Western Farm, Ranch and Dairy Magazine – Rocky Mountain/Heartland Edition, Spring-Summer 2022

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contents Western Farm, Ranch & Dairy Rocky Mountain/Heartland • Spring-Summer Edition 2022

Western Farm, Ranch & Dairy Magazine a Ritz Family Publication

President / CEO Michael Ritz

Agriculture Duck Foot Parts–Header Precision and Harvest Efficiency .............................................. 7 Wayne State College Offers Multiple Paths to Excellent Careers in Agriculture ..................................................................................... 8 One-Call of Wyoming ................................................................................................... 10 Dalton Ag Products: Simple. Durable. American. ........................................................... 11 Restock the hay pile or raise $13 soybeans? Why not both? ........................................ 12 Exploding Costs Require Farmers to Grow Smarter Discarding “Traditional” Practices: Now Use Less To Make More. ................................ 14 Amber Waves – Your perfect solution for all your dry bulk and liquid storage needs. ................................................................... 16 A Winning Strategy Against Soybean White Mold and SDS If your fields have had disease in the past, you’re at higher risk of that disease reoccurring. ......................................................... 17

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Equipment

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Even when planting conditions aren’t perfect... your planting depth still can be. .......... 20 CL Fabrication ............................................................................................................. 21 C & R Supply, Inc. Birth of a Sprayer…the Family Expands ...................................................................... 22 Manchester Manufacturing Company .......................................................................... 24 Stainless Steel Air Seeder Parts The solution to your corrosion problems! ..................................................................... 25

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Livestock Making A Cowman’s Best Time Of The Year EVEN BETTER! .......................................... 28 Finally, An Answer to Scours ........................................................................................ 30 Deaton Nutrition Inc. How Multi-Sile II Inoculant can save your money ......................................................... 31 Beefmaster Heterosis Can Impact Any Herd ................................................................. 32 American Agra Curtains – Hog Curtains Done Right ..................................................... 33 Rawhide Portable Corral to blend the Old with the New ............................................... 34 Northern Livestock Video ............................................................................................. 35 Southwest® Fence and Supply Fencing The West and Beyond ..................................................................................... 36

Departments Marketplace ................................................................................................................ 38 Advertiser Index .......................................................................................................... 40 Front cover: Photo courtesy of Pexels.com

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Duck Foot Parts–Header Precision and Harvest Efficiency

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gricultural production is facing many challenges - changing weather conditions, depleting soil nutrients, shifting global dietary trends, increasing global food demand requiring farmers to produce more on fewer acres, stricter environmental footprint regulations, rising land and equipment costs, and global political and economic issues impacting trade. For farmers to maintain viable, profitable operations, implementing new techniques, solutions and innovations is critical. With rising costs, farmers are searching for new ways to increase efficiencies, while also protecting soil health and maintaining land quality for future generations.

Pulse and soybean crops are commonly grown in North America and around the world. They have the unique ability to fix nitrogen levels in the soil,

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providing rotational benefits with fewer agricultural inputs, which encourages farmers to incorporate them into their operation. However, a soybean crop, for example, experiences 80 per cent of its losses at the header stage, so this is a good starting point for advancing harvest efficiency. Seeing grain losses during his own harvest was the driving force for Duck Foot Parts’ Founder & President, Steve Kastning, to develop Duck Foot® paddle tines.

The slip-over paddle tines are an award-winning patented farm innovation, created to solve the problem of combine header losses. Duck Foot® was designed to be a time-efficient and cost-effective solution to benefit farmers during harvest. Connecting the product to the farmers who use them, Duck Foot Parts offers knowledge, experience, and expert support. The company has continued to advance and

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evolve and now offers a unique clip system and models that fit nine header brands.

Duck Foot Parts is focused on building strong relationships with its customers - farmers, dealers and distributors - providing responsive and superior customer service. “Being farmers ourselves, we share in the experience of our customers, and we take pride in offering a quality product to increase yield and save time for farmers during harvest”, said Kastning. Field-tests show 75% savings in header losses in soybean and pulse crops. In all crops the additional advantages such as running a slower reel speed and gaining ground speed can reduce fuel as well as wear and tear on machinery. Duck Foot Parts: The Trusted Name in Header Precision & Harvest Efficiency.

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Wayne State College Offers Multiple Paths to Excellent Careers in Agriculture

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ayne State College offers multiple paths to degrees in agriculture, whether a student wants to work in agribusiness, agricultural engineering, agricultural communication and leadership, or agriculture and natural resources. In addition to excellent academic preparation, the college offers these programs at one of the most affordable rates for in-state and out-of-state students.

The college’s One Rate at Wayne State tuition offers in-state tuition rates to all undergraduate students pursuing in-person programs of study, regardless of their home state. The universal in-state tuition rate will save out-of-state students nearly $6,000 per year on tuition costs.

Agribusiness Degree Program Here in the Midwest, agriculture is the base of the economy.

Having knowledge of the business side can help farmers and ranchers make the most out of farming the land. In the agribusiness degree program at Wayne State, students learn the ins and outs of creating a successful farming operation, while also building a solid knowledge of business that can help in any career path. Students learn terminology and lingo, how to negotiate with other business people, and about companies such as seed and chemical organizations that support the agricultural business. What’s more, Wayne State is the perfect location for earning a business administration - agribusiness degree, set right in the heart of Nebraska’s farm country.

Learn more at https://www.wsc.edu/agribusiness Agricultural Engineering Degree Program Agricultural engineers are needed in many different areas. They attempt to solve agricultural problems concerning power supplies, efficiency of machinery, use of structures and facilities, pollution and environmental issues, and the storage and processing of agricultural products. In the agricultural engineering degree program, students can study machine components and equipment, test agricultural machinery to ensure safety and performance, and provide leadership on environmental concerns.

With a degree in agricultural engineering, graduates could work in farming, forestry, or food processing. Or, if their interests lean more toward the programming field, they could work with artificial intelligence and geospatial systems in the agriculture sector.

Wherever students’ passions lie, they will be well prepared for a career in the engineering field. This is a joint program between Wayne State College and University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering. Students will complete their first years of coursework at Wayne State, then transfer to UNL to complete their B.S. in agricultural engineering.

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Agricultural Communication and Leadership Degree Program Agriculture drives Nebraska’s economy, providing 1 in 3 jobs across the state. The agricultural communication and leadership degree program taps a growing profession that brings together agricultural, food, and life sciences with a practical understanding of all forms or marketing and public relations communication. Students learn the complexity of communicating the science of agriculture in our media-rich world through writing, photography, video, and radio production. Students learn how to promote a business and the issues within the industry while gaining an understanding of advertising, promotion, and social media marketing skills that can be applied in an agricultural context, giving graduates a leg up in this high-demand industry.

Learn more at https://www.wsc.edu/agricultural-communication Biology and Agriculture (Applied Science) Dual Degree Partnership Wayne State College and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have partnered to offer students an innovative pathway to an agriculture and natural resources degree in Northeast Nebraska. Students who complete the new dual degree program will receive two bachelor’s degrees: an applied science degree (concentration in agriculture and natural resources) from UNL and a life sciences degree (concentration in biology) from WSC. With the growing population of the world, natural resources must be understood and used wisely. In this program, students will study agriculture and biology to become professionals who can apply concepts, processes, and procedures to manage resources in the areas of food, animal, and plant systems. Students will study biology of natural systems as well as the impact human society has on the natural world.

Program candidates will begin their education with coursework at WSC, then finish the degree with UNL while remaining, if they desire, in Northeast Nebraska to complete the final year online or in a laboratory setting. With these degrees, graduates will be prepared for careers in everything from animals to plants, soil to climate, business to mechanization, to leadership and food. Students will take 90 credit hours (includes 30 hours of general education) with Wayne State and finish with UNL with 30 credit hours that can be completed online or at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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One Call of Wyoming

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ne Call of Wyoming is a nonprofit organization that administers the 811 notification center within the state of Wyoming. Any entity within the state that owns/operates any underground facilities shall, by statute,

register their location and contact information with the notification center, there are few exceptions to this requirement.

