September 2016

SEPTEMBER 2016

Vol. XVII No. 8 P.O. Box 997 Conrad, MT 59425-0997

“Rolling Cows” a cattle semi rollover exercise

By Tyler Lane, Chouteau County Extension A cattle semi-roll over exercise will take place on September 21, 2016 at the Community Bible Church Recreation Center located at 911 16th Street in Fort Benton, Montana.

Registration will begin at 9:00 a.m. The goal is to train first responders and others in case of an actual incident involving livestock. The event will begin with introductions and logistics followed by a functional scenario and breakout discussion groups. A working lunch will take place at 12:00 p.m. followed by a live cattle hands-on exercise at the Chouteau County Fairgrounds Rodeo Arena.

Dr. Jeanne Rankin, MSU Extension Agro-Emergency Coordinator, and Linda Williams, Chouteau County Health Department, will be training emergency responders from Chouteau County and neighboring counties such as fire fighters, DES coordinators, law enforcement, truck drivers, veterinarians, Extension agents and livestock producers how to humanely and safely deal with cattle at the scene of a trucking accident.

The exercise is sponsored by MSU Extension, Chouteau County DES, The Montana Beef Council, The Chouteau County Health Department, and the Chouteau County Strengthening Community Agro-Security Committee (SCAP).

There is no charge for this exercise, but Pre-registration is required to help organizers prepare for lunch. Please contact the Chouteau County Extension Office before 5:00 p.m. on September 14th to pre-register. The phone number for Chouteau County Extension is 406-622-3751.

UPCOMING AUCTIONS

Sept. 1-15, .Kinsey Auctioneers & Real Estate, Equipment, Online..................A4 Sept. 10, .Hi Line Auction, Schmoeckel Farm/Retirement, Malta.......................A3 Sept. 1-19, .Musser Bros Auction, Randy Kreiter Estate, Online.....................A11 Sept. 17, .RK Statewide Auction, Richard Hibl Estate, Nashua.........................A5 Sept. 17., Hi Line Auction, Antique Art, Coin, & Gun, Malta...............................A6 Sept. 17., Badlands Auction & Appraisal & Montana Auction Company, Oaklund Construction Equip, Sidney..........................................................................A12 Sept. 21., Buckley Auction, Brian Midboe Construction Equipment & Trucks & Consignor, Shelby..........................................................................................A13 Sept. 21, .Pifer’s Auctioneers, Construction & Ad Equipment, Steele ND......A10 Sept. 24, Toavs Premier Auctions, Jim Fredrickson Equipment, Wolf Point..A20 Sept. 24, Weaver Auctions, Consignment, Deer Lodge...................................A22 Sept. 24, .RK Statewide Auction, Bill Beck Sporting Good Estate, Poplar.....A19 Sept. 24., Pate Auction Inc, State of Montana Surplus Equipment, Helena......C4 Sept. 25., Auction Way Services, Living Estate Gun Auction, Great Falls......A27 Oct. 1., RK Statewide Auction, Milton Rosseland Estate Farm, Circle............A28 Oct. 5, B . uckley Auction, Hanson, Inc. Farm Equipment, Cut Bank................A29 Oct. 8., RK Statewide Auction, Wheeler Retirement Farm, Culbertson...........A30 Oct. 15., Kamerman Auction, R&S Wilson Farm, Townsend.............................A17

Montana Cherry Symposium

The Montana Cherry Advisory Committee and the Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) will be hosting the Montana Cherry Symposium at the Kwa Tuq Nuk Resort in Polson on Wednesday, September 14, 2016. The symposium will bring together cherry industry experts, producers, and providers to discover new tools to expand the cherry industry and their businesses in Montana. The symposium is sponsored by Flathead Lake Cherry Growers, Glacier Fresh Cherries, Monson Fruit Company and Westland Seed.

“Montana’s cherry industry is vibrant and unique and we are excited to bring together this exciting industry,” said MDA Director Ron de Yong. “This is also a great opportunity for our producers to interact with industry experts and network with other producers.”

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Cole Ryan, a senior at Montana State University studying animal science, bottom, along with Sarah Maninger, left, a senior studying agricultural education, and Michaela Blevins, a junior studying animal science, participated in the College of Agriculture’s Steer-A-Year program. Beef from the program will be served at MSU’s Miller Dining Commons and at other university events through a cross-campus partnership. MSU photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez.

Student-raised meat now served in MSU dining hall

By Erin Strickland for the MSU News Service Steer-A-Year program will be served in Meat raised by Montana State University Miller Dining Commons and at other unistudents will soon be served at the univerversity events, and profits are used to benefit sity’s own tables. agriculture students.

Thanks to a partnership between the Through Steer-A-Year, students care MSU College of Agriculture and the Mondaily for steers that Montana ranchers have tana Made Program in University Food Services, meat from steers in the college’s CONTINUED ON PAGE A2

Young Ag Leadership Conference

Mark your calendar! Montana’s thirteenth annual Young Ag Leadership Conference (YALC) is set to take place September 30-October 2 at the Holiday Inn in Great Falls, MT. Young people involved and interested in agriculture, aged 18-40, are invited to attend this one-of-a-kind conference where leadership, personal development, education and networking take center stage.

This year’s agenda boasts top-notch speakers, including the well-known advocate for agriculture, Dairy Carrie. There will be cutting-edge workshops, exciting entertainment and new this year, an Entrepreneur Spotlight of local businesses.

YALC’s action-packed program is put together specifically with young agriculturalists in mind by representatives from each of these organizations: Montana Agri-Business Association, Montana 4-H Foundation, Montana Wool Growers Association, Montana Grain Growers Association, Montana Farm Bureau Federation, Alpha Gamma

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Rho Alumni, Montana FFA Foundation, Montana State University College of Agriculture and the hMontana Stockgrowers Association.

Look for more conference details, including registration information, to be released shortly. For questions regarding the 2016 Young Ag Leadership Conference, contact Jesse Wallewein at (406) 450-3429 or mtwga@outlook.com.

PRODUCTION SALES

Sept. 23 & 24, Montana Hereford Tour...........................A7 Oct. 18, Hereford Influence Feeder Calf Sale, Three Forks. .....................................................................................A7 Jan. 24, 2017, Churchill Cattle Co, Manhattan..............A7

PRIVATE TREATY

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Say you saw it in the Trader’s Dispatch

HAY FOR SALE

20-ton CRP hay............................. $90/ton obo 25-ton Grass hay......................... $105/ton obo Approximately 100-ton horse hay, small square bales...........................................$5/bale obo

Call (406) 788-1986 • Brady, MT

TETON ANTIQUE STEAM & GAS ASSOCIATION

33rd Annual

Threshing Bee

2016 Threshing Bee in honor of Frank Dunn

September 17 & 18, 2016 Choteau, Montana - 2 blocks south of the City Park Admission - $8.00 - FOR BOTH DAYS - $25 for the family!

Grounds open at 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

— Daily Attractions —

Threshing 1:00 p.m. daily Parade of Tractors 3:00 p.m. daily Food and Refreshments on Grounds

• One Room Schoolhouse • Steam Engines • Homestead House • Swap Meet • Stationary Engines • Tractors • Blacksmithing • Sawmilling & Planing • Shingle Milling • Live Musical Entertainment

EXHIBITORS & VENDORS WELCOME!

Be sure to purchase your raffle tickets! FOUR prizes to win!

Raffle Items: 4 Handmade Rocking Chair 4 Handmade End Tables (2) 4 Handmade Tractor Quilt 4 John Deere Pedal Tractor Contact any TASGA member for tickets - $5 each or 5 tickets for $20.

Drawing to be held Sunday, September 18 at 4:00 p.m.

Need not be present to win.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL OR WRITE: TETON ANTIQUE CLUB, P.O. BOX 278, CHOTEAU, MT 59422 Tom Cross (406) 885-8658 or Rick Corey 466-5409

No Camping at Show Grounds. Lodging & Restaurants nearby

NOT RESPONSIBLE IN CASE OF ACCIDENTS

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donated to the university, according to Hannah DelCurto, instructor and program manager. The steers live at MSU’s Bozeman Agricultural Research and Teaching Farm, or BART, farm. DelCurto said the students are responsible for everything from feeding the animals to health checks to vaccinations.

In addition, the students provide data about the steers – such as average daily weight gain, carcass information when the meat is harvested and even genetic testing – to the ranchers who donated them.

In the past, meat harvested from the donated steers was simply available for anyone to purchase. With a larger program this year, however – the program grew from eight animals last year to 25 this year – there was more meat to sell.

So, Steer-A-Year donors suggested selling meat to MSU’s University Food Services through the university’s Montana Made Program, which seeks to increase access to local food products. With the help of Montana Made, approximately 20 percent of the food purchased for the university last fiscal year – or approximately $1.5 million worth of products – came from local vendors.

“We’re really excited about this opportunity,” DelCurto said. “We think it will be a really neat partnership.”

Approximately 3,600 pounds of beef from the Steer-A-Year program will be served at MSU, according to Amy Bordeau, coordinator of the Montana Made Program.

Pioneer Meats near Big Timber, which is owned by MSU alumnus Brian Engle, processed the meat.

Bordeau said Montana Made is pleased to partner with the College of Agriculture for several reasons. First, MSU students and faculty are requesting more local food.

“We are happy to provide our community with fresh and delicious foods from Montana,” Bordeau said.

Also important is that Montana Made is committed to supporting the local economy, she said.

In addition, profit from sales of the steers will fund student activities in the College of Agriculture, and Bordeau said Montana Made is glad to support students directly in that way.

Finally, DelCurto noted that because of the partnership, students have the opportunity to learn not only about agriculture, but also about business and economics.

“From an educational standpoint, the students are involved in every step of creating the product, even in getting the product to the consumer,” she said.

Montana Cherry Symposium CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE

crop management, post crop handling, soil enhancement and orchard management.

Participants will be able to extract DNA from the fruit during the one of the breakout sessions. Producer and speaker panels will address questions that directly affect Montana cherry growers.

Registration is $30.00 and includes light breakfast, lunch and a reception. A

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tour of the Glacier Fresh packing facility will be held on Tuesday, September 13. Those interested in attending the symposium can register by visiting.

Montana sweet cherries, commonly referred to as Flathead cherries, are a favorite treat during the summer months. They are primarily grown around the Flathead Lake area because of the moister, warmer lake climate.

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U.S. Targhee Sheep Association show and sale

Production, performance, lamb and wool.

These are the fundamental characteristics of Targhee sheep. The Targhee breed excelled in exhibiting all of these core qualities at the 2016 National Show and Sale in Arlington, Wisconsin. As producers of high quality lamb and wool, we concern ourselves with the value of our product. As an association for 65 years, we have focused on our bottom line and yours.

The Grand Champion ram shown by Jon Beastrom & Family of Pierre, South Dakota was purchased by Kilber Family of Ipswich, South Dakota for $2800. Von Krosigk Family of Riverton, Wyoming had the Reserve Champion ram was the top selling ram which sold to Plum Creek Targhees of Lesterville, South Dakota and Allred Targhees of Fountain Green, Utah for $3000.

The Grand and Reserve Champion ewes were shown

by Von Krosigk Family of Riverton, Wyoming. The Grand Champion was the top selling ewe for $1720 to Allred Targhees of Fountain Green, Utah. The Reserve Champion ewe sold to Johnson Family of Huon, South Dakota for $1650.

On 89 head of registered Targhee sheep the sale average was $739.89. Yearling rams averaged $1233.33.

Yearling ewes averaged $746.97.

Champion Fleece was shown by the University of Wisconsin-Madison of Arlington, Wisconsin. The Reserve Fleece was shown by the Jon Beastrom & Family of Pierre, South Dakota.

The USTSA has always believed in and promoted the accomplishments of its young people in its Junior Show. The Grand Champion ram was shown by Jayce Beastrom of Pierre, South Dakota. Reserve Champion Ram was shown by Jacob Beastrom of Pierre, South Dakota. Grand Champion ewe was shown by Jonalyn Beastrom of Pierre, South Dakota, with the Reserve Champion ewe shown by Tessa Kilber of Ipswich, ##### The Third Agricultural Revolution, or the Green Revolution, corresponds in the late 20th century with the exponential population growth occurring around the world. It includes biotechnology, genetic engineering, chemical fertilizers, and mass production of agricultural goods. ##### Dust you lampshade using a fabric softener sheet and their static-fighting properties will keep the shades cleaner for longer.

South Dakota. Champion Senior Showman was Jonalyn Beastrom of Pierre, South Dakota, Reserve Champion was Braedon Hinker of Huron, South Dakota. Champion Junior Showman was Jacob Beastrom of Pierre, South Dakota, with Reserve Champion going to Tessa Kilber of Ipswich, South Dakota.

Receiving the annual designation of USTSA Premier Exhibitors was Jon Beastrom & Family. The Junior Premier Exhibitor was Jonalyn Beastrom of Pierre, South Dakota. They were awarded traveling USTSA trophies for their efforts.

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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE 1980 Versatile 855 tractor, 340 hp, 4 remotes, new tires 20.8x38 Goodyear, Cummins rebuilt engine.............................. $35,000 Chain Harrows 12-ft............................................................. $750 2010 Honda Rancher 4x4, needs work.............................. $2000 Miller CP-250TS welder, wire feed with spoolmatic gun, 3 phase.............................................................................. $1000 Lincoln portable welder with Wisconsin 200 amp engine on trailer....................................................................................... $750 1985 Chevrolet 3/4-ton pickup, 4x4, 4 speed, 350 engine..$1000 1986 Toyota 5 speed pickup................................................ $1000 Windbreak Boards rough cut 1” never used, various widths and lengths.............................................................. $1.00/board ft.

Truck Tarps assorted..................................................$750 for all Iron - 15 pieces 4”x4”x3/8”, 14-ft. long, angle................. $75 each 32 pieces 4”x3/8”, 13-ft. long, flat iron................... $40 each

Call Riley @ 406-264-5056, Sun River, MT

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HAY WANTED

Keep it clean - game handling tips

By Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks animal parts or feces as it can be contamiMontana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) nated and transmit parasites. reminds hunters that simple, common sense Call 406-899-3681, Chester, MT • Prevent dogs from eating the internal precautions are part of the safe and proper organs of game animals. field dressing of big game.

• If you have your wild meat commerThe Antelope 900 series archery and cially processed, request that your animal some elk shoulder seasons opened August is handled individually, without meat from 15, followed by the general archery season other animals being added to meat from for antelope, bear, wolf, deer, elk and mounyour animal. tain lion on September 3.

• Wash hands and forearms after field “While the chance of contracting a disdressing game animals. ease from wild game is remote, it makes • Cook all game meat until well done. good sense to take a few simple precauAdditionally, early season big game hunts tions,” said Ron Aasheim, spokesman for can present unique challenges when trying FWP in Helena.

Parallel squeeze Pivot squeeze to get a large animal from the field to the Here are some of the precautions that processor. Here are some tips caring for big FWP recommends to hunters handling game when the weather is warm. harvested game including waterfowl, game • The bone is what retains the heat and is birds, deer and elk. the source of the problem and causes meat • Do not shoot, handle or consume any to ultimately sour in the event that it does. animal that is acting abnormally or that You need to expose the bone to ambient air appears sick. Contact FWP if you see an as the bone transfers the heat to the muscle. animal that appears sick.

• Split down the spine from the inside, • Wear rubber gloves when field dressing through the spine and backbone to the hide. any game animal.

The carcass should be opened up all the way • Bone out the meat from your deer or from the pelvis to the neck. elk. Avoid sawing through bone when you • Open up the round area by cutting can and avoid cutting through the brain or through the round into the bone as that’s spinal cord (backbone). another place that is a significant problem • Minimize contact with animal brain, USED FOR SALE 2009 GMC 2500HD gas, automatic, regular cab.... Call for heat retention. intestines, fluids, spinal tissue and feces.

2005 Dodge 2500 diesel, mounted with used 475 DewEze...Call • Have lots of ice available. Bring an extra • Be mindful of humans and domestic Used DewEze 275 balebed...Call cooler and put blocks or bags of ice in it. dogs touching or coming in contact with Ice stored in a cooler that’s left closed will last for days . and be available when you need it in the field. Blocks last longer than bags. Water should be drained from the cooler to maintain the ice.

• Skinning a carcass cools it fastest, but if you’re making a relatively short trip from the field to home or field to camp, you can fill the body cavity of an unskinned ~ TIMED ONLINE ONLY AUCTION ~ deer or elk with ice bags to help cool it. Be beware, Bid your price on or before body heat can remain in the Thursday, September 15, 2016 • 6:00 p.m. thickest parts of the animal, such as the hindquarters, and stuffing with ice is only a temporary measure. Do not rely on ice in the body cavity Items located in Baker, Forsyth & Colstrip, Montana to cool larger animals like elk and moose.

Dump Trucks • Fork Lift • Tire Service Truck • Equipment Trailer • Collectible Cars • If it’s too warm to hang a • Collectible Tractors • Tools • Plus several Antiques from the FUF Ranch deer or elk outside, skin and quarter it and put the meat on ice. A large cooler will hold most or all of a deer that’s been quartered, or an elk that has been cut into smaller pieces. Remember to leave evidence of sex, as per rules on page 15 of the 2016 deer, elk and antelope regulations.

• Know where the nearest meat processing facilities are located and know their hours of operation. Do a little homework before your hunt so you will know where and when you can take your game to cool it quickly.

Looking for large square bales.

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September Equipment

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Three Estates included in this auction! Over 220 lots selling!

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Heat exhaustion & stroke

By Tracey Erickson, SDSU Extension Dairy Field Specialist Heat exhaustion has many similar sympFor those whose livelihood depends upon toms and should also be taken seriously as working outdoors or in less than favorable it may worsen and lead to heat stroke if not conditions, the coming weeks look to be treated. Medical attention should be sought quite difficult with higher than normal if symptoms worsen or last for more than temperatures and humidity predicted. For an hour. Symptoms include: example, cows still need to be milked and • Heavy sweating fed, barns are not air conditioned, even • Paleness though there is emphasis on cow comfort • Muscle cramps through ventilation and cooling, we some• Tiredness times get lax on also protecting ourselves • Weakness and employees from the effects of heat.

• Dizziness The same goes for those working outdoors not under a roof, maybe stacking hay, deCONTINUED ON PAGE A6 tasseling corn, construction, youth at livestock or horse shows, horticulture producers picking produce for sale, etc. Personal protection and prevention efforts will be vital as people perform these tasks to prevent heat exhaustion or heat stroke.

People that are at higher risk for heat stroke or exhaustion include the elderly, infants and children (age 0-4), overweight, people who are ill or on certain medications.

Heat Exhaustion & Heat Stroke: Knowing the difference According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention), “heat stroke is the most serious heat-related illness. It occurs when the body becomes unable to control its temperature: the body’s temperature rises rapidly, the sweating mechanism fails, and the body is unable to cool down.” Heat stroke can cause death or serious complications such as damage to the brain, heart, kidneys, and muscles if emergency treatment is not provided.

The CDC defines heat exhaustion as “a milder form of heat-related illness that can develop after several days of exposure to high temperatures and inadequate or unbalanced replacement of fluids.”

Warning Symptoms: Heat stroke Recognizing the symptoms of heat stroke, along with getting emergency medical help will be critical to prevent permanent damage or death for people in this situation. Please note the following symptoms for heat stroke according to the CDC and Mayo Clinic: • A high body temperature (above 103° F) • Red, hot and dry skin (no sweating). The one exception is if heat stroke has been brought on by exercising then the skin may feel moist.

• Rapid, strong pulse • Throbbing headache • Dizziness • Nausea • Confusion • Unconsciousness Warning Symptoms: Heat exhaustion

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PIVOT & TRACTOR FOR SALE

Used Pivot 1/4 mile, very good condition........................$32,000 International 966 diesel tractor..........................................$5900 Phone 406-745-4400, Saint Ignatius, MT

MACHINERY FOR SALE

John Deere 9600 combine, 150 hours on new motor, rebuilt header, lots of new parts.

Morris 40-ft. air drill, model 7240 tow between tank, carbide points.......................................................... $21,000 Case IH SRX160 suspended boom sprayer, 90-ft. booms, 1600 gallon tank with rinse tank and Trimble 250 GPS light bar.............................................................. $16,000 Call 460-0717 days, 406-278-3322 evenings, Conrad, MT

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• Headache • Nausea or vomiting • Fainting Personal Protection in the Heat People are vital to many operations and need to be treated as an asset. This means we may have to provide extra breaks to cool down during extreme heat, extra fans, shade, access to water and sports drinks, and sun block for people. We will want to encourage wearing light colored and light weight, loose-fitting clothing (caution should be used if working around PTO’s or equipment) along with some type of light head covering.

So if you or someone you work with is

experiencing heat-related illness what can you do? First, if symptoms are suggestive of a heat stroke you should seek medical attention immediately. If you are experiencing symptoms of heat exhaustion or heat cramping: • Seek shade or air-conditioning if possible.

• Cool off with damp sheets and a fan.

The fan blown onto a cool, wet sheet will help expedite cooling.

• Take a cool shower or bath or take a dip in a lake or pool if available to help bring the body temperature down.

• Rehydrate. Not only should you be drinking plenty of water, approximately every 15 minutes, but you may also need to replace salt and minerals which have been excreted during sweating. This can be done by drinking some sports drinks.

However, if you have a medical condition that limits salt or fluid intake make sure to consult with your doctor on recommendations for intakes in hot weather.

• Do not drink sugary (such as soda, Kool-aid, or some fruit drinks) or alcoholic beverages to rehydrate. These drinks can actually interfere with your body’s ability to control your temperature.

Lastly, it is important to pace yourself, especially if you are not accustomed to working in heat. It may take several weeks for a person’s body to adjust to working in a hot environment. Finally, it is important to work in pairs during the heat, so that emergency care can be administered if necessary and symptoms communicated.

Stay cool and hydrated!

Hay hotline available

With severe and extreme drought expanding throughout the state, the Montana Department of Agriculture wants to remind folks that the Hay Hotline is available to producers as an online tool to connect buyers and sellers of hay and pasture.

The department maintains the Hay Hotline as a service to the agricultural industry, making it available with the expectation that all buyers and sellers will treat each other in an equitable and lawful manner. Visit the online tool at agr.mt.gov/ agr/Producer/HayHotline/ The Montana Department of Agriculture’s mission is to protect producers and consumers, and to enhance and develop agriculture and allied industries. For more information on the department, visit agr.mt.gov. ##### A skinny cook can’t be trusted !

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Grand Champion Hog at the 2016 Wibaux County Fair in Wibaux, Montana was won by Grady Gorrell.

Montana Hereford Directory Agri-Best Feeds, Inc.

1-866-601-6646, Billings, MT

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

Banjo Ranch

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

Bar Star Cattle

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

Bayers Hereford Ranch

406-684-5465, Twin Bridges, MT

Bryan Barker 406-450-4361

Barker Herefords

406-450-4750, Shelby, MT

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

Bowen Ranch

406-633-5479, Billings, MT

Brillhart Ranch Co

406-947-2222, Musselshell, MT

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

Churchill Cattle Co

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

Frank Herefords

K.L. Slagsvold Herefords

Fort Keogh Livestock Research

L Bar C Ranch, LLC

307-631-6012, Columbus, MT

Cooper Hereford Ranch

406-874-8200, Miles City, MT

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

Garrison Ranches Inc

Curlew Cattle Co

Genex Hawkeye West

406-835-2501, Glen, MT

Dallas Polled Herefords

406-368-2244, Canyon Creek, MT

Billings, MT

Duncan Ranch Co

Griffin Polled Herefords

Dutton Hereford Ranch

Harper Herefords

406-292-3503, Joplin, MT 406-288-3330, Gold Creek, MT

Holden Herefords

Ehlke Herefords

406-285-6675, Willow Creek, MT

Loyning Farms

406-322-8541, Columbus, MT

Lucky U Cattle Company

406-322-4425, Columbus, MT

M/D Herefords

406-778-2320, Plevna, MT

406-799-2973, Missoula, MT 406-891-0973, Baker, MT

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

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

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

McMurry Cattle

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

Indreland Ranch

Elings Polled Herefords

406-549-4442, Missoula, MT

406-278-3406, Conrad, MT

Merrimac Cattle Co

J Bar E Ranch

Feddes Herefords

Dan 406-570-1602, Manhattan, MT www.feddes.com 406-922-6044, Bozeman, MT www.1stwestinsurance.com

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

L Bar W Cattle Co

406-821-0247, Darby, MT

406-323-1686, Roundup, MT

406-765-7068, Plentywood, MT

J2 Livestock

Rafter Ranch Inc

406-328-7800, Fishtail, MT

406-328-4095, Absarokee, MT

Dennis Ginkens

Otis Ranch

406-223-4518, Emigrant, MT 406-832-3219, Wise River, MT

406-328-4095, Absarokee, MT

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

406-287-9947, Whitehall, MT

First West Insurance

406-584-7571, Lindsay, MT

Emily Shilling

Sidwell Ranch

Sparks Herefords

Storey Hereford Ranch

406-580-8255, Bozeman, MT www.facebook.com/ Storey-Hereford-Ranch

Thomas Herefords

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

Tomlinson Herefords

406-735-4493, Geyser, MT

406-846-1370, Deer Lodge, MT

MJB Ranch

406-323-1297, Roundup, MT

406-360-3427, Hamilton, MT

406-639-2569, Lodge Grass, MT

K & C Herefords

ORIgen

406-240-9301, Deer Lodge, MT

Reich Bros

406-348-2345, Huntley, MT

Modest birth, massive meat Our production sale is any time you want.

We sell Hereford bulls and females by private treaty. Find out more at feddes.com.

Better yet, visit the ranch.

Vandeberg Ranch

Wichman Herefords

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

Hereford Influenced Feeder Calf Sale Hereford and baldy calves

Feddes Herefords www.feddes.com Churchill Sensation 028X Churchill Cattle Co. Dale Venhuizen Manhattan, MT (406) 580-6421 Bull Sale - Jan 24, 2017 dale@churchillcattle.com

McMURRY CATTLE

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

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

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

Miles City Livestock Commission - Miles City, MT Tuesday, October 18, 2016 Headwaters Livestock - Three Forks, MT Wednesday, November 16, 2016 Consignment details available at www.mhafeedercalfsale.com Denise Loyning (406) 328-4095 or Della Ehlke (406) 439-4300 Sponsored by the Montana Hereford Association

2016 Montana Hereford Tour - September 23-24, 2016

Friday Sept 23rd - Stop 1 7:45 am Storey Hereford Ranch Stop 2 10:00 am Feddes Herefords Stop 3 12:00 pm Churchill Cattle Company (display L–W Cattle Co.) Lunch then cattle viewing Stop 4 4:00 pm Cooper Herefords (display Holden Herefords) Cattle viewing then dinner

Go to montanahereford.org to get your registration form

Saturday Sept 24th - Stop 1 8:30 am Ehlke Herefords (display Anchor Polled Herefords) Stop 2 12:30 pm Grant Kohrs Historical Ranch (display K&C Herefords) Lunch and tour Stop 3 4:00 pm Thomas Herefords (display Bar Star, Lucky U Cattle Co., Garrison, Dutton Hereford Ranch, Rafter and Tomlinson) Cattle viewing, dinner & entertainment

Contact Jack Holden (406) 450-1029 or Bruce Thomas (406) 544-1536

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GREAT FALLS FENCE PRICES GOOD THRU , 2016 FENCE 32” x 330 @ ........................$115.89 White...............................$16.00 FT. 39” x 330 @ ........................$130.15 Almond............................$18.00 FT. 47” x 330 @ ........................$139.65 Actual Prices May Vary.

Call for a FREE CONSULTATION!

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2010 Kenworth T800 Semi

2008 Extec Model S-5 Screen Plant

2009 Komatsu WA200-6

JD 860A Scraper

2006 Volvo Semi

2014 Vermeer 36x50 Navigator, Series II

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

• 2014 Vermeer 36x50 Navigator, Series II • 2014 Komatsu PC 240 Excavator • 2005 JD 200 LC Excavator • 2004 Komatsu PC300 LC-7L Excavator • 2009 Komatsu WA200-6 Wheel Loader • Terex 7220 Wheel Loader • 2012 Komatsu D39PX-22 Dozer • 2006 Komatsu D65WX-15 Dozer • 2001 JD 410G Rubber Tire Backhoe • Johnston 3000 Street Sweeper • JD 860-A Scraper • Gallion 150T Crane • IR Trench Roller TC-13 • Bowmag BW851 Trench Roller • Concrete Pump Truck • Trench Box • (3) Bedding Boxes • Viber Shank International

SEMIS, FUEL & SERVICE TRUCKS • (2) 2010 Kenworth T800 Semi • 2008 International 9200i • 2008 International 8600 • 2007 Peterbuilt Semi • 2006 Kenworth T800 Semi • 2006 Volvo Semi • 2006 Freightliner • 2003 International 9100i • 2000 Peterbilt 379 • (2) 1996 Freightliner FLD 120 Semis • 1996 Western Star Semi • 1987 International Semi • 1986 Freightliner Semi • 1994 Chevy Fuel Truck • 1988 Ford Bulk Fuel Truck • 1988 L9000 Ford Fuel/Lube Truck • Chevy 3500 Service Truck

BIDDING: • Frost Tooth, Fits PC 160-200 series Komatsu ON-SITE •10:00 AM (CT) • Frost Bucket Attachment, for excavator ONLINE • Frost Bucket, Fits all JD excavators pifers.nextlot.com • Bucket w/Coupler, Fits Komatsu 228 Excavator 11:00 AM (CT) • Diamond Compaction Wheels, Fits 320 Komatsu • Angle Blade,Fits Komatsu 320 Wheel Loader • Unused Lowe Auger 1650 • Unused Lowe Auger 750 • Unused Stout 72-8 Brush Grapple • Unused Stout XHD 84-6 Brush Grapple • Unused Stout 72-3 Rock Bucket Grapple • Unused Stout HD 72-3 Rock Bucket Grapple • Unused Stout Snow Bucket 1 of 2 • Unused Stout Tree & Post Puller • Unused Stout Receiver Hitch Plate 2012 CC Belly Dump Trailer • Unused Stout Skid Steer Plate • Unused Stout Pallet Forks • Unused Stout Pallet Forks • Unused Broom Sweeper • Unused Angle Broom • Unused Trencher • (3) Unused Skid Steer Dozer Blades • (2) Unused Fork Lift Extensions • Houce Rock Bucket • ROBO Rock Picker 2014 Komatsu PC 240 Excavator

ATTACHMENTS

FARM EQUIPMENT

• 2011 Bobcat CT450 Tractor sold w/9LT CT Loader • 2012 Bobcat 3FM Mower • 2010 Bobcat 3TIL Tiller • 2009 Yetter Sprayer Trailer • 1996 9600 JD Combine • 1982 8820 JD Combine • 2001 JD 930D Draper Header • 1996 JD 930 Flex Header • JD 930 Rigid Header • JD 1293 Corn Header • Westfield MK30-111 Auger • 2004 Rowse Sickle Mower • 1980 New Holland 855 Baler • 1980 JD 2240 Tractor • H&S V-Rake • Vicon Rake • JD 518 Plow • JD Planter • 1966 Case Cultivator • JD Cultivator • Degelman Dozer

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• 2014 Big Tex Gooseneck Trailer • (2) 2012 Cross Country Belly Dump • 2004 Great Dane Van Trailer • 2001 Econoline Deckover • 2001 Fruehauf Van Trailer • 2000 Trinity Belt Trailer • 2000 Talbert Triple Axle Lowboy • 1998 OMC Gooseneck Trailer • 1987 Walker Tanker Trailer • 1977 Miller Tilt Bed Trailer • Enclosed Trailer, 8ft. X 26ft.

• End Dump Trailer

AGGREGATE EQUIPMENT

• 2008 Extec S-5 Gravel Screen Plant • 2009 MGL Hydraulic Conveyor • (2) 2011 450KW MTU Genset Van - 1 NEW • 2011 400KW MTU Genset Van • 2011 350KW MTU Genset Van - NEW • 2003 400KW MTU Genset Van

MISCELLANEOUS

• Unused Driveway Gate • Unused Storage Shelter • 1996 Chevy 4x4 Truck • Unused Storage Building • 1992 Econoline Van • (2) Unused Marque Event Tents • 1947 Diamond T 306 Truck • Unused Pagoda Party Tent • 1982 Honda Motorcycle • Unused Multi Drawer Tool Cabinet • 1987 Mallard Sprinter Camper, 26’ • (2) Unused Metal Work Benches • (2) Unused Rotary Tiller • (2) Unused Wood Chipper • Unused Shop Press • Unused Tire Changer • Unused Wheel Balancer • Unused Two Post Auto Lift • (4) Unused Maxam Tires • (3) Generators • (2) Pressure Test Pumps • (2) Air Hose Reels • (4) Solar Power Welding Helmets • (10) Battery Load Testers • Air Impact Wrench Kit • Jumping Jacks - 2 Sold Together

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2016 Weeds whole group in field Left to right (front row): Samida Khadka, Nepal; Nathaniel Thompson, Manhattan, Kansas; Chelsea Ahlquist, Onaga, Kansas; Sarah Zerger, Cheney, Kansas; Nicole Sudbeck, Seneca, Kansas; Junjun Ou, China; Anita Dille Left to right (back row): Karthik Putta, India; Wale Osipitan, Nigeria; Eric VanLoenen, Hill City, Kansas; Garrison Gundy, Halstead, Kansas; Marshall Hay, Lynnville, Iowa; Jessica Bramhall, Seneca, Kansas; Seth Menzer, Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin; Jesse Gilmore, Overland Park, Kansas; Jeffrey Albers, Oakley, Kansas; Kevin Donnelly. (Not shown, Joey Rains)

The Kansas State University Weed Science teams had a successful showing at the regional North Central Weed Science Society Collegiate Weed Contest held July 28. The contest was hosted by Purdue University at the Beck Center in West Lafayette, Indiana.

“Members of the K-State Weed Science teams are training to become agricultural professionals, and as weed scientists they would help protect at least $43 billion in value to the crop production industry in the U.S.,” said Anita Dille, K-State agronomy professor and weed scientist.

The contest included four events: weed identification, farmer problem solving, written and team sprayer calibration, and identification of herbicide symptomology.

K-State competed with three graduate teams and one undergraduate team. One graduate team took first place out of 15 teams that competed in the contest. Members of that team (from Kansas unless otherwise noted) included: Chelsea Ahlquist, Onaga; Marshall Hay, Lynnville, Iowa; Eric VanLoenen, Hill City; and Garrison Gundy, Halstead. Individual awards included: Marshall Hay, 1st Overall Graduate Score, Chelsea Ahlquist, tied 2nd Overall Graduate Score, and Junjun Ou, China, 3rd Overall Graduate Score. Individual event winners were Marshall Hay, problem solving, and Chelsea Ahlquist, weed identification and written sprayer calibration. The team also placed first in the Graduate Team Sprayer Calibration event.

K-State also had the 2nd Place Undergraduate Team (out of a field of nine teams) with members: Jessica Bramhall, Seneca; Jesse Gilmore, Overland Park; Nicole Sudbeck, Seneca; and Sarah Zerger, Cheney. Nicole Sudbeck won 3rd Overall Undergraduate Score, and the team placed first in the Undergraduate Team Sprayer Calibration event.

The other two K-State graduate teams that participated in the contest included members: Wale Osipitan, Nigeria; Junjun Ou, China; Seth Menzer, Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin; Samida Khadka, Nepal; Jeffrey Albers, Oakley; Joey Rains, Harrisonville, Missouri; Nathaniel Thompson, Manhattan; and Karthik Putta, India.

Dille, along with agronomy professors Kevin Donnelly and Dallas Peterson coached the teams.

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.

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2009 Yetter Sprayer Trailer

1987 Walker Tanker Trailer

2011 Bobcat CT450 w/Loader

CONTACTS: Nick Johnson • 701.238.3998 Bret Ruff • 701.425.9651 • Kevin Pifer • 701.238.5810 This sale is managed by Pifer’s Auction & Realty, Kevin Pifer, ND #715. The seller reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids.

All statements made the day of the auction take precedence over all printed materials.

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Two girlfriends were talking over coffee. The topic? Husbands. Again. “Mine is simply impossible!” said one. “He exasperates me to no end, and all we do anymore is argue, argue, argue. I’m so upset that I’ve lost twenty pounds in three months!”

“That’s awful,” her friend said. “Have you been to see a marriage counselor?”

“No, not quite yet,” the distraught wife replied, “I’d still like to lose another ten pounds.”

Watch out for a new pest in Montana - pea weevil

A new pea pest in Montana, pea weevil, has been confirmed by researchers at WTARC in Conrad from samples submitted from the Highline area. Damage was first noticed in 2014 and follow-up samples were sent to the lab at the Western Triangle Agricultural Research Center for analysis.

The peas were gently crushed and the extracted adults were positively identified as pea weevils. This insect is not to be confused with the wide spread pest in peas with a similar name, the pea leaf weevil.

The pea weevil is one of the most damaging insects on peas in the Pacific Northwest of US. This pest damage comprises the direct loss of seed contents consumed by the insect, decreased germination capacity and diminished market value. The seed damage in that region ranges from 42-82%. However, pea weevil is a very new pest in Montana. Pea weevil feeds only on green peas in which the larva devours the inner content of the seed. The adult is gray or brownish gray, marked with black and white spots, and is about 1/5 inch long. Females attach their eggs to the outsides of green pea pods. They lay about 100 eggs, either singly, or in batches of up to 12 eggs. Inside the pods, the larvae develop in the growing seeds and pupate inside the pea seeds. Feeding results in large, stout exit holes with a diameter of 2.5 mm. Pupation typically occurs as much as one month after harvest. Pupae develop while the grain is being stored. After pupation, adults chew an exit hole through the seed coat. Adults emerge starting in mid-December and overwinter with the stored peas and in the field. Adults fly to hibernation sites at the end of summer or at beginning of fall (e.g. under loose shingles, cracks in buildings, under loose bark, debris under trees, alfalfa/other perennial legumes crops). They remain in hibernation throughout winter until late spring or early summer emerging and migrating to pea fields to mate and lay eggs. The typical lifecycle of the pea weevil takes 4-5 months to complete. There is only one generation per year.

The economic impact from this pest includes damage to seed and loss of seed contents along with loss of germination rates. The damage is reflected through discounts at the elevator which is passed on to the grower.

Thresholds and management recommendations have been developed for this pest at other areas and that information is available at, http://agresearch.montana.edu/wtarc/producerinfo/index.html Now that pea weevils have been reported in Montana, the next step is to identify the areas infested and assess the extent of the damage in order to implement the necessary control methods. Management strategies can then be optimized to prevent further spread to other areas.

The USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council and American Pulse Association has funded a survey to determine the weevil population distribution, abundance and pea damage assessment for Montana. The MSU WTARC is conducting a survey this fall and are asking help from Montana pea growers and pea handlers. Please assist by submitting one to two pounds of suspected pea weevil damaged seeds to Gadi VP Reddy, Western Triangle Ag Research Center, 9546 Old Shelby Rd., P. O. Box 656, Conrad, MT 59425. For more information or asistance with sample pickup contact Gadi V.P. Reddy at 278-7707; 406-450-0375, reddy@montana. edu or Govinda Shrestha, govinda.shrestha@montana.edu, 406-450-3052.

Pea Weevil life cycle

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Control weeds following small grains harvest

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PICKUP FOR SALE

By Tom Peters, Extension Sugarbeet Agronomist cut by harvest equipment and are stems Thrashed small grains fields have a clean with insufficient leaf surface to intercept and tidy look, especially from the highway.

2006 Dodge Ram 3500 herbicide application. Allowing time for However, closer examination reveals a great 1-ton, Big Horn Edition, regrowth to occur will ensure their control. number of weeds, especially waterhemp, Cummins 5.9, 6 speed, Several strategies you may consider include emerging through the stubble.

205,000 miles, new long the following: Controlling weeds post-harvest is an esbox, new Reman Bosh injectors, front tires are 80%, rear tires Tillage control. Tillage is an effecsential component of the weed management are 60%. One owner and well maintained, has a 5th wheel ball in tive means for controlling small weeds. strategy, since the goal is zero tolerance for bed....................................................................... Asking $18,500 However, first answer the question, “Were weed escapes and new weed seeds enterCall John at 406-250-8459, Polson, MT there weeds that may have gone to seed ing the seed bank.

Like always, begin by Phone call only, No texts will be answered. in harvested fields?” Some weeds, such scouting fields and observing weed specas pigweed species, can produce viable trum and size. Some weeds may have been seed in as few as 10 to 14 days after flowering. Consider delaying tillage to allow field mice, insects, and birds to eat seeds If weeds have produced seed. Seeds are a source of energy for insects, birds, and rodents.

An internet search indicates predators of weed seeds can reduce total number of seeds on the soil surface by 5% per day and over-time, consume 20 to 90% of seed on the soil surface. In contrast, tillage after harvest will greatly reduce predation if seeds are buried.

Chemical control. There are non-selective and residual herbicide options for controlling weeds post• 2011 Ford F 350 Ext. Cab Flatbed 4wd • V-Plow • 1993 Kenworth Tractor Detroit 18 harvest. Depending on the Auto V8 Gas 122684 Speed 649460 • Snow Wing percentage of glyphosate • 2008 GMC 3500HD Ext. Cab Service • 2000 IH Truck Tractor C12 Cat 13 • Kobelco Buckets Body 4wd Auto Duramax 168955 Speed PTO, 480065 Miles resistant weeds already pres• Hensley V-Rock Bucket For 790 • 2011 GMC 2500 HD Ext. Cab Long • 2002 International 4400 6 Speed Excavator ent in a field, timely foliar Box 4wd Auto 6.0 V8 135533 International Engine 303956 Miles • Bobcat Dirt Bucket - 66” • 2011 GMC 3500 HD Ext. Cab Long • 1984 Intl Water Truck - Cummins applications (6 inches or • Bobcat Snow Bucket 80” Box 4wd Auto 6.0 V8 104593 Engine 5-2 Speed less in height) of glyphosate • 2008 GMC 3500 HD Ext. Cab Service • Bobcat Post Hole Digger • 1999 Century Class Freightliner 10 Body 4wd Auto Duramax 145337 Speed Detroit PTO, 231783 • Bobcat Pallet Fork at 0.75 to 1.5 pounds acid • 2008 Chevy 3500 HD Ext. Cab Service • Bobcat Auger • 1996 Kenworth T600B T/A Truck Body 4wd Auto Duramax 233596 Tractor 10 Speed Detroit equivalent or Liberty at • Bobcat Auger • 2007 Chevy 2500 HD Ext. Cab Short • 1996 International Truck - Rear-end • Jay Mar 15 Wheel Packer 0.4 to 0.53 pounds per acre Box 4wd Auto 6.0 V8 158447 Out • 2010 Chevy 2500 HD Ext. Cab Service • 11” Wacker Rammer • 1991 International Tractor - Diff Out plus 2,4-D ester at 0.75 to 2 • Sheepsfoot Roller Body 4wd Auto 6.0 V8 172536 • 1966 Peterbilt Water Truck 5x4 pounds per acre (higher rate • Jack Hammer • 2008 Chevy 1500 Ext. Cab Short Box Cummins • 2002 66 In. Ditching Bucket 4wd Auto 5.3 V8 133937 • 1965 IHC Flatbed Truck 4 Speed, 2 for perennial weeds) can • 2002 Ford F150 4 Door Short Box 4wd • Laser Speed Aux reduce the level of broadleaf Auto 5.4 V8 247686 • 1954 Chevy Fuel Truck • Transmitter • 1998 Ford F 150 Ext. Cab Short Box • 1995 Kenworth Tractor Parts • Detector, Laser Mark II infestation in the stubble 4wd 5 Speed 5.4 V8 234142 • 1980 Mack - Parts • Receiver, Omni 3Ch NDB ADJ field. Gramoxone (Paraquat) • 1999 Ford F 550 Regular Cab Flatbed • Welder 4wd 5 Speed 7.3 Diesel 153781, at 0.38 to 1 pounds in 15 to • 12-Ton Press Transmission Is Out Will Sell With • Mobil Shop Crane Pickup • 2009 Ditch Witch 4020 All Terrain Drill 20 gallons of water per acre • 2003 Dodge 2500 4 Door Flatbed 4wd • Air Compressor 1635 Total hours, 1600 Ft. Dirt ROD also provided good control Auto Cummins Engine Out And Boxes, Down Hole Tools Housing • Shop Jack & Vice Bit, T-Sub And Hydra Tongs, Ditch in a Kansas experiment, but • Tool Box With Drawers Witch TKD Tracker TD Display And • Power Pressure Washer Steamer only for control of small TXO Quad Beacon With 2 - 1000 Gal • Stihl Chain Saw Tanks And Kit.FM 13V Mud System • 2000 Trail King 35 Ton Detachable 4 weeds, since it is a contact • Symons Cement Forms • 2003 Cat Skidsteer 2784 Hrs. Axle Trl. (Hydraulic Detach) • Engine Block Stand action herbicide. Be mindful • 6510 Ditch Witch Trencher Backhoe • 2014 ABU 28Ft Trailer • Portable Air Compressor 3446 Hrs. • 1998 Strick Van Trailer of rotational restrictions to • Superior Stacking Conveyor 24x80 • 1995 Load King Bottom Dump Trailer - • 8x24 Kundle Trench Box With 2017 crops or restrictions • Homemade 4x8 Screen Plant Feeder 3 Axle Spreader Bars 271 Detroit • 14 Ft. Lee 500 gallon Fuel Trailer With • Speed Shore Hydraulic Aluminum for planting a 2016 late sum• BW 142 POB Roller Pump Trenchbox • 4366 IH Tractor • 1988 Trail King Pintal Trailer w/ Winch • 10 Pipe Plugs mer/fall cover crop.

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Thus, the initial mowing may need to be followed with additional mowing, in case of late weed emergence or continued growth of the broadleaf weeds from axillary buds located lower on 701-651-6536 • Watford City, ND 406-480-2778 • Sidney, MT the weeds which are below badlandsauction@gmail.com the initial mowing height.

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Hikmet Budak, MSU professor and Montana Plant Sciences Endowed Chair in the Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology, is seen here on Friday, July 8, 2016, at the MSU Post Farm in Bozeman, Montana.

Budak recently collaborated with a team of international researchers on sequencing the genome of durum wheat, a staple ingredient in pasta. MSU Photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez

MSU scientist, international team closer to producing higher quality durum wheat

By Denise Hoepfner, MSU News Service Hikmet Budak, Montana State Univerand use them to develop high-yielding sity’s first Montana Plant Sciences Endowed “elite” cultivars with traits desirable to Chair, is among an international team of Montana producers. scientists that is now one step closer to And, the reference sequence will be used producing durum wheat that boasts a higher to develop new Montana durum wheat lines, protein content and grain quality. which Budak estimates will take five or The 14-member team announced in a six years. It will also be useful in helping July 6 press release that it has successfully to identify the genes in existing Montana sequenced and mapped the genome – or wheat lines so growers will know the gecomplete genetic code -- of durum wheat. netic traits of the wheat they’re currently Durum wheat is a close relative of the producing. widely grown bread wheat and is the source Budak, an internationally recognized of semolina, the key ingredient in pasta. plant geneticist, contributed to the mapping Using a sequencing technology develby identifying and also editing the durum oped by genetics company NRGene, the wheat genes using the genome editing sequencing and mapping of the durum system known as CRISPR. Currently, his wheat genome took just a few months and group is also working on using these newly has provided researchers with the complete discovered genes to improve the micronulist of genes and their locations for the cereal trient quantity, protein content and stress crop, Budak said. resistance of the wheat.

Budak – who hailed the achievement as Budak is a member of the faculty in the “exciting news for MSU and Montana” – MSU Department of Plant Sciences and said the data is the first step to understanding Plant Pathology in the College of Agriwhich genes are present in the durum wheat culture. He joined MSU after a national genome and harnessing this knowledge to search for candidates for the Montana Plant produce higher quality Montana durum Sciences Endowed Chair that attracted top wheat lines and cultivated varieties known cereal scientists from around the world. as cultivars that will also enjoy increased The idea for the position began as an idea resistance to pests, environmental stress of the Montana Grains Foundation as a way and disease. to help Montana’s wheat farmers stay susThe scientists will now work to refine and tainable and remain competitive. More than assemble the sequence. Because the durum 60 Montana grain producers and several wheat genome is extremely large – about agribusinesses around the state partnered four times the size of the human genome – to support the endowed chair. it can only be sequenced in pieces. Using “This is why I was brought here and this the genetic map, the team will reassemble is a great start to paying back the farmers, the sequence to produce a whole genome growers and stakeholders who funded my assembly – a high quality, ordered and position,” said Budak, who came to MSU completely assembled sequence for each of from Sabanci University in Istanbul, Turthe 14 durum wheat chromosomes that will key. “What they put in, they will get back act as a guide, or “reference sequence” for eventually by way of wheat lines. That’s further wheat studies. my longer term goal -- to have one wheat Budak said it will likely take two years to genotype, or line, that is going to be great create this reference sequence and make the for Montana agriculture.” data available to the public. Once available, Along with MSU and NRGene, members he said, the data will provide a much-needed of the international collaborative research boost to durum and bread wheat research. network who contributed to the research “The lack of a high-quality genome are The Council for Agricultural Research sequence was a roadblock to conducting and Economics, the National Research of genomics-based wheat improvement studItaly, the Crop Development Centre of the ies, even with the availability of advanced University of Saskatchewan, the University genome engineering and editing technoloof Tel Aviv, the University of Bologna and gies,” he said. the IPK Gatersleben.

Budak said that the reference sequence The research builds upon the earlier will provide MSU researchers with the success by the scientists in sequencing the means to identify and characterize the desirbread wheat genome in 2014 and subseable genes in Montana’s existing cultivars CONTINUED ON PAGE A16

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By University of Wyoming Extension This is the fifth time the class has been Chinese peasants ordered by the local taught, the first in 2008. inquest official to gather together with their Lisa Collins of Vallejo, California, is sickles that hot day in 1225 little knew they majoring in criminal justice and physiology would be remembered across the next seven with a concentration in forensic science. centuries.

