Holland equipment needs

BIG SKY EQUIPMENT

Phone 406-278-3277 Toll-free 1-800-332-7541 FAX 1-406-278-7882 Conrad, Montana website: www.4newholland.com

Sales Kurt Christiaens 279-3486 home, 450-3277 cell Gary Brown 278-3373 home, 788-9033 cell Chet Ophus 750-2395 cell

Parts Alex Linn 278-3418 home Bill Hopper 278-7358 home Corey Combs 271-5435 home Gary Brown 278-3373 home

Service Corey Combs 271-5435 home, 781-7678 cell Gary Brown 278-3373 home, 788-9033 cell

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Wheel Boom Sprayers Drastically Reduced!

Take your pick for $9750

Flexi-Coil S67XL sprayer, 100-ft. wheel boom, Flexi-Coil S67 sprayer, 120-ft. booms, manual manual fold, 1500 gallon tank, Flextrol Auto fold, 1000 gallon tank, inductor, windscreens, Rate, windscreens, 2 ball valves, lug tires 3 ball valves, lug tires (U9905) (U41287) Brandt sprayer, 1000 gallon tank, 100-ft. booms, manual rate, wheel boom......................... $5995

Suspended Boom Sprayers Bring us your offer

Flexi-Coil S67XL sprayer, 1500 gallon tank, 90-ft. booms, windscreens, lug tire, Flextrol Auto Rate, foam marker, rinse tank...$22,900 Flexi-Coil S67 sprayer, 1600 gallon tank, 90-ft. booms, Auto Rate. Good condition....$22,900 2010 Summers Ultimate NT sprayer, 1600 gallon tank, 110-ft. booms, Trimble AutoRate Case IH SRX160 sprayer, 1600 gallon tank, 132-ft. booms, lug tire, inductor, Raven Auto EZ-Boom, Auto-Boom, windscreens, inducRate...................................................$29,900 tor......................................................$32,900 Blumhardt sprayer, 300 gallon, 60-ft. booms, mounted on 1981 Chevrolet, gas engine....... $7995

Flexi-Coil S67XL sprayer, 120-ft. wheel boom, manual fold, 1500 gallon tank, FlexControl or Raven interface, TeeJet double nozzle bodies, inductor cone, hydro pump, 6 ball valves, foam marker, windscreens, 18.4x26 diamond tires (U21171)

Self-propelled Sprayers

2011 Apache AS1020, 42 inch crop clearance, 100-ft. boom with 5 ball valves, Raven Envizio monitor with Autosteer, Auto Boom and AccuBoom, inductor................................. $156,500

USED HAYING EQUIPMENT We have parts on hand to help keep anything from a 40 year old 912, to the ever-popular HW series or the brand new Speedrowers, cutting at peak performance

Case IH RBX562 round baler, twine tie, standard pickup....................................................... $13,900

2010 Apache AS1010, 100-ft. booms, 1000 gallon tank, Trimble auto steer, auto boom, low hours.................................................$119,900

Truck Sprayers 2012 MacDon M205 windrower, set-up with R85 disc header, draper header ready, Outback GPS guidance, low hours................................$112,500 1983 New Holland 114 windrower with 12-ft. header................................................................. $2995 New Holland 688 round baler, net/twine......$11,900 New Holland 688 round baler, net/twine......$11,900 Case IH RBX563 round baler, net/twine, wide pickup............................................................. $22,900 Case IH RBX563 round baler, net/twine, wide pickup, large tires................................................. $18,900

2009 Vermeer 605SM round baler, net/twine, flotation tires, moisture sensor............................... $26,900

Summers, 60-ft. booms, 300 gallon, Raven AutoRate, mounted on Chevrolet 2500HD with flatbed, 4x4....................................... $12,500

BIG SKY EQUIPMENT

Phone 406-278-3277 Toll-free 1-800-332-7541 FAX 1-406-278-7882 Conrad, Montana website: www.4newholland.com

Sales Kurt Christiaens 279-3486 home, 450-3277 cell Gary Brown 278-3373 home, 788-9033 cell Chet Ophus 750-2395 cell

Parts Alex Linn 278-3418 home Bill Hopper 278-7358 home Corey Combs 271-5435 home Gary Brown 278-3373 home

Service Corey Combs 271-5435 home, 781-7678 cell Gary Brown 278-3373 home, 788-9033 cell

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Big Sky Equipment Company Parts & Service Reminders

Air Drill Spring Trip Exchange

Bring in your spring trip assembly and we will rebuild/repair the assembly for you.

Save yourself the frustration of trying to repair these yourself.

We have the equipment to make these repairs timely and efficiently.

Offering an excellent supply of hydraulic hose with hundreds of fittings, and adaptors.

Pipe, JIC, ORB, metric.

Big Sky Equipment is your one-stop-shop for nearly anything hydraulic.

Large supply of Flexi-Coil drill and sprayer parts.

Stealth openers with Carbide tip and roll-pin now discounted to $44.99 each!

Huge supply of swather canvas on hand for MacDon, Case IH, New Holland, Hesston, and more.

Save hundreds over OEM. Call Big Sky Equipment Service department to schedule a pre-season round baler or swather inspection and save yourself the heart-ache of in-season down time.

Case IH/Trimble FM750

monitor with EZ Steer motor – slightly used for Demo purposes,

priced well under retail.

Now only $4,495!

Round and Square baler parts – Call for all your parts needs for New Holland, Case IH, and Vermeer balers.

Prebuilt baler forming belts are on hand and now reintroducing seasonal baler belt repairs.

Key signs belt replacement may be needed: • Broken or damaged connectors • Cuts or gouges • Large volume of bales • Brittle or slick belt surface • Excessive rubbing against belt guides • Excessive fraying

BIG SKY EQUIPMENT Phone 406-278-3277 Toll-free 1-800-332-7541 FAX 1-406-278-7882 Conrad, Montana website: www.4newholland.com

Sales Kurt Christiaens 279-3486 home, 450-3277 cell Gary Brown 278-3373 home, 788-9033 cell Chet Ophus 750-2395 cell

Parts Alex Linn 278-3418 home Bill Hopper 278-7358 home Corey Combs 271-5435 home Gary Brown 278-3373 home

Service Corey Combs 271-5435 home, 781-7678 cell Gary Brown 278-3373 home, 788-9033 cell