If a person is involved in any activity in which earth, rock or other materials on or below the ground is moved or otherwise displaced by means of hand or power tools, power equipment,

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explosives or other means, and includes grading, trenching, digging, ditching, auguring, tunneling, boring, plowing in, pulling in, ripping, scraping and pipe installing, EXCEPT TILLING OF SOIL AND GARDENING OR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES. They must call the notification center by dialing 811 in Wyoming or from out of state dial 1-800-849-2476 at least 2 full business days, and not more than 14 full business days, prior to beginning their excavation.

Once the notification center (811) has been contacted, the center will send out notifications to our member, operators/ owners, to let them know of your intended excavation activity near their underground facilities within the next 2 to 14 business days. The members must respond to the excavator within the 2 full business days and either clear the described dig area or mark their facilities within the described dig area in some fashion within 2 feet of the actual facility location.

PLEASE, for your safety and for the safety of the general public, and the protection of our vital underground infrastructure.

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Dalton Ag Products: Simple. Durable. American.

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alton Ag is a leading manufacturer of high performance fertilizer application equipment for agriculture, located in the heart of the Corn Belt in Lenox, Iowa.

Founded in 1996 by local entrepreneur Dick Dalton, 2021 marks the 25th anniversary of Dalton Ag. The Company offers a wide range of fertilizer application equipment under two brands: Dalton and Mobility.

The Dalton line consists of toolbars and liquid applicators for in-ground injection of anhydrous ammonia and liquid nitrogen, plus the associated wagons, tanks, nurse trailers and row units. These products are designed for commercial row crop producers and have working widths of up to 90 feet. Dalton toolbars have industry leading wing down-flex for consistent depth on uneven ground, greaseless pivot points, and are available with 6”x 6” steel tube frames for additional strength in difficult soils. Dalton products are available in a number of colors to match the customer‘s fleet, including blue, red, green and black.

The Mobility line, with its white and black livery, is designed for the spreading of dry material such as fertilizer and lime before, during and after the growing season. The spreaders come in either row crop or tandem walking axle models, and

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have weight capacities of up to 12 tons.

Dalton Ag has built a solid reputation on designing and fabricating farm equipment that is simple, durable and American.

Dalton and Mobility are both names that farmers and dealers can count on.

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he dry summer and fall of last year and the bitter cold this winter have combined to make hay a valuable commodity. This has made many consider putting cropland to a temporary hay crop, such as sorghum-sudangrass or teff. At the same time, the explosion in China soybean purchases has made raising soybeans a very attractive proposition as well.

It is nice for a change to be faced with actual profitable choices! But when faced with two attractive choices, why not choose both?

One thing the cover crop movement has taught us is that growing crops in rapid sequence does not exhaust soil, rather it feeds the soil microbes that increase soil productivity. It is entirely possible to plant a crop of oats, peas or spring triticale (or a mix of all three) in March and have a hay crop made by May, in plenty of time to plant soybeans. Not only can the hay crop make as much revenue as we typically expect from a bean crop alone but growing the hay can create a nice stubble to control soil erosion and improve water infiltration and rooting depth and may offer weed control benefits as well. Spring triticale is an unfamiliar crop to a lot of people, but it is a real rising star in the forage and cover crop world.

A cross between rye and spring wheat, it has hybrid vigor compared to either parent. Compared to spring oats, it can yield much higher, and is more competitive against weeds. The quality drops after heading relative to oats, but most people prefer to bale in boot stage to leave as much growing season for the following crop as they can. Peas add both additional yield and additional protein to the mix. Or maybe you would prefer to focus on hay and forgo the beans altogether.

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could try a crop of dry stalk sorghumsudangrass, which offers the high yield of sorghum-sudan in a faster drying package. Alternately, teff grass offers a very rapid drying hay option, while cowpeas or mung beans offer high protein options, Can’t make up your mind? Plan all of them in combination to hedge your bets. If your pastures are beat up after last summer’s drought, you could pasture this crop in late summer and give your perennial pastures a muchneeded chance to restore vigor and grow deeper roots to weather the next drought. And, if spending all summer baling hay and spending all winter feeding hay sounds less than appealing to you, how about planting a crop that can be stockpiled and grazed without all that work, such as a crop

of brown midrib sterile sorghum, with some companion crops for added protein and energy? Many people are using this very economical means of wintering livestock now with great success. In the fall, you can add yet another forage crop, drilled right into the living stubble of the summer mix as soon as it is hayed or grazed off in late summer. At first glance, this seems to doom the new seedlings to certain failure, as they are competing with the regrowth of the established summer crop for moisture and light.

But it doesn’t work that way. The transpiration of moisture from the regrowth of the summer crop cools the soil, dropping the temperature as much as 30 degrees relative to the air temperature. The cool-season seedlings need only 10% of the

moisture at 80 degrees as they do at 100 degrees, so drilling a cool-season pasture mix of oats, triticale, rye, ryegrass, turnips, radishes and peas right into unkilled stubble of a summer annual mix can actually increase the survival of the seedlings. After a hard freeze has killed and thoroughly dried the summer plants, they can be grazed off right along with the green growth of the cool-season mix, saving on winter hay needs and providing much higher quality nutrition than hay. Besides, you also save the cost of termination! Best of all, the growing of crops in rapid succession provides those vital soil microbes a continual flow of nutritious root exudates for improving soil structure and water-holding capacity for better crops in the future. e

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Exploding Costs Require Farmers to Grow Smarter Discarding “Traditional” Practices: Now Use Less To Make More

By Noel Garcia, CCA – Chief Operating Officer & Senior Consultant, TPS Lab

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hile farmers have always had to carefully manage inputs costs, 2020 ushered in a new era of even more daunting problems of which every farmer is now painfully aware. And indications are that all costs and other problems will continue to escalate for the foreseeable future.

Farmers had already been trimming seed and chemical expenses since 2016, now they must determine where there may be some more room to cut further. Unfortunately, many start cutting in areas that affect overall production such as fertilizer, chemicals, consultants, and testing. This will undoubtedly lead to a decrease in yields with the current high expenses result in a poor return on investment. Cutting input costs that lower yields is a very poor choice when trying to solve the cost price squeeze. Maximum Economic Yields (MEY) come from spreading fixed costs over high yields to lower the unit costs of production. As fertilizer prices increase, increasing crop yields offers more opportunities than reducing traditional methods of fertilizer applications to increase profits.

Fertilizer prices are skyrocketing, slamming farmers already buckling under the strain of rising costs. Monoammonium Phosphate (MAP) and Diammonium phosphate (DAP) increased from $250/Ton in June 2020 to over $700/Ton in October 2021. Urea was averaging $250/Ton in January 2019 to over $600/Ton in October 2021.

More than any time before, farmers can’t afford to guess about fertilizer use. TPS Lab’s Ask The Plant® program including Plant Natural® Soil test and Ask The Plant® Sap Analysis provide precision answers. These tests can net out huge savings in fertilizer costs by using only the amounts needed by the crop.

Following the “4 ‘R’s” of Nutrient Stewardship provides a framework to achieve cropping systems goals, such as increased production, increased profitability, enhanced environmental protection and improved sustainability. To achieve these goals farmers must apply the Right Fertilizer source at the Right Rate, at the Right Time and in the Right Place.

The implementation of Best Management Practices (BMP) that optimize the efficiency of fertilizer use is also a requirement. Fertilizer BMP must match nutrient supply with crop targets to minimize nutrient losses from fields.

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inoculants, bio-stimulants such as organic acids and hormones that improve physiological actions of plants.

TPS Lab’s Ask The Plant® fertility program can dramatically improve the applied fertilizer efficiency while decreasing input costs (Range from 15 – 40% reduction in this time of high fertilizer costs), improving yields and return on investment. Sustainable long-term profitability starts with topsoil and subsoil analysis (Plant Natural® Soil Test) that is truly calibrated to actual plant uptake. The recommendations will set a nutrient budget for the season that will be tweaked inseason with Ask The Plant® Sap Analysis that allows the crop to make the final decisions on its needs.

