October 2016

OCTOBER 2016

Vol. XVII No. 9 P.O. Box 997 Conrad, MT 59425-0997

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

Pesticide applicator trainings scheduled

By Kari Lewis, MSU Extension - Glacier County MSU Extension and Montana Department of Ag will be offering both private and commercial pesticide applicator trainings in Browning, Montana, November 7 – 10, 2016.

The private applicator training will be Monday, November 7, and the commercial applicator training will be Tuesday, November 8 through Thursday morning, November 10, 2016.

The initial private pesticide applicator training, Monday, November 7, 2016, will be held at the Blackfeet TERO Conference Room (65 Hospital Road, Browning, Montana in the Blackfeet Tribal Employment Rights Office), beginning at 8:30 a.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 own, rent or lease. For applicators to obtain their initial applicator license, they must either attend a private pesticide applicator initial training or pass a 50 question open book graded Montana Private Applicator Certification Exam at their local extension office.

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UPCOMING AUCTIONS

Oct 1-17, Kinsey Auctioneers & Real Estate, J&S Feeds Liquidation, Online..... ...........................................................................................................................A13 Oct. 13, Pate Auction, Inc., Mikesell Estate & Mikesell Sales & Service, White Sulphur Springs, ...............................................................................................A3 Oct. 13, Mills Auction Service, Foerderer Frontier & Early American, Miles City......................................................................................................................A5 Oct. 15, Kamerman Auction, R&S Wilson Farm, Townsend...............................A7 Oct. 18, Kinsey Auctioneers & Real Estate, Bank Ordered Restaurant Equipment, Online................................................................................................................A14 Oct. 15, Hi Line Auction, Skinner Estate & Kirkwood Auction, Malta.............A12 Oct. 15, RK Statewide Auctions, Harold Emly Estate, Sidney.........................A10 Oct. 20, Pifer’s Auctioneers, Lutz Retirement, New England, ND...................A15 Oct. 22, Gardner Auction Service, Pumco, Inc Inventory Reduction, Lolo....A18 Oct. 22, RK Statewide Auctions, Double Estate Gun & Coin, Emly & Broeder, Sidney...............................................................................................................A17 Oct. 22, Toavs Premier Auctions, Sand Retirement, Glasgow........................A23 Oct. 22, B&B Auction Sales & Service, Consignment, Havre.........................A48 Oct. 23, Smith Sales, Co., Fall Machinery & More, Online...............................A19 Oct. 27, RK Statewide Auctions, Dawson County Land & Hay, Sidney..........A20 Oct. 29.. , Shobe Auction & Realty, Barkshire Estate, Trader Joe’s Horse & Tack, Great Falls.........................................................................................................A37 Oct - Nov 7, Shobe Auction & Realty, County Owned Property in Petroleum County, Online..................................................................................................A41 Nov. 2, RK Statewide Auctions, Rosebud County Land, Miles City................A29 Nov. 2, Steffes Group, Inc., Large Farm Retirement, Hebron, ND...................A28 Nov 4-5, Shobe Auction & Realty, Montana Fall Gathering, Lewistown.........A37 Nov. 8, Musser Bros Auction & Real Estate, Fox Retirement, Online.............A22

Fundamentals of farming and ranching conference

By Tyler Lane, Chouteau County Extension Due to the great success of last year’s workshop, MSU Extension Chouteau County will be hosting another workshop for farm and ranch families from 8:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. on Thursday, November 3, 2016 at the Community Bible Center in Fort Benton, Montana. The center is located at 911 16th street in Fort Benton. Daycare will be provided for attendees upon request.

Lunch is sponsored by Farm Bureau Federation and Jared Vielleux from Farm Bureau Financial Services.

The workshop will include sessions on sharpening financial skills, yard and garden care, basic first aid, what to expect when you call 911, farm safety and home safety.

In addition, a panel discussion will take place after lunch where experienced farm and ranch individuals will share information about their own experiences related to the CONTINUED ON PAGE A4

Glacier Park was alive with bright fall colors in late September. This photo from the “Going to the Sun Highway” was quite a spectaular view.

Range Renovation Conference

By Tyler Lane, MSU Extension Chouteau County and Katie Hatlelid, MSU Extension Judith Basin County

MSU Extension is sponsoring a range renovation conference in Fort Benton and Stanford, Montana on Thursday, October 20th.

The morning seminar will take place in Fort Benton from 8:00-11:00 at Community Bible Recreation Center located at 911 16th Street. The afternoon seminar will take place in Stanford at City Hall, from 2:00-5:00.

Many producers are considering renovating their rangeland to increase grass production. In addition, seeded pastures supply nutritious forage at times during the year when other sources are inadequate or unavailable. To ensure a satisfactory return for each dollar invested, seeded species must be adapted to the site’s soil, climate,

PRIVATE TREATY

Feddes Herefords, Manhattan.......................................A9 McMurry Cattle, Billings.................................................A9 Thomas Herefords, Gold Creek.....................................A9 Wichman Herefords, Moore...........................................A9

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fit a rancher’s needs and be properly established and managed. Dr. Jeff Mosley, MSU Extension Range Management Specialist will begin with a presentation on weed control and ground preparation focusing on management of sagebrush species, fringed sagewort, broom snakeweed and cheatgrass.

During hour two, Dr. Mosley will recommend desirable grass species, and cover site preparation and seeding techniques. Dr. Mosley will conclude with a presentation on post renovation grazing management.

For additional information, please contact Katie Hatlelid, MSU Extension Judith Basin County Agent at (406) 566-2277 or Tyler Lane, MSU Extension Chouteau County Agent at (406) 622-3751.

PRODUCTION SALES

Oct. 18, Hereford Influence Feeder Calf Sale, Miles City.. ........................................................................................A9 Nov. 10, Diamond D Angus, Valier................... A24 & A25 Nov. 19, Thistledew Land & Cattle Co., Joliet.............A27 Jan. 24, 2017, Churchill Cattle Co, Manhattan..............A9

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North Central Montana farm and ranch land for lease Lease offering includes 2 separate units, a dry land farm and ranch located 6 miles E/SE of the Town of Dupuyer, in Pondera County and a predominately irrigated farm with grain storage, feedlot and calving facilities located 6.5 miles N/E of Valier, in Pondera County.

The Dupuyer place consists of 620 acres dry farmland and approximately 1100 acres of pasture. Stocking rates are limited to 110 au’s for 6 months including fall grazing of stubble.

The Valier place consists fo 1026 acres farmland of which approximately 775 are center pivot irrigated and 80 flood irrigated.

Also included are calving facilities, barns, sheds and windbreaks which are more than adequate to calve 200 mother cows (maximum) and a feedlot to background or feed out the calves.

Terms: 5 year cash lease paid annually.

Interested parties may submit an offer in writing to cash lease one or both parcels by October 31, 2016.

Owner reserves the right to refuse any and all bids.

For additional information or showing please call Bob Sill at (406) 279-3219. Serious inquires only please.

The private applicator training will begin with registration at 8:30 a.m. and should end around 5:00 p.m. following the Montana Private Applicator Certification exam. Topics covered throughout the day will include details on the private pesticide license, reading the pesticide product label, pertinent pesticide laws, pesticides in the environment, pesticide safety, integrated pest management, and sprayer calibration.

Training will be provided by MSU Extension and Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) personnel.

Individuals who have a current private applicator license will receive 6 private applicator recertification credits. Individuals not currently holding a private applicator license will be qualified to submit an application for a private applicator’s license after the program.

The cost of the private applicator training is $25 which covers lunch and class materials, and may be paid on site.

Currently certified applicators can attend the training for $10 which will include lunch. Participants do need to register to Glacier County Extension, 873-2239 or glacier@montana. edu by Wednesday, October 26 to reserve their class materials. Questions regarding the private applicator training may be directed to Kari Lewis, MSU Extension-Glacier county agent at 873-2239.

The commercial applicator training will be held Tuesday through Thursday, November 8 – 10, 2016 at the Blackfeet TERO Conference Room (65 Hospital Road, Browning, MT in the Blackfeet Tribal Employment Rights Office).

This will include training for a commercial license and be an opportunity for people to prepare for the Core exam, which will be November 10 in the morning. If a person chooses to take the exam and pass at 80% they will meet part of the qualifications for a commercial license. They will still need to take a category exam and complete the application process. While not required to attend the private applicator training on November 7 in order to become a commercial applicator, some individuals may find the information presented on November 7 to be useful preparation for the following days of commercial training.

For questions regarding the commercial training or to order a book prior to the training, please contact Jolene Warnke-Roszel with the MT Department of Ag at 406-4443732 or jwarnke-roszel@mt.gov. To register for the commercial training, please contact Cheryl Madman at Blackfeet Community College at 406-338-5421, extension 2751. ##### Bees are hardwired to do certain jobs. Scout bees, which search for new sources of food, are wired for adventure.

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AUCTION

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Ken Mikesell Estate/Mikesell Sales & Service

White Sulphur Springs, MT • Thurs., October 13th • 10:00 a.m.

Sale Site: 101 8th Ave. SW • White Sulphur Springs, MT Signs will be posted.

EXCAVATORS KOMATSU PC 200LC-6L excavator w/hydraulic thumb, 28” pads, 36” bucket, s/n: A80062 SAMSUNG SE280LC excavator w/hyd.

Thumb, 8204 hrs., s/n: HAY1855 WHEEL LOADERS HOUGH H120 articulated wheel loader w/ Cummins NT855 diesel, 4 speed shuttle HOUGH H120C articulated wheel loader w/ Detroit diesel, BAD ENGINE HOUGH H80A Pay Loader w/6 cyl. diesel, 3 speed shuttle; s/n: 3500101U001385 HOUGH H80B articulated wheel loader w/ grapple, bucket & forks CRAWLER FIAT-ALLIS 8-B crawler dozer w/6 way blade, ripper, EROPS DUMP TRUCK 1991 WHITE VOLVO t/a dump truck w/6 cyl. diesel, 17’ box, 3rd drop axle TRUCK TRACTORS 1990 FREIGHTLINER t/a truck tractor w/Cat 3406B, 13 spd., sleeper 1999 INTERNATIONAL Eagle tandem axle truck tractor w/Cummins N14 (450 h.p.), 10 spd., 48” sleeper MIXER TRUCKS 2 - 1990 OSHKOSH front discharge w/Cummins NTC 300, 9 spd., 2 center drop axles & rear drop axle 1989 OSHKOSH front discharge w/Cummins NTC 300, 9 spd., 2 center drop axles & rear drop axle, 62,844 mi.

3 - 1988 OSHKOSH front discharge w/Cat 3306 diesel, 9 spd., 2 center drop axles & rear drop axle, 1985 MACK RS688L tandem axle rear discharge w/diesel eng., Maxi-Torque trans., rear drop axle, 10 yard mixer, 204,192 mi.

1980 MACK RS600L tandem axle rear discharge w/diesel eng., Maxi-Torque trans., rear drop axle, 10 yard mixer, 375,718 mi.

1979 MACK RS600L tandem axle rear discharge w/diesel eng., Maxi-Torque trans., rear drop axle, 10 yard mixer, 72,365 mi.

1978 MACK RS600L tandem axle rear discharge w/diesel eng., Maxi-Torque trans., rear drop axle, 12 yard mixer, 309,487 mi.

1978 MACK RS600L tandem axle rear discharge w/diesel eng., Maxi-Torque trans., rear drop axle, 12 yard mixer, 206,908 mi.

1986 PETERBILT tandem axle rear discharge w/Cat 3306, 7 spd. trans.,10 yard mixer, 120,378 mi.

CONCRETE BATCH PLANT MCNEILUS batching plant set up with digital scales (7 yard batcher) will be offered along with 12 City Lots, subject to Seller’s approval.

END DUMP PUP TRAILERS TRINITY tri-axle w/14’ box, 20’ tongue 1982 C & P tandem axle w/14’ box, 20’ tongue EQUIPMENT TRAILERS 1974 LOAD KING 503LFB 50 ton tri-axle lowboy trailer w/electric over hydraulic lay down neck, 9’ wide, 12” extensions, 21’ deck, 12’ over axles 1954 PEERLESS 9501-54 tandem axle lowboy, rear load, 9’ wide, 16’ well, 10’ over axles, 9’ neck 1967 PIERCE TBT-18 tandem dual tilt deck pintle hitch 5TH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILER 1994 KING OF THE ROAD F40TRI-SR triple axle 5th wheel trailer w/3 slide outs, awning, rear kitchen, front bed, washer & dryer, extra freezer CONCRETE FORMS Concrete head gate form Concrete forms for cattleguards supports Concrete parking block forms

HORSE DRAWN EQUIPMENT 3 - Horse drawn dump rakes McCORMICK-DEERING sickle mower 2 IHC horse drawn sickle mowers JOHN DEERE 273 1 bottom plow JOHN DEERE 127 2 bottom plow EMERSON-BRANTINGHAM mower Horse drawn land plane MISKIN 8’x16’ horse drawn feed sleigh HARNESS & TACK Approx. 30 horse collars 3 sets of Harness 2 sets of show harness Work harness Saddles Halters Single trees Double trees TOOLS & SHOP EQUIPMENT SOUTH BEND lathe, 8’ bed, 4 jaw chuck, 3 phase CENTRAL MACHINERY 5 speed drill press DAYTON 1 h.p. grinder 6” bench vise 75 lb. anvil Jack stands Floor jack Transmission jack Columbia 8” grinder 5” multipurpose vise 6” bench vise 41” round metal shop table w/1 1/2” plate top Acetylene set LINCOLN Ideal Arc R3S600 welder, 3 phase 12” bench grinder, 3 phase LINCOLN Ideal Arc 250 welder, 3 phase LINCOLN Hi-Freq arc welder MIG MASTER 250 wire feed welder, 3 phase 6” drill press, 3 phase VERSA 5200 steam cleaner LINCOLN air lube guns Gantry w/2 ton chain hoist CHICAGO PNUEMATIC CP797 air impact WRIGHT 1” socket set w/breaker bar & ratchet SCHUMAKER battery charger 20 ton hydraulic jacks 3 mechanics creepers Parts washer Cummins 12 valve diesel engine LINCOLN 250 welder, 3 phase BLACK & DECKER 3/4” magnetic drill CHICAGO PNUEMATIC 1/2” impact wrench CHICAGO PNUEMATIC 3/4” impact wrench HUSKY 6’ fiberglass ladder WACKER BS600 tamper RIGID shop vac Pipe vise Metal work bench 2 Heavy Duty chop saws, 3 phase WALKER TURNER radial drill press Large assortment of drill bits Rolls of cable Tire machines MISCELLANEOUS 17’ dump box 8’ x 10’ rail car doors 11 - 17”x10”x29’ treated bridge timbers 6 - 6’ concrete parking blocks 14 - 7’ 9”x4’ concrete head gates w/25” culvert Road construction signs Old 7UP cooler MACK truck parts & engine parts Assorted steel stock

Pate Auction Inc.

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Fundamentals of farming and ranching conference

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John Deere 10 and 20 Series front end conservation to 30 and 40 Series. 8-hole hub available.

International 66 and 86 Series remanufactured front end

Billings Farm & Ranch Supply

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Commodities Merchandiser: Brad Kantorowicz

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following topics: the safety and logistics of preparing and feeding large amounts of food away from the kitchen; hints and suggestions for using technology to help add efficiencies to record keeping and/or organization; making minor repairs and being prepared for the unexpected. The panel will have some time set aside for questions from the attendees.

Joel Schumacher, (MSU Extension Economics Associate Specialist) will present on sharpening financial skills.

Schumacher will begin with tips for managing uncertain or seasonal income and expenses followed by tips for succeeding with debt. Schumacher will present research based information on knowing where your money goes, fixed vs. variable expenses, needs vs. wants, spending priorities, how much debt is too much, what kinds of debt are ok, debt as a financial tool, debt terms and debt relative to income.

Tyler Lane and Janell Barber (MSU Extension Chouteau County) will offer farm and home safety tips for adults, children, and pets.

Local registered nurses will give a presentation on basic first aid on the farm and ranch. They will cover how to know when to go to the doctor, evaluating a concussion, bandaging, first aid kits, and how to be prepared for or respond to a serious injury or accident where no cell service is available. In addition, they will explain what to expect when you call 911.

A panel of Chouteau County gardeners will address concerns related to gardening on the prairie, in the mountains, and on varying amounts of water. In addition, the panel will cover lawn management, container gardening, raised bed gardening, and vegetable garden management.

Preregistration is requested on or before October 27.

To register, or for more information, contact the Chouteau County Extension Office at 406-622-3751.

MSU to host annual Celebrate Agriculture event

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Montana State University’s College of Agriculture and Montana Agricultural Experiment Station will honor the state and university’s agricultural legacy during the annual Celebrate Agriculture weekend, set for November 10-12 on the MSU campus. The annual event is open to the public.

MSU Vice President of Agriculture Charles Boyer said the event has a meaningful history that mirrors the state’s cornerstone agricultural industry.

“As Montana’s flagship land-grant university, with its roots in agriculture, our successes today wouldn’t be what they are without our statewide supporters,” Boyer said. “The Celebrate Agriculture event celebrates and honors our agricultural legacy, current and former students and our entire extended agriculture family across Montana.”

The 17th annual event will include an agricultural outlook conference hosted by the MSU Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics and MSU Extension, “Agricultural Production Trends and Changing Food Systems,” on Friday, November 11, from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. The conference will include MSU agricultural economics faculty and Extension agricultural economics specialists speaking about current MSU research related to agriculture banking, policy, and grain and livestock markets. The conference will also host the nationally renowned food economist Jayson Lusk as the conference’s guest M.L. Wilson speaker. Cost to attend the conference is $25; event registration and more information can be found online at http://www.ampc.montana.edu/fallconference/ Following the outlook conference, the MSU Collegiate Stockgrowers will host a reception at 4 p.m. in the MSU Animal Bioscience Building.

The College of Agriculture gives Outstanding Agricultural Leader awards each year to selected individuals who have exhibited outstanding leadership in Montana in public service, as an agricultural producer, industry advocate or agri-business leader. The awardees will be recognized on Saturday, November 12, during a free Harvest Breakfast that will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the South Gymnasium of the Marga Hosaeus Fitness Center. MSU President Waded Cruzado and MSU Vice President of Agriculture Charles Boyer will deliver remarks.

Later that day, the MSU Bobcat football team will take on U.C. Davis at 1:30 p.m. in Bobcat Stadium. Tickets for the game may be purchased by calling (406) 994-CATS. For more information about Celebrate Agriculture and the event schedule, visit: http://agriculture.montana.edu/celebrateag

K-State announces new plant pathology department head

By Connor Orrock, K-State Research and Extension Marty Draper has been named the new head of the Kansas State University Department of Plant Pathology. Draper will lead the internationally renowned program and faculty as they continue to serve Kansas, the United States, and the world.

“I am excited to be getting back to the university setting, being able to work with producers, and trying to help the department become even better than it already is,” Draper said.

The Iowa native received his bachelor’s degrees in plant pathology and integrated pest management from Iowa State University. He earned his master’s and doctorate in plant pathology from North Dakota State University.

Prior to accepting this new position, Draper was with the National Institute of Food and Agriculture in the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. where since 2006, he served as the national program leader for plant pathology and integrated pest management. Before the USDA, he worked for 25 years in North Dakota and South Dakota, most of that time as an extension plant pathologist.

“I have spent 25 years in North and South Dakota working on cereal grains, especially wheat, and soybeans,” Draper said. “When I was in South Dakota as the extension plant pathologist I worked on 14 different crops, the majority of which we have in Kansas as well, at around 50 different study sites throughout the state.”

Some of his primary work has been in Fusarium head blight in wheat, rust diseases, and many problems that plague soybeans. While the two main crops he worked on were wheat and soybeans, he also led a considerable effort in sunflower and pulse crop disease management.

“My time serving as the national program leader for plant pathology and integrated pest management allowed me the opportunity to guide where research went in the field, elevate extension, and analyze how extension is perceived at the national level,” Draper said.

He said he wants to build on the already-strong work that the department is involved in.

“I want to have young faculty join the university and readily be able to see their way to a successful career,” Draper said. “If they have a successful career the entire state of Kansas benefits as we are going to see products be developed that can aid the research enterprise and the consumer.”

“That being said, I see some opportunities for the department,” Draper said, noting that there are budgetary challenges, including how to handle recent vacancies. “So, we have to ensure we have faculty that can build the strong teams needed to have long-term solutions.”

K-State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well-being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K-State campus, Manhattan.

Crop production September 2016

Montana Based on September 1 conditions, sugarbeet production in Montana is forecast at 1.43 million tons, according to the September 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. This forecast is down 1 percent from the 1.44 million tons produced in 2015. Growers expect to harvest 45,200 acres this year compared with 43,700 a year ago. Yields are expected to average 31.7 tons per acre, unchanged from the August 1 forecast but down from last year’s yield of 33.0 tons per acre. As of August 28, Montana’s sugarbeet crop condition was rated 1 percent poor, 17 percent fair, 65 percent good, and 17 percent excellent.

United States Production of sugarbeets for the 2016 crop year is forecast at 35.8 million tons, down 1 percent from the previous forecast but up 1 percent from last year. Producers expect to harvest 1.14 million acres, down slightly from the previous forecast and last year. Expected yield is forecast at 31.3 tons per acre, a decrease of 0.1 tons from the previous forecast but an increase of 0.4 tons from last year.

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Quality Feed Products with Quality Service Alfalfa pellets, Alfalfa hay and Grass

1/4 inch pellets to 5/8 inch pellets, bulk or bagged

Hensley Hay and Grain 406-266-3789 Toston, MT 4x4 big square bales for sale, straight alfalfa, tarped. Good clean alfalfa.

FRONTIER & EARLY AMERICAN AUCTION #2 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2016 10:00 AM Lunch Available on Grounds

Auction will be held 49 miles south of Miles City, Montana on Highway 59 or 30 miles south on Stacey/ Sonnette road to Little Pumpkin Creek Road. Signs will be posted from Highway 59!!

EQUIPMENT

• 1977 Dodge Mobile Home 440 gas w/Auto Transmission, 6 bolt wheels • 2003 Honda Shadow Spirit 750CC • Flatbed Gooseneck 28 foot Trailer Tandem Axle • (10) 24 foot Free Standing Corral Panels • Several Posts • Telephone Poles & Lumber • (6) 250 gallon Poly Tanks • Enclosed Car Trailer, bumper pull • Stihl 041 Chain Saw • 2x4, 2x8, 2x10 Lumber • Single Axle Horse Trailer • PLUS MORE

HORSE EQUIPMENT

• Horse Drawn Wooden Wheel Cultivator w/cast Iron Seat (museum quality) • Pony Cart w/Shave • Nice Wooden Wheel Mitchell Wagon • Peter Shutley Wooden Wheel Farm Wagon • 1 Horse Power Little Giant 800 Unit • Dirt Slip • Fresno • New Wagon Bows • New Plow Handles • New Wagon Canvas • Eveners • Neck Yokes • New & Used Metal Eveners • Doctors Buggy (rough shape) • New & Used Poles & Shaves • (4) Horse Mowers • (2) Horse Discs • (3) Cultivators • Case, Standard, Moline Walking Plows • Double Row Potato Planter • Letz Grain Grinder • Hitch Wagon Box (real nice) • JD Corn Planter • 2 Row Road Grader • Spring Tooth Drag • 3 Section Harrow w/Harrow Cart • Lots of Old Equipment for Parts • One Seat Buggy • 2 Seat Sleigh (real nice) • (2) Farm Hitch Wagons • Light Cutter Bobsled • Narrow Track Bobsled • Plantation Buggy • Pony Cart w/Shaves & Rubber Tires & Sled Runners • Fancy 2 Wheel Wooden Wagon • Single Horse Doctors Buggy (real nice) • Walking Cultivator • PLUS MORE

PRIMITIVES & TOOLS

• Large & Small Forges • Several Forge Blowers • (2) Anvils, 1 New York & 1 #10 • Several Forge Tools & Tongs • Line Shaft • Several Pully’s • Crosscut Saw • Ice Saw • Ice Hook • Iron Seats • Mandrel Grinder for Lineshaft • Pedal Grinder Stone • Large Stand Grindstone • (2) Post Vices • Bench Vice • Several Hay Hooks • Old Screw Jacks • Pick Axes • Shovels • Forks • Mauls • Threshing Machine Belts • (6) Duplex Pump Jacks • 2 Way Transfer Pump • Windmill Parts • Buzz Saw & Extra Blades • Several Antlers • Several US Steel Posts • Branding Irons • Platform Scale • Lots of Small Items • PLUS MORE

MISCELLANEOUS

• (2) Concession Tents w/Poles & Curtains • (100) Steel Wheels, All sizes • Several Wooden Wheels • Cream Separators • Cream Cans • Cook Stove Parts • Several Steel Traps • Old Signs • Several Oil Cans • Old Car Parts • Window Air Conditioner • Old Cigar Boxes • Apple Press • Barley Hullers • Corn Sheller • Metal Cow Stanchion • Kickers • Milker • Several Egg Baskets • Coal Bucket • Charcoal Foot Warmer • Wood Doors • PLUS MORE

HOUSEHOLD COLLECTABLES

• Several Ice Cream Chairs • Galvanized Tubs & Wringer Washer • Several Lanterns & Lamps • Lots of Enamel—Pots, Pans, Tea Kettle • Cast Iron Pans & Tea Kettle • Wooden Kegs • Washboard • Pot Belly Stove • Oak Clothes Closet • Nice Old Kitchen Cabinet • Washstand • Sad Irons • Several Iron Bedsteads • Coach Lamps • Colt Carbide Lamp w/Glass • Canning Jars • Some Blue Jars • Double Wash Tubs • Dozens & Dozens of pieces of New Glass & Dishes • Cookie Jars & MORE

WESTERN & HORSE

• Several Stock Saddles, Old & Newer • Fancy, Fancy 3 Strap Show Harness w/1000’s of Brass Spots w/Hame Covers • Team & Buggy Harness • Collars • Hames • Spreaders • Horsehide Lap Robe • Lots of Bridles & Bits • Lots of New & Used Horse Tack • Collection of Horse Bits & MORE

OWNER: GERALD FOERDERER FAMILY

Auctioneers Note: We will finish where we left off last year plus Gerald has hauled a lot more in for this year!

TERMS: CASH OR BANKABLE CHECK**NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS --- Sale Conducted by --

MILLS AUCTION SERVICE

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406-427-5317, Cell 605-645-9611 www.mills-auction.com

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HAY FOR SALE

Approximately 800 ton round bales, net wrapped.

Starting at $80/ton and up depending on quality.

Bales weigh approximately 1600 lbs.

Phone (406) 212-3413, Kalispell, Montana

MANURE SPREADER FOR SALE

John Deere 680 manure spreader, tandem axle, 400 bushel, dual floor chains. Above average condition.......... $7500 Call (406) 250-6123

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Expanding corn research in Idaho

By Olga Walsh, Jordan McClintick-Chess, and Steven Blanscet, University of Idaho, Parma Research & Extension Center 50, 125, 175, 250, and 300 pounds N per In 2016, over 320,000 acres were planted acre. An unfertilized treatment to which no to corn in Idaho, up 14 percent from last N is applied is included at each location as a year. The newly developed hybrids are not check. Corn plant development is monitored only much more high-yielding but also more throughout the season, at maturity, the corn efficient in n uptake and utilization. As corn is harvested, and corn grain yield is deteracreage is expanding throughout Idaho and mined for each of the five N rates and the the PNW, the crop is grown in a wide variety unfertilized check plot. Corn yield response of climatic and environmental conditions. to applied N fertilizer rates is examined for Corn grain and silage yield continue to ineach of the experimental locations across crease; corn yields in Idaho typically about the state of Idaho. Having multiple locations 200 bushels per acre. These yields are simiwithin varying growing conditions will lar to yields achieved in other major corn enable us to develop accurate N fertilizer producing areas of U.S. On the other hand, recommendations for Idaho corn producers.

Idaho and the PNW region N recommendaAt University of Idaho’s Parma Retions are consistently higher compared to search and Extension Center, the Cropping those in other regions. This suggests that N Systems Agronomy team has incorporated rates recommended to Idaho corn producprecision sensing into their corn crop evaluers may be higher than required to optimize ation. In addition to measuring corn plant yield and quality, or that the efficiency of height and corn ear weight, they also emN fertilizer use is lower in Idaho. However, ployed GreenSeeker crop sensor and SPAD some growers believe that recommended chlorophyll meter. These tools provide N rates are too low, and apply fertilizer at important information about corn plant higher than recommended rates. health and nutrient status. The SPAD meter Like with all agricultural crops, N is a provides an accurate estimate of the amount key component of nutrient management for of chlorophyll present in plants by piercoptimized corn yield and quality. Economic ing plant leaves with the sampling needle. returns and environmental integrity conThe higher chlorophyll content is typically tinue to be the drivers in striving for efficient associated with greener, healthier, wellN management in corn production systems. nourished plants. The GreenSeeker sensor In the past several years, research work is is used to illuminate plants with pulsing underway to update and improve N guidered and near-infrared light and to measure lines for corn. In Idaho, and the Pacific the amounts of the light being absorbed or Northwest (PNW) in general, N fertilizer reflected by the plants. The more red light is recommendations are based on limited yield absorbed – the more green health biomass is response dataset put together over 25 years present indicating well-developed, healthy, ago. Notable expansion of corn production well-nurtured plants. This methodology in state of Idaho and continued concerns of has been developed in 1990’s and has exincreased nitrate concentrations in groundpanded from small hand-held crop sensors water associated with agricultural producused strictly by the researchers to on-the-go tion underline the need for up-to-date N sense-and-spray fertilizer management sysrecommendations. Record corn yields are tems for large scale agricultural fields. The projected for many states, including Idaho advantage of these systems is real-time esfor 2016. timation of crop yield potential and the abilPresently, the University of Idaho N ity to adjust N fertilizer application based recommendations for corn are based on on that potential. Long-term research has work conducted by Owens and Ensign in shown that corn plants with low yield poten1959. They suggested three N rates to be tial, that are behind other plants in the same applied according to which climatic zone field for various reasons (poor germination, the corn is grown. In late 1970’s, painter et hard soil, flooded soil, weed or pest pressure al. have proposed for residual soil N to be etc), never catch up to the plants that have taken into account when calculating the N had good start early in the season. Simifertilizer rates. A decade later, Brown and larly, plants with better than average yield Long have conducted a long-term project to potential could benefit from higher N rates narrow down N recommendations based on to realize their potential for grain producthe corn yield goal. While the revised corn tion. Yet with the most common “blanket’ nutrient management guide was released in fertilization approach, where all plants and 2010 by Brown et al., very little was updated field areas are receiving the same amount in terms of N fertilizer recommendations. of N, ignores this variability. This results Thus, Idaho corn guidelines are still based in wasteful, inefficient N management. The on the 13 site-years dataset developed by systems enables accounting for temporal Brown and Long. In comparison, corn N (from one growing season to another, and recommendations in the state of Nebraska within a season) and spatial (from field to are based on the impressive 113 site-years field, and within a field) variability. This of data. approach has been shown to significantly For the past several years, a group of Idaimprove N use efficiency and deliver more ho researchers led by Dr. Dave Tarkalson, than $20 per acre to corn producers due to research soil scientist with the USDA-ARS, higher yields and/or fertilizer N savings.

Kimberly ID, is aiming to update N guideThe key idea behind this methodology is not lines for Idaho corn production systems. Dr. necessarily decreasing the amount of N apOlga Walsh’s Cropping Systems Agronomy plied to corn fields (although this may be the team at the University of Idaho, Parma case for some fields), but rather distributing Research and Extension Center, is collabothe fertilizer more appropriately through the rating on collecting the data on corn yield fields according to estimated yield potential. response to applied N fertilizer. The collaboThe Cropping Systems team is planning to ration started in 2016 and will continue in expand the precision sensing work in corm the upcoming seasons. The multi site-year and other crops next growing season. database will serve as a starting point in Other corn studies at Parma include coldeveloping up-to-date recommendations laborations with J.R. Simplot Company, based on modern corn varieties grown in and AgXplore. varied climatic conditions on varied sols, Max (AgXplore International, Parma, using current crop production practices.

MO) with CrossLink Technology is a N The corn is planted across the state under aid with the following proposed advanfurrow or sprinkle irrigation, replicated retages: increased N availability and uptake, search plots are established with applying CONTINUED ON PAGE A10

N.D. 4-H shotgun invitational winners named

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Ramsey, Dickey and Mercer County teams took home the top honors in each event of the 2016 North Dakota 4-H Shooting Sports State Shotgun Match.

The match was held August 13 at the Capital City Gun Club in Bismarck and Capital City Sporting Clays Range near Menoken. The competition brought in 53 shooters from across the state.

Shotgun events consist of trap, skeet and sporting clays.

Seniors shoot 100 trap, 50 clay and 25 skeet targets. Junior division participants shoot 50 targets, 50 clay and 25 skeet.

The shooter receives one point for every target hit.

The Ramsey County team of Dylan Durbin, Spencer Frith, Ordale Morstad and Mason Hanson was the senior division champion. The team shot for a combined score of 469 out of 525 in the three events and qualified for the 2017 4-H National Invitational in Grand Island, Nebraska.

The top shooters in the senior division and their scores were: • Durbin - first overall, with 166; also top scorer in trap, with 96, and sporting clays, with 40 • Frith - second overall, with 152; also top scorer in skeet, with 24 • Morstad and Hanson - third overall (tie), 151 • Keelan Harris, Dickey County, fifth overall, 150 The Ramsey County team of Peter Wang, Jayce Trana, Kayla Sobolik and Zachary White scored 238 out of 375 points to claim first place in the junior division.

The top scorers in the junior division were: • Wang - top overall, with 87; also top scorer in skeet, with 17 • White - top scorer in sporting clays, 33 • Cruz Riegel - Mercer County, top scorer in trap, 41

State fair efforts draw award for 4-H educator

By University of Wyoming Extension A Big Horn County 4-H educator has received the Champion 4-H Educator Award for contributions to the Wyoming State Fair and Rodeo.

Gretchen Gasvoda received the award from the Wyoming Association of Extension 4-H Agents (WAE4-HA) Saturday during the state fair in Douglas.

The award recognizes her years of work, time and support of 4-H’ers and state fair, said Brittany Johnson, WAE4-HA vice president and Laramie County 4-H educator.

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By Rebecca Bott, Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College Interim Dean & Associate Professor New Parasite Control Recommendations Recommendations for intestinal parasite control in adult horses are changing. These changes are based on new evidence for the types of parasites commonly affecting horses as well as the development of parasite populations that are becoming resistant to treatment with an anthelmintic (dewormer). Evidence now exists to suggest that adult horses tend to vary greatly in both their susceptibility to parasites as well as in their tendency to shed, or release parasite eggs into the environment. Geographic location, weather, and housing systems also play a role in the prevalence or exposure to parasites. For example, horses housed in pastures where the manure is not routinely removed are exposed to a cycle of shedding eggs and ingesting larvae. Collectively, these discoveries have led the American Association of Equine Practitioners to move away from the 40-year old recommendation of deworming every two months. Instead, they recommend a parasite prevention program that involves deworming adult horses once or twice each year with a comprehensive anthelmintic and then further treating individuals as needed.

The new recommendation is based upon the understanding that while most adult horses are infected with small strongyles, only heavy loads pose a significant health threat.

Additionally, the prevalence of parasites such as large strongyles, which warranted more frequent control has subsided.

Anthelmintic resistance, or the development of parasites that have evolved to survive when hosts are treated with an anthelmintic is also a great concern. Parasites that are able to survive treatment pass their capability of resistance on to subsequent generations. With every subsequent treatment, non-resistant parasites die, and resistant parasites survive preferentially. Therefore, it seems more appropriate to treat once or twice a year towards the end of the grazing season, timed to also coincide with the greatest susceptibility of the parasites (spring and fall).

Parasite Control Program Goals According to the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), the goal of any parasite control program can be summarized as follows: • To minimize the risk of parasitic disease.

• To control parasite egg shedding.

• To maintain efficacious drugs and avoid further development of anthelmintic resistance as much as possible.

Even when adult horses are treated once or twice each year with a comprehensive anthelmintic designed to target large and small strongyles, bots, and tapeworms, horse owners are encouraged to perform fecal egg counts (FEC) to identify horses that may need additional parasite management. FEC testing involves collecting a small sample of manure and submitting it to a veterinarian or veterinary diagnostic lab for analysis of the number and types of parasite eggs present.

It is important to realize that parasites go through life cycles which will result in periods of time when little to no eggs are being shed in manure. Thus, a FEC test that comes up with few to no eggs is not necessarily indicative of a horse without intestinal parasites. Sampling manure 2-3 times throughout the year and performing a FEC will provide a more accurate reflection of whether each horse is a high or a low shedder of parasite eggs. Those that are high shedders will require additional parasite management as compared to low shedders.

More Information For more information on parasite control in horses of all ages please view AAEP’s Parasite Control Guidelines (http://www.aaep.org/custdocs/ParasiteControlGuidelinesFinal.pdf). The recommendations for use of anthelmintic in horses under one year of age differ from what has been described in this article. Additional methods for minimizing exposure to, and therefore ingestion of parasite eggs include frequent removal of manure from pastures and dry lot areas. Manure should be composted prior to application to pastures as fertilizer to ensure that parasite eggs have been heated to a high enough temperature to destroy them.

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So what….…why would hay be a concern for safety? In 2014, approximately 2.24 million tons of hay was produced in Wyoming, this includes alfalfa hay, mixed hay and grass hay. This is an astounding amount of tonnage that is typically moved quickly to storage with the assistance of various types of equipment, which creates the perfect situation where accidents tend to thrive, causing injury or even death. To contribute to this scenario, hay bales can range from 50lbs. (small square bale) to over 1,000lbs. (large square bale or round bale) with each type of bale contributing certain factors for safety.

Did you know that overturned tractors are the number 1 cause of injury and death in farm and ranch operations?

We typically do not associate overturned tractors with hay.

However large bales of hay, either large squares or round bales, are moved strictly with some form of equipment (tractor, backhoe, skidsteer, etc.) because of the weight and size of the bales. Equipment used for moving, stacking or feeding hay can overturn for various reasons, which could be traveling too fast around a corner, driving along steep slopes, pulling unstable loads, carrying a load too high, or hitting an obstacle (hole, rut or debris) in the road. Anytime additional weight is added to the scenario, such as lifting bales or moving a load of bales, this can be a compounding factor to the equipment overturning.

Before moving or handling hay, make sure the equipment is in good repair and working condition, weighted properly, and able to carry the load safely and securely. Whenever possible use areas that are flat, firm and have plenty of space for moving and maneuvering for the size of equipment used.

It is highly recommend to use attachments that are specifically designed to handle large bales, such as grapples and bale spears. Never raise or lower the load while the tractor is moving, and carry the load in a low position.

In the case of small square bales, these are generally loaded on trailers by hand and brute force. Even though these bales are small enough to be lifted by an individual, it does not mean that you are safe from harm. This work is typically done on top of the hay which is an uneven, unstable and slick surface that creates a situation of falling off the hay, bales falling on individuals, twisting an ankle, etc. There is also the potential of straining, pulling or tearing muscles in the legs, arms and back.

If you choose the route of bucking bales, make sure to always have a solid footing before lifting and throwing bales. Use proper lifting form, lifting with your legs and not your back. Get the trailer as close to the stack as possible while also getting the stacking height as close to the lifting level so there is no need to strain or overexert the muscles.

Always wear good footwear when moving hay to provide good stability to your feet, joints and muscles through this laborious task.

Once the hay is stacked, there are still safety concerns associated with it. Stack stability is probably one of the largest concerns. One of the biggest fears with haystacks would be a bale or bales falling off the stack and crushing a person. The taller the stack is, the greater the force can be from a falling bale. To prevent bales or stacks from falling over, make sure that the stack is established on level ground, built with a solid wide base, does not lean to one side, and only as high as needed. If possible stack the hay in a pyramid shape, which is the most stable shape because the wide base and tapering sides keep the weight of the hay in the center of the stack.

Another contributing factor that impacts stack stability is the degradation of hay overtime. As the hay ages in the stack this can cause slumping or slouching of bales and possibly the entire stack which in turn can cause an unstable stack.

Always be careful when walking next to, climbing on or walking on a haystack, which unfortunately never has the most ideal footing.

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By Andrew Swenson, Farm and Family Resource Management Specialist NDSU Agribusiness and Applied Economics Department Three years ago in this news column, I stated, “No one knows the future, but there is a good possibility that we have seen the last of the rising land-value reports for a while.”

This was a strong statement, considering it was made a few weeks after an August 2, 2013, U.S. Department of Agriculture report confirmed what surveys by the North Dakota Department of Trust Lands and the North Dakota Chapter of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers had indicated: Cropland values increased about 40 percent during 2012.

My prediction of peaking land values was one year too early. North Dakota cropland values increased, depending on the survey, between 9 and 17 percent during 2013. However, during 2014, two of the three surveys indicated a 1 percent drop in cropland values, while the other survey had a 4 percent increase. For 2015, all surveys indicated a decline in the average value of North Dakota cropland ranging from negative 4 percent to negative 9 percent.

A further decline in North Dakota cropland values will occur for the 2016 year. Will land values decline in 2017?

Probably, although markets can change abruptly.

In 2015, North Dakota farm profit plummeted to its lowest level since 1998. The North Dakota marketing year average price of spring wheat dropped from $8.19 per bushel in 2012 to $4.60 for 2015. Barring an unforeseen turnaround, it will be lower yet for the 2016 marketing year.

The percentage drop in corn prices have been greater than spring wheat. Relative to spring wheat and corn, soybean prices have declined the least, about 40 percent from the marketing years of 2012 to 2015.

Out of necessity, farmers and their lenders are much more cautious in the land market. Sellers have had to temper their expectations, which were forged by a four-fold increase in cropland values since 2004.

The average working capital of farms enrolled in the North Dakota Farm Business Management Education program have declined by more than $250,000 since 2012, and the 2015 income was not sufficient to cover term-debt principal and interest payments on more than one-half of the farms.

In 2016, North Dakota net farm income will be low, similar to 2015. There are some positives: stronger soybean prices, greater government payments and lower costs. However, due to losses in spring wheat and corn, only a modest increase in net farm income seems possible.

The closest historic comparison is the 1973 to 1981 bull land market and its aftermath. Current cropland values, after adjusting for inflation, are still 20 percent higher than the high in 1979. After the nominal price peaked in 198l, cropland values declined 40 percent before bottoming out in the 1987-88 period.

As long as interest rates stay low, it is unlikely that land values will collapse to the degree that occurred from 1981 to 1988. The question of if, when and how much interest rates will rise is highly debatable, but it is a risk cloud that hangs over the land market. Higher interest rates eat into farm profit and make it more difficult for producers to cash-flow land purchases with debt capital.

Higher interest rates make certain fixed-return investments more competitive relative to land. Cropland profit per acre would have to increase and/or land values decline for land to remain attractive as an investment. Given current low commodity prices, cropland values would drop.

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New livestock medication rules take effect soon

By NDSU Extension Service Livestock producers must become familiar with a new directive regulating certain medications that can be added to the animals’ feed, according to Gerald Stokka, North Dakota State University Extension Service veterinarian and livestock stewardship specialist.

The veterinary feed directive (VFD) regulations go into effect January 1, 2017.

“This means that any feed additive medication used for livestock that contains an antibiotic considered to be medically important will need to be accompanied by a veterinary feed directive order,” Stokka says. “The order is a written or electronic order from a veterinarian to a producer and feed distributor. The order grants permission to purchase and use a particular feed additive medication in accordance with label directions as listed on the order.”

He stresses that feed additive medications with VFD status must be used specifically as stated on the label.

Every label will have a claim that the medication has one of three purposes: treatment, control or prevention. Combination feed additive medications that contain more than one medication may have more than one claim.

For example, chlortetracycline (CTC) may be used for the treatment of bacterial pneumonia associated with the shipping fever complex at a rate of 10 milligrams (mg) per pound per head per day for five days. The label for a combination product that includes CTC, along with lasalocid, will have a control claim for coccidiosis and a treatment claim at 10 mg per pound for bacterial pneumonia.

“The veterinarian will not grant permission to change the dosage rate or the indication/reason, such as using the drug for the control of infectious foot-rot,” Stokka says.

Feed additive medications are categorized according to the concentration of the active drug ingredient. Type A articles are those in the highest-concentration category and are used to create lower-concentrated medications, the Type B and C medicated feeds.

Type B medicated feeds contain other nutritional ingredients and can be used to create other Type B and C medicated feeds. Type C medicated feeds can be used as a complete feed or fed free choice and top dressed (added to the feed immediately before the livestock consume it).

For example, if you’re feeding a dose of CTC to treat bacterial respiratory disease to 100 calves weighing 500 pounds at the approved dose of 10 mg per pound per head per day for five days, the amount of drug you would need is 500,000 mg or 500 grams (10 mg x 500 pounds x 100 calves).

If you have a 10-gram product, that is 10 grams of CTC per pound. You would need to feed 50 pounds of the 10-gram product or use it as a top dress in the feed. A 10-gram-perpound Type C product contains 20,000 grams per ton. A group of 100 calves being fed 10 pounds per head per day in a total mixed ration (TMR) would require 1,000 pounds of feed. You would need to include 1,000 grams per ton, which would require 500 grams in the TMR for this group of calves.

The VFD was created to limit the use of medically important antibiotics in livestock to medications considered necessary for animal health. The regulations do not apply to feed additives for food production purposes, such as to enhance growth or improve feed efficiency.

Medically important antibiotics are those that are used in livestock but also are used in the treatment of human bacterial diseases. For example, tetracyclines have been used in or on livestock feed for more than 50 years.

“While these compounds traditionally have been sold as over-the-counter products, on Jan. 1, 2017, they will be transitioned to the veterinary feed directive status,” Stokka says.

He advises producers to check with their veterinarian, nutritionist and/or feed dealers about which products will be impacted by the new directive.

“If any of these products have been used in previous years and will be needed in the future, producers must make sure they have a working relationship with their veterinarian,” Stokka says.

This working relationship is known as a veterinary client patient relationship, or VCPR. The practical meaning of the VCPR is that the veterinarian must have visited the producer’s operation and be familiar with the type of operation (cow-calf, backgrounding, feedlot) and the producer’s capabilities.

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Educator warns of livestock poisonous plant dangers

By University of Wyoming Extension A University of Wyoming (UW) educator is warning about poisonous plants in pastures this late summer and early fall.

The species of poisonous plants posing danger can change as pastures move through the seasons, said Brian Sebade, based in Albany County and serving southeast Wyoming.

“Livestock stand a greater chance of becoming poisoned by seeking out areas of green forage with higher palatability, such as sub-irrigated pastures or riparian areas, or the few green plants left in dry pastures and upland sites,” he said.

Poisonous plants to watch for late summer/early fall include: • In wet areas with moisture present in the top layer of soil and subsoil: water hemlock (Cicuta douglasii), arrow grass (Triglochin maritima), and horsetail (Equisetum spp.).

• In soils with some subsoil moisture at lower elevations: hounds tongue (Cynoglossum officinale), poison hemlock (Conium maculatum), hemp dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum), chokecherry (prunus virginiana), and Russian knapweed (Rhaponticum repens).

• In soils with some subsoil moisture at higher elevations: bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum), tall larkspur (Delphinium occidentale), and orange sneezeweed (Hymenoxys hoopesii).

• In dry or upland sites with very little or no moisture in the subsoil of concern: greasewood (sarcobatus vermiculatus), halogeton (Halogeton glomeratus), and nightshades (Solanum spp.).

Symptoms of fall poisonous plants may be slower to appear compared to spring poisonous plants, Sebade said.

For example, hounds tongue is responsible for liver damage in cattle and horses. In the fall, these symptoms may not occur right away like that of some spring poisonous plants, he said.

Other plants, such as chokecherry, grow during the spring and early fall, but the leaves become toxic once damaged or stressed. The later part of the growing season is a prime time for livestock to graze these green leaves that may be under water stress or damage from grazing earlier in the year, he said.

Green, poisonous plants that are the only option for livestock is another common problem.

Plants such as water hemlock may be one of only a few green and succulent plants in a pasture. Livestock with limited access to highly palatable plants might be more willing to try a poisonous plant.

“Good grazing practices and understanding the good and bad plants in a pasture while making sure there is ample forage available for livestock is imperative,” said Sebade.

Sebade said bulletin No. 415 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture can help producers learn the types of symptoms to expect, where plants tend to grow and what these plants look like. It is available at bit.ly/killerplantID. Educators at University of Wyoming Extension offices can help identify species. A list of offices and contact information is at www.uwyo.edu/uwe/county.

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the operations, producers will not be able to purchase and use specific feed additive medications legally. Without this relationship, producers also will not be able to purchase and use prescription products, such as injectable antibiotics.

A single operation may have a number of veterinarians the producer considers to be an important component of his or her operation, Stokka notes. The more you seek advice and utilize the services of a veterinarian, the stronger the VCPR relationship. In some livestock operations, this may be a formal documented relationship.

“Because the VDF goes into effect in less than six months, livestock producers should prepare for this change in regulations now by seeking veterinary advice on herd health management, firmly establishing the VCPR, and using all antibiotics judiciously,” Stokka says. ##### If a pig was able to fly, other pigs would be unable to see him. Pigs are incapable of looking up. ##### Pigs, walruses and light-colored horses are the only mammals besides humans that can get sunburned.

OSU Extension adds new faculty

By Kym Pokorny, Oregon State University Extension New Oregon State University Extension (OSU) faculty in 4-H and Family and Community Health are now on board in Hood River, Tillamook, Lincoln and Jackson and Josephine counties.

Liana Harden is the new county leader and 4-H program coordinator in Hood River. Harden is in charge of 4-H youth development. Most recently she worked for Extension in Columbia County on the GROW Healthy Kids & Communities research study, which focused on developing community-driven programs supporting healthier food systems and recreational opportunities. In her new position, Harden is focusing on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and animal sciences programs.

“I’m driven and inspired by working in youth development and community engagement,” Harden said. “OSU Extension allows me to be responsive to community needs and develop positive opportunities for diverse youth across Hood River County.”

Jessica Linnell joins Extension’s Family and Community Health faculty in Tillamook and Lincoln counties.

As a doctoral student at University of California, Davis, Linnell investigated factors that influence the effectiveness of school-based nutrition education to improve children’s health. She also helped develop and evaluate Shaping Healthy Choices, a school-based nutrition program implemented in 11 California counties.

In her OSU position, Linnell is working with Tillamook County Year of Wellness, a coalition of community partners that promotes health with programs and events in nutrition, physical activity and mental health. She is also beginning a project in partnership with Extension 4-H to evaluate a program to help teens develop skills in teaching nutrition to younger children.

Caryn Wheeler joins Extension’s Family and Community Health faculty in Jackson and Josephine counties.

She is coordinating and developing a plan to expand the Master Food Preserver and Strong Women programs. In addition, Wheeler is working on the Veggie Rx program, which was developed in collaboration with her previous employer, Jackson County Health & Human Services, as well as a variety of other organizations.

About her work, Wheeler said, “For me it is really about being of service to my community. Any time I have the opportunity to bring the right partners to the right table to have the right conversation, I see great reward.”

The three county-based Extension faculty members are reaching out to the community in their respective territories with the mission to pass on research-based knowledge and problem-solving to their constituents.

Extracting heavy metals with vegetable oils

By Sandra Avant, Agricultural Research Service A new process patented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) uses vegetable oils to remove metals from liquids, solids and gases.

Scientists at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research (NCAUR) in Peoria, Illinois, created a chemical process to separate heavy metal ions such as silver from water by using “functionalized” vegetable oils.

The method is simple, according to Rex Murray, research leader at NCAUR’s Bio-Oils Research Unit When functionalized oil is mixed with water contaminated with toxic heavy metals, certain atoms in the oil bind to the heavy metals and pull them from the water. This allows clean water to separate from the heavy-metal-containing oil, allowing for removal from the environment.

Water contaminated with heavy metals can pose environmental concerns and serious health problems. Using vegetable oils to clean up heavy metals is environmentally friendly, because vegetable oils are biodegradable, nontoxic, and are derived from renewable resources.

In the past, NCAUR scientists have found other beneficial uses for vegetable oils, which include use as inks, lubricants and diesel fuel.

ARS is the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s chief inhouse scientific research agency.

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A key question that has been hotly debated has to do with workers’ intentions and potential constraints to move to North Dakota and become residents.

It is known that the current oil and gas industry workforce is different in many respects from the historic workforce. Many workers commute long distances to work in North Dakota but maintain their permanent residence elsewhere. They often use various types of temporary housing, such as crew camps, recreational vehicles (RVs) or skid shacks, while working in North Dakota.

State and local leaders began to address the type and quantity of housing needed to face the rapid population growth and the development of quality-of-life amenities, such as retail, entertainment and recreational options.

However, it became apparent that little was known about this new oil and gas industry workforce.

To better understand the characteristics, intentions and perceptions of the oil and gas industry workforce, I took the lead, with support from my colleagues, to survey workers in the oil and gas industry in 2014 and 2015. The research effort was sponsored by the Oil and Gas Research Council and the North Dakota Industrial Commission.

The study has resulted in a better understanding of the characteristics and intentions of non-resident workers. Survey results indicated that 80 percent of the non-resident oil and gas industry workforce does not want to move to North Dakota. Personal considerations, such as not wanting to move away from friends and family, and housing costs most frequently influenced their decisions to not move to North Dakota. The weather or perceptions that North Dakota lacks good schools or lacks adequate quality-of-life amenities, such as retail, entertainment or recreational options, were much less of an influence on their decision to not move to North Dakota.

Alternately, 20 percent of nonresident respondents indicated they would like to move to North Dakota.

Nearly 80 percent of nonresident respondents who would like to move to North Dakota indicated housing costs totally influence their ability to move to North Dakota.

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Neonicotinoid pesticides pose low risk to honey bees

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities While neonicotinoid pesticides can harm honey bees, a new study by Washington State University (WSU) researchers shows that the substances pose little risk to bees in realworld settings.

The team of WSU entomologists studied apiaries in urban, rural and agricultural areas in Washington state, looking at potential honey bee colony exposure to neonicotinoid insecticides from pollen foraging. The results were published in the Journal of Economic Entomology (http://jee.oxfordjournals. org/content/early/2016/01/19/jee.tov397) this spring.

After calculating the risk based on a “dietary no observable adverse effect concentration” – the highest experimental point before there is an adverse effect on a species – of five parts per billion, the study’s results suggest low potential for neonicotinoids to harm bee behavior or colony health.

Understanding risk vs. hazard “Calculating risk, which is the likelihood that bad things will happen to a species based on a specific hazard or dose, is very different from calculating hazard, which is the potential to cause harm under a specific set of circumstances,” said co-author Allan Felsot, WSU Tri-Cities professor of entomology and environmental toxicology.

“Most of what has dominated the literature recently regarding neonicotinoids and honey bees has been hazard identification,” he said. “But hazardous exposures are not likely to occur in a real-life setting.”