She’s on track to become a pathologist.

Authorities were investigating the mur“I think anyone attracted to the field of der of a man whose body was found by the forensic science can appreciate a good mysroadside, slashed 10 times bearing wounds tery,” she said. “I had an internship with the similar to those that could have been made Teton County coroner in Jackson last sumby a sickle used to harvest rice. mer, and I found it absolutely fascinating The investigating official ordered the how much a body could tell a pathologist.” nearest neighbors to submit their sickles Students learn how to calculate postmorfor examination. tem intervals and fly taxonomy. They have More than 70 sickles were laid on the to learn how to collect and identify and, if ground that hot day. Flies quickly gathered they had to, are told how to raise the insects on one sickle. He would not confess. The through adulthood at which time they then investigator pointed out that the other sickcan be identified. les had no flies, that there were traces of “We don’t raise them in class,” Legg blood on this man’s sickle that caused the added. “If we did, we’d probably be kicked flies to gather. out of the building because the kinds of The owner then confessed, leaving the materials we would have to raise them on “bystanders speechless, sighing with admiwould stink to high heaven.” ration,” wrote Sun Tz’u, a judicial intendant There are six body farms in the U.S. at in 12th century China, in his book “The which bodies are placed outdoors. How Washing Away of Wrongs,” written about the body decomposes and what insects are 1247 or 1248, according to most sources. attracted and when are studied to provide The work is recognized as the oldest insights to help law enforcement bring killbook on forensic or legal medicine in any ers to justice – or determine time of death civilization and carries cheery chapter titles in unsuspicious circumstances. such as “When the head and trunk are in Blowflies arrive first, depositing eggs, different places,” “Deaths by beating and larvae hatch and, described Legg, “Away choking passed off as suicide by hanging,” they go.” Skin beetles are the last. Forenand “Holding inquests on bodies too decomsic entomologists need to know the group posed to serve as evidence.” of insects or mixture of a group of insects Bodies were sometimes manipulated in for a particular location at a particular time ways to throw off investigators. There’s no of year to give a reasonable idea when an fooling insects, though. Blowflies lay eggs individual or animal died. on a body or carcass – sometimes within During the latter part of the semester, seconds of death – and the length or weight Legg shows students how to use statistics of a larva helps determine time since death – nonlinear regression and categorical data or postmortem interval. analysis – to help determine the postmortem College of Agriculture and Natural Reinterval, but the process starts with finding sources entomology Professor David Legg the biggest larva and measuring lengths and laboratory assistant Judi Diamond presover time. ent their forensic entomology course every That’s providing the entomologist knows other spring. what type of insect it is. Fly taxonomy is a Students learn television shows like big part of the class.

“CSI,” “NCIS” and “Bones” don’t accuEcology Ph.D. student Michael Curran, rately show viewers how the investigative who studies restoration ecology associated process works. with natural gas and oil development, was “If you watch “Bones” and see Hodges finding the class generated a lot of queshaul something out of a maggot mass and tions. He likes that. say, ‘This is such and such and that means He took the class for its insect identificathis person died three days ago.’ That’s tion component. hooey,” said Legg, clearly amused. “You “One of the things I’m getting excited can’t do that. One thing I tell my students about is I’ll find some of the more forensic over and over again, you don’t pull a magimportant insects in some of my sweep got out of a mass and say, ‘The egg of this nets used at well pads and pipelines,” said species was laid three days ago.’

Curran. “Is that certain fly there because of “But I’m particular about that,” and some dead rodent on the well pad I didn’t he later added, “The wriggling larvae are think to look for? The class helps in that probably something they found on set or at sense. Dr. Legg makes the class fun.” a bait store.”

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MISC. FARM SUPPLIES & SHOP TOOLS (Most of the items in this category come from one of our consignors. Many items are as new and still in the box.)

• 10) 6' Gates • Fencing Supplies • Ridgid 10" Table Saw • DeWalt 12" Sliding Meter Saw • Makita 7 1/2" Sliding ComMISC. SUPPLIES SHOP portable TOOLS pound SawFARM • lg & small Tool Boxes& • Generac Generator •(Most Honda • 2T Floor various sizes of of 2000W the itemsGenerator in this category comeJack from• one of our consignext • Ketea Table Saw Horses ors.ladders Many items areWork as new and •still in the box.)• Ridgid On Site 4' Storage • 4•Stihl Chain Saws ••Oxy/Acy Tanks w/ Saw gauges & • 10) 6'Box Gates Fencing Supplies Ridgid 10" Table cart • Disc12" Grinder onMeter Stand Saw • Jet•Drill Press • Welding • DeWalt Sliding Makita 7 1/2" SlidingTable Com•pound Campbell 5 hp vertical Compressor, 60 galGenerator tank Saw Hausfeld • lg & small Tool BoxesAir • Generac portable ••Makita Saw • 3 parts•bins • Chain • Several HondaChop 2000W Generator 2T Floor JackBinders • various sizes of hand held Grinders Discs • Levels Squares• aRidgid • Shovels ext ladders • Ketea & Work Table • Saw&Horses On Site 4' •Storage BindersBox & chains • Emerson Shop Fridge • Wood Clamps • 4 Stihl Chain Saws • Oxy/Acy Tanks w/ gauges & •cart Val•6Disc Oil Heater + more Grinder• on Stand • Jet Drill Press • Welding Table • Campbell Hausfeld 5 hp vertical Air Compressor, 60 gal tank LAWN MOWERS, MTN RAFTS • Makita Chop Saw • 3 parts binsBIKES • Chain & Binders • Several •hand Kubota Lawn & Garden Tractor, diesel 48" heldG4200 Grinders & Discs • Levels & Squares a • deck Shovels turn•Mower, 44" deck, 19 hp Kawasaki • 2) FSR ••Gravely Binders &zero chains Emerson Shop Fridge • Wood Clamps Mtn Bikes •Specialized Val 6 Oil Heater • + more • 2) Inflatable Rafts • Hammock w/ Canopy

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• Horse Drawn Dr’s Buggy Manufactured by Fuller & Johnson, OTHERWI, INFORMATION: Madison, w/ original tag, fully restored, w/ shaves, all PREVIEWING can&begrill done on Friday, October 14th. original except top • Horse Drawn Cutter REGISTRATION willcompletely begin @ 9 restored AM Day w/ of shaves the Sale ID Required.

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GUEST AUCTIONEER: Danon TeSelle REGISTRATION will begin @ 9 AM Day ofcredit the Sale TERMS: Cash or Bankable Check; All major cards- acceptID(3% Required. ed Buyer Premium on cc transactions.) Large purchasers unknown Auction Co. will need to provide bank CALL WEStoforKamerman phone bidding information. letter.

GUEST AUCTIONEER: Dan TeSelle DISCLAIMER: The Equipment & Personal Property will be TERMS: Bankable Check;basis All major credit cards acceptoffered Cash on anor“as-is, where-is” without representation ed (3% Buyer Premium on cc transactions.)

Large or warranty either expressed or implied. Bidderspurchasers must rely unknown to inspection Kamerman in Auction Co. items will need to provide bank on personal the event do not conform to letter. this add. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS. Statements DayThe of Equipment Sale will take precedence.

DISCLAIMER: & Personal Property will be offered on an “as-is, where-is” basis without If possible, all items should be removed day of representation the sale. If or warranty eitherneed expressed or implied. must rely other arrangements to be made, pleaseBidders give Wes a call. on personal inspection in the event items do not conform to Lunch will be available this add.

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Reserve Champion Meat Goat at the Lewis & Clark Fair in Helena, Montana was shown by Alexis Sandoval and purchased by Western Ranch supply. Photo courtesy of Mary Meyer, Lewis & Clark County Agent.

Check fire status, make safety a priority

By Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks With fire season underway in Montana and several counties already implementing fire restrictions, hunters should be keenly aware of the regulations in place in the locations they plan to hunt, at least until the weather begins to cool.

About 5,000 Montana archery hunters headed afield beginning August 15 with their 900 series antelope hunting licenses. Montana’s archery-only hunting season for deer, elk, antelope, black bear, wolf and mountain lion began September 3. Most upland game birds seasons opened September 1. The bighorn sheep archery season began September 3.

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks urges hunters to check in with the regional FWP offices or online about potential closures before making final plans.

“Hunters have a big responsibility to be fire conscious,” “Partners in Production” said Ron Aasheim, spokesman for Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) in Helena. “It is a matter of human safety and USED AIR DRILL & CONVENTIONAL DRILLS protecting private property and the resources of Montana.”

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• Restrict camping activities to designated camping areas.

• Build campfires only in established metal fire rings, if allowed.

• Smoke only inside buildings or vehicles.

• Check on any fire restrictions in place.

“Being able to respond is essential in the first few seconds of a fire start when it’s small and easy to extinguish,” Aasheim said.

“Have an action plan for fire starts as well as for other types of accidents, severe injuries and other emergencies.”

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OSU Forestry Extension adds new positions

By Gail Wells, Oregon State University She completed her doctorate in sustainable New Extension faculty in forestry and forest management at OSU this year. natural resources are now on board in Lane, Valerie Grant joins the team as an agent Clatsop, Tillamook, Lincoln, Douglas, Coos based on Oregon’s northern coast. Grant is and Curry counties and on the Oregon State headquartered in Astoria and covers ClatUniversity campus. sop, Tillamook and Lincoln counties. She Francisca Belart joins Extension’s received her bachelor’s degree at California Forestry and Natural Resources on-campus Polytechnic State University and her masfaculty as a statewide specialist. Belart will ter’s from West Virginia University. Most conduct research and outreach programs on recently she worked for University of Calisustainable timber harvesting and forest opfornia Cooperative Extension in Ventura. erations. She earned a bachelor’s degree in She has also worked for the West Virginia forestry from Austral University in her naExtension Service, Humboldt Redwood Co. tive Chile and a master’s in forest engineerin Scotia, California and Weyerhaeuser Co. ing from Oregon State University (OSU). in Springfield, Oregon.

Lauren Grand is the new agent in Lane County, based in Eugene. She received her bachelor’s at the University of California-Berkeley and her master’s at the University of Washington. Most recently she coordinated programs for Washington State University Extension in north Puget Sound, helping develop workshops for small woodland owners.

Alicia Jones is the new agent in Douglas County, based in Roseburg. She earned a bachelor’s degree in forestry and natural resources from Cal Poly and her master’s in natural resources from Humboldt State. She has also worked as a forestry technician for the U.S. Forest Service on the Tongass National Forest in Alaska and as a forestry technician for both Green Diamond Resource Co. and Jefferson Resource Co. on California’s north coast.

Norma Kline is the new agent in Coos and Curry counties, based in Myrtle Point. She received her education at the University of California-Berkeley and her master’s at Northern Arizona University. She has worked for the Oregon Department of Forestry in Coos Bay for the past 20 years. She has also worked for the U.S. Forest Service in California.

The five county-based agents are reaching out to woodland owners, the forest industry and interested citizens in their respective territories. Their mission is to facilitate the transfer of research-based knowledge and problem-solving education to these constituents.

Alicia Jones described her role in this way: “It’s my goal to help local woodland owners understand the breadth of strategies and techniques available to reach their unique forest management goals. I’m also passionate about engaging both youth and adult audiences, helping them understand the importance of our forests and natural resources and making sure they’re well managed in perpetuity.”

Students advocate for healthy snack zones in rural ‘corner stores’

By Kym Pokorny, Oregon State University Six Union County grocery stores in Orthat influence childhood obesity in Union egon have removed some chips, candy and County for 12 years. She’s found that the other high-fat, high-sugar foods this year to corner stores, which are close to schools, create healthy “snack zones.” were frequently visited by students during The shelves and cases filled with nutribreaks and after school to buy unhealthy tious food were promoted by elementary snacks. and middle school students in Cove, Elgin, “Schools and nearby stores have a strong Imbler, North Powder and Union. They apinfluence on kids’ eating habits, said Findproached the stores as part of a project for holt, who heads up the project that’s funded their 4-H club called Students Now Advoby a grant through the National Institute of cating to Create (Healthy Snacking) Zones Food and Agriculture. “We wanted to turn it or SCACZ (http://extension.oregonstate. around and make those habits healthy, so we edu/union/snacz-4-h-club). decided to get the kids involved in outreach “In light of the obesity and diabetes and try to bring about changes.” crisis in this country, we felt like this was Snacking has become increasingly coman important role for the kids to play, esmon among children. In the 1970s, children pecially in our rural communities,” said consumed an average of one snack a day, David Melville, Oregon State University according to Findholt. Today, they are Extension Service 4-H program coordinator consuming nearly three snacks a day, and in Union County. snacking now accounts for about 27 percent The kids, who are in fourth through of children’s daily calories. Not all snacking eighth grade, also worked with their schools is bad, though. Young children should eat to encourage healthy snacks at fundraisers, small amounts throughout the day to keep classroom parties and concession stands. up their energy level. The same holds true Unlike school cafeterias, U.S. Department for active older children. of Agriculture’s Smart Snacks in Schools “Unfortunately, most of the snack foods nutrition guidelines don’t apply to those and beverages that children consume are situations. high in saturated fat, sugar and salt, but low Led by 4-H leaders and program staff, in nutrients,” Melville said. the students spoke to teachers, store ownThough she is in the early stages of ers and at school board meetings to get the measuring the program’s impact, Findholt project up and running. They promoted the has already found promising results. Surprogram with coupons, tastings, giveaways veys of teachers showed a trend toward and contests. healthier snacks as classroom rewards, and “We wanted to be involved, to do sometheir knowledge of nutrition has increased thing for the kids’ sake,” said Robbyn Ludcompared to schools in a control group wig, co-owner of Elgin Store where one of “We were hoping to see improvements in the SNACZ zones was installed. “A lot of classroom rewards, but hadn’t anticipated junk goes out with kids, so it’s nice to have the effect on teachers’ nutrition knowledge,” the stores involved in trying to get them to she said. “It was exciting to see that teacheat healthier.” ers had learned about nutrition from their Nancy Findholt, professor at the Oregon students’ advocacy efforts.”

Health & Science University school of Remaining money will allow the program nursing, has been researching the factors to continue into next year, Melville said.

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2016/2017 shoulder seasons

By Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks A shoulder season is a firearms season that can occur as early as August 15 and run as late as February 15 depending on the hunting district. While most shoulder seasons focus on antlerless elk harvest on private land and are not intended to replace or reduce harvest during the existing archery or 5-week general firearms seasons, a few are meant to address problematic distribution of elk.

First approved by the Montana Fish and Wildlife (FWP) Commission in October 2015, shoulder seasons are a new opportunity for hunters in hunting districts where elk populations are over objective. For the 2016 season the commission approved shoulder seasons in 43 hunting districts, in six of FWP’s seven regions.

Shoulder seasons have specific objectives and as such, the commission and department will monitor the success of shoulder seasons in each hunting district to ensure they are meeting the fundamental objectives.

Hunters are reminded that permission is always required to hunt on private land. The success of shoulder seasons in Montana will require the participation and cooperation of everyone – hunters, landowners and the department.

For more information on shoulder seasons, including an interactive map of hunting districts with shoulder seasons, look on the FWP’s website under Shoulder Seasons, a link to which is on the FWP homepage and the hunting home page.

Additionally, each region will have specific information about shoulder seasons in their areas that can be found on the web page. Some regions will employ elk hunt information coordinators. The contact information for those people will also be on the web page in early August.

Shoulder season regulations can vary from district to district. Some will start as early as August 15 and some will go as late as February 15. So no matter where you’re hunting – as always – know the regulations.

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Crop production – August 2016

Montana highlights Based on August 1 conditions, oat production in Montana is forecast at 1.31 million bushels, according to the August 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. This forecast is down 10 percent from the July 1 forecast, but up 12 percent from the 2015 crop. Acreage harvested is expected to total 29,000 acres, up 7,000 acres from the 22,000 acres harvested last year. Oat yield is forecast at 45.0 bushels per acre, down 5.0 bushels from the July 1 forecast and down 8.0 bushels from last year. As of July 31, Montana’s oat crop condition was rated 1 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 28 percent fair, 60 percent good, and 6 percent excellent. Oats turning color were at 88 percent complete, compared with 81 percent last year and the 5-year average of 55 percent.

Barley production is forecast at 43.89 million bushels, up 4 percent from the July 1 forecast, but down 1 percent from last year’s crop.

The area for harvest in 2016, at 770,000 acres, is down 80,000 acres from the 850,000 acres harvested last year. Barley yield is forecast at 57.0 bushels per acre, up 2.0 bushels from July 1 and 5.0 bushels above last year. As of July 31, the barley crop condition was rated 1 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 32 percent fair, 41 percent good, and 22 percent excellent. Barley harvest was 9 percent complete, compared with 19 percent last year and the 5-year average of 7 percent.

Winter wheat production is forecast at 96.80 million bushels, down 2 percent from the July 1 forecast, but up 6 percent from the 91.02 million bushels produced last year. Estimated acreage for harvest, at 2.20 million acres, is unchanged from July 1, but 20,000 acres less than the 2.22 million acres harvested in 2015. As of August 1, the average yield is forecast at 44.0 bushels per acre, down 1.0 bushel per acre from the July 1 forecast, but 3.0 bushels above last year’s final yield.

As of July 31, the winter wheat crop condition was rated 2 percent very poor, 7 percent poor, 31 percent fair, 37 percent good, and 23 percent excellent. Winter wheat harvest was 54 percent complete, compared with 62 percent last year and the 5-year average of 27 percent.

Durum wheat production is forecast at 25.27 million bushels, up 12 percent from the July 1 forecast and up 35 percent from the 18.76 million bushels produced last year.

Estimated acreage for harvest, at 665,000 acres, is unchanged from July 1 and 60,000 acres more than the 605,000 acres harvested in 2015. As of August 1, the average yield is forecast at 38.0 bushels per acre, 4.0 bushels above the July 1 forecast and 7.0 bushels above last year’s final yield. As of July 31, the durum wheat crop condition was rated 2 percent very poor, 3 percent poor, 44 percent fair, 48 percent good, and 3 percent excellent. Durum wheat turning color was at 51 percent complete, compared to 76 percent last year and the 5-year average of 34 percent.

Spring wheat production in Montana is forecast at 85.12 million bushels, up 12 percent from the July 1 forecast and up 13 percent from the 75.64 million bushels produced last year. Estimated acreage for harvest, at 2.24 million acres, is unchanged from July 1, but down 200,000 acres from the 2.44 million acres harvested in 2015. As of August 1, the average yield is forecast at 38.0 bushels per acre, 4.0 bushels above the July 1 forecast and 7.0 bushels above last year’s final yield. As of July 31, the spring wheat crop condition was rated 1 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 29 percent fair, 51 percent good, and 15 percent excellent. Spring wheat turning color was at 60 percent complete, compared with 91 percent last year and the 5-year average of 53 percent.

Montana farmers and ranchers expect to harvest 1.70 million acres of alfalfa hay this year, unchanged from 2015.

They also expect to harvest 950,000 acres of other hay in 2016, up 150,000 acres from last year. Alfalfa production is forecast at 3.57 million tons, up 5 percent from 3.40 million tons produced in 2015. Other hay production is forecast at 1.43 million tons, up 11 percent from 1.28 million tons a year ago. Yields are expected to average 2.10 tons per acre for alfalfa and 1.50 tons per acre for other hay, compared to last year’s yields of 2.00 tons per acre for alfalfa hay and 1.60 tons per acre for other hay.

Dry bean production for 2016 is forecast at 1.38 million hundredweight, up 118 percent from the 634,000 hundredweight produced a year earlier. Yields are expected to average 1,400 pounds per acre, up from 1,340 pounds per acre last year. Growers expect to harvest 98,500 acres this year, up 51,200 acres from 47,300 acres last year. Sugarbeet CONTINUED ON PAGE A24

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US highlights Oats production is forecast at 76.9 million bushels, up less than 1 percent from the July 1 forecast but down 14 percent from 2015. Growers expect to harvest 1.17 million acres for grain or seed, unchanged from July but down 9 percent from last year. Based on conditions as of August 1, the United States yield is forecast at 66.0 bushels per acre, up 0.2 bushel from the July 1 forecast but 4.2 bushels below the 2015 average yield.

Barley production is forecast at 190 million bushels, up 4 percent from the July forecast but down 12 percent from 2015. Based on conditions as of August 1, the average yield for the United States is forecast at 73.6 bushels per acre, up 2.7 bushels from the previous forecast and up 4.7 bushels from last year. If realized, this would represent a record high yield for the United States. State-level record high barley yields are expected in Arizona and Colorado. Area harvested for grain or seed, at 2.58 million acres, is unchanged from the previous forecast but down 17 percent from 2015.

Winter wheat production is forecast at 1.66 billion bushels, up 2 percent from the July 1 forecast and up 21 percent from 2015. Based on August 1 conditions, the United States yield is forecast at 54.9 bushels per acre, up 1 bushel from last month and up 12.4 bushels from last year. The area expected to be harvested for grain or seed totals 30.2 million acres, unchanged from last month but down 6 percent from last year. Hard Red Winter production, at 1.05 billion bushels, is up 1 percent from last month. Soft Red Winter, at 372 million bushels, is up less than 1 percent from the July forecast. White Winter, at 237 million bushels, is up 6 percent from last month. Of the White Winter production, 21.7 million bushels are Hard White and 216 million bushels are Soft White.

Durum wheat production is forecast at 91.7 million bushels, up 11 percent from both July and 2015. The United States yield is forecast at 44.1 bushels per acre, up 4.3 bushels from last month and 0.6 bushel from last year. Expected area to be harvested for grain totals 2.08 million acres, unchanged from last month but up 10 percent from last year.

Other spring wheat production is forecast at 571 million bushels, up 4 percent from the July 1 forecast but down 5 percent from last year. Area harvested for grain is expected to total 11.8 million acres, unchanged from last month but down 9 percent from last year. The United States yield is forecast at 48.3 bushels per acre, up 1.8 bushels from last month and up 2 bushels from last year. Of the total production, 531 million bushels are Hard Red Spring wheat, up 4 percent from the previous forecast but down 6 percent from last year.

Production of alfalfa and alfalfa mixture dry hay for 2016 is forecast at 61.5 million tons, up 4 percent from 2015.

Based on August 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 3.40 tons per acre, up 0.08 ton from last year. Harvested area is forecast at 18.1 million acres, unchanged from the June forecast but up 2 percent from 2015.

Production of other hay is forecast at 79.0 million tons, up 5 percent from 2015. Based on August 1 conditions, yields are expected to average 2.07 tons per acre, up 0.01 ton from last year. If realized, the 2016 average yield will be a record high for the United States and production will be the third highest on record behind only 2004 and 2003. Harvested area is forecast at 38.1 million acres, unchanged from the June forecast but up 4 percent from 2015.

Production of dry edible beans is forecast at 29.5 million cwt, down 2 percent from last year. Planted area is estimated at 1.72 million acres, down 3 percent from 2015. Harvested area is forecast at 1.66 million acres, 3 percent below the previous year. The average United States yield is forecast at 1,781 pounds per acre, an increase of 21 pounds from last season.

Production of sugarbeets for the 2016 crop year is forecast at 36.0 million tons, up 2 percent from last year. Planted area is forecast at 1.16 million acres, up slightly from last year.

Producers expect to harvest 1.15 million acres, up slightly from 2015. Expected yield is forecast at 31.4 tons per acre, an increase of 0.5 tons from last year.

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Reserve Champion Market Lamb at the Lewis & Clark Fair in Helena, Montana was shown by Justin Patten and purchased by American Sheet Metal. Photo courtesy of Mary Meyer, Lewis & Clark County Agent.

##### While walking their dogs, two neighbors boasted about their smart pooches. “My dog is so smart,” proudly reported the first dog walker, “that he goes to the grocery store, fetches everything on my list, pays for it, and brings it right to my kitchen counter!”

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“How in the world do you know?”

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Eight youth represent North Dakota in the 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships in Grand Island, Nebraska. Pictured are: (front row, from left): coach Rick Jorgenson, Erin Morstad, Maria Rosa-Nieves, Shaelynn Tofte, Brandon Alexander, Kail Larson and coach Jose Figuero-Diaz; (back row) coach Dave Morstad, Mason Hanson, Max Shuh, Christopher Morstad and coach Eudell Larson. (NDSU photo)

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The North Dakota 4-H’ers competed in smallbore rifle, air pistol and black powder competitions.

Those placing were: • Brandon Alexander, Ramsey County - fourth overall in small-bore rifle, with a second in the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) three-position 50yard match, eighth in the CMP three-position slow/ rapid-fire match and 12th in silhouettes • Maria Rosa-Nieves, Ramsey County - sixth overall in small-bore rifle, with a fifth in the CMP three-position 50-yard competition, 10th in silhouettes and 28th in the CMP threeposition slow/rapid-fire • Warhorse match ••••Warhorse Warhorse • Max Shuh, Ramsey Warhorse Judee County - 11th overall in air ••••Judee Judee Judee Other Varities pistol, with a third in the • Warhorse • •••Other Varities slow-fire competition, fifth Other Varities Other Varities Available upon •Warhorse Judee in the rapid-fire match and Available upon Available upon Available upon 22nd in silhouettes • Request Judee • Other Varities • Kail Larsen, Stark Request Request • Request Other Varities County - fifth overall in Available upon muzzleloader, with a first in Available upon Request the 25-yard novelty shoot, second in the 50-yard bull Request match and 15th in silhouettes Ramsey County’s archery team finished 14th among 25 teams. Team members placing individually were: • Erin Morstad - 13th in the World Archery Federation (FITA) archery competition, 22nd in field archery and 34th in compound archery • Christopher Morstad 14th in FITA competition, 35th in compound archery and 40th in field archery • Shaelynn Tofte - 67th in compound archery • Mason Hanson - 86th in

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compound archery Alexander, Rosa-Nieves, Shuh, Erin and Christopher Morstad, Tofte and Hanson represented the Ramsey County Shooting Sports Club. Larsen represented the Stark County Shooting Sports Club.

The North Dakota youth faced stiff competition. One hundred youth competed in the compound archery event, while 82 youth competed in the small-bore match, 62 participated in air rifle and 57 competed in muzzleloader.

North Dakota 4-H shooting sports participants earn the privilege of attending the national championships by being a member of the highest placing team or achieving a qualifying score individually in a discipline in a state qualifying match.

“Attending the national championships is a culmination of years of dedication and effort by participants and coaches,” Biewer says. “Youth can only participate once in their lifetime in that discipline at the championships.”

The championships are a multidiscipline competition that includes archery, air rifle, small-bore rifle, shotgun, hunting skills, muzzleloader and pistol matches. Each discipline has three competitive matches during the week, and the competitors receive individual and team awards for each competition. Participants receive an overall match award for the cumulative scores of the discipline on the last day.

“We can be very proud of the competitiveness of our shooters and the volunteers who spent numerous hours instructing and volunteering their time to travel to the nationals with them,” says Bill Hodous, an Extension agent for Ramsey County who accompanied the North Dakota youth as team match coordinator.

A good count

There’s a tried-and-true way to handle anger: Count to ten before responding. And to give the old saying a modern spin: Count to ten before pressing the Send button!

In the heat of anger, what comes out of our mouths (or lands in someone’s inbox) seems like the perfect retort, considering the situation. And considering our hurt, our just dues, our point of view. But even if we’re on the right side of the argument, replying later rather then sooner can protect us from embarrassment, prevent our words from hurting others, stop the argument, and save a relationship.

Unless, of course, you’re like the kid who comes home from school with a bloody nose, and his mother says, “Didn’t I tell you to count to ten before getting in a fight?” “I did count to ten,” the boy replies, “but Billy’s mom told him to count to eight!”

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LIVING ESTATE GUN AUCTION SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH - 11:00 AM Registration & Viewing 10:00 am - 11:00 am

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AUCTION NOTICE: Photo ID required at registration! Must be 21 to purchase Hand Guns and 18 to purchase Rifles!

The firearms do not belong to the Auction Company nor the Auctioneer. All firearms belong to the Estate. Auction Way Services & Auctioneer is only an agent on behalf of Joe Wedlake. All firearms and other items will be sold ‘AS IS, WHERE IS” WITHOUT REPRESENTATION OF WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED

BY OWNER OR AUCTION WAY SERVICES AND/OR AUCTIONEER. Bidders MUST rely on their own personal inspection, as items are subject to change. Everything must be settled for day of sale and removed. Neither Auction Way Services nor the Eagle Lodge are responsible for accidents should they occur. Announcements on day of sale take precedence over printed material.

TERMS: Cash, Debit, Credit or Bankable Checks with picture ID. All sales are final.

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Survey shows shifting prices for Nebraska ag producers

By Jim Jansen, Northeast Research & Extension Center Recent findings from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s (UNL) 2016 Custom Rates Survey show changing rates for machinery operations and related services. The survey summarizes the current rates charged for specific machinery operations commonly used by agricultural producers.

Many Nebraska producers hire custom operators to perform machinery services for their farms and ranches across the state. Prices for these services become more critical as profit margins tighten with lower crop and livestock prices.

Findings from the survey, conducted every two years, divides the custom operations performed in Nebraska into two major sections. Part I includes spring and summer operations such as tillage, planting and harvesting of small grains.

Part II includes information about fall and miscellaneous operations. Custom rate summaries in these sections include regional rates for the eight Nebraska Agricultural Districts and the overall state. A total of 163 custom rates were reported as part of the 2016 survey.

The statewide average for disk harrowing (heavy) increased by 14.1 percent from $12.94 per acre in 2014 to $14.77 per acre in 2016. Planting row crops with row cleaners reported a much smaller statewide change from $18.31 per acre in 2014 to $18.91 per acre in 2016, accounting for a 3.2 percent increase over the prior two years. Combining dryland corn, including tractor and grain cart, statewide rate averaged 9.1 percent higher from 2014 to 2016, equating to a $3.05 per acre increase to $36.45.

“Differences in necessary expenses for performing custom rates across the state, such as fuel and labor, have a strong influence on the custom rates charged by operators, according to survey participants,” said Jim Jansen, assistant extension educator and one of the survey’s authors.

The statewide expected farm delivered fuel cost per gallon declined nearly 50 percent from the 2014 high of $3.39 per gallon to the 2016 average $1.68 per gallon in 2016. The statewide average labor rate assumed or included in custom rates increased by 12.5 percent from $15.58 per hour in 2014 to $17.53 in 2016.

Necessary expenses vary across the state as local market forces and availability of labor may affect costs.

Custom rates reported include charges for the use of necessary equipment, fuel, labor and supplies, such as baling wire or twine, provided by the custom operator.

Seed, fertilizer and chemical costs are not included.

Full report summaries from the 2016 UNL Custom Rates Survey are published as Nebraska Extension Circular (EC) 823 for Part I and EC 826 for Part II. The publications are available at http://farm.unl.edu/customrates.

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What to do with your big game carcass

By Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks How to best dispose of a big game carcass after the meat is in the freezer is a question all hunters face. The answer is simple enough but the regulations and reasons behind it are not understood by many hunters and that can lead to violations and fines.

“All carcass parts remaining after processing a game animal should be disposed of in a regulated landfill or at a transfer station,” said Ron Aasheim, spokesman for Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) in Helena. In many communities fur buyers and hide tanners will purchase deer and elk hides.

Montana law, applicable on all state-owned and managed sites, prohibits leaving dead animals or refuse on public property, including all state-owned and managed lands which would include FWP managed fishing access sites and wildlife management areas.

These laws may surprise some hunters, especially those for whom dumping big game carcasses in the woods has been standard practice.

“It is not only illegal to dump big game carcasses, it is a bad idea for health and sanitation-related reasons,” Aasheim said. “Even on private land there are restrictions that apply to the handling of animal carcasses.”

For example, human health-related state laws prohibit the placing of animal carcasses in any Montana lake, river, creek, pond or reservoir.

Laws that apply to the disposal of big game carcasses can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations. These laws include those that apply to the management of refuse and debris on U.S. Forest Service lands and other related issues.

U.S. Forest Service enforcement sources say forest rules on dumping and proper storage and disposal of potential bear attractants—which a big game carcass is—are also posted at most ranger offices.

Hunters who go out-ofstate are reminded that it is illegal to bring heads and spinal cords from harvested game animals back into Montana from any state or Canadian province where Chronic Wasting Disease is present in either wild animals or game farm animals. Skull caps and antlers with no tissue remaining may be transported back to Montana.

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Bear spray - carry it, know how to use it

By Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks The Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee recommends the use of bear spray and urges hunters to learn other bear-aware safety measures.

Hunters in bear country need to: • carry bear spray and know how to use it, • hunt with a partner, leave detailed plans with someone and check-in periodically, • pay attention to fresh bear sign. Look for bear tracks, scat, and concentrations of natural foods, • use caution when hunting areas that have evidence of bear activity or areas with scavenging birds such as magpies, ravens, or crows.

Most grizzly bears will leave an area if they sense human presence. Hunters who observe a grizzly bear or suspect a bear is nearby should leave the area. If you do encounter a grizzly, stay calm, don’t run, and assess the situation by trying to determine if the bear is actually aware of you. Is it, for instance, threatening or fleeing? Always keep the bear in sight as you back away, and leave the area.

Here are some guidelines for using bear spray: When to use bear spray • Bear spray should be used as a deterrent only in an aggressive or attacking confrontation with a bear.

How to use bear spray • Each person should carry a can of bear spray.

• If a bear is moving toward you from a distance of 30-60 feet direct the spray downward toward the front of the bear with a slight side to side motion so that the bear spray billows up and creates a wide cloud that acts as a barrier between you and the bear.

• If the bear is within 30 feet spray continuously at the front of the bear until it breaks off its charge.

• Spray additional bursts if the bear continues toward you.

Sometimes just the noise of the spray and the appearance of the spray cloud is enough to deter a bear from continuing its charge.

• Spray additional bursts if the bear makes additional charges.

• A full canister of bear spray is essential for bear encounters.

• The expiration date on the spray should be checked annually.

Selecting a bear spray Purchase products that are clearly labeled “for deterring attacks by bears,” and that are registered with the Environmental Protection Agency.

No deterrent is 100 percent effective, but compared to all others, including firearms, bear spray has demonstrated success in a variety of situations in fending off threatening and attacking bears and preventing injury to the person and animal involved.

For more on living with bears and being bear aware, visit FWP website at fwp.mt.gov; then click Be Bear Aware.

For more on bear resistant products, go to the Interagency Grizzle Bear Committee website (http://igbconline.org/bearspray/).

National Good Neighbor Day

Date When Celebrated : Always September 28, previously the Fourth Sunday in September Ah, Good Neighbor Day. It’s definitely a good thing. Being good neighbors is an important part of the social fiber that makes this country so great. Therefore, it seems only fitting that one day a year honors good neighbors.

This day of recognition is not to be confused with other forms of “Good Neighbor Days”.

Stores proclaim “Good Neighbor Days” to promote sales, a wide range of organizations announce “Good Neighbor Days” to promote their cause, and local municipalities and governments proclaim “Good Neighbor Days” for a variety of reasons.

Rather, this day is to truly recognize and appreciate your good neighbor. Hopefully, one of those good neighbors is you!

History: In the early 1970’s, Mrs. Becky Mattson from Lakeside, Montana recognized the importance of good neighbors, and started the effort to make this a National day. With the help of congressman Mike Mansfield, she succeed in getting three presidents (Nixon, Ford, and Carter) to issue proclamations, along with numerous governors.

In 2003, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution, sponsored

by Montana Senator Max Baucus, making September 28, National Good Neighbor Day. Previously, this day was celebrated on the fourth Sunday of September.

Note: Rhode Island initiated a movement to pass a National Neighbor Day on the Sunday before Memorial Day. Action never materialized into a formal national proclamation or law.

Here are some suggestions for celebrating the day: • Help your neighbors in some way.

• Offer a smile and friendly hello to your neighbor • Have your neighbor over for a meal • Hold a block party • Get to know your neighbor a little better

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Michelle Flenniken studies honey bee pathogens under a microscope in her lab in the Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology. MSU photo by Kelly Gorham.

MSU researchers spread the buzz about bee viruses

By Marshall Swearingen for the MSU News Service niken. “There’s not one virus that’s always Researchers at Montana State University the culprit.” have published an informational paper in According to co-author Alex McMea scholarly journal summarizing what’s namin, a doctoral student in MSU’s Departknown about the role that viruses play in ment of Microbiology and Immunology in honey bee health. the College of Agriculture and College of Co-authored by Michelle Flenniken Letters and Science and a member of the <http://plantsciences.montana.edu/faculFlenniken lab, new technologies are opentyorstaff/faculty/Flenniken/> , assistant ing frontiers for bee pathogen research. professor in the Department of Plant SciUntil very recently, researchers have only ences and Plant Pathology <http://plantbeen able to study the impact of viruses on sciences.montana.edu/> in MSU’s College bees at the macroscopic level, McMenamin of Agriculture <http://agriculture.montana. said. edu/> , and two MSU graduate students, the “Now, we can study individual viruses article, “The buzz about honey bee viruses and their interactions with individual honey <http://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/ bee cells,” he said. article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1005757> “We can look at all the genes that are ex,” was published Aug. 18 in the journal pressed or ‘turned on’ when a bee is infected PLoS Pathogens, which publishes “outwith a virus,” Flenniken added. standing original research and commentary Eventually, pinpointing the molecular bethat significantly advances the understandhavior of bee viruses and the bees’ immune ing of pathogens and how they interact response could help researchers understand with their host organisms,” according to the the specific role those pathogens play in the journal website. complex equation of colony deaths, as well The article’s release came two days ahead as develop management strategies to boost of National Honey Bee Day, which was colony health. declared in 2010 by U.S. Secretary of AgFlenniken and the other co-authors, riculture Tom Vilsack to further awareness which includes Department of Microbiolof the important role that honey bees play ogy and Immunology doctoral student in the food system and the threats the polLaura Brutscher, were invited to write the linators face, including from pathogens such review paper as part of a special series that as the viruses studied by the Flenniken lab. the PLoS Pathogens website calls a “living “This is an exciting time in honey bee collection of short, educational, and highly virology,” the authors write in the paper, useful articles.” adding that the study of bee viruses is “a rapJohn Sherwood, head of MSU’s Departidly growing field currently in its infancy.” ment of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology, More than a dozen viruses circulate withsaid Flenniken and her collaborators are in and between honey bee colonies. Several at the forefront of research into honey bee viruses can be transmitted among multiple viruses. bee species, including bumble bees, and “There is a lot of concern about honey some viruses are carried by parasitic mites, bee colony collapse, but it’s been a very for example, Varroa destructor. difficult puzzle to solve,” Sherwood said.

Honey bee colony losses have averaged “What’s unique about Michelle’s work is 33 percent annually since 2006, increased that until recently there has been relatively from a historic average of approximately little research on the viruses [that may be 12 percent. There are multiple factors, inkey pieces of the puzzle].” cluding chemical exposure, lack of quality Publishing an article about bees in a forage and pathogen prevalence and abunjournal that covers immunology, virology dance that impact bee honey bee colony and microbiology is another illustration of losses. Flenniken said colonies afflicted how the study of pollinators is branching with Colony Collapse Disorder, which acout beyond the fields of entomology and counts for approximately five percent of ecology, Flenniken said. annual losses but is poorly understood, have “Researchers from multiple disciplines a higher prevalence of certain viruses. are talking to each other about pollinator “We know that certain viruses correlate health,” she said, “and are pressing forward with poor colony health and colony losses, to address some of the important questions but the specific viruses differ depending in bee biology.” on location and other variables,” said Flen-

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By Kim Kaplan, Agricultural Research Service Bacteria in the gut of young honey bees may provide clues about the impact parasites have on bee health. That and other experimental findings were published by U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) researchers in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Because young honey bees don’t have gut bacteria, entomologist Jay Evans and post-doc Ryan Schwarz at ARS’ Bee Research Laboratory in Beltsville, Maryland, and University of Texas at Austin professor Nancy Moran conducted tests to determine the impact different combinations of a common bacterium and a common parasite had on honey bee health. The scientists hypothesized that increasing the gut bacterium would make the bees more resistant to the parasite, but introducing a second round of parasites to those same bees lead to surprising results.

“This was 180 degrees opposite of our original hypothesis,” said Schwarz. “We suspected introduction of the bacterium would promote a resistance to the parasite, but the opposite occurred.”

Other findings from the research include, • If the gut of the young bees were colonized by parasites and/or by an unusually large number of the gut bacterium, they would have a much different gut make-up (microbiome) in later life than normal bees.

• Bees treated with combinations of the bacterium and/ or parasites showed greater key detoxification gene activity when placed in a stressed (low-protein diet) condition. This is significant as these genes affect a bee’s ability to breakdown foreign molecules, including insecticides.

• Bees with greater parasite infestations might spend more time in the hive as workers and thus increase the likelihood of parasite transmission within the colony and impact the ability of the bees to gather food.

These results highlight how shifts in the bees’ gut makeup might play a crucial role in the health of the honey bee colony.

“Bee keepers need to be more mindful of what goes into their hives whether antibiotic, probiotic, or parasite,” said ARS entomologist Jay Evans. “Eight types of bacteria usually inhabit a bee’s gut. It’s clear that more research is needed in order to gain a better understanding of these microbes and their impact on bee health.”

Pollinators are critical to the nation’s economy, food security and environmental health. Honey bee pollination alone adds more than $15 billion in value to agricultural crops each year and helps ensure that our diets include ample fruits, nuts and vegetables. As part of the National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators, USDA and other federal agencies conduct science-based research to understand and find solutions for the causes of honey bee losses, to increase pollinator habitat and raise awareness about better bee management.

USDA’s research and outreach agencies are working in many ways to contribute to the President’s National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honeybees and Other Pollinators.

For example, the U.S. Forest Service is also conducting research on pollinators while restoring and improving pollinator habitat on national forests and grasslands. Over the past six years, the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service has invested more than $82 million in cutting-edge pollinator research and over the past decade has published nearly 200 journal articles about pollinators. USDA’s People’s Garden Initiative has launched a number of efforts to expand pollinator public education programs, including a bee cam that gives real time insight into the 80,000 bees who live on the roof of USDA’s Headquarters and pollinate the surrounding landscape.

The fact sheet: Research and Outreach at USDA Keeps Pollinators Buzzing (http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/ usdahome?contentidonly=true&contentid=2016/06/0153. xml) contains more information about USDA’s work to keep pollinators buzzing and contributing to a diverse domestic and global food supply.

The Agricultural Research Service is the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s chief scientific in-house research agency.

The Agency strives to find solutions to agricultural problems affecting Americans every day. ARS conducts research to develop and transfer solutions to agricultural problems of high national priority and provide information access and dissemination to ensure high-quality, safe food and other agricultural products; assess the nutritional needs of Americans; sustain a competitive agricultural economy; enhance the natural resource base and the environment; and provide economic opportunities for rural citizens, communities, and society as a whole.

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NDSU Extension agriculture personnel honored

By NDSU Extension Service Several North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension Service agents and specialists were honored for their work at the recent National Association of County Agricultural Agents’ annual meeting and professional development conference in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Those receiving recognition were: • Karl Hoppe, area Extension livestock systems specialist at the Carrington Research Extension Center - Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes the recipient for long-term (more than 10 years) Extension work.

• Sheldon Gerhardt, the agriculture and natural resources agent in Logan County - Achievement Award, recognizing outstanding educational efforts by a person with less than 10 years with the Extension Service.

• Todd Weinmann, the agriculture and natural resourceshorticulture agent in Cass County - state winner of a Search for Excellence Award in the consumer or commercial horticulture area and national finalist for Search for Excellence Awards in the farm health and safety and forestry and natural resources categories. He earned state and regional awards to advance to the national level.

• Mohamed Khan, Extension sugar beet specialist - state winner of the Search for Excellence Award in the crop production category.

• Crystal Schaunaman, the agriculture and natural resources agent in McIntosh County - national finalist for the Search for Excellence Award in the farm and ranch financial management area. She also received state and regional awards to advance to the national level.

• Greg Endres, area Extension cropping systems specialist at the Carrington Research Extension Center - regional finalist for a poster presentation in the applied research category. He won at the state level to advance to the regional competition.

• Willie Huot, the agriculture and natural resources agent in Grand Forks County - regional winner, Hall of Fame. He also was selected to present a seminar on Annie’s Project, a program to help women be better business partners in the farm or ranch operation.

• Rick Schmidt, the agriculture and natural resources agent in Oliver County - state winner, Excellence in 4-H Programming Award.

• David Ripplinger, Extension bioproducts/bioenergy economist - state winner, Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education/National Association of County Agricultural Agents Fellows Program.

• Lindy Berg, the agriculture and natural resources agent in Towner County - selected to present a seminar on preventing dog bites.

Learning to identify catsear

By PennState Extension Catsear (Hypochaeris radicata or Hypochoeris radicata), also known as flatweed, cat’s ear or false dandelion, is a perennial, low-lying herb often found in lawn.

Catsear (Hypochaeris radicata or Hypochoeris radicata) The plant is native to Europe, but has also been introduced to the Americas, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. The plant is also known as false dandelion, as it is commonly mistaken for true dandelions.

Both plants carry similar flowers which form windborne seeds. However, catsear flowering stems are forked and solid, whereas dandelions possess unforked stems that are hollow.

Both plants have a rosette of leaves and a central taproot.

The leaves of dandelions are jagged in appearance, whereas those of catsear are more lobe-shaped and hairy. Both plants have similar uses.

Catsear is considered a noxious weed in pastures and lawn. Currently it is only classified as noxious - not toxic or harmful for livestock. However, Hypochaeris (presumably this species) is suspected of causing stringhalt in horses if consumed in excess. Stringhalt is a sudden flexion of one or both hind legs in the horse. It is most easily seen while horse is walking, or trotting. Best while backing up slowly, turning on affected leg, or suddenly frightened. It involves one or both hind limbs. It is a spasmatic contraction of the lateral extensor tendons of the hind legs.

Native American Day 2016

Date Celebrated: 4th Friday in September This day is set aside to honor and celebrate Native Americans, the first Americans to live in the U.S. Still commonly referred to as American Indians, the term “Native Americans” has been used in recent years as a sign of respect and recognition that they were indeed the first people to populate our great and wonderful nation.

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By the time the first explorers and settlers arrived from Europe, Native Americans had populated the entire North American continent, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the Gulf of Mexico all the way to the northern reaches of Canada.

We encourage you to spend this day, learning about Native Americans, the true original settlers in America.

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Krehbiel named head of UNL animal science department

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By University of Nebraska-Lincoln IANR News Clinton Krehbiel, Regents Professor of Animal Science and Dennis and Marta White Endowed Chair at Oklahoma State University, will join the University of NebraskaLincoln (UNL) January 1, 2017, as head of the animal science department. In addition to his faculty responsibilities, Krehbiel is assistant department head of animal science at Oklahoma State University.

“The animal science department serves a part of agriculture that is very important to the economy of Nebraska,” said Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources Interim Vice Chancellor Ron Yoder. “I am pleased a leader and scientist with the stature of Dr. Krehbiel will be joining IANR to lead the department.”

“I am honored to be named head of the animal science department at UNL,” Krehbiel said. “With the current leadership and vision at IANR and UNL, I believe the department is in a position to continue operating as one of the strongest worldwide. I look forward to working with faculty, staff and the student body to discover how we can make a significant contribution to the people of Nebraska and the growing population throughout the world.”

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TRACTORS

2011 John Deere 9630T, 36” tracks, 4 SCV’s, CAT 5 drawbar. Stock #54982....................... ............................................... $189,900 (14) 2014 John Deere 9560R 4WD, PTO, 5 SCV’s, high flow. Stock #52682............ $333,545 (3) 2014 John Deere 9560R, 18/6 powershift, big hydraulic pump. Stock #53638. $311,276 (1) 2014 John Deere 9560R 18/6 powershift, 4 hydraulics. Stock #16561.......... $297,900 (1) 2012 John Deere 9560R, 5 SCV’s, 1000 PTO, heavy wt pkg. Stock #51278..... $274,900 (1) 2014 John Deere 9510R, 18/6 powershift, hiflo hydraulics. Stock #53777..... $292,433 (1) 2015 John Deere 9470RT, 30” 3500 Camoplast tracks. Stock #53018..... $355,000 (14) 2008 John Deere 9430T, 30” tracks, PTO, front weights. Stock #47282........... $194,900 (14) 1990 John Deere 8760, 24 sp partial PowerShift, duals. Stock #52558.......... $34,000 (3) John Deere 8650, 4 hydraulics, no PTO. Stock #53887..................................... $25,000 (14) 1980 John Deere 8630, syncro, duals, blade.