Otherwise, how are we to know what the plant requirements are at each stage of growth with so many factors that influence the plant nutrient utilization (biotic and abiotic stresses)?

Normal recovery of fertilizer applied: Nitrogen (N) 60 – 80% Phosphorous (P2O5) 15 – 30% Potassium (K2O) 55 – 70% TPS Lab’s Ask The Plant® fertility program can improve recovery to: Nitrogen (N) 90 – 95% Phosphorous (P2O5) 50 – 70% Potassium (K2O) 75 – 90% Timing Is Everything! Example: We most often see farmers applying high-N “pop-up” starter fertilizers at planting – or especially in the Midwest, with its high organic matter and cool, damp soils, applying N as either Urea or Anhydrous in the Fall to “warehouse” it to the Spring. But Soil makes a very inefficient and leaky warehouse! So, at least some N is lost during the Winter for what’s left to be available to the crop at sprouting – when it needs that N the least, to be finally be depleted by the time the crop needs it the most – same as when it is used as part of a pop-up. Money lost in inefficient and unnecessary use of Nitrogen! That money would have been much better spent on P and K to build roots at pre-plant!

Correcting soil nutrients for balanced nutrient supply is essential for a healthy crops and soil. Maintain with balanced fertilizer (Macro and Micronutrients) plus adjuvants to increase uptake efficiency for best return on costs. Feeding the crop what, when and how much it needs for maximum returns of yield and quality is critical for healthy plants that

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require less herbicides, fungicides and pesticides. Only TPS Lab adjusts plant sufficiency standards to fit needs according to crop physiology that change with age.

This allows maximizing the plant genetic potential by beginning the sap testing as early as the 3-4 leaf stage unlike “traditional” sampling programs that don’t begin until late vegetative or early reproductive stage. By that time, you have limited your potential production by missing key essential physiological triggers (micronutrients and stress) that enhance yield and quality early in the vegetative stage of growth.

More money lost at harvest.

Some key physiological principles to key in mind: • Plants eat and drink every day • Nitrogen and Potash utilize about 1 pound per day of each nutrient and 1/5 to 1/3 as much Phosphate balanced with other minerals and micronutrients – varies among crops • The soil is a poor and expensive store house for N, P & Micronutrients (Zn, Fe. Mn, Cu, B, Mo, Co, Se, Si) – apply only as needed for best cost effectiveness!

• Only Ask The Plant® Sap Analysis can tell you what, when and how much nutrients are needed to maximize genetic potential • Proper adjuvants improve performance: Amino Acids, Humic Acids, Fulvic Acids, Phytohormones, Soil Inoculants, etc.

• Soil Health compromised of a diverse population of bacteria and fungi is vital for nutrient recycling and

disease suppression • There are no “Absolutes in Nature” – constantly changing every season. No magic formulas or miracle cures!

Maintaining balanced nutrition and vigorous soil life at every stage of your plants’ life cycle will ensure that no matter what challenge Mother Nature sends, your crops will have the best chance of making you money. Soil, Water and Sap testing is one of the best investments a grower can make, especially during these times of uncertainty with exorbitant fertilizer prices.

These tools will help you understand where you need to focus your energy and resources. The goal is to provide the best possible environment for your crops. When we correct our soil’s nutritional imbalances, we facilitate maintaining adequate levels of nutrients in our plants as they develop.

As crops grow, their nutritional needs change and meeting those needs will greatly reduce the harmful stresses that prevent the plant from reaching is maximum genetic potential. Simultaneously, we reduce the need for insecticides and fungicides that reduce overall profit.

The use of consultants willing to council you about your plans and goals is advisable. Plan and prepare for a successful crop by learning what your soil needs to be healthy and what you need to restore that health. Include soil inoculants and cover crops in your plan and you will ensure vital relationships are maintained in the plant root environment for the entire season which will ensure your best bottom line. e

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A Winning Strategy Against Soybean White Mold and SDS If your fields have had disease in the past, you’re at higher risk of that disease reoccurring.

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ccording to Dr. X.B. Yang, Plant Pathologist at Iowa State University, fungus from white mold (sclerotia) and sudden death syndrome can survive in soil for up to seven years. Rotating crops can reduce the amount of pathogen, but it is unlikely to be eliminated. Yield losses can be as high as 50 percent in fields having severe infestation.

• EPA and PMRA registered.

• Increased yield and lower overall incidence of disease • Fewer infected plants, which reduces the spread of disease and lessens the amount of sclerotia returning to the soil – positively impacting future planting.

• Can apply well in advance of planting.

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While there is no silver bullet approach for eliminating white mold or SDS, they can be effectively managed through a multiple step process to limit yield loss. Practices for reducing severity include rotating to non-host crops, using resistant varieties of seed, and having your seed dealer apply Heads Up® Seed Treatment.

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equipment

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2022 GEA EL48-8D8800 Manure Tanker, 10,500 Gallon Tank, Set Up For Any Tool Bar, Flow Meter Ready, 750 Galaxy Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call

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The Most FARMER FRIENDLY SYSTEM on the Market Today!

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Even when planting conditions aren’t perfect... your planting depth still can be.

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very good farmer knows that uniform emergence is crucial to getting high yields. One critical part of uniform emergence is getting consistent planting depth. There are a lot of planter designs, popular methods and attachments, all aimed at getting seeds uniformly placed at the bottom of the seed furrow–but the truth is that planting depth all starts at the depth gauge wheel. The wheels need to contact the ground and they need to be ROUND! That sounds pretty simple, but in actual practice there are conditions in almost every field which make that difficult –at least some of the time. In a perfect world, soil at planting time would be sufficiently dry and friable to the extent that it didn’t cling to planter parts. Often, this is the case on 90% of a field, but the other 10% of the field is a little sticky. Sometimes the surface is dry, but the soil below clings to openers or coulters, which bring out lumps of the damp soil or mud which then cling to the depth gauge wheels. Result: lumpy, out-of-round depth gauge wheels cause uneven planting depth and bouncing of the row unit itself. And soil carried on the gauge wheels affects the acres far beyond where the problem starts, such that uneven planting depth occurs even in areas of the field where soil conditions are ideal.

Introducing Furrow Brow–a simple, inexpensive, and durable solution to build-up on planter depth gauge wheels Furrow Brow is not a scraper, as it never actually touches the gauge wheel. Nor does it need adjustment. Properly installed, it is placed directly between the pivot arm bolt and the wheel and centered within the range of motion of the wheel, such that its distance from the wheel is consistent no matter where the wheel is within that range of motion. It will not remove every speck of dirt from the wheel on every rotation, but it will “knock off” any lumps large enough to seriously affect planting depth. In ideal soil conditions –it does nothing. Isn’t that what you want it to do?

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How the product works–the secret of Furrow Brow success: What makes Furrow Brow different from all other gauge wheel scrapers, blades, and cleaners that you might find on the market is that Furrow Brow is the only one in which the blade doesn’t touch the gauge wheel tire, and the only one in which the blade is in a static position and does not travel with the wheel. These features are why Furrow Brow actually solves a problem when most gauge wheel scrapers just trade one problem for another. Because the blade does not touch the tire, in ideal conditions the Furrow Brow does nothing. It is just there.

It doesn’t rub the tire or wear on the tire. Because the blade is in a static position relative to the wheel, each time the planter is raised, the movement of the tire down and to the rear dislodges any mud or debris which has accumulated behind the blade... and you start with a clean blade on the next planter pass. And because the blade is perpendicular to the wheel, there is little chance of material “hairpinning” over the blade and stopping the wheel.

How “Furrow Brow” came about America’s farmers are the world’s most prolific innovators.

From the steel plow to precision farming, the continuous drive to produce more with less has driven an unrelenting stream of agricultural innovation.