Lead author Timothy Lawrence, assistant professor and director of WSU Island County Extension, said many sublethal toxicity studies, whether at the organism level or colony level, have not done formal dose-response analyses.

Felsot said the study shows that the risk of bee exposure to neonicotinoids is small because bees aren’t exposed to enough of the pesticide to cause much harm in a real-world scenario.

“The question we posed focused on the risk of exposure to actively managed honey bee colonies in different landscapes,” he said.

Risks in landscapes none to very low With the cooperation of 92 Washington beekeepers, the team collected samples of beebread, or stored pollen, from 149 apiaries across the state.

Throughout the one-year trial, neonicotinoid residues were detected in fewer than five percent of apiaries in rural and urban landscapes. Two neonicotinoids, clothianidin and thiamethoxam, were found in about 50 percent of apiaries in agricultural landscapes.

Although neonicotinoid insecticide residues were detectable, the amounts were substantially smaller than levels shown in other studies to not have effects on honey bee colonies. The WSU researchers referenced 13 studies to identify no observable adverse effect concentrations for bee populations, which they used to perform a risk assessment based on detected residues.

“Based on residues we found in apiaries around Washington state, our results suggest no risk of harmful effects in rural and urban landscapes and arguably very low risks from exposure in agricultural landscapes,” Felsot said.

Care required to regulate exposure While exposure levels were found to be small, Lawrence said it is still important to be careful with use of neonicotinoid insecticides and follow product label directions. For example, insecticides should not be used during plant flowering stages when bees are likely to be foraging.

“While we found that bees did not have chronic exposure to adverse concentrations of neonicotinoids, we are not saying that they are not harmful to bees – they are,” he said.

“People need to be careful with pesticide use to avoid acute exposure.”

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Concerns that housing values may fall in the future also were reported to have considerable influence in their ability to move to North Dakota. Perceptions that the climate is too cold, North Dakota is not a good place to raise a family, or that the state lacks good public schools and essential child-care services had little to no influence on nonresidents who would like to move to North Dakota.

The findings suggest that there are two distinct workforces in the oil and gas industry with different characteristics. A majority of the nonresident workforce who has no intention of moving to North Dakota very likely will demand a different mix of public

and private goods and services.

Alternately, there is a portion of the oil and gas industry workforce who would like to move to North Dakota. Inaccurate perceptions and intangibles such as the weather were not key considerations influencing the ability to move to North Dakota; however, housing costs and price risk associated with the potential for falling housing prices had considerable influence in their ability to move to North Dakota.

What is the significance of these insights into the characteristics, intentions and perceptions of nonresident oil and gas industry workforce? Recognizing that not all nonresident workers have the same characteristics and motivations is important as state and local leaders and policymakers plan for current and future delivery of public and private services.

Nonresident workers who do not want to live in North Dakota may demand a different type of housing and may not have similar demands for quality-of life-amenities as resident workers. There may be continued demand for some level of temporary housing such as crew camps, RVs or worksite lodging. State and local leaders also may want to create programs or policies that help overcome challenges associated with housing costs to help those who want to move to North Dakota.

Even in light of the recent downturn in oil and gas industry development activities, North Dakota has a much larger oil and gas industry workforce than it did five years ago. A portion of the workforce does not live in North Dakota, and the state is likely to continue to see the presence of a commuting workforce.

Understanding the intentions of that nonresident workforce could help communities and the state provide the appropriate mix of housing and services now, during a period of reduced industry activity, and in the future when industry activity increases and the state could again see a surge in nonresident oil and gas industry workers. ##### Yo u’v e b e e n p a i n t ing baseboards for what seems like hours, thanks to the constant bending and moving around. Make the job easier on yourself by borrowing your kid’s skateboard. It makes a great bench on wheels! ##### If you’re using a flat-head screwdriver and are having trouble keeping the screw on the end, try rubbing each side of the screwdriver with a piece of chalk. The chalk will increase the friction and give you a tighter hold.

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Basal corn stalk nitrate test

By Ray Bisek, U of M Extension, Polk and Clearwater counties, Minnesota Now is the time to complete the Basal Stalk nitrate test to help manage the nitrogen use on your farm.

This is an analytical test not a predictive test such as soil nutrient sampling, but does help fine tune future nitrogen applications for corn.

The end of season cornstalk test was developed to help evaluate the N management strategies being used on a field. Corn that has received inadequate N will remove N from the lower cornstalk and leaves during the grain filling period. On the other hand, plants that have received more N than needed to attain maximum yields tend to accumulate nitrate-N in the lower stalks at the end of the season. Results from this test can be used to help modify and improve N management strategies on the farm in future years.

Results are reported in parts per million (ppm) nitrateN on a dry matter basis. A stalk nitrate-N value below 700ppm is considered to be low, a level above 2000ppm is considered to be in excess and values between 700 and 2000ppm considered to be optimal.

The test and the interpretation of the results is calibrated based on samples taken between one and three weeks after black layers have formed on about 80% of the kernels of most ears. The portion of the plant sampled is the 8-inch segment of stalk found between 6 and 14 inches above the soil. Leaf sheaths should be removed from the segments and stalks that have been damaged by insect or disease should not be used. Fifteen 8-inch samples should be collected to represent each field.

Samples should be submitted to the laboratory for analysis as soon as possible following collection. Samples should be collected and stored in paper bags and not plastic to facilitate drying and minimize the risk of molding. Ideally stalk samples are split lengthwise in 4 and dried overnight. If the sample will not be submitted to the lab within a day of being collected it should be stored in a refrigerator but not frozen.

Numerous labs provide analysis for this analytical procedure.

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Boat-building project teaches 4-H students skills for the future

By Kym Pokorny, Oregon State University Extension In a small conference room at Portland Community College’s (PCC) Southeast campus, a dozen middle school students turned a pile of wood into a 12-foot sailboat.

The feat was accomplished by members of the Oregon State University (OSU) Extension Service’s Makers 4-H club, which was formed in 2014 to give kids in Southeast Portland a chance to participate in an after-school program in an area where few existed.

The students built the boat under the tutelage of staff from partner Wind & Oar Boat School. In the process, they put new skills to work helping to design and engineer the boat.

Construction started in September 2015 and wrapped up in January. The boat was launched August 13 at Willamette Sailing Club.

“Each week they got to explore nautical terminology, buoyancy, lofting, angular design and marine architecture,” said Stacey Sowders, Extension 4-H outreach coordinator.

“We intended to give them new experiences, which we expected to increase their self-confidence.”

Raxlee Rax, who is about to start his freshman year at Franklin High School, said it worked for him. “I really think this program has boosted my confidence toward building something or designing something or making something happen. And I think it will spill over into other parts of my life.”

Typically, extracurricular programs are held at school sites. Because the Makers 4-H club is on the PCC campus, it can pull students from several middle schools in the area, allowing them to connect with new kids and adults. Being on campus also increases their chance of going to college, according to Sowders.

“Bringing someone in to talk about their college and career experiences to the kids is one thing,” she said. “But if they get to walk on a college campus they can see themselves there.”

Dani IV, a 14-year-old who participated in the boat-building project, said she’s more prepared for college now and appreciates that much of what she learned will help guide her to schools that have good programs in science, technology, CONTINUED ON PAGE A27

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engineering and math. Someday she’d like to be an engineer.

Most of the kids in the Makers club don’t have access to STEM-oriented activities, said Tanya Kindrachuk, Extension club coordinator and a former 4-H member. She’s watched the middle-school students respond with enthusiasm to the boat-building project as well as one designing a computer game.

“I feel like they’re having a blast or they wouldn’t show up, and pretty much all the kids show up every time,” she said. “If I had this when I was in middle school, I would have loved it. I’m having a blast now at 20 years old.”

Parents and siblings also get to experience some of the fun. During the Friday sessions, they come to see the latest developments and ask questions. It’s a time for the kids to connect with family, proudly showcase the work they’re doing and show off their new skills, Kindrachuck said.

For this school year, Sowders is considering a Makers club activity involving computers and programming. For now, Sowders is still assessing the impact of the boat-building project.

“The biggest success was when Dani’s mom told me she bought Dani a bookcase and asked her if she wanted help putting it together. And Dani said, ‘No, I know how to do this and I’ve used all these tools,’ Sowders said.

“I wanted the kids to learn new skills, but even more to learn how to meet challenges,” she added. “I don’t care if they remember how to build a boat, but I want them to go away feeling empowered to meet challenges.” ##### “By the time we’re ready to admit we’ve reached middle age, we’re beyond it.” ##### “Everybody is born a genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes.” ##### “I want a man who’s kind and understanding. Is that too much to ask of a millionaire?”

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By Ray Bisek, U of M Extension, Polk/Clearwater county Minnesota Recently I helped a beef producer calibrate his manure spreader. The process for the producer involved field soil fertility and manure sampling, weighing and averaging loaded spreader manure weights, measuring field spreader coverage per load and estimating first year availability of nutrients. Below is an article by U of M Extension Educator Dan Martens on the subject, with a focus on economics. The other benefit AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Major equipment begins selling at 11:00 AM. Live online bidding available on major equipment. Registration, terms, of calibrated applications of manure nutrients is, the steward& details at SteffesGroup.com. Location: 7475 County Rd 140, Hebron, ND. In the northeast corner of Hebron, ND. ship of our resources and the positive public relations image it portrays to those not directly involved in agriculture.

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Bats get a bad rap, but they actually bring many benefits

By Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks and when they take flight they often drop Throughout history, bats have gotten a down to get lift, so it may seem like they bad rap. Being largely nocturnal, they are are swooping at a person. shrouded in mystery. Most people know Skone said bats’ sense of echolocation is little about them, or they buy into stubborn so strong that they can detect really small stereotypes that bats bite, spread rabies, things, like mosquitoes, as well as how fast get tangled in your hair or even suck your they are moving and how large they are. blood. In reality, they are passive and shy Mosquitoes are among bats’ favorite food and prefer to avoid human contact. sources, but they eat many types of flying Thankfully, not everyone believes bats insects, along with fruit and flowers. In some are bad. About 50 people came out to the parts of the world, bats eat fish, frogs, blood Carter County Museum in Ekalaka the and even other bats. evening of July 30 to learn about bats and possibly even spot some of the elusive CONTINUED ON PAGE A30 creatures.

The “Bat Walk,” presented by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) Region 7 non-game biologist Brandi Skone, was the nightcap event for the all-day Dino Shindig, which highlights recent paleontology research and fossil discoveries in the rich Hell Creek Formation.

During the day FWP had a booth where people could learn about bats, how they are captured and the types of information that biologists gather about them.

For the after-dark Bat Walk, Skone was assisted by Heather Harris, non-game biologist for Region 6, along with FWP interns Amanda Felton and Macy Dugan.

Dan Bachen of the Montana Natural Heritage Program has been helping FWP with bat research and also was on hand for the walk.

All about bats Skone began the Bat Walk by sharing characteristics about the only flying mammal, including many ways in which they are helpful to humans.

Montana has 15 different species of bats. All of the species here and in the United States are nocturnal, Skone said, but elsewhere several species are diurnal, or active during the day.

Bats are not blind, as many people assume. They see as well as humans, but at night they use their ears more than their eyes.

The audience included several preschool-age children who were eager to participate. When Skone asked if people knew exactly how bats navigate, one boy carefully sounded out “E-cho-lo-ca-tion.” He wasn’t sure what echolocation meant, however, so Skone explained that bats use a type of sonar that lets them detect sounds bouncing off of objects, like an echo. This is how they are able to fly and find food in the dark.

This keen sense of their surroundings makes it unlikely for bats to get tangled in people’s hair, which is another popular myth. Bats do hang upside down to roost,

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Benefits of Bats The vampire bat inspires fear in many people, but Skone said that of 1,500 different species of vampire bats, only three eat blood. They lacerate the skin of prey and lick up a small amount of blood, and chemicals in their saliva keep the blood from clotting.

“It’s actually used in medicine as an anticoagulant to prevent strokes,” she said.

Bats can live in many places, but they prefer caves, trees and rock crevices where they can nestle in and roost. Skone has helped Girl Scout troops build wooden bat houses, one of which can accommodate up to 500 bats.

People may not like the thought of bats living nearby, but Skone said they play a huge role in keeping the insect population in check.

“Can you imagine if there weren’t bats out there to eat all those mosquitoes?” she asked. “They can eat half their body weight in mosquito-sized insects in one night.”

Not only does this reduce the nuisance of mosquitoes and other insects, but it can also help to curb the spread of diseases like West Nile Virus.

Skone noted that bats also benefit farmers by eating harmful insects like corn ear worms.

Pollination is another function served by bats. More than 500 species of flowers worldwide rely on bats to spread pollen and produce seeds. Among them is the agave flower, which is used to make tequila. Bats also feed on fruit and disperse seeds over the landscape through their feces, or guano.

Threats to bats By not understanding the important contributions of bats, Skone said humans run the risk of persecuting the animal.

“There’s a fear, a misunderstanding,” she said. “We’re often worried about catching rabies, or getting them in our hair or getting bitten.”

But any mammal can carry rabies, Skone noted, and the percentage of bats that do is relatively small. Still, people should never touch or handle bats in the wild to prevent the possibility of rabies.

People also pose a threat to bats’ habitat by removing trees or changing the landscape. Wind and solar energy projects can affect bats, unless developers factor in habitat concerns.

More recently, a fungus called white-nose syndrome has impacted the population, killing 5.7 million bats in the northeastern United States since 2006. The white, coldweather fungus infects the muzzle, ears and wings of bats.

“It messes up their hibernation,” Skone explained. “They wake up, use up their emergency reserves too soon and can’t handle the cold because there’s no food available for forage.”

In April the syndrome jumped the central states and showed up in Washington State, raising fears that it will spread to Montana.

“It’s not if, but when,” she stressed.

Echolocation in action Bats are fascinating creatures, but it’s very difficult to observe them in their natural habitat. You can’t see them well in the dark, and you can’t really hear them, because they communicate at a much higher frequency than humans can detect.

Skone displayed some high-tech yet simple tools that she uses in her research.

She has echometer software on her iPad, and she plugs in an ultrasonic microphone.

When the bats make squeaking sounds, the

microphone picks up those high frequencies in the air. The software translates them into lower frequencies that we can hear, which sounds a bit like chirping or clicking. The software also creates a spectrogram, a visual representation of frequencies shown by a red, wavy line.

“It creates a picture for us and makes it audible,” she said.

When a bat is in the vicinity and making calls, the red graph pulses with the changing frequencies and the chirping starts. Not only does the software display the calls, but based on subtle differences in those calls, Skone is actually able to see what species of bat is making them, and the software displays a photo and information on that species.

Bats revealed It took less than a block of walking in Ekalaka for Skone’s microphone to begin picking up calls. Skone detected the signature of a long-eared myotis bat, and soon after the group caught a glimpse of it circling above them in the beam of a flashlight.

Several children held small bat detectors, which allowed them to change frequencies to try to pick up various calls. Occasionally they were rewarded by some static, which fueled their excitement.

It can be difficult to pinpoint species because each has a different call, and individual bats can alter those calls, Skone noted.

For example, at one point she detected a California myotis, but she questioned that because their range is typically in western Montana.

The group was joined by several little browns, which Skone said were pretty common in town. A big brown also came to see what the fuss was about. Sometimes the bats were briefly visible, while other times only their signature revealed their presence.

Each time a bat was detected, the group chattered excitedly and scanned the area for a glimpse. The talk and walk lasted about an hour, and participants left with a better sense of this often misunderstood animal.

Skone will spend most of August in the field netting bats and conducting research, largely to look for signs of the threatened northern long-eared myotis. The research is a joint effort between FWP, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service and Montana Natural Heritage Program.

Sometime this fall, Skone plans to hold an after-dark Bat Blitz near Miles City, during which she will invite the public to observe while she captures bats for research.

“People won’t be able to touch or handle them, but they’ll get to see them up close and personal,” Skone said.

If you would like to learn more about bats, visit FWP’s website at http://fwp. mt.gov and search for “Bats.” For a free bat poster, visit the FWP Region 7 office in Miles City. FWP also has a “Living With Bats” brochure online and at the office.

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She told me later: “The wierdo came over to the bar and pinched my bum.

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UI implements tobaccofree policy statewide

By University of Idaho News In order to provide a healthier and cleaner atmosphere for the entire Vandal community, the University of Idaho (UI) has enacted a tobacco-free policy for its statewide locations.

University administration has been examining its tobacco policies since 2012, when a group of students in the College of Education’s movement sciences program launched a project looking at the impact of tobacco use on the campus community.

“This student-led policy change will provide a healthier and cleaner atmosphere for our university family,” said President Chuck Staben. “I am proud to support this initiative and encourage all Vandals to make choices that protect their bodies and our collective environment.”

The policy has been published UI’s Administrative Procedures Manual (http://www.uidaho.edu/apm/35/28) and went into effect July 1, 2016, at UI’s educational and research centers across the state.

“By going tobacco free, the University of Idaho is clearly stating that the health of our students is central to their academic and personal success,” said Blaine Eckles, UI’s Dean of Students. “We recognize the transition for some will be difficult and thus we want to provide care and support to those individuals through a variety of classes and workshops that will assist them in making healthier life-choices. The success of our students, both in and out of the classroom, is always our primary focus and this is just another example of how we will take the steps necessary to help our students and Vandal family succeed.”

The new policy bans the use of cigarettes, electronic nicotine delivery systems (also known as vaping or e-cigarettes), hookah, smokeless tobacco, cigars and pipes, and any other alternative products made primarily with tobacco.

Exceptions include the use of tobacco during religious ceremonies, in accordance with the American Indian Religious Freedom Act, in personal vehicles, or for the purpose of scientific research in a controlled laboratory setting.

“A tobacco-free campus is an important way to maintain and enhance the health and safety of our campus community,” said Emily Tuschhoff, a program coordinator in Student Health Services. “We are dedicated to supporting tobacco users in their efforts to quit, and have outlined many resources that are available at no cost to students and employees. We encourage anyone who is needing support as they adjust to this policy to reach out.”

More information about the policy, as well as access to cessation resources, is available at www.uidaho.edu/tobacco-free.

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A group of faculty and Extension specialists in MSU’s Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics in the College of Agriculture and College of Letters and Science have launched an informational agricultural economics website for producers in the northern Great Plains agricultural industry. The website includes information on economics and policy, market news, trade and industry content. Faculty who have contributed to the website are pictured from left to right: MSU Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics faculty and agecon.mt.com authors; Kate Fuller, assistant professor and agricultural economics Extension specialist; Diane Charlton, assistant professor of agricultural economics; Brock Smith, assistant professor of agricultural economics; Anton Bekkerman, associate professor of agricultural economics and economics; Joseph Janzen, assistant professor of agricultural economics; Joel Schumacher, associate Extension specialist economist and Eric Belasco, associate professor of agricultural economics. MSU photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez.

New agricultural economics informational website for regional producers

By Jenny Lavey, MSU News Service A lot of people might like to listen in he said. “The agricultural community is a on the watercooler chat between Montana highly technologically advanced audience, State University agricultural economists. and we need to be meeting this audience Now they can. on those platforms with focused content.

A group of faculty and Extension specialHopefully, it grows into a conversation and ists in MSU’s Department of Agricultural stronger connection with our on-the-ground Economics and Economics in the College stakeholders.” of Agriculture and College of Letters and Collin Watters, executive vice president Science have launched an informational of the Montana Wheat and Barley Commitagricultural economics website for productee, which provided more than $2 million in ers in the northern Great Plains agricultural grants to MSU researchers last year, said the industry. The website includes information new website fills the increasing demand for on economics and policy, market news, agriculture production industry news and trade and industry content. commentary – with the added benefit of inThe website is applicable for anyone cluding viewpoints from MSU economists. involved in agriculture and features blogs, “Montana producers have to be consumpodcasts, presentation events and industry ers of news so they can stay ahead of major information on a variety of subjects spanvariations in the agricultural industry, which ning crops, livestock, policy and business affect people on a daily basis,” Watters said. and finance, according to Anton Bekker“This new website serves as a rich summan, MSU associate professor of agriculmary for timely trade news, and is made tural economics. more valuable to growers because MSU “A primary goal of the website is to offer researchers and economists provide expert trending content that’s specifically tailored insights into issues so that producers can for agricultural communities and producers use this meaningful information to make in the western U.S.,” Bekkerman said. “We sound business decisions that impact their want to share our research and things we’re bottom lines.” excited about with people whom it directly Developing a modern outreach program affects. There wasn’t a source site like this that complements traditional methods for out there (before) that includes both news sharing information was the primary motive content and research analysis that relates to for creating the website, Bekkerman said. the northern Great Plains.”

“We wanted to create a website that’s a The site features weekly blogs written by one-stop shop for agriculture policy and faculty that provide short, in-depth analyses market news that affects our industry,” on a wide array of topics that influence the Bekkerman said. “We want to expand and country’s agricultural economy. The blogs modernize the opportunities for our stakeexplore news and policy with trending data, holders to engage in our research, and in infographics and the potential associated efthis way increase industries’ benefits from fects for Montana’s agricultural community. our work.”

The website also features short interviews MSU authors of the site include Bekkerwith faculty on their particular research man; Joseph Janzen, assistant professor of or their thoughts on markets and industry agricultural economics; Kate Fuller, assisnews. Commentary in a web-based open tant professor and agricultural economics forum is encouraged, as is feedback from Extension specialist; Eric Belasco, associate producers on what they would like to see professor of agricultural economics; Diane covered.

Charlton, assistant professor of agricultural “Our goal was to streamline our research economics; Brock Smith, assistant profesinto 300-400 word blogs and five minute sor of agricultural economics; and Joel podcasts, so that people who are literally in Schumacher, associate Extension specialist the field could read or listen on their phone,” economist.

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2001 Wishek 842T 26-ft. disc, 26” discs, Gates double arm harrows, super heavy duty...................................................................$39,500 1979 Big Bud 525/50 600 hp, 1150 updated last year, twin disc PS, 55g hydraulics, new pump 4 valves, 800/65/32 Michelin duals 65%, Clark 70,000# axles, 1” frame, 50,000 dry weight, new paint, removeable power train system, looks sharp......... ................................................................................ $125,000

TRACTORS

Just In! Big Bud KT 450 N14 Cummins engine, 12/5/14 Fuller standard transmission, Clark axles, clean..................................................$49,500 Big Bud 600 600 hp, capable 650 hp, new rebuilt Cummins 1150, 55g hydraulic system, potential 110g, electric-over-hydraulic couplers, 900 Trelleborg, leather, new components and rebuilt interchangeable power train system, ROPS, no electronic headaches, exceptional tractor....$249,000 1971 Big Bud HN250 6th Big Bud built, Cat 3406 320 hp, Fuller transmission, 36/5 Clark axles...........................................................................$39,500 1984 Case 4490 P-Shift, crab steer, 81.4/34 front & rear duals 30%, nice cab, no PTO, heavy duty swing drawbar, 6371 Hrs, good condition...$14,900 1996 Case 9380 Cummins recon engine, powershift, 12-ft. Grouser blade hydraulic tilt, angle, lift, motorized winch, Forest King LS-2 30.5L/32 40%.............................................................................................$49,500 1999 Case 9380 PTO, P-Shift, 4 remotes, heavy duty drawbar, AutoSteer, Outback guidance, opt (2) 300 gallon saddle tanks, triples 20.8x42 tires, 7400 chassis Hrs, 360 Hrs on in-frame engine rebuilt, clean cab..$79,500 2002 Case IH STX 450, new Cummins reman engine 50 hours, 900/50R42 Firestone 50%, S3 Outback AutoSteer, wheel and rear weight package, air drill hydraulics, 4870 chassis hours, very nice tractor..........$119,500 2005 Case IH STX 450 powershift, 710/70R42, 5 remotes, Ezee Steer, 1937 hours.........................................................................................$159,500 2005 Case IH STX500 P-Shift, PTO, Michelin 800/70R38 duals 75%, deluxe cab with leather, used mostly as grain tractor, 5950 Hrs, super clean..... ..................................................................................................$139,000 1999 Case IH MX270 5791 Hrs, P-Shift, PTO, 3 PT, 480 Rear Duals Like New, Deluxe Cab, Weights, Diff Lock, Nice!................................$69,500 1994 Cat Challenger 65C PTO, 80% tracks, 8717 hours, tested, no issues, runs great....................................................................................$59,500 1990 Cat Challenger 65 updated with D wheel system, 30” tracks 40%, 5476 hours..................................................................................$39,500 2007 Cat Challenger MT745B PS, new Camoplast 25” tracks, large PTO, 3-point, weights, 4 electric hydraulic remotes, 7927 hours..........$79,500 John Deere 4020 2WD, 540/1000 PTO, 148 loader and grapple fork, 2 remotes, 23.1-30 rear 35%, 11L-15SL front 50%, no 3-point......$12,500 1990 John Deere 8760 300 hp, P-Shift duals 60%, very clean, 6106 hrs.... ....................................................................................................$49,500 1977 John Deere 8630 2491 on 50 Series Engine, Partial P-Shift, PTO, Opt 12’ Blade, Good Running.............................................................$17,000 2010 John Deere 9630 530 hp, powershift, 800 metric 70%, deluxe cab, heavy duty steer pins, 3198 hours, super clean........................$225,000 2002 New Holland TJ375 SyncroShift, Cummins, Trelleborg rubber, 4400 hours, nice tractor........................................................................$95,000 1978 Steiger Bearcat great running gear, never uses oil, recently used to work 320 acres, tires poor, engine & tranmission good, 4960 Hrs..$11,000 1981 Steiger Cougar ST300 400 hp, rebuilt Spicer transmission, rebuilt 855, repainted, air drill hydraulics, 20.8/38 Firestone 65%, 7426 hrs, super sharp...........................................................................................$59,500 1982 Steiger Tiger III 470 600 hp, Allison powershift, duals 30.5/32 60%, hydraulics for air drills, 6 remotes................................................$75,000 Versatile 435 Set at 485 HP, 800/38 Duals 85%, 12 Speed Standard Transmission, 48g Hydraulic System, Rear Weights, 2400 Hours, Very Clean, Always Stored Indoors.............................................$159,000 Versatile 850 standard shift, Atom Jet, 20.8/38 duals 40% outside, repainted, 8735 hours..................................................................................$25,000 2012 Versatile 550 deluxe cab, loaded, leather, HID, heavy duty axles, differential locks, 800 rubber, Trimble AutoSteer, weights, 4 Electro remotes, radar, 58g hydraulics, 110g hi flow available, 417 hours, like new.....................................................................................$289,000 1985 Versatile 856 powershift, PTO, 4 remotes, 18.4x38 70%, nice cab, 8428 hours, not used hard, great find.........................................$45,000 2014 Versatile 2375 PTO, standard, 710x38 duals, weight package, AutoSteer available, 600 hours, super clean....................................$159,500

TILLAGE EQUIPMENT

2004 Bourgault 7200 heavy harrow, 72-ft., new 5/8” tines, hydraulic....... ..............................................................................................$29,500 Ezee-On chisel plow, good for fertilizer banding, 42-ft. 12” spacing, 14” sweeps with 160 tow behind tank.........................................$29,500 2013 Farm King 4490 28-Ft., 9” Spacing, 24” Smooth F&R, Stone Flex Hangers, Full Floating Hitch, 410 WSS Bearings, 500 lb./ft., Approximately 35 Acres, Great Disc.................................................$35,000 1981 Flexi-Coil System 70 expandable 40- to 50-ft., good condition.... ..............................................................................................$10,000 Flexi-Coil 800 45-ft. plow, 12” spacing, 16” sweeps, good condition....... ..............................................................................................$19,500 Ford 250 32-ft. tandem disc, 20.5-22.25 discs, mud scrapers, good shape....................................................................................$15,000 Melroe 503 56-ft. chisel plow, newer style, 12” sweeps, local farmer, good shape....................................................................................$14,500 Melroe 505 52-ft. chisel plow, shovels, bolt-on shanks, harrows, runnable.....................................................................................$12,000 Morris 8900 Magnum 60-ft. chisel plow, 12” spacing, floating hitch, new tires.......................................................................................$39,500 Wil-Rich 30-ft. chisel plow, 14” sweeps, good shape.....................$9500 2008 Wil-Rich 4830 with 3 bar gates harrows, 37-ft., On First Set of Shovels, like new..................................................................$22,500

2011 Versatile SX275, 461 Hrs, Cummins, Allison PShift, Mechanical Drive, 120’ Booms, 1200g, 3Way Teejet, Raven Autosteer, 650 Floater Tires, Clean!............. ....................................................................... $149,000

ATTACHMENTS

2009 Custom Trailer-Ag Equipment trailer, set up for multiple use combine/header/grain cart/tractor, sprayer, ramps, very good condition.. ..............................................................................................$29,500 Red Rhino Bale Hauler, 32-ft. 5-6 Bale, Tandem Axles, Self-Unloading, No Tractor Needed...................................................................$6950

Shulte Mower 26-ft. Rotary Flail Mower with Big and Small PTO Yoke........................................................................... $26,000

Degelman blade 12-ft. manual angle, hydraulic lift, narrow mount 32.5” .................................................................................................$6000 Degelman AT12 blade 12-ft. hydraulic lift, angle and tilt, 42” inside, off Big Bud 525/50, heavy duty, nice shape...............................$10,000 Leon blade, 14-ft. hydraulic lift, manual angle, includes mounts, off Versatile 800, great shape.......................................................$7500

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2014 Pillar Drill 6010 DISC/HOE DRILL, Demo unit, Excellent In Tall Stubble, High Residue Conditions-Stripper Header, 60 FT, 10”, DShoot, Agtron Blockage, Flexi Coil Towers, Set For Tow Between Cart, Great Performance Thru High Trash Conditions, Let Us Provide You With More Information!.............. $220,000

AIR DRILLS

Flexi-Coil 5000 39-ft. 12” spacing, great for organic farming, paired row openers (7.5” spacing), double shoot, 21” rubber capped steel packers, with 2320 tow between, well maintained, extra clean.......... ..............................................................................................$45,000 2005 Morris 40-ft. 10” spacing, dual manifold, spring cushion shanks, mid row banders, with tow behind Morris 8425 tank 210/110/125, 800/65R32 80%, staggered wheel tracks, no blockage, clean drill.... ..............................................................................................$49,500 2000 New Noble 392 42-ft. 7” spacing, steel packers, with tow behind air cart 240 bushel, 8” auger.................................................$15,000 Morris Maxim II 40-ft. 10” spacing, SS, 23” steel packers, with 7240 240 bushel tow between tank with auger, Goodyear 23.1/26 tires, clean drill and tank.........................................................................$39,000 Concord 6012 60-ft. 12” spacing, with 3000 cart, Edge-On shanks, diesel hydraulic fan motor...............................................................$15,000 1991 Great Plains 45-ft. 12” spacing, monitor, additional parts....$5000 Flexi-Coil 5000 and 2320 and 3450 tanks. We have 39-ft., 45-ft., 57-ft. air seeders with 9” and 12” spacing.

2013 SeedMaster New 70-Ft., 12” Spacing, Auto Packing, Lift Kit, TireIn-Tire, 345 Bu. On-Board Seed Tank, Tank Scales, Canola Rollers, Raven Viper Pro, Heavy Duty Transport Package. We’ll Deal, Trades Welcome. Price Reduced...................................................$230,000

BOX DRILLS

Case IH 7100 (3) drills, 14-ft., 12” spacing, steel packers, single hitch, good shape........................................................................$2000 ea.

Case IH 7200 set of 3 hoe drills, 14-ft. x7” (42-ft. total) boxes good, steel packers, hitch and transport....................................................$7500 Great Plains front folding disc, great for organic or no-till. 6” double disc spacing, (3) 10-ft. sections, 12.5” disc size, D-shoot, 21” packers, mud scrapers, boxes good, tires 50%, 17.5” transport width, used last year 400 acres grass seed.............................................$12,500 International 6200 10.5-ft., 6” double disc, 13” disc size, 23” steel packers, good clean box, good shape.............................................$4500 2014 John Deere front folding disc, 25-ft., 6” spacing, grass seed bin, double shoot, less than 1/2” wear on discs, 12” rubber packers, hydraulic down pressure, front folding frame/narrow 15-ft. 2”, like new. ..............................................................................................$52,500 John Deere 9400 (3) 10-ft. 12” spacing, 30-ft. total, 25” x 3” steel packers, SS, hitch and transport, boxes good, great shape................$19,500 John Deere 9350 (3) 10-ft. 10” spacing, 26” steel packers, hitch and transport, boxes good, parts available, all three......................$4500 John Deere 9350 8-ft. 12” spacing, good box, steel packers, single hitch.........................................................................................$1500

Versatile

ML 930 & ML 950 Air Drills

Maintains Seeding Depth Without Hydraulics On Each Shank

1996 Case 9380, Cummins Recon Engine, 7594 Hrs, P-Shift, Winch, Forest King - 40%, 12’ Grouser Hydraulic Tilt, Angle and Raise, Tough Unit!......................................................................................$49,500

John Deere 9400 (3) 10-Ft., 12” Spacing, 30-Ft., 25” Steel Packers, SS, Hitch & Transport, Boxes Good, Great Shape......................$19,500

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FRESH OVERHAUL

4-2012 Peterbilt 386 Cummins ISX, 13 speed, 63” sleeper, engine brake..................JUST IN,

CALL

2007 Western Star 4900EX Detroit 60, 14.0L, 490 hp, 13 speed, lift axle, 300” wheelbase, 62” sleeper................... $42,500

2007 Freightliner FLD12064SD MBE 4000 435 hp, 10 speed, air ride, engine brake, 48” flat top axle,air ride...................................... $37,500

3-2009 Freightliner Columbia Detroit 14.0L Series 60, 485 hp, 10 speed Ultrashift, engine brake................... Starting at $32,500

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LOC

2006 Freightliner Century 429,000 miles, 14.0L Detroit, Autoshift, air ride, air slide 5th wheel............................ $29,500

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

2007 Kenworth W900L Cat C15, 550 hp, 18 speed,72” sleeper, VIT interior,...................................... $59,500

2006 Freightliner Columbia Detroit Series 60, 435/515 hp, 10 speed Eaton Ultrashift, recent overhaul, engine brake......... $38,500

2007 Freightliner Columbia daycab, Detroit 14.0L Series 60, 10 speed Ultrashift, engine brake, air ride,..... $35,000

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

6-2006 Sterling AT9500, MBE4000, 450 hp, 10 speed, engine brake, new paint, miles in the 4’s and 5’s........... Starting at $27,500

1999 Freightliner FL112 single axle, Cat C-12, 9 speed, cruise, jakes, air ride, pintle hitch....................................... $17,500

2007 Peterbilt 379 EXHD Cummins ISX, 475 hp, 13 speed, engine brake, platinum interior, 63” sleeper........... $47,500

2007 Western Stars 495,000 and 611,000 miles, 14.0L Detroit, 18 speed, air lift 3rd axle, 300” wheelbase, 62” sleeper..................................... $47,500

2007 Kenworth T600 Cat C13, 430 hp, 10 speed Ultrashift, 237” wheelbase, perfect for a grain box..................... $37,500 2006 Western Star 14.0L Detriot, 13 speed, O/H with papers, headache rack, wet kit, 11R24.5............................... $37,500

2009 International Prostar Cummins ISX, 435 hp, 13 speed, engine brake, air ride.................................. $32,500 2005 Kenworth T800 Cat C15, 475 hp, 10 speed, 62” sleeper, VIT interior....................................... $32,500

2006 Kenworth T600 Cat C-15, 13 speed, steerable lift axle, VIT interior, 72” sleeper...................................... $32,500

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

1995 Freightliner FLD120 Cat 3406E, 355 hp, 10 speed, air ride.....................$8500

HEAVY SPEC

1997 Kenworth T800 Cummins N14, 500 hp, 18 speed, 3-way lockers, 46,000 lb. rears, engine brake......... $32,000

2-2007 Freightliner Columbia MBE4000 450 hp, 10 speed Ultrashift, engine brake, 42” flat top sleeper................ $22,500

1991 Ford L9000 Cat 3406B, 400 hp, 13 speed, egine brake, air ride.............$8500

PARTS FOR SALE

1994 International 9400 Cummins N14, 350 hp, 9 speed, engine brake, air ride............................................. $18,500

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• Call for your Fleetguard filter needs • Used APU units for air conditioning and heating • Pro Tech full and 1/2 fenders in stock • 40-ft. straps, excellent for hauling round bales

1980 Mack RL600L EG-350 350 hp, 15 speed, spring ride................................. Call

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2007 Kenworth T600 Cat C13, 425 hp, 10 speed Ultrashift, air ride, new ITB box, pintle hitch, tag axle, electric tarp...................................... $77,500

2006 John Deere 772D 8 speed powershift, 5,081 hours, AWD, 14-ft. moldboard.............................. $94,500

2017 Timpte 50-ft.x96”x72” ag hopper, tri-axle, rear lift axle, air ride, LED lights..................................................Call 2017 Timpte 40-ft.x96”x72”, reverse traps, air ride, ag hoppers, sight windows, extra flaps..................................................Call 2016 Timpte American Ag 50-ft. x 96” x 72” ag hopper, hydraulic traps, electric tarp, air ride, sight windows, rear lift axle.......... Call 2015 Timpte 50-ft.x96”x72” ag hoppers, air ride, rear lift axle, extra flaps, .............. Call 2011 Timpte 50-ft.x96”x66” air ride, rear lift axle, splash guards............. $35,000

Converter Dolly 15-ft.x96”, tandem axle, spring ride, steel wheels..............$8500

2016 Jet sidedump, 47-ft.x102”, 49” and 79” axle config., lift axle, air ride... Call

2001 CPS 42-ft. belly dump, tandem axle, spring ride .............................. $23,000 1998 CPS 42-ft. belly dump, spring ride........................................ $22,000

2007 Freightliner Columbia Detroit 14.0L, Ultrashift, engine brake, 19-ft. box............ Call 2007 Trail-Eze TE80HT 40-ton hydraulic tail drop deck, hydraulic winch................................ $32,500 2003 Trail-Eze 48-ft.x102”, hydraulic tail and 4-ft. flip, Braden winch, stake pockets............................................ $26,500

2-2007 Freightliner Century Detroit 60, 14.0L, 455 hp, Ultrashift, wireless remote, manual tarp..............................................Call

1990 Peterbilt 377, Cummins engine, 9 speed, air ride, 15-ft. box.............. $22,500

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

PARTS

Peterbilt sleeper and cab LED running light kits....................Call 3406E Cat engine, 5EK at 355 hp, engine brake, 578,375 miles... $6900 CALL STEVE FOR YOUR PARTS NEEDS!

2007 Kenworth T600 Cat, Ultrashift, air ride, jake brake, 72” sleeper................. ......................................... COMING IN 2-2006 Freightliners Ultrashift and Autoshift, 14.0L Detroits, air ride, jakes, day cabs.................................. COMING IN 2011 CPS belly dump............. COMING IN 2002 Arnes side dump........... COMING IN

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2005 XL Specialized drop deck, 48-ft.x102”, tandem spread axle, air ride............................................... Just

In

2-1992 Fontaine flatbed, 48-ft.x96”, tandem spead axle, air ride............... Just

In

2013 Utility drop deck, 48-ft.x102”, tandem spread axle, air ride, two boxes........................................ $27,500

1996 Lynwood tilt deck trailer, 37-ft.x102”, 20-ft. deck, hydraulic tilt, tri-axle, spring ride........................................ $11,500 1999 NTE tilt trailer, 37-ft.x96”, tri-axle, spring ride........................... $12,500

3-2016 Jet 40-ft.x96”x68”, sight windows, vented slopes, LED lights, spring ride....... Call • 2015 Jet air ride...................................... Call

2013 Jet 40-ft.x96”x68”, ag hoppers, air ride, side chutes, sight windows, suspension gauge........................... $25,850

2010 Timpte 50-ft.x96”x72”, tandem spread axle, ag hoppers, electric tarp and traps, front and rear enclosures.......................... Call

2013 CPS belly dump, 42-ft.x96”, tri-axle, spring ride, electric tarp........ Just

In

2001 Felling end dump, 25-ft.x102”x48”, 20-ft. tub, high lift end gate, spring ride........................ $26,500

1978 Custom Built end dump pup, 29-ft.6”, 16-ft. tongue, 12-ft. tub, spring ride.............................................$7500

2000 Castleton 42-ft.x102”x72”, ag hoppers, spring ride, pintle hitch....................................... $18,000

2003 Utility reefer van 28-ft.x102”, roll up door, side door, Tommy lift.........$8500

2000 Merritt hopper, 48-ft.x96”x68”, spring ride, manual tarps and traps, dual door rear trap........................................... $28,500

1986 Stoughton dry van, 48-ft.x102”, spring ride, roll-up door, wood floor......$7500

1995 Merritt 40-ft.x96”x68”, ag hoppers, spring ride, extra flaps............................... Call

1977 Wilson cattle pot, 48-ft.x96”, slat side, spring ride........................ $12,500

2000 Fontaine flatbed, 48-ft.x102”, spring ride, sliding tandem axle ...... $11,500

2006 Load King 55-ton, 3 axle lowboy, 49-ft. x108”, outriggers go to 12-ft. 6” wide, air ride, rear lift axle, self-contained.................................. $51,500

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INVENTORY AVAILABLE

Semi Trailers

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International Trucks

2001 4900 24-ft. Morgan van, white.

2000 4900 chassis, white.

1994 4900 tandem chassis, white.

1993 4700 16-ft. scissor dump, white.

1990 8300 tandem tractor, green.

1987 2575 tandem roll-off truck.

1984 2575 tandem truck, white.

Ford Trucks

1994 L9000 tandem dump, orange 1992 L8000 24-ft. van rollgate, diesel, automatic, white.

Kenworth Truck

1988 T800, 4750 gallon fuel truck.

TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE!

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.

1984 Chevrolet C70 single axle dump truck, 427 V8, 5&2 speed, good 10:00 rubber on Budds, Coleman 10-ft. gravel box, 54,000 miles on speedometer.

Nice truck.

Chevrolet & GMC Trucks

1992 Chevrolet Kodiak single axle, diesel, chassis, white.

1984 Chevrolet C70 single axle dump truck, 427 V8, 5+2 speed, Colman 10-ft. gravel box, good 10:00x20 rubber on Budds, 85,000 miles. Nice truck!

1971 GMC 11/2 ton, 16-ft. flat dump, white.

Freightliner Truck

1997 FL120 tandem tractor, red.

Peterbilt Truck

1997 377 tandem tractor, blue.

Special Equipment

Rugby 9-ft. dump box with hoist, ideal for heavy 1 ton or light 1 1/2 ton truck (complete) Heil 14-ft. gravel box & hoist, orange.

2-Omaha Standard 16-ft. flatbeds and hoists.

Bradford Built 7x11-ft. steel flatbed.

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.

4-Aluminum cab guards, all different sizes.

3-Ridewell air lift non steer lift axles.

4-Underbody hoist assemblies.

National 300B truck mounted, hydraulic crane, complete.

5-Semi trailer slider suspensions.

2-Line hydraulic wet kit, complete.

12-Aluminum underbody tool boxes, all different sizes.

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KUHN EQUIPMENT:

Carted Wheel Rakes - Built with a fully welded, high strength steel frame. More uniform crop flow for faster working speeds. Built-in slot eliminates the need to run in hydraulic float. Individual raking arm suspension springs provide consistent ground pressure control for clean raking. Quickly and easily adjusts from 3-ft. to 7-ft. windrow width.

SR108 GII Speedrake 8 raking wheels, 15-ft. 10” to 18-ft. 10” working width................................................. $6140 SR110 GII Speedrake 10 raking wheels, 16-ft. 11” to 21-ft. 2” working width................................................. $6830 SR112 GII Speedrake 12 raking wheels, 18-ft. 9” to 23-ft. 4” working width................................................... $7860 Rotary Rakes - Designed to meet the needs of hay producers who demand improved productivity while increase crop quality. Long, flexible tines gently touch the crop just once to ensure the leaves remain intact. Tines do not normally contact the soil, limiting the opportunity for contaminants to enter the windrow.

GA7501 Rotary Rake 22.5” to 24.5” working width.

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McCormick Tractors:

X1.45C with 180C loader, 47 engine hp, 42 PTO hp, cab with HVAC and radio, mechanical synchronized shuttle, 12 forward/12 reverse, 2 rear remotes.

X6.420 121 engine hp, 111 PTO hp, 36x12 speed, hydraulic power shuttle, 3 speed powershift, Fiat Power Train engine, 3 remotes with 29 GPM, air ride seat, 10x92-lb. front weights.

X7.660 159 engine hp, 131 PTO hp, 24x24 powershift and power shuttle, 3 remotes, Fiat Power Train engine, fully locking front and rear differentials, 20,500 lb. rear 3-point lift capacity, 32.5 GPM.

USED EQUIPMENT

Hesston 560 baler.......................................................................................................................................... $5500 International 826 hydro, local tractor with one owner..................................................................................... $8950 2004 Superline trailer, pintle hitch, air brakes, ramps, new tires, 10-ton rating.............................................. $8750 Ford 7000 tractor, in shop for service, new seat............................................................................................. $7300 Round Bale Spinner heavy duty, very well built............................................................................................... $900 Miscellaneous Used Attachments: 3-point bale spear, wood splitter COMING IN: Ford 9030 with loader and grapple Located in Canyon Creek (halfway between Helena and Lincoln) at the corner of Lincoln Rd. W and Duffy Lane

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NDSU research shedding light on cow pregnancy

By NDSU Extension Service North Dakota State University (NDSU) scientists are a step closer to solving the mystery of why 90-plus percent of beef cows become pregnant after artificial insemination, but only 50 to 60 percent still have a viable embryo 30 days later.

The North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station scientists have developed a technique that allows them to obtain fetal tissue and evaluate factors affecting embryo development in the early part of pregnancy, from days 16 to 50.

“Up until about day seven after fertilization, it’s easy to look at what’s going on,” says Carl Dahlen, a scientist in NDSU’s Animal Sciences Department. “But for the rest of the loss period, it’s like a big black box.”

The scientists are focusing on nutrient transfer to the embryo and development of the placenta (an organ that connects the developing calf to its mother), and how and when those occur.

They’re also studying how disruptions in nutrient supply and placental development may cause embryo loss. They found that the transfer changes dramatically during the first 50 days of pregnancy.

“We’re seeing impacts on some of the key indices as early as 16 days after breeding,” Dahlen says.

Days 16 to 50 of pregnancy in cattle are a key time because that’s when the embryo is transitioning into a fetus, according to Joel Caton, another scientist in NDSU’s Animal Sciences Department who is involved in this project. This transition period is critical in development because a great majority of organ systems are in place and differentiated by 50 days after breeding.

While fetuses receive many nutrients through a shared blood supply with their mothers, that’s not the case for embryos.

Instead, transporters, or nutrient-transferring tissues, carry specific nutrients to the embryo before a shared blood supply is established.

As part of their research, the NDSU scientists have identified two transporters that had not been identified before in cattle.

“We’ve opened the door on that black box to take a look,” Caton says.

Learning why so many embryos are lost is important because beef production needs to be as efficient as possible if the U.S. is going to help meet the challenge of feeding 9.2 billion people by 2050 with the available resources, he notes.

“There’s no one else in the world who is doing this research,” Dahlen says. “This puts NDSU squarely in the forefront of this research.”

Caton and Dahlen are among nine scientists from campus and the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station’s Central Grasslands Research Extension Center (CGREC) near Streeter who are working on this issue with assistance from about a dozen graduate students and a few undergraduates.

“This project serves as an excellent example of how RECs and on-campus faculty can work together to accomplish collaborative research projects,” says CGREC Director Bryan Neville, who is one of the scientists involved in the project.

The scientists are using Angus heifers from the CGREC and state-of-the-art technology in NDSU’s Advanced Imaging and Microscopy Core Laboratory, Animal Nutrition and Physiology Center and Animal Science Nutrition Laboratory to aid their research. They also are collaborating with New Mexico State University scientists, who are conducting related research. Scientists from other universities are interested in getting involved as well.

“By understanding the critical stages of early pregnancy, we may be able to help influence management decisions that benefit livestock producers,” Neville says.

One of those management decisions is making sure pregnant livestock have adequate feed so they can meet their metabolic demands and supply embryos with the nutrients they need from the start.

The scientists also hope this research ultimately will lead to a new reference book on the subject of embryo development.

Current publications are decades old.

“This is a state-of-the-art reference that probably would stand for an extended period of time, and I’d like North Dakota to be part of that,” Caton says.

In the meantime, several of the students involved in the project have been recognized for their papers, posters and presentations at events such as American Society of Animal Science meetings, the Duncan Scholars poster competition and the International Symposium on Energy and Protein Metabolism and Nutrition in Krakow, Poland.

NDSU scientists initiated this study in 2014 and have obtained a $150,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture seed grant. They also have received financial support from North Dakota’s State Board of Agricultural Research and Education for additional lab work.

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Long-term grain storage requires good management

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“Grain that will be stored for an extended Grain going into long-term storage should time needs to be good-quality grain,” says be dried and cooled rapidly after harvest. The NDSU Extension Service agricultural enallowable storage time (AST) is an estimate gineer Ken Hellevang. “The outer layer of of the life of the grain until it has deteriorated a grain kernel is the pericarp, or seed coat, enough to affect grain quality. Grain AST and provides protection for the kernel. If charts, such as those in the publications section of the NDSU grain drying and storage the pericarp is damaged, the kernel is more website, are available online (https://www. susceptible to mold growth and insect infestations. This reduces the expected storage life ag.ndsu.edu/graindrying/publications-grainof the grain.” drying-and-storage).

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MSU professor named vice president-elect of the Entomological Society of America

By Jenny Lavey, MSU News Service program in environmental sciences.

Bob Peterson, Montana State University Peterson’s work with ESA is important professor of entomology in the MSU Colfor the university, said Charles Boyer, MSU lege of Agriculture’s Department of Land vice president of agriculture.

Resources and Environmental Sciences, was “At MSU, our faculty are deeply engaged recently named vice president-elect of the with their fields by highly active research Entomological Society of America, or ESA. and professional engagement,” he said.

Peterson will begin his term in October at “Robert being elected to the ESA presithe end of the organization’s annual meeting in Orlando. He will then serve as ESA’s vice dential line is a wonderful example of our president in 2018, president in 2019 and past faculty understanding that the land-grant president in 2020. mission and service extends well beyond “ESA is the world’s largest organization Montana.” that represents and serves entomologists, Peterson joined ESA in 1985 and throughand it’s an honor to be elected by its 7,000 out his membership has been engaged in members,” Peterson said. “As the recent both program and governance activities. He Zika disease crisis has shown us, the need has been a contributing co-editor of Ameriremains strong for entomologists and recan Entomologist since 2001 and served as program chair of the ESA annual meeting search on insects.” in 2007. From 2010-2012, he served on the At MSU, Peterson leads research in agESA Governing Board and was a member ricultural and biological risk assessment. of the Executive Committee of the GovernThe research is centered on comparative risk assessment, including biotechnology ing Board. From 2012-2013, he served as risk, invasive species risk and pesticide risk. chair of the ESA Presidential Committee Additional research areas include insect on Science Policy that created the society’s ecology, plant-stress ecophysiology and inexternal engagement focus and Science Fellowships. In addition, he has organized tegrated pest management. He has authored numerous scientific symposia within ESA or co-authored 104 peer-reviewed publicaand served on many other committees. tions, 13 book chapters and one book.

The Entomological Society of America is Peterson also teaches both undergraduate the largest organization in the world servand graduate courses, including environmental risk assessment, insect ecology and ing the professional and scientific needs various special-topics graduate courses. He of entomologists and people in related also directs MSU’s online master’s degree disciplines. Founded in 1889, ESA today has nearly 7,000 members affiliated with educational institutions, health agencies, private industry and government. Members are researchers, teachers, Extension service personnel, administrators, marketing representatives, research technicians, consultants, students and hobbyists.

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Children and the horse bug

Some kids get the horse bug (a feverish desire to be around horses), which has obvious symptoms. They will talk a lot about horses, play with horse toys, pretend to be a horse, write stories about horses, and beg to ride horses. When they do ride, they are usually excited about going back to ride again.

It is true that the horse bug is contagious, and many children will acquire the passion through exposure.

However, just like those parents who encourage children to play the piano to no avail, some children will never develop an interest in horses. This is a sad thing for lifelong horsemen who want their own children to follow in their footsteps.

Wool pools and wool growers meetings

Most people associate fall with hunting season; but for those of us in agriculture, its convention season and sheep and wool growers have several meetings rapidly approaching. Many new producers are unaware Montana is one of the few remaining states to have a very active, local wool pool system. The pool system is a cooperative marketing organization where wool from many small and large producers is “pooled” to gain transportation and marketing advantages. North Central Montana currently has four pools in or close to the Golden Triangle area. They are the Upper Musselshell in Harlowton, Snowy Mountain in Lewistown, Hi-Line in Malta, and Front Range in Choteau. Look for more information on the Snowy Mountain Pool which meets in January and Upper Musselshell which meets in February at a later date. The Hi-Line pool will meet in Chinook on November 14 and for more information contact MSU Extension Phillips County at 654-2543. The Front Range pool will host the North Central Montana Sheep Seminar on Tuesday, December 6, at the Moose Lodge in Conrad from 1 to 5 pm. Pool president, Pete Cornell of Loma, is working to line up a great set of speakers including MSU Sheep Specialist, Dr. Whit Stewart, other extension professionals, and a presentation from Westfeeds and Westbred. A lamb pot luck supper will follow the educational program at 5:15 pm and the Front Range pool business meeting will start at 6 pm. For more information on the Front Range pool meeting, contact MSU Extension Teton County at 466-2491.

From the local level to the state and national level, the Montana Wool Growers organization works for the benefit of wool and sheep producers and is the oldest agricultural organization in Montana. The Montana Wool Growers will be offering an expanded convention this year with the inaugural “Next Generation Wool Grower Workshop” on Thursday, December 1 at the Billings Hotel and Convention Center.

This all day program for producers between the ages of 18 and 40 will focus on developing young leaders for the sheep industry and allowing producers from across the state to network. The 133rd Annual Montana Wool Grower Convention will start on Friday, December 2, with Jon Arneson and his popular Voices of Montana. Most of Friday’s program will be an educational, hands-on workshop conducted by Montana State University and MSU Extension. But hang onto your hat and unwind at the ever popular speed shear, calcutta, and live auction on Friday night. You never know what format they will use and you might find yourself getting fleeced by the competition. It’s all good fun, raising money for a good cause. Saturday afternoon festivities will mostly stay the same with the annual meeting, banquet, silent auction, and Make It with Wool fashion review and NFR calcutta and viewing. If you’re tired of the election and poor commodity prices, take a break and unwind at the 133rd Montana Wool Growers Convention. For more information on the convention or conference, visit the MWGA website at http:// mtsheep.org or call Jesse at 406-450-3429. We look forward to seeing you there.