Stock #54887............................. $24,000 (1) 1979 John Deere 8630, syncro, duals, new engine 1500 hr ago. Stock #55185.. $24500 (1) 1987 John Deere 8450 Quad-Range, 3 SCV’s, no 3-pt. or PTO. Stock #52224. $19,950 (11) 2013 John Deere 8285R, MFWD, TLS, IVT, 5 SCV’s. Stock #55196.............. $189,000 (11) 2012 John Deere 8235R, MFWD, IVT, RH reverser, loader. Stock #53939.... $168,000 (3) 2011 John Deere 7330 Premium MFWD, IVT, loader, grapple. Stock #54719....................... ............................................... $112,500 (14) 2011 John Deere 7330, 20 sp PowrQuad, 3 SCVs, loader. Stock #54451..... $98,500 (11) 2014 John Deere 7210R, IVT, 5 SCV’s, dual PTO. Stock #44518................ $232,700 (15) 2014 John Deere 7210R 5 hyd remotes, 540/1000 PTO. Stock #50494..$220,000 (14) 1994 John Deere 7200, partial PowerShift, 740 loader. Stock #52204......... $44,900 (16) John Deere 6150M, 20/20 PowrQuad Plus, LH reverse, loader. Stock #54813.. $136,000 (2) 2013 John Deere 6150M, 16 sp PowrQuad, 2 SCV’s, 3-pt.Stock #53173...... $107,000 (11) 2014 John Deere 6140R, AutoQuad + 20 sp, H360 loader. Stock #53020.... $134,000 (15) 2015 John Deere 6140M, 24 spd PowrQuad, LHR, 3 SCV’s. Stock #55105.. $109,900 (15) 2013 John Deere 5085E, 9/3 sync shuttle, 540 PTO, loader. Stock #54621......... $58,475 (1) 1980 John Deere 4840, 2WD, cab, PowerShift, 1000 PTO, duals. Stock #55178$21,500 (12) 1976 John Deere 4630, 2WD, Quad-Range, 3-pt., 1000 PTO. Stock #53262.$17,500 (11) 1980 John Deere 2940 2WD, partial pwrshift, loader, grapple. Stock #54731.. $16,000 (14) 2009 Case IH Magnum 245 MFWD, powershift, dual PTO. Stock #52196.. $115,000 (1) 2010 Case IH Maxxum 140 Pro, MFWD, 16 sp trans, 3 SCV’s. Stock #53943... $72,500 (11)

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1=Conrad: 406-278-5531 2=Cut Bank: 406-873-5505 3=Choteau: 406-466-5741

11=Lewistown: 406-538-5433 12=Havre: 406-265-5518 13=Chester: 406-759-5010

14=Great Falls: 406-761-2005 15=Belgrade: 406-388-2100 16=Livingston: 406-222-3150

2010 Case IH Maxxum 140 Pro MFWD, 16 sp partial pwrshft. Stock #52683.... $67,500 (11) 2001 Case IH MX120, partial p/s, 3 SCV’s, 1000 PTO, loader. Stock #52385................... ................................................... $39,000 (3) 2006 Case IH JX95, MFWD, cab, sycnro 12/12 trans, LX730 ldr. Stock #55114.$34,900 (15) 1984 Case IH 5288, 2WD, no 3-pt., 3 SCVs, front weights. Stock #54208..... $17,500 (14) Case IH 3588 MFWD, 16F/8R, 150 PTO hp, rear duals, Stock #54996......... $14,900 (14) Case 2290, syncro, loader, grapple, new engine 500 hrs ago. Stock #53981.$15,000 (1) 1970 Case 1170 2WD, PTO, 3-pt., DuAl loader, 6-ft. bucket. Stock #51270............. $8900 (1) 1972 International 574, 2WD, open station, 2 function loader. Stock #55043..... $5554 (11) 2011 New Holland T9.670, 4WD, 4 track, powershift, 6 SCV’s. Stock #53505$259,000 (11) 2010 New Holland TV6070, MFWD, IVT, loader, grapple. Stock #53740......... $107,500 (3) 1998 New Holland 9030E bidirectional, loader, 16-ft. NH hay head. Stock #54948.$49,500 (1) 1998 New Holland 9030 bidirectional, IVT, pallet forks, 2 buckets. Stock #55172....$39,000 (12) 1992 New Holland 9030, engine end PTO & 2 SCV’s, loader. Stock #52184.... $32,000 (11) 1994 New Holland 8670, MFWD, 4 hyd, 540/1000 PTO. Stock #53531.. $59,500 (14) 2004 Agco RT150, CVT trans, 3-pt., 4 hyd, loader, grapple. Stock #53933.. $55,000 (12) 1994 Agco 8610A MFWD, 105 hp, sychro trans, loader. Stock #54788...... $24,120 (11) 2002 Buhler 2145, MFWD, partial powershift, loader, grapple. Stock #53776..... $58340 (1) 1988 Versatile 936 4WD, partial powershift, duals. Stock #54716................. $29,000 (14) 1982 Versatile 875, 4WD, duals, Degelman 12-ft. blade. Stock #53853.......... $20,400 (2) 1977 Versatile 800, Cummins 6 cyl, 12/4 trans, duals, no 3-pt. Stock #53694....... $9500 (16) 1976 Versatile 750, 3 remotes, no slip front axle. Stock #54155................... $16,500 (14) 1991 Deutz 9170 2WD, partial p/s, dual rear tires, 2 SCV’s. Stock #52438.... $19,500 (11) Belarus 825, MFWD, 3-pt., 540/1000 PTO, loader, bucket. Stock #53140...... $8950 (16)

UTILITY VEHICLES

2014 John Deere 825i, power steering, manual lift, heater. Stock #52231...... $18,250 (11) 2013 John Deere 825i, 4WD, gas, all terrain, bucket seats. Stock #53912........ $11,250 (2) 2013 John Deere 825i, OPS with roof, Bighorn tires, power lift box. Stock #52963................. ................................................. $10,500 (14) 2013 John Deere 825i, full plastic windshield, poly roof, cargo box. Stock #54818$8300 (1) 2012 John Deere XUV825i Gator, windshield, benchseat. Stock #50555.................$12,000 2012 John Deere 825i Gator, benchseat, Alloy rims, power dump. Stock #50740.$11,500 (14) 2012 John Deere 825i Gator, Bighorn tires, benchseat. Stock #50385........... $10,800 (1) 2012 John Deere XUV825i Gator, Prosum cab with heat. Stock #47291................ $9900 (2) 2012 John Deere 825i, Bighorn tires, deluxe cargo box, roof. Stock #52785...........Call (1) 2011 John Deere 825i, bucket seats, power dump box. Stock #53384.......... $15,000 (14) 2011 John Deere 825i, power dump box, big tires, grille guard. Stock #53383$11,500 (14) 2011 John Deere 825i, bench seat, Bighorn radial tires. Stock #54276........... $11,350 (1) John Deere 825i, roof, windshield, manual lift, 880 hr/6336 miles. Stock #55159.$8250 (14) 2013 John Deere 550, 4WD, gas, mid terrain, mag wheels. Stock #54177........... $8100 (2) 2013 John Deere 550, 4WD, gas, extreme terrain tires, cargo box. Stock #54573.$6800 (2) 2012 Kubota RTV1140, 4WD, diesel, hydrostatic drive. Stock #55027......... $16,900 (16) 2009 Arctic Cat Prowler 1000 Stock #47862... .................................................... $5500 (12) Artic Cat Wildcat 800 Stock #52076.................... ..................................................... $10,500 (12) 2012 Polaris XP800, roof, windshield. Stock #53944......................................... $12,000 (12) 2012 Polaris XP800, 6x6, roof, windshield. Stock #54301............................................ $9000 (12)

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#50874

#51888

USED SEEDING

2014 John Deere 1890 60-ft. 7.5” spacing, TBH 1910 cart. Stock #16170.. $252,150 (1) 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 9400 30-ft., 10” spacing, (3) 10-ft. sections. Stock #54826............... $8500 (11) John Deere 9350 40-ft. 10” spacing, rubber press wheels. Stock #12568.......... $9600 (1) 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) Case ATX-6012 60-ft. 12” tow behind cart.

Stock #16376............................. $52,900 (1) Case 5012 50-ft. 12” spacing, tow behind cart.

Stock #16379............................. $49,500 (1) Maxim 50-ft. 9” spacing, tow between 300 bushel cart. Stock #15850.......... $28,900 (2) 2005 Flexi-Coil 7500, 50-ft., 10” spacing, single shoot, 2340. Stock #54023... $25,000 (3) 1999 Flexi-Coil 5000, 57-ft., 12” spacing, single shoot. Stock #54363........... $23,000 (12) 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) Concord 3612 36-ft., 12” spacing, double shoot, TBH cart. Stock #54862.$12,500 (14) 2012 John Deere 1910 430 bushel tow behind cart. Stock #16637...................... $67,900 (1)

#55219

#53747

MISCELLANEOUS

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) 2006 John Deere 328 skidsteer, cab, no heat/ AC, 1073 hours. Stock #55219.$27,500 (11) 2014 John Deere 323E skidsteer, cab, 2 speed, 75 hrs. Stock #54636.... $53,750 (11) 1995 Bobcat 853 skidsteer, cab, backhoe attach, 72” bucket. Stock #54737......CALL (2) 2013 John Deere BA84 angle broom, skidsteer mount. Stock #53871......... $5400 (11) 2011 Bobcat GF66 66” wide HD root grapple for skidsteer. Stock #55070......... $4750 (14) 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) 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) 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)

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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) 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) 1989 Noble 5000 32-ft. blade. Stock #53387.... .................................................... $6000 (14) Flexi-Coil 820 44-ft. chisel plow, 3 section, 3 bar harrow. Stock #53385......... $23,500 (14) Field cultivator, 36-ft., 4-bar drag harrow. Stock #50774.......................................... $4750 (3) 2011 Landoll 6230-36 36-ft. disk, harrows, 9” spacing. Stock #53852............. $38,000 (12) Schulte SRW1400 rock rake. Stock #53611..... ................................................. $14,000 (12) 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) 1998 25-ft. flatbed 5th wheel trailer, drop down tail, ramps. Stock #54183............ $4950 (14) New Holland 6-way snowblade. Stock #53475. ...................................................... $3000 (3) 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) John Deere 44 44” snowblower, X300/X500 series. Stock #54339................... $1200 (15)

GRAIN HANDLING

2009 Westfield MC130-91 13”x91-ft. auger, swing hopper. Stock #50960...... $16,000 (3) 2014 Harvest International H1082 10”x82-ft., swing away. Stock #54257........ $12,500 (11) 2006 Buhler 13”x70-ft. auger, double auger hopper, 540 PTO. Stock #55147. $8000 (12) 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) 2009 Westfield MC130-91 13”x91-ft. auger, swing hopper. Stock #50960...... $16,000 (3) 2008 Westfield 130-71 swing hopper auger, Backsaver mover. Stock #55125... $9800 (1) 2014 Harvest International H1082 10”x82-ft., swing away. Stock #54257........ $12,500 (11) Sakundiak HD8-1800 8”x60-ft. unloading auger. Stock #55150....................... $4800 (12) 2012 Farm King C841 8”x41-ft. auger, Honda engine, fuel tank. Stock #55098.. $7500 (12) 2013 Brandt 5200EX grain vac. Stock #16100. ................................................... $19,950 (1) Brandt 7500HP grain vac, bin snake, 1000 PTO. Stock #55194.................. $18,950 (11) 2010 Rem 3700 grain vac, 1000 PTO. Stock #51484..................................... $26,500 (12) Floor sweep only. Stock #13800.......... $175 (2)

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) 2014 John Deere 4940, 120-ft., 20” spacing, traction control. Stock #53340.. $235,750 (1) 2013 John Deere 4940, 120-ft. booms, 20” spacing. Stock #53739......................Call (3) 2012 John Deere 4940 120-ft. booms, 20” nozzles. Stock #15262................... $252,500 (1) 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 self-propelled, 100-ft. booms. Stock #44352............. $169,900 (12) 2009 John Deere 4830, 100-ft., 20” spacing, boom leveling. Stock #53380.. $149,000 (12) 2005 John Deere 4720, 90-ft. booms, 20” spacing. Stock #53778............. $112,381 (1) 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) Flexi-Coil 65XL, no screens. Stock #53906...... .................................................... $3750 (14) 2010 Summers Ultimate NT 110-ft. boom, 1500 poly tank. Stock #50291.. $28,900 (14) 2010 Summers Ultimate suspended boom, 100-ft. booms. Stock #15568...... $32,000 (1) 2007 Summers 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) 2005 Melroe Spra-Coupe 4450 60-ft. booms, 400 gallon. Stock #48091......... $54,900 (14) Ford truck mounted with Marflex sprayer. Stock #51976....................................... $26,450 (1) Ford F600 truck mounted sprayer, 72-ft. boom, 20” spacing. Stock #54863.......... $9500 (14)

#46716

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11=Lewistown: 406-538-5433 12=Havre: 406-265-5518 13=Chester: 406-759-5010

14=Great Falls: 406-761-2005 15=Belgrade: 406-388-2100 16=Livingston: 406-222-3150

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#55177

#54006

#14045

#16337

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 #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 lift. 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) 2007 John Deere 568, twine only, MegaWide, small tires. Stock #52514......... $22,500 (11) 2006 John Deere 567, twine only, MegaWide, variable core valve. Stock #54584.$10,000 (1) 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)

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) 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) 2012 John Deere X304 lawn mower, 42” deck, bagger, 18.5 hp. Stock #54827.... $2400 (14) 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)

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) 1998 New Holland 664, twine only, bale ramp, hi-flo tires. 540 PTO. Stock #54860$7500 (14) 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)

2012 MacDon M205 windrower, 16-ft. rotary, Outback GPS. Stock #54510.... $95,000 (12) 2008 MacDon M200 swather, D60 35-ft. draper header. Stock #52106.............. $79,500 (14) 1980 Hesston 6450 open station, 12-ft. head, gas, steel cond. Stock #50334..... $6950 (16) 2010 New Holland H8040 windrower, 12-ft. sickle, 1710 hr. Stock #55097... $58,000 (11) New Holland 1114 windrower, 14-ft. header, gas engine. Stock #46104........... $9619 (12) New Holland 1100 windrower, diesel, 21-ft. draper. Stock #47073.................. $9500 (16) 1999 John Deere 955 MoCo, rotary tongue, 14-ft. cut. Stock #14538.............. $12,000 (3) 2009 Hesston 3315 mower conditioner. Stock #50708....................................... $21,900 (3) 2006 Vermeer MC1030 MoCo, 13-ft. cut, steel cond, hyd tilt. Stock #54459..... $14,000 (14) 1998 New Holland 1431 MoCo, 13-ft., rubber conditioner. Stock #54749........ $11,900 (14) 1991 New Holland 499 MoCo, 14-ft., sickle.

Stock #54828................................ $5000 (3)

– – – – – CONSIGNMENTS – – – – –

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) 1988 John Deere 2355 2WD utility tractor, 8F/4R syncro. Stock #53703...... $16,100 (1) 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) 2006 John Deere 9760 combine, 936D header, hi-sp trailer. Stock #52450.$120,000 (15) 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)

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By K-State Research and Extension Certified Angus Beef (CAB) LLC, the world’s largest and most successful branded beef program, has been selected to receive the 2016 Don L. Good Impact Award. With nearly four decades of leadership in the beef business, the CAB brand in fiscal 2015 reported record sales for the ninth consecutive year, marketing 896 million pounds of product.

The award, presented by the Livestock and Meat Industry Council Inc. (LMIC), is named in honor of Good, who is a former head of the Kansas State University Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, and recognizes positive impact on the livestock and meat industry or agriculture. CAB, along with many K-State alumni who have contributed to the brand’s success, will be recognized during the K-State Animal Sciences and Industry Family and Friends Reunion, set for October 7 at the Stanley Stout Center in Manhattan.

“The Livestock and Meat Industry Council is very proud to honor CAB with this year’s Don L. Good Impact award,” said Craig Good, LMIC president. “I think that it would be difficult to think of an entity that has had a more profound impact on the beef and food industry than CAB and many people with K-State ties have had a big part in this success.”

In the mid-1970s the future was dim for consumers who had grown up eating high-quality beef, Craig Good said.

Economic pressures, combined with the lowering of USDA beef quality grade standards in 1976 resulted in too much variability in beef that was rated as Choice grade. The CAB brand, based on high-quality carcass characteristics, was developed to reduce variability and reassure customers they were getting the best beef available. In 1978, the first CAB packer was licensed and the first pound of product was sold.

CAB’s original mission statement remains in place today: Increase demand for registered Angus cattle through a specification-based, branded-beef program to identify consistent, high quality beef with superior taste.

The program has grown to include more than 17,500 licensed partners in 52 countries. The brand’s global partners generate an estimated $6.9 billion in consumer sales annually.

“The Department of Animal Sciences and Industry is excited to join with LMIC in recognizing Certified Angus Beef LLC for its contributions to the beef industry,” said Ken Odde, K-State animal science department head.

More information and registration is available online for the October 7 at K-State Animal Sciences and Industry Family and Friends Reunion (http://www.asi.k-state.edu/about/ familyandfriendsreunion.html).

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Jake TeSelle, left, an MSU alumnus with a degree in mechanical engineering, worked with MSU’s Blackstone LaunchPad to apply for a grant through the Montana Department of Agriculture. The grant will help fund processing and infrastructure for TeSelle and his business partner Colten Sales’s hops farm, Crooked Yard Hops, in Bozeman, Montana. MSU photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez.

MSU alum wins grant for new hops farm

By Emily Stifler Wolfe for the MSU News Service Jake TeSelle and Colten Sales are part of farm to beer. a new generation of Montana farmers.

While hops can flourish in Montana, The two grew up together in Bozeman, growing them is not without risk, TeSelle and both came from multi-generational noted. With up to 20,000 pounds of organic farming families that grew traditional matter per acre, a hops trellis essentially crops like wheat, alfalfa and barley. Now, acts like a giant green sail and is at risk of with help from Montana State University’s being blown over by the wind, explained Blackstone LaunchPad and a $38,377 grant Tom Britz, chairman of the National Small from the Montana Department of AgriculGrowers Council for Hop Growers of ture’s Growth Through Agriculture proAmerica and owner of Glacier Hops Ranch gram, they’ve launched a specialty operain Kalispell. tion growing hops for local microbreweries.

That’s where TeSelle’s engineering deThey call their venture Crooked Yard gree comes into play.

Hops.

Instead of using a heavy cable and maxiIn addition, they’ve purchased a mobile mizing the cable width like many farmers, harvester—which they say is the first in which adds to an already top-heavy system, Montana. They’ll use the mobile harvester Crooked Yard chose to use a smaller, highfor their own crop and will also make it weave cable with a tensile loading strength available for other nearby growers. of 5,000 pounds—which is still more than Crooked Yard began as a one-acre test twice what TeSelle said they’ll need. And plot in a back corner of TeSelle’s family’s when their rocky ground wouldn’t accept farm south of Bozeman. It was spring the usual blunt trellis posts, they used five2015, and TeSelle was a junior mechanical foot driver posts with 13-foot two-by-fours engineering student in the MSU College of bolted atop them.

Engineering. Sales had just returned home “With 40 plants per row, we had to [calfrom a tour of duty with the U.S. Army in culate] how much force that will put on the Afghanistan. bolts, the cable and the anchors,” TeSelle That fall they harvested 20 pounds of said. “It’s just a big mechanics problem.” hops and got a positive response on the samTeSelle added that Crooked Yard Hops ples they gave to local breweries. TeSelle would like to help other interested growand Sales said they were on to something, ers through sharing information, providing but they weren’t sure what to do next. A visit tours and other means. to MSU’s Blackstone LaunchPad sent them “We found when we got started that there in the right direction. was not a lot of readily available informaLaunchPad Director Les Craig said he tion, but we have made a lot of fantastic saw potential. contacts and learned a lot, and we would “They were ambitious, driven, smart, and love to pass all that on,” TeSelle said. they were clearly pursuing their passions,” Crooked Yard is an example of the inhe said. “It’s that entrepreneurial fabric.” novative thinking the MSU College of Craig said he helped with business strucEngineering works to encourage, said Brett ture, pointed them toward the state grant Gunnink dean of the college. and pushed them to make a strategic plan. “[We want] engineering students to gain “Instead of saying, ‘We need to plant 10 teamwork experience with non-engineers acres,’ actually saying, ‘What’s the most and think about non-traditional engineering prudent growth strategy to step into this, and applications, but also to think about engihow do you balance that with your ability neering as an entrepreneurial, innovative to put the financing together?’” Craig said. activity—whether that is development of Basically, TeSelle says, “He poured jet a truly new product, or in the case of Jake, fuel on our business.” seeing how he can tweak his engineering As of late July 2016, the hop bines at skills and combine them with his family Crooked Yard were 15 feet tall. With help background in farming and create new infrom the grant, TeSelle and Sales planted dustry in Montana.” six acres. They expect to harvest 200-300 pounds this year, and next year around #### 4,000. Bridger Brewing has already spoken A watched pot never boils… for this year’s entire crop. TeSelle and Sales ##### also plan to purchase processing equipment, Annoying the cook will result in smaller allowing them to bring hops straight from portions.

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2 large avocados 1 Tablespoon lime juice 2 Tablespoons minced red onion ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon pepper 1 (1-lb.) package egg roll wrappers Vegetable oil, for frying Remove the peel and pit from the avocados then dice them into 1/2-inch cubes. In a medium bowl, combine the diced avocado, lime juice, minced red onion, salt and pepper, tossing to combine. To roll the egg rolls, place one wrapper at a time on your work surface and spoon about 2 tablespoons of the avocado filling onto the lower one-third of the wrapper.

Begin rolling from the bottom, tucking the filling under and folding in the sides as you roll. Brush the edges of the wrapper with water to seal them. Set the egg rolls aside. Add at least 3 inches of vegetable oil to a large, heavy-bottomed pot set over medium heat. Once the oil reaches 360ºF, add several egg rolls and cook them, flipping occasionally, until they’re golden brown. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the egg rolls to a paper towel-lined plate and repeat the frying process.

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1/2 cup unsalted butter 1 cup packed dark brown sugar 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1 large egg 1 1/2 cups thick cut rolled oats Preheat the oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place the butter and brown sugar in medium saucepan. Place over medium heat until the butter melts and the brown sugar dissolves into the liquid butter.

Remove the pan from heat and stir in the flour, vanilla, and salt. The batter will be very thin. Set aside for 10 minutes to cool. Once the liquid has cooled, add the egg and mix with a fork until incorporated. Add the oats and stir until well distributed. Spoon 1 tablespoon of the batter onto the baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches or more of space between each one. Use the back of a spoon to spread each cookie into a thin circle, so the oats are in a single layer. Bake for 8 minutes or until the edges of the cookies start to turn dark golden brown. Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool completely on the parchment paper.

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WSU tree fruit specialist here to help

By Scott Weybright, WSU CAHNRS Tianna DuPont loves going out to orchards and talking with growers, helping them solve problems and increasing their production.

“It’s really critical to remember that we need to know what the industry needs,” said DuPont, a Washington State University (WSU) Extension tree fruit specialist.

“We need to help our growers be more productive, profitable, and sustainable.”

DuPont, who works out of the WSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center in Wenatchee, started her job in November 2015 after eight years working for Penn State University Extension.

“It’s good to be back in the Pacific Northwest,” said DuPont, who grew up near Issaquah and graduated from Whitman College. “I’m impressed by how much people want to cooperate with Extension. That’s a credit to all the people working in Extension here that have created such strong relationships with the industry.”

DuPont spent a significant portion of her first few months talking with people in the Washington tree fruit industry to learn about their greatest needs and concerns.

“Every farm visit or phone call with a grower or field man helps me understand what their problems are, and what their newest innovations are,” she said.

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(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 2013 John Deere S670 520/85R42 dual drive tires, 600/65R28 rear tires, “New” 373 hp engine, Pro-drive transmission with HarvestSmart, premium cab & radio, HID lighting, GS3, AutoTrac ready, Harvest monitor, variable stream rotor, 22.5-ft. high speed unloading auger, fine cut chopper. #21831. (3).............. ............................................ $313,900 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

AUGER HEADERS

2000 John Deere 930R 30-ft., slat reel, auger with steel center fingers, splined backshaft/universal. #21762. (2)..$9500 1998 John Deere 930R 30-ft., slat reel, level land, HD skid plates, Dial-A-Speed reel control. #16002454. (4).......$8900 1990 John Deere 930R 30-ft., batt reel. #16002324. (1)...........................$7800

2009 John Deere 9770STS 2WD, premier cab, duals, chopper, lateral tilt feederhouse, Zenon lighting, ContourMaster CMD Touch MS, sieve auto level, chopper with powercast powered tailboard, heavy duty variable speed feeder house, 3.15” header lift cylinder, header height resume sensing+float, small wire concave, general purpose chapper, 22.5” unloading auger, 20.8R-38 dual drive tires, 600/65R28 R1W steering tires, sidehill cleaning shoe package. #21798. (1)..$163,000 (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 Major (R) 2001 John Deere 9750STS deluxe cab, level land all crop feederhouse with reverser, header height sensing system, Dial-A-Speed reel control, in cab draper control, hydraulic fore & aft reel adjust with active header control, Greenstar yield monitor system, 20-ft. unloading auger, 2-speed fine cut, wide spread straw chopper, 800/65R32 drive tires with 4” wheel spacers, 16.9-26 steering tires, service lights. #13531. (1).

WAS $78,000 THEN $71,000 NOW $65,000 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

D L SO

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

PICKUP HEADERS

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

FERTILIZER SPREADER

FLEX HEADERS

2011 John Deere 640FD 40-ft., pickup reel, crop conveyor auger header height sensing. #14153. (1).....$65,260 2011 John Deere 635F 35-ft., auger with full fingers. #21829. (3)............$26,500 (R) 2006 John Deere 635F 35-ft., pickup reel, composite fingers, high stone dam. #16002264.....................$20,500 2004 John Deere 635F auger composite fingers, HH sensing & Contour sensor. #16002243. (3)........................$16,950 2013 MacDon FD75 45-ft. flex draper. #16002580..............................$79,500 2012 MacDon FD70 45-ft., gauge wheels. #16002578. (1)........................$66,500 2011 MacDon FD70 45-ft., pickup reel, slow speed transport, fits JD 70 series adapter. #14111. (1)................$69,000 2004 MacDon 974 36-ft. flex draper with John Deere adapter. #21845 (1).......... ................................................$19,500

DRAPER HEADERS

(R) 2011 John Deere 640D 40-ft., pickup reel, road transport kit with lights. #16002396. (4)........................$53,000 (R) 2014 John Deere 635D 35-ft., finger pickup reel, transportation kit. #16002605. (1)........................$64,500 (R) 2013 John Deere 635D 35-ft., pickup reel, transportation kit. #16002410.

(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. #16002369. (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. #16002349. (1).... ......................................NOW $39,000 2011 John Deere 635D 35-ft., pickup reel, road transport kit, lights. #16002347.

(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. #16002421. (3)........ ......................................NOW $35,500 2010 John Deere 635D 35-ft., pickup reel, transportation kit. #16002330. (1)........ ......................................NOW $35,500 2010 John Deere 635D 35-ft., poly tine pickup reel, road transport with lights, cutterbar with full width skid shoes. #16002583. (4)..............NOW $35,000 2009 John Deere 635D 35-ft., double sickle, gauge wheels, pickup reel, hydraulic fore & aft, single point hookup transportation system. #16002260...... ......................................NOW $34,250 2009 John Deere 635D 35-ft., transport with lights, poly tine pickup reel. #16002572. (1)..............NOW $34,250 2009 John Deere 635D 36-ft., pickup reel, transportation kit. #16002380. (1)........ ......................................NOW $34,250 2000 John Deere 936D road transport with lights, poly tin pickup reel. #16002390.

(1)............................................$19,000 2009 Honey Bee 42-ft., with JD adapter, pickup reel, transport system. #16002440. (3)..............NOW $31,000 2007 Honey Bee 422 42-ft. draper header, pickup reel, transportation kit and John Deere adapter. #16002441. ................ ......................................NOW $29,500 1994 Honey Bee SP25 25-ft. with John Deere 900 series adapter. #16002372.

(1)..................................NOW $10,500 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. #16002193. (3)..............NOW $17,000

Check Out Our WEBSITE: www.fesmt.com “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

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

(R) = “Reconditioned”

MISCELLANEOUS

2014 New Leader L3030G4 fertilizer box, conversion kit, fits JD 4920 through 4940 commercial sprayers. #11240 (1).

WAS $66,000 THEN $57,000 NOW $52,000

“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

2013 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 CPI, DL990 fuel trailer, 900 gallon diesel tank, 90 gallon DEF tank, drawer package, JD compressor-generator, electric start, 50-ft. x 1/2” hose reel, FillRite diesel fuel pump. #14201026........ ................................................$32,000 Degelman 16-ft. dozer, hydraulic lift, mounts for JD 9320 4WD tractor. #16010061..............................$19,000

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

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.

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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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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NEW JOHN DEERE TRACTORS

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

TRACKS

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

D

SOL

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

ANTIQUE TRACTORS

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

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 2009 John Deere 9530 powershift, duals, Guidance ready, differential lock, 48 gpm hydraulic pump, 4 remotes, 800/70R38 tires, ground speed radar sensor, instructional seat, 2-1500 lb. rear weights (1500 lb. on each corner, 3-450 lb on each rear corner.) #21743.

(4)..........................................$174,000

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

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

AG MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS GLOBAL GUIDANCE

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

4WD

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

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 0900PC Starfire receiver, SF1. #16012039. (1)........................... $1500 2006 John Deere 0705PC 2600 display. #21450 (1).................................. $1650

SOLD

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

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

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, 42ººª0/85R34 front tires with independent front suspension, deluxe cab, cold start package, premium radio, 1400 lbs weights on each rear axle. #21099.

(3)........................................ $198,000

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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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

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 $

JOHN DEERE ROW CROP - 100 hp. plus

3 POINT HITCH EQUIP.

“NEW” Frontier SB3107 sickle bar mower, 6’9” working width, 25 hp-50 hp PTO hp requirement. #21032. (3)..

WAS $5575 THEN $4875 NOW $4320 “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

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

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

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

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

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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SKID STEER ATTACHMENTS

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

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

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

2015 John Deere 7210R 210 engine hp, MFWD, IVT transmission, 85cc hydraulic pump, 4 hydraulic remotes, Cat III, 3-point hitch, 540/1000 PTO, Premium cab, XM radio, foot throttle, 2630 GS3 Display, 4600 processor, SF1 receiver, 480/80R46 rear tires, 615 lb rear wheel weights, 420/90R30 front tires with fenders, JD H480 loader bucket, 5-tine grapple fork, 50 hours.

5 year 2500 hours JD Power/Quad warranty remains. #21766. (1)......... ..............................$ Arriving Soon $

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

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

2013 John Deere 6140M MFWD, cab, partial powershift, 540/1000 PTO, PowrQuad Plus 24F/24R transmission, panorama windshield with right hand door, pressure and flow compensated hydraulic system 30.1 gpm, 2 remotes mechanical with H360 loader. 4550 hours. #21860. (4)................. $89,500

D L O S

2014 John Deere 6140D cab, MFWD, power reverse transmission, air suspension seat, triple SCV deluxe, telescopic draft links, 18.4x38, 8PR rears, 14.9x24 8PR fronts, deluxe corner post EXH, loader ready package, 8 rear weights with H380 loader, 430 hours. #21485. (2).......... $78,500

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 2000 John Deere 6410 cab, partial powershift, 90 hp, 540/1000 PTO, 18.4-38 rear tires, 13.6-28 front tires, 16/16 30K PowrQuad transmission with left hand reverser, 2 hydraulic remote control valves, corner post exhaust, front fenders with 640 loader and grapple. #21843. (1)............................ $48,000

D L SO

2003 Case IH MX255 FWA, 215 PTO hp, 18F/4R powershift, Guidance ready, front duals, 20.8R-42 inner tires, 4 hydraulic outlets, AFS Accuguide, performance monitor, luxury cab, 3-point, HID lights, 7135 hours. #21311. (3).... .............................................. $57,000

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

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

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

SKID STEER

2014 Genim 9-ft. heavy duty skidsteer bucket. #13012486. (1)............... $2400 2014 Genim 9-ft. heavy duty skidsteer bucket. #13012485. (1)............... $2400

2011 John Deere 326D 5 cylinder diesel 80 hp engine, EH hand controls, hiflow hydraulics, power quick-attach, 2 speed transmission, cab, air, heat, air ride seat, reversing fan drive, cold start package, horn, rear weights, 96” bucket, fork lift attachment. #21590 (1)............ ................................................$45,000

GRAIN VACS

TILLAGE

SOLD

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

D L O S

“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

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

(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

1968 John Deere 5020 2WD, 115 drawbar hp, 130 PTO hp, 8 speed syncor transmission with Leon 747 loader bucket & grapple. #17285. (4)................. $5500

CASE IH ROW CROP - 100 hp. plus

D L O S

Ezee-On 3600 25-ft., 3 section disc. #15190. (1)..............................$19,500

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

COMPACT TRACTORS 1-40 hp

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

ROUND BALE MOVER

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

“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

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)

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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

2009 Case IH Maxxum 140 Pro MFD, 120 PTO hp, CVT transmission, 3 hydraulic remotes, 540/1000 PTO, Cat. 2 3-pt. hitch, 480/80R42 rear tires, 380/85R30 front tires, cab, air conditioning, heater, CIH 750 loader, bucket, grapple fork. #16003993. (1) WAS $79,500...............NOW $76,500

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D L SO

Ford 9N gas engine, manual transmission, 540 PTO, Cat I 3 point hitch. #17310.

(4)............................................. $2500

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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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(R) = “Reconditioned”

COMMERCIAL SPRAYERS AND ROUND BALERS

Up to 5 years 0% INTEREST available

ROUND BALERS

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

SPRAYERS

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 $ JOHN DEERE 2015 John Deere 569 surface wrap, 1000 PTO, hydraulic pickup lift, bale push bar, 21.5L-16.1 tires. #21185. (1)....... .............................................. $47,000 2015 John Deere 569 surface wrap, 1000 PTO, hydraulic pickup lift, bale push bar, 21.5L-16.1 tires. #21189. (1)....... .............................................. $47,000 2014 John Deere 569 Megawide pickup, twine and surface wrap, 1000 PTO, 21.5L-16.1 10 ply tires, bale push bar, hydraulic pickup. #21832. (3)..$39,600 2013 John Deere 569 “Premium round” baler, megawide pickup, surface wrap, 1000 PTO, bale push bar, hydraulic pickup lift, 21.5L-61.1 tires. #16181.

(3)......................................... $45,000 2013 John Deere 569 1 3/8” 1000 rpm hookup, 21.5L-16.1 rim & tires, Megawide Plus pickup, pushbar, cover edge surface wrap, hydraulic pickup lift, variable core valve. #21670. (1)......... .............................................. $41,000 2013 John Deere 569 Megawide pickup, twine & surface wrap, 1000 PTO, bale push bar, 21.5L-16.1 10 ply tires, hydraulic pickup lift. #16211. (1)......... .............................................. $41,000 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 lift, 1000 PTO, bale push bar, 10,725 bales. #21037. (4).................. $31,000 2010 John Deere 568 1000 PTO, 21.5L16.1 10-ply tires, Megawide Plus pickup, hydraulic pickup, dual gauge wheels, bale pushbar, cover edge surface wrap system, 11735 total bales. #21664. (1).................. $30,800 2008 John Deere 568 surface wrap, 1000 PTO, Megawide Plus pickup with hydraulic lift, 21.5-16.1 high flotation tires, 14,869 bales. #21763. (1).......... .............................................. $30,000 John Deere 568 Megawide pickup with hydraulic lift and dual gauge wheels, 1000 PTO, surface wrap, bale push bar, 21.5Lx16.1 tires, 13,566 bales. #17503. (1)............................ $29,500 2012 John Deere 568 surface wrap, 1000 PTO, 21.5L-16.1 10 ply tires, hydraulic lift Megawide pickup, pushbar. 14,150 bales. #21689. (1).................. $19,500 2010 John Deere 568 twine & surface wrap, Megawide pickup with hydraulic lift, 1000 PTO, bale push bar, 21.5L16.1 tires. #17500. (1)........... $19,500 2004 John Deere 567 Megawide pickup, twine and surface wrap, 540 PTO, bale push bar, hydraulic pickup lift, 10,800 bale count. #21676. (2)......... $17,500 2002 John Deere 567 Megawide pickup, twine and surface wrap, 1000 PTO, bale push bar, hydraulic pickup lift, 13,395 bale count. #21732. (3).......... .............................................. $15,500

D L O S

2000 John Deere 567 regular pickup with hydraulic lift and gauge wheels, twine and surface wrap, 1000 PTO, bale push bar, 10,000 bales. #21153. (4)... .............................................. $13,500 1995 John Deere 535 regular pickup, twine only, 540 PTO, bale push bar, hydraulic pickup lift, bale ramp, gauge wheels, bale counter. #21803. (4)...... ................................................. $3000 VERMEER 2011 Vermeer 605SM Megawide pickup, twine and surface wrap, 1000 PTO. #21744. (3)............................ $19,950

5 IN STOCK

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

5 IN STOCK

SOLD

D L SO

406-228-2496 or 800-428-2496 Glasgow, MT (1) 406-765-1531 or 800-443-9447 Plentywood, MT (2) 406-485-2145 or 800-521-5800 Circle, MT (4) 406-787-6201 Culbertson, MT (3) Check out our website: www.fesmt.com

After Hours Sales:

JOHN DEERE

Glasgow: Mike Johnson, Salesman 406-263-2501; 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

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

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 2012 John Deere 4940 120-ft., traction control, 20” nozzle spacing, halogen field lights, SS plumbing, row crop fenders, high flow solution pump, 380/105R50 tires, fence row nozzle right hand, stainless steel, eductor system, fence row nozzle left hand, 1 year PowrGard warranty remaining. #21498 (1)..........................................

WAS $250,000 THEN $238,000 NOW $225,750

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

2005 John Deere 4920 120-ft., stainless tank, guidance ready, traction control, 15” nozzle spacing, high flow solution pump, 480/80R50 tires, AutoTrac ready, Xenon HID field lighting, boom return to height, fence row nozzles, strainers, full boom breakaway, radar speed sensor, row crop fenders (4), wheel slip control. #21600. (2)........... ............................................ $112,500

2010 Marflex 1325 truck sprayer, 1325 gallon tank, 90-ft. booms with 5 section control, Honda GX340 gas engine, on 1995 Kenworth truck. #21650. (1)...... .............................................. $32,000

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 Top Air TA1600 120-ft. booms, 20” quad 10 section, chemical inductor-15 gallon, fence row nozzle, Raven ISO height control, by-pass plumbing kit. #11115. (4)............................ $85,000 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 2009 Summers Ultimate 90-ft. boom, triple nozzle bodies, chemical clean load system, end nozzles, tip lifts. #21321 (3)............................. $32,500

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

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GRAIN CART

AIR SEEDERS

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

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

RENTAL UNITS AVAILABLE

AIR CART

AIR HOE DRILL

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

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

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

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

WAS $45,000 THEN $39,500 NOW $30,500 Concord 4012 40-ft., 12” spacing, single shoot with 2400 air cart. #21686 (4).. .............................................. $12,500

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

2004 John Deere 1895/1910 43-ft., 10” spacing, double shoot, smooth gauge wheels, extended wear seed boot, behind cart, dry fertilizer delivery tube, primary hose blockage warning system, cast fertilizer closing wheel. #21479. (4)..........................$132,000 2013 John Deere 1890 42-ft., double hitch with CAT V single shoot air package, all run blockage, 7.5” spacing with 1910 350-bushel tow between cart. #21854.

(4)........................................$189,000

NO TILL DISC DRILLS 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, 4” solid press wheels with JD 1910 tow behind cart, 350 bushel, 28Lx26 cane & rice tires, Pattison TB2150 liquid fertilizer tank, 2580 gallon, 30.5x32 tires. #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

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

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

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

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 43-ft., separate fertilizer placement (SFP), smooth gauge wheels, cast fertilizer closing wheel, all run blockage, single shoot anhydrous delivery tube, 1910-550 tow behind air cart. #21514. (3)..$235,500

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 John Deere 1890 single shoot, 7.5” spacing, 90 degree openers with extended wear seed boots and smooth side gauge wheel, all running seed blockage monitor, 31x13.5-15 tires, John Deere 1910-270 bushel tow between air cart, two tank powered calibration system, variable seed & fertilizer rate control, 8” load and unload auger with cupped steel flighting & telescoping down spout. #21660 (3)........................................ $129,000

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 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

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

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

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

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

D L O S

1995 John Deere 1600A 16-ft. mower conditioner, double sickle, 1000 PTO, urethane conditioner rolls. #21714.

(1)............................................. $6950

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

D L SO

2013 Brent 1196 tarp, scale and PTO drive. #21604. (3)................................ $61,000

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

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CONVENTIONAL DRILLS 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

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

2006 Unverferth Avalanche 1084 1000 bushel, 1000 PTO, scale, tarp, 480/80R42 tires. #21801. (3)....................... $35,500 2015 Brent Avalanche 1596 1500 bushels, 900/60x32 R1 tires, hydraulic jack, scale tarp, camera’s. #21101.............. $95,000 New Brent 1082 1000 bushels, 20” corner auger, 1-3/4” 1000 PTO, 500 bushel unload rate, 200 hp required, 900/60x32 tires, scale, Weather Guard roll tarp. (2). .................................................. $54,500

After Hours Sales:

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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600 and 700 Series 300, 400 and 500 Series

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200 to 500 Series

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Global Carriers 300 and 400 Series

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Bale Spears

Global Carrier - Category 2

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Get attached to improve productivity

Round or square, whatever the job, there is a Frontier Bale Spear up to the task. Choose from a wide range of single- and triple-tine models to move and stack bales quickly and easily.

• Replaceable spears • Multiple bale-handling sizes

Pallet Forks

Don’t let heavy objects weight down your workday. With Frontier Pallet Forks, you can lift pallets, load lumber, move bulky material, or clear construction sites quickly and efficiently.

• Fork capacity up to 5,500 lb. (2,494.8 kg) • Replaceable fork tines • Handles palletized products

Rear Blades

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Rugged products that make the grade

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 Box Blades Land Planes axle, brakes, adjustable header brackets, ratchet straps, ball hitch. “New” 10-ft. heavy duty, 3 pt hitch, Cat. “New” Frontier BB3272 6-ft., 3 pt hitch with scarifier, Cat. I & II, 80 #9833.................................................................................. $14,500 II & III. #10452. (1)............... $5200 hp required. #13033. (4)....... $2475 1-New Frontier 48-ft. heavy duty, high speed header trailer, tandem “New” 7-ft. heavy duty, 3 pt hitch, Cat. “New” Frontier BB2060 5-ft., 3 pt II & III. #10450. (1)................ $3700 axle, brakes, adjustable header brackets, ratchet straps, ball hitch, hitch. #21029. (3)................. $1275 lights. #9832........................................................................ $16,500 “New” 6-ft heavy duty, Cat. II & III.

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

“New” Frontier RB2310 10-ft. heavy duty, 3 pt. hitch, Cat II/III, 120 hp recommended. #21031. (3).

WAS $5875 THEN $4995 NOW $3995 “New” Frontier RB2284 7-ft. 3 pt. hitch, Cat. II, 80 hp required. #9738.

(2)......................................... $2750 “New” Frontier RB2060 5-ft., 3 pt. hitch. #9876. (1)..................... $895 “New” Frontier RB2060 5-ft., 3 pt. hitch. #9875. (1)..................... $895

Grooming Mowers “New” Frontier GM1084 7-ft., Cat. I. #9841 (1).............................. $5295 “New” Frontier GM1060 5-ft., 3 pt hitch, Cat. I, 18 hp-30 hp. #12912.

(1) WAS $3995 THEN $3600 NOW $2800

#10449. (1)........................... $3100 “New” 6-ft. heavy duty, Cat. II & III. #10448. (1)........................... $3100

Sickle Bar Mower Flex-Wing Grooming Mowers

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)

Go with the Flex-Wing Grooming Mowers for a quality cut over uneven fields. Features wider working widths to make quick work at sod farms, golf courses, and parks.

• 12 to 20-ft. cutting widths • 8-gauge steel plated deck (10-gauge on FM3012) • Auto-engage transport latch

Check out our website: www.fesmt.com

“New” Frontier GM1060E 5-ft. #12912. (3) WAS $3100 THEN $2750 NOW $2250

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

Rotary Cutters

“New” Frontier SB3107 3-point, 6’9” working width, 25 hp - 50 hp required, Cat 1 or 2. #21032.

WAS $5575 THEN $4875 NOW $4320

Rotary Tillers “New” Frontier RT1181 6’9”, 3 pt hitch, Cat. II, 50 hp-60 hp required. #9781. (2) WAS $5950 THEN $4950 NOW $4625

2-“New” Frontier RC2084 7-ft., 3 pt hitch, Cat. II, 45 hp-90 hp required.

(4). Each.............................. $3750

Check Out Our WEBSITE: www.fesmt.com

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ALFALFA SEED FOR SALE Certified Wrangler - Certified Shaw - Ladak

Call Ernie Johnson 406-357-4182 or cell: 262-3081 or 262-3809

Joel DeVries

Joel has received three scholarships from the Montana Trade Association since 2014. This year he received a $500 scholarship for the 2016-17 academic year. Joel is a Senior at Montana State University majoring in Crop Science. He works for Northern Seed and plans to return to Denton to work in the family business, ClearView Seed after graduation. Joel was sponsored by Northern Seed and ClearView Seed.

World Gratitude Day

Date When Celebrated : September 21st World Gratitude Day is your opportunity to show your gratitude and appreciation.

The United Nations Meditation Group created World Gratitude Day to express appreciation for the great things that individuals and groups do. This recognition is on a global basis. According to their website: “World Gratitude Day presents an award to someone who we feel has done something outstanding in the spirit of Globalism.”

This group also suggests that you find something to be grateful for, and remember the feeling.

On a smaller scale, seek to give gratitude and appreciation to people in your life who have done good deeds. It could be something as simple as a “thank you” or a card of thanks to someone. Or, you could offer some type of certificate or plaque of appreciation from a group you belong to, for contributions from individuals inside or outside of your group.

Happy World Gratitude Day! Origin of World Gratitude Day: The roots of World Gratitude Day was started in 1965 at the International East-West Center in Hawaii during a Thanksgiving Dinner. At the dinner, attendees pledged to hold a Gratitude Gathering the following September 21st in their home countries. This grew to be an annual event.

LAWN AND GARDEN

TWO BLAINE COUNTY FARMS: 1,360 acres (+/-) total located East & West of Harlem, MT for total price of $2.5 million.

1. 860 acres in East unit, includes 93 acres under pivot sprinkler, 160 acres gated pipe-flood irrigation, 213 acres flood irrigated with plans for a 147-acre pivot sprinkler, plus 394 acres grass/pasture land. No buildings. Price is $1.3 million.

2. 499 acres in West unit. Homeplace includes 250 acres under pivot sprinkler, 130 acres flood irrigation, 65 acres ‘treed river bottom’ grass/pasture along 1/2 mile of the Milk River, 40 acres more grass pasture plus 14 acres at the farmstead with nicely remodeled older farm house, shop building, and barn & corrals with livestock fountains. Price is $1.2 million.

Both properties offer good Deer & Pheasant hunting with lots of good wildlife habitat.

For further details or a showing of this property, contact: Shane Ophus - Listing Agent (406) 788-6662 or Mark Pyrak - Broker (406) 788-9280

406-622-3803

Consumer Products SIDE BY SIDE

2010 John Deere X540 lawn tractor, 25 hp, hydro, 2WD, 54” deck. #16648 (1)........ ...................................................$4500 2007 John Deere X700 lawn tractor with 54” deck, hydro transmission, 2WD, weights and 60” broom. #21850. (1).... ...................................................$6200

John Deere 265 lawn tractor, 17 hp gas engine, hydro transmission, 46” mower. #21499 (1)....................................$750

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

NEW JOHN DEERE GATORS

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

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

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 NEW John Deere RXS825i S4 4 seater, power steering, 14” Bighorn tires, bench seating, deluxe cargo box, heavy duty brush guard. #8837. (1) WAS $21,175 THEN $18,575 NOW $17,575

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##### If your car gets stuck in an icy patch and your wheels aren’t getting any traction, help free it by using your car’s floor mats. Take them out and place under the tires, then drive to a safe place, retrieve the mats, and be on your way. ##### More ice cream is sold on Sunday than on any other day of the week.

ALFALFA HAY FOR SALE 1st and 2nd cutting alfalfa hay Has been tested and tests are available In the Bynum, MT area, 406-590-5910

COMBINE PARTS FOR SALE

Straw chopper for John Deere 7720........................... $400 obo Clean grain auger for John Deere 7720, never used.. $400 obo Call (406) 546-7952, St. Ignatius, Montana

3202 Big Horn Ave. Cody, WY

1-307-939-6027

• Heavy Equipment Sales • Truck and Trailer Sales Cargo Containers • Sales and Rentals

CHECK US OUT ON THE WEB www.mountainequipment.net

EXCAVATOR & PARTS

2012 Cat 314D LCR excavator, hydraulic thumb, zero tail swing, hydraulic coupler, clean and tight................................$85,000

1989 John Deere 590D excavator, manual thumb, 8250 hours, good undercarriage,...............$22,000 Komatsu excavator buckets, 200 and 300 size.........Call for Price

FORKLIFTS

TRUCKS

2003 Ingersoll Rand VR843 telescoping forklift, 8000# capacity, 43-ft. reach, 7250 hours, Cummins diesel.....................$30,000

2009 Chevrolet 3500 Duramax diesel, crew cab, dually, 10-ft. flatbed, Allison automatic transmission, Silverado package, 199,600 miles................$21,500

2003 Komatsu FG40-7 straight mast forklift, 8000# capacity, side shift, new front tires, LPG, work lights, new paint. Very nice!...............................$17,500

2000 Chevrolet 2500 standard cab, 5.7 liter gas, automatic transmission, tool box and 100 gallon fuel tank..................................$6500

TRAILERS 1993 Chevrolet Kodiak service truck with air compressor and fuel tank, 3116 Cat engine, 6 speed transmission.......$13,000

DOZERS

TRADES CONSIDERED 1998 Midland 3 axle belly dump, spring suspension, good tires and brakes, good gate...$19,900 1985 Cat D6D crawler/dozer, straight blade with tilt, good undercarriage, powershift transmission, OROPS, Nice!.$39,900

2011 Proco PVT 130 barrel T/A vacuum trailer, air ride suspension, hydraulic Cowboy vacuum pump, steel composition, tool box, LED work lights, heated valves, epoxy liner..........$18,000

MISC. EQUIPMENT 2012 Cat D6N LGP II dozer. Like new! 972 hours, PAT blade, ripper, EROPS, air conditioning, radio, diff steer, sweeps. Excellent!.............................$195,000

SCRAPER

Cat 633 elevating scraper, good chains, runs and operates well... ......................................$48,500

FINANCING AVAILABLE – OAC

2012 CAT TH514 telehandler, EROPS, 4070 hours, outriggers, 11,000 lb. capacity, 45-ft. reach.. ......................................$84,000

CRUSHER

Cedar Rapids 1524Y jaw crusher, skid mounted with 50 hp electric motor. Excellent condition........... ......................................$17,000

LOADERS

John Deere 410G loader/backhoe, 4x4, extend-a-hoe, cab, ride control, powershift, 5200 hours.. ......................................$38,500

OCEAN CONTAINERS 1997 Champion 780A motor grader, cab and heat, 14-ft. blade, Cummins engine...................$29,500 Kolberg Belt screener, 4x10 - 2 deck screen, live feed hopper, all electric......................$21,000

Steve Swan

‘Going green’ with stink bug control

By Dennis O’Brien, Agricultural Research Service A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entomologist has found “green” alternatives to insecticides to control three native stink bugs that damage cotton, and the new methods are catching on with growers.