The Furrow Brow gauge wheel blade (so named for its similarity to an eye brow) is just one more piece in a long line of planter innovations. Born out of need in the wet spring of 2007, the first Furrow Brows were a straight, flat blade welded in a T formation to a connection tab and fastened to the pivot bolt on each depth gauge wheel arm of a single John Deere planter. Simple but effective, they allowed for consistent planting depth through and around the wet spots that dominated fields on our Iowa farm that spring.

So effective, they were, that they went almost unnoticed, riding around on the planter for seven more years. They were working, of course, but the problem that they had solved on so many acres in 2007 went relatively unnoticed in the springs that followed because they just worked so well.

In 2015, a newer and larger planter was placed in service on our farm. A single season of planting without Furrow Brows was all it took to convince me that a new set needed to be produced for my planter. This led to the 2016 development of the current tire-contoured blade and the subsequent patent application and commercialization of this unique product.

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CL Fabrication

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he #1 Tree Puller from CL Fabrication, The Dominator®. It is your source for your toughest jobs. This beast is a twin cylinder tree and post puller, multi-purpose grasping tool. When the one-inch thick, AR400 high strength steel jaws are open, you can make easy work of up-rooting trees, moving rocks and stumps. Or, just about anything else that will fit in the 60” wide jaws. Each cylinder can produce over 33,000

DOMINATOR Tree Puller $3,965 Twin Cylinder Tree & Post Puller Multi-Purpose Grasping Tool

Optional Push/Cab Guard as Shown Starting at $385

• 1” Thick AR400 Steel Jaws • Removable Bolt-on Root Rippers • Abrasive Blasted & Powder Coated • 60” Opening

Land Leveler

XR Ripper

Rip & Scarify Hard Ground,

pounds of force. You can dig with the jaws open or closed. Plus, the root rippers are removable. Optional Pusher/Cab Guard and Grappleguards are available. At CL Fabrication, we believe in the product we make, product with quality and strength to stand up to your toughest jobs. For a full list of features and additional products, visit us online, www.clfab.com . e

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Grades, levels, cuts & prepares work sites.

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C & R Supply, Inc.

Birth of a Sprayer…the Family Expands

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fter carefully listening to customers who were disappointed with the performance or lack of features in ATV sprayers available, C & R Supply set out to design a series, or family of sprayers to meet their needs.

The family began with the EZ ATV Sprayer which features a unique tank design that was created with input from customers and ATV manufacturers. Using this input, and keeping the operator in mind the EZ ATV Sprayer was designed for ease of operation, functional ability and safety. The design was a success! This unit has been in demand since 1998 and continues to hold a strong presence in the market today.

The EZ ATV Sprayer has a sleek design which brings the weight forward and more to a center of gravity for better machine balance.

Allowing the legs of the tank to wrap around the fenders of the ATV gives the sprayers dual sumps maximum drainage and the ability to run on side hills without losing its prime. The pump,

strainer, and main shut off are mounted underneath the tank in a protected cavity, which also serves as a dual slosh baffle.

The top of the tank is designed with a fill catch area to prevent chemical from getting on the operator. The EZ Sprayer is fitted with a 4 gpm Shurflo Pump and a quality Tee-Jet trigger style handgun in the convenient control panel at your side. All brackets and boomless nozzle or boom accessories are attached to the tank for quick and easy mounting. The EZ ATV Sprayer has several different options and accessories to meet your needs.

As time went on customers began seeing a need in their operation for UTV’s. C & R Supply responded by expanding their family of sprayers. The UTV sprayer was born and it was named the C & R Slide In after its ability to be easily slid on and off the bed of the UTV as needed. The sprayer is mounted on a powder coated frame which allows the unit to be transferred as a single piece of equipment. This sprayer, like its elder sibling, was built with only the highest of quality components. The Slide In features a 60 gal tank, left and right electric controls with wiring harness, a Shurflo 4gm by pass pump, and Boominator nozzles which can spray a width of up to 30 feet. An 8 inch hand gun from Tee Jet with adjustable tip for hand spraying is also included. The Slide In sprayer has options and accessories available to meet the needs of your operation including a convenient retractable hose reel add on and additional boom options.

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The Sport Utility Sprayer

FEATURES:

- Left and right electric controls with wiring harness standard - Shurflo bypass pump - Boominator nozzles spray a width of 30 feet - Includes hand gun with adjustable nozzle

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C & R Supply, Inc. is a distributor and manufacturer of agricultural and roadside spray equipment located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. For over 40 years, C & R Supply, Inc. has been a leader in the distribution and servicing of many quality products from Raven Industries, Spraying Systems, Banjo, and more. They also lead the way in designing and manufacturing new and advanced products as their customer needs change.

This family of quality sprayers began with the introduction of the C & R Foam Marker and Spot Sprayer which progressed to the units we are featuring here today. C & R is a provider of precision ag products such as GPS guidance systems, variable rate controllers, mapping, steering assist systems, and chemical injection units. C & R Supply prides themselves on having the knowledge and experience to continually advance their product line to keep up with ever changing technology in a way that helps producers maximize their output. e

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Manchester Manufacturing Company

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anchester Manufacturing Company has been engineering grain harvesting innovations since 1919. Force Feed Feeder Chains, Hillside Raddles, Plastic Inserts, and Weed

Wipers are available. We can help your grain feeding problem. Available for ALL combines. If your combine won’t feed at the auger, especially in short, weedy or tangled crops, it’s because it isn’t feeding

Celebrating 103 Years

Manufacturing the following products:

• Force Feed Feeder Chains* • Grain Raddles* Available For All Combines

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• Weed Wiper Front Mount Boom Systems • Custom Built Trailers

For more info please call: 580-694-2292 Manchester Manufacturing Co.

1647 Main St. • PO Box 36 • Manchester, OK 73758-0036 www.manchestermfg.com

at the cylinder. We solved the problem by designing a slat with a flap on it. Each slat on our Force Feed Feeder Chain works like a beater to feed material into the cylinder. Our Hillside Raddle holds grain while harvesting on a hillside. The Hillside Raddle has patented lugs attached to the steel slats. These lugs prevent grain from sliding to the downhill side of the raddle pan before it reaches the chaffer, thus preventing overloading of the lower side of the chaffer sieve and cleaning shoe. We can replace your wooden slat raddles with steel slat raddles on all Gleaners built before 1971. The Plastic Inserts convert the Force Feed Feeder Chain to an all-purpose chain to harvest all crops. They are ideal for grain stripping headers, handling only the grain and not the stalk and straw. They prevent wear on the feeder house floor, splitting, cracking, crushing of grain. The Manchester Weed Wiper is the perfect solution for eliminating nuisance weeds from your crops. It works excellent on rye, weeds, Johnson grass, or any growth above your crop to be harvested. Available in a front mount boom system. e

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Stainless Steel Air Seeder Parts The solution to your corrosion problems!

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omafa Metal Works realized the enormity of the problem that exists of the many corroding air seeder parts and farmers’ and ranchers’ desperate needs for a solution. Romafa, through careful planning, designing, and testing, developed stainless steel replacement air seeder parts for multiple brands of air seeders.

Romafa Metal Works found by using stainless steel for the replacement part those parts are stronger and more durable. The parts can handle a lot more stress before showing signs of wear and tear. Plus in addition to being more rust resistant, the replacement parts are also more resistant to staining, and – well, let’s face it – they look better too.

You no longer need throw money at a relatively temporary solution only to see it rust away almost before your eyes. Instead, replacing your corroded air seeder parts with Romafa’s parts made of stainless steel will be a lasting

improvement and solution.

How it started Back in 2012 Ronald Kornelsen left his job as a designer and started a small family business with his wife, Marcela, and their family, doing welding, machining, and repair work for the local agricultural and cattle ranching community.

Ronald, with his experience with designing and prototypes in the metalwork industry, also offered these skills to fill the needs of his customers and help bring their ideas to fruition.

Romafa (from the first two letters each of ROnald, MArcela, and FAm-

ily) Metal Works very quickly became known as a productive and venturesome business.