The Mirror

An old man and his wife lived deep in the hills and seldom saw many people. One day a peddler came by to sell his goods and asked the man if he or his wife wanted to buy anything.

“Well, my wife ain’t home, she’s gone down to the crick to wash clothes, but lemme see what you got,” said the man.

The peddler showed him pots and pans, tools and gadgets, but the old man wasn’t interested.

Then the man spotted a mirror and said, “What’s that?”

Before the peddler could tell him it was a mirror, the old man picked it up and said, “My gosh! How’d you get a picture of my Pappy?”

The old man was so happy he traded his wife’s best pitcher for it. The peddler left before the wife came back and spoiled his sale.

The old man was worried that the wife would be mad at him for trading her best pitcher, so he hid it in the barn behind some boxes of junk.

He would go out to the barn 2 or 3 times a day to look at the “picture” and eventually the wife got suspicious.

One day she got fed up and after he retired for the night, she went out to the barn. She saw the mirror behind the boxes, picked it up and said, “so this is the hussy he’s been foolin’ around with!”

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A blonde, a brunette, and a redhead were trying out for a new NASA experiment on sending women to different planets. First, they called the brunette in and asked her a question.

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They said, “Well okay, thank you.” And told her that they would get back to her. Next, the redhead entered the room and the NASA people asked her the same question. In reply, “I would like to go to Saturn to see all of its rings.

“Again, “Thank you,” and that they would get back to her. Finally, the blonde entered the room and they asked her the same question they had asked the brunette and the redhead.

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I’d go at night!” #### Every year my wife throws me a surprise birthday party. And every year, I’m not the least bit surprised when all my friends forget to show up.

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By Evelyn Boswell for the MSU News Service For the first time, Montana State University has purchased 4-H pigs to feed MSU students who eat in the university’s award-winning Miller Dining Commons.

“It’s good quality food so it’s going to taste great,” said Jill Flores, who went to the Gallatin County Fair on behalf of MSU this year to purchase the animals. “Because most of the students who eat in Miller Dining Commons are freshmen and many of them have participated in 4-H, it will be a way for them to touch base with home.”

Flores is the production manager for Miller and routinely buys Montana products to serve at MSU. Also a former 4-H Club member from Plains, she got the idea for buying 4-H pigs last year when she attended a 4-H and FFA auction where her nieces were selling livestock.

This year, Flores spent more than six hours in an arena at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds. By the time the county fair’s 4-H/FFA market livestock sale ended after midnight July 22, Flores had bought nine pigs that are expected together to yield more than 1,000 pounds of meat, including sausage, bacon and deli meats. The pigs are being processed in Big Timber at Pioneer Meats, which MSU alumnus Brian Engle owns.

“We are doing this because we are a land-grant university and we strive on campus to buy Montana products” Flores said. “I feel like it’s important for us to serve good quality locally grown food to our students.”

Flores and other MSU officials pointed out that MSU Extension is housed at MSU and Extension oversees the statewide 4-H program. Therefore, buying 4-H pigs and serving the meat at MSU seems only fitting.

“What a great tie-in with the land-grant mission,” said Todd Kesner, director of the Montana 4-H Center for Youth Development at MSU. Kelton Jensen, 4-H youth development agent for Gallatin County, said, “I think it’s great that the university is supporting the 4-H program.”

Selling pigs to MSU were: Will Baeth of Manhattan, member of the Manhattan Clever Clovers and son of Lewis and Donna Baeth.

Riley Black of Belgrade, member of Saddle Stars and son of Lisa Black.

Blake Fitch of Manhattan, member of Manhattan’s Tater Gems and son of John and Kim Fitch.

Hutch Herron of Manhattan, member of the Gallatin Valley Livestock 4-H club and son of Brad and Lindsay Herron.

Derek, Emily and Cannon Ireland of Belgrade, membersat-large and children of Chad and Christy Ireland.

Wesley Russell of Belgrade, member of Gallatin Valley Livestock and son of Todd and Lisa Russell.

Misa Smetana of Bozeman, member-at-large and son of Dusan and Lorca Smetana.

“I like it. For one thing, I like Bobcats better than Griz,” 11-year-old Smetana said of MSU buying his pig, a Hampshire/Yorkshire/Duroc crossbreed named Squee. He added that he also liked the thought of the meat staying in Montana.

Merle Farrier of Manhattan, an MSU graduate who served on the 2016 swine committee, said the young pork producers spent 90 to 120 days preparing their pigs for the fair. Among other things, they fed their pigs until they weighed at least 220 pounds, watered them and cared for them if they became sick. The youngsters took the pigs for walks, sometimes as much as a quarter mile, to exercise them. They practiced their showmanship skills, which included keeping their pigs moving at all times in the show ring and keeping them in front of the judge without getting too close.

Jensen said the 4-H’ers learned to raise pigs according to the best practices for raising livestock. In the process, they learned responsibility -- both to the animals and consumers.

Kesner said, “Young people in the 4-H program work under the guidance of positive and knowledgeable adult volunteers to produce a healthy, robust and quality meat animal for public consumption. 4-H animals receive a lot of individual attention on their path to maturity while members learn not only responsibility and accountability, but also the tenets of animal quality assurance that often surpasses even industry standards.

“The purchase of 4-H animals by Miller Dining Commons brings Montana State University full circle from administration of the 4-H youth development program to offering the products conscientiously raised by 4-H members,” Kesner said. “This kind of support reaffirms the commitment of Montana State University to the youth of Montana.

MSU graduate students present research on bees

By Marshall Swearingen for MSU News Service Three Montana State University graduate students recently presented their research about viruses and pathogens affecting bees at one of the premier gatherings concerning the health of honey bees and other pollinators.

Laura Brutscher, William Glenny and Alex McMenamin, along with adviser Michelle Flenniken, assistant professor in MSU’s Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology in the College of Agriculture, attended the International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health, and Policy. The event, which took place July 18-20, was hosted by Pennsylvania State University’s Center for Pollinator Research.

“This is one of the largest international pollinator health conferences,” Flenniken said. “It is held every two to three years, thus it is an important opportunity for master’s and Ph.D. students to present their work at this conference during their graduate careers.”

McMenamin, a second-year doctoral student in MSU’s Molecular BioSciences Program in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the College of Agriculture and the College of Letters and Science, presented the Flenniken lab’s research on Lake Sinai viruses, a prevalent and abundant group of viruses that have been detected in honey bee samples throughout the globe, including samples obtained from honey bee colonies in Montana. The viruses, as well as other pathogens, have been associated with honey bee colony losses, which have averaged 33 percent annually since 2006.

“These viruses were only recently discovered, so we think it’s important to understand whether they’re having an impact on colony health,” said McMenamin, who is pursuing his doctorate in microbiology. “Part of that is understanding the viruses themselves.”

With support from the Montana Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Block Program, McMenamin and others in the Flenniken lab, including research associate Katie Daughenbaugh, who earned her doctorate in veterinary molecular biology from MSU in 2005, are documenting which strains of the Lake Sinai virus are present in Montana. By investigating how the different strains are transmitted, the research team is looking to find ways to reduce the virus’ spread.

Glenny, a graduate student in MSU’s Department of Ecology, received funding from the university’s College of Letters and Science and the Montana Institute on Ecosystems to attend the conference and present his research, which involves detecting Lake Sinai virus in North American bumble bees. Glenny is co-advised by Flenniken and Laura Burkle, MSU assistant professor of ecology.

“Bees are really important to promoting biodiversity and ecosystem function,” Glenny said. “The fact that we’re seeing declines in pollinators worldwide should be a concern for scientists, as well as people who care about food security.”

Brutscher, a doctoral student in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, said the conference was “a really good opportunity to talk to other scientists and get feedback.”

“I’ve been reading all these papers from big-name scientists, and it was exciting to meet them in person,” she said.

In 2012, Brutscher, who is co-advised by Flenniken and Carl Yeoman, assistant professor in the Department of Animal and Range Sciences, received a Honey Bee Biology Fellowship from Project Apis m., a nonprofit organization that supports honey bee research, to research honey bees and the pathogens that infect them. The fellowship is the result of a partnership between national nonprofit Project Apis m., named for the western or European honey bee, and Costco, which has used sales of Kirkland Signature honey to support honey bee research.

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A win-win for farmers and slowing climate change

By Scott Weybright, WSU CAHNRS Climate change is already transforming agriculture in Washington. To help farmers deal with climate change, Bill Pan, a Washington State University (WSU) professor of crop and soil sciences, is talking to them about ways to both adapt to changes and slow them down.

“We want to work with growers to adapt their cropping systems to the inevitable climate changes so they can stay flexible to deal with those changes,” he said. “And we also want growers to know how they can mitigate and slow down climate change.”

Saving money, increasing yields Pan and his colleagues, in a project called Regional Approaches to Climate Change (REACCH), have been hosting workshops and field days to show farmers the benefits of developing flexible systems for adapting to variable weather – even if they don’t necessarily believe the long-term projections of climate change science.

At these events, Pan talks about ways growers can save money, increase their yields and improve their soils.

“If you reduce fertilizer usage, for example, that helps the environment and it helps the farmers’ pocketbooks,” he said.

“Showing them these types of short-term benefits leads to discussions of long-term benefits. Most producers want to do what’s good for the environment, but they have to stay in business, too.”

Normal fertilizer applied by farmers adds nitrogen uniformly across the field. But fields are variable, and applications should be more prescriptive, Pan said. Nitrous oxide, a byproduct of fertilizer, is one of the two biggest greenhouse gases warming the planet.

Also, Pan said, it takes a substantial amount of fossil fuel to make fertilizer in the first place. Using fossil fuels produces carbon dioxide, the other major greenhouse gas.

Fertilizer precision, crop rotation Pan said there are several ways growers can significantly reduce the amount of fertilizer they use, which saves them money. One is to add GPS location equipment in tractors to help prevent overlap in application.

The biggest positive impact growers may have on climate change is in redesigning crop rotations. In eastern Washington, wheat has been the staple crop for over a century. Another is to map fields to streamline nitrogen application and adjust for variable yield potential across hilly landscapes. That information can be programmed into a computer-controlled applicator that regulates how much fertilizer is applied to different areas of the field.

Opportunities exist for growing different crops, such as oilseeds and legumes, that have different nutrient needs – and they can help reduce greenhouse gas production while still providing an income for farmers, Pan said.

“Legumes are really helpful,” he said. “They take nitrogen from the atmosphere and basically make their own nitrogen when it’s needed. That reduces the amount of fertilizer needed.”

He said eastern Washington growers have had great success growing peas, lentils and garbanzo beans, making money harvesting and selling these crops and saving money with reduced fertilizer needs. Recent efforts by local U.S. Department of Agriculture breeders and WSU agronomists to develop and test winter varieties will help expand acreage of these types of crops into the drier areas of the inland Pacific Northwest.

Oilseed option adds local value Another alternative crop showing up more often around the region is canola, which Pan and colleagues have been encouraging farmers to grow for several years.

“Canola can be sold to either make biofuels or food-grade oil, diversifying marketing options in response to crop price fluctuations,” Pan said.

Washington already has several oilseed processing plants, so growing oilseed crops helps support the regional economy by growing value-added industries and jobs in local rural communities.

“We can really cultivate our own domestic supply chain for this,” Pan said. “Most of our wheat is exported but current facilities can process all the canola we can produce right now.”

Canola can help fight certain weeds that otherwise thrive in wheat fields, so alternating with canola helps “clean up” fields.

There are several other strategies that growers can consider for helping mitigate climate change in the long term while also improving their flexibility and bottom line in the short term. See https://www.reacchpna.org/crops-and-soils for ideas relating to these options.

Trader’s Dispatch, October 2016 — Page A47

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Disaster app helps small businesses prepare

By NDSU Extension Service The Small Business Disaster Plan app • Evacuation allows businesses to enter vital informa• Shelter tion such as contacts, emergency and • Hardware evacuation plans, operations and suppliers.

• Insurance (NDSU photo) • Emergency contact The Small Business Disaster Plan app • Review gives businesses step-by-step guidelines In addition to the educational information provided and text added for your busifor developing an evacuation plan. (NDSU ness, the app allows you to take photos of photo) inventory, supplies, computer hardware The sprinklers go off by mistake in and similar materials. your office building. A strong wind blows Muske says plans should be reviewed the roof off your lab. You lose all of your annually, so instead of having to rememcomputer files in a major crash. ber to dig out the file, the app uses your If you own or manage a small business, phone’s alert system to remind you to rea disaster such as these could put a major view the information at a designated time dent in your work and your bottom line. in the future.

A new phone app won’t fix these problems, but it could help your business be The content can be downloaded as a operating again more quickly and easily. csv file. The app also encourages you to The Small Business Disaster Plan app is upload the content to a cloud service such available free for iOS and Android tablets as Dropbox, iCloud, Drop or a similar and smartphones. It was developed by the service for backup.

North Dakota State University (NDSU) “Planning is never high on anyone’s Extension Service and Myriad Mobile, list,” Muske says. “But think how easy the Fargo. process is when the structure is there and “There are two things that I have heard you just need to fill in the blanks. That’s small-business owners say repeatedly: exactly what the NDSU Small Business The first is, they never have enough time.

Disaster Plan app provides. And because And the second is, ‘Where did I file that?’”

September is National Preparedness says Glenn Muske, NDSU Extension rural Month, it’s a great time to get your business prepared for disasters.” and agribusiness enterprise development Bob Bertsch, the NDSU web technolspecialist. ogy specialist who led work on the app’s “The NDSU Small Business Disaster content, says, “We used FEMA’s ready.

Plan app takes on both of those by letting gov information for businesses and the you fill out the basic important disaster Extension Disaster Education Network’s plan information you would need, along Ready Business training program to intewith supporting photos, right from your grate with the functionality of the tablet smartphone or tablet,” Muske adds. “And and smartphone. Yes, there are online you always have it with you, meaning it’s templates for business disaster plans, but less likely to be one of the items lost if this app provides portability and funcyou should experience a disaster at your tionality.” business. Of course, you should save the Muske says, “This is the app we hope information in the cloud, too, in case your you never need, but chances are you will. phone or tablet is lost.”

By spending some time completing the The Small Business Disaster Plan app information in the app, your business will explains what should be included in each be able to come back quicker and easier section of your business’s plan and lets you after any kind of disaster.” enter that information for your business.

Development of the Small Business DiThe sections are: saster Plan app for tablets and smartphones • Basic information was supported by a grant from the National • Contact Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. • Emergency planning Department of Agriculture, under award • Operations 2013-41210-21194.

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Since the adoption of wearing a pink ribbon by breast cancer survivors running in the 1990 New York marathon and the subsequent formation of a charity which aims to give 90% of the money it raises to the support of scientific research and public awareness of the disease, millions of dollars have been donated. The New York based charity Pink Ribbon Inc. promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month where like-minded, affiliated international groups participate in fund-raising using the pink ribbon motif. The sponsors are encouraged to use the pink theme and it’s not unusual to see municipal fountains gushing with suitably colored displays.

Optimal corn seeding rates depend primarily on yield environment

By Steve Watson, K-State Research and Extension News One of the most important economic yields were maximized at about 90 bushdecisions corn producers make every year els per acre with a population of 25,000 involves choosing the right seeding rate. plants per acre, then declined gradually in The answer often varies from field to field, a more-or-less straight line as populations and among different hybrids. Seeding rate increased, Ciampitti said. This was true at decisions not only affect upfront production all latitudes and across all hybrid maturities. costs but also the final yield, said Ignacio In a medium yield environment, averCiampitti, assistant professor of agronomy age maximum yield near 140 bushels per at Kansas State University. acre was also achieved with a population “Decisions on hybrid placement field-byof about 25,000 plants per acre. Yields did field and seeding rate go together,” said Paul not decline dramatically with higher populaCarter, senior agronomy sciences manager tions, but neither did they increase. with DuPont Pioneer. “Corn hybrids stress In a high yield environment, yields intolerance has improved with time and creased relatively sharply as populations matching improving hybrid genetics with increased from 18,000 to 30,000 plants per appropriate seeding rates is key to capturing acre, then peaked at about 35,000 plants per the full benefit of genetic gain.” acre at a maximum yield average near 180 Selecting seeding rates is not a simple bushels per acre. Beyond that population matter, however, and in some ways that level, yields declined. decision is becoming even more complex.

In very high yield environments, yield New variable-rate seeding technology alresponse to plant population were still lows for more precision in seeding rates increasing in a relatively straight line at within a single field by allowing producers populations above 35,000 per acre. to change seeding rates in a single field on The conclusions from the meta-analysis the go, said Ciampitti, who is a crop prostudy can apply to all regions and hybrid duction specialist with K-State Research maturities, Ciampitti said. and Extension.

“For example, let’s say you have a yield While there is some value in conducting map of a given field showing a consistent or reviewing corn population trials on your yield pattern for several years. No matter own fields or in your immediate area and where you are, if the yield in certain areas state, results can vary from year to year. It of the field averages about 125 bushels per can quickly become confusing to look at acre, we would call that a low yield environpopulation study results without a way to ment and yields would be optimized with a put the information into an overall context, population of about 24,000 to 25,000 plants he said. per acre,” Ciampitti said.

“When you start looking at population “If the remainder of the field averages studies, it can be overwhelming. We wanted 180 bushels per acre, populations should to see if we could find some general patbe about 35,000 plants per acre,” he added. terns that would help give producers some DuPont Pioneer has developed a planting guidelines in selecting seeding rates,” Cirate estimator using these concepts to help ampitti said. growers work with its company representaTo accomplish this, a large-scale analytives to refine these results for their specific sis of corn populations studies throughout hybrids and fields, including economic adNorth America from 2000-2014 was conjustments for grain and seed prices, Carter ducted in a collaborative effort between said. Hybrid agronomic characteristics, such scientists at K-State and DuPont Pioneer, as stalk and root strength, and harvest timing Ciampitti said. A meta-database of more logistics can be used to fine tune seeding than 100,000 corn population observations rate decisions. from studies by DuPont Pioneer in 22 U.S. Others involved in the study were Gaurav states and 2 provinces in Canada was anaBhalla, Ryan Schon, March Jeschke, and lyzed.

Steve Paszkiewicz with DuPont Pioneer; The plots at each location were uniformly and Yared Assefa and Vara Prasad with fertilized according to recommendations, to Kansas State University. remove that variable. The remaining factors This study results were published in Crop included in the studies were plant populaScience, Volume 56, September-October tion, hybrid relative maturity, latitude, and 2016 at: yield environment. https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publicaThe scientists found the factor that cortions/cs/pdfs/0/0/cropsci2016.04.0215 related best between plant population and K-State Research and Extension is a short grain yields was the yield environment, name for the Kansas State University AgriCiampitti said. cultural Experiment Station and CooperaThe results of all the studies were divided tive Extension Service, a program designed into four general yield environments: less to generate and distribute useful knowledge than 100 bushels per acre (low); 100 to for the well-being of Kansans. Supported 150 bushels per acre (medium); 150 to 200 by county, state, federal and private funds, bushels per acre (high); and more than 200 the program has county Extension offices, bushels per acre (very high). Populations experiment fields, area Extension offices in the studies were 18,000, 26,000, 34,000, and regional research centers statewide.

42,000, and 50,000 plants per acre.

Its headquarters is on the K-State campus, In a low yield environment, average Manhattan.

Recipe Patch by Geri

Pan-fried London Broil Steak 2 lb top round cut of steak Kosher salt Dry mustard Pepper Butter, softened to room temperature Remove steak from refrigerator 2 hours before cooking to bring to room temperature. Cut away any tough connective tissue on the surface of the steak. Use a meat pounder to even out the thickness of the steak if necessary. Lightly sprinkle with kosher salt on both sides. Heat a large, cast iron skillet to medium high heat. Pat the steaks dry with paper towels. Rub a little dry mustard into both sides of the steak.

Sprinkle both sides again with salt, and with a little black pepper. Rub butter over both sides of the steak. Place the steak in the hot pan. Let cook for 2-3 minutes on each side (without moving), check before flipping to make sure it has nicely browned. If your steak is only an inch thick or less, you can take the skillet off the heat and just let the steak sit for several minutes in the skillet (tent the steak with aluminum foil). The cast iron pan will retain enough heat to cook the steak to medium rare. If you have a steak thicker than an inch-thick, you can finish it off in the oven, at 350°F for 10 to 15 minutes or so. Use a meat thermometer to test the internal temperature of the steak. Remove from the oven and let sit for 5 minutes before cutting into it. Slice the steak thinly, across the grain.

Grape Salad

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1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened 1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream 1/3 cup sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 pounds seedless red grapes 2 pounds seedless green grapes 3 tablespoons brown sugar 3 tablespoons chopped pecans In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sour cream, sugar and vanilla until blended. Add grapes and toss to coat. Transfer to a serving bowl. Cover and refrigerate until serving.

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2 eggs 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 3/4 cup milk 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 tablespoon sugar 4 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Gel food coloring Whipped cream Preheat waffle iron.

In a large bowl, beat eggs until fluffy. Add in flour, milk, vegetable oil, sugar, baking powder, salt, and vanilla, and keep mixing until smooth. Divide batter into 6 portions and add gel food coloring to color each batter. Place batter into piping bags and cut off tips.

Carefully pour the batter in circles in the waffle iron, starting with red and working your way inward. Cook according to waffle iron directions. Remove and cut waffle in half. Garnish with whipped cream for clouds.

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Feral Cat Day

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Date celebrated: October 16th If the internet is any judge, everyone loves a cat, well… Unless it’s a stray cat, at which point the tropes involve more back-alley caterwauling and boots being thrown at yowling cats on fences.

Feral Cat Day is here to remind us of our love of the furry-little devils, and how every stray cat has within them a loving cuddle-able furball looking for a foreverhome.

History of Feral Cat Day To talk about the history of Feral Cat Day one must first discuss the history of the cat. In the grand scheme of things cats have been domesticated nearly as long as dogs, and have been living alongside us for over 10,000 years. There isn’t a place in the world that one can’t find cats in homes, and colonies of cats living in every nook and cranny of human cities. It’s no surprise either, we generate a lot of waste, and by extension attract a lot of vermin, vermin which these natural predators love to chase, catch, and eat.

In August of 2001, Alley Cat Allies celebrated their 10th anniversary, and launched the first annual Feral Cat Day to promote raising awareness about feral cat colonies and how to care for, and prevent them. Alley Cat Allies is a strong supporter of the ‘Trap-Neuter-Return’ policy, where stray cats are captured and brought in to local volunteer veterinarians to be neutered and returned to the streets. This allows the cats to live out their lives on the streets, without creating more kittens to perpetuate the problem.

How to celebrate Feral Cat Day Feral Cat Day is best celebrated by alerting people the various issues facing stray cats. Most cities currently catch and impound cats in shelters, briefly attempting to get them adopted before ultimately euthanizing them. Instead you can educate others about organizations like Alley Cat Allies, and the Trap-Neuter-Return policy that saves the cats lives while preventing future generations.

You can also begin participating in a stray cat capture program, organizing with a local group to create a Trapneuter-Return effort of your very own.

An easily overlooked but incredibly effective method of celebrating is nothing more than getting your own cats neutered to ensure that unwanted kittens will not be born into the world. You too can take part in ensuring that society changes the way it thinks about stray cats, and help to create compassionate communities for house cats and stray cats alike.

Three bulls

Three bulls heard via the grapevine that the rancher was going to bring another bull onto the ranch, and the prospect raised a discussion among them.

The first bull says, “Boys, we all know I’ve been here 5 years. Once we settled our differences, we agreed on which 100 of the cows would be mine. Now, I don’t know where this newcomer is going to get HIS cows, but I ain’t givin him any of mine.”

The second bull says, “That pretty much says it for me, too. I’ve been here 3 years and have earned my right to the 50 cows we’ve agreed are mine. I’ll fight ‘im till I run him off or kill ‘im, but I’M KEEPIN’ ALL MY COWS.” The third bull says, “I’ve only been here a year, and so far you guys have only let me have 10 cows to “take care of”.

I may not be as big as you fellows yet, but I am young and virile, so I simply MUST keep all MY cows.”

They had just finished their big talk when an eighteenwheeler pulls up in the middle of the pasture with only ONE ANIMAL IN IT: the biggest Son-of-Another-Bull these guys had ever seen! At 4700 pounds, each step he took toward the ground strained the steel ramp to the breaking point.

The first bull says, “Ahem…You know, it’s actually been some time since I really felt I was doing all my cows justice, anyway. I think I can spare a few for our new friend.”

The second bull says, “I’ll have plenty of cows to take care of if I just stay on the opposite end of the pasture from HIM. I’m certainly not looking for an argument.”

They look over at their young friend, the third bull, and find him pawing the dirt, shaking his horns, and snorting up a storm.

The first bull says, “Son, let me give you some advice real quick. Let him have some of your cows and live to tell about it.”

The third bull says, “Heck, he can have ALL my cows.

I’m just making sure he knows I’M a bull!”

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NEW John Deere 7230R 230 hp, EVT, 2630 display, SF1 receiver, 6.8L engine, 85cc hydraulic pump, five remote cylinder, 540E/1000/1000E PTO, regular drawbar Cat. III, 40,000 triple link suspension, premium LED light package, full coverage rear fenders, Ethernet switch, foot speed control throttle, cold weather package, 240 amp alternator, Quik-tatch. #942. ......... “Demonstrator Save” $43,000 2015 John Deere 6195R 195 hp, AutoQuad Plus, 7” color touch display, JD link, 4100 processor, XM, 60ccm hydraulic pump, 4 remote cylinder, 540E/1000/1000E PTO, sway control blocks, 420/90R30 142 A8 R1, pivot fenders, cold weather package, 240 amp alternator, panorama glass roof, 2 pr 450# inside inner, 1 pr 450# outside inner weights. #1047.................. .“Carryover Special” Save $28,000 2015 John Deere 6175R MFWD, 175 engine hp, IVT transmission, 10” touch display, Greenstar AutoTrak, Gen 4 ACT 4600 processor, premium cab, radio/XM, 60ccm hydraulic pump, four remote cylinder, 540E/1000/1000E, sway control blocks, 110” axle, 420/90R30 142A8, pivot fenders, cold weather package, fuel heating system, deluxe pano lights, 240 amp alternator, panorama glass roof, 2 pr 450# inside inner weights. #1045................................... .“Carryover Special” Save $28,000 NEW John Deere 6155M MFWD, 123 PTO hp, 155 engine hp, 20 speed PowrQuad transmission, standard cab, Isobus ready/Greenstar ready, mirrors, cold start package, 200 amp alternator, multi power outlet strip, 540/1000 PTO, Cat. III 3 point hitch, 3 hydraulic remotes, joystick loader control, 480/80R42 rear tires, 420/85R28 front tires with fenders. #11 (1)................................................ .“Carryover Special” Save $17,750 NEW John Deere 6140D MFWD, 115 PTO hp, 140 engine hp, 24F/12R synchronized transmission, forward/ reverse shuttle, standard cab, air ride seat, 3 hydraulic remotes, 540/1000 PTO, Cat. II 3 point hitch, 18.4x38 rear tires with 8 weights, 14.9x24 front tires. #1042................................ .“Carryover Special” Save $12,000

2015 John Deere 6140D MFWD, 115 PTO hp, 140 engine hp, standard cab, air ride seat, 24F/12R synchronized transmission, 3 hydraulic remotes, 540/1000 PTO, Cat. II 3 point hitch, 18.4x38 rear tires with 8 rear weights, 14.9x24 front tires. #1048.... .“Carryover Special” Save $12,000 2015 John Deere 3046R MFWD, 37 PTO hp, 45 engine hp, E-Hydro transmission, deluxe cab, air ride seat, A/C, 540 rear PTO, 540 mid PTO, Cat. I 3 point hitch, rear hydraulic remote, 43x16-20 rear industrial tire, 27x8.515 front industrial tire, H165 loader. #8897. (1)........................ Save $9000

2015 John Deere 3038E MFWD, 30 PTO hp, 37 engine hp, hydrostatic transmission, 540 PTO, Cat. I 3 point hitch, 15-19.5 industrial tread rear tires, 25x8.50 industrial tread front tires, D160 loader. #8880 (2)............. ......“Carryover Special” Save $4000

2015 John Deere 1025R MFWD, 18 PTO hp, 24 engine hp, hydro transmission, 540 PTO, Cat I. 3 point, H120 loader, 260 backhoe, 26x12 rear tires, 18x8.5 front tires. #8791.

(2)...................................................... ..... “Carryover Special” Save $4000

4WD

2015 John Deere 9570R Cummins QSX15 570 hp engine, 18/6 powershift transmission, 115 gpm dual hydraulic pumps, 5 hydraulic remotes, motor seal drain, Cat V heavy duty draw bar, Command View III cab with active seat, XM radio, HID lighting, 2630 GS3 display, SF1 receiver, SF2 activation, Ethernet switch, dual radar, Firestone IF800/70R38 radial tires, 4260 lb rear tire weights, 1980 lb. rear suitcase weights, 400 gallon tank, 90 gallon DEF tank.190 hours. 5 year 2000 hour John Deere extended warranty applies. #21765. (1).............$ Arriving Soon $

2014 John Deere 9510R 490 hp, 18/6 powershift, high plow hydraulics with 5 remotes, motor seal drain, JD link ultimate, Guidance ready, triples480/80R50, Premium Command View cab, leather air ride seat, electric mirrors, premium XM radio, 2-165 lbs weights, 4-450 lbs weights. “ONLY” 499 hours. #21512. (3).................$325,000

ANTIQUE TRACTORS

“NEW” Frontier SB1164 Cat. I, 3 pt hitch snowblower. #9828. (1)............. $4500

2008 King Kutter RC30 5-ft. rotary mower. #21526. (1)................................. $850

2016 John Deere 647 4-ft., Cat I, roto tiller. #21715. (2)............................... $3550

AG MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS GLOBAL GUIDANCE

John Deere 0900PC Starfire receiver, SF1. #17103. (1)................................. $1500

2002 John Deere 9420 420 hp, 24F/6R QuadRange transmission, deluxe cab, active seat, differential lock, dual 800/70R38 tires, 2800# front weights, 4950# rear weights, 4 hydraulic remotes, recent engine work, 5335 hours. #21612 (4).............................$122,500 2008 John Deere 9330 375 hp, powershift, 710/70R42 duals, active seat, 4 remotes. Consignment. #17300. (1)..... ..............................................$159,000 2004 John Deere 9320 deluxe comfort package, power differential lock, 18/6 powershift, backup alarm, AM/FM/WB/ CD, instructional seat. Consignment. #16013032. (2)......................$145,000

2014 John Deere 7290R 290 hp, IVT 40KPH, 2630 Display, 4600 processor, CVIII cab, XM, LHR Linear control, 9.0L final tier 4 engine, 85cc hydraulic pump, 5 hydraulic remotes, 540/1000 PTO, Cat. III 3 pt., 650/65R42 rear tires, 600/65R28 front tires, LED lights, ethernet, leather trim, foot speed control, cold weather package, 240 amp alternator, loader ready package, quik-tatch, 2 inside wheel weights. #21370 (1)........................... $248,500

1991 John Deere 8760 300 hp, 24 speed Power Sync, fresh underhaul, 20.8R38 duals, 10,279 hours. Consignment. #21342. (1)...............................$59,000

1991 Ford New Holland Versatile 846 230 engine hp, 4 hydraulic remotes, 12F/4R standard transmission, 18.4x34 dual tires, 6850 hours. #21842. (3)..$29,500

JOHN DEERE ROW CROP - 100 hp. plus

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. #14957. (4).

WAS $265,000 THEN $229,950 NOW $190,000

2014 John Deere 7250R MFWD, 250 engine hp, IVT transmission, 85cc hydraulic pump, 5 hydraulic remotes, Cat III, 3 point hitch, 540/1000 PTO, 118.5” rear axle, 620/70R42 rear tires with inside 615 lb wheel weights, 600/65R28 front tires with fenders, premium cab, Ethernet switch, foot throttle, cold weather package, 240 amp alternator, H480 JD loader, bucket, 5-tine grapple fork, 50 hours.

5 year 2500 hour JD PowerGard extened warranty. #21764. (1).......... ..............................$ Arriving Soon $

2013 John Deere 7230R 230 engine hp, 189 PTO hp, IVT transmission, 540/1000 PTO, Cat. III 3 pt hitch, dual rear tires: 520/42 @ 85%, triple link front axle with 420/30 front tires, 85cc hydraulic pump, 5 hydraulic remotes, premium cab, air, heat, AM-FM-Satellite stereo, HID lighting package, electric mirrors, business band antenna, foot throttle, 2465 lbs on each rear axle, cold weather start, JD H480 loader, bucket, 5-tine grapple. #17281 (3).......................... $220,000

2010 John Deere 8320R MFWD, 320 engine hp, 260 PTO hp, 16F/4R powershift, 1000 PTO, Cat. III 3 pt. hitch, 5 hydraulic remotes, 85cc (60gpm) hydraulic pump, 118.5” rear axle, 480/80R50 dual rear tires, 420/85R34 front tires with independent front suspension, deluxe cab, cold start package, premium radio, 1400 lbs weights on each rear axle. #21099. (3)........... ............................................ $198,000

2012 John Deere 7230R MFWD, 230 engine hp, 180 PTO hp, IVT transmission, 380/90R54 dual rear tires, 118.5” rear axle, triple link front suspension, 380/80R38 front tires, Cat. III 3 pt. hitch, 1000 PTO, 4 hydraulic remotes, 63cc hydraulic pump (43 gpm), premium cab with suspension, HID lighting, XM Satellite radio, cold start, 16 front weights, 450 lbs weights on each rear axle, 2120 hours. #21097. (3)..... ............................................ $169,000

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1997 John Deere 9300 360 engine hp, 24/6 Quad shift, 4 hydraulic remotes, dual 710/70R38 tires, true ground speed radar. #21213. (4)....................$79,000

“ATTENTION COLLECTORS” parts machine, Fordson 2WD tractor. #16003413..... ..................................$1500

3 POINT HITCH EQUIPMENT

“NEW” Frontier BU1060 round bale unroller, hydraulic actuation. #21005.

(1)............................................. $1595 “NEW” Frontier BU1060 round bale unroller, hydraulic actuation. #21006.

(1)............................................. $1595

2010 CAT Challenger MT855C 36” tracks, 475 hp, 16x4 powershift, 59 gpm hydraulic pump with 5 remotes, deluxe cab, AUT Guidance ready, 20 front weights with bracket, 16 idler weights. #21839. (1)............................$231,500

Glasgow: Mike Johnson, Salesman 406-263-2501; Alex Yeska, Salesman 406-942-0065; 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 Plentywood: Jake Reynen, Salesman 406-480-3512

2010 John Deere 8270R MFWD, 230 hp, 189 PTO hp, IVT transmission, 5 hydraulic remotes, 42.5 gpm hydraulic pump, 118.5” rear axle, 380/90R534 R1W tires, 380/90R54 R1W rear tires, active seat, 2 pair 450# rear weights. #21098. (3).......................... $175,000

2012 John Deere 7215R 215 hp, IVT transmission, 43 gpm hydraulic pump, 3 hydraulic remotes, triple link suspension, 420/90R30 front tires with fenders, 620/70R42 rear tires with 1400 lbs. weights, XM satellite radio, HID lighting, cold weather package, H480 loader, bucket, 5-tine grapple fork, joystick control. #17291. (3)....... ............................................ $196,000

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TRACTORS - JOHN DEERE ROW CROP - 100 hp. plus (continued from other page)

2014 John Deere 7210R MFWD, cab with suspension, IVT, Guidance ready, singles, 110.5” rear axle, Cat. IV wide swing drawbar, cast wheels with single taper hubs, 3 pt., 540/1000 PTO, no 540 shaft, four remote cylinder control, premium cab with active seat, 420/85R28 fronts, 7” color touch display, premium radio with XM, 63cc hydraulic pump, right hand & left hand electric adjust mirrors, 50KPH with right hand reverser, ILS with front brakes, 1400# inside rear weights with H480 loader, 420 hours. #21513. (3).. ............................................ $211,000

2012 John Deere 7200R MFWD, 200 engine hp, 165 PTO hp, IVT, 540/1000 PTO, Cat. III 3 pt. hitch, 118.5” rear axle, 480/80R50 dual rear tires, triple link front suspension, 380/80R38 front tires, 63cc hydraulic pump (43 gpm) with 4 hydraulic remotes, premium cab CVII with suspension, 7” color touch display, XM Satellite radio, HID lighting, cold weather start, 12 front weights, 900 lbs weights on rear axle. #21096. (3).......................... $151,000

1996 John Deere 7800 145 hp, cab, MFWD, partial powershift, singles, 740 loader with grapple, 3 remote hydraulic controls, 110” rear axle, 14.9R30 fronts, 3 point, 18.4R42D rears, 16F/12R PowrQuad transmission. #21295 (1).................... $64,500 2013 John Deere 6140M MFWD, 114 PTO hp, 140 engine hp, 24/4 PowrQuad transmission with left hand reverser, 540/1000 PTO, Cat 3N/2 - 3 pt hitch, 45ccm hydraulic pump, 3 deluxe hydraulic remotes, deluxe cab, air ride seat, mirrors, 460/85R42 rear tires, 420/85R28 front tires with fenders, JD H360 loader, bucket, 5-tine grapple fork. #21860. (4).................... $89,500

2005 John Deere 7720 MFWD, 140 PTO hp, 20 speed PowrQuad transmisson with forward & reverse shuttle, 540/1000 PTO, Cat. III 3 point hitch, 4 hydraulic remotes, 480/80R42 rear tires, 420/85R42 front tires, premium cab with air ride seat, Greenstar ready, 746 loader, bucket, grapple fork. #21186. (1)............................ $92,500

UTILITY TRACTORS 40-100 hp

2014 John Deere 5115M MFWD, 100 PTO hp, IT4 diesel engine, power reverser transmission, 540 PTO, Cat. 2 3-pt. hitch, triple mid & rear hydraulic remotes, deluxe cab with air ride seat, cornerpost exhaust, mirrors, cold start package, JD H260 loader. #16013009.

(4)....................................... $129,950 2014 John Deere 5115M MFWD, 100 PTO hp, IT4 diesel engine, power reverser transmission, 540 PTO, Cat. 2 3-pt. hitch, triple mid & rear hydraulic remotes, deluxe cab with air ride seat, mirrors, cornerpost exhaust, cold start package, JD H260 loader. “Only 100 Hours”. #16013010. (3)....... $129,950

D L SO

SKID STEER ATTACHMENTS

2014 Genim 6-ft. skidsteer tooth bucket. #13012491................................. $2100 2014 Genim 6-ft. skidsteer bucket. #13012481. (1)........................... $1350

2013 General Implement HZ 2280 8-ft. steel skidsteer blade. #13012443. (1).. ................................................... $3995 2013 General Implement HZ 2280 8-ft. skidsteer blade. #13012444. (1)..$3995

2014 Genim 9-ft. heavy duty skidsteer bucket. #13012485. (1)............... $2400

2012 Rem 2700 540 PTO, hoses with bin sweep. #21312 (3)................. $19,200

2003 Brandt 4500 1000 PTO, 7” flex tubes. #17505. (4)............................... $9500

“NEW” Delta S3 36-ft. harrow cart, 5/8”x5” two-way flexible tines. #21834. (1)....... ................................................$14,000 “NEW” Delta S3 32-ft. harrow cart, 5/8”x5” two-way flexible tines. #21837. (1)....... ................................................$11,950 “NEW” Delta S3 24-ft. harrow cart, 5/8”x5” two-way flexible tines. #21836. (1)....... ................................................... $9950

MISCELLANEOUS

2015 John Deere 5055E 55 engine hp, 45 PTO hp, mid mount remotes, 16.9-28 6PR. #21398.(3).................... $33,500

(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

2012 Summers 9J5004 50-ft. vertical tillage, super coulter, ideal for spring tillage, chops residue and slices through layers of soil, promoting root growth and opening soil to allow wet fields to dry. #21697. (1)..............................$55,000 2012 John Deere 637 26-ft. disc, 3 section folding, 9” spacing, Summers 104 harrows. #21841. (3).....................$37,500

2014 John Deere 5065E FWA, 65 engine hp, 53 PTO hp, air, heat, 12x12 Powr reverser transmission, 540 PTO, Cat II 3-point hitch, mid mount joystick, 16.9x24 rear tires, 12.5x80 front tires, JD H240 loader, 225 hours. #17306.

(4).......................................... $46,500

COMPACT TRACTORS 1-40 hp 2004 John Deere 7920 MFWD 170 PTO hp, IVT transmmission, triple link front suspension, 540/1000 PTO, 3 pt. hitch, 3 function joystick loader control, 96” rear axle, 520/85R42 single rear wheels, 420/90R30 front tires with fenders, rear weights, deluxe cab with foot throttle, AM/FM radio/WB/CD, instructional seat, 746 loader, 8-ft. bucket with digging teeth, hood guard, 5-tine grapple, 5440 hours. #21069 (1)........ .............................................. $98,000

2008 Rem 3700 high capacity, up to 10,000 bushels per hour load out capacity. #16977. (1).

WAS $19,995 THEN $17,995 NOW $15,950

“Rental Return” Salford I-2141 41-ft. coiltech coulter II, coil-tech carries 5-bolt hubs & 22” blades penetrate deeper into tougher ground for better seedbed preparation. #14200999 (3).

Was $130,000 THEN $111,500 NOW $78,500

2008 John Deere 2320 MFWD, 24 engine hp, 18 PTO hp, hydro transmission, Cat I 3-point, 540 PTO, 23x8.5-12 front tires, 31x13.5-15 rear tires, JD 20CX loader, bucket, 395 hours. #21658.

(4).......................................... $13,500

ROUND BALE MOVER

“NEW” New Leader L3030G4 fertilizer box, conversion kit, fits JD 4920 through 4940 commercial sprayers. #11240 (1).

WAS $66,000 THEN $57,000 NOW $46,500

“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 Degelman 16-ft. dozer, hydraulic lift, mounts for JD 9320 4WD tractor. #16010061..............................$19,000

“NEW” New Leader T1000 adjustable axle trailer, up to 10 ton capacity, @ 20 mph, works in conjunction with new or used New Leader applicators built for John Deere 4900 Series sprayer chassis. #11141 (1).

WAS $31,750 THEN $27,000 NOW $23,000

2014 John Deere BW16005 96” Global high volume bucket, fits H340 & H360 loaders. #16010058.................... $3200

2004 Morris 1400 single pickup arm, 14 bale capacity. #21770. (3)..... $16,500

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

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

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NEW XL78 rockpicker

IN STOCK

Fast, clean, tough and efficient. We’ve made the XL-78 to pick rocks faster, and with less dirt in the bucket. They’re tough farm hands that stand up to the rough and tumble world of rock picking and you can depend on them to get your rock picking jobs done quickly and easily.

• The XL-78 has a picking width of seven feet. • Large bucket capacity.

• The XL-78 dumps rocks 7 feet - plenty of height if you’re using a truck or trailer to haul rocks off the field.

• Hydraulic reel drive • Heavy duty, high efficiency parallel drive gearbox.

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, Fill-Rite diesel fuel pump. #14201026........................................................................................................$32,000

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Glasgow: Mike Johnson, Salesman 406-263-2501; Alex Yeska, Salesman 406-942-0065; 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 Plentywood: Jake Reynen, Salesman 406-480-3512

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COMBINES

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ROTARY

(R) 2013 John Deere S680 premium cab, standard lighting with extremity lights, 7” GS3 color touch screen, AutoTrac ready, Harvest monitor, Command Touch Pro-Drive transmission with Harvest Smart, extended wear TriStream rotor, 26-ft. high speed unloading auger, fine cut chopper, Firestone dual 650/85R38 drive tires, 620/75R26 steering tires, side hill performance package, 790 separator hours, 1090 engine hours. #21230 (2).

WAS $345,000 THEN $336,500 NOW $327,500 2012 John Deere S680 premium cab & Command Touch operator control console, HID lighting, GS3-2630 mounted on arm rest, AutoTrac ready with Harvest monitor, Pro-Drive transmission with Harvest Smart feedrate control, fixed speed lateral tilt feederhouse with reverser, small grain concave, thick skin Tri-stream rotor, 26-ft. high speed unloading auger, 400 bushel grain tank with extensions, 2-speed fine cut straw chopper with powercast tailboard, 650/85R38 dual drive tires, 750/65R26 steering tires, 575 separator hours, 755 engine hours.

JD Powertrain extended warranty remains. #21491 (4) WAS $335,000 THEN $325,000 NOW $315,000 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 lateral tilt Contour Master feederhouse with reverser, 2 speed fine cut chopper, 800/70R38 drive tires with 6.5” spacers, 28L-26 rear tires, 26-ft. high output unloading auger, 1340 separator hours. #13596. (4).

WAS $205,000 THEN $192,500 NOW $185,000 2010 John Deere 9770STS Premier cab, fixed speed heavy duty level land feedershouse, header high lift cylinders, 26-ft. unloading auger, 800/70R38 drive tires with 18” axle extensions, 28L-26 steering tires, feed accelerator slow down kit, straw chopper with tailboard spreader, 1510 separator hours. #13639. (1).

WAS $160,000 THEN $151,500 NOW $146,000 (R) 2009 John Deere 9770STS Premier cab, level land variable speed feederhouse, 1365 separator hours. #13606. (4).

WAS $183,500 THEN $170,500 NOW $160,000 (R) 2006 John Deere 9860STS deluxe cab, Dial-A-Speed header control, hydraulic fore & aft, in-cab draper control, Greenstar wiring harness, high torque variable speed Contour Master feederhouse, 22’5” unloading auger, fine cut wide spread straw chopper, 800/65R32 drive tires, 18.4R-26 steering tires, 1185 separator hours. #13584. (2).

WAS $154,000 THEN $143,500 NOW $133,500

CORN HEADS

2013 John Deere 612C (12) row, 30”, opposed knife stalk row, AutoTrac Rowsense. sensors. #16002446. (4)... ......................................NOW $62,000 2012 John Deere 612C 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

2004 John Deere 9760STS duals, yield monitor, lateral tilt feederhouse, Contour Master, heavy duty variable speed feeder house, header height resume, Green Star monitor touch set concave adjust, round bar concave, deep tooth chaffer, 22.5-ft. unloading auger, chopper with chaff spreader, 20.8-42 drive tires, 2WD, 28L-26-10PR, hydraulic fore & aft reel control, ATV and harnesses. #21862. (4).............. $99,000 2004 John Deere 9760STS 2WD, singles, chopper, yield monitor, lateral tilt feederhouse, wide spaced tube radiator, Contour Master, HD variable speed feederhouse, header height & reel resume and float, Greenstar less mapping with display, Touch set concave adjust, small wire concave, general purpose chaffer, 22.5” unloading auger, chopper with chaff spreader, 800/65R32 R1 drive tires, fixed rear axle heavy duty spindles, 17.4x26 R1 steering tires, service lights with alternator. #21911. (4)........... $99,000 (R) 2004 John Deere 9760STS deluxe cab, 3-position header height control, Harvest DOC, Touchset concave adjustment, 22’5” high capacity unloading system, twin disk straw spreader, 18.4R-42 dual drive tires, 18.4R-26 steering tires, HID lighting. #13505. (4).

WAS $109,750 THEN $99,000 NOW $93,000 2004 John Deere 9760STS 2WD, chopper, yield monitor, lateral tilt feederhouse, Contour Master, heavy duty variable speed feederhouse, adjust rear heavy duty spindles, header height resume, sending and float, Green Star less mapping with display, 18.4x26 R1 steering tires, round bar concave, fine cut chopper with chaff spreader, hydraulic fore & aft reel control, 800/75R38 R1W drive tires, deep toothy chaffer, 21.5” unloading auger, Harvest Smart header control. #21891. (4)............................ $88,500 2012 Case IH 8230 straw chopper with in cab spreader control, yield monitor, lateral tilt feederhouse, 520/85R42D drive tires, 600/65R28 steering tires, AutoGuidance NAV II, HID lighting, Magnacut deluxe, cross auger control, grain tank extension with cover. #21354. (1).

WAS $264,500 THEN $250,500 NOW $241,500 2010 Case IH 8120 small straw chopper, yield monitor, lateral tilt feederhouse, 900/60R32 drive tires, 480/70R30 steering tires, AccuGuide with NAV II controller, HID lighting, electric grain tank cover. #21355. (2).

WAS $181,500 THEN $172,500 NOW $165,500

FLEX HEADERS

2011 John Deere 640FD 40-ft., pickup reel, crop conveyor auger header height sensing. #14153. (1).....$65,260 (R) 2006 John Deere 635F 35-ft., pickup reel, composite fingers, high stone dam. #13897...........................$20,500 2004 John Deere 635F auger composite fingers, HH sensing & Contour sensor. #13879. (3)..............................$16,950 1998 John Deere 625F 25-ft. flexible. #21886. (2).................................$6500 2013 MacDon FD75 45-ft. flex draper. #14112....................................$79,500 2012 MacDon FD70 45-ft., gauge wheels. #14110. (1)..............................$66,500 2011 MacDon FD70 45-ft., pickup reel, slow speed transport, fits JD 70 series adapter. #14111. (1)................$69,000 2004 MacDon 974 36-ft. flex draper with John Deere adapter. #21845 (1).......... ................................................$19,500

CONVENTIONAL/WALKER

(Bale your Straw!!)

2014 John Deere T670 “Conventional combine”, premium cab, enhanced air suspension seat, standard lighting with header extremity lights, GS3 Touch Command center display, AutoTrac ready, 3-speed electric shift transmission, fixed speed lateral tilt feederhouse with heavy duty gathering chain, dual range cylinder, electric adjust cleaning shoe sieve adjust, 23ft. unloading auger, xtra fine cut straw chopper, Michelin IF800/65R32 drive tires, 540/65R30 steering tires, interactive combine adjust, high capacity oil cooler, “ONLY” 115 separator hours.

JD 5 year 3000 hour extended warranty remains, expires 7/31/19 or 3000 hours. #13617. (1).

WAS $299,950 THEN $280,000 NOW $261,500 2012 John Deere T670 “Conventional”, premium cab, standard lighting, GS3 Touch display command center, AutoTrac ready, 3 speed electric shift transmission, fixed speed, level land feederhouse with heavy duty chain, dual range cylinder, electric adjust cleaning shoe, 23-ft. unloading auger, straw chopper, Michelin 800/65R32 drive tires, 480/80R26 steering tires, 325 separator hours. #13616. (4).

WAS $263,750 THEN $238,000 NOW $229,500 1990 John Deere 9600 2WD, singles, chopper, 30.5x32 fronts, 14.9x24 rears, 6 cylinder diesel, 260/253 hp, 20-ft. unloading auger, chaff spreader, Dial-A-Speed reel. #21734. (3)..$33,500 1983 John Deere 8820 combine with 30.5x32 tires, chaff spreader. #13573.

(4).

WAS $12,500 THEN $7350 NOW $6350

FERTILIZER SPREADER

“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

DRAPER HEADERS

(R) 2011 John Deere 640D 40-ft., pickup reel, road transport kit with lights. #14028. (4)..............................$53,000 (R) 2014 John Deere 635D 35-ft., finger pickup reel, transportation kit. #14137.

(1)............................................$64,500 (R) 2013 John Deere 635D 35-ft., pickup reel, transportation kit. #14042. (1)...... ................................................$56,500 2013 John Deere 635D 35-ft., pickup reel, transportation kit. #14040. (1)..$58,500 2012 John Deere 635D 35-ft., pickup reel, transportation package. #14075. (4).... ................................................$48,000 (R) 2011 John Deere 635D 35-ft., poly tine pickup reel, road transport with lights. #14001. (1)..............................$47,500 (R) 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. #13981. (1).......... ......................................NOW $39,000 2011 John Deere 635D 35-ft., pickup reel, road transport kit, lights. #13979.(1).... ......................................NOW $39,000 2010 John Deere 635D 35-ft., poly tine pickup reel, cutter bar with full width skid shoes. #21799. (1)...........$36,000 2010 John Deere 635D 35-ft., finger reel, transportation kit. #14053. (3).............. ......................................NOW $35,500 2010 John Deere 635D 35-ft., pickup reel, transportation kit. #13962. (1).............. ......................................NOW $35,500

2010 John Deere 635D 35-ft., poly tine pickup reel, road transport with lights, cutterbar with full width skid shoes. #14115. (4)....................NOW $35,000 2009 John Deere 635D 35-ft., double sickle, gauge wheels, pickup reel, hydraulic fore & aft, single point hookup transportation system. #13894.............. ......................................NOW $34,250 2009 John Deere 635D 35-ft., transport with lights, poly tine pickup reel. #14104.

(1)..................................NOW $34,250 2009 John Deere 635D 36-ft., pickup reel, transportation kit. #14012. (1)............... ......................................NOW $34,250 2000 John Deere 936D road transport with lights, poly tin pickup reel. #14022. (1).. ................................................$19,000 2009 Honey Bee 42-ft., with JD adapter, pickup reel, transport system. #14072.

(3)..................................NOW $31,000 2007 Honey Bee 422 42-ft. draper header, pickup reel, transportation kit and John Deere adapter. #14073. ...................... ......................................NOW $29,500 2010 MacDon D60 40-ft., pickup reel, slow speed transport, JD 70 series adapter. #21050. (1)....................NOW $38,500 2003 MacDon 963 36-ft., pickup reel, transportation kit, 60 Series JD adapter. #13831. (3)....................NOW $17,000

PICKUP HEADERS

2014 John Deere 615P 15-ft. with 179” BPU. #14148. (4).....................$29,750

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Making a smart move 1- Horst CHC25 25-ft., 2 wheel steer header trailer, 20.5x8 tires, 10,000 lbs rated capacity, 18-ft. wheel base, 11-ft. to 12’6” adjustable tongue length, 26-ft. top rail, 2-header pads, 2-ratchet straps. #10433....... ................................................................................................ $4500 Horst CHC36 36-ft. header trailer, 225/75R15 tire, 10,160 lbs rated capacity, 24-ft. wheel base, 11-ft to 12’6” adjustable tongue length, 36-ft. top rail, 2-header pads, 2-ratchet straps. #10379......... $5500 10-Horst CHCF45 45-ft. 4-wheel steer header trailer, 15,500 lbs rated capacity, 30-ft. wheel base, 11-ft. to 12’6” adjustable tongue length, 45-ft. top rail, 2-header pads, 2-ratchet straps. Each............. $9500 1-New Frontier 42-ft. heavy duty, high speed header trailer, tandem axle, brakes, adjustable header brackets, ratchet straps, ball hitch. #9833.................................................................................. $14,500 1-New Frontier 48-ft. heavy duty, high speed header trailer, tandem axle, brakes, adjustable header brackets, ratchet straps, ball hitch, lights. #9832........................................................................ $16,500

USED HEADER & COMBINE TRAILERS Unverferth HT42 42-ft. header trailer. #21870 (4)...................... $7000 2013 Horst 36-ft. header trailer. #10379. (1).............................. $5500 V-trailer, 30-ft. combine trailer. #16002341. (4)............................ $2000

Check Out Our WEBSITE: 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

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AUGER HEADERS

1998 John Deere 930R 30-ft., slat reel, level land, HD skid plates, Dial-A-Speed reel control. #14085. (4).............$8900 1990 John Deere 930R 30-ft., batt reel. #13956. (1).................................$7800

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JOHN DEERE

Glasgow: Mike Johnson, Salesman 406-263-2501; Alex Yeska, Salesman 406-942-0065; 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 Plentywood: Jake Reynen, Salesman 406-480-3512

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GRAIN CART

2015 Unverferth 1396 22” double-auger (green), 20x42WH/650/65x42 R-1W duals, walking tandem, 520 indicator, hydraulic jack kit. #21806. (1).... $72,500

2006 Unverferth Avalanche 1084 1000 bushel, 1000 PTO, scale, tarp, 480/80R42 tires. #21801. (3)....................... $35,500

SWATHERS

2015 John Deere W235 self-propelled, 235 hp, Premium cab, AutoTrac ready, 520/85R38 drive tires, 16.5Lx16.1 steering tires, 500R 16-ft. rotary platform with V-10 steel conditioning roll. #21838. (1).......................... $180,000

2015 John Deere W150 18-ft. header with conditioner, 150 hp, 600-65R28 radial bar tires, hydraulic centerlink, reverser kit, external booster spring, light kit, engine fan baffle with 180A header, integrated AutoTrac. #21840. (3)........ ............................................ $135,500

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2016 John Deere R4045 346 hp, 4WD, hydrostatic transmission, 1200 gallon stainless steel tank, 120-ft. booms with full boom break away, 20” nozzle spacing, fencer row nozzles, boom air purge, Boom Trac Pro, 170 gallon rinse tank, Commandview deluxe cab, StarFire receiver, activation, 420/95R50 tires with fenders. #21856.