The green stink bug (Chinavia hilaris), southern green stink bug (Nezara viridula), and brown stink bug (Euschistus servus) are a particular problem in the southeastern United States, because cotton is often grown alongside peanuts.

Brown and southern green stink bugs develop in peanut fields and migrate into cotton. Green stink bugs move into cotton from nearby wooded areas.

Glynn Tillman, with USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in Tifton, Georgia, is studying the use of “trap crops,” such as soybean and grain sorghum. Trap crops are planted in small strips alongside cotton so that the stink bugs will move into them instead.

Another option is using pheromone-baited traps to capture and kill the bugs. Nectar-producing plants can be grown to attract native parasitoid wasps that attack stink bugs. Placing plastic barriers between cotton and peanut rows is yet another control method.

In a recent study, Tillman and her colleagues grew cotton and peanuts side by side for two years. In the first year, they planted soybeans as a trap crop, with and without pheromone traps, between the cotton and peanut rows. In other areas, they placed 6-foot-high plastic barriers between the rows.

In the second year of the study, they added nectar-producing buckwheat plants near the cotton. Each week during the May-to-October growing season, they counted the stink bugs and stink bug eggs killed by wasps, and documented the damage to cotton bolls.

They found that physical barriers between peanut and cotton were the most effective tool and that the multi-pronged approach is an effective alternative if barriers are not feasible.

They also found that soybeans were an effective trap crop and that buckwheat plants attracted beneficial wasps that reduced stink bug numbers.

ARS is USDA’s principal intramural scientific research agency.

Access: Ask early, don’t wait

By Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Montana’s millions of acres of private land offer some excellent hunting opportunities—the only catch is gaining the landowner’s permission to hunt.

It is Montana law that hunters obtain landowner permission to hunt on all private land.

Here are a few things to keep in mind that will greatly improve results when attempting to secure hunting access to private land.

• Show courtesy to the landowner and make hunting arrangements by calling or visiting at times convenient to the landowner.

• Plan ahead and secure permission well in advance of the actual hunting date.

• Provide complete information about yourself and your hunting companions, including vehicle descriptions and license numbers.

• Explain what type of hunting you wish to do, and be sure to ask any questions which can help clarify the conditions of access.

• Follow the landowner’s instructions, and bring with you only the companions for whom you obtained landowner permission.

• Be sure to thank the landowner after your hunt.

Hunters and landowners can learn more by investing some time on Montana’s Hunter-Landowner Stewardship Project, an information program for anyone interested in promoting responsible hunter behavior and good hunter and landowner relationships in Montana. Visit FWP’s website at fwp.mt.gov, then click “Hunting” under Quick Links.

For more information on hunting access in Montana, check out the “Hunter Access” pages on FWP’s website at fwp.mt.gov.

Steve’s cell - 406-580-2937

across from Fremont Ford on Big Horn Ave.

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STEER IN TRAILER SALES Three Forks, MT • 877-335-5372

HUGE Stock Trailer Discounts!!! *WILSON, TITAN, TRAILSWEST*

2017 Wilson

Ranch Hands - 20-ft., 22-ft., 24-ft. starting at .....................................................................$17,500 Foreman Models - 8-ft.x24-ft. & 7-ft. x 30-ft. ............................................................. Also Available Roper - 24-ft. with 4 tack .....................................................................................................$23,300

CLEARANCE STOCK TRAILERS

Trailswest HotShot - 24-ft...................$11,300 Trailswest HotShot - 20-ft...................$10,300 Duralite - 25-ft. stock ...........................$16,500

Titan Stock & Stock Combos

OVER 20 IN STOCK!

Westendorf TA-28 loader $2800

2016 Massimo 500 UTV 74 miles • Sold as New $5500

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LOGAN COACH TRAILERS

MONTANA’S LARGEST BIG TEX DEALER! Guaranteed Lowest Price on ALL IN STOCK Logan Coach Trailers

14LX dump trailers, with tarp .................................................................................................$6600 4-ft. sided dump, with tarp.......................................................................................................$7800 22GN 23,000 lb. GVW flatbed starting at ...............................................................................$8900 14GN 14,000 lb. GVW flatbed ................................................................................................$6250

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GRAIN TRAILER FOR SALE

1980 Timpte aluminum hopper bottom trailer, 80% tires............................................... $10,500 (406) 880-3450, Corvallis, Montana

Antique Caterpillers For Sale Cat 30 seized engine........................................ $1000 Cat 15 runs........................................................ $1500 Cat 22 with dozer, runs..................................... $2500 Cat D4 with dozer, needs work......................... $1500

Phone 406-264-5056, Riley Denning, Sun River, MT

50-Ton Crane

– Fork Lifts – – Winch Trucks – – Cherry Pickers – 24-Hour Service

DICK IRVIN TRUCKING 434-5583 – Shelby

Turk Lords Custom Haying on shares or cash

First 1000 acres of hay ground gets 10% pre-season savings Newer quality equipment with the experience to get it done on time!

• Willing to pay top dollar to lease or buy pasture and or hay ground.

• We will maintain your place as if it were our own. Building and repairing fences, picking rocks, fertilizing, seeding, swathing, raking, baling twine or net wrap...etc.

• Would prefer a lease for a couple years then buy out.

• Open to many different options.

Please call me at (406) 899-3133, Belt, Montana

USED SPRAYERS

Apache 1200 120-ft. sprayer.......................................................$59,900 Freightliner with F/S sprayer......................................................$29,900 Ag Shield 1500 sprayer...............................................................$28,900

406-727-7153

4181 North Park Trail Great Falls www.hovenequipment.com

“Partners in Production”

Ken – 788-4588; Ed – 231-4254; Dwight – 231-4251

Favorable weather leads to good upland bird numbers

By Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks pretty good minus those localized areas hit Just the thought of wings exploding into by weather events,” according to Region flight across the prairie or through the pine 4 Wildlife Manager Graham Taylor. Likeforests is enough to get the average upland game bird hunter’s heart racing. wise in Region 5 and 3 where the season And fortunately from end to end, corner should be average and better than last year. to corner Montana has upland bird opportuIn Region 1, brood survival appears to be good on the Ninepipe Wildlife Management nities for the casual to the die-hard hunter.

Area and good moisture through the spring Upland season started September 1 with and summer should improve habitat over mountain, sage and sharptail grouse along last year’s dry conditions. Numbers in the with partridge. Pheasant hunting starts OcFlathead Valley are holding steady. tober 8. All seasons end January 1, except In Region 7, Mild winter conditions resage grouse, which ends September 30.

Gray (Hungarian) Partridge sulted in high over-winter survival. Spring While no formal surveys are conducted crow counts indicate the population going for huns in Montana, weather and habitat into nesting season was 20 percent or more conditions suggest huns across the state will above long-term-average. However, peak range from slightly above to well below hatch for pheasants occurs around midaverage this season, depending on the area June, which corresponded with extensive of the state. Observations in Regions 4, in thunderstorm activity in southeastern Monthe middle of Montana suggest average tana. Overall, pheasant hunting should be numbers. In FWP Region 6, northeastern average this fall and comparable to last fall, Montana, numerous pairs and broods have with the best numbers where storm activity been observed so hunters can expect hun was lowest and cover is best. numbers to be good given favorable 2016 Sage-Grouse nesting conditions that likely improved Sage grouse are another bright spot nest success and brood survival. Localized this year in Montana. After declining lek summer hail storms in Regions 4 and 6 counts between 2008 and 2014 numbers likely affected bird numbers resulting in the have really picked up, which is consistent aforementioned spotty distribution of birds. with normal population fluctuations and is In south-central Montana, FWP Region 5, a result of favorable weather conditions for conditions were in flux and bird numbers in hatching and brood rearing in 2014 through most of the region will be below average.

2016. Statewide, male attendance at leks, A series of mild winters the past few or sage-grouse breeding grounds, averyears has generally allowed huns to aged about 17 percent above the long-term increase in distribution and numbers trends. Consequently, the Fish and Wildlife throughout Region 7. Although Hungarian Commission opened sage grouse hunting Partridge occur throughout the region, their across the state this year for the month of distribution tends to be spotty. The most roSeptember, with a daily bag limit of two and possession limit of four. bust populations can be found where there Sharp-tailed grouse is a good interspersion of grain, alfalfa and Like pheasants, sharp-tailed grouse in rolling grassy hills or grass ways. Hunters Region 6 have been affected by a reduccan expect numbers of Hungarian Partridge to range from poor to excellent, depending tion in CRP acreage, meaning with CRP on localized weather and habitat conditions. loss, there will likely be fewer birds and Mountain Grouse hunters will need to be more mobile in Mountain grouse, a catch all term that some traditional areas. Lek counts indicate includes ruffed, spruce, and dusky (or blue) birds are still well above average in eastgrouse, are fun to hunt and good to eat. The ern Region 6 but are below average in the last few years have been good for these western portion of the region. In general, birds in Regions 1 (northwestern Montana), however, across the northern part of the 2 (western Montana), 3 (southwestern state lek counts and other observations Montana) and parts of 4. Particularly in show that hunting should be good this fall. northwestern Montana biologists have been In the central part of the state in Region seeing lots of birds and broods. Preliminary 4 things look good because the past few information from Region 5 suggests that years have had favorable conditions for dusky grouse numbers are better than last production and survival. In Region 5, numyear but still below average and ruffed bers are likely similar to last year. Again, grouse will be at or slightly above average. warmer-than-average March temperatures Pheasants kicked breeding off early in Region 7. NestMontana is experiencing a large decline ing conditions were favorable. In general, in CRP acreage along the northern tier of the sharp-tailed grouse distribution is fairly state, which may have an impact on hunting even across the southeastern part of the experiences in Regions 4 and 6. Based on state. Lek counts and other observations crow counts and brood sightings in Region show average numbers; overall the sharp6, along with near ideal summer conditions, tailed grouse population continues to be ropheasant numbers continue to be above bust, providing good hunting opportunities average, particularly in the northeast corner this fall. Hunting should be good this fall, of the state. In good pheasant habitats in keeping in mind that severe weather events central Montana—such as around Conrad may have negatively impacted populations and Lewistown—pheasants are “overall in localized areas.

Migratory bird hunters need to get HIP

By Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Everyone who hunts doves, ducks, geese, hunters are simply asked, in general, how many sandhill cranes, snipe, or coots in Montana must ducks, geese, cranes, doves, coots and or snipe they be “HIP” certified. HIP stands for Harvest Inforbagged last season in Montana. The answers are enmation Program. tered into Montana’s Automated Licensing System To get HIP certified, Montana migratory bird to help with the management of migratory birds. ##### Cows have an acute sense of smell, and can smell something up to six miles away.

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3V Distributing, Conrad ............................. C55 Abilene Machine Inc, Abilene KS .............. C44 Action Toys, Billings ......................................A7 Affordable Construction Equipment, Billings & Bozeman ............................................... C57 Ag Trucks & Equipment, Great Falls ............ C7 Ag West Distributing Co., Great Falls .........A42 Ag Wise, Kremlin ....................................... C58 AgraSyst Dealers...............................A25, C51 Aldrich Lumber Co., Billings ...................... C21 All Iron Sales, Mike Pallett, Lewistown ...... C24 American Manufacturing, Hogeland ...........B24 Bachman Construction, Belle Forche SD ...B20 Basin Seed, LLC, Standford .......................B28 Bass Auction Co. Inc., Lewistown .............. C48 Bell Motor Co., Cut Bank ..............................B7 Ben Taylor, Valier & Shelby ........................ C31 Big Equipment Co., Havre ........................... C5 Big Sky Equipment, Conrad ..............C32, C33 Big Sky Sawmill & Wood Products, VaughnC24 Big Sky Wholesale Seeds, Shelby ..............A50 Billings Farm & Ranch Supply, Billings ............. ................................................A10, B7, C14 Bouma Post Yards, Choteau .......................A28 Bouma Truck Sales, Choteau, Great Falls ........ ........................................................INSERT BTI Feeds, Cut Bank ................................. C31 Buckley Auction ..........................................B16 Cahill Seeds, Scobey..................................A24 Cascade Machine & Supply, Great Falls ....A42 Chamley Pipe & Salvage, Williston ND...... C30 Charles Moore, Inc. Miles City ....................B23 Chic Harbine Sales, Missoula.................... C49 CHS Big Sky, Big Sandy, Broadview, Chinook, Columbus, Denton, Geraldine, Great Falls, Harlem, Havre, Kershaw, Lewistown, Malta, Moccasin, Rudyard, Turner, Winifred ..... C60 Circle G Salvage, Walhalla, ND ................. C56 Circle S Seeds, of Montana, Three Forks ...A48 Clearview Seed, Denton ............................ C45 Courtesy Ford, Conrad .................................B1 Crazy Mountain Fabrication, Travis Klein, Big Timber ....................................................A21 Cut Bank Tire, Cut Bank .............................B24 David J Heine & Associates, Kalispell ........B20 DBL Sales & Service, Dave & Brody Linker, Coffee Creek ..........................................A11 Dick Irvin Trucking, Shelby ..........................A60 Dietz Auto & Truck Salvage, Billings .......... C39 Direct Ag Network, LLC Dan Thome, Billings ... ......................................................A22, C28 Doane Western of Montana, Bozeman...... C42 Eagle Equipment, Belgrade ....................... C16

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2012 Ford Mustang Boss 8900 miles, 6 speed manual.................COURTESY PRICE $34,695

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Index

Equipment Connection, Columbia Falls....C10, C11 Exchange Services, Inc, Whitefish .............B26 Farm Equipment Sales, Glasgow, Plentywood, Culbertson, Circle ........................................ ............ A51, A52, A53, A54, A55, A56, A57 Farmer’s Business Network ........................A23 First State Bank, Shelby .............................B22 Fisher Metal Products, Fort Benton ............B28 Fisher Truck & Equipment, Scobey .............B18 Flaman Sales & Rental, Power .......... A50, B18 Fort Benton Realty, Fort Benton .................A57 Fosse Insurance Agency, Great Falls .........B12 Fraser’s Oil Inc., Inverness ........................ C26 Frieling’s Agricultural Equipment, Great Falls ... ............................ A15, A31, C19, C29, C59 Frontline Ag Solutions Dillon, Dillon............A37 Frontline Ag Solutions, Choteau, Conrad, Cut Bank, Dillon, Lewistown, Havre, Chester, Great Falls, Belgrade, Livingston ................. ..............................................A43, A44, A45 Fuson Excavation & Trucking, Conrad ..........B6 Get ‘Er Done, Gary Wiest, Brady ................B16 Gerber’s, Great Falls...................................A16 Goettlich Trucking, Hilger ............................A20 Golden Harvest Seeds, Big Sandy ............ C13 Golden Triangle Seeds, Rudyard ............... C20 Great Falls Fence, Great Falls ......................A8 Greyn Fertilizer, Choteau, Dutton, Valier ....A39 H & H Spreading, Conrad ...........................B18 Harris Custom Swathing, Conrad ...............A40 Havre Ford, Havre ..................................... C35 Hedman, Inc, Brett Hedman, Grass Range A25 Helfert’s Helena Farm Supply, East HelenaC12 Henke Enterprises, SprayFlex, Chester ... C28 Highline Communications, Cut Bank ..........B26 Hodgskiss Seed, Choteau ..........................A26 Hoven Equipment Co., Great Falls...A18, A24, A33, A40, A46, A60, B6, C18, C20, C23, C37, C46 Huggy Bear’s Consignment, Cut Bank .......B19 Jamieson Motors, Inc., Chinook ........B25, C42 Jim Nielsen Trucks & Parts, Butte ................ C2 JT Harvesting, Jim Bartsch, Brady .............A27 Kevin Distributing Trailer Sales, Shelby...... C51 Kevin Hill Auction Service, Corvallis ...........A21 Krogmann Mfg. ...........................................B12 Kuhn North America .................................. C46 KW Insurance, Sunburst ...............................A2 Lane Judisch Swathing, Conrad .................. C8 Larson & Co., LLC, Glenn Larson, Opheim ...... ......................................................C41, C49

2016 Ford Fusion Titanium black leather seats, 21,000 miles, backup camera................. ............................COURTESY PRICE $22,950

Lewis Cattle Oiler Co, Russ Baker..............A26 Lewistown Honda, Lewistown.................... C24 Liphatech, Rozol ........................................ C48 Lundberg Shop, LLC, Canyon Creek ..........B17 M & M Salvage, Havre ................................A36 M & R Seed Cleaning, Watford City, ND .... C54 M & W Machine, Three Forks .....................B12 Maxwell Lumber, Lewistown .......................B26 MDS Construction Supply, Great Falls ...... C56 Meridian Seeds, Casselton ND ..................B20 Midland Implement , Billings ...................... C14 Mohrlang Fabrications, Brush CO ............... C2 Montana Holster & Shoulder Rig, Norm Schertenlieb ...........................................A21 Montana Metal Fabrications, Great Falls ....A49 Montana Post Driver, Gold Creek .............. C35 Montana Quality Structures, Stevensville .. C40 Montana Salinity Control Assoc, Conrad ....B16 Montana Shed Center, Great Falls .............. C9 Montana Valley Irrigation, Great Falls A18, B17 Motor Power, Great Falls ........................... C52 Mountain Equipment, Belgrade ..................A58 Mountain View Metal Works, Wilsall .......... C37 MT Tractors, Matt Pendergast, Stevensville B25 Musselshell Valley Equipment, Roundup ....A41 New Holland of Belgrade, Belgrade ............B15 New Homes of the Future, Billings .............B26 North Star Equipment, John Myers, SimmsC25 Northern Chrysler, Cut Bank ..................... C39 Northern Ford, Cut Bank ............................A47 Northern Hydraulics, Great Falls ................A33 Northern Prairie Auto Sales, Wolf Point ..... C27 Northern Seed, Conrad & Shelby ...............A32 Northwest Plastics, Libby ...........................A16 Ophus Auction, Big Sandy ..........................A36 Parsons Farm & Ranch Realty, Lewistown C45 Power Motors Implement, Fort Benton .........A5 Powerhouse Equipment, Floweree ............ C40 Precision Truck & Trailer, Havre ................. C41 Price Truck & Equipment Sales, Missoula ..A32 Pure Bliss Cycle Sales, Conrad ..................A50 Rainbow Irrigation & Equipment, Chinook ..B11 RDO Equipment, Kalispell, Missoula, Ronan ... .............................................................. C53 Reddig Equipment & Repair, Kalispell ..........B4 Rockwell Scales, Simms.............................B10 Rocky Mountain Equipment....................... C54 Roger Rader, Inc, Sun River .......................B23 Rozol, Lipatech .......................................... C48

Rydelle Enterprises, Marion Jones, Drummond ............................................ C28 Shobe Auction & United Country Realty, Lewistown...............................................A46 Shop Specialties, Ronan ..............................B8 Shortline Ag, Inc, Scobey ............................ C1 Skierka Livestock Trucking, Pompeys Pillar ..B8 Sod Buster Sales, Polson ..................C50, C56 Specialty Tool & Attachment, Cody WY ..... C38 Steel Etc, Great Falls ...................................B9 Steer In Trailer Sales, Three Forks..............A59 Steinhatchee, Lance Nelson, Stevensville. C38 Stokes Fencing, Conrad .............................A14 Stricks Ag, Chester .................................... C17 Sullivan Brothers Construction, Conrad ...... C9 Sunrise Equipment, Sidney ..........................B8 Sunward Steel, Denver CO ........................B10 Super SmartRooms/Superform ICF, Jerry Gangstad, Avon.............................B27, C38 Swains Spring Service, Great Falls ........... C18 T & T Farm Supply, LLC, Chester ................ C6 Taylor Farm Store, Shelby ......................... C31 The Truck Shop of Billings ..........................B13 Three Forks Lumber & Ready Mix, Three Forks ..................................................... C27 Tiber Tractor Co., Chester .......................... C30 Tilleman Equipment Company, Havre ....... C15 Tom’s Shop, Grassrange...............................A4 Torgerson’s, Ethridge, Great Falls, Lewistown, Havre, Denton, Billings ............................ C3 Treasure State Seed, Fairfield ................... C25 Tri County Implement, Sidney .......................B5 Triangle Ag Service, Fort Benton ..................A9 Triple T Sales, Chinook ........................B21, C8 TT&E Inc, Victor..........................................A14 Turk Lords Custom Haying, Belt .................A60 United Electric, Great Falls .......................... C6 Vaughn Truck, Havre .....................................B5 VW Mfg, Loren Hawks, Chester ................ C43 W.W. Tire Service Inc, Brookings, Bryant, Clark, Ft. Pierre, Huron, Pierre, Watertown, Winner SD ..........................................................B22 Wesco Trailer Sales, Conrad.......................A49 Western Montana New Holland, Missoula ..B27 Western Water Wells, Jack Clark, Choteau ...... ...................................................... A48, A49 Wild Horse Seed, Havre ............................ C36 World Equipment, Idaho Falls, ID .............. C21 XB Trailer Sales, Glen Birky, Sun River.......A38 Yellowstone Tractor Co., Belgrade ............. C44 Zerbe Bros., Glasgow ............................ B2, B3 Zomer Truck, Conrad ........................................ .................... A34, A35, A40, B17, B24, C23

2016 Ford F350 XLT super duty, crew cab, 6.7L 2016 Ford Fusion SE keyless entry, heated Power Stroke, long wheel base, chrome pack- and cooled leather seats, park assist................ age, 5th wheel prep package. MSRP $60,76.... .......COURTESY PRICE AS LOW AS $27,464 .......COURTESY PRICE AS LOW AS $49,304

2011 Ford F150 grill guard, cloth seats, CD player...................COURTESY PRICE $16,959

2010 Ford Taurus heated leather seats, 136,000 miles.........COURTESY PRICE $9495

2010 Ford F150 supercab, heated and cooled leather seats, sun roof....................................... ............................COURTESY PRICE $15,495

2014 Dodge Avenger 47,000 miles, cloth seats....................COURTESY PRICE $11,995

2012 Ford F250 Lariat keyless entry, heated and cooled leather seats, back up camera........ ............................COURTESY PRICE $35,995

2008 Ford F250 XLT grill guard, cloth seats, CD player.............COURTESY PRICE $16,995

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New Holland Equipment

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New Holland T9000 Series Tractors IN STOCK - County “Lease Returns”

NEW TRACTORS - “IN STOCK”

New Holland 33 Boomer 33 hp, diesel with loader............................ CALL New Holland 41 Boomer 41 hp, diesel with loader............................ CALL New Holland 60 Workmaster 60 hp, diesel with loader..................... CALL

1-2015 New Holland T6.165 135 hp, 180 hours, 16x16 auto shift, 3-pt., 540/1000 PTO, 42” tires, with loader and grapple...........................CALL! 1- 2015 New Holland T6.175 145 hp, 215 hours, 16x16 auto shift, 3-pt., 540/1000 PTO, 42” tires, with loader and grapple...........................CALL! 3-2015 New Holland T7.210 165 hp, 210 hours, 18 speed full powershift, 3-pt., 540/1000 PTO’s, 42” tires, loaded with loader and grapple....CALL! 1-2015 New Holland T7.260 177 hours, 19 speed full powershift, 3-pt., 540/1000 PTO, 42” tires, duals, loaded...........................................CALL!

New Holland Combines

New Holland Guardian Sprayer

New Holland Air Drills

New Holland P2050

New Holland Swathers

New Holland P2060 60 & 70-ft. folding drill

NEW SUSPENDED BOOM SPRAYERS

2-2015 New Holland S1070 100-ft. suspended boom, 1600 gallon tank, 380/90R46 tires, LCTS monitor, windscreens, electronic agitation, Inductor tank, line strainers, L.P. wash, 4 ball valves, combo jet double bodies.

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Glasgow, Montana

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USED COMBINES

USED WINDROWERS

1996 Hesston 8100 2116 hours, 16-ft. and 25-ft, headers...................................................$18,000 New Holland 1100 self-propelled windrower, 14-ft., single knife, cab, no air conditioning, #UWN108. ...................................................................$4800

USED ROUND BALERS

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

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

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

NEW & USED BALE PROCESSORS

2-2016 Haybuster 2660 bale buster, 14Lx16.1 “knobby” float tires, hydraulic chute............ CALL 1-2015 Haybuster 2650 bale buster, 14Lx16.1 float tires, hydraulic chute deflector.............................. ...........................................“Special” Hold Over 2005 Haybuster 2650 hauls 2 bales, right hand discharge #UHHY46..................................$8500 2008 Degelman 3100 Vortex model, 1000 PTO. #UHBK02...................................................$9500

2010 New Holland CR9070 Class 8, twin rotors, hydraulic AutoSteer, large screen, duals, 350 bushel tank, both concaves, 1500 seperator hours, no DEF on combine..............................JUST IN! 2009 New Holland CR907 Class 8, twin rotor, hydraulic AutoSteer, large screen, 900 singles, 350 bushel tank, both concaves, 1300 seperator hours, no DEF on combine..............................JUST IN! 2008 New Holland CR9070 400 hp, 900/60R32 tires, with 40-ft. MacDon D60 header............JUST IN! 1994 New Holland TR97 2100 hours with MacDon 960 36-ft. draper header, 30.5x32 tires, straw chopper & chaff spreader. #UCNH37.....$60,000 1993 New Holland TR96 combine with twin rotor, SN 554419, 3109 engine hours, well maintained, annual service repairs, 30-ft. 971 auger head. #UCNH28................................................$36,500 1981 New Holland TR85 2200 separator hours, 24-ft. header. #UCNH58...................................$12,500

New Holland 1431 disc mower, 13-ft., rubber conditioners, 2 point swivel hitch, 1000 PTO...$12,000

2002 MacDon 9352 Cummins, 25-ft. draper header, double swather #UWMD15.....................$45,000

USED SKIDSTEERS

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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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 HEADERS

2013 Case IH (MacDon) 2152 45-ft., double sickle, transport package, cross auger, finger reel..$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

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Glasgow, MT

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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....$9500 Concord 4412 12” spacing with 3000 tow behind tank, hydraulic drive fan...................................$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 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............................................$8900 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.... ................................................................$89,000

USED SELF PROPELLED SPRAYERS

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

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

USED LAND ROLLER

2004 Degelman 45-ft...................................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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2013 New Holland SP240FXP 275 hp Cummins 6.7 liter, 1200 gallon tank, 100-ft. boom, 10 section plumbing, Viper Pro monitor, AutoBoom/ AccuBoom/AutoSteer, 650/75R38 semi flotation tires, 580 hours. #USNH56........................ CALL

USED PULL TYPE & SUSPENDED BOOM SPRAYERS

2004 New Holland SF115 134-ft, 1500 gallon wheel boom, 18.4x26 tires, HMIC pump, flex-control, 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, flex-control auto rate, hydraulic pump. #USNH37......$43,000 2011 New Holland S1070 130-ft. wheel boom, 1600 gallon tank, windscreens, 18.4R28 tires, Intellivew 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

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 2004 Versatile 2310 4WD, 330 hp, Cummins diesel, standard transmission, 520/85R42 tires, 4690 hours.......................................................$59,000

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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 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 1984 Versatile 1150 4WD tractor, 1150 Cummins diesel engine, 470 hp, 30.5R32 tires, “Bad Transmission”.. ........................................................................ $15,000 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 John Deere 7100 corn planter, Yetter knives............ $5500 Phoenix 60-ft. rotary harrow, hydraulic angle adjustment.. ........................................................................... $9500

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 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, with 1910 tow behind cart...... ...................................................................... $118,000

Zerbe Bros.

Glasgow, Montana 406-228-4311 TOLL FREE 1-800-228-5393

2006 New Holland 90-ft. suspended boom sprayer, 1500 gallon, SP655 auto rate.................$20,000 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..........$11,000 1978 John Deere 7700 combine, diesel engine, 3631 hours with 224 head, non hydro.................$4000 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 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 Alloway 10”x60-ft. swing away grain auger, 540 PTO, scissor lift, mechanical drive hopper..........$3000 2015 Danuser SM40 post pounder with tilt & weight kit...............................................................$8200 2015 Danuser pallet fork with top tine grabber, for skid steer....................................................$1900

Call or stop by and see us for all your equipment needs! www.zerbebrothers.com Email zerbesales@nemont.net SALES Mike Guttenberg Tim Guttenberg Travis Volk

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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

LOADERS

Case W11B, nice smaller loader, operates well, includes hydraulic quick change, forks, bucket, and hydraulic angle snow plow.............................................................. $12,500 Case 621EX, county machine, suspected bad transmission.. ............................................................................... $13,500 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

FORKLIFTS & BOOMS

Clark C500 forklift, runs good, side shift, good forks, enclosed cab, poor brakes, 16,000 lb..................................... $6000 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

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

DRUM ROLLERS

1999 Ingersoll-Rand SD175 drum, drive may be bad, engine runs good....................................... $12,500 before repair

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

EXCAVATORS

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 304CCR, enclosed cab, hydraulic thumb, blade.. $36,000 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 Gehl 353, enclosed cab, bucket, thumb.............Priced Right Hitachi ZX120, dual link hydraulic thumb, dig bucket with wedge coupler, comes with 2-ft. dig and a 5-ft. smooth lip bucket, heat, air conditioning, very good under carriage, 6600 hours............................................................ $52,000 Komatsu PC120-6, dual link thumb, quick coupler, air conditioning, dig bucket................................................. $33,000 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

SKIP LOADERS

Case 570 XLT 4WD, Gannon box blade, 4-in-1 bucket........... .............................................................................. $14,000 John Deere 210-LE, full power shift transmission. Set up the way it should be.......................................................... Call

SKIDSTEERS

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Professor honored with ASAS Fellow Award

By K-State Research and Extension News Evan Titgemeyer, Kansas State University Department of Animal Sciences and Industry graduate program director and research coordinator, was named a recipient of the 2016 American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) Fellow Award: Research Category by the ASAS during its annual meeting July 20 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

“I’m very honored to receive the award, and I think it reflects the strong program at K-State and the excellent faculty, technicians and graduate students that I’ve been able to collaborate with over the years,” Titgemeyer said.

He joined the K-State faculty in 1992. His research program has yielded 145 journal articles and brought in more than $2 million in research support. He served as a division editor for the “Journal of Animal Science” from 2006-2009 and currently serves as a section editor. He received the American Feed Industry Association Award in Ruminant Nutrition Research in 2007.

Titgemeyer’s research program studies amino acid utilization by growing cattle and has demonstrated that the efficiencies of amino acid use for growth differ among the amino acids, and is often much less than predicted by current models. Eleven of his graduate students have been placed as university faculty.

The ASAS Fellow Award: Research Category recognizes persons who have rendered distinguished service to the animal industry and/or to the ASAS, maintained continuous membership in the society for a minimum of 25 years, and who are in good standing in the society.

The ASAS is a professional organization that serves more than 6,000 students, animal scientists and livestock producers around the world.

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 in Manhattan.

POW / MIA Recognition Day

Date When Celebrated : Third Friday of September POW/MIA Recognition Day is a day of remembrance and hope for the speedy and safe return of American Prisoners of War, and those still Missing in Action.

It also seeks the return of the remains of fallen soldiers.

The first official commemoration of POW/MIAs was July 18, 1979. It was the result of resolutions passed in Congress. The first national ceremony was held on this date. Over the next several years, it was held in varying dates of the year. Finally, in 1986, The National League of Families proposed the third Friday in September as a day to recognize and remember POW/MIAs. This date was selected, as it is not associated with any wars. Each year, the president of the United States issues a proclamation on this day.

Did you know? Federal law requires the POW/MIA flag to be flown on the following days: Armed Forces Day, May 16 Memorial Day, May 25 Flag Day, June 14 Independence Day, July 4 POW/MIA Day, 3rd Friday of September Veterans Day, Nov. 11 You will also notice the POW/MIA flag flown at all US Post office buildings, Veterans Administration, military memorial facilities, and many U.S. government buildings.

Please take a few moments today, to remember our missing soldiers, and those held as prisoners of war. Attend a ceremony in your area. Say a prayer for POWs and MIAs. Also, write to your senators and congressman to urge continued and increased effort towards bringing every service man and woman home. ##### If you have a propane lantern, soak the wick in vinegar for several hours before you use it. This will prolong the life of your wick.

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Northern Idaho Fertilizer Guidelines for Lentils

Robert L. Mahler, soil scientist in the University of Idaho Department of Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences, Moscow These fertilzer guidelines were developed convenient. Acceptable methods include by the University of Idaho and Washington (1) broadcast and plow-down or disk-in, State University based on relationships be(2) band, and (3) drill with seed. Do not altween soil tests and crop yield responses. low direct contact between the seed and the The guidelines are based on research results fertilizer because lentils are sensitive to salts and are designed to produce above-average during germination. If heavy K applications yields if other factors are not limiting proare required to correct nutrient deficiencies, duction. Thus, this fertilizer guide assumes apply fertilizer before or during seedbed the use of sound management practices. preparation.

The suggested fertilizer rates will be acMost soils in northern Idaho contain adcurate for your field provided (1) your soil equate levels of K for healthy lentil yields. sample was properly taken and represents Consequently, the need for K applications the areas to be cropped and (2) the crop and to northern Idaho soils is minimal. fertilizer history you supply is complete and Table 2. Potassium fertilizer rates for lentils based accurate. For help in obtaining a proper soil on a soil test.

Application rate2 sample, refer to University of Idaho Bulletin 1 K K2O Soil test K (0 to 12 inches) 704, Soil Sampling, or consult the Extension (ppm) (lb/acre) (lb/acre) educator in your county.

0 to 50 70 60 Nitrogen 50 to 75 40 34 Lentils are legumes that can obtain or more than 75 0 0 1 Sodium acetate-extractable K in the 0- to 12-inch depth. “fix” a portion of the nitrogen (N) they 2 K2O x 0.83 = K, or K x 1.20 = K2O. require from the atmosphere. The fixing is done by bacteria (Rhizobium legumiSulfur nosarum) that form nodules on the roots Without adequate sulfur (S), lentil plants of lentils. These bacteria are present in are unable to fix enough atmospheric N to adequate amounts in most northern Idaho meet their needs. Consequently, soils testsoils, especially in fields that have produced ing at less than 10 ppm (SO4-S) should lentils in the last 20 years. receive 15 pounds of S per acre. Avoid using Seed should be inoculated with this granular elemental S on lentils because this bacterium when (1) lentils have not been form of S becomes available to plants only grown in the field for 20 or more years beslowly. Elemental S also greatly reduces fore planting, or (2) soil pH is less than 5.2. soil pH. Sulfur needs of lentils based on a Lentils are most commonly inoculated with soil test are shown in Table 3.

Rhizobium in a peat-based carrier using a Most soils in northern Idaho are S decustom inoculation, seed-applied system. ficient. Conse- quently, applications of 15 Follow the inoculum manufacturer’s pounds S per acre (as sulfate S) are usually recommendation for the inoculum rate per needed. Do NOT exceed S application rates bushel of seed. If custom seed inoculation of 20 pounds per acre as research has shown is not available, a peat-based carrier can that excessive S application rates (more than be used with the planter box, seed-applied 25 pounds per acre) may actually depress system. lentil yields in the Palouse region.

In addition to fixed N, the soil often supTable 3. Sulfer fertilizer needs for lentils based on plies some residual N to lentils as well as a soil test.

N from decomposition of organic matter.

Soil test S (0 to 12 inches) S application rate Thus, N applications on lentils in most cases (ppm SO4-S) (ppm S) (lb/acre) 0 to 10 0 to 4 15 have not been profitable. However, lentils over 10 over 4 0 need to obtain some N from the soil early Micronutrients in their growth, before effective N-fixing Boron—Lentils grown in northern Idaho nodules have formed. Lentils get their early respond to boron (B) applications. Boron season, plant-available N from residual N need can be determined by a soil test. Soils not used by the previous cereal crop. testing at less than 0.5 ppm B should receive Phosphorus 1 pound of B per acre. Boron can be toxic at Phosphorus (P) needs can be determined excessive rates or when concentrated near effectively with a soil test (Table 1). Inseedlings. Boron fertilizer should always be corporate P into the seedbed by whatever broadcast, never banded. For more informamethod is most convenient. Acceptable tion on B and specific fertilizer materials, methods include (1) broadcast and plowrefer to University of Idaho CIS 1085, down or disk-in, (2) band, and (3) drill with Essential Plant Micronutrients: Boron in seed. Do not allow direct contact between Idaho. the seed and any fertilizer containing more Molybdenum—Lentils grown in norththan P. Germinating lentils are extremely ern Idaho also respond to molybdenum sensitive to salts contained in fertilizer N, K, (Mo).

Because Mo is present in soil in only and S. If heavy P applications are required small amounts, soil Mo analysis is not comto correct nutrient deficiencies, apply fertilmercially available. Consequently, base Mo izer before or during seedbed preparation or fertilizer applications on cropping history use a fertilizer that contains only P (0-44-0, and soil pH. Apply Mo as a seed treatment for example). on lentils at the rate of 1/8 to 1/2 ounce Mo Table 1. Phosphorus fertilizer rates for lentils based per acre when (1) the soil pH is less than on a soil test.

5.7 or (2) every third time lentils are grown Soil test P (0 to 12 inches)1 Application rate2 PO P NaOAc Bray I NaHCO3 in a field. Do not exceed 1/2 ounce Mo per (lb/acre) (lb/acre) (ppm) (ppm) (ppm) acre because at higher rates the N-fixing 50 22 0 to 2 0 to 20 0 to 8 bacteria may die. For more informa- tion on 30 13 2 to 3 20 to 30 8 to10 10 5 Mo, refer to University of Idaho CIS 1087, 3 to 4 30 to 40 10 to12 03 0 over4 over40 over 12 Essential Plant and Animal Micronutrients: 1 Soil test P can be determined by three different procedures: Molybde- num in Idaho. sodium acetate (NaOAc), Bray I method, or by sodium bicarZinc—Response of lentils to zinc (Zn) bonate (NaHCO3). Sodium bi- carbonate should not be used on soils with pH values less than 6.2. Use the column indicated applications is extremely rare. Zinc apby your soil test report. plications of 5 pounds per acre should be 2 P2O5 x0.44=P,orPx2.29=P2O5.

3 considered only where Zn soil test levels Under reduced tillage apply up to 20 lb P2O5 per acre on soils testing in ex- cess of 4 ppm P (NaOAc soil test). are less than 0.6 ppm. For more information on Zinc, refer to University of Idaho Potassium CIS 1088, Essential Plant Micronutrients: Potassium (K) needs can be determined Zinc in Idaho. with a soil test (Table 2). Incorporate K CONTINUED ON PAGE B12 into the seedbed by whatever method is 2

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Fighting pink eye in cattle

By Connor Orrock, K-State Research and Extension While the summer months are winding down pink eye can still be a concern for cattle producers. A.J. Tarpoff, K-State Research and Extension beef veterinarian, has tips to help minimize the effects of this disease in cattle.

Weaned calves may lose up to 10 percent of their body weight as a result of the disease, according to Victoria Agriculture (Australia), The disease may lead to blindness and possibly even death due to starvation, thirst, and accidents due to loss of sight.

Causes Pink eye is caused by several factors working together, Tarpoff said. The main cause is the ever-changing bacteria, moraxella bovis. Many subtypes of that bacteria can be found even within one infected animal, which contributes to difficulty in treating it.

Other factors include, UV light, which irritates the eye, tall foliage such as grass or weeds which can scratch the eye, and dust which acts as a direct irritant.

“Flies work to cause pink eye in two different ways,” Tarpoff said. “First, they can irritate the eyes directly by flying around and irritating the cornea. Secondly, flies directly feed on the secretions from the eye. Once they feed off of those secretions, they pick up the bacteria and take it over to another animal and infect that animal, too.”

Detection and treatment Tarpoff suggests producers think of early detection as if they themselves were poked in the eye and had the associated side effects. An infected animal will often show the same symptoms: discomfort, tears, straining to open the eye, and possibly the eye staying shut.

One guaranteed sign is increased tearing, he said. Often dirt will get attached to the tear stains. This is especially visible in light colored cattle.

There is no set time period from once the disease is evident until it is a threat to the health of the eye.

“As the disease progresses it develops an ulcer typically in the center of the eye,” Tarpoff said. “Either one or two things happen - it starts to heal or it builds up pressure on the inside of the eye from the inflammation and possibly ruptures.”

“The biggest treatment option I recommend is to work with your veterinarian as they are familiar with what is happening in the area as well as what is and is not working,” he said. “Working with your veterinarian also gives producers a chance to establish a veterinarian-client patient relationship, which is extremely important when treating animals with antibiotics.”

“The mainstay treatment that has been used for years is injectable oxytetracycline,” Tarpoff said. “It still has a very good level of effectiveness however, by working through a veterinarian he or she may be able to take samples if a producer is experiencing a large outbreak. There may be different bugs in the eye that may need a different type of treatment.”

He also recommends gluing a patch over the infected eye.

This minimizes solar radiation exposure and other irritants so the eye is more comfortable. In addition, it covers secretions from the eye so that flies cannot transmit the bacteria to other animals.

The length of recovery time generally comes down to the severity of the infection and individual variability. If the animal is immunocompromised for any reason, it won’t respond like it should regardless of antibiotic use. If the animal is otherwise healthy, it should respond well to early treatment.

Preventative care A preventative herd health program through a veterinarian aids producers in keeping optimal herd health, Tarpoff said. A proper vaccination program manages viruses such as infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, commonly known as IBR, and bovine viral diarrhea, or BVD, that can affect the severity of pink eye.

“There are several options for vaccines to control pinkeye,” the veterinarian said. “Some issues with vaccines are they are given too close to when the animal becomes infected.

It takes two doses and several weeks to build immunity.”

Moraxella bovis has many types and sub types, which also presents challenges. Vaccines only have certain strains and are not all cross protective. In some cases they are very helpful but if given too late in the year or if a vaccine is for a different strain, it will not work.

Proper nutrition assists in preventing pinkeye. Assuring an animal has all of the essentials to perform well helps to keep its immune system functioning.

Fly control is also essential, Tarpoff said, since flies spread the disease rapidly. Effective fly control plans may include insecticide sprays, special ear tags, or cattle rubs.

CONTINUED ON PAGE B8

##### Mount St. Helen’s in Washington lost 1,131 feet of elevation in the May 1980 eruption and spewed forth about one cubic mile of dust, ash and debris. The blast leveled over four billion feet of usable timber, enough to build 150,000 homes. ##### Montana is the fourth largest state with the fortyfourth largest population.

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Fighting pink eye in cattle CONTINUED FROM PAGE B7

Environmental controls to prevent the spread of pink eye include cleaning areas where flies reproduce such as in stagnant pools of water and areas where manure builds up. Clipping pastures may also help – when cattle graze in tall forages they may scrape their eyes and get the disease.

Trimming grasses reduces a physical irritant to the eye. It’s also helpful for cattle to have shade from the UV radiation found in direct sunlight.

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It’s HOT: Quick Tips for Horse Owners

Written collaboratively by Heidi Carroll, SDSU Extension Livestock Stewardship Associate and Rebecca Bott With summer comes heat advisories • Reproductive performance impacts. across South Dakota! Summer heat stress Heat stress has huge impacts on the events that occur over multiple days and reproductive performance of both mares throughout the night pose unique challenges and stallions. Heat and humidity have been for horse owners and those showing horses implicated in possible reduction of reprocompetitively. Here are a few tips for horse ductive performance in breeding stock. owners to implement during these hot days.

Basic environmental conditions, such as Tips for Pastured and Stabled Horses heat, should be managed in order to provide • Provide water. optimal production potential. For additional Horses should have access to fresh water. information about stallion reproductive When the temperatures rise, their consumpimpacts during performance events and tion may increase. Observe water sources shows, please read Can Heat Stress during more frequently during your daily routine Performance Affect Stallion Reproduction? to ensure that horses have ample sources. (http://igrow.org/livestock/horse/can-heatConsider the number of sources and the stress-during-performance-affect-stallionspace per animal around each source to reproduction/) minimize competition between individuals Tips for Transporting Horses during intense heat events. As horses sweat • Avoid traveling in the heat of the day. they lose salts along with water. Electrolyte As with all livestock hauling, choose the balance, which is critical for bodily funccooler parts of the day to be on the road tion, is dependent on a horse’s access to both because trailers are typically exposed to salt and water. Horses that are working hard direct sunlight throughout the trip raising in the heat and sweating amply, may need solar radiation heat. Think of how it feels additional replenishment of electrolytes in the truck cab when the sun beats in the beyond what salt can offer. Consult your window on your skin even with the air veterinarian and nutritionist concerning conditioning blowing on you; it’s still hot these requirements. and uncomfortable in the direct sunlight.

• Provide shade.

Horses hauled between 11:00am to 4:00pm Shade is the most effective way to assist will be exposed to the hottest temperatures horses, and any animal exposed to the heat, and absorb the most heat during transport in coping with heat stress and regulating than horses hauled during cooler times of body temperature. If horses are on pasture the day. Remember, it takes time for the or in turn out lots, evaluate the type and horse to dissipate the heat (increased body shaded space available. Is there enough temperature, increased respiration rate, room for all horses to stand in the shade? increased sweating) and recover before it If turnout paddocks do not have shade, can is expected to perform at its top potential. you provide a temporary shade structure or For more information on the transportaadjust the time of turnout? tion of horses, view Preparing Horses for • Consider horse’s age.

Transit & Competition (https://igrow.org/ Younger and older horses may struggle up/resources/02-2008-2012.pdf). more with prolonged heat events, especially • Keep horses hydrated. when evenings do not cool to below 70° This may mean offering electrolytes degrees or humidity persists. along with cool, fresh water. Horses should • Barn ventilation and air quality. be offered water prior to and immediately Proper airflow and air quality should be following transport, regardless of distance more closely monitored during heat adtravelled. Plan to pack at least 2-3 gallons visories. Even well designed horse barns of water per horse while travelling; or know can benefit from strategically placing large your route of where to stop with sufficient fans to circulate air; this may be the best water hydrants. The temperature of the waoption for older remodeled buildings that ter should be cool to the touch, but not cold. only have a couple windows or doors that Warm water may also limit water intake, facilitate airflow if the wind is blowing. which could lead to slight dehydration. Be Be honest about the air quality, keep stalls proactive and consult your veterinarian and cleaned daily to limit ammonia and manure nutritionist concerning electrolyte requirebuildup to ensure horses are not having to ments prior to travel or shows. cope with poor air quality while trying to • Open trailer ventilation slots or winregulate their elevated body temperature. dows to maximize airflow.

Horses and other livestock should not be Airflow through vents and windows is kept in buildings where airflow and ventilatypically the only air exchange to assist tion are not adequately managed. horses coping with the heat stress of trans• Fly control. portation. Remember to properly secure Observe your horses daily to determine any windows and have safety bars in place if additional fly control measure need to so horses are not able to stick their heads be implemented. Increased fly pressure on outside the trailer; also ensure proper rope horses means they spend more energy on lengths for ties in the trailer. stomping and kicking to alleviate the pain • Avoid keeping horses in a parked and annoyance. More flies also impacts the trailer for any period of time. time horses may spend grazing, so monitor Parked trailers only have the airflow from body condition scores weekly/monthly to a breeze that is blowing, which is minimal ensure the pasture and forage provided is and impacted by the structures the vehicle meeting all animal’s maintenance requireis parked next to. A horse kept in parked ments. trailers will have a faster rise in body tem• Evaluate pasture quality and growth. perature and struggle to relieve itself from During hot summer months, the grazthe heat inside even a well-ventilated trailer. ing pressure that horses put on grass/plant • Assess horse health. growth is huge. To maintain the pasture Monitor vital signs and signs of heat quality and prevent damage to the plants, stress before, during, and after transportconsider pulling horses off pasture and ing horses. While travelling, you can easfeeding supplemental hay to allow pastures ily check the capillary refill time through to recover. This is especially important for a trailer window. Transporting horses of horse owners in counties that are under any age, regardless of health status, has a severe drought conditions. Protecting your direct impact on their immune system from pastures during a drought will ensure future the general stress it imposes. Do not haul productivity.

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Other micronutrients—Lentils have reportedly not responded to applications of chlorine (Cl), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), or cobolt (Co).

Therefore, applications of these materials in northern Idaho are unnecessary.

Soil pH Lentils thrive in soils with pH values of 5.6 or higher. Conversely, when soil pH falls below 5.4, yields may be severely impacted. When soil pH values fall below 5.4, consider lime applications of 1 to 2 tons per acre (the 2-ton rate is for soils with pH values less than 5.2) to reduce soil acidity.

If you suspect that soil pH is low, you can also request a lime-requirement test from the same soil-testing laboratory that analyzes the soil for plant available N, P, K, and S. For additional informa- tion, refer to University of Idaho Extension’s CIS 787, Liming Materials.

Visual Nutrient-Deficiency Symptoms The most commonly observed nutrientdeficiency symptom in lentil fields is entire plants taking on a yellow-green color instead of a healthy, medium- to dark- green color. Unfortunately, this symptom can signify an N, S, or Mo deficiency because all three nutrients directly or indirectly do the same thing in plants.

Nitrogen and S are components of amino acids. These amino acids link together to form proteins. Without enough protein, plants turn yellow-green instead of a vibrant green. For its part, Mo is a component of an enzyme that reduces nitrate in plants to an organic form, which is needed to make amino acids, thus resulting in yellow-green plants.

To help identify the deficient nutrient, it is important to keep records of your fertilization practices. To ensure that N is not limiting, dig up a few lentil plants and look for nodules on the roots. Adequate nodulation and the application of sulfur to the field based on low soil-test values often suggest that Mo is the deficient nutrient.