Soon local as well as distant customers came to them to have their machinery repaired and/or improved. New ideas were offered, designed, built, and tested.

For Romafa, this created many opportunities for growth as a business, and with the help and expertise of their innovative employees, they have grown to be a business with many different products and projects.

For more information on our stainless steel air seeder parts, our light weight yet durable boom for ditch sprayer trucks, our alfalfa seed sieves for combines (reduces the curls among your alfalfa seed by at least 50 per cent), or if you have a project of your own you need help with, visit our website at www.Romafa.com, or call Jim Kinnaman at 204-364-2244. e

We are a High Quality manufacturer that stands behind our products. MADE IN NORTH AMERICA

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Making A Cowman’s Best Time Of The Year EVEN BETTER!

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he favorite time of the year for cow-calf producers has long been established as being the calving season.

That is when the anticipated results of the previous year’s breeding program decisions are realized. Jeff Creamer, Lazy JB Angus, a calf catcher owner, refers to his calving season as “Christmas Time.” Whether the new calves hitting the ground are from AI, ET or the valued herd sire battery, there is no time of the year that a cowman looks forward to more.

Accompanying that ‘special time’ are dangers, extra stress and increased labor responsibilities that are often referred to as ‘a necessary part’ of the business. Over the years, many people have been injured, or worse, by the instinctive mother cow during the newborn processing period. Things can go wrong fast when tagging, vaccinating, banding and weighing new calves — and the results can be devastating. Bud Williamson of West Virginia says, “My calf catcher was a virtual life saver!’”

Safety Is a Priority “We are all about safety and making calf processing easier,” states Dan Leo, a long-time Nebraska rancher and owner of the Safety Zone Calf Catcher business. With the average age of cattlemen getting older, help being difficult, if not impossible to find, their calf catchers are filling a real need.

Most cattle operations daily use ATV and UTVs, and now they have an important option to ensure that every calving season is safe and uneventful. Laurel Gilbertson, 74-year-old Nebraska rancher refers to his catcher as “The best piece of equipment I’ve owned.”

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accomplish. Now, just one person, who can operate an ATV or UTV, can safely work calves.” Allen Lippert, a Kentucky cattlemen, says his catcher is “Great for one-man operations.

No more waiting for help!”

Construction and Design The calf catcher is a durably constructed, welded steel cage that is built to last generations. Bill Helms, a Texas retired mechanical engineer and 71-year-old cattlemen applauds the design and fabrication quality adding “It is simple to use, and it works.” Mounting with ball-coupler hitches permits it to perform well in all types of terrains and conditions. The quick and easy mount and dismount process takes only a couple of minutes.

Ease Of Operation With the front gate locked open, the driver approaches the calf and captures it in the cage by shutting the spring-loaded gate. Aiding the process, the catcher is designed for quiet operation, thus does not threaten the cowherd. Typically used on newborn to week-old youngsters, but calves up to 300 lbs. can be caught for treatment of pinkeye, foot rot and pneumonia conditions.

The producer enters the cage by stepping through the near side opening, and then moves the calf to the rear holding area where it can be easily processed while being protected from the mother cow. At all times, the operator is inside the cage, and never threatened by the instinctive mother. Daryl Bernard, an Iowa cattleman states, “I like how the calf holder restrains the calf and eliminates having to wrestle the calves on the ground.”

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Mother Cow’s Behavior By design, nearly 100% of the mothers remain at the back of the catcher where the rear calf holder is located. The most protective of cows are much calmer when they can see and smell their calf in a less threatening situation, as compared to wrestling the calf away from the mother.

“The unit works particularly well for pairing out as the cow will follow the calf virtually anywhere! Whether moving pairs to another pasture or during inclement weather, it is a valuable tool.” states Leo. When finished processing, the operator releases the calf out the back to its mother, again accomplished from inside the cage to maintain full-time safety. Montana rancher, Andy Dorn says this about his Safety Zone catcher, “It is the best investment we ever made. Easy on the calves and great for the cows too!”

Making a Better Way “Traditionally, producers have to get to the calves early after birth otherwise it can be difficult to catch and even hang on to them, and then it can often require two or more people depending on the protective behavior of the mother cow while the processing takes place,” Leo notes. His goal is to make the best time of the year, safer, easier and with the labor requirement of only one person.

Catcher user, Wanda Thompson from Missouri comments, “To all you out there still dodging mad momma cows, wrestling big calves, and maybe not getting some of your calves done, the calf catcher is definitely a better way.”

Other options developed by Leo’s business include a digital,

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waterproof scale — especially useful to seedstock producers – and a rear tow hitch to accommodate long-distance travel.

Safety Zone Calf Catchers LLC, internationally trademarked and registered, sells directly to cattlemen and through a growing dealer network. Current sales extend throughout the continental U.S. and into Canada, Australia, France and the UK. Leo states, “Our best salesmen are the users as they cannot keep from telling their neighbors of the catcher’s benefits — and the word is traveling fast!”

Interested parties are encouraged to watch the informative action video at www.SafetyZoneCalfCatchers.com or to call (877) 505-0914 for more information or to place orders. e

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Finally, An Answer to Scours

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ach new season brings new challenges, including dealing with scours of all kinds. In the US each year billions of dollars are lost due to illness and death from scours. The impact this has on small and large operations is priceless when time and energy are also factored into the financial loss. Imogene Ingredients and our product, Farmatan, can help prevent scours in all livestock at a measurable rate.

A 1,760 head Cow/Calf operation in South Dakota lost 174 calves to scours in 2019. They added Farmatan to their cow’s mineral program and lost 2 calves in 2020. They had similar scours in 2021.

In a 225 head Angus herd in South Dakota they have been using Farmatan in their mineral for 4 years consistently. In 2017 they treated 110 calves for Cryptosporidium scours with 25 lost; 2018 treated 6 with none lost; 2019 treated 6 with none lost; 2020 and 2021 also brought no loss to scours.

Farmatan is comprised of a complex group of natural compounds with antioxidant and antimicrobial properties.

Farmatan works to develop lower gut wall integrity by improving tight junctions between cell walls. Farmatan contains naturally occurring organic acids that help to support immune function in the GI tract; preventing leaky gut and providing immune support to help prevent and reduce the severity of calf scours.

Farmatan works for various target species: cow/calf, dairy, poultry, swine, and goats.

There are many options for prevention using Farmatan products – young animal paste, mineral, calf creep, milk replacer, lick tubs, and products formulated for poultry feed.

Are you asking yourself why you haven’t started incorporating Farmatan? We don’t know why either. Reach out, let’s talk about what we can do to help eliminate scours for your operation. We can be reached at www.farmatanusa.com . e 30 • Western Farm, Ranch and Dairy

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Deaton Nutrition Inc.

How Multi-Sile II Inoculant can save your money

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fter generations, farming is still a margins game.

Profit or loss can base on a big gamble or just a little bit of bad weather. Waste is always a concern.

Farmers and ranchers have done the best they can, but everyone needs help from time to time.

25 years ago, Deaton Nutrition, Inc. started out as a one-person company doing rations to improve feeding. They have expanded to include crop specific inoculants sold in 28 states and 2 countries. Every employee has either worked on or grown up on a farm. They work with everyone from hobby farms to custom operators to thousand+ cow dairies. They also have a line of custom made applicators. “We are a customer service based company. If our customers aren’t happy, then we aren’t happy.”

“As a nutritionist, I saw a growing need for high quality forage. ” We have perfected a formula that is both effective on crops and easy to apply. Treating feed and crops with a high quality inoculant is one of the best investments you can make.

With an average return rate of at 6:1, this is a gamble most would say is worth taking. Returns include:

New Pro-Siler 1000 applicator

1) Better Protein Value and Palatability. With tests done with Multi-Sile II Dry Hay Inoculant vs. propionic acid, all animals preferred the feed treated with the inoculant.