(3)..........................$ Arriving Soon $

2012 John Deere 4940 120-ft., traction control, 20” nozzle spacing, halogen 2005 John Deere 4920 120-ft., stainless tank, guidance ready, traction control, field lights, SS plumbing, row crop 15” nozzle spacing, high flow solution fenders, high flow solution pump, pump, 480/80R50 tires, AutoTrac 380/105R50 tires, fence row nozzle ready, Xenon HID field lighting, boom right hand, stainless steel, eductor return to height, fence row nozzles, system, fence row nozzle left hand, 1 strainers, full boom breakaway, radar year PowrGard warranty remaining. speed sensor, row crop fenders (4), #21498 (1).......................................... wheel slip control. #21600. (2)...........

WAS $250,000 THEN $238,000 ............................................ $112,500 NOW $225,750

New Brent 882 800 bushel, 1000 PTO, 20” corner auger, weather guard roll tarp, 410 scale package. #9620 (1).......... $47,500

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

2014 Brandt 1020 1000 bushel, 20” unloading auger with directional spout, 1000 PTO, roll top tarp. #21382 (1).... $35,500

2010 J & M 875 hydraulic and PTO drive, roll tarp, scale & printer, 30.5x32 tires. #21638. (1)................................ $32,000

2013 John Deere W110 self-propelled, bar 600-65R28 radial tires, hydraulic centerlink, external booster springs, engine fan baffle, auxiliary lift valve, training seat, knife/reel speed module with 160A header, engine hours 75, header 25 hours. #21873. (1).$130,500 2014 John Deere 425D 25-ft. draper header, single sickle, 6-bat plastic finger reel, steel end finger kit, LH & RH end swath deflector rods, 4 wheel header trailer. #21683. (3)..... $42,500 2009 MacDon M200 16-ft. R80 rotary disc header with steel conditioner rollers, also with D60 25-ft. draper header, Cat 6.6L 213 hp engine. #21409. (1).. ............................................ $127,975

2008 MacDon M200 16-ft. R80 rotary disc header, conditioner, Cat 6.6L 213 hp engine, 1950 hrs. #21408. (1)..$85,000

New Holland 1114 cab, air conditioning, 14-ft. auger header, double sickle, hay conditioner. #21795. (1)............ $8500

Check Out Our WEBSITE: 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)

2015 John Deere R4038 3000 receiver, JD section control, radio, 9.0L tier 4 engine, 380/90R46 tires, SS eductor, front fill, 120-ft. booms, 20” nozzle, AutoBoom level, wheel slip control, boom air purge, Xenon HID field lighting, radar, fence row nozzle, beacon lighting. #21471. (1).

WAS $350,000 THEN $340,000 NOW $330,000

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 THEN $310,500 NOW $294,500

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 2013 John Deere 4940 self-propelled, 480/80R50 tires, solution pump, SS eductor delivery system, 120-ft. booms, BoomTrac auto level system, wheel slip control, xenon HID field lights, radar speed sensor, row crop fenders. #21318 (4).

WAS $279,000 THEN $268,000 NOW $254,500

Check out our website: www.fesmt.com

After Hours Sales:

Glasgow: Mike Johnson, Salesman 406-263-2501; Alex Yeska, Salesman 406-942-0065; 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 Plentywood: Jake Reynen, Salesman 406-480-3512

2012 John Deere 4940 120-ft., boom leveling, stainless steel tank, hydraulic tread adjust, guidance ready, traction control, 20” nozzle spacing, wheel shields, 480/80R50, BoomTrac Pro-T leveling, halogen light package, SF1 activation, section control, receiver, fence row nozzles, large chemical educator. #21473. (1).......... $262,000

2011 John Deere 4930 self-propelled, 480/80R 50 tires less load command, less SS eductor delivery, 120-ft. booms, less foam marker, wheel slip control, deluxe cab GreenstarAutoTrac belly shield, Xenon HID field lighting, boom section straines, row crop fenders(4), wheel motor shields, engine starting aid, engine block heater, receiver, 2630 display, AutoTrac activation, section control, sprayer remote. #21855. (2). 219,900

2011 John Deere 4930 325 hp, 120-ft. booms, 1200 gallon stainless steel tank, deluxe cab, GreenStar AutoTrac ready, eductor system, BoomTrac Pro5 sensor leveling system, HID lighting, foam marker, wheel slip control, wheel motor shields, fenders, 4-low drift spray tips with left and right fence row nozzles. #21319 (4).

WAS $220,000 THEN $210,000 NOW $199,000

2011 Apache AS1220 self-propelled, 100-ft. booms, poly tank, 20” nozzle spacing, Raven Viper pro auto rate, boom height and section. #21310 (1). ............................................ $170,000 NEW Summers Ultimate 110-ft., 1650 gallon, chemical clean load system, nozzle bodies only, crossover plumbing package, hitch piece backstop, single electric end nozzle, 3 sensor UC5 Norac, New warranty remains. #10016. (3).

WAS $70,000 THEN $61,000 NOW $57,500

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

(3).

WAS $39,000 THEN $33,500 NOW $30,000

ROUND BALERS JOHN DEERE 2011 John Deere 568 Megawide pickup, twine & surface wrap, 1000 PTO, 21.5L-16.1 10 ply tires, bale push bar, hydraulic pickup lift, BaleTrak Pro monitor. #21951. (4).............. $31,000 2010 John Deere 568 Megawide pickup, twine and surface wrap, Bale Trak monitor, hydraulic pickup lift, 21.5L16.1 tires, push bar, 9992 bale count. #21758. (4)............................ $32,500 2009 John Deere 568 twine & surface wrap, Megawide pickup with hydraulic 2015 John Deere 569 surface wrap, 1000 lift, 1000 PTO, bale push bar, 10,725 PTO, hydraulic pickup lift, bale push bales. #21037. (4).................. $31,000 bar, 21.5L-16.1 tires. #21185. (1).......

2010 John Deere 568 1000 PTO, 21.5L.............................................. $47,000 16.1 10-ply tires, Megawide Plus 2015 John Deere 569 surface wrap, 1000 pickup, hydraulic pickup, dual gauge PTO, hydraulic pickup lift, bale push wheels, bale pushbar, cover edge bar, 21.5L-16.1 tires. #21189. (1)....... surface wrap system, 11735 total .............................................. $47,000 bales. #21664. (1).................. $30,800 2014 John Deere 569 Megawide pickup, 2008 John Deere 568 surface wrap, 1000 twine and surface wrap, 1000 PTO, PTO, Megawide Plus pickup with 21.5L-16.1 10 ply tires, bale push bar, hydraulic lift, 21.5-16.1 high flotation hydraulic pickup. #21832. (3)..$39,600 tires, 14,869 bales. #21763. (1)..........

2013 John Deere 569 “Premium round” .............................................. $30,000 baler, megawide pickup, surface wrap, John Deere 568 Megawide pickup with 1000 PTO, bale push bar, hydraulic hydraulic lift and dual gauge wheels, pickup lift, 21.5L-61.1 tires. #16181.

1000 PTO, surface wrap, bale push (3)......................................... $45,000 bar, 21.5Lx16.1 tires, 13,566 bales.

2013 John Deere 569 1 3/8” 1000 rpm #17503. (1)............................ $29,500 hookup, 21.5L-16.1 rim & tires, Mega- 2012 John Deere 568 surface wrap, 1000 wide Plus pickup, pushbar, cover edge PTO, 21.5L-16.1 10 ply tires, hydraulic surface wrap, hydraulic pickup lift, lift Megawide pickup, pushbar. 14,150 variable core valve. #21670. (1)......... bales. #21689. (1).................. $19,500 .............................................. $41,000 2010 John Deere 568 twine & surface 2013 John Deere 569 Megawide pickup, wrap, Megawide pickup with hydraulic twine & surface wrap, 1000 PTO, bale lift, 1000 PTO, bale push bar, 21.5Lpush bar, 21.5L-16.1 10 ply tires, 16.1 tires. #17500. (1)........... $19,500 hydraulic pickup lift. #16211. (1)......... .............................................. $41,000 VERMEER 2013 John Deere 569 Megawide Plus 2011 Vermeer 605SM Megawide pickup, pickup, surface wrap, 1000 PTO, twine and surface wrap, 1000 PTO. 21.5L-16.1 10 ply tires, bale push bar. #21744. (3)............................ $19,950 #21871. (1)............................ $37,800

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By Chloe Creager, K-State Research and Extension As new technologies become more integrated into agricultural production, it becomes more important than ever for farmers and ranchers to have access to supportive information about these technologies. Ignacio Ciampitti, assistant professor in Kansas State University’s Department of Agronomy, began compiling lists of agricultural mobile applications that can be useful for producers and has made the lists available to the public through weekly eUpdates released through K-State Agronomy Extension.

Ciampitti, a K-State Research and Extension crop production and technology specialist, said the goal of the updates is to provide a summary of different agricultural apps that can help make production more efficient.

When looking for apps that will cover producers’ needs, there are some basic guidelines to follow. To begin, apps should be free to download, with the chance to pay for a premium version if the free trial works well.

“Once I feel comfortable with the application and what it has to offer, then I could recommend paying for the service,” Ciampitti said. “But first, you need to see if the app is worth it for you – if it can help you in your operations – and then, if there is a ‘pro’ version, pay for that.”

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2010 John Deere 825i gas XUV, green & yellow, 12” tires, hi-performance sport SE, deluxe cargo box, power & protection package. #21833. (4)......... ................................................. $9100

Consumer Products NEW JOHN DEERE GATORS SIDE BY SIDE

2014 John Deere 825i “Camo” gator, powersteering, cab, bench seating, heater, 14” Bighorn tires, deluxe cargo box with power lift, 655 miles. #21474.

(1).......................................... $16,500

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2012 John Deere RSX850i green sport gator, 14” Maxxis Bighorn tires, bucket sport seat, sports package. #16669... .............................................. $12,995

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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NEW 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 THEN $16,950 NOW $15,100

JOHN DEERE

Glasgow: Mike Johnson, Salesman 406-263-2501; Alex Yeska, Salesman 406-942-0065; 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 Plentywood: Jake Reynen, Salesman 406-480-3512

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RENTAL UNITS AVAILABLE AIR HOE DRILL

2015 John Deere 1835 SFP, 41-ft., 4x22” steel press wheels, smooth gauge wheel, 33x15.5 and 31x13.5, electric depth control, transport lowering, rock guards, single shoot, 33-15.5-16.5 flotation tires, 1” tip with roll pin knife, 2015 JD 1910-430 bu. tow between, 3 tank, 4 run stat double shoot, regular meter roller, auger hopper screen, Seed Star cart, 4WD, power beyond standard. #21881. (3).......... $183,500 2015 John Deere 1830 51-ft., 10” spacing, single shoot, 3”x21” semi pneumatic press wheels, dual main and wing caster wheels, mechanical depth control, JD 1910-350 tow between air cart, primary hoses blockage system. #21872. (2).......................... $198,000 2014 John Deere 1835 60-ft., 10” spacing, 4” steel press wheels, 1” carbide tip openers, single placement fertilizer openers, primary blockage, JD 1910550, 550 bushel 3-tank air cart, 3 season of USF less than 20,000 acres. #21874. (3).......................... $216,000

2014 John Deere 1835 50-ft., 10” spacing, 1” opener, 4”x22” steel packer with rock guards, SPF (single placement fertilizer opener) smooth 10 430 bushel tow behind tank, 6 run double shoot, #21335 (3).......................... $207,500 2013 John Deere 1835 50-ft., 10” spacing, double shoot opener on rear three ranks and separate fertilizer disk with 3”x21” semi-pneumatic press wheels, narrow gauge wheels and cast fertilizer closing wheel, dual main and wing caster wheels, mechanical depth control with hydraulic down pressure, all run seed counting monitor, primary blockage warning system, 1910 - 430 bushel tow between air cart. #21853.

(3).................. Available Spring 2017

2010 John Deere 1835-1910 41-ft. air hoe drill, 10” spacing, single shoot, 3x21 semi-pneumatic press wheels, smooth gauge wheels, primary hoses blockage warning system, dual main & wing caster wheels, 12.5L15, single shoot seed & separate fertilizer, dual fertilizer delivery tube, mechanical depth control with hydraulic down pressure with 1910 cart. #21441. (2)..$125,000 2010 John Deere 1830 61-ft., 10” spacing, heavy duty trips, 4” solid press wheels, 2010 JD 1910-350, 350 bushel tow behind cart, 28Lx26 cane & rice tires, Pattison TB2150, 2580 gallon liquid fertilizer tank. #21740. (4).... $143,000 1998 John Deere 1820 45-ft. air drill, 7.5” spacing, single shoot, 3” steel packer wheels, 1900 270 bushel tow between cart. #21374.(2)..................... $32,500

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

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

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

“Only 24,500 acres”. #16005348. (3).

WAS $79,000 THEN $67,500 NOW $58,500

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. #15492. (1).

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

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.. #15509. (3).

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

Concord 4012 40-ft., 12” spacing, single shoot with 2400 air cart. #21686 (4).. .............................................. $12,500

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2014 John Deere 1895 43-ft. no till drill, 10” spacing, 8 run double shoot with dry fertilizer, all run blockage, 3”x16” narrow gauge wheel, John Deere 1910-550 tow behind air cart, double shoot, 20.8x42 rear tires, 10” load unload auger. Only 6500 acres. #21462.

(4)........................................ $215,000

2013 John Deere 1895/1910 43-ft. air disc drill, double shoot, smooth gauge wheel, all run blockage, cast fertilizer closing wheel, double shoot air package for tow behind cart, dual fertilizer delivery tube with 1910 430 bushel cart. #21423. (2).................. $204,000 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, consignment. #15549. (2)..........................$116,000

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. #15468.

WAS $295,000 THEN $262,000 NOW $222,000 2011 Bourgault 3710 independent coulter disc drill, 10” spacing, mid-row banders, 4.5” semi-pneumatic packer wheels, narrow 3” cleaner wheel, double shoot, Bourgault 6550 tow behind 4-tank air cart. #21865. (2). ... ............................................ $110,000 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. #15533. (1).

WAS $210,000 THEN $179,000 NOW $159,000

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 Bourgault L6450 air cart, 3-tank leading air seed, 10” hydraulic assist load/unload auger. #15542. (1).

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

CONVENTIONAL DRILLS

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

CORN PLANTER

1993 John Deere 7300 corn planter, 30” spacing, 6 row. #16005270... $12,500

John Deere 7100 planter, 12 rows, 30” spacing, wing fold, finger pickup. #21844. (1)............................... $5100

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with a manual or guide.

“Once you download the app into your phone or tablet, take a look at the app, and if you don’t figure it out in few minutes, then it’s not worth your time,” Ciampitti said. “You should then just keep exploring for other potential mobile alternatives.”

Categories of apps Ciampitti’s eUpdates are divided into categories, with 10 total to be published in the series. The first category is identification apps, which can help producers identify weeds, diseases, insects and nutrient needs in crop fields.

The second update focuses on calculator apps that are primarily used for calculations related to planting, spraying, fertilizing, harvesting and estimating yields.

The third update covers scouting apps that are used for scouting purposes or soil sampling, recording notes and soil types, and other geopositioning-related tasks.

The fourth classification, economic apps, covers applications primarily used for checking grain prices, market evolutions, fertilizer price trends, news and finances.

The fifth update covers field guide apps that help determine crop production issues while in the field, including information that would commonly be covered in crop management field guides.

The sixth update covers livestock apps and offers resources on animal nutrition, health and market information.

The seventh update covers apps related to crop irrigation and water application.

An update on machinery apps is meant to assist with items such as agricultural equipment preparation and inventory.

Other factors to consider If producers are concerned about paying for an app or any of its functions, they should ask a friend, colleague or a specialist familiar with it for details, Ciampitti said.

“You’ll probably find apps that are similar, and it might be personal preference to decide which one of the apps you feel comfortable with,” he said. “Most of the time we are just identifying (apps producers can use), so make sure that you always go back to your extension agent or agronomist for more information.”

One key difference in apps from all classifications is whether they come with information and images pre-loaded, or if they connect to the Internet to give the user access to the most updated information available, which can create limitations when working in the field away from cellular service, according to Ciampitti.

“Some of the apps already have images,” Ciampitti said.

“Those don’t need an Internet connection; the images are loaded when you are downloading the app. You are downloading the entire package.”

Apps that come with all their information pre-loaded are constrained by not being able to update independently, he added.

“The beauty of (Internet-connected) apps is that you can check the app every day, and you will find different information,” Ciampitti said. “It is a constraint on the other apps that you will always find the same information unless there is an update coming from the company or university.”

Overall, Ciampitti said he thinks both types of apps have certain roles to play. For more information on agricultural apps, visit the K-State Agronomy Extension eUpdate website (https://webapp.agron.ksu.edu/agr_social/eu.throck).

K-State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well-being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K-State campus, Manhattan. ##### Hens, need about 24 to 26 hours to produce one egg. Thirty minutes later they start the process all over again. In addition to the half-hour rests, some hens rest every three to five days and others rest every 10 days. ##### The growing season is shorter in Western Montana, where some intermountain areas experience only 50 to 100 days without frosts a year. ##### It is a felony for a wife to open her husband’s mail in Montana.

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New Circle D 24-ft. gooseneck stock trailer with 2 sliding 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

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RightRisk Analytics: A compilation of risk management tools

By James Sedman, consultant to the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics in the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and John Hewlett, farm and ranch management specialist in the department how to use that information in a producer’s RightRisk Analytics combines several operation. The tool makes financial stateuseful risk management tools organized into a convenient toolbox. ments and the information they contain, as Users can address many of their risk well as various financial ratios, easy to unmanagement planning needs, including derstand and show the effects of changes in budgeting tools for enterprises to whole financial decisions on the financial picture. farm, machinery risk, risk-scenario planThe Risk Navigator Toolbox The Risk Navigator toolbox is based on ning, and financial analysis. the Strategic Risk Management Process Budgeting Tools (SRMP), a 10-step process for strategic risk The Machinery Risk Calculator helps management. SRMP is designed to help producers determine total machinery costs agricultural producers more fully address and estimate and evaluate the risk sensitivthe different areas of risk in their businesses ity of these costs to future changes in input by developing a sound plan for managing factors. The tool uses a comprehensive list risk. The toolbox contains 25 tools ranging of related expenses to calculate an overall from setting risk goals, assessing risk tolercost, including: expected life values, repairs and depreciation, housing, insurance, taxes, ance, to cash flows and balance sheets and and annual use. financial ratio analysis.

The tool analyzes costs on powered Risk Scenario Planning Tool equipment (tractors, windrowers, etc.) and The Risk Scenario Planning Tool (RSP) up to three different implements, as well helps producers evaluate a wide range of as vehicles, powered irrigation equipment, values when making budgeting projections non-powered irrigation equipment, and or production decisions. The RSP tool can actual field operation costs. The results help a manager quantify the risk values show the risk sensitivity of the particular associated with a particular decision or machine or activity to future uncertainty of change in the operation being contemplated. selected input variables; in other words, the Most producers have a firm grasp on probability of a selected cost per acre being some budget projections, such as input at or lower than a selected value. costs, but many values used in budgets are The Enterprise Risk Analyzer allows usoften a best guess. Managers can eliminate the guessing by using the RSP tool and ers to enter income and expense information begin using more accurate values in those for their entire business and then use the budgets. tool to allocate this information over the For more information enterprises in the operation. The tool can Producers have access to numerous evaluate different enterprises in several resources from RightRisk.org across the ways. It can estimate the profitability of entire risk-planning spectrum: from those each enterprise on its own as well as evalujust starting out to those seeking advanced ate it against other enterprises in terms of planning resources. profitability, capital allocation, and other To download RightRisk Analytics tools efficiencies. from the “Resources” menu, select “Risk The largest expense categories for each Management Tools” and select RightRisk enterprise are then identified, helping show Analytics. For other online resources in if improvement is needed, and users are addition to those in the analytics toolbox, able to assess breakeven prices and yields including online courses, presentations, for each enterprise and their effects on each example producer profiles, and other tools, other, as well as projecting them over time. simply logon to RightRisk.org.

The RD Financial tool helps better understand how the information from various financial statements relates to the financial performance of an operation and provides a blueprint of

Cookbook Launch Day

Date When Celebrated : Always October 12th Cookbook Launch Day is a little known day designed to launch a new cookbook.

Schools, churches, clubs and a wide range of organizations ask members to donate a recipe for creating of their own cookbook. Working with a publisher, they put a neat cookbook together, filled with cherished recipes, and publish it for

members and friends. It is often used as a fund raiser.

Creating and launching a new cookbook is an exciting event. There’s always a few new recipes to discover. And, it encourages us to try new foods on family and friends. Cooks will tell you that you can’t have too many cookbooks.

If you’ve never been a part of launching a new cookbook, use today to get the idea started in your local group. We also suggest that you use today as a good excuse to buy a new cookbook. While you’re at it, buy an extra one for a friend!

Look at options before replacing windows

By NDSU Extension Service Whether the glare of the summer sun or the chill of winter winds is the problem, inefficient windows can affect the energy bills of a home or business. But going shopping for windows might not be necessary just yet.

“Replacing windows is an expensive process,” says Ken Hellevang, a North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension Service agricultural engineer. “Look at how much you’re going to spend on the windows. If it’s strictly heat loss that you’re experiencing, how much difference will it make? How long will it take to pay for the windows with the amount being saved?

“It’s difficult to justify replacing windows based just on the conductive heat loss,” he adds. “If you’ve got air leakage around the window or rotting wood, then you could go ahead and make the switch, but realize it’s going to take a long time to get a payback.”

Here are some budget-saving ideas that will improve existing windows: Add a Tint Tinting windows keeps materials from fading, reduces sun glare on computers and keeps the sun’s rays from warming certain areas of a building when the rest of it is comfortable, says Russ Schell, owner of RJ Energy Solutions of Fargo.

He advises small businesses and homeowners about more energy-efficient practices.

He points to one business with 126 south-facing windows that applied a film on the inside of the windows to reduce air-conditioning costs in the summer.

“When that sun was coming in, they used their building air conditioning, plus they had stand-alone units in their offices trying to overcome that heat coming through those windows,” he says.

Air conditioning was operating even when the temperature outside was 55 degrees due to the sun’s heat beaming through the windows.

Now, window tinting keeps the mechanical cooling off until the outdoor air temperature is at the point where mechanical cooling actually is needed.

Businesses and homes should consider window tinting when air conditioners are operating and outside temperatures are still relatively cool or when some other discomfort exists, Hellevang says.

Control Condensation Condensation on windows occurs when air inside the house touches the cold surface of the windows and turns into condensation.

“That problem can be solved either by warming the window surface or lowering the humidity,” Hellevang says.

Keep the inside humidity level below 40 percent during the winter, he advises. An air exchanger will help with the overall air quality inside a building and control humidity.

More information about window condensation and controlling indoor humidity can be found in an NDSU publication titled “Keep Your Home Healthy.” It is available at https:// www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/ageng/structu/ae1204.pdf.

Another publication, “Air-to-Air Heat Exchangers for Healthier Energy-efficient Homes,” describes ways to control moisture levels inside a building and provide the desired ventilation to retain indoor air quality while saving energy.

It is available at http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/ageng/structu/ ae1393.pdf.

The window surface can be warmed by increasing the window insulation value and reducing cold air coming through the window and cooling the glass surface. If your windows are cold, one good option for warming the glass surface is to place a plastic window film over the window with an air space between the plastic and window. A wide variety of window films that will reduce heat leaks and air infiltration around windows is available.

Window films also can remedy the drafty feeling from convection currents that are caused as warm air from a home comes into contact with the cold window. The air drops and more warm air from the home replaces it.

This continuous cycle can cause the cold, drafty feeling next to a window, even though no air may be leaking through the window from outside. Window films create an air pocket between the window and the film, helping keep the window warmer.

Add Extra Coverings Insulated window treatments are another way to save a few dollars on heating and cooling bills.

Installed properly, window coverings can reduce heat loss significantly. The advantage of the window treatments CONTINUED ON PAGE A64

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The world gives a little, takes a little

By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service world takes, we all may struggle.

The Dickinson Research Extension Center What do the big words, the diseases and (DREC) hosts many young people throughout associated pictures, the doomsday foretelling the year. Coincidentally, I could not help but really offer? Should we run from our food? be drawn to a United Nations report regarding And if so, where do we go? The animal, bird animal-to-human disease transmission. and plant processes are the cycles within the A couple of weeks ago, students were walkworld. The processes work, and we continue ing through our pastures, fields and farm shelto discover and understand the infinite details terbelts. The day included hands-on activities. of the processes.

My thoughts included concepts from the But that understanding may bring a thought U.N. report. How exposed should we be to that we should control these infinite parts in an the world around us? That is a very serious effort to ultimately find peace for humankind. and deep question. Why? Simply put, our But the world gives a little and takes a little. world is a massive living system utilizing Every day, a piece is in play. And so, perhaps all the living to sustain itself. Living is part the students should pick up those cow pies. of that process, a process of recycling and, Our grandfathers and grandmothers surultimately, reclaiming.

So, as the students touched, listened to, vived by picking up cow pies off the prairie spoke about or even breathed in the marand storing them for later use as fuel in the old days or simply a throwing contest today. velous experience, they, at the same time, Shame on me; I did not have the students pick integrated into the very system they visited. up the cow pies. The concept of the students They become part of it, leaving behind traces picking up cow pies was not on the agenda, and pieces, and taking with them traces and nor was explaining to a concerned parent why pieces. his or her children had been encouraged to These traces and pieces are at the heart of play in cow dung. the U.N. report, some good, some fair, some Life and death are a compilation of all that marginal and some potentially challenging. is around us, and we give a little and take a Student leftovers in the pasture were not as little. Every day, we should appreciate all, obvious as the leftovers from the center’s including the tremendous life in a cow pie. cattle last summer. The pasture had numerous So instead of gathering our fears and eradi“cow pies,” or simply put, last year’s dried-up cow manure. cating the source of the marvelous cow pie, Again, the world gives a little and takes a we should understand the world gives a little little. The cows took a little and left a little. and takes a little.

It’s the cycle.

All living things integrate into this world, The students noticeably avoided the cow and as we learn, we always must ask if we are pies. But, with a little encouragement to seeking understanding or control. We hope we kick the cow pies, the students were quick answer “understanding,” an understanding to notice the multitude of life cycling under that will lessen our fear, not create fear. and within the cow pies. The bugs, for lack As humans, we are special. We, too, need to of the longer scientific term, were plentiful realize our time here is short. For tomorrow, enough to even add to their collection vials for our future, I hope future generations can to take home. Again, the world gives a little walk through that pasture, kick some cow pies and takes a little. and go home and eat a well-balanced meal, The students also took a little and left a including beef. little. It’s a cycle.

But for now, perhaps it is enough to ask that This cycle is not going away. So I am we all work harder at understanding the world puzzled by articles that state the obvious: We in its entirety, and to ponder the relationships all take a little and give a little. of the many pieces we know and seek those Further puzzling, for those diligently strugwe do not. Our children should not fear the food they eat or the land it comes from. gling to provide for themselves and others, Rather, they should welcome an expression are these nagging thoughts that generate a of thanksgiving, an appreciation of nurturing perceived fear inherent with the production that translates into caring for all. of food. Will this grow to the extent that we May you find all your ear tags. can become fearful of ourselves and our efFor more information, contact your loforts, abandoning centuries of food produccal NDSU Extension Service agent (https:// tion processes? www.ag.ndsu.edu/extension/directory) or Are we giving way to enjoined fears and Ringwall at the Dickinson Research Extenforgetting the world gives a little but also takes a little? Yes, we always will have issues sion Center, 1041 State Ave., Dickinson, ND and challenges, and those who only want to 58601; 701-456-1103; or kris.ringwall@ receive and not give will struggle. When the ndsu.edu.

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is that they can be opened on the sunny side of the house to allow the sun to add free heat to the home. In the evening when the sun goes down, simply shutting the blinds retains the heat.

Window treatments also can aid in reducing heat gain during the summer. Close the covering when the sunshine is coming through the window.

Deciding to Replace Single-pane windows, rotting wooden frames and leaking window seals are indications that windows should be replaced, Schell says.

“That’s when a window is inefficient and costing a lot of money,” he says.

But consider all your options first.

“Replacing the windows may be the correct choice, but sometimes there are other options, such as caulking and weather stripping to reduce infiltration, that you should consider when

making a decision,” Hellevang says.

If replacing a window, select one rated by the National Fenestration Rating Council. The rating will list the following factors that should be considered when selecting a window: • U-factor measures the rate of heat transfer from inside a room. The lower the number, the lower the potential for wasted heating expenses.

• Visible transmittance measures how much natural light can come into a room. A high number means more natural light.

• Solar heat gain coefficient measures the amount of outdoor solar radiation heat that can enter a room. The lower the number, the lower the potential for wasted cooling expenses.

• Air leakage measures how much air will enter a room through the window. The lower the number, the lower the potential for draft through the window.

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3V Distributing, Conrad ................................B9 Abilene Machine Inc, Abilene KS ...............A41 Action Toys, Billings ....................................A16 Affordable Construction Equipment, Billings & Bozeman ................................................... C3 Ag Trucks & Equipment, Great Falls ...........A53 Ag West Distributing Co., Great Falls ........ C40 Ag Wise, Kremlin ........................................A42 AgraSyst Dealers........................................A27 Aldrich Lumber Co., Billings ...................... C29 American Manufacturing, Hogeland ...........A58 Bachman Construction, Belle Forche SD .. C16 Basin Seed, LLC, Standford .......................A60 Bass Auction Co. Inc., Lewistown .............. C24 Bell Motor Co., Cut Bank ............................B11 Ben Taylor, Valier & Shelby ........................ C61 Big Equipment Co., Havre ..........................A33 Big Sky Equipment, Conrad ..................C4, C5 Big Sky Sawmill & Wood Products, VaughnC60 Big Sky Wholesale Seeds, Shelby ............. C32 Billings Farm & Ranch Supply, Billings ............. ..................................................A4, A17, C50 Brandt Agricultural Products LTD............... C50 BTI Feeds, Cut Bank ................................. C61 Buckley Auction ......................................... C54 Cahill Seeds, Scobey....................................A8 Cascade Machine & Supply, Great Falls ... C12 Chamley Pipe & Salvage, Williston ND.......A10 Charles Moore, Inc. Miles City ....................B13 Chic Harbine Sales, Missoula.......................B7 CHS Big Sky, Big Sandy, Broadview, Chinook, Columbus, Denton, Geraldine, Great Falls, Harlem, Havre, Kershaw, Lewistown, Malta, Moccasin, Rudyard, Turner, Winifred .......A49 Circle G Salvage, Walhalla, ND ..................A40 Circle S Seeds, of Montana, Three Forks ...A48 Clearview Seed, Denton .............................A11 Courtesy Ford, Conrad .............................. C35 Cowtown Ag, Miles City .....................A18, C44 Crazy Mountain Fabrication, Travis Klein, Big Timber ..................................................... C54 Cut Bank Tire, Cut Bank .............................A14 David J Heine & Associates, Kalispell ....... C52 DBL Sales & Service, Dave & Brody Linker, Coffee Creek ........................................... C59 Dick Irvin Trucking, Shelby ......................... C46 Dietz Auto & Truck Salvage, Billings ...........B10 Direct Ag Network, LLC Dan Thome, Billings ... ..........................................................B12, C8

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Doane Western of Montana, Bozeman.......A13 Eagle Equipment, Belgrade ....................... C52 Equipment Connection, Columbia Falls............ ......................................................C46, C47 Exchange Services, Inc, Whitefish ............ C18 Farm Equipment Sales, Glasgow, Plentywood, Culbertson, Circle .......................................... .......................A54, A55, A56, A57, A58, A59 First State Bank, Shelby .............................A51 Fisher Metal Products, Fort Benton ............A11 Fisher Truck & Equipment, Scobey ...............B4 Flaman Sales & Rental, Power ............ B8, B16 Fort Benton Realty, Fort Benton ................ C55 Fosse Insurance Agency, Great Falls .......... C2 Fraser’s Oil Inc., Inverness ........................ C22 Frieling’s Agricultural Equipment, Great Falls ... ............................................... A43, C43, C64 Frontline Ag Solutions Dillon, Dillon........... C23 Frontline Ag Solutions, Choteau, Conrad, Cut Bank, Dillon, Lewistown, Havre, Chester, Great Falls, Belgrade, Livingston ............................. .......................................C24, C25, C26, C27 Fuson Excavation & Trucking, Conrad ....... C44 Gerber’s, Great Falls...................................A64 Goettlich Trucking, Hilger ........................... C16 Golden Harvest Seeds, Big Sandy ............ C18 Great Falls Fence, Great Falls ................... C57 Greyn Fertilizer, Choteau, Dutton, Valier ... C63 H & H Spreading, Conrad .............................B6 Havre Ford, Havre ..................................... C48 Hedman, Inc, Brett Hedman, Grass Range...C35 Helfert’s Helena Farm Supply, E. Helena ....A44 Henke Enterprises, SprayFlex, Chester ... C32 Highline Communications, Cut Bank ..........A62 Hodgskiss Seed, Choteau ..........................A28 Hoven Equipment Co., Great Falls ..... A6, A26, ...... A31, C1, C17, C29, C31, C33, C48, C60 Huggy Bear’s Consignment, Cut Bank .........B5 J & M Trailer Sales, Laurel ......................... C30 Jamieson Motors, Inc., Chinook ........A60, C20 Jim Nielsen Trucks & Parts, Butte ...............A36 JT Harvesting, Jim Bartsch, Brady ............ C42 JW Feeds, John Wolery, Chester..................B1 Kevin Distributing Trailer Sales, Shelby...... C42 Krogmann Mfg. ...........................................A38 KW Insurance, Sunburst ............................ C55 Larson & Co., LLC, Glenn Larson, Opheim...B9

Lewis Cattle Oiler Co, Russ Baker............. C16 Lewistown Honda, Lewistown.....................A38 Liphatech, Rozol ..................................INSERT Lundberg Shop, LLC, Canyon Creek ..........A36 M & R Seed Cleaning, Watford City, ND .... C62 M & W Machine, Three Forks .......................B8 Maxwell Lumber, Lewistown .......................A62 MDS Construction Supply, Great Falls ...... C34 Mesoo Remarketing, Moore .......................A46 MH Equipment & Truck Repair, Billings ..... C10 Midland Implement , Billings ...................... C62 MK Industries ............................................ C56 Mohrlang Fabrications, Brush CO ............. C19 Montana Equipment Holdings, Clark Jones, Ledger ..................................................... C10 Montana Holster & Shoulder Rig, Norm Schertenlieb ...............................................B8 Montana Metal Fabrications, Great Falls ... C16 Montana Post Driver, Gold Creek .................A2 Montana Shed Center, Great Falls ............ C51 Montana Valley Irrigation, Great Falls ............... ..................................................A7, A31, C58 Motor Power, Great Falls ............................A16 Mountain Equipment, Belgrade ..................A45 Mountain View Equipment, Idaho Falls, ID C21 Mountain View Metal Works, Wilsall ...........A26 MT Tractors, Matt Pendergast, Stevensville . C6 Musselshell Valley Equipment, Roundup ... C49 New Holland of Belgrade, Belgrade ........... C11 New Homes of the Future, Billings .............A64 North Star Equipment, John Myers, SimmsB16 Northern Chrysler, Cut Bank ....................... C7 Northern Ford, Cut Bank ............................A47 Northern Hydraulics, Great Falls ............... C17 Northern Prairie Auto Sales, Wolf Point ..... C31 Northwest Plastics, Libby ...........................A62 Powerhouse Equipment, Floweree .............. C1 Precision Truck & Trailer, Havre ................... C6 Price Truck & Equipment Sales, Missoula ....A8 Pure Bliss Cycle Sales, Conrad ................. C58 R & R Land & Livestock Services, Ron Wilson, Fairfield ................................................... C24 Rainbow Irrigation & Equipment, Chinook ........ ........................................................C14, C15 RDO Equipment, Kalispell, Missouls, Ronan ... .................................................................. C9 Reddig Equipment & Repair, Kalispell ....... C36

Rockwell Scales, Simms............................ C16 Roger Rader, Inc, Sun River .......................A32 Rozol, Lipatech ....................................INSERT Rydelle Enterprises, Marion Jones, Drummond ....................................................... C13 Severinsen Irrigation, Fairfield ................... C56 Shop Specialties, Ronan ........................... C40 Shortline Ag, Inc, Scobey .......................... C45 Skierka Livestock Trucking, Pompeys Pillar C14 Sod Buster Sales, Polson .................. A30, B13 Specialty Tool & Attachment, Cody WY ..... C59 Steel Etc, Great Falls ................................ C53 Steinhatchee, Lance Nelson, Stevensville..A15 Stock Drive Trailer Sales, Dillon ....................B4 Stokes Fencing, Conrad .............................A38 Stricks Ag, Chester .......................................A4 Sullivan Brothers Construction, Conrad .... C28 Sunrise Equipment, Sidney ..........................B6 Super SmartRooms/Superform ICF, Jerry Gangstad, Avon .........................................C7, C29 Swains Spring Service, Great Falls ........... C20 T & T Farm Supply, LLC, Chester ...............A63 Taylor Farm Store, Shelby ......................... C61 The Gear House, Helena........................... C28 The Repair Shop, Choteau .........................B10 The Truck Shop of Billings ..........................B15 Tiber Tractor Co., Chester ...........................B12 Tilleman Equipment Company, Havre ....... C39 Tom’s Shop, Grassrange.............................. C2 Torgerson’s, Ethridge, Great Falls, Lewistown, Havre, Denton, Billings ............................A21 Treasure State Seed, Fairfield ................... C41 Tri County Implement, Sidney .................... C13 Triangle Ag Service, Fort Benton ................A39 Triple T Sales, Chinook ......................A61, C12 TT&E Inc, Victor..........................................A32 United Electric, Great Falls .......................... C9 Vaughn Truck, Havre ...................................B10 VW Mfg, Loren Hawks, Chester ................ C37 Wesco Trailer Sales, Conrad........................ C8 Western Montana New Holland, Missoula . C19 Western Water Wells, Jack Clark, Choteau A51 Wild Horse Seed, Havre .............................A40 World Equipment, Idaho Falls, ID .............. C21 XB Trailer Sales, Glen Birky, Sun River.......A52 Yellowstone Tractor Co., Belgrade ..............A46 Zerbe Bros., Glasgow ............................ B2, B3 Zomer Truck, Conrad ........................................ ............................. A2, A7, A34, A35, A63, C30

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1999 Hesston 856T 5x6 bales, 75” wide pickup, bale kicker. #UHHS43..................................... $11,500

2009 New Holland BR7090 wide pickup, twine and net, float tires, #UHN136........................ $24,000 2012 New Holland BR7090 extra wide pickup, floatation tires, 1000 PTO, #UHN139.............. $24,500 1999 New Holland 688 1000 PTO, twine tie, gathering wheels, Bale Command, UHN140............. $8500 1994 Vermeer 605K round baler, 1000 PTO. #UHVM33.................................................. $7500

USED COMBINES

2008 New Holland CR9070 400 hp, 900/60R32 tires, with 40-ft. MacDon D60 header. #UCNH80......... ..............................................................JUST IN! 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

2013 Case IH 8230 450 hp, 30” rotor, 350 bushel hopper, duals, long auger, chopper, Autosteer. #UCCA15..................................ONLY 1 LEFT!!!

USED WINDROWERS

1996 Hesston 8100 2116 hours, 16-ft. and 25-ft, headers. #UWHS81................................$18,000 Hesston 810H 30-ft. draper header with pickup reel. #UWHS79..................................................$4500 New Holland 1100 self-propelled windrower, 14-ft., single knife, cab, no air conditioning, #UWN108. ...................................................................$4800 New Holland 1431 disc mower, 13-ft., rubber conditioners, 2 point swivel hitch, 1000 PTO...$12,000

2009 Case IH 7120 1130 separator hours, Pro 600 monitor, chopper, rock trap, 900/60R32 tires. #UCCA16.............................................JUST IN!

2010 New Holland CR9070 Class 8, twin rotors, hydraulic AutoSteer, large screen, duals, 350 bushel tank, both concaves, 1500 separator hours, no DEF on combine. #UCNH85............JUST IN! 2009 New Holland CR9070 Class 8, twin rotor, hydraulic AutoSteer, large screen, 900 singles, 350 bushel tank, both concaves, 1300 separator hours, no DEF on combine. #UCNH81..JUST IN!

USED TRACTORS

1997 New Holland 9682 4WD, 5697 hours, 360 hp Cummins diesel, 24.5R32 tires, standard 12 speed transmission, 4 hydraulics. #UTN104........ ................................................................$62,500

USED HEADERS

2013 Case IH (MacDon) 2152 45-ft., double sickle, transport package, cross auger, finger reel. #UHCA20..... ..................................................................... $51,500 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 2007 Honey Bee 94C 40-ft. draper header, pickup reel, CR New Holland adapter with gauge wheels and transport. #UCNH87.........................................CALL 2007 Honey Bee 94C 40-ft. draper header, pickup reel, CR New Holland adapter with gauge wheels and transport. #UCNH88.........................................CALL

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2004 Versatile 2310 4WD, 330 hp, Cummins diesel, standard transmission, 520/85R42 tires, 4690 hours. #UTBU06.....................................$65,000 2011 New Holland Boomer 35 35 hp diesel, hydro drive, 540 PTO with loader. #UTN111.....$19,000

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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..$95,000 Concord 4412 12” spacing with 3000 tow behind tank, hydraulic drive fan. #UDCN13.................$15,000 2004 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft., 9” spacing, 550# trips, 31/2” steel packers, 3” paired row boots with 4350 tow behind air cart, variable drive, dual fan, 10” auger. #UDF251......................................$59,000 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................................................$77,500 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 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

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Flexi-Coil 5000 39-ft. air drill with 7” spacing, steel packers with 1720 tow between tank. #UDF243.. ................................................................$25,000 1994 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft. with 9” spacing, 3.5” steel packers, recapped, double shoot, stealth gumbo tip, goose shooter, 3450 tow between tank, mechanical drive, dual fan, 30.5x32 tires. UDF248.. ................................................................$29,000 2008 New Holland SD550 70-ft., 10” spacing, 550# trips, 41/2” steel packers, hi-flotation with SC430 tow between cart, 430 bushel, variable drive, duals. #UDNH28.........................................$89,000 2005 New Holland SD440 58-ft., 12” spacing, 550# trips, 51/2” rubber packers, 4350 tow between cart, double shoot. #UDNH25.........................$89,000

2010 New Holland P2060 70-ft., 550 lb. trips, 41/2 steel packers, Hi-Float package, single shoot with P1060 tow between cart, 430 bushel, dual fan. #UDNH30.........................................$89,000

2012 Seed Hawk 6012 60-ft., 12” spacing, twin wing openers, 500 bushel tow behind tank, Viper monitor. #USSH06......................................... JUST IN

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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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2014 Apache AS1220 Plus 2 100-ft. boom, 1200 gallon tank, AutoBoom, AutoSteer, Viper Pro AutoRate, section control, 760 hours. #USAP28... .................................................................JUST IN

2008 Apache AS1010 1880 hours, 100-ft. boom, 1000 gallon tank, Envisio Pro monitor, Auto steer, AutoBoom, 215 hp Cummins diesel. #USAP30..... ................................................................$135,000 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

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USED PULL TYPE & SUSPENDED BOOM SPRAYERS

2004 New Holland SF115 134-ft., 1500 gallon wheel boom, 18.4x26 tires, HMIC pump, FlexControl, dual nozzles, windscreen. #USNH00......$28,000 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, FlexControl auto rate, hydraulic pump. #USNH37......$43,000 2011 New Holland S1070 130-ft. wheel boom, 1600 gallon tank, windscreens, 18.4R28 tires, Intelliview II monitor. #USNH57...............................$25,000 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

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1993 Agco/White 6195 MFD, 200 hp, Cummins diesel, 18 speed, Power Shift, 9600 hours, 3 point hitch, 1000 PTO, 42” rear tires........................................... $38,000 1951 Allis-Chalmers WD tractor, 540 PTO with loader...... ........................................................................... $2500

1992 Case IH 9280 4WD tractor, 375 hp, Cummins diesel, 24.5x32 tires, PowerShift................................. $46,000 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 2000 Cat Challenger 95E 2500 hours, New 30” tracks and drivers, Autosteer, clean................................ JUST IN! Deutz DX130 MFD tractor, 130 hp, mechanical transmission, 540 PTO, 3-point, 2 remotes................... $13,000 International 1066 2WD tractor with cab, 18.4x38 rear duals, 2 rear hydraulics, no PTO, no 3-point hitch........ ........................................................................... $6500 1993 John Deere 8760 4wd tractor, 5400 hours with Auto Steer, 50% tires............................................... $45,000

1996 John Deere 8570, 4WD tractor, 250 hp, 18.4R42 duals, 3-pt., 1000 PTO, 12 speed, 9000 hours.$40,000

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1997 Massey 6180 2WD tractor, 110 PTO, hp, 3 point hitch, 540/1000 PTOs, 1400 total hours, Perkins diesel ....... ........................................................................ $27,000 1995 New Holland 8770 MFD tractor, 160 PTO hp, 18.4x42 duals, 1000 PTO, power shift transmission, super steer front end. ........................................................ $60,000 2011 New Holland T7.210 MFWD tractor, 1240 hours, 165 PTO hp, PowerShift, 3 point, 540/1000 PTOs, with 855TL New Holland loader with AutoSteer... $104,000 Oliver 770 tractor, gas engine with Farmhand F11 loader.. ........................................................................... $3500 1976 White 2-150 tractor, 540/1000 PTOs, cab, air conditioning and heat, with 2100 Ezee-on loader, grapple assist............................................................... $11,500 2010 Wallenstein GX920 3-point backhoe, 9.5-ft. digging depth, self-contained.......................................... $5500

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John Deere 7100 corn planter, Yetter knives............ $5500 2011 Summers Super Coulter Plus verticle tillage, 35-ft., dual wave blades, 3-bar harrow, roller basket..$45,000 John Deere 230 28-ft. tandem disc with rock flex.... $5900 Harrell 3606 6 bottom switch plow, 3 pt. mount........ $5500 John Deere 787 tow between air cart, 7” auger...... $9500 Nutri-Placer 5252 40-ft. liquid fertilizer applicator with carbide points..................................................... $6000 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

2008 John Deere 1895 air disc drill, 10” spacing, double shoot, all run blockage, 1910 tow behind cart..$118,000 2006 New Holland 90-ft. suspended boom sprayer, 1500 gallon, SP655 auto rate................................... $20,000

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Flexicoli S67 XLT 104-ft. wheel boom sprayer......... $3000 2004 New Holland SF115 134-ft. sprayer, 1500 gallon, 18.4x26 tires, HMIC pump, Flexi-Control Auto Rate, dual nozzles, windscreens.............................. $12,000 2011 New Holland S1070, 100-ft. suspension boom, 1600 gallon tank, AutoBoom.................................... $45,000 1990 New Holland TR86 combine, 30-ft. 971 header, double knife, batt reel, 2213 hours................................. $7000

2002 John Deere 9650STS combine, 2925 separator hours, 800/65R32 tires, chopper with 9360 header.......... Call 1978 John Deere 7700 combine, diesel engine, 3631 hours with 224 head, non hydro................................... $4000 2010 Neville 42-ft. grain trailer, 2 axle, ag hoppers, 11R24.5 tires, roll tarp, springs............................................ Call 2013 Farm King 9-ft. side sickle mower, 540 PTO, hydraulic lift, skid shoes, extra parts.................................... Call New Holland 116 16-ft. swing tongue, double sickle, 1000 PTO, pump......................................................... $4500 2008 Walinga 6614 grain vac, 3200 bushel per hour, 3 sections hoses................................................. $12,000 2006 MacDon 974 36-ft. front draper header, finger reel, transport, cross auger, John Deere adaptor... $19,000 MacDon 973 draper header with pickup reel, 39-ft., fits R-62 and R-65......................................................... $19,500 John Deere 1243 corn head, 12 row with Wemco trailer... .............................................................................. Call Sakundiak 7-ft.x35-ft. auger with 18 hp Roban engine...... ........................................................................... $1800 2004 Westfield 13”x71-ft. swing auger, mechanical drive, low profile hopper, “Needs” flighting work........... $7500 Westfield 10x71 swing auger, very nice................... $7500 Alloway 10”x60-ft. swing away grain auger, 540 PTO, scissor lift, mechanical drive hopper......................... $3000 2015 Danuser pallet fork with top tine grabber, for skid steer................................................................... $1900

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Trader’s Dispatch, October 2016 — Page B4

The deadline for phoning in advertising for the November issue of the Trader's Dispatch will be November 2. Phone (406) 271-5533

EQUIPMENT & TRUCKS FOR SALE COMBINES AND HEADERS

John Deere 9870 1700 hours.................................................................................... $135,000 John Deere 9860 1400 hours.....................................................................................$110,000 John Deere 9860 2200 hours...................................................................................... $80,000 John Deere 9760 2400 hours...................................................................................... $75,000 John Deere 640D header............................................................................................ $42,000 John Deere 640D header............................................................................................ $40,000 John Deere 635D header............................................................................................ $30,000 John Deere 635D header............................................................................................ $30,000 John Deere 936D header............................................................................................ $22,000 MacDon 973 header with Gleaner adapter.................................................................. $13,000

TRACTORS

Case IH 450 Quadtrac, new tracks, 7000 hours.........................................................$110,000 Case IH 450 Quadtrac, new tracks, 7000 hours.........................................................$110,000 Case IH 9230 PTO, 6500 hours................................................................................... $37,000 New Holland 9030 new tires, loader, 6500 hours........................................................ $25,000 New Holland 9030 new tires, loader, 6500 hours........................................................ $25,000 Case 2390....................................................................................................................... $8000 Case 1070 ...................................................................................................................... $7000 Case W14 4WD loader................................................................................................ $13,000 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft. air drill, new points, new hoses, like new.................................. $15,000 New Noble Seed-A-Vator 292 tank................................................................................ $7000

TRUCKS

2005 Kenworth W900 new tires, 600,000 miles.......................................................... $35,000 2003 Kenworth T2000 new tires................................................................................. $12,000 2003 Freightliner M2106 300 hp, automatic, air ride, trailer puller............................. $25,000 2003 Dodge 1-ton........................................................................................................ $15,000 2007 Dodge 3/4-ton....................................................................................................... $23,000

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Say cheese

By Julie Garden-Robinson, Food and Nutrition Specialist, NDSU Extension Service “Wow!” was all I could say as my husband served himself a piece of Chicago-style pizza in Chicago recently.

The string of cheese stretched from the platter to over his head until he used the serving utensil to trim it. His arm could not stretch any higher.

Our family finally had returned to Chicago. About 10 years ago, our family of five drove the 600 miles from Fargo to Chicago and tasted the city’s namesake pizza for the first time. Our kids were ages 2, 7 and 10 at the time. Even though we had to wait 45 minutes for the pizza to cook, they were willing to be patient.

As they reminisced about trips through the years, our youngest child complained that we took all the “fun trips” when she was a toddler. She couldn’t remember the amazing pizza. Now 12 years old, she was excited to taste it and make her own memory.

I remember my kids initially thought the pizza had a “weird” appearance. The sauce is placed on top of the cheese inside a deep-dish crust. After tasting the combination of fresh mozzarella, hearty sauce and delicious crust, they were sold on it.

As we drove to Chicago recently, we saw many dairy cows in Wisconsin. The cows produced about 29 billion pounds of milk in 2015. Some of the milk is used to make 3 billion pounds of cheese. Therefore, cheese shops beckoned us off the interstate.

Fresh, squeaky cheese curds are quite tasty, especially if they are flavored with dill and garlic, in my opinion, anyway.

Worldwide, about 2,000 types of cheese are made. About 300 different types of cheese are available in the U.S., according to the National Dairy Council. Dairy producers are located throughout the U.S., so get to know a dairy farmer near you to learn more.

Making cheese is a way to preserve milk. According to legend, cheese was made accidentally when a traveler placed milk in a bladder made of an animal’s stomach as a kind of makeshift canteen. The stomach contained an enzyme called rennet, which caused the milk to form protein-rich curds.

Most types of cheese are composed of just a few ingredients. Besides rennet and milk, salt and a culture of “good bacteria” usually are used. Making a pound of cheese requires 10 pounds of milk.

You can make fresh mozzarella or ricotta cheese at home quite easily. See https://www.nationaldairycouncil.org for the method to make homemade ricotta.

Cheese contributes protein, calcium and phosphorus to our diet, and these nutrients nourish our bones and teeth.

Some recently published research has shown no link between heart disease risk and cheese consumption. More research is under way.

Further, some people with lactose intolerance (inability to digest milk sugar) can consume natural cheese without digestive upset.

Keep in mind the calorie content of all your food choices, though. One ounce of cheese has about 100 calories, depending on the type of cheese. An ounce is a 1-inch cube or four small dice. If you are watching your sodium intake, pay attention to Nutrition Facts labels.

If you decide to have a snack of cheese and crackers, place a serving on a plate and put the rest of the food back in the refrigerator or cupboard. Enjoy some fruit and veggies with your cheese for a nutrient-rich snack.