There is no soil test to determine Mo availability in soils, but it tends to be deficient in soils with pH values less than 5.5 and often will limit the yield of lentils. There is no easy, in-field fix for Mo deficiency during the growing season. The best remedy is to seed treat the next legume grown on the deficient field with Mo. Easily diagnosed P and K deficiency symptoms are rarely visible on lentils in the field during the growing season.

Agronomy/Water Quality Considerations • Growing legumes such as lentils, spring peas, or garbanzo beans in rotation with cereal crops in northern Idaho is an excellent agronomic practice. The legume reduces weed, disease, and insect pressures in the following cereal crops. In addition, the legume will take up residual N left in the soil from the previous cereal crop. Even though legumes are capable of fixing all the nitrogen they need, field studies have shown that at least half of their N comes from residual soil N. From water quality and economic standpoints, this is important because it greatly reduces the threat of nitrate leaching into groundwater.

• Weeds, insects, diseases, and environmental stress can influence the effectiveness of a fertilizer program and reduce yields.

• Lentils are capable of fixing most of the nitrogen they need from the atmosphere.

Soils in northern Idaho generally contain adequate amounts of the soil bacteria (rhizobia) that are responsible for this nitrogenfixation process. Consequently, inoculation of lentils with rhizobia is not necessary in fields that have a history of pea or lentil production.

• Early planting of lentil varieties is critical for maximum economic yields.

• Spring-planted lentils have generally been planted in seedbeds having a minimum of straw residue on the soil surface. However, lentils grown under conservation tillage systems with moderate levels of surface residue typically produce similar or higher yields than lentils grown under low-residue, intensive tillage systems. The greatest yield benefits are in relatively dry years.

• To prevent soil compaction, avoid tillage at high soil moisture levels. Also avoid overworking the soil and creating a finely pulverized surface that is vulnerable to erosion and prone to sealing and crusting.

• Avoid planting in poorly drained areas.

• If you need further information on cultural practices contact the Extension educator in your county.

• Starter, or pop-up, fertilizers have limited success on lentils. Starter fertilizers have been most effective when soils were cold and root growth could be stimulated by a readily available supply of P. • Banding fertilizer improves P use efficiency. Consequently, if applying P in a band, cut the recommended fertilizer application rate by 10 to 15 percent.

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horses that are not healthy or those who are not handling the heat well. Hauling compromised horses will increase the chance of dehydration or other stress related health conditions, such as colic.

• Spare tires and maintenance.

Take the time to properly service trucks and trailers before every trip. Inflate all tires properly, including the spare tire(s). Do not

forget to make sure the truck is in good running condition; do not procrastinate repairs or oil changes that could lead to emergency breakdowns during summer heat.

Additional tips on heat stress prevention while transporting horses can be found at The Horse (http://www.thehorse.com/ articles/21445/20-hot-weather-traileringtips).

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The famous Atlantic City Steel Pier diving horses were trained to dive from a height of 60 feet into a pool that was only 10 feet deep. They dove four times a day for seven days a week during the regular show schedule. Reportedly, when the act closed, the last two diving horses were sold to a slaughterhouse, but were saved by a rescue group.

Horse diving became a popular attraction at other amusement parks in the early part of

the 20th century, including New York City’s Hippodrome and White City Amusement Park, Massachusetts. Horse diving still takes place today at Lake George, New York.

In 1991, Disney made the movie Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken about a teenager in the Depression who rode diving horses.

Based on a true story, the girl was blinded during a horse-diving accident, but still continued to horse dive.

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Shannon K. Williams, Extension Educator, University of Idaho Extension, Lemhi County; Katie Hoffman, Extension Educator, University of Idaho Extension, Lemhi County; Sarah Baker, Extension Educator, University of Idaho Extension, Custer County Purchasing locally raised meat allows you to example, grain, hay, pasture)depending on where • Number of chops or steaks to a package. On support local livestock producers and to know they are raised. Ask the producer what they feed average, plan on one chop or steak per person. If where and how your meat animal was raised. Most their animals if you have a preference for a certain you have young children, consider one-half per people who buy meat from a local producer pur- feeding type, such as “grass-fed” or “grain-fed.” person. For lamb chops, consider two chops per • Animal age. Ask the producer the age of person for teenagers and adults. chase a live animal (or a portion of one) and have it • Weight of hams or roasts. Most recipes and butchered by a “custom-exempt” processing plant. the animal you will be purchasing.Age can influWith local processing to your specifications, you’ll ence meat quality and taste as well as availability guidelines recommend 1⁄2 pound of boneless meat get cuts, packaging, and processing options to fit of certain cuts. Most beef animals are harvested per person (1 pound for bone-in cuts). Consider the your family’s needs and cooking style. between 16 and 24 months of age, lambs between 4 number of people you serve at a typical meal and Here’s how the process works: and 8 months, and hogs between 5 and 10 months. how much each person eats when determining how What is a custom-exempt plant?

How do producers and processors charge for many pounds you want each ham or roast to weigh.

• Fresh pork vs. cured pork. Curing of meat A majority of small meat-processing plants and their products? most meat-processing plants in rural areas are Producers normally price animals they sell to is an ancient practice. It is the application of “custom-exempt.” This means they can slaughter you on a live-weight basis. Processors, on the other salt, sugar, and nitrite or nitrate to meats for the and process livestock only for the exclusive use of hand, charge for cutting and wrapping on the basis purpose of preservation, flavor enhancement, or the animal’s owner, the owner’s family, and/or the of the animal’s hanging weight (carcass weight). color development. Ham and bacon are the most owner’s non-paying guests. Packages are required Normally the processor also charges a harvest fee common cured meats. You can request a ham roast to be labeled “NOT FOR SALE.” and fees for curing meat due to the increased time or ham slices. Curing takes an additional 7 to 14 days depending on the thickness of the meat and When a producer sells you a live animal, you and ingredients required by the curing process. the method used. become the owner and can have the live weights, dressing percentages, carcass weights, carcass yields, and amounts of • Sausage vs. fresh ground pork. animal processed at the custom- Average packaged meat to expect from different animals Sausage is ground pork that has seasonexempt plant. Normally, the producer Packaged Live weight Dressing Carcass Carcass yield will contact the processing facility meat to expect ing added to it. (pounds) percentage weight (%) on your behalf and arrange for de• Cubed steak vs. regular steak. (pounds) (%) (pounds) 519 1250 62% 775 67% Cubed steak is boneless, and it has been livery of your animal to the plant as Beef animal 147 Hog 280 75% 210 70% put through a machine that tenderizes a courtesy.

48 Lamb 135 52% 70 68% it by mechanically breaking down the How do custom-exempt plants Note: The values assume carcasses were cut into both bone-in and boneless steaks and roasts, that meat fibers. differ from USDA plants? cuts were closely trimmed, and that grinding produced regular ground beef, pork or lamb.

• Ground meat vs. stir-fry meat vs.

Is the meat safe? stew meat. Processors utilize all the Idaho’s “custom-exempt” plants How much meat can I expect from my anitrimmings and pieces of meat from the carcass. are licensed by the Idaho State Department of They grind small chunks into burger (ground meat) Agriculture Food Safety Program. Plants that mal? or cut them into smaller pieces for stir-fry or stew. process meat that can be sold by the individual The pounds of meat you take home depends • Variety meats. Request soup bones, tongue, cut, on the other hand, are regulated by the United on the live weight of the animal and the amounts States Department of Agriculture. lost during processing such as skin, fat, bone, and oxtail, heart, liver, etc., at the time of harvest.

• Pounds of ground meat per package. ConCustom processors handle meat in a safe, clean, intestines. and ethical way and process it in a clean and in• Live weight is the animal’s weighton the day sider how many people you serve at a typical meal. A rule of thumb is 1⁄4 pound to 1⁄2 pound spected facility. They are regularly inspected for it is harvested.

• Dressing percentage is the percentage of per person. Many processors charge extra if you overall sanitation to ensure that the meats they live weight remaining after removal of the hide, ask for packages containing less than 1 pound of process are safe to eat. They do not, however, have ground meat. a federal inspector on duty at all times. Meat from hooves, head, and intestines.

• Hanging weight (carcass weight) isthe weight How will my processing choices affect the custom- exempt facilities cannot be sold retail or of the carcass after the skin, head, non-useable oramount of product I receive? across state lines.

• Bone-in vs. boneless. This can dramatically I want to purchase an animal from a local gans, and hooves are removed. Carcass weight can producer. be calculated: Live weight × Dressing percentage affect the pounds of product you take home. If you request more boneless cuts, you will receive Where do I start and what questions should = Carcass weight.

I ask?

• Carcass yield is the percentage of the carcass fewer pounds of product. If you prefer bone-in To find a local producer, contact your local that actually ends up as meat after fat and bone chuck roasts, rib steaks, T-bones, or other bone-in cuts, you will receive more pounds of product. The Extension office or a local custom-processing have been trimmed off. plant for a list of producers and the livestock they • Amount of packaged meat to expect can be amount of edible meat will not change, however. produce. Then learn about about the producer’s calculated like this: Carcass weight × Carcass yield If you get soup bones, short ribs, and other boney cuts you’ll get more pounds of product than if you operation: = Pounds of meat.

• Availability. Producers have a production If you purchase a half or quarter of an animal, get these items boned and put into ground meat.

• External fat. If the processor leaves more schedule that determines when they raise animals you would reduce the amount of meat by that external fat on the meat cuts, the pounds of product and have them ready for sale. Like garden vegamount. you receive will be higher than if the meat cuts are How much freezer space will I need? etables, meat products are not necessarily sold closely trimmed.

One cubic foot of freezer space will hold apyear-round.

• Leanness of the ground meat. If the ground • Minimum purchase. If you are interested in proximately 30 pounds of meat. An upright freezer meat is made very lean (with very little fat added purchasing only a portion of an animal (a half or will hold slightly less. quarter), keep in mind the producer has to sell the What do I need to know when I talk to the at grinding), the pounds of product you receive will be lower than if it is made with more fat. For whole animal before harvesting. You might recruit custom processor? example, a typical beef carcass could produce friends or family members to share the animal with • Thickness of chops and steaks. Most chops you or ask the producer if you can share with other and steaks in the grocery store are cut 1⁄2- to 3⁄4- 20 more pounds of ground beef if it is made into “70% lean” ground beef instead of “93% lean” buyers on their list. inch thick. The thicker the cuts, the fewer indiground beef.

• Animal feed. Animals are fed differently (for vidual chops or steaks you will have.

Things A Redneck Won’t Say

• “I’ll take Shakespeare for 1000, Alex” • “Duct tape won’t fix that.”

• “Come to think of it, I’ll have a Heineken.”

• “We don’t keep firearms in this house.”

• “You can’t feed that to the dog.”

• “I thought Graceland was tacky.”

• “No kids in the back of the pickup...it’s not safe.”

• “Professional wrasslin’s fake.”

• “Honey, did you mail that donation to Greenpeace?”

• “We’re vegetarians.”

• “Do you think my hair is too big?”

• “I’ll have grapefruit instead of biscuits and gravy.”

• “Honey, these bonsai trees need watering.”

• “I don’t understand the appeal of NASCAR.” • “Give me the small bag of pork rinds.”

• “Deer heads detract from the decor.”

• “Spitting is such a nasty habit.”

• “I just couldn’t find a thing at Wal-Mart today.”

• “Trim the fat off that steak.”

• “Cappuccino tastes better than espresso.”

• “The tires on that truck are too big.”

• “I’ll have the arugula and radicchio salad.”

• “I’ve got it all on a floppy disk.”

• “Unsweetened tea tastes better.”

• “Would you like your fish poached or broiled?”

• “My fiance is registered at Tiffany’s.”

• “I’ve got two cases of Zima for the Super Bowl.”

• “She’s too old to be wearing that bikini.”

• “Does the salad bar have bean sprouts?”

• “Hey, here’s an episode of “Hee Haw” that we haven’t seen.”

• “I don’t have a favorite college football team.”

• “Be sure to bring my salad dressing on the side.”

• “I believe you cooked those green beans too long.”

• “Those shorts ought to be a little longer, Darla.”

• “Elvis who?”

• “Checkmate.”

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Management and genetics make the cow whole

By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service CHAPS is a computer program that can After listening to the Beef Improvement track beef cattle production from conception Federation (BIF) annual meeting presentato carcass, recording performance, genettions through media services provided by Angus Media, many thoughts come to mind. ics and meat quality along the way. The Unfortunately, I was unable to attend the data then become management knowledge, annual gathering, which finished recently in which is the power to effect change within Manhattan, Kansas. an individual beef producer’s herd.

The focus of the federation and the meetCHAPS was developed by the North Dakota State University Extension Sering, as always, was the improvement of beef cattle. Many ideas were presented, some of vice through the North Dakota Beef Cattle which were quite data-specific and some Improvement Association and has been totally speculative. Either way, the meettime tested in many individual beef proing always generates good discussion and ducer herds. The more documented records reflection. a producer has availPerhaps a point that able through time in underlies much of the the herd, the better discussion is the need equipped the producer for continued encouris to make bold, deciagement to keep resive decisions about culling, selection and cords. That seems so mating systems. simple, but in reality, Those managerial many beef producdecisions made toers struggle with the implementation of efday can have a huge impact on the future fective recordkeeping of the herd for many systems. In response years to come. A years ago, the North change in manageDakota Beef Cattle Improvement Association (NDBCIA), esment is only speculative unless documented and verified by data. Aggressive cattle protablished in 1963, became a member of the Beef Improvement Federation. ducers competing in today’s complex beef Subsequently, beef cattle records have market need to utilize all the tools available been the mainstay of the NDBCIA, which to reduce guesswork and add predictability annually processes thousands of calf records to their herd performance. CHAPS is one of for producers throughout North Dakota, those tools, providing multiple managerial the north-central region and across North reports and assisting producers with total America. These data records have been the herd evaluations. basis for much discussion for producers A common problem with recordkeeping through the years. systems is the accumulation of mounds of Evolving from this effort was the CHAPS data with little effective utilization of the (Cow Herd Appraisal Performance Softdata. The ultimate purpose of the CHAPS program is to assure that each production ware). CHAPS is the computer program trait is balanced in the operation, and evaluused to record, analyze and store the data.

It was introduced in 1985. An update for ated and reported in a usable manner.

CHAPS should be done this year because For more effective utilization of indiprogramming is intense right now. vidual herd data through time, production While the data and numbers are imporbenchmark values utilizing standardized calculations based on total cows exposed tant, the update is driven by changes in have been used in CHAPS herds for more the electronic media. Computer programs than 30 years. During this period, CHAPS always must be compatible with mainstream producers have been able to compare their computing demands. CHAPS can be deindividual operation’s performance against scribed as a beef industry tool for acquiring the benchmarks that are calculated from the data and converting it to a usable form to entire database. expand a producer’s knowledge.

As a comprehensive analysis system, Interestingly, at this year’s BIF conferCHAPS provides an analysis of all the ence, the need to continue to gather records standard performance data as suggested by that guide producers in the management of the Beef Improvement Federation and adtheir operation appeared to be discussed with more vigor. Although the improvement ditional benchmark comparisons. Producers of the genetic component of beef cattle is continue to use the program as an effective the objective of the numerous beef cattle tool, and that complements the current breed associations, genetic improvement is discussion in BIF to better tie genetics to of no avail if managerial programs cannot management for more predicable beef manafacilitate or implement the desired genetics gerial planning. As complicated as current in the cow-calf operation. production environments are, CHAPS helps.

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 TESTIMONIAL To Whom This May Concern: Research Extension Center, Recently Mr. Wiest did us a favor at our farm located north of Glasgow, 1041 State Ave., Dickinson, Montana by removing infected catone aster trees with his very efficient ND 58601; 701-456-1103; machines.

This was a recommended procedure by the Extension Service to preor kris.ringwall@ndsu.edu.

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vent a total loss of the bacterial infected trees.

He arrived here one time which we agreed upon and very quickly cut the infected trees and gathered them into a pile which we will burn. He has very sophicated equipment and did a wonderful job.

I highly recommend him to anyone who needs this service.

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By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service In difficult financial times, proper management decisions are critical and could make the difference between remaining in the cattle business or not.

Forward or backward are two options. Once the clutch is engaged and the accelerator pressed, action is necessary.

Is the operation in “drive” to move forward or in “reverse” to move backward? Let’s hope cattle producers are moving forward, but slowly, however.

The heart of this discussion is knowing what expenses to keep and what to cut. There are no simple answers, no magic formula for all producers.

At the forefront are those immediate expenses a producer must pay. And, like any business, the expenses become bills.

There will be mumbling when paying this monthly stack of bills. The important thing is to be prepared because operational expense cutting must be projected months in advance and activated when appropriate.

A close conversation with the lender is critical at this time because the knee-jerk reaction is to try to cut immediate expenses in hopes of stalling the inevitable discussion with whoever controls the funds. As a result, those immediate expenses are generally more related to the short term and may influence the immediate well being of the cattle.

Cutting common production practices such as fertility testing bulls, vaccinating calves, providing appropriate pasture supplements or herd movement within grazing programs can create major immediate and long-term issues.

Placing an infertile bull with cows will turn into a serious error come fall because the cows may turn up open. Every open cow is estimated to be 550 pounds of beef not sold and adds to all the cow expenses as a total loss in the expense column.

Extrapolating from the North Dakota Farm Management education program (http://www.ndfarmmanagement.com) database and associated search tools such as FINBIN (http:// www.finbin.umn.edu) from the Center for Farm Financial Management, University of Minnesota, I would anticipate gross margins for cows to be somewhere in the $600 area.

That’s the amount a cow-calf producer could spend and still break even.

Again, evaluating FINBIN, this year’s calves could have in excess of $650 for total direct and overhead expenses.

Obviously, costs must be cut. Open cows will not help a producer get under the $600 available cash goal. Open cows certainly will mean fewer calves next year, plus no calf to pay for this year’s grazing. Infertile bulls eliminate the opportunity to have a profit.

And dead calves do not help, either. How common is overeating? Skipping a C and D clostridia vaccination, as well as other vaccinations for well-known disease agents is not wise. I doubt you can find a cattle producer who has not experienced the emptiness left when finding the shiny, best calf lying dead over the hill. The shine is gone, and the mother, obviously with a milk-engorged udder, is standing by.

Those fast-growing, well-fed calves are always good candidates for overeating. Maybe that is why the disease became known as overeating. The vaccine is cheap.

I remember as a young child when Dad came into the house quite upset because several cattle had died. I distinctly recall walking down the grove of trees to look at the bull. The dead bull had blood oozing from all the available orifices, which is a typical symptom of black leg. It’s a disease that is so common, but certainly not expressed today, because CONTINUED ON PAGE B18

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2003 Valley 8000 7 tower, 1290-ft.

1998 Valley 8000 8 tower, 1300-ft.

1996 Valley 8000 7 tower, 1296-ft.

1994 Reinke 665 7 tower, 1300-ft.

1988 Lockwood 2265 8 tower, 1420-ft.

1988 Lockwood 2265 7 tower, 1280-ft.

1988 Lockwood 2285 8 tower, 1300-ft.

1989 Lockwood 2285 8 tower, 1295-ft.

1980 Lockwood 2265 8 tower, 1260-ft.

1984 Lockwood 2265 6 tower, 1075-ft.

1990 Valley 6000 8 tower, 1296-ft.

1995 Reinke 665 7 tower, 1270-ft.

1993 Valley 6000 7 tower, 1302-ft.

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most producers vaccinate for black leg. The vaccine is cheap.

These are memories one does not like to have or share.

But remember, is the operation in a forward-moving gear or in reverse? Moving backward, setting aside technology that saves lives, is not a good decision. Failure to fertility check bulls is not a good decision.

Even as fall approaches, discontinuing veterinarian services to assess pregnancy and failure to implement fall vaccination programs only will lead to a downward cycle. Calves always need to be prepared for market the best we can.

Yes, cutting costs is a very difficult process for cattle producers. The identification of the major costs within the operation is critical. This does not need to be a multiday effort because even with paper, pencil, a quick review of financial obligations, some addition and a little division, the answer will start to emerge.

But remember, cost cutting needs to be planned and projected into the operation, not a reaction to writing a check and a quick elimination of services. If needed, seek some solid financial advice, move forward slowly and think clearly.

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.

Toll Free

1-877-528-8467, Lattin & Sons, Power, 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.

For Rent or Purchase Pro Baggers and Extractors

Baggers Rent for Season – Extractors Rent for Day Bags Available from Lattin & Sons

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

FISHER TRUCK & EQUIPMENT (406) 939-0411 • Scobey, Montana

CONTINUED FROM PAGE B17

Stop at game check stations

By Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks State law requires hunters to stop at all game check stations while traveling to and from hunting areas. Failure to stop at a checking station when personnel are on duty is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine.

Biological and law enforcement game check stations may be set up together in the same place or in separate locations.

This fall, thousands of hunters will provide useful information during these annual game checks, contributing to the management of game animal populations and future hunting opportunities.

Room for all

After months of searching, the Browns finally found a home large enough to accommodate their family of six.

Little Rodger was especially delighted. As he was showing one of his friends around his new digs, he loudly bragged, “See? I get my own room, and so does Jill, and so does Jackie. There’s even a nursery for baby Jason!” But then he lowered his voice as he ad his playmates approached the door of the master bedroom. “But poor Mom and Dad,” he confided, “they still have to sleep together.”

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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 John Deere M rebuilt antique tractor, 2-pt., 540 PTO. Parade ready tractor. Tag

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 M&W 450 grain dryer, 800 bushel capacity, on wheels ready to move. Tag #DaveB0916 Flexi-Coil 67XL sprayer, 114-ft. single boom, double nozzles, 1500 gallon tank. Tag #DaveB0916 Flexi-Coil 67XL sprayer, double booms and nozzles, 2 tanks. Tag #DaveB0916 1941 Minneapolis-Moline U tractor, loader. Tag #Mitch0916.................... $2000 Valmar 240 fargo spreader, engine drive. Needs motor and hoses. Tag #Ruth0916........................................................................................... $1500 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, 20-ft. 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

2WD & 4WD TRACTORS

#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 New Holland 1116H 14-ft. hay header to fit NH bidirectional. 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

SPRAYERS & SPREADERS

John Deere 9510R 4WD tractor, 5 banks of remotes, 1000 PTO, 800/70R tires, 1300 hours. Tag #Ralph0716 1979 Versatile 835 4WD tractor, transmission is bad, engine smokes. Tag #LonP0616............................................................................................$3500 1975 Versatile 900 4WD tractor, Cummins 903 engine is stuck. Tag #LonP0616.. ...................................................................................................... Best Offer 1983 Versatile 1150 4WD tractor, 1150 KT engine, 30.5Lx32 tires 60-70%, set up to pull air seeder. Tag #Russ0616.................................................$45,000 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 Big Bud HN-360 tractor, 855 Cummins engine, 400 hp. Tag #ArtH0516.$45,000 Big Bud KT1150 tractor, 525 hp, blade. Tag #KlintS0516........................$49,000 John Deere 4720 MFD, 3-pt., 540 PTO, loader. Tag #RichT0416............$36,000 Case IH STX450 4WD tractor, powershift, 3 remotes, EZ-Steer, only 1937 hours.

Tag #RogF0416................................................................................. $149,000 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 4630 2WD, 1000 PTO, duals, 7200 hr. Tag #LarryS0416.....$15,000 Versatile 500 4WD tractor, 504 Cummins engine, 1000 PTO. Engine needs repair.

Tag #Jerry0316.....................................................................................$3500 John Deere 8640 tractor, 1000 PTO, new tire. Tag #LyleF0316 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 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 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 John Deere 9510R 4WD tractor, 550 hp, 570 hours. Tag #Ralph1115..$320,000 John Deere 2010 2WD tractor, loader, 3-pt., PTO. Tag #JerSmt1115........$8500 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

John Deere 4700 sprayer. Tag #ArtH0716...............................................$92,000 Flexi-Coil 65 sprayer, 100-ft. booms, windscreens, big single tires, double nozzles, field ready. Also some extra parts. Tag #JerryF0616....................$4500 Flexi-Coil 67XL sprayer, 100-ft. booms, double nozzles. Tag #HerbK0516 Summers pull-type sprayer, 100-ft. booms. Tag #PaulT0116 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 15 gallon induction mixer tank, set up with 20-ft. hose. Tag #DaveS0414.....$500

ANTIQUE TRACTORS

Schaffer 30-ft. disc, 20-23” pans, fold-up wings. Tag #ArtH0516................$5000 John Deere 630 22-ft. disc, 22” plain pans, 20” notched pans. In excellent shape.

Tag #Bonnie0516...............................................................................$15,000

Many more tractors available. Call Ken with your needs

John Deere 520 tractor, 540 PTO, 3-pt., new paint, runs great. Tag #RonA0316. ..............................................................................................................$6500 International Farmall Cub tractor, new paint, 540 PTO. Tag #RonA0316..$4500 John Deere B tractor, 540 PTO, new tires all around, runs great. Tag #RonA0316 John Deere 60 tractor, 540 PTO, runs great. Tag #RonA0316 International FC tractor, 540 PTO. Does not run. Tag #SteveF1015 International FAA tractor, 540 PTO, saw blade. Tag #SteveF1015 John Deere R tractor, 540 PTO. Tag #MarvinG1014..................................$2000

BACKHOES, LOADERS, SKID STEERS GRADERS, CRAWLERS & EXCAVATORS

Allis Chalmers 650 3-pt. backhoe attachment. Tag #Lyle0616...................$1500 Cat 12 grader. Tag #DonH0616...................................................................$5500 2012 Ezee-On skidsteer mounted post pounder. Tag #Hug0616...............$6000 NEW!! Danuser 48” pallet fork for skidsteer loader. Tag #Hug0516..............$890 Shovel Supply 18-ft. double drum pull-type sheepsfoot roller. Tag #JohnR0516.. ..............................................................................................................$6500 Case W36 wheel loader, 550 hours on new engine. Tag #DanG0116

TUB GRINDERS & PROCESSORS See Me About Your Bale Processor Needs

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

ROUND & SQUARE BALERS

New Holland 644 round baler. Tag #Fred0716............................................$5000 1991 Hesston 550 twine wrap round baler, new tires, new belts, field ready. Tag #BobD0716...........................................................................................$4500

BALE MOVERS

New Holland 1037 bale wagon. Tag #LyleB0616........................................$3000 1985 New Holland 1032 2-wide bale wagon, 69 bale capacity. Tag #HerbK0516 Highline 6800 round bale mover and feeder. Tag #JR0516........................$7500

AIR SEEDERS & DRILLS

Case IH Concord 5010 50-ft. air seeder, 10” spacing, 3400 2-compartment tank, single shoot. Tag #Kyle0616...............................................................$35,000 1996 Flexi-Coil 5000 39-ft. air seeder, 9” spacing, 31/2” steel packers, 2320 tow between tank. Tag #DaveH0616.........................................................$29,000 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 60-ft. air seeder, 12” spacing, 3450 tow behind tank, variable rate, double shoot. Tag #ArtH0516.....................................................$49,000 Concord 48-ft. air seeder, 12” spacing, 3000 tow behind tank, new hoses and tires, rebuilt diesel engine drive. Tag #PatW0516...............................$39,000 Flexi-Coil 5712 57-ft. air seeder, 12” spacing, 2320 tow behind cart. Tag #HarveyK0416............................................................................................. $25,000 Victory 35-ft. air seeder, 14” spacing with 5” spreader (actually will spread 7” spacing), 2320 tow behind tank with auxiliary 3rd tank, rubber packers. Can be either single or double shoot. Tag #Rick0416....................................... $18,500

PLOWS

John Deere 610 40-ft. plow. Tag #BobP0616 Melroe 505 24-ft. plow. Tag #LarryS0416....................................................$6500 Gysler 36-ft. plow. Tag #JoeF0116................................................................ $5000

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

(3) Computer Spray sprayers. 1 is good and 2 for parts. Tag #BMun0816 John Deere 9350 drills, 50-ft., 10” spacing, on Apollo hitch. Tag #BMun0816 New Holland 2300 14-ft. header. Tag #GlennP0816...................................$2500 New Holland 16HS hay header, Versatile 276 tractor adapter. Tag #Russ0816 Versatile 4022 22-ft. DSA draper header. Tag #FredV0816 Case 4690 4WD tractor, fairly new engine repair, transmission problem. Tag #FredV0816 New Holland 425 PTO baler. Tag #BobR0816............................................$5000 John Deere 555 15-ft. offset disc. Tag #BigSky0816..................................$6500 1967 Chevrolet 10 2WD pickup, manual transmission. Good shape. Tag #TL0816 1952 Dodge truck with homemade post pounder. Tag #TL0816 1949 International KB5 truck, 13-ft. box, hoist, cattle rack. Tag #TL0816..$1000 1965 GMC 4000 truck, grain tender. Tag #TL0816......................................$4500 John Deere 1600 37-ft. plow. Tag #TL0816 John Deere 240F 28-ft. plow with extensions. Tag #TL0816 1983 Versatile 835 Series 3 tractor, 18.4x38 duals, 7898 hours. Lower engine work done. Tag #TL0816 1980 John Deere 7720 combine, John Deere 224 24-ft. straight cut header, John Deere 212 pickup header with 11-ft. Sund pickup. Tag #TL0816 40-ft. grain treat auger with 220 electric auger. Tag #TL0816 Windrow fluffer. Tag #TL0816 Alloway 20-ft. aerator. Tag #RickW0816 Alloway 30-ft. aerator. Tag #RickW0816 Gysler 21-ft. plow. Tag #LarryS0816 Gysler 24-ft. plow, Morris mounted harrow. Tag #LarryS0816 1992 Kenworth T600 truck, 13 speed transmission, 20-ft. Mohrlang manure box with double beaters. Tag #JeffH0816.................................................$39,000 1991 Kenworth, Detroit diesel, 9 speed transmission, 20-ft. Mohrlang box. Tag #JeffH0816.........................................................................................$39,000 1998 Premier (same as MacDon) swather, 25-ft. header with pickup reel, 1470 hours. Tag #Ace0816..........................................................................$40,000 Morris 60-ft. plow. Tag #KenB0816...........................................................$11,500 2006 MacDon 39-ft. header for John Deere combine adapter, fits 50-60-70 Series combines. Tag #KenB0816..........................................................$35,000 2006 Freightliner Columbia truck, 60 Series Detroit engine 500 hp, 3 pedal automatic transmission, new box and hoist, new tires, pintle hitch, remote tailgate, 500,000 miles. Tag #TimF0816.............................................$53,000 Massey Ferguson 860 combine, 15-ft. pickup header, attachment. Tag #Rog0816.............................................................................................$9500 Versatile 900 4WD tractor, 3 remotes, air conditioning works great, 18.4x38 tires, fair shape, 2800 hours on overhauled 903 engine. Tag #GeraldS0816.. ..............................................................................................................$9000 1967 Chevrolet C50 21/2 ton truck, steel sides. Tag #RandyR0816............$3500 Batco 18”x45-ft. elevator, 15 hp 3 phase motor, drive-over conveyor. Tag #ChuckC0816.......................................................................................$7500 Brandt 1033 10”x33-ft. auger, no drive. Tag #ChuckC0816........................$3500 3-pt. round bale feeder. Tag #GaryS0816......................................................$650 Massey Ferguson 750 combine, 24-ft. header with air and batt reel. Tag #GaryS0816..........................................................................................$5500 DuAl loader to fit John Deere 4520 tractor. Tag #GaryS0816.....................$4500 Tailgate auger. Tag #GaryS0816....................................................................$950

COMBINES

John Deere 9500 combine, 930D draper header. Tag #Ralph0716.........$72,000 2010 John Deere 9770STS combine, 971/671 hours. Tag Ralph#0716 1992 John Deere 9500 combine, 2500 separator hours, JD 230 header. Tag #DaveH0616 1981 Case IH 1680 combine, has new batteries, needs sieve work. Tag #LonP0616 Massey Ferguson 550 combine for parts. Tag #LonP0616................ Best Offer 1983 John Deere 8820 combine, 3661 hours. With or without header. Tag #Trace0216........................................................................................$19,500

COMBINE & HAY HEADERS

New Holland DSA 21-ft. header, fits new 1100 or 1116 swathers. Tag #KemA0716..........................................................................................$4500 John Deere 940D 40-ft. draper header. Tag #Ralph0716 Versatile 2400 24-ft. draper header to fit bi-directional tractor. Tag #KerryC0512. ................................................................................................................$500

GRAIN AUGERS

Westfield 8”x50-ft. PTO auger. Tag #Ruth0416...........................................$1700

GRAIN DRYERS

DISCS

1977 M&W 450A grain dryer. Tag #WahlF0616...........................................$7500 Other grain dryers available

HARROWS & HEAVY HARROWS AVAILABLE

Mack cab-over truck, tandem axle, 20-ft. box, hoist, no power steering. Tag #MarvinG0216......................................................................................$6500 1956 Chevrolet truck, factory V8. Solid truck, doesn’t work. Tag #ANF0216.$1500 1955 Chevrolet 6500 truck with box and hoist. Tag #RobertW0613

MISCELLANEOUS

Wheatheart Heavy Hitter post pounder. For Sale or Rent. Tag #0616.Call Huggy!!!

1991 Lode King 14816 grain tender. Tag #GlacierC0616...........................$1500 Detroit 353 diesel engine. Tag #RogF0616 Allison automatic transmission out of 1985 Steiger tractor. Tag #WahlF0616 1980 Cal-West generator, Onan generator, 20kw single phase, 254 diesel engine. Tag #WahlF0616...........................................................................$9750 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 Box off 1988 Chevrolet 1-ton pickup. Tag #BobC0616...................................$500 Ford 200 rebuilt engine off of Versatile swather. Tag #BobC0616...............$1500 MTD wood splitter, ATV size, engine drive. Tag #BobC0616.......................$1500 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 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 1000 gallon fuel tank, electric pump. Tag #LarryS0416...............................$1500 Tebben 6-ft. 3-pt. mowers. Tag #Hug0416.................................Preseason Price NEW!! Danuser skidsteer mounted hammer. Tag #Hug0416...Preseason Price New 8 hp semi-trash pump, flex end pipe complete with discharge hose. Tag #GaryW0316.........................................................................................$2500 30-ft. portable corral gates. Tag #BirchCr0116......................................$500 each (2) Liberty 41 gallon sewage pumps. Tag #KenW1115........................$600 each Airway 20-ft. aerator. Tag #RickW1015....................................................$33,000 New 3-point hitch attachments including mowers, backhoes, blades, roto-tillers, etc.

Lambordine used engine off 1502 tank. Tag #BrandtH0514......................$1950 11/2-ft. ripper tooth for excavator. Tag #CTreb0908.........................................$350

TRUCKS

TRAILERS

Combine trailer, hauls Case combine. Tag #Russ0516...............................$8500 Tempco 24-ft. gooseneck trailer, 7000 lb axles. Tag #DonW0216................. $4500 Reconditioned logging trailer, sliding main beam. Good looking trailer. Tag #DennyL1215.............................................................................................$15,000 Continental 8x20 cargo trailer, 12 volt battery system, LED lights. Tag #Larry1015...................................................................................................$8500

PJ Trailers For Sale Call HUGGY BEAR PICKUPS & CARS

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 1970 Pontiac Grand Prix Model J, 2-door, 74,000 miles, white and black. Tag #JerSmt1115.........................................................................................$8700 1975 Ford F250 2WD pickup, camper special, 390 engine, 4 speed, 77,010 miles. Tag #Russ0214...........................................................................$3500

MOWERS & MISC. HAY TOOLS

NEW H&S 1460 14-ft. wheel rake. Tag #Hug0316.....................Preseason Price

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

Trader’s Dispatch, September 2016 — Page B20

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Time to fall into some deals!

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Using Starter Fertilizers for Corn, Grain Sorghum, and Soybeans

Gary W. Hergert, Charles S. Wortmann, Richard B. Ferguson, Charles A. Shapiro, and Tim M. Shaver, Extension Soils Specialists Benefits from Starter Fertilizer Proper use of starter fertilizer is part of The primary benefit of starter fertilizer the management for achieving high yields may be an increase in early growth and on some soils, but starter fertilizer may bencrop uniformity. Corn and grain sorghum efit production most under reduced tillage, commonly respond to starter fertilizers with on irrigated sandy soil, and on high pH soils. increased early growth. This early growth What Is a Starter Fertilizer? response results in larger plants of more Starter fertilizer is defined as “the placeuniform size, which may permit earlier ment of small quantities of nutrients in a lay-by cultivation and ditching for gravity concentrated zone in close proximity to the irrigation. Increased early growth in corn or point of seed placement at the time of plantgrain sorghum can occur when starter fering.” This placement can be in a band over tilizer containing phosphorus is applied to the row, in the furrow, below the seed, to the soils that test as high as 45 ppm phosphorus side of the seed, or to the side and below (Bray-P1). Growth response often occurs on the seed. A disadvantage of placing starter sandy soils when proper rates of nitrogen fertilizer over the row is that the immobile and sulfur are used, even if the soils have nutrients are not positionally available to high phosphorus levels. early root growth.

Early growth response to starter fertilizer Starter fertilizer should not be confused may result in slightly earlier flowering and/ with fertilizer placed in a band near the row or crop maturity. A few days earlier flowerto correct a soil nutrient deficiency. Band ing or maturity can result in improved yield application of fertilizer is an effective way in years of early frost in the fall. This effect to correct nutrient deficiencies and can reof starter fertilizer is most often observed sult in early growth response as well. Band on grain sorghum in areas where nights are application of phosphorus fertilizer on low cooler. Also, earlier maturity may result in phosphorus soils is suggested for corn and slightly drier grain at harvest. grain sorghum to maximize fertilizer use Increased growth and earlier flowering, efficiency. however, often do not translate to higher Placement of starter fertilizer in the seed yield. Grain yield increase from starter furrow, commonly called “pop-up”, requires fertilizer containing phosphorus is most care to prevent germination injury from likely on soils low in phosphorus (Bray-P1 fertilizer salts. Metering equipment must of 15 ppm or less). Grain yield increase on function properly to deliver uniform low sandy soil is commonly due to nitrogen and/ rates of fertilizer in the seed furrow. Amor sulfur in the starter fertilizer. moniated zinc application in the seed furrow Soybeans seldom respond to nitrogen should be less than one quart per acre, or one in starter fertilizer in Nebraska, although pint per acre on dry sandy soil, as released response of short season varieties often ocammonia can damage the seed. The amount curs further north and west, e.g., Brookings, that can be applied safely is limited (usually S.D., and Ogallala, Neb. For soybeans, ferless than 5-7 lb per acre of N plus K2O intilizer containing phosphorus is suggested furrow), and depends on the fertilizer used when the soil test level (Bray-P1) is 10 ppm and soil properties. Ammonium thiosulfate phosphorus or less. The fertilizer can be (12-0-0-26S) should never be placed in the banded beside the row but not closer than furrow with the seed.

1 inch to the seed.

A starter fertilizer usually is composed Starter Fertilizer for No-till of two or more nutrients. Under Nebraska Soil temperature is commonly lower with conditions, a combination of nitrogen and no-till than with tilled soils due to more phosphorus often constitutes an effective ground (residue) cover. Cooler soil temstarter material. Liquid 10-34-0 is a popular peratures slow plant root development and starter fertilizer material. Liquid 7-21-7 is the release of plant nutrients from soil oralso commonly used; however, potassium ganic matter. is not an essential A greater starter nutrient on response to most Nebraska starter fertilsoils. izer is expectThe addition ed under reof zinc and/or duced tillage, sulfur may be decompared sirable for some with tilled soil conditions. conditions.

Zinc should be In research included when conducted in Nebraska, when Bray-P1 was the zinc level in the soil is marginally adless than 15 ppm, starter fertilizer comequate. Sulfur should be added for sandy monly resulted in increased grain yield, with soils low in organic matter. an average inNitrogen alone crease of 13.5 may give an early bu/ac for nogrowth response till irrigated where soil nitrocorn on megen is low at the dium texture time of planting soils. Starter or with cooler soil fertilizer aptemperatures unplication did der heavy crop not result in residue but where increased nophosphorus, zinc, till dryland and sulfur are adcorn in eight equate. This is trials conducted in eastern Nebraska, but most likely to occur after excessive spring soil test P was above 15 ppm for seven of rains, particularly on low organic matter these trials. Placing the starter fertilizer over and/or sandy soils. Such rains will leach the row, in the furrow, and to the side and nitrogen and can result in cooler soil conditions.

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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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Businesses can find energy savings

By NDSU Extension Service Ventilation fans are humming, refrigerators are cooling and vending machines are glowing in small businesses everywhere.

However, energy-consuming equipment doesn’t have to be a financial drain on small businesses. Those businesses have ways to save energy and cut costs.

Unbalanced Intake or Exhaust Systems Have you ever entered or exited a building on a calm day but still noticed a gust of wind on your back or face? This indicates the intake or exhaust system is out of balance, says Russ Schell, owner of RJ Energy Solutions in Fargo.

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

Commercial buildings have air exhaust and intake systems in kitchens, restrooms, generally occupied areas and swimming pool areas.

“If the system is out of balance and the exhaust system is overpowering the intake system, there will be an inrush of air due to negative air pressure in the building when the front door is opened,” Schell explains.

If the fresh outside air intake system is overpowering the exhaust fans, air will be leaving the building when the doors are open.

“This is a huge energy waster because of the conditioned air being released to the outside,” Schell says.

A simple adjustment on the exhaust of inside air or the supply of outside air will balance the system. Business owners should check fan belts and filters as a first step in balancing the ventilation system.

“If you have air blowing in your face, that’s usually a sign of a loose or worn fan belt or dirty intake filter,” Schell says. “It’s a simple fix, but it’s something people don’t think about.”

An unbalanced system probably is causing air to enter or leave through other openings in the building as well. This can lead to moisture problems in walls.

“If you have a lot of pressure within the structure, not only is the air going to flow out the door, but it’s looking for any other opening that it can find, including carrying moisture into the wall,” says Ken Hellevang, a North Dakota State University Extension Service agricultural engineer.

“Balancing the system becomes very critical when we’re looking at the whole structure,” he adds. “It becomes more than just an energy issue; it becomes an indoor air quality issue because indoor pollutants may not be removed.”

Refrigeration Customers shouldn’t need a winter coat when walking through the freezer section in a grocery store. Worn seals around the doors of coolers or freezers can be wasting energy and money. Replace the door seals if a dollar bill easily slips out when closed between the door’s seals.

“It’s a quick way to check your refrigeration seal,” Schell says.

He suggests doors that stay open due to weak springs also should be replaced.

In addition, he recommends cleaning refrigerator coils twice a year and having large and walk-in refrigeration systems serviced at least annually. This includes cleaning, adding refrigerant, lubricating moving parts and adjusting belts. This will help ensure efficient operation and longer equipment life.

On open refrigeration cases, fans create an air curtain that keeps in the cold air. If nearby aisles are particularly cold, those fans should be checked to make sure they are working properly.

Small grocery stores should avoid purchasing used equipment that will cost more long term, Hellevang advises.

“There’s a significant difference between purchase price and total cost,” he says. “Used equipment may be cheaper to purchase, but operating inefficient equipment may be more costly.”

Check with utility companies and government agencies such as U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development for grant or loan programs to help purchase energy-efficient equipment.

Vending Machines Vending machines, including those that keep food cold or warm in convenience stores, often emit heat that could be dealt with more efficiently. Rather than simply placing an air-conditioning unit above the area to keep it cool, put an exhaust fan over the vending area, Schell advises.

“So rather than cooling it, you’re exhausting it,” he says.

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That warm air can be vented outside during the summer or ducted to areas needing heating during the winter. Lowering the air temperature around the vending machine also will allow it to operate more efficiently because the condenser unit is operating in

a cooler environment.

Consult with experts trained in building science or energy efficiency practices to find the best solutions for a commercial building.

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Beef production is sustainable grass production

By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service

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The Dickinson Research Extension Center has changed the bull turnout date to August 1 and is not going back.

The center depends on the annual plant cycle, a cycle one cannot change, to grow and produce beef. Plants have a growing season set by forces cattle producers do not control.

Producers must come to understand the plant world, develop a sustainable forage and plant system, and then integrate beef production into that system, not the other way around.

Too often, and to the detriment of the beef production system, the beef cow plan is laid out first, with the forage and plant production left to a later discussion. The beef-first, plants-later philosophy increases demand for hay and other processed feed. This is a commodity-based system that may very well lack system sustainability in the long run. This approach leads to watching markets: buy low, sell high.

This is not criticism but reflective of the majority of the models beef producers utilize for beef production systems.

But is that the only model? No. Expandable, and, we hope, more sustainable systems need to be evaluated to assess current trends and needs.

In the future, all avenues for additional compensation need to be explored to enhance the economic viability for beef producers and the rural areas associated with beef production. This compensation results in synergistic crop production systems that integrate rotational cropping practices, high-residue management and annual forages. Attention to wildlife habitat enhancement could be used to diversify income and open doors to other value-added opportunities in concert with crop production.

The center, as part of North Dakota State University (NDSU), takes seriously the need for sustainable beef systems. The center was mandated by the North Dakota Legislature more than 110 years ago to develop sustainable and integrated production strategies matching forage, plant and cattle conditions of western North Dakota and surrounding regions. The inclusion of forages into traditional cropping systems can provide the resources necessary for the development of integrated production strategies that increase sustainability and profitability.

A need exists to develop agro-ecosystems that optimize the balance between forage-based and grain-based crop/livestock systems reflective of the many individual ecosystems.

These integrated systems must be synergistic to the native and agronomic plant communities, providing the base for future beef production.

Enhanced value for not only the niche commodities produced from forage-based systems but mainstream market outlets is key. Meat and high-protein crops can fulfill the general population’s protein requirements. A forage-based system, integrated with crop production, can meet this demand on the current land mass, converting nature’s forage into food for people. These thoughts, starting with bull turnout, changed how the center is addressing the future.

Previous work set baseline production for high-residue cropping systems, grassland systems and livestock systems, but further definition, integration and refinement of these system efforts are critical.

Beef producers need to think outside the box, as does the center. We need to link the components of agricultural management systems with value-added opportunities, ensuring long-term sustainability of beef and cropping systems within the environment. An integrated agricultural system that truly entwines crop, beef and forage production as a working unit for betterment needs to be embraced.

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Beef production is sustainable grass production CONTINUED FROM PAGE B24

around May 1, with warm-season grasses ready for grazing around June 1. These cow-calf pairs convert very admirably to grazing crop residue, standing corn and cover crops as the perennial grasses start to prepare for winter.

The system works, but as with any change, time is spent getting it right. This will be the fifth year the center has turned bulls out on August 1. Yes, that is too late for those who already have turned the bulls out; the traditional time is early June, two months ago.

But change is not for everybody, nor should it be. Beef production units must focus on change gradually. Spend time pondering but be open-minded. All things fail if one assumes the change will fail before it is implemented. So think hard, look hard and do not be afraid to visit the center.

The bulls will not have time to visit during the next month, but we will. We are always happy to visit, drive around and look at the cattle. The gates have been opened. The bull turnout is the most significant day of the year for the cattle producer. Everything, and I mean everything, must be in place.

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.

Flushing HLB out of citrus trees

By Dennis O’Brien, Agricultural Research Service A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entomologist is providing citrus growers with much-needed guidance about the best times to use insecticides to control Huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening.

HLB has cost Florida citrus growers an estimated $1.3 billion since 2005. The disease is caused by a bacterium spread by the Asian citrus psyllid, which feeds on leaves of infected trees and carries the disease from tree to tree. Insecticides are currently the best option for controlling HLB. David G. Hall, with Agricultural Research Service’s (ARS) U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory in Fort Pierce, Florida, studied whether trees are more susceptible when producing new leaves-a cyclical phase known as “flush” that happens three or four times a year. Flushing cycles in Florida citrus usually occur in February, in late May, and again in late August. Researchers can prompt new leaf development at almost any time of year by trimming small branches.

Hall and his colleagues trimmed the branches of groups of trees at three staggered intervals. The first group was trimmed three weeks before being exposed to infected psyllids to simulate trees in their “old flush” stage. A second group was trimmed two weeks later to simulate “new flush,” and a third group was trimmed two weeks after that to simulate trees that were not in flush. Immediately after the third trimming, the scientists released HLB-infected psyllids and let them feed for a week. The researchers evaluated infection rates after six months.

The results indicate that trees in flush had much higher infection rates than the “no flush” trees, and that the first group of trimmed trees (old flush) experienced the highest infection rates. In one trial, trees exposed to HLB at their old flush stage were 80 percent infected, those exposed during young flush were 23 percent infected, and those with no flush were only 3 percent infected.

The findings show growers the importance of monitoring for psyllids when the trees are in flush, and that it’s the older-flush trees they really need to worry about and target with insecticides, Hall says. ##### Sid was traveling down a country road in his native Yorkshire, England when he saw a crowd of people gathering outside a farmhouse.Prize Donkey Joke It was a cold November afternoon, so he stopped and asked Farmer Ellis why such a large crowd of men was gathered there.

The farmer replied, ‘Jo’s donkey kicked his mother-in-law and she died.’

‘Well, ‘replied the man, ‘She must have had a lot of friends.’

‘Nope, ‘said Farmer Ellis.’ We all just want to buy his donkey.’

Trader’s Dispatch, September 2016 — Page B25

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Using Starter Fertilizers for Corn, Grain Sorghum, and Soybeans CONTINUED FROM PAGE B20

below the seed was equally effective.

Early grain sorghum growth and time to flowering under no-till conditions was regularly enhanced with starter fertilizer (Table I). However, yield was increased in only one of 18 trials conducted on medium and fine texture no-till soils, even with early planting. The average increase in sorghum grain yield over the 18 trials was 2 bu/ac for N+P starter fertilizer, with no additional increase with sulfur included in the starter fertilizer. As with corn, placing the starter fertilizer over the row, in the furrow, and to the side and below the seed was equally effective. Row cleaning, before or at planting, to remove crop residues from the crop row also resulted in early enhanced growth but did not increase no-till grain sorghum yield.

Starter fertilizer and row cleaning generally did not result in lower grain moisture at harvest time.