2) More Silage to Feed. When using silage inoculants, as much as 15% of loss could be saved due to a more efficient ensiling process. This could mean that for every 100 acres ensiled we have an additional 1 to 2 acres of more feed.

3). Better Milk and Beef Production. Trials showed that when inoculant treated silage was fed to beef steers, it improved ADG to the equivalent of feeding an additional 2.2lbs of concentrates/cow/day.

Multi-Sile II- The one that’s Guaranteed to Improve Animal Performance.

All products are made in the USA. For more information you can call 715-273-3739 or go to www.multisile.com e www.farmranchdairy.com

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Beefmaster Heterosis Can Impact Any Herd

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eefmaster is a beef breed developed in America that improves beef quality and production efficiency when crossed with any other cattle breed for commercial beef production. The breed originated in Southern Texas in the late 1800’s into the early 1900’s. The Lasater family originally developed a large herd of Hereford cattle carefully selected to withstand the heat and insects of the Texas Gulf Coast region, but they were still not perfectly suited to that difficult environment. So Lasater began to experiment with incorporating Bos indicus or Zebu genetics, in the form of Gyr and Guzerat bulls from India and Nelore from Brazil. While the practice of crossbreeding was virtually unheard of at the time, they immediately saw a tremendous jump in productive traits, such as weight gain and reproductive rates. This is genetic advantage known as heterosis or hybrid vigor.

By the early 1930’s, the ranch also incorporated Milking Shorthorn genetics, to augment milk production and carcass quality. They could immediately see that the three-way hybrid was far superior to the two-way crosses. The final composite ended up at roughly 50% Bos indicus and 50% Bos taurus (25% Hereford and 25% Shorthorn).

As Lasater developed the breed, he also formed a unique selection phi-

losophy known today as The Lasater Philosophy. The concept is to only select cattle for economically relevant traits, which he distilled to these Six Essential traits. It is the only breed in history to be selected only using pressure for productive traits, as opposed to aesthetics.

In 1937, the herd was closed to outside genetics with continued internal development to cull low-performers and upgrade all traits together equally. By 1954 the foundation herd was recognized by USDA under the name of Beefmaster.

The breed has rapidly grown around the world and has become known as the prime maternal cow for serious commercial cattlemen that appreciate their production excellence, particularly in harsh desert or tropical environments. The breed has excelled across most regions of the United States and is the leading breed of choice for commercial cattlemen in Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, Panama, Columbia and several other Latin American regions. With global demand for higher-quality beef growing geometrically, Beefmasters provide the perfect breed to cross on commercial cattle to improve production efficiency and carcass quality, while not sacrificing adaptability.

Commercial cattlemen have noted

substantial economic gains from using Beefmasters to provide an average increase of 60 lbs., or more at weaning when compared with other breeds.

They excel post-weaning as well, with faster weight gains, excellent feed conversion and carcass yields around 64%.

In a time when sustainability is becoming increasingly critical, Beefmasters have repeatedly demonstrated that they are highly efficient converters of both forage and feeds into lean, tender, high-quality beef. A recent study at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Meat Animal Research Center (MARC) demonstrated Beefmasters dominance when compared to 18 of the most widely used beef breeds in the United States.

Beefmaster Breeders United (BBU) is headquartered in Boerne, Texas. Beefmaster ranks fifth in the U.S. in terms of membership and is the largest of the American breeds. The association has over 3,000 members registering around 19,000 calves annually.

Beefmasters also enjoy a rapidly growing international footprint, with established associations in eight countries worldwide. These innovative cattlemen have seen the tremendous strengths Beefmasters bring to their own genetic improvement programs. For more information about what Beefmasters can do for your operation, please visit us www.beefmasters.org. e

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American Agra Curtains Hog Curtains Done Right

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eeping things in the family and carrying on a decadesold tradition is a big reason for the continued success of a Delphi, Indiana-based company that has been a favorite of livestock producers since the early 1980s.

line in the place busted and none of them busted in the new building.” The Hendersons received a patent for their insulated curtain, named Mar-Co-Lite, and through word of mouth, demand for the new product grew into the company that today provides curtains and

American Agra Curtains, a manufacturer of textile products for livestock barns, particularly insulated curtains for swine, dairy and poultry operations, was founded in 1983 by Bill and Carolyn Henderson. Bill Henderson said as a former builder of such facilities, he had a conversation with a hog farmer that sparked the idea for the company that today provides curtains for livestock producers world-wide.

He said to me ‘I’d have one of those naturally-ventilated buildings if I could get an insulated curtain on it,’” remembers Henderson. “So, it really was the farmer who had the idea.”

Bill said he went home and ran the idea past his wife, Carolyn, an accomplished seamstress. “She had some ideas on what kind of material to use because she was used to using material and we just put it together.” Not long after the couple’s first effort at making hog barn curtains was installed, the product was put to the ultimate test.

“We had cold snap after we put it on his building and he was so happy because in his old building — the one that wasn’t insulated — every water

other products to many of the world’s top producers. In December, 2018, Carolyn lost her battle with cancer, causing the family to regroup and develop a strategy for the future. Brian and Jerri Henderson, a son and daughter-in-law of the couple, were made the

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company’s new owners with Bill still overseeing some of the day-to-day operations. Jerri was named president and Brian managing owner. According to Jerri Henderson, the recipe developed

by Carolyn when the company began in 1983 will continue to be the company’s roadmap for the future.

“I worked here when Mom was here and when she got sick and couldn’t be here, I took care of her,” said the new company president. “She was really good at it. She was a leader. She was the oldest of 10 children and that being said, when you’re the oldest, a lot falls on you. I would say Mom ran this business very well and a big part of her success was her insistence on top quality, having a product that is 100 percent American made, and her relentless dedication to customer service.”

The company is branching into other products such as recreational vehicle skirting, bird barriers for the poultry industry and room dividers for numerous industrial purposes.

Call Jerri Henderson at 765-564-3979 and see what they can do for you, or email her atJerri@AmericanAgraCurtainsInc.com e

American Agra Curtains IMPROVE YOUR PROFITS WITH CUSTOM - MADE, ENERGY - SAVING FOR LIVESTOCK BUILDINGS 100 percent made with components manufactured here in the USA.

American Agra Curtains, a manufacturer of textile products for livestock barns particularly insulated curtains for swine, dairy and poultry operations.

1124 Samuel Milroy Rd, Delphi, IN 46923

765-564-3979

www.americanargacurtainsinc.com Rocky Mountain/Heartland

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Rawhide Portable Corral to blend the Old with the New

J

ohn McDonald knows a thing or two about livestock equipment after working with cattle and rodeo livestock most of his life. Knowing there had to be a better portable corral design out there; he came up with it himself.

In 2003 the public was introduced to his original Rawhide Portable Corral. It could be set up by one person without any lifting and it could be done quickly; yet it could also be pulled down the road at highway speeds, ensuring that no time would be wasted while catching cattle.

Fast forward to 2018 and now customers have two different corrals to choose from; the Rawhide Original, throwback to the first design, or the Rawhide Processor.

Even though the Processor’s design is viewed as the superior portable corral on the market, John believes that there are still those who will want a smaller, more affordable system.

Enter the Rawhide Original, which is a blend between the two designs he has offered throughout the years and has a bumper hitch with permanent transport wheels. The Original is only

The First Hydraulic Corral and still the Largest!

Rawhide Original

Rawhide Processor

by John McDonald

3 Sizes

Available!

• Pull on highway at speed limit.

• Fits through any gate your pickup will.

• Stable on uneven terrain.

• Wheels on each panel and electric over hydraulic jack eliminates lifting— saves time.

• Frame gates for sorting.

• Transport wheels are permanent, no sliding off the axles and rolling out of the way.

• Permanent sheeted adjustable alley.

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offered in the Standard and Large sizes.

The Processor is offered in three sizes for the convenience of ranchers and cattle producers throughout the world and the main difference with this design is the ability to customize the corral upon ordering by including a hydraulic alley, head gate or loading chute. Whether you simply want to catch your cattle or process them on site and load them into a trailer from the pasture, you are able to do so with the Processor.