Serving cheese with food may improve choices. Some researchers have shown that sprinkling a little cheese on veggies enticed children to eat them.

Now I am hungry for some cheesy pizza. Try this easyto-make recipe from the Midwest Dairy Association. It’s not quite Chicago-style pizza, but it tastes great and you don’t have to drive a long way to get it. You could be eating before a pizza delivery person could get to your door.

Personalize it by adding some chopped vegetables, such as onions or fresh basil.

CONTINUED ON PAGE B7

##### A bus load of politicians were driving down a country road one afternoon, when all of a sudden, the bus ran off the road and crashed into a tree in an old farmer’s field.

Seeing what happened, the old farmer went over to investigate. He then proceeded to dig a hole and bury the politicians.

A few days later, the local sheriff came out, saw the crashed bus, and asked the old farmer, “Were they all dead?”

The old farmer replied, “Well, some of them said they weren’t, but you know how them politicians lie.”

Trader’s Dispatch, October 2016 — Page B5

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

Website: www.huggybearsconsignments.com

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

NEW ITEMS 1991 Kenworth T600 truck, 20-ft. Mohrlang spreader box. Tag #JeffH1016......

See Me About Your Bale Processor Needs Tag #Hug1016 Hyster winch for Cat D6C, free spooler. Tag #Pack1016 Sullair compressor. Tag #Hug1016.......................................................$25,000 NEW Airway 30-ft. aerator. Tag #RickW1016........................................$50,000 Airway 20-ft. aerator. Tag #RickW1016.................................................$33,000 NEW Spraylift hydraulic jack for high clearance sprayers. Tag# Hug1016.$1700 Continental 8x20 cargo trailer, 12 volt battery system, LED lights. Tag #Larry1016................................................................................................$8500 NEW Tebben 8ft. 3-pt. rotary mower. Tag #SamG1016............................$6000 Grizzly 3-pt. backhoe. Tag #ANF1016......................................................$3500 Case David Brown 1200 tractor, 3-pt., 540 PTO, new 18.4x30 rear tires, power draw bar, 3092 hours. Tag #RodB1016..............................................$6500 Badger Hopto trailer mounted backhoe. Tag #Hug1016.........................$1500 Flexi-Coil 67XL sprayer, 114-ft. double booms, double nozzles, windscreens, 2 tanks, 18.4x26 lug tires. Tag #DaveB1016 Flexi-Coil 67XL sprayer, 114-ft. single boom, double nozzles, windscreens, 1500 gallon tank, 18.4x26 diamond tires. Tag #DaveB1016 M&W 450 grain dryer. Tag #DaveB1016 Allison automatic transmission out of 1985 Steiger tractor. Tag #WahlF1016 International FAA tractor, 540 PTO, saw blade. Tag #SteveF1016 International FC tractor, 540 PTO. Does not run. Tag #SteveF1016 1990 Kenworth T600 truck, 19-ft. Mohrlang spreader. Tag #JeffH1016............. ........................................................................................................$32,000

2WD & 4WD TRACTORS

John Deere 1010 tractor, 3-pt., 540 PTO, power steering, loader is available. Tag #ANF0816.............................................................................................$6500 1999 New Holland TV140 bidirectional tractor, cab, loader, grapple, 8100 hours.

Tag #ReidH0816................................................................................$38,000 Versatile 900 4WD tractor, Cummins 903 engine, (4) good tires and (4) fair tires.

Tag #JerryS0716...................................................................................$8500 Massey Ferguson 1155 2WD tractor, PTO, Leon loader, grapple. Tag #Turk0716 John Deere 9510R 4WD tractor, 5 banks of remotes, 1000 PTO, 800/70R tires, 1300 hours. Tag #Ralph0716 1985 Versatile 256 bidirectional tractor, 85 hp, cab end 3-pt., 540 PTO, 2360 loader, grapple, 5373 hours. Tag #BobC0616....................................$20,000 John Deere 2955 MFD tractor, 3-pt., dual PTO, JD 265 loader, grapple, 11,000 hours, new tires. Tag #ArtH0616........................................................$27,000 John Deere 2750 2WD tractor, 3-pt., 540 PTO, 245 loader, 18.4x30 rear tires, 5232 hours. Tag #ArtH0616...............................................................$19,500 Case IH MX135 MFD tractor, 3-pt., dual PTO, loader. Tag #JR0516........$37,000 John Deere 4720 MFD, 3-pt., 540 PTO, loader. Tag #RichT0416............$36,000 John Deere 4010 2WD tractor, 540 PTO, loader, new clutch, new hydraulic pump, low hours on engine overhaul. Tag #ANF0416...................................$12,500 John Deere 3020, cab, 3-pt., dual PTO, 148 loader. Tag #ANF0416..........$9500 John Deere 5020 tractor, 18.4x38 tires, cab, starts and runs good. Tag #ANF0316.............................................................................................$7500 International 1066 2WD tractor, good engine, TA or clutch issues. Tag #HerbB0316 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 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 2013 Case IH 500HD 4WD tractor, luxury cab, air ride, 1000 PTO, high-output hyd, weight brackets, LED lights, auto steer, 625 hr. Tag Kem0116.$244,000 John Deere 9510R 4WD tractor, 550 hp, 570 hours. Tag #Ralph1115..$320,000 Case David Brown 1212 2WD tractor, 3-pt., backhoe, loader, engine good, needs transmission work. Tag #Alten1115 1968 Oliver 1650 2WD tractor, 66 hp, gas, cab, 3-pt., 540 PTO, Oliver 1610 loader.

Tag #Merlin1115...................................................................................$7500 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

Many more tractors available. Call Ken with your needs

ANTIQUE TRACTORS

John Deere 730 tractor, narrow front. Tag #ANF0716 International 300 tractor, 3-pt., power steering, loader. Tag #Cliff0416......$3600 John Deere 520 tractor, 540 PTO, 3-pt., new paint, runs great. Tag #RonA0316. ..............................................................................................................$6500 John Deere G tractor, tricycle front, ran 2 years ago. Tag #ANF0216........... $2000 Minneapolis Moline 445 2WD tractor, 540 PTO, 3-pt., loader. Motor is stuck. Tag #Merlin1115 1959 John Deere 820 tractor. Tag #LarryL0914 John Deere B tractor, tricycle front 2-point hitch, 540 PTO. Tag #WSpiecher1008...................................................................................................$4500

BACKHOES, LOADERS, SKID STEERS GRADERS, CRAWLERS & EXCAVATORS

Cat D4 dozer, pull start pony motor. Tag #MarvinC0216............................... $6000 (2) Allis Chalmers graders. Tag #Jess0716............................$6000 for the pair

MISCELLANEOUS

Troy-Bilt rototiller. Tag #BobC0816...............................................................$800 AllFit 50” extra wide lawn sweeper, 26 cubic foot capacity. Tag #BC0816.....$300 16-ft. bale rack for round bales. Tag #Dave0716..........................................$1500 BBP 600 hoist off of single axle truck. Tag #RonBC0716............................$1500 18-ft. gravel box. Tag #RonBC0716..............................................................$1700 B&W turnover ball. Tag #BooBoo0716..........................................................$600 DuAl loader off International 806. Tag #ANF0716.......................................$1950 24-ft. portable corral panels. Tag #BCreek0716....................................$350 each 40-ft. harrow cart. Tag #BobC0616..............................................................$1500 (2) Farmhand 8-bale clamp. Tag #TomS0616.............................. $1500 & $1600 Wheatheart Heavy Hitter post pounder. For Sale or Rent. Tag #0616.Call Huggy!!!

Rite-Way 4500 45-ft. roller with 48” drums. Tag #Keven0616...................$36,000 Rite-Way FS62 45-ft. rollers with 48” drums. Tag #Keven0616.................$46,000 Bear Cat wood chipper. Like new. Tag # BobC0616....................................$1500 Case 451 engine, completely rebuilt, fits Case 1030, has clutch and alternator.

Tag #BobC0616....................................................................................$2500 2008 Arctic Cat 650 side-by-side UTV, 5761 hours. Tag #Gerald0516 Engine end 3-pt. hitch & PTO for 9030 bidirectional. Tag #RogW0516........$3800 Ford 906 3-pt. post hole digger with 3 augers. Tag #BobP0516.......................$1250 NEW pasture harrows. Tag #Hug0516...................................... $199 per section Cummins N14 engine out of Freightliner. Tag #Seville0516 Fuller 13 speed transmission out of Freightliner. Tag #Seville0516 2011 Ezee-On 1400 skidsteer mounted post pounder. Tag #Hug0516......$7000 Smithy lathe. Tag #Ruth0416......................................................................$1700 NEW!! Wessex 4x6 pasture harrows. Tag #Hug0416..............................$190 ea.

NEW!! Tebben 5-ft. 3-pt. mowers. Tag #Hug0416......................Preseason Price NEW!! Danuser hydraulic post hole digger, 9” and 12” auger. Tag #Hug0416...... ............................................................................................Preseason Price 1977 Sea Swirl 21-ft. boat and trailer. Tag #GaryC0316.............................$2500 24-ft. pipe panels. Tag #Joe0316.............................................................$350 ea.

30-ft. portable corral gates. Tag #BirchCr0116......................................$500 each

HARROWS & HEAVY HARROWS AVAILABLE

........................................................................................................$30,000 Case 1070 tractor, good motor, transmission bad. Tag #JohnDr1016......$3500 (39) 4-ft. perforated aeration tubes. Tag #DickS1016...............................$135 ea.

(136) rings for aeration tubes. Tag #DickS1016.........................................$35 ea.

2009 New Holland 9070 combine, self-leveling sieve, 1200 hours, no header included. Well maintained. Tag #JohnJ1016...................................... $95,000 Round bale cattle feeders. Tag #Sam1016 Hesston 8100 swather, Cummins engine, 3400 hours, 16-ft. header, 25-ft. grain header, batt reel. Tag #Scott1016...........................................$16,000 Melroe 220 sprayer. Tag #Scott1016........................................................$3500 2000 bushels of oats. Tag #JimGas1016........................................ $10/bushel Frigidaire stainless steel refrigerator. Tag #Terra1016...............................$500 Stainless steel dishwasher. Tag #Terra1016...............................................$300 Magic Chef microwave oven. Tag #Terra1016............................................$250 Maytag stainless steel stove and oven. Tag #Terra1016............................$500 2012 Dodge pickup bumper. Tag #DickG1016...........................................$450 Case IH 1460 combine, 2800 hours, 25-ft. header. Tag #DickG1016.......$8500 1980 International S1800 2-ton grain truck, 404 gas engine, 4 speed, stock rack, excellent tires. Tag #DickG1016.................................................$8500 1985 Ford Econoline conversion van, propane heat, 85,000 miles. Tag #Janette1016...........................................................................................$5500 Call me for additional information on Wacker Neuson items!!!!

AIR SEEDERS & DRILLS

Case IH PH-800 50-ft. air seeder, 10” spacing, rubber packer. Never been used, no air tank. Tag #Dave0716................................................................$40,000 John Deere 9450 drills, 12” spacing, fertilizer, steel packers, transport. Tag #ANF0516..........................................................................................$14,000 Flexi-Coil 5000 45-ft. air drill, 91/2” spacing, double shoot, 1720 tow behind tank.

Tag #ArtH0516...................................................................................$45,000 Flexi-Coil 5000 51-ft. air drill, 9” spacing, 2320 tow between tank. Field ready.

Tag #BirchCreek0516........................................................................$38,000 Case IH Concord 6012 ATX 60-ft. air seeder, 12” spacing, ADX 3360 tow between tank. Tag #BirchCreek0516......................................................$75,000 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft. air seeder, 12” spacing, 2320 tow between tank, single shoot. Tag #HarveyK0416..................................................................$28,000 Flexi-Coil 39-ft. air seeder, 9” spacing, single shoot, steel packers, 2320 tow behind air tank. Tag #JoshB0216............................................................. $25,000

SPRAYERS & SPREADERS

2000 Flexi-Coil 67XL sprayer, 120-ft. single boom, 1500 gallon main tank, inductor tank, 500 gallon auxiliary tank, wash tank, windscreens, double nozzles. Tag #Ruth0416.........................................................................................$15,000 John Deere 4720 sprayer, stainless steel tank, loaded. Tag #PatW1014$160,000 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

SEVERAL SIZE PLOWS FOR SALE!!!

PLOWS

1980 Melroe 505 37-ft. cultivator. In excellent shape. Tag #Harry0616.......$7500 Gysler 32-ft. plow. Tag #Russ0516..............................................................$2500 Frigstad 31-ft. chisel plow, MK rod weeder. Good looking. Tag #Ruth0416.$6000 John Deere 610 35-ft. chisel plow, John Deere harrows, all new bearings, tires good, shank protectors. Tag #Miles0416.............................................. $15,000 Jeoffroy 14-ft. plow. Tag #JSmith1209

GRAIN AUGERS

Brandt 1033 10”x33-ft. auger, no drive. Tag #ChuckC0816........................$3500 Bazooka 8”x35-ft. auger, PTO drive. Tag #LarryB0716.................................$950 Bazooka 8”x42-ft. PTO auger. Tag #Kyle0616...............................................$300 Sakundiak HD-1600 belt PTO auger. Tag #Kyle0616...................................$450 Wheatheart SA-10-71 auger, swing hopper, hydraulic hopper mover. Good shape. Tag #Kyle0616........................................................................$10,500 Bazooka 6”x27-ft. auger, Briggs 11 hp engine. Tag #Harry0616...................$850 Wesco 1310 10”x70-ft. swing away grain, hydraulic drive. Tag #Ruth0416.$3500

TRUCKS

1979 Volvo truck, Cat 3208 motor, Allison automatic, 21-ft. flatbed, steel deck, winch. Tag #BobL0716.......................................................................$22,000 1974 GMC 6000 grain truck, Knapheide 16-ft. box, hoist, fold down stock rack, 37,628 miles. Tag #ArtH0516................................................................$4900 1965 GMC truck, 351 gas, 20-ft. steel box, hoist, tag. Tag #JerryS0516.....$5000 2004 International truck, Eagle package, 400,000 miles on overhaul, PTO package. Tag #RonD0316..........................................................................$28,000

TRAILERS

1979 Cook 40-ft. belly dump gravel trailer, single gate, completely rebuilt. Tag #Pack0716.........................................................................................$17,500 Load-Max 26-ft. gooseneck trailer, used very little. Tag #DonS0716...........$5500 Wilson Pacesetter 57-ft. grain trailer, 3 axle, remote Shur-Lok tarp. Tag #Kyle 0616...................................................................................................$30,000 54-ft. utility van trailer. Tag #Kyle0616..........................................................$7500 2004 7x24-ft. steel stock trailer. Tag #Beau0616..........................................$7500 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 #WahlF0616.........$7500 Wahl 8-ft. homemade trailer, expanded metal sides. Good for hauling debris or lawn leaves, dirt. Tag #WahlF0616........................................................$2900 Lode King 42-ft. 50-ton lowboy trailer, 18.5-ft. lower deck. Tag #ArtH0516$26,000 1974 Homemade flat bed trailer, 107” deck. Wide enough for older swathers. Tag #TSimo1115..........................................................................................$2500

PJ Trailers For Sale Call HUGGY BEAR PICKUPS & CARS

1991 Oldsmobile Toronado, 2-door sedan, hard top, automatic, new tires, sunroof, color in tan. Showroom condition. Tag #BobC0816.......................$7500 1967 Chevrolet 10 2WD pickup, manual transmission. Good shape. Tag #TL0816 1996 Cadillac, 4.6L engine, automatic transmission, 21-22 mpg, 210,000 miles.

Tag #Sam0616......................................................................................$4000 1973 Buick Century, 2-door, 39,000 miles, 5000 miles on rebuilt 350 engine and rebuilt automatic transmission. Tag #KenC0616...................................$4500 1981 Ford F250 2WD pickup, service box. Tag #Ruth0616........................$1500

TUB GRINDERS & PROCESSORS

Vermeer BPX9000 bale processor, processes both round and square bales. Tag #Nolan0416 Hesston BP25 bale processor. Tag #BobB0316 Highline BP4065 2-bale round bale processor. Tag #Hug0116.................... $7000 Highline 6800 7-bale multibale processor. Tag #JR1113............................$8500 Supreme Mixers available. Call Huggy Bear

EQUIPMENT & PRODUCTS AVAILABLE

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

• Ezee-On air seeders with special discounts.

• Keho and Edwards aeration equipment.

• Many more products can be obtained.

• Call me for your parts needs for any make.

LAST MONTH’S NEW ITEMS

John Deere 105 combine with 22-ft. header. Tag #MikeMc0916................... $3500 Gravel for sale. Tag #GunsightGr0916 1970 Gysler 24-ft. plow with cable lift. Tag #HerbK0916 1982 Valmar 240 granular applicator, hydraulic drive, mounted on homemade cart. Tag #HerbK0916 Fuel stand. Tag #Hug0916............................................................................... $100 Massey-Ferguson 880 8-bottom moldboard plow in excellent condition. Tag #Hug0916............................................................................................... $6500 John Deere 914 pickup header, Rake-Up pickup attachment. Tag #ANF0916....... ................................................................................................................ $4500 Case IH 1482 combine, 12-ft. pickup header only, Rakeup pickup attachment. Tag #Chuck0916............................................................................................ $5800 Spray-Air 10”x70-ft. grain auger, swing away hopper. Tag #PhilA0916......... $4500 New Holland LX665 skidsteer loader. Tag #Hug0916............................... $16,500 1941 Minneapolis-Moline U tractor, loader. Tag #Mitch0916....................... $2000 Flexi-Coil 67XL 130-ft. field sprayer, windscreens, 1500 gallon tank, auxiliary tank, double TeeJet nozzles. Tag #Ruth0916....................................... $10,500 3/4 ton pickup box trailer. Tag #ANF0916...................................................... $1000 Melroe 811 skidsteer mounted backhoe. Tag #KenBert0916........................ $6500 Inboard motor boat with trailer. Tag #Hug0916.............................................. $2500 Generator. Tag #Hug0916................................................................................ $850 1967 International cabover tandem axle truck, Detroit diesel engine, sleeper, 20ft. box and hoist. Tag #PatH0916............................................................. $7500 Massey Ferguson 760 combine, 20-ft. header. Tag #PatH0916................... $2500 2013 John Deere 1830 50-ft. air seeder, 10” spacing, 2014 John Deere 1910 air cart, 350 bushel tank, dual casters, variable rate, has factory caps. Tag #GregA0916...................................................................................... $150,000 Cat Challenger 75C track tractor, 325 hp, John Deere auto steer, rebuilt tracks and drives, 8756 hours. Tag #GregA0916............................................ $55,000 New Holland 664 round baler, twine wrap, Bale Command. Good shape. Tag #JasonA0916................................................................................................ $5500 1997 Ford F800 service truck, 8.3 Cummins, 9 speed, air brakes, 5000 lb crane, 246,000 miles. Tag #JasonA0916........................................................ $15,000 2000 Ford F350 pickup, Stahl service box. Tag #JasonA0916...................... $7500 1969 Chevrolet C50 2-ton grain truck, 15-ft. box, hoist, 51,249 miles. Tag #RussB0916........................................................................................... $7500 John Deere M rebuilt antique tractor, 2-pt., 540 PTO. Parade ready tractor. Tag #GaryH0916........................................................................................ $11,000 Versatile 855 4WD tractor, new 340 hp motor, rebuilt transmission, new 20.8x38 tires. Tag #RileyD0916......................................................................... $35,000 Kenworth T600, 60 Series Detroit, new clutch, 22-ft. grain box, hoist, pup trailer.

Tag #GaryW0916................................................................................. $27,000 1998 Peterbilt gravel truck, Cat engine, 13 speed transmission, 12-yard box, 1/4” Hardox floor, like new lo-pro 22.5 tires. Tag #RonBC0916................... $38,000 1988 Suburban 3/4 ton, manual transmission, new engine, 6-way blade. Tag #GeraldB0916...................................................................................... $11,000 1999 Volvo Autocar crane with 110-ft. stinger, 6WD, only 9451 actual miles. Tag #DennyL0916.................................................................................... $155,000 Peterbilt truck, sleeper, 430,676 miles, Red River 237 45-ft. belly dump. Tag #Sam0916........................................................................................... $45,000 4000 gallon fuel tank. Tag #Sam0916............................................................ $4500 Irrigation pump, 40 hp electric motor. Tag #Neal0916 Melroe 501 42-ft. plow, 1” shanks. Tag #DaveT0916 2004 MacDon 972 36-ft. header to fit NH TV140 tractor. Tag #DaveT0916 Versatile 4020 header, pickup reel, push frame, for NH bidirectional. Tag #DaveT0916 Dresser dozer tractor. Tag #GeneM0916 24-ft. tandem dually trailer, pintle hitch, for dozer or backhoe. Tag #GeneM0916 International 9-ft. side-delivery rake. Tag #Pete0916 (42) 18” round aeration tubes. Tag #DickS0916 (2) 18” round solid aeration tubes. Tag #DickS0916 Kinze 1050 grain cart, duals. Tag #Rog0916............................................. $36,000 2009 Avalanche 1100 bushel grain cart, tarp. Tag #Rog0916................... $44,000 John Deere 8120 track tractor. Tag #Rog0916 Bourgault 7200 72-ft. heavy harrow. Tag #Rog0916.................................. $22,000 1997 John Deere 9600 combine, 3300 separator hours, new walkers, 930 rigid header, batt reel. Tag #Abe0916.......................................................... $48,000 Case IH 9380 tractor, powershift, 7800 hours, new engine overhaul at 7400 hours, triples, tires are fair, chemical tanks. Tag #Klint0916............................ $59,000 Case 320 crawler/dozer, 551 hours on rebuilt, new engine, drives, tracks, 6-way blade. Tag #GaryH0916....................................................................... $11,000 Harvest International 13”x72-ft. swing hopper auger. Tag #Jess0916...... $15,000 2004 Case IH 2388 combine, 4079 engine hours, rebuilt transmission, brake drum replaced, tires are good, 2012 Case IH 2142 header, pickup reel. Tag #Russ0916........................................................................................... $75,000 2009 Honey Bee 36-ft. header, pickup reel, fore/aft, single point hook up for John Deere header. Tag #Rog0916.............................................................. $28,000 John Deere 212 pickup header, Victory pickup attachment. Tag #Rog0916.$3500

COMBINES

1997 John Deere 9600 combine, 3500 hours, 930 30-ft. header (rebuilt). Tag #AlanM0816.......................................................................................$40,000 New Holland TR70 combine, 960 22-ft. grain header. Tag #MontyM0816..$6500 Massey Ferguson 750 combine, 24-ft. header with air and batt reel. Tag #GaryS0816..........................................................................................$5500 2005 Case IH AFX8010 combine, 3016 pickup header. Like new, never been used 900/60 drive tires. Tag #Kyle0616............................................$150,000 1991 Case IH 1660 combine, new 1015 header with Sund pickup, 25-ft. 1010 standard cut header. Tag #Harry0616................................................$30,000 1984 John Deere 8820 combine, diamond duals, 230 straight cut header. Tag #ArtH0516..........................................................................................$20,000 John Deere 9650 Walker combine. Well maintained. Tag #Jim0316.......$75,000 John Deere 9770STS combine, 940D draper head. Tag #Ralph1115...$280,000

COMBINE & HAY HEADERS

John Deere 930 30-ft. straight cut header. Tag #ANF0816.........................$4500 Case IH 1015 pickup header, Sund pickup. Tag #RonD0816......................$6500 2006 MacDon 39-ft. header for John Deere combine adapter, fits 50-60-70 Series combines. Tag #KenB0816..........................................................$35,000 Hesston 65SD 21-ft. header, fits 6450 or 6550 swather. Tag #HarryV0716.$4500 John Deere 936D 36-ft. draper header. Tag #RickW0616........................$35,000 John Deere 930 flex header. Tag #Jim0316................................................$7000

MOWERS & MISC. HAY TOOLS

Windrow fluffer. Tag #TL0816 New!! H&S 1460 16 wheel rake. Tag #Hug0616......................................$19,500

2016 Wacker Neuson ST35 track skid loader and 2016 Wacker Neuson WL34 wheel loader FOR SALE OR RENT Call Huggy at 1-406-229-0662 or Larry at 1-406-690-3761

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BRED HEIFERS FOR SALE 40 bred Angus heifers, AI’d to True Grit. Cleaned up with black Angus bulls. Good quality, one iron set of heifers.

Start calving February 15.

Phone (406) 781-4920, Great Falls, Montana

HAY FOR SALE

200-ton 1st cutting alfalfa/grass hay in 3x4 big square bales.

200-ton alfafla/grass hay in round bales.

100 bales of grass hay in round bales.

Delivery available. Located in Dillon, Montana Phone (406) 683-4855 or 660-0110

Hurry...Now booking fall spreading

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For all your manure spreading needs just give us a call.

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EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

Summers DT9530 Diamond Disk 25-ft. with rolling basket harrows $62,500

Used 2014 Brandt 5200EX grain vac with bin snake & steel nozzles, only 75 hours $18,900

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Snailcase Bagworm

By Daniel Suomi, Research Technologist in Entomology; revised by Arthur L. Antonelli, Ph.D., WSU Extension entomologist emeritus, WSU Puyallup REC. The snailcase bagworm, Apterona helix, where they form pupae, normally during has caused serious problems in certain May and June.

Washington agricultural situations. A pest Within a couple of weeks the adult female of increasing importance, it was first introappears, looking more like an amorphous duced into the United States from Europe sack than a typical moth. She stays inside around 1940. This insect can escape detecthe protective enclosure of the bag to lay tion for many years because it is small and eggs. These hatch in about 2 weeks, and resembles a piece of soil. The bagworm the newly emerged larvae remain within the is only noticed when it starts feeding on case in an inactive state. Larvae stay within crops or forage. The insects also create a the protective female case throughout the nuisance when they attach themselves in winter, and emerge the following spring. large numbers to house siding, automobiles, trees, or fence posts. They are very difficult to remove.

The snailcase bagworm (Figure 1) has the potential to become a serious pest in Washington for several reasons: 1) The insect feeds on many different types of plants; 2) It is parthenogenetic, which means a female can reproduce without fertilization by the male; and Snailcase bagworms are found in several areas of 3) The insect easily can be carried long the state. Heaviest concentrations are in the Methow Valley of Okanogan County. distances by mammals, birds, or humans.

Hosts Snailcase bagworms often attach themselves to concrete foundations, presumably to feed on algae and fungi. They also will eat nearly any plant material. Table 1 shows how wide ranging their food preferences can be.

Distribution The highest concentration of bagworms in Washington exists in the Methow Valley, but they are found in other areas of the state.

If you know of other localities where bagworms exist, contact your county Extension Figure 1. Snailcase bagworm on a pine twig. agent or Extension specialist.

Damage Originally, the snailcase bagworm was Larvae feed on plant tissues and mine restricted to drier, rangeland areas, but circular areas beneath the surface layer. gradually it is adapting, and moving into Large numbers of snailcase bagworms moister, residential portions of the state. contaminate crops by attaching themselves It only takes one bagworm to start a new to plant surfaces. This insect may become infestation, so if you find these insects, cola pest of nursery products. Baby’s breath, lect the plants on which they are feeding used in floral arrangements, is especially and burn them to destroy any insects and prone to attack by the bagworm, and must their eggs. be inspected closely before it is sold. The Control bagworm attaches its case so tightly to Many serious agricultural pests are not houses and cars that you may remove the native to this country, and often made their paint in an attempt to dislodge them. way here without natural predators and Description and Life Cycle parasites. Few, if any, natural controls can The snailcase bagworm is a member of be counted upon to help reduce populations the moth family Psychidae, the bagworms. of the snailcase bagworm. The cryptic colEach larva produces a protective bag by oration of their bags also hides this insect cementing small particles of soil into place. pest from any potential large predators, As the larva feeds, it enlarges the bag, which including humans. eventually measures approximately 1/4 Various insecticides will give good coninches across. The bag resembles a coiled trol, but only if they are applied when larvae snail shell, giving the insect its common are actively feeding. Use the bacterium name, snailcase bagworm. Surrounded by Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt, Dipel), or other this dirt shell, the larva is difficult to recogregistered products for caterpillar control. nize as an insect.

TO AVOID KILLING ANY POLLINAThe snailcase bagworm overwinters as TORS, DO NOT APPLY ANY INSECTIa partially grown larva, and begins feedCIDE (except Bt) TO PLANTS THAT ARE ing early in the spring, usually in March.

FLOWERING. Be sure the crop or site is After completing larval development, these on the label of any insecticide you choose insects may cluster in protected areas at the to apply. base of trees, or around house foundations,

Table 1. Host plants selected by snailcase bagworm.

WANT TO BUY:

New Holland bale wagons.

Model 1032, 1033, 1036, or 1037.

##### To prevent your car’s battery from corroding, wipe down the battery posts with petroleum jelly once every couple of months.

##### Add a shallow bowl of freshly ground coffee, uncovered, to your freezer. Leave for a few days and any funky freezer odors will disappear.

Say cheese CONTINUED FROM PAGE B4

Cheese Lovers Pizza Squares 1 can refrigerated pizza dough 1 c. ricotta cheese 2 c. (8 ounces) shredded low-moisture, part-skim mozzarella cheese 2 ounces turkey pepperoni, diced 2 plum tomatoes, thinly sliced 1 c. yellow pepper, sliced 1 tsp. oregano 2 Tbsp. chopped parsley Preheat oven to 400 F. Press pizza dough into a 15- by 10inch jelly roll pan. Bake for 12 minutes; remove from oven and spread ricotta cheese over the crust. Top with mozzarella, pepperoni, tomatoes, pepper and oregano. Return to oven and bake for six minutes or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with parsley, cut into squares and serve.

Makes 10 servings. Each serving has 140 calories, 7 grams (g) fat, 7 g protein, 13 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber and 330 milligrams sodium.

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FOR SALE

1961 GMC dump truck, V6, 5+2 speed. Runs good.....Asking $1500

Terratrac, 4 cylinder gas, 7-ft. blade. Runs and looks good............ ......................... Asking $3500 obo Propane tank mover, electric, hydraulic pump and cylinder. Last used for moving squeeze chutes..... ...................................Asking $750

International 340, power steering, 3-point, gas...............Asking $4000

1965 Chevrolet side dump, V8, 4+2 speed, factory air, good tires.

Runs good................Asking $1500 2 - 7x9-ft. flatbeds

Heavy duty 8-ft. 3-point back blade. ...................................Asking $350

The winged horse

Pegasus was the winged horse of Greek mythology, supposedly born of the snake-haired monster, Medusa. Pegasus had many adventures, including helping the hero Bellerophon in his fight against the Amazons (a tribe of all-female warriors) and the Chimera (monstrous creatures made from parts of various animals). After slaying the Chimera, Bellerophon tried to ride Pegasus to the top of Mount Olympus to join the gods, but Zeus, the king of the gods, sent a gadfly to sting Pegasus and thereby caused Bellerophon to fall.

Granted sanctuary on the gods’ mountain, Pegasus carried thunderbolts for Zeus and was ridden by Eos, the goddess of dawn. Zeus eventually transformed Pegasus into a constellation in the heavens. Pegasus became known as the horse of poets.

2 single axle dump trucks

1997 Grove 60-ft. manlift, starts, runs, drives, lifts, minor electrical problems, 3000 hours on machine, 2 hours on new 4-cylinder gas engine................... Asking $6000 obo PHONE (406) 498-3901

(1) New with headache rack. Nice... .................................Asking $1000 Nice 3-point back blade, 7-ft............ ...................................Asking $300 2-point back blade, 6-ft.................... ...................................Asking $150

Arena harrow.................Make offer

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(1) Nice used with headache rack, gooseneck hitch, receiver hitch, hydraulic boom hoist with electric winch........................Asking $1250

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2002 Kenworth T800 dump truck, 18 speed, 13,200 lb. front, 46,000 rears with lockers, N14, 460 hp, 12,000 lb. steerable axle, 270,000 miles, new 2016 Renn 16-ft. box, plumbed for a pup, nice truck......................$65,500

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

2004 Ford F450 12-ft. flatbed with 1600 lb. lift gate, 161,842 miles, 6.0 diesel, automatic transmission.......... ................................................$7500

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2001 Kenworth T800B Cat 6NZ, 550 hp, 18 speed, 14,600 front, 46,000 rears with lockers, 246” wheelbase, two line wet kit, jakes and a retarder. .............................................$32,500

2007 Peterbilt 379 sleeper truck, ISX, 500 hp, 12,000 lb. front, 40,000 lb. rears, 13 speed, Peterbilt low air leaf suspension, 250” wheelbase, 60” sleeper..................................$29,500

2008 Peterbilt 388 279,072 miles, Cat C15, 475 hp, 18 speed, 13,320 lb. front, 40,000 lb. rears, lockers, 48” flat top sleeper, 260” wheelbase, super clean truck..................... $47,500

2007 Kenworth T800 heavy haul truck, C15, 550 hp, 18 speed, 16,000 lb. front, 46,000 lb. rears on Neway suspension, double differential locks, 48” Aerodyne sleeper, 485,000 miles, 245” wheelbase....................$64,500

1997 Mack CH613 vac truck, E7, 355 hp, 10 speed, 12,000 lb. front, 40,000 lb. rears on Mack air ride, 3300 gallon tank.......................................$29,500

1987 Siebert 65 ton lowboy with booster, walking beam suspension, 7-ft. neck, 24-ft. well, 8-ft 6”, nonground bearing.................... $24,000

2010 Peterbilt 386 C15, 500 hp, 18 speed, air trac A/R suspension, 12,000 front, 46,000 rears, double differential locks, nice truck.. $46,500

2005 Kenworth W900 Cat 550, FRO 18210C, 46,000 lb. rears, 2 line wet kit with ThemoFlo cooler, nice, clean little work truck with recent overhaul, engine retarder.....................$29,500

2012 CPS LBD42 42-ft. belly dump, 3 axle, rear axle lifts, 8 new tires, tarp, super clean trailer........ $35,500

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2008 Peterbilt 367 16,000 lb. fronts, 46,000 lb. rears, double differential lockers, 18 speed, ISX, 550 hp, 230,000 miles, double power steering boxes, super nice truck...$67,500

2001 International Eagle 9900i 600 hp, Signature Cummins, 2050ft. lb. torque, 18 speed, a new Lipe 5000 torque clutch, 12,000 lb. front, 46,000 lb. rears. The engine was completely rebuilt by Cummins 140,000 miles ago, new all-metal radiator - new 10 year warranty, new fan clutch, all idler pulleys and belts within last 50,000 miles, the interior is like new, never smoked in. Six batteries, newly rebuilt 5th wheel and all 4 air bags are less than 2 years old.

Double locking rears, record of all maintenance since day one. $32,500

Many other construction trucks & trailers available.

Trader’s Dispatch, October 2016 — Page B8

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

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EQUIPMENT FOR SALE 2-1980 Ford Dump Trucks

Model L9000 tandem axle Detroit, 6V-92, 350 hp. Hendrickson Walking Beam suspension, 13 speed transmission. Both have good Williamson 12 cubic yard dump boxes, hoists and components. 1 truck has bad engine, 1 truck is a good runner and has been used recently.

DOT inspection in 2015. Both were set up as dump trucks since new......................................

Asking $15,000 for the pair

Machinery cost calculator helps producers estimate total costs

By James Sedman, consultant to the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics in the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and John Hewlett, farm and ranch management specialist in the department equipment. Costs of inputs, operator labor, and return to management are entered in this step.

After making the entries to define the equipment and associated costs, choose a cost factor to see the implications of risk on final estimates.

Wyoming Example In the previous installment in this series, we began with an example producer looking to determine the operating cost for swathing hay with a The Machinery Risk Calculator from used self-propelled windrowRightRisk.org gives producers and custom er. Using information under the Operations operators a tool to more accurately estimate tab (Table 7 in the appendix of the tool), machinery and equipment expenses. we found the median values from previous To start, go to RightRisk.org and select custom rate surveys to be 94 horsepower, 14 “Risk Management Tools” from the Refeet (harvesting width), and 56 acres covered sources menu, and follow the link to the per 10 hours of use (Figure 1). The data on Machinery Risk Calculator. A slide presentathe power unit page includes cost and repair tion and user guide are provided. factors for the windrower found in Table 4 Users can enter their own data into the of the tool. tool for such factors as acres per hour, size, Moving to the Field Operation tab, enter and others, or they can use the data in Table the data from the Operations tab tables and 7 of the tool. the resulting 5.6 acres per hour of use. Note Click on the Click Here to Begin button the reported overall efficiency of 80 percent to advance to the Navigation tab, and select found in Table 5 is higher than the median the number of implements to analyze; in our value reported in Table 7. Using the 66 perexample, we selected Powered Equipment. cent efficiency estimate from Table 7 gives Information is entered about the machine the 5.6 acres-per-hour accomplishment rate. on the Power Unit tab. Table 4 of the tool’s Operator labor is entered as $20 per hour appendix can make these entries easier by and the return to management at $0 per hour. providing data, as reported by the American Once the data has been entered, the tool Society of Agricultural and Biological Engigenerates a results table (Figure 2). neers, for expected life, repair factors, cost The Machine Risk Calculator estimates a factors, and lifetime repair and maintenance total cost per hour of $42.21 or a total cost costs as a percentage of the list price. per acre of $7.54.

Next, move to the field operation tab Further analysis using the Machinery and enter size and field efficiency of the Risk Analyzer can be performed using the

Conveyor/Mixer Truck

1973 Mack DM 6115; vin DM61154689; Mack 6 cylinder engine, 260 hp, 251,896 miles, 9987 hours; Challenge 9 yard mixer, Theam 39A aluminum maxi swing conveyor with remote, new belt, 150 gallon water tank, excellent tires............................................................. Asking $4500

Pup Trailer

1970 Garwood dump trailer, vin 288140, tandem axle, 10 yard box, good tires................................................................... Asking $3000

Cab & Chassis

1986 Dodge 3/4 ton, automatic, cab & chassis..........Asking $1500

Call Chris Hafer 406-490-4418

Flaman Rental & Sales Toll Free

1-877-528-8467, Lattin & Sons, Power, Montana

1-406-278-3432, Lattin & Sons, Conrad, Montana

K-Line One Till

is what you need for one-pass ground preparation.

One Till is designed to have a seed bed ready in one pass by working stubble in and leaving some on the surface.

Try one. Buy one from Flamans.

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risk analysis section, showing risk sensitivity to variations in costs, such as fuel and oil per hour.

RightRisk.org provides resources to assist producers in all stages of risk management planning, including producer profiles, budgeting, and other risk management tools and courses.

Eat your cereal

Horses that are breeding, pregnant, lactating (nursing), working hard, or growing usually need more nutrients beyond roughage (hay/grass), in the form of cereal grains (concentrates).

Popular grains (the seeds of cereal plants) include oats, corn, barley, bran, wheat, milo, rye, and rice, often mixed in various combinations.

Oats are one of the most popular grains. Corn provides two times the energy of oats, but it is often associated with an increase in the risk of cecal acidosis, resulting in colic, laminitis, and founder.

Grains are usually fed as an energy source. Hence the saying, “He is feeling his oats.”

Grains are often the primary ingredient of horse cookies and cereal bars.

Trader’s Dispatch, October 2016 — Page B9

What am I doing?

By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service “What am I doing?”

The question came from a perplexed young student who was part of a schoolsponsored field trip to the Dickinson Research Extension Center. These young people were spending the day in an agricultural environment, walking through our pastures and fields, as well as the farm shelterbelts planted in the past decades.

The students had so much to look at, to experience, to listen to, to speak about or to breathe in.

A local tree pruner estimated some of the center’s ash trees as being up in the 70s for age. Some of these plants could well be reaching the 100-year milestone. So what do the cedars and grass communities have to say about that? Well, let’s just say the plants’ longevity supplied a good resting place for those planting the ash.

So, while I was puzzled by the question, “What am I doing?” I looked around and something dawned on me. I had missed the point. The point was so big that I was baffled.

Part of the day’s tour included planting trees. After a demonstration of how to plant a tree, teams of three students were provided a pail of composted soil, a tree, a large spade and a small trowel. The potential planting locations were marked with a flag. The water source was in the middle of the gathering of excited students. And away they went.

As one of a group of leaders, I wandered around helping where the students seemed to have a need, and thus the question. I asked one student wearing a puzzled look and standing by a flag what was the problem. “What am I doing?” the student queried.

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4x4 Tractors

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3-V Distributing, Inc.

Conrad Industrial Park

Box 955

Conrad, MT 59425

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Trader’s Dispatch, October 2016 — Page B10

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OVERSEAS STORAGE CONTAINERS 8-ft. to 53-ft.

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Tempe 26-ft. van body, roll up rear door, heavy built, needs side door.

2000 New Holland BR7090 and 2002 Case International RBX561

Dorman Dealer Large selection of car and truck lights, mirrors, and door handles.

$2000

John Deere 8820 combine, for parts

Large selection of USED TIRES & WHEELS from 12 - 24.5’s *Inventory changing daily

1994 Dump Truck with 435 hp Cat, 50,000 miles since rebuild

DIESEL ENGINES In Stock

4 Cat 4 Cummins 4 Detroit 4 Isuzu 4 Volvo

2009 John Deere 568 baler for parts

2009 53-ft. utility reefer trailer, 2010 Thermo King refer unit, 102” Hendrickson air slide out, several slide outs and reefers.

Wanted

Stainless tanker for parts

Old Motorcycles and Racing Parts & Memorabilia.

Old flat track race posters.

Ford 4000 for parts; bad transmission

We have a LARGE SELECTION of automotive transmissions and transfer cases!

What am I doing?

CONTINUED FROM PAGE B9

At that moment, I thought, “What a profound question.”

How in the world did we get into a situation where children are so disconnected from the living world around them that they would ask such a broad question?

I started to look around, soon realizing that for some children, this was their first attempt at digging a hole, at moving soil, at holding a plant, at touching the living roots, placing the plant and roots appropriately, covering the roots with soil, emptying a bucket of soil, packing the soil around the tree and watering the finished planting.

I observed how the children took soil from the bucket to fill in the hole, a scoop at a time. I thought, “Why don’t you just dump the bucket?” I watched how the children emptied the bucket filled with water, a little at a time. I thought, “Why don’t you just dump the bucket?”

Then it dawned on me: Today’s children are far removed from interacting with the living things around them. They do not know.

A flashback, at least for me, was my city cousins arriving on the farm each summer. We had many troughs in which to feed the sheep grain and would spread out the grain across the troughs before the sheep were let in to eat. Without failure, when I would hand my cousins a bucket of grain, they would dump the entire bucket in one spot in one trough.

I thought that was rather stupid. No way can 500 sheep eat out of one spot in one trough. In reality, they did not know any better.

I watched with amazement at how the students, today’s children, approached the task of planting a tree. Their combined knowledge was good, they are smart, but to touch, to feel, to understand, to actually do the task was not easy. Thus the student response: “What am I doing?”

We have a problem and it is not going away. Our children do not know or understand living food systems.

The tree planting was in a pasture where the center ran cow-calf pairs last summer. Along the walkways and trails were numerous “cow pies,” as I call them, but essentially last year’s dried-up cow manure. Again, a flashback, as I so wanted to invite the students to gather up the “cow pies” and have a “cow chip” throwing contest.

Cow chips are cow pies that have been gathered up off the prairie and stored for later use, such as a fuel in the old days or simply a throwing contest today, but that was not on the agenda.

Perhaps my own lack of desire to visit with a concerned parent wondering why his or her children had been encouraged to play in cow dung was the heart of my fear. I felt bad.

Instead, I encouraged them to at least kick the cow pies and note the abundance of life underneath them.

Life is in the soil, on the soil and underneath the topsoil, and perhaps we need to have more dirty days to figure that out. That would be good. Understanding the world we live in, the dirty world we live in, is important. Connecting the dots, as one might say, all the way from the seed, the soil and the water to the magnificent 60-year-old tree is important.

Life is a progressive movement of many events, and the failure of any one event can have devastating effects. So walk in the country, observe and perhaps plant a tree.

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 the Dickinson Research Extension Center, 1041 State Ave., Dickinson, ND 58601; 701-456-1103; or kris.ringwall@ndsu.edu.

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Kansas net farm income plummets

By Mary Lou Peter, K-State Research and Extension Average net farm income in Kansas plummeted to $4,568 in 2015 or less than 5 percent of the previous year’s average of $128,731, according to annual Kansas Farm Management Association (KFMA) member data. The 2015 level was the lowest average level of nominal net farm income since 1985.

The average net farm income – recorded on an accrual basis – had been slipping, but until 2015 had been over $120,000 for several years. In 2015, however, the drop was more akin to falling off a cliff. Average net farm income across the state was $159,352 in 2012 before dipping to $140,356 in 2013 and $128,731 in 2014 before falling to $4,568 in 2015. Net farm income represents the amount a farm has available to use for debt repayment, family living and expansion.

Across all farms, the gross crop value per acre in 2015 was $315.92, down from $339.36 in 2014, $407.27 in 2013 and $421.44 in 2012.

Generally, across the state, farms that primarily focused on dairy production, cow herds and irrigated crop farms fared better than dryland farming, livestock backgrounding and farms that both grew crops and had livestock backgrounding operations, said Kevin Herbel, KFMA program administrator.

U.S. beef cattle prices dropped from an average $166 per hundredweight (cwt) in January 2015 to $132 by January 2016 – the largest one-year drop on record, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service.

“As we come out of a period of strong profitability in the agriculture sector and enter this current downturn, it is important for producers and their advisors to know and understand the financial position and financial performance on each operation,” said Herbel, noting that not all Kansas farmers are KFMA members, but the annual report can be viewed as a reflection of financial conditions for farmers across the state, especially when comparing one year to the next. The data presented in the 2015 analysis came from 1,159 KFMA member farms and ranches.

Regional differences In 2015, southwest Kansas farms fared better than in other areas of the state, with net farm income of $37,423. North central Kansas farms averaged $11,452, southeast, $15,119 and northwest farms averaged a loss of $2,972. South central farms averaged a loss of $9,730 and northeast a loss of $11,777.

“One of the reasons we stayed positive was our yields on grain sorghum,” said Doug Stucky, southwest area KFMA extension agricultural economist, based in Dodge City. “We had over 100 bushel (per acre) milo yield average. Some people had never had the yields they had last year in milo.

Hopefully we’ll top that this year. With the subsoil moisture we’ve had, it’s possible.”

Lower commodity prices weighed on agriculture in northeast Kansas, said KFMA economist Clay Simons, based in Council Grove. “Irrigated corn averaged 213 bushels per acre compared with only 177 bushels the year before. We had better production but could not convert that to cash.”

Simons said marketing fell short in some cases, noting that some growers are still storing 2015 wheat.

He noted that producers had grown accustomed to much higher crop prices in recent past years and in turn had spent money, particularly on equipment. Now that grain and cattle prices have dropped sharply, it’s hard to scale back expenses accordingly.

“Our ability to double crop really helped,” said Abilenebased KFMA economist Bob Kohman of north central Kansas farms. “We had excellent crops but the cattle side really hurt us (in 2015). Now we’re looking at ways to manage our working capital.”

Debt levels increased by $30,550 per farm with 59 percent of the increase in current debt and 41 percent in intermediate and long-term debt. With the change, the debt-to-asset level increased to 21.5 percent from 20.2 percent for the average farm during 2015. “While profitability was low in 2015, this still represents a strong balance sheet at the end of the year,” according to the KFMA report. With that said, in this environment “we will probably see some restructured debt,” said Mark Wood, KFMA economist for northwest Kansas, based in Colby.

One result of the lower grain and livestock prices and subsequent drop in net farm income is that machinery purchases have slowed, the economists said. Also, total family living expenses for KFMA member farms in 2015 averaged CONTINUED ON PAGE B12

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$69,956, down from $74,447 in 2014.

Managing in this environment “We’re still facing (in 2016) lower grain prices – maybe for some time,” Herbel said, noting that in times like this, producers should identify their cost advantages. In other words, identify the enterprises on their farms that have the most ability to deal with current commodity prices.

Crop rotation choices, knowing costs and particularly where a producer can have a cost advantage are of primary importance right now and for the months ahead, the economists said.

“In situations like this, it’s important to not sit back and see what’s going to happen,” Herbel added. “Now’s the time to manage your current financial position, manage your cost structure and look at using your resources, including labor and equipment, as efficiently as possible.”

“Identify areas where you can improve as well as areas of strength you can build on through this time of difficulty in agriculture,” he said.

The complete KFMA report is available online at Kansas Farm Management Association (http://www.agmanager.info/ kfma/) and view Whole Farm Analysis Executive Summary on left side of page.

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Some horse owners build horse barns with stalls nice enough to house humans.

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The standard size for a box stall is 12 x 12 feet. Bigger ones are needed for foaling mares, and larger horses.

Stalls often have rubber matting on the floor covered by about 8-12 inches of bedding.

Horse bedding usually consists of sawdust

or straw, but new products are being made with shredded paper and other recyclable materials.

Stalls are usually sifted through once or twice a day, removing manure and wet spots.

This is called mucking or mucking out.

Most horses do not feel imprisoned in a stall, as a human would.

Pens that are 12 x 24 feet or larger are usually called paddocks or corrals. A larger area would be called a pasture.

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2008 International 9200 day cab, Cummins ISX, 435 hp, 13 speed, non-steerable lift axle, 225” wheelbase, double locking rear ends, 209,000 miles........................$57,900

2006 Kenworth W900L AroCab, Cat C-15 500 hp, 13 speed, steerable lift axle, 3.55 ratio on Flex Air suspension, New 11R22.5 tires, steerable lift axle, 563,000 miles. Stock #104.......... ..............................................$47,900

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David received a parrot for his birthday. The parrot was fully gown with a bad attitude and worse vocabulary. Every other word was an obscenity. Those that weren’t expletives, were to say the least, rude. David tried hard to change the bird’s attitude and was constantly saying polite words, playing soft music, anything he could think of. Nothing worked.

He yelled at the bird and the bird yelled back. He shocked the bird and the bird just got more angry and more rude. Finally, in a moment of desperation, David put the bird in the freezer, just for a few moments. He heard the bird squawk and kick and scream-then suddenly, there was quiet.

David was frightened that he might have hurt the bird and quickly opened the freezer door. The parrot calmly stepped out and said “I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and actions. I’ll endeavor at once to correct my behavior. I really am truly sorry and beg your forgiveness.”

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Cost management, record keeping, affect profitability

By Chloe Creager, K-State Research and Extension Profitability in cow-calf production can vary widely, so knowing what practices help support your operation can be crucial for a beef producer.

Dustin Pendell, Kansas State University livestock economist and co-author of the Analysis of 2010-2014 Kansas Farm Management Association Cow-Calf Enterprise (http:// agmanager.info/livestock/budgets/production/beef/CowCalf_2015.pdf), along with co-authors Youngjune Kim and Kevin Herbel, analyzed the differences between low-, medium- and high-profit cow-calf producers.

The report was written as an update to a similar publication that analyzed cow-calf enterprises from 2008-2012, and data were compiled from available information about revenue and expenses from producers enrolled in the Kansas Farm Management Association.

“We wanted to take a look again at the drivers and characteristics of producers who tend to be the most profitable,” Pendell said.

Keeping thorough records of your costs and revenue is one of the best ways to control your profitability, the analysis found.

Returns over variable and total costs In 2014, Kansas beef producers saw their largest average annual return since 1975 at $589.50 per head, according to KFMA data. Six years previously, in 2009, the average annual return was at its lowest in the past 40 years at minus $76.40 per cow.

“What we saw in 2009 was the lowest inventory, and what we’re seeing now is that the cow-calf herds are being rebuilt,” Pendell said. “We’re starting to see the cattle numbers increase, but there are other factors that are contributing to the difference in average returns as well.”

Several reasons account for the almost $670 difference in average return per cow between 2009 and 2014, he said.

Along with cow-calf herds rebuilding the past few years, decreases in beef demand from 2008-09, a widespread drought in 2012 and an increase in beef demand in 2014 all contributed to the fluctuations within a relatively short time span.

A high correlation exists between net returns over total costs and net returns over variable costs, according to Pendell. For instance, a medium-profit producer is likely to remain in the medium-profit category when all costs – not just variable costs – are factored in.

“Using the KFMA data – the returns over total costs over the past 40 years – there were six years that had a positive (average) return,” he said. “The other 34 years resulted in a negative return per cow.”

When only six years of the past 40 years are profitable, staying in business may be a challenge, according to Pendell.

“However, if you’re keeping records, that allows you to make better-informed management decisions,” he said.

“And, if you’re able to make better-informed management decisions, hopefully in those bad years you are in the positive.”

Cost management is key The purpose of the analysis was to break down the different factors between high-, medium- and low-profit cow-calf producers, Pendell said. Over a five-year span (2010-14), researchers broke down the profitability of cow-calf enterprises, ranked them from highest to lowest profitability, divided them into thirds and analyzed the different practices of each group.

The highest-profit beef producers tended to allocate a higher percent of their labor to livestock production when compared to crop production and tended to be more specialized. They also had larger herds, slightly heavier cows at selling time and generated 16 percent, or close to $134, more revenue per head.

Since beef producers are price takers rather than setters, profitability can be controlled best through cost management, Pendell added.

Two-thirds of the differences between net returns come from the costs; the remaining third comes from gross income, the economist said. When fixed costs are only favorable for the producer six out of 40 years, that’s where the difference is made up.

“From a management standpoint, if producers track their records they can use those records to figure out if there’s any opportunity for improvement, and that’s probably going to come on the cost side,” Pendell added.

Additionally, producers who specialized more in livestock production relative to crop production tended to have lower costs, although the reasons why need to be studied further, CONTINUED ON PAGE C2

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By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service to total herd resistance to local pathogens.

All dogs need a rabies vaccination The basic concept of immunity is relaregardless of condition, management or feeding program because the only defense tively simple. The body reacts to foreign against rabies is the maintenance of a good objects by developing defensive antibodies. immune system. The need for a good imWhenever I bring up the topic of immunity, I cannot help but be reminded of the old mune system also is true for cattle. game of Pac-Man, a This discussion is computer game crefor all living things, but for simplicity, ated in 1980 by Toru let’s stick to cattle or Iwatani while workthose critters found ing for Namco, a Japnear cattle. anese company.