Salt Effects Starter fertilizer placed near the seed has a salt effect that can damage germination and early plant development. The starter fertilizer rate that can be applied safely depends on the fertilizer’s salt content or salt index value, the distance between the fertilizer and the seed, and the soil texture. Measured salt index values for several products used as starter fertilizer are presented in Table II as salt effect per gallon of liquid product and relative to 10-34-0. Salt index is often estimated as the sum of N + K + 0.5 x S. This underestimates the salt index for some formulations, especially for ammonium thiosulfate. Rather than attempting to calculate salt index, it is better to use the values based on measured effects (Table II).

The limits for rates of starter fertilizer application to avoid salt damage are listed for 10-34-0 in Table III. Rates for other fertilizers are determined relative to the rates for 10-34-0. These application rates are determined to provide safe conditions for all years with very rare exceptions.

When soil moisture at planting is adequate and rainfall occurs soon after planting, problems associated with salt damage will

be minimal or will not occur. Problems from salt damage, such as reduced germination and emergence, can be anticipated when soil moisture becomes limited because no rainfall occurs for two or three weeks after planting, and the fertilizer was placed too close to the seed.

Drying of the soil after planting increases salt concentration (increased ionic strength), which interferes with new root growth. The risk of salt damage is reduced when starter is applied in-furrow if spliters are used and the starter fertilizer is applied to the sides of the seed furrow and away from the seed.

In general, application of too much nitrogen, potassium, and sulfur close to the seed will delay corn, grain sorghum, and soybean emergence, and reduce stand.

Nutrient Need and Ratios Starter fertilizers commonly have a N:P2O5 ratio of about 1:3. This is a good ratio for fine-textured soils not high in phosphorus. The starter fertilizer formulation, however, should be determined based on nutrient need rather than on nutrient ratios.

Application of starter fertilizer with a higher ratio of N:P2O5 (1:1 or 2:1) may supply too little phosphorus to stimulate early growth on soil low in phosphorus (< 15 ppm P).

For soils with soil test P above 20 ppm Bray-P1, the starter fertilizer should be mostly N with little or no P. If Bray-P1 is between 15 to 20 ppm, include some P in the starter fertilizer due to spatial variability in soil P availability.

Summary Starter fertilizer use typically results in increased early growth of corn and sorghum, especially under no-till conditions and on sandy or high pH soils. The increase in early growth often does not result in increased yield, especially for grain sorghum and for corn when Bray-P1 is above 15 ppm.

However, no-till irrigated corn yield response, when Bray-P1 is less than 15 ppm, is substantial when N and P are applied over-the-row, 2x2, or in-furrow.

This Month in History - September

September 12 Future President John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Bouvier.

(1953) September 13 - New York City becomes the capitol of the United States. I bet you didn’t know that! (1788) - Chiang Kai-Shek became the president of China (1943) September 14 - Francis Scott-Key composed the lyrics to “The Star Spangled Banner”. (1814) September 16 - The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth, England. It carried pilgrims headed to the New World, to escape religious persecution. (1620) September 20 - Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs in a battle of the sexes tennis match. (1973) September 21 - Henry Ford retires from Ford Motor Company. (1945) September 22 - The record for drinking Ketchup belongs to Dustin Phillips (USA).

On this day, he drank a 14 oz. bottle of Ketchup through a 1/4” straw in 33 seconds.

(1999) September 23 - The planet Neptune is first discovered by German astronomer Johann Gottfried Golle. (1846) September 25 - Sandra Day O’Connor became the first female Supreme Court Justice. (1981) September 26 - The Federal Trade Commission was established.

- The U.S. Postal Service was founded.

(1789) September 30 - Rayon is patented.

(1902)

ITC International opens pulse crop receiving facility

Trader’s Dispatch, September 2016 — Page B27

The Advertising Deadline for the October issue of the Trader's Dispatch will be September 28. Call (406) 271-5533 to place your ad.

ITC International Inc. (ITC), an international trading company, has opened Montana’s newest pulse crop receiving facility in Glendive. In collaboration with MidRivers Economic Development, the Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) has helped ITC connect with the Glendive community, area producers, MSU Extension, BNSF, and other area business to help this project come to fruition. The new facility adds to the number of great companies already operating in Montana and gives producers more options in bringing their crops to the market.

“As Montana pulse crop acreage increases each year, this is a facility that will continue to grow while creating opportunities for the eastern Montana producers and the Glendive community,” said Treston Vermandel, Eastern Montana Business Development Specialist with MDA. In 2011, Montana took the lead in U.S. pulse crop acreage and now leads the nation for dry pea and lentil production.

More Montana producers are including peas, lentils, and chickpeas in their rotations as the number of elevators and processing plants increases throughout the state. Pulses are a versatile crop that Montana farmers can grow to promote biodiversity, improve soil health, and generate income from local and global markets.

ITC International Inc. has been involved in international trade for over 20 years. They are a Canadian based company that supplies products to over 20 countries worldwide. John Piracha, president of ITC, has been in Glendive all summer and sees great opportunity in Montana, saying “We strive for long term relationships with our suppliers and customers and we look forward to building relationships and creating opportunities for everyone that is involved with this project.” ##### Ironically, rural America has become viewed by a growing number of Americans as having a higher quality of life not because of what it has, but rather because of what it does not have!

Don A. Dillman

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Hunters’ most common hunting violations

By Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Every hunting season some individuals unwittingly or knowingly violate the state’s game laws.

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) officials urge hunters to review Montana’s hunting rules and regulations to ensure they act within the law and that they recognize when others violate the hunting regulations and related laws.

Any violation afield can be reported to TIP-MONT at 1-800-TIP-MONT, that is 1-800-847-6668 or Report a Violation online on the Enforcement web page.

Here are some of the most common game violations: • Failure to obtain permission from landowners before hunting on private property.

• Wasting part of a game animal suitable for food.

• Failure to properly validate a license/tag or to securely fasten the tag in a visible manner to a game animal immediately after it is taken and before it is moved or transported from the kill site.

• Taking game from the wrong hunting district.

• Using someone else’s tag on a game animal you killed, or tagging a game animal that someone else killed.

• Shooting game animals on or from any public highway or public right-of-way.

• Taking game without a license or the proper permit.

• Failure to validate a big game tag.

• Not leaving evidence of the sex or species of the game animal attached.

FWP encourages hunters to protect the future of their sport by hunting responsibly and reporting hunting violations to the toll-free 1-800-TIP-MONT (1-800-847-6668) number or report a violation online at fwp.mt.gov, then click “Enforcement”.

2016 big game hunting seasons

By Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Antelope • 900 August 15–November 13 • Archery September 3–October 7 • General October 8–November 13 Bighorn Sheep • Archery September 3–September 14 • General September 15–November 27 Bison • General November 15–February 15, 2017 Black Bear • Archery September 3–September 14 • Fall September 15–November 27 Deer & Elk • Archery September 3–October 16 • Youth-Deer Only October 20–21 • General October 22–November 27 Backcountry (HDs 150, 151, 280, 316) • Archery September 3–September 14 • General September 15–November 27 Moose • General September 15–November 27 Mountain goat • General September 15–November 27 Mountain Lion • Archery September 3–October 16 • Fall October 22–November 27 • Winter December 1–April 14, 2017 Wolf • Archery September 3–September 14 • General September 15–March 15, 2017 • Trapping December 15–February 28, 2017

I’m losing my hair

Horses start shedding their coats as the days (photoperiods) get longer. The long hairs can be brushed out over a period of about a month, leaving a short, smooth, shiny coat.

Show horses can be tricked into keeping a year-round short and shiny coat, by having them wear an insulated horse blanket and staying inside a warm box stall with a light set to a timer. The light is kept on for a few hours after the sunsets, making the daylight hours appear long. If the light goes off by accident, or the horse gets chilled, a winter coat may start growing in an odd manner, with sporadic growth of long, coarse hairs that are often called elephant hairs.

Trader’s Dispatch, September 2016 — Page C1

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• Hydraulic height adjustment on the go deals with uneven ground • 360 pivot auger allows for unloading on either side of bag • No moving of truck or trailer to even out load VERSATILITY • The GRAIN BOSS™ grain bag unloader will work in 9’ – 12’ diameter bags.

• Tridekon extractors are unique in their capablity of unloading a pile of grain in a field or shed.

DOWNTIME • The pull through roller design allows for continuous operation eliminating down time to deal with the empty bag • Because of the Grain Boss’s efficiency and its capacity you will not want to be slowed down or have trucks waiting while you deal with the empty bag.

• This design also pulls bags away from snow banks saving time by not having to clear snow away from the sides of the bags.

SET UP AND CLEAN UP • Quick and easy to hook up bag • Deal with the empty bag only ONCE after the work is done.

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72” SKID STEER snowblower 721M, 17-20 GPM......................Retail $7,400 . ...........................................................................................Closeout $4800 84” SKID STEER snowblower 841D2EM, 30-32 gpm.................Retail $8,400 . ...........................................................................................Closeout $6000 FARM KING 96” snowblower, Allied 3-pt, YC9620, 540 PTO drive..................... .................................................................... Retail $4,600 Closeout $3900 FARM KING 108” snowblower, Allied 3-pt, YC1080C, 1000 PTO drive.............. .................................................................... Retail $9,450 Closeout $7500 All WATER TANKS (including Generation II Tanks)................... in stock 10%off All ATV SPRAYERS................................................................. in stock 10% off All 3 PT. MOWERS.................................................................. in stock 10% off 6-2016 BRANDT 15” x 47’ LP grain belts, EFI, 26.5 hp Kohler, easy move, electric clutch, hydraulic winch, bucket spout, batteries and cables............ .................................Retail $29,501 SALE $25,000, including all rebates BRANDT 10”x 80’ XL swing away auger with 72” low profile hopper................. .................................Retail $17,886 SALE $14,700 - PLUS $1,000 rebate BRANDT 20-110 conveyor with drive-over pit.......................................... CALL DANUSER Hydraulic post hole auger with 12” bit, bucket mount...WAS $2,500 . ............................................................................................... SALE $2,195 FARM KING trailer-type post drivers, 9 h.p. Kohler gas engine, post rack, post guide, hydraulic extendable hitch..................... Retail $12,025 Sale $8,000 MERIDIAN 7”x 39’ auger, 23.5 hp EFI Kohler, cold weather muffler, Meridian Mover, electric clutch, plumbed for bin sweep & more..........Retail $17,285 . ................................................................................................Sale $14,850 MERIDIAN 7”x 33’ auger with 23.5 hp EFI Kohler engine, cold weather muffler, Meridian Mover, electric clutch....................... Retail $16,360 Sale $13,500 MERIDIAN 8”x 33’ auger, 26.5 hp EFI Kohler, cold weather muffler, Meridian mover, electric clutch, reversing gear box, light pkg, shovel kit and more.... ....................................................................... Retail $17,314 Sale $14,500 MERIDIAN 8”x 39’ auger with 26.5 hp EFI Kohler engine, cold weather muffler, Meridian mover, electric clutch, reversing gear box, light package, shovel kit and more................................................... Retail $17,809 Sale $15,000

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1990 8300 tandem tractor, green.

1987 2575 tandem roll-off truck.

1984 2575 tandem truck, white.

Freightliner Truck

1997 FL120 tandem tractor, red.

Ford Trucks

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

Semi Trailers

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.

Peterbilt Truck

1997 377 tandem tractor, blue.

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.

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1988 Peterbilt tractor 1991 GMC truck with 20-ft. flat dump 1997 International 4900 all wheel drive

Kenworth Truck

1988 T800, 4750 gallon fuel truck.

TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE!

2005 Sterling LT9500 Mercedes 430 hp engine, 10 speed, Rockwell double locking 4:11 rear ends on air liner, 11:24x5 rubber on aluminum wheels, wet kit, parting out!

Special Equipment

2000 Wabash 53-ft. van trailer (excellent) 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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Walnuts a key food to improve metabolism in obese mice

By Gail Wells, Oregon State University Extension A daily handful of walnuts – and especially in addition to some other healthy foods – may help to offset some of the impacts of the junk-food diets too often consumed by millions of Americans, new research suggests A study done with mice and published in the Journal of Nutrition found that consumption of walnuts, a known health-boosting food rich in omega-3 fatty acids, had a particular ability to improve the metabolisms of obese mice that were fed an unhealthy, high fat, high-sugar diet.

Adding other healthy whole foods from plants, like raspberries, cherries or green tea, made the effects even more significant.

Neil Shay, in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University (OSU), said further study is needed, but the findings suggest that eating modest helpings of walnuts together with other whole foods could help lower a person’s risk of heart disease and diabetes.

The mice’s diet was the equivalent of the cheeseburgerfries-and-soda diet that’s contributing to rising obesity among humans, said Shay. Another group of mice received a regular low-fat diet as a control. The study was funded by the California Walnut Commission.

Shay and his team reported that mice eating walnuts had more of the “good” inflammation-reducing fatty acids in their blood at the end of the nine-week study, and much less fat in their livers, than mice that ate the high-fat diet alone.

“Walnuts alone had a good effect when they were part of the high-fat diet,” Shay said. “But adding some of the other foods produced additional benefits,” such as boosting the levels of anti-inflammatory compounds in the mice’s blood by as much as 50 percent, and reducing levels of proinflammatory compounds.

These health benefits occurred at a reasonable level of consumption, said Shay—the human equivalent of about one and a half servings a day. And the mice didn’t have to slim down. The walnut-fed mice ate just as many calories as their non-walnut-eating counterparts, and they didn’t lose weight.

Walnuts are a good source of alpha-linolenic acid, or ALA, an omega-3 fatty acid that the body needs for normal growth and development. Several studies have suggested that eating foods rich in ALA helps lower risk of heart attack and stroke.

The other foods Shay and his team tested—raspberries, apples, cranberries, tart cherries, broccoli, olive oil, soy protein and green tea—contain other plant chemicals known to benefit human health. The researchers fed each of these, in powdered form, to one of eight subgroups of the walnutfed mice.

The walnut-fed group as a whole had better scores on key indicators of metabolic health. They had better glucose tolerance, a measure of how efficiently the body uses sugar.

Poor glucose tolerance is a precursor to Type 2 diabetes. The mice that got walnuts and also raspberries, apples or green tea had the best glucose-tolerance scores.

The walnut-fed mice also had significantly higher levels of high-density lipoproteins, or HDLs – the so-called good fats - in their blood than those on the high-fat diet alone, and had generally lower levels of the “bad” low-density lipoproteins, or LDLs. The mice that ate walnuts plus cranberries, tart cherries, broccoli, olive oil or soy protein showed the biggest improvements over the non-walnut-fed mice.

When the researchers looked at fat in the liver, they found that the walnut-fed mice had half the liver fat as the mice on the high-fat diet alone. The mice that ate walnuts plus broccoli or green tea had even less fat in their livers. The livers of these mice were nearly as healthy as those of mice in the low-fat control group, Shay said.

The walnut-fed mice also had higher levels of hearthealthy polyunsaturated fatty acids in their livers, and lower levels of the fatty acids that trigger inflammation. In addition, the fat globules in the livers of the walnut-fed mice were smaller than in the livers of the high-fat-fed mice. Bigger fat globules signal a condition called steatosis, in which fat accumulates within liver cells, distorting their structure and impairing their function.

“Even though we did this study in mice and not in humans,” said Shay, “I think it’s safe to say that if you include a serving of walnuts and one or more of these other foods in your daily diet, it would do no harm and might have beneficial effects.” ##### According to insurance agencies, green and yellow cars are the least likely to get in an accident, and red and black cars are the most likely.

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Fall 2016 State of Montana Surplus Property Helena, MT • Saturday, September 24th • 9:00 a.m.

Sale Site: State Surplus Yard at the corner of Custer Ave. & Henderson, next to the Lewis & Clark Co. Fairgrounds.

1/2 TON PICKUPS (4wd & 2wd) 16 - FORD 1/2 tons (2010-1999) 22 - GMC 1/2 tons (2008-1996) 8 - DODGE 1/2 tons (2001-1999)

3/4 TON PICKUPS (4wd & 2wd) 7 - DODGE 3/4 tons (2001-1992) 15 - FORD 3/4 tons (2008-2003) 10 - GMC 3/4 tons (2010-1998) 5 - CHEVROLET 3/4 tons (2002-2000) 1 TON TRUCKS (4wd & 2wd) 2 - FORD 1 tons (2005-2004) 2 - DODGE 1 tons (2001 & 1992) 3 - CHEVROLET 1 tons (1994-1989) 1986 GMC 1 ton 4x4

1 TON DUMP TRUCKS 2008 FORD diesel 2006 FORD diesel 1999 GMC 1996 DODGE diesel 1988 CHEVROLET w/7.4L gas, snow plow CARS 9 - DODGE Avenger (2010-2009) 2007 DODGE Caliber 2 - 2008 HONDA Civic Hybrid 28 - CHEVROLET Impala (2012-2004) 9 - TOYOTA Prius Hybrid (2010-2008) 26 - FORD Taurus (2007-2004) 2 - 2010 FORD Fusion 4 - FORD Crown Vic’s (2009-1993) 2002 DODGE Intrepid 2001 DODGE Stratus 2 - BUICK LeSabre (1999 & 1992) MID-SIZE PICKUPS (4wd & 2wd) 2004 GMC Canyon 4x4’s 2 - 2007 CHEVROLET Colorado 4x4 2006 FORD Ranger 4x4 4 - DODGE Dakota (2006-1991) 3 - CHEVROLET S10 (2003 - 1987) SUV’s & MINI VANS 7 - FORD Escape (2010 - 2005) 2008 CHEVROLET Uplander 2007 DODGE Durango 4x4 2000 FORD Explorer 2005 CHRYSLER Pacifica 1999 CHEVROLET Suburban 4x4 1998 GMC Suburban 1993 GMC Yukon 2010 DODGE Grand Caravan 1998 DODGE Grand Caravan 1998 FORD Windstar 6 - 2015 FORD Super Duty pickup boxes 15,000 lb. automotive lift

Pallest of Tools & Tool Boxes Tire Balancer

Chain hoists, Ammo cans & Tractor Parts Bobcat 1.25 cu. yd. bucket

Fish transport tanks & Fuel tanks

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MOTOR GRADERS 1994 CHAMPION 710A, 14’ moldboard 1988 CAT 130G, 14’ moldboard, scarifier 1986 JOHN DEERE 772B-H, 14’ moldboard 1986 JOHN DEERE 670B, 14’ moldboard WHEEL LOADERS 1984 CASE W20C 1986 CASE W14B

TRACTORS 1989 JOHN DEERE 2755 w/flail mowers 1984 TRACKLESS MT w/broom attachment DUMP TRUCKS & PLOW TRUCKS 7 - GMC dump trucks (1995-1983) 3 - FORD dump trucks (1992-1990) 1998 INTERNATIONAL tandem dump 4 - CHEVROLET Kodiak (1992-1991) 1991 FORD s/a 4x4 dump truck 1984 GMC s/a dump truck TRUCKS 1997 FORD LNT 8000 cab & chassis 1993 FORD F700 service truck 1985 FORD 2 1/2T cab & chassis 1977 IH Fleetstar 2070A truck tractor

COMPACTION 1987 CASE 252 w/diesel eng., 39” drums 1990 Unimog truck loader backhoe

RECREATION 2013 BOBCAT 3200 UTV utility 2000 KAWASAKI 2510 UTV 4x4 w/plow 1997 POLARIS Magnum 425 ATV 1994 POLARIS 300 4x4 ATV 1992 POLARIS 250 4x4 ATV 1992 KAWASAKI Bayou 4x4 ATV 3 - 2005 HONDA Nighthawk 250 motorcycles 1995 YAMAHA RT180 motorcycle 1995 YAMAHA RT100 motorcycle 2011 SKIDOO Tundra snowmobile 2010 SKIDOO Tundra snowmobile 2002 SKIDOO Summit snowmobile 4 - POLARIS Indy Lite 340 (1995-1994) 1992 ARCTIC CAT 440 snowmobile 1991 ARCTIC CAT Super Jag 440 1986 SKIDOO Skandic 377 snowmobile 1986 TRAILEZE DW15T20 trailer

3 - 1994 ELGIN Crosswind street sweepers Air compressors - portable & stationary 1982 GMC flush truck w/diesel engine

WALKER, HUSTLER & TORO mowers Chippers & Generators

Bin sanders, One way & reversible plows Boats & Boat Motors

Toppers, pumps & water tanks

Pate Auction Inc.

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BIG EQUIPMENT CO.

www.bigequipment.com 406-265-9554 or 888-265-9554 1287 Hwy 87 West, HAVRE, MT FOR PARTS CALL TENSON 406-265-9554

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Red Rhino Bale Hauler, 32-ft. 5-6 Bale, Tandem Axles, Self-Unloading, No Tractor Needed

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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

TRACTORS

Just In! Big Bud KT 450 N14 Cummins engine, 12/5/14 Fuller standard transmission, Clark axles, clean..................................................$49,500 1979 Big Bud 525/50 600 hp, 1150 updated last year, twin disc PS, rated for 950 hp, 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 Big Bud 525/50 recent rebuild1150 Cummins, 525 hp., twin disc powershift, Clark 70,000# axles, Bridgestone Timber Grip singles 30.5L-32 70%, 1” frame, heating system, 50-60,000# winch, additional 12-ft. Degelman 6-way hydraulic blade (additional $10,000) super tough tractor...$125,000 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 powershift, crab steer, 81.4/34 front and rear deals 30%, nice cab, no PTO, heavy duty swing drawbar, 6371 hours, 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, powershift, 4 remotes, heavy duty drawbar, AutoSteer, Outback guidance, opt (2) 300 gallon saddle tanks, triples 20.8x42 tires, 7400 chassis hours, 360 hours 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 powershift, PTO, Michelin 800/70R38 duals 75%, deluxe cab with leather, used mostly as grain tractor, 5950 hours, super clean..........................................................................................$139,000 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, powershift, duals 60%, very clean, 6106 hrs...............................................................................................$49,500 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 and tranmission good, 4960 hours.... ....................................................................................................$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 2008 Versatile 435 485 hp, 800/38 duals 85%, standard, 48g hydraulics, rear weights, very clean, always stored indoors, 2400 hours....$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

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

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 demo, 28-ft. disc, 9” spacing, 24” smooth front and rear, stone flex hangers, full floating hitch, 410 WSS bearings, 500 lb./ft., 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 2001 Wishek 842T 26-ft. disc, 26” discs, Gates double arm harrows, super heavy duty...................................................................$39,500

AIR DRILLS

2014 Pillar 6010 demo unit, no till disc/hoe drill, 60-ft. 10” spacing, excellent thru trash, very versatile, very adjustable. We’d like to provide you with more information......................................$220,000 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.... ..............................................................................................$49,500 200 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

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

ATTACHMENTS

2009 Custom Trailer-Ag Equipment trailer, set up for multiple use combine/header/grain cart/tractor, sprayer, ramps, very good condition.. ..............................................................................................$29,500 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

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

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Big Bud 450 500 hp, powershift, significant upgrades, refurbished in 2012, Series IV cab, 80g hi flow hydraulics, newer Trelleborg 900 duals, 70,000# Clark axles, Ezee Steer, sharp paint, super clean.... ............................................................................................$175,000

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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New faba beans offer multiple benefits

By Jan Suszkiw, Agricultural Research Service Four cold-tolerant faba bean germplasm lines are now available for developing pulse or cover crops that can be rotated with wheat and other cereal grains grown in the Pacific Northwest.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists who co-developed the new germplasm lines, planting faba beans can offer both environmental and economic benefits. These include converting atmospheric nitrogen into a form subsequent crops can use for growth, forming a thick canopy that shades out weeds, protecting the soil from erosion, and nourishing it when chopped and left to decompose as a so-called “green manure.”

Although current U.S. varieties can tolerate cool temperatures and light frosts, they don’t possess true winter hardiness, according to geneticist Jinguo Hu, with USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS). Shoring up that trait could allow greater flexibility in where and when growers use faba beans as an annual winter cover crop or green manure.

Other benefits are fertilizer savings and extra income from harvesting the seed.

In the Palouse—a region encompassing parts of southeastern Washington State and northwestern Idaho—pea, chickpea and lentil are currently used as rotation crops with wheat, the predominant crop there. However, faba bean has the potential to extend the crop diversity in the Palouse and other U.S. regions, notes Hu, who leads ARS’s Plant Germplasm Introduction and Testing Research Unit in Pullman, Washington.

In October 2008, Hu and his ARS and Washington State University collaborators began an intensive screening effort to identify sources of winter hardiness in faba bean plant populations derived from 175 germplasm accessions collected worldwide.

From that total, the team chose several promising lines and produced six consecutive generations of offspring plants to recover and refine the hardiest individuals. They ultimately selected four lines of European descent with average winter survival rates of 84 percent during 2013-2014 field tests in southeastern Washington, where the lowest air temperatures ranged from 11 degrees Fahrenheit (F) down to minus 12.5 F during the past six winter seasons.

ARS is USDA’s principal intramural scientific research agency.

Waste pesticide disposal events in September

The Montana Department of Agriculture’s annual Pesticide Disposal Event will be held in several locations across Eastern Montana during September. The collection events will be held September 20 in Malta, Montana; September 21 in Sidney, Montana; September 22 in Miles City, Montana; and September 23 in Billings, Montana. The annual event has collected more than 519,000 pounds of waste pesticides since it began in 1994.

The program was designed to help individuals dispose of any pesticides that are unusable as originally intended and cannot be used for any other purpose. This allows participants to dispose of waste pesticides in an environmentally responsible way and helps protect Montana’s ecosystems and groundwater, as well as families, pets, livestock and drinking water.

The department asks that participants pre-register, by September 5, 2016, before the collection events, so products can be managed safely and efficiently. Licensed pesticide applicators will receive information and a registration form in the mail. Others with waste pesticides in need of disposal can learn more and register on the program’s website at http:// agr.mt.gov/agr/Programs/Pesticides/DisposalandRecycling/ PesticideDisposal/.

There is no charge for the first 200 pounds of material.

Amounts over 200 pounds are assessed at $0.50 per pound.

A higher fee may apply to pesticides with dioxins or dioxin precursors.

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Keep your food at safe temperatures

Advertising Deadline for the October issue of the Trader's Dispatch will be September 28.

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By Julie Garden-Robinson, Food and Nutrition Specialist, NDSU Extension Service “How was your food from the breakfast buffet?” the server asked the couple sitting near us in a restaurant.

“Well, the sausage and potatoes were cold,” she responded.

“I’m sorry about that. I’ll let the manager know,” the server said. He quickly left.

“I really don’t like to complain, but he asked the question,” she said apologetically to her dining companion when the server was out of earshot.

I usually do not listen to other people’s conversations, but my ears perk up when people are talking about potential food safety issues. Besides, their table was about 2 feet from ours. I would have needed earplugs to avoid hearing their conversation.

When the server came to our table to take our order, my husband, kids and I ordered food from the menu and not the buffet. We prefer hot food.

Soon the manager and a chef arrived at the buffet and both had food thermometers. They began measuring food temperatures.

The manager and chef determined that the food at the top of the pans of food was cold, while the food near the heating unit at the bottom of the pan was at the appropriate temperature. They removed the pans of food and returned with fresh food. That was the right thing to do.

If a restaurant inspector had found the food temperatures below 135 F, the restaurant would have been issued a “critical violation.” These violations must be corrected immediately and can affect the overall restaurant food safety “grade.”

The diners were rewarded for their feedback with one meal free. I hope the cold food had no bad side effects for other diners.

What’s the big deal about food temperatures? Bacteria can grow to dangerous levels if food is not held at proper temperatures. Some bacteria produce toxins that are not easily inactivated by reheating. Bacteria double in number about every 20 minutes.

Maintaining appropriate food temperatures is key to keeping food safe for customers in restaurants and for your family at home. Having customers get sick after eating at your establishment is not good for business.

If your family gets sick from your cooking, they might insist you take them to restaurants more often.

Cooking to safe temperatures and keeping the food hot during service are key steps to food safety. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are government agencies that provide food safety guidance, including temperature guidelines.

Some of the temperature recommendations provided by the two agencies are different, so that can lead to a little confusion. When I talk with consumers, I use the USDA requirements, which tend to be a little higher than FDA temperatures.

When I talk with restaurant employees, then I use FDA temperature guidelines. For example, we recommend that consumers hold foods hot at 140 F, based on USDA recommendations. The FDA requires a hot-holding temperature of 135 F. State or local agencies may have stricter guidance than federal guidelines.

What’s a savvy consumer to do? Keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold. Use a calibrated food thermometer to measure food temperatures when you cook so you maintain the quality and ensure the safety of your food.

Do you know the safe temperatures for cooking and reheating? These are the USDA temperature recommendations for consumers: • 165 F - poultry, stuffing, casseroles, reheating leftovers • 160 F - ground meat • 145 F - roasts, steaks, chops (beef, pork, lamb), with a three-minute rest • 140 F - holding hot food hot • 40 F - refrigerator temperature • 0 F - freezer temperature Finally, according to USDA consumer food safety rules, perishable foods should spend no more than two hours at room temperature. At room or outdoor temperatures above 90 F, food should not be left out more than one hour. Use warming trays, slow cookers or chafing dishes to maintain food temperatures. Visit https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/food and click on “food safety” for more information.

If your food is cold at a restaurant, let your server know.

Here’s a tasty way to enjoy some fresh seasonal produce in a novel way.

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Keep your food at safe temperatures

Fall is Here!

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Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces 1/2 c. buffalo sauce 2 c. plain Panko breadcrumbs 4 to 6 soft lettuce leaves (Boston bibb) 1 c. quinoa, cooked 1/2 c. tomatoes, diced 1/2 c. avocado, diced Blue cheese or ranch dressing Green onions (optional garnish) Preheat oven to 375 F. Lightly grease a baking sheet or line with parchment paper. Toss chicken in buffalo sauce, cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes. Pour breadcrumbs into a shallow dish. Coat each chicken piece evenly and place on prepared baking sheet. Bake for 30 minutes or until chicken has reached 165 F. To assemble wraps, fill each lettuce leaf with quinoa, tomatoes and avocado. Top with chicken, drizzle with dressing and sprinkle on green onions.

These also may be served chilled.

Makes six servings. Each serving has about 280 calories, 5 grams (g) fat, 29 g carbohydrate, 28 g protein and 430 milligrams sodium.

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Ask a Stupid Question Day

Date When Celebrated: September 28, sometimes celebrated on the last school day of September.

Today is Ask a Stupid Question Day. It’s your opportunity to speak up, and to ask all those questions you were afraid to ask. All those questions that you thought were too stupid or dumb to ask, have been piling up all year long. Today is the day to unload them. C’mon give it a try. Nobody will laugh......we hope.

This may be a stupid question, but I will ask it anyway......

Teachers say there is no such thing as a stupid question. Or, that no question is too stupid to ask. If this is true, then why do your classmates laugh when you ask a question? Yes, kids can be cruel. But, if you have a question, there’s no better place to ask, than in the classroom.

Today’s Quote: “Stupid is as stupid does”- Forrest Gump Movie of the Day: “Dumb and Dumber” Other “Stupid” stuff: • Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer.

• This might sound stupid, but......

• Do you think I’m stupid enough to fall for that (duh!)

• Seen on a T-shirt “I’m with Stupid”. Well, if that’s true, how smart are you?

Origin of Ask a Stupid Question Day: The roots of this special day goes back to the 1980’s. At the time, there was a movement by teachers to try to get kids to ask more questions in the classroom. Kids sometimes hold back, fearing their question is stupid, and asking it will result in ridicule.Teachers created this day on September 28, If it fell on a weekend, they would celebrate it on the last day of the month.

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New Erskine 96” light material skidsteer bucket

John Deere 319D Track Skidsteer Cab, heat, air conditioning, hydraulic quick attach, 1750 hours

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2016 Circle D 6 x 17-ft. livestock trailer bumper pull, 7,000 GVW, slant wall, tack package, rubber floor mats, spare.

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Skytrak 8042 Telescoping Forklift 8000 lb. lift, 42-ft. reach, cab, new tires, good machine.

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2016 Circle D 20-ft. gooseneck livestock trailer bull package, rubber mats, spare tire. 2 available.

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Kage Snow Plow 8-ft., new cutting edge, new poly skids, lightly used

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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!

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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

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2016 PJ 30-ft. gooseneck with duals trailer (2) 12,000 lb axles, beavertail with monster ramps.

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2016 PJ 5-ft. x 10-ft. all steel utility trailer rear ramp gate, steel floor with D-rings.

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2016 PJ 22-ft. deckover trailer 19-ft. deck, 3-ft. beavertail with standup ramps, 14,000# GVW.

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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.

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2016 PJ 20-ft. equipment trailer bumper pull, 14,000 lb. GVW, 18-ft. deck, 2-ft. beavertail with standup ramps.

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2016 PJ 20-ft. heavy duty deckover flatbed trailer 14,000 GVW, rear ramps, spare tire.

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2016 PJ 14-ft. x 83” dump trailer tandem axle, 16” rubber, tarp.

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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

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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

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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

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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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2016 Cargo Mate 7x14-ft. enclosed trailer rear ramp door, side RV door, aluminum wheels, radial tires, 2350 lb axles, LED lights, 6” extra height, D-rings in floor, orange and black.

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2016 PJ 8-ft. x 60” single axle utility dump trailer (1) 5200# axle, 15” rubber.

2016 Cargo Mate 5 x 8-ft. enclosed trailer flat top, barn door. White.

Also available: ramp door.....$2650 Black.....$2650

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

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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.

$7150

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2016 PJ 20-ft. medium duty deckover flatbed trailer 10,000 lb GVW, rear ramps. Also available in 16-ft.

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2016 PJ 16-ft. x 83” 3 axle dump trailer (3) 7000 lb. axles, scissor hoist, bumper pull.

$9150 2016 PJ 14-ft.x96” deckover dump trailer fold-down sides, 14,000# GVW, 16” rubber.

Also available: gooseneck.....$8600

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.

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2016 PJ 14-ft. x 83” high side dump trailer scissor hoist, tarp, (2) 7000# axles, spare tire.

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2016 PJ 5-ft. x 8-ft. utility trailer rear ramp, spare tire, 15” rubber.

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2016 PJ 5 x 10-ft. tandem axle dump trailer (2) 5200# axles, tarp.

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2016 PJ 16-ft. x 83” landscape trailer 3500# GVW, 4-ft. expanded metal sideboards, front landscape box, rear ramp gate, spare tire.

Also available: 14-ft.......$2995

$8850 2016 PJ 34-ft. gooseneck trailer powertail, (2) 12,000 lb axles, 2 speed jacks, fir deck.

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2016 PJ 16-ft.x91” gooseneck deckover dump trailer (2) 7000 lb axles, 4-ft. removable sides.

2016 PJ 12-ft. x 83” dump trailer (2) 7000# axles, scissor hoist, spare, tarp.

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2016 PJ 16-ft. x 83” bumper pull dump trailer (2) 7000# axles, scissor hoist, spare, tarp.

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2016 PJ 28-ft. 3 axle Lo Pro gooseneck trailer (3) 7000# axles, Monster ramps.

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$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!

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2016 Globe 50-ton sliding axle tilt trailer 3 axle, air-ride, hydraulic winch, Apitong deck, powder coated, LED lights, outside aluminum wheels.

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Rebecca Lake

Rebecca received a $500 scholarship from the Montana Trade Association for the 2016-17 academic year. Rebecca is a Senior at Montana State University majoring in Agricultural Business. Rebecca grew up around the seed business and potato operation in Ronan, Montana. She has spent the past two summers working at CHS Big Sky in Malta, Montana as an agronomy sales intern. Rebecca was sponsored by Lake Seed.

Reynolds receives Animal Science Fellow Award

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NEW Tebben Rotary Mowers

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New 2016 Zetor Major 4WD, cab, air, heat, loader, 80 PTO hp......$49,500

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New Eagle 7-ft. 3 point rear blade.$675 New Eagle 8-ft. 3 point rear blade.$725 New Front Mount QA bale spears for skid steer loader mount......... CALL Front Dozer Blade with manual adjust.

Fits various models................$2500 Wagner loader for Ford 8N, 9N, and NAA. Complete with front pump & mounts...................................$1500 Farmhand F10 loader with grapple fork......................................... CALL Dearborn loader for Ford 8N.........$750 White Cab to fit Oliver 55 Series tractor............................ MAKE OFFER

NEW Eagle box scrapers New Eagle 560HD..................... $625 New Eagle 566HD..................... $699 New Eagle 672HD..................... $729 New Eagle 784 HD.................... $779 Tarter Equipment

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3-wheel rakes IN STOCK

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By NDSU Extension Service Larry Reynolds, a university distinguished professor in North Dakota State University’s (NDSU) Animal Sciences Department, has received the highest honor the American Society of Animal Science can bestow on its members.

Reynolds received the society’s Fellow Award in the research category at the recent joint meeting of the American Society of Animal Science, American Dairy Science Association, Canadian Animal Science Association and Western Section American Society of Animal Science in Salt Lake City, Utah.

“This award recognizes the impact Dr. Reynolds has had in animal science and the field of reproductive physiology,” says Greg Lardy, head of the Animal Sciences Department.

“He has had a distinguished career and I am excited to see him be recognized for these accomplishments.”

Reynolds has spent nearly 40 years on research focused on improving the ability of livestock to conceive and establish a pregnancy and the health of the offspring. He has collaborated with other researchers in the U.S., Australia, Europe and South America.

He has been the lead investigator or co-leader on numerous grant projects, including 36 federal projects with grants totaling about $12.6 million from agencies such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

As a result of his research efforts, he has published more than 200 book chapters and journal articles. He also has co-organized or spoken at 45 national and international symposiums, held 15 visiting professorships at other universities and been a keynote speaker throughout the world.

Since 1986, he has served on or chaired more than 50 federal grant-review panels for the NIH and USDA. In addition, he has taught more than 20 undergraduate and graduate courses in cell, growth and reproductive biology, and endocrinology, and mentored more than 35 undergraduate research interns, 13 graduate students and 30 postdoctoral fellows, visiting scientists and junior faculty.

Reynolds is a founding director of the Center for Nutrition and Pregnancy at NDSU and is involved in national and international efforts to highlight the importance of funding for livestock research, which he says is critical to solving pregnancy, food security and agricultural sustainability problems.

From 2005 to 2008, he served as editor in chief of the Journal of Animal Science, the world’s top-ranked animal science journal. From 2012 to 2016, he was co-director of the Frontiers in Reproduction advanced summer course at the Marine Biological Lab in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

Reynolds says he is grateful for this recognition from his peers.

Four steps for a safe hunt

By Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks The 1,200 volunteers who teach Hunter Education remind all hunters there are four basic rules of gun safety.

1. Always point the muzzle of your gun in a safe direction.

2. Always treat every gun as if it were loaded.

3. Always be sure of your target and beyond.

4. Always keep your finger off the trigger until ready to fire.

Hunting is a safe activity. It is up to each hunter to make responsible decisions to keep it that way. ##### What did the baby corn say to the mama corn? Where’s popcorn? ##### Why did the pig take a bath? The farmer said, “Hogwash”!

Preserve your garden’s bounty safely with free resources

By NDSU Extension Service If your garden is producing a bountiful crop of vegetables, you may be thinking about canning some to eat later, such as this winter.

You‘ve probably found lots of recipes on the internet and in old cookbooks, and friends and family have offered you tons of advice on how to preserve those vegetables.

“Most of those recipes haven’t been tested for safety,” says Julie Garden-Robinson, food and nutrition specialist for the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension Service.

Extension provides free information on food preservation.

Food preservation guidelines have changed through the years as scientists learn what is and isn’t safe. Plus, the vegetable varieties available today are not the same as those grown when your great-grandmother was canning. For example, tomato varieties have been bred to be less acidic to appeal to our modern tastes. So great-grandma’s famous canned tomato recipe could have dire results when using current tomato varieties.

“The acidity of a food determines how it should be canned,” Garden-Robinson says. “Low-acid foods such as meat, poultry, seafood, soups, vegetables (except those that have been acidified) and mixtures of acidic and low-acid foods must be processed in a pressure canner.”

Improper canning can lead to the development of deadly bacteria and toxins. This is why using up-to-date equipment and research-tested methods when preserving food is vital, according to Garden-Robinson. That means canning in an oven or microwave is not safe.

What if you invent your own salsa recipe? Freezing it is the best way to preserve salsa made from a recipe that hasn’t been research-tested. If you are using a researchbased recipe, follow it carefully. Substituting ingredients and changing proportions can be a recipe for disaster.

“Remember this: When you preserve food at home, especially by canning, you are a scientist,” Garden-Robinson cautions. “Food preservation isn’t the time to put on your ‘creative’ hat.”

Selecting the right container for preserving your garden’s bounty is just as important.

“Mason-type jars are the best choice for canning,” Garden-Robinson says. “Some people like to re-use glass mayonnaise or salad dressing jars. The National Center for Home Food Preservation says that is OK if new two-piece lids are used. However, they have a narrower sealing surface and are tempered less than Mason jars, so expect more seal failures and breakage when reusing jars that once held commercial products. Don’t process mayo jars in a pressure canner, though.”

To seal jars, use self-sealing lids that consist of a flat lid and a screw band. Tighten the screw band with your fingers, not your muscles, because over tightening can lead to seal failures. You can reuse screw bands, but don’t reuse lids.

When freezing vegetables, use plastic freezer containers, glass canning or freezing jars, or plastic bags designed for freezer storage. Using plastic containers that previously held products such as margarine or whipped topping can result in the food developing freezer burn or dehydrating.

“Freezer burn is a quality issue, not a safety issue, but you may not want to eat freezer-burned food because of the changes in the color, texture and flavor,” Garden-Robinson says.

Most vegetables should be blanched for a specific amount of time before being frozen. Blanching is scalding vegetables in steam or boiling water for a short time. That keeps the vegetables from discoloring, toughening or developing offcolors or off-flavors during frozen storage.

In addition to using research-tested recipes, be sure you have all the equipment and supplies you need, Garden-Robinson advises. Some county offices of the NDSU Extension Service have pressure gauge testers.

Visit the NDSU Extension Service’s website at https:// www.ag.ndsu.edu/food/food-preservation for free information and some tasty, research-tested recipes. Click on the category on the left side (computer/tablet) or in the top drop-down menu (smartphone) for your topic of interest.

You also can contact your local office of the NDSU Extension Service for more information. ##### “That’s a horse of a different color.” (odd, different) “You’re beating a dead horse.” (doing something pointless) “Don’t put the cart before the horse.” (out of order, backward) “She’s chomping on the bit.” (eager, excited, anxious)

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THANK YOU!!!

The Marias Fair 4-H Livestock Committee would like to thank West Feeds and Travis Standley for donating their time and efforts to helping judge the beef carcasses from the 2016 Marias Fair.

Your willingness to help our 4-H youth is greatly appreciated!

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Hobo Spiders in Idaho

Danielle Gunn, Extension Educator, University of Idaho Extension, Fort Hall; Edward Bechinski, Extension Entomologist and Extension IPM Coordinator, University of Idaho, Moscow; Stuart Parkinson, Extension Educator, University of Idaho Extension, Franklin County Not the aggressive house spider The hobo spider, also mistakenly called the aggressive house spider, is a European species first detected in Idaho during the 1960s. It is now common statewide. Lone adult males are frequently seen running across base- ment and ground-level floors inside homes from mid-July to the first killing frost. Hobo spiders can be worrisome due to their appearance, darting behavior, and unearned Figure 2. Hobo spiders build flat webs that narrow into a tubular retreat where the spider hides. Photo reputation as a threat to human health.

by Edward John Bechinski.

At a glance...

• The hobo spider is a European species that occurs statewide.

• Adult male hobos may appear inside homes midJuly through early September.

• Hobo spiders are large, tan-gray, with uniformly tan legs. Five to six pale, triangular marks appear on the abdomen.

• Hobo spiders can bite but are no longer considered poisonous to people.

• Spider proof your home by sealing doors and windows.

• Deploy sticky traps, vacuum in corners, and reduce clutter to manage hobos indoors.

Identification Hobo spiders are large (13⁄4 inches in diameter with legs extended), tan- gray, and marked with a series of five or six light-colored triangular loops on the upper surface of the abdomen (figure 1). Legs are uniformly tan, so if you see alternating dark and light marks on the legs, it cannot be a hobo spider. Professional assistance may be needed to confirm identification.

Figure 1. Hobo spiders are tan-gray with five to six loopy, triangular marks down the middle of the abdomen. Photo by Edward John Bechinski.

Contrary to a common belief, hobo spiders cannot be identified by their “boxing-glove” appearance. Many species of adult male spiders have enlarged pedipalps that look like boxing gloves.

Another harder-to-see feature is their eight equalsized, dark eyes arranged in two rows across the face. If a spider has both large and small eyes, it cannot be a hobo spider.

Behavior Hobo spiders run with rapid, darting movements but are not good climbers. A spider running across the ceiling or high on the wall is probably not a hobo spider. However, hobo spiders can climb carpet or other textured surfaces.

Hobo spiders spin funnel webs, which are flat, trampoline-like webs of nonsticky silk with a tubular retreat (figure 2). Hobo spiders usually build webs outdoors around any low landscape feature

with cracks or crevices. The web by itself does not definitively identify the hobo spider because other species of funnel-web weavers also occur in Idaho.

Hobo spider bites Early evidence suggested hobo spider bites caused slow-healing, ulcerating lesions. That early evidence has since been refuted, and spider experts no longer consider hobo spiders to be a threat to human health. Accordingly, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) removed the hobo spider from its official list of venomous (harmful) spiders in 2015. Hobos can bite, but they are not poisonous to people.

Control of hobo spiders Outdoors • Eliminate outdoor habitats such as dense vines along windows and shrubs, rocks, and coarse bark mulches next to foundations. Consider replacing these materials with finer-grained products that do not create favorable spider habitat. Stack firewood away from buildings.

• Spider proof your home by weather-stripping and caulking around doors, windows, and utility lines. Fill cracks in siding and around the foundation. This will help keep out other invading insects that serve as a food source for spiders.

• Protect yourself from bites when working around spider habitats by wearing gloves.

• If hobos and other spiders still routinely enter your home, consider applying insecticides in a 1to 2-foot band around and on the foundation and near windows and doors. Products containing the following pest-kill- ing active ingredients should be effective as foundation sprays: bifenthrin, carbaryl, cyfluthrin, deltamethrin, imidacloprid, and permethrin, among others. A single treatment should provide control for 10 to 14 days.

Indoors • Strategically place sticky spider traps next to doors, along walls, behind furniture, and near window wells. Deploy traps midsummer through the first fall days of freezing temperatures.

• Inspect firewood for spiders and egg sacs and remove them before bringing firewood inside.

• Vacuum in corners and behind furniture to remove insects, spiders, webs, and egg cases.

Empty vacuum waste into a zip-lock bag to prevent surviving spiders from reentering the home.

• Discard clutter that provides habitat and hiding places for spiders.

• Move beds and bedding away from walls and flooring midsummer to October.

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Dry Peas Acreage, Yield, and Production by Counties and Districts, 2014-2015

SPRAYER FOR SALE Bourgault 1460 pull type sprayer, 120-ft. booms, 1500 gallon tank, rate control, wind screens......................................................................$3500 Phone (406) 350-0732, Denton, MT

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1/ Counties with no acres planted or counties that are combined into “other” counties/districts to avoid disclosure of individual information. -- Not available.

N.D. State Fair 4-H goat show winners named

By NDSU Extension Service Youth brought home awards from the goat show at the 2016 North Dakota State Fair in Minot on Friday, July 29.

The show was judged by John Gupman, Lemmon, South Dakota, and the showmanship was judged by Doug Hofer, McIntosh, South Dakota.

Youth showed 173 goats in the event.

Samantha Johnson, Mandan, showed the champion overall boer buck, and Trevor Mehlhoff, Wing, exhibited the reserve champion overall boer buck.

Allison Dutton, Steele, had the champion overall dairy buck, and Jacob Saunders, Minot, showed the reserve champion overall dairy buck.

Trevor Mehlhoff, Wing, exhibited the champion overall doe, and Cameron Sys, Douglas, showed the reserve champion overall doe.

Karter Myers, Minot, showed the champion overall market goat, and Morgan Well, Jamestown, had the reserve champion overall market goat.

The winners by county were: Adams • Tatum Fitch, Hettinger, reserve champion, Lot 2 Market Goat • Kaitlyn Schauer, Hettinger, champion, Lot 1 Market Goat; reserve champion, Commercial Boer Doe Bowman • Elizabeth Bartholmy, Scranton, champion, Lot 2 Market Goat • Madison Rotenberger, Ludlow, S.D., reserve champion, Lot 3 Market Goat; reserve champion, Lot 5 Market Goat Burleigh • Trevor Mehlhoff, Wing, champion, Boer Doe; champion, Fullblood Boer Buck; champion, Overall Doe; champion, Overall Fullblood; champion, Senior Meat Goat Showman; reserve champion, Lot 4 Market Goat; reserve champion, Overall Boer Buck Cass • Faith Bjerke, Mapleton, reserve champion, Fullblood Boer Buck Dickey • Lynsey Schmitz, Oakes, reserve champion, Lot 6 Market Goat • Ryder Wendel, LaMoure, reserve champion, Lot 7 Market Goat Dunn • Ian Dukart, Manning, champion, Savannah Kidder • Allison Dutton, Steele, champion, Commercial Dairy Buck; champion, Overall Dairy Buck; champion, Senior Commercial Doe; reserve champion, Commercial Dairy Buck; reserve champion, Junior Commercial Doe • Morgan Dutton, Steele, champion, Junior Commercial Doe; champion, Overall Junior Doe; reserve champion, Intermediate Goat Showman LaMoure • Mollie Robbins, LaMoure, champion, Junior Meat Goat Showman Morton • Justin Johnson, Mandan, champion, Nubian • Samantha Johnson, Mandan, champion, Commercial Boer Buck; champion, Overall Boer Buck; champion, Lot 6 Market Goat; reserve champion, Percentage Boer Doe • Brooke Kunz, New Salem, champion, Intermediate Meat Goat Showman Mountrail • Teralynn Brandt, Palermo, champion, Overall Senior Doe; champion, Senior Nigerian Dwarf Doe; reserve champion, Overall Senior Doe; reserve champion, Senior Nigerian Dwarf Doe • Darcie Gauthier, Parshall, reserve champion, All Other Breeds Buck; champion, All Other Breeds Doe • Sereiba Gauthier, Parshall, champion, Junior Nigerian Dwarf Doe; reserve champion, Junior Nigerian Dwarf Doe; reserve champion, Overall Junior Doe • Aspen Lenning, Plaza, champion, Senior Dairy Goat Showman Ransom • Kaitlin Geyer, Lisbon, reserve champion, Senior Meat Goat Showman Renville • Lilly Solemsaas, Sherwood, champion, Lot 7 Market Goat Slope • Mac Stuber, Bowman, champion, Percentage Boer Doe; CONTINUED ON PAGE C18

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Drone captures vineyard irrigation data

By Scott Weybright, WSU CAHNRS People may notice a small, unmanned helicopter flying over Washington vineyards this summer, but don’t worry.