The design of the Processor continues to impress cattle producers with its versatility and ease of use. The permanent sheeted adjustable alley aids with working your livestock, whether it is done on site or in the field. The adjustable alley can be sized from thirty (30) inches down to sixteen (16) inches; either manually or hydraulically.

The most notable features of the Rawhide corrals are that they are easy to set up and they are easy to transport. We mean it when we say that one person can open up the corral without lifting a panel. This will continue to be the model as we move forward with our newer designs.

The key is one person can handle it all by themselves. Customers can manipulate the panels so it is not just one big pen, but two, three or even four pens for sorting, as one can never have enough pens when it comes to working cattle.

John’s design was the first portable corral on the market to offer the hydraulic lift option. This has been so popular that we now offer customers the option to buy the Hydraulic Lift Kit with or without the battery so that they may upgrade existing equipment of their own. A lift kit includes the jack, power unit, solar panel and of course the option of including a battery at time of purchase.

John and his wife Mary run the family business at their manufacturing plant in Abilene, Kansas, which is the only place where a Rawhide may be purchased outside of South Texas, where we now have a dealer in Hempstead.

Please check out our website for more information and to view our videos: www.rawhideportablecorral.com or find us on Facebook. Phone # 785-263-3436. e

Rocky Mountain/Heartland

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Northern Livestock Video

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orthern Livestock Video, headquartered at Billings Livestock Commission, Billings, MT is engaged in the livestock auction business through Video Satellite & Internet Marketing and is produced by a capable Northern Livestock staff. Pat Goggins introduced the video concept of selling livestock to the industry years ago and conducted the first in the world sales during the mid-1970s. Video & Internet marketing has since become a viable, legitimate tool for merchandising feeder cattle and breeding cattle.

The most important factor is to receive national competitive bidding on your livestock. The Northern Livestock Video Sales are broadcast on Satellite and Internet. In addition, the sales are aggressively promoted nationwide in the best read livestock publications around the country and nationally recognized auctioneers’ will sell the sale. As a consignor, being involved in one of our Video events affords your herd more exposure than you could possibly gain on your own efforts. This is buying power.

Northern has on staff the best group of knowledgeable Representatives of any video sales company in America.

They come with excellent qualifications and have firsthand knowledge of cattle breeding, feeding & carcass quality. You can work knowing they will personally represent you from the moment you sign the consignment form until the day your cattle are delivered. They are bonded, reputable, conscientious cattlemen with many years of experience in the industry. But most important they understand marketing at all levels. They will become your best friend!

The sale is conducted just like an ordinary auction sale only the livestock are not on the premises. Most of the sales will be physically held at the Billings Livestock Commission in Billings, MT where television monitors will be set of for viewing, or you can view the sale in the comfort of your home or office. Buyers will be on the seats to bid and a bank of phones will be manned to take the call-in bids from the video broadcast. They are fast paced auctions with nationwide bidding.

Keep in mind when you consign your livestock to a Northern Livestock Sale, it will be broadcast across the North America continent on Satellite as well as on the Internet. Anyone who has a “dish” or computer at home, in the office or feedlot can view the sale and bid on the livestock in “real time.”

Remember, we started the video way of selling livestock, the first in the world, back in the 1970s. We know what we are doing and we would like to prove it to you. When you make the important decision to consign to Northern, call us at 1-866-616-5035. e www.farmranchdairy.com

2022 SALE SCHEDULE PETERSON GRAIN & CATTLE March 23rd VERMILION RANCH SPRING PERFORMANCE FEMALE SALE March 24th & 25th CONNEALY ANGUS March 26th OPEN GATE RANCH March 31st MONTANA WESTERN COLT SALE April 2nd NISSEN ANGUS April 6th ARNTZEN ANGUS April 7th C SPEAR ANGUS April 11th HILLTOP ANGUS April 12th TREASURE BULL TEST April 19th BIG DRY ANGUS April 21st

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Southwest® Fence and Supply Fencing The West and Beyond

S

outhwest® Fence and Supply is a California based company that specializes in ranch, range, and wildlife fencing and animal handling systems.

all-driven Superbrace, and the patentpending Superconnector post. We use only StayTuff wire products and 1.33, USA steel tposts.

In addition to barbwire fencing, we

HDPE stay carries a lifetime warranty and is fire retardant. These come in a 36” and 42” length and are available in bundles of 50.

The Superbrace is all-driven instal-

We have patented proprietary products that are the core components of a Southwest® Fence and Supply suspension fencing system. We install both our suspension fencing on 20, 30 and 40 foot centers either with tposts or our patent pending connector post which eliminates the need for tposts and traditional barbwire fencing on 8 to 10 ft centers.

The core components of our suspension fencing system are the patented HDPE fence Superstays, the patented

install non-climb with pipe and rail including deer fencing and wildlife friendly barbwire fencing. We design and install arenas, working pens, holding pens, load outs, shade structures. To complement containment we offer cattle guards, chutes, tubs, feeders, gates, self-closing gates and barbwire gate assemblies. We are currently working on a private label post-driver.

Each of our proprietary products has at least one outstanding feature. The

lation that is not only very fast but requires no concrete or field welding.

The Superconnector allows wire to move freely against the post without allowing it to become displaced. The wire strands can be rolled out at one time and simply popped into the connector again with a labor savings of no threading, clipping or tying.

Please visit our website: www.southwestfenceandsupply.com or call the founder and President, Chris Hanneken at 805-635-4939. e

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“Several large dairies been using these valves more than 12 years and ain’t had to replace a’one of ‘em!”

Built To Last– Guaranteed For Life!

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marketplace BEEF BEEF

EQUIPMENT

HELP WANTED

3H Simmental Ranch

Salvaging Combines

HELP WANTED!

Simm & Sim-Angus Bulls Bred for growth and longevity.

Delivery available.

Contact Alan at: 503-931-6815 3hsimmental@gmail.com

N5, N7, L, L2, R50. 9600, 9510, 9500, 8820, 7700, 7720, 6600, 6200, 4400, 3300, 105, JD. 2188, 1680, 1480, 1460, 1420, 915, 815 IHC. 860, 760, 750, 510, 410, 300 Massey, 643 JD Cornhead parts.

653A JD row crop heads parts.

We buy salvage combines.

Jack Boyle Vermillion, KS

Plains, MT

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CUSTOM HARVESTING

FLOORING

HELP WANTED

935 N 275 W Suite B Angola, IN 46703

2022 HARVEST HELP WANTED APR to NOV Truck drivers and combine operators Room and board provided Non-smokers Call Shorty or Dona (785) 462-5643 (785) 462-5615

EQUIPMENT

Let us sell your surplus farm, ranch, construction and vehicles anywhere in the USA at our online Auction!

APPRAISALS, LIQUIDATIONS, HAULING, NEW & USED PARTS, TIRES, RIMS & MORE!

254-582-3000

Kaddatz Auctioneering #TXS 6676

DELIVERED TO YOUR FARM

BY THE SEMI LOAD. Any Size Bales. Quality Brome, Prairie, Silage Bales & More. Also Available For Delivery Anywhere.

Honest, Reputable Company Owned

BY An Experienced Dairyman with 30 years In The Hay Business.

LAKEY & LAKEY INC

Snow-Melt Systems Radiant Heat Geothermal Tankless Hot Water

Radiant Floor Heat!

• Warm, Silent & Efficient • Hot Water or Electric • Tankless Hot Water • Slabs • Wood Floors • Geothermal • Wood Boilers

See us at www.indianawarmfloors.com

(260) 668-8836 • 1(800) 700-8830

GRAIN BINS GRAIN BINS Grain storage, handling, conditioning, dryers. In business for over 40 years.

Enzminger Steel LLC • 701-252-6116 www.enzmingersteel.com

LIVESTOCK SHELTERS LIVESTOCK SHELTERS WHAT ARE PORT-A-HUTS? Portable all steel shelters that can be used for: Livestock, Equipment or Just about anything that needs covered

8’, 10’, 12’, and 14’ wide and any length in 7’ increments.