Recently, our dogs Pac-Man was a cirreceived their vaccular object with a large mouth that had cinations. The rabies only one function: vaccination for dogs catch and consume is the most accepted little dots. Pac-Man vaccination protocol would move up and when the discussion down channels not much different from of animal vaccinations comes up, and it’s reour circulatory system’s arteries or veins, peated throughout the dog’s lifetime. Some systematically removing all the dots. Pacowners will grumble when the renewal time Man, a large body chasing little dots, was comes up, but few actually will not proceed not that much different from nature: the with the vaccination. large “antibody” in the circulatory system Recently, while at the veterinarian’s ofchasing and eating small dot-like intruders. fice, a truck pulled up. The rambunctious The key to good health is to have the pack of dogs leapt around in the truck box, proper Pac-Man, or antibody, present within barking at a fairly frantic pace. In the end, the living system to catch all the dots or they all were vaccinated and life went on. invading bugs: viruses, bacteria or other So why all this discussion about the pros foreign substances. and cons of cattle vaccinations? Being Each antibody (or immunoglobulin, if confused by the claims of pharmaceutical you like big words) is very specific, only companies is easy, but in reality, the focus consuming or catching one type of foreign needs to be on the goal, the achievement bug. A good vaccination protocol, estabof the desired level of immunity within the herd. lished by the local veterinarian, encourages Understanding the principals involved the Pac-Man-enabling process and preps the is difficult. Textbooks with complicated cattle in case of future exposure. concluding statements are written yearly Did I say exposure? Yes, I did. Unforon vaccinations. But keep the goal in mind: tunately, vaccine discussions often fail to Immunity is not absolute and, just like in include exposure. Let’s go back to the vacthe rabies vaccination, does not last forever. cination of dogs for rabies. If a dog never Immunity changes constantly and is differis exposed to rabies, was the vaccination ineffective? No, the vaccine established ent for each and every pathogen with which immunity in case the dog was exposed to cattle may come into contact. rabies in the future. What are the odds of To further complicate achieving the goal, the dog being exposed? individual cattle will differ in their level Likewise, if all dogs were not vaccinated, of immunity to the same pathogen. Plus, what would be the odds of an increased one animal may receive a much greater incidence of rabies? We know the answer. exposure than another animal. No system If no dogs are vaccinated, the incidence of is perfect. rabies would go up.

The goal is to build an acceptable level Thus, get some input from the local vetof herd immunity to the disease-causing pathogens so outbreaks are isolated cases erinarian. The vaccine primes the system and the cattle population remains healthy. A so someday, in the event of a real invasion, broad vaccination program builds immunity antibodies are ready because an effective within the general population, effectively immunity has been established. limiting the capacity of pathogens to spread Contact your local veterinarian, get startfreely. ed, get prepared and establish an immunity However, this does not mean the total goal appropriate for your region and your absence of pathogens nor the elimination of desired calf market for your best chance of sporadic outbreaks of a disease, even though calf survival in the real world. vaccination protocols are applied by the May you find all your ear tags. producer in concert with the local veterinarFor more information, contact your local NDSU Extension Service agent (https:// ian. The goal is to limit susceptible cattle, www.ag.ndsu.edu/extension/directory) thus limiting the spread of the disease. or Ringwall at the Dickinson Research Proper management enables cattle to Extension Center, 1041 State Ave., Dickwithstand the daily issues of maintaining health and vigor, but a properly prepared inson, ND 58601; 701-456-1103; or kris. and challenged immune system is critical ringwall@ndsu.edu.

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he said.

When data from 2015 becomes available, it will be added to the study, Pendell said.

“What we expect to see in the 2015 average net returns is probably not going to be as high as the 2014 returns, but we might

see our second highest in the last 40 years,” he added.

A video interview featuring Pendell is available on the K-State Research and Extension YouTube page (https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=M9ZAgTzhHa8).

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Try making baked onion rings

By Julie Garden-Robinson, Food and Nutrition Specialist, NDSU Extension Service I always will remember the “year of the onions” from my childhood. I helped plant rows and rows of onion sets. I think we must have gotten a good deal on them.

Usually our onions did not grow to be monster-sized, but when harvest time arrived this particular year, we filled the back of our pickup truck with large white onions.

Being a curious kid, I weighed some onions on a scale we had and measured them with a ruler. I was hoping for a Guinness World Records-sized onion, but unfortunately, they were not that big. Many were close to 5 inches in diameter and weighed more than a pound, though.

Everyone who visited the Garden family left with a parting gift (a bag of onions) that fall.

Onions remain a staple in my own cooking. The other day when I arrived home, my husband was grilling an onion bloom. I like when he surprises me with novel recipes that I don’t have to prepare. It was very tasty.

An onion bloom is a large onion cut in a way that it opens during cooking. A grilled onion bloom has far fewer calories than a deep-fried one from a restaurant. You can find a recipe for an herb grilled onion bloom at the National Onion Association website (https://www.onions-usa.org/ all-about-onions).

Of course, you do not have to grow your own onions to enjoy them. A variety of onions, including white, yellow and red, are sold in the grocery store. When selecting onions, choose firm ones without blemishes or bruises. Bruised areas are more likely to become spoiled.

Onions provide flavor, vitamins and minerals without adding a lot of calories. One cup of chopped onion has about 64 calories, 15 grams of carbohydrate, 2.7 grams of fiber and 4.9 grams of protein. They provide vitamin C, folate and some iron and calcium.

Onions also contain quercetin, which is a natural antioxidant. The combination of fiber, antioxidants and other natural chemicals may help protect us from heart disease, CONTINUED ON PAGE C10

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Date When Celebrated : Always October 12th Old Farmers Day honors the hard labor of farmers throughout American history. Early American culture was heavily a farming culture. Early settlers cleared fields and pristine woods to farm the rich land. They brought seeds and farming methods with them. They found new seeds, and learned new methods along the way. Many of those new farming methods came from Native Americans, who were already farming the land. Most notably, was the concept of hilling, or mounding soil.

The month of October is a very appropriate month to celebrate and honor farmers. At this time, the harvest is largely complete. It means that farmers can take a break from their labors, to enjoy this celebration.

A farmers’ work is long and hard. It certainly doesn’t make a person rich. It has its good years, and its bad ones.

There is no guarantee of a good crop. Weather, pests, and disease problems often prove disastrous. But, through it all, farmers have persevered. And, their ceaseless hard work sets an example for all.

As Americans, we tip our hat to all farmers for their contributions to American culture, values, society, and the economy. Happy Old Farmers Day! Origin of Old Farmers Day: Our research did not find the creator, or the origin of this day. The origin of this day seems to date back to the early to mid 1800’s.

There appears for be many dates in September and October for local town “Farmer Days”. Many have been around for a long time. For some unknown reason, October 12th is by far the most common date for this celebration of farming and of the harvest they reap. ##### Blueberries are a good source of Vitamin C and fiber. ##### In 1970, consumption of broccoli was only a half a pound per person. Today, the average person in the United States eats four and one half pounds a year.

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Importing frozen honey bee sperm is key to conservation

By Scott Weybright, WSU CAHNRS Going through customs can be frustrating for travelers.

Imagine going through with a container of frozen bee sperm.

“It’s certainly a challenge,” said Brandon Hopkins, Washington State University (WSU) entomology research associate and lab manager of the WSU Apiary Program.

“Most customs agents aren’t used to seeing that, so it takes a lot of explaining.”

It’s complicated by the fact that WSU has the only permit issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to import honey bee semen into the U.S. Honey bees are not native to North or South America, and importing into the U.S. has been tightly restricted since the 1920s. As a result, U.S. honey bees have limited genetic diversity.

“We’re importing germplasm from Old World populations around Europe to increase genetic diversity here,” Hopkins said. “The goal is to improve commercial breeding for bees so they can better fight off diseases and parasites.

“Everything we do in this effort is to ensure bees survive to pollinate our food sources,” he said.

Hopkins and other WSU entomologists have collected genetic material in Italy, Slovenia, the Republic of Georgia and Kazakhstan since they received a USDA permit to import honey bee semen in 2008.

Freezing bee semen WSU scientists also transport fresh sperm, but its shelf life is only about two weeks. Hopkins developed a method for freezing the material as part of his master’s degree at Eastern Washington University, and he refined it further when he came to WSU to earn his Ph.D. “Cryogenic freezing has been used to preserve germplasm from animals like cattle for decades,” he said. “I adapted it for honey bees. Right now we are the only repository for bee germplasm in the world.”

The importation process starts with a trip to collect material overseas. Once WSU scientists arrive in a country, they work with local beekeepers or government agencies equivalent to the USDA to visit a variety of hives.

“We try to collect hundreds of microliters of sperm every day we’re there, so those are long days,” Hopkins said. They collect mature male bees, called drones, and then extract semen. Each male produces about one microliter. For comparison, a single drop of water is approximately 100 microliters.

The semen is frozen in the origin country because freezing fresh material yields the best results. A special substance is added to avoid damaging the cells during freezing. Once back at WSU, the samples are stored at -196°C (-320°F) in a tank of liquid nitrogen.

Theoretically, the sperm can stay viable at that temperature for 10,000 years or more, Hopkins said. It can then be thawed out and used to breed honey bees here.

Ensuring genetic improvement Unfortunately, the breeding process is not as simple as inseminating one queen and then providing the second generation of bees to breeders. Second generation queens contain only 50 percent of the imported European DNA. If those queens are released, the imported genes would quickly become diluted as they breed with U.S. bees. To prevent genetic dilution, Hopkins and WSU researchers inseminate second generation queens with imported material as well, ensuring that third generation bees have 75 percent imported DNA. Then that generation of bees is inseminated as well. The iterative process results in dozens of queens with more than 85 percent of imported genetic material.

These multiple rounds of insemination are where the frozen semen is most helpful.

“Without frozen semen, this process would require trips back to Europe every year or multiple times per year,” Hopkins said. “With frozen semen, we simply thaw the semen to use for each generation.”

The genetically diverse bees are provided to U.S. bee breeders to breed future generations that are adapted for certain geographic regions.

“We want to improve the genetic background of honey bees so they can fight off diseases and be more likely to survive in their climates,” Hopkins said.

Honey bee conservation Beyond increasing disease resistance, the cryogenic program has a conservation component. A few countries and regions are interested in preserving the genetic material of their distinct bee varieties.

“You can’t put a fence around bees,” Hopkins said. “So in Italy and France and other locations, they’re trying to CONTINUED ON PAGE C9

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Importing frozen honey bee sperm is key to conservation CONTINUED FROM PAGE C8

conserve their unique subspecies. Freezing semen conserves those specific genetic lines or entire subspecies inexpensively for a long time.”

He said the WSU bee program has worked with researchers from around the world to create more honey bee genetic repositories like the one at WSU. With the potential of a new Honey Bee & Pollinator Research Facility established at WSU, Hopkins said the university will be able to do even more research to diversify the gene pool for U.S. honey bees.

“We’re still really early in studying this,” he said. “But we’re learning more every day, and that center will be a huge boost to our program and the body of knowledge about saving the honey bees here.”

To learn more and to donate to the WSU bee program, visit http://bees.wsu. edu. ##### In the United States, broccoli was probably first grown by immigrants from Italy in home gardens in Brooklyn, New York. In 1923, a group of Italian vegetable farmers in Northern California started to grow broccoli commercially and in a few years they were shipping fresh broccoli to Boston and New York.

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Try making baked onion rings CONTINUED FROM PAGE C6

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Be sure to store onions in a cool, dry, dark place with HAY FOR SALE good air circulation. You can store them in woven bags, a 3 string bales of Alfalfa, Grass and Alfalfa/Grass mix. basket or even a crate. Whole onions can keep for weeks.

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To freshen your breath after eating onions, the National Low Rate Loan and Lease Financing Available, O.A.C Onion Association recommends swishing your mouth with Phone (406) 450-1218, Ledger, MT lemon water or chewing on a piece of parsley.

Whether you grow your own onions or buy them in a store, here’s a way to use them.

This baked onion ring recipe was very popular when my student interns tested recipes. You won’t have to clean a deep-fat fryer in the process of making dinner.

Baked Onion Rings 1 large yellow onion 1/3 c. flour 1 tsp. seasoning salt 1/2 tsp. chili powder 2 c. panko breadcrumbs 2 eggs 2 Tbsp. water Dipping sauce of your choice (ketchup, barbecue sauce, sweet chili sauce, etc.)

Preheat oven to 450 F. Line a baking sheet with foil and spray with nonstick spray. Peel the outermost layer from the onion and discard. Cut off the ends (sparing as much of the onion as possible) and slice the rest of the onion into thick rings.

Separate the rings and place in a bowl of water.

Line up three bowls with these contents: Bowl 1: Stir together flour, seasoning salt and chili powder.

Bowl 2: Whisk together eggs and water.

Bowl 3: Panko crumbs One at a time, place each onion ring in the flour mixture, turning to coat well.

Next, dip the onion ring in the egg mixture, being sure to coat all sides. Finally, toss the ring in the panko crumbs to coat. Place on prepared baking sheet. Repeat process with remaining rings.

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The latest in sustainable management in orchards

By Gail Wells, Oregon State University Extension Service Orchardists can minimize damage to their fruit and nut crops by monitoring populations of brown marmorated stink bugs, rotating pesticides and encouraging the pest’s natural enemies, according to a research summary just out from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

“We’ve been studying this pest since 2012, when it became a known threat in Oregon,” said Vaughn Walton, Oregon State University (OSU) Extension (http://extension. oregonstate.edu) entomologist and expert in economically important pests at OSU’s College of Agricultural Sciences.

Oregon’s berry, grape and tree fruit growers are still adjusting to the impact of the spotted wing drosophila (http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1957/13090/em8991.pdf?sequence=3) which arrived in 2008 and is now widespread in the Willamette Valley and Columbia Gorge, Walton said.

“The brown marmorated stink bug is another exotic pest affecting Oregon’s specialty crops,” he said. “It affects all the same crops as spotted wing drosophila, and others as well, including hazelnuts, vegetables and ornamentals.”

Walton is a coauthor of the new publication, called Integrated Pest Management for Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in Orchard Crops (http://www.stopbmsb.org/where-is-bmsb/ crop-by-crop/orchard-crops/). It was released this month by USDA’s Specialty Crops Research Initiative, which funded the multi-university research team that included Walton and fellow Extension researchers Nik Wiman, Clive Kaiser and Rick Hilton.

The brown marmorated stink bug, or Halyomorpha halys, was accidentally imported from Asia in the 1990s. In 2010 it severely damaged crops of sweet corn, peppers, tomatoes, apples and peaches in the mid-Atlantic states.

It was first spotted in Oregon in 2004, appeared in commercial crops for the first time in 2012, and has caused economic damage in Oregon hazelnuts, apples and peaches.

Home gardeners have reported damage to backyard tree fruits, beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, raspberries, hops and many ornamental plants. Flocks of the bugs are also a nuisance around urban homes, especially in the fall.

This pest can produce up to two generations in a year. The eggs hatch and progress through five “nymph” stages before molting into a winged adult that can fly as far as 70 miles in a day. The bugs are voracious and undiscriminating eaters, munching on fruits, vegetables, ornamentals and landscape and forest plants.

The stink bug is a particular worry for orchardists because its feeding produces brown rotten spots in the flesh of fruits.

The damage often renders the crop unmarketable. The insect’s tough mouthparts can even penetrate a hazelnut shell, leaving the nut with a shriveled meat or none at all.

The new publication compiles the team’s research and suggests integrated strategies for lowering populations of the pest and minimizing damage to orchard crops.

For example, the researchers found that traps baited with certain pheromones, which are natural chemicals secreted by the insects that trigger behaviors such as attraction or aggregation, are effective at capturing both adults and juvenile stink bugs all season long. The publication gives illustrated instructions for building and checking the traps.

“These traps are highly effective,” said Walton. “They can help growers target their pesticide applications to when and where they’re most needed.”

More-strategic spraying, he said, helps reduce the number of sprays while still preventing damage to crops.

A sampling of additional findings: • This pest lives across the landscape and is not specific to a crop. Therefore, pressure is often highest along the edges of orchards, especially those bordering woodlands. Spraying around the perimeter of an orchard can be just as effective as spraying throughout.

• Peaches and nectarines need to be protected starting very early in the fruit’s development, when the growth of the fruit has split the flower - a stage known as shuck split - whereas apples and pears begin to need protection when the fruit is bigger, in May or June. For hazelnuts, it may be more beneficial to spray in the fall.

• The overwintering generation of the bug is more susceptible to pesticides than the summer generation. Depending on crop, region and pest pressure, it’s possible that targeted fall sprays will reduce populations the following spring.

• Pesticides that will kill this bug, which are listed in the publication, also harm natural predators such as predatory CONTINUED ON PAGE C13

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mites, parasitoid wasps and lady beetles, as well as bees and other pollinators. Growers should rotate their sprays among pesticide products with different modes of action, and apply them judiciously.

• Various species of parasitic wasps are potentially effective natural enemies. They have not yet made much of a dent in pest populations, but they should continue to spread, say the researchers, and may ultimately help provide control.

The OSU team asks growers to report damage to commercial crops from this pest using this email address: BMSB@ oregonstate.edu.

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The dart delivery method for treating cattle

By Heidi Carroll, SDSU Extension Livestock Stewardship Associate Cattle ranchers strive to minimize the stress of handling and disease on their animals. One way they can do this is by implementing new technologies for delivering medications to sick animals while out in remote pastures. During the July 6th Animal Care Wednesday Webinar, Rob Eirich, Nebraska BQA Coordinator, discussed considerations and challenges of using remote delivery devices for administering medication to animals.

Remote Delivery Devices: Benefits Remote delivery devices come in various forms, pole syringes or dart delivery systems (pneumatic, CO2, or .22 charged). These tools have gained popularity with ranchers in the last few years. Several benefits of using remote delivery devices include: • Safer for people and animals • Provides medication to animals without restraint • More convenient and quicker delivery • Easier to medicate bad temperament cattle • Popular in remote grazing situations on pasture or crop residue.

Concerns & Other Considerations Despite these benefits, discussion continues within the beef industry about whether these tools can ensure accurate and proper delivery of medications that meet the Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) guidelines. Eirich shared four BQA concerns that cattlemen should consider when deciding whether to use remote delivery devices for treating sick animals in their herds.

1. Ensure the Best Welfare of the Animal: It is important to be confident in a proper diagnosis of the animal’s condition for appropriate treatment; this can be difficult when hoof problems are suspected if the animal is not restrained for further investigation. What are your restraint options?

Consider your location, facilities, and the tools you have to do what’s best for the animal and its condition. Especially remember that keeping the animal AND the caregiver safe is the top priority.

2. Proper Injection Site: The proper injection site is in front of the shoulder within the triangle of the neck region.

To successfully deliver medication in this region, it takes accuracy and skill of the person using the remote delivery device. Additionally, BQA recommends 10cc of product per injection site and injections should be space approximately 4 inches apart. This requires more skill and ideal weather conditions to accomplish! Cattlemen need to remember that these tools and the accuracy of each shot is dependent on weather, the distance to the animal, charge/force used in the gun, and the weight of the product in the dart.

3. Correct Route and Dosage: Injectable medications are indicated for a certain route of administration, typically intermuscular (IM) or subcutaneous (SQ). Darts have two different kind of needles to assist with delivery via each route. Needles that release product only out the tip should be used for IM injections, whereas, needles that release product through multiple ports along the needle should be used for SQ injections. The challenge is guaranteeing that the product is actually being released in the proper location when given with a dart since the caregiver isn’t able to tent the skin or adjust the angle of the needle upon entry. Other considerations are the challenge of estimating the animal’s weight to give the proper dose, using the appropriate sized dart for the amount of product that needs to be delivered, and choosing the proper needle size for the animal and the dart gun with consideration of the environmental conditions.

4. Broken Needles: Federal regulations prohibit metal being embedded in meat. Thus, cattlemen need to be aware of observing animals that are darted to ensure the dart releases and no needles break off inside the animal. Eirich shared two examples of packers finding whole darts embedded in a round and a chuck; these incidents likely occurred from using a dart gun with too big of charge at a short distance.

These two examples do not represent the majority of the beef supply and packers have various steps in place at the plant to ensure the safety of the meat. These embedded darts are a reminder that food safety should always be considered when choosing how to treat sick animals on the ranch.

The Bottom Line Cattlemen have many tools that assist them in providing the best possible care for their animals. Every tool has its place and each situation should be evaluated to determine if treating a sick animal via a remote delivery device is the most appropriate option to ensure food safety, and the safety CONTINUED ON PAGE C16

Oil and gas doesn’t seem to deter nesting hawks

By Gail Wells, Oregon State University Extension Roads and petroleum wells in Wyoming’s oil and gas country don’t seem to interfere with the nesting of ferruginous hawks, according to recent findings by Oregon State University (OSU) wildlife researchers.

In their three-year study, published in the journal PLOS ONE (http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/ journal.pone.0152977), wildlife biologists Zach Wallace and Patricia Kennedy found that the birds were equally likely to return to nests near energy infrastructure, such as roads and well pads, as to those farther away.

The birds’ nesting choices proved to be influenced more by abundance of prey animals such as ground squirrels, and by relatively sparse sagebrush cover, than by structures associated with oil and gas fields, the researchers concluded.

The study, conducted in collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service and Wyoming Department of Game and Fish, is the largest in the U.S. so far on the impacts of oil and gas development on the federally protected hawks, which are regarded as a “species of conservation concern” by some federal and state agencies.

But it’s too early, Wallace cautioned, to assume that oil and gas activities are benign.

“We don’t have pre-construction data,” he said, “so we were studying birds that had continued to nest after energy exploration began. It is possible that some hawks may already have abandoned the areas of densest development prior to our study.”

Kennedy said the long-term effect of energy development on abundance of prey is unknown.

“We know from the literature that ferruginous hawks can nest in working landscapes,” she said. “But we present our findings with some caution, because we don’t know what the thresholds are,” for habitat changes that will harm the birds’ reproductive success.

“Some prey species seem to thrive under disturbances from oil and gas development; others may not.”

Kennedy is a professor in OSU’s College of Agricultural Sciences stationed at the Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center in Union, Oregon. Wallace led the study as Kennedy’s master’s student and now works for Eagle Environmental, a conservation consulting firm in New Mexico.

The ferruginous hawk (Buteo regalis) is the largest hawk species in North America. The birds are partially migratory, wintering as far south as central Mexico and returning north in the spring to breeding territories in the arid shrub- and grasslands of the western U.S. The hawks nest in trees and rocky outcrops, returning to prior years’ nests if these are available. They also nest readily on human-made structures such as artificial nesting platforms, power poles, abandoned windmills, even gas condensation tanks. They will nest on the ground if elevated structures are not present, Kennedy said.

Birds that inhabit grasslands and shrublands are declining around the world primarily because of human-caused disturbances, Wallace said. He and Kennedy undertook the study to determine which of several key influences were most important in the hawks’ reuse of breeding territories and nesting success: abundance of prey, shrub cover, weather, type of nest substrate, and density of human structures such as roads and well pads.

The researchers counted hawk nests from a small airplane over three seasons, and they sampled prey species on the ground. Their study area covered nearly half the state of Wyoming and included both public and private land.

They divided the sampling territory into areas with low, medium and high density of oil and gas infrastructure. After the initial nest count, they monitored the nests during spring breeding season over the next two years to see whether the birds returned to prior years’ nests and how many young they produced.

Based on earlier research, they expected that returning birds would avoid nests within 1.5 kilometers of roads and well pads. Instead, they found that the birds were equally likely to come back to these nests as to the ones farther away.

The findings could affect the mitigation measures required of energy companies to protect wildlife habitat, said Wallace, which are now negotiated with land management authorities on a project-by-project basis.

“One of the strengths of our study is its broad spatial scale, which makes it more relevant to management decisions than the smaller-scale studies that have been done in the past,” he said. “We were able to study these hawks at the scale of their ecology, and also at the scale of oil and gas development.”

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The future of beef: We need to get it right!

By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service table to reflect not only the desire to obtain The Native American saying, “We do the food the farm and ranch produces, but not inherit the land from our ancestors; we also the opportunity for shared use of space borrow it from our children,” is a reminder as our separate but integrated lives utilize that we need to think ahead. air, water and soil for food and fun.

Sustainable beef production is a lot more Two more chairs need to go to someone than a phrase; in fact, it’s the future. And who understands wellness and someone the future belongs to our children, so we who knows leisure. Wellness integrates our need to get it right. personal lives with work because our own Our children born today may have our individual and family wellness reflects the grandchildren in 2041. Our grandchildren balance we each place on raising beef and may have our great-grandchildren in 2066. integrating family and friends.

And our great-grandchildren may have A well person is most likely a happy our great-great-grandchildren in 2091. As person. And a balance of work and leisure distant as it sounds, the birth of our greatis critical to our long-term success and great-great-grandchildren will occur early development of relationships with our own in the next century, 100 years from today. children and their children. We should have We can agree: Our children are the fusomeone invited to make sure we know ture. A few of us might actually still be here, and understand the fullness of life, not just enjoying beef. Most certainly, some of our work. children and grandchildren, many of our The chairs around the table are almost great-grandchildren and almost all of our full, so some order may be advised to great-great-grandchildren and great-greathandle issues or recommend solutions if great-grandchildren will be here. a difference of opinion arises. Let’s invite Our decisions today are for those who someone with the organizational skills to come after us. Our correct thoughts and focus our discussion on the topic at hand, actions will prepare the world for them; the sustainable future of beef production, our mistakes will take a bit of the world and to provide balance and a buffering of away. So in our own space, we need to do our demands upon air, water and soil. That what we can. In this case, we need to guide being said, the table is full. beef production and other farm and ranch But wait, what about all those people production into the future. around the world, the differing cultures that What makes up the “beef industry”? The provide the backdrop, the color and diver“beef industry” is a comingling of many components. So what does this mean? Who sity to our daily lives? We need someone is the “beef industry”? Who do we need to who knows cultural impacts and how they put around the table to adequately discuss may spin the very essence in the human and ensure sustainable beef production long interactions we so need to properly address into the future? long-term sustainability.

Let’s set the table and invite our guests.

The table is most certainly full and the The obvious invitation goes to a beef discussion ready to commence. But wait, producer; after all, we are based in the who will bless the meal? Finally, the last production of beef. Plant life is paramount guest arrives, the blessing is given and the to the balance of our farm and ranch, so let table of 12 is now full. The inclusiveness us invite our neighbor who raises plants. of philosophies, traditions, spirituality and Animals and plants must have healthy soil, beliefs brings the diversity of the table to so let’s invite someone who knows soil and completion. the associated biology that soil contains.

One asks, “How did this all happen?”

Just as we eat, we must feed the organBut we are speaking of 100 years. New thoughts become old thoughts; old thoughts isms that live in the soil. Their food, a mixrenew themselves. Truly, if new sustainable ture of elements derived from the recycling thoughts are to evolve, then the table must of the many plants and animals, needs water represent the total “beef industry.” And total and air, so we certainly need to have somemeans input from the many tugging direcone who understands water and someone who will provide insight into clean air. tions that impact the “beef industry.” Enjoy Although we often stop there, those the diversity, the openness yet challenges, guests make up an incomplete list. What always keeping our children first. about the energy (renewable and nonrenewMay you find all your ear tags.

For more information, contact your local able) needed to start and enhance our desire NDSU Extension Service agent (https:// to sustain our farm and ranch, to protect www.ag.ndsu.edu/extension/directory) the quality of our air, water and soil? Let’s or Ringwall at the Dickinson Research invite someone who has a good understandExtension Center, 1041 State Ave., Dicking of energy.

And who will consume the results of our inson, ND 58601; 701-456-1103; or kris. production? The consumer should be at the ringwall@ndsu.edu.

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of the animal and caregiver.

More Information For more information about remote delivery devices or BQA supplemental guidelines on the use of pneumatic dart guns,

please refer to the “manuals” section of the Resource tab at the National Beef Quality Assurance website (http://www.bqa.org/ resources/manuals), or contact Rob Eirich (rerich2@unl.edu).

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Wyoming’s oil and gas industry has grown rapidly since the late 20th century, although growth has slowed lately as prices for fossil fuels have declined.

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Publication on soil nutrient management for canola

A new Montana State University Extension bulletin, Soil Nutrient Management for Canola, offers suggested soil nutrient management practices based on regional research.

The key to nutrient management for optimal canola yield is to select the right fertilizer source, the right rate, the right placement and the right timing for an operation, known as the “4R” concept, according to Clain Jones, co-author and Extension soil fertility specialist in the Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences at Montana State University.

“These are usually interrelated,” Jones said. “For example, adequate sulfur early in the growing season is very important for canola. Elemental sulfur is the cheapest form, but it needs to be applied a couple of years before the canola rotation to be available when needed. A better in-season choice is ammonium sulfate, 21-0-0-24.”

In addition to sulfur, the bulletin also discusses nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and micronutrients.

The need for nitrogen is highly dependent on yield potential, according to Jones. Spring soil tests for nitrogen and split applications increase the efficiency of nitrogen use by the crop and of dollars spent on nitrogen fertilizer.

Phosphorus and potassium are best built up in the soil prior to the canola rotation, but a little dose of seed-placed phosphorus can get the canola seedlings off to a good start.

“Be aware, however, that canola can be easily damaged by seed-placed fertilizer,” Jones said.

The bulletin also provides photos to help identify nutrient deficiencies.

“Producers can’t control the weather, but they can develop a solid yield target and fertility plan,” said Jones.

“Getting the 4Rs, not only increases your bottom line, it also protects soil, water and air resources.”

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Physicists win W.M. Keck Foundation grant

By Iowa State University of Science and Technology News Service Researchers from Iowa State University’s (ISU) department of physics and astronomy (http://www.physastro. iastate.edu) are working to build a powerful instrument capable of exploring and tuning materials in ways that could help solve the world’s energy, information processing and data storage needs.

The researchers call their proposed instrument an extreme quantum terahertz nanoscope. Its primary function will be to discover materials and material functions at unprecedented scales of space, time and energy, enabling studies at scales that are ultrafast, ultrasmall and at very low frequency. The instrument will also allow researchers to control the materials they study.

“We want to develop a microscope that doesn’t exist yet,” said Jigang Wang, the project leader, an Iowa State associate professor of physics and astronomy and an associate of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory (http://www. ameslab.gov). “We’re trying to see new things by looking across these three dimensions simultaneously. We want to understand how the electrons move and communicate in order to produce fascinating properties of materials.

“All of this will create a new paradigm to understand materials, control their properties and have far-reaching consequences to promote science and future technology.”

The W.M. Keck Foundation (http://www.wmkeck.org) of Los Angeles – one of the country’s largest philanthropic organizations – recently awarded a three-year, $1.3 million grant to support construction, commissioning and initial use of the nanoscope. The project will be known as the W.M. Keck Initiative in Ultrafast Quantum Microscopy of Emergent Orders.

Iowa State is also supporting the project with funds from the Office of the Vice President for Research, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the department of physics and astronomy. And the Ames Laboratory is supporting the project with specialized laboratory space in the laboratory’s new Sensitive Instrument Facility.

The grant was made through the Iowa State University Foundation (http://www.foundation.iastate.edu/s/1463/giving/start.aspx), a private, nonprofit corporation dedicated to securing and managing gifts and grants that benefit Iowa State.

A diverse team and extreme scales Wang said the quantum nanoscope project was made possible by the expertise, technical resources and close collaboration of Iowa State and Ames Laboratory scientists.

The project team includes: • Wang who has expertise in ultra-fast optics and terahertz spectroscopy of complex materials.

• Zhe Fei, an Iowa State assistant professor of physics and astronomy and an Ames Laboratory associate, who has expertise in scanning near-field optical microscopy.

• Paul C. Canfield, an Iowa State Distinguished Professor of physics and astronomy and an Ames Laboratory senior physicist, who has expertise in new materials design and discovery.

• Costas Soukoulis, an Iowa State Distinguished Professor of physics and astronomy and an Ames Laboratory senior physicist, and Thomas Koschny, an Ames Laboratory associate scientist, who have expertise in plasmonics, the study of light waves and metal surfaces, and metamaterials, materials with properties not found in nature.

Wang said the researchers will work together to develop a nanoscope that collects data at three extreme scales: billionths of a meter in space (nanometers), quadrillionths of a second in time (femtoseconds) and thousandths of electron volts in energy (milli-electron volts or terahertz).

He said each of those three dimensions – space, time and energy – is like the side of a triangle.

“On each side of that triangle humanity has achieved tremendous progress and understanding,” he said. “But what about the region on the inside of the triangle, this inaccessible region that combines the best of all three fields? For many outstanding scientific and technological problems, our answers are largely limited by our inability to see inside this region. Through this award from the Keck Foundation, this instrument we’re building will break down the barriers and allow us to see what’s there.”

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The researchers will also experiment with using the nanoscope to manipulate electrons so they can tune materials with minimal heating of the samples. Study goals include discovering new states of matter and establishing the shortest times and smallest lengths for these states to switch.

The researchers wrote that they expect the nanoscope and its measurements to “reveal the secrets of emergent-order phenomena and manipulate them at will, a monumental challenge in this age of novel materials.”

Based in Los Angeles, the W. M. Keck Foundation was established in 1954 by the late W. M. Keck, founder of the Superior Oil Company. The Foundation’s grant making is focused primarily on pioneering efforts in the areas of medical, science and engineering research. The Foundation also maintains an undergraduate education program that promotes distinctive learning and research experiences for students in the sciences and in the liberal arts, and a Southern California Grant Program that provides support for the Los Angeles community, with a special emphasis on children and youth from low-income families, special needs populations and safety-net services. For more information, please visit www.wmkeck.org.

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UW papers named among top 100 most influential

By University of Wyoming Extension Telling bacteria Stay! or Go! really is like giving commands to man’s best friend to sit or fetch – you just need to know the keywords in micro-speak to unlock the language.

One such key is cyclic dimeric guanosine monophosphate, mercifully shortened to c-di-GMP, and in bacterial-speak is responsible for their deciding to stay put or swim away.

University of Wyoming molecular biologists were among the first to determine how the molecule is made and broken down.

Two papers by professor Mark Gomelsky’s laboratory were nominated by the editorial board members of Journal of Bacteriology to represent the 100 most influential papers published in this journal since 1916. Journal of Bacteriology, the flagship journal of the American Society for Microbiology, is celebrating its centennial.

The Gomelsky papers published in 2005 helped open a new field in bacterial signaling. Each paper has acquired approximately 400 citations, according to Google Scholar.

“We stumbled upon this new field quite unintentionally,” said Gomelsky in English-speak, “but in some ways intentionally.”

Gomelsky wasn’t aware of c-di-GMP and had no intention of studying it. The late professor Moshe Benziman of Hebrew University, Israel, discovered c-di-GMP and described enzymes involved in its syntheses and hydrolysis (Gomelsky dedicated both papers in Benziman’s honor).

Gomelsky’s lab was studying light-activated proteins at the time (it still does), and one of their proteins, he said, was strange, containing “domain of unknown function 1” and “domain of unknown function 2.”

Domains are large modules from which proteins are made.

Gomelsky wanted to understand how their strange, lightactivated protein worked.

“I was stunned,” he recalled. “Unknown domains 1 and 2 were not just in “our” protein; they popped up everywhere in the bacterial genomes. It was difficult to believe people would not know about this apparently undiscovered universe.”

He decided to address the issue head-on, driven by scientific curiosity, by deciphering what these domains actually do.

And did.

“Our studies were not overly sophisticated,” said Gomelsky. “We explained that c-di-GMP was made by the domain of unknown function 1 and that it is broken down by domain of unknown function 2. We also offered hard evidence that c-di-GMP is a widespread and probably important molecule.”

Once these papers were published, along with a few others about the same time, a surge began.

“Suddenly there was the gold rush,” said Gomelsky. “At the beginning, there were just a few papers exclusively from the Benziman group, then a handful of influential papers appeared in 2004-05, and now the annual number of papers about c-di-GMP is in the hundreds.”

Why is understanding whether bacteria attach to a surface and stay put or swim by without attaching important?

Gomelsky explained when grown on surfaces – whether human organs, medical implants or water pipes underneath kitchen sinks – bacteria form biofilms. Biofilms are like bacterial cities in which cells are very diversified.

Gomelsky compared bacterial diversity to human diversity.

“Like in a city, people differ by occupation, incomes, origins, mentality. The same type of diversification happens in bacterial cities, biofilms,” he said. “Growth on surfaces within self-made protective matrices produces bacteria with different physiologies. Diversification provides strength to bacterial communities, just like it does to human communities. It’s difficult to eradicate a diverse population.”

Antibiotics dropped into a test tube culture, where bacteria are similar, will kill practically all the bacteria.

“If you do the same thing with biofilm, the antibiotic will kill the top layer but won’t necessarily even reach the inner areas due to physical and chemical constraints,” said Gomelsky. “Some of the cells in the bacterial city are dormant and not even susceptible to antibiotics.”

Treated chronic bacterial infections go away but usually come back because some of the bacteria survive the antibiotics onslaught. After multiplying in the absence of the antibiotic, they can cause another episode of acute infection, said Gomelsky.

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lowing them to build a biofilm, or if they could tell bacteria in an existing biofilm to disperse, antibiotics would destroy bacteria more readily.

“Speaking bacterial language helps us designing “psychological warfare” agents against pathogens,” he said. “We want to trick bacteria into making bad decisions during infection.”

By combining antibiotics, which are regular warfare agents, with drugs that meddle with bacterial “minds,” Gomelsky said bacteria could be eradicated more efficiently.

Studies on c-di-GMP opened the ways for designing new types of antibacterial drugs.

Former Ph.D. student Dmitri Ryjenkov, post-doctorate researchers Marina Tarutina and Oleg Moskvin, and technician Andy Schmidt worked with Gomelsky on this project.

Ryjenkov is employed by a U.S.-Russian biotech company, Tarutina returned to Russia, Moskvin is a research scientist at the University of Wisconsin, and Schmidt went on to study medical technology.

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By Seth Truscott, WSU CAHNRS A discovery by Washington State University (WSU) scientist Dan Rodgers and collaborator Paul Gregorevic could save millions of people suffering from muscle wasting disease.

The result of the team’s four-year project is a novel gene therapeutic approach. The work was published (http://stm. sciencemag.org/content/8/348/348ra98) July 20 in Science Translational Medicine, a journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

“Chronic disease affects more than half of the world’s population,” said Rodgers, professor of animal sciences and director of the Washington Center for Muscle Biology (http://wcmb.wsu.edu). “Most of those diseases are accompanied by muscle wasting.

“It occurs with chronic infection, muscular dystrophy, malnutrition and old age,” he said. “About half the people who die from cancer are actually dying from muscle wasting and there’s not one single therapy out there that addresses it.

Family history inspires search for treatment “I have a strong motivation to do something about this, to do more than simply publish results,” said Rodgers, who teamed with Gregorevic of Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute in Australia (https://www.bakeridi.edu.au). “My father died from cachexia,” the wasting disease caused by cancer, “and my nephew has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, an incurable, fatal disease that could claim his life in his teens.

“Others have tried and failed to develop treatments for muscle wasting,” Rodgers said, “and some drugs have even caused serious safety problems. Our targeted approach only affects muscle and completely avoids these problems, which is why we think we have a solution.”

In the paper, lead author Catherine Winbanks, a postdoctoral fellow of Gregorevic, details how researchers built muscle in healthy mice and prevented the loss of skeletal and heart muscle in mice with tumors.

Hormone’s muscle-wasting effect blocked In cachexia, tumors secrete hormones that cause muscle deterioration; in effect, the body eats its own muscles, causing weakness, frailty and fatigue.

“What kills a lot of people isn’t the loss of skeletal muscle but heart muscle,” said Rodgers. “The heart literally shrinks, causing heart failure.”

Researchers have long sought to stop this process, but failed to find a safe way. That’s because the hormones that cause wasting – in particular, a naturally occurring hormone called myostatin – play important roles elsewhere in the body.

Rodgers and Gregorevic needed a way to stop myostatin, but only in muscles. Their solution: an adeno-associated virus – a benign virus that specifically targets heart and skeletal muscle.

The virus delivers a small piece of DNA – a signaling protein called Smad7 – into muscle cells. Smad7 then blocks two signaling proteins called Smad2 and Smad3, which are activated by myostatin and other muscle-wasting hormones.

By blocking those signals, Smad7 stops the breakdown of muscles.

“Smad7 is the body’s natural break and, by inhibiting the inhibitor, you build muscle,” Rodgers said.

For cachexia patients, such a therapy could massively increase their chances of survival.

“Instead of having one year to fight cancer, you’d have 10 or 15,” Rodgers said.

Startup works to develop commercial drug In 2015, Rodgers launched AAVogen, a company that will develop this discovery into a commercial drug, AVGN7.

He has been working with Norman Ong, a technology licensing associate at WSU’s Office of Commercialization, on patents, startup funding and recruitment for AAVogen.

Using the funds from WSU’s commercial gap fund award, Rodgers’ lab will determine the minimum effective dose for AVGN7.

“We want to turn WSU discoveries into real-world uses that benefit the public,” said Ong. “Dan is a very busy scientist, so we’re proud to help him and AAVogen connect with the right people.”

“I formed this company for one purpose: to move the science into society, to see it applied,” Rodgers said. “WSU’s Office of Commercialization has been instrumental and invaluable to this endeavor.

“Now we have a company with the potential to save a lot of lives,” he said.

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By Caleb Carter, University of Wyoming Extension educator pH of the water and the product’s half-life.

Anyone who has sat through our private The half-life being the time it takes for half or commercial pesticide applicator training the substance to break down. has certainly heard us harp about reading For example, the herbicide Flumioxathe label, calibrating the sprayer, wearing the proper protective equipment, proper zin is very stable at a pH of 5, but at a application timing, and so on. pH of 7 the half-life is 24 hours. This is Water quality is a consideration you reduced to 15 minutes at a pH of 9. It has may not be aware of, specifically the wabeen shown that this process speeds up as the water temperature increases. It’s also ter temperature, pH, and total suspended important to note some herbicides, such solids (turbidity). These can decrease the as the sulfonylurea herbicides, perform effectiveness of an application and should better in slightly alkaline water. Be sure to be considered. read the label for any specific instructions Water Temperature or warnings.

Research out of Purdue University has There are steps that can be taken if you shown that water at temperatures around have high pH water, such as adding a buf41 °F or around 133 °F can have a negative effect on weed control with certain fer, to make the water more suitable for pesticides and certain weeds. Weeds they pesticide applications. tested included giant ragweed, horseweed To have water tested at the Wyoming (marestail), Palmer amaranth, and pitted State Water Laboratory in Laramie, call morning glory. See Table 1 for results.

(307) 742-2984 to get a kit and instructions Though only preliminary, the data show on proper sampling. You can also contact there is some value in considering the a local University of Wyoming Extension temperature of the water used to mix your office for information on other lab options. spray tank. Taking steps to avoid using Water Turbidity water that is too cold or hot may help the Turbidity, or amount of suspended solids application to be more effective. in the water such as soil particles, salt, or Water pH organic matter, can also decrease pestiMost herbicides, insecticides, and fungicide effectiveness by sticking to or being absorbed by the pesticide molecules. This cides are formulated at a pH of 4.0 to 6.5, in turn makes them unavailable to do their meaning they are slightly acidic. When job within the spray solution. Surface wamixed with water that is closer to neutral (a pH of 7.0), or, more typical of Wyoming ter sources are more prone to this, but any water, a pH of 8.0 to even 9.0, the pesticide water source can potentially be a problem. can fall out of solution or may begin to Good filtration and careful selection of break down. This process is called alkaline a water source is important. Cleaning out hydrolysis. The time it takes depends on the the spray tank between applications to

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ROUND & SQUARE BALERS

2015 John Deere 569, twine/net, MegaWide, GS1800 display. Stock #54165... $53,000 (1) 2014 John Deere 569 Premium, twine/net, MegaWide. Stock #52214........ $45,000 (11) 2014 John Deere 569, twine/net, MegaWide, 1000 PTO. Stock #55246........... $39,500 (1) 2014 John Deere 569, twine/net, MegaWide, 1000 PTO. Stock #54750......... $39,500 (12) 2013 John Deere 569, twine/net, MegaWide, hyd pickup lift. Stock #55177.... $37,800 (12) 2012 John Deere 568, twine/net, MegaWide Plus. Stock #54004..................... $33,125 (1) 2011 John Deere 568, twine only, MegaWide, 21.5L-16.1 tires. Stock #52209.$25,000 (11) 2009 John Deere 568, twine/net, MegaWide, push bar. Stock #51475............ $29,950 (16) 2009 John Deere 568, twine/net, MegaWide Plus, hyd pickup. Stock #54005.. $28,750 (1) 2008 John Deere 568, twine/net, MegaWide Plus, push bar. Stock #54006..... $28,700 (1) 2008 John Deere 568, twine/net, MegaWide, 1000 PTO. Stock #53541......... $26,500 (15)

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2014 John Deere 60G mini excavator, long arm, 24” bucket. Stock #55262.$69,500 (16) 2005 John Deere 8520T tractor, 16/4 PowerShift, 16” tracks. Stock #51396.$83,000 (15) 2005 John Deere 7720 tractor, IVT, 3 SCV’s, 540/1000 PTO. Stock #55085.. $90,000 (15) 2011 John Deere 7430 Premium tractor, IVT, loader, grapple. Stock #55222.$115,000 (12) 2008 John Deere 7430 Premium tractor, IVT, loader, grapple. Stock #54741.. $103,995 (1) 2015 John Deere 5075E MFWD tractor, H240 ldr, pallet forks. Stock #55497.. $40,000 (16) 1988 John Deere 2355 2WD utility tractor, 8F/4R syncro. Stock #53703...... $16,100 (1) 1992 John Deere 855 tractor, mid-mount mower, snowblower. Stock #55308.. $12,000 (16) 1989 John Deere 755 MFWD tractor, JD 70 ldr, snowblower. Stock #55289.......... $7000 (15) 2001 Case IH STX440 tractor, tires 70%, always shedded. Stock #52116... $128,000 (3) 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) 2010 Kubota M135XDTSC tractor, loader, bucket, grapple. Stock #55199. $59,500 (16) Ford 4000 tractor, gas, 772 loader, 2100 hours, 1 new rear tire. Stock #53097........ $9375 (1) 1999 John Deere 9610 combine, hyd fore/aft, 212 pickup head. Stock #54721$56,500 (16) 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) 2012 John Deere 635D draper head, dual drive sickle. Stock #54340........ $49,000 (15) 1998 Honey Bee SP36 36-ft. draper header, batt reel. Stock #13190.............. $22,000 (2) Haybuster 2620 round bale processor. Stock #17825..................................... $11,500 (12) 2015 John Deere 835 mower conditioner, 11.5-ft. cut width. Stock #55236$24,500 (16)

2012 John Deere 835 mower conditioner, less than 2000 acres. Stock #53641.$23,500 (11) Ford Dearborn Model 14-15 6-ft. sickle mower, 540 PTO. Stock #51728......... $1500 (16) 2014 John Deere 459 round baler, twine/net, used one season. Stock #55237.$26,000 (16) 2003 John Deere 457 round baler, MegaWide, 540 PTO. Stock #53546........... $15,950 (16) 1996 John Deere 535 round baler, twine only, 540 PTO. Stock #53893.............. $7500 (12) Case IH 8455 round baler, twine only, makes 4x6 bales. Stock #54286............. $4500 (11) Hesston 4910 4x4x8 big square baler, always shedded. Stock #53963.............. $45,000 (3) 2015 H&S BF12HC 12 wheel high capacity rake, hyd lift/fold. Stock #55239.$11,500 (16) H&S BF12HC 12 whl ground-driven v-rake, hyd lift/fold, like new. Stock #55448.... $8250 (16) 2005 Case IH ADX2230 40-ft. air drill, 12” spacing, low ac. Stock #53851.$49,500 (15) John Deere 9400 box drills, 40-ft. 10” spacing.

Stock #16433................................ $9000 (3) 1994 John Deere 965 6 bttm plow, on-land reverse, 18” cut wth. Stock #55107.$8950 (15) Hutchmaster 7400 12-ft. heavy offset disk, 24” disc front/21” rear. Stock #55538.$7500 (16) Eversman 4512 landplane, 12-ft. wide, 45-ft. long. Stock #55539...................... $4250 (16) 1987 John Deere 550 3-pt. mount tiller, 540 PTO. Stock #55291..................... $1000 (15) 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) 2008 New Holland SF216 pull-type sprayer, 134-ft. boom. Stock #54720...... $15,500 (16) FMC/John Bean RC20 200 gal pickup sprayer, Honda 8 hp. Stock #54115.......... $5500 (16) 1995 Ford L9000 truck, Cummins N14, 10 sp, 6000 gal stainless. Stock #53460$42,250 (1) Kelly 56 3-pt. mount backhoe attachment, 24” bucket. Stock #51779.................. $6950 (16)

Land Pride RB4596 8-ft. rear blade, 3-pt., manual angle. Stock #53060....... $1750 (16) 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) Danhuser 8300-1 hydraulic drive post hole digger, 4” bit. Stock #53424.............. $1500 (16) 2015 John Deere Z445 mower, 24 hp, 54” deck, only 6 hours. Stock #53267................. .................................................... $6200 (16) 2009 John Deere Z425 mower, 54” deck, low hours. Stock #53799...................... $3000 (1) Snapper 28” mower with bagger and thatcher.

Stock #54784................................ $450 (14) 2010 John Deere 48C powerflow system for JD mower. Stock #40127............... $900 (15) John Deere gator, glass doors for a deluxe cab.

Stock #53197.............................. $1950 (14) 2015 John Deere 44” snowblower, fits X300/ X500 series lawn. Stock #55416.$1200 (15) 2009 John Deere 44SB snowblower, off X324 mower, used 3x. Stock #52308... $1200 (15)

Railroad Ties $8.00/tie

Sold in 16 tie bundles We will load Available at Conrad, Cut Bank and Dillon locations

2007 John Deere 568, twine only, MegaWide, small tires. Stock #52514......... $22,500 (11) 2004 John Deere 567, twine only, MegaWide, 540 PTO. Stock #54694........... $13,500 (11) 2001 John Deere 567, twine/net, MegaWide, no precut knives. Stock #55182. $12,250 (1) 2000 John Deere 566, twine only, MegaWide, hyd lift, push bar. Stock #54233.... $9645 (3) 2008 Vermeer 605M, twine/net, new belts and rollers in 2015. Stock #54458... $16,000 (14) 2007 Hesston 5556, net wrap, wide pickup, moisture sensor. Stock #54491.$13,000 (12) 2006 Hesston 956, twine only, auto tie, 540 PTO. Stock #54707..................... $8000 (12) 2007 New Holland BR780A 540 PTO, twine only. Stock #44546...................... $7950 (12) 2000 New Holland 688, net only, 1000 PTO, regular pickup. Stock #55284........ $8900 (3) 1997 New Holland 664, twine/net. Stock #54859........................................ $8900 (14) 2015 John Deere L340 3x4 sq baler, tand axle, roller chute. Stock #54581...... $121,500 (14) 2015 John Deere L340 3x4 sq baler, tand axle, roller chute. Stock #54582...... $121,500 (14) 1998 New Holland 595 3x4 square baler. Stock #54681....................................... $19,500 (2) 1999 New Holland 590 3x3 sq baler, auto lube, last bale eject. Stock #52145... $17,500 (16)

LAWN AND TURF

2014 John Deere Z930R, 54” deck, Mulch On Demand. Stock #54506............... $9900 (12) 2009 John Deere Z850A, 60” deck, Powerflow, Mulch On Demand. Stock #55086.$6764 (1) 2009 John Deere Z810A, 48” deck, zero turn, Kawasaki 22 hp. Stock #53972... $3950 (16) 2013 John Deere Z425 zero turn mower, 54” deck. Stock #54797..................... $2250 (16) 2008 John Deere Z245, 48” deck. Stock #55294.......................................... $2550 (3) 2004 John Deere X485 lawn & garden, 62” deck, 4-wheel steer. Stock #54397.$4600 (1) 2011 John Deere X360 lawn tractor, Power Flow bagger. Stock #54338......... $3900 (15) 1995 John Deere STX38, 38” deck, 12 hp, gear drive. Stock #55423............... $375 (11) 2002 John Deere LT155 lawn mower, 42” deck, 15 hp, hydro. Stock #50288. $850 (16) 2008 John Deere LA145, 48” deck, hydro transmission. Stock #55218.......... $1100 (2) 2005 John Deere F687, 60” 7-Iron deck. Stock #54321........................................ $2500 (12) 2016 John Deere D140 48” mower, 22 hp.

Stock #54319.............................. $1999 (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) 2012 John Deere mower, 72”, for 4720 tractor.

Stock #12798................................ $3500 (1)

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1=Conrad: 888-397-6851 2=Cut Bank: 888-673-9310 3=Choteau: 888-728-9254

11=Lewistown: 800-823-3373 12=Havre: 800-621-5701 13=Chester: 406-759-5010

14=Great Falls: 888-760-2005 15=Belgrade: 866-282-3337 16=Livingston: 800-824-3932

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#53380

#51979

#41883

USED SEEDING

SPRAYERS

1.9% Financing for 5 years OAC on all self-propelled sprayers in stock 2015 John Deere R4045, 120-ft., 20” spacing, section control. Stock #52272........CALL (1) 2015 John Deere R4038, 100-ft., 20”, 5 sensor Boomtrac. Stock #51772........ $295,000 (14) 2014 John Deere 4940 120-ft. booms, 20” nozzles. Stock #46716................. $292,900 (15) 2014 John Deere 4940, 120-ft. booms, 20” spacing, stnlss. Stock #53984.. $269,000 (1) 2013 John Deere 4940, 120-ft. booms, 20” spacing. Stock #53739......................Call (3) 2010 John Deere 4930, 120-ft. booms, 20” spacing, stnless. Stock #53983.$155,433 (1) 2006 John Deere 4920 self-propelled, 120-ft., 20”, trctn control. Stock #51280.$125,000 (1) 2013 John Deere 4830 self-propelled, 100-ft. booms. Stock #15362............... $217,500 (2) 2011 John Deere 4830, 100-ft. booms, 20” spacing. Stock #53747........... $181,000 (12) 2010 John Deere 4830, 100-ft. boom, 20” spacing, 420/80R46. Stock #55534CALL (1) 2010 John Deere 4830 self-propelled, 100-ft. booms. Stock #44352............. $169,900 (12) 2009 John Deere 4830, 100-ft. boom, 20” spacing, 2 sets tires. Stock #55501..... CALL (14) 2009 John Deere 4830, 100-ft., 20” spacing, boom leveling. Stock #53380.. $149,000 (12) 2006 Spray Air SP-2010, 103-ft., 1000 gal tank, 5 speed. Stock #55135.... $62,500 (12) Flexi-Coil 68XL sprayer. Stock #53680............. ................................................... $12,500 (1) Flexi-Coil 67XL, 120-ft. boom, no windscreens, Trimble. Stock #55034................. $7500 (12) 2010 Summers Ultimate suspended boom, 100-ft. booms. Stock #15568...... $32,000 (1) 2007 Summers 1500 90-ft. booms, 1500 gallon. Stock #17842..................... $26,000 (12) 2013 Case IH PS160 134-ft., windscreens, 1600 gallon. Stock #50751....... $33,900 (12) 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) 2011 Fast 9518 120-ft. booms, 1800 gallon tank. Stock #16388..................... $34,500 (2) Ford truck mounted with Marflex sprayer. Stock #51976....................................... $26,450 (1)

#53747

Railroad Ties

$8.00/tie Sold in 16 tie bundles We will load Available at Conrad, Cut Bank and Dillon locations

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) 2014 John Deere 1830 61-ft., 10” spacing, 550 bu TBH cart. Stock #51460...... $219,900 (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 9400 40-ft., 10”, (2) 9400, (2)9450.