Doing work for science, it is fully approved by the Federal Aviation Administration.

The drone, or unmanned aerial system (UAS), is an eight-rotor “octo-copter.” It uses high tech cameras to assess the status of plant health known as “canopy vigor” and relate that to irrigation water use and evaporation from grapevines. The flights are part of a long-term Washington State University study on subsurface irrigation in vineyards.

“We can do measurements on the ground, but they’re time-consuming, laborious and take a while to process,” said Lav Khot, assistant professor in the WSU Department of Biological Systems Engineering and affiliate faculty for the Center for Precision & Automated Agricultural System (CPAAS). “With the small UAS, we can get real-time measurements in minutes with incredible accuracy. It’s a huge advantage.”

Growing wine grapes with less water The study Khot is involved in is an effort to reduce the amount of irrigation water used to grow wine grapes by applying water directly to the roots of a vine in the ground, instead of dripping water on the ground near the trunk. The project is led by WSU professors Pete Jacoby and Sindhuja Sankaran, both affiliate faculty members of CPAAS. In the first year of the study, Khot said one treatment used 60 percent of the normal amount of water, and the vines had no yield differences. But the three-year project is testing a variety of fields to see what levels of subsurface irrigation, at what intervals, provide the best outcome for growers.

“It’s very early, but it seems subsurface irrigation is working,” he said. “The berry size is the same as (with) control treatments, but we need more data. We’re really excited about the potential.”

Measuring water transfer through vine canopy The octo-copter can carry up to nine pounds of equipment to measure the temperature of the vine canopy and how water transferred from the roots to the canopy is being used during various growth stages.

The drone works by flying a few hundred feet above the vines, hovering in preprogrammed locations for a defined time period, then moving to the next location.

Khot stitches together the images to get data for an entire vineyard study plot.

The drone has built-in fail-safe features and geofencing capabilities; if it loses contact with its ground pilot, the drone will return to where it took off. Per FAA guidelines, it can only fly in “line of sight.”

“We don’t want it to crash and we don’t want it to fly off and potentially damage itself, its payload or others’ property,” Khot said.

N.D. State Fair 4-H goat show winners named CONTINUED FROM PAGE C17

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reserve champion, Boer Doe; reserve champion, Overall Fullblood • Mace Stuber, Bowman, reserve champion, Junior Meat Goat Showman • Mitch Stuber, Bowman, reserve champion, Intermediate Meat Goat Showman Stutsman • Madison Letherman, Adrian, champion, Intermediate Goat Showman; reserve champion, Nubian • Morgan Well, Jamestown, champion, Lot 5 Market Goat; reserve champion, Overall Market Goat Ward • Haley Buck, Minot, champion, Junior Dairy Goat Showman • Karter Myers, Minot, champion, Lot 3 Market Goat; champion, Lot 4 Market Goat; champion, Overall Market Goat • Jacob Saunders, Minot, champion, All Other Breeds Buck; reserve champion, Junior Dairy Goat Showman; reserve champion, Overall Dairy Buck • Cameron Sys, Douglas, champion, Commercial Boer Doe; reserve champion, Overall Doe Williams • Abby Sigvaldsen, Epping, reserve champion, Senior Commercial Doe

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Land values and cash rents

Arizona The 2016 Arizona average farmland real estate value, a measurement of the value of all land and buildings on farms, was $3,800 per acre. This is an increase of 0.5 percent from 2015 and 1.60 percent from 2014. The average value of cropland and irrigated cropland was $8,300, down 0.2 percent from 2015. Pasture values were not published for Arizona to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

Average cash rent for irrigated cropland in Arizona was $222.00 per acre in 2016, $7.00 more than the previous year.

Cash rent for pasture in 2016 averaged $2.00 per acre.

Colorado The 2016 Colorado average farmland real estate value, a measurement of the value of all land and buildings on farms, was $1,420 per acre. This is a decrease of 1.4 percent from 2015, but an increase of 5.2 percent from 2014. The average value of cropland was $1,910, unchanged from 2015.

The average value of irrigated cropland was $4,600, down 1.1 percent from the previous year, and the average value of non-irrigated cropland was $1,250, up 1.6 percent from the previous year. Pasture values were unchanged from 2015 at $760 per acre.

Average cash rent for irrigated cropland in Colorado was $142.00 per acre in 2016, $2.00 more than the previous year.

Average cash rent for non-irrigated cropland in Colorado was $29.00 per acre in 2016, up $1.00 from the previous year.

Cash rent for pasture in 2016 averaged $5.80 per acre, up from $5.00 in 2015.

Montana The 2016 Montana average farmland real estate value, a measurement of the value of all land and buildings on farms, was $900 per acre. This is an increase of 1.1 percent from 2015 and 4.7 percent from 2014. The average value of cropland was $1,010, up 1.3 percent from 2015. The average value of irrigated cropland was $2,980, up 0.7 percent from the previous year, and the average value of non-irrigated cropland was $820, up 1.2 percent from the previous year.

Pasture values were unchanged from 2015 at $650 per acre.

Average cash rent for irrigated cropland in Montana was $78.00 per acre in 2016, $5.00 less than the previous year.

Average cash rent for non-irrigated cropland in Montana was $26.50 per acre in 2016, up $0.50 from the previous year.

Cash rent for pasture in 2016 averaged $6.60 per acre, up from $5.80 in 2015.

New Mexico The 2016 New Mexico average farmland real estate value, a measurement of the value of all land and buildings on farms, was $520 per acre. This is an increase of 2.0 percent from 2015, and no change from 2014. The average value of cropland was $1,450, up 0.7 percent from 2015. The average value of irrigated cropland was $3,930, up 0.3 percent from the previous year, and the average value of non-irrigated cropland was $390, unchanged from the previous year. Pasture values were up 2.9 percent from 2015 at $350 per acre.

Average cash rent for irrigated cropland in New Mexico was $155.00 per acre in 2016. Average cash rent for nonirrigated cropland in New Mexico was $17.00 per acre in 2016, and cash rent for pasture in 2016 averaged $3.00 per acre.

Utah The 2016 Utah average farmland real estate value, a measurement of the value of all land and buildings on farms, was $2,040 per acre. This is a decrease of 0.5 percent from 2015, but an increase of 0.5 percent from 2014. The average value of cropland was $3,340, up 1.2 percent from 2015.

The average value of irrigated cropland was $5,350, up 0.9 percent from the previous year, and the average value of non-irrigated cropland was $1,170, up 2.6 percent from the previous year. Pasture values were down 1.0 percent from 2015 at $1,040 per acre.

Average cash rent for irrigated cropland in Utah was $88.00 per acre in 2016, $4.00 less than the previous year.

Average cash rent for non-irrigated cropland in Utah was $25.50 per acre in 2016, and cash rent for pasture in 2016 averaged $5.00 per acre.

Wyoming The 2016 Wyoming average farmland real estate value, a measurement of the value of all land and buildings on farms, was $660 per acre. This is unchanged from 2015 and an increase of 4.8 percent from 2014. The average value of cropland was $1,370, unchanged from 2015. The average value of irrigated cropland was $2,200, up 0.5 percent from the previous year. The average value of non-irrigated cropland was estimated at $770, unchanged from the previous year.

Pasture values were unchanged from 2015 at $510 per acre.

Average cash rent for irrigated cropland in Wyoming was CONTINUED ON PAGE C21

Land values and cash rents CONTINUED FROM PAGE C20

$93.00 per acre in 2016. Average cash rent for non-irrigated cropland in Wyoming was $14.50 per acre in 2016, and cash rent for pasture in 2016 averaged $5.30 per acre.

United States The United States farm real estate value, a measurement of the value of all land and buildings on farms, averaged $3,010 per acre for 2016, down $10 per acre (0.3 percent) from 2015 values. Regional changes in the average value of farm real estate ranged from a 3.3 percent increase in the Pacific region to 4.3 percent decrease in the Northern Plains region. The highest farm real estate values were in the Corn Belt region at $6,290 per acre. The Mountain region had the lowest farm real estate value at $1,110 per acre.

The United States cropland value decreased by $40 per acre (1.0 percent) to $4,090 per acre from the previous year.

In the Southeast region, the average cropland value increased 4.0 percent from the previous year. However, in the Northern Plains region, cropland values decreased by 5.4 percent.

The United States pasture value remained constant at $1,330 per acre. The Delta region had the highest increase of 3.9 percent from 2015. The Northeast region had the highest decrease in pasture land at 2.6 percent.

Average cash rent for irrigated cropland in the United States was $206.00 per acre in 2016, $3.00 less than the previous year. Average cash rent for non-irrigated cropland in the United States was $125.00 per acre in 2016, down $8.00 from the previous year. Cash rent for pasture in 2016 averaged $13.00, down $1.00 from the previous year. ##### There was a farmer who had a lot of livestock. He had cows, horses, chickens, pigs, and bulls. One day a terrible twister came and the man and his family were only saved by throwing themselves in the nearest ditch. After it was all over, he looked up to see that the house was gone. Saddened by the loss, he went out to see if any of the animals had survived. The horses, chickens, pigs, and cows were laid out flat but the bulls were standing! The farmer was amazed and asked them, “How is it that all the other animals are down and you are still standing?”

The bulls replied, “We bulls wobble but we don’t fall down!”

Mike

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2000 Komatsu D155AX-5

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Used and service since new with the city of Palm Desert, CA, excellent undercarriage & conditions, super clean, rust free.

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2001 Volvo G 780 VHP

$69,750

2002 GMC C8500

2003 New Holland TC35D

50,000 miles*, 6 yard dump, gas motor, 375 hp, 6 speed, Hi/Low, air conditioning, air brakes

1528 hours*, 4x4, 4/1 bucket, 1000/540 PTO, 35 hp

1700 hours*, Quick Coupler, 4/1 bucket, 3 yard, air conditioning

2001 New Holland TM135

2002 Cat 416D

$25,900

2006 Cat 150KW

$33,750

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2000 Kenworth T800

$37,500

VHF 235 hp, 14-ft. blade with 23-ft. side special plow attachment used by the CA city since new 8 speed forward 3 reverse, air conditioning, good hours, flawless.

1995 Ford F800

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1989 International 1900S

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1997 Case 9370 Hi Steiger

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129,000 miles*, 6 yard dump. Allison automatic, air brakes, DT466 motor.

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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE 2008 New Holland LT185.B track skidder, 982 hours 2012 Wheatheart post pounder, High & Heavy hitter with 4” hydra-valve auger Cat D3 dozer, angle tilt with detachable backhoe (9) 3-year old Hereford bulls, polled

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FARM EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

1972 Massey Ferguson 165 tractor with Farmhand F-11 loader. One owner, 5000 hours............................. $6000 1967 Chevrolet 2 ton truck with hoist, 72,500 miles.$4000 Eversman 12-ft. tandem disk.....................................$1100 John Deere 10-ft. land plane.................................... $1250 John Deere 10-ft. grain drill...................................... $1000 Dike shaper................................................................. $750 Thorson squeeze chute.............................................. $400 12-ft. chisel plow........................................................ $1200 Deep cast iron bath tub................................................. $50

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SPRAYER FOR SALE

2011 Apache 1020 self propelled sprayer, 1000 gallon, 120” fixed axle, 6 speed powershift, Cummins, 100-ft. booms with 5 section control, 3 way T-Jet nozzles, 380/90 R 46 & 380/80 R 38 tires, Raven Envisio Pro monitor, Auto Boom, Accu Boom, Smart Trax Auto Steer, Prescription Top Dress Capable, 1350 hours, farmer owned, shedded. OFFER?.................. $136,000 1-406-460-5502 Text or Call, Chester, MT

WSU wheat researchers tackle widespread quality problem

By Seth Truscott, WSU CAHNRS

Washington wheat farmers are being hit hard this summer by low falling numbers in their grain.

A sign of poor flour quality, low falling numbers are caused by severe temperature swings or rain before harvest.

To help growers recover, researchers at Washington State University (WSU), funded largely by farmers through the Washington Grain Commission, are developing information tools and better varieties, ensuring higher-quality yields in future.

Since 2013, the Grain Commission has funded Camille Steber, a U.S. Department of Agriculture wheat geneticist, and other researchers at WSU to screen varieties for susceptibility to low falling numbers. Results of this project, including a database of variety susceptibility across regions, are available online at http://steberlab.org/ project7599.php Numbers fall statewide Steber has watched Northwest wheat and weather for months. Rain and temperature swings in July sparked her worries. When test results came in at early harvest, she knew there was a problem.

“My lab has run falling numbers on eight WSU cereal variety testing locations and we’ve seen low numbers from all eight—all drier places,” Steber said. “That’s bad. That means the problem is widespread.”

Northwest wheat growers experienced problems with low falling numbers in 2011 and 2013, with pockets of low numbers the last two years. The summer of 2016 is shaping up to be worse.

“We don’t have hard numbers yet, but are concerned that a higher than normal percentage of the wheat crop could be below industry standard,” said Mike Pumphrey, WSU spring wheat breeder and geneticist.

Low falling numbers have been found in winter wheat, which is harvested first, but “we expect both winter and spring wheat will be affected,” said Pumphrey. “Conditions that bring low falling numbers have affected both crops.”

What causes low falling numbers?

The term “low falling number” comes from a gravity test that measures starch damage in flour caused by alpha-amylase, an enzyme that affects baking quality. Flour with too much alpha-amylase means crumbly, gummy bread and cakes that fail to rise.

Alpha-amylase is produced when grain sprouts. When too much rain falls at harvest, grain can sprout on the stalk, turning starch into fuel for growth.

Low falling numbers also happen in non-sprouted grain, in a form called latematurity alpha-amylase, or LMA, caused by temperature shocks during maturation.

The Northwest saw exactly those conditions in late June and early July.

“We had a massive yo-yo,” said Pumphrey. “We saw severe temperature spikes of up to 95 degrees throughout the region, followed by 40-degree nighttime lows that persisted for days during a critical period.

That’s the textbook condition for expressing LMA. We couldn’t have done any better

in our labs.”

While farmers are mostly done harvesting in central Washington, much wheat remains to be cut in the north, south, and east.

To reduce the chance of sprout damage, Steber urges farmers to harvest wheat quickly after maturity. Once wheat is sprouted, there’s little that can be done for quality.

Some evidence suggests that if wheat is stored for a time, falling numbers could rise as the enzyme degrades – but this only works if the falling numbers are not below 200.

“You’re going to see local elevators and individual farmers storing their wheat and hoping that it climbs enough to get across the threshold of 300,” said Pumphrey.

Washington Grain Commission CEO Glen Squires said the commission has initiated discussion with U.S. Wheat Associates and overseas markets regarding potential for utilizing wheat with a falling number lower than 300.

New information tools Safeguarding against low falling numbers is one of Pumphrey’s primary breeding goals. Likewise, Steber is working with other WSU researchers, including winter wheat breeder Arron Carter and USDAARS club wheat breeder Kim GarlandCampbell, on selection of wheat with better resistance to LMA and sprout.

“We have been screening advanced lines and new releases the past three years to make sure they’re much less likely to have this problem,” said Pumphrey. “Breeding the perfect wheat isn’t easy. But we have good, adapted wheat varieties with stable falling numbers.”

WSU researchers know that some varieties of wheat hold up better than others to sprout or LMA. WSU Extension’s goal is to create a list of varieties, site by site, that are susceptible to low falling numbers and should not be planted. Researchers will also step up analysis of new varieties not included in previous data, and investigate the weather connection using data from the university’s AgWeatherNet (http://weather. wsu.edu) stations.

“We know the cause, but there are still some mysteries,” said Ryan Higginbotham, a cereal variety testing specialist with WSU Extension. “We don’t want to steer growers away from potential good fits. We want to present data in a way that makes sense.”

Results will be available at WSU variety field days, the WSU Extension Small Grains website (http://smallgrains.wsu. edu), and in its online variety selection tools (http://smallgrains.wsu.edu/variety/).

“Timing, variety selection and luck are all factors,” said Pumphrey. “That’s why I ask growers to consider planting multiple varieties with contrasting traits like maturity, so they can spread their risk.”

“If farmers want to manage risk, we want to give them the tools,” Higginbotham said.

• Read about WSU variety selection and testing at http://smallgrains.wsu.edu/ variety/

Easier way to collect diagnostic samples

By Iowa State University of Science and Technology News Service Iowa State University (ISU) veterinarians are refining a method of collecting diagnostic samples from swine that both pigs and producers are happy about – and all it requires is a little rope.

Jeff Zimmerman, a professor of veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine, said taking individual blood samples from pigs to monitor infections imposes costs and time constraints on veterinarians and pork producers.

“The pigs aren’t happy about collecting blood samples, and neither are the people,” Zimmerman said.

He and some of his ISU colleagues began their experiments to find an easier means of collecting samples by hanging ropes in pens of pigs. The pigs enthusiastically chewed on the rope, leaving an oral fluid sample in the process.

The researchers began the project in 2005 as part of their work on porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, one of the costliest diseases U.S. pork producers battle.

Zimmerman said pigs instinctively chew on objects - including ropes hanging in their pen - as a means of exploring their surroundings. But the researchers didn’t know if the oral fluid samples left on the rope would allow them to track the infections they were interested in monitoring. As they refined the process, they learned that oral fluid samples can lead to diagnostic accuracy as good as - and usually better than - conventional surveillance techniques.

Zimmerman said oral fluid samples collected with rope can help veterinarians detect a wide variety of infections, including foot and mouth disease and classical swine fever.

The technique is gaining wide acceptance among veterinarians and producers. The Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory ran 10,268 oral fluid tests in 2010, but by 2015, that total jumped to 176,167. Producers in Europe, the Americas and Asia have also begun to collect oral fluid samples.

Zimmerman said testing oral samples saves producers money and avoids the difficulty of taking individual blood samples from pigs. He estimated the cost of testing for PRRS is between 3 to 12 cents per pig in the barn, depending on the kind of test used. By contrast, the cost of a PRRS virus outbreak in growing pigs can cost between $7 and $15 per pig.

The researchers have tested cotton, nylon and hemp ropes and found that cotton produces the best testing results. Growing pigs four weeks or older require no training for oral fluid collection, Zimmerman said. The rope proves irresistible to them due to their natural curiosity. For younger pigs, Zimmerman suggested that a rope be left on the floor of their pen for 30 minutes to allow the piglets to grow accustomed to it in a nonthreatening way before trying to collect samples. ##### “Good farmers, who take seriously their duties as stewards of Creation and of their land’s inheritors, contribute to the welfare of society in more ways than society usually acknowledges, or even knows. These farmers produce valuable goods, of course; but they also conserve soil, they conserve water, they conserve wildlife, they conserve open space, they conserve scenery.”

Wendell Berry, Bringing it to the Table: On Farming and Food

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Hoven’s Used Equipment

New Holland SD440 air seeder, 57-ft., 12” spacing...... Massey Ferguson 7624 CVT, 180 PTO......... $134,900 ..................................................................... $59,900

USED AIR DRILL & CONVENTIONAL DRILLS

USED TRACTORS

Massey Ferguson 7624 CVT, 180 PTO......... $134,900 New Holland T7 185 with loader.................... $109,900 New Holland SD440 air seeder, 57-ft., 12” spacing...... Case Puma 210 tractor with loader.........................Call ..................................................................... $59,900 Versatile 835 tractor......................................... $12,900 Flexi-Coil 5000 51-ft. with 12” spacing............. $59,900 David Brown 1212 3 pt., 540 PTO...................... $5900 John Deere 9450 50-ft. with 12” spacing......................

USED SWATHERS ..................................................... Reduced $14,000 MacDon M100 30-ft. single knife header.......... $95,200 MacDon 7000 with 30-ft. 960 header............... $27,900 ROUND BALERS Case IH RBX562 with mesh wrap.................... $14,900 MacDon R85 16-ft. rotary disc hydra swing...... $27,900 Hesston 5580 baler.............................................. $800 2-Hesston 5556A with mesh wrap. Each......... $19,900 New Holland BR780 twine only....................... $13,900 New Holland 688 twine only................................ $9900 Massey Ferguson 1375 pull type, disc mower.

New Holland 664 twine only................................ $9600 Ford disc.

Massey Ferguson/Hesston 2856A twine and net Hesston 4650 square baler. wrap.............................................................. $34,500 Vermeer Super J twine only................................ $4900

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SQUARE BALERS

New Holland BB960 3x4 square baler............ $39,900 Case IH LBX432 3x4 with cutter...................... $64,900 Massey-Ferguson 2170 3x4........................... $74,900 Massey-Ferguson 2170 3x4, cutter................. $54,900

USED COMBINES

Gleaner R72 combine...................................... $29,900 Gleaner R62 combine...................................... $29,900 New Holland TR98 combine............................ $32,900 New Holland TR97 combine............................ $23,900

USED HEADERS

Gleaner 4200 pickup header............................ $14,900 MacDon R80 16-ft. rotary header..................... $14,900 MacDon D65D 40-ft. header............................. $59,900 MacDon D60S 35-ft. draper header.................. $31,000 MacDon 960 30-ft. with adapter and pickup reel........... ..................................................................... $19,900 MacDon 960 30-ft. with pickup reel.................. $17,900 MacDon 960 30-ft. draper header, pickup reel..$16,900 MacDon 960 36-ft. draper header, pickup reel..$14,900 MacDon 920 14-ft. header................................ $14,000 New Holland HS16 bi-directional header......... $10,900 3-Gleaner 15-ft. N-series pickup headers with Victory 7 or 8 belt attachment. Each.............................. $3500 30-ft. bat reel off 8570 header............................... $799

USED SPRAYERS

Apache 1200 120-ft. sprayer............................$59,900 Freightliner with F/S sprayer...........................$29,900 Ag Shield 1500 sprayer....................................$28,900

USED SKIDSTEER

Bobcat S130 OROPS, power bobtach.............$18,900

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

USED PROCESSORS

2-Brandt VSF round/square processors. Each.... $8900 Highline 6600 processor..................................... $6900 Highline 6600 bale processor............................. $5900 Highline 6000 bale processor............................. $5000 Jiffy 900 processor.............................................. $6900

USED MISCELLANEOUS

Bobcat 341 excavator, X-change, 5.5 tons......$29,900 Gehl skid steer track loader..............................$25,900 Bobcat 3650 UTV.............................................$21,900 Bobcat 2200 UTV...............................................$7900 Massey 20-ft. disc...............................................$2500 John Deere 148 loader with grapple...................$5500 Kelly 3-pt. backhoe..............................................$4000 Danuser F7 3-pt. post hole auger, 9” & 12” bits... $1400 Ford F350 4WD, automatic, flatbed..................$19,900 Donahue 20-ft. stock trailer.................................$7900 Titan 18-ft. stock trailer........................................$4500 Buhler 96” snowblower, 3-pt................................$2900

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Positioning Technologies for Commercial Applications

Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) GNSS is the standard term for satellite navigation systems that provide geospatial positioning with global coverage. GNSS allows receivers to determine their location accurately using signals transmitted along a line-of-sight path from the satellites to terrestrial receivers. Receivers can also calculate the precise time as well as position,

which can be used as a reference for scientific experiments. GNSS systems include the United States’ GPS, Russian Federation’s GLONASS, the European Union’s Galileo, and China’s Compass system.

Global Positioning System (GPS) GPS is a constellation of 24 satellites orbiting the Earth. These satellites have very accurate clocks and use radio signals to broadcast location information. Using satellites, a GPS receiver on the ground picks up the signals from the satellites to determine a location anywhere in the world. By adding sophisticated software, a base station and communications link, location can be accurately determined to the centimeter level. Lasers Lasers are used in a range of applications to accurately determine level, grade, vertical alignment and distance.

Spinning lasers emit a rotating 360-degree beam of light that is used as vertical, grade or horizontal reference, a difficult-to-establish yet critical datum for engineering and construction projects. Lasers are also used for measuring distance at high accuracy by determining phase shift or beam return time.

Optics Optics are an integral part of an essential surveying instrument called a total station. This instrument enables the surveyor to compare locations in relation to one another. Optics allow survey and construction professionals to accurately pinpoint the exact feature to be measured while lasers measure the distance. In the past, making sure the optic lenses were positioned correctly within the instrument was an art. Today, sophisticated software helps calibrate these sensitive instruments, improving the accuracy and productivity of the surveyor.

Inertial Inertial technology senses changes in motion and is primarily used when GPS signals are obstructed. Starting with an initial location based on a landmark, inertial technology uses accelerometers and gyroscopes to determine the successive position based on movement. Inertial technology complements GPS and is currently used for aerial photogrammetry, vehicle tracking, high-end road construction and marine applications.

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Bot flys are out

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

By PennState Extension Three species of bots are considered serious pests to horses. The bot is the larval stage of the horse bot fly, Gastrophilus species.

Bot fly species vary in where they lay their eggs on the horse and how the eggs hatch. In general, they lay eggs on the forelegs, shoulders, and lips during the summer and fall.

Where the eggs are laid describes the three species: • common bot fly • chin bot fly • nose bot fly.

The eggs hatch when the horse licks and rubs them. Once in the mouth, the small bots burrow into the gums and tongue where they remain for approximately one month and then migrate into the stomach. Upon entering the stomach, the larvae attach themselves to the mucus membrane and remain there for the next 8-10 months.

They detach themselves in the spring and pass through the feces. Once outside the host, the larvae pupate. Mature flies emerge in four to six weeks. The flies mate, the adult females lay eggs, and the cycle begins over again.

The flies do not bite, but the egg-laying process is annoying and unpleasant to horses. The principal damage caused by the bot is to the stomach lining. In extreme cases, bots can cause a stomach rupture or fatal colic if they block the stomach valve to the small intestine.

Consult your veterinarian for drugs available for internal parasite control. Ivermectin is the de-worming drug of choice. Be sure to follow the directions on the label before using it. Remove (by clipping or scraping) the yellowish bot eggs from the horse’s hair before they hatch. Then sweep them up and dispose of the clippings and eggs away from feeding areas. Warm water will cause eggs to hatch, allowing small larvae to be killed before they enter the mouth. ##### When I am an old coot... I will find a white jacket and stethoscope and roam the halls of the hospital acting important. ##### When I am an old coot... I will smoke cigars in airline lavatories and dare the flight attendant to throw me off the plane.

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Sage grouse hunting open again in Montana

By Greg Lemon, FWP Information Bureau Chief Expanded opportunities for sage grouse hunting will be offered this year in Montana as bird populations have rebounded well after two years of favorable spring weather conditions.

Though the brief decline and subsequent bounce back of sage grouse numbers can likely be attributed to weather and normal cycles in bird populations, the population numbers and quick rebound are encouraging, said Catherine Wightman, wildlife habitat and Farm Bill coordinator for Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP).

“These kinds of population cycles are normal, what we’re hoping to do with our habitat conservation efforts and monitoring work is to keep the dips in population from being so dramatic,” Wightman said.

Sage grouse season opened September 1 and runs through the month, closing September 30. The bag limit is two birds with a possession limit of four.

Sage grouse populations struggle with habitat fragmentation, impacts from energy development and the conversion of sagebrush steppe habitat to cropland. However, decades of efforts at monitoring sage grouse and conserving their habitat in Montana has paid off. In 2015 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decided the bird didn’t warrant listing on the Endangered Species List because of ongoing habitat conservation work in Montana and throughout their range.

Under the FWP Sage Grouse Conservation Plan, adopted in 2005, FWP will recommend to the Fish and Wildlife Commission sage grouse hunting season closures when populations dip below 45 percent of their long term average.

However, before 2014 the Commission had yet to use that rationale to close sage grouse hunting in the state.

In fact, the plan outlined conditions for closing hunting, but didn’t have provisions for when hunting would be re-opened. When the hunting season was closed in 2014, the Commission approved conditions for the season to be re-opened. One of the conditions being that sage grouse lek counts were higher in one year than the long-term average.

That condition was met this spring, Wightman said. Leks are locations where sage grouse males conduct their mating rituals, which is comprised of strutting, fanning tail feathers and making popping noises with their bulbous air sacs.

Weather watching Weather conditions play an important role in sage grouse numbers from year to year, particularly during the time when sage grouse hens are incubating eggs in the nest and when the chicks are first hatched, she said.

“After they hatch, they’re so vulnerable,” Wightman said.

“They can walk, but they’re downy little fuzz balls walking through the sagebrush. They can’t fly and they don’t have adult feathers to insulate them.”

After several years of wet springs with flooding and hail, the juvenile recruitment was way down in 2013 and overall numbers dropped to some of the lowest since 1980.

However, one good year of recruitment made all the difference.

Weather was favorable for sage grouse in the spring of 2014, so while the overall number of adults were down, the crop of new birds was really good. The males born in the spring of 2014 were displaying on the leks in 2015. This year lek counts in all three FWP sage grouse management areas were above the long-term trends by an average of 17 percent statewide.

Counting leks For trend data and management decisions, biologists count displaying male sage grouse during the mating period on leks around the state. The birds return to the same leks year after year, and while there are hundreds around Montana, FWP biologists focus on 88 for their counts that influence management decisions, Wightman said.

These 88 leks have long-term data strings with some going back to 1980 and provides a solid foundation for analyzing sage grouse numbers.

“We use those as barometers for population trends,” she said.

Hunting and management While some may be concerned that sage grouse hunting is re-opened, especially considering the effort FWP, the state and landowners have made and continue to make in ensuring populations numbers remain within naturally fluctuating ranges to keep the birds off the ESA, the fact is hunting has little impact on bird numbers.

In the past 16 years, FWP biologists have collared about CONTINUED ON PAGE C27

Grant to support “Water in Society” undergraduate course

By Cory Forbes, Associate Professor of Science Education Coordinator, IANR Science Literacy School of Natural Resources A three-year, $299,018 Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) grant aims to foster undergraduate students’ science learning and water literacy at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL).

The funding will support the development of a new “Water in Society” undergraduate course. Water in Society will be an interdisciplinary course, drawing from the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, hydrological sciences and social and decision sciences.

“This course will be an introduction to hydrology, but will also foster the teaching of science through big issues, such as water for agriculture,” said Cory Forbes, associate professor and science literacy coordinator at UNL and project leader of the grant.

Forbes is working on integrating this course into general education curriculum for students across all UNL campuses.

It will be a required course as part of the new Food, Energy and Water in Society minor offered through the UNL College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. The minor is designed to prepare all students, regardless of major, to make informed decisions regarding current and emerging food, energy, and water issues, and the interrelatedness of agriculture, natural resources and society.

“Our hope is that all UNL students, whether they’re studying to be a scientist, teacher or lawyer will have the background to make educated decisions when it comes to their food, and the Water in Society course can support that goal,” said Forbes.

The new course also aligns with the mission of the UNL Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources Science Literacy Initiative which was formed to foster a scientifically-literate society capable of making effective decisions grounded in STEM-informed analysis of complex, realworld challenges associated with food, fuel, water, landscape and people issues.

In addition to Forbes, Nicholas Brozovic, director of policy at the Water for Food Global Institute, and Trenton Franz, assistant professor in the UNL School of Natural Resources are also working on the project.

Water in Society will be offered to all UNL students in the spring of 2017.

Sage grouse hunting open again in Montana CONTINUED FROM PAGE C26

1,300 adult birds in areas where hunting was allowed. So far only nine of those birds have been killed by hunters, said John Vore, FWP game management bureau chief.

“That’s a very low number,” he said. “The effects of hunting, at least in Montana, are very minimal.”

Additionally, though the Montana management plan allows for a more standard hunting season with a bag limit of four birds, the Fish and Wildlife Commission, with recommendations from FWP staff, decided on a conservative season structure with a two-bird bag limit and a season only open from September 1 – September 30.

The conservative approach seemed prudent considering the sage grouse in Montana and the rest of the region will have another ESA review in 2020.

Still, Montana’s sage grouse success story is one worth applauding.

“We’re the only state in the West that’s completely open for sage grouse and we have the longest hunting season,” Wightman said.

The continued focus from a management standpoint will be on habitat conservation and making strides toward maintaining stable long-term trends – to especially try and keep the numbers during the low years from getting too low, if possible. The fact is you can still have good years in terms of population, but have declining numbers over all.

“Conservation of habitat is important so we can ensure the long-term trends of the populations are stable,” she said. “We aren’t trying to get back to the sage grouse populations of the 1960s, but we think we can maintain a steady population by maintaining good habitat and that’s the goal.” ##### Pumpkins contain potassium and Vitamin A.

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USDA to purchase surplus cheese to assist dairy producers

By USDA - FSA The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced plans to purchase approximately 11 million pounds of cheese from private inventories to assist food banks and pantries across the nation, while reducing a cheese surplus that is at its highest level in 30 years. The purchase, valued at $20 million, will be provided to families in need across the country through USDA nutrition assistance programs, while assisting the stalled marketplace for dairy producers whose revenues have dropped 35 percent over the past two years.

“We understand that the nation’s dairy producers are experiencing challenges due to market conditions and that food banks continue to see strong demand for assistance,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “This commodity purchase is part of a robust, comprehensive safety net that will help reduce a cheese surplus that is at a 30-year high while, at the same time, moving a high-protein food to the tables of those most in need. USDA will continue to look for ways within its authorities to tackle food insecurity and provide for added stability in the marketplace.”

USDA received requests from Congress, the National Farmers Union, the American Farm Bureau and the National Milk Producers Federation to make an immediate dairy purchase. Section 32 of the Agriculture Act of 1935 authorizes USDA to utilize fiscal year 2016 funds to purchase surplus food to benefit food banks and families in need through its nutrition assistance programs.

USDA also announced that it will extend the deadline for dairy producers to enroll in the Margin Protection Program (MPP) for Dairy to December 16, 2016, from the previous deadline of September 30. This voluntary dairy safety net program, established by the 2014 Farm Bill, provides financial assistance to participating dairy producers when the margin – the difference between the price of milk and feed costs – falls below the coverage level selected by the producer. A USDA web tool, available at www.fsa.usda. gov/mpptool, allows dairy producers to calculate levels of coverage available from MPP based on price projections.

On August 4, USDA announced approximately $11.2 million in financial assistance to U.S. dairy producers enrolled in MPP-Dairy, the largest payment since the program began in 2014.

“By supporting a strong farm safety net, expanding credit options and growing domestic and foreign markets, USDA is committed to helping America’s dairy operations remain successful,” said Vilsack.

While USDA projects dairy prices to increase throughout the rest of the year, many factors including low world market prices, increased milk supplies and inventories, and slower demand have contributed to the sluggish marketplace for dairy producers.

USDA will continue to monitor market conditions in the coming months and evaluate additional actions, if necessary, later this fall. ##### Are ants overrrunning your humming bird feeder? Rub a bit of olive oil on the tip of the feeding tube, and they’ll stay away. The ants can’t get through the oil, but hummingbirds can.

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Beaverhead Conservation District tidbit

What is a conservation district? Conservation districts are units of local government designed to help citizens conserve their soil, water, and other renewable natural resources. They were organized in the 1930s as a response to the “Dust Bowl.”

In 1937, President Roosevelt encouraged Montana to adopt legislation enabling the creation of local soil conservation districts. Today, there are almost 3000 conservation districts nationwide, and their conservation activities encompass a wide spectrum of natural resource issues. The State of Montana passed legislation creating its conservation districts in 1939 to provide for local control of natural resource management programs and activities. Montana’s 58 conservation districts cover all counties and include more than 70 municipalities included within district boundaries.

Montana’s CDs are political subdivisions of the state and are governed by a board of five supervisors elected by local voters in a general election. In addition, a municipality that has chosen to be incorporated into a district may appoint up to two urban supervisors to represent urban interests on the board. The Beaverhead Conservation District has two urban supervisors, one each representing Dillon and Lima. This combination of officials representing diverse views has a relatively broad scope of authorities.

Because of their unique characteristics and proven track record, CDs have been entrusted by the state with mandated activities such as implementation of the 310 Law, water reservations, stream access portage routes, county planning board participation, and local Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) consultation. Also, CDs serve as the local point of contact for numerous federal programs. This is all in addition to the long-standing CD roles such as educating landowners about sound conservation practices, working closely with local watershed groups, tree planting and organizing outdoor classroom educational activities for school children.

For more information about your local conservation district please feel free to go to a monthly meeting held the third Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm at the USDA Service Center Conference Room, visit the website at www.beaverheadcd.org or call the office at 406-683-3802.

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Your grass is drying out...

Keep adding pounds this fall with BGF-30 Protein is often the first limiting nutrient on most forage programs, minerals and vitamins play an important role in helping cows stay healthy and in maintaining reproductive efficiency.

CRYSTAL-PHOS™ is a weather and waste proof mineral supplement that cows will consume readily along with BGF-30™. Place a BGF-30™ barrel with every 20-30 head of cows and a CRYSTALPHOS® barrel for approximately every 40-70 head.

Studies have shown that cows will consume mineral better from CRYSTAL-PHOS. Try the “combo” program ~ it works!

WeatherAll® is a protective coating applied to the BioBarrel® as a final step in the manufacturing process. It is composed of an edible, food-grade, wax coating that helps protect and slow down BioBarrel® degradation when encountering wet conditions. The protective coating also helps reduce the attraction that some cattle have to the BioBarrel® container once it is softened under extreme wet conditions, thus reducing the incidence of cattle consuming the container faster than the CRYSTALYX® product. WeatherAll® Protective Technology broadens the application and effectiveness of the BioBarrel® container to all geographies within North America.

BTI Feeds

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Call toll-free 1-800-873-0336 — Local 406-873-4433 Highway 2 East, Across from railroad crossing, Cut Bank Bulk Plant toll-free 1-888-878-2812 — Local 406-873-2812

Farm Store toll-free 1-888-220-5547 — Local 406-434-5547 Bulk Plant toll-free 1-800-824-8366 — Local 406-434-5546 Chemical Warehouse 406-434-5253 — Store on Highway #2 in Shelby

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Larger, stronger, heavier pipe More attractive

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A complete line of fall vaccines including pre-conditioning shots or calves Order your fall wormers & weaning pellets early.

STOCK TANKS

Fiberglass, Steel, Poly

6-rail—20-ft. x 48”

Farmaster Round bale feeders Bunk feeders Gates — Panels Handling systems

Stur-D Portable Tub and Alley

Barb Wire

See us for all your baler twine and net wrap needs

We make up hydraulic hoses in our Shelby & Valier stores 15% OFF

all gallons paint

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When you buy pellets by the ton

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Goulds Jet & Submersible Pump Water Systems

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Universal transport post driver. Pulls behind any tow vehicles. Drive posts up to 12-ft. long and 10 inches in diameter. Adjustable tongue.

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WOOD PELLETS

STEEL & WOOD FENCE POSTS

Livestock Waterers on hand Johnson Artificial Spring – Franklin – Ritchie – Cancrete Call Taylor’s Farm Store for information on Johnson, Franklin & Ritchie; BTI Feeds for Franklin & Cancrete information

PROPANE Installations • Delivery • Inspections

Call 1-800-824-8366

Behlen Gates & Panels

Available at Taylor Farm Store

Roller chain - Sprockets - Hubs Bulk and case lot anti-freeze and RV anti-freeze

Energy efficient, easy to install fountains.

Nichols Sweeps Conventional, Ultrawing

SALE PRICES

GRADE 5 & 8

BOLT, NUTS, WASHERS

1/4” - 3/4”

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USED HAYING EQUIPMENT

USED AIR DRILLS

We have parts on hand to help keep anything from a 40 year old 912, to the ever-popular HW series or the brand new Speedrowers, cutting at peak performance

2007 Case IH SCX100 mower conditioner, 14-ft. sickle header...................................................... $17,900 2001 New Holland 1475 sickle mower conditioner, 16-ft. wide.................................................... $9900 2002 John Deere 1600A mower conditioner, 16-ft. sickle header............................................... $9750

2012 MacDon M205 windrower, set-up with R85 disc header, draper header ready, Outback GPS guidance, low hours................................$112,500 Swather transport trailer, sideways pull style.. $5250

Self-propelled Sprayers

2015 Morris Contour II precision drill with 9450 tow between air cart, 60-ft. wide, 10” spacing, double shoot...............................Just Traded

Now offering 0% for 48 months on used round balers Select units may also qualify for a 1 year limited warranty

New Holland 688 round baler, net/twine......$11,900 New Holland 688 round baler, net/twine......$11,900 New Holland 688 round baler, net/twine......$11,900 Case IH RBX563 round baler, net/twine, wide pickup............................................................. $22,900 Vermeer R23 hydraulic driven rake. Good condition. .................................................................... $9900 2004 Hesston 956 round baler, twine only, low bale count........................................................... $8995

Flexi-Coil 5500 fold back drill, 70-ft., 12” spacing, 4.5” steel press wheels, 4350 tow between tank. Very nice condition..................$129,000

Suspended Boom Sprayers Bring us your offer

2012 Apache AS1020 sprayer, Top-Con X20 with RTK, Auto-Steer, Auto-Boom, 100-ft. booms, 5 section control.................................. $159,900

2011 Apache AS1020, 42 inch crop clearance, 100-ft. boom with 5 ball valves, Raven Envizio monitor with Autosteer, Auto Boom and AccuBoom, inductor................................. $156,500

Flexi-Coil S67XL sprayer, 1600 gallon tank, 90-ft. booms, windscreens, lug tire, Flextrol Auto Rate, foam marker, rinse tank................ ..........................................Now only $19,900 Flexi-Coil S67 sprayer, 1600 gallon tank, 90-ft. booms, Auto Rate. Good condition................. ...................................... Reduced to $19,900 Case IH SRX160 sprayer, 1600 gallon tank, 132-ft. booms, lug tire, inductor, Raven Auto 2005 Flexi-Coil S67XL sprayer, 1600 gallon, Rate........................ Save Big! Only $19,900 90-ft. booms, windscreens, Auto Rate, SP655 controller............................................$19,900

Wheel Boom Sprayers Drastically Reduced!

Take your pick for $9750

Flexi-Coil S67 sprayer, 120-ft. booms, manual fold, 1000 gallon tank, inductor, windscreens, 3 ball valves, lug tires (U9905)

Flexi-Coil S67XL sprayer, 100-ft. wheel boom, manual fold, 1500 gallon tank, Flextrol Auto Rate, windscreens, 2 ball valves, lug tires (U41287)

Flexi-Coil S67XL sprayer, 120-ft. wheel boom, manual fold, 1500 gallon tank, FlexControl or Raven interface, TeeJet double nozzle bodies, inductor cone, hydro pump, 6 ball valves, foam marker, windscreens, 18.4x26 diamond tires (U21171)

BIG SKY EQUIPMENT

Phone 406-278-3277 Toll-free 1-800-332-7541 FAX 1-406-278-7882 Conrad, Montana website: www.4newholland.com

Sales Kurt Christiaens 279-3486 home, 450-3277 cell Gary Brown 278-3373 home, 788-9033 cell Chet Ophus 750-2395 cell

Parts - After Hours Emergency 450-3227 Alex Linn 278-3418 home Bill Hopper 278-7358 home Corey Combs 271-5435 home Gary Brown 278-3373 home

Service Corey Combs 271-5435 home, 781-7678 cell Gary Brown 278-3373 home, 788-9033 cell

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TRACTORS

Case IH Steiger 385, 55 gpm hydraulics, 4 remotes, powershift. Excellent condition........... .........................................................$159,500 Steiger 9150 4WD, L10 Cummins 300 hp, 12 speed powershift, 4 remotes, 520/85R38 duals @ 85%, recent reman front & rear axles.

Includes EZ-Guide 250 with EZ-Steer. Good condition............................................$52,500

USED COMBINES NEW & USED HEADERS

2014 New Holland CR8090, rock trap, chopper, IntelliView IV monitor with auto steer, low hours...... ........................................................................Call 2014 New Holland CR8090, rock trap, 22 inch rotors, lateral tilt, auto guidance.........................Call New Holland TR75, Ford engine, hydro drive, good rubber, 960 22-ft. header with batt reel. Good machine for only............................................ $16,995 Case IH 1480 combine with 810 24-ft. header.......... ................................................................. $12,500

See us at Big Sky Equipment for all of your harvesting and fall seeding needs

TRAILERS

2005 Trail-Eze 80HT drop deck equipment trailer with 2-stage hydraulic tail, 80,000 lb GVW, triple axle, hydraulic winch, slide outs widen to 13-ft., good rubber....................................................... $52,500 .

Compare to new at close to $100,000

Call today for all your combine and windrower header repair

MacDon D60 45-ft. draper header with pickup reel, transport................................................... $72,500 MacDon D60 35-ft. draper header, double knife, triple delivery, pickup reel, transport................. $39,900 2007 New Holland 94C 36-ft. draper header, dual knife, pickup reel, transport...................... $39,900 New Holland 2326 hay header with 2330BF adapter, 2009 McCormick XTX165 with loader, powerrubber conditioners. Fits New Holland TV140 & shift transmission, forward/reverse shuttle.....

TV145 bidirectional tractors..................... $12,500 ...........................................................$82,500 Case IH 1015 pickup header, Swathmaster attachment......................................................... $10,900 1995 Case IH 1015 15-ft. pickup header, Victory attachment.................................................. $8995 Case IH 1015 15-ft. pickup header, Victory attachment............................................................ $6500 Case IH 1015-12 pickup header..................... $4900 International 810 13-ft. pickup header, Rake-up raking pickup. Very little use........................ $8995 New Holland 960 13-ft. pickup header with Sund attachment.................................................. $2995 New Holland 960 13-ft. pickup header less attachment............................................................ $1495 Massey 1859 13-ft. pickup head less attachment..... ...................................................................... $995

Farmall 656, 2WD, hydro transmission, 3-point hitch, 540 PTO, DuAl loader, bucket....$8995

MISC EQUIPMENT

Bale King 880 bale processor........................ $9500 Vermeer BPX7000 bale processor................. $8995 Mayrath 8x60 grain auger, swing hopper, PTO drive............................................................ $2495

2016 model SuperBoom Skidsteers

We Are Dealing on New Holland Super Boom Skidsteers Give us a Call!!

Several models and options available. Attachments include: trencher, post pounder, chisel, various post auger sizes, forks, blades, buckets, etc. Call for any skidsteer needs!

Now scheduling for Winter Inspection Program: combines, tractors and hay equipment.

Call by September 30th to receive the early registration discount.

For additional info or the schedule, call Corey at 406-278-3277.

BIG SKY EQUIPMENT

Phone 406-278-3277 Toll-free 1-800-332-7541 FAX 1-406-278-7882 Conrad, Montana website: www.4newholland.com

Sales Kurt Christiaens 279-3486 home, 450-3277 cell Gary Brown 278-3373 home, 788-9033 cell Chet Ophus 750-2395 cell

Parts - After Hours Emergency 450-3227 Alex Linn 278-3418 home Bill Hopper 278-7358 home Corey Combs 271-5435 home Gary Brown 278-3373 home

Service Corey Combs 271-5435 home, 781-7678 cell Gary Brown 278-3373 home, 788-9033 cell

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WANTED TO BUY

Late model WA-14 or WA-17 Wagner tractor for parts.

Phone (406) 350-3749, Lewistown, MT

• 8”x16”x32-ft. treated timbers...$200 each • • Bridge beams, steel, 62-ft. • • JLG Carry Deck Crane...$7500 • 12 ton capacity, good condition

Call Mark at Bauer & Buck Construction (406) 880-5473

1991 International 4900 Boom Truck 65,000 miles, 210 hp DT466, 5 spd Allison, PS, AB, IMT 3 ton Knuckle boom, 32-ft. tip height, winch, 85% tires, super clean truck.............................$12,500 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 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...........................$22,500 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 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 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 1995 Ford F800 5.9 Cummins (12 valve), Allison AT, PS, PB, AC, 50% 22.5 tires, 18-ft. steel flatbed, double frame, 26K GVW, runs and drives great, nice tight truck..... ....................................$10,500 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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Substituting wheat in place of corn for livestock

By Connor Orrock, K-State Research and Extension Reinhardt noted that feeders should With wheat prices in some areas dipping not be concerned over potential lost gains below corn values, you may be reevaluating as wheat theoretically has higher energy your options for animal feed. If you are a content than corn. The challenge becomes beef or swine producer, these prices may managing the available energy in the diet put you in a position to substitute wheat into and making sure the cattle do not become livestock rations in place of corn. acidotic. He stressed the importance of A large harvest and relatively slow deworking with a nutritionist prior to making mand has pulled wheat prices in some parts a change. of Kansas, particularly in southwest areas “We like to say cattle should be finished of the state, below corn prices, said Kansas with the same grain they were started on,” State University agricultural economist, Reinhardt said. “A standard guideline is to Dan O’Brien. secure a 90-day supply of wheat to feed if Substituting wheat in beef production a change is implemented; finishing cattle K-State Research and Extension feedlot don’t respond well to change and respond specialist Chris Reinhardt said that because even less well to multiple changes over the wheat normally has a nutritional feeding finishing period.” value approximately 5 to 10 percent higher Substituting wheat in swine production than corn for growing and finishing cattle, “I want to ensure producers understand this provides an opportunity for cattle prothat feeding wheat to swine is nothing new,” ducers. said Mike Tokach, K-State Research and “When finishing feedlot cattle there are Extension swine specialist. “Wheat has generally two primary means of processing been fed in Kansas and worldwide for many feed grains: steam flaking the grain or feedyears. In Kansas, we used to feed wheat to ing it dry rolled,” Reinhardt said. pigs in the summertime almost every year “If someone is steam flaking grain, there because it provided a price opportunity is very little nutritional difference or manbetween the harvests. For swine, anytime agement change needed between steam you get wheat prices anywhere below 110 flaked corn and steam flaked wheat,” Repercent of the price of corn, wheat will serve inhardt said. “The two feedstuffs are fairly as an alternative. When it is under the price similar in terms of starch availability and of corn it comes in quite favorably.” the risk of acidosis.” The real difference Tokach said that the change from corn to and need for a change in management phiwheat should not be made casually. Produclosophy is between dry rolled wheat and dry ers should consider if they have the ability rolled corn. Reinhardt cautioned that dry to use more than one grain at a time or how rolled wheat has a higher risk of acidosis they will make the switch. than dry rolled corn.