Partial and full front closures available for most sizes.

Sizes: 4’6” wide x 3’10” high x 7’6” long or 6’ wide x 4’6” high x 7’ or 11’ length.

Located 1/2 mile south of Ava, Missouri on Hwy. 5

For more information Call Today P.O. Box 369 Storm Lake, IA 50588

www.lakeyandlakey.com

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800-882-4884

Rocky Mountain/Heartland

Help wanted for Harvest from Texas to Montana.

Combine Operators and CDL Truckers

No CDL required for combine operators and tractor operators

ALL POSITIONS NEEDED Call Lamar

717-377-9994 Come Join the Gottsch Livestock Feeders Family!

Gottsch Livestock Feeders is looking for Cowboys/Pen Riders for their feed yard in Red Cloud, Nebraska. The main focus of the Cowboy/Pen Riders are spotting, pulling, diagnosing and taking cattle to the hospital and shipping fat cattle. This person will need to be a team player who is seeking a long-term position.

You will have the opportunity to work with and learn from some of the best in the industry.

We offer a benefits package that includes health insurance, dental, vision, 401K, health savings, life insurance and paid vacation.

If you are interested stop by and fill out an application or visit our website at www.gottschcattlecompany.com .

Call Brandon Furr at 402-257-7769 or 402-746-2222 for more information.

Gottsch Livestock Feeders in Juniata Nebraska is hiring for multiple positions including Cowboy Pen Riders to move and monitor cattle, also cattle processing, and cattle tank washers. Gottsch Livestock Feeders offers competitive pay, insurance, 401k, and health savings plans. Be part of this progressive growing company. Apply in person at the Juniata Feed Yard or contact the office at 402-751-2215. Don’t miss this opportunity to become a part of Gottsch Livestock Feeders.

LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK Blattner Livestock 48185 210th St., Elkton, SD 57026 605-695-1394

SEED CORN SEED CORN

Open Pollinated Seed Corn $67/ Bu+Shipping. Out Produces Hybrid For Silage & Grazing. Very Leafy, Yields High Protein Grain. Excellent Livestock Feed. 217-857-3377 or Cell: 217-3434962 • burriesopseed@gmail.com www.farmranchdairy.com

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

PARTS

SALVAGING AGCO 2270 Square Balers Round Balers Swathers Combines Tractors

Western Farm, Ranch & Dairy Over 8000 Machines Parted Out! We Also Carry Many New & Rebuilt Parts

Check out our publications on Issuu! issuu.com/ritzfamilypubs

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Mikes Equip. Co.

Download magazines from our website!

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Buhler, KS

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1-800-330-3482

620-543-2535 Since 1977

COMBINE

EQUIPMENT

Manufacturers of : Grain & Gravel Truck Boxes, End Dump Grain & Gravel Trailers, Also Bottom Dump Gravel Trailers.

Truck Sales

Load Line Manufacturing, Inc. 2 1/2 mi S. of Winkler Box 1900, Winkler, MB R6W 4B7

(204) 325-4798 Fax: (204) 325-4055 jbd@mts.net EQUIPMENT

POST FRAME BUILDINGS

Common Sense Manufacturing • HEAVY DUTY hydraulic wire winder • Mounts on 3-point hitch or loader bucket • Available in red or green • Optional spools for Hi Tensile and Soft Electric also available

Call (605) 598-4157 (Office) or visit

www.commonsensemfg.com

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EQUIPMENT

PARTS

Combine Motors For Sale

TIRES .com

High Performance Grinder Parts

404T & 466T John Deere Engines 433 & 466 International Engines

Jack Boyle Combine Salvage

TIRE TOWN INC.

18.4-28 BIAS NEW 10PLY R-1 ................. $660.00 380/80R42 NEW BUFF SPRAYER R-1 ...... $799.00 14.9R46 USED 75% TREAD R-1 .............. $750.00 900/75R32 New buff ............................. $2200.00 30.5L-32 Grain Cart 16p ....................... $1399.00 43x16.00-20 NEW BUFF 4PLY R-4........... $245.00 15x19.5 NEW BUFFED 6PLY R-4............... $219.00 28LR26 100% TREAD R-3...................... $1399.00 18.4R28 NEW BUFF R-2 .......................... $699.00

Other Sizes New & Used Nationwide Shipping M-F 8am-6pm • Sat 8am-4pm

Vermillion, KS

785-564-0511 • 785-294-2236 Numerous Hammer Weld Patterns Available

(800) 444-7209 (800) 451-9864

MANURE MANURE SPREADER SPREADER

PLANTING EQUIPMENT PLANTING EQUIPMENT

2019 22’ MMI Jaylor Manure Spreader 3 Beater, Dual Floor Drive, Plastic Lined.

Located in North Platte, NE • $42,000 701-220-2052

54’ 5710 Bourgault Air Drill mid-row banders, rubber press wheels, excellent paint, excellent tires, no welds.

701-520-1489

WELDING FAB WELDING &&FAB For all your manufacturing & repair needs give Valentine Machine & Manufacturing a call (402) 376-3722!

Serving Valentine, NE since 1955. www.valentinemachinene.com

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Ag Belting Outlet Amber Waves Harvesting Amber Waves Inc. American Agra Curtains, Inc. Beefmaster Breeders United Bestway Sales LLC Blair’s Disc Sharpening Blattner Livestock Blue River-IECP Boyle Combine Salvage Brown Weight Valve Brynsaas Sales & Service Inc. C & R Supply, Inc. Chesney Distribution Inc. CL Fabrication Clarks Ag Supply CleanFix North America, Inc. Colfax Tractor Parts, Inc. Colorado Hay Probe Common Sense Mfg., Inc. CW Mill Equipment Co., Inc. Dalton Ag Products Deaton Nutrition, Inc. Donald Emerson Duck Foot Parts Easy Way Cattle Care Enzminger Steel FarmatanUSA Furrow Brow LLC Gottsch Gottsch Cattle Co. Green Cover Seed Greentronics LTD Hanson Silos Heads Up Plant Protectants Inc. Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch, Inc. Hixwood Metal, Inc. Honeyville Metal, Inc.

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Imogene Ingredients, LLC Indiana Warm Floors International Ag Labs Kaddatz Auctioneering Kulhanek Harvesting Lakey & Lakey Inc. Larsen Lights Leonard Borries Farms Load Line Manufacturing Inc. Maertens Welding & Machine Co. Manchester Mfg. Company McFinn Technologies LLC Merit Seed Mike’s Equipment Company Never Spill Spout, Inc. Northern Livestock Video Auction One Call of Wyoming Port A Hut Rawhide Portable Corral, Inc. RCO Pest Control Products Red Rock Enterprises, LLC Romafa Metal Works Inc. Safety Zone Calf Catchers Salvaging Combine Sloan Express Southwest Fence and Supply Stoltzfus Mfg., Inc. Stukenholtz Laboratory Inc. Sweet Pro 3H Simmental Ranch, LLC Thumb Truck LLC Tire Town, Inc. TJ’s Fencing Company TPS Lab Valentine Machine & Manufacturing Vrba Enterprises Wahl Manure Spreading Wayne State College Wilger Inc.

Rocky Mountain/Heartland

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FUEL WHEN YOU NEED IT* WHERE YOU NEED IT* The Tanker, from Bestway Ag, is an in-field fuel solution engineered to be more than a simple pit stop for hungry machinery.

Equipped with a long list of standard features, it is ready to work long hours, just as you do. Fuel. When you need it, where you need it.

Spray Like A

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Field

1000, 1200, 1600, 1850 Gallon Models Available

Bestway Ag’s Field Pro IV is an industry-leading pull-type sprayer that features superior technology and engineering, including V-Ride and the FiberWorks composite boom system. Call your local Bestway Ag dealer to learn more, or visit us at www.bestwayag.com.

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