Stock #50823.............................. $9900 (11) John Deere 9350 box drill, 10-ft. section, 10” spacing. Stock #54268.................. $1100 (1) John Deere 9350 box drill, 10-ft. section, 10” spacing. Stock #54269.................. $1100 (1) John Deere 9350 box drill, 10-ft. section, 10” spacing. Stock #54270.................. $1100 (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) 2014 Case IH 800/3430 70-ft. 12” spacing, 3430 cart. Stock #48059........ $194,900 (14) 2009 Case IH 700 70-ft., 10” spacing, single shoot, 3430 TBT. Stock #52199.$107,500 (1) 2009 Case IH ATX700, 70-ft., 12” spacing, TBT 3430 cart. Stock #55385.......... $95,000 (14) Case 5012 50-ft. 12” spacing, tow behind cart.

Stock #16379............................. $49,500 (1) 2010 Bourgault 3310 PHD, 66-ft., 12” spacing, TBT 550, duals. Stock #55428.$175,000 (14) 2005 Flexi-Coil 7500, 50-ft., 10” spacing, single shoot, 2340. Stock #54023... $25,000 (3) 2006 Flexi-Coil 5000 57-ft. 12” spacing, tow between cart. Stock #13876....... $79,900 (1) 2006 New Holland SD440 58-ft. 10” spacing.

Stock #41283........................... $79,750 (12) 2012 John Deere 1910 430 bushel tow behind cart. Stock #16637...................... $67,900 (1)

#51888

#53474

MISCELLANEOUS

2015 John Deere 35G compact excavator, 18” bkt, hyd thumb. Stock #55447.. $45,500 (11) 2014 John Deere 304K 4WD wheel loader, 137 hours. Stock #50874.......... $73,500 (16) Cat 272C skidsteer, switchable EH controls, 66” & 84” bucket. Stock #51979.$34,500 (11) 2013 John Deere BA84 angle broom, skidsteer mount. Stock #53871......... $5400 (11) 2001 Case IH 3300B fertilizer spreader. Stock #53058..................................... $39,000 (12) 2012 Haybuster 2650 bale processor. Stock #53474....................................... $18,650 (3) 2014 Vermeer BPX9000 bale processor, round or square bales. Stock #53980... $17,000 (1) Bale King 3010 bale processor with grain tank.

Stock #52790........................... $15,500 (11) 2015 John Deere AP13G bale spear, 48” tines, global attach. Stock #54626.......... $1150 (1) 2015 John Deere AB11G single tine bale spear, global attach. Stock #54625. $750 (1) John Deere bale spear for John Deere 500 series loader. Stock #54577.............. $400 (15) 2015 Frontier AB14G 4 tine bale spear. New, never used. Stock #53035........... $1100 (16) New Holland bale spear for skidsteer, 2 spear attachment. Stock #53476............... $500 (3) 2002 Twinstar 2030 30-ft. 5 bar hydraulic rake, full set tines. Stock #55286......... $18,000 (3) 2015 H&S BF1460 14 wheel high capacity rake. Stock #54970................... $15,500 (15) 2005 New Holland 216 27-ft. hydraulic basket rake, dual wheels. Stock #54815.$14,000 (14) 2012 LMC 8907 hydraulic hay rake, puts (2) 18ft. swaths together. Stock #55232.$8500 (12) Hesston 3986 14 wheel rake. Stock #53964.... ...................................................... $8500 (3) Rhino 2500 10-ft. extremely HD rear blade, needs 4 SCV’s. Stock #51930..... $5950 (16) 2015 John Deere RB2284 rear blade. Like new condition. Stock #54623................ $1800 (1) Frontier RB2272 6-ft. blade, manual angle, tilt, offset. Stock #53842.................... $1250 (16) 2004 Buhler 7-ft. rear blade, CAT 1 3-pt., manual angle/tilt/offset. Stock #54931. $750 (16) 2014 Frontier RB5060L 5-ft. lighter-duty rear blade. Stock #51840...................... $490 (14) 2008 HLA manure fork for JD 265 loader. 2-ft. tines. Stock #48055....................... $650 (16)

2015 Frontier AY12G-72 72” 4-in-1 bucket with global carrier. Stock #54709.......... $2900 (1) 2012 Frontier AP12K pallet fork. Stock #55210........................................ $2500 (12) 2013 John Deere GU72 72” ag utility grapple.

Like new. Stock #54118............... $2650 (16) John Deere grapple off 746 loader, 5-tine, grille. Stock #55445..................... $1500 (12) 2011 Bobcat GF66 66” wide HD root grapple for skidsteer. Stock #55070......... $4750 (14) 2015 John Deere BW15918 bucket. Never used, global mounts. Stock #50961.$1500 (1) 2016 John Deere KV11598 72” bolt-on tooth bar. Like new. Stock #53639.......... $475 (11) 2013 Case X post pounder, skid steer mount.

Stock #53636.............................. $6450 (11) Shaver TU-13-HD10 post pounder with trailer, new Honda. Stock #55228.......... $7500 (11) Shaver HD10 post pounder, skid steer mount.

Stock #50378................................ $5500 (1) 2009 Frontier WC1205 wood chipper, 3-pt., 540 PTO. Stock #53971.............. $4500 (16) 1996 Gates Magnum 50 50-ft. heavy harrow, manual angle. Stock #55301......... $8600 (1) 1989 Noble 5000 32-ft. blade. Stock #53387.... .................................................... $6000 (14) Field cultivator, 36-ft., 4-bar drag harrow. Stock #50774.......................................... $4750 (3) Schulte SRW1400 rock rake. Stock #53611..... ................................................. $14,000 (12) Rock-o-matic 57 3-batt semi high lift rock picker, 79” reel, 540 PTO. Stock #55302.....$3500 (1) 1995 John Deere 3955 5 bottom switch plow, in furrow. Stock #53543............... $6500 (15) 1991 John Deere 3945 switch plow, 4 bottom, 3-pt. mount. Stock #52099........... $3450 (16) Harrell 2804 4 bottom switch plow, 4 furrow, 3-pt. mount. Stock #53455........... $3950 (16) 2009 Degelman LR7645 45-ft. land roller.

Stock #54309........................... $31,000 (12) New Holland 6-way snowblade. Stock #53475. ...................................................... $3000 (3) 2013 Erskine 7-ft. snowblade for skidsteer, hydraulic angle. Stock #54117........ $1750 (16) 6-ft. front snowblade to fit compact tractors, hydraulic angle. Stock #50811........ $1350 (15) Erskine 2010 72” snowblower, two stage, hydraulic drive. Stock #54820......... $7950 (16)

GRAIN HANDLING

2009 Westfield MC130-91 13”x91-ft. auger, swing hopper. Stock #50960...... $16,000 (3) 2012 Buhler Backsaver 13”x70-ft. auger.

Stock #55356........................... $13,000 (12) 2008 Brandt 13”x70-ft. auger, hydraulic winch and mover. Stock #55380.............. $9875 (3) 2005 Farm King 13”x70-ft. auger, swing hopper, low profile. Stock #55233....... $9500 (2) 2006 Buhler 13”x70-ft. auger, double auger hopper, 540 PTO. Stock #55147. $8000 (12) 2014 Harvest International H1082 10”x82-ft., swing away. Stock #54257........ $12,500 (11) 1980 Farm King 10”x70-ft. auger, single auger on loader. Stock #55499.............. $4500 (14) 1980 Westfield 10x70-ft. swing auger, winch for mover. Stock #55500.............. $4500 (14) Brandt 10”x60-ft. low profile swing hopper auger. Stock #55176....................... $7500 (12) Brandt 10”x60-ft. auger, manual winch, swing away hopper. Stock #51115.......... $6500 (3) Brandt 10”x60-ft. auger, hydraulic drive hopper, manual winch. Stock #54886.$4800 (12) Sakundiak HD8-1800 8”x60-ft. unloading auger. Stock #55150....................... $4800 (12) 1980 Farm King 8”x51-ft. loading auger. Stock #55498........................................ $3000 (14) 2012 Farm King C841 8”x41-ft. auger, Honda engine, fuel tank. Stock #55098.. $7500 (12) 2010 Rem 3700 grain vac, 1000 PTO. Stock #51484..................................... $26,500 (12) Rem 2100 grain vac, 1000 PTO. Stock #55245. .................................................... $9800 (12)

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Iowa State scientists develop self-destructing battery

By Iowa State University of Science and Technology Self-destructing electronic devices could keep military secrets out of enemy hands. Or they could save patients the pain of removing a medical device. Or, they could allow environmental sensors to wash away in the rain.

Making such devices possible is the goal of a relatively new field of study called “transient electronics.” These transient devices could perform a variety of functions – until exposure to light, heat or liquid triggers their destruction.

Reza Montazami, an Iowa State University (ISU) assistant professor of mechanical engineering and an associate of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory (https://www.ameslab.gov), has been working on transient technology for years. The latest development from his lab is a self-destructing, lithium-ion battery capable of delivering 2.5 volts and dissolving or dissipating in 30 minutes when dropped in water. The battery can power a desktop calculator for about 15 minutes.

Montazami said it’s the first transient battery to demonstrate the power, stability and shelf life for practical use.

Montazami and his team recently published their discovery in the Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/polb.24113/ full).

Study co-authors are Nastaran Hashemi, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering; Simge Çinar, a postdoctoral research associate; Yuanfen Chen and Reihaneh Jamshidi, graduate students; Kathryn White, a Department of Energy-Ames Laboratory intern; and Emma Gallegos, an undergraduate student.

Development of the transient battery was supported by funding from Iowa State’s Presidential Initiative for Interdisciplinary Research (http://www.inside.iastate.edu/ article/2012/09/27/prezinitiative) and the department of mechanical engineering.

“Unlike conventional electronics that are designed to last for extensive periods of time, a key and unique attribute of transient electronics is to operate over a typically short and well-defined period, and undergo fast and, ideally, complete self-deconstruction and vanish when transiency is triggered,” the scientists wrote in their paper.

And what about a transient device that depends on a standard battery?

“Any device without a transient power source isn’t really transient,” Montazami said. “This is a battery with all the working components. It’s much more complex than our previous work with transient electronics.”

Montazami’s previous, proof-of-concept project involved electronics printed on a single layer of a degradable polymer composite. The transient battery is made up of eight layers, including an anode, a cathode and the electrolyte separator, all wrapped up in two layers of a polyvinyl alcohol-based polymer.

The battery itself is tiny – about 1 millimeter thick, 5 millimeters long and 6 millimeters wide. Montazami said the battery components, structure and electrochemical reactions are all very close to commercially developed battery technology.

But, when you drop it in water, the polymer casing swells, breaks apart the electrodes and dissolves away. Montazami is quick to say the battery doesn’t completely disappear. The battery contains nanoparticles that don’t degrade, but they do disperse as the battery’s casing breaks the electrodes apart.

He calls that “physical-chemical hybrid transiency.”

And what about applications that require a longer-lasting charge? Larger batteries with higher capacities could provide more power, but they also take longer to self-destruct, according to the scientists’ paper. The paper suggests applications requiring higher power levels could be connected to several smaller batteries.

Even though batteries are tried-and-tested technology, Montazami said the transient battery project presented three major challenges for his research group.

First, he said the battery had to produce voltage similar to commercial batteries because many devices won’t operate if voltage is low or unsteady. Second, the batteries require multiple layers and a complex structure. And third, fabricating the batteries was difficult and took repeated attempts.

And what kept the group working through all that?

“The materials science part of this,” Montazami said.

“This is a challenging materials problem, and there are not many groups working on similar projects.”

Old world bluestem, real world concerns

By Connor Orrock, K-State Research and Extension Old world bluestem is a plant that is becoming increasingly prevalent in native grasslands commonly used for cattle grazing, particularly in drier regions. The grass that was brought to the United States as a soil-stabilizing plant has come under fire due to how it affects the surrounding ecosystem.

Because old world bluestem can become invasive and reduce the growth and vigor of other grasses that are more nutritious and palatable for livestock, the plant can negatively affect plant biodiversity, insects and wildlife.

“As temperatures warm up we will start to see more old world bluestem,” said Keith Harmoney, range scientist at the Kansas State Agricultural Research Center - Hays, one of four units in the Western Kansas Agricultural Research Centers.

“In western Kansas, old world bluestem will begin to grow later than native grasses; they are not as cold tolerant,” he said.

The plant is easily distinguishable, because its color is typically pale with a yellowish-green tint. The seed heads can be seen from a distance due to their pinkish or purplish tint. These grasses grow quicker than native grasses and also produce a seed head quicker, Harmoney said.

There are two types of old world bluestem, yellow and Caucasian. They are similar in their effects on pastures and how they grow. Where the two types differ is in their appearance. This is visible by examining the seed heads.

“Yellow old world bluestem, or King Ranch bluestem, will have from three to six branches on the seed head,” Harmoney said. Yellow bluestem seed heads can often look similar to silver and native big bluestem.

“Caucasian old world bluestem has a more branched seed head, with branches throughout,” he said. The silhouette of the seed head resembles an evergreen tree, with the branches of seeds getting shorter toward the top.

Harmoney noted that it is an extremely persistent plant that does well under dry and arid conditions. Old world bluestem has actually performed better than some native grasses under arid conditions.

These plants also are prolific seed producers. They have seed banks beneath them that can result in plants years after herbicide control treatment.

Treatment While old world bluestem is notoriously hard to treat, there are a few methods to control it.

“Some of the most successful treatments to control old world bluestem are with either glyphosate treatments at different rates and times or with imazapyr, another herbicide,” Harmoney said.

Most of the research he has done to control old world bluestem in western Kansas is with glyphosate, while most of the research using imazapyr has been done in eastern Kansas.

According to Harmoney, a proven way to treat old world bluestem is by treating with 1-2 pounds per acre of glyphosate early in the plant’s life when it has around four or five leaves. That should be followed by an application of 1-2 pounds per acre of glyphosate eight weeks later or once the plant begins early heading.

Another way to manage old world bluestem using glyphosate is by doing a one-time application of 2-3 pounds per acre once the plant begins early heading.

Imazapyr can be used in a similar way, Harmoney said.

Apply a quarter-pound to a half-pound per acre early when the plant has four to five leaves. Repeat eight weeks later using a quarter-pound application.

“If you already have old world bluestem, I would recommend to manage the area as its own field,” Harmoney said, “especially if you have an area that you are able to segregate from other pastures.”

The plant is not toxic to livestock, so it can be grazed, even though it is not the most nutritious forage when mature, compared to other grasses, he said. By segregating an area of old world bluestem from non-infected areas, landowners can use different pasture-management techniques such as burning, mowing and intensive grazing. This leads to the plant having new leaf growth to aide in herbicide treatment at a later time.

Removing old world bluestem can allow other plants and seedlings to grow in the ecosystem, Harmoney said.

However, because old world bluestem often has a seed bank underneath, there is a possibility that the plant will reemerge from seed two to three years after being treated. This means CONTINUED ON PAGE C30

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there is a need to reapply herbicide over time to control possible new seed growth.

Preventive care “To mitigate the likelihood of getting old world bluestem, if reseeding an area to grass, you should ensure the seed company you use is a dealer that keeps track of the plant,” Harmoney said. It is important that companies are free of these old world bluestem seeds in their production systems; seed contamination is a form of spreading the grass when reseeding the ground.

Another possible point of contamination is feeding hay.

Harmoney warned against feeding hay with old world bluestem in pastures without the grass. Hay produced from grasses that grow along the ditches often contains old world bluestem.

Hay from some states have a higher likelihood of having old world bluestem as well. Southern states such as Texas and Oklahoma are more likely to have traces of the plant.

More information about Harmoney’s research on old world bluestem, among other research projects, is available online (http://www.wkarc.org/programs/rangeland/index. html).

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Focus on health assurance for the cow herd

By NDSU Extension Service Northern Plains cow-calf producers soon will begin weaning calves, and those producers are looking for the best way to keep their calf crop healthy.

Cow-calf producers can’t buy insurance to protect their cattle, but good livestock stewardship will go a long way toward making sure the animals stay in good health, according to Gerald Stokka, the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension Service’s veterinarian and livestock stewardship specialist.

“While the purchase of insurance products in the form of preventive vaccines can reduce the risk of specific diseases that may pose a threat to the herd, a complete health assurance plan can further reduce the risk for disease and losses associated with calf diarrhea, calf respiratory disease, reduced pregnancy and calving rates, fetal wastage and diseases associated with bacterial agents of the clostridium family,” Stokka says.

On average, the cost of health insurance, categorized as veterinary expenses on IRS schedule F, can be in the range of 3 to 7 percent of the total annual cost of maintaining a cow. If the total cost is $600, then 5 percent for veterinary expenses would be $30 for every cow, bull, replacement heifer and calf produced. That includes vaccinations, non-ultrasound pregnancy checking, bull semen evaluations and deworming.

Vaccines are more effective if they are part of an overall focus on herd health, Stokka says. That means managing the herd specifically toward the goal of good health. Here are four management areas he recommends producers focus on to formulate a health assurance plan on the ranch: • Genetic selection • Nutrition management • Stress management • Colostrum and passive immunity transfer management Genetic Selection Genetic selection in cow herds often centers on expected progeny differences (EPD) associated with performance such as milk, and weaning, yearling and carcass weight, or American Angus Association indexes such as $Wean, $Beef, $Feedlot and $Grid. An operation promoting a health assurance program should focus on additional trait EPDs associated with calving ease, birth weight and moderate milk, and indexes such as dollars for energy ($EN) or the Red Angus Association’s metabolizable energy (ME). These last two EPD are associated with feed costs for the cow herd.

In addition, livestock stewards should focus on other heritable physical traits not represented by EPDs, such as udder and teat conformation, and mothering ability. These health assurance traits are associated with maximizing the transfer of immunity from cow to calf shortly after birth, which is critical to calf health and expressing genetic potential.

Nutrition Management Nutrition management focuses on providing the nutrient requirements for the cow during the different seasons of the year and to match the cow’s stage of production. Maintaining adequate body condition scores near 5 and meeting protein, mineral and trace mineral requirements during gestation are critical to the lifetime productivity of a cow and her progeny.

Critical periods when supplementation may be needed are during dry weather when pasture forage is limited and mature, and cattle require extra protein and energy. Cows also may need supplementation when their body condition scores are less than ideal prior to calving.

This management area is important to the development of the gestating calf, the expression of genetic potential and the formation of high-quality colostrum.

Stress Management “Managing stress for health assurance focuses on lowering cow and calf stress at birth, which means calving ease, and calving during the season of the year when environmental stress is minimized,” Stokka says.

Calving during more favorable weather normally allows for more space for calving, which reduces the chances of the calves becoming exposed to potential pathogens. Colder and wetter environmental conditions in winter and early spring in the northern Plains and heat stress in summer-calving herds can contribute to calves taking more time to stand and nurse, which reduces the absorption of immunity from colostrum.

Colostrum and Passive Immunity Transfer Management All of the other health assurance management areas are related to the dam’s production of high-quality colostrum.

They also relate to the calves’ ability to nurse and absorb the immunity and nutrients in colostrum. If newborn calves are CONTINUED ON PAGE C32

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Possible therapy target for spinal muscular atrophy

By Iowa State University of Science and Technology Researchers at Iowa State University (ISU) have discovered what could lead to a new treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, a potentially fatal genetic disorder in young children.

Ravindra Singh, a professor of biomedical sciences in the ISU College of Veterinary Medicine, said Alu elements, or short and transposable stretches of DNA that appear only in primates – can produce an alternate form of a housekeeping gene known as Survival Motor Neuron that scientists hadn’t previously encountered.

This new variant, called an isoform, produces a more stable protein that could hint at the possibility it plays a role in alleviating the severity of spinal muscular atrophy.

“We didn’t know we could make this more stable protein before,” Singh said. “If you had a way of stimulating the production of this protein, that could be therapeutic.”

Singh co-authored a paper published recently in the peerreviewed journal Scientific Reports (http://www.nature.com/ articles/srep30778). The paper’s lead author, Joonbae Seo, previously worked in Singh’s lab at Iowa State and is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

Spinal muscular atrophy results from the loss or mutation of a gene called Survival Motor Neuron 1, often referred to as SMN1. If SMN1 is deleted or doesn’t function properly, not enough SMN protein is produced, giving rise to the disease. Most humans possess a nearly identical gene, SMN2, which can function as a substitute. But a portion of SMN2 can be lost during splicing, or when pre-mRNA is turned into mRNA by getting rid of non-functioning parts of the gene.

For the paper, Singh and his coauthors showed that an Alu-like sequence is naturally inserted into SMN2 mRNA, resulting in more stable proteins that may lessen the severity of the disease. The SMN2 gene contains about 40 Alu elements, and this discovery represents the first Alu element to be inserted in the coding sequence.

“This new isoform is expected to be selectively expressed at high levels in stress-associated conditions, such as high oxidant exposure or when an infection is present, and possible in specific cell types,” Singh said.

Turning the results into a working therapy, however, will require much more research, Singh said. But the findings point to new potential in addition to the progress already being reported for the therapy of spinal muscular atrophy, he added.

The function of Alu-like sequences remains largely unknown, but they can be found in about 10 percent of the human genome, Singh said. They appear only in primates, which likely means they played an important evolutionary role in humans, Singh said.

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at risk of even a partial failure of this transfer of immunity, then replacement colostrum products should be administered as soon as possible after birth.

“Health assurance needs to be the focus of livestock producers and requires attention to management in the areas of genetic selection for health, nutrition for health and reducing stress,” Stokka says. “It should be evident that producing healthy calves is more than just purchasing health insurance products.

“Request a written health assurance protocol from your veterinarian,” he adds. “Today’s livestock veterinary professionals have been trained to provide more than just individual treatments and surgery; they’re also trained to be a consulting member of beef cattle operations.”

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Does watching cooking shows promote weight gain?

By Julie Garden-Robinson, Food and Nutrition Specialist, NDSU Extension Service “I am gaining weight just watching this show. These cooking shows must fuel the obesity issue,” my husband commented.

We were walking on treadmills side by side at a gym. We had our TVs tuned to the same cooking show.

He probably noticed me shaking my head as I watched the show. I tend to shake my head from side to side a couple of times when I can’t believe what I am hearing or seeing.

On this particular show, the people went out to a restaurant to try some highly decadent foods, then they returned home to try to recreate the recipes. They ate a huge amount of food twice. At the time of my husband’s comment, they were sipping super-rich malts.

I looked down at the calorie counter on my treadmill. I had burned all of 100 calories. Every bite of what they were eating had at least 100 calories.

Keep in mind that consuming 100 extra calories per day theoretically could lead to a 10-pound weight gain in a year unless you counteract the extra calories with exercise.

The TV cooks would need to walk on treadmills for hours to burn off the calories they just consumed.

As I thought about my husband’s comment about cooking shows and weight, I figured that researchers must have studied the topic. Could making the recipes on cooking shows promote weight gain? The answers is yes, at least according to one study.

Researchers used a survey to study the relationship between watching cooking shows and the body mass index of about 500 women ages 20 to 25. The women who watched cooking shows and followed the recipes at home had a higher body mass index. The women who did not follow the cooking shows’ recipes were likely to weigh less.

Of course, not all cooking shows promote unhealthful eating. Sometimes these shows are as entertaining as spectator sports.

Cooking shows can teach us valuable culinary techniques, introduce us to unfamiliar cuisine and provide ideas to flavor foods without adding calories.

However, managing weight can be a challenge with all the tasty temptations around us, especially if you try all the mouth-watering recipes shown on many shows. Moderation is key for many of the culinary creations we see prepared on TV. We all need to eat, and cooking for ourselves gives us more control over what we consume. If weight management or loss is a goal, consider these behaviors based on information from the National Institutes of Health: • Set goals. Be sure your goals are specific, attainable (doable) and forgiving (less than perfect). For example, “eat more healthfully” is not very specific. “Have a half-cup of raw vegetables for a snack every afternoon” is a specific goal. In fact, we all should be filling half of our plate with fruits and vegetables.

• Use the concept of “shaping.” That has nothing to do with wearing a girdle, by the way. “Shaping” means that you set small goals to help you reach a distant major goal.

• When you meet a goal, give yourself a nonfood reward, such as an afternoon off or your favorite DVD. • Self-monitor your weight, food and/or activity. Some people like to weigh themselves daily, but remember that weight can fluctuate a little every day due to water weight.

Write down what you are tracking in a notebook, or use an app on your phone or an online tool on a computer. See http://www.choosemyplate.gov for a free “super tracker.”

• Figure out what cues prompt you to eat. When you turn on the TV, do you pull out a bag of snacks? If you go out for coffee with a friend, do you always have a treat? Retrain yourself to avoid having extra calories in certain situations.

Maybe you could meet your friend for a walk instead of being in a situation where food is present.

• Slow down when you eat. Before you have another portion, pause. Allow your brain a full 15 minutes to get the signal that you have eaten your fill.

Visit http://tinyurl.com/calculateBMI-NIH if you are wondering what your body mass index is. All you do is type your height and weight. If your BMI is 18.5 to 24.9, your weight is “normal.” If your BMI is 25 to 29.9, you fall in the overweight category. BMI values above 30 are in the “obese” category. Visit with a dietitian or another health-care provider to learn more about weight management.

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What are you afraid of?

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People and their phobias.

While walking the other day with a friend in a newly mown field – a backyard really – a slender eastern racer snake probably two feet long crossed in front of us.

My friend, born and raised in Glendive, Montana, and tough as railroad spikes, jumped about three feet in the air and let out a scream heard in the next ZIP code.

Everyone has their fears, phobias and hatreds when it comes to the natural world.

Take your pick: from big grizzly bears down to swift snakes and itsy-bitsy spiders.

Phobias affect more than one in ten people in the US, says the American Psychiatric Association, and of those individuals, up to 40 percent of phobias are related to bugs (including spiders), mice, snake and bats.

That’s millions of people fearing creatures just going about their business.

Personally, I’m good with seeing most wasps go to wasp heaven. Except certain wasp species sting and paralyze specific spiders, sealing them into nests with a wasp egg so the developing larva has something to eat.

All right.

Except spiders, generally, do us a favor by preying on pesky insects like house flies.

Okay.

Except house flies are nature’s garbage men (and women) quickly scavenging those animals that die.

Wait a minute.

Everything has its place. That’s a good thing and easy to understand.

Phobias and irrational fears are harder to explain.

Yes, there is that whole Bible thing about snakes, which didn’t turn out too well for

the humans or the snake. And the snake has suffered ever since. Maybe that’s it.

I barely remember as a young child standing by a lake and an adult asking me why I didn’t know how to swim.

“Did you see a snake?” the lady asked.

“Was there a snake by the dock?”

Not knowing what to say and really afraid of admitting I just didn’t know how to swim, I answered: “Uh-huh.”

As I recall, everyone seemed happy with that answer. And I learned, at least, it’s okay to fear snakes. I also learned it’s okay to bend the truth once in a while.

Or as Mark Twain said: “I would rather tell seven lies than make one explanation.”

Our fears of certain creatures may derive from culture, or even bad Hollywood movies, but it’s important to remember native wildlife fill valuable roles.

That eastern racer feeds on grasshoppers and small rodents, all pests of the gardener. Because their prey is injurious to agriculture, according to “Amphibians and Reptiles of Montana,” racers are beneficial to farmers.

When cornered eastern racers may bite, but generally they just want to escape if approached. And they don’t get the name racer from being sluggish about it.

Still the sight of a fleeing snake can make a grown up scream. Believe me, I heard it.

Look, I get that all sorts of people fear snakes; just not everyone, thank goodness.

I know a young lady, small of stature, who loves the sight of a garter snake in her garden.

My dad, however, was a big man who feared nothing….except snakes.

Me? I’m okay with snakes. And I’ve learned to swim.

In A Redneck Church

1. People ask, when Jesus fed the 5000, whether the two fish were bass or catfish, and what bait was used to catch ‘em.

2. The pastor says, “I’d like to ask Bubba to help take up the offering,” and then five guys and two women stand up.

3. Opening day of deer season is recognized as an official church holiday.

4. A member of the church requests to be buried in his 4-wheel-drive truck because “It ain’t never been in a hole it couldn’t get out of.”

5. The choir is known as the “OK Chorale.”

6. Boone’s Farm “Tickle Pink” is the favorite wine for communion.

7. In a congregation of 500 members, there are only seven last names in the church directory.

8. Baptism is referred to as “branding”.

9. There is a special fundraiser for a new church septic tank.

10. Finding and returning lost sheep isn’t just a parable.

11. High notes on the organ set the dogs on the floor to howling.

12. People think “rapture” is what you get when you lift something too heavy.

13. The final words of the benediction are, “Y’all come back now, ya hear?” (banjo accompaniment optional)

Does watching cooking shows promote weight gain?

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summer. I truly couldn’t stop eating these when my students tested the recipe, but I did not feel guilty about eating too many green beans.

Snap Bean Provencal 1 (16-ounce) package frozen green beans 1 Tbsp. olive oil Salt and pepper to taste 1 Tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped Heat the olive oil over moderate heat in a skillet. Add green beans and sauté until heated through and soft-textured.

Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir in chopped parsley just before serving.

Makes eight servings. Each serving (before added salt) has 40 calories, 2 grams (g) fat, 1 g protein, 4 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber and 0 milligrams sodium.

Carve a Pumpkin Day Date When Celebrated : Always October 31st If you don’t carve a pumpkin by today, when will you get to it?

This is your last chance to carve a pumpkin because Halloween is tonight.

Pull out your carving patterns and get down to work. If you can’t find the patterns you have leftover from last year, there’s no time to go to the store. They’re probably sold out, anyway. Just carve a pumpkin freehand. After it’s done, get your costume on and go trick or treating.

We believe this holiday is celebrated a little late. It is better held a few days before, or the weekend before. Then, you can make a pumpkin carving party out of it. You can roast pumpkin seeds, drink apple cider and enjoy your pumpkin carvings. If you decide to celebrate this special day a little earlier, I won’t tell.........

Have a happy Carve a Pumpkin Day.

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HEADER / SWATHER FOR SALE

2006 Honey Bee SP42 FT Swath Option Grain Header. Double sickle, pickup finger reels.

Great shape, shed stored. Integrated transport. CNH adapter frame.

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John Deere 760 elevating scraper, 531D engine, 23.5x25 rubber. Runs, operates as it should......................... $6500

CRAWLERS

Deere 450E dozer, for parts............................................. Call 1999 Deere 650H, EROPS, with heat, air conditioning, parallelogram ripper with 3 shanks, 4500 hours, 6-way hydraulic blade that is tight. A very good crawler.................. $51,000 1989 Deere 650G, a very nice 650G that includes: slope board, 6-way hydraulic blade, parallelogram ripper, 5 leveler hydraulic controls. Won’t find a nicer G crawler! Screened with center post, almost new salt undercarriage... $32,500 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................ $16,500

SKIP LOADERS

Case 570 XLT 4WD, Gannon box blade, 4-in-1 bucket........... .............................................................................. $14,000

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Deere 250C, very clean 250C truck, 8150 hours, good tires, new walking beam bushings, good brakes, a good truck... .............................................................................. $81,500 Maruka MST1500............................................................ Call

LOADERS

Case W11B, nice smaller loader, operates well, includes hydraulic quick change, forks, bucket, and hydraulic angle snow plow.............................................................. $12,500 Cat 950 wheel loader, good running older machine... $18,000 Case 621 ex-county machine, very clean and straight, good tires...............................................................Call for Price Case 621C-XT, cab, quick change, 3rd valve, bucket, forks... ............................................................................... $39,900 1995 John Deere 444G, good tires, rebuilt hydrostatic pump and drive motor, nice straight clean loader............ $29,900 Michigan 45C, EROPS, excellent tires, runs excellent........... ............................................................................... $15,900

FORESTRY

Deere 540B skidder, a good machine, 23.1 tires, winch and arch, nice clean skidder........................................................... Call Deere 648 G3 skidder, winch, dual function grapple, net chains all around, very nice.................................................... Call Deere 550G dozer, logging winch and arch, being parted out .................................................................................... Call Hurricana 20 saw head, accumulator arm, hydraulic tilt, low hours on saw motor rebuild, came off a 2520 Timber Jack, a very good head..................................................... $7250 Komatsu PC220-5 excavator, slide boom delimber.................... .........................................................................Priced Right Medford forks, will fit a 3 yard loader............................. $3000 1973 Pettibone MK30 crane, 30,000 lb, AWD, rough terrain crane..................................................................... $19,900 Timbco 2515 feller/buncher with bar saw, low hours on new engine, will go to work.......................................... $29,000 Timberjack 2520 feller/buncher, parts machine.............. Call 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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Bobcat A300 enclosed cab, starts and operates well, heat and air conditioning, 2 speed. Like new tires............... $22,000 2008 Cat 246C, EROPS, enclosed cab with heat and air, very good tires as a set, Hy-Flow XPS, 74” bucket with reversable edge, very good, 75 hp and tipping load of 4300 lbs., work load 2150 lbs................................................ $25,900

TRAILERS

Lowboy trailer, 16-ft. well, 24.5 rubber, flip over ramps, 8-ft., 6-ft. wide older trailer, still getting the job done........ $5000

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

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2002 Cat 314CC, hydraulic blade, hydraulic quick change, 24” dig bucket, 60” smooth lip bucket, air conditioning and heat, 8100 hours, a nice, very strong machine.............. $63,000 Cat 308CCR hydraulic thumb, blade..................... Coming In 2008 Cat 305CCR, ROPS, hydraulic thumb, very good tracks, 30” bucket, work ready.......................................... $29,000 2012 Cat 305.5, 2300 hours, hydraulic thumb, Cat quick change blade, enclosed cab with heat and air conditioning, 24” dig bucket, very nice and job ready............................ $47,500 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 Komatsu PC200-6 hydraulic thumb, very good undercarriage.............................................................Call for Price 1997 Komatsu PC128UU, 30” bucket, blade, hydraulic thumb, newer undercarriage and final, drives rough but a runner.

Cab and heat........................................................ $19,900 2002 Kubota KX91-3, wedge coupler, 36” bucket, 24” bucket, hydraulic thumb, operates well.............................. $20,500 Kubota KX121-3 mini excavator, enclosed cab, air conditioning, heat, angle blade, 2 buckets, hydraulic thumb, 800 hours, very nice machine.............................Call for Price

FORKLIFTS & BOOMS

Clark C500 forklift, runs good, side shift, good forks, enclosed cab, poor brakes, 16,000 lb..................................... $6000 Hyster/HyPac H400XLS6 48” forks, pneumatic tires, mast 6.5-ft tall, Perkins diesel, accumulated mast ride control.

Runs excellent. 5400 hours...................................... $9500 JCB 1500 4WD, crab steer............................................... Call JCB telehandler................................................................ Call JLG 600A boom lift, propane, 60-ft. maximum platform height, 40-ft. reach, 1000 maximum weight capacity, tires 1417.5....................................................................... $12,500 JLG Lull 644 telescopic lift, forks, lateral tilt, 4-wheel steer, low hours.............................................................. $12,000 Lull 644 Highlander telescopic lift, OROPS, hydraulic thumb, very good tracks, 30” bucket, work ready, 4000 plus hours..................................................................... $29,000 Zoom Boom 8040-44 telescopic forklift, a nice older lift, 4x4x4 steer, 8000 lbs., Deere engine, Zoom Boom care lift......... .............................................................................. $19,000

GRADERS

1978 Cat 140G grader, ripper, good machine....Call for Price 2005 Deere 772D, township owned, 14-ft. moldboard, 17.5 rubber, V-plow, snow wing, a very good grader..... $72,000 1989 Deere 672B, a very good 672B, all wheel drive, serviced, 14-ft. moldboard, good tires, air conditioning and heat, extra hydraulics for wing, painted, 26 hours showing, city owned, well-maintained..................................................... $39,000 1978 Deere 770A, 14-ft. moldboard, snow wing, front lift group with hydraulics, cab with good glass and heat, grader runs and operates good................................................ $19,900 Wabco 777B, 14-ft. moldboard, 671 Detroit.................. $9999

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USDA app protects cattle from heat stress

By Jan Suszkiw, Agricultural Research Service USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has launched a new smartphone application (“app”) that forecasts conditions triggering heat stress in cattle. The app is available at both Google Play and the iTunes App Store.

Compatible with Android and Apple mobile phone, the app issues forecasts one to seven days in advance of extreme heat conditions, along with recommended actions that can protect animals before and during a heat-stress event.

In some cattle, distress and discomfort from prolonged exposure to extreme heat cause diminished appetite, reduced growth or weight gain, greater susceptibility to disease and, in some cases, even death. Cattle housed in confined feedlot pens are especially vulnerable to heat-stress events, notes Tami Brown-Brandl, an ARS agricultural engineer at the Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) in Clay Center, Nebraska.

In addition to high temperatures, weather-related factors like humidity, wind speed, and solar radiation can contribute to heat stress, adds Brown-Brandl.

Until the early 1990s, the National Weather Service (NWS) issued livestock safety warnings that helped feedlot producers preempt losses or diminished productivity resulting from heat-stress events. Starting in the mid-2000s, USMARC researchers filled the void with a web page (https://www. ars.usda.gov/plains-area/clay-center-ne/us-meat-animalresearch-center/docs/heat-stress/cattle-heat-stress-forecast/), which is still available today, offering similar forecasts.

Recent increases in smartphone usage prompted ARS to design and launch a mobile-app that allows producers to access forecasts while they’re in the field.

The resulting “Heat Stress” app, which was beta-tested last year, is based on several years of field research conducted

by Brown-Brandl, fellow ag engineer Roger Eigenberg and others at USMARC—including Randy Bradley. Bradley, an information technology specialist, is responsible for a colorcoded heat-index map of the entire continental United States.

In addition to feedlot producers, animal caretakers and extension personnel, the Heat Stress app may also prove useful to professors, students and others with an interest in livestock welfare. The app has been added to the Federal Mobile Apps Registry.

New clues to control spread of common parasite

By Rosalie Marion Bliss, Agricultural Research Service U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and colleagues have provided new clues about the virulence of Toxoplasma gondii—the most widespread parasite in the world. The study described mechanisms involving genetic expression that help a mild-mannered T. gondii strain turn aggressive.

For the study, a consortium of international researchers, including Agricultural Research Service (ARS) zoologist Benjamin Rosenthal and parasitologist Jitender Dubey, contributed strains of T. gondii from more than a dozen countries spanning the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia.

Both researchers are with the ARS Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory in Beltsville, Maryland.

The team conducted a genomic analysis on each of 62 strains and identified several types of proteins, called “secretory pathogenicity determinants” (SPDs), that thwart the hosts’ immunity. Secreting SPDs enables the parasite to influence and hinder the host’s defenses. These proteins enhance the parasite’s survival and, as a result, induce more or less severe disease in hosts.

T. gondii infection can occur when humans and other animals are exposed to contaminated soil, water, food, or litterboxes. Infection can also take place when people consume undercooked meat containing T. gondii. Prevention is key.

The findings are helping researchers to identify the genetic basis for differences among strains of T. gondii, from mildmannered strains found in U.S. farmlands to more virulent strains found in the jungles of Brazil and French Guyana.

The researchers found that T. gondii strains could become more aggressive through environmental adaptation.

The study results provide valuable information about a subset of regulatory genes that enable the parasite to infect animals and humans. The findings will help researchers develop new treatments and methods to check the parasite’s ability to transmit.

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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...........................$17,500 1994 GMC Topkick Dump 3116 CAT diesel, 6 spd Eaton, AC, PS, PB, 60% 19.5 tires, 15.5-ft. steel grain dump, scissor hoist, hitch, 24K GVW........ ....................................$14,500 1994 GMC Topkick Grain Dump 3116 CAT diesel, 6 speed Eaton, PS, PB, 85% 22.5 tires, 16.5-ft. Knapheid dump, scissor hoist, needs floor, 30,000 GVW............................$11,500 1990 International 4900 Boom Truck 130,000 miles, 210 hp, DT466, 5 speed & 2 speed, PS, AB, IMT 3 ton Knuckle boom, 32ft. tip height, winch, 95% tires, 100 gallon slip tank, HYD. front winch, nice truck..........$12,500 1996 Ford F800 12V 5.9 Cummins, 5 spd & 2 spd, AC, PS, PB, 26K GVW, Pacific service bed, 75 gallon slip tank with pump, trailer hookups, 80% 10R22.5’s, 191,000 miles. Clean, tight truck.............................$11,500 1997 Ford F800 5.9 Cummins (12 valve), 6 spd Eaton, PS, PB, 75% 22.5 tires, 16-ft. steel flatbed, double frame, 25K GVW, PTO, Braden winch, 85,000 miles.....$10,500 2001 Freightliner FL70 24-ft. flatbed, 26K GVW, 3126 Cat diesel, 6-speed manual, PB, PS, AC, cruise, 70% tires, runs and drives great... $11,500 1996 Ford F800 12V 5.9 Cummins, Allison, AC, AB, 72,000 miles, 26K GVW under CDL, 100 cfm rotary screw compressor, 15 gpm wet kit. Nice service truck with low, low miles, 90% 10R22.5’s........ ....................................$12,500 1994 Ford L8000 Service Truck 250 hp 8.3 Cummins, 7 spd Fuller, AB, PS, 75% 22.5 tires, 12-ft. bed, trailer hookups, nice clean truck................... $11,500 1994 GMC TopKick 18-ft.

Flatbed 3116 Cat diesel, 6 spd manual, 108,000 miles, 26K GVW, PS, PB, 80% 275/85R22.5’s, 230” w.b. Nice, clean, tight truck....... ....................................$10,500 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 Backhoe and excavator buckets, John Deere 310 & 410, Cat 416 & 426, Case 580 & 680, and other.............................. Call for Price

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Champion Meat Turkey Pen of 3 at the Lewis & Clark Fair in Helena, Montana was shown by Ainsley Saraco and purchased by R & W Services. Photo courtesy of Mary Meyer, Lewis & Clark County Agent.

2015 Sales from US certified organic production up Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released the results of the 2015 Certified Organic Survey, which show that 12,818 certified organic farms in the United States sold a total of $6.2 billion in organic products in 2015, up 13 percent from $5.5 billion in 2014. California and Wisconsin had the largest number of certified organic farms with 2,637 and 1,205 respectively.

The top 10 states in terms of sales accounted for 78 percent of total U.S. certified organic sales in 2014 and in 2015, showing continued national leadership by California with $2.4 billion, up $205 million since 2014. Additionally, the industry shows potential for growth in production as existing organic producers are transitioning another 151,000 acres nationally to organic production.

“In the 2015 Certified Organic Survey, producers reported that they expect to expand U.S. organic production in the coming years, making the data even more important for policy and programs. These results will assist with the development of appropriate risk management programs designed to help organic producers,” said NASS Administrator Hubert Hamer. “The report also shows that organic producers are marketing their products through similar avenues in 2015 as in 2014, largely within their region, and that the value of sales increased during that time for many products.”

The selection of certified organic products sold by U.S. farms in 2015 was diverse, from dairy and meats, to fruits, vegetables and grains. The value of sales from livestock and poultry products led the way ($1.9 billion) followed by vegetables ($1.4 billion); fruits, tree nuts, and berries ($1.2 billion); livestock and poultry ($743 million), and field crops ($660 million). The top five commodities in certified organic sales were: · Milk, $1.2 billion, up 8.4 percent from $1.1 billion in 2014. · Eggs, $732 million, up 74.5 percent from $420 million in 2014. · Broiler chickens, $420 million, up 13.1 percent from $371 million in 2014. · Apples, $302 million, up 20 percent from $251 million in 2014.

· Lettuce, $262 million, down less than 1 percent from $264 million in 2014.

The vast majority of certified organic agricultural products sold in 2015 were sold close to the farm or ranch, with many growers having multiple outlets. The first point of sale for 75 percent of all U.S. organic farms and ranches was within 100 miles from the farm and 35 percent was 100-499 miles away, virtually unchanged since 2014.

Additionally, 71 percent of U.S. certified organic farms and ranches reported selling products to wholesale markets.

Wholesale markets, such as buyers for supermarkets, processors, distributors, packers and cooperatives, were serving as the marketing channel of choice for U.S. organic farmers and ranchers to get their products to customers. Thirty-six percent sold directly to consumers and 22 percent sold directly to retail markets and institutions.

“The 2015 Certified Organic Survey data will serve as a valuable resource as the agriculture industry continues to look for ways to meet agricultural challenges and consumer needs in the 21st century,” said Hamer.

The 2015 Certified Organic Survey is a census of all operations identified as having certified organic production. Certified organic farms must meet the standards set out by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP) and be certified compliant by an approved agent of NOP. Survey results are available at www.nass.usda.gov/organics or the Quick Stats database at http://quickstats. nass.usda.gov.

NOTE: The 2014 Organic Survey included farms exempt from certification and those transitioning to certification, but the 2014 data included in this release are for certified farms only and therefore comparable to 2015 data. ##### If you have dents in your carpet left by heavy furniture that wasn’t moved in years, use this trick to perk up the fibers. Simply place an ice cube in the dent, let it melt, then rub with a dry cloth.

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NDSU agronomist shares skills with Ethiopian farmers

By NDSU Extension Service North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension Service agronomist Hans Kandel, traveled to Ethiopia for 2 1/2 weeks in July to share his technical skills and expertise with local farmers.

“Local farmers are hardworking but lack knowledge about some of the essential principles of farming, for instance the utilization of nitrogen-fixing bacteria, recycling of nutrients and proper plant distribution,” Kandel says.

He represented the NDSU Plant Sciences Department and NDSU Extension Service during his teaching assignment, which was part of the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Farmer-to-Farmer (FTF) program that promotes economic growth, food security and agricultural development in East Africa. This is the first time CRS has been involved in the 28-year-old FTF program.

Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the FTF program matches the technical assistance of U.S. farmers, agribusinesses, cooperatives and universities to help farmers in developing countries improve agricultural productivity, access new markets and increase their incomes.

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Exploring nutrition along the Lewis and Clark Trail

By Julie Garden-Robinson, Food and Nutrition Specialist, NDSU Extension Service “What did they do to stay busy when it was too cold to go outside?” I asked our tour guide as I looked around the small room that had housed several men.

“They played some games and visited with each other,” he said in answer to my question. As I looked around at some replicas of journals and tools, I imagined that some of the men probably were busy writing in journals and drawing maps.

We were standing inside one of the small rooms at the reconstruction of Fort Mandan near Washburn, North Dakota, which overlooks the Missouri River.

This was the approximate site where the Corps of Discovery, led by Captain Meriwether Lewis and 2nd Lt. William Clark, wintered from 1804 to 1805. Along with the crew of men, an American Indian woman (Sakakawea, which has various spellings and pronunciations) and her baby son were part of the journey.

Having had three children attend Lewis and Clark Elementary School, I always am interested in exploring historical sites named after these explorers. Lewis and Clark and their crew were assigned to explore the area of the Louisiana Purchase, the Missouri River and other waterways to the Columbia River near Astoria, Oregon. Ultimately, they were trying to get to the Pacific Ocean. A reconstruction of Fort Clatsop, which is similar to Fort Mandan, is in Oregon.

The explorers were commissioned by Thomas Jefferson, who wanted them to map a large area and record detailed information about the Native people, animals and plants in the areas they encountered on their voyage to find a waterway across the continent for trade.

As I looked around the fort, I doubted my survival that winter, even with the fireplace as the centerpiece of the room.

The place looked a little drafty to me.

Yes, North Dakota is cold in the winter, and our guide mentioned that the temperatures dipped below minus 30 F, CONTINUED ON PAGE C42

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Exploring nutrition along the Lewis and Clark Trail CONTINUED FROM PAGE C41

perhaps to minus 40 F, that winter.

I probably would have asked for extra animal hide covers. Maybe Seaman, the huge black Newfoundland dog who accompanied the Corps, could have been in my room. He would have generated some heat, too.

Staying warm and sustaining themselves through hunting wild game required a lot of energy for the explorers.

I also was interested in learning what sustained them nutritionally during their often arduous journey. Our guide took us to the room where the food was stored. Food we saw included corn, squash, dry beans and replicas of the provisions they brought with them.

I had noted the “three sisters” garden on the way to the fort. Along with lean protein from the game meat and fish, the food from the gardens helped nourish the explorers and their crew during their long winter.

The tradition of the plantings has been passed from generation to generation in the Native culture. The three sisters are corn, beans and squash, which are grown together on mounds of soil. The corn provides the pole for the bean vines to climb. Beans also nourish the soil by adding nitrogen back into the soil.

The squash provides shade for the ground to prevent moisture from evaporating. Squash vines also deter some pests from reaching the corn and beans.

Together, the sisters provide a balanced combination of nutrition. Beans and corn are “complementary proteins,” which means each provides the amino acid (protein building block) the others lack. Beans are rich in protein, corn is rich in carbohydrate, and squash provides fiber and a variety of vitamins, especially carotenoids that our body converts to vitamin A. Even if we are not on an exciting voyage of discovery, we can be explorers of nutrition. Enjoy some corn, beans and squash, and the rest of autumn’s food bounty.

Try preserving some food. American Indian tribes often dried corn and other vegetables to save for winter months.

See https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/food for information about preserving a wide range of vegetables and fruits with a variety of methods. Click on “Bean Resources” for a cookbook about dry edible beans, and click on the “Recipes” link to search for recipes you have not tried.

Here’s a tasty way to enjoy some nutritious squash roasted with a bit of oil and some added seasonings. Try this technique with root vegetables such as carrots and rutabagas, and tubers such as potatoes.

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Makes eight servings. Each serving has 90 calories, 4.5 grams (g) fat, 2 g protein, 12 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber and 170 milligrams sodium.

A smile can do that

In a rare fit of enthusiasm, a woman bought a quart of sunshine-yellow paint. It’d brighten the kitchen, she thought to herself as she pictured a freshly decorated space. That was a year ago, though, and all those months that the can had sat there in the garage, she was sure it wore a sarcastic sneer on it’s face. “Have you painted your kitchen yet? Huh? Huh?” it taunted as she’d slink to her car in guilty shame.

One Saturday, tired of being accused by a quart of paint she grabbed the thing by its handle, took it to the kitchen, pried open the lid, and dipped in the brush. Little by little, stroke by stroke, the room began to glow like a fresh, warm smile. She was pleased.

When she finished, with the paint can finally empty and tossed, she stepped back to survey her work. Yes, she thought, a smile is like a coat of yellow paint. It’s not any use if it’s put off to another day or kept on a shelf with a lid on it. You have to get it out there. You have to spread it around. And then it’s beautiful.

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Can you afford to sell your calves this fall?

By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service 600-pound calves generates $900-plus in In the mid-1990s, cow-calf producers steer calf revenue. (Remember, only half the weaned mid-500-pound calves that procalves are steers.) Let’s say that next fall, duced a 750- to 800-pound carcass on the the market drops to maybe $125 per cwt on rail. the same weight calves, reducing take-home Today, cow-calf producers still are weancash for the steer to closer to $700. That is ing mid-500-pound steers, but these steers not a good change in the direction of gross have typical carcass weights that approach income for cow-calf producers.

900 pounds.

During the last 25 years, the average About a year ago, I asked, “Can comcattle producer has done all right. Cattle mercial producers afford to sell 7-month-old prices have been all right. So perhaps the calves?” and said, “Ponder this!” take-home message is: Just let the commodThe point - a big point - is we have 100 ity markets dictate one’s lifestyle and cattle to 150 more pounds of carcass on the rail production goals. and cow-calf producers still are selling the But, perhaps with some bias, I believe same weight calves, and for less money. cattle producers can do better than the So, how many of you pondered the profit derived question, or from the fall did those sales of calves thoughts disbased on comappear with modity prices. the daily Let me repeat: chores? ReThe point - a alistically, the big point - is simple tasks we have 100 of the day to 150 more interfere and pounds of carcass on the rail, and cow-calf we never answer the question, leaving us producers still are selling the same weight “stuck in the box.” calves, and for less money.

So, again: Can commercial producers As long as total direct expenses and afford to sell 7-month-old calves? Did overhead expenses are less than a projected anything change? Is this a point one should $700-plus gross margin for 2016, some ponder again? money remains. But keep in mind, labor, A year ago, based on a review of the last management and return on investment need several years of income and expenses per to be factored in for long-term success. cow from the Center for Farm Financial When one works for very little dollars and Management, University of Minnesota has very low return on investment for those (http://www.finbin.umn.edu), I conservadollars invested in the beef operation, the tively estimated a gross margin at $600 days get very long. per cow.

Breaking even by generating dollars to Why so low? Remember, gross margin only meet expected gross margin doesn’t accounts for the purchase and sale of all work. Keeping busy may be fun in the short calves, cull cows and bulls, plus the exrun, but the family may want to keep busy pense of animals transferred in and overall doing something else someday. changes in cattle inventory.

Let’s keep moving and anticipate 2016 Let’s first look at gross margin before the total direct and overhead expenses to exceed recent high cattle prices. For 2009, 2010, $650 per cow. Budget flags start to pop up as 2011, 2012 and 2013, cow herds garnered we ponder and wonder if one can be in the $630-plus in average gross margin for each beef business at $50 per cow to cover labor, cow. During this period of time, the average management and return on investment. And sale weight of the calves was 566 pounds so the question: Can commercial producers and the average price per hundred weight afford to sell 7-month-old calves? (cwt) was $136.98.

If one did not ponder the question the During 2014 and 2015, cow herds avlast time I asked, perhaps this fall is another eraged $1,075 in gross margin for each opportunity to ponder the question. Increascow. The average calf sale weight was 576 ing the pounds of beef marketed per unit of pounds and the average price per cwt was production is critical. The challenge is to $229.88 in the FINBIN data set. Expectareview how cows and calves are managed tions for this fall’s (2016) prices are going and available feed resources. Do producers to be closer to the 2009-2013 numbers. have opportunities to enhance feed producRegardless of the exact value, calf-gention and delay the sale of calves? erated revenue in 2016 will be lower than Nothing is free, but working below or the previous two years. Expenses for 2009, at the break-even point is not a sustainable 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 were slightly practice. Now is the time to ponder, twist more than $501 per cow. In 2014 and 2015, and maybe change. expenses increased to an average of $635 May you find all your ear tags. per cow. Although expenses saw a slight For more information, contact your local decrease in 2015, for the most part, cowNDSU Extension Service agent (https:// calf producers were paying a good chunk www.ag.ndsu.edu/extension/directory) or of money to stay in the cow business.

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Old ranch owner John farmed a small ranch in Montana. The Montana Wage and Hour Department claimed he was not paying proper wages to his workers and sent an agent out to interview him.

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$1800 New Erskine 96” light material skidsteer bucket

New forklift manbaskets 10-ft......$1995 1999 Ford F550 Service Truck 7.3L diesel engine, 2WD, 11-ft. flatbed with tool boxes, air compressor, hose reel, 123,000 miles, good condition!