Many swine producers are either replac“A producer should not switch entirely ing half of the diet with wheat or 30 to 35 from feeding 100 percent dry rolled corn percent, he said. to feeding 100 percent dry rolled wheat,” “The biggest problem we worry about in Reinhardt said. “Typically we recommend swine is grinding the wheat too fine,” Tothe diet be around 35 percent to at most 50 kach said. When the wheat is too fine, two percent dry rolled wheat. A producer will important issues could arise - ulcers, which want to gradually ease into the level maybe can lead to death, and poor flow ability of with a dose in that 15 percent range to get the diet in the feed bins and feeders. To the cattle adapted to the higher rapidly availminimize the risk, wheat should be ground able starch load. between 500 and 800 microns.

Wheat should be processed with what “There are some dietary formulation is called a coarse crack to improve digestchanges that need to happen,” Tokach ibility. A coarse crack with wheat is finer said. “I encourage producers to work with than a coarse crack with corn due to the a nutritionist if they’re going to make the difference in the physical properties of the change to wheat because they can aid in starch. Wheat tends break into very small taking advantage of the extra protein and starch granules, like flour, which leads to phosphorus. finer particles in the diet and rapid ruminal “As long as you make the necessary fermentation of the starch. formulation changes there really isn’t a big It is more challenging to steam flake down side for gain,” Tokach said. “One wheat than corn due to wheat’s smaller kercould argue there is a small negative affect nel size. To accommodate wheat, steaming on growth rate and feed efficiency because times and possibly roll corrugations need wheat is lower in energy than corn if you to be modified. All of the accommodations don’t add another energy source to the diet. require time and energy, and possibly conHowever, that’s going to be a very small siderable capital outlay, so changes should change and a pig will compensate and connot be made without careful consideration, sume more feed in order to make up for the Reinhardt said. energy level.”

While it may require a certain degree of Tokach suggested swine producers evalumanagement, he noted that steam flaking ate their situation from a practical standwheat would allow switching to 100 percent point. If producers incorporate wheat into wheat in place of 100 percent corn. This their feeding program and make the switch, eliminates the need to utilize more than one they should use wheat for some period of grain at a time. time to justify the inputs required.

Reinhardt recommended only feeding dry K-State Research and Extension is a short rolled wheat as 35 to at most 50 percent of name for the Kansas State University Agrithe grain in the diet for finishing cattle. For cultural Experiment Station and Cooperabackgrounding cattle on a lower grain diet tive Extension Service, a program designed using wet feed ingredients such as silage to generate and distribute useful knowledge and grain milling byproducts, wheat may for the well-being of Kansans. Supported replace up to 100 percent of the corn in by county, state, federal and private funds, the diet. the program has county Extension offices, While some feeders feed buffers such experiment fields, area Extension offices as sodium bicarbonate, it is not always and regional research centers statewide. necessary, he said. With proper caution, Its headquarters is on the K-State campus, preparation and management, a buffer is Manhattan. not necessary.

Cooper Spicher

Cooper received a $750 scholarship from the Montana Trade Association for the 2016-17 academic year. Cooper is a Junior at Montana State University majoring in Crop Science. Cooper hopes to return to the family farm and become a Certified Crop Advisor upon finishing his education at MSU. Cooper was sponsored by Golden Triangle Seeds.

Monetary policy and exchange rates

By Robert Herren, Professor of Economics NDSU Agribusiness and Applied Economics Department Because most agricultural markets are global, changes in a nation’s exchange rate will affect the profitability of many agricultural sectors.

For example, an appreciation of the U.S. dollar (stronger dollar) will increase the price of U.S. exports of currently produced agricultural goods. A depreciation of the U.S. dollar (weaker dollar) will decrease the price of U.S. exports in world markets.

Since the early 1970s, the U.S. has allowed it currency to float so that demand and supply in the foreign exchange market determines the dollar’s value. Each day, the foreign exchange market handles more than $5 trillion of transactions. More than 99 percent of these transactions involve buying and selling assets, mostly financial assets such as bonds and equities.

Risk is one factor that affects supply and demand in the foreign exchange market; most investors are risk-averse.

Because U.S. Treasury Department securities are considered relatively safe, investors often increase their demand for Treasury securities during times of global economic and political turmoil, thereby causing the U.S. dollar to appreciate.

For example, during the fall and winter of 2014, the dollar became stronger after Russia invaded Ukraine, thereby sending investors (including many within Russia) scurrying to buy assets perceived to be safe. More recently, Brexit (Great Britain’s vote to leave the European Union) caused an influx of funds into U.S. financial assets, resulting in a stronger dollar relative to the British pound.

Monetary policy affects the expected return of domestic assets relative to the expected return of foreign assets by changing interest rates. When the Federal Reserve raises its target for the federal funds rate, thereby increasing shortterm interest rates, domestic assets become more attractive to investors.

During 2015, investors perceived that improving labor markets ultimately would result in the Fed raising its target for the federal funds rate, thereby increasing demand for U.S. assets, particularly because the Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank were lowering interest rates.

After the Fed increased its target for the federal funds rate by .25 percent in December 2015, most investors thought the Fed would increase rates several more times in 2016.

However, their perceptions changed in early 2016 because of instability and weakness in several foreign economies, including China. Some investors now sold U.S. assets and, on average, the dollar depreciated from late January until the Brexit vote.

In a fixed exchange rate system (such as a gold standard), the single goal of monetary policy is to maintain the fixed exchange rate. In the current floating exchange rate system, monetary policy focuses on domestic economic conditions.

Congress has given the Fed a dual mandate: price stability and maximum employment.

To achieve these goals, the Fed may conduct monetary policy that results in fluctuations in the exchange rate. Thus, monetary policy contributes to the currency risk faced by agricultural producers and agribusinesses. ##### Dr. Daniel Sessler of the University of Louisville and his colleagues recently administered electric shocks to ten volunteer redheads and ten volunteer brunettes, along with a measurable numbing anesthetic. They discovered that to lower the pain to a certain measurable level, the redheads required a 20 percent greater dose of the anesthetic. (For reasons not disclosed by the university, blondes were not included in this research project.)

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SHREDDER FOR SALE

1997 Loftness 30-ft. end drive, multi-crop shredder, 1000 rpm PTO, 2000 rpm 200 hp gear box, reversable blade (80% on used side), good condition, field ready. Excellent weed/CRP management tool.

Wheat base farm bill payments substantial for N.D.

By NDSU Extension Service The national average wheat price for the 2015 marketing year was $4.89 per bushel, compared with $5.99 in 2014.

This is well below the reference price of $5.50, which was set in the 2014 farm bill and will trigger a $0.61 per bushel Price Loss Coverage (PLC) payment rate.

Under the farm bill, producers could choose either the PLC or the Agricultural Risk Coverage – County (ARCCO) program for each crop on a farm.

About one-fourth of North Dakota’s 9.6 million wheat base acres are enrolled in the PLC program. Those acres will generate payments of $0.61 per bushel multiplied by a 2004 GMC Cat C7, 6 speed.. 2001 Kenworth T2000 C15, . . ............................$15,500 6NZ, 13 speed......$36,500 farm’s wheat PLC payment yield multiplied by 85 percent.

2005 Kenworth T800 C15, For example, the PLC payment calculation for a farm 475 hp, 13 speed...$38,500 with 100 acres of wheat base and a 50 bushel PLC payment yield would be $2,592.50 ($0.61 payment rate x 50 bushel payment yield x 85 percent x 100 base acres). Actual payments will be somewhat less. The Budget Control Act of 2007 Chevrolet 1500 gas, 2011 required the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reduce crew cab, 4x4, 98,000 payments by 6.8 percent last year, and a similar sequestramiles.....................$18,500 2005 Kenworth T800 ISX, tion of around 7 percent is likely this year.

2009 Chevrolet 2500 gas, 400 hp, Ultra Shift.$19,500 extended cab, 4x4.............

About three-fourths of North Dakota wheat base acres ..............................$18,500 are enrolled in the ARC-CO program, not the PLC program.

Whereas the PLC program considers only price, the ARCPhone CO program protects against revenue shortfall at the county level. Both prices and county yields are considered to deLloyd Walker termine the safety net and whether a payment is triggered.

The final 2015 average yield for all wheat grown in each county has not yet been released by the Farm Service Agency; however, there is preliminary information available for most of the counties.

Consignments Wanted Based on this information, Andrew Swenson, NDSU 1994 Case 586E 6000 lb.

Extension Service farm management specialist, estimates forklift, 1356 hrs....$19,500 bigtrucksales@gmail.com that producers in about one-third of North Dakota counties will receive the maximum ARC-CO payment.

“Depending on the counCertified Seed has a proven economic yield advantage of bin-run seed. ty, the payment could range Call us today to book your Certified Seed. between $18 and $36 per wheat base acre,” says Swenson. “The maximum payment per acre under ARCCO varies by crop, county and year.”

About one-third of North Dakota counties will not receive a wheat ARC-CO Call Us For Your Price Before You Buy payment because high yields in 2015 offset the low price and provided revenue above the revenue guarwww.wildhorseseeds.com antee. However, the high 2015 yields should increase revenue guarantees and the likelihood of payments in future years.

Lastly, about one-third WB4614 Warhorse of North Dakota counties Solid Stem - Stripe & Stem Rust Resistant High Yield - Short Height - High Test Weight should receive some ARCDecade SY Clearstone CL2 CO payments on wheat High Yield - Winter Hardy High Yield - Winter Hardy - Stem Rust Resistant base acres but less than the maximum payment.

WB4059 CLP Yellowstone Swenson adds, “I expect High Yield - Winter Hardy - Stripe & Stem Rust Resistant Early Maturing - Short Height total farm bill payments on North Dakota wheat Morgan Winter Hardy - Tall Brawl CL Plus base acres to be in the area Early Maturing - High Yield SY Wolf Excellent Disease Resistance of $150 million, after the assumed 7 percent payWillow Creek Keldin ment reduction due to seBeardless - Winter Hardy - Forage High Yield - High Protein - High Test Weight questration, compared with $7 million paid last year.

These payments, based on We stock a full line of alfalfa, pasture, CRP and lawn grasses the 2015 crop year, will be Custom Mixing Available made sometime after October 1, 2016.”

“It is important to note For sales information call Have your Seed Custom that the increase in payBrad Ruhkamp, Nick Lowen or Dustin Ruhkamp Cleaned and Treated with... ments on wheat base acres 406-265-5443 only represents a partial safety net and is a fraction 1 mile north of Havre on Highway 232 of the revenue lost in the Box 1028, NOW ACCEPTING marketplace due to low Associate Associate Havre, MT 59501 wheat prices,” says SwenWestBred and the Wheat design are trademarks of Monsanto Technology, LLC. www.wildhorseseeds.com son.

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Kyla McNamara received a $750 scholarship from the Montana Seed Trade Association for the 2016-17 academic year. She is a Senior at Montana State Northern and majoring in Agricultural Operations Technology. She was sponsored by Wildhorse Seeds and is an employee at Montana Agricultural Center in Havre, Montana.

Block management information available

By Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks For the 2016 hunting season, 1,262 landowners have enrolled about 7.3 million acres in Montana’s Block Management Program.

The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) program provides hunters with public hunting access to private and isolated public land, free of charge, while assisting landowners in managing hunting activities.

FWP publishes one statewide Block Management Hunting Access Guide that includes information for all seven FWP administrative regions.

Beginning August 15, the Hunting Access Guide and all BMA maps will be available on the FWP website at fwp.mt.gov. Hunting Access Guides and regional BMA maps can be also obtained in person from regional offices (Regions 6 & 7 provide maps only from the website or on-site at the BMA) beginning August 15.

August 22 is the earliest date reservations can be accepted for those BMAs that require reservations. While many BMA’s do not require reservations, some do. Hunters can use the Hunting Access Guide to determine how permission is obtained for specific BMAs. Additional tools to help hunters plan for hunts on Montana’s 93 million acres of private and public land can be found on line at fwp.mt.gov. Click “Hunting,” then view options under “Hunter Access.”

USED SKIDSTEER

Bobcat S130 OROPS, power bobtach......................................................................................... $18,900

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By Aaron DeLaporte, Research Assistant Professor NDSU Agribusiness and Applied Economics Department Coal: It keeps your lights on at night and drives away the darkness, but if you get it at Christmas, it may mean that you were not nice.

Throughout modern history, coal has played a very mixed role. It is an undeniable source of condensed energy, processed by Mother Nature for millennia, just waiting to be used. At the same time, the black clouds of smog and industrial pollution, implicated in the current climate change crisis, serve as stark reminders that, perhaps, it may have been better to leave that coal alone.

Both fortunately and unfortunately, coal is very cheap. It is, literally, energy rocks lounging on (or in) the ground – just add fire. A ton of coal costs about $40, if you have the right connections. That’s only 2 cents per pound. How many other things can you buy for 2 cents per pound?

A pound of bananas costs 50 cents (or $1,000 per ton) on the world market. A ton of wheat will put you back at least $170 (8.5 cents per pound). If you go to Home Depot, a ton of topsoil will cost you $50. Coal is, in some ways, actually cheaper than dirt.

This kind of ease of use is challenging for us humans.

It’s cheap, it’s easy and it works. Our natural inclination is to pick it up and put it to use. If it’s bad for us in the future, let’s deal with that in the future. Unfortunately, many indications imply that the future is now. Even if we have more time, investments are being made and policy is changing.

Perhaps the most noticeable recent change in policy regarding coal is the Clean Power Plan forwarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In essence, this policy limits the viability of coal-based power throughout the United States. It will be very challenging for coal-based power to meet greenhouse gas emission reduction targets through plant production technologies. Therefore, some other drastic change may be needed.

The form of that drastic change may involve alternate coal plant inputs, including a coal additive, such as biocoal, or biochar. Biocoal is a man-made substance that has similar properties to coal, but is sourced from biomass, including from forestry and, perhaps more importantly, agriculture.

This makes biocoal much more sustainable and renewable, compared to conventional coal.

Agricultural residues (e.g., wheat straw and corn stover) and dedicated energy crops (e.g., prairie cordgrass and switchgrass) could provide the bulk of the material needed to make biocoal. Specialized facilities to heat and alter the properties of biomass and create biocoal would also be needed.

Biocoal, and its associated industry, could create a number of advantages. Farmers would be presented with alternate crops to diversify their revenue, jobs could be created in rural communities and greenhouse gas emissions from coal plants could be reduced.

However, there are also a number of difficulties associated with biocoal production. The foremost is cost. Remember the biggest benefit of coal? It’s cheap – biocoal, likely not so much. The cost of biocoal could be more than twice or three times that of coal. This presents the tradeoff inherent in biocoal production. We trade off the net benefits of a lowcost, high greenhouse gas intensive product (coal) with a high-cost sustainable product (biocoal) to attempt to make coal-based energy viable in the current policy context.

Challenges still remain in the creation of a biocoal industry and many questions have yet to be answered. However, biocoal could present a viable pathway to sustainable coalbased power.

Stay tuned to find out.

Ask first to hunt on private land

By Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Don’t wait until it is too late. Hunters who haven’t already asked permission from private landowners to hunt need to do so as soon as possible.

Montana law requires hunters to obtain permission for all hunting on private land. Whether pursuing upland game birds, coyotes, gophers or any other wildlife, hunters must have permission from the landowner before hunting on private property.

Landowners may grant permission in person, over the phone, in writing or by posting signs that explain what type of hunting is allowed and under what conditions hunting may occur on land owned or controlled by the landowner.

Resistance does not equal immunity

By Ray Bisek, Polk/Clearwater Extension, Minnesota Recently I was talking with an individual about tomatoes, with some varieties having a resistance to tomato blight and how it doesn’t imply that the plants won’t get the disease. Below is an article from Michelle Grabowski, U of M Extension on the subject of apple scab resistance. The information can be applied to the entire biological world and might explain an earlier call I had in Clearwater Co. with leaves dropping on a crab apple in mid-July.

Planting disease resistant plants is a great way to reduce disease problems in the garden without pesticides or the added time and labor needed for many cultural control practices. A disease resistant plant is able to defend itself against a plant pathogen. In some cases, a resistant plant is very successful in its defense and the gardener will not see any visible symptoms of disease. In other cases the plant may develop low levels of disease but is able to slow the pathogen and prevent severe damage from disease. These plants may be marketed as disease tolerant, moderately resistant, or resistant.

This year, weather conditions have been highly favorable for apple scab, a fungal disease of apple and crabapple trees.

The apple scab fungus infects both leaves and fruit. Leaves have olive gray to black spots with a feathery undefined margin. Severely infected leaves turn yellow and fall off mid-summer. This year, due to weather conditions favorable for apple scab, many susceptible varieties of apple and crabapple have thin see through canopies with small piles infected leaf debris collecting on the ground below.

For a list of apple scab resistant crabapple varieties and more information about management of apple scab go to the U of M Garden home page and read the Extension publication on apple scab. http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/ yard-garden/fruit/apple-pest-management/apple-scab/ ##### All 50 states in the United States have dairy farms.

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Leker joins NDSU Center for 4-H Youth Development

By NDSU Extension Service Lindsey Leker has joined the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension Service’s Center for 4-H Youth Development as an Extension specialist in the science area.

She will serve as the lead specialist for the center’s 4-H science programming for youth ages 5 to 18 and the role science plays in their lives, including career development.

She also will be the lead specialist for parts of the 4-H camping program. Most of the camp programming takes place at the North Dakota 4-H Camp near Washburn.

Before joining NDSU, Leker was a psychology instructor at Minnesota State University Moorhead. She also has held positions and taught a variety of college-level courses at other local and regional institutions of higher education.

She earned a bachelor of arts degree in Psychology from Minnesota State University Moorhead and a master’s degree in Psychology from NDSU. She is enrolled in the Educational Research Ph.D. program at the University of North Dakota.

Her master’s degree research was in cognitive neuroscience and psychophysics. Her research for her Ph.D. is focusing on achievement gaps among minority groups and females in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects in grade school and high school.

Leker’s experience with organized camping includes having served as a Girl Scout camp director and Fargo Park District event program coordinator, which included working on camping opportunities. She also has a personal interest in nature, camping, science and teaching related to these areas.

“Lindsey brings to our organization programmatic experience and the conducting of applied research in the STEM area, demonstrated successful experience with a variety of aspects of the organized camping program, and a genuine enthusiasm for joining the Extension Service and 4-H program, where she looks forward to making positive contributions to the youth, volunteers and staff we serve,” says Brad Cogdill, chair of the Center for 4-H Youth Development.

Prochaska joins NDSU Research Extension Center

Trader’s Dispatch, September 2016 — Page C41

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By NDSU Extension Service Travis “TJ” Prochaska has joined North Dakota State University’s (NDSU) North Central Research Extension Center (NCREC) near Minot as an Extension Service area crop protection specialist.

His role at the center includes developing innovative Extension programming to serve a diverse clientele of producers, advisory groups, local Extension agents and industry. Overall, his programming will focus on crop protection management and education to the region’s clientele.

“As we look to the future, I am excited about the opportunity to work with areas growers to expose them to the realm of entomology and show them that there are plenty of beneficial insects important to their cropping systems,” he says. “Additionally, I am excited to learn about the different cropping systems North Dakota has to offer.”

Prior to joining NDSU Extension, Prochaska completed his graduate degrees from the University of NebraskaLincoln (UNL) while providing a helping hand on the family farm in southeastern Nebraska. Prochaska also has served in a variety of service positions in the Entomological Society of America to help share the science in the world of entomology.

He earned a bachelor of science degree in Organismal Biology from Concordia University Nebraska, and earned his master’s degree and doctorate in Entomology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

His master’s degree work focused on soybean host plant resistance to the soybean aphid, and he discovered one of the first known tolerant varieties of soybean. His Ph.D. research was in switchgrass biotechnology, with a focus on host plant resistance to cereal aphids, specifically greenbugs and yellow sugarcane aphids.

“We are excited to have Dr. Prochaska join our team at the NCREC,” says Shana Forster, center director. “His enthusiasm for entomology will be a great asset to NDSU Extension and the producers of North Dakota.”

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Multiple approaches benefit pest management

By Meryl Rygg McKenna Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a multi-tool kit for handling troublesome invasions in crops, gardens or rangeland. IPM methods respond to the particular pest in question, its life cycle and the ways it interacts with its environment, rather than eliminating all insects or plants.

Integrated: various methods are used in combination for the most effective, most economical and least harmful results.

Pest: weeds, insects, fungi, bacteria – any problematic intruder.

Management is not always eradication. Noxious weeds or insect infestations can take over field upon field if left unchecked. Managing infestations can mean containing or weakening them so they cannot spread, if elimination is not viable.

The emphasis in IPM is on using methods that are less hazardous but still effective. A pyramid shape represents the order of preferred control methods, with the lowest, largest portion of the pyramid being prevention. Higher and smaller on the pyramid are cultural or sanitation methods, physical or mechanical removal and biological control. Chemical controls form the smallest part of the pyramid because of their potential to harm non-target plants or organisms or promote resistance, and because their benefits are generally short-term.

Prevention Prevention of pest invasions is the first and often least costly option.

Applying weed-free seed and cleaning farm equipment after use in an infested field are two ways to prevent weed infestations. Removing weeds before they set seed or collecting their seeds in chaff wagons pulled behind the combine can also help.

A good example for pest and disease prevention addresses the Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus (WSMV). Jeff Farkell, Certified Crop Adviser based in Pondera County, Mont., pointed out that the disease is carried by the wheat curl mite, which lives in grasses, grassy weeds and volunteer small grains.

Volunteer grain plants growing from hail-damaged small grain heads or from harvest create a “green bridge” where the mites can survive until a new grain crop emerges. The mites then move into the new crop, dispersed by wind. There is no direct control for the mites or the virus. Volunteer grain should be destroyed two weeks before the new crop emerges – enough time for the mites to die or move elsewhere. See the MontGuide called “Cereal Viruses of Importance in Montana,” publication MT200911AG, available at no cost online at msuextension.org.

Cultural controls Cultural practices include maintaining healthy soil for the strongest possible plants. A healthy crop, planted with appropriate density and row width, has a competitive advantage over weeds.

Where irrigation is possible, proper watering is also a cultural control. Keep soil compaction to a minimum because weeds can thrive where other plants will not grow.

Cultural controls could also include choosing solid-stem wheat varieties to decrease stem cutting by the wheat stem sawfly, or using “Egan,” a new variety of spring wheat that is resistant to the wheat midge, recently released for northwestern Montana.

Mechanical/Physical controls Tilling weeds or mowing to prevent them from going to seed fall into this category. Care must be taken to know the habits of each weed; breaking up the roots in some cases results in a new plant for each strand of broken root.

Biological controls Whether pests are mobile or rooted, their natural enemies are the focus of biological control in IPM systems. Predators, parasites, pathogens and competitors can all help to control infestations. The small beetles Aphthona lacertosa and A. nigriscutis have become major players in the biological control of leafy spurge over the past 20 years. Bertha armyworms can decimate a canola crop, but particular species of wasp, fly and virus are control agents being used against them.

Biological controls are not a quick fix, but they can make a big difference over several years’ time.

Sheep and goats offer biological control of many forbs and bushy plants. They can help between fields or in pastures, limiting the spread of weeds to nearby cropland.

The release of parasitoids (parasites with deadly results) to help manage wheat stem sawfly and wheat midge are two CONTINUED ON PAGE C44

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Multiple approaches benefit pest management CONTINUED FROM PAGE C42

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good examples of biological insect control. However, it is important to know their life cycles and habits.

Based on observation, MSU professor David Weaver recommends swathing wheat such that at least one-third of the standing crop height remains, to preserve the second generation of parasitoids that feed on sawflies in the stems.

Swathing height does not matter for wheat midge because the parasitoid action takes place on the grain heads.

Chemical controls Chemical-based pesticides are used in IPM systems in combination with other means, and only when necessary.

Pesticides are used selectively so as to minimize any harm to people, animals and other essential organisms, as well as air, soil and water.

Proper timing is essential when chemicals are used. In the case of the wheat midge, there is a very narrow window for insecticide application to control the midge and not kill the parasitic wasp Macroglenes penetrans that feeds on the midge larva. The parasitic wasp emerges a few days after the peak emergence of the midge.

Spraying can be costly and proper training in the use of chemical pesticides is important. There are now “precision weed applicators” that can spray anything green in a fallow field, possibly saving 70 percent of herbicide costs.

Where possible, spot-spray small weed colonies before they spread. Post-emergent herbicides work best when applied to young, immature plants.

Farkell noted that herbicide resistance is becoming a real issue on a number of weeds, adding to the need for multiple control methods.

What is best?

It is good to discuss IPM goals and options with someone experienced in various methods, to bank on what others have learned. Some methods do well alone; others work even better in combination. The location and severity of infestation will help to determine what methods to pursue.

Often, economics drive management decisions. For example, in the Great Plains and Intermountain regions of the U.S., sheep and goats are employed where chemical, physical or cultural means would be too costly.

An IPM plan for the wheat stem sawfly might include: Cultural controls: swathing before sawflies can cut through the stems; using a stripper/header; delayed planting; or crop rotation.

Biological controls: Parasitic wasps have cut sawfly populations by as much as 80 percent in some studies.

Chemical controls: So far, insecticides have been ineffective against sawflies. Although a systemic insecticide to control the feeding larva is in current trials, it must be incorporated into the soil prior to the beginning of sawfly flight in the spring.

Take weed control as another example of integrating several types of management methods. Instead of relying solely on herbicides and tillage (with their short-term results), growers can combine methods such as seeding rate adjustment, directed nutrient placement and crop rotation. See Integrated Strategies for Managing Agricultural Weeds, Montana State University Extension’s MontGuide MT200601AG. IPM-related MontGuides are available through Montana State University’s Extension Service, http://store.msuextension.org/ or through your local Extension Agent. Certified Crop Advisers are trained and educated to help producers sort through management options to find the best possible solutions.

For more information on certified crop advisers, or to find one near you, go to http://www.certifiedcropadviser.org. ##### It takes more cows to produce milk annually for Pizza Hut cheese (about 170,000) than there are people living in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

MSU College of Engineering seeks sponsors

Each year, groups of seniors from Montana State University’s College of Engineering work to design, analyze, fabricate and finally display their capstone projects during the college’s annual Engineering Design Fair.

The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department are currently looking for companies, private citizens and MSU faculty interested in sponsoring these projects, which represent a culmination of the knowledge the upand-coming engineers have learned in their chosen field.

“Sponsors have an opportunity to address their engineering design challenges while helping to train the next generation of engineers,” said Robb Larson, associate professor of mechanical and industrial engineering.

Sponsors pay for all parts and supplies used in the project and are involved in all important project decisions, including budgets, Larson said.

Past projects have included a variety of robotic vehicles and research devices, implements to aid in ranching, mechanisms to help those with physical disabilities, custom laboratory equipment for undergraduate labs and sustainable energy devices.

“Projects can involve a range of topics including mechanisms, thermal systems, fluids, structures, building systems, instrumentation and control, engineering trade studies and advanced modeling, or combinations of several issues,” Larson said.

Because the college’s enrollment has grown, Larson said, there is more opportunity for sponsored projects than in the past.

Larson, who teaches the two-semester capstone sequence with David Miller, associate professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, said MSU’s engineering capstone teams have won national student design competitions in a variety of areas, and generated innovative ideas and solutions for sponsors in many disciplines.

“An engineering design project requires students to use the skills they’ve developed to accurately predict design outcomes using advanced mathematical techniques and computer-based modeling, prior to developing and testing prototypes,” Larson said.

This process, he said, is representative of the approach used to create all types of advanced products in high-tech industry.

“For some projects our mechanical engineering and mechanical engineering technology students are joined in an interdisciplinary team with students from electrical and computer engineering, physics, architecture, various biological sciences and other disciplines,” Larson said.

“That kind of interdisciplinary approach helps to broadly address project specifics and offers a learning environment that mirrors real-world work.”

Under the guidance of a faculty adviser, student project teams work with the sponsor to flesh out project details and specifications. They perform research, consider alternatives, perform a thorough engineering analysis, create accurate computer models, produce detailed engineering drawings of the preferred design and collect results in a formal design report covering all project elements. Finally, the students create and test a functional prototype. They then deliver it to the sponsor.

Rob Maher, professor and head of MSU’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, said while students are eager to tackle real-world problems, it is important to remember that they are only able to spend the equivalent of about one day per week on their senior design projects because they are also taking a full slate of their required engineering classes at the same time.

“We will work with sponsors to scope the project appropriately,” Maher said. “And while all sponsored projects end up being a great learning experience for the students, there aren’t any guarantees that the final result will achieve each and every one of the original goals set by the sponsor. It’s all part of the senior design project experience.”

Companies, MSU faculty members or individuals interested in more information about sponsoring a mechanical engineering project should contact Larson at (406) 994-6420 or rlarson@me.montana.edu; or David Miller, (406) 994-6285, dmiller@me.montana.edu. For those interested in more information about sponsoring projects with students in computer and electrical engineering, contact Maher, (406) 994-2505 or rmaher@ece. montana.edu.

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Jared Nigg, a 2014 graduate of MSU’s Department of Microbiology and Immunology, has received a National Science Foundation fellowship to continue his study of citrus greening disease at the University of California, Davis. Photo courtesy Jared Nigg.

MSU graduate awarded fellowship to study disease affecting world’s citrus crops

By Denise Hoepfner, MSU News Service his doctorate in microbiology at the UniverJared Nigg, a 2014 graduate of MSU’s sity of California, Davis in the lab of Bryce Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the College of Letters and Science Falk, professor of plant pathology. Nigg researches viruses of the Asian citrus psyland the College of Agriculture, has been awarded an National Science Foundation lid, an insect that spreads a bacterial disease called citrus greening disease. Since it was Graduate Research Program Fellowship to continue his research of a disease affecting first confirmed in Florida in 2005, citrus the world’s citrus crops. greening disease has decimated Florida’s citrus industry, decreasing orange acreage The fellowship will cover Nigg’s tuition and give him $34,000 a year for three years by 26 percent and yield by 42 percent as of January 2016, according to the University to conduct his research. Nigg says the fellowship will allow him to focus solely on of Florida Extension. research for the next three years rather than Greening disease is also found in other citrus-producing areas of the world and trying to divide his time by teaching to there are very limited methods of controlsupport himself, as well as offer additional benefits. ling it, Nigg said.

“The fact that I have my own funding also Nigg is researching ways to manage the gives me the flexibility to pursue topics not Asian citrus psyllid, including looking at covered by other funding sources within the novel viruses that can possibly be genetically modified to provide biological control. lab,” Nigg said. “Additionally, the fellow“I primarily work with Diaphorina citri ship comes with a number of benefits such as access to computing infrastructure and Densovirus, one of several newly discovered viruses of the insect,” Nigg said. “After the opportunity to apply for programs only available to NSF fellows.” participating in the discovery of this virus, I Nigg, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, is pursuing CONTINUED ON PAGE C48

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Beef production, at 2.02 billion pounds, was 1 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.48 million head, down 1 percent from July 2015. The average live weight was down 1 pound from the previous year, at 1,345 pounds.

Veal production totaled 5.6 million pounds, 19 percent below July a year ago. Calf slaughter totaled 37,700 head, up 3 percent from July 2015. The average live weight was down 65 pounds from last year, at 257 pounds.

Pork production totaled 1.82 billion pounds, down 8 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 8.76 million head, down 7 percent from July 2015. The average live weight was down 2 pounds from the previous year, at 278 pounds.

Lamb and mutton production, at 11.4 million pounds, was down 12 percent from July 2015. Sheep slaughter totaled 170,100 head, 10 percent below last year. The average live weight was 134 pounds, down 4 pounds from July a year ago.

January to July 2016 commercial red meat production was 28.3 billion pounds, up 2 percent from 2015. Accumulated beef production was up 4 percent from last year, veal was down 9 percent, pork was down slightly from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down 1 percent.

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sequenced the viral genome and have been conducting preliminary studies on how the virus is spread between insects.

Additionally, I am working toward building a synthetic copy of the virus that we can propagate and manipulate in the laboratory.”

The goal, Nigg said, is to be able to engineer the virus to turn off genes the insect needs to survive, thus reducing the fitness of the insect and controlling transmission of citrus greening disease.

“Along the way, I have found evidence that the virus may be targeted by the insect’s immune system in ways not previously observed, and I have recently begun a project aimed at clarifying this interaction,” he said.

While at MSU, Nigg researched under Michele Hardy, associate professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, and Gary Strobel, professor emeritus in the Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology.

In the Hardy lab, Nigg studied the interactions between host and rotavirus proteins, with the goal of discovering new interactions that may prove useful in understanding the biology of the virus. Rotavirus is a virus that causes gastroenteritis. The National Institutes of Health estimates that nearly all children in the U. S. are likely to be affected by it before they are 5 years old.

In the Strobel lab, Nigg participated in the discovery of novel endophytic fungi from plants sampled from areas of high biodiversity. Endophytic fungi are fungi that live within a plant without causing apparent disease in the plant. One of the fungi, a new Nodulisporium species, was shown to produce cineole, a compound similar to many of the same hydrocarbons found in diesel fuel, and has applications in biofuel and medicine.

When the fungus was removed from the plant and grown in the laboratory, the amount of cineole produced was dramatically decreased. In order to figure out how to make the fungus produce cineole in the lab, Nigg carried out a study to find ways that the fungus is biochemically regulated to produce cineole. The goal of this work, Nigg explained, was to find an “on switch” to increase production of the compound by the fungus.

“Ultimately, we found that a compound extracted from silver birch could activate cineole production by the fungus when added to the growth medium,” Nigg said.

Strobel calls Nigg “an extremely dedicated and hardworking student.”

“His dedication resulted in scientific publications in two major journals devoted to microbiology,” Strobel said. “This is not common for an undergraduate student. He has the potential to be an excellent scientist, and UC-Davis is an outstanding place to do graduate studies.”

Nigg said MSU’s focus on undergraduate research provided him the knowledge and confidence needed to undertake his own projects.

“While undergraduate research is an important component at most universities, it is rare for undergraduates to be able to work more or less independently on their own projects,” he said. “I was fortunate to have a substantial amount of creative control of my own research in the Strobel lab, something which provided me with the foundation necessary to take a research project from conception to publication.”

He also lauded the university’s efforts in providing opportunities for professional development, which he said contributed to his success in graduate school.

At MSU, Nigg participated in the Hughes Undergraduate Biology program, which gives undergraduates the opportunity to conduct research and present their findings.

He also participated in the Undergraduate Scholars Program, which supports undergraduate research, scholarship and creative projects. He presented his work at undergraduate research conferences and wrote a thesis for the MSU Honors College.

“All of these activities provided me with skills that cannot be learned in the classroom and which have been essential for my success in graduate school,” Nigg said.

While the details of his future career plans are not yet nailed down, Nigg says it is likely he will work in research.

“I know I will stay in science, but I haven’t made a final decision on whether I want to go into academic, industrial or government research,” he said. “As long as I can continue to think about biology, then things are going to be all right.”

US farm production expenditures 2015

Farm Production Expenditures in the United States are estimated at $362.8 billion for 2015, down from $397.6 billion in 2014. The 2015 total farm production expenditures are down 8.8 percent compared with 2014 total farm production expenditures. All but two expenditure items decreased from the previous year.

The four largest expenditures at the United States level total $177.3 billion and account for 48.9 percent of total expenditures in 2015. These include feed, 16.1 percent, livestock, poultry and related expenses, 12.5 percent, farm services, 11.5 percent, and labor, 8.8 percent.

In 2015, the United States total farm expenditure average per farm is $176,181 down 8.0 percent from $191,500 in 2014.

On average, United States farm operations spent $28,408 on feed, $22,047 on livestock, poultry and related expenses, $20,202 on farm services, and $15,443 on labor. For 2014, United States farms spent an average of $30,680 on feed, $21,818 on farm services, $21,722 on livestock, poultry and related expenses, and $16,472 on labor.

Total fuel expense is $12.3 billion. Diesel, the largest sub component, is $8.0 billion, accounting for 65.0 percent.

Diesel expenditures are down 24.5 percent from the previous year. Gasoline is $2.3 billion, down 25.8 percent. LP gas is $1.4 billion, down 34.1 percent. Other fuel is $650 million, down 31.6 percent.

The United States economic sales class contributing most to the 2015 United States total expenditures is the $1,000,000 - $4,999,999 class, with expenses of $119.2 billion, 32.8 percent of the United States total, down 11.8 percent from the 2014 level of $135.1 billion. The next highest is the $5,000,000 and Over class with $81.3 billion, down from $102.0 billion in 2014.

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NDSU IPM program helps producers, gardeners manage pests

By NDSU Extension Service • Host plant resistance - Select crop variLeft unchecked, weeds, insect pests and eties that are resistant to pests and diseases, diseases can damage or destroy crops and such as Glenn hard red spring wheat for reduce yields significantly, becoming a mulFusarium head scab resistance. timillion dollar problem for North Dakota • Mechanical - Use cultivation or hand producers. weeding (for gardens) to reduce weeds; To help producers fight back, six trained install screens or physical barriers to keep scouts regularly monitor fields throughout weeds out of home gardens or landscaping; the state during the growing season to deand use tillage practices to bury or expose tect insect pests and diseases; determine pests or pest-infested residue. where they’re concentrated and the damage • Physical - Store seed in a cool, dry place they’ve caused; and alert producers and to prevent mold and insect pest developother stakeholders. ment.

These scouts, who work out of North Da• Biological - Introduce parasitoids, kota State University’s (NDSU) Research predators or natural disease agents.

Extension Centers, are a key component of “Determining the best IPM strategies the NDSU Extension Service’s Integrated includes using the right ones for the current Pest Management (IPM) program. The data pest problems,” Knodel says. the scouts collect help determine whether Producers help develop strategies. When pest economic thresholds have been or Jared Hagert, who farms near Emerado, likely will be reached. An economic threshfound he had a soybean aphid problem year old is when a pest population or disease has after year, he began hosting NDSU research reached a high enough level for producers trials on his farm. to take action to prevent economic losses.

“I feel it’s important to provide some Extension shares this information through access to real-world growing conditions for the weekly Crop and Pest Report (online at research,” he says. https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/cpr) and by email.

County Extension agents also play a huge Producers also learn about the latest pest role in IPM, often serving as the first line issues at meetings and other educational of defense for producers and homeowners. events such as Research Extension Center Julianne Racine, agricultural and natural field days, and through Extension specialresources agent for LaMoure County, had ists’ and agents’ news releases, columns and just learned about weed and pest manageradio programs, and consultation. ment for row crops last year when a proThe data also is used in forecasting modducer asked her to help determine if his els that help producers determine the risk of aphid population had reached the economic a particular pest or disease and when to take threshold level. control measures. Forecasting models are “That lesson could not have been timeavailable for issues including wheat midge, lier,” she says. “Upon arrival, there was small-grain diseases, potato late blight and more than one producer waiting. We walked sclerotinia in canola. through the field as I explained what I had Providing producers, gardeners and just learned.” homeowners with strategies for controlling When Finley homeowner Dennis Lindpests, diseases and weeds is another major strom brought a nest made of mud into part of IPM. These strategies are aimed at Extension’s Steele County office in Finley, keeping a pest, disease or weed out of an agriculture and natural resources agent Anarea; showing producers how to monitor gie Johnson worked with Knodel to identify their fields, identify pests and determine it as a mud dauber (a kind of wasp) nest. economic thresholds; protecting the envi“The word ‘wasp’ directly places fear in ronment and beneficial insects or pathogens; the homeowner’s eyes,” she says. “Howand reducing the risk of pests, diseases and ever, the mud dauber wasp is a beneficial weeds developing resistance to pesticides insect as it is not your typical stinging wasp. and herbicides.

With correct identification, we were able to “The idea is to understand the pest’s prevent the homeowner from applying an biology and exploit that information using insecticide to the wasp nest.” different management tools so we are not Lindstrom, who has a large garden, is entirely reliant on pesticides,” says Patrick glad he has a place to go with insect and Beauzay, a research specialist in NDSU’s weed questions.

Plant Pathology Department and the state “It’s handy,” he says. “If Angie doesn’t IPM program coordinator. know what the bug or weed is, she can find Once a pest population becomes resistant out.” to a pesticide, the pesticide can’t be used Identifying insects is very important on that pest again, he notes. Plus, develbecause only 10 to 15 percent are pests, oping new pesticides can take more than Knodel says. The majority are beneficial; 20 years, and few, if any, pesticides have they eat other insects, break down organic been developed recently, so the available matter in the soil or are an important food chemicals need to be useable as long as source for other wildlife, such as birds. possible, NDSU Extension entomologist Identification of weed pests is just as Janet Knodel says. important, says Tom Peters, sugar beet Here are some strategies NDSU IPM agronomist for NDSU and University of experts recommend as alternatives to Minnesota Extension. chemicals: Waterhemp, for example, is a fast-spread• Cultural - Use crop rotation to break ing weed that produces 150,000 to 250,000 pests’ life cycle; choose planting dates to seeds per plant and can reduce crop yields. minimize the risk of certain pests; plant However, it may be confused with other pest-free seed; adjust the harvest date to weeds in the pigweed family. minimize damage; and plant in field marVisit https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/ndipm for gins a trap crop that’s a preferred host of more information about NDSU Extension’s a problematic pest to concentrate the pest, IPM program. such as wheat stem sawfly, in a small area. ##### The average worker bee produces about 1/12th teaspoon of honey in her lifetime.

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By US Department of Agriculture-Farm Service Agency Overview The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) makes operating loans of up to $5,000 to eligible individual youths ages 10 to 20 to finance incomeproducing, agriculture-related projects.

The project must be of modest size, educational, and initiated, developed and carried out by youths participating in 4-H Clubs, FFA, or a similar organization.

The project must be an organized and supervised program of work. It must be planned and operated with the assistance of the organization advisor, produce sufficient income to repay the loan, and provide the youth with practical business and educational experience in agriculture-related skills.

Who may borrow To qualify for a loan, the applicant must: * Comply with FSA’s general eligibility requirements; * Conduct a modest income-producing project in a supervised program of work.

How loan funds may be used These loans can finance many kinds of income- producing agricultural projects. The loan funds may be used to: * Buy livestock, seed, equipment and supplies; * Buy, rent or repair needed tools and equipment; * Pay operating expenses for the project.

What details to know To apply, the applicant must submit completed plans and budgets signed by the project advisor and parent or guardian along with the FSA application for loan assistance.

These loans: * Have a maximum loan amount of $5,000 (total principal balance owed at any one time cannot exceed this amount); * Have an interest rate which is determined periodically, based on the cost of money to the federal government (after the loan is made, the interest rate for that loan will not change); * Will be secured, in addition to promissory notes, by liens on the products produced for sale and on chattel property, including livestock, equipment and fixtures purchased with loan funds; * Have a repayment schedule which varies depending on the type of project for which the loan is made (For example, if it involves raising livestock or crops, the loan is paid when the animals or produce are normally sold).

For more information To apply or find out more, visit your local USDA Service Center. A listing of centers and more information about youth and other loan programs are available on the FSA website at www.fsa.usda.gov.

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By Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Noxious weeds pose a serious economic and environmental threat to Montana. A “noxious weed” is any plant that state and federal authorities designate as a serious threat to agriculture, wildlife and native plant communities.

Noxious weeds and their seeds hitch rides with birds, big game animals, wool pants, horses, trains, the tires and undersides of automobiles and all-terrain vehicles, flowing water and the wind.

Reducing the spread of noxious weed infestations also protects the quality of Montana’s wildlife habitat and the health of the state’s fish and wildlife.

FWP encourages hunters and others to: • learn to identify noxious weeds; • check clothes, waders, pets and gear at the end of each trip to be sure they aren’t harboring stowaway weed seeds; • avoid driving through or parking vehicles and trailers in areas infested with weeds; • wash vehicles and trailers (especially the undercarriages) between outings; • pull small infestations of noxious weeds that have not gone to seed and leave them in an undisturbed area with their roots exposed. If flowers or seeds are present, pull the plants, place them in a plastic bag, and pack them out for proper disposal; • report large infestations to the landowners or to the county weed district.

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By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service closely to the animal; others may dangle.

Astute cow-calf sellers know now is the Some tags may attach to the ear, or be glued time to maximize the number of marketing to the hair, draped from a neck chain, or programs for their calves. This is not too attached to the brisket or even the leg. In early to be checking marketing outlets to see some cases, the ear simply may be overhow the calves should be identified so every tagged and have no room for an additional sales opportunity can be realized, which animal ID tag. pays out value that, in the end, increases Animal ID can be a tattoo in the ear, net profit. on the skin or other readable surHistorically, if an operation has faces. And, if the outside seems not changed nor modified the basic too obvious, then the animal ID fundamental beef production, can be implanted under the management and marketing skin or placed in a bolus for plan, ask “why not?” Beef insertion into the rumen if enterprises always must cattle or similar animals seek to expand calf marare being identified, keting, and now is the or simply applied ditime to be aggressive. rectly to the hide as Producers often a hot brand or freeze think competitive brand. marketing means Tags can be read searching various visually or by elecsales organizations tronic scanners. The and selecting a site scanners can have or method for their multiple frequencies, calf crop. That is only powered by several part of the question energy sources and because each site or transmitted over varimethod has competable distances. As ing sale opportunitime moves on, even ties and associated flying drones may programs that need scan and read tags, calves. The key to some of which are permarketing is to know manent, some temporary. the programs within your marketing outlet.

Tags can be placed at birth, weaning, Let me repeat: Astute sellers make sure marketing time or anytime the animal is to maximize the number of programs for restrained enough to attach the tag or other which their calves qualify. animal ID successfully.

To access the maximum programs, If one includes the various markings with buyers need an identification system that paint sticks and other markers, animal idenassures downstream purchasers that they tification gets interesting. So “it” applies are receiving the right calves. So properly in animal identification. But the point, as identify all calves prior to leaving the ranch the marketing season approaches, is that of origin. All calves should be aged with a producers need to verify that their calves’ traceable source according to the requireIDs will meet the needs of the market. No ments of the selected marketing programs. producer should have a door shut on the Additionally, numbers of individual competitive bidding simply because the calves need to be correct and match the calves are not adequately identified. marketing and shipping manifests that inAttitude, often categorized as good or dicate which calves went where. The new bad, is always present during the ID discusowner will need to verify that the numbers sion and, thus, the tendency is to prolong are correct prior to the final harvest. discussions that otherwise could be brief.

It’s all in animal identification that conPerhaps not the actual animal identification nects premium management to the conprocess, but the paperwork and accountsumer - without error. And did I use the ability that is implied by the identification word “it?” “It” draws meaning from the process challenge the workings of a beef words used. Starting a conversation with the producer’s office. word “it” can be rather nebulous or vague, For most calves, conception to the final but animal identification and the word “it” harvest often will stretch into the third year have a lot in common because animal idenand the life of cows can stretch for two tification often is defined by the producer decades. That may be a long time to keep of the calves. records, plus ownership changes occur, Failure to adequately identify cattle movfurther complicating the process. But still, ing through the marketing process can derail priority No. 1 means producers should adapt animal identification programs. Animal and implement an animal identification sysID is a broad and often vague process that tem that will allow the producers’ calves to derives “its” meaning from the person or travel around the world. people who applied the ID in the first place.

May you find all your ear tags.

Let’s visit production-applied animal ID. For more information, contact your local An animal ID may be as simple as a blank NDSU Extension Service agent (https:// colored tag or as complicated as several www.ag.ndsu.edu/extension/directory) or digits embedded on the tag. Sometimes, Ringwall at the Dickinson Research Extenowner, sire, dam, location or several other sion Center, 1041 State Ave., Dickinson, ND codes are placed on the tag.

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Stealth potato virus threatens industry

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By Sylvia Kantor, WSU CAHNRS The next time you sink your teeth into a help insure their product can be certified hot, crispy french fry, consider the threats as healthy before it is sold to commercial that stand between you and this iconic food. farmers. If symptoms can’t be spotted in Newly emerged viruses threaten the U.S. the field, the disease will spread to healthy potato industry, including potatoes grown plants.

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Riley or Jace Denning - Sun River, MT to rise, the pressure on U.S. growers to Quick test kits have been developed produce perfect potatoes is intensifying. and are often used to confirm the presence Several newly evolved strains of the of the virus from a leaf sample. But since disease known as potato virus Y, or PVY, symptoms aren’t visible, growers would can render potatoes unmarketable and rehave to test every single plant – an expenduce crop yield. What’s worse is the new sive and impractical prospect. viruses are particularly difficult to detect Potato researchers have developed some with the naked eye. varieties that are resistant to PVY, but they “In the last five years or so that we’ve are not yet widely adopted largely because been watching this, the common PVY-O they are relatively new to the industry and strain appears to be becoming less comprocessors rely on a wide mix of potato mon and new strains, such as PVY-NO and varieties for different purposes. At this PVY-NTN, are becoming more common,” point, resistant potato varieties may only said Washington State University potato fit one niche. specialist Mark Pavek.

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LIQUID - DRY - ANHYDROUS The potato virus detection workshop was supported by a grant from the USDA NIFA Small Crops Research Initiative. The commercial seed lot trial is funded primarily by the Washington State Potato Commission.

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