$6150

2016 PJ 20-ft. Gooseneck Trailer (2) 7000# axles, straight deck slide-in rear ramps, spare tire.

$8850

2016 PJ 24-ft. Gooseneck Tilt (22+2) Trailer 22-ft. tilt + 2-ft. stationary, (2) 7000# axles, winch plate, spare tire.

$2200

Now your Montana Dealer for Trac Pac Snowmobile Trailers!

$2700 each 2016 Trac Pac RF11 1LP 2-place snowmobile trailers individual tilt, drive on/off front ramps, powder coated, LED lights. 3 available!

30” Frost Bucket fits CAT 320 size machine, 3 teeth on cutting edge, 3 teeth under bucket.

$9950 ea.

$1395

Power Sledge Hammer fits CAT 320 size machine.

$1500

SEC Excavator Ripper Tooth fits CAT 320 size machine.

2017 PJ 10-ft x 77” Utility Trailer 4-ft. fold-up gate, 22” metal sides, pipe top.

Also available: 12-ft. x 77”.....$2350

$7050

2016 Trac Pac utility trailers gray powder coating, 15” radial tires.

5x10-ft......$1500 6x10-ft......$1500

2007 Ingersoll-Rand Double Drum Roller 5.9L Cummins engine, 84” drums, vibratory, 7700 hours, good machine!

$4000

$3450

2016 Circle D 20-ft. gooseneck livestock trailer bull package, rubber mats, spare tire. 2 available.

Also available, 24-ft.....$11,200

$16,000

2002 John Deere 4115 Tractor Loader hydrostat drive, 4x4, front end loader, 60” belly mower, forks, 349 hours. Well maintained.

$7950

$8000

2016 Circle D 6 x 17-ft. livestock trailer bumper pull, 7,000 GVW, slant wall, tack package, rubber floor mats, spare.

Also available: 20-ft. and 24-ft.

Mitsubishi 4x4 Tractor with Mower 25 hp diesel engine, front end loader, PTO, 3-point.

$4200 2008 Terex Light Tower 6 KW Genset Kubota diesel engine, 3915 hours.

2016 PJ 22-ft. Deckover Tilt Trailer 22-ft. deck, 8’6” wide, (2) 7000# axles, power up/ down hoist, 16” rubber, winch plate.

$3450

2016 PJ 8-ft. x 60” Utility Trailer with Fire Set-up 150 gallon tank, 2” gas powered pump, hose reel.

2016 Trac Pac Yard King Landscape Trailer 16-ft.x81”, rear ramp gate, side ramp gate, powder coated, radial tires

$2150

RAM 16-24 Tree Chipper Kohler 16 hp gas engine, trailer-mounted.

Allis Chalmers Forklift 4000 lb. capacity, pneumatic tires, gas power

$1150 1100 Gallon Galvanized Water Tank 13’8” long, 77” wide, 36” high, 2” outlet.

Trade-ins welcome Delivery available • Best Prices

You can view our complete inventory on the web at: www.equipment4u.biz

Small Town Company with Big Connections 346 Sunrise Creek Loop; on Hwy 2 West, PO Box 958 Columbia Falls, MT 59912 email: sales@equipment4u.net

For all pieces, log on to our website: www.equipment4u.biz

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Your Factory Authorized Dealer

$2100 $7650

$3250

2016 PJ 18-ft. channel utility trailer heavy duty rear ramp, sides, spare wheel and tire, (2) 3500 lb axles. Also available: 16-ft......$3150

20-ft......$3350

2016 PJ 16+6 gooseneck tilt trailer (2) 7000# axles.

Also available: 3 axle.....$8750

$9000

$11,700

2016 PJ 30-ft. gooseneck with duals trailer (2) 12,000 lb axles, beavertail with monster ramps.

Also available: 25-ft......$11,800 30-ft. lo-pro.....$12,500 34 ft.....$12,500 36-ft......$12,700 2016 PJ 16-ft.x83” XL dump trailer scissor hoist, 15,000 lb GVW, ramps, spare tire.

Also available: 3 axle...$10,000 Also available: 14-ft. 3 axle...$8600

$3400

$4650

2016 PJ 5-ft. x 10-ft. all steel utility trailer rear ramp gate, steel floor with D-rings.

$5500

2016 PJ 22-ft. deckover trailer 19-ft. deck, 3-ft. beavertail with standup ramps, 14,000# GVW.

$3950

2016 PJ 16-ft. light duty deckover trailer (2) 3500# axles, spare tire.

$4650

$12,500

2016 PJ 20-ft. equipment trailer slide-in ramps, rear stabilizer jacks, 16” rubber, 14,000# GVW.

2016 PJ 16-ft. carhauler trailer (2) 5200 lb axles, rear ramps, spare tire.

Also available: 18-ft.....$3500 and 20-ft.....$3600

2016 PJ 20-ft. equipment trailer bumper pull, 14,000 lb. GVW, 18-ft. deck, 2-ft. beavertail with standup ramps.

Also available: 18-ft......$4550

$2150

$4850

2016 PJ 20-ft. heavy duty deckover flatbed trailer 14,000 GVW, rear ramps, spare tire.

Also available 22-ft......$5400 And 24-ft.....$5550

$8400

2016 PJ 14-ft. x 83” utility trailer rear ramp, 3500# axle, ATV ramps on front.

Also available: 12-ft. x 77”.....$1995 14-ft. tandem axle.....$2950

$7750

$3650

2016 PJ 14-ft. x 83” dump trailer tandem axle, 16” rubber, tarp.

Also available: 14-ft. x 83” Lo-Pro dump trailer...$7950 2017 PJ 16-ft.x10” I-Beam Deckover Dump Trailer fold-down sides, roll-over tarp, cold weather wiring, spare tire.

$7650

$14,900 2016 PJ 32-ft. gooseneck with hydraulic tail trailer 32-ft. deck, 10-ft. hydraulic beavertail, (2) 12,000# axles.

Also available: 34-ft......$15,900

2016 PJ 13-ft. equipment tilt trailer single 7000 lb. axle, 83” wide, radial tires, LED lights.

Also available: 16-ft......$3995

$3950

2016 PJ 8-ft. x 60” single axle utility dump trailer (1) 5200# axle, 15” rubber.

$6000

2016 PJ 5 x 10-ft. tandem axle dump trailer (2) 5200# axles, tarp.

$7500

$3995

2016 PJ 16-ft. x 83” landscape trailer 3500# GVW, 4-ft. expanded metal sideboards, front landscape box, rear ramp gate, spare tire.

Also available: 14-ft.......$2995

$8850

$13,600 $10,800

2016 PJ 16-ft.x91” gooseneck deckover dump trailer (2) 7000 lb axles, 4-ft. removable sides.

2016 PJ tilt trailer 16-ft. tilt, 4-ft. stationary, 14,000# GVW, radial rubber.

Also have: 16-ft. x 6-ft. stationary tilt.....$6250

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$2000

2016 Cargo Mate 5 x 8-ft. enclosed trailer flat top, barn door. White.

Also available: ramp door.....$2650 Black.....$2650

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.

Also available: 7x16....$5995

$5850

2016 Cargo Mate 8 x 16-ft. tandem axle enclosed trailer 1-ft. extended height, side RV door, D-rings in floor, radial tires.

Also available: Barn door.....$5650

2016 PJ 14-ft. x 83” high side dump trailer scissor hoist, tarp, (2) 7000# axles, spare tire.

Also available: Lo-Pro.....$8300 16-ft.........$9150

$5550

2016 PJ 34-ft. gooseneck trailer powertail, (2) 12,000 lb axles, 2 speed jacks, fir deck.

$5900

$8000

$1650

2016 PJ 5-ft. x 8-ft. utility trailer rear ramp, spare tire, 15” rubber.

Also available: 10-ft.......$1750

$5150

All trailers come with up to a 10 year structural warranty!

2016 PJ 20-ft. x 8” heavy duty deckover trailer with Monster ramps 4-ft. tail, 14,000# GVW. 2016 PJ 18-ft. quick tilt carhauler trailer (2) 3500# axles, 15” rubber, hydraulic tilt.

$7350

2016 PJ 25-ft. gooseneck trailer 20-ft. deck, 5-ft. beavertail with monster ramps, tandem 7000# axles, 16” rubber.

2016 Cargo Mate 8.5 x 20-ft. tandem axle enclosed trailer rear ramp door, side RV door, 5200# axles, additional 1-ft. height, 80” rear door opening, spare tire, LED lights, radial tires, white.

Also available: 8 x 22-ft.....$7450 Also available: 8 x 24-ft......$7850

Now your Globe Lowboy Trailers Dealer of Montana!

2016 PJ 20-ft. medium duty deckover flatbed trailer 10,000 lb GVW, rear ramps. Also available in 16-ft.

$4300

$7150

$9250

2016 PJ 14-ft.x96” deckover dump trailer fold-down sides, 14,000# GVW, 16” rubber.

Also available: gooseneck.....$8600 2016 PJ 28-ft. gooseneck tilt trailer 22-ft. tilt, 6-ft. front stationary, winch plate, (2) 7000 lb axles, spare.

Also available: 24-ft......$8850

$5350

2016 PJ 16-ft. x 83” 3 axle dump trailer (3) 7000 lb. axles, scissor hoist, bumper pull.

$9150

$4600

2016 PJ 36-ft. gooseneck equipment tilt trailer 16-ft tilt, 20-ftX102-in. front stationary deck, Blackwood deck, (3) 7000 lb. axles, front 18,000 lb. winch.

2016 PJ 16-ft tilt trailer Full tilt deck, (2) 7000 lb. axles, radial rubber.

2016 PJ 20-ft. quick tilt trailer (2) 5200 lb axles, electric over hydraulic full tilt.

$5250

Lots of inventory, best prices and more on the way!!

Financing & Delivery Available

2016 PJ 12-ft. x 83” dump trailer (2) 7000# axles, scissor hoist, spare, tarp.

$8250

2016 PJ 16-ft. x 83” bumper pull dump trailer (2) 7000# axles, scissor hoist, spare, tarp.

Also available: Lo-Pro.....$8650

2016 PJ 28-ft. 3 axle Lo Pro gooseneck trailer (3) 7000# axles, Monster ramps.

Also available: 30-ft......$9450

$7050 2016 PJ deckover equipment tilt trailer 22-ft. deck, 8-ft. 6” wide, tandem 7000# axles, power up/down hoist, 16” rubber, winch plates.

2017 Globe 55-ton Lowboy with 4th Axle Flip Non ground-bearing, air ride, rear axle lift, 60” axle spacing, hydraulic flip axle, pony motor, Apitong full deck, front locking tool box behind neck, covered rear deck, front flip ramps, white powder coat, LED lights, outside aluminum wheels, 2 king pin settings and set up for front flip box, 22.5 radial rubber, 10 year warranty and IN STOCK!

$75,000

2016 Globe 55-ton Lowboy Trailer Non-ground bearing, detachable neck, 24-ft. well, powder coated, LED lights, covered rear wheels, air ride with rear lift axle, 22.5 rubber with aluminum outside wheels, front tool box, Honda gas pony motor, wet line plumbing, 10 year structural warranty!

For all pieces, log on to our website: www.equipment4u.biz

2016 Globe 50-ton sliding axle tilt trailer 3 axle, air-ride, hydraulic winch, Apitong deck, powder coated, LED lights, outside aluminum wheels.

$49,900

2016 Globe 35-ton Detachable Lowboy Trailer Non ground-bearing, hydraulic detach, 24-ft. well, 22.5 rubber

$34,500

2017 Globe 25-ton tag trailer 3 axle, air-lift front axle, hydraulic rear ramps, 17.5 radial rubber, LED lights.

You can view our complete inventory on the web at: www.equipment4u.biz

Equipment Connection, LLC 346 Sunrise Creek Loop; on Hwy 2 West, PO Box 958 Columbia Falls, MT 59912 email: sales@equipment4u.net

$85,000

$99,500

Small Town Company with Big Connections

406-892-3915

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Old Cars Wanted

Looking to buy old cars, pickups and parts up to 1974.

Call Wayne Lugalia 406-214-5910 (cell) or 406-821-0300 (home)

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USED AUGERS

Wheatheart 13x91 auger, hopper mover.......... $18,900 Spray Air 10x70 auger........................................ $4900 Farm King 8x61 belt drive auger......................... $2000 Westfield MK1381 Plus auger........................ $16,000

Westfield 13x91............................................... $19,500 Westfield MK 13x91 swing auger.................... $16,000 Westfield MK 13x71 auger............................... $18,900 Westfield MK 13x70, swing hopper.................... $7500

Saving salmon in the wild

By Linda Weiford, WSU News Chum rule. In the same toxic stormwater brew that killed coho salmon in less than three hours, their chum cousins did just fine.

It’s a king-sized mystery that Washington State University (WSU) researcher Jenifer McIntyre is trying to solve. The answer, she said, will tell an important story.

“We’ve known that chum seem less sensitive in urban streams than other salmon species but the fact that polluted road runoff caused no visible symptoms of toxicity – that surprised us,” said McIntyre, an aquatic ecotoxicologist at the stormwater program at WSU’s Puyallup Research and Extension Center.

Wild salmon are a symbol of survival in the Pacific Northwest. The fish fuel the region’s economy, define the culture and fortify culinary needs and traditions. With this in mind, McIntyre is working with researchers of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife to figure out practical ways to prevent human-tainted streams from snatching the future from these iconic fish.

In 2015, McIntyre co-authored a study that for the first time documented the fatal effects of urban runoff on coho salmon, commonly known as silvers. By monitoring urban creeks in Seattle for nearly a decade, she and her colleagues observed that adult coho died at high rates during rainfall or after a passing shower.

A toxic cocktail of oil, metals and grime running off roads contributes to the steep die-off of coho returning to waterways to spawn, the study concluded.

But there’s a surprise catch in McIntyre’s recent round of research: When submerged in holding tanks containing the same dirty runoff, chum salmon not only survive, they appear untouched, according to preliminary findings.

“The coho? Leading up to their deaths, they grew lethargic and seemed confused, swimming erratically near the water’s surface and turning onto their sides,” she explained. “The chums? They remained healthy-looking and alert. Even their blood chemistry was relatively unaffected.”

Why chum are resilient to urban runoff as hospitable as a junkyard can perhaps be explained by their legendary drive to thrive.

“Fishermen and even fish biologists will tell you that they’re very robust, they’re like zombie monster fish,” McIntyre said.

Nicknamed “dog salmon” after the canine-like teeth it displays at spawning time, chum is the most abundant salmon species in Washington, according to the state’s department of fish and wildlife. With a few exceptions, the chum has maintained relatively high population numbers as other Pacific salmon species have shown sizable declines.

Also, while other species of salmon fry hang around in freshwater streams to eat and grow bigger before heading to sea, young chum do not. At only 1½ inches long, they begin their journey to open waters as soon as they emerge from their gravel nests.

Just why runoff toxins aren’t killing these tough-guy chums warrants deeper investigation, said McIntyre.

The question she’s trying to answer: While migrating through pollutant-laden streams, are other salmon species more like coho or more like chum?

“Salmon runs in the Pacific Northwest face widespread urban growth – especially in the Puget Sound region,” she said. “If other Pacific salmonids are more like coho, their survival rates could be severely challenged as humans continue to expand into salmon’s native range.”

McIntyre had hoped to study the ever-popular chinook, or king salmon, last fall but the number of kings returning to Seattle area streams was so low she had to postpone the work, she said. Today she’s examining the effects of stormwater on juvenile coho, chum and chinook.

The secret to all of their survival, she said, may lie within the dogged chum. ##### “A farmer friend of mine told me recently about a busload of middle school children who came to his farm for a tour.

The first two boys off the bus asked, “Where is the salsa tree?” They thought they could go pick salsa, like apples and peaches. Oh my. What do they put on SAT tests to measure this? Does anybody care? How little can a person know about food and still make educated decisions about it? Is this knowledge going to change before they enter the voting booth? Now that’s a scary thought.”

Joel Salatin, Folks, This Ain’t Normal: A Farmer’s Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World

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TRUCK FOR SALE

The deadline for advertising for the November issue of the Trader's Dispatch will be November 2.

Phone us at (406) 271-5533.

2005 Kenworth W900B Cat C15 ACERT 475 hp, 13 speed, 3:36 rears, low pro 22.5 tires, 36” sleeper......... $28,500 obo Call (406) 899-3072

418 Main, Roundup, MT 1-888-423-2605 or 406-323-2605 John Albert - cell 406-860-6932, 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

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE NEW HOLLAND 2216

16-ft. header, good straight header that needs sickle drive repaired. You fix or use for parts. ...................... AS IS $1900

2013 NEW HOLLAND HS-18

Really nice 18-ft. New Holland header. Fits all New Holland hydraulic driven windrowers and Case IH units built by New Holland. Retails for over $36,000 new. .............................................. ...........................................MVE Price just $20,488

2012 NEW HOLLAND HS-18

Very nice 18-ft. sickle header. This unit has NEW rubber conditioner rolls, (customer kept steel rolls). Really clean unit. Fits all New Holland hydraulic driven windrowers and Case IH units built by New Holland ................................................$18,875

2012 CASE IH DC132

13-ft. cut disc mower conditioner with shock hub protection, individually sealed modules, 102” steel conditioner rolls and 1000 PTO. Get high speed, clean cutting with this well maintained unit. Books says $26,205.

2002 JOHN DEERE 7510

2013 CASE IH MAXXUM 110

Tractor with MFD, 540/1000 PTO, 2 remotes, 3 midmount valves with joystick, 29 gpm hydraulics, 16x16 semi powershift transmission with forward and reverse Power Shuttle, front fenders and rimguard rear tires. Equipped with CIH L745 self-level loader and 4-tine, 2 cylinder grapple. Lease return with ONLY 550 hours and warranty. Book says $81,838. ..................................... ................................... MVE PRICE JUST $79,878

MVE End of Season Price JUST $20,289

Tractor with MFWD, 740 self level loader/grapple with joystick, 540/1000 PTO and 3-pt. hitch. This is an extra clean unit that shows a lot of care. Books says $61,388. .................................... ..................................................... MVE Price $59,747

2008 CASE IH RB564

2005 CASE IH RB563

Round baler, makes 5x6 square shouldered, dense bales. This unit equipped with wide pickup, twine tie, 1000 PTO, and has JUST 3230 bales. Extra Nice One Owner Unit............................. .................. At ONLY $15,690 Thats $5000 below ACV.

Round baler, 5x6 bales, twine only, wide pickup, good solid older unit that needs some TLC................................................... ....... Consigned For $4753 $5000 below wholesale.

JOHN DEERE 535

Round baler, makes 5x6 bales, older unit that still works but needs some repairs. Fix it yourself or buy it for parts.................... .........................................................................Just $1643

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2004 JOHN DEERE 567

Round baler comes with MegaWide pickup and surface wrap, 1000 PTO. Very well maintained and always stored inside. Book says $17,200................................ MVE Price $15,269

2005 JOHN DEERE 567

Round baler, MegaWide pickup and surface wrap. Very clean well maintained unit that was stored inside. Books for $18,100.... ......................................... MVE Price Just $13,185

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QUALITY HAY FOR SALE 5x6, 1300 - 1400 lb. round bales of 99.9% weed-free alfalfa and grass/alfalfa mix

OSU honors 30 master gardeners for their service

By Kym Pokorny, Oregon State University Extension safety coordinator.

Thirty dedicated Oregon State University The Master Gardener veteran has served (OSU) Master Gardener volunteers have Located in Central Montana. as a mentor for four years, helps out at the been recognized for service to their counties Plant Clinic desk and has written articles and communities.

Call (406) 538-5280 and been interviewed by the local newsThe awardees are among more than 3,300 paper. He is currently involved with the people trained by the OSU Extension SerJunior Master Gardener program, and was vice who share their knowledge of sustainextensively involved in the Citizens for able gardening and OSU home horticulture Marion County group, which was instruresources. mental in passing the Extension Service The OSU Master Gardener program and district measure in 2015. “He has served the Oregon Master Gardener Association, a OSU Extension and the Marion County nonprofit that supports the program, sponsor Master Gardeners in so many fundamental the annual awards. ways that it is hard to imagine the program Master Gardener of the Year without him,” said Gail Langellotto, stateJim Liskey of Sublimity was honored as wide coordinator of the Master Gardener Master Gardener of the Year. During a 10program. year stint in the program, Liskey has held New Gear Behind the Scenes award an array of leadership positions at both the Reduction 12 Volt Marsha Waite, an accomplished amateur county and state level, including Oregon Starter 10 thru 60 entomologist, has taught Master Gardeners Master Gardener Association president. in entomology and integrated pest manageHe’s been chair of Master Gardener MiniSeries ment in Jackson County for many years. Her College, Search for Excellence committee enthusiastic contributions to the program and Leadership Day. From 2008 to 2011, help people better understand insects so that Liskey was responsible for the Marion Billings Farm & Ranch Supply they can make informed decisions about County demonstration garden and currently (406) 652-1125 800-775-1540 8924 S. Frontage Rd pest management in the garden. Waite, serves as garden maintenance chair and a Master Gardener for 21 years, teaches gardeners that by appreciating beneficial insects and recognizing that not all insects are pests they can reduce pesticide use in the garden.

County Master GardenDesigned for maximum capacity and speed, the Brandt 1300 HP GrainVac helps you operate ers of the Year at peak efficiency. With input from producers like you, we’ve refined the GrainVac to include many Benton County: In 2011, innovative features only available from Brandt. With fewer moving parts, and premium build quality Kathy Clark of Corvallis this GrainVac delivers unrivaled reliability and durability. That’s Powerful Value. Delivered. started a xeriscape demonstration garden at the Benton County Fairgrounds. Now she leads teams that plan to add pollinator, deer-resistant 04 and low-maintenance demAUTO-FOLD 03 onstration gardens. Clark AUGER 01 CONE has taught with the Plant Utilizes two hydraulic cylinders SEPARATOR that allow the auger to fold and BIN SNAKE Problem Scenarios comunfold while positioned next Fill a 1,000 bushel trailer in only 8-9 This patented feature takes the to the bin. minutes thanks to Brandt’s patented back-work out of cleaning right mittee, been plant sale chair Cone Separator technology which to the bottom of the bin or pile. and co-chair and served on provides optimal separation of the grain from the air stream without 05 the county Master Gardener any moving parts while maintaining 02 maximum air speed in all grains.

CHROME Board. She has shared her MAXFLO PLATED gardening expertise through NOZZLE FLIGHTING talks to Master Gardeners, This lightweight 8 inch aluminum Hardened steel and chrome nozzle easily adjusts to balance community garden groups, plating maximizes grain flow the air and grain mixture to and auger life. maximize grainflow and capacity service clubs and the general in all conditions. public.

Central Gorge: Laurel DeTar and Kathy Lien are co-recipients of this year’s award. DeTar decided to 06 become a Master Gardener SYNC DRIVE in 2009 after participating The exclusive Sync Drive eliminates in planting the Japanese belt slippage, while reducing horsepower requirements in Heritage Garden in Hood order to maintain maximum capacity in all conditions.

River. Lien became a Master Gardener in 2013. DeTar and Lien are co-leaders for the annual plant sale.

DeTar oversees the potting parties. Lien organizes the vegetables and other edibles for the plant sale. They also mentor new Master Gardeners, which plays a big role in retaining volunteers.

Central Oregon: Jan Even of Edmond has taught the Master Gardener’s beginning vegetable gardening class and is responsible for spearheading efforts to brandt.ca 1-866-427-2638 teach this class in Spanish.

As county vice president she

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Montana Shed Centers storage solutions are an affordable way to expand your storage needs.

LIVESTOCK SHELTER

Call for pricing information!

Sizes available: 6x6 base or 4x4 base

Tack Room add $500. Includes floor, single wood door and partition wall as part of listed building length.

HIGH SIDE BARN

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We offer FREE SHIPPING to within 35 miles of our Central MT and ID sales lots (Shipping to Eastern MT additional) Up to 60 miles FREE SHIPPING from our shop location in Great Falls, MT

ECONOMY SERIES A-FRAME & MINI-BARN Sizes available: 4×8 – 10×16

Enjoy the convenience of storage in your own back yard with our Economy Series Shed! You can get exactly what you need by choosing our sturdy yet economical product line.​

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The “Quaker” Shed will add a touch of charm and Enjoy the convenience of storage in your own class to your landscape and also serve the purpose back yard with our A-Frame Utility, Hi-Side as storage shed.

Barn, Mini-Barn or Quaker Shed! Call for more information about the Standard Features each shed comes with and hear about the special options available on each unit.

You can get exactly what you’ve envisioned by choosing from our many paint colors and adding options if you want!

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ALFALFA FOR SALE Clean • Green • No Rain Delivery available in semi load lots Call Steve at Double C Farms (406) 439-7429 Townsend, MT

SPRAYER FOR SALE

Flexi-Coil 65 sprayer, 90ft. booms, wind screens, AutoRate, heavy axle, big tires, double nozzles, field ready... $2500

Flexi-Coil 65 sprayer, 120-ft. tooms, for parts............ $650 Flexi-Coil 62 sprayer, 90-ft. booms, for parts............. $500 Phone (406) 799-4614

Time to fall into some deals!

FOR SALE • Mower Ranch - 1100+ acres in Hot Springs with wells, hot spring and 300 irrigated acres.

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• Land - 80 acres in Hot Springs with developed spring. Borders State and Tribal land.

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TRACTORS Case IH MX285, 3-point, PTO, 380x54, duals, 380x38, weights, 5810 hours........................................... $67,500 Case IH 270 MFD, 3-point, PTO, 7100 hours, 480x46....... ........................................................................... $51,000 2014 Case IH 235 Magnum, CVT, 3-point, 380x34 @ 80%, 380x50 duals @ 90%, quick hitch.................... $134,900 Case IH MX220, 3-point, PTO, 380x34 @ 90%, 380x50 @ 90%, duals 70%, 4 remotes, 7310 hours........... $48,900 Case IH 210 Magnum, CVT, 3-point, PTO, 380x54 @ 60%, weights, quick hitch, 4099 hours........................ $71,900 2011 Case IH Maxxum 110, cab, powershift, 3-point, PTO, 460x38 @80%, 380x28 @ 80%, weights, quick hitch, 2199 hours......................................................... $48,900 2009 New Holland TD5050, 80 hp, cab, 3-point, 540/1000 PTO, 13.6x24 @ 85%, 18.4x34 @ 90%, 6 remotes, 2645 hours......................................................... $21,900 New Holland Versatile 276 bidirectional, 4WD, 3-point, 540/1000 PTO, loader, bucket, 6300 hours. Blue, clean. ........................................................................... $29,900

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organized educational offerings, recruited many of the presenters and came up with a speaker’s tool kit. Among her other contribution, Even provided leadership at the Central Oregon Home & Garden Show and the High Desert Garden Tour. She came up with innovative ways to combine publicity for projects and educational events, which saved money and increased publicity.

Clackamas: Since becoming a Master Gardener in 2010, Dee Linde has volunteered many hours serving clients at the Oregon City Farmer’s Market. In 2014, she served as Clackamas County Master Gardener chapter vice president, was on the annual picnic and the budget and finance committees. In 2015, Linde served as chapter president and on many committees, including the program, audiovisual, membership and nomination and awards teams.

Clatsop: A Master Gardener from Alaska, Pam Holen took the Clatsop County Master Gardener classes within weeks of moving to Astoria in 2009. She built the curriculum for the Growing Healthy Kids gardening program and assisted staff with classes. Holen managed the animal shelter’s pet friendly garden and started the high school’s Fresh Start project. She is now working on a biodiverse garden at Columbia Memorial Hospital. Holen has had an impressive run on the chapter board as treasurer, state representative, vice president and president.

Coos: Since completing their 2010 Master Gardener classes, Donna Rabin and Steve Richardson have been involved in the plant clinic, Coos Bay and Bandon Farmers’ Market clinics, the summer kids program, plant sale, school garden grants, mentor program, Fertilize Your Mind seminar and soil testing committees. As the contact for the Coquille Indian Housing Authority, Donna consults on landscaping and vegetable gardening. Steve served as chapter president in 2014 and 2015.

Curry: After quickly becoming a Master Gardener after moving to Gold Beach in 2012, Carol Hobbs became a driving force in the Riley Creek School Garden. She taught the kids how to propagate succulents and assisted them in making Mother’s Day planters. Hobbs also volunteers at the high school greenhouse, teaching students how to propagate and care for plants. She coordinates helpers, leads students and others in making garden art, and takes on tedious tasks such as watering and making plant labels.

Douglas: Since becoming a Master Gardener in 2009, Toni Rudolph of Roseburg has put in more than 1,500 hours of volunteer service. She has worked in the plant clinic and a satellite clinic at Kruse Farms, the booth at the Douglas County Fair and helped with the annual Spring into Gardening Seminar. For five years, Rudolph has been very active in the Victory Garden, where all produce is donated to the local food bank. She has served as a class mentor and helps with hands-on trainings at the greenhouse. On the board, she has served as chapter treasurer for three years.

Jackson: During the past five years, Scott Goode of Central Point supported Master Gardener education by helping others understand soils and the relationship between healthy soils and successful gardening practices. He taught community education courses in the evening and on Saturdays, and to Master Gardeners in basic training classes. He has co-presented on soil alchemy at the Winter Dreams annual gardening symposium and was the site manager for the

2016 Spring Garden Fair, where he helped establish free walk-in soils testing services.

Goode is a member-at-large on the Jackson County Master Gardener Board, and assists with water systems management for the demonstration gardens.

Josephine: Retired entomologist Judi Maxwell of Grants Pass became a Master Gardener three years ago and began teaching classes about insects to Master Gardeners and the community with the goal of promoting reduced insecticide use through better understanding. She also supports new and veteran Master Gardeners in the plant clinic, and leads educational field outings to collect insects that are used in displays and for educational outreach. Maxwell was instrumental in establishing an Insect Specialist Master Gardener track in Josephine County.

Klamath: For three years, Master Gardener Patty Suprenant has been a big part of Mills Community Garden in Klamath Falls.

Together with Dewey Moore, Suprenant transformed the garden into a fun site with lots of activities. Today, the sight of kids planting and eating vegetables is common at the garden. She even helped to organize a late-night earwig party at the garden.

Suprenant also helps other groups who are interested in starting community gardens by providing advice during the planning stages.

Lane: An active Master Gardener since 2007, Barbara Dumensil of Eugene is a regular volunteer at the plant clinic and an active member of the compost specialist committee. She is a plant diagnostic specialist, and has helped to train new Master Gardeners on diagnostic procedures. Dumensil has served as a Lane County Master Gardener officer for five years as secretary, president-elect, president and past president.

Lincoln: Heather Fortner of Toledo became a Master Gardener in 2013 and has already served as county co-vice president and is currently Oregon Master Gardener Association representative. She leads the ornamental section of the spring plant sale, and has been instrumental in bringing back the monthly newsletter Coastal Currants.

As co-vice president, Fortner focused on organizing field trips and hands-on workshops. She also scheduled a computer class for Master Gardeners who wanted to learn PowerPoint to help them teach classes.

Linn: After becoming a Master Gardener three years ago, Ranee Webb of Albany has been involved in almost every project that Linn County Master Gardeners offer. She was the driving force behind the creation of a new, free garden workshop series at the demonstration garden and a major contributor to the BEEvent Pollinator Conference and mason bee educational activities. She has been a mentor coordinator and is leading new Master Gardeners at the help desk.

Marion: Carol Anne Armstrong of Aumsville has logged close to 2,000 volunteer hours in her 13 years as a Master Gardener. She has been involved in the plant sale for seven years, serving as the perennials chair. She is constantly in the garden grooming, sorting and gathering perennials for this fundraiser. Armstrong also served as secretary and member-at-large on the Marion County Master Gardener Board.

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Association since becoming a Master Gardener in 2011. She has helped expand outreach activities in Tillamook County by securing a booth for the Birding & Blues Festival in Pacific City, the Tillamook Home and Garden Show and the Pacific City Farmer’s Market. Lincoln works in the Extension office, writes newsletter articles, has worked in the Learning Garden and been a fair host.

Union: Gerry Zastrow of Cove is a new Master Gardener volunteer but already her commitment to research-based diagnoses and thoughtful recommendations benefit the local Extension office and the community.

In addition to plant clinic work, Zastrow works at the Farmer’s Market and in Master Gardener classes.

Wasco: In four years, Bob Bailey of The Dalles has held the offices of presidentelect, president and past president. He is currently acting as the project coordinator and program coordinator for the Wasco County Master Gardener Association. He works with plant science students at The Dalles High School, who have adopted beds at The Dalles Imagination Garden as a school project. Bailey was a team leader for the fourth-grade Seeds and Soils program, and is currently serving as Wasco County’s Oregon Master Gardener’s Association representative.

Yamhill: To increase educational impact, Gene Nesbitt of Newberg has worked to add educational material to the Yamhill County demonstration garden and has organized educational events at the garden. He has also worked to start Seed to Supper in Yamhill County, already organizing the program at Newberg Head Start and at Grande Ronde.

By including instruction in Spanish in Seeds to Supper and other educational programs, Nesbitt has expanded the reach of the Master Gardener Program into new Yamhill County communities.

County Behind the Scenes Awards Benton County: Sophie Grow and Christina Clark have been chosen for a Behind-the-Scenes award. Grow, who became a Master Gardener in 2014, helps organize and participates in the Corvallis Edible Front Yard Garden Tour. She led the Philomath Seed to Supper class for the past few years and has partnered with Strengthening Rural Families to offer a youth education component to the class so that families can garden together. As a Master Gardener for four years, Clark has coordinated the plant sale “dig and divide” parties. She also spearheaded a movement to create Neighborhood Planters’ Kiosk (NPK), partnering with multiple community organizations to post gardening information in busy neighborhoods.

Central Gorge: The county Behind-theScenes award went to Becki Montgomery and Helga Reece. Montgomery became a Master Gardener 2014 after moving from Arizona where she was active in community gardens. She volunteers at the One Community Health Garden, and has put many hours into helping at the Learning Garden.

She is an instructor for the Seed to Supper Program, and is actively involved with the mentor program and plant sale. During her first year as a Master Gardener, Reece put in well above the required volunteer hours.

One of her activities was hospitality chair during the winter training.

Clatsop: Pam Trenary, who has been a Master Gardener since 2013, recognized that Clatsop County’s most visible outreach projects are the information and plant clinic booths set up at local farmer’s markets. To

draw attention to the booths, Trenary suggested featuring a common problem such as slugs at the booths. She made a giant slug poster, printed OSU-approved slug control information sheets, and featured slugdamaged plants at the booth. That week, the booth recorded four times more traffic than usual. Other featured subjects included deer-resistant plants, powdery mildew and garden bees.

Josephine: Ida Toro has coordinated logistics for the annual Spring Garden Fair by identifying vendors, scheduling volunteers and training cashiers. She has also played a large role in beautifying the Agricultural Building at the Josephine County Fair by organizing Master Gardeners to decorate the building to support the fair theme.

Lane: Four-year Master Gardener Robbin Spraitz of Eugene is an original member of the Demonstration Garden committee.

Together with two other Master Gardeners, she designed, planted, maintained and is reporting on the outcome of a four-seasons, low-maintenance garden. She was also a member of the political action committee that helped bring more secure funding for Extension to Lane County.

Lincoln: Becky and Web Stiles of Newport received a county Behind-the-Scenes award. Becky has been a Master Gardener since 1986. Web joined her 10 years later in 1996. As the news media team they write articles, collect pictures, coordinate with the local newspapers as well as Master Gardener activity leaders, to promote Lincoln County Master Gardener programs and events. They volunteered as Master Gardeners in Montana, Washington and California before moving to Oregon.

Marion: Richard Clarkson of Stayton attends all Master Gardener training classes and attempts to answer any questions students may have. This year, he worked with a student to assist her on a class she had missed to bring her up to speed on the class content. He fills in for mentors in the Plant Clinic and works the desk about once a week.

Polk: Harry Legleiter and PJ Plunkett of Dallas each received a county Behind-theScenes award. Both Legleiter and Plunkett have served on the steering committee for the Polk County demonstration garden and assist with the annual plant sale. At the Inspiration Garden in Independence, Legleiter loads mulch, totes gravel, digs holes, carries packages and explains planting methods.

Plunkett is on the social committee, locates plants and identifies plants for the garden map. She created a website for the garden, and is working on q-codes that can be used for easy plant identification.

Yamhill: As a Master Gardener mentor Lynn is dedicated to making sure the trainees have a positive experience, can successfully navigate the training program and become effective and active Master Gardeners. Lynn also works the plant clinic desk, providing assistance to the public with their gardening questions.

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By Ray Bisek, U of M Extension, Polk/Clearwater county Minnesota After harvested forages are placed in a silo, they often produce gases during the early stages of the fermentation process. Silo gases are difficult to detect because they are almost invisible, but signs of such gases may include: the formation of a faint yellow or red haze that appears from the top of a conventional silo to the bottom of the ladder chute, staining on the silo and silage, and a bleach-like odor that may be present even at the base of the silo and in the milking parlor.

If you detect silo gases, leave the area immediately. Physical reactions to silo gases may not be noticeable immediately after your exposure, but damage to your lungs may have already occurred.

The most common silo gases are carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). Types and concentrations of silo gas vary depending on whether the silo is a conventional silo or oxygen-limiting silo and how much time has passed since the silage was placed in the silo.

The most abundant type of gas in a conventional silo is nitrogen dioxide, which has a bleach-like odor and produces low-lying yellow, red, or dark brown fumes. Because it is heavier than air, nitrogen dioxide settles on top of the silage or flows down the chute and collects in adjoining feed rooms or other low-lying areas in the barn near the base of the silo.

Nitrogen dioxide begins to form within hours after the forages are ensiled, with the amount of gas peaking about three days after harvest. From that point, the amount of gas begins to decrease rapidly.

Nitrogen dioxide is harmful because it causes severe irritation to the nose and throat, which can lead to lung inflammation. After low-level exposure to nitrogen dioxide, a person may experience very little immediate pain or discomfort but may later suffer from fluid collection in the lungs that may be fatal. Prolonged or recurring pneumonia-like symptoms can occur two to six weeks after initial exposure. Any person who has been exposed to any level of nitrogen dioxide, for even a short period of time, should seek immediate medical attention.

Decreasing the Risk of Exposure to Silo Gases in Conventional Silos: Ventilation: When you use a conventional silo on your farm or ranch, ventilation is the best defense against nitrogen dioxide buildup in areas of your barn and the best away to lower the risk to your livestock.

Provide adequate ventilation in and around your silo during the first 72 hours of silage fermentation and for at least two to three weeks after filling the silo.

Keep the door between the silo room and the barn closed.

Consider using barn exhaust fans to blow air into the silo or feed room to decrease quantities of silo gases that may have flowed down the chute.

Timing: Avoid the silo during critical periods when silo gases are forming. Gas concentrations are highest between 12 and 72 hours after filling.

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Always maintain visual contact with a second person outside the silo.

If the level of the silage is low, a silo blower will not provide enough ventilation to dilute the silo gases. Do not enter the silo without wearing an SCBA. Prior to entering any silo at any time, make sure that the power supply for all unloading mechanisms is locked out.

Personnel: Never enter a silo unless there is another person present outside the silo who can quickly get help if necessary.

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visitors, family members, and workers to stay away from the area.

Additional Recommendations: Keep children away from the silo and adjoining areas during filling and for at least two weeks after.

When uncovering the filler opening, stays positioned on the ground and use a rope to pull the cover off the filler opening. Remove the cover several days before you start using the silage. If you begin to cough or experience throat irritation while working near a silo, move to a source of fresh air immediately.

Source: Linda M. Fetzer, Pennsylvania State University

US Livestock slaughter, August 2016

Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.43 billion pounds in August, up 14 percent from the 3.90 billion pounds produced in August 2015.

Beef production, at 2.26 billion pounds, was 17 percent above the previous year.

Cattle slaughter totaled 2.75 million head, up 18 percent from August 2015. The average live weight was down 11 pounds from the previous year, at 1,352 pounds.

Veal production totaled 6.1 million pounds, 6 percent below August a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 40,900 head, up 19 percent from August 2015. The average live weight was down 63 pounds from last year, at 255 pounds.

Pork production totaled 2.15 billion pounds, up 10 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 10.39 million head, up 11 percent from August 2015.

The average live weight was down 2 pounds from the previous year, at 276 pounds.

Lamb and mutton production, at 12.6 million pounds, was up 7 percent from August 2015. Sheep slaughter totaled 193,700 head, 11 percent above last year. The average live weight was 130 pounds, down 4 pounds from August a year ago.

January to August 2016 commercial red meat production was 32.7 billion pounds, up 3 percent from 2015.

Accumulated beef production was up 6 percent from last year, veal was down 8 percent, pork was up 1 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down slightly.

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Beef specialist honored for state fair livestock expertise

By University of Wyoming Extension Work with livestock production contests and 4-H’ers has earned the University of Wyoming (UW) Extension’s beef specialist the Top Hand Award from 4-H educators.

Steve Paisley received the honor Saturday from the Wyoming Association of Extension 4-H Agents (WAE4-HA) during the Wyoming State Fair and Rodeo in Douglas.

Paisley, of Wheatland, is based at the James C. Hageman Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension Center near Lingle and is an associate professor in the Department of Animal Science at the University of Wyoming.

The Top Hand Award is given every three years to a UW Extension specialist who strongly supports the state fair and the 4-H’ers who participate, said Brittany Johnson, Laramie County military 4-H educator and WAE4-HA vice president.

“Steve has been intricately involved with the youth and adult pork, beef and sheep production contests,” said Johnson.

As a liaison to the Wyoming Beef Cattle Improvement Association, he oversees the fed beef and evaluation contests and worked with the WBCIA to grow that event, she said.

“His expertise in ultra sounding is used for the data collection and calculations of winners of the swine production and evaluation contests,” said Johnson. “He enjoys working with youths and adults and can be seen at the Wyoming state fair every year.”

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USDA’s ARS honors Scientists of the Year

By Dennis O’Brien, Agricultural Research Service Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist E. John Sadler is the agency’s Distinguished Senior Research Scientist of the Year for 2016 for research focused on conserving soil and water and for using new technologies to achieve innovative agricultural practices.

Sadler, a soil scientist and research leader at the Cropping Systems and Water Quality Research Unit in Columbia, Missouri, and other ARS researchers are being honored for their scientific achievements in a ceremony today in Beltsville, Maryland.

Sadler was one of the first to use satellite data, field sensors and computer technology in research to help farmers make site-specific decisions on how much water and fertilizer to apply and when to apply them. Finding ways to apply water and fertilizer that maximize productivity and minimize environmental risks are key issues for farmers producing corn, wheat, cotton, soybeans and many other crops.

Sadler’s understanding of irrigation practices and soilplant-water relationships also has advanced our understanding of how seasonal weather patterns, climate change, soil profiles and other factors can affect crop productivity. He has also mentored numerous young scientists and is a leader in focusing research priorities and gathering “big data” from multiple ARS locations to help farmers produce crops more efficiently and sustainably.

ARS also named four 2016 Area Senior Research Scientists. They are – • Gary S. Bañuelos with the Water Management Research Unit in Parlier, California, for the development of alternate crops and bio-based products from phytoremediation strategies used on poor-quality soils.

• John J. Burke with the Cropping Systems Research Laboratory in Lubbock, Texas, for outstanding research in plant stress physiology and crop germplasm development designed to mitigate the effects of climate change.

• Kamal R. Chauhan with the Invasive Insect Biocontrol and Behavior Laboratory in Beltsville, Maryland, for sustained productivity and research that has led to novel technologies in Integrated Pest Management.

• Jean Y. Guard with the Egg Safety and Quality Research Unit in Athens, Georgia, for research explaining how Salmonella evolves and for developing technologies for identifying strains of bacteria with public-health implications.

ARS is also honoring scientists who are in the early phases of their careers. The early-career awards recognize the achievements of ARS researchers who have been with the agency seven years or less.

The top award in this category, the Herbert L. Rothbart Outstanding Early Career Research Scientist of 2016, will go to Jo Anne Crouch, with the Systematic Mycology and Microbiology Laboratory in Beltsville, Maryland. She is being honored for research in the diagnosis, biology and genomics of plant-pathogenic fungi threatening U.S. agriculture.

ARS is honoring four other Area Early Career Research Scientists. They are – • Ray G. Anderson with the U.S. Salinity Laboratory in Riverside, California, for improving our understanding of evapotranspiration, water use efficiency, and salinity assessment at regional scales. Jason W. Karl with the Range Management Research Unit in Las Cruces, New Mexico, for bringing science-based principles and technologies to management of public rangelands.

• Torey P. Looft with the National Animal Disease Center in Ames, Iowa, for pioneering the field of metagenomic analysis of food-producing animals receiving antibiotics in their diets.

• Per H. McCord with the Sugarcane Production Research Station in Canal Point, Florida, for outstanding breeding research and leadership.

The agency also announced its 2016 ARS Technology Transfer Award winner. This award recognizes individuals or groups who have done outstanding work in transferring technology to the marketplace. This year’s winner is the team at the National Animal Germplasm Program in Fort Collins, Colorado, for the transfer of genetic resources information and germplasm to a broad base of customers and stakeholders. The team includes Harvey D. Blackburn, Phillip H. Purdy, Scott F. Spiller and Carrie S. Wilson, among other ARS and industry collaborators.

ARS is the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s chief inhouse scientific research agency.

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Annual Montana Ram Sale results

By Jesse Wallewein, Montana Wool Growers Association years and the efforts they have put in to What started out as a normal event for st grow and strengthen our industry. the consignors and buyers at the 91 Annual Helle Rambouillet of Dillon had the Montana Ram Sale, turned into a sale that highest selling Rambouillet ram that sold many will never forget. The day started out for $2,200. Heart Lazy P Suffolks of Miles like any other. Buzz and excitement filled City had the highest selling blackface ram the air as potential buyers started to arrive that sold for $1,450. in Miles City to look over the rams and Sale Gross on 310 Range Rams: speak to the consignors. For one family, $264,425.00 Chase and Emily Hibbard of Sieben Live Sale Average on 310 Range Rams: Stock, this would be their last sale. The $852.98 Hibbard family has been consigning rams Columbia Ram Average on 5 Head: to the Montana Ram Sale since 1950 and $270.00 have chosen to retire their purebred sheep Rambouillet X Merino Ram Average on operation this year.

12 head: $483.33 (Low $300, High $700) Before Chase Hibbard sold his first ram Merino/SAMM Ram Average on 5 head: of the sale, a Targhee Stud ram, friend and $540.00 (Low $350, High $700) fellow consignor Jack McRae, honored the Targhee Ram Average on 222 head: legacy that Sieben Live Stock has built upon $931.64 (Low $175, High $14,000) over the last 65 years. McRae told an inSuffolk X Hampshire Ram Average on 8 credible story of which Chase’s Dad, Hank Head: $800 (Low $600, High $900) Hibbard, sorted through 10,000 RambouilSuffolk Ram Average on 23 Head: let ewes to find 800 that were of Targhee $778.26 (Low $450, High $1,450) “type” to start their Targhee flock. Sieben Rambouillet Ram Average on 35 Head: Live Stock has never missed a sale since $670.00 (Low $200, High $2,200) they began consigning and over the years The 3rd Annual Montana Ewe Sale saw have sold 3,072 rams (not counting 2016).

398 quality commercial yearling whiteface Most of their flock has been sold now. Over and Suffolk ewe lambs sell in Miles City the years, Chase has helped out many young on September 14th.The whiteface yearling producers so it seemed fitting that his ewes ewes represented were Targhee, Rambouilstay in Montana. For the most part, the malet, Merino and Targhee X Rambouillet jority of his ewes will be going to younger breeding. These whiteface ewes averaged producers. Chase took a moment to say a $284.00 with pens of 10 averaging $372 few words before his 3073rd ram sold: while pens of 20 were $287. Ten head of “It has been an honor and a privilege to Suffolk ewe lambs averaged $400. Overall serve this industry and to be a part of this the average was $287 on all ewes sold— sale. This is the most progressive sale in the very similar to last year’s ewe sale. This is United States and it shows. We’ve got infora reflection of the quality of breeding stock mation that nobody else has, we’ve made offered and the buyer assurance of healthy, tremendous progress with the introduction productive ewes that come from the MT of NSIP and even more when we went to Ewe Sale. the range index. We’ve got a wonderful sale Buyers came from Montana, South Daand I’m so honored to be a part of this. I’m kota, and Idaho, with some ewes sold over really encouraged at this point at the number the internet. The high selling pen of 10 and of new producers and young consignors that 20 Targhee yearlings were both consigned are coming in. Things are looking good for

by Carolyn Green of Melville, MT and both the industry! This is a great organization and lots were purchased by Brady Ruff of Fora great sale so let’s sell ram #3073!” syth for $550 and $400/head, respectively.

With this being their last sale, people Volume buyer of on-site sheep was Phillips were eager to get the last of Sieben Live Creek Ranch located at Cohagen, MT. Stock’s genetics. Chase’s Targhee stud ram The two-day sale had a combined gross went on to sell for $7,750, which broke the of $378,875 and saw 120 registered bidders sale record for the highest selling Targhee from Montana, South Dakota, Idaho, North Stud ram. That ram was bought by the TLE Dakota, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Ranch from Gillette, Wyoming. Sieben Live and Wyoming. While averages were lower Stock would go on to break the sale record this year than last year, the sale was still a for the highest selling range ram sold for very successful one! Both sales were han$11,250, purchased by Heinrich Ortmann, dled by Frontier Stockyards of Miles City Sam Ortmann, and Hughes Newford Co., all and they went off without a hitch! These of Montana. They later broke their own sale sales wouldn’t be possible without the many record by selling a ram for $14,000, purvolunteers and generous donations from the chased by Judy Scanlan of Malin, Oregon.

Miles City Community. We’ll see everyone The Hibbard Family and Sieben Live next year with even more quality yearling Stock will be greatly missed in the sheep ewes and rams at the 92nd Annual Montana industry and at next year’s sale. MWGA Ram Sale and the 4th Annual Montana Ewe would like to thank them for the profound Sale in Miles City! contributions that they have made over the

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This is an especially important time of year to be thinking about minerals!

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TRUCK AND TRACTOR FOR SALE

1992 Volvo Detroit 60 Series, 480 hp, 15 speed, 8 new drive tires, 10 aluminum rims, ProTech rack, frame bent, drive home............................................................. $4500 Case 2290 parts tractor............................................. $2500 Phone Mark Jackson, (406) 676-3117 leave message

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE 1978 Chevrolet C65 427, 18-ft. Omaha Standard box and hoist.

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Program educates professionals on farm/ranch succession

By NDSU Extension Service The Design Your Succession Plan program and provide recommendations for a farm helps farm and ranch families put together a family as part of a case study are certified as team of professionals to work with them as succession coordinators. The NDSU Extension Service maintains a list of the certified they develop a succession plan. This graphic succession coordinators and shares it with shows the percentage of families who felt they farm and ranch families looking for profeswere prepared to choose and work with professionals before and after attending the program. sionals to help them with succession planning.

As the lead tax specialist and farm sucFor Russ Tweiten, vice president of agricession planner for Farm Credit Services of business consulting and success ion and retirement planning at AgCountry Farm Credit SerMandan, Pam Geiger is no stranger to assisting vices in Fargo, the training program is vital. agricultural families with their financial needs.

“The farming and ranching community is She is aware that a significant number of underserved when it comes to farm succesfamilies will be transitioning their farms from sion, transition and retirement planning,” says one generation to the next in the next few Tweiten, who is a presenter for the Extension decades. Those families will need a professional to help them, training program. she says, so when the “This work requires North Dakota State a certain amount of University (NDSU) expertise that is not Extension Service found in transitioning offered a training a business that may program for those be found in town. professionals, she en“Farms are a busirolled in it. ness but also a way of The training prolife,” he adds. “There gram is targeted tois a lot of emotional ward attorneys, acattachment to a farm countants, agriculor ranch. And this tural lenders, estate training is needed to and tax planners, enlighten those who financial and retirehelp farmers and ment advisers, and ranchers so they understand that we are adult farm management instructors who transitioning a business, but we also are dealing with someone’s already work with farm and ranch families. way of life.”

The training gives these professionals the The training helps professionals learn how knowledge to guide the families through the to ask the right questions of farm and ranch process of developing a succession plan. families and ensure that families communicate “So many farm families start with great well. The professionals also learn the imporintentions and expectations but fail to follow through because the succession planning tance of goal setting and finishing a task or process seems so daunting,” Geiger notes. project, the difference between fair and equal, “A facilitator can help identify the client’s and who to work with on each component of needs and break the process down into steps the succession plan. for them.”

“Understanding the need and role of a facilitator was very helpful,” Geiger says.

Melissa Chruszch, a paralegal and certified Chruszch was surprised by the presenters’ succession planner at Legal Edge Solutions, suggestion that the professionals help farm a conflict resolution center and law office and ranch families think of their operation as in Dickinson, attended Extension’s training a business and use common business practices program as an opportunity to help the firm to ensure buy-in of the succession planning expand its practice to include farm business process. succession planning. She says the knowledge “I had never personally thought of using she gained also is useful when helping farmers job descriptions in a family business setting, and ranchers manage their business as a result and it created the ‘ah ha’ moment for me in of the oil revenues they are receiving if they that training,” she says. hold mineral interests.

That also gave Tracy Laaveg, an attorney “Farm families often get so stuck in the with the Sillers, Laaveg and Wenzel law firm ‘way we’ve always done it’ that providing a in Park River, a new perspective on succession fresh perspective and taking the time to do planning for farmers and ranchers. succession planning with these families could “Simply talking about how we needed to save them time, turmoil and even money,” redirect the thinking of families to the busishe notes. ness side of the farm was new and very helpThe training program for professionals is ful,” she says. Laaveg recommends that other the next step in NDSU Extension’s Design professionals who work with farm and ranch Your Succession Plan program, which helps families take this training. families start on their succession planning and “I think getting families to take the time determine their vision for the farm or ranch, to sit down and actually communicate and whether that’s transferring a viable business to make plans for the future is one of the hardest the next generation or deciding how to divide things to do,” she says. “This program sets out the farm or ranch assets. a blueprint to get families started on thinking “As I work with farm and ranch families about the future in a meaningful way, rather to get started with succession plans through than just avoiding it and keep on working, and our Design Your Succession Plan program, I has the ability to challenge potentially negaoften am asked who they can turn to for help in tive assumptions about the plan for the future finishing the process,” says Ashley Ueckert, an of the farm and the family that operates it.”

Extension agent from Golden Valley County.

Extension may hold another training “By hosting this training, NDSU Extension program if a number of professionals are is expanding the network of professionals interested in attending it. Visit https://www. who will be trained to assist the families as ag.ndsu.edu/succession for information about they work through issues and conflicts while the Design Your Succession Planning program still providing the services they traditionally and the dates of future training for succession would.” professionals.

Professionals who complete the